>> we are always open to receive additional information about older cases as well as current cases. >> reporter: wood started in hollywood classics like "rebel without a cause." she and wagner had one daughter together but the couple's relationship was tumultuous. they were married twice. a spokesperson for wagner says he welcomes the investigation but warns of people who might be trying to profit from the 30th anniversary of his wife's death. and as of now sheriff's officials are still classifying that death as an accident just as they had for the last three decades. >> all right. thank you. meantime an important health alert about the government's decision on a brook bust block buster cancer drug. it can have dangerous side effects.

two advisory panels suggested the f.d.a. make this move so it is not unexpected but it is still a blow to women some saying this drug is their only option to battle the spreading cancer. >> we know that some patients do benefit, many don't and just have the side effects and again at the moment we don't know how to separate one group from the other. >> it is important to say the drug is still available because it is also used to treat colon, lung and other types of cancer but the f.d.a. ruling will most likely influence insurance coverage especially for breast cancer. however, late today medicare announced it will keep paying for it for now. washington nationals catcher ramos took a flight back to give us all a chance to see how well he is doing. here is the story now from nats park.

>> reporter: it took awhile but a hug and a smack from ryan zimmerman finally brought out wilson ramos' trademark grain. his teammates and coaches overjoyed to see him safe. the nationals told the media no questions but ramos did want to tell washington fans he was touched by their prayers and candle light vigil while he was held for 51 long hours by kidnappers in venezuela. >> i just want to say thanks to my fans for your prayers and your support and i'm happy to be here. happy to be with my family. >> ramos into the night. see you later. >> reporter: the catcher has been one of the few bright spots for the nationals and the team was worried about both his physical and his mental health. he had hid under a bed in the kidnapper's mountain hideout during the gun battle that freed him. >> i get emotional when i talk

about it now. one of our own. is he a family member. and when things are that dangerous and that it goes way beyond baseball. >> reporter: venezuela now one of the most dangerous places in the world. kidnappings for ransom. one of the biggest fears is that major league baseball will tell players like ramos that they can no longer play winter ball in south america. the nats gm says no. >> well, he lived there and that's where his family is. that's where his people are. >> reporter: there and here. ramos plans to play on tuesday. even if the tee greys make the caribbean world series, ramos can still make it to florida for the washington nationals first game of spring training three and a half months from

now february 28th. we just have to make it through winter then we can see him play here. >> glad to have him back. so much to look forward to. thank you, bruce. well, this next sports story doesn't have quite the great ending. oklahoma state university is in mourning after two of its women's basketball coaches were killed in a plane crash. dave owens is joining us live now with reaction to just an incredible loss. >> reporter: an incredible loss. the head coach kurt budke and his assistant coach were out on the recruiting trail actually heading back to their stillwater oklahoma campus but that's when something went fatally wrong with the plane they were flying in and it went down about 45 miles east of littlerock, arkansas. now, there were four people on board. 82-year-old pilot and his wife. no one survived. about 4 p.m. yesterday the sheriff's department said they received a call from witnesses who said

they saw the plane nose dive into a heavily wooded area. now, weather near the crash site was clear. temperatures were in the 30s and 40s. >> when something like this happens and, god forbid it happened again, we have to pull together as a family. we have got to try to do that. i think this is the longest i've gone without tearing up. >> reporter: the ntsb says it could take up to nine months to determine the reason for the crash. he mentioned it happened again. they lost 10 in a plane crash. oklahoma state all too familiar with this kind of tragedy. >> thank you for the updates. breaking news coming out of penn state university. late this afternoon we learned that long time head football coach joe paterno has lung cancer. his son revealed the diagnosis

today adding that the doctors are calling the condition treatable and that they are optimistic the 84-year-old will make a full recovery. the news comes as the ncaa announced it will launch an investigation into penn state in the wake of the allegations against former assistant coach jerry sandusky. child sexual abuse at another college. a now 39-year-old mantels espn that bernie fine started sexually abusing him and it continued for many years. the help brother has also come forward to say fine molested him when he was in fifth or sixth grade. both men were ball boys for the team. >> probably went out in sixth grade, 11, 10 years old and he

