then he made the decision that it's suspicious enough for me to follow that person. >> birmingham 911losion downtown. i seen a guy walking from that direction and he had a wig on. i was following him and he took the wig off. i think this is him. i don't know. >> what's he got on? >> i don't know. he just walked in the woods. >> when he's about to give up, who walks out the other side of the trees but this lone male. >> authorities say right after the bomb blast, witnesses saw a man run away, take off a wig and then jump into a grey pickup truck parked nearby. >> the 1989 pickup has north carolina plates, kmd 1117. it is registered to a man named eric robert rudolph. >> a little more than 24 hours after the birmingham bomb blast, federal agents arrive in the rural town of murphy, north carolina, the home of eric rudolph. unfortunately, the news travels faster than they do. >> the investigation of a deadly bombing at a clinic in alabama that performs abortions is centering on a grey nissan pickup and man who nay know something about it. just moments ago, investigators announced they hav

he bounded a train bound for birmingham.assenger saw him headed to new orleans when a conductor told him he couldn't get to birmingham and told him to get off of the train in charlotte, north carolina. his family hasn't heard from him since. his grandmother bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. on a phone call from a detective, smith's grandmother got con conflicting information about when her grandson was last seen. >> he wished to go back to washington. they put him on the next train back to washington. >> smith is 5'11", a 5'11", a scar on his right temple that left him blind. if you have information that might help police, you are asked to call 911. >>> new video, a fight breaking out at the mall of america. this disturbance started with reports that rappers little wayne and drake were doing shopping. one shopper put this on youtube, it shows kids throwing chairs and getting in to fistfights. the first fight broke out in the food court and a series followed. police arrested five people for diso

his grandmother smith says she bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. it's unlike him to go this long without calling. >> something is wrong. i believe now that amtrak put him on the wrong train. >> smith is 5 is 1'", a scar op his right temple from a shooting that left him blind. he sometimes wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. if you have information, call 911. linda so, abc2 news. >>> investigators in pg county, officers are trying to track down the person who beat a 70- year-old woman. he broke in through the front porch window and trashed the place before attacking the woman. she woke up to find a man in her bedroom. after he left the victim crossed the street and asked the neighbor to call police. >> she was covered in blood, badly beaten and i made her sit down, went and got a towel and was starting to wipe off some of the blood. my husband called the police and the ambulance. >> the victim has lived in the neighborhood for 20 years. police say they don't have a description yet on the suspect. >>> investigators in howard county a

who were supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama. but he somehow ended up on a train to new orleans. another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak workers tell smith that he could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to birmingham. then... she says... they escorted him off. but no one in his family has heard from him sincee now a detective in charlotte, north carolina is investigating. <"and hh said in the confusion... to ome here."> here.">amtrak officials say they're not reviewing surveillance video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell ssith. beware of fake facebookers... looking to take yourrmoney! money!police say these scams are similar to the email scams pleading for financial help. but in this case ... they're actually posing as one of your facebook friends!investigators say there's been at least one case in baltimore where the perpetrators were successful.... and several other attempts that were not. . 5642 they take the name off of your friends' lis

he had a ticket to birmingham, but that evening he somehow got on a train bound for new orleans. a virginia woman who sat across the aisle from him tells fox 5 she heard amtrak employees tell him he could get off at charlotte and catch another train hours later to birmingham. the passenger said she watched workers help him off the train in charlotte. police visitingors say in confusion he asked to take a train -- investigators say in confusion he asked to take a train back to d.c., but no one has seen him ever since. >> in order for him to get on or off the train, he has to have assistance. we assumed it was amtrak who helped him on and off. >> the knowing anything, you want to know -- not knowing anything, you want to know where, what, if he's okay and as i say, that's what's so surprising to me. if he is okay, why hasn't he called? >> a spokesperson from amtrak says they will look into, it but so far there has not been a formal report filed. the family has counted on investigators in charlotte getting camera footage from the train station. >>> a news alert out of florida, a hel

he moved to birmingham and took the train back here in early december to see family. when the visit was done, he headed back to birmingham. that's where the trouble came in. according to the police in charlotte, he was on route to washington, d.c., when he exited the train in charlotte and did not get on the train when it returned to birmingham. he is legally blind in both eyes, carries a cane. his grandmother is very worried. >> we are all concerned because it's not normal, you know? even if he landed somewhere where he doesn't know where he is, his way is pick up a phone or find a phone or get a phone and he will call me. >> reporter: now police in charlotte have put out a missing person's poster. there's an active investigation down in charlotte for mitchell smith. there's a possibility that he may have gotten on a train to come back to the d.c. area. that's why the family wants those in the area to be on the lookout for smith. he's 33 years old, 5' 11." he's legally blind. carries a cane, wears dark sunglasses. anyone who sees him should call the police. back to y

