♪ what did we learn on the show tonight, craig? ♪ >> oh, my! [laughter] geoff: boing! craig: do you know what i learned on the show? both tim and stan tonight both asked for money. [laughter] i think word is getting around in the celebrity community that there is bucks to be made on this show. [laughter] so the ones that really need money are turning out. [laughter] geoff: in your pants. craig: hey, hey! i don't want people just to come here for money.

i want them to come here because they want to come here . [laughter] like me. if the show in any way looked edited tonight, it is because i said something irresponsible and wrong. [laughter] and i promise not to say it again. [laughter] good night, everybody.

if you're a federal worker the incoming speaker of the house has your paycheck in his sights tonight. >> well john bayner calling for not only a federal hiring freeze but a pay freeze and some actually want pay cuts. gary is on the hill and he's got the scary numbers. gary? >> reporter: well derek, the

united states pays federal workers about $200 billion a year, a 10% across-the-board pay cut would save the country about 20 billion, not a huge step towards deficit reductions but a symbolic step that some in the new house leadership the country think they should take. >> usa today published startling figures wednesday, the number of federal workers earning more than $150,000 a year, 10 times as many in the last five years. the number of pentagon civilian workers earning 170,000 or more in 2005 it was nine, this year, 994. veteran federal workers have seen their pay jump 25% since 2005. >> we should freeze the pay. its gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker. >> office of personnel management director john berry says in almost all cases, they, federal workers earn less than their counterparts in the private sector.

chris edwards, director of tax policy studies says: >> if you look over the last decade, average federal pay has increased about 60% which is double the 30% increase in the private sector. >> we asked federal workers, overpaid? >> me? commercially? no. no no no. >> bad perception. >> we're working for america so i don't see what the problem is. >> i work very hard for what i get. my counterparts in the private industry make a lot more than i do. >> but some taxpayers think bayner is right. >> freeze their pay. cut back their pay. >> i agree the police, fire and teachers need to get well paid, more so than the federal workers. >> you have to look at the trend and the trend really shows that the federal pay has gotten out of control over the last decade. >> president obama is asking for a 1.4% increase for federal workers and northern virginia congressman jim moran issued a statement after the bayner

remarks promising a fight. one thing is for sure if you're a federal worker. boom time pay raises are not in your immediate future. derek and anita? >> gary, thank you. if you ride the metro you no one thing, your constant companion has been fear with loading. >> now with the delays and breakdowns and accidents daily, what you want to know is what does the transit system have in mind to fix those problems. tonight britney morehouse sat down with metro's chairman for answers plain and simple, no spin. and she joins us live from lafont plaza station with those answers. >> reporter: answers to questions about the escalator saga, did metro really drop the ball in ignoring a report that an independent company put together one month before the accident here at lafont plaza. you want answers, we got them. >> i went to the rally the other day. >> he takes metro everywhere. >> right there. >> shares the metro board. peter benjamin says with confidence? >> i think escalators are fine.

>> a statement he makes just hours after meeting with metro general manager. he wanted to know about the 300 page report just released about escalators and elevators on metro. >> how was it interpreted. what did the staff decide about what they needed to do. >> they decided, he says, to pay attention to what the independent companies deemed safety sensitive. >> worker safety issues like how you were protecting the worker from electricution. >> but what about those warnings, about brakes wearing down? he says those problems were labeled merely maintenance and it put them on a need to inspect list. >> what they didn't do was accelerated inspection, until this accident occurred. >> on that day october 30th when the escalator broke, there was overcapacity, too many people on the escalator forcing it to accelerate. the good news is the safety system did kick into gear. the bad news is the brakes broke when it did. >> so now metro is almost

finished with inspecting all 588 escalators, peter benjamin wants to make this point to min who feels impatient about escalator repairs. >> these are very old escalators. since nobody makes the escalators that we really have now what we are doing is we are totally rehabbing escalators. >> he means instead replacing, they are? >> ripping them down to the frame and then replacing every part so we're basically rebuilding them. >> and that takes months, time, benjamin says, we all should afford. >> we don't want any passenger ever to be injured and safety is a key thing that we all have to adopt as our number one priority and i think we did do that. >> in hindsight after no people were hurt here, benjamin says they probably should have moved those brake warnings off the maintenance list and put them on safety sensitive, that is one thing he wishes they did differently. reporting live, britney morehouse, 9 news now. new at 11, the thirsty turtle has handed over its