started trying to touch me and things like that. >> he is a god to you, you know. he can do whatever he wants. and that was me. i didn't feel right about it and i told him that, bernie, please don't do that to me. then he would do it again and again. just made you feel odd. >> fine has been an assistant basketball coach at syracuse for 35 years. both the school's chancellor says fine denies the allegations and the head coach calls the allegations a bunch of lies. he says his wife was killed in an iranian hit job that was meant for him. the man accused of murdering an elderly socialite will have to make the case in court. he was arrested in august for the murder of his 91-year-old wife viola gaff. he has a problem with his

defense attorneys calling them incompetent. >> because, he says -- it was a pretty strange day in court. he says they were incompetent because they didn't deliver his messages to the white house and the defense department. >> reporter: viola's daughters leave court without talking to reporters. >> we should have gone out a back door. >> reporter: but in the courtroom plenty of comments and gasps as they watched and listened the man accused of killing their mother in august explain why he doesn't need his court-appointed lawyers to defend him. >> anything you can tell us about muth and the decision he is doing. >> he has and confused institutional right to do so. >> reporter: asked if he was ever treated for a mental disorder. despite denials by the iraqi embassy he still insists he is

a brigadier in the army and he said that he was the intended target. their's was a history of domestic violence. viola filed a restraining order against muth. so did his gay lover. >> the court doesn't basically leave any of his claims. >> reporter: in fact, it appears the 91-year-old may have fought off her attacker. her right thumbnail was nearly torn off and today in court they say they intend to look for d.n.a. from the victim's nail clippings, evidence that could link muth to this crime. the victim's later released a statement. >> reporter: the trial has been set for october 1st. right now muth is charged with second-degree murder but they may come back with first-degree murder charges facing a possible lifetime behind bars. >> he thinks he was the victim

of a possible iranian hit job. former gay lover filed a protective order. >> he went on for about 15 minutes in court. the prosecutor even had his arms crossed, advice rolled his eyes. police are investigating an armed robbery on university campus in maryland. a student was walking by a dorm when two men wearing masks held him up at knife point. we are joined now live from college park. scott broom is joining us now. >> reporter: just release the in the last hour. this place is covered by a network of 600 surveillance cameras. apparently the suspects did not get the word. the images come from a pharmacy just a block off the university

of maryland campus. suspects attending to use the credit card of a student who had just been robbed at knife point by masked men a few minutes before. >> one of the males pulled out a knife and demanded money from students. >> reporter: thousands of students were notified about the robbery in texts in the middle of the night because of the mask and knife held to the throat of the victim. >> it is scary to live here and go to school here and trust the university that they are going to take care of these things. >> we were all kind of shocked. we didn't really know how to act to it. >> reporter: university police said the students needed to be warned because of the nature of the attacks. >> our student turned to walk away and was accosted. >> reporter: the victim fled towards a 7-eleven just off campus and hailed a police officer to report the incident. just a block away the student's

credit card was being used and the suspects quickly disappeared into the night. but apparently not without being caught on top. >> in fact this is the first armed robbery we have had on campus within the past year. >> reporter: obviously police are hoping that video leads them to a tip. they are also distributing this imagery in the same way they distributed the alert around campus electronically. thousands of kids will see it. hopefully they will end up with an arrest very soon. reporting live university of maryland. >> young people there keeping their eyes wide open. thank you, scott. >> still ahead a possible break in the murder of a northern virginia handy man. coming up, police make an arrest in connection with that case. topper? >> winds have died down but it is getting cold out here. look at the temps. we are in the 30s in the burbs. 37 in frederick. even downtown 44. we will come back and talk about the weekend whether or not texts will go up or back down.

but up next, what is next for lawmakers facing a thanksgiving deadline to make deep deficit cuts.

the panel of six democrats and six republicans saying they will work through the weekend to try to meet a deadline.

