not only did the redskins win, a beautiful weekend as far as weather is concerned and we are off to a great start on the monday morning, sunrising over the national cathedral. cyber monday. don't spends all your time in doors on the computer. get out and enjoy when you can. thanks for being with us this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. >> you know what i'm going to do today? >> go online and shop. >> no, i'm not. >> i bet you are. >> i refuse to bow down to these days. >> let's be honest, you are on shine shopping over other day -- ever other day. >> but not on cyber monday. >> good for you, allison. >> i shape on small market

saturday. >> not small market. that's my life. small business saturday. >> that was before. let's move on to the weather. hd radar, we have the clouds out there with the live pictures. no rain and, in fact, the rain is a long way away in ohio, west virginia, kentucky. there is heavy rain there. it doesn't move in until late tonight, probably overnight around 11:00 p.m., midnight, something like that. that's what we are looking at, a dry day with plenty of clouds. let's go to the graphics. temperatures across the region, 53 right now in washington and gaithersburg it's 50. leonardtown 63 degrees there. more mild off to the south and east. temperatures in the 60s. baltimore 47. in winchester 55. here is what is happening today. plenty of clouds over us. they have been streaming in. it started yesterday afternoon when we got the cloud cover in here late in the afternoon then during the evening hours. rain arrives late tonight in

advance of a frontal boundary that comes through tomorrow. we get rain during the day then temperatures drop off. today, cloudy skies. temperatures will be in the upper 60s. of 68 in gay -- 68 in gaithersburg. arlington, virginia, around 69 degrees. more coming up in a bit. right now julie wright with traffic. >> i helped out the economy. i shopped all day friday and saturday. >> good for you. >> now i have to have three part time jobs to pay the bill. >> that's the downside. >> i could always take back your present. >> that won't do much to those bills. >> are you saying i didn't spends money on you. >> i know how it goes with you, julie. >> all right. all the roads right now, you will find the crew in sky fox hovering above i-95 north of lorton road where we had the car fire. the right side is closed off as they try to extract the

vehicles from the roadway. a big back up here. traffic is losing the three left lanes over. there goes the tow truck. now if we can get the state trooper out, we will have all lanes open. north on i-95 a lot of bailout traffic on route 1. eastbound on 66, it's slow out of centreville to 123 in vienna. accident off to the shoulder there. outer loop of the beltway, delays 95 college park to georgia avenue. u.s. the icc, it's still free between laurel and gaithersburg this morning. traveling northbound 301 the accident activity will slow you down there. follow the police direction in order to get by. 270 south, 109 to montrose, about a 24 minute commute. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a third elderly man carjacked in montgomery county in less than a week. >> police believe the same man is behind the attacks.

sherri ly is live with the details. scary stuff. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and steve. this suspect seems to follow the same mo. he strikes in the parking lot at wheaton plaza shopping mall in the same general very -- vicinity. the latest happened yesterday, a 77-year-old man was carjacked outside the target store. the suspect appears to be going after the elderly in the middle of the day and he uses a box cutter or a large knife. yesterday's carjacking comes after a similar case on saturday in the giant parking lot at the same plaza. police say a 60-year-old man was forced into his car at knifepoint, drove to an atm to withdraw cash. the suspect stole $380, then left the victim unharmed and walked to a metro station to escape. the first carjacking took place the day before thanksgiving also at the giant in wheat ton

plaza. in that case the suspect went after a 75-year-old man. police say the suspect armed with a knife made the victim take out money from atms. in that case the victim was not hurt either. the carjacker got dropped off at a metro administration in d.c. he escaped by bus or metro rail. investigators say the suspect description in all three cases appears similar and believe it is the same man. now, the big concern is that the suspect appears to be getting more violent. in yesterday's case the latest victim was found by someone passing by in hyattsville. the victim, the 77-year-old was in the passenger seat injured. police say that he was cut with that box cutter and beaten. that's the latest in wheaton, back to you. >> sherri ly, thank you. two women are in detroit call condition after -- critical condition after being pulled out of a burning house

in hyattsville. flames were reported around 3:45 yesterday morning. a third woman escaped but a 6- year-old boy died. the home did not have working smoke alarms. the cause is under investigation. firefighters will be out in the neighborhood to hand out and check smoke detectors. no arrests after a deadly fight outside of a dupont circle nightclub over the weekend. the fit started inside heritage indian restaurant and nightclub then out to connecticut avenue where three people were shot and three people were stabbed. one died at the hospital. police hope video from nearby security cameras will help track down the people involved. cathy lanier ordered the club closed until an investigation is wrapped up. the man accused of firing shots at the white house is due in court today. he was ordered to undergo a psycho 0 log -- psychological

evaluation. a georgetown university student is out of an egyptian jail and back home with his family this morning. >> so glad to see you. >> derek sweeney arrived in st. louis late saturday night after spending a week in an egyptian jail after throwing fire bombs at police. he describes his frightening experience. >> it was very, very frightening. that first evening was probably the most scary things in our lives, the most frightening thing in our life. and they said they were going to shoot us if we moved and we spent about six hours the first night in fetal positions. >> sweeney said the accusations against him are false. developing in egypt today, the first parliamentary

elections taking place since mubarak months ago. they stood in long lines well before they opened, a rare sign of interest in political activity. returning to u.s. politics now, a surge in the race for the republican presidential nomination. newt gingrich picked up a huge endorsement that may knock mitt romney down. the union leader is endorsing again grip. it comes six weeks before the state's first in the nation primary. in recent polls romney holds a lead over gingrich in new hampshire of more than 20 points. the trial of an aide to bob gur lock will begin today. robo calls are automated phone calls that deliver a prerecorded message. a consultant was charged in the

case and had his trial postponed until february. this is shaping up to be a banner day on wall street thanks to black friday and the holiday shopping outlook. it may help investors recoup losses after a painful month. >> reporter: two big things are driving the things on wall street. consumer spending and european debt concerns. what makes it unusual, there is good news on both fronts. this may be music to retailers ears today. cyber monday for online sellers it's their version of black friday. the post thanksgiving combination of door buster bargains and bent up consumer demand that seems to have exceeded expectations this year. >> for the most part, people are in a better position than three or four years ago, they paid down debt. they are a little comfortable shopping. >> reporter: that translated into big sales through the

holiday weekend. a record number of shoppers spent an average of $400 apiece, up $35 over last year. this is what wall street wants to hear that consumer sentiment may be turning around. there is other good news driving overseas markets higher through the night including watered that the imf may rise to the rescue in italy helping trough prop upper -- to prop upper rope. >> u.s. economic data and most important would be the parole data released each friday. >> reporter: new unemployment numbers are out later this week and we will see if any new jobs are behind what appears to be a real shopping spree. and we will get fresh data on the u.s. housing market to see if there are any signs that housing prices are bottoming out. >> thank you. a long time syracuse

