this is fox 5 news at 10:00. right off the top tonight a live look at welcome to our number 7 of the d.c. city council getting an earful about its proposal to make gay marriage legal. thanks for joining us. i'm shawniancy. >> i'm laura evans in for brian. hundreds wanted to have their voices heard and the debate still raging right now. fox 5's bob sellers is live at the wilson building with more on the gay marriage battle. bob? >> reporter: gay marriage is performed elsewhere are now recognized in the district of column bachlt the legislation being debated upstairs would allow same sex couples to legally mary here. >> bigotry is bigotry. discrimination is discrimination. >> reporter: most of the nearly 300 people who signed up to tell the d.c. council how they feel support along gay couples to legally mary in the district of columbia. >> marriage does matter. it does make a difference. >> same sex relationships are part of a rich tapestry of life in our beloved district of columbia. >> we're really talking about civil marriage. we're not talking abou religious marriage. >> reporter: there is strong opposition. >> i only have one dictionary in my home. which is a web dictionary. it states that a marriage is a civil union between one man and one woman. >> reporter: many of the city's black churches are leading the charge against change the law in this city of 6,000 residents. >> there is a powerful lobbying group with money influence and power that is pushing away others from weighing in on the issue. >> reporter: they want the matter of legalizing gay marriage in the nation's capital t to a vote of the people >> the reason the owe poe opponents of marriage equality want a referendum they know more often than not you can stir enough hate and fear to turn neighbors against neighbors. >> there is no justice when ten co sponsors have already indicated their position on the bill. >> reporter: 10 d.c. council members said they will vote for legalizing gay marriage in the capital. >> it is herb especially important for me now as an openly gay member of the council to say i want your respect for my point of view when comes to marriage equality as a human rights issue in the city and in this n. >> reporter: tonight's public hearing is expected to go for about another half hour. it will continue on next monday night. the full d.c. council is expected to vote on this legislation by the end of the year. with the mayor's signature and approval from congress, gay marriages, gay couples having weddings could start in the district january of 2011. >> bob sellers live for us tonight. the d.c. board of elections held a hearing on same sex marriage today. opponents of gay marriage are asking the board to put a measure on the city ballot that would give voters the option of banning same sex unions >> we're asking the board to let the people vote. whether the board is for or against the initiative we feel the people should make this critical decision on a definition of marriage in the district, not 13 members of the city council. >> reporter: the initiative would go on next year's ballot. board members did not make a decision today and there is no set timeline for them to do so. in virginia a walk in the park turned violent. a woman beaten in broad daylight. investigators say the man viciously attacked the woman this morning in jielz park. roby chavez is live. >> reporter: very alarming for this area. the woman fought back hard and in this case it was enough to stop the crime. fairfax county police were quick to the scene and questioned several people in that area. tonight joggers and nearby residents are on alert. the crime happened here in an isolated area off lornton road. a 53-year-old woman was walking along a trail and beaten. the crime took many by surprise. >> actually i was standing with my family. i just don't know that area over there. >> reporter: it's an area that has kept its country feel. nearby residents say it make for a relaxing run. it's popular with joggers and walkers even though many areas have no trespassing signs posted throughout. >> there are trails behind the house and they all connect but they're not lit. i do see others but i don't go. >> reporter: police searched the area for much the day. the victim says the suspect came up from behind her and tried to drag her to the ground while taking her purse. she struggled with her attacker while her. fairfax county police say she continued to fight and he gave up. >> i'm glad she did fight back, you know, at least to try to keep the guy from just running into her and robbing her. i also wanted to say that that's very unfortunate that something like that would happen to her in this particular area. >> reporter: residents who live in a a nearby developed area say the wooded area doesn't just attract joggers. >> it's isolated, not well developed. it's still country. it's still a little barren in certain areas. so it's probably a key place for people to hide and lushing in e bushes. >> reporter: still it's a most unusual crime even joggers using a different path are rethinking their