live on the scene where a toxic carbon monoxide leak sends building residents to the hospital and terrified neighbors. >> this is 9news now. >> poisoned at home. a faulty furnace is being blamed for releasing carbon monoxide. >> now three people are in critical condition. it happened in the 14,000 block in silver spring. ken is live there right now with the latest on the story. ken. >> reporter: well you know aside from those three people that went to the hospital. everyone who made it out of the building is being forced to stay out until it is deemed safe. the three people that were rushed to the hospital came out of that apartment. the first floor apartment and neighbors who saw all of this go down tonight are left rattled. firefighters were called out to the apartment building in wolf creek place. three people were found poisoned by carbon monoxide. they were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

>> i saw them take three people out on stretchers. >> it's a frightening thing, as my neighbor said. i bought an alarm, because it is scary. >> many other who's lived in this building were treated on scene, including these young children who were taken away from their homes. the emergency forced 20 people to leave their homes, even if they weren't poisoned by the carbon monoxide. >> once the patients were treated, fire officials opened up the windows. they cracked open screens to ventilate the entire building. fire officials say a carbon monoxide level was in the single digits. this building had those levels in the hundreds. >> it's a very serious condition. good thing for the residents. >> assistant fire chief said tonight's freezing temperatures forced many people to turn on the heaters for the first time all year. and in some cases, those

heaters haven't been serviced or maintained and that oversight can create a carbon monoxide leak. while those reaching for their heaters are being asked to listen up. >> if you don't have detectors, you should get them. >> one of those detectors will run you $20. remember, carbon monoxide is odorless, it is tasteless, and it is colorless. so unless you have one of those detectors, you don't know you are consuming this poisonous gas. >> important advice, ken, thank you. 10.1. 12.6. 14.4. these are the snow totals last year at reagan national, dulles, and bwi airport. >> so, is old man winter going to give us a repeat performance? topper shutt, the man in the know on such things has some answers for you, along with the rest of the weather team. >> anita and derek, we all know i love snow. i don't hide it. quite frankly, i'm hoping for

something more along the lines of 2009, 2010. remember that? the snowiest in recorded history. i said hoping. to put that in perspective, our downtown area gets 16 inches a year while our northern and western suburbs get about 22 inches. mother nature gave us an appetizer this past october 29 when snow fell nearly eight weeks before the official start of winter. but if the winter of 2010 that is probably engrained in all of our memories. washingtonens came up with all sorts of names for that season. >> white gold. >> stacking it up. money is falling from the sky. >> if you're a big-time snow lover, you may be out of luck this year. here's my fellow snow partner. >> topper, you're right. we will be needing this stuff. but county snow removal expenses will be at or below

budget this year. it's all because of la nina. the water temperatures off the coast of south america and the pacific are colder than normal. we had a strong la nina last winter. this year's will be a weak to moderate one. what does this mean? anny hong explains. >> howard, for our area, this means overall average or above average temperatures. more rain events and those dreaded wintery mixes with bouts of freezing rain, which we all know is better for skating than driving. topper, back to you. >> all right, they are talking about a la nina winter. i think winter will get off to an early start in december and things even out for january and february. i'm predicting we will see just above average snowfall. maybe 18 inches at national. 23 inches at dulles, and 20 inches at bwi. a far cry from 56, 73, and 77

inches. but let's face it, no matter how much snow we get, i find as long as there's enough to sled on, most people are happy. >> i agree with that. there are other factors that can negate and for more, go to our website. we also have the worm. see how it's black? that indicates a cold start and a big band of brown, that indicates a mild middle part with a cold ending. we shall see. the weekend forecast coming up in a bit. >> the deeply scientific worm. thank you, sir. tonight we could be in the middle of a malicious cyber attack against critical u.s. infrastructure. this was reportedly traced back to a computer in russia. the target, a water treatment plant near springfield, illinois. kristin fisher has been following this all weekend long. the big question tonight, could this be the beginning? >> it is certainly a

possibility, but already, this is potentially a huge deal. this could be the first time that hackers outside the u.s. have been able to penetrate an infrastructure control system. here's the key part, they were actually allegedly able to destroy equipment. >> there may have been a breech. may have been a hack. >> don craven is an attorney in illinois. it is at this water treatment plant that both the fbi and the department of homeland security are investigating attackers burned out a water pump. >> there was a breech of some sort. >> could this be the beginning of a cyber war? >> easily. >> the man who blew the lid on the whole thing is a cyber security expert. >> is somebody using this as a test run? why would they have gone after these really, really small out of the way utilities? >> the department of homeland security confirms the pump was

