>> reporter: wendy, so many were expected for the service. it was held in cassell coliseum, across the parking lot from where he was shot to death. as done before, the virginia tech community stood together. this time with thousands of law enforcement officers to honor to monowho protected them for years. arrived at cassell coliseum, embraced by the law enforcement family. the lot was filled with squad cars from as far away as buffalo, new york. they were all there to support the family and the virginia tech community. >> just to show our support from the different agencies and how close we are as a family. law enforcement. i mean it hurts for all of us when this happens. you never know if it will be us. >> reporter: inside, the service was a celebration of his life along with the sorrow of his

loss. governor bob mcdonnell remembered him. his sacrifice came not on the battlefield, but on a college c campus. >> deriek crouse was a public servant, a warrior, a police officer and yes, a great father, husband, son, brother, stepfather, friend and fellow law enforcement officer. >> reporter: thousands of students came to the service many dressed in tech color determined to show the virginia tech community stands together in tragedy. >> every day, they sacrifice to keep us safe. it's the least we can do to support them. >> reporter: after the service, thousands of officers and first responders lined the streets to pay their last respects. the the mournful bagpipe plays as the family follows the casket out of the coliseum.

the blue lights began to shine as the procession of officers left for the cemetery. many touching and tearful moments here today. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, you'll hear from some of deriek crouse's friends. i'm julie carey, back to you. >> thank you, julie. he was shot and killed by 22-year-old ross ashley during a routine traffic stop. he killed himself a short time later. there's no motive for the shooting. the family is offering their condolences and prayers. in an unsigned statement, they asked their privacy be respected. new attention on an old case that involves a missing man. this 29-year-old was last seen at his work sight on international drive. he told his boss he was meeting friends that night. that was the last time anyone saw him.

police are calling his disappearance suspicious and they are asking anyone with information to contact crime solvers. there are major traffic delays in loudoun county because of this. route 50 remains closed between watson road and gum spring road because of this crash between a car and concrete truck. the driver of the car was stuck under the truck. he was rescued 45 minutes ago. they were taken to local hospitals. what caused it is being investigated. turning now, the workweek got off to a chilly start. the question is, will the chill stay here? >> it was like a freeze doug kammerer. >> we officially went down to 29 degrees this weekend. we have been on a cold note out there. high temperature only in the low 40s for many of us. right now, many of you are in the 30s. 43 degrees outside right now at the airport. the winds are calm. it's definitely a cool evening

out there. 36 right now in frederick. 39 in gaithersburg. 37 in winchester. culpeper coming in around 39 degrees. a very cold evening. it's going to lead to a cold night. many locations end up in the low 20s. storm 4 doppler radar all dry. we are going to stay that way during the night and over the next couple days. the biggest story of the next few days is the temperature. waking up to seasonably cold temperatures tomorrow, around freezing. my complete forecast coming up in a minute. >> thanks, doug. former penn state football coach jerry sandusky will face young men who accuse him in court form. several of the victims are scheduled to testify. his lawyer is suggesting the victims may be working together and they may file a high civil lawsuit. now a statement made by penn

state coordinator mike mcqueary is being called into attention. he said he saw him molest a young boy. now a friend says he told them he only heard sound that is led to that conclusion. the holiday rush is on. fedex is in full swing for the busiest shipping day of the year. news 4s tracee wilkins has the story. >> reporter: if you are not a procrastinator and have your package in the mail, it could be at the fedex hub in northeast washington. take a look at these workers and you can tell why they call this the businessest shipping day of the year. the rush is on to get packages shipped in time for the holidays. gift givers aren't the only ones feeling the pressure. >> it's intense. we have a higher volume of packages. but, we make sure we balance things out. if possible, we insert another

route so we can make sure we get them their packages on time. >> reporter: it's a 10% increase from last year. more consumers are buying and mailing gifts this year. management says they are prepared. >> brought in extra folks. we have extra folks available and extra trucks available. you have the challenge of additional volume, making sure they are doing it safely, getting on the road and doing the right thing. >> in addition to getting the package there on time, there are things to do to make sure your package arrives. >> make sure the address is clear, crisp p, concise. if there's a suite number make sure it's on there. >> reporter: make sure your packages arrive on time, there are a couple things to keep in