liquor license. they did it earlier today just before tonights hearing with the prince georges county liquor control board. that club has been under fire since last months quadrupole stabbing involving underage drinkers. now that stabbing lead to a fake id sting in which the bar actually served two underage police aids and that lead to the club losing its license. the turtle was supposed to shut down november 23rd but they decided to close up shop two weeks early. well tonight, the man accused of killing dc intern shaundra levy is facing one less charge. prosecutors are dropping one count of attempted sexual assault, but defense lawyers rxing the judge to drop the whole case because of lack of evidence. an fbi agent testified, congressman carry condit's dna was found on underwear recovered from levy's apartment but when investigators recovered levy's remains more than a year after she disappeared, neither dna was found there. pop tarts and spam,

probably not what you'd expect as a cruise ship dinner but it is what the 4500 people stuck on the disabled carnival splendor had to eat. now that ship is slowly heading back to port in san diego. it should be there by tomorrow afternoon. until then, those on board have no air conditioning, no hot food. >> conditions on the ship have been challenging, and we are very very sorry. >> they got all of the facilities working, they got the water running. there are still people in the dark. the inside cabins that have no windows they are in total black. they have no airflow. >> that was david z ebrano, who works at our sister station kusa in denver and he is among the passengers on board. the ship lost power on monday when a fire started in the engine room. so derek what kind of pop tarts go with spam? >> they're nasty. tonight outrage over a new online book that offers advice to pedofiles. that self-published book is the pedophiles guide to love and

pleasure, a child lovers code of conduct. it's hard to read it. amazon has been getting threats for selling the book. the company did release a statement and it says, "amazon believes incensor ship not to sell certain books because we or others believe their message is objectionable. " this story got a lot of reaction from our viewer ross on facebook. why can't you sensor crimes. that's not sensor ship. that's protecting children but jen butcher worries about peoples first amendment rights and posted this: who gets to decide what topic crosses the line? some people consider abortion as bad as being a pedophile, with books that are viewed as pro choice be banned as well? to join the conversation, you might want to log on to wusa9.com and click on our facebook link. in your face images of what smoking does to your body, that's what the fda wants to put on cigarettes under a new law passed last year that gives

the agency greater power to regulate tobacco and how it's marketed. the proposed new warnings on cigarette packs are meant to have a shock factor, pictures of lip cancer, a diseased lung, and the fda says it worked to turn off smokers in other countries and it's time to try it here. these warnings will help discourage non-smokers particularly kids from ever trying cigarettes. >> now the fda is proposing 36 different label for public comment they expect to make a decision some time by next summer and then tobacco companies will have 15 months to get those pictures on their packaging. i hate to use the phrase again but let's be real. i aunt died of lung cancer and smoked until the day she died, okay? will a picture really make a difference? >> it's interesting. i posted this on my wusa9 facebook page and people were saying the same thing. this is an addictive issue. not going to work but another comment my deter new smokers but not current ones but i also spoke to a casual smoker tonight who said you know what?

>> there's such a thing as casual smoker? >> people who smoke when they go out or whatever, that picture would really gross me out and i would be embarrassed if i was sitting at the bar with that sitting out. so i don't know, the fda is trying to make it as unappealing as possible. let's hope it works. >> if it gets uncool maybe folks won't do it. >> not glamourous at all. there you go. well you know the name, but now the next generation is trying to make a name for himself without the family baggage. his story after the break. top? well another nice evening, a little on the chilly side. the wake up weather will be a cold and chilly start. 45 on veterans day at 5:00 in the morning. 44 at 7:00, 49 at 9:00, but pure sun. we'll come back to see if the sun lasts through the day and also talk about what ve

