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there are estimatations it will bring good things. >> thanks, jess. we'll talk to you in a little bit. >> friday morning, we showed you all of the people waiting outside the area malls to buy shoes. nike "air" jordan retro concord shoes to be exact is what they're called i guess. they retail for $180 a pair. we looked on ebay for the heck of it. a pair of size 12s going for $750. they're sneakers, people. i'm just sayin'. >>> the widow of a virginia tech police officer killed on campus says she is amazed so far about the outpouring of support she's received since the murder of her husband. officer deriek crouse was shot and killed during a traffic stop on december 8th and people do not know why. police do not know why ross ashley killed officer crouse and then eventually killed himself. in the days that followed, tina crouse said she has received gifts, letters and more than $150,000 from a charity set up by two virginia tech students. she tells the roanoke times that "in all of the ugliness that's happened, i've never felt more beauty in my life." sh
there are estimatations it will bring good things. >> thanks, jess. we'll talk to you in a little bit. >> friday morning, we showed you all of the people waiting outside the area malls to buy shoes. nike "air" jordan retro concord shoes to be exact is what they're called i guess. they retail for $180 a pair. we looked on ebay for the heck of it. a pair of size 12s going for $750. they're sneakers, people. i'm just sayin'. >>> the widow of a virginia tech police...
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jess, over to you. >> good morning to you, mike. columbia heights, a revitalized portion of the district. this ihop here behind me finds itself on the hit list from republican senator tom coburn, a fiscal conservative. he's sent out his waste book which is a list of 100 projects he says has contributed $6.5 billion to the federal deficit. let me tell you a little bit about this ihop. $766,000 of taxpayer money went to the anacostia development corporation to help build this franchise and train its workers. some say that is just a waste. >> unfortunately, the federal government has subsidized directly or indirectly not only flapjacks but grass fed cow butter, beef jerky and mushroom pizzas after a menu like that, it is taxpayers who are reaching for the antacid. >> reporter: now, what does elmo have to do with flapjacks? $10 million went to produce a pakistani sesame street. $120 million went to retirement and disability benefits. the federal employees who have already died. back here in columbia heights, some are calling this locati
jess, over to you. >> good morning to you, mike. columbia heights, a revitalized portion of the district. this ihop here behind me finds itself on the hit list from republican senator tom coburn, a fiscal conservative. he's sent out his waste book which is a list of 100 projects he says has contributed $6.5 billion to the federal deficit. let me tell you a little bit about this ihop. $766,000 of taxpayer money went to the anacostia development corporation to help build this franchise and...
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jess, what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> next half hour, i'm going to get you some stuff for the last-minute person that's hard to shop for. we're going to talk about the gentleman in your life. some gift ideas on that. >> very good. we can't wait. >>> the nationals pitching rotation just got stronger overnight. >> plus, georgetown takes on another basketball powerhouse. highlights coming up in sports. >> coming up, former presidential candidate john edwards gives a judge a new reason on why he can't go on trial next month. >>> at 5:09 on this damp friday morning. we're starting to get some clearing in the immediate metro area. right now, our temperatures are on the cool side. we have dropped down, most of us sitting in the 40s. a couple of the 50s out there. we'll see some sunshine later on this afternoon. day planner will call for temperatures to make it to the lower to midrange, on a by later on today. monika? >> if you're planning to head around the tysons area, we'll take a live look at route 7 where jessica doyle is
jess, what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> next half hour, i'm going to get you some stuff for the last-minute person that's hard to shop for. we're going to talk about the gentleman in your life. some gift ideas on that. >> very good. we can't wait. >>> the nationals pitching rotation just got stronger overnight. >> plus, georgetown takes on another basketball powerhouse. highlights coming up in sports. >> coming up, former presidential candidate...
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jess, good morning. >> good morning to you, mike. the community here in this white oak apartment complex is badly shaken after that death of the 24-year-old man yesterday morning. franklin amobe. he was in the complex. he was at the bus stop here on stewart lane behind me when shots rang out. neighbors are saying that around 6:40 yesterday morning, as people were getting ready for work. they heard the shots. family and friends are in shock after the shooting. and his mother is devastated. >> between 6:39 and 6:48, we received two calls for shots fired and another call for a pedestrian struck. >> my wife heard a shot so she ran back in the house to tell me about it. >> reporter: investigators are currently looking for a suspect in a motive in this case. they're looking for any kind of leads that they can find from the community. they used tracking dogs to scour the scene yesterday. and they focused a lot of their attention across the street from the bus stop looking for signs that could lead them to the killer. now, they say that the
jess, good morning. >> good morning to you, mike. the community here in this white oak apartment complex is badly shaken after that death of the 24-year-old man yesterday morning. franklin amobe. he was in the complex. he was at the bus stop here on stewart lane behind me when shots rang out. neighbors are saying that around 6:40 yesterday morning, as people were getting ready for work. they heard the shots. family and friends are in shock after the shooting. and his mother is devastated....
