i'm beth parker. coming up, i'll tell you with about the senior citizens celebrity who is america's newest performance ranger. >> not a hoax. that is the voice of kanye west and surprised passengers on a flight when he came over the loudspeaker and started repping. ananiges >> actress betty white came to washington. she received a special honor telling our beth parker there was always something missing in her life until today. >> i can't tell you what this day means to me. >> reporter: this golden girl, who has lived 88 years, won seven emmies and delighted audiences half of her age was still clinging to a childhood dream. >> today, the forest service is proud to proclaim betty white as an honorary forest ranger. >> reporter: the position comes complete with a ranger's hat. >> if you would like to try that on, we would -- here, i'll hold your badge for you. >> thank you. >> there we go. >> and badge. >> miss white, it's a pleasure to present you with your own forest service badge, which we would -- >>

i'm beth parker, coming up, we'll introduce you to a man who never thought he would find himself here asking for help. >>> plus, metro issues a warning about a popular program. why the transit agency said thousands of passengerring will have to pay more in the new year. >>> and attorneys for wesley snipes tried today to get a federal judge to review the actor's 3 year prison sentence for a felony tax condition. he responded by throwing out the motion, rejecting a request for a new trial and ordering him back to report immediately. the 48-year-old snipes has been free on bond in '08 when he was convicted. >> listen up, if you take metro changes are coming to that smart benefits program and could hit commuters in they can give employees up to $30 a month for transit expenses. january 1st, a new irs mandate will allow only 120 a month and metro said 90,000 commuters in the region receive more than that and they're going to have to make up the difference. some will be forced to drive and adding more congestion to the roads. >>> and this weekend, only one lane of the outer loop will be ope

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i'm beth parker -- independence for an american hero. i'm beth parker.u live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> planning thanksgiving can be tough, especially when many families are cutting back and concerned about money. a survey from first command financial services found that to save money 55% of families are staying closer to home instead of traveling this year. 50% will dine with immediate family only. meanwhile it's an especially tough time for local turkey farmers right in the middle of their big season being hit with the rising cost of grain and it means money out of their pockets. fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick has a closer look. >> next week, you know, the phone rings off the hook. >> reporter: this is the season farmer tom reynolds has worked all year for. >> the toms, they should dress 35 to 45 pounds. i love this size hen. she'll be a 26 to 30-pound hen. she'll be really fat, really p

beth parker shows us why one store is limiting how often the bells will ring.s ringing, but -- >> we're just asking people when you see a kettle where it is, to get involved with it and give a little more maybe than you did last year because you may not see them as often. >>reporter: a few wieks ago, the salvation army got a call that made him worry. >> we're concerned. >>reporter: giant food stores, a major partner in the red -pkettle drive is making a change. the company is limiting the amount of time any charity can coolect in front of its store. >> thank you. god bless you. >>reporter: giant is giving the salvation army one weekkin november and one in december. that's two weeks total instead of the six weeks the salvation army had gotten used to. >> that's real money. that's significant money the community gives. >>reporter: a roomful of salvation army volunteers are stuffing stockings for kids in need. thats red kettle money. >> 600 people a night in the washington region put their heads on salvation army pillows. >>reporter: "giant is committed to support

beth parker, fox 5 news.do deserve yet. >>> veteran's day as we mention side tomorrow and today was a special day for a particular group of soldiers and sailors. the ground-breaking for the first national monument dedicated to veterans who were disableed in war and speaker nancy behose -- pelosi joined others to do the honors and this is located in the botanical gardens and there are more than 3 million veterans lifing with disabilities because of the wars they fought in. >>> pretty tough to talk about that. >> and -- getting all close up. what a beautiful home. >> absolutely. >> i love it, beautiful. >> i am sure you will enjoy it. >> i hope he does. what a beautiful effort. >> and it was gorgeous. >> and i think back to veteran's day, we had a foot in d.c. >> oh, my gosh. >> and bring it up. i said that could be a dusting of snow in the suburbs north and west and i'm promising -- promising you that is not going to happen but a beautiful day and continuing the trend we have had the last few days and doesn't

