>>> welcome to fed ex field, are the redskins are smelling blood in the water. this sold out crowd is about to let loose. welcome into nissan sports xtra. i'm scott smith. the redskins have 3-point lead with under 3 minutes to play. try to close this thing out and head to the postseason for the first time in five years. try to close in on that seventh consecutive victory. there are some big performances all the way around for the redskins. let's start first defensively. allowed less than 300 cowboys total yards and picked off tony romo three times. rg3, not a great performance, just 100 yards through the air. but on a somewhat less than 100% knee he ran for about 60 yards to keep that cowboy defensive honest. alfred morris, closing in on 200 yards rushing. absolutely shattering the franchise season mark in terms of yards rushed for in a season. clinton portis was on hand. rob jackson with an interception, and now the skins are trying to milk this clock and work it down to zero. already have an idea of what they will play in the first round of the playoffs if the

let's look at how it went down this afternoon at fed ex field. rg3 coming out of the tunnel for his first beltway battle. here's play you will see over and over and over again. rgiii scrambling trying to make a play when he is hit in the knee. he was knocked out of the game and he was unable a finish the drive despite trying. but this is why the redskins drafted kirk cousins. cousins finishing off the drive with a touchdown pass to pierre. and fresh off the bench that forces overtime and mr. automatic after a long punt return this kid is special. forebath 11 for 11 on field goal attempts. redskins stun the ravens 31-28. dave owens has been out at fed ex field all day and joins us now live from landover. dave, i bet that crowd was rocking out there this afternoon. >> reporter: yeah, kb, 81,000 plus here at fed ex field they were almost going to blow the roof off a this place no doubt about that. if there was a roof. you know what i am getting at. i will tell you what i don't remember a better game here at fed ex field and i been here for 4 plus ye

. >>> with hanukkah celebrations under way and christmas just two weeks away, fed ex is busy shipping out gifts to loved ones. in fact, today is the busiest shipping day in the company's history. with a record 19 million packages delivered. our 9news reporter delia goncalves takes a look inside. >>> the boxes are making their way to your house but first they get a ride on a conveyor belt and through this shipping station in northeast washington. >> you can ship with fed ex ground till the 17th and still get it for christmas. you can come through express here till the 22nd for you procrastinators and we'll still get it there for christmas. >> reporter: fed ex has seen a 10% increase in business on what is traditionally the busiest shipping day of the  year, thanks to online shopping. the drivers load up their vans for a day's worth of deliveries. in fact, in the d.c. area alone, 60,000 packages will head out to our neighbors' homes. dale anderson is one of 500 drivers in the d.c. area. he's been delivering and playing the role of santa for 15 years. >> sele the cust -- seeing the cus

the beacon of hope for fed ex appears to be this holiday season. the company's ceo says online shopping is providing the opportunity for a record year. lawmakers are heading into crunch time on averting the fiscal cliff. yesterday, president obama said he wants a deal done by christmas. he also accused republicans of finding ways to say "no"... as opposed to ways to say "yes"-- to try to best him, rather than doing what's best for the country. today, the house is set to vote on a fallback tax plan-- known as plan b. it calls for tax hikes on americans earning more than $1 million dollars. > >then the president will have a decision to make. he can call on the senate democrats to pass that bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. with that comment-- the house speaker dramatically walked off the podium without taking questions. other cliff notes: the president calls today's vote a waste of time and plans to veto. congressman boehner claims the president is yet to propose a balance of tax cuts and revenue increase

>> december 22nd, choose fed-ex express.e'll make sure we get it there on time. >> reporter: and you bring up an interesting point. it's all hands ondeck here. are there any job opportunities for people maybe looking for seasonal work? >> you can go to fed-ex.com under careers. check it out there. we go through a blackout period where all of the employees are here and we're very busy. >> reporter: very, busy here in and throughout all of the bay area. back to you. >>> the board of supervisors could vote to cut the medical marijuana patients can have. at the meeting tomorrow, the supervisors will consider a proposal to scrap the current guidelines that allow medical marijuana plants -- patients to have ticket plants and three pounds of marijuana during the year. the new proposal would reduce the amount to the state limit to six mature plants or 12 immature plants and 8 ounces of dried marijuana per patient. >>> the city of san jose is holding another community meeting tonight as they search for a new police chief. this is the

