like most people charged with first degree murder, scott was being held without bond. >> the suspects are held with no bonds, while awaiting their actual trial date. >> reporter: until 10 days ago, that is. whether according to prince georges county police department, some type of clerical mistake led to scott being offered a $75,000 bond. >> whose fault is this? >> it looks like a clerical error possibly, through the court system. >> reporter: police say scott quickly put up $75,000 in cash and was released from custody. according to police, four days later, six days ago, the police department was notified of scott's released. prompting a nationwide search to find the killer and get him back behind bars. >> this individual has the capacity to flee the area. when the actual murder occurred he had fled and was located a few months later in las vegas.

>> reporter: police say given the charges against him frederick scott should possibly be considered armed and dangerous. they are urging anyone with any information about his whereabouts to call crime solvers at 1-866-411-tips. the state's attorney is investigating the circumstances that led to scott's release now. the chancellor of university california davis plans to meet with protesters today amid growing calls for her resignation. last friday cell phone video captured university police using pepper spray on seemingly peaceful demonstrators. they were using it on demonstrators sitting outside a college building. the two officers in question have been placed on administrative leave. it seems the occupy movement here in our region is costing dc taxpayers. occupy dc protesters have cost district taxpayers nearly $1 million over the past two months. the district has spent a little

more than $900,000 on police, trash, removal, traffic control and other costs. eleven people were arrested this weekend after they decided to occupy a city-owned building in downtown washington. the group began occupying the four story franklin school saturday. the abandoned historic building had served as a homeless shelter until 2008. the eight men and three women will each be charged with unlawful entry and could face up to a year in jail as well as a fine if they are convicted. dc mayor vincent gray is making more changes in his administration. pedro rivera moves in as the chief spokesman, replaces linda boyd who become a special assistant to the city's health director. and in another move, sheila bun will become mayor gray's new

deputy chief of star. most of the republican presidential candidates took the stage at an iowa church this weekend. they participated in a thanksgiving family forum to discuss the role of religious faith in public life. drew levenson has more. >> reporter: six of the republican presidential candidates shared a stage in iowa to talk about religion and how they would lead. >> i'll have to answer to god in the next world and that is a part i think of being president. when you take that oath, we are answerable to god. >> reporter: some candidates got emotional as they described how their faith helped them through personal struggles. for herman cain, it was his battle with cancer. >> walking out of that surgeon's office, after she had just told us stage 4, i said i wasn't going to do this. >> reporter: iowa holds its caucuss in about six weeks.

newt gingrich is taking advantage of his uptick in the polls. he is running neck and neck with mitt romney. >> our founding document, the base of our government, says we are endowed by our create tore -- creator, and therefore we have responsibilities. >> reporter: romney wasn't at the forum. he didn't fare will with conservatives in iowa four years ago. though he hasn't spent a lot of time in iowa he did open a campaign office in des moines this week. now he is in new hampshire, home to the nation's first primary. a recent bloomberg news poll shows among iowa voters ron paul is near the top. with no true front runner iowa, expect to see the candidates all over the state up until january 3rd. drew levenson, cbs news. mitt romney was not the only gop candidate missing from the forum. former utah governor john

huntsman, also invited, did not attend. both men are mormon. the death toll from thailand's worst flooding in more than half a century has surpassed 600. the floods began in late july, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropical storms of the entire towns and more than two-thirds of the country's provinces have been left underwater. the situation has improved in recent days and clean up has begun in many areas. trial for some of the 20th century's worst atrocities. the tribunal in cambodia is expected to be attended by nearly 200 survivors of the 1970s massacres. the proceedings come more than 30 years after the terror which killed more than 1.7 million people. clashes between egyptian forces and protesters in cairo. violence erupted after soldiers

and police fired at protesters in the square. hundreds have been injured. the protesters want the ruling military to quickly announce the date for the transfer of power to civilians. have you heard this one before? yes you have. the redskins lose again. six straight times. >> it is like afor effort there. they looked better than they have in a long time. but it is now the franchise's longest losing streak since an 0-7 start. they were able to send the game versus the cowboys into overtime on rex grossman's pass. with just four seconds remaining in regulation. the kicker, graham ga know, would miss a kick. but the cowboys didn't miss their 39-yard and that gave the cowboys the win. the cowboys are now tied for first place in the nfc east

with the giants, who lost last night to the eagles 17-10. >> that pass really was sharp. that fade route, it looked good. >> it looked much better. >> we looked like a real team yesterday. on the defense, wow. 4:37 now. coming up at 4:41 rough economically these days. simulated war games appear to be making a killing in the marketplace. a study from the midwest sheds new lights on the connection between genes and various forms of cancer. we are back with your weather. please stay with us.