mind. if you are using fedex ground, have the package in the mail by friday. if you are going to use express, you have another two weeks until the 23rd to get it shipped. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> there is still hope. if you are a procrastinator, you can send it as late as december 23 to get it there on time. if you shopped online, you are in good company. online sales are up 15%. sales got off to a good start black friday. the friend is expected to continue today. today is known as green monday. there's a day of the week the whole way down to christmas. the only day with more online sales is cyber monday. well, close but not close enough. washington put up quite a fight against the patriots. in the end, they fell short. dan hellie is live in ashburn, virginia with a game that

surprised a lot of folks. >> i think it did. close only counts in horseshoes, not the nfl. the redskins has a valiant effort on offense. one of the best performances of the season. it's 34-27. it's their ninth loss of the year. that locks up the seventh losing season in the last decade for the franchise. mike shanahan, this is the first time he's going to experience back-to-back losing seasons. the redskins could not stop rob. he was a beast. six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. he set the new nfl record for touchdowns by a tight end. he was running around like forest gump. 15 touchdowns on the season. rex grossman, pat, at the end of the game into the hands of gerard. look closely. the ball hits the ground.

this is our video. the nfl and the referee did not have this. at the end, they didn't see this replay. they called it an interception. they lose, 34-27. not an easy one to swallow for the quarterback. >> it's so disappointing, you know. we had our chances to win and we didn't get it done. at the same time, on wednesday, you know, the corrections and that type of atmosphere when you are trying to get better and looking at things you did good or bad, those types of things you can build on. you still lost. you know, it almost hurts more in a different way. >> so close there at the very end. who knows if it wouldn't have been ruled an interception. show that and tweet it out.

some people think it is a catch. others don't think it's a catch. i'm going to discuss it with trevor price coming up at 5:45. ladies? >> thanks, dan. still ahead, a northern virginia doctor arrested accused of abusing his power, putting patients at risk. hoards of teenagers stealing merchandise. many call it a prank. lawmakers are pushing to make it a felony. >> i'm liz crenshaw. tricks of the trade for making fabulous holiday desserts. my story is coming up. news 4 is just getting started, stick with us.

if you are planning on throwing a holiday party, sweets are a must. >> how do you set them on the table that look and taste good that you can make yourself without going crazy? we ate some of these. >> there is a trick to making homemade desserts look and taste good. we went where a local pastry chef showed us how easy it can be. we are here with mallory of the

1789 restaurant. she's dwot tricks of the trade. where are we going start? >> a cranberry pecan upside down cake. >> the sauce, then cranberries and pecans. >> it's like making a pineapple upside down quake. >> don't overmix the batter. >> overcreamy causes it to rise too much. you want volume in your cake, but not too much. after 30 minutes in the oven, it's time to turn the cake upside down. >> it's easier if you put your cake on top first. slide it. flip. >> a gorgeous cranberry pecan upside down cake. next up, chocolate peppermint trifle. >> add milk. then you layer putting and

whipped cream and top it with crushed candy canes. >> what's next? >> eggnog doughnuts. >> nobody thinks they can make doughnuts at home. >> no yeast. all you need is your hands. >> great. >> literally, use your hands. we roll it out. >> a trick to cutting the dough, use a pot or skillet. >> they have been in a minute and a half. lightly golden brown. >> a dip in powder sugar eggnog mixture. >> it's so nice. >> how about spiced hot chocolate with gingerbread and marshmallow skewers? under bake the cookies. >> it's not as hard as you think. it's a gelatin, water and sugar.

>> dip the end in melted shock lat and serve it with spice. hot chocolate made with chilly flakes. >> you have something made with apples. i love apple desserts. >> this is a rustic apple pie. >> individual apple pies, the trick is using an egg wash of egg and water to hold it in place and small diced apples. fold it like a half-moon. >> these will bake faster than an apple pie. if you are short on time, this is the way to go. >> this is gorgeous. we can do this, right? >> absolutely. >> let's taste. okay. happy holidays. >> our thanks to mallory of the 1789 restaurant. you can find all these recipes on our website, www.nbcwashington.com search desserts. we did come back from this shoot and we had all the leftovers

