having amir khan take on lamont peter son, a dc guy was this a no brainer?as when amir told us i want to go to his backyard and fight lamont peter son in dc and obviously for a promo tore that was a dream come true it made it much easier for us to promote the event we will be bringing big time boxing back to dc it is really exciting, because not only can we bring the hbos of this world but come back and hopefully one day bring a big time hbo pay per view event bring big names the may weathers, manny pacquiao we have other options other than las vegas and that is one thing that i admire about amir khan and peter son they want to bring the big event to the people to the fans instead of taking it to las vegas charging $1,000 for a ring side ticket come over here and watch it for relatively good price. >>> well, he might not be back in dc oscar dela hoya told me late last night he plans to bring more big time boxing here to the district. >>> we have another big dame in our area, -- game in our area, red skins hosting it back in the wins column the 9 and 3 patrio

it will be first class. >> stars are out in dc tonight. we're going to take you there. and after a pleasant sunday, will we need the umbrellas monday? we'll be back with weather in a minute. >> it's a star-studded night in washington. the 34th annual kennedy honors are taking place. this year's honorees, kneel diamond, meryl streep... the kennedy center honor's gala will be broadcast tuesday at 9:00. >> this was nice today. >> hey, for december, not bad. we got up into the mid 50's. we'll be a little milder tomorrow and tuesday. and we've got changes coming this way, bruce. so, you know, it's december... we have been very lucky as far as getting some nice mild weekends, but changes are coming this way. now, overnight we've got partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions, 46 dowrnghts 44 in sterling. we do see some areas of patchy fog developing, especially out along the bay. the closer to the water you are, the more likely you'll get some fog tomorrow morning. this cold front, slow moving, is coming closer and closer. i think the timing for this front will be tuesday into

will not be furloughed tomorrow night, but one key bargaining chip for the national deal is what the dcnment can and cannot do with its own money. gary nurenberg has got that. >> reporter: well, lesli and derek, part of the give and take as it has been before is part of thedistrict to spend funds on the abortion clinic. it appears they won the deal to avert a government shut down. the negotiations lasted all day. federal employees up in the air not knowing if they lose their paychecks at midnight on friday. >> and everyone is scared because they don't know what is going to happen. >> reporter: the leaders talked and the president talked and dc watched closely. >> we always want to avoid a government shut down because not only is that damaging for the whole country, but certainly for the district of columbia because we have to shut down many, many of our agencies. >> reporter: but in order to get the tentative deal, many republicans insisted dc government not have the right to spend its own funds on abortion services. >> we've seen this nonsense go on forever. republicans do things they

it was quite a day for politics in maryland and dc today. the headline, former prince george's county jack johnson will be off to federal prison to serve a lengthy sentence. matt jablow has all of the sorted details. >> reporter: it was a bad day for good government here in the washington area. >> your thoughts on the sentence? >> reporter: first former prince george's county executive jack johnson was sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribe money and then urging his life lesli in a famous wire tapped phone conversation to literally cover some of it up. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> reporter: a few hours later and a few miles to the north in baltimore, a top aid to former maryland governor bob urlich was convicted of trying to avoid the robocall last year. also today ironically the dc city council several members of which are now being investigated for possible corruption. preliminary approved a new ethics bill. >> today was a horrendous day. >> reporter: strong eth

hasta el ex jugardo de dc united, jaime moreno....el costo, creo que lo mas importante es informarse y saber que tan grabe puede ser si no te vacunas..." la campana de vacuna contra la influenza empezo hoy y durara todo el mes de diciembre... a diferencia de otros anos, este ano 8 consulados se unieron para poder llegar a mas a la poblacion.... "se han unido todos los consules de los diferentes paises latinoamericanos para ser los voceros en cuanto a la importancia de la vacuna, no solamente estan en este evento sino tambien abriendo las puertas de los consulados para que la gente venga a vacunarse..." las vacunas gratuitas contra la influenza estaran en el consulado de su pais llame y pregunte que dia le toca... "lo importante es que las vacunas esten accesibles donde hay gente porque donde uno tiene que dar un paso extra a veces no lo hace..." barreras como el no tener dinero, ni cobertura medica, falta de tiempo en el trabajo o miedo a los efectos secundarios no deberian de ser una razon para no vacunarse dicen "hay formas de conse

