that's what some lawmakers say virginia governor bob masumi masumi mcdonnell is doing with his new budget. >>> the washington, d.c. veteran's affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> merry christmas and happy holidays to granddaddy, david, morgan, tyler, madison, ryan, and henry and all of our other family and friends in northern virginia, from the donaldson's in germany. merry christmas. >>> the national zoo received an early christmas present today. a $4.5 million donation to the zoo's panda program. that gift came from david of the d.c. based carlisle group and zoo officials say now they can stop focusing on fund raising and get back to what they really want to do. that is get some panda cubs. the female panda will likely try again in the next few weeks. >>> congress is granted the struggling u.s. postal service a reprieve. over the weekend, lawmakers passed a spending package that will give the u.s. mail more time. but there's a catch. that bill also mandates that the postal service keep on delivering its mail six days per week.