the 25 miles of toll lanes will run from stafford county to alexandria. a new survey reveals many drivers are not prepared to use the lanes. kimberly suter has a look at the problem. kimberly? >> which problems should we look at first? how about the traffic problem. this is the command center where they monitor the express lanes. that camera is the inner loop of right lanes jammed with traffic towards tysons, the express lanes on the left, no trouble getting by. this is where they will also monitor the 95 express lanes. they are weeks away from that happening. as mentioned, vdot putting out a study saying that virginia drivers are not really ready. we may be painfully familiar with i-95, but do you know what changes are coming down the road? >> i have no idea. what is going to happen? >> i don't know. >> a study shows that drivers are not prepared for the opening of the i-95 express lanes. >> we really don't get it. especially the flex pass. >> only one third of the drivers have an easy pass flex. a quarter of drivers thinks that tolling and hov requireme

, destroyed two british battleships in alexandria. they sunk the man changed the balance of power in the eastern mediterranean overnight. this created an underwater arms race with all the world's powers trying to catch up. donovan assigned taylor and a group of men to sort of solve this problem. they worked, area becomes into effect and it is from there, that things work of janelle. the entire washington area is a training ground and taylor is not a chair board officer. he is a man of action and wants to go overseas and is >> host: 43, he gets assigned, demands to be assigned to us based in alexandria, egypt. he is one man that goes overseas by himself and set up an entire arianna and that is what he does. he is a lowly captain at the time but he commandeers all of these small boats which infiltrate the entire eastern mediterranean. this is the timeframe of the guns of navarrone if you have seen that movie, the germans at a time dominate the eastern mediterranean. the british are operating on a shoestring along with americans and they

still this crash in alexandria. glebe at. central avenue, looking good this morning. 95 in virginia, a little bit slow past dale city. i'm back in 10 minutes with a live look at 270. >>> following in her father's footsteps. one of new york's newest firefighters. . >>> dealing with a sore neck too often? why way you t >>> right now you're waking up to another frigid morning. you' stepping outside to temperatures in the teens or 20s as you leave for work or school. tom kierein tracking the conditions as you head to work. he has your walk to work forecast at 5:21. >>> d.c. police need your help identifying these women suspected of stealing shoes. you can see the two women put shs into their bags and just walk this happened the t.j. maxx northwest. police are off reward if you re women in this call d.c. poli. >>> police say two people were found shot last night not far from gallaudet and simms place. neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief. peopley hit the deck when they heard the gunfire. and it is not the first. >> so you're i

news4's david culver live in alexandria now. but there is a lot happening to get people in the holiday shopping spirit. hey, david. >> reporter: there sure is, chris and doreen. we're right in the town square of city hall here in alexandria. behind me, this christmas tree. still dark, as you can see. we are hoping to bring that to you illuminated live at this hour. meantime, black friday drawing to a close, and a lot of folks here, especially the shop owners, they're focused on tomorrow. small business saturday. along king street, plenty of encouragement for you to shop small. from the signs to the door mats, this local push paid for by american express. >> what does it say about alexandria, do you think? >> they care about their businesses. >> reporter: but these sisters tell me, even without the campaign, shopping local is on their mind. >> we try to buy local. >> this is 10% off. >> reporter: this is only susie's second year open. she says last year business was just okay. but already this year -- >> they were lined up at the

so alexandria in some pretty good company. american express also giving away these canvas bags down here and parking around the streets here in old town and delray as well as in the garages, free. so you're not going to have to pay anything if you come out to shop. behind me, you can see the alexandria christmas tree. it's dark right now, but if you join us again at 6:30, we're hoping to show you an illuminated christmas tree right here in old town. live in alexandria, i'm david culver, news4. >> looking forward to it. it thank you, david. >>> and we're also in montgomery county on this black friday. zachary kiesch is at montgomery mall. coming up later in this half hour, he'll have more on how the new stores are stealing the show. >>> and store team 4 monitoring the temperatures. it was a pretty bitter cold day for black friday shoppers who have been out all day. >>> chief meteorologist doug kammerer is here with what we can expect as the night goes on. >> a chilly day across the region and even a couple snow showers earlier

it's early 1943 and he gets assigned -- he demands to be assigned to a base in alexandria, egypt. he's one man that goes overseas by himself and has to set up the fact is that an entire area and that is what he does. he's a lowly captain at the time, but he commandeers he saw the small boat called khakis, which then infiltrate the entire eastern meditene

it's part of an initiative called healthy alexandria. the city's health director says foods with high fats, high sugar little to no nutritional value will be replaced with healthier options. will notew snacks contain more than 200 calories sodium.illigrams of oh,ell, tranc transportation -- thanksgiving isn't here yet, but that's not stopping metro from the christmas spirit. well, maybe -- ho!o ho merry christmas! ho ho ho! rode the silver train at the tysons corner station today. was part of silver saturdays, a special holiday promotion to encourage metro riders to shop at tysons corner session and the galleria. several bid businesses have offd discounts for metro riders who show their card on silver this holiday season. santa has lost a few pounds, i think. heartwarmings story. a nearly frozen kitten rescued in colorado. kitten was found covered in snow. a denver animal rescue group blankets, up with heating pads, mittens and a hair dryer. the kitten, named elsa, based on the character in frozen, is thriving. cute?she >> darling! she l

