doreen is off tonight. >>> for months we have reported on car break-ins all over west virginia. the crime spree frustrated homeowners and tonight police thinkhey have the guy who has been doing it. a surveillance detail caught him in the act this week. evidence found in his car and his house led back to virginia. darcy spencer is in fairfax with more on the call that cracked this case. darcy? >> reporter: last week a fairfax county woman called police to report a suspicious vehicle in her neighborhood. it turns out that car belongs to the suspected serial burglar and that call eventually led to his arrest. >> he came into our home. we were sleeping and we didn't find out until the next morning, until we actually walked out an saw our stuff all over the yard. >> this fairfax county woman is one of the many victims of the serial burglar, her home entered through an unlock door, cash stolen from her purse. now that the suspect has been arrested, she'll sleep a little easier tonight. >> it felt good knowingt least in the back of my mind, yes, this guy is caught. >> they arrested bra

hey, doreen. we were talking last night about this storm being a strong storm and we would be on the warm section of that storm. and now temperatures have actually gone up in the past couple hours. we're now at 64 degrees with winds out of the south at 20 miles an hour. that tells you something is going on out there in the atmosphere and it's a storm system that's moving our way. winds out there right now, 26-mile-an-hour wind gusts in sterling, 25 in baltimore, and down toward the air force base in manass, wind gusts at 23 miles an hour. look out towards loudon. that's a line of showersnd thunderstorms that have begun to develop that will make their way to the north and east. these could provide up to 50-mile-an-hour winds. right now no severe storm warnings are in place, but there is one advisory out there, including one watch. plus i'll show you wh you'll wake up tomorrow morning. >>> after months of speculation, britain's prince william announced his engagement today, and the world is abuzz wi

. >> the good news, doreen, here we are, we're talking about mid november. we have a rainstorm out there. we're not talking about cold rain, that'she great news. temperature out there right now, 61 degrees. temperatures have been rising over the past couple hours, as our winds are beginning to shift more out of the south. they may rise a little more in some areas before they start to fall later this evening. the southeast wind at 10 miles an hour. those winds will only increase. 58 in sterling, 56 in hagerstown. 55 in baltimore and frederick. live digital doppler radar showing where the rain is, around the beltway and down toward charles county and southern anne arundel county. the rain will continue to make its way up to the north and east. still some shower activity in behind that tonight. the big area of low pressure into portions of the ohio river valley. will sweep to the north and in behind it, we're going to s big changes in the next 24 hours, it's going to come i the form of wind. expect showers tonight with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. by t

doreen, back to you. >> all right, jackie bensen reporting from capitol hill. thank you, jackie. >>> george washington university is dealing with a bedbug problem. there have now been six confirmed cases in five different dorms across campus this semester. four of those cases have been fully treated. two others are expected to be taken care of by next week. many students hadn't heard the news. those who had learned about it from reporters, not the university. g.w. issued a statement today saying it takes reports of bedbugs seriously and continues to educa students about the problem. >>> some parents in fairfax county are upset over a plan that would give studes who cheat a second chance. the principal of west potomac high school wants teachers to decide whether students who cheat should retake a test. instead of getting a zero. there's also a poli there to give students who fail or get an incomplete an endless deadline to make up the grade. some parents say they believe the w policies are not good for the students. >> i'd like to know the rationale and the logi

and as doreen gentzler shows us a place for all of us to find inspiration. >> i actually believe that having done heart rate training for all the time bere i was diagnosed probably saved my life. >> reporter: mary doesn't look sick. in fact, the 55-year-old spin instructor is probably in better shape than most people in this city. but what her enthusiasm for spinning hides is her year-long battle with breast cancer. it was pretty brutal to say the least. >> reporter: a year ago, mary was diagnosed with stage three advanced breast cancer. she underwent a mastectomy in her right breast. six chotherapy treatments and 30 radiation sessions. but throughout that entire journey, she never gave up spinning. now she has turned around that passion to help others going through the same thing. >> as i've been going through this, i've had the masses come to my rescue and help me. so i want to give back. >> reporter: she is now teaching a spin class at washington orts club, exclusively for breast cancer patients and survivors. she believes doing all that sweating can help women recover more quickly

