from nearby radford university for reasons that are still unclear. annie hong has more. >> reporter: bruce, hundreds of fellow law enforcement officials came out to pay tribute to one of their own. hundreds gathered on the virginia tech campus in blacksburg for the funeral of 3-year-old officer derek krause. he was remembered as a diehard pittsburgh steelers fan and a friend they could count on. many of those who came were law enforcement officials, reminded of the dangers they face every day as they serve and protect. >> for us, it is who we are. it's what we do. it's what derek did. >> virginia governor bob mcdonald spoke with krause's commitment to being a lifelong public servant who also served in the army in iraq. for the last four years he went to work here protexting the citizens of the state and the

students and faculty and the administration of virginia tech. >> reporter: krause was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say a 22-year-old student at a nearby college walked up to his cruise and shot him. the shooter, 22-year-old ross ashley, killed himself soon after. krause is survived by his wife along with his five children and stepchildren. >> the sacrifices derek was willing to make, are idle words on parchment. thank you to the family for the amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 millian virginiaians. officer krause joined the police force in 2007, six months after the mass shooting according to the school's website, and police are still looking for a motive in thursday's shooting. back to you. thanks annie. students at virginia tech have now raised more than $65,000 for the officer's

family. we have more on the news from reston. there is new information since our first report at 5:00. unfortunately a man who was shot in the head in the incident has now died. the shooting happened in an apartment complex in the 1500 block of cameron crescent drive. police are looking for a black pickup truck with three men inside. it happened late this afternoon in reston. turning now to the latest on the sex scandal at penn state university. tomorrow for the first time we will hear publicly from the alleged victims in the penn state child sex abuse scandal. ruth will be the only washington reporter in the packed courtroom. bruce joins us now from the court house. how many alleged victims are we expecting to hear from? >> at least five. jerry sandusky will be here at the courthouse and so will the young man who he allegedly abused. the attorney for victim number

one tells me that this teenager is nervous but ready. >> workers prepared for the arrival of hundreds of reporters, photographers and satellite trucks. >> reporter: the road is closed off to us which i don't believe is right. >> reporter: camera crews are parked in front of the home where sandusky allegedly abused many of the boys during sleepovers in the basement. slate mcglothlin represents victim number one who will be among at least five alleged victims to testify. >> i think it is going to be compelling. i think it is going to be something when well hear it they are going to have their minds made up that this young man is telling the truth and i think he is going to be a very, very good witness. >> reporter: sandusky allegedly performed oral sex on the boy at least 20 times when the child was 11 or 12 years old and at least one time had the boy perform oral sex on him. sandusky's lawyer haslett the

former coach speak twice to the media. which experts say is either crazy or crazy like a fox. >> not on one occasion, but on two different occasions, mr. sandusky give cates as to whether he was attracted to young boys. >> i think the way jerry described it the kids with whom he showered were basically like his own kids. >> reporter: sandusky's lawyer will likely get less than one day to respond to more than a month of the worst kind of publicity. >> i think he should ask questions wise and pick the ones he wants to ask. i don't think the judge is going to give him further discretion to ask questions for hours on end. you get a sense of the scene here the trucks the satellite trucks now be ago loud in to set up for the hearing that begins at 8:30 tomorrow morning. one person we do not expect to see here is former penn state head coach joe paterno. he fell this weekend, broke his

pelvis, he is in the hospital being treated for that and for lung cancer that was diagnosed just days after the penn state trustees fired him. back to you in washington. thank you, bruce. we have an update on more breaking news we were talking about earlier this evening. motorists may want to avoid route 50 in lowdon because of a serious accident. sky 9 over the scene where a cement truck collided with a sedan. the accident happened just west of gum spring road. two people pulled from the car. their conditions unclear. traffic being diverted around the accident scene. now to an accident at a gas station in parkway north west dc. this happened along missouri avenue. a car and truck collided. we are conducting into reports the car jumped a curb. 73-year-old annual candy