steps. >> i do not jog in that area. i jog up at silver brook. i've never gone that way because it is not lit. it's kind of scary. >> reporter: we just got off the phone with fairfax county police and there are new developments tonight. police won't elabote but they do have a person of interest and could make an arrest in this case by the morning. >> thank you, roby chavez in the news room. taxi drivers targeted. police are looking for this man suspected in a rash of robberies. at least nine incidents in d.c. within the last two months. investigators say the man hails a cab, asks to be taken somewhere. once they arrive he pulls out a gun or implies he has one and demands cash. in one case he even stole a cab. police believe the suspect also held up a gas station using a knife. a former nassau scientist accused of spying pleaded guilty in january to over charging the government. court documents reveal that stuart nosette admitted to conspiring to get money from nasa to get a swimming pool, credit cards. he's a kusd of trying to sell classified u.s. defense secrets to an undercover fbi agent. to a developing story we are following in the news room. the u.s. military working right now to figure out what brought down a helicopter in afghanistan with ten people on board, including 3dea agents. in all, 14 americans are dead after two separate helicopter crashes. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has details on how the continued violence in afghanistan could influence the president's decision on a troop surge. >> reporter: two helicopter crashes, 14 dead and the deadliest day in the deadliest year for u.s. personnel in afghanistan. colonel wayne shank says enemy fired has been ruled out in both cases the first of which killed four u.s. soldiers after a midair collision. >> we do t believe a enemy action was responsible for that. >> reporter: meanwhile in western afghanistan, 3dea agents and 7 u.s. troops fresh from a firefight that killed 14 afghan drug traffickers lost their own lives when their helicopter crashed. the 3dea agents are the first killed in afghanistan. >> after where they were flying away that's when the crash actually happened but we do go into this and remove an insurgent who was working with the drug trade. >> reporter: the governor -- the poteial governor survived an assassination attempt. in kabul protests erupted after a false report that u.s. troops had burned a copy of the koran as payback for an i.e. d attack. u.s. authorities say taliban attacker spread the rumor to stirrup trouble. president obama monday met with the national security team as he considers whether or not to increase u.s. troops. the slow pace of that decision which some obama critics are focusing on. >> president obama now seems afraid to make a decision and unable to provide his xhanter on the ground with the troops he needs to complete the mission. >> reporter: senator john kerry just back from afghanistan said mont stakes are too great to rush the decision. >> i believe president obama has been right to deliberate and take theime necessary in order to find the best policy. >> reporter: prior to monday the deadliest day for u.s. forces was july 28, 2005. that was when 16 u.s. special forces soldiers were killed when their helicopter was shot down over afghanistan. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. to iraq and the worst attack in two years. two suicide truck bombers penetrated what was supposed to be one of baghdad's safest vrz near the justice min yesterday, seth off bombs that killed 155 people. 24 children on a school bus leaving their daycar were victims. the top security officials have reenforcements guarded important buildings. big news from capital hill on the health care battle. democrats say their version of the bill does include a public option. senate majority leader harry reid says states will have the choice to opt-out of the program. one republican senator claims medicaid has an opt-out provision but it's a burdensome process to endure. >> i guess theirst thing to know about a governnt-run health insurance program which states can opt-out of is that they really can't. i mean, in the real world they really can't. >> the public option is not a silver bullet. i believe it's an important way to insure competition and level the playing field, the patients with the insurance industry. >> reporter: reed says debate will begin as soon as the congressional budget office finishesal analyzing the bill. swine flu vaccines are being shipped as fast as they come off the production line. that's the word from kathleen see we'll -- sebelius. it is never too late to get the vaccine because there could be a third wave early next year. hundreds of people lined up at the manassas mall in prince william county to get swine flu vaccines. families started showing up early this morning and the clinic didn't even open until 3:00 this afternoon. they expected to give out about 60 vaccines. they made a 150 mile miss takes flew right past their destination. tonight a bombshell. the pilots are changing their story. what they admit they really were doing when they blue by the airport. this virginia tech student has been mission for a week. a popular heavy metal band is stepping in the search to find her. how did one of mayor fenty's fraternity brothers end up with several million in city contracts in the firestorm is heating up. it was a beautiful day in d.c., gorgeous and golden with the leaves change but there are showers to the south heading in our direction. do we have to dodge those on our tuesday? you'll get the full forecast a bit later on fox (announcer) it's not a game. it's a race. and first prize is the fure. some say america can't win. that we've had our time. but here's what they don't understand: it's not america that will run this race... it's americans. 