a food truck stolen from an alexandria business has been found. fairfax county police say the truck was found, but they have not provided the location. the truck disappeared late last night from a warehouse space in alexandria. no word of any arrests. a big-time show with the verizon center tonight. >> hitting on all cylinders. the was earns welcome to the king and the cavaliers, coming up next in sports. >> a cold night ahead, but how much warm-up? ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. rudin is watching the weather. cold.is the temperatures will drop quickly, a cold start tomorrow, but wait until you see sunday. much warmer air on the way. right at freezing at reagan national. the temperatures a lot colder off to the west. 20 degrees at dulles, 21 winchester, 19 martinsburg, frederick looking at 23

. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in alexandria, why an entire elementary school came to thank this one woman, why she's touched so many lives coming up. >>> we begin with the breaking news out of prince george's county. investigators have identified the mother of this little newborn girl. we thought she'd been abandoned in a beltsville yard on wednesday. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> the story has changed a bit. i'm lesli foster. debra alfarone is live at police headquarters with the latest developments. what do we know about the mother? >> reporter: we know the mother told police she was overwhelmed, but i want to be clear that baby was never abandoned. that baby was never in danger. the mom simply said to police that she was overwhelmed and told them that she basically lied and found the baby in the backyard when in all reality apparently she gave birth to that baby inside that beltsville home. the good news, of course, is the baby is okay. the baby is still in child protective custody. police say the woman who called 911 is actually the little girl's mom. she question

somebody in alexandria also tweeted they had seen a couple of snowflakes in that area. it's all moving south and east. it's not going to be a big deal tonight. you'll need the umbrellas as you step out. that's really about it. the bigger deal is that it's not just here. it's all over the country. one of those places really getting hit hard, denver, colorado, which is shattering records. reynolds wolf has been there all day. >> reporter: well, weather certainly a huge story for us around the country. i'm personally in denver right now. but i can tell you pacific northwest we're seeing yet another storm begin to fire up. winter storm bozeman bringing heavy snowfall to the cascades, the tetons and portions of the central rockies. even northern rockies may get hammered with snow. in denver, this story is the brutally cold conditions. where this morning just after midnight, we fell to minus 14 degrees. that's without the wind chill. you pile on the wind chill, it felt like minus 32 degrees. so certainly dangerous cold, brutal times here in the mile-high city with these incre

. >> this lincoln town car had all four tires slashed overnight in alexandria. coming up, why the owner called it a hate crime. >> but first, the family traumatized after getting home in the midst of a burglary. find out how they want to help in the midst of a burglary. find out how they want to help their atta >> trending now a texas family becomes the victim of a forced entry robbery. >> this is going to sound unbelievable but it's the same family now that is offering to do something incredibly generous for the people who broke in and robbed them. kai jackson explains. >> you've heard of turning the tables on criminals. in this case they're asking criminals to come back, sit down at the table, and, boy, do they have a gift for them. in houston, texas two men pretended to be delivering a package to the lawson family. they tricked the nanny, got inside, armed with a gun, and tied up the family. the husband walked in as this was all happening and he, too, was zip tied and forced to the ground. the family has matched the crime stoppers reward to catch the men so i

one package was sent to someone in alexandria, virginia. postal inspectors say the contents do not pose a public threat. in a voicemail message may says, quote, i do not want to die in vain. he was shot and killed early friday morning. >>> president obama is sending ferguson a direct message. in an interview with abc news, the president says everyone has a right to express their views and protest. however using the event as an excuse for violence is unacceptable. a grand jury is expected to make a ruling any day now. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com as we monitor new developments all weekend. >>> this morning, president obama is waking up in las vegas. he signed an executive action there that will change the lives of millions of people living in the u.s. illegally. nbc's kristen welker reports. >> i've come back to del sol to tell you i'm not giving up. i will never give up. i will never give up. >> reporter: a combative president obama chastising republicans for inaction, sweeping immigration reformat del sol high school here in las

a live look in alexandria. a lot of sunshine. eileen whelan has a look at where we are seeing the warmest temperatures. alexandria? >> right here in d.c., 52 degrees at reagan national. it feels pretty good. youthful conditions. -- beautiful conditions, a breeze at 15 miles per hour. we take another drop in the temperature department tomorrow before rebounding. 52 at reagan national, 43 in baltimore. manassas. a breeze out of the southwest. cold front approaching the area. making temperatures feel a little bit on the cool side. overnight,g and temperatures fall into the 40's and into the 20's overnight. i will talk more about the cold letter for tomorrow. big warming trend early next week. details from the belfort furniture weather center in a bit. the colts not being blamed for a water main break in prince george's county. nap is being s blamed for a water main break in prince george's county. brianne carter is live in suitland. >> take a live look. we still have water coming out of this pipe. where is the water coming from? e,

