this is the inner loop at connecticut avenue. if you're taking the inner loop, you'll be forced off at connecticut avenue. you can, however, get on the inner loop at georgia avenue. that exit is open. now, if you get up by connecticut avenue and you want to connect to georgia avenue, go down, get on east-west highway, make a left. go to georgia avenue to connect back to the beltway. you can make a left or head to coldville road by making a right. going to keep watching this for you. no word on how long the investigation is going to go on and how long the inner loop is going to be shut down at connecticut avenue. other roadways, traffic is light and looking good. here's a look at 395. not seeing any problems from eds edsel. if you make your way to the 14th street, you're clear as you head into the city. 395 north and south, no accidents to report at this time. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 51 degrees. bank of america is scrapping its plans for a fee on debit cards and the bank's customers have a local woman to thank. how

connecticut. ross spotted a 17-year-old teenage girl walking to her boyfriend's house. michael malchik was a homicide detective with the connecticut state police. >> tammy williams was the first connecticut victim. >> i saw her walking along the side of the road. i followed her. i grabbed her and dragged her to the side of the pond. i raped her, and then i strangled her and put her -- threw her into the pond when i was done. >> debra taylor, his second victim, met her demise in the danielson town green. >> around midnight, debbie taylor had had a fight with her husband concerning a broken down vehicle they were in. and she was sitting here in the park, and michael was driving around, and he saw her apparently distraught, and he offered her a ride home. instead of giving her a ride home, instead he drove her to a cornfield in canterbury where he sexually assaulted her, murdered her and threw her in a river bed and left her. >> remarkably, ross continued hiding behind a mask of normality. underneath

inner loop, that is eastbound 459 between connecticut and georgia. in better shape as well. no problems to report dumfries headed up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new details this morning about the murder of his a germantown mother and her young son. police say they were killed because the suspect wanted their car and their television. investigators say jane mcquain was brutally attacked while she slept, stabbed through the blanket covering her and then beaten to death. her # 1-year-old son william was found dead in the woods miles from home. police believe he was killed with a baseball bat. the suspect's he is tapinged husband is being held without bond. -- her 11-year-old son william was found dead in the woods miles from home. >>> the lululemon murder trial is over but the fate of brittany norwood still in the air. the jury convicted her of first degree murder. she faces life in prison for killing jayna murray but the decision on her ultimate sentence is not a simple process. paul wagner explains. >> over the ne

he was arrested in connecticut in march. he faces a trial in prince william county for the assault of two girls in wood brim two years ago. >>> scott turned himself into prince george's county police. a clerical error allowed him to get out on bond november 18th. scott is accused of killing a man in march. he's now being held on a $500,000 bond. >>> should john hinckley ever should get out of st. elizabeth hospital? a federal judge is going to start reviewing the case today. the man who shot president ronald reagan has spent the last three decades at the mental hospital. doctors think hinckley should be allowed to leave the facility if a series of visits to his mother's home in virginia go well. >>> during a reception, every major local county in the washington, d.c. county saw an increase in the number of school age children who live at or below the poverty line. new information from the u.s. census. most significant increases were in montgomery county and in the district. >>> in montgomery county, the rate doubled climbing

connecticut avenue northbound at n street, south of dupont circle. go ahead and use 19th street as your alternate route as police are still there investigating at the scene of the accident. let's take you around town live. first, we'll go over to the northbound side of i-95. here at the fairfax county parkway. as you leave newington into 395, this is what you should expect. no delays so far. here's what it looks like on 66 and nutley street. looking good manassas into fairfax and inside the beltway toward the roosevelt bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you guys. >> the man called the east coast rapist will make his first court appearance via closed circuit television in prince william county virginia today. aaron thomas ais cused of raping 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a ten year span. two of his alleged victims were attacked in woodbridge two years ago. surae chinn joins us from manassas where the court proceedings begin in a couple of hours. she's live. good morning, surae. >> good morning to you. accused east

