good morning, everybody. welcome to "news4 midday." i am barbara harrison. it's thursday, november 10th, 2011. we begin with the on going fallout from the growing sex abuse scandal in one of the nation's premier football schools. penn state trustees fired coach paterno and spanair. nbc's jay gray joins us from college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: a rough night has given way to a somber morning here on the campus of penn state

university. still so many trying to come to grips that joe paterno will not be part of game day here at penn state. the turmoil at penn state poured into the streets overnight. afterward spread of a late decision by the board of trustees that the legendary coach, coach paterno, and the president would be relieved of their duties immediately. thousands of students gathered on campus, some turning violent and smashing windows and overturning a news van. and in front of paterno's home, many rallied to show support. with his wife at his side, paterno spoke briefly thanking the crowd. >> hey, look, get a good night's sleep. study, all right? we still have got things to do.

all right. i'm out of it maybe, now, and a phone call put me out of it, but we will go from there. okay. good luck, everybody. one thing, thanks and pray a bit for those victims. >> reporter: a ninth potential victim is coming forward claiming he was abused by jerry sandusky. police continue what they have labeled a rigorous investigation here. now, the end of paterno's tenure is by no means the end of the controversy. in fact the board of trustees said more employees could lose their jobs as a result of the scandal here and paterno said he may speak publicly before the end of the day. that's the latest. live here at penn state. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. and right now crews are at

the washington monument preparing for the temporary repairs that will be made to it. and it's just the first step in a major repair job. this was almelissa there now. >> reporter: take a look behind me. there is one engineer on the face, kind of facing us here this morning, still up there even though it has gotten quite windy in the past couple minutes. these are the same engineers that found the cracks after the august quake. they have been out here since 9:00 this morning on top of the monument preparing for the repairs, that work that will start next week. for 6-year-old, ian patterson, this is as cool as it gets. >> i started waving. i was like, i want to go up there, but i'm afraid of heights in my head, i said. >> reporter: he is many feet up,

and setting up for next week's weatherization work. they will use a temporary sealant to seal cracks and plug joints. it's a joint filler similar to noodles kids use in pulls. it will help prepare the monument for winter. >> the expanding and freezing can cause additional damage, and water coming in and leaking to the iron staircase and causing damage there, too. >> part of the project will cost $240,000. it's scheduled to start monday, and will take almost a week to complete. after winter rolls through, they can start looking at what permanent repairs can be made and determine how long the repairs might take. >> i have to tell you. i think we should do everything we can to sustain the monuments we have got.

>> ian's 9-year-old repairs are bummed the repairs did not start earlier, because she was hoping to take a trip to the top of the monument. >> if i was up there, i would tell them to go faster and keep going fast and faster. >> because you want to go up there? >> yes, i do. >> the duo, still amazed from below. >> and he just standing -- i cannot believe how balanced he is. i don't know what he has on to take -- keep him up there. >> lots of ropes and harnesses. >> well, yeah, but you can't see them. >> reporter: that is a good point. it's hard to even see the engineers at some points this morning, depending on where they are on the monument. we just spoke with the superintendent again and he says they could know what type of permanent apairs in a couple weeks. >> a little history lesson for the kids, just watching the repairs take place. thank you so much. >> reporter: they liked it.

>> thank you for that report. it looks windy out there from her live shot. we will turn to the weather now. we had a very foggy morning. we have clouds and sun out there right now. tom, tell us, winds kicking up all around our area? >> yeah, we had a cool front just come through and changed the wind direction and swept the fog away and revealed the browns and oaks of november. and yeah, the camera is bouncing around in a blustery wind as we saw there with melissa down there on the mall, the wind is picking up there as well. and we look at what has been happening over the last twel hours, the radar and satellite showing an area of rain, those areas of green showing sprinkles, showing up right now in loudoun county and far western fairfax county and that's crossing the potomac and move into maryland and frederick county now. the northern suburb will get a few sprinkles over the next few

