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a woman killed when she was run over by a hotel shtle bus. good evening. i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. that accident happened at a s light at the king street metro station in alexandria. it happenedabout 6:00. darcy has more. darcy? >> reporter: the victim was running across the parng lot earlier here this evening. apparentlshe was in a hurry to try to catch a metro train or bus, and that's when she was struck and killed by a van here in the parking lot. authorities say the van driver did remain here on the scene and is cooperating with authorities. this is video of that van described by authorities as a shuttle for an area hotel. police sayhe victim apparently ran in front of the van just after 6:00 tonight. she died at an area hospital about one hour later. an accident reconstruction team was here for several hours tonight. the van driver was questioned by police. her status at this point is unknown. authorities say the victim was a

25-year-old woman from maryland. at this point they did not release her identity. apparently she was running towards the metro station and ran in front of the van which struck her, and that was . we're just reminding pedestrians to be careful when they're crossing the street, crossing parking lights, reminding them drivers can't always see them particularly if they're dressed in dark clothing. >> the buses do a good job here. they stop at the pedestrian crosswalk here,ut once you get back here, but f the little stop where the trolley comes, you're on your own. >> this is the first pedestrian fatalityere in the city of alexandria so far this year. it's unclear whether any charges will be filed in this case. reporting live from alexandria, darcy spencer, news4. jim, back to you. >> thapgs, darcy. an unusual accident killed an accident at a quarry just south of fredericksburg, maryland tonight.

he was killed by a rock crusher. no other details right now being released. outside still a little chilly out there. doug kammerer says it might warm up is weekend. what do you think? >> no. today was 39 degrees. that's the highest we've been in the last four days. the warmest we've been all week is 40 degrees. we're no going to be anywhere close to that tomorrow. we're sitting at 29 degrees. we have a wind chill of 25 degrees so a very cold night once again, but not nearly a cold as it was last night. temperature last night in frederick at this time was 7 degrees. we're at 27 right now. in quantico, there is a developing storm system making its way through the south right now. i'll let you know how that coastal storm will develop an what i think it may bring for the weekend and the week after. jim? >> thanks, doug. here's the deal. all the news copy says that donovan mcnabb was benched. he wasn't benched, he was

effectively fired and they did it ugly. it was really ugly. lindsay is here n. that's my take. what's your take? >> i'm scared to talk to you about the situation. here's my take. my take is that just like i sa about jason campbell, it's good for him that it happens now. let it go. make that in your mind and go to arizona,right? mike shanahan made the decision when the redskins were officially eliminated from the post-season that he wants to see what rex grossman can do in a starting role. shanahan wt so far to say to mcnabb he couldn't guarantee he would keep him on the roster nt season. also shanahan has see enough of mcnabb to see if he wants him next season, and he wants to know if rex can play better. >> there is nothing he's played in the last 13 games that would influence me. i was proud o that last play, 35 yards for a touchdown. could have put us in a position to win that football game, but

right now i've got to do what i think is in the best interest of this organization and that's get a good feel where we're at with the quarterback situation. i also told him i could not guarantee that he would be back next year. i said, i cannot guarantee that. but i said, i will be honest with you. i will evaluate the situation. i'm not re what we'll do in the college draft, if we're able to get the topollege player in the draft, if there was a young donovan mcnabb, i would evaluate that, but i would be as honest with him as time goes on. >> i really respect shanahan. i wonder what mcnabb was thinking when he said find a young donovan mcnabb. ooh. >> i don't resct that. i think it could have been done a whole lot better, i think it could have been done a whole lot more professionally, th might as well have spit in his face. >> the team surprised me by not

seeming very affected by this. the one common denominator is everyone has an issue with a lack of respect. >> i think the team is tired of talking about anything other than football. by t way, we are playing dallas this weekend,aren't we? there is a football game this weekend? >> maybe the biggest week of the season other than the first time they pled dallas,nd hey, grossman could get the win. he hasn't started since november of that year, but he could get the win. >> a lot of people bewildered. john shiffman, is it both? >> it's been a long year for these fans half dealing with the haynesworth drama, another losing season and now this. they say the berchli ibenching is just another reason why it's hard to root for the redskins. >> you never know what's going to happen with the redskins. >> friday coach shanahan dropped

another bomb on the fans. donovan mcnabb is now benched r the rest of the season in favor for the back-up, rex grossman. i don't think you can say shanahan did it or mcnabb did it. it's just crap for a while. >> i'm mad for myself because i like mcna. when they took him out the last time, it blew me and it blew our fans, and i think taking him out for the rest of the season would be worse. >> to give you an idea of how popular mcnabb is here in town, at the sports yards, once his jersey hit the shelves, it was one of the hottest items in the store. now, as for his replacement, portis, cooley, haynesworth, ross. can't find a rex grossman jersey anywhere. so how did things get tothis point? >> without any further ado, our quarterback donovan mcnabb.