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jess, wow. >> good morning to you, mike. we're here in columbia heights, very much a revitalized portion of the district of columbia. we're in front of this ihop that opened about a year ago that found itself on the congressional hit list for being built in part with american taxpayer subsidies. senator tom coburn is a conservative republican from oklahoma. very fiscally conservative. he's put out his annual waste book, a list of ways he says the government has wasted american taxpayer dollars. $766,000 went to the anacostia economic development corporation to build this ihop franchise and to train its workers. some say that's just a waste. >> unfortunately, the federal government has subsidized directly or indirectly not only flapjacks but grass fed cow butter, beef jerky and mushroom pizzas. after a menu like that, it is taxpayers reaching for the act acid. >> reporter: now, other projects on this list include elmo. $10 million to produce a pakistani sesame street. $120 million in retirements aboutability benefits to feder
jess, wow. >> good morning to you, mike. we're here in columbia heights, very much a revitalized portion of the district of columbia. we're in front of this ihop that opened about a year ago that found itself on the congressional hit list for being built in part with american taxpayer subsidies. senator tom coburn is a conservative republican from oklahoma. very fiscally conservative. he's put out his annual waste book, a list of ways he says the government has wasted american taxpayer...
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back to you in the studio. >> jess live in d. c. square. >>> now to maryland where the new year will likely bring a big fight over the t. word. taxes. governor o'malley will not shy away from proposing a tax hike here or there. the governor did give reporters a preview of possibly what to expect in 2012. he restated his support for some type of increase on the state's gas tax. which is not changed since 1992. >> there's no way a build a $100 million bridge for $10 million. there's no innovation in the arsenal that lets that happen. >> another possible tax hike up for debate, is statewide tax on disposable shopping bags. shop state lawmakers said there's not much public support for any tax increase regardless. >>> republican presidential candidates have four more days in iowa and polls show mitt romney and ron paul are in the lead. but duarte geraldino has more on campaign 2012. >> reporter: mitt romney's campaign bus pulled into a packed warehouse in iowa trying to rev up voters. on stage the former massachusetts governor attacked p
back to you in the studio. >> jess live in d. c. square. >>> now to maryland where the new year will likely bring a big fight over the t. word. taxes. governor o'malley will not shy away from proposing a tax hike here or there. the governor did give reporters a preview of possibly what to expect in 2012. he restated his support for some type of increase on the state's gas tax. which is not changed since 1992. >> there's no way a build a $100 million bridge for $10 million....
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jesse bush and coach parker say that's paid off on the field. >> we started getting better, you didn't hear nobody coming out saying they were tired or hungry. >> we were finishing games strong. we really had situations where big games we got stronger as the game went along. >> reporter: leading the bears to the biggest game of all. winning the state championship. >> number one, baby! number one in the state, baby! >> i'm not going to cut the nutrition program and what it did for us short at all. i thought it was a big part of our success. >> reporter: really? you attribute some of this big win to the nutrition program? >> no doubt. >> reporter: no doubt a sweet victory both on and off the field. seth doane, cbs news, burke county, georgia. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >>> the clock is now ticking until americans see a tax hike as the house has rejected the senate's plan to extend that payroll
jesse bush and coach parker say that's paid off on the field. >> we started getting better, you didn't hear nobody coming out saying they were tired or hungry. >> we were finishing games strong. we really had situations where big games we got stronger as the game went along. >> reporter: leading the bears to the biggest game of all. winning the state championship. >> number one, baby! number one in the state, baby! >> i'm not going to cut the nutrition program and...
