bridge where the president tried to shame house republicans into passing his transportation jobs plan. bruce. >> yeah, lesli. the senate will likely vote tomorrow on the $60 billion transportation chunk of the president's jobs bill. but it is unanimously opposed by republicans and some democrats who object to new spending and a surtax on millionaires to pay for it. in the shadow of the structurally deficient key bridge, the president mocked house republicans for passing a bill affirming in god we trust as the country's motto while more than a million construction workers search for jobs. >> i trust in god, but god wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work. >> house republicans say cutting taxes and regulations will create jobs, but that their bills have gone nowhere. >> there's stock in the

senate, that's where the jobs are. >> who is going to rebuild america? haven't seen it. >> two construction contractors rebuilding a historic georgetown home think the president is just playing politics. >> he's a good talker and he says what you want to hear, but it never happens. >> they are more mad that presidential security has caught their supply truck on the other side of the bridge. >> will you vote for him next time? >> no. no way. >> away can't wait for congress to do its job. >> but among the hundreds of unemployed and union workers invited to see the president's speech. >> this year, i have been layed off twice. >> if they won't act, i will. >> there's pride that the president is fighting back. >> we need these jobs. we need to get started. we can't wait longer. >> even fans that could not get in to see him feel that way. >> i want him to speak up more. i want him to be more forceful and take more chances. >> that 47% approval rating for president obama that we

mentioned earlier is far from where the president would like it to be. but it is way, way better than a 41% approval rating that a poll found for him in early october. the polling institute says he seems to be improving in voters eyes across the board. lesli. >> see what happens, bruce, thank you for that. dc residents make up more than half the riders on metro buses, but it turns out very few city buses are getting jobs with the transit agency. >> good news from the office today was that 26 unemployed people were ready to take the test to become metro bus operators. >> why can't we close down after 42 years? >> disappointing if not shocking news came when a metro official gave a percentage for the number of dc residents already employed by metro in any job. >> 4 to 5% of our employees

come out of the district. >> did you know that? >> no, i did not. >> by mid afternoon, metro was adjusting the percentage. saying of its 11,000 workers, 1500 actually live in the city. that's 14%. still way too low for dc employment services director, lisa mallory. >> problem was that individuals from the district of columbia were not clear about what the requirements are. >> dc will now prescreen its applicants to metro and other agencies. metro says it will do more to reach out to dc residents. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> prince georges county is focusing on jobs as well. set up a $50 million fund to attract new business. that money would be doled out as loans to companies setting up shop in the county and then prince georges would also determine the terms of each loan. and plans to start accepting applications by january. >> right now, jurors are

deliberating brittany norwood's fate in the lumulemon trial. our andrea mccarren has been at the courtroom for the last week and a half and joins us live with more on what has truly been a rivetting case. andrea. >> yes, it has. we are really down to the wire now. the judge just minutes ago has cleared his courtroom. the jurors are now deliberating. >> prosecution presented a rivetting closing argument. states attorney john mccarthy called brittany norwood a phenomenal actress and a cunning manipulator who lured jayna murray back to the lumulemon store and carried out a savage premeditated attack. norwood attacked murray using multiple weapons. when one didn't kill her, she rearmed again and again and again. switching her weapon at least five times. she used an adjustable wrench, a hammer, a kitchen knife, box cutters, raiser blades, and a

rope. the defense described norwood as delusional, lost, and clueless. defense attorney doug wood said there were so many holes in her story and her actions were so inept, they couldn't possibly be willful, deliberate, or premeditated. norwood's lawyer said the killing was done in the course of a moment by a woman who simply lost it. >> and joining us now live, our legal analyst, the case is going to the jury. they will decide between first and second degree murder. what do you think the jurors will struggle with tonight? >> the autopsy pictures. it will speak a different story to each individual. if they believe the prosecution, 331 wounds with five different weapons must have been premeditated. when we look at the pictures, a crazy person can only do this. someone out of their mind. that is the struggle that the jurors will have. >> those jurors saw nine very graphic autopsy photos of jayna

murray. we will be standing by waiting for a verdict tonight. it may come tonight. maybe not. let's hope so. we are live in rockville. andrea mccarren, 9fuse now. back to you. >> thank you so much, andrea. meantime, the man accused of killing a woman and her son is back in maryland tonight. curtis lopez was transferred from a north carolina jail this morning. he is charged with the murder of jane mcquain inside her germantown home and the body of her 11-year-old son, william, was found in the woods a week later. matt. attempted abductions in northern virginia have residents and police on alert. the latest happened at the intersection of kings hill court in the mt. vernon section of alexandria. >> i'm delia in alexandria. police are looking for a man they say tried to abduct a girl just steps from her front door. >> i don't want to lose her. you know, kind of scary. >> fear has set in. now that kelsey shaw realizes she was this close to losing