however, you have to get off at connecticut avenue. once you get off and you want to work around to get back to the beltway, you can make a left on east west highway, then a left onto georgia avenue to get back onto the beltway. i can tell you i am starting to see delays as you head from wisconsin avenue and make your way towards connecticut avenue exit. it is bumper to bumper to get off of the beltway right here while police are investigating. police are saying that the beltway should open up around 5:30. but this is a serious accident. and it may take a little more time. i'll keep watching it for you. if you're taking the rails, dupont circle on the red line, the entrance escalators are down here. shuttle bus service has been requested and the station is open. speaking of the rails, not seeing any delays on the metro, the mark or the vre. all are running on or close to schedule. joe and eun, back to you. >>> 5:13 now. 51 degrees. the busy metro stations that will soon have new names. >>> michael jackson's former >>> today the family

in the 1300 block of connecticut avenue. police say the northbound lanes will be closed for some time while investigations continue. dupont circle is known for its bars. over the weekend there was a deadly shooting about in the same spot. police are still investigating whether alcohol had anything to do with this incident. but we will have the latest all morning. >>> the accused east coast a rapist is expected in a the to the courtroom today. aaron thomas is get a further hearing this morning in prince william county. abc 7 was the only local tv station at the manassas airport when he arrived from connecticut yesterday. authorities say he is linked to 17 attacks in several states, including virginia and maryland. >>> the fight over a tree house and falls church is printed out. a war veterans gathered thousands of signatures to save the tree house he built for his kids. brianne carter is live with a look ahead at this morning's meeting. >> that father and veteran will be here for a hearing that is scheduled at 9:00 this morni

inner loop traffic if must exit at connecticut avenue. can get on to the inner loop from georgia avenue. this is a live picture of the accident investigation. the headlights are the outer loop. all lanes open on the outer loop. by the way, a in greenbelt we have a separate accidents on the inner loop at kenilworth avenue exit. in virginia, added to the pentagon, it is quiet. i had to show some good news, too. >>> metro riders could face delays this weekend because of track work. red line trains will not between takoma and glenmont stations. free shuttle buses will be available. trains of arlington will single track between foggy bottom and mcpherson's crustaceans. it will take place from 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. metro riders will soon have to learn some new station names. the transit agency is modifying names before unveils a new map that includes the silver line. get ready to be confused. navy yard will become and navy yard -- king street will become king street's old town. the new names are 19 characters or less. we will h

he was indeed extradited from connecticut where he was arrested back in march. this has been a long-time manhunt for this man who was known as the east coast rapist. he is the suspect in attacks that spanned over 10 years and numb reduce states up and down the east coast. he was sent here to virginia because it was believed that he should be tried here first because he would be likely to get the longest sentence if convicted. now, he faces charges in six cases here including a case on halloween in 2009 where he is accused of attacking two girls who he found while they were out trick or treating. >> he committed crimes in many jurisdictions in the area on the east coast and we'll be the first ones to be able to try him. we did have three juvenile victims of his sexual assaults so our cases are pretty serious. >> reporter: he is 40á years old and those sexual salts began in maryland in the 1990s and went through multiple states including virginia, rhode island and connecticut. he was charged after investigators found some dna on i adiscarded cigarette butt that ap

connecticut light and power is promising 99% of their customers will have electricity by tomorrow night. this morning the governor said that a 99% threshold must be reached. >> anything less than 99% restored number is unacceptable. >> we'll get a live update on the swan the situation in connecticut later. >>> five of the republican candidates spoke at the annual ronald reagan dinner end des moines. mitt romney and herman cain were no shows. rick perry drew applause with his plan that would freeze the pay of a lot of federal workers. >> until the budget gets balanced i'm going to impose an across the board pay freeze for congress and all federal employees pay outside of the military and the public safety areas. >> iowa's first in the nation presidential caucus is on january 3rd. >>> across america now growing anger at big banks and their rising fees and some of those banks could be losing customers and deposits today. moveon.org is sponsoring a move your money day. another group is backing a bank transfer day. organizers are calling on customers to pull their money out of big banks and

