scanneragain. after an hour, he was finally allowed to walk through the scanner. this time it did not go off. he thinks that they are randomly choosing people for pat downs. >> they need to ask why they want them to take an adult diaper off. the answer is insufficient. >> reporter: unless the passenger raises any suspicions, everyone should be allowed to walk back through the scanners if they go off. >> there why does it take so much for them to figure out what they need to do? >> reporter: but not all travelers agree with the senator or the refusal to be patted down. >> he should be like everyone else to wait in line and to let people do their jobs. >> that's my opinion. i don't want to crash into the buildings. whatever they need to do to keep us safe, they are right and it is our right too. >> reporter: senator paul's father, the republican presidential candidate, ron paul, says that his son's

experience is an example of how the police state is out of control in this country. and the white house is defending the tsa's action, saying if he refused to comply with the security procedures, you won't be allowed through the gates, i'm peggy fox, back to you. his father, ron, and the other presidential candidates are working on their last minute prep for tonight's debate in florida, but the texas congressman won't be in the sunshine state when they hold the primary next week. instead, he will be campaigning in nevada and colorado. both those states will hold caucuses in the next two weeks. they think that their resources could be better spent focused on the contents. a new poll shows a two-man race in florida. that's according to the reports, newt gingrich leads in the sunshine state with 41% voter support. that's nine points better than mitt romney. today, the two front runners went on the attack. >> i think as you take a look

at the speaker's record overtime that it has been highly erratic. >> please remind everyone that they have a chance to help nominate a grass roots conservative verses theestablishment's money. >> both rick santorum and ron paul trailed significantly in the polls getting just 11% to 8%. they have a week to play catchup. while the republicans are hogging the spotlights for them tonight, president obama will take center stage tomorrow evening with the annual state of the union address. the president will focus on the economy, expected to request the higher taxes for the real think -- for the wealthy citizens, encouraging them to expand their hiring. the president will start their address to congress at 9:00 p.m. you can see the whole thing right here with us on wusa9.com and wusa9. we'll also bring you the republican response from indiana governor mitch daniels. today, thousands of anti-

abortion protesters took part in the march for life down on the national mall. this annual event started 38 years ago. one year after the landmark decision by the u.s. supreme court. we sent our kristin fisher to today's event. >> reporter: she's not just marching for life. >> my child would have been 29 years old this year. >> reporter: she has come all the way from minnesota. she says she is marching for the child she aborted back in 1983. >> abortion does hurt women. it takes the life of an innocent child. we need to get that message out. >> that's why all of you march on. >> reporter: the pro-life message who delivered the opening remarks on the national mall. >> and to reaffirm the dignity of life. reaffirming our commitment. >> reporter: from there, thousands marched up to the u.s. supreme court where

abortion was legalized 39 years ago. >> when you think of the 53 million babies that have died since 1973, it's just horrific. no weather could keep us from being here. >> even in the cold, the rain, the mud. >> and yes, our opponents opponents would not be out here. they cannot suffer from anything. >> reporter: walking alongside the thousands of pro-lifers. >> i'm not afraid of them. >> reporter: steve delaney says he is pro-choice because of his neighbor who was born with muscular dystrophy. >> they now have a test for the womb in muscular dystrophy. we need to be pro-choice in this world. we should not have a lot of unnecessary suffering. >> reporter: kristin fisher, 9news now. >> they will now stage a counterprotest this evening at the u.s. supreme court. meanwhile a congressman from arizona would ban

abortions in district of columbia. indicating fetuses can feel pain starting at 20 weeks. they say that they will make the bill one of their top legislative priority. the d.c. delegate says that she will work to defeat it. calling it an intrusion on the district's self-rule. the school may not have been in session today, but that did not stop a tragic accident in the school parking lot. a woman died just outside an elementary school in temple hills. lindsey mastis has the story of what happened. >> reporter: a woman is dead after being run over by a van here at samuel chase elementary school. >> just a tragedy. >> reporter: police say that the woman got pinned under the maintenance van. >> we believe it was backing out. >> reporter: the fire chief said she was not breathing with no pulse. the only way that the emergency crews could get her out from underneath the van was to use the air bag-like device to lift that van up. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver is talking with the

investigators. >> the driver has been cooperative. and just providing us with any details that we may need. >> reporter: police say that the woman has no ties to the school. they may have just been passing through. neighbors are upset, trying to grasp how this happened. >> and this is sad, a sad thing to know how someone got killed like this. >> reporter: in temple hills, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> the high-tech does not mean above the law. that was the gist of the supreme court decision about police gps tracking. and today the high court ruled unanimously. officers must first get a warrant before using gps to track the criminal suspect. and the justices have said that using such technology is no difference in the police search. it stands from the d.c. nightclub owner. and police used a gps to link him to a house used to stash money and drugs. he was initially sentenced to life in prison, but the appeal's court overturned that conviction. okay, a rough way to start the week, freezing rain, chilly

