searching for the person who abducted a 75-year-old man in wheaton and stole money from his bank account. >> around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, the victim was approached by a man that was formed, forced him to drive from atm to atm withdrawing money from his bank account. no harm done to the victim, he was freed. anyone with information about the case, please call montgomery county police. have you seen this woman? favor fax county police say she robbed a bb&t bank in springfield, virginia. these are new surveillance photos. she's also responsible for a carjacking at tysons corner. 26-year-old stephanie schwab lives in the manassas area. police have been searching for her for days. her mother is pleading for her to surrender. police have also linked schwab to another bank robbery in prince william county. we're learning more about a late night crash involving a suspected drunk driver and a school bus. it happened tuesday night at the intersection of

mechanicsville rend buds creek road in st. mary's county, maryland. police say john patrick kravitz was driving drunk when he ran into the bus. the girl's basketball team and coaching staff from great mills high school were on board. thanks to the driver's maneuvers, he was able to keep the bus from tipping over. kravitz was arrested for dui and the bus was returning from a game in colonial beach, virginia. a vote on a teen curfew in montgomery county has been canceled. council members were set to vote december 6th but there weren't enough votes to pass it. the bill to tough be the antiloiterring law is still on the table. >> commuters we beware! d.c. is watching. the city is adding more speed cameras, the latest eye on the road, 2800 block of calvert street northwest. another camera is taking pictures in the 2300 block of connecticut avenue. there are nine new cameras in all. the speed camera program has taken in more than $30 million

over the first seven months of this year. it is 4:32. clashes between protestors and police continue in egypt. last night, security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators demanding the country's military rulers to step down. >> so far, human rights group says more than three dozen people have died in the violence. three american students were arrested during protests. they're still behind bars. tara personaller in has more. >> reporter: protestors fled from an armed vehicle as it tried to chase them down in the city of alexandria. for a fifth straight of straight night, demonstrators clashed with police throwing stones and molotov cocktails. security forces launched back with cans of tear gas. >> they have to go. they have no right to have any claim on any decision to make any decisions in this country ever again. >> reporter: protestors are demanding an immediate end to military rule in egypt. so far, the country's leaders have only agreed to move up presidential elections.

wednesday, one of the candidates called for the violence to stop. >> this is unacceptable. >> reporter: the u.s. and the u.n. have condemned the violence against demonstrators. u.s. officials are also trying to secure the release of three american college students accused of throwing firebombs at security forces. egyptian police question the students again wednesday, one of them, 19-year-old derek sweeney had a 90-second phone conversation with his mother. >> i asked him if he threw anything off a roof and he said no, we didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the students will be detained for several more days, pending an investigation. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. a hearing on media ethics is underway in england's highest court. it was triggered by the phone hacking scandal at rupert murdoch's "news of the world" tabloid. the mother of a missing girl felt mentally raped when the paper published part of her personal diary. >> i felt so violated. you know, i had written these

words, i thought at a very desperate time of my life. >> the photograph of madeline with the headline, she's dead. >> celebrities like hugh grant and author j.k. rowling are testifying about their battles with the british press. a judge will issue a report next year which could change the way the media operates in the future. in other news today, it is thanksgiving. but for millions of americans, thanksgiving means more than turkey. >> yeah, for them, it is time to get the so holiday shopping list out. why, i don't know. many families are struggling financially this year, of course. experts say most of us will start looking toward practical gifts like clothes. electronics are also expected to be big as they are every year. so, gift cards are a big deal, too. even though one in four of us have one of the gift cards left over from last year. as we've been saying, people are rushing so black friday is more like black thursday. here is a quick run-through of who opens when.

k mart opens at 6:00 a.m. today! toys "r" us at 9:00 p.m. walmart opens at 10:00. >> midnight, best buy, kohl's macy's and target open their stores as do the following malls... >> sears and jc pepny kick off the traditional black friday openings at 4:00 a.m. followed by sports authority in pentagon city by 5:00 a.m. fair oaks and springfield malls will open at 6:00 a.m. nordstrom's opens at 7:00 a.m. we have links to the floor plans so you can plot your strategy. just go to wusa9.com and click on the black friday map for guides to the major big box stores. you'll find links to all of the stores, malls and their black friday deals and don't forget, small business saturday is still there. >> that's right. you don't need a floor plan for

that. roughly three and a half million people are expected to attend macy's annual thanksgiving day parade in new york city. wednesday, the crews inflated giant helium balloons. they rehearsed. macy's parade is expected to feature 60 balloons and more than two dozen floats. it is a great time if you've never been. our time is 4:36. at 4:40, the cost of sending a package express with the post office is about to go up. >> it seems more and more elderly people are being admitted to hospitals. for what's being called an avoidable problem. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first on this thanksgiving morning! you're watching 9news now.

