they are bringing in 600 medical personnel from bethesda as well as 60-70 civil servant mariners whose primary job it is to operate, navigate and maintain ship. the comfort is docked at the port of baltimore. the navy's sea lift command said it takes five days to get it in order to ship out. it will serve as a valuable resource as it can handle up to 1,000 patients with 12 operating rooms. there are light and limited care wards. they can make drinking water from seawater to the tune of 300,000 gallons per day. this should be valuable as drinking water is very hard to find in the areas of haiti hardest hit. 340 workers are in the country now. johns hopkins students are now all said to be ok and there is a survival story from the director of missions who happens to be from haiti. dr. rod martel just left his family there 10 days ago. and a baltimore county wife is relieved after getting a text message from her nuds haiti last night. -- husband in haiti last night. scot foos. >> i'm worried because my husband would put his life at risk. if he saw a baby or somebody needed him he would nev

. >> reporter: he targeted a convenience store in bethesda last august. he went into a backroom and told a worker he needed a flashlight. when the worker went to get one, the thief took another employee's wallet right out of her purse. his next target, a degree clearness on rockville pike later that same. police say he stole four computers and four monitors. so what can you do to protect your business from thieves like this? >> in montgomery county, they should look for someone who is in uniform with the fire department uniform. they should also have a badge or some other form of identification. if there is any doubt, they should call the fire department or the local police. >> police believe this man might have struck elsewhere in the region. they're investigating similar crimes in fairfax county and the district. >>> washington's annual panda watch is on again this weekend, but this year's watch is carrying much more urgency than in the past. no pressure, pandas. but according to the "washington post," the national zoo's female panda went into heated ma

investigators say this surveillance video shows the man in action at a bethesda convenience store last summer. police say the man told the employee he needed a flashlight. when the employee went to get one, he took a wallet. what can businesses do to make sure an inspector is real? >> in montgomery county, they should look for someone who is in uniform with the fire department uniform. they should also have a badge or some other form of identification. >>> this fake inspector might have struck elsewhere. police are look ng to similar incidents in the district as well as in fairfax county. >>> now to the battle over health care. president obama says reform would lower costs for families and businesses and start making an impact in the first year. in his weekly address the president mentioned some changes that he said would go into effect immediately. he said people with medical conditions will be able to buy affordable health insurance. small business owners will receive tax credits to cover employee benefits and insurance companies will be banned from dropping coverage when someone bec

we continue to fall this breakingtory in bethesda. >> we have a huge truck fire that is raging. >> you are looking live at montrose road over 270. this truckhas been burning for over 30 minutes. it caught on fire. authorities have not been able to get close enough to determine the contents. the belief it to be a tanker carrying a highly flammable liquid. 270 northbound is closed, according to callers. southbound 270, only the local lanes for now are closed between falls road and the beltway. they may have to close all lanes until they get things under control. this is on montrose road over 270. >> we will have to pay milder afternoon. it will be rather pleasant. temperatures are in the low 20's. 24 in annapolis. alexandria, 25. we do not have a bitter wind chill. warmer air is set to move been. yesterday we were at 44. high pressure sets up for the next couple of days. the next storm system will form this weekend. it will be poised to move toward us this weekend. it looks like it will stay south. it could bring some decent rain across the metro and to. self --nd to points south. this e

we brought one and everybody stood up what they pole bethesda north pole. what is important about this image is i am standing there like a buffoon, but look at what i'm standing on. this is the north pole. september 24, 1994, and that the north pole into solid ice. well, not solid ice, but about 8 feet thick. but the russian seamen from the ship stopped a hole in the ice. some foolish people of which i was one stripped-down to the skivvies and jumped into the water at the north pole. they had tied around our waists individually in case we decided to go for a little swim, they could post them quickly. so we went for a swim at the north pole, but we went under was 1994. in 2000, this is the same red icebreaker that you saw before, leading the nuclear icebreaker. that's the north pole in 2000. the north pole in 2000 was water. now of course the north pole was always under water. there's no land there. so there is a point on the globe worth about 13,000 feet deep. but the north old, in this case, no vice. same time of year, no wife. and this was one of the firs

