since friday night when uniformed secret service agents heard shots fired at the white house and recovered ortega's car and a rifle abandoned neither roosevelt bridge. the source says the rifle is a chinese made sks carbine with a high powered 7.62-millimeter round. powerful enough to crack a bullet proof resistant window from 1/3 of a mile away. it is the same type of weapon francisco martin used almost two decades ago to fire at the white house while a crowd of tourists watched in horror. now the president and first lady were away from the white house at the time on friday night. but you know that this may rekindle the whole debate about keeping the president safe. the secret service, of course, closed pennsylvania avenue after the oklahoma city bombing. it closed the ellipse after

9/11. not sure how much further they can extend the perimeter. anita. >> well said, bruce leshan, thank you. well, it is going to be a stormy night out there tonight. heavy rain is moving into our area just in time for the evening rush hour. >> top, how long is this wet stuff going to last? >> timing is everything. looks like we are looking at rain and showers after midnight and a break and unfortunately, more showers tomorrow. let's start with doppler. you see all the yellows and reds in west virginia. they are going to cross the mountains soon and roll in just in time for the rush hour. it's going to weaken a little bit, but looking at the possibility of heavy downpours east of i-81 and inside the beltway as we go through the evening commute. you can access this on our website. we are beginning to see showers move in from hagerstown to winchester to new market and showers crossing over toward 95 north of fredericksburg. nothing heavy, but roads are wet and that's all it takes. temperatures still warm. 59 downtown. 55 in gaithersburg.

but already 41 in oakland. that's colder air. tonight, cold, windy, and wet. rather gusty. we'll come back and talk about tomorrow. we changed the forecast. we knew it was going to be cold and windy, now we have something else to talk about. >> all right topper. a deadly bus crash ends the life of a promise young student. 18-year-old jane wong was a freshman and she graduated from woodson high in fairfax last year. that is where we find delia live to tell us how students are coping with this loss. delia. >> i can tell you the news spread quickly among students and staff. earlier today heifer here at the school, wang was a bright girl and a talented artist. >> there is definitely an eerie feeling.

>> i think it's awful. >> 18-year-old was killed in a bus crash near the campus of james madison university last night. she was a freshman at jmu. a senior last year here at the fairfax high school where according to @ yearbook, she was a national honor society student and a member of the national art society. >> i feel for her brother being in art class. it's terrible. >> many students learned of the news in the middle of the school day. senior rachel rogers was in the same art class wang attended last year. >> she looked upset. she stood up and said do you remember jane from last year? and a few of us knew her and then she started crying. she said, i'm going to leave the room for a little bit. jane was killed last night. >> virginia state police say the driver of the city bus struck the 18-year-old as she was crossing the street just before 10:00 p.m. friends create add memorial

page on facebook grieving for wang online and here at her alma mater. >> i just think it's so strange that someone so full of life and able to create such beautiful artwork was taken away. it makes me thankful for what i have. >> a tough lesson for these young people to learn. state police have updated us on the case. they say the cause of the crash quote, in attention on part of the pedestrian apparently the driver had a green light. wang, who was crossing the street had a do not cross sign. the driver is not going to be charged. anita. >> what a sad accident. all right delia. >> now we get to the latest in the penn state sex abuse scandal. one day after e-mails from mike mcqueary surfaced saying he did in fact have discussions with police about allegedly witnessing jerry sandusky raping a boy in the showers. there's no record of him coming forward. however, it is not known whether or not mcqueary spoke

to the campus police even though his grand jury testimony, he never mentioned that. he only told his dad and his head coach. also today, a new judge has been assigned to the preliminary hearing next month. the judge who set his bond had been a volunteer and a donor to sandusky, the second mile charity. and penn state announced the board of trustees member will serve add the university's acting athletic director, replacing tim curly who stepped aside failing to report the rape accusation to the police. meanwhile, the world's most decorated olympic athlete is among those calling foul after hearing about a proposal to cut eight varsity sports. including swimming and men's track and field. michael is not the only one to speak out. scott broom follows up tonight on reactions that have gone global. >> social media in the olympic world has been lit on fire by

