johnson we haven't seen before. looking frail and carrying a cane. inside johnson's lawyer, claiming he has been diagnosed with the early stages of atypical parkinson's disease and a long prison term would amount to a death sentence. johnson told the court, i'm haunted by this. i beg your mercy. i'm a very ill man. it was a very different johnson seen on federal surveillance tapes in november, 2010, taking a $15,000 cash prize. >> what do you want me to do with this money? >> and the caught on cell phone call to his wife, lesli, and a county council member made the couple a laughing stock. as they conspired to hide bribe money at the couple's door. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> jack johnson could have been a role model. instead, he chose to be a poster child. >> rod called johnson's

shakedowns of business owners -- the judge rejected the medical claims with prosecutors noting johnson is also a diagnosed alcoholic. but the sentence was reduced from a possible 14 years to just more than seven because prosecutors said johnson has been cooperating with continuing investigations. leaving everyone wondering who might be next. >> this case doesn't end our effort. there are still corrupt public officials out there and the investigation both of this case and of other cases will continue. >> and the next shoe to drop is wife lesli johnson, who pled guilty to trying to hide that evidence. she'll be sentenced friday. she could get up to 18 months. prosecutors would not say whether she is talking too. in the newsroom, scott broom, 9news now. all right, scott, thank you. >> the crucified skeleton santa may be coming back to the lawn of the loudoun county courthouse. >> its owner removed the display after an offended

grandmother vandalized and dismantelled it yesterday. >> peggy fox joins us live where supervisors try to get rid of this today. it keeps going. >> it certainly does. the supervisors took up a proposal that would have kept skeleton santa from coming back to the lawn and gotten rid of all the public displays. that would have included the nativity. >> four members of the loudoun county board of supervisors wanted to suspend the rules that allow public holidays like this. a skeleton santa on a cross. this grandmother found so offensive she took it down. >> it was predictable. it was easy to see coming. the ku klux klan put up things and i shutter to think we might get to that point. >> steven miller wanted this and all the displays banned and have only a christmas tree on

the lawn. but he was out voted. >> this isn't keeping with the tradition of surprise attacks by antireligious forces head quartered and hunkered down in the courthouse. >> the 18-year-old who put up the skeleton, we're told by a friend, is a christian and was making a commentary on the state of christmas being sacrificed to commercialization. only this lady and many others didn't see it that way. >> it is horrendous. >> always seems like it's here in leesburg that these things happen. they have the same problem. they didn't have that problem last year. >> this is the third year for a holiday dispute in loudoun county, but board chairman hopes this year will be the last. >> we just go ahead and remove the ordinance for public displays. as a community, we can come together with the government sponsoring what is tasteful on the courthouse. >> there already is a

christmas tree donated by the rotary club here. chairman scott york wants to get rid of all the public displays and have the county manage the displays much like the national park service does. i'm peggy fox reporting live, back to you. >> thank you so much for that, peggy. we asked if you thought that display, the skeleton santa was offensive. ginger and brown writes, i understand the message of the artist, but it's insensitive to so many to think of the crucifix as a symbol. and it's fine if the antiholiday group wanted to be recognized. that doesn't give you the right to be disrespectful. but, terri picked a different target. she wrote, as a resident of downtown leesburg, the whole thing is embarrassing and depressing. the supervisors opened this can of worms and the worms crawled out. joining us now is organizer of the northern virginia atheist. he's sitting with me in the studio. he is live from the loudoun county courthouse and first of

all, i'll start with you. three years and counting you had disputes. your reaction to the days vote which keeps the whole thing going. >> i was hoping that the board would actually take up consideration just to allow a christmas tree. but unfortunately, they chose not to do that. and discovered that they had an opportunity three years ago to have all displays of the holiday season and not any public displays of the atheist kind. if the government had done something and they chose not do that. it's a shame. >> do you feel like that one viewer who said she is embarrassed and humiliated by the fact that you are a spectacle this time of year? >> i believe the atheist groups cross the line with a display which even though it is intent by the young man to deal with an issue of commercialism, clearly be outrage to very young children and our holiday and christmas parade this saturday. i would also like to say the

town of leesburg and town council does not have any decision making in this manner. so the town should not have to be punished for the decision of the board of supervisors. >> what would you have wanted the board of supervisors to do? >> i would like to remove all the displays in the courthouse lawn. >> how come? >> the religious displays are unconstitutional and we are only there so they can continue to allow the religious displays. >> your display is a banner that says happy holidays. the skeleton santa is not yours. it's a fella that says he is a christian but has a commentary. what is your reaction to the woman who tore it down? >> i'm offended by that. she took it upon herself to decide what was acceptable free speech and wasn't. she disrespected this young man's free speech and vandalized his display on the courthouse lawn in front of a sheriff. >> the christmas spirit is big for a whole lot of folks and christians like this holiday.

