welcome to eyewitness news this saturday, i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the temperatures are in the 40s

barnett how many, how many jobs do you think this produce? >> we expect this project to create over 1500 jobs. >> and you talked about the trans-alaska pipeline. one thing that's not -- you all tried to highlight this. my father-in-law was a microwave technician. he moved to alaska for those jobs. and that's the side benefits of -- and mr. burton, you were talking about the engines that are being built. and the high transmission lines. same time that my father-in-law moved to alaska for this -- the high paying jobs, you got a job number for this project? >> contractors have shared with us their proprietary estimates that operating engineers would perform in the project in excess of 3 million hours are estimated for a number of those contractors. >> and how much government money is going into this? >> not a dime. >> is this a shovel-ready project in your view? members of organized labor? >> yes. >> yes. >> which sector is the president is going to mess over by making a decision? is he going to blow off his supporters in organized labor or is h

she hired robert barnett to represent her. is well known for brokering of the world's people.minent barnett is not commenting on this deal. >>> a new accuser has come forward in the scandal at penn state. year-old man has filed a complaint, claiming he was by sandusky.ed accuser said the abuse happened in 2004 and says that him a liquor and sexually assaulting them on the penn state campus. check, his attorney says familiar with these claims. sandusky faces 40 counts of sex abuse. >>> the suspected gunman in a brazen robbery talks exclusively with us after we knocked on the door at his home. he was captured on a security camera that shows a man and a forcing tod shirt freezer.ployees into a the suspected gunman spoke with us. >> do you have anything to say about it? >> the only thing i have to say myself is i know i made a mistake. i did not want to do it. i did have a choice. >> police also said that is 17- of nolte wastive the actual mastermind of the crime. up, and a security alert for every facebook user. latest publicn's

danielle nottingham has the latest from the campus and gigi barnett speaks with local students forced into a lock- down. first here is danielle in blacksburg, virginia. >> reporter: police say they know the identity of the suspected gunman in thursday's deadly virginia tech shooting. >> he is not a virginia tech student. >> reporter: they are not releasing his name until they identify next of kin. police still do not know why he walked up to 39-year-old derek kraus during a routine traffic stop on campus and shot him. >> you can see his face covered in blood. >> reporter: police later found the suspect a half-mile away wearing different clothes. they say he had stuffed the old clothes in a back pack. he apparently killed himself with the same gun. heavily armed police swarmed the campus as it went into lock- down for hours. the scene brought back memories of 5 years ago when a gunman killed 32 people before taking his own life. it remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. police say they have dashboard camera video of the suspect from the officer's car shows the man

i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the temperatures are in the 40s going into this early new year's eve morning. it is a little bit cloudy out there and the clouds are helping to insulate it from, you know, temperatures getting too cold or dropping too rapidly. it is calm, quiet and still morning. but mild as well. we're looking at temperatures right now as we look over a calm city for now, of course, give it about, oh, 18 hours and things might change a little bit. the cloud cover is out there, that is helping us to stay, with, air that is pretty mild considering that we got to 52 degrees yesterday. we are at 41 now. we have not dropped during the overnight hours. so, that means we're starting off today with the temperatures and going up from there. the temperatures going up to just around 57 degrees today. with a little bit of luck we might get to to 60 and here it is new year's eve, temperatures near 60 degrees. and the first warning weather is coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> here is what people are talking about

so this is a start, and it's a great start. >> for eight years, barnett has been a model inmate.ks as a custodian as he completes his sentence. >> you know, clean offices, you know, empty trash cans, garbage cans. whatever they need done, you know. and i -- i don't mind doing it. basically, i get up. fix my breakfast. go to work. come back, work out, walk along the lake, you know. shower, lay back, read, study, you know, can use the phone any time of night that i need to. and that's a privilege. and it's lockdown at 6:00. >> it just lightens the burden. it really helps. we get to cook our own food, and nothing is better than fresh vegetables. it's just a little bit of home in prison. >> barnett is taking the ged to better support his family. his children were in middle school when he went to prison, now they're adults. >> that's the prom night there. timothy on the left with his date, tiffany on the right with her date. and a picture of my son, 55 on the football field. and my daughter, she plays basketball. getting out of prison is going to mean the world to me. it's going to op

