morning. the mayor announced it at the city council meeting this morning. >> this is sad news for all involved. >> reporter: there have been questions surrounding duncan's care since he came to texas from liberia in late september. he first went to the emergency room when he became sick and in spite of saying he had been in liberia, he was returned home and once admitted he wt from serious to critical and battled for ten days taking an experimental drug. tuesday, family members pointed to an encourage iing news of hi fight. >> his fever is almost gone. >> reporter: in a written statement, his fiance, louise treo said my family is in grief but we leave him in the hands of god. she is one of 48 people who had contact with duncan and watched for ebola. for the period of time it would likely develop, so far no symptoms. >> she and her family shared and apartment and were moved for monitoring during the decontamination process and the same measures will be taken for his body. meanwhile, free land journalism ashoka mukpo is getting help from the doctor who battled battled the disease last month and the doctor offered to give blood but never heard from the hospital. and we will learn what passengers coming in from the u.s. can expect with extra screening for the ebola virus in place. passengers could have their temperature taken upon arrival at five airports across the country including dulles airport. >> reporter: international passengers arriving here to dulles today are just learning the ebola patient who had flown through dulles has died. many found out after they got through customs this afternoon. we learned the department of homeland security has ordered agents to observe everyone coming into the u.s. for signs of ebola. we spoke to one man concerned about people returning from the annual islamic mecca to saudi arabia. >> it has every nationality. you do not know who you may run into or might be exposed to. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 5, what screening measures for ebola are in place at dulles. at dulles international airport, kristen wright, news4. health care workers and volunteers headed to west africa have to take specialized training at a cdc facility in alabama. we'll take you there in the next half hour. >> news on ebola is breaking fast and stay up by downloading the important washington app and we push news straight to your phone. we are learning new information now about the man found with a loaded gun in his underwear when he arrived at d.c. superior court. despite several searches, before he got there. isaiah bogan was arrested yesterday for allegedly driving a stolen car. officers initially frisked him at the police station and found the gun after he was taken to the court cellblock and searched again. he was wearing two pairs of pants, snow pants and blue jeans which may explain why they didn't find the gun at first. one year is how long a police officer will face for killing his 7-month-old puppy, rocco. the judge suspended him from the baltimore police force without pay and later resigned after pleading guilty back in august. he was suspended from the baltimore police force without pay. phone calls and text messages with his then girlfriend revealed taylor was angry the dog went to the bathroom inside. >> now, to a developing story for a young woman at the university of maryland. reminding all students to lock their doors and windows at night. a young woman woke up early sunday to find someone peering into her bedroom just off campus on knox road. when she questioned what the person was doing, he or she ran off. now, to a story you will see only on news4. several police officers believe they were targeted by a gunman after reporting shots being fired near the police station. this happened behind the shift change here at oxen hill last wednesday. officers reported shots seemed to be coming their way just after midnight. there were six to seven officers behind the police station after this all happened. some believe they were being fired at by someone hiding in the woods. >> they were changing shifts. at that point, they thought what they heard was gunfire in the immediate area. at that point, they did notify communications and we had officers respond to the area. >> no injuries reported or evidence found. an investigation into what occurred is still ongoing. coming up at 5:00 tonight, bureau chief tracee wilkins report why some officers thought they may have been dealing with sniper fire. >> more than 100 taxi drivers brought pennsylvania avenue to a halt this afternoon. [ horns honking ] >> at issue, competition from app-based companies like uber and lyft. the cabbies complain they operate in the city with much less regulation like they do and want them taxed and regulated just like taxis are. >> uber and lyft are like drug cartels. they're illegal and unlicensed. all vehicles for hire in the district of column be should be licensed. >> one cabbie was arrested and later given a ticket and released. in addition to calling for more regulation. the d.c. taxicabs plan to have apps for people to hail with their phones. >> do you think they should be regulated the same way as the taxicabs? >> weigh in on twitter or facebook. text or call us at 202-601-3444. so far, people are saying, no, uber lyft should not be regulated like taxicabs. >> we hope you're hungry. lunch rolling in to