The same time, all these people here, and it still feels like kind of an oasis of calm. Everything appears to have gone, you know, like clockwork. There were you dont hear of any disturbances. Everybody seems to be happy in the middle of a big picnic today. It is clear that everyone is so glad to be here. Im from new jersey originally. So bruce springsteen. Zac brown band. Weve got some snacks, some games and i think its going to get rocking and rolling later. Reporter oh, it is going to get rocking and rolling later. Now, weve got these people in. Now are we going to get them out. How did they get in, how are they going to get out. How has that gone . Adam tuss has been covering this the past couple days. Let me toss to him to see if its an oasis of calm in the streets and metro. Adam . Reporter an oasis of calm. A pretty easy day so far. Let me walk you around and show whats going on just outside the concert. I want to swing over here. Of course, this is what youre going to find just outside on the roads outside the concert. Lots of road closures around the National Mall. Dont think youre just going to drive down through here, because weve got the streets blocked off. Then swing it back over here. Want to show you the plaza metro station looking like right now. And the crowds have been pretty light. Metro is going to give an update in a second about how much ridership has actually been on the rails today and swing it back down to the left, youll see the road closures again at 7th and independence. The concert just on the other side of the metro buses down there. Want to bring you back over here now and get an estimate from metro. Talk to them. See how things have been going. Want to bring in dan stessel, metros chief spokesperson who is with us now. Dan, what can you tell us about kind of what the ridership has been like today and really i think its pretty apparent right now, this day might not get to 800,000 people. Yeah, its looking that way now. We are up from last veterans day by about 30,000 trips as of 3 00 p. M. , 15 higher than the same time last veterans day, but relatively light so far. And manageable. Were not seeing any major crowding issues or Service Issues on metro anywhere on the system now. Of course, everyone has got to get home later tonight. That could be more of a challenge, because everybody coming here is going to have to leave at once. Whats the best recommendation for people who might be trying to step off the mall later tonight . The absolute best recommendation is actually something you can do right now before you head out the door and make your way down here. Make sure you have enough money on your smart trip card to not only get here but home and that will prevent you from getting in the long lines. Were geared up, an all hands on deck kind of event. All the additional staff in place so should be a smooth operation heading home at the end of the event. There you go. Metros chief spokesperson, dan stessel. So far so good, wendy. Im sure its a fun time inside for the concert. Reporter it really is. And we have talked to some veterans. Were going to have their comments and what they feel about this and how much they appreciate that coming up at 4 30. And also a reminder, if you cannot get down here, it starts at 7 00. There is still plenty of time. If you cannot get down here, hbo, and you dont have hbo, tonight at 7 00, you have hbo. If you have cable, hbo is unscrambling its signal, and everyone can watch this concer ill see you in another few minutes. Back to you. All right. Thanks, wendy. Great fun three hours for her. And then back at 11 00, too. Thank you, wendy. Well see you shortly. Vice President Joe Biden says americans veterans are, quote, the very spine of this nation. Biden spoke after laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at the Arlington National cemetery later today. It is remarks the Vice President says throughout history veterans have been the best america has to offer. Biden led todays ceremonies as president obama attends a diplomatic and trade summit in china. World war ii veterans were honored in a wreathlaying ceremony this afternoon. Wreaths were also laid on the western side of the world war ii memorial. One wreath for every branch of the military, as well as several others were laid at the memorial. Several world war ii veterans were on hand for this ceremony. Awardwinning journalist and decorated war correspondent, Joseph Galloway delivered the keynote address. We will be with you throughout the night as the entertainment gets under way on the mall from the best ways to get to and into the concert to the security measures youll face. Weve got you covered. With live reports every hour throughout the hour. And all of the event information is on nbc washington at the top of our home page, or you can search the concert for valor. Now to a story generating a ton of conversation on our Facebook Page right now. The Muslim Community in Montgomery County lost an evident today to get a major holiday on the Public School calendar. Next year, eid will coincide with the jewish holiday of yom kippur. The board of education voted against recognizing the muslim holiday on the calendar. And the School Superintendent is recommending going even further. My recommendation does not know at a time the jewish holidays. And that is because we are not allowed by law to give students the day off for a religious holiday. News4s chris gordon was at the school board meeting. Todays decision impacted every religion. Strong reaction ahead at 5 00. A local mother is hoping for justice after her 16yearold son was gunned down here his school. