injured. >> >> reporter: >> reporter: gaping hole was once a wall. >> dealing with cinder blocks, insulation and then brick. brick and mortar. >> reporter: although it's hard to compare the aftermath of a storm to a war zone, in this case, it's hard not to. just look al the mail delivery truck. >> looked like somebody had taken a shotgun or a high- powered rifle, and just went at it. all the windows were either pitted with holes, or they were totally blasted out. >> i walked into it. it was like a war zone here. >> reporter: down the street at the shopping center, clone-up began early on. >> southwest was ripped off like it was paper. >> reporter: maintenance crews

spent all day repairing the damage. >> cleanup costs, i don't even know yet. >> and then there are homeowners. >> it was, like, just a loud boom. >> these are debbie's front stairs. you can't get to them, because they're being blocked by her roof. >> just the noise. when i came downstairs and saw all this in the front yard, and i'm, like,, like,. >> reporter: we've watched crews come through here all day to make repairs. homeowners are calling their insurance agents. they say they hope all it gets done. reporting live in northeast washington, i'm lindsey mastis. >> reporter: that's right. the power company right now had

hoped to clear out the place by lunch hour. now, you can see it's, like, a symphony. they are pretty much wrapping up. but tree over there took a lot longer to cut down. now the power company, in a very intricate job of trying to let place the poles and the power lines since the storm blew through. dante amoya woke up to backyard. the large tree averred over george mason drive. the poles left hanging in power lines. this one at 60th and harrison came crashing down on this person's car. >> it was scary. i didn't know what was going

on. the house was about to, like, blow over. >> reporter: a fleet of power crews were dispatched to repair several downed poles and power lines. a solution was found to being powerless. >> i have nothing to do in here. >> no power. >> no tv. i can't make food. i was like, "i'll go shopping." >> dante thankful the tree fell down in the opposite direction of his home. . >> i thought about it all morning: sixty three people in the dark. only the doctor's offices.

back here, they are wrapping up. they should be cleared up within the hour. live here arlington. >> thank you for that cerre. a large tree came down sometime before 3 a.m., blocking all four lanes near street. crews were able to get it all but one inbound lane open in time for the morning rush in time for the busy artery. baltimore's mayor said it was a miracle no one was killed or severely hurt when high winds toppled trees and took the roofs off several homes. people who live there insist a tornado. the storm hit the baltimore area. between 1:30 and 2 this morning, the damage forced about 100 people from the homes. in philadelphia high winds blew over signs, collapsed roofs and uprooted trees throughout the area.

the storm caused major damage in montgomery county. about 17,000 people woke up without region. >> not just the trees, but the power lines sparked a fire in scott plains, new jersey. the trees brought down the lines, which shot up a ball fire. >> 65 miles per hour gusts in trenton new jersey. part of a hangar roof blown off as well. the power lines knocked down leg trips to to 20,000 customers around trenton. crews still assessing the extent of the storm damage. >> the high winds still blowing around here at this hour. tom? >> a couple of good things. we have some good news. the wind advisory has been canceled, expired. we have wind gusts, but nothing damaging. don't think we'll see an investigation of the possible tornado downtown. they are investigating the storm up in baltimore as a possible tornado.

we were here until 2:00 yesterday; and for the most part, they were just incredible straight-line winds. some of the storms were moving at 70 miles per hour. right now the winds are -- you know, they're still out there. 25 miles per hour wind gusts downtown, and 28 miles per hour wind gusts up in hagerstown, but nothing exceeding the 20s, which is good. no 30s or 40s, like earlier. temperaturewise, about average. feels cooler with the wind. 54 in andrews, 52 in frederick. cross the quidivide and in the 30s for oakland. for tonight, keeping it partly cloudy. breezy and colder, lows 38 and 44. winds west northwest at 10 to 20. we'll come become and talk about what tomorrow will bring with a look ahead into the weekend. lesley. >> hopefully it's calmer. we are still awaiting a verdict in the chandra levy murder trial.

reopened, because results of the medical examiner's report. now earlier today, washington's ethiopian community staged a rally to protest the return of the liquor license to the club. the protesters believe the club's coowner and employees are responsible for beating alley muhammad to death.

