the advice of police to those who drink. >> don't get in cars. call a cab. >> reporter: there was no answer at the door of babbitt's listed address. he requested and was granted a leave of absence. attorneys and the faa officials are in discussions about his employment status. it is unclear where he was coming from or where he was headed or how long he had been driving on the wrong side of the road when he was stopped. he's due to make a court appearance in february. in fairfax, derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you. we have breaking news that's going to affect your commute in fredericksburg. an accident involving an overturned truck filled with logs. it's in the southbound lanes of 95, mile marker 30. it is making a mess of traffic there. traffic is just getting by in one lane. that's an overturned tractor

trailer filled with logs. route 7 in tyson's corner shut down because of a deadly crash. a woman was killed after she was hit by a small truck. police are still on the scene. they expect all eastbound lanes to be closed for at least a half hour. the woman charged in a series of crimes will remain in jail. through her lawyer, the 26-year-old waived her right for a preliminary hearing. the judge decided there was enough cause to keep her in j l jail. she will stay there until further action by the court. a key d.c. council committee passed a sweeping ethics reform bill. it comes days after an fbi raid of harry thomas jr., under investigation for his use of city funds. tom sherwood joins us live from

the wilson building downtown d.c. with the latest on the story. tom? >> reporter: the new ethics bill would have tougher reporting requirements and tougher penalties. for awhile, it looked like the bill wouldn't pass. d.c. ward 4 keown till member muriel bowser worked for months to get it down to one sweeping law. >> this is an issue that affects the entire council. i absolutely support getting it before the full body sooner rather than later. >> reporter: michael brown was threatening to hold up the bill for more discussion. council chairman kwame brown appeared to vote and insisted the bill will pass before january. >> we are going to do what's necessary to make sure that we pass a comprehensive ethics reform bill this year. >> reporter: chairman brown is

under investigation for alleged campaign violations and friday, fbi agents in a separate investigation raided the home of councilmember harry thomas jr. chairman brown told reporters he showed up to be sure an ethics bill passed without delays. >> get an ethics reform passed. councilman bowser, staff have done a phenomenal job. residents came and expressed interest in the bill. it's time to get something done and move forward. i wanted to make sure it happened. >> reporter: a member chose not to show up for today's vote. the other big drama today is the other councilmembers met in private to discus it. some say well, let the legal system play out and see what happens. others are hoping thms will take a leave of absen without pay. it's not clear what he's going to do or clear he's going to

show up tomorrow when the council meets to discuss the ethics bill. i'm tom sherwood downtown in washington, back to you, jim. >> tom sherwood son the story for us. thank you, tom. the republican race for the presidential nomination. newt gingrich met in new york with one of the parties power brokers, donald trump. he paid his respects to trump including mitt romney and herman cain who is no longer in the race. gingrich agreed to appear at a debate moderated by trump. gingrich arrived tat meeting with new poll numbers in iowa and new hampshire. every state will be in place in november. >> we are going to compete in all 50 states. i don't believe in a red versus blue model. i believe we are 100% americans and i think if the issue is food stamps versus paychecks, every state in question will be

employed. i intend to run as the paycheck candidate. >> the latest nbc poll shows newt gingrich at 26% in iowa among voters likely to attend the caucus. romney in second place with 18%. in new hampshire, romney is still in the lead at 39%. gingrich surged up to 23% from 4% in october. a massive wood shelter is gone. police removed it after a long clash with occupy d.c. demonstrators today. another set of demonstrators are setting up shop on the mall. chris gordon is live with the developments tonight. chris? >> reporter: good evening, it is peaceful tonight here in mcpherson's square. it's quiet all day with standards for occupy d.c. police are on patrol here. so far today, there have been no

confrontations, no incidents to report. things seem to have returned to normal here at the occupy d.c. encampment at mcpherson square one day after they condemned the makeshift wooden structure occupiers constructed to hold meetings in. 31 demonstrators were arrested when they disobeyed orders to take it down. police dismantled the structure. today, we learned occupy d.c. plans to build another one. >> we'll have another general assembly tonight and come up with proposals which we will discuss and have a consensus or we will disagree with the proposal and decide where to go from there. we need a plan for structure. the weather is becoming worse. >> reporter: occupants cleaned up mcpherson's square. >> we don't want them to think we are not cleaning up.

