went off the road into in greenbelt, parkway.d b-w of the0, reports disabled vehicle.lice not on the scene yet. 270 as normal travel time between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. and it looks good on the beltway near the american legion bridge. what to "dancing danci "glass knight? -- night? >> i cannot stay up that late. >> rob kardashian, ricki lake, martinez hipaa dance floor last night. hollywood.on is in >> it has been a breakout competition for ricki lake. >> i was a size 24. >> she was light on her feet, with thethe judges cha and showing off her new with the freestyle. >> this is the most successful ,ieters i have ever been on ek.r ng with cha-cha didinez's .ot impress the judges but his freestyle definitely did, earning him a perfect score. >> we were over the moon. amazing. i just wanted to redeem myself. skills haveashian's steadily improved. >> we just got our perfect score finals in the freestyle. i am proud of myself. >> here is the merrill gold ball trophy.ror we will be backstage with the later. >> she has three more fancy ball gowns, she tells

that is the inner loop out of college park through greenbelt and heading into landover.5:42, 59 degrees. >> the band will not play on at florida a&m university. the deaths of a member led to the band being shut down. >> and a judge caught on tape beating his daughter. coming up, we will tell >>> the st. mary's county man faces drunken-driving charges after a three-vehicle crash said 20 people to the hospital. 45-year-old john kravats its a car, a school bus -- it's a car and a school bus filled with students. the bus went into the woods. no one was seriously injured. >>> two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a deck collapsed in upper marlborough early this morning. investigators cannot say how many people were up there or what led to the collapse at the house. >>> president obama will prevent two turkeys from ending up on someone's dinner table. he will pardon them during a rose garden ceremony this morning. then the animals will go to george washington's mount vernon estate. >>> police are searching for a woman suspected in a crime spree in nor

greenbelt, baltimore washington parkway, one lane squeezing by to the left. outer loop out of andrews and landover, you can see what's going on. at least you have lanes open as you head west. accident northbound on 295, the bw parkway, the one on i-97 northbound has been cleared out of your way. frederick county, you've got flooding closing a number of secondary roadways and a major artery, 355 closed south of route 80. 66 eastbound heading into fair oaks. building volume out of manassas and centreville, not too bad heading into woodbridge and up toward springfield. your next check of timesaver traffic comes up at 6:11. back to you. >>> thanksgiving travel rush truly gets underway today and the best time to leave may be right now. aaa says 38 million people will drive 50 miles or more this thanksgiving which is up 4% from last year. the worst time to drive op the roads out of our region is this afternoon and this evening. so, if you can't leave this morning, you might want to wait until tonight instead. it will be just as bad sunday when most people start to

in greenbelt as a multicar crash.oop at the b-w parkway, traffic stay to the left. >>> there's a new champion on "dancing with the stars." >> j.r. and karina! >> the iraq war veteran and actor takes home a the mirrorball trophy. >> and his partner the realities are rob kardashian and talk-show host ricki lake. the war hero said that he had another partner on the ballroom floor. >> to think eighth and a half years ago people were teaching me how to walk and now i have been dancing. by this crazy, but we can make it. >> he's referring to his wife helping him to walk again. cynne simpson was there and she caught up with the first runner up and second runner-up. >> i could not have asked myself to do anything better than what we did. we tried to improve week after week and we finished with a perfect score. i cannot do any better. >> season 14 but will be back in march. for more highlights of the actions from last night, go to our web site wjla.com. >> i'm happy for j r. >> one was the last time you remember 60 degrees in

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom at the federal courthouse in greenbelt where the phone recordings are shown where the johnsons were trying to hide a check and cash. >> do you hear them banging. >> it's the fbi, jack. >> yeah, i know. >> do you want me to flush it? >> yeah, flush it. >> you got the cash. >> uh-huh. what do you want me to do with this money. they are banging. what do you want me to do? >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no, but i mean all of this cash, jack? i have the one from downstairs. >> put it in your panties. >> oh, my god, okay. >> yeah, stuff it in your pantsies. >> reporter: they have both pled guilty and both are due to be sentenced next month. in greenbelt, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> the search has intensified for the man suspected of firing gunshots near the white house on friday night. 21-year-old oscar ramiro ortega crashed his car before he disappeared into the night. police believe he may still be around here somewhere. he has distinctive tattoos including the word "israel" on the left side of his neck and a criminal record in uta

scott is live at the federal courthouse in greenbelt, where wire tap recordings made during a raid on the couple's home a year ago were released today. scott? >> reporter: they were prince georges's county's power couple. now admittedly a corrupt power cup and we get to listen to their remarkable conversation last november 12th as the fbi was banging on the door and leslie johnson was scrambling to hide a check and cash that had been taken as bribes. >> the box with the liquor? >> yeah. and look under the box you see a check in there? >> yeah there is a check in there. what do you plead me to do with the check. you hear them bang something. >> take the check and tear it up. get rid of it. >> it is the fbi, i can't being. >> i know, that is why i'm telling you. >> put it down the toilet? >> yeah. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah, flush that. >>> now the question what to do with nearly $80,000 in cash. >> you got the cash? >> uh-huh. >> johnson tells his wife to keep stalling and hide the money. >> what do you want me to do with this monday any they are banging. >> put it in your pan