in the 1300 block of connecticut avenue into a bun circle. the northbound lanes will be close as the investigation continues. dupont circle is known for its bars. over the weekend there was a deadly shooting and the same spot. police are investigating whether alcohol had anything to do with this. all morning, we will have the latest 40 forfor you. >>> lisa baden is standing by with the check on other traffic hotspots this morning. >> fortunately the hot spots are only because of the volume. no accidents to report. virginia is heating up out of dale city. that is normal. 66 eastbound is slowing in manassas and centreville before and after 50. good on the george washington parkway. route 5 have your out of waldorf into brandywine. outer loop delays are not so bad. jsuust a a brief flood near holy cross hospital. >>> we will be a little breezy periodically with kicking up to 15 miles per hour. otherwise, temperatures back to where they should be. 20 degrees cooler than what we had yesterday. 24 hours ago we were in the low 60's. now we are in th

that is connecticut avenue and georgia avenue.being diverted off at connecticut avenue. from there, you take 1 # 5 down to 410. that will take you back up to 97 georgia avenue. -- you take 185 down to 410. better news for you, the outer loop of the beltway rolling at speed. no problems there. 95, 395 off to a quiet start leaving the occoquan for the pentagon. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> you know how the idea of imposing a curfew on minors in montgomery county has been debated for months. now, some council members say the proposed law needs to go further. they want to stop loitering altogether. sarah simmons has more. >> reporter: teens and their activities in montgomery county are under the microscope. >> what the curfew law would allow us to do is folks we believe are under 18, we have the authority to have those conversations. >> reporter: council members are trying to come up with a law that would allow police officers to crack down on crime without violating a teenager's rights. here is part

the chief operating officer at connecticut light and power apologized for the delay. he also said power might not be fully restored until wednesday. new jersey and massachusetts have a few hundred people waiting for the lights to come back on as well. >> rough time up there. let's go to meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4 right now. tom? >> good morning. >>> we've got scattered frost around this morning as well as some patchy fog. watch out for that. under a clear sky now. temperatures are at or below freezing in much of maryland and virginia and west virginia. close to washington, right around the beltway, we're in the upper 30s. just a little farther west and north, it's near the freezing mark. in washington, we're in the low 40s. mid-40s near the bay waters. away from the waters, southern maryland, northern neck, temperatures in the upper 30s. sunrise an hour earlier at 6:41. by 9:00, bright and sunny, in the upper 40s. a sunny day to follow with afternoon highs climbing into the low 60s by midafternoon and a very light breeze later on today. and then tonigh

the jackpot was the largest ever won in connecticut and the 12th largest in powerball history. good for them. >> why don't we ever win that? when we do it here at the station. >> would you give a large sum to charity? >> i'd give a portion of it to charity. >> a dollar would be a portion. we'd give half of it to charity, let's make that promise, if we win. >> stay with us.

ron allen in connecticut. >>> everybody out east said the same thing about this freak snowstorm. this kind of thing didn't used to happen. this never happened before. and while that is true, it may also be true that we'll all have to start getting used to this kind of thing over the long haul. that story tonight from our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson. >> reporter: around the world, it seems like the weather is going to extremes. not just the halloween snowstorm in the northeast, but record breaking flooding in thailand. 1,400 new highs in the u.s. in the month of july. moscow reaching 101 degrees in the summer of 2010. heat and wildfires consuming southern australia in 2009. >> this is the future and we're already experiencing climate change. >> reporter: dr. jerry neil is the senior scientist for the atmospheric center in boulder. he says our warming planet makes extreme weather events more likely. as greenhouse gases created by burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal alter the climate. >> just as steroids make the baseball player stronger and i