happening now in alexandria, police are flooring a man who tried to rob a group of children at gunpoint. it happened halloween knight night at a park in the delray neighborhood. a man approached the kids with a gun and demanded their halloween candy. the children were able to run away and were not hurt. if you have any information, alexandria police wanted to talk to you. >> could children missing for months be alive tonight? their mother offered to show police where the children are. that is according to the grandmother and father of sarah and jacob hoggle. police are trying to find children. the judge said if he allowed hoggle to go with police, it could lead to self-incrimination. >> to think that she is in a position where she would be able to render any meaningful assistance or nonassistance just -- makes no sense given the circumstance of this case. there are judge ruled that police cannot speak with her until she is ruled mentally competent to stand trial. >> new at 11:00, montgomery county schools reveal a contractor accused of sexual assaulting a student had access to hundreds

alexandria, i understand you were close to where this incident took place. bring us up to speed and tell us what happened tonight. >> yeah, i was sitting with my brother and friends on the first floor. and it happened about 50 feet away from us. we heard the gunshots. and it was in a matter of seconds the entire first floor went into chaos. >> and alexandria, just confirm for us the location. are you speaking of the first floor of the library? >> no, they have evacuated students from -- they cleared each floor of the library and moved us into a neighboring building where they have students here waiting for buses to move us from campus. >> okay, and you said you can hear the gunshots. if you can just remember how many did you hear? was it a sequence of shots or a single shot? >> when we were on the first floor, we heard two shots. but while we were being moved up a stair well, we -- while on the third floor we heard from outside about five or six rifle shots go off. quick fire. it was -- we were told later that the gunman was shot and killed by the police. >>

and moving along in alexandria, a crash. route 1 south at bell ford. your alternate is fort hunt road. a live look at prince george's county. >>> melissa, thank you. 4:32. a judge could set bail for a former principal charged with punching a student three times in prince george's county. dwight jefferson is in jail accused of child abuse and assault. he was the principal at dwight d. eisenhower in laurel. he punched a 13-year-old student twice in the stomach and once in the face during a september altercation. a teacher notified authorities when he returned to class with a swollen eye. >> this happened just after 1:00 in the morning in the 300 block of south capital street southeast outside the af rayburn house office building. police are looking for two suspects. >>> d.c. police are investigating a different stabbing outside the metro station. a person who was stabbed ran into the metro for help. police believe they were attacked outside 20th and q street. they put a handcuffed woman in the cruiser. the victim is expected to recover. . >>> right now a

he said today, saturday, not free parking in alexandria. prepare for that. >>> more fallout from the ferguson verdict, the decision rather. in california, hundreds of protesters interrupted the macy's tree lighting ceremony in san francisco. smashed businesses, windows and set off fireworks. an officer was also hurt after a protester threw a bottle at a police car. in new york city, seven people arrested during protests. about 100 people marched through macy's flagship store in herald square chanting "black friday doesn't matter." no injuries reported there. >> here. ♪ district, several protests are planned. several groups met at union station. grops will be meeting to prepare for a march. hundreds put away their wallets for black friday and took to the small with signs. >> reporter: surging through a glitzy st. louis mall demanding justice for michael brown and more. >> if black lives don't matter, black friday shouldn't matter. >> reporter: urging shoppers to shut their wallets and focus on issues like justice and poverty instead of buy

jenna wolfe, nbc news, alexandria, virginia. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. don't forget to set your clocks back by one hour later tonight for daylight saving time. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area flus starts now >>> new information on an illegal drug lab in the east bay. lives interrupted. the neighbors trying to pick up the pieces >>> plus, details on a man accused of sparking fires >>> this is not the san francisco bay >>> crews rushing to a rescue on the north bay. i am terry mcsweeney. >> i am peggy bunker. one man is dead in bodega bay. in the newsroom we have been following the four and we have more. >> reporter: a coast guard crew found the loan survivor.

alexandria police are investigating the death of an infant girl. officers responded saturday home on pendleton street for nonresponsive infant. the baby died at the hospital. an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death. d.c. police made a quick arrested a shooting that left a pregnant woman critically wounded. officers found the woman shot inside of anpartment hallway 1 58th street northeast. hours later, the police made an arrest. they charged him with assault with intent to kill. for the first time, we are seeing video of officer darren wilson from the same day that he shot and killed michael brown in ferguson, missouri. us, thisa jarvis tells is ahead of the grand jury decision on whether to charge wilson. >> these are the first glimpses we have had of officer darren wilson on august 9, in the hours after he fatally shot michael brown, the unarmed black teenager wilson says attacked him. the video obtained by the st. louis post-dispatch shows wilson walking from his police station unassisted, going to the hospital in the compan

