the iranians said it was an rq 170, one of the super secret drones although it has appeared on the internet that can presumably operate without detection. the iranians have lied about such things in the past but alarms went off just a few hours later when the u.s. said in a statement that they had lost control of a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance erik over western afghanistan. the u.s. will not say what type of drone crashed but it was not shot down. although a u.s. senior military official told abc news that we are assuming iran has something. there are provisions built into drones to protect sensitive technology. if contact is lost that information can be remotely erased. but if this is indeed a stealth drone pieces of the skin itself could be used to try to duplicate stealth surfaces. remember that stealth

helicopter that went down in the bin laden raid? pakistan reportedly let china have a look at that technology. >> there are important secrets that can be lost either by looking at the kind of material or looking at the kinds of shapes. >> this comes at a tense time with iran report that is they continue to work on nuclear weapons. tighter sanctions and recent storming of the british embassy by iranian hard liners. >> but iran has failed to release any images of a drone it may or may not have u.s. officials are wondering why. >> we're following developing news in the 2012 presidential race. reports out of atlanta tonight say herman cain will endorse knut gingrich tomorrow. politico reports it will likely happen in new york. cain suspended his presidential

campaign yesterday amid reports of an extra marital affair and sexual harassment claims. >> jack and leslie johnson federal authorities released this audio recording of the two revealing their conversation as f.b.i. agents knocked oven their door. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no. but i mean all this cash? >> put it in your panties, lessly. >> the former prince georges county executive and former council woman were both arrested last year. jack johnson was accused of using his position for political favors. >> the authority will discuss the upcoming 25 cent main toll

plaza increase and as well as planned improvements. it will be held at south lake high school. >> this tuesday is the lighting of the cap toll christmas tree. last year it was house speaker nancy pelosi. this year it will be john boehner performing the honrs. now set for 5:00 p.m. this year's tree, a 60 foot fir came all the way from california. the tree will be lit up each night until 11:00 p.m. through january 1. >> still to come a further look at the week ahead, including a major anniversary that will be marked next week. >> the man who tried to kill president ronald reagan is once again trying to win his freedom. we're going to take a look at the case. >> and a holiday parade in maryland went terribly awry after frosty the snowman got into a scuffle with police. >> the weather center, a beautiful day we had today.

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>> a court hearing for the man accused in the new york city terror plot is postponed. accused of plotting to detonate pipe bombs, authorities say he is an al qaeda sympathizer who was incited by the killing of

anwar alwalkie. this wednesday december 7 is the 70th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. remembrances will be held throughout the country. a wreath laying ceremony will be held at the navy memorial around 1:00 p.m., a day that will live in infamy as fdr said brought the u.s. into world war ii. >> just when you think you've seen everything on capitol hill, an unusual event plan ford this wednesday, first ever congressional facebook developer hack athon. the event will be a bipartisan gathering aimed at exploring the will be there being held at the capitol visitor's center from 3:30 to 7:30. here's a look at what our local sports team has going on this week. the new england patriots come totown for a game against the red skins.

the capitals start their week in florida then head way north on wednesday to take on the senators. the team then heads home friday. when the maple leefs come to the center. >> there's been another push for freedom for john hingely. he wants more time away from st. elizabeths. his doctors say he is ready but there are reports on some questionable behavior. >> john hinkley's brother scott from texas would say nothing to reporters outside but in court his lawyer paul lee vine argued that in 30 years there has not been a single instance where there has been a single act of violence. a 25-year-old john hinkley shot and wounded four people including president ronald reagan his intended target. acquitted he is now a 56-year-old patient who gets home visits, a low risk for

danger to himself or others said the doctor at the hospital. but prosecutors say secret service agents will testify they have tailed him in his visits when his mother dropped him at the movies and he ended up looking at books on president ronald reagan and presidential assassinations and then lying and telling doctors about a movie he never saw. >> i think he should stay where he is. i think he's still dangerous. >> we didn't find a lot of sympathy for hinkley on the streets of d.c. >> i think he should stay in. >> i think people who attempt to assassinate presidents should be in prison and off the street. >> under the proposal, hinkley now in williams burg ten days a month would start staying there 17-24 days a month and then stay there permanently. the judge makes the decision. >> still to come, on washington weekly frosty the snowman busted. and it happened in a maryland parade.