hollywood. and actor steven collins being accused of being a child molester, police rushed to his home. we will have a few evening clouds. a lot clearing out and cooler conditions starting friday. wet conditions and on-off rain, could be through the weekend. i'll give you the details and investigators say a lightning strike from last night's thunderstorm may have started this fire at indianapolis. after the fire was out it caused at least $1.5 million in damage to the house, which is a massive 10,000 square feet. three people were inside when the blaze began but they all got out safely. new rules in fairfax county should help food trucks to do more business and allow you to have more options for your lunch. the trucks are allowed to get an annual zoning permit that lets them park on private property with the owner's permission. the trucks allow them to do business at office parks and shopping centers. the annual permit will be $100. significantly less than it cost before. trucks will still not be allowed to sell food parked on public roads. a new name on a motorcycemor a fallen trooper. trooper brian burger. he died far too young and collapsed during physical fitness training. he was just 34 years old. >> i didn't get to say good-bye to him on the day he passed, and i won't. i'm here to say that bryan would never be out of our thoughts and i will never say good-bye to bryan. >> berger's buwife told heidi a the time when they showed her the memorial, she didn't know at the time his name would be next on it. trying to lure drug beyers beyers -- bu yers into a trap. and adrian persons in court for what he did to his 4-year-old son and what happens next. looks like a huge rebound on wall street today ending up 275 points after loss yesterday. the broader indices up more than 1%. stocks jumped up after the federal reserve signaled it's not in any hurry to raise interest rates. nfl star adrian peterson showed up in court today for child abuse. >> and to prevent sexual assault and child abuse, wendy. >> a judge first set a trial date for the vikings star running back. he a he's charged with child abuse for using a wooden switch to his 4-year-old son. he has agreed not to have contact with that child who lives with his mother while the case is under way. he is in court in suburban houston for an incident that occurred earlier this year. he didn't enter a plea but his attorney said it would be not guilty. it could result in up to two years in prison. the final date is december 25th. >> commissionerers including roger goodell are meeting in new york. the big topic, the league's personal conduct policy as it relates to domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse. and the conduct of teams in those situations. so far, frthere have not been a comments from commissioner goodell to the media. >> thanks, wendy. >> did you get up to watch the eclipse? >> i did. >> it was amazing. >> i hope you have video. i trust you have pictures for us. >> i missed it. >> we have photos online. a wonderful start to the day not just with the lunar eclipse. take a look. i got a chance to see a great event taking place in northwest d.c. at the science exhibit getting students interested in science and math and how schools can collaborate to build the leaders of tomorrow, and across the verizon center, the largest experiment from d.c., virginia and maryland, these kids were building rockets and having a ball all day long today. i wish that was around when i was young. with us in the evening are a few more clouds. a few more clouds to west virginia and for the most part, they're diminishing because we have this area of high pressure moving eastward and it is important and why i expanded out to show you the area of kentucky. and as it moves east tomorrow, still a decent day. that southerly wind by friday will help pump more clouds into the area and even moisture from the system to south and west. 79 your temperature now. we drop to 70 degrees by 7:00 and the wind we had will settle down by 7:00 and allow our temperatures to jump very quickly, from 7:00 to 9:00 can jump almost 10 degrees from 6:00 to 1:00, under the starry sky. what you can expect. clear overnight. by the time we get through the day tomorrow, a few clouds making their way in from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00, as clouds increase. can't rule out an isolated shower. for the most part we are dry tomorrow. rain chances come friday. let me show you the friday here. 9:00 a.m. around d.c. we have a weather front just to the south of the area, like d.c., annapolis, warrington, can see it moving along that front. it doesn't make much progress to the north, 3:00 in the afternoon on friday, you can see shadows in the same area, depends how far to the not it makes its best move and the best chance is early in the day until 1:00 o'clock or so. 73 around fredericksburg and 70 in frederick. aga again, clouds on the increase for tomorrow. as we look at the friday night forecast, showers a better chance between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. as it drops to 60 degrees. it will be getting a little cool almost as cool as the way this weekend is looking between the evening hours. saturday and sunday, 30 to 40% chance of rain. 65, 64 degrees. when i return i will give you a few details when we could have a few dry periods in our weekend. >> thank