temperatures, and it's monday. now, topper, you say it will be better fast? >> yes, terrific tuesday. as awful as it looks right now, it will be that nice tomorrow. all right, we'll start with temperatures. actually, they are going up. this is as warm as it has been all day. 39 downtown. 39 in gaithersburg. in fact, some areas are now in the lower 40s. so we won't have any problems whatsoever with refreezing tonight. the problem will be with dense fog. warmer air riding up over colder air. in some cases, we have know pack, a little bit. 37 as far north as frederick and 39 for you as far to the southwest as manassas. two mile visibility above dulles. but down to half an inch at quantico. so when it gets down to under a half mile or a quarter mile, you need to take it easy. use your low beam, keep more distance. there will be denser fog north and west of town. this could affect your early morning commute. we'll talk about that and when

the mild air rolls in. >> sounds good. gabrielle giffords meets with the other victims from the tragic shooting in tucson as she wraps up her time in office. but first the capitol one dulles toll road, a proposal from the governor could make it happen. full details on what he is thinking next.

welcome back. so how does the mixing bowl interchange sound or the boeing bridge? names like that could become a reality under a proposal from virginia governor bob mcdonald who announced it last week as a new part of his 2012 transportation funding plan. mcdonald was selling naming rights for the state's transportation infrastructure, which means highways, bridges, interchanges. the money collected would help pay for the road upkeep. they say the plan is not a long- term sustainable source of revenue. it's that time of the year when folks start to work on their tax returns to get you started. in maryland, there's a new law. you must notify low-income employees they might be eligible for the earned income tax credit. each year that tax return goes back to more than 80 million in -- $80 million in state refund dollars. >> what we know is about 20 to

25% of the people are not claiming this credit. we're leaving $110 million on the table, which is money that could be helping people pay rent, utility bills, to put food in their kids' stomachs. this is a real important credit. we want to make sure everyone eligible can get it. >> most of the families that getted the earned income tax credit make less than $20,000 per year. so each refund dollar certainly counts. the rain heading out and warmer weather moving in. top will tell us how long it sticks around. his full forecast in this week in january coming up. but first remembering the legend. the penn state fans flock to the university's campus to pay tribute to the late joe paterno.

our scott broom has been there where fans will continue to flock to the school to pay tribute to paterno. >> i'm thinking that this man loves the community. >> reporter: the parade of facebook continues their pilgrimage to the paterno statue outside beaver stadium today. >> i'm still crying. >> reporter: meanwhile, some students wore white to memorialize paterno, whose face remains on the jumbotron. and this after the candlelight vigil that brew thousands last

night. now plants are made, two days of viewing at the memorial center. and a huge public service at the 17,000-seat jordan center on thursday. >> bless for this moment, let's think of the positives. >> reporter: meanwhile, the legendary penn state broadcaster age 91. >> people have rushed to judgment. >> reporter: is among those now calling on the same administrative officials for firing joe paterno for not going enough to follow his example during public mourning. >> i think they owe that to the community and to the football letterman. and to joe too, as predictable as he would have been to put that aside. it is almost certain that they did not put disappointment in sadness aside. i think he has a broken heart. i think he's hurt. >> reporter: there are a lot of people here tonight that think for any comments for the board of trustees or the acting

president would badly taint the memorial service. the university has not announced how they will deal with that yet. in state college, scott broom, 9news now. >> joe paterno spent more than half a century at penn state. starting person of the assistant coach in the 1950s before becoming head coach in 1966. five american airline flight crew members are out of the hospital now, but they got hurt when their plane hit major turbulence. they were headed from brazil to miami on flight 19980. two hours in the plane hit major turbulence. people on board felt a huge drop and watch as unbuckled passengers and crew members smashed their heads on in and through the ceiling. >> the guy sitting next to me hit his ceiling, busting a hole in the ceiling on the roof of the plane. >> and this is one of the flight attendants seeming to get the worse injury, trapped under a food cart after hitting the ceiling and it fell down on

top of her. the airport spokesperson said a total of six all flight crew members were hurt. all expected to be okay. folks across the south are cleaning up from a whole bunch of different turbulence weather, looking for people that might have been injured or trapped by the deadly storms overnight. several tornadoes are expected to have touched down last night, leveling homes, leaving trails of debris. at least two people were killed. 100 others hurt. tonight, thousands had no power after the storms. >> and we also watched the house. at least we have it. i'm sorry. but we got our family and that is all that matters. >> the red cross and the salvation army are deploying the teens to the detroit area to show them displaced families in need. it's amazing. the damage that they could do. you know, just moments. >> january is obviously not a big trade for them and we do that every month. averaging almost 1,000 here for them every year. and so they only averaged about

