virginia -- the first thing is to bring jobs into rule virginia ural virginia. when you do this, that helps the economy and certainly helps with the public schools. we have a plan right here in wise to expand the university of virginia wise and bring higher-level talent into this area. talents attracts talent. with that will come they opportunity -- welcome the opportunity for research. one of the first places to start moke we are under paying right here in the commonwealth of virginia. about $7,500 less than the national average. we're going to recruit you also retain teachers, we have to make sure you put our money where our mouth is and make sure k-12 public education is a top priority. at the high school level, we have brian moore -- we have brought in more technical allowng and make sure we our children to think creatively. k-12 is important. in a new area, there are two things you ask about. schools and health care. these will be top priorities of mike in the next four years. >> thank you. you have 90 seconds. >> we need to adjust the population of crime,

that is what virginia is about. that is the virginia way. you know we have this election on november 7. it is going to be a fight. it is not a cakewalk. it is going to take all of us together. i want to remind you, i fought during desert storm to keep our soldiers alive. i have fought on the form of the senate. i have fought as your lieutenant governor, and i am ready to fight for you to be the 73rd governor of the commonwealth of virginia. >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: but i can't do it by myself. i need your help. are you ready to fight with me? >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: let's get it done. let's go out there and knock on doors, and make phone calls, and keep the detrimental policies from coming across the potomac river from washington d.c. let's take virginia to the next level. thank you so much for being here tonight. thank you for your support, and god bless all of you. >> [cheering] [applause] lt. governor northam: it is time. it is time -- my fellow virginians, to introduce to you a friend to virginia, a friend to this

i attended virginia military institute and eastern virginia medical school. i served for eight years in the united states army taking care of wounded soldiers during desert storm. we have worked very hard over the last four years building the new virginia economy, bringing in over 215,000 new jobs to virginia. our unemployment rate has gone from 5.4% to 3.8%. i believe in investing in virginians because when we do there is no other state that can beat us. my opponent, ed gillespie, is a d.c. lobbyist. he believes in giving tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of the working class which will put a $1.4 billion hole in our budget. you know, as a doctor, i have a plan to resuscitate rural virginia. it's time to get the paddles out and shock rural virginia back to life, starting with universal access to broadband and cell coverage. i want to make sure all of our children have access to a world-class education system so they can be trained for the 21st century jobs. i want to make sure that we build ecosystems that can support startups and small businesses. brin

that is what virginia is about. that is the virginia way. you know we have this election on november 7. it is going to be a fight. it is not a cakewalk. it is going to take all of us together. but you know what, i want to remind you, i fought during desert storm to keep our soldiers alive. i have fought on the floor of the senate. i have fought as your lieutenant governor, and i am ready to fight for you to be the 73rd governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [cheering] lt. governor northam: but i can't do it by myself. i need your help. are you ready to fight with me? [cheering] lt. governor northam: let's get it done. let's go out there and knock on doors, and make phone calls, and keep the detrimental policies from coming across the potomac andr from washington, d.c., let's take virginia to the next level. thank you so much for being here tonight. thank you for your support, and god bless all of you. [cheering] [applause] lt. governor northam: it is time. it is time -- my fellow virginians, to introduce to you a friend to virginia, a fri

, virginia -- wyse , virginia. posted by the university of virginia college of wise and the southwestern virginia technology council. the evening anchor. -- questions ofsking the candidates and i will be keeping track of time. we will work to cover as much ground as possible the candidates and in-depth opportunity to discuss issues affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth. we have made every possible effort to ensure the fairness of these questions and the exchange central to our democracy. the drivers re-of review and an effort to advance the public interest. the questionnaire will ask each candidate a question in the by a previously determined coin cost. candidates will have a rebuttal time which will be counted down on the wa -- the floor. time hascandidate's expired, i will ask him to yield the floor. candidates should speak during the designated time and refrained from interrupting each other. let us begin. [applause] let us welcome our other candidate, x gillespie -- ed gillespie. cheering out of you

