good morning, everybody. welcome to "news4 midday." i am barbara harrison, it's friday, november 4th, 2011. a hazmat team has been dispitched on the border of maryland. employees of the post office were immediately evacuated. we will bring you updates on this as soon as they become available to us. right now, more than 175 sailors are receiving a hero's welcome as they return home from

a three-month long stint in afghanistan. and squadron 209 touched down an hour ago. we have news of the happy reunion. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. what a reunion. take a look at the families behind me. the plane touched down about 10:20 this morning, and you can feel the excitement grow as the families waited to catch a glimpse of the loved ones. we were given before it landed about a seven-minute heads up that the plane was about ready to land, and the lady standing next to me turned to me and said this is the longest seven minutes i think i experienced. so everybody is very, very happy to be together. we actually had a family that was reunited for the first time. the father met his son for the first time because his child was

born while he was overseas. hugs, tears of joy and relief, and plenty of kisses. after 85 days in afghanistan, vaq 209 arrived safely this morning. this is not just a homecoming, it's one of the most important days of his life. his wife, jessica, gave birth while he was overseas, and this is the first time he has met his little baby. >> amazing. looking forward to it, the first thing i wanted to do was just grab him and kiss him, you know. i got to see him through skype, but it's not the same thing of holding him. >> i am happy. i am able to cry. it's really emotional for me, and for him to meet the baby. >> reporter: being in a war zone far away from loved ones is not easy. the squad's mission was

successful, and everybody is home safe, and here in the hanger, there is nothing but smiles. >> it's difficult with the baby now, but other than that, you have to do what you have to do. >> reporter: now, the majority of the squad arrived home this morning, but there are 20 or so members due to arrive on sunday, so there will be another reunion here at andrews similar to this. you can see the excitement on the faces of everybody as they saw their loved ones step off the plane, and a lot of hugs and kisses. here in the hanger, they have a party set up and a moon bouncer set up for the kids, and everybody is back together. >> very moving for all of those that got to watch it like you and me and everybody out there looking right now. that was very emotional. >> yes, it is. it was wonderful to see. >> thank you, megan. a popular capitol hill bar is back open for business after being closed for months due to fire damage.

it re-opened its doors at 8:00 a.m. for the first time since june. a kitchen fire ripped through the fire causing extensive damage. while it was closed the staff helped to raise $40,00$40,000 t staffers while out of work. new this midday, we learned the district will get a $6 million settlement after a fire destroyed a library. the fire started while contractors were renovating the building in 2007. it destroyed large parts of the book collection and caused damage to the building. the library reopened in october of 2010. new today, some good news. october jobs report out. last month employers added 80,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped down slightly to

9%. and it appears more jobs were added in august and september than previous thought. those two months added an additional 201,000 jobs. turning to the weather now, we saw fog and rain out there this morning. some of us did. but will we see sun today? >> it's going to take a while. we have a bris sxk nk and north wind, and you need to layer up a bit. and right now these patches of light, and sprinkles trying to reach the ground in northern fairfax and southern montgomery, and these are drifting off to the south, and the sky is beginning to clear out in western maryland, and some of the dry air will push in by this

afternoon. reagan national is at 54, and in the low 50s by montgomery, arlington and fairfax and prince georges counties and through much of the region. we should have sunshine breaking out and the wind picking up. it will be gusting to 25 or more as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. highs reaching the upper 50s. getting cold tonight. i will show you how cold. we will look at the chilly prospects for the weekend and maybe a warmup for next week. it's friday. danella, you have plans? >> we shall see. i am kind of fighting feeling under the weather. can you believe it, birthday weekend and under the weather. no good. >> happy birthday. >> my one birthday wish is for i-95 to look beautiful. if you are traveling i-95 right now from virginia and making your way towards 395, let's take the ride together. as we head towards woodbridge

seeing a lot of green in both directions. and i do see one yellow car slowing just a bit, and continuing on to 395, let me show you this way, i see construction taking away the left lane for you, but the other lanes are open, and as you continue to the 14th street bridge, barbara, you are clear. back to you. in other news, one man is dead after the serious accident on the inner loop of the beltway. it happened this morning when an suv slammed into the back of the trail lure. and tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: the beltway is open and traffic is moving just fine, and now maryland state police are trying to figure out what exactly caused this morning's crash. they do know that one truck stopped and the vehicle behind it did not.

