one of them is lauren ashburn.you wrestle with when to go public about being harassed in your own career? >> oh, i wrestled with it back and forth. when i saw the way that she was being handled ukrain, herman ca accuser was handled, i by-law may top. how -- i blew my top. how can you attack her credibility? this happens to women all the time, but i'm not going to name who, i'm going to be anonymous about what happened and when it happened. >> you wrote explicitly what happened. you wrote about being in a new york taxi with a business client. what happened there? >> he reached over and grabbed my knee and said, boy, if we were alone, we'd have a lot of fun. >> and what did your boss once say to you about his boss? >> his boss said, hey, you have a nice rack, this boss of mine says -- >> you -- >> he's telling me this, that his boss said to him, hay, that lauren ashburn -- hey, that lauren ashburn, has a nice rack. he's telling me while looking at my breasts. it makes you feel like a piece of meat and makes you feel

we're live in morning at studio bleu dance studio in ashburn.ve been ranked the third best studio in the nation, and they happen to be in our area. how you can sign up for a class and what you'll learn, live later, on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. ♪ >>> 7:26 now on fox 5 morning news. more disturbing findings about health care workers in maryland. the washington examiner reports state health officials revoked 157 nursing assistant certificates. that was taken after it was learned a state employee signed off on medical documents for people who didn't meet minimum standards. that employee has been fired. >>> today in virginia, mothers against drunk driving will release a report that rates the nation and each state on initiatives to counter this issue. nearly 900 people were killed by drunk drivers nationally between thanksgiving and new year's day in 2009. >>> official ribbon cutting ceremony is being held today. both sections of the icc will be free to ride until december 6th. the 18-mile highway will connect i-270 gaithersburg to -- >>> time

fortunately, now, the westbound ramp from loudoun county parkway to route 7 in ashburn is reopened. surae chinn has more on a serious crash that caused the commotion. >> reporter: chopper 9 above shows a crumpled car on the hound county parkway exit ramp to route 7 heading west. officers with the reconstruction team say the driver of the gray car came off the exit ramp at a high rate of speed, traveled across the lanes and you can see the skid marks where it hit a car, both traveled across the grassy median before landing on the exit ramp heading westbound on route 7. the 18-year-old male driver of the gray car and 47- year-old woman of the silver car were both trapped inside for 15 minutes. they were airlifted to the hospital in very serious condition. in ashburn, surae chinn, 9news now. >>> dui charges could be filed against a driver of an suv that killed a man. this was the scene last night at branch avenue and brandywine road. 49-year-old eugene newman of waldorf was killed. prince george's county police arrested the driver of the suv and he is behind bars on unrelated charges.

the virginia governor has not commented on the possibility of losing the skins in ashburn. >>> will the is a new snow policy in the works for federal employees to avoid scenes like this one in van and when commuters were stuck in traffic for 12 hours. now the office of personnel management would force federal workers to leave when they are told or forced to shelter in place until the roads are safe. the policy was announced by the washington post but not posted to the website. >>> tonight we are looking at the damage from the august earthquake to a local landmark. this is the former home of robert e. lee. there are a bunch of cracks in the plaster and the back wall shifted by a quarter of an inch. the second floor has been closed off to visitors now. the repairs could take five months. >>> at longwood university in virginia more than a dozen students are facing charges related to hazing. court documents, police seized a branding iron and torch an wooden paddle. authorities arrested 15 members of the fraternity and two alums. is it related to assaults on other members. the national frate

we have a link to studio bleu if ashburn if you want to find out more.ave dancers that will be seen live on the macy's day parade thanksgiving morning representing the state of virginia. make sure you check them out. and you can check out more fox 5 news after the break. stay with us.     [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. ♪ >>> good morning to our face book fan of the day. today is her birthday and her husband campaigned hard for her to be fan of the day, so happy birthday to you. >> allison, check out that tree. that's a bonzi tree. 400 years old. >> normally they're tiny trees, right? >> the planter, it's like up to her shoulder. >> still looks pretty big to me. >> anyway, happy birthday to our

virginia is likely to try to keep the redskins at their aspirin,acility in -- and ashto try to ashburnants to try to lure them. next, how you can prevent having your credit-card number stolen. >> we are at the end of a very cool weekend, but apparently and summer under way. toke it compared last weekend. that in the near future. looking at the kennedy center. a pretty shot outside. daytime high-temperature, 59 degrees. morning low was 37. year,e for this time of lower 50's. we will not look for eased thees temperatures in the upper 70's, but approaching 70 degrees later this week. 44 as he headed to alexandria. 40 degrees at rockville. 39, gaithersburg. winchester will wake up to fog. may have to have an extra few as you head early morning across the shenandoah valley. high pressure up ahead. warm and mild temperatures across the great lakes. the winds are more out of the north. temperatures only around 40 degrees. boston and new york city. off because, everyone will warm up nicely. nearly 20 degrees warmer in indianapolis then it was this time yesterday. warm air on the way for the ne

