savings for most american families. the tax cut is set to expire january 1st. more than 60 people with the occupy d.c. movement were arrested during a demonstration in the middle of k street. demonstrators say they were targeting some of those big k street lobbying firms. traffic on and around k was a mess for several hours yesterday. a number of commuters got caught in the middle. a 17-year-old girl is charged with attempted murder. after a stabbing wednesday night in silver spring. briana fumes stabbed a 17-year- old montgomery blair high school student several times in the back. the whole thing took place when a fight broke out after a basketball game at northwood high school. the victim is expected to recover. hughes will be tried as an adult. investigators are searching for the cause of a basement fire in the garrett park section of montgomery county which started about 10:00 last night at a home in the 4400 block of cam pria avenue. no one was injured in this.

former penn state assistant jerry sandusky arrested on more child sex abuse charges. >> these come from two new accusers as victims number nine and ten. ines ferre has more. >> reporter: 67-year-old jerry sandusky was led away from his home in handcuffs wearing a penn state tracksuit. he was slapped with new charges from two new accusers. sandusky's attorney said if had been notified, his client would have turned himself in. >> if this is the way the case is going to be handled by the other side, we can do things to make it miserable, too. >> he was first charged on november 5th. he has acknowledged showering and playing around with boys but said he never sexually abused them. he faces more than 50 counts including abuse that is alleged to have occurred on the penn state campus. sandusky is behind bars here in pennsylvania, held on $250,000

bail. prosecutors were pushing for $1 million. the new accusers told a grand jury they met sandusky through his second mile charity. victim nine said he was repeatedly abused in a basement bedroom in sandusky's home. he testified that at least once, he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs but no one ever came to help him. if sandusky does make bail, he will be under house arrest and subject to electronic monitoring. ines ferre for cbs news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> sandusky would be supervised from any contact with minors. prosecutors cannot bring charges against a former syracuse university basketball coach of sex abuse. two former ball boys say bernie fine sexually molested them when they were teenagers but the crimes happened too long ago for fine to be charged in those cases. the d.a.'s office is also angry that an audiotape, one of the

accusers recorded years doesn't with his wife never were brought to the proper authorities. on tape, fine's wife acknowledged her husband's alleged sexual abuse when she was speaking with hundred of his accusers. the university fired fine last month after the 2002 tape surfaced, fine is still denying the allegations. after 30 years of legal battles, the philadelphia district attorney says his office will no longer pursue the death penalty against jamal. the former black panther was convicted of killing a white philadelphia police officer in 1981. he was originally sentenced to death but a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing after deciding the jury in the trial received incorrect instructions. abu jamal instead will serve a life sentence. rob building blagojevich is headed to prison for 14 years. he said he was sorry. he was convicted of trying to sell president obama's old

senate seat and a long list of other corruption charges. blagojevich starts his prison term february 16th. questions are being raised after a d.c. city official admitted to using his personal e-mail for work to avoid having his e-mails become public record. chief financial officer ghandi admitted in a deposition he does this to avoid including his e-mail in freedom of information requests from the media and the public. the d.c. attorney general says while it is not a crime, it is not good policy to follow. >> it doesn't have the effect of avoiding disclosure under freedom of information act or in litigation. dorothy brazil, executive director of d.c. says some city staffers have gone to private cell phones and personal e- mails to avoid the several federal probes of council members and the mayor. lightning fast internet access in d.c. will be up and running in a little over a year. the nation's first 100 gig ga

bite superhighway will be in place by 2013. mayor vincent gray hopes it will attract more technology firms to the city. specifically, he says east of the anacostia river. the chief technology officer says it will make a big difference when it comes to public safety. new net works feed will speed up internet access to health clinics and even law enforcement. our time is 4:36. at 4:41, a consumer advocacy group is attempting to simplify the relationship you have with your credit card company. pay it off. >> the obama administration stops the fda from making the morning after pill available to teenagers. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now.

