indiana and pennsylvania. here's a live picture now from tahrir square. millions of people have been protesting since saturday demanding a swift end to military rule. richard engel has more on that. >> for the first time recognizing the seriousness of the situation, the egyptian military did today offer to make some concessions to the demonstrators. who took over from president mubarak after he was toppled gave a rare televised address. he has accepted the resignation of egypt's government and also said that presidential elections will be moved forward and take place in june 2012. the reaction was almost immediately from the crowds here in tahrir square and there are now hundreds of thousands of people in tahrir. they cried out almost in unison unjust, unjust. they want the military to step down immediately. they want a civilian government to take charge.

they don't trust the military. they don't trust field marshal to implement democracy as the government, as the military has promised to do. what we're seeing right now is something of a showdown. the protesters say they will stay here, but but in that speech he said that these protests are trying to upset egypt and destroy the country's economy. will the military now try to move in and break up these demonstrations, which is what mubarak did and which is what ultimately brought down his government. richard engel, nbc news in cairo. coming up tonight at 5:00, we talked to the mother of the georgetown student arrested in egypt. all right, if you're heading out of town tomorrow, folks, be aware of some rain that could put a big damper on your commute. >> veronica johnson is joining us now and, veronica, we've gotten a real drenching today. >> that's right, we have. we picked up between a third and

a half inch of rain. now, that's not a ton of rain, but the fact is, what we have gotten that persistent rain throughout the day really has affected traffic out there today from the morning rush to the afternoon rush going a little slow. you can see the headlights there. temperatures, though, not bad. they've been in the mid-50s with a calm wind today. a bit of a light wind out of the south throughout the day today. you can see on the radar, last couple of hours the emotion of that rain southwest to northeast moving through. the heaviest rain up to the north, northern maryland where you can see the shades there of dark green and yellow up around haguerstown, frederick and howard county and baltimore county and then another pocket right around prince george's county and montgomery county that is moving northeastward on through. for the most part, bulk of the area looking at relatively light rain showers coming through the area. i think it will be tomorrow morning when we get the next wave of moderate and heavy rains moving through our area. so, some wet weather, nothing

too bad coming through our area for your good night forecast. 57 degrees at 7:00 p.m. and you're looking at the temperatures correctly, rising for the evening and overnight. 9:00 p.m., temperature of 60 degrees and then 62 by 11:00 p.m. i think we'll see the return, too, some more patchy fog around the area. so, we'll talk about the moderate rain overnight and how much more we'll pick up and orvesh, the thanksgiving day forecast. are we going to clear out in time for turkey day? i'll have the details coming right up for you. >> thanks, veronica. the republican presidential candidates will meet again to debate again tonight with new frontrunner newt gingrich. meantime, president obama was in new hampshire pushing his jobs and payroll tax cut plan. this comes a day after the presidential supercommittee failed to reach a deal. steve handelsman has the report. >> reporter: talking taxes over coffee in new hampshire, barack obama won the swing state in november '08. today, running for re-election, the president demanded

republicans in congress expand his payroll tax cut to 3%. 1,500 d$1,500 a year for more households. >> you want working families to get back on solid ground or vote to raise taxes on nearly 160 million americans during the holidays? >> reporter: to pay for that, the president would hike income taxes on the rich. that democratic demand deadlocked the supercommittee, whose failure one praised today from conservatives. >> it is a clear victory for our country. >> we say do not raise taxes, cut the spending and cut it now. >> reporter: making that argument are republicans who want the president's job. as they work new hampshire for votes. there's another shakeup in their poll standings. the surge by the former house speaker. in today's national cnn and quinnipiac polls newt gingrich the frontrunner, mitt romney

