at patuxent naval air station, it is 48.

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winds at 15 at patuxent naval air station. 12 in baltimore.g us wind chills in the low 30s. satellite-radar composite, clear skies. things look good. not a lot to see here. we expect the skies to remain mostly clear for today so it is going be for a sunny day today. i know those clouds hung in there yesterday. sorry about that. today, plenty of sunshine, seasonal temperatures. 53 for your high. rather breezy this morning but the wind diminish. for tonight, more clear skies. overfight lows in town, mid- 30s. five-day forecast, a pretty quiet five-day forecast. for tomorrow, 56. lots of sun. saturday, a few clouds hanging around with a milder or cooler temperature i should say. 51degrees. sunday, those of you headed to fedex field where i predict the redskins will beat the new york jets, it will be a nice day and monday we get rain showers moving in here. that is a look at the weather. ladies and gentlemen, please say good morning to mr. tucker barnes. >> good morning. tony is in the business of making predictions this morning. >> that is what w

right now clear, cold, 31 in washington with fredericksburg 27, 26 at the naval air station. culpepper 27. officially reagan national, 31 degrees but it feels like 25 thanks to the wind at 6 miles per hour. dew points and upper 20s right now. it is relatetively quiet here on the east coast. it is southwest major storm develop now, you can see the circulation out of arizona into new mexico. there are blizzard warnings through eastern new mexico and interest western cans caps. this storm is going to rage but also track off to our west. other than october 29th. hardly any snow at all to speak of. as this next system is going to be a rain maker around here. today is all quiet, as we get into tonight, stop the clock at 6:00. tonight we may see a couple of hours develop overnight. tomorrow some showers at times. here we are at midday. temperatures only in the 40s. as we head toward wednesday. that is when the rain chances relevantly pick up. wednesday morning not so bad but look at the rain starting to move in here by wednesday morning. wednesday's highs again could be near 60. the

slightly mildler in southern maryland, came bridge, easton and back through the naval air station a little mildler air. wind's have turned south on us and this souther labryses will not warm us up all that much tonight. it'll keep us from keeping much colder and into your day on friday. temperatures set up to get much warmer. that lights out breeze now that's making the wind chill more noticed. through the day tomorrow the south wind will work in our favor. i look for about 50 in the afternoon. around the city. i want to show you the regional picture. this is a disturbance off the great lakes, a little unsettled waiver coming through. enough to trigger the snow showers, again there is the back side of this, little boundary here. if it holds together yet you could see a few more flakes fly later this evening. it'll be cold enough. you can see most of the snow and winter weather tracking to the north into northern pennsylvania and upstate new york. chilly air hung out all day because that mild air while knocking on the door remained in virginia and the carolina's that. will move in and warm

and right now we've managed to jump to 55. 57 at the pax river naval air station. 50 up in martinsburg and frederick's at 50. 52 winchester and leesburg and culpeper 57 degrees. rather comfortable out there with light winds out of the north and temp 55 and the dew point at 40. a pretty decent day even though it's been cloudy and better than the middle of the country. big thunderstorms in louisiana and coming into tennessee. meanwhile the blizzard is winding down in the plains. some of the snow drifts if colorado, 10 feet -- in colorado, 10 feet with 2 feet of snow reported in northern new mexico. this moisture from the gulf is going to flow toward us. so tomorrow better chance of rain and the mild air? that's also going to return. i think temperatures tomorrow in spots could touch 60. maybe even morn that a little bit -- more than that a little bit. futurecast for the rest of the afternoon. cloudy to mostly cloudy skies around here. tonight tomorrow morning, 5:45, one batch of rain moving to west central p. a.. scattered showers across our region. middle of the day more rain showers co

we'll fall back in the next hour or two. 32 in fredericksburg. 36 at dulles. 40 at patuxent naval air station. 37 in baltimore. you get the idea here. plenty of cold air. harrisonburg, 27 degrees. winds are still out of the north and west about 12, gusting to about 15 to 20. that is making it feel like temperatures at or below freezing. feels like 32 in washington. 32 in baltimore. 29 out at dulles and 28 in win chester. winds will be with us certainly for the morning hours. if the kids are head out to the bus stop, that kind of thing, it will feel colder than the actual air temperature. the wind will lighten up a little bit today. not a lot to show you here on the satellite-radar as we're expecting a quiet couple of days. not only thursday but really friday right into the weekend. should be nice and quiet with temperatures into the 50s. not much to show you. a little bit of cloud cover. some rain and/or snow breaking out. that is our next frontal system but it is going to take a very slow train to the washington area. so it won't get in here until lateson and early monday. then the pattern w

