News 4 Megan Mcgrath is live for us now. Reporter the candy is professionally wrapped and packaged. It looks innocent enough but is laced with marijuana. These still pictures were taken by police after they seized the candy. They say it came from colorado. There was tafy and banana walnut chocolate bars. Police say its the first time theyve seen potlaced candy in. They say the person who had it planned, they believe, to sell it, but theres no indication that person who had it had plans to sell it to children. But given the fact it is halloween and the children will be out trick or treating, they wanted parents to know about this sort of thing, that this sort of potlaced candy is out there. If you raid your kids halloween candy and pull out the peppermint patties or whatever you like and youre not paying any attention, you could easily a kid could easily open one of these up and eat it. If it were to get within the stream of candy, its relatively innocuous. And police want to remind parents to cull through their kids family before they let them eat it. Take a very close look at the wrappers. These wrappers actually did say in spots that they contained marijuana. But in very small lettering. You had to really look for it. So certainly parents want to be on guard. Keep your eye open for this sort of thing. This is just the beginning of this investigation were told so not a lot of detail being released about the person this candy was seized from or whether there are any arests in the future. A d. C. Police officer recovering after a scary attack overnight. Just after 3 00 this morning, a man tried to attack the officer inside a patrol car on 13th street northeast. The officer wasnt hurt by the ax but was hurt in a struggle with the suspect. Coming up at 11 30, news 4 molette green will have a live report on how neighbors feel about what happened. And new at midday, the man charged in the disappearance of Hannah Graham may be transferred to a jail in our area in the next few weeks. Jesse matthew appeared on video in fairfax this morning to face new charges of attempted murder and rape in a case that dates to 20. News 4 was in the courtroom and joins us live now outside Fairfax County court. Reporter thats right, Jesse Matthew appeared by video conference. His lawyer did give an indication to the court about what his defense might be in this fairfax case. Of course, hes 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, maam. Repor Jesse Matthew didnt 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 didnt 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. Lingens got it to have mr. Matthew evaluated. Mr. Lingens 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 disappearance of Virginia Tech student morgan harrington. After the hear, the prosecutor in the fairfax case says he hopes matthews trial for the attack here in our area will start soon. I think its always good when the criminal Justice System works in a speedy fashion. I think thats important to keep things moving and i concur with the judges sentiment there. Now, that prosecutor also said he expects Jesse Matthew to be brought back to fairfax in the next few weeks and he will be here in person for his november 14th court hearing. As for that request by matthews attorney to have him psychologically evaluated, the judge said he wouldnt even hear that motion until the 14th. Thats the very latest reporting live in Fairfax County, mark seegrave, news 4. Well check in with news 4s richard jord at the live desk. This is near the white house over at 16th and h northwest. Theyre blocking that intersection so thats why this could be an issue for anyone trying to get around. These protesters are gathering right about now. They are dreamers. Those are young immigrants who came to this country as children. The reason theyre at this location so close to the white house is because they want to get the attention of the Obama Administration to lift fear of deportation. Theyre going to be holding pictures of some their family members that are at risk of deportation. Of course, theyre also asking for comprehensive immigration reform. Again, its 16th and h and northwest, that intersection blocked by protesters this morning. Turning to the weather now. The big question this morning, will it stay dry for trick or treaters and other rell vla ver . We have some clouds in much of maryland. Sunshine break out across virginia now. Well have clouds coming and going. Certainly been a chilly morning. In fact, still, in just the 40s in a few locations like resten, rockville and gaithersburg. Elsewhere, right around 50 degrees. Southern fairfax into Prince William and Loudoun County hovering around 50 degrees as well as the district of columbia. You can see some of the autumn color showing up along the potomac river. A chilly dry evening for trick or treating. Followed by a windy weekend. A look at how a coastal storms going to be affecting our weekend and your trick or treat forecast. Thats coming up in the next few minutes around 11 30. Thanks, tom. This