her friend who ran from a would be abductor waiting for her a couple doors down from her home. >> she's very worried. she's wondering what her mom would say. but she's okay. >> it was early friday morning in this quiet alexandria community. a 14-year-old mt. vernon high school student was walking to school. it was 6:55 6:55 and the wooden neighborhood was still dark. >> you never think it's going to happen to you or to your neighborhood. >> the student didn't report the incident to school leaders until late friday. the principal e-mailed parents and police blanketed the area saturday, but never found the suspect. >> the quicker we know, the quicker we can verify a story and do something about it. >> don't be alarmed if you hear or see airplanes flying in the wee hours of the morning. norad will conduct training exercises. they start up tonight. they wrap up sunday morning and those exercises are designed to improve norad's ability to identify and intercept other

aircraft. coming up tonight, amazing video from nasa giving a new prospective on our world. see it all when derek joins you at 7:00. and still ahead in this half hour, an update on the pregnant mother arrested after forgetting to pay for a sandwich at the supermarket. i'm topper shutt. a pretty average day in terms of temperatures. we'll show you the almanac. 60 and 41 go in the books. record high 83. record low 38. we'll come back and tell you what that denver snow means for us. up next, the new plan that hopes to keep the united states postal service from going broke.

multibillion dollar losses racked up by the u.s. postal

service. some senators now have a plan to keep the postal service from going broke. the postal service would receive a refund of nearly $7 billion. an over paid into the federal employment retirement system. some of that money would fund buyouts to cut 100,000 jobs. also six day mail service would continue for another two years. here is encouraging economic news. most companies that suspended their 401k matches during the economic downturn have restored them. that's according to towers wattson. the survey found among companies that did suspend the matching funds, the suspensions lasted for about one full year. and if you want to blow some of your money, there's always power ball. the current jackpot is now $245 million and the next drawing is tonight. now, i do need to tell you that your odds of winning are 1 in 195 million. but you never know until you try. still to come, living the high life on the high seas.

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new information tonight about that pregnant woman who was arrested and had her daughter taken into protective custody. all over what she says is a mistake. we told you last night about nicole. she felt dizzy while she and her husband were shopping, so she snacked on a sandwich. she forgot to pay. tonight, safeway says it is dropping the shoplifting charges against her. they say they are relieved at the decision. >> new at 6:00 tonight, more evidence of damage from the august earthquake is coming to light. the blog is posting today that the arlington house is closed to the public because of the damage it sustained in the 5.8 quake. the 200-year-old building on the ground of arlington national cemetery was once home to robert e. lee. the blog is reporting the

entire building's back wall shifted about a quarter of an inch. hundreds of students at st. mary's college are moving into their own temporary dorm. a cruise ship. these are the same students kicked out of their dorms three weeks ago as a result of an outbreak of mold. kristin fisher takes us on a tour of this floating dormitory on the first full day that students were on board. >> you know it's not your average college dorm when you have a baby grand in the common area. jessica from rockville is one of the 240 students that will spend the rest of the semester living on the sea voyager. >> the interior is really nice. i was shocked when i walked on. i was really excited to be saying, i'm going to be living on this ship. >> as she unpacks, she realizes the downsides. >> i have no idea where to put any of my stuff because we don't have a lot of space. >> there are two beds and not

much else. will is a window and their own bathroom. >> our tv is right up there. >> how many students can say they see boats passing by outside their study room. they sals also have a cafe, workout facility, and this view. students will have the run of all the decks, which is perfect on a day like today. but even in the winter months, they will bring heat lamps out here so students will be able to study and eat right on the water. >> it's awesome. it's like a little minititanic. >> this ship is ten years old. last year it was in haiti helping out victims. now it's at st. mary's college helping victims of a mold outbreak. on board the sea voyager, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> we here at 9news are trying to help those in need of food this fall. you can see from what i'm holding here and all this food behind me that we are collecting. not just food, but all kinds of

items that families need. our anny hong visited a montgomery county facility in need today. >> staff and volunteers at mana food center prepare boxes of food to go home to people who fallen on tough times. >> i like to give back. >> they are filled with fresh produce, canned food, and baked goods. >> the need is really growing here in montgomery county. it is one of the wealthiest communities in our country. we have real pockets of poverty here. >> the food center relies on food drives and local donations from grocers. which are trucked to the food center every morning. this year, supplies are running short. shelf after shelf. no food. because of major federal subsidy cutbacks. inside the freezer is no better. >> it's usually steaming with hams and turkey rolls that we can pass out to the residents coming here for assistance and

