attack, targeting police and post offices in the city and soldiers returning to the u.s. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by his resentment of american presence in iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: the naturalized u.s. citizen arrived in court on charges including making pipe bombs. >> the third and final bomb. >> reporter: he purchased supplies with an informant. at a press conference, new york's police commissioner showed a mock-up of the explosives and played a video of the bomb squad testing the power of the explosives and the damage the suspect could have caused. >> he planned to test the effectiveness of the bombs by

planting them in mailboxes. >> reporter: police have been following him for nearly two years and described him as an extremist. a terror leader was recently killed in a drone attack. despite having the motivation, experts say it appears it wasn't considered a serious threat. >> this is local courts. it didn't involve the nypd. >> reporter: they believe he is mentally unstable. >> the man charged with attem s attempting to assassinate president obama will have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. he was appointed a public defender and ordered to be held without bond. he fired rounds november 11. one bullet cracked a window in

the family's living quarters. he was arrested in pennsylvania last week. the opening of the september 11th museum at the world trade center sight in new york is being delayed because of a cost dispute. it's between the foundation and the port authority of new jersey. the port authority owns the sight. the port authority claims it foundation owes $156 million. the museum was supposed to open next september. egypts civilian government submitted their resignation to the ruling military council. meanwhile, for a third straight day, protesters in cairo are clashing with soldiers. the egyptian army -- parliament elections will be held next week. there's no indications the

military will turn over power anytime soon. at least 23 people have been killed in the clashes. they call it the supercommittee. after three and a half months, the deadline is hours away. the mission to cut the debt appears to be ending in failure. the only thing the members agree on is that they disagree. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: the capital is quiet. most lawmakers have gone for thanksgiving. supercommittee democrats, senator max baucus and pat murray confirmed with the other republicans. the full bipartisan committee had no meeting. >> keep going. keep working. let's keep at it. no politics, no delays, no excuses. >> reporter: republicans blamed him. >> what has the president done? now and then he phones in. you can't be e.t., you have to lead. >> reporter: the supercommittee

could not make a deal to cut $1.2 trillion in red ink. democrats say don't blame us. >> we are the only ones who put a $4 trillion deal on the table. we did that. >> reporter: democrats resisted entitlement cuts. >> there's a lot of money to be saved without cutting mens for people on medicare. i know our democratic friends like to portray that as the choice. >> republicans resisted higher taxes on the wealthy. >> if they take the bush taxes off, we could have an agreement today. >> reporter: the failure means automatic defense cuts. bad planning said mitt romney. >> the world is a dangerous police. we'll put the military on a chopping block. >> the gun was aimed at the supercommittee. on this final day to get a deal, nothing worked. in a move that could make the deficit larger, leaders are looking for ways to reduce the

automatic defense cuts. steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. on wall street, stocks plummeted as we worry about the debt situation. the nasdaq off 49, s&p closing 22 points lower. the weather just as gloomy out there. the skies are thick. not too cold for thanksgiving week. >> veronica johnson is going to tell us what's ahead for thanksgiving. >> it's not that cold but it's damp and foggy out there. you can barely see the lights from the cars making their way across the bridge. the fog visibility in some locations down to a half mile right now. we have a temperature of 55 degrees. it is mild out there. a lot of folks complaining about the start of the workweek. it's dreary. 52 in gaithersburg.

georgetown 56. fairfax you are at 55 degrees. mcclain, indiana in the 60. low 60s for quantico and alexandria. some showers came through the area. socked in with clouds all day long. there were a few hours earlier in the day where it looked like we would get a bit of sunshine. it didn't happen. we have light showers making their way across loudoun county from leesburg to gaithersburg. fairfax and inside the beltway, you are wet with a few light showers. you can expect to see more showers this evening and especially late evening and tomorrow morning. here is a look at your good night forecast. low 50s by night and 11:00 p.m. the fast forecast, it is going to be wet, damp, more rain on the way. we'll look at your thanksgiving travel weather. it will cover the whole nation in a couple minutes. >> see you then.

