you know what was weird? my mother-in-law being on the show. oh, man. >> did you not know really what to say because what do you say? craig: the thing is i needed she needed to be more embarrassed than me. that nipple teeth thing is really in there. i don't know how the look at a woman. [laughter] >> is it crazy, your mother-in-law and you read that book and you go what? you show your wife and go this is your mother! [laughter] craig: it comes handy in arguments, though. you didn't clean up the bathroom. oh, yeah, sorry, i had my nipples in somebody's teeth. >> my favorite part is when she plugged her publicist. craig: like that! changed like that. it is awesome that you were here, man. >> i love being here. i would just like to get rid of

that robot and i'll just stand there. [laughter] [applause] i really don't want you to get rid of the robot. because i don't want to stand. [laughter] craig: good night, everybody.

. breaking news. kidnapped nationals catcher ray ramos has been found in venezuela. plus topper is tracking the weather. see the impact. plus more breaking news. shots fired by the white house. we are live. and we have two big breaking stories. national's catcher william ramos found alive. more on that in a minute. but first a wild shootout near the white house. the secret service and park police have shut down constitution avenue. ken molestina is on the scene

live. ken. >> reporter: yes, anita, this is an active crime scene right now. this is 23 rd and constitution. one of two scenes that have been locked down. there was a car just moments ago that was removed from this area believed to have been involved in the alleged shots fired call. we understand that officials did find a rifle inside that car. that car, again, removed just seconds ago right before we went on the air. now, right now there are conflicting reports between two different police agencies as to exactly what happened. the first account according to dc police on the scene said begun fire between two cars was -- gunfire between two cars was exchanged between 16th and constitution. that is near the white house and the washington monument. this car that was left abandoned is believed to have been involved, but no one was found inside the car. now u.s. park police say they're the ones in charge of the investigation and they have no evidence suggesting that any shots were fired. according to them, they're simply investigating the sounds of shots fired. >> right now we don't have any evidence that we recovered that

shots had been fired. we did respond to a report that there was a sound of shots fired. right now we're looking for evidence of shots fired to see if there is any shell casings or anything like that. >> reporter: all right, folks. back out live here. just seconds ago this area here once again opened up to the traffic. u.s. park police did have it locked down. but, again, they did find a rifle. a rifle was discovered inside a car that they were investigating. right now still no word as to exactly what happened. but we do know no one has been arrested and no one has been hurt. we will, of course, let you know what happens. anita. >> a lot there developing tonight. ken, thank you for that. now, we'll get to our other breaking news tonight. in just the last hours, venezuelan authorities say they have found washington national's catcher alive and safe. as you probably know, he had been kidnapped just over 48 hours ago. sports anchor dave owens joins us now with the latest on this very good news. dave. >> you know, alive and safe. those are the two operative

words that are being used. the nationals catcher found about 40 miles northwest of his home where he was abducted on wednesday. the news was initially reported via twitter by venezuelan information and a little more than an hour ago his agent confirmed that his client was, indeed, with police and heading back home. "they got him and he's safe". those were the words to the washington post. it ends an ordeal when he was abducted wednesday. a statement was made. the crowd, of course, erupted. now, 9 sports has reached out to the nationals to get their reaction or an official statement. no response yet. there are obviously more questions to ask here. will they submit him back to the states. there will be a lot more information disseminated and we'll have them for you as we get them.

guys. >> great he is save. we also have new developments tonight in the penn state sex scandal. we're learning president graham spanier may get yanked off the military board of advisors. a source tells cnn navy officials are reviewing his role and will likely remove him. today joe paterno's son hired rick sellers on his father's behalf half. in a statement he says his father is distraught over what happened on wants the truth to be uncovered but is being advised to keep silent during the investigation. and on penn state's campus tonight, students gathered to show sympathy for the eight boys that were abused by jerry sandusky. >> the school supports the kids that were victims of it and to support what is right. >> penn state also plays coach mike mcquerie on paid leave.

