we begin with news4's darcy spencer, live in fairfax. >> reporter: fairfax police just wrapped up a press conference right here at police headquarters, just a few minutes ago. in fact, announcing jesse matthew has been indicted in connection with the sexual assault that happened here nine years ago. the commonwealth's attorney and police chief praising detectives for not giving up nine years later. now they are pursuing a prosecution in this case. we found out back in 2010 that the sexual assault here in fairfax was linked to the murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. police were able to link matthew to the sexual assault along germantown road. she had gone to the store, the giant food store and was walking home when she was viciously and violently attacked. nine years later today, matthew has now been indicted, three counts as mentioned, felony counts, attempted murder, abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault. the commonwealth's attorney says the victim is, in fact, cooperating in this case. and she is very grateful. >> the victim is grate of to the lead detective

jeff goldberg is live in fairfax. is our first look at jesse matthew in a courthouse in fairfax county. you will hear that any moment. jesse matthew not offering a plea. as attorney also filing motion saying that he is seeking psychiatric evaluation for jesse matthew's sanity. here's the video inside the courthouse. sitting next to his attorney. via video link from the jail in how mild county, virginia. the charges included attempted murder, absorption, and sexually assault. inated to an incident september 2005 against a 26-year-old woman in fairfax. the charges are unrelated to the abduction charge he is facing in the hannah graham case. also unrelated to the possible deatho the abduction and of morgan harrington in 2009. the judge decided matthew will have cut offenders -- codefenders, a public defender. matthew asked for only one attorney. prefer him to be my attorney because i have built a relationship with him. the judge denied that request. judge saying he wants to move forward quickly. in two weeks, jesse not h

he was transferred to fairfax to stand trial on the new charges. and he says even though his stay might be temporary, he's made his presence known. >> i don't run this block, but i got say-so on this block. >> you're 20 years old. >> 20 years old. it's just the way i carry myself. i don't act like a 20-year-old. i just don't. >> his cell mate, jonathan lacey, knew him on the streets and says conte garners respect. >> he did a lot of stuff on the outside to prove he goes hard. meaning he's not nothing but talk. he's a businessman on the streets. he's a real young entrepreneur. >> business. talking drugs? >> i seen you though. >> we bless each other while we're in here. that's what you got to do. >> treat them like your brother. >> got to treat them like your brother. you have to. no question about that. >> since lacey and conte have not seen each other in five years prior to becoming cell mates, they have much to catch up, including the circumstances lacey says brought him back to jail. >> came back, got caught and i'm here doing my backup time for

fall kid fest. >> it's happening at the fairfax county government center in fairfax. news 4's erica gonzalez is there live for us. what's going on? >> i got the tough assignment of being here between steak and cheese and the corn dogs and funnel cakes and elephant ears. 22 years running. it is finally time for fall for fairfax. you notice the leaves outside are changing. they're turning, they're falling. it's a beautiful day. we want to thank our storm team 4 meteorologists for giving us great weather today. the rain subsided. the sun is coming out. this is a perfect day for you to bring the entire family out here. again, 22 years running. this is a free event. we cannot stress that enough. it is free for admission. you can come in here. we have 100 different exhibitors and you're going to get to do a lot of different things. this is kind of like the best combination between a last grasp at summer, if you will. you have cotton candy and elephant ears and all that great food. but you also have the tried and true of fall. let's put up that bracket for you so you can tel

but will remain housed at fairfax county until her grand larceny charge is resolved. she says her unusual appearance has led to cruelty. >> oh, what's that on your skin, is it contank jus? everyone asks me that. no it's just eczema. it's not even that bad. that's all i hear all the time. >> slaughter did not want to discuss why she has no eyebrows or lashes. but it's led to unwanted nicknames. >> they call me giraffe, call me terradactyl, they call me all types of [ bleep ]. i know on the outside i don't look like this. i do makeup, i don't hair, i do lashes, i do everything. so i don't look the same. >> you know she ain't got no eyebrows, no eyelashes. i'm not trying to be funny or put her down or anything but this is a jail. people in jail talk. >> they call her avatar. they call her alien. i mean, it's just cruel. >> avatar. that's her new nickname. people are actually calling her that on the block now. >> i cry a lot. because i never heard, i 97 understood, i'm always misunderstood. i'm always singled out. i'm always the outcast. and it hurts. >> she's like scaly

