offended by it. >> you don't think a skeleton dressed as santa is offensive on a cross? >> bone by bone and skull too, dismantelled skeleton santa, laying him gently on the lawn and apparently calming her own rage. >> you look emotionally disturbed by it. >> it's horrendous. >> owner of the skeleton santa who won permission to put it up says it depicts how society's materialistics are killing the season's kindness. >> it's right to have freedom of speech, but not right to be offensive. i don't believe in buddha, but i'm not about to say bad things about buddha. >> rick sees it differently. and calls the destruction of skeleton santa illegal. >> it's in the eye of the

beholder. we're offended by the religious displays on government property. we think it is improper and utterly unnecessary. and we think they should not be on government property. >> now rick is speaking tonight at a loudoun county board of supervisors hearing. it's the supervisors that allowed all these displays. they pick ten and it's first come, first serve. the first ten that got their entries in last december, well they are the ones that are going to be on the lawn. there is a nativity scene coming as well. it will be interesting to hear what goes on that hearing. that will be for next year's display. coming up at 6:00, i'll show you how a sheriff deputy stopped me from taking pictures and allowed the woman continue vandalizing the skeleton santa. we'll have that coming up in a little bit. >> thank you. after a fierce confrontation with police, d.c. occupiers are on damage control. but not everybody is on message

and that is causing a rift among the protesters. delia is live at the mall where yet another demonstration is underway. we have a bit of a fracture here, delia. >> reporter: this is called our d.c. as you can see, they moved in here at the mall. they have worked at the occupiers on their shared common goals. fighting for better jobs, for more jobs, and a better economy. one major difference you will not see any long-term campouts and won't be any arrests. it was a turning point in the occupation and the most routey we have seen. protesters getting arrested sunday after building this illegal wooden house without a permit. by monday, what a difference. a very quiet, if not dull day at the occupy camp where many protesters are playing nice. thanking police and talking to

us. >> damage control is going to have to be done. >> to condemn yesterday's actions. >> a guy urinating, come on, man. there is porter toilet. he did it to make a statement. which that statement is wrong. they are adding fuel to the file to the nay sayers and the haters. >> people that were screaming at me and steve for ways we were carrying ourselves and stuff, some of them i had never seen before and i have been living here since day one. >> maybe they have different goals and motives and we should go about it a different way. >> they were fighting for the cause. both were arrested last night. hanah has a sprained knee from her confrontation with police. >> absolutely. it was a good time and awesome pictures taken. >> and there lies the conflict between those that risk arrest after violating park rules and those who are trying to stick to those rules. knowing park police have been good to them so far. >> appreciate it.

absolutely, man. i appreciate you all. >> a will the of cooperation we saw down at mcpherson square earlier today. now the two occupiers i spoke to who were arrested said they spent the night in jail. they were just fined $100 and sent home. well, back to the park, i should say. coming up new at 6:00, we're going to head inside the mall and give you a closer look at what is happening here. back to you. >> going to say a tail of two protests, but now it may be three or four. we'll see you at 6:00, delia. tonight, a high profile arrest placed the head of the aviation administration on leave. anny hong joins us live with randy babbitt's charges. why is he in trouble? >> randy babbitt was arrested over the weekend for drunk driving and now has been placed on leave. according to fairfax city police, babbitt was pulled over at 10:30 saturday night when officers saw him driving on the wrong side of old lee highway in fairfax. that's nine miles from his home

in reston. police say babbitt was the only person in the car and not involved in any accidents. police said he cooperated and released. babbitt was sworn in, in june of 2009. he's a veteran pilot and flew for 25 years for eastern airlines. here's a statement from the department of transportation released just this afternoon. administrator requested effective immediately to take a lev of absence from the faa. that request has been granted and deputy administrator will serve as acting administrator. now officials are in discussions with lawyers about his employment status. his court appearance is february 2. anita and derek, back to you. >> we are learning more about the drug suspension facing two stars on the washington redskins. >> the nfl suspended tight end, fred davis and trent williams for the rest of the

