the cam was rolling on the first in a string of burglaries. this happened in the middle of november and since then, police say it happened about half a dozen times in the area. >> burglary is, in my opinion, one of the worst invasion of privacy there is. your home is your palace. >> suspects enter the homes during the day when no one is there. when they realize it's empty, they smash windows and go inside. the burglars are taking jewelry and credit cards. residents are on high alert. >> people look for an opportunity. >> it's not fair. especially when people are not home. this is not a very rich neighborhood. people are struggling just like everywhere else. >> here you see one of the suspects tried to sell a laptop. he just stolen from a home to employees at a radio shack. a different suspect believed to be part of the same group was also picked up by surveillance cameras as he tried to withdraw

money using a stolen atm card. now police are sending out a strong word of caution. >> anything that doesn't seem normal to you. kind of moping around. anyone that may be looking like they are staking out a house or out of place, give us a call. >> this is serious. >> back out live. take another look at the woman that is being questioned by police. they believe she is somehow linked to this group of burglars that is running around cheverly, ripping people off. police are asking anyone to give them a call. we are live in cheverly. 9news now. thank you ken. police in gaithersburg are hoping you can help find a missing teenager. take a moment to look at this picture. jennifer burago was last seen monday on duval lane. she has been known to hang out at lake forest mall and the london dairy apartments. if you have seen jennifer, call police. an update on the murder of a

popular local rapper. the death of franklin is shake fans from his home in white oak, maryland, all the way to nigeria. monotouring the reaction online who police are saying very little about today. >> this was the rapper known as frank digy, seen in locally produced videos on youtube. his real name was franklin amobe. his life ended at age 24 yesterday. dropping near a bus stop in white oak after being shot while getting into his car at this apartment complex on stewart lane. news of his death spread in the rap music community, prominently on social media like twitter, where there are thousands of mentions of him. music bloggers in nigeria picked up the news. his family is nigerian. familiar themes about money, women, and clubs. also online, another side of

amobe's life, electronic court records of his numerous brushes with the law, including charges for drug possession, theft, and assault. many charges dropped or not prosecuted. some online fans reported digy was turning his life around and pursuing higher education. and most all said he will be dearly missed. meanwhile, montgomery county investigators are saying very little additional about the ambush that occurred in this parking lot yesterday morning. except to say that they do not believe it was a random attack. in white oak, scott broom, 9news now. franklin's family has declined 9news request for an interview. new information tonight about those garages set on fire up in urbana. tonight police say they have four suspects in custody. investigators say the 16-year- old boys used marine flairs to set garages ablade on singleton terrace. they tracked them down using surveillance video from a wal- mart that shows the boy

shoplifting the flairs. those fires caused an estimated $130,000 in damage. >> enjoy this light traffic we're having this week, because it is not going to last come next weekend. once we hit the first of the year, the cost of commuting is going to go up for a lot of folks. surae chin is live with more on that bad news. surae. >> reporter: that's right, derek. in just a few days come january 1, it means to load up on your easy pass. it means to keep more change in your pocket. and overall, it means it's going to cost you more to get to work. >> higher federal systems, encouraging more cars. it doesn't make any sense. >> rebecca is one of hundreds of thousands of d.c. federal workers who participated in the benefit, but she knows come january 1, setting aside a maximum 230 untaxed dollars a

month will be reduced to transit. the parking gets a bump up to 240, which only encourages more people to drive. >> actually don't have the option to drive in. >> to me, it's stupid. but then, i just considered a source in congress. >> metro says they'll take a hit, too. a 3% drop in ridership or 20,000 passengers a day and 16 million in lost revenue a year. >> i'm already trying to figure out, should i drive or not? >> dining or shopping in north bethesda? get ready to pay a dime more an hour. and parking convenience stickers go up from $95 to $113. at the toll plaza, you'll pay a quarter more to pay for metro's silver line. the ramps stay the same. and the dulles freeway gets a 30-cent bump. >> to see money coming out of

my pocket that i haven't had to so far. >> and more on the toll if you are heading to the beach on the bay and bridges. cars stay the same and went up $4. up to $4 in november. biggest changes, though, are with trucks. small trucks in fact. the three axles will be reduced from $9 to $8. but larger trucks get the biggest hike here. five axles will be bumped from $15 to $36. they'll be paying quite a bit more if they are heading to the bay bridge. back to you, derek. >> surae chin, a distressing list to say the least. thank you. now just a few days away from a new tax there as well. 5 cents for every new shopping bag you get at the store and that bag tax takes effect on new year's day. some county residents say it's unfair, others say it's a good way to raise money.