what would be acceptable on the front of the courthouse from your perspective? >> a secular christmas tree would be fine with us. i want to point out that many atheists celebrate christmas. this was never an attack on christmas or anyone's religion. it was purely the constitutionality of the religious displays on the lawn. >> so in other words, it's the nativity scene that you don't want. >> would you be happier if there was just a christmas tree and maybe a happy holidays banner? would that work for you and most of the folks down in leesburg? >> well, that's what i wanted temporarily for this holiday season. but the board of supervisors chose not to do this. what i find interesting is that he is saying he would accept a christmas tree. it's interesting he wants to use the holiday season as an opportunity to promote free speech and that's fine. but you know, why don't we do something that is uplifting for the community? i find it interesting that his attacks are on the cresh, none of the build boards have

attacked my religion, judaism or islam. i would like to know why they don't do that? they went across the line with the santa clause crucifixion. they were hurting young children. >> let him respond to that. he says that a, you're now okay with the christmas tree, but you weren't before. and secondly, what about the issue of islam, judaism, and the other religions? >> fist of all, i never taken a position at all about a christmas tree. the displays are there just to allow the christian displays to be there. it was there with privileged access for decades. and it's only in the last three years they allowed any there. >> this is not a debate we will solve tonight. we appreciate your time. we are out of time. we have to go back to you, lesli. >> thank you, derek. protesters from around the country take over capitol hill

today staging a sit in for jobs. our delia goncalves is live on capitol hill to tell us more about this all-day demonstration. >> that's right, lesli. i just got off the phone with a spokesperson who tells me that protesters just left senate office buildings as you said, after sitting there all day long demanding meetings with key lawmakers. >> their faces said, we mean business, as they marched down the halls of the senate russell building. >> can you tell us your plans today? >> we plan to leave with the senator. >> about 20 protesters from our d.c. demanding a meeting with senator mitch mcconnell. >> we do not allow video cameras in the office. >> we were told to leave, but they staged a sit in as they awaited the minority leader. >> we have a meeting to meet with staff to talk about the issue. they refuse to meet with staff. >> meanwhile, outside, more protesters from miami and

massachusetts make their way into the dirkson office building. >> the job situation is horrendous. i haven't worked in two years. i'm a homeless vet. >> the goal is to occupy 99 legislative offices, a demonstration they staged before, but now with out of town reenforcements. including this immigrant who moves to maryland from camaroon three months ago in search for the american dream. but now he finds himself fighting for it. >> being unemployed, forming a group, join in the protests. >> and a protested peacefully, but never did get that meeting with the senator. however, they will be back. this is the same group that has a number of tents a few blocks down on the mall. they have a permit to rally there until friday. lesli. >> the economy is on the minds of all of us. delia, thank you. coming up on 9news now right after the break, big developments this afternoon in the montgomery county teen

curfew debate. plus, as soon as tomorrow, the fda could make the controversial morning after pill available over the counter to all women. we'll break down both side of the debate.

wusa salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> seasons greetings. i am from the republic of korea. i would like to wish my father, my family, and all my friends in virginia a very special merry christmas and happy new year. miss you all. i look forward to seeing you soon. the verdict is guilty in the trial of a former top aid to maryland governor, robert ehrlich. convicted of trying to suppress

the black vote. the calls told them to quote, relax and implied that they could stay home on election day. attorneys argued he didn't try to cover up his role in authorizing the calls and blamed a consultant for the content of those messages. if you get annoyed by the calls and political calls, this next story is for you. now you can fire back with a reverse robo call. how it all works. >> until now, the power of political robo calling has been reserved for campaigns, lobbyists. what this new website does is it brings that power to the people. it all started from a feud in prince georges county last january. >> this is a prince georges county parent calling to thank you for the call at 4:30 in the morning. i decided to return the favor. >> that's the recording of the 4:00 a.m. robo call that aaron sent to the entire prince georges