members must agree on a plan to slash at least $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the next ten years and they have to vote by wednesday. >> time is running out. what i can say is we are leaving no stone unturned. we are looking to find a way. we recognize what's at stake and we are hoping to reach an agreement. >> we have 12 good people who have worked hard since this committee has been created but to try to find sufficient, common ground for an agreement that will simultaneously address both our nation's job crisis and the debt crisis. >> the super committee must have a draft ready for the public to see on monday. steep spending cuts will automatically kick in if they

don't make the deadline. host of "face the nation" is joining us to put this all in perspective. bob, some financial analysts are concerned that if this committee can't reach a deal it would be an even bigger blow to the economy that is just starting to show some signs of growth? >> well, i think that's exactly right, lesli. and the reason why is because if that should happen. if they are unable to get some kind after compromise that kind of gets that deficit in order we may see our financial securities, our financial instruments downgraded once again and if that happens it means that the interest rates on those securities will go up and that will cause interest rates to go up all across this economy. so while the congress continues to play politics, and that's basically what's going on here, it is the country that is going to wind up paying the bill. so we can all hope they are going to finally come to some agreement. but i've got to tell you tonight the smart money is bet

that they won't. i hope the smart money is wrong. but they haven't been wrong many times in the past. >> could congress try to roll back some of those automatic cuts and then there is the issue of what the president could do in response to all of this. >> that's exactly right. and they are talking about these automatic cuts going into effect. they are not supposed to go into effect until the end of next year after the election. what may happen is that congress, if they can't come to some agreement they may then go in and undo those cuts and just change the law. so that would be an even bigger mess than what we are facing now. we have got one member of the supercommittee, a republican from pennsylvania, the senator from pennsylvania who will be with us sunday on "face the nation." we will talk to democratic center from west virginia and we will bring in ron paul who is now one of four candidates who will deadlocked for the lead out in iowa. now, that's just weeks away.

the first contest of the election year and of all people ron paul is one of those who is now kind of in the lead out there. we will see what happens. >> that's why you love politics, bob, because it is so unpredictable. we will see you sunday. >> okay. >> the weather is not unpredictable. >> i was just going to say. i know what is going on. >> there is a professional. no, it is not. another pretty nice november weekend. i want to take you out to washington state, snoqualmie pass. >> the snow? >> this is good stuff here. >> major snow. >> this isn't that far from seattle. it is in the cascades. it is a major resort. they got just hammered yesterday. and actually another storm may get them over the weekend. >> is that in the rockies? >> northern rockies, a hill bit, yes. >> that's what we like to hear. >> our winter outlook at 11

p.m. tonight. >> we are going to talk numbers. >> you can hold them to it. >> yes, you can. absolutely. 41 bethesda. 45 in college park. the good news is winds are not really a factor. bad news is it is clear and the atmosphere is very dry. these temps will fall like a stone tonight. 43 in rockville, 39 in gaithersburg. 43 down in springfield. you are going to a playoff football game, dress warm. breezy and milder on saturday and sunday. sunday clouds will begin to come in the afternoon. tonight though, clear and cold. two blanket night. 24-34. winds light at about 5 to 10. lows tonight inside the beltway and downtown talking right around the freezing mark. 32 arlington. 33 downtown. 32 springfield. 25 in gaithersburg.

27 in rockville. 26 bowie. 26 in reston, fairfax. 25 sterling. 24 leesburg. manassas. middleburg. tomorrow morning, sunny and cold. need a coat. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. winds pick up south-southwest at 10 to 15. that is a mild wind. by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy and milder. grab the sunglasses. highs near 55 which is pretty close to average. average high is now 57. winds continuing south- southwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. really nice day. even oakland will approach 50 tomorrow. 50 in cumberland. low 50s in hagerstown. 55 in culpepper. one of the warmer. ones. downtown 54. 54 andrews. annapolis as well. right now not a small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac. one maybe issued later on tomorrow. 24 to 34 to start. 48 to 53 by noon.