>> the government is using us as an atm, nickel and diming us to death. >> we are interested in behavior to reduce waste in our systems. >> all you have to do to avoid this tax is bring your own shopping bag. six days until the big contest of campaign 2012. the iowa caucuses are next tuesday and the seven republican candidates are challenging each other as they tour the state. danielle nottingham is live in des moines with more. danielle. >> reporter: good evening. the pressure is mounting and the candidates are stepping up their attacks on each other with less than a week to go to win over undecided voters. >> republican candidates are on the ground in iowa meet potential voters and taking swipes at each other. mitt romney criticized the view that the u.s. shouldn't bomb iran to prevent the country from getting a nuclear weapon. >> one of the people running

for president thinks it's okay for iran to have a nuclear weapon, i don't. >> paul is on the attack in a new tv ad. >> serial hypocrites and flip- floppers can't clean up the mess. one man stands alone. >> the negative campaigning is hurting newt gingrich who says he will take the high road. >> we have enough trouble in this country that we aught to have a campaign of positive ideas and positive solutions because the only person helped by negative ads is barack obama. >> but gingrich's momentum in iowa may be slowing. he had planned a 44 stop bus tour across the state. now it's been cut back to 22. but volunteers are busy at gingrich's headquarters. working the phones. >> we're finding that there are people undecided. so we are trying to push those people into his column. >> rick even has his daughter helping. >> it's about, kind of

demanding that level of participation from the candidates and their families. >> santorum trails in the polls. he may quilt the race if he finishes in last place. >> and the candidate missing from all of the headlines so far this week is john huntsman. he decided to bypass the iowa caucuses and focus on the new hampshire primary. live in des moines, iowa, danielle nottingham, back to you, anita. mitt romney and ron paul are the only two republican candidates who will be on the ballot for virginia's primary. rick perry is trying to change that. he is suing to get his name added. his campaign says virginiaens should be able to choose among all the candidates. virginia's rule requiring candidates to gather 10,000 signatures is just unrealistic. and in this last hour, cnn started reporting that newt gingrich says people collecting names to get him on the ballot

turned in fraudulent signatures. we are working to learn more about that story tonight. >> all right, if you got tired of all that nice weather, today looks more like wintertime. what's going on out there, anny? >> i wish i had my gloves. raunchy is one way to describe the weather. it's very windy. but boy, get ready for some very cold temperatures overnight. now, this morning's lows are in the low 40s. wind gusts, they are blowing through here. 22 in downtown. 26 at andrew's air force bay. as for the bay, 31 for cambridge. hagerstown, winds are out of the west. generally at 25 miles per hour. as you factor in the winds and the temperatures, feels like 35 in downtown. upper 20s in gaithersburg. 21 for hagerstown. far west oakland, it feels like 11 degrees. all right, so tonight, stay in

if you can. clear skies, breezy, and very cold. lows getting down into the upper 20s around town. in the suburbs. mid 20s. winds will be out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. we'll talk about the milder weather, and maybe some snow coming up a little bit later. >> still ahead, a call for nursing moms to sit in at target stores all over the country. but did they really know what they were supporting? plus, the crocodile doesn't like the noise of a neighbor and takes matters into his own jaws. you have to see this one. the year, 2011.

breaking news as we told you a few minutes ago, a major accident in bethesda near nih. the entire rockville pike closed downright at the peek of rush hour. good thing it's christmas week, i guess. anita. >> you can see all the rescue activity going on. several injuries involved in this accident on rockville pike. let's go to oscar garcia. good evening. what can you tell us? >> good evening. fire and rescue units were dispatched around 4:20 this afternoon for a collision. we did get on the scene. it was reported multiple vehicles. two vehicles taking the brunt of the impact. one of the vehicles is a metro bus. we are evaluating a dozen passengers to include the drivers. and we are going to be transporting at least ten.