he witnessed sandusky raping a child in a locker room child in 2002. sandusky is out on bond and he claims he is innocent. a 21-year veteran got a surprise when he was banned from a real estate examination because they wouldn't let his service dog in the room. >> he needs the service dog and he was angry he wasn't able to take the test because the faithful companion was with him. meet the problem. all 13 pounds of dachshund made for the star dan moreno. >> 21 years loved serving the country and i was medically retired because i could no longer do my job. he needs the dog. but when he went to a testing

service to take an exam. >> i was informed i would not be allowed to test because i had my service dog with me. and i explained that the americans with disability act allows moreno my service animal, he's not a pet, to go with me anywhere the public allowed. >> reporter: the company that gives the test says it accommodates those with service dogs. >> but they must follow a procedure. and that procedure is to contact us and submit the proper request for a special accommodation. >> reporter: which the company says he didn't do and which halsted says he doesn't have to do. >> the irony of it being on veteran's day, i even chose veteran's day to take the test. i have four children and all four of them have served in the armed forces. two of them are currently still serving. so i have a particular appreciation for veterans. >> reporter: and is making arrangements for halsted to take the test with moreno. >> i wish him well.

i hope he passes. and, like i said, i thank him for his service to our country. >> reporter: so halsted gets to take the test. but says, look, i was prepared for today. ready #230r today. should have been -- for today. should have been allowed to take the test. they were caught by surprise because the other 15 test takers could have been allergic or bothered and it wouldn't be fair to let him in. >> thank you, gary. matthew vandyke is a rebel. a baltimore man who helped to overthrow gadhafi. bruce leshan has our first one-on-one and vandyke told him he's already planning his next fight. [ gunfire ] >> people say why did you do this, and i say why didn't you do it. >> reporter: matthew vandyke happy to be home where he grew up in south baltimore, but not for long. >> my girlfriend made me commit to three months. when she says three months, i was thinking that's it. yes, no problem.

i got off easy. >> this is the lock off my prison sell. >> reporter: he was captured by qaddafi's forces a week after arriving in libya. >> when i went missing, my friend who i had gone to fight with had these posters made that he put up. >> reporter: he spent five and a half months in solitary in qaddafi's notorious prison. >> i heard late at night sounds of people being violently interrogated and i thought my night was coming so i trimmed down my fingernails and toenails with a piece of plastic spoon so they couldn't pull my nails out. >> reporter: his whom desperate to find him. >> -- mom desperate to find him. >> it never entered my mind. >> reporter: when he got out. >> it was a prison break. >> reporter: he went right back to the front. >> i came to this country willing to kill people for freedom. it's something that i struggle with. and i hope i don't have to kill

anybody. and maybe. i don't know. >> reporter: vandyke was on the other side of the service when rebels captured qaddafi. >> it was sad the way the world had to see his death. he put people through hell for 42 years. >> reporter: with libya freed. >> i'm sure it will be a democratic capitalist country. >> reporter: his mom and girlfriend reassured. >> he'll do something else, i'm sure. >> reporter: vandyke is preparing to join the next rebellion. perhaps in syria. >> i'm very patriotic and i'm a citizen of this country. but i'm also a citizen of the world. >> reporter: a world on the march, he thinks, to freedom. bruce leshan, 9news now. >> the story of the american rebel. and, by the way, when we had stopped by to talk to vandyke, so did a couple of fbi agents on the same day. apparently they wanted to debrief him. as far as we can tell, there is no law prohibiting americans from it going overseas to fight

for our allies. good news, a new funding agreement is getting a thumbs up from local leaders. it will bring down costs of the project. most importantly, the deal includes a commitment from the transportation department for federal moneys. >> this is good news. it looks like we have got a plan, a strategy that can help us move forward with phase two. and in a way that is affordable for our taxpayers. >> it doesn't mean anything. all it is is fancy words that mean they have to pay the debt service. they're going to finance this with bonds. >> okay. now the deal still needs to be approved by all stakeholders building the project. all right. a warning to all drivers in prince george's county tonight. the county police department and the maryland state police are joining forces during the holidays to stop unsafe driving.