and city across the commonwealth n maryland, there are local elections in bowie, college park and greenbelt. baltimore's democratic mayor is expected to keep her job. >>> in the race for the white house, republican presidential candidate herman cain is holding a news conference later on today to answer sexual harassment claims. this as a fourth woman came forward yesterday accusing him of trying to grope her when she asked him to help her find a job. this morning, the washington examiner is reporting another woman from arlington is accusing cain of trying to arrange a dinner date with a woman who asked cain a question during a speech in egypt nine years ago. >>> dr. conrad murray faces up to four years in prison. the jury found murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter. he is now behind bars awaiting sentencing. will thomas has reaction. >> reporter: los angeles, just after 4:00, dr. conrad murray's life forever changed. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant conrad robert murray guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> reporter: as members of michael jack

a crash in greenbelt, maryland. is at exit 23. loopling north the outer ramp 250 east is closed with construction. a live video of the crash. for anloop will be closed undetermined amount of time. . >>> thank you. we begin with the controversy surrounding herman cain. the national restaurant association could decide today allow one of his to speak publicly. three women claim that he harassed him and he ran the group in the 1990's. he accused his staff are of leaking the story. >> not only did i not leave any information, i never knew it. the first i knew of it was when in the newspaper. >> anderson now works for rick perry's campaign. lendon call the majority office twice and left profanity laden messages destroy him, rate daughter, and killed his wife. to making the phone not threatening the family. >>> a brawl on camera. it layperson says the attack happened on the green line. it is part of a recent surge of violence. onthis is the latest caught cell phone video. is one of three massive fight. >> it is ridiculous. >> why would t

bowie, rockville, college park, and greenbelt will elect a new mayor. several cities are electing city council members. polls in maryland are open until 8:00. what is the results clive tonight in all the local races on our website wjla.com. -- live tonight. >>> mississippi residents are voting on a measure that could prompt a new national fight over abortion. it's a constitutional amendment that says life begins at conception. it could seek to overturn roe versus wade, the 1973 supreme court case that legalized abortion. >>> still ahead justice for the jackson family. the convicted dr. on suicide watch. brianne casevere weather slams oklahoma. >> there are no words for that kind of tragedy. >> months after a deadly collapse, sugarland speaks out for the first time about the night the fans lost their lives. first, the november warm >>> michael jackson's doctors behind bars and on suicide watch. yesterday an l.a. jury convicted dr. conrad murray of involuntary manslaughter. when word of the verdict came out, both legal teams and jackson's family rushed to

a maryland local elections are being held in bowie, college park and greenbelt. >>> also still following the sexual abuse scandal rocking penn state university, the athletic director and the vice president of finance and business both asked to step down. they are charged with covering up allegations related to jerry sandusky, the former defensive coordinator for the penn state football team charged with sexually abusing eight young boys who he met through his charity foundation over a 15- year period. >> jerry is very, very depressed. he is very upset, very distraught about the charges, the allegations and the knowledge that, regardless of whether he eventually proves his guilt or innocence, people will think that he did this. >> it makes me question a lot of other things like other organizations, other people. >> sandusky has been released on $100,000 bond. all three men charged claim to be innocent. >>> the prime minister of greece is stepping down to make way for a new interim government. the minneapolis born, harvard educate prime minister agreed to resign but only if the new governm

no incidents to report between college park, greenbelt and land over.re northbound i-95, already starting to see the delay form as you travel out of woodbridge in both the mop line and the hovs headed for the occoquan. no problems to report on the top stretch of the beltway, overnight construction now cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new details this morning on that no-show professor at george washington university. the school says students who received a grades for a chas that was never taught will have their tuition for that course repunnedded but they will still get credit for taking t the professor resigned last month after students complained she never taught two semester of his a course in the physician assistants program. officials say student will still receive credit for the class because they have earned it through experiences in clinical rotation and other course work. >>> a police officer made what made may be the easiest and most unusual arrest of his car i'm man told an officer of his a wanted man but he was tired

in maryland, local elections being held in bowie, college park and greenbelt. voters in baltimore will choose a new mayor or re-elect the current one as well as city council members. >>> voters in virginia are being asked to check their polling place before they head out. state board of elections reminds everyone that because of redistricting, polling places may be different than the last type you voted. "washington post" reports that a computer glitch assigned some voters in fairfax county to the wrong precinct. corrected voter id cards were sent out but there is still concern that it could be an issue today. can you head to myfoxdc.com and look under web links to check on that. >>> the grand jury investigating child sex abuse algigs against jerry sandusky has now heard testimony from university president graham spannier. pennsylvania's attorney general has not said if the president will be targeted in the criminal case. penn state's vice president gary schultz and athletic director tim curley are charged with failing to report the crime and lying to i agrand