virginia. she will be asking questions of the candidates, and i will be keeping track of the time. together, we will work to cover as much ground as possible tonight while providing candidates an opportunity to discuss some of the issues especially affecting southwest virginia and the commonwealth today. we have made every possible effort tonight to ensure the fairness of these questions and the exchanges so central to our democracy. let me state on the record the ground rules we have agreed to in an effort to advance this conversation. the question seated beside me will ask each candidate a question and an order set by coin toss. we will also have candidate to candidate questions and opening and closing remarks. when the candidate's time has expired, i will ask him to yield the floor. candidates should speak during the designated time and refrain from interrupting each other. now, let us begin and welcome our first candidate, democrat ralph northam. >> thank you, sir. [applause] >> now let us

to virginia. our unemployment rate has gone from 5.4 to 3.8%. i believe in investing in virginians because when we do there is no other state that can beat us. my opponent ed gillespie as a d.c. lobbyist vicki believes in giving tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of the working class which will put $1.4 billion hole in our budget. as a doctor either plan to resuscitate real virginia. it's time to get the paddles out and shop roof virginia back to life story with universal access to broadband and cell phone coverage, to make sure all of our children have access to a world-class education system so they can be trained for the 21st century jobs. i want to make sure we build ecosystems that can support startups and small businesses. i want to expand i 81 and bring amtrak out to real virginia in the southwest. i want to make sure we talk about expanding the university of virginia wise right here, bring in more talent, bring in more graduate courses so that we can bring new business to real virginia

he needs to stop in virginia. -- it needs to stop in virginia. >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: i hear virginians tell me that they want to live an environment where the water and air articling. we have a great opportunity by 2030 to have at least 40% of our from renewable energy. we can do it right here in virginia. >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: people tell me that they want to live in communities that are safe, where there are not guns on every street corner. we can make it happen in virginia. something tell you that our governor and our attorney general, and all you as democrats should be so proud of -- look around this room tonight. we live in a diverse society. >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: that means that we need to be inclusive. matter your sexual orientation. it shouldn't matter the color of your skin. it shouldn't matter the country that you come from, or the religion that you practice. we welcomeorientation. it shouldn't matter the color of your skin. people to the commonwealth of virginia. our doors areall, open. that is what virginia is

i was going to say, it's good to be back in virginia, but i'm in virginia pretty much every day, going back just a little further north. i remember coming here in the raceng days of my last five years ago. i remember the enthusiasm, the generosity, the warmth of the people of virginia. i remember that when i first announced for my candidacy as 2007, theback in first major elected official outside of illinois was a certain gentleman named tim kaine. ann kaine is right there. [applause] andme here and i said to 10 what the heck are you doing? nobody can pronounce my name yet. but they believe in me, i think even before michelle did. i will always have warm, fond memories of richmond, virginia. part of the reason i have more memories, i have good friends here. that include char governor, terry mcauliffe. that includes your attorney general, mark herring. that includes your next lieutenant governor, justin fairfax. [applause] that includes outstanding members of congress like bobby scott and don mceachin. [applause] your mayor, levar stoney. and it includes the next governor of the commonw

the gentleman from virginia. mr. mceachin: mr. speaker, having no more folks to speak on this issue, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i just encourage support for this piece of legislation, i thank the gentlelady for putting this forward. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 965. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. as amended. strike that. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- mr. thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, on that i'd ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yea

chopper 4 over the scene in warren county, virginia. a plane you see there crashed near an airport, killing one person. we'll have more live coverage from chopper 4 from the scene in >>> good evening, i'm kristin wright in for erika gonzalez tonight. as hurricane nate approaches the gulf coast, the waves are picking up in southeast louisiana. the barrier islands are under a mandatory evacuation order. tourists have threat island but some say they will ride out the storm. jay gray is standing by in alabama with a live report. we want to start with storm team 4 meteorologist with the latest on nate's track. how does it took? >> well not looking good as it's getting ready to make landfall. i want to go straight to the satellite. we're starting to see nate right now getting ready to make landfall. you see the eye. not very well define. it doesn't have much time to strengthen. once it hits land it will immediately weaken. the chance to make it to a cat 2 storm still there but growing close. still a category 1 we're seeing wind speeds at 90 m