prosecutors dropped the charges after the medical examiner had not determined the cause of death. another hearing is set for december 1st. a crackdown on both the national levels when it comes to energy drinks. the fda doing the first step at getting them off store shelves saying the powerful combination is too dangerous. today maryland state officials asked the beverage industry to stop selling the products, and they agreed. >> jose naverett. >> the most i had was one and a half. i felt like i was having the time of my life. >> reporter: but the fda today issued a warning letter to four companies that make alcoholic energy drinks, saying mixing the two is a public health concern. >> a person becomes intoxicated to the extreme. when the caffeine wears off, there are blackouts that occur. >> the drinks have nicknames

like liquid cocaine and blackout in a can. they are especially on college campuses. a can of the most popular brand contains the alcohol of four to five beers, plus a strong jolt of caffeine. >> the caffeine impairs the ability of the drinker to tell they're drunk. >> fusion projects which makes one of the most popular drinks announced it's taking the alcohol out. the mixes banned in four states. students in washington state are stocking up before the ban takes effect on thursday. >> we sold 30 cases just this morning. as for jose -- >> it messs with your heart. >> the companies that make the alcoholic energy drinks have 15 days to respond to the letter. they're being warned the government can start seizeing the drinks if companies -- a regional task force recommending some dramatic changes at metro. the panel is calling for

stronger. the task force recommends greater flexibility in appointing member board members. >> richard. >> there's a bit of a breakage between the 270 spur and 355. strattmore avenue. we understand it will be closed. that stretch of roadway for the next 24 hours. you're being asked to use an alternate route such as randolph road. looking at slowdowns from the pentagon up to the street bridge. on the southbound side, slowdowns. brake lights from washington boulevard to duke street.

going down to the aquacon bridge. ladies? >> thanks a lot, richard. >> go back to bruce lashan who has the latest on the chandra levy trial. >> reporter: this is the picture. it was taken by iris, the then girlfriend in rock creek park. we don't know if it's this specific picture, but it was a picture along these lines taken in the irish park. a very different picture than what most of us are familiar. this is the actual form that the jury is back there -- the first-degree murder and the commission of an attempted kidnapping and a first-degree murder and attempted robbery.

they'll have to fill it out, not guilty or guilty, and then, if they find him not guilty on the first-degree charge, they can move down to a second- degree murder charge. jurors did get a whole mess of evidence back in the jury room. . the lawyers spent all morning arguing specifically which items and which testimony allowing jurors to look at. susan levy is in the courtroom, standing by, waiting to hear what the verdict might be nine years -- more than nine years after her daughter disappeared in crock creek park. this has been an awful.

all right, bruce -- provide the royal wedding. it will be a big boost to the british economy. but how much is it going to cost? an arms trafficker faces terrorism charges. i'll have more on coming up.

the driver crashed his expedition into a tanker truck on i-95. the driver was taken to the hospital after all this. a suspected international arms dealer appeared before a federal judge this afternoon to face terrorism charges. russian born victor boot claims his innocence. as vick for inez -- >> reporter: he's been called the merchant of death, accused of supplying weapons worldwide. prosecutors say -- in a new york courtroom, the former military officer charged with conspiring to kill u.s. agents. >> this notorious criminal. >> reporter: boot was arrested during a sting operation in thailand. informants posing as members of the terrorist group batter said they wanted weapons to kill

officers. authorities say boot offered to sell missiles and guns. >> he said he preferred murdering americans. >> reporter: booth accused of delivering weapons that fueled civil wars around the globe, believed to be worth millions. his exploits believed to have inspired the 2005 movie "lord of war," and the arms dealer played by nicholas cage. >> inside the courtroom, he wore a t-shirt and answered questions. he faces life in prison if convicted, but the 48-year-old says he's been wrongly accused, and the russian government degrees. >> russia fought hard to keep him from being taken by authorities. the charges against him come days before president obama and russia's president attend a nato meeting in portugal. the white house says the tug of war over the suspected dealers. . cbs news, new york.

u.s. attorney general eric holder -- away from his brain. he was rushed to cedar sinai hospital where surgeons were standing by to help. there are no instruments

made to take out names. no lecture given in medical school to take out a nail. >> the doctor used a tool to take the nail out exactly the same way it went in. no residual damage. he is back to work on the construction site. >> that is amazing. >> the fact he can talk about it. >> close. >> if you walked outside today you needed something to steel. >> we'll let you know if they investigate it. >> start out there, feeling the winds not as crazy strong. a 25 miles per hour wind gust downtown. seventeen up to the north in

frederick, and 28 wind gusts in hagerstown. 21 in manassas. so they're with us tonight, but they're going to be below the thresholds of damage and advisories. temperatures comfortable. feels colder than it is. grab a jacket. 54 out toward leesburg. here's the deal, seasonable. then milder again on saturday. kind of a roller coaster here. clouds out in the mountains. about it. take you to thursday morning. . you'll need the sunglasses.

