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Contacts of the infected nurse. She and one of her close contacts are both in isolation. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. In light of the first contracted ebola case in the u. S. , inova healthcare says it is increasing its level of preparedness above and beyond what the cdc recommends. Hospitals will hold more drills and increase the level of personal protective equipment. The hospital is also increasing its readiness as First Responders. Inovas Ebola Task Force says it will continue to evaluate its preparations and adjust its plans as the ebola situation evolves. A criminal investigation is underway after a horrible accident over the weekend in oxon hill that killed five people including two children and a mother of eight. Reporter it was a mercedes sedan screaming slickened livingston road friday night that caused this accident. The question is why . There were two kids and three women in this acura all from the same family coming home from home depot when the car was crushed from behind by the mercedes at a red light and thrown into a phone pole. The two kids, 1yearold Hassan Boykin and 13yearold haddah ba were killed. So were passengers 32yearold Typhani Wilkerson and 35year old Tameika Curtis who were sisters. Only the driver who was the childrens mother survived. In the mercedes a passenger 21 yearold domonique green was also killed and now a potentially criminal investigation is underway to determine why the driver was apparently speeding. [ audio difficulties ] according to a witness account from the Washington Post the driver from the mercedes blew through the red light and killed a pedestrian in the intersection before crashing into the acura. The driver of the mercedes survived hospitalized in critical condition, no charges yet filed, but an active investigation is underway. Left behind a rain spattered roadside memorial and a shattered family. I just keep asking why, why our family . And i know i got to think about the other family, but we lost so many in just one night. Reporter veteran First Responder fire ems chief mark brady took to twitter saying in his 40 year career this is one of the worst car crashes he has ever seen. Other First Responders have sought counseling. In oxon hill scott broom, wusa9. Prince georges county police are looking for any witnesses or any information that might help them in this investigation even from people who want to remain anonymous. In the district voters appear poised to legalize Recreational Marijuana this november. In the latest poll the Legalization Initiative is supported by a 21 margin, but according to the Washington Post, it could be a year or longer before residents would be able to legally purchase pot because d. C. Council members need that extra time to frame regulations surrounding marijuana. The only station with weather alert days, wusa9 first alert weather. Im meteorologist topper shutt. Were outside. Its not very pretty out, but its quiet in term of radar. Let me show you radar the past couple hours and youll notice a couple sprinkles we had earlier today are now moving across the bay and, in fact, into the delmarva. Theres really not that much behind it. So maybe a couple sprinkles in the mountains this evening. Around the metro area i think the commute will be fine, only have to deal with heavier weather wednesday. In fact, lets look ahead. Yellow alert for wednesday. Why . For showers and thunderstorms primarily in the afternoon on wednesday and thats going to impact the evening commute, therefore, the yellow alert and just a few showers in the meantime, so no yellow alert tomorrow, just a couple sprinkles tonight, couple showers tomorrow but not a huge deal. Let me show you futurecast. 6 30 tonight i know its painting some showers. I think this is overdone, very mild, temperatures in the 60s to low 70s downtown. By 9 00 want to walk the dog, you can. Temperatures still in the 60s, 64 in gaithersburg at 9 p. M. And 68 downtown. Its showing a couple sprinkles. Now i would not plan around that at all, 65 toward leesburg at 9 00. By 11 00 temperatures still in the low to mid60s and upper 60s downtown. Well come back. Well futurecast the showers and storms wednesday, let you know if it clears out in time for thursday and friday. A virginia man is facing several charges of having sex with a woman without disclosing he had hiv. Debra alfarone is in our Satellite Center with the story. Police say that 28yearold daniel crees is facing seven counts of knowingly trying to transfer hiv to a woman. A story of trust turned into a story of a slew of misdemeanor charges. Police say the two went back to her home and her parents home and they had unprotected consensual sex seven to nine time. Then crees went out and needed something from his backpack and she found some documents stating that he was hiv positive. The Woman Told Police he initially denied it and then came clean and it turns out hes been under police watch for about a year after three separate women came forward claiming that he sexually assaulted them. He denies those allegations to police and no