minutes. the cloud cover thinned out, and sun breaking out in shenandoah valley. and they still have fog ling lingering in a few places there. temperatures are about the warmest they will be for the rest of the day. peaking at 58. the colder air is coming in. ten degrees colder in gaitersburg, and out encumberland, in the mid-40s. the temperatures will continue to drop. we will take a look at dramatic changes on the way for tonight and into tomorrow and on the weekend coming up. >> we want to be ready for that. let's get out to the roads now. it was a rough morning i think in some areas. here is danella sealock to bring us up to speed on what is going on now. >> earlier fog was a big issue. i am seeing some of the rain that tom mentioned. i will get to that in a minute. let's talk about the congestion

on i-66. you are in the red. your delays start east right around nutley, and you are slow as you head inside. and nutley, bumper to bumper, and no delays but just congestion. father hurley, no delays, just rain. good travel speed, though, 55 miles per hour, barbara. >> thanks, danella. as we speak authorities in venezuela are looking for a washington national's player who was kidnapped. gunmen captured ramos from his home in venezuela. they found the suv abandoned in a nearby town, but still no word of ramos. >> reporter: national's catcher, wilson ramos, was taken by gun point wednesday evening and still no word on where he was taken or if he is okay. he returned to his native venezuela to play with the

winter team, the tigers. he was at his family home when four men pulled guns and forced him into an suv. s are searching for ramos and the family has not been contacted as of yet by the kidnappers. no ransom demand has been made. the national's organization has not commented on the kidnapping, and one drew tweeted, scary situation. this is the first time a major league player has been abducted, but there has been situations where the family of the player has been kidnapped and returned for ransom. ramos was considering a promising player and a building block for the nationals. later today we are expected

to get an update on the virginia senate race, still too close to call. the out come of that race will determine whether the republicans will have complete control of the commonwealth. republican, reeves, claiming he beat out the incumbent. at least check, reeves is up by 224 votes. the state board of elections is set to certain fi totals on the 28th, and after that the loser can ask for a recount. right now, vincent gray is on the national mall helping to re-open the war memorial. it has been closed for the last year as it underwent a $3 million renovation. the improvements included new landscaping and paving. it lists the names of those that lost their lives in world war i. in less than an hour, we

will learn what president richard nixon said he knew about the break in in watergate. the archives will release the grand jury testimony. it was the first time an ex-president had testified before a grand jury. it's also rare for any grand jury testimony to be made public. the time is 11 after 11:00 now, and coming up, how costly is that oops. >> i can't. the third one i can't, sorry. oops. >> rick perry explains what happened in last night's debate, and if his campaign for president will continue. signs of progress in europe. the debt crisis and good news

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now to decision 2012. rick perry says he will not end the campaign because of an embarrassing moment during the debate. trying to think of the three agencies he would eliminate. >> it's three agencies when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and the -- there, let's see. >> you can't name the third one?

>> the third agency of government, i would do away with with education, the -- >> commerce. >> commerce, and let's see, i can't, the third one i can't, sorry. oops. >> well, later in the debate, perry finally remembered he would also eliminate the energy department. this morning on the "today" show he said he stepped in it and made a mistake. >> i am human like everybody else. i have stumbled over that agency, but at the end of the day this truly is who is it that has a vision to get the country back working again and who has a plan. >> perry says he will participate in the next republican debate on saturday in south carolina. perry's gaffe over the debate overshadowed the controversy surrounding cain, and the audience got upset when cain was asked about the charges.

cain went on to say the american people deserve better than somebody getting tried in the court of public opinion based on unfounded accusations. one of the women says cain must have amnesia when he said he did not remember her. she came forward saying cain groped her when she wanted a job in the 1990s. two other women that said cain acted improperly towards them have not come forward and have not been identified publicly. and this morning, the air force admits to dumping body parts in a virginia landfill. the practice of dumping the remains at the king george landfill took place between 2003 and 2008 and only applied to remains that could not be identified. those remains are now buried at sea.

the revelation comes days after investigators discover the miss handling of the remains at the mortuary. rescue workers rescued a woman and pulled her to safety. she was a rescue and relief team sent from japan to help clean up the area from the earthquake that hit six weeks ago. so far at least seven people have been killed in the latest tremor. tom joins us now to talk about our weather and what we can expect the rest of the week. >> good morning, on your mark, get set, rake. we're going to be raking leaves. the winds are picking up, and we'll have a lot of those leaves coming down here over the next couple of days. those winds already beginning to get a bit gusty. we have had gusts over 20 miles per hour in the last hour. there is the sky over washington. it's gray now, and we have had the blustery winds just picking up. it's 58 at reagan national. it's out of the west northwest there, and sustained at about