this news. maryland swimming program has eight qualified for the olympic trials and the track coach, andrew valman, himself an olympic medalist happens to be the guy who will lead the u.s. olympic team in london next summer, but may not have a men's team at maryland to come home to. leaving alumni wondering what is the athletic department thinking? >> quite frankly it is an embarrassment. >> a former hurdler who launched an online petition. they are on board tweeting, save maryland track. on the swimming side, none other than michael phelps is spreading the word. save maryland swimming. the swimmers posted a video, including photo after photo from across the nation holding signs, save the terps. the problem some alumnis allege is mismanagement. bug tweeted, a $2 million

buyout for the football coach of the year? wonder how much that hurt the deficit. a reference to the firing of ralph earlier this year. but the problem remains maryland athletics is hemorrhaging money. swimmers, runners, and others are poised to pay the price now. >> my main concern is the recommendation as written doesn't make it seem like fund raising would be a save. it seems like let's cut these teams and let's try to make money for the rest of the athletes. >> the new athletic director habitterly criticized in particular for the football coaching change. so far with disastrous results only two wins, but through a spokesman, anderson refused television interviews. scott broom, 9news now. >> university president has promised final decisions on the sports cuts by the end of this year, lesli. >> all right derek. wal-mart will open six new stores in the district. that's two more than they originally planned.

here are the locations. georgia and missouri avenues. new york avenue at blatensburg road. east capital at 58th street as well as alabama avenue. bruce johnson was at the announcement. i understand this is going to mean hundreds of new jobs. >> lots of jobs. the mayor insisted this would be part of the wal-mart deal. >> skyland site with its abandoned stores is a reminder of failed economic policies and an unemployment rate that reaches 20%. >> family breaks up. dc government sees the sites more than 20 years ago. but it wasn't until today that officials were able to announce that wal-mart had agreed to put a store here as anchored to lots more retail and residential development. >> i think it's a great location.

we had to make the economics work and the financials work. but they will work. >> fact of the matter, here's what the district is up against. right now, there are some 35,000 people in washington, d.c. without jobs. here's what wal-mart says it brings to the table. 600 new construction positions. 1800 new retail jobs. >> whether i live here or not, this is something i would be fighting for for the people east of the river. to bring amenities here like we have. >> observants say mayor vincent gray made it clear that he wanted wal-mart to include skyland in its plans to move into the nation's capital. >> it wasn't a deal breaker for you. then you had a problem at wal- mart. >> we never got to that stage. we were very fortunate to be able to sit down with the very highest levels of leadership in wal-mart and very early recognized that there was a desire to do this. >> not everybody is sold on wal-mart's way of doing business. >> hard to find anything that is made in america in wal-mart.

they are the walton family is a funder against labor. >> wal-mart and the city have yet to work out a community benefits package. that's an agreement on how many jobs will go to dc residents. the dc government throws in lots of incentives. >> there's been a lot of discussion about how much they are paying. as you pointed out, if you aren't working, you aren't making anything. >> there are no jobs right now, so they'll take the job. like a lot of people, they are working for a lot less. >> bruce johnson, thanks for that. anita. still ahead on 9news now, the dulles metro rail project clears a major hurdle. also what facebook is saying about spam, pictures showing graphic sex and violence. also occupy wall street protesters say they don't need tents and blankets to keep

their movement going. i'll have that story.

a communitier alert for drivers in the district. the eastbound lanes of the southeast, southwest freeway between pennsylvania avenue southeast and 11th street southeast are going to be closed from 10:00 p.m. tonight until ac in the morning tomorrow. and that same closure will be in effect beginning monday night and on tuesday, november

22. the closures are necessary to install bridge gutters over the freeway for that new freeway bridge. and a head's up if you drive in northern virginia. be prepared for more than the usual holiday shopping traffic jams in tyson's corner area over the next eight days. that is because the exit ramp from eastbound route 7 on to the beltway is being narrowed from two lanes to one. and this is part of v-dot's hot lanes construction project. occupy wall street protesters are spending a wet day down in new york. >> that's right. and as randall pinkston reports, they are getting ready for a big march on wall street tomorrow. >> occupy wall street protesters huddled under umbrellas to stay dry on a rainy day. they insist their movement isn't over. even though a court order put an end to the camp they set up in the park. >> right now physically it looks like oh, the movement is over. we don't have tents everywhere. it's not this huge visual presence.

