good morning, little addison. thank you, ashley for being our fan of the day.morrow's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching for fox 5 morning news and post a comment under ashley's photo of addison. >>> marcus canty impressing the judges on "xfark" last night. the judges said he come back strong last week when he was in the bottom two for the second time. fine out who will be the next to be -- find out who will be the next to be eliminated right here on fox 5 >>> now let's send it over to allison who is joining steve. >> good morning. may i just say that baby's dimples are so adorable. >>> coming up on fox 5 news at 7:00, mother nature causing some big problems. while the rain might have moved out of the area, it's a difficult commute. how are things looking right now? we have team coverage straight ahead. >>> plus it's the place where most fallen soldiers return. this morning disturbing new details about how many passed through dover air force base were dumped in a landfill. >>> and the race to the white house getting ugly now. it is game on in iowa

time for birthdays addison noelle turns 2 today., dad and your sisters they want to wish you a very happy birthday and so do we addison. have a great day. if you've birthday to share, anniversaries, pets, what have you, morning show at wmar.com. we are back in a bit. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. ♪ with your help, we can reach 20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. [ female announcer ] get 0 percent apr financing on select models for thirty-six months and we'll donate two-hundred and fifty dollars to your choice of five charities. now through january 3rd. >>> news time 6:22. a live shot this morning of tokyo japan. it's almost 8:30 in the evening and that -- in that country. hard to think almost a year ago we had the massivearthquake and tsunami -- massive earthquake and tsunami that rocked the area. they are still recovering but a live look

the other just blocks away on addison woods road. no one was hurt in these cases. investigators hope surveillance video will help lead to an arrest. >>> funeral services will be held today for a u.s. park police officer who died while responding to a call. earlier this month, sergeant michael boam was trying for help a man who had fallen or jumped from the creigh brim when he collapsed. he later died at the hospital. -- from the key bridge when he collapsed. he later died at the hospital. >>> tens of thousands of crying mourners are lining the streets of north korea's capital this morning. the country is now observing two days of mourning for leader kim jong il who died on december 17th. his son, kim jong un, who is expected to take over was seen on state television walking through snow next to his father's hearse. >>> he got up close and personal with president obama on christmas and now cooper wagner's parents have something to say about it. >> kids are quite up predictable. you never know what they're going to do. >> reporter: 8-month-old cooper wagner wasn't cr

the second was a few minutes later on addison road. no one was hurt. >>> if you drive in virginia, it appears police officers are ticketing drivers for a violation that is not a crime. drivers in several places have been hit with fines for not producing an insurance card during a traffic stop. drivers are required to carry insurance but lawyers say the statute says nothing about driving without proof of insurance. north koreans are continuing to mourn the loss of kim jong il. it is expected to mobilize the team -- mourners to mark. media has not given details about the event. >>> prince philip is expected to leave the hospital today after treatment for a balk scored later artery. queen elizabeth's husband spent four nights in the hospital recovering from a stent procedure. it was the most serious health scare he has suffered. >>> the parents of the cooper wagner will have some story to tell when he is older. >> he got to hang out with president obama and stole some of his thunder. >> it is rare to get this close to president obama. eve

just before 11:00 eight minutes later cruise responded to a second a garage fire one block away on addison would road. no one was injured. the total damages estimate at a hundred and $37,000. >>> that the rain we have been talking about all morning long -- we are bracing for a wet morning. adam caskey is tracking this story from the weather center. >> it is already all across our region. very light rain right now. it moves closer to our area later on today. that is some heavy rain moving into town. i'm going to get the doppler in the wider view. it shows the rain pretty much everywhere. western maryland, you have already seen one quarter of an inch. you could see upwards of 1 inch. 40 now in arlington. berkeley springs west virginia a little bit cooler out west. upper '40's mostly for highs later on today. more on the wind coming up. chris? >>> new at noon, investigators say a toddler was kidnapped -- who was kidnapped has been found safe in a virginia. the toddler is now with police and authorities are hunting for the man they say i abducted her. the drive a green vehicle with a virginia