some with nonlife threatening injuries and three with serious life threatening injuries. apparently rockville pike north and southbound lanes are completely shut down between cedar and pookville road. this is 4:20 this afternoon. we have approximately 20 fire and rescue personnel. we did have to extricate patients from these vehicles. some proved challenging, but everyone has been executed at this time and transporting at least ten to local hospitals. >> captain, any idea what happened? you mentioned a metro bus. what happened there? >> the circumstances of the collision on what happened are going to be investigated by montgomery county police. i can't tell you it is involving a metro bus. one of the larger buses and the brunt of it, metro bus and a pickup truck. exactly what happened, i can't tell you that. this is concentrated. right now as far as rescue efforts on the northbound lanes

of rockville pike. >> and are most of the injuries of folks on the bus or in the pickup truck? can you elaborate at all? >> we definitely had passengers on the bus. in regards to the driver of the bus and the driver of the pickup truck, those were some of the more challenging extrications that were taking place earlier and in regards to the pickup truck, that was only about five minute extrication. the bus proved more challenging because it is up against a pole and some trees. so obviously want to make sure all the electrical hazards were taken care of. so far we evaluated a dozen and transporting ten. >> as looking at the scene, it's an evolving active scene. do you have any idea for the rush hour folks coming that way, when you may be able to open a lane or two on rockville pike? >> i will go ahead and talk to police about that. i can tell you it depends on their investigation and the length of their investigation. it is spread over about 100 to

200 foot area as far as the collision and the vehicles. so it's going to be pretty much up to police in regards to the circumstances and when they will be able to open up the lanes. >> we were talking about earlier. people being transported to suburban hospital. do you have any others going to trauma centers or anymore you can elaborate on the injuried? >> obviously that was a choice. we do have six others. i know we dispurse them to other hospitals. we call for a metavac helicopter. >> captain garcia, thank you so much for chatting with us. captain garcia from the montgomery county fire department. a very serious accident in rockville pike. ten people had to be transported to the hospital. three of them with life threatening injuries. rockville pike completely shut down between cedar lane. a very tough, tough afternoon out on the rockville pike. >> it sounds like rockville

pike will be closed for the immediate future. the highways connecting and a busy thorough fair. avoid rockville pike. >> once again, the metro bus involved in that accident. we want to follow up on this and let you know more when we know more about what exactly happened. >> anny is in for topper. >> we saw the winds blowing through this afternoon. a lot of places, peek wind gusts upper 30s. let's take a look at how high those wind gusts got today. peek wind gusts 38 miles per hour. baltimore 41 miles per hour. even martinsburg, west virginia, 40. hagerstown, maryland, 38 miles per hour. a very blustery day. hopefully you will bring in holiday decorations and secure some of the loose objects. still windy. wind gusts around 22 in downtown. 25 in hagerstown. 28 for easten. it will be breezy tonight. high pressure is moving in and it will continue to build through the region. we have light snow showers to

the north of us and upstate new york. we are going to see clear skies overnight and temperatures will plummet. now right now, it's 41 at college park. 39 in arlington. 38 for reston. temperatures getting down into the 20s. it's going to feel very cold outside. but then we get milder over the next couple of days. much colder. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly for your thursday. friday is milder with clouds moving in and new year's weekend is looking to be mild. then the cold air comes in. here's a look at your future cast. so we have clear skies tonight, but tomorrow will see partly cloudy conditions. most of the disturbances staying to the north. friday, we'll see increasing clouds and i have a little rain drop on the seven-day for friday because we may get a little shower passing through, but really it's not a big rainmaker. it's a slight chance for us. all right, so here's a look at how your forecast is shaping up. we are expecting a nice day tomorrow. not as breezy once we get through a cold night with that

windchill. west winds at 10 to 15. it will be breezy. so look at these lows overnight. 29 in downtown. 25 in frederick. 26 in winchester. andrew's air force base in the upper 20s. so, you want to get your heaters going, bring out the extra blankets. for thursday morning, mostly sunny. a cold start. bundle yourself up, the kids with gloves, scarves, everything. temperatures in the 20 20s and 30s. shouldn't be as breezy tomorrow. afternoon, partly cloudy and still chilly. highs 34 to 44 degrees. here's a look at your zone forecast. comperland, mid 40s. leesburg 45. in downtown, around 47 degrees. gaithersburg 46. annapolis in the upper 40s. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. milder on friday. 54 degrees. that's a nice day. again, a slight chance for a