quarter mile visibility at the naval air station. it's gotten better at bwi. any travel eastern shore and southern new england over the next few hours. for us at the bus stop this morning, temperatures in the mid-30s, mid-40s, warmer stuff south and east. mostly cloudy skies patch which i, dense fog delaying school on the eastern shore. partly to mostly cloudy, temperatures by noon will rise into the mid-50s with south winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. south wind around 60 give or take a couple high. overnight showers will move in and tomorrow looks to be a wet day. reston 36, 43 in rockville, warmer east. that is where we have a little bit more fog. 38 in upper mitt romney bro. you need a jacket and patience east. due.at 41 this morning. there is a lot of coal off to the west. new york is 50, 55 in norfolk. look at chicago and st. louis in the 50s, des moines in the 20s, bismarck in the single digits this morning. the cold air is being blocked by this front. we are on mild side of this storm system. it is eventually going to slide through us. little tough for the

. >> george no, sir sailors reunited with their loved one at the naval station norfolk yesterday morningey are back home for the holidays. it was the first deployment for the naevi's newest aircraft carrier ussgw bush. >>> they brought him together for the son's birth. they used internet video skype so the dad could see the delivery of the couple's son victor. >> he is in the army and stationed in texas. he lives in los angeles county. the happy new parents are set to tie the knot on christmas day. >>> milwaukee animal center is set to get extra chance. >> this is daniel, a famous resident of the animal center. most cats have 18 toes. he has 26. two extra toes per paw. and it is bringing in much needed money to save the center. >> we have received donations from 44 states and four countries. we have heard from people from new york to california. greece, quebec. they sent in donations and made it possible for the center to moved to a better location and the donations are for $26. one dollar for each of daniel's toes. so far, he has brought in $30,000 in the last eight days alone. owners s

at patuxent naval air station, it is 48. i think there will be sunshine early in the day but then skies become mostly cloudy. it will be mild. afternoon showers are possible here and there. look for a high around 06 degrees today and rather breezy as well. >> let's get a check now of your on-time traffic with julie wright. >> good morning, guys. right now, no incidents to report as you work your way around the beltway. the pace is good leaving the robinson terminal headed out towards 66. no problems to report here on this stretch traveling up the west side. you will find the top stretch. beltway at speed leaving college park working your way past colesville road around towards 270. overnight roadwork at university boulevard has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we have some breaking news to tell you about now out of the district. the search fay missing 10-year- old boy. fox 5's stacy cohan is live at a command post in southeast with the latest. >> reporter: well, we are in the 5500 block of b street,

in cross junction reported 19 along with brett in herndon with 30 at d.c. 27 at the pax river naval air station the eastern shore, easton is 25. look, the wind chill is about the same. winds most everywhere are calm right now. although at national, it does have a slight wind chill at 25 degrees. storm systems across the southern u.s., especially the southeast, some heavier rains there. i-10 up toward savanna approaching charleston. the clouds that, will stay south of us. the clouds, they are streaming over us this morning. these are generally high, thin ones. sunshine. main a pretty sunrise or sunset. they don't have any moisture that will fall out of the skies. no precipitation with these clouds. fairly quiet weather pattern. chilly today, 47. tonight, back in the 20s and 30s with light winds, tomorrow, wednesday, low 50s, a mix of sunshine. thursday, we're in the upper 50s. here comes a front. a chillier weekend ahead. should be dry, temps in the 40s. monika samtani stepping in on this monday. you have been giggling all morning, monika. >> well, you know, unfortunately, i don't think people a

right now 36 degrees here in the district. 38 at the naval air station. but in the 20s elsewhere. 29 in baltimore. 27 at dulles airport. and 28 in winchester. a look at the satellite, not much to show you. the nice clear shot of the moon. well, we can bring that to you because there are no clouds to break up that shot. so clear skies this morning. bright sunrise, about an hour and 18 minutes from now, something like that. and a good amount of sunshine for the bulk of the day today. the forecast for today. mostly sunny skies. i want to mention clouds will start to build in late in the afternoon or during the evening. warmer this afternoon with a high of about 51 degrees. more details copping up in a little bit. >>> how could that not be full? >> that's what i was thinking. >> just a little less. >> well, close to full. we can pack more in there. >>> let's check in with the details on traffic. >> so far, so good. no incidents along the top stretch of the beltway. the commute coming in inbound on 66. and starting to slow east of business 244. and again the l

