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The whole time im screaming, get out, get out, get out. Reporter billy barks went outside, grabbed an extension ladder and climbed to a second floor window to get sarah. I latched on to her and i just hit the ground. I didnt hold on to the ladder and her at the same time. I just held her and took the fall. Reporter killed in the fire, billy barks wife mary, and 7yearold daughter emily. He went back on that ladder to save them, but the fire was too hot. The smoke too intense. He had to back off. It was the most difficult decision i ever made in my life when i walked down that ladder. I felt helpless. I wanted to jump in, but i figured if i did, and i didnt get out, she would be an orphan. I didnt want to leave. Reporter sarah suffered burns to both arms. Burns so painful, they have to put her to sleep to change the dressings. In her Childrens Hospital room, there are all sorts of well wishes from classmates, neighbors and friends. Shes getting better. But theres more healing to be done. How are you feeling . Im mixed emotions, i guess. I dont really know how my emotions are. Im just trying to keep him happy right now, because you cry. Reporter sarah says she is anxious to get out of the hospital, and be reunited with her cat sally. Sally, the cat, was the first one to run from the house. After that fire broke out. At Childrens Hospital, pat collins, news4. Neighbors have raised 60,000 to help the barks family. If you would like to help, we posted a link on our website. Just go there and search fire survivors. We are just about an hour away from the start of the concert for valor, and there has already been some excitement down on the mall. Our cameras caught some people trying to jump security barriers. This guys run didnt last long. He got slammed by security, then secret Service Agents maced and cuffed him. Our Mark Segraves saw at least three guys try to do the same thing, jump from the general admission section to the vip section. Tonights concert for valor will bring some of the biggest names in music to the National Mall, including bruce springsteen, rihanna, eminem and Carrie Underwood among others. It kicks off in about an hour. Want to we have Team Coverage of all of it. Wendy rieger in the thick of it and joins us live. Hi, wendy. Reporter hi there. You can tell the concert is getting close. Because they have jacked up the videos theyre showing, trying to get people in the mood. So i can only imagine when metallica comes on stage, its going to rip our faces off. It has been actually an oasis of calm prior to now. Because the crowd got here early. They have been a very dignified, very polite, very sweet crowd. A lot of people coming in right now, because theyre letting the vip people come in, they have tickets and filling in this orchestra seating area in front of this stage. So its really been except for that kerfuffle with those three guys, gate crashers being arrested, its been a wellbehaved, calm day here at the National Mall. A lot of vets here today, people coming and remembering vets. I talked to some young woman from Potomac High School about a young man who also attended potomac who was lost in afghanistan. My best friend doug actually passed away in afghanistan august 2011. So we came out here to celebrate our vets and im here telling the vets his story as well as learning theirs too. Reporter what was his name . Doug green. We like to go down to arlington, visit him, hang out and then come here. Reporter which is lovely. Getting here today was not as bad as i think people thought, because we didnt have 800 we dont have 800,000 people. They have permits for 800,000. We dont have anywhere near that amount. But traveling anywhere around this area was tough. Lets go to adam tuss who has been looking at transportation all day long of the adam . Reporter hey, wendy. I dont think were going oh hit the 800,000 mark, but certainly a lot of people coming down to the mall. The intensity picking up a little bit here. Lets take a look at the la fant plaza metro station, not far from the mall at all. And metro tells us the crowd, about half the size of a typical workday. So far, so good. Getting to the mall. Military members lined up at the ready to help with crowd control during the concert, which is in their honor. Fans fanned out early. Riding a bike, not a bad choice to get here, if you could find a spot to park. The metro we felt would be really crowded and driving is just absurd with the road blocks. So biking seemed like the best option. Reporter on metro, its been steady, and now the focus turns to getting everyone out all at once. What we want folks to know, if they are going to make a lastminute decision to make their way down to the mall, make sure you have enough money on your smart trip card to get here and also home at the end of the event. That will prevent those long lines at the fair vending machines. Reporter and remember, metro says it could take hours to clear the mall later tonight. So do be patient. And now remember, metro says there are nine stations right around the mall that will stay open as late as needed tonight to get everyone out of here. But you have to be in line by midnight to catch a train. But first, hey, weve got to have a concert. Weve got to see metallica rip wendys face off. So back to you for that, wendy. Reporter its going to happen. I can feel it. Just these announcements are ripping my face off. Its again, were getting all geared up, because its going to be starting in less than an hour. And if you want to see