pure sunshine. 50 to 55 by evening. next seven days. clouds on sunday. milder. okay for the redskins game. 62. walk for the homeless tomorrow. bundle up for that. it will be cold in the morning. monday will be light rain and showers. tuesday will be more moderate rain and showers but 60 both days. cooler on wednesday and still appears to be a quiet travel day. and nice for turkey day temps in the upper 50s. my goodness you can golf on friday. sometimes we do. 62. >> very nice. still ahead. victims of this year's historic flooding in northern virginia take their fight for federal help right to fema's front door. up next we wrap up our special series on pain management. what doctors are now doing to treat the mysterious agony of fibromyalgia.

fibromyalgia. a debilitating disorder. many of the sufferers are women. the causes are still a medical mystery. some doctors question the existence of it as a distinct disorder? wrapping up our week on

fighting pain one woman's drastic measures to reclaim her life. >> reporter: it wasn't long ago that jean haas couldn't walk down the street with her family. >> walking was painful. sitting was painful. laying down was painful. >> reporter: the 43-year-old was tested for a variety of ailments from depression to cancer. she was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia. an illness that causes long- term body wide pain in the muscle and other soft tissue. >> got point where you just touched me like that i would feel the pain. >> reporter: she finally found relief in a critical trial. doctors surgically implanted an electronic stimulator around a nerve in the neck. it kicks on five minutes sending signals across her brain, in effect canceling out much of the pain. doctors have used similar stimulation for treating epilepsy and severe depression. >> we thought too, let's try this on patients who have not responded to the best medical therapy possible. >> reporter: when this

experimental device cycles on haas feels it, her throat constricts and her voice becomes horse. >> makes it harder to breathe. >> reporter: but after years of being miserable the mother of two says it is a small price to pay for having pain relief. >> i went from having a life to having no life. >> she has fibromyalgia but it is under control enough she is back to work as a teacher. she can take care of her kids again. antidepressants are often prescribed as part of the treatment. metro and road closings you might want to know about. a popular exhibit at the smithsonian national museum of american history gets a new lease on life. >> that's a hard word. they lost their homes in a flood and now they are in front of fema asking for help. i'm lindsey mastis in washington. that story is coming up. i'm peggy fox in centerville. the killing of a beloved

handyman at this centerville mansion may finally be solved. coming up, i will show you who has been arrested.

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centerville. >> reporter: relieved tonight there has finally been an arrest. >> we are very happy and we feel like fairfax county police have done their job. >> reporter: that's the son of the owner of this centerville mansion who helped police catch this guy. 22-year-old renard prather. he was indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in the murder of a native of gautamala, father of two and devoted handyman. >> he took a good man's life. actually, he took a person's life that he probably could have been like. someone that wants to work hard no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: on may 17, 2010, two men armed with semiautomatic pistols. both the son of the owner and jose confronted them. you can hear the struggle in this 911 call. >> reporter: court documents say jose gained control of one

of the guns. moments later he was fatally shot in the head by one of the intruders. >> jose was an amazing person. an older brother to me. i felt like he was an older brother. always giving very good advice. always missed. we think about him every single day. >> reporter: the robbers fled to a waiting pickup truck driven by a third alleged suspect. the son of the owner is confident that the others involved in the robbery and killing will also face charges. >> for the latest charges which include cone firearm charges could mean life prison for him. you can expect delays on the beltway and dulles toll road overnight. construction crews closing all the exits from the east dulles toll road to the beltway. all part of the ongoing

virginia hot lanes project. and there is an alert for metro riders as well. starting tonight at 10 p.m. part of the yellow and blue lines will shut down. no service between pentagon city and king street. that will go on until monday morning. this means no metro service to nationals airport this weekend. very important. the shuttle bus service including an express will be in full effect. and crossing rockville, pike and bethesda, homefully it will get a little less dangerous. the montgomery county council has agreed to construction that will get going in july. the underpass will open two years later. lesli? >> dozens of families that lost hear homes in a flood marched in front of fema headquarters today. they are upset because fema has refused to grant them financial assistance. they lived in woodbridge in a