patuxent naval air station is at 25 degrees. hagerstown, 4. let's take a look at the winds.en rather blustery the last couple of days. very calm right now. our wind were blowing at about five, six miles per hour not too long ago but right now, the winds are calm across the region. forecast for today likes this. woman see partial sunshine. i think more clouds as the day progresses. less windy, cooler temperatures, highs in the mid- 40s today. we are looking for 46 in the district. that is a look at what's happening in the weather. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask the weather guys. we are going to talk a little bit about how your computer keyboard is laid out and why it is laid out that way. >> okay. >> very interesting. >> i thought you were going to tell us how dirty it was. >> that would be another one. they are quite dirty apparently. >> you don't want to look at mine. >> well, this one. down in the newsroom, that is a different story. >> well, everything down in the newsroom. >> we'll leave it at that. let's check in with lauren demarco. >> i have a t

look at the temperatures. 61 in fredericksburg. 60 at the patuxent river naval air station. keep in mind the average high this time of year is about 50. we're way above that already. we're going into the 60s. storm system, one piece moving up toward new england. you notice the heavy showers from southwestern virginia. so, we at times today could see a couple of heavier showers. there will be some lulls also. another area of low pressure, that's going to come at us as we get into tomorrow. tomorrow night, with rain and main even a little bit of wet snow. we'll show you the future cast. today, we've got the showers on and off. we'll advance it toward the noon hour now. some breaks out to the west. we'll go through the afternoon. less action this afternoon than this morning. now, tonight, a couple of showers roll through. temperatures tonight get into the low 50s. tomorrow, we start the morning with moderate to heavy rain in spots. it could be a messy commute wednesday morning. temperatures on wednesday slowly dropping off through the day. we'll have rain most of the day. now,

we've got winds gusting over 30 miles per hour in a couple of spots like at the pax river naval air station over toward cambridge, still around 20 here in town. temperatures down in the 30s. bundle up. got the 180s on as well. our day planner, plenty of sunshine today. that will help. the winds will get lighter this afternoon. 42 degrees at noon with highs 43 to 48 and a drive home temperature of 43. i'll be back talking about the weekend when we see you in the next five minutes. we're going inside to monika samtani. nice and warm in there. >> oh, yeah, definitely is, howard. if you're heading outside right now, new york avenue at bladensburg road, let's take a live look on traffic land toward penn street in northeast. the signal lights are malfunctioning. treat that as a four-way stop. more on area road closures coming up in my next report at 5:49. >> it appears one embassy's renovation plans are not sitting well with the state department. >> we're talking about the embassy of the republic of congo at 16th and riggs northwest. the embassy paid over its entire -- paved over its entire front

the low 30s. 32 now in washington. 31 at patuxent naval air station. 29 in ocean city. 24 in baltimore. 24 at dulles airport and 23 in winchester, virginia. chilly out there. here is a look at the sentinel radar and there is nothing to show you. we are dry. we will be dry today. really, our next chance of rain is not until thursday the way things look right now. it will be dry for a couple days as high pressure controls our weather in this region. your forecast for today, it is a simple one. mostly sunny skies, a little warmer this afternoon. look for a high of about 50 degrees. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> lets he get some details on the traffic situation with julie wright, on-time traffic good morning. >> good morning, you guys. the commute coming southbound along 270 working your way in towards gaithersburg and headed out towards the rio, you will find lanes are open. no problems reported as you travel south of 11 # headed past mva and continuing south towards 370-6789 volume increasing but no incidents to report. next camera will be 66

