House demanding changes on metro. See how the new gm responded to the biggest issues you face every time you ride. And Pat Lawson Muse gets a look inside the local bridal shop that helped start a national trend. Businesses marketing to real women with real curves. News4 at 11 starts now. Good evening. First up at 11 00 tonight, concerns about safety in Northern Virginia after unsolved murders at two local parks. Tonight neighbors in alexandria told the police chief theyre worried about a spike in gang activity. They want to know if its safe to take their children to the park. News4 shomari stone live now at Cora Kelly Rec Center in alexandria, where one man even suggested a citywide suffer tonight. Shomari . Reporter well, thats right. One man said a curfew is needed here in alexandria. A lot of the families we talked to tell me they moved here because of the quality of life, the parks, the schools. And these two recent murders have them shaken. They spoke to the police chief behind me at this community center, and he listened to their questions. Its a little bit scary. Reporter Ladonna Sanders was born and raised in alexandria. Tonight she worries about crime. Having homicides in our area is something that is new. And weve had two, you know, over a quick short span. And so it is alarming. Reporter about a week ago, police found the body of 22yearold eduardo in the popular fourmile run park. And the body of jose perez found in another park a month earlier. The gang problem is a problem for the region. Reporter tonight police chief earl cook talked about the murders at a community meeting. He says officers are investigating to see if theyre gangrelated. Between the gangs its less intrusive into the broader community. But is known as threatening. So thats why we want to stop it all. Reporter jimmy moreno suggested the city needs to start a curfew. Some of those kids are actually just running around amok at three income the morning. Reporter chief cook says its up to the city council to vote on a curfew. We live in an urban city. Urban cities in america have crime. I dont know of any community that doesnt in the united states. Reporter Ladonna Sanders hopes that the Community Helps police. I want the community to work along with the police to address some of the issues that are impacting our communities. Reporter now the police chief also said that he wants to hire an additional 50 officers. He realizes that thats an economic challenge. Some of the people i talked to say they plan to bring up the issue to the city council. Back to you, doreen. Shomari stone, thank you. New tonight, baltimores Police Commissioner is sending his department a strong message as a jury decides the fate of officer william porter. He is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the death of freddie gray. In a letter to the department, commissioner kevin davis said in part regardless of the outcome of this trial or any future trial, we refuse to surrender to the low expectations of those who wish to see us fail. We will serve as peacekeepers for those wishing to exercise their right to protest. We will allow the Lawful Assembly of those gathered to question the government. We will protect homes, businesses, residents, and Police Officers from harm and mayhem. And there is nothing that will distract us from being considered anything but the very best in the important days ahead of us. The jury has to decide whether officer porters actions directly led to grays death. During closing arguments, the prosecution said porter didnt do enough in the police van where gray died. They say porter failed to buckle up grays seat belt. And didnt call 911 when gray was in distress. But defense said porter told his superiors in the van, excuse me. They accused the prosecution they accused the prosecution of playing on the fears of the city in the days after grays death. Tonight family, friends, and colleagues paid their respects to a fallen Montgomery County police officer. The visitation for officer knowia liota was held today in gaithersburg. He died you recall last thursday a week after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. He was working on the holiday drunk driving task force when he was killed. His funeral is being held tomorrow morning at 11 00 at Covenant Life Church in gaithersburg. If youre not attending the surface, youre urged to avoid that area. There will be several road closures and traffic delays. Now from 8 00 a. M. To 2 00 p. M. , among caster mill road between shady grove road and woodfield road will only be open to those attending the funeral. The procession will leave the church around 1 15 and travel to the judeian Memorial Gardens in olney. The procession will take about an hour. All the roads will be closed until about 2 15 in the afternoon. Turning to our weather tonight, most of us have gotten rid of the rain, doug. Now we get a ride on the roller coaster of temperatures over the next few days . And right now we are way up here temperaturewise across our region. Amazing how warm we still are. Take a look at the radar. This is over the last six hours here. You can see the rain that came through earlier, moved out very, very quickly. We saw a few showers. And now were watching this band right here, which will come through. Parts of the region over the next few hours. Thats actually the difference between the very warm air and the slightly warm air. Its really quite amazing. 