there are questions about how their freedom was secured. kelly kobiaia has more on their time in captivity and their journey home. >> reporter: we are still don't have details, we know the national director jim claper held talks to get kenneth bae and matthew todd released. bae was sentenced to 15 years hard labor and his health was failing. matthew todd miller was in the country seven months. >> it's a wonderful day, obviously, we are very grateful for their safe return. and i appreciate the director doing a great job what was obviously a tough settlement. >> reporter: this comes after the release of another american the swedish government helped to negotiate his release. he was said to be involved in time as well but there are few questions, like why the director of national intelligence? how long were these so-called discussions and are there any conditions tied to bae's and miller's release? one u.s. official told the associated press that nothing was offered in exchange for the return of these two men. >> all right. coming up on nbc "nightly news," they will get further into what was behind this release. we have the latest at 6:30 right after our broadcast. new at 6:00, a maryland woman is in critical condition. the two alarm fire broke out just before 2:00 this afternoon in hanover. firefighters pulled the woman out. paramedics rushed her to the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out how that started. in carroll county, a pile of splinterred wood is all that's left after a storage shed blew up and sent one man to the hospital. this happened along sullivan road in westminster. investigators say the man was opening the shed door when it exploded. he was seriously burned. the blast tore the siding off his neighbor's home. it was so strong, some people thought a bomb had gone off and it shattered windows of a dozen other homes in the neighborhood. firefighters are cleaning up the damage as investigators try to figure out what exploded and how. >> outside, we suffering, with suffering, we have two choices, to believe in it. >> today was a day for inside the high school community. hundreds came to pay their respects to domenic petty, sr., killed in a car wreck last week. >> reporter: the church was packed to the gil, standing room only. domenic petty was only 17-years-old but his impact was undeniabl undeniable. they wore gonzaga high school and long faces, they fakd basilica to say final good-bye. they knew him as dom, a 17-year-old senior, he was a class act at gonzaga high school in d.c. classmates say he was a national leader, it was how he carried himself, in the classroom and on the ice as a standout hockey player. he was a special guy. >> domenik petty. >> reporter: he was riding on the beltway and ran out of gas win a woman who may have been drinking plowed into the back of the vehicle. dom was in the back seat. the news shook the gonzaga community. one classmate told me it really puts into perspective, how fragile life can be. he made the people around him feel special. that's what made him unique. dom was deeply loved and will truly be missed. reporting at the basilica. developing right now, police are trying to identify a driver killed in a massive crash on i-95 in virginia. the crash happened just before 11:00 last night near russell road in quantico. state police say a dump truck broke down in the middle of i-95, in a couple minutes, a tractor-trailer slammed into it. both vehicles flipped over, which shut down the highway for six hours. the crash killed the tractor-trailer driver while the dump truck driver is expected to be okay. things are back to normal at this district after a car flipped over. it happened around 5:00 this morning in the palisades neighborhood. police had to shut down macarthur boulevard in both directions. the person inside that car was hurt. police don't think other vehicles were involved. in virginia, there is now a fund in place to help the victims of a deadly house fire. in fact, they have raidsed $45,000 for a family in arlington. the pots died trying to save their 7-year-old daughter. she and emily were killed tuesday morning t. husband and older daughter sarah made it out. they said sarah had come out of the intensive care unit. she is still in the hospital recovering. they say there was no working smoke detectors in the family's home. the woman picked to be the next attorney general had taken on terrorists, mobsters, even cops. lorretta lynch is known for her hard driving, low key style. lynch is the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of york. her office is going after corrupt politics, both democrats and republicans. she is handling civil rights cases, including the prosecution of the nypd officer who sexually assaulted a person. if confirmed, she will serve as the first black woman to be the attorney general. >> if i have the honor confirmed by the senate, i will wake up every morning with the protection of the american people my first thought. i will work every day to help our citizens, our liberties, our rights and the great nation, which has given so much to me and my family. >> president obamaóbc announces pick today at the white house. officials say they'll leave it up to senate leaders to work out a time line for her confirmation hearing. up next, major delays expected to last hours. we'll tell you why it could affect thousands of people on the bay bridge. plus, missing for two years, a teenager appears out of the blue and with a baby. tonight what she was doing at west virginia