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at&t in los angeles, occupy protestors are staying put despite an order to take down their camps and leave after midnight. a park near city hall is packed

with demonstrators. they expect to start making arrests at some point. in philadelphia, protestors were ordered to leave there but refused. they seem peaceful now with no arrests yet. syracuse university has fired men's basketball assistant coach bernie fine after a third man accused fine of molesting him nine years ago. two syracuse ball boys were the first to come forward. the head coach of the men's basketball team says he supports the university's decision and calls the new allegations disturbing and troubling. on friday the fbi searched fine fine maintains his innocence. well, it appears that there will be an nba season after all. over the weekend, league owners and players reached a tentative deal to ends the lockout. it would include a 66 game season ending about ten days later than usual. the regular season would start christmas day and run through april 26th. i don't think the play-offs

will run through august. that requires teams to play one set of back to back games. good news is, looks like they will be back. christmas has been a big day for the nba. >> we talked about this before. i saw a good comprehensive piece on how this affects everyone, the people that work at the big venues, they have been out of work. it's devastating for the people who can't afford it. >> not just the players but the vendors and outline that kind of thing. that's good. hopefully everybody will be back up and running. >> we have good news. you saw some of the live shots we have been taking out there. there is a lot of clouds but a nice start to the day. temperatures are mild. it will be a mild day today. not as pretty as over the weekend but not bad. let's take a look at our current temperatures around the region. we are still primarily in the 50s. in washington, we remain at 53 degrees. annapolis remains at 57

degrees. 50 manassas. baltimore at 47 degrees. there is 60s as well. leonardtown as 61. cambridge, maryland at 61 degrees. the bigger picture as far as the temperatures go, it's mild across the eastern united states. but out to the west, when you get to ohio, indiana, michigan, places like that, temperatures drop off into the 30s. that colder air makes its way into our region by the later part of this week. get ready for changes. meanwhile, satellite and radar, as i mentioned, plenty of clouds out there. there is precipitation in western portions of west virginia, ohio, kentucky, places like that. eventually it moves in here. that won't happen until late tonight. our winds are calm. it will be breezy gradually by tonight and into tomorrow. right now the winds are calm in washington. they are blowing about 7 miles per hour in annapolis. 5 at dulles. today the high about 6. mostly cloudy. there will be sun here and

there but mostly cloudy. tomorrow cloudy and rainy, 62. wednesday, thursday, friday, highs only in the low 50s with plenty of sunshine. by the upcoming weekend, the highs will be in the 40s. changes are coming this upcoming weekend different from the one we just had. >> tony, thank you. >> let's check with julie and say good morning to her. >> happy monday. >> a busy monday. the crew with sky fox is back again hovering over 66 and the beltway. on the inner loop, spotty delays leaving braddock up to 66. the lanes are open. eastbound 66 traffic is tied up between 234 into the capital beltway. earlier incident at 123 is cleared. the beltway is slow as you continue northbound leaving braddock road there. was accident activity on the ramp at george mason drive to head westbound on 50 possibly

involving an overturned vehicle. traveling the top side outer loop no incidents to report. it remains slow leaving 95 heading to georgia avenue. don't forget the icc is open and it's free for you to use. that can save you time there. traveling northbound on 210 at for the washington road you a thoughts are checking for a crash at this location. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. all right. the drought is over. the ten points that they rallied back in the fourth quarter did the deal. >> they got a win. allison did you enjoy the game. >> i didn't watch much of it. looks like your team is trying to win this one. >> your team. >> yeah, trying to win this one. i love it when they win it. >> if their record was flipped and they were 7-4, he would be hissing. >> he is a ravens guy. >> that's the thing about sports, your team looks like they are trying to win one. it was an enjoyable weekend, enjoyable day for redskins

fans. you didn't have a lot to cheer abouted last six weeks. seattle is a team that is good at home but redskins down 17-7, the turning point in the game, helu is gone. over 100 yards, 108 for rushing. take a look at that play. can you jump that. >> i would go under. >> there he goes. that was a huge play of the game. obviously still needed one more play. down 17-14 after the great play by helu and they got it from rex grossman, 314 yards passing. watch him step up in the pocket then fire a strike in single coverage to anthony armstrong. his only catch of the game then he breaks out his duggie. he said he didn't have any time to think of any other dance so

he went back to one he did last year. it was great. first touchdown since week one. >> he should have been plan go ahead. >> he said it was a purchase of the moment deal. a great play, great team win, armstrong and gross man talked about this -- grossman talked about this play after the game. >> if i didn't have help over the top of anthony armstrong, one of the fastest guys in the nfl. i tried to, you know, buy enough time for him to eat up the cushion of the defender and then eventually blow by him. so, presnap i saw that look. it was a matter of time to buy enough time in the pocket to let him clear the defendser and put it in a spot so company go get it. it worked. >> when they called the play, i knew they were going to throw it to me. i knew rex would put it up there. he has trust in me, regardless of how things have been going. you he through a great ball.

gave me the opportunity to make the play and got a touchdown and win. >> if nothing else, aaa wins in the hat apparel. i like that style and profiling. we have to talk about another thing around the league, it's tebow mania. it's incredible what this guy has done in six weeks. he is 5-1 as a starting quarterback. he took over a team that was 1- 4. the haters out there and there are plenty of them, it's like they can't believe -- i have to admit i can't believe what this guy is doing. yesterday he through it 18 times, 143 yards, one touchdown, no picks as the starting quarterback now. eight touchdown passes and one interception. he is playing keep away from the other teams and all of a sudden there are believers sprouting up all over the country to see tebow time. it happens every sunday. they are behind and he brings them back. impressive. >> you can't argue with the

success or the win; numbers don't lie. >> redskins get a win. it's nice for everybody. >> thanks. coming up, a health alert for parents. skipping vaccines for your parents, it may not be harmful to them but it could put others at risk. isk. 

