take a look at thehe l cone of uncertainty. the storm, the center of the storm can really travel anywhere in between those two white lines. but notice that now it is staying out to sea. it is not clipping the yucatan peninsula areas like cancun. so, as it entered the warmer waters of the gulf, that will help to feed the storm and likely increase it to a category 1 hurricane later tomorrow, very early sunday. you can see as it makes land fall, likely somewhere around louisiana or mississippi, so parts of louis-dreyfus lieu, mississippi, the alabama and florida coast line really under the gun with this storm. the biggest concern will be storm surge flooding. take a look as it continues to move toward the north, northeast eventually. and then get this easterly component impacting our area on monday. here we are looking at rain, not seeing a lot of wind in the forecast, but it could be a weather alert day. more on the impacts from nate coming up. now to doug >> thank you, it has been 12 hours since a violent attack in a montgomery county neighborhood. until police find the suspect, residents there remain on edge. a woman waiting for the bus on watkins mill road at travis lane here was pulled into the woods and sexually assaulted. chopper 4 shot this video of police shortly after they launched their investigation. news 4's chris gordon is there live now. what have you learned, chris? >> reporter: well, jim, within the past hour we watched detectives focus on this ride-on bus stop for the second time today, and then enter these woods where the victim was dragged against her will. police say she tried to fight off the stranger who overpowered her. this evening, detectives returning to the woods where the victim was attacked. police are calling it a sexual assault, a possible rape. they are collecting evidence they hope will lead them to the man who grabbed the woman at this bus stopt assaulted her, and then ran off. police say the victim is physically injured and traumatized. >> right now our detectives are still trying to interview her, obtain information about the suspect and we are trying to identify him. >> reporter: local resident christine washington says she is keeping a close eye on her young children. she is shaken by the attack which occurred across the street from her home. >> actually just watch where we have to gi told my older son to be careful. if you have to catch the bus, because obviously it's not safe any more. >> reporter: she's not the only one in fear this evening. are you at all concerned for your safety? >> yes, absolutely. honestly, yes. it is surprising to hear and definitely will make me take more caution. >> reporter: police have a general description of the suspect they believe is responsible for the attack at this bus stop. they say it's a young man in his 20s wearing a dark checkered shirt or jacket and they are asking anyone in the public who may have passed this bus stop on watkins mill road in gaithersburg this morning between 5:30 and 6:00 to give them a call. that's the latest live in gaithersburg. jim, back to you. >> and that's a busy area there. all right, chris, thanks so much. now to the latest from las vegas where investigators are trying to figure out if someone else may have been in the gunman's hotel room when he stayed at the mandalay bay resort. crews repaired the windows, the two windows he shot out. stephen paddock had smashed out those windows sunday night. senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news there are two things they are trying to figure out now. inside that hotel room, a charger that didn't match any of the gunman's cell phones. and they also say garage records show that in a time when paddock's vehicle left the hotel garage, one of his key cards was used to get into the room. meanwhile, a line of cro vegas sign in memory of the 58 people who were gunned down. each of them made by the same guy who did a similar memorial for the victims of that orlando night club shooting. months of planning, more than 100 shots fired and today we are getting a more detailed picture of the chaos that unfolded during the gop baseball practice in alexandria last june. those details came in a 40-page report from the commonwealth's attorney in alexandria. news 4's mark segraves breaks down that new time line. >> reporter: 66-year-old james hodgkinson began experiencing financial problems back in 2016 according to the report. he told family members he didn't think he had long to live. hodgkinson left his home in illinois in march telling his family he was going to washington, d.c. to protest and to talk about taxes. police found video on his cell phone of the baseball field that witnesses say they s that baseball field in may, and again he was seen at the practice the day before the shooting. the commonwealth's attorney says it's likely hodgkinson picked the baseball field in alexandria as his target as early as april. the report goes into great detail about the attack. detailing how house majority whip steve scalise was the first person to be shot. then matthew micah, a