beth parker takes us to one local mission expanding to meet the demand. >> reporter: harold horner is fixing locks and repairing his life. >> i lost everything. >> reporter: the mission is also his home. he owned a construction company with 70 employees. that was before the recession. >> almost a half million owed for work we completed. >> you did the work and never got paid? >> right, right, i was with my payroll. >> reporter: overwhelmed, he turned to. which. >> and -- turned to alcohol. >> you talk about something coming from a six-figure income to be sleeping in the back of my truck. >> reporter: there are a lot of people who have fallen on hard times, some line up for a hot meal. >> barbeque chicken, barbeque beef or chicken and broccoli. >> reporter: so it's lunchtime here and the parking lot helps to tell the story. there is nowhere to park, no empty spaces and the people running the mission say that that is because there are a lot of people coming here who need a car and have held on to their cars because they have to get to work. but, they don't have any money for food. >> be

as beth parker shows us, they asking you to change your behavior, too. >> reporter: the bell is ringing -- . >> we're asking people to, when you see a kettle where it is to get involved with it and get more than last year. >> reporter: you see a few weeks ago, the salvation army got a call that left major steve morris worried. >> we're concerned. >> reporter: giant food stores, a major partner in the red kettle drive is making a change. the company's limiting the amount of time any charity can collect in front of its stores. >> thank you. god bless you. >> reporter: giant is giving the sampation army one week in november and one in december. two weeks total instead of six weeks that they got used to. it might be just change you're dropping but adds up. in fact, they collect $1.3 million that is just right here in the d.c. metro area. >> that is real money, significant money that the community gives. >> reporter: a room full of salvation army volunteers and stuffing stockings for kids in need. that is red kettle money and -- . >> 600 people a night in the washington region put their head

the fan favorite received a special honor in dc and told beth parker there was always something missing in her until today. >> i just can't tell you what this day means to me. >> reporter: this golden girl who's lived 88 years won seven emmies and delighted audiences half her age and was still clinging to a childhood dream. >> today, the forest service is proud to proclaim betty white as an honorary forest ranger. >> reporter: the position comes complete with a ranger's hat. >> if you'd like to try that on -- i'll hold it for you. there we go. >> reporter: and badge. >> it's our pleasure to present you with your own forest service badge. [laughter] >> in my heart i've been a forest ranger all my life but now i'm official. >> reporter: betty white truly appreciates nature, long before she felt the glow of hollywood spotlight, she had already felt the warm sun on her face and enjoyed the great outdoors. >> my first memories are riding in front of my dad on his horse as we packed into the high sierras, and we'd go in there for three weeks and never see another two-legged soul, other than b

in warren county, virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> another absolutely beautiful day. we've been talking about this new for the last couple days. i wish we could keep this going. >> isn't it funny how much we appreciate 60s, the moderation. a few weeks ago it was too hot and in a few weeks it will probably be too cold. we soak this up while we can. i think tomorrow will be a day like today, maybe just a couple degrees cooler. great shot tonight and i love to see that sparkling masonic temple all the way out there in alexandria. looks like the holidays, doesn't it? we aren't too far away at that. meanwhile today our temperature real comfortable around d.c. with brilliant blue skies, got up to 64 degrees, such a light breeze that it really felt so comfortable, nice to be able to crack the windows a bit and let some fresh air into the house. it will get cool in a few spots tonight, down to 37 in manassas and frederick, 43 for winchester and culpeper and 46 in fredericksburg, but d.c. bumped up a degree, your heat island effect at work. most of us will have a cool night as

beth parker has more. >> reporter: the bell is ringing but -- >> we are just asking people to, when you see a kettle and give a little more because you might not see them as often. >> reporter: a few weeks ago, the salvation army got a call that left major steve morris worried. giant food stores, a major partner in the red kettle drive, is making a change. the company is limiting the a time any charity can collect in front of its stores. >> thank you. god bless you. >> reporter: giant is giving the salvation army one week in november and one in december. that is two weeks total instead of the six weeks the salvation army had gotten used to. it may just be change you're dropping in that red kettle but it adds up. they collect about $1.3 million that is just right here in the d.c. metro area. >> that is significant money that the community gives. >> reporter: a room full of salvation army volunteers is stuffing stockings for kids in need. that is red kettle money. >> about 600 people a night in the washington region put their heads on salvation army pillows. >> reporter: giant sent this s

