Personnel were being deco out of the e. R. These were among the people who brought this woman here to the hospital. Again, after she got sick earlier today at the pentagon. And in a penalty gone parking lot. Were told that woman threw up and did tell authorities she had recently traveled to west africa. Pe even liberia. When she was brought here, that patient was isolated. Tests are now being run to determine if further testing is needed to show that there is actually a presence of the ebola virus or to rule that out. And we are told that it takes about six hours to complete those tests. But we can tell you what happen over at the pentagon immediately aft this woman got sick. Hazm crews were called in. That section of the parking lot was isolated. They were keepi people out. Hazmat did a cleanup there, and that scene probably is still being held for some time now. Heres some other information that weve gotten recently. One other Bus Passenger used the bathroom on that bus after this woman was apparently there when she got sick. And we are told that that passenger has been checked out and released, but is told to self monitor. To monitor their health. Theye looki for fevers or any of the signs that do exhibit themselves in the early stages of this virus. We are awaiting official word from authorities here at the hospital about whether or not this person has tested positive for the ebola virus. We hope to bring you that as soon as possible. Again, an abundance of caution now to rule in or out the presence of this virus. Live in falz church, derrick ward, back to you. Thank you. The right in the midd of the emerg today. News4s Mark Segraves picks up our Team Coverage live from southeast. Mark. Rep pat and jim, after that bus was able to leave the pentagon, it drove here to capitol hill to 8th and i, the marine barracks, a block from where im standing. They were there for a military ceremony, but they werent allowed to get off the bus. That bus was diverted to a nearby side street where the 22 passengers, including the bus driver, were then transferred to a second bus and held in isolation until an epidemiology crew from the d. C. Department of health could arrive. That crew evaluated all of the 22 members passengers of that bus, got their contact information, found out where they lived, and instructed them they were for the next 21 days to self monitor. To monitor their temperatures, to monitor their health, and that if the woman from the pentagon ends up testing positive, then the department of health would get back to them. If she tested negative, then they were free and clear. But heres what one of those marines told us right after he got off the bus people were surprised. You get here, you dont expect Something Like that to happen. So we were surpris to hear that. But understanding all of the concerns that have been expressed about ebola and things like that, understandable that they were taking precautions. And we sort of got caught up in that. Reporte so now another marine on the bus told me he saw the woman get on the bus, go to the bathroom in the rear of the bus, get back off of the bus, and then get sick out in the parking lot. But they stressed that none of the 22 people on the bus ever came in close contact with that woman. So theyre all pretty feeling pretty confident theyll be okay. Coming up at 5 00 and 6 00, youll hear from more of the marines on that bus, as well as the districts director of the depart of health. Reporting live on capitol hill, Mark Segraves, news4. And there are plenty of other ebolarelated developments today. President obama has chosen a socalled ebola czar today. His choice is ron klain, former chief of staff to two democratic vicepreside today, the Carnival Cruise ship carrying a Dallas Health worker was denied permission to dock in cozumel. The passenger is a Lab Supervisor who is considered low risk, but may have been exposed to the blood of ebola victim Thomas Duncan. Doctors at nih are now treating duncans former nurse, nina pham, the first person to ever contract ebola in this country. She was transfe from dallas to nih last night. She is resting comfortably. She is interactive with the staff. She is eating. Her doctors say phams mother and sister are nearby. Well have more on her treatment in our next half hour. You can count on us to keep you informed about ebola developm that cou affect you and your family. We also want to keep things in perspective. Health experts say ebola is not as contagious as many people think. They say you cant get it from someone who has been exposed to the virus, but isnt yet showing symptoms. Now once symptoms do begin, caregivers are most likely to get sick. And thats because ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from the infected pers. Everything we know about this virus, it is direct contact with bodily fluids. Vomit, diarrhea, blood, other body fluids. Direct c. And heres some more perspective. Exp remind us, thousands of americans are likely to die from the flu this season, and there is something you can do about that. Flu shots can prevent or mitigate the illness. Now on nbcwashington. Com, you can find facts that you need to know about this virus, and the latest on ebola patient nina phams treatment at nih. Search ebola on nbcwashingto coming up, well take you live to dallas as hospital workers there were told to avoid all public places. A man and woman seen walking arm in arm in the heart of d. C. s chinatown. But what happens next here can only be described as merciless. And it is all caught on camera. Also, weather warnings. Significant damage and lifethreate storm surge possible as a dangerous hurricane barre toward thats right. Im going to have that track for you. Talk about the impact there. For us, though, this evening, its going to be nice. Look at this. Your exercise impact forecast from the low 70s to the mid 60s. Mid 60s by 8 00. That is way higher than our High Temperature