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probably pretty much the same at fed ex. gaithersburg into the 20s. frederick now down at 30 degrees. most places at or below freezing. overnight tonight temperatures will drop. the winds have come down a little bit. yes, there's a windchill factor. but it's not much different than what the actual temperature is. feels like about 25 degrees or so here in washington. obviously 52 degrees in annapolis is wishful thinking. that's an error there on the computer's part. clearing skies overnight tonight will be very cold. down to about 27 degrees tonight here in town. but outside of town, out in the suburbs, overnight tonight talking about temperatures getting down into the teens. really, really cold. one of the coldest nights we've had so far this season, maureen, and it looks like this cold stuff is around to stay. let me just -- there's still a snowflake in the forecast for new year's day. we'll talk about new year's eve and day coming up. >>> sounds good, thank you. coming up, no deal. after another day of failed negotiations on capitol hill, we are nea

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christmas could never come for hundreds of fed ex cuutomerss the stupid movee damage than a rinch couldver do. a bad day forrsaataa the terrible timing of onn gun range's hristmas promotiin. 3&p bad day with santa claus.... and it's causing controversy. connroversyyat the "eagle guu range" in texas ... children ppse for picturee with santa ... while holding firearms. tragedy... many are calling but the gun range owners ay education is key when it comes to safety...eeen tarting as a "we ooened the range is to educate ccildren to train ttem doesn't have to be a dangerous sport." the owners of eagle gun range gun safety classescatee - a bad day for travel through b-. arrived on monday and shutdown problems this morning. the delays and cancellations cascaded across theecoontry. according to the aarpprt, most of the departuree on the schedule for this morning were ccnceled. the disruptions stranded passengers across the country, but by omorrow, everything should be back to normal. ,3 christmas isn't coming for hundreds of fed-ee customers. to destroy an ntire day's of deliveries. a common se

fed ex is gearing up for its busiest day of the year. fed ex says most of the increase in shipments is because of a big jump in online holiday orders. >>> 49ers fans attending today's game helped make the holidays happier for some kids. >> putting on a toy drive, $1 donations. toys for tots right here. everything helps the kids right here for christmas. >> the 49ers teamed up with operation dream to collect toys and cash donations before the game. last year the groups collected more than 20,000 toys. children living in public housing, low income neighborhoods, and in hospital. >>> the second night of hanukkah tonight. the lighting ceremony will continue each night at 5:00 except for the 8th and final night, next friday, it will be lit at 3:00 followed by a second menorah lighting followed by a celebration with hanukkah treats. the festival of lights. >>> they call it art but you might call it crazy. the amazing feat of two men on motorcycles. >> here we are two weeks away from christmas and we have record high temperatures. now the day t

. >> today could turn out to be a historic day for fed yech yechl -- fed-ex.plans to move 19 million packages today alone. the company expects to deliver 280 million packages between thanksgiving and christmas. fed-ex remind us to send packages in delivery. >> remarkable. >> rescued and recovery. >> a look at california wildlife n >>> coming up, death of a singing sensation some may never have heard of. she had millions of fans. the toll her passing is taking. >> also, they've driven authorities crazy but now a deal could be close to keeping car services on the road. >> promising new technology that is helping paralysis patients kick start lives. i'll have the story coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> now, a series of web cameras capture prg gres of rescued animals is now live. >> from lake tahoe wildlife center offering a peek at these adorable animals. many saved by the staff after facing serious injuries. >> look how cute those faces are. they take care of wild animals. to monitor progress just go to abc 7 news.com. click on see it on tv. >> hook at those f

it is making today the biggest shipping day of the year for fed ex. a rise in online sales may be behind the shipping frenzy. the company hired 20,000 extra workers for the holiday season. you can find all the holiday shipping deadlines on our website. cbsf doing click on links and numbers. >>> brian hackney. you picked a great couple days to fill in and take the credit. >> well, we just wanted to make it easy when i was there. except for something kind of odd and fairly mysterious that we will show you. first we will show you around the bay area. still warm. still 59 degrees at concord. san francisco at the airport hit 61 degrees today. as we gaze toward mount diablo, they say on a clear day, you can see 240 away from the top of that peak. we did have a clear day today. not going to stay that way for long. we have more fog coming up right in time for the morning commute. sunny early after the fog burns off. cold moves in tuesday. you did not have to see 240- miles to spy an unusual site in the skies above the mission district. early sunday morning, y

does not advertise what in the box it usually just reads fedex but he manages to sell the fed ex boxut not before he partially rips it open to reveal whats inside the seller puts the fedex box back in the bag and the sale is made and the buyer stuffs it side hhis back pack and leaves but not before talking to me >> you wanna see some id you >> wanna see some id because you be on tv i bought something so what >> this man with the muni transfer is selling this bike for 35 dollars he see me taping and now he wants something from me >> i'm talking to you like a man give me my picture back >> this man told me he was one of the whispers producers and he wanted me to listen to a new group he stopped this muni worker and tried the same line with him which included placing a used earbud in his ear and this man tried to sell me a frozen chicken he got from a local church food giveaway but he was not alone, these woman are regulars, the hit up food banks get free food and resell it dispite the not for resale labels they do this every single day, but get this according sources they all ride in a