keep in mind in dc our normal high is 46, 47. we're ten above that right now with the south, southwest winds at 21 gusting to 30. so definitely a breezy afternoon to say the least. and there is say lot of cold air up here. nothing arctic. but this cold air is just indicative of the cool down that is coming as we head towards the weekend. you want to know this is not the place for it. once again we have the southwesterly flow. the rains from texas all the way to new england. the cold air is in northern maine. they have some snow and up towards minnesota. around here that is not going to be a problem for us or it's not going to be a good thing if you're a skier because they have to make the snow. and this is not helping at all with temperatures in the 50s. snow making won't resume until we get this front passed us and the cold air returns. a few showers this afternoon and tonightorrow. there's another system that heads thisay but that will stay south. today 59. some 60s south. tonight only around 50 but winds tomorrow northwest, no

two groups our dc and occupy dc join forces for the march. they went to the home of lobbying firms. the protest tied up traffic. 62 demonstrators were arrested. that's the most since occupy dc started. >>> the controversy is continuing surrounding the plan b morning after pill. as we report, the pill is not going to move to shelves after the decision. >> reporter: the health secretary has stopped the distribution. a plan was overruled to allow plan b to be sold over the counter. teens under 17 will need a prescription to buy it the move disappoints groups. >> i find this to be -- mind- boggling. it can prevent pregnancy. a presidential appointee said it civictive but concerned younger girls may not understand how to use t others applaud the decision. >> they think that is not in the interest of health of the women. >> the company that makes plan b hoped with food and drug administration approval it could put them on shelves. students understand the controversy. if you let them have it is an area to have sex. >> and it should be over the count ter. >> and it is going to review the de

. >>> new this morning, the search for a missing 10-year- old boy in dc police still have not released his name we do know he is an african american boy he stands 4'0" tall, weighs between 90 and 108 pounds last seen yesterday afternoon he was wearing blue pants blue sweater command post is set up in 5500 block b street in southeast. >>> update on an accident involving a dc cab and metro bus this happened in the 3800 block 12th street northeast, police say this all started late last night when a taxi cabin spector was chasing a cab. the driver of that cab, ran a red light crashed into the bus the bus driver and five passengers were all hurt, all expected to be okay. >>> our big story this morning defense secretary, at an official ceremony in baghdad. he is shutting down the 9 year war there. >> pentagon chief is formally retiring the flag of forces in iraq. more on the symbolic ceremony live in arlington near the pentagon good morning stacy. >> good morning. this has been a long time coming certainly president obama has been active in the draw down and discussing the end of the war, en

dc. two different groups, one message. end corporate greed and bring jobs back to the people. >> it's note in favor of the people. >> we want to work. there is no good jobs out here for dc residents, especially ward eight. >> reporter: the group occupy dc. and union reps and employees from across the area rallying. today united to occupy k street sending a message to lawmakers even if that meant arrest. >> one and five americans cannot find full-time work right now. and we have a crisis going on in our country. we're here to amplify their voices. >>> well, tim allen and george cain holding nothing back. the two former governors are running for the seat being vacated by senator jim webb and both stood their ground on taxes and raising debt. even makaka came up. >> reporter: the makaka incident --. >> let's give a hello to makaka. >> when he singled out a young man and said welcome to america, welcome to the real virginia, there was no mistake about what those words meant. >> it was a mista

dozens have received barring notices from the dc housing authority. police and metropolitan police department not letting them visit housing projects. >> we are human beings. i have no record. i have never been convicted of any crime. >> police have given out 67-bar notices at woodland terrace so far this year. people are only barred after engaging in any activity that threatens the health, safety or peaceful enjoyment by other residents. treon white has been arrested at woodland terrace. he was not authorized to be there but he never received any kind of notice. >> and i was trying to figure out how i can be unauthorized to be on the property when i have an office and a contract with dc housing authority to serve on the property. >> i understand there is drugs in the neighborhood. just because i look a certain way doesn't mean i commit those crimes. >> i don't even have a jaywalking ticket. >> dc board of education member fought his charges and had him dismissed. lawyers are working other cases like him. they filed a freedom of information request fo