beth parker explains. >> reporter: a zero. grade you used to get if you were caught cheating on a test at west potomac high school. >> i think if you got caught cheating, that is your fault. you shouldn't have done that. you shouldn't get a second chance. >> reporter: but a policy instituted this year at the fairfax county school told teachers to give students caught cheating a chance to recomplete that work. >> everyone deserve as a chance. >> that is morally corrupt to promote heating with no repercussions. i teach infants and toddlers and a big principle behind learning there and anywhere is natural consequences. >> reporter: principal cliff hardison reverted back to a different policy that teachers to decide if they wanted the student to redo the works. parents created a facebook page called real world, real grades. >> they've got two or three more days to study. they can talk to other students about what was on the test and they may have even had a chance to scan the test while -- before they got caught cheating. >> repor

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: walking is something wayne dooney has been doing a lot of. he is in a job readiness program. >> i want to work. i want to show my son. i want to show my family. i want to show, you know, myself that i can do it. i can make a change. i'm willing to go out there and dry, put forth 100%. >> reporter: he is a single dad with a 4-year-old son. he has been on public assistance if three years. >> it is a chain that has to be broken. >> reporter: but he does not like the new council bill introduced by marion barry. it is designed to cap welfare at five years. >> it is like somebody who wants the government it pay for everything, which is not true. i want the government to help them make self-sufficient. >> i think we can agree that an effective welfare program who give parents the tools for the children and the tools to get them a job. our training is inadequate. so in the middle of an exec recession, it doesn't seem right to think a time limit will actually work. >> nobody, including myself, is interested in putting those 8,000 people off the rolls

as beth parker shows us, even some strangers are helping out. >> reporter: staff sergeant bunky woodsjourney. >> finally get to come home. >> reporter: he was serving iraq and was shot in the neck by a sniper and is now paralyzed from the shoulders down. with the help of a nonprofit its calls homes for our troops pluses dozens of businesses an individual is, bunky has a new house. >> when people look at this house, i don't want them to see my house but i want them to see that the american spirit is alive and well. >> reporter: now, it was very important to bunky to be in the place where he feels at home here nestled in the blue ridge mountains. it's spectacular setting but the real magic begins at the front door they weren't just build a house. they are restoring bunky's independence. >> things that are normally small tasks for people like putting on a light switch and opening a door is like climbing a mountain for me. >> reporter: the lights, the fireplace, the doors are all voice activated. >> all he has to do is say door open and it will open for him. >> reporter: margot as the mot

beth parker has more. beth? >> reporter: i want to you look at some numbers. $370 is the average monthly payment for a family in d.c. on public assistance. here is another number, the number 5, five years what two d.c. council members say should be the limit and that people shouldn't be allowed to stay on public assistance for longer than five years. walking is something wayne has been doing a lot of and is on a mission to find work and is in a job-readiness program at southeast ministry. >> i want to work and to show my son and family, i want to show, you know, myself that i can do it. i can make a change. i'm willing to go out there and try, put forth 100%. >> reporter: he's a single dad with a 4-year-old son and has been on public assistance for three years. >> and that is a chain that has to be broken. >> reporter: he doesn't like the new council bill introduced by marion barry designed to cap wonderful at five years. >> and that is like mixing, going to china and a few marian barrys, the big liberal who wan

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: walking is something wayne has been doing a lot of.d work. he is in a job readiness program at southeast ministry. >> i want to work. i want to show my son. i want to show my family. i want to show, you know, myself that i can do it. can i make a -- i can make a change. i'm willing to go out there and try. >> reporter: wayne is a single dad with a 4-year-old son. he has been on public assistance for three years. >> it is a chain that has to be broken. >> it is like mixing going to china and a few people that want the government to pay for everything which is not true. i want the government to help make everyone self-sufficient. >> i think we can agree that an effective welfare program who give parents the help they need to take care of the children and give them the tools they need to look for a job and hold emact believe. in the middle of an economic recession, it just doesn't seem right or effective to think a time limit will work. >> critics said children and adults will be left homeless and hungry. >> nobody is interested in puttin