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a rally is planned outside of sterling virginia. florida center marco rubio will campaign for the gop candidate. protesters are meeting to rally against rubio joining gillespie. >>> the deadline to request a ballot is 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. you have until november 4th to turn in your absentee ballot. election day is november 7th. polls will be opened from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. stay with fox5 on air and online for complete election coverage. >> to of is following the latest developments in the death of a 22-year-old woman on i-66 in fairfax county. now on saturday a 12-year-old boy jumped from an overpass and landed on an suv. the impact killed the driver marisa harris. the boy who jumped is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. it is not clear if charges will be filed. >>> a 14-year-old howard county boy is in critical condition after he was shot saturday night around help p.m. at an apa on north laurel road. it's not clear what led up to that shooting. police have not released any information about the suspect. >>> and toda

we have people from virginia preservation humanities. preservation virginia. a local retailer of trimble equipment works with me. i will have people from williamsburg coming out. architectural historians. that will be exciting because he was one of the first to document the site in the 1980's. it will be interesting to get his perspective to see what it looks like now from back in the 2017. last time he was here was in 1980. the site was originally documented by the american historical survey in the 1960's. >> my name is ed chapel. i'm an architectural historian and sometime archaeologist. colonialr williamsburg, architectural research, architectural history. there 36 years and 2016 oned retired in of the principal things our generation did was to broaden the fishnet to look at regional buildings. we know buildings in williamsburg tell powerful stories. but they do not tell the whole story. not everything survives. it was our responsibility to try to put that pieces to tell a theer story, particularly story of american -- african americans in slavery. went int

opened up today in virginia. we're going to take you inside right after the break. >>> check out fox 5 news morning tomorrow. think you're doing a good job at work? the red flags that could be in trouble or that mean you're not doing a good job, despite what you think. . >>> plus a look at some of the haunted houses and buildings in dc, and get ready to trick and treat with the morning crew, they've got all kinds of halloween surprises in store. it kicks off at 4:25. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam and 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. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care 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. . >>> it's feeling more and more like fall these days

get out of maryland, the rest of the army is going to virginia. the campaign he has waged so much on in early 1862 is over. robert is getting back into virginia. but let's look at the situation as robert e. lee did. if he disappears from the map and goes back west across the potomac river into virginia, this will open up lafayette to a bad situation. copy to in the union army of the -- caught between the union army of the potomac with nowhere to go behind him because the union garrison at harpers ferry is still in existence and has not surrendered yet. what he will decide on the morning of september 15 is the temporarily, he will make a stand behind antietam creek on the high ground overlooking the creek at a place called sharpsburg. he is only standing there against, momentarily, to save lafayette and draw the union army away from lafayette and towards robert e. lee. when he arrives on the east bank he is greeted with something he does not expect and certainly something he likes very much. it is this. it is a great view today. anyone who wants to

again, snowshoe, west virginia. we saw yesterday it was going to be cold enough there with enough moisture in the atmosphere passing by to cause light snowflakes out there off to the west. way off to the west. we are not worrying about that. we, in fact, have a few sprinkles. it's a chilly start this morning. it's going to be a chilly afternoon. we have frost advisories for tomorrow morning. then we go into the weekend. dry saturday but rainy on sunday. two very different weekend days. right now, it's 51 in sh 51 quantico. if you're about to step outside. here are the sprinkles. this is not a big deal. as you head out, don't be surprised if you see a few sprinkles hitting your windshield. this one near bowie and laurel and right around the district you might see sprinkles too. here's a frost advisory. that's for everybody. then we have a freeze warning. freezing temperatures expected off to the west in the shenandoah valley. some of the higher elevations as wechlt the bus stop forecast, you'll need the long sleeves.

all those areas in the light shade of brown through maryland, northern virginia out through west virginia gusts over 40 miles per hour possible this morning. we're looking at a 31 miles an hour gust currently at reagan national airport, gaithersburg 31 as well. dulles nearly 40 miles an hour. grab the jacket because you're going to need it this morning. we're going to go through radar and talk about the rest of the day in a few more minutes. that's weather. over to erin for traffic. >> 5:01 right now. take a look at these flashing lights because of the wind and because of the rain we're dealing with a lot of problems around the area including downed trees. d.c. police traffic letting us know traffic remains closed on canal road in both directions between foxhall road and reservoir road. northbound 301 in upper marlboro off-ramp to central avenue blocked by a tree. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. unfortunately a lot more >> thanks erin. >>> 5:01 right now. let's get to the news. the same storm system which actually has brought rain and winds to our area that we just talked abou