and as gigi barnett explains, some people are finding good deals as the clock ticks down. >> reporter: some christmas shoppers are done. everything is wrapped and ready to go. >> i am completely done. i have been done. >> reporter: others waited until today. >> i think i'm addicted to the crowds and getting angry, and then once everything is over, it's all good. >> reporter: time is running out to finish. >> she gave me a written list of what she wanted. >> reporter: terry matthews has a deal with his wife. she shops only for her while she takes care of all the other gifts. his wife was done days ago. >> that's the deal. she's home cooking dinner. >> and you get a hot meal. >> reporter: shoppers say the one thing that sets this christmas eve apart from last year are the deals they're finding so close to the holidays. >> i found better deals like recently, this week. >> i feel like a lot of the stores are cutting prices this year. i don't know. maybe it's just me. >> reporter: neriabout alone. this best buy was busy all morning. the floor manager says there are deals to find, even with

but first, gigi barnett shows us the impact in western maryland. >> while that snow was beautiful, it made the morning commute, the drive time, a dangerous mess. >> reporter: the rising sun over western maryland reveals what mother nature left behind late last night. the trees, sidewalks and benches are all covered in snow. >> it's very pretty out here. >> reporter: some of the first to see it were truckers working overnight and driving in the storm. they pulled in at this rest stop off of i-70. truckers say the farther west they go, the more snow they see. >> roads a little bit wet. worse in the east. i guess it's frozen up on top of the mountains. and it's nasty. >> reporter: while the western part of the state may look like a winter wonderland. truckers say the icy roads make driving treacherous. >> you slide all over the road. and people don't understand that, you know, trucks slide just like cars do. so we just do the best we can do. >> reporter: and while baltimore didn't see much snow, the storm opened the first -- or caused the first code blue of the season, which opened heati

i am gigi barnett, the details coming up. >> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. busy morning on this friday morning for your morning commute. we will have details straight ahead. right now let's send it over to tim. >> in for marty bass. we will have your complete first warning forecast coming up. >> awe orunder the age of 18 and have a great idea for a space based science experiment? >> if so join us for coffee with as we tell you how to enter the spacelab ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:30, and a purple friday, the sky is brightening the east and probably frost on your car this morning. it is the coldest day start of the week bar none. sharon will have what happens on the roads and tim williams for the vacationing marty bass over at first warning weather, tim. >> good morning, everyone, defin

as gigi barnett explains, his father traveled a long way to fulfill a special wish. >>> today is jaylen white's birthday. he turns 9. and it wasn't going so well first. jaylen really missed his dad, until this. >> i know. are you happy i came? >> yes. >> staff sergeant alvin white took two planes and a rental car to get to north wood elementary in baltimore today. he gets the next four days off for his son's birthday, which, by the way, is much brighter now. >> he wasn't feeling well. i probably had a case of the birthday blues. >> reporter: staff sergeant white has two other children at northwood elementary. so it moved to 4-year-old justin's pre-k class. >> does anyone have this parka? >> i do. >> who this? -- is this? >> it's my dad. >> reporter: the boys have only seen their dad once since he deployed to afghanistan two years ago. >> i've been on four deployments. i've missed birthdays, christmas, thanksgiving, holidays. so it's been rough. >> reporter: but he's here now. and there's one more person to surprise. it's 10-year-old breon. >> dwead! daddy! daddy! >> as for jaylen. this

