a little light rain as far north as fredericksburg and creeping north into stafford and west of stafford southern maryland. heavy rains across va's middle peninsula. pastrami center moving off the coast of north carolina today. you see declaring line across north-central pennsylvania which is headed here later. low 40's north and west of town. 54 in annapolis. 50's with heavy cloud cover to the south. the clouds will break. skies will become partly and eventually mostly sunny very briefly, lies in the upper 50's top near 60. even better on the weekend. that's coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> lisa baden now. >> we will talk about 95 northbound in virginia. the vehicle rolled over near 610. police were quick to reply. one lane getting through. delays growing out of fredericksburg. route 1 is an option and then get on to the interstate from 610, but that is complicated on a normal day. 29 in maryland in this picture out of columbia paranormal backups past trader joe's head onto the beltway. outer loop 95 as georgia avenue has typical delays. southbound george washi

and stafford counties in less than a month. tonight parents are warned to keep a close eye on their children. sherry whitaker's kids are enjoying a carefree evening in their neighborhood west of fredericksburg despite her concerns about a string of attempted abductions including the most recent case of an 8- year-old neighbor saturday afternoon. >> well, i talk to my kids. they're no longer allowed outside unless i'm there and i will not keep my eyes off of them and if i see anybody suspicious, i try to remember everything that i see so i can report it later. >> reporter: spotsylvania county sheriffs officials say four men in derek van tried to kidnap the girl from -- in a dark van tried to kidnap the girl from in front of her home. kenneth payne is her father. >> when the guy slowed up, she noticed it was four guys in the van. one guy rolls the window down and says hey, baby, come here and she said i don't know you and he said it's okay. she said no, got scared and ran in the house, shut and locked the door. >> reporter: the f

want to thank david abbou for that in stafford county.ight now stafford county down to 28, 30 degrees there, as well as fredericksburg and up closer to watch, low to mid-30s. arlington, fairfax, montgomery county. lower montgomery county into loudoun, points west and north, it's only in the upper 20s to near 30. sunrise at 6:54. sunset 4:52. lots of sun throughout the day. and still in the 30s through the morning, but then reaching the 40s later this afternoon and a clear sky with a diminishing wind. overnight tonight, here's your evening planner. cold for the high school football games. down into the 30s through the evening under a clear sky. upper 20s tomorrow. sunny tomorrow afternoon. another chilly day. highs only reaching around 50. then on sunday up near 60 with increasing clouds. on monday, there's a small chance of a shower moving in. those look like later in the day. off and on, showers on tuesday. right now drying out after wednesday afternoon for thanksgiving day looking very nice. danella, how's traffic? >>> so far really goo

areas of yellow, more moderate rain in stafford county into southern culpeper. these are advancing to the north and east will be with us here through the morning rush hour. plan accordingly, leave early. speaking of leaves, we've got leaves all over the roads and streets and sidewalks. they're slippery now, wet with rain, and it's in the 50s throughout the region. sunrise at 6:51. we'll have occasional showers throughout the day. may climb into the low to mid-60s early afternoon. perhaps even some thunder along with some of the showers coming through later this afternoon. here's the evening planner. sunset at 4:54. a blustery wind developing this evening. may get moderate rain with thunder and lightning early evening, then lighter rain after that. big changes on the way tomorrow and into the weekend. a look at that at 4:51. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> you did say leaves are on the road, and i'm definitely seeing them. it's making your commute quite sick. give yourself extra time. if you're driving along 270, let's take the drive together out of

he goes after the quarterback and crushes stafford. the lions players come to stafford's aid.d from the game. chicago blows out detroit. here is the race. packers running away here, 8-0. lions and bears tied at 6-3. green bay plays the vikings at lambeau field. did you hear this story? yale's quarterback giving up a shot at this year's road's scholarship, he'll play in the game against harvard. 22-year-old patrick wit withdrew his application for a study to chance at oxford after the interview for the scholarship was scheduled on the same day as saturday's game against harvard. he has a 3.91 gpa at yale and is the leading passer in yale history. whit will have another chance to apply for the road's scholarship next year. >>> coming up on "morning joe," newt gingrich bounces near the top of the republican polls. can newt stick around? we'll discuss it with our crew. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch s&l do rick perry at the debate. it's almost too easy this week. x w fantastic! [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eati