15. we have had gusts up to around 25. and the winds have come on through along this front that has been triggering some rain where you see the areas of green, and those are showers. we have a few to the north of us, and there's another line developing just to the east of charlottesville, all the way to the north carolina border. that's advancing to the north, and behind that it's clearing out and turning colder from the ohio valley and moving towards us. we can see there are a few sprinkles in montgomery county, and frederick county, and the roadways could get wet because it could get slippery. perhaps just a few sprinkles in prince william. sunshine in southern maryland, but that is going away over the next hour. some sun beginning to break out some of the highlands in west virginia. as we look at the temperatures now, it's really beginning to

drop. it's into the mid-40s in western maryland. our western northern suburbs, dipped into the 40s. and closer to washington it's ten degrees warmer, and in fact near 60 in southern maryland as well as through central virginia. and in southern maryland, still a bit of lingering fog. peak gusts at 25 near washington as well as in the mountains, and these will be continuing as we get into the afternoon hours. let's go forward over the next 48 hours. green, the potential zone of rain. that's exiting quickly off to the east as the front sweeps through. a clearing sky by later tonight, and by midnight, we have to clear out. out in the mountains, to the west, we will have snow showers in western maryland, and they could pick up several inches of know. during the day on friday, lots of sun. it should be clear on friday night into saturday as well. so let's go forward now for the rest of the afternoon. we will have those clouds with

us, and we'll have those winds as well, whipping up to around 25. we are at our high temperatures now, and it will begin to drop now as we get into the afternoon. there's a possibility of a passing shower. and then overnight tonight, those clouds should be breaking up by late evening and we will have temperatures plummeting from the upper 40s by sunset all the way to 40 degrees by midnight. we will have the full moon rising around 4:46, and we have the early sunsets and that will be at 4:59. and then plummeting to freezing tomorrow morning, and afternoon highs near 50. those winds, gusting perhaps as high as 35 miles per hour tomorrow and a lot of those leaves will be swirling around, and then on saturday morning, cold again, near 30, but diminished winds. sunny on saturday and highs in the 50s, a lot of college and high school games. the big maryland and notre dame game, and should be sunny for that. milder next week. could get a few sprinkles on

tuesday, and into wednesday. that's the way it looks right now. get the rake ready. >> you just reminded me, tomorrow is 11-11, and there may be kids turning 11 years old tomorrow. we will check in on midday traffic once again with danella sealock. >> still seeing big delays on i-66 heading east. your delays start at nutley and continue inside the beltway right around sycamore street, and that's where you will see relief. check in times around the beltway, making your way in prince georges county on branch avenue at 56 miles per hour, and georgia avenue, 58 miles per hour, and across the american legion bridge, that's clear and no issues as you make your way across the american legion bridge. 11:21 the time now. and walking and running are not

your only options. we will show you alternatives. and an art history lesson in a children's book. it may make you plan a trip to the national gallery of art. but

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>> she is engaged in hips, quads, abs, and you are engaging the abs as you go up the steps. >> you can do it walking or claiming. >> if you have a steep hill in the back of your house, if you have your garage. >> how hard was that? >> it was a little harder having a cold, but not bad. felt good. >> did you feel a difference later in the day after you had gone home. >> absolutely. >> where did you feel it? >> my legs, back. >> and let's move on to the next one. you did advanced hopping? >> the hopping one is awesome. it's maximum explosion. watch how she moves the arms up. when you pump the arms, you engage the core, and you are working the calfs, the hips and the quads. it's like an arobic workout. >> how many times did he have you do that? >> quite a few. >> oh, yes. >> did it get easier? >> no.

