the friend is wounded. joseph sharps hit four times. he falls dead to the ground. >> they killed him, yeah, basically over nothing. >> what do you make of that. >> it hurts. it really hurts. it really really hurts. you know, but as a father, we just have to move on, and say what the lord's got w. so i'm happy for that part. >> i've been through it all now. and this right here, i don' think i could take any more. and my father is ripped apart. >> they say joseph had been in some arguments. but it's unclear as to whether last night shooting may be linked to that. fearing further trouble for some parents pulled the kids out of school. >> i wt my son out of here now, because now that i got wind of what's going on, i don't need nothing to happen to him. >> policare working the case, but so far no motive.

no suspects. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you, pat. the man accused of plotting to bomb metro stations was arraigned in federal court in virginia today. he pleaded not guilty to plotting with people he thought were members of al qaeda, to set off bombs in nrthern virginia. the phony alaeda members were actually fbi agents conducting a sting. ahmed is a pakistani born u.s. citizen. he asked for a jury trial which is now scheduled for next april. s and faculty is getting ready to remember a professor whose life was cut short. the memorial service will be held in her honor tonight. jackie? >> the memorial service has been organized by american university's co god school of business professor marcum was a

faculty member there. now, on october 25th, she was found muered in her bethesda home just a coue miles from here. police believe she had interrupted a burglary at her home, and she was beaten to death. her 19 jeep cherokee was stolen from the murder scene. it was recovered after a police pursuit and a crash in the district hours after the murder. 18-year-old deandra hamlin was arrested for unauthorized use of the jeep. but at this time he has not been charged with professor marcum's murder. colleagues say her loss felt here every day. >> sue was an extraordinary faculty member. she was everyone's favorite professor. she's the one that makes students fall in love with accounting. she's a professor that made students want to go into a

career in business. they wanted sue to write their recommendations for graduate school. they wanted sue to meet their parents at commencement. she was that faculty member. she was an extraordinary person. >> the memoria service for professor sue marcum will be held here at american university at 8:00 p.m. at bender arena. and it is open to the public. ck to you. >> jackie benson, thank you. running red lights, illegal turns, failing to yie to pedestrians, jaywalking. all bad habits that can lead to deadly accidents. 79 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in our area last year alone. arlington county police were out in full force today to promote pedestrians safety. it's part of a new regionwide campaign they're calling streetsmart. >> reporter: we're reporting to

you in the heart of roslin in the middle of rush hour where police are handing out wnings or tickets about every two minutes. a notoriously busy intersection. for drivers and walkers and this morning for the aington county police force. >> what have you seen this morning? >> everything. improper tning, highway signs. pedestrians violations. everything. >> they heard everything too. >> i usually never go this y. >> that's what bridgette told police. >> they block the intersection. and so we can -- we have toalk around. >> that's why this metrous was stopped. commuters on board took their frustration out on the officer. demanding his badge number. >> he blocked the intersection, some riders were a little upset that he was getting a ticket. >> reporter: not getting tickets this day, just warnings, pedestrianses who seem to

jaywalk as often as cards crowded crosswalks. >> i try to get past the light before the crs came. i don't know, as long as there's not a ticket, i'm glad. >> i didn't even know that -- >> for every complaints, office actually heard a couple thank ys. >> this is such a problematic intersection that i think people are appreciative whenwe do come out here and try to make a difference. >> reporter: a quarter of the morning street beat is on is it the mpaign with a cyclist dying every five days in our area. this is a top priority. kimberly suiters, news 4. >> in arlington, fail to yield to a pedestrians in a crosswalk carries a hefty fine between 00 and 500 bucks. military officials are searching for answers after a mysterious plume of light streaked across the southern california sky. it was yesterday just north of the catala island. the pentagon is trying to figure out if a missile is launched and

who might have launched it. officials are also reewing chopper video shot by a local affiliate. it appears to show a rocket of some sort shooting over the pacific ocean. the faa sayso commercial space launches were approved fo that area. a week after election day, one of the closest congressional races in the country has finally been decided. in northern virginia's 11th district. keith fimian has conceded. julie kerry joins us now with details. >> reporter: election night, fewer than 600 votes separated connolly and fimian. the incumbent democrat's lead grew. today, keith fimian announced he will not pursue a recoun >> we believe we would prevail. >> rorter: jerry connolly clared victory election night.

even though he had a razor thin lead. fimian has conceded, connolly can celebrate again. >> there were four competitive races in virginia, only one was left standing and you're looking at it. a doctor's visit revealed a blood clot in anrtery that's been treated. he insists it won't interfere with his work on capitol hill. >> my work is full function. there are no lasting problems. >> challenger keit fimian who lost to connolly by 12 points was defeated this time by fewer than,000 votes. entitled t a taxpayer recount, fimian concluded i would not have changed the outcome. he issued a statement today, but did not call connolly. >> this is my eighth election, sometimes opponents call, sometimes their spouses make them call, and sometimes they skip it.