and less than an hour later they were called to a garage fire on the 2900 block of addison road. no one was hurt. investigators are not saying at this time if the two fires are linked or if they're suspicious. >>> police officers in the district are investigating an early morning shooting. it happened in the 4600 block of benning road southeast. a male victim is being treated in a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not arrested anyone for the shooting. >>> this morning the search for a missing blind man has gained attention from maryland to north carolina. 2-year-old mitchell smith has not been seen in ten days. he'd come to d.c. to visit relatives but disappeared on the train ride home to birmingham, alabama. he was last seen at a train station in charlotte, north carolina, where his grandmother said there may have been some sort of mix-up. >> there's been a lot of confusion. charlotte police called us this morning and said that they understood he got off the train in charlotte. however, they say that someone at amtrak said they put him on the train to

the least i would do if i was him i would be responsible to addison had taken refuge behind the gates and was definitely not receiving visitors then the local police superintendent the startling news to mr anderson and to local union carbide executives and the rest of the. rest of. the world. there was. the world. and everybody knew that it was coming. and. there were. several more general who. had been arrested on charges of criminal and constructive negligence offenses carrying a possible two year jail sentence and theoretically no chance of bail even the company's lawyer could see the men as they were confined. saw the problem. representative government as possible. to try and solve a problem. at the magic pradesh state headquarters a senior official confirmed the government would be seeking compensation for damages launched a bitter attack on union carbide this government cannot remain in. the tragedy. and nor is it. innocent citizens whose lives have been. dramatically affected. by a cruel. but the management of the union. of course. could be. the indian government has to request

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events which would take an extraordinary turn and with dramatic developments almost hourly first mr addison never got to meet the victims of pope powell or indeed his own engineers he was whisked away in a police car to the company's guesthouse in the hills about the town we arrested mr anderson and his team of people i think he came because it was his responsibility to be here. i think. the least i would do if i was him i would be responsible mr anderson had taken refuge behind the gates and was definitely not receiving visitors then the local police superintendent drove out the startling news that mr anderson and two local union carbide executives were under arrest on the. rest can you tell us exactly who the arrested mr. and mr anderson. cooper arrested mr imus in the world yes. there was a decision. that. should be understood by the world. and everybody knew that it was coming to the magistrate and for. you know with me. that we were drawers with violations of several indian or was generally related to the language which mr anderson had been arrested on charges of criminal and construct

they saw the first fire in the 3900 block of addison road about a block away. the flames heavily damaged detached garages. no one was hurt. given how close these fires were to each other, investigators say they are considered suspicious. >>> new from overnight, police in the district are investigating an early morning shooting. it happened in the 4600 block of benning road southeast. a few blocks south of benning road's metro station. police say one man was shot. he is expected to be okay. police have not made any arrests. >>> a massive security breach at a security firm with some big name clients like apple and the u.s. military, the company stratfor helps their customers shield themselves from risk, and this morning it's protecting itself. the hacking group anonymous broke into stratfor's website and stole credit card and other information. they then used the credit cards to donate money to charity. stratfor says it's putting systems in place to avoid this happening again. the company should have stored the credit card numbers in encrypted files in the first

deborah louise addison. her husband tim. the kids are amber and keith. eight and six.1985, deborah louise was walking home from school. she was abducted. she was 13. we profiled the unsub. and we were able to locate her before he harmed her. she writes a letter to the b.a.u. every year. she updates us on her life. it's nice, but-- we all have bad dreams. everyone on the plane. who wouldn't? we hunt the worst of humanity, we see the depths of depravity, we dream of monsters. in my dream there's a baby in the middle of a circle and there's someone on the other side. and i can't get to her before-- every night i look at deborah, helps me to go to sleep thinking of the victims we've saved. we don't always beat the monsters to the babies, but we do enough to make the job worth it, keep the nightmares bearable. captioning made possible by touchstone television productions, llc and cbs captned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [piano plays]