you can tell they have connecticut avenue blocked off. you can tell that's pretty much where he landed. investigators are on the scene. some additional investigators just arrived a little while ago. you can see the officers up there taking a look at the area where this man fell off of the cab. the cab kept going. let me give you a closer look at the scene here and how it looked earlier this evening. police are now looking for that cab. there were witnesses here that saw all of this unfold. it is a very bizarre situation. evidently for some reason, that cab driver did not want the man in his cab and decided to keep going. we are looking at a pedestrian that was seriously injured, and police are going to have to provide for this zegs. what this means is you'll have to travel on connecticut avenue from "k" street to dupont circle. you're not going to be able to exit from dupont circle onto connecticut this morning. as soon as that tape comes up, then things will change. we'll let you know about that. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in n

nbc's ron allen is in hard hit newtown, connecticut, tonight. ron, good evening. >> good evening, brian. it's day four of all of this. and the utility crews, as you can, see are working late into the night. more than half the homes and businesses in connecticut still do not have power, and everyone's patience is starting to run just a bit thin. across the storm-battered northeast, the weather cooperated today. spring-like temperatures made the cleanup more bearable for residents and utility crews. after another night of temperatures below freezing in many places. >> they told us maybe by thursday they would have this up. and that's one of the longest times we've had to wait for power to come. >> even connecticut's governor was frustrated with the response. after calls to the federal government and some 15 other states for help. >> we have had orders out for as much help as could be brought to the arena. and for whatever reason, the resources have not gotten here. >> reporter: across the region, almost 1.7 million homes and businesses are without

breaking news, out of the connecticut.anbury, we are learning is there was a van accident this is a live shot, 11 people op board this van, two teens have been killed, again this is danbury, connecticut, a live look. developing news. this town is about an hour north, northeast of new york city. again, a van accident, 11 people on board, two teens are dead. more as more information comes available. stay with abc2 news. >>> five things you need to know, a judge in miami is considering whether to finalize a $410 million settle, claiming bank of america charged excessive overdraft fees. bank of america did processing in a way that triggered more overdrafts and led to more fees. >>> not official but a person familiar with the deal says a three year contract was signed to become the president of baseball operation , the cousin of former o's gm. >>> first lady, katie o'malley is helping kick off a campaign to make annapolis community wildlife. heavy rain after lee and hurricane irene are blamed for most of the dead oysters found

connecticut is a beautiful heavily wooded state. came through, toppled all kinds of trees. s.e.c., win storm came through recently. yes, the roaring october storm. widespread power outages. at this point we still have roughly 212,000 customers without power at this time. you see the video there. let's show you the maps quickly to give you an idea of exactly what is taking place there. many places seem unreachable by connecticut power and light. a lot of customers angry. they paid good money to have great service. unfortunately for many of them, there's really been no relief whatsoever for people. they have been living with generators new york city power whether or not sofer. it been tough times to say the least. we're moving into a cold time of the year. thankfully for today not expecting anything in terms of snow or rain for parts of the northeast, especially for connecticut. high pressure the dominating feature. very modifying, very soothing effect on the atmosphere if you will. not much in terms of storms. in terms of temperature

police say a man was trying to hail a cab on connecticut avenue at n street. witnesses tell us the cab started to pull away and then the man held on to it. he got dragged along the street. they say he hit his head either on a parked car or the sidewalk or both. police have not released the man's name or the name of the cabdriver. however, this could have an impact on the morning commute. let's check in with monika to see if that's going to be the case. >> we've been telling you about this all morning long on the map. this is what it looks like on the northbound side of connecticut avenue at n street is where the investigation continues. you can access due point circle although there is police investigation on-going. watch out for the police direction and some slow traffic through the area as well. but it shouldn't be too much of an issue trafficwise right now. here's what it looks like on 666 at the fairfax county parkway. no problems to report. it is a little slow in centreville. we'll go over to the american legion bridge on the west side of town. again, no