it turns out more parents are opting out of school shots

for their kids. the associated press found that in eight states more than one in 20 public school kindergartener aren't getting all the vaccines for attendance. more parents are seeking exemptions. health officials are worried there could be outbreaks of diseases like measles and whooping cough. president obama's wear draw down is having a rippling effect for soldiers. 900 have been sent home early or plans to sends them to battle have been shelved or clanged. many soldiers that put their lives on hold getting ready for deployment are heading back home and unemployed. the pressure is on. congress is picking up the pieces for the super committee super failure. they need to decide whether to save a tax cut that could impact how much take you home in your paycheck. as we take you to break, a live look outside at 7:28. the latest weather and traffic from tony and julie up next. 

off to a nice start, a nice sunrise about 30 minutes or so ago. clouds are partly cloudy but we

have some clearing out there. >> not a bad start to the day. today will be a fairly decent day. it just won't be quite as pretty as it has been. >> you know who is watching regardless, heidi and moses. they say happy holidays to us. they keep the kfc in beltville running. >> don't get me thinking about kfc. it's early. we will have a fine day today. more clouds than what we had. >> random shout out. i wanted to get it in. >> i appreciate it. >> here are the weather headlines. warm today. maybe not into the low 70s but close to 70 is what we are looking at. a lot of clouds have moved in. they will continue to move in through the course of the day. like this morning, i think there will be breaks here and there. not a terrible looking day by any means. rain is on the way but that

doesn't get here until late tonight. it may be early tomorrow morning. i will show you why i say that. then by the end of the week we get a cool down. after highs in the 70s over the weekend, by the end of the week, highs will be in the low 50s. 53 here in washington. 57 in annapolis. 57 frederick, maryland. fredricksburg 57 degrees at this hour. we have temps in the 60s off to the south and east. leonardtown right now is at 61 degrees. futurecast the next 24 hours, during the course of the day we have a mix of clouds and sun. it shows mostly cloudy skies during the early part of the day then toward the afternoon and evening rush hour it's showing breaks out there. perhaps we will get to 70 or 71 for some of you. more clouds than what we had over the course of the weekend. as far as the rain goes, this is now holding off the rain. this is a look at how things

could look at 4:00 a.m. in the morning. not seeing rain here. off to the south and west there is rainfall. and during the day tomorrow we have rain including some areas of heavy rain. i am saying rain late tonight or during the early morning hours. this holds off until the early morning hours then during the day rain and that gets cleared out by tomorrow night and early wednesday morning rain in western maryland but that is about it. so, forecast for today -- then clearing skies wednesday, a lot of sunshine. forecast today, we will see a lot of cloud cover. a mild day. high of 69 degrees or so with the winds out of the south. tonight overcast and breezy. maybe early tomorrow rainfall. 55 the overnight low. you see how the winds pick up out of the south and east. five-day forecast tomorrow, cloudy with rain during the course of the day. that clears out. a good amount of sunshine

wednesday, thursday and friday. the daytime highs are in the low 50s. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now julie wright and an update on traffic. >> not so bad right now. you will find the lanes are open on the beltway and that's where we find the crew in sky fox. traveling the inner loop, spot di delays heading up to 66. no reports on 123 as you work your way to and from the american legion bridge. on both loops of the beltway, traffic is flowing freely at tyson corner. let's update the right elsewhere. authorities have been sent to check for an accident at this location. 295 is below speed leaving the suitland parkway. accident activity nobody 5 at brandywine road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. lawmakers are capital hill

are squaring off on their next budget. joining us and the latest from the campaign trail, david rear. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> last week the talk was on the failure of the super committee. hopefully now on a monday we can move forward. a lot of fallout coming from that especially as we talk taxes toward the new year. >> that's right. senate democrats want to have higher taxes to recoast the cuts in spending. house wants to -- the president vowed to vet to any change in the original deal. i think it will be a stalemate for a while. >> we looked at the impact of not just the failure of the super committee but we look at it philosophically that they couldn't get anything done. how damage is that? >> you saw the market fall

dramatically. the fact that america is in a malaise, it's damaging to the economy. there is $1.3 trillion in cash held by corporations in america. they are not investing because there is uncertainty coming from washington. >> taxes are front and center. this year, 11, but changes could come january first. we have to have an agreement. can we get things done here? >> i don't think. congress waits until the last minute to be the heros. i think the senate is so far off from the house, i think we will see more uncertainty as we go forward. >> what happens if nothing is done when it comes to the payroll tax. if that does lapse, what signal does that set going into 2012. >> that's unclear. we are not sure that the payroll tax reduction has created more jobs. just todayment cbo is coming out with a report that says the

stimulus package didn't do what everyone thought it would do. a lot of people thought it was bad for the economy. i think we are in a quagmire until we have bold action by the president or congress to get a hold of spending and say to the community we will get the house in order. >> one thing that republicans wanted in 2012 is new leadership. the g.o.p. candidates continue to battle it out. right now the flavor of the week goes to newt gingrich, another endorsement over the weekend. he is on top of the polls. >> he is running an unconventional campaign. no media yet, no mailings in iowa, the first caucus state in 36, 37 days. but i think you need to watch. he is bringing this bold frankness that a lot of republican voters are looking for. >> and i say flavor of the week because perry had a sharp speck up then back down, herman cain. >> michele bachmann. >> will it be the same with newt gingrich or can he hold

on. >> that is unclear. we will know january 3rd. mitt romney is hitting iowa although late. that could propel him to win south carolina, the big four in january. if newt gingrich pulls it over and goes in with a lot of momentum. >> for mitt romney, iowa is the key. >> iowa, investigate then you go to south carolina where he is ahead and florida will be a momentum primary. whoever is in the paper on news on fox. >> we will -- >> will carry the state. >> thanks for being here. allison, back to you. >> thanks, steve. someone in ohio is preying on people desperate for a job and they are doing it through craigslist. the fbi is on the case. we will have the details for

you. how much does it cost these days for four calling birds, three french hence, two turtle doves, get where i'm going? the answer is coming up. first something special here on fox 5. we love this time of year. it's our annual stuff a truck campaign. it's this friday at the giant food locations on your screen. brentwood, hyattsville and green briar shopping center. bring your nonperishable food items to these locations from 6:00 in the morning until 11:30 at night. this benefits the capital area food bank. we hope to see you on friday. a

making headlines, police in ohio say a craigslist ad looking for a farmhand lured victims instead into a death trap. the shooting of one man, the deaths of three others are being linked to that listing. one break in the case came when a man from south carolina was shot in the arm after responding to the add called to a so-called interview. he was able to escape and

inform authorities. a 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder. this 52-year-old man, richard beasley is in jail on unrelated charges. prince william called into action in a frantic rescue mission off the northern coast of whales. the duke of cambridge copiloted a helicopter in an attempt to save the crew of eight on board a cargo ship with a cracked hull. the tricky thing here, gale force winds. they rescued two of the ships crew. one body was found at sea. no complaints about the weather this weekend. >> it was great. absolutely fantastic. we have a slow transition into cooler weather. it will take a couple of days. so, we can enjoy today, too. we will have mild temperatures, maybe not in the 70s but not too bad. let's take a look at yesterday's high temperatures. we set a record at dulles. reagan up to 72.