charges were filed. At 6 00 well tell you where he is now and how much time he could be facing if he is convicted of those charges. Today marks one month since uva student Hannah Graham vanished after an evening out with friends. Grahams parents released a Statement Today saying, we truly appreciate the enormous effort made to find hannah. It is heartbreaking for us that the person or persons who know where hannah is have not come forward with that information. It is within their power to both end this nightmare for all and to relieve the searchers of their arduous task. Those32yearold Jesse Matthew is 32yearold Jesse Matthew is charged with abduct the hannah. Witnesses claim seeing the two of them in the Early Morning hours october 18th in downtown charlottesville. That date is not accurate i should say. Matthew is being held without bond. In maryland surprisingly close governors race, the two Major Party Candidates both accusing the other of deception today in a nasty debate on washington tv. Democrat Anthony Brown and republican larry hogan battled oh guns, taxes and the chesapeake bay. Bruce leshan was there. Reporter no major gaffes but plenty of zingers in the debate on news channel 8 and it was republican larry hogan who camed armed with a quiver full of tv ready soundbites. He raised 40 taxes in a row. Theyve never met a tax they didnt like or one they didnt hike. I dont see the need, nor as governor will i raise taxes. After 40 consecutive tax hikes that have taken an additional 10 billion out of the pockets of struggling maryland families we forced another tax on them for the rain that falls on the roof of their homes. Its actually insulting to say its a rain tax. Were not taxing the rain. Were funding a program man dated by the epa to reduce stormwater runoff carrying pollutants into the bay. Reporter maryland is a deep blue state with democrats outnumbering republicans by 2 1, but many of those voters are uneasy about taxes and what they see as a faltering economy and those polls suggest that browns lead has shrunk to the Single Digits now. Military style assault weapons, larry hogan opposed banning them in maryland. Reporter browns ads have slammed hogan as out of touch on the social issues important to marylanders including the states Firearm Safety act. In private you said to gun activists youll roll it back by executive order and appoint a superintendent that will loosely interpret the laws. It doesnt matter how many times you repeat a lie its not going to make it true and i never opposed limiting assault weapons. I never opposed background checks. Im very supportive of those things. Larry, you just described the dysfunction in washington d. C. A bill doesnt go far enough, so im not going to support it. Larry, the bill made progress. Reporter three weeks until election day and polls suggest a lot of marylanders have yet to decide. Bruce leshan, wusa9. The final debate in the d. C. Mayoral race is this week right here on wusa9. Bruce johnson will moderate the matchup which you can watch live thursday at 6 30 on www. Wusa9. Com. Then tune in for a one hour special friday night from 7 00 to 8 00. Some of ebolas symptoms are very similar differences, coming up how you can tell the difference. Your kids probably use snapchat to send pictures to their friends, but now those photos may have been leaked for everyone in the world to see. Reporter we knew what a partly cloudy ribbon stand for, but do you know what a pink ribbon stands for, but do you know what a z a virginia family need your help in their fight against Childhood Cancer. But they are not asking for donations. Theyre asking for plates. Wusa9s Stephanie Ramirez brings us the story from leesburg. Reporter at 13 years old Matisse Giordano was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012 and since then endured 29 rounds of chemo, a leg amputation, 14 months of radiation and much more. He wasnt feeling well enough to interview on camera today, but matisse skill cracked a smile talking about what his parents are doing. His mother and father along with family and Close Friends are fighting to get 450 license plate applications to have this made, a license plate for Childhood Cancer awareness. If you were to ask your co worker or people you know what this stands for, they will either say its for Breast Cancer or for the troops, but its not. The gold is for pediatric cancer awareness. Reporter but when she went to the giordano to try and get a gold ribbon on her plate i was told the state of virginia doesnt have this. Reporter especially when on the states own website they offer more than 200 special plates, but a plate for Childhood Cancer which is not rare doesnt exist in virginia, so she stuck her own sticker on the license plate and began fighting for the real thing. With a friend theyve created flyers and a Facebook Page dedicated to the task which they hope brings awareness and in turn research funding, enough to maybe find a cure. To get this on a license plate would mean a lot to us. It would mean that we accomplished something for matisse, something matisse has always wanted to help spread awareness for all Childhood Cancer. Reporter if you do want to fill out an application, the family asks do not take it to the dmv. Contact them. Theyre collecting these applications. Theyre racing to get 450 applications to the Virginia State legislature by the end of december. In leesburg, Stephanie Ramirez, wusa9. Well have more on how to get in touch with the family online on our website www. Wusa9. Com. Dont let those gas prices drive you crazy. Were starting to find more places in our outer suburbs where prices are under three bucks a gallon. In front royal, virginia, the bp on south street is selling regular unleaded for 2. 