an suv slammed into the back of the tractor trailer. it happened between georgia and connecticut avenue. the crash happened with enough force to dismantle the rear bumper, and that's the bar that is supposed to stop vehicles from sliding underneath tractor trailers. >> when i saw his speed, i didn't know what to do. i couldn't do anything because he was coming up on me so fast. >> the driver of the tractor did not want his face shown on camera, and the driver was so severe he could not tell if the driver was inside of the mangled suv. >> i didn't know if the person was in their car, because when i got out and looked i could not see the person. the second time i got out, they had the lights shining in there and i saw they had passed. >> a section of the beltway was

shut down as the police investigate the crash. the accident happened inside of a work zone. wilson says he slowed down for the work zone, but for some reason the driver of the suv did not. >> i am familiar with, you know, with this highway stuff going on, so that's why i slowed down and had my signal on and everything. >> reporter: maryland state police say the driver of the tractor trailer was not in any fault and will not be charged or ticketed. and the autopsy results from the driver of the accident will be returned before the

investigation will stop. and then jane mcquain's ex-husband was bebeat her to de. search crews found the body of her son two weeks ago after a

we have breaking news out of london right now. a rupert murdoch owned company says it has launched a new compensation plan. victims of the phone hacking at the now defunct "news of the world" can apply for a settlement. they have set up a fund to the alternative to litigation. it has identified more than 5,700 potential victims. and now the g-20 meetings are wrapping up in france. and leaders of the world's largest economy is hoping to establish a financial firewall to protect countries like littlely and spain from default. many countries outside the euro

zone hesitates to supply money without protections. but positive steps were made. >> europe remains on track to implement a sustainable path for greece. italy has agreed to a monitoring program, and tools have been identified that will better enable the world to support european action. >> they had to deal with the creek debt crisis after the prime minister threatened a referendum on a unpopular bailout plan. later today, the occupy movement will take aim at politicians here in the district. demonstrators plan to march to the washington convention center where they will protest at the defending an american dream

conference. it begins at 6:00 this evening. republican presidential candidate, mitt romney and herman cain are expected to speak, as well as giuliani. looming over herman cain's campaign is the possibility of a statement from a woman that accused him of harassment in the 1990s. >> that's right. today we may finally get a statement from one of cain's accusers about what she said was inappropriate sexual misconduct. she worked with cain in the '90s, and the lawyer is asking the association to throw out the confidentiality clause. >> she had nothing to do with

this becoming public and is anxious for it to go away. >> in the meantime, new video has been put out by americans for cain. >> they can't argue with herman cain on the merits or on policy, so what do they do? >> we're getting the high-tech lynching of a beautiful man, herman cain. >> he originally blamed a former staffer that works for perry for leaking the information. he says he never sexually harassed anybody. >> thank you so much, melissa. tom is here with us in the studio to talk about the weather for today, and of course we all want to know what is happening this weekend. >> a lot of things going on. we want it to be dry.

as we take a look outside, we have had a few sprin kills this morning and the clouds linger. that's a live picture from the city camera. you can see that it may be light fog in the air. still cloudy, and the temperature is 54 degrees, and the wind has been coming in out of the north and northeast will pick up. over the last 12 hours, the moving color is rain. we had that coming across virginia. we had a few sprinkles as far north as washington over the last several hours, and the closer view of what has been happening showing a few sprinkles in southern montgomery county. a lot of these are evaporating before they do. and perhaps into foulk county, and this is drifting towards the south. you might have a sprinkle into the metro area in an hour or so. sunshine breaking out in western maryland and in pennsylvania,

and that should be coming our way later today. right now around the region, still a chill in the air. and with the blustery wind, it feels colder than this. it feels like 40s with the wind. it's in the 50s from the atlantic beaches and in prince george's montgomery and arlington fairfax counties. it's chilly and around 50 there now. let's go forward over the next 48 hours. clouds should break up and clear out by this evening. it looks totally clear, and overnight tonight turning colder with the northerly wind. that will be in place tomorrow morning through the day on saturday into saturday night and sunday. we will be clear all the way into sunday afternoon and the first part of next week. so for the next part of the friday, sunshine breaking out later this afternoon. temperatures reaching the upper 50s, but the wind gusting around