300 million of us. free to 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northwest flight 188 over shot a minneapolis runway by over 150 miles last week and new information from the national transportation safety board says it was because they were talking, looking at their computers and lost track of time. during interviews with the ntsb they admitted accessing personal computers during a flight, discussing their new work schedules and losing track of time. first officer richard coal would not discuss the incident with reporters. >> nobody fell asleep. nobody had an argument. nobody had a fight. other than that i can't tell you anything. >> reporter: interviews with three flight attendants are ongoing as the ntsb attempts to sort out the facts. one corporate pilot who does not work for northwest airlines says the pilots' conduct here is unacceptable. >> if i were these pilots i would rather have to defend having fallen asleep because i was fatigued and pilot fatigue is huge issue these days as opposed to we were not paying attention. >> reporter: the ntsb report says a flight attendant caed the cockpit by intercom so ask when they were going to land. that's when they realized their mistake and turned the plane around. they were out of touch with air traffic control for more than an hour. >> i cannot believe they missed all these calls. it doesn make sense. >> reporter: the ntsb is looking at the cockpit voice recorder to find out what it may tell about the final 30 minutes of the flight. del at that time parent company of northwest airlines is offering $500 vouchers to every person aboard that wednesday night flight which missed its exit in minneapolis. in chicago, steve brown, fox news. we are following another developing for i just in to fox 5. bruce springstein can selling a concert because of a family death. a member of his road crew was found dead in a kansas city hotel. on his website springstein says the person who died is an immediate family member but does not name the person. police don't believe there is anything suspicious about the death. a big name is getting involved in the hunt for a missing virginia tech student. metallica is offering $50,000 for information about morgan harrington. the 20-year-old disappeared from a mellica concert october 17. police don't know what happened to her but they found her purse and cell phone the next day. alarming new details about a man accused of selling underage girls for sex in d.c. court testimony revealed shelby lewis is the foster father of one of his alleged victims. lewis is accused of having the girl work for him starting at age 12. he is also accused of raping her. he was arrested in may on five counts of child sex trafficking the problem of gangs in northern vij virginia received a lot of attention last march from a loud en county man was killed by a man claiming to have gang ties. a new study reveals gang activity is decreasing in some areas. fox 5's claudia coffey has the story. >> we're finding that gangs are becoming more organized and for sophisticated. >> reporter: over the past five years the gang task force zeroed in on what can be done to slow down the amount of gangs moving from urban areas to the suburbs. the result was a case study including lowden, prince william, fairfax and arlington counties. the findings revealed good news. gangs and gang activities are on the decline but it's not time to let up. >> this is the time quite frankly to push as hard or even harder. >> reporter: specifically from 2003 to 2008, violent crime in the case study areas of northern virginia found that violent crimes fell 13%. gang related offenses dropped 17%. still, the gangs are out there. >> they're waiting for us to slack off, waiting for us to let our guard down basically and give that them that inch they're locking for to move in and take over >> reporter: the gangs involved include bigger name to what is being described as neighborhood groups. a loosely organized gang was behind the heinous crime that rocked lowden county this spring. william and cynthia bennett were brutally attacked. ben it died and his wife wased. law enforcement officials believe the tide is turning because of stepped up enforcement, a crackdown in local schools, eastbound things as simple as targeting graffiti. one of the most obvious signs of gang activity