not spoken to the media and given us a briefing as to what is happening. he has been with his client and his client's wife inside their home while all of this has been going on. the fbi and the u.s. attorney's office do tell us, though, they do not anticipate any arrests today. derek. >> all right, delia, thank you. it appears for a time today, the fbi raid was going to prompt thomas' colleagues to act. just 45 minutes ago, we learned they are putting this off. live at the wilson building with that part of the story. >> council chairman called an emergency meeting of the council for 4:00. that didn't work. so he delayed until after the weekend, never saying the name harry thomas. sitting at a conference table adorned with water bottles, cheese, fig newtons, and chips a hoy, they waited for an announcement from kwame brown who said others were out of town. >> they are sick. what i want to do is reschedule

this until monday so we can have every single member around. i do think it's important that all the members are here so we can have this type of discussion. that's all i have. thank you. >> have a great weekend. >> what are you talking about? >> leaving, council members said little. >> i feel for this family and his mother. and i hope they are doing well under these trying circumstances. >> have you spoken to him today? >> no, i have not. >> what are you aware of? what happened? >> that's all i know. >> thank you very much. >> council chairman brown did say that when these publicly elected officials paid for with public funds to discuss public policy regarding another official, mr. thomas, they would do so in private. the mayor is in new york, but issued a statement saying he

supports the investigation, hopes it is done quickly and like to see justice served. anita and derek. >> lots of questions to be answered. thank you. right now, we have breaking news for you coming out of montgomery county. police and fire personnel searching for a missing person in the reservoir. the man was in a green boat inspecting a managed deer hunt. that boat has been found. it appears to have gone a ground. the operator is not in it. right now, rescue boats are in the water. helicopters are searching from the air. we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you more information when it comes in. >> a terrified d. c. postal truck driver is recovering at home tonight after having a gun pointed to his head and getting locked in the back of his truck. bruce leshan is live in the newsroom and says investigators here a gang of thugs may be targeting postal workers. >> there have been nearly a dozen armed robberies like this in the last year and a half and postal inspectors are desperate

to stop these guys before somebody gets hurt. >> nervous at all? >> life goes on, i have 51 years. >> neither sleep nor rain nor the threat of postal service bankruptcy, an armed robbery will stop postal workers from their appointed rounds. the truck back in front of the post office, a day after another driver was held up at gunpoint. robbed of his packages and gift cards and the days receipts and then locked up in the back of the trunk. >> what was the guy doing? >> he is fine. he is shaken up, obviously, but he is fine. he was not injured, thankfully. >> merely a dozen times since august 2010, armed robbers have held up d.c. area post offices, postal workers, and postal trucks. inspectors are unsure what is going on. >> we are very concerned, obviously, we are not ruling out any possibility whether it

is the same group of people or whether it's individuals acting alone. two individuals acting together. >> investigators are sometiming. they need someone to give a tip to lead to the bandits until an innocent bystander gets shot. >> any small item they might think they saw or something that they overheard. anything could mean everything to us. >> now this post office is at 14th and p streets northwest and awfully busy intersection just outside the u street corridor. and yet, somehow this thug was able to grab the loot, stuff it in the black backpack and escape right into the middle of the thursday evening rush hour. if you know anything, if you have any idea who did it, the postal inspection service wants to hear from you and there's a

$50,000 potential reward. you can call 202-636-1479 and you can remain unanimous. peggy. >> thanks very much, bruce. the country's unemployment rate dipped sharply last month as more folks found work or gave up on looking for it. now president obama is pushing congress to agree on a plan to keep the economy moving before the lawmakers take off for their holiday break. danielle nottingham is live at the white house with details on what the president would like. danielle. >> well derek, the new jobs report is a step in the right direction, but the president acknowledges there's a long way to go to fix this economy. the unemployment rate is at its lowest point in 2 1/2 years, falling to 8.6% last month. despite the drop, about 13 million americans are still looking for work. including barry hair. in september, he was layed off for the third time in ten years. >> i had no idea that this

would come or that it would come so soon. >> hair is looking for a new job, but many americans have just given up. that means there are no longer counted when the government adds up people who are unemployed every month. >> more than 300,000 americans left the labor force last month. that means they stopped looking for work. i think we should all be concerned about that. >> the white house points out private companies added 140,000 jobs last month. many of them were retail positions as stores geared up for the holiday shopping season. >> american economy is now created in the private sector. jobs for the past 21 months in a row. >> president obama welcomed friday's drop in the unemployment rate and pushed congress to find a compromise that will keep the economy moving. lawmakers are trying to agree on a plan to extend a popular tax break and emergency unemployment insurance. >> it is time to step on the