. >> but first tonight, dc police call out mayor gray over the occupy dc movement. issue, your safety. >>> this is 9news now. >>> was it a lie or does he just not get it? that is what the chairman of dc's police union is asking our mayor, vince gray. >> that's right. ken molestina is live to explain why comments from the mayor have some of the rank and file officers very upset. ken. >> reporter: well, you know, at the center of this debate is a spike and crime here in the district that at least the chairman of the paternal order of police here in dc is linking directly to the occupy movement. but now he says mayor gray is making some comments that are just not true. dc's mayor vincent gray is being accused of making misrepresentations about a spike in crime. he was on a talk show two weeks ago. it was there that the chairman of the fraternal order of police tells us the mayor made remarks saying the occupy movement has not caused crime to rise. gray is wrong. >> in fact, there has been a double digit increase in violent crime and overall crime in the city. >> report

top the nation on people moving into washington dc. why is that mary lou. >> well, we're in the area with the government. we're having more and more jobs that are being created, which is really helping our real estate market. >> yes. that's a good thing. now, what about the prices of home, this influx of new people? how is it affecting home prices? >> well, the home prices are very good. the inventory is down, which is helpful to the sellers. and the prices are at a very good area at this time. >> uh-huh. >> of course you've got the mortgage rates at the historic low. >> very low. >> very low. >> uh-huh. >> yes. >> so let me ask you this. maryland and virginia also has an influx. >> uh-huh. >> virginia is known as being very friendly to businesses. >> yes. >> maryland has a very low corporate tax. so those are draws to those two states. >> that is very true. and another draw to be it maryland, virginia or dc is the sha loan limits have gone to 729,000. the good news with the fha loan limits is that you can put down 3.5%, and that's ver

here in dc. hundreds showed up for the annual lighting. the office of management and budget direction did the honor. hanukkah celebrates the 8 days of light. >>> for many folks, the christmas trees is one of the most hollowed traditions. but like so many other things, derek says even christmas trees aren't what they used to be. derek, what is going on? >> you know what, i really, really do not want to sound like old man johnson here, but whatever happened to the good old fashion christmas tree? back when i was a kid, we grabbed that rag etty artificial creature, slap on a few tinsell, bulbs, lights, who cares if it looked like the charlie brown tree before the whole gang fixed it up. as chuck himself would say, that tree had character. now, i admit it's been awhile. but now i find the whole tinsel and bulb has been set aside. it's something i like to call decoration density. you can find all kinds of examples of this at any shopping mall. just this past weekend a significant other drafted me into a debt match with this frazier fur ooer her

want to say hi to all my friends and family back in dc. have a good holiday. i'll see you whether i get back. >> and we hope you come back real soon. >>> i like those. >> i do, too. >>> all right. so a little cold temperatures. >> reporter: nothing we can't handle. >>> rain is in the forecast. >> reporter: nothing we can't handle. but i say that because by the time we get toward the middle of the week it gets colder. a slight chance by thursday morning things could be a little wintry here. lots of clouds, couple of breaks. we'll call it mostly cloudy to cloudy. the clouds have been a little bit more persistent than what i was thinking that morning. still a south wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we will get rain in here tonight but looks like that is going to hold off until overnight tonight. mild today and tuesday. highs tomorrows more of 55 to 60 or so with showers late tonight and tuesday. cooler, mainly dry on wednesday. so a wet time tomorrow, break wednesday. wednesday night thursday morning another wave of low pressure heads this way. if it is cold enough

he said send me back to dc. now, amtrak says they put him on a train back to dc.nd we have heard nothing from him. >> smith has been completely blind since becoming a victim of a shooting in prince george's county a decade ago. he also suffers from bouts of depression. his family just wants to find him. >>> tonight the washington wizards were finally back in action at dc's verizon center and for businesses in that area, a big relief. this year's nba lockout took a toll on the shops, bars and restaurants that dot the landscape around the arena. the wizards draw an average 16,000 fans at each game. fans that were missed the past few weeks when the nba season was in limbo. >> there is definitely a noticeable spike when the wizards play next door. >> we're very excited to have it all back. >> businesses are now hoping for a winning season to attract bigger crowds than normal. as for tonight's opener, we're going to have all of the highlights coming up later in sports. >>> anny, grab your umbrellas as you're heading out the door. here is your tuesday wakeup weather. tu

