not the wealthiest americans should share in the sacrifice that all of us have to make. >> reporter: the super committee must come up with a draft for the public to see by monday. committee members admit they have not made much progress but say they are still optimistic they will come up with a deficit reduction plan that the house and senate will pass. steep spending cuts automatically kick in if the super committee does not meet its deadline. financial analysts are also concerned if the committee fails congress will let social security tax cuts and emergency unemployment aid expire january 1st. dealing a huge blow to the economy just as it is starting to show signs of growth. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> the entire group of 12 lawmakers met today in search of that elusive deal and this was the first time in a few weeks the whole super committee met in the same room. they have been meeting in smaller groups over that time trying to find some common

ground. and at least one suspect in a rare on campus knife-point robbery out of the university of maryland last night was caught on tape just a short time later. these are images just released by university police. that's a man they believe used the victim's credit card as a cbs pharmacy just a short distance off campus. the student was robbed by two men wearing masks near cecil hall on campus just after midnight. >> our student turned to walk away and he was accosted by one of the men who put a knife to his throat. our student said take whatever you want. his wallet, his money and so forth and his cell phone were taken by two men. >> police notified thousands of students right after that robbery last night with a campus-wide text alert. well, he says his wife was killed during an iranian assassination attack gone bad. now albrecht muth will defend

himself. police arrested muth back in august for the murder of his 91- year-old wife. muth is still insisting he is a brigadier-general in the iraqi honor and he says what happened in the summer was a hit for him. right now is he charged with second-degree murder but a grand jury could still come back with an indictment on first-degree murder charges by then. investigators continue examining the bizarre rambling. ortega-hernandez produced a videotape in idaho and offers a glimpse of his state of mind before he came here. talks profanity and about gang life and how he believes the u.s. is ganging up on other countries for their oil and pleads with oprah winfrey for a

job. >> it is not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have been waiting for. so i ask you, oprah, better yes, i'm begging you, oprah, please cast me onto your show, oprah. >> he has a distinctive tattoo on his neck. if you look closely there it says israel. his mother told the local newspaper that's the name of his 2-year-old son. the suspect's father told the spanish television network that his son was obsessed with the date 11-11-11. turned out to be the day he shot at the white house. wilson ramos with a clean bill of health one week after commandos freed him from kidnappers in venezuela. ramos is thanking all the washington fans who came out to stand vigil for him while the kidnappers were holding him for

ransom. >> i just want to say thanks to my fans for your prayers and your support. i'm happy to be here. happy to be with my family. >> reporter: ramos will head back to venezuela to play for his hometown team on tuesday but he plans to be back in this country for spring training in february. joe paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer. that according to his son scott. the 84-year-old is undergoing treatment. his doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery. joe paterno lost his job last week in the wake of that child sex abuse scandal. joe paterno says he wishes he had done more about abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. now to the child sex abuse investigation over at syracuse university. the district attorney up there concedes no criminal charges may ever be brought because the statute of limitations has run out. but he promises there will be a

full investigation nonetheless. two step brothers now in their 30s and 40s accuse an assistant basketball coach at syracuse of sexual abuse back when the step brothers were just 11 or 12. that coach bernie fine. >> actually i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen. >> syracuse university placed the coach on leave. the head coach is standing by his long time assistant. he calls the accusations a bunch of lies. a massive wildfire in nevada took one life. a man suffered a cardiac arrest while trying to evacuate from reno. the wildfire has already destroyed at least 20 homes and burned more than 400 acres. the local fire chief says that

the blaze could rage on through tomorrow. fema already declared the fire a major disaster. sun has been done and it is starting to get mighty chilly out there. topper shutt is on the weather terrace and he can vouch for that. >> it is not windy. it is pretty cold. temperatures. highs held in the 40s today. 34 right now in gaithersburg. 32 already in frederick. 37 in leesburg and 32 in manassas. 41 downtown. most of the burbs now in the 30s. for tonight clear and cold tonight. a two blanket night no doubt. lows 24 to 34. winds light. southwesterly 5 to 10. still to come. a family gets out of their trailer just seconds before a tree comes crashing down on it. why they say divine intervention was involved. but first, a 30-year-old case involving the death of a hollywood star has been

reopened. what investigators discovered after the break? stay with us.