>> reporter: fimian did take one final jab at connolly. those who make proclamaons prematurely -- >> they're not going to have a beer summit any time soon. >> reporter: rosell believes this may have been the republicans' best shot. >> you can't replicate the extraordinary circumstances of this election year ever again in the future, and make it again very possible that a republican as conservative as keith fian could actually win in this district. >> keith fimian declined on camera interviews today. a look at whether his statement about the virginiaech shooting doomed his candidacy. back to you. we have had a beautiful day today. >> we have. >> quite nice. even though it's about to fall

into darkness. >> the sun is setting, we have more cool days ahead of us, though. doug. the sunset today at 4:49. >> 4:4912. >> and it's not going to fall after 5:00 until the first part of january. it's going to be another nice evening after a beautiful day, just spectacular all across the area. the current temperature, 61 degrees, that's a little above average. wind out of the northwest at about 10 miles an hour, the winds have been on the breezy side during the day today. still, plenty of sunshine, we saw a nice tuesday. 55 right now in frederick. 61 in laplata. over toward manassas. we have just seen it all across the area. nice weather from the d.c. area toward philadelphia, down toward richmond, back toward ohio, it has been gorgeous all day today. i expect more nice weather right on through the rest of the week. your wakeup forecast, 50 degrees. 43 when you wake up around 5:00

a.m., getting out the door around 7:00 a.m. temperatures around 44. starti off on the cool side, you expect that this time of year. your four-day forecast coming up in couple minutes. coming right up on news 4 at 5:00. tempers flair on the interstate. coming up, a crime hidden from the public's view. poce are using technology to stop human sex trafficking. hypertextg spells trouble. teenagers who text too ch may be involved in other risky havi behavior. if you feel like having a drink on a local sunday there's a local county that will soon be selling liquor for you.

fast forward through the headlines, police are searching flew through the suspects. 17-year-old joseph sparks, jr. was killed. he had reportedly been in arguments at school. it's not clear if tha had anything to do with the shooting. american university professor whose life ended in murder will be remembered this evening. the business school is holding memorial service in sue marcum's honor. the assistant dean says she was everyone's favorite professor. a person who made students fall in love with accounting. marcum was found murdered in her

bethesda home last month. jerry connolly of northern virgia will get a second term in congress. eaier today his challenger conceded in a statement. that race ended with fewer than 1,000 votes separating the two. fimian is legally allowed to challenge it, but a recount would not have changed the outcome, he said. teens and texting. the two go together like peas and carrots. >> too much texting can be associated with risky behaviors. more on the phenomenon called hypertexting. >> reporter: smoking, drinking and other risky behaviorsppear to be more common among teenagers who text and use social networking sites. they send and receive more than 120 text messages every day. >> these are kids who are getting less sleep, who are less physically active. who are smoking more cigarettes, drinking more alcohol, using more marijuana.

>> dr. scott frank surveyed more than 4,000 high school students, along with smoking and drug and alcohol use, hypersexting with associated with violence. they were also 90% more likely to he four or more sexual partners. this does not mean texting causes risky behavior. >> pier pressure used to happen once in a while for hypertexters. it's pretty conant now. >> reporter: a father of five, dr. frank recommends parent oversee their kids online activities and texting. >> if they don't know if the kids are involved in hypertexts and hypernetworking they should. >> reporter: eri edwards, nbc news. spending more than three hours a day doing social networkingas also associated with a higher risk of deprsion and suicidal houghts. they're going to be more

opportunities to buy booze in montgomery county. ike legette has issued an order to allow liquor sales on sunday. that could bring in as much as 2 million bucks a year. e sunday sales will be allowed to start november 21st. it is 5:16 and we're in the ddle of happ hour, and doug joins us now. any news on the weather? >> yes, can i have some water? >> there you go. >> beautiful day. >> it was lovely, nice breeze. >> it's going to stay that way. over the next couple days. not just stay that way. it's like a carbon copy each and every day. we've seen 63 and sunshine tomorrow. we'll see 61 but also some sunshine. let's take a look out there and show you whatwe're dealing with. the sun has made its way down. still a little bit of light left. we'll have another 15 minutes or so of light befor it gets reilly dark outside.