i did reach out to the school system in fairfax county. they tell me they cannot comment on pending litigation. i reached out to miss lemon, sent her an e-mail and she's not yet responded. >>> coming up, we will share more of these shocking allegations made in the 31 page complaint and you will hear from an employment attorney who will explain where this case could go from here as it plays out in federal court. in the falls church section of fairfax county. i'm david culver, news4. >>> a live look outside. we want to show you rock creek park. they got hammered today with lots of rain. it was very tricky driving there earlier today. still, cars taking it very slowly. >> a lot of slipping and sliding, veronica, how much more of that? >> until 7:00 or 8:00 this evening we will have pockets of moderate and heavy rain east of i-95. for the morning rush some folks got off okay and the evening rush a lot of area on evening roads. roads will be pretty soggy with leaves down and still wet with showers coming through. the worst of the weather prior

jay korff joins us from fairfax. what did she say? that asaid emotionally traumatized and confused young woman came to her door late one night, nine years ago, asking for help. the authorities say that it happened along the wood line behind me. today they say that jesse matthew jr. is the suspect. >> she was lucky to live. ago, a manrs attacked a woman carrying home groceries in fairfax city, her into the woods, and sexually assaulted her. the 26-year-old victim somehow survived and went for help. >> i remember the woman who knocked on our door. >> she knew immediately she was the victim of violence and called 911. >> her hair was messed up with leaves and sticks in her hair. >> this is the composite sketch. nine years later, this is the mode shot of jesse matthew jr. hasecutors announced he been indicted on attempted capital murder, abduction, and sex assault charges in connection with that 2005 crime. chargedis behind bars, in the disappearance of uva student hannah graham, and law enforcement says there is a forensic link between t

she was taken to virginia hospital then fairfax. officials have been notified. they are working this incident. wem monitor you on the latest of what we are learning this. seems to be a joint effort. >> the pentagon has roped off several of the parking lots there because she became ill in the parking lot. this is video of the pentagon. you can see the huge response there. if anybody becomes ill in the pentagon parking lot on a normal day you won't see this kind of response. the fire department and police were there as well. metro officials also there. it remains to be seen whether she was on a tour bus or metro bus. lots of questions. >> welcome back. breaking news happening here. we understand a patient was taken from the pentagon to fairfax after exhibiting symptoms similar to ebola. >> that patient got off of a bus. we believe where the bus is now, tom is. what can you see? >> this is where that bus s. let me step out of the way. you can see. we're not sure which of the two buses it is. i've confirmed with a source these two buses were at the pentagon and the

la plata, waldorf, charlotte hall and here in fairfax station. dairy queen discovered 295 locations nationwide where the payment systems were infected by malware that was stealing customer information. the malware was active for a good hunk of august, although the exact dates varied my location. now here at fairfax station the problem was between august 5th and the 31st. now, take a look at some of the compromised information. this is what the hackers got. customer names, card numbers, and expiration dates. however, dairy queen says there is no indication they got social security numbers or pins. dairy queen says they have taken care of the problem, they have gotten rid of this malware and they are basically working with their customers. if you think you have been impacted, they are offering one free year of identity repair services. so you can contact them if you did go to one of these locations impacted and if you have concerns about your account. certainly keep a close eye on your bank accounts and report anything that might be strange. report

they want to get this case going quickly in fairfax. jim camblose was not happy with that decision by judge dennis smith. he shook his head, made other comments about procedure but he was not happy with having to share the defense of jesse matthew with a public defender here in fairfax county. that may arise as a potential issue in jesse matthews' defense. one other significant thing in court today was that jim ca camblose, attorney representing him in charlottesville requested an evaluation for sanity, that's not necessarily an indication he's going to enter an insanity plea in this case but he's going to want to have him evaluated. the judge did not accept that request right now. he said i'll accept a motion on that later and i'll consider it later. that's another significant development today in court, carol. jim camblose's attorney requesting an evaluation for sanity for jesse matthew. >> no plea was entered in court today, right? >> that's right. he did not enter a plea at the time because at the time the charges were read to him,

