place some of those confrontations happened last night. people still grappling with their emotions though all over the campus. >> may no act of ours bring shame. seriously. >> reporter: a counter demonstration to denounce the violence that marked the firing of joe paterno last night. meanwhile other students remain in their traditional pregame campsite for prime seats, a place they steel call paternoville. >> it is not how we are. i mean, we don't support mobsters. >> reporter: now the broadcast voice of penn state for 40 years tried to put it all into perspective. >> because of our affection, dedication, understanding to joe, i'm blinded a little bit. i can understand that. two days from now we may have a little better site of the situation. >> reporter: that's the long time voice of penn state broadcasting. his name is fran fisher. meanwhile tonight the governor

of pennsylvania tom corbett just asked students to remain many calm. the governor seems like he is concerned about a tense situation tonight. what are your thoughts. >> yes, it is important the student body remain calm. we haven't had a lot of guidance knowing what direction to go and students are emotional about everything from the victims and their families feeling for them to joe paterno and the pride we have in him. at this point it just kind of boiled over and it is important we do remain calm. >> a lot of people outside happy valley look at those reactions and wonder are fans and students taking the sides of an alleged abuser? is that what's going on mere? i here. >> i think the riots last night

were because of frustration. the students flipped over a media van and i think students have events planned all weekend to honor the victims. we have a candle light vigil tomorrow night. at 9:30 tomorrow night. we shift #-d the whiteout to a blueout to honor and really represent and remember sexual assault and child abuse. >> all right, thank you very much. good luck this weekend. the game is on. nebraska fans beginning to pour into town. state police are also here making their presence known. >> reporting live in state college, scott broom, 9news now. >> glad to hear about that student vigil. that's a good move. nats catcher ramos is still alive. delia gonclaves is live outside nats park where fans are hoping for the catcher's safe return. delia? >> reporter: that's right, matt. let's give you some encouraging news. a recent report on the type of kidnappings in venezuela says

98% of them result in relief. that's encouraging. but the bad news, these abductions are on the rise. wilson ramos, a promising star for the washington nationals was allegedly abducted outside his family home in venezuela where he was gearing up to play in the winter leagues. >> first thought i had was sean taylor type stuff. you just see the news and then suddenly it is bad news after that. >> reporter: in 2009 alone place report 618 kidnappings in venezuela. this man knows. he lived in the country for two years. >> people are fighting for their lives. in those type of situations you're not sure what their motivees. i was saying a prayer for him. >> reporter: u.s.a. today's baseballle says these abductions for ransom are common in venezuela but in this case the stakes are higher because the players themselves

aren't usually abducted. >> ramos made $415,000 last year. major league perspective that's not a lot. but for a kidnapper this is a guy that's got a lot of money. >> reporter: here is the very latest. police have the get away car found this morning about an hour away from the home. they also have sketches of two out of the four armed abductors. since they are working with investigators in venezuela the nationals have been asked to not comment. matt? >> delia, thank you very much. new at 6 p.m. tonight. an arrest in the case of those girl scouts robbed while they were out selling cookies right outside a local wal-mart. we first told but this one last week. last night police caught up with the man they believe grabbed the scouts cash box and ran off. he was arrested in the same

bowy shopping center where it first happened. in the last hour a judge in norfolk said he would issue a ruling about whether justin wolf should get out of jail soon. the judge ruled he was wrongfully convicted for a murder in manassas. his attorneys say that he ought to be released while the ruling is appealed. air forces top general criticized over the way some of the remains of our war heros from afghanistan and iraq. >> the air force says it is not happening anymore. they are now burying ashes at sea. one widow tells me she was appalled and disgusted after she heard of pieces of her husband discovered after she buried him.