the program is called operation solo and it kicked off tonight. and on certain days from now through december, officers and troopers will be increasing patrols on certain roads on the lookout for aggressive or impaired drivers. top. >> well, we clawed our way to 50 degrees today. and the winds are dying down. here is your wake up weather. you'll need a coat tomorrow morning. 30s at 6:00. 36-44 at 8:00 and temperatures in the 40s by 10:00. we'll come back and talk about the winds increasing tomorrow and whether it will be a warm wind or cold wind. caught on tape, what happens when police unexpect edly drop by a home and on this veteran's day we visit with a very special person in a story we call a

we visit with a very special person in a story we call a century of service. 9news now continues. . this was caught on tape in oregon. a car crashing full speed into a hot. it's not any car. this is a cop car and the dash-cam captures the whole accident. the officer was responding to a

call. he tried to pass another vehicle. when he did, the car turned in his way. the two collided and the cruiser went flying into the house's front bedroom. >> if somebody would have been there, it would have been more tragic. >> no kidding. as you heard right there, nobody home at the time of the accident. the people inside the other car in the accident, they had to go to the hospital but were okay. and they did get a ticket for not yielding to an emergency vehicle. tomorrow night the eight republicans vying for the party's presidential nomination will face off in yet another debate. this time it's in south carolina and they'll be talking national security and foreign policy. cbs news managing editor and anchor scott pelley will be monitoring this one. you can see this on wusa9.com. the coverage gets going at 8:00 p.m.. well, all across the country, americans took pause on veteran's day to remember those who fought for the red, white and blue. and right here in dc, president obama honored our service men and women in a ceremony at the

arlington national cemetery where he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and thanked all of the american veterans. and over at the mall, thousands of veterans and their family visited the memorial gathering at the wall to remember those who have served ♪ tap is playing . you have to agree, it's impressive enough to make it to the age of 96. but it's even more when the past is being one of the first ever in the u.s. army. christian fisher spent this day capturing the life of irene soroth. >> the military was very proud of the fact that only men could join. >> reporter: irene wasn't allowed to enlist at the start of world war ii. but three years in, that changed with the creation of the women's army corps. she became one of the first women in the u.s. army. >> i didn't have any large thoughts about it. i was thinking one step at a time. >> reporter: irene wasn't

thrilled about her first assignment after basic training. >> my first job assignment was in charge of the clothing warehouse. >> reporter: but her assignments quickly grew. she spent the remainder of world war ii at the pentagon. and during the korean war, she was selected by general eisenhower to help write a book about women why the work force. >> i felt i was doing a very important job. >> reporter: irene bought this home in falls church during world war ii. this is where she lived all of those years that she worked art the pentagon and it's still her home. >> i was very lucky in the army. >> reporter: irene retired a lieutenant color 26 years of service. but the 96 -year-old still wears the symbol of the women's army corps around her neck. >> the work that was required was needed and i was able to do it adequately. the amount of satisfaction you

get from knowing that, you can't imagine. >> reporter: in falls church, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> when irene retired, she was the chief of personnel at fort belvoxt ilvoirn eng nearing school. -- belvoir engineering school. each basket costs 60 bucks. it feeds a family of six and our goal was to feed 1400 military families over this holiday season and thanks to your generosity we raised $64,390. but that's only 1287 baskets. and that's 113 less than we were hoping. don't worry. you can still help get us there. donate online. go to wusa9.com. get the information and click on turkey donation. >> so close.

