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>> reporter: a signature issue in the governor's race, tuition is getting new attention. >> frozen college tuition. >> putting college out of reach for most people. >> reporter: in april the university board of regents approved a 3% hike. after a four-year freeze. >> o'malley denied any suggestion there was a bait and switch in his campaign. the point is, he says, maryland remains a remarkable bargain. >> going forward, i hope we can find the consensus necessary to keep increases to a minimum sort of 3% inflation increase. if we do that, we will continue to make our state a state that's -- where college is becoming more affordable rather

than more expensive compared to other states. >> at the west hyattville metro stop in maryland where a mother was caught off guard. she pushed the stroller into the train. >> doors closing. >> the doors close. the train took off with the baby, leaving the mother on the platform. >> we were left here with this little infant baby in a stroller. >> people were aware of the situation, including myself, were absolutely traumatized. we could not believe what was happening. >> reporter: while on the train, witnesses say several people huddled around the strrl to protect the baby. during the several minutes it took from west hyattsville metro stop to fort totten, metro personnel waited with the baby until the mother took the next train over to be reunited with her infant. metro did not want to go on camera, but wants to remind people, when you see the flashing lights and the announcement the doors would be closing, to use your best judgment. >> now to long month plaza

metro station. police on the lookout for two men. they say they were filming inside the metro, and it was suspicious. >> reporter: metro says it has no reason to suspect the two were planning anything, for were they doing anything wrong. >> passengers snapped foe toes of these men, and shared it with authorities. that's what a metro spokesman says. according to the memo, the two videotaped the station's features last week, capturing how the trains operate. >> it's suspicious, makes people nervous. >> some say it makes them worry about worst case set their yotes. >> trying to set up an attack or a bomb or something or some way to about damage a train. >> metro says it could be a misunderstanding. if possible, the two didn't know they could freely videotape inside the metro. a virginia woman says she was denied service at a convenience store simply because she's muslim. this happened tuesday in fredericksburg. edie goncalves tells us what

happened next. >> i am an american muslim -- telisha visit she converted to muslim back in 2006 and wore traditional dress with no problem until she walked into this fast mart on salem church road on tuesday morning. >> i explained to her that i wear this for allah. she said, "you have to take it off for security and safety reasons." >> reporter: she removed the scarf and her hair lion, but that wasn't good enough. >> she wouldn't let me make a purchase. i was humiliated, violated and walked out of the store. >> reporter: we visited the store ourselves. >> she said she was refused service. while they weren't talking, their customers had plenty to say. >> very surprised. you think people would be that by now. >> they're being prejudiced. if it would have been probably any other race or culture it

wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: the mart a couple of miles away from her new home. her first trip here and her last. >> well, i am thinking of relocating. >> reporter: the center for american islamic relations is demanding an apology and calling for sense toughty and diversity training for all fast mart employees. julia goncalves, 9 news. we heard back from fast mart and a spokesperson says they apologize for the incident. the company has thrown out the store's previous policy of having customers remove hoodies and other headgear, and that particular cashier has been us suspended. veterans day came with a dose of anger and some worry at the national marine corps museum today. thousands of people paid a visit to the museum. for a lot of them the bullet holes in the atrium were a reminder somebody is still out there shooting at military buildings in northern virginia. >> i don't know why you would want to take away from that,

you know. . . >> security has been improved. >> the fbi said it is following up on leads, but they have nothing new to report on the hunt for whoever shot up the museum twice and also hit the pentagon, a ma reap recruiting office in chantilly and the coast guard recruiting station in wood bridge, virginia. later on 9 news now we will take a look at more veterans day remembrances across the area and to arlington national cemetery where one local teenager may have the solution to recent problems out there. right now time to take a look at the evening rush. richard andre in the 9 news traffic center. supposed to be a holiday, richard. >> that's true, as a matter of fact. we have problems on i-66

westbound. several vehicles got tangled. this to 4 lanes blocked, the latest word. several vehicles involved. finding quite a stack there westbound. as you move outward and the beltway. try to use an alternate route. on the beltway itself, folks out there, inner loop stack up around connecticut avenue to new hampshire avenue. all lanes open, no problems like accidents or anything like that. a group on the brake lights in virginia past i-if 6 going toward the construction zone. good news, fairly quiet. southbound 395 from the pentagon down to the beltway, that because of the federal holiday. derek the. that is good news. if you were lucky enough to have the day off, you couldn't ask for a better one. >> you couldn't, especially compared to what happened 23 years ago. if you want more, go to our web site and check out my blog. here's a look at the forecast. for tonight, clear skies. a little colder tonight, 32 to 42, winds light out of the northeast 5 to 10. headed out, grab a light jacket.

