in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >> you're looking for a job tonight, our partners at career builderave a list of companies looking to make a lot of hires right now. at the top of the list, wells fargo, the company said to have 10,000 positions nationwide. about 30 in our area. that includes everything from tellers to underwriters. sears and k mart hiring more than 1,000 people. 60 locally and morgan stanley smith also has more than 1,000 openings. in our area, they looking for 20 people for jobs like financial advisers. other places include service master, chicco, new york life insurance and tango transport. >>> as you can see here from our set, there are lots of businesses and houses in our area are starting to decorate for the holidays and it seems christmas tree lots are popping up on every corner. >> i'm lindsey mastis in silver spring and the people selling christmas trees this year say tonight is going to be busy. friday is payday for a lot of people and because it's the first weekend in december, it's expected to be busy. >> every year we come to the same spot so that we can

in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >> virginia has an open primary. that means you don't have to put down your party affiliation. the republican party of virginia adopted a measure to secure votes for the november presidential elections. >> i'm surae chin in manassas where voters are scratching their heads over a loyalty oath pledge. >> i completely disagree with it. i think it's an outrageous thought. >> republican party of virginia wants voters to sign a loyalty oath pledge, meaning if you vote republican in the march primary in virginia, you promise to vote the same way in november. >> how would you enforce something like that, other than someone's conscious. so again, you're talking about a slippery slope because marking ballots and that gets really dicey. >> i don't think we should be putting people into a position where their conscious says one thing and their actions may be going the other way. >> delegate robert marshall is going against his own republican leadership. opposing such a measure. >> i don't think this is a benefit to the republica

in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >>> right now, we've got the video just in to our newsroom. a ride-on bus that caught fire this afternoon. this is out on the road here near massachusetts avenue. it's in bethesda and right after 4:00 p.m. take a look at that thing. not much left. luckily no passengers on it at the time. and the driver managed to get out without getting hurt. and what caused it? who knows. they are still looking. >>> new at 6:00 tonight. metro says they have finished inspecting all of the 5,000 rail cars. the washington metropolitan transit authority, they tweeted today that they did not find any issues with any of those cars. those inspections began last week after a part of the brake fell off of the orange line transit between the plaza here and the smithsonian station. tonight, metro says they still don't know exactly why that brake failed. >>> but coming up tonight on 9news now at 7:00, the last u.s. troops are out of iraq and headed for the home. wu do -- but do not count on a big parade welcoming them back. we'll tell you why. >> all right, that will be

as reporter emily schmidt tells us, one hopeful is taking a break before the big event. yo welcome -- . >> welcome to iowa. >> campaigning is crowded. >> and -- >> reporter: those regular folk are harder to find in the media frame. >> come on in. the cameras don't mind. >> reporter: this is important in a state where nearly all of the candidates have been a front runner at some point. a new poll shows mitt romney and ron paul within the margin of error as front runners with rick santorum gaining support and newt gingrich slipping. >> i'm with you. >> reporter: gingrich has been hit by negative ads claiming he lobbied by freddie mac and is thinking of disputing the claims by buying air time himself and candidates are focused on endorse met. >> america's watching iowa. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie backed mitt romney in west des moines before leaving to campaign in new hampshire. ron paul is taking a break from the campaign altogether heading home to texas on monday. most of the other candidates scheduled to keep them in iowa. if they hope for the kind of

emily schmidt has a look at what's being said, and what's at stake. stake.porter pkg-as follows -- flattery and friendliness in iowa goes a long a way--- it's an absolutely gorgeous, brilliant, sparking day here in creston iowa.it's politics sunny ide up.people like us, we've got a good plan. i hear we really like you. but less than a week until the caucuses, with polls showing three frontunners, the tone's turning dark. newt giigrich--who says this about campaigning: we ought to have a campaign of positive ideas and positive solutions. said this about ron paul: i think ron paul's views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent american. and this about mitt romney.mitt romney's thee guy running he most ads attacking me.romney is taking jabs at ron paul.one of the people running for president thinks it's ok for iran to have a nuclear weapon. i don't.paul hits romney and gingrich in his new ad.serial hypocrites and flip-flopperr can't clean up the mess.the criticism plays out through 8 million dollars of tv ads campaigns and superpacs spent