here in dc 42 degrees. lots of rain out to the west, mcpherson square after police arrested dozens of occupy protesters. >> it was mostly peaceful when the whole thing started two months ago. this started all over a shed protesters were building this weekend. surae chinn joins us live with more on the mood this morning. how is it going? >> reporter: right now no clashes, no loud noises. you can see everyone mainly asleep and that makeshift shelter has been torn down since last night. things have been peaceful up into this point until they started building the shelter and police really clashed as you can see in this video. things really got out of hand. there was no permit. protesters were told to tear down the shelter within the hour. they refused. park police moved in on horseback. 15 people were initially arrested for crossing a police line. then another round of people were arrested. police had to bring in a cherry pick tore pluck them off the roof. one man relieved himself as hundreds of people watched.

. >>> off the top tonight, a nightmare in a dc neighborhood. according to police, a man may be high on drugs and carrying a gun started shooting up a place. >> and it all ends with police shooting. matt jablow joins us live with the details. matt. >> reporter: lesli, as you can see behind me an active crime scene. the sounds of gunfire and a man in critical condition. the calls starting coming into 911 just before 7:00 tonight. a man believed to be high on pcp randomly firing a gun in the 5300-block of clay terrace northeast. . >> the first calls came in for a person firing a weapon at the houses. >> reporter: according to chief lanier, when officers arrived, they found the suspect and immediately told him to drop his weapon. lanier says when the suspect refused, as many as four officers opened fire. >> officers at some point trying to engage the suspect opened fire. and the suspect was struck. >> reporter: police say that he was firing shots randomly in this neighborhood. >> that's not it. >> reporter: this man says he's a friend of suspect wh

dc. >> i am steve chenevey >> i am sarah simmons in for alison seymour let's say hello to gwen she is in for tony perkens who is a little under the weather. >> we wish him well today. we've got a pretty nice day today, plenty of sunshine. the only thing we will deal with are gusty winds. let's look at temperatures at our airports, 44 degrees national, 41 dulles, 42 baltimore airport and you know skies aren't too bad at all we are looking at plenty of sunshine a few flurries, a bit of snow over areas of the far west, allegheny, pendleton, mineral county saw snow. that is now starting to wind down. winds any where from 7 to 17 miles per hour gusts will continue to pick up over the course of today. 26-mile an hour wind gusts, martins burg, win chester, same as dulles. there is a chance winds could be gusting up to 40 miles an hour before it is said and done today once again sun will be bright temperatures low to upper 40s pretty much everywhere be prepared here is a look at your day planner bright skies, by midday 44 degrees by the 5:00 p.m. hour, 41 degrees but once again winds will be

the marschall heights bison of dc got a special treat.y won the pop warner super bowl this weekend in orlando and they honored them with a pizza party. they became the peewee national football champs. the bison are 15-0 this season. congratulations to them. and i do want to give a shout out, though, to the beacon house falcons also of dc. they were the 2011 junior peewee national runner up champions. and they were 14-1. so two dc teams doing phenomenal. >> wow. >> at a young age. >> yes. hopefully they'll stay.

. >> reporter: the dc rape crisis center . >> the survivor is a lot more affected by the trauma.t it affects their way of viewing the rest of their life, viewing the world, their issues of safety, their issue of trust, the ability to cope. >> reporter: a society when kids where a frat house circulated a questionnaire asking who would you like to rape. >> it's not really seen as a crime. it's not seen as a private relational issue. the same thing that happens with domestic violence. it happens in marital affairs. we shouldn't get involved and we're not addressing it. >> reporter: even as help for victims becomes more effective. >> i think i can see a clear difference and see myself before and after me going to get help, and i think i'm increasingly happy every day. like i think that if someone were to ask me what is the happiest point in my life, i would say right now. >> reporter: well, that's good to hear , but not all stories end that well. if you need help, there is say 24-hour hot line for the dcrape crisis center. 202-333-rape. she is a good example of how the rape can chang