>> reporter: east of fredericksburg, perhaps the last place you would expect to find the sacred remains of our war deed. but the pentagon now admits for five years ending in '08 this is where it dumped the insinurated body parts it found after a burial ceremony. >> how does that fit into the same sentence? >> reporter: an official at the dover air force mortuary told parts of her husband were insinurated and dumped. >> they said that no one wanted my husband so he was cremated with the rest of the medical leaves from the hospital and thrown in the trash. >> how could they think nobody wanted him? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: three whistle blowers detail a whole series of problems at the dover mortuary. >> it is like a train wreck every single day working there. >> reporter: at first they were the ones the air force disciplined. >> i was terminated. fired. >> reporter: a federal office that protects whistle blowers

stepped in and two ended up transfer but the head of the joint chief of staff says he is unsure dumping remains is wrong. >> it is common outside of the military. the disposition of human remains that are separateed from the principal portion. >> he wore the same uniform that my husband once wore. i don't know why he would think it is okay. >> officials told her that this wasn't going on. she said she was stone walled by the dover mortuary for over a year and has now heard the pentagon's promise toys bury any future remains at sea. but she says after what she has been through she has no faith in any promise from the military. >> wow, how painful. you hope that with these whistle blowers those remains will continue to be buried at sea. >> hopefully they will get the situation cleared up at dover.

>> bruce leshan, thank you. derek, back to you. tonight at 7 p.m. county schools getting help to rebuild. millions of dollars worth of damage from the earthquake back in august. two schools had to be closed indefinitely. we will tell who you is coming to the rescue at 7 p.m. still ahead in this half hour and only on 9, a virginia couple grieves over their family dog who was euthanized by a veterinarian without their permission. i'm meteorologist topper shutt. winds picking up, high and low today. a little deceiving. 48 the low so far. that will change before midnight. only 300s in the rain gauge. we will come back and take a look at the holiday. three days of work on the metro. we will tell you what stations will be closed. >> 9traffic now is brought to you by geico. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt

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a commuter alert that could catch you offguard. metro closing four stations on the green line at 10 p.m. until monday morning. because of a long holiday weekend for veterans day. buses will replace trains. track work will be done. the waterfront, navy yard and accostia and congress heights stations will be closed over the long weekend. a resolution to a hotly contested raid that held control of virginia state senate in the balance. democrat ed howke. an even flip between the parties in the state senate and that means that the republican lieutenant- governor bowling would be the tie breaking vote. new figures showing half of working women are giving up their pay to stay home with

their newborn children saying it is because employers are getting more selective about giving paid maternity leave. the figures reveal moms with less education are nearly four times more likely to be denied paid maternity benefits. this is the widest gap we have seen in 50 years. still ahead tonight. thousands came to our area to protest this this past weekend. now there is a big decision about plans to build a new oil pipeline right the middle of the u.s.

word that the federal government will delay plans for a controversial oil pipeline. thousands of people demonstrated against the project this past weekend. the pipeline would carry oil from canada to refineries on the texas coast. the state department now wants the developer to reroute the pipeline around environmentally sensitive parts of nebraska. only on 9 tonight. a family wants justice after their pet dog was killed without their permission.

i'm peggy fox in prince william county where a couple is grieving tonight at their dog was euthanized without their permission. >> we would have liked to have been there. >> reporter: the last time allen holmes saw his dog was when he took this picture. 15 minutes later she was gone. the next day they found her cremated remains at the fairfax county animal shelter. the dog has euthanized just a couple of hours after she had been missing. a woman thought she was a stray and brought her in. >> to give us no opportunity to claim this dog was horrifyingly wrong. i'm devastated by this. >> reporter: the vet found the dog had a number of health problems though still responsive and alert. >> she was a baby. she was just a little helpless dog. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. now to a story you saw first on 9 back in 2004. that's when we first showed you

the conditions if he district world war i memorial along the national mall. >> it is a real outrage for the residents of the district of columbia who served disproportionately to become a second class memorial. >> seven years ago d.c. elegant eleanor holmes norton told us it had not been maintained in three decades. we saw the evidence with cracks in the marble and mold. today the monument was rededicated and the first thing you'll notice are the repairs. >> to clean and restore the stone and install new paving, replace electrical systems and lighting. >> officials say the restoration cost 3.6 million and was paid for through the american recovery and

reinvestment act. americorp wanting to tackle a new challenge. helping veterans in the wars in iraq and afghanistan readjust to american life. there are so many coming home right now. offering support to veterans and their families. michelle obama revealing a plan. she has received commitments from companies to hire tens of thousands of veterans and their spouses over the next few years. >> america has your back. america has your back. today america's businesses have stepped forward with pledges to higher 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014. >> clearly very much needed. an estimated 12% of veterans who served since september 11th attacks, they are unemployed.