damaged. but says at this time, there's no credible data that indicates a risk to critical infrastructure or a threat to public safety. but weiss isn't buying it. >> it's inconsistent. >> federal officials are down playing the alleged hack and he doesn't understand why, especially since the implications could stretch nationwide. >> the systems that were used in illinois are the same systems used in d.c. >> this is the washington aqua duct. it applies water to falls church, washington, even the pentagon. the general manager says it was built specifically so it can't be controlled from the outside. >> we made a decision ten years ago that we would not seek remotely access control of these plants. we set up our systems. they do not sit on the internet. they are operated from inside. >> weiss believes a heavily fortified plant isn't immuned to a hack. >> do not need to be connected to the internet to be

vulnerable. that's what people don't really understand. >> here's something else that is scary. weiss says the cyber attack in illinois started two to three months ago. it took this long to detect. so that begs the question, how many other systems could potentially be compromised that we don't know about yet? derek. >> don't need to be an expert of the internet. new at 11:00, only on 9. two d.c. police officers are in the hospital tonight after getting into a car accident in northwest. this one happened just before 7:30. the cruiser got into some sort of accident with another car and the two police officers in the car and the driver of the other vehicle were all hurt. all taken to the hospital. all three are expected to recover. as far as how that accident actually happened, they are looking into that. >> in our health alert tonight, the block buster drug no longer approved to treat breast cancer. the fda withdrew their approval granted back in 2008 because

further research found the drug causes serious side effects, including death and on average doesn't help women with advanced breast cancer live longer or feel better. some patients like bonnie crushed by today's decision. she believes avastin is keeping her alive. >> i feel like this is a life raft. i don't want to see it yanked away. it should be the patient's decision. not the fda. it's a tremendous pickle. do i want to eat? do i want to pay my bills? >> medicare will continue to pay the bill, but the maker of avastin says several private insurance companies have stopped paying for the drug. though the price tag is clearly an issue. the fda didn't consider that at all. only whether a drug is safe and effective. >> let me get this straight. is the drug still available? is it still on the market? >> yes. this drug is used for several different kinds of cancers. colon, lung, brain, but losing

the approval for breast cancer means insurers aren't going to keep paying for it. the maker says it's going to push ahead with research to find a test for certain tumor characteristics that would show which one benefit and which ones won't. you come up with that and they will reopen the discussion. >> that's why bonnie is so nervous about not being able to pay for it. >> thank you anita. back to square one for that supercommittee and the time is short. lawmakers were asked to come up with a reduction package. partisan bickering made that pretty much impossible. today, republicans proposed a savings plan about half that size. $640billion. democrats took one look at it and said nope. >> where the divide is right now is on taxes. and whether or not the wealthiest americans should share in the sacrifice. >> democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. republicans want to make the

bush era tax cuts permanent. they face a wednesday deadline. and if they fail, automatic spending cuts will kick in hitting the pentagon and a whole host of domestic programs. a loudoun county man -- >> i'll go ahead and take this one. a loudoun county man admitted he killed his wife. one blow to the head after another with a sledge hammer. what he said he did it was to put her out of her misery. the jury did not buy that. they found him guilty of first- degree murder. she suffered a horrible head injury in that accident that was certain to kill her so he carried out a mercy killing. prosecutors pointed out to the jury, he had taken out two life insurance poll sis on his wife. the jury found him guilty. still ahead, billions of dollars just sitting there and some could be yours. we're helping you claim your cash. see if your name comes up. and after 30 years, the

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former penn state head football coach, joe paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer. that is according to his son,

scott. the 84-year-old is undergoing treatment and his doctors are optimistic he can make a recovery. he lost his job last week in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal involving one of his former assistant coaches. he wishes he did more about the abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. now to child abuse investigation at syracuse university. the district attorney says no criminal files can be filed because of the statute of limitations. but promising a full investigation. two stepbrothers in their 30s and 40s accuse an assistant basketball coach of sexual abuse when the boys were 11 or 12. that coach, bernie fine. here's one of the alleged victims. >> he started trying to touch me and things like that. honestly, i don't remember if i thought that is what was supposed to happen. i know i didn't want it to happen. >> syracuse university has now placed coach fine on leave.