18 in january, but it could happen. >> they do. >> and i'll tell you what, we have thunderstorms as far north as the ohio valley today. we did not get into the warmer sector of the air, but you know what, we will tomorrow. and it will all be just a memory tomorrow. >> and this is brought to you by michael and son. you can see the white house, it's now shrouded in a little bit of fog. that will be the main problem. you won't see anything other than just fog. no refreezing temperatures that will go up, or at least remain steady. 39 right now for them. that's as high as it has been. the dew point is 39. relative humidity at 35%. winds are light out of the south southwest at about 10. so that will be the big problem. there's not a dense fog advisory issue just yet. we would not be surprised if there is one here for you tonight and we'll update that for you. look at the shower and thunderstorms, moving around pittsburgh and pennsylvania. we did not get into the thunderstorm for you just yet or the air mass.

we did have showers. they are now through us. they will be okay in terms of showers, removing the chance of showers. we'll be left with the lower clouds and, well, some fog. maybe some dense fog. temperatures are still going up. 38 in rockville and bethesda. 37 at college park. out to the west, 37 in reston, sterling at 39 and 39 in manassas. 41 in andrews. one of the warmer spots. a terrific tuesday for you. it awaits us really. densing fog tonight. we'll remain well above freezing. some fog for the morning commute. especially the early morning commute. at 5:00 or 6:00, coming down 270. and that could be a problem. light jackets. that's all you need for tomorrow really. and for tonight, mostly cloudy, chilly, some dense fog. one blanket. 35 to 40. winds will be light and we'll remove the chance for a shower. now by the morning, returning mostly cloudy and cool. grab your shades. 30s and 40s. winds are still southwest at 10.

by the afternoon, mostly gorgeous day. high temperatures near 55 and the winds are out of the southwest at 10. a cold front will go through tomorrow. sort of unnoticed. they will lower temperatures just a little bit on wednesday and thursday, but not very much, considering we're in january. all right, we'll break it down, 33 to 40 to start for the fog. gorgeous by noon. 46 to 51 and 52 to 56 milder conditions by the evening. now the next three days, again, a little cooler behind the front, but not much as we go from 53 to 46. afternoon clouds on wednesday, mostly cloudy on thursday. a very weak system coming our way. upper 40s with some light rain or showers. all right, your next seven days. once the system leaves on thursday, we're left with another mild take. gorgeous on friday. and now colder air will be moving in over the weekend and the mid-40s on saturday. mid-40s on sunday. kind of resisted to putting the snowflake in on sunday or a snow flurry or shower. then upper 30s on monday with the sunshine, a good week for

the skiiers. good weekend for the skiiers. >> okay, we'll take it. >> yes, they better take it. we have had too many, right? >> thanks, top. up next, a year after the deadly shooting in tucson. the congresswoman gabrielle giffords finishes what she started. that's a faithful day. see the reunion with the others when we come back.

in one of her last act as the united states congresswoman, gabrielle giffords of last year's shooting rampage in tucson. today's event comes a day after giffords announced she's resigning to focus on her recovery. we've got a look in tucson on this story. >> reporter: representative gabrielle giffords walked slowly into her tucson office to finish the neighborhood's meet and greet cut short in a spray bullet. giffords shook hands with her who was shot multiple times. bringing the youngest victim, 9- year-old christina taylor green to meet the congresswoman. >> today, she walked under her own steam and said hello. we lined up just the way we lined up a year ago. >> reporter: she also hugged

her former intern, daniel hernandez. they applauded the three-term democrat when they arrived recently opened up in her name. the tour of the facility marks the last official act in the district. >> they were opened up in september after donating more than $325,000. that's a one-stop shop for the needy families looking for everything from legal assistance to food. >> reporter: the 19-year-old receives free meals here and says that the center is a symbol of strength. >> no matter what you're going through right now, you can get by whatever you can. >> and they are slowly recovering. the online video they announced they were resigned from congress. >> i will step down this week. >> reporter: and before leaving office, giffords will attend tuesday's state of the union address. until her seat that was emptied last year. days after the attempted

assassination. cbs news, tucson, arizona. >> gifford's congressional state will be fell through the special election in the coming months. that is our report here at 7:00. i'll be back here at 11:00 along with lesli foster. join us and don't forget you can always find us on wusa9.com. i'm anita brikman, we'll see you later tonight. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down.

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