. >> i feel like i have an enemy. >> reporter: 77-year-old donny blank worked at fort dietrich. she has two for me to say of cancer -- forms of cancer herself. >> do you blame fort dietrich for some of your health issues? >> yes, i do. i is that started thinking, how long with what i have, you know is it because of dietrich. >> reporter: donny and her daughter debbie remember during the cold war they led the country's research, even experimenting with agent orange. >> we saw them bury the orange in a landfill. >> reporter: for decades the military dumped it toxic waste into the ground. in fact the national cancer institute shows frederick county has the highest cancer rate in the state. >> of my 17 cousins that lived in the neighborhood here, 9 would develop cancer, 6 would die and 4 died in their 40s. >> reporter: 64-year-old gerald coal often played between fort dietrich and their family farm. the wind would catch it and it would come over into the field we were at. >> reporter: the epa confirmed that the chemicals were dumped within >> we've been drinking it since 59 and that

officials from fort dietrich, once again cannot declined to speak to us on camera. but they did give us -- once again, declined to speak to us on camera. but they did give us a statement saying there is evidence of a cancer cluster. they say the investigation of fort dietrich continues. >> tonight, we know more about the body found inside a cardboard box along interstate 70 in frederick. d.c. police revealed today the victim is jacobo vaszquez. he was shot in the 100 block of constitution and his body was dumped along interstate 70. marvin palencia is wanted in relation to the his death. an attack at the norfleet parking garage last night. police say the suspect approached the victim from behind and pushed an object into her back and demanded her wallet and cellphone. anyone with information should call police. >> congressional democrats said they will vote after thanksgiving to extend tax cuts for the middle class only. this could become a point of contention. that -- republicans want their renewal of all of the bush tax cuts, even for those who make more than two

louis, a camden, new jersey, and dietrich top the list. -- detroit at the top of the list. i hope your doing well on this monday. we certainly had a mild start this morning and then a foggy start. we will probably see a couple of sunbreaks. it is turning out nicer than that was. you can barely see low-level clouds. it will start running up as afternoon progresses and we will see a nice daytime high. 58 at the airport. we're in the lower 60's on the eastern shore. i have your holiday forecast coming up in a little bit. still no word on what caused the early morning fire in canton. businesses and another building located in the area under blocks where damage in that fire. it took kreuz half an hour to gain control. one person was sent to the hospital, to be treated for burns to the stomach. -- it took crews have an hour to gain control. we have the latest on what you can expect a airport. marlene mccarthy said she was humiliated at airport security. she refused to more radiation from the full body scanner and got this instead. having the agent, cup the prosthesis was humiliat

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white says by his count his wife is the last fourth person in the last 21 days with ties to fort dietrich to die of cancer. they say they are reviewing past government records and working with the health department on its ongoing study. >>> it could have been a disastrous accident. the metro station closed after a slab of concrete fell from the ceiling just before the evening commute. bob barnard has been in northwest surveying the damage. what's the latest, bob. >> reporter: brian, nobody was hurt here this afternoon. furogate north remains closed. we're not sure about tomorrow. we spoke earlier tonight with a metro rider who saw what happened. she asked we not show her face on tv. >> we had just gotten onto the train and as we were stepping onto the platform, we heard this giant roar and we saw the concrete skittering across the platform. >> reporter: yes, that's one of the chunks of concrete that fell crashing through the metro station's ceiling there around 3:15, investigators blaming road crews building a median along connecticut avenue between k and l streets. >> this is very thin h

fort dietrich officials admit that orange agent was sprayed decades ago. the report shows that it was tested at frederick -- at the frederick base between 1944 and 1968, near rosemont and lake coventry avenues. the residents have complained they have had more cancer cases than in other neighborhoods. just last month, the state health department determined the area was not a cancer cluster. >>> a house ethics committee recommended congressman charlie rangell be censured. he admits that they were slope and referring to himself as your member and never tried to enrich himself. >> it would really help, and i don't think it's out of line, if the committee said before you could put in that report no matter what you agreed the sanctions to be that your member was not corrupt and did not seek and did not gain anything personally for the bad conduct i have had. >> the recommendation goes to the full house. >>> they want her out. a petition is circulating in prince georges county to prevent leslie johnson from taking the seat on the county council. she was elected i