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. >> jess, howard? >> thank you, andrea. you know, howard, i got a new winter coat then we got a couple of days of 60s and 70s. >> you can use it today. >> it is not going to be frigid. not 30s to start. the highs will be in the low 50s which is just about where we should be. i know we had a great run finishing up the month of november. 60s, even 70s earlier in the week. now we're back to reality. your bus stop forecast, on this thursday morning, friday eve if you like to look at that time that way, sunshine. mainly clear, chilly. temps down in the low 30s to low 40s in the warm spots with sunrise at 7 after 7:00 this morning. we're looking at a sunny day today. not expecting the clouds to attack midday like yesterday. that was unexpected but that's what we got. today, 39 at 8:00. 47 at noon. northwest winds will get a little bit lighter this afternoon. 10 to 15. this morning, 5 to 10 this afternoon. a bit of a wind chill but 50 degrees at 4:00 p.m. highs in the low 50s and 44 by 8:00. if you are why's going out to the tree
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here's jess. >> i know it is not tax season yet but i have three reasons why you want to think about taxes very briefly over the next couple of days. you're going to save a lot of money! i'll have that advice coming up at 6:07. you're watching 9news now. >> partly cloudy out there. we have some fog down south. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. by 9:00, upper 40s north to low 50s in town. we'll go through the lunch hour, becoming overcast. temperatures will be mild with light winds, upper 50s. very comfortable for this time of year. low 60s in spots this afternoon. looks like some rain will be moving in after dark tonight. mike and andrea, back to you. >> thank you, howard. there are 337 languages spoken in this country according to the federal government. 12th most popular is arabic with more than 600,000 speakers. >> with many government agencies and private companies seeking fluent arabic speakers, there is now a pilot program to teach arab culture in anne arundel county, maryland. reporter mike shue has our story. >> please find your name. on your folder. you can find that your fol
here's jess. >> i know it is not tax season yet but i have three reasons why you want to think about taxes very briefly over the next couple of days. you're going to save a lot of money! i'll have that advice coming up at 6:07. you're watching 9news now. >> partly cloudy out there. we have some fog down south. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. by 9:00, upper 40s north to low 50s in town. we'll go through the lunch hour, becoming overcast. temperatures will be mild with light winds,...
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thanks, jess. also to pick up on jessica's story before, there are some crowd control issues at a couple of other malls this morning. everybody is behaving but just a lot of you. potomac mills and manassas mall, police are there. i guess there are some last- minute shoppers out there. >> best buy customers, some of you aren't going to be happy this year. the retailer is e-mailing customers who bought gifts weeks ago saying they'll not be delivered by christmas including people who bought stuff online last month. it is affecting some of the more popular sales items. best buy will not say how many customers affected or if they'll be compensated either. >>> at 6:34, we get a check of campaign 2012 headlines. here are three candidates you will not see on the primary ballot in virginia. congresswoman michele bachmann, former governor jon huntsman and former senator rick santorum. all three failed to get the 10,000 signatures needed to get on the virginia ballot. the latest poll ahead of the march primar
thanks, jess. also to pick up on jessica's story before, there are some crowd control issues at a couple of other malls this morning. everybody is behaving but just a lot of you. potomac mills and manassas mall, police are there. i guess there are some last- minute shoppers out there. >> best buy customers, some of you aren't going to be happy this year. the retailer is e-mailing customers who bought gifts weeks ago saying they'll not be delivered by christmas including people who bought...
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good morning jess. >> reporter: good morning to you mike. that's right. the person's name is adrian parsons, day 23 of his hunger strike starts today. so far, he's just been drinking water and a new stage of his protest starts today with a new term occupy the vote d. c.. this is a new phase for the occupy movement here in the washington, d.c. area. the goal is to push capitol hill to fully recognize democracy for d. c.. now d. c. mayor gray is among their supporters and he's finding himself in the middle of a different controversy concerning whether crime is up as a result of pulling officers off the streets to police the occupy protests. kristopher baumann is the chairman of the fraternal order of police. he said the mayor has made claims that the occupy movements have not caused an increase in crime. baumann tells 9news now that's simply not true. >> there's been a double digit increase in violent crime and overall crime in the city and as time has passed it has become worse and worse. in fact right now a 21% increase in violent crime through the city.
good morning jess. >> reporter: good morning to you mike. that's right. the person's name is adrian parsons, day 23 of his hunger strike starts today. so far, he's just been drinking water and a new stage of his protest starts today with a new term occupy the vote d. c.. this is a new phase for the occupy movement here in the washington, d.c. area. the goal is to push capitol hill to fully recognize democracy for d. c.. now d. c. mayor gray is among their supporters and he's finding...
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jess cagle is here with the highlights. i love this issue. it's so much fun. >> it was great. a lot of good entertainment this year. >> how do you whittle that down? >> well, we fight a lot. you know? the whole cast -- i don't know. we give probably a hundred nominations and then we whilttl it down and get it down to 15 and fight more about who is the number one entertainer of the year. >> the number one we can reveal? he's on the cover. >> yes! >> daniel radcliff. >> how did he get top billing here? >> i would have to say it was dan radcliffe or adele. >> tough call! >> with daniel radcliffe, we thought nobody had a year like him ever and probably no one ever will have a year like him because of "harry potter." he was in this movie that was -- grossed $1.3 billion and capped off a franchise that was nearly $8 billion. and he spent 11 months learning to dance so he could star on broadway and how to succeed in business and he was great. then somewhere along the way, he found time to shoot a thriller called "the woman in black," which is coming out in february. >> so he would pr
jess cagle is here with the highlights. i love this issue. it's so much fun. >> it was great. a lot of good entertainment this year. >> how do you whittle that down? >> well, we fight a lot. you know? the whole cast -- i don't know. we give probably a hundred nominations and then we whilttl it down and get it down to 15 and fight more about who is the number one entertainer of the year. >> the number one we can reveal? he's on the cover. >> yes! >> daniel...
