. >> this is bruce johnson. we are told the mayor is being briefed on this investigation. it was november 17 when d.c. fire and ambulance crews were dispatched from 14th and newton streets northwest to an elderly woman complaining of abdominal pain. the paramedic did or did not do that is raising questions tonight and causing the fire chief to place him on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. >> there are some concerns regarding this incident. that's why we placed the employee on administrative leave. >> this is part of what they are investigating. determined that the woman's abdominal pains were not that serious. and he decided not to go with her to the hospital. this is despite the ambulance for asking him to remain with the patient. the 87-year-old woman was transported to howard university hospital. she later died of an apparent heart attack. a spokesman for the hospital says she did see a doctor and a cardiologist upon her arrival before passing. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> this is being compared to the death of david rosen bomb who

they are the walton family is a principal funder against labor. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. >> walmart and d.c. leaders have not yet worked out a community benefits package. the agreement would determine how many jobs would be set aside for city residents and just what the jobs would pay. >>> the time is 4:38. at 4:42, google unveils what it says is the future of the music industry. >> at 4:50, one of the most decorated athletes in the world is among the critics of the programs being cut for the athletic department at the university of maryland. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. >>> couple of sprinkles showing up again on live doppler 9000 hd. we'll have more showers around through midday, maybe even a flake or two mixing in especially west of town as temps drop into the mid-40s by noon. mid to upper. that's where we'll be for the afternoon. i'll be back in less than five minutes with the seven-day forecast. beverly farmer, take us away. >> howard, friday eve. just gotta get through the next two days for the weekend. one obstacle on board southbound on t

. >>> this is bruce johnson along martin luther king avenue. the congress heights area of washington, d.c. in southeast. a number of the businesses along here are asking for more police protection because they have been robbed, say salted, and there's a murder. we'll talk live to some of these business people when we come back. >>> 9news now is brought to you by your local toyota dealers. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>> some business owners in dc's tough congress heights neighborhood are demanding more police protection right now. >> that's right, the call comes after a string of violent armed robberies and one instance, a murder. >> bruce johnson joins us from one of those target businesses and he has some dramatic surveillance video. >> we are inside the shop. how many people in here have been touch

and bruce johnson was there, and i understand the people who came out today got more than just a meal? >> very impressive event, lesli. they got job counseling, health care and even free clothes at this event. >> all right. are we ready to eat? >> reporter: it's easily the biggest thanksgiving dinner of the season. 5,000 people were fed a free thanksgiving dinner today with all of the trimmings. >> we have a lot to be thankful for. >> reporter: the meals were much appreciated. >> it's tough. >> there is nobody working. they don't have money for food. >> reporter: unemployment in some parts is near 50%. people have lost jobs. and those on fixed incomes have been forced to choose a time between food and prescriptions. >> we haven't had a social security increase for two years now. >> you can't underscore the need in the nation's capitol. some 35,000 people are out of work. the gray administration has been able to find jobs for only 500 people. >> i'm out of work. >> we have a lot of jobs vacant. that's what the one city one hire program is about. trying to match up people who need a job

bruce johnson, 9news now. >> wow, great story. congratulations, coach! today's coolidge/dunbar match- up follows a game that was close between the two. dunbar won that one in overtime. dave owens is calling the game today. we'll have highlights at 11:00 tonight. >> we're visiting one of the busiest kitchen where is they're preparing to serve thousands of meals. >> plus, we'll explore the tradition of the president taking time to pardon a turkey. we'll be right back. w we're going into the upper 50s, a few spots will hit 60 today. a real fine day. even warmer as we head into friday and saturday. more on that coming up during 9news now at 6:00. back to mike and andrea. >> thanks, howard. some may think of it as nonsense but the annual thanksgiving eve tradition at the white house of pardoning a turkey goes on. >> absolutely. our own gary nurenberg says he can hardly believe where we've reached the point where this absurd practice is expected. >>> a year in now, every one of the candidates wants to be in a position to do what this candidate did. here's what