>> reporter: nationally known singer song writer jackson brown showed up to support the movement. >> lifelong friend of mine is here. my daughter is here and her kids are here. i made up my mind to come here as soon as i could to visit them and to see shots of them making this peace tree here for weeks as they prepare. yeah. >> on the national mall between the washington monument and the u.s. capital, they are setting up what they call the people's camp. national groups, unemployed people, faith leaders, unions and the local group, our d.c. are gathering. they have permits to meet here and organize, but not to sleep on the mall. they will be put up at churches in the area. their goal, to take back the capital. >> the capital is the people's house. we are here to declare an economic emergency for the 99%.

>> reporter: they expect 2,000 to 4,000 every day americans to come to the people's camp on the mall to demonstrate for jobs. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. there's a new resource for day laborers and the people who want to hire them. a store front operation opened today at the centerville square shopping center here. it's the resources center. day laborers sign in and wait to be matched with an employer. previously, they congregated outside. there were concerns about safety and traffic tie-ups about that. cloudy today. it was nice and warm. that's about to end. >> don't get used to it. it's about over, doug, right? >> temperatures are going to stay mild for another day. we are going to see bigger changes over the next couple days. we have a lot of weather to talk about this week.

this is a week to keep a lot of things handy, the umbrella, the coats, the jackets and a few other things. 54 degrees out there now. that's the current temperature. winds are calm. nice and mild this afternoon after hitting the high temperature of 60 degrees. 55 in gaithersburg, 55 in leesburg and manassas. back to the west, martinsburg is 60. a warm 63 degrees in fredericksburg. some areas approached the mid-60s to the south. we're going to see a chance for shower activity. not a lot on storm 4 doppler. that's about it. the rest of the area is dry for now. i wouldn spri spring k ls. what's behind that is going to have everybody talking. the good night forecast, waking up to temperatures of 54 degrees. i'll show you what else you'll

need over the next couple days. >> that will grab us. thank you. still ahead, a woman is killed in her home and the family is searching for answers. the toddler who survived a mere drowning and the miracle that his mother says is the reason he's alive. >> this was a costly car crash. 14 cars, multimillion dollars in that pile up. >> fine rides, too. and reality tv star

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a former miss usa is in trouble with the law for driving drunk. she was arrested early saturday morning in the detroit suburb of highland park. an attorney for the beauty queen says she's sorry and is taking full responsibility for her actions. she was the first arab american to become miss usa. she was crowned in 2010. she apologized. she first tried to tweet her way out of the mess saying she was not in michigan. it's been called one of the most expensive pile ups in

history. 14 luxury cars collided in japan. eight ferraris, three mercedes, a lamborghini and two toyotas. damages estimated at $4 million. ten drivers taken to the hospital with minor injuries. investigators believe the cars were traveling at speeds of more than 90 miles per hour before the crash. with the holidays approaching, you could be traveling by plane to our destinations. what would you do if the plane you are on had an emergency. look at the seat right in front of you before the plane takes off. >> reporter: crash and safety experts learn a lot by studying accidents. the miracle on the hudson revealed something surprising. many passengers who read the safety card could not remember what to do at the plane headed for a river landing. >> when they said brace for

impact, they did not know what that meant. >> reporter: while the flight attendants demonstration doesn't show the brace position, it's shown on the briefing card. >> read the briefing card. pay attention to it. >> reporter: in oklahoma city, we asked a safety researcher to demonstrate the brace position to us. >> when the flight attendant says brace, cross your hands on the seat and push your head against your wrist. >> reporter: in an exit row, hundreds could depend on you. >> stay seated, reach up, grab it, throw it out. >> if there's a crash, getting out of the plane could involve getting through a dark, smoke-filled cabin. if you have to make an emergency exit, move fast. experts say you have to jump, slide on your rear and don't lean back and keep moving, get out of the way.