. >>> on thursday, the bethesda man who had bomb-making materials in his room will learn his fate.to ten years in prison after he pled guilty to possession of an unregistered obstructive device. police searched his home in 2008 and found several weapons. he was just 18 at the time. >>> up next on news 4 is the chris matthews show followed by the "meet the press." let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and for a look at what's coming up on meet t"meet the press," h david gregory. >> a new year and new fears about terrorism. how safe are we here at home? we'll talk live to the president's top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan. than an e

quilts and pack them up and send them down to the person in maryland who distributes them then to bethesda or andrews air force base. >> i'm coming from iraq. i've been in the national guard three years. this is my first deployment. my father served in the marine corps as well as my uncle. it makes me feel pretty good that i can do something that i enjoy doing and that can help other people at the same time. i think it's a great way to say thank you to the wounded soldiers. >> this one was made especially for you. >> looks like a lot of time went into that. it's amazing. thank you for service to our country. this is a small token of my appreciation for all you've been through. my prayers for you are contained in this quilt. this will actually go into my bedroom so that it's close to me all the time. >> our servicemen need to know that it's not just their family and friends that are supporting them. there's a whole country rooting for them. and i'm one of them. >> amazing. quilts. it's the little things, isn't it? who's behind this? this lovely lady. cnn photojournalist bethany swain what,

no incidents between college park and bethesda.of germantown headed south. the lane are open all the out to the split. we've seen a big change in our traffic pat everyones. the kids are back to school. we've seen a big change -- we've seen a big change in our traffic patterns. incident-free up to the beltway. no incidents to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are not alone with this bad weather. from the rockies to new england, old man winter is serving up a big helping the deep snow and freezing temperatures. we have a report. >> reporter: you know it is cold when the car engine won't start. a bone-chilling negative 11 degrees in fargo, north dakota tells the story across much of the country. temperatures there are expected to dip as low as negative 33 before it is all over. they may be used to frigid air in the twin cities. >> i can handle it. i'm cold. but of a been around the block. doctors and nurses say freezing temperatures can be dangerous a

literally thousands of these documents came from that base not archive the we are talking about in bethesda and you're father was a great friend of mine. elbert, his nickname was the brain and after the war of the brain a squirrel away literally tens of thousands of declassified documents and had so many of the contacts that i needed and convinced chapel to interview me and everything else and it was through your father's big difference that this book was possible and i will never forget it became tuesday's with the brain instead of tuesday's with maureen. i would go down and i would spend hours in these archives sifting through these old documents, and your dad was quite the perfectionist and was all about making sure everything was right and we would go off to an italian restaurant, a drink wine that afternoon and were true these documents and it was through this sort of document boot camp that so much was this possible. >> thank you. the partisan at the end of the village, did he confirm things you already knew? did he tell you he knew things? was that like? >> a combination of things. h

investigators say this surveillance video shows the man in action at a bethesda convenience store fromsummer. police say the man told an employee he needed a flashlight. when the employee went to get one, the man took another worker's wallet right out of her purse. what can youo to make sure an inspector is real? ask for the badge number, check with the police, even call the fire department. >>> in just a moment, chuck will join furs a look at our fo >>> meteorologist chuck bell joining us now. chuck, a really cold day ahead. >> oh, absolutely right, kimberly. no doubt about it. everybody, don't be fooled by all the sunshine out there. it's not going to be a warm day at all. outside, cold waters of the potomac has been iced over by the recent chill in the air. the water only fit for those with feathers this morning. so be ready. 20 degrees in downtown washington right now. 18 degrees at andrews air force base. in south riding, virginia, this morning. windchills are in the single digits. so it's a bundle up kind of a sunday. highs in the low to mid-30s. clouds come back tomorrow. maybe