you. thousands of children in our area enjoyed beautiful weather for walk to school day. the event is meant to encourage kids to get exercise before class and some using it to shine a light on safety at bus stops and school zones. yesterday, two children were hit. drivers are turning at an intersection when kids are walking at the crosswalk and parents are hoping it will be safer when they add a crossing guard. there is interesting information about one of the nobel prizes in chemistry. he overseas the institute in ashburn. and he and a german scientist won the big prize for developing a super resolve fluorescent microscope. good news in the dmv. we're living longer but there are differences between men and women. it's internet wide a growing number of claims they can treat ebola. the word you need to know from the fda so you're not tricked. we want to hear from you about the stories you're interested in. first at 4. follow us on twitter and facebook. in today's news for your health, have you noticed some of the largest restaurant chains are offering fewer drinks that have fewer calories. >> they noticed more items contained fewer calories than before. the trend is expected to continue now that consumers are demanding healthier food choices. researchers say if people would just consume 60 fewer calories every time they eat out it would put a huge dent in the country's obesity problem. americans are living longer than before. >> a new government report is out showing life expectancy is at an all-time high. >> we break down the numbers. >> it's true. the life expectancy inched up from 48.8 years, a record high. there are differences between men and women. women are living longer. women live 81 years and men are living below the national average. life ec specktancy was nearly 6 1/2 years and not clear whether genetics plays a role in that but the lead author of the report says behavior probably does. men and teenage boys usually participate in more high risk activities. among the other findings of this report, the top three leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and chronic lower respiratory diseases. >> the report also had some troubling numbers. while life expectancy is inching upward, the suicide rate has reached its highest point in 25 years. why president obama headed over to the pentagon today. plus, how the cdc is training doctors to deal with a potential ebola outbreak here at home. we'll take you inside a training right now at 4:30, the first person diagnosed with ebola dies. and causing complications for airport problems. >> and your fears and your wallets. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we're tracking the development of the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states. thomas eric duncan died in an isolation unit in a hospital in dallas. the 10 people he came in contact with before his admission are being watch for symptoms and so far shown no signs of infection. to keep it out of the country, stricter airport rules going into effect. passengers come i pa in may have to have their temperatures taken including dulles. >> dr. brantley donated blood to try to save tduncan. it's hoped but not proven brantley's blood may contain antibodies that may help journalist ashoka mukpo recover. and many health care workers and volunteers heading for west africa are getting specialized training in procedures. >> reporter: these doctors and nurses sued up in heavy beer are walking step by staep to help people in west africa. >> we're trying to teach it in a practical manner. >> reporter: from the centers for diseased control they have set up specialized draining. >> doctors, nurses, physician's assist staan assistant, anybody who takes care of patients. >> reporter: and to take care of those who are infectious. >> a bucket of 25% chlorine -- >> reporter: and they're preparing for patients in the u.s. bellevue hospital center assembled a lab designed to handle ebola exclusively and actors pretending to be ebola patients were hired to test several hospital systems including bellevue. doctors and nurses are experiencing the uncomfortable and extreme heat involved in wearing three sets of glove and personal protective gear covering every inch of their body. the cdc can accommodate 40 health professionals each week and will continue at least through the end of the year. erica edwards, nbc news. >> the doctors are also trained to wave as a greeting instead of shaking hands. >> for all our ebola coverage and symptoms you need to watch out for and shouldn't worry about, visit our special page on n nbcwashington.com, search "ebola crisis." now to isis terrorists. president obama is at the pentagon right now huddling with top military leaders to assess the campaign against isis and plan the next moves with the national security council. it's been two months since the u.s. began air strikes against the militants in iraq and syria. so-called stop-and-frisk tactics used by d.c. police will be the topic of a public hearing in a few hours. police can frisk a person if there is reason to believe that person is carrying a concealed weapon. some have criticized the procedure and they want to talk to those who have been stopped and frisked on the street to determine if any changes need to be made. the meeting will be on the campus of howard university. i do, i can't, what college graduates say they