property, a wood frame modest house at 18 street in northwest washington. he worked in the pension office for many years and in 1861 there was a new co-worker named john brooks russell. if you read a colored man's reminiscences of james madison and the entire memoir is included as an appendix in my book you will see that it starts with a preface. and intelligent colored man who works in the department of the interior. he was an eye witness to important history and i thought his recollections worth writing down in almost his own words. paul jennings was himself litter and learned to read and write as a slave. i discovered j.d. are was john brooks russell. he was the one who submitted to a history magazine in 1863 and two years later it was published as a slim volume by the same name with jennings's by line on the title page. there were very few copies ever printed. i am thankful that it was not altogether lost to history. it has been quoted by historians over the years especially the passages about the war of 1812 and we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of that war today. jenni

. mission in afghanistan i'm joined by michael maloof in washington he's a senior reporter for the world net daily and a former analyst for the defense department also in washington we have made my g.d.r. he is a senior research associate at the american enterprise institute and in beirut we cross to michael black and he is a freelance journalist all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i've made in washington you wrote recently at c.n.n. u.s. faces growing green on blue challenge what's the thesis of your article please explain it to my audience. of course we've seen dramatic rise in green on blue attacks in afghanistan which has eroded trust between the coalition forces and the afghan security forces we know that the core mission and afghanistan right now is to train a quip and strengthen the afghan security forces so they are able to take security responsibilities and prevent the return of the taliban al qaeda once foreign troops are gone but now with the deficit and trust that important pella off this strategy is in question and indee

is "good morning washington," on your side. >> it was the battle in boca highlights from the final presidential debate. and who grabbed the edged just two weeks from election day. >> some d.c. council members want to take a big gulp out of sums to agree drinks. >> and ho-- some sugary drinks. >> andi am natasha barrett. >> i am steve chenevey. >> we have some great weather. let's show you the good stuff. a fewit's 56 at reagan national, 48 at dulles. in culpeper this morning it's 45 degrees. our experts forecast, we will warm up into the '70s by noon today. once outside perhaps. 77 by 5:00 with partly sunny skies. highs today will make it just shy of 80 degrees. firstlet's head over to traffic with jamee whitten. >> good morning. it's quiet on the beltway and in maryland and 95 between baltimore and the beltway. 301 northbound at 214 central avenue, there's an incident involving a potato chip truck. northbound, the right lane getting you buy it. then you will be able to extend north of that sort 50 the john hanson highway. 270, incident reported south of 180 near montgomery village

today's big job numbers, tonight on "washington week." >> the president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years ago, that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you, will trickle-down government would work. >> governor romney has a perspective that says if he cut taxes skewed towards the wealthy and roll back regulations we'll be better off. gwen: 90 minutes later, even democrats gave the debate win to roll any. but after the dust settled, what was true and what wasn't? >> it is not possible to come up with enough loopholes and deductions to only affect high-income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. it's math. >> i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. gwen: and will today's improved jobs numbers change the political landscape again? debating, peter baker of "the new york times," dan balz of the "washington post." jeanne cummings of block berg news, and john dickerson of slate magazine and cbs news. >> award

since playoff baseball in washington. >> for them to just be here eight years an already be at this level is pretty significant too. >> hopefully, this is sustainable. >> they have the nucleus of a great team. it is hard. ask the poor orioles that have gone 15 years. >> they're winning right now. >> i know. this is a great time to be in this area. let's get to the radar real quick. bring an umbrella. we will see some showers on and off today. some of the downpours are pretty good here just north appear west of washington at the moment. the darker colors now pushing across 270 up into montgomery county, loudoun county, some pretty good rain rates. rest of the area, if you are waking up towards annapolis, you will see scattered showers this morning. we'll be on and off with the scattered shower activity on and off during the course of your tuesday. 67degrees in washington. 65 at bw i marshall. w i marsha -- 65 at bwi marshall. >> thank you. >>> time now to hit the roads with julie wright. she is giving us the information on our morning commute. >> be careful. they might hit back. you