from this thing. you all tried it. >> that cake was still warm when she brought it back. >> doug, you didn't have any, right? >> no. >> you went and got it later. >> you decided not to. you missed it. >> magnificent. i can't believe it's that easy. >> that's cool stuff. >> yeah. >> are you going to do any baking at all or whip up sunshine? >> i can bake a lot. i can't bake at all. no. i cannot bake at all. at least now we know who to go to to make it at home. the next couple days you thought was cool this morning? >> it was. >> yeah. it's going to get a little warmer. most areas woke up to temperatures in the teens this morning. yeah, you felt it out there. you better belief it. we saw cool weather. out there now, as we look toward

the airport, 43 degrees on this chilly evening. winds on the calm side right now. we are looking at partly cloudy skies. mid high level clouds. look at the numbers. 30 near annapolis. 22 in baltimore. 16 is the low temperature in frederick. 19 in culpeper, manassas and leesburg. the district in at 29 degrees. this is the first temperature below freezing that we have seen all yearlong, how about that. current temperature now, already cold. 34 in frederick, 39 in leesburg, 37 in culpeper. that shows you we are going to see another fairly chilly evening across the area. gaithersburg and rockville, 47. gaithersburg, 37. duls coming in at 39 degrees. we are not going to see snow or rain to talk about. storm 4 doppler radar all clear outside now. the cloud cover is starting to make its way up from the south.

there's a storm system to the south. it will stay to the south. it's giving us clouds right now. we will not see the clouds tomorrow. expect more sunshine and more cool air. high pressure dominating the region. it keeps us dry. it will keep us on the cool side. temperatures maybe above average tomorrow as the high slides down to the south we start to see the milder air return back to the west. it's going to give us a chance as the temperatures into the low 50s. by thursday, ahead of a frontal boundary, warmer than that. how about temperatures in the upper 50s? this evening, a few clouds. temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. tomorrow morning, waking up to cool numbers out there. mostly clear. seasonably cool, if not cold. bundle up. temperatures 27 to 33. some areas 22 to 23 degrees. it's going to be a cold one in the colder areas. tomorrow afternoon, high clouds moving in. mostly sunny. a nice afternoon.

a chilly breeze, 46 to 51 degrees. winds will make it feel cooler. as we make our way through the next four days, 50 tuesday, 53 wednesday, 57 on thursday. a chance of showers on thursday. not a big chance. friday, the temperature there is 50 degrees. out of the four days, two of them in someone's front yard. we are doing holiday lights twice this week. we have one on thursday. wait until you see these houses we are going to. >> it's fun as everyone is getting their lights up. it's helping us get through the darkness. >> the colder air, too. it's festive. >> can't wait. thanks. the military progresses with the troop withdrawal in iraq. is the u.s. pleasing? ted joins us live next to talk about america's presence in iraq. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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ted cop el makes his debut on "rock solid" with brian williams. he rode with soldiers as they up vaded iraq. he goes back where troops are in the final weeks of withdrawal.

welcome. >> nice to be on my hometown station. how are you, wendy? >> i'm good. i'm good, ted. we have been hearing full withdrawal, complete withdrawal for months now. are we out of the iraq as of new year's eve? >> we are out militarily. we are far from being out of iraq. there will a few hundred dollar u.s. troops that help them train. we have the largest embassy that the united states owns anywhere in the world in baghdad. they have staffs of about 16,000 to 17,000 people. you tell me, are we out? >> doesn't sound like it. sounds like we are going to spend a lot of money, still, in iraq. >> we are going to spend an awful lot of money, you are exactly right. the people working there now, i'll give you one example. the supervisor on the construction team building the

new consulate, his big salary is $200,000. multiply it by a factor of 2.4 for operating in iraq under very dangerous circumstances. 680,000 grand a year and two trips ohm. that's a measure of how dangerous it is. >> are we getting a lot of bang for our buck, as they say? >> we are getting a lot of bang. it's not for the buck, wendy. the consulate comes under rocket fire from rockets provided by the iranians and fired by iranians two days a week. >> okay. the satellite took him away. that was ted. he, again, is making a debut on "rock center" tonight with brian williams at 10:00 on nbc 4. ted is going to tell us about iraq, ten years later after he went with the first troops into

baghdad. still to come, a virginia doctor arrested. he abused his power and put patients at risk. what to build for the people who live in the neighborhood. plus, the world record now held by first lady michelle