the marschall heights bison of dc got a special treat.e pop warner super bowl this weekend in orlando and they honored them with a pizza party. they became the peewee national football champs. the bison are 15-0 this season. congratulations to them. and i do want to give a shout out, though, to the beacon house falcons also of dc. they were the 2011 junior peewee national runner up champions. and they were 14-1. so two dc teams doing phenomenal. >> wow. >> at a young age. >> yes. hopefully they'll stay. maybe go to maryland. a local team. >> wouldn't be bad. we'll be right back. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community and supporting training programs for tomorrow's workforce in los angeles. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity

mayor grey and two dc council members recently going to florida to visit the tampa bay buccaneers newtraining complex. >> by the way they are only 500- yards or so, from the stadium, raymond james stadium so they've got it all right there together we had a wonderful time viewing their facilities, it is a facility i would love to have us see here in the city. >> what are the chances. >> we've got to work with the team's ownership and work to make it happen. long ways out, to ash burn. >> reporter: home of the red skins headquarters and training facility, since jack kent cook owned the team. >>> build a new stadium, bring them back. >> reporter: this is where district officials want the red skins to move to but prince georges county also wants them, hass county land available near buoy state university is conducting a feasibility study. >> i am sure our good friends in washington, virginia are eager to attract them. >> reporter: david is head of economic development. >>> we have met with the red skins, interviewed them, had a tour of their facility. >> reporter: he says the deal to brin

a look at why champagnes are seeing a rebirth in the dc area, we'll be right back.ant to say to my family happy holidays. i miss y'all, be home soon >>> the manufacturer of the widely used baby formula enfamil says sunday's testing shows the product is free of the bacteria blamed for the death of a missouri baby. two tests of samples of its enfamil formula found no signs of the germs. the missouri case prompted retail joint wal-mart to pull all cans of the same size and lot number from its shelves last week. another newborn was sickened in illinois. >>> christmas is in the books, lots of thoughts now turning to sending 2011 out in style. >>> while the economy is still struggling, people appeared to be willing to spend a little extra cash to make the magical moments even more magical. jessica doyle raises a glass. >> reporter: looking for a little luxury, consumers are popping the cork on champagne again. sales are popping too. >>> more and more americans are drinking wine. and more and more americans are drinking wines from quality regions and different places. >> r

experience they are trying to offer we have an incredible history of being a hot spot in washington dce mocha of the social scene for many years the blue room, where many entertainers, liza manelli made her performance back in the day, tony bennett, frank sinatra. >> this is the spot and appropriate place to ring in the new year. so over here we have one of your chefs here, steve queen is the chef at roberts restaurant good morning sir. >> good morning. >> what are you preparing for us. >> risotto from the risotto station we have that will be at the event new years eve night. >> saturday. >> all kinds of fun stuff we are doing we have risotto stations, like a pomegranate a lot of different food and flair. >> that is key it is international scene what are some other things on the menu. >> japanese station, all new years food from japan, we have sushi that will be on this, we have -- >> things from the caribbean. >> we do, it is really abexciting menu -- an exciting menu you got to come out and see it big menu a lot of food lot of venues, party rooms. >> does sound like an amazing time.

so we're hoping this is going to be a heck of a showcase for boxing here in dc.was there yesterday as well. big pomp and circumstance. they're fired up. bocking, big-time boxing in well over a decade. the last time we had big time boxing, roy jones fought on the undercard, that was in 1993 and they weren't even the headliners. >> i love seeing the fight when you have such a different background in the fighters and it's almost like a flash, he's like the new york yankees. >> right. >> and the street guy with the creditability that's coming off hungry. >> he got up yesterday and literally, you know guys probably talked for ten, 15 minutes and everybody is going through. and he says, look been talking about this for three months, i'm tired of talking, i'm ready to go. he's fired up. a really good showcase here in dc. a lot of talent on the under cards as well. >> good deal. tomorrow night. >> and chris wilson is going to join us to talk about the patriot game. >> a lot coming up here this morning. we hope you stay with us. we'll be talking about the big fight, the p