what the stars have been who are here in town have been tweeting out, because some have been touring the city before this concert, go to nbcwashington. Com. We have all the concert information for you there. You get to see some of the twitter pictures. Just search concert for valor and starts at 7 00. It is on hbo. It will be broadcast live, and hbo is unscrambling its signal tonight. So even if you dont have that premium channel, you will be getting hbo tonight, if you have cable. Well check back in with you in a few more minutes. But for now, at the concert of valor, very close to the stage, i might add, back to you. Thanks, wendy. New at 6 00 tonight, Montgomery County now wants proof that hired contractors with access to schools are not on the sex offender registration industry list. All this comes after a student at Baker Middle School in damascus was sexually assaulted by a contact worker. As a result, the superintendent is now asking all contractors to provide a letter of assurance. The district is also working on new regulations that would require all contractors to g undergo the same background checks as school employees. A mother in woodbridge, virginia, is hoping for justice after her 16yearold son was gunned down and killed near his school yesterday. Brendan wilson was found shot to death along a path in Woodbridge High School. Witnesses saw three men flee in a pickup truck. The victims mother says she thinks she knows who did it, but questions why. He had had a future. Why he was shot, i dont know. Why do you got to kill my son . Over what . I dont know. The victims sister says bullying played a role in his death. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey joins us now with that part of the story coming up in our next half hour. And in d. C. , it turns out two teenagers arrested for a string of robberies at a high school were students there. Officials at Wilson High School said several students were robbed on campus last friday, and the suspects were their own class platmate classmates. Police arrested and charged both teenagers. A water main break that caused damage to several homes in alexandria, virginia, this week has a lot of people wondering, who is going to pay for the cleanup . The news4 consumer watch called the Insurance Information institute to see whats covered when it comes to water main breaks. It found that damage caused by a water main is typically not covered by a standard homeowners policy. The damage may be covered by flood insurance, but you need to check with your particular Insurance Company to know for sure. And, by the way, in the alexandria case, virginia american water, that company did hire another company to clean up homes and replace the drywall and back doors free of charge. The Ford Motor Company started production on its new aluminum f150 pickup truck today. Nbcs tom costello is at the ford plant in deer born, chigan now, with more on what makes this new truck so special. Tom . Reporter hey, jim. Good evening to you. They have spent billions of dollars ripping out the entire Assembly Line here in detroit, and they are now putting down the very first these are the first ford f150s coming down the line, all aluminum. Why does it matter . They dropped 700 pounds off of these things. They hope they can improve fuel efficiency, but theyre going to charge you more to buy one. So the question, will people pay more to get a more fuelefficient truck when gas is at 3 a gallon or less . That story is tonight on nbc nightly news live from deerborn. See you then. Back to you. Thanks, tom. A football coach under fire. New at 6 00, were digging into his past as we learn new details about the moments leading up to this fight involving a local student athlete. News4 iteam has uncovered long wait times as veterans in our area still struggle to get the health care they need. All this amid a nationwide scandal. And we told you about the controversy yesterday. Now a compromise about School Holidays in one district and why it has people sounding off on social media. And storm team 4 radar pretty quiet now. When i return, ill tell you who could see a sprinkle and who will get a cold rain. A winterlike rain just days away. Video in our broadcast at 4 00. New tonight, were learning more about past legal troubles of a football coach at Bowie State University. Charles grant is his name. He created quite a name for himself in the nfl. But was fired after tmz sports posted this video. Our Darcy Spencer is at that school tonight with the details. Darcy . Reporter well, jim, he is under investigation by the Bowie State University police department. And it was widely reported that several years ago, he faced a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter after a deadly shooting outside of a bar in georgia. That charge, we emphasize, was later dropped. And he instead pleaded no contest to a charge of public fighting. Wow. Reporter we showed students the shocking video of former nfl star and volunteer football coach at bowie state allegedly bodyslamming a student athlete. It was posted by tmz sports. This was surprising to you as a student . Yeah. Thats right there. Stuff like that doesnt really happen at our school. Charles grant is being investigated by the Bowie State Police department. Do you think he should have been fired for it . Yes. Reporter phil jones is a junior at Bowie State University, and agrees with the universitys decision. Hes a grown man. Hes bigger than the guy. He shouldnt have been throwing him down like a rag doll. Reporter we cant air much of the audio