thanks. this holiday shopping season will look like the last. many shoppers say they will spend the same as they did last year. the consumer federation of america and credit union association surveyed 1,000 shoppers. half plan to spend the same as last year. experts say we could see growth in overall spending. >> last year, holiday spending increased just a little less than 4%. therefore we believe it's likely this year holiday spending will increase between 3% and 4%. >> 37% say their financial picture is worse this year than it was before. well, thanksgiving is fast approaching. thousands of families throughout the region are still struggling to put food on the table this holiday season. >> we are asking for your help with our food for families drive it's all day today. pat lawson muse is live at the

verizon center where donations are flowing in. it's good to hear. >> reporter: it is good. it's been a day of hard, hard work and generosity. since the crack of down today, people have been coming by and dropping off food and cash and calling in donations. 202-885-4949. if you call now, you will get a chance to talk to tom sherwood. he's manning the lines right now. times are tough. this effort will help put a hot meal on tables for thanksgiving. 202-885-4949. ernie is joining us now, he's the general manager of the wizards. you have partnered with us for several years. why is it important for the wizards to be involved in this. >> this is an outstanding cause. this is the beginning of the holiday season. it's a season of giving. we want to give back.

we are fortunate and want to help the community. it's about double bottom line where you want to give back to the community. this is part of something we like to do and it makes you feel good. >> reporter: you have gone above and beyond. you donated volunteers and all this stuff behind you, you collected. >> our staff is involved and committed to this cause. they worked and brought things in. hopefully it goes to a good cause. >> reporter: we appreciate it so much. have a happy thanksgiving. thank you so much. earlier today, mayor gray was here and he talked about how tough times were for city residents. >> there are a lot of people hurting. what a great time of the year to reach out to folks and let them know we care. we care in a tangible way. come support this. we are at the verizon center. come out and provide food, canned goods.

nonperishables would be great. >> reporter: so we have collected a lot of food. again, this is some of it we have collected food. we have expended elbow grease today. we collected, we boxed up food, sorted it and sent it to the boys and girls club. it's boxed up and prepared for individual families. they identified by schools, nonprofits and social service agencies. we need more food. we need more cash donations. come see us at the verizon center or staying out of the rain, call tom sherwood and the phone bank now, back to you wendy and jim. >> he's got a call. good to see. pat, you have been a trooper since the crack of down. thank you, pat. we are just getting started here on news 4 at 4:00. what a show at the american music awards. ♪ dance the night away ♪ leave your life and stay on

the floor. >> the buzz is about j.los performance. the british cell phone hacking case. hugh grant reveals who he thinks got into his phone. >> tareq

all right. a former party crasher from our neck of the woods is taking his ex and her new boyfriend to court. tareq salahi is taking her to court for public humiliation. >> she left her husband to hang out with neil sean. they have been public with their affair. tareq says the two were profiting off his misery. they have damaged his career. he's suing for $17 million.

>> ouch! >> sean says some people just don't like to work. they need to get a grip and move on. ♪ >> that is afro blue. a group from howard. they will compete in the final four on nbcs "the sing off." they say being on the show hannan amazing experience. >> it's exciting to be in the top four. we have gone far in this competition. i'm proud of everybody. interesting to see what the judges have to say as we progressed and how we have done what we can to try to please them and try to stay to our own sound. >> it's a wonderful thing. it's very exciting. thinking about all the different shows, all the experience we had, all the different things we learned about music, ourselves,

how close it became as a group. it was an eye-opening experience. >> viewers get to vote for the first time tonight. see if afro blue advances at 8:00 on nbc 4. >> they are going places. >> i hope they are. vote for them. another celebrity date to the ball. taylor swift wins them all and j.los knock-out performance. >> j.lo stole the show, billy. >> my god, jim, i know you have a cat suit like that. of course i have one in mine. not everybody has seen the nude body hugging suit. she made a very clear statement last night. she said my marriage dissolved, i'm 42 years old, flexible like i'm 18. i'm hot and i'm here. i'm committed to making club hits. it's like a big announcement and big return.