. >> one man is dead and several are injured after about 2:30 on connecticut avenue. let's go there for the latest details. >> we are learning from police there were a least a couple of fights inside this restaurant last night. that is what caused security to push everyone outside onto the sidewalk and that's where the shooting and stabbing saddam. -- shooting and stabbing happened. >> ambulance after ambulance take the bill would away from the 1300 block of connecticut avenue early this morning. moments earlier, a fight inside heritage restaurant turned deadly. police say three men were shot and three others were stabbed. this man died. >> we heard three shots and people started running. i took her and i said that's gunshots, we're going. >> a military police manned and his friends passed by the restaurant about a minute before the violence corrupted. >> it was totally israel. >> i knew their clubs and bars over here -- i did not expect that. it's kind of scary. >> the police chief has ordered heritage closed spending and alcohol beverage control board hearing. the f

. >>> i am hearing about the crash on connecticut avenue.sed to be between rockville pike and connecticut avenue. i do have a couple of pictures lined up for you in the box. 395 at washington boulevard very smooth. our next camera will take us to the other side of town. no problems on the beltway at railroad. yippee. >>> we want to begin this morning with more controversy for republican presidential candidate herman cain. a business woman claimed she had an affair with him for 13 years. we have the latesst twist in his campaign. >>> herman cain denies having a sexual relationship with this woman and he moved quickly to knock down her story yesterday. let us not forget, and 35 days voters start voting. with only a month ago butefore voters have their say, republicans's race ins in full spread. now a new woman ginger white, has accused cain of an extramarital affair. >> this is not something i wanted to hurt anyone, not a fun thing. >> cain denies having a sexual relationship with white. >> i acknowledge that i have known her, but the accusati

you'll be detoured on to connecticut avenue. more on this and other area roadways coming up in my next report at 5:18. >>> thank you monika. 9news now has teamed up with the boy scouts to collect food for local families in need this year and more are seeking that help. tomorrow scouts will drop off more than 800,000 empty bags to area homes in maryland and virginia and a week later on november 12th they'll return to collect the bags brimming with your donations, last year we collected more than 850,000 pounds of food and we want to top that number. we have more information on our website, wusa9.com. and where district residents can bring their donations next saturday, november 12th. >>> toys "r" us stores kicked off the annual holiday drive. ed benefits the marines toys for tots foundation. it is provide children in need with gifts on christmas day. this is the eighth year the toy company partnered with marines foundation. shaquille o'neal is lending his clout to the campaign in his role as shaq o clause. make the holidays merri

connecticut is still probably the worst of it.uess that's where the leaves were just strong enough to hold on. areas of massachusetts, vermont and new hampshire made out better than you did. southern new york has some issues and new jersey, too a storm system off the coast, but unlike the last one this one is heading out to sea. just clouds today, and then the sunshine this afternoon for everyone. a nice day, still on the chilly side, especially up there in new england where we have snow on the ground. only in the 40s today. a slow process of melting the snow and it will get better as we go throughout the week. middle of the country, beautiful start to your november. 75 in kansas city today. st. louis will be nice, chicago. you can't complain being in the low to mid 60s to start your november. southeast looks fine. we're also nice in texas. the changing weather is all here in the rockies. it's typical, by the way. denver, one of their snowiest months of the year is november. it's no surprise we have another storm heading your way.

. >>> you saw the three lottery jackpot winners in connecticut yesterday. are they the real winners? if not, who is? are they the real winners? if not, who is? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> perhaps it's because of its name. for all the bankruptcies we've covered in this grim u.s. economy, this one gets our attention. >> you'll forgive us, we have a fire alarm announcement going on in the studio. it's called american airlines, and it can mean a cramped seat on a crowded flight on a well-worn plane. a legacy carrier. it's one of the oldest, one of the big brand names. the airline has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to financially regroup while staying in the air. though perhaps not something special any more. again, we have an announcement going on in the studio. tom costello, we should advise our viewers, there's no danger to us. >> i'm glad you're okay. that's a first for me. american airlines says its labor costs are $800 million higher than its competitors. it was losing too much money. today it ac