passing shower. the weekend for new year's also looks dry. we're going to be in the 50s. here comes, i have a snow flake on there. nothing to worry about. but might see snow, a slight chance for monday and that cold air coming in tuesday, wednesday. highs only in the upper 30s. so january is going to feel like january. so enjoy the mild weather this weekend. get out those sweaters and get ready for a real winter. >> you sound excited. >> yeah, i like that snow flake. >> thanks anny. what do bambie, forest gump, and hanabbl have in common? >> former president's and the reverend billy graham and warren buffet round out the top five. : on the women's list, oprah winfrey, sarah palin, and ellen

degeneres. those are the top five on this gallop poll. the question, where is optimus prime? the washington, d.c. area salute all who serve at home and a i broad this holiday season. >> i'm in germany. >> we would like to say happy holidays to my family in takoma park, maryland. happy holidays uncle john, my cousin, and his wife. we miss you and we love you. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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this month. takes us to the final farewell. >> tens and thousands of north koreaen's lined the streets to say a final good-bye. sobbing uncontrollably, they waited in the snow for a glimpse of their dear leader's casket. mourners fell to their knees and pushing away crowds to keep the paths clear. he ruled the nation with an iron fist died earlier this month of a heart attack. as a giant military orchestra kicked in, the younger kim saluted his father. it's only been days and his son is being hailed as north korea's next ruler. with titles like supreme leader and great successor. washington is taking note. some analysts believe the transition could mark a turning point for the communist country. >> it may very well be a moment for opportunity for north korea. on the other hand, they are

nuclear power and tested this nuclear power. for now, north korea's focus on grieving the loss. today's funeral comes more than a week of mourning. cbs news, washington. >> and a national memorial for kim jong-il will be held tomorrow. still to come, a police car crashes into the patio of a busy restaurant. it is all caught on tape. >> up next, nursing moms around the country band together. we'll tell you why they are taking aim at target.

getting back to the breaking news we are following right now. a violent accident between a metro bus and a pickup truck on rockville pike in bethesda. matt jablow is live now on the scene with more. matt. >> reporter: anita, the accident happened about 75 minutes ago. right around 4:15 this afternoon. at this point, we believe about ten people will be or have been transported to the hospital with various injuries. joining me right now is chief richie bowers. thanks for your time on this busy afternoon. what can you tell us? >> as you indicated, around 4:20 this afternoon, we had a collision here between cedar avenue. very serious collision involving multiple vehicles and multiple patients. >> we were told at one point

there might be a metro bus involved. what can you tell us about that? >> we can confirm a metro bus was involved. >> and the driver of that bus? >> the driver of the bus is being extricated and treated and being transported to the hospital. >> can you describe some of the injuries? >> multiple victims, as i said, various injuries. some minor to serious. we do have confirmation from montgomery police that we have one fatality. >> it's very early in the investigation. is there any sense about a cause? >> not at this time. i turned it over to the county police to answer that question. >> so, if you could first identify yourself and talk about the cause of the information at this point. >> i'm the commander here in bethesda. all i know is we have two vehicles involved. one being a metro bus, the second being a pickup truck. we have fatality. our collision reconstruction is responding and we'll be handling the reconstruction. >> the roads were dry at the time.

>> yes, they were. >> was there a traffic signal with the accident occurred? >> where it occurred is northbound and southbound. >> obviously you can see the road is closed in both directions. how long do you think it will be closed and what advice to come to houses or businesses in this area for the next few hours? >> there is a detour route. old georgetown, you can avoid this area. we do have some state highway trucks to help people find their way through the area. but yeah, avoid this area. it's going to be a long investigation. we'll be out here for several hours. >> thank you very much. we'll get back to you throughout the night. derek and anita, back to you. we'll be sure to pass along any new information. >> matt jablow, thank you in north bethesda. derek, over to you. mothers all across this country staging a nurse in today at target stores, including moms right near in our neck of the woods. we sent lindsey mastis to figure out what is going on. she is back, so who what is

going on? >> this started because a mom said she had a bad experience when she was breast-feeding her child at target. and that happened in texas. now normally you would think a protest would happen if a mom was told she wasn't allowed to nurse at the store at all. when you find out the details, you might wonder if the store is being unfairly targeted. this is michelle hickman. she says she was at target november 29, when it was time to nurse her son, noah. she sat down on the floor in the women's clothing section. >> i had this big blanket. this big one over me. >> hickman says she turned down an offer to use a dressing room. what is bothering her is how she says others reacted and she is calling it harassment. >> they all came and started walking by and shaking their head, like, you know, and rolling their eyes and shaking their head like i'm doing something so horrible.