afternoon, a man who murder a High School Student learns how long hell spend behind bars. Trayvon bennett was convicted of iing him in 2012. Ross was walking to Central High School in Capital Heights when he was shot to death. Then he was convicted of murder and attempted robbery. Police are working to figure out who tried to abduct an 8yearold on his way to school. The boy told police it happened yesterday in temple hills. He said a car pulls up in front him on his way to the bus stop and a man got out with a gun. A woman who was also in the car then told him to get in the back seat. But the boy ran away and told his teacher when he got to school. Police only have a vague description of the suspects and their car. And were keeping an eye on several other stories developing right now and have live coverage from pennsylvania where the man accused of killing a Police Officer and escaping capture for weeks appeared in court just hours after being arrested. From rhode island, were awaiting for president obama to speak to a College Crowd on womens issues and the economy. And from maine, where we have new information on how the state is working to keep a nurse just back from west africa at home and away from people. We all know washingtons broken. But to fix it, it takes people who are independent. And willing to work across the aisle. Thats what ive tried to do in business, as your governor. And in the senate. Because its the only way were gonna solve big problems. Like cutting our national debt, fixing the va, or. Bringing good jobs to virginia. Its been a great honor to represent you. And if you rehire me, ill work everyday. To make virginia even stronger. She did itas a legislator,oors, hoping barbara comstockice. Pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. The Washington Post called comstocks behavior an apparent breach of congressional ethics. We just cant trust barbara comstock. House majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. If aunder a microscope, put we can see all the bacteria that still exists. Polidents unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99. 99 of odor causing bacteria. For a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. A developing story. Nurses in the district are joining a national fight against ebola. In about two weeks, nurses in Providence Hospital in northeast d. C. Will be among thousands to hit the picket line. Its part of a National Movement calling for safer standards for nurses and doctors. The hospital says it hopes to avoid a strike but will stay open if it does happen. Breaking news involving the new england nurse who may have been exposed to ebola. Nur ne 4s Richard Jordan. Trying to get a court order that would limit where kaci hickox can go and who she can be around. This court order, if granted by the judge, will mean that hickox will have to stay out of crowded areas. If she is out, she must keep a distance of three feet from anyone else around her. She has to monitor herself daily. Take her temperature. Also, no public transportation. And she cannot leave her hometown of fort kent. However, the court order does not require her to stay inside her home in isolation. We expect that the judge will issue a decision on this today. This would restrict her movements temporarily. Hickox is the nurse who was out in sierra leone working with Doctors Without Borders treating ebola patients. Now under scrutiny here, including the governor of maine, who wants her to stay in quarantine. Shes been tested, she does not have ebola. She says she is not a threat to the public all is clear follow bizarre scene in montgomery hazmat team was forced to respond to the mall after a woman yelled she had ebola. Hazmat teams were called in as a precaution. The woman had no symptoms. Its not clear why she was being served the original warrant or if shell face any other charges now. And right now, 17th street is closed on the national mall. The closure is between independence and constitution avenue. Crews are testing a new levee gate that will cross the road. The gate will connect with a levee wall that has been built on either side of 17 street. The levee was built to protect parts of the mall and other downtown buildings from flooding. 17th street should reopen around 3 00 this afternoon. A scary warning for people working at the pentagon. The threat of terrorism that could target them. Plus, why walmarts efforts to best the competition that could save you money starting this weekend. Well tell you all about that. And its pretty cloudy northwest on the weather deck. A few breaks of the sun trying to come out. Ive got you trick or tweet right now, a pennsylvania accused of shooting and killing a state trooper and wound another is behind bars. This is new video of eric frein moments after he was arraigned this mor. Nbcs jay gray has more on how this intense manhunt came to an end this morning. Reporter good morning. As you say, finally to an end here after offn a field next to abandoned airport late yesterday. There was