outside, fairfax fire had set up a yellow decontamination chamber. arlington and four fairfax emergency personnel, who had had contact with the patient, went decontamination. >> we have done our necessary operationally here to get the patient into the hospital. and then subsequently taken care providers. >> afterwards, they also decontaminated the unit, the brought the woman here to the hospital. and, again, the patient is in isolation. according to the spokesperson fairfax healthr department will determine whether she will be tested for ebola. reporting live from fairfax, virginia, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> thank you, sam. now we're also learning new details about the bus that that woman boarded just before she ill.e tom roussey is tracking the new developments on that bus where it ultimately stopped in washington. tom? >> in all, leon, you had three teams today. you had the pentagon and then you had here behind me, in is virginiahis avenue. that bus sat right there for 22 people who work at the pentagon had to wait and see somethinguld go or if else

fairfax hospital. >> leon, the woman remains in here at the fairfax hospital. we understand that she is being observed to see if she meets the criteria to be tested for ebola. it has been a busy day that started about nine hours ago in a parking lot of the pentagon. it was just after 9:00 this morning in the pentagon south walked lot when a woman onto a bus of marine employees, used the rest room, and then throwing up in the parking lot. theagon employees called arlington fire department. emergency workers learned the woman had recently been to west africa, possibly sierra leone, which has an ebola problem. the pentagon closed the south to vehicles and pedestrians and closed the entrance on that side. taken to then was fairfax hospital where she was placed in isolation. outside, fairfax fire had set up a yellow decontamination chamber. arlington and four fairfax emergency personnel, who had had contact with the patient, went decontamination. >> we have done our necessary operationally here to get the p

you see some of those around where darcy was holding that umbrella around fairfax. turning to radar you can see the showers coming through the i-95 corridor right down through the laurel area right through central portions of d.c. and fairfax county. they continue to move off. there is a few more back towards the west. take a look at the wider picture. here is our storm system here. we will see another storm system move through tomorrow. rain and wind up and down the east coast. we will talk about the effects that will play in our area coming up. >>> good news in the fight against ebola. the world health organization says nigeria and senegal are free of the virus. the outbreak continues in liberia and guinea. doctors in nigeria are crediting intense rehydration with saving lives there. >>> more good news tonight here in the u.s. the period of isolation ended today for more than 40 people quarantined in dallas. nbc news photographer is improving and could be released from the hospital this week. president obama was briefed again today. his ebola czar ron klain is set

>>> our camera was in the courtroom as jesse matthew appeared before a judge in fairfax county for a 2005 sex assault. good afternoon, i'm mike hydeck, he is accused of kidnapping and killing hannah graham. this time for a sexual attack of another woman back in 2005. he appeared by video link from a regional jail near charlottesville. peggy fox was in the courtroom and joins us live now with more on the hearing today. peg? >> reporter: jesse matthew was arraigned on the attempted murder, abduction, and sexual assault that happened here in the city of fairfax nine years ago. there was a bit of a fight today in court over who would represent the alleged serial rapist and killer in this fairfax case. >> we have the case of jesse leroy matthew jr.. >> reporter: jesse matthew appearing in a fairfax courtroom on a video link from the regional jail swears to tell the truth. >> affirm that you truthfully answer any questions the court may ask under penalty of law. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: judge dennis smith read the charges against him from 2005. attempted murder, abduction and sexual pen

kidnapping of uva student hannah graham, the man also charged in a fairfax sex assault case. >> peggy fox tells us matthew will remain in police custody and appear in court via video link. >> that's unsettling, but i'm glad he's gone. >> reporter: for people who lived in the oxford row townhouses in september of 2005 and remember the brutal sexual assault and attack on a young woman there's relief the suspect is behind bars. >> i'm glad nobody else's daughter or wife has to worry. >> reporter: in the fairfax case jesse matthew is charmed with attempted murder, abduction and sexual object penetration. prosecutors say the young woman was walking home from the nearby giant on jermantown road when she was grabbed and carried -- jermantown road when she was grabbeand carried to a aggressive area near a pool. then in october of 200-- grassy area near a pool. then in october of 2009 virginia tech student morgan harrington was found after a concert. sources say the victim in fairfax received a savage beating but fought back scratching the suspect which left his dna under her fingernails. with