nearly 30 years after actress natalie wood's death police in los angeles are taking a brand-new look into whether or not there may have been some foul play involved. the yacht captain on board that night she died is now telling

reporters he lied to investigators back then. he now blames woods' husband robert wagner for her death. after a night of drinking heavily with christopher watkin he says they had a fight. >> i didn't want my whole life to go by without having the truth come out. >> the coroner ruled woods' death a drowning accident back in 1918 but the l.a. sheriff's office has now decided to take another look. wood was 43 years old back then. the three-time oscar nominee was known for her starring roles in classics like "rebel without a cause" and "west side story." the oklahoma university mourning the loss of the head basketball coach and his assistant. kurt budke and miranda serna all killed when the single- engine plane crashed last night in central arkansas. the pair was on a recruiting trip. no word yet on why their plane

went down. >> looks like the temperatures are really going down. what you can expect in this 9news now forecast. it will come your way right after the break. first, a deadly shootout with the cops. why officers say they had no choice but to open fire. you stay with us. >> the last time i saw her she was sitting at a vanity table fixing her hair. >> is robert wagner a new real life suspect in his wife's natalie wood's drowning.

caught on tape in louisiana. a deadly gun battle between

suspect and the police. it is a little graphic. this started as a chase back in october and it ended with officers shooting. 39-year-old paul spencer was shot to death. as you can see after spencer crashed his car he leaps out of it wielding a knife. he ended up stabbing a police officer in the face before the other officers shot him. he was shot seven times. automatic of the officers have now been cleared of any wrongdoing. a lot of you are probably thinking let's go out to dinner this weekend but if you've got a food allergy that can be a bit of a challenge. our anita brikman is here now with some tasty options for you. >> tasty indeed. derek, more of our local restaurants are accommodating customers with food allergies with special dishes, even entire menus and that includes people with allergies to gluten, a protein in wheat flour. imagine having that allergy and

being able to dine out on italian. >> it is called a country style pasta. >> this pasta isn't just any pasta it is gluten free. one of the many meals that the executive chef creates for those who are allergic to the protein found commonly in wheat and barley. >> we have tried rice based pastas and corn meal-based pastas. we found corn meal fits what we use it for a lot better. you can cook it and still feel like you're eating pasta. >> people with food allergies can enjoy a great meal out these days and not have to worry about getting sick. chef perry says it is not just ingredients to ask about but also how the meal is prepared. >> separate bowls? >> separate bowls. we know how severe sometimes th allergy is. >> doesn't spoil this awesome

dish. >> fresh chopped parsley. >> simpler than ever to make grouten free recipes at home. read labels meticulously before you buy something. >> if you're in the market looking for chicken stock or chicken base to buy, make sure you look for organic or all natural. >> here is another important point. many people who are allergic to gluten don't know it for a real long time. if you have unexplained diarrhea, abdominal pain, any signs of malnutrition or if you bruise easily talk to the doctor about this popular allergy. >> thank you, anita. a family in north carolina sure thinks they are lucky to be alive because a tree fell on their trailer. bobby calhoon says they were

just getting ready to leave for church. the son wanted to stay in the house but something just said i've got to get out of here. >> that fast. the tree fell right through the bedroom where my boy was wanting to go. >> i'm glad it happened while we were away. you see they would have been in that bed. >> thankfully though no one was hurt. >> the storm system that rolled through that state also damaged dozens of other homes and businesses. what kind of storms were those. >> sometimes something tells us just to do something and there you go. >> we had severe weather yesterday in the southeast. now it is just cold everywhere. we are looking at a cold night but another good weekend. we are in a good pattern. the weekends are looking pretty good here. tonight on 9news now at 11 p.m. we will have our winter outlook. we will talk numbers. how much snow we think will fall in the metro area. let's start with numbers right now. 41 downtown. most folks now in the 30s and most of the suburbs headed for the 20s tonight. one of our colder nights

really. good news is there is no windchill. 37 right now in rockville. 36 in springfield. 3 you move to the east and north. 34 in beltsville and 33 in laurel. so once you get away from that heat island it is pretty cold and will be so tonight. here is the deal. another nice weekend really. clear and cold tonight. bundle up for high school football. some of the games underway. breezy and milder on saturday. and breezy and even milder on sunday. not a picture-perfect weekend. there will be clouds on sunday. clear and cold tonight. again. two blanket night. 24-34. winds southwest at about 10 to 15. downtown we are talking low 30s downtown. maybe even 32 in arlington and springfield. 33 at national. but everybody else in the 20s. mid-20s at that. 26 in rockville. 25 in gaithersburg. 27 in college park. 26 in bowie. mid-to upper 20s for fairfax,

