around innocently at the gas station just moments before lopez took the young boy out in the woods and killed him. >> he loved his mother. he could not control the young boy and the only way he could ensure that he could get back with the money that he had taken out of the bank, the car that he, had the tv that he was stealing was to silence the young boy. >> reporter: jane mcquain's good for tune was also her bad fortune. she had inherited $80,000 prosecutors say as soon as she told lopez about it, he started plotting to take it from her. >> there can be nothing short of life without the possibility of parole that would be appropriate. >> now the state's attorney did consider seeking the death penalty in this case but insists he couldn't make it fit under maryland's complicated death penalty laws. sentencing now set for april 17th. only question is life or life without the possibility of parole? our thanks to bruce leshan. in another high profile death case a former prince george's county corrections guard accuse of abandoning a

dying inmate has also pleaded guilty today. anthony mcintosh is accused of failing to seek medical help for ronnie white. the 19-year-old inmate was found hanging in his cell in june, '08 after allegedly killing a county police officer. initially corrections officers insisted white killed himself, but mcintosh was later charged with altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation. his trial has been scheduled for -- had been scheduled for next week. police are investigating a possible 15th assault by the so-called springfield groper. the latest one happened yesterday in the 4400 block of briarwood court near patriot drive. police say a man grabbed a 30- year-old woman while she was jogging. she yelled. he fled. police say the suspect meets the same description as the previous one. a bill that delivers some much needed aid to the victims of superstorm sandy is now ready for the president's signature. this is just a fraction of the money lawmakers from the lev stated region had asked for --

devastated region had asked for, but congressional leaders are promising more aid later in the month. danielle nottingham with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: congress is sending nearly $10 billion to the victims of superstorm sandy. the money will help northeast residents who filed flood insurance claims. >> it's up to us. >> reporter: congressman michael grimm, a former marine, did not want to return to his devastated district empty handed. >> i would rather have been back in the gulf whether it's afghanistan, iraq, kuwait like i was and deal with bullets flying than to deal with going back to staten island and telling these people i can't help them. >> reporter: earlier this week the house was supposed to vote on a $60 billion senate passed aid package, but house speaker john boehner pulled the bill setting off a political firestorm. now republican congressman peter king says there are no hard feelings. >> i think he made the wrong decision i believe, but there was no malice on speaker

boehner's part of. >> reporter: democrats are not letting him off the hook so easily. >> we are saying today and talking about we're helping them, isn't that wonderful? it's our jobs. >> reporter: charles schumer says congress must get more aid to sandy victims fast. >> we must make sure that passing this bill is not the end or even the middle, but only a start. >> reporter: speaker boehner has promised to take up two more sandy relief bills later this month totaling more than $50 billion, money that would help rebuild homes, beaches, bridges and roads. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> now 67 house republicans voted no on this bill. they objected because there was not any spending cuts to offset all that aid money. friends, family and fellow police officers said farewell today to chris yung. the 35-year-old prince william county police officer died in the line of duty new year's

eve. he was responding to a call when a minivan driver turned in front of him. both vehicles burst into flames. surae chinn attended the funeral service held at hylton memorial chapel in woodbridge. >> if we would gave given him a few minutes of our time, he would have walked away forever. he loved being a motor officer. he loved riding with you guys. >> reporter: officer dale yung followed in his older brother's footsteps and became a prince william county police officer. >> a dedicated police officer. >> reporter: cameras were not allowed inside the chapel, but sound was piped outside for others to hear. dale yung describes how it brings him incredible sadness that his brother will not get to meet dale's soon to be born son. you could hear the pain for a brother taken too soon. >> i loved you and i miss you. >> reporter: friend johnny stone embraces officer young's

wife robin. her three grade school aged children are in the back seat now without their father. >> i lost my wife but not in the same type of circumstances with three small children in june. so it's somewhat healing for me as well as, you know, incredibly difficult to realize that there's another family out there with missing a parent. >> i've got three boys and it puts a lot of stuff in perspective. >> reporter: officers lined up in formation to give final salute. >> i just remember the big smile he had, loved hanging around with him. everybody in high school knew him as chunky. he's great guy. he's going to be missed. >> chris, you'll never be forgotten. you are a hero. your legacy will continue in the hearts of all your brothers and sisters in blue. >> reporter: in woodbridge, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news. >> officer yung was a seven year veteran of the department. a private burial service will be held tomorrow in albemarle