trailer park that is until tropical storm lee hit last september. lindsey mastis has the story. >> reporter: they came holding signs and pictures of the homes they lost. >> where we were it looked like an ocean. >> reporter: tropical storm lee destroyed everything that was there. >> we lost furniture. we lost family pictures. >> reporter: it has been months but these families decided to protest now because fema recently denied a request for federal disaster aid to families. there are families here that are now homeless. >> we need financial help to move on. >> reporter: a petition was passed around and then delivered to fema. >> when we presented the petition to fema they said it

was up to the governor to deny it. >> reporter: a person says instead the state is offering low interest loans to businesses and families through the small business administration. families say there is still a problem. they can't find affordable housing. >> we have lost a big chunk of the very small amount of low income housing in prince william county and that needs to be replaced in a place that is safe for families. >> just to clarify. prince william county will receive money from fema but that goes toward paying operating costs which includes money for emergency response and funds to repair the roads damaged by the storm. a wildfire is forcing thousands of people out of their homes in reno, nevada. several people have been hurt. 20 homes are burned. school areas in one area were closed for the day. and a state of emergency has been declared.

the reno fire chief says the flames have split in two directions and high winds are making it very difficult for firefighters. no word yet on a cause. one of the national museum of american histories most popular collections is back on display tonight. the first lady's inaugural gowns are located in the gallery. looking at how first ladies have shaped women. some gowns came from michelle obama, barbara bush, nancy reagan and jackie kennedy. the national building museum is inviting you to get a glimpse of what washington could have been like if some early architects had gotten their way. the exhibit is called unbuilt washington. the show features the original drawings of thomas jefferson and others that show examples of buildings, parks, bridges or other projects that for one reason or another were never built. the exhibit runs to the end of may. sharpen up your ice skates, everybody. one of our area's most popular rinks on the mall is back in

business for the winter. it is located at the national gallery of arts sculpture garden near the national archivesment tickets $8 for, $7 for seniors, kids and students. regis philbin signed off this morning today after 28 years on the job. he was dry eyed as he said goodbye but kelly ripa fought back tears. among those in the audience today ripa's predecessor kathy lee gifford, katie couric. regis philbin says his immediate plans include a tour for his new book "how i got this way." how can a traffic camera give you a ticket for stopping at a red light? it is happening locally. coming up, outraged drivers have their say.

but up next dramatic video. don't forget we are always on at wusa9.com.

caught on tape. graphic video of a police shoot that left a man dead. it happened last month in lafayette, indiana. a man gets out of his car with a large knife and off camera stabs an officer in the face. other police open fire and kill the man. all the officers have opinion cleared of any wrongdoing. perhaps not the same in alburquerque, new mexico, where two police officers have been fired after they allegedly beat a car theft suspect and celebrated. check it out. they are kicking the guy. all caught on video back in february and it shows the officers tackled him to the ground. one officer knees him and you saw the other guy kicking him in the head. after handcuffing the suspects the officers walk away from the scene and give each other a chest bump. an investigation is underway into whether or not they may not only be fired. in florida, a school bus

driver -- video to prove this one. you can see the driver with four kids fumbling with the phone in her hand. she flips it open once. looks down at it. once, twice, then two more times taking her eyes off the road for almost 10 seconds at a time. in a second clip -- the bus is now empty. no students on there. but the same driver can be seen doing the same thing. this time staring at her phone much longer. the driver told a supervisor after this she was watching a game on her mobile phone. >> no. >> gaming while driving. >> with kids on a bus. still ahead. if you own a general motors passenger van need to tell you about a recall. plus, today's hot holiday toy takes you to the land of little people. >> topper, i had nothing to do with the script of that. >> i will come in and get you, foster. look at temperatures. in the 30s already in the burbs. 37 in gaithersburg.