he was probably wondering, where is doreen?tty white has been making us laugh for a lot of years. but tears were on display during herecent visit to washington. craig melvin has more on how she got to live her childhood drm of becoming a forest ranger. >> we present you with this forestry badge. >> reporter: betty white has loved smoky the bear since well since there was a smoky the bear. she was born 22 years before he was drawn. tuesday, the age defying superstar who turned a super bowl snickers commercial into the greatest career revivalin, well, quite possibly the history of television, got a badge, a hat, and a ne title. forest ranger. >> i just can't tell you what this day means to me. >> reporter: we've seen lots of betty lately playing beer pong with jimmy roasting shatner and saturday night she won an emmy and sent ratings soaring. long before the fame, though, there were family vacations to thwoods. >> and my first memories are riding in front of my dad on his horse as we packed into the high sierras. and we would go

. >> doreen, news 4 has learned that the d.c. fire department is looking into allegations that two firefighters lied about the cation of their driver's license and delayed responding the incident in which that 72-year-old woman died. now it happened september 29th, about 6:00 a.m. sources say the firefighters were in an ambulance temporarily assigned to in fire station ju north of park road. a call came in for an incident on oak street. an elderly woman was bleeding uncontrollable from a medical incision in her neck called a shouldn't. firefighters tri to help the woman. they frantilly radioedhe dispatchers. where is the ambulance, where is the ambulance? the woman continued to bleed. according to a timeline, the ambulance arrived 16 minutes later. now, sources say it is alleged that the ambulance was not here at this station at 14th street rthwest. second as way from the dying woman. instead, those sources say a gps tracker showed the ambulanc was close to the station where they would begin and end their shift, a spokesperson fo

doreen, back to you. >> jackie bensen porting. thank you, jackie. >>> prosecutors have decided to drop two more charges against the man accused ofilling chandra levy. the charges dropped against ingmar guandique today were for attempted kidnapping and attempted robbery. prosecutors say the statute of limitations ran out on the robbery charge. guandique still is facing two counts of murder. today one of his former cellmates testified. he said guandique never confessed to killing levy. that contradicts what was said by another inmate who says guandique had admitted to the murder. the jury will hear closing arguments and cod start deliberations tomorrow. >>> there were aumber of arrests made for the military shootings. there have been five shooting targeting the museum, the pentagon and two recruiting centers. it started in mid-october. the shootingsave all been linked to the same weapon. >>> a baby who was abandoned outside a church in fairfax county has a name now, but finding the child's mother is proving more difficult. john shif

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. the trouble at the fragut north station began when road crews started jackhammering on the road above the station. that led to pieces falling onto e platform below. and now metro and d.c. transportation leaders say infrastructure plans might be to blame for it all. john shifrin has the latest. john? >> reporter: that's right, jim, we have learned that construction going on on connecticut avenue between k and l streets is wha caused the concrete block about the size of someone's head to go crashing down into the farragut station below. but what many riders were frustrated with were for hours after the incident happened, the station was still open. during the height of rush hour wednesday evening trn after train got waved through the farragut north metro station, just part of the platform was shut down. dozens of concrete pieces were scattered everywhere and frustrated riders said they had no idea what was going . >> i think they need to do a better job of communicate ingwith their ride

doreen, back to you. >> jackie bensen reporting from d.c. superior court. thank you, jackie. >>> ted collins has en covering this case from the very beginning. he was nsds that couroom when that verdict was read. you were looking at ingmar guandique as was mrs. levy. reaction? how did he act? >> well, throughout the whole trial, he's been pretty much emotionle emotionless. but today, as the verdict was read, he closed his eyes, and he sat at that table as the guty verdict, guilty verdict came across. then after the jurors left the courtroom, he took off his headsets. he's been given simultaneous translation throughout the whole trial. he took those headsets off, tossed them on the table, turned from his defense atorney and was led out to his cell. >> pat, this has been a long ordeal for chandra levy's family. i know you've been talking to them way back since this first happened. how are ty doing? >> there is no greater advocate for chandraÑi levy than her mother, susan. right after she went missing, susan levy came to washington to mount a one-woman crew si