lobbyist was shot in the chest. the third victim, zachary barth, a congressional staffer was shot in his leg as he tried to take cover. the report also walks us through the exchange of gun fire between hodgkinson and the alexandria police officers and capital police officers, including how the suspect continued to fire on police after being shot once and how police ultimately pinned the gunman down behind a dugout where two officers were able to shoot him ag family members of james hodgkinson told investigators they had been in semi regular contact for the few months he was living in his truck in the alexandria area and two days before the shooting he told his family he was ready to return to illinois. in the newsroom, mark segraves, news 4. >> mark, thank you. congressman scalise continues his road to recovery and he will throw out the first pitch at tonight's playoff game between the nats and the chicago cubs. that first pitch scheduled to happen just about two hours from now. wendy is out at the ballpark for us this evening. that's going to be quite a moment, wendy. >> it is going to be a great moment. everything tonight is going to be great. i'm going to go back to captain obvious. captain obvious, he's my teleprompter guy. give me -- this is game one. strassburg is a pitcher. and jayson werth has a beard. thank you very much. see? i didn't know that. i'm not a big sports person. everyone tha 5:30. the k is for to strike out the pitcher, the batter for the cubs. this was started in 1859 by henry chadwick who also created "the box score." that's it. that's all i got. doug, come on in. >> we were talking about this, talking about the k. you said when did this come up? i played baseball in college. i'm like, i honestly don't know that answer. >> i know it. 1859. >> 1859 is when that came up. but we're hoping for a lot of these. how many of these do we want to see tonight, guys? [cheering and applauding] >> we want to see a lot of these from strassburg. it doesn't matter if it's upside down. get them out. that's what we need to see. weather wise it's going to be a great night tonight. i'm getting a lot of applause for the weather tonight. and then wendy said what? when they were doing the applause for me for the weather you said, he has no control over it. >> i said he has no control over this. we love you anyway. >> it's going to be great. weather tonight is really looking good for the game as you move on out. temperatures in the low 70s by the time the game ends. but 77 at the start of the game and of course by the time we are starting the game sun will be down. a little bit different tomorrow. tomorrow night's game will be during some sunshine so right field, if you're in right field, going to be a little bit on the tough side. see, i love it. i love it. he's got the forecast, too. but not until -- it's not going to rain here until we get the storm here. >> but they're going to reign here. >> we love it. >> we love it. julie carey is also roaming around talking to the fans who are coming in. let's talk to jules and see what she's got. >> wendy, i have my k already. got my k. i'm ready to go. hoping steven strassburg has these tonight. you can tell how psyched people are how early they started to a it's the best baseball. when your business is selling nats t-shirts, hats and flags, the playoffs are a bonus. for cedric griffin the highlight i came when taylor rolled up to the park. >> he actually rolled up on his skateboard and, yes, he was going to the ballpark. >> reporter: taylor took time-out for a few pictures. griffin had a chance to personally cheer on the player he's nicknamed willie mays, jr. what did you say to him about the game? >> we're going to win. i'm looking forward to him doing big things. >> reporter: he had some explaining to do when his nats customers began arriving. what's up with the cubs gear? >> it's kind of like when you invite somebody to dinner, you want to be a good host. we have invited them into our home. it doesn't mean that we have to give up o >> reporter: in fact, griffin tds playoff contest with last year's world series champs. >> the cubs are not my concern. >> reporter: dodgers? >> them either no. >> reporter: cleveland? >> now you're talking baseball. now you're taking baseball. >> reporter: you got us in the world series. >> yes, i do. >> reporter: how are you feeling? >> best team we've had yet. they're going to be good. >> reporter: if griffin's prediction comes true, that wouldn't hurt business either. i didn't do much shopping at griffin's stand today because i have my nats swag bag, the one pursuit towel, motto. postseason hat. the m & ms one is blue, one is brown in honor of two colors. back to you. >> we have some drama here. they need teddy to win and they're like, oh, no, no, no, you need abe to win. [ teddy, teddy, teddy ] >> the game hasn't even started. this is just in the line. see you in a bit. we're going to talk about suspicions. >> okay. it's all about anticipation down there. and it is building. >> o-k. >> great to see, wendy. we'll check back in just a