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as beth parker shows us, the food banks say this year they working harder to get donations. >> yvonne ward wingfield. >> reporter: 68-year-old wingfield has to make it until december 8th. >> wheat, wheat. >> reporter: this will help her get through the next few weeks until her social security check comes. she spends a lot of her money on medicine, she's diabetic so fresh vegetables from here help keep her sugar levels from soaring. >> fresh carrots, onions, black beans. >> reporter: a neighbor with a car drove her here. and yvonne will tell you she's not embarrassed to stand in line at a food bank. >> there is no shame. i worked all my life, i raised my family, they're good citizens of society, and that is what this is for. to help out people who need it. >> reporter: what is going on here at mana is a reflection of the times. there are people dropping off food. you can see folks donating right back here. but they're not getting as many donations as they would like. >> this is interesting. we have less than 50 turkeys donated during the holiday season and last year, we saw close to 60

beth parker is outside of johnson's office, also searched today.egin with bonn barnard. -- bob barr nard. johnson and his wife appeared in court a short time ago. >> they have just left the courtroom and have gone down stairs to the marshalls office to

fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: walking is something wayne dune's been doing a lot of's on a mission ready to find work and also in a job readiness program at southeast ministry. >> i want to work. i want to show my work, i want to show my family, i want to show, you know, myself that i can do it, i can make a change, i'm willing to go out there and try, put fourth 100%. >> reporter: he's a single dad with a 4-year-old son and been on public assistance for three years. >> it's a shame to have to be broke. >> reporter: he does not like the new council bill introduced by marian berry, designed to cap welfare at five years. >> it's like nixon going to china, and marian berry, this big liberal who wants to pick up the check on everything, which is not true, i want everybody to be self sufficient. i want the government to help make them that way. >> i think we can all agree that an effective welfare program would give parents the help they need to take care of their children and give them the tools to look for a job and hold them accountable for that. the problem in our dis

fox 5's beth parker explains. >> reporter: a zero, that's the grade you used to get if you were caughtng on a test at west potomac high school. >> i think if you got caught cheating, that's your fault. you shouldn't have done that. you shouldn't get a second chance. >> reporter: but a policy instituted this year told teachers to give students caught cheating a chance to recomplete that work. >> everyone deserves a chance. >> that's morally corrupt to promote cheating with no repercussions. i teach infants and toddlers and a big principle behind learning there and anywhere is natural consequences. >> reporter: the principal reverted back to a different policy that allowed teachers to decide if they wanted a student to redo the work. parents say that's not good enough so, they created the facebook page called real world, real grades. >> they've got two or three more days to study. they can talk to other students about what was on the test and they may have even had a chance to scan the test while before they got caught cheating. >> reporter: parents are also frustrated by another new pol

in virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> beth, thank you very much. >>> 8:50 right now.ds when you are not around. >> technology is really helping out in that area. the safety mom joins us next hour with tips and tools that parents will want to check out. >>> and first though new fashions on the baseball diamond. we are checking out the brand new washington nationals new jerseys. one of the relief pitchers are in studio and we'll talk about the jerseys and how to get your hands on them. it's 8:51 now.  if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> we thank our facebook friends and our facebook fan of the day is lollita bobit williams. she wants to give a shot out to the tiny mites d 2. 7-0 making it to the tiny mite bowl. congratulations to the coach greg. to find us search for fox 5 morning news, no space between fox and 5 and post a comment on her photo. >>> washington nationals sporting a brand new lo

in the meantime, beth parker is live in upper marlboro now. the question is, is jack johnson still in charge of prince georges county? >> well, his spokesman says that johnson is still in charge. take a look. this is the county administration building here in upper marlboro. this like the house is one of the places raided today. a county spokesman says although she in charge, the county attorney is looking in it to. his portrait still hangs on the wall but no other sign of jack johnson at his office today. >> we saw a lot of undercover agents and people chaotic. you know, people going here and there and everywhere. >> reporter: what she was seeing is a raid on the fifth floor office of the county executive. >> the county executive is in federal custody. >> wow. >> are you surprised. >> very much surprised. >> reporter: johnson's long time spokesman said that johnson is still in charge. >> he's been a good man. he's been great for this county. have the lowest crime rate in 35 years a aaa bond rating. test scores in schools have increased dramat

