i'm a freak of nature. >> they say perhaps america is no longer the land of opportunity. the system is stacked against the little guy. >> maybe is this our generation. maybe us taking a stand right now and saying no, we're fed up. is unacceptable, we want more. >> at a northeast d.c. branch of the nation's biggest bank, guards were worried about the protesters they locked the door. >> due to circumstances beyond our control, we are temporarily closed. >> just a dozen of the originals actually walked into mcpherson square, where union nurses and firefighters greeted them. they would like to convince more people to join them. >> you got a job? >> no, i don't have a job. >> they may have one convert from northeast d.c. who has been looking for work as a painter for two years now. >> their food is good, too.

>> the marchers say they did face some hecklers on the road. people screaming, get a job. there's been trouble here at mcpherson square as well. park police picked up a man last night. accusing him of fourth degree sexual offense. unlawful touching of another man as well as theft. but they are still investigating and it is really not clear if the u.s. attorney will prosecute. anita. >> looks like their numbers are growing behind you. bruce, thank you. student protesters are setting up shop on the campus of the university of california davis. campus police broke up the original occupy protest last week. dousing demonstrators with pepper spray who were sitting on the ground. now a new group is calling for the university chancellor to step down. >> three american college students are under arrest in egypt for allegedly participating in violent demonstrations that have been going on there. one, a georgetown student.

another used twitter to provide accounts of the chaos. andrea mccarren is monitoring the situation from our satellite center. what's going on? >> derrik sweeney is a georgetown junior. he has been spending this semester abroad. the three young men lined up against a wall looking scared. 19-year-old georgetown student, derrik sweeney is on the right. >> he believes in democracy. he believes in standing up for what you believe in. >> egypt's interior ministry says the three american college students were throwing bombs at security forces. this cell phone video shows them wearing scarves across their faces during a demonstration. >> are we surprised he would stand up for what he believes in? no. >> arrested with sweeney were luke gates, an indiana university student and 19-year-

old, gregory porter. on gate's twitter page, he writes of tear gas being fired along with rubber bullets. he tweeted. it's only scary. we were throwing rocks. i just don't want to feel anymore. honestly, hopefully i die here. >> it is unclear what, if any, charges the three men face. the state department is working to secure their release. lesli. >> all right andrea, thank you for that update. today marks six weeks from the iowa caucuses. tonight the republican presidential candidates are in d.c. for their 11th debate. as danielle nottingham reports, they are turning some attention to new hampshire. >> president obama went back on the road tuesday to talk jobs in the state with the first presidential primary. >> hello new hampshire. >> the president is pushing congress to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits that expire in january. but he is also on the campaign trail.

>> you remind them that ever since i have gotten to office, i lowered your taxes. >> won new hampshire in 2008, but recent polls show one gop can candidate would win the state. >> romney will join the other republicans hoping to challenge president obama here in washington, d.c. tonight for a debate on national security. the gop candidates are expected to take swipes at the president foreign policy record. >> the gop contenders will take the stage with a new national front runner. a poll puts newt gingrich at the top of the field. mitt romney follows in second place. herman cain has slipped to third. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. it was a tough local campaign promises made 50 years. >> tonight after all the debate,, the intercounty connector is open for business. >> it connects i-270 and 95

north of the beltway and so far, reviews are good. >> oh my god, can you believe it? gaither burg to laurel in 20 minutes in rush hour in the rain? it is incredible. >> i don't know. he looks like he is excited about it. the icc is a toll road that will run you from $1.40 to $6 depending on how far you are. they will be waived for the next two weeks. >> it is raining and it is rush hour and that's all the reason to put this new road to the test. >> we asked our expert road runners to take the icc challenge. they both left montgomery mall just after ac. bound for bwi airport and we have been tracking their progress all afternoon. scott. where are you? >> well, i'm just north of laurel now coming up on 216. so i made that sprint that anderson was so excited about and sure enough, it took me 18

minutes to get across the icc from 270 over to i-95. i was flying. 55, 60 miles per hour in rush hour in the rain. it's true. but let me tell you the story here. it took me a long time of crawling at 15 miles an hour to get to the icc and now that i'm continuing my trip north up to vbi, i am crawling again at about 15 miles per hour. but, i do believe i'm ahead of delia. i'm just now crossing into howard county, maryland. north of laurel. so i'm continuing to move north and hopefully i'll make that flight. >> all right. we'll let delia have the final word on that. where are you, delia? >> he absolutely is ahead of me. however, we made good time considering yeah, we are in rush hour holiday weekend and it's raining. so we just got on to 95.