because of the profanity, but he does shout and curse at the student. He throws him to the ground and then into the bleachers. You can hear people laughing in the background. Grant is a former lineman for the new orleans saints, and was on the team during his 2009 super bowl victory. The university placed him on leave when the video surfaced, then fired him. In a statement, the University Said in part, the department of athletics has zero tolerance of behavior that violates the universitys core values and jeopardizes the welfare of student athletes. But some students we talked to said grant should be given another chance. It was like the only incident. I think he should get a second chance. But it happened like more than once, yeah you get fired. Reporter i did try to reach out to grant through his attorney this afternoon. So far, my phone call has not been returned. Reporting live from bowie, Darcy Spencer, news4. Thank you, darcy. Right now it seems almost everyone has an opinion on a decision today to take all religious holidays off of the School Calendar in Montgomery County. The process started with the Muslim Community making a push to have eid recognized next year in marylands Largest School district. Eid coincides with the jewish holiday of yom kippur next year. But instead of meeting that request, the board of education voted to remove all religious references from the calendar. Especially being in high school, its really, really hard to take a day off. You get piles of homework, tests. The Jewish Community is not happy that their holidays were stripped from this calendar. The Montgomery County board of education also voted to list christmas as winter break and easter as spring break, and if you have an opinion, you can join the conversation now on the nbc washington facebook page. Veronica is here with a look at our weather. Wow, could not have nicer weather this time of year to celebrate our veterans. Hands down, absolutely. Could not be better. And now after today, you know, as we get into the evening our weather is going to start to take a turn. Temperatures get a little cool. Kind of nasty at the end of the week. Nasty in terms of the those temperatures, because here we are, weeks away from winter starting and already a winter scene across a lot of the country. Let me take you up to airs of the midwest. This is forest lake, minnesota, where they have gotten blasted over the last 24 hours. The snowplows out, heavy snow on the street. Theyre trying to clean up. Of course, the commuters there just trying to take it in stride and still on the streets trying to get to where they need to go. Winter weeks away from starting, but right now the shiftiest area in the u. P. Of michigan and throughout michigan where the snow will be accumulating next. Meanwhile, its the cold air for much of the country will start to feel that cold toward the end of the workweek. But hey, lets just enjoy this evening, because its been so nice, as we have said today. Storm team 4 radar scanning the radar. One out of sterling and also one out of dover, because its just off the coast where were seeing a few showers there. Seeing some that tried to make their way toward cambridge and leonardton. A sprinkle across Southern Maryland or the new york neck. There is that possibility. But weve got the evening clouds. Your temps on the way down. A High Temperature around 70 degrees. Many neighborhoods today. Tomorrow at 60. And then again, that cold air that storm team 4 continues to track from way up here. Here is the polar region. There is canada, the northern plains. Showed you the video of snow around minneapolis and around forest lake there in minnesota. Temperatures in the 20s there today. Theyll be dipping down into the 20s again tomorrow. Meanwhile, the freezing mark around kansas city, the nations mid section, and that cold expands eastward arriving here thursday night friday morning. High temperature only in the 40s here locally friday. Thats what weve got to look forward to. And then a spell of it, just days, we stay on that roll. 66 degrees. Your temperature now. Heres a look at future weather. You can see some of the cloud cover right around i95 areas east that we talked about. Tomorrow morning, clouds to start. Sunshine for the second half of the day, as the weak weather front comes through here. So breezy conditions, sunshine across the area. Meanwhile, in terms of your fourday forecast for thursday, we are picking up a few more clouds. The high, 50. Were in the 40s starting on friday. Through the early part of next week, when i return in just a little bit later in the newscast, well talk about this rain and who might see a little bit of snow with it and trend not just seven days out but also 14 days out. Well take a sneak peek look. Thanks, veronica. High school boy murdered just a few blocks from his home. New at 6 00, family members reveal how bullying may have played a role and that boy being shot. We showed you video at the top of the newscast. Now were hearing reports the tensions are higher after several people jumped a fence at the concert for valor. A live report on security at the National Mall, next. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, weve always been on the forefront of innovation. When the world called for speed. When the world called for stealth. Intelligence. Endurance. Affordability. Adaptability. And when the world asked for the future. Staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. Thats the value of performance. Northrop grumman. A new york city doctor is back home tonight after being cured of ebola. Dr. Craig spencer was released from the hospital today. My Early Detection reporting and now recovery from ebola speaks to the effectiveness of the protocols that are in place for health staff returning from west africa. I am a living example of how those protocols work, and of how Early Detection is critical to both surviving ebola and ensuring that it is not transmitted to others. Spencer contracted the virus while treating patients in west africa with the Group Doctors without borders. He didnt start to show symptoms of the disease until he returned home in late october. He was the last known person in the u. S. With ebola. Nurses across the country will head the picket line tomorrow over ebola safety standards. Hundreds of nurses from Providence Hospital here in northeast d. C. Are expected to take part. Theyre calling in a national day of action for ebola safety standards. For months now, there have been promises of change inside the u. S. Department of veterans affairs. But on this veterans day, news4 iteam review finds local vets are still facing long wait times for care at d. C. Area v. A. Medical centers. Scott macfarlane has our report. The v. A. s top administrator stopped down this spring, youll recall. Our review of Agency Health records this veterans day finds wait times are stubborn and not yet dropping locally. For Mental Health care in particular. For new patients needing Mental Health appointments, the average wait time is still 37 days. Same as it was in june. Average wait time unchanged in maryland, too. And in martinsburg, west virginia, the iteam found the wait doubled since june. The v. A. s new secretary today pledging a reorganization and new Customer Service employees to streamline how this massive agency handles veterans nationwide, including, among other things, wait times at hospitals. At v. A. , we reorganizing for success in this effort, perhaps the largest restructuring in the history of the department. To be clear, wait times are a concern in private hospitals and privatedoctors offices too. In fact, a private survey of d. C. Medical specialists finds the wait times about a month. Scott macfarlane, news4 iteam. You can see all of the iteams reports on how long its taken some veterans to get care in our area. Nbcwashington. Com investigations. There is a lot more news coming up tonight on nbc nightly news with brian williams. Heres what theyre working on now. Reporter jim and doreen, good evening from just up the road a piece here in new york. Well be looking at ferguson tonight, because this grand jury decision could come at any time. There are obvious fears for violence there. Well check back in with Richard Engel overseas covering the fight against isis in kobani. And the ford f150. As i need not remind anybody, greatestselling vehicle of any kind for years in this country. Undergoing a huge change. What a big gamble for ford motor. That and more when we see you tonight on nightly news. You dont need to kill my son. Over what . He was a good kid. Next, a family tells news4 about the bullying a High School Student endured. Why they believe it may have led to his murder. Just minutes away from the concert for valor kicking off. We are live at the mall as excited concertgoers get ready for one of the washingtons biggest events ever. And people downtown right now. Were checking with security to see how efforts are going as we youre watching news4 at 6 00. Now at 6 30, a team of reporters working new angles to todays top stories. We begin in northern virginia, where Prince William county police say they have what they call good leads in the murder of a 16yearold boy. Brendan wilson was found shot. Somebody killed him near Woodbridge High School yesterday. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey spoke with wilsons mother and sister who say bullying may have played a role in his death. He was just by himself. And he screamed for help and they just shot him. They just opened up on him. Reporter Vicki Wilson Moore tearfully describing what she learned about her 16yearold sons death. Brendan wilson was shot on this path called the cut that runs from Woodbridge High School to his neighborhood. Vicki says she went straight to the scene when one of her sons friends called to say there had been a shooting that brendans car was parked nearby. I just said no. I mean, no, no. I an, you just think no, its not brendan, its not brendan, no. Reporter a man who lives near the path says he heard at least seven shots. Three men were seen driving away in a pickup. Vicki says she has an idea about who killed her boy. She has given police a name and now she waits. Ive heard he did it. I will get justice for my son. And i dont care the consequences. But im going to let the police do their jobs first. And if they dont do their jobs, i will do it for them. Reporter brendans older sister and two Little Brothers wiped away tears as their mom spoke with us. Brendan was in rotc but decided it wasnt for him. Then last year his family says some bullying at school took its toll. They tried to get help, but say brendan veered toward some trouble. Hes been bullied. Then he makes this rough, tough exterior. And it just crippled him. He never got help. And thats how it ended. Him alone asking for help and not getting it. Its the story of his life. Reporter but they will remember the 63 son and brother as one who always smiled, no matter the pain inside. Brendan was incredible. Brendan was an amazing boy. He made everybody laugh. He was amazing. He was going to do he was