there were two teens from ashburn. a minute and 26 left to give his team the lead. how about this?ngo the game ended. i spoke to the heroes from both teams. >> this was an amazing game to play. >> this was an amazing game. with less than a second left you hit the game-tying goal. >> i liked it a lot. >> kids say the darndest things. college basketball, md. place illinois tonight. the big story, dale hunter, back in that locker room, he has to have butterflies the size of eagles as he makes his nhl debut. >> characters stars. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are gting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> a reminder about our latest facebook give way. we're giving away a weekend at the gaylord resort at the national harbor. >> includes a two

not as much in the district and as we head over to ashburn. temperatures have not dropped a whole lot. temperatures only in the 50s. or still in the 50s for winchester and dulles. there's a cold front out there just to the north and west of us. michigan at 23 degrees, detroit at 40. the temperature change from this time yesterday right now 7 degrees warmer. but look at the cooler air behind the frontal system. 17 degrees cooler in detroit. 15 degrees cooler in indianapolis. this cold front is going to sag just to the south of us. the cooler sector for the day tomorrow. so temperatures not in the 60s but only in the 50s. pretty much what we have right now. the heaviest of showers just north of the maryland-pennsylvania border moving off toward the north and east. the rabe rain will come to an end as we move through the morning hours. beginning to break up across fairfax county and points south and east but the drizzsl going to stick around for the day tomorrow. along with the thick cloud cover. that's going to keep our temperatures down. here's

good for for gender commuters caught up leesburg, ashburn, sterling. 66 normal travel times between centreville the beltway. in the green light between richmond and baltimore on interstate 95. >>> 4:54 now. we are waiting to learn what caused the sudden death of heavy d. the 44-year-old rapper was known for his songs filled with humor and positive energy. [rap playing] >> heavy d collapsed yesterday outside of his beverly hills home after a shopping trip. he was taken to hospital where he died. police say there is no evidence of foul play. his death does appear to be medically rinduced. the song you heard "now that we fell in love.": he had a role in "tower heist." >> brett ratner apologized for using a gay slur at a screening of his latest movie. he did the right thing for the academy. his comments were unacceptable. >>> only four couples could make it to the finals on "dancing with the stars". so last night, as some of us may have seen, -- we were in bed. another celebrity got the boot. it turned out to be nancy grace. >> she was in last place after monday night's performance. she did not hav

we are live this morning in ashburn, virginia.of dance competitions has named this studio the third best studio in the nation. not only that, reason number two, too cute for words. they received a studio excellence award. and thirdly, they have some dancers now that are in the big apple rehearsing because they're going to be in the macy's day parade, representing the entire state of virginia. let's just say these kids know how to move. we're going to find out why they received all these awards. we're going to check in on the hip-hop class, which is already hipping and hopping, but we're going to look at the tap class, ballet class and give you information you need to know if you want to sign your kid up. how good are these? i love them. >> they are great. i can see why they won all those distinctions. thank you. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. today is her birthday and her husband campaigned hard for her to be fan of the day. happy birthday. if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, find us on faceb

there hasn't been one of those in over a month in ashburn, since the redskins lost their last four straightames. things are not looking promising. right now, the redskins offense ranks 27th in the league. those five teams that are behind them include the rams, browns, and the winless colts. not much to hang your hat on. but mike shanahan said he has seen improvement from his team. i'm wondering if we're watching the same game. >> i have been pleased with the effort we had. obviously not pleased with the execution. we are learning and part of that is sometimes you have to go through learning experiences. we are trying to get as good as we can as fast as we can. >> here's a look at how the redskins have faired as john beck as quarterback. the numbers not good. the offense ranked last in the league just 10.3 points a league. last in rushing yards with 57 in a game. mike shanahan refuses to use the word rebuilding, but from the looks of it, that's where they stand. and yesterday's game, rookies leanard hankerson and offensive lineman, maurice all got their first nfl start. shanahan says it's be

. >> the team currently trains in ashburn, virginia. gray recently took a trip to tampa to examine the buccaneers training facility. he said he's had some discussions with dan snyder, but so far no deal in place. >>> also in d.c. be on the lookout, city's installed several new speed cameras. shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, some d.c. area airports made the list of the worst in the country. no. 5, according to the airports council international when it comes to delays, holiday performance and security wait time dulles is known 13 on the list. bwi marshall 15, reagan national 23rd, o'hare is the worst on the list. no. 4, eating canned food every day may raise the levels of bisphenol-a in your urine more previously than thought. a new study compared people who ate canned and fresh soup daily. bpa was detected in 77% of the people who ate fresh soup and in everyone who ate canned soup. no. 3, here's something to think about before your big turkey day meal. heart-related deaths increase 5% over the hol