that's birmingham. a live shot from birmingham. that's what they're seeing.muggy, raining very hard. we lost our shot for a while from birmingham. we'll be called rain fade. it was raining so hard in the satellite dish that the satellite couldn't send a signal. it couldn't send a signal to space and back down. finally got the shot but there's not much. it is windy, raining and probably flooding. atlanta in the next couple hours. if you have flights through it, the busiest airport in the world, it will be slow. you may want to take a little pillow. you may be sleeping on chairs. people will be stranded in atlanta because of this. >> thank you. if we get more pictures, we'll pass them along. if you are in one of those areas in atlantic, let me know what you see. >>> moving on, the holidays and there is unfortunately, not a lot of joy for the family of the 20-month-old. ayla reynolds in maine. this little one has been missing since friday. her grandfather got pretty emotional speaking with hln's nancy grace just last night. >> i appreciate everything that everyt

who &pwere supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama. but e somehow ended pp n a train to new orleans. 3 another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak workers tell smith that he could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to birmingham. then... she says... they escorted him off. but no one in his family has heard from him since. now a detective in charlotte, north carolina is innestigating. 3 < 3 3 amtrak officials say they're video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell smith. of course, his family &pis worried, but holding out years.melinda roeder... fox 45 news... at 5:30. &pone person was sent to the hospital after a fire broke out early this morning in charles village. village. fire crews were on the scene of the big boyz bail bonds on east 25th street just after 3 this morning. everyone was able to escape.. but a woman on the second floor had to be rescued by firefighters.. "the woman was actually with assistanc

who were supposed to help im board his train to birmingham, alabama. but he somehow ended up on a train to new orleans. another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak workers tell smith thht he could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to birmingham. then... she says... they escorted him off. but no one in his family has heard from him since. now a detective in charlotte, north carolina is investigating. <"and he said in the confusion... o come here."> here.">amtrak officials say they're áánowáá reviewing surveillance video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell smith. 3 3 it's a purple and black explosion... when it comes to the pro-bowl picks... back in 2003 and 2006... the ravens sent a club record 8 players to the pro bowl..this year's haul is not that big, but it came very close...7 ravens have been named as starters...now in his 16th n-f- l season, ray lewis has been named a starter in his 13th pro bowl... despite missing four games with a toe injury. fellow defensive play

his grandmother bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. on a phone call from a north carolina detective, smith's grandmother got conflicting information about when her grandson was last seen. smith is 5'11", a scar op his right temple from a shooting ten years ago that left him blind. he sometimes wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. if you have information, call 911. >>> take a good look at the photographs, people wanted for stealing credit cards, racking up thousands of dollars in purchases. it started november 13th, when a wallet was stolen from a customer in bel air. $1500 in purchases have been made with the stolen cards. the harford county sheriff's department wants you to help them find them. 410-612-1717. >>> howard county, investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at a motel, happened at white elk. took firefighters 15 minutes to get flames under control. no one was injured. >>> police in pg county are looking for a man who broke in to a elderly woman's home and beat her. he broke in through the fr

confusion, when they told him, evidently, he would have to wait and catch another train to go to birmingham. he said send me back to d.c. nowamtrak says they put him on a train back to d.c. we have heard nothing from him. >> smith has been totally blind since becoming the victim of a shooting in prince george's county a decade ago. he also suffers from bouts of depression. >>> bars and restaurants near the verizon center are getting a late christmas gift. that is a game from the wizards. as kristin fisher reports, tonight, they're getting back to business as usual. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher, live outside the verizon center for the first home game of the season for the washington wizards. >> we've missed the washington wizards, we're excited to see them play tonight. >> reporter: he is the general manager of the district chop house and brewery. it's located just one block away from the wizards home court. >> we were hoping they would resolve this as quickly as possible, and come back. >> reporter: the five month long lockout was a brutal wait for all of the bars and restaurants near th

