house, senate, everybody. >> there was tremendous pressure and a statement out from the white house says this is good news just in time for the holidays. here is the map that made a deal almost inevitable. if you were making just $35,000 a year, you would have seen $a 700 increase in your tax bill. here is the average taxpayer right about here in the middle, $50,000 a year. they would have seen their taxes go up by a thousand dollars. if you're up at the top of the ladder like a lot of people are in our area, you would have seen your taxes go up more than $2,300 a year. >> at the white house, the president lined up americans worried about the tax hike, people who had responded to an administration campaign, asking them to write about what losing $40 a paycheck would mean to them? >> i'm quoting. if someone doesn't think that 12 gallons of oil is important, i invite them to spend three

nights in an unheated home. >> even stalwarts said the refusal to go along with a bipartisan extension passed by the senate could cost the gop the next election. >> that i don't think there's any doubt that the president and have a political advantage here. i hope we can right this ship. i hope we can get it done quickly. >> master gop negotiator mitch mcconnell weighing in for the first time urged house repins to pass the extension while the senate creates a face-saving conference committee. that suggestion may have forced the deal. maryland congressman chris van holland said the doesn't i have lined up against the tea party. >> this is senate democrat, senate republicans, the president and the american

people saying to the house republicans what are you doing? >> and negotiators will have to set to work in january on coming up with some kind of agreement to extend the payroll tax cut for the next 12 months instead of just 2. derek? >> we can only hope that happens. thanks. >> the grid look on capitol hill is also leading a major construction project here in d.c. in a bit of limbo tonight. our sister publication reports construction on a new department of homeland securities campus will be delayed by at least five years. the project is being built on the grounds of st. elizabeth hospital in the southeast. the delay will push up the price tag by 5 million bucks and put back relocation of workers. >> one bright spot of news on the economy today, mortgage rates hit another record low. freddie mac said the average rate on a 30-year fixed down to 3.91%. two brazen home burglars

are still on the run tonight after breaking into two different silver spring homes earlier this week. one of the daylight heists was caught on home security camera video. our andrea mccar ron live in rockville with more on what was caught on tape. >> it's interesting, aknee tax because both homes did have security systems, but the one you're about to see had video cameras on the out. >> a neighbor's remorse after the house next door was broken into in broad daylight. watch closely as a green suv pulls in front of the home. >> the suspect gets out of the car and walks to the front door. >> he knocks, opens the screen door, looks around a few times and puts on gloves. he steps back, looks around some more, and with one swift action, kicks in the front door. >> people are desperate. so you really have to watch everything. >> we timed it. the suspect was only inside the

home for 16 seconds before running out the front door to his getaway car. >> i don't look at mousse as a good samaritan. i did what i hope someone would do for me. >> minutes earlier the same pair allegedly tried to break into this house. >> a neighbor watched it from his window and called police. >> nothing happens back here. we never had any problems. you break into that house it's like breaking into your house. >> we always tell people get to know your neighbors. let them know you'll be out of town. ask them to call police if they see anything suspicious or people lurking around the house each evening and make sure all of your doors and windows are closed and locked. make sure nothing in the area looks suspicious. reporting live, andrea mccar rog, 9 news now. >> thanks, andrea. >> passengers and firefighters they say arrive every day. you might be surprised how rare it is for them to get a

personal thank you. today, a little girl and her family decided to put that right. christina duckett handed out plaques and hugs to three firefighter medics saved her life when she stopped breathing during a severe asthma attack the tuesday after thanksgiving. >> it's awesome. >> i was very surprised at the gift i got. i can't wait to hang that up in my house. >> they're part of my family. i appreciate them. i love them, and i thank them -- >> when you see a firefighter, what do you think? >> thank you. >> the rescue crew took christina to the hospital in their fire truck, because they calculated waiting even five minutes more for an ambulance might have cost. >> i'm out here on our weather terrace with no hats, no gloves no coat. maybe i should have put a coat on. . but delia goncalves enjoying the relative warmth as well.