94 a gallon. You can win 900 in gas by liking wusa9 on facebook. Enter your Contact Information right away and every day after that to increase your chance to win the free gas it is the 900 driving you crazy gas giveaway sponsored by www. Wusa9. Com. We will randomly choose the winner in two weeks. Good luck police in philly are looking for the woman who stole the prosthetic let of a vietnam vet at a Philadelphia Eagles game. You heard that right. Heres the back story on a baffling chain of events. Reporter for seven hours from sunday night into monday morning sonny force, jr. Found it extremely difficult to get around. Hes a vietnam war veteran who typically uses a prosthetic leg hes relied on for years, but sunday night outside the eagles game that all changed when forrest says a woman stole it. She thought it was fun, i believe, you know, because she was really inebriated. Reporter it happened around 8 30 outside the link as the eagles played the giants. The vietnam war veteran was singing and performing outside the game as he usually does when he said a group of women surrounded him. A young lady accosted me, jumped in my lap, broke my mic, jumped up and said oh, ill pay for it. Then she turned around and i said just leave me alone. And i turned my head and was cutting through the cars and she was running with my leg and i didnt even know it. Reporter Hours Later Police recovered forrests prosthetic leg at the olney transportation center. Theyll review Surveillance Video and try to identify a suspect. Meanwhile forrest has his leg and his mobility back along with his smile, but he does have this message for though responsible. She needs to get down on her knees and pray to god that that doesnt happen to her or she doesnt get sick or become disabled and she should go ahead and use her brain for more than just her beer bottle or liquor bottle. You know what . To make matters worse this happened on sonnys birthday, which is just were struggling with this whole question of who does that . Who takes someones prosthetic leg . Lets start with philadelphia. I know, but still. Thats why they have a jail in the bottom of the veterans stadium. They have a jail there for real. As far as i know, just saying. Ed from just saying. Were looking at kind of a dreary evening, but you can do stuff tonight. We have a yellow alert for wednesday. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam some clouds, a little fog out there, generally roads are dry. 68 in the warm spot, wind light and the humidity as you might expect way up there to 81 . So a few showers tonight, but keep your plans. Take a little jog, walk the dog, no worries. Bus stop temperatures great, 58 to 68 tomorrow, so no sweatshirt required and you dont need an umbrella. Now tuesday just a few showers and warmer, wouldnt plan around those either. Yellow alert wednesday for thunderstorms and, in fact, most of those thunderstorms will occur right during the evening rush. Thats why we issued the yellow alert. Some could be heavy. Its a cold front thats been producing a history of Severe Weather in the midwest and tomorrow in the southeast. 10 30 tonight temps in the 60s, very mild, a couple sprinkles, but i wouldnt get too hung up on where those sprinkles are. By 6 00 in the morning a couple showers or sprinkles possible. Notice everything is green, okay . Thats light on our legend. Its not going to be heavy. Most of the roads will be dry. 68 at 6 00 in the morning and 66 north and west of town. Thats pretty nice. By 8 00 were still in the 60s across the board, crawling to near 70 downtown. By 12 30 there will be a few breaks tomorrow and because of that were back in the mid70s downtown and low support ofs north and west. Yes, there will low 70s north and west. Yes, there will be a couple sprinkles or showers possible here tomorrow but not a huge dealnot our problem day. 60 p. M. Tomorrow, temps still low to mid70s, a couple sprinkles. Tomorrow night temps around 70 at 8 00 and generally dry, need your umbrella i81 westward into the mountains, showery tuesday and tuesday night. Early wednesday morning a couple showers possible and look at the temps, still 70 in leesburg and 72 downtown. Here is the futurecast. This is 5 p. M. On wednesday. This may, overdone. This looks like death and destruction quite frankly, but suffice to tell you showers and storms are rolling in with this front and thats why we issued the yellow alert for wednesday as it rolls through right during rush hour. Right now the focus for the biggest chance