want to talk about in washington you wrote recently at c.n.n. u.s. faces growing green on blue challenge what's the thesis of your article please explain it to my audience. of course we've seen dramatic rise in green on blue attacks in afghanistan which has eroded trust between the coalition forces and the afghan security forces we know that the core mission and afghanistan right now is to train a quip and strengthen the afghan security forces so they are able to take security responsibilities and prevent the return of the taliban al qaeda once foreign troops are gone but now with the deficit and trust that that important pella off this strategy is in question and indeed the card into the eyes of. the taliban has been responsible for twenty five percent of the green on blue attacks but the rest of that results from. personal grievances cultural and religious and it is a war fatigue adders but i think that it is also important not to exaggerate the level of threat from the taliban infiltration because there are hundreds of contacts between the afghan forces and the coalition for

some have their way. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. i have a dog who would have ed himroblems if you tidying up. >> i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get straight to jeras.logist jacqui >> some showers in the northern s of virginia at this time. let's show you most of the along 66. a little heavier in fauquier county towards rappahannock as well. we will need the umbrella for this morning. drain on and off. temperatures are mild, 66 at national, 61 at dulles, 59 in gaithersburg. are expressed forecast, we will be warming up nicely, mid 70's this afternoon. showers on and off. we will tell you about some the seven-day forecast in a moment. first, traffic with angela. >> good morning. getting ready for the tuesday morning drive. for the mostpot part. the accident on westbound route the b-w parkway. the ramp is closed from westbound 100. if you are traveling in maryland on 95, the overnight work at 215 is blocking a lane. no overnight work zones on 95 in virginia as you drive from g

don't? we explore tonight on "washington week." >> hello, virginia! >> i'm glad to be here in columbus, ohio. >> how's it good, tampa? >> that's a nevada welcome! >> hello, colorado! gwen: it's getting close. getting nervous yet? it's now officially a billion-dollar campaign, and candidates are all in. >> i've been going for about 38 hours straight, even though my voice is getting kind of hoarse, i've still got a spring in my step because, because our cause it right. >> i'm not just optimistic about winning. i'm more optimistic about the future for america. gwen: so, what do we know about how the campaign is trending and who's already voted? about how these candidates would handle foreign policy? >> you look at the record of the last four years and say is iran closer to a bomb? yes. is the middle east in tumult? yes. is al qaeda on the run, on its heels? no. >> you said that first we shouldn't not have a time line in afghanistan, then you said we should. now you say maybe or it depends. gwen: and what do we know about the ground game it will take for either one to win in covering the c

de espalda. dr. elmer huerta, washington hospital center entonces si el liquido que estoy inyectando esta contaminado, obviamente ese hongo en este caso va a difundirse por toda la medula espinal y puede subir hasta el cerebro. standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. los centros de control de enfermedades dicen que hasta 14 mil personas podrian haber recibido estas inyecciones contaminadas. la meningitis comunmente es viral o bacterial, pero rara vez causada por hongos. y es 1 inflamacion a 1 membrana cerebral. dr. elmer huerta, washington hospital center se llama la meninges, que es como 1 casaca dura que lo protege. entonces cuando ocurre que hay 1 infeccion o inflamacion de esta cascara del cerebro, eso es lo que se llama meningitis." tambien hay casos de artritis causados por estas inyecciones . dr. elmer huerta, washington hospital center si la persona recibe 1 infiltracion aqui en el hombro por ejemplo, el microbio va a penetrar al hombre pero como no tiene nada que ver con la medula ni el cerebro, no va formar meningitis, pero si va a formar 1 artritis por hongos

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and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, occupy dc planning a protest to mark a year since the movement. make for a rough morning commute in the district. good morning, washington. monday, october 1. i am cynne simpson. >> i am natasha barrett. let's get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> good morning. a little foggy to start in many areas. be careful as you are heading out the door. give yourself a little extra time. god advisories in western maryland and northern virginia, winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown. we expect to see a little patchy fog in other areas as well. but it's a cool start, 55 and district, 45 in dulles. partly cloudy today. we have a chance of a few showers late today. high temperature in the low 70's. let's check on traffic with angela. >> good morning. fog could be an issue as you door.ut the we are seeing quite a bit of it on some cameras. let's check the drive on 95 virginia, the big was the workht zone. southbound is gone, but northbound, still only and the left lane and getting by. delays. there were pretty significant