we have been driving for just over an hour and so from montgomery mall to this point, we're talking maybe 16, 17 miles. so yes. it's taken about an hour just to travel 17 miles. however, we're now moving. we're on 95. we see signs for the icc which is a few miles away. eventually, we'll get there. >> delia traveling at bicycle speed. >> delia is a glass half full kind of girl. so i like her attitude. we'll check in with you throughout the show. >> by the way, we have maps. all kinds of information for you at wusa9.com. tonight at 7:00, a whole different story a. blind veteran gets hit by a car and has been told by paramedics you have to leave your guide dog or you don't get a ride to the hospital. we'll tell you what the vet wants officials to do. >> all right, still to come in this half hour, they may not be having much luck delivering on the field this season.

but the redskins are giving up the gridiron. topper. >> some light rain here in northwest. let me show you the high and low. this may change as warmer air moves in. 56 and 50 for now. 56 and 39 are the averages. record low, 12 back in 1880. almost half an inch fell at national today. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of thunderstorms and what we will clear out tomorrow. >> you can call her a one woman crime spree. how you can help police track her down. that's up next. ñ

a bank robbery last friday. an armed carjacking saturday. another bank robbery this afternoon and police suspect it's all the work of one woman.

on a crime spree across northern virginia. she is 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab. she testified at murder trial six years ago that she ran away when she was 12 and joined the street gang ms13. schwab may be driving a stolen silver acura. a judge rescheduled the hearing for jerry sandusky. it's now going to take place december 13. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a span of 15 years. prosecutors will have to show they have enough evidence to take on the trial. >> a state delegate from prince william county has proposed a bill aimed at making abortion illegal in virginia. that delegate believes human life begins at feater

fertilization. still to come, we'll check in with our reporters taking the icc challenge. trying to get from montgomery to prince georges county. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt

is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh.

welcome back to 9news with an update on our icc challenge. scott broom and delia left montgomery mall just after 5:00 bound for bw airport. right now they are both on i-59 making their way north. scott is a few miles ahead after taking the newly opened icc. delia made it off the crowded beltway to i-95. she is also making progress, but as you can see, it's stop and go. we'll check back in with them at the end of the show to hear about the trip. lesli. >> lots of traffic over the thanksgiving holiday and cooking the perfect meal is on a lot of our minds. it's hard to do when you can't afford the turkey. kristin fisher spent some time

at fedex field today where the redskins did their part. >> oh my goodness. this is absolutely wonderful. it helps tremendously. i mean, just think. this is close to $100 worth of groceries that i didn't have to pay for. >> she is one of the 3500 people in prince georges county getting a free thanksgiving feast from the washington redskins. >> this is an awesome opportunity for someone to have a thanksgiving dinner. a lot of families are fighting each and every day. any way we can give back and make it easier is a blessing. >> we started this nine years ago as a very, very important activity giving back to the community. prince georges county has been great to fedex field, to the redskins. we are so thankful. >> dan schneider wants to make sure the fans and families who need it most are the ones that get the free food. so every person here has to prove they live in prince

georges county and that they need the free food. >> how much does this help out you and your family for thanksgiving? >> a lot. we were struggling and everything. god bless everybody and thank you all very much. >> would you have a thanksgiving meal would it not for this turkey? >> probably not. probably not. >> at fedex field, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> of course, thanksgiving doesn't just mean turkey, it means traveling to get to our families. and this year, maryland doesn't want you to forget about its new information service. the state launched the travel information number in august. you can call the same number in virginia to get road conditions. tonight, aaa says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gases gas is at $3.34. gas is $3.28 on the new jersey turnpike. and if you're heading south, the best price was on plank

road in fredericksburg. the station is charging $3 3.14. you can always check gas and traffic on wusa9.com. >> and the ride to grandmother's house, but on thanksgiving. >> fantastic. traveling within the area, you know, fantastic. >> get out and work off all that turkey you eat. >> right. or you could watch football. one or the other. >> i think so. >> let's start with the big picture. satellite picture, radar combined. a tremendous amount of moisture pushing into the great lakes and now up into the northeast. pennsylvania and new york state. that surge of moisture is essentially north of us. we have another surge to the south and to the west of us. in fact, we're looking at good showers and thunderstorms. this is going to move up into our area as we go through the night. so we're not done with the rain just yet. this batch will stay north of