second half of weekend. Ill have that coming up on news huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know you that former pro Football Player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything . Unhuh. Number 44. Whoooo fortyfour, thats me get some cold cuts. Get some cold cuts. Get some cold cuts whooo gimme some geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Whoo fortyfour ladies, thats me whoo. Gonna get some cold cuts today wothe way als dismantles someone like stuarty. Is so painful. Embryonic stem cells have so much promise, but Barbara Comstock voted to ban that Research Funding even though conservatives like nancy reagan support it. That takes away hope for a cure but also, for families like ours, who just wanted a little more time. House majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Youre watching news4 at 4 00. Something to smile about on this friday. Stocks rally today on wall street after a round of Strong Company earning reports. The dow closed more than 260 points higher at the end of the week with some wild market swings. Markets in europe also made some big gains today. Turns out the serious crash in frederick, maryland, that we have been telling you about since early this morning was deadly. Sherwin was killed when her car crossed the center line and slammed head on with a tractortrair near bassford road. This is chopper 4 video. The cause of the crash is still being investigated. But for now, authorities do not believe alcoh was a factor. That road has since reopened. It was a violent attack in a touristy part of downtown d. C. And today Police Released surveillan video of that assault, hoping it will help identify the suspects. Those suspects, a man and woman, are seen walking here into a parking lot last month. This is near the corner of f and 9th streets northwest. After about five minutes later, the man runs up to the victim and punches him several times in the head. The suspect continues to punch and kick the guy, even after he falls down. Both suspects then run away. There are new and disturbing accusations against a loudoun coun woman accused in a series of sex crimes. Natalia davis was arrested in may for allegedly being involved with prostitution in her home in sterling. Tuesday, police added addi charges, taking indecent liberties with a child. The incident with the child allegedly happe sev times. Our Northern Virginia bureau chief julie carey is working on this story. She tells us how davis may have involved children in her t family dog caught in the middle of a serious national problem. How family pets are raising awareness now for domestic vi this weekend in virginia. And a tense situation right now. Well take you to the shores of bermuda as the island prepares for a big hit from dangerous hurricane gon. Youre watching news4 at 4 00. Well, it may be sunny and mild here, but the island of bermuda is about to get hammered with a powerful storm. Hurricane gonzalo is beginning to bear down on the tiny island. Heres a look at conditions right now through a live web cam. People are being told to seek high ground. Nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is in south hampton, bermuda, with more on when things are expected t here in bermuda, we are bracing ourselves for what could be a category 3 hurricane gonzalo passing just about 20 to 50 miles from where im standing right now. Were expecting wind gusts as high as 130 to 150 miles per hour. Were gradually watching conditions deteriorate. Its not this second. But we are noticing the surf starting to increase a little bit. Wave heights coming up, white caps on the water, winds slightly stronger. We really will notice Tropical Storm force winds later this morning. And as we go into the afternoon, well feel the effects of those Hurricane Force winds. The peak of the storm between about 5 00 to 8 00 this evening, and then well see conditions improve after that. Biggest concern will be for those gusty winds. Flooding is a concern along the immediate coastline, and for that allimportant causeway that connects the main island to the island where the airport sits. That was knocked out during hurricane fabian in 2003. So well see how it holds up this time around with that first category 3 hurricane that this island had seen since that storm in 2003. Well, veronica, will that storm impact us at all this weekend . Its not going to impact us here. In fact, its going to recurve and head out to sea. We have put together a track for you, storm team 4. Look at this, a category 3 swiping just to the west side of bermuda here, five or six hours, again, as dill ansaid, winds around 115 to 120 miles per hour, extensive damage from Somerset Village to hamilton and st. George. Its been more than 11 years since they have seen a storm so strong. But again, recurving, and heading out to sea after doing a lot of damage during the overnight period. For us, hey, folks, if youre heading out, great football weather this evening. 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. , mostly clear, 66 the temperature. Itl cool quickly, though, i think, once we get to 10 00, 11 00 p. M. 64, chilly conditions under the nice starry sky. Hopefully your team will be winni g evening. Take a look, satellite and radar across the, mostly clear sky, a weather system off to the west, far west, indiana. That storm system arrives saturday night, fairly weak for us. Really not provi much in the way of showers, but taking temperatures way down again. 