edward of ashburn. luis of bristol, and charlene green of reston. now to maryland and d.c. these names are on the list. samuel john of bethesda. amy of north potomac. and frank campbell of northwest washington. now, if you recognize any of those names or if you want to see if your name is on the list, go to claim your cash headquarters by logging on to wusa9.com. looking on our consumer page. you'll also get information on how to file a claim. legendary redskins back in town tonight to help celebrate 50 years of rfk stadium. they were sharing memories of the old place and talking about the current state of the team. >> the thing i miss about the stadium is playing in that stadium. because it's one of the greatest stadiums in the league. the fans are on top of you and the stands are very movable in one corner. when the redskins win, that whole stadium looked like it was moving. and the visitors used to hate to play here. it was the fans and the noise and the old stadium and all the red and burgundy and gold you could see for miles and miles. it was a special place. i hope th

phase 2 of the dulles rail project will extend metro's new silver line from reston to ashburn. >>> todayhe small business administration will open office ins fairfax and prince william counties for anyone who suffered property damage from tropical storm lee. homeowners can get up to $200,000 in loans to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. renters can get up to $40,000 in loans. those offices will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. monday through friday. and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on saturdays from now through november 22nd. >>> it is a baby sitter's worst fear. the parents of the child you're watching never return, and this happened this weekend in bowie. elena harper was watching the 4-year-old daughter of sandy beltran. the single mother worked at tgifriday's. when beltran was supposed to pick up the little girl on sunday, she never showed up. the 23-year-old had been killed on an accident on route 3. but harper, who had only known beltran for about a month, refused to let the little girl fall into foster care. my main concern, other than what happened with sand

ashburn ande out of leesburg. forything is clear and open you.travel times between the beltway. that will change. a little bit more action out of montgomery county. quiet at the american legion bridge. saleoing out of business aus some breaking news from drug maker. good morning. pay $3 billionto into whether the company drugs for unapproved use. potential settlement brings putting years of probes behind it. something we will continue to watch. of whole foods may take a its 0.12 boosting profit forecast. consumers are being more careful about their expenses at grocery stores. says it probably not raise prices in the torrid dairy. it is officially the end of an for -- it is filing chapter again and most likely for the last time. not survive the economic downturn. will out of business sales soon and run throughout the holiday season. definitely the end of an era. >> what are the bride's going to do? good to see you. 5:54 and 45 degrees outside. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy o

. >> the team currently trains in ashburn, virginia. gray says he he recently took a trip to tampa, florida to exam the buccaneers' training facility. he had some discussions with redskins owner dan snyder but so far no deal is in place. >>> 66 years in the making. a reunion between a jewish holocaust survivor and the catholic family who rescued her and her family. we have a report. >> reporter: it has been 66 years since mary katz ehrlich lead eyes on her friends. >> what they did for me, i wouldn't be sitting here today and talking to you if not for them,. >> reporter: them being the rutsky family. they risked their on lives to save that of mary katz and her parents who hid in their home for more than three years during the nazi invasion of lithuania. today, the surviving members of both families met at jfk. >> they took us in and she said for a couple of days and then the couple of days turned into a week. then a couple of weeks and then she said that's about it. i can't do it anymore. i can't, you know, it's risk and all that. >> re

. >>> mike shanahan and the redskins back at pork in ashburn prepare for the miami dolphins on sunday. john beck still looking for his first win as a starting quarterback. 0-7 overall now. while the fence has struggled since the change at quarterback, the defense could play a little better. >> nothing is smooth sailing in the nfl. it doesn't work that way. when bad happens, the best thing to do is turn it into something good. if there is a turnover, stop them, make them kick a field goal. stop them, get the ball back. that is the only thing you can control. >>> time to go off the wall now. they are talking miami versus the redskins and super bowl. >>> welcome to off the wall. wisdom, we are at the halfway point of the nfl season and because historically speaking, you're normally wrong. >> like i have been on the last two weeks with the redskins. >> i'm going to give you a chance to revise your super bowl picks. i'm pretty sure you had the eagles and i don't think they're making it. and i think you had the pal go with the teams in the first place, the green bay packers. i didn't know w

that means there is dew and frost. 42 degrees in beltsville. 37 in alexandria. 33 in ashburn, 34 degreesrnesville. a cool start to the day. visibility in gaithersburg and a half mile. 0.3 at gaithersburg. the same in culpeper. 32 and dulles airports, 28 in frederick. 43 degrees at reagan national, 44 in annapolis along the water. they're getting influence by warmer water this time of year. total sunshine today. i pressure in store for another day. temperatures slowly warming through the early part of this week. overall, looking pretty dry. there's a cold front to our west. it is slowly pushing east. some areas of low pressure will ride along that front. by the middle of the week on thursday the front will sweep through our area. that could give us a brief shower. 62 with sunny skies today. sunny skies again tomorrow. slight chance of rain on thursday. cooling on friday. >>> traffic in maryland, we will take you to a map. 50 eastbound after the beltway after 704 is where you will see this accident. clashing lights are the eastbound side. single file to the right to getting through. on the