going to do good things in life. Reporter and tonight, this memorial marks the spot where brendan died. No doubt students will often think of him and what happened to him as they take the path from the high school. Julie carey, news4. On the National Mall, the countdown is on. 30 minutes to go before a massive concert to honor our nations veterans. Wendy rieger has been there all often and will be there all night soaking in the music. Wendy, how is it going now . Its starting to feel like a concert, doreen. We just got our first whiff of marijuana. So the vibe is starting to cook here, so to speak. It does feel like a concert. We had the color guard come out for a moment, and everybody applauded, which is, of course, what this is all about. Its about honoring our veterans. It is going to be quite a lineup and those bands have been doing sound checks all day. And the black keys gave us a taste of things to come. Reporter we also got a taste of security here today when it is very tight as you can imagine. You have tens of thousands of people on the National Mall. Three gatecrashers, fencejumpers gave it a shot, and jumped over the fence, and boy, did they learn what a takedown is. And news4 has the exclusive video, because our Mark Segraves was right nearby. We can always count on him. Mark . Reporter look behind me now. This is the scene right now. They have really beefed up security here. You can see there are d. C. National guardsmen here, police here now patrolling this perimeter. You see all these people, thousands, many here since this morning. Those are the general admission seats back there, separated by those fences. And it was just about an hour ago that three men jumped those fences. The general admission area where thousands and thousands of people are crowded into is separated from the vip section by three rows of metal fences. At the time, there were just a few officers patrolling the barrier. Then three men jumped over the fences, trying to get closer to the stage. Police and secret service, including undercover officers, swarmed the men using pepper spray to subdue them. All three men were caught and arrested. None of them made it anywhere near the stage. The crowd cheered as the three men were taken away. Now i can tell you things are back to normal now, but tensions are high here between the vip section and the general admission section. We can tell you, if you dont make it down here by 9 00, you wont get in. Police will close down the entrances to the National Mall at that time to prepare for people leaving. Thats the scene at the concert for valor. Mark segraves, news4. Back to you, jim and doreen. Thanks, mark. Theres a considerable area down there. David culver is there to tell us about trouble elsewhere. Thats right. We just heard mark say you cant get in at certain points down there. Were already starting to see that right now. Not at 9 00. 30 minutes before the show starts. Right now at 6 30. Jackie bensen tweeted this at the 12th street area, pushing folks to either 12th street or beyond to get in. So theyre shutting off entrances, closer to the capitol. So you have to go either where the Natural History museum is ori ori orion onward down the mall. As the concert for valor is less than half an hour from starting. Back to you. Thanks, david. Veterans day hits home for a lot of families, and this Elementary School in springfield, virginia. 20 of the students families are military at that school. The school hosted a big veterans day ceremony, and the School Community has an active group that supports kids and spouses of soldiers who are deployed. We call ourselves the military spouses group. But were there for everybody. We do family activities. We do movie nights out. We do dinners here at the school. Its our hope to remind our students too about our cherished values. We need to ensure they understand the past and what patriotism means. What bravery means. What sacrifice means. Reporter active military personnel from all five branches of the Armed Services attended that ceremony today. New questions as a student clings to life after a plane crash in virginia. A warning from the governor of missouri as police and p protests wait to learn if a protester will be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown. 60 degrees and folks lining up. Chilly but still nice for this time of year by the standards. And the arctic air on the way. What it will feel like around here and how long will it feel that way . Ill tell you when news4 [ male announcer ] follow your joy to a celebration like no other. Start your new orleans holiday at followyournola. Com. What youre doing now, janice. Blogging. Your blog is just pictures of you in the mirror. Its called a fashion blog, todd. Well, ive been helping people save money with progressives discounts. Flo, can you get janice a job . [ laughs ] you shouldve stuck to softball i was so much better at softball than janice, dad. Wheres your wife, todd . Vacation. Discounts like homeowners, multipolicy i got a discount on this ham. Ive got the meat sweats. This is good ham, diane. Paperless discounts give it a rest, flo. All yeah, flo, give it a rest. Tonight a student pilot is fighting to survive after a crosscountry training flight he was on ended in a crash. Virginia state police tell us pilot bernard charlmain and john hicks took off saturday from frederick municipal airport. They were headed to hot springs, virginia. And family of the pilot and co pilot could not make contact with the pilot or the co pilot. So they notified authorities that the flight was overdue. The cessna aircraft had gone down in the George Washington national forest. Police discovered the wreckage on sunday. The pilot was dead. Hicks, though, was still alive. They rushed him to the u va medical center. Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused their plane to go down. A decision by the grand jury in the Michael Brown case in ferguson, missouri, is expected later this month. Tonight, missouris governor, jay nixon, and several local Police Chiefs warn that violence will not be tolerated. They acknowledge that emotions will run high, whether or not the grand jury decides to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting an unarmed teenager. And they welcome the publics right to express emotion through peaceful protest. But they say they will not allow a repeat of the violence that followed Michael Browns death back in august. The mother of a teenager killed in a School Shooting is breaking her silence. Freshman Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in the cafeteria of his Washington State high school last month before he turned the gun on himself. He killed four students that day, including zoe gilaso. Her mother says shell never know why jaylen did what he did, but has to forgive him to move on with her life. He took away one of the best things i ever brought into this world. He did. But hes a child too. And in order for me to heal from this, i have to forgive him, because i cannot waste my life hating or being angry. I just cant. Michelle says she knows jaylens family very well and loves them. The first time she saw his mother after the shooting, she says she gave her a hug. A new report legislatiists of mistakes at yorkville endoscope before the death of joan rivers. Among them, the doctor performing the routine throat procedure did not have privileges to practice at that clinic. Another member of the medical team took cell phone pictures of rivers after she was sedated. The medical team did not respond quickly enough when the comediennes vital signs began to drop. And levels of the drug propofol used for sedation were inconsistently recorded. That clinic remains open. The officials there say they have fixed all of the problems. Just 20 minutes until showtime at the concert for valor. Well have a live report with the lastminute prep. A 94yearold veteran sharing his story about his time in combat and the legacy that he leaves for his family. Just a few minutes now until the National Mall starts to rock. Youre looking live at the crowds down there, waiting for the first act at the concert for valor. Wendy rieger in the midst of it all. Wendy . Reporter its like lets get this show on the road, people you know, people have been out here for hours and hours, so we have a few more minutes to wait. And they have not released the order of appearances. They will be releasing that in the next few minutes. But it doesnt matter. Theyve got a great lineup. Bruce springsteen, black keys, Carrie Underwood, metallica. Jennifer hudson, rihanna, to name a few. Its going to be a big, big night. Last night was kind of a big night, because a lot of them were rehearsing. They have been doing sound checks, because you can imagine, this is a massive production with a lot of different sounds. Carrie underwood. Black keys. Bruce springsteen performed one full song earlier this afternoon. So its been a wonderful time to wait for this thing to unfold. But the waiting will be ending in the next 15 minutes as the concert for valor gets under way on the mall. Eryone is in place, and it looks like were just waiting for the lights to come up and occ curtain to go up. You can check in on nbcwashington. Com. Well have all of the information for you. Well the stars have been tweeting out their pictures. You can get a look at that. Just search concert for valor and we will be here all night and bring you the highlights at 11 00. Back to you. Wendy, thank you. On veterans day, we salute a group of veterans part of the greatest generation. They fought bravely for allied forces in world war ii and the casualties were high. News4s Kristin Wright has the story of a local veteran who takes great pride in being honored for his service. It brings us back to many bad feelings, you know. Reporter but in honor of veterans day, alfonso coals ii agreed to meet us at the world war ii memorial in washington, aware of the quickly dwindling number of vets from that war left to tell their story. Kohls is 94. He was 22 then. I was drafted in the army. That was before pearl harbor was bombed. Reporter originally from virginia, kohls and his son, alfonso kohls iii, live in d. C. With every veterans day, the younger kohls learns more about his father, the army staff sergeant. Thats why i have him talk about it more, because thats the only way im going to get pieces of the story. Pieces of the puzzle, which is that period of his life that was a big mystery. Reporter bus loads of veterans come here, honor flights of brave troops still marching on. What are you doing . Its fabulous. Reporter on dday, a major and bloodied turning point of the war. Kohls was on the beaches of normandy, and remembers that day all too clearly. Theres no place to hide. No trees to get behind. And very few rocks. So that was just like slaughter right there. Reporter kohls fought hard for his country. But thought a lot about the inequality back home. He had to serve in a segregated army. Very harsh feelings to be going, trying to make it better for another country. We were being segregated right here in our own country. Reporter