it is 4:39. a breezy morning out here. we'll see less wind as the day wears on. northwest winds 10 to 20 with gusts to 30. this afternoon looks better. look at the winds by 3:00, west at 8 with highs today only about 45 degrees. i'll be back with the weekend forecast in five minutes. right now, here's monika samtani. >> big problem this morning. it is going to be high standing water in the area and even flooding that has shut down, for example, route one between route 212 and wrights way in

beltsville. more on area road conditions in my next report. back to you, andrea. >> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> it is indeed. jessica doyle is here. >> good morning to both of you. for wall street, it will be another day of watching the economy and the european debt crisis. that's right. standard & poors has put the aaa rating of the 27-nation european union on alert for a possible downgrade. later this morning, we'll go a fresh update on the job market and a look at trade. investors will watch a hearing on the hill about the collapses and the global and its leader former new jersey governor and senator jon corzine has been subpoenaed to testify. as for stocks, checking the numbers, the dow stands at 12,196, 46 points in trading. yesterday, nasdaq was pretty much flat. s&p 500 was better by about 2 and a half points. more people are flying this holiday season than last. there is less of a chance of a last-minute sale. ticket prices are already 5% higher than last year but it is

still not too late to land a holiday travel deal if you're flexible. experts suggest flying at least four days before or on the actual holiday to get the best prices and consider using nearby airports outside of the city center. connecting flights are cheaper than nonstops and pack light, of course, to avoid the baggage fees. jcpenney is buying a minority stake in martha stewart living omnimedia for $39 million. this move includes plans to create mini martha stewart shops within its department stores and a joint web site. martha stewart currently has a product line at macy's. the department store says it is now rethinking that agreement. similar credit card agreements could be on the way. the consumer financial protection bureau is test an agreement that is said to be written in plain language. about 2/3 of credit card users said they don't completely understand their card's terms. this could deal with things like, for example, you have a higher interest rate if you do

cash back. it would really show consumers what they're buying, what they're paying for in their statement. >> i think it is long overdue. >> we still have to read them. >> if you pay them off in one year, you'll pay this amount. >> they're starting to do that now because of the laws that were passed. it is good. >> that's helpful, too. >> thank you, jess. >> more federal workers will soon be moving to a highly traveled area in montgomery county. >> one county approved a deer hunt on a local golf course. those stories plus your weather first coming up in less than two minutes.

it is 4:44 this thursday morning. i tweeted this morning and howard retweeted i didn't have to worry about snow but lots of tree limbs and branches. >> we had gusts up to 50 miles per hour in spots.

pax river, 51 miles per hour. gusts down in southern maryland at a 56-mile-per-hour gust. in flint, in frederick county. even in washington, reagan national had 39-mile-per-hour gusts. main the bigger story was the rain. record setting rain, 3.1 inches, not just the record for the date. that was the wettest december day they've recorded. you take like even snow and melt it down. three inches of rain, water in december, that is prolific. that's what we had yesterday. our records go back to the 1870s. this morning, we're looking at clear skies. winds still gusting to near 30 at this hour. they'll be out of the west and northwest today. 10 to 20 this morning. probably in the 5 to 10 range this afternoon with temperatures only in the mid- 40s. after the lunch hour, the winds will be a lot less. that will be much more comfortable. you'll need jackets with highs in the mid-40s. yesterday, we had the area of rain come through. there was a little bit, just a little bit of snow here on the back side of it.

this thing went so quickly, the moisture escaped before it could do much damage around here. garrett county, oakland, maryland, ten and a half inches of snow. i'm putting this together in a blog. let's talk about the wind. still gusting to 30 miles per hour in gaithersburg. 29 at reagan national. 30 in easton. it is a breezy morning to say the least. but i do expect high pressure to be building in for the afternoon. our winds are going to slacken off some. most of the winds out of the northwest dropping temperatures now into the upper 30s here in town. still, 42 annapolis. 41 in cambridge. we've got 40 down at the pax river air station. 20s in the mountains. they're at 21 degrees. a little coating of snow up near the mason-dixon line last night. it really raced quickly away from us. to pennsylvania into westmoreland county, pennsylvania, they had three, four, five inch totals same with tucker county and grant county had five or six inches.