we fast 4ward through the headlines. a funeral took place this afternoon for officer deriek crouse. he was killed after making a traffic stop at virginia tech. he loved his family and his job. the man who shot him, a 22-year-old who killed himself a short time later. police released no motive in the killing. we follow breaking news. a man shot in the head died from his injuries. that happened an hour ago. just off wheelie avenue. route 50 in loudoun county is

close closed in both directions at this hour because of a serious crash involving a car and concrete truck. the drivers of both vehicles had to be rescued and taken to hospitals. the cause of the crash is under investigation. let's fast 4ward to the weather, doug? >> a chilly evening and a chilly night. not as cold as earlier this morning. some numbers down into the low 20s. 32 in frederick, maryland. 37 in manassas. the warm spot at 43 degrees. it will be a chilly night but it will be dry. it's going to stay dry until, well, until we talk about it again. we'll talk about it in a minute. >> thanks, doug. police in prince william county say they have taken down a major oxycontin business. a doctor responsible for putting thousands of pain pills on the

streets every week. darcy spencer has more on the charges the doctor is facing. darcy? >> reporter: i talked to numerous residents who lived near the office. none of them surprised he distributed narcotics and precipitation fraud. certain days of the week, patients are lining up to get inside. they knew something was up. alex, a 73-year-old doctor, escorted out of his office in handcuffs wearing a lab coat as patients watched. he was selling prescriptions for painkillers to the tune of 8,000 oxycontin pills every week. >> a cash only operation. not worrying about where they are going. strictly doing it for money is the main motive. >> reporter: he wrote countless numbers of prescriptions to

addicts. a husband and wife were arrested. police say they were the doctors main clients. this man lived in the basement. police describe him as a lookout for the business. residents in the area say they knew something was going on. they called tuesdays and thursdays doctor days. patients lined up here at the door in the parking lot. it would be loads with cars, 40, maybe 50. >> i knew what was going on. there were drugs. whatever. i knew. >> reporter: this woman lived near the doctors office. they would watch with by knock lars as they lined up. >> what do you think about 8,000 pills a week going out? >> holy moly. >> it's right. >> tips to the community that led to the doctors arrest. they noticed a high volume of traffic on those doctor days. >> it's not uncommon to have an overdose. it's not uncommon to die from

them. it's very important that an operation like this is shut down. >> prince william county police are trying to get a handle on how big the operation was, how many pills distributed and how many patients benefited. the investigation continues. additional arrests are expected. reporting live, darcy spencer. back to you. >> thanks, darcy. members of a virginia national guard unit deployed to iraq and are back for the holidays. the soldiers of the 113th reg meant returned to fredericksburg today. they were deployed in june and came back safely. >> a lot of people worked hard to get us here. it means a lot to be home for christmas. >> it's a great opportunity to be home and spend time with my family, be on american soil. we appreciate everything we have here in the country. >> another group of soldiers

with the 116th brigade are expected to get home later this month. here in the district, the h street corridor is booming with commercial redevelopment. two developers came up with a novel way of getting community input on what they should do with their building. news 4's tom sherwood is in the news room with more on the story. >> h street never recovered from the 1968 riots. now new businesses open there nearly every day. one of the old businesses on h street snooes is smokey's barbershop open since 1966. they have seen it all. especially the new bars and restaurants that brought new life to the area. >> it's change. i think it's a good change. you know, something new. different. great change. >> just across the street from

smokey's is this unusual sign. a developer is asking people to recommend the best business needed in the neighborhood. >> what would you like to see across the street? >> a grocery store or something that would benefit the neighborhood. >> the ask the community idea is the brain child of two young developers who say they are serious about turning the space into something people in the community want. >> the system was broken. all the decisions were being made from the top down by big money from wall street. they let people who live in a neighborhood have a say, be part of developing their own neighborhood. >> they have created a website, popularrise.com. first in the nation concept, they say. >> the way it works, submit your own ideas or vote for what other people submitted. >> bring in the community, let them be involved in the decision making. when you ask people what they want, they are going to support

the business they choose. >> there are plenty of bars and restaurants. locals want more retail to bring the street to life in the daytime, not just night. >> more retail in the daytime. look. it's dead. everybody wants to open a bar. a restaurant. >> daniel and ben say their idea is not just a gimmick. >> cookie cutter chains is not what people want anymore. they want local and authentic. that's what this will bring. >> they will sell local shares to local people. they hope to settle on the final idea early next year. pat, back to you. >> thanks. an interesting concept. >> our favorite pie place is already there. >> yes, it is. still ahead, breakfast with more calories than dessert. what does the serial your family is eating surprise you. letters to santa. what the post office does with the hoards of letters it gets asking santa to grant christmas

wishes. >> how you doing? specialist nolan in afghanistan. i want to wish a happy holidays to family in washington, d.c. the