county. sky 9 over bowie this morning where a retired prince george's county lieutenant helped save the life of a disabled woman trapped inside a burning house right there. as luck would have it, lieutenant billy mills was passing by the home on pond meadow lane when he spotted the heavy flames. when he approached he said a black labrador was pacing in the backyard almost to signal trouble. that's when mills noticed a woman trapped inside on her knees. she was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, no word on the cause of the fire. we'll hear from the hero at 6:00. a former fbi agent was sentenced to 18 months in jail, one month for each year the man's life he was convicted of taking. adrian johnson was found guilty last october for the drunken driving crash that killed 18- year-old lawrence garner jr. kristin fisher joins us live from upper marlboro with reaction to the sentence. >> reporter: the maximum possible sentence was 13 years,

the minimum four months. he got 18 months. the family wanted the maximum sentence, so clearly they're not happy with this sentence and nor are they pleased with what they nerd court today. they say -- heard in court today. they say all that they wanted to hear was to hear the man that killed their son say i'm sorry. now he expressed his condolences but never said the two words that the victim's family wanted to hear most. the mother of lawrence garner, jr. walked into today's sentencing carrying the picture of the last time she ever saw her son. >> this is my son. this is the last picture i have of my son. this is my son. i look at this picture every day. every day of my life this is my son. this is how he left my son and he stands up in the courtroom and he focuses on himself and not my son. >> reporter: the person she's talking about is former fbi

agent adrian johnson. in october he was convicted of speeding and driving drunk when he crashed into 18-year-old lawrence garner's car. garner was killed almost instantly. his friend in the passenger seat was seriously injured and johnson who was off duty at the time had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. the prosecution and the victim's family argued that if anyone should know better than to drive drunk, it's an fbi agent. that's why they pushed for the maximum sentence, 13 years, but the defense asked the judge for a much more lenient sentence and got it, only 18 months. >> i think the judge was very fair. it would be hard to complain about the sentence he imposed under the facts of this case. >> i don't think he had any remorse and like i inside my letter that i read, he didn't have any remorse and i still don't think he has any remorse. >> never said i'm sorry. >> never said i'm sorry, but my son is dead.

>> reporter: one of the key questions in in sentencing was should a lours -- in this sentencing was should a law enforcement officer be held to a higher standard? should he get a harsher sentence? the judge ultimately said no because he was off duty. the grand irony here, the victim's mother says that all her son wanted to do, all he talked about, was when he grew up he, too, wanted to become a law enforcement officer. >> just another tragic reminder of what can happen when you drink and drive. thank you. senator michael crapo pleaded guilty today to drunken driving charges. the idaho republican was fined $250 his license was suspended for a year. the 61-year-old lawmaker will also be required to attend an alcohol awareness program. >> i sincerely regret the choice i made because tragic consequences can result from combining drinking and driving. i'm grateful, truly grateful, that no one was injured.

it's been suggested to me that i look for opportunities to help further the message don't drink and drive and i intend to do that. >> police found crapo was legally drunk when he was pulled over in alexandria last month. as part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped the charge that he failed to obey a traffic signal. a 180 day jail sentence was also suspended. ♪ hail to the redskins ♪ . less than 48 hours to go in arguably the biggest game for the redskins in many a year and this is sky 9 out at landover this morning where the crews are hard at work putting that nfl playoff logo on the fedex field. while the game isn't until sunday, today the match-up between the washington redskins and the seattle seahawks played out on a very different sort of field. scott broom reports. >> reporter: when it comes to fake football and video gaming, nobody does it better than

madden. >> get more pristic every year. >> reporter: and in this -- realistic of year. >> reporter: and in this d.c. best buy store today fan and gamers did not have to wait until sunday to match up the skins and rg3 against the seahawks and rookie quarterback russell wilson. >> this is a preview of what's going to happen sunday. redskins are going to win the game, of course. >> going to be a scream. >> reporter: this pair of gamers saw ups and downs for both sides in four quarters and they quickly drew a crowd. >> they've gone from super low to really high and i hope they win. >> reporter: but soon things went south for gamer duncan fitzgerald whose redskins were plagued by interceptions. >> oh, no. >> reporter: by the time it was over these fake redskins had lost. >> i threw too many pictures. it was horrible. >> he was playing terrible zones. >> reporter: that's when 9 news' own producer omar mohammed just had to step in.