i'm feeding my baby. >> hickman shared additional details online and said it was target employees that urged her to move, threatened her, and harassed her. in response, she helped organize a nationwide nurse in. moms in our area participanted. >> we wanted to show some solidarity. >> she visited the target in springfield, virginia, so she could nurse her daughter. >> because i don't want maria to grow up and nurse in a world where that would ever happen. >> target is responding. >> guests are free to go anywhere within our store to nurse their babies. >> target has apologized. they say they are going over policies with employees, but this is getting a lot of debate on facebook. mainly because hickman chose to sit on the floor in an aisle and a will the of people are wondering whether she is allowed to do that. i asked target. they said nursing or not, anyone is allowed to sit on the floor as long as it is not in

the way of anyone who is trying to shop. >> so there's a line between rudeness and acceptness to nurse wherever you want to. >> correct. >> we appreciate that. and there is word that a third baby this month got sick from bacteria that sometimes associated with tainted infant formula. the child lives in oklahoma and has fully recovered. the child in illinois also rebounded, but a ten day old baby in missouri, that baby passed away. the missouri child's death was initially linked to a powdered formula called enfamil. health officials say the oklahoma child did not consume that same formula. federal health experts are conducting the tests. >> on to a health alert, west virginia health officials looking for anymore possible cases of swine flu. this after two cases were reported in mineral county. the centers ers for disease control say both cases involve children that attended the same day care. the children have since

recovered. >> outrage in arizona after a nine month old cat was euthanized in phoenix. daniel is the owner. after she cut her paws on a fence. but the recovering heroin addict says he didn't have money to pay for her treatment. his mother offered to pay over the phone, but the humane society doesn't take credit cards to cut down on fraud. >> they led me to believe if i couldn't come up with the money right then and there, the only way i was going to get her treated was to sign off on her. >> humane society says the cat was euthanized the same day because it was suffering and it didn't have enough doctors to treat her. it has gotten dozens of comments on their facebook page and apologizes for what has happened. a primate sanctuary in florida announced this morning thatcheetah has died at the age of 80. the sanctuary says the 1930s movie star lived there since 1960. when the chimp arrived from johnny's estate, it was one of

several to costar in the tarzan film. >> wow, sad about the loss of cheetah. today the library of congress denounced the 25 newest editions to the film industry. >> dock united states of documents things that reflect history. >> some are based on real events. forest gump, bambie, and silence of the lambs became a part of the human venacular. >> ad week is out with its list of the best commercials of 2011. >> and our entire newsroom agreed with its number one pick. this ad first ran during last year's super bowl. the kid dressed up tried to use his force to control things and

he meets success with a little remote help from his dad. let us know your favorite ad from 2011 on our wusa9 facebook page. all right, now before you start making your resolutions for 2012, you may have unresolved stresses from 2011. one way to say good riddens, we have one for you. stick around. plus, debris washing up on the west coast. where experts say it's coming from. >> ask don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back.

melwood and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. i'm specialist in camp air john, kuwait. i want to give a shout out to my mom, my dad, my son, jay den, and all my sisters and nephews and nieces. happy thanksgiving. see you guys for christmas and new years. love you guys. our crocodile attack is not so unusual, but what one crock decided to go after, that is pretty strange. his name is elvis and he decided he simply had enough of the lawn mower that the zoo keepers were using, so is the 16-footer grabbed it and dragged it into the water.

he nearly took the guy pushing the mower along with him. nobody hurt. the zoo keepers were able to get the mower. once elvis figured, i don't like lawn mowers much. >> i think elvis can eat whatever he wants to. some are saying good riddens to 2011. >> folks gathered in times square for the annual good riddens day celebration. this is an opportunity to talk about your worst memory of the year and bid it a fond fair well. lets people put art facts inside giant dolls and then set them on fire. >> cleansing, okay. a reminder for you tonight as we hit our big new year's weekend. if you enjoyed a party too much, please do not get behind the wheel. if you need a ride home, call 1- 800-200-taxi. it runs between 10:00 p.m.

