paterno, law enforcement is investigating but says rockville lawyer wendy satin. >> he did not witness any of the alleged crimes. he went to his supervisor and reported what he had heard and that's what he should have done. moral wrong doing and ethical wrongdoing are different questions. but i don't believe that mr. paterno is at risk of any criminal prosecution. >> gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> paterno has reportedly contacted a criminal defense lawyer here in d.c. about the case. according to cbs news, paterno's son tweeted to be clear, no lawyer has been retained. not sure where that report originated. defense secretary leon panetta says he will consider harsher punishments for the three people who are being held responsible for mishandling soldiers remains. >> the air force says on two occasions back in 2009, the dover mortuary lost body parts of fallen soldiers to air force

also admitted between 2003 and 2008 some body parts of fallen soldiers were cremated then dumped them into a virginia landfill without the permission of the soldier's families. the commanding officer of the dover mortuary at the time of these incidents is now working at the pentagon. he was given a letter of reprimand. two of his top civilian deputies took pay cuts. venezuela's justice minister says washington nationals catcher wilson ramos is alive and he's vowing to catch his abductor. 24-year-old ramos was visiting with family when four armed men abducted him. bruce leshan spoke to a venezuelan newspaper columnist about the kidnapping. he said even though kidnappings are common in venezuela, most of them end peacefully. >> the fact that so many of these are about money and that maybe somebody will give these people enough money to release him. >> basically, that would be like our best hope because the statistics shows that 98% of

the kidnaps here in venezuela end up in a good way. the hostage being released and everything is ok at the end of the day. >> now, this is the first known kidnapping of a major league baseball player in venezuela. police say they have sketches of two of the four suspects suspected abductors. they also found a get away car but no clear leads at this point. the 20-year-old man responsible for a crash in olney last may which killed three people has pleaded guilty. kevin coffey pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicle manslaughter and one count of fleeing a scene of an accident involving death. haeley mcguire, 18-year-old spencer datt and johnny hoover were killed in the crash. their up as read broken bones, crushed skulls and severely damaged organs. when i got home today, johnny is not going to be there. i'm not going to be able to call spencer.

i'm not going to be able to see haley around. >> johnny was full of life. he was always smiling. you know, you can't find someone that did not like my little brother. >> he had been drinking at two parties before getting behind the wheel. he fled the crash scene on foot without calling for help. he will be sentenced on january 5th. he faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in jail. republicans now control the state senate in virginia. yesterday, seven turned democrat ed houck conceded to bryce reeves in virginia. houck finished just 222 votes behind reeves but he's decided not to request a recount. republicans and democrats now each hold 20 seats in virginia's senate. republican lieutenant-governor bill bolling would break any ties. allegations new congressional districts in maryland dilute the black vote. that's leading to nine people filing a federal lawsuit against the recently approved redistricting plan. the group is represented by

fannie lou. the second lawsuit filed against the plan in the last two weeks. here is a look at some of the other things making news now. the federal government is delaying plans for a controversial oil pipeline. thousands of people demonstrated last weekend here in d.c. against the project. the pipeline would carry oil from canada to refineries on the texas coast. now, the state department wants the developer to reroute the pipeline around environmentally sensitive portions of nebraska. rupert murdoch's son, james, grilled by lawmakers in britain this week, the news corps insisted he was not aware of widespread phone hacking at the now defunct news of the world tabloid. one compared murdoch to a mafia boss saying the company operated under a code of silence. the lawyer for the prime suspect in the disappearance of robin gardner has quit. mike bal lopez was representing gary giordano and jose baez.

casey anthony's lawyer has taken over the case. giordano still insists he's innocent. he claims robin gardner was swept out to sea while snorkeling. giordano in due back in court. >> president obama will mark veterans day with a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery and later, he and the first lady will travel to san diego where they'll attend the michigan state/unc basketball game aboard the u.s.s. carl vincent. metro has closed four stations along the green line. the waterfront, navy yard are all closed. they'll remain closed until the system opens monday morning. buses will replace trains between fleant plaza and southern avenue station so track work can be completed. coming up in about five minutes, new discount grocery store is opening today in the district. >> google as a medical tool? very well could happen. >> we're back your weather first. stay with us.