the warm spot, patuxent naval air station and ocean city where it is 40 degrees in those locations. here is your forecast for today. lots of sunshine. rather windy this morning but winds gradually diminishing. we will be dry and the winds actually are helping to dry up a lot of that precipitation that we had. however, as you all will continue to report, there is some standing water in some locations. highs today in the mid-40s. more details coming up in a little bit. >> let's see if that is creating an issue on the roads. julie wright, what is the latest? >> we've been talk about this this morning. sarah was report ago i few moments ago about water street and how that remains blocked off at route 4 -- sarah was reporting a few moments ago about water street and how that remains blocked off at route 4. inbound new york avenue running smoothly as you travel between florida avenue and the tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more now on the wet weather and our top story this morning. just another example of it there. we got a lot of rain across the region last nigh

easton, 28. 31 at the pax river and naval air station.e're looking at temperatures across the country down in the teens. as i pointed out yesterday, there's no arctic air. you don't see anything zero or 10 below. this is pretty good for this time of year. and we've got the 40s and 50s down south. houston this morning at 60 degrees. the big weather problem in the country is in the southwestern u.s. big dip has allowed a pretty good storm to move onshore. rains coming into san diego toward los angeles, rain and then mountain snows here from utah and colorado back to new mexico and arizona. all of that means great stuff for the skiers but a lot of rain in the southwest. when you've got the storm parche dipping deep in the southwest, you can get a ridge in the east and the southwest. for us, that means benign weather. a front will try to slide through late thursday. high pressure is in control. that's pretty good for us. happy weather as i tell the kids. when i do the school talk with highs nearby. winds will be light. rain trying to move in

and tappahannock down to 32. 38 now in pax river naval air station.ind chills, as if it is not cold enough, wives in the 20s. look at this in garrett county, ten and a half inches of snow on the ground. wind chill this morning sitting at 8. at national, 36 now. west-northwest winds at 12. barometer is rising quickly. the dew point down to 22 as the air has really dried out. and other than a few light snow showers here in the middle of the country, the biggest thing we're watching is the snow that's flying in interior maine. this is the storm that dumped on us. 3.1 inches at reagan national. the wettest december day on record. dulles and bwi had two plus inches. those were daily records as well. we've cleared out behind the storm. we're going to stay clear for the next few days, a front late tomorrow will give us a rather chilly saturday. today about 45. breezy this morning. lighter winds this afternoon. 25 to 35 tonight with light wind. tomorrow, ahead of the front, 50. behind the front, saturday, only 40. little blustery saturday. army navy game at f

patuxent naval air station, 39. winchester, virginia, 34 degrees.rg, it is 27 degrees so there are some 20s out there. factor in the winds which are blowing around 10 miles per hour generally speaking and here are your wind chills. something we'll be seeing more of in the coming months. 32degrees is what it feels hike in the district. feels like 28 at dulles and 31 in baltimore. those wind will gradually diminish during the course of the day today. so it was kind of blustery at times yesterday afternoon and in the evening. that will settle down. let's take a look at the sentinel satellite-radar. nothing to see here. we've got clear skies across the region. a few clouds out there in west virginia. bigger cloud deck out to the north and west across the northern plains, the upper midwest, places like that. eventually, some of that system makes its way here. our next real weather maker will come from there but that is a few days off. so the forecast for washington for today looks like this. sunny skies, seasonal temperatures. look for a high of about 53

. >> reporter: i talked with him at nasa's ames facility on the grounds of naval air station moffet fieldut how kepler can detect a planet. >> we look at each star to see, did something dim the star? did something move across the star to dim it. if it did dim the star a lot, it's a big planet. just a little bit, it's a small planet, maybe like earth. it's focused on one set of stars in a part of the milky way where there's a huge number of stars, and it just takes a photo every six seconds. >> reporter: scientists have found more than 2,000 candidate planets in the two years they've been looking and 48 that they think could hold life. but this latest one, kepler 22b, as it's called, is the most promising so far. was there ever an ah-ha movment, when you knew you had found something really important? >> yes, there was. it's a feeling of utter satisfaction. we've worked for 20 years to get to this moment, to see this data. people said it just couldn't be done. it was just impossible. so it was very satisfying to see the data that says, yes, we're getting the answers that we... we have worke