time for today's birthdays and addison of baltimore turns 2 today. mom, dad and her two sisters want to say happy birthday. if you have a photograph to share, birthdays anniversaries, pets, skyline, what have you morning show at wmar.com. we are back in a bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> if you haven't received your christmas card from the president, this is what it will look like. shows the president with his wife michelle and daughters malia and sasha dressed up. it was taken last sunday in the oval office. >>> time for a check of the forecast. and a peek into the weekend. lynette what do you got? >> all right. check out what's going on right now because we are looking at temperatures oh, boy, they are quite mild. as we look into baltimore right around 56 degrees. 59 in roanoke and more of the same in hatteras. looking back, we are looking at the fact that cold front has pushed through and we are going to start to see and feel some of that colder air moving into our area as well. but for right now, the big story the windy conditions across

the family was home when their garage on addison woods road caught fire. the entire garage inside of it was destroyed. there is $135,000 worth of damages to both garages. >> hopefully they feel bad, you know? for what they did, i just hope they feel remorseful as to what they did. >> this is not a joke. just a serious stop. you could have killed people. >>> tonight, they are looking into reports of the pieces of plaster that is starting to fall down from the coliseum. reports from the european newspaper said that staff are on alert after pieces fell over the last couple of days. the 2,000-year-old attraction is just 30 days away from a $2 million restoration project. it looks like they need it. >>> and now to australia where they tossed around a freight train like it was a toy. look at that, the cyclone dropped torrential rain on australia's northern territories. and the engineers of the train tried to cross the bridge despite the high water. it collapsed. the train derailed. the engineers are okay, but the train was hauling some toxic stuff and now that i

reporter: a similar scenario was being played out a few blocks away on addison woods road almost simultaneously. shawn chow was inside with his mother and aunt when their garage ignited. >> the whole garage was on fire already, burned. so i couldn't do anything. then i tell them to get out of the house. reporter: two cars were destroyed along with the garage and its contents. investigators say they believe the two fires are related and both were deliberately set. >> and then when i woke up this morning, i was like is it a dream and i looked outside. i just still can't like process it that even happened, that someone -- i don't even know how someone could do something like that. >> i just hope the police can find the guy who did this. reporter: detectives found a number of caps from marine flares in the neighborhood, the type used to send distress signals. investigators say they could have started the two fires and are now part of the investigation. the lead detective corporal jason west says they also have surveillance video from a crime at a local store that offers some valuable clues about th

while later, firefighters were called to a garage fire less than a mile away on the 3900 block of addison woods road. several detached garages were damaged in each fire, but no one was hurt. at this time, firefighters are not saying if the two fires are linked or if they are suspicious. >> police in the district are investigating an early morning shooting. this happened in the 4600 block of benning road southeast. a male victim is being treated in a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not arrested anyone for the shooting. >>> this morning a renewed search for a missing blind man is gaining attention from maryland to north carolina. 33-year-old mitchell smith has not been seen in ten days. he had come to d.c. in early december to visit relatives but disappeared on the train ride home to birmingham, alabama. he was last seen at a train station in charlotte, north carolina, where his grandmother said there may have been some kind of mix-up. >> a lot of confusion. the charlotte police called us this morning and said that they understood that he got off the train in ch

testing facility in addison, illinois, stay busy devicing the best ways to package something for shipping it helps to know that they don't like packing peanuts either. >> when you pull them out of the box you have all of a sudden peanuts sticking to your shirts and pants. >> reporter: they say shipping something slightly heavy can caught protective bubbles to burst. they recommend shredded cardboard or craft paper that protects better and key composes faster but start off they say with a fresh, new box. >> if you're reusing packaging, the chances are that the outer container's already broken down and lost some strength. >> reporter: center it, surround it with packing material, even if it is the sir foam peanuts. shipping wine gets trick. >>-y. >> state restrictions with things like wine. you know, so you're not going to be able to go to a u.p.s. store and just send your wine wherever you want to send it. >> reporter: it's best, they say, to let the winery ship it. >>> a tight end makes history. packers see perfect. tebow does it again. >>> plus, the new york/dallas rivalry delivers all t