40s in the suburbs, come back and see if it can last through tomorrow and into the weekend. in tonight's very special hero's central, wusa9 and the uso of metropolitan washington have joined forces to raise money for military families in need this holiday season. it's called turkeys for troops. please call the phone bank. it will be open until 7:30. the author of a book causing outrage speaking out about his publication.

or the author withdrew it. it publishes advice on how to make a sexual encounter with a child as safe as possible. >> people have a vision that a pedophile is someone who abuses children, that forces children to have sexual intercourse with them, that kidnaps children, rapes children, murders children. what they don't realize is that

the word "pedophile" itself is somebody who loves children. and if you're not someone who loves children, you're raping, killing and murdering them. >> he said before the controversy hit the internet he sold only one copy of his book. once it started making news, he sold 71 more of them. plenty of comments on our facebook page after we first brought it to you last night. one writes: "pedophilia as a top sick a subject that does not need to be censored. a book on how to be a pedophile does. i have not read this book. i am only going off the blush. yes, we can say if you don't like it, don't buy it, but how does that solve something? if you believe something is wrong, stand up. ignoring something doesn't make it better or go away. ped files need help, not encourage. for their illness." one of the greater lures of this area, the history museum.

the lawmakers working on plans to cut the deficit get their way, you can soon be paying to get into the smithsonian. the recommendation from the president's deficit reduction commission. the full proposal is to cut the smithsonian's funding by $225 million, and then charge $7.50 per person to get in. 50th what do you think? should there be a fee for the smithsonians? people already pay to access national parks. share your thought at mailbag at wusa9.com or weigh in on our wusa9 facebook page. still ahead, we're back with a look at what's looking like a warmer week.

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in we can land, millions of people paused to pay tribute to those who had fallen in battle since the first world war this morning, the u.s. park

service led a tribute to the women who served in the great war. the ceremony paid special tribute to the veteran service organizations for their dedication and their valuable service. >> vice president joe biden did the honors of laying the wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at the arlington national cemetery this morning. this veterans day comes at the end of a long couple of months for the nation's burial ground, but as megan fox shows us after months of questions of who is buried where, one teenager may have found the big solution. >> well, this is the home page. >> reporter: preserveandhonor. com is ricky gillam's web site he designed and created after hearing about the hundreds of mismanaged and mismarked grave sites at arlington national cemetery. >> one father had to go and identify his son dead by a few years by a tattoo on his arm. >> reporter: he comes from military family. his brothers in the air force, dad in the army, step dad retired navy and his great-,

great-, great-grandfather fought in the battle of gettysburg. he made it his mission to make a difference. >> using index cards, ridiculous. >> reporter: he told his mom he wanted to build a web site to honor those who died in the war on terror. >> i thought if anybody could do it. it would be ricky. >> reporter: he and mom spent days at arlington taking pictures on the back of the grave sites and forming a database. he turned it into an easy to use web site. >> people can go on, search by name, year of death, date of death. >> reporter: now a blog feature allows loved ones to post tributes. >> this way they're never a number, always with people. >> reporter: his web site only includes the 750 graves of the service men and women who died since 911. he's open to the idea of adding all of arlington's 4000,000 graves, but he says he'd need a alot of volunteers to help. ricky says the site is not for sale, and he won't sell ads on

it either. he says he does not want to profit off of other people's tragedy. in stafford, virginia, peggy fox, 9 news now. >> ricky's mom said they found a few errors in the crypt section and corrected them on the web site. we have a link to it on wusa9.com. day in and day out, america's service members stand on the line to protect our freedom, and on veterans day, many want to pay home imagine to the service. but the reality is many of our active duty service people and their families need us to be their heroes. so wusa9 have team up to raise money to provide holiday food baskets to local military families. if you would like to get involved, call us now. you may have heard some phones ringing. we need to hear a lot more. joining me to talk about the program. we call it turkey for troops is adrian trout, vice president of communications and marketing for the uso of metropolitan washington.