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jess? >> as for wall street, we're looking a teeny, weenie bit higher. we're hoping for better news when we get the jobless figures out. >> last-minute shopping advice plus how to stay warm if it ever gets cold. >> monika i and i will be back at 7:25 with a live update on traffic and weather. have a
jess? >> as for wall street, we're looking a teeny, weenie bit higher. we're hoping for better news when we get the jobless figures out. >> last-minute shopping advice plus how to stay warm if it ever gets cold. >> monika i and i will be back at 7:25 with a live update on traffic and weather. have a
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. >> thanks, jess. >> we'll get a preview of some restoration work set for the main hall. the hall was damaged in last august's earthquake. some pieces of ceiling tile came down. you can see holes in the creeling from the main hall. project organizers say the hall is in need of other maintenance. they promise to minimize the work's impact on commuters. >> there is a hall but there is a mall there, too. >>> in four minutes, president obama will be hitting the road today. we'll tell you about that and his case for extending the payroll tax cuts. >> details on what could be the start of a soggy middle of o our week. >>> mild, if not balmy start out there. light jack. currently, it is cloudy. 55 degrees. got some light, scattered showers on and off throughout the afternoon today. we'll talk more about your full forecast with howard. here is monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning, anny. we'll take a live look from sky 9 at an overnight accident over on route 3 at route 450 in bowie. right now, the southbound lanes have been reopened. northbound remains blocked.
. >> thanks, jess. >> we'll get a preview of some restoration work set for the main hall. the hall was damaged in last august's earthquake. some pieces of ceiling tile came down. you can see holes in the creeling from the main hall. project organizers say the hall is in need of other maintenance. they promise to minimize the work's impact on commuters. >> there is a hall but there is a mall there, too. >>> in four minutes, president obama will be hitting the road...
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jess? >> good morning to you, mike. that's right. the community here very badly shaken by the murder of franklin amobi, 24 years old. his mother tells us he was on his way to work. he was waiting at the bus stop here on stewart lane when shots rang out, possibly coming from across the street where investigators spent a lot of their time in the parking lot. the community here, i've spoken with neighbors, they can't believe this would happen. this is a quiet residential community and short while ago, i was able to talk to franklin's friends, neil, who says this is such a loss. >> frank, he was a good guy, man. you know, real outgoing person. likes to hang out with him a little bit. you know, just a down to earth person. i'm very hurt that i have to hear about it through facebook. i was in new york, that you know, somebody killed him. for no reason. >> reporter: now, franklin was part of the local rap community here in washington. he went by the name frank diggy and if you turn to social networking, neil mentioned on facebook, i have si
jess? >> good morning to you, mike. that's right. the community here very badly shaken by the murder of franklin amobi, 24 years old. his mother tells us he was on his way to work. he was waiting at the bus stop here on stewart lane when shots rang out, possibly coming from across the street where investigators spent a lot of their time in the parking lot. the community here, i've spoken with neighbors, they can't believe this would happen. this is a quiet residential community and short...
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. >> thank you, jess. >> our time is 6:08. in four minutes, a story that sparked outrage and hundreds of comments on our web site. a mix of history, politics and school lunches. >> the rain is gone but the cold is definitely here this morning. howard has your thursday forecast when 9news now returns. keep it here. >>> welcome back. 6:11 on this thursday morning. chilly out there. a lot colder than yesterday morning. a lot drier. a little bit of a breeze. gusts over 20 in spots. temperatures climb to the mid- 40s under sunshine and diminishing winds this afternoon. i'll be back in about three minutes with a look toward a chilly weekend forecast. right now, let's go to monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >> we'll take a look at an accident. this one is on the outer loop of the beltway north of the bw parkway at kenilworth avenue. tractor trailer and a car involved. at one point, only the shoulder was getting by. right now, everything has been moved out of the road but delays are building quickly. i'll have more on this accide
. >> thank you, jess. >> our time is 6:08. in four minutes, a story that sparked outrage and hundreds of comments on our web site. a mix of history, politics and school lunches. >> the rain is gone but the cold is definitely here this morning. howard has your thursday forecast when 9news now returns. keep it here. >>> welcome back. 6:11 on this thursday morning. chilly out there. a lot colder than yesterday morning. a lot drier. a little bit of a breeze. gusts over 20...