she got all of our attention last night. >> it looks like something britney spears wore. >> yeah, it was a britney nod in that outfit. she won latin artist. she killed it with a really long routine, dropping into different numbers. she brought out her car on the stage. i wonder what they got paid for that. >> at least she found a place to park. who were the big winners? were you surprised by any? >> i was surprised taylor swift won artist of the year. she won it in 2005. bieber last year. adele won three. artist of the year, i think when taylor did the whole oh my wow, she really believed it. a lot of people felt it was adele. she had a big run. nikki mama knowledge a great

rapper. now we have mila kunis going to the marine ball. how did it go? >> it started with mila kunis. he started the youtube pitching of celebrities to go to the marine ball. he was the one who began. mila learned about it and then justin timberlake got an invite. this was the beginning of it all. she had to deliver on it. she went with the sarge. they had a great time. i pressed him hard this morning on "access hollywood" live to see if there was a smooch at the end of the night. i don't think it -- it was just friends. she had a great time. that was it. no action. >> he was a gentleman. what's hot on your show tonight? >> the natalie wood story, 30 years ago her mysterious death.

everyone is talking about it again because of credible evidence the case has been reopened. we have rare home videos of natalie that i don't think you have ever seen and i think you will enjoy it. it's our take tonight. we'll see where it goes. >> that's going to be interesting. >> we forget how gorgeous and breathtaking she was. >> stunning. >> stunning. when you see the videos you will be deeply moved again and reinterested in this case. i think there's something here. make sure you watch where this goes. >> all right. >> we'll check in with you at 7:30. thanks so much. >> thanks. the phone hacking scandal in the united kingdom. it took on a new meaning when hugh grant testified. >> for the first time an accusation of phone hacking was leveled at a newspaper not owned by rupert murdock. he testified he beliefs his

phone was hacked by the mail on sunday. he sent a story back in '07. it could have only been obtained by ease dropping. he sued the newspaper after the story was published and he won. still ahead, new developments in the penn state scandal. the head of the fbi is going to get involved. the mother of three missing. she was

okay, veronica calls this day, we have been robbed so call 911, right? >> rilgt. >> is that the drill? >> we couldn't see the day because it was so foggy? >> on days we don't have sunshine, or at least a little sunshine, i feel like we are getting robbed. >> what is that? >> i know. >> it's the front yard. >> get your windex, go to the tv screen and start wiping. i don't know. maybe that will improve something. it is awfully foggy out there. over the last few hours, i continue to see the visibility

drop. the fog is getting thicker. it's soupy out there. of course it's the afternoon and evening rush. 55 degrees, is the temperature. a northeast wind at 12 miles per hour. here is a look at the visibility throughout the area. under two miles in gaithersburg and frederick. it's going to continue to drop throughout the evening with rainshowers. they will become more widespread through the evening hours. misty and drizzly. winchester and leesburg light showers. more as we go through the next couple hours. we are wet at 9:00 and 11:00. 51 to 50 for early tomorrow morning. the mercury is not going to drop much. what it feels like now is about what it's going to feel like tomorrow morning. here is a look at the future weather. showers moving through tomorrow morning at 8:30. some wet weather. don't think it's going to be too

heavy until this warm front. the weather system is moving in. moderate and heavy rain for tomorrow afternoon. early wednesday morning, too. here we are at noontime on wednesday when the cold front, that part of the weather system will start moving through here. when it does, gradual clearing. most of the rain comes to an end by the time we get to early wednesday afternoon. rainfall totals on this system, anywhere from -- well, should have gone back there. an inch to half inch in blue. an inch and a half to two inches in purple. more rain to the north. it's going to be soggy. there could be snow in areas of new england. we will take a look at the travel weather to expect over the next couple days. cloudy, foggy. passing clouds in the evening. tomorrow morning, yes, you're going to need your rain gear again. light rain likely. 46 to 50. then it's moderate and heavy

rain for tomorrow afternoon. still mild, though. 54 to 58 degrees. there's a look at the next four days, which does include thanksgiving. 57 degrees expected tomorrow. 65 on wednesday. we get a spike in the temperatures. i think wednesday afternoon when the cold front comes through, falling temperatures. then a little chilly, but sunshine for thanksgiving day. it's what i like. sometimes you get the house filled with people. >> and you want to get outside. >> you need a little bit of you time. >> yes. sit in the car. believe me, i have been there. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, redskins receiver is in hot water over a feud with a fan on twitter. the fall out on the university of california davis campus. >> the sister of actress natalie

