this is 9 news now. thanks for joining us. >> j.c. hayward has the day off. president obama arrived in south korea ahead of the g-20 economic summit. he's ready to debate leaders

all over the world on the latest move the united states is to give slumping economies a much-needed shot in the arm. >> as joel brown reports it could be a tough sell. >> reporter: president obama arrived in south korea on the defensive. he'll have to explain the federal reserve's decision to pump $600 billion in to the u.s. economy. the fed's goal is to drive down interest rates, jump start lending and shore up the sagging economy, but the move will also weaken the dollar. making american goods cheaper. some world leaders say that gives the u.s. an unfair advantage. the debate is sure to take center stage when the g-20 economic summit kicks off tomorrow in seoul. security there is tight, as leaders from the 20 countries with the world's biggest economy arrive for the two-day meeting. the president already sent the leaders a letter laying our his position. he wrote a strong u.s. economy helps everyone grow. the tough negotiations in south korea come after a warm welcome

in indonesia. he calmed for cooperation in the fight against extremism. >> america is not and never will be at war with islam. instead all of us must work together to defeat allocate and the its affiliates. >> reporter: and he struck a personal tone, telling stories from the four years he lived in indonesia as a child. >> if you ask me or any of my schoolmates who knew me back then, i don't think that any of us could have anticipated one day i would come back to gentleman da that as president of the united states. >> reporter: now he will have to ask world leaders to see past their differences and work together to improve the global economy joel brown, cbs news, the white house. from south korea the president will head to japan, the last stop on his four- nation trip. he is scheduled to return to the white house sometime this weekend. right now we have breaking news from london where students are taking to the streets

outraged over rising tuition fees. thousands are two test atlantic outside of a government building. police are having a tough time quelling the violence. they are using tear gas in hopes of breaking up the crowd. sky 9 over the scene of a huge fire. prince georges county fire crews are still there. it broke out in the 8200 block of inoio court. the home appears to be a total loss. for thely no one was home at the -- fortunately no one was home at the time. sky 9 over the three-car crash in columbia, maryland. four people are in the hospital. this morning the vehicles collided. three people are in critical condition. a fourth victim's injuries are not as severe. investigators are on the scene trying to figure out what happened and to clean up the mess. the morning commute turned in to a trip to the hospital for several people aboard this metro bus. six adults and a child are

being checked out now. officials say the bus driver had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision along good hope road in southeast dc. fortunately none of the injuries were serious. a former frostburg state university student charged with murder is expected to be sentenced later today. 21-year-old tyrone hall pleaded guilty last month to killing university basketball player an wounding another at his off- campus apartment last april. he said he fired a shotgun in self defense. carroll was killed and hall is facing up to eight years in prison. the trial of ingmar guandique resumed after six-day hiatus. a forensic examiner testified that dna of gary condit was

found in levy's underwear. the prosecution is wrap up the case this week. hundreds pay their respects to american university professor sue ann marcum at a memorial service on campus. as those who knew her mourn the loss police are looking to find the killer. 9 news now spoke to some of the people that sue ann marcum's life touched last night at bender arena. >> she was the faculty member that people wanted her to write their letters of recommendation for graduate school and they were introduced -- they were excited to introduce their parents to sue ann marcum. >> a man caught driving her suv has been arrested but not charged yet with her murder. the county could revehicle the thirsty turtle's license. it is acaused of admitting urn

aged customers there. virginia has the second lowest cigarette tax in the nation, only behind missouri. alexandria wants state lawmakers to hike the tax. richard merit with the city health commission says it is more than revenue they are concerned about. >> based on research from other states, that one of the most effective strategies to reducing cigarette smoking and therefore second-hand smoke in the community is really by increasing the overall price of cigarettes. >> reporter: now, alexandria leaders also leave the $1 per pack tax hike would bring in another $319 million for the commonwealth. cheers from montgomery county officials. just in time for the holidays now you can purchase liquor and wine on sundays at the 28 county owned stores. beginning november 21st, stores will be open from noon to 6:00 on sunday during the six-month

trial period. they will keep an eye on cost, revenue and how it affects privately owned liquor stores. pedestrians have the right of way and they are cracking down on drives who don't yield to them. but it is not just motorists. officers are also issuing tickets to pedestrians and cyclists caught violating traffic laws. police were stationed at several rosslyn intersections on tuesday including wilson boulevard and north lynn street. they handed out 33 citations to drivers and gave 50 warnings to pedestrians and cyclists. to philadelphia now where surveillance camera captured thieves making a run for it after what bank heist. the trail of red smoke is one of the dye packs exploding. it stained the street, money and probably the thieves hair, clothing and hands. they released the video in hopes that it will help them to

catch the gunman. stuck at sea for days 0 a broken down cruiseship. little food, no running water. relief is finally in sight. what has residents of one northern virginia town so upset about their local fire department.