wjz and gigi barnett explain what he is up to.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, everyone. gary giordano is expected to give his first public appearance today. he will tell his side of the story of exactly what happened in aruba. gary giordano is back on american soil this morning for the first time since traveling to aruba nearly four months ago, he landed on the island with robyn gardner, a woman from frederick whom he met on line. while on vacation she went missing and he says she vanished while they went snorkeling. >> we know that is what he told us about the moment the incident happened. his description of the situation is not in accordance with reality. >> reporter: his attorney, the same man who represented casey anthony says his client just wants to get home to gaithersburg, neighbors are not so sure what to expect. >> who would think in our little neighborhood there would be an international story up folding. scary. and to know that is going on in your neighborhood is unsettling. >> reporter: the fb

i'm don scott in for gigi barnett. >> and i'm new tim williams in for myself. how are you? >> i'm good. >> yes. it is it. >> it is still cold and chilly this morning. no frost like the last few, but it is cold. a nice day shaping up. it is bright -- look at all of the christmas lights. very bright. temperatures are in the 30s around the area. 36 at bwi. it temperatures closer to 40 degrees on the shore. as we take a look at temperatures around the area. 28 in oakland. 32 in cumberland and mid-30s around much of central maryland. we're looking at a daytime high around 40 degrees or above and cooler than yesterday and a bit of sunshine. the first warning weather is coming up. >>> first, what people are going to be talking about this morning. >>> details about the college student who injured the police officer at virginia tech. the motives are a mystery this morning. we have a report from the campus where students once again gathered to grieve. >> reporter hundreds of students, faculty and police paid their respect to coarse i was killed on a camping on thursday. >> i felt bac

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but we first go with gigi barnett with more on the snow that covered much of western maryland. gigi? >> the snow and ice made western maryland roads a slick and slippery mess. a very dangerous commute for drivers. >> reporter: the rising sun over western maryland reveals what mbsd naum left-hand behiewlg -- what mother nature left behind. some were truckers working overnight and driving in the storm. they pulled in at this rest stop, off of i-70. truckers say the farther west they go, the more snow they see. >> roads a little worse here. a little worse in the east, i guess. it's frozen up on top of the mountains. and it's nasty. >> reporter: while the western part of this state may look like a winter wonderland, truckers say the icy road made driving treacherous. >> do you slide all over the road. and people don't understand that, you know, trucks slide just like cars do. so we just do the best we can do. >> reporter: while baltimore didn't see much snow, the storm caused the first code blue of the season, which opened many heating shelters. denise, back to you. >> all right. t

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and wjz's complete coverage continues with gigi barnett, who has spoken to several students from maryland. >> as police search for a motive for the crime, maryland students who go to vtu or virginia tech, say they're relieved that he's not one of their own. >> reporter: virginia tech police and students spent the last 24 hours on high alert, after a gunman shot and killed one of their own and threw the campus into chaos. final exams were set to start today. now, they're on hold. >> it makes me really angry that someone would come in our campus and give us that name again, give us that name that our campus is unsafe. >> reporter: lindsey pinkersly is a student at virginia tech and a hereford high graduate. she talked with wjz through skype. lindsey says the camp us is trying to return back to normal and fears others will think their campus is not safe. >> it's just sad that we've gotten a name like that here. but it's not like that here. it's really say. >> reporter: lind see received several -- lindsey received several campus alerts on her

barnett pleaded not guilty to sending the packages.l evaluation. congressman peter king joins us. thank you for joining us this afternoon. i want to make clear the package this woman allegedly sent to you never actually made it to your office. nonetheless, what went through your mind when you heard the same woman who targeted you was now dead? >> isha, it was actually startling. i pretty much had forgotten about the incident that happened six or seven months ago. you're right. i never saw it. it was intercepted by the postal officials in baltimore, i believe. i know a police investigation was done afterwards and they felt she was not considered dangerous. when i heard it, actually i felt badly for her. she was clearly a deranged person. she was not acting out of any political ideology. she was, again, very deranged person. she was sick. apparently more sick than the authorities thought she was. but one comment i would make, though. i think people like this, they can respond to what i believe were overly inflammatory charges made agains

here is gigi barnett. >> reporter: gary giordano is in new york.since traveling to aruba nearly four months ago, he landed on the island with robyn gardner a woman whom he met on line. while on vacation she went missing. he says it happened wheel they were snorkeling. his attorney says his client just wants to get home to gait thursburg. back to you on tv hill. >> prosecutors wrap up their case against a campaign aid to former governor bob urlich by calling the woman who recorded the robo calls for the last election to the stand yesterday. ronda russell testified for the prosecution in the trial of paul suric, she claims she was told not to identify the campaign that paid for the call which prosecutors say was meant to suppress african american democratic voters from turning out. she is accused of authorizing that tactic. stay with us, some of washington's top lawmakers, and journalists try their hand hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. french vanilla. iced coffee for me. iced c