this is route 1 in the alexandria section of fairfax county. you see the sidewalk here actually comes to an end. this is the problem county officials say creates a dangerous situation. it will be on the ballot tomorrow. fairfax county voters will be deciding on a $100 million bond for transportation projects. it is the first portion of a $1.4 billion package to be implemented over six years and e plan calls for bike lane improvements, and also tens of millions of dollars for pedestrian improvements, roofed sidewalks like i was mentioning and also sidewalks with access to new metro stations. in arlington, meanwhile, the board member race is on the street car line along columbia ike. >> it's not the wisest use of our transit dollars. we can implement upgraded, modified bus rapid transit at a fraction of the cost. >> i think the street car is the right investment for our region. it's partnering with fairfax county, providing the next generation of light rail transit for our community. >> candidates and election officials say tomorrow in virginia t

mostly again rain showers. 32 degrees, the temperature in alexandria. so yes, bridges, overpasses could become a little slick. we'll take another look at the radar coming up a little later in the hour. and we'll also check in with al roker. rokerthon and what hour he's on in breaking a record. >>> the man suspected in the high-profile abduction case in philadelphia is now officially charged in the case. a federal grand jury returned an indictment earlier today against delvin barnes. he's accused in a violent kidnapping recorded by surveillance video there. barnes is also charged with attempted murder and rape in a case involving a 16-year-old richmond girl. if convicted in the philadelphia case, he could face a potential life sentence. >>> sex assaults on college campuses have been receiving renewed attention in recent months, especially following the accusations that jesse matthew, the suspect in the disappearance of hannah graham. he left two virginia colleges after alleged assaults that he was never charged with. now maryland is trying to put togethe

. >> joe paul of alexandria says he was friends with myron may. touch on social media. paul says just last saturday, may asked him and nine other facebook friends for a favor. he wanted their mailing addresses. was maybe thinking it a wedding invitation. >> to understand the gravity of what joe paul told us next, we need to go back to those terrifying moments in tallahassee. hundreds of students scrambled for cover inside the library after hearing gunshots. three people had been wounded, one critically. police say they confronted the gun man, later identified as myron may, outside the library. they say may shot at officers who returned fire. paul says only hours before the rampage, at 9:53 p.m., may send his friends a message saying he was mailing them a package that should come by friday. >> when i saw his name and his face flash across the screen, i put two and two together. he asked for our information because maybe he was sending us a manifesto -- i don't know what he was sending. >> tallahassee police are telling joe paul to not open the package. if he gets that pa

so we met at a fashion charity event in alexandria. we both have lived overseas for many years, transitioned back to the u.s. so we shared transitions in common and we wanted to help other women going through that and make it more fun. >> we know there's a problem with women getting jobs after they get out of the military. so how they look and that first impression for the new employer who is not uncle sam is so important. >> it's so important. how we're perceived is so important. we need to take time and think about what we're wearing and how we envision ourselves. >> how affordable are the clothes? >> the luxury is in the quality of the clothes, not the price. maggie is wearing a linen shirt chi called the cloud and it's about $210. this is a wool jacket that is around $350. both of them are investment pieces. they will last intlu what are you hearing from the women vets who are investing in these clothes? how does it make them feel? >> it makes them feel good and it's versatile. they'll get a lot it. you'll get a lot of use. we have

. >> those of you in the city of alexandria could be heading for a tax increase. "washington post" saying it is look to go close a $16 million budget gap. they had a contentious meeting last night. a final vote not expect until sometime in may. >>> veterans day is now behind us. a special veterans event is happening today. hiring our heroes job fair starts later this morning at joint base anacostia-bolling. there will be workshops before the hiring fair. the event will end at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> heads-up if you work for the city of alexandria. if you want soda or chips, you have to start bringing them from home. the vending machines are being filled with healthier options. four out of five of them wanted healthier choices in the vending machines. >>> i think some healthier choices. every now and then you want -- cheetos? coke zero? >>> stay with us. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> a popular prince william county park on the scene of a sex assault. >>> we begin with storm team 4 tracking some foggy conditions out there. take a live look at the capitol dom

alexandria one of three u.s. cities chosen for the banner program. new york and san francisco were the others. banners were placed along busy king streets. we spoke with the shoppers and the business owners who say shopping small has big rewards. >> we feel small retailers and communities across the u.s. are actually the backbone. of good consumer experience. we were very happy when they started this because they were rewarding small retailers like myself. >> i think getting out and supporting local businesses is important. >> it makes it interesting. you can go to 20 different shops. >> according to the alexandria chamber of commerce, 80% of the shops along old town's king street and del ray's mount vernon avenue are independently owned. president obama and his daughters made a trip to the bookstore. they filled two bags from the independent bookstore. >>> he died trying to save others. today family and friends remember dr. martin salia. he died of ebola after treating patients in his native sierra leone. earlier this month, he was flown to the univ

in alexandria. graham's parents will be there and plan to speak. >>> today, you can enroll for health insurance under the affordable care act. in d.c., virginia and west virginia. healthcare.gov is now open. in the district, you can enroll using d.c. help link, maryland's health exchange opens on wednesday. >>> it is time to turn on the town center. today, the town center at laurel on route 1 opens up. the county's first harry's teeter store is there and doesz of national retailers and a regal cinema. time right now, 9:30. we are at the half hour mark of 9:00. already really, really cold outside. >> and we should let you know it's not going to get all that much warmer. >> we're going to che in now with meteorologist chuck bell. >> you have to embrace the chill every once in a while. otherwise, you'll be miserable for the next week. thist a short lived cold snap. we'll be cold this weekend and more arctic air coming your way for the middle part of next week. nos of you outside from our tower this mor