county school board. it caught the attention of shawn dakin. founder of the do not contact registry. >> since they call us, why can't we robo call them? >> the two joined forces and found reverserobocall.com. >> with one call, you can send a call to all members of congress. >> let's say you are opposed to house resolution 3035 which would allow businesses to robo call your cell phone. >> we created a robo call so you can call all 41 sponsors, including the lobbyists. >> hi, i'm a u.s. taxpayer opposed and this is a robo call. not much fun, is it? >> in just two minutes and for 99 cents, you can robo call the president. for $1.49, you can retaliate against the republican presidential candidates. >> representative michele bachmann, as a result of your telephone call, i will not be voting for you or considering you as a candidate.

>> but shaun's favorite feature is that you can record and share your robo call online. >> it amplifies people's voices. it's not just a phone call. >> please join me in preventing the act from becoming law. otherwise, i'm planning to robo call you like this at least once a day for the next two years. >> now reverse robo call lets you call the politician offices. but the number one question that he gets is, when will i be able to call robo call the politicians at home? and you know, lesli, the answer is, probably never. because shawn says he wants to set an example of good robo calling ed etiquette. >> it's an interesting concept. kristen, thank you. back to the studio. president obama picked a

candidate's town to make his point today. danielle nottingham reports, he is pushing congress to act now on a proposal to extend a very popular tax cut. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class. >> the president channeled one of his predecessors to argue that all americans deserve a fair shot at financial security. republican president theodore roosevelt delivered a similar plea more than a century ago. president obama argued that fair shot includes extending the payroll tax break set to expire at the end of the month. >> if we don't do that, 160 million americans, including most of the people here, will see their taxes go up by an average of $1,000. >> both parties want an extension, but lawmakers are at odds over how to pay for it. in an effort to bridge the gap, two senators offered a

bipartisan proposal tuesday. our thanks to danielle nottingham. that plan would cover the payroll tax extension with a 2% tax on millionaires only and provide an exception for small business owners. still many republicans insist any tax hikes would damage the flow. >> the hotly debeated abortion issue is off the table. today, the county council killed the legislation. lawmakers voted 6-3 to postpone debate on the bill indefinitely. county executive had proposed the idea after several late night incidents earlier this year involving teens. but some council members call the plan unfair by most law- abiding young people. back open again in bowie after a nasty accident. sky 9 out over the scene last night just after a passenger car, a box truck, and an 18 wheeler carrying gasoline collided. more than 80 firefighters had to respond to the scene. the driver of the tanker truck was taken to the hospital with

minor injuries. the roadway was finally reopened to traffic around 7:30 in the morning. >> we have to get ready for the wet and the cold and that s word. >> i really -- we were talking about the s word a lot. we are looking at 1 to 2 inches of rain tomorrow. in the morning and the evening. we are looking at colder air that will roll in throughout the day tomorrow. so don't leave home without a coat. you're not going to think you need it when you get up in the morning. let's start with the big picture. nothing is going on anywhere except the east. this is the storm. in fact, it is a couple of storms. we'll zoom in. remember we showed you this front yesterday. it wasn't a whole lot further west yesterday. and one reason why the front is not moving, well simply because the flow is a parallel to the front. can't move east very quickly. it's going to drag itself through here by tomorrow morning and the cold air will wrap in behind the system. two areas of low pressure. it's a third one that will come through as we get into

wednesday and wednesday night. right now, we are looking at light activity. most of the activity is light and south of town. but most of the roads are wet even going home tonight unfortunately. look at the temperatures. 61 in gaithersburg. 60 in arlington. 57 officially at national. but most folks in the low 60s at this hour. all right, heavy rain, then, well, a little bit of a change. rain and mild tonight. wednesday both commutes are going to be wet. i would factor in extra time. 1 to 2 inches of rain for the entire metro area. i am surprised we don't have a flash flood watch out. temperatures fall all day on wednesday. i'll say that every time. all right, future cast. 10:00 tonight, some rain, some showers, all light. it's all light green to dark green. that's light activity. we start to get into heavier activity by morning. here's yellow. from frederick into leesburg. and this is why the commute tomorrow is going to be just no fun. it's going to be rain or heavy