eastbound 214 to exit on to the inner loop which will tax you from landover headed around towards greenbeltk. top side of the beltway, below speed, 95 college park headed around towards 355. accident activity now moved over to the shoulder. eastbound on 66, delays out of manassas headed in towards centreville. slow traffic, fair oak passing 123. northbound 395 on the brake here at duke street headed up towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> this morning's big story, the impending failure of the debt supercommittee. the finger pointing has already begun. >> the official deadline is wednesday but they need two days to score it so essentially the deadline is tonight. >> it doesn't look like this will pass without everyone throwing their hundreds up in the air and calling it quits. an unfortunate event after the summer. they have hit say stalemate. it appears they will not have an agreement. what that means is they will be triggering $1 trillion in automatic cuts. those cuts are schedule for the next nine years. they begin in 2013 and the

just getting word of an incident in greenbelt. i'll have that coming up at 5:24. mike and andrea? >> putting a traditional meal on the table for thanksgiving is easier said than done in some households. >> we're proud to be team up with the boy scouts again this year for food drive 9. you may have received a bag last weekend in maryland and virginia. please consider filling it up and leaving it for the scouts to pick up this saturday. in the district, you can make your donations at any safeway store. just log on to wusa9.com for those locations. >>> the redskins make some changes at the position. >> the capitals have the second best record in the league but they took on the only team ahead of them last night. highlights coming up. >> now, let's take another look at our question of the day today. >> what are the -- what were animal crackers originally used for? was it a, just to eat as a snack? b, christmas ornaments or c, arts and crafts? >> terri mullen, one of our regular contributors wrote hung on the christmas tree with care. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 page and leave

there's a council race in college park and in greenbelt. voters are deciding whether it's time for a new mayor. they are also voting in a city council race. lots to talk about. we'll have it through the evening. >>> and watching two big votes in other parts of the country this election day. in ohio, voters are deciding the fate of a law that limits the ability of 350,000 unionized workers to engage in collective bargaining. and many mississippi, they are weighing in on a constitutional amendment that declares that life begins when an egg is fertilized. if it passes, that could set up a new challenge to the roe versus wade supreme court decision on abortion. anita and topper. >> we're going to start weather with talking about a really, really big rock. >> a big rock, yes. it's going to miss us. we want to mike sure we are clear on that. you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. 6-inch telescope, you might be able to see it. it's going to be clear. the problem is, you are competing with the full moon. another ten minutes or so. but here

voters in bowie, greenbelt and college park will select city leaders. and it is election day in baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings blake is expected to win another term. we'll have all of the results for you as they come in. go to our web site, wusa9.com. >>> d.c. council member marion barry is hoping that politics can be a family business. "the washington post" reports that barry is grooming his son, christopher, to take his council seat. the post reports that barry will run for re-election for his ward eight council seat but he only wants to serve part of the term. he will try to get his son, christopher, to fill out the term. >>> 31-year-old christopher barry pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in july but he avoided prison time. >>> a prince george's county business owner is facing drug charges. according to police, they found 58 pounds of marijuana in a business in the 4800 block of rhode island avenue. they were first called to the scene after someone reported that dean roy thomas assaulted them and ran off. authorities say they tracked down th

voters in bowie, greenbelt, college park, all selecting city leaders, they have until 8:00 p.m.o cast ballots. we will have all the results for you as they come in. just check out wusa9.com. >>> coming up, it was simply gorgeous out there today. we would love a repeat tomorrow. topper will let us know if that is in the cards for us. but first, athletes playing, even if they failed a class or two. a local county changed the rules so students might be able to do that. we'll tell you where and why. that's up next. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. is the featured $5 footlong™ get tof

a glimpse of traffic moving between greenbelt and silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:01. emotions hit a boiling point last night. minutes after penn state's board of trustees fired as football coach joe paterno. hundreds of students stormed the streets protesting the controversial decision. the shocking announcement happened around 10:00 last night, days after sex abuse accusations against former assistant coach jerry sandusky and just hours after joe paterno said that he would step down at the end of the season. >> it is not the only fallout. >> the board has decided dr. graham spanier is no longer president of the university. joe paterno is no longer in the head football coach effective immediately. >> the announcement caused hundreds of students packed the streets to protest the decision. police eventually dispersed the crowd with pepper spray after they flip over a news van. >> get a good night sleeping. study. you still have things to do. we will go from here. good luck, everybody. and thanks again. >> the two men are accused of n

good to in greenbelt. >>> 6:42 is the time, 63 degrees on this tuesday. >> brad pitt quitting acting?y has a few years left. >> the prince george's council votes on a gambling ban. the story coming up. >> the rise of newt gingrich. how at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washinon redskins... and partnering with a school thatrings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, we look at how the caveman ate. a popular diet that is helping people lose weight. some medical experts say not so fast. tonight at 5:00. >>> looking at the day ahead president obama close down under today. people fly from australia -- from hawaii to a civilian. he was supposed to visit there last year ability will also attend a security a summit in indonesia. >>> the postal service board of governors will meet

