and accomplishing the mission. one word makeshe difference in defending our nation and the cause of freedom. how... is the word that makes all the differee. two more countries have joipd the u.s. and britain in alerting travelers about the potential of a terrorist attack in europe. good eevening. i'm jim vance. >> the new alerts come in sweden today as they look for ten terrorist suspects and a u.s. drone attack supposedly in

pakistan. jackie bensen is live with more. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, u.s. officials tell us the alert is based on many streams of information, including a prisoner the u.s. has bn ent terrogating in afghanistan. people confirm seeing tighter security when they left europe. washington, u.sattorney general eric holder refused to get into specifics but insist the the state department alert was, in his words, a timely thing to do. >> when using mass transit, to be cautious. in marketplaces to use caution, perhaps, to avoid political demotration, things of that nature. >> police in europe are looking for ten al-qaeda suspts. u.s. experts are worried. >> this is the most significant threat we have seen towards europe in the past five years. it speaks to al-qaeda central still hing the capability to

threaten the west. >> reporter: al-qaeda is said to be training europeans in pakistan. five troops a reported to have been attacked by a rocket from a u.s. drone. they have not identified any of the victims. >> we need to put something out to warn people about the potential for attacks. >> reporter: officials most fear something like the 2008 jihad attack in india. 10,000 people were killed by gunmen during a three-day nightmare. in paris, americans like the new york knicks pcticing for a game are not warned not to go, just to be cautious. >> again, you have to seize the moment because how often do you get a chance to play an i understand -- indy game in paris? >> jackie bensen report frg

dullduing from dulles airport. the man who crashed a bus last week died not from an injury but from a heart attack. the accident shut down interstate 270 for several hours last wednesday. they say after darrell cla bbau, jr. lost consciousness, his bus went over a bridge and tumbled down an embankment. everybody else on that bus survived. a virginia state trooper is recovering toenight after a series of crashes. a tractor-trailer rear-ended a car and pushed it into an existing accident scene. that truckriver was charged with reckless driving. six people i all were injured. starting wednesday, the d.c. government will.i.am pose an immediate freeze on hiring and spending. presumptive next mayor vincent gray asked the current mayor to impose that frze this week. the district has $100 million

shortfalls. the plan bans most employee training. it also limits money available to agency leaders to provide supplies. they said it's the first step in what could be a tough budget cutting session in the next few weeks. >> certainly in light of where we are that the stage, i think we're down into the bone marrow at this stage, and we're already starting to look at fiscal year '12. the encies are also looking to prepare for budget cuts as high as 10%. there is a city that list one neighborhooin the district as one of the country's most ten dangerous. but people who live along l street and southeast says the study is outdated and the pointing to new homes is a transformation of that neighborhood. craig? >> reporter: hey, there, jim. we are at the corner of fourth and l, and if you're familiar with this area at all, then you know that this has become

essentially ginger person fid. people came up to me and said if anyone thinks this is an unsafe area, they have no idea what's going on on along l street. >> are you serious? no, i don't believe it. >> lindsay papillon hadn't heard that h street was the most dangerous in the country. >> now, recently? maybe ten years ago, but not now. >> development city leaders stard replacing didlapidated housing with new houses. all while mahoney moved southwest four years ago. >> i think there are re questionable people in dupont than you'll find here. >> there hasn't been a murder

here since 2005. >> i think they're using erroneous data se and they've misinterpreted. i would like to see their methodology. >> they claim they collected data from several law enforcement agencies, including the fbi. according to its web site, it used 17 factors to determine danger. among them, the number of cars stolen, the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents, your chances of becoming a crime victim in the area and the total number of crimes per square mile. nobody we met believed the report except this gentleman who lived in silver spring. >> going down that way could be. the farther you get from 16th street -- >> -- the mo dangerous it gets? >> -- the more dapg russ it gets >> that's where lindsay pappilon lives. >> i'm walking alone. >> they tried calling them

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two weeks ago we reported on the death of brendan looney. he is a graduate of dematha high school before he was shipped overseas.

today he was buried in arlington cemetary after a helicopter crash in afghanistan. he was profiled on nbc nightly news, one half of an incredible story about patriotism and friendship. >> reporter: under gloomy skies, navy seal brendan looney was buried today at arlington national cemetary, killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan only two weeks ago. but a midst the pain is a remarkable story of love and sacrific oney was laid to rest beside his best friend. the two became roommates at the naval academy, class of 2004 they hit it off immediately, and they were so close, they were like brothers. >> they thought the same way, they car about the country in the same way, they wanted to serve. >> they wanted to be involved. they wanted to be in the mix. >> reporter: but after graduation, the wars in iraq and