and 6:00 p.m. it covers the cost of a cab ride up to $30. so use it. still to come, a look ahead as the redskins, they have one more game to play. anny. >> and it's blustery out here. get ready for some very cold temperatures overnight. they are plummeting. today's high, getting up into the upper 40s. here's a look at your almanac. 49 at reagan national. the low is 41 degrees. we are getting into the 20s. your full forecast when i come back. the patrol car comes out of control. we'll show you what happened next.

back now with an update on the deadly accident involving a metro bus tonight. it happened on rockville pike. investigators say the bus and the pickup truck collided around 4:15 this afternoon. in the aftermath, we now know one person has died. we do not know if that person

was in the truck or on the bus. ten people had to go to the local hospital for treatment and we'll have an update on the story in 15 minutes. also, caught on tape tonight, a sheriff deputy crashes his squad car into a crowded restaurant patio. >> it's a christmas miracle that no one got hurt. >> it happened christmas eve, in fact, in new mexico. investigators say the deputy was on his way to a call when another driver hit his car. it caused the cruiser to spin out, hit a snow bank and flipped. several other cars were destroyed. as you heard, luckily nobody was hurt. well it has been nearly ten months since japan's devastating tsunami. >> much of the debris was swept out into the pacific ocean and now experts think it is starting to wash up in the u.s. lee cowen explains. >> skated, millions of tons of debris littered the japanese landscape, but also littered

the ocean. boats, fabric of people's lives washed out to sea. no one knows exactly how much. but what scientists do know is the prevailing winds and currents may carry some of that debris to the west coast of the united states. >> the beginning of the beginning. >> oceanographer says the first wave is already here. mostly japanese fishing bowies washed ashore between oregon and alaska. the rest remains in a huge floating debris field. >> beach goers say they are surprised. >> it will be months before they hilt hawaii. >> saying there is indeed floating wreckage from japan, but find no evidence it's in a massive clump headed our way. proving it is connected to the tsunami is difficult at best. >> marine debris is a problem that has been impacting the oceans for years. the tsunami added significant

amount of debris to that problem. >> scientists agree on one thing. the nondecomposing materials like plastic, the tsunami dragged out to sea, probably wander the oceans for years. and ever present reminder, the power of nature. cbs news, los angeles. still hard to fathom the pictures. i was reading an article and some scientists are sage this could be happening for years. debris showing up in hawaii. for several years to come. so it's according to some models we are seeing out there. >> so we're talking about the windy conditions we saw today. and some blustery out there. the winds are starting to calm down a little bit. wind gusts are 22 in downtown. 26 at andrew's air force base. earlier today, wind gusts 35, 40 miles per hour. here's a look at your satellite and radar picture where you can see, we are quiet. we have clear skies overnight which will allow the temperatures to plummet into

the 20s overnight. so it's going to be a very cold start tomorrow morning. right now, temperatures 38 in arlington. 41 in downtown. 37 in beltsville. and in springfield it is 38 degrees. you factor in the windchill, it feels like the 30s and 20s in locations. so, mild in the next couple of days. then much colder. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly for thursday. mild with some clouds moving in for friday. and new year's weekend is looking to be mild. then the cold air comes on through. here's our future cast. tomorrow will be dry. we're going to see partly cloudy conditions. most of the clouds will be high level clouds. friday morning, we have a chance for a shower. i mean, passing shower. only a slight chance of that. most of it staying to the far west of us and north of us. so, for tonight, what can you expect? clear skies, still breezy. very cold. that windchill feeling like in the 20s and teens overnight. west winds at 10 to 15.

overnight lows, lower 30s toward the bay. 26 in manassas. 26 also in leesburg. mid 20s for martinsburg and out toward cumberland. now tomorrow morning, bundle up. mostly sunny and very cold. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. afternoon, partly cloudy conditions. it will be dry, but chilly. highs around 44 to 49 degrees. your beltway highs, temperatures near mid 40s to 47 in downtown. 46 in bowie. and 46 degrees in reston. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. a little milder. 54 degrees. that is going to feel mild and then the weekend also for new year's eve looking pretty good. still in the 50s and then the changes really come after the cold front passes through on sunday. 40s on monday. a little snow flake. maybe see a snow shower tuesday, wednesday, look at that. the highs in the mid up toker 30s. get out your sweaters this weekend.