smith boarded a train bound for birmingham december 16th. a passenger saw the 33 year old headed to new orleans when a conductor told him he couldn't get to birmingham and told him to get off the train in charlotte, north carolina. his family hasn't heard from him since. his grandmother never knew about a transfer and says it's unlike him to go this long without calling. >> something is wrong. i believe now that amtrak put him on the wrong train. smith is 5'11", a scar on his right temple from a shooting that left him blind. he some times wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. linda so, abc2 news. a woman in pg county recovering after a brutal attack during a home invasion. investigators say that a man broke in through the front porch window and ransacked the place. she says she woke to finds the man in her bedroom, after she ned the victim crossed the street and asked the neighbor to call police. >> she was real covered in blood, badly beaten and i made her sit down, went and got a towel and was starting to wipe off some of th

our team of researchers have interviewed 270 people who rioted in london, birmingham, liverpool, andhester. their testimony has undergone rigorous analysis giving insight into why people took to their streets. you are about to hear their stories, in their words. >> i was standing outside having a cigarette wonder why the crowd was gathering. i found out it was a protest about him being shot. >> mark dugan had been shot dead by police two days earlier. there were rumors he had been assassinated. at 5:00 p.m., friends and relatives gathered at the local police station. >> that was the first time we heard he was shot. another injustice in london, another killing by the police. it was peaceful. everyone was demonstrating. >> the family waited outside the police station for a senior officer who never arrived. after three hours, patience ran out. >> two police cars, they pushed the car on the road and set it alight. people were cheering watching the police car go up in flames. i was standing there talking to people. they shoved the other car and set a light to the black bentley. we stood b

one witness says amtrak employees helped smith get off in charlotte to wait for another train to birmingham. a charlotte police detective is investigating a new lead that smith wanted to go back to washington. >>> the edge on virginia where police and bank officials are scratching their heads tonight, this after a modern day hole in the wall gang robbed a bank in a most elaborate and seemingly sophisticated caper. fox 5's bob barnard is live in woodbridge with the story. reporter: this happened late saturday night, early sunday morning about the time santa was making his rounds. some bank bandits were busy right here right behind that wall there to the right of the atms construction crews spending much of the day repairing a big hole in the interior wall. that separates a vacant business to the right from this bank here. that's how the robbers got to the backs of those two atms to steal a large amount of money. bank security officers spent much of the night telling customers this branch of the navy federal credit union was closed. the sign on the door blamed it on communication problems, bu

he was last seen on an amtrak train heading from washington to birmingham, alabama.hough smith doesn't carry a cell phone, his familiarly in bladensburg was hoping he would contact them. police in charlotte, north carolina are involved in the case. smith may have gotten off the train there, confused about a possible transfer. >> through the confusion, when they hold him evidently he would have to wait and catch another train to go to birmingham, he said send me back to d.c. now, amtrak says they put him on a train back to d.c. we have heard nothing from him. >> smith was blinded ten years ago after getting shot in prince george's county. he also suffers from bouts of depression. that's why his family is very concerned about him. >>> the man believed to be responsible for shooting and killing two people and kidnapping a 2-year-old boy is now in police custody. police say this man, 27-year- old jamal lewis clemons was taken into custody after a tip he was inside an apartment. on christmas leave, clemons allegedly killed edward lee bowmer jr. and robin sheryl clapp. he

he boarded a train heading for birmingham. somehow, he ended up on a train to new orleans ample virginia woman says she saw amtrak employees help him off of the train in charlotte. he then asked to take the train back to d.c. and he has not been seen six. >> hard n. order to him to get on the train, haze to have assistance. for him to get off the train, haze too have assistance. assumed that it was amtrak would helped him off and on. >> it is not knowing anything. you want to know where, what, if he is okay. and that is what is so surprising to me. fess okay, why hasn't he called? >> the family is hoping surveillance video from the train stations can help solve this mystery. we reached out to amtrak a spokesperson says they would look into the footage but so far there has not been a formal missing person report filed with amtrak police. >>> prince george's countiy police need your help solving a christmas day murder. 23-year-old quinton perry, jr. was found shot at an intersection on southview drive in oxon hill around 11:00 s

