roberto hylton's statements about the three officers caught up in the prince george's county scandal. >> i'm just upset that they are throwing all three police officers under the bus. >> you saw the press conference, convicting them right in front of the cameras. >> reporter: last week, the scandal has made him sick to his stomach. he is one of the three smuggling the cigarettes. a scheme that included paying bribes to the unname county officials. he is a former homicide detective, who also worked in internal affairs investigations. in previous hearings, prosecutors said that he used his gun and badge to run armed protection for shipments ofcontraband. despite that show of report, his detention hearing was postponed and he will stay in federal custody at least until another hearing could with held on december 10. in green belt, scott broom,

9news now. a detention hearing for a third officer accused in the case, corporal kim, was also postponed today to give lawyers more time to plead their case. investigators with maryland's officer trying to determine how much untaxed alcohol a club sold. today, officers rated baltimore avenue's cross roads nightclub. members were also on hand and they prompt to revoke the club easterly kor license. 10% of metro's escalators had a problem with its brakes. that's the latest find. a system-wide look at the escalators came after the rally for sanity. surae chinn was at the safety committee meeting today, giving us a look on the latest at metro, surae? >> reporter: well metro board members, not pleased tonight

after hearing of the 588 escalators, 50 of them had major problems. let me break down the numbers for you. 40 escalators had to have their brakes replaced. 10 had leaky brakes, 16 escalators are out of service tonight, waiting for brake pads. council member and board member, jim graham says that means there could have been 50 other incidents similar to what happened during the sanity rally on october 30. and 18 seconds of terror where the escalators accelerated with so many crammed. 16 people were taken to the hospital. you might remember. and they originally said that two out of the three brakes failed, but they all actually had issues in reality. there was a pair of screws loose on the third brake thought to be okay. and in another brake, the pads were worn down to the metal. the gm took some heat today. >> i'm a cust be her who is

just try -- customer who is just fed up with repairs. repairs, maintenance. i have heard it before, to be honest with you, and not just with you. >> you can't look to the capitol program to solve the problem today. you have to do the maintenance today, you have to do it to the right standards, and then do these other things to eventually get you to where you want to be. >> reporter: so the interrum gm announced changes. they will get a brand new replaced escalator. they will do monthly maintenance instead of quarterly, and they will be given a maintenance refresher course. board members say tonight, metro has been using failure as a measure to figure out what is right, what's working, and what's not working. something we hope to see that will change. reporting live here, surae chinn, 9news now live at the

farragut station. continuing tonight in the chandra levy murder trial. the jury deciding the fate of guandique. we cannot show you pictures of them, but a half dozen jurors were in line to get through security in the morning. they were laughing, joking, and seemingly getting along. no sign that it is broken down into 12 angry men and women just yet. tuesday, another defendant in the murder case is set to plead guilty. prosecutors expect lancaster to admit to his part of the murder of the middle school principal. police found him dead inside his silver springs home last april. lancaster is facing a 35-year prison sentence. another suspect, saunders, pleaded guilty last week. at this hour, we're waiting to hear from the house ethics committee. convicting the u.s. democrat house rule for misusing his office for fund raising and

failing to pay taxes involved with the vacation home. now, he told the committee that he was careless, but not corrupt. >> what you decide is, you know, in the sanctions that you put it at that before. >> the lawyer has recommended that he be censured. that's more serious than a reprimand. attention fellow taxpayers, tonight as a whole, we own far less of general motors. that's a good thing. one year after emerging from bankruptcy, a leaner gm held a public stock offering and it went really well. investors snapped up more than $23 billion in gm stock. we had owned many of those shares. >> it's a great day not only for detroit, not only for wall

street, but for main street. they definitely transcend everything. >> you'll remember the federal government rescued gm with a $5 billion bailout. today, stock offering is a big step for them eventually paying off the taxpayers in full. we've got an update now on the discovery communications standoff and another sign that the company is moving past the deadly hostage standoff for more than two months ago in silver springs. the garden there is set to reopen. in september, a gunman stormed the building and held three employees hostage, before being killed by police. well, since that incident, the lobby and the garden remained closed. they are now set to reopen after some security renovations are complete. well, authorities have charged a leesburg man in connection with the stabbing that they say was drug related. in custody, the 19-year-old, who is charged with robbery and malicious wounding. investigators say he attacked another young man three weeks

ago in leesburg's spring lake community. that victim is recovering. now an update on the case. you'll recall that he is the siberian husky that they shot down there. that case ended up with so much outrage that the county executive called for a criminal investigation. the 32-year-old, keith shepherd, charged with animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes which are both misdemeanors. he goes to trial tomorrow and his attorney plans to argue that the shooting was justified. well, dangerous toys, we're talking about the ones that may not meet federal safety standards. we're going to show you some of them just ahead. and topper? well still breezy outside. not windy, breezy. we'll show you the high and low temperatures today. a little below average. you can access this on our website on wusa9.com. i don't know why those numbers are wrong, but they are. it is actually 59 the high and 42 was the low. average is 56 and 43.

