make all the difference in the world. so it's time for the house to listen to the voices who are up here, the voices all across the country and reconsider. what's happening right now is exactly why people just get so frustrated with washington. >> reporter: and the top republican in the senate, senator mitch mcconnell may have had something to do with this breakthrough. he released a statement today where he urged his republican colleagues in the house to pass this two-month extension and then get together later on to work on a full-year deal that would extend the payroll tax cuts through 2012. right now house republicans are on a conference call. they're telling the rest of their party about this breakthrough, about these details, and they're hoping everyone will be on board so they can get this done. >> all right, danielle. few wanted the to believe the tax hike would actually happen. maybe now it will not.

now to a break-in and a heist in our area. of course, as things are, it was all caught on tape. >> at this hour, police are looking for the suspect in not one, but two burglaries that happened minutes apart on monday. >> andrea mccar ron live at the headquarters with the latest on the search for the suspect. andrea? >> not often we get to see what a home burglary in progress looks like, but wait until you see the surveillance video. hopefully one of our viewers will recognize the suspect and call police. >> watch closely as a green suv pulls in front of the silver spring home. the suspect gets out of the car and walks to the front door. he knocks, opens the screen door, looks around few times and puts on gloves. he steps back, look around some more, and with one swift action, kicks in the front door. we timed it. the suspect was only inside the home for 16 seconds before running out the front door to

his getaway car. >> i just felt terrible. i mean, the guy just put security cameras and -- >> reporter: neighbors say it is the second time this house has been hit in three weeks. after the last burglary, the homeowner installed bars on doors and windows, and slacks outside and inside. >> you've got to be careful, because they'll come and do anything anywhere. >> reporter: in late november, the thieves took quite a haul. >> computers bicycle, ipods, ps- 33. his lexus was stolen. also his big-screen tv, which he had just purchased. >> reporter: this time the thieves left empty-handed, but just 20 minutes earlier, the same pair is suspected in the burglary of this house. a neighbor who asked not to be identified watched it all unfold. >> they banged on the door about three or four times to make sure no one was there. i watched them walk to the side of the house, thought that was strange. right when i was about to yell.

i went and called the police. >> both homes had alarm systems, and although police arrived within minutes, it was already too late. now, if you're planning on being away over the holidays, be sure to have a neighbor check on your house. even if you've canceled your newspaper, had your mail held, you may still get those unsolicited papers as well as fliers simply piling up at your front door or in your driveway. we did see a lot of that today. coming up tonight at six, what police say you should do to keep your home safe over the holidays. reporting live from rockdeal andrea mccar ron, 9 news now. new information on the father of a two-year-old prince george county girl -- today a judge ordered anthony vincent's bond to be increased to $100,000. he faces charges. investigators say the toddler's mother has been in the hospital for several days. they say she became concerned,

and that's when police say they found the child malnourished and dehydrated inside the capital heights apartment. vincent is being charged under a new child neglect law; and under the law he could get five years in prison if convicted. well, if you are planning or -- leesburg police say they caught the burglar who targeted three businesses along king street. lake strowd is being held without bond. he is being charged with targeting the gallery, the rouge spa and king's street coffee on december 2nd. the crimes occurred in the early morning hours. windows on the doors of two of those businesses were smashed in. a cash register and computer tower were stolen from the gallery. final arguments presented today in the private broadly manning article 32 hearing. he is the young soldier accused of leaking national secrets to the web site wikileaks. annie hall joins us live with what both sides are saying about the court-martial case. annie? >> reporter: manning's defense

argued today that the army failed him, and now they're trying to pile on all the charges. the government, on the other hand, said manning defied the nation's trust. now, manning is accused of pulling more than 750,000 documents from a suppose delay secured network and handing over a range of secrets to wikileaks. prosecutors said the 24-year- old signed seven agreements to protect government secrets, but then made sure the secrets were published online for america's enemies to see. manning's defense claimed he was being strong-armed into pleading guilty. they also said he was nearly paralyzed by internal struggles over his belief that he was a woman trapped in a man's body. they argued his access to classified information should have been suspended after telling supervisors he had multiple personalities. his supporters today gathered outside to defend him. >> they provided this information simply to give people a better understanding

of what our tax dollars are doing, were doing in iraq, afghanistan, and the state department cables. obviously they were embarrassing to our government. >> today summations end a preliminary hearing to determine whether manning should be court-martialed on 22 charges, including aiding the enemy. he faces life in prison. now it could be weeks before a decision comes down if manning will be court- martialed. the presiding officer has until january 16th to recommend if manning should stand trial for those charges. anita, back to you. >> clearly a highly watched case. annie hong in the satellite center. paramedics and firefighters save lives every day, but you might be surprised how rare it is to get a heart felt thank you. today in prince george's county, a little girl and her family decided to make that right. and before scott broom reports, you might just want to grab a tissue. >> reporter: christina likes to sing and dance. >> prince george's county 911.

