i'll let you know when they come up inside the beltway. >> news4 midday starts now. >> right now, the man who pled guilty to killing noah leota is in court. this is erica at the live desk. >> reporter: barbara, happening now, the man who pled guilty to killing noah leota is sentenced. in the courtroom right now and recently tweeted that luis reluzco will address the judge and noah's family as well. his lawyer has asked the judge to temper justice with mercy. if you remember, noah's law that we have in the state of maryland is in ignition interlock device that prevents those convicted of drunk driving from operating neil still live tweeting. if we get further updates, we will bring them to you from the live desk. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, erica. new developments now about a deadly shooting and an 18-year-old killed. he was shot outside the amc st. charles towne center. we have megan live w >> reporter: the young man shot in waldorf, we learned his name. we have a picture of him. his name is reuel hicks. we are here at the charles county school headquarters learning more about him and his background. he was a senior on track to graduate in the spring. he was fatally shot behind the administrator who knew him and knew reuel hicks. she says he was popular and hard working and just secured an apprenticeship and excited about his future. those plans were derailed after hicks and his friends encountered the suspect behind the theater. >> the victim was with a couple of friends. they were walking behind the movie theater and apparently he stopped to talk to the suspect. it was at that point we believe ey make a drug transaction. that is when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim. it is not clear. >> he was a hard worker. working two jobs in school. i would see him at taco bell. he would joke with us and let us know he was okay. he would walk by and give a smile. >> reporter: and this man, 19-year-old deavan quindel jefferson has been charged with good description of him after the shooting last night. investigators were with that description and quickly able to pick him up in the area and taken into custody. as for students at westlake, they are said to be devastated. grief counselors are there. back to you in the studio. >> megan live for us in charles county. thank you. a motorcyclist has life threatening injuries after a this happened at 6:30. three cars and the motorcycle were involved. it is not clear what happened, but the motorcyclist was seriously hurt and transported to the local hospital. and there is an urgent search for the missing 14-year-old teen. her name is jsanai howard. police say she was last seen on monday the 17th in the 3600 block of florida avenue northwest. where she may be, call police right away. and it could be a rainy afternoon out there. chuck, what do you say? >> you need to make sure you know where that umbrella is because you are likely going to need it. i told you it would not rain before lunchtime in washington. that is true, but the clouds have thickened up. light rain in hagerstown and right down i-81 in luray. the west which will make its way through here. between now and time that front gets here midnight tonight, rain chances will continue to increase. have your umbrella handy over the next couple hours. not expecting a lot of heavy rain, but showers will dampen your plans. temperatures to 60 today. rain likely at 3:00 this afternoon and 9:00 tonight. what about the weekend? that part of the forecast is right now, we are 12 days way from election day, but early voting is under way in maryland. it runs at select polling places from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. officials expect a big turnout. >> expect to be a great turnout. extra busy today. more than any other day. people don't want to be in line in november. i heard a lot of people say they will be here early voting. >> early voting for the first time this year allows voter registration. tom sherwood will follow this story through the day. early voting is under way in washington as well. additional polling places will open tomorrow. polling place will open in each of the districts wards on friday. they will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. same day voter registration is available. the cnbc poll shows hillary clinton up nine points in a voters. it is one of five polls out in the last 24 hours. one has clinton up double digits and another has a tight race. both candidates are hitting the battleground states today. tracey potts has more. >> we cannot stop for a minute. no complacency here. trump says he can still win. target analysis shows 10 million americans have voted with more democrats at the polls in eight battleground states. more republicans in three. florida is tied. >> they have lines going to the voters polls and booths that are four blocks long in florida. there are a lot of red hats and buttons and trump shirts. >> reporter: the latest poll trump trailing by nine points. >> i don't pay attention to polls when they are good or bad. >> reporter: the battleground analysis has them tied in nevada and up by nine in new hampshire for hillary clinton. >> under budget and ahead of schedule. >> reporter: trump taking heat for diverting his campaign to open a hotel in washington. clinton claims he built it with undocumented workers far more democrats voted. we learned where hillary clinton will be on election night at the javid center in manhattan in new york. its building with a glass ceiling. one she figuratively hopes to shatter. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a debate took place with the leading candidates kathy sclaga and chris van holla. he knocked her for supporting trump. before all this was said, watch. >> i'm a candidate for senate for maryland. this is how you treat me? people don't know what their choices are. >> that was green party candidate margaret flowers. she did not reach the 15% threshold in the polls to be in residents forced from the temple hills county condos. power and gas were disconnected at the lynnhill condos because hoa was not paying the utility bills. residents will have help finding a new place to live. it doesn't feel good to have something taken from you that you worked hard for. >> a real estate service company is helping people to get into available apartment properties, including miss moore and her family. we will have coverage of the rally. watch for updates in our nbc washington app. we have updates on several developing stories this morning. after the from damage of the two earthquakes in italy. and incredible new video from a fire in new york city. witnesses say flames shot 20 feet in the air. what we know about the people who escaped and what is being called an inferno. and the latest on what caused this panic on a boston subway train. right now, crews assessing the damage in italy. two earthquakes shook the country yesterday damaging buildings and toppling some here. there were dozens of aftershocks. no one died. an earthquake expert told nbc news this should serve as a tremors. developing now, investigators are working to piece together the chaotic moments of the deadly apartment fire on the east side of new york. authorities say one person is dead and another critically hurt here. the fire started around 3:30 this morning. it's not known how. you can see the incredible repair. there were 20 apartments in the building. people were awakened by people shouting fire in the streets and others pounding on doors. passengers in panic in boston after the subway cars were filled with smoke. nbc's tom costello has the video. >> reporter: it was a minor after rush hour commuters train filled with smoke. commuters breaking windows and jumping to safety of the others working to pry open the doors. tracey taylor used her knife to smash her way to safety of the. >> i took my scarf. this is my chef knife. i'm a certified black belt. i >> reporter: the train's doors did not open because the engineer did not pull the train up against the platform. a move praised by the transit police. >> the motor man made a proper decision not to open the doors because folks would have jumped out a live third rail. >> reporter: it was a combination of the fire on the orange line that caused the smoke to pour into the bay station. the tracks which we extinguished both. >> you can imagine. that was tom costello reporting. five people were treated for smoke inhalation. three were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to be okay. a place of worship is a crime scene. james crinley was there. the church rents space to people. he and another man participating in the program got into a killing. and easy to make and assemble and dangerous. >> the homemade explosive in new york city earlier this year. the review by the i-team shows a rising number of explosive device cases in our area too. scott mcfarland has more. people arrested for threatening to use explosive incidents. that includes a fire bombing of a government facility in leesburg and an anne arundel county which could cause devastation. in some cases, the parts cost less than $20. >> they are actually easy to get illegal. there are other uses for the chemicals. >> reporter: tonight in the i-team investigation, who is at risk of being targeted and the rare look at the fierceness of the homemade explosives. we will have close access as we detonate in a secure location. south dakota say tsa agents arrested the first officers at the airport. he was supposed to fly to salt lake city, but he was taken into custody. the flight was delayed. listen to a passenger from the flight. >> it could have injured myself and my son or frankly killed us if the plane goes down based upon him showing up to work drunk. it is ridiculous. >> that man was flying with his 9-year-old son. morning yesterday. police say the pilot has been removed from duties and is on administrative leave. getting better, but still room for improvement. new information on how american students are doing in science. and holiday helpers. how they hope to make the john delaney: this was my dad's pickup - he was a union electrician. i grew up working on his jobsites where he taught me the value of hard work and teamwork. that's how i built two businesses from scratch from rebuilding roads to creating jobs and to strengthening social security. roll up your sleeves and work with others. that's what my dad did, and it's what i'll keep doing in congress. i'm john delaney and i approve this message. this morning, twitter announced it is cutting hundreds of bs the company is losing money and looking for a buyer. here is news on apple's new wireless head phones. >> reporter: apple is delaying shipments of the wireless airpod headphones. the company will say it needs more time to make sure the product is quote ready for customers. the products received high marks for the simplicity. walmart wants to be known for customer service this holiday season. the giant will have holiday helpers to direct customers to shorter lines and help folks like me when they forget items. they can go back into the aisles and get them. it will have extra staff to pick up online orders in stores. during the holidays, walmart sees five times as many with the business report, i'm bertha coombs. when it comes to the science in america, when it comes to the report card, only one-third