showers picking up from quantico down through stafford.ere it looks like we've had heavier activity go through stafford in the last few minutes. this is all tracking off to the northeast. quantico, heavier stuff in the next 20 minutes. there is more, a lot more of this to come for the afternoon. temperatures, big difference. mid-50s north to mid-60s at the tappahannock airport. cambridge is 62. our temperature has not budged at all since this morning. still at 57 degrees. winds are cape. low clouds outside. we could have some fog in spots. humidity at 100%. a lot of cold air. look at this! north and west of us. minneapolis, 33. chicago, 38. we'll touch the cold air for tomorrow and friday once the storm system passes. until that happens, all of this moisture -- that's coming in our direction. looks like it will be here for tonight. that's a tornado watch down in alabama and georgia. it will be here for tonight and early tomorrow. we may see some showers early tomorrow with clearing moving in during the afternoon. so, today, 60ish if we're

go back to stafford. it's heartbreaking. >> the area where the plane weren't down is filled with steep mountains. >>> more information tonight on the two new allegations of child abuse against former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. in an e-mail to the media, his lawyer confirmed one of the allegations is a sandusky family member. the lawyer called the allegations ridiculous and unfounded. both of the new alleged victims are under the age of 18. >> if the new charges are filed, sandusky will be brought back to this judge, the judge could either set the same bail conditions, raise the bail, or the judge could remand sandusky, which would mean he would go directly to jail. >> meanwhile, the future of the second mile charity founded by sarn dusky is unclear. there are reports that an attorney for one of the initial accusers asked the judge to block his charity. >>> the season of thanks turns into the season of giving. no better time than to treat you to a story of giving and thanks. >> it involves

stafford 335 and five touchdowns, the lions win 48-35. cutler of the vanderbilt university hits johnny jox, great throw and catch in the back of the end zone. bears win their fifth in a row, beating the chargers, 31-20. the bears are hot. tough news for chicago, jay cutler broke his thumb in that game. he will require surgery and miss the remainder of the regular season. that is tough for a team that's hot. the bears, hope to have him back in time for the playoffs. a look at the nfc north, lions and bears, 7-3, lions take on the packers. we actually have a game this thanksgiving, when the packers play the lions, the bear goes to oakland to play the raiders on sunday without jay cutler. the san francisco 49ers haven't had a winning record since 2002, won their eighth straight game yesterday, beating the cardinals 23-7. san francisco improves to 9-1. to clinch the nfc west with a win thursday at baltimore and a loss by seattle. ravens and bengals competing for a share of the division, joe flacco fakes the handoff, airs it out to torrey smit

right now a few in stafford county, fredericksburg and farther south over to charlottesville. that should stay to the south of the let row area this morning. right now we're 40s to near 50s throughout the region and it will stay this way for another few hours. and then later this afternoon as we begin to clear out, our temperatures should climb. and we'll have it climbing to the 50s with a blustery wind by later this afternoon. then overnight tonight, it's going to get chilly. we'll have a breezy, gusty evening with temperatures down into the low 40s by midnight. and a cold start to saturday. we'll look at that. the weekend forecast and a warm-up on the way for next week. that will all be coming up in about ten minutes. >> thanks very much, tom. >>> 4:42. 51 degrees. still ahead, the metro station that will soon have a new name. >>> also, michael jackson's former doctor awaits his fate after jurors deliberate in his manslaughter trial. final arguments prosecutors made >>> welcome back. at 4:45. in just a few hours, jurors will resume deliberating the fate of maryland state sen

still expect some heavier than normal volume up from stafford into quantico.ere in springfield, things are looking good as you head out of newington to get out to the beltway. volume through woodbridge. 395 slowing in landmark, then approaching the 13th street bridge. had a crash on i-70 for commuters to head west into frederick. westbound lanes were blocked. eastbound out of hagerstown has been open. 207 with volume delays. no incidents but you know the drill as you head west of college park around to georgia avenue and silver spring, just a slow roll for you. next timesaver traffic comes up at 6:45. mike, back to you. >>> thanks, beverly. for the first time since the earthquake back in august, the national cathedral is back open to visitors. good shepherd chapel opened minutes ago. >> the main building will open at 10:00 a.m. mass was celebrated inside for the first time in months. ♪ >> reverend mary ann edgar was consecrated as the ninth episcopal bishop of washington. the pews were filled as the cathedral welcomed worshippers back inside. church bells rang