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of the western of the chesapeake bea. this is for the early morning hours tomorrow. and we could be looking at a few delays around the naps area and baltimore. but otherwise the further inland you go the less foggy. 55 degrees the high temperature at reagan national airport, well above average. now 46 degrees. winds out of the south-southwest. cooling down to 41 in fairfax station virginia high today 55 degrees. moving on to wtop radio, now 47. and our final stop takes us to bethesda. 39 degrees high today. approaching 55. these are the temperatures outside for the almost midnight hour. 37 winchester can you remember berland at 36. there's a lot of cold air out there but it's well to the west of us. chicago at 37 minneapolis now at 22. but the wind chill factor in minneapolis feels like 13

degrees. not much of a wind chill factor for us tonight. it's going to be quiet and dry but by thursday and friday it's going to feel a lot like december around here. we've had a really nice stretch of days across the area. temperatures now 3 degrees warmer than just 24 hours ago. but this is the cold front off to the west of us 11 degrees colder in chicago. that's sort of an indication of what's on the way for the next few days or so. the cold front all this rain moves out toward the north and east. the area of low pressure will develop just over kentucky and tennessee will move across our area for the day on tuesday into wednesday bringing unsettled weather in that push of colder air. it may even squeeze out a few snow flakes out to the west come thursday night. here's our future cast for the day tomorrow. plenty of cloud cover expected. you may see a shower or two across western maryland not expecting much. the core of the system will start to arrive on tuesday. heavier rain showers expected.

may see a inch to inch and a half of rain. this is worth watching. tomorrow a mild day. so enjoy it while you can. a little fog for tonight. the day tomorrow calls for highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. here's the extended outlook. it's coming up. 51 degrees on wednesday. much colder on thursday. it's going to be a windy dreary kind of day in by friday high pressure will build back across the mid-atlantic. look at those highs for next weekend. big difference. 20 degrees is a big swing. >> wow. >> back in the city temperatures. >> get the jackets ready. >> during the worst of the economic crisis, a lot of businesses stopped making matching contributions to

workers' 401(k) retirement plan. but good news tonight. companies are once again kicking in. >> at the motley fool, a virginia firm that sells investment advice, the holiday just got brighter. this company and hundreds of others are giving back what they took away during the darkest days of the recession, matching contributions to those popular 401(k) savings plans. >> i think that's excellent news for the economy. the 401(k) match from a company perspective is an expense but also an investment in the future of the employees. >> employees here had a stark choice, give up the 401(k) match or perhaps lose their jobs. >> we agreed that layoffs were going to be off the table but in exchange for that everything else was on the table. >> for millions of americans, retirement savings took a big hit during the recession. stocks are still down more than 20% from their peak. but now with the economy picking up, employers such as if he had ex, starbucks and

u.s. steel are bringing back the company match. a new study finds more than 75% of firms that cut back or cut out contributions have now restored them. >> even with companies reinstating their match, that's only half of the news. the other half of the news is how important it is for employees to be saving on their own. >> in most retirement plans for every $100 you save your employer chips in another $50 up to a certain level literally free money. >> one reason companies are contributing again the study finds is a fear their employees might not save enough to retire in a timely and efficient manner. in other words, to avoid an older, more expensive workforce. >> at motley fool, the company not only made up for the contributions it had cut, it also added 30% on top of that to help cover any investment losses. a stocking stuff just in time for the holidays. >> and coming up next, what led

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jolly happy soul ♪ >> from beloved christmas character. to chestertown christmas parade criminal? >> walked over to the dog and tried to kick it. >> that dog was a police k nine and when officers caught up with frosty right about here, officers say things got heated. some are calling it a frosty meltdown. >> he took his frosty hat off and hit officer walker in the face. >> this frosty is actually not a real snowman. it's 52-year-old kevin walsh seen here after being arrested still in costume. we found him today same guy different snowman face and slightly different story. >> i never touched the dog. i walked by him. >> did you kick him? >> no. >> he then shows us how re tried to walk around the dog. remember, he was in a costume. >> did you hit the police with frosty's head? >> he may have walked into it

too. he walked into my mask. i didn't walk toward him. not a very nice snowman. >> kind of a frosty meltdown. >> that's what i understand. it's a shame because the kids had no see it. >> not very frost like at all. >> he got what he deserved. >> maintaining his innocence, despite facing several misdemeanor charges. >> i would like to be the snowman again because i've done such a good job all these years. >> we've seen the last of him in the annual parade i think? >> i hope so. >> awesome. this isn't kevin walsh's first run-in with the law. police say he has been arrested a handful of times for disorderly conduct. >> we'll be