say the 16-year- old boys used marine flairs to set the garages on fire on singleton terrace and addison woods road. they tracked them down using surveillance video from a wal- mart showing the boys shoplifting those flairs. the fires caused $130,000 in damage. >>> the occupy protesters now have a permit to pitch their tents in freedom plaza through the end of february. the national park service spokesperson says the new permit runs from january 1 to february 28. the current permit expires on friday. the group camped out in freedom plaza since october. protesting corporate greed and the continued presence of u.s. troops in afghanistan. a similar larger camp is set up a few weeks away in mcfear son square. >>> a bright, but crisp day has given way to a clear night. annny hong in for topper. how long will it go? >> lows into the 20s, derek. so definitely a cold nonet is in store for us with clear skies and be breezy. the winds have calmed down a little bit. but they are acting up. here's a look at the wind gust. getting to 38 miles per hour. duelless 37 and martinsburg, west virginia, 40 m

ashley, this is a photo of her 6 1/2-month-old daughter addison. look at those dimples.so happy today, thank you so much, mom and baby, for sending that picture in. they get up at 5:00 in the morning everyday, and they watch the show when it arrives at that time. if you'd like to be tomorrow's fan of the day, search us fox5 morning news and post a comment under ashley's photo of her sweet little baby. >> love the dimple, don't you? >> the baby is so sweet. >>> you can see the award- winning hit movie "jersey boys" boys at the theater this morning. it'll be there through january 7th. >> annie yu is there to meet the boys behind the show. annie, good morning. reporter: good morning, allison and steve. we are here live at the national theater where, of course, we are getting a back stage all-access pass to "the jersey boys." i'm not going to talk anymore because here i have preston boyd, john gardner, good morning to all of you. >> good morning. reporter: thank you very much. i know you had a late show last night so thank you for coming out this morning, looking beautiful.

blue line between stadium armory and addison road.ale line trains will single track between reagan national airport and braddock road. 10:00 tonight until thursdayclosing on sunday. >>> 56 degrees this morning. >> coming up on this friday, can update on the nuclear plant in japan that was damaged. it's encouraging news coming from the japanese prime minister. >> more changes for facebookon my journey across america i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if thewant "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> a search is under way for a missing boater in the potomac river in charles county. the coast guard says two men fell under water after their boat capsized around 6:30 last night. one of them was pulled to safety but authorities are still looking for a 31-year-old man. >>> now to the penn state scandal. during debate in per

blue line between stadium armory and addison road. >>> metro workers could get other benefits cut beginning did refer regarding their metro cards. all benefits must be level without action. >>> vincent gray wants the federal government to pay for costs associated with the occupy d.c. protest. he says the protests have cost the city more than $1.5 million in d.c. they are camping out in mcpherson square as well as another plaza. >>> making news today, your last day to secure free shipping. record low for mortgage rates. sunny hoskins has those stories and more. >> topping america's money, mortgage rates are at record lows. the 30-year fixed-rate loan is tied with a record set in october, 3.94. 15-year mortgage, a three-point 21. the rates could go even lower-- the 15-year mortgage at 3.21. some homes in the gulf coast region had faulty drywall. one executive made $145 million this year. where the 2300 on-line merchants have signed up to participate in free shipping, but a minimum purchase may be required today. >>> if you are looking for something to do outside, why not go to the national zo

that will mean a slow right on it dupont circle and judiciary square, the stadium armory, addison road national. the green line writers can expect slow downs between greenbelt. >>> mike has details on the traffic. >> the big issue is the beltway. no reports of a serious accident. very slow on the innerloop. slow traffic from marina drive come up for marble road, and backed up from the green bell metro station. have the delays in telegraphed slow all the way to 250. back to you in the studio. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 5:00 facing some serious charges in intimate apparel. >> on your side with a medical alert, and the >>> remarkable video of the search and rescue video of an alzheimer's patient. >> it was taken from a police helicopter searching for the man. fortunately, there was an infrared camera and they were able to spot the man. jennifer donelan has more on this. >> from high above the, it was a matter of life and death. a 72-year-old man was missing in the search was already three hours in. >> there is a hot spot in one of those trees. >> this is 241 acres of woods and farmland