it got cold outside. this morning, you're going to need the jacket, the sweater, the earmuffs, the hats. it is nippy especially with the winds blowing. we're at 42 here in town. lots of 30s and wind chills in the 20s. 49 by noon. west winds at 18 miles per hour. that's not going to feel nearly that warm with highs today only at best in the low 50s. i'll be back with that weekend forecast. but right now, it is monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >> howard, we'll take a live look at 270. right now coming in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide past here at route 121, all lanes are open and traffic is moving well. we'll have more at 4:47.

jessica, back to you. thank you, monika. i'm watching your money. wall street hoping to head into the weekend with gains but it will continue to keep a close eye on europe today for more signs of trouble in the region's debt crisis. checking the numbers, the dow starts this morning from 11,893, added 112 points in trading yesterday. meantime, the nasdaq was up by about three and a half and the s&p 500 was better by over 10 points. enjoying a turkey dinner this thanksgiving is going to take a bigger bite out of your wallet. the american farm bureau says on average, a turkey and all of the trimmings for ten people, getting hungry here will cost $49.20 this year. that is 13% or $5.73 more than the price tag last year. the biggest price hike is for the main course. the farm bureau says a 16 pound turkey will cost $21.57. that is 4% more than last thanksgiving. the nation's largest retailer will kick off the

biggest holiday shopping season of the year on thanksgiving day. walmart saying it will start its black friday sales at 10:00 p.m. on turkey day, two hours ahead of target and other competitors. the store is taking one step further so you won't have to wait until the shopping week to put your holiday plan together. walmart is giving everyone a sneak peek on its web site starting right now. a new discount grocery store opens today in northeast washington. it is aldie's first store in the district. the store is located at 901, 17th street in ward five. aldi held a ribbon cutting ceremony thursday. the store officially opens to the public today and the company says it is looking forward to providing the community with "fresh and affordable grocery options." back to turkey a second, mike. i was checking out the fresh birds. $100! >> really? >> for a 20 pound bird. thank you, i'll do frozen. >> i'm all set. >> turkey breast sandwich is just fine with me.

>> we'll bring. >> story of a family who lost their son at war. >> every day, they honor his memory by helping fellow troops as they head off to battle. 9news now returns in less than two minutes.

howard still scared of sitting next to us on the desk. he's walking around with -- >> howard, sharing is caring. that goes for germs, too. >> i'll share my hand sanitizer with you guys. >> you know what, i'll take advantage of it. >> thank you, mike. weatherwise, can't be too careful with hydeck nearby. weatherwise, you know, we've got a chill moving in. really did move in big time. had a great week. early in the week, i'm out in shorts and short sleeves and this morning, i grabbed the earmuffs. wind chill down in the 20s in spots. you'll need something to keep your little ears warm! gotta have that. let's get you going. it is much more effective that way, isn't it, mike? mainly clear, breezy this morning. 35 to 44. but we do have wind chills down in the 20s in many areas. that sunrise at 6:46. our day planner, it will be a sunny day and a windy day.

winds will be out of the west, west-northwest between 10 and 20 miles per hour. could gust to 25, maybe 30. 11:00, 17. west at 18 at 1:00 p.m. with a temperature about 50. highs today maybe about 51 or so. we'll hold toward 50 at 3:00. yes, moonlight. sunset today about 4:58. 43 degrees in easton. gaithersburg, 38. 37 from hagerstown down to luray and 27 in oakland with wind chills in the teens in the mountains, upper 20s in the shenandoah valley. most everybody else with wind chills in the 30s to near 40 this morning. we've got 42 with a wind chill at reagan national. winds out of the west-northwest only at 8 miles per hour. i expect that to pick up and the dew point has dropped from the 40s yesterday down to 30. the air has really dried out behind the storm system. this is the storm system. way up in canada now with the

front pushing across maine. out to the west, the next big storm system is off the california coast. it is spinning here. look at the moisture. waves of it, one approaching the northern california coast. the subtropical jet bringing in moisture to southern california into the mountains there around yosemite. this is going to be quite a storm, i believe for the western u.s. for us, again with about 3,000 miles between storms, we should be in pretty good shape. we have a shot of cold air coming down right now. lake effect rain and snow showers from southwestern areas in new york and northwestern pa back to michigan and ohio. even some of the mountains off to our west. have seen some snow showers during the overnight period. that will be the case this morning. i doubt we'll see all that much in the way of accumulations because it is not the set-up for it. it is cold enough to see snow showers if you're travelling to western maryland or western pennsylvania. we'll see a good deal of sunshine although breezy. the winds will abate somewhat. tonight will be a chilly night for the friday night football game. then as we head into the