in recent years is all the graffiti. that even is tough to find these days. that's because officials say they have launched an aggressive campaign to remove it as quickly as possible. officials hope to use this assessment and plan as a model in other communities. >> people are looking to this area for answers to what is a growing problem nationwide. >> reporter: the trend that officials did notice from the report is that while gang activity is slowing in northern virginia it is moving to neighboring counties and states such as prince georges georges county and d.c. claudia coffey, fox 5 news. mayor fenty a fraternity brother and tens of millions of dollars in contracts. tonight that combination is leading to a growing feud. find out what we have dug up for you. plus medical researchers poisoned at one of the country's most prestigious universities. a fox 5 consumer alert. what you need to know before you pay for a gift card thi holiday season. card thi holiday season. th the job of attorney general is keeping families safe. but ken cuccinelli doesn't see it that way. he has a personal political agenda. ken cuccinelli says he won't enforce laws he disagrees with. he supports the loophole that allows felons to buy guns. ken cuccinelli even voted against requiring clergy to report child molestation. i'm steve shannon, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad because i'll focus on keeping our families safe. a new battle tonight pitting d.c. mayor fenty against the city council. the mayor nominated a new head of parks parks and recreation. the council rejected it. what the mayor did next only added fuel to a long burning fire. roz plater has the latest tonight. >> reporter: $82 million in newly awarded contracts for parks and recreation projects. money city council members say was funneled from parks and rec to the deputy mayor for economic investment, then transferred to the housing authority. that agency then awarded contracts some no bid at least one to mayor fenty's fraternity brother. this despite city law that says contracts over a million dollars have to go through the city council. were the contracts awarded illegally? we put that question to the attorney general. >> it was only when i issued an opinion last friday which is basically a definitive statement of the law that going forward, any contracts that involve more than a million dollars of local funds must go to the council for approval. >> reporter: but council member harry thomas who chairs the park and recreation committee says nonsense. >> pete orr nickel does not arbitrarily make opinions that is the is that tuft law. the laws clear. >> reporter: mary chase said some of the projects could be in jeopardy. >> we'll have to see but at the end of the day things have to be done correctly. you know, these projects may go forward and maybe they have to be relet. >> reporter: the contracts were awarded under an appointment that the cow council turned down and the mayor reinstated friday. saying she has a right to stay for an additional 180 days while he looks for another nominee. >> we asked the cfo to stop any further payments to her. he wants her to act in a volunteer basis that's on him. >> reporter: thomas says he will introduce an emergency bill trying to unseat heartsock. mary chee has a hearing set to get to the bottom of the contracts on friday. i'm roz plater, fox #w5 news. harvard police have a mystery on their hands. six employees poisoned by tainted coffee. they drank coffee that came from the same machine in a common area. the coffee machine had traces of sodium azide, a chemical preservative. students say it's hard to believe it was a mistake. the school is installing security cameras throughout the building. blood of hollywood coming to the district to honor one of the most familiar faces in comedy. maureen? >> reporter: the stars are out in d.c. to honor a comedy legend at the mark twain prize for american humor. it's a virtual who's who. see whose on the red carpet coming up. credit card compans put on notice. cut the interest rate hikes cut the interest rate hikes or when it comes constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. you're watching fox 5 news at 10:00. jerry seinfeld, sinbad, chris rock, just some of comedy's biggest stars hit the red carpet in d.c. to honor one of their own tonight. you can see there the stars came out to celebrate the accomplishments of bill cosby. >> he came one of a select few to receive the mark twain prize. maureen umeh is here with more on the honor. >> reporter: mark twain was a keen observer of society. he made them laugh and think too. who better to receive the mark twain prize than bill cosby. a man whose comedy speaks to the heart of the social change. >> are you cosby? for a second i thought, tell him no. >> reporter: honoring a could immediate comedy legend. >> there is comedians and then there's big cosby. >> reporter: the genius behind so much iconic comedy was in rare form. >> it's supposed to be about me but you can hear they're cheering some other people so i just feel lost. >> reporter: cosby and his family were joined by a host of friends, many stars themselves. celebrating the man some say influenced their own careers and changed comedy in a way no one had before. >> he's always making me try to do it better >> the social commentary ha always been a big part of who he is. >> reporter: cosby's career spans decades, his humor honed through the art of story telling he learned as a boy in philadelphia from his grand fvrment like mark twain cosby's stories make people think. his comedy oftentimes speaking to important and sometimes painful social issues. >> he tells it like it is. i know that has up asset number of people but on the other hand, he does speak the truth. >> reporter: some things need to be talked about. there are things that need be dialogued about. comedy is best way to start it off. >> reporter: he remains devoted toocial change. he's been accused of taking his commentary too far but cosby says it's important to ring the alarm. >> our young people are killing each other. how much longer do we wait to speak up? an see what we can do about stopping that? >> reporter: a comedian like no other, worthy of praise. >> it is well deserved and it's a high on gh -- honor because it's ngular recognition. this entire evening is for him. >> reporter: dr. cosby is the 12th person to be honored with the mark twain prize. he joi jarnlg carlin, whoopi goldberg and lore en michaels to make a few of the hon resources. one week from tomorrow, virginia voters go to the polls to elect a new governor. republican bob mcdonald has an 11 point lead over cree deeds. deeds campaigned at the springfield retirement home talking about issues facing seniors. bob mcdonald was on fox 5 news and said his campaign focuses on what voters care about. >> they're very concerned about the economy, about the financial situation, about education, transportation, energy. i've made the income issues the heart and soul of my campaign, finding ways to reduce the tax and regulatory burden to create more jobs and opportunity with tax credits. >> reporter: democrat cree deeds will be here friday on fox 5 morning news. the fan frustration is at an all-time high in red skins nation tonight. skins supporters are losing patience with the losing team. what are the skins saying as they play host to eagles tonight? wisdom martin is live at fed ex field where we know the skins are losing. >> reporter: they're not happy. we've been out here afternoon trying to gauge the way they're feeling about their team. they say this season has been a disaster and they say they're tired of this team making all the wrong moves. th say the only thing left to do is to change management. even in the height of their frustration, redskins fans are eager to fire up the grill for the monday night battle between the eagles and redskins. the skins fans are but they're not happy about the way the season is going. >> we have nothing to lose. >> and we mad. >> i want change big time. we got to have change. >> reporter: rocky macintosh has been a season ticket holder for decades. >> this is what it's all about. right here. the general manager must be fired or sell the freaking team. >> reporter: season tickets have been in a j thompson's family for as long as he can remember but now eckhardly bear watching the chaos and confusion surrounding the skins. >> you can fire the coach, get a new quarterback, do all these thick but it starts at the top not the bottom. >> reporter: it has been tough for even the most loyal in red skins nation, to quarterback, to coaching, to play calling, to diz ma'am on the field. >> can it get any worse? i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. it will probably wil get worse. we'll probably get some drama. i don't know if they're going to find the answer this season. >> reporter: it's been one debacle after another. >> i think it's our bounce back game. as long we lose in the first half of the season as long as we win in the second half we should be all right. >> reporter: win or lose some say they have reached a new level of anger over their team and tonight they hope that change. >> we believe burgundy and gold and we will forever but it's got to get better. >> reporter: now i had a chance to speak with one season ticket holder. he said if they keep losing that's the only way that management will get the message that what they're doing is not right. the redskins are losing and the fans are not happy. some of the fans are leaving the game. i asked a couple who were walk out, they said you look at the score, look at the past results you know that things are not going to get better tonight. shawn? >> you look at the picture on our sister station you can see the orange seats so a lot of folks heading out, wisdom? >> they're going home. calling it a night already even though it's not over technically. again, when you look at the results from the previous games and how this offense has been moving, they don't feel confident in the reds skins' ability to score any more points or even keep up with the eagles. >> we're going to follow this to the very