67. Its 11 00 at night. And were 67 degrees right now. 73 currently in virginia beach. We are cooler towards the west. Well see some of the cooler numbers over the next few days. Still mild tomorrow. More rain on the way. Some of the rain will be heavy at times. And finally turning cold. Ill show you when. Ive got that forecast in a few minutes. Thank you, doug. Metros new general manager isnt wasting any time, getting a full picture of everything that has a lot of riders frustrated. Sometimes downright angry. Tonight more than 100 people got a chance to let him know exactly what they think needs to be fixed. News4s Jackie Bensen joins us live at the Cleveland Park station with his response. Jackie . Reporter well, this is an example of what people were talking about. Right now metro trains are single tracking between here and woodley park. It was one of the number one complaints this off peak single tracking delays. And it was one of the questions in tonights Forum Sponsored by the metro transit riders union. From my consistent experience reporter they packed the central hall at the Martin Luther king jr. Library downtown. There were longtime metro Transit System riders and new riders, all with questions for new general manager paul wiedefeld. I take basically transit. Reporter heads nodded in agreement when people expressed frustration with metros realtime trip planning data. Last night i was in metro center. And when i transferred trains, initially it showed 34 minutes for a train. Then it showed 5 minutes, then it showed 34. Then it showed 8. Then it showed 34. A number of people complained that weekday offpeak single tracking for repairs previously reserved mostly for weekends has become a problem for them. This is a new phenomenon. It is horrible. Its frustrating. I run my own business. I dont work 9 to 5. Its cost me tons of money. Reporter many commended wiedefeld for his willingness to meet with riders. He also showed a thumbsup when he reveal head will commute to work daily on metro and will encourage other managers to do the same. Its not sort of the wicked glee of making them suffer along with the rest of us. Although that is a real benefit. But, but the service will be better when they experience what we go through. Reporter and metros new general manager indicate head is open to future q a sessions like that. Live in northwest, Jackie Bensen, news4. And here at the live desk, were getting our first look at a murder scene in prince georges county. This video just coming in to the newsroom from hyattsville. Police responded to a shooting tonight on 53rd place where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. This is in an area not far from kenilworth avenue. And when the officers arrived a little after 9 00, a man was already dead. Right now investigators are trying to figure out who shot him and why. At the live desk, chris lawrence, news4. Chris, thank you. You heard about this next story first. On the nbc washington app today, the fbi charging a maryland man with supporting isis. Federal investigators tell us Mohamad Elshinawy took thousands of dollars from the terror group. One of his neighbors had surveillance cameras rolling as the feds searched his edgwood, maryland home, looking for any weapons for bomb making materials. Investigators say elshinawy knew the money was for terror attacks, but he denied planning any attacks and said he took the money to siphon it away from isis. Right now the Greenbelt City Council is burning the midnight oil. Theyre debating whether to send a letter to Maryland Governor larry hogan opposing his stand on syrian refugees. A resident started a petition asking the council to take up the issue. Governor hogan recently asked the federal government to stop resettling refugees in maryland. Were keeping an eye on the debate. Well let you know if a vote is taken tomorrow morning on news4 today. Its as if this is my last night with you hey, if you enjoyed adeles show tonight on nbc, you have a chance to see her in person in washington. The grammy Award Winning artist today announced stops on her north american tour. Shell be down at the Verizon Center for two nights october 10th and 11th. Mark your calendars. Set your alarm. Do what you need to do as tickets go on sale this thursday, 10 00 a. M. And youd Better Believe theyre going to go pretty darn fast. Meanwhile tonight at Verizon Center, one of the biggest concerts of the holiday season, hot 99. 5s iheartradio jingle ball. Some of the big act as shawn mendes, r city, 5 seconds of summer and demi lovato. New at 11 00, a virginia man arrested for living in a cave. I havent seen anything like it. Tonight a look inside shows evidence of work he was doing to turn his life around. And you may have seen them on a tlc reality show. You guys are sexy sisters. Only on news4 tonight, the local Business Owners who kicked off a trend of catering to curvy brides. And the controversial vote on uber and lyft in one major city. The impact it could have nationwide. vo some call it giving back. We call it share the love. During our share the love event, get a new subaru, and well donate 250 to those in need. Bringing our total donations to over sixtyfive million dollars. And bringing love where its needed most. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. New at 11 00 tonight, another challenge to ubers business model. The Seattle City Council voted to let drivers of Ride Hailing Companies like uber and lyft unionize to fight for better wages and benefits. Thats if the law ever goes into effect. Seattles mayor says he has concerns about this first of its kind law, and both companies are already vowing to challenge it in court, which could take years. Check this out. Tonight in a fairfax city park, a 15foot deep cave is now filled with dirt. And the man who did all the digging is in jail. 25yearold Yosue Joel Rios carved it out and had been living in it. It was hidden by plywood and leaves until yesterday when folks walking through the Van Dyke Park wood saw it and called police. Inside police found books and papers that looked like homework assignments. It appears rios was studying english. Visitors say they understand the danger the cave posed but they feel for rios. More power to him. He did something that most people dont do. He actually took a step to change his life and made his own little home where he can study. I