4:40 on this monday morning. it is kind of damp out there.

we have light showers leaving us, still drizzle and fog, wet streets. it is not going to rain all day but some of that as passing showers certainly possible. slightly cooler by 6:00, with a northeast win at 5 to 10. we'll look at the forecast for thanksgiving when i return. right now beverly farmer is looking at the commute. >> reporter: right now the ride is not too complicated. an overnight crash at connecticut avenue completely cleared. that had involved tractor trailers. each way running smoothly. mike, andrea, back to you. time for the first your money segment of the morning. we want to concentrate on our own country for once. it is a holiday short week, so everybody is focusing on turkey. before we get that, new data expect reports on existing home sales, personal income and spending and consumer

sentiment. we are also going to have to find out how fast the economy grew in the third quarter. analysts believe those reports will show the economy continuing gain strength, but slowly. the dow starts this morning at 11796. it added 25 points in trading on friday. meantime the nasdaq slipped by 15 and the s&p 500 was down fractionally. wall street will be closed thanksgiving and will open up for an abbreviated session friday. gift cards continue to be the most popular holiday gift. 80% of people will buy gift cards this season, up from 77% last where year. but along with the rise in the popularity of gift cards has come a growing number of sites dedicated to selling those cards for plain old cash, instead. card cash.com and plastic jungle.com are some of the gift card exchange sites where consumers can hawk their gift cards for roughly 90% of face value or you can buy gift cards at 10 to 15% off. the latest call of duty video

game enjoying record sales despite a shaky economy. the latest installment in the popular shooter series has broken the sales record for video games grossing $775 million in just its first five days. >> you know people will buy what they want, no matter what the economic situation. >> that looks like a movie. not a video game. >> real human faces. >> that is the graphics nowadays. amazing. >> howard loves it. interesting. it is the only reason he says he is still here. to help some kids find their way through difficult times. coming up, we'll bring you the story of gene hughes.

good morning, welcome back to 9news. a messy monday morning with light showers and fog in the area. >> per in the 50s, yesterday we got to 65 in the afternoon. it was okay in spite of a few showers in the afternoon. this morning we have some fog. that is where we are going to start. that is a problem on the north

side of washington. especially as you head to i-70. visibility is down to a quarter mile or less. quarter mile in cumberland, frederick, westminister. all those here. that thick fog here down a half mile in baltimore. three quarters of that will drop south. annapolis less than two. the bus stop forecast on this short school and short work week. this morning we have got the scattered showers drizzle and fog. more drizzle and fog than showers. temperatures they are mild in the 50s and the sunrise at 6:57. showers here. look at temperatures. slowly dropping off to 54 by 5:00 with the northeast wind between 5 and 10 miles per hour. we had the showers overnight. the batch of rain though has really pushed through most

areas now, except for south and east of town in calvert county. also on the eastern shore. we are looking at now pulling away from cam bridge. st. mary's county. mainly down toward a ridge there. the last little sprinkle in northern maryland. that is it for awhile, however keep the umbrellas handy for the next few days. richmond still in the 60s this morning. we get down to the low 50s. in plays like hagerstown, gaithersburg with the follow of the culpepper 57 degrees. officially 55, fog, calm winds, dew points 55. no surprise the air is saturated with the humidity at 100%. across the country two storms that we are really launching. you can see the moisture coming out of texas, flowing in our

direction. impressive storms. actually one here that is arguably a third storm here that is going to come into the northwest over the next day or so. you can see the moisture here in southern california. probably up to las vegas. another area of rain from east texas and oklahoma through arkansas. that is going to spread northeast. this is one of the reason we are going to stay unsettled here. a frontal boundary in the neighborhood. doesn't move very much but occasionally light showers will be coming with the warm air over the colder air. more showers tonight and into the day tuesday. then as this warm front heads this way. heavier rains out to the west. some of that could push through tuesday afternoon. as we head toward wednesday, here comes this front really kicking up the storms again by wednesday morning and eastern tennessee. this will cut across us wednesday. finally behind that, we will clear out for thanksgiving

friday and saturday. wednesday big travel day and rain and maybe snow in northern new england. that could slow a lot of people down for the thanksgiving plans. here's a look over the next three days. 57, tomorrow a better chance, we'll see some rain. wednesday storms at least through midday. if we are lucky late clearing. 64. thanksgiving 57. friday and saturday very nice in the mid-60s. friday they will be great, sunday could be a late showers. highs around 55. beverly farm mer it is monday a short week. >> reporter: it is not just wednesday as the travel day we are curious to see how many folks are out on the roads today. headed into the left side of the screen. the headlights headed toward you. pretty good shape earlier southbound crash has been cleared southbound before you get to the river, the crash over