this time with omar at the controls things went much better. skins win 21-14. >> obviously not 100% real life. let's hope he takes the brace off and can run a little faster and get that zone read going, rg3 can bring the big one. >> reporter: i guess we better call shanahan and tell him what we have rigged up for the madden game. so if fake football teaches us anything today, anything can happen. that's why they call it the playoffs and that's why it's going to be a great weekend. in washington scott broom, 9 news now. >> they need assistant coach omar. one thing you will not see on madden 13, alfred morris' now famous touchdown celebration. a group of little leaguers from new york and lee county in virginia are the inspiration for the run back's home run swing. turns out morris hung out with the team at a hotel last spring and swam with the kids, ate cupcakes with them, but the idea for the celebration didn't

come until he attended their baseball game. >> they score and you got to do a celebration and i was like i hit a home run for you. i kind of did it. i finally got a touchdown and the first of the post in the preseason and i was like i kind of like that. >> it's really cool that he did that for us because we made it up. >> yeah, i like that the swing he does, too. by the way, let's hope we get to see a couple of those celebrations coming sunday. don't forget, tune into wusa9 after the skins beat up on the seahawks. we'll have a special postgame edition of game on live from fedex, starts sunday night 8:00 right here, wusa9. coming up on 9 news three months after being shot in the head for saying all girls should have the right to be able to go to school, a pakistani teen walks out of a british hospital. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. winds are increasing. we'll talk about low wind chills. let me show you temperatures now. bundle up if you're headed out.

layering is a great idea if you make it a late night. it's still 44 downtown, but in the 30s in gaithersburg, frederick and leesburg. guess what? we're tracking a little snow over the weekend. we'll explain. >> but first following the least productive congress of all time what are some of the biggest challenges facing the new group, the 113th congress? we'll be joined live by cbs news' bob schieffer when we come back. the proverbial fiscal cliff has been averted sort of. there are still some major issues totally unresolved like sequestration. there is still a very real chance hundreds of thousands of federal workers could face furloughs or job cutbacks due to sequestration. so when does that crisis come to a head? well, soon like only a couple of months from now. fiscal cliff notes, how much? learn more any time at www.wusa9.com.

a national day of service will be part of president obama's second inauguration. organizers plan to set up a tent on the mall where you can find information on nearly 100 charitable and community service groups. this is video from the day of service preceding the president's first inauguration. the all day fair on january 19th will feature speakers and some musical groups. visitors can volunteer that day and organizers hope pledge

their volunteer services for the year ahead. we also know more about metro's plan for the big inauguration. metro rail will be open from 4 a.m. monday the 21st until 2 a.m. tuesday. peak fares will be in effect between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. the archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian stations may close. they held a joint session of the 113th congress this afternoon and lawmakers there were counting up the electoral votes from the november presidential election. wait for. it president obama was the winner, but much of the outcome of the new congress' business is a lot less certain. joining us now from here in washington is the most of cbs news' face the nation bob schieffer. i know you'll have leaders from both houses sunday morning, but i got to ask you about the speaker. he won reelection by historically tight margins and the question, does he have the juice to get much done? >> well, i think it's going to be difficult. in fact, i think john boehner

may have the hardest job in washington because there's no question there's been a split in that party and it was really underlined when they withdrew that aid bill to help the people that were injured and hurt and put out of their homes by hurricane sandy that came blowing through there. you saw the northeastern republicans and there are not many of them left, but the northeastern republicans have really rebelled and you have to wonder is that a sign of something, a riff that runs just deeper than dissatisfaction over this one particular issue? i think john boehner is going to have a tough time and i think it's going to make the whole negotiations coming up. you got some, you know, really serious things. i mean on the end of february we come where you're going to have to decide what's going to be done about all of this stuff. i mean these draconian cuts that go into effect by . --