much of fairfax county now dropping into the upper 40s to near 50s. so montgomery county and points west where the skies are beginning to clear out now, still near 60 degrees in southern maryland. and over capitol hill now, clearing skies and a cool morning. afternoon showers likely moving in. your weather headlines for this tuesday looking ahead to the next 24 hours, it will be wet and windy tomorrow with a coastal area of low pressure developing off the jersey coast and affecting our weather on wednesday. for today, a cool morning and mild afternoon. in fact, by early afternoon we aught to be up near 70 degrees. sunshine through the morning through noontime, but then quickly clouding up with showers likely moving through when heading back home from work and school by late this afternoon. we'll be down into the 60s by then. the next weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 by 4 hits the road with your commuter forecast. how is the commute now, melissa? >>> looking good. just have some construction that wants to hang around longer than we'd like. p

you were just showing interstate 66 shot in fairfax county. it's 66 and 50 northern virginia that are seeing the bulk of the light rain showers. we'll start out with clouds and a few showers here. by noon 72. isolated shower here and there this afternoon. mid- to upper 70s. we're in the 6 also now. on doppler 9000, we were looking at this area of rain in northern virginia moving in toward d.c. it's gotten into northwest d.c. as well. going to slip into southern montgomery here. loudoun county generally south of leesburg is seeing the rain. as i zoom in, i want to show you on the beltway here not far from tysons over toward mclean approaching arlington, we have some showers now. this extends back again almost to about winchester and berryville. andrea and mike, back to you. >> thank you, howard. >>> here's what's in the news right now. the secret service has suffered another embarrassment. cbs news confirms the security contractor who was convicted three times on charges of assault and battery was allowed on an elevator with president obama ear

that word from inova fairfax hospital. again, that woman does not have ebola. more good news tonight. the nurse being treated at the nih in bethesda is doing well. sitting up and eating now. doctors updated nina pham's condition this afternoon. the 25-year-old arrived in maryland late last night and was immediately tra to the nih's isolation unit. pham is listed in fair condition now, but doctors tell us she will have her ups and downs as her body fights off the virus. >> we fully intend to have this patient wa out of this hospital, and we'll do everything we possibly can to make that . >> doctors are not revealing if pham will be given an experimental drug as part of her treatment, but say everything -- everything is on the table. >>> a second nurse, amber vinson is hospitalized at emory universityl in georgia. and this evening a caribbean cruise ship is headed back to the united states, because of another ebola concern. mexican authori refused to let the carnival "magic" dock this afternoon after learning about a passenger. the state departm says the woman is

fall for fairfax. your forecast for today, temperatures 54 degrees at the government center in air fax county at 11:00 a.m. 61 at 2:00 and 60 degrees by 5:00 this afternoon. nothing but sunshine out there. perfect day for a chilly dog and a hot chocolate. maybe not together. if you're going outside to do something this evening, temperatures back down into the mid 50s by 7:00. low 50s by 11:00. that means 40s in some of the suburbs. for the next couple days dry and chilly outside, after the sun goes down this evening around 6:45, chilly to borderline cold. it won't be as cold tomorrow morning as this morning. nowhere near as many 30s on the map as there were this morning. then during the day we will see a mix of mid and high-level clouds coming in. it will be milder though. a gusty south wind tomorrow. could be quite breezy at times. will make for a milder day. tomorrow at 10 degrees or more warming than this afternoon. by late tomorrow night. mostly cloudy sky ts. the risk of a few sprinkles west of th

at the fairfax government center. zachary kiesch is there. >> reporter: lots of parents, lots of little kids trying to enjoy today. it's a little cooler out here, but expected to warm up. you can check us out right now. we're at the storm team 4 by 4. it's just 56 degrees. the sun and a warm cup of coffee will go a long way for you, too. if you're looking for a bite to eat, they have corn dogs and cheesesteaks. i heard they'll be a favorite. what can you expect? you can expect the opportunity to pick pumpkins, to decorate scare crows, jump on rides. it's an opportunity for you to get out and meet people in the community and also let the youngsters get out of the house and run around a little bit. a couple things to know, it's a free event. you can't go wrong there. we'll run from ten to five here. a lot of venders. we have a booth set up here. i hope you come by and introduce yourself. angie, i feel like this would be up your alley. >> i'm headed down there right after the shoechlt you know me too well. >> zachary, th