from the exit door of a jumbo jet, it can seem like a big drop. the slides are wide enough to carry you to safety. don't waste precious time grabbing a carry on bag or laptop. >> the briefcase, books, clothes, none of that is important. >> reporter: panic can often set in. >> let's go, let's go. >> reporter: with passengers climbing over the heads of other passengers to get out first. the goal is to get everyone out in just two minutes. all the more reason to read the safety briefing card. >> chances are, you will never need this information. when you need it, you really need it. >> tom had great form there. >> he knows how to exit a plane in an emergency. >> he was having fun. >> that's interesting. we thumb through our magazines saying whatever, is this plane getting off on time. >> you look at it ten years ago. most the time you are not paying

attention. >> we are listening to you. we have big changes coming, don't we? >> we have really big changes coming in the form of rain and colder air. yes, i think some snow in parts of the area coming up wednesday night into thursday. >> what? >> that's right, some snow. don't worry. don't get worried about it this early. it's two to three days away. a lot of time to look at this system as it makes its way toward the north and east. out there now, a nice 54 degrees. a pleasant evening. winds are calm. temperatures well above average once again for the 16th day in a row at or above normal as far as the semis go. 63 in fredericksburg. the river coming in at 57 degrees. 63 over toward cam bridge. the average high temperature this time of year, 50 to 52 degrees. we are well above that. storm 4 doppler radar, nothing to show you as far as rain is

concerned. i don't expect the rain until this time tomorrow. it's out there. some areas have seen three, four five inches of rain across tennessee and kentucky. it's moving toward the east. something else you notice, snow in st. louis on the backside. another area of snow in the panhandle of oklahoma and texas where they have seen temperatures drop a huge number. temperatures in dallas right now, 47. denver right now, around seven, the actual temperature, seven degrees. the windchill could be down to 15 below zero. that's the colder air that filters in here. we are not going to see the coldest air. 23 in omaha, nebraska. 32 in st. louis. 39 in memphis. 73 in jacksonville. we are going to see the warm air ahead of the system first as the frontal boundary is to the west.

mild ahead of it. very cold air. behind this system, tomorrow, we'll see the showers and the rain move through. it's not going to be an all day rain. when we do see the rain, some of us may see a moderate downpour or two as the rain moves through. still mild with temperatures into the low to mid-60s for some of us. as the area of low pressure moves to the north, this area of low pressure will see the frontal boundary move across the area on wednesday afternoon. we are going to see rain during the day on wednesday. then the cold air is right off to our west. it's going to interact with this next area of low pressure. as that one moves up, more rain late wednesday night into early on thursday. we could see the cold air move in just in time to change some of it to snow. not sure whether it would happen or how much we'll see. we have a lot of time to work on it. we'll continue to work on it here on nbc 4.

this evening, cloudy. mild. a sprinkle. tomorrow afternoon, cloud cover. we'll see the rain move in once again. 56 to 62. most of the rain on the light side. we could see a moderate shower or two for the next couple days. wednesday, a good chance of rain. 52 degrees. maybe ending with snow thursday morning, then back into the 40s as the colder air moves in. should be the fist time we dip below freezing at the airport. >> all right. thank you, doug. when we come back tonight, the questions about the safety of new birth control pills. the post office lays out the impact of budget cuts. how it's g

she is considered by many to be one of the most innovative and successful women in the nation. in the process, new york city's transportation director brought criticism among herself. >> that's coming up on "rock center." harry, the commissioner in new york converted 260 miles of city streets into bike lanes to reduce the city's carbon footprint. it made a positive impact on business, but negative on traffic, right? >> yeah, it's interesting. one of the things she did primarily that a lot of viewers will be familiar with, she cut

off a lot of times square from traffic. everybody sate don't do it. it worked. the bike lanes, on the other hand, still controversial. polls show she's done the right thing. as we survey drivers stuck in traffic, as we talk to her opponents, you are going to hear from great new yorkers letting mare opinions be heard in no uncertain terms. >> as more bicyclists are in the city, it's a great green thing, good for the environment and our health. we are finding that here in d.c. as well. there's a little bit of tension between the four wheels and the two wheelers. any lessons other cities can learn from this? >> it is palpable but the thing we realize is more and more people are moving into the urban areas. the fact is, there's got to be room for both. what they are trying to do in new york is set an example to say in an old fashioned city

where change is hard to swallow, sometimes, this kind of change can be very positive and very people friendly. as more and more people pour in, at the end of the day, the city has to be people friendly, if nothing else. >> great topic. >> yeah. we are looking forward to that. >> you can see the full report on "rock center" with brian williams tonight on nbc 4. still ahead, a daughter is speaking out. police are trying to figure out the reason her mother was murdered. >> bring back our baby. >> an international custody battle involving a local woma