people are still here. people are still very much involved. >> officers moved out, leaving security to private guards hired by the park's owner to enforce the rules. which include no tents, no sleeping. many who live and work in the area applaud the city's decision to remove the camp. >> i do support people voicing their opinion. but it has to be within reasonable grounds. >> no longer has a park to camp in, but insists they don't need one in order to keep their movement going. >> how do civil rights remain viable if there's no march on washington? how do gay rights remain viable if there's no march in san francisco? it's not going anywhere. >> to prove their point, organizers will stage marchers and events thursday in new york and around the world to mark the two month anniversary of the day they launched occupy wall street. randall, cbs news, new york.

in fact, occupy wall street actions are planned in spain, belgium, and germany. >> turning to the latest on the republican campaign trail after gaining ground in the polls lately, newt gingrich faces new questions about his ties to the government backed housing agency, freddie mac. he was paid more than $1.5 million. money the former house speaker insists was all legal. >> we don't do any lobbying of any kind. house republicans or as congress in general. >> he was taking $300,000 from fanny and freddie to influence republicans. >> elsewhere on the campaign trail, governor rick perry tried to sell his credentials as a washington outsider. herman cain outlined his tax plan in miami. and more than half the republican electorate can still be talked into changing their votes. >> the united states is beefing up its military

presence down under. president obama and australia's prime minister shook hands in a new alliance. this deal calls for u.s. marines to start training with australian forces next year. u.s. aircraft will operate in the northern part of that country. the new security agreement is widely seen as a response to china's increasing aggressiveness. >> with their rise comes increased responsibilities. it's important for them to play by the rules of the road. >> now china says the u.s. military buildup in australia may not be in the best interest of the international community. the white house say other countries in that area clear. >> they told us to have our umbrellas ready and you meant it. >> hard to get the dog out for a walk. >> won't go out of his range. >> spoiled. >> he's my man. tomorrow you need a coat. almost like a winter coat.

here's what it looked like this morning and it did slow some of the commuters down. nothing super heavy. we had a couple individual heavy downpours, but nothing craze heavy across the metro. but the umbrellas were out in force. all right, let's talk about what is going to happen. we have another round of showers and even some embedded heavier downpours in west virginia. this has to move through tonight and it's going to generate some pretty good rain through the evening commute. also going to usher in cold air late tonight and tomorrow. live doppler shows showers south of town. anybody going down 3 or route 5, it's going to be wet there and out to the west along i-81. inbetween hagerstown and winchester and also out 66. nothing heavy right now, but that will change in the next couple of hours. temperatures are still mild. 57 arlington. not bad. 57 in sterling and leesburg and even 59 over toward andrews. here's the deal. we're not done yet with the

rain. evening heavy downpours are possible. windy. showers are going to linger tomorrow. that is a change from yesterday. these showers will linger through the morning, possibly into the early to mid afternoon. so, late tonight, 10:00, still some light activity across the metro area. now it moves away from us by 5:00 tomorrow morning. should be a dry commute in the morning with showers only confined to southern maryland. look what happens, moisture returns back across the metro area. we're talking about snow from cumberland. this may be a hair over done, but it makes the point, we aren't done with precipitation until 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. by 5:00, we see clearing west of leesburg and culpeper. temperatures will really fall like a stone tomorrow night. so for tonight, cloudy, windy, and colder with rain and showers ending late. lows around 45. winds northwest 10 to 20. now tomorrow morning, mostly

cloudy, breezy and chilly. some showers are still possible. 40s to around 50. winds northwest 10 to 20. look what happens to the temperatures. high temperatures tomorrow only about 46 to 50. so essentially when you leave tomorrow morning, those are the temperatures you're going to have all day. so colder shower possible in the early afternoon. bring the 180s. you all know what 180s are? omar, that was a terrible toss. these are 180s. a little less nerdy. >> oh, look at that. >> i like them. howard and i love these things. >> what's that? >> they don't do anything for the top of your head. >> that's true. you would need some. showers in the morning. 40s by noon. 46 to 50. i think the rain will have shut off by tomorrow evening. so the next three dais, we're cold tomorrow. cold on friday. but we go back to 60 on saturday with sunshine. we are in good shape over the

weekend. next seven days, even sunday we're in good shape. temperatures go back into the mid 60s. a shower possible sunday night, but the redskin game will be dry. next chance for showers will be tuesday and wednesday of next week with temperatures in the mid 50s. it looks pretty quiet for travel weather. we are just getting into that part next week. >> derek wants to know if they make those 180s in a 160. >> they probably do. >> all right. extra help around. >> still ahead, facebook issues a warning after a wave of spam floods users pages with graphic images. >> up next, healing knees with a transplant. our health alert series on pain right after the break.

