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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, 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
. >> 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...
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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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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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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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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. >> 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. >> 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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. >> 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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. >> 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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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...