it is 40 also at the naval academy. 38 down at the pax river naval air station.id to upper 30s, shenandoah valley. how about your high temperatures this afternoon, they'll stay in the 40s north and west. culpepper and fredericksburg, perhaps 53. around 50 here in d.c. let's go to monika samtani. >> we're still running pretty much incident free all around town. i don't want to speak too soon. if you're heading out the door right at this moment, things are looking fine. we'll go to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road coming in from leesburg, route 7 is pretty much the same story. 123 in the tysons area. 66 as well. south side, everything is running inside the beltway at the speed limit as you head up in toward the district. live look at the american legion bridge. on the west side of town, just a bit of volume across the river. no problems leaving bethesda or tysons corner. let's go back over to the northbound side of 95. everything is running at speed and all lanes are open. no problems to report at all up into springfield and last

naval forces stationed there. >>> big headache for the producers of "the hangover ii." is suing over the use of this clip. >> don't be ridiculous. >> that a is a louie vitton. >> they have been very stringent in fighting the knockoff. that's pretty much what's behind this, right? who knew that was not the real thing. >> it's exactly what the lawsuit that louie vuitton is all about. they use a counterfeit bag and louie vuitton says it's around infringement. they objected to warner brothers after the film's opening, but the company still released the film apparently on dvd with that footage included. msnbc did reach out to warner bros. but at this stage ut declined to comment, chris. >> lewis vuitton, not like they pronounced it in the movie. i never saw -- >> i never saw it either. >> it is that time of year we make our resolutions. i think the number one resolution is to lose weight. now there's an insurance company to will pay you to lose weight. >> the concept isn't really new. a number of companies have made similar offers to their employees for years as a what i to

patuxent naval air station, 40- degree. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite. of a mixed bag. this actually looks like skies are mostly cloudy. reagan national right now is reporting mostly cloudy skies so that is what we've got coming in over us now. here is a batch of precipitation. that doesn't really get in here until overnight tonight particularly west of the mountains and western portions of maryland. the panhandle of west virginia but a few of those showers could make it across and move into our region during the overnight hours. forecast for today and the next five days, today, look for a high of about 52 degrees. not bad at all. partly sunny. tomorrow, rather breezy. winds could government a little bit up to 20 miles per hour or so tomorrow so you want to be aware of that. your high temperature will be 55 degrees. new year's day. think it will be 13 degrees above normal and then on monday, 44, tuesday, high only in the 30s and let me glance into next week. you, a couple of days where highs will only be in the 30s. that is a look at the weather. ladies

it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> iraqi naval forces and their u.s. counterparts make it official, sailors from the two countries stood alongside each other for an official hand over ceremony weeks before u.s. soldiers are expected to head home from there, the u.s. flag has been brought down for the last time there, signaling the new beginning. >>> today could mark the end of the road for herman cane's presidential campaign after allegations of infidelity, cane told supporters he will decide whether to continue his run after talking with his wife in person today. the one time republican front- runner has not seen her since allegations of infidelity first surfaced on monday. he has talked to her but has not seen her in person. he denies any affair. >>> it is called the most elaborate and so fast sophisticated drug tunnel ever discovered along the mexico border. it links warehouses and is equipped with lightning and ventilation, a drift and special rail cars, authorities recovered 32 tons of marijuana worth more than $53 million on the street making it

naval air station at the island. >> yes! yes! >> yellow jackets are an electronic attack squadron and nick's dad flies with them and why they waited on the tarmac, the 9-year-old and his sisters make plans. >> i think go faster daesh>> and his dad in one of four ea-18 growlers flew in formation over the airfield. >> that's daddy! that was daddy! that was daddy, mommy! >> the yellowjackets deployed in may. the growlers are the headlineers in this squadron. they have the ability to jam radars and protect troops in combat. they were doing that in iraq until the war ended last week. now, seven months after they left, they have this to look forward to. >> i'll run as fast as i can. i'll be like daddy! >> nick lived up to his word. >> daddy! >> hey, buddy. >> these sailors got the hero's welcome they deserve. >> i love you! >> returning to the arms of their loved ones. >> just in time for christmas. >> just in time! >> always nice to come home before christmas and spend time with the family. we worked hard to make sure that happened an

naval air station, 34 tpwres. charlot charlottesville, 22 degrees. between 11:00 p.m.night, 32 at national airport. our second latest first freeze this century. the only other one later was december 22nd, 2001-2002 winter. we only had three inches of snow the whole winter. so snow lovers, this could be trouble for our snow accumulation capabilities. 36 by 10:00 a.m. back down below 40 degrees before 6:00 p.m. this evening. a mostly clear sky out there courtesy of high pressure. off to a cold start. bundle up. wear your layers outside first thing this morning. with the sunshine. near as much wind to contend with as yesterday. yesterday was quite a windchill factor, especially once you got out of the sunshine. that won't abe problem today. it will just be on the chilly side. another cold night with most locations dropping below freezing. even below freezing in washington again. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. our cold, dry stretch will continue. light rain showers should stay well down to our south. our next chance for rain here around the washington area doesn't come up u

