some taxi drivers in the city say they're scared for their safety after a series of crimes in the district. i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. there have been a dozen robberies and carjackings involving cab drivers this month alone. the police are warning the public and drivers to stay alert. shomari stone has more on this. >> reporter: tonight we talked to a lot of cab drivers an they didn't know about this. they have one of the most dangerous jobs in the nation. they take a risk every time someone gets in the cab. this man worries about his

safety in his cab. crooks have robbed 11 cab drivers over the past two months nine this month alone. >> i have a family and two kids. i'm very concerned about it. >> reporter: he keeps a photo of his six and two-year-old an added reminder to be safe on the streets. >> i try to be nice, talk to them, try to use my judgment. but to honest with you, taking a risk. they just taking a risk. anything could happen. >> reporter: police say some of the suspect are armed, hail cabs from metro stations and carjacked can cabbies in three cases. >> we have an obligation to get information out there since there is something going on with this number of robberies. >> reporter: if you see this call tax 911 light flashing on top of the cabs like this one, call 911 for help. >> i will be happy if they just reported to the police.

>> be aware as a driver and you have to make your own personal decisions on your safety. >> reporter: while police search for the robbers this driver will rely on faith to protect him. >> thank goode i have been in the business five years. nothing happen so far. >> reporter: investigators urge anyone with information to call the metropolitan police department. i'm shomari stone. back to you. a man was killed after a standoff with a prince george's county police today outside the suspect's home in the 21,000 block in maryland. the man called 911 and threat tonight kill himself. when the police arrived the man came outside with a gun and fired off a round went back in the house, grabbed two guns and started shooting again. the police shot the man. his name has not been released. three american students in

jail in cairo are on their way back home now. they were released 250d. derrick sweeney will arrive home in st. louis, missouri tomorrow night. he and two other students were arrested on sunday accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces. a judge said there was not enough evidence to bring charges. news of the release comes as 100,000 people packed tahir square again today. they are protesting the military's decision to appoint a new prime minister. that prime minister was an important player in the ousted regime of hosni mubarack. there is growing concern about whether the military will hand over power once the new leaders are elected. a significant development tonight in the case of robyn gardner. she's the woman from maryland who is presumed dead in aruba. the suspect may be getting out

of jail very soon. jackie bensen here with more on this. >> reporter: this morning's ruling took the prosecution by surprise. after more than 100 days in police custody 50-year-old gary giordano may be coming home from what began as a long weekend in aruba by two people who met on an adult dating website. >> there is no reason for him to be detained even in further investigation. the judge agreed with that and decided that she will not grant the prosecution another extension which means that mr. giordano will have to be released coming tuesday at 8:00 in the evening. >> are giordano has been jailed in aruba in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of robyn gardner. she lived in bethesda. giordano claimed she was swept away while they were snorkeling.

intense pressure is on prosecutors. but searches for her body turned up nothing. >> once released he can go wherever he wants just like any free person like you and i. >> the solicitor general tells news4 he will file an emergency appeal for a 30-day extension of his detention. reached by phone he sounded less than confident he will be able to charge giordano with murder before then. >> charging you can only do one time. if you take the case to court and the judge finds not enough material and acquit then it is curtains. you cannot go on any more. >> the question is what awaits giordano in the u.s. he is a suspect in gardner's disappearance and could be forced to return to the island if charges are filed. i spoke to a woman who is a

spokesperson for gardner's family. she described them as distraught by the news. back to you. >> thanks, jackie. eight students from the united arab emirates are voicing concerns after being taken off a flight bound for washington and questioned for hours last night. the u.s. airways flight was headed from charlotte to national airport. a concerned passenger told the pilot she thought the students were going to hijack the plane. the police detained the student and held them for questioning. the flight took off and the students got back on board. the plane landed five hours late. the students said they were concerned about america's perception of muslims. >> we are not blaming the police. they were good men. they were doing their jobs. but the people -- the way they think about when they see a middle even guy on an airplane.