emily schmidt joins us. >> reporter: this is not a case of you've seen one debate. of a seen them all. we have seen attack ads that were going out, not so subtle jabs. last night, though on the fox news debate, for the most part, the gloves stayed on. >> they said he doesn't have the right throwing mechanism. he won two national championships. that looked pretty good. i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: really, we saw these candidates going out. no clear winners or losers. we want to show you that piece. we've got it up. take a look. >> i'm kind of getting where i like these debates. >> reporter: set in sioux city, iowa, they tried to shift it. >> i promise to repeal every single obamacare regulation. >> anybody up here could probably beat obama. >> reporter: while front-runners newt gingrich and mitt romney ignored each other, michele bachmann went after newt gingrich. >> the speaker was taking $1.6 million to influence senior republicans to keep the scam going in washington, d.c. that's absolutely wrong. >> reporter: gingrich was also forc

in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >>> in hollywood has chid. this video was taken on friday.shows a gunman firing at passing cars on a street. 40-year-old john rather berry died of a head wound. he worked with michael jackson to the spice girls. >>> the ferris wheel had a box that fell loose and took a landing on the carriage below. the safety inspections are supposed to happen daily and they check at least once a year. >>> broke spending fuel into a berkeley creek passed a test last week. the crews spent the day vacuuming diesel. the state is investigating why the generator malfunctioned saturday with three quarters of it went into strawberry creek and some even made it into san francisco bay. >>> homeowners removed their smart meters due to health concerns. pgne is in the removal of the devices. 75-year-old has been concerned about it since last week. >> if we do not hear from you, we'll have to discontinue your electric service. >> lindsey and a dozen others returned their smart meter to pgne last week. after hiring an electrician and replacing it with an analog meter. >>

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in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >>> turning now to campaign 2012. tonight, the republican candidates for president, they will get their last chance to make their case to the undecided iowa voters, at least as a group. just under three hours, they are facing off in their final debates before the iowa caucuses. that debate will take place in sioux city, iowa. we'll have a wrap up for you at 11:00 on 9news now. >>> nine attacks in seven years. tonight, d.c. police are hoping that a new publicity campaign will yield to new clues about the man behind one murder and a series of sexual assaults. scott broom is live for us in georgetown tonight with details. scott? >> reporter: they call him the potomac river rapist. this spot along canal road next to georgetown university is where he went off police radar 13 years ago after killing one of his victims. now after 20 years, this frustrating cold case is getting new attention. take a look at some of the billboards here like these that are going up in at least 15 states up and down the east coast. looking for a

emily schmidt has more of a showdown. >>reporter: the nation's capital has the appearances of goodwill the politics have been caught up in the picture. >> of senator reed wants to hold up the jobs bill, he will go on santa's not a list. >>reporter: there are not nice statements between the two parties. >> there are playing with the millions that need a payroll tax cut and throwing of a trash heap of life, 6 million that have lost their jobs and indeed an employe of insurance. >>reporter: workers earning $50,000 a year will take, $1,000 if you work if the deal is not passed. >> the american people are asking, where are the jobs? the house is listening. we have passed a large bill that contains many of the priorities of our caucus and the white house. >> the bill extends the tax cut was short and unemployment benefits and speeds the government approval process of an oil pipeline from canada to texas. the white house says the president will veto that bill. he wants the recess but off until there is a deal. >> the president w

in washington, emily schmidt. >> of 36 economists, 18 said president obama is doing a fair job in handlinghe economy. 13 said he's doing poorly. only 5 said he's doing a good job. their criticisms ranged from focusing on healthcare, to the federal stimulus program. >>> a newly appointed head is the husband of california's secretary of state. the governor named him as the director of the conservation agency. seen here with his wife, debra bowen. he is currently a senior adviser at the u.s. department of agriculture. >>> the "new york times" says it has reached an agreement to sell 16 regional newspapers, including three here in the bay area. the times is selling its regional media group to the florida based halifax group for $143 million. >>> fans of apple gadgets who upgraded are ready for the next big thing. apple tv. smart tvs can download movies and tv shows from netflix. experts believe itv may have more revolutionary features. >>> the u.s. government has been ordered to pay millions, and it all stems from this military plane crash in southern california that killed four members of one