second and herman cain fading to third. romney is far ahead in fund-raising. he kicked off his ad campaign reminding new hampshireites of earlier obama reassurance. >> i'm confident that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis. >> reporter: at tonight's gop debate, the focus will be romney versus gingrich, the two best debaters both now with a shot at the nomination and a chance to take on president obama. in 2008, right up to the last day in the democrats' new hampshire primary, barack obama was reported in the lead, but he lost to hillary clinton, a reminder that political polls then and now can be wrong. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. the "occupy wall street" protesters who left new york two weeks ago arrived in d.c. earlier this afternoon. about two dozen protesters kicked off the 240-mile march. grew to about 40. not all the original marchers made it, but the march did pick up some new people. and some marchers endured some

blisters, bad weather and bad roads and bad bridges and one man even did it without shoes. the group participated in an "occupy" rally in alexandria when they arrived about noon. they plan on joining mchampson square. the dow industrials were down 52 points. the nasdaq lost about a point and the s&p 500 was off about 4. today more families in need are getting help with their thanksgiving meals. d.c. council member marion barry is holding his annual turkey give away. megan mcgrath reports now from southeast washington. >> reporter: some waited for hours in the morning drizzle. >> i had to just come here, i got up at 5:00 this morning. >> reporter: a small sacrifice, they say, for a holiday feast. >> you can't afford in the economy right now and this is why because you can hardly

afford to feed your family and stuff. >> reporter: many have been hit hard by the sagging economy, pulling together a thanksgiving dinner can be difficult, if not impossible. but this morning thousands of ward 8 residents got a helping hand, free turkeys. >> i got a big family. i got grandkids. you know, i'm here for my grandkids. >> reporter: councilman marion barry began the turkey give away four years ago. a billing dispute caused some distribution problems last year, but this morning all went well. 2,000 turkeys are being given away, ensuring a very happy thanksgiving for many in ward 8. >> it means a great deal to me, i'm unemployed and this is fantastic, you know, for the community. and, you know, just thank god for a turkey this year. >> my niece's house and we're just going to have a wonderful, wonderful, just getting together for the occasion is going to be pretty much as good as the turkey. >> a lot of the people here

today are senior citizens on fixed incomes and others are folks struggling in this bad economy, but one thing they won't have to worry about this year is buying a turkey. in southeast, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> news 4 viewers came out in the rain yesterday to help families in need. we partnered this year with wkys and a lot of businesses and a lot of them new for this year's food for family campaign. thanks to all of you, there was enough food collected and enough money raised to feed 4,000 families for thanksgiving. if and if you'd still like to participate, you can still donate on our website, nbcwashington.com. thank you so much. >> thanks to you, too, pat lawson muse. if it is not enough to lure you to stores on black friday. several retailers offering free to shoppers. digital cameras to people who spend at least 40 bucks.

jcpenney handing out free disney snow globes and sears is giving away free thomas kin cade collectible christmas ornaments and craftsman tool bags. 'tis the season for parties, but doctors warn that you may want to mind your drinking. overindulging in holiday cheer can lead to heart trouble. erica edwards has more. >> reporter: ice cream, liquor, shaved chocolate, that's certainly enough to get me in the holiday spirit. but overdo the spearts and you might end up in the hospital. >> it comes not necessarily from binge drinking but just not going out and partying a little bit too much. >> reporter: dr. tom tallman estimates a third of his passengers between thanksgiving and new year's have something called holiday heart syndrome. it affects those who aren't used to drinking very much who then overindulge in alcohol during holiday get together. their hate rate speeds up and

becomes irregular. >> blood pressure can drop and you can get light headed as well as having chest pain or shortness of breath. >> reporter: feeling like they have a heart attack, they head to the e.r. only to discover it was the alcohol. drinking while on cough and cold medicine can have the same effect. >> if you're not used to drinking, this is not the time to drink five or six in one sitting or you're at risk. >> reporter: the problem usually goes away with within 24 hours without any long-term damage, but doctors say it's always good to get heart symptoms checked out, just in case. so while you're toasting to your health this holiday season, keep in mind, it might affect your heart. erica edwards, nbc news. we're just getting started on news 4 at 4:00. justin bieber fights to clear his name today from a paternity case. it took this guy five years to plan his proposal. it was an elaborate scheme.