>> the council on u.s.-muslim investigations is investigating the response. coming up tonight, shoppers really whattiving badly. we will look where the sales led to violence. the penn state scandal growing. raising the question about the pennsylvania governor's role in all this. the weather out there is beautiful. i think tomorrow should be great as well. but there's a big time storm developing to our west. i'll show you what ha has

breaking news tonight. a man was killed in a carjacking. it happened in the 9400 block of adelephi road. the victim was suffering a gunshot wound. three men stole the car and wrecked the vehicle and ran away. the pennsylvania governor and the penn state sex abuse scandal is under scrutiny tonight. he was the attorney general in the grand jury investigation against jerry sandusky three years ago. he was also on the penn state board of trustees. but board members say he never mentioned the case during the meetings. corbett maintains he was not supposed to talk about it. but the lawyers say he could have asked the university to look at sandusky based on what he knew. sandusky is accused of sexually

abusing eight boys in eight years. two more victims could be linked to a robbery scheme in ohio. one body was found near a shopping center in akron. tim kern has been missing for more than a week. a second body was found today in the same area where a murder and an attempted murder have taken place. a man from norfolk, virginia was found dead earlier this month. all the victims were thought to answer an ad looking for a farm hand in ohio. job applicants were lured to the area, robbed and shot. two men have been arrested so far. coming up tonight, a potential danger involving a popular electrical vehicle. madness brought out the worst in people all over the country. unseasonably war

safety concerns tonight for general motors after some car batteries in the chevy volts caught fire. the federal officials have launched an investigation into the battery used in the electric car. the national highway traffic safety administration performed crash tests on three chevy volts last week. and two out of the three

batteries caught fire or started smoking after the test. gm says that federal officials incorrectly stored the batteries. there have been no reports of similar incidents from owners. amid all the frenzy on this black friday there were a few confrontations that went beyond the usual pushing and shoving. police had their hands full all over the country today. >> reporter: on youtube today pictures of the quest for door busters turning dangerous. in porter california a woman pepper sprayed fellow shoppers so she could get an xbox. >> the lady started spraying people. >> reporter: 20 people were injured and police spent the day looking for the suspect. in northern california one man is in critical condition after a shooting an apparent attempted robbery of his bargains. in south carolina one woman was

hospitalized after an attempted robbery and shooting. >> we heard gunshots. >> reporter: in new york who women were taken away by ambulance. >> they cut the thing and there is 200 people on top of my mom. >> reporter: wal-mart said overall it has been a safe event at the thousands of wal-mart stores. but added they are always looking at how to do things better. in cities across the u.s. retailers and police were found facing new security challenges. pepper spray was used in north carolina by store security trying to sub due frenzied shoppers. in florence, alabama a stun gun was used on a customer. in arizona questions about excessive force on an elderly man suspected of shoplifting. leaving many to wonder if the battle for bargains is worth the cost.

>> no reports of violence at local stores or malls. analysts say americans spent $27 billion today. they say that marks the biggest black friday in history. hot in some of those stores. >> i'm not stepping foot in there. >> neither am i. >> you couldn't pay me to do that. pleasant weather out there today. >> will the be like that tomorrow too. most everybody had today off. if you didn't you will get a repeat of today tomorrow so you can enjoy it then. the weather is gorgeous at the airport where the temperatures are in the mid- to upper-40s here by the river. but out in the suburbs we are cooling off quickly. but that's what you expect this time of year as we move into late november. but the high temperature felt like mid or late october. let's go back about a month. the high temperature of 66 in

lees burg. 27 in culpepper. 66 in frederick and gaithersburg. washington held down by a southerly wind coming up the potomac river at the airport. any place close to water cooler. 63 at the airport. 57 in annapolis. but you move back and west virginia was at 72 degrees in petersburg. a gorgeous day out there. a nice night tonight. 46 degrees. other areas are starting to cool off quickly. 34 in manassas and culpepper. but 46 along the chesapeake bay. a cool start tomorrow. clear skies tomorrow. but notice the cloud cover starting to move in from the west. these are of the high cloud variety. they will move in tonight and through the day tomorrow. we're not going to see all sun and bright blue skies like during the day today. we will see more high clouds

tomorrow but the sun will still be able to penetrate the clouds. starting off on a cool note but here comes the sun through the clouds. temperatures tomorrow similar to where they were today. and then we watch on sunday. sunday we have it dry right now. that's the good news. the weekend is dry. but watch this front. it will make its way to the area but stalls around washington. that will create a chance for shower activity to the south of the front. 30% chance on monday. we're going to wait for this storm. will the be a big storm and it will make its way to the east eventually. i think will the be tuesday for the best chance for rain. but look at the cold air behind it bringing snow back into arkansas and some of the snow could make it closer to the appalachians. no snow for washington but maybe for the ski resorts to west. high clouds. chilly in the suburbs tomorrow. a nice start, 31 to 43 degrees.