that's what you expect this time of year. nice warm afternoons, temperatures falling down in cool overnight crisp morningings. winds out of the north-northwest at 10 miles per hour. 61 in manassas, down toward quantico, 59 degrees. laplatcoming in around 61 degrees. over toward salisbury on the eastern shore, 54 degrees the current temperature there. here's what's happening across the eastern half of the nation. beautiful weather back toward the west, chicago, minneapolis seeing temperatures near the 70 degree mark. and this huge ridge is building. on the east side it's a trough of low pressure, that's why we've seen breez conditions. the main area has stayed offshore over the past couple days. for the most part we've been on the backside o this trough. with it, we're seeing mostly sunny skies, and just

temperatures at or a little abov average as that continues to move out. the high starts to take over. we're going to see a nice week. temperatures nice over the next couple days. windy conditions, mostly just offshore, it's been a little breezy throughout the day today. not as breezy as it was yesterday. continued nice, as we move on through the day tomorrow nice again. as we move on rough the day thursday, nice again. high pressure is really starting to settle on in here. we're going to see a fantastic couple ys. especially when you consider we're already into the middle portion of november. clear skies the rest of the evening. a little breezy, 56 to 60 degrees, winds northwest about 10 to 20. those winds are starting to die down now as we move throughout the night and into themorning. 36 to 44 ithe city. north winds about 10 to 15 and tomorrow temperatures moving right back up to that 60 degree mark once again. still breezy, another nice one north winds at 20 miles an hour.

plenty of sunshine. veterans day looking beuhl, with the high temperature near 60. friday, saturday and sunday looking nice and dry. >> this is an easy week for you? >> it is. i came in about five minutes ago, and everything's great. >> you could phone this one in. >> thanks, doug. >> could you? >> no, i don't think that one wi work. next at 5:00, he's a hero, police officers, firefighters the entire student body come out to say thank you this team right here, what he did that earned him all this hooting and hollering. and betty white got to fulfill a eam today. this was the first dream she had, even before acting. a sweet slimdown. how a nutritionist lost 30 pounds by eating his favorite snacks. cash or credit? how will you pay for holay gifts? and are there benefits? mytory is coming up.

are you using cash or credit this holiday season? and gift cards, what are those new rules it again? >> you might be surprised to find out who receives top scores when it comes to buying eyeglasses. liz crenshaw -- >> wh

>> jim handly. nice to see you. >> he's upset because we don't have a rhyme. he wants a rhyme for 5:00. >> we begin with a recent holiday shopping poll. the national foundation for crit counselling found 70% of peop polled will pay for purchases with cash or a debit card rather than charging them or using a leah way plan this holiday season. experts say this is a sign con 150u78er e assumers are looking to control spending and avoid holiday debt. 's okay to make purchases with a debit card, but you may not have the same protection as you do using a credit card. it also says charging and paying the bill in full is one of the best financial moves a consumer can make. it actually builds great credit. if you do charge purchases and pay overtime, you may be on a slippery financial slope adding new debt to old is never a good

idea. finally, utilize those leah way progrs, they are making a comeback. with leah way, consumers put down a deposit, and make installment payments until the item is paid f. old fashioned, but it works. one popular go to gift for the holidays, gift cards. and this year there are new rules to protect consumers, here's what you need to know. bankrate.com surveyed 50 gift cards include iing amex. most have very few fees and never expire. wh it looked at the credit card brand cards, there were more fees assessed is. if the card expires, and you've not spent all the money, can you request a replacement card. new rules also limit the fees. for example, you'll have one year before a fee on a card is

assessed at all. and then fees could only be deducted once a month. if you are in the market for eyeglasses. a recent survey rates eyeglass retailers. and costco topped the list. they earned the highest score for overall satisfaction among the chns and beat out most of its competitors for price as well. a pair of glasses at costco cost $157 including independent optical shops who charge $211 and 212 at the eye doctor. jcpenney optical scored below average, twhen it came to price service and warranty. good price and good service, and the whole nine yards, there you go. >> you can get rrigerators there. >> i can pick up a refrigerator. >> where else? >> always cracks me up.