. >> wjz's complete coverage continues with gigi barnett. i'm going to, of course, ask you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of this story. wjz's complete coverage continues now with gigi barnett, who has more on this story. >>> well, police confirmed that the shooter was not a student at virginia tech and that has many btu students relieved tonight. [ no audio ] >> for complete coverage of the shooting at virginia tech, eyewitness news will keep you up to date on all of the events and developments related to that case. >>> a developing story at this hour. a morgan state university student gunned down inside his own apartment. vic is live in the newsroom with the investigation. and growing concerns about violence in the victim's neighborhood. vic? >> well, denise. city police were called to an apartment in the 2900 block of north calvary street late last night. inside, they found brandon hudson. a student at morgan state university. police say hudson was shot in the head on the couch. right now, police have very little to go on in the s

gigi barnett is live in the newsroom with more on this. gigi? >> reporter: well, the fans won't be happy. but the ravens are deciding to hold training camp at their owings mills facility from now on. for 15 years, the ravens' preseason training took place at mcdaniel college in westminster. it afforded fans an unprecedented, up-close and personal look at the players. the lockout, though, forced players to hold training camp. the ravens say the decision has nothing to do with money. and it's simply because the team's training camp needs are changing. >> i think there's going to be a lot of reaction to that, gigi. thank you. >>> mcdaniel college says it respects the ravens' decision and are ready to welcome them back to campus any time. hear from the ravens all new at 5:00. >>> well, we're enjoying above- army temperatures outside. it's pleasant, comfortable. and it's just a sunny afternoon out there. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy in a second. but we'll go to bob and get the updated numbers from first warning weather o

i'm gigi barnett at northwood elementary in northeast baltimore. coming up, the secret surprise three students received today. that story is just ahead. >>> and clear night ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is a popular movie making some people sick. an installment in the popular twilight movie. one triggers reaction, people going into a seizure. >> reporter: it's the scene of bella giving birth in the latest "twilight" blockbuster that has triggered seizures in at least nine people in movie theaters across the nation. during that scene from "breaking dawn," a strobe effect with flashes of white, red, and black light. it sent brandon into convulsions. he doesn't remember it, but his girlfriend does. >> convulsing and snorting and trying to breathe. >> doctors meeting in baltimore this week for the national conference of the american epilepsy society say people who are disturbed by light exposure do not necessarily have epilepsy. many are just photo sensitive. >> a common example is when you're drivi

in aberdine, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> police are not releasing the identity of the victim because charges are still pending. two federal agents say that enfamile does not contain deadly bacteria. bacteria was not found in the formula. >>> verizon is ditching a controversial new fee. the $2 charge for paying bills online or by phone was going to start next month. the news brought about major backlash including an online petition that had 95,000 signatures. verizon was hoping to steer people to automatic credit cards. >>> it's not break out the shorts weather but a record heat wave hits a spike. the temperature at the south pole turned to 9.9 degrees making it their warmest day there on record. an unusual wind pattern brought about these warmer than normal conditions. however didn't last very long, temperatures quickly dropped back to the normal 15 below. >>> nine degrees, you know it could become a vacation spot. >> yes. >> it is beautiful there. >> it's amazing. >> i will take the weather we had today. it was beautiful. >> way above average. let the sun come out for a litt