we will take you to news choppers 7 and go over to greenbelt and college park.beltway is moving nicely. no problems on the baltimore- washington parkway. 95 is in good shape between 198 and the beltway. we will join newschopper 7 in 10 minutes. >>> thank you lisa. 6 inch subs coming to a subway for 2 bucks. couldn't beat that 5 inch footlong. >> ratings for smart phone apps hit a snag. >>> i will tell you more. good morning. if you recall, are reported about a rating system for smart from apps. now apple and google are opting not to participate as they offer their own ratings system. the android software is the most widely used, this throws doubt into the programs a chance of succeeding. >>> you have to be in it to win it. state lottery sales are hitting the jackpot. of the 43 states with lotteries, 26 saw revenues grow and the last fiscal year. this as americans face higher unemployment and record foreclosure speier >>> "usa today" says that the subway sandwich chain is expected to announce plans for 6 inch subs for 2 bucks. the promotion is only for the month

headlights are outer loop, the red is on the way to fedex field from greenbelt. >>> 55 degrees. >> a marine's dream date. >> and farewell to regis philbin this week. he talks about his last days on the show. >> today, secret ways to save big on everything. tuesday, actress melissa mccarthy. tuesday, kids who feel they were born the wrong gender. thursday, confronting our fears of muslims in america. and on friday, actor hugh jackman. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a third still moment for marine corporal kelsey desantis. she too justin timberlake to the marine corps ball last night or actually on saturday. the question many are asking is how did she lands one of the hottest from hollywood. she posted a video on youtube in july inviting him to the dance. the video when vital and justin timberlake accepted. he is a normal guy. >> i would like details. >>> this is regis philbin's last week with regis and kelly on abc. >> he has held the record for the most hours on television. nearly 17,000 hours. his last show is this friday. he spoke with katie co

. >> they did have a minor trouble spot on the inner loop in greenbelt but that's been taken care of. outer loop leaving southbound 95 towards new hampshire avenue, an accident is gone. 66 eastbound, lining up early at nutley street, crashed before the beltway has two lanes closed on the right. traffic is moving now on both sides of the beltway and pat georgia avenue. back to you. >> thank you. >>> now to developing story from france. president obama and leaders of the world's largest economies are holding their second day of meetings at the g-20 summit. the discussions have been dominated by the european debt crisis and the situation in greece. the country's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in parliament today if a day after he called off plans to allow people to vote on an unpopular bailout deal. the deal is to prevent greece from defaulting on its debt. >>> now to the economics attrition on the home front, all eyes on the october unemployment report beds do this morning. economists say the nation probably added 100,000 jobs last month. that is only enough to keep the curre

northbound after the beltway near greenbelt road, someone slid off the road on the b-w parkway. 301 atve there's just been a crash in upper marlborough. >>> 49 degrees outside. >> new details following the pepper sprayed incident at the university of california davis. the latest official placed on administrative leave. >> "dancing with the stars" will crown a new step in tonight. see how the final group of contestants [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant ♪ progresso. it fits! fantastic! [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> the seattle mariners are mourning the loss of a teammate murdered in the netherlands. police found outfielder greg halman bleeding from stab wounds

. >>> traveling the beltway early this morning as you work between greenbelt and college park, that's where we find a crew in sky fox. they are hovering above the beltway. they are not able to get into virginia due to weather. if you are traveling the beltway traveling to get past kenilworth, lanes are open. we will take it back inside and up date the ride elsewhere. southbound 270, delays passing 109 to about 22 miles an hour. at father hurley boulevard no incidents on the top stretch but a 16 minute commute heading to georgia avenue. on 66 lanes are open but you are below speed leaving manassas to centreville. that's a check of the fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> montgomery county police investigate another carjacking. this happened in wheaton after 1:00 this morning. police say two people with guns carjacked the victim's bluford door -- blue four-door honda civic. the incidents are different than recent attacks in which elderly men were carjacked and kidnapped from the parking lot at west field wheaton mall. investigators are looking for any links. they have a new clue in the previous

headlights in this camera out of greenbelt through college park to get to colesville road. crash on 29 at the outer loop on the shoulder. >>> the pentagon plans to spend $270 million to ease the pope brac -- ease the brac-related problems. there will be a new underpass in bethesda where the new walter reed national medical center is located, along with other projects. back >>> of america back down. >> the last dance for david arquette. >> and a possible link between alcohol and breast cancer. woman: day care can be expensive. so to save some money, i found one that uses r bots instead of real people.'cuz robots rrk for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:al...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: are there flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you15% or more on car surance. \ >>> looking at the day ahead president obama leaves for france. the commander-in-chief tonight will travel for the g 20 summit. the two-day meeting will focus on the global economy and the european

by the way, a in greenbelt we have a separate accidents on the inner loop at kenilworth avenue exit.virginia, added to the pentagon, it is quiet. i had to show some good news, too. >>> metro riders could face delays this weekend because of track work. red line trains will not between takoma and glenmont stations. free shuttle buses will be available. trains of arlington will single track between foggy bottom and mcpherson's crustaceans. it will take place from 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. metro riders will soon have to learn some new station names. the transit agency is modifying names before unveils a new map that includes the silver line. get ready to be confused. navy yard will become and navy yard -- king street will become king street's old town. the new names are 19 characters or less. we will have the complete list of station and on our website wjla.com. >> it is like twitter. >>> 49 degrees outside. >> new developments surrounding solyndra, a failed solar company that received a big federal loan. what a house panel decided regarding an investigation. and >> >>> the