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey sat down with the victims mother first at 4 00. Reporter this is a path called the cut that leaves from Woodbridge High School to the neighborhood. This is where the shooting took place yesterday. And that is where 16yearold brendan wilsons body was found. Neighbors report seeing three men flee the area in a pickup truck. Brendans mom says one of his friends called her soon after to say he had heard there was a shooting. That brendans car was parked near the scene. He wasnt answering his phone. Vickly wilson lives blocks away and rushed over and climbed several fences to try to get to her boy. Police stopped her, but one confirmed the victim was her son. I just said no. I mean no, no. I mean, what do you you just think no, its not brendan, its not brendan. No. He was going to do good things in life. He had had a future. Why he was shot, i dont know. Reporter the victims mom says she thinks she knows who shot her son and she is hoping an arrest comes soon. Coming up on news4 at 5 00, what she wants the community to know about her boy. In woodbridge, virginia, im julie carey, news4. Turning now to storm team 4. It is turning into the perfect evening for the concert for valor down on the National Mall. But enjoy the concert. Things are about to take a nosedive. In a big way. Its about to start feeling a whole lot like, guess what, november out there. Lets turn to storm team 4 meteorologist Veronica Johnson for your first forecast. November is in december, and december winter going to stick around. Thats right. Right around the corner. Meanwhile, today as jim and pat said, enjoy a nice afternoon. 72 degrees in college park inside the beltway where its 70. Folks around rockville and up to the north around gaithersburg, and even up around columbia, 70 degrees, the temperature. Thats like an early octobertype day. We get cool by 9 00. Clouds start to build. We drop to 57. Cant rule out a sprinkle late. But, boom, we go from 70 today into the mid 40s at the end of the week. And that cold will come with a little rain. Ill detail it for you. The timing in just a few minutes. A local prisoner on the loose. Why this inmate didnt exactly bust out from behind bars. Plus, a lot of people doing a double take at a solemn event for veterans day. Well give the reason behind the distraction first at 4 00. Were following a developing story involving that wild Winter Weather hitting the midwest. Icy roads are now blamed for at least two deadly crashes in minnesota. There were close to 500 crashes across the state yesterday. More than a foot of snow fell in some areas, and several School Districts have already canlled classes. Well have much more on the storm heading east coming up in our next half hour. Right now, authorities in Loudoun County need your help to find a man accidentally released early. Christian was freed from the Adult Detention Center but had not completed his 92day sentence for assaulting a Family Member and violating a protective order. The Loudoun CountySheriffs Office tells news4 its now investigating how that Early Release occurred. First at 4 00, opponents of a plan to expand a tunnel carrying csx trains in the district plan to challenge the project in court. The federal Highway Administration and ddot recently gave final approve to double the size of the tunnel under virginia avenue between second and 11th streets in southeast. Now, tomorrow opponents are filing a lawsuit and requesting a preliminary injunction against any action on the project. The nations secretary of defense is on the mend right now. Chuck hagel presided over Veterans Day Services at the Vietnam Veterans memorial wearing a large bandage on his left cheek. A defense official says hagel hit an open kitchen cabinet. I guess the door, despite the large bandage, that wound is described as a minor scratch. First at 4 00, a big shakeup involving who helps protect you and your home when you have an emergency. Plus, an american doctor finally home after his fight against ebola. But well explain why many think the u. S. Is still not out of the woods. And if youre trying to slim down, well tell you what you might want to avoid when you head to all those holiday parties just around the corner. Just after the break. Just like an interception, i bet you didnt see this one coming. Up your game with a new fritos chili pizza. A large for 12 dollars. Add a mega Chocolate Chip Cookie for just 5 dollars more. Better ingredients. Better pizza. Better football. Papa johns. Youre watching news4 at 4 00. Welcome Craig Spencer back to his normal life. Would you like to administer the first hug, first lady . And that was just the first of at least six hugs that ebola survivor dr. Craig spencer got today from new yorks first lady, from the mayor, Public Health officials and his health care team. Spencer is now officially ebolafree. And he was discharged from Bellevue Hospital after this News Conference today. Dr. Spencers recovery means there are currently no active cases of ebola in the u. S. And amid the celebrating of his recovery, there are sober reminders of the fight that continues in west africa. Here is nbcs erika edwards. Reporter cheers mark dr. Craig spencers release from Bellevue Hospital in new york city, where he highfived the nursing staff and hugged just about everyone on stage. And now the official mayoral hug. Reporter now free of the ebola virus, spencer said the protocols for Health Care Workers to monitor themselves for symptoms after returning from west africa are effective. I am a living example of how those protocols work. And of how Early Detection is critical to both surviving ebola and ensuring its not transmitted to others. Reporter nurse casey hick cox left her home in northern maine tuesday morning. 