we'll tell you about it. firefighters show the dangers of flying turkey and the common mistakes that could lead to a fire.

texas officials found a plane filled with pot, but no passengers, no pilot. officials say the twin engine plane skidded off the runway near houston last night. they have no idea how many people were aboard because by the time they responded to the scene everyone got away. there were several bundles of marijuana. officials say the plane was not scheduled to land at the airport and the pilot also never made contact with the control tower. oh, baby. justin bieber took a paternity test today to determine whether he's the father of a child as claimed by a fan. >> now, it's the baby's mother turn. the 17-year-old pop star insists he didn't have a relationship with maria yader back stage at

one of his concerts as she claims. her lawyer says they're working on a settlement which bieber's legal team says will never happen and he tells tmz he will sue her once the result of the paternity tests are revealed. he knows he will be the target of such claims, but he will never be a victim. >> when did you get here? >> yesterday at noon. >> where are you from? >> frederickbering, virginia. >> a local family is first in line for tomorrow's justin bieber concert on the plaza. holly isn't just bringing her kids to the show because they're fans of the pop star, she's a fan herself. she even founded a group called moms 4 bieber. you can watch justin bieber on "today" show tomorrow right here on nbc 4. >> a lot of roles for women and can show -- wrote the article.

hamm says, she can go to the craziest, most grotesque places on the planet in character. >> yeah, she's crazy genius. love her. lady gaga's holiday workshop is officially open. barney's new york flagship store on madison avenue. the superstar redesigned the fifth floor to include a candy shop and jewelry store and lady gaga's boudoir section. limited time collection called the 12 days of gaga can be found on barney's website. it includes a stiletto stocking and a born this way play button featuring 22 songs. 25% of sales will be donated to

the singer's anti-bullying foundation. nearly two years after finding love on the bachelorette they are splitting. the couple just announced they're calling off their 18-month engagement. the pairprievely blamed their wedding delay on scheduling. but things are looking much brighter for another couple from canada. >> their love story is capturing the hearts of thousands of people on the internet after an elaborate proposal that has been five long years in the making. >> anble roberts reports. >> reporter: love letters these are, but not the traditional sort. here's an a followed by an underwater l. this couple decided to capture magic moments around the globe with a photo and a letter. and put all these letters

together and they spell out, we always knew. it's taken five years to complete the 12-letter sentence and at the end of this, he, obviously, knows what he does want to happen next. but what she does not know is that the location for the last letter, the home city of montreal, her boyfriend has a new message. first, they snap the w but he suggests a second ta s s s s a time watch the two women. the message is clear, but she has no idea until she looks at the photo in the camera's viewfinder. then out comes the ring followed by tears and laughter. he even goes down on one knee. and the crowd is delighted. no need for a banner for her answer. the y-e-s clear from the kiss.

annabel roberts, itv news. >> no letters necessary. fans around the world now know the name afro-blue from howard universy. >> last night they tried to make it to the season live finale. ♪ howard university's afro-blue didn't make it to the live finale, but last night eliminated in the singoff competition. they did finish fourth. the group really impressed the judges and us but they all have bright features ahead. remember the name. they did us proud. ♪ >> fabulous. well, if your thanksgiving travel involves bwi you might

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the president and first lady hosted a number of music stars last night at the white house. allison krause, lyle lovett

among those that performed. part of a pbs special on music that celebrated jazz, classical, motown and latin tunes. turning to the weather. we're still trying to dry out a little here inside, veronica, because outside it's just wet. >> lousy. i had quite a bit of driving to do this morning. accidents, backups. one of those days where so much easier to stay inside and maybe listen to some country music. >> you can. >> wouldn't that be nice. we have some video of folks that did get out with their umbrellas popped trying to get around today. the puddles weren't all that big, but, i tell you what, because this rain just has been so constant today, so persistent, it's just been lousy and, of course, since yesterday and we have to hit a few more hours, quite a few more hours of this wet weather to deal with. let's take a look at what you can expect for your evening rush. head on over to the weather wall here where 57 degrees. the wind calm and because of that calm wind and all the moisture that's in the air,