out of greenbelt and college the stop and go to get to holy cross hospital.is beautiful outside. >> it is, and get used to it. maryland is still light sprinkles, , toward lexington park. will quit --ver quickly clear out. later on this afternoon, a lot theunshine, with highs in mid-to-upper if people. >>> ♪ >>> this tune was stuck in my head all day yesterday. >> it was. >> "party rocking in the house tonight" is right. the joint was jumping halloween morning yesterday. dozens of dancers with josh and sam. i love sam. >> doing the robot. >> shuffling, shuffling. so good. the work you all put into this. >> that rehearsal time has really paid off. there you go. look at sam. >> josh was looking into the camera. you know? >> i was so ticked off. how did you have time to find the camera? >> sam, you always find the camera. >> and here's one of our rehearsals. >> right there. you did this sunday. >> they kicked us out of the studio. you've got to go. >> look at dan. he's trying so hard. you got it. >> it wasn't working for carson. he said keep your day job. >> he d

reporting live at the greenbelt federal courthouse, scott broom 9news now. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house that. will live on for awhile. thank you, scott. >>> we have new information about the man wanted for a shooting near the white house. 9news has learned hours before those shots were fired arlington police actually questioned the alleged shooter before letting him go. >> reporter: right now the search continues for oscar ram marrow ortega and the united states park police believe he may still be in our area. andrea mccarron joins us with more. >> reporter: leslie, this afternoon we learned about ortega's criminal history and where he may have holed up in recent days. what we don't know is his motive and where he is now. 21-year-old oscar ortega has distinctive tattoos, including the word israel on the left side of his neck. just hours before he allegedly fired shots near the white house, arlington police questioned him for suspicious behavior. cindy shore's neighbor saw it all unfold. >> she saw the guy in handcuffs on friday on the front lawn, all ready to g

there will be increased buses running from the greenbelt metro to bwi. trains begin at 7:00 a.m. thanksgiving day and run at the regular 5:00 a.m. start time on friday. >>> it's a busy travel week ahead. before you book your flight we have information to help you get home on time. tisha thompson has the juicy travel tips coming up tonight. >> wendy, you probably noticed how expensive flights are getting these days. before you book your next flight home for the holidays, we are going to show you nitty gritty details that came out to help you find out which airlines are doing the best and worst job getting you home on time. which airline has the most delays and canceling the most flights. bumps you off your plane and misplaces your luggage. we found out one local airport has a 100% on time arrival rate. we are going to show you where, tonight on news 4 at 11:00. >> that's going to be good to hear. thanks. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 5:00, 30 years after the death of natalie wood, her sister is talking about it. investigators are reopening that case. >>> again, today is nbc 4s food

trouble on the inner loop over in college park in greenbelt. the accident at kenilworth is trying up two lanes. that will slow your roll traveling from 59 over to the bw -- from from 95 over to the bw parkway. >>> new details this morning about the murder of a woman and her son. police say they lost their lives because the suspect wanted their car and television. jane mcquain was stabbed through the covers and beaten to death. her son was found mild from home. police believe he was killed with a baseball bat. the suspect, curtis lopez, is being held without bond. >>> the lululemon murder trial is over. jury convicted brittany norwood of first degree murder forth death of her coworker inside the bethesda yoga shop. over the next three months, the judge will weigh the fate of norwood and decide if there are any mitigating factors for an early release. there is no mandatory minimum sentence. the judge can give her what he thinks she deserves. the state's attorney says he will ask for life without parole. >>> the jury is deciding if michael jackson

there will be increased bus service running from the greenbelt metro to the marshal metro. and friday, they will operate on a normal schedule with a 5:00 a.m. opening. >>> right now, families in need are getting help with their d.c. meals. marion barry is giving the turkey giveaway. >> reporter: they started to hand out turkeys at 9:00 this morning, and they have 2,000 turkeys to district today. some are on fixed incomes and others are struggling with the economy, and one thing they will not have to worry about this year is buying the turkey. some waited in the morning hours in the drizzle. >> i got up at 5:00 this morning. >> reporter: a small sacrifice, they say, for a holiday feast. >> you can't afford -- the economy right now, it's really wild because i can't hardly afford to feed the family and stuff. >> reporter: they are pulling together a thanksgiving dinner and it can be difficult if not impossible. but this morning thousands of ward 8 residents got a helping hand. free turkeys. >> i got grandkids and i am here for my grandkids. >> reporter: councilman marion barry

metro area: greenbelt, upper marlboro, alexandrea, arlington, d.c.he securities and exchange commissioned the victims of garfield, taylor, and his company gibraltar assets are all over. some invested their, quote, entire retirement savings and one had told gibraltar employees about being hesitant to invest because of, quote, bernie madoff and other publicized scams. >> whether any time you have someone come to you and they have lost thousands of dollars, it's heartbreaking, really and to find out it's not just one person but hundreds or thousands. >> reporter: the attorney has represented two victims. >> educated, well, you know, well to do people who were taken for a ride. >> reporter: the sec calls it a ponzi scheme and investigators said taylor promised low-risk investing and committed fraud. a d.c. non-profit children hillcrest center lost $8 million. and mckenzie got a $300,000 judgement from one of his clients. >> we find it hard to believe that they spent every dollar that came his way. it's a matter of sicking the dogs on him, more or less an