weekend, we start saturday, sunny. breeze picked up out of the southwest tomorrow. milder air moves in. we'll have a good day on saturday with temperatures near 60. then a few more clouds potentially on sunday mixing in. still a milder day yet with highs on sunday will be in the middle 60s. our highs this afternoon about 51 in town. maybe 53 down in fredericksburg. potentially not getting out of the 40s in parts of the shenandoah valley and western maryland. the friday night football forecast, temperatures in the mid-40s to 40 at 8:00. when you factor in the wind, it will be that much worse. don't forget the scores. d.c. high school sports.net, your place to follow all of the high school sports action. 32 in martinsburg. 38 here in washington. looking ahead, temperatures today, 51. 30s again tonight. 60 tomorrow. breezy. milder on sunday. 65. then next week, still in the 60s. a little bit of a question on

the timing of the rain. right now, i'm thinking tuesday. there will be something in here by late monday for the next chance of showers. temperatures stay mild. >> you know, with the holiday today, i want to remind you the hov restrictions have been lifted with the exception of route 50 in maryland, there will be no vre or marc service. metro is on a saturday schedule. roads that are normally two way will be one way including canal road, rock creek parkway, the key bridge as well. keep that in mind. we'll take you first over to the beltway at new hampshire avenue live. there are no problems to report on the outer loop as you leave 95 into silver spring. just fine and over to 270 as well. this time, we'll take a look at the bw parkway and route 50. if you're planning to head over to that area, no problems to report in cheverly. in fact, let's take a live look here in new carrollton, south of route 50 as you head down toward oxon hill and the wilson bridge and into alexandria. no delays right now. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 4:55.

jessica and mike? >> thank you, monika. 9news now and the u.s.o. of metropolitan washington are teaming up to provide military families with holiday food baskets. >> we understand you're probably getting bombarded with donation requests at this time of year but before you say no, meet carol and robert roddie. as j.c. hayward reports, you may be able to find it in your heart to donate in honor of their son. >> it was the end of a wonderful day. >> a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his friends. >> before he goes, he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> a few feet away, a life story for a son lost. >> we say good-bye to him on father's day, 2006. >> petty officer second class david roddie was responsible for saving lives. he disabled bombs on the battlefield and in the streets of iraq. >> what david was doing would save probably 20,000 lives.

>> in 2006, david was killed while on a mission to take apart an ied. >> what time does your flight go out? >> now, to honor their son -- >> some of them resemble him. >> carol and robert roddie make it their mission to take care of every soldier, sailor or airman who travels through bwi airport. >> anybody else for ice cream? >> carol and robert volunteer at the uso international gateway lounge. >> can i get you anything else? >> no, ma'am. >> got a box of girl scout cookies to take with you? >> i'll probably end up fat. >> i hope they would feel the warmth. i feel like i'm taking their mother's place. >> i really enjoy interacting with them because a lot of these kids, this is the first time they're away from home. we're trying to guide them the best we can. >> robert and carol admit it was hard at first. a face, sometimes a voice reminded them of david. but now, these men and women are their kids. and the roddies hope you will

see it in your heart to support them and their families this holiday season. >> they're giving up their families for nine months to a year to go defend us so that we can do -- the least we can do is show them the support of the american people that we are behind them 100%. >> hello, percy, said thomas. >> i'm j.c. hayward, 9news now. >> here's something else you need to know about david roddie. he was given the opportunity twice by the military to come home, once when he was seriously injured in an accident. >> the second time, when his partner, out on the battlefield was blown up by an ied. david was the one retrieving his body parts. david said no, he was not going to go home. he wanted to stay in iraq to finish what he started. that was winning the war. if you would like to honor david and all of the other military families throughout this holiday season, please donate to the u.s.o. turkey drive. it provides a holiday meal for six people. for more information, or to donate now, go to our web site at wusa9.com and spread the

word beginning at 5:00 tonight, we'll be holding a live telethon to raise money for the troops and their families. >> most smokers in the u.s. want to quit but many aren't getting the help that they need. according to the centers for disease control, 70% of smokers would like to kick the habit. but less than half of them get counseling from a health professional and less than a third combine counselling counselling with medication. effective treatments can double or triple rates of successful quitting. >> new guidelines due out this weekend are expected to recommend that more children receive a screening test for high cholesterol before they reach puberty. more than 10% of children and teens have high cholesterol, half of those will go on to have it as an adults. >> should doctors be using google as a diagnostic tool? new york researchers about thought question to the test. they found beginner medical residents were able to identify diseases after reviewing google searches as accurately as attending physicians. the study's author says the