there's volume on 66, 95, no accidents out of ashburn. seven looks ok. of sterling to get into tysons. 95 the red on the right is southbound. and headlights are north into springfield. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:12 on this tuesday, 49 degrees. >> a sneak peek at the holiday display at barney's department store inspired by lady gaga, the pop star. >> battling for a delaythe mirrorball >>> welcome back. the developing store from egypt. thousands of people are gathering in cairo reported fourth day of protests. there have been clashes with police trying to get them to leave. demonstrators want the military rulers to hand over power to a civilian government. if over 20 people died during a for your days of protests. >>> two major intelligence breach as in the middle east. iran has reportedly captured and possibly executed at least a dozen undercover u.s. agents. u.s. officials say that most of the cia post by network inside hezbollah in lebanon has been compromised. >>> a mob of teenagers ransacked a silver spring convenience store. >> the crowd of peo

it will be a beautiful weekend. 52 degrees in ashe burn -- ashburn. 57 has been the high. it will be chilly overnight. into the 30's area-wide by tomorrow morning. temperatures are five or 10 degrees below where they were this time yesterday. the high pressure will be in control for the next four or five days. trust me, this will be a nice string of days. 35 in carew. 38 ibm burlington, vt. right now -- 38 in burlington, vermont right now. in our location -- very cool. in houston, it is 66 right now. very comfortable out in the west. no hot stuff. the warm weather is shifting to california more. looking at the weekend. the storm is moving of. high pressure is building in. there is going to be a lot of sunshine over the next couple of days. we will start out rather chilly. as we get to monday tuesday the middle of next week, this is going to warm up things rather rapidly. we will only have partly to mostly sunny days through next wed.. are expressed forecast looks like this. clear night. still breezy. 35 in the morning. 48 tomorrow. the next seven days? here we go. a slow w

>>> we have the normal volume of traffic as you would expect coming out of leesburg and ashburn on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. here is a picture of that traffic which looks ok on 28 heading out of sterling. plenty of traffic through dale city. there was an accident moved onto the shoulder. at muncaster mill road they were looking for a crash. watch out for the school buses as they head out. >>>>> a local frosty the snowman is feeling the heat. police arrested kevin walsh saturday during a christmas parade in chester county, maryland. he became agitated when a k-9 police unit at him to move away from the crowd and he is charged with assault. >> that was a true meltdown. it is 6:49 and 61 ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> i want to come out and give my side before

he hit a 47-year-old woman from the ashburn. >>> it looks like we will wait even longer to find out if slot machines are going to be coming to prince george's county. >> everybody thought today was the day. there was a lot of buildup. more than 80 people signed up to speak. there was more than four hours of testimony. they pushed the boat to another day. >> it was a fevered pitch from both sides. >> nobody told us how to get up in the morning to go to work every day. how are you going to tell me how to spend my money? >> and those who do not want slots in their backyard. >> i am concerned about the man who loses his rented, loses his house. >> at the head of the fight against the slot machines was a horse racing of venue. the company claims the addition of slot machines -- >> it would create over 3000 permanent new jobs and $40 million in dedicated revenue. to support things like police, fire, education. >> reverend jonathan we were says the human impact outweighs revenue. >> her family needs in, and wants to see rosecroft expand. >> if there are opportunities, you have to go for them.

. -- ashburn, virginia. it is all coming up at 6:00. it is special. it is all hockey all the time today. >> we will believe it if you tell us. >> thank you. coming up, why some people are cautioning whether or not these three investment bankers are really the newest power ball winners. >> that >>> the ex-fiance of a woman who disappeared after appearing on a television show is seeking a high-powered lawyer. yesterday, orlando police named smith as a suspect and the dispossessed -- and the disappearance of michelle parker. she was last seen at 12 days ago, the same day a "people's court" episode aired. >>> 3 investment bankers are the latest power ball winners. >> they are already wealthy. >> 3 will be investment bankers walked into a press conference and announce they have won the lottery. they hold their $254 million power ball check to the camera. >> $104 million. that is the after tax lump sum. >> you almost want it to be a joke. the winners from connecticut did not seem to want to talk about it. maybe it really was a joke. overnight, they ran a st