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together. >> nbc news, the pentagon. a mothern britain credits her intuition with saving her unborn baby's life. during a reason checkup, doors told sophia taylor her baby had died in out ro. they couldn't detect a heartbeat. she said she was devastated but she didn't believe the doctors. they offered her an immediate termination of the pregnancy. she said no and asked for another scan. nine days later they did another scan and there was a heartbeat. they promised to investigate. taylor's baby is due in april. wow. doug is here with our weather forecast. temperatures heading down, huh? >> heading down in a big way. you stepped outside tonight, you need the coats you may need the sweater. if you're one of those people that gets cold easily, you may need the heat overnight tonight and make sure you send the kids off in those coats as well. i had to pull out my son's coat

today. he grew in the last year. i found it and he's grown a lot, and he didn't look as good. the sleeves were a little short. sorry, buddy. he's only four. let's take a look at the temperatures today. we got up to a high of only 57 degrees. that's the coolest day we've seen since may 11. rain today just over a third of an inch, but again,ost of us are not going to see much in the waof rain over the next 24 hours. that's the good news. right now temperatures sitting around 51 degrees. rather cool out there. partly cloudy skies, though many of us are seeing clear skies right now and that's going to allow those temperatures to dip down even more. noing to show on live doppler radar so the rn is out of here for now. 48 in sterling, 46 in frederick. sterling, you're at 48 degrees right now. it's all going to depend on cloud cover. right now we are clear across much of the area, but there are some clouds down here to the south and east that are going to try to push back into the area.

if we stay clear for another six hours or so, we could get very, very cold overnight tonight d we may even see some sunshine tomorrow morning. however, if these clouds build back in as they're supposed to do, we're going to wake up to more cloud cover during the morning hours. it's all because of this upper level system, this huge trough of low pressure dipping way down to the south,nd that's going to keep us very, very cool during the day tomorrow and into the day on wednesday as well before things get a lot nicer during the day on thursday and friday. lo at the temperatures, by the way. back to the west, in cincinnati, 50 in st. louis. newmumerous frost advisories do to portions of tennesse you know it's very cold air. there's those areas of low pressure keeping the cool air here, keeping the chance of rain here. maybe a chance of showers tomorrow but the best chance will come during the day on wednesday. partly cloudy, morning sun. 42 to 48 degrees. as we make our way through the day tomorrow, we'll see those temperatures bump up a little

higher tn they were today. maybe a quick shower. most ofs will remain on the dry side. high 46 to 48 degrees as we make our way through the nex four days. 69 on thursday, friday looking spectacular, high of 74 degrees and how about the extended outlook, columbus day weekend, holiday weekend looking fabulous with highs in the 70s. >> there's something to look gua forward to. the first signs of a baby boom, nearly nine months since the blizzard of 2010. patriots hosting a block party wn in

here's a stat for you. six out of the last seven years shanahan was in denver, his team stted. players, by the way, had the day off on this monday. shanahan said a couple things that stood off. alan hayneswor played better than he's seen him play all season, and portis is awaiting reports froman injury. we're up in philadelphia. philly fans welcome their former quarterback with open arms, surprised a lot of people. this morning they're probably cursing. mcnabb showed what he can do with his new teammates after the team rushed for one touchdown. he connected with chris pulley for that 31-yard touchdown pass,

putting them up 14-0. the feeling that ca over him was relief. he d it by staying focused. >> i said all week i wasn't going to let any of the hoopla affect at the mindset was what the mipd set was for all of us to be focused and ready to go, to come out here and win the game. i was overwhelmed a little bit with the standing ovation and the reception that i got, but, again, you know, when you boil it down to erything, you buckle your chin strap and yove got to win the game. >> first of all, it's in philly. i always want to win this game. we drive in, our bugets egged, i see 800 middle fingers, so i always wan to beat these guys. but to give him the moment that he's had after this game couldn't have been better. >> monday night football, wait until you see this. patriots at dolphins. tom ready to start the second half. dolphins are leading 7-6.

they're kicking off to start the half. patriots running back brandon cates fields it, comes out, cuts right, heads for the sideline, flips two dohins and this guy is gone. he has engines on his heels. 103 yards for the touchdown. new england takes a 13-7 lead. brady says that was easy, but you guys have no idea. they were just getting started. the dolphins are down, it's blocked, his second blocked kick of the game. kyle arringto skoops it up, returns it 2 yards for the touchdown. currently the mapatriots lead a 41-14 in the fourth quarter. to golf news. >> never heard of him. >> you have now. wait until tomorrow morning. to golf news. it came down dot bitter end the at ryder cup today but it was heartbreak for the united states

as they missed the opportunity to win the cup away from home for the first time since 1993. tiger woods and his american teammates faced an uphill climb today, but tiger did his part. on the par 4 12th, tiger lands it just past the hole, spins it back in for eagle. but his reaction was the best because woods didn't know what happened. did it really go in? p. took him a few seconds to figure it out. 4-3 over francesco malanari. he needs to sink the putt from there. it's close,ut it's too much. europe wins the ryder cup 14.5-13.5. valiant attempts from the americans but comes short the

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hospitals in maryland report seeing the beginngs of a baby boom, and many think it may have something to do with those blizzards last winter. there may not be any scientific evidence t, but some doctors

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