. >> bruce johnson has more on what happened. >> reporter: it was november 17th when d.c.ire and ambulance crews were dispatched from 14th and newton streets northwest to an elderly woman complaining of abdominal pains. it was what the intermediate paramedic did or did not do that is raising questions tonight and causing the fire chief to place him on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. >> there are some concerns regarding this incident. that's why we placed the employee on administrative leave. >> part of what they're investigating, the intermediate paramedic determined the woman's abdominal pains were not all that serious. he decided not to go with her to the hospital. this is despite the ambulance crew asking him to remain with the paish. you the 87-year-old woman was transferred to howard university hospital. she later died of an apparent heart attack. a spokesman for the hospital says she did see a doctor and a cardiologist upon her arrival before passing. >> if he had remained on the scene? >> again, we have a protocol that dictate

bruce johnson was at the announcement. i understand this is going to mean hundreds of new jobs. >> lots of jobs. the mayor insisted this would be part of the wal-mart deal. >> skyland site with its abandoned stores is a reminder of failed economic policies and an unemployment rate that reaches 20%. >> family breaks up. dc government sees the sites more than 20 years ago. but it wasn't until today that officials were able to announce that wal-mart had agreed to put a store here as anchored to lots more retail and residential development. >> i think it's a great location. we had to make the economics work and the financials work. but they will work. >> fact of the matter, here's what the district is up against. right now, there are some 35,000 people in washington, d.c. without jobs. here's what wal-mart says it brings to the table. 600 new construction positions. 1800 new retail jobs. >> whether i live here or not, this is something i would be fighting for for the people east of the river. to bring amenities here like we ha

. >> bruce johnson sat down with arrington who said if the allegations turn out to be true, all of thoseresponsible should be held accountable. >> lavar arrington was at the mic this afternoon to first talk about the redskins loss -- >> disturbing. >> as well as the at-risk children seen around the penn state football program that weighed heavily on his mind today. >> did you get a chance to spend time with kids in the program? >> yes, yes, yes. like i said, i never felt any discomfort. i never felt as though like something didn't feel right when i was around some of these kids that jerry was bringing around. >> the late 1990s, lavar arrington was an all-american linebacker on a great penn state defense. he says he always had the utmost respect for long-time defensive coordinator jerry sandusky and joe paterno's heir apparent was charged with 40 counts of sexually abusing the boys in the program that sandusky founded. >> if people had knowledge of this and they did not do anything, if jerry sandusky did these things, then the law of the land should dictate what their fate is. >> arringto

bruce johnson is live in georgetown where one of those victims is clinging to life. bruce. >> absolutely, lesli. we don't know about the fate of that wufnlt across the. the multimillion dollar homes. you may have heard at 5:00, somebody inside this restaurant says they heard three gun shots, they came out and saw young man shot in the head, wounded, he is from southeast, don't have the specific address. police are not giving his name right now, but he's fighting for his life. one of six people shot last night, halloween. >> this should have been the scene from dc's halloween night. ghosts and goblins everywhere. instead, there is police crime scene tape. six people were shot last night at five different locations. >> it's crazy. this is a neighborhood you never expect that to happen. >> a bullet is lodged in the restaurant across from the four seasons hotel where a 17-year- old youth from southeast was shot. >> it felt fairly secure. i sort of expected that. >> right. >> but it is sort of shocking. >> kathy lanier says an adult male has been arrested. a weapon recover

. >> i'm bruce johnson. thank you for staying with us.dent is stabbed to death, a second female was charge with the sleigh slaying tonight. they were at an off-campus party before the attack. >> reporter: you can see and hear the sorrow in the united voices under god's dominion course. >> it is undescribable. you never imagine that you'll be in college and you have to bury a friend. >> reporter: the state university community was grieving on sunday. no longer would 19-year-old courtenay mccoy lift her voice to heaven with her fellow student. >> simply put faith in god that even in circumstances such as these we believe that he does all things well. >> reporter: the sophomore would no longer counsel freshmen at the dorm where she was a resident assistant. >> she e joyed life. she danced. she sang. >> reporter: police arrested another student. 23 years old. charged her with first and second-degree murder. police say mccoy and liggins were at a party and then both women got into an argument and stepped outside the home and they say liggins