and welcome back. i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse who is on assignment this afternoon. >> i'm jim handly. poli in new york city arrest a man they say is a home grown terrorist. this 27-year-old was plotting an

attack using pipe bombs on soldiers coming back to the u.s. authorities have been tracking him for nearly two years. they finally moved in when he purchased ingredients for bombs with the help of an nypd informant. oscar ortega hernandez is accused of firing rounds into the white house. there's not enough evidence to charge him. no official word from the so-called supercommittee. now, it appears the panel's debt-cutting mission will end in failure. by midday, they had yet to meet. both parties were blaming each other because they didn't have a deal. >> the expected failure sent stocks tumbling. the dow plunged 247 points. nasdaq off 49 and s&p off 20 points. a former head of the fbi

will lead the special committee for penn state. they will investigate the university's handling and questions of a cover up by administrators and coaches. jay gray reports from pennsylvania. >> reporter: peeking publicly for the first time, members of the special committee investigating child sexual assault and cover up outline their mission. >> who knew what, when and what changes must be made to ensure this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: they will not limit their investigation to jerry sandusky or the program. >> no one is above scrutiny including every member of the administration of the university, every member of the board of trustees and every employee at penn state university. >> reporter: former fbi director

louie freeh will lead it. prosecutors already started reviewing grand jury documents and university records. >> i'm committed to ensuring our investigation be conducted in a thorough, fare, comprehensive  manner. >> reporter: former penn state professor ron smith wrote the book "pay for play." he agrees changes are necessary. he's not sure penn state needs a clean sweep. >> i can't imagine they will bring in all outsiders to try to clean out something that happened because one individual has been accused of molestation. and several people have been accused of cover ups. >> reporter: that will likely be determined by the special committee report. an ongoing ncaa and police investigation as the come pus and community continue to search for answers. a part of the search couldral a

considering opening their own investigation here. that is the latest from penn state, i'm jay gray, news 4. >> freeh headed the fbi until 2002. he says his inquiry will go back as far as 1975. a child's eye view inside jerry sandusky's inner circle. that's tonight here on nbc 4. down playing tweet he sent to a cowboy's fan when he taunted him over the skin's record. he replied 3-7-8 a record i'm proud of. get a life or kill yourself. he says the message got overblown. >> something got took out of text. cowboy fans, that's how they are. i'm telling him to do what y'all want. leave me alone. don't talk to me. that's what it was.

>> on his tweet account, he mentioned free speech. for now, hail to the redskins. as the investigation continues into the 1981 death of actress natalie wood her sister says the truth should come out. she drown while on a boat with her husband. her body was found near the yacht's dingy. her sister spoke to matt lawyer. the captain of the ship called her to say there was more to the story. >> i'm so frightened of hearing things i don't want to hear. i would like to be told that everything is exactly as they said. i know it isn't quite like that. >> tomorrow will be the 30th anniversary of the death of natalie wood. she was 43 years old. baltimore's mayor says no thank you to a raise. stephanie rollings blake says

she's donating her cost of living increase to a city youth program. they work to find summer jobs to teenager. the 2.75% cost of living increase is hundreds of dollars. she donated her raise last year. many members decided to donate their raises to various charities. a little can go a long way when it comes to giving. if you are looking to make an impact, you don't have to go far to help. >> we are running out of time. help us out now. nbc 4s food for family drive is one way to chip in. pat lawson muse is holding down the fort where donations are still coming in. >> reporter: they are still coming in and the rain is coming down on us. we are not going anywhere until we are done here. in these boxes, you see donations we have packed up,

sorted and packed up and sending over to the boys and girls club in northeast washington there. the baskets will be prepared tomorrow and wednesday to needy families around the washington area. we need you to help. go to the phones and call 202-485-4949. make your donation online or you could do it by phone. tom penny is one of our partners. he's with the courtyard marriott. you worked with us for many years and you have been a partner because you understand the need out here. >> it all started a few years ago. i asked my associates what can we do to show our responsibility to the community. they saw food for friends out here and we should be a part of it. we have been ever since. >> times are hard for a lot of folks. you probably see a lot of families in your line of work and you have seen an impact on your business. >> absolutely. this is one of the best hotel cities in the world however our