and hundreds of miles away from home. and, chris, our temperatures, they're going to warm through tuesday before we see them dramatically drop towards the end of next week. i'll let you know how big of a temperature change we are just like an interception, i bet you didn't see this one coming. up your game with a new fritos chili pizza. a large for $12 dollars. add a mega chocolate chip cookie for just $5 dollars more. better ingredients. better pizza. better football. papa john's. . >> expect major delays tomorrow if you are headed to the eastern shore. we will have family coming back from there. the entire span of the chesapeake bay bridge will be shut down for a 10k race. the westbound will handle two-way traffic. which means it will be down to one lane in each direction. a÷sa mi tonight after police found her 300 miles from home. but she wasn't alone. she had a baby with her. she was just 16-years-old when she vanished from her home in columbus, ohio. officers found her friday responding to a domestic call in welch, west virginia. investigators say she had been living with a 50-year-old man and their one-year-old baby. she told police joseph crawley verbally and physicalally abused her and threatened to kill and her father if she told anyone about it. now he is in jail for a domestic assault. her father is on his way to west virginia to bring her home. out west, a teenager has died after last month's shooting in seattle. he died at the hospital last night. his family says they're grateful for everyone's prayers. he was 15-years-old and sought by his cousin who opened fire on classmates in the school's cafeteria. the teenage shooter killed himself. verdicts haven't determined why he did it. a military transport arrived in the netherlands today with recently discovered remains from a malaysia airlines plane that crashed in the ukraine. it's been nearly four months since the jet went down. a team of experts identified nearly all of the 298 people on board. they are trying to figure out what brought down the plane. it is believed it was shot oust of the sky by a surface-to-air missile. back here at home, treasure, tucked away in your attic or garage. coming up, how the smith connian is stepping in to preserve your family history. plus, a brisk autumn day. just wait, it's only getting better. there she goes. a brigg crowd watched as a hotel that stood for more than four decade was reduced to rubble in a matter of seconds it was still back in the '70s. they brought the site and plan to turn it into an office park. preserving africa's american treasures. that is the mission of this weekend's preworkshop at the historical society in d.c. today families brought in everything from old bibles to woven basks, artifacts, quilts, pictures and family heirlooms. one man brought in his great friend father's diploma from the 1,800s. experts will take a look and let them know how to care for these personal treasures and if they hold cultural significance, they could end up as a part of the smithsonian collection. >> it's designed to benefit america at large but through individuals, families and individuals. so the public we hope gets the sense that even some of their modest personal stories are woven into the fabric of the larger american story. the workshop continues tomorrow. if you have personal treasures you'd like experts to take a look at, head to our website, nbcwashington.com. starting tomorrow at the smithsonian, you will get a look at the private art collection by one of america's favorite tv dads. bill cosby pulled about 300 paintings off the walls in their home. wouldn't you like to have a home where you have 300 paintings. they will do an exhibit by african person artists. some of the people have only been seen by cosby's friends and family. if you take a look outside, you know it's black out there now. the sun is certainly setting earlier. >> if you like winter news, you will look at cooler air. we are looking for the sun set to be before 5:00 p.m. tomorrow it will be at 4:59. we will continue to see that sun setting before 5:00 right until january 5th. another couple of months. ear are your weather headlines. we will continue to see our temperatures warm through veteran's day, a really nice day, actually, on veteran's day. wednesday will be our transition day, we start to see cooler air making its way into the region. then thursday, friday and next saturday, we're going to be dealing with the coldest air so far this season, feeling more like january outside. this evening not so bad, walking the dog the temperature around 50 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. we are keeping it dry the winds are light. it's not going to be as cold as it was early this morning. 11:00, a temperature around 47 degrees, satellite and radar, you can see plenty of clouds across the area right now, in fact, a weak cold front pushes through overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. it doesn't bring rain. i just brings clouds, you see the clouds lingering around 7:00 a.m., especially on i-95 and areas off to the east. but after that, we are looking at plenty of sunshine throughout the dade and temperatures just a touch warmer than they were today. if you like today, you will like tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. low 40s, low 50s by the mid-day hours. 