bit. coming up, a lawsuit now being filed about birth control. ahead at 5:00, how the millions of women who now receive contra exception at no cost are affected by this provision. and eight years after their loved one's mysterious disappearance, a family may finally get some closure in ralpand as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican. they just want my help. so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all. pamela butler's family hopes to be able to give her a proper burial. she disappeared, you'll recall, from her d.c. home back in 2009. in court today, the man accused of killing her, agreed to lead investigators to where her body is in exchange for a shorter sentence. news 4's >> derek: ward h derrick ward h reaction from butler's family now that the case is closed. >> reporter: pamela butler had a good life, home of her own then disappeared. that was before valentine's to t minute, everyear, you're feeling you're just not yourself. i'd just be disturbed. i cry every day. >> reporter: now they have learned what happened to her and what will happen to the former boyfriend who has admitted to strangling her to death. 52-year-old jose rodriguez cruz is set to serve 12 years for second degree murder after a plea deal in which he admitted to arguing with butler, punching her and strangling her to death in the basement of her northwest home. >> i think everybody was emotionally invested to getting justice. >> reporter: michael fulton was one involved in the case. >> day one what they wanted was pam's body back. >> reporter: they set aside a first degree murder charge, agreeing to lowering her body from the window of her home and taking her to his car and driving off. >> we could have done this ago. >> he misled and doesn't help, then we're back where we started again. >> reporter: that's back at that first degree murder charge. the agreement would have rodriguez cruz serve 12 years with five years probation if he makes a good faith effort to lead investigators to butler's body. even if her body isn't found. cruz's first wife is missing from fairfax county. evidence in this case led to questions about his involvement in her disappearance and fairfax county police say that case remains open and it is being investigated by their cold case squad. derrick ward, news 4. >> big changes could be coming to how you get your birth control. the trump administration is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost contra exception to women. now, this reverses some obama era rules. the new regulations allow providers to refuse to pay for birth control if they show sincerely held religious or moral objections. d.c. mayor muriel bowser had do wh words today for the trump t she can to protect women in the district. >> itmsretty ridiculous to me, quite frankly, when i saw it that the only question i could ask myself is, why would anybody do that? we know and we consider one of our d.c. values to protect the health care choices of women. >> the american civil liberties union says it will file a lawsuit immediately. ♪ ♪ >> hi there. wendy rieger down here at nats park. okay, in ten minutes they are opening the doors, the gate. let me show you this line. it starts around there and goes around here, and it goes around here, and it goes around here. . and it goes around here. and it goes around here and it goes around here. it's making one big circle. too bad this is not making a big w. and look at -- look who we found. our >> we are doing great. we're talking about superstition. >> 94.7 fresh fm. >> you have to say the radio frequency before you put me on television. >> so, tommy is doing a story on superstitions and i thought it was really interesting what's happened at the park leading up to this. >> we were talking about it all week. we met a woman named erica and she and her friend on lunch break on monday came to nats park and they staged the park. check it out. >> so, the nats have a bit of a monkey on their back with some nlbs losses. so two of my friends went down to the park with me and we decided to perform an exorcism. we walked around the entire park and i kind of maybe stuck my arm with a siege through all the seats and tried to get the smoke everywhere we possibly could and tried to sweet talk the player's well but it did seasons past so now we are going to win and we'renging home a world series title this year. happening. >> i do that at my house every time i break up with a guy. it works every time. gets all that bad energy out. what other supervisions going on? >> two years ago we had reverend moore from falls church to bless buckets of base balls. we had a blessing of the base balls thinking that would help us out in the postseason and that didn't. we thought maybe the staging would work. we also talked to a gentleman who takes the metro down and every game that he's had three beers before first pitch he says the nats win. so he feels responsible about that. if that's a superstition and helps us bring home a world series title, i'll buy one for you, buddy. >> love it. of course we