business is not what it has been historically. this year is a year where the need has never been greater. we are glad to make a contribution to the community. >> reporter: we are glad for your contribution. thank you so much. earlier today, we got a $4,000 donation from a company called tsi. it's a government contractor in bowie. this is the kind of generosity we have seen all day. we have a woman who came up to me this afternoon and she handed me a $500 check. she said you know, we seen you out here and we really want to make a difference here. here now, let's hear from lee white of tsi in bowie. >> we are presenting a check for $4,000. everybody in the company donated. we put together funds for the past six to eight months we have been collecting for this.

on behalf of everybody we want to make a donation. >> reporter: of $4,000? >> yes. >> reporter: they collected for months. we have been collecting for hours. there's time to help make a donation for food for families. 202-885-4949. you can come on down here. we'll be here until 7:00 this evening. make your donations. non-perishable foods. you can make a donation with cash or checks. we need you to help us feed families. back to you. >> a lot of generosity. >> i know it's dreary you still make it look festive. go visit pat by the verizon center. are you stressing about your thanksgiving meal? boy do i have the app for you. >> you are going to like this one. students were pepper sprayed. the viral video has police

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wow. this is a great app for right now. it would have been better a week ago. it's the thanksgiving menu maker from the fine cooking magazine. it is terrific. you are recipes of starters, main dishes and sides. they have wonderful stuff. listen to this, sage and cranberry crab cakes. hit add and it goes on to a

menu. main dishes. they have 12 ways to make turkeys. all you have to do is hit add and it goes right to your menu. it's got 75,000 recipes. it's terrific. after you have chosen everything, hit the menu. there's the starters, main dish, sides, dessert. then, this is what is so cool about this. shopping list. it tells you what you need to shop to buy. it already breaks it down, aisle by aisle. as you go through it with your ipad, you can check off what you have gotten as you go along. if you don't want to carry your ipad, e-mail it to your e-mail account and make a thing of it then. you have a schedule about what you need to be doing two days before, the day before, in the morning and what to do to create the meal. tips on what to drink, easy dinner rolls.

tips for thanksgiving. this is the thanksgiving menu maker. go to the app store, download it. it will take yurs off your life this week. >> i think it told me to hit the treadmill two days out. thank you. coming up, the frantic search for a mother missing and last seen taping an episode of the "people's court." plus, an unusual

all right. look at travel weather. big day coming up. >> big day on wednesday. we are talking wet weather for much of the east right now. spots like atlanta, georgia, wet. jacksonville, florida, wet. washington, d.c., maryland, virginia, new york city is wet, philadelphia is wet and pittsburgh. we deal with it on wednesday. mid part of the section is going to be chilly. it moves eastward. thursday, we are left with sunshine around the area. here is thanksgiving day. chilly conditions and sunshine. temperatures start to rise by the time we get to the end of the week on friday. probably back into the 60s. here is a look at the wake-up forecast with wet weather. showers around. light showers for the evening. temperature 52 degrees at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. 51 or 50 degrees by tomorrow

morning. temperatures aren't going to move very much. we have showers out there now. areas north of frederick, montgomery county and loudoun county. they are going to fill in and become more widespread over the next couple hours. for tomorrow, rain is likely throughout the entire area. temperature 56 to 59 degrees down to the south around fredericksburg. here is a look at the seven day forecast. upper 50s tomorrow. yes, it's going to be wet throughout the day. very wet by the time we get to tuesday late afternoon and tuesday evening and overnight. wednesday morning, soggy, too. 65 is the high temperature. take a look at thanksgiving day. sunshine and in the upper 50s, again. if you are doing shopping and plan on standing in line, mid to upper 30s for the early morning hours with a high of 65 degrees on friday. sunshine around the area. the weekend now, saturday looks like the best day with sunshine and highs in the low 60s. >> we have it off. we are glad.