check in with gigi barnett tomorrow morning for the updated first morning weather forecast. >> we talk to players about the bumps and bruises and whether they will keep the ravens out of sunday's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. >> but it'll had landed. wjz fan report. >> expect the unexpected. that's exactly what happened. the ravens late was delayed due to mechanical problems. maybe an omen of things to come. at game time possible rough start and a great finish. all will be well that ends well. among those ravens looking to forget about their own physical pain and inflict some on the charges on this critical playoff drive, number 93, cory redding. he practice on a limited basis today. he says not even a bothersome ankle will stop him. >> this is football. a l

to explain his side of the story in the presumed death of robyn gardner, eyewitness news and gigi barnett live with the latest good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everyone. instead of going home to gaithersburg gary giordano was in new york city, giving his version of events the day his travel companion went missing. back on american soil gary giordano gives his first network news interview this morning since being arrested in aruba, he appeared on good morning america, telling his side of what happened on the island the day his travel companion and frederick native robyn gardner went missing. >> i feel -- >> -- she -- >> -- cared about, okay, a companion, if you or you, has disappeared on my watch. >> he says gardner was swept out to sea while the two went snorkeling and he frantically searched for her afterwards. he also discussed the $1.5 million life insurance policy taken out on her before the trip. >> there is a holland hand handbook for travelers it tells you what to do. the first thing is call authorities, the second thing is call your insurance compa

attorney barnett who brokered major book deals for former president bill clinton and george w. bush and sarah palin. amanda knox is back after being cleared of murdering her roommate in italy. >>> caught on tape this morning, a would-be robber didn't get money from a store clerk but got a sandwich, a knuckle sandwich a man armed with the knife yelled demanding cash and he punched the would be robber twice and the clerk was stabbed in the chest and the man ran away without taking anything. the clerk received four titches but -- stitches but is back at work. >>> burger king fries are get agnew taste. they say the new fries feature a thicker cut of potatoe giving each bite a more fluffy potatoe flavor on the inside. in honor of the new fries, burger king will give away value size orders of the fries on friday, december 16th. >>> as you know baltimore has the best pirate in america. he is dressed as santa claus. this man repeated the championship this weekend in key west. >> run for your life. reenact outers from the u.s. dem straited plank walking skills and theyish -- contivitian

. >> into barnett from the better business bureau says the website that is registered overseas is one red flag for online shoppers. purification suspected (click on, and grammatical and spelling errors are other warning signs of pure >> of their language? the question that the english is not the first language, that could be a warning sign that it is a web site set up by somebody else outside the country. >> federal authorities shut down 150 website domains at selling counterfeit and directed websites. some are accused of selling fake baltimore ravens gear. consumers should be wary of websites that do not provide company contact information. >> legitimate sets will give you plenty of it for mission for customer service if you do not receive a product, what do you do. who do you contact. if it is not found, huge warning cantor >> baltimore ravens officials are aware of baltimore merchandise. is difficult to guarantee that it is legitimate -- particularly when purchased online. fans are encouraged to look for the nfl hologram placed on all licensed products. they should contact the nfl

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. >>> kevin barnett and the celtics against the heat. 1st half a block by wade.daniel loses the handle. now the heat go up ahead to chris bosh who pump fakes and leads in two of his 18. lebron with a team high 26. the heat defeat the celtics 115- 107 to prove to 2 -0. boston drops to 0-2. and the wizards seek their first win tomorrow night in atlanta against the hawks and ranked georgetown begins big east play tomorrow night on the road against no. 4 louisville. wiz dam, that's a look at sports. -- wisdom, that's a look at sports. we had a minor microphone dysfunction and we corrected it. >> that's okay. you're still our mvp and you're in our pro bowl. let's go to gary right now and look at what's happening outside with our wonderful weather. >> a little breezy overnight tonight, wisdom, but tomorrow it's going to be down right blustery. we'll have wind gusts tomorrow 30, 35 miles per hour and there may be a couple isolated that are right around 40 for the afternoon. things will calm down a bit for thursday and temperatures staying in the 40s and as we start to r