she'll let us know how things are going there. are people in the holiday mood there? >> you can deck the halls, but many people say the sunshine and warm weather we had earlier today put them in a spring state of mind. ones the sun break through the clouds afternoon highs hit about 60 in the district where we found plenty of fox enjoying the warm weather, jogging, cycling and golfing. >> the kids are all about the snow. >> the snow -- even if it was yesterday. >> do you want snow? >> yes. so i can go out sledding. >> yeah. it's all right. i wish there was some snow also. >> but i'm just waiting to see what happens. >> if you need another shot of holiday spirit. a huge menorah made out of candy. in downtown bethesda, delia

goncalves, news now. >> and now you come out and don't have a coat on. >> i don't, because i'm a man. >> it is chilly out there. >> we'll want to hop in there real soon. >> here are the numbers today. this is spectacular, 62 and 46 goes in the books. averages are 45 and 30. on this date 72. record low 3. we'll come back talk about when the rain rolls in when it rolls out and look ahead to the full weekend forecast. >> thank you tom. >> coming up tonight at 7:00, the engineering company that spent a large part of assignment swinging around a washington monument issues its report on the earthquake damage. how are the monuments making out today? that's 9 news now at 7:00. but still to come blood may be thicker than water, but affect the only family bond.

one family that was swarmed went it was 17. and how are repairs going at the national cathedral. we're going to talk about that as well and status report on 9 news now is next.

the building is safe. christmas services will be starting christmas day. so the building is open and ready. we have a lot of work ahead of us. i feel good about where we are with the stabilization of the building and the stonework. >> alonzo says two generous donors are matching dollar for dollar new donations made for the repairs through the end of december. learn how to help at wusa9.com. a house alert tonight about how fast to relieve pain. johnson & johnson is recalling 12 million bottles of motrin ib because the pills may not work quickly enough. the concern is that the pills don't dissolve and work as quickly as they should especially as the medication reaches its expiration date. still ahead these people aren't lining up for a big holiday sale, but they are

hoping to cash in. we'll explain coming up

my mom, my brother, my sister. love you guys, see you soon. it pulls away from coast, which is very critical. this track yesterday was just inside the del mar have a. now it's only about a hundred-mile difference, but it's a huge difference in terms of conference. >> so just where hurricane irene was headed. that was one of the top searches people did in our area in google this last year. number 9 is the washington post. eight was montgomery college. number 6 something surprising, the mass tranceit system in and around philadelphia. getting into the top five we find d.c. public schools, usa. and maryland's motorcycle investigation.

the number-one local thing residents sending out on google this year, ramada which runs metro. >> when you hear about a child being adopted it's a good thing, but usually a baby or todd her. >> a 17-year-old boy now has a new family. >> it's a family that enjoys adopting teens. >> tyler freeman is a typical teenager except for the fact that he just been adopted. >> i hope i'm doing the right thing. >> a minister is his new dad. in january, mrs. bah tia died suddenly. eventually he worked through his own grief and depression and decided what he must do. >> my wife left a legacy behind. the legacy she left behind was i want him to be in the family. want him to be my son, and we will adopt him. >> reporter: last month tyler freeman, at 17 officially became artie batia's son.

>> it's joyful to have a dad like him who would do anything for a child like me, even despite the bad things i've done, and he is still there. it's touching. >> reporter: three years agos tyler was in a group home when he was ready to move to a foster home. they gave him a choice of seven different families. instead of reading three of them to find out about them. he struck gold with the batias. >> and i wanted tyler to feel he belonged to somebody and somebody blanketed to him. whether he's 17 or 27 everybody needs somebody to to love, and that's my dad or that's my family. >> get together one day, son. if you don't break your leg. >> the minister doesn't just change lives from the pulpit. but one by one, day by day at his own kitchen table. in fredericksburg, peggy fox. >> the batias had five of their

own children, 30 foster kids and two adopted children all adopted by the nonprofit programs. mr. batia said he's helping as many teenagers as he can because he hates to see 18-year- olds walk away from foster care with no support. >> what a remarkable family. the salvation army homes there's generosity to be had this season. right nali the group tells insidenova.com that donations are down 15%, and that leaves the organization 25% short of where it need to be to help families without interviewings. >> fortunes may be changing for people in spain tonight. numbers drawn for el gordo one of the world's richest lottery. this year it is a whopping $3.3 billion in prize money up for grabs. the spanish tradition dates back to 1812. an estimated four out of five spaniards lined up to buy a ticket this year. guess that gets the pot up. one of the win serious worth $940 million. that would be beyond life

