website for more. ♪ >> next, a debate in the virginia governor's race. and at gillespie participate in a debate hosted by nbc 4, moderated by chuck todd. both candidates were asked about a number of topics, including economic growth and public education. it is under one hour. news for special presentation. decision 2017, the virginia governor's race. vote in aoff for your high-stakes race drawing national attention. live from n headquarters in mclean, here is nbc news political director and moderator, chuck todd. [applause] >> good evening, i'm chuck todd. welcome to the virginia debate northam and ed gillespie. it is hosted by the northern virginia chamber of commerce. and nbc 4. this debate is airing on all nbc stations across the state of virginia, nationally on c-span, and live on the nbc washington app. let me cover the event. it will begin with two minute opening statements. the panelists and myself will direct questions. these are determined by nbc news and the panelists and have not been reviewed by the candidates or the northern virginia chamber. each candidate will have one m

and mr. gillespie. at george mason university. on all nbc is stations across the state of virginia, nationally, and streaming live. we begin quick we by covering the rules of the event. the debate will be one hour and will have opening statements from the candidates. questions tol pose the candidates. the questions are determined by nbc news and the panelist and have not been reviewed by the -- the candidates. have 90didate will seconds to respond and there will be a one minute rebuttal. i have the right to follow up as needed. will conclude with closing statements. the timekeeper will notify them of time. in the interest of covering is much ground as possible, we ask for adherence to the time limits. now, we welcome our panelists. for juniorvering politics for over 20 years. we have done this rodeo. covered forest i virginia governors and is a veteran of the debates. and -- he has been writing and commenting on virginia politics for 30 years. now, let's bring in the candidates. republican, ed gillespie. democrat, ralph mr. northam -- ralph northam. i know these nominees will make

. democrat ralph northam and republican ed gillespie face off for your vote in a high stakes race drawing national attention. live from capitol one headquarters in mcclain here's nbc political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. >> good evening. i am chuck todd, and welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate between the democratic lieutenant governor ralph northam and republican nominee ed gillespie, hosted by the northern virginia chimber of commerce, and of course nbc 4. this debate is airing on all nbc stations as virginia, nationally on c-span and streaming live on the nbc washington app. let me begin quickly covering the rules of today's event. the debate will last one hour and will begin with two-minute opening statements from each candidate. then our panelists and myself will pose questions directly to the candidates. i should note these questions are determined by nbc news and the panel is and not reviewed by the candidates or the northern virginia chamber. each candidate will have 1:30 to respond and the candidate answering first will have an additional one

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major party lieutenant governor northam and ed gillespie shared the stage last night. overall it was mostly a cordial debate as you might expect with northam and gillespie agreeing on issues. these candidates sparred on taxes and on sanctuary cities. they answered questions about whether the state's confederate stat use should be taken down or left alone. that came from virginia voters who had violence in charlottesville. >> when you are on the side of preserving the evil institution of slavery, you're on the wrong side of history. our history is our history and i believe we need to educate and teach about it. i would think the stat use would be better placed in museums with certainly historical context, but i am leaving that up to the localities. >> now the asked about metro funding. northam and gillespie agreed the transit agency is in northern virginia. neither would commit on how to meet the challenge. the direct question with that, maryland's governor says he'll put up $500 million. neither will say they will do it. they want metra to come up with changes. how do you do that if

gillespie. that edge is within the margin of error. >> suffolk university poll shows an actual dead heat with both candidates at 42%. the closeness of this race elevates the stakes for tonight's debates. news 4's molette green is working for you in the community. >> she's talking to folks in virginia about the debate and the election to come, too. molette what, are folks saying? >> reporter: well, folks are saying they're definitely going to be watching tonight's debate as they try to make those last decisions. but people are telling me they pretty much have their minds made up about who they're going to vote for. here at bob and edith's it's a well-known diner in arlington. people love to dish about politics over their morning breakfast. people are starting to really come in and sit down. we've talked to some people who have come in, ordered their food and left out. one gentleman telling me he is a democrat. but he's leaning towards the candidate for governor who is the more nonpolitician, if you will. that's where we are with what people are talking about. still making up their mi

, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. a local community claiming victory after a utility company changes plans for massive power line projects. i will tell you what is next. ahead. >>> news 4 at 6:00. starts now. >> president trump going after nba super star steph curry. good evening. curry fired back, suggesting racism, may be playing a role in the president's criticism. the controversy coming hours after trump blasted the nfl and players who kneel during the national anthem. we have this ongoing draw ma. >> reporter: in alabama friday night, president trump throwing red meat to his supporters. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that -- off the field right now? out, he is fired.