rain depending on where you are. by lunchtime, heavy rain into charles county and southern prince georges county. and then as we get into the afternoon and evening, notice now oakland goes to snow. there is a winter storm warning west of the divide and we still have heavy rain over in hagerstown and the entire metro area covered with light to moderate rain and then we get into the midnight hour tomorrow or thursday morning, you can see a little change over, just south of frederick. maybe to clarksburg, still rain downtown. this thing pulls out of here and hauls away. thursday morning will not be a problem. tonight, cloudy, breezy and mild with rain and showers. 50 to 55. by morning, well we're looking at rain. heavy at times, still mild in the morning. temperatures in the 50s. notice the winds northwest at 10. the colder air is going to slowly pour in tomorrow afternoon. by afternoon, more rain, heavy at times, turning colder. temperatures falling into the

40s. winds northerly at 10 to 15. next seven days. once we get through tomorrow, we're in pretty good shape. thursday, some morning clouds and chilly. temperatures in the 40s and in good shape on friday. another cold front rolls through. this will roll through dry. a few clouds in the afternoon. a cold weekend. bright weekend. it's december. kind of nice. back up to 50 on monday and back up to 52 on tuesday. >> i like this picture. it's my favorite one. >> wow. i lost my sunglasses on november 11, and look who found them. there are hundreds of acres of land, but he had to bring them to the camera. nice shot from winchester, virginia. i'm sure he looks cool with shades on. >> he probably looks cool on the other side of the camera. >> these are all remote cameras. they come close to her house, actually. let's go to our website, wusa9.com and click on the weather tab and submit your pictures. include your name, town,

location, and description. >> cool bear. >> could you soon be able to buy the morning after pill without getting it from a pharmacist? the fda is about to decide. the pros and cons and what that means for women. >> the death toll from the worst attacks in afghanistan since the physical of the taliban a decade ago.

breaking news coming into our newsroom right now. federal aviation administration chief, randy babbitt says he will resign. babbitt was arrested saturday night after a fairfax city police officer pulled him over after spotting him allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. babbitt said in a statement today that he did not want anything to cast a shadow on the work done by his colleagues at the faa. the 65-year-old was half way through his term at the faa. two suicide bombings in afghanistan killed dozens and injured even more. the first blast hit during religious ceremonies near a

mosque in cobble. several more afghans died when a bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded near a mosque in the northern city. the attacks happened on the holy day. they are the worse since the fall a decade ago. the taliban denied responsibility and condemning the violence. afghanistan has a history of violence, but attacks on religious days are rare. a historic settlement stemming from one of the worst coal mining disasters. agreed to pay nearly $210 million. 29 miners were killed during a blast in that mine in 2010. the settlement comes the same day a final federal report on the explosion details, 369 safety violations at the mine, including 12 that contributed

to that tragedy. coming up on 9 justice of 9 news now. birth control pills could have new labels soon. what's new and what the government has to say about it. and still ahead, a man who shares the name of accused penn state pedophile, jerry sandusky, talks about his life how this started. the story of the wrong sandusky coming up. plan b, the morning after pill could end up right out here along with the aspirin if the fda fails to act by tomorrow. i'm bruce leshan. the story coming up. [ screaming ]

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a big decision for the fda. the agency could decide to put the morning after pill over the counter for women of all ages. plan b has been in battles over reproductive rights for decades. more on this latest stuff. >> you know, this pill can make a huge difference for rape victims, for child abuse victims, for women who forgotten to use protection. even though it works by preventing feater liization. >> plan b could be by aspirin right out in the aisle. >> very safe, very effective. it should go over the counter because time is of the essence in making it work. >> taken within 72 hours of

intercourse, plan b is an estimated 85% effective in preventing pregnancy. right now, it is available to women 17 and older without a prescription. but they still have to ask the pharmacist to go get it because teens 16 and younger need a doctor's order. susan would quit the fda during the bush administration because she felt the science behind the morning after pill had been pushed aside by the politics of abortion rights. >> i'm really hoping that fda will do what it would normally do, which is do its job and make a decision based on the evidence. right now, that means this product, plan b one step will go over the counter for all women. >> critics have problems with plan b. they say that it can act after feater ferity