us. this will come in tonight. actually, bring in much warmer air as well. we're left with light rain and drizzle right now. but primarily, you know, montgomery county. the river northward is where most of the rain stops. at least the significant rain. it's all light to moderate. out 50, especially out 50 toward annapolis and up 95 toward baltimore and scott and delia begin to dual it out tonight. temperatures very nice. 55 in arlington. 55 in bethesda. 56 in beltsville. 55 down in fort belvoir. you will see milder air roll in. so, more rain on the way. rain and thunderstorms tonight. breezy and milder over night. morning rain tomorrow, then windy. we'll get a break. some breaks in the clouds and showers and colder late in the day. so, we'll put this into motion. we'll take you in the morning

hours. yellows and oranges. that's going to be the rumble of thunder early in the morning. and a break. even some sunshine. and showers come back just in time for the evening. nothing heavy. then we clear out quickly tomorrow night and then big time, beautiful weekend heading our way. for tonight, breezy and milder with rain and thunderstorms. a zero blanket night. low temperatures around 55. the next seven days. fantastic on thanksgiving. yes, a little cooler. upper 50s. and then look at this. friday, saturday, sunday. temperatures in the 60s and we're talking sunshine friday, saturday. some clouds come in sunday. but we'll keep it dry. showers possible on monday. a much better chance of organized showers and rain on tuesday. temperatures go back a little bit in the low 50s by next tuesday. >> we don't care. look at that. >> 70 over thanksgiving holiday. >> hope that doesn't bode well for the rest of the winter. >> oh boy, we'll see what happens. we talked about the redskins earlier and how they were helping needy families. now they have to get down to

work. they are still analyzing that loss. >> it came down to one play. the one play in overtime. a one missed coverage that ended up them losing to their division rivals. it sealed their fate on sunday. what has happened in the day since deangelo hall unloaded in the locker room. plus, bruce speaks out about why he benched one of his stars.

guys, are you cheating yourself on shut eye? a study tracked the levels after a week of getting only five hours of sleep a night and the hormone levels were off by 15%. low testosterone can affect concentration. >> this health alert is sponsored by cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. to learn more, visit cancercenter.com.

immediately after sunday's overtime loss. redskins quarterback went off in the locker room, blaming himself, going so far to say he wasn't earning what the team was paying him and he should be cut. you can talk that up to the emotion of the game. the play he's talking about on 3rd and 15. romo to bryant. that set up the game winning field goal. in the day since, the rest of the d has come to hall's defense. >> at the end of the day, it's a team. all of us could have done something better. myself included. so, something we have to learn from and get better. >> and skins made some moves today. they released runningback just two days after getting playing time. and they signed runningback and 6th round draft pick from the

practice squad. some basketball, jt and the georgetown hoyas in maui. henry sims says, i don't think so. gets the block. hoyas bring it back down court. thompson gets the easy layup. 25-13. then jason clark helps the hoyas. clark 14 points. hoyas lead at half. the washington capitals snapped their four-game skid last night with a comeback victory over phoenix and considering they had a game every other day for the past two weeks, the coach decided to give his guys the choice to take the day off. of course; most of them took advantage. only nine players showed up. gabby benched for last night's game. one day later, simmons seemed okay with the decision, smiling during practice, signing autographs. he explained that the benching was nothing personal. >> i don't have to go up every

time and say this is why you're doing this. this is why you're sitting out? sometimes it's just a numbers game. he's the odd man out sometimes. >> all right. thanks kristen for that report. we're going to check in with our icc challenge reporters. >> delia and scott broom left montgomery mall at 5:05 bound for bwi airport. scott took the new icc while delia was stuck with the beltway. guys, how are you doing? >> we're doing great. listen, i traveled about five miles more than delia, but i am well ahead of her. i'm in howard county. still raining and traffic is just as bad as it could be here on 95, but that icc section of the road, i was doing 60 miles an hour and that's what is making the difference. >> you're ten minutes away, what about you, delia? >> well thanks for laughing at

me, anita. i can say i'll have to admit i'm a glass half full girl, but i'm tired at this point. the glimmer of hope, we're about 15 miles away from bwi and at this rate, about 20 miles an hour, we'll be there in a half an hour. >> you really did, it took you an hour on the beltway in all honesty. >> it did. it did. all right, thank you. you guys take it easy. we're running out of time. that's it for us tonight. good night.

sonnet tonight, did congress kill the recovery? stores worry that there will be fewer shoppers. consumers fear take-home pay will shrink. the pentagon plans massive cuts. anthony mason and david martin report it's all fallout from the failure in washington.