25 miles per hour. it will be blustery into tonight as well under a clear sky. great weather for all the high school games tonight, and for tonight it will be clear and chilly, and that gusty north wined will be with us. it will be 50 in the evening and then 40 near midnight and continuing to drop to near freezing by dawn on saturday. the sunset is at 6:05 on saturday, and turning our clocks late saturday night before you go to bed. and bright and sunny during the day tomorrow. and good weather for the high school and college games on saturday. and then on sunday, bright and sunny, another cold start to the day in the mid-30s in the morning, and afternoon highs, mid-60s. monday around 60 and still sunny, and milder as we get into next week, midweek, and tuesday may hit the mid-60s, and a

possibility of a few passing showers then. and then skins take on the 49ers, and kickoff is 1:00 at fedex field. sunny and in the low 50s then, and hovering in the mid-50s through the game and a light wind. >> not bad. you will want to hear a fantastic recipe with the fresh yogurt and cucumbers coming up. >> i can smell it. danella is standing by to tell us what is going on on the roads now? >> it's the hungry traffic report, because i smell the good food coming your way, barbara. i-270 is looking clear in both directions. i will give a view of west montgomery county, and that road is clear. and traveling towards the spur, you are traveling at 54 miles per hour as you head towards the beltway. it's 11:20. still ahead, he says he never

even met the women accusing him of fathering her child. and we are cooking today. a steak wrap is on the menu, and meet one of the chefs taking part in the cooking show at the convention show this

the metropolitan cooking and entertaining show takes place this weekend at the washington convention center. among the chefs taking part is joining us this morning and is bringing us a steak wrap recipe. we are talking about how good it smells in here. welcome. you are the founder and author of the 6:00 scramble. what is that? >> do you ever find yourself staring at the frenlg at 6:00 wondering what to make for dinner? >> yes. >> well, i have a program where i send menus for the week, and also grocery lists. >> now, you will need three beef

shoulder center staikz, and 3 1/2 teaspoons of greek seasoning, and fresh dill, and bread wraps, which are pitas, and chopped tomatoes, and crumbled cheese. sounds delicious and can't wait to see how you make it. >> delicious and healthy. i cooked the beef, sliced the stake, and then you are not using any added oil. it's a lean cut of steak. >> it's nice and tender already. >> yes, nice and tender. we will make the greek yogurt sauce. you have a cup of greek yogurt. i like to use healthy ingredients and you can use nonfat. and so then i will add a little greek seasoning, and you can buy it in a jar.

>> i see. you got it right here. >> it's a combination of garlic and mint and all the good stuff we like. and then we will add the diced english cucumber, because they are less seedy and watery, and we will add that in there, and it's going to be a nice veggie-heavy sauce. and then diced olives, and you want to make sure and buy them pitted because they are no fun to pit yourself, and they give you a lot of flavor. then we have fresh dill that gives it a fresh, clean taste. they are delicious flavors. they will be at the base of the wrap. you can see that it's nice and thick. that way, what we will do from

there is take some and spread it right on there. you spread it right on there. and then you will take a few pieces of this lean beef, and i will be demonstrating the recipe tomorrow by the way in the all-beef national cookoff stage, and along with 20 other finalists in the beef cook off. >> and then you top it with what? >> diced grape tomatoes. all the veggies and feta cheese. >> and here is what it looks like finished. >> we have fresh dill on top to make it pretty. this is a dinner recipe? >> this could be a dinner or lunch recipe. it's so convenient, and makes a few minutes to make so it could be a dinner meal for your 6:00

scramble. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> i will wrap this up for you. coming up, judgment day. jurors in the case of michael jackson's doctor get back to work in minutes. the closing words from both sides. plus, the first lady is inspiring the healthy choices some of the people that work around her are starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me yup. out? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell

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right now, hazmat teams and other agencies are on the scene investigating a white powder that escaped from a white package that escaped earlier this morning. employees of the post office were immediately evacuated. more than 175 sailors returned home a couple hours ago after a three-month long deployment in afghanistan. squadron 209 completed 200 missions in that time with 100% success rate. some of the sailors are returning to meet their children for the first time. and then dr. conrad murray faces four years in prison if convicted. stephanie stanton has more on the final arguments jurors heard to help them make their decision. >> and we will excuse you for the evening. >> the fate of dr. conrad murray

rests in the hands of the jury who must decide if the doctor is criminally responsible for the death of michael jackson. >> michael jackson trusted conrad murray. >> the prosecution presented closing arguments to the jury. >> every single doctor that testified in the courtroom told you they would never do what conrad murray did. every single doctor. because they know it could lead to death. >> the prosecutors hammered home that conrad murray is culpable in jackson's death. >> because he acted with criminal negligent. >> at what point do you draw the line about dr. murray's responsibility for the grown-up? >> and the defense tried to convince the jury that it was not dr. murray but michael jackson himself that caused his death. >> michael jackson went into his

personal bathroom and swallowed lorazepam, and dr. murray did not know. >> they will go over hundreds of exhibits and days of testimony to decide dr. murray's fate. and then under review after mismanagement. senator claire mccaskill will tour the cemetery to think about changes. mccaskill is the senate of the subcommittee investigating the mismanagement of records and funds at arlington. this weekend you have an extra hour to enjoy an extra cocktail or two or sleep an extra if you want to. remember to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed, and daylight-savings time will end at 2:00 in the morning. this is the best weekend to change the batteries in your

spoke detectors. and because of the time change, metro will provide an extra hour of service. the agency will close at 3:00 a.m. on sunday morning. prepare for weekend delays on metro's red line. tonight metro will close five stations for track work. tacoma, silver spring, and wheaten and glenmont stations will close friday night and re-open monday morning. metro suggested adding at least a half an hour to your travel time to compensate for the station closures. i am going to check in with tom kierein for the latest on the forecast. >> the sky is brightening a bit and the low clouds we had in this morning, they are beginning to break up a little bit, and still it's cloudy, and that's a view looking off to the west and the camera bouncing around a bit in a bit of a blustery northerly wind that will increase in strength over the next several hours. over the last several hours, we have had a few sprinkles coming

through northern virginia, southern montgomery county, and that little patch of green that extends into foulkear, and that will move through in another couple hours and after that we should begin to see sunshine. temperatures are in the low to mid-50s, but it feels chillier than that with the gusty breeze that is gusting from 20 to 25 miles per hour. that will be the story through the afternoon, as the sun comes out and the northerly wind, it may peek in the next couple hours, and then will drop by dawn on saturday. a clear night tonight, in the 40s through the evening, and then will have the blustery wind and will have it settle down tomorrow morning. during the day, saturday, 50s, and monday up near 60 and brighter on tuesday, and could get showers on wednesday and thursday. that's the way it looks right now. barbara? >> tom, thank you.

here is a story that is interesting. a jonah-like experience. look at this, two humpback whales look like they will swallow the surfer. the video was shot monday off of a local beach. a pod of local whales have been hanging out for a couple weeks now. the whales are lunging out of the water to catch schools of fish, but looks like they are wanting to swallow the surfer. the roads look good. travel times around the beltway, the outer loop making your way towards university blvl boulevard, you are traveling at 34 miles per hour. and if you are continuing on the inner loop and making your way towards the wilson bridge, not