. >>> it feels pretty good right now on seven out of baerry ville into leesburg and ashburn. to vienna out of 66. out of manassas, 29 looks good. inside the beltway, it has been great. 66 eastbound. westbound, they had some lingering roadwork. no worries on 395. good along the george washington parkway. >>> there is good news for metro riders. the transit agency says that crews have finished work on three new and 7 refurbished escalators at foggy bottom and union station. metro is undertaking the effort to improve as the later reliability throughout the transit system. >>> 48 degrees. >> coming up, the latest from the presidential campaign trail including another oops for rick perry. he man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: w.w...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guin

sunshine when the sun rises at 6:41. 100% humidity in many locations from beltsville to alexandria and ashburn and barnesville. desww on the grass and frosted some locations. a lot of moisture in air. visibility 0.2 in frederick. 1.3 in manassas. a half mile at dulles airport. that's a result of fog. dense fog a advisory just posted for some areas in our region. i will have that graphic at about 6:30. 41 at reagan national right now. at the freezing mark in manassas and dulles. 30 in martinsburg and frederick. 43 in annapolis. a cold front in the midsection of the country. we will have clear skies and sunshine through wednesday. this is a slow cold front pushing east. not expected to reach us by thursday -- until there's a morning and midday. the chances mainly in the highlands and the mountains. low 60's today. mid 60's tomorrow. slight chance of rain on thursday. looking great otherwise. >>> metro rail in pretty good shape this morning. no major and distractions for virginia commuters. saturated out of dale city on 95. out of manassas to get into fair oaks and vienna, in good shape. inner lo

outer loop from new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue with normal volume and out of leesburg and ashburn. that is good on the greenway and the toll road. >> 6:41 and 39 degrees. >> coming up, i multimillion- dollar mystery -- the three men who claimed the jackpot did they buy the winning ticket? >> plus, a father's fight to save a tree house he built in his own yard. i will have the story coming up. >> the appropriate term is the high term of four years. >> no mercy for conrad murrqay. at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partneriring with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >> the appropriate term is the high term of four years. >> dr. conrad murray will spend four years behind bars for the judge blasted him and said he neglected his duties as a doctor. he w

western sky and went down just a minute or two ago. 62 degrees in urbana. 32 for a low this morning in ashburn. 61 in the nation's capital. but temperatures will fall quickly now that the sun has set into the proper 30's and mid 40's overnight. we cannot rule out some of patchy fog. more good weather ahead for a while, but a cold front will have an effect on us later in the week. i will give you the timing in a few minutes, leon. >>> from beautiful weather to a really ugly situation. the scandal rocking penn state. jerry sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting eight boys. today, pennsylvania officials asked for other possible victims to come forward. jennifer donelan joins us with local alumni reaction to this scandal. >> this is the 23-page grand jury report. pretty much all of this in here, we cannot repeat on television. if this is true, who knew what and when? jerry sandusky is charged with sexually assaulting eight boys. they fear there are other victims. >> is a nonprofit organization that serves young people. >> he met the boys in the second mile program. they describe how the popula

. >>> today authorities recover an ashburn man's canoe.e was canoeing with his 7-year-old son and his dog yesterday in the beaver dam creek reservoir. they rescued the 7-year-old wearing a life jacket. the victim was not wearing a life jacket. >>> prince george's county firefighters distributed smoke detectors in a neighbor where a little boy was killed and two injured in a house fire. they are hoping to prevent another tragedy. the fire broke out yesterday on griffin street. investigates said they did not find a smoke alarm inside. today, fire officials went door-to-door to hand out fire safety information and check for smoke detectors. they visited 250 residences and found at least 60 smoke alarms did not work. they were replaced with new ones free of charge. >>> disney decided not to build a hotel on national harbor. it's a multimillion dollar development over looking the river in prince george's county. without disney, it's attracting record crowds. >> reporter: ice carvings like you have never seen before. a chance to release your inn

traffic coming out of leesburg and ashburn and rest tollheget down plaza, an accident has been of butave. in prince george's county, hills road is closed after a motorcycle crash kirby hill road and tri.town road a little damp out there but of the early morning rain coming to an end for the nets -- the next batch is down to our weste. a few wet snowflakes were mixed in with our rain but no accumulation except for the elevations. falling for the 40's and breezy today. have another update at 8:56. have another update at 8:56[ female announcer ] we understand that today your life if full of responsibilities. so if you're thinking of going back to school we created the phoenix prep center, a personalized academic planning resource. and when you're ready to take that next step you can attend our orientation workshop, either on campus...or online to see if our university is right for you. our commitment to you begins before you even enroll. explore these resources s and more at phoenix.edu. ♪ mahna mahna doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ mahna mahna doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ mahna mahna doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ mah

one of the most critical is a northern virginia-virginia seat that stretches across ashburn and into western prince william county. julie carey has the story. >> reporter: armed with campaign signs or manning the phones, the final push for voters is under way in the 13th state senate district. here dick black is trying to make a political comeback against shawn mitchell. >> i really have gotten concerned about the direction the nation is taking. i look at the current administration with the war on domestic energy. >> i'm invested in my community. my business and home is located here. >> he served in the vginia house of delegates for eight years until his defeat in 2006. black was best remembered for sending plastic fetus models to fellow members. both men say jobs will be their focus. >> do we lift the 30-year moratorium on uranium mining? do we lift rules on coal mining? do we pressure the obama administration to open up offshore oil drilling? >> i want to bring fresh ideas. i have a plan for creating jobs. i have a plan that helps small businesses. i have a plan that helps the tech