>> reporter: connecticut light and power crews are hard at work.ow getting help from 22 states and canada and the national guard. do you think you were prepared enough in. >> i do. i think we were as prepared as we could have been for this storm. you know, it has hit us a bit harder than we anticipated but i think we have ramped up our workforce just as quickly as we can. >> reporter: the governor, dan malloy, is keeping an iaeye on e cleanup. they hope to get customers back on line by sunday night. >> i'm worried they're not being realistic about it. >> reporter: bob and audrey are skeptical too. >> forget it. >> we'll believe it when we see it. >> reporter: for now, they're holding on to hope and each other. connecticut power and light says this is the kind of repair that's going to take longer than others when you have power lines dangling acrossing the street. now, the utility company is trying to do the best they can, they say, to get power turned on at all of the polling stations to make sure that it is done in advance of tuesday's elections.

he came from new haven, connecticut. that is where he was arrested in march after authorities picked up one of his discarred cigarettes an dna was traced and connected to some of the sexual assaults. connecticut agreed to allow virginia to try him first in the hopes that, if he is convicted here in the common wealth, he will receive a lengthier sentence. aaron top thomas is suspected of at least 17 sexual assaults over a 10-year span up and down it is east coast. faces charges in six cases including a crime on halloween of 2009. that is when a group of trick or treaters was approached by a man. two girls were pulled away and sexually assaulted. they did manage to break away as one girl managed to detect a parent during a sexual assault. police and prosecutors hope he will face trial in those charges. he is 40 years old. the attacks that took place over the span of the east coast rapist's crimes occurred in virginia, maryland, connecticut and rhode island. the hearing begins here this morning at 8:00 a.m. reporting live,

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right now all traffic is being detoured at connecticut avenue.eep this in mind if your travel plans, more coming up at 5:00. >>> a ceremony has been announced for the reopening of the national cathedral. on saturday, november 12th. a new episcopal bishop of washington will be installed. it will be the first event at the cathedral since august 23rd and the earthquake. stone work fell off the towers and other areas were severely cracked. the cathedral reopened on monday, november 14th. >>> toys "r" us stores are kicking off their annual toy drive today. benefits the marine toys for tots foundation. goal is to provide children in need with gifts on christmas day. this is the eighth year the toy company has partnered with the marines foundation and this year shaquille o'neal is lending his big person to the campaign in his role as shaq o clause. i love everything he adds to the end of shaq. >> you don't want the make shaq mad. another campaign helps to reach out to the u.s. troops. >>> home and abroad. the red cross is hosting the holiday mail for th

it happened after midnight along connecticut avenue along dupont circle. the man was hailing a cab with a group of friends when he held on to the door handle as the cab pulled away. the man suffered a major head injury. the cabdriver did nothing wrong and they are no longer looking for him, and while the investigation is on going drivers cannot access dupont circle from northbound connecticut avenue. >>> the last of three new escalators is officially open this morning at the foggy bottom metro station. they are the first in a decade. melissa malay is live at the station. glad to see that back open again, huh? >> reporter: yeah, they are coming up smiling instead of huffing and puffing. and the official announcement just wrapped up, and many commuters are used to hiking up that, but today is a celebration of sorts. >> if they can keep the escalators working, happier for all. >> i have seen the escalator project begin and i have seen it to where it is now. >> reporter: one of chuck's customers, denise fillkins has a two hour daily commute from maryland and a

thomas has been in custody in connecticut since march. he was just extradited to prince william county yesterday and faces several life sentences if he's convicted of the attacks in virginia. >>> right now vice president joe biden is in iraq on a surprise visit to mark the last month of the u.s.'s presence in the country. this morning he talked about future military cooperation and the future help the u.s. will provide the iraqi security forces. much more on the visit next on the "today" show. >>> and right now a historic visit. secretary of state hillary clinton is in myanmar. she landed just about an hour ago. clinton is the most senior u.s. official to visit that country since 1962. >>> and we have an update on some breaking news we've been telling you about all morning. police there say they have arrested more than 200 occupy los angeles protesters out in l.a. officers raided the demonstrators' encampment overnight. the protesters overstayed the deadline set forth by the city's mayor. a similar scene played out in philadelphia overnig