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jess? >> you get these calls this time of year. a charity calling your home desperate for a donation. how do you know your money is going to the right place? there are some easy steps you can take to..vent the charities. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 5:55. 9:00, still 40s north, 50s south. we'll be watching showers move in through midday. some could be on the hefty side. temperatures are really going to get mild. low 60s in spots. with some 50s north. by the time we drive home, most of the rain will be over with. temperatures still upper 50s to low 60s. grab the rain gear, heavy coats, you can keep them inside today or in the closet. andrea? >> there are a couple of new movies opening today. the girl with the dragon tattoo is based on the best selling novel. it is a premake of the 2009 swedish language film. after being disgraced, a. >> reporter: played by daniel craig is hired to investigator the 40-year-old disappearance of a teenage girl. he enlists the help of an unusual and troubled computer researcher played by
jess? >> you get these calls this time of year. a charity calling your home desperate for a donation. how do you know your money is going to the right place? there are some easy steps you can take to..vent the charities. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 5:55. 9:00, still 40s north, 50s south. we'll be watching showers move in through midday. some could be on the hefty side. temperatures are really going to get mild. low 60s in spots. with some 50s north. by the time...
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. >> thank you, jess. >> thanks, jess. >> today marks the 70th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. in mine minutes, one of the survivors talks about the place in u.s. history. >> hefty showers are moving through the region this morning and places like frederick and winchester northwest of the city could see a few inches of snow by this time tomorrow. howard's forecast is coming up next right here on 9news now. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. this one near us goes until 3:00 a.m. tonight. 7:00 p.m. on the flood watch out to the west. we'll see the rain and west to east later on tonight and actually with a little bit of snow. first thing's first, the bus stop forecast, it is wet, rainy, mild. 50
. >> thank you, jess. >> thanks, jess. >> today marks the 70th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. in mine minutes, one of the survivors talks about the place in u.s. history. >> hefty showers are moving through the region this morning and places like frederick and winchester northwest of the city could see a few inches of snow by this time tomorrow. howard's forecast is coming up next right here on 9news now. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless...
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. >> thank you, jess. >>> we are under a severe weather alert day today. howard is going to keep an eye on everything that's coming up including rain and snow in the mountains. >> monika is keeping an eye on traffic. it is a busy morning out there. >> find out why more potentially offensive holiday displays could be going up in a northern virginia community. >>> concerned with the heavy rain potential than the wintry weather potential tonight. heavy rain today and a flood watch is in effect for the region. from forestville, not far from fedex field back down to marlboro and brandywine, ride is a tough one. heavy rains moving into d.c. rockville through potomac back through most of fairfax county into charles county as well. we'll have periods of rain today. locally heavy at times. temperatures will be falling from the upper 50s and low 60s this morning to the low 50s if not the 40s by the drive home. some of the rain will change to snow tonight. i'll have more on that coming up in about four minutes. right now, here's monika with more on a very wet morning
. >> thank you, jess. >>> we are under a severe weather alert day today. howard is going to keep an eye on everything that's coming up including rain and snow in the mountains. >> monika is keeping an eye on traffic. it is a busy morning out there. >> find out why more potentially offensive holiday displays could be going up in a northern virginia community. >>> concerned with the heavy rain potential than the wintry weather potential tonight. heavy rain...
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thanks, jess. we'll check in with you in a little bit. >> this is going to make a serious impact on your morning commute. university boulevard east in silver spring. monika has how to get around it. monika? >> inside the beltway, silver spring, langley park area, university boulevard just north of piney branch road at herrin drive. as you heard jessica say, the mangled remains of the car remain there and it is going to take awhile to investigate and reconstruct what happened there. several hours will be taken up this morning doing all of that work. in the meantime, as again you heard jessica say, police are asking that you please avoid the area on the west side of the accident, go ahead and use route 29. flower avenue or sligo creek parkway. on the east side, you can use new hampshire avenue. south of that is carroll avenue. i think that will be the furthest point you can go as you travel on university boulevard. the beltway is not affected by this. on the northside of town. if you're planning to h
thanks, jess. we'll check in with you in a little bit. >> this is going to make a serious impact on your morning commute. university boulevard east in silver spring. monika has how to get around it. monika? >> inside the beltway, silver spring, langley park area, university boulevard just north of piney branch road at herrin drive. as you heard jessica say, the mangled remains of the car remain there and it is going to take awhile to investigate and reconstruct what happened there....