reston. 24 in leesburg and middleburg and down towards manassas. pretty much pure sunshine tomorrow morning but cold and becoming breezy. winds south-southwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon the winds increase. the good news is it is a warmer wind. mostly sunny, breezier, milder. you will need your shades tomorrow. highs near 55. averages are now running right around 57. zone forecast. sunshine in oakland 48. 50 in cumberland. 55 in culpeper. 54, 54 in fairfax. downtown we are looking 54. mid-50s into southern maryland and low 50s as you head north up 270. now let's break it down. 24-34 clear. 50 to 55 milder for tomorrow. but temperatures will really

fall again tonight. can't emphasize that enough. let's talk about the next three days. milder on sunday. clouds will come in late. staying dry for the redskins game. 62. if you're doing the walk for the homeless in the mall bundle up. it will be in the 30s before the walk is finished. look at temperatures. 60 on monday with light rain and showers. and now the next seven days tuesday still cloudy now looking at heavier rain and showers but still mild 60. i guess the good news is with tuesday we get the storm out of here in time for travel weather. turning partly cloudy on wednesday, back in the mid- 50s. turkey day looking nice. i won't freeze doing my deep fried turkey. 57. then golfable next friday. temperatures in the low 60s. >> what time are you frying that up turkey, topper? >> 2 p.m., 3 p.m. in the afternoon. only takes 45 minutes, you know? >> really? >> that's the beauty of it. >> thank you, sir. >> let's get to our weird news file tonight because we all know that cats rarely wear their emotions on their sleeves

if they had sleeves but this weird even for a cat. to youtube where at least 130,000 of you have checked out this. first of all, is the camera in slow motion? no, it is just moving like that. coming up on you really, really slow dude, don't want to get anybody too excited. just walking up. check that out. >> whoa. >> the other cat takes a kung fu pose. check me out. cobra style. i thought he was going to put out the other cat's nostril. to me, a dog person this is completely bizarre but i know that somewhere right now there is a cat owner at their computer writing in to say no, no, no. >> my cat does this every day. takes on mice. we will be right back. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address mail bag at wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. çñ

in the mail bag tonight a fascinating debate over on the wusa9 facebook page ignited by the occupy protestors in san diego who for reasons that remain a mystery decided to have a moment of silence for

the madman who decided to take a shot at the white house a week ago. many one saying it was a terrible thing but had this guy had any ties to the tea party or attended a tea party rally it would be major national news calling the tea party hateful, violent and racist. where are the liberals now? where are the calls for the 99% demanding an end to the violence and disruption to the lives of everyday americans who actually live for the living. that is a decent question. but rick has a different question. he wonders why the long arm of the law is wielding such an iron fist at oscar ortega- hernandez. why did the justice department overreach with the attempted assassination charge. how could it be an attempt to kill the president from 750 yards away when the president isn't even in washington at that time. what is their point? the guy aimed a point at the white house with the intent of

killing the president. law doesn't take into account whether the assailant could pull it off. he may have some pretty serious issues. that's a different issue though. this one came into mcginty's mail bag. chuck writes. pizza a vegetable? tomato is classified as a fruit. very good call. i think this is not so much about congress or anything else as much as the power of folks who bring you frozen pizza who did not want to be frozen out of the school lunch business. we welcome your business in mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be right back here tonight at 11 p.m. along with anita brikman. don't forget, log on anytime at wusa9.com. and topper will have his snow cast for us at 11 p.m. you'll want to watch it. see you then. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com

now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. the new natalie wood death investigation. ashton and demi's open marriage. regis says good-bye. three big stories. making news tonight. the last time that i saw her, she was sitting at this

little vanity table fixing her hair. >> robert wagner, why the sheriff is reopening the probe into the mysterious drowning of his wife, natalie. the boat captain's accusations. >> was he responsible for her death? >> yes. >> and a paramedic's new account. >> i think she was at least alive for three hours. plus -- >> any chance that natalie wood's body will be exhumed? >> "e.t." natalie wood investigation tonight. then, did ashton and demi have an open marriage? did ashton break the rules? the latest on the divorce. how they will split their millions. plus -- regis philbin's emotional good-bye. and his wipeout on "letterman." jen and her men. the stars' six degree of dating. and bare-naked bloopers. >> i really want to get this right. see the ladies of the "naked news" messing up. >> albert pu