virginia state police are continuing this investigation. and they do have a number that you can call if you have any information, it's one eight eight eight, >>> a maryland native severely injured during the las vegas massacre has been transferred to johns hopkins hospital in baltimore, tina frost was shot in the eye and had been in a coma. her family says she's making major progress. relative says she's awake and took her first few steps since being shot. meantime, her friends in maryland organized a fund-raiser this weekend to help cover her medical bills. >> let's take it outside tonight. guess what? the temperatures are dropping. changing dramatically, in fact, some parts of the region are under a frost advisory tonight's let's check in with sue palka for a look at what we can expect. >> those temperatures are dropping so fast, i can hear them planking outside. at clinic, alert. it is really chilly. as a matter of fact you need to be ready for quite a chilly start tomorrow morning or maybe even the furnace to click on overnight. not onl

as with other statewide races in virginia it may behe virginia swing counties which ultimately decide this decision like fauquier, loudon county and here in fairfax. it may not be over exclusively gun control as well as the economy, jobs and education. in northern virginia , disug mckelway, fox news. >> and win the last laugh hour president trump has weighed in on the virginia governor's race tweeting this. ralph north a.m. who is running for govern o of virginia is fighting for ms13 gangs vote ed gillespie. former donna evans made it official today. she is running for prince george's county executive . and we're going to create a government in prince george's county that is trans parent, that is open and that is accessible. >> the long-time maryland lawmaker says she wants to improve schools, expand healthcare and grow the economy she also plenled not to accept any money from developers for her campaign. the primary june. up next at 10:30 it's not just smart phones distracting drivers. new research suggests extra features in your car itself are drawing your attention away from the ro

it was the president of the virginia afl-cio. she had written a letter to the editor of a newspaper protesting the school closure and he called up the house that morning and came over, shook her hand and said we would like you to run for the u.s. senate, and they brought materials, they gave her supporters, they did everything. it was actually the virginia labor movement and backed by the mainline protestant church activists, all these groups, they all supported the run but it was the labor movement that first came to her aid. i think that's extremely important for us to understand at a time when labor rights have been so much under attack. i'll stop that story there and get to the second story want to share with you. the second selection i will share is from a moment in 1983 when james buchanan, home from chile and emboldened by the success they had enjoyed their offered strategy to achieve what even president ronald reagan had drawn back from, radical change to social security. if you've never read david's book about this, read

their matter is also the seat of eerer for the only british p in virginia. living in virginia. i am running behind with my slides. lord fairfax arrives in virginia, in 1747, on his second trip. hishe has already sent hunting dogs on a trip, two dogs and a bit, and he is ready to hunt and he goes off running wherever you can. hunting.est with he is in his early 50's, and he is a bachelor. he is thought to have not had much luck with the ladies. but he and colonel fairfax, william fairfax, take george under their wing. w george what shor it is like to hunt a fox. hunting foxes in this era was usually a much wilder affair than it is today. , the fox hunting would go on for hours and hours. george, throughout his life, would document the hunts. sometimes he would let the fox go, sometimes he would take it. he would go riding and he polished his equestrian skills. he was also engaged in some serious male bonding. with the fairfax family, he was able to show off and display his also,rian skills, and further exercise his mind. fairfax, william fairfax, introduced him to the writings o

it is an virginia. -- is in virginia. i'm here with a company. they are here with me for my independent project. it is called saving slave houses. doing. imitation of all the known slave houses in the united states. when i was in school, my masters aesis, i did research with survey. 1936 -- andram in program that started in 1936 to get architects back to work. 1000 architects were hard to go look at his storage structures across the documentation was slave houses. not intentionally, but they did document slave houses. times, you- a lot of got one photograph or you would see a slave house in the background in the picture. thesis, i looked at the collection and identified the sites that had a slave house in them. my fieldwork of going back and doing my own documentation -- i was a summer intern. we saw some of them. they helped me get started. i could noted, stop. i kept going. a company that makes the service department i use. one of the pieces they make is 3-d laser scanners. it is a piece of i did not use for my service. it takes more set up and

