. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson. would lifting i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> we've got some new information on a story that could impact safety in our area. the fbi says it stands to lose 3,500 employees because of sequestration and now we're learning that trickles down to 160 employees that are paid to keep us safe in d.c. and northern virginia. tonight valerie parlay who is the assistant director in charge of the fbi here reacted to this reality that this will have an effect on the important work that they do. >> i think everything the fbi does is important and it's amazing to me that everybody else doesn't think the same thing. so when i think of losing 160 employees and what am

bruce johnson has been on this story from the beginning. >> it's almost like they are trying to stealour homes. >> these residents have been slated for eviction. >> i got caught up with the government shutdown and i got a sponsored check. >> all evictions have been stopped. the county attorney for prince georges county succeeded in getting the judge to issue an injunction. blocking for now, all evictions until several county agencies are able to investigate alleged irregularities at the housing cooperative. >> we need to stop the hemorrhaging as quickly as possible. we needed to stop the evictions until we actually had the opportunity to do a full on investigation. >> it was the eviction last month, of ray and his wife of seeing eye dogs that brought valley green. had been a resident for more than ha years. when ray was set out, he owed roughly $600 in fees, penalties, and court costs. residents are questioning those fees. >> if he was being over charged, he probably did not owe as much as he already paid to the association. >> county leaders today produce records that question why va

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> wow. 8 people in his condo, that is what we call generosity. >> let's hope,we have a lot of generous viewers out there. maybe someone will be able to help that family even more. all right top, so, the weather is not causing problems trying to get somewhere for thanksgiving, but a little parade thing in new york, that could be impacted. >> it could, now not by rain or snow, but by wind. you can't have a sustained wind of more than 23 miles per hour. it's going to be very close to that thresh hold on thanksgiving. i think it will be just under. it's going to be breezy. all right, let's take a live look outside. our yellow alert continues today and yes, tomorrow. right now, 39. that's as high as it's been all day and temperatures will remain steady or they will rise overnight. the winds out of the northeast at 10. they will become northwesterly. all right, it's just now pulling out of the gulf of mexico. rain from florida, jacksonville, through georgia, the carolinas, and snow up into new york state and north western p.a. just rain for us, steady rain right now.

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bruce johnson reports the city unveiled a number of initiatives today to clean up the air and the waterways. >> reporter: it took us less than a minute to find this field of discarded plastic and glass along the anacostia riverbank today. the tax on bags has helped. mayor gray now wants a ban on styrofoam to further clean up the waterways. >> if we raffle want to clean up the environment and keen -- really want to clean up the environment and keep it clean, we'll have to make these kind of decisions. >> reporter: the ban would include the plastic containers your carry-out orders are placed in, the cheapest option for mom and pop stores. >> it would force them to use more environmentally products for people to take home. >> reporter: this was topic a of the mayor's press conference today to help reduce emissions from idling police vehicles, new idling equipment is being installed in police cruisers. >> with so many traffic details and special events in the city, we spend a lot of time on posts. >> reporter: the car automatically cuts off when no longer needed to charge the battery. >> first

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. >> bruce johnson, wusa9. >> and he will be accepting corporate campaign donations. >> the labor union for state employees has endorsed maryland lieutenant governor and his run for the governor's office. that union asked maryland council member number 3 that represents 25,000 workers across the state. brown is running against heather for the democratic nomination for governor. >>> today, alexandria police are investigating the homicide of one of the four most experts on transportation issues in our area. ron kirby. head of transportation for the metropolitan washington council of government was shot to death in his own home. a relative found his body yesterday afternoon. he was seen alive earlier in the day, but right now, police are not saying where he was seen or by whom. kirby spent nearly 30 years as a public servant. >> montgomery county police say they busted a serial sex predator who may have been attacking young men for a decade or more. >> i'm bruce leshan in gotters burg where police are pleading for more victims to come forward of a man they are describing as a serial sexual

hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. it's an unbelievable crime. 26-year-old postal worker gunned down while delivering mail, which happened in the 1600 block of reed street around 7:30 last night. this evening prince george's county police are asking for help in identifying suspects. they are offering a $25,000 reward. get this, they are putting up another $100,000 for others. surae chinn begins our coverage tonight. >> and to know that he is gone, it's like, well, unreal. it's like unreal. >> reporter: a friend and former co-worker drove to the crime scene, where the 26-year- old tyson barnett of upper marlboro was shot and killed on the sign of the delivery route saturday night in landover. see you know, a life is taken. and it is so easy as it seems like it is senseless and people, they don't care now. and it is not precious to people anymore. >> i knew that they had gunshots because i know what they sound like as i got up and they started running. >> it'd be the rarest. >> reporter: he is the president of the rockville branch of the national a

hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson.nks for joining us. $125,000 in reward money now being offered tonight to person or persons who killed postal worker tyson barnett. the 26-year-old letter carrier shot and killed last night as he was making his rounds in the dark in landover, maryland. ken molestina was at the vigil tonight where co-workers said they had feared for this type of tragedy. >> reporter: if we can have a moment of silence. >> reporter: it was a moment of silence followed by a prayer. more than 100 of his closest co- workers gathered at the site of the murder to honor tyson barnett. the young man was gunned down as he delivered mail neheart goes out to him and his family. i understand that he had a little girl. certainly for her to go through her life without her dad will be unfortunate. >> reporter: this vigil is a somber one, but also laced with anger on behalf of the letter carriers who tell us tonight that their higher ups within the u.s. postal service were negligent in keeping them safe. tyson barnett'

i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this saturday night. temperatures dropping, snow falling across the region tonight. just how cold is it going to be and what with the snow -- what about the snow? let's go to erica grow. >>> the good news the know is not going to accumulate anywhere near the d.c. metro area but we do have a few flakes falling you can see on our radar loom. there they are in blue. you can see a little bit of blue near charlottesville indicating some rain showers. but the snow flurries are indicated in blue there. as i mentioned before, no accumulating snow for us in the d.c. metro area. i saw the flurries, though, as i was heading wack in after i had dinner this evening. 35 degrees is your current temperature in d.c. 32 restton, germantown, reston. when you factor in the winds is when we really start to feel it. it's 20 with the windchill in leesburg. 21 in manassas. 32 in bethesda. that's not terrible but 27 with the windchill in laytonsville right now. as you're waking up tomorrow morning -- that says friday. that's not

bruce johnson, wusa9. >>> and we will have three ways for you. and this holiday season. that is all you have to do is log on to wusa9.com with a gift, a donation, or just to send a card through the joy drive. thank you so much. the magic of christmas will never end. and for the friends. merry christmas, happy new year as we will help people help us make it brighter. >>> not so much the ice is a problem, but just nasty rain. >> no. it is a nasty night, temperatures are rising, that's good with the heavier rain overnight. and a live look for the weather cam and that they are still pretty quiet. temperatures, they are 45 and they made it up to 48 for the high here so far. and that will be 93%, turning much better northwesterly. and they will need to move in tomorrow morning and they might change some of the rain showers before ending. but look at the size of the storm. it is pretty big for the entire eastern sea born. and that is in south carolina, heading up to southern maryland. not quite of a northeaster and out in the midwest. another shot that will be rolling in for th

. >> bruce johnson and the race for d.c. mayor really got interesting today. the progressive owner of the busboy restaurant entered the field today. you're going to hear what he has to say coming up. >> first, an update on one of the most talked about stories we've done here at wusa9. find out the latest on ryan as he fights his get black friday pricing now... ...at the h.h. gregg pre-black friday sale. save up to 35 percent on appliances. get this washer/dryer pair for only $499. frigidaire four piece stainless steel kitchen packages are only $1899. this 32 inch led tv is only $179. plus, this lg 47 inch led tv is just $499. hurry in to h.h. gregg for the pre-black friday sale before november 23rd. this holiday season... ...h.h. gregg has the best deals. >>> only on 9, we have a followup on one of our talked about stories. andrea mccarren and photo journalist introduced us to ryan. a 21-year-old haren junky who struggled with his addiction. andrea and joe recently headed to north carolina where ryan is getting help and she joins us now with a preview. so how

among them our bruce leshan out at walter johnson high school in bethesda. loves to see his son noah play, but it's got to be a little squeamish from time to time, right, bruce? >> reporter: absolutely, lesli, like a whole lot of parents. i think i'm relieved tonight is the last game and like just about everybody else i'm going to watch real closely hoping that no one gets hurt. >> it's a freight train hitting a volkswagen. >> reporter: the latest news that cowboys running back tony dorsett has been diagnosed with degenerative brain disease. >> i've been taking my daughters to practice to years and all of a sudden i forget how to get there. >> reporter: only gives parents more reason for concern. >> it's scary, especially when he gets hit hard. he's a running back. >> reporter: from peewee on up most young players are now taught to keep their heads up. >> guys, take a seat. >> reporter: many counties across our region now require baseline concussion testing for athletes. the test offers coaches and students a way to evaluate whether players are ready to retur

. >> third johnson's baby of the week, hunter bruce sergeant. >> look at him. >> born november 15th. massachusetts. hunter decided to surprise his parents and arrive a little early. mom offers this advice, always make sure your hospital bag is packed. you never know when you're going to need it. >> congratulations to all of our beautiful babies. if you want a chance for your baby to appear in today's johnson of the week. >> go to klgandhoda.com for details. >> should they connect? >> go to the connect button or something. we're not sure. >> all right. the lovely nicolette sheridan discovers the spirit of christmas. >> and we're going to get to the heart of her holiday movie right after this. klgandhoda.com. >>> she's best known as wisteria's lane seductress on "desperate housewives" and now golden globe nominee nicollette sheridan is taking part in the christmas spirit literally. >> the name of her new movie on the hallmark channel. plays a journalist whose ghost tries to help people find the power within. >> do your own homework. i said back off. >> good job. >> and here we go. >> w