this is mercedes-benz. >> what do he want? eeqult. >> one day after a major promise from president obama, thousands of people marched through the streets of d.c. to fight for equal rights for gays and lesbians. will the message be heard? after a last-minute loss to the panthers, redskins fans are shaking their heads and asking now what? >> they all are heroes, and we need to take care of them and make sure they are ok. >> a small town comes out in a big way to honor a fallen soldier. >> this is abc 7 news at 11:00 on your side. >> thousands of people from around the country walked the reets of d.c. today. they are calling for equal rights for gays and lesbians in the office and the battlefield. stephen tschida has more. >> you still see plenty of rainbow colors and enthusiastic people in d.c. tonight, this after today's rally and march for gay rights. >> give us equal rights! >> lots of people bearing signs of protest and promise amid symbolic rainbow colors made their way through washington to the u.s. cap policy. >> any right that any hit row sexual person have we want also. >> some see kuwait the march with the civil rights demonstrations of the 60's. >> i am proud to be a part of this. >> the overriding issues include gay marriage and the u.s. military's stand on gays and lesbians. >> i believe in equality. i believe everybody ought to be able to serve. >> the words of president obama at an event last night heartened many. he called for an ending of the requirement that gay men and women in uniform remain in the closet. >> i will end don't ask and don't tell. >> some want more than words. >> he says all the right things, but it is time for him to put his money where his mouth is. >> joseph said he was driven out of the navy because evans gay. tonight he heads home to california filled with hope. >> if this is where we are going, we have a good future. >> despite the optimism, there is formidable opposition. across the country and here in the nation's capital, where roman catholic and african-american religious leaders have launched a spirited effort to prevent the city from legalizing gay marriage. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> as thousands of people marched for equality, there was evidence of vandalism at the human rights headquarters. clean up crews were on the scene after a building was splattered with blue paint from a paint ball gun. d.c. police officers were called in but it is unmoney when that vandalism happened. a somber homecoming from for a hero from loudoun county. he was killed an attack in afghanistan one week ago. chris accompanied the family as the town lined up to show their support. >> they put my son in the plane and took him home. >> a solemn sight rarely seen in th wars in iraq and afghanistan, the flag-draped casket of a fallen hero coming home, his mother by his side the entire way. >> i brought him into the world, and it was my responsibility to take him back home to where he belongs with his familand community. >> making this even more remarkable is just how big of a community 21-year-old specialist stephon and had waiting for him. >> it is awesome. we don't know this gentleman. we thought it was proper for us to come out here. >> countless more lined up along the 13 miles from the runway to the home town. police and firefighters, signs and flags, parents with children, standing on the shoulder, in driveways, on overpasses. >> we just can't think everybody enough. we really can't. it really helps. we love him, and i know he would be proud of this, and we are proud of what he did. >> when the procession pulled into town, where american flags lined the streets, it seemed the entire town was waiting. his friend, britney, wanted to say goodbye to her true hero. >> think it is absolutely amazing. as soon as i got here i brother down from the support from everyone in the community. >> he was one of eight soldiers killed in vicious fighting when the taliban attackedn outpost october 3. he is the first persons to die there. >> we could never thank everybody. it was overwhelming. that's all i can say. >> this big-hearted small town will say a final goodbye to this specialist on monday during a memorial service here. that is ahead of his buehrle at arlington national cemetery set for october 19. abc 7 news. >> as president obama continues -- considers whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan, violence there and in neighboring pakistan is increasing. militants linked to al qaeda attacked pakistan's military headquarters. soldiers fought for 24 hours to regain control. 23 people, including three hostages were killed. secretary of state hillary clinton said the attack in pakistan showed extremists are a growing threat. she made those comments in london. clinton then went to dublin, where she pledged continued u.s. support for the northern ireland peace process. a fire stopped services at a buddhist temple, forcing 220 members to evacuate. it broke out at the buddhist temp in silver spring. no than one was hurt. the fire started in a closet where innocence and ashes are stored. they believe that likely started the fire. damages are estimated at $800,000. >> a 2-year-old boy is at children's hospital after falling out of a second story window. this happened at a town home on maple leaf drive in montgomery village. no word on the circumstances surrounding the fall. the boy was alert and conscious after it, but no word on his condition. a d.c. police officer suffered a concussion this evening after a run-in with a suspect. he called for back up at 7:00 tonight. he stopped a man on suspicion of drug possession, and a fight broke out between them. the suspect suffered a laceration to the head. both men were treated and released from the hospital. weekend metro track work is not over quite yet. locals and terrorists in