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look on the upper shelves for the cereals with a short ingredient list. wow. still to come, tough legislation targeting the flash mobs that have become popular. >> reporter: this is chris gordon live in german town. one of two stores hit by the flash mob that is grab and go without paying. will a new state of maryland bill stop the crime spree? i'll have a live report ahead. coming up, trevor price joins dan hellie to break down another washington loss. fandemonium is back with 4 g friday. simply like nbc 4 on our facebook page. get a chance to win $4,000. this friday, one person will win all the money. the winner's name will be picked

maryland lawmakers are posing new legislation to stop the so-called flash mob robberies. it's a mob of teens going into the store, grabbing items and leaving without paying. chris gordon is outside a store where a recent robbery took place. chris? >> reporter: it is one of the first that made news in our area. they gather quickly. they can use social media like texting and tweeting. sometimes they get together by virtue that kids are just hanging around. they caught this flash mob the night of august 13. the only clerk on duty watched

helplessly. all kinds of snacks and beverages were gone. the community was upset. craig weis said something needs to be done. >> it's a serious crime. it has a huge impact on the business. the clerk who was there the night of the robbery quit immediately after the incident. you are impacting people's lives. >> reporter: it happened again november 19th. this one at the 7-11. the idea of a youth curfew ran into legislation. it's being submitted to the maryland state legislature that would hold each participant in a flash mob responsible for the merchandise taken. it could result in tougher punishments. the goal is to stop them. >> when you can only charge them with the amount stolen, that's a slap on the wrist. if they are held accountable for

the entire amount stolen by the group, it's an accountability we don't have now. >> reporter: we asked some of the teens if they thought tougher penalties would stop them. >> it's not going to change the fact they are doing it. >> reporter: do you know any people involved? >> i know some of them. people do crazy stuff. >> reporter: the two flash mobs that struck here in montgomery county at separate locations at separate times had one thing in common. they both hit on saturday night when young people are hanging around looking for something to do. that's the latest from montgomery county. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, chris. here is doug with an update on the winter weather. >> hello, ladies. temperatures on the cool side. down right cold in some areas. already down to 32, the freezing mark in frederick.

you can see where that number's going to go. manassas and culpeper 36 degrees. fredericksburg down two degrees, down to 41. as far as the forecast, no rain to talk about. we are going to be dry through the next couple days. the next best chance of rain comes during the day on thursday. look at the lows tonight. not as chilly as last night. still, seasonably cold. 22 in frederick, 21 in martinsburg and leesburg. freezing inside the district. everywhere is below freezing. once again, overnight, step outside. the temperatures will warm up a little bit from where they were. the high temperature 46. tomorrow, we'll see a high of 50 in washington. 51 in manassas. gaithersburg and frederick, 48 degrees there. coming up tomorrow, tomorrow night we are going to be live in somebody's front yard for holiday lights. we are doing two of them this week. if you would like me to come out

e-mail us at nbcweather.com. extend some pictures, let us know where you are from or do it via instgram. do it on your ipod, ipad or whatever else it does. t i'm not familiar with it. i have seen it. it's the next big thing. >> okay, doug. >> we can't keep up. >> good to know. thanks. the post office is giving santa a hand. the postal service's letter to santa program began today. the letters addressed to santa claus. the customers are able to adopt a family and buy a gift. the post office mails it out. >> we have a lot of kids that ask for things they know their parents are not able to get like the play stations and x-box, and so forth. not only are they asking for

wish list items but necessities, food, a hot meal for christmas. a lot of kids are asking for gifts for their parents. >> the postal service expects to deliver 16.5 billion cards, letters and packages between now and new year's eve. yesterday's redskins game was not the beating we were expecting. dan has the post mortum. >> they went toe to toe to be robbed in the end. i don't think it was an interception rex grossman threw. redskins played well. trevor price joins me now. probably the best or at least one of the best games by the redskins offense this season. >> absolutely. you put up 463 yards. we used to hear mike shanahan say this, if you put up 450