season. it is for violating the substance abuse policy and dave owens is live in the newsroom with reaction. i can't imagine shanny was smiling today at all. >> no, derek, he wasn't. this story began trickling out yesterday shortly before kickoff. naturally after the game, reporters wanted to know what was going on. we didn't find out anything. williams and davis was removed from the locker room before that locker room was made available to reporters after the game. here's what we do know now. both davis and williams violated the league's substance abuse policy multiple times. once immediately following the lockout, the suspension is for four games. it could have been worse, but they negotiated a settlement because some of this occurred during the lockout. mike shanahan was asked what he thought about all of this today. >> i spoke to both of them today. they are watching film. like i said, nothing has been said to me until something is said to me, they will be here. >> i was unaware of the

situation. hit real close to me. definitely want to reach out and give my support and any way i can help them with anything they are having trouble with off the field. i'm more than ready to do so. >> all right, that's the locker room news today. joined by dave and redskins insider. i think it's important to bring out, this is multiple transgressions by these guys. >> any time you flunk a test, the league lets you know. you flunk twice, normally you get a four-game suspension. these guys are lucky, because it would have been a year. these four games don't mean too much. >> you were at the game yesterday. we heard some of the stuff from some of those players this afternoon. what was some of the general reaction from teammates? >> lorenzo was one of the most eloquent. he has been through a lot. some of the craziness last year. they were very supportive in general. a couple of guys were shocked and a couple guys were

supportive and some forgiving these guys. >> i know it sounds hard to believe, because you talk about these two guys that have been productive. we start to think about the long-term commitment. fred davis is coming up on a contract year. is it plausible to think the redskins might start thinking, we might want these guys around. >> they are a last place team anyway. i don't think that works. trent williams will give a big commitment. he is playing pretty well now. fred davis is the interesting one, because his contract is up. he's been their best player. if this hasn't happened, you know they want him back. mike shanahan talked today about the mistake and we can forget mistakes. >> you have to wonder, because their next transgression, one year suspension. much more coming up. guys, back to you in the studio. >> all right. the s word sneaking into the forecast. a potential of snow later in the week. >> we have the s word in the

forecast. let's start with the outside story. now it's not going to snow any time soon, because it's 60 degrees outside. there's colder air coming in. here's the deal. mild today and wednesday, but colder air moves in wednesday afternoon and wednesday night. and the rain could end as snow early thursday morning. time frame would be about 4:00 to 9:00 a.m. on thursday. so it's a ways out there. snow is a lock for west of the divide. snow is a lock for cumberland and hagerstown. how far south it gets, we will keep you posted. temperatures will remain above freezing. 54 right now. 55 in gaithersburg. 55 in leesburg. it's 54 out in oakland. 55 in comperland. now satellite picture radar combined, not much happens tonight. swre unsettled weather coming our way. we'll talk about when we will need the umbrella and the heavy coat. back to you guys. >> you know that letter from no mom, the netflix movie,

they could take longer to get there. plans to slash hundreds of processing plants and cut delivery standards for first class mail. bruce leshan was at the postal service headquarters for the announcement. >> these cuts unprecedented. the postal service is struggling to deal with a $14 billion loss this year. the postmaster general says the service can save billions by cutting the number of mail processing centers nearly in half from 487 to 252. and by cutting about 28,000 jobs. those cuts mean that virtually all letters that used to arrive in one day will now take two and most letters that used to take two days will take three. the old delivery standard had been in place for 40 years. the overnight service commitment is causing this tremendous amount of excess capacity within our network. and that is what we have to

deal with. and we've got to do everything in order to save this postal service. >> i understand, too, with this technology the way it is. e-mail this or, you know, through the mail. but no, i would rather have a post office. >> getting to be the season. the postmaster general has announced plans to close up to 3700 post offices, including many in our area and to deliver mail five days a week instead of six. but congress needs to sign off on some of that and there is no indication at this point that congress will act this year. derek. >> bruce, no matter what the case, you better get those christmas cards in the mail. >> get them going. >> yeah. >> three days after his house is raided by the feds, the dc council's meeting to talk about the action against d.c. council member, harry thomas. an accident involving a metro bus and a trash truck sends several folks to the hospital.

we'll update that one for you.

hi, is this captain dianne cristie. i would like to say hi to all my friends and family in washington, d.c. including jim and grace out in reston. my brother, james, my sister-in- law elizabeth an nephew, jimmie.