have a full moon. it might be waning a wee bit. it has power up there while we're in sage >> do you have a superstition? >> wheellmo they'll be opening the gates in ten minutes. th thrown out at 7:31. we're going to be here all night. going to be a big night and it's going to be a lot of strike outs. the cubs get ready for seeing a lot of this. back to you. >> that's your lucky k. whatever works. good to see tommy, too. tropical storm nate slims central america. the storm is headed our way. havertys furniture helps yeven when life isn't. [doorbell] can somebody get that? uh uh, not me baby! i told you not to marry her. it's mommy time! seriously?! alright. who's next? the columbus day sale is on now. havertys. life looks good leaving 21 people dead and now this storm is headed to mexico and our gulf coast. they are already boarding up in parts of alabama and there are some major concerns in new orleans tonight. let's head over to the storm center and amelia. amelia? >> yeah, the biggest concerns in new orleans, jim, will be storm surge flooding. already mandatory evacuations going on there. take a look, here's the latest tropical satellite. i circled nate so you can pick it up more easily. i think if this wasn't circled it would be difficult to see where is that storm right now. it is not a super organized storm. it likely, though, will strengthen to a category 1 hurricane tomorrow durk the day as it enters the warm gulf we head into the evening and overnight hours tonight. as we look at our gulf coast, take a look, all the colors you are seeing here are hurricane watches or wrn warnings or tropical storm watches or warnings and flood concerns as well. the biggest concerns will be from areas like new orleans out toward mobile, alabama and over towards the pensacola area. that's where we're really going to focus on nate having the biggest impacts. not just with storm surge flooding but also winds and a lot of heavy rain potentially as well. the storm is moving so fast and that's good news. it's not just going to sit in one place, dumping down copious amounts of rainfall. tomorrow here at home it's dry, it's partly sunny, it's nice, a bit breezy. 84 for a high. sunday it's not a wash out by any means. some light showers are possible at times. otherwise plenty of clouds and cooler with that increase in cloud cover, around 79 degrees, and nate impacts our area here on monday for columbus day with some monday from nate cld see some w storm, we're going to keep a close eye on how nate continues to evolve monday, potentially becoming a weather alert day. and that would be for the rainfall. just kind of bringing a nuisance to the day having the day off. but everybody looking forward to the nats game tonight, doug. you're down at the ballpark. it's a little warm, but i love the excitement i'm seeing. >> it's perfect right now. the sun is starting to go down behind the cloeds. we're in the shade. it is beautiful. look, they have the gates open right now. [cheering and applauding] >> it does not get more exciting than this. these guys right here are some of the first in line, where these guys right here are some of the last in line. [cheering and applauding] >> it's right here because it goes all the way around now. you can actually see what's happening with that. hello, everybody! go nats, let's go nats! let's go nats! let's go let's go nats! and obviously i got to do some weather, too. let's take a look at that forecast for tonight. show you what we're going to be dealing with. 77 degrees across our area right now for first inning. perfect for that. 72 by the time you're leaving the game. no problem there either. now, tomorrow's game, a lot of people ask me about tomorrow because it's a day game. it's going to be hot. 84 degrees that first pitch. if you're in the right field stands, especially in the 200, 300 level, it's going to be a little bit warm. no problem by the end of the game, absolutely perfect. the next ten days looking fine. early sunday, but we do think sunday we're going to see some showers so you may need the umbrella from time to time. 80 on your monday. that is the day amelia was talking about we will see nate or remnants of nate making its way in here. could see a chance of showers next week, too, but all in all the weather looks good. who is ready to go to game! [cheering and applauding] >> yeah, let's go nats. >> are you guys ready -- there's a can you be fan, a can you be fan. don't talk to that talk to that guy. 