that was not a record for the day. the record for day 74, 75 degrees. dulles 70. bwi marshall 71 was the high yesterday. we are at 53 at reagan national. humidity 89%. the winds are calm. barometric pressure is on the rise. cold front gets closer. we have the clouds building in in advance of that front. rain arrives overnight tonight into tomorrow morning then the cooler air begins to filter in tomorrow. you will feel it but you will feel it starting tomorrow night then into wednesday. the five-day forecast, high today 69 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow rain, 62. wednesday, thursday, friday, a good amount of sunshine. highs in the low 50s. overnight lows in the 30s. that's the latest on 0 the weather. more -- latest on the weather. more coming up in a bit.

>> julie has the traffic on this monday morning. >> we didn't want to get up out of bed but we had to. somebody has to pay the rent. out on the roads, northbound on 210 past fort washington authorities are on the scene of a crash there. we have tie-ups at northbound 5 and brandywine. and authorities are checking for a crash northbound 95 after the exit for 32. southbound 295 delays in laurel to the capital beltway. no incidents on 95 trying to recover from the earlier incident in lorton. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. talk about pricey presence, the cost of the list of the 12 days of christmas topped $100,000 for the first time. tmc wealth management says to buy all the items in the

carroll will cost 1 .4% increase from last year. the most expensive is the swans, the cheapest the partridge. >> you know that we disagree on this whole thing. >> that is taking into effect that like on the 12th day you will have 12 par trudges. my thing -- partridges. my thinking is you get one. mine would be 24,$263 as opposed to -- >> i will remember that math when i have to buy you something. >> i just want one partridge. i don't need 12. it's the time of the year that we would like you to help us trim our fox 5 christmas tree. we decorate it with ornaments that you send in. if you watch you know we do it

every year and some from charities that we feature the next few weeks. then we decorate the whole thing to a worry group in the d.c. region. you can send the orange names to the address on your screen: >> i love this time of year. >> it is that time of year. a popular holiday plant starts popping up everywhere. >> i think you can guess where it is. holly is all over it. she is at a nursery in montgomery county. >> you are right, it's holly. oh, no, no, you were talking about poinsettias. we have a lot of those as we are live at bell nursery. it is one of their specialties this time of year. coming up, we will get a lesson firsthand in how to pick the perfect one and what are all your options when it comes this holiday plant. it might be more than you think. think.

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poinsettia or poinsettias? >> holly, you are at bell nursery to learn about pretty red and white and the different color plants. do you say poinsettia or poinsettia? >> poinsettia. i think we ask this question every year. we never remember. like what do you say? either is right. it's definitely the time of year for you to have one at your home. if you want one drop dead gorgeous, the people at bell nursery are the ones you need to know. the first person i am saying this to, happy holidays. we can move on to christmas. you guys are great. you let us come to your wonderful warehouse and we see

this sea of -- do you say -- >> i say poinsettia. >> we are all unanimous. let's talk about your poinsettias. you provide them for the home depot. let's talk about the crop this year. >> it's spectacular. our head grower continues to amaze me. this is a variety called freedom. this is a later red. there are two red voters. the early is orion and the late is freedom. we have a lot to ship into the stores. >> how many do you grow in a season. >> [ inaudible ] half a million. >> give or take. >> so you have the red and the white. >> this is white star. as the consumers have been a little more sophisticated and

day choir has changed, poinsettia industry followed suit. there is a lot of new colors besides the red. there is pinks, multicolors, a lot of different things out there. >> we have a few. we will walk this way to show the hybrids so to speak. how did the poinsettia become the christmas plant. >> it started in california. years and years ago it was an item that they were looking for the christmas season and it took hold. when greenhouses are empty it's something you can grow to fill the space. >> these are some of the hybrids that you were talking about. >> this is monet, a cross between a pink and a white. >> i love that. >> it's one of my favorites as well. then we have a couple of pinks, the dark pink and the light

pink peach color is cortez. >> how is the best way to take care of these. if you buy them now, we have the whole month. >> they will last until january. the key is not to overwater them. water them about once a week. let it dry down then water. if you water them too much, the tips will go black. once a week is the best way to do that. open them up, not paged like this. open them up to get good air circulation. there is no sun requirement. it's an indoor plant. >> it shouldn't be an outdoor. >> it cannot go outside. >> what i love, they are pretty forgiving. i have forgotten to water mine. it's shriveled up ten you water it and it comes back. >> myfoxdc is our web site. we have a link to bell nursery

and home depot. that's where you can get their wonderful poinsettias. we will talk next hour how to get them to rebloom and other good holiday plants you can use for decorating as well. >> thank you. shoppers will be logging on for cyber monday deals as retailers come off a record breaking black friday weekend. when is your nicks chance for deals? we will talk to the national retail federation at 8:00. it's all about the headgear for a baltimore native. adrian has designed hats for the holiday elite. he is also on lifetime's project accessory. in about 45 minutes, he is bringing his hats in here. ere.@

for the third time in five days, an older man was carjacked and forced to drive to atms to get money. police believe the same suspect

is behind the crimes and he is getting more violent. 36 years after he was hired as an assistant basketball coach at syracuse university, bernie fine has been fired amid allegations of child molestation against him. a record breaking black friday has come and gone. the holiday season is far from over. today is cyber monday. thanks for being with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sea s -- i'm allison seymour. >> this morning i have about 75 e-mails from shopping sites to spends my money. >> i haven't looked at it. i am trying not to -- i would like the economy to go forward. >> a lot of sales on friday. good start. >> we will talk to the national retail federation coming up about how good it was. >> it was good as far as the weather goes. spectacular.