effect. by the end of march the government will run out of money. you've got to raise the debt ceiling by the end of february. are they going to be able to do this and right now i don't see much difference. i hate to be such a pessimist. i think we're going to go down to the same kind of mess, the last minute of the last hour of the last day to get this stuff settled. it's just not the way a super power should be running its business, but it seems to be the way we do things around here. >> virginia's tim kaine, newly elected senator, says hey, we've got 15 new members on the senate side that. will change the dynamic. you don't seem to think that's likely? >> well, i don't know. maybe so. maybe they'll come in with some kind of super powers that we don't know about, but i have to just judge by what i've seen and what i see coming and will this congress have the political will to do what's

necessary? the people around here still -- do people around here still know how to make a deal? i'm not sure that they do. i think some of these arts may have been lost somewhere along the way. i hope i'm totally wrong about all this because it would certainly be good for the country if i was totally wrong about all this, but i want to see something happen here before i become more optimistic. >> i understand, bob. one place you could see something happen will be face the nation this sunday. you'll be interviewing leadership from both houses in congress and everybody looks forward to that on cbs this sunday morning. thank you, bob schieffer. >> thank you very much, derek. despite uncertainty other. the fiscal cliff employers continue to hire last month. the economy added 155,000 jobs in december which holds that unemployment rate steady at 7.8%. the job market saw gains in healthcare, food services, manufacturing and construction added 30,000 jobs partly because of the rebuilding after superstorm sandy. all told the economy added an

average 153,000 jobs a month last year. that is the same as 2011, still over 12 million americans looking for work. did you say we might see some snow this weekend? >> i did. >> is that right? >> i thought i heard him say that. >> i know lesli won't see any because she retires early on saturday night. >> you're telling people about what i do? >> i'm just saying. >> what do you know about her saturday nights? >> she's not wild and crazy, okay? we love her, but she's not wild and crazy and this one to my right won't see any snow either, but if you're up late, you might see snow. derek and i might. that's what i'm talking about. here's live look outside, michael and son weather cam, just a really beautiful sunset, just enough clouds out there to add a little color to the sky. we will take you back in time. you'll see generally a mostly sunny day, much different than yesterday when we had the high midlevel clouds, offered some nice color, but it was just clear throughout most of the day. we'll see a couple clouds come in late. other than that pretty

uneventful, pretty nice january day really. 44 now, dew point in the teens, another cold night ahead, winds west, northwest at 10 gusting to 20 and pressure steady at 30.13 inches of mercury. the wind still gusting to 20 in gaithersburg, 24 mile-per-hour wind gust in frederick and 25 mile-per-hour wind gust in martinsburg. it's going to remain breezy all night and very early tomorrow morning. temperatures, they're chilly, 39 rockville, 39 bethesda, 41 arlington, 42 in burke, 39 in fairfax, 42 in college park, 41 bowie and 41 at andrews. so going to stay chilly a while, breezy and cold tonight, chilly and dry saturday, a little touch of winter possible saturday night and still dry for the playoffs on sunday, no worries. in fact, here's the forecast. partly cloudy and chilly. dress for the 30s. temperatures will be 36 to 46. that will span your entire time at the game, winds west,

southwest at 10. tonight clear, breezy and cold, another two to three blanket night, lows in the 20s, winds northwest 10 to 20 and by morning mostly sunny, breezy and cold, 20s and 30s. winds northwest 10 to 15. winds subside in the afternoon, a few high and midlevel clouds come. in we'll say increasing clouds and cold, high temperatures 40 to 45, winds light. even though we have snow showers in the forecast late saturday night, not a done yet. our 9 weather alerts remain green. chilly saturday 43, a few clouds early sunday, 46 and a little colder monday, temperatures in the low 40s. look what happens next week. we're in the low 40s monday. we're back in the low 50s tuesday. wednesday nice, mid- to upper 50s, rain or showers and yes, maybe a thunderstorm late wednesday or wednesday night returning partly cloudy thursday. you might think it might be colder in the wake of the storm, oh, no. upper 50s thursday. derek will love. this sunshine friday. i had to go 64.