have too much of to even breaking news about the ebola outbreak in the u.s. wendy rieger at the live desk with new details. >> a texas hospital has confirmed a patient has been admitted to the emergency room after possibly being exposed to the ebola virus. our sister station in dallas was there as two workers in protective gear moved this worker into the hospital in frist sco, texas. the patient is an employee with the dallas county sheriff's office, who was in thomas duncan's apartment earlier this week, the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states and he died from it this morning. just moments ago the cdc director briefed us on this current situation. >> we think about this and we remember what a deadly enemy ebola is and how important it is that we take every step possible to both protect americans and stop the outbreak at its source in africa. >> again, a texas hospital confirms a patient has been admitted possibly for having been exposed to the ebola virus. more on this story as it develops, coming up in just a bit. back to you. a major crackdown on products that claim to prevent or even treat the ebola virus. erika gonzalez joins us with a warning. >> this is popping up all over the internet right now, products claiming to prevent or even cure the ebola virus. the problem is none of these products are approved by the food & drug administration. the fda has issued a warning and said that it has received complaints from consumers about products that claim to either prevent ebola or treat the virus. so far, the fda has sent letters to three companies telling them to rein in their claims their products can cure, prevent or treat the ebola virus. the fda says some of the products accused of making false claims are essential oils, with one company claiming the ebola virus cannot live in the presence of particular oils. here's the bottom line. there are currently no products, vaccines or drugs that are fda approved to treat or prevent e bo la. the -- ebola. the fda says there are experimental vaccines in early stages of development but nothing available for purchase online. please be cautious about this. if you have seen fraudulent products or false claims on the internet, report them to the fda. coming up on news4 tonight another major crackdown this one against at&t for allegedly charging consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in a process called mobile cramming. we will explain to you how you can get a refund at 5:00. if you have a story for consumer watch we would love to hear from you at consumerwatch@n phone us at 202-885-4884. m jim and pat. >> thanks. there is a million dollar lottery winner in maryland. that winner may not even know just yet. also ahead, police are digging deeper into disturbing diggin fairfax countyisturbing we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies. you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> welcome back to news4 at 4:00. we have reporters and anchors standing by with new stories. >> he played a reverend and a father on a popular long running tv show. now, stephen collins is facing allegations he molested young girls. >> the "7th heaven" actor is accused of abusing young girls in the 1970s. now, the latest on the investigation from los angeles. >> reporter: police responded to stephen collins' los angeles home late tuesday night, where reporters waiting for the actor who they believed to be inside said they heard what sounded like a gunshot. collins was not home at the time and he is alive and well. collins is best known for playing reverend eric camden on the tv show "7th heaven." >> how can i help you, nora? >> reporter: but in an audiotape, not verified, collins is accused of molesting three young girls taped by his estranged wife, fay grant. grant denied any role in releasing the tape and calling it an extremely private recording i handed over to authorities in 2012 per their request to a criminal investigation. in 2012 grant filed for divorce from collins after 27 years of marriage. in court documents, grant says in a therapy session, stephen admitted he has engaged in long term pattern of sexually abusing minor children including sexually molesting three young girls over a decade ago. collins has not been charged of any crimes. the documents say one of the girls is from los angeles and two from new york, both between 10 and 14 years old. an nypd spokesperson confirms the report was filed and special victims unit investigating. sources in los angeles says they investiga investigated the complaints in 2012 but there wasn't a verifiable victim and they are taking another look. we are reviewing the case to make sure we didn't miss anything and allow fresh eyes to take a look in light of the recent developments in new york. nbc reached out to collins for investigation but he did not respond. >> collins has resigned from his board position at the screen actors guild amid news reports the scenes he recently filmed for "ted 2" have been cut. >> we are tracking a story of a california fleet grounded of 22 air tankers will remain out of service until their team is safe. they took the actions while a tanker crashed while fighting a wildfire fighting yosemite national park. the pilot was killed. it's too soon to know what caused the crash but the entire fleet goes through what's called an aggressive maintenance program. >> i don't