i enjoy spending time with people. >> jerry sandusky speaks again. the former penn state coach tries to clarify whether he's sexually attracted to young boys. and good evening. i'm wendy rieger. we begin with decision 2012 and a shakeup in the republican presidential race. herman cain has now suspended his campaign. that doesn't mean he is saying good-bye to politics. nbc's brian moore joins us live on capitol hill with the latest. brian? >> reporter: wendy, cain is out of the race, but insists he is not going away. embattled gop presidential candidate herman cain is calling off his run for the white house. >> with a lot of prayer, and soul-searching, i am suspending my presidential campaign. >> reporter: he remained defiant.

>> i am not going to be silenced, and i'm not going away. >> reporter: cain lashed out at the media and the political establishment, angrily denying sexual harassment allegations and the claims just this past week of a 13-year affair. cain's wife stood behind him, literally. >> i am at peace with my wife. and she is at peace with me. >> reporter: cain made his announcement at what was expected to be a rally. >> i told my boys we were going to go see the next president. >> i think he represents all of america. >> reporter: a month ago cain was leading the presidential pack and now he's the first front-runner to fall. >> plan "b" is i will continue to be a voice for the people. >> reporter: cain said he will continue to push his 9-9-9 tax reform and other elements of the campaign that has run its

course. >> we're not done yet. >> and cain says he will endorse another candidate revealing that it will not be president obama. wendy? >> brian moore, thanks. the d.c. council is expected to meet on monday for what's next for harry thomas jr. the fbi and irs raided his home in northeast d.c. yesterday. he was accused of taking $300,000 that had been earmarked for a youth program. he is repaying that money but has admitted to no wrongdoing. the council could vote to reprimand him or strip him of committee assignments. tonight we have an exclusive for you. georgetown students say they came face to face with an intruder. there were actually two burglaries about 30 minutes apart, one on 36th street and one on o street. the disguise made the experience that much more frightening. >> it was something you would see in a scary movie, like

somebody coming out with the "scream" mask. >> reporter: a real-life nightmare for patricia and her roommate. >> i started screaming blood i murder, 911, police. >> reporter: the girls say a man broke in through a back door connected to a bedroom. he then worked his way upstairs, bouncing from room to room, pocketing an ipod and some cash. a chill tipped them off that something was wrong. >> our basement door had been opened, and neither of us had left it open. we noticed there was a breeze coming from the back. >> reporter: not long after, a man came running down the stairs. when the girls screamed, the man fled out another back door. >> just coming home and being alone, i don't feel safe. >> reporter: and neither do their neighbors. not long before her house was robbed, police say a man surprised another student, down the block, by popping out of her closet. he said he was looking for a party. then he ran. >> just makes me want to make sure i keep my doors locked. >> it's pretty scary, you know, just the fact that you don't

know if somebody's in your closet, they're going to jump out and potentially harm you. >> reporter: and now they've been scared straight. >> stay alert at all times. you never know what might happen. have your cell phones ready if something might happen. >> reporter: anyea is thankful nothing happened. >> he was completely covered. >> police are not sure if both of those incidents are connected. georgetown university sent out a safety alert letting students know what happened. a second person has died after being hit by a car at home depot on thanksgiving day. he was part of a group of day laborers who were -- who were plowed into in high yatsville. police are still investigating it. no charges have been filed. the penn state sex abuse scandal, former coach jerry sandusky spoke on camera for the first time since his indictment. in an interview with "the new york times." sandusky denied molesting any

boys. he said head coach joe paterno never confronted him about inappropriate behavior. and he clarified an answer he gave bob costas last month asked whether he was sexually attracted to young boys. >> if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth, because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> sexually, you're -- >> i enjoy -- that's what i was trying to say, i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> that was sandusky's lawyer in the background clarifying that sandusky's not, quote, sexually attracted to young people. sandusky agreed to the interview because he felt prosecutors were distorting his work with children. former presidential candidate george mcgovern is in stable condition in a south

dakota hospital. the democrat fell and hit his head yesterday just before a c-span interview. doctors say the former senator is alert and is resting comfortably. richard nixon defeated him for the presidency back in 1972. and still ahead, a thief caught on tape stealing from church pre-schools. the excuse he used to get access in the first place. christmas comes early in prince george's county. we'll take you on a very special shopping spree. chuck will be back with a look at our sunday forecast. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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his story seemed innocent enough. a man walked into a church and asked for information about the preschool there. but police say this guy was not a concerned parent, he was a thief. darcy spencer joins us live with the story on this. >> reporter: take a look at this picture. this was taken off of the surveillance video. you see around his neck, a piece of jewelry, that is a cross. and police are saying that was part of a ruse of a con man whose crimes are despicable. the man shown in this surveillance video, wearing all black, and a large silver cross, or crucifix around his neck may be responsible for churches in chevy chase, maryland, and in d.c. >> let's give him a lesson. >> reporter: the video was taken on chevy chase circle. a receptionist allowed him into