you always hear me talking about the importance of exercise and it's true. but doctors say about 75% of us who are physically active will get a knee injury at some point. for the serious cases, the damage can lead to arthritis and the need for a total joint replacement down the road. now there's a promising new technique that includes cartilage transplant. take a look in this series on

pain. >> that simple movement used to bring agony for her. >> the pain would wake me up at night. >> a childhood injury damaged her knee and a failed surgery made it worse. which is what brought her to dr. james gladstone. what he found was the dark spot of damage you see there on the bottom side of an otherwise healthy kneecap. it made her a perfect candidate for a cutting edge surgery. carving out the damage and replacing it with healthy cartilage. >> it combined to the underlying bone and to the surfaces of the cartilage around the defect, so that it forms a new cartilage layer. >> transplant works in patients who have healthy cartilage that sells combined two. that new layer can head off future arthritis and years of discomfort. once you injure your cartilage, it doesn't heal. as that cushion wears away, it exposes the nerves and the bone

causing the pain. doctors can recreate a smooth surface so the joint can bend and rotate without the pain. >> we are trying to recreate cartilage. we would like something that is going to produce it as abundantly as possible. >> surgeons look for cartilage from a younger donor to ensure transplant takes and works and grows. he is so grateful she can walk again without pain. coming up tomorrow at 5:00, we're looking at botox. how this injection is helping people with jaw pain and other ailments, not just for wrinkles anymore. people magazine named its sexiest man alive. >> plus, the latest in the justin bieber paternity claim. turns out the case may not be headed to court afterall. graphic and disturbing images have appeared all over facebook. i'm lindsey mastis. coming up, i'll have the latest on this hack attack. >> i'm peggy fox where the

airport authority just approved a plan to move the dulles rail project forward. >> what toll road users should expect to pay down the road. [ speaking french ]

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>> our peggy fox was there. she joins us to let us know what all this means. peg. >> it's a go. the funding partners have stopped pointing fingers and are now in agreement on how to pay for rail to dulles. a project that has been called critical to the economic viability of northern virginia. >> we are now in a position to stop fighting within ourselves and work in the united cooperative way. >> airport authority and member riley are pleased that after all the finger pointing, metro rail is on a fast track forward. >> opposed? >> the board voted unanimously in favor of the agreement of phase two of project from reston to loudoun county. the cost of the rail project itself has been brought down a billion dollars to 2.8. the other billion hasn't gone away. it's just moved. >> the projects wasn't changed. nothing was reduced.

it got pushed off to the counties. >> be able to use federal credit assistance to build parking facilities and the airport authority will be able to tap into $250 million in funding, which will help bring down tolls initially. >> with the current funding structure, tolls could go as high as $13 one way in twenty years. but as one former board member said, people would rather pay that than sit in traffic. >> i think we're going to be a stronger region. >> the more funding they can secure, the more they can bring down tolls. >> it's easy for different people to throw stones and make us the people who are raising the tolls. we didn't set this formula in place. we are committed to and continue to get funds and we will through the project. we are committed to bring down the tolls. >> loudoun county's board approved the plan last night. the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote december 6. it is expected to pass there as well since their county executive has given his thumb's up.

lesli. >> encouraging news for people who want to get to dulles via rail. paper or plastic? either way, it's about to cost you more in montgomery county. consumers will have to fork over another 5 cents for every new bag they require. executive says the county is following the district's lead. >> the question is, does this really reduce waste? if you look at what happened in the district of columbia right next door to montgomery county, they had some amazing results as a result of this particular loss. it is working and working very well there. >> montgomery county's new tax takes effect january 1. plastic bags are one of the top four items found in county streams and storm drains. supporters of an organic farmer who may be losing his land took their message to the county executive there today. the owners of nick's organic farm must vacate the property by the end of the year. it is slated to be turned into soccer fields. but the farmer and his backers