officer payne's partner, eric barnett. >> and my partner runs up to the vehicle and squats down behinde and looks under the vehicle and looks over the top of it. and he sees the guy, and he starts shooting. and he looks underneath the vehicle and just lays down a massive amount of gunfire. >> barnett, protected only by the tire of a truck, starts firing at close range. but the suspect has additional ammunition. he grabs officer sutcliffe's handgun, the one he dropped on the ground when he was shot. the suspect and police continue to exchange gunfire. finally, payne's partner fires one last time. payne sees the suspect's gun fall to the ground. >> so, i communicate to eric, you know. he's thrown the gun. it's all clear. >> the two officers run over and arrest the suspects. it's only at the end of the fight when the fear settles in. >> it's at that point when you really get scared, you know, because you start thinking, you know, what if? >> paramedics arrive to take the injured to the hospital. the four teens survive. they were on the run after stealing that pickup in ohio. the shooter,

i'm gigi barnett. here is what people are talking about.two out-of-state doctors face murder charges in connection with a clinic where illegal abortions were eedgedly performed. investigators are saying last year a pregnant woman had her uterus ruptured when a procedure at the clinic in elkton went wrong. police found dozens of late- term fetuses inside of a freezer. the two doctors are charged with murder. because some of the fetuses were old enough to live outside of the womb. >>> a man accused of killing a maryland native could face the death penalty. michael confessed to killing alina in indiana. >>> several local bridges are getting a big upgrade to help keep drivers safe. the transportation authority is saying the chase peak bay, key, nice and hatem bridges are targeted for improvement. they will get lighting, cameras and censors. >>> as baltimore brings in the new year, let's look at the first warning weather forecast, 54 degrees today and tonight look for 34 degrees. that's our report, i'm gigi future to uncover the big stories of 2

gigi barnett said people are heading home for the holidays. >> reporter: people stay close to home and blame the sluggish economy and high gas prices but experts say folks want to get away this holiday and the cheapest and quickest way to do that is by car. on the road again, this year more marylanders are driving to their holiday destinations. some drivers are looking to avoid it. >> traveling for the holidays is just asking for stress so we're not doing it. >> reporter: but nearly 2 million marylanders are, according to triple-a. that's a boost from last year. the preferred mode of transportation is the car. but triple-a said about 800,000 of them will need a tow truck and a mechanic for repairs at some point during their trip. >> some of them are avoidable. a lot of them are not going to be avoidable. >> reporter: that's an errand mark keller scratched off his trip. he's taking a road trip to pennsylvania and joining one of the largest groups of holiday travelers experts have seen in a decade, even though gas prices are up. >> it just seems like people are willing to make the sacrif

she hired robert barnett. he brokered major book deals for barack obama bill clinton and george w. bush. and also bob woodward and sarah palin. >>> the blame game is starting over the talk of making snail mail go even more sluggish. the plan to get rid of the next day first class mail at the postal service facing a backlash from customers and congress. greg black has the story. >> reporter: the postal service may have to deal with very unhappy customers if the latest cost cutting proposal gets the green light. at issue a proposal to tack on an extra day or two of delivery time for regular first class mail. >> why would people want to utes post office if they know it's going to be slower than it is right now. >> reporter: the post office is on the brink of bankruptcy. the change is meant to save around 2 billion dollars. but it would cost about 28,000 postal workers their jobs. that fact has not gone over well in congress. >> this guy this so-called post master general should be fired because of a lack of. his proposing the death nail for the great united states postal service. >> r

barnett? >> first of all i would like to say we are a membership organization and we are not contractor driven. we do not track that type of information. i can tell you that we have a large number of minorities in our local union that we are very proud of and everyday they perform their work and those are the people that we go to bat for every day. >> i>> i i know my time is up bt again, it's a song i can't really dance to and i'm sort of disappointed and i think that is an issue that this committee, the subcommittee is going to have to address and for the members of the labor to come before me before the subcommittee, not have good information for me, i think that is atrocious and with that i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you mr. rush. at this time we will recognize mr. mckinley. he also has transportation issues. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. before we had this hearing i went back to look at some of the things that were said in the press back i