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thanks, jess. >>> many people around the washington area spent their christmas sharing the spirit with others this holiday season. santa delivered presents to children at the change community center in columbia. a thousand volunteers from the jewish community center donated their time to other charity organizations so their christian staffers could enjoy the holiday with their families. a few restaurants opened their doors and gave meals to those who needed them this year. >> a toddler at the center of an amber alert in virginia is indeed safe this morning. authorities issued an alert for 2-year-old kaden burnside saturday. the boy was with a couple who was killed in richmond. 60-year-old edward balmer jr. and 56-year-old cheryl class. the gunman fled in the couple's suv and was apparently unaware that little kaden was in the backseat. he was later found unharmed in the abandoned vehicle. police have now identified 27- year-old jamal clemens as their suspect in the murders and in kaden's kidnapping. police are still looking for them. if you have any information, please give them a call
thanks, jess. >>> many people around the washington area spent their christmas sharing the spirit with others this holiday season. santa delivered presents to children at the change community center in columbia. a thousand volunteers from the jewish community center donated their time to other charity organizations so their christian staffers could enjoy the holiday with their families. a few restaurants opened their doors and gave meals to those who needed them this year. >> a...
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founder jess booth says this is just the beginning. >> we have several other properties lined up in dc being remodeled. >> reporter: they hope next year they will be able to house 70 homeless female veterans. >>> the organization is still in need of donations, including furniture and cookware. we have a link on our website, wusa 9.com for more information on how you can donate. >>> a new treatment option for children with adhd may be on the horizon. researchers have identified a gene variation in certain youngsters with adhd. the gene is involved in brain signaling. doctors believe the discovery will lead to new drug treatments for hundreds of thousands of children with the gene variant. >>> there is new research looking at the impact on 3-d tv on children with epilepsy. doctors know visual patterns can trigger seizures in people prone to them but researchers found no link between 3-d tv and seizures. sign tests believe it is the video content, not the technology. >>> researchers say concerns about teen sexting may be overblown. in a study of more than 1500 young internet users, 2.5% r
founder jess booth says this is just the beginning. >> we have several other properties lined up in dc being remodeled. >> reporter: they hope next year they will be able to house 70 homeless female veterans. >>> the organization is still in need of donations, including furniture and cookware. we have a link on our website, wusa 9.com for more information on how you can donate. >>> a new treatment option for children with adhd may be on the horizon. researchers...
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blindsided by jesse james. tiger's multiple mistresses. >> i had affairs. i cheated. >> plus, from bill clinton's fling with monica lewinsky to the affair that brought john edwards down. >> i was wrong. >> the washington power players who got caught playing around.
blindsided by jesse james. tiger's multiple mistresses. >> i had affairs. i cheated. >> plus, from bill clinton's fling with monica lewinsky to the affair that brought john edwards down. >> i was wrong. >> the washington power players who got caught playing around.
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sandra bullock, jesse james and the stripper. j. lo husband chris and ben affleck. >> christie brinkley. >> i'm looking forward to my independence day.
sandra bullock, jesse james and the stripper. j. lo husband chris and ben affleck. >> christie brinkley. >> i'm looking forward to my independence day.
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. >> thank you, jess. >>> sure thing. >> by the end of the day, the controversial morning after pill could be available over the counter to women of all ages. >> when we return, we'll break down both sides of the debay. first up after the break, your weather first. >>> welcome back to 9news now. you heard the sound effects. what does that mean, howard, happening today? >> flooding is a bigger concern. i know you've been hearing us talk about the threat of wintry weather mixing in tonight. the immediate concern will be the amounts of rain we could see could be two inches or more, enough to cause potentially some flooding later on. the heavy rain off to the west and southwest in some areas is picking up. that will slow you down for the morning commute. it will slow you down all day. that's really the bigger concern. we start with a look at the flood watch which covers the metro areas of washington and baltimore. that one goes until 3:00. another flood watch out to the west across parts of the shenandoah valley into the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. that one goes unti
. >> thank you, jess. >>> sure thing. >> by the end of the day, the controversial morning after pill could be available over the counter to women of all ages. >> when we return, we'll break down both sides of the debay. first up after the break, your weather first. >>> welcome back to 9news now. you heard the sound effects. what does that mean, howard, happening today? >> flooding is a bigger concern. i know you've been hearing us talk about the threat...
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. >> thanks, jess. >> scientists make a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria. >> we'll have more on that and weather first when 9news now returns in less than two minutes. >>> welcome back to 9 nutt now. it is 4:43. for all of you early birds, put back the heavy coat but get some rain gear and fut in the car. >> it will be unbelievably warm for december. mike is not complaining. you're not complaining. >> we, like you, a lot of us wanted to go skiing this weekend. >> i want to be able to drive to the mountains. >> you can drive there but there is just not much snow on the slopes. they're making what they can. >> you can ride up and down on the lifts. >> they'll take your money and we could make that happen for you, mike. if that's what you want. >> for something to do. >> drink in the lodge. >> bus stop forecast, school still in session for a couple more days this week. rain showers moving in over the next few hours. couple of sprinkles right now. not that much. temps running cool spots, low 40s to low 50s in southern maryland. sunrise, 7:23 this morning. sets at 4:49.