showed strong scores in science. the results also show that and it warmed up a little bit this morning compared to yesterday. nice to get outside. >> honestly, i liked yesterday. it was cool in the 50s. good running weather. today a little milder. there is more moisture in the atmosphere. it doesn't allow you to cool off effectively. it feels warmer. although temperatures are not too much different than yesterday at this time. that moisture really does help. speaking of moisture, rain chances the last couple days. you need your umbrella for the second half of thursday. we are confident in that forecast as the weather system will pass by well to our north. this is real snow across parts of upstate new york and adirondacks. some of the higher elevations in upstate new york and new england could get 6 inches of snow over the next 12 to 24 hours. it could be worse, everybody. 50s. you can see the snow in albany and adirondacks and green and white mountains in new hampshire. this is all rain from hagerstown to frederick and charles town. those rain drops will continue to progress east so by 1:00 today, most of the d.c. metro area will be overspread by rain. periods of light rain showers off and on through the afternoon. the ride home from work and longer. if you are expecting somebody home early for dinner, tell them to leave early. rain chances are beginning to fade away. the cold front may not get here until midnight. here is futureweather at midnight. clearing skies on the back side of that. as a result, tomorrow is a much prettier day from the sunshine perspective. we are in the mid-50s in the area now. afternoon highs upper 50s and low 60s. tomorrow, behind the front, a gusty northwesterly wind. temperatures in the 60s. quiet winds with westerly winds. rain moves out saturday. saturday morning in the 40s. a gorgeous day in the 70s on sunday. extra clouds and i could rule out a small chance of a shower after the sun goes down on trick-or-treat weather coming up. beats bauer. the cubs beat the indians. >> one team has three more games to win to break a decade-long championship drought. the other will have to wait longer. the chicago cubs tied the series with the cleveland indians. the series heads to chicago for members of the nba cleveland cavaliers showed up to watch across the street. the tickets are very expensive for the games. we have to cut people in london from slack when it comes to acknowledge of american football. pat collins is there. >> he put londoners to the test. >> how many players are on a football team? >> about eight? eight or ten. >> 15? >> 15. >> i don't know that's an explanation we use. >> how many points do you get for a two-point conversion? >> two points. >> are you excited about sunday's game? >> ecstatic. >> the redskins leave for london today. they take on the cincinnati bengals this sunday. live reports all week as we countdown to the game. that is exciting for us. the fight over small cell towers built near homes in montgomery county is on hold. and with the cut of the ribbon, the shopping begins. ? i'll get you dancing... ? ? to the diggy diggy diggity do. ? ? this is my town. if you dont know now you know. ? ? do that thing that you do. ? i'll get you dancing to the diggy diggy diggity do. ? ? this is my town. ? "save five when you spend thirty . a new option for holiday shopping. the premium outlets are now open. >> stores are open for the first time at 10:00 this morning. darcy >> reporter: it has a black friday feel. we are on the second level of the mall. there are a lot of shoppers here. they are looking for big discounts and to get a head start on the holiday shopping. >> cut the ribbon. clarksburg premium outlets open. >> reporter: now open for working and shopping at other outlets and other places other than montgomery county. >> reporter: just in time for the holiday season. tobi is one of the first customers. >> it is well displayed. it is lovely. >> reporter: there are nearly 100 brands on two levels. a fountain and fire pit and cell phone charging station is all included. it is energy efficient. >> it is green and environmentally conscious with l.e.d. certification. >> reporter: the outlets are expected to generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for the county and draw more business. >> what are you looking for? >> discounts. >> reporter: the mall right off area and beyond. >> i see the various stores that will be here. i'm excited to see the crowds and sales. just what the future for the place needs. >> reporter: you can see the traffic control out here as a lot of cars are entering the mall. the management told me they expect the lot to fill up. they have an overflow parking area with shuttle buses to bring people this grand opening celebration will last for days. they will have live entertainment for the kids and prize give aways. that will go on all day today through saturday. back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. it is a big win for montgomery county homeowners who don't want cell towers. the company who makes the towers agreed to put the matter on single family homes. 