wish him the best. Now rios is charged with destruction of property for digging that hole, and he faces an outstanding traffic warrant from arlington. In the fashion world, curves are all the rage. Two local women are riding a wave of success by offering designer style exclusively to the plussized bride. Pat lawson muse reports from columbia, maryland. Its fabulous. Reporter the perfect Wedding Dress after trying on so many. They would have to squeeze me into it and put the clamps on it. And i never felt fully like a bride. Reporter emily found it at curvaceous couture where the curvy bride is queen. Start at a 14 and go up to 44. So take a look around and well good b right with you. Sisters started the first designer plussized bridal shop in the country after ukias Wedding Dress nightmare. And i ended up with a disaster of a dress. Reporter so they focus on making their brides fabulous. They see the plus size mannequins. They see the dresses. And theyre excited. Theyre happy. From catwalks to casting calls to magazine covers, to ads for under im all kinds of sexy. And outer wear. Curvy women are taking strides. Im not trying to run away from the fact that i am a bigger girl. Reporter into the mainstream. The kinds of images that we see of bodies in media today have power over us. Reporter au professor lauren weiss says its time people see beauty in all sizes. In so far as we market certain images as not just normal and acceptable, but ideal, were all going to struggle with what our bodies look like and whether they fit the norms. Whether they fit what is accepted. Whether they manifest what we think a body should be. Mother of the bride. Reporter since the shop opened seven years ago, some 6500 brides have found their dream dresses here. And unisia and ukia have found their horizons expanding. You guys are sexy sisters. They have even been featured on this tlc show. And this was curvaceous couture. That was way too much. With the average American Woman now at 14, its high time fashion matches reality. The trend is happening. Life happens. And no matter what size you are, you want to look and feel good. You want to look amazing. Pat lawson muse, news4, columbia. After 65 years with nbc, our dear friend and colleague Willard Scott is retiring tomorrow. Hey, if you have been watching news4 for quite a while, then you probably remember that willard was our weatherman. There he is many years ago. Alongside jim vance back in the 1970s. The glory days of tv. Hey, vance will be among those looking back at willards remarkable clear. He flips that around. Thats tomorrow on news4 at 6 00. And tomorrow morning the today show will pay tribute to willard. Al roqueler be down with him on his virginia farm. Were going to miss him. We are. We see him every day in the halls of the front lawn. And this can tell some stories. Oh, he can. About the old days. Oh, yeah. So weve got some crazy temperatures. When is this going to change . It is going to change. And its going to change over the next couple of days. But its very rare to be this warm. But then to be this warm at 11 00, its 71 right now in quantico. Amazing to be this warm. Take a look at temperatures outside right now across our region. Weve got some wind blowing. Those winds are out of the south at 15 miles per hour. And as you know, that southerly component to the wind always helps to keep us warmer. 67 right now. Our average high is 47. Earlier today, we were at 70 or 69 degrees. 66 right now in gaithersburg. Still 69 down towards the fredericksburg area. 71 in quantico. Just amazing. Now tomorrow morning, we will be a little cooler. But still nice and mild. 57 between 5 00 and 8 00. No problem as far as any rain concerned. Tomorrow evening between 4 00 and 6 00. No problem as far as the roads are concerned. Nothing around the d. C. Metro area. But just up towards the north, up around the frederick area, zoom on in to frederick. We can do that. I dont know why its doing this. But let me do that again. Boom. Right there. Now were going frederick. And the thurmont area, you have some heavier showers coming through. These will move right through frederick in the about the next 10 to 15 minutes. Youre probably already seeing those. Right down towards mt. Airy and eventually towards northern Montgomery County. I dont think well see them in the district. But i would not be surprised to see this line develop as it moves off towards the east. Behind that line, we are getting on the cooler side. Its not a lot colder, but its cooler. Showers and temperatures in the low 50, even upper 40s. Back around the pittsburgh region. All of this, this storm. The cold air is way up to the north. Warm air still coming on in. Thats why weve got one more warm day tomorrow. 57 martinsburg to 63 in the city tomorrow. A very mild day across our region on your tuesday. So the impact that the weather will have, obviously very low once again. Continued warmth. Enjoy it. It is going to be very nice tomorrow. Very nice on wednesday too. High temperatures cool. Mid to upper 50s for most of us. We will see plenty of sunshine. But great afternoon. And then we really start to see the changes. 55 on thursday. Rain likely. Some of that rain will become heavy at times on thursday. Behind that, is when we really start to get cool air in here. And well call it cold air, compared to where we have been. 45 for a high on friday. 43 on saturday. Saturdays windchills will be in the 30s all day, as it will be rather breezy. But the cold air does not last. We go right back into the 50s. On sunday and monday. So, again, we are looking very, very cold for two days, thats it. Im sorry if i gave you my cold, doreen. I blame you. I can blame ten other people in the newsroom. Were all struggling with it. Thanks, doug. Much more ahead. The capitals push past the penguins tonight, thanks to the hottest goalie in the league. First, here is jimmy fallon. Thank you