38 great falls. even 44 downtown. we will come back and tell if you the temps will go up over the weekend look ahead to a travel day. it is coming around the corner. back here in the land of the at all people. area drivers seeing red. getting red light tickets for not actually running a red light. we will explain. natural [ speaking french ]

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were you crying? yeah. it is a tough job that no one really wants. >> because it will cost you. >> that's right, our ken molestina explains why stopping at some intersections is not enough to avoid what some are calling a red light ticket trap. >> reporter: route 450 at princees garden parkway in prince george's county. busy intersection and home to one of 21 county-run red light cameras. it is watching your every move hoping to catch red light runners in the act. >> i saw the flash behind me and a couple weeks later i deposit a ticket in the mail. >> reporter: nolan church was busted but according to him he didn't do anything wrong. >> i was stopped. >> reporter: the snapshot taken by the camera showed he stopped

between a crosswalk and white line. that white line is known as a stop bar and according to prince george's county police that's where he should have come to a halt. >> he is clearly over the line. >> reporter: so church was cited for running the light even though he stopped before the crosswalk where the traffic signals hang. officials say that isn't a justified ticket because the crossing point should be the stopping point. >> even to expand the crosswalk to entrap and ensnare people. >> reporter: according to aaa this area right here is the crosswalk. they claim the loophole that prince george's county is using incorporates all this area up to that white line where the car is stopped as a crosswalk. according to them that's illegal. >> who is breaking the law here? it is the municipality. >> reporter: county police defend the citation and their message saying the design of the intersection serves a specific purpose. >> the state has built this road with median to allow

emergency vehicles through this area. >> reporter: the white line prevents motorists from blocking emergency vehicles. >> most of these violations occur because they are distracted or they are going too fast. >> reporter: but this upset motorist isn't buying that and hopes to contest the ticket and have law enforcement put their brakeses on something that isn't fair. >> the fine is $75. i could just pay it. i want to fight it just on general principles. >> reporter: ken molestina, 9news now. >> the camera in question in the past year has caught close to 2600 violators. that's $75 a pop. that comes out to more than $16,000 a month in fines. a recall to pass on to you this friday. about 1800 full-sized passenger vans are being called back over air bag concerns. now, this impacts certain 2012 gmc savannah and chevrolet express vans. the air bags may not inflate

properly in the case of a front end collision. time for a hot holiday toy of the day and we close out our week devoted to the littlest of little people with the fisher price little people animal sound zoo. isn't this cute. this is a zoo where the animals talk to you. you're so moved by this. so you get the little animal that comes with three animals. this is the lion. you put the lion on a little circle here and you push them down. it says his name. and then he roars, right. get it? see, they love this thing. so it is all about habitat, teaching children about where the animals live and noises they make. >> guerilla. what sound does the gorilla make, topper? >> very good. all right. so this is safe for children as young as one and a half. sells for $35. it is getting really high marks for kids who love playing with

this thing. >> not going to take this from the kids. but a cool toy. >> it is. >> speaking of cool. downright cold. looking at 41 in arlington. 39 in bethesda. temps are really going to fall tonight. clear skies and very, very dry air mass. looking at 41 in sterling. 38 in great falls. 37 up in gaithersburg. in fact, you walk around the carpet tonight you can shock your fellow family member. clear and cold tonight. bundle up if you're going to high school football. for tonight clear and cold. two blanket night. 24-34 downtown. winds light south-southwest 5 to 10. pure sunshine tomorrow. winds pick up 10 to 15 but a warmer wind. south-southwest wind 10 to 15. mostly sunnier, milder.

grab the shades. high temps near 55. pretty close to average. average now 57. winds south-southwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. next seven days. sunday is even milder. 62. but clouds will come in and dry for the redskins game. we are looking at light rain and showers on monday. 60. heavier rain and showers on tuesday. a quiet travel day on wednesday. really not bad at all. temperatures go back up to the upper 50s on turkey day and low 60s on friday. and tonight at 11 p.m. we will have our winter outlook. >> going to give us snow numbers? >> give you numbers, yes. >> giving us dates, times. we want the whole nine? >> i better get back to work. >> yes. >> . have the farmer's almanac. >> how often do we combine football and shall we say an episode of "glee"? dave owens, what the heck are you talking about, man? >> derek, you stole my line,