a cbs photographer shot what looks like a missile blasting off on sunday. aviation and u.s. officials won't say what the object was but they will say it wasn't theirs. they say it is investigating but believes it is not a threat though united states. >> basically a large plume at the horizon and it grew and got thinner and spiraling in nature and as i zoomed in to the point of it, you can see what appeared to be whatever it was spinning in a trajectory like a football or bullet. >> they say they do not think it was a military missile. they believe it might have been and plane or amateur rocket. it has been a vacation to forget for 3,000 passengers stranded on a carnival cruise lineship off of the coast of mexico. >> right now the splendor is being towed back to san diego after drifting at sea for two days. >> as candace gibson reports it could be a few more days before

they reach land. >> reporter: carnival splendor is on the move. barely. it is not expected to reach san diego before late thursday. >> it is a slow process getting back to port. >> reporter: it lost power on monday when a fire broke out in he engine room. the blaze was contained and no injuries but the cruiseship was left dead in the water. 8500 passengers and crew had no air conditioning, no hot water and no internet. they did have working it toes and cold water due to the backup power of the ship but with no refrigeration, the ship began to quickly run low on food. helicopters from the aircraft carrier, uss ronald reagan began to deliver 10,000-pounds of supplies on tuesday but instead of the lavish spread that are a highlight of any cruise, passengers are dining on spam. in a statement carnival said, conditions on board the ship are very challenging and we

sincerely apologize for the discomfort and inconvenience our guests are currently enduring. some military personnel are staying on board to make sure the passengers are doing okay. no one has had to be airlifted for medical condition. >> all of the passengers are safe and as comfortable as they can be. >> reporter: passengers will get a full refund and a free ride on a future carnival cruise. the cause of the fire is under investigation. candace gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >> talk about a slow vacation. >> absolutely. >> a ruined vacation. >> stay with us. howard is up next with the forecast. how's it shaping up for the weekend? >> all systems are go. no problem honest ship so to speak. we have a great day going on. we will look at the temperatures. noontime in the mid-50s in the cool spots. already 62 in fairfax. it's going to be a great afternoon and we will look at the weekend when we

welcome back to 9 news now. people in one neighborhood are fuming. >> literally and figuratively because the fire department set a home on fire because of a

television show. but left a big mess behind. >> the saga began last month on 8th street south. gary shows us what happened. >> reporter: they did it for a network morning show as a safety demonstration. >> that we did for the home safety council to parkway trio to promote safety in the home as far as fires are concerned. we were doing this to try to limit the amount of residential deaths as a result resulting in fires in the residence. >> reporter: neighbors complain they had little notice and no input and worried about what was going up in motor vehicle smoke and in to the -- in to smoke and in to the air. >> whatever was in the air or in that house is now gone and in the air over our houses. >> reporter: the fire department says it does not think toxins were an issue. >> we were not able to take a reading because the fact that everything was going straight in to the air.

we didn't have anything at ground level we could read. >> reporter: the fire burned 15 minutes. three weeks lairing the burned out shell remains and neighbors have had enough of it. >> many of us have been here 20 years. i have spent a lot of money on my house and take a great deal of pride, as do the neighbors and driving down the street, looking at this is not fun, not a good thing to come home to. >> reporter: protective plywood has come off the windows. the basement is now accessible. a website reports construction on a unique energy efficient home is expected to begin in december. but residents there don't want arlington to burn any other homes without specific plans for getting rid of the debris. 9 news now. >> well, we have heard the excuse the dog ate my home work, right? >> this is a new one. the dog ate my donation. that's what a seattle man claims. he says his pup devoured $1,200. >> he raised the money for a

soccer club. he wakes up one morning to find 50 bucks on the deck and looked around and realized his dog got in to the fund-raising cash. cosmo ate all of the checks and he apparently hid cash for a rainy day, too. >> i saw a spot where cosmo had dug. i started to dig here and i barely got below the surface and got a lot of bills and dirt. >> see cost mow chewing there. apparently still at work. some leftover bills were laying an. cost mow's owner says he will replace the cash out of his pocket. did you know this week is farm to school week in virginia? it is an every across the commonwealth to get locally grown food in to schools and colleges. the move helps farmers across virginia. many are struggling during the economic times. while it helps farmers it also helps youngsters. they are promoting healthy