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a northeast washington woman is being remembered tonight as a hard working mother and best friend. the 47-year-old found murdered

inside her home in the 500 block of 23rd place stabbed to death. pat collins talked to her daughter and has this report. >> when friends weren't around, i feld alone, i was never alone. i had my mom. >> reporter: they were very close. they called each other every day, at least once. last saturday, adele called her mother's home on 23rd place northeast and there was no answer. she called again. nothing. she got worried. she got frightened. she went to that house. inside, she found her mother murdered. >> i'm at a loss for words. it's horrific. it's horrible. that did you want give it justice. that's not how anyone should have to remember their mother. >> reporter: police sources say there was no sign of forced entry.

it's likely she was killed by someone that she knew. her body found in her bedroom. she had been stabbed repeatedly, savagely. elaine coleman was just 47 years old. for many years, she lived in this house in the kingdom park section of northeast. he worked hard as a cash year so her daughter could graduate from penn state with a communications degree. >> my mom was happy in life, you know. she deserved the happiness she worked so hard for. it's painful. me and my mom were joined at the hip. when i lost my mom, i lost a part of me. i don't know how to function. we talk every single morning. to wake up and wait for the phone call or that text message and it doesn't come. it's very painful. >> that was pat collins reporting. he'll have more coming up on news 4 at 6:00.

the search continues for a man who works for a sanitary commission. he disappeared in the reservoir. he was last seen friday afternoon at the lake in maryland. he was working for the managed hunt department. he was on his way to recover a deer using a boat. that boat was found 300 yards from where it launched. police dive teams and sonar specialists have been out searching the woods around the reservoir. so far, no signs of him. a local woman is fighting to get her children back from a country. >> bring back our baby. >> bring back our baby. >> protesters with the group, return us home hit the northwest. she claims her children who are 5 and 2 1/2 were taken to tunis tunisia. she had custody of the kids.

she went to the embassy to make sure her ex-husband would not be able to get passports for the children. a couple months later, that's what happened. her children were taken to tunisia by her ex. she's been in communication with the ambassador. right now, they are not required to follow u.s. law. u.s. attorney general dropped a bombshell when he said he plans to run for governor in 2013. it creates a challenge for fellow republican bill boeing. today, he made his first public comments about the decision. julie carey is in the news room with details. >> well, ken says he hapt been able to talk to bill since the bid. once word of his plans leaked out, it was too late to put it back in the bottle. >> i think competition is a very

good thing. it'll force us to bring the best to the top. >> reporter: that's one republican he plans to wage an inner party challenge against bill bowling for the 2013 gubernatorial nomination. he's gained national attention and a national following challenging president obama's health care plan. today in his first public comments, he responded to bowling's statement that the attorney general decided to put his ambition ahead of the commonwealth. if we are the party of free competition, then we need to practice what we preach. i think voters are fed up with being told what their candidate is going to be. >> he's no stranger to primary challenges. he beat two other republicans to win the gop nomination for attorney general in 2009. a face-off with bowling will make for a stronger candidate. >> i think if he gets through a

process with me, he'll be a better general election candidate. >> he didn't want to announce the future political plans so soon. when "the washington post" broke the story, he was faced with a dilemma. >> the decision was do we put it back in the bottle or run with it? >> he did not have a conversation with bowling before confirming the gubernatorial bid to his staff. >> he wouldn't return my calls on friday. it's hard to talk to somebody when that happens. yes, that was my intention. i spoke to the governor but couldn't reach the lieutenant governor. his chief of staff called mine and said we don't need to talk about it. it's unfortunate. >> he was back in the national spotlight saturday night serving as a panelist grilling bop presidential hopefuls. now that his political plans are