are trying to stop that development. we are proposing that this farming site be used as an educational center for montgomery county to teach about local food and agriculture and the soil and the water that sustained us. so that is a proposal that we think would benefit all. >> supporters delivered more than 40,000 petition signatures to the county executive. anita. >> lesli, you may have noticed some of your friends posted disturbing pictures -- >> well, thanks anita. i'll take it over. you may have noticed some of your friends have posted disturbing pictures on facebook. well, it's not really them. facebook has been hacked and lindsey mastis shows us what happened and what you can do to prevent these picture frs showing up on your page. >> this altered picture of justin bieber was just one of the graphic images posted to

facebook profiles in the past few days. it is part of an attack aimed to spread disturbing pictures all over facebook. and it was done using users own account. >> it's called click span. >> they posted the picture. looks like they liked the picture. >> whoever clicked on the picture or link. >> it automatically shoots that same thumbnail. >> part of the reason the photos remained up for so long is that many users couldn't see the images that were posted on their own news feed. lesli bradshaw with just three of social media strategy company says the only way facebook would know there's a problem is if it gets complaints. she encourages people to flag their friends if they see something suspicious. >> reporting it to facebook doesn't get the user in trouble. it allows facebook to teenage action on the vulnerability that was exploited. >> facebook removed most of the sexually explicit and violent photos. in washington, i'm lindsey

mastis, 9news now. >> so, what should you do to prevent the pictures from showing up on your facebook page? first of all, facebook recommends updating your internet browser. next, if you do not recognize a link or an image even if it's from a friend you trust, don't click it. by the way, some people reported this attack disguised itself as an innocent online contest. well, it could be the perfect match for one southeast d.c. community. the district broke ground for a new tennis education community center today and that center will mean young tennis players will no longer have to travel to the current center over northwest d.c. this center will serve up to six indoor and nine outdoor courts. anita. >> the international space station has three new residents. american astronaut and two russian cause moo -- nasa ended its shuttle program.

we got a sneak peek today at one of the hottest shows in our town. the new show features high flying acrobatics from some of the world's top performers, all set to music. what you're looking at is today's dress rehearsal. the show opens tonight and it runs through sunday. also some high flying preparations going on in the big apple. macy's 85th avenue yule thanksgiving parade is one week from tomorrow. the show will feature some new balloons the kids will love. julius the monkey, sonic, and a 35-foot elf. the floats will be disassembled, driven from new jersey through the lincoln tunnel and reassembled for thanksgiving. >> quite a proconnection. team sensation, justin bieber can breathe a little bit easier. we'll tell you why coming up. but first, it may work for santa, but not exactly for a

would be robber. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back. çñ

take a look at these pictures out of athens county, ohio. fire crews rushed to the scene of a gas line explosion this morning. witnesses say the flames shot hundreds of feet into the air. people living in the area were warned to stay clear of the area. so far, no reports of any injuries. >> a pretty unusual rescue yesterday near atlanta. a teenager reportedly trying to break into a home had to get pulled out of a chimney. i hate to laugh, but come on, we have seen this story before. crews threw down a rope and pulled the teen out in his socks. the homeowner came back to his house, have no idea what was going on. no word if the teenager will face charges or terminally embarrassed. >> 12 hours in a chimney, that's good humiliation. teen pop star, justin bieber is off the hook. mariah, the woman claimed bieber fathered her baby has dropped her paternity suit. the suit was quietly dismissed after bieber said he would take

a paternity test to prove he was not the baby's daddy. bieber's attorney threatened to make their own suit. >> that was the end of that. jack wagner and heather are back on the market. they reportedly have called off their engagement. >> oh no. >> they announced they were getting married in august and i know you are all broken up over this. the former mel rose place couple had been together for four years. >> that is sad. meantime, actor bradley cooper earned a new top honor, sexiest man alive. he thinks it's really cool a guy who doesn't look like a model can have this. after learning of his new title, how happy mom will be when she hears the news that her son is the sexiest guy alive. >> what was the second thing he thought? in any case, it may not feel like it. it is dallas week and this time you're coming to our house. we'll see what the redskins

have to do to get back in the win column. topper. >> there's no electricity this week. the rain is picking up here in northwest. we'll show you radar. there's more rain and showers and heavy downpours on the way. we'll talk about that and an updated forecast through thursday. >> all right, up next, the toys for sale this holiday season are safer, but moms and dads need to pay attention. we'll let you know what you need to know before you shop. coming up.