>> so close. >> but yet so far. >> yes. >> we can do it, though. okay. this weekend is going to be great. not as spectacular as last weekend. we didn't see a cloud. >> no. >> we'll see a few clouds on sunday, but we're heading into pretty much mid november and it's going to be pretty nice. let's start with temperatures. temps in the 30s. it's still 43 downtown. just dropped to 32 in leesburg. 28 already in manassas and 32 in fredericksburg. so temps in the low 30s. frederick is checking in at 32. and gaithersburg at 34. so here is the deal. we're looking at really a pretty nice weekend. maybe not quite as spectacular. it's going to be a cold start on saturday. grab your sunglasses and jacket. it's going to be breezy but this time a milder breeze. winds will be from the southwest, and that will drive in some milder air. and we'll have some clouds come in on the afternoon on sunday. we'll stay dry, but it won't be quite as spectacular as last

weekend. two blanket night. temps in the 30s. wind have died down. they'll become southwest at ten. by tomorrow morning, they'll increase a little bit. sunny, becoming breezy with a cold start. you'll need a coat. 30s and 40s. now the winds increase southwesterly at 10-20 and gusty and it will stay breezy in the afternoon. still a pretty nice day. mostly sunny, breezy, milder. grab the sunglasses. high temperatures near 60. definitely golfable but that is say two-club wind. all six zones are on our website wusa9.com. i think over oakland will make it to 50 over the divide. mid 50s for cumberland. sunshine. mid 50s in hagerstown. upper 50s now in martinsburg and winchester. culpeper you're one of the warmer readings. 60 in culpeper but warrenton, leesburg, manassas, fairfax, not going to quite make it to 60. upper 50s there. head into southern maryland. you'll be around 60. head up 270 you'll be in the upper 50s. with that southwest wind, there

is a small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac for saturday. we'll probably see one issued again on sunday. we'll break it down. 30s to start cold. 50-55 by noon and then 52-57. clear skies by evening but kind of cool. the next three days, again, a few clouds come in sunday but still mild. look at monday. clouds come in again. maybe a shower monday night. temperatures sore into the mid 60s. now, the next seven days, best chance for rain by far will be all of tuesday. that's the bad news. the good news is it will still be mild. low 60s. and then returning mostly sunday on wednesday. temperatures low 60s. a little cooler next week. not crazy cool. upper 50s on thursday. mid 50s on friday. for all you weather history trivia buffs, it was the big snow in 1987. go to our website wusa9.com or my facebook or our video page and go to flashback veteran snow. >> i don't want to see it.

>> it's good stuff. big sigh of relief tonight. >> and the information keeps coming in. three men have been detained. >> oh. >> that is, of course, good news. the nats releasing a statement saying they are reassured by the news tonight. have not had an opportunity to speak with wilson ramos but when they do they will get that information to us. a big sigh tonight. we have a lot of sports besides that. we're going to have some highlights on the caps and paul hewitt the first go round. we'll have

welcome back, everybody. defensive mike green won't be recognized as a defensive stopper. without him in the lineup, the caps have given up twice the amount of goals. great to have him back. he missed six games with a severely sprained ankle. back tonight. first period check this out. knee on knee crime. ryan carter bangs into him. green left the ice, did not

return. second period how does this guy get open in the zone? alex ovechkin his 7th. caps win it 3-1. hewitt's debut tonight. mike morrison old school three-point play. this game would go to overtime. and white 31 flavors. scoop. he had 17. patriots prevail. 92-90 in overtime. all right. coming up. second season here we go. prep football right around t

now the toyota dc dc.highschoolsports.net. >> got to love the music, everybody. it is playoff time. second season. there is no tomorrow. all of those clichis.

let's get to the video. chantilly and west potomac. they are our game of the week. 3,000 folks can't be wrong. it's cheaper. down inside the five. the wolverines would respond, though. caleb henderson throws the quick pass to pearson who gets the ball inside the 20-yard line. that's a pretty good run right there. ♪ running and running >> then it's brandon johnson taking it inside. nice little jiggle joint there. he scores. west potomac wins it 35-7. >> we have to get our feet to us and then we settled down and played great defense. we're not the biggest team in the world, but our coaches do a great job of scheming. we put kids in positions to make plays. and the kids respond. >> in arlington, yorktown taking on mcclane. the