soup kitchens. it's empty. we need help. >> all right, so here's how you can help with food drive 9. this saturday, the boy scouts will distribute more than 800,000 bags across the area. you fill them with nonparishable foods. scouts pick them up the following saturday. in the district, they aren't going to hand out bags, but you can make donations at 15 safeway stores. we hope people give, because the need is great and not just this time of year. >> it's a great cause. all they need is great weather on saturday. >> i think so. we can't make it easier than having the bow scouts drop off the door. they have done it in pouring rain, not the case this november. let's start with temperatures. it's pretty nice outside. it's not windy. temperatures are falling in the 50s. but this is what you expect in early november. 55 downtown. 57 in arlington. generally mid 50s around the beltway. 56 in bethesda. still 59 in rockville and 54 up

in gaithersburg and out to the west, mid 50s in reston and upper 50s in sterling. all right, this is the storm. it pulled out of the denver area early this morning and produced snow in portions of nebraska and kansas. producing good showers and thunderstorms. madison, wisconsin this time of year. a little unusual. hard to believe, but all that moisture is going to duck to the south of us. we'll keep the chance of showers in tomorrow night and early on friday. tonight, clear to partly cloudy. a few high clouds will come through and they will thicken up as we go through the day on thursday. we are tracking that denver storm. a little milder tomorrow. afternoon clouds on thursday. primarily a high and mid level variety. and showers are possible thursday night. the good news is, it will be dry for high school football friday night. clear to partly cloudy. 38 to 46. winds turn south, southwest at 10. so inside the beltway, we're

talking 40s. we're looking at mid 40s across the board. downtown, arlington, springfield. still some 30s, but not as cold as last night. maybe 39 in bowie. 41 in waldorf. 39 in reston and 40 in fairfax. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy, just chilly. temperatures primarily in the 40s and 50s. winds southwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon, we are going to see some increasing high clouds. partly cloudy and a bit milder. winds out of the southwest at 10. next seven days. clouds friday morning. a little cooler behind the front. 58 on friday. in the mid 50s on saturday, but still a great looking day. especially because there's going to be an extra hour long and the heart walk in the morning at nats park at the 10:00 a.m. get there at 9:00 a.m. you can go to our website and donate as well. and nice for the redskins. at least the weather will be nice on sunday. temperatures in the mid 60s.

>> saturday is looking like a beautiful day. not that i ever thought you would lie. >> we never lie on purpose now. >> you did your part on the weather. now look, they cannot have a repeat performance. they cannot do that again. >> they need a win to propel them for the rest of the season or else it's completely over. the redskins hit the practice field today, but they have a will the of work ahead of them. hearing what they have to say about turning the season around today, and alex ovechkin benched in last night's game. today he reacts. coming up next.

redskins fullback said that the plane ride home from toronto was filled with lots of sad faces and a lot of silence. as the rest of the nfc takes a step forward, the redskins only seem to move backwards, but they aren't out of it yet. all hope is not lost. a win against the surprising 6- 1 san francisco squad will give them a much needed boost for the second half of the season. but unless they find their confidence again, they're still at the bottom. >> after you go through something like that, you are hoping that the next time you play, you play a lot more effectively than we did. >> this last week was one of those ones that you say, okay,

that was gut wrenching. that's not us. let's put that behind us. >> tight end, brett davis out of his walking boots. he didn't go fully in practice. newly acquired runningback at the park today, but didn't practice. he is still recovering from a hamstring injury. >> finding his team down a goal. capitals head coach made a surprising call in last night's game. he benched captain alex ovechkin. he has been the capitals go to guy when they are in need of a big play, but not last night. he was looking for the game tieing goal and the team returned to the ice. ovi setting on the bench. looking unhappy. muttering a few words. up until that point, he was not having a good game. five missed shots. he spoke about that benching today. >> of course i want to be in

the discussion on that. just a little bit frustrating. >> all right, time for our high school football game of the week poll. go to d c.highschoolsports.net to vote for these games. all right, finally tonight, if you don't have a pool in your backyard, you have to emprovise. and no. you have to actually jump if you're going to have a diving board. i guess, it was kind of a good idea. you got the spring from the trampoline. >> shouldn't you move the tramp in closer? and you would think. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> derek is back at 7:00 with the area's only local newscast.