it pains me to go 64 in what will become mid-january. >> wow. 60s. crazy. >> in january. coming up talking about your top dollar, find out how much advertisers are coughing up for a super bowl ad. here's a hint. it's more than ever before. >> but up next park and roll, thousands of vehicles are recalled because they keep moving when they're supposed to be stopped. tell you more about in after the break.

in tonight's consumer alert a shifter problem has prompted gm to recall more than 55,000 pickup trucks, suvs and vans. the vehicles can unexpectedly roll away even when the ignition has been turned off. so this affects certain 2013 chevrolet and gmc and cadillac models. we've got the complete list on our website www.wusa9.com. chevy volt sales charged up in 2012. general motors sold over 23,000 of the electric vehicles zooming past its closest competitor, the nissan leaf. gm says the constant heavy traffic flow in california helped increase the volt's popularity. engineers tweaked the car to make tell jib for the state's

highly desire -- make it eligible for the state's highly desirable carpool stickers. mercedes is thanking buyers for its best sales year ever sales rising nearly 12% last year selling a record 1.3 million vehicles around the world in 2012. most americans believe too much tv and all that cheap fast food are fueling the country's obesity epidemic, but a new poll finds we're pretty split whether the government should force healthier eating by limiting food choices. this is a tough one. the associated press norc center for public affairs survey finds 1/3 of people believe the government should be involved in finding ways to curb obesity. 1/3 say the government should play little or no role, this is personal choice and the final 1/3 is somewhere in the middle. another record for super bowl ads this year. the price of a 30 second spot is at least 4 million bucks. cbs is broadcasting from the superdome in new orleans and a network spoke person says in

some cases those ads will cost more. despite the steep price tag several advertisers have already bought time including some of the old suspects, pepsi, audi, godaddy, hyundai and skechers. this year's price tag beats last year's record when nbc charged an average of 3.5 million bucks. the super bowl airs sunday, february 3rd, and, of course, it will be here on wusa9. >> there better be some good ads. the national fiscal cliff crisis may be over for now, but you should still expect a higher tax bill this year. we'll tell you why coming up. >> also ahead rescuers called in after a deer wanders onto the ice and just can't get back. >> but up next the teenage pakistani school girl almost assassinated for challenging the taliban has gotten out of the hospital. we'll tell you about her story up next.

she challenged the taliban and nearly died for. it well, tonight the teenage pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt is out of a pressure hospital. >> rita nissan -- out of auburn hospital. >> rita nissan has the story. >> reporter: 15-year-old malala walked slowly but steadily holding a nurse's hand as she left the hospital. she hugged and thanked the medical staff and waved good- bye almost three months after a

taliban gunman shot her in the head at point blank range. the shooting happened in northwest pakistan. the taliban attacked malala leaving school. the terror group targeted the teenager because she openly challenged the taliban's efforts to deny education and other rights to women. malala was flown to queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham which has treated hundreds of soldiers injured in the wars in afghanistan and iraq. malala will continue to come to this hospital for outpatient therapy. in a few weeks from now she'll be readmitted here for reconstructive surgery on her head. malala will continue her recovery with her parents and two brothers who have moved to central england. this week her father was given a three year diplomatic post in britain. more than 250,000 people have signed online petitions calling for malala to be nominated for a nobel peace prize. the taliban has vowed to target her again. rita nissan for cbs news,

birmingham, england. >> taliban gunmen attacked more women this week. they shot and killed five teachers riding in a van in the same part of pakistan where malala was shot. gabrielle giffords is paying a visit to newtown, connecticut. plans call for her to meet privately with families of the 20 children and six school officials killed at sandy hook elementary school. the former arizona congresswoman survived a life threatening assassination attempt nearly two years ago. six people were killed when a gunman opened fire during her campaign appearance in tucson. in the battle over the fiscal cliff both political parties fought hard to protect their interests and that fight is far from over. jessica doyle reports you need your own personal defense strategy this year to avoid going over your own fiscal cliff. >> reporter: many of us face a fiscal cliff of our own come time to file our 2013 taxes. the median area family should expect their taxes to go up by