ization. the bigger risk is an unwanted teenage pregnancy. >> i think it's much more life changing if a young teenager becomes pregnant. >> now officially, the fda declines to say anything about the time line on this decision. really, it has just until tomorrow to respond to the manufactures request to put plan b over the counter for all women. >> it's tomorrow we're going to see. >> we'll be updating everyone on that. got it. >> thank you bruce. well, another con contraceptive is in the news. adding new warnings about blood clot risk to the labels of popular birth control pills, yaz and yazmin. several studies show these pills containing manmade

hormone has a greater risk of creating blood clots. doctors need to be clear on the findings. young lives lost without warning and what can be done to save more in the future. brought together doctors, coaches, trainers and parents. some of whose children died suddenly. concussion, heatstroke, asthma, sudden cardiac arrest. the national athletic trainers association is putting out a position statement on what should be done step by step to manage these and other potentially life threatening conditions. >> how they can take extra precaution in insuring that a concussion doesn't result in a more catastrophic event or a brain hemorrhage and how to manage that not only on the field, but also in the athletic training room. >> some 40 young athletes have lost their lives on the playing field so far this year.

derek. all eight alleged victims are expected to face jerry sandusky across the courtroom sometime next week. abc news reporteds the eight young men plan to testify against the defensive coordinator during a preliminary hearing next tuesday. sandusky's lawyer says he is looking forward to questioning any alleged victims. sandusky faces 40 counts of child sex abuse. inappropriate contact with the eight boys over a 15 year period. imagine, you wake up one day to imagine you have the same name as jerry sandusky. >> that's what happened recently to a maryland sports caster who is spending a lot of time trying to distant himself from his name. >> the long time sports director of wbal television in baltimore has always been proud of his name. >> i have a good name. >> first because of his father, a former profootball player and coach.

>> my dad is the interim head coach of the colts that year. >> after that for the past twenty years, because he himself has accomplished as a sports anchor and the radio voice of the baltimore ravens. but last month when former penn state football coach was charged with sexually assaulting young boys, the popular sports caster feelings about his name changed. yours would too if you shared a name with an accused pedophile. >> calling this the strangest experience of his life. >> i hope this is the strangest experience of my life. if not, i have a rough road in front of me. >> the sportscaster says in addition to getting strange looks from people, he has been deluged with e-mails and twitter messages. many of them negative. >> it's been a stream of you filthy, may you rot.

i hope you die a thousand deaths and come back and have to do it all over again. >> they have met one time back in 1986. when jerry the sportscaster interviewed the coach. the two men laughed about sharing the same name. the veteran sportscaster is not laughing about it now. >> kept me up late a few nights pondering, what is the meaning of your name? >> the nasty e-mails is slowed down a bit recently. but well aware his name might always have a certain taint. he's also aware there's not much he can do about it except perhaps grin and bare it with the poise of a man accustomed to trying to win over an audience. >> i try to be as pleasant and patient as i can with the people who really hate the sound of my name. >> matt jablow, 9news now. >> to add to the confusion, the father of jerry sandusky the sportscaster was named john.

john sandusky played football for the cleveland browns back in the 50s. meanwhile, the son of jerry sandusky the accused pedophile is also named john and that john currently works for the cleveland browns. frustrated by outrageous cell phone bills? coming up, we'll tell you about a provider that could save you some big bucks on that bill. but first, a close call for several restaurant goers when a car comes crashing through the front. we'll tell you about it. don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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caught on tape, a california restaurant accidentally becomes a drive

through. this isn't funny. the video of the crash shows this car just -- >> yeah. just plows right through the front door of the restaurant. customers scrambling to get out of the way. a different camera shows that the crash is a higher angle there and at least two folks were hurt here. the driver told police, guess what? she hit the gas instead of the brake. police are trying to figure out whether to charge her. investigators want to take a close look at other surveillance photos. this is from an armed robbery that happened today. >> that's right. it happened at the bb and t bank in sterling. police say a man wearing a halloween mask of an elderly male walked inside just before 10:00 a.m. there he is. the man was carrying an umbrella as well. after robbing the bank, he ran off toward route 7. topper. we're looking at mild air, but big changes are on the way. we'll show you radar. nothing heavy right now, but heavy activity down toward charlottesville and south of town. we'll tell you when the heavy rain rolls in and if that will

turn to snow. >> next on 9news now, we'll tell you which cell phone carrier in our area ranks high for service, savings, and satisfaction.