feels like 28 in washington, 22 in winchester and hagerstown, you get the idea, 26 at the naval air stationa lot cooler than what we've had around here for the last couple days. here's the good news, the storminess outta here, now north and east of boston, just racing off to the north and east and dragging with it the cloud cover. so lots of sunshine today. you can see we don't have a lot to offer in the way of cloud cover. should be a mostly sunny day today, again, just kind of breezy out there this morning and then seasonally cooler around here for the next couple of days, although it will be cold tonight. check out your five-day forecast. this is cold, particularly this weekend. 46 today, breezy conditions, should be a mostly sunny day today. quick warmup tomorrow ahead of a cold front, 49, and right now you got outdoor plans this weekend, well, you'll need a coat so it should be fine, saturday and sunday temperatures in the low- to mid- 40s. redskins game chilly sunday afternoon, but it should be dry, 43. check out your overnight lows saturday and sunday morning, in the 20s, even here i

we are honored to have the bugler from the naval academy and recruiting officers from towson of the army and marine corps and station 17 in texas and beaumont county fire department and police department. we take the time to honor local heros this year as well. >> reporter: after the ceremony you have a special event. >> we will have a great gift give away. starting around 7:30, 7:45 we will have light refreshments cookies and hot chocolate and the opportunity for the local community, families to come and in the tough times of the economy you know you may year and this is a place you can come and have a chance to get some free gifts for your family at no cost courtesy of the church living hope ministries. >> reporter: and that's open to the public anyone can come? >> yes open to the public and any one can come. and we feel a special tie to the community and this is the satellite location of the church. we love to honor families here in the community and we are honored to do that this year at the christmas season. >> reporter: wonderful. and rob you have a special request for justin berk who by the way rob is a big f

to be a rear admiral in the iranian navy, quoted by one national tv station as saying closing the street was very easy for the naval forces. but on wednesday, washington up its rhetoric. the pentagon said any attempt to close the strait of hormuz will not be tolerated. it also said no aggressive hostile action has been reported toward u.s. vessels in the area. iran is a big oil exporter, the fourth largest producer of crude in the world. it is not the first time it has sent strong warnings of closure of these vital waters. but the context has changed. the threat of an oil embargo from the eu, u.s., and other arab states hangs over the country. iran, he just as in war exercises earlier last year, appears determined to demonstrate its regional process. bbc news. >> police say at least 15 people have been killed and 80 injured in a large explosion in burma. the blast took place in the middle of the night in a compound of warehouses in eastern rangoon. the cause is not known. witnesses said three of those killed were firemen. the warehouses contained chemicals and materials connected to construction and saw production.

station. >> academy assault on the rise, sex crimes played america's military schools. tonight the naval academy response to an explosive 7-center-dot report. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. alarming new number so more sex assaults in military academies than ever before. at the naval academy in annapolis, it's been a controversial issue for years. the other closer look at what is fueling the increase. >> on the surface, news that the reporting of sexual assault cases is up. it's encouraging to victims. however, victims advocates say reporting alone is not enough. >> reporter: the number of reported sexual assaults at the top three military academies is up. that company 121 page pentagon report. it includes the naval academy in annapolis, the military academy at west point, in the air force academy in colorado springs, colorado. they reported a total of 25 sexual assaults in 2009, 41 in 2010, and 65 in 2011. >> overtime, we've allowed more and more participation by militant terry servicewomen. he should be free from sexual harassment of any kind. >> the service women's ac

the war games also moving the islamic republic's naval vessels into an area where the u.s. navy stationse of its ships. at the same time, new fears of another middle eastern nation could join the nuclear arms race. a saudi arabian prince who has served as intelligence chief and former ambassador to the united states warning that the oil rich kingdom would consider its own nukes if they what to keep up with the saudis to the east and israel to the west. >> war games in iran are closely followed by the neighbor, saudi arabia and growing concern they are going to fuel a nuclear arms race between those two countries. an influential member of the saudi royal family as you mentioned early this month, warned that the kingdom could pursue nuclear weapons to protect from long time regional rivals, and analysts fear unless halted, more than anything else it could force the saudis to build their own nuclear arsenal. >> if the obama administration failed we to stop the iranian bomb, so far, all indications are that we are failing and not stopping the missiles or the penetration of iraq or the future