about $1,000. credit expert adam levin offers this advice. >> make sure that we can take as much money as possible and put it in 401ks because it not only shields it from additional tax, but it also means there's more money available in this pot for our retirement. >> reporter: higher taxes aren't the only possible fiscal cliff that we should be planning for personally. congress hasn't reached a final resolution on government spending cuts. that means government contracts are still in limbo and jobs could be as well. just in case. >> we need to put away money, as much cash as we possibly can put away. this is not rainy day money. this is fiscal cliff part 2 money. >> reporter: one more strategy for protecting ourselves now, plan for the worst case scenario. >> we need to strengthen our credit to make absolutely sure that if we have any issue whatsoever in the availability of cash that we can turn to credit as a bridge during this

period of time in order to give us a safety net. >> reporter: americans already have the deck stacked against them, too. the holiday credit card bills are starting to arrive. the center for responsible lending says one in eight americans carries more than $10,000 in credit card debt. we shouldn't expect big raises at work to bail us out either. real personal income has actually dropped about 9% since 2000. jessica doyle, 9 news. coming up two teens cling to a tree in the middle of a partially frozen lake. we'll have more on what happens next. >> but up next police are hoping this surveillance video will help them solve an armed robbery at the radioshack. >> don't forget. we are always on at www.wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be back. ñ??

caught on camera three armed robbers holding up a florida radioshack. surveillance video from pompano beach sunday show the three masked men walking into the store, one waving an automatic weapon and order customers and employees into a storm room before getting away with cash

and merchandise. this is the second time thieves targeted this store in recent weeks, could be connected. we've got three teens who say they learned their lesson the hard way after having to be rescued from a frozen lake. >> topper always says don't walk on the ice. check out these pictures from wednesday, two teenagers holding on for dear life to a dead tree in the middle of an arizona lake. they grabbed on after the ice began cracking underneath them and you see those things we have circled under there. those were their shoes. one teen-ager made it to shore somehow, called for help. took the crews two hours to get them out and yesterday the teens were grateful. >> dear firefighters, thank you so much for helping me and my friends be able to get back safely to the ground. we're very sorry about making you come out and do. this we shouldn't have even walked on the ice in the first place. >> i regret my choices deeply and thank you all for sacrificing so much to save us. we promise never to do that again. >> temperatures dipped down to

22 degrees by the time they got the teens off the ice. they had hypothermia but otherwise were okay. now to another delicate rescue operation today where a deer got stuck on an icy reservoir outside boston. about a dozen firefighters dressed in extreme cold weather gear, used sleds to reach those deer, but the crew struggled to bind the scared deer's legs. eventually they were able to bring the deer to shore. the deer was loaded into a crate to be checked over by a local vet before being released into the wild. the excitement is building as the skins get ready for their first trip to the playoffs since 2008. diane robert takes us inside the locker room coming up. >> but first new rules from the food and drug administration to try and protect the food supply as our own russ ptacek gives us our first food alert of 2013.

every year in this country an estimated 3,000 people i do from contaminated -- die from

contaminated food. among the proposals, thousands more safety inspectors, tougher safety standards for the growing and harvesting of produce and the government exercising its authority to force companies to recall potentially contaminated foods. if you ever shop at southwest waterfront for your fresh fish or get your dumplings in chinatown, listen up, people. establishments in both neighborhoods made tonight's food alert violator list. investigative reporter russ ptacek with the dirty details. >> i've gotten a few e-mails asking why if these places have already been reinspected, passed and reopened, what purpose do our reports serve? well, as you'll see tonight, we often find the exact same problem again. on arlington boulevard in falls church when i asked to speak with their licensed food sanitation manager, the waitress said he wouldn't be in

for a couple of hours. we said we'd wait and wait and wait. enough time to facebook that we were waiting and then tweet that we were waiting. then the worker they said is licensed called. your employee told me that there's no food safety manager on duty. fairfax county health had just shut down the bolivian restaurant cited repeated infractions. the problem is you weren't here when the health department came either. so you have a history of not being here. he told us he was on his way. inspectors had also cited the restaurant for hand washing violations, dirty slicers, mickers, cutting boards and ice bin -- mixers, cutting boards and ice bins. i'm russ ptacek from channel 9. we've been waiting nearly an hour. he acted like he didn't know there had been a health department closure. he asked us to wait for an owner. we did but -- >> you guys don't have the right to go in my kitchen. >> reporter: that's what i'm asking. we want to see if it's clean. >> i'm not letting you.