dense fog in alexandria. a great job capturing dense fog. you know it's even worse than that. right now all the counties in gray are under a dense fog advisory. and visibilities are down under a quarter mile. and that is going to be with us for another couple of hours for the metro area. so watch out for students and pedestrians this morning in the dense fog. temperatures right now fairly mild. 50s in fairfax, prince george's county. cooler in loudoun fauquier and prince william. cooler air moving on in. use the low beams in the fog. a little sun breaking out by 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. and then heading back home, we'll be in the low 60s during the afternoon with bright sunshine. a blustery wind. you'll need sunglasses with bright sun and blue skies this afternoon. then colder air arrives tonight. by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s. afternoon highs only in the upper 40s on thursday with increasing clouds. might get a light rain shower late thursday afternoon and 30 in the morning. afternoon highs mid-40s. coldest day looks to be saturday over the the next several days. mid-20s in t

what does it say about alexandria? >> they care about their businesses. >> reporter: these sisters tell me even without the campaign, shopping local is on their mind. >> in the summer we go to small shops. >> reporter: last year, business was just okay but already this year -- >> they were lined up at the door and ready to come n it's been awesome. >> reporter: more than 200 people waited in the cold friday morning for cyber space to open. their so-called door buster? 30% off yarn. that's right, yarn. while crowded at times you won't find the big store shopping h p hysteria. calm inside. >> we know your name. it's like "cheers." >> reporter: avoiding the camping out and stampede shopping. >> oh, no. >> nightmare. >> never done that. >> never. >> never will. >> reporter: not your idea of holiday shopping? >> no. >> the other two shop small destinations? new york and san francisco. alexandria in some pretty big company there. about 85% of the stores in old town and del rey are small businesses. >>> a prince george's coun

soldiers have been deployed in alexandria and cairo. more than 100 people have been arrested so far. >> now, in sudan, more than 130 people have been killed in fighting between rival groups in the west. violence broke out because of a land dispute between groups belonging to the arab tribe. more than 100 were injured. arab tribes have been fighting for control of resources in the oil-rich region. >> staying with africa. easy to use contraceptive device will be available for women in poorer countries, it's used in burkina faso, but as reported from the capital wagah doggal women are keeping quite about the injection. >> reporter: this nurse says the contraceptive is empowering women. the drug is d administered by squeezing the plastic bubble. >> i had a caesarian, i had to wait three years before i get pregnant. i need this. i take one injection every three months. >> it can't be reused, there's no risk of infection. there's a reason this woman doesn't want us to use her real name. >> some women don't want their husband to know they are

alexandria is so small and quaint. the eating is really good out here, as well. >> probably going to need a jacket. >> oh, yeah. >> you're going to take a water taxi from georgetown on down there today, you better be bundled up. a lot of neighborhoods dropped well below the freezing mark early this morning. for some places, even, the first breeze of the season. outside, this is the way it looks from our city camera, though. a bright blue sky is overhead. and as i mentioned, though, a freezing cold start. in fact, dulles international airport dropped to 26 degrees this morning out in dulles. sterling, chantilly. temperatures there, mid 20s this morning. it's the first freeze at dulles airport since april 21st when we got down to 31 degrees. a little over six months, but now the freezes are here, the growing season, that's it. is so what did you expect this weekend? plenty of sunshine out there this morning. temperatures both today and tomorrow, cooler than average. mid 50s or mid to upper 50s both days. not a bad day at

and 26 alexandria. bethesda at 30 and 29 degrees in fairf fairfax, virginia. it is going to be cold and i think we're going to have a lot less wind than what we had today. the winds diminishing after sunset. this weekend, your average temperature running at 61 degrees. this weekend, fairly nice. we're just shy of that and have a nice warm start to the early part of next week. toward the end of next week the bottom is going to start to drop out. more mornings starting out in the 30s. but by the time we hit mid november we could be looking at the average temperature 15 to 20 degrees below the average high. that has to do with where the cold air is originating from. >> we talked about arctic blasts. this one is coming from right around parts of canada. northern canada. that's the air making its way down here. take a look at the numbers. temperatures tomorrow at 5:00. we'll be in the 50s. back towards denver in the 60s. canada, 15 degrees. watch the cold air make their way into the states. the blue all the way down towards our region. here we are at 4:00 one of th

this happened along south jordan street in alexandria not far from landmark mall. here's a look at one backyard in the area. you can see the furniture soaked with sewer water stacked up here. the water company virginia american brought in serve pro to clean up the mess, but the neighbors worry the biggest mess is not their property. >> we see them running around with white uniforms on. we don't have nothing on. we're going to have health problems. enter the spokesperson for the water problem that says they did not have a health analysis. the water main break up the street last week flooding several hopes. >> those poor people living in that neighborhood. can i not imagine dealing with that cleanup. my goodness. >>> we'll turn to tom kierein now talking about the last day of nice weather and then winter. >> yes, enjoy this while you can. this is probably the last mild day for at least a couple of weeks and maybe for the rest of the season. >> is this it? >> enjoy every moment you can. and it's so wonderful that it's happening on veterans day that we're going to get