he hay ticket to birmingham, alabama but somehow wound up on a train headed to normens. a virginia woman who was a passenger says amtrak helped him get off in charlotte and wait for the next train to birmingham. now, a charlotte police detective is investigating another new lead. >> he said in the confusion, mitchell finally said i want to go back to washington and amtrak is supposed to have put him back on the train to come here. >> the family is hoping surveillance footage might help explain what happened. >>> police need your help locating three men suspected of holding up at least three prince george's county businesses. they were caught on surveillance video robbing a burger king december 5th. one of the men act acted a lookout as another two jumped over the counter. >> we are hoping someone looks at the video, recognizes these guys because we don't know what can happen next. the guy is armed and somebody armed with a gun can be dangerous. >> police believe the trio also held up a wendy's restaurant last month and a family dollar last week. if you recognize any of t

in early december to visit, disappeared on a train ride home to birmingham.e're going to have that story in a moment. first we want to get to that last story we were telling you about where you saw the casinos and everything because this is pretty impressive. >>> right. that's the colorado man being called a saint after finding $10,000 in sin city. he gave it all back. >> his name is mitch gilbert. and he was on his way home when he found two unmarked envelopes. this is at the airport. each one contained $5,000. it took about two weeks for gilbert to track down the rightful owner in texas. turns out gilbert grew up in the d.c. area. he spoke to our own jim vance during news 4 at 11:00. the two joked that next time gilbert is in time, dinner is on vance. >> i love this story. turns out vance had visited his school when he was a child, and some of his friends overheard vance saying, i would like to have a drink with that guy. called up mitchell. and now the arrangements were made and boom. >> full circle. >> if you ever had a time to sit down with jim vance and

who were supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama.t he somehow enned up on a train to new orleans. another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to says... they escorted him off. but no one in his family has heard from him since. now a detecttve in charlotte, north carrlina is investigating. <"and he said in the confusion... to come here."> here."> amtrak officials say they're not reviewing surveillance video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell smith. 3 3 three men storm a prince george's county burger king ... and it's caught on tape. tape.police need you to fight back against crime... and this surveillance video was posted on youtube by police in the hopes of catching the robbers. they hit he bladensburg burger king back on december 5th. the suspects are also wanted in connection with a robbery of a store. a one thousand dollar reward is offered for and help bring these men to justice. beware of fake facebookers..

he was phenomenally focused but also operating in segregated birmingham, alabama. after segregation was over there were problems. you talk about that and how you see the evolution of that. we have to think that is where the solution lies for people to create businesses like the ones you included in surviving and thriving. >> your ancestor was a phenomenal human being and we understand the courage but also what the courage--not another choice. so many people refused to accept what was there. i would make a black economic history parallel with this. i wrote 15 publishers to say can we get this book published? we are not interested in black economic history so my company did it. that is what i am seeing a lot of times. oliver deserves a lot of credit. just walk and talk. we can raise money and do things so we did it. that is the challenge. we have more choices in the twenty-first century that we had in the 20th and 19th. your antecedent -- there was no one lined up to do that. we have to be really clear about the many ways that we own ourselves and that we own our his

apparently confused about a connection to birmingham. blindness not helping at all. >> the confusion when they told him evidently he would have to wait and catch another train and go to birmingham, he said send me back to dc. amtrak said they put him on a train back to dc. >> reporter: smith, who carries a red and white cane, but no cell phone, has not been heard from. the family is terrified, especially since he was carrying cash. police are taking the lead in the investigation. family in two states in maryland and in alabama are also looking for him. so far there has been no sign. scott broom, 9news now. >>> his family really wants to find him. if you have information, you can find a links authority in north carolina on our website wusa 9.com. >>> today family and friends of allen broach gathered outside the cuban complex in dc. the government contractor has been held in cuba for two years now, accused of trying to undermine the stability of that government. >>> fire investigators are still trying to find out what started the flames at

. >>> a blind man from maryland has disappeared between the district and birmingham, alabama. mitchell smith's family left on a train for charlotte december 16th but no one heard from him since. he arrived at the amtrak station in charlotte but never got on the connecting train to birmingham. >>> the search is on in richmond for a man wanted in the murders of two people and the abduction of a toddler. investigators say jamal clemmons shot two people and stole an s.u.v. with a two-year old inside. hours later the s.u.v. was recovered. the boy was in the vehicle and not hurt. police identified the two people shot. they are edward fulmer and robin clap. >>> a connecticut community is still in shock and trying to cope with the death of three children and their grandparents after a christmas day fire. the family was killed after fire swept through the home. mary ann rafferty reports. >> reporter: i have been on this job 38 years. not an easy day. >> reporter: three children and their grand patterns have been killed in a christmas morning house fire in connecticut. >> it was absolut