. >> thanks, jess. >> scientists make a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria. >> we'll have more on that and weather first when 9news now returns in less than two minutes. >>> welcome back to 9 nutt now. it is 4:43. for all of you early birds, put back the heavy coat but get some rain gear and fut in the car. >> it will be unbelievably warm for december. mike is not complaining. you're not complaining. >> we, like you, a lot of us wanted to...
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. >> thanks, jess. >>> researchers are discovering more and more toxins in the food we eat. >> this time, it involves a key staple in the diets of millions of americans. >> we'll have that story plus your weather in less than two minutes. >>> anny hong is sort of in for howard. where howard is, he will be very cold in a little while. >> he is. >> we'll give you a hint where howard is. we'll see him in the next hour. >> he did say the temperatures would start dropping. >> where he's at main but in general, we're talking about kind of a wet commute as you're heading out the door this morning. we see some areas of light rain right now. grab the umbrellas, make sure the kids have an umbrella with them as they're going to the bus stop because we do see some wet conditions out there. it will be unsettled for the next couple of days here. here is a look at the bus stop forecast this morning. some light rain, scattered showers throughout the day. temperatures will be in the low 50s to low 60s as you're heading out the door. no need for the heavy duty winter coats. it is a mild start out there. t
. >> thanks, jess. >>> researchers are discovering more and more toxins in the food we eat. >> this time, it involves a key staple in the diets of millions of americans. >> we'll have that story plus your weather in less than two minutes. >>> anny hong is sort of in for howard. where howard is, he will be very cold in a little while. >> he is. >> we'll give you a hint where howard is. we'll see him in the next hour. >> he did say the...
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. >> thank you, jess. >> more federal workers will soon be moving to a highly traveled area in montgomery county. >> one county approved a deer hunt on a local golf course. those stories plus your weather first coming up in less than two minutes. >>> it is 4:44 this thursday morning. i tweeted this morning and howard retweeted i didn't have to worry about snow but lots of tree limbs and branches. >> we had gusts up to 50 miles per hour in spots. pax river, 51 miles per hour. gusts down in southern maryland at a 56-mile-per-hour gust. in flint, in frederick county. even in washington, reagan national had 39-mile-per-hour gusts. main the bigger story was the rain. record setting rain, 3.1 inches, not just the record for the date. that was the wettest december day they've recorded. you take like even snow and melt it down. three inches of rain, water in december, that is prolific. that's what we had yesterday. our records go back to the 1870s. this morning, we're looking at clear skies. winds still gusting to near 30 at this hour. they'll be out of the west and northwest today. 10 to 20 this
. >> thank you, jess. >> more federal workers will soon be moving to a highly traveled area in montgomery county. >> one county approved a deer hunt on a local golf course. those stories plus your weather first coming up in less than two minutes. >>> it is 4:44 this thursday morning. i tweeted this morning and howard retweeted i didn't have to worry about snow but lots of tree limbs and branches. >> we had gusts up to 50 miles per hour in spots. pax river, 51...
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don: all right, jess, how you doing there? i was doing fine, till i got a look at your rescue team. don: uh, he's here to help. you just got to trust me, relax. (garbled radio transmission) what do you say, pal? we're way past letter bombs. it's one of my designs, looks like. thing's got enough c4 to blow her into the upper deck. so, what, are you saying you can disarm it or not? i can take care of the pressure switch. activating the airbag will disable the sensor. bomb's timer is another matter. we stop the clock, it'll go off. what if we fool it instead? but how? if we reset the clock so that the bomb thinks it's already detonated, then the computer will look for instructions in the code, and find none. terminating itself and crashing. charlie: right, so, we just need to override the gps feed. wait, guys, we got a minute here... i'm on it. what about blowing the airbag, deactivating the seat sensor? we can sequence it in. charlie: just did that. don: yeah, that'll work? in theory. airbag will blow before the timer override. she'll have two, maybe three seconds to get out of the ca
don: all right, jess, how you doing there? i was doing fine, till i got a look at your rescue team. don: uh, he's here to help. you just got to trust me, relax. (garbled radio transmission) what do you say, pal? we're way past letter bombs. it's one of my designs, looks like. thing's got enough c4 to blow her into the upper deck. so, what, are you saying you can disarm it or not? i can take care of the pressure switch. activating the airbag will disable the sensor. bomb's timer is another...