an arraignment today. Finally, a chance to cheer in this rural community. A lot of people gathered outside the county courthouse to watch as eric frein was walked inside. He stood before a judge for the first time and heard the charges against him, which include first degree murder, murder of a Law Enforcement officer, attempted first degree murder. Prosecutors here say they do intend to pursue the Death Penalty in this case. As for the community, they say, finally, theres a chance for them to feel some relief. Its difficult for everyone, but i think theres also a sense of relief that this has ended. Relief that there wont be anyone else injured in the course of manhunt. This individual has shown himself to be very dangerous, both with the rifles he carried, the handguns and the explosives he built. Reporter after 48 days on the run again, eric frein is behind bars this morning. And awaiting trial. Thats obviously going to take some time to play out. We should also tell you that throughout the intense manhunt, officers who were combing through these rugg eged backwoo always carried the handcuffs of their slain colleague. When they had the chance to capture frein, thats what he was wearing he was returned to these barracks, barbara. Thank you, jay, for that report. The pentw warning its 23,000 employees they could become potential targets of isis terrorists. The Pentagon Security team sent out a memo last week. It cautioned employees to be careful about displaying credentials in public or on social media. Officials say theres no specific threat but it wants people to be vigilant at home and at work. The memo came just kays before Homeland Security announced increased security at some government buildings. And were learning more about three denver teenagers accused of trying to join isis. Nbc news has learned the teens became radicalized and had been talking with an isis recruiter for a year before trying to get to syria earlier this month. The two sisters and their frid made it all the way to Frankfurt Germany before being stopped by authorities. Right now, president obamas in rhode island. Hes talking about what his administration is doing to help women succeed. Ahead of his speech at rhode island college, he spoke to a group of working parents, Small Business owners and students and faculty. Its going to be a spooky night at the white house. The executive mansion is all decorated and ready for military families to stop by. Kids and their parents will be trick or treating at the white house this evening beginning at 5 15. The president and first lady will be there handing out the candy. Well, just days ahead of the midterm elections, a new poll saying senator mark warner is still leading virginias senate race. The poll says 51 of those surveyed will likely vote for the democrat. Beating out republican challenger Ed Gillespies 44 . Libertarian candidate sarvis holds a 2 share of the overall vote. Were live where a Police Officer was attacked with an ax early this morning. News 4 molette green has been talking to people who live in that neighborhood about what they saw and what they heard. And halloween dangers. What you and your children should be looking for tonight as you go out on your trick or treat hunt. Treat hunt. Stay wit we all know washingtons broken. But to fix it, it takes people who are independent. And willing to work across the aisle. Thats what ive tried to do in business, as your governor. And in the senate. Because its the only way were gonna solve big problems. Like cutting our national debt, fixing the va, or. Bringing good jobs to virginia. Its been a great honor to represent you. And if you rehire me, ill work everyday. To make virginia even stronger. Starting tomorrow, walmart is planning to double the number of discounts and deals theyre offering. They plan roll backs on toys and gadgets. Youll notice a big change tomorrow too. Walmart is making a quick post halloween changeover. Store aisles will be decked out in Christmas Decorations by saturday morning. A new harry potter story is out and it has everyone running to their computer. The new book was a halloween t from j. K. Rowling for her fans. It went live on the potter more website this morning. Its part interactive and part written essay that delves into the history of the hated hogwarts teacher delores. One of the things fans learn is her character was based on a real person, although rolling wont say who that is. According to safe kids worldwide, the number of kids killed by cars doubles on halloween. The national Highway SafetyAdministration Says in our area the only day a child was killed by a car was halloween night. Safe kids worldwide says make sure you costume is visible to drivers and also doesnt obstruct your childs vision. Parole officers will keep an eye on sex offenders to keep your children safe. The Virginia Department of corrections says they will be monitoring offenders all over the state. By law, sex offenders are to remain at home with their lights out and not answer the door for trick