they are up and at it this morningen checking out the beltway commute as you travel between greenbeltd college park. you will find traffic is flowing freely in each direction. no trouble spots to report as you travel between 395 and the b. with that parkway. both at speed right now as you travel southbound out of laurel headed down towards 495. the ride out on 66, still at speed coming in from manassas, no trouble spots to report headed in towards centreville and you will find light traffic volume coming across the mean leaving tyson. on the outer loop, still at speed headed back down towards the dulles toll road. -- across the american legion bridge leaving tyson. >>> a thanksgiving stomp costs an all-pro two games and a whole bunch of money. let's check some with the sports junkies at 106.7 the fan. so i was wrong, caps lost last night. i thought they would come through for the new coach. >> i think a lot of us did. at the end of the day, they only had one skate around and one practice. just watching at home, stuffing wavy lays in my face, you didn't see a lot of in the intensity le

college park, greenbelt, rockville and tacoma park are holding elections today. the polls at six locations will close at 8:00 tonight, so there is still time. >>> today there's a new effort to make the district a state. we have more from the unveiling. >> reporter: some 600,000 people live in our nation's capital, generating more than $3 billion in federal income taxes. the fight for statehood and representation in congress is decades and some say centuries old. at city hall, d.c. leaders launch add new website to promote the effort. www.statehooddc.com. >> reporter: there's history and facts and a petition. it was recently reintroduced, and the last bill had a majority support in both houses but failed to pass with a gun amendment attached to it. in north west, elaine reyes, news4. >>> look at the blue sky out there. it's beautiful. we are getting spoiled these last few days, tom kierein. i hope you can keep it up. >> enjoy it while you can. >> it's going to change soon? >> well, it is november, after all. certainly feeling un-november like now. we are warming u

traveling towards greenbelt, not seeing any issues for you there as you continue further into princee's county. into montgomery county, route 1 you are clear there. travel speeds on the outer loop, 58 miles per hour. from i-95 to 270, that trip only takes you ten minutes. joe, back to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> a scary scene in northwest washington as an suv crashed into the firehouse overnight. it happened in the 1600 block of "u" street. engine company number 9 was the place. luckily, no one was injured. police did arrest the driver and charged him with driving under the influence. >>> ready, set, shop. black friday is here, and the deals are plentiful. >> many stores opened way earlier than they normally would on black friday, with some opening at 10:00 last night, right in the middle of the dessert. megan mcgrath is live at the shopping center in alexandria, virginia. megan, how's it going? >> reporter: we've had success with this family. you did very well. talk about your experience. you got several tvs. >> we had a great day. we bought five tvs. these are the snamalle

buoy college park, gathersbering, greenbelt, rockville and tacoma park are holding local elections. >>> a teenager from southeast washington died from injuries he suffered during a shooting. ty garner was found suffering from gunshot wounds. he was rushed to the hospital in grave condition, he died last evening. no one has been charged in the shooting, but police are offering a reward for information. the shooting was one of six that happened on halloween night. >>> comedian and talk show host ellen degeneres has a brand-new position. global aids awareness. secretary of state had hillary clinton gave degeneres the appointment today. she is to use celebrity status to raise awareness in the global fight against aids. fighting aids is also close to her heart. she thanked secretary clinton for the appointment and then she said she'd have to look up what envoy means. >>> well, there's no doubt about the meaning of the word great. that's how boxer joe frazier is being remembered today. >> round three. back to the ropes. frazier holding him there. >> frazier died last night after a brief bat

the office is located in the triangle center at 6401 triangle drive in greenbelt, maryland. >>> to critics, it was shaping up to be the tax that stole christmas. facing down a lot of vocal opposition, the white house has reversed itself on support for christmas tree fee. the 15 cent fee for each tree sold would have gone to pay for a promotional program. the national christmas tree association asked the government to approve the fee for a campaign that would have fought competition from the artificial tree business. very quick reversal on this. >> they saw the light. through the trees. thanks, jess. >> sure. >>> it is 6:07. >> howard says we could see some showers across the region later today. your weather first coming up right here on 9news now. stay with us! [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any b

everything is fine through greenbelt and cheverly.up in my next report, an update on the accident on the 14th street bridge at 6:58. >> it is 6:46. 26 shopping days left until christmas! can you believe it? you may spend a lot on those gifts. >> but that's nothing compared to one gift list. jessica doyle is here to add it up. >> can you put a price on true love? of course not. over the holidays, the pressure ramps up to show just how much you care. if you take your shopping tips from a classic christmas song, budget a lot for your sweetie this year! dancers, check. calling birds, check. bling, check. finding all of those gifts for your true love laid out in the holiday classic, the 12 days of christmas, takes a lot of work and costs a ton of money. pnc wealth management has been tracking the price of each item for 28 years. >> this year, how did prices do? >> they're up a little bit. about 3.5%. >> d.c.'s adventure theatre singers joined us at the smithsonian's national zoo for a whimsical look at the pnc price index, a holiday inflat