smith got on an amtrak train at union station december 16th heading to birmingham alabama. some how he wound up on a train to new orleans instead. one witness says amtrak employees helped smith get off in shower bott lot to wait for another -- charlotte to wait for another train to birmingham but a charlotte police detective is now investigating another lead. >> he said in the confusion, mitchell finally said, i want to go back to washington and amtrak is supposed to have put him back on the train to come here. >> the family is hoping surveillance footage from the train station might help explain what happened. >>> the man accused of murdering two people and abducting a toddler sits behind bars this morning he was taken into custody in richmond late yesterday accused in thechristmas murders, clemens broke into the home, murdered the two and then stole an suv with a 2-year-old in the backseat. the toddler was not hurt and is now back with his family. >>> police looking for three men suspected of holding up at least three prince georges county businesses they were caught on s

with a ticket for birmingham, alabama. he's blind, he was placed in the care of amtrak workers. 01:00 "in order for him to get onto the train... helped him off." but smith somehow ended up on a train bound for new orleans instead. a nearby passenger heard amtrak employees tell station in charlotte and wait until the next train out to birmingham. then - the witness says - they escorted him off.now, a detective in charlotte is investigating. 01:37 "and he said in the confusion ... to come here." but it's been eleven days now and still - no sign of him. 01:58 "we have a human being missing who's dependent... that's a little disturbing." still, they hold out hope... for a safe return home.melinda roeder, fox 45 news at ten. amtrak is now searching through surveillance videos recorded at amtrak stations... hoping to help in the search. the pro-bowl picks are in.... and there's going to be purple and black everywhere you look at thhi year's game. bruce cunningham joins us with a look at the ravens, who were picked as the best of

lo desembarcaron en carolina del norte y supuestamente lo colocarían en el tren correcto hacia birminghamasí. >> ha habido gran confusión, la policía yomasa mañana y dijo que creían que se había bajado del tren de charlotte pero que lo volverán a poner en un tren hacia washington. >> reportera: michel smith de 33 años llegó a principios de diciembre al área metropolitana visitar familiares y trató de regresar a casa pero nunca llegó. su abuela en maryland está angustiada. >>silvera llegado a algún lado y no supiera dónde está me hubiera llamado, hubiera encontrado un teléfono y me hubiera avisado, eso hace normalmente, sabe mi número de memoria. >> reportera: equivocación o descuido por parte del sistema de transporte, ni las autoridades lo saben, es mi quedó ciego después de recibir un tiro en la cabeza años atrás y fue equivocadamente embarcado en un tren este momento nadie la razón de él. desde maryland y alabama el caso ha causado interés público. los familiares del hombre no saben si su desaparición es sólo una confusión. >> llovedera llamado - donde esta y había pedido ayuda, hasta

one witness says amtrak employees helped smith get off in charlotte to wait for a train to birmingham. a charlotte police detective is now investigating a new lead that smith wanted to go back to washington. >>> still ahead, a terrorist group claiming responsibility this morning for last week's deadly attacks around baghdad. >>> and what to expect in the coming year on the jobs front. we'll get an idea from a leading economist. >>> a utah family sure to never forget this christmas. and that is why. a surprise gift. relatively calm though.  >>> investigators could know by today what caused the deadly christmas day house fire in stamford, connecticut. three children and their grandparents were killed during that fire. the fire chief said it and the grandfather tried to save one of these grandchildren. his body was found in a part of roost that was under construction just outside the child's bedroom. fire officials believe he was trying to lead her to safety. >>> there is a claim of responsibility this morning for that series of deadly bombings in iraq that killed 69 people. al-q

mitchell smith left union station november 16th headed to birmingham, alabama but he have never made t amtrak says they have learned to smith took a train to newark, new jersey where he checked into the hospital on the 17th and checked out on the 18th. no word why he went to the hospital and he is still missing this morning. ning. >>> we are just days away from the first votes in the republican presidential race and there has been yet another lead change in iowa. in. >> this morning, mitt romney has tape the lead over ron paul and the new numbers show a surprising surge from another gop candidate. sherry ly has more. >> reporter: how much things have changed. this has been one of the most fluid races in recent history. mitt romney is now the frontrunner but in the back and forth race in the iowa caucuses, it is still very much up for grabs. it could be rick santorum, now in third. mitt romney now appears to be the man to beat. ron paul has fallen back to second. the changing dynamic has made it difficult to predict who might win in iowa. >> i think anybody would has eight or nine mil