regreso temprano a washington... fernado pizarro nos tiene mas detalles... ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- intro muy buenas tardes. en una ciudad practicamente desierta se convirtio washingt on este lunes para hacerle frente al huracan sandy. ============= el presidente obama regreso anticipadamente de su campana en florida para encabezar la respuesta federal a sandy. presidente obama debido a la naturaleza de la tormenta, estamos seguros de que sera 1 proceso lento a traves de 1 amplia zona del pais y millones de personas seran afectadas, por lo que el mensaje mas importante al publico es por favor escuchen lo que las autoridades estatales y locales estan diciendo." el presidente agrego que fema tiene posicionado personal, agua y alimentos en los estados afectados, y que publico debe entender que podrian ser varios dias en que la energia electrica y el transporte vuelvan a la normalidad. en washington, se tomo la inusual medida de clausurar totalmente el tren subterraneo y buses el lunes, afectando

capital del pais despues de mas de 50 anos de ausencia. manana los nacionales de washington se enfrentan a los cardelanes de san luis. en directo desde el parque de los nacionales. .orgar burgos nos da un adelanto de lo que ocurrira manana..oscar.. ...gracias ...gracias oscar..pasamos otros temas..el fbi y la policia metropolitana de washington revelaron la foto de un hombre que robo un banco en la avenida conneticut del distrito de columbia. segun la policia el sujeto llego a la institucion y le entrego una nota a una de las empledas la cual le pedia el dinero de la caja. se dijo que el hombre huyo del lugar en taxi. si usted lo ha visto llame al fbi al 202-278-2000 o a la policia de washington al 202-727-9099. ...nuevos casos de meningitis reportan las autoridades de salud en el estado de maryland. dijeron que tres personas mas desarrolla ron la enfermedad al parecer luego de haber sido inyectados con un medicamento de esteoride esntaminado. de esta forma ya suman a ocho las o personas infectadas en ese estado..una persona murio. 119 casos se han reportado en el pais, once con consequenc

advantage. entering today washington had lost eight straight at home, but the buzz, robert griffin iii has kept everyone excited. today washington's favorite son gave everybody a scare, and he scrambled for yards and gets drilled. griffin doesn't move at first. he ends up walking off the field of his own accord but he was diagnosed with a concussion. >> he wasn't sure what quarter it was in the third quarter. so at that time when he wasn't really sure what the score was, what quarter it was, we knew he had a mild concussion, at least according to the doctors. feels good right now. a lot better right now. but that was the situation, why he didn't go back into the game. >> and, of course, everyone wants to know how is he doing, is he going to get back in the game. and right now we don't know. he says he wants to get back in the game. he has a headache, but right now he is not going to play for the foreseeable future. >> so, diane, let me get this question in. rgiii is tweeting tonight that he wants to play, thinks he's going play. that's to make us feel good but it's not really just up t

washington. 62 at dulles and bwi marshall. forecast today, highs about 70 degrees later this afternoon, with sun developing after we burn off the fog later today. that's a look at the forecast. having a good time down here, back up to you. >> i heard the laughing in the background. thank you, tucker. >>> local crews are preparing for the worst with this storm and plan to work throughout the storm to ensure everyone is safe. >> officials in virginia say the state is on increased readiness plan, meaning crews are ready to respond at any time. sherri ly is live in prince george's county, maryland, with how crews there are preparing, too. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. prince george's county had already brought in road crews this morning for a preplanned snow drill. but with hurricane sandy barreling towards the east coast, they now found themselves in the midst of hurricane preparations. as snow plows headed out this morning for a dry run, they had a secondary mission, clear backed up storm drains and check for trees that could be a threat to power lines. the command center w

in washington and madison jerry he wanted the people to have a voice. -- madison. he wanted the people to have a voice. i feel like my point represents a lot of those powerful interests. whoever legions of lobbyists in washington, d.c. the people of wisconsin need a voice. >> it seems like tammy baldwin is checking toward the center but i wonder what happens if she gets to washington. what do you say to that? >> of what to be a voice for the hard-working, middle-class people in the state. help rebuild our economy. i am not going to go there to be a voice for wall street or the big insurance companies or the big pharmaceutical companies or the tea party, for that matter. we need a fair set of rules. i feel like our tax system is rigged by those in power and lobbyists. the plans for the future of medicare are dangerous. if we hand them over to the present health insurance companies. what you will see is somebody fighting for fairness and the voice of hard-working wisconsin families to be heard. >> governor, you have been defined as someone who is -- who hoas stopped being one of u