yards, you should win. it's the way the game should work but it didn't. >> that was mike shanahan in denver. this is washington. little different. have you seen a guy dominate a game from the tight end position like rob did? this guy is a monster. >> no. no, i haven't. i don't think i have seen a player dominate a game as much as he has. the thing that impresses me the most is the run after catch ability. it's not like he's duking everybody. he runs people over, jumps over them. the impressive thing is when i was in denver, hall of famer. >> yeah. doesn't look like he's running. i remember the race one time. 300 pounds. >> i ran fast. what are you talking about? he doesn't look like he's running that fast. >> he now set a new nfl record,

15 touchdown catches by a tight end. >> not gonzalez, this guy. >> are you saying that for real? >> no, i'm not. >> he is good. >> he is. >> if he keeps up with this pace, it's going to be good. it's incredible. 15 touchdown passes. by far, most in the nfl. redskins offense looked good. they moved the ball. to me, amazing considering the fact they didn't have fred davis or trent williams. they lost the right tackle during pregame warm ups. they were able to move the ball. got a lot of help. >> you know what it is? i think this season, right now, this season open the door. he's auditioning for the job. a couple of the last games. he's not killing it or anything like that.

he's playing well for what they need to do. anytime you put it up, you should win. i think he's playing well. >> how frustrated do you think mike shanahan is? >> hey, you tell me i'm not putting it back in the game. >> he's saying we can put it back in. he's doing a great job. >> all right. tough day for the defense. have you play against tom brady, it's not easy. fletcher got called for a hit, they said it was a forearm to the head or face. >> tom brady, touch him down. guys run fast. refs feel bad for him. it's a game that -- it's a call that was made, but i'm telling you, this should not have been called. >> because why? >> he didn't start a fight. >> i think anytime you see london fletcher get this animated about a call -- >> a guy like him --

>> i'm going to side. >> yeah, a guy like him. coming up at 6:00, we are going to talk about the defense. deangelo hall who probably made a bad judgment during the game. shanahan addressed that. >> you don't want to be on his list. i have done it. >> deangelo hall said a couple weeks ago, maybe you should cut me. not going to happen now. >> i told him, don't say that. don't say cut me. he will do it. >> he's not saying it this week. ladies? >> okay. thanks, guys. here is a look at what we are working on tonight for 6:00. coming up, the war in iraq is winding down, finally. tonight, president obama meets with iraq's prime minister to talk troop withdrawal. lows is under fire. they pulled an ad from a reality

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while many protect your identities, a florida woman did the opposite. confronting her attacker face-to-face in a courtroom. we have the story. >> reporter: facing her attacker inside this tampa courtroom. >> my name is heidi elizabeth damon. i have a name. i have a name that will go on forever. >> not holding back. >> i survived! you have simply victimized yourself. i will be free for the rest of my life. you will be a prison for the rest of yours. >> reporter: heidi personally delivered a message to him on the day he was sentenced for trying to rape and kill her.

>> i am not a victim, i am a victor. the stronger and the winner. >> it's been two years since she was attacked during the day in this parking garage while walking to her car. she testified cooper grabbed her from behind wall talking on her cell phone, choked her and caused her to pass out. when she came to, her pants and underwear were removed. she was bruised and eyes remained bloody for weeks afterwards. prosecutors say the assailant just 16 years old at the time of the arrest likely got scared when she lost consciousness and fled. >> you did horrible things to me and you allowed yourself to go to the dark side. well, you know what? you had a choice. >> confronting her attacker, experts say it played a huge part in the healing process. >> there's a feeling of

empowerment. a feeling of i'm not alone. >> cooper accepted a plea deal of 15 years in prison followed by ten years of probation. >> that's news 4 at 5. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. thousands of people turned out to remember a virginia tech police officer who was ambushed and killed on campus. the question remains of why he was murdered. >> penn state football coach jerry sandusky is preparing for his day in court tomorrow. >> 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> a $10,000 wager dominating talk on the campaign trail a few weeks before the iowa caucuses. >> good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. roughly, 1 million american troops served in iraq