walk outside in birmingham, montgomery, it feels like spring. that's the kind of weather you can get when you have a lot of water, moisture and heat in the air. denver the longest delay at 1:10 minutes. >>> now more on the high stakes political fight affecting your paycheck. president obama is upping the ante in the standoff over extending the payroll tax cut. he goes before the cameras, the microphones. that will happen in the next hour. he'll be making his case. he needs to. the clock is ticking. the payroll tax cut expires december 31st. what does this mean? it means that higher taxes for 160 million americans if there is no extension. for a family making $50,000 a year it means $40 less in each paycheck. a figure the administration is really trying to hammer home. want to bring in our white house correspondent dan lothian. dan, this is fascinating but at the same time very frustrating. we've seen this kind of stage craft during the campaign, but this administration has taken it to a whole other level. you have the tax countdown clock, you ha

he had a ticket to birmingham, a route he'd taken many times before. they turned him over to amtrak red caps who usually escort him to the train. >> in order for him to get on the train, he has to have assistance. for him to get off the train, he has to have assistance and we assumed it was amtrak who helped him on, it was amtrak who helped him off. reporter: but that evening something went wrong. smith wound up on a train headed to new orleans instead. a virginia woman who was a passenger on that train tells fox 5 she heard amtrak employees tell him he could get off in charlotte and wait several hours for the next train to birmingham. then the witness says she watched them help him off the train at the charlotte stop. now his family says a charlotte police detective is investigating another new lead. >> and he said that in the confusion mitchell finally said i want to go back to washington and amtrak is supposed to have put him back on a train to come here. reporter: but it's been 10 days. christmas has come and gone and the 33-year-old is still missi

to visit relatives but disappeared on the train ride home to birmingham, alabama. he was last seen at a train station in charlotte, north carolina, where his grandmother said there may have been some sort of mix-up. >> there's been a lot of confusion. charlotte police called us this morning and said that they understood he got off the train in charlotte. however, they say that someone at amtrak said they put him on the train to come back to washington. >> smith, who is legally blind in both eyes from injuries from a shooting several years ago is 5'11" with a slim build, carries a red and white cane, and sometimes wears dark glasses. if you have any fwogs about his whereabouts, you are asked to contact police. >>> new surveillance tape out 4 this morning shows three men prince george's county police hope to catch after they robbed a burger king this month. one man with a gun demanded money from the cashier. then two other suspects jumped over the counter and took the cash. all three men ran off. the holdup happened on december 5th. police are hoping this video will

"london to birmingham railway," which started as one of the first commercial passenger networks in 1838come from a stagecoach to be used on the railway, euston station no. 2. right. now, that is a wonderful bit of social history. it is. it's in slightly rough condition. it's covered in muck and filth inside, but you obviously haven't had it looked at for many a year. have you ever known it to work in your lifetime? no. okay. ( chuckles ) then you're going to be very surprised, 'cause that lump of wood is an exceptional item. i'm going to give you two valuations. go on. i'm going to give you an evaluation for if it was just a mail guard's watch. have a think what that might be, just as a mail guard's watch, without the railway interest. £50? mm, i think you're going to be happy. oh! ( laughs ) if that popped up at auction, just like that... ...it would fetch between £2,000 and 2,500. oh, dear! ( laughing ) and the next one, with that railway interest, "euston station no. 2," this is a railway enthusiast's dream. in the right sale, i could see that making an absolute minimum of £5,000. (

george washington lost to the university of alabama- birmingham, 56-49. >>> something we are not used to, the washington capitals looking lackluster and falling and the standings. the capitals are 5-12 under dale hunter coming into tonight failing to really play well in games. that change tonight in new york. forced the turnover, he shoots, and he puts it away, 1-0 caps. in the second, another turnover. he finds alexander semin just watch this. backhanded goal, nothing. here. alexander semin, two goals on the night, the capitals win, 4- 1. >>> flip saunders and the wizards and atlanta, looking for their first win of the season. look at this sick hang 10 at layout, and traffic. atlanta wins, 101-83. >>> rfk toledo and air force the military bowl. all alone, not the touchdown. air force was down. one, -- airports was down by one, they're forced decides to go for two points. toledo winds 42-41. >>> cowboys quarterback tony romo was limited in practice today after bruising his throwing hand against philadelphia. he says he expects to play on sunday. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera,