. >> reporter: in montgomery county beth parker, fox 5 news. >> and the news keeps coming tonight. brian bolter now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> we hear you, that's the message from the tsa tonight following days of backlash and outrage over the new airport body scanners. more importantly, those patdowns. the agency's head says he may rethink now how airport security screening is done altogether. just don't expect it to happen before you fly out this thanksgiving week. >>> meantime more stories about bad screening experiences continue to make national headlines. fox 5's wisdom martin starts us off tonight. >> well, some passengers say it comes down to picking your poison in some cases, either go through a scanner that sees through your clothes or opt out and get a patdown. now even though it's all in the name of security, the question tonight is how much is too much? at dulles airport where the thanksgiving crowd is still small we caught up with passengers arriving from california who had already gone through security. >> i've had patdowns. if it ensures that we're secure when

fox 5's beth parker has more on this troubling trend. >> reporter: boot camp graduation day parris island, south carolina. >> i'm up here. >> reporter: a proud marine still proud 40 years later, but it hasn't been easy. until recently that marine marybeth heatherly was living in a car, a 61-year-old with nowhere to go. >> you feel like a failure. you feel ashamed. >> reporter: marybeth worked part time while she cared for her elderly parents. when the recession hit, she couldn't find work and lost her apartment. >> we were gone. we were out. >> reporter: the we includes her son who has both mental and physical disabilities. in late 2008 they began living in this 1989 ford fess diva. >> all of our worldly good -- festiva. >> all of our worldly goods were in here. we slept in here. >> reporter: marybeth will never forget one particular night parked on the side of the road sound asleep in her car when some teenagers came along and decided to make trouble. >> they are rocking the car violently and i can hear them prying the door. >> reporter: she pretended to be asleep. >> i played dead. >> r

fox 5s beth parker takes us to one local mission that is expanding to meet the demand. >> reporter: haroldorner is fixing locks and repairing his life. >> i lost everything. >> reporter: he's working maintenance at the rescue mission that is also his home. he owned a construction company with 70 employees before the recession. >> almost a half million was owed. >> and you did the work and never got paid? >> was carrying my payroll. >> reporter: overwhelmed by stress, he turned to alcohol. >> i was homeless before coming in here. you talk about someone comes from a six-figure income, you know, sleeping in the back of my truck. >> reporter: there are a lot of people at the frederick mission who have fallen on hard time and some line up for a hot meal. >> barbeque chicken, barbeque beef or chicken and broccoli. >> reporter: and it's lunchtime here and the parking lot really helps to tell the sister. story. there is nowhere to park and the people running the mission say that is because there are a lot of people coming here who need a car and have to get to work. they don't have any money for f

we get more from beth parker. >> reporter: a zero.ed to get if you were caught cheating on a test at west potomac high school. >> i think if you got caught cheating, that's your fault. you shouldn't have done that. you shouldn't get a second chance. >> but a policy instituted this year at the fairfax county school told teachers to give students caught cheating a chance to, quote, recomplete that work. >> everyone deserves a chance. >> it's morally wrong to teach that. and i teach infants and toddlers and the big principal is consequences. >> reporter: the principal reverted back to a different policy to allow teachers to decide whether they want the students to redo the work. and parents created the facebook page. >> they can talk about what was on the test and they may have even had a chance to scan the test before they got caught cheating. >> reporter: and parents are frustrated by another new policy that allows a student to carry a grade of "i" and even into summer school. >> i didn't understand it first. it was thrust on everyone