just eight months ago, shanahan proudlyintroduced mcnabb to the faithful. things were looking good. >> i was thinking we were going to get a superbowl. >> now with the playoffs out of reach, there are only three games left in the season. >> are you going to lodge the rest of the games? >> yes, because i'm die hard, always been a rskins fan, but, you know, i got to go down with the team. >> redskins fans certainly are dedicated. now, i tald to the manager here at this sports authority behind me. he said there is no plan as of now to order any shipment of rex grossman jerseys. as for those mcnabb jerseys already on the shelves, he says just like his predecessor jason campbell, if mcnabb ge cut, that's most likely when these jerseys will go on sale. >> if they're still open, go and ick me up one, okay? >> okay. >> thank you. appreciate it, john. coming up tonight, we're going to hear from a former

pickpocket about what can make a holiday shopper an easy target. > forget shoveling the sidewalk. check out what happened to a house when the owners went out of town. and later we'll tell you about a man rescued from the rubble in haiti in that earthquake th

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tonight two months after a man died aftern altercation with the bouncers at that club. charges later were dropped. the ethiopian community has been very vocal about what they feel is injustice in this case. mohammad was an ethiopian american. police marked outside the club to make sure there was no trouble there. dc9 must now perform mandatory background chks on all of its employees. president obama signed the tax bill into law today. that bill keeps the bush era tax cuts for two more years. it extends unemployment benefits and payroll tax breaks for another year. it also gives wealthy americans another break on the state taxes. many democrats are upset with the compromise. but the president says it is necessary to keep the middle class lifeline. >> this is really money that's going to make a real difference in people's lives.

and right now what all of us care about is growing the american economy and creating jobs for the american people. >> next we'll turn to cutting spending and cutting debt. >> those t rates will cost $858 billion over two years. house speaker nancy pelosi was not at today's bill signing. think you've had a bad wee look what happened to this couple in iowa when they went on vacation. high winds from a snowstorm blew one of the doors open so the inside of the house was covered with snow. several feet of it in some spots. snow made its way inside the cupboards, in the csets and in the kitchen. this happened last weekend. most of that snow was shoveled out by family members who were asked to go check onhe house. it's a good thing they did, isn't it? still to come tonight,

pickpockets we'll see what criminals look for when they size up holiday shoppers. doug has more word about a storm moving our way, and the president once again dissing wa

holiday shopping season is a ickpocket's dream. reporter harry hairston spoke with a former pickpocket who is offering advice that mightelp you protect yorself. >> reporter: this woman is doing something you may have done yourself, and it can cost you and her big bucks. don't know what it is? thisan does. >> you got a camera. i'd like to take that. >> sherman powell is a reformed crook. he used to be a pickpocket and he said he used to make a good living stealing money right out

of women's purses. >> 12 to 150 0 on a good day, especially arund the holidays. powell says women who wear their purses like this are a pickpoct's dream. >> they're swinging behind them. they don't knowhat's going on behind them. >> if you don't pay attention, you are an easy target for pickpockets. pick pkets say they love revolving doors. it often becomes grid locked in here and people become a little distracted. once you exit the revolving door, look behind you right away. make sure you see who is there and if that person looks suspicious or not. >> usually we use a newspaper to hide our hands when going in your pocket. it's called a sham. >> most women wear their purses up front. is woman took it a step furt ir, which was even better. >> i usually have my hand on it,

which is better. >> don't let your guard down. powell knows it happens all the time, and so do this police officer. >> th become complacent and forget about their surroundings. >> adam son said the is a big place for pickpockets. time and time again, women left their purses unguarded out in the open. >> while you we loading your bag, i could have simply walked by, took your purse and walked away. >> sometimes they work in pairs. one distracts the victim, another steals the purse. >> it takes two seconds to steal a purse. >> you were in alexandria today at a spectacular light display. i've never seen anything like it. >> neither have i. you see things like that onhe internet, but to actually be there is it amazing. take a look at this video. theholiday ligh, last one of