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right now on news4 midday, a ninth victim has come forward in the scandal that rocked penn state university. the board of trustees decided to fire the coach, paterno, and the university president, and that sparks riots across the campus. police in venezuela say they found the suv that was used to kidnap ramos. they found the vehicle abandoned in a nearby town and there was no sign of ramos. michael jackson's physician is speaking out about his role in the pop star's death. savannah guthrie sat down with conrad murray. the interview took place before murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. >> don't you bear some of the responsibility. the propofol is in that room because you prescribed it to

him? >> it's difficult to say that i miss michael, and he was in a situation where he had use of the substance. >> were you right to leave him in a situation where he had the opportunity to inject himself? >> well, i am going to say that was not a foreseeable situation. if mr. jackson -- >> it wasn't? >> no. had i known what i do in retrospect, that mr. jackson was an addict, and if he shared that information with me, it's unreasonable and you -- >> you just said that he was a desperate man. and you left him alone for propof propofol. >> he was asleep. >> the second half of the interview will air tomorrow morning on the "today" show. severe weather in alaska has residents dealing with a massive storm there.

the west coast of alaska is being battered by what the national weather service is describing as a usually severe and life-threatening storm. the super storm has brought winds as high as 100 miles per hour, and as much as 18 inches of snow already. people are leaving their homes afraid of some big waves that they could experience, and that combined with the blizzard. have you seen anything like that in the season? >> it's unprecedented for that area. the air pressure of that storm was equivalent to a category 4 hurricane. and to be so widespread, that storm affected an area of 1500 miles wide. just an incredible storm. here, we have got a little bit of wind, that's all. 20 to 25 miles per hour wind. nothing like in alaska. and it's turning colder, though. camera is jumping around. that's a live picture from the tower camera, 300 feet above the landscape. take a good look at the color,

because a lot of the leaves will be coming down in the next 24 hours as we have a lot of wind kicking in. now, let's look at what has been happening over the last 12 hours. we have an area of rain moving our way, that area of green on the screen. those are some sprinkles. just a little light rain across the potomac and into merrick. it's coming into the metro area perhaps in another half hour or so. it will turn colder. right now 58 at reagan national, and 20 degrees colder to the west. and we may have a passing sprinkle. tomorrow in the morning, cold, near freezing, and afternoon highs near 50, and winds gusting tomorrow near 35. even with the sunshine, it will be a cold day.

cold saturday morning, and sunny sunday afternoon and chilly. the first part of next week might get showers on tuesday. >> thank you. now here is something to think about while driving. all that stop and go traffic could impact your brain. we are not just talking about traffic head aekz. there's a new warning out on the danger of traffic fumes. auto exhaust seems to have an impact on mental stability and intelligence and emotional stability. the region that had the most wasted hours of commuters last year. good morning, still seeing problems on i-66. slow out of nutley as you make your way on i-66, that's where the delays are. wow, cleared up just a bit here. that's traveling east at nutley, but i can tell you at sycamore street, that's where you see

relief. and 270 now, it's rainy, and slow down the roadway is wet, but you are clear as you make your way towards the 270 spur. back to you. >> thanks, danella. >> an 8-year-old is lucky to be alive today after being hit by a metro bus. it happened on 29th street and friendship heights. it was traveling up the road when the boy ran out between two cars. luckily the bus was going 10 to 15 miles per hour when the accident happened. >> the operator, you know, had upwards of three decades of experience. so he has seen this kind of thing before. it's always unnerving when you have something this close. >> the boy only served a bruise on his left hip, we understand. metro says actually accidents with pedestrians rarely happen, because drivers go through two months of training. a hawk is recovering after getting stuck in the metro.

he got his claws stuck in the moving parts of the metro escalator. it happened on tuesday, but lucky for the hawk, a vet was one of the people that came to his rescue. >> he was standing there, you know, and he grabbed him. but and freed him, and he did not have a good enough hold, and so the hawk tried to fly away, and that's when he flew into the back of this bus stop glass head first, and then he pretty much fell back. >> richards called animal control then and the hawk was taken to the conserveancy. and europe continues to set the tone for wall street. we will

do you hear what i hear? the salvation army is kicking off the red kettle fund-raising drif with an attempt to break the record for the longest period of time ringing the hand bell. the bell started to ring after midnight wednesday after the