>> that probably helped. for late november, temperatures in the 70s, not bad at all. we may not get to 70s today but upper 60s. not a bad day either. temperatures around the region, we are primarily in the 50s. looks like 54 degrees here in washington as that temperature has just gone up. 54. 60 in annapolis. 61 salisbury. elsewhere in the 50s. 51 at bwi winchester, virginia. we have plenty of clouds over us. there are breaks in the clouds. you can see that. that's the kind of day it will be. mostly cloudy skies but breaks here and there. temperatures are up near 70 degrees if not at 70. still well above normal as the high would be in the 50s for this time of year. the rainfall holds off until late tonight or early tomorrow morning. day planner, plenty of clouds. a little sun here and there.

high temperatures today in the upper 60s. rain holds off until late tonight, early tomorrow morning. we will have more on the forecast in a bit. stick with us for that. >> still looks good, tony. >> let's check in with julie and how traffic is. >> it's kinds of busy. we started off with a lot of stuff in virginia. now we are moving interest maryland. traveling northbound i-95 after 32 but before you reach 175, we have an accident activity tying up the two right lanes. head's up traveling to bwi this morning. southbound 95 not in bad shape. delays out of laurel. we have congestion leaving powder mill to the beltway. meanwhile, northbound 5 at brandywine, the center is blocked off. northbound 210 at fort washington road the accident activity cleared. connecticut avenue add georgia avenue. we had reports that traffic was sweeping to the right.

the traffic camera is turned. there is a delay here at connecticut and georgia. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much. our top story, a third elderly man carjacked at a shopping center in wheaton, maryland. police believe it's the same suspect behind all the attacks that started last wednesday. sherri ly is there with all the details. sherri. >> good morning, steve. the suspect appears to be getting more violent in the carjackings. the latest victim a 77-year-old man was carjacked outside the target store here at the wheaton plaza shopping center. it's the third time in less than a week. this victim was cut with a box cutter and beaten. all three happened at the wheaton plaza. on saturday a 60-year-old was carjacked in the giant parking lot and forced to withdraw money from the atm. the suspect took the cash, about $380 then took off from a metro station in northwest d.c.

the victim was not hurt. that came after another carjacking just a day before thanksgiving. the suspects forced the victim into his car at knifepoint from the same parking lot at wheaton plaza. police say he made the 75-year- old drive to various atms to take out money. again, the carjacker took the cash and got away at a metro station in d.c. that victim was not hurt either. in the most recent case yesterday, the suspect forced a victim to take him to hyattsville and made his escape. someone spotted the injured victim in the passenger seat and called police. now, police only have a general description of this suspect but say in all of the cases, that description is very similar and they do believe that the same person is responsible for all of these crimes. i can tell you from looking at the shopping mall there are cameras everywhere. police aren't saying if they

captured a picture of the suspect. back to you. >> thanks so much. d.c. police hope video from nearby security cameras will help track down people involved in a deadly fight that started in a restaurant in dupont circle, inside the heritage undeiah nightclub then spilled out to connecticut avenue where three people were shot and three more stabbed. one man was killed. the police chief ordered the club closed until an investigation is finished. syracuse men's basketball coach says he supports the school's decision to fire bernie fine. a third man accused him of molestation. sarah simmons joins us with new details. >> reporter: good morning, allison. 36 years after he was hired at syracuse university, bernie fine is out of a job and facing serious accusations. a third man accused syracuse

university's assistant basketball coach of molesting him as a young boy. this allegedly happened nine years ago. bernie fine was fired. in a statement, syracuse said at the direction of the chancellor, bernie fine's employment with syracuse has been permanent effective immediately. two former ball boys were the first to accuse fine. bobby davis gave an audiotape that he made with fine's wife. on the tape, lori fine reportedly said she knew everything that went on. she went ton saber knee has issues, maybe that he is not aware of but he has issues and you trusted somebody you shouldn't have trusted. >> the head coach stood behind bernie fine. he has been out publicly saying he is my guy. i have known him and we have done a full thorough report. now syracuse fires him. it will be interesting to see what happens to bay home as this goes on. >> he calls it disturbing and

troubling saying i am personally very shocked because i never witnessed any of the activities that have been alleged. i believe the university took the appropriate steps. he goes on to say he deeply regrets any statements that he made that might have been insensitive to victims of abuse. on friday, federal authorities carried out a nine hour search at fine's home. officers carted away three file cabinets and a computer for further examination. now, fine had been on administrative leave before he was fired. he says the allegations are false. allison, back to you. >> thank you so much. now to the latest at the scandal at penn state. police say they received a letter from a person that says he was possibly assaulted by jerry sandusky. this comes from a man incarcerated in oklahoma. he is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15 year period. two more possible accusers's

claims are being investigated. black friday was one of the record books. according to the national retail federation, numbers were up 16% from last year with shoppers spending more than $52 billion. that is nearly $400 per person. 226 million people shopped in stores and online over the weekend. of course today is cyber monday. it is quickly becoming one of the busiest shopping days of the year. marianne rafferty has more. >> cyber monday turned into the second black friday but it's based on online sales. expect 120 plus million americans to log on and go shopping. >> i like the online thing because a lot of the companies offer the same products with free shipping. you don't have to wait in lines and the hustle and bustle. >> it safes time. no drama. no lines. i'm just online. i'm shopping. >> many shoppers still enjoy the in store shopping

experience, too. >> i did half of it online and half of it in the stores. i kind of like the ambiance of being out with the people and the lights and all of that sort of thing. >> reporter: shopping on mobile devices made up to 10% of cyber sales over the thanksgiving weekend. >> if i were to purchase something, i would just my iphone. it's a mini computer. >> online sales were way up on black friday. this year it's expected to top 2011 cyber billion mon dan. >> 2010 was 30% bigger than 2009 and our expectation it will be 20% bigger than black friday. >> people are in a better position than they were three or four years ago, they paid down debt and put money in savings. they are a little comfortable shopping. >> online purchases make up 8 to 10% of holiday retail sales but that number is growing every year n. new york, mary ann rafferty, 10 news. baltimore hat designer adrian danker designed works

for oprah, some of the real housewives of atlanta. >> some nfl players. >> a whole bunch of people. getting more buzz on project accessory. adrian will join news the studio next half hour. then, it's been long time coming. next, the burgundy and gold have a win. dave joins to us play monday morning quarterback. arterback.