for Severe Weather would be west of town toward i81 and in our western suburbs, but keep that in mind. The front will come through wednesday just about right coinciding with rush hour. Theres your yellow alert. Tonight, though, just mostly cloudy, breezy, mild, a few showers, low temperatures 58 to 64. By morning again just a few showers, but temperaturewise a bargain, 58 to 70. Our average high is 69. By afternoon mostly cloudy, breezy, warm. There will be a couple peeks of sun, High Temperatures around 75. Okay, so day planner 71 at 9 00, 74 at 11 00 and 76 at 1 00 and dry in the metro. Next three days theres the yellow alert for wednesday for showers and storms and some of those could be hefty. Leftover showers thursday but not a bad day. Skies return partly sunny. Friday very nice, low 70s and then big weekend, big sports. Weve got the terps in town near 70, sunshine and weve got the burgundy and gold and raven both in town, temperatures in the 60s and ravens both in town, temperatures in the 60s. If you use snapchat, some of your most private pictures may have fallen into the hands of cyber criminals, what happened and how to protect yourself. They may not be the most handsome of body parts. Yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. For the world to see. But what happens when they stop hearing . Should we stop doing . Should we stop living . Not today. Esteem. The hearing implant. Photos sent on snapchat are supposed to disappear quickly after theyre sent, but cyber criminals are leaking as many as 100,000 stolen videos and photos of the popular snapchat out. That is according to a report from business insider. As samuel burke reports, many of those images may be pornographic. Reporter snapchat has 100 million monthly users its estimated and of those 50 are 13 to 17 years old, teen being the operative word there and we all know many people use snapchat to send nude images and of video of themselves. So that means a significant amount of this leak may be child pornography. Snapchat says its app wasnt hacked. It was thirdparty apps that connect to snapchat. What does that mean . Lets say you and i are having a conversation on snapchat. Youre using the official snapchat app, but unbeknownst to you im using an unofficial version of snapchat. My appear allows me to save the images and videos youre sending me. Its an unofficial app like mine and it may have been hack. Either which way Security Experts say this all exposes a major flaw in using snapchat, this on top of the usernames and passwords hacked earlier this year from the app which is valued at 10 billion. Samuel burke, cnn, new york. Cops in new york city are trying to find the man who tossed a smoke bomb into a busy restau. Rant heres Surveillance Video from friday. You can see a guy pop out of the emergency subway hatch, tosses a canister and drops back down underground. Investigators say there is noen in connection to terrorism. No one was no known connection to terrorism. No one was injured. Youre talking thousands of miles, who knows how many of these grates and escape hatch and doors that lead to the outside. You have the idea that obviously a terrorist could pop up out of one of these grates, throw a real bomb and escape down below. It does raise concerns. With half a Million People riding the subway daily protecting against an attack like this is a difficult task. Coming up it is moral monday in missouri as thousands turn out calling for justice over the shooting of Michael Brown. But first the list of things to look for if you or over the past few weeks weve seen a number of virus scares in the u. S. Not only has ebola entered this country, but we are seeing young people come down with a respiratory condition called enterovirus d68. On top of all that its also flu season. Heres more on how you can tell the difference between all of these viruses and their symptoms. Reporter the flu season and add in enterovirus d68 and a very small threat of ebola and youve got yourself a real virus storm. Health officials warn the likelihood of anyone catching ebola in this country is very low, but since the death of a liberian man from ebola in texas, hospitals are on alert. As for enterovirus d68, hundreds of people, mostly children, have been diagnosed with the virus. Although its not usually known to cause severe problems, some children with immune system or breathing problems are having severe reaction. How can you tell which is which . All three come with fever. Ebola symptoms, however, are very severe with heavy sweating, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and unexplained bleeding or bruising. Doctors say unless youve been in close contact with someone with ebola you cannot catch it. The enterovirus d68 can cause mild to severe respiratory problems as well as a runny nose, sneezing, cough and body aches. Severe symptoms may include difficulty breathing and with the flu comes chills, sore throat, fatigue, headaches and body aches. Best way to avoid problems . See your doctor and get your flu shot. All people over the age of 6 months should be innoculated to protect against influenza. Right now a man