>> reporter: but on tuesday after thanksgiving. >> reporter: having an asthma attack. >> reporter: a dispatcher could hear the gasps before she quit breathing and went limp. and this is the crew that saved her. there was so little time, they broke every rule in the book and took her to southern maryland hospital in that fire truck rather than waiting for an ambulance. >> the crew made the decision to take the child. >> reporter: an award for the hire house. firefighter medics and volunteer ashley butter. but it was christina who stole the moment, handing out personal plaques her family made, though it sure looked like it was the hugs that counted even more. >> aw. thank you. >> it's awesome. it's a great feeling. >> i'm very surprised at the gift i got. i can't wait to hang that up in my house. >> with a five-year-old, you just do everything you can. >> reporter: and that's about when it all got to res cure

william fillpod, who has his own boy zack. >> excuse me. it reminds me a lot because of his age and seeing her reminded me of him because of the same age and just -- it just hit home. >> they're part of my family. i appreciate them. i love them, and i thank. >> so there you have it. one little girl who brought all these strangers together at the firehouse to remind us all what thank you really means. in clinton scott broom, 9 news now. >> that is the best gift of all. christina had no calls, and she wasn't breathing when she was rescued; but as you can see she is just fine now. a crash involving three vehicles put nine people in the hospital today in northwest. it happened in the 5900 block of blair road this morning. investigators say two cars collided with a van carrying adults with special needs. the good news, no one suffered

any serious injuries; but investigators are trying to figure out how it happened in the first place. today is the first day of winter; but if you got outside, you know it felt a lot more like the first day of spring. we were out on the terrace with the short sleeves, short, hat. >> you're right. we want to take this day for the first day of spring. the first day of winter. temperatures made it into the 60s. look at thems the now. still mild. looking at 56 downtown. still 52 as far north as hagerstown and 59 in harrisburg. the surveillance picture, clouds all. rain just south of shar lettersville, rolling in here quickly tonight well before midnight if you're headed out on this thursday night. tonight cloudy and cool, rain developing, winds will back northwest at 10 to 15. the sun is already down. however, want to point out that the sun is setting later and later. we'll come back with a full forecast to get to the red skin game and also christmas.

also take you now to bothez the. delia gone dave is is there, and you know who? not many winter coats today. >> not too many. i saw some shorts and some short sleeve shirts; but, you know, you can deck the halls, light the menorah. but does this warm weather put you in the holiday spirit? i'll have a live report coming up. and also ahead, a local school reopens exactly one year after it was nearly burned to the ground

to try to sew more accident in iraq. the pentagon now says last month's nato attack that killed 24 soldiers in pakistan. . troops thought they were under attack at the time. u.s. forces acted in, quote, self-defense. the pentagon said there was no intentional effort to try to target pakistani soldiers. firefighters still on the

scene of a massive fire. this is at a san francisco apartment building. the flames started shooting up from a top-floor unit of the four story building on elm street shortly after noon today. it's still burning. the fire spread throughout the entire floor, burned through the roof, and the firefighters could only battle it from outside. no word on any injuries. pep toe now says it will not appeal a $1 million fine it got yesterday. maryland public service commission imposed the fine in the wake of the long outages and the barrage of complaints from customers and everybody else during the summer of 2010. now, the outages occurred after thunderstorms in july and august. the utility says it's now working to improve reliability by trimming trees and upgrading its technology. a beloved d.c. radio host has been given the boot. dcr tv reports that darian morgan was fired from his morning job. the firing comes on morgan's 39th birthday. dcr tv reports ratings could

have been the issue. also morgan's contract was set to expire this spring. big diger is regarded as the premier host of rap city and cohost of bet's number-one hip- hop programs. okay. so you certainly wouldn't know it by the near balmy temperatures today, but it is officially the first day of winter. >> and what a good start it was. afternoon highs reached 60 degrees. but can this warm weather still put people in the holiday spirit? delia goncalves is live in downtown bothez the, and i guess maybe the answer is if they can find a parking spot. >> well, that, too; but, you know, if you come downtown both it the, it looks pretty festive, doesn't it? you have the lights up on the trees, and the christmas tree is up. the menorah is lit. however, a lot of people we talked to earlier today said the sunshine, and the warm, even balmy temperatures we had, had them in a spring state of mind. on the dewey morning green at haines point -- >> yesterday's rain will make