>> we're thinking -- >> n no, no. we have -- we're very trendy. >> it's a work in progress, and it's not working for liz. >> next at 5:00, we've got a story you have to stick around for. a bizarre case of road rage involving two drivers. one arm a with a drum, the other with a carton of yogurt. why did the guy with the yogurt end up with a more serious charge. montgomery county police are declaring war on human traffickers. details in a moment. >> a young athlete makes a big move. he managed to fool players and walk right in for a touchdown.

a fast forward now through the head lines. mystery looms over what created a seak of light over southern california. military officials are trying to figure out if a missile was launed just north of catalina island and by whom. no space launches were approved for that region. drivers who did not yield to pedestrians or people who jaywalked got a ticket or a warning. part of a new campaign started today called streetsmart. >> sunday lick per sales are coming toontgomery county. county exec ike legette has issued an order to allow stores

toell spirits seven days a week. it will take effect november 21st. montgomery county police have a message for those involved in the sex trade. we will use technology to find you. >> detectives have set their sights on escort website that is deal in prostitution and ultimately human trafficking. >> reporter: not only are detectives trolling specific sex trade websites, they're enlisting prostitutes to help them arrest violent pimps and john this is is the gateway to the dern day sex trade. websi websites are on notice they are just as accountable as the street level prostitutes they advertise. >> we no longer want you to hide behind an internet site. we're trying to brin you out just as much as we go over to and find the girl. we want you to know that back page may talk fancier than that

girl, but they're more accountable than that girl. >> reporter: sweeping prostitute stings, montgomery county vi detecters are reaching o to sex workers to assist them in ending human trafficking. >> it's not for everybody. a lot of people get killed. eventually abused to the point ere they don't feel like there's anything any more. >> tina should know, when she answered an ad as a teenager for an escort service, it quickly turned into prostitution. ter being beaten and abused by two pimps, she now says she works on her own, but is willing to help police. >> a lot of times, in some areas the police look down on us. they don't try to help us, they're just trying to put us in jail. they don't care what the situation is. in some other areas they want to

help growth get out of it. >> the crackdown is aimed at customers or johns. and want prostitutes to be able to reporcrimes. >> we're not going to ask you about your prostitution business. if somebody places a gun up to your head, if you know something about a murder. if you're the vict of violence of any sort we want you to be able to come into the montgomery county vice department and we'll take care of it. >> they've taken over some escort websites and are collecng information on johns who are the demand side of human trafficking. new developments in the vanessa fan murder case. dectives have filed a search warrant request in order to gain access to the murdered victim's e-mail and facebook accounts. investigators know she was on her cell phone moments before she died and they want to see who she might have been in contact with. she was foun stabbed to death

her car nearly five months ago. her killer is still on the loose. virginia state police are investigating a case of road rage that involved a gun and a carton of yogurt. on friday, police say a man in a toyota cut off a man in a lexus in quantico. the lexus driver drove up next to the toyota and threw a container of yogurt at the vehicle. the toyota driver responded by showing him a small hand begun. he was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for brandishing a handgun. the man who threw the yogurt is charged with a felony for throwing a missile at a moving vehicle. the national mall is showing a lot of wear and tear. it's about to experience a major transformation. a final plan was signed today to restore and improve the most tattered areas of the grounds. tom sherwood is live on the mall with details for us?

>> this grand space down here is known all over the world. if you look close, you see where the grass is all warn out. u see where concrete is all broken up. the effort to change all this is finally picking up. >> the reflecting pool holds about 200,000 people. >> tens of thousands of people gathered on the national mall in august for the glenn beck rally. >> are you ready to restore sanity? >> in october, the sani and fear rallies also drew tens of thousands. all those crowds and millions of tourists every year are wearing out america's front yards. >> it's the mos popular piece of real estate in america. and i would suggest the most profoundly important piece of real estate in the world for what it stands for. and yet we're loving to death. >> tuesday, second of the interior ken salazar signed a far rehing multimillion dollar

agreement on plans to revamp and renew the national mall with better maintenance, family facilities and preservation. >> theres a lot that is exciting and a lot that is happening right now today in the nation's front yard. >> the signing cerony was held at the jefferson memorial. a private group, the 4-year-old trust for the national mall is helping raise millions of dollars in private funds to support the work. >> america cannot stand by and let the national mall continue to be a national disgrace. >> this restoration of the national mall will include a lot more recycling for the millions of bottles and cans that are left down here every year. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you in the studio. >>e'll see you then. thank you, tom. >> when betty white was a girl, her dream job was to be a forrest ranger. e forrest service did not hire