virginia drivers, i-95 northbound, a slow go getting up toward stafford and quantico.ook at this line-up getting up to the beltway in springfield on the left side of the screen. more heavy traffic on 395 getting past landmark and up to the 14th street bridge. your next check of timesaver traffic comes up at 6:46. back to you, mike. >> we have a commuter alert for you. a new look at the worst spot when it comes to morning commute in our region. and it is -- >> the outer loop of the beltway from route one in college park to georgia avenue in silver spring. according to the texas transportation institute, drivers there waste 1.8 million hours a year in stop and go traffic! >> which adds up to $38 million a year in lost productivity and wasted gas, just for that six- mile stretch of highway. it is the third most delayed morning spot in the nation between two highways in los angeles. >> the same report looked at the most unreliable traffic spots in the region. that means the places where traffic might be bad or it might not depending upon the day. number 11 on theition that

david abbou in stafford, virginia, thanks for sending that photo along. spots are the size of jupiter and are enormous. they could be producing big solar flares the next few days. it's cold. in the 30s in virginia, west virginia, and maryland. closer to washington, prince george's, montgomery, arlington, and fairfax, it's just in the mid-30s. patchy fog forming around the northern neck, eastern shore, and around the bay as well as southern maryland. sunrise at 6:43. we'll have it near 50 by 9:00. mid-60s by noontime. maybe even near 70 by midafternoon. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at the tuesday commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> breaking news if you're taking new york avenue in washington, d.c. the accident there just past west virginia avenue, montana avenue. it is taking up both sides of the roadway. inbound and outbound lanes look to be blocked. outbound, it looks as though the right lane is passing. just the two left lanes taking away outbound new york avenue. your delays are serious. they begin prior

we sent that patch across the potomac into stafford county. that's a moderate rain band. that's moving off to the north and east. elsewhere, scattered light showers farther to the west of washington. temperatures in the 50s all around the region. now 57 at reagan national. later today, only warming briefly into the low, perhaps mid-60s early afternoon. sunrise at 6:51. occasional showers throughout the day. maybe even a little thunder and lightning later this afternoon and early this evening. down into the low 50s by midnight. more showers with a blustery wind tonight. a look at a cold change coming our way tomorrow, as well as the tiniest meteorology students ever coming up at 5:51. danella, how's traffic? >> can't wait to see the students. >>> if you're taking gw parkway, a couple of issues. southbound gw parkway as you approach the arlington memorial bridge, your left lane is blocked. we have a car into the woods. police on the scene of that accident. traveling northbound right now as you make your way towards the 14th street bridge there, an accident blocks your right

and at stafford evansrd the the fines brandon pantagruel for another one of his five touchdowns the lions35 and the state tied with the bears for second place meanwhile first place green bay met tampa bay to stay undefeated >>members of penn state board of trustees are addressing the child abuse scandal that has rocked their school today the board announced that they are launching an independent internal investigation and the school's handling of allegations against former assistant coach jerry sandusky. the trustees announced today that they have named former fbi director louis j. freeh to head the probe the fallout from allegations has cost for university officials their jobs including longtime head football coach joe paterno. school officials say they did not do enough to report the allegations jerry sandusky's accused of sexually abusing eight children connect with his charity for at risk if he said that he never molested any of those children ... >>oklahoma state university sold in memorial services today for two women's basketball coaches in a plane crash last week head coach kurt b