in washington, i'm emily schmidt. 3 as always fox 45 is your election headquarters as you pick the next with vote 2012. 3 3 3 he saas he , knows where all the bodies are buried. why one author claims jimmy hoffa is buried in the motor city. guess who is coming to dinner. how this univited christmas guest ended up trashing the guest bedroom. 3 3 it's one of the most mysterious disappearances of all time, and a new book claims to have the answer to how it happened. happened. marvin elkind, jimmy hoffa's former driver turned police informant, says his old oss is buried in detroit, right underneath the headquarters of general motors. he co-authored a new book called the weasel, a double life in the mob. hoffa disappeared in 1975 on his way to meet with two mafia bosses. he was declared dead in 1982. china unveils a new train that will soon be screaming aaross the country. this cutting edge transit system will be capable of going more than 300 miles per hour. the french still have the fastest operating train in the world. theirs tops out at over 355 miles per hour. it turns out building bloc

emily schmidt has the latest. >> the partisan divide is so deep in washington, even when the parties agree on something like extending the payroll tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year >> time is running out, time is running out. >> the disagree on details. house democrats want to extend the tax cuts and increased the amount most people take home by calling for a surtax on people who make more than $1 million. >> if we do not do that, 160 million americans including these people here will see their taxes go up by an average of $1,000 and it would badly weakened our recovery. >> republicans argue that when that would hurt job creators. >> no party wants to tell americans that their taxes will go up. president obama told this kansas crowd that the nation needs to pull together. this is the same town where teddy roosevelt delivered his new nationalism speech. i >> clear skies and cool temperatures. right now is 54 and sent to cisco. it will be 46 overnight and into tomorrow afternoon, 55 degrees. it is one to be cold in a number of places. temperatures will warm slightly in some

in washington, emily schmidt. >> of 36 economists, 18 said president obama is doing a fair job in handlinghe economy. 13 said he's doing poorly. only 5 said he's doing a good job. their criticisms ranged from focusing on healthcare, to the federal stimulus program. >>> a newly appointed head is the husband of california's secretary of state. the governor named him as the director of the conservation agency. seen here with his wife, debra bowen. he is currently a senior adviser at the u.s. department of agriculture. >>> the "new york times" says it has reached an agreement to sell 16 regional newspapers, including three here in the bay area. the times is selling its regional media group to the florida based halifax group for $143 million. >>> fans of apple gadgets who upgraded are ready for the next big thing. apple tv. smart tvs can download movies and tv shows from netflix. experts believe itv may have more revolutionary features. >>> the u.s. government has been ordered to pay millions, and it all stems from this military plane crash in southern california that killed four members of one

i'm emily schmidt reporting. >> elizabeth taylor died in hair at the age of 79.the rest of this week's auctions are for art and hollywood memorabilia. this is 9news now. >> if you're commander in chief and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree. welcome home. >> the president and first lady went to north carolina today to pay tribute to the troops who fought and died in iraq. all american troops are set to leave that country by the end of the month. tara is live at the white house with more. tara. >> reporter: good evening, lesli. that's right, president obama welcomed home troops at fort bragg today. a military post that sent thousands of soldiers into iraq. >> soldiers cheered president obama and the first lady as they paid tr

. >>> emily schmidt is following the developments for us this morning in the crossing the border in kuwait. >> reporter: good morning. today, one of the deadliest days in baghdad in months. we're hearing the latest numbers. at least 63 iraqis killed in iraq. 185 wounded. this was a whole series of attacks. nine car bombs, six roadsides, all happening within two hours, rush hour. you can imagine the chaos here. no one knows exactly where it could hit. some of these targeted moffet place. another exploects happened out -- explosion happened outside of a school, another outside of the integrity commission there. at least 23 people were killed there. imagine the disruption this brings into people's lives where they don't know where they -- where they can be safe. is behind it? we don't know. there were explosions in those as well. now, iraqi officials are saying they warned the u.s. something line this could happen if the u.s. left iraqi to its own defenses. you have to remember that president obama said a couple of weeks ago, there's no fuller expression for support than leading iran lead its