happy holidays, everyone. 12 people had to be rushed to the hospital after an accident involving a metro bus, a trash truck, and an suv. >> this happened before noon at the intersection of florida avenue and 13th street in northeast d.c. kristin fisher caught the action. >> i was shaken up a little bit. >> james rogers was sitting at the back of this bus when it was struck by a silver suv. >> a lot of people hurt. there were a lot of people hurt on the bus, yeah. like two people laying in the street. >> walter jamison watched it happen from his front porch. >> he didn't know where he was. he asked me if he was bleeding and he walked around and he fell out. >> that man was one of 12 people taken to the hospital. he had d.c.'s mass casualty transport bus. >> nothing life threatening, but they are being transported to local hospitals. >> nine of the injured were on the bus, two in the suv and

another in this d.c. department of public works trash truck. the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. but it appears that the trash slammed into the metro bus. florida avenue at 13th street was shut down in both directions for nearly two hours for cleanup and accident reconstruction. the investigation is still on going. in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> what a mess. all right the wilson building all decked out for the holidays. mayor vincent gray was on hand for a holiday tree lighting ceremony this afternoon. there you see it. the tree located in the grand foyer of the main d.c. government building located at 13th and pennsylvania northwest. hundreds of people expected on the hill tomorrow for the annual capitol christmas tree lighting. that is taking place at 5:00 p.m. on the west lawn. a 7-year-old boy will throw the switch along with house speaker john boehner, the capital christmas tree lighting since

1964. >> wow. >> exciting stuff. i guess if this happened later this week, there might have been snow. >> adds to the festive spirit. >> well, it won't happen any time soon, because it's 60 degrees outside. >> such a nice weekend. >> for december, we can't complain. but colder air is going to move in. still milder tomorrow, but locate the umbrella, may need your heavy coat by thursday. a lot of rumbling on our website about this. it was very close to mineral, in louisa county. it was essentially inbetween fredericksburg and charlottesville. we'll click on this and it was a small earthquake. only about, 1.9 on the richter scale and to the north. southwest of fredericksburg and east, northeast of charlottesville. if you heard something or felt something, you heard it on the web, there was a little earthquake today. all right, temperatures, look at this 56 in bethesda. 58 in arlington.

57 up in rockville and 55 in gaithersburg. just to put things in perspective. our average high is barely 50 right now. look at all the moisture on the other side of the mountains and the ohio valley, tennessee valley, even thunderstorms in nashville in lexington and kentucky. we have clouds, but we'll be able to do some stuff tonight. nothing heavy tonight. in fact, slight chance of a sprinkle. that's about it. locate the umbrella. mild through tuesday. mainly showers tomorrow. wetter on wednesday and cooler and the cold air moves in before the rain exits. we all know what that means. that could spell rain to snow late wednesday night and early on thursday. for tonight, mostly cloudy and mild. a sprinkle or shower possible after midnight. lows around 50. our lows tonight are going to be where we should be in terms of average highs. winds southwest at 10. and lows even in the suburbs are going to be around 50. no one will be in the 40s tonight. 51 in reston. 52 in arlington.

52 downtown. 51 in college park and also in bowie. now tuesday morning, mostly cloudy and mild with showers. i don't think we'll see anything crazy heavy. by afternoon, more showers, but still mild. that's the good news. high temperatures around 60 and winds out of the south at 10. the colder air comes in wednesday night. temperatures because of the clouds and showers pretty uniform. maybe 59 in gaithersburg. 60 in college park. 60 in bowie. out to the west, we're talking 60 in reston and sterling. okay leesburg, middleburg, maybe 59. still a nice day. let's break it down. to start, 7:00 we're in the 50s with showers. light rain, 57 to 61. and then by evening, some showers and light rain. but look at that, upper 50s to low 60s. pretty good deal. next three days, here comes some changes. turning cooler on wednesday. 54. a midnight high. notice we have the arrows. did you leave your house wednesday morning, it's going to feel warm.

don't be fooled, temperatures in the 40s and thursday, may see the rain, possibly snow north and west of town. temperatures in the upper 40s. next seven days. after thursday, back to 50 on friday. and then colder over the weekend. but bright, i mean, another nice weekend. even for december standards. temperatures in the 40s. mid 40s on saturday. mid to upper 40s on sunday with sunshine and next monday, sunshine with temperatures around 50. so all in all, not too bad. it has to snow sometime. >> yeah. >> you know, i predicted the 8th. what is thursday? is thursday the 8th? >> thursday is the 8th. >> are you kidding? >> you are border line brilliant. >> he is acting like he hasn't already figured that out. >> he said that because he wanted us to confirm what he initially said. >> so does it count if it's west of the divide? >> no, hagerstown and cumberland. >> no, it has to be closer. >> we'll see what happens.