'ryo guys. can you tell i'm excited? >> i can also tell you ain't gonna have a voice tomorrow, buddy. >> it's saturday, man. it's saturday. no problem. no problem. >> boy, that's the place to be. kammerer, thanks a lot. coming up, immigration at the center of the governor's race. the president weighing in, what he got wrong that the candidates is using for fund-raising. downtown federal workers are fearing for their safety. the news 4 if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) that i could afford... a gig-speed. eople have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. president trump is weighing in on virginia's governor's race using 140 characters again, he slammed democratic candidate lieutenant governor ralph northam claiming northam is fighting for ms-13 and sanctuary cities. david culver has our story. >> reporter: imagine seeing it pop up on your iphone at real donald trump tweeting about you. thursday night the president backing virginia's republican candidate for governor ed gillespie tweeting ralph northam who is running for governor of virginia is fighting for the violent ms-13 diller gangs and sanctuary cities. vote ed gillespie. we caught up with ralph northam who has repeatedly said virginia has no sanctuary cities. when you saw it what did you make of it? he a to accus ganginia as a pediatrician who is taking care of sick children and their families all of my adult life and to be a veteran of the united states army, i think it's just someone that doesn't understand who i am. >> reporter: unavailable for an in-person interview, ed gillespie addressed the tweet on a conference call with reporters telling us, he wasn't surprised that a republican president is endorsing a republican candidate for governor. the tweet has got more than 19,000 retweets, but when asked why his handle wasn't one of them, gillespie noted that the president has 40 million twitter followers. he didn't see a need for a retweet. but what exactly provoked the president to send it out? gillespie said, quote, i saw it come up on my iphone and my thought was, my ads must be running in d.c. indeed, they are. >> ralph northam, weak on ms 13, putting virginia families at risk. >> reporter: the issue of gangs is one the republican candidate is pushing ha >> i regretur president and my opponent have continued to promote this path of fear mongering that is so divisive. we need to bring virginia and this country together right now. >> reporter: a month to go until virginia votes. david culver, news 4. >> ahead of the first pitch to the nats playoff series with the cubs, the mayors of our city and chicago have wagered pretty friendly bet, if you will. as with sports bets in the past, this one does involve some food. but the losing mayor will also donate to puerto rico hurricane relief efforts. mayor bowser is wagering half smokes from binge chili bowl and brow beer, rom emmanuel offering steaks from there. wendy? >> here in nats park, the gates are now open. but, you owd d everybody can juh in and rush to their seats. you have to go through security. so, this may take awhile. but it is open. the first pitch at 7:31 will be a big night. you were talking about the food mayor bowser is going to be sending to chicago or whatever, not going to because we're going to win. food is a very big deal when you come to the ballpark. it's not just about hamburgers and hot dogs any more and peanuts and cracker jacks. they've kicked it up a notch. i talked earlier with valerie ka mellow, the director of marketing here. wait till you hear about some of the new concoctions not only in your cocktail glass, but that you can munch on during the playoffs. get a load of this. >> the postseason items will be here throughout the postseason. and the energy and excitement that the crowd brings to game one as we've seen in we know trhis is red, be et started.early. >> okay. well, that was not the sound bite i wanted you to hear. they were having a ham and cheese sandwich on a maple donut -- do i need to say more? ham and cheese sandwich on a maple donut. >> ham and maple, oh, my goodness. how many are you bringing back, wendy? are you going to bring some back? >> none, i'm not bringing any back. i'm not coming back. i'm going to live here. i'm living here. >> i tell you, a lot of people are around you, that place is taking off. >> isn't it beautiful? >> it's so exciting down there. being in the town, just light up. wendy, thanks so much. we'll be checking back with you in just a few. hey, one of the newest hotels in our area is one of the best known in the country because of its famous name. but not all the attention is good. federal workers reveals those federal workers already had reason to feel targeted. >> reporter: each day new guests roll up. and check in to the most publicized new hotel in d.c. perhaps in the nation. not all visitors to the trump international intend to rest, or relax. since opening a year ago, the hotel emblazoned with the president's name has attracted protests large and small. >> you're a disgrace. >> averted potential disaster. >> reporter: brie on moles in his room at the hole tell for bringing an arsenal of guns and ammo. >> what was your intention? >> reporter: he said the weapons were in his car parked in the hotel garage by a valet. he pleaded not guilty, but was arrested for antisocial media watching this vi government workers who work just across the street just steps away, the government workers who work for an agency that already receives more threats than any other in the government, the workers here at the irs. tony rear don heads the union representing irs employees. what did you think when a man was