move over itunes. google wants to give you competition. the king of search engines is expected to unveil its online music store. it will sell songs for $1 each and have the cloud storage that will allow you to listen to songs on multiple devices. we want to be sure toys on your holiday gift giving list are safe before you buy them. you can shop with confidence this holiday season. their annual toy safety report

shows there were only 34 toy recalls this year. down dramatically from 127 in 2008. but toy related deaths of kids under 15 increased last year and injuries from ride on toys such as scooters remain high. >> last year more than 180,000 children were seen in hospital emergency rooms due to toy related injuries. we think if too many children being injured while at play. >> starting january 20 of next year, toy makers have to have those products certified by an independent lab to make sure they meet the tough standards required by a 2008 product safety law, which includes knowing the lead content, lead paint, and small parts. all right, today it is the battle of the music makers and today's hot holiday toy segments. meet disney's rock star mickey. let me show you what he can do.

so he is head bopping. he is sun glass wearing. >> he moves. >> look at that. >> jerry lee lewis deal. >> you have me going. right? okay, so watch. he's going to do this thing called a split. he has the dance moves. all right mickey, let me show you. look at the split. you are all so impressed, right? >> that's kind of cool. >> if you move it over here and touch its nose, it will lead you in the dance moves. it will say okay, bop your head now. you know. >> could you imagine having both of these? we did let's rock elmo yesterday. maybe like if you had elmo. if you had the two of them rocking out, it would be crazy, wouldn't it? >> all of the toys are good in small doses. >> see, i agree, elmo. rock star mickey, we found him as low as $39.97 at wal-mart

and amazon.com, but as high as $49.99 at target. there's a bit of a range. toys r us is running a special with a separate guitar for $69.99. >> how much is this? >> homecoming slim here is $49.99. so they are priced similarly. they both have this -- what do you think? >> this is no question. >> this is the mickey split. >> the fact he has a moving dance he can do, that puts him up over elmo. >> and he'll even show you. he's going to train you how to do the rock star moves. >> and it is clear that your young child will like this. >> clearly, because these are our children on the set. >> well, i don't know what you're trying to say. >> are you going to do the forecast? >> can you top this? >> i don't want you to split anything over there. >> i heard that. all right, let's talk about radar. we have one more batch of rain

and showers coming through tonight. some of them actually could see some heavier downpours as we go through the early morning hours. there's a look at live doppler. this is all light activity from hagerstown to warrenton. but we're going to see this increase in intensity. some heavy downpours are possible between now and 9:00. temperatures are still nice. cold air is not here yet. 57 in rockville and bethesda. 58 in beltsville. down to the south, 59. 57 in manassas. even out in leesburg, temperatures are still in the upper 50s. but cold air is on the way. we're not done with the rain just yet. evening downpours are possible. windy and colder tonight. blustery tomorrow. shower wills linger into thursday. that's the change from yesterday's forecast. thought we would clear out quicker, we're not. for tonight, cloudy, windy and colder. rain and showers ending late. winds northwest at 10 to 20. now by morning, mostly cloudy, breezy and chilly.

temperatures in the 40s to around 50. winds northwest at 10 to 20. by afternoon, well, becoming partly cloudy late in the day. breezy and colder. showers still possible. bring the 180s. you don't know what they are, i'll explain it to you. 46 to 50 for highs and winds northwest at about 10 to 15. so be blustery throughout the day. here's your day planner. 40s to start. 40s at noon with some showers. by evening, you see some breaks in the clouds. temperatures only 46 to 50. but the rain and showers should shut off by 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. the next three days, we're chilly on friday, but mostly sunny. on saturday, we're milder with temperatures back to 60. the next seven days, we'll keep it dry on sunday and even warming up a little bit for the redskin game. 65. some showers could move in sunday night and clouds could linger monday morning. cooler on monday, but not much. and more showers and rain move in late tuesday into wednesday and temperatures go into the

mid 50s. next wednesday is travel day. >> right around the corner. >> yeah, well it is wednesday already. this is dallas week. top, there would be a time where we see cars with flags on them and all this. >> not anymore. >> short supply of that stuff this week. let's go to kristen. show knows the redskins are getting back to work. let's hope there's some passion. >> something that has gotten lost in the redskins five-game skid. the mounting injuries. the quarterback shuffle is the fact that it is dallas week. and it's a chance for the skins to right the ship, at least one week. >> first and goal. it's intercepted. >> it's been a rough month for the redskins. losers of five straight. they must now channel that frustration as they prepare for their division rivals. the dallas cowboys have won two in a row, including a 44-7 stomping of buffalo last week. the same team that shut out the skins two weeks ago.