changing. >> could you imagine? people line up for days for something that's $450 million. >> the winner could start their own government. >> talk about power. >> or get out of the debt crisis. >> 62 with a high today. we'll be cooler tomorrow. but this weekend, we can handle that. let's start with the surveillance picture. radar combined. some severe through georgia and south carolina. rains rolling through the valley up into eastern kentucky and appears the heaviest rain will be on the west side of the appalachians and looking at significant rainfallfuls through the night. >> a big hitter in fast and out fast. >> a look at the rainshowers out to the south, and looking at some pretty good rain south of richmond and just south of charlotteville. >> so could be rolling in here very quickly. let me show you live doppler

9000. you can access this on our web site. hopefully you downloaded our weather ap, which is cool. we'll zoom. the rain is to the south right now, beginning to move very quickly toward fredericksburg and charlottesville. watch what happens in the next hour. this activity races through warrington crosses 66, almost gets to d.c. and almost gets to leesburg just in the next hour. so again going to be a quick hitter as we go through the night. temperatures are still mild, 55 in arlington, 54 in bethesda, 54 in rockville, and 53 in great falls. so very, very mild. temperatures almost 18 degrees above average. cooler than chilly behind this system. rain returns tonight. both commutes should be dry tomorrow. roads may be drying friday morning. pleasant, but cooler on friday, and chilly for the red skin game, especially if your seats are in the shade. look at the future cast. this is by 11:45, around midnight tonight.

heavy activity gaithersburg north indicated in the yellow and the orange. and then it is gone. >> 5:00 is across the bay. sunshine returns tomorrow. it will be cooler, but nothing crazy. >> and snow showers in the mountains west of the divide, good news for places like wisp and timberline and those areas. >> tonight winds northwest at 10 to 15, and when that happens we dry out quickly. >> we'll keep our christmas dry. monday and tuesday and wednesday and thursday great next week, temperatures either side of 50 and on tuesday they're in the mid 50s and looking through computer models. i'm into fantasy land. still don't see anything. >> like there's nothing. >> you're not the only one up for challenges. and georgetown has got to

tighten up their game. >> they'll be challenged tonight like they haven't been challenged in a while. >> the schedule is done. back to serious bis tonight. and why this should be fun. the starting rotation got better, too. if you're a fan, you should be happy. and a new offensive coordinator with a whole lot of baggage. item explain next. 2011

they're angsted 16th in the country. if you've never seen they love to run. they scored 8 the points a game. interesting to see how georgetown responds to this challenge. they spent the last few weeks playing lesser opponents. memphis the not a lesser opponent. >> as long as we're able constitute criminal, dictate the style of play, slowing it down, running the offense, i think we'll be okay. >> we'll put pressure on them and make them turn the pal over. >> you may not know gonzales

because he played way out west for the as, but he won 16 games last season and is thought to be a starter. one of the four top prospects the nats had to give up is brad peacock. he won 15 games this season. back to gonzales, impressive numbers, 31 winds the last two seasons. fourth best the american league, and here's what i like. he typically pitches late into the game. his era last season, 3.12, was 10th best in baseball. won't be long before we talk about the redskins upcoming draft and most believe they need a franchise quarterback. when you consider draft positioning and the fact there are only a few of those guys out, this hard to get your hands on one. the competition just got more difficult today. >> the team has serious unfinished business to tend to. i intend to play a part in it. >> and that music because usc's

matt barkley decides to remain in college one more year. he's out of the picture, which leaves baylor's robert griffin the third. rg3 hasn't made a decision on whether he's going pro. both decisions will affect how they proceed with rex grossman on a one-year deal. mike lossly is the new offensive coordinator for football. he's back in maryland under a tumultuous tenure, which led to an altercation, which led to him receiving a 10-day suspension as well as a sexual harassment suit from a former administrative assistant. >> all right. that's your sports for tonight. >> i like to keep you guys guessing. >> okay. a kicker, a transition. we're out of here. >> see where we are next. derek is back at 7:00 with the

area's only local newscast. >> have a good day.