ballpark purchased the plot across the street the map and the corner lot highlighted in red clark and addison st. land bought from mcdonald's corp. for $20 million mcdonald's restaurant sits there and out the park will also close a large parking lot land to feed it to families plant to owned a round wrigley field no word on development plans. >> whatever development is proposed on this mcdonald's lot goes through a community process zoning of this relatively low consistent with everything else or around clark street. so it is going to be hopefully a well thought out sensitive to the community at all sot important for the chicago cubs and their developments moving forward. >> hotel skywalk restaurant all ideas passed around agreement includes a mcdonald's restaurant. protestors have rights according to the mayor but so does he, new tougher restrictions and fines proposing in advance of the nato and g-8 summit next spring also first look at the made for television movie based on drew peterson investigation of time magazine person of the year and it is not a person tom skilling getting ready for

addison flew first class arriving just in time for christmas. love that story. >>> all right. you're feeling a little warm and fuzzy from that one. this one's going to make you mad, especially if you are having packages delivered for christmas. jeanne moos with the worst deliveries ever caught on tape. >> reporter: 'tis the season for packages, and next time you open one intact, be grateful this didn't happen to it. this was a computer monitor, tossed over a gate in southern california by a fed ex delivery man, but then the surveillance camera video was delivered to youtube and made the news. >> oh, no. >> reporter: now fed ex is saying, we have seen the video and, frankly, we were all shocked. but that's not the only dropoff memorialized on youtube. >> handle with care. oh, yeah, just like that. ground service. i get it, ground. you throw the stuff on the ground. >> reporter: it's not just fed ex. ups brown can toss your package underhand. it can toss it overhand. >> see that. >> wow. >> reporter: it can toss it like a horseshoe. fences and gates are the delivery man's nemesi

blue line trains between the armory and addison road. on the yellow line, trains will only go between huntington and mt. vernon square. you can transfer to the green line where it should be wrapped up for monday's commute. >>> the 11th street bridge will soon be open for business. the first span of the new and improved bridge is set to open this weekend. megan mcgrath talked to commuters who have been eagerly awaiting the opening. >> i cannot wait. >> reporter: she drives the southeast-southwest freeway every day and construction on the bridge has been a pain. she's hopeful the new span will make things better. >> it's going to be great. i live in hill crest. i've lived there my whole life. it's a nightmare, a true nightmare. it's going to be wonderful. >> reporter: an official ribbon cutting ceremony. it won't carry traffic until sunday. when open, it will carry 295 traffic inbound into the downtown area. >> in the morning times with the exception of wednesdays and fridays. itis pretty good today. >> reporter: this won't solve all the p

another fire was a few hundred blocks away on addison woods road. firefighters were able to put out the flames. total damages for both buyers is estimated a round $130,000. -- fires is estimated $130,000. >> up to one-half inch and 81 inch in some areas of rain. let's take a look at hd doppler. some heavy rain and cecil county. some light rain in baltimore city. the raid has come to an end in the western suburbs. the trend will continue over the next couple of hours. around 50 at the airport but in the low 40's in the western suburbs. the rain comes to an end, and the winds will shift to the northwest. temperatures in the 30's. sunshine in the afternoon. chile with the wind is picking up to 25 miles per hour. when we come back we will take a look at the forecast going through new year's weekend. >> with just a week until the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates are fighting for every vote. from speeches to phone calls to campaign ads, they are determined to pull ahead in a race that is very close. >> seven contenders, seven days. in one week, iowa

testing facility in addison, illinois device the best way to package something for shipment. it helps to know they don't like packing peanuts, either. >> you pull them out of the box and peanuts are sticking. >> reporter: bubble wrap is okay, but shipping something slightly heavy can cause the bubbles to burst. they recommend shredded card board. it decomposes faster. start with a fresh, new box. >> if you are reusing packaging, the chances are the container is already broken down. >> reporter: acceptabilitier whatever you are shipping and surround it with packaging. understand that shipping wine gets tricky. >> there are state restrictions with things like wine, you know. so, you are not going to be able to go to u.p.s. and send your wine wherever you want to send it. >> reporter: it's best to let the winery ship it. nbc news. >>> coming up tonight, a local councilmember in montgomery county is going to state level to try to prevent flash mob b g burglarie burglaries. >>> we'll tell you about a new plan to [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more po