giant grocery store in bethesda, and he has to ring the bell for 36 hours to break the current world record. the salvation army hopes to raise $1.6 million in the d.c. area this holiday season. the obama administration is delaying what some are calling a christmas tree tax. we told you about the tax yesterday. it's a 15 cent charge on all fresh trees sold. critics say the charge would be passed on to consumers and the president should worry about bigger issues. supporters of the tax say the money would go to promotional campaigns similar to the ones for beef, cotton and milk. the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since april. we will check now with cnbc's mary thompson. >> good morning, barbara. after a strong open, stocks are mixed right now as investors

continue to listen to the news. and there is strengthening in the bond market, and the rally was cut short by the concern for france's economy. the result here in the u.s. markets, the dow is up 67 points, and the s&p is up about 5 points, and the nasdaq is lower. the performance in stocks coming on the heels of positive news on the jobs front, and first time employment jobs claims falling to the lowest in months. and networking giant, cisco, bucking the negative tone. after the bell yesterday, the

firm had cost-cutting efforts. department store operator kohls changed the earnings out look. this week's wednesday's child is a lovely 15-year-old that has her sights set on reaching lofty goals. her name is gabrielle, and she feels she has a lot to add to a family that would embrace her as their own. >> are you excited about this, gabby? >> yeah. >> what do you think noo nervous. >> gabrielle is a girl that doesn't let nervous get in the way of succeeding, at everything she tries. she loves learning and she loves sports. >> yeah, i swim, volleyball, track in the spring and i might try out for softball. >> rock climbing was another challenge she was ready to take on. sport rock was the venue for this week's wednesday's child. the instructor told us how to get started.

>> she needs to get all set up with her harness and shoes. >> gabby seemed to have no fear of falling. >> how do you feel up there? >> good. nervous. >> you don't have to go higher if you don't want to. >> but gabby wanted to go higher. her social worker says that's how she feels about life in general. >> gabby is an outgoing chark mattic, athletic, bright young lady. she does well in school. her favorite subjects are math and world history. >> how old are you? >> 15. my birthday was two weeks ago. i just turned 15. >> congratulations. did you have a party? >> no. >> you have ever had a birthday party? >> no. >> gabby hopes to have a loving family, that will not just share her birthday celebrations but other milestones in life. >> i want to go to penn state or georgetown and major in criminal justice and psychology, and be a

judge. >> she has her mindset on reaching her highest goals, and she knows a permanent loving family can help. >> do you want to be adopted? >> yes. >> why? >> because i have a lot to offer. i am a good child, and i am looking for a good family that will love me. >> with all the challenges of living through the uncertainty of foster care, gabrielle is optimistic about her future. >> what scares you? >> spiders. >> is that about it? >> if you have room in your home and heart for gabby, or another child waiting, please call the special adoption hotline. the number is 1-888-adopt-me. a new book is giving the children an opportunity to learn about art and follow the adventures of a butterfly that could be called a heroin. the author joins us this morning

with insight into bell, the astonishingly exciting journey. the cover of the book itself is gorgeous. do you want to talk about how you decided -- there it is. you are a researcher at the national gallie of art. what made you come up with this idea? >> well, i have been a researcher there at the gallery for about 20 years, and when my daughter reached an age, we would come to the art museum and take advantage of the children's programs there. but i also brought her on my own, and i wanted to inspire her to walk through the dpal res with me, and so i thought, oh, i need a book with the collection to help get her going. >> and this is from a dutch painting, and it's what you decided to use for your inspiration. there's a butterfly if you look closely. the pages are beautifully glossy

and the children will love them. there's the painting, and there's a butterfly up in the corner. that's the butterfly that becomes the heroin. tell us about this. >> she is minding her own business in that 17th century painting, and she -- the painting is being moved to the conservation lab, and she knows that. there is a little bit of a jossle, and a magical woosh of air, and she is flying free and another butterfly from the painting is also ejected. >> the book covers 300 years of art history. you think this is something that children will enjoy watching and reading about. >> well, something to just inspire them to look at the paintings when they go to a museum, particularly to the gallery.