dc 43 degrees. annapolis 42. lots of sunshine. we do also have a small craft advisory in effect for the bay on your wednesday. here is a look at how your wednesday breaks down. a cold start. windy in the afternoon. 36-41 degrees for the lunch hour. 5:00 still windy. here is how your wednesday is looking. a little milder. friday is our mild day. near mid 50s. saturday also mild at 50. partly sunny conditions. i think the showers will stay to the north of us. if you have plans to be in new york city for new year's eve, you have a 30% chance of showers. if you're staying in town, i think we're going to be okay. i think for now we'll be dry. new year's day, look at that. near 50. upper 40s and dry. but we get cold monday and tuesday. upper 30s by tuesday. >> oh, yes. >> it will feel more like winter until then. >> thanks, anny. >>> the old pro bowl picks tonight and not a lot of redskins are packing their bags for hawaii. >> i'm going to keep you in suspense, but fletcher should get a vote. since the beginning of time he leads the lea

a tense situation even more so for dc fire and rescue crews. the call went out around 8:00 this morning while crews were battling a blaze on congress street southeast, kristin fisher joins us live from the scene with more on what happened next. >> reporter: a mayday call is bad enough, but that call intenseified when a pass alarm goes off. it accidentally went off and one of the missing firefighters was in the basement of this burning home. >> fires are bad because number one. >> we have to put them down the stairs and in a fire that's below you it's like a chimney. all the heat and smoke want to come up the stairs. so we're putting up firefighters in jeopardy right off the bat. >> reporter: three dc firefighters were unaccounted for in the basement of this burning building. >> the firemen everywhere, ambulance and smoke pouring out of the house. >> reporter: ly yeah washington arrived on -- leah washington arrived on the scene to find out it was her mother's home on fire. her mom escaped but the house is almost a total loss. >> stressed out. t

kelly williams is a natural pathic physician who practices in northwest dc.oesn't prescribe drugs but recommends certain herbs and minerals. >> garlic is almost like a wonder kind of herb. it is antimicrobial which means anti-bacterial, antiviral. >> williams says most people take garlic supplements containing the potent ingredient instead of eating a lot of the herb itself. but when it comes to ginger, buy it whole and enjoy. >> it heats up the body, so it increases circulation. you can actually cut it up and boil it in some water and make a nice tea out of it. and it helps with digestion. >> recent studies conclude products containing zinc can shorten colds by several days and williams recommends her balance products with he can nay shah -- herbal products with ekkhinacea and clearing out the music is what you real -- mucous is what you really need to feel better. >> it really helps with allergies, with colds, it clears out the mucous. >> it's a natural way to decongest yourself. >> absolutely. yes. >> not everybody can do the netty pot thing. saline nasal

speaking of which, occupy protestors in dc are accused of damaging mcpherson square. california representative sent a letter to the interior secretary pushing for national park service to enforce the no camping rule. just last year more than $400,000 in taxpayer stimulus money was spent refurbishing mcpherson square demonstrators are not camping by law if they are not sleeping in tents. >>> baltimore's inner harbour is clear of occupy protestors. they removed occupy protestors from a downtown plaza yesterday morning. they had been camping out there for months. the major said the city would protect individual's rights to protest but cannot use public parks as a permanent camp ground. >>> in new york, hundreds of people arrested during occupy wall street demonstrations are expected to pack a new york city courtroom starting today majority of protestors were arrested back in october on charges of disorderly conduct. >>> the price of taking a cab in dc could skyrocket how much could fares go up and how soon. >> coming up after the break, jerry sandusky waived his right to

suspected in at least 8 rapes and one killing in dc and maryland suburbs between 1991 and 1998.investigators are offering 25,000 dollars in reward money for information lead together rapist identity. f -- leading to the rapist's identity. there's a which can site for any information you have. the potomac river rapist on our website abc2news.com. >>> well a definition of rape that dictates how local police departments report crimes the federal record keepers is expected to change this is the first time in more than 08 years it happened. the fbi approved expanding the definition. new definition is expected to go into effect in the coming spring. >>> sunday night the ravens will be in southern california facing off with phillip rivers and the chargers. for the first time in 4 games, we could see ray lewis back on the field. he practiced with the team this week and received a standing ovation once he rejoined the team. even without lewis, the ravens say they are ready to face thechargers. >>> it's not going -- >> it's not going to be a game where people think it's going to be a cake