4:39 this thursday thanksgiving morning 2011. we've got a great day ahead! a little chilly this morning with 30s and 40s. by noon, 53. northwest to westerly winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. 3:00, 57. very pleasant. by 6:00, 54. i'll come back looking ahead to the holiday weekend. right now, beverly farmer, happy thanksgiving to you. >> happy thanksgiving. pretty happy on the roadways. you're getting up and hitting the road. dpupt to deal with the traffic, you have a good break right now. here is the beltway getting past river road, no early problems reported. maryland, virginia beltway, certainly no overnight roadwork. got that break on the holiday. so far, incident free. no accidents, troubles on the 9

5, 395 corridor, look at the bridge. outbound on the 14th street bridge, nice, light volume. the hov lanes are pointed in the northbound direction today. 95, 395 corridors, of course, the hov restrictions lifted with the exception of route 50 in maryland between bowie and the beltway. back to you. thanks, bev. time now for your first "your money" report. jessica is off today. investors and their worries about the global economy led to a sell-off before thanksgiving. the dow is down 236 points. the s&p 500 was off 26 points. consumers have increased their spending but only slightly in october while more americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. it is the first rise in jobless claims in two months. there was some positive news. american incomes rose the most in seven months, a sign they may be spending more in the coming weeks. aaa says nearly 43 million people are expected to drive, fly or ride on the trains to their thanksgiving destination

this year. that's the most since the start of the recession three years ago. and it is more expensive now than it was back then. the average round trip airfare, $212 which is up 20% from last year. the occupy wall street movement is costing taxpayers nationwide $13 million so far. if you add up the cost to each local government where there are protests. an associated press survey says much of the cost is to pay the police officers overtime. it has been most expensive in new york and oakland. the district spends $22,000 a day which has added up to more than a million dollars since october. the u.s. post office is raising its rates on express and priority mail. prices will go up 5% but it will still cost less than sending something fedex or u.p.s. it is an annual tradition that becomes synonymous with this time of the year. why does the president take time to pardon a turkey anyway?

>> gary nurenberg gives us a clue later. we're back to the weather first in two minutes.

>> mr. j. crew is here. >> just trying to relax. >> if looks good. >> a big day ahead. wife is a little under the weather so i think i'll be cooking with my mother-in-law. we get along well. >> she's very nice. i had the opportunity to meet her. >> not everybody can say that. but i can. i say that proudly. >> she's watching. >> she is sleeping. she's not watching. >> just in case. >> i said this the other day, my wife, my mother-in-law, they barely watch. they don't care. >> howard, we don't advocate that philosophy. >> let's get to the forecast. >> spread the word. >> they care. my wife doesn't. she cares for me all the time. 42 degrees. 53 at noon. winds northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. a pleasant day. 57 degrees by 4:00. by 8:00, we'll be clear and

chilly. the winds tonight will be fairly light. we're look at temperatures by tomorrow morning down in the 30s and 40s once again. with light winds, it will feel pretty good. great news for you. chilly in the weather headlines. pleasant this afternoon. even milder tomorrow and saturday. temperatures are going to be i think in the mid-60s both days. as we head toward sunday, looks good as well. another great weekend. sunday afternoon may see a few more clouds. then beyond that, i gotta tell you next week, different. big differences in the model. my confidence beyond sunday not as high as i would like it. showers yesterday afternoon. pulling away from us. we cleared out overnight. that's allowed temperatures to drop into the 30s and 40s this morning. 42 at reagan national. 44 in richmond. well south of the us into the mountains. winchester, 36. gaithersburg, hagerstown, 38. 36 up at bwi this morning. we've got others at 42.