200 families voiced their concerns. >> it should not be about money. it should be about community needs. when we bought into the communities, we bought into residential communities. not buy into communities that would have eyesores. >> news 4 has learned that some maryland state legislators right now, closing arguments are happening in the bridgegate trial. you recall in 2013, two lanes on the george washington bridge were shutdown causing a major traffic jam. prosecutors say the lane closures were arranged by two associates of chris christie. they face fraud charges and and some shocking claims at a major university. multiple women accusing another student at the university of wisconsin of sexual assault. nbc's gabe guttierez has more. >> reporter: the university of wisconsin student is due here in court for a bail hearing. his attorneys are blaming social media for the rush to judgment. the university of wisconsin is in shock as multiple accused a student of sexual assault. >> it has been pretty devastating. >> reporter: so far, alec cook faces nine charges with four women. many more counts are possible. investigators searching his apartment say they found a black book in his night stand with names of women he met. describing in a way what he wanted to do with them. according to the search warrant, the first woman who went to police said cook strangled her for more than two hours at his apartment on october 12th. then as news of the arrest spread, another woman came forward claiming he assaulted her too back in february. >> she saw him in news coverage and felt compelled to come forward. >> reporter: cook's attorneys deny the allegations and say the major who has been tried and convicted by a rapid fire internet news cycle. here in madison, outrage is mounting. >> we keep hearing more and more about it. i guess it just gets more and more sickening. >> reporter: cook has been suspected by the university and is banned from campus. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, madison, wisconsin. a family is suing amazon for hoverboards. the family says amazon sold them one that caught fire and burned down the tennessee home. >> literally dove out of the window with a hole he could get through. he dove at me. i grabbed him. >> that was the father of the family talking about how his kids had to jump to him from the second floor to avoid the flames. the lawsuit claims negligent and failed to say where the board came from. apple will announce a fuse new products later today. what we are hearing ahead of the reveal. and storm team 4 trackin or you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ? stand by me. ? it looks like michael phelps did more than win gold medals over the summer. married in june in arizona. take a look. nicole cryptically posted such a memorable night with my fam. the two have a son together and he is called boomer. >> and none of us had a clue. they are doing interviews the whole time. if he ever said a word. >> i imagine they were there? >> they were there. we t i'm a big fan of michael phelps? general. now he named his son boomer. boomer sooner. >> top of the list. >> i would send him an ou hat, but i have a feeling he could easily buy one. congratulations to them. outside, we are tracking chances for rain as they continue to increase through the remainder of the few minutes left here in the thursday morning. thursday afternoon likely filled rainfall probably .25 or less. you will need the umbrella. it is enough to make you wet and mad. in leesburg and dulles airport, it is on the door step. much of the i-8 is area. through the d.c. area as well. last of the rain drops probably not the cold front itself should reach i-95 at midnight. that will be the end of the rain and return of the wind. tomorrow is breezy instead. temperatures will be in the mid-60s tomorrow. lots of sunshine around. planning to attend the health and fitness expo? 70s on saturday. 70s on sunday as well. here is the peek at the ten-day forecast. dry for trick-or-treating. mild weather mid next week. next weekend looks like it could turn chillier. thank you, chuck. it may be a good day to take in the area's beautiful vineyards. if you head to virginia in madison county, you may one into a loyal employee. mountain vineyards, they are greeted by more than wine. >> he is probably 13, but he is always in a good mood and loves people and happy to be a greeter here. embodies the spirit. >> reporter: with more than ten years of working the fields under his collar, settler is the most senior employee. >> he is a true vineyard dog. he has a big job here protecting >> reporter: turkeys and deer top the list. >> being around 13 years old, he has a lot of energy on a lot of days. it surprises you how well he runs. especially during harvest. >> reporter: years of patrolling the fields are starting to catch up with him. >> seems to have less care about e >> reporter: although he lives life at a slower pace, like wine, he gets better with age. >> i really think he likes it here. this is home. i don't think he would be anywhere near as comfortable anywhere else. >> reporter: victoria resalow, nbc news. >> good dog. finding the best deals doesn't have to be difficult. we will show you the apps to give you a chance to save with a john delaney: this was my dad's pickup - he was a union electrician. i grew up working on his jobsites where he taught me the value of hard work and teamwork. that's how i built two businesses from scratch in congress, i work across party lines - from rebuilding roads to creating jobs and to strengthening social security. roll up your sleeves and work with others. that's what my dad did, and it's what i'll keep doing in congress. i'm john delaney if you ever seen a truffle up close, and i don't mean the candy one. you know they are not that appetizing. but shave some on top of joining us to talk about truffle season under way in the italian countryside is jake adio. welcome. >> thank you. >> how would you describe the taste of a truffle? >> i would say the truffle is more in the smell of it. 90% aroma. we open them up, everybody in the room said what's that smell? then that aroma heat on top of dish truffle pasta, it comes out more and gives the scent. >> that is an acquired taste? >> it is. it is