we'll stay dry and hopefully clouds in the and and evening. a nice day on friday, albeit chilly. tonight partly cloudy, breezy and colder. last flight warm. upper 30s, 40s. stays breezy, but still seasonal. winds west/northwest at 10 to 15. pretty good shape tomorrow, upper 50s, cooler on friday, mid 50s, brisk for football. 60 on saturday, temps back up. the terps playing saturday night. bundle up for the game. sunday, go back into the 60s on monday, and tuesday and

wednesday with showers late tuesday into wednesday. the pattern changed on thursday and friday of next week. >> sure is. >> thanks,

tom robbers went to -- >> that's horrible. >> the entire robbery took about 60 seconds.

>> nobody was hurt. if that doesn't surprise you, this is might. surveillance video, two suspects wanted in a rip-off of a california elementary school. the pair walked into classrooms in sacramento. they stole credit cards, checks, cash and purses belonging to two teachers. >> allows locations to be transmitted instantly to police. the professor needs a hundred thousand dollars raising the money in order to launch the ap. coming up next, new at 5:30. i'm peggy fox at arlington national cemetery, the final resting place for a young soldier who recently guarded the tomb of the unknown.

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if you've been to the tomb of the unknown, you'll see the soldiers who guard it with expert precision. >> they are part of an elite old guard that conducts military honors at funerals there. new at 5:30, peggy fox reports today, the soldiers had to bury one of their own. >> reporter: the somber beat of the drum and the slow-moving cason turned a bright sunny day into sadness. a young wife, a father and mother, loved ones from florida to pennsylvania and dozens of soldiers were here to say good- bye to sergeant adam dickmeyer. the recently married 26-year- old died in afghanistan. >> three years ago, you could

have found him here at arlington, a member of the infant industry regiment, guarding the tomb with exact precision. after serving six years in the old guard, his family requested an assignment change and wound up in afghanistan. he was killed october in the kandahar province when insurgents attacked his unit with an ied. he becomes the 181st service member who died in afghanistan to be buried here at arlington. >> probably the most emotional part of it, knowing he's going to receive the same escort at arlington that he provided for so many. >> reporter: a posting on facebook said: "the fellowship lost a brother in action. because of men like him, we sleep well in our beds tonight. may you rest well."

in arlington, peggy fox, 9 news now. >> dick meyer was in the old guard for six years and a tomb guard for three. a number of tributes to him on our web site, wusa9.com. house lawmakers chose who will lead their party when the new congress gets down to work in january. in the end, both sides of the aisle opted to hang on to current leaders, but not everyone is happy about it. joel brown joins us live from capitol hill with more on the debate today. joel? >> traditionally party leaders step aside if their party loses in an election. nancy pelosi is defying the tradition and today came out on top. >> reporter: she may be giving up the gavel, but nancy pelosi is holding on to power as leader of democrats in the house. >> i look forward to doing that.

>> reporter: in a contentious closed door vote, pelosi was elected to lead when they become the minority party next year. she survived a rebellion of conservative democrats ready to push out the former speaker of the house. >> she was the face of the defeat that the democrats took two weeks ago at the polls. >> but policely supporters won the day. she raised millions of dollars for many of her fellow democrats, and that paid off. >> reporter: while the visions among democrats made for drama on capitol hill, it was a different story on the other side of the aisle. republicans were putting up a united front. >> reporter: as expected house republicans backed ohio congressman john boehner as leader. that means he'll become speaker in january when the gop takes over the house. instead spent the day in closed door meetings with the flood of gop freshmen. both sides are due at the white

house november for bipartisan talks with president obama, aimed at ensuring this washington power shift doesn't end in washington gridlock. >> so let's go back to this democratic dust-up over nancy pelosi. she's blaming the bad economy, not policy decisions on the democrats' election losses two weeks ago. her supporters have argued it would have been unfair for her to take the fall. >> congressman boehner had an extra reason to celebrate today; is that right? >> yeah. it was congressman boehner's 61st birthday today. there was a birthday cake amongst the gop caucus. they sang happy birthday to the speaker. he had 80 new freshman gop celebrating with him. >> a lot of freshman faces on both sides of the aisle. thank you, so much. a senate held committee into enhanced security proceedings at airports.