this is one live shot there of 495 at connecticut avenue. details coming up in your next check of timesaver traffic. mike, back to you. >>> we'll see you in a little bit. making news now at 5:10. police shot and wounded a man they brought a gun on to campus. a person spotted the gun and alerted authorities and police say when they approached the suspect, he refused to drop his weapon which forced them to shoot. police now say the incident does not appear to be related to the occupy protests on campus. >> the occupy wall street protestors return to new york city's zuccotti park last night but police banned them from bringing in tents and other equipment to spend the night. police arrested nearly 200 people early yesterday when they cleared out the camping area. >> president obama arrived in australia overnight. he canceled two previous trips to the country, one after the gulf oil spill. another one to stay home and lobby his healthcare reform bill. today, leaders are expected to announce an expansion of a u.s. military presence in that countr

connecticut was among the hardest hit states. and many residents there are still without power. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti is live now in west hartford where all those downed tree limbs tell the story of why so much power is out. >> reporter: they sure do. hi, fred. more utility crews than ever before are working feverishly to get people back online. for example, in west hartford, connecticut, twice as many crews working here as we've seen in many days. this is what they're up against. this old tree next to a house, snapped off right at the top, the branches came down on top of these power lines. you can see that it is leaning right over the road. and this is what takes the extra time to repair. people are really pretty much fed up and are more than anxious to get back online. at nearly every turn, fallen trees, twisted limbs and tangled lines. leaving hundreds of thousands of connecticut residents in the dark more than a week after a freak storm. >> at night, we come home and do the best we can, with little -- with no heat and cold water. >> no generator. >> no.

long lines at the gas pump caused techers to flare up in connecticut. patience went by the wayside as drivers waited for close to an hour to fuel up two days after a rare snowstorm crippled the area. police were called in to bring order to the chaotic situation, but no arrests were made. >>> snowstorm clean-up inside new york city central park revealed shocking damage to the national landmark. over 1,000 trees suffered damage prompting one by stander to call the southern half of the park a tree cemetery. park officials are scrambling to clean it before the new york city marathon. >>> one showed he's anything but bril brittle. the 69-year-old professional racer was riding 180 miles an hour when he fell off his bike and slid several feet. the accident saturday left him with only a broken pinkie and a few stitches on his knuckles. remarkable there. >>> and finally, new york city's 39th annual village halloween parade once again turned city streets into a spookfest. this year's cast of bizarre and creepy costume participants were joined by an assembly of ne

a connecticut judge agreed to extradite aaron thomas back this afternoon. thomas is charge would raping a woman in 2007. authorities say dna links him to rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia all the way to connecticut. prosecutors in the commonwealth ask that thomas stand trial here first and connecticut said ookay. tapis has pleaded not guilty to that rape in 2007. >>> he may think he is christ and the president is the antichrist but a court appointed psychologist thinks the accused white house shooter is confident to stand trial. doctor tea garden concluded that he understands what is going on in the courtroom and can help. prosecutors today asked the federal magistrate to order a much more thorough psychiatric workup of the man. >>> tomorrow the man accused in the disaappearance of the woman in aruba could be coming back home. he has spent the past four months in custody while investigators are looking into the mysterious disappearance of his traveling companion, robin gardner. >> gary is expected to return home from aruba tomorrow after pro

another three were stabbed along connecticut avenue near n, street. a fight in the club spilled out onto the sidewalk. coming up at 6:00, security measures the district is now considering to help keep late night restaurants and their patrons safe. >>> also coming up, northern virginia schools no longer have to be afraid to donate those unopened prepackaged food to area pantries. >>> it is so nice outside, hard to believe we are looking at the end of november. still 70 in fredericksburg. 68 downtown. 54 in oakland. we'll come back. we are going to have a temperature correction. we'll talk about that and tell you how dramatic it is going to be. >>> up next the holiday shopping season is off to a strong start and retailers hope the good times keep on going this cyber monday. >>> tuesday morning on 9news now, they are at atms, stores, but cameras on the outside of school buses? >> we'll tell you how much the 12 days of christmas costs this year. jessica is adding it all up for us we want to wish you a merry christmas and happy new year. >>> ocean springs