21 days have passed since she last had contact with an ebola patient while working in sierra leone. She spoke out against imposed quarantines on Health Care Workers returning from africa. I hope that one day we as an American Culture can get over this fear and can learn to show compassion instead. Reporter spencers release is another example of a strong u. S. H eight of nine ebola patients treated in this country have survived ebola. A stark contrast to the epidemic raging in africa. Where the virus has killed 70 of infected patients. It is important to remember that my infection represents a good fraction of the more than 13,000 reported cases to date in west africa. Reporter spencer concluded with a request for privacy, saying he would not speak again publicly about the ordeal. Erika edwards, nbc news. Today thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses in california began a twoday strike. They say they have not been properly trained to handle an ebola outbreak. Kaiser Officials Say they are following state and federal protocols on handling the virus. The second day of the strike will coincide with a job action organized by the Largest Nurses Union in the country. National nurses united. And it will impact our area tomorrow, too. 400 registered nurses at Providence Hospital in the district will walk off the job for 12 hours. They are also demanding stricter ebola safety precautions. We just got off the phone with the hospital today. They tell us they will be open tomorrow. They have hired temporary nursing to help fill in the gaps. Providence officials also tell us their ebola protocols follow cdc guidelines and have been evaluated by the d. C. Department of health. Just a few hours from now, chinas president she jinping will have a meeting. They attended a private dinner. Earlier the asian economic summit in beijing ended and the president met with russian leader vladimir putin. They talked about iran, syria and ukraine for about 15 minutes, according to the white house. They will get together facetoface again later this week at the g20 economic summit in australia. Well, a nice night for that concert, vj. But youre eyeing big changes later in the week. Enjoy today and then lets Start Talking about the cold. Two days to prepare for the cold thats coming and, of course, winterizing your home. Now, were not talking about the frigid deep freeze, but we are talking about cold with temperatures below freezing during the early part of the day, and feeling a lot like january around here. That is a part of tonights weather story, some evening clouds first. Those will start creeping in. You probably noticed high clouds with us. Temperatures on the way down. And then yes, again a cold, cold pattern. Not just like december, but a lot like january. Temperatures in the Single Digits already up across areas of the northern plains. You can see them there. This is about midweek, 21 degrees in minneapolis, minnesota, for tomorrow. 32 in chicago. We will still have temperatures around here in the mid atlantic around 60 degrees or so tomorrow. But then at the end of the week, boom, that cold makes its way into the mid atlantic states, even down to the deep south, where spots like atlanta will see temperatures around freezing coming up for their early start, for their morning hours. Satellite and radar. Here are the clouds off the coast, a little disturbance there, skirting by. Thats what could provide our area with a little sprinkle or two by the time we get to around 10 00 to 11 00 p. M. , maybe as late as midnight in and around d. C. , prince georges county. There it is, midnight for you, that disturbance around waldorf and then out to sea. A weather front comes through on wednesday, some cloud cover for us. Showers that dry up as they make their way over the mountains. We get back to sunshine, but the wind behind the front will give us some breezy, cool sunshine tomorrow. Temperatures not at 70 degrees at all tomorrow. Well be right around 60 degrees. So down 10 degrees. And then cooler conditions for your thursday. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy day. So already at the end of the week, were going to see conditions start to deteriorate a bit. 4 impact forecast tomorrow, breezy, cool sunshine coming our way. Temperature around fredericksburg and stafford 62. Manassas, too, 57 degrees. Upper 50s up to the north too. So im calling tomorrow a seasonable day for us, but with breezy sunshine. Midweek, down another 10 degrees to 50. On friday, the high, 43. Early part of the weekend, yes, we get the sunshine. But theres your cool pattern. It starts at the end of the week. This weekend will not be all dry. With the cold, we get some wet weather and well talk about that a little more coming up in the newscast. Some news4 your health now. A vegan diet may be the most effective way to lose weight according to research from the university of south carolina. Researchers divided volunteers into five groups. Each followed a different diet with varying amounts of meat, and animal products. The volunteers had equal access to support groups and diet education and healthy recipes. After six months, those on a strictly plantbased vegan diet lost an average 16. 5 pounds more than the folks in the other groups. Crying foul for the way a teacher punished a group of 12yearolds. Did it go too far . tis the season for scammers. First at 4, a new warning from consumer reporter, Erika Gonzales, that could keep your money in your pocket this holiday season. And we want to hear from you. Weigh in on the stories that have people talking today. Like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. Theres a big leadership change under way right now in Ann Anne Arundel county. The fire and police chief announced plans to step down. They have been in their posts for about 18 months. The newly elected county, steve shoe, wants a new leadership team. Hes expected to replace cox and davis after his