is undergoing a medical evaluation following the death of his wife. The details here are pretty difficult to hear. 36yearold Jennifer Lynn wanameyers body was found behind a pizza hut on crain highway in waldorf. Charles county police say her body was run over multiple time. Police say she and her husband had an argument moments before she was found. They also say that charges are pending in the case. Crowds gathered again today in ferguson and st. Louis for a final day of demonstrations. The protests were dubbed ferguson october and weekend of resistance. Demonstrators are angry about the Police Shooting deaths of Michael Brown in ferguson and Vonderrit Myers in st. Louis. In the myers case investigators say he shot at police first. Before yesterdays redskins game in arizona about 100 protesters chanted and held signs saying change the name. According to the Washington Post, another protest is planned for november 2nd when the redskins play the vikings. Owner dan snyder has vowed to never change the teams name and he has support from redskins fans and some native americans. He sat with the president of the Navajo Nation on sunday. What is the weather going to be like for evening commute . Lets get to topper with a quick look at the forecast. Not bad. It looks kind of dreary outside. I get that, but radar is quiet. Heres radar over the past couple hours. We cant find anything in the immediate metro area, a couple sprinkles toward cumberland and these were the showers we had earlier today. Theyve even marched across the delmarva, not exactly postcard picture perfect but okay. Tonight a few showers, but keep your plans. Bus stop temperatures nice 58 to 68 tomorrow. Tuesday just a few showers and warmer. Go into the warm sector of air tomorrow, talking mid70s and weve issued a yellow alert wednesday for thunderstorms. Some could be hefty especially in the afternoon. Thats why were mainly concerned about the evening commute wednesday. 7 00 tonight we could see a couple sprinkles, but i think this is overdone. Id Pay Attention to temps here, 70 downtown, mid60s pretty much elsewhere. 9 00 its 69 downtown, 64 in leesburg and gaithersburg and 60 olympics in manassas 66 in manassas and also la plata. Our average high this time of year is 65 or 70. 11 00 tonight want to walk the dog . Go ahead. Low to mid60s in the burbs. Well come back, talk more about wednesday, let you know if we clear out in time for the latter part of the week. Theres no computer for the ebola virus, but that isnt stopping some Online Companies from trying to sell one. Coming up how the federal government is cracking down on Companies Making false claims. Have you seen the news about Barbara Comstock . First, the Washington Post reported, Barbara Comstock failed to report eightyfive thousand in income. Now, we learn, Barbara Comstock pushed a clients issues in the Virginia Legislature and disclose it. Barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law but Barbara Comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. No wonder she hid it. A chemical found in broccoli sprouts is showing promise in treating some symptoms of autism. Marley hall shows how it improved the lives of 1 family. Reporter a chemical in broccoli sprouts could help some of the behaviors associated with autism. We saw calming. We saw more social responsiveness and less irritability. Reporter researchers looked at 40 teenagers and young men with moderate to severe autism. They found taken in pill form a chemical in broccoli sprouts also improved verbal communication and decreased repetitive behaviors. This absolutely needs to be followed up with more clinical studies and more lab studies to understand exactly how the chemical is working. Reporter the research is exciting for the sanchez family. To diminish the symptoms, yes, i think it can. Reporter 10yearold jacob has autism and his parents would prefer natural treatment to ease his symptoms. I would love to find something out there that says yes, if you take this and its completely natural and healthy and it will eliminate, i would try it in a all right beat. Reporter Scientists Say sulfuraphane also found in kale and cabbage could be helping people with autism because its thought to reduce stress in their bodies. The study is a joint effort by sciences at mass General Hospital for children and the Johns Hopkins University School of medicine. A new study in pediatrics looks at how family meals impact a childs weight and researchers found children who were overweight often ate quickly in rooms other than the kitchen. They also found that positive encouragement from parents during meals was linked to healthy weight children. Many of us are not using car seats correctly when we drive home our newborns from the hospital. According to a new study in oregon, parents often make the potentially dangerous mistakes when they install seats and position their babies. The most common error is leaving the harness and the car seats too loose. Got to be strapped in really, really well. Coming up find out some warm hearted patriots turn an old mustang into some hot wheels for one of our war veterans. Reporter the government cracked down on supplement companies claiming they can treat the fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know certain cartoon characters should never have an energy drink . Action blahbechtblah blublublubblah geico®. Introducing the birds of america collection. Fifty stunning handpainted plates, commemorating the state birds of our proud nation. Blahbechtblah blublublubblah geico®. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. In tonights consumer alert there is no cure for the ebola virus, but that is not stopping some Online Companies from claiming they have one. Alison harmelin has a warning from federal regulators. Reporter search the internet and youll find several sites promoting supplements to treat the deadly ebola virus. Any time theres a new health scare we often see companies pop up online to try to take advantage of consumers. Reporter the federal trade commission is sending warning to sites that claim their products can treat ebola including a Company Called the Natural Solutions foundation. And the cure and prevention for ebola is a nutrient. Reporter the foundations medical director says a product called nano silver can fight off several viruses including ebola. Nano silver 10 parts per million will in activate the ebola virus. Reporter the government sent a warning letter to the Natural Solutions foundation telling the company the claims are a violation of federal drug marketing laws. There are no fda approved vaccines or products that you can buy online that would cure, prevent or treat ebola. Reporter officials at the Natural Solutions Foundation Say although they strongly disagree with a warning letter, they plan to comply with the governments concerns. The company says it will make changes to its websites. Parts of dr. Labos video come with a disclaimer saying nano silver is not fda approved. Ebola is uniquely deadly. Reporter the government is now targeting other companies. Authorities say those who continue to make false Health Claims could face fine and other criminal action. Alison harmelin for cbs news, new york. Women come out on top at least when it comes to saving for retirement, but we have less in our 401ks than men do. That is according to a new study by vanguard, an Investment Management company. The study find women are 10 more likely to enroll in 401ks than men and save a bigger chung of their paychecks. At the same chung of their paychecks. At the chunk of their paychecks. At the same time women men because they earn less than men do. It looks like places around the country are gradually declining. A Natural Survey of gas prices finds that on average we are paying 12 cents less a gallon than three week ago. Prices have decreased the past 16 weeks and could continue to drop another 10 cents. The average for regular gas now sits at 3. 26 a gallon. We try to keep the price of gas from driving you crazy looking at marylands southeastern suburb, in hollywood, regular unleaded is 3. 17 at the birch knot shell on birch knot road and you can save 900 in gas by liking wusa9 on facebook. We will randomly choose the winner in two weeks. Good luck it is pretty common for us to show our appreciation for one of our veterans, right . But a group of thankful people in texas took this gesture to a new level. There was an unveiling of an incredible gift from total strangers. Were having a surprise reveal. Everything get in position. Reporter iraq war vet kelly foster is in for the surprise of his life. My stomach is nervous. He has no idea. He thinks hes just going to come by and check on his car. Reporter hes about to find out his 65 mustang has been restored to mint condition all thanks to the kindness of strangers. [ cheering and applause ] reporter foster was stunned grinning ear to ear walked over to the classic car and watched as they took off the cover. Also with a big smile margaret martin. She and her husband are the strangers who donated money to get the car fixed up. We got some friends of ours together, about 35 of us, and everyone pitched in. And we wanted to pay you back for putting your life on the line for us. Reporter the martins heard about fosters story while getting their car worked on. He bought the classic mustang after his first war in iraq. Hes been paying little by little ever since to restore it. They decided to help him out. We have the funds and the opportunity to help him and show our appreciation and kind of pay it forward to someone that served this country. Im extremely surprised. I had no idea this was going to happen. Im speechless. Reporter the shop says the repairs cost about 20,000. The martins paid for most of it. I think its great theres still people like that in the world. Reporter great people helping to honor those who fought for our country. 20,000, but tell you what, that was a Priceless Gift when you consider how he was reacting it. Gives you faith in humanity when you see stuff like that. Which we need. Again the very pretty outside, but radar is quiet, no big deal. We are issuing a yellow alert for wednesday for afternoon showers and storms, some of which could be hefty. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, High Temperature managed to make it to 68 today and its still 68 downtown. Winds a paltry 3 out of the north and humid as you might expect, humidity 81 . The radar is quiet. In fact, im not going to show you radar now. A few showers tonight, but keep your plans. Bus stop temperatures upper 50s, upper 60s, very mild. You do not need an umbrella tomorrow morning or sweatshirt. Showers, just few and far between tuesday, but warmer and then yellow alert wednesday, showers and thunderstorms. Again some of those could be hefty. The timetable would be in the afternoon and evening just in time for the evening commute. 10 30 tonight walk the dog, temps in the 60s across the board, still 69 downtown. Highs so far is 68. It may get warmer tonight. By 6 00 in the morning temperatures back in the 60s across the board, 66 in gaithersburg, 68 downtown, also pretty uniform and yeah, futurecast picking up a couple showers, nothing really in the immediate metro area. You folks toward winchester, romney, cumberland, youll have a lot of showers tonight and tuesday. By lunchtime a couple sprinkles possible, low to mid70s. By 4 00 even a rumble of thunder down toward harrisonburg south of luray, but for us a bit warmer and breaks in the clouds. By 6 00 just a couple sprinkles, but were still in the low to mid70s and by 8 00 tomorrow night right around 70 with showers still primarily west of i81. By 10 00 walk the dog again tomorrow. Short sleeved tshirt, 68 in gaithersburg, 70 in leesburg, manassas, 72 downtown. Lets talk about wednesday, okay . A little different model, a little wider view. This is 3 p. M. Wednesday. Now weve got the yellow and orange showing up and thats a little heavier activity. Here we are in d. C. So heavy activity beginning to get into our western suburbs by 3 00. By 5 00 it roll through just in time for rush hour. Then we get into the 7 00 hour, most of the heavy activity is north of us up toward baltimore, still residual showers, but the heavy activity should move through between 3 p. M. And 7 p. M. In the immediate metro area. By 8 30 showers are still in the metro area, a little batch of heavier activity tries to pop up to the west. Cant hang your hat on that. Its a bit too far out in the future. You get the picture. Strong cold front wednesday, yellow alert. Tonight breezy, mild, a few shower, 58 to 64. By morning showers, 58 to 64. By morning a few showers, 58 to 70. Its nice its getting a little bit warm because its getting a little chilly in the house and my wife wont let me turn the heat on yet. 75 by tomorrow afternoon, a few showers and a few breaks in the clouds tomorrow afternoon. A lot of showers in the mountains, oakland 64, cumberland 72, showers all day tomorrow, 74 winchester, 70 hagerstown, 76 culpeper. Theres less of a chance of a shower over toward warrenton, manassas and leesburg, mid70s there. Mid70s downtown and into southern sections of charles county. 72 in annapolis. They dont technically have a Small Craft Advisory issued, but if youre on the water tomorrow pretty strong south, southeast wind 10 to 20. Day planner upper 60s to start, 71, by 9 00, 74 by 11 00 and 76 by 1 00 with some peeks of the sun. Theres your yellow alert wednesday. Weve kind of put the showers and storms on the righthand side of the day, so afternoon and evening, but its 78. A few leftover showers on thursday, 72, still pretty nice day. Next seven days, nice finish to the week, low 70s friday, nice for the terps saturday, burgundy and gold, ravens in town, perfect football weather, temperatures in the mid60s, tailgating temps in the upper 50s. A new vatican document asks if the Catholic Church could be more merciful toward gay people and the paper could signal a dramatic shift in how the church treats homosexuals. Cbs News Reporter Alphonso Van Marsh with details from london. Reporter catholic bishops meeting with pope francis are challenging the church to be more accepting of gays and same sex couples. This archbishop says homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the christian community. He asks are we capable of welcoming these people without compromising catholic doctrine . The question is part of a vatican document that 200 bishops are discussing at vatican city. The document is not expected to change the Catholic Churches condemnation of homosexual acts or its stance against gay marriage, but vatican observers say it represents a stunning shift in how the church wants to be seen. By accepting that god is present in the lives of people even if theyre not living exactly how church is teaching, that is a huge step forward. Reporter pope francis called the meeting on family issues. Last july he told reporters he would not judge gay people genuinely seeking god. The popes tone differs from his predecessor, pope benedict, who as a cardinal once refused to gays as intrinsically disordered. The document also asks if the church could be more respectful of young couples living together and divorced catholics. A final draft will be presented to the pope. A u. S. Catholic Gay Rights Group says the document reflects the real life persons of some of churchs 1. 