gas. we need to get this done. >> if congress doesn't act by december 31, more than 150 million americans will lose a thousand additional dollars they saw in their paychecks this year. >> and the labor department revised september and october's jobs numbers to higher figures, which also contributed to the dip in unemployment last month. live at the white house, danielle nottingham, now back to you. >> thank you. despite the good news on unemployment, stocks closed about where they started. the dow finished the day just a fraction down closing at 1219. nasdaq climbed up a fraction and the s s & p 500 went down just a bit. a three month man hunt has intensified. now that al-qaeda is taking responsibility for the kidnapping of a rockville man. the state department says the fbi is working with pakistani and u.s. embassy officials

investigating weinstein's kidnapping. surae chinn brings us the latest. >> al-qaeda leader confirms in an audio tape, they have warren weinstein, law enforcement sources tell cbs news that three hostage takers went to the gate of the american compound in pakistan offering food to weinstein's security. the guards opened up the gate when five more hostage takers stormed in an unguarded entrance and came from behind with ak47's. the eight then tied up the guards and used weinstein's driver to trick the rockville man into opening the door to his top residents. back in the rockville neighborhood, people are stunned at what happened to the 70-year-old who was trying to improve the country's economy. >> any time season who goes anywhere with good intentions, ends up in a compromising situation, it sun fortunate. >> neighbors say he hasn't been home for a while, but there is a single yellow ribbon

tied around a tree in their front yard that a neighbor put here. >> it is gut wrenching. i can't imagine if it was, you know, my husband or son captured the poor families that have to go through this. the unknown is so frightening. >> al-qaeda is making demands in exchange for weinstein's release. al-qaeda wants the u.s. to end air strikes in afghanistan, pakistan, somalia, and yemen. all this when weinstein was supposed to return home today. in rockville, surae chinn, 9news now. >> al-qaeda has not shown any pictures of weinstein or given proof that they have the rockville man. he works as a business development consultant for arlington based firm, j.e. austin associates. following new developments surrounding herman cain. the former republican front runner says he will make an announcement tomorrow about the future of his embattled presidential bid. he didn't elaborate when he

disclosed his plans while campaigning in south carolina. >> tomorrow we are going to be opening our headquarters in northwest georgia where we will also clarify, there's that word again, clarify exactly what the next steps are. >> he totally respects women. >> cain is in georgia tonight to meet with his wife about whether to continue his campaign after this week's allegation of an extramarital affair. he denied the relationship was an affair, but he never told his wife about her. still ahead tonight, a local mom outraged as she discovered who put a weight belt around her six-year-old and why. anny. >> and grab a coat if you are heading out for dinner. temperatures will be falling. right now it's 54 in downtown. 48 in frederick. i have your full weekend forecast, including your redskins forecast coming up in a bit. you are planning to pick out a christmas tree, you're

not alone. tonight is supposed to be an extremely busy night. i'm lindsey mastis in silver spring. that story is coming up.

we want to wish our friends and family back in woodbridge, virginia, and randy and marine a merry christmas and happy new year. happy holidays. we have a commuter alert.

expect delays this weekend on the red line because of track work. six red line stations will be closed starting at 10:00 tonight. they are brookland, takoma, silver spring, forest glenn, wheaten and glennmonte. there will also be free shuttle service through closing thursday night. help ease expected traffic congestion around the mark center next month. virginia congressman, jim moran is making the proposal, calling for shuttle bus service as well. some road improvements are expected around the mark center near seminary road. they include a new ramp from the hov lanes. the problem is, that could take two years to build. 6400 workers will be moving to the mark center come next month. five people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. emergency crews were called to the 1700 block of f street southeast this morning. that's where they administered health to two adults and three children. one of them, an adult woman was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. washington gas was called in to