adoctor is facing charges. he was selling oxycontin, morphine and other medications on the street, using his office in triangle. dow was taken into custody just last week. police estimate he was distributing 8000 oxycontin on the street's weekly without prescription and his in cash only. a pair of montgomery county lawmakers are proposing a new law cracking down on so-called flash mobs. this comes after two incidents where a large group of young people entered a store and then started helping themselves to items without pay. instead of misdemeanors the new legislation would allow prosecutors to charge them with stealing hundreds of dollars of merchandise. one of the backers of the bill insists he is not overreact and go he says other lawmakers share his concerns. people feel as though they can just run into a store and grab whatever they want and take it and run out. no fear or thoughts of what the

consequences may snob the antiflash mob proposal is being floated after the montgomery county proposal failed to act. coming up tonight at 7:00 we have all driven past those speed cameras in maryland around the work zone. how much of the money does the state really get? you are going to find out the eight figure total amassed in just ten months. building a better hovercraft. we'll tell you about one of the more unique final exams you'll ever see. >> reporter: one of the coldest nights we had. officially at national 46 and 29. first time we have been 2 downtown. 19 this morning at dulles. average is 48 and 33. not that far off of average. record 71-13. we'll come back and talk about milder air. the next chance for rain. plus iraq's prime minister in dc to mark the end of the

nearly nine year war in his country. those stories and more, just ahead on 9news now. i'm stationed in cre actual i would like to say happy holidays to my mom and dad, marlene and eric and my sisters barbie and cell in woodbridge, virginia.

as the u.s. continues its withdrawal from iraq. president obama sat down with the iraqi prime minister today to discuss the exit. troops are scheduled to be out by the end of the year. u.s. military officials

surrendered control of an american base south of baghdad sunday. the u.s. offered to leave soldiers behind but iraq refused to grant them immunity. president obama says the u.s. and iraq are entering a new chapter in this relationship. this is an historic moment. a war is ending, a new day is upon us. and let us never forget those who gave us this chance. the untold number of iraqis who have given their lives. more than 1 million americans, military and civilian who have served in iraq. >> reporter: the president and prime minister together placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington cemetery today to honor the thousands killed in the iraqi war. the third richest man in russia says he is now running for president of that country. billionaire tycoon also owns the new jersey nets in this country. he mad the announcement today at a packed press conference in

moscow. the contest pits him against putin, the man who has dominated that country's politics if a dozen years. please fear the hovercraft. we'll tell what you these strange machines are doing in college park today, we'll be right back, after the break. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying?

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for everyone. i'm as a result justin scott nikki. i want to say hi to my father ken scott nikki. caught on tape. a real life holiday grinch. a tech savvy couple installed surveillance cameras on their washington state home. after it was vandalized last year they put up e-mail alerts to let them know when anybody comes to the front door. the video reveals how quickly the thieves got away with several boxes left on the

home's pour. >> hopefully someone will know someone who knows this person. >> in fact that thief was wearing a sweater with a big v, on it. police have the video and are combing the neighborhood looking for the holiday thief. letters to santa this year to show a grim look into the needs of families struggling to cope with high unemployment in the nation's capital. volunteers sorting through hundreds of letters at the brentwood post office in the northeast. many letters to santa are requesting just a basic necessity. for the first time they are reading letters from parents, asking for help. >> a lot of requests for food cards. the children are asking for gifts for their parents. >> the letters to santa program runs through december 21st. postal workers will deliver the packages on christmas eve. for most college students, hours and hours of studies. for engineering students at the

university of maryland, it also means their final exam is a bit more hands on. kristen fisher caught up with some of the finalists of the university's hovercraft competition. >> we are team cool blue. >> meet cool blue, one of the student built hovercrafts that made the finals. >> i can tell you we were in the lan until 2:00 a.m. last night. so going on with very little sleep. teams frantically trying to get things to work. >> one of cool blue's rivals the quarter pounder with cheese is also struggling. >> that struggles, the problem solving. that is the whole point to this competition. that is the culmination of an entire semester's worth of work. >> they love it. that the majority of them do not fully work. what they are asked to do is to decide a hovercraft that is

able to locate a pedestal, fire a pay load and exit traffic. >> reporter: these teams have been competing throughout the weekend. the winning team will get 500 bucks and bragging rights. some teams never make it past the first stage. >> definitely there is a feeling of disappointment. >> reporter: others finish better than expected, like this team that's still in high school. but every team is ending the semester with a better understanding of what it takes to be an engineer. >> feeling that you are put into groups and are told to complete a task in a certain amount of time. >> reporter: at the university of maryland, kristen fisher, 9news now. the competition is still going on once it is over we will most the winners on our website, wusa 9.com. bruce and i's biggest scientific achievement is putting the egg in some of it.