town for the weekend can expect more work on the yellow and green lines tomorrow. the waterfront and archives navy memorial stations are closed. the green line is closed between gallery yard and chinatown. things ought to be back to normal by tuesday morning. we had a beautiful fall day but some rain on the way. >> colder temperatures and some rain in the forecast for the upcoming weekend here in the weather center. we are watching the satellite and radar. really not a lot as high pressure continues to dominate our forecast. we do have a frost advisory off to the west. this includes garrett and allegheny counties in western maryland. also the potomac highlands and west virginia. this is for the oveight hours the nothing for the immediate metro area. look for mostly clear skies as temperatures fall into the 30's to 40's. coming up, we will look at the forecast for columbus day and then we have a big cool-down and the possibility of quite a bit of rain toward the end of the week. details in a few moments. >> thanks, steve. now to battleground, virginia, and the race for governor. with just three weeks until election day, the candidates will face off for another debate tomorrow night in richard monday. it is being called the people's debate because they will be answer questions sent in from the people. manassas police are investigating a murder in the parking lot of a restaurant. they were called to k.c.'s restaurant on third street. curtis brown was found in the parking lot shot. he later died at the hospital. police are looking for a suspect and a motive. a quick arrest in a forestville murder. police arrested 22-year-old matthew taylor in the shooting death of paul brown. the two men got into a fight early this morning and that let to the shooting on tracy lane. coming up on new at 11:00, they came together and walked with a purpose. the closing ceremony of the breast cancer day coming up. >> and frazzled frustrated redskins fans, but will they remain loyal? a live report coming up. >> still ahead, the first family still doesn't have a perm chump, but thatbu i'm gointo kmart 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kind of tough. ask nathan. >> fumbled it turnover, one of the worst teams in the league. >> it is hardest when the skins are winning at first with great plays. >> great start, and then it fizzled. i was disappointed by santana moss in particular because my fantasy squad depends on him. >> coaching, execution, fans are divided, and the week-in-week-out debate about jim zorn's future? >> i don't think it is going to make much of a difference now in replacing zorn. they should play out the season. >> even with all the grade iron love and hate, moat fans say they will stand by their redskins. >> are you still a fan? >> of course the >> you will will hang with them no matter what? >> through thick and thin. >> that guy was absolutely livid by the time we started talking to him. by the end of the interview he said he was sticking with his team. there is always next week. abc 7 news. >> you just had to talk him through it. he finally got where he needed to be. hear from the redskins' players on the loss coming up in sports. we want to hear from you. go to our website and tell us what you think of today's game. the first family took a break from politics to go to church. they went to st. johnson episcopal church across the street from the white house. this is the third time they have attended services there. it have a sea of pink in d.c. this weekend. the d.c. breast cancer three-day walk wrapped up today. thousands of people walked 60 miles in three days, and they did it all for a good cause. [cheers and applause] the walker converged at the lincoln memorial for closing ceremonies today. their goal, to raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research, education and community health programs. abc 7 was a proud sponsor of today. a few of our very own turned out to support another breast cancer fund-raising event today. leon harris, alison starling, and melanie hastings put on their walking shoes. this was the woke for hope to cure breast cancer. 1,500 people turned out for the event this morning. food, entertainment and fun out there. they ended up raising about $200,000 for the city of hope. it looks like leon took off. >> yes. it looked like it was more than a walk. >> the magic of cameras, the magic of editing? a great day to be out. >> woke up to a cool start with temperatures in the 30's and 40's across a good part of the area. tonight even colder, especially out to the west. looking downtown at this hour, clear skies. pennsylvania avenue quiet and dry. we are going to look for high pressure to continue to dominate our forecast for the next day or so. weatherbug network takes us to lafayette elementary school. 54 degrees right now after a high o 66. owe over to western maryland, 42 at this hour. 49 at t.c. williams high school in alexandria after a high of 65. it made it up to 68 at reagan national. the average for this time of year, 70. the record is 90. temperatures are falling slowly. 50 in martinsburg, frederick at 46. out to the west, garrett, allegheny counties and extreme western maryland, hamp shire and others under a frost advisory for tonight. nothing for the immediate metro area. no freeze or frost expected for prince george's, the district or fairfax. but i would bet that toward the end of the week we are looking at a belichick of cold air and things could change. 41 in chicago. 37 in minneapolis. humidity still to the south. 