have specific maintenance for the aircraft for you but i can tell you all the aircraft are well within their maintenance cycle. >> the air takers are essentially old navy aircraft that carry up to 500 gallons of fire retardant. the one that crashed was fighting the rock fire near t entrance of yosemite. >> instead of saying, i do, many college graduates say, i can't. they say it's because of student debt. a pugh research finds a record number of americans have never married. the median age is 27 for women and 29 for men. in 1960, the median age was 20 for women and 23 for men. student experts say debt is not only delaying marriage but also preventing young adults for saving for diamonds are forevert doesn't mean your marriage is. a study claims the bigger the diamond the shorter the marriage. from emory university, they found men who spent more than $2,000 were more likely to get divorced. that doesn't mean men should be cheap. the study also found spending less than $500 on a ring also led to higher rates of divorce. now for tips. according to the study, having more guests at your wedding and a big honeymoon helped your marriage. >> huh. >> go for it. nasa is looking for volunteers who want their name is in outer space. the space agency is inviting the public to send their names to destinations like mars. the names will be on dime-sized microchips and loaded onto the orion spacecraft. it has a scheduled test flight in december. there's no charge for this service. the deadline for signing up is october 31st. >> who will ever read those names? incredible show in this pre-dawn sky, if you saw it. a total lunar eclipse also known as a blood moon because the moon takes on the red color. the eclipse coincided with october's full moon called hunter's moon. the next blood moon will happen in april. if you missed today's, our twitter followers have you covered. visit washington.com for the incredible pictures. >> you can see a little bit of orange there. >> and the gold. the sunrises and sun sets around the world all getting refracted. >> pretty cool. >> tomorrow, a day to really get out and enjoy, because right w now, from the data we've analyzed is looking like our best day out of the next four, as you will see. where do we go from here? we had clouds around the area today. clouds and sunshine mixed. breezy. winds will settle down tonight and we will clear out with a few clouds tomorrow. we will be moving the other way tomorrow from partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. the commuter walking forecast, 54, temperature in outlying suburbs start ing the 40s. partly sunny sky to start and mostly cloudy by the afternoon. can't rule out an isolated shower across western portions of maryland. 70 degrees during the afternoon. exercise forecast for thursday. isolated evening shower that will come late, 4:00 or 5:00 or so. look at the temperatures. in a hurry, we get up to 60 degrees, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. we hold in the upper 60s as we get to the evening hours with temperatures maxing out at 3:00 as we hit a high of 72 degrees. not quite as mild as today. the fact we will have clouds moving into the area. the other thing, mild conditions, 68 to 73, spots from southwest could get temperatures up to 73 degrees. tomorrow the mildest of the next four. team 4 has been talking about our chance of rain starting friday with this weather system that will be meandering around the area. we've been analyzing the data and for changes and could have breaks coming our weekend. let's toss it to our meteorologist. >> we have been watching this storm system. we're talking about the weekends. what will that weekend bring? take a look at what we've been showing you the last couple of days. upper level of high pressure. and it's where that front sets up with areas of low pressure moving along the front. the front farther to the south, on the drier side. more to the north, on the wetter de of things. right now, looks like things could be a little bit better this weekend. we're watching it closely, not a washout and we will update you at 5:15. >> that's right. for the upcoming weekend. the rain, 50% chance for tomorrow, mainly early and 40% chance for any joining the army, ted mylar. it means nice running conditions and a chance the end of the race around 11:30 as we get to the end of next week. we have more details and the timing of all this into the weekend next week coming up on news4 at 5. >> have you bought a mega millions ticket recently? someone in maryland is a millionaire and may be holding a winning ticket and not know it. it was sold in charles county at the washington mart in waldorf. winning numbers were 16, 29, 46, 48, 55. the megaball was 2. no one won the $136 million jackpot. friday's drawing is now worth $150 million. some stories we're working on in our newsroom. how gridlock in congress could delay your tax refund next year. plus, it could be a crucial clue. police look into vital information on suspect, jesse matthew. and breaking news in a high profile murder case. the details. >> pat, we just received this paperwork from a courthouse in alabama, in it information about one of the most infamous cold case is in our area. police say william bradford bishop murdered his entire family in 1976 and then vanished. now, fbi received a tip that has taken them to alabama and we will show you why