an alexandria judge sentenced deputy bryant pigave to five years in prison with 2 1/2 years suspended if certain conditions are met. he was caught on camera having sex with a victim in her cell. >>> we're just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. excuse me. gop leaders lay out their plans for the future with their party in control of congress, that report coming up at 5:30. >> amber vinson, the nurse who beat ebola after contracting it from a dying man opens up about her battle with the disease. >> reporter: a 47-year-old ex- nfl cheerleader and baltimore socialite accused of raping a 15-year-old boy. i'm scott broom in baltimore, why many people have a heard time believing it is rape >>> new developments in the case of an ex-ravens cheerleader and baltimore socialite accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy. now her estranged husband, a fortune 500 ceo has released a statement and howard county police say they are assisting delaware authorities after learning that some of the sex activity may have occurred there. scott broom is in baltimore. >> reporter: 47-year-old molly shat

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in alexandria tonight with an explanation and look at nc state. >> we'll start in fairfax county war good chunk of the transportation funding would actually be for walking. more squawks. an issue they have here along route one in ail ex-andry as the sidewalks are there and then abruptly end forcing people to either walk down the shoulder of that very narrow shoulder of that busy road or perhaps even crossing route 1 to find sidewalks on the other side. we saw someone do it just a few moments ago. extremely dangerous. they certainly don't want that to happen for pedestrians. over in arlington it is a different debate. as john and allen house battle for a seat on the arlington county board one issue has dominated the campaign, the proposed street car along columbia pike. >> i think the street car is the right investment for our region. >> it is not the wisest use of our transit dollars. >> whistad defeated howzer last spring with the republican backed opposition to the street car fueling his win in heavily democratic arlington county. >

jenna wolfe, nbc news, alexandria, virginia. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. don't forget to set your clocks back by one hour later tonight for daylight saving time. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> four quarters of sweat and tears with your brothers. do you understand? >> yeah, we're fired up. we cannot contain our enthusiasm. we've got all the big plays from teams chasing a play-off berth, all the excitement, the pagea pageantry in our area. welcome back to "the blitz." >> it is weekend ten of the high school football season. a critical time for the top teams, as they solidify their play-off position, or they're still fighting for a postseason berth. >> jillian, some play-offs have already started. we're going to start with phyllis class a quarterfinals. t a lot for

jenna wolfe, nbc news, alexandria, virginia. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. don't forget to set your clocks back by one hour later tonight for daylight saving time. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> it's show time. let's go. >> now, this is the kind of week you want to have, redskins fans. the redskins beating dallas. >> should rg 3 be playing this week? you have morezÑtxinsight than anybody. and blitz against romo. i will tell you exactly how and why

he held a rally last night with fellow senator and former governor t in alexandria. challenger ed gillispie campaigned with ann romney in sterling. robert starvis is running at the libertarian. the race has become tighter in recent weeks. >>> and it is a close race for mayor in the district as well while the democratic nominee is normally a shoe-in, muriel bowser is seeing gains for david catania. and carol schwartz is also running for mayor along with three other nominees. we'll have live coverage of all the races in our area. watch news4 at 11:00 on for a full hour tonight. "the tonight show" starts at midnight tonight. download the nbc washington app tonight to watch the results come in. >>> police stopped a teen they say wanted to kill people at his high school. the news shocks parents at george washington carver center for arts and technology. the 16-year-old boy faces adult charges including possession of a destructive device, theft and a handgun violation. police say they found homemade explosives and a gun at his home. police learned of his plan while intervi

nightfall coming quickly to alexandria and the rest of the region with clear skies. right after sunset, that is when we will see the numbers fall. out across the mid-atlantic, 52 in hagerstown but looking at elkins in pittsburgh, the drop is on the way. with light wind and clear skies, we will drop between 30 and 38 overnight before tomorrow morning. tomorrow, enjoying some sunshine for a while but then the next cold front approaches with maybe a late afternoon or evening shower. some rain showers in the colder air returns late tomorrow night then back to sunshine and chilly weather for the day on friday. the forecast tomorrow, a very t highs somewhere between 45 and 49. we are looking into the weekend and checking out the next seven days with the hope of a warm up any time soon. police are hoping someone saw something out there that could help them track down a sexual assault suspect. as brianne carter reports, they are looking for someone who attacked a woman at the corner road commuter lot in woodbridge. sexuallyegedly assaulted a woman he picked up at a commuter

i posed those questions, both to the water company and to the alexandria city government. coming up on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you about their answers. reporting live from alexandria, julie carey, news4. >>> road repairs still under way in montgomery county after an early morning water break there. well, the break this morning, that water main break shut down the ramp from southbound georgia avenue to southbound connecticut avenue in aspen hill. repair work to the pipe itself has been completed and water is back up and running. the ramp remains closed. no word on when it might reopen. >>> a new memorial just in time for veterans day. it's a new memorial plaza, and eternal flame dedicated today. at the montgomery county government complex in rockville, it features a water fountain, new benches, plaques, part of an effort to renovate the county's judicial center. a veteran of vietnam was on hand for the ceremony. >> really demonstrates the high regard that the citizens of this county have for those who become men and women, who have gone to serve. >> montgomery county is ho