25 in leesburg is the current wind chill. feeling like 33 in fredericksburg. feels like 9 in garrett county. 35 on the bay at the naval academy with the winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. partly cloudy skies. a sustained wind at national out of the west-northwest at 20 miles per hour. that barometer is going to quickly rise. you may have an achy knee or something because of that. look how quickly the storm is racing away. snow is on the back side through parts of the superior new england. they'll pile up. behind the storm, windy conditions are following the storm as it exits stage right. we'll go through the day and say good-bye to the winds with high pressure building in from the west and southwest giving us a clear, cold night tonight. our cold suburbs will be down in the mid-20s by tomorrow morning. a front comes toward us by tomorrow. you'll see it here. the winds southerly, may bring a couple of clouds in the afternoon. the front will bring us more cold air for saturday. saturday will be a chilly day around here.

today, 45. breezy. milder tomorrow. around 50 as we head toward saturday, 40 degrees. it is going to be a cold one. behind that system. so, army navy game bundle up. 'skins, upper 40s. temperatures monday through wednesday topping out around 50. monika has updates and timesaver traffic. road closures? high water? >> that's the biggest story this morning. we'll show you video right now on main street, water street in upper marlboro is closed between main street and pennsylvania avenue. this closure happened overnight. look at that water! and the flooding there on main street. luckily, this is not affecting pennsylvania avenue for your morning commute. but be aware there are detours set up for you on main street. you will not be able to access it. let me show you a map and i can tell what you to do to get around it. either use route 301 or old crane highway in this area to get around the closure. there is another closure up in

beltsville, route one between route 212 and ritz way. you will be diverted on to allendale road to get through this one. the other story this morning, as andrea said will be debris in parts of the area. watch out for that especially on the left of travel roadways. once you're on the interstate, everything is looking fine. especially on 395 compared to yesterday heading up to the 14th street bridge, you'll be ok. coming up, more on road closures around the area at 4:55. >> girls under the age of 17 will not be able to buy the morning after pill without a prescription. yesterday, health and human services secretary kathleen seb he'llias overruled an fda panel which would have moved it to store shelves. >> which surprised a lot of people. this is the first time the white house has ever overruled an f-da safety recommendation. drew levinson has reaction to that decision. >> the nation's health secretary has stopped the morning-after pill from being more widely distributed.

in a surprise move, health and humans services kath even sebelius overruled an fda plan that would have allowed plan b contraception to be sold over the counter to younger women. teenagers under 17 will still need a prescription to buy it. the move disappoints women's health advocates. >> as an ob/gyn, i find this decision to be mind-boggling. it makes no sense whatsoever. >> the pill can prevent pregnancy if taken within three days after unprotected sex. sebelius, a president obama appointee says the drug is safe and effective but is concerned younger girls may not understand how it use it. others applaud the decision. >> we think that removing that necessary medical screening and that interaction with the medical professional is not in the interest of young women's health. >> the company that makes plan b had hoped it would be able to put the pills on store shelves.

now, they'll stay behind the pharmacist counter. college students understand the controversy. >> if you allow teenagers to have the plan b, it just gives it like an open area to go and have sex. >> if you're 13 years old, you're not that responsible. i feel like it should be over the counter. >> the company that makes the pill will review the decision before taking its next step. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> plan b contains a higher dose of progestin which has been used in birth control pills for decades. a new approach to treating breast cancer is showing promise. researchers at loyola university in chicago are reporting success with the drug which targets tumor stem cells resistant to medication. the experimental drug is known as a notch inhibitor. in a small clinical trial, it was able to turn off the key genes which keep the tumor stem cells from resisting common cancer drugs. a new warning about the side effects of prostate cancer

treatment, specialists writing in the publication "heart" say the current treatment doesn't take into account the increased risk for cardiovascular disease. for every 1,000 men treated with drugs to suppress testosterone production, there will be an extra 315 case of heart disease. the authors say the two issues are managed separately with little coordination between doctors. there is a new study that finds multiple sclerosis may start in the brain's outer layers and progress into the deeper part of the brain rather than the other way around. the traditional understanding was the disease began in the white matter and then extended to the cortex. doctors from the mayo and cleveland clinics found the cortex may be the initial target for the autoimmune disease. it may lead to new treatments. thousands of nih workers will be on the move. the workers at the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases are moving to a new complex being built next to the twin brook metro station in rockville. there was a groundbreaking