. >>> many scientists at nasa goddard spaceflight center in greenbelt are not taking a long holiday weekend this weekend because the newest mars rover is scheduled to launch tomorrow. curiosity will look for evidence of water, carbon and other important building blocks of life in the martian soil and the atmosphere. it is all a part of nasa's effort to discover whether mars ever had the potential to support life. curiosity is scheduled to reach its target, a large crater on the martian surface, next august. >>> tonight, the annual lights festival kicks off at the national zoo. the display will be powered by thousands of environmentally friendly lights and is free to the public. the lights display is open friday through sunday this weekend and the next two weekends after that. the lights will be on every night starting december 16th through january 1st except for christmas eve, christmas day and new year's eve. the hours are from 5:00 to 89:00 p.m. >>> some british celebrities tell their horror stories about having their personal phones and e-mail hacked. >> plus, the protests over austerity

in maryland, also local elects in bowie, college park and greenbelt and baltimore's democratic mayor is expected to keep her job. >>> two more women have come forward claiming sexual misbehavior by herman cain. he is expected to hold a news conference later on this afternoon. stacy cohan is following all the developments for us from the newsroom. >> reporter: two more women are coming forward. they have the claim against herman cain and one held a very public press conference with celebrity lawyer tbloar i can't -- gloria allred in manhattan. let's talk about sharon bialik. she is the only woman so far to face the camera and tell her story. she claims she lost her job 14 years ago and went to cain for help. she says he tried to grope her saying, you want a job, right. >> i'm he coming forward to give a face and voice to those women who cannot or for whatever reason do not wish to come forward. >> reporter: attorney gloria allred said her client would not file a claim but would like an apology. an arlington resident tells the washington examiner about her encounter with the presidenti

you will find if you are traveling in towards greenbelt on the beltway, the lanes are open but southbounded in towards riverdale, they are checking for the stalled car south on bw parkway at 410. accident reported on the northbound stretch of the bw parkway at 410 along the right side. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the debt supercommittee just gave up. both sides are deadlocked and blaming each other for the failure to agree on cutting the federal budget. without a deal, automatic cuts are more than a trillion dollars are required by law, lamb half coming from the pentagon budget, a fact neither side favored. republicans brame democrats for the demand for a tax hike on wealthier americans while some gop members are pointing to the president. >>> stock markets around the world have been dropping sharply after the debt committee failure n new york, the dow plummeted almost 250 points. the european markets all fell and this morning, the selloff continues in arab yasm the failure had been expected but it led to heavy selling in global stocks. >>> earlier this

for now live outside the federal courthouse in greenbelt. back to you. >> thanks, aaron. >>> they're off, the new intercounty connector is open. the road connects i-270 in gathersbering with i-95 in laurel. news 4 took a test drive during morning rush hour today. took us ten minutes to get from georgia avenue to i-95. and on the trip back, using roads other than the icc it took nearly twice as long. when tolls take effect that trip would cost $3.90, but until december 5th, the road is free. >>> an unprecedented agreement has been made between walmart and washington. the retailer is making a number of commitments as it opens its first stores in the city. walmart is promising to run job fairs and recruitment centers to hire d.c. residents for the six new stores. to invest 7 $21 million over the next seven years and create committees between the stores and the communities they serve. and to recruit local businesses for some of the ancillary services, such as coffee shops and shoe repair shops that are inside the walmart stores. this agreement a

. >>> bowie, college park, gaithersburg, greenbelt, rockville, and takoma park are all holding elections today. polls will open at 7:00 this morning except in college park. there the polls will open at 11:00. >>> we're learning more about the circumstances surrounding the death of a frostburg state university student. kortneigh mccoy was stabbed to death during a fight at an off campus party this weekend. witnesses saw shanee liggins and manage coy fighting. things escalated quickly and continued outside. that's when liggins stabbed mccoy. investigators say that liggins claims a group of men attacked her and stabbed mccoy. >>> this morning the world is remembering hall of fame heavyweight boxer joe frazier. he died last night at the age of 67 after a battle with liver cancer. the legendary boxer went by the nickname smokin joe and is best known for his three fights against muhammad ali. frazier was the first fighter to beat ali and won a gold medal in the 1964 olympics. ali paid tribute to his great rival and said, "the world has lost a great champion. i will always remember joe with res

heads up leaving landover in the direction of greenbelt and college park. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> riots at penn state overnight. >> students were very upset after the university announced it had fired head coach joe paterno. stacy cohan joins us now with the latest on this. >> this is a story that draws out a lot of emotions. university decided to oust joe paterno and president graham pan jeer. here you see police in riot gear. they were forced to come out and deal with these students, about 2,000 penn state students who took to the streets after the board of trust i don'ts fired paterno and graham spanier. mob through rocks at reporters, even flipped over a tv news truck. joe paterno's fate has been uncertain following the arrest of of his former assistant coach jerry sandusky on the child abuse charges. according to the grand jury statement, making reference to his decision not to report those charges to police. >> the penn state board of trustees tonight decided that it is in the best interests of the university to have a change