internet search engine is a good tool but should not be used as a substitute for an experienced doctor. we're now just under two weeks away from thanksgiving. local food banks are worried about being able to take care of everyone in need. so, 9news now is sponsoring food drive 9. we're looking for your donations of nonperishable foods and other items like the one you see behind us on our set. you can go to wusa9.com and find the donation links area. capital area food bank as well as other charities will benefit. we also have teamed up with the boy scouts in making donations as easy as possible. last saturday, the scouts dropped off the empty bags on your front door. if you live in maryland or virginia. tomorrow, they're going to come and pick those up. tomorrow, november 12th. we want it to be full of food. we hope you do that. here in d.c., the boy scouts are at area safeway stores to collect your food donations. as we head to break, time to look at the question of the morning. >> here's today's question and a response from one of our

viewers on the street. >> 80% of all millionaires drive these. what do you think it is? is it a, used cars, b, an suv or c, european cars? >> european cars. >> ok, now we would like you to weigh in, too. go to our facebook page. facebook.com/wusa9. >> you can log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later in the 6:00 a.m. show.

welcome back. 4:56. howard here. your weather first. a blustery friday ahead. this veterans day.

temperatures are going to struggle. yesterday, we almost hit 60 before the cold front came through. today, we'll be lucky to get into the lower 50s. noontime temp, 49. winds west to northwest. 20 miles per hour. that will keep wind chills in the 40s at best this afternoon. some spots, wind chills staying in the 30s. monika samtani. >> we'll take a live look at new york avenue at bladensburg road. nice and quiet on this holiday friday. no problems to report in the northeast corridor or any of the anacostia river crossings. i'll have more on district roadways coming up in my next report. back to you, jessica. >> thank you, monika. at potomac conservancy says the condition of the potomac river is a d. that's down from a d plus from its first report card back in 2007. the group said the potomac which provides much of the d.c. area's drinking water continues to face challenges from farming in rural upstream areas and developments downstream. >> engineers are back on the job now at the washington monument. they started the process of

winterizing the monument. engineers will once again rappel down the side, filling the cracks and the gaps made in the stone facade discovered during the inspections last month. they'll use a special sealant to keep the rain and snow out for now. on monday, they're going to start some other repairs that will be more long-term, expect to take about five days to get it finished. >> i need the sealant for my roof. >> uh-oh. >> unfortunately. >> clint eastwood directs a new film about the life of long- time fbi chief j. edgar hoover. leonardo dicaprio plays hoover in the film which hits theatres today. >> they talk spies, sex and surveillance. >> from his twisted relationship with his overbearing mother played by judy dench. >> thank you,. more. >> to his awkward attempt at a romance -- >> i know we've only known each other a brief time. >> leonardo dicaprio plays everything he's got to play j. edgar hoover, the iron fist at

the fbi for 50 years who may or may not have been gay. hoover's personal secrets and hunger for power led him to create secret files on everyone from the president to martin luther king. hard to believe but this intense biospey pic was shot in 40 days. >> i enjoyed the pace in which we work because it really keeps you on your toes and clint's philosophy is trust your own instincts. >> at 81, clint eastwood doesn't waste time. >> i've played golf enough to know i'm going to have my limitations on it. i would rather continue on. >> eastwood's name was enough to convince army hammer to take the role of clyde, hoover's does not companion and number two at the fbi. >> i didn't understand the complexities of their relationship. it wasn't clear to me at first. >> naomi watts didn't understand her character. helen stayed on as hoover's secretary beyond his death. did she love him or her job? >> clint felt that it was more

about her sense of duty. >> some say dicaprio's portrayal is oscar worthy, telling the story of a powerful man who held everyone's secrets, including his own. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. happy friday! you're watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> we want to salute our veterans. i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. moments away from vacation. she'll have the traffic before she leaves though. howard bernstein will have your weekend weather. >> good morning. the weekend looks good. today looks cold and chilly and blustery. winds will blow 10 to 20 miles per hour. feeling like fall. a lot of leaves will be coming down today. it is not as pretty as it was a few days ago. here is a look at the day planner with temperatures struggling. right now, 42. by noon, only 49. we'll be lucky to make 5 1, 52 and 5:00, clear skies, still on the breezy to windy side and 47