century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, adrianna: right now, a possible in the murder mystery out of indiana where two teenage girls were killed while hiking back in february. police now say a man arrested in colorado may be connected to this case. daniel nations was arrested outside of colorado

sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. ahead of today's g-o-p senate primary in alabama.. take a look at what candidate roy moore did yesterday to counter negative to deal with! moore and incumbent luther strange are vying to fill the seat left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. president trump is backing strange. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is backing moore. there is much more ahead on good morning washington. ryan hughes is live on breaking news.. ryan? and seven is on your side all throughout on the baltimore washington parkway. the shutdown slowing your commute. maria moving north. evacuations in effect right now as the east coast braces for impact. were live at the beach. and the dallas c

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republican ed gillespie. >> and a new quinnipiac poll just out today shows northam with a ten-point lead over gillespie, among likely voters. that's with a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points. but with 48 days to go until election day, a whole lot can change in that time especially as the candidates get ready to square off tonight. with so much riding on this evening's debate, we have every angle covered for you. >> our live team coverage begins with jim handly who is inside capital one headquarters in mclean. jim, walk us through the last-minute preparations. >> i'll tell you, both candidates have been in the house, they've been here half an hour. as you mention we are an hour away. because the eyes of the political nation really are watching this race. only one of two statewide races this november. we have just 49 more days, but a lot can happen in this debate. this is the only statewide live televised debate between these two and it is happening before 400 invited guests here at the world headquarters of capital one. we are here now, we want to show you some aerials because this

ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. sevi and his alleged use of private jets. "politico" reports.. he's spent more than 400-thousand dollars on taxpayer-funded private jet travel since may. president trump is making it clear.. he's angry. when asked if he'd fire price, president trump said, quote.. "we'll see." but a white house official said yesterday, the president has no immediate plans to remove him from the cabinet. we're learning more about thousands of facebook ads allegedly placed by russians during and after the 20-16 presidential campaign.. facebook says russian companies paid more than 100-thousand dollars for the ads. investigators say many came from an operation in st. petersburg, where young russians are hired to send out fake news. the ads were politically charged

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studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. we are seeing new video this morning from mexico, magnitude 7.1 earthquake last week. survivors recorded on their cell phones, after an office building collapsed, burying them. they tell reporters they texted family members, and said goodbye, as they heard the floors above collapsing on top of them. when the shaking stopped-- the survivors say they didn't think help would find them in time. help did arrive, 17 hours later. right now-- mexican officials say at least 320 people were killed in the earthquake. emergency crews are not giving up hope. search efforts will continue today. the nationals looked good on the road in new york. and later today, they may look even better. nats were trailing 1-0... when trey turner lines one deep to left

ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: check out this video. bizarre crime caught on camera in the district. a man walks into this yard, grabs a potted plant. here he goes. yes, t this video from september 8 near the corner of 6 and istreet in northeast d.c. police want you to give them a call if you recognize the man. crime alert in loudoun county where police put out this video as a warning for parents. watch here as a thief slides in between the two s.u.v.'s. you see what he does there. seconds later he goes through a window and he is gone with a woman's purse. that hap

ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph nort hamn'doest show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >>> remember this? the famous ice bucket challenge that raised millions of dollars for als research? the disease is incurable and weakens muscles and makes we have an event coming up and a personal story that hits close to home. >> two years ago i got a phone call from my best friend. i was sitting on the couch in my apartment, two and a half hours away when her voice started trembling. she shared her mother was diagnosed with als and their lives haven't been the same since. when 27-year-old alexis accepted the ice bucket challenge in 2014, she didn't know much about it until a year later when her mother was diagnosed with

sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. >>> disgraced former congressman anthony wiener is going to jail for two months. he broke down and cried in court as it was announced. he was convicted of sexting a 15-year-old girl. >>> lawmakers continue to debate the health care and demonstrators showed up on capitol hill. police officers removed some of them from the room. two senators are already on record saying they will vote no for the bill and another no would mean defeat. over the weekend, the sponsors sweetened the senator for two who were on the fence. under the tweaked version, those states would get more federal. >> you can't spend the money on roads and bridges but health care. you have to have accountability. >> the

eastern shore of virginia. the republican, ed gillespie, and you'll recognize his face from that tight 123459 race whe -- senate race where mark warner edged him out. he was a former advisor with george w. bush. he worked with the romney campaign. he is a lobbyist, that has come up in some of the commercials. commercials started out soft and they've taken a tougher edge. it's going to be interesting to see how tough things get from chuck todd from meet the press will be the moderator, julie carey who covers northern virginia for us will be on the panel be asking questions as will news 4 anchor aaron gilchrist. we'll be talking to both of them throughout the evening. a programming note, we'll be back at 5:00 and 6:00. news 4 at 6:00 is 4567 an hour followed by nbc nightly news. this debate begins at 7:00, at 8:00 we're going to be doing some facebook live. facebook, this debate has the attention of facebook. they have set up a lounge here. they are watching this for the rest of the country, too. a lot of attention because as we've mentioned this week, this is one of only two statewide c