. >> and that was bruce johnson reporting. the judge overseeing the sentence of michael jackson's doctor says conrad murray is a disgrace to the medical profession. murray sat with his hands crossed as he was sentenced to four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. the jails are so overcrowded, he could cut that sentence in half. >>> former gop front runner, herman cain, is reassessing his run for the white house tonight, a day after a georgia woman alleged a 13 year affair with the married businessman. bruce leshan is here and says cain is set to deliver a major policy speech tonight in michigan. >> lesli, he says he is sticking to his schedule for the next few days while he tries to figure out if his run can continue. >> herman cain leaving a tyson's corner hotel after telling staffers on the phone there may be such a cloud over his candidacy that he'll lose any remaining support. he admitted knowing ginger white and helping her financially, but unequivocally unequivocally denied an affair. ginger white says she expec

bruce johnson, 9news now. >> prince georges county is focusing on jobs as well. set up a $50 million fund to attract new business. that money would be doled out as loans to companies setting up shop in the county and then prince georges would also determine the terms of each loan. and plans to start accepting applications by january. >> right now, jurors are deliberating brittany norwood's fate in the lumulemon trial. our andrea mccarren has been at the courtroom for the last week and a half and joins us live with more on what has truly been a rivetting case. andrea. >> yes, it has. we are really down to the wire now. the judge just minutes ago has cleared his courtroom. the jurors are now deliberating. >> prosecution presented a rivetting closing argument. states attorney john mccarthy called brittany norwood a phenomenal actress and a cunning manipulator who lured jayna murray back to the lumulemon store and carried out a savage premeditated attack. norwood attacked murray using multiple weapons. when one didn't kill her, she rearmed again and again and again.

. >>> this is bruce johnson and one of the six new wal-mart stores will go up here at skyland in southeast washington. >> wal-mart man. it would be a beautiful day. especially around the christmas season. >> skyland site with its boarded and abandoned stores has been a constant reminder of failed economic policies and an unemployment rate that reaches 20% in ward 7. >> the way i feel, if there aren't any jobs, family breaks up. >> dc government seized the sites more than two years ago, but it wasn't until today that officials were able to announce that wal-mart had agreed to put a store here as anchored to lots more retail and residential development. >> i think it's a great location. we had to make the economics work and the financials work. but they will work. >> fact of the matter, here's what the district is up against. right now, there's some 35,000 people in washington, d.c. without jobs. and here's what wal-mart says it brings to the table. 600 new construction positions. 1800 new retail jobs. >> in the last hour, we learned about even more jobs that are being created. congress unan

bruce johnson has the story from northwest. 75% of d.c. fire department personnel live outside the city. some from as far away as west virginia, pennsylvania, north carolina, even new jersey. >> one of my goals, i talked about it for some time is to increase the number of our first responders and the percentage of them that live in and around the district of columbia. >> he can provide the same service for a lot less. he wants to eliminate the 24 hour shifts and replace them with 12 hour shifts. >> it's a cost savings. savings of $36 million and all of the attending costs that go along with housing. >> here's how it works. right now, d.c. firefighters work 24 straight hours and off for three days. then they come back for another 24 hours. one firefighter says that he lives in hagerstown, maryland. if the chief gets his way, he would have to quit his job. he built his whole lifestyle around the current shift. >> part of the atiffany jackson is the schedule. it will fight the chief on this. >> it changes everything. you know, it could be a l

. >> all right, bruce johnson, thank you. >> 36 states including virginia require people in certain professions to report crimes of sexual abuse. 15 other states including maryland are stricter than that requiring anybody regardless of profession to report child abuse to the authorities. >>> the republican presidential candidates are all due to get together tonight for a debate that is supposed to talk economy in their first conversation together in three weeks but you've got to think that the situation with herman cain and those allegations of sexual harassment will almost certainly be part of the topic and cain could be on the hot seat. >> in the republican debate all eyes will be on him looking for any kind of policy stumbles now, even more scrutiny. >> the focus of the michigan debate as i mentioned was supposed to be fixing the economy. we will have a look at exactly what happens tonight at 11 p.m. lesli? >>> new at 6 p.m. tonight. outrage over the release of a virginia man charged with killing a man in hawaii. it happened saturday night. anny hong is following this story from our satellit

. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >> a large tarnishment on it.f this was your school or even if it's not, what should happen? should the school president step down? maybe joe paterno who did not calm the police, even though he informed his superior we heard about these charges, or should penn state wait and let the case run its course? the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> the ageneral di denied a request from the state of virginia. bob mcdonnell asked for aid in november that found homes and other properties damaged from tropical storm lee. that request was rejected. five people were killed in fairfax county. 500 were displaced after all that flooding. fema denied his original request for earthquake victims in louisa county, but they reversed that decision last week. the agency approved some federal aid for people affected by tropical storm lee in five counties in maryland, including howard, anne arundel, and prince georges. virginia has not decided if it will appeal that decision. okay. >>> well, we won't even talk about all that bad weather in

today, bruce johnson spoke with levar airington, and also former penn state star. what is he saying about these disturbing charges? >> you know, like all penn state alumni, he is upset about this, lesli. if he says the allegations prove true, all those responsible should be held accountable. >> i think it's good that we talk about it. >> levar was at the mic this afternoon to talk about redskins loss. it was the at risk children that were often seen around the penn state football program that weighed heavily on his mind today. >> did you get a chance to spend time with kids in the program? >> yes. yes. and like i said, i never felt any discomfort. i never felt as though something didn't feel right when i was around some of these kids that jerry was bringing around. >> late 1990s, lee levar arrington was on a great defense. he always had respect. until he was charged with 40 counts of sexually abusing the boys in the second mile program. >> if people had knowledge of this and they did not do anything, if jerry did these things, then the law of the land should dictat

bruce johnson, 9news now. >> now, when dunbar and cool ij won earlier, dunbar won in over time. dave owens is calling the game tomorrow, and we'll bring you the highlights tomorrow at 11:00. >> big game. nice weather. >> yes. >> i mean, really i guess it's okay. we're not quite in the christmas season just yet. i would be a little upset. >> knocking on the door. >> yes. if it's this warm over thanksgiving, it's good. a couple showers pushing out over the bay, we'll look at live doppler first and you can always check this out on our website wusa9.com. most of the showers now just about to go into the bay. these are going to move across the delmar voo through eastern oxford in the -- delmarva through eastern oxford in the next hour or so. mid 40s in frederick and hagerstown and cumberland. 34 for our friends out in oakland. once you cross the divide, it is another world. 52 down in fredericksburg. winds still a factor. 33-mile an hour wind gust in fredericksburg and 44-mile an hour in martinsburg. wind advisory remains in effect until 10:00 p.m. so windy and colder for us. no doub

howard bernstein will be there with along with bruce johnson. set your clocks back one hour tomorrow night. a race in bethesda called anything is possible. it starts at 1:50 right at the corner of democracy and georgetown. you can finish the race before the clocks go back. benefits soldiers. 58. mostly sunny on monday and 64 degrees. look what happens next week. talking temperatures in the upper 60s tuesday. i went 70 on wednesday. a shower possible. better chance though of showers and some rain on thursday. and we are back in the 50s on friday. >> can he deliver? >> and a reminder. food driver -- i can deliver. we will deliver this weekend too the boy scouts dropping off 800,000 bags this weekend except for the district. fill them up and put them back on your doorstep a week from this saturday picking them up on the 12th and will drop them off tomorrow the 5th. please, we are scouting for food and making pretty easy for you. >> absolutely. got stuff. >> people will dig deep. they are going to give. >> i hope so. >>> nba is not going to do, it m

. >>> that was bruce johnson reporting. the midtown academy is located at 14th and w streets northwest. gene hughes won't ask, but we will. gene could use help, all kinds of help. if you give it to him again the midtown academy is located at 14th and w, streets in northwest. >> that's right, money, time, resources, whatever you can do. people who put it out there for young kids. >> it will come back to them in many good ways. >>> before we head to break time, let's check on the question of the morning. >>> what is the single most annoying thing women usa spouse can say at the beginning of a phone call? is it where are you? what's for dinner? or what are you doing? >> we know a couple of people who can answer that question. log on to wusa 9 facebook page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer in our next hour. >>> welcome back. howard here your weather first at 4:56. we have drizzle, fog out there especially north of town. most of the showers have left for the moment anyway. we'll have the threat for a few showers