on the left shoulder. 66 travelers eastbound at the 39-mile marker crash over on the shoulder with police there. the rest of the way in they should be picking up the barrels. 29 briggs cheney road you can see southbound open but the ramp closed. overnight crash took out a utility pole. still working there. if you need to access 29 you can do that. that is good news. beltway maryland overnight crash near connecticut avenue is completely gone. just the wet pavement we are dealing with. mike, andrea, back to you. scientists in michigan say they have identified genes responsible for about 6% of all breast cancers. >> the genetic types have previously been linked to blood cancer, but are now being linked to different forms of the disease. doctors believe this discovery could lead to better treatments. an experimental drug could

give patients with als more time. the disease destroys the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to paralysis and eventual death. but a new study found the drug has slowed the disease in some patients. researchers are testing to see if the drug is effective enough to be approved by the fda. a new study says acupuncture is generally safe for children. the practice is common and rarely leads to serious side effects. doctors used the needles to treat a variety conditions of headaches from anxiety to adhd. saving boys and girls from spending too much time on the streets. gene hughes continues to get up every day because they are afraid if he doesn't his kids will have no other place to go

after school. >> reporter: at 75 years of age gene hughes has always been a permanent fixture in the corridor in northwest dc. >> the reason why kids run wild is nobody is sitting down, communicating with them. >> reporter: he begins and ends his days at the midtown academy, just as he has for the past 41 years. >> reporter: how many boys and girls have you helped? >> more than 1800. >> reporter: if the neighborhood boys and girls can find their way here, gene is always waiting after school with boxing lessons, tutoring, just plain talk with an old man with lots of life lessons to share. >> they take and steal it and they do anything. they don't know who they are. >> reporter: he has memories all over the walls with national and political and media figures to

boxing champions in every division. you put the boxing gloves on ray leonard? >> what gene hughes doesn't like to talk about is how much longer he can keep the midtown academy open. his retirement checks are what keep the place open these days. >> these always have a safe haven here. he takes his social security money. his retirement. >> reporter: developers are putting up condos and office building all around. they have offered to buy him out, but where would he go? and more importantly, what would he do? gene hughes is convinced he was put here in this place and i plain you are somebody. you are not a nobody. do something that you can utilize and be an example. that was bruce johnson reporting. the midtown academy is located

at 14th and w streets northwest. gene hughes won't ask, but we will. gene could use help, all kinds of help. if you give it to him again the midtown academy is located at 14th and w, streets in northwest. >> that's right, money, time, resources, whatever you can do. people who put it out there for young kids. >> it will come back to them in many good ways. before we head to break time, let's check on the question of the morning. what is the single most annoying thing women usa spouse can say at the beginning of a phone call? is it where are you? what's for dinner? or what are you doing? >> we know a couple of people who can answer that question. log on to wusa 9 facebook page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer in our next hour.

welcome back. howard here your weather first at 4:56. we have drizzle, fog out there especially north of town. most of the showers have left for the moment anyway. we'll have the threat for a few showers on and off today. temperatures steady or slowly falling off into the mid-50s. low 50s north of town. with northeast wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. beverly farmer wet streets out there. >> reporter: let's see who's going to work on southbound 270. wet leaves in the neighborhood too. aside from the visibility and

the wet pavement 29 at briggs cheney, everything is okay. no early problems to report. southbound 2 you can't get onto the ramp because of an overnight wreck that took down a utility pole. a new movie looks at the turbulent relationship between two intelection giants. andrea hughes has those stories and morning. this morning with a look at entertainment. >> reporter: a dangerous method explores the complex relationship between two of the founders of modern psychology. the movie tells the story of gung and freud. >> we are all supposed to behave in a certain way with one another. but you know, that is all right in theory, but what actually happens in practice is something else. >> reporter: the film also

stars morten son as freud. the desent dance is now open in theaters and is already bringing in awards for the star george clooney. the palm springs festival will present clooney with its award in february. the chairman said clooney can do it all. actor, director, writer, and producer. for movie fans who prefer the home theater spy kids comes out on dvd on tuesday. jessica alba stars as a retired secret agent and new pom. also out on dvd, kristen scott thomas starring in sarah's key. the film looks back at the brutal round up of french jews during the holocaust. an american journalist stumbles on to a trail of secrets. sandra hughes, cbs news,

hollywood. good morning. and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. this monday morning, i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us, i'm mike hydeck. 56 degrees, balmy. >> for this time of year. 56, by the way is real close to where we should be for the daytime high. temperatures aren't going anywhere today. in fact slowly they will drop off to the low 50s. here's a look at your day planner. cloudy conditions, drizzle, occasional shower here and there. not going to rain all day. damp all day, i believe. right now low clouds and fog and 55 degrees at reagan national. democrat down into kentucky and