a lot of women in those days. her wish came true. the forrest service made white an honorary forrest ranger at the kennedycenter. the 88-year-old actress put on a hat, brushed aside her hair and held back tears. >> we would sy in there three weeks and never see anody. and i loved it. yellowstone park became my second home. and finally teachers at school would say, well, write another essay. but could you write about something besides yellowstone national park? >> there's smokey bear. she said her parents would have been over the moon about today's honor. she's in washington, by the way, to honor tina fey, receiving the kennedy center mark twain prize tonight. white will be appearing in that program. >> big night down there. she knows how to wear a ranger

hat, doesn't she? >> she does. i wouldn't wants to follow her, but somebody has to, doug. how's the ather looking out there. >> as long as you say i love betty white, you can flow her any time. >> the weather's looking pretty good. temperatures into the upper 50s to around 61 degrees in the d.c. area. 54 toward frederick and laplata coming in at 60 degrees. germantown maryland right now, you're at 56 degrees. some wind earlier, no wind gusts right now. that's the good news. overnight tonight, down to about 43 inside the beltway. 45 in winchester, going up to a high tomorrow back to 60 to 61 degrees. we're looking at some great weather over the next couple days. i'll show you the four day forecast coming up. how much you could be forced to pay for a pack of cigarettes. coming up, he's called the swine flu bandit.

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everyone else. a trick play at a middle school football game is getting national play. the quarterback pretends he's arguing with the referee and starts to walk away with a football and took off. he ran 57 yards. the game ended in a 6-6 tie. >> wow! there's some acting involved in that, i love that. >> and we're acting. >> coming up he risked his life to pull a driver from a burning car. we were there for the high school senior's big surprise. >> he's one of the most popular redskins of all time. he sits down an has lunch with li

a virginia high school student received high praise for a driver trapped in a burning vehicle. >> he ran toward the flames and put his own life at risk. >> hugs, high fives, howls and applause today from the student body at battlefield hh school. senior chris berger took the stage where members of the prince william county police and fire departments lined up to honor hifor acts of heroism. >> he was able to take actions that put his own persol safety at extreme risk. and he did that to save the life

of another. >> to know why this auditorium is packed with pride, you have to look back to august, and this scene along a twisty hey market road. where he came upon a burning hummer that rolled ove the driver was still inside. >> he started running toward the vehicle. chris grabbed the door handle and pulled it so hard the handle flew off. thankfully the door also flew open. >> as soon as i heard the knocking. i guess i thought i'd want someone to do te same thing for me. >> reporter: he's taking the reaction all in, flexing the muscle that helped him pull off the feet. chris burger is indeed hero who is ever humble. >> he was running toward the car. besides everyone up here, of course.

i don't really have anything else to say. >> you should know after chris pulled that driver to safety and the fire rescue worker as arrived. he left the scene never wanting attention. today he is big man on campus. >> he's sweet. good for him. > let's get a final check on our weather. it's an easy week for you, doogles. >> now, that's -- i'd say that's a new one, but it's not a new one. we could put that at the bottom of the screen. 61 degrees out there right now, a beautiful afternoon. we saw a really gorgeous day, 61 right now, winds out of the northwest at 10miles per hour. as we move through the day satellite and radar showing clear skies all throughout the day today. more sunshine tomorro and that's going to lead us through the rest of theweek. 60 on your thursday, 61 on

friday. 63 on saturday. as we move on through the extended forecast. still in the 60s on sunday with more nice weather. a slight chance of storms coming in on monday and tuesday. we'll be talking about that storm over the next coule days. guys, back to you. >> thank you, douglas. time now for lunch with lindsay, and today she sits down with profootball hall of famer art monk. >> hall of famer former redskins wide receiver art monk he's so steady and calm, despite the greatness he displayed on the football field. it's that same demeanor that helped him shake off a continual hall of fame snub. it was not as esy to deal with as art made it seem. some interesting insight over lunch at ray's hellburger in

arlington. >> they said this place has been here for two year but when the president and vice president came it blew up. now they can't contain their business. >> yeah. it's a good thing. >> i'll get the blackened burger. is that what you call it? >> if i could have any burger i want, it's the blackened burger. >> my mother would buy packs of them and i'd come home from school and eat five or six of them. >> how has your life changed since you were inducted into the hall of fame? >> right now the wave is sort of dying down. >> what do you mean? >> well, i mean prior to each hall o fame election. it's lik a tidal wave that builds. everyone would say, i hope you make it, i hope you make it. >> you said you put that stuff out of your mind. did you? >> i did. i was reminded of it every day.

for me my life hasn't changed. i think for this community, it was a big deal. more people are excited about it than i was. you. lie, i don't believe you for a second. >> no, i mean -- it is a big deal. i was excited. i can't deny that. i think this is the whole -- for me it was sort of anti-climb active becau -- not that i thought i could have made it any sooner, but i hated the builup and then the letdown. just the way the community rolls up and supported me in that effort was the biggest surprise for me. >> i know people appreciated what i did on the field and off the field too. but that really kind of was special. >> i've never seen someone put more ketchup on a burger.