great to have you. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, derek. >> talk numbers. how many families are we trying to get to this year. >> we had 1,200 families ask for their support during the holiday season. >> we should note you had 1,200 before you cut off the list, right? you could have gone higher than that. >> we can have, yes, but we budgeted for 700, and so it's -- this is a critical need to support our troops for thanksgiving. >> right. 700 was last year, 1,200 this year, because the need has grown just that much. >> it has. we need to raise $60,000 tonight. >> wow. any idea -- talk about what the baskets are. what kind of basket are people donating to? >> well, this is the -- the program is called turkey for troops, and the baskets have a turkey and the fixes for a thanksgiving dinner for six people. >> talking cranberries, bread. what other things? >> we have stuffing, we've got milk. we have candied yams, brown sugar, pumpkin pie. >> how much per basket? >> asking for a donation of $50 to support one basket.

>> $50 to support one basket. we have 1,200 families who need your support. that's $60,000. >> 60,000. >> we'll let you know how we're doing later on. if you want to help a military family make sure they have a great thanksgiving, too, this season, call this number 420- 432-9045. the ringing is music to our ears, and we'll be listening for it until 7:30 tonight, or go online and donate. log on to our web site at wusa9.com. i want to hear the phones ring while i'm dining the weather forecast. here the next three days, sunshine tomorrow, spectacular, 63. a great night for high school football. playoff time. temps primarily in the 50s during the games. upper 60s, milder on saturday. a little less sun on sunday; but temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. almost like october. all right. your friday day planner, 42 to start, which means 30s in the

bushes, upper 50s by lunchtime and low 60s with clear skies by evening. now, for tonight, we have clear clear clear clearskies going to be a little colder. some areas of the buts will be around freezing, winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. a dry air mass. cools off quickly, but warms up nicely during the day. lows tonight, 42 downtown, but plenty of 30s, 32 gaithersburg, 33 in fair backs, and right around freezing in russton and sterling, middleburg, upper burg, and also 32 in manassas. tomorrow morning, sunny, a cold start, grab your shades and a coat, 30s and 40s, winds light north by 10. by afternoon, sunny and beautiful, high temperatures 60 to 65, and winds out of the northeast at 10. next 7 days, 63 tomorrow, a spectacular weekend, upper 60s saturday, near 70 on sunday. a few more clouds on sunday. too bad the redskins are not in

town sunday because by monday we're looking at temperatures back into the upper 50s with showers developing late monday. in fact, probably by the time the skins take the field, we'll see some showers. the heaviest rain by far will take place on tuesday, cooler low 50s, upper 50s on wednesday, showers possible in the morning. we should salvage a nice wednesday afternoon, and signs next week. we'll be right back.

yesterday the fda announced grotesque warning labels will be attached to a pack of smokes. deb in arlington said she's about had it. people already know smoking is bad, as is alcohol, as is fatty foods, as is sugar, as is breathing asbestos, and pollution from cars, on and on. save the money, stop the scare

tactics, and remember most people do something in moderation. get a grip, fda, and remember, even the president has an occasional sittinggy and probably a bruski. you know, deb i, too, have been wondering if we're taking it a little too far. doesn't everybody know that smoking is bad for you. yet we act that everybody would stop smoke if everybody knew how really, really, really bad it is for you. maybe we have forgotten that part of being in a free country is the freedom to make a huge mistake. what do you mean pop tarts aren't good? i was definitely -- pretty

horrifying. at wusa9.com. we have been raising money all night long to provide free holiday food baskets for the military personnel. we have 22,857. coupled with a match donation by quest software means 767 families will get the holiday baskets. the phone lines are about to closed. talk to you a bit later. you want some fiber one honey clusters?

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