it sloppy. >> reporter: -- the sun burned through the clouds. >> how are you doing? >> warming up the spirit and the golf game. >> there are benefits to global warming. >> reporter: call it what you may, these golfers are soaking up the signs of spring, the warm weather extending their golf season. >> a great day to actually come out and play some golf. and she loves coming out. >> reporter: ricardo louis enjoying some father-daughter time on the course; but six- year-old sofia has something else on the mind. >> there was snow yesterday even if it was the 21st yesterday. >> reporter: something she wants now? >> yes, so i can go out sledding. >> reporter: ah, yes. while adults are basking in this balmy winter weather, golfing, jogging, biking or just walking around, kiddos, are wishing for a white christmas. >> yeah, it's all right. i wish there was some snow also; but i'm just waiting to see what happens. >> i'm just happy with what we have. i would love to look forward to

snow, because i was born in december. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: for sofia, snow is not on her christmas list, but it sure would help. >> what did you ask santa for this year? >> a piano, and a bible and a connect. >> and snow if you have time. >> i play in the snow. >> reporter: who doesn't love to play in the snow? sofia is adorable. kids brighten up the holiday. they are the reason for the season. but if you need another shot of holiday spirit, come on down to downtown bethesda. they'll be a festival in about an hour. i'm told the huge highlight, a massive menorah made out of candy. back to you, guys. i see that you're enjoying the weather out there. >> now we're hungry delia. >> look a look at the lights is beautiful. >> it's a little chillier out here than what you might think. >> can you believe that? >> it was warmer earlier.

>> it feels even better when you lock arms with somebody. >> here's the deal. i mean, it is december. the sun angle is as low as it gets. it can only get so warm. that's pretty good. >> i want to make derek feel better. take you out to denver. this is going to me feel worse. >> what have we got? >> anywhere from 4 to 6 inches around the denver area. i know we're going to -- get up to 21 inches on average. >> terrible. >> it comes down like this. >> go to the surveillance picture, please. >> it's white. >> amazing, yeah. >> it's not actually snow. >> we'll show you the snow, the satellite, the clouds that made the snow. it produced a pretty good snow in through central sections of colorado. the main system you can kind of see. that's the one heading our way; but there was a little bit of snow. you see the clouds right there? generally 4 to 6 inches around the denver area; but much more in the mountains.

here's the big thing that sticks out like a sore thumb. that's our next system. a very quick hitter. it will roll in before midnight, and it rolls out of here before dawn tomorrow. it does appear the heaviest access for rain will be on the west side of mountains. that said we're looking at a half inch of rain earlier in the week. more, maybe like an inch. but that's about a half an inch. clouds right now. the rainshowers are getting very, very close to richmond and to charlottesville. they will be in here the next couple of hours. temperatures -- you want to know how warm it is now? it's still 55 in bethesda, college park, 56 in bellsville. looking at mainly mid 50s. gaithersburg down to 52. b,r. 54 in leesburg. and 57 in bethesda. outside, cooler than chilly. both commutes tomorrow i think will be dry. it may be drying tomorrow morning, but the rain will be over. pleasant, but cooler on friday. we trade the 60s for the 50s. not bad. if you're sitting in the shade,

bundle up. look what happens by a quarter of 11, 10:30 tonight. here comes the rain. look at the yellow. that's moderate rain across the metro area. then watch, boom, it is gone by 6 a.m., completely gone, and we are looking at some snow showers to the west. that's good news for places like when i was and timber lion and other areas. they will make snow by tomorrow night. friday by 11:00 we have sunshine, in good shape. by 6:00, clear with partly cloudy skies. in good shape once the system goes through; and again, a very, very quick hitter. for tonight, then, cloudy and cool, rain developing but gone by dawn and lows around 45. next 7 days look like this. we're chilly on saturday, but still nice, mid 40s, and christmas we'll keep dry. the system will go to our south. some clouds late in the day, but perfect for shopping late. temperatures around 50, and then back to near on monday and then in the 50s on tuesday, wednesday and thursday.