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well say the name lewis faracon, and it's likely to inspire a variety of reactions, although passionate but not all

positive. >> another member of the family is rebranding the name in a completely different arena. brett haber is here with that story. >> reporter: it's a really complicated legacy this young man is inheriting and trying to do something with. just ask the second and third generation rockefellers about the benefits of a famous last name and they will tell you how a families reputation can open doors and pave the way to a life of privilege, but what if your families name is so controversial that it's very utterance inspires feelings of disdane and even hate. >> he is what you'd expect the uva captain to be. a top notch student, popular on campus, and now hoping to make a name for himself with the nba scouts. so in truth, his name needed no making. yes, the name is faracon, and yes, it's the faracon you're

thinking of. >> the white race is a race of devil. >> that's the grandfather, leads of the nation of islam, lewis faracon, and if you think those family ties have made for rather interesting times at uva, you're right. >> i could see people that when i walk past they kind of look at me a little strange sometimes, but i never let it affect me or anything like that, when they see me around and they see me in certain other environments and they come speak to me that's when everything changes. >> changes because while musafa remains close with his family he's taken great pains to distance himself from their inflammatory views and by all thes on the uva campus, he's a great guy. >> it's the top three, top five most funny guys i've ever known in my entire life. >> kind hearted, great with my kids, he's a gentleman. >> still on a college campus where political correctness are the gold standard separating him from the controversial

comments of his grandfather hasn't always been so easy, especially when those comments have been so hurtful to so many people. >> when i hear the name of the faracon, i definitely think of everything that he said. >> daniel novik is the vice president of the uva's jewish center and he's talking about comments like these. >> you are not real jews. you are the synagogue of satan. >> but while other jews on campus were wary of the family history, those feelings have been overtaken by, well, school spirit. >> i'm not going to not root for my own school just because his grandfather has said negative things about people of my religion. i kind of give him the benefit of the doubt and treat him as a different person. >> and yet mustafa finds himself conflicted between a desire to be his own man untainted by his grandfathers legacy and defending that legacy which he feels has been

missunderstood. >> some of those statements sometimes have been put a twist to it to make it seem like my grandfather was racist and people can just have my eye. it's never been like that for me my whole life. >> mustafa's famous grandfather has yet to attend a game in person at uva, although plans are in the works to make this happen this season. mr. faracoms. watched his grandson play many times throughout high school but more than a dozen islam security personnel accompanied him to the game. >> we heard from the uva jewish organization. i heard the words "benefit of the doubt." they like the way he plays ball but have you ever met the kid? >> no, the vice president whom i interviewed said on three years on campus he's never met him although he did invite him to a traditional friday night dinner, not known if mustafa will accept that invitation. >> you can only hope good things come. >> thank you, brett. well tomorrow morning at

6:40 the relationship between mustafa and his infamous grandfather, their disagree ams and common bonds through basketball comes tomorrow morning. an update now on the case of a mass bandit terrorizing a woodridge neighborhood. tonight prince william county police say they've caught the mini mouse bandit. she and two other teenagers are charged with attacking two women last week. now, in both of those cases, one of the girls wore a pink and white mask. police say the two 17 year olds and one 16 year olds are charged with robbery and assault by a mob. okay, so we heard earlier in the report the newly elected house gop leadership figures it has a mandate to shrink the immense tide of federal red ink but as derek mcginty explains to tight the keyword there is "supposedly." >> reporter: anita tonight unfortuntely a prediction. no matter what they do to the federal paycheck, two years from now our federal spending will still be out of control.

how so you ask? it's simple. there's only two ways to balance the books. there is spending and i'm not talking the penny stuff like earmarks or bridges to know where. no. i'm talking real money. defense, social security medicare. problem is those huge programs have huge constituencies that will scream like a movie monster from the 50s if you try to make real cuts. now, you can always raise taxes but again, well, that guy. that's why voting in new people won't help much. it's not them. it's us. if we americans were really so worried about soaking up the red ink, why would be buy into this nonsense of solving the problem by cutting wasteful government spending? you know what everybodies personal definition of wasteful government spending is? it's something you need that i don't need. >> well said as always.

okay, a beautiful day. >> i'll take that in my backyard. >> we'll take another one tomorrow too. here is the forecast first now. the next three days, sunshine for your veterans day and temperatures about 61. it will be hard pressed to find a cloud in the sky. low 60s on friday, and then upper 60s saturday. just spectacular by saturday. in fact we'll be tickling 70 by sunday. here is your day planner and then for thursday. 43 to start so some 30s in the burbs, upper 50s by lunch time and then upper 50s by evening with clear skies. we have to have the moon because the sun goes down now before 5:00. overnight clear skies and cold. low 36-44 and winds light out of the northeast at about five to 10. veterans day tomorrow, no problems at all. sunshine, pleasant. 61 get up tomorrow morning and a cup of coffee go to our website wusa9.com check out my blog. different story back in 1987. sunny with a chilly start tomorrow, grab your shades, grab a coat, light coat will do it. temperatures in the 30s and 40s