fix a faulty furnace. >> it is that time of year. christmas tree stands, you see them popping up all over the place. >> with the nice weather ahead, many of you will be out there shopping for that christmas tree. lindsey mastis has a word on what you can expect. >> it's not the sound of bells that have merchants excited about the christmas season. friday is payday for a lot of people and because it's the first weekend in december, it's expected to be busy. >> every year we come to the same spot so that we can look for our tree from last year. every year the tree grows bigger. >> these trees were brought in from western virginia and being sold for profit. >> the owner has several lots in d.c. he profits a lot with wholesale and this is good for the economy right now. >> in rockville, volunteer firefighters are hoping to make some money for their station. >> with all the profits that come, we go toward new apparatus pieces, new fire

trucks. >> at the design and build in silver spring, the selling point is the price. >> oh yes, $35 tree. >> according to the national christmas tree association, sales of the past few years have been pretty steady. that's despite the economy. and here, they plan to sell almost every tree. they say last year they only had 30 left and those were recycled. >> it's christmas, so people tend to dig a little deeper in their pockets. >> the trees can never be too big or too small as long as you can get it home. i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> when you get it home, the fun is just beginning. the people that sell these trees every year, you want to avoid the crowds, get your tree before 5:00 on a weekday. no word on how you work that out. >> as the most powerful winds in years die down, people are left with power outages and millions of dollars in damage. the winds toppled tractor

trailers and left behind destruction. gusts from the santa ana winds got up to 100 miles per hour and sent a tree crashing into this northern california home, split ting in half. the winds blew out the windows on a utah school and ripped off the roof of a colorado condominium. a pasadena couple was asleep when the tree smashed into their bedroom. somehow they were not hurt. >> it shakes our world to think one minute we're safe and the next there's complete devastation. >> hundreds and thousands without power and utility companies say it's going to take a week or so to get electricity back in some spots. more winds are expected to hit this weekend. connecticut's largest utility being blasted tonight for its response to that record breaking snowstorm in october. an independent consultant says connecticut light and power didn't have enough repair crews to do the job. that caused a delay in restoring power. some people were in the dark for up to 11 days.

the storm knocked out power to more than 800,000 people statewide. >> 11 days in the dark. that was cold. >> that's an awful long time. >> in october. here we are in december where it's been a pretty nice day. >> i'm hoping the weekend is going to be about the same. >> the weekend is a mixed bag. lots of sunshine. temperature wise, we'll cool down tomorrow and we warm back up for sunday. so we have christmas decorations to do, put up those lights or get that christmas tree. you're not going to deal with the rain. snow in colorado where they had some snowfalling. they are inbetween systems. now this one yesterday bringing around 6 inches of snow at the denver airport. tomorrow they will bring more snow, starting as early as tonight. so skiers, including myself, i'm happy snow is falling. especially in colorado when all the ski resorts are gearing up for a good ski season.

let's talk about temperatures in our area. temperatures are not too bad outside. i was walking my dog and it felt nice this afternoon. right now temperatures are in the 50s. 54 in bethesda. 48 in gaithersburg. sterling 48 degrees. leesburg 52. davidsonville, you're at 54 degrees. if you're going out tonight, grab the jacket once again, because it's going to be cold overnight. we have high pressure in control through this week, which means dry, lots of sunshine. temperatures a little cooler on saturday. here's a look at the future cast. i show you the east coast broader view, because nothing going on as far as the precipitation is concerned around the mid atlantic. it's going to happen out to the west. another cold front coming through. here it is. impacting in parts of indianapolis, st. louis. this is slowly coming over to our area. i think maybe by tuesday. so for the next few days, you still have some nice dry days ahead of us. tonight, clear and cold skies. and a cold night.

lows will be 27 through 37 degrees. winds will be out of the north 5 to 10 miles per hour. now, lows for where you live, around downtown, around mid to upper 30s. around d.c., we'll go with 37 degrees. college park 34. bowie 37 degrees. get up to sterling, a cold 28. leesburg down to 27 degrees. those clear skies will really allow us to cool off quickly overnight. tomorrow morning for your saturday, mostly sunny, a cold start. your want your jackets and sunglasses. temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s under the light winds and for the afternoon, partly cloudy and pleasant. a bit milder. sunglasses near 50 degrees. your highs for your saturday afternoon are going to be below the average high. 50 in downtown. 50 for bowie. andrews 51. springfield in the lower 50s and sterling around 48 degrees. it will look pretty outside as you'll see plenty of sun.