the building around 9:15 grids morning. he said he was a parent seeking information about the preschool. >> he took an opportunity at a busy time when kids were arriving, to wander through unoccupied offices and classrooms and taking things. >> reporter: those things were hundreds of dollars in cash from the purses of preschool workers, and a metro smart trip card. when confronted by the head of the preschool, he vanished. >> apparently using this ruse of a parent looking for a school, also using that religious crucifix in a rather despicable way to gain trust. >> reporter: police believe he may have also pulled the same scheme at three other nearby churches. chevy chase baptist, chevy chase presbyterian and sacred sacrament. >> to do this at christmas time, i mean, find the guy, put him in jail, and then forgive him. >> christmastime in a chump? that just doesn't sound right.

i'm still heart broken. and it's our church. >> will you forgive him for that? >> it is the season. >> reporter: anyone who may recognize the man in that surveillance video is asked to call chevy chase village police at 301-654-7300. wendy, police are also saying that churches should take this as an opportunity to review their security plans. reporting live from chevy chase, starsy spencer, news4. back to you. when we come back, on news4 at 6:00, we're going to show you lucky kids who got a police escort, so they could go on a very special event. and chuck is going to tell us if sunday will be just as gorgeous

we had another successful nba washington pnc bank community shred. more than 3,000 people showed up at prince george's community college in largo today. shred it helps protect people from identity theft because it gets rid of their personal documents and it's all for free. christmas came early for 80 local kids in prince george's county today in the form of a mini shopping spree, with some special escorts. news4's derrick ward tells us. >> reporter: there are waving chirns in those cars. these cops are out to capture

holiday spirit and they're getting backup from young residents all too happy to assist. they sit down with the big man. then into the aisles for some shopping. the ninth annual shop with a cop. >> we started the program in 2003 with eight children. >> reporter: this program is aimed at seeing that the christmas wishes of about 80 deserving children don't go unanswered. >> this program is good for the children. it's good for the community. and it's good for the police officers as well. >> reporter: retailers like target and prince george's plaza fund the excursion with $100 gift cards with each child. >> it gives you a great feeling to know that we are giving back to the community and we're helping children and families in need. >> reporter: these young people are recommended for the program by their schools. it's been a tragedy, some kind of adversity in their lives that makes the holiday spirit a challenge. but here on this day, the only challenge is choosing the right gift, and not just for themselves. >> i want to get my mom and dad and big brother something. >> of course, we allow them to

get those things as long as they get something for themselves too. >> i feel happy right now. >> reporter: they say that every year more officers want to take part. and there are more kids that need it. that speaks to a growing need. derrick ward, news4. >> anyone wishing to help in these efforts, you can donate to the association of school resource officers in care of corporal michael rudinski. so there. that's nice. >> i like that, shop with a cop. >> and they had a beautiful day to shop. we had a beautiful day to do anything today. >> and tomorrow promises to be every bit as nice. it will string into the early parts of next week. >> oh, good, we need it. >> but we know it isn't going to last forever. it is december, after all. enjoy the sunshine that we have coming our way for tomorrow. clouds come back into the picture as we get into monday. and most of the middle of the

week is looking very, very gray indeed. outside on your saturday evening, a mostly clear sky. sure was a pretty day to be in the great outdoors today. plenty of sunshine, put temperatures up just above the 50-degree mark for a high temperature in washington today. as you make your plans to get outside and enjoy your beautiful saturday evening, just a few high thin cirrus clouds. 43 degrees by 9:00 p.m. and back down to 41 degrees by 11:00 this evening. a nice december chill to the air. no doubt about that. it is also going to continue to be more in the way of nice weather coming our way as we get into tomorrow. a very nice day for tomorrow coming up. plenty of sunshine here. there we go. the computer froze up. it's been a long day with the computer here at work, let me tell you, everybody. outside, clear skies for us today. that the continue into tomorrow. high pressure in charge of our

weather. seasonably cool start tomorrow morning. generally temperatures in the mid to upper 30s around downtown. close to the freezing mark for those of you in the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. bright sunshine fading behind a low level deck cover late tomorrow afternoon. but you'll think of it as a sunny day. up into the mid-50s. the next weather system we are keeping track of here in the storm center is going to be arriving here as we get into monday night and tuesday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, look a little in the unsettled category. cool with a light breeze. evening temperatures mostly in the 40s. and then for tomorrow morning, get your day started with temperatures in the 30s. not quite as cold as it was this morning. as a result, it will be milder tomorrow afternoon as well. even with a little increase in cloud cover coming our way tomorrow afternoon, temperatures should make it in the mid-50s. 56 tomorrow. i think we can sweek a 61 out of