and winds northeast at 10. by afternoon, fantastic. sunny and pleasant, highs around 60. that's about average this time of the year and winds still light, northeast early at 10 and if we had a wind that 60 could feel colder than it is but we don't so it will feel pretty comfortable. zone forecast, sunshine for the mountains to the coast, we have six zones on our website wusa9.com. 52 even in oakland 60 in cumberland, 60 in hagerstown, mid 65s for culpeper and manassas and 61 downtown, 64 ann, probably about all you'll get is about 64 there but the good news is no winds. next seven days. 61 tomorrow, beautiful. 63 on friday, even better. great for high school football, it's playoff time. look at this. upper 60s and dry saturday and sunday. rain will move in monday and it could be raining or at least showering during the red skin game, monday night we host the eagles and a chilly rain on tuesday and low 50s, but back to 60 and sunshine on a

wednesday. >> nice weekend. >> yes, spectacular. >> thank you. good old american basketball with international flavor tonight. >> they did put the arena in chinatown, right? >> yes. >> there you go. it was supposed to be a celebration of china and instead, it was all about the great wall. you see what i'm doing right there? thanks very much. plus, why gary williams had that look on his face tonight. it's a special in studio national fashion show, 9 sports from ñúñú

they say 400 million people in china tuned in tonight to watch the only two chinese players in the nba, but by the end of the night a good portion of those 400 million had been transformed into john wall fans. wizards and rockets at the

phone booth, a little pre-game greeting, but yow had to leave six minutes in. more foot problems so the chinese left to root for yee who had 13 points, four blocks, big night for him, but not as big as john wall, one of his six steals right there throwing down the hammer, wizards up 11 and then in the fourth, wall another steal and caps off his first career triple double with the assist to andre blats. 19-10 and 13 for wall, wiz afters win by seven. down a level game two for maryland, hosting college of charleston. terps down one, eight seconds to play when the freshman p. shawn howard bails them out but here comes charleston three seconds left and getting a good luck but it rims out and look at gary woods. look at the face. are you kidding me? >> [laughter]. >> he immediates a message. terps win 75-74. >> how is this for a turnaround. two years ago donovan mcnabb

was a pro bowler starting for the eagles and michael vick was in prison. today michael vick is the starter for the eagles en route to a pro bowl season while mcnabb is coming off being benched. those two qb's will meet this monday night at fedex field. vick was brilliant, 218 passing yards, 74 rushing yards and two touchdowns. michael vick and the skins knocked him outlast month searches for ways to slow him down again. >> he's very good on his feet and we got to be sound on both sides. >> just got to for the most part stay in front of him and kind of no where he's at. >> time once again for you to pick our d.c. high school sports game of the week, five games for your consideration. senica valley and oakton traveling to robinson in virginia and of course the d.c.

catholic league, big match up, st. johns, and we'll make it two wins this year, you can cast your vote at d.c..high schoolsports.net. the winning game will lead our coverage friday night at 11. >> after losing nearly 300 games over the last three years most would argue the nationals uniforms have been the least of their problems but if you'll rewrite the script might as well change the wardrobe as well so the nats unveiling their new uniforms for 2011 and the big change is no more nationals across the front of the jersey which means i guess no more chance to misspell it, just a w on the chest and the boys seem to like it. >> they look good though. they did a good job. >> i was a big fan of the red ones last year so i was happy to see they went with a clean, simple look and it looks really good. >> and joining us on the catwalk to display the new jersey is super model naomi, notice the curly w. >> [laughter]. >> there's a name on the back

with blue piping. >> brett, do i look fat? >> you look gorgeous. please turn. >> thank you. >> i'm trying to show the piping, red and blue here, curly w, and they've eliminated the unsightly gold rim around the lettering. i think it's a look all fashion forward major leaguers will bewaring this fall. do you feel handsome? >> i feel fat. >> no! >> no! >> okay, thank you. >> back to you from the catwalk. >> it's actually quite slimming, topper, no worries. >> very nice. >> [laughter]. we'll be right back.