model was called the redskins model. >> a special interest to a d.c. audience may be the washington redskins model that you have come to know about. if the washington redskins win their game before election day, the incumbent election party wins for four more years. if the redskins lose, the challenging party wins. >> reliability and the method of how they obtain their data and put it together. >> the best models that are most accurate are based on theory, theories drawn from political science work. what we see today as a move away from that, in many sectors away from theory. >> the earliest model was formlated ten months ago while the last was put together after the democratic national conventions. the findings, which will be published for the american political science association is found at pspolitical science. >> thank you. >>> turning to the weather, chilly morning, but clearing skies. >> it's nice out there. let's see what tom has to tell us about the rest of the day and the week. tom? >> a gorgeous view. the washington monument lit up there. a beautiful autumn day under way

--www.ncicap.org-- >> today is a beautiful day for a ball game in washington, d.c. for the washington nationals this is what we were waiting for when the effort -- when the team first came here in 2008, suffering through a miserable year. it all came together and now, as we said for time, your washington national's are in the playoffs. we will talk about this in a couple of minutes, but right now we want to talk about coming down to the game today. very nice conditions, right around the corner from me. ♪ >> [unintelligible] looking up at the big american flag notice how it is blowing in little bit. -- a little bit. as we continue throughout the day, the wind is going to pick up. your hourly forecast, right now 61. [drumming] temperatures into the 60's, 70's for the high. a comfortable day. the wind is of the southwest right now. going from third base to right field, the outfield. here is a quick look at your travel forecast. minneapolis, detroit, chicago. [drumming] that is where the warm air is. >> you mentioned the lefties smiling right now, that ball is headed out to right field.

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george kenney a former u.s. foreign service officer will bit later be crossing live to washington d.c. but for now tom thanks so much for bringing us up to date with what you know. things are far from car elsewhere in the middle east today yet in yemen a security official of the u.s. embassy also coordinated anti terror work with yemeni authorities has been shot dead washington's increasingly acknowledging the rise of terror and the lack of security in the region our teacher in english because across that. security official who was on his way to work to the u.s. embassy was shot dead in a drive by incident now the yemeni officials are saying that this particular incident has the fingerprints of al qaida all over it now many may seem to ask why it is that al qaeda still seem to be so powerful even after the death of its leader osama bin laden back in two thousand and eleven a lot of very small terrorist organizations which existed in knowledge just in the middle east but also of course in pakistan and afghanistan in the northern africa region the so-called islamic magreb all of the

ofrant to serve road kill to customers. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. feel like cooking and home this morning? . >> that's >> good morning. wednesday, october 3. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. >> let's get to meteorologist jeras. >> it is a foggy start. you do need to take it seriously this morning. travel and could make for dangerous conditions at times. fog will linger through much of be aorning, but it will warm wednesday. we've got a big chill and a big weekend.ead on the a look at visibility. half mile at reagan national, . third of a mile at dulles when you get below a quarter s when it's really dangerous. low beams this morning d give yourself extra time. mostly cloudy skies this afternoon with maybe a few sunsine late in the day. degrees.nd 85 we will tell you more about the changes in the forecast, but now to traffic with angela. around 85 degrees. >> good morning. the low beams and allow space between you and the car in front of you. fog will be a factor for your morning

washington," on your side. >> there are high stakes in the second presidential the bay it. john gonzalez has a preview of tonight's round two between mitt romney and president obama. >> and two virginia hikers in montana have been found and are on the way back home. >> we will tell you about all over a wildlyns children's snack. good morning, washington. 6:00 right now. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. ?hat is a children's snack clerk supposedly. >> i was thinking the same thing. thinking.s what i am a beautiful morning. a little on a chilly side. beautiful start. a clear view from our rooftop camera. temperature of this hour, 54 degrees. 48 at dulles and gaithersburg. 50 in winchester and frederick. charlottesville at 49 degrees. warming to the 60's. mostly sunny and 52 at 9:00, 62 and sunny by noon. 66 at 5:00. i temperature of 67. first, let's check on traffic. >> good morning. now's the time to jump into the morning commute. still trouble-free for the most part. onume building especially the key routes. 953 virginia. prince william parkway, accident on the shoulder. 66, al