well, yeah, you saw it earlier on the camera. we have more fog that's developing across the area. 57 degrees now. couple minutes you're going to see what happeneds to that temperature, to the mercury overnight. 3 in d.c. and 2.5 in leesburg. again, still some fog around the area and patchy fog during the overnight and early part of the day tomorrow. in the area shaded in yellow right around northern prince george's county some moderate rain falling there making its way northeastward and on through the area, we'll have generally just rain showers and nothing too heavy for the overnight, but tomorrow morning, i think we're going to see heavier rain. 60 degrees by 9:00. 62 by 11:00 p.m. and then 64 by 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. we're going to see the mercury rise as this warm front makes its way northeastward through the area. then tomorrow, about 10:00, 11:00 a.m. or so the weather front will move through and our temperatures will start falling and we'll clear out, breezy,

much cooler by the time we get to the end of the day. then for thanksgiving day, i think some very nice conditions can be expected across the area. very good for the gobble, gobble day. there it is at 8:00 a.m. in the morning. watch the mercury and temperatures fall 54 degrees by 5:00 when that front moves through. temperatures will fall in a hurry and winds will really start to pick up. 42 degrees by thursday morning and 55 degrees by the time we get to 3:00 and 4:00 on thursday. here's a look at your evening forecast. areas of wet weather around especially north and east and then, again, tomorrow morning, we will reach our high temperature of the day. 56 to 64. a mild start for us for the afternoon, still more clouds rotating through. a few showers will be possible and falling temperatures from, again, 64 to about 57 degrees by the late afternoon. so, it's going to be clearing a

little by the afternoon, not a whole lot. you're going to need the umbrellas for one more day. thursday right now, again, that's not a chance of rain on thursday, we've got thursday right now with sunshine and we'll take a look at your extended forecast in a couple of minutes. but as you saw earlier, thursday right now, sunshine for us. very, very important. we'll take, also, a look at travel delays. we're going on right now which you can expect for wednesday and thursday coming up nationwide in a couple minutes. >> excellent. thanks, veronica. >> thank you. when we come back on new 4z at 4:00. lawmakers on the attack and a politician dragged out of the chamber. plus, before you fry that turkey for thanksgiving, firefighters offer up a warning that you need to get.

welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. here's what's making new. the republican presidential candidates will meet at constitutional hall downtown tonight for another debate. it comes six weeks to the day before the first nominating contest in iowa. new national polls today put newt gingrich as the frontrunner and mitt romney and herman cain following. a student with ties to our area is one of three american students arrested last night during government protests in cairo. 19-year-old derek sweeney is

georgetown university student from jefferson city, missouri. he's on the far right in this video. the students are accused of throwing molotov cocktails at security forces. we'll have more at 5:00. stocks ended down on a relatively flat note today on wall street. dow industrials fell 53 points. the nasdaq was off by a single point and the s&p 500 closed four points lower. well, in just two days many americans will, of course, be cooking a thanksgiving turkey and the holiday is responsible, you should know, for more cooking fires than any other day of the year. nbc's tom costello has an important warning tonight, especially if you plan to fry your turkey. >> reporter: it's happening more and more every year. as those deep turkey friers become more popular, they also mean more serious accidents. more than 1,000 house fires each year and serious injuries.

>> am william shatner and i love fried turkeys. >> reporter: william shatner has teamed up with state farm in a series of public safety ads, some kind of hokey, re-creating his own accident. >> what have i done? >> i burned myself, almost burned my house down. it's a great taste, but you got to be safe. >> reporter: the top safety tips for deep turkey fryers. thaw the turkey before you put it in the oil. if it's frozen it could cause hot, bubbling oil to flow over. turn the flame off before you put the turkey in. use the fryer outside, away from the house or porch and keep the right kind of fire extinguisher handy. underwriters laboratory has been warning about turkey fryers for years. another one of our safety