. >>> we want you to look at these photos, a school bus flipped over in birmingham alabama. no injuries were reported. no word on how the accident happened. >>> you remember hearing about the california woman accused of using pepper spray at a wal- mart to beat the crowds during black friday shopping. after revealing the evidence , the district attorney's office says she will not be charged with a felony. the attorney's office is deciding for a misdemeanor crime was committed. >>> holiday lights brought cheer to a neighborhood and tears of joy to one woman. a man driving with his girlfriend stopped at one of the houses and got down on one knee in front of two special words in blinking lights, marry me, she said yes. >>> gift cards are simple and easy christmas gifts. new consumer laws have gotten rid of the stiff expiration date rules but come with a catch. and donald trump may not be a candidate but making waves in the primary campaign season what the trump factor means for the candidates. >>> ladies this holiday season don't settle for simply chocolate, instead go for choc

you get to birmingham and baton rouge all the way to memphis. the temperatures will go down 30 degrees as the cold front goes by. you push the warm air away. it has to go up. it can't just go backwards. the rising air makes tornadoes. now alabama, the biggest threat right now for a tornado on the ground. the biggest tornado warning that i can put my finger on to this point. something else will happen tonight. tens of thousands of people will try to fly through atlanta's hartfield jackson airport. planes come in, planes go out. wherever urg going through, you go through the southeast. with this weather coming through atlanta in the next few hours, some planes won't make it in. some planes are not going to make the out. your plane may make it out but your connection may be gone because your plane is so late. here's what you need to do if you're connectioning in atlanta tonight. you need to get a blanket and a small pillow in your carry-on. you may be sleeping at the airport tonight. they are expecting it there. this doesn't look bad at all right n

sports doctor james andrews is performing the surgery on boldin in birmingham, alabama. he has the second most pass receptions on the team, only ray rice has more. veteran lee evans will be counted on now along with a number of young receivers. >> i think those guys are very much ready to have success. and between the tight ends and others play a role in that as well so it is interesting to see how they do but we anticipate them to do well. >> this is a opportunity for a lot of guys to step up and make a play. and that's what it will take. it is not just a receiver position but all across the offense. so people will get more opportunities, so i'm looking forward to seeing everybody play. >> the ravens are also counting on the next man up at the kicker position, shane graham will kick on saturday as billy cundiff continues to miss practice with a calf injury. cory redding also missed practice today and his status for saturday is uncertain. >>> the ravens final home game is on saturday. cleveland bounds coming to town. see the game here on wjz. i'll be at the stadium with

there is birmingham, alabama. that will be coming through us as we get to tomorrow night. in washington. there you can see that overall pattern changed. that will mean there will be an area of low pressure coming to ourselves. overnight tonight, temperatures will drop into the 50's. when you get up and head out tomorrow morning, it will be in the 40's, and by tomorrow afternoon, there is that little area of low pressure scurrying to the south. down in to st. mary's county, it is likely you will see some rain showers, and watch as that mix expands. this is 11:00 to midnight and around washington. there are signs that may be a little bit of light snow, but with a ground war, no accumulation. then everything races out of here. by the time we get to saturday, it will be pretty chilly. another little ripple coming through could give us some snow flurries on sunday. tomorrow, temperatures will still be in the 40's with the paramount of sunshine. clouds begin coming in late tomorrow. -- with a fair amount of sunshine. a 30% chance of a little bit of a mix. anything would be slush

they last saw him as he left on an amtrak train for birmingham, alabama. smith was completely blinded in the shooting that occurred a decade ago. >>> well, it is nothing new to learn that taxpayers' dollars can be watched on -- wasted on lawmakers pet projects. one side of a so-called wasteful project is right here in washington, d.c. actually in columbia heights. our jessica doyle explains that waste can be a matter of opinion. >> reporter: this ihop in columbia heights has found itself on a congressional hit list. it has been called out on republican senator tom coburn's 2011 waste book. a list of 100 projects around the country that some see as a waste of taxpayer dollars. >> unfortunately, the federal government has subsidized directly or indirectly, not only flapjacks but grass-fed cow butter, beef jerky and mushroom pea zas. after a menu like that, it is taxpayers who are reaching for the antacid. >> reporter: 766 thousand dollars in government revitalization money helped build the 1-year-old restaurant in the area once slated by crime and vacant lot