bruce johnson is live in northwest with more on the argument. >> this case is getting a lot of tang of attention from diverse groups. the fbi is standing on the corner. they're watching you. they can follow you without a court warrant, right? nothing wrong with that. what if they attach a gps device to your vehicle and don't tell you about it? is that going too far? that's exactly what the supreme court is being asked to decide right now. let's face it, local and federal police already able to watch mess of us on camera or on the public streets. but should police be allowed to track a suspect using a global positioning system that has been secretly placed on his car? that's what happened to antwon jones, a dc nightclub operator that led authorities to a stash of drugs and weapons. >> this is fundamental police work. >> these cars driving by us right now, they don't have an expectation of privacy. they are tracking them on public roads. >> the issue of privacy in this 21st century was front and center. did police violate jones' constitutional gain constitutional guarantee against unreas

hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. a kidnapping and robbery identical to the one that happened earlier this week. police believe the same man is behind both crimes. as kim reports tonight, it's at the same giant food store. >> reporter: the victim didn't want to talk to reporters earlier today after going through the horrible ordeal. he was loading his groceries into his car in wheatton at a giant supermarket when another man forced him to drive into his car and drive away and withdraw money from at least one atm before letting him go free in northwest d.c. near the 7,000 block of blare road. the gas station attendant said the carjacker let the man go near the tacoma metro stop, and the man drove to the gas station where he called for help. the same suspect who robbed and kidnapped this man is the same person who robbed and kidnapped another man earlier this week. and both cases, the suspect picks his victim at the same grocery store and drives them around forcing them to withdraw money from atms and taking it. both ti

. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. penn state's first football since the sex scandal broke and the first game without joe paterno in decades. it was a loss to nebraska. manuel begins our coverage. >> reporter: it was a powerful moment that silenced a stadium. >> you will see a training ground of what manhood looks like. >> penn state players kneeled in prayer with their opponents before the game, their first without legendary joe paterno. their son, jay, who coached from the sidelines fought back his emotions. >> dad, i wish you were here. we love you. >> reporter: that sentiment was shared by the players. >> we always want to play for him. i hope he's doing okay. >> reporter: in less than a week, the winning coach has gone from glory to trying to shield himself from prying cameras. still, people rallied outside his ohm after the game. as penn state investigates the child sex allegations, university officials say they made the right decision not to cancel the game all together, but the scandal was definitely on the min

. >>> i'm bruce johnson.got out and where he might be right now but first this story. an alleged terrorist plot uncovered in new york city. one man is under arrest tonight. the 27-year-old man was taken into custody tonight. they say he planned to blowup police cars and postal facilities in new york city and also allegedly planning attacks against u.s. troops returning from afghanistan and iraq. mayor bloomberg said tonight that he was acting alone. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf, moisture waited by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan as well as inspired by al-qaeda propaganda. he was not part of a larger conspiracy emanating from abroad. the police also constructed a duplicate of an explosive device that the suspect built and then designated it in a way that he intended to use his weapon and we wanted to show you a video about the resulting damage. >> he has been charged with conspiracy and weapons possession. he's in custody tonight. >>> security video fro

i'm bruce johnson.us shooting in a minute. >>> first, we've got this story. tonight the washington redskins have problems both on and off the football field. the team goes back to rex grossman at quarterback but with the same results. you saw the game a loss. it's come out that awhile back two of the skins players tested positive for drug use. dave owens is here with the details. dave? >> mike shanahan finally decided to scrap his midseason quarterback experiment. now, none of john beck's 30 completions last week went for more than 20 yards. rex grossman, we know he's a lot of things. afraid to take chances down the field not one of them. so beck out, rexy in. grossman's first start since eagles. first quarter, quick shot across the middle for 17 yards. big hank had a big day. 106 yards. later in the half, another good pass across the middle to david anderson who was just signed a couple of days ago. more shots down field. this is what redskins fans want to say. here's what you fear. fourth quarter, gro