kohls has four children. He retired from the u. S. Postal service. A lifetime of allegiance to his country. Just lucky. Just to wake up, you feel lucky. Reporter in the district, Kristin Wright, news4. Alfonso kohls son is working with the Smithsonians National museum of africanamerican museum of history and culture. He hopes it exhibit his fathers story. Veronica is here with another check on our weather. I like what you said earlier about we celebrated the veterans today and then worry about the weather. Exactly. And boy, its going to be a dramatic turn that were going to take with the weather around here. You know what its like when you hold the door closed on someone . Thats what i would like to do with the cold. I would like to just get right up against the door and hold it back. But it is coming. And you know where your coat is, maybe someone else in the household doesnt. Might want to help them out. Teenagers. You know who they are. Yeah. The cold air, the average date of our first freeze, november 17th. Were going to be close to that when we take a look at the Early Morning temperatures inside the beltway. Were talking about maybe a friday morning, saturday morning. Could be right at the freezing mark. But look at this right now. Still fairly comfortable across the area. Low to mid 60s throughout our area. Upper 50s pax river still pretty nice. Forecast for tomorrow morning, start out at 52 degrees. Cool, but again, about 20 degrees lower by friday and saturday morning. We hit a high of 62. Nice and mild for your afternoon, breezy. Jacket weather in order for tomorrow. Skycast 4, the clouds for this evening, first thing tomorrow morning. Watch the sun rise. Nice, with filtered sunshine coming our way. The clouds leave the area around lunch time. 3 00 p. M. , more sunshine. Gorgeous sunset too coming our way for tomorrow. So in terms of exercising, low 60s for a High Temperature tomorrow. It is again some cloud cover, more that were going to see on thursday. Friday, aokay. But again, cold. Thats when it moves in saturday, sunday right now some showers. Sunday to monday, could even be some light snow in the mountains and with enough wind, could see a flake tore two, guys. Maybe around here. All right. Thanks, veronica. Remember baseball, remember the nats . They have a reason to celebrate, dianna. Definitely popping champagne for Matt Williams, named the manager of the year. Hes only the fourth rocky manager in Major League Baseball to win this award. Well hear who he gives all the credit to coming up next. 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This they brought me in as a new manager, let me know about the players. The players dictated how they wanted to play this game. Theyre ferocious in their intent and do not relent. I got a chance to stand in the dugout and watch it. Orioles buc showalter won manager of the year. Big week for the washington caps. Two divisional home games for them, starting with the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. The caps are looking for some payback. Last season, split the series against the blue jackets to two. So with columbus outscoring 103 in the final two games, even more than that, the blue jackets finished three points ahead of the caps denying them their seventh straight playoff appearance. This team knows just how important tonights game is. This is a team we struggled with last year coming up next. So we want to try and send a message. And put a little space between us and the division. We have to try to climb back up in the standings. Dont want to be at the bottom and dont want to start score board watching, but at the end of the day top of the division. So we want to start working towards that. Reporter Barry Cofield has returned from injured reserve. But the best thing the redskins have going now are the memories of the 2012 run with rg3 that gave every fan hope that maybe, just maybe, this was the year the redskins could do it. Now theyre hoping they can do this again. 63 at that point in the season. I think we could do it this season. We all know what were capable of as a team. And weve just got to string together some wins. I think were in the right situation in terms of personnel in the locker room, mental mindset. You look at what we have done up to this date. Were seventh ranked offense and ten ranked defense. And we have given up a lot. Its unfortunate. I think we ha go forward. All right. My favorite story of the day on the court today, the wizards with very important guests. The team hosting military families from the caps organization. A nonprofit that provides emotional support and comfort to those who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. All of the kids excited to meet some of their heroes, the washington wizards. It meant just as much to the players today. It was a great atmosphere at the end of practice, seeing them smile and taking pictures, signing autographs. These are the days that you are happy to have the platform that you have. All right. So we all know by now, concert of valor tonight, people headed to the caps game might be running late because of that. At for the caps, theyll be playing. As for who theyre excited to hear and see . Carey is a favorite of mine. I like bruce and metallica. Back when i had hair. Eminem . Anybody on that list . Black eyed peas. Personal friends . Black keys. Big difference. Yeah. Little different. Little fergie action there. Thanks for joining us. Nbc nightly news is next. Well see you for news 4 at 11 00. 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