members of the subcommittee, my name is david barnett. i am a special representative of the association of plumbers and pipefitters, which represents more than 3000 -- 30,000 members in the u.s. and canada. i am a third generation, 35-year member of the united association. i began my career on the trans alaska pipeline project. pipelines are all i have constructed and that is what brought me here today. the united association is the leading trainer -- trade unit, representing pipeline units -- pipeline workers, in the u.s. and canada. there is a nationwide local which would comprise the largest single craft, working on the project. we invest roughly $200 million in training, to insure our members are the most highly skilled our industry has to offer. the united association strongly supports the keystone xl pipeline for several good reasons. it is a project that represents billions of dollars of capital investment, hundreds of million in tax revenue, and approximately 13,000 construction jobs. i cannot emphasize how important these jobs ar

gigi barnett is live with a preview of what you can expect. good afternoon, gigi. >> reporter: good afternoon jessica, good afternoon, everyone. that's right the holiday rush begins, you can see just by i 695 here the next two weeks will be filled with planes, trains and especially automobiles. 48 hours and counting the rush to get to holiday destination starts now and according to aaa travelers will use anything, wings, train tracks and 4 wheels to get there. >> we are seeing the second highest travel volume over the last 10 years and it just seems like people are willing to make the sacrifice this year. >> even though gas prices are up, nationwide roughly 91% of travelers will go by car, in maryland that is more than 1.5 million people. after several years of staying close to home because of a sluggish economy, experts say many people feel it is time to break away. >> that is what my wife said. she said she wants to take a little ride to get away, watch the leaves and you know just enjoy a ride. >> this year air travel is down by 11%, blame

in aberdeen, i'm gigi barnett. >> police are not releasing the identity of the suspect because charges are still pending. >>> five state toll bridges are getting an upgrade. they will install new lighting, cameras and censors to detect stopped vehicles. the bay bridge and the key, nice tidings and to protect the project should take about 18 months to complete. >>> and if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, here is more with traffic control. >> hi. we do have a couple of delays out there northbound 95 if you're traveling in that direction, slowing there from the howard county line up to 175. about 15 minutes to get through. the west side interloop stopped. the top side a minor slow down there as you make your way to the expressway. 895, a disabled vehicle blogging the right lane. that will hold you up a couple minutes. another accident liberty road. two more in the city. south kerry at washington boulevard. let's take a live look. 95 southbound moving pretty well over the bridge. and we'll take another live look. you can see everything moving smoothly. this traffic report

she has hired attorney robert barnett to represent her in a possible book deal now.irts eat more chicken. vermont's governor helped set up a fund-raising campaign. >>> the attack on pearl harbor, a gathering to mark the milestone. tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of the date that will live in infamy. >>> all this week cnn goes in-depth on the iraq war winding down after nine years when a young u.s. army officer was shot and killed last month in northern iraq, his squadron went after his suspected killer using a new and different tactic. many think its success would help determine the success of the wider war in iraq, a warning, though, parts of this report are pretty disturbing. here is our martin savidge. >> reporter: like many service members in iraq, these soldiers are ready to go home. but before they can go, there's one more thing they have to do. armed and in full body armor, they head toward a building in kirkuk and cnn was there as the soldiers went after the man suspected of killing one of their open. 25-year-old first lieutenant dustin vincent of mesquite,

like her book might be on the shelves quicker than we thought and basically, she had -- with robert barnettwith some of the biggest people in the world. oba mark, leaptop, bush, sarah pailen -- clinton, bush, sarah pailin -- the book goes on and on. she officially inked a deal and her italian boyfriend/ex- boyfriend enged a deal. we can see the book on shelves soon here. i think it will be a big seller. people want ton what happened and going through her mind and generally intrigued by her story. >> we knew it was a matter of time before that came out. thank you for sharing the news with us. we look for you here on fox 5 at 6:30. thank you. >> a difficult decision for e news host juliana rancik. she will have a double mastectomy in her fight against breast cancer. and immediate reconstructive surgery. her husband, former a printis winner bill rancek said the only thing he's concerned about is that she's healthy. >>> and let's check in with brian for a look at what is next on thage in sick. >>> and herman cain's out of the race for president. where did his supporters go? we're tacking with w