>> i'm trying to be nice today because we're on the camera. >> 1982, super bowl 17. you had broken your foot. you obviously put in play, so we hired you as a correspondent for that game, you went around reporti reporting. what do you remember about that experience? >> mia is rated as the number one team in the league on defense. >> she's pretty good. man, when did you start. >> it's everyone's dream. obviously to win it, you are the super bowl champs, how do you feel? >> i feel the same way you do, art. >> all right. congratulations. >> you ask anybody who plays during that era, you worked out -- there were times we just -- i can't do this any more. i miss football because o the

camaraderie. i don't miss the game. i miss the game too. but what i miss the most is the camaraderie we have with our teammates. that's the best thing about the whe thing. >> you really will not find a man with more class. what's he doing now? he's a grandfather, he's an empty nestor, working for a credit card processing company. he loves watching cooki shows with his wife. >> cool. >> and he can love that every day. >> no, he works out every day. >> for ateast an hour or so every day. he does not eat like that every day, in fact he's very healthy. every now and then he'll splurge. >> he is a class act. it was always great to see him. >> thanks, lindsay. here's jim vance with what's new at 6:00 tonight. a luxury cruise ship caught fire. thousands of people left stranded without hot food and without working toilets. they may have them now,but if they do, they just got them.

and they're glad. a couple in california challenging their cell phone contract in the supreme court. they're fightin the fine print in a taste that could test the ban on class action lawsuits. and apparently ving people cash to car pool inhe d.c. area is working. how more people can get in on that. we'll see you tonight at 6:00. >> we look forward to it. thanks, jim. still ahead, the secrets of a successful loser. >> how this guy managed to drop 30 pounds by eating nk food. heove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas?

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city officials are meeting to talk about taxes on cigarettes. they're talking about making a push for a higher cigarette tax during the next session. virginia has one of the lowest tax rates on cigarettes. only missouri is lower at 17 cents a pack. the proposal is being talked about support raising a dollar by additional state revenue and help curb smoking. a nutrition professor in kansas is getting national attention because he drooped 30 pounds in ten weeks. >> while that may not sound like a whole lot, it's how he lost the weight that's a big deal. re on the junk food diet.

people have called him a little nutty. he doesn't mind. after all he loves his nutty barres and junk food. he's quite serious about the junk food diet. he's lost 30 pounds eating this stuff. >> tv show. >> he's been on national tv and online talking about eating junk in moderation. >> nestle crunch bar, kit kat. i've talked to people from ireland, nory, india. >> reporter: it's carefully counting calies and documenting everything from thos nutty bars to everything else >> it's all documented carefully to makesure he's not overeating and he's lost all the weight by doing it in moderation. >> i try to cut down on fast food but it's not working. >> it's fine. it's okay to eat fatty fast food

if you count calories. >> i eat when i get there and eat when i leave. >> repter: again, fine, the diet works as long as you are counting. what's the future of the junk food diet? he's recently branched out into potato chips. remember, he only dropped the 30 pounds by eati junk in moderation. the nutty professor says he's not ruling out turning his big loss into a book deal. >> that's been discussed. not formally working on anything at this time. >> yeah, right. >> he's ju counting calories. if i ate two snickers bars a day every day for ten weeks that's not good nutrition. i see gimmick written all over this. >> we're not reading it. >> i'm disappointed by that. >> this all began as a class project to come up with an unconventional way to lose weight. >> not if his students have

tried the diet. a number of them say they may consider i we don't know how much he exercid or whatever. not recommended. >> no. that's it for news 4 at 5:00. stay right there, news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. the ptagon can't explain what appears to have been a missile that was launched off the coast of southern california. the man accused of trying to help al qaeda bomb the metro is waiting r a jury to decide his fate. keith fimian bowed out of the congressional race in virginia. we begin tonight with a 17-yeaold. still a child, he's dead. his friends laid up in a hospital. both of them shot. they were shot just before 9:00 last night on holbrook street in the district's trinidad neighborhood.