the blue plans to share one track between stadium armory and addison road and also again from reagan national and braddock road and we are learning that the yellow line trains will only go between huntington and mount vernon square. of course, you can transfer using the green line to finish up your trip. everything should be wrapped up for your monday morning commute. taking it from the trains to the roads. there is relief on the way for virginia commuters who plan on taking eastbound i-66 to the inner loop of the beltway. this weekend you're going to be able to take a flyover ramp that's going to put you on the right side of i 495. it should make it an easier merge into traffic. the new configuration will be useful to drivers trying to get off at route 7 in tyson's corner who no longer have to venture across all the lanes of traffic in order to make it over to the route 7 exit. chris? >>> expect lots of company as you map out your holiday travel plans. according to aaa more than two million washingtonians alone will travel by plane, train and automobile in the next two weeks. that's

take a listen >> room 217 addison regional gifted center in noisy place the kind of out of control noises learning center of all of this seventh and eighth grade teacher >> very good teacher interacts with kids makes the conversation intents at inspires us to think more about this subject and what we are doing >> on this particular morning the topic was black bird into telltale heart a whit short story writer edgar allan poe. the questions he asks we will ask him a question and he will answer and respond back with a question. to get us thinking deeper to let us go on our own. as a class is really great and encourages us to work past the class >> he makes class so enjoyable and has a great discussions to make us exceed and get better in our grades >> academically speaking a jack of all trades teaches american literature writing and mathematics and physical science teaching for 33 years. >> does not just cover the basics very in-depth and in detail >> all of this didn't seem to hold him in high regard. they think they are pretty lucky to have him for a teacher. what they may not know is th

the second in the 3900 block of addison woods road. the fires didn't burn for long but caused damage to the garages next door and descried two vehicles. investigators discovered several other reports of vandalism in the neighborhood. >>> in one week, voters will head to the polls of the caucuses and as that clock ticks down, plenty of iowa voters have not decide who to vote for creating a scramble among the candidates. tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: there is not a lot of time left here for all of the capped distants, shape, with -- candidates, sharons with christmas behind us -- shawn, with christmas behind us and hoping to lure the undecided votheir way. the republican candidates stand out throughout iowa's 99 counties and dueling bus tours across the state. the latest poll average has ron paul and mitt romney deadlocked in the statistical tie with newt gingrich close behind and interesting here, even in iowa, they argue peer to be pumping up and you know, jill lawrence, the editor for the politics of national journals said so

the other just blocks away on addison woods road. no one was hurt during all of.s a number of caps practice marine flares were found in the area. investigators believe the fires may be connected to some recent neighborhood vandalism. >>> it has happened again. another 7-eleven store in the district robbed. this time, the robbers target the 7-eleven in the 800 block of maryland avenue northeast just after midnight. police are looking for two suspects. at this point, d.c. police are not sure for it is connected to other recent 7-eleven robberies in the district. two were hit a week ago monday in the early-morning hours as well. >>> a warning going out about a police fund raising scam in virginia. a form is being circulate in the mail soliciting donations for the prince george's county police department. the mailer asks resident to give their credit card information to make a donation. the department says it does not solicit donations by the mail or by phone and that any such requests should be ignored. >>> still ahead, iraq releases three contractors including two a

. >> reporter: the family was home when their garage on addison road caught fire. everything inside of it was destroyed. two cars burned up in the fire. >> and i'm coming back when i see that, i was on fire. >> reporter: when he drove around to his street, he noticed his garage was on fire too. >> it's dark. you know, screaming on out there. the garage is on fire. >> reporter: he quickly got his mom out of the house and then waited for the firefighters. >> the fire looked like it was coming towards us because of the fence. >> reporter: he is extremely lucky because he often sits in the car in the garage and listens to his favorite music. now, instead, he was out. and so was his jeep. the only stuff left in the garage? >> the fire investigators say there is $130,000 worth of damage to both garages. >> no one was, in fact, hurt. investigators are asking anyone with information to call 301- 600-6876. >>> well now that christmas day is over and done, a lot of you might be thinking about taking down that tree. most area governments, they will now recycle your tree after