in a few minutes. >> thanks. a police officer on the other side of the law has learned his fate. he pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing his jack russell terrior named rocco. >> reporter: good afternoon from montgomery animal services where we have reaction for one year sentence given to a baltimore police officer who killed a puppy, a 7-month-old puppy named rocco because the little dog made a mess. >> there's lots of resources. when you get to the point of frustration, contact somebody here at the montgomery county adopt center. we can provide those resources to you. >> reporter: we will talk to the parents of officer taylor, who tell me why their son accepted responsibility even though they claim he was not the only one who was cruel to little rocco. the latest from montgomery county animal services. chris gordon a 4:00. and behind this police station, i'm krchristie wilkins. wa did a drug enforcement agent cross the line when he set up a fake facebook page and posed as a woman with known drug connections. she pleaded guilty to drug charges in new york in 2010. her cell phone was seized during the investigation. the agent used photos and other personal information from the phone to set up the phony facebook account. he hoped to trick some of her associates into giving up information. prince is now suing the agent for $250,000. the family of the man who died after police placed him in a chokehold said they plan to sue the nypd for $75 million. eric garner was stopped by police officers in july on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. a bystander shot the confrontation. garner's death has sparked protests against new york city police for using excessive force. a family in indiana is filing a lawsuit against police in their town. this case involves a traffic stop that ended with police smashing a window and tasering a man inside a car. now, we're hearing from the family and the teenager sitting in the back seat and who shot dramatic video of the encounter. >> oh! >> 14-year-old joseph ivy from his view in the back seat started recording in the car that had been pulled over. >> that's why i started recording because i knew it was wron wrong. >> joseph's family was rushing to the hospital to see his dying grandmother and his mother driving without her seatbelt. >> he pulled a gun. i'm not going to get out of the car. >> lisa and her boyfriend, jamal jones said they were too afraid to get out of the car. >> i was scared for my family and my little sister in the back with me. >> in a federal lawsuit. they claim the police used excessive force when they crashed open the back window and sent fragments on joseph and his little sister. >> they kept tasing me. >> the police department said he refused to leave the vehicle after presidential 13 minutes had elapsed. upon request by at least three different officers. the statement also said police broke the window fearing the occupants of the vehicle possessed a weapon and seeing the passenger repeatedly reach towards the rear seats of the vehicle. there were no weapons in the car. jones was charged with failure to aid an officer and resisting law enforcement. jones, who talked to nbc with his mother's permission explained why he thought it was important to record the whole thing. >> i want them to hear how she was crying so they can feel bad. what if somebody did that to their kid. >> hammond police say they have their own video of this incident shot from a police car dashcam. nbc news asked to see that. so far, there's been no response. news4 at 5 starts now with jim and wendy. >> right now at 5 tonight, the first u.s. ebola death sparks changes in the way you travel here and abroad. hospitals across our region reveal their reaction plan. >> bullets fly past the heads of officers in a story only on news4. how changes are being made after fears someone was targeting local police. >> breaking news tonight on a murder mystery, the news4 i-team on details of the hunt for william bradford fisher. we will get to the ebola crisis but for now one of the cold cases that has haunted this area. >> we're talking about the bradford bishop case. we' we've been breaking news all year. >> we said brad was on the 10 most wanted list 30 years after he killed his entire family. since then hundreds of tips and now one that has the agency doing something it's never done before with this case. we just got this paperwork saying the fbi wants to exhume a body in scottsboro, alabama, tomorrow morning. we will show you a picture that could be disturbing to some viewers but the fbi says is critical for the hunt for the most wanted suspect. >> this is a passport picture taken of william bradford bishop after he vanished in 1976 after police say he murdered his mother, wife and three young sons. this is a picture of a man hit by a car in alabama four years later in 1981. you can see the two look very similar. to exhume a body, you need permission from a judge. according to paperwork just filed in alabama circuit court, the fbi says there a's very strong physical resemblance of william bradley bishop and the man called john doe. he used a short handled sledge ham tore murder his family before using the family station wag goon to transport them to nh carolina where he lit them on fire using gasoline. detectives later found the station wagon in the great smokey mountains in