gigi barnett spoke with the local students who lived through those terrifying moments. but we begin with danielle nottingham with the latest from campus. >> reporter: this is where police officer derek kraus lost his life. today, it's the cite of a makeshift -- site of a makeshift memorial to thursday's campus shooting. >> we're just trying to do everything we can for his family. >> reporter: police say kraus was sitting in th

gigi barnett has the latest. >> reporter: instead of going home to gaithersburg, gary giordano was in new york city, giving his version of events the day his travel companion went missing. >> reporter: back on american soil, gary giordano gives his first interview on network news this morning. he appeared on "good morning america," telling his side of what happened on the island, the day his travel companion and frederick native robyn gardner went missing. >> i feel bad, for a travel companion, disappeared on my watch. >> reporter: giordano says that she went missing and he frantically searched for her afterwards. he also discussed the $1.5 million life insurance policy taken out for her. >> there is a holland handbook for travelers. it tells you what to do for missing persons. first thing it says is call authorities. second thing it says is to call your insurance company. >> his attorney is the same man who represents casey anthony. he says gardner's disappearance is nothing more than a traffic accident. >> reporter: also in the interview, giordano said aruba is allegedly known for h

president kennedy went down to mississippi and brought the federal troops down there and said to ross barnettyou're going to let blacks in that university, jim crow is dead and i'm making it official today with federal troops, with bayonets fixed. you're going to take blacks into your university. and you watch a football game now at ole miss, there are black players. in those days nobody played. not even the athletes. same thing with george wallace down in alabama, the crimson tide. all white. kennedy said that's over with. he just did it. and that's bracing to think about, a president just says, okay, i'll bring the troops next time. and he did it. this one guy did it. and he backed up dr. king when he got arrested in 1960. and he played a big role. king was the hero of course. kennedy played a big role in that. >> i think a lot of people today look at jack kennedy's record and feel like it's somewhat eclipsed because the media of the time didn't cover the warts. and today every wart is covered ad nauseam on cable television. >> i'm not saying wasn't flawed -- >> so it's very hard to be a he

lawyer bob barnett to help her land a book deal.nt obama, george w. bush and bill clinton. knox was freed from an italian prison in october. knox and her former boyfriend were accused of killing her british roommate in 2007. >>> if you're worried about your kid sexting, your concerns may be overblown. the university of new hampshire's crimes against children research center questioned 1,500 internet users between the ages of 10 and 17. turns out only 1 percent say they've actually shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity. >>> a teenager's tearful youtube video has gained worldwide attention. jonathan mallory used note cards to describe how he cut himself, even attempted suicide several times over the past eight years. he said it's partly because he's gay, but his message ends with a declaration he is not going anywhere because he has a million reasons to be here. today he posted a new video thanking the people who reached out for their support. >>> coming up tonight on the news edge at 11:00 it was scandal

president kennedy went down to mississippi, brought the federal troops down there and said to ross barnettowe is dead, and i'm fixing it. you watch a football game at ole miss, there are black players. in those days nobody played, same thing with george wallace in alabama, crimson tide, all white. kennedy said that's over with. he just did it. that's bracing to think about, a president says i'll bring the troops next time. he did it. this one guy did it. he backed up dr. king when he got arrested in 1960. king was the hero, of course, kennedy played a big role in that. >> i think a lot of people today look at jack kennedy's record and feel like it's somewhat eclipsed, because the media of the time didn't cover the warts. today every wart is covered ad nauseam on cable television. >> i'm not saying he wasn't flawed. >> it's hard to be a hero today. do you think he could have been a hero today and still have the double life he had, unfaithful to his wife, sort of a father in the back room, and some really pretty tough hardball politics. >> the old man was a right winger. once you save your c