. >> alex lynn makes his debut from maryland and albany and hosting alabama-birmingham and the wizards looking for the first win in tant. >> -- atlanta. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. as we leave you, we're going to look at the crash site on rockville pike. avoid this area if at all possible and this is south of the beltway and that is going to be closed for hours. 

in early december to visit relatives but disappeared on the train ride home to birmingham, alabama. he was last seen at a train station in charlotte, north carolina, where his grandmother said there may have been some kind of mix-up. >> a lot of confusion. the charlotte police called us this morning and said that they understood that he got off the train in charlotte. however, they say that someone at amtrak told them that they put him on the train to come back to washington. >> smith, who is legally blind in both eyes from injuries from a shooting several years ago, is 5'11" with a slim build. he carries a red and white cane and sometimes wears dark glasses. if you have information about his whereabouts, you are asked to call police. >>> prince george's county police are releasing this new surveillance tape in the hopes of finding three men who robbed a burger king earlier this month. police said one man armed with a gun demanded money from the cashier. then two other suspects jumped over the counter and took the cash. all three then ran off. the holdup happened on december 5th. th

to birmingham, alabama. police say he got off the train in charlotte, north carolina, but never arrived in alabama. a new jersey police officer helped smith, who is legally blind, into a cab a few days ago. detectives in new jersey are investigating where smith went during that time, and police in charlotte have closed the case. >>> a lot of verizon wireless customers are very unhappy this morning about a new policy the company announced. starting january 15th, verizon will charge customers $2 a month to pay their bills online or over the phone. verizon claims it is simply passing on fees that credit card companies charge on each transaction. customers say it doesn't matter. the fee is just not right. >> $2 is a right when it sums up through the years. >> if there's extra money getting charged on your bill or whatever you're paying for, you're going to get people on your bad side. >> it feels like a penalty to me. >> it's very shocking. >> the fee will not apply to anyone who uses verizon's auto bill pay sys

showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast, from new orleans to birmingham, tallahassee and atlanta. >> 80 in miami. and 60s from atlanta up to boston the some of the coldest air of the season in the middle of the country. highs in the 20s from fargo to minneapolis and seattle, 41. and boise 34. >>> chockaholics have reason to be happy this morning. cocoa prices are plummeting. we'll explain why. >> good news there. >>> would you watch a short ad to avoid the atm fees? a novel idea coming to a cash machine near you. >>> a model's devastating injury after she walks into a plane's propeller. >>> there's more pressure, now, on european leaders to solve the debt crisis. standard & poor's is threatening to downgrade the credit rating of all the euro zone countries. the ratings company wants them to take action this week. france and germany are calling for sweeping changes to rebuild confidence. >>> while there's a dark side to the european crisis, there's a milk chocolate side. europe is the largest consumer of cocoa beans. and it's not buying as much these days. that's pushed prices to

that is gone, if you're in birmingham you could see rotation with these cells. few days before christmas. the back side of this snow in the denver area. that was in across areas of new mexico, these are all the warnings in effect. more winter weather. we had a big blizzard out there a couple of days ago, the next one bringing more snow, a little bit farther to the west this time. areas of western parts of new mexico well over afloat of snow. if you're heading across i40 traveling home, i25 it will be a rough go. as far as the snow across the northeast maybe a little bit in interior sections tonight and tomorrow morning. a rough commute tomorrow morning, past that we will be clear all weekend long. heather: look ahead, be careful if you have to be out on the roadway. thank you very much, rick. >> i would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president with the possible exceptions of johnson, fdr and lincoln, but, you know, just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. when it comes to the economy we

i-10, that system heads into the southeast by christmas day itself as you unwrap presents from birmingham to atlanta. if you want a white christmas, you will have to head well north. northern new england your best chance for a white christmas and much of the west. very thick snow pack from the rockies down into new mexico where every ski resort in new mexico is open. there is good news if you want to try out the new skis and snowboards this year. kate, back to you. >> a lot of brown on that map though. kelly cass, thanks so much. >>> now to the other mad rush playing out at the mall. it was discouraging today to see the lack of holiday spirit on display when a certain coveted sneaker went on sale. that's right. people were fighting over sneakers today. across the country retailers went into overdrive trying to entice people into stores with deep discounts. nbc's ron mott is in new york's herald square for us this evening with a look at the last-minute shopping frenzy. how's it going out there, ron? >> reporter: hey, there, kate. this macy's is packed tonight. people are finding last-minut