or treaters. If offenders arent home, they must be at a state sanctioned meeting during trick or treating hour. Police say they will also be making random home visits just to be sure. And right now president obama is in rhode island. Hes talking about what his administrations doing to help women succeed. Lets listen in. Only the kids. Were so proud of elizabeth not just for the wonderful introduction but for being so determined about her education. And shes a really remarkable young lady. I had a chance to speak to her before we came out. Turns out she went to school with my niece and nephew. Which okay. Classical. Right . So that was neat. I have also brought some halloween characters with me. Our secretary of labor tom perez. They are all dressed up as really outstanding public servants. Tom has been doing extraordinary work. His lovely daughters here, whos a freshman at brown. Your great senators jack reid and Sheldon White house. As president obama in rhode island right now where he is going to be speaking about what his administration is doing to help women succeed. Friday night football is off for two Virginia High School teams. The dangerous behavior that led to this cancellation. Plus, these gray skies, could they stick around for the weekend . Tom kierein has your forecast. And gas p hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling. Awwwwww scram im crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. Peas charty get town down. [laughter] borf a liver tute face stummy wag pow pam shabeeps stella nerf berms. Saxanay nay . Badumps a head. Temexiss gurrin. Juppa left. Fluppa jown brone a brood. What . Catch up on what everyones talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. Preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. Only from xfinity. After filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. Hogan was awarded an a from the nra. But now he refuses to release his responses. The nra opposes comprehensive background checks. They want to weaken marylands gun safety laws. Even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. On gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. Hogan gets an a from the nra. On protecting maryland, we just cant trust him. Right now, temperatures are in the 50s in our area. This is the warmest weather well see for the next few days. At least thats what im just hearing from meteorologist tom kierein. This seems balmy compared to what were going to have this coming weekend. Some strong gusty winds will be coming in, after we go trick or treating tonight. The dew point, thats going to be a key factor in our weather here between now and late tonight. Its very dry. And as a result, we should stay dry for halloween this evening. Quite a chill in the air now. Just in the 40s to near 50 degrees. Its mid50s right around the chesapeake bay. Look at the autumn foliage. We are near peak color. Theres nebraska avenue. We have got this near peak color or peak color in many neighborhoods thats going to be near us here for the rest of the weekend. A lot of leaves are going to be coming down with strong winds tomorrow. So some sunshine in and out. Over overall, quite cloudy this afternoon. For trick or treating tonight, its going to be chilly. And ghostly. And temperatures will be hovering in the low 50s through the evening. Well be staying dry. Thankfully for trick or treating tonight. Any rain chance is not going to be coming in until during the day tomorrow. Now, we have a big game at fedex field tomorrow night. Its navy taking on notre dame. We have thousands of people there for the tailgating. There may be some showers there and temperatures in the upper 40s with some blustery wind. The winds will be increasing. Around 40 miles an hour towards the end of the game. You can track the radar on our storm team 4 weather app. Post pictures. Like this gorgeous pumpkin orange lane. You can post your picks on twitter and facebook and insta graham. Especially on facebook, you can put High Resolution photos on face book. A lot of the rain, most of it looks like its going to be for eastern suburbs. Another batch of rain out in the mountains. So in between there and the bay, much of saturday, not a lot of rain. Maybe just some sprinkles. The big story saturday will be the gusty winds that will be coming in. We could have winds gusting on saturday afternoon up to around 30 to 40 miles an hour. Especially by the evening with occasional showers coming through again far west of us and east of us around the bay and the eastern shore. On sunday, a blustery wind in the morning. Thats when well probably have the strong et winds. Then the wind will diminish during the afternoon as temperatures will only be reaching right around 50 degrees. Well have windchills in the 30s on sunday. Then warming up into next week. Well have our temperatures into the mid60s by election day on tuesday. Good weather. And should stay dry after that with highs in the 60s. So mild weather returns. Its not quite over yet. Thats going to be coming in next