throughout the day. all right, here are your temperatures. a mild one. currently 68 in washington. 61 at dulles. and high temperatures later today, mid-70s. so warmer than yesterday. and lots of humidity out there. and it will feel like another late summer day. with highs in the mid-70s. so not a bad day. okay, that's a quick look at the forest. more details on the seven-day forecast in just a minute. we will see traffic with julie wright. good morning, julie. >> on the roads right now, accident activity reported southbound baltimore washington parkway approaching powder mill. checking for the crash northbound on the bw parkway near 197. i've got the delays on the outer loop of the beltway, 16 miles an hour west out of college park. randolph road at dewey for the accident, that should be in the process of picked up and moved out of the roadway. southbound along 270, and major tie-ups, and eastbound i-70, approaching 79, is the accident activity. and 270 the to the lane divide, an hour and 20 minutes commute. still busy clearing the accident eastbound on 66 before you reach marshal. tr

: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. la encuesta tambien demuestra que la mitad de los latinos que asisten regularmente a la iglesia o servicios religiosos han escuchado hablar a sus reverendos, padres, o pastores de temas sociales como el aboroto, el matrimonio homosexual o la inmigracion, sin necesariamente hablar de politica o candidatos. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision. ...le recordamos que quedan solo 19 dias para las elecciones y usted tiene que hacer contar su voto... ....hacemos una pausa..pero en unos instantes.. por primera vez la costa este del pais se une a un simulacro de terremoto llevado a cabo hoy a nivel nacional..vamos a tener toda la informacion. ademas...el gobierno colombiano y las guerrillas de las farc muestran sus diferencias en el dialogo de paz que se realiza en oslo. se esperan aguaceros en el area metropolitana a partir de las siete hasta maÑana temprano... detalles de este pronostico despues de la pausa... millones de personas participaron en un simulacro que tiene como objetivo crear conciencia en la ciudadania para que este preparada y

washington post poll. you can watch the debate right on abc 7, be it the beginning tomorrow night at 9:00. -- beginning tomorrow night at 9:00. >> vice-president to candidate will appear at an evening.s romney appeared at a rally in today and now in the air on virginia. he will reportedly stay in that next weekt ready for for rice -- vice presidential debate. >> we are on storm watch. clouds are still hanging around this hour. is any more rain headed out this weekend? doug hill joins us with a look evening forecast. >> most of the rain is out of now.rea right most of the shower activity is area.ast of the some drizzle and fog is the story. over 3.5 inches at culpeper and almost 2.5 gaithersburg. most of the rain will stay south , but theof the city fog is the story. declining visibility and very tonight and early tomorrow. all kinds of stuff is coming up for you in a few minutes. a story from nw washington tonight. americane students at were assaulted near campus. l the attacks happened in the evening orn the late early morning. the women were walking in the n massachusetts avenue wh

ice para mas informaciÓn sobre este tema visite la pagina carsafe.gov desde washington, silvana quiroz univision la autoridades tambien afirmaron que no se trata de una marca de autos especifica, es por esta raozn que usted debe acudir a su consecionario o dealer para revisar su bolsa de aire si es que la cambio en los ultimos ... la empresa japonesa toyota anuncio que retirara mas de 7, 4 millones de vehiculos en todo el mundo, para repararles un interruptor defectuoso en una de las ventanas... la medida, anunciada afecta mas de una decena de modelos producidos de 2005 a 2010... en estados unidos el pedido de devolucion para hacerles las reparaciones abarca los modelos yaris, corolla, matrix, camry, rav4, highlander, tundra, sequoia y scion xb y xd, un total de unos 2,47 millones de vehiculos...y hoy la capital vi decepcion tras la perdida del equipo de baseball de los nacionales...este juego paralizo temporalmente los alrededores del estadio... claudia uceda presencio el juego y nos dice que sucedio.. claudia!!! claudia uceda/ national park washington dc asi es la emocion que