john sistolla admitted some of the procedures can feel invasive, but added the practice is protected. >> the author who sees the image never sees a person. . the officer never sees the image. the machines are specifically disabled in terms of any retention, storage or ability to transmit those images. >> a recent cbs news poll found four out of five americans support the full-body imaging at the nation's airports for security. people who opt out of the scans are subjected to a patdown by screeners. you may need to hold on your hats if you step out tonight. we have the answer on the out and about forecast . >> a good description. hold on to your hat. at least you won't be blown over. temperatures in the 50s, 6:00, 557 and then goes down slowly but surely, 54 by 8:00, and low 50s by 10:00. the winds will feel colder. all right.

your county close-up. we will start in fairfax county. partly cloudy tomorrow. some clouds will come in in the afternoon, and temperatures -- this is average. in fairfax and vienna. maybe 59 in alexandria. that's about average. again, capitol hill 58, 58 in cleveland park. still breezy but not windy. prince george's county. 58 in clinton with afternoon clouds. >> . come back and talk about the weekend and take you into travel day before turkey day. a fight gets out of hand when an animal takes a flying leap into the stands. what happened to the spectators. new at six, new information

on the prince george's county corruption scandal. caught on tape, an officer alleged i. stay with us corporation

is talk about a fishy fiasco. a salmon truck overturned near washington this morning. the salmon frozen in boxes. so there was no flopping around on the freeway.

as you can see, a big mess to clean up. investigators say the driver veered off the -- he and his passenger not seriously hurt. >> time for a check on the evening rush hour. richard andre has time saver traffic. >> still looking at quite a slowdown. >> headed to 355. that's about it. also in virginia, westbound i- 66 brakes before the beltway going before 123. >> because of a crash westbound. eastbound, we understand if the is heavy and slow going from hunter's road down to 66. all lanes open in that direction. 355 looking at brake lights from the pentagon northbound to the street bridge. your slowdown will be from washington boulevard down to duke street. back to you.

the cbs news is less than an hour away. katie couric joins us live with a preview in new york city. >> the lives of prostate cancer patients extended, but will medicare pay for it. with the oldest of the baby boomers about to turn 65, we'll examine the warnings of alzheimer's disease that often go unnoticed. two big disease stories. sorry about that. that and more on the cbs evening news after 9 news now. back to you. >> so many dealing with this with the population aging. >> that's true. you're absolutely right about that. it will be a huge epidemic in the future. so it's important to educate ourselves. >> we look forward to it. some added incentive for red skin defensive lineman al better haynesworth. he's motivated to show them what they're missing.

popper? >> well, the winds are still out here. we'll take you out here with the alma knacks. we have access with the web site, wusa9.com. 65 and 54. 65 at midnight, 54 so far. that was changed before midnight tonight. averages. . take you into the weekend. can you see it dance here a little bit here? this is an ipad for kids. tell you what this is and why you'll want to find out about

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a.m. and closes 9 p.m. you may like this better. . if a little too stuffed to go shopping on turkey day, you can go to potomac mills or tyson center or leesburg corner or hagerstown and wal-mart. westfield month montgomery shopping mall open until 10 a.m. >> you may want to think twice about signing up for a store credit card if you're going to do the shopping whatever time you get up. a recent survey finds that some store credit card rates are as high as 29% or nearly double the rate of average cards. the worst offenders were found to be radio shack, best buy, staples, home depot and sears. >> always have us ready to go. another sign of the holiday season, the red kettles and bell ringers for the salvation army. . you won't be seeing them as often outside of one major grocery chain. new guidelines will allow them

to be there for just six days this month and six days next month, and they will be allowed just four hours on each of the designated days. >> it affects us locally and regionally to a greater aspect than it might if it were someone else. >> nearly half of the money raised in last year's campaign came from giant locations. giant says its policy will allow other charities access to shoppers during the holiday season. on our page we asked if you thought giant was going too far with the move. one thinks they are. she says no matter how down on her luck she is, she always gives something. but dorothy sees no problem. she writes: "in today's recession, some may not have the money and shouldn't feel uncomfortable walking past the kettle. and valerie gray says, "it only seems fair that giant is limiting the salvation army, so