week. Have a great weekend. All right, thank you, tom. A d. C. Police officer is recovering this morning after a scary attack overnight. The officer was sitting in a patrol car along 13th street in northeast d. C. When someone came running up with an ax. News 4s molette green has been following this story all morning. Behind me is now all clear. One officer told me this morning that the Police Officer involved is lucky to be alive. There is so many more questions than answers. Why did all of this happen. And where is that ax wielding suspect . D. C. Police cars blocked both ends of this alley on 13th street northeast, just a couple blocks from michigan avenue. Investigators also go door to door looking for any clues to a brazen attack on one of their officers. Just after 3 00 a. M. , police say a man swung, hitting the police car window, while the cop was on routine patrol. Yeah, i did hear a yell. I heard a scream. Reporter christophers house is right around the corner on perry street. I have a sevencar garage back there. Im wondering if they tried to get in. Reporter his back yard spills out on to the alley where the officer got out of his cruiser and struggled with the suspect. Neighbors who describe this area as pretty quiet are horrified. I dont know, people going crazy, thats what i think. Sadly, its a comment on society today. You know. Youre in the city. I mean, you know. Glad nobody got hurt. Reporter just seconds ago, two officers, two cop cars, came through this alleyway. They are still looking for this guy this morning. The officer suffered a dislocated shoulder in the struggle with the suspect. He was not injured in the actual ax attack. Theres no good description of the suspect this morning. But we can tell you when they do get him, he faces felony assault charges. Were live this morning in northeast d. C. A locker room choking incident involving two athletes led to the cancellation of a High School Football game tonight in stafford county. Brook Point High SchoolOfficials Say their game with North Stafford High School will not be made up either. According to the freelance star, a student was choked, passed out and then hit his head against a locker last week. School Officials Say one student has been disciplined and others have been counseled. A spokeswoman told the paper it was, quote, horseplay gone wrong. Charges could be thrown out in an 8yearolds brutal murder in alexandria. Police say Gregory Murphy stabbed 8yearold kevin sherifflet to death while he was playing outside his great grandparents home in 2000. Murphy has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial. Defense lawyers want the criminal charges dropped and murphy committed. Then doctors, not the court, could eventually decide to free him or not. The man might be set free. He might be on your street with your child. And the same thing might happen. A judge is expected to decide soon whether to drop the charges. Were watching developments from kansas this morning after a deadly plane crash in wichita. We learned that four of the five patients injured in the crash have been released from the hospital. One other person remains in serious condition. The pilot and three people on the ground died yesterday after the small plane crashed seconds after takeoff. Investigators are currently trying to get into the building where the plane landed. But still considered too unsafe there to go inside. Sometime today, we could learn new information on last weeks midair collision in frederick, maryland. The ntsb could release a preliminary report. A small plane and helicopter crashed into each other near frederick municipal airport. Killing three people. The helicopter involved was part of a flight school. Both people on the plane survived. Plan a little extra time for that metro trip this weekend. There will be track work on all train lines. Red line trains will operate every 15 minutes. All other lines will run trains every 20 minutes. A reminder, clocks fall back at 2 00 a. M. On sunday for daylight savings time. Metro says it will stay open until its normal 3 00 a. M. Closing time. Today we could find out if the redskins can sue several native american tribes over the teams name. Plus, you can expect huge crowds tonight in georgetown. What police say you cannot do there starting in just a few hours. And easy to make treats for halloween. Were going to show you how to do i in just two days, daredevil nick wolenda is upping the ante with his deathdefying stunts. Attempting a twopart walk above chicago. Hell walk up a 15degree incline from the marina tower west to the leo burnett building. Then hes going to walk blindfolded. He spoke with the today show this morning about the most intimidating part of this upcoming walk. Both of them are extremely huge challenge. I would say the blindfold. Taking away made that most important sense of a wire walker vision and focus is very, very challenging. The weather for sunday in chicago is going to be chilly but the wind shouldnt create too much of a problem for wolenda. Popular