an emergency crew recovering the body of a 49-year-old man who had disappeared into an ashburn reservoir. authorities say anthony decree vana and his son were in a canoe that capsized yesterday. bystanders managed to rescue the boy, he was answering a life jacket. his father was not wearing one. and he was not so lucky. a police helicopter crew assisted in the search. >>> you have got a chance to weigh in on a proposal to raise taxi fares in the district. they are considering nearly doubling the rate from $1.50 per mile to $2.75 a mile. surcharges for extra riders or luggage would be dropped under this new plan. a public hearing on the fares will be held tomorrow. >>> they say they need to be compensated for the high cost of living in the district. >>> to a dramatic rescue in the california desert. cell phone video shows strangers rushing to the aid of three people who were pinned underneath a pickup truck in riverside county. about a does seen people lifted up the pickup after it rolled over. the bystanders pulled one female passenger to safety. she and a second passenger survived. the

board voted unanimously in favor of an agreement to fund the rail line from reston to dulles and ashburn. the price tag, $2.78 billion which is down about a billion dollars. the airport's authority will be able to tap into as much as $250 million in federal funding which will help bring down the tolls. >> we're committed to continue to get funds and we will through the project. we are committed to bring down the tolls. >> the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the agreement december 6th. it is expected to pass. >> just about 6:06. i'm watching your money. spending your money on a hybrid will do more than save on gas. you might also save yourself. a study out this morning from the highway loss data institute in arlington finds the odds of being injured in a crash are 25% lower for people in hybrids than for people driving in regular cars. the big reason why is the weight. the report's author says hybrids are 10% heavier on average and that can give you an advantage in a crash. these days, we're not spending our noun replace our cars as fast as we used to. the aver

for the past few weeks, all we've been able to talk about is the redskins mess in ashburn.ix straight losses, a quarter back shuffling and their inability to score touchdowns. even though they led a victory against dallas slip away sunday, there is a thursday, silver lining. the redskins gay one of their best performances we've seen all season. they headed into halftime with their first lead since week four. up until ot, it looked like they would pull out the w. it is a hard loss for the players to digest but there are some positives to take away from it all. >> we showed that we had versatility and offense to throw the ball but you know, rex opened a lot of eyes. i was excited about that. >> as depressed as i was last week, i'm optimistic about some of the things we did and offensively, we played great. >> alex ovechkin and the capitals back home taking on the phoenix coyotes last night. power play. they turn the puck over, redeem the break away. gets the puck past. coyotes get on the board first but the caps fought back from a deficit to tie things up. here in the third,

winning streak thanks to stephen, a transfer student from toronto who was in a movie before moving to ashburnts, camera, action. this is stephen. he came out of nowhere, actually, he's a transfer student from toronto. when the season began, the senior wasn't even a starter on offense. now, his 15 touchdowns rank him as one of the top runningbacks in the area. >> i didn't know how i was going to fit in. if i worked hard and showed what i could do every day, that hopefully things would fall together nicely. >> he wanted to play football. he didn't care where he played. he didn't have to be a star. he wanted to be part of it. after awhile, we said we have to put him somewhere on the field. he's a tough, hard nosed kid. >> reporter: his toughness is a result of playing hockey while growing up in canada. he even has a missing tooth to prove it. his teammates don't tease him about the tooth, just his accent. >> with the maple syrup and the canada, oh, don't ya know because i used to live in wisconsin. i got to know the accent a little bit. i get to tease steve a little bit. at halloween, we said he

part two will go to herndon, dulles airport and ashburn.ecretary of transportation ray lahood says a deal has been reached to fund the second part. it still needs final approval though. phase two will cost at least $2.8 billion. it won't open for at least another seven years. >>> this morning, police in venezuela are saying nationals catcher wilson ramos is alive but they do not know where he is, nearly 48 hours after being kidnapped from in front of his family's home. >> surae chinn is live outside of nationals park with more on the search for this rising young star. good morning, surae. >> good morning. we are in the off-season of baseball and that's why ramos was in his home country of venezuela. he was playing in the winter league. but that's where he was snatched away by four gunmen outside of his home in santa inez. police say he's alive. police following different leads, including the get away vehicle that was found thursday and also they have sketches of two out of the four captors. ramos is a rising star. he's a catcher for the nat

crash in loudoun county this morning and it happened on the loudoun county parkway at route 7 in ashburn18-year-old jacob was driving under the influence when he failed to stop, went airborne, and struck another vehicle. both drivers suffered serious injuries, but they are both expected to survive. he is facing dui charges. >>> union station rolled out a new bus depo where you can catch popular new york bound buses from there including megabus, d.c. to new york. sprinter bus, and washington deluxe. local politicians and transportation officials took part in a dedication ceremony for the new depo. riders can pay extra for the convenience of having the depo. >> slowly but surely seems to be running down. topper is out on the terrace. >> the good news is, i haven't popped the umbrella, but you're right, it is going to go downhill. satellite picture and radar combined, we are looking at a lot of rain and showers. pretty much where they were this time last year. on a northeast line from texas up in through tennessee and kentucky. through the ohio valley and into pennsylvania and new england.