out in the open, he wants to refocus on 2012 and the presidential election. the governor didn't take his calls because he was busy. coming up, why he thinks he should be the republican's cant in 2013. back to you. >> it's starting early. we'll look forward to that at 6:00 to want. health regulators want to look at the safety of newer birth

snail mail is about to get even slower. the u.s. postal service announced massive cuts today. among them, they are eliminating the overnight delivery guarantee. it will impact magazines and dvds that come in the mail. they are closing hundreds of mail processing centers and cutting tens of thousands of

jobs. officials say the cuts are not enough. saturday mail delivery could be the next thing to go. the fda is going to take a closer look at the newer formulations of birth control pills. they will look into whether they are likely to cause blood clots. yaz was to have health benefits. the meeting with the fda could result in new warning labels on the pill. when we come back tonight, a major decision for a tv host and her battle with breast cancer. i'm liz crenshaw, shopping on your smartphone or tablet? beware of cyber shopping dangers. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds.

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dollar issue. >> robert represents mcafee, one of the largest digital security companies and he has a warn iin for people who shop using a tablet of smartphone. if you do not have virus protection -- your computer comes secure out of the box. it has prepackaged with antivirus. your mobile phone doesn't. >> making your shopping and surfing more open to thieves. >> any information you process or type in or access it can all be obtained bay hacker who installs malware on your mobile device. >> then your personal information is at risk, passwords, financial information. >> mcafee says 63% of shoppers search online for coupons or

deals. beware of bogus online coupons, phony social media promotions. fake shipping notices. click on any of these and you open your mobile device to hackers. there are qr codes. can them to your phone and are directed to an online site. malicious codes put you at risk. >> when you click on it, it brings you to a malicious website where you down load a virus. >> reporter: protect your phone or tablet and down load security software. it costs less than $100. the problem with not having it is it can cost you a lot more than actually having it. once that is installed, it runs in the background. you don't have to do anything going forward. >> mcafee has seen a spike of

malware targeting the the android phones because the android operating system is open source that hackers can get into. mcafee found thousands targeting mac users. a little of both for all systems. keep an eye on it. >> this is scary. >> down load security software if you are shopping with your computer or tablet. shop at home. >> yeah. >> the qr codes are so much fun. >> they are. >> let's check with doug. he has a fun forecast, don't ya? >> very fun if you like rain and hoping for a little bit in the way of snow. some of you have a better chance than others seeing the snow. is wind is calm. a nice mild evening tonight. no rain reported across the area. the temperatures 55 in gaithersburg. some areas like fredericksburg sitting at 61 degrees.

a nice, mild night tonight. low temperatures down to 50 in the city, which is way above average by 15 to 20 degrees. a mild night, a few showers toward the morning. a better chance of rain tomorrow. high temperature 62 in washington. 61 in gaithersburg. 60 in leesburg. watching the storm system to the west, it is going to bring rain. a lot of rain to the west. it's going to bring down colder temperatures and snow by the time it ends. more on that coming up at 6:00. first, we want to come to you house and show off your holiday lights. e-mail us pictures of the holiday lights to weather@nbcwashington.com. we are going to be live in somebody's front yard every thursday between now and christmas. i'm excited about the one coming up thursday. >> tough to top the white house from last thursday, doug? >> it's going to be tough. we are hoping for big guests this year. >> thank you, doug. see you in a bit. turning to sports. a lot more happening off the

field for the skins than on it. >> dan hellie is out at the park with more on another loss. now, the possible suspension of two key players. d dan? >> 34-19, the score of the game. another ugly loss to the jets. it's really taken a backseat to the drug suspensions of trent williams and davis. two of the most promising young players on the offense. joining me now is trevor price who is familiar with the nfl policy. if you are another player, this happens to one of your teammates, a, you feel bad for them. b, are you angry or disappointed in terms of letting the team down? >> it's more disappointment than anger. you never know what's going on in his personal life. it's none of your business. it's not the players going through it, it's the coaching staff. mike shanahan has to explain it.