so i took the naval exam and went to the navy. >> welch was stationed in alameda, california. he worked aboard "uss coral sea" aircraft carrier right after the vietnam ended. >> we were sort of in the peace time, so there was a lot of partying going on, a lot of celebrating going on, a lot of drugs were going on. >> reporter: after the service, welch's addiction took over. >> i was addicted to cocaine, marijuana, alcohol. they talk about drugs of choice. whatever was available, i used. >> reporter: he was arrested more times than he can remember. it robbed him of everything, his family, his kids, his job, his home, his dignity. >> october 25th, 2008, when i was rearrested in amherst, that was my darkest day, because i was at the end of the line. i was tired of being sick and tired. >> after 30 years of drug and jail time. >> hello, sir. >> how are you doing, your honor? >> reporter: he made his way into robert russell's veterans treatment court, the first of its kind in the nation and the model for dozens of others. it helps veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorde

in the iranian navy was quoted by one national tv station as saying that closing the strait was a piece of cake. in other words, very easy for the naval forces. but on wednesday washington increased its rhetoric. the pentagon said any attempt to close the strait of hormuz will not be tolerated and that no aggressive action had been reported u.s. vessels in the area. iran is a big oil exporter, the fourth largest producer of crude oil in the world. it is not the first time that it has sent strong warnings of closure of these vital waters, but the context has changed. the threat of an oil embargo for the european union and the u.s. and some other arab states hangs over the country. iran now appears determined to demonstrate its regional prowess. bbc news reporting. >> more than 20 people have been killed in southeast turkey in an air strike by turkish warplanes. there was an attack overnight in a kurdish village near the iraqi border. our correspondent is in istanbul, david. suggestions that this was a case of mistaken identity. >> it does appear to be that way. the turkish military has issued a statement saying they attacked targets wh

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and bugler from the united states naval academy and recruit the offices from towson of the army and marine corps. we are very excited to honor the local heros station 17 up in texas of the baltimore county fire department and the local baltimore county police departments as well. it's a very family, friendly oriented event. and we are just grateful to have this opportunity toer is of the community. >> reporter: wonderful. -- toer is of the community. >> reporter: and amanda this is your wife you said deck rage that is go on the tree have special meaning. >> they do. we are going to have the christmas tree set up behind us. and this year we have made yellow ribbons, the youth pastors at our church and youth groups on wednesday evening made the yellow ribbons for tonight's event. we will decorate the tree with the white lights as well. they represent those who have fallen in the military andyellow represents those currently serving. so it's very special. >> reporter: and after thisceremony, you will have something huge for the community here. >> yes. we are going to have the great gift give away upstairs in the community center. we will have light re

to an iranian a naval exercise sits right next to a crucial oil route that toronto is threatening to pull off. egypt's ruling generals are accused of tyranny that's right it's a station against the offices of foreign and human rights groups the military accuses of stirring up trouble. plus softer a tough year for eurozone governments many the so-called euro krauts now in charge of some nation can never bring any relief from a situation they helped to create in the first place.

warships so close to an iranian naval exercise sits right next to a crucial oil route that has threatened. egypt's ruling generals who are accused of tyranny as radio station against the offices of foreign and human rights groups the military accuses of stirring up trouble. after a tough year for eurozone governments the so-called now in charge of some nation can never bring any relief from a situation they helped to create in the first place. worldwide news live from the heart of moscow this is with me rule received shy two u.s. warships have entered an area iran is using for large scale naval wargames the medusa taking place in neutral waters close to the crucial strait of hormuz the major global oil supply route that indeed the meantime iran has threatened to block washington says the vessels are there on a routine mission but as you can explains the worst case scenario could be ultimately all out war. responding to iran's warning the u.s. said no such destruction would be tolerated and that the u.s. fifth fleet that's based in the gulf would ensure that doesn't happen the strait of hormuz links the golf and the oil producing states of bahrain kuwait qa