yds for his 12th career punt return for a touchdown the lions fell apart in the second half matt staffordk sixes to major right and charles stillman bears forced six turnovers after another deception in the fourth quarter stafford drew a dj more to the ground by his helmet in brawl ensued and the jay mohr was ejected the bears won 37-13 that is four consecutive victories >>the blackhawks honoring veterans with warmups' waters. scoreless against the edmonton oilers in the first period when jonathan toews skates from behind the net and scored his first of two goals still up later in the period the blackhawks on the power play steve montemayor's scored his second goal of the redirect his first career multi goal game the blackhawks 16-3 it is their final home game before the circus trip that's a look at sports your live illinois lottery drawing is next here are the winning pick three numbers: 5 2 4 here are the winning pick four numbers: 3 0 3 9 the mega-millions jackpot is $30 million get yourselves tickets! woman: day care can be expensive. so to save some money, i found one that uses robot

in stafford county right now, west of i-95 there is this accident on route 610 west. again west of 95. you got the normal show traffic on 95. let's take a look at springfield all lanes have been open on 95 really just coming up from the river. now let's take a look at 395 at duke street where you have the off and on slow traffic leaving the landmark area up to the 14th street bridge. northbound 25 accident clean up as well after pennsylvania avenue. right now i have a commuter alert. you are going to see some changes this morning on the inner loop at route 123 in fairfax county. joining us to tell us all about it is john lynch. he is a regional director and joins us live from tie isn't's corner. good morning how are you? >> great. happy to hear there is now this new lane configuration through the i wanter change at 123, tell us about that. >> on friday night, we made the switch as you can see to the outer loop of the, or inner loop of the beltway. and switch those lanes back to the right hand side. this allowed us to then reconfigure the ramps, eliminating the left tu

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a tow truck has arrived. 95, route 3 out of move.icksburg would it will affect it will get into stafford. we will find that traffic is able to meander around this crash. >> a public way will be held in new york to honor the late rapper. he died last week after outside his home in beverly hills. his autopsy came back inconclusive. waiting the results. rev. al sharpton will speak. there will be a tribute to heavy d at the soul train awards. >> too early. yet so many good songs. >> hollywood better watch out. gervais will host the the thirdbes for time. is scheduled for january 15. last year he mocked the hollywood foreign press association and various celebrities. nbc was in favor of him returning. the board was not so much. he is coming back. >> is to be good. >> a better be. it is the truth. >>> there is still time to sign latest phase of a giveaway. we're giving away and ipad 2. just go to our website manassas -- [unintelligible] wjla.com good luck with that. >> it is 47 degrees. >> lawmakers are tackling a spicy tablet on capitol hill. >> lawmakers are tackling a spicy tablet on capito

stafford county a minor crash. southbound authorities are on their way out. the careful.ocus is this spirit from ramp, there is an accident. i picked this picture because the wreckhe area of because you can see the there with the wet pavement. >> thank you. >> 56 degrees. >> it is another political stand up on capitol hill. why hope is fading fast. lawmakers, will they reach a how to cut the federal budget? >> more fallout on occupied being pepper sprayed. >> more fallout on occupied being pepper sprayed. how the chancellor is ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. it penetras below the enamel surface to whiten for a smile that's sure to stand out. crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. for faster results, look for our 2 hour express holiday special pack. life opens up when you do. investigating a carjacking. on saturday afternoon, a 59- year-old woman was walking to a younger woman the victims and she an out of gas and needed ride. the suspect pulled out a knife outtold th

a few more showers -- the areas we're talking about stafford. there is more rain back to the west.his is the head of this cold front. -- ahead of this cold front. heavy rains, a violent thunderstorms, and possible tornadoes along this stretch from charlotte down to panama city. we pick up .88 inches of rain in charlestown, west virginia. it is starting to dig a little bit cooler out there. 76 degrees is the record in 2001. mid-50's, up burk 50's locally. lexington park continues to hold on to the warmest reading in the area. we will see the temperatures dropped into the 40's overnight. the reason for this strong cold front and a strong push of high- pressure. as we get through tomorrow afternoon, some computer models hangnail little moisture back -- and paying a little moisture back. we have the chance for a flight or a flurry -- flake or a flurry. 45 tomorrow morning with scattered showers. the rain will end late morning. we will warm and up into the mid-50's on saturday. mild temperatures as we head towards a thanksgiving. >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local t