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i want to remind you about our annual stuff a truck campaign. it will happen this friday at the giant food locations that you see on your screen. brentwood in d.c., hyattsville at montrose crowing and green briar shopping center in virginia. we invite you to bring nonperishable food items on friday from 6:00 a.m. through 11:30 p.m. this benefits the capital area food bank. we have been partnering with them for years. hopefully you can come out on friday. bring items with you or the

convenient thing is we set up in the parking lot of stores. drop off an extra bag and help the folks. >> one of the things that makes me proud working here. >> i'm there with you. let's turn our attention to the main man, tony perkins. he has good weather. >> you are right about that. we will start with the cute photo. it's time for the my first five -- >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> doesn't he look like he is really -- he is into it. >> he is holding the book. >> he is 4 1/2 months old david and his family is working on making him a lifelong reader so every night before bed they read good night moon. >> that is a good book, too. >> we red it to our son. i love it. he is really into it. >> he is a cutie buy. >> my son has a book that i

read this weekend, very funny called mr. harrison is embarrassing. funny book. >> i haven't heard of that. we hope david does become a lifelong reader. nothing better than that. thank you for sending in the great photo of david. read on, david. let's start with yesterday's highs. we made it into the 70s and set a record at dulles at 70 degrees. reagan national wasn't a record at 72 neither bwi marshall at 71 but we will take the temperatures. nice. we are at 54 in washington. flap police has gone up to 60 degrees. quantico 55. baltimore 51. dulles airport at 67 degrees. frederick at 54 degrees. cooler off to the north and

west. columbus, ohio 45 detroit. that cool air will make its way in here. not today. you will feel it tomorrow then really on wednesday. here is the surface map today. lots of clouds around. i do think there will be breaks in the clouds. so, you will see sunshine here and there. mostly cloudy certainly with the passage of a front tomorrow. in advance, we will get rainfall in here. i think it will be overnight tonight, perhaps early tomorrow morning. we may not get any rain until the early hours tomorrow. five-day forecast, 69 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow rain during the day. 62 for the high. then we see our temperatures drop off tuesday night into wednesday in the 40s. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now an update with traffic. for that we go to julie wright. >> let's enjoy the drive while we can. not too bad out there.

you will find that we have accident activity northbound i- 95 before you reach i-75. the right side of the road is taken away at the scene of the crash. expect delays northbound from 32. lanes are open northbound 5 from brandywine. earlier accident has been moved out of the roadway. expect delays at the scene. traveling connecticut avenue at georgia, the accident activity that had the right side of the road blocked off has been cleared. the lanes are open again. traveling eastbound on 66 coming in from fair oaks to the capital beltway, lanes are open. no incidents to report. still heavy and slow as you come to vienna. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we have breaking news from the world of sports. we have just gotten word and dave ross has been able to confirm that the washington capital tolls are parting ways with bruce boudreau. apparently fired by the capital tolls. he had been the heat coaches partly through the 2007 season. the word is this morning the caps in the bit of a slide on

the ice have parted ways with head coach bruce boudreaux. more to come. >> that is big news. black friday was one of the record books. ellen davis of the national retail federation joins us in studio to talk about it. i want to pull out the numbers that we record earlier. numbers pup 16% from last year. shoppers spent more than $52 billion. it breaks down to $400 a person. $226 million in on shine shopping over the weekend. that's a lot of numbers. >> that is a lot of numbers. >> good news for the economy. >> right. we checked that -- mentioned that earlier. >> encouraging that retail is doing its part and people are out there shopping. >> we are starting to shop again. that is basically what this all tells us. that is the big headline out of this. >> the big headline. people are shopping, feeling more confident and like the idea of going to the stores and spending a bit. >> what are we buying? >> what is interesting this

year compared to previous years n 2008 through last year we saw a lot of necessities, the two dollars waffle makers and coats and hats. this year a lot more discretionary purchases, jewelry, home deck core. a lot of the fun gifts instead of the necessities. >> nobody wants association and underwear under the tree. we need it but we don't want it. >> the best trends to expect this year, i want to highlight, i pulled out five that i thought were interesting. let me ask you, are you finding that we are bargain shopping even within the fun items? are we looking around. >> today's shopper is educated. they are looking at group buying sites, retailers, e- mails, facebook and twitter. they are doing everything they can so when they make a decision to buy they know they are getting a good deal. the bargain hunting mentality

is absolutely out there, even though people are buying more fun merchandise. >> i joked i wasn't going to buy into cyber monday because i know i'm buying for me. i'm not that organized to be shopping for my family yet. are you finding that people are doing one for aunt jesse, one for me. >> we call this the one for you, two for me shopping mentality. there are a lot of people today shopping for themselves and a lot of people over the weekend buying holiday gifts but also taking advantage of the sales and the discounts over the weekend to buy things for themselves. >> retailers learned their lesson in 2008. they had too much stuff. this year it's not as much inventory. how does that affect us. >> it will affect the shoppers. if the holiday season turns out to be better than expected, it will be hard as we get closer to christmas to find the popular merchandise. the ceo of toys r us on black friday morning said by 6:00 a.m. they had sold out of some of the most popular toys in the

time's square store. if you are a parent or somebody that has a person on a wish list that you know what you want to get them, you should look early. there is no guarantee that it will be there. >> cyber monday today, in the ads i am seeing on my e-mail, a lot says free shipping today. that's got to be a bummer for retailers. do they recoup the money. >> free shipping is almost the industry standard. it's something that people expect and many people account for when they make a purchase. you don't want to spends an extra 8 or $10 on shipping. the good thing about cyber monday, free shipping is usually combined with something else, percentage of the site, coupons, low prices. today is a good day to save. >> that's what i'm finding. >> and people using smartphones to shop. we have to let you go. if you didn't jump on black friday. you are not into cyber monday. when is the next time to save money. >> you will be able to find

good deals over the next couple of weeks as retailers try to keep the excitement going. you can wait until before christmas. then you run the risk of not finding what you are looking for. >> allen davis is with the national retail federation. great tips. thank you so much. >> over to you, steve. wall street protestors in l.a. ignoring orders from the mayor to vacate their encampment. more when we come back. also, decking the halls with holiday plants. ants. 

occupy los angeles protestors defied the mayor's midnight deadline to take down the camp. protestors are throwing an eviction block party as a way to keep things nonviolent. some are burning money. some of the protestors moved into the street in front of the park which is technically in compliance. newt again grip is hoping to keep the momentum going after getting a major endorsement from new hampshire's largest newspaper. the new hampshire leader endorsed gingrich.

he is in south carolina for a three-day campaign swing with tea party members. his leading rival mitt romney does not have an' appearance scheduled for today but plans to campaign in florida tomorrow. up next, we will check out other stories making headlines including more on what the georgetown university student who was held behind bars in egypt had to say about his time there. ere. to war zones. and that can be a problem for a once-thriving tourist destination like dubrovnik, croatia, left in disrepair by years of war. luckily, people took notice. they helped dubrovnik rebuild

and restructure their five-star hotels, and croatia eventually regained 14% of the nation's gdp; a rebirth made possible by the international business and tourism management programs at rochester institute of technology.