you saw the three lottery jackpot winners in connecticut yesterday, $254 million. tonight, new questions, are they the real winners? if not, who is? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. perhaps it's because of its name. for all the bankruptcies we've covered in this grim u.s. economy, this one gets your attention. it's called american airlines, and for a lot of people, it can mean a cramped seat on a crowded flight on a well-worn aircraft. it's a legacy carrier. it's one of the oldest, one of the big brand names. in fact, it flies the american brand around the world. the airline has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during this busy holiday travel time, to financially regroup while staying in the air. though perhaps not something special as it once was. it's where we begin here tonight, tom costello covers aviation for us. he's in our washington bureau. tom, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. american airlines says its labor costs are $800 million higher than its competitors. it was losing

program to form his song occupy we are the ninety nine he's going to tell us why the university of connecticut is trying to bar him from performing it then secretary of defense leon panetta and john mccain sparred on capitol hill today over u.s. troops leaving iraq at the end of two thousand and eleven so how does that play into the expanding u.s. presence in the rest of the region robert farley is going to join us for that or not all that i am working tonight could get us a happy hour but first let's take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. so last night completely unannounced new york mayor michael bloomberg sent in the police to clear out the protesters out of the car the park and this time the mainstream media decided not to ignore it what was happening and they actually gave it a little bit of coverage this morning so by wall street protesters were thrown for a loop at one morning when police called for surprise so we could totally cleared out so called the park so they're out of fish or headquarters maybe shut down for now but that is not stopping hundreds of occupy wall

the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: i thank my friend from arizona. i appreciate this amendment that he's offered and i'm -- i believe i'm now listed as a cosponsor. if not, i ask unanimous consent that i so be -- be so listed. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lieberman: this amendment essentially codifies a very important memorandum of understanding between the department of homeland security and the n.s.a., the national security agency. this is a -- this is a perfect balance and exactly the kind of overcoming of -- of stove pipes that we need to see in our government. under existing law, the department of homeland security has responsibility for protecting non-defense government, federal government cyberspace, cyber networks. and the privately owned and operated cyberspace. which -- which actually amounts to some of the most critical cyber infrastructure in our country is privately owned, and today would be, as senator mccain said -- suggested, a target of attack by an enemy wanting to do us ma

three others were stabbed along connecticut avenue near n street. police say that a fight in the club spilled out on to the sidewalk. the restaurant has now closed while police investigate. >>> a fire in prince george's county has claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy. it has left two women hospitalized. phone video captured the raging fire yesterday morning on griffin street in chilham, maryland. a group of firefighters fought the flames in front of the house while others went through rooms looking for survivors. >> the first person that they took out was a little boy. he wasn't moving at all. it was bad. it broke my heart. and then i saw them taking one by one, with the woman, one of the sisters said that the sister had like -- you know, burns to her face. >> the home did not have a smoke detector. firefighters went door-to-door later in the day. they were checking on devices in homes and also installing free smoke detectors to the homes that needed them. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> police have given the all- clear sign around

this was the largest ever in the state of connecticut.nd if you're keeping score at home, that's the 12th largest in power ball history. that's pretty amazing. good deal. >> good return. 4:50 now. lektd rik cars may be the wave of the future, but there aren't too many places to charge them. >> south bay city wants to change all that. what they're doing to make owning an electric car more convenient. >> plus, leave the chimney jumping to santa claus. why a texas man had to be pulled out of his own. >> and a nice drive for 24 out . ive a warning for folks headed through that tunnel. >>> welcome back, everybody, on this tuesday morning, that is san jose deep in the fog. it looks like you can cut it out there. we are warning everybody to be very safe and cautious driving into work. it is thick and tough to see through. the time is 4:53. >> speaking of driving, the south bay city wants to make it more convenient for people to drive electric cars. we will talk about a plan to require new developments for electric car charges to make it easier t