. >>> parents in stafford county are on alert after an attempted abduction. only on 72 now, we hear from the teenager who said the stranger tried to get her into his car. >> it was last tuesday. the girl was coming down this street at 7:30 at night. a sprinter pulled up in a based sedan. -- a stranger pulled up in a beige sedan. >> he said to get in the car. he said if you do not get in the car, i will pull you into the car. i ran to my house. i heard him yell that he will come back to me. >> based on her description police have released this composite sketch. >> i really wanted it to get out there and let people about it can happen to your daughter. he want to be aware of this guy. >> other residents of the apartment complex are being extra cautious. >> i know a lot of little girls riding round by themselves. it is scary to know what is going on. >> there are a whole lot of kids running around here. >> last week we increased our present and all the neighborhoods in stafford county because of the alleged abduction attempts. >> she is referring to the attempte

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we expected by the clock temperatures today to be around 40. 41 in waldorf. 44 and in stafford. 1.39nches fell today. 1.25 inch in waldorf. here is the board of official temperatures. 53 this morning and falling throughout the day. the current low for the day is 44, the current reading. 57-41 the normal averages. they will bounce right back up heading into saturday and sunday. 37 now in gaithersburg and frederick. quantico 44. 41 and in easton on the maryland eastern shore. a lot of areas in the 30's right now the colder air is moving in. we will drop into the mid 20's- low 30's overnight here. near 70 degrees or higher in norfolk yesterday, so 31 degrees colder than this time yesterday. the chill is here but it will move out. this warm air will transition our way over the weekend. a few flurries across the potomac thailand picked up on the doppler right now. -- potomac highlands right now. sunny, chilly tomorrow. northwestern wind, and then saturday we make it to the lower 50's. a return flow of warmer air will be here and then a cold front will take shape on monday and tuesday. her

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no early incidents reported northbound 95, growing volume out of fredericksburg through stafford heading into quantico. making your way into woodbridge, here, northbound, past newington. the volume is still light. on to 395 and head on up to the 14th street bridge. overnight roadwork on tysons. check out the ride for travelers on the maryland side. southbound lanes of 270, just growing volume. lanes open as you make your way past shady grove. beltway, outer loop looks good into silver spring. no early problems. beltway south of town, 50 or the bw parkway and downtown still looking good. making your way into northeast. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. >> he is charged with 40 counts of child sexual abuse involving eight boys. >> but now, former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is denying the accusations. surae chinn is in the satellite center with more on sandusky's first interview about all of the charges. good morning, surae. >> jerry sandusky, accused pedophile is fighting for his innocence. he broke his silence last night in an exclusive interview with bob c

further south of the metro near stafford, that is where we have a badge of moderate to heavy rain moving in as we speak. showers for the rest of the day and even into tomorrow morning. we could see up to 2 inches in some spots. for the most part, temperatures in the low to mid 60's. >> thank you adam paid the mall opened up a new temporary center in northern virginia to help those who suffered losses from tropical storm lee. the open from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. monday through friday. fema is offered to people to act quickly because these offices will close on november 22. police are investigating a bus crash that killed a pedestrian on the campus of james madison university. state police tell the associated press the harrisonburg city bus struck and killed a female student who was walking on campus. this happened at around 10:00 last night. the bus was making a left turn at a green light when it happened. the victim's name has not been released. a pregnant woman and an elderly woman among those injured during a clash with police and occupy protesters yesterday in seattle. protesters

now, low interest loans will be available to residents in arlington, faulkier, loudoun, and stafford counties, with alexandrea, fairfax, falls church, manasses and monasses park. home owners, business owners and renters are eligible to apply. >>> powerful tornadoes swept across the southeast, killing one person and hurting a dozen more. this is the worst weather in the region since that tornado in alabama killed 250 people in april. the storm ripped down trees and destroyed hopes in louisiana, mississippi -- homes in louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. >> still ahead, police in missouri make an arrest as the search for a missing boy comes to a tragic end. >>> the new twist in the penn state sex abuse scandal. what we have learned about joe paterno's pension and why his actions leading up to the scandal are raising eyebrows. . >> in the wake of a sex abuse scandal at penn state, the legendary coach joe paterno is out of a job but he might be getting a half million a year in pension benefits. "the associated press" looked at state public pension records and paterno has more than 60 y