here's a look at your saturday day planner. so cold start in the morning. chilly still at noon. in the 40s by 5:00. 41 to 46 degrees under clear skies. it's going to be a good day out there. but it will feel chilly. here's a look at your redskins forecast for sunday's game. new york is playing here at home. temperatures around kickoff time, 48 degrees. here's your next seven days. we talked about it being milder for the end of the weekend. there it is on sunday. 58 degrees with partly cloudy conditions. so no problems for that redskins game. and then on monday, a nice day. 60 degrees. increasing clouds and tuesday we're watching that rain system come on through with that rain front and cool down on wednesday. so this is a good weekend to get that christmas tree, put your lights up. looking good. >> how cold tonight? >> 27 to 37. it's going to be cold. >> thanks anny. up next, a local woman gets a

rare transplant and another chance at motherhood. her story and the doctors that made it happen. >> but first, we take you out with this year's most popular baby names. number 3, mason, jackson, as in action jackson is number two and for the seventh year in a row, aiden was the most popular boy's name. now to the ladies. third was isabella, emma and sophia tops the most popular girl names. we'll be back.

mall transplants. very rare especially in adults. only 70 to 80 intestinal transplants are done each year. in tonight's health alert, a maryland mom who made it through that and went on to have a baby. >> teisha is a proud mother of two little girls. it's been a long road getting there. >> back in 2004 me and my mom had gotten gastric bypass surgery done and a complication of my surgery, i had to have a small bowel transplant. >> she lost weight and

unfortunately she had a twist in her bowel and that choked off the blood supply. >> transplant surgeon and his team at georgetown transplant institute successfully gave her new functioning intestines. a washington woman had a little girl, but knew she wanted more children. she got pregnant just over two years after her transplant. >> i let the doctors know and they said okay, we're going to see how this plays out. >> that's because these transplants are so rare, she is the second woman in the united states to give birth after a small intestine transplant. her obgyn categorized her as high risk. the doctor says complications can arise depending on the organ that was transplanted and the medications needed. >> because they can have various affects on other parts of the body and we're worries

about kidney function or are they having any anemia and those things can have an impact on a developing pregnancy. >> the doctor stayed in regular contact with her transplant team. some of them were even in the delivery room in case of an emergency. but that wasn't necessary. and baby tayla came into the world ahead of this holiday season. >> she was healthy and we are very, very blessed and thankful for that. >> small bowel transplants are done in young children and they continue to get better and better. more successful and doctors predict in the future that will lead to more and more recipients delivering healthy babies just like taysha did. new information about that tragic indiana state fair stage collapse. coming up, new behind the scenes details and the chilling emergency radio calls desperate for help. >> a woman who rescued a lost dog from a busy road says a police officer threatened to arrest her for animal cruelty. what she says really happened

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she was treated. >> i can be like look, you go ahead and arrest me. i'm pretty sure i know i didn't do anything wrong. >> cindy is angry over the way a police officer treated her after she saved this lost dog. she saw the shiba running in traffic along oxen hill road on her way to work november 17. >> he was actually darting into traffic and it was on oxen hill. it was in the morning. it's a continuous stream of cars and cars were swerving to miss him. >> she pulled over and saw that the dog was caked in mud and had a collar on. he was also injured. >> it was 9:30 when cindy found the dog. any other day, she says she would have taken it right to the prince georges county animal shelter, but on that day, she had to be at work at 10:00 to lead a training session. so she says she did the next best thing. >> he came to me and i put him in the basket. i went to the cvs. got some dog food and water and gave it to him and came here. >> at her workplace in

alexandria, she had her coworkers watch the animal while she did the training. she called the fairfax county animal control and an officer didn't show up until 2:00. >> started out like telling me he should arrest me for animal cruelty and like it was almost bizarre. >> the public report says the woman who found the dog left it alone in her car for five hours. cindy and her coworkers call that a falsehood. >> the dog was not alone for five hours? >> no. all of us were concerned about the dog. we were like let's go out. >> it was to the utmost concern that the dog was taken care of. >> now cindy says that people at the fairfax county animal shelter were extremely helpful and professional. she says it was just that police officer who was rude and condescending. a spokesperson at the police department says they have received cindy's complaints and are looking into the matter.