up in the mountains of west virginia, it's a pocket of cold air aloft overhead. there's no cold front or anything like that. with that cold air aloft, we are wringing out a couple lonesome raindrops. this won't be lasting all day. most of it should swing out we're in the 40s to 50 now as you plan out our day. plan on a cool one. temperatures staying mostly in the 50s later on this afternoon. a closer look at the freezing cold start possible tomorrow and the weekend coming up. >> thank you, chuck. prorngs county police are interviewing people in connection with this person. he was pictured on camera near the crime scene. shomari stone has exclusive information on what authorities have learned so far. >> reporter: a dark cloud of worry hangs over bowie, maryland. although wind chimes ring peacefully, mia has anxiety. >> it's upsetting. >>> she lives near where police say a man sexually assaulted a woman in the culling ton station neighborhood. >> it's more aware of just your surroundings. >> reporter: the woman told investigators she was jogging on this popular tra

so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care 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. for a baby's heart in thel, first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> the next time you go out to eat with your friends or sit down at the dinner table, there's almost always a visible smart

so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care 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. >>> an early morning chase and crash in charles county, maryland has left three people dead. that chase ended on maryland route 925 near billingsley road. we have live reaction from one of the victim's uncles. darcy? >> reporter: erika, a short time ago i was able to speak to the uncle of one of the passengers who died in the crash. let's show you where we are. this is 301 behind us in wa waldorf. this is a tree where the car came to a rest. people have already begun to place flowers here in memory of the victims. he had just graduated from an adult education program on thursday. he was a passenger in the honda civic that crashed here. his unc s two friends when they crashed. they were from north carol

she was last seen at 1:45 in woodbridge, virginia. she's believed to be in extreme danger and was last seen on danville road. police believe she was taken against her will and may be with a 21-year-old man named roberto segovia and may be in a dark honda civil, possibly a hatchback. we've posted on twitter and facebook as well. if you're online, on your tablet, your phone, please share information out. that's a serious situation. >>> at 10:01, with want to turn our attention to the weather because we're waiting for the clouds to get on out of here. get them out. >> they're moving so slowly. >> we're going to wait for a little bit. a little bit of sunshine in that region. but for us, they're going to be slow to clear. once again. same deal as yechld took a while to get out of here. once they do get out of here, that testimony is going to go on up. we're dealing with the fog, the clouds, even a little bit of drizzle. we've come up one degree right now just in the last hour. now at 66 pretty much all morning we've been sitting at 65. tha

virginia state police are continuing this investigation. they have a number that you can call if you have any information. it's one eight eight eight-3 zero zero, 0156. >>> tax reform is up next on president trump's agenda, we'll take a closer look what he expects from congress >> the big pu announce the four locations in dc's bid to lure amazon to the east coast. we'll tell you where they are and why they were selected. >>> in the midst of you all the devastation of the california wildfires, a story of hope will share an unexpected reunion after the break. we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end a woman's right to choose. ed gillespie would put the government in charge of a woman's p

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katie beck, blacksburg, virginia. >> if you can't make it to the polls next week in virginia you will need to vote absentee. to have a ballot mailed to you you must request it by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. to vote absentee, you will need to show why you can't vote in person. >> we're getting a look at new video onboard a united flight that was originally headed for dulles international airport. a passenger recorded the emergency landing in boston. the flight was on its way from munich, germany, when there were reports of smoke on the plane. united airlines said smoke came from the plane's galley which is where food is prepared and no one was hurt. >> d.c. leaders had their fingers crossed right now. today the district could be named the host of the 11th gay games. that could add $100 million. it involves 15,000 athletes competing in 3,000 different sports. d.c. are other finalists and others are guadalajara and hong kong. the events should be happening within a few hours from now. >> i understand several members of the d.c. council in paris anticipating it come their way. >>> they're wonderi

nor of virginia. and as you can see from the run down on the side of the screen these are top stories we're talking about tonight. as usual tweet us use that # 5@630 let's get to it. >> virginia lieutenant governor democrat north ham and edward gillespie will go head to head before the november election. all eyes on governor's race. applists see it as rough rap dumb anden "fox5" ronica cleary live in rosalyn with a preview what we he can expect when the two go head to head