arrested with a cache of weapons, 90 rounds of ammo across the street from your workers at irs headquarters? >> it was alarming. and i think it really underscores the very negative political rhetoric that is out around the country. >> reporter: concerned irs workers recently contacted the news 4 i-team about the increased activity outside. irs security acknowledged concerns from the hotel in an e-mail last year, the i-team has learned. saying the hotel poses a vulnerability and threat to the security of the irs building, that it compromised sight lines, and emergency evacuations, and cars and taxis are unscreened by canines. that w garage adjacent to the irs building itself. our cameras never see them check under the hood or around the vehicle. the irs declined to speak on camera about this, but said it works well with trump hotel security, monitors security constantly and the e-mail from last year doesn't reflect the current situation. >> the agency has always been a target. tax collectors have always been targets since tax collecting began. >> reporter: marco ens understand the worries of employees of irs headquarters. he worked there and was staukd by a disgruntled taxpayer who staukd him outside. when you worked at headquarters, you did hear about people trying to breach the main office? >> of course, yes. when an employee or office is threatened we dispatch h.s. >> reporter: tim is with the office of inspector general which investigates threats and provides armed security for employees who are headquarters. >> who are going to be the individuals participating, do they pose a threat 1234 and we try to understand what their philosophy is. >> reporter: owens says the agency responds well to threats. >> as long as your name is visible, you are a potential target. >> reporter: sadly, a part of the job for irs workers no matter what's next door. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> we did reach out to trump international, but didn't hear back. the i-team also found a sharp increase in threats at another federal agency in our area, the epa. that part of a live look at rockville right now. beautiful sunset this evening. and as we look to the weekend, it's not going to be dry all weekend long. there are rain chances on sunday as well as monday. i'll have the latest timing, jim, coming up in a few minutes. >> mel, thank you. have you heard? former president obama has a new place to swing his golf clubs. he's received a very warm welcome from columbia, one of the oldest and most exclusive country clubs in the entire country. and here are a few fun facts about columbia country club. it's in chevy chase on columbia avenue. it dates back to 1898, hosted the u.s. open in 1921. how much? well, the initiation fee is roughly 80,000 bucks. yearly dues are around $6,300. when he's had his fill of golf, the former always try their hands at the center. it has 11 tennis courts and indoor and outdoor pools, too. lots to do there. president obama is no stranger to the columbia country club. this video of him was hitting the links back in 2015. there are reports his membership is driving a wedge between some other members, and particularly some older members. some are concerned over the obvious need for secret service and what that may entail on the days he plays. >> imagine walking out to your car to get to work in the morning and finding it like this. it's happened a lot in prince george's county. over the past two days. coming up on news 4, hear from the guy who owns this alex: when i was 11 years old, a man broke into the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him, but there are so many survivors that live knowing that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned, i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. a little over an hour and a half now to go before the first pitch at nats park. the gates are open. batting practice underway. and the playoff push begins tonight. news 4 has you covered with team coverage. we'll go back to the ballpark live in just a bit to check in with wendy, carol. all right, we have everybody down there. doug, too. vice-president mike pence is getting the firsthand look tonight at the hurricane damage in u.s. -- in the u.s. virgin islands. he's the first top member of the trump administration to visit since hurricane maria devastated the islands. earlier today, vice-president and second lady met with service members. they also handed out supplies at the church. the they pledged support to the island until the island recovers fully. he is also touring puerto rico to system. this one we're on the endamels. >> yeah, and it certainly has been an active hurricane season so far, jim. we've had five major hurricanes this season. on average, we have about two to three, and the major hurricane means a category 3 storm or higher. take a look at your weather headlines here at home. it's dry tonight. it's dry tomorrow. it's going to be really nice tomorrow, especially if you've been liking our weather lately. pretty much a carbon copy. we'll just add in a breeze for