at bethesda.nd seeing health care professional, an officer, stand up in the stands and say it's good that you're here and that you're looking at the care that we provide to those who have served and have been wounded. but keep in mind, and your term is a good one about the fatigue for caregivers, and its affect on us, because if we're not hole in body and soul and mind and all those things, if we don't deliver the best of care, so it's very powerful. is one of the reasons why i believe the secretary include it in terms of reference this time. what we found is whatever is being done, more of it needs to be done to our recommendations say that. >> do you have anyway of knowing how we are monitoring that? who is overseeing that to understand the extent to which we do have a lot of people hurting out there who are in tough positions to tell people about that? >> i think as professionals they have periodic surveys and the like. but in terms of a real look, this may have been one of the first ones i've

i remember sitting in a hearing two years ago at bethesda medical center. and seeing health care professionals from officers stand up and say it is good you are here and looking at the care that we provide for those who have been served and wounded. keep in mind there is fatigue for the caregivers because if we dark-- are not hold in body and soul and mind and do not deliver the best of care, it is one of the reasons why i believe secretary included in the terms of reference. whatever is done, the more needs to be done is. >> do have any way of knowing how we monitor that? >> who oversees that to understand the extent of what people are in tough positions? >> as professionals they have periodic surveys but this may happen one of the first that have this must chance to look at it. that is why we devote so much time. but i don't know how the ongoing basis it is monitored other than of the way they are assessed as they develop professionally. >> i will add one thought. it is a real challenge because each deploy the chain of command do not go with them in the m

i remember sitting in a hearing two years ago at bethesda medical center. and seeing health care professionals from officers stand up and say it is good you are here and looking at the care that we provide for those who have been served and wounded. keep in mind there is fatigue for the caregivers because if we dark-- are not hold in body and soul and mind and do not deliver the best of care, it is one of the reasons why i believe secretary included in the terms of reference. whatever is done, the more needs to be done is. >> do have any way of knowing how we monitor that? >> who oversees that to understand the extent of what people are in tough positions? >> as professionals they have periodic surveys but this may happen one of the first that have this must chance to look at it. that is why we devote so much time. but i don't know how the ongoing basis it is monitored other than of the way they are assessed as they develop professionally. >> i will add one thought. it is a real challenge because each deploy the chain of command do not go with them in the m

i came down last night and stayed at a small hotel near downtown bethesda. and i went in there and people were asking where others were going. i said i was going to speak at an antifraud summit, and they said fraud? let us tell you about the fraud we have encountered. everybody in the room. so that is a place you might actually want to send some investigators. [laughter] our antifraud effort that we all engage in the face enormous challenges. the crimes and behavior's involved can be subtle and difficult to detect and investigate. we know firsthand that by working together with public agencies, we in the private sector can increase the anti- fraud performance of both private health plans and the agency's protecting government health programs. this partnership creates quality benefits for individuals receiving health care. i would like to address two topics. well motivated by common goals, public and private entities bring unique tools and approaches to fighting fraud and abuse. i would first like to describe the particular approach and strength of private he

we detail the starting goalies presented by manhattan jaguar bethesda. >> craig: the caps theo gets the nod looking for his 16th win. his goals against under three. his save percentage about .90. dwayne roloson gets the nod for the islanders looking for his 20th win. impressive numbers for this 40- year-old netminder. >> joe: and dwayne roloson came springt out of the tunt tunnel for -- sprinting out of the tunnel for this one tonight very much looking forward to the challenge of facing the nhl's highest scoring, high octane team. shaone morrisonn wins the drawback for erskine a former lirpd. he dekes back. fly, deflection, score! shaone morrisonn camped out in front! >> craig: this all starts from the nice win of a draw and erskine looking like mike green on the blue line. what a great fake to step out to the outside and just blast it for a deflection in front. well executed by this caps team early on. here it is. morrisonn wins the draw clean. watch this fake. that's beauty. it also looks like okposo steps and stepped wrongly as the puck gets deflected nicely by morrisonn who start th