the season. this gentleman, 250,000 lights, seven miles ofpower cord. just a maze whmazing what he di this is by far my favorite song he put on here. and as he says, lookt theroof jumping up there. it's the only one not actual ail christmas song ask that's the one everybody enjoys. it's a cold night out ther a little bit as well. temperatures got up to 39 degrees, actually the second highest temperature of the entire week. that's how cold we have been. a bit better today with plenty of sunshine, but yes, still cold. 29 the current dem out there. wind chill of 29 degrees. it's going to be a cold night tonight but we do have cloud cover making its way in there. that means temperatures are not going to bottom out as they did last night. 29 in frederick where temperatures have been coming up over e last hour or two. 16 in manassas, culpepper coming in at 19 degrees. here's what's happening right now. not a whole lot going on right

here, but here's the storm toward the south trying to take shape, trying to strengthen. it will continue to do so. here it comes up the coast. as it mak its way up the coast, it hits the critical point here. right off cape hatteras. last year this storm moved right up the coast and dumped a lot of snow on the i-95 corridor, but this year they just can't make the turn and it will stay out to sea moving away from us, gig vi us minimal impact. we may not see any snow at all. to the east, del mar, maybe the beaches, the best chance of seeing a few flakes. partly cloy cloudy tomorrow mor increasingclouds. light wind, though, so that's the good news. it will be a cold day. 30 degrees on sunday. 30% chance of snow but that will be well tohe east. 39 on monday and maybe a better chance for monday coming up during the day on tuesday, and as we look toward the extended, at lea we get up to 40 by

thursday and friday. >> heatave coming. >> heat wave. >> thanks, doug. still to come tonight, the first lady made a special delivery to a local toys for tots warehouse. and lindsay is going

it's like when you wantto break up with someone and you stri it on out for a long time. i don't know if you've ever been in that situation. >> have you been through that? >> doug has in the past, i'm sure. >> i felt bad and i apologized to her. >> we're going to sports. >> we're talking about donovan mcnabb.

mcnabb is a smart guy. he probably knows the writing has been on the wall with this since the first benching. the biggest irritation of fans and critics of the redskns is the lack of respect shown to mcnabb by benching him the rest of the season. mcnabb is a pro. he's mad about the decisi. with the playoffs out of the question, the redskins have seen enough. they want points on the board any way they can. mike shanahan made the decision last weekend that he was starting rex grossman. he told both quarterbacks last night. he went on to tell mcnabb he could not guarantee he would be a part of this team next season. teammates of donovan's want to win, and though they verbally support donovan, they did seem indifferent about the benching. >> right now i have to do what i think is in the best interest of this organization and that's get a good feel of where we're at in the quarterback position. i also told him i could not guarantee him that he would be back next year. >> he wants to see what he has next year. he wants to see if these guys

will be the same guys he counts on next ar. now he wants to go with rex. i think it's an opportuny most guys want, and i hope r goes out there and does his thing. >> to quote players in the locker room, they say mcnabb is a hell of a leader. playerson't think this is a slap in the face, and that's what was interesting to me today because after the first benching, they were fired up, they were mad. and after today, theyere like hey, we got to do what we got to do. we want to win. makes you wonder what the real perspective is. rexgrossman will make his first appearance since 2008. he had hints he would get the nod to start but didn't know until st night. he's talked to donovan mcnabb and has been putting in very late nights at the facility. grossman has been waiting for an opportunity like thi in ten to make the most of it. >> i'mhuman. how could you not be motivated to show everybody who is marking

this or talking on the radio or tv thirnking ty're smart. i'm totally motivated to go out and prove not only to them but myself and my teammates that i'm a bona fide starter in this league and can lead this team to a championship one dy. those are the type of goals i ve. >> rex grossman gets the start against dallas. tony romo, by the way, got engaged today. big news for everybody. to college football, reports from the university of maryland are planning to ask head coach ralph frigin to retire and take a buyout. the new head coach was introduced at vanderbilt. he happened to be frigin's successor back in 1989. frigin has been the head coach at his alma mater since 2001. reports are the turks are

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president obama took yet another shot at washingtonians and their wimpy weather reactions. >> and i'm surprised you guys are in school because a lot of times in washington, people don't go to school wn there's even an inch of snow. >> the president made those comments while reading to a grou of kids at long branch elementary school in arlington. last year the president said the city and schools shut down too quickly when there were snows and they need to be tougher like they are inchicago.