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the 34á9 annual kennedy center honors gala took place here in washington last night. >> indeed it did. singer barbra cook and neil diamond, and composure, and actress, meryl streep among the honorees. >> for washington, d.c., this is as hollywood as it gets. where the popular meets the powerful. paying tribute to those special artists of our time among the five kennedy center honorees, meryl streep. >> i'm continually struck by how perfectly she inhabits, and portrays such a wide range of

characters. >> song writer and performer, neil diamond. >> when it comes to neil diamond, i am a believer. we are all believers. >> cellist. >> we celebrate the cellist. he doesn't just play the cello, he rocks it. >> jazz great, sonny rollins. >> sonny tonight, welcome home. >> and theater legend, barbra cook. who made her broadway debut in 1951. >> barbra cook at the cafe carlyle belongs on that short list of beloved new york treasures. >> the annual award ceremony brings together the greats in music, stage, and screen. recognizing their distinguished careers and commitment to their craft. earlier in the day, president obama praised them for sharing their gift. >> by expressing themselves, they help us learn something

about ourselves. they make us laugh, they move us to tears. they bring us together and they push the boundaries of what we think is possible. >> celebrating challenges that are distinct. cbs news, washington. >> well chosen songs. the kennedy center honors air right here on wusa9. credit cards are making a comeback. on the other side of the break, a growing number of us are opting for credit this year. could a photograph posted on facebook provide clues to the disappearance of a missing maryland man? i'm andrea mccarren. a live report is just ahead. >> this is bruce johnson, will harry thomas be advised to take a leave of absence? i'll have that story coming up.

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embattled d.c. councilman, thomas remains out of public eye, a few days after the fbi raided his home. >> but that didn't stop his colleagues from meeting in private to decide his future. that meeting wrapped up late this afternoon. bruce johnson has been working this story and joins us live with an update. what do you know? >> a lot going on down here

today. council members told us they instructed kwame brown to meet in private with thomas. the last time they were in private, he stepped down. my sources are telling me that when they meet in private, remove himself from his other committee assignments and possibly even to take a leave of absence from the council. >> we are just very sorry that it happened. >> d.c. mayor became the latest elected official to who said he was stunned by the fbi, irs raids when councilman harry thomas was home on friday. >> for everybody, the council. >> i think it is. but you know, we will go on with our work. we know it has to be done for the city. >> there was business to be dealt with today. but harry thomas chose to avoid all of this. it would have been a circus. it was the all important vote to approve an ethics bill. >> it also puts stiffer penalties in place for public officials that don't do the

right thing. >> when colleagues and the mayor attended the district building tree lighting ceremony, there was no harry thomas. thomas chose to sneak out of his office with not so much as a no comment for reporters. >> at this point, there's not a whole lot the council can do. we don't have the power to remove. those of us that believe mr. thomas should step down have already said that. >> d.c. council members met to discuss what to do about harry thomas. reporters were voted out of the meeting. >> respectfully ask that nonmembers leave the room at this time. >> following the one hour meeting, kwame brown would only say that he has been instructed to meet in private with councilman thomas. >> i look forward to having a conversation with council member thomas to discuss, so he's clear on where his colleagues are and we'll look forward to having that discussion shortly. >> you recall that harry

thomas is accused of diverting money to go to his personal use. he denied all wrong doing, but in a civil matter with the d.c. attorney general, he has agreed to pay all of that money back. he made one $50,000 installment. the next installment is due in a couple weeks. lesli, anita, back to you. >> i know you'll stay on top of it and so will we. derek. >> sky 9 out over the reservoir in montgomery county. where that search for a sanitary commission employee who disappeared last friday is all done for tonight. chuck of middle river maryland was on the job working as part of a manage deer hunt friday afternoon. andrea mccarren joins us with an update where the search has been focused so far. no luck again, andrea. >> no luck, derek. searchers did find his boat, but no trace of the missing