3:00 a temperature around 58 degrees. >> that will be our high a. good day to get the car washed as you are out grabbing groceries as well. we are looking at a string of dry weather for the majority of the upcoming wekd week. tomorrow 51 degrees. all in all, a really nice day for november. monday a high temperature of 64 degrees, plenty of sunshine, thinking of cold? the bus stop will be chilly. we definitely need a jacket. for the most part, beautiful at recess. kids having after school activities monday afternoon the weather is spectacular. veteran's day, it only gets better. our average high 59 degrees. on tuesday, we are looking at highs above average, near 70. the high temperature on veteran's day of 58 degruif saying that's perfect weather. it doesn't get better than that in november. temperatures will be in the 50s. dry conditions and winds not an issue. here's wednesday. that's our transition day. a high temperature of 57 and we drop into the 40s. mid-40s on thursday. friday a high temperature of 43. so it's feeling more like january and, chris, there is a chance of rain and snow on friday, absolutely no accumulation and about a 30% chance right now. >> all right. maybe save that trip to the smithsonian for next week. yeah. we got to enjoy these really nice days while we still got them. still ahead, d.c. united battle back in the playoff itself, was it enough to advance to the confe trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com well, the winter sports may just be getting started. the soccer season is coming down to the ends. boy, united has a tough task ahead of them. >> it did. it was unfortunate it ended like this. d.c. united may have won the game today. they certainly didn't feel like winners at rfk stadium. going against new york the black and red started with a three goal deficit. new york knocked them out of the playoffs in all four series. they played today, today it was fork getting its revenge. check out the scene at rfk stadium. united fans fired up for playoff soccer and who can blame them. the first half d.c. getst going early. taylor kemp plays a beautiful barred, watch the header. just perfection there. united ends up 1-nil early in this match. black and red, need another goal to pull even with new york. de leon centers it fabian espind the ola. he misses the header. are you kidding? he's kicking himself for that one. later in the half, d.c. comes through again, thi thierry henr. no chance for the goalkeeper. three assists in the series for henry. d.c. united not giving up on this season. knocked down right to the boot of sean franklin. he puts it in net. it's too little, too late for united. they win the game 2-1. they drop the series. they are eliminated. they have a 17-9, 8 record. a tremendous season. now, maryland had the weekend off. they earned it after their aggressive when against penn state. next week they host michigan state. the 8th ranked team in the country. there were great games around college football today. west virginia being one of them, taking on texas. the mountaineers, the 23rd-ranked mountain ears, taking on visiting longhorns, remember this name, jonathan grey, second quarter, the running back, bouncing off tacklers, making guys miss. this a 39-yard touchdown run for grey. texas up 14-3. he wasn't done just yet. mountaineers have no answer for this guy. right up the middle this time. this is a huge gain of 40-yards before he finally is brought down. then he gets the goal line. grey punches it into the end zone. texas, they were dominant in this game. they're up 21-3 at this point. west virginia just scored. right now, it's 24-10 in the 4th quarter. also, virginia plays the defending national champ, florida state. that game kicked off in just a few moments. >> that game is swarming. over on the ice the capitals have finally broke out of that slump. it lasted way too long. they did it against a quality opponent t. chicago blackhawks. they are looking to bring that same momentum home tonight alzheimer's they get set to take on the hurricanes. a five-game losing streak came to an end in chicago t. team battling back from two goals down, for walk, a team woes confidence has been lacking at times this season. they're hoping they can get their year moving in the right directio direction. >> i feel we will get there at some point and a game like this is one of them. obviously, we're very unhappy, the blackhawks, we'll keep pushing forward and keep moving on. >> we feed the points as much as we can. to win here is huge. now, it's, you know, we got to go home, establish our home again and just hope it's for us to keep the ball rolling a little bit. >> justin peters in net tonight for the capitals. let's move onto the hardwood, wizards on the road in indiana. it shouldn't be hard to play much better than last night. looking to bounce back from easily their worst performance of the season. not a single starter scored in double digits. the raptors turned this into a scrimmage real quick. they have to be more consistent with tear play. >> no matter who they're playing against, it hurts that they come out and play the way we know we are capable of playing. whether it was a playoff team or last team in the league, we got to come out and play the right way. >> we're just going to take it and understand it's the level we have to play at when you come on the road against the team that is probably one of the top teams like we are and be ready for the jump. >> all right. we'll see if they come back. >> indiana is pretty tight. >> they're bad. they're bad. >> all right. well, that's another way to put it. >> all right. that's the news for now. 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