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. >> thanks, jess. >> thank you. >>> our time is 6:38. in nine minutes, we're going back to the lincoln theatre in northwest washington. >> learn about a big movie showing starting there today and find out what else is on the theatre calendar. >> howard says we should hit, get this, 60 degrees but there is a trade-off. grab the umbrella. up next, a sneak peek of the christmas weekend forecast. >> that is fun! a concert featuring top rounds for free. know your status. h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. contest to. get in, take a free h.i.v. test and you can get that done outside the 9:30 club and head inside for the concert. also appearing tonight, rapper wale along with c.j. hilton and varner. 1,000 people have already taken their free test to get their tickets. that sounds like a lot of fun. >> here's howard. bustin' loose. >> with all of the warmer weather, check this picture out. clark sent this to me out of middleway, west virginia. we go to the weather graphics. those have some fresh leaves off his macintosh tree. his apple tree. he's got leaves. m
. >> thanks, jess. >> thank you. >>> our time is 6:38. in nine minutes, we're going back to the lincoln theatre in northwest washington. >> learn about a big movie showing starting there today and find out what else is on the theatre calendar. >> howard says we should hit, get this, 60 degrees but there is a trade-off. grab the umbrella. up next, a sneak peek of the christmas weekend forecast. >> that is fun! a concert featuring top rounds for free. know...
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. >> thanks, jess. >> our time is 5:09. anny is up next with the forecast. monika is check the roads. >> if you're looking to get a big dose of the holiday spirit, we'll fill you in on festivities planned tonight on the hill. >> more fallout for two redskins players who failed several large drug tests. hear what coach mike shanahan has to say coming up later in sports. >>> good morning. time now is 5:11 on your tuesday morning. it is mild if you're stepping out the door. wet, some areas of light rain as we speak. grab the umbrella as you're heading out the door. here is a look at your quick day cast. temperatures warm up into the low to mid-60s. already up in the upper 50s. more unsettled weather coming this way. it is 57 degrees with light rain. here is your look at your traffic with monika. good morning. >> good morning, anny and good morning, everybody. on the northbound side and southbound side of route 3, expect all lanes to be blocked. it is closed between route 450 and route 50. southbound go ahead and use 424. on route 50, no access to route 3 this m
. >> thanks, jess. >> our time is 5:09. anny is up next with the forecast. monika is check the roads. >> if you're looking to get a big dose of the holiday spirit, we'll fill you in on festivities planned tonight on the hill. >> more fallout for two redskins players who failed several large drug tests. hear what coach mike shanahan has to say coming up later in sports. >>> good morning. time now is 5:11 on your tuesday morning. it is mild if you're stepping out...
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jess? >>> thank you andrea. the time right now 6:06 and just a few hours the labor department will issue its november unemployment report. it's expected to say that companies added 125,000 jobs last month. but it won't be enough to move the unemployment rate down below 9%. it won't be enough to jump- start the economy. the inability of democrats and republicans could end up costing you directly. both parties say they want to extend the existing payroll tax cut. getting it of the cut would take $1,000 a year out of the average american family's earnings. a lye report from the hill at 6:30. >>> with all of that going on, and 14 million americans unemployed, we are working to help get you hired. now today, our partners at career builder are out with a list of companies looking to hire in big numbers and these were the top three. number one, wells fargo, nationwide they have a report of 10,000 jobs available for positions such as tellers, personal bankers, customer service reps and underwriters and here in the washi
jess? >>> thank you andrea. the time right now 6:06 and just a few hours the labor department will issue its november unemployment report. it's expected to say that companies added 125,000 jobs last month. but it won't be enough to move the unemployment rate down below 9%. it won't be enough to jump- start the economy. the inability of democrats and republicans could end up costing you directly. both parties say they want to extend the existing payroll tax cut. getting it of the cut...
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. >> thanks, jess. >> i got it covered. >> before we go to break, we've learned that shenandoah county schools in virginia are on a two-hour delay. >> feeling a little bit more like winter according to about anybody who peeks their nose outside. monika has your commute. >> see how and hear how tons of tubas heralded the holiday season at the kennedy center. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> welcome back. 5:11. we have a chilly morning out there. the storm system is gone. most things are dry except in far western maryland, west virginia. part of the mountains also have some slick spots. watch out for that. our day planner today, plenty of sunshine. windy conditions early. the winds will slacken after the lunch hour. 42 by noon with highs in the mid-40s and a drive home temp and clear skies of 43. let's go to monika samtani with an update with times
. >> thanks, jess. >> i got it covered. >> before we go to break, we've learned that shenandoah county schools in virginia are on a two-hour delay. >> feeling a little bit more like winter according to about anybody who peeks their nose outside. monika has your commute. >> see how and hear how tons of tubas heralded the holiday season at the kennedy center. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there...