. >> dozens of students gathered at the annual collegiate competition in calix entry of that in alexandria. -- competition in alexandria. >> a pioneering implant that could prevent infections in knee and a fluidpatient that can generate hands-on images for the blind. these are inventions presented collegiateeen inventors competition. 2014 collegiate inventors competition. >> it is great for us at judges. we can see young people who are full with energy and they are disciplined, smart, and they show their passion. created a toll that more accurately help surgeons face crews in spines. university of utah team created catheters that reduce the risk of infection. >> we have a visible light that is effective in killing bacteria cells. turned lemonnt rinds into plastic. >> anything that can take place with a sustainable plastic is significant. >> competition winners get a cash prize. prototypes they are presenting here today. prizes $15,000 with thousands more going to other finalists. winners will be announced later tonight. abc 7 news. >> and right now at 5:00, staying dry anyway you can. a mo

alexandria, known as miss lady tells police she was unaware that anything sexual was supposed to occur. >> i want to get it straight. you came up to do what for $300. >> supposed to be for his time, hanging out. >> she says she was just tagging along with her friend renee who makes arrangements to hang out with men for money. >> why would you have to pay somebody to hang out. >> some people do that. some want the company of a beautiful female. i never specifically agreed -- i never did anything sexual. she will tell you. i never said anything sexual out of my mouth. >> i did ask an both of you agreed to come up for sex, offereded 300 bucks. >> she refuses to admit the purpose of her visit tonight. >> i need your name and address. >> her partner is equally reticent and says her traveling companion onis the father. >> is that your baby. >> yes. >> she confirms the claim because he has no idea what is happening or why they are under arrest. >> is that your girlfriend. >> yeah, that's her. i'm fantasy. i'm ready to be a star in a private show. 100% real and determined to please. >> i don't

. >>> a baby died earlier today in alexandria. investigators are looking into how it happened. the child was in a house near old up to. medics came to the house monday morning. the baby died today five days later. an autopsy is underway too determine what happened to her >>> hugs and smiles and a lot of emotion for a girl who vanished on tuesday. she is a sixth grader. they tracked her down friday night, more than 300 miles away from her home in raleigh, north carolina. they were able to pick up clues from her xbox and ipad. she was found safe and unharmed. >> to get the call last flight it felt like the world had been take. off my shoulders. >> federal agents are questioning the man found with jasmine. >>> her smile, great sense of humor. that's how people who knew hannah graham remembered her. they shared their memories. >> it's sad when things like there happened. >> repe about her. >> she was smart, she knew what she was doing. >> reporter: they honored her at a celebration of life service at the high school. she was currently a sophomore at university of virginia. classmat

. >> alexandria is no longer ticketing people who put for sale signs on cars parked on city streets for now. it comes amid a lawsuit accusing the city of violating frequent speech rights. deputy city attorney says is the ordinance is designed to keep people from blocking traffic to check out a car. >> many people don't have off street parking of their own so on street parking becomes a hot issue. we want to be sensitive to that and give community time to tell us how they feel about this ordinance. >> it's not going to change our strategy. i'm going forward until the law is no longer on the books. >> policy review before he filed the lawsuit. the no for sale sign ordinance dates back to 1963. >> now a 7 on your side consumer alert. the trade commission is suing at&t for slowing down internet speeds. it's called throttling. they failed to tell customers it would reduce data speeds if they went over a certain amount in a billing cycle. a lawyer for at&t calls the allegations baseless. >> cost coe will not compete for sales this thanksgiving. instead the warehouse retailer is giving employe

former alexandria deputy is going to jail for reigning an in mate. he will spend at least two years in prison and three years on probation. he was initially charged with a woman locked up at the alexandria detention center in may. that charge was dropped in june. he pled guilty to carnal knowledge. >>> there is a reminder from the tsa that youannot bring a loaded gun on an a airplane. a lot of people are getting caught with guns on airplanes. these are some found at reagan national. >>> take a a look at this dramatic video. surveillance captured this attack at st. john's near minneapolis, minnesota. you can see a man run in and start attacking the the nurses with what looks like a metal pole. police say that man was being treated for episodes of confusion. he died after being apprehended. police are investigating why he died. four nurses were injured in the attack, one suffered a collapsed lung. . >>> a bank robbery suspect escaped and police in loudoun county need your help tracking him down. take a close can look at this video here. he walked into