acquired because it costs so much as well. if you are get over the smell for a second, like a really old bleucheese, you are craving more and not wonders. >> i know the craving. >> this is a one ravioli and cheese and apple butter. some cayanne pepper. this is parmesan works too. this is apple butter. >> so this is a sweet pasta? >> little sweet and sour. the apple butter is not necessarily sweet all together. a little of both. paprika and cayenne pepper. little nice creamy sauce. >> that is what you have here? >> what we do is basically layer the pasta down. we put a layer of the mixture on top. we take a duck egg yolk and lay it in the middle and cover it up. >> can you buy these already made? >> you can buy them made. >> i see. you put the filling in and put the top on. >> we top it off and crimp it all together and cut it up. >> the egg is raw? >> the egg is raw inside. we cook the egg slightly in a fondue here. >> you have some of the filling? >> you put it around to hold the egg like a basket to hold the egg. we warm it up into a fondue that we make with cream, milk and cheese. >> while that is cooking, tell me quickly, what determines the price of the truffle? types of truffles. >> you have white truffles and black truffles. there are different flavors. white truffles are a lot more rare. >> you have a lot of truffles this time of year. >> we are doing them two ways now. it depends on the weather. it depends on the area that they are growing and how that's doing. >> it looks fantastic. you will get it >> yes. >> as i throw it back to the guy who says he never tasted a truffle, i'll get this for him. you have to have a little bit on top. thank you so much. >> enjoy. >> lots of truffles this season. aaron. >> i'll meet you halfway. in a few hours, get ready to use the refresh swipe on the phone. the word on the street is they will announce several new mac books. telling the event hello again. saving money can be tough and clipping coupons can be a pain. so news 4 reporter susan hogan is working for you. >> reporter: everyone has that friend that seems to score the best deals no matter what. now you can be that person with the couple of savvy grocery shopping is expensive. add in thanksgiving and the bill can add up. the bill doesn't have to break the bank every year. the app saving star takes over the need for those coupons. it is paperless. grocery rewards and everything at your finger tips. you can connect your store loyalty cards to where you shop the most. as you rack up rewards, you can finding savings doesn't have to be complicated. the app retail me not says it has 600,000 coupons from 70,000 retailers. restaurants to clothes and shoes and makeup and stores offering free shipping. download the coupons and use them in stores or online. both apps are free. you can find more information on nbcwashington app. i'm news 4. sisters from our area are having a chance of a lifetime. how they got picked to show off their dancing skills to ellen ride sharing service lyft wants you to have a safe halloween. it teamed up with offer a free ride. a free code will be posted at 2:00 this afternoon. you can use them in washington, d.c. between 2:00 and 2:00 a.m. if you love halloween and haunted houses, you can own it yourself. >> i'm not going to lie. the market for $3.75 million. the civil war era home is part of the compound with tremendous history. general robert e. lee held council here. according to the owners, a colonel who died in the house still stops by. >> his spirit lingers here. i had several encounters with mansion's history and novel written on the second floor. angie goff, news 4. halloween is not until monday, but many are taking in scary movies. >> what you find scary in maryland, the movie "hostel." lambs." across the country, "it" with the big clown and "friday the 13th." >> i'm not into scary movies. >> i have seen the older ones. >> you have a style of the giant ants. i was so young when i saw it. let's look at our forecast. chuck. >> don't you be scared, nothing heavy or crazy. no flooding. as we get to monday, that's an important day. it is halloween and it looks like it will be dry and cool for trick-or-treaters. that's the wrong one. come on now. it's scaring me. i'm scared to push the button anymore. back to you guys. mild for the weekend. come to the light. in the national spotlight. millions watched the video showing off their dance moves and they apparently danced their way into the heart of ellen degeneres who invited them to the show. >> how long have you been dancing? >> i have been dancing professionally for two years. and non professionally my entire life. >> how long have you been dancing? >> like seven months i guess. sister? >> i learned myself. >> oh, okay. >> i got this. 7-year-old lyric and 4-year-old melody traveled from maryland to be on the show. tune in or set your dvr for today at 3:00 p.m. here on nbc 4. >> look at those girls. that is it for news4 midday. we appreciate you joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. oh, welcome to "access hollywood" live, everybody, on this thursday. i want to start the show by sharing a little story about my friend, natalie morales. you think you know somebody. lee natalie from day one but now -- >> but? >> now that i know she's a troublemaker, i love her even more. >> i didn't cause that much trouble. come on. >> you have to hear what went down yesterday. you have an electric car. >> looking out for the environment. i forgot to plug the car in the night before. i started to run out of juice. on my ride in to work, i thought uh-oh, i have all these things i have to do. i've got to juice up.

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