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the cause is under investigation. the three american students who were jailed in egypt said they were beaten behind bars. derek sweeney arrived in st. louis late saturday after spending almost a week in jail. he is accused of throwing fire bombs at police. he said the accusations against him are false. the capital christmas tree arrived in d.c. today. the sierra white fur has been touring the country in a specially identified truck since it was cut down earlier this month. the tree will be lit december 6th. >> interesting journey from alexandria on saturday up to pennsylvania yesterday and now back to d.c. today. >> wow. >> interesting scheduling but more people get to see it, the merrier. >> my turkey is still settling from thanksgiving.

>> well, it doesn't feel like christmas outside. we are in the 70s. feels like april. we have mild conditions across the area. that trend will continue into today. let's take a look at the highs yesterday. unbelievable. can you imagine we are setting records in the 7 o degree range as we get ready to head into december. 72 at national breaking a record at dulles 70. the record was set back in 1976. 71 degrees at bwi. and today will be another mild day for us, well above the seasonal average. i want to say that the bwi, that is 18 degres warmer than it should have been. it's 54 at national. 55 gaithersburg. dulles at 57 degrees. 59 at fredricksburg. clouds roll in ahead of a system that will bring us wet weather into tonight and it looks like tomorrow as well. it will be quite a wet day. we will keep an eye on this for

you. a low pressure system moving in from the southwest with an associated front. secondary cold front will come in a little later but rain arrives late night and tomorrow looks like it will be quite a soaker around here. be prepared. in the meantime, today, 6 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. unseasonally mild. that's another today map for you. southeasterly wind from 5 to 10 miles across the region. the wet weather sticks around for your tuesday. a ridge of high pressure builds in wednesday behind it. front day doesn't look bad at all. we cool down behind a front thursday and friday. steve? >> gwen, thank you very much. we thought we would talk redskins football but we just got trumped by big news from the washington capitals. >> i can't say it's surprising. it's something that we have been monitoring since saturday night when the capitals lost up in buffalo. we started hearing rumblings that maybe the change would be

made and now it is official. literally about 20 minutes ago i got off the phone with the capitals and they confirmed that bruce bow drove is -- boudreau is out and they are replacing him with hunter. the bottom line, the players got bruce boudreaux fired. we are talking about alexander. it's amazing to think that where we have gone in a month from starting off 7-0 in october to not making it in december. so bruce is out. a good run here. but they need to get over the hump in the play-offs. think that's why they made the move today. a bit surprising, it's early but obviously they believe that dale hunter is the guy that can get it down.

saturday night was a catastrophe. they basically played the equivalent of an ahl quad. >> shows that when you make these investments in the players and the players are stars, they get the precedent over the coach. >> the word in the locker room was they lost the -- he lost the trust of the players. they tuned him out. it's a move you have to make if the star players stop responding to the head coach. >> let's not forget bruce boudreaux brought hockey back to washington. >> you can't forget what he did. but they are looking for the guy to carry it to the next level. they hopedale hunter will be the guy. >> what player will argue with dale hunter. >> nobody. you may get punched in the face. so, let's see how the change works out if it does for the best. we hope it happens. 12-9-1 on the outside looking in but hoping that hunter can take them to the next level.

>> you thought would you get a break. >> redskins getting back to the west coast. >> victory monday. but all in a day's work. >> while you are there, thinking about victory monday. >> helu and grossman. we will take a look at helu's sensational play. trying to get the first down but he gets it and how about that, clearing a defender. complete hurdle jump. that is impressive. i know you and i probably can't do that. take another look. he didn't touch him, not even a hand. >> 108 yards for helu. that got the skins back in it at 17-14. then the big play which was rex grossman 314 yards on the day. this is going to aaa anthony armstrong. one catch but make it count. he got the pass interfered with and he shrugged the defendser off and came down with the

great grab. then the dougie, the verdict is still out. >> i'm happy with the touchdown and that anthony got worked into the game. >> he said after the game, they called my number and i knewed play was coming my way. >> rex said there was no other option. >> talk about hitting somebody in the numbers, that hit him in the chest. >> crazy sports day. win for the redskins and bruce boudreaux out as the caps helped coach. >> we will monitor the story. >> lots to talk about. more coming up. allison? >> thanks, guys. it's now 8:36 on this monday morning. some sad news for us as far as disney goes. disney is pulling the plug on plans for a report in maryland. why? when we come back. ack. -dad, why are you getting g th? -that's my cereal.

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disney is not coming to the d.c. area after all. the company has withdrawn its plans to build a resort at the national harbor. a senior advisory says the -- advisor says the timing isn't right. they are disappointed because it would have brought money into the area.

don't forget about our job shop. the job of the day is with teaching strategies in bethesda. they are looking for a spanish copy editor. for more on this job, go to my forecasts d.c..com -- my fox myfoxdc.com. adrian joins news the studio when we come back. first let's check in with holly. >> i don't quite have that resume but i know people. this morning i'm hanging with the people from bell nursery. we are talking about holiday decorating with plants from poinsettias to other options. we will show you what you can use and how to care for it all live next. ext. 