that jobless rate is nearly double that for vets under the age of 24. again, plans in motion to help change that. meantime tomorrow join us here at 9news now as we team up with the uso for turkeys for troops. we will be asking you to help donate so the organization can make sure military families have a good meal this thanksgiving. we will have more tomorrow at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. also at wusa9.com. >> what a terrific cause and good event. >> all right. >> i have icky for today. >> chilly tomorrow. >> maybe even cold depending on your perspective. for this one probably cold. probably chilly. >> hey, now. let's start with the live doppler 9000. still some showers east of town and they are just about to go across the bay. well east of 95 now. some showers still in southern maryland. st. mary's county and city. some showers also for annapolis. and to the east of baltimore on

the baltimore harbor. essentially the immediate metro area we are done in the next hour. temperature wise it is chilly. hasn't fallen a bunch just yet. mid-40s primaryly. 45 in bethesda. 46 in college park. 45 in arlington. to the west temperatures also in the mid-40s. 45 in great falls. reston. 47 in sterling. 48 in leesburg and manassas. we will be cooling down for now. windy and colder tonight. windy and chilly tomorrow. you'll need sun glasses for veterans day and a coat pretty much all day. milder weekend. another nice november weekend heading our way. for tonight showers ending early. just about any minute now. clearing, windy and colder. two blanket night. winds increase northwest to 10, 20 and gusting. by morning plenty of sunshine but brisk. windy and cold. 30s and 40s. winds north-northwest at 10 to 20. will feel more like in the 20s and 30s especially for kids bus

stop. highs near 50. winds more north-northwest at 10 to 20. with the wind it is going to feel like it is in the 40s all day tomorrow. in fact, high temps on friday most. burbs holding 48, 49. 49 in rockville. 49 in college park. 50 downtown. 51 in arlington. but upper 40s in fairfax and also reston and sterling. all right. we will break it down for you. tomorrow morning, cold. sunshine. in the 30s by 7 p.m. 46 to 50. windy by noon with sunshine and 45 to 50. downright chilly by evening but also with sunshine. all right. next three days. cold tomorrow but look at this temps bounce back up. upper 50s. near 60 on saturday. and 66 on sunday. just a few clouds late in the day. that's a nice weekend. monday a cold front approaches. more showers. temps around 60. then a respite before the next

front approaches. sunshine. mid-60s. low 60s with rain and showers. thursday a temperature correction. mid to upper 50s with sunshine. >> got to enjoy the nice days while they last. >> they are numbered. >> thanks, topper. kristin is joining us now. everybody in the sports world talking about penn state. >> yes, of course. all the news with joe paterno fired has got a lot of sports fans fired up. i will tell you what one current redskins player is saying is it going on. wela here from the hoyas. that's coming up next.

football players are proud of their alma maters. many still sporting their school memorabilia. with everything going with the sexual abuse scandal surrounding penn state some former players have been voicing their sadness and shock. a rooky running back is the only penn state guy currently on the redskins roster. he hasn't spoken to the media but he did take to twitter today to share his feelings. he said he was praying for them and their families. i think we are all a bit shocked about this whole thing because we like everyone else never thought something like this could happen.

joe was a very influential person in many of our lives and to see this happen has distracted us from who the true victims are. to sunday's game. the redskins should -- and i stress should -- come away with a victory. they are facing a miami team that has the momentum coming off their first win of the season. so what do they need to do to win? well, here is some football 101 according to d'angelo hall. >> we have got to score points on offense and got to keep our hands on the defense. if we don't score points ain't no chance to win. >> we have got to take advantage of some of their weaknesses and go out there and play well. >> there may into the be any nba but still college basketball. the hoyas playing savannah state. austin freeman and chris wright are out to graduation.

senior jason clark and junior thompson leading the squad. this year's roster consists of 10 freshmen and sophomores. anxious to finally see what the guys are made off. >> a bunch of new faces in there. a whole different feel, a whole different chemistry. a whole different set of things we are probable hurricane probably going to try to do. >> i think they have gotten a lot better and i think a lot will be surprised. time to vote for this dc highschoolsports.net game of the week poll. your last chance. this week's poll. lake braddock. thom jefferson. you can vote at dc highschoolsports.net. we will announce the winner. >> thank you so much, kristin. >> thank you for joining us. the cbs evening news is next. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com