man. maybe "glee" or america's got talent. post season on his mind for now. when it is all said and done we might see this young man telling simon from. "x-factor" a thing or two. here is kristin berset. >> i heard a pop, pop and knew i was injured. >> reporter: this linebacker thought his senior season with the lake braddock bruins was over before it started. just five days into august practices he suffered a fracture in his leg and was told he would be out at least four months. >> the worst thing is not being able to play while all my teams are playing and i'm not winning and losing with them 1993 is a natural musician. >> reporter: will's high school life is like a scene right out of the t.v. show "glee" but without the weird facials and locker shoving. >> it is kind of fun to go from

harmonizing with all my tenor friends to game tackling with all my linebacker friends at practice every day. >> reporter: but they couldn't resist a little ridicule. >> i always tease him myself for being a barber shop quartet type guy. wasn't to see him in a bow tie singing one day. >> reporter: will's hard work has earned the respect of his peers. a normal day consists of school and football practice. >> he has a great attitude the whole time. he is really willing to make it work. >> in the weight room, in the running program, in preparation for the upcoming season, just like no one really outworks him in the classroom. he is a diligent worker in the classroom. everything he does. i think that that work ethic, the whole team feeds off that. >> reporter: and it was will's determination to play after his injury that deposit him back with his fellow bruins in just two months to make a run at the state title.

from springfield, virginia, kristin berset, 9news now. >> quite a kid. thank you, kristin. football wise he is leading lake braddock against centerville tonight. >> thank you, dave. still to come on 9news now. i'm danielle nottingham on capitol hill. coming up, what's next for the lawmakers facing a thanksgiving deadline to make steep deficit cuts? a little later. some help before you plan your way out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. but next, helping hands making a big many difference next.

friday is here. that means it is time to catch a ride on the big yellow bus for our cool school. >> volunteering at a great place in rockville. as mike hydek reports they are not only helping a place that could really use the extra hands they have put their personal touch on their work too. >> terry is 11. mackenzie is 12. >> reporter: talking about her grandchildren who live with

her. their mother died just a few weeks ago. the interface clothing center in rockville, maryland, is nothing short of a life line for her. >> i just come over here and get whatever i need to help me. i'm hanging in there with them. >> reporter: that is where the students from stoneridge in bethesda come in. >> that is a little mix of everything. >> reporter: community service is part of the mission at the school. but these two have taken it to a whole other level. >> do you like any of these? >> reporter: they spontaneously started their own personal shopping service one day. and the idea took off. >> is this okay? or is this too big? >> reporter: too big. >> before we came here we just organized clothes and hung. helping the clients is the funnest spot. >> what size? >> especially when i find something in style and cute. it is exactly what they were

looking for. and then i guess it kind of bounces back on me because it is like exciting that i finally helped someone. >> to give you an idea of how much work is done here each day. see these hangers. they will be out of this area and on racks by the end of the day. >> last year we serviced 15,000 clients. low income montgomery county residents in this one center. >> reporter: saturday morning they say it is nothing to have 50 to 100 people in line. so when it comes to keeping the center operating students from stoneridge are an amazing help. both the extra hands -- >> no problem. >> reporter: and a little heart. >> it is wonderful. wonderful. you don't have to buy a lot of stuff from the stores. i get a lot of stuff from here. >> another cool part of the effort the young women from stoneridge maintain a website to help encourage others to give. if you've got a cool school e-

mail mike hydek at wusa9.com. time is running out for members of the supercommittee tonight. five days and counting until their deadline to cut 1.2 trillion from the ever amounting federal deficit but the group has until monday to provide public notice of any agreement. they have got until wednesday to actually cast their vote. danielle nottingham live on capitol hill tonight where members say they are painfully aware that the stale mate is holding them back. danielle? >> reporter: derek, they are aware of this deadline. it is right around the corner. but this evening it looks like there is no deal in sight. the super committee saying it will work through the weekend to try to meet its deadline. members must agree on a plan to slash at least 1.2 trillion dollars from the deficit over the next ten years and take a vote by wednesday. >> we are painfully, painfully aware of the deadline that is staring us in the