>> at the very least, we have a failure to communicate on some level. i'm curious about her comfort level, grabbing a dog she didn't know and happen to have a basket in the back of her truck? >> she has two baskets for her own dogs. she sees a dog, finds a place to pull over and then calls the dog. she was sure that the dog is a pet and is somebody's pet, because it came right to her. very sweet dog. >> very nice dog. very comfortable. >> the dog is very nice. >> thanks peggy. >> well, a judge in the george huguely murder case turned down the request by the family. the family of the former university of virginia lacrosse player will not be able to testify at sentencing. that is if they sit in on huguely's trial. huguely is facing murder charges in the death of yeardley love. she was found dead in may of last year. the trial is expected to start in january. a riverdale, maryland, man is being held on $50,000 bond. he's accused of defrauding elderly people in montgomery

county. now police are looking for more victims out there. the suspect is johnson. police say he got about $10,000 from his victims by promising them jobs and asking for help with his bills. edward jones says johnson offered him a job, but took him for a ride instead. the day is set for december 6. >> a forgotten hero of the revolutionary war is being honored today. montgomery county council members and the maryland historical trust unveiled a marker honoring general richard montgomery. that ceremony comes on the 273rd anniversary of general montgomery's birth. he successfully led campaigns to capture several forts and the city of montreal. he was killed in the attack on quebec in december of 1775. some chilling emergency radio calls have now been released from last august deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fair. thousands of fans of the group, sugarland were standing right in front of the stage.

state police received dire warning. thunderstorms are rolling in. dispatchers are heard asking about the plight of those fans, but it was all too late. just moments later, there's a lone radio call and it is sheer panic. >> the stage just collapsed. the grand stands are gone. fire control, ems are calling it a mass casualty. >> what a disaster. six people dead. about 40 others hurt in that stage collapse. only on 9, how would you feel if you found out your six- year-old child was forced to wear a weight belt at school. >> that's what is happening to a parent. >> she is the one that told us about it and it's a story you'll see only on 9. kristin fisher is live outside this school. what kind of weight belt are we talking about if >> reporter: what we're talking about is the miracle belt. and here's what it looks like. it is between 2 to 4-pounds and

you wear it around your waist and it is designed for young children with sensory issues like autism. but on wednesday, the mother of a child here, a child who does not have autism, this child came walking home from school wearing this belt around his waist. >> where did it come from? he said my teacher puts it on me. i said how often do you wear it? he said every day. >> ton >> tanya payne knew her son was being treated, but she had no idea he was being forced to wear a weight belt at school. >> as a mother, i was upset. >> tanya was so upset, she went to the county sheriff's office. that's where they took these pictures of the weight belt after her son wore it home from school. tanya says his teacher or therapist forgot to take it off. >> but sensory belts are used to assist students with an

increase in their focus and increase in their attention. >> richardson is the director of special services. >> we do not implement anything within the educational setting without an informed parental consent. >> the sheriff's office agreed. the school was in the right. case closed. >> the parent had signed some type of form indicating that she was aware. >> but tanya disagrees. >> this is the letter from the occupational therapist. >> the exact wording is, i give permission for the occupational therapist to provide sensory strategies to the classroom teacher for the purpose of educational productivity. >> it doesn't say anything about a belt. >> tanya thinks other parents would want to know if the same thing was happening to their child. especially since the school system says the use of weight belts is common. >> the use of sensory tools

within the educational setting is widespread. >> so we decided to call around to other school systems in the area to find out exactly how common this practice was and what we found was that it actually is not that common at all. at least in the d.c. area. listen to this. d.c., fairfax county, frederick county, prince georges county, and arlington county public schools, all of them say they do not use these weighted belts even for children with autism. the only school system that said that they did use something like this was montgomery county public schools and they say they don't use these weighted belts. they use weighted vests to calm down children with sensory issues like autism. but most of the school systems that we called, very shocked by what was happening here. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, kristen. up next, we'll take you to pearizona where one of the

residents is caught on tape acting like a kid seeing the snow for the first time. and we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we're going to be right back after the break.

caught on tape, one arizona resident getting a real kick out of this week's snowstorm. playing in the snow at bearizona at a wildlife park. the snow fell in the northern part of arizona yesterday. the park manager says only a few of the female bears are in hibernation this time of year. i guess it's warm in arizona. in fact, most of them will stay out until the end of the season. this one having the time of her life. >> say good-bye to gingertown. a massive ginger bread city in downtown d.c. the more than 45 structures were built using hundreds of pounds of gingerbread, icing, and sprinkles. they will be donated to local charities. other towns were built in nashville and dallas. >> got hungry just looking at it. a new study confirms what many of you know. people often go online for

absolutely no reason. up next, taking a headache and hustle out of holiday shopping. we'll show you the latest smart phone shopping apps that can help you save both time and money.

wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> i'm a navy commander assigned to the headquarters of international here in cobble, afghanistan. i would like to say happy holidays to all my friends and family, in particular, ann marie drew in annapolis, maryland. thanks so lot and have a great holiday season. you have three weeks to go and the holiday shopping sprint. >> if you're on the hunt for the best gift at the best prices, look no further than your smart phone. >> lesli foster shows us how to unlock deals and steals on the next shopping trip. >> your smart phone strategy starts before you go inside. i have down loaded an app here for pentagon city and in addition to the deals, you can even create a parking reminder.

take a picture of where you parked so you don't forget your spot. once you handle that important detail, you can focus on the task at hand with your trusted device. >> it is growing. it's great. people are using it. >> todd is the marketing director for pentagon city mall. he says the mall's app puts shopping power in the palm of your hand. everything from store maps and deals. >> my personal favorite, gadiva. >> absolutely. >> just a touch screen away. we checked out the chocolate promotion. spend $50, get a $10 gift card. mike with the national retail federation says more than half of us are using our phones to tap into holiday savings. >> this new technology makes it easier for everyone. customers, benefits from it. the retailers benefit from it. >> these boxes you may see on store fronts called qr codes are worth a scan. >> and here we go. the gap code lets you buy e cards. >> text it to whoever you are

giving it to. >> with american eagle's code. >> i have an offer already. 20% off. >> an app called swag makes it easier for you to swap and redeem your gift cards. >> they scan it or enter an authorization code. >> found another set of savvy shoppers using a different app to check in for a deal. >> if you spend over $70, you get $10 off. >> to track your receipts, an app comes to the rescue. >> we're going to take a picture. >> it holds them in your memory. if you need to return something, you can probably use that. >> when it's time to head out, the same app that helps you store and save can steer you back out to where you started. from pentagon city mall, i'm lesli foster, 9news now. >> okay, keep in mind you may still need a paper receipt for some of your returns. lesli says consider a price comparison app as well, like nextag. that will help you research

while you shop. and you can check out an app from your favorite retailer, like wal-mart. and lets you see what your local store has in stock. lots of apps mentioned here. to learn more about them, go to our website, wusa9.com. >> it is official. the majority of young adults surf the internet for absolutely no reason whatsoever. study out today from the research center finds on any given day, 53% of the 18 to 29- year-olds who go online do it just to have a good time or pass the time. those numbers do go down as though surveyed get older. those age, 50 to 64, it was only 27% and only 12% of people over the age of 65 say they spend time just fooling around on the web not really doing much of anything. >> how about you, derek? >> i'm on there all the time not doing a darn thing. >> okay, we're looking at a nice early december weekend. >> yeah, you know, for

december, again, another gorgeous weekend in store for us. cool down a little tomorrow compared to today's high of 55. it felt good with the sunshine. so this weekend a lot of folks heading out there, getting christmas trees and it's going to be great for that. temperatures 54 in downtown. 49 in great falls. annapolis in the lower 50s. satellite and radar picture. mid atlantic has been quiet. we have snow and rain up to the north of us into parts of vermont and northern new england. it's been good around here. we are expecting a sunny and dry weekend. clear and cold again tonight. sunny and chilly for saturday. grab the jacket and sunglasses and showers arriving next week. so for tonight, we have dinner plans. lows down into the upper 20s in the coldest spots to around 37 in downtown. around arlington, 36. reston down to 30 degrees. so for the morning, we'll start

out cold, but with lots of sunshine. need your jacket and then the afternoon looking just pretty nice. mostly sunny, but chilly. need your sunglasses. highs will be around 50 degrees. your zone forecast. cumberland mid 40s, lots of sunshine. culpeper 51 degrees. around downtown, we're going with 50, annapolis 51. and andrews air force base 51 degrees. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. so, enjoy the sunshine. a little warmer for sunday. 57. great conditions for the redskins game and then monday, also a nice day. 60. but increasing clouds later. tuesday, we have showers arriving with a slow moving cold front. once again, just like we saw earlier this week and we cool down on wednesday to the upper 40s. guess what? more sunshine for the end of the week into next weekend. the redskins game looking just great, guys. g we love the fact that we get closer and closer to metrological winter. >> it was yesterday. >> and we're still in the 50s. >> have to enjoy it now.