eating. >> our it ultimate goal is for kids to eat fresh fruit and vegetables and healthy food we hope they are more likely to try those things. >> schools in the state spend $6 million a year on fresh produce and tay want the money spend at farms within virginia. just a reminder, food drive nine is underway. it is an easy way to help people this thanksgiving season. >> a lot of you may have gotten plastic bags in the mail. we need you to fill them with nonperishable items. boy scouts will pick them up on saturday or bring your donation to any safeway store. >> all of the donations go to the capital area food bank. should be a great day to go to the boy scouts on saturday for collecting the bags. mine were taken last saturday when i came home. good job to the scouts. a great start to the week. may cool down a smidge, a skosh

over the next couple of days to 60s, or upper 50s and then the weekend, the weekend will be great. if you have one of those projects you want to get done, painting, roofing, something outside before the weather turns and it is too cold, get it done. after this week, you know, there's no guarantees. with the rest of the wednesday day planner, it is gorgeous. temperatures in the low 60s the next few hours. 60 at 3:00. 60 right now. 6 p.m., just clear to partly cloudy this evening. 57 by 6:00. 9:00 p.m. low 50s. as we go through the overnight we will drop to the lower 40s in washington. winds light from the north, mid- 30s will be the lows by tomorrow morn in our suburbs north and west. across the eastern shore, see that some of these clouds, the storm is off shore. the clouds jersey, delaware, the eastern shore. one or two clouds may make it

across the bay but generally mostly sunny and gorgeous. 60 in town. 59 cambridge. annapolis a little cooler, thanks to the bay at 56. low 60s culpeper and orange. luray 63. petersburg 64 an then the shenandoah valley mid to upper 50s and for this time of the year, this is where we should be for highs. we will get a little above that. sunny and 60. light north wind at five miles an hour and the humidity is 55%. it is fantastic out there. one thing when we look at national temperatures is now highs it is in the eastern -- how nice it is in the eastern half of the country. the warmth is wants to move in our direction and behind the storm system it is cold, casper 27. denver 33. all sorts of snow in the the rockies and higher elevations. from nevada and the northwestern part of thetas the rockies, much of nevada actually in a winter weather advisory with the mountains to the west. for us we have a storm out west and we should have a nice ridge

in the east but this storm continues to keep us in a northernly flow and if it weren't for that storm we wouldn't be in the low 60s right now we would be upper 60s or maybe lower 70s. the storm will slowly leave. showers remain off shore through this evening and through tonight. we stay generally clear to partly cloudy tonight. through the day on thursday. as we head to friday we notice showers to the west of chicago. that will eventually get here but not until next week, maybe tuesday. high temperature temperatures could make 60sin a few spots like culpeper. upper 580s along the bay. next three days look like this. 62 today. 60 tomorrow. a great veterans day to remember our servicemen and women and to honor them. friday looking at 64. check out the weekend. upper 60s on saturday. mid-60s often sunday. back to the upper 50s on monday and tuesday with showers possible on tuesday. stick around. we will be in the kitchen when

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really happening all year round. where i stayed recently in saint make michael at the harbor inn marina and spa. great resort and kid friendly. a lot of places in saint michaels are very luxurious, upscale, a lot of knickknacks so not good for the kids, but we had a ball. water views, floor to ceiling at this resort. >> sounds fantastic. >> they even have a shuttle that will take you anywhere around town. >> and you ate well. >> i ate well. so today, this is a sneak preview of this weekend. chef hayes is all the way from england. he's a great lively british guy and he's with harbor inn and spa and he used to cook for the queen at buckingham palace. >> so he's probably pretty good. >> that's right. this weekend is the wild game and feast dinner at the inn and we have some venison chili

today. if you would smell the aroma out there, it smells great. >> you are telling us about the venison chili. >> you may have to see the chef. if you want the recipe. >> mike is saying saint michaels is a good place to take the kids if the holiday season. >> great diner. the chef was with us recently here and kid friendly. and who would know because they are the ultimate in luxury over there, as well. >> we were talking during the commercial break, you mentioned there's a good deal possibly. somebody has a give away. >> saint michaels wants you to join them the first weekend of december, harbor inn marina and spa is giving away an overnight stay and dinner for two. to find out about it, like me on facebook under frugal

socialite or join my site frugalsocialite.com. >> midnight mass transit. >> it -- midnight madness, go shop until midnight and avoid the malls and get some great things by locally owned stores. >> have a great day. see you tomorrow at 4:25 a.m. have a great trapped in the trance of their shopping routine,

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