concerns is their lack of stability. watch how easy it is to tip it over. >> unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires in the home. so, supering a turkey fryer is no different. >> officials also suggest that you avoid wearing baggy clothing when you fry your turkey and they suggest you make sure your smoke detectors are working before frying or any other thanksgiving holiday cooking. a jeweler in tokyo has created something extra special and extra blingy for this holiday season. it's a christmas tree made of solid gold. it stands eight feet tall and is said to be worth nearly, get this, $2 million. it's adorned with orchids, ribbons and heart all made of pure gold. the star alone is worth about 65,000 bucks. the jeweler claims it's the most expensive christmas tree ever created. 15 workers spent 4 1/2 months putting it together.

british tabloids are making headlines today. this all stems from the uk hacking scandal that brought down the news of the world tabloid earlier this year. today british actor hugh grant testified at the official inquiry into the scandal. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: in front of a british judge, hugh grant hurled a string of accusations at nearly all the british tabloids. lies, invasion of privacy and phone hacking. the paparazzi, grant says, has terrorized him and his girlfriends for years. including a woman grant admits he had a brief affair with and gave birth to his child this fall. >> they followed her around, she was a single, pregnant woman. she was being tailed by paparazzi. one in particular who frightened her a lot. >> reporter: grant says he tried to keep the birth a secret, but claims the "daily mail" illegally acquired leaked information from the hospital.

in a statement, the paper says it unequivocally denies that it received information from a source at the hospital. the tribunal heard from millae doller. they allegedly hacked the young girl's phone after she went missing, deleting messages on her voicemail. >> i rang her phone and it clicked through on to her voicemail. so, i heard her voice. >> yes. >> and it was just like, she's picked up her voicemail, she's alive. >> reporter: sadly, she was not. but her parents suffering triggered the initial firestorm that forced the "news of the world" to go under. but now the practices of the entire british press are under fire. the testimony will continue all week, including appearances from other celebrities. the author of the harry potter books and the actress sienna miller. stephanie gosk, london. we have disturbing video from south korea's parliament

floor. did you see that? shows a lawmaker throwing what is believed to be tear gas at the deputy parliament speaker. after the ruling party passed a free trade agreement with the u.s. the politician opposed it. security guards dragged him out of the chambers while he kicked and resisted. that's pretty ugly. >> that's ugly, indeed. there's more to come this afternoon on news 4 at 4:00, including some of the deals on the day on living social and groupon. this animal turning some heads. we'll introduce you to the rare albino alligator in town.

all right, ready for some deals. here we go. now to the deal of the day in our region. if you're looking for a little love this holiday. groupon has a dating deal. you can get one, two or four four-speedidati four-speedidating dating events. 200 singles have already bought into this deal. you have a little time left. let's check out and see what's going on on the others. >> living social has deals on holiday shows for $15. you can get a ticket to see the nutcracker at the margaret haddad studio. maybe some have never seen it before. but 500 have bought this deal. >> three days left. >> wonderful production. >> put you in the holiday spirit. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, albino alligators are

a genetic mistake, but they are becoming quite the attraction here in washington. plus, the family of a missing mother pleads for her safety and her safe return after she appeared on "people's court" and then disappeared. and foodies starts at 9:00 tonight on nbc washington nonstop. we are cooking up some delicious treats. fresh breads and we're going inside the northern virginia shop that specializes in homemade marshmallows. then percussion fuels the party on nonstop scene d.c. that's at 9:30. hear from local band vibe collective and their take on latin, go go and funk styles.