then on monday virginia state university police found her wandering on their campus. police say they took harris to get medical care then contacted d.c. police. her family says when she was found on campus she had no shoes and no jacket. >> when she disappeared it was just like something was not right. >> when i first saw her face, her look was so blank. >> and tonight the big mystery is still exactlyt here to head to her hotel and the time virginia state university police found her wandering on her campus. fairfax police say they are looking into this. macrela robertson, wusa9. >> earlier today her family said she needs time to get herself together but had no other comment. >> the high heel race is an annual tradition but after eight years of an administration that advanced their right the lgbtq community said the current political climate made it important to celebrate their diversity in plain sight. >> who would you be? >> i'm the real barbara comestock. >> no i'm the real barbara comstock. >> no i am. >> why is it important to be here tonight? >> it's a fun night

he is the first democrat to have carried virginia. you would have to go back to 1964 and lyndon johnson. jim and shawn, you remember that, don't you. >> like it was just yesterday. >>> y, about historical races here let's go back a couple of years when ed gillespie challenged mark warner and granted we're talking about a senate race back then versus a gubernatorial race but you talk about the polls saying one thing and then going up to election day and into election night how close that race was. >> reporter: well, let's also remember the dynamics that of case. you had an incumbent versus a challenger. you don't have that. no matter who is running for governor in virginia every four years you are always going to have two people who are challengers to that seat. >> yeah. >> reporter: you'll never have an incumbent in virginia unless they change the state constitution. >> i don't know that they'll change it any time soon. >> and i think that's one way somebody won't win by saying if i'm elected i'm going to -- we're going to legalize tw

and we are investing in new jersey, we're investing in virginia. and by way of example, 0% of our investments in virginia are on television. 100% of our investment is in building, organizing capacity. we've doubled the number of organizers on the ground shortly after the primary ended. we've located them in areas where we're not only helping ralph northam and others, we're helping candidates for the house of delegates because we need to take 17 seats in virginia to turn over the house of delegates. ordinarily there's only about 40 or 50 democrats running for those house seats in at least the last 10 years or so. this year there's 88 candidates running in the house of delegates. we are strategically situated so that we can help them as well. that's the new d.n.c. working from the school board to the senate and in the case of virginia, helping to make sure that we're helping people at the house of delegates level. because we can do work there, we can make real progress and we communicate our values. one of the big values in virginia is people care ab

in the army of northern virginia, the real questions swim around a, virginia and the dominance of virginia and in the high command of the army, and b, whether you are sufficiently ardent about secession. that's why north carolina units always had a hard pull of it in the army of northern virginia. they were suspected of being halfhearted on secession. north carolina was the tail end of secession. a lot of people in the army of northern virginia strongly suspected that north carolinians cannot be trusted. then there is the virginia problem. so many of the people populating the upper echelons of command are virginians, and that is especially true in a p hill and richard whewell. if you start with long straight, not a virginian, and you go down the command list, it is one non-virginian officer after another. lots of georgians and south carolinians. mississippians. gary: ardent fire eaters. allen: but always feeling they are second-class confederates in this army dominated by virginians and they don't always deal with that terribly gracefully, nor do the virginians. the virginians are not shy

northern virginia. northern virginia has become what prince georges county, baltimore city and montgomery has been for maryland. it's a highly concentrated area for voters that tend to be more purple than blue or red, and i think ed gillespie has done a good job of entering into that region laying down a responsible message that they can respond to. the test will be one of turnout for sure, and over the next two weeks, i think you'll see both campaigns step up in that regard. i think ed is going to have an advantage there. i think the republican party as a whole sees the importance of this election as i saw in 2009 when we elected bob mcdonnell, and i think that will abe a rea spearhead to go into that region and vote for ed gillespie. >> and what do you think for a man who knows his politics? >> i would go for ed gillespie. i think he will close strong this time, and despite the polls, i think he's going to win. >> thanks so much to mike steele and michael steele, both of you. thank you very much. >> g

in northern virginia it's ez. county, this notorious stretch has been dubbed the worst hot spot in the country. today, vdot is unveiling a two mile extension of the express lanes. that's what we are on right now. it is free for carp walls of three or more tolls will vary depending on time of day, depending on traffic. just like the older express lanes now, all drivers still need that e-zpass transponder. this extension project is ,rapping up ahead of schedule jesus southbound lanes opening up about one month early. tomorrow they open about one month early. larry: happening right now, and urgent manhunt underway for a trio that a tactic couple in their home. abc 7 spoke to the victims and ryan hughes joins me now with their story. ryan? ryan: the details on this one are just horrifying. this was a brutal attack, three spec -- three suspects first their way into the home. the father stabbed, the mother held at gunpoint. police telling us that it all started behind the wheel in the case of road rage. all of this. he