adrian has worked with big names. niki taylor, oprah and the kentucky derby hats, that's probably made some of those. did we mention he is local. we will claim him. adrian dana joins us with some of his works of the art. that's what these are. >> thank you. i won't call them hats. they are works of art. you are very talented. >> thank you. >> how was your holiday. >> spent them with my mom and dad. i'm a momma's boy. you started designing for your mom when you were a teenager. >> when i was 16, 17 years old, my mom started wearing hats. she wanted something more elaborate. we couldn't afford it. so i started making them and she started wearing them. >> that's momma's love. >> did i read that things would

fall off on the hats. >> it would fall off in the church and people would bring them to her. >> your resume is impressive. we are proud of you. we claim you. tell us about the show and the competition. i know it's got to be fears. >> it's project accessory, a spin off of project runway. >> it has blown up. >> it's bigger than the apparel market. >> you brought all of these in. i know you pack them carefully. say oprah calls, she wants to be on the cover of something. >> in 2003 i did a story with essence and oprah. basically they called. they let me know the style she was looking for and the color. that's all i need. if i was doing something for you. i can look at you now and see something close fitted. you tell me the color story,

the style and we go from there. >> some of the inspiration behind these. >> this is my collection 12. it's through a company s and s hat. basically these hats are designed for me being on the show, this particular group here. then these jeweled hats are my moms. but i wanted to bring and show that this is more of your church clientele, your church/kentucky clients. >> i think i saw that real housewives of atlanta episode where they had on these beautiful hats. it was so funny to see the person behind it. there is a story behind these shoes, too. >> i wanted to bring in and . ow you the shoes. these are shows that my mom was throwing away. i told her, no, mom, i can do something with them. i hand paid them black and added this design to match one of her hats. >> can we see the heels.

>> jewels on the heel. >> the same thing with the bags. this is a makeup bag that -- my mom doesn't wear makeup. she was going to throw it away. i said i can make it a purse. >> can we buy your hats? >> absolutely. >> your web site. >> adrian dana hats.com. as far as this collection is concerned, it's ss hat co.com. >> when you see other hat designers, what makes a good hat, adrian? >> the way that it's set up. one key thing that i see with a lot of hats, people may not know is that the hat has to favor you. when you design hats, this is the front. you know this part goes over the right eye. >> can you fight me with one of -- fit me with one of these.

>> yes. >> sometimes the way you wear a hat makes a difference. >> i would put this on just like this. there you go. >> where am i going. >> there you go. >> you are so fantastic. >> thank you. i don't want to turn away. nice to meet you. the show is on lifetime 10:00 p.m. on thursday night. this is our -- we will just claim that you are the winner. this is our $100,000 winner. >> i am a winner. >> tell your mom play we said hello. >> thank you. now that thanksgiving is over, any families starting to decorate for christmas. holiday plants like poinsettias don't have to be thrown away after the holidays. you have to treat them right. holy is here to tell us how to -- holly is here to tell us how to do that. >> we are at bell nursery. this is where all the magic is

done before they send the plants out to home depot. they are giving us tips. good morning once again. >> good morning, holly. last hour we talked about poinsettias. but you said last hour that poinsettias are not outside plants. >> correct. >> a lot of people do want to put things outside. so, where do we begin with those. >> a lot of great options. what i enjoy are plants that you can leave in containers or plant as a landscape plant. >> this is a good investment. you buy it and it's great for the holidays. you can keep it. >> if i want to keep it in the container, what is the best way to preserve it. >> with the temperatures we have been having being unseasonally warm, water it once or twice a week. going into some of these bigger containers, they don't need quite as much water.

>> you can leave it outside. >> absolutely. >> you don't have to cover it and bring it in when it gets cold. >> we don't plant them until spring. >> if it stays in the 70s which we hope we have some cold for christmas, you want to wait for spring. the maritime line is a great time to plant them in the yard. >> poinsettias, we touched on the different varieties and what is out there. let's talk about size differential. >> a couple of sizes, the 6 1/2 inch, that's the starter size. those are great for table tops, great gift items, your standard poinsettias, you can put five or six around the tree. this is a 10-inch here. those are great for the floor. i got three or four around a big display we do at the house and they just make a big great presence there and they are good for a single if you have a long dining cable instead of a big expansive centerpiece, a

large poinsettia looks great. >> when you put them on the floor, there is talk that they are poisonous. >> they will make you sick. >> don't eat them. >> don't eat them. >> what if you have pets. >> be careful with the pets. it will make them sick. not going to kill them but you want to make sure that you are careful around the pets. >> how do you get them to rebloom. never been able to do it myself. >> that's always tricky. the key is to keep them dark. about the 10th of october, if you are trying to get them rebloomed, go about 14 days of total dark. we have to be careful here where we block out car headlights. >> you are talking dark dark. >> yes. >> then they come back. >> yes. you want to talk about the special containers. >> some of the different stuff you have, we have some of the decorative finish containers. this is the old is new again. 20 years ago, these were all

the rage for the landscape industry. this was the decorative container of the 80s. now it's made a resurgence again. a classic look to it. classic plant with the blue spruce and it's a nice decorative accent. >> that says norman rockwell to me. >> then you can have the nice poinsettia tree. >> absolutely. decorating is easy. as you look at the different finish containers, you can do this as an alternative to at -- to a live tree if you didn't want to do a large tree, this is something that you could decorate, put lights on and put it out in the patio in the spring. >> it's all great. >> good to see you. >> have a great holiday. >> we have a link on our web site to bell nursery and home depot where the plants are available. adam, you were great with the basics. great, simple, put a red bow on top. we are kicking it up in the

next hour. and teach us how to make beautiful table decorations. back to you all in the studio. >> holly, thank you. shall we stay in the holiday spirit for a moment. >> let's. >> we are trying to help trim the fox 5 christmas tree. we do it every year. we decorate with ornaments that you send to us, thinks that you would like to donate and we will give you a shot out in the meantime as well as from the local charities that we will feature the next couple of weeks. then we donate the whole thing, the tree and thorn names and -- ornaments and gifts, too and give it to a worthy organization, someone that involves kids so they can enjoy that. send your ornaments to the address on your screen. do you plan to do holiday

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the worldwide web. >> gwen is in for tucker. she has the latest on the changing forecast. >> mild conditions through the course of the weekend, the holiday and that trend is continuing. 56 degrees right now at national airport. 56 at annapolis. 55 baltimore. dulles this hour 60 degrees already. we hit in the 70s yesterday breaking a record at dulles. warm clouds and sun. a chance of wet weather in the forecast as we move through to the late overnight hours. not much sun but another unseasonally warm day. temperatures will rise above the seasonal average. today lights winds from the southeast 5 to 10 miles per hour. we are anticipating warming up to 69 degrees. i wouldn't be surpriseed if some of you did ac