thank you, veronica. investigators are searching for a florida mother of three who vanished last thursday. >> that same day she appeared on a taped episode of "the people's court" with her ex-fiance. we have the report. >> i felt somebody grab me and yank me around. he said he wanted his ring. >> reporter: in a heated legal dispute with her ex-fiance. hours after this taped episode of the "people's court" aired on thursday, the mother of three disappeared. >> she has twins, she has an 11-year-old little boy. they adore her. we need her home. >> we are still looking for you. we won't give up. >> reporter: the family last saw her thursday around 2:00 p.m. a couple hours later, she dropped off her 3-year-old twins with their father. soon after, her brother received a one-word text message saying

waterford, a neighborhood in orlando. >> she uses the icons, smiley faces. she does not give one word answers. >> when she didn't show up to work, they knew something was off. no sign of her or her cell phone. >> i know my sister. i know where her truck was found. that's not her side of town. >> reporter: that area is where family, friends and volunteers are frantically searching. >> she went missing a few days ago. >> reporter: parker and her ex have a violent history together but he's not a suspect. >> no relationship is perfect. he's cooperating. >> reporter: the timing of the disappearance could be a terrible twist of fate. >> according to the family, the couple's 3-year-old twins are with smith and his parents. coming up next --

>> the boss is ready to hit the road for more rock and roll. details coming up. you can help put food on the table of a local family. call 202-885-4949 to make a donation to our food for families project. you can donate on our website, www.nbcwashington.com. coming up in a few minutes on news 4 at 5:00, we know the sports programming being cut at the university of maryland. the school's president says they will have one last chance to save it all. know before you go. liz crenshaw joins us to see if heading for an outlet is worth the drive. tonight at 6:00, restoring history. what local alumn

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♪ the glory days returning for bruce springstein fans. he's going on tour with his band. it's the first tour in three years and the first since the death of the saxophone player who suffered a stroke in june and died at the age of 69. the tour begins in may in europe and then will travel to the u.s.

locations are yet to be announced. there's new springstein music to be released soon. a huge camel race was held yesterday in china's inner mongolia. 555 camels took part in a race that lasted for three hours. according to chinese state television, guinness book of world records was there to record it. did not know about that. >> get out of their way. still ahead on news 4, the fallout

an incident on the campus of university of california davis is drawing comparesons to the occupy protest. >> stephanie stanton has our story. >> reporter: the video quickly spread on the internet. it shows university of california davis campus police officers pepper spraying a group of occupy demonstrators protesting tuition hikes. >> it's so painful. your eyes are just in excruciating pain and it goes up your nose and you start choking. >> reporter: the crowd starting chanting shame on you as they dragged them away. >> the police came and brutalized them and tore their

tents down. it was scary. it felt like anarchy everywhere. >> reporter: the video sparked nationwide outrage. thousands of protesters rallied on the campus monday. two officers and the police chief have been placed on paid administrative leave. students called for the resignation of the chancellor. she's refusing to step down but asked the county district attorney's office to investigate the officer's use of force. she's looking into the incident. >> it has to be better than it is. it needs all of the community to come together to do that. >> reporter: in all, 11 students were treated for their injuries. an incident that brought shock and outrage to the normally quiet campus. well, that is it for news 4

at 4:00. stay there, news 4 at 5:00 starts now. tonight at 5:00, released by mistake. how a murder suspect awaiting trial was able to walk out of jail. a staff shake up in the midst of a hiring scandal. >> you think about these things all the time. go on with the business of the city. >> the changes mayor gray is making to his administration. just in time for black friday, the warning for shoppers heading to the malls. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we have a developing story out of manassas. an agent for the tsa is under arrest, charged with sexual assault. he assaulted a 37-year-old woman along winfield loop early yesterday morning. according to the victim, he displayed a badge and assaulted her, then ran off.

police arrested him at his home down the street. we'll have a crew and live report coming up later this hour. a murder suspect who was mistakenly released from the prince county georges jail. he walked out of jail less than two weeks ago. it never should have happened. he was held without bond on murder charges. darcy spencer joins us live from police headquarters in palmer park with new details for us. darcy? >> it's taken a day of digging, phone calls and research. we have a good idea of how it happened. a different suspects court information got put in this defendant's file indicating he had a $75,000 bond. unfortunately, no one caught this mistake until it was too late. he was already back on the street. 24-year-old frederick scott, charged in a murder that happened in march