seeing any problems in either direction on the wilson bridge. and if you head towards virginia on the inner loop, clear in both directions, and the tral time right now, from i-95 interchange to the dulles toll road, you are traveling at 55 miles per hour. >> we should have had the chef make a birthday cake for you. >> thanks, barbara. this weekend, vdot will shift lanes on the beltway, and by monday morning, all traffic will use the new bridge over route 123. there will be a ramp to get on the inner loop instead of the left turn that many of you know about. and then slowing down big time on the d.c. streets. the council will consider

loweri lowering speed limits on all residential streets to 15 miles per hour. speeding cars are a deterrent to walkers and bikers in the city. many bosses offer incentives to their employees to lose weight and stay healthy. and nbc's kristin will kerr has more on how the employees in the white house are feeling the affects of michelle obama as their personal trainer. >> susan is in high gear. she traded her commute in traffic for a brisk 13-mile bike ride to work, part of her ju journey to a better lifestyle. she has lost 30 pounds this year, and not easy when you are a pastry chef at the white house. >> i used to say i was the

cookie monster, because i love sweets. >> reporter: her new determination to resist is thanks in part of the head of the household, michelle obama. the first lady has made her "let's move initiative" a call for action for americans to get healthy, telling al. >> i work out as much as i can. i tell families you don't have to make whole scale changes. >> words that resinated with susie and two other chefs at the white house. adam has also lost 30 pounds. >> we try to live by her example. if she can work out with her busy example, we should be able to do the same thing. >> i wanted to be healthier. >> their method, healthier food choices and exercise. >> what is the hardest thing to resist in this kitchen? >> for me it's probably bacon. >> they have to taste the food

before they serve it, including every batch of cookies that comes out of the white house oven. mmm. the chefs are already preparing for the holiday season, making cookies in the shape of the first dog, bo. >> we have an event going on and i am tasting all the calories, and what i tried to do now is tasting a little smaller more sul. >> even the first lady has taken note. >> when she sees us, she will comment you look great. >> the inspiration for everybody out there is just to get started. every morning is a new day. >> hard to resist those beautiful desserts, though. the first lady is having a positive impact on her husband. his most recent physical shows he is in excellent shape and tobacco free now. and labor negotiations in the nba are expected to resume

tomorrow, but a group of 50 players are threatening to push to decertify their union, and that would allow them to file an antitrust suit against the league. they are butting heads over how to split revenue. they have cancelled a month of the season and more games could follow. this weekend the skins face the san francisco 49ers, and the best run defense in the league, not good news for a skins' offense that only had 26 yards rushing last week against the 20th ranked rushing defense. and offensive coordinator, shanahan has heard the critics and is confident. >> anytime you get shutout, i expect to get criticized and i expect it from you guys and my wife and myself. i mean, it's embarrassing. what matters to me is whether the players believe in me or not.

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former president bill clinton criticized president obama in his new book "back to work." he says the debt ceiling debate made america look weak and confused overseas. he described the state of the country as a mess, and he took it upon himself to help the democrats in the elections, and he tried to explain what the democrats had accomplished. the book "back to work" will be released on tuesday. a nanny in d.c. may have held bank of america customers

back from putting the fee in place. she started an internet petition when she heard about the bank's plans to charge users $5 a month for using debit cards. bank of america announced they cancelled plans to create the fee. she says her impact had to do with good timing. a report on the u.s. job market is missed this morning. let's check in with courtney reagan. she has the rest of the day's business headlines, too. >> good morning, barbara. stocks are extending their losses. the stock is down 154 points now. we are not out of the woods yet. and traders are awaiting the results of a confidence vote that is expected in greece later today and that could determine whether europe's bailout will go as planned.

and jobs were added in october, but it is still short of the expectations of 95,000 jobs. but the unemployment rate has dropped to a six-month low to 9.0%, down slightly from 9.1% from last month. the u.s. senate blocks president obama again. the $447 billion jobs plan was shot down by the u.s. senate on thursday by a vote of 51-49. it blocked a infrastructure proposal that included highway, rail and airport improvements. the daily deal site groupon launched it's site today, and now you can buy their stock. right at the gate, they were basically selling for an increase. part of the reason for that strong demand is due to lack of supply. the company is putting up 5% of

the total shares on the market, and that's low compared to an average tech company that offered 20%. a lot of excitement surrounding the company, but to be fair there is scrutiny as well, questions about the management team and accounting matrix and long term ability to turn a profit, one where only time will tell. so far investors are cheering. >> thank you. this is about getting back -- >> yes, and mun yo, and you, you jerk. come on! let's storm the castle together. >> an all-star cast in the come comedy, heist.