21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. michelle: must-see video now. rampage without warning at fort lauderdale gas station. wi slammed in several cars and gets out and chases the car screaming obscenities at everybody in the area. within minutes police surround the man and arrest him. they are not sure why he suddenly went off the rail. jonathan: this is in the same videotape. this was shattered on a taillight in the aftermath of a battle after a former drugs council lor confronted a guy shooting up heroin in the parking lot. >> he went whoa, whoa, whoa and swung at me with a hand that had a needle in it. i swung at his truck and hit the driver's side mirror. i think it came off. jonathan: that is what an axe would do. he says he constantly finds needles

gillespie faced off last night in their second debate. northam is the current lieutenant governor. gillespie is a former counselor to president george w. bush. the candidates discussed confederate statues, following the riots in charlottesville. gillespie believes the statues should remain, but with certain conditions. virginia is one of only two states electing governors the race is getting national attention, as a potential early referendum on president trump. bike sharing in the district is about to change. starting today, two new dockless bike systems are making their debut in d-c. they work similar to capital bike share - but now you wont need to find a docking station to leave the bike. instead, the bikes are tracked by g-p-s. they can be parked anywhere.. usually on a street or sidewalk. riders can find a bike, unlock it and pay - all using an app. breaking right now - hurricane maria closing in on puerto rico. the latest update has the storm making landfall in about 30 minutes. stormwatch seven is monitoring it all, next. few hours away. - still a category 5. max winds 165

gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. michelle: a man seen leaving fliers on cars. this happened a month ago. you can see him wearing hard hat and the safety vests putting fliers on >> we don't want atmosphere of hate or intolerance. we want everyone to feel welcome. michelle: in both cases the fliers included a symbol described as a fascist logo used by nazi sympathizers in france in world war ii. update now in the case of the woman caught on video throwing urine on a metrobus driver. who could forget this scene, right? a judge telling this woman you are in more trouble. here is why. opal brown did not show up in court today and her attorney said it's due in part she can't ride metrobuss. but the judge pointed out she is only banned from one specific bus line. but for whatever the reason a

,rtham, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. jonathan: new developments to tell you about in a deadly shooting of 15-year-old in haymarket. police and prosecutors say the friday shooting was justified saying that the teen was beating a woman with a crowbar before he started threatening them with it. his father, though disagrees. >> they could have subdue my son. this is a murder. this is police brutality. jonathan: the prince william county officers involved in the incident were not wearing body cameras in this. nancy: "7 on your side" consumer alert now after a bank card skimming device found inside a gas pump in arlington. it was found before 3:00 yesterday at the exxon where lee highway splits from old mi rec

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is going to be the virginia governor's debate. democrat ralph northam and republican ed gillespie will face off on nbc4. it's a debate that will be pivotal in determining who becomes the commonwealth's next governor. that's because the race is essentially a dead heat right now. two polls out yesterday from suffolk university and the university of mary washington shows the race is basically tied. one thing you might notice tonight, ralph northam and ed gillespie trying to connect the voters by talking about local issues. >> they're going to look at the quality of their schools, look at transportation, they're going to look at economically of their communities. >> here's a quick programming note for tonight. due to the debate, news 4 at 6:00 is going to run for half an hour. that will be followed by "nbc nightly news" at 6:30. then the debate will air live at 7:00 right here on nbc4. it will be moderated by nbc's chuck todd and news 4's northern virginia bureau chief julie carey and "news4 today's" aaron gilchrist will serve as panelist. >>> apple releasing a new operating system. t

studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. . >>> redskins defense that was really the story in the victory over the raiders on sunday night. 27-10 the redskins ofcourse get the victory. thedefense forced 3 oakland rarnovers, 0-11 were the s ideron offense for 3rd downs as the skins put their foot down. theyadvanced to 2-1 and visit the chiefs next week >>> well, earlier we asked you whether you support nfl players protest during the national anthem. the results of our pollshow a slight chance 47% say yes you support the league and 53% say you side with in the dispute. we want to continue tohear from you. to register youropinion go to wusa9.com/vote or click the vote button in our app. . >>> senate republicans are pushing forward with their newest eff

lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ nancy: caught on video a horrifying crash that sent sparks flying. a woman speeding out of control when she slammed into this car dealership wiping out four cars as well as power lines. amazingly police say she appeared to be fine when she got out of the car. but they are investigating whether the drugs or the alcohol played a role in this crash. michelle: a chilling admission from a woman accused of shooting and wounding a virginia state trooper after a high-speed chase tuesday night near richmond. >> okay. so he is going to shoot me if i run. i turned around and i shot him. that is the worst mistake i made in my life. i was high. i was drunk. i was scared. i did not want t michelle: that is cariss daniels, mother of two and also a convicted felon and was not allowed to own a gun. but she says charging her with attempted capital murder is unfair. her reasoning is

gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law estaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >> now at 6:30, a woman is attacked steps away from a local college campus. >> police say the man who did it is still out there. they say he likely got into the home on guilford road in college park through an open window. news 4's derrick ward is live in the neighborhood right now. >> derrick, this happened so close to the university of maryland. how are the students nearby and the school reacting to this? >> reporter: well, an alert went out system wide here on the campus. their alerts go out to cell phones and any hand held devices and computers. that is standard procedure so they're aware of it. but especially the people who live on this street, the students who live on the street are particul

. i just saw lieutenant governor ed northam and ed gillespie getting ready in a couple hours, they will face-off in their first statewide televised debate. chuck todd is going to join me in just minutes. first we are keeping our eye on those major hurricanes swirling around the atlantic and where they are headed next, wendy. >> that's right. we are going to have more on those hurricanes in just a moment. first we're going to follow the breaking news out of mexico city where a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rattled buildings and nerves and caused some deaths. chris lawrence is at our live desk. >> yeah, wendy. we have just learned that at least 42 people have now been killed. people in mexico city say the shaking was strong and it seemed to go on that's just coming into our newsroom. first responders and everyday people have been shouting into piles of rubble trying to see if anyone is trapped inside. we've seen people working, digging through rubble with their bare hands trying to find survivors. the earthquake shattered entire buildings and rubble spilling out in some areas. and now

ralph northam and republican nominee ed gillespie hosted by the northern virginia chamber of commerce the school of government at george mason university. this debate is airing on all nbc stations across the state of virginia national antispam and streaming live on the nbc washington app. let me begin quickly by covering the rules of today's event that the debate will last one hour and who became a two-minute opening statements from each candidate and then our panelists and myself will pose questions directly to the candidates. i should note these questions determined by nbc news and the panelists and have not been reviewed by the candidates or the northern virginia chamber. each candidate will have one minute and 30 seconds to respond and the candidate answering first will have an additional 1-minute rebuttal. as moderator reserve the right to follow-up is needed and finally we will conclude the debate with one minute closing statements as well. we will notify the candidates of their remaining time and when the time has expired tragic covers much ground as possible only as the candid

northam. pediatric neurologist who once served in the army. on the right, ed gillespie, former chair of the rnc, counselor to president george w. bush and launched an unsuccessful bid for senate seat in 2014. the race is close with gillespie trailing northam. the leader of glaspie's party is not particularly popular among virginia voters. 53% say they disapprove of the job president trump is doing. 74% say the president is not a factor in their vote from governor. >> it's a little bit surprising. i think the polling result provides a lesson for the continuation of this campaign for the northam campaign. if he's the focus so heavily on the trump administration trying to tie ed gillespie to donald trump, it appears that's just not going to be enough to get him the governorship. >> in the subject of president trump came up. >> if i could talk about some policies. >> gillespie pivoted. >> he could say i am nancy pelosi and i could say he's donald trump and we could have that debate but it's not going to get another job created. >> the focused it on other topics like the economy and confe

, yo ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >>> just in, maryland task force one. montgomery county fire says it is getting ready to head to the caribbean for hurricane relief. this is a bleak picture from the small caribbean islands of don't minu dominica. there have been seven deaths on that island. doug will have an update in a few minutes. >>> kids from prekindergarten to college level play on it but tonight artificial turf is raising concerns for parents in the as aimee cho reports, parents were not notified until august. >> reporter: she's worried about it. >> i'm worried about toxicity. >> reporter: her oldest son is in first grade a

race. bush is going to have a fundraising campaign for ed gillespie. and hillary clinton is a headliner for the fundraiser for ralph northam in new york on wednesday. alison: federal judge giving maryland the go-ahead to stop drug companies from price gouging customers. a group representing makers of several prescription drugs were trying to get an injunction before the st law before it goes into effect on sunday. this morning a judge denied that request. it did allow the lawsuit to move forward. larry: coming up at 5:00, dead fish flowing in the potomac. what neighbors say is going on and how the people they blame are responding. >> i was almost in tears. alison: later what has been happening at the restaurant for years that brings tears almost every time. >> crime scene at the ballpark. a.t.m. takedown that didn't work. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improve