other charities can collect funds as well. become a facebook fan and tell us what you think. >> i know we're bogged down on the charities; but tomorrow the old post office pavilion through the hwr campaign, you can drive by in your car or give us a check, anything you want. credit cards, too. >> i'll be there around noon. i need my beauty sleep. >> okay. >> all right. for us the winds are dying down. they're not gone yet, but at least they're not damaging anymore. start with the wind gust, 25 miles per hour wind gust at national. we had a wind gust of 04 miles per hour, mr. haber, above tropical storm force. >> that's strong. >> 28 miles per hour wind gusts. temperaturewise it's comfortable; but with the winds feels cooler than it is. 52 in bethesda, college park, low to mid 50s to the west in fairfax and weston, 02 in sterling, and 57 officially downtown. so again, we're looking at a

very comfortable night in terms of temperatures at least for the time being any way. move ahead here. we're going to move ahead here. my clicker is dead. that's not good. there it is. there it is. it was dead for awhile. partly cloudy breezy and colder tonight. 38 to 44. winds still with us, west, northwest at 10 to 20. by morning, partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. the clouds will come in, high temperatures in the upper 50s, winds west/northwest at 10 to 15. sunny, we get colder.

tuesday and wednesday of next week, big travel days. appears raining in the metro areas, over into into ohio valley. desperate housewives eva longoria filed for divorce from tony parker citing irreconcilable differences. they had been married for three years. they have no kids together. the divorce filing states the couple did sign a prenuptial agreement. >> that one begs the question for me who pays alimony to whom. >> i say he did not want to pay any spousal support. >> that story got gased in the newsroom today for sure. >> you're here. we're talking haines worth. >> i'm here. >> when did that happen? >> i would like to get a memo. >> stay with us. >> albert haines worth is going home. we wish he would stay there, but i'm sorry.

i couldn'tly cyst it, really. one team has laughed harder than all the rest about all this, his old team. the tennessee titans the team that drafted him in 2002 and who hosted his shenanigans for the first years of his career. what shenanigans you ask? like when he stomped on another player's head and got suspended for that. remember andre gerard. remember the car wreck he had that severely injured another motorist while haines worth was driving over a hundred miles per hour on the highway. is that why the titans dumped him two years ago, or unwilling to overpay him the way dan snyder and the redskins are. either way the titans and haines worth meet again, and

big al out to make a point. >> it will be weird seeing him on the opposite sideline and seeing some of my buddies. i think about the good old days and stuff like that but you have to move forward as a person. >> hopefully he handles it well and has one of his best games. >> i'm sure he wants to go back and play his best game of the season. >> details on the red skin situation. clinton portis and ryan terrain missed monday night's game. good for them.

>> as we often said it's okay to get knocked down, but you have to get knocked up. coming up next on 9 news now. retailers say the royal wedding will be a big -- >> i'm charlie d'agata. new at six, i'm scott broom at federal courthouse in greenville. coming up what prosecutors today said they caught on oiaed.

out close at 11,07. the s&p rose a fraction. >> we get used to weight for the bell. >> i know. it's the theme music. >> to get going. >> yeah. >> talk about bells. the royal wedding bells won't ring until next year, but cash registers are already going a change around britain. >> retailers cashing in on the

happy couple's engagement. as charlie d'agata reports from london, next year's event will give a boost to the country. >> their mugs are already on mugs souvenir shops didn't waste any time cashing in on the engagement announcement. >> at the moment looking like it's going to be good. >> reporter: so good some predict it could pump money so into the british economy. we're talking tourism. and that marketing buzz frame the feel-good factor as brits get excited about the event. >> it's going to be great for great britain. lots of visitors. >> it's brilliant, absolutely brilliant. >> you're most interested in the ring and gorgeous william. >> yes. i'm making a dress. >> next year's wedding plans are underway, but under wraps. critics are wondering who's going to pick up the tab.

>> the best thing is probably for the royal family to shirt the cost of the event with the taxpayer. >> not clear how much the affair will be. prince william and kate say they understand the economic times and don't want to go over the top: . >> some people are very negative, thinking it will be a big waste of money. i think it will be fun or give us something -- >> in big or small, and it's a certainty the royal wedding will have glamour to spare. charlie d'agata, cbs news. >> revealed their venue of choice. they only say the wedding will take place next spring or summer. plenty of time to plan. thanks for joining us for 9 news now at 0. 9 news at