>> doreen another teenager rdered in the streets of our city. another family in mourning. >> he was a really good sports player, you know, funny, outgoing. full of energy all the time just -- every little -- every big brother's dream for a little brother. >> as school cme to a close, some students left with posters dedicated to joseph sharp. joseph sharps, 17 years old. a senior in high school. he wanted to go to nyu. he wanted one day to own espn. those dreams came to an end last night when joseph sharps was gunned down on holbrook street northeast. he was walking down thestreet th a friend. they were kidding each other back and forth. they ran across three guys, those guys think those joking words were meant for them. shots are fired. the friend is wounded, joseph hit four times. he falls dead to the ground. >> basically over nothing. >> what you make of that? >> it hurts. it reallyhurts. it really really hurts. but as a father, we just have to move on and say what the lord's got now. so i'm happy for that part. >> i've been through it all now

. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. authorities say today's raids and arrests are just the beginning and mo public officials could be charged. as it stands, the top official in prince george's county face federal charges related to a multi-year multi-agency bribery operation, and his wife, who was just elected to the county council, has also been caught up. we have a phone conversation in which authorities say the jo johnsons tried to hide huge amounts of money with the fbi at their door. but firs to darcy spencer at the green belt. darcy? >> jack jhnson is maintaining his innocence and says he'll stay on as county executive. prince george's county executive jack johnson emerged from u.s. district court after being released from federal custody. he declared his innocence that he tampered with evidence and with witnesses. >> i am absolutely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that i am going to be vindicated. >> reporter: johnson skmand his wife leslie are facing charges of a five-year probe of kickbacks for favorable t

>>> doreen, we're told it was very busy here atthe time the teenager ran here. somebody flagged down a police officer who called for an ambulance. the victim was conscious and able to tell officers that the shooting happened at another location, a residential neighborhood on 14th place about a block from here. witnessetold detectives that the 16-year-old was waing with a teenage girl when the shooting happened. now, investigators located the spot where they believe it happened, but as of about 45 minutes ago, they have not been able to locate the teenage girl. they do not believe that she was injured. now, the 16-year-old's injuries are described as serious but non-life-threatening. detectives were over at the scenup until about an hour ago. at this poin they tell us they do not have a motive for the shooting, but again, the 16ear-old's injury is described as serious but non-life-threatening. back to you. >> jackie bensen. thank you, jackie. >>> a local school is in the midst of an on-line scandal with pictures and comments of students and teachers so inappropri

i'm doreen gentsz lzler. >> and i'm jim vance. begin tonight with a tribute to a professor. sue marcum embodied the best of american university. they still struggle with her murder, arime that still has not been solved. jack s jackie bensen is at american. jackie? >> the people conclude here tonight that whoever hurt sue marcum also hurt many, many people. the memorial set up in american university auditorium quickly filled by peop whose liveshad been touched by sue marcum. >> she was an amazing professor and we all wanted to pay tribute to he we all miss her, so i think it wille a good send-off and kind of a good closure to the whole thing. >> repter: on october 25, 52-year-old sue marcum was found murdered in her bethesda home, just a couple miles away from the au campus. police believe she interrupted a rglary and was beaten to death. her 1999 jeep cherokee was recovered hours later after a police pursuit and crash in the district. 18-year-old deandrew hamlin who was injured in the crash was arrested for unauthorized use of the jeep. but neither he nor anyone else has bee

>> hey, doreen. wizards star johnson wall loses the crutches. will he play agains the celtic in and redskins quarterback donovan mcnabb talks about moving on. and albert haynesworth explains this play. why he decided to take a siesta. >>> that three hundred university of california students were arrested here. a board of regents is set to vote tomorw on raising the cost of tuition by 8%. officials say the increase is necessary becse california has slashed funning to its ten campus university systems. >>> new health concerns about former vice president dick cheney he appeared tn and frail at a ground breaking ceremony yesterday. his spokesman said cheney lost weight ding his recent stay in a spital. he had hard surgery over the summer. mr. cheney is hoping to keep the weight off to keep his heart althy. he was at the ground breaking ceremony for the president did he know center in dallas. >>> developing news in politics late ts afternoon. nbc news declared alaska senator lisa murkowski the winner in her reelection bid. in other developments, nanc