well, if you're planing to travel for the holidays. here's veronica. >> all about travel and we'll spend extra time on the seven-day forecast. the right version this time. some delays out there already. up to the north of us. we've got the radar to start out with to show you exactly who's getting some of the moderate and heavy rain right now. take a look. we're just past the sunset here. heavy, moderate rain moving up through northeastern maryland right now. most of the area leesburg, d.c., down around warrington, getting

light showers right now. little heavier, too, down to the south around war dolf. as far as airport delays running about an hour right now. that's where the airport delays are currently happening. as far as your destination tomorrow, new york city right now we're looking for rain, isolated thunder if you're going to be heading into that airport. lingering showers for the afternoon and high temperature of 47 degrees and then dropping down into the 30s. maybe you're going to chicago and maybe you're going to raleigh, north carolina. chicago tomorrow 48 with sunshine. definitely a little chilly. 65 in raleigh, north carolina, orlando at 83 degrees. wouldn't it be nice to be there, guys, for the thanksgiving break. 57 degrees, just our friends up to the north in philadelphia. for thanksgiving day, chilly throughout the eastern half of the nation. going to be a little wet in the pacific northwest. chilly with sunshine for thanksgiving day, boy, oh, boy,

wait until you see the exfended forecast for the weekend. your featured weather rain still around at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. then the bulk moves out about noontime and it will be breezy and can't stress enough that temperatures dropping off. 64 degrees dropping to the mid-50s to about 57 degrees right in d.c. again, it's also going to be pretty windy. here's a look at your four-day forecast for thanksgiving day. again, 57 degrees and sunshine. take a look at friday, saturday and sunday. 64, 65, 61 degrees. can't ask for much better than that. at the end of november. little rain comes back into the area on monday and tuesday, but, boy, what a gorgeous weekend. you know what else is coming up. we've got our holiday lights. that's right. that's the big contest that we do every year where you send in your picture of holiday lights and decorations. all of us vote here at nbc 4 and, of course, you get to vote

online. just go to nbcwashington.com and you could have doug kammerer at your house doing lights. >> do you buy new lights or untangle. >> i try to put them up so it makes it easy when you decorated. >> it's frustrating. thanks, veronica. there is a rare creature roaming the swamp at the national aquarium in the commerce department of washington. >> really rare, folks. an albino alligator and wendy riegger is here to tell you why you have to check this thing out. >> this is stunning. an albino alligator. stunningly white, incredibly rare. kind of a freak of nature and this may be your only chance to see this beautiful anomaly. she's a young female, just a few months old and her name is oliander, named after the beautiful white flower that is also quite poisonous. it is a rare, albino alligator from the swamps of louisiana.

she's wintering here at the national aquarium in the ba basement of the commerce department. if you've never seen one, you need to come take a look. >> they're not that common. there's less than 100 known animals in the wild. they all come from one spot, one area in louisiana. this is the first time in the area we had one in the area. >> albino alligators are a genetic mistake. both parents harbor a recesssive gene that prevents them from creating pigment. it's a brown alligator without the brown and that pigment is critical to their survival. it hps them hide in the swamp from predators. a white alligator, hasn't got a chance. >> be a bright white beacon for somebody to find and eat. >> reporter: born on an alligator farm and immediately taken out for her protection. she'll spend the rest of her life in a sanctuary. while she's here in washington, her handler is trying to teach her to target feed by wiggling

dead mice in the water so she can learn to strike at them. that's how they feed. she's pretty striking herself. the white skin seems to glow. she's a strange beauty. but that white skin can also affect her health. alligators are gold blooded and they need to rest in the sun. it heats them up and energizes their metabolisms. albino's can't sun themselves, the skin, lacking that protective pigment, will burn and blister. so, she's lucky to be in captivity. oliander now is about 20 pounds and slightly more than four feet long, but she's going to become a big girl. >> she's going to get just as big as a normal female alligator, which can be eight to ten feet in length and over 300 pounds. >> she will everchally outgrow this exhibit. she'll only be here until february. don't miss this chance to see a rare white this winter. >> the national aquarium at the commerce department in the

basement, that alone is a real treasure. it's a great place to take your kids and oliander's exhibit is front and center this may be your only chance to see an albino alligator. go check her out. very cool. >> that is beyond cool. i have never even heard of this, wendy. this is amazing. >> what was interesting, she can't sun herself. you don't even think about that. her eyes are pink, it's not pink, it's the lack of pigment. you're seeing the blood vessel in her eye, that's why they appear to be pink. it's really cool. you'll learn a lot at the national aquarium at the commerce department. >> i would like to run around to get rid of some mice in the house. wouldn't that be easy. >> are there dead mice in your house? trapped in a tight situation. the rescue of a 9-year-old girl. plus a deals in the works for the teen nicknamed the