. >> what is going on in ashburn, and who is to blame? losing to the panthers two weeks ago, mike shanahan blamed himself for the team not being prepared on defense. and after suffering his first career shutout sunday in toronto, he took the brunt of it once again. >> it will take some time. some games will be better than others. all you have to do is keep on working. get that chemistry to gel and hopefully it will. >> the players on the other hand say it all falls on them. >> our coaches spent a ton of hours to put us in the best position. we as players have to execute that game plan. i don't think it was a situation that we weren't in the best position to succeed. >> just nut preparation. they were here all way. they call the plays they feel we need to be successful and for the position to be successful. we haven't been executing them. >> in practice, all week we practice hard. we meet. i know we are getting a good plan. you know, anything that is executed on game day, it's that individual. >> you can argue the redskins are riddles with

lindsay must by is in ashburn, virginia, for the winning matchup as south county takes on stonebridgedsay. >> reporter: hey, laura, it's cold out here. you know play-off football is in the air. we have a doozy. we have south county, a team that is 8-3, winning eight in a row, taking on stonebridge. stonebridge win 9 in a row and not to mention this is the northern region semi finals. all of the action is -- action is kicking off at 730time. dave, can you come join me. thank you very much. first of all, is there some excitement here with game-of- the-week here today? >> it's very much so. the kids know it, we announced it yesterday afternoon and i think we will have a good crowd tonight. >> tell me about stone bridge. they lost one game. for 10 consecutive seasons, they're able to win 10 games a season. >> it's amazing what the coaching staff can do and there is one thing, we have a great team and it does help. there is a -- it's a young group, a lot of juniors and seniors and that is the main goal they have each year and that is, you know, you have a tough part of the first schedule a

opens november 17th and runs through the the 19th at briar woods high school on belmont ridge road in ashburnup for the cappy awards. we will have this story and more information on the performance as the nbcwashington.com. >>> now for a look at what you'll find in this week's kids post, here's eun yang. >> good morning. this week on kids post on tv, a brilliant author who is just 27 years old, very first class of kids post and what these children told, and thrilling contests that are also good for your soul. joining us is tracy grant. >> fantastic to be here, eun. >> first of all, an interview with one of the most talented living authors. he's young. this is christopher palini. >> his latest book, the finishing of his dragon cycle inheritance hits the book stores on tuesday. we have an interview with him. remarkable story. he was 15 when he wrote the first book in this four-book cycle. >> unbelievable. >> and he really has some interesting things to talk about about how he has grown up, how his characters have grown up. we know he is one of kids's favorite authors. these books were borrowed

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we're stopping in ashburn, virginia.t brierwood high school where a tallented senior has crafted every last line of an elaborate musical. he's counting on his classmates to bring it to life. ♪ ♪ we should love a little more ♪ live your life with love ♪ >> when you show your idea to somebody for the first time, you have no idea how they're going to react. >> writing a musical about queen elizabeth is pretty ambitious for a teenager! ♪ the world's not a perfect place ♪ >> brierwood's high school senior greg got started on his production about a year ago. >> i wrote the script and i wrote the music and the lyrics. >> and performed and mixed 18 songs, one of which has lyrics in french. which he does not speak. and even though this was his first time ever taking on such a huge project, greg was hoping for a green light from director marilyn gilligan. >> any time someone is a writer, they'll be edited. which she did but gilligan realized she was witnessing something special here. >> she said right away, i want to do the show.

that's in ashburn. deputies arrested 18-year-old jacob mazaras of leesburg. they tell us he was coming off route 7 eastbound, but instead of following the ramp, he allegedly kept going straight. his hyundai went airborne and landed on loudoun county parkway. a 47-year-old woman driving a toyota was hit. both drivers were taken by helicopter to the hospital. they're expected to be okay. >>> tonight montgomery county residents will be weighing in at a public hearing on a bill that would make it illegal to loiter or prowl on county property. the loitering bill targets anyone regardless of age who behaves suspiciously outdoors. it was created as an alternative to a proposed teen curfew. that curfew would require teenagers 17 and under to be off the streets by midnight on weekend, and 11:00 on week nights. a council panel is scheduled to vote on the teen curfew bill december 1st. >>> after a cloudy day, we are seeing some pockets of rain in spots. >> and guess what? there is more on the way. meteorologist veronica johnson is in the weather center with details. hey

phase 2 of the dulles rail project will extend metro's new silver line from reston to ashburn. >>> 6:. police need your help in finding a missing maryland man. 75-year-old earl williams was seen yesterday morning near the 10000 block of cherryvale court in beltsville. he was driving a 1997 silver volvo with maryland license tags edf017. if you see him, call prince george's county police. >>> our time is 6:37. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>> kid rock will be in silver spring. the money will be donated to two local charities. so kids can is raising money to build a capitals themed playground in d.c. we just checked. there are tickets still available for tonight's show. the concert starts at 8:30. >>> today the small business administration will open offices in fairfax and prince william counties for anyone who suffered property damage from trop