and tomorrow in terms of the mid atlantic and nationwide, anybody is ding any traveling, very quiet. >> i love that. >> which is good. >> all right. coming up if you think there's no such thing as a secret communication between twins, listen to these two sisters who gave birth just minutes apart. and the nation's largest retailer pulls a popular baby formula from its shelf after a newborn dies from a rare bacterial infection

wal-mart says the move comes out of an abundance of

caution. just days before christmas, best buy says it will not be able to fill some of its customers' online orders. the largest u.s. specialties electronic retailer says the overwhelming demand for products has led them to have problems redeeming some of the online orders made in november and this month. now, the company won't say exactly how many orders are affected or which products are out of stock, but the shortages a real black eye for best buy, which has beefed up its online offers as a way to offset the tough competition from other online retailers and discount stores. and if you're expecting a christmas present, today could be the day you get it. ups says it will deliver nearly 26 million packages worldwide today, making it their busiest day of the year; and over the course of this week, ups says it will hand out more than 120 million packages through christmas eve. well, it could be a rosy new year for hundreds of people in the richmond area.

that is because amazon.com is opening two new distribution centers, and that means 1,300 new jobs. one of those centers will be around the chesterfield area. the other around dunwoody. virginia's governor approved grants totaling $3 and a half million to assist the counties with the projects. the cost of parking in downtown silver spring is going up. the plan is to raise rates for long-term parking by 10 cents an hour. the increase is part of a series of parking fees hikes approved by the montgomery county council. bethesda's fees went up back the august. coming up why this family feels an airline discriminated against them for having too many young children in tow. this school was destroyed by fire exactly one year ago. but today it's ready for students. i'm lindsey mathis at the education campus. the story is coming up. along i-90 in deal city, three state troopers were hit -- almost hit this year by a

careless driver. we'll hear from one of them and tell you how she survived it coming up

i was standing here and saw the vehicle coming across the interstate at the police car. a split second had to make a decision and jumped over the guardrail and landed over here in the dirt area. the broken glass in the back window of the police car. >> her car was totaled, her knee injured. she was lucky to be alive. >> if i had been in the process of getting in my car, i would have been killed. >> trooper parker one of six state troopers who was hit or

almost hit this year on a highway in northern virginia. in fact, three of the incidents took place right here. . >> this shiny new set of guardrail right here is where my vehicle was struck. >> for trooper parker it was a constant reminder of why drivers need to comply with the state's move-over law. >> pay attention, because a split second, you can't take it back. >> reporter: in deal city, kristen fisher, 9 news now. >> yeah, and last year four state troopers were hit and injured in northern virginia, two less than in 2010. today the tacoma education center in northwest reopened its doors exactly one year after a devastating fire. the work was destroyed, furniture and supplies. the kids had to attend another school while theirs was repaired and remodeled. lindsay mathis brings us a

sneak peek. >> reporter: crews are finishing up, sweeping the halls and painting. they completed a renovation in record time. it's been exactly one year since the school caught fire. nancy smith was there. >> the build was destroyed. i mean, the flames were just pouring of the windows. it just seemed like a disaster, and what it turned into is such a blessing. >> reporter: classrooms are being furnished with new desks and computers. for little ones there's playsets. >> before this school, you know, it was a classy building. this room used to be the principal's office. people who remember it say it was very dark. now they transformed it into the cafeteria. there were plenty of windows, bright and the kids love it. >> we have a brand-new library with gorgeous book shelves and a cyber cafe. >> reporter: kia says they still need the community's help. >> instead of making donations

of new and gently used books -- >> reporter: the school is ready. not it's the students' turn. >> we just have to make sure that everything that is happening on the inside of the building is as spectacular as everything that is happening around it. we have breaking news from capitol hill. let's go to john boehner speaking about progress, hopefully being made on that payroll tax-cut deal. >> sure that a new complex reporting burden is not unintentionally imposed on small businesses. now, this solution will at a minimum prevent small businesses very new administrative burdens and ensure that american workers will see their tax relief as soon as possible. now. the senate will gin the house in immediately appointing conferenceees with instructions to reach an agreement in the weeks ahead on a full one-year payroll tax deduction, along

with unemployment reforms and extension of unemployment and so-called dock fix for two years. we expect that there will -- these members will work expeditiously to complete the one-year extension that all of us want. we will ask the house and. approve the unanimous consent before christmas. the middle-class families and small businesses are struggling, and they're dismaying sacrifices, and i think this agreement will help our economy. one important provision in this measure that i want to highlight is the keystone pipeline. as you know this pipeline will create tens of thousands of jobs in our country. this jobs project has bipartisan support in the house and senate, and it's backed by a broad-based coalition, and i hope the president will approve this pipeline to put those americans to work.