barefoot bandit. coming up tonight, a group of teens caught on camera shoplifting from a 7-eleven in montgomery county has some local officials talking about changing the law. miracle mom. why one local mother is thankful this holiday after she beat the odds and got the one thing she thought she'd never have. then tonight at 6:00, it's a recipe for trouble. see what happens when two little boys are left alone for just a few minutes.

have. these are pictures of a risky rescue of a 9-year-old girl in southern china. the girl managed to wedge herself in the gap between two houses. she was apparently tried to hide from her parents to avoid being punished. firefighters broke through the wall to reach the child. she could barely moved. after 40 minutes they pulled her free. remarkably, she escaped with minor injuries. prosecutors in washington state are contemplating a plea deal for the so-called barefoot bandit. colton harris moore is expected to plead guilty next month to nearly 30 burglary and other charges. the deal would give him about nine years in prison and victims would get more than a million dollars restitution from the proceeds of a book and movie deal chronicling the multi-state crime spree. authorities caught him last year in the bahamas after she pent two years on the run. still to come on news 4, an

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michelle parker. >> reporter: missing mom, michelle parker, confronting her ex-fiance on "people's court." >> he gets malicious and vindictive and a mean person especially when he's been drinking. >> reporter: in a matter of hours the mother of three and popular bartender disappeared. leaving friends and family desperate. >> for the first time in my life i have been climbing under trains and going through ditches and dumpsters praying that she's not there. >> reporter: parker was last heard from thursday afternoon. her hummer suv was later found empty in a neighborhood parker's family says she rarely visited. >> he's suing for $5,000. the value of the ring. >> reporter: on "people's court." the father of parker's 3-year-old twins sued her over an engagement he said was lost. >> i took it off and threw it at

him. >> reporter: the judge ordered her to pay half of the ring. >> i felt somebody grab me and yanked me around. he was holding on to me screaming at me. >> reporter: in 2009, parker issued a restraining order against smith that was later dissolved by a judge. her family says they trust him. >> he was the last person to see her and he's cooperating fully with the police and he allowed them to search everything. >> reporter: nbc news tried to reach dale smith for comment, but received no response. parker's mom tells us her daughter never wanted to go on the show, calling the experience, the most embarrassing of her life. >> you're both like complete idiots, please stop. >> she hated every second of that show. she was humiliated by that judge. >> reporter: the "people's court" issued a statement saying, we are hoping for michelle's safe return. as a search for michelle continues, so does their hope. >> you think your daughter's out

there? >> yes, alive. >> reporter: what do you want her to know? >> i love her. >> that was lilia. efforts to park parker in orlando include search dogs, people on foot, on horse and on atvs and a $13,000 reward being offered for anyone who helps police find her. that's news 4 at 5:00. and news starts right now. tonight at 5:00, a flash mob robbery. dozens of teens are caught on tape raiding a 7-eleven and now that looting has authorities talking about a teenage curfew. three american college students in police custody in egypt accused in taking part in massive anti-government protests. one of those students attends georgetown university. >> is there trouble in toyland? you may want to take a closer look at toys for sale this

holiday season. and good afternoon, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. she is blonde and petite and wanted for bank robbery. police have identified stephanie schwab of manassas as a suspect in two bank robberies. one last friday in manassas and another today in springfield. schwab is also wanted in a weekend carjacking in tysons corner. jane watrel joins us live from the latest scene. >> it has been closed since early afternoon. that's when the bank robbery took place. police aren't linking schwab to the bank robberies that previously occurred just yet, but they do say that this robbery was pulled off by a petite blonde wearing a black and white checked jacket and implying that she had a gun. could this fresh face female be the one who jus