your saturday afternoon. some showers around on sunday, some light showers by no means is sunday a wash out. in fact, i think most of the day will be dry. there is a better chance that you're dealing with rain on monday. monday's rain will be from what's left of nate at that point. some beneficial rain, today is the 23rd day in a row we have not had any measurable rainfall here in washington and then the good news as we look to next week, more rain chances and, get this, some hints of fall actually in the forecast. currently our temperatures interest in the 70s and 80s. tomorrow we start off the day very 67 deees, a high of 84, and again you will notice the breeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. great baseball weather again tomorrow. the game a little bit earlier, but even as it's wrapping up, really nice, warm though if your seats are in the sun as doug has been mentioning at nats park this evening. take a look at your ten-day forecast. there's that 60% for some light showers at times in the area on sunday. a high of 79. it's also muggy on sunday. still humid on monday. there is a better chance of rain on monday. then notice we dip into the 70s, jim, with more rain chances wednesday, thursday and friday of next week. >> all right, my yard is pretty darn crunchy so i'm happy to hear that, amelia. thank you. crooks are going after easy targets. parked cars. prince george's county has seen 50 car break-ins in just the last two days. and news 4's kristin wright found out they're not just taking the stuff inside the rides. they are snatching what's on the outside, too. >> reporter: busted windows, shattered glass, thieves taking what they want from cars in prince george's county. almost 50 thefts in two days, these pictures from break-ins over the past six months. it keeps happening. they smash-and-grab cell phones, electronics, or all four tires and rims. >> i couldn't see so i tried to kick it out of the way. it was a brick. >> reporter: we call him kevin. he doesn't want to show his face on camera, but refuses to sit quietly on this one. he feels violated. >> i'm a hard working guy, you know. and for somebody to come through in the middle of the night to take something i work hard for, it's, i don't know, man, it's sad. >> reporter: we found broken glass scattered outside of apartments in largo. police tell me thieves broke into a car here. they also hit a complex in lanham where some people are leaving items in plain sight or doors unlocked. it's pretty common. we went to corporal tyler it, lock it, keep it. basically we need your help to try to put an end to these crimes. >> reporter: for kevin, he bought this honda not even two months ago. his first brand-new car. >> i bought it six miles off the lot. it had six miles when i purchased it. so just for that to be my first experience with a brand-new car, you know, but it is what it is. >> reporter: new tires and new rims as we speak. police tell me these thefts are happening all over the county so they don't necessarily think they are related, but good news, they are stepping up patrols. in prince george's county, kristin wright, news 4. >> heads up for everybody. kristin, thanks. ♪ ♪ >> hi there. wendy rieger at the ballpark where the gates are open. they are throwing out the first pitch at 7:31. it is going to be a big night. wait till you see who is throwing out the first pitch. and right now they up, the batters are>> hey, wend. they're warmingn thebaters box. defending world series champs behind me. and steven strassburg, the task to shut them down. he's making his only second playoff start in his career. and he's so locked in. his manager said he didn't even react when told he's going to go in game one. >> he had the same look when he came in. that's the truth. i swear, anybody knows him, man, i thought he was going to like, yeah, something. >> he just got player of the month, pitcher of the month. yeah, i'll take him. >> reporter: you remember the highly debated and criticized shut down of 2012. >> i don't know if i'm ever going to accept it to be honest. it's something i'm not happy about at all. >> reporter: only one playoff not holding anything back. >> i'm sure he's looking forward to this moment for a long time, you know. and so i just hope that he can continue to pitch the way he pitched down the stretch here. i don't see why not. >> i'm excited for the opportunity to, you know, pitch in the playoffs again. it's one thing you can't take for granted and you have to make the most of every opportunity you get. >> and there's 13. >> definitely deserves it. he's been one of the best pitchers in the national league this year and all of baseball. so, we have all the faith in him in the world to do his job and hopefully get a few runs for him and shut them down. >> reporter: strassburg has been so dominant since coming off the dl in august. when he made his debut in 2010 it was stras miss and heather my producer said s i'm going to give you creditorti like it. it is doug kammerer time here at nats park. he made it to the field. did you