so far 165 of them have been issued in fairfax county. >> generally right now they come in and don't have an id, we will get them an id. they have to fill out a form, confirm they don't have an id. we'll run them through the system, sign a signature card and the state will provide them with id in the mail. >> in fairfax county the november 4th election will feature new voting machines which will take in the voters paper ballot. >>> a northern virginia couple charged in connection with the death of a baby behind bars tonight. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in nokesville, virginia. an infant is dead and her parents now sit in jail. >> how do you leave a 9-month- old home for 16 hours in a house? >> reporter: neighbors are reacting to the tragedy of a 9- month-old girl who died in her crib last weekend. police say the parents put their baby in the crip at 8:30 saturday night. -- crib at 8:30 saturday night. the next time they check up on her would be 12:30 sunday afternoon, 16 hours later. >> any child left unsupervised is terrible. >> reporter: police say one of the parents called 911 ab

fairfax is asking students about any travel to west africa. prince george's county, any student wh a high enough fever will be asked about the history but say the primary concern is about spreading of the flu. it is important to note there have not been any suspected cases reported in our area. >>> we are expecting an update very soon on a person hit by a train in virginia. the amtrak train was traveling from chicago to new york. it hit the person north of the center shopping plaza. the person hit was a woman. they're still not releasing her name or condition this morning. they are expected to give us an update after 7:00 a.m. vre is not reporting any delays in the area this morning. >>> 6:48. prosecutors say a respected d.c. rabbi may have recorded hundreds of women changing at a georgetown synagogue. the rabbi walked out of court after pleading not guilty to voyeurism charges. investigators uncovered hundreds of pictures of women on e rabbi's computer. police say is he used a camera disguised as an alarm clock to record women changing. his p

across into fairfax. heavy activity around laurel and columbia on i-70 and then once you get north of germantown, some heavier rain on i-270. we'll zoom into this. this is heavier activity. now, we're not talking about flooding or severe weather. but it's going to slow you down. on our storm tracker at 7:25, and maybe fairfax at 7:21. so, yes, yellow alert for a messy commute tomorrow. it will be windy as well. winds are going to gust over 25 miles per hour. no heavy rain or flooding, but it will slow you down. i will allow for extra time. need an umbrella to walk the kids to the bus stop as well. not a pleasant morning at the bus stop either. we'll see if we can get the showers out of here in time for the wednesday evening commute. >> tonight in charlottesville, are the remains found in a wooded area missing hanah graham. debra is live. what do you know? >> reporter: at this point, with rewaiting. that's all we are doing. we are locked down here at police department headquarters waiting for that informat

matthew will come to fairfax county in a couple of weeks to face charges of attempted murder and rape. we'll hear why matthews two lawyers had a public disagreement and why prosecutors may need to fly in a woman from out of the country, coming up in the next half hour. >>> there is a major development in the ebola quarantine controversy up in maine. today, a judge rejected the state's bid to force kaci hickox to stay home. she is the nurse who returned recently from west africa. the judge agreed that because kaci hickox does not have any symptoms of infection she is not a danger to the public. in the meantime, the united nations now reports there have been more than 13,000 cases of ebola in eight cou. and there have been nearly 5,000 people who have died from that disease. >>> some local nurses are planning to walk off the job in protest, saying their hospital has not prepared them enough to respond to the ebola crisis. we'll have more on the timing of the strike and why the nurses are so worried, coming up in 15 minutes. >>> we're j four days away from polls opening up in the mid-ter

it was a 2005 sexual assault case that takes place in fairfax county. are expecting more charges to be fouled against jesse matthew. we are expecting the attorney to announce charges in the press conference happening any moment now. >> the body discovered in an abandoned house in the charlottesville area over the weekend after she had gone than one month. and jesse matthew is a suspect in her disappearance. >> we are waiting on positive identification in the remains found, but police called off the search that was scheduled on sunday morning for hannah graham , a sophomore that went missing a little more than a month ago. we are still waiting for a positive identification on those remains. >> related to the death of morgan harrington. let's hear what he has to say. >> good afternoon. orrough.is raymond f. m raymond -- i'm the commonwealth attorney for fairfax county and carl is the chief of police. thank you for being here today. they returned an indictment charging jesse leroy matthew junior, 32 years of age of charlottesville, va with three felony cou