>> reporter: in chinatown inspectors cited new big wong on h street northwest for mice droppings and 12 other violations including contamination control, dirty floors and equipment, food and unsafe temperatures and dirty fish tanks in the dining room and kitchen. >> i was surprised because the food tastes so good. >> reporter: the manager doesn't want to talk to us and won't allow us in the kitchen to see if they cleaned up. at the southwest waterfront fish market inspectors closed pruitt's seafood. they'd reopened and when we arrived, customers were lining up to buy from fish to oysters unaware of that recent suspension for five violations and another closure two years ago for 32. >> hopefully your news story, you're pulling my leg right now. >> reporter: no. we're not. closed twice in the past two years for sanitation violations. >> really. >> reporter: although pruitt seafood and the others in this report had passed reinspection, this guy decided not to take

the chance. in the recent inspection workers were cited for not washing their hands, no sanitation manager on duty and no hot water. while we were there this woman showed us her license proving a certified sanitation manager is on duty now. >> reporter: you're mrs. kim. >> yes. >> reporter: can we check and see if your hot water is working? >> hot water? >> reporter: is it all right for me to check your hot water? oh, yeah, that's hot. if you want to know about closures first before air, before publications online, phone me on twitter russ ptacek or catch me on facebook. now a nice hot cup of cocoa can hit the spot on a cold winter's day, but would you believe how the cocoa tastes could depend on the color of the cup? not kidding. a new oxford study found hot chocolate served in an orange or cream colored cup tastes better than if it's in a white or red cup. researchers asked 57 people to

taste four cups of cocoa, the only difference was the color of the cup. this isn't the first time it's been shown the color of a container can influence how people perceive the flavor of the food or drink inside. >> what you really need to do is test it with somebody who is color blind. >> oh. >> doctor. >> we didn't think about that. >> doctor strikes. >> he is on fire. >> on fire. >> we were talking that derek and i didn't care much for the old big wong or whatever it was. >> the new big wong. that's some good stuff right there. >> you went there, didn't you? >> all the colors you want. let's take a live look outside. we are looking at temperatures on the cold side, our michael and son weather cam. high temperature in the mid- 40s. it's still 44 downtown, dew points in the teens, so we're headed for a cold night and the pressure is steady over the past hour, 30.13 inches of mercury. winds west, northwest at 10. that's really steady. the gusts are well over 20 miles per hour.

in fact, temperaturewise it feels -- it's 38 in rockville and great falls and 39 in fairfax, 40 in arlington and also college park and also bowie, 41 in andrews. factor in the winds, it feels like it's 28 in gaithersburg, 31 in frederick, up toward hagerstown and martinsburg, winchester definitely feel like mid- to upper 20s, winds stronger in the mountain. it's going to stay chilly, breezy and cold tonight, chilly and dry saturday. now a touch of winter is possible saturday night. it will be after midnight, should not be a big deal, but don't be surprised if you're outside late, some snow showers pushing through the metro area especially knot of town and still dry for the playoffs game. in fact, partly cloudy, chilly, dress for the 30s. temperatures 36 to 46 which should take care of when you arrive and leave at the game, winds west, southwest at about 10. so not windy either.

for tonight clear, breezy and cold, two to three blanket night, lows in the 20s, winds northwest 10 to 20 and gusty, too. by morning mostly sunny, breezy and cold, need your sunglasses, 20s and 30s, winds calming down but breezy northwest 10 to 15. by afternoon high and midlevel clouds come in, so increasing clouds, cold, keep the coat, 40 to 45. winds become light in the afternoon. the next three days we're looking at green across the board, chilly saturday, snow showers possible saturday night, not a big deal, 43, some clouds early sunday for playoff games but fine, partly cloudy and mid-40s. cold on monday, temps going down a bit in the low 40s, but that is just a harbinger. here are the next seven days. temps really start going up next week, 52 on tuesday with sunshine, wednesday clouds, showers or rain late wednesday or wednesday night. i got a thunderbolt in there, too, 54. in the wake of the storm we're in the upper 50s thursday,