trent williams, it makes a season that's already gone down into the worst season they have had in a long time makes it worse. it takes a problem and compounds it. talking about fixing a team, how to play tackle. they got suspended. >> they are waiting to hear the suspensions are not official just yet. mike shanahan says he expects to hear something in the next day or so. >> yep. >> if you have fred davis, having a great year, 51 yards away from setting a receiving record for tight end, you are going to shatter the record, but you are in a contract here. you are playing for a new deal. chris cooley signed six year, $30 million deal four years ago. i would guess fred davis was on pace for something similar. do you give the guy money? >> no. no. he cannot make right decisions.

one time, we get it. two times, maybe. three and now four? you have to ask yourself, what is he thinking. what is more important than football at this time in his career. in a complete different side bar, it gives chris cooley all the leverage he needs. he's not going anywhere. who's going to play tight end. if he can bend over and touch his toes, he's coming back. fred davis can't be counted on now. >> it's going to cost him a lot of money. if you are mike shanahan or bruce allen, he's one positive drug test away from being suspended. >> that's the thing. is another team going to give him that kind of money, give him that kind of chance? a one year deal? what's it going to be. you have to ask those questions if you decide to bring him in. >> i promised we would talk about the game a little bit. it was a close game with the jets until the fourth quarter.

redskins up by three with five minutes to play then the jets exploded. they scored three touchdowns in about three minutes. the only people left in the place were jets fans. >> the third quarter, some of the worst football i have seen from two teams playing in the nfl. one first down for the jets. one for the redskins. you didn't want it to be the jets exploding. they are not exactly the green bay packers themselves. you know, next time we'll get stuff going. right now, you know, they have problems. they have to fix them. they are going to play the new england patriots. by the way, right now, the patriots, eight point favorites. i'll be curious if it changes was the suspensions are official. >> all right dan. >> both of them look like it. >> yeah. >> thank you, guys.

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to be honest, at the end, all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking

over my shoulder for the rest of my life. >> that's e tv host. they were on the "today" show discussing her having a double mastectomy. she chose that after lumpectomy's did not eradicate the cancer. she is 36 years old and from the bethesda area. she's scheduled her surgery for next week. a 2-year-old survives a brush with death after falling into a swimming pool. no vital signs 40 minutes after falling in. >> his mother talks about the quick actions that saved his life. >> reporter: caleb doesn't look bad for a boy who nearly drown last week. he was playing in the kitchen with his sisters and brother when he slipped out. >> all of a sudden i didn't hear

him anymore. so, i called out. i asked the other kids, where's caleb. they said he's not here. so, i immediately started calling his name. >> his brother found him in the deep end of this pool with a scooter. neighbors a block away heard the screams and came to help. >> a neighbor came and started doing cpr on him. i'm thankful for that as well. in a matter of seconds, the ambulance was there. pretty much he was dead. he had been dead for since the time they took him from us to the time that he finally got a pulse, it was about 28 minutes. so, you could roughliest mate over an hour he was dead. >> doctors needed to keep a steady flow of blood to his brain. >> we kept his body temperature

to reduce the oxygen requirement. first, i think the first almost week he was very sick, not just the brain. his heart was sick. his lungs were sick. then he started turning around and you could see like within, you know, a week, he was able to be disconnected from the ventilator. almost like a normal child, which really is a miracle. >> well, that's news 4 at 5:00 for now. thanks for joining us. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. the man in charge of the nation's skies is arrested for drunk-driving. what he was doing two blocks from the fairfax police station that landed him behind bars. the d.c. council a step closer to approving a reform

bill. keeping up the fight, occupy d.c. demonstrators aren't backing down after dozens of weekend arrests. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. ripple effects from herman cain's departure. one is a surge for newt gingrich. he already appears to be picking up cain's supporters and hoping for cain's endorsement. he's seeking another key endorsement. brian mooar has the story. brian? >> reporter: as you pointed out, gingrich has seen a reversal in the past four weeks. he's peaking when it counts. newt gingrich is on a role in new hampshire but he spend the day in new york courting the support of donald trump. >> one of the differences between my party and the other party is we go to people who know how to create jobs.