our bruce johnson confirms a shakeup in mayor vinson gray's organization. >>> more than two dozen people are out of their homes in sterling, virginia this morning. fire store through an apartment building. two people were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. >>> taylor swift is the big winner at this year's american music awards. she won three trophies, including artist of the year. >>> time now to answer the question of the morning this morning. the single most annoying thing, what do you think it is, a spouse can say to them at the beginning of a phone call? women think this is one of the most annoying questions you get where are you? what's for dinner? or what are you doing? >> the answer is where are you? >> does that mean a lack of trust in the relationship? >> what do you think? and maybe. from one of our viewers. he was up to know good, remember, she said that. we'll have one more check on traffic and weather when 9news now returns. stay with us. rfk stadium celebrating 5 years. >>> people are talking about what teleremember. the campaign is called i remember. some

. >> and bruce johnson is live in southeast washington with reaction to all of this. bruce?36-year-old natasha dasher had been a hero in this parts. she hosted a lot of community events, hired a lot of local people. then natasha shocked everybody by getting busted. >> it is heart breaking. >> it was really a shock. i could not believe it. >> in a community always starve fog good news, last february the uniontown bar ask grill was that news. >> it gives hope to the community here. >> reporter: 36-year-old natasha dasher was the owner and operated tore of the second sit down restaurant here. >> we just picked up petitions and we were supposed to be here 7:00 tonight. >> came out over the past weekend that she was arrested and charged, along with two other men with operating a major narcotics trafficking ring. 65 kilograms of cocaine were seized by federal agents. they also confiscated $1.5 million in cash this month. >> there are a lot of questions this point. once the business started with drug money people are asking did she lose it as part of a plea deal? a lot of convicted

our bruce johnson is live in dupont circle. >> reporter: that way north and back down here south is downtownngton. this is a fairly incredible trip here. get restaurant. the heritage india restaurant where the violence occurs this past week. the place is pad locked today. the police chief did that. she has authority to keep it closed. now we learned if this place is to open up again with a liquor license the owner may have to agree to an outside police presence and he will have to pay for it. >> you have a lot of tape to look at. >> that's correct. >> reporter: dc police were back on the scene in the 1300 block of the street. >> there was an altercation that began inside the club. the security inside the club attempted to close the club down and push everyone outside

. >> i'll going to be joining, howard, bruce johnson and all the otherwalkers at nationals park.can still register at wusa9.com. kicks off at 8:30. hope to see threw. >>> not often the men and women who run washington t.v. newsrooms come together in a unified voice but it happened today down at the d.c. city council. at issue, d.c. police scanners and our ability in the journallism world to bring you timely information about public safety. you see, we listen to those scanners so we can know where the police and fire departments are going. but recently the scanners were encrypted, or at least their signals were and that makes it impossible for us to hear anything. the police chief says her department has other methods to get us the information in the media. local newsroom leaders including our own boss disagree. >> the more crucial scanners are to the process. police and first responders are less likely to have time to communicate with the media. if the public has to be evacuated or warned second count. >> for the encrypting we can help deter crimes. this is easy to do now with sm

our bruce johnson was there for the proceedings. joins us live outside of the federal courthouse in downtown washington and bruce, give us a sense of what happened inside today. >> okay lesli, he says he is jesus christ. the government says his real name is oscar ortega ramiro hernandez. determine if he is competent in his own defense. >> it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. >> it's the government and that's a defense that suggested in court today that ortega was not a sound mind when he allegedly fired shots at the white house back on november 11. he was arrested five dais later at a motel in pennsylvania. >> i am the modern day jesus christ that you have all been waiting for. >> people who know oscar ortega from idaho falls, idaho, had this response. >> my reaction was, what's going on in this guy's head? obviously he is off his rocker. he's not there. >> in court, he is accused of trying to kill the president and if convicted, he faces life in prison. authorities say one of the rounds fired from a semi- automatic ri