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weare wrapping up a week with a little bieber fever, i guess you can call it baby bieber fever, but, no, let's not go there. >> how is it going, barbara? >> what do you think? >> this claim came out of nowhere. >> we don't know who is telling the truth yet. a woman said he fathered her

baby. >> i would like to say that none of those allegations are true. i know that i will be a target, but i'm never going to be a victim. i think it's just crazy, because every night after the show, i am gone from the stage to my car. it's crazy some people want to make up such crazy allegations, but none of it is true. >> he looks like a baby himself. >> he does. >> hard to imagine, but it happens. >> yeah, things happen. >> how are his fans feeling about this? >> they are ferocious and passionate about their bieber, and the mariah girl is having death threats, and if it's true, he was 16 and she was older. >> who is in trouble, then? >> they have all kinds of

paternity tests -- >> yeah, he should do one and have it on file, you know. they can just cross-reference it at that point. i doubt she will be the last one to make that allegation. >> yeah, just check my file when that happens, right? >> yeah, it's on file. >> and who is overpaid now? >> in the top three that came in, will ferrell was the number three, and he was number one last year. >> how much is he making? >> he is making a lot of money, but he did movies like "land of the lost," which was a bomb, but he has been in so much phenomenal movies, and that's why he is down to three. >> and myreddie murphy? >> yeah, and he had a big chunk of change on a movie. >> if he can demand it and get it.

>> yeah, absolutely. >> and drew barrymore -- >> i feel like in the 2000s, where "charlie angel's" made movie, but since then she has had some flops. there are worst things to be called than overpaid. >> the convention center food show -- >> yeah, the metropolitan food show. >> you talked to paula deem? >> yeah, she got hit with a ham, and it turns out i wanted to find out what happened to the guy that tossed the ham. and actually, she saved his job. >> let's hear what she had to  say. >> it was his first day volunteering. this guy did not realize that she was unloading the truck. i turned just in time to catch it right in the face. and it hurt like a mofo, and i

heard they were going to let him go, and i called and i said please don't do that, because i didn't say don't throw it back to me, and so when i pass the love from now on, i say don't give it back to me. >> her show is at 1:30 tomorrow, and i am so excited to see her. she called into the show and we chatted for 20 minutes, everything from holiday cooking and to her kids and husband. it was funny, and we called her house, and her husband answered and he was like, "paula!" and -- >> real people there. >> we missed you last week. >> thank you. >> we will take a look at some of the stories we will follow for news4 this afternoon. pat lawson joins us with a preview. >> hey, barbara. happy friday. coming up, we are on jury watch

this afternoon in the trial of michael jackson's former doctor, conrad murray. and why is the price of peanut butter skyrocketing. liz crenshaw joins us with the answer in "ask liz." and then we get a sneak peek at the latest restaurant review. all of that coming up on news4 starting at 4:00. we have time for a final check on the forecast. >> we have clouds now, but a little sun should break out later this afternoon. here is the seven-day out look for you. as the sun breaks out, a gusty wind develops as we have a cold start. sunny tomorrow and sunday, too, but chilly. a bit of a warming trend on monday and tuesday and midweek. have a great weekend. >> thank you, tom. have a great weekend. ladies and gentlemen, beginning his tenth season as traveling around the world, where in the world is matt

lauer. number two travel tips. >> honeymooning with kim kardashian, get refundable tickets. >> and the number one matt lauer travel tip, ladies and gentlemen. >> never look at your hotel room under a black light. >> no, you never want to do that. >> the tenth anniversary of where in the world is matt lauer begins on monday. you can find out his location on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. right here on news4. that's "news4 midday" for