. >> if wilson ram rose would have been living in ashburn, virginia, he wouldn't have been kidnapped.ywhere around d.c. hopefully, it ends well and they pay whatever ransom the gunman are looking for. hopefully, he doesn't wind up being killed. >> the family says all they can do is wait to hear from the kidnappers. do the dolphins beat the redd skins. >> dolphins with. >> i got the redskins this week. >> he picks the redskin every week. >> we'll let you know. >>> that hehanded out some pretty impressive hardware last night. >> the annual country music awards. up next, who was the big winner and take a guess. first, there is a new my fox half off deal out for you. five bucks will buy you $10 to spend at br frozen custard and sweets in woodbridge, virginia. tony is pretty happy about that. it is good for fudge, brittle, chocolate and other streets as well. go to myfoxdc.com and look for the my fox half off deal at the top right side of the page. we'll be right back.  hey, ellen, what are you doing? just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love

middleburg, richmond highway in alexandria, old keene mill road in burke and broadlands plaza in ashburn. consumers are urged not to eat the recalled divina stuffed olives even if they smell okay. instead you're asked to return the olives to safeway for a full refund. >>> now on to a defect that has apple offering consumers a replacement for one oits older model ipods. apple says the battery in the ipod nanofirst generation may overheat. the ipods were sold between september 2005 and september 2006. apple traced the issue to a single battery supplier that produced the batteries with the manufacturing defect. apple recommends owners of the first generation nanoto stop using that ipod and order a replacement for free. that's nice. first generation nanos can be identified as having a white or black front and a silver metal back. you can order a replacement on apple's website. >>> and finally, a surcharge at starbucks has been dropped and a chance you didn't even know about it. starbucks was charging customers who bought less than a pound of coffee an extra dollar. they eliminated after a ma

over into the old dominion we go. 30 degrees in leesburg, herndon, ashburn early this morning. 34 falls4 manassas. 30 degrees in culpepper. forecast for today includes almost a hundred percent sunshine. might have one or two passing clouds. that's going to be it. nice improvement over yesterday. highs today up into the low and mid 50s. tomorrow will be a much warmer day but clouds are coming back on your sunday so it won't be quite as pretty of a day as today. college football forecast down at tallahassee today the cavaliers of virginia taking on the seminoles. it is a 7:30 kickoff this evening. cloudy and mild. 65 degrees for the seminoles and the cavaliers and the game that is preempting our 6:00 news tonight, notre dame and boston college. battle of two very good colleges no doubt. 51 degrees in south bend. cloudy, cool. breezy. winds out of the south there at 15 to 25 miles per hour. a 4:00 kickoff out there in beautiful south bend today. >> saw pat collins in the newsroom this week. notre dame alum, very happy. he had extra pep in his step. >> that's what i would have expected. >>

angela, steven leeb and lauren ashburn.s? >> it's very outrageous that we're giving our tax dollars for bonuses and the ceo let's leaving made $900,000 last year in salary. and he's receiving $2.3 million in bonuses. now, from where i used to work for a corporation, bonuses were based on the good job that you did. >> performance and merit. >> and they're failing. >> i just think it utterly feeds into this kind of anger we see on wall street. i don't approve of those protests. i agree they're hurting a lot of small businesses but there is so much anger not only in this country but in every developed country in the world from israel to italy. >> what gets me. what gets me is they say in order to be able to attract top talent to these organizations, they have to pay them this money. so -- but there are tons of executives out there who would love to take that kind of a job. >> absolutely. >> by the way -- just to clarify, the federal housing financing agency created in 2008 cleared the bonuses and they're the ones that sent it.

right alongside the bay and inside the beltway this morning. 36 in fredericksburg. 36 in leesburg and ashburn34 in gaitersburg this morning. mostly sunny this afternoon. staying chilly. a bit breezy at types. today's high in the upper 40s and mid 50s. milder weather tomorrow. back to you. >>> thank you, chuck. >>> and we're back on this saturday morning, november 5th, 2011. a nice early november day here in the big apple. we've got a great crowd with us out on the plaza. we're going to head outside and say hello in just a few minutes. back inside studio 1a, i'm jenna wolf. lep lester holt is sitting right next to me. coming up, it's a story we've been reporting far too much on lately. teen bullying. and now shocking video has emerged of one high school student being bullied and beaten. >> these things are hard to watch. in this case, the family, the victims says the girl has been pulleyed in school for some time. coming up, we're going to talk to her and her mom in an exclusive interview. >>> then, awaiting the verdict in the trial on against dr. conrad murray. the jury got the case friday mo