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the next battle of the shenandoah campaign was in mcdowell, west virginia, now-west virginia. this is just before the battle, where jackson insisted on writing up to the highest spot, himself, up on that hill, to take a look at the disposition of the union troops. they were within artillery range, possibly even within long-r range, and it was very dangerous. jackson was a determined presbyterian and believed his time was going to come when it would come. but he also exposed the horse, who i don't think was a presbyterian, [laughter] survived toorrel fight another day in the mcdowell battle was a success. up and down the valley, you can see the various sites. late in the campaign jackson found himself in port republic, this is the george kemper house, he was a doctor in town. and he chose a rather odd choice of headquarters. he and his staff were there but his troops were not immediately accessible. the horses were turned out in the pastors around the house. troops came over the one bridge into port republic. atkson found himself trapped to get out was about any relighting need

one point i want to make, that's not virginia. we carried virginia by over 200,000 votes. democrats statewide have consistently been winning here in the commonwealth of virginia because it comes down to our values and the things we focus on. >> i want to make this point clear which is that the republicans do hold the house there. they hold the house of delegates and until this year a lot of those seats when unchallenged. >> no question. after the election of 2016, there is no question, chris, that a lot of folks sat on the sidelines and said i can't do this anymore. i'm still upset that 92 million americans didn't vote in last presidential election. i think people would up the next day and said, whoa, we just can't sit back. we've got to engage and get in this process. that's why you see a record number of kapcandidates runningr the house of delegates. this is why we're going to win here. things are going great in virginia. record investment this public education. that's what voters want. in the rural communities in virginia, i'm very proud as governor that every single co

in sterling, virginia.. some tense moments during a rally for republican candidate for governor, ed gillespie.. a protester interrupted the event.. demanding an immediate end to deportations. sheriff's deputies quickly escorted her out. g-o-p senator marco rubio spoke, and said gillespie is ready to work for virginians on day one. recent gillespie ads argue.. northam's support for sanctuary cities would help the growth of the m-s-13 gang. but during his speech, gillespie focused his remarks on job creation and economic growth. with just over a week to go until election day... a new poll gives northam his largest lead to date in race. northam leads republican ed gillespie by 17-points in the quinnipiac university survey of likely voters. new this morning. white house chief of staff john kelly trending on social media overnight after he steps into the center of a hot button issue. during an interview last night on "fox news" kelly came out against removing confederate-era monuments, and called confederate gene

areas like frederick, loudoun, fauquier county, panhandle of west virginia. look at our temperature trend. tomorrow it is still on the cool side, but then notice, thursday we are going up and friday temperatures near 80 degrees. but then we cool right back down for the weekend, feeling very much like autumn here on the weekend. here's the latest fall foliage report. you can see the bright coloring here back in parts of west virginia, far western maryland. colors there past peak, but for most of us we are starting to see high color. so, this is the weekend to go out and check out the fall foliage across the area, especially in parts of the metro area. here's a look at your storm team 4 four day forecast. 62 tomorrow, then we track that warm up. 74 for thursday, with a mix of clouds and sun. a mix of clouds and sun again on friday, and feeling very mild. so for those of you want r wanting warmer weather, don't worry you'll get that on friday. as we look to saturday can't rule out showers. it is not a wash out. but there is a chance of showers on sunday. mostly

wrong for virginia. right now at 5:30. why the lotto tickets you purchased lately may be duds. >>> "news4 today" starts now. >>> good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. melissa mollet is watching the roads for you in first 4 traffic. >>> chuck bell is on assignment this morning. we'll see him later in the newscast. the forecast for this halloween day with sheena parveen. lovely in orange. >> we're both wearing orange, melissa and i, aaron. we're try t be dressed but not dressed up. trying to look like pumpkins basically. we'll see if we did the job right. temperatures this morning, before you walk out, we think you need a jacket. especially if the kids standing at the bus stop. 42 vienna. 37 in lay tonsville. in the district, in the upper 40s. in riverdale, the temperature is 47. upper marlboro the 43 degrees. a chilly start to the day. as you walk outside, 7:00 a.m., in the district, we should be in the mid-40s. some suburbs, the low 40s. 9:00 a.m., we're chilly. but take a look at the wide picture.