the washington, d.c. veteran's affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hi, my name is colonel dave anderson and currently serving in cobble, afghanistan. and i'd like to say happy holidays to my wife and my brothers and their family who live in alexandria and centerville, virginia. cell phones keep getting smarter, but many of us are feeling frustrated and pinched by the high cost to stay in touch. well one consumer watchdog recently asked some customers in the district and in 21 other cities to rate their cell phone carriers and not surprisingly that survey shows they really get charged up about their bills. >> i don't understand again,

why the bills would be so high. >> they are outrageous. >> high for no reason. extra charges for no reason. >> the cell phone carriers come up short when it comes to value for the money. in consumer report's annual survey of its readersment brent edged out the others. >> sprint is the latest of the carriers, if you surf down the web or down load lots of apps or videos. >> if you only make calls and send texts, a small national carrier beat out the big ones for value. >> consumer cellular is definitely worth considering. when we compared plans, this company had the best rates most often. especially for the basics. >> for people who call or text, a prepaid service is a money saving option. >> there's no contract. you pay for minutes or texts as you go. >> track phone rated among the best prepaid programs. you also cut your costs if you shop for a phone at wal-mart,

costco, or radio shack. they may not have a wide variety, but you can save money, a smart move whether or not you get a smart phone. >> here's how the four major carriers ranked in our area for voice, text, and data. sprint came in first, verison came in second. t mobile came in third, and at&t right at the bottom with a customer satisfaction rating of just 60. all right, today's toy pick of the day is all about satisfaction. it's going to make you smile. there's a cranky toy for the two cranky guys. always have something to say about my toys. this is the thomas and friends track master cranky save the day. and it works. >> it does. >> look at this. >> we'll wait and be the judge of that. >> the trains are moving. >> we like this. and then check out cranky. watch what cranky can do. cranky picks up the load.

he can take it up. he can bring it down. go cranky. he can turn around. >> can he load it in the back of the truck? >> he can, but i'm not going that far because i'm not pushing my luck. this toy needs a will the of batteries. you need 8 aa. it's hard to put together. it's for 5 and up. it is fun once you get it up. it's supposed to sell for $76, but we found it for $56. >> but the batteries makes it pricey. but the toy works, but it takes a little while to put it together. >> it does run. >> much better. >> see, it was cute. we're not thinking about you guys. you know what we're thinking about. >> we were there for the national christmas tree. now a glow. >> 3, 2, 1. very nice.

you know, hundreds of people gathered in the west lawn for the lighting of the capital christmas tree. a seven-year-old boy from sai know ma, california, helped speaker john boehner throw the switch on the white fur. the capital christmas tree lighting has been an american tradition since 1964. of course the national christmas tree lighting goes back to 1923. all right, live doppler 9,000. nothing heavy, but most of the roads are wet. especially up 270. also out 7 and 66. heaviest activity by far and away down into southern maryland. this is just about what is coming our way. a lot of rain is coming our way tomorrow. heavy rain then. rain and mild tonight. on wednesday, both commutes are going to be wet. 1 to 2 inches of rain for the entire metro area. closer to 2 inches of rain and temperatures fall all day wednesday. don't be fooled if you leave your house tomorrow morning. all right, let's put this into

motion now. we'll stop at 5:30. everybody is going to have rain, except for southern maryland tomorrow morning early. notice the yellow from frederick across the river into leesburg. so rain is going be really with us all day. some of it will be heavy at times. by lunchtime, heavy activity will push through the metro area and up toward baltimore. we're not done yet. by evening this time tomorrow evening, heavy rain west of town. now we're seeing colder air move in. so the rain turns to snow in the early afternoon west of the divide where the winter storm warnings have been posted. and then by 1:00 a.m., we might see a change in snow briefly north and west of town. this is 1:00 in the morning. this thing hauls out of here and dry for the commute on thursday morning. so that is good news. for tonight, cloudy, breezy, and mild. rain and showers. nothing heavy. winds southwest 10 to 15. by morning, cloudy and mild with rain heavy at times. temperatures in the 50s, and remember those temperatures fall into the 50s tomorrow