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sunday. >>> the washington nationals are preparing for their first home playoff game after really taking one on the chin in st. louis yesterday. jordan zimmerman got the start despite being 0-5 against the carpds in the regular season -- cards in the regular season. the bad luck continued in the post-season as well. he lasted three innings, gave up seven hits and five runs. the nats shovelled through -- shuffled through seven pitchers to get the job done. the cardinals crushed the nats 12-4 tying the series at one game a piece. >>> the number of people sickened by the deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 105. eight people have died. most of the cases are in virginia, tennessee, and michigan. there are also cases in maryland. doctors expect the numbers to grow over the next few weeks. all the patients got fun gal meningitis from tainted steroid injections for back pain. >> that period of time from the exposure, the inoculation to the onset of symptoms can be quite prolonged, up to a month and maybe even a little bit longer. >> symptoms include headache, nausea, dizziness and

was done under water, carving a pumpkin. that.e >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. i try, i'dr how hard d up with the same face on the pump in every year. good morning, washington. tuesday, october 16. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. meteorologisto jacqui jeras. have you carved your pumpkin? >> not yet. it is always triangle eyes. we are dealing with some chilly temperatures this morning. moon and we have mostly clear skies. 54 at reagan national, 50 at dulles, 48 in gaithersburg, 50 in winchester. get into the sixties afternoon. 62 at noon with sunny skies, 66 at 5:00. adam caskey is out live. find out where, in less than 10 minutes. angela.raffic with >> an excellent drive for the part into virginia. alexandria, arlington, doing well on 395. a live look at traffic on route lanes open.l in virginia, the only reported is southbound 95 between point rd.rd. and an active work zone through the four corners between new hampshire and university boulevard, the new traffic has two lanes to the right, but all lanes are open well.tting by back to

, 66 in washington. 61 at dulles. here is your forecast for today. 66 right now in washington as i mentioned. here is your forecast for today, 76. lots of clouds, showers and maybe even a thunderstorm lineally today. bring an umbrella here just in case. not going to be raining all day. >> good news there. not l day. >> time to say hell toe julie wright, see what is happening during the morning commute. it is a beautiful day. >> wisdom! >> it is. the nats are the champs. >> she is any adepression over the cowboys. >> oh, it's just one week. >> thank you, wisdom. we still have 11 weeks to go. >> something like that. but the nats are the champs today. let's focus on that. >> that is the good thing. we are very happy for the bats. i know baseball fans in this town are just upside down with joy and they should be. we have accident activity involving an overturned vehicle. the ramp from westbound 100 to 295 is shut down. eastbound, the lane remain open. on the other side of town, you will find lanes are open 395 coming across the 14th street bridge making your way from the potomac to the

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making a run for the playoffs when the washington nationals came to the district they got a new taxpayer funded stadium but how taxpayers lost money on the stadium deal will investigate. it's friday october twelfth five pm in washington d.c. lopez if you're watching r t. all right leading the news this hour we are t. minus twenty five days until the november presidential elections and the candidate who is leading the race depends on who you ask some polls put president obama up by a few points other show mitt romney edging ahead and some indicate that the two men are virtually neck and neck now this has pundits declaring that this election could come down to a photo finish so this is further proof that each and every float counts now we've already seen some interesting tactics some part of the democrats and republicans in changing the voting system you could call it a way to level the playing field when it comes to voter fraud or a ploy to sway the election the problem is that each state and sometimes each individual county has a different set of rules and while those double sta

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, nats, nats. this afternoon the washington nationals organization and its fans will enjoy the team's first ever home playoff game at nationals park. >> kristin fisher joins us live from nats park in southeast d.c. previewing today's big game. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, guys. an exciting morning. we're just hours away from the first post-season game ever played here at nats park. it is all sold out but you can still get tickets. i've got the man who can tell you how. gregory mccarthy, he's the vice president of government and municipal affairs with the washington nationals. gregory, thanks for being with us bright and early. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a good morning for you. >> go nats. >> reporter: how can people still come see this game if they don't already have tickets? >> as you might expect after waiting almost eight decades for post-season baseball, this season and this region have responded great to us. we are sold out for today except we're going to have available at 9:00 a.m. when our box office opens, a limited number of standing

. questions more. well good evening it is wednesday october twenty fourth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz out you're watching our t.v. . last night we aired the presidential debate for third party candidates live from chicago the debate was moderated by larry king sponsored by the free and equal elections foundation and well neither mitt romney nor president obama showed up it was attended by former new mexico governor gary johnson of the libertarian party the green party's dr jill stein former virginia congressman virgil goode and the with the constitution party and former salt lake city mayor who you see there rocky anderson with the justice party the candidates spoke about several topics including something we speak i'm on a lot here at our team and national defense authorization act signed signed into law by president obama nearly a year ago. i would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you when i was you was that is to be arrested and detained without being charged that's the reason we call or is this. it's an outrage ten twenty one an