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you go to charles into prince william and fauquier counties down in stafford, this is the more concentrated batch of rain we're watching at the moment. that will be affecting those areas over the next hour. 50s in just about everywhere. frederick, 54. cumberland, 52. winchester, a 4. culpepper, andrews, here at reagan national, 57. highs today going into the lower 60s. monika is off but beverly farmer is watching everything for you. she comes in now with timesaver traffic. >> howard, we're looking good around town. no more incidents to report despite the wet weather. some foggy patches out there. the outer loop of the beltway heading past new hampshire avenue west toward colesville and into bethesda. still looking at speed. no early problems, 9 a corridor between baltimore and the parkway. 50 from annapolis out of southern maryland, downtown we're looking good. take a look at the drive in springfield. northbound 95, building volume for you as you head up out of fredericksburg and into quantico. northbound 95 heading up past landmark on 395, the space is good to get to the 14th street bridge

matt stafford was in a giving mood yesterday. detroit won it, 49-35. >>> bears and chargers, jay cutler lost one to johnny knox in the back of the end zone. chicago won, 31-20. cutler broke his thumb. he'll miss the rest of the season. >>> nascar, after an entire season, it came down to this, a two-car race for the championship. carl edwards and tony stewart. whoever has the better finish wins the sprint cup. easy enough. after 65 laps and took the checkered flag, edwards finished second. it's stewart's third championship. >>> galaxy and dynamo, scoreless until the final minute. donovan chipped it over the goalie. galaxy up, 1-0, and that's how it ended. david beckham finally wins a championship in the last game of his five-year contract with the galaxy. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> chalk up another forte lore swift. and this weekend's biggest box office winner may have finished in tenth place. we'll explain. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, they s

out of stafford county, all of the construction will be out of the way. springfield. left side of the screen, headlights are northbound in the red. southbound toward the rich man with normal travel times. the green light between richmond and baltimore. >>> 41 degrees. >> coming up on this wednesday morning, welcome news for earthquake victims in the district. details on federal aid. plus -- [rapping] >>> shocking news of the music were. what investigators say about the sudden death of rep legend heavy d. >>> welcome back t "good morning washington". a chairman town a woman who accused herman cain of sexual harassment is it now revealing her identity. karen kraushauer says she wants to speak out. herman cain has denied the allegations and did so during a news conference yesterday. republicans could be on the verge of controlling virginia's government. they won a majority in the house of delegates. and a win in the senate race in central virginia, could give them control of the body. >>> they acquitted at a maryland state senator on that bribery and conspiracy charges.

the 17-year-old was walking between apartment buildings at the garrison woods complex in stafford county last tuesday and said this man drove up beside her, ordered her into his car. when she refused, he threatened to make her come with him. she ran off and the man told her he'd be back. if you recognize him, please call the stafford county sheriff's office. >>> we have an update on a virginia boy with autism lost in the buy boy for a week. -- boy for a week. the child remains in the hospital tonight after doctors found a hole in his esophagus. his grandmother told a virginia newspaper she thinks the tear stems from something the boy tried to eat while lost in the wood. a volunteer found the child in a creek bed north of richmond on friday. >>> election day is a week away. voters heading to the polls in virginia, wtop political analyst mark plotkin joining us now. mark, i know the republicans are feeling pretty good about maybe having a clean sweep in that state for once. >> they sure do. they won the governorship, the lieutenant governorship, the attorney general. they control the house

stafford, huge afternoon. michael bush filling in for darren mcfadden, again, another fine game. phil: this is close. jim: is the ball coming out yet? they are going to challenge it. it may in fact if they do not win the challenge they will be out of time-outs. phil: good point. i thought that last week jim harbaugh on a drive where he had no chance of winning the challenge threw a challenge out there when the giants were driving. he is down. looks like he still has control. jim: i see it starting to just a little bit slip out of the hands. down. i think we will find out that he is down. do you agree? i know you are still squinting and looking. jim: well, it looks like he is down. doesn't it? he does not have a lot of control over it. but the knee is down. it is on the way. it is on the way out. phil: jim harbaugh challenged because the offense says if he loses you have about a four-minute time-out. once again, look at it. the left knee of matthews forte is down. jim: is that ball coming out at all at that point? phil: there is no doubt what when his knee hits the ball the front