st in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies. >>> inspectors ordered them all closed with health citations. you can follow along and track these and all restaurants in d.c., montgomery county and virginia from our mobile restaurant alert. just text the word "food" to 25543 to search like on wisconsin avenue, the restaurant alert shows a september 18 report citing eight violations, including mice feces in the kitchen. in a statement, rockland says the health and safety of our guests is our top priority. we fixed those items. type in taylor gourmet on 19th street northwest and i'm see warnings issued on august 26, september 15, and september 22 resulting in a

families flock to the fairfax government center for today's kickoff. erica gonzalez was out there bright and early. folks got a firsthand look at our storm team 4 & 4. there she is courtesy of amelia seagull and friends. this is the 22nd year for the festival. >> that little kid wanted to be a meteorologist so bad until he got on the back of the truck. he wanted to go back. >> it wasn't even moving. wait until you drive that thing. >> it was pretty chilly out there, but nothing like it is right now. >> absolutely. it is cold right now. going to be the coldest night so far this season. now, we're not worried about frost, but temperatures in the suburbs are going to fall into the 30s. the upper 30s, though. washington, a low temperature around 45 degrees. a high tomorrow of about 64. it's going to feel chilly. the good news, though, abundant sunshine. you have a nice fall jacket tomorrow. wear it, you'll be just fine. the winds, they were breezy today. not an issue at all tomorrow. again, no frost in the forecast. at least in our area. the mountains in w

jesse matthew is charged in connection to a 2005 sex assault in fairfax. he's going to appear in court here this friday via a video link. matthew remains in jail near charlottesville in the hannah graham case. police identified hannah's remains on friday but at this point, matthew has not been charged in her murder. >>> virginia has some new guidelines for people coming from one of the west african countries impacted by ebola. state officials say their active monitoring program will require people coming from liberia, is sierra leone or beginy to sign agreements. they will have to monitor their health for 21 days, checking temperatures and staying in touch with local health officials. this is similar to programs already in place in d.c. and maryland. >> we are a network. we are our own immune system, if you will, of public health. and the way we battle bad bugs is to be better connected and better coordinated. >> maryland officials say between 10 and 20 passengers a day come into maryland from the so-called ebola hot zone. >>> we're waiting to hear the tes

reporting live from fairfax county, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> thank you. update on the an ebola patient treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda. >> nina pham arrived from dallas last night. nih is one of only four facilities in the country equipped with ebola ready isolation units. kevin lewis is live with what doctors are saying about her treatment. >> despite being the nation's research hospital, nih has never treated someone with ebola before. staff are doing a good job swapping notes with experts from across the globe including western africa to make sure nina pham has the best care possible. left the dallas hospital yesterday afternoon in good condition. she is now in fair but stable condition at the special political studies unit. the federal government establish that unit in 2011 specifically andombat bioterror emergency infectious diseases like ebola. we are told nurses and the doctor assigned to the 26-year-old. they wear full body protective suits like we have seen in atlanta and dallas whenever they enter her hospital room. nih

. >> reporter: the inova fairfax hospital a behind the scenes look, a wusa9 exclusive, what happens when a suspected ebola patient shows up here. >> plus an experimental treatment and why it's not ready to go today. >> cold front pushes through overnight, showers lingering into saturday morning. we'll tell you if they get out of here in time for the terps game and how chilly it will be for game two at nats park. >>> but first tonight ebola concerns are hitting close to home with two hospital with similar symptoms and it is now confirmed that one of those patients has malaria and not ebola. good evening. i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty. we want to stress at this point there are no confirmed ebola cases in our area. within the hour we've heard from shady grove adventist hospital in rockville. their patient in isolation has malaria they say. officials were concerned the patient had ebola because the symptoms and travel history seemed to match up. however, after further tests and monitoring the medical team determined the patient has malaria. now a case of malaria is no joke. accordin

fairfax county is paying more than $14,000 to educate refugees. they have had no problems accommodating the children in loud on county. >>> limiting your freedom in the skies. the legal fight in the day ahead that could force you once again to turn off your electronics during takeoff and landing. >>> tracking a line of showers as it moves into the d.c. area this morning. the impact it could have on your plans and what to aware the day ahead. >>> silencing a noisy sleeper. what could hel >>> british researchers found lung cancer can sit dormant in your body for more than 20 years. they examined lung cancer in seven patients and found an initial genetic mistake causes that cancer. it can stay hidden until a new one can trigger a new growth. it emphasizes need for early detection. two-thirds of lung cancer patients have advanced forms of the disease by the time they're diagnosed. >>> buzz pod actually trains snorers not to sleep on their backs. if the sleeper turns on their back, it vibrates and alerts them to turn over. australian engineers came up