> in six minutes, the army released startling new information about agent orange testing at fort dietrichat this new report is revealing about exposure decades ago. >>> and the backlash is growing as controversial security procedures are implemented at airports across the country. why one u.s. senator is calling on the tsa to come clean as the busy holiday travel season approaches. >>> and a phone found by a tourist on the beach in aruba. the latest indication. it could end up being a key piece of evidence in natalee holloway's disappearance. we'll see you in five minutes. for making pizza hut your favorite pizza, we're offering two mediums with up to three toppings for just six bucks each! this offer only lasts ten days ending november 20th so don't miss out! two medium pizzas. only six bucks each, ending november 20th, and only at your pizza hut. >> help us feed hungry amifampridinelies in the season this -- area this season. he hopes to deliver more than 100 meals to families in need. he stopped by fox 5 morning news to talk about the food drive. >> you and some of your friends are goi

emily dietrich's worst fears, now a reality. >> but i want them to find more because it will tell the story that i don't want to hear. >> at such a young age, zahra was a cancer survivor. her battle with bone cancer robbed her with one of her legs and chemotherapy some of her hearing. her mysterious death shocked the small down. >> today, our community mourns, our state mourns, our nation mourns and the world mourns. >> reporter: the community will hold a memorial for zahra on tuesday, the day she would have turned 11. >>> there is a chance proposal to legalize medical marijuana could pass in arizona. a new vote count shows proposition 203 ahead for the first time since election day. right now, that measure is up by more than 4,000 votes. the outstanding ballots are coming from maricopa county and there are more votes to be counted. >> first a ban on happy meal toys, now san francisco might consider banning circumcision. the san francisco examiner reports the proposal was submitted by a resident and he needs more than 7,000 signatures to get that on the ballot. >>> decision point, wha

. >> reporter: chad dietrich runs the group and as a practicing anesthesiologist, he's used to helping >> reporter: what's unique about scuba dyeing compared -- diving compared to other sports? >> you can put the chair away. >> reporter: what you do need is training. before ocean diving, chad works with new divers of all ages in a small indoor swimming pool. scuba diving has been around for many years. jacques cousteau is considered the father of modern scuba and adaptive or handicapped diving has been around for some time as well. >> i was injured in an accident. >> reporter: jim gatiger founded the association in 1981. >> we began with a handful of guys. now we have disabled divers, thousands of them in over 45 countries. >> reporter: today, scuba is considered an effective rehabilitation tool for physical and psychological benefits. out here with the empty wheelchairs miles away, it's not hard to see why. >> nothing can stop you. don't let a wheelchair stop you. >> it's also a nice bonding experience for kids on the boat that for the first time are meeting or getting to be out among

emily dietrich's worst fears now a reality. >> i don't want them to find more becse it will tell a story that i don't want to hear. >> reporter: at such a young age, zahra was a cancer survivor. her battle with bone cancer robbed her of one of her legs. and chemotherapy, some of her hearing. her mysterious death shocked the small town. >> today, our community mourns, our state mourns, our nation mourns, and the world mourns. >> reporter: the community will hold a memorial for zahra on tuesday. the day she would have turned 11. for "today," nbc news. >>> and now here's lester. >> amy, thanks. now to the economy, specifically jobs. for many americans, the holiday season isn't about shopping for gifts, it means looking for work. and it may surprise youo know that there are good jobs to find, especially this time of year. msnbc's financial analyst vera gibbons is her to tell us where these jobs ar good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> 9.6% is the unemployment rate. a lot of people competing for these jobs. how many holiday jobs are we expecting? >> it's actually not bad. about 550,000 to

carl dietrich, co-founder and ceo of the terra fugia. >> wings unfold. pretty cool.ou can lift 200 pounds without breaking a sweat. could help if you had to be in a war zone and needing to have ordinance. chris lawrence got a firsthand look at how it works. >> that isn't chris, right? >> may be. check out the report tonight on "the situation room with wolf blitzer" here on cnn. >>> there's snow in the rockies and it is beginning to move east. are you in its track? we'll tell you when we come back. - i volunteered. - i was drafted. - i enlisted. - i was nervous. - and there i was in asia. - europe. - the gulf. - and i saw things. - incredible things. - and people you never forget. - i did my job. - for my country. - my buddies. - for total strangers. - and i was proud. - so grateful. - for my family. - my freedom. foall who served and all who serve, we can never thank them enough. >>> what a pretty shot. >> it is. >> don't you wish you were there? >> i'm right there. this is out our window basically. happy to be back. >> i'm just teasing you because you weren't that e

. >> reporter: chad dietrich is a practicing anesthesiologist and is used to helping and healing. >>ter: what you do need is training. before ocean diving, chad works with new divers of all ages in a small indoor swimming pool. scuba diving has been around for many years. jacques cousteau is considered the father of modern scuba and adaptive or handicapped diving has been around for some time as well. >> i was injured in an accident. >> reporter: jim founded the association in 1981. >> we began with a handful of guys. now we have disabled divers, thousands of them in over 45 countries. >> reporter: today, scuba is considered an effective rehabilitation tool for physical and psychological benefits. out here with the empty wheelchairs miles away, it's not hard to see why. >> don't let a wheelchair stop you. >> reporter: and the good news is around the country there are dozens of not for profit adaptive diving groups. you saw the last shot with the wheels. you're not allowed to bring your chair on the boat. once the kids leave the dock they don't want to think about the wheelchairs or w