stafford told at certain times -- staff were told at certain times not to check passports.t has a picture of your face inside it and that can be used on the screen to compare with your printed version. to tell of the passport is fake. it is a good check. what the home office does not know is when this is scaled down, why and what the security implications might be. it is a pretty serious security incident for the home office. they have ordered to investigations. want to find out what the risks were and an investigation into the u.k. border agency. the home secretary reaction is set to be in credulity. >> you can get more on all of our stories by going to our website. have a look for yourself. >> the greek prime minister has narrowly won a confidence vote. he has promised to put together a coalition to save the latest bailout deal. a huge crashed in southwest england has injured at least 40 people. several are thought to a been killed. more now on our top stories. the greek prime minister's narrow victory in the confidence vote. despite the vote, his country is effectively s

a few showers towards fredericksburg and stafford county too. we're going to continue to see showers developing overnight tonight. look at all a the rain to the west. and that's not even all of it. i'll show you what is coming our way. first off a, though, take a look at your good night wake-up forecast. waking up to a fairly soggy morning. tomorrow is going to be transition day. i'll show you what i mean coming up in my full forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> all right. we'll see you then. >>> washington national's catcher wilson ramos is rejoining his venezuelan winter league team just four days after he was rescued from his kidnappers. ramos was taken from his home last 50 night. he was rescued about 50 hours later in a remote location of the country. police say the abductors were planning to demand a large ransom. so far eight people are behind bars in connection with the scheme, and police are searching for several more. ramos is expected to resume practice today with his team, and he is expected to play next week. >>> nearly 500 scho

low interest loans will be available to residents in loudoun, fauquier, stafford, alexandria, falls churning, ma ma manassas and manassas park. >>> why the tsa is plagued with problems. plus, forget new york or l.a., the next reality show might be set in culpeper, virginia. find out why and how you could land a spot on the show. but first, don't drink too much coffee when you are in new york. they want to close restrooms in some of its stores. the new york post, the starbucks cannot be the city's public bathroom anymore. no official comment by starbucks. stores are required to have a public restroom if there are more than 20 seats. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now, get a safeway frozen turkey 8 to 24 lbs, for just 58 cents a pound. cook your thanksgiving turkey perfectly with our free chef assistant app. it's foolproof. safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels

. >> reporter: there have now been five attempted abductions reported in spotsylvania and stafford counties in recent weeks. one of the victims was 9 years old and was chased home after getting off a school bus. authorities have beefed up patrols, including on halloween night, when kids were encouraged to walk in groups. do you think this case is connected to any of the others? >> we do not see anything that links this case to any other previous cases. >> timm says investigators conducted a canvass of the neighborhood today. he says he does not know if anyone else had spotted that van or the men believed to be involved. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> they ran a 5k in no time at all, literally. we'll explain how some local runners finished a race before they even started. and chuck's back >>> people in oklahoma feeling rattled tonight after at least a dozen earthquakes this weekend. the strongest one hit last night. it was a magnitude 5.6. it was the largest quake ever to hit that state. today, there have been at least ten smaller aftershocks. so far, there have been no reports of serious

nice job from stafford, virginia. let's talk about satellite picture radar combined.his is our next storm and kicking up a lot of storms and thunderstorms and tornadoes out into portions of oklahoma and kansas. now, this is not going to be that potent when it gets here. we have a system off the southeast coast. we'll watch that for tropical characteristics. we are clear right now. we are looking fantastic again tonight and not as cold tonight as it has been. 51 in bethesda. 55 in arlington. pockets of 40s. 48 in latenville and 47 out in reston. so temperatures are falling pretty quickly. not quite as fast as they did saturday night and sunday night. still great though. chilly start on tuesday. a little patchy fog in the morning. should not be a commuting problem. and mild through thursday before the cold front changes our weather pattern. clear and chilly tonight. one blanket night. lows 34 to 44 with light wind. lows inside the beltway, temperatures should hold in the low to mid 40s tonight. i take you down into springfield. 41 in arlington. but plenty of 30s. 36 in