pub crawls are making a comeback in arlington this weekend. A halloweenthemed crawl will be held tomorrow. Bar crawls had been on hold for about six months after this wild scene over the summer. A pub crawler stri naked and ran from police before crashing his car. Since then, arlington has adopted new rules that force organizers to obtain special events permit. That makes them responsible for reimbursing the county for extra expenses, including extra police. Event, youll have a toughe finding parking. You wont be able to park on k street from 30th to wisconsin avenue in northwest. Parking will be restricted on m street from 25th to the key bridge. Those parking restrictions will be in effect until 6 00 a. M. On saturday morning. Driving gas prices are diving down those prices. Coming up, a new National Average that has not been seen for four years and its expected to drop even more were told. Plus, coming up at 1 00, Meredith Vieira transforms into mrs. Clooney for halloween. Coming up on nbc 4. She did as a legislator, doors, hoping yobarbara comstocke. Pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. The Washington Post called comstocks behavior an apparent breach of congressional ethics. We just cant trust barbara comstock. Patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. Well, youve probably noticed in youve filled up the tank lately gas prices continue to fall. Aaa says the National Average is now 3 a gallon. Some of you are seeing prices even lower than that, especially in virginia. State averages 2. 78 a gallon. In maryland, 2. 95. In d. C. , though, 3. 23 on average a gallon. In west virginia, youre seeing prices around 3. 09 a gallon for regular. Aaa says the National Average could soon fall below 3 a gallon for the First Time Since 2010. Well, the shrimp youre eating may not be what you think it is. Accord to a new study, youre being misled because of poor labeling. In the study, bad labeling was discovered on shrimp sold at the National Supermarkets and Grocery Stores around the country. It found shrimp in d. C. , portland, inconew york cit and gulf court were misrepresented. New york was deemed the woit rs offender. Would you hand out cash instead of candy on halloween . According to a new study, kids prefer green in their cay buckets. Between the average sf 4 and 10 want money instead of candy. Some people may not have candy and do give out dollar bills. You should teach your children never to ask for money or say they prefer money. With halloween falling on a friday, its a perfect, perfect time to create a spooky spread of party food, recipes with a fun twist or two for t holidays. Jim and melissa join us with some lastminute ideas. Welcome. Hello. Thank you. I like your costume. The skeleton. And im a prime rib. A price code on her too. Yes, 1 million a pound. Now, i understand you cook and you set the table. Exactly. You did a beautiful job here. These are all things you say you cab pick up ingredients on the way home and have them made in just five or ten minutes. Exactly, very easy for the chefs at home, for entertaining. One thing we really really suggest is a top nod. Its very quick, easy, no cooking involve. A beautiful plate with olive puree, a little black truffle puree but you could use mushrooms. And that will give get you started. So over here we have our mixing bowl. What do you put in there . Were going to add first our olive puree. Put it in a blender. You can puree it. So you bought some already pitted. Simply puree it. Or buy it pureed in the store. All these products are readily available. Then we have a mushroom puree. Its some black truffle. You can use any type of mussel you enjoy. Were going to add a little bit of cucumber. And some scallions. And thats pretty. Were going to simply mix it up. One fun thing about that is you can dress it and garnish it with many different flavors. You can look to see what you enjoy. From there, you just simply put it on your christini. Wonderful pine nuts you can add to the top. Lemon zest as well. You can finish it with crackers or cracker, brioche, christini. You can imagine. Exactly. That was our savory. Melissa here has a little element of sweet. Thats really fast. Thank you for showing us that. So im going to do a Pumpkin Spice dip. Its actuall a sweet dip. Its really, really easy to make. Its also fun kids to try. My 3yearold helps out with this at home. Start with half a cup of cream. Then a nice cream cheese moose. We have some honey. We have condensed milk. Equal part honey and condensed milk. We just finish it off with a full cub of pumpkins. You can use a pumpkin puree. You want to get that in there. You o whisk that up. We will have those, what the proportions should be. Exactly. We have a little nut mug and clove mixture. A nice holiday spice. We do a little cinnamon and al spice as well. Things that most people have in their pantries at home. This is a dip . This is a dip. We have a finished version over here we could take a look at in a second. Slowly, it comes together. So it comes