tonight a local high school football team is hoping to bring home the state championship. the city of gaithersburg will be rooting on tonight. dave owens is here to explain why the cougars are truly a family affair. draff. >> dave. >> we hear that all the time. family affair. it sounds cliche. kristen is here to explain why it's not. let's just say the coach has his hands full. >> it's often said that a football team is like an extended family. the cougars take that notion of family to a whole new level. meet their band of brothers. one, two, three, four, five, six. six pairs of brothers all on the same team. >> every now and then we joke around about setting up a ring and having boxing matches to see which brother is tougher. >> that may be a stretch, but the coach does use the relationship to his advantage. >> i feel like if i'm slacking

off, your brother is not slacking off. he's just a motivator. >> to be in this position where we are in the season and it's a lifelong experience that they are always going to share together. >> now twins austin and spencer are hoping to share one more thing. a championship trophy. the cougars play old mill friday night at mnt stadium in the finals. >> it is something you will remember the rest of your life. >> for malcolm brown and his brother, the desire goes a little bit further. they have an older brother who graduated from orchard and graduated in 2007. >> he is always talking in our ear. >> no matter what happens on friday night, this band of brothers will always share that special bond. in montgomery county, kristen burset, 9sports now. >> those aren't the only family ties. the head coach's dad, joe, has

been an assistant on his son's staff for eight seasons. family madness certainly seems to be running rampant there. >> that will be an exciting game. the current president teams up with a former one to try to save companies money and create jobs. and later on, despite today's good news on the unemployment front, plenty of people out there desperately searching for work. we'll tell you which local companies are hiring. >> up next, we'll take you to a cool school where something right out of a movie seems to be meeting. we'll be right back.

we were out at the high school and now the big yellow school bus is headed right back to the gaithersburg high school. >> about calculus, it's tough. maybe if you had the help of a ged eye night, it would seem less daunting. students do have that help. >> the quotient rule. >> a math chant? >> this is fun. >> you better believe it, and that's just the beginning of what is cool about quince orchard high school. >> we try to keep it fun. >> let's take it out of the real world and back into mathematics. >> a math genius for his

students. >> the force will be with you, always. >> check out the t-shirt they designed with the light sabers and all. >> we use the roman numeral for 5. have to get a 5 on the ap test, because that's the best grade. >> fun and fierce determination to help his students do their best, which means he expects a lot. >> for example, if there's a snow day or you're sick, there's no excuse not to do your homework, because problems up on youtube. >> the snow last year, we were snowed in for a week. every single day i logged on, learned my lessons, e-mailed it to him, got my grade back. we kept rolling. >> he is really on the topic. wants to make his students talk about it, too. >> you can use the first and second derivative. >> and they are. remember that quotient rule we told you about? >> the quotient rule. >> it helps us measure rates

and how fast a particle is going or in this case, a car. >> now just a minute. we're going to look at what i propose as a graph. >> in class, online, after school, jeff is there for his students and they know it. >> i like it like this. keeps me on track. >> and like a true jed eye night, he gives them the credit. >> they work really hard. they come in at lunch and before school. they take it very seriously. >> the back of their shirt says may the fourth be with you. may the fourth was the day the ap exam and the fourth was good to them. his class got the best grades in school history. an average of 4.5 out of 5. >> wow, what a dedicated teacher f. teacher. if you have a cool school, e- mail us and maybe he'll be at your school next week. this is 9news now.

>> fbi agents in crime tape all outside the home of a dc council member. 9news now had a crew outside henry thomas' house and delia is out there as well with the latest. delia. >> derek, it was an incredibly long rate, authorities came here at 8:30 in the morning and just left the scene a short time ago, thomas' attorney walked out of the house to defend his clients. >> more than ten hours after the fbi and irs raid began, agents carried boxes of evidence from council member harry thomas' home, while his attorney emerges from the house to say he is sure his client will not be charged. >> money? you know, money is it. >> reporters say there was a misuse of city money, more than $300,000 meant for his nonprofit, but used to pay for his own