. >> bruce johnson, thank you for that. and more dramatic testimony today at the brittany norwood trial when the lead homicide detective in that case took the stand. jim detailed his many hours interviewing norwood after she was considered a victim and not yet a suspect in the case. andrea mckaren has been in the courtroom since day one. she is live once again from rockville. andrea. >> derek, the injure watched detective drury's interview taped two days before her arrest. she asked me if there was any good news referring to the investigation says montgomery county police detective. he's a veteran homicide investigator with a soothing voice and reassuring style. the lumulemon murder was to be his last active case assignment before retirement. you're one of the best sources because you were there, he tells norwood on the police video tape. norwood had been called to the police station to submit hair samples and fingerprints. detective drury, i definitely don't want to get ink in your cuts or anything. norwood, oh, it's not t

bruce johnson has been working this story. >> this is supposed to be a good news press conference, but they are going to hire dc residents. the bad news is how few dc residents have gone in the past. >> i was working for six years. >> and layed out a month ago. >> the good news from the city's employment services office was that 26 unemployed people were ready to take the test to become metro bus operators. >> i have been presently unemployed for two years. >> we're talking jobs that start at $40 to $50,000 per year. >> my company closed down after 42 years. >> disappointing, if not shocking news gave a percentage for the number of dc residents already employed by metro in any jobs. >> 4 to 5 percent of our employees come out of the district. we would like to see an increase. >> did you know that? >> no, i did not. overall, it's been such a small percentage of jobs filled by people who live in the district of columbia. >> by mid afternoon, metro was adjusting the percentage, saying 1500 actually live in the city. that is 14%. still, way too low for dc employment services director, lisa

bruce johnson with more on what happened. >> it was november 17 when d.c.d ambulance crews were dispatched from 14th and newton streets northwest to an elderly woman complaining of abdominal pain. it's what the paramedic did or did not do that is raising questions tonight and causing the fire chief to place him on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. >> there are concerns regarding this incident. that's why we placed the employee on administrative leave. >> interimmediate paramedic determined the woman's abdominal pains were not that serious and decided not to go with her to the hospital. despite the ambulance crew asking him to remain with the patient. she was transported to the

our bruce johnson has been falling the developments today that have been happening very rapidly. >> stillnding by expecting something to happen later tonight. thus far no press conference though. the coach did meet with players in private today. we are told there were tears. the legendary coach saying he will resign at the end of the season but tonight some people are saying that won't be soon enough. coach joe paterno

johnson. >> everywhere, silvio berlusconi's message is the same. no surrender. i go on. but in the corridors of power, all the talk is whether mr. bruce bowie -- berlusconi can survive the days ahead. out in the streets of rome, they worry about the way the country is going. more and more, berlusconi himself is seen as a big part of the problem. >> i think this time his moment has come. i have two kids and i am an employee. i want him to go. >> the gathering crisis in italy is rooted in the money markets. isly's $1.90 trillion debt 120% of its gdp, bigger than that of greece, spain, ireland, and portugal combined. now all borrowing costs have risen again. the prime minister is still full of fight. he says he has enough support in parliament to continue to govern italy. but if the vote in a few hours goes badly, it will almost certainly be followed by a confidence motion. then, ford silvio berlusconi, the ends may be near. veteran observers believe the berlusconi over really is drawing to a close. >> i think by now it is inevitable that his government will come to an end. it might not come to an end to day or even tomorrow, but it will

johnson misses the hook. darian atkins with the follow jam. uva cruises by 68-42. >>> as the saying goes, there's no crying in baseball. today there's a new one. as bruceu will tell you, there's no feeling sorry for yourself in hockey. the caps did just that and even though alex ovechkin did get back on track, the rest of his team kind of fell off track. 2nd period caps down 2-0, marcus johansson has a bad turnover in his own zone and he was made to pay. with a 3-0 lead for the rangers. 3rd period caps down 5-2. alex ovechkin bliss ishes the wrist shot for the score, his -- blisters the wrist shot for the score, his eighth this season. new york's ryan callahan win being the battle on the board dishes for his second goal of the game. capitals fall to the rangers 6- 3. >> this whole league is about winning one on one battles and if you get it deep and win the one on one bats and take it to the net, it sounds -- battle and take it to the net, it sounds simplify, but that's what it is. this is a league you can't feel sorry for yourself. you have to suck it up and do what you have to do. >>> i could barely believe my eyes when i looked at the redskins injur