hear the player in the loudspeaker, opponents are out there like smooth the jazz and fleetwood mack. not the um, um, um. >> i heard that earlier. we were moving out there as everybody was waiting to get into the park. so, yeah, the music now, you're in a little bit more subdued. >> trying to put them to sleep, i think. you want to talk about walk up songs? i'm going to pass the mic. >> is that what we do, pass the mic? standing here on the field, this is like the cool est thing. not only are we in the playoff, we're playing the cubs. these are the guys that won the world series last year that we all watched go through it. we were sitting at home going, ah, we get to beat them on our hometown. i'm so excited. as far as my walk up song goes, i played in college, everybody knows that. >> we all heard many, many times how you played in college. >> so, i love stone temple pilots. the first three songs of stone temple pilots my house before i went to the i would ride my bike down to the park. that would get me going every time. so, stone temple pilots, 100%, anything they play, that's my walk up song. >> thank you. i always wanted to know. >> thanks for letting me hold the field. >> woops, there it is. woops, there it is. that's mine. woop, there it is. >> that's right. go ahead. that's all i have to say about that. >> all right, you two. out of control. stras tober. i'm remembering that one. carol, doug, thank you guys. hey, when you hear smithsonian you think of grand buildings on the mall. there is a little known treasure that is off the beaten palth. we have to look inside that forgotte you think of smithsonian museums as buildings along our national mall. there is another one, though, a forgotten museum many locals don't even know about. the an cosacostia museum is the least visited of the smithsonians. it celebrates 50 years in our community. news 4's amee cho takes us inside this little known space with a whole lot to offer. >> reporter: step inside the anacostia museum and you'll find art, culture, history, and so much more. but at times the only thing missing, people to enjoy it. >> people should come see this museum because they can see the people. >> reporter: and when people do drop by, they can take a crash course in important issues. >> health, education, environment, art, urban renewal, gentrification. >> reporter: it may not be as crowded as some of the other smithsonians, but the staff here says that's part of what makes the anacostia museum so appealing. >> this museum is the front stoop of all neighborhoods. that's what makes us special. and that's why the community trusts us. we are a gem of the city. >> reporter: a hidden one, but a gem nonetheless. >> we have something for everyone. >> reporter: in anacostia, amee cho, news 4. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> and right now at 6:00, a dire warning. get out before tropical storm nate makes land fall. >> the mayor of new orleans just ordered residents to evacuate and here's why. nate already killed more than 20 people in costa rica, dangerous flooding and land slides. now nate is zeroing in on the u.s. >> people on the alabama coast are tying things down on their decks. offshore oil rigs are shutting down and evacuating. meteorologist amelia draper is tracking nate for us this evening and the potential impact here at home. amelia. >> yeah, exactly, leon. we are also hearing of some mandatory evacuations for parts of new orleans. here's the latest on nate. maximum winds sustained at 60 miles an hour. it is moving to the north, north wels and look at the speed. this is really fast for a storm like this. 21 miles an hour. so, it is racing along. thankfully with that quick speed, we're not going to see any area in the gufrl necessarily pickup a lot of water so the concern then shifts to storm surge flooding and strong gusty winds. here is the latest track. and notice these white lines, the cone of uncertainty. and the cone of uncertainty means where the storm can travel, the eye. the latest track keeps the eye off the yucatan peninsula out of so as it enters the warmer inte least to a category 1 hurricane as it makes land fall early sunday, somewhere in louisiana, mississippi and alabama coast line. again, storm surge flooding will be the concern there. it then continues up toward our area, bringing us rain here on monday. the impacts here, some much needed rain. likely around an inch or less. we could see a little bit more, but i'm not seeing enough right now to lead to flooding concerns here so some good news. we could see some wind. monday might be a storm team 4 weather alert day due to nate and it would be from the rain, guys, versus any sort of wind. the winds we see now would not be damaging here in our area thankfully. leon? >> thanks, amelia. we'll check back with you in a bit. we are also following a developing story in montgomery county where investigators are trying to find a man behind a violent and brazen attack. >> right. a woman waiting at a bus stop in gaithersburg was pulled into these woods and sexually assaulted along