monday. even with the clouds thickening. but tuesday, wednesday and now it looks like even lingering into thursday, could be a little unsettled and chilly. hopefully we can be cool and dry as we go into next weekend. but there are signs, not on the seven-day, if we went out another seven days, looks like we might have a real cold snap, not next week, but the week after. >> let's just stay in this seven days. >> we'll[ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ]

good day for georgetown. >> great day for jougeorgetown. they played one of those teams you could call a cupcake. >> you better win those. >> with two wins over top 15 teams in two weeks, georgetown will likely crack the top 25 rankings this week. ho the same school that made history for losing 51 straight games from 2007 to 2009. verizon center, jason clark honored for scoring his 1,000th point against hoya against alabama. thompson drives, kicks it out to clark. buries the three ball. clark had ten points. 42-28 at the break. second half it was all

georgetown. smooth shot. thompson finished with a career high six three-pointers. starks gets in on the action for three. knocks that down. georgetown shoots 50% from beyond the arc. they crushed the highlanders by 40. georgetown improves to 6-1. they play howard next saturday. tony bennett in virginia hosting longwood. first half, cavs up nine. evans kicks it out to the center who bu senior who buries the three. next possession for the cavs, joe harris goes inside to mike scott. gets the hook shot to go. scott with a game high 20 points. virginia up 43-24 at the break. second half, more virginia. scott double-teamed. great pass for the wide-open dunk. virginia defeats longwood 86-53. cavs are now 7-1. up next the home game against

george mason on tuesday night. college football, virginia tech plays clemson tomorrow night at 8:00 for the acc championship. if the hokies receive redemption, they would earn a spot in the orange bowl for the fourth time in five years. james madison taking e ining on georgetown state. the longest road trip in the history of jmu football. bison strike first. touchdown. his sixth in the last three weeks. north dakota state up 7-0. the dukes respond. 30 seconds to go in the half. jus ton thorp to smith. that's good for a 20-yard touchdown. see it again. great concentration from smith. the defender all over him. james madison ties the game at 7. thi first and goal, this time from six yards out. blocked extra point.

bison lead 19-7 right now in the second half. let's go to lorton, virginia. high school football play-offs. stallions playing hanover for a spot in the state championship. first drive of the game for south county. shane foley goes up top to his big receiver michael ferguson. makes a great catch. 7-0 stallions. later in the first, foley, pitches to anthony rector. breaks the tackle. he's in. 22-yard touchdown. 14-0 south county. second quarter, same score. foley hands it off to ryan taylor. he flips it to jake josephs. back to foley. and he airs it out to ferguson. makes another great grab. stallions down around the 10 yard line. they cap the drive with more trickeration. foley pitches to josephs. throws to ferguson. touchdown south county. right now they lead 38-22 in the fourth quarter. hometown hockey, caps will

try to snap a four-game losing streak at home against the senators tonight. hunter going for his first nhl victory as a head coach. you can see the game at 7:00 on comcast sports net. former caps coach bruce beaudreau. ducks up 2-0, on the attack. ben maxwell with the puck, shoots on that. rebound to andrew gordon. a former cap. he scored his first while playing for beaudreau in washington. fakes the shot. passes to claude, and he goes top shelf where mama hides the cookies. the flyers win 4-3 in overtime. you know bruce, he's always an upbeat guy. >> there's a lot of positives.

first of all, there's more skill up front than i thought there was. the energy and the enthusiasm on the bench i thought was really good. and i knew everybody left everything they had on the ice. i mean, it wasn't a question of people not giving it their all or anything like that. they tried hard. but in the end, you can't overcome making dumb mistakes. >> the ducks committed 11 penalties in the game. bruce will try again for his first win tomorrow night against minnesota. and tonight dale hunter will try for his first win as an nhl head coach, ottawa and caps 7:00. we'll have that tonight at 11:00. >> fingers crossed again. thank you. that's the news for now. nightly news is up next. we'll be back here for news4 at 11:00. until then, have a good one.

out of the race. herman cain drops his bid for president after a string of scandals. tonight reaction from the campaign trail and which candidate could benefit most. sandusky speaks. the disgraced former coach gives a disgracing on camera interview come back to haunt him. ould mystery solved. after more than three decades, tonight the effort that cracked the case involving one of america's most infamous serial killers. and all that jazz.