83 in miami. satellite and radar showing high pressure to the mid-atlantic region, but just off to the south and west of us, this is our weather-maker for tomorrow night. we will see showers in the area and then a cold front that is going to push through early tuesday morning. and then colder air and some very windy conditions. you can see it is quiet and dry right now. that is going to allow our temperatures to fall quite a bit. high pressure moves to the north and east, and the rain showers will move in tomorrow night. here is a look at our forecast. morsely clear with pasty frost to the west of d.c. lows in the 30's to 40's. tomorrow, scattered clouds with temperatures from the 40's to 50's. the afternoon high from 604662 -- 60-62 degrees. clouds nicking in the evening hours. here is a look at the extended outlook. temperatures are really going to cool down. tuesday we have 69 degrees for a daytime high. that is going to be an early morning high temp as temperatures by tuesday afternoon will fall into the 50's. only the mid 50's on thursday, but it looks like a heavy deossie of rain. out to the west, garrett county, allegheny county, where the leaves are already near peak for color change, they could look at temperatures in the upper 40's for daytime highs. >> cold. is that the nina, the pinta or the santa maria? 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>> i won't make a correlation with the redskins. >> they looked tougher than the redskins. >> don't go there. >> did i say that? >> maybe some suggs sns what do you think? it turned into another bad day for the washington redskins. some bad bounces, and the redskins will have their own you like your health coverage, but worry what happens... if you get sick, or change jobs. 8 ways reform matts to you. a cap on deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. no annual or lifetime limits on coverage. preventive care. covered. pre-existi contions. covered. no higher rates due to gender. extended coverage for young adults. no more coverage denied if you get sick. and guaranteed renewal, even if you do. call your senators today. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota diehlers, moving you forward. >> now you know what everybody will be talking about all week? what are the redskins going to do? are they going to fire jim zorn? we know they are a mess, but there are 13 other teams with a record equal or worse than the redskins. they aren't the worst team in the league. it just seems that way from here. here is the first play from scrimmage. deangelo williams fumbles, and the redskins pick it up. haynesworth is there and it is redskins' ball. two plays later, he throws to clinton portis, and it is 7-0. now second quarter, portis will get the football, and carolina will get him in his own end zone. it's a safety. it is the always awkward 7-2 score. james delhomme has it picked off by language low hall. he takes it back to the 1, setting up a touchdown. the redskins are winning by 15 points early in the third quarter. here is a play that summarized the season. it is a -- portis goes in for the touchdown. they are up. now here is the interception -- check that. there is the touchdown, another touchdown for the panthers. and now it is 17-9. now the lead is down to five. here's the play that summarizes the season. on the punt return, here is byron westbrook, and the ball goes off his foot as the guy was blocking, and carolina recovers. now it leads to this touchdown, and now it is 20-17. the redskins could have gotten the ball back if they had stopped them on a third down, but, but, but. all right, another loss. now they are 2-3 with a 20-17 defeat. is this team, jim, just jinxed? >> i don't think we are jinxed. i think you play the game the way it falls. >> i am just trying to stay in front of him to make sure my guy doesn't get the free hit. i don't know where el was at. i have no clue. >> you have some crazy plays sometimes that happen. i don't know about snake bit. our time is going to come. >> you have to stay positive. i know it is hard. it is easier said than done. but at the same time, we have to keep the fight, because you don't know when things will change and start going our way. >> redskins get kansas city next weekend. the mongtomery championship series is now set. the angels beat the red sox 7-6, and they sweep that sries. the twins led the yankees 1-0 in the seventh. a guy who was never particularly good in october has become the new mr. october. a-rod was good and then jorge posada. the yankees sweep the twins, so it is the yankees and angels. jimmy johnson pulse away from jeff gordon in california. now he has the points lead with six weeks left. johnson going after his fourth straight nascar championship. mike tyson is talking openly for the first time since the death his r of his 4-year-old daughter. tyson was interview by oprah winfrey following the death of 4-year-old exodus. she died in may in a treadmill accident at tyson's home in phoenix. it is on tomorrow on abc 7. >> my first instincts was a lot of rage. i am so happy that i had the tools in life not to go that direction. i have been that direction, and i know where that is going to lead me and i know that is not going to win. i am tired of losing. i want to win now. my family, that is my biggest asset. >> you can see the interview with oprah tomorrow here. in golf, the u.s. wins the president's cup. tiger woods was a perfect 5-0 president's cup. tiger woods was a perfect 5-0 in his matches. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. bob mcdonnell says he's from fairfax county... but that was before he attended pat robertson's law school and served on its board... before he wrote that "working women are detrimental to the family." before he introduced 35 bills restricting a woman's choice. and before he voted against equal pay for women. so no matter what mcdonnell claims, all signs say he's not from around here...anymore. >> columbus day tomorrow. 62 degrees. it is the santa maria, windy conditions on tuesday and rain by thursday. >> how do you know? 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