wssc worker. among those anxious to learn his fate, his wife and three children, sons ages 12 and 9, and a daughter who is just 7. this photograph of chuck may be his last contact with the world beyond the reservoir. it is in silhouette, taken on his mobile phone and posted to facebook at noon on friday. just hours before he disappeared. last night, in an emotional statement read by a friend. >> what kind of friend is he? he is a friend always there for you. he is loved and very proud of his work, the water, the woods, the people he works with, and above all else, his family. >> today, near silence as searchers scanned the quiet waters looking for some sign of the 35-year-old married father of 3. who loves his family, his job, and the washington redskins. >> our employees are certainly

our most important asset and certainly missing asset brings a great deal of sorrow to us as a family and an organization. >> searchers are looking from the sky down. the surface of the lake appeared broken only by the paddling of geese. and search boats, some with dogs specially trained to detect signs of life or death on the water. >> we are not giving up. please help us find him and keep him in your prayers until we do. >> at the time of his disappearance, he was working alone, monitoring a managed deer hunt and had just collected the carcass of a 6 point buck. the deer was found in the boat with no sign of duckett. searchers did find an article of clothing and forensic testing is underway to determine whether it belongs to duckett. the search tomorrow will be dependent on weather. reporting live from the

reservoir, andrea mccarren, 9news now. back to you. >> we hope they have luck. thank you. the founder of wikileaks will not be deported to sweden to face sex crime allegations. a british court gave them permission to go to britain's supreme court to request permission for an appeal. it comes one year after the founder was first arrested in the united kingdom. sweeden hasn't formally charged hassan, but wants to question him about allegations of rape, he denies any wrong doing. this is a crucial week for the european debt crisis. german chancellor and french president met today to draft a master plan to save the euro. they want a treaty to put tougher restrictions on how much governments can borrow and spend. they'll try to push their plan through. european stocks were up on the news and the agreement set the tone for the european union

meeting. struggling homeowners facing foreclosure are getting an early christmas present. fannie mae and several other large mortgage lenders will not force families out of their homes during the holiday season. the foreclosure suspension runs from december 19 through january 2. seems more of us are shopping with credit. card analysts say we are using our credit cards more and starting to return to those prerecession spending habits. you may have noticed more offers in your mailbox. many companies are going to eliminate fees for foreign transactions, balance transfers, they'll even pump up your rewards. before you pull out the plastic, be sure you can pay off your balance in full each month. all right, so don't judge today's hot holiday toy of the day by her size. because while she is short in stature and you have to zoom in to see her, she is big on fun.

this is lilly sweet. you have a lilly. she's part of the doll collection. there are seven of them. she loves her pacefire and she has her smart phone. the other thing she has is this charm. you turn the charm over and the charm has a code and the code is what little girls put into the computer with a grownup and they are able to make videos. they are able to create games. they are able to create their own cribs with dolls. it's a lot of fun. lilly, this one is called lilly sweet. you need to know that the code can only be registered once and since we are donating these toys to children after this is all over, we didn't want to take that away from a child who may if get this toy. a little toy, a lot of fun. sells for just under $10. you can get it at all the brick and morter stores and online. big things in small packages. video of what could be one of

the most expensive car wrecks ever. those are nice looking machines. and for the third year in a row, a woman steals the christmas tree from the boy scouts. but this time, it was all caught on tape. stay with us. don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. we will be right back.

caught on tape. a woman stealing christmas trees from the boy scouts. surveillance video from st. louis shows the thief drive up, get out of her car, and walk toward the christmas trees. not even two minutes later she is stuffing a tree in the back of her trunk. she pulls away, but comes back a few minutes later and takes another tree. and what is more, the scouts say the same woman driving the same car was spotted on surveillance doing this a couple years ago. >> the cops didn't catch her? >> hopefully now. come on. >> tied a big tree you are putting in the car. let's check out video. shot this on her iphone tuesday. her daughter was turning off the christmas tree lights when she saw something moving in the tree and let's just say it wasn't a christmas ornament. it was a snake. casey's husband and kids wanted

to keep it, she said i don't think so. they did name the snake tinsel. >> it wasn't going to hurt anybody. >> didn't belong in the house. >> let's go to the next one. one of the most expensive car crashes ever, if not the most. 14 cars, including 8 ferraris, mercedes, and lamborghini. the damage almost $4 million. luckily the people weren't damaged that much. they only suffered bumps and bruises. these cars were going at least 100 miles per hour, which i guess that's what you do. >> they might have been in a group. >> all the guys in the studio were going, oh, that's $4 million worth of car. no, it's the cars. coming up, beware of birds. er doctor issue a warning about cups of noodles. >> we'll show you

temperatures. upper os, mid 50s in the suburbs. and 55 in manassas. 61 in fredericksburg. we'll come back and tell you when you'll need your umbrella and if any of the rain will turn to snow. >> but first, new health conditions for pregnant women who make rice a part of their diet. we'll explain up next.

wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> merry christmas. i'm steve. >> i'm scarlet. >> i'm brittany. >> and i'm melanie. first we were talking apple juice, now it's rice. arsenic found in rice could pose a hazard, especially to women who are expecting. >> sandra smith is trying to eat right during her pregnancy. rice is a staple of her diet. >> rosotto is the primary rice and we also like to eat stir

fries and rice pudding. >> eating rice could potentially expose women and their unborn babies to levels of arsenic. researchers at medical school looked at 229 pregnant women who ate about half a cup of rice a day on average. >> women who reported eating rice have higher arsenic concentrations. >> the more rice the women consumed the higher the levels. arsenic made news last week when a consumer report study revealed unsafe levels of arsenic and lead in some brands of apple and grape juice. arsenic occurs naturally in the environment, in water, air, food, and soil. but high levels of exposure can be dangerous. arsenic has been associated with low birth weight, higher rates of infant death and increased cancer risk. experts emphasize those are not the levels we're talking about here. >> we're not recommending that people stop eating rice. we just need to monitor the amount of arsenic that is in

our rice. >> this expected mom actually isn't too concerned. >> millions of years people have been eating rice and they haven't gotten sick or drinking apple juice for decades. >> here's something to note. 10% of the women in the study also had high arsenic in their water levels. so if you are drinking water from a private well, it is important to have it tested. we also have a warning tonight about these. these cup of noodle soups. very cheap, very popular, easy. but unfortunately, burn specialists say they are dangerous to kids because they are tall, lightweight, and can easily tip over. especially if there's hot water involved. it can tip over on to a toddler. and if there is a splash, it can burn the chest, the arms, the face, and cause severe burns. in fact, a nurse pack in additioner at children's center say they regularly see five to six kids a week that have burned by this, especially in the colder months.

>> a couple studies that looked at noodles burning hotter. it's the prolong contact with the skin. similar to many of other our burns, like grease burns. we talk about the prolonged contact of the skin. the liquid can contribute. and it can penetrate for a deeper burn. >> these kids end up needing surgery. you can pick a lower of cup that is lower to the table that doesn't tip over as easily and they want the manufactures to make a simple change. turn it over in the shape. redo the packaging and fewer children will get burned. back to you in the studio. >> that's great information. thanks anita. >> let's get over to topper who says there could be snow in our forecast, but we don't believe that. >> no, it's possible. check this out. this is in texas and you know what? this is the cold air that is going to move in here on wednesday night and thursday. that's a problem. it did cause some minor accidents. it occurred in the early

morning hours. accidents with the sleet and mainly about an inch or so of snow. let's talk about temperatures. right now it's mold. 55 in bethesda. 57 in arlington. 54 downtown and 54 in reston. here's the deal. locate your umbrella. mild through tomorrow. mainly showers on tuesday. wetter wednesday and cooler late the cold air moves in and that could spell some snow late wednesday night, early on thursday. mild, sprinkle or shower possible after midnight. lows around 50. winds out of the south, southwest at 10. by morning, showers, but grab your umbrella. it will be mild. temperatures in the 50s and by afternoon, even with the clouds and with the showers, temperatures still around 60 degrees. our last mild day for a while and winds out of the south at 10. next seven days, colder air comes in wednesday. we have an arrow here. 54. the temperatures fall. could end the snow on thursday, and back to 50 on friday. a bright, but brisk weekend.