. >>> from stafford to bailey's cross roads, people throughout the dc area lining up and camping out tonight. some shoppers and bargain hunters started camping out yesterday for bargain sales, but some stores are not making them wait until tomorrow. armando trull is live in fairfax where both toys "r" us and wal-mart are open already. armando. >> reporter: that's right. and, do you know what, right here i'm at the target store. and right behind me way back there is the end of the line. let's show you the beginning of the line. all the way here. look at all of of the folks. wave. you're live on tv. there you go. that up there is the front of the line. now, if you remember, target is the store that when they announced they were going to be opening at midnight, that prompted 170,000 of the employees to file a petition online to say they didn't want to open earlier. but, do you know what, there are a lot of other stores opening even earlier. there were hundreds outside the toys "r" us store at the fair lakes shopping plaza waiting for the 9:00 p.m. opening and the deals on items. >> appl

the plane was flying from stafford to mesa arizona to pick up the kids for thanksgiving.>>> a california teen walked into submit a restmation and left the store with stolen goods -- resume and left the store with stolen goods. the cameras were on him when he walked in and he handed in his resume and walked out with a air soft gun e confessed and maybe this wasn't his brightest of ideas. >>> all right. belove the stories and this is going -- we love the stories and this is going to warm your heart and make you thankful for thethings you and your family have. army sergeant is back from afghanistan but his kids had no idea. they were reading a book and called their dad a hero and the hero wanked in -- walked in and surprised the two kids. >> i missed you. >> he has serving in afghanistan for 400 days somebody a thankful -- and is thankful for being home. >>> if you don't venture out for savings on black friday you can save and gifts ahead to help you beat the crowds for the holiday seaon. >>> a app will put your mind at ease when you fly. how you will know the location of your luggage. that

investigators there say it resembles a man who tried to abduct a teenager at an apartment complex in stafford last week. there have been several similar abduction attempts in spotsylvania county but authorities have not said whether they believe they are linked. >>> there is new information about the eight-year-old boy who spent a week in the wilderness. he has a hole in his sufficient gus. his grandmother believes it was caused by something he ate while he was in the woods. >>> the jury could begin deliberating on thursday in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. dr. conrad murray will not take the stand in his own defense. after six weeks both sides rested their case. attorneys have tomorrow off to prepare for closing arguments. dr. murray pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter if convicted he could face up to four years in prison and lose his medical license. >>> prosecutors in the rule le mon case could put in closing arguments. the detective who arrested britney norwood testified about how he believed she staged the crime scene to make it look like he was a victim. >>> quite a f

no early troubles northbound i- 95 heading out of fredericksburg stafford, on to quantico and into springfield. approaching the inbound 14th street bridge, all lanes open into town. just a few folks, gw parkway's been looking good. overnight construction had been on the inner loop of the beltway at colesville road in maryland right near colesville the rest of the paving operation. here at four corners things are looking good to get down to the beltway and should be pulling the barrels out. mike back to you. >>> metro trains will not be running all weekend long on parts of the blue and yellow line. crews are going to be doing track work on the king street and pentagon city stations which means crystal city, national airport and braddock road stations will be closed from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. when the system opens on monday. >>> here's the question, do airport body scanners increase your risk of cancer? it's an ongoing debate in the u.s. but in europe it looks like they've picked a side. european officials are ordering airports to stop using the security scanners because of the possible

they also say the plane was returning to mesa, from stafford, after picking up the children for the holiday weekend. >>> a lawyer for former penn state football coach jerry sandusky says the two latest claims of sexual abuse are unfounded. the lawyer insists that one of the new accusers is simply a copy-cat who is, quote, trying to jump on the bandwagon. he says the other claim by a regulartive stems from a family dispute. for now, sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight boys, some right there on the penn state campus. >>> and the fallout has begun at florida a&m university, after the hazing death of a drum major. the school's long-time marching band director has been fired. police believe 26-year-old robert champion was pummeled to death on a school charter bus after a game in orlando on saturday. the band has been in trouble before. in 1997, a clarinet player was beaten so badly, his kidney shut down. florida's governor is calling for a full investigation. >>> and the leader of a breakaway amish group and six others have been charged with hate crimes. prosecutors say the group car