tomorrow afternoon we'll see the high clouds but still sunshine through the clouds. nice and mild. 61 to 64 degrees. the next couple days on the mild side. 60 on sunday under partly to mostly cloudy skies. more clouds on monday with a 30% chance of shower activity and you can put away the umbrella. get out the big one on tuesday. a high temperature of 56 and a chance for heavy rain coming in. that could last through wednesday morning. wednesday morning very chilly on the backside. a high temperature of 46 degrees. maybe a bit windy too. it depends on where the storm goes and the path of the storm. if the storm is faster we could be colder at the end of the week. this is a storm that is one to watch. >> we have been lucky so far. >> so far. >[ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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caps didn't do so well today. >> but they have pleasant request of time to turn it around. plenty of season. >> months. >> exactly. for the capitals a november to forget. washington lost for the seventh time this month and the rangers had the right recipe. we had good turkey dinner. we were ready for from the begin. here's the real reason the caps lost. they committed 17 turnovers costing them a victory on black friday. ovechkin without a goal this

year. looking to change that today. the rangers up 2-0. fedotenko. take another look. johannes loses control. new york up 3460. third period caps trail 5-2. ovechkin on the attack flies in. rips past lundquist. his first goal in seven games. the caps cut the deficit a 5-3. later in the third, brooks light battling for the puck along the boards. callahan makes the pass to fedotenko and scores his second goal of the game. the caps lose 6-3. tomorrow the caps play on the road against buffalo. college hoops tonight. virginia tech wins 59-57. and maryland at home playing florida gulf coast at comcast

center. the terps trying to rebound from sunday's loss the iona. make parker to stoegland. under a minute to go in the half eagles turn it over. terps in transition. shaun mosley to nick faust for the dunk. the terps up 34-27 at the break. second half, more terps more faust and this is awesome. monster dunk by the freshman. maryland wins it 73-67. next up a home game against illinois on tuesday. college football lsu crushes arkansas 41-17. the tigers are 12-0. tonight the backyard brawl, west virginia and pittsburgh going toe to toe in morgantown. it could be the last time they meet. second quarter down 14-0 until

this. a pass to bailey and cruise into the end zone. a 63-yard touchdown. fourth quarter, mountaineers down 6. but all on the for the game-win. he had two second half tds. west virginia wins 21-20. they are 8-3. down a level round three the playoffs quince orchard hosting ch flowers for a spot in the state championship. back come the jaguars. walker with the handoff and he is gone. 66 yards for the touchdown. ch flowers down one. final seconds of the half. cougars with the ball. check out number 6 mark green gets stripped up and a huge block right here. 39-yard touchdown. he had 279 yards rushing.

malcolm brown with the interception. and look at the head coach. he is loving it. quince orchard wins it. the cougars are 13-0. next friday is it quince orchard and old mill for the state championship in baltimore. they are pumped. >> those kids are in more danger from the coach than the opposing players. >> one more gift... [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] if you're giving an amazing gift, shouldn't it be given in an amazing way? ♪ ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is here,

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it's beginning to look a lot like christmas around the white house. the first lady welcomed the official white house christmas tree this morning. it's a 19-football sam fir that

came from wisconsin north of madison. it was selected in october. the tree will be displayed in the white house blue room. jet man is making history again. his name is yeev rossi. he was the first person to fly with a jet propelled wing. he has flown over the english channel and the grand channel. and now he flew in formation with actual jets. this is video of him alongside two jets over the swiss alps. is that like the coolest thing? does that not look like big, big fun. i grew up and i wanted to be like yves. that's our broadcast for now. "the tonight show" is coming up next. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com,

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