we'll talk about the temperature taking you through the weekend. but first, the wild words lashing. sarah palin's middle doctor goes off online. we'll tell you what she said after the break.

some harsh remarks by the daughter of the former vice president candidate, sarah palin. she used home phobic slurs to attack facebook peers. they said that sarah palin's new reality show is failing so hard now. and palin responded, you're so gay, i have no idea who you are. but what i have seen pictures of, you're disgusting. the teen went on to use anti- gay slurs and other degrading

comments. willow's older sister, bristol, has apologized on behalf of her sister, but there's no word on willow or her mother just yet. is marriage obsolete? that's the question and according to a new survey, the answer is yes. in a new poll by the few research centers, four out of ten people say that marriage is no longer relevant. and the data shows that younger people are the biggest haters of it. the study also found that african americans, they are much less likely to be married than whites and co-habitation has nearly doubled since 1990. you can read more on these stories. if you're a high school senior looking for $20,000 to pay for college, then you may not need to study for the s.a.t.s. the fast food restaurant, kfc, is offering a scholarship to one student who best sums up why they deserve the money. but here's the catch. you only get 140 characters to make your case. and after the break, we'll show you some toys that made the recall list.

but first, here's a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. millions of dollars in debt. how close is the u.s. to reaching the credit limit? we'll put that and the deficit in focus tonight only on the cbs evening news.

switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. a special screening of the harry potter and the deathly hallows is at midnight. the latest installment has been everywhere on friday. tonight, an environmental group is taking the nation's largest toy retailer at task with this report. the center for health environment and justice says that toys "r" us did not keep their words to parents back in 2008. to pull toys with what most of us know as vinyl off their shelves. the group, along with the teamsters conducted --

teensters conducted 60 toys. only one of them included a label. now, a plastic that some believe could be toxic to children and cause a host of health issues. >> they never gave us a timetable. they gave us a press release saying this will be safer and they didn't do anything. >> and now, they say that toys "r" us did do a good job of keeping that off the shelves. we talked to them this afternoon. they said they only pledged to get them out of the infant products. they have removed items like vinyl bids and certain teethers from the story. they maintained that all their toys, they meet federal safety standards. and the stories that you see here, they did not meet those federal safety standards. that's why they were recalled this year. and the good news is, the number of the recalls are down significantly from 2008. the toy-related deaths are down too. but the injuries are slightly up. and so today, the chairman

talked to me about some ways that parents could reduce the toy-related injuries. and the parents, they make sure that the toys you purchase is appropriate for your child's age, abilities, and skill. and to make sure that when your child is playing that the location is safe. the chairman says that parents, they need to watch out for the small parts and other toys that could be choking hazards too. time to take a look at the roads right now during this evening rush. richard andres has your time saving traffic. >> very good along the evening. they are still stop and go on the other group, jammed up going at least to new jersey avenue. and also on the other side, they are booking them at 193, heading towards 270. look out for slowdowns between the 270 spur and the dulles toll road. now in virginia, westbound 66, still a bit heavy, moving beyond there. you'll find all lanes open there. not too bad out there. some slowing from ken street to duke. although we picked up some

speed there. beyond that point, still a bitslower around quantico, lesli? >> all right, checking some neighborhood news now. the stars are in dc this week. she is heading the cast and the play that everyone confessed. >> it's a new play and that is exciting because it's always exciting to work on something new. where the perimeters are not only set and people don't have, you know, concepts of what it is and who the characters are, and you're a part of that. you're a part of articulating the stories. >> every time they confessed, playing at the arena stage southwest for more stories from where you live, go to wusa9.com. and find your community in our where you live section and keep up with with what is happening in your neighborhood. if you have a story or a news tip? we want to hear from you. contact us and be a part of our wusa9.com team. i was thinking about all those people just kind of camping out, waiting for harry potter at midnight.

nay are really happy right now that your forecast shows no rain. >> they are chilly, but it could be much worse with that. let's start with the temperatures because temperatures right now, low 50s to upper 40s. with the breeze, it feels a little cooler. so keep that in mind if you're going out to walk with your dog. 51 downtown, but plenty of 40s now. in fact, 47 in fairfax, and at reston, 48 in sterling, 47 even in bethesda. 48 in rockville, as you work your way up 270. and 45 already in gaithersburg. still 52 out towards college park. all right, the outside story. well, chilly tomorrow. but milder on saturday. and tonight, we're clear out, cold, sunny and chilly on friday. i mean, a very nice day on friday. just kind of chilly. then we get milder again on saturday. breezes pick up. it's a mild breeze. then we turn around and get chilly again on sunday. so no one pattern holds for them for 36 hours. tonight, clearing skies, breezy, cold. 34 to 32. and winds are out of the northwest at about 10 to 15.