in completion. What is a dip without something to dip it in . We have our cookies. Yes, were going to do cookies today without an oven. With that, were going to simply bring up to a boil. We have a cup and a half of milk. A cup and a half of cream. Three cups of sugar. Its a sweet dish for the wheat r sweet tooth. Youre going to bring it up to a boil, about five minutes, until you get to the point where youre almost getting towards the caramel and thats whats going to help set the cookies. With that, we add a little bit of our oats. Some simple oats. We have some dark chocolate as well. Were going to add some ginger for that. Ginger is great with the pumpkin dip. Thats it . You add this over to the boiling milk. You just and you mix it together. And it comes out looking like this . Exactly. You just mix it until it fully combines. You scoop it out. You make it into waver shape you like. And then you taste that . Okay. This is what they come out looking like. You can see that. You dip it into this . Okay, lets try it. Pumpkin dip. Very creamy. Thats good. Yeah, that is very good. And not too sweet. 11 51. Coming up, a shocking picture just in to our newsroom from an ax attack early this morning in the district. Plus, tom talks about when well see some really cold weather. See some really cold weather. Stay with us. She did itas a legislator,oors, hoping barbara comstockice. Pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. The Washington Post called comstocks behavior an apparent breach of congressional ethics. We just cant trust barbara comstock. House majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Im Richard Jordan at the live desk. Picture just coming in from a close call for a d. C. Police officer this morning. Look at this, ax right in the drivers side window of that police cruiser. Happened just after 3 00 on 13th street and perry in northeast washington. The Police Officer was sitting there inside the car when a man came up, put the ax right through the window. The officer jumped out of the vehicle, tried to catch up with that man. However, he got away, left his ax behind there. Lodged in the glass there. Police still trying to track down that axwielding suspect at this hour. And the Police Officer was slightly injured in the struggle trying to apprehend that suspect. Another story we are going to be watching today. The discovery of drug laced candy. Police georges county police pulled several boxes of marijuana laced candy from the streets before halloween. Were working to find out where the candy was found and how police found it. As soon as we know, well let you know on nbcwashington. Com. Be an today, a judge could decide whether the redskins can sue several native american tribes over the team name. The tribes asked the u. S. Patent office to cancel the teams trademark earlier this year. The native american groups want the lawsuit dismissed. Then say the team should sue the Trademark Office instead. The redskins say federal law allows them to sue individuals who sought the trademarks cancellation. There will be a rally against the redskins name against the vikings in minnesota. The vikings are playing at the university of minnesotas football stadium while their new stadium is being built. Many call the name a racial slur. Minnesota has faced pressure for months about limiting the use of the redskins name during the game. As we first reported earlier this week, quarterback Robert Griffin iii is expected to start this sunday. Head coach gruden says hes going to keep a close eye on how griffin practices today. Gruden says griffin appears perfectly healthy physically. He says he wants to make sure griffin is mentally prepared since its been more than a month since hes played in a game. Griffin has been recovering since he dislocated his ankle back in december. The weathers going to be cooperating this evening. Quite chilly though still. Its around 50 degree metro area. Ought to warm up a few more degrees during the afternoon. Look at these carved pumpkins. Theyre already for halloween there tonight. Great weather for trick or treaters. It will be temperatures in the 50s, low 50s by late evening. Then some showers and some wind for saturday. Sun back sunday. Chilly weekend coming up. This weekend, snl welcomes back one of its most famous alums. Hey, im chris rock and im hosting saturday night live this week. Saturday night will be the first time chris rock has hospitaled in 18 years. Prince will be the musical guest. Planning to deliver an eightminute jam session. Saturday night live comes on saturday night at 11 30. The today show had their big costume reveal this morning. Dressed up as characters from memorable sketches fm snl. Natalie dressed up as geeky Mary Catherine gallagher. Kathie lee and hoda rocked out as wayne and garth from rains world. Al roker was the cool brlue brothers. Matt lauer was pat. Savannah guthrie made an appearance as a mom in jeans. That was fun this morning. And thats news 4 midday. 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