clear skies. not bad on the winds. considering yesterday, we had winds gusting over 40 miles per hour. we'll take that. the barometer rising quickly. so, a little bit of achy out there if your joints are sensitive to that sort of thing. dew point at 30. nationally, pretty quiet. look how much of the country is free of clouds and precip from the southwest all the way to the east coast with this storm which left snow in maine and northern new england. the west coast from california up north to washington, oregon, into idaho. we've got rain and mountain snows there. it is going to take a few days before anything will work its way east. the solutions next week, will we get a quick-moving storm to come through even as early as monday or something that doesn't get here until tuesday or wednesday. that's the question we can't answer right now. we can tell you in the short range, we're in great shape. high pressure builds in. maybe a few clouds in the ohio valley. this is by tomorrow morning. we're still with high pressure tomorrow. winds take more of a southerly turn tomorrow into saturday. temperatures will climb.

going into the midwest out toward chicago by saturday, you'll have some rain that way. around here, we're looking pretty good. here is our forecast for the next few days. today, 58. sunshine. 63 tomorrow after starting in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow, 66. a gorgeous saturday ahead. we may see a shower or two on monday but it looks like a better chance of rain right now tuesday and wednesday as temperatures drop into the 50s. good morning, beverly farmer. >> good morning. thanksgiving start is great if you do want to hit the roads. maybe you're making the turkey. you know folks are coming in from out of town. no early problems for you. i-95 and springfield, look at the nice, light volume. doesn't happen too often except the holidays and the weekend. the hov restrictions lifted for the holiday. the one lone car in the hov lanes northbound facing northbound for you all day today. we'll check the ride for folks on 66, no problems in from 81.

the nice, light volume getting past route 7 and on to the teddy roosevelt bridge. a few folks heading eastbound right now. so far, good i-270 corridor, i- 70, i-68. 270 heading up to clarksburg. southbound, again a few cars heading down toward rockville. the 95 corridor checking all right heading up through baltimore making your way north. no early problems east on route 50. andrea, mike, back to you. a government report is suggesting the elderly are ending up in emergency rooms far too often for something that could be avoided. as manuel gallegus tells us, it is related to troubles with medications. >> joan is diabetic. she takes six medications a day. >> some i take breakfast, some i take lunch, some i take dinner. >> she's very careful. writes everything down to make sure she doesn't take the wrong dose. >> it can get a little complicated. >> reporter: a new study from

the cdc finds each year, nearly 100,000 adults over 65 end up in the emergency room because of the wrong combination or dose of their medications. doctors say the mixups can lead to everything from allergic reactions to unintentional overdoses. >> patients are usually taking multiple medications that sometimes interact with each other and many of these patients end up in the hospital where other problems can develop. >> reporter: the study found that most of the emergency hospitalizations were due to a few commonly-used drugs. mainly blood thinners and diabetes medications. >> nearly half of those emergency visits were for patients 80 or older. >> doctors say the elderly and their physicians need to stay informed about the meds they're taking and how their bodies react to them. >> patients go to different doctors, doctors change medications that maybe you prescribe and you don't know that. you see, so it can be very confusing. >> joan slacken has never had a problem with her medications.

>> you have to remember exactly what you're doing, what you took, what you need to take. >> because she's cautious not to make a mistake. man am gallegus, cbs news, new york. kids with asthma may be better off using they're inhalers less. >> current guidelines recommend children with asthma take a low dose of inhaled steroids every day but a new study in the "new england journal of medicine" finds it is just as effective for youngsters to just use the inhaler when they feel an attack coming on. researchers say parents should talk to their doctor first before altering their child's medication. receipting a lot of processed meat may increase the risk of developing an aggressive form of prostate cancer. doctors at university of california found a link strongest with red meat grill and cooked well-done. researchers believe the cancer- causing chemicals form in the meat when it is cooked at really high temperatures. the zoo lights festival at smithsonian national zoo will kick off this weekend. the display will be powered by thousands of environmentally

friendly lights and it is free to the public. you can catch them this weekend starting this weekend, the weekends of december 2nd, the 4th, the 9th and the 11th. hours are 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. then beginning december 16th, zoo lights will be on every night until january 1st except for christmas eve, christmas day and new year's east. before we take a break, it is time for our question of the morning. >> here's troy brow err with the washington capitals. >> favorite place to hide money is under a mattress, in the freezer or in a shoe. >> i'm going to say in a freezer. >> we have some louisiana politicians. >> it is usually a crook who puts it in a freezer. that's why. >> 70% of the people say their favorite place to hide money is a, under a mattress. b, in a freezer or c in a shoe. >> log on to the

facebook.com/wusa9 page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. we'll be back.