we've seen more than 100 arrests, mostly -- almost all of them were from the mcpherson square, the dc based protestors were from mcpherson square which is more confrontational than those at freedom plaza. some were planned arrests, typical of the civil rights movement, martin luther king but a lot of them, most of them were people who just really wanted to have a confrontation with police and they threw things in the street, newspaper boxes and trash cans in the street to block traffic they also refused to let the park police take down a wooden structure that they were trying to erect in mcpherson square basically, the policy of the authorities is you can have tents but can't build anything wooden. >> all right. well, read more about this, in bob's article in the washington post. >>> which ran yesterday. >> which ran on sunday thanks bob. >> good to be here. >>> 7:42 a.m., up next a look at other top stories including a new report about the future health of some of the tiniest babies some weighing less than 1 pound as we go to break here is another special holiday greeting. ♪ [ music

. >> dc council considering regulating tattoo and body piercing businesses.old a hearing on the proposal today. legislation would establish health and legislation standards and require artists to be licensed several artists are scheduled to testify. >>> 7:22 a.m. right now up next virginia takes the issue of whether or not to allow gay couples to adopt. >> he helped couples start a family now the federal government is stepping there, putting an end to his sperm donation business. >> fierce competition involving college students and really cool race cars. annie yu live at the university of maryland with the terms racing team we will check with her and the team later this morning  >>> they stopped a drop operation from hitting the street. the drugs were found stashed in the lining of a suitcase prompting the arrest of a traveler from ghana. her row win was -- the heroine was headed for new york. >>> another drug past in michigan police arrested four people after discovering 150 pounds of marijuana, hidden inside their luggage. the passen

siendo sacados de las patrullas de barrio para ser reasignados a controlar las protestas de occupy dc acuerdo. no conocemos los números que ellos están manejando, no hemos visto un dato firme indique que se ha incrementado el crimen pero puedo decir que están sacando a cientos de policías de los vecindarios para controlarnos, es totalmente falso segun el presidente del sindicato policial, los crimenes violentos se han incrementado en un 17% y los crimenes generales en un 14% desde que los manifetantes se acentaron en la ciudad hace mas de tres meses. quizá nosotros también seamos parte de una tendencia que comenzó antes de septiembre y ahora ellos quieren hacernos aparecer como parte de un problema con el propósito de removernos de la ciudad. gaied dice que ellos no necesitan a la policia para que los controle. todos nuestros campamento tienen su propio equipo de seguridad sacamos a la gente que causan problemas o que consumen drogas y la ;policía no necesita estar aquí controlandonos. en washington, alfredo miranda univision. gracias alfredo, ironicamente mientras el sindicato polici

. >>> desde washington dc este dÍa de la navidad esto es enfoque, gracias por el privilegio de dejarmer parte de su domingo un dÍa tan especial, para todos y hoy vamos a ver la navidad desde una perspectiva histÓrica y tambiÉn como se celebra en distintas partes del mundo. programa especial de enfoque pero comenzamos con esta crisis polÍtica que vive washington y,en efecto, la naciÓn, uno semana intensa verdad, aquÍ en washington, y para saber que ha pasado, rogelio mora tagle con todos los detalles. >>> finalmente el congreso de los estados unidos aprobÓ la extensiÓn del recorte al impuestos sobre el pago de nÓmina despuÉs que republicanos en la cÁmara abandonaron la oposiciÓn inicial a la iniciativa. >>> ap baso cÁmaras aprobaron extender el seguro del desempleo para millones de trabajadores que habrÍan resultados afectados este acuerdo representa un alivio porque ambas leyes vencÍan el Último dÍa del aÑo. >>> y el voto fue en la cÁmara de representantes dÓnde no fue necesaria la pre sdaesencia de mayorÍa, y fue adoptada sin demora. >>> esa intenciÓn mantendrÁ la tasa del descuento e