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various treasuries we just talked about. >> it's a true thing. >> you just don't know it's sitting there. and what does the worm say about tomorrow? >> the scientific woolly worm. >> if your squirrels are fault, mild winter, if they are skinny, preparing for a cold winter. counterintuitive, but it makes sense. >> fat squirrels mean they are beefed up. >> let's let it go. >> let it go. >> let's start with temperatures. i modified the forecast for sunday just a bit. temperatures have fallen like a stone. 27 in frederick already. 36 in gaithersburg. 28 in culpeper and 28 in manassas. even downtown we're below 40. so here's the deal. we're looking at a nice november weekend. saturday we'll have more sun than sunday. breezy and milder tomorrow. good news is, not as cold tomorrow night.

in fact, downtown we'll hold in the 40s. on sunday, even milder, but we are looking at clouds increasing. not going to be exactly chamber of commerce, but they are nice for mid to late november. clear and cold. a two blanket night. 24 to 34. winds light out of the southwest. for morning, sunny, breezy, and cold. 20s and 30s. winds increase south, southwest 10 to 15. the good news is, it's the milder wind. by afternoon, mostly sunny, you'll need your shades. highs near 55 and winds south, southwest at 10 to 20. so, high temperatures tomorrow. some areas will be very close to 54, 55. arlington 54. 53 in rockville. 53 in bowie. and also fairfax and 53 in sterling. the zone forecast all six zones are on our website. 48 tomorrow in oakland. 50 in cumberland.

culpeper, you'll make 55. and low 50s for warrenton, manassas. downtown, we'll stay 54. mid 50s into southern maryland and over by the bay. right now, there are no small craft advisories, but boaters need to be aware. all right, so your day planner, 24 to 34 tomorrow morning. 48 to 53 by noon. sunshine, and 50 to 55, milder by evening. next three days. clouds come in quickly. stays dry for the redskin game. low 60s. grab your umbrella monday. bad news, rain and showers. next seven days, heavier rain on tuesday. around 60. and then we clear out quickly on wednesday, which is nice. looks like a quiet travel day in the east and in fact, most of the country. turkey day sunshine. upper 50s. and next friday, low 60s. >> frying a turkey? >> frying a turkey. >> all right. it's a trend. >> i'm frying a burger. >> speaking of frying -- who

would that be? >> on fire. terrell is maryland's best player, derek. he went 0-9 yesterday. >> i know. >> he went 0-9 yesterday. tonight, boy he made up for it. boy did he ever. all i can say is swish, swish, swish. 32 big ones in puerto rico and ramos back in d.c. great to see him. coming up next. [ man ] i got this citi thank you card

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what's one thing a woman can do to lower her chance of breast cancer? cut back on alcohol. 3 to 6 glasses of wine may increase the risk. researchers say it's alcohol consumption over the long haul that seems to have the biggest impact on breast health. >> this health alert is sponsored by cancer treatment centers of america. to learn more, visit cancercenter.com.

welcome back, maryland head coach said his team was going to learn a lot about itself during this current road trip to puerto rico. thursday, they found out they weren't ready for alabama's defense. 26% against the tide. they couldn't get to 50 points. tonight, the general, there he is. he said i'm the trojan general, you can smoke. he says okay. 4-6 from deep. that put the terps up by 2. a cross over clinic here. stogland rise fire bulls eye. maryland wins it 78-71. they play iona on sunday. boy, what a sight. wilson ramos receiving hugs

from teammates. ramos making his first appearance in d.c. since being rescued from kidnappers. ramos is healthy and he won't try to discourage his catcher. >> that's where his family is. that's where his people are. he plays in front of his countryman. he plays in a country he has been playing since he was five years old. it's hard to, as you would imagine for anybody to not go back home. >> well said. well said. all right, big night of high school football. week two. an upset going down. next.

now the toyota dc.high school sports report. >> welcome to week two of the playoffs. 5,000 of you voted. you want it churchill, kruegers on cruise control for most of the season. no one has scored said october 21. bring on churchill. mark green paging dr. mark green. who makes house calls. 7-0 cougars. churchill won seven straight. they come right back here. he is a rocket man. burning up the room with cheap cologne. came down to chris mcpherson, kicking the game winner.

staying unbeaten 23-21. >> two more to go. it's a big accomplishment. >> two great teams. there's a lot at stake in this game. this is for a lot of -- there's a lot on the line here. you saw both teams willing to fight. >> good stuff. thomas johnson, here we go. hornets with the football. trever put on your shoes, son. 11 rushing touchdowns, but the governors had an eye on him. devon reid, nice stop right here, and thomas johnson's offense gets it going. a big ole physical fullback. thomas johnson moving on 35-6. to virginia, check your watches. it's time for the nearly annual stone bridge run to the championships. the dogs have been to the title game in '05, '07, and '10. south county this week. here come the steins.

they went in feeling real confident tonight. defensive smoke fest. andrew gets cut down here by kevin bradshaw making a nice play. key play, coughs up the football and it's a safety. that made it 2-0. and broad run never got it going. they never scored a touchdown. south county pulls off the upset 25-3. bulldogs out of the playoffs. brook point taking on broad run. check out that. not just once. oh, when mama said it's good, do it every time. 33-14. gets the football back. they have to get work back in here. they are going to go across the middle. down the field, and the defender laying hands on the receiver. you can't do that. that is interference and that will add to mike, right to our camera man. keith williams, who is johnny on the spot.

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