welcome back. howard here with your weather first. the winds are much lighter. the temperatures which are down in the 30s to low 40s. 43 in washington at reagan national. 32 in gaithersburg. manassas also 32. we've got 35 at fort belvoir. looking ahead toward your thanksgiving. it will be a sunny and pleasant afternoon. high temperatures in the upper 50s. south and west of town, we may even get to near 60. beverly? >> good start for folks who are hitting the roads, including the wilson bridge, oxon hill, running pretty freely. no early problems to report 95 corridor, 395, virginia, 95. i-70, 270 corridor, 66 the toll road. great start for everybody who is headed out on the roads. back to you. thank you, beverly. an army of volunteers helped feed 50,000 people yesterday afternoon.

we're talking about the annual feast of sharing held at the washington convention center. the volunteer wait staff served turkey with all of the trimmings to senior citizens with low incomes, fixed incomes and no incomes. they have organized the feast of sharing for 12 years. the first family in the holiday spirit. president obama, first lady michelle obama and their two daughters, including the mother- in-law, the capital area food bank is where they were northeast. each year, it distributes millions of pounds of food. the obamas helped other volunteers pass out thanksgiving dinners as well. the president also engaged in another thanksgiving tradition yesterday. the annual pardoning of the turkey. >> this thanksgiving, tradition is pretty goofy and ridiculous by some yet it is still an expected part of the job. gary nurenberg takes a look at how this all started. >> reporter: so, a year from now, every one of the candidates actually wants to be in a position to do what this

candidate did. here's what they almost have to say. >> are you hereby pardoned. give a round of applause. >> reporter: give him a round of applause and they did. you know what they used to do? the turkey industry used to present one to the president. harry truman saying i'll greet it and eat it. he did. they gave john kennedy a bird with a sign around its neck, good eating, mr. president. jfk said no, threat live. they're as feisty as tasty, liberty lunged at president reagan in 1981 and tried to subsequent. subsequent reagan turkeys were more subdued prompting reporters to ask if they were drugged into submission. in order to get the bird to behave approximately, "the washington post" reports a nixon administration turkey had its feet nailed to the set. no nerve endings, no pain. this one looks like it wants to eat president clinton's suit coat button. it began with the first

president bush about 23 years ago, maybe the best take comes from the potomac and hollywood show, the west wing and one annoyed president bartlett. >> by the power vested in me by the constitution of the united states, i hereby pardon you. ok. >> no. it is not ok. >> sir? >> morton, i can't pardon a turkey. if you think i can pardon a turkey, then you have to go back to your school and insist you be better prepared to go out in the world. >> you can't pardon the turkey? >> no. i'll tell you what i can do. i'm drafting the turkey into military service. >> in real life, the pardoned turkeys end up at the home of the first commander in chief at mt. vernon. >> the president gave out packets of baby carrots yesterday at the food bank. they had done nothing to anyone except try to grow in the cold ground toward the warm sun and be the biggest and best carrots they could be. presidential carrots. no pardon for them. the president gave them away and said to recipients, eat

these little guys. little, innocent baby carrots that later today will have been ripped to shreds by human molars and dropped in stomach acid and nobody, nobody at monday's presidential debate had the leadership skills to say we're going to stop this! enjoy your dinners. [ laughter ] >> and that's why we love gary nurenberg. >> that was fantastic. >> yes, the carrots deserve a pardon, too. or at least drafting into military school. >> well-done, gary. >> thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00. i hope it put a smile on your face. >> i'm mike hydeck. beverly farmer is in for monika samtani. according to howard, we'll have a fantastic day out there today. >> not just today, tomorrow, saturday, even sunday is looking pretty good. >> next week is when things get a little more interesting weatherwise. we'll take that, the calm, benign weather especially after yesterday's wind and morning rains and we need a break.