i know we haven't used a lot of it at all. >> time now. >> thanks anny. >> it seems like it was just yesterday the redskins whooped the giants. we were all excited. we just knew it was going to be a big change. back here again, aren't we? >> back here again. same old story, new year, same story. it's been another long season for the redskins. one filled with injuries and disappointment like derek just said, including last week's dismantelling. this sunday they have one more chance to go out with a bang. >> the redskins and eagles first collided week six in what proved to be the turning point in the redskins season. after failing to beat mike vick in the one-win eagles. the skins went on to lose five straight games. >> in the locker room and all over the place. got to finish this thing. >> it's been a roller coaster with fun turns, scary turns,

ups and downs and pulling back into where we started again. >> this is definitely not season the redskins had envisioned heading into week one. now as it draws to a close and no post season to play for, the redskins pride is on the line when they head to philadelphia on sunday. >> being able to finish 500 in our division. those days are definitely a big factor. >> it's good to finish strong, finish dominant and go out with a win. >> on top of another losing season, the redskins were snubbed in the pro bowl voting. failing to send even one player to hawaii. disappointing news in a disappointing season. >> the bottom line is, you need to win more games. teams that win have more players. >> a lot of players know that when they are voted on the probowl, they didn't have probowl years, but they'll take it. sometimes if it works just the

opposite. >> london leads the league, passed over for the probowl. we have more reaction on that, plus a look at the big east opener coming up later in sports. >> all right, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> still to come, that suspected serial bus slasher surfaces in peru. police are trying to bring him back to our area. plus -- >> aaa calls them trigger happy and eagle eyed. why they say parking enforcement officers are out of control. that story is coming up.

the role in revolution, social media continued to generate headlines all over the world in the year 2011. >> and tech giants gave users plenty of new tools to become more connected. karen takes a look back at the year social media and tech highlights. >> more apps, more gadgets, better ways to connect. trending among tech giants in 2011 was competition. >> today marks the beginning of what we'll call launching season 2011. >> facebook partnered with skype to add more features, just as google in social networking. since its june debut, but it was enough to push facebook to roll out major changes in september. a new layout called time line that allows you to share everything and document your

entire life. the initial result, an outcry. >> these are the most rat radical changes. >> launching a rival to apple's itunes in november. on top of that market and pushing forward in cloud storage, apple stays ahead in the tablet wars, too. the ipad 2 rolled out in march. >> it's a completely new design. >> major competition from a company known for its hardware. >> movies and tv shows. >> apple got the tech buzz world again. >> the brand-new iphone 4s. >> hot selling 4s is the virtual personal assistant who developed a cult following of her own. >> who are you? >> i am a humble personal assistant. >> the day after apple

introduced the 4s, founder steve jobs died at the age of 56. sparking an outpouring of support. social media was where the world showed support for japan when a devastating earthquake rocked the nation in march. and when it was time for change in egypt, young people mobilized a movement with facebook and twitter. back in the u.s., president obama held first ever town halls on linked facebook and twitter. >> i'm going to make history for the first president to live tweet. >> and a new gop said their opening day on facebook, but the political scandal had roots in social media. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> raisey tweets raised a lot of comments. forged ahead, a university of maryland study credited facebook apps alone with

creating more 882,000 jobs. and more than 600 group buying sites were found to fuel a nearly billion dollar market. i'm karen capa reporting. >> we continue our look back at 2011 tomorrow as we revisit those we said good-bye to in this past year from controversial figures to influential businessmen to some beloved actors. that's tomorrow. this is 9news now. back to our breaking news. at least one person is dead after an accident involving a metro bus and a pickup truck out on rockville pike in bethesda. matt is still live on the scene. he has the latest developments. matt. >> reporter: derek, the accident happened right around 4:15 this afternoon. about two hours ago here on rockville pike north of nih where the road is closed in both directions and will be for several hours to come. several vehicles were involved, including as you said, a metro bus with passengers on board. ten people have been taken to the hospital so far with various injuries. one person is confirmed dead and emergency crews