end. to a sex scandal that has cost an espn baseball analyst his job. steve phillips and the production analyst have both been fired. phillips is in this patient treatment to address his issues. he compared his problems to those of michael douse las who has been treated for sexually compulsive behavior. the production assistant showed up at phillips' house prompting his wife to call the police. swine flu fears hitting sunday services. the extreme measures at one church. getting the newest hollywood releases is about to get a little easier. but there is one catch. nasa about to cross into the next generation of space flight. we are taking you aboard. we are taking you aboard. we'll be the job of attorney general is keeping families safe. but ken cuccinelli doesn't see it that way. he has a personal political agenda. ken cuccinelli says he won't enforce laws he disagrees with. he supports the loophole that allows felons to buy guns. ken cuccinelli even voted against requiring clergy to report child molestation. i'm steve shannon, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad because i'll focus on keeping our families safe. a new way tonight to track the swine flu. health officials in rhode island are using electronic prescriptions to track the h1n1 virus. they're taking a look at how much tamiflu and other antivirals are being prescribed to patients. the information is broken down by sip codes and age groups so they can see which areas are experience outbreaks. in las vegas a church is doing its part to stop the spread of swine flu. people who went to services yesterday had to have their temperatures taken. children with temperatures higher than 99 degrees were sent home with their parents. they will continue checking temperatures through the flu season a big show of support for millions fighting breast cancer. the white house hung a huge pink ribbon off the port co of the white house. it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the u.s. following lung cancer. are you started your shopping yet? a new warning you need to hear before you head out to the stores this holiday season. i am not ready to go there with christmas shopping. i'm not even ready for halloween. we're talking about showers showing up on radaouus fusce we are paying more at the gasoline pump. rises are up 17 cents over the last two weeks. in the district aaa reports you will pay about 2.74 for a gallon of regular. 2 pvent 62 in maryland and in virginia it will cost you have about 2.56. credit card fees can cost you an arm and leg and chris dodd is trying to stop them. he called for an immediate rate freeze to keep companies from hiking rates. the legislation is not expected to pass in congress. banks complain that capping interest rates would cut profits and force them to spend less money and make the economy worse. dodd is in a title battle for re-election in connecticut not sure what gif to buy for the holidays? gift cards are a good choice but if you're not careful you could be giving less than expected. melanie alnwick tells you what to look out for. >> reporter: despite awful the sale and pro mostly cloudieses, holiday suspended is taking a hit this year. >> about two-thirds of americans we surveyed said that the economy welcome pact their holiday spending this year. most are spending less but many are looking for more practical gifts. >> reporter: that means a lot of people will be trimming the tree with gift cards. shoppers like the general purpose gift cards offered by visa, mastercard and american express, because they can be used for theys like groceries and gas. but many don't realize that convenience comes at a cost. >> there is of course an up front of say 4 to $7. some of the cards assess a monthly fee up to $5. >> reporter: it could drain anywhere from 10 to 30% of a card's value. of the charges vary from card to card which is why it's important to compare carefully. >> this american express card is 3.95 to purchase. this one, $6.95. this visa card is 4.95 and there is a $2.50 charge every move seven months. this mastercard is $4.95 to purchase. there is a service fee after 13 months but it doesn't tell you how much. it also expires next july. american express announced it will no longer charge monthly fees. new federal credit card rules will ban gift card fees before one purchase and expiration dates for at least five years. but that won't take effect until august 2010. long after the gift-giving season has passed. >> far and away the mos important thing that the recipients, the users can do, is to try to spend the value as quickly as possible. >> reporter: consumer advocates say stick to store cards if you want to avoid extra charges or you can go green this holiday and just give cash. >> another big irritation is the problems that some people have if they want to buy something that costs more than what is left on that card. that's called splitting payments. now the consumer federation of america says you should be able to do t and the card issue werz are working with retailers to get that message across. for your fox 5 money report