the rest of fairfax county and southern montgomery in the low 40s. later today with the bright sunshine, it's going to be chillier. afternoon highs just around 60 degrees. a little bit of a breeze north and west 5 to 15. beautiful autumn color. perfect day to get out and take fall foliage photos like this one in culpepper by janet stoppee. when you're out there taking photos, keep up with our storm team 4 weather app. post those on facebook. you can post the higher resolution photos on facebook. they really look great. i have also posted on twitter and instagram. tomorrow, another chilly morning low 40s. afternoon highs around 60 on friday. friday evening for trick or treaters, still looking good for trick or treat weather. we'll have cloudy skies. temperatures in the 50s. a chance of showers. still looking lying we will be moving in after my night. a major storm close enough to us to give us strong winds on saturday with gusts to 35 miles per hour. highs reaching just the low to mid-50s with occasional showers. then sunday the winds settle down s. w

will kids in fairfax county get to sleep in later? before the school board votes tonight, we'll take you on the specifics to start school later. >>> a nightmare for metro riders. how mistakes made a standard trip home take hours for some people. it's cool. these temperatures will climb. how warm it will get in your weather and traffic on the 1s a >>> right now at 6:30, check out the american flag at union station and see it tphrapg in the wind. >> melissa mollet is following breaking news. >>> bw parkway southbound at 175, we are completely jammed. we are talking about a five mile backup. take 95 and save yourself the headache if you possibly can. georgia and the beltway, moving along. no major problems. 270 at montrose, seeing a lot of volume. nothing happening there. it's quite slow for some reason this morning. 66 headed into town. you can see you're about 45 miles per hour. no major problem. 95, worst spot, dale city as you head north and woodbridge up to 395. 395, though, is looking pretty good. prince george's county is moving a

areas like leesburg and fairfax, falls church, 68. down south, too, 68, and very comfortable, because today we had more sunshine. a little less wind, all be it's still breezy and we're talking about the wind coming back too at times during the weekend. all as this weather front through michigan, through indiana, makes its way into our area, and through. notice now on satellite and radar that there is no rain associated with it right now. so when it comes through here, it's going to come through as a dry front. it will cool us down a bit and allow our winds to pick up. let me show what i mean. follow me here on future weather. here we are this evening. mostly clear sky. by the time we get to early tomorrow morning, we start out clear, nice sunshine throughout the area. the wind will start to pick up, i think, late in the day. probably during your evening hours. because around 8:00, that front will start to get a little closer to us. again, not producing anything in the way of any rain. it moves through our area dry, so that by sunday m

his lawyer did give an indication to the court about what his defense might be in this fairfax case. of course, he's being held in charlottesville in the hannah game case so he appeared via video conferencing on a 2005 charge for a separate case here. >> do you swear or affirm to truthfully answer any questions the court may ask under penalty of law? >> yes, ma'am. >> repor jesse matthew didn't say much duringed arrangement on attempted murder this morning. that attack happened in 2005 when a woman was grabbed from street and dragged into these woods and then raped. while matthew didn't say much this morning, his lawyer did make one request of the judge that indicates he might be planning an insanity defense. >> i prepared a motion, your honor. these are -- mr. lingen's got it to have mr. matthew evaluated. mr. lingen's got it. >> let me explain how we do business here. we do not do business by motions that are presented on the morning of a hearing. >> matthew has already been charged in the disappearance of hannah graham and law enforcement has said that case is linked to the 2009 d

a fairfax county food bank that serves families and children in need. nikki is with the food bank and tells us this year, the power pack program got hit with major cuts despite the need still growing. >> 28% of the kids in fairfax county depends on free and reduced meals at school. it's up 3% from last year. >> this ensures kids don't go to school on monday starving. the food purchased by gwinnett. last year, gwinnett employees serving four schools for an entire year. this year, working on five. >> at our company, gwinnett, our purpose has been to serve the greater good of our nation, but also the communities that we serve. >> it's a crime. it's a crime that in a community as wealthy as this and a country as successful as this, you have children that have the only meal of the day coming from school and if we can do anything to alleviate that as a community, it's part of all of our responsibilities and i'm happy we're here. >> in virginia, stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> erica groh and lesli foster were among the many channel 9 volunteers. you can tweet us