bode no biz one of the highest points in west virginia with an absolutely norris. the with. the with. my goal the goal. was. the country sing i do mean rajah's was a brakeman and it's still a calling to this day each carriage on this train has a break man the work is hard it's a steep descent. told . we're back on the crescent and heading through a historic region. just over one hundred and fifty years ago it was the site of one of the worst tragedies in american history. in the last light of day we can see the battlefield of manassas the site of the first major battle of the american civil war thousands of soldiers from the north and the defecting south were killed or wounded in the first battle of bull run or the battle of fast men as the conflict which started in a comparatively harmless manna developed into a mess in a civil war that neither side could have anticipated both sides are very enthusiastic about their respective cautions but all of them almost without exception are untrained west officers who are either all elected politicians are businessmen. this is going t

breaking news in virginia. a shooting on a college campus at virginia state university about two hours south of here near richmond. basically, the lockdown was just lifted about two hours ago. police say they got reports that someone was shot on campus. when they got there, they found a young man suffering from a gunshot wound. they rushed him to the hospital, but he -- with life-threatening injuries. at this point, they think it was an isolated incident. a lockdown for several hours just lifted in the past couple. aaron. >> chris lawrence for us in the newsroom this morning. there was just a shooting on campus a couple days ago too. they got to get a handle on it. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month. recreation is hosting a pink week. >> take a look. the 9th annual ward 8 breast cancer day walk. it starts at joliet street in southwest. registration begins at 8:00. the walk will start at 9:00. news 4's molette green is working for you in the community. she'll have more details later this morning. it's

wrong for virginia. >>> welcome back to the news at noon. here's a football story to bring a smile to skins fans. jared aloula has been in and out of hospitals. >> it's positive, he wants to be a part of it. he wants to do it. >> he's always wanted to play football, and he's been on the sidelines empressing his teammates with his dance moves, but this time, the montgomery youth football league gave him a chance to get in, and only on narrator: ed gillespie's fals attacks. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm i'm up earlyax, for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed

is set up the center and the university of virginia and those that pass those massive resistance laws and to get the sense of the 1959 report but it really shocked me. to see to university professors for the arch segregationist and what they were asking. and what really upset me is that these economist added the terms of their discipline with that tremendous crisis and that is to put through their agenda. so one of those state legislators they actually said they make the case to let the chips fall where they may. so that put it on my radar and built-in friedman was a surprise figure. and in pushing for these tax subsidized for the white children who did not want to go to school with black children. but the transnational political scientist that milton friedman to combat inflation and then to have a more lasting effect. so that it started to get interested what trail have by happened upon? but then i moved to north carolina. with is he doing and what is going on? but after a the midterms in the house is of legislature and this is a man who rose trying to or understand but suddenly it w

he is giving thes donations to the virginia foundation. th $55,000. >>> in decision 2017 now, both candidates for virginia governor are getting big help in their campaign. former vice president joe biden will campaign with ralph northam. vice president mike pence will appear saturday with ed gilles pea. >>> oh, man, this morning, world cup dreams are over for the u.s. all they needed was a tie. >> it's not wait until next year, it's wait for more years. >> yes, after seven straight appearances, team u.s.a. going to miss the world cup for the first time since 1986. they lost to trinidad and tebago. >> this is ridiculous. they only needed a tie. this is the first time the u.s. men's team is not in the world cup. it's devastating. >> it's a growing sport in the country. not as big as it was around the world. >>> twitter and facebook going crazy. >> a lot of people are frustrated and in disbelief. the world cup, by the way, in russia next year. that does seem -- not one more year, four years. >> let's try it again. the nats are playing at wrig

so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care 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. m mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. female narrator: what would john adams do to women's health? adams argued before the supreme court to give employers control over your access to birth control. adams also supports giving employers the power to block access to affordable contraception for 1.6 million virginia women. and adams opposes abortion even in cases of rape, or incest. john adams: wrong for women's health. wrong for virginia. >>> one more check on that halloween trick or treating forecast. >> how many of us have costumes for tomorrow? >> no. >> i'm the only one? >> for all of us. >> i've got enough for all of 55 by 7:00. tempera