i'm melanie alnwick. netflix is giving playstation 3 owners a new choice in watching movies. next month the dvd rental company will launch a service allowing them to stream films and tv shows using the gaming console. xbox 360 has been able to do that for about a year. a netflix subscription starts at 9 bucks a month for the service. you brought up halloween. >> the good news is i think the showers will be over before the kids go trick or treating and i think it will be warm. about 70 degrees. i can't believe the number of adults downstairs who are ready for halloween. it's a saturday. it's going nobody a huge party. really all things considered it's not a bad forecast are your kids ready? >> yes. changing costume ideas by the day. >> that's such a girl thing. >> have boys done that. >> they have asked and i said no. >> we don't have to wt until halloween to get showers. it's not raining right now. enjoying the skins game, they're happen by that but on the radar a couple areas we're going to be watching. first is going to be our wednesday rain. a little bit more substantial. there is also an area of low pressure here devel off the north carolina coast around wilmington. and the leading edge of just a few showers starting to get between richmond and frederickburg. a closer look at that on our live radar here at fox 5. you can see the area filling in a little bit. i see a little bit of lightning now start to go show up. we can pick that up on the live radar as well. a few shower at fredericksburg and across saint mary's city. this will be moving in our direction as we go overnight. i think there will be showers around in the morning. especially south of d.c. an also to the east of d.c. but i think there is a chance we'll all see them. bottom line it's not going to be as pretty as today was much let's look at the temperatures from today. our high temperature, 65 degrees but full sunshine coming through those golden leaves looks so beautiful. dulles 66, bwi, 62. unfortunately no sun for the next couple days. that's very little if any. morning showers around tomorrow. i think most of the afternoon will be dry. but then very late tomorrow night about this time we're going to see the radar getting busy again as the second big slug comes back from the south and that's that moisture i was showing you in the gulf of mexico. a few showers saturday but at the good news with the saturday showers is not going to be from a big area of low pressure. it's going to be from a front swing throughing. i think it will be early in the day saturday. we'll keep a close eye on that. temperature with the clouds beginning to thick ten around the rejob. comfortable for everybody out at fed ex temperature wise. 57 degrees at d.c., 52 in gaithersburg and dulles at 55. forecast for tnight, thickening clouds, spotty showers are beginning to develop south of touvenl they will continue moving to the north. our temperature, 49 but notice wind direction. an east wind definitely cool so tomorrow a downturn in temperature. 5 degrees cooler but feeling even chillier than that because there will be so little sunshine. scattered showers around. i think the bulk of that will be in the morning and especially east of town. so we get some hours from this front coming in from wilmington. plan on a wet commute d.c. south and east. the second one will track closer to us. periods of steadier rain on wednesday and will begin late. i think both commutes may be on the wet side. the five-day forecast puts it all together for you 60 degrees tomorrow. collides primarily early showers but can't rule them out until later in the day. wednesday, off and on showers to light rain throughout the day. 64 degrees. thursday just mostly cloudy, about2. friday looks like the best day of the week at 67. and then there is halloween. we have a front that will come through. showers primarily early, 9:00 until about 1:00, mitt or miss. we're making strides for the american cancer society at national park >> and the autism walk. >> we're going to do it anyway. make sure you show up for that. but i think the trick or treaters will be happy with the forecast of the more information on the "news edge" at 11:00. maryland's first dinosaur park is ready to open to the public. after some time getting it together the 7-1/2 acre park was dedicated today. it is called one of the most prooe prolific sites for dinosaur and plant fossils east of the mississippi river. all eyes were on the countdown clock. sas preparing to launch a prototype rocket in a matter of hours. as fox's phil keating explains the agency's financial situation could derail plans for future missions. >> reporter: the air airies 1x sits on the launch pad ready for its maiden voivenlth the trip will be a short one of the the unmandatory flight will last roughly two and a half minutes and the rocket is sent 28 miles up. >> we're excited about the vehicle and proud we're getting so close to fly. the last couple days have been miscellaneous testing to make sure it's ready for tomorrow. >> reporter: 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