fans may see it as a rivalry game, but redskins see it as an opportunity to get their season back on track. >> i just want to find a way to get a win and beat those guys. it would be huge for our season. great for our fans and great for our moral. we want to get the bad taste out of our mouths and find a way to get a win. >> obviously things are not going great right now, but this game can slit can show the rest of the season. >> something that could bode well for the redskins at fedex on sunday. >> that's the game, you know, the teams are struggling. they are going to try to exploit that. >> i think it will be hard for them to come play at our house. it's not going it be an easy game for them. >> it's also a chance to fix past mistakes. remember week 3? the redskins had a chance -- the cowboys recovered handing washington their first loss of the season.

with grossman back under center, he gets a shot at redemption. >> that was a pivotal part in our season at this point, but we got a chance to fix those errors and get it done on sunday. >> now a loss to dallas on sunday would make it six straight for shanahan and company. something the skins haven't experienced since 1998. coming up later, i'll have the latest injury news, including a surprise name that made the list today. >> be nice to beat the cowboys. thanks kristen. still to come up on 9news now. >> i'm kristin fisher live at reagan national where today, house republicans released this scathing report about the tsa. we'll dig into the report and get the tsa's response coming up. >> a little later, a consumer alert about popular items on shopping lists for thanksgiving. >> but up next, a very personal health story from me. my sister's battle against obesity and the tool she is

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was living to save herself from the consequences of obesity and give herself a whole new future. >> i was a heavy kid. >> a little chubby maybe, but certainly not fat. because of her natural athleticism, she played three varsity sports in high school. she was able to offset that genetic tendency to gain weight. after college, a desk job slowed her down. >> my job is very sed tear. i didn't do a lot of activities. it slowly crept on at first. and then it really kept coming on and on and on. >> as we took in the scenic views at grace fall, she remembered how often she chose convenient but fattening fast food for her workday lunches. finally at her heaviest, my one star athlete sister weighed 350- pounds and felt the burden of obesity every day. >> it's very mentally tiring as well as physically tiring. every decision. every day there was something

that, you know, can i go on that ride with my daughter? am i going to be too big? am i going to make somebody uncomfortable flying because i'm that heavy? >> finally, her husband made an appointment for them both. and she had the tools for her transformation. a change that in over a year's time meant losing 120-pounds and six pant sizes. >> i have a doctor who knows, who specializes in that. who treats that every day, it wasn't hard. she was so positive and she was so encouraging. >> you can do this. >> she was advised to follow a low carbohydrate diet, eating mostly lean protein like eggs, chicken, and fish, plus lots of vegetables, and low sugar fruits. she gave up soda and alcohol completely. she lost 17-pounds in the first two weeks and energized to keep moving. >> i started walking.

walking with pain. and then the pain went away and then i started jogging and you know, i started with braces on my ankles because they were so weak from the weight and now, you know, i can jog. i can bike. you know, i just -- it's completely changed my whole life has changed. >> and achievement that led to her recognition with an american heart association lifestyle change award at this year's heart walk. as thousands looked on at national stadium, this big sister could hardly hold back the tears when i handed her that award. >> it's amazing the things you lose as you gain weight, but then as you lose the weight again, you really regain yourself. >> that was such a great day. now, i should point out she was also prescribed a drug that suppresses appetite to use on an as needed basis. she took it in the afternoon for those predinner cravings, but she doesn't anymore.

it can have serious side effects and only be taken in a doctor supervised weight loss program. this is 9news now. >> ineffective, bloated bureaucracy. that's what one congressman who helped create the transportation agency is calling agency. john mike laid out his complaints in a report released today at reagan national airport. kristin fisher is live. kristen, tell us more. >> well, lesli, this report is scathing. it's called a decade later, a call for tsa reform. it pretty much says that the tsa does not work. from the way that it screens passengers to the way that it recruits new employees. >> this is our nation's capital. they are advertising on pizza boxes. >> representative is pointing to an ad for tsa employees