. >> reporter: in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> that is so great.e ones that ought to be thanking her for everything she does for animals an for the environment. that is just wonderful. >>> coming up, we have a lot more straight ahead. >> reporter: the big mystery this morning, what was that vapor contrail in the sky that everybody has been talking about. the pentagon is talking this morning and experts. hear what they are having to say this morning about this. ci >>> welcome back. there is a live look from our oxon hill camera. off to a very nice start. temperature there, 46 degrees? >> 47. it should say 47 hopefully. >> all right, 47, 46, about the same. >> they are one degree apart. i figured that out in my head real quick. this morning, i got to tell you. tucker and i are both struggling with what do we say now. it is the same forecast we've had all week. let's take a look at the current temperatures out there. here in washington, it is 47 degrees at this hour. at dulles airport, 41 degrees. 44 in baltimore. frederick, maryland, 34 degrees. oce

but as beth parker found out, passenger protests grabbed the attention. beth? >> reporter: we of course go through an awful lot before stepping on a plane these days and some travelers are beginning to push back. they do not like the new high- tech full-body scanning machines, but they think the alternatives might be even worse. >> reporter: john never even made it on the plane on saturday. he was supposed to fly out of san diego international, but he wouldn't agree to step in to a full-body scan machine. >> they asked me to go through the scanner. i told them i don't think so. and those are literally the words i used. >> reporter: the tsa said he would have to have a pat down. he reported it on his -- he recorded it on his smart phone. >> we will doing the groin check. hand on the inner thigh. slowly go up and down. >> reporter: he warned the transportation security administration security officer not to get too personal. >> if you touch my junk i will have you arrested. >> reporter: his comments did not go over well. advanced imaging technology or ait scanner

[trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence] >>> we're down in the fox 5 newsroom talking to beth parkerhad a really interesting story today where people are starting to get upset with security screenings at the airport, in particular those full body scans. >> reporter: that's right. they've been in place in the washington area. people are familiar with them around here, but they're starting to implement this program throughout the country. so a lot more folks around the country are running into these and people are starting to push back a little bit. there was one gentleman in particular named john tyner flying out of san diego showed up at the airport. he refused to step into that full body scanning machine, didn't want to do that. they said okay. well, here's the backup plan. we've got this search and it's a pretty intense search that they've implemented recently. he didn't like that either and recorded the whole thing on his smartphone. >> first we'll be doing a groin check, i'm going to place one hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and slide down. >> you can do that out here, but

as fox 5's beth parker shows us, food banks say this year they're working even harder to get donations. >> yvonne ward. >> reporter: 68-year-old yvonne ward just has to make it to december 8th. >> wheat. >> reporter: this wheat bread will help get her through the next two weeks until her social security check comes. she spends a lot of her money on medicine. she is diabetic, so fresh vegetables from here at the manna food center help keep her sugar levels from soaring. >> fresh carrots, onions, black beans. >> reporter: a neighbor with a car drove her here. yvonne will tell you she is not embarrassed to stand in line at a food bank. >> it's no shame. i worked all my life. i raised my family. they're good citizens of society and that's what this is for, to help out people who needed. it. >> reporter: what's going on here at manna is really a reflection of the times. there are people dropping off food. you can see folks donating right back here, but they're not getting as many donations as they would like. >> this year it was interesting. we actually had less than 50 turkeys donated duri

. >> reporter: beth parker, fox 5 news. >> if you would like more information about mana food center,it our website at myfoxdc.com. you'll find that under news links. >>> the capital area food bank also in need of help and once again we are proud to partner up with them tore -- for stuff a truck. >> it is set for friday december 10th and we'll share more about stuff a truck as the date gets closer. >> typically one of the colder days of the year. it ends up happening that way. >> it is odd. invariably one -- invariably one of the coldest days ever. and then i get sick. >> well we can help out. >> yes. [ coughing ] >> but enough about me. >> you're going to have to up your donation. >> i think i will. >>> let's look at what is going on out there. we'll look at our current temperatures around the region. it is a mild day. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 53 degrees here in the nation's capital. 54 in new york city, pittsburgh, p.a., 46 degrees. in norfolk 57. roanoke is at 45. here is what will go on tomorrow. if you are among those traveling, here is what you need to know. eastern unit