i want to thank our members, particularly our conferrees who remained here in capital with the holidays approaching for their efforts to enact a full- year extension of the payroll tax cut for working families. and under this agreement, we're going to do that just as quickly as possible. i don't think it's any time for celebration. we have a lot of work ahead of us in the coming year, but i want to wish the american people and my colleagues a very merry christmas and a happy new year [ indiscernible ] i don't know that. but that's our goal, is to do -- >> there are a lot of folks who say that you caved on this. did you cave, and considering the fallout, is this the [ indiscernible ] you know, sometimes it's hard to do the right thing, and

sometimes it's politically difficult to do the right thing. but, you know, when everybody called for a one-year extension of the payroll tax deduction, when everybody wanted a full year of extended unemployment benefits, we were here fighting for the right things. it may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world, but i'm going to tell you. what i think our members waged a good fight. we were able to come to an agreement. all year, you heard me talk about short-term extensions, short-term gimmicks, and the consequences they have for our economy. and, you know, when you look at look at this, it's another short -term extension. this creates uncertainty for job creators. i used to run a small business. i know how this works and

kicking the can down the road for months does cause problems. when you look at what came out of this bill because it was hastily put together, it was a big burden for businesses of all sizes. >> and we've been listening to house speaker john boehner talking to house republicans saying they will accept the two- month extension, clearly less than enthusiastic about it. they would like to seeening loer deal; but looks like the payroll tax cut will go through for 160 million workers as we head into 2012. >> no, worries about the $40 that the president and others had been talking about coming out of your paycheck each week. we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back,

[ music ] >> reporter: the sounds of the islands can soothe the soul but music can also be a

great mote tapping into that rush is what the cultural academy for excellence or cafe is all about. learning steel drums helps students improve their mettle in the classroom. >> it like gets in your head at the same time as the beat, you're playing the music. >> [ music ] so it kind of helps you with math. >> reporter: what's really cool, grammy nominated trumpet player believes in the program so much, he's been volunteering with cafe and prince george's county for six years. >> it's about holistic, about complete education, because art helps science, the same -- i had a french teacher. she told me that repetition

faciletates learning. no matter what you do, and i apply that to music. >> [ music ] >> reporter: repetition, memorization and discipline for music is proving positive in other ways, training future lawyers. these musicians also take part in the maryland state mock trial competition. >> it was the first time that an after-school program participated in the maryland state mock trial. and, you know, we came in 14th. >> all right. here we go >> reporter: what used to be a challenge was now an attainable goal. in marcel's mock trial and steel drum experience has change his life. >> at first i was nervous. then i kind of got out of it, kind of got comfortable, which i was prepared to do, and what it was all about. >> kind of like performing on stage?

>> uh-huh. >> and he expects to be in law school in years to come. steel drums helped provide that path to a promising future. [ applause ] [ applause] [ applause ] helps to move when you hear them play. >> if you have a school e-mail us on our web site and maybe you will see your school featured here soon. your car may be a hot spot for hackers. up next how virtual thieves can use your car keys, radio and tires to take total control with a simple push of the button. if you're headed outside tonight, i would grab a jacket and one of these as well. maybe not the channel 9 umbrella, but an umbrella. let me show you live doppler. the rainshowers now just above the bar there, just to the south of fredericksburg and also charlottesville. it's rolling. in we'll tell you when it rolls in and out. but up next, a couple jumps for their lives from a burning

building, and the drama is all caught on tape.

a family headed to grandma's house for the holidays has a change of plans. they say they were removed from a flight -- the six say they were told children under the age of 2 do not require tickets and can sit on laps; but once they boarded the plane with the three-year-old 20 month old twins and 8 month old son, a flight attendant said there was a problem. the attendant kept moving seats and they let another passenger hold one of their kids. >> we tried to comply. we held up the plane. we didn't know why because we kept on doing what they asked us to do. >> eventually the six were asked to debord, but they were never told exactly why.