temperatures in the low to mid 40s on saturday. back to you guys. >> thank you so much, topper. the re skins dropped to 4-8 yesterday. but the news gets worse from there. a couple topnotch redskins are going to be sitting down for the rest of the year. our inside of the year, owens. >> it's not good. fred davis, trent williams won't be spending time reportedly at redskins park violating the substance abuse policy. dave, brian mitchell, alongside me. i want to start with you first. you're a former player. how does this thing happen? because let's face it, these guys get tested every year during training camp. >> they think they are smarter than everybody else. they do things that can catch them up. but they get tested once a week. if you go two and three times, you are ridiculous. you shouldn't be in the league at all. >> dave, let me turn to you. kind of break down what a

suspension means. can guys be around the facility? >> the sad part is, 11 guys had tested positive once. they have only gotten the penalty, which is silly behavior. they can be around the facility, but not the field. >> what is your reaction? >> try to talk to them and let them know what they are risking. this is a serious thing. you are not a kid anymore. this is your livelihood. if you keep messing up, you're going to lose out on that. >> and let's talk about the football game, because there was a football game. the team seen poised to win a football game. why did they lose this thing? >> errors all over the place. the offense died after the first drive. special teams mistakes down the stretch on kickoffs and the defense couldn't stop the jets. the jets had incredible field position. >> they couldn't close. here's some music coming up.

dave, i'm going back to you. give me your offensive great from yesterday. >> overall, the offense was a c minus. rex was god awful. >> 100 yards rushing. what do you have? >> when you look at the new average, they have turnovers. 26 straight games now. >> for defense, they played pretty well. the last five or ten minutes. >> went all the way down the field, which was pretty bad. at the end, as you said, some mistakes, but no take aways, no sacks. that's what they have to do. b minus. >> what about you? >> c minus. they don't get any sacks and allowed a big play. yes, they did play well throughout the game, but last five minutes, they gave up 60 minutes of play. >> and coaching. >> i'm sure mike shanahan had getter days than this. the defense as we said, kyle shanahan play calling, getting away from run. overall c.

>> i'll go c minus on coaches also. i was adding the special teams as i should be, i would get a d. >> and it doesn't get any easier. tom brady and the patriots come to town next week. guys, back to you. >> oh man, okay. still to come, two with similar stories from the same airport. find out what they say tsa agents did to them. i'm scott broom in downtown washington. coming up, a shocking obstacles thrown in the way of a blind woman seeking to become a lawyer here in the district. today she gets to say mission accomplishmented. >> and up next, you helped us raise the money. now see how our turkey for troops push is paying off.

in today's hero central, 9news wants to say thank you for what you did to hesp. we teamed up with the uso of metropolitan washington to provide holiday food baskets to our military families. >> people who are jc hayward visited recently. >> these are the moments you treasure. >> daddy, come on. >> especially if you are a military family. warrant officer has already served three tours in war zones. and duty could call again any time. which means more holidays away from his three children and

wife. >> set up the camera off the background of the christmas tree, showing the kids, open up their christmas. >> it's hard. the kids want daddy there. it doesn't feel the same. you're half empty. it's hard to go through it all half empty. >> last year was a blessing. the table was full. john got to be home for the holidays. and there was more than enough food. thanks to the uso turkey for troops program. >> i got all the fixings and it really helped because that was one less burden i had to budget for. >> i couldn't believe this was out there. i mean, specifically for the turkey. >> he was excited to come home and see everything i had bought. it was what the uso had given us. >> it's nice to know there are organizations and people out there that care enough about us to help our families while we are gone or even while we are here. a big thank you. on behalf of the uso and 9news

now, the thanks is all ours. i'm jc hayward, 9news now. >> and to make the veterans and their families holidays brighter, go to wusa9.com. click on the turkey for troops icon. our goal is to feed 1400 families this holiday season. so we thank you in advance for your contribution. >> this is 9news now. >> unprecedented cuts announced today for the post office. those christmas cards and letters could take longer to arrive. bruce leshan is here with news of thousands of postal service job cuts and a plan that would extend by a day the delivery time for nearly all of the first class mail. bruce. >> yeah, lesli, the postal service could lose $14 billion this year and its leaders say it can save billions by giving up its commitment to deliver cards, letters, movies, and prescriptions overnight. >> postal officials announced plans to shut nearly half of

the services giant mail processing facilities. and to cut 28,000 jobs. those cuts mean virtually all letters that used to arrive in one day will now take two. and almost all letters that used to take two days will now take three. >> the overnight service commitment is causing this tremendous amount of excess capacity within our network. and we have to do everything in order to save this postal service. >> post office is struggling with the huge growth of e-mail and online bill pay. millions of messages that used to go through the mail are now handled electronically. the postmaster general wants to shut 3800 post offices and deliver the mail just five days a week instead of six. >> a person paying a bill in the mail. that's going away. we know that. personal letters, people love that. you'll get your card. you'll still want