fairfax, fairfax station, fairfax city. this is the pattern developing. you see that we actually have some pretty heavy downpours to read we will be dealing with them and a cold front, too. isolated showers. it is mild now. temperatures 60's to near 70. tomorrow, the winds will turn around to the north and we will have much chilly air air. tomorrow morning, it will be nasty. only 40's with gusty winds and a windy day throughout tomorrow. scattered showers, temperatures drop into the 50's and overnight we drop into the 40's to low 50's. the whole key is how long will it take to get the storm out of our hair? it may be sometime thursday afternoon. we will look to the weekend in a few minutes. and the stormc 7 watch weather

heading to fairfax, woodson hosting south county. mike salisbury pitches it to mike williams who sheds defenders left and right, takes it back past midfield for a 30- yard game, but they are just getting started this evening. the stallions james simon back to field a punt runs up the left side and takes it all the way to the house. south county with a big win tonight 69-6 over woodson. the blazers at blair high school are looking to become the first team in school history to make the playoffs and this season they're off to a great start at 5-2. tonight they host the einstein titans. pick it up in the 3rd quarter, blair already up 14-0 and they just like that add another. desmond colby finds chris green for the touchdown. the titans trying all they can to close the gap off the kickoff, j.j. webster fields it. he's off to the races. lots of kick returns for touchdowns tonight, but that was all einstein could muster up. blair wins 35-6 and improves to 6-2 on the season. paint branch enjoying their homecoming festivities, a little king a

he should represent matthew in the fairfax case, not the public defender. withreally have a problem that. i don't think that would work. >> but the judge ruled that both defender willlic defend matthew. the attacks happened as the woman was walking home from the store. she was grabbed and taken into a wooded area. the commonwealth attorney says she's currently out of the country but will come back to in the trial. >> i don't want to say happy, because there's no joy in any of us, but i think she's satisfied that maybe we'll get some resolution. lives near where the attack happened, is also hopeful. 2005,ong time ago, it's and it's time for justice. >> this painful chapter will soon end. fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> now, a trial date will likely be set at jesse matthew's next hearing in fairfax county, which today.for two weeks from matthew is expected to appear in person for that hearing. come on abc 7 news at 5:00, we hear from redskins iiiterback robert griffin about the butterflies he's facing as he returns from injury. >> plus, which stores ar

the woman is now in isolation at the inova fairfax hospital. a military official says the woman worked for total spectrum, a lobbying and pr firm. the company's managing director tells the associated press the pentagon contacted him. he told officials the woman has not been out of the washington area recently. we have live team coverage both derrick wa and mark segraves digging deeper into this story. and will join us live at the top of the hour. at the live desk, i'm wendy rieger. see you in a few minutes. >>> lots of excited shoppers in northern virginia today. the springfield town center is now back in business. take a look. chopper 4 found long lines waiting to get into the mall. it's located on south i-95 and franconia road. news4's molette green talked to women who tell us it's more convenient and safer than the old ma. >> reporter: not like a band to kick off the opening of a newly branded springfield town center. >> you got here at 4:00 this morn >> we're going shopping! >> it's going to change dynamics of this . >> reporter: music to t

and 75 in fairfax. highs in the low 70s. heading for the game tonight, weather is not an issue at all. by the time you get to the verizon center, low 60s. still comfortable with temperatures in the low 60s. no rain in the forecast for don't but there is tomorrow and the weekend. tom will have the latest on that coming up in a bit. now over to melissa. how is it looking? >> oh, my gosh. i want to ice skate now. you look awesome, amelia. looking pretty good so far at this point. 270 southbound slow through you pan that because of a potential possible road rage incident of some sort. a wider look at things, we look quite good. taking a look at travel times. 270 to the beltway, on time, 16 minutes. outer loop, on time to georgia. 66 east on time as well. for some reason aaron gilchrist thought i could ice skate. i would probably fall over. >> we can all go together sometime. i will hold your hand. >> field trip. >> thanks, melissa. going to great elects to steal your personal information. recent data breaches like the one at jpm