the airline's travel policy of one infant per adult is on its web site. now wait until you hear about this amazing coincidence in new jersey. twin sisters just gave birth to their first children moments apart danielle and nicole fisher both has boys tuesday night. the boys were born 13 minutes apart. bruce low shan will tell you about it. it's frightening and a brand- new world of car hacking >> reporter: this has now gone

way beyond theoretical. >> i felt, how can someone do that? >> a maryland family is convinced hackers penetrated the electronics of their son's 2011 dodge charger and stole it from the driveway while he was deployed in afghanistan. >> nathan loves that car. >> frightening the idea you could be rolling at highway speeds, and someone could be slamming on the brakes. >> not like you have to worry you'll be driving down the street and someone will point the phone at the car and shut your car down. we're not there yet, but something to keep an eye on. >> unlock. just about anything we'd like to do. >> reporter: in san francisco, researchers accessed a car's central computer processor through an internet-connected car alarm. >> every single one of these led to a complete car compromise. >> in cement researchers blacked out the make and model of a car that offered multiple

pathways for hackers, a thousand miles away to send out gps coordinates, open the doors. >> so here we are commanding it to steal away. >> and drive away without a key in the ignition. >> start my car. >> in new jersey, brandon burkett developed an iphone ap that let him start his car by voice. >> you have to think a little bit like a hacker. >> absolutely. that car is controlled by an on- board computer. i want to write some code that allows me to do that remotely. >> mcafee and security experts are working with manufacturers to develop firewalls to keep attackers out of your car; but next time you long for a new high-tech vehicle, you may want to ask a few questions. >> do i really want my car to do that? >> reporter: bruce low shan, 9 news now. >> you might as well get a

hoopty. >> the simple life gives you -- you get rid of all these complex problems. >> and the peace of mind. >> and you have peace of mind. >> here's how you get into my car. >> you drive a hoopti. >> [ laughter ] let's talk about the surveillance picture and the radar on the way. that's the bad news. the good news it will be a quick hitter. it will be out by dawn. >> there's a boxes in atlanta and asheville and into upstate carolina. big thunderstorms, too, in much of tennessee and also into licksing on the and past louisville. the heavy activity misses us, but rains develop, but they get out about 5 or 6. temps are still warm, 56 arlington, 54

bethesda, reston here's the deal, cooler and chilly. rain will return tonight. both commutes should be dry tomorrow. at least the morning commute will be drying out. the roads will be wet, but not raining. partly cloudy and pleasant on friday. cooler, yes, but still nice. and chilly for the red skin game, especially if your seats are in the shade. tonight cloudy and cool rain developing, gone by dawn low temps around 45, winds out of the northwest 10 to 15. breezy. and by afternoon, really a pretty nights day if we weren't comparing it to today and yesterday. we would be jumping for joy. >> partly cloudy, pleasant and cooler, 50 to 55. >> next 7 days, a real. clouds come in, but i think it will still be destroy. >> the system passing to our south, temps around 50, near 50 on monday, and next week we go

back in the mid s. on tuesday. there's no arctic -- everyone -- bismarck is warm. it's bad. >> unseasonable. >> all right. still ahead, a popular pain medication is being recalled tonight. why johnson & johnson is pulling motrin off store shelves. when people look to adopt children, usually they look for babies and toddlers. i'm katie fox in fredericksburg. coming up why mr. mathias said teenagers are the best. and as the year draws to a close, time to think about getting off to a great start with your 2012 finances. we'll give you some advice coming up next

the five moves you need to do now in 2012. >> thanks for having me. >> you say one of the first things you should do is make an extra mortgage payment. >> by the end of the year make an extra mortgage payment. the reason i'm saying it is because you get the extra interest. by april. get in by the end of the year so the lender puts it on your

activity statement you'll be receiving it at the end of january. >> a lot of people rushing to give the donations before the clock strikes 2012. >> that's right. that's a great way to get at least a thousand, $2,000 off of your irs tax return. make sure you save the receipts for anything over $200 or more. >> some of the expenses are deductible. residence may programs. if you're taking a continuing education courses, even travel expenses if traveling out of town for an interview. even copies at the local kinko's are tax-deductible. >> what about the medical contributions or the procedure you may want to have before the end of the year? >> if it's going to push your medical expenses up to 7.5% needed to duct, go ahead and schedule that before the end of the year so you can take the

deduction in april. >> and the last thing we want to talk about is saving energy and tax dollars. >> definitely. if you're doing any work on your home including windows, installation and it's $500 or more get it out of the way before the end of the year. it's a onetime credit. if you've already taken it you can't take it again. don't let this expire on you. all right. you've given us an action plan. thank you. >> thank you. >> this is 9 news now. as this place becomes so dysfunctional, that even when people agree to things we can't do it? >> apparently the answer to the question is no. >> word is that a deal has come in for the tax break. republicans. in a just wrapped up conference call, house republicans signed on to the deal as well. bruce low shan was here, and there was a lot of pressure on