afternoon. next seven days, we're in good shape. temperatures on the chilly side and back near 50 on friday and a chilly weekend. mid 40s on sunday, but sunny. and 50s by monday and tuesday of next week. >> big transition day tomorrow. >> i don't think the meter will be needed. >> thank goodness. >> now, 9sports with kristen burset. >> boxing has returned t. will be held saturday night at the washington convention center. three local boxers hoping to make not just a name for themselves in this sport, but to help repoplarrize boxing in the district. the peterson boxing brothers. >> my goal this year is to put them on a map. there they returned home to train as older brother prepares for the biggest bout of his

career. >> just watching the d.c. fighters, you know, one day i dreamed of it being me. and you know, this is my chance. >> but for the brother, a future wasn't always a given. by the ages of 10 and 8, lamont and younger brother, anthony, were homeless. sleeping in a car. it wasn't until they met local boxing coach, barry hunter, that those dreams started to take shape. >> i knew something was different about them. whatever god prepared us for, i know it is boxing, because independent, the survival, and the struggle. it relates to boxing. >> that drive and hunger will be showcased saturday night on hbo from the washington convention center. >> a will the of people are pulling for me in the d.c. area. even in the uk. a lot of people want to see me win this fight. >> the peterson brothers are

on the same fight card along with another local product, seth mayham mitchell. hunter knows lamont can handle the pressure. >> i really, really think there's nothing else this man can see or go through that shake the foundation that he stands on. >> all right, his boxing nickname is havoc. he's been reeking havoc all season. he won 29 of 39 bouts with 16 knockouts. i'm kristen, anita, back to you. harry thomas returns to work just days after fbi and irs agents raid his house. full details of what happened behind the council doors. that's coming up. but first, it's known as the day that will live in infamy. the bombing of pearl harbor when we return.

tomorrow marks 70 years since the japanese bomb pearl harbor pulling the united states into world war ii. >> and this anniversary of that day that will live in infamy will be very special and somber for those who survived the attack. sandra hughs explains. >> big band music was a

reminder of the year. it was 1941. 94-year-old archie gregory was a young sailor. >> you have never been back. >> the memories were too painful. he was visiting a friend and the bombs started dropping. >> they exploded. i flew through the air. >> there aren't many pearl harbor survivors left. brought 26 back to honolulu. this year may be the last time many of them can travel. >> welcome on board, sir. >> almost 2400 people died during the attack on pearl harbor. most were sailors on the battleship. there were also marines. greg was one of 80 marines attached to the navy. 19 years old, he enlisted and made a decision that would change his life for ever. >> i never seen him read

before i joined. >> why did you join the marines? >> they had some blues and i thought i would like a pair of blues. >> he can laugh about it now, but half of the marines died during the attack. their names etched in stone over the uss arizona. the battleships remains are a tomb for the 1100 sailors and marines who died on board. >> these people stood between us and absolute destruction. they gave their lives. >> bravery that will be remembered and honored on december 7. sandra hughes, cbs news, honolulu. >> and more than 3,000 people will attend the 70th anniversary ceremony wednesday morning at the arizona memorial. tomorrow night on 9news now at 7:00, i'll be joined by creeing craig shirlly to talk about that day and how it changed our country. this is 9news now. >> with federal investigators focusing on three elected

officials, the d.c. council gave tentative approval to a new ethics bill. harry thomas voted in favor of that bill. the fbi and irs raided the home last week as part of their investigation. bruce johnson here with the latest. how did that all go? >> a lot going down. harry thomas is being investigated for allegedly taking some $300,000 that should have been going to youth baseball and using that money for personal travel, meals, services, suv, and a motorcycle. swre not seen or heard from the councilman since the fbi raid on his home last friday. >> anything you can tell us? i mean, we haven't heard from you. >> you know my lawyers give you a comment. i can't give you a comment at this time. >> his colleagues have been urging harry thomas to take leave until the federal investigation into the alleged theft of public dollars ended. >> the council has no authority or leverage with regard to