um, who's dc growse?ight, it says here that you're the gun expert. >> right, well, we're looking for a machine pistol, probably a heckler, possibly an uzi. ballistics can link shells to a specific weapon, so we want that stuff, like, now. >> heard that? >> okay, question, was this a gang-related execution? if so, one of two things: "a," the firearm has been returned to the gang's stockpile. it's gonna be kept in circulation. or "b," it's already been smuggled out of town, and by now it's in wherever. penzance, glasgow, uh-- >> yeah, okay, got the picture. >> growsey, case like this, you never get the weapon. >> well, we'll see about that. yeah, go on. >> okay, it's not a gangland killing. it's an ordinary decent murder. how did the killer get the gun? answer: probably he rented it like a video. there was a bloke the pub, whatever. >> okay, okay, uh, here's what we do: we go through every file of every individual who's ever been involved in a gang or a drug-related shooting incident, okay? we'll also check

el sindicato que representa a la policia de dc, afirma que la delincuencia en el distrito ha aumentadoficiales estan siendo sacados de las patrullas de barrio y reasignados a controlar las protestas de occupy dc.. kristopher bauman, presidente de la orden fraternal de la policia de dc, escribio una carta al alcalde vincent gray, afirmando que el crimen violento se ha incrementado un 17% y la delincuencia en general un 14%, desde que los manifestantes se acentaron en la ciudad hace mas de tres meses. y una familia salvadoreÑa busca a su hija adolescente que desapareciÓ de la escuela secundaria jefferson stuart hace varios dÍas, pero como nos dice silvana quiroz, casos similares se repiten en muchos hogares hispanos... ella es nohemi reyma amaya cruz, ya son 15 dÍas que sus padres no saben nada de ella el 15 de diciembre fue "yo tengo muchos temores en este paÍs hay muchas cosas que estÁn pasando con la juventud, esta mucha delincuencia prostitucion tantas cosas, yo no, en realidad desde ese momento yo no duermo" sus padres afirman que la adolescente de 17 aÑos se escapo de la escuela va

here in dc 31 degrees, we've cooled off a little bit. buffalo new york 27 degrees, wilmington, 41 degrees in ohio, cincinnati, 29 degrees, check it out these are not the coldest temperatures we have seen on this map. 43 little rock, 56 new orleans. denver, they are chilling off what are they doing? cooling down. >> thank you. >>> 18 degrees. i am the one doing the physics interview. 18 degrees denver, 28 salt lake city. rainfall middle of the country making its way east ward that will take its time to get here we think some of it will that won't be until thursday. a dry day today enjoy a dry day tomorrow as well here is your 5 day forecast today we are looking for a high about 50 degrees. that is a couple degrees above normal. 52 tomorrow thursday we cloud up, gets milder 58 we do get rainfall. we could see a few rain showers friday and saturday, on sunday, highs will be in the mid-40s we cool off again for next weekend. >> tony, i don't think -- we are going to have to change that friday forecast. it is a big shopping day people will be

mitchell smith was seen december 16th, getting on a train in dc. abc2 news linda so is standing by with more. >> reporter: police received conflicting reports of when mitchell smith was last seen. one thing they know is he never reached his final destination in alabama. smith boarded a train bound for birmingham december 16thel a passenger says she saw him headed to new orleans when a conductor said he couldn't get to birmingham and get off the train in charlotte. his grandmother smith says she bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. it's unlike him to go this long without calling. >> something is wrong. i believe now that amtrak put him on the wrong train. >> smith is 5 is 1'", a scar op his right temple from a shooting that left him blind. he sometimes wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. if you have information, call 911. linda so, abc2 news. >>> investigators in pg county, officers are trying to track down the person who beat a 70- year-old woman. he broke in through the front porch window and trashed th

. >>> now to an accident at a gas station in parkway north west dc. this happened along missouri avenue. a car and truck collided. we are conducting into reports the car jumped a curb. >>> 73-year-old annual candy adoctor is facing charges. he was selling oxycontin, morphine and other medications on the street, using his office in triangle. dow was taken into custody just last week. police estimate he was distributing 8000 oxycontin on the street's weekly without prescription and his in cash only. >>> a pair of montgomery county lawmakers are proposing a new law cracking down on so-called flash mobs. this comes after two incidents where a large group of young people entered a store and then started helping themselves to items without pay. instead of misdemeanors the new legislation would allow prosecutors to charge them with stealing hundreds of dollars of merchandise. one of the backers of the bill insists he is not overreact and go he says other lawmakers share his concerns. >>> people feel as though they can just run into a store and grab whatever