but to just find things to look at, and realize that the magic of -- to me the idea of paint, it can be anything. so this is what the butterfly discovers as they are fleeing for their lives, from another bird that happens to be that came out of another painting when it was also accidentally bumped by one of the butterflies, and it becomes a chase. >> you are hoping the children will see the gallery different after reading this. >> that's right. >> you can purchase this book at the gallery shops, but you will also be there this weekend, is that right? >> yes, sunday the 13th, 11:30, we will do a book talk and the illustrator who lives in annapolis maryland will be there, and it should be fun. >> are all kids welcome to come? >> it's open and free. we look forward to it. >> it's at -- >> 11:30 at the national gallery, this coming sunday, the

13th. >> all kids and parents are invited? >> absolutely. >> what a beautiful book. a great story. hopefully it will inspire kids to look at art in a new way. >> thank you. >> a new appreciation. thank you so much. >> thanks. our time is 11:49. how can you honor veterans tomorrow. and tom kierein will be back with the news of the cooler

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tomorrow is veterans day, and while we all know of the ceremonies going on at the arlington national cemetery, there are other ways to honor the service members. joining us to talk about that, we have our guest from the "washington post." we have a lot of things to learn today. the national museum of the marine corps. >> that's right. there's a lot of ways to mark veterans day. get out more and find out about the military and rich history. in this area, we have lots of amazing things, including the u.s. marine corps museum. this is in virginia, and it's a

great -- it's beautiful architecture. lots of amazing displays and interactive. this is something you could take your family to because you are able to do boot camp with the kids and see what it feels like to be a marine. it's open every week from 9:00 to 5:00 and free. >> not too far, there's a parade the day after veterans day. that's on saturday? >> the greater manassas veterans day parade, it atracks a lot of active military and veterans. it starts saturday. >> it's at quarry road in downtown manassas. >> tomorrow?

>> this is something that you have to mark your calendar for. the military bands, they have some of the most amazing musicians you will find. mark your calendars for december 9th through the 11th, when they will perform the holiday concert and it should be fantastic. tickets are free. >> and there are events going on at the memorials here in washington. >> that's right. >> do many people have the day off, do you know? >> i think the federal government does -- you and i don't, you and i both work. >> yeah, and we have to show up to work tomorrow. i am not sure who has to work, but 11-11 is the date that we celebrate veteran's day. thank you so much. >> thanks, barbara. for more ideas for your

weekend, log on to nbcwashington.com aor to the going out guide on washingt washingtonpost.com. pat joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00 a. new movie premiering tonight and the lead actress stops by the studio. we will interview her live. and we have the hollywood headlines today. and the thunder shirt claims to help calm anxious dogs almost instantly, but does it really do that? liz crenshaw recruited kaine and his dog. >> thank you. let's check on the forecast now. tom kierein says we have changes coming and we want to hear what they are. >> we had a cool front come through in the last couple hours and the clouds rolled in. the view from space showing that

we have had breaks in the clouds over the shenandoah valley in points west, but right over washington we have a cloudy sky, and those areas of green are sprinkles showing up on radar, and those will be in the western and northern suburbs for an hour or two, and then as we get into the weekend, the story will be the winds bringing in the colder weather. it's near 60 in northeast washington, but dropped five degrees in the last few minutes here in washington and it's down into the mid-40s in frederick county, and into western maryland, louden and in washington county and the panhandle of west virginia. and then gusty winds unhinging a lot of leaves and we'll drop down to freezing tomorrow morning. a windy, chilly day on friday.

we will have sunshine, but highs only around 50 tomorrow for v vetrans day. sunday, bright and sunny up to 60, and then as we get into next week, clouds return and a possibility of a passing shower. it does look like on tuesday, it's milder, monday, tuesday and wednesday we should make it into the mid-60s each one of those afternoons. get the rake ready, though, a lot of leaves will be coming down. see you tomorrow morning. >> i know you like hiking, but do you know how to survive if you get caught on a high mountain peak. matt lauer dined on worms. don't feel too bad. he ate them while enjoying the views at the swiss alps. he is on day four of "where in the world is matt lauer." why he was eating the grubz, it

was a lesson of how to survive if you find yourself trapped on a mountain. find out where matt's week long odyssey will take him on "where in the world is matt lauer." we invite you to tune in for more news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. and join