skies return partly cloudy and right now friday, mostly sunny, 64. are we in april or in january? >> wow. >> i'm a little sad. >> hard to tell. >> listen, you don't need to be sad right now. it doesn't get much bigger than this, the redskins first home playoff game since 1999. >> if you don't know about it by now, it's because you really don't care, but they are hosting the seahawks who also have a sensational rookie quarterback, but after sunday only one has the opportunity to move on and perhaps win it all. >> but as diane roberts report, the skins' push starts with the help of their own qb. >> reporter: washington quarterback robert griffin, iii ran full speed during warm-ups without that brace he's had to wear on his right knee for the last three games, but as actual practice began he strapped it on. >> with the brace you got to work through it because that's going to protect him, but i think as each week goes by i think he's going to feel more

comfortable with his knee. so is he 100%? i think we'll find out sunday. >> reporter: the tale of the tape shows the redskins have outscored the seahawks in total points, 436-412. and as has been noted all week, the teens are very similar with stout defenses. dynamic rubbing backs and record setting rookie -- running back and record setting rookie quarterbacks. the redskins' d will try too behind the explosive seahawks offense of quarterback russell wilson and running back marshawn lynch. >> just like our offense, we have to try to make it 1 dimension average it's going to be interesting to see how it plays out. >> reporter: but washington has a one-two punch in rookies rg3 and alfred morris, nfc player of the week. seattle has outscored washington in the 1st quarter 98-79 points, but the redskins have outscored the seahawks in the crucial 4th quarter 121

points to 99 and many hope that's the trend that continues on wildcard sunday. at redskins park diane roberts, 9 sports. >> so you want to tune in after sunday's game for a complete wrapup of the redskins/seahawks game. we'll have postgame reaction live from fedex field plus highlights and expert analysis, a special postgame edition of game on starting at 8:00 sunday here on wusa9. still ahead tonight a career firefighter's nose knows, hear how he used his sense of smell and the help of a four-legged friend to rescue a woman from a burning house today. >> reporter: no matter how you feel about abortion, you may think that having an abortion because you don't like the fetus' sex is wrong, but should be it illegal? i'm peggy fox. coming up i'll tell you about an effort underway in virginia. >> plenty of allergies to deal with come spring or fall, but what about inside your home

this winter? stopping the sniffles and other health problems is next in our health alert.

i'm anita brikman with this health alert is. proton beam therapy worth the extra cost in fighting prostate cancer? beams of protons are targeted directly at tumors sparing healthy tissue. that should cause fewer side effects, but new findings shows the treatment seems to cause only fewer bowel problems than traditional radiation and the benefit is short lived.

if you're taking steps to make your home more energy efficient, you're not alone. in tonight's health alert how steps to save on energy costs can actually make indoor allergies worse for the family, especially in the winter. between remodeling older houses and building new ones it's

estimated millions more homes in the united states will become more eco friendly over the next four years, but in our efforts to save money and protect the environment we've created a few unintended consequences. >> for every solution there's a problem. so energy efficiency is really, really important. at the same time what's staying in the house is staying in the house. >> reporter: dr. nathan robinovicz says asthma rate in the u.s. have nearly tripled since 1970, a problem he believes begins at home. the doctor recruited students to carry air monitors several weeks at home and to and from school. after analyzing the quality of the air they were exposed to 24 hours a day, the worst is where you may least expect it. >> the amount of pollution that they were being exposed to was higher inside the home than outside the home for many of the kids. >> reporter: it doesn't surprise hope duncan after her son nearly died from an asthma

attack. she learned that dust to mold to pet dander dangers can lurk almost anywhere in our home. >> you never know what's underneath the carpet that you have from pets or from water damage. so there can be things underneath growing that we don't know. >> reporter: changing air filters and cleaning your home often can cut down on breathing problems, but the best way to control indoor air pollution is to look outdoors. simply opening windows can help dry out and clear out the things that might be making you and your family sick. >> if you have asthma, you should always stay away from cigarette smoke, second smoke and it's also good to limit how close and how much time you are with the family pets. experts say their dander can trigger serious asthma attacks especially in children and older adults. this is 9 news now. >> today the federal emergency management agency approved more money for those counties in virginia and maryland hit hard by superstorm sandy. the announcement came hours