ceremony on wednesday. ike leggett along with jbg real estate developers were on hand. the ten story building will be located on fisher's lane. the montgomery county parks department has a plan to control the deer population at lago golf course. the course will be closed from 5:00 p.m. until sunrise january, february and march while sharpshooters reduce the deer population. the county says managing the deer population will decrease vehicle accidents involving deer. it will help with lyme's disease from deer born ticks. >> here is a look at the question of the morning. >> 66% of women never do one of these things. is it a, mow the lawn? b, clean their purse or c, shovel snow. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during our 6:00 hour.

hello, everybody. welcome back to your weather first on this thursday morning. 4:55 now. we're clearing out there. we've got breezy conditions. temperatures in the 30s to near 40. we'll see sunshine but with a stiff northwest wind temperature holding generally in the 30s. not seeing much movement at all. by lunchtime, sunny but chilly. winds starting to lighten some. 38 winchester, 44 cambridge. this afternoon, under bright sunshine, lighter winds temps topping out in the mid-40s. monika samtani, traffic time. >> we'll take a look at 66 in centreville. 66 itself is fine. watch out for high-standing water in centreville, compton road at old centreville road and clifton at chapel road. more on road closures due to flooding coming up at 5:01. mike, back to you. emmy award winning actor

harry morgan best known for his role as colonel sherman t. potter on the hit show mash has died. he died from complications from pneumonia at his home in brentwood, california. he was a popular character actor in 50 movies before his role in "mash" and his first major roehl, officer bill gannon. he would star in eight other shows including m.a.s.h. he was 96. forget the two front teeth, most kids want appear ipad for christmas. 44% of youngsters hope they'll find a tablet computer stuffed inside their stocking. but it is not the only apple device they want. the popular ipad touch, ipod touch rather and iphone are also on the top of several kids' lists. if the cost of the ipad does not fit into your gift giving budget, there are a bunch of tablets made just for young children which may be priced just right. >> lesli foster compares the

features and the prices that are geared toward children. >> reporter: the experts were brought in to test tablet computers made just for kids. er a dozen youngsters played with tablets from fisher-price, leapfrog, v tech and this one from vinci. it most resembles an adult tablet. the kids read books. >> say cheese. >> the pictures and played with the tablets for several days. >> they do mimic tablet computers but they don't have nearly as many features. they also don't have access to the internet. that's a good thing because they're for such young children. parents will have to help with content. >> testers evaluated the tablet in the lab. they used this device to make sure they stay on in order to measure the battery life. the tablets display quality and ease of use were also evaluated. the vinci for ages 4 and younger has the best display, touch screen interface and the largest hard drive at 8 gaig ga

bites but those details aren't the only reason it stood out. >> it did well but our model costs $480, that's a lot of money to spend on a device for a toddler. >> the $80 innotab by v tech for kids 4 to 9 gets high marks. a smaller screen and hard drive but it is loaded with features like an art studio, ereader and mp3 player. it may turn out to be the $100 leap pad explorer for ages 4 to 9. its camera, photo editing feature and art studio had kids beaming. lesli foster, 9news now. the fourth tablet, fisher- price's $80 learning system did not have as many fans but it did have an especially long battery life, 13 hours, much longer than most that adults use. the others ranged from 3 to 7 hours. >> kids want the real thing.

especially if the age is from 3 to 9. they can do it. >> you can do it, too. it is time to get up. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. >> if you're playing angry birds on your tablet, stop! this is exciting news we have for you! >> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein, what a day we had weatherwise. >> rain. just a taste of a couple of snowflakes here. 9 to 10 inches out in the mountains by garrett county. in charles county this morning, some of the heavy rains, flooding getting word now there is a two hour delay. code b, larry? code 2 for employees i'm told by our producer, larry. two hour delay in charles county. code 2 for employees at the schools this morning. let's get you going with a look at the day planner. we've got temperatures which are going to struggle today. we're down to 38 now. we'll probably lose a few more before we start going on the upswing but it