50 50 weekend. Im not talking about half rain, half dry. Im talking about half mild, and half cool, or i should say cold for some of you. We start out cool saturday morning, a lot of locations off to the west. Partly sunny sky for us. That front again saturday night into sunday morning. You can see the clouds and showers. It really starts to fall apart as it makes its way eastward. Might get a light shower around 2 00, 3 00 a. M. In the morning but not a big deal on this. Were going to clear fast by sunday. Both days, weve got sunshine. On day mild, saturday, the other day cold to cool for the day. Along with that, these locations out here will be starting out in the 30s. Were going to have some breezy sunshine, so a bit chill throughout the day on sunday and well, at least homecoming is on saturday. Universi of maryland, youve got also howard university. Right now that temperature at 9 00 a. M. , 61 degrees. Mid 60s by 1 00. Again, little breezy by the afternoon on saturday and breezy throughout the day, i think, on sunday. Look at the temperatus for saturday. 68 degrees, fredericksburg. 67 in d. C. 64 around gaithersburg, leesburg too at 66 degrees. So your fourday forecast, here it is. Sunshine for both days this weekend. A few clouds overnight on saturday. And, again, weve got that wind from 67 to 58. And right now as we head into the early part of next week, were not only going to keep this cooler trend around, but weve got a bit of a wet pattern thats going to start setting up for next week. Well talk about that. Ill tell you how long that rain is going to be sticking with us. Guys . Thanks, veronica. In homes where there is domestic viol, the family pet is often caught in the middle. Tomorrow, there will be a k9 crawl planned in fairfax to raise awareness. In fact, three out of four petowning victi entering shelters report their batterer had killed, injured or threatened family pets. Many victims are unable to escape their abusive situation, because theyre worried about what will happen to their pets. Now the Fairfax CountyAnimal Shelter has a pet Haven Program to help victims and their pets escape abusive situations. Abusers often use animals as a way to control and manipulate their victims in domestic vi situations. Theyve been told, if you do leave me, your cherished animal will probably die. In those extreme situations where you do not have anywhere to take your pet, the Animal Shelter will take the pet, keep it for up to 60 days while you can get your own life in order. The free 5k walk kicks off with registration at 8 30 tomorrow morning at parking lot c of the government center. Demand for hazmat suits and special gear jumps 1,000 as ebola fears rise. Is protective gear enough . A live report from texas. 160 miles in and the number is no coincidence. Raising awareness and money for a good cause. Im Zachary Kiesch. Ill have that story coming up. Fall is bursting out around us. This weekend is expected to be the perfect time for viewing autumn leaves in the area. Theyre changing, and your family wont want to miss out on the Pumpkin Patch this year. Storm team 4 chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer h crawling around the patches, and hes here to explain why theyre better than ever. They really are. This past summer was a fantastic summer for the Pumpkin Patches around our region. A banner year, they said. Why . Well, much cooler than average temperatures, a p s of rainfall. Thats why. You get a result kind of like this. Take the pumpkins, the hay rides. The changing leaves. There is just something about the fall season in our region that makes it special. Its just a great time to get outside. Reporter we sent chopper 4 up to look at the great farms and Pumpkin Patches in our region from frederick county, maryland, to frederick county, virginia, our area has it all. One of the l is Butlers Orchard in germantown, a 300acre family farm that offers more than just a Pumpkin Patch. The butlers love this time of year. Gre weather in the fall, people come out and do a hayride, pick a pumpkin, bonfires. Its a great time to bring the family out. Repor this past somerset up fall perfectly, with its cooler than average temperatures and good amount of rain. We have had some challenging years in the past. Weve had droughts, too much rain some years. This has been a fairly timely rainfall throut the year. So its really been a pretty good year for crops. Reporter the guys over at cox farms in centerville, virginia, agree. This is about as perfect as you could ask for. Cool conditions, occasional rain, but not too wet. Repor co farmer and chief says the cooler summer really happy to produce a fantastic crop this season. And what it does for the plants is the plants and the fruit grow a little slower but much stronger. So the walls of the pumpkins are going to be thick ask dense so your jackolants will last longer. Y know we like the sound of that. And lower prices on your pumpkins. And, again, you have our great summer to thank for tha great summer for sure. Ive got to tell you, as we move into the next couple months, well talk about the winter season, and ive got a fall preview about that too. The rest of the fall and early look at winter coming up. That tomorrow and our winter special. Storm team 4 tracking fall tomorrow at 10 00 a. M. Do not miss that. Its a half hour special right here on nbc 4. So yeah, first look at what winter could bring, especially november, december. And a little peek at maybe, you know, the holiday season. Those were beautiful pumpkins. Phenomenal. And they put out so many different kinds of pumpkins, the white pumpkins out there. So many different sizes too. This year because of the weather, Virginia State record as far as the pumpkin, 1200 pounds. Nice job on the piano, too. Thank you. Beautiful melodies. Thank you. Major work and big changes along the silver line today, and our news4 cameras were there. Plus, no restaurants, grocery stores, movie theatres. No travel by plane, ship, Long Distance bus or train. Were live in texas as new restrictio go into effect today for dozens of Health Care Workers who treated the ebola victim, Thomas Duncan its happening. Everywhere. People are dropping their pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 Million People who may need the trusted protection of depend underwear. Show off a pair of depend and show them its no big deal. Be