doreen gentzler has the story. >> my lifelong dream was kind of shattered. >> reporter: for kristen and the dream s to have a baby. >> we had talked about it from day one. >> reporter: but she has cystic fibrosis that make it hard for her to breathe at times. doctors will her carrying a baby could kill her. >> they're very fearful that it would complicate her cystic fibrosis and make her sicker. >> reporter: the endocrinologist told them, their only option for a biological child was a gestational carrier. meaning another woman ideally a sister or close relative, who would carry an embryo from kristen and adam. this woman would be responsible for carrying their baby for nine months. >> we coun't ask somebody. that's not us to ask somebody to do such a big fare for us. >> the couple was devastated. they realized their only choit would be adopon. but then they got a fence call they never expected. kristen's best friend child who ha >> it is nine months. they've known each other since they were seven years old. they were neighbors who became instant best friends. jennifer was even a brides

and here's doreen with a look ahd to 6:00. >>> coming up, new developments in the russian spy saga.re's word that a double agent is the one who turned over ten spies to the u.s. over the summer. >> the cartoon character is caught in a predicament. this time the cartoon has offended a lot of ople on this veterans day. we've got a memorable soldier's surprise story. we'll share it with you. >>is there a solution to clearing up cloudy glasses? it is a problem liz crenshaw first talk about here at 5: and ever since, viewers have shared their frustrations with cloudy glasses. coming out of clean dish washers and some possible solutions. >> you've been wearing your cloudy glass around your neck for a couple week. liz is here with the follow-up. >> we got some interesting suggestions. the problem became caer after learning detergent manufacturers had eliminated their main ingredient. foss fates to help protect the environment but leaving us with cloudy glasses. viewers have stepped up and have shared what work for them. we sowed you what is coming out of clean dh washers. cloudy glasses. a

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doreen gentzler is here to explain. >> reporter: well, headed in that direct. it seem everywhere we go we're hearing about eating local, whole grains and organic juice. now this idea of eating fresh and healthy food can be found in an unexpected place. the school cafeteria. >> the fact that we get to grow our own food and see it grow and harvest it. >> reporter: the discovery garden at tc williams high school isn't just a place for student to learn about horticulture. it has become a source of food for the school cafeteria. >> this summer they had strawberries. they served them in the trays. >> they have rashes or if they have onions or any of tose things. that's what we get. we'll use that. whether a handful or a bucket fullwe will use in it our chef's salads every morning. >> reporter: this is part of a growing trend to make school lunch healthier and d.c. is leading the way. >> they are aiming to be ahead of the curb. if they come through with the goalthey've set for them, they'll be one of the most progressive, healthiest districts in the country. >> report

. >> reporter: doreen, the jury deliberations, three days work the hours. the verdict, guilty. ingmar guandique, guilty in the murder of chandra levy. >> the results of the verdict may be guilty but i have a lifetime sentence of a lst limb, missing from our family tree. it is painful. i live with it every day and so do my sons, my mother, and other family members. >> reporter: as the verdict came down, ingmar guandique closed his eyes. when th jury left the courtroom, go guandique tossed aside his head phones before he was led back to his cell. ingmar guandique. guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the death of chandra levy. the skeletal remains of chandra levy found in rock creek park in may 2002. the 24-year-old intern had been missing for a year. for more than nine years, susan 11y, chandra's mother, has conducted a crusade to find her daughter's killer. susan levy in the courtroom day wh the verdict was announced. >> this verdict today -- >> i don't know. there is always going to be a feelg of sadness. likethe word you used, a sense of peace. i've never heard too

that's our doreen gentzler kicking it off at the national mall with the balloon marching band.thehomeless both here in washington and throughout the nation. and you saw her wearg a coat early in the morning. didn't feed one later in the afternoon. started shedding layers as the day went on. >> walk a couple miles in the sun yesterday and you wouldn't need the jacket at all. we made it into the mid-60s yesterday afternoon. that would b average for the early part of october. not the third week of november. so bonus material for sure yesterday. today is going to be a nice day as well. still warmer than average but i don't think it's going to be quite as nice as yesterday was. yesterday s just absolutely ectacular. hopefully you had the chance to get outside and enjoy it. if not today would be a cent day for outdoor activity. and our mild weather back into the 60s just around the corner. in fac i think some spots may even touch 70 degrees before thanksgiving. outside on a very good looking sunday morning, stil a little bit of filtered sunshine comg through a partly cloudy sky out t