there was a crash at greenbelt. they have blocked the two left lanes long enough that traffic is backed up from first street all the way back to the 2 05 interchange. >>george: the san mateo bridge ride has been pretty steady. no problems east or west of. the golden gate commute looks good as well. the volume is approaching normal. that means heavy southbound. >>james: only a few clouds in the distance when the. a red flag warning still in effect until 9:00 a.m.. it was extended from 6 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.. >>james: a temperatures are called to the north. low 40's in some spots. warmer as he had to the east and south. temperatures this afternoon will progress like this. widespread 70 by 3:00 p.m.. but clear skies with sunshine. >> we have cool air diving down from the north. the bulk of the bay area will not see anything into the afternoon. the rain will be hit or miss throughout most of the date. the chance of rain will be with us all day long, oval into the evening serious pice light rain all over the bay area seriou

the accident in greenbelt is gone. open out to the airport. s.ll take you live to some pictures. are with newschopper7 the outerr a crash on at river road between 270 road, river road, state to the left. -- stay to the left. is a transitional day. conditions will change day and have a rain has movedvy out. 57 degrees and the district of hagerstown.n sunshine tomorrow and beautiful. we will be back ♪ vogue >>> hey, good morning, america. "dancing with the stars" after-party continues. we're in the backstage area. all of our dancers are getting ready. cheryl is getting some -- those are real eyelashes, i swear. she's just getting a touch-up. and over here, we have karina and -- what's going -- oh, my gosh. i'll give you your privacy. and look, everybody. ricki lake. what dance are you doing today? >> cha-cha. good morning, america. >> she's ready to cha-cha. and then, over here, my favorite area. j.r., derek, and little rob kardashian. let's pop right in. hi, guys. good morning. i wanted to also -- here's rob getting ready. >> good morning, america

we will take the lead to the traffic on the outer loop near colesville road with delays at the greenbelth temperatures slowly rising into upper 50's and even into the low 60's by tomorrow morning. afteratures will rise sunset. rain south of the beltway. showers across the region now but the wider view rate is becoming more organized off to the west and into town.ove showers throughout tonight, and the first part of the day tomorrow. we will be back with another at 8:56.te ♪ ♪ thinking all i want is to mess around ♪ ♪ all i really care about ♪ if you love me if you hate me ♪ ♪ if you say to me baby, baby ♪ >>> avril lavigne. people have been waiting for her all morning. and she will perform her new hit, "wish you were here," in our fall concert series. >> fans this morning. >>> emeril's outside. we're counting down to thanksgiving. he has a big turkey there. but he's going to have some signature sides coming up. >>> what a holiday week. i love this crowd here. it's a special energy when it's a holiday week. >> and it's a short week. >> that, too. >>> and a little more of my conversation w

have a couple of pictures and begin in maryland with from usfic heading away throughge park greenbelt. the left side is the outer loop is beautiful at the pentagon. >>> there is a lot of sunshine outside but it is cold. it looks warmer than it really is. district and the down to 28 degrees degrees in martinsburg. we are on our way to the mid today and warming into the and low 60's on sunday we will be back at 8:27. ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> out in times square this morning. it is really cold out there. julie andrews sings that. along with oprah. oprah is playing santa again. watch the audience go from whiskers to whistles. we're going to have her favorite things. >> what are those? >> doggy ornaments. >> really? >> with your dog's picture on them? >> is that k.j.? >> i don't know. i can see k.j. i have to say, guys. we love these types of stories. a man, he collapses, he goes into the emergency room. and the doctor there said something that changed his life. he weighed almost 600 pounds. he is half the man he used to be. less than half. >> i

avenue which is better and south the wilson bridge, nicely outis moving of maryland in virginia and greenbelt loop. 270 is not much better with germantown. american legion bridge into virginia looks good. >>> it is beautiful out there now and the fog is slowly going away southeast of the metro area. 30'sing areas are in the but 44 of reagan national and 37 hagerstown. purse 60's today but cooler tomorrow and into friday as a moves in and gusty friday. . thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is next. [ female announcer ] can a health insurance company be ahead of the curve and still completely behind you? dave thinks so. he's putting two kids through college. ♪ and aetna's payment estimator lets him compare in-network specialists and out-of-pocket costs. ♪ so he knows what to expect before getting the bill. money saved. ♪ see the savings. aetna.com. aetna. know more. get better.

they write -- telephone call comes from greenbelt, maryland. caller: i believe america is a financial superpower and unfortunately there is a lot of the media effort to make america. it is not. but i agree with the previous caller that there are a lot a prom -- prop. -- positives that are not exercised. it spreading bad news, that is what the media believes cells. the fact that we are not a financial media is more indicative of the fact that our political leadership -- and that goes for republicans and democrats, are spending more time being divisive van asserting leadership. that inhibits our ability to exercise the leadership which we are cable. that to me is the overall problem. host: thank you for your call. chris is a republican from new jersey. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to talk about the european debt crisis, and the american debt crisis, too. a lot of people ask themselves where this money come from, how does it create? it is overlooked. global financial institutions -- world bank, imf, federal reserve, and it al