morgan, intoadams old town alexandria. we were in all of these different areas. it wasn't just residential. it was all established neighborhood-based. project isular really a community. were a lot of skill sets and preparation those prior 15 years or 16 years. >> let's talk about what you look for or your top and overall employees. prefer a personality willing to go the distance? te me which personality best suits your needs. >> each of those are extremes and extremes are not appealing to me. i look for someone of f high intellect and high moral values,s such that of we don't have to go back and forth onon values. those are dna aspects. i think you are trying to achieve things the right way. we are not worried about our partners making money. >> you have this nice guy demeanor. >> when you are doing urban development in washington, i think this is a small town and people know reputations. the brokerage community knows it. >> what are you most excited about? what are you most excited to do? them excited to see opening of it and the people coming in and enjoying it

in the alexandria section of fairfax county, i'm shomari stone. news 4. >> when your send your kids to campus, a new plan to address college sexual assault. we're asking students if it will make a difference. >> how does free rent sound? you could live in a >>> welcome back. 7:40 on this sunday morning. if you're looking for a new home, soon you can live rent-free in a historic one in fairfax county, part of a new curator program the county is discussing this week. news 4's jim handly tells us how it works. >> thousands of cars drive along georgetown pike every day, unknown to most is the historic treasure they pass by, the turner farmhouse, once home to a family that played a key role in fairfax county. >> a home he lived in and built, a queen anne style home in 1905. there are no other falls like this in great falls or even very few in northern virginia. >> once of the things we did here was have a 4th of july celebration. it was held in the adjoining property, in the park. the turners always had a big party outside. all the cars would park on t

we are going to be battling between clouds and sun today. 52 in alexandria. no rain as of right now but we had some sprinkles and some pretty dark looking clouds in frederick, maryland. upper-level energy is moving through and that may lead to an isolated sprinkle. it is also really kicking up our wind, as i mentioned earlier. the highest best in frederick is 40 miles per hour. that does make temperatures feel a little cooler with 49 degrees in hagerstown, 50 six downtown, 53 in baltimore, 58 in quantico. when you factor in gusty wind, it feels like 40. a cold front slid through yesterday. the back end of the system is producing some snow farther north in pennsylvania and even to new york. for our part, more clouds and sun, maybe even a sprinkle as this energy slides through. as we look ahead to the weekend, things are looking good. for the rest of the afternoon, partly cloudy skies and breezy. temperatures will be worn. sunset tonight at 501 p.m. it's going to be chilly in our far northwest suburbs. we will drop into the middle 30's downtown. looking ahead t

advisories, no warnings for southern maryland, the district, arlington, or alexandria. this is the futurecast, giving us a timeline of what to expect. moving through the overnight hours into tomorrow morning. here is the rain settling in around 70, into frederick county. all rain. in the mid day we finally see the switchover a little later than anticipated, talking 3:00 in the afternoon. by that time, most of the moisture will be off to the north and east of us, and that means skies will continue to clear, and the rain and snow will come to a end. anywhere between a trace and one inch inside the capital beltway. .e will be closer to a trace higher elevations above 1000 feet could look at between three of snow.ches hourly forecast. temperatures will slowly slide into the 30's as rain turns into wet snow. it will not accumulate inside the beltway. we are calling for a quiet thanksgiving day. temperatures in the lower 40's. friday, around 40 degrees. on saturday, daytime highs around 47. sunday, a high temperature of around 60 degrees. once you get this all out of the way,

. >>> it is the most wonderful time of the year in alexandria. the city will officially light its christmas tree today. before lighting, there is going to be some special performances. there's also a visit from mr. and mrs. claus. you don't want to miss it tonight at market square. >>> outlet malls are always packed around the holidays with shoppers. so how do the outlet stores compare to retail stores when it comes to quality and value? consumer reporter air erica gonzalez. >> reporter: most shoppers who told consumer reports about 25,000 outlet store visits are happy with the deals. 64% say outlets offer great value. >> i'm looking for a great deal. great product at a great price. >> who doesn't like a great deal. everyone loves savings. >> reporter: those surveyed found superior value at these stores, bonn worth, hag gar, other kosh b'gosh. most merchandise is made specifically for outlets but is it the same quality right? the coach store carries this bag. outlet has this one. >> the retail version is made of a nice heavy embossed leather prp

from silver spring, bethesda, mcclain, alexandria, only in the mid to upper 30s. prince george's county, from bowie, upper marlboro, mid to upper 30s. northern virginia, prince william, down to near 30 degrees. loudoun county, low to mid-30s. driving in to work this morning, you'll need to have the heater on for another couple of hours. jumping into the low 60s by the afternoon commute with bright sunshine. you'll definitely need the sunglasses. temperatures elsewhere for highs mid to upper 60s. where it's now freezing. so about a 35-degree jump from where we are now for the afternoon. lots of sunshine. beautiful weather for veterans day for the event on the mall tomorrow and for the concert tomorrow night. afternoon highs upper 60s. mild wednesday. then the big temperature swing thursday. thursday night, a few wet snowflakes mixing with rain drops. small chance of that. 40s thursday, friday, saturday. milder sunday. chance of shower sunday afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. a look at the hour by hour changes the next 24 hours. big water main b