2 billion catholics. Cofounder of voice of the family called it one of the worst documents in Church History and said it has betrayed Catholic Parents worldwide. Still ahead on wusa9 news at 6 00 a man is sued for knowingly transmitting hiv to women in virginia is now connected to another case. Also redskins fans finding new ways to fill their sunday. But first the fight against isis militants, some on capitol hill questioning the direction of the u. S. Led effort. Were back in just two minutes. In cases of rape and incest, just like the rightwing republicans in congress. They want to overturn roe v. Wade. So does she. I think roe v. Wade should be overturned. Barbara comstock even voted with rightwing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. Thats all i need to know. Im john foust and i approve this messge. Pentagon leaders say progress is being made in the fight against isis militants in iraq and syria, but here in washington some members of congress are calling for changes in how the u. S. Led coalition is attacking the islamic state. Chris van cleave has our report. Reporter kurdish fighters continue to battle isis in the Syrian Border town of kobani. In iraq theres concern about the islamic states push towards baghdad and its airport raising questions about the u. S. Led coalitions efforts. There has to be a fundamental reevaluation of what were doing because we are not degrading and ultimately destroying isis. I want the Saudi Arabian government to be actively involved. I want their troops on the ground. I dont want them to believe were doing it for them. Reporter the Obama Administration says the fight will take time and require patience. Military leaders believe progress is being made. It wasnt so long ago when the u. S. Embassy was actually feeling threatened in baghdad. None of those are part of the landscape right now. Reporter the parents of american aid worker peter kassig are talking to first time about a horrifying audio recording of their son they received two weeks ago. It was just automatic kind of toneless. It was as though he was a robot and im sure its because they were insisting what he could say. Reporter isis is holding kassig and has publicly threatened his life. Now the kassigs are asking for mercy appealing directly to isis through youtube and twitter messages. Chris van cleave, cbs news, washington. Turkey is now denying earlier claims that there was an agreement allowing the u. S. To use turkish air bases. A woman had no idea that her casual hookup that started at this bar behind me would lead to serious consequences. Its a story you just have to see. Reporter the speeding mercedes behind an accident that killed five, im scott broom in oxon hill. Coming up the potentially criminal investigation into the driver of that car. Reporter im Bruce Johnson and were playing monday morning quarterback again. Are the games still must see tv . Were asking the fans. Good evening. Im derek mcginty. And im lesli foster. A virginia man now facing several charges of knowingly trying to give a woman hiv after meeting her in a bethesda bar and hooking up with her several times in a three day period. Police say several women claim that 28yearold Daniel Cleaves history with women may be even scarier than that. Debra alfarone is in the newsroom with what police say led up to this point. Three women claim Daniel Cleaves sexually assaulted them within the past year. Theres also been warnings out on social media telling women to stay away from him and that he may have hiv. To be clear as of today, there have been no charges filed against him for those alleged incidents and he denies them. Police have been investigating 28yearold Daniel Cleaves of richmond since a woman claimed he raped her after a night out drinking. Then Police Say Two more people came forward with similar allegations. However, cleaves denies those and no charges have been filed against him, that is, until now. In july police say cleaves met a woman at bethesdas harp and fiddle bar. Thats where a story of trust turned into a story of a slew misdemeanor charges. Police say cleaves had consensual unprotected sex with the woman he met at this bar between seven to nine times in a three day period. Then the woman found something in his backpack that was really shocking. The tests said cleaves was hiv positive. Now he faces seven counts of knowingly trying to transfer hiv to another person. Generally speaking, we dont see these charges very often. Ive been practicing criminal defense for 10 years in maryland and in Montgomery County ive probably only come across a case like this three or four time. Reporter cleaves posted 5,000 bond and is we are posting this picture so if you encounter him, you know the charges and allegations against him. The same reason is behind this tumblr post. He could face up to 21 years of incarceration if hes convicted. Reporter of course, the cdc recommends condom use to protect against hiv and if hes convicted, cleaves could face 21 years behind bars. Debra alfarone, wusa9. Some scary stuff. D. C. Police theyre looking for a cab driver who sexually assaulted a