blue line trains will share one track between stadium-armory and addison road. and on the yellow line, trains will only go between huntington and mt. vernon square, and you can transfer to the green line to finish your trip. >>> you can make a difference today in the lives of asian americans and new immigrants to the country as part of the 12 days of giving. the korean community service center helps them with language issues and domestic violence and health care, too. over the past 30 years, the center has grown and expanded and wants to continue to do so now. we have volunteers from the center standing by right now to take your phone calls. 202-885-4949. we will hear about some of the things you can do to help them. >>> eight minutes after 11:00, and coming up a hearing is under way right now for the army private accused of leaking information to the wikileaks site. >> we know he cashed paychecks from freddie mac. turns to winter and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the

within minutes a second call came in about a garage fire on addison woods road a few blocks away. the homeowners there lost two of their cars in the blaze. investigators say they haven't determined the exact cause, but it does appear that both fires are linked and they were both deliberately set. >> i feel like i feel bad. >> there's no way that. had to be premeditated i think. >> i just spoke with the lead investigator on the case, corporal jason west. he says detectives found the caps of marine flares, the time used for distress signals -- the type used for distress signals, all over the neighborhood and they may have been used to start those fires and are now part of the investigation which also includes some shrubbery fires and other neighborhood vandalism. we'll have much more on those fires tonight at 11:00 including a firsthand account from a woman inside the home when the fire broke out. back to you. >>> everyone is safe after a fire broke out on board a ride- on bus in bethesda this afternoon. there were passengers on the bus when the fire started in the area of massachus

. >> reporter: a very special birth mother chose mark and holly to be the parents of little addison grace last september. >> all the time that an all the heartbreak this we went through to little addie here is -- everything is worth it now. >> aw. the gonzalezes would like to adopt a sibling for the baby of as for jones, she pled guilty to swindling 14 couples and will be sentenced in march. >> what you would do with $50 million. how facebookers plan to spend their ipo riches. >> rain near the bay area generally means snow in the high sierra. if you are getting away this weekend carry chains. we a chance of snow by monday. your snow report: s make a move and an we have the pinpoint forecast but first gary sports. >> it's never too early to talk baseball. the as make a move and say good- bye to a top pitcher and let the games begin. the warriors opened up training camp today. hear from some of the guys. nba is here. it's all coming up in sports. poised to go public, and its employees are already thinking about how to spend their millions. >>> facebook is poised to go public and the employe

this is a photo of her 6 1/2- month-old daughter addison.tle picture too. >> talk about braving the element. 36 runners from around the world participated in the seventh annualant arctic ice marathon. the 26-mile race kicks off at the antarctic-based camp at the union glacier. athletes are required to have their skin fully protected. a run ferreira france won the machine's event in just over three hours and 47 minutes i'm runner from england took the women's competition. >>> in sports, alex ovechkin got his mojo back for the caps last night. take a listen to this. >> lowers his shoulder, skates it to the point, slams on the brake, wind up, fires, scores! ovechkin finally. >> finally is the key. pretty, pretty goal. ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the caps in the third period as they came back to beat the senators. just his second goal in the last 13 games. >>> the maryland terps began a six-game stretch at home against mount st. mary's. this one would stay close. a game-high 23 points for the terps. they go on to beat the moun

fire crews arrived and saw the second fire in the 3900 block of addison woods road a couple blocks away. in both cases the flames did a lot of damage to detached garages. nobody was injured but some cars are a total loss. the damage is estimated now at $130,000. given how close the fires are to each other, investigators say they're suspicious. >>> a woman charged with filing a false police report after she claimed two men broke into her home and assaulted her. police spocresponded yesterday morning for a reported home invasion. that woman told the police that the men snatched the necklace she was wearing and ran. after an investigation, prince well county police determined she made the story up. that situation apparently stemmed from a domestic related incident. >> coming up tonight -- >> a huge fire at the house next to us. the whole house is on fire. >> 911 calls out as investigators reveal what set off a deadly house fire on christmas day in connecticut. >>> a maryland man shot and killed on his way to the store and his father says he was targeted because of what he was wearing. >>>