. there are lots of bomb throwers in washington. we do not need any more. we need bridge builders. in delaware, we realize we are all in this together. the guys that i take every day with me to washington, d.c. are what i learned from my parents, church, the figure out the right things to do, treat the people we want to be treated, focus on excellence in everything we do. just do not give up. those are the values that have guided me through my life. >> not an opening statement. >> my name is keven wade. it is a short name. it is easy to remember. i am glad to be the republican candidates. i am not here for the republican party and certainly i am not here for the leadership of the democrat party. i am here because washington is n. didthe image has not reached our homes and it is affecting our children and grandchildren. career politicians have done more to secure their own political prospects than secure the families. i know all of us need to go to washington because washington will not change until we change the people in washington. >> why am i here? i am here because i'm tired of th

, search nbc washington weather, and there you can download our storm team 4 weather app to get all the latest news and warnings right to your phone. we'll continue to keep you updated right from this storm center. >> doug, thanks. stay with news4 as we track sandy onli nbcwashington.com, twitter and facebook, and right here on news4. >>> a well-known swimming coach who taught local athletes for decades was arrested today for child abuse. that accusation against rick curl, it dates back 30 years. news4's pat collins spoke to his accuser and was there when curl turned himself in. pat? >> reporter: at the montgomery county jail, a swim coach charged in a child sex case. it goes back to the '80s. the victim? one of his best swimmers. 63-year-old rick curl, a well-known washington area swim coach, leaving the montgomery county jail after he was officially charged in a child abuse sex case. a case that goes back 30 years. curl released on a $50,000 money bond. the victim, kelly davies kearn. i talked to her by phone about curl's arrest. >> i don't know whether to laugh or cry. i'm thankf

-- attack. >>> a drive by shooting at third street and livingston road in southeast washington. police say around 12:45 this morning, a gunman on a motorcycle fired a gun, hitting a man in the leg. the gunman then crashed his bike and took off. police are still looking for him. >>> a second person in virginia has died from the nationwide meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll now to 16, more than 230 others are sick. this news comes as federal criminal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the infections. health officials believe steroid injections to help back pain were contaminated. on monday the food and drug administration warned other drugs from the pharmacy may be tainted. >>> the group that launched a controversial advertising campaign on metro wants a new ad posted in stations and buses. this is the new ad from the american freedom defense initiative. it features this from the koran. "soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of unbelievers," and it has a picture of the burning twin towers on september 11th. they're still waiting for approval from t

, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> several children are dead after an early-morning house fire in baltimore. straight ahead, and updates. >> we are taking you to a preview of today's vice- presidential debate in kentucky. good morning, washington. glad you are waking up with us. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get to adam caskey for the forecast. >> it will be a beautiful day with bright sunshine, but noticeably cooler than yesterday. temperatures back below average today. 34 degrees in frostburg maryland. in the 40's elsewhere. 47 in arlington and chevy chase and la plata. 45 in winchester. 62 this afternoon with bright sunshine and a northwest 2 degrees at 5-10. i will have your nationals forecast coming up. now to angela. >> starting to see some improvement in maryland. the ramp was shut down from the outer loop of the beltway to rockville pike. and has just reopened. those delays are easing up. so traffic -- or rather southbound 270 is building through urbana and germantown, on the brakes a little. crossing the american league on the beltway, no

] >> reporter: let me talk to this man. this is brian from washington d.c. how you feeling right now? >> right, thank you. >> reporter: what is that like in there? >> overwhelming. it was great to see them win this national title. >> reporter: this happened a little bit in an anti-climactic way because the nats found out and all their fans at around 9:45 when the pittsburgh pirates up in pittsburgh beat the atlanta braves. so with that the nats became the national league east champions. here, this is from masn what it looked like inside. the place went nuts. it was between the top and bottom of the 9th inning here and the nats are down 2-0 at the point, but because the braves lost in pittsburgh the nats are nl east champs. take a look at these people, going crazy still. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: let me ask this gentleman over here, sir, tell me how did you get this shirt so quickly? >> the minute that the nats clinched because of atlanta losing they cleaned out all the old shirts from the store. they put these on the. they put out the hats and the shirts. >> reporter: di