remember that? >> meteorologist is now too bad. >> the coldest morning so far. 29 in nashville. 1 this morning in dulles. let's start with the satellite picture, radar combined. we'll zoom out to the southwest. big time rain for southern california and big time snows for the mountains of southern california, arizona and new mexico in fact, looks like over about 5000 feet in arizona we are talking one to two feet. even in southern california there are winner tomorrow warnings around mount wilson. anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow. in the meantime we have one system passing to our south. we have high clouds around. temperatures are falling pretty fast still. 3 in bethesda. 43 downtown officially. we are looking at moderating temperatures. that is good. cold again tonight though.

a cold start tuesday morning. milder wednesday. thursday looks to be the warmest or mildest day of the week. tonight partly cloudy. cold again. a two blanket night. light winds. i think downtown you probably remain just above freezing tonight. maybe two or three degrees above warmer. 32 in arlington. 33 in national. gaithersburg 26. 27 in college park. 28 in bowie. 28 in reston. 27 in sterling. 25 or so in leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning a cold start, 20s and 30s 9, winds northwest, 10 to 15. highs around 50. that is nice. winds are northwest, 10 to 15. the sun angle is about this

high. let's break it down for you. we'll talk about tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 20s and 30s partly cloudy. 40s by noon. partly cloudy temperatures 47 to 52. low 50s on wednesday. clouds come in, but we are dry. clouds come in again thursday. showers late thursday. look at that 56 degrees. next seven days, we get a break on friday morning. another system may roll in here friday night. still mild on friday, low 50s, near 50 saturday. most of the rain would be friday night, very early on saturday. briefly colder sunday. cold air doesn't hang around long. back to the 50-degree mark next sunday. is it unfair? some of us looking ahead to the draft. >> it is time to look ahead to the draft. matt barclay. >> you don't like rex? >> no, he is a nice guy.

>> rex didn't take any joy out of almost beating the patriots. >> we learned what london fletcher said last night about moral victories. strong comments concerning players losing their cool. he is going torsi's sit down with our kristen bur set, next.

in the nfl no such thing as a half win. the skins are 4-9. a bad football team that hasn't been able to figure out how to close football teams. like yesterday they took the patriots, one of the best of the league to the brink. 24 hours later no solids incoming close. the group is in the wins. they want to see results. no more victories. no buts. we have seen positive things. bruce johnson is not buying that. another theme from yesterday, bad calls and frustrated redskins. fletcher went ballistic after getting called for roughing here. it wasn't. deangelo hall picked up a flag and chucked it after being called for interference. coach understanding the frustration but says hey, guys,

you have to keep your cool. >> everybody makes mistakes. that is part of the process. you have to keep your cool, you have to keep your poise. that's again putting your team number one. you number two. hockey now. caps coach dale hunter has been on the job for two weeks now. his record 3-3. gm george mcafee says the message had gotten stale. kristen sat down with him one-on-one style to find out. >> what is your relationship like with the captain? >> it is good. you know, alex, he had ten admits one game, seven hits. he is a different player. he does make him a special player. >> all right you can see kristen's full interview with hunter tomorrow at 5:00. more on his return to dc. is the team progressing to his

liking? we shall see. all right. big high school game of the weekend. it is all about hoops. mountain valley at undefeated potomac falls. eleanor roosevelt at henry wise. also some girls games, good council at o'connell. well the redskins 4-9 guys. >> it is what it is. >> and it ain't good. okay that is all for 9news now. stay with wusa 9 for the cbs evening news. that is next.