blue line trains will share one track between stadium armory and addison road as well as reagan national braddock road. on the yellow line, trains will only go between huntington and mt. vernon square. you can transfer to the green line to finish your trip. everything should be wrapped up for your monday morning commute. >>> authorities in chicago say they've nailed one of the city's biggest drug dealers who also happens to be an nfl player. bears wide receiver sam hurd was arrested for allegedly trying to buy a kilo of cocaine. authorities say that hurd told the undercover agent he also wanted to buy more than $100,000 of cocaine every week to distribute. the five-year veteran faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. to make matters worse, there are reports that police have a list of hurd's clients and that some are fellow nfl players. >>> home run king barry bonds will find out today whether he's headed to prison for his obstruction of justice conviction. bonds was convicted of providing evasive testimony to a federal grand jury investigating a bay area laboratory involved in selli

the 16-year-old boys used marine flares to set the garages on fire on singleton terrace and addison woods road early tuesday morning. they tracked him down using surveillance video from a walmart that showed the boys shoplifting the flares. fires caused an estimated $130,000 in damages. >>> mothers across the country staged a nurse-in at target stores. they're doing it today including some moms from our area. it was support of a woman who said she had a bad experience while she was breast-feeding in the aisle of a target in texas. she claims employees harassed her in the store. she later went online to complain about it. >> they all came and started like walking by and shaking their head like you know and rolling their eyes and shaking their head no, no, like i'm doing something so horrible. i'm feeding my baby here. i don't want maria to grow up and live in a world where that would ever happen. >> now, target has since apologized said moms are free to nurse their babies anywhere in the stores. the company is going over the policy to make sure employees know it, too. >> time now for the l

he had addison's disease. he wore a core set all the time. before i let you go, you are obviously an admirer of kennedy's. is there anything in your research that you found that disappointed you? >> i can't understand why he was thrown for jackie. >> you mean why he cheated on her? >> yeah. she was totally in love with him and love is uneven. love is unfair. and he was on the wrong side of that one. i just don't get it. i think she said she was going to put up with it. she had a wonderful line a friend told me. she said all these men came down the road and they all wanted jackie bouvier at the time and she was totally in love with this guy. >> a great read especially around the holiday time. >> a gift corfor the kids, a gi for the old man. >> chris matthews, great to see you. >>> coming up next -- turning your dinner on its side. we'll show you how to make a main meal out of side dishes. >>> but first, this is "today" >> announcer: "today"'s" kitche brought to you by ritz. >>> easy as 1-2-3. turn side dishes into main courses. host of "sam th

the blue line trains will share one track between the stadium armory and addison road stations as wellan national airport and braddock road. on the yellow line, trains will go only between huntington and mt. vernon square. you can then transfer to the green line to finish your trip. everything should be wrapped up for your monday morning commute, though. >>> new from overnight, the fairfax county school board approved plans to allow security cameras inside high schools. that's according to "the washington post." the issue of installing cameras in cafeterias came up after a series of disruptive food fights. each school's principal will ultimately have the final say. neighboring public school systems in prince william, loudoun, and fauquier counties already use in school cameras. >>> now to decision 2012. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is expected to pick up another key endorsement. nbc news has confirmed the south carolina governor nicky haley plans to endorse romney today. she, of course, is a rising star within the republican party. many presidential contenders have ask

. >> reporter: well, jessica, this section of addison street is very quiet and some of the homeowners are seniors. berkeley police say that's exactly who these criminals are targeting. and some men showed up recently posing as cable repair men and one older couple got suspicious and managed to avoid becoming victims. >> and i looked at my husband, i said, who are these people? >> reporter: gloria says when two men showed up at her house in berkeley on december 8th they told her husband they were from comcast cable. and they were changing some wires. when she saw one man had a camera and appeared to be taking pictures of their doorways and house, she knew something wasn't right. they said they'd be back the next day and she made a phone call. >> once i called comcast and they said they didn't have any information, i said, oh, no. the second people are not coming in. >> reporter: police say this is the third time something like this has happened in less than a month. >> when a man or woman that has an appearance of being official comes to the door, many community members don't question

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