lows tonight, winds are actually doing us a favor. the winds were dead calm. we would be in the upper 20s and the low 30s. but we have a little bit of a breeze. mid-30s in rockville. mid-40s downtown and around the beltway. 39 at college park. 37 out in bowie. and out to the west, we have 30s as well. 36 in fairfax. 35 in sterling, and even 34 out towards leesburg and our friends out in middleburg. all right, friday morning, mostly sunny with a cold start. grab your sunglasses and a light jacket. 30s and 40s. winds are west, northwest, but only at 10. winds are not really a factor. now, by the afternoon, mostly sunny and chilly. high temperatures, low 50s. look at the winds. now, they turn a little bit. south, southwest at 10. those south, southwest winds, harboring the milder air as we get into saturday. the zone forecast, well, we're going to keep oakland in the 30s tomorrow. 36, but as you jump up here, upper 40s in comberland, around 50 for -- cumberland, around 50

in culpepper. low 50s for leesburg and manassas. downtown, we'll make 53 in gaithersburg, maybe 54 in annapolis. all the advisories expire about 10:00 a.m. on friday, in terms of the small craft advisories. 53 tomorrow, sunshine, chilly for the high school football. nice on saturday, 60 when you tailgate, but during the game, it's going to be chilly. keep that in mind and then 52, chilly again on sunday. next seven days. after a chilly day on sunday, we go back up to 60 on monday. it's really kind of a roller coaster. then mid-60s on tuesday with rain and showers developing. it looks like a wet travel day. temperatures in the 50s. maybe some leftover showers early on turkey day and then perhaps ending the day with a snowflake. that would be nice. >> you know what actually sets that? it would be nice. >> yes. getting us ready for the season. all right, well so much focus on donovan mcnabb these days. we've been talking about these running games. >> it's a good thing that will be much easier for them to throw if other teams were

nervous about the redskins maybe running every once in a while. what if clinton portis had left? we don't know. he has been injured for the last few seasons. kind of hard to tell. he gets candid today about his shelf life. plus, maryland gets ready for the 4th ranked pitts tonight. and georgetown goes three points crazy. breaking news tonight on 9sports coming up. ring ring. progresso.

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so would clinton portis had made a difference on monday night? not unless he slipped something into michael vick's pre-game meal. they would be better off if the pro-bowl runningback had not missed the season. portis missed the last five games with the torn groin and it will be a close call as to whether or not he could play on sunday against tennessee. that's after they missed nine games following a concussion, all of which had the nine-year vet feeling rather

philosophical today. >> it's rough, it's tough, but at the same time, you get the appreciation, you get the appreciation of football, you get the appreciation of the things you have made from your teammates. you get the idea that this is the last service so enjoy it and make the best indeed. >> meanwhile, the starting cornerback said he is unlikely to play on sunday with a hamstring injury. they will replace him, runningback rentier ran is questionable. now, no, no, no, no, yes. that's what john hopkins iii was thinking as he watched his team launch 33-pointers against coastal carolina. adding that yes at the end because of those 30, they connected on 14. and let the games begin. these three 3s are from austin freeman. he was four of six from downtown at 20 points. then comes jason clark, hitting five of seven from beyond the line, finishing with 22 points.

and then, look, a three pointer, chris wright with one of his three pointers. they are 3-0. down in puerto rico in west virginia, a great game. no more stephen curry. they were thusly all over him. three of his 22, he is 5-14. as for the turns, no offense to seattle and the college of charleston, but the puff pastry portion ends tonight with a showdown against number four, pitt. it will happen at madison square garden in new york as they play the 2k sports classic. it's maryland's first trip to the world's most famous arena since they won the tournament back in 2006. as gary williams tries to figure out who his team is this year, tonight, he needs to tell them quite a bit. >> and that is the best regard for them in the country, you know, all lights are on. and that is exciting for them, no problems. >> i like our teams in terms of the efforts there that they are learning to see what they could do. and this is another step to see

where we are with that. >> reporter: meanwhile, big news from maryland's football within the hour. they announced that he will, announce that he will return as the football coach happens next year. he was 2-10, last year. there is 7-3 this year, that they thought they might give away the offensive coordinator after they received that. all right, we need time for you to pick out the game of the week. we've got 10-1. they are hosting robinson. visiting gaithersburg. liberty meets breyerwoods. remember this man? he was the montreal canadian goalie who absolutely killed the caps in the playoffs last year? that's why we got an extra big laugh when we saw this last night. he is now with the st. louis team. he goes to bat this puck away, but watch what he does. batting it into his own net. watch it again. he thought he was hooking it into the corner, but he actually hit it twice. and that's how you own goalie

your own self. >> not good. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news with katie couric is up next. derek will see you at 7:00. have a great night.