. >> reporter: plenty of excitement here at fed ex field. whole place was lit up yesterday as fans geared up for the prime time match up. it was a physical game that lived up to the expectations. it really erased that fell halfway through the season. the parking lot here filled up hours before go time. 82,845 fans. not only for a quarterback but also as we've been saying for the other star rookie alfred morris. ever confident this season's winning streak would continue. >> the superbowl come through washington. that's what they are expecting tonight. >> i've been a season ticket holder for 6 years after being on the waiting list for 16 years. it's starting to payoff and see some good games here. >> and hopefully they will see a few more good games if that street can keep up. the season ticket holders were given the opportunity to purchase tickets for the playoff games and those on the wait list were sent an e-mail and the sale to those wait list folks started at midnight tonight and goes until noon midnight sunday. goes until noon today. if

the cowboys come to fed ex field for a highly anticipated game of the nfl season.ams have a lot on the mind. mike richmond wrote two books about the redskins and joineddous fox 5 morning news yesterday to talk about the history between the two teams. >> good to have on you the show, man. >> yes. >> i know you're almost a lifelong fan. >> yes. >> and i want to show if you're a big redskins fan, this is a must have. >> yes. >> and what is in here? >> it's a great compilation of memorabilia. >> huh. >> from over the years and there is a lot of text in there. >> right. >> and that is some memorabilia. >> game program covers. >> we should have had you on before christmas. if you had a redskins fan on the christmas list, the redskins encyclopedia. >> the most comprehensive journalistic account of redskins history. >> very good. >> and all the way back to the early years of the team. >> you told me something i did not know. this is a big game this weekend. it feels like a big game. it's bigger than we thought. >> this is a marquis matchup. the first game since 1979, and t

if you use fed-ex you may be paying more next year. the delivery company will raise its grnd and home delivery shipping fees at average of 4.9% next year. the higher prices didn't lead to a higher share price today. the stock fell 1.4%. fed-ex has warned of customers seeking out cheaper shipping options. meantime, the inability to raise prices hit versign. you may recognize the company logo from the internet. verisign manages internet addresses, translating the web addresses into digits that computers use to communicate. the company won a new contract from the government oversee web addresses, but it can't raise prices. and that sent shares plunging, falling 13.2%. volume jumped tenfold. this is its lowest price since december. its previous contract allowed for price hikes of as much as 7%. but the new deal doesn't include that, raising concerns about the company's ability to grow. while we're talking about the internet, online game company zynga continues coming under pressure thanks to how much it relies on facebook for its business.

of the beltway but it might take a while to recover because the redskins won in overtime 31-28 at fed ex field. and it came down to a field goal. >> disappointing loss. a heck of a football game. congratulations to the redskins getting it done at the end of the game like they did. they deserved the game because of the way they played at the end of the game. we are not disheartened weep understand what we are fighting for. >> we are close -- we were close but it was a back and forth game the whole day, and it was not one we felt we had in the bag. it was one that we thought might come down to the end the whole time and it did. >> next week the ravens play the broncos at home at m and t bank stadium at 1:00. >>> it's the holidays and we are looking for a good deal this time of year. but looking for the best bargain can put you at risk. we have a warning from the better business bureau this morning in this week's scam alert. and bringing brownies to your classmates seems like a nice thing to do except police say these were laced with drugs. what happened to students who ate them and now wha

make sure to stay with fox 5 immediately following the game, scott smith is live from fed ex field with a full recap. >>> metro is staying up for people who went to the game. trains will run an extra hour tonight. fans leaving the field will have late night service on the morgan station. all metro exits open, but entrances at other stations will close at normal times. >>> skins in the postseason would mean good news for prince george's county. every time they play at home, the county gets an economic boost of $5 million. >> there is a 5% county hotel tax. so visitors that spend the night here will contribute to our economy as well. >> the county plans its budget with some presumed revenue from games, but postseason play is bonus money. >>> the profits come for the businesses, too. this kind of success gets people to buy merchandise even if they wouldn't normally do it. >> i'm going to wear my jersey and i'm going to hang out with him, and i'm going to cheer loud, like i've been a fan all my life. >> this is for my sister-in- law. i hope it's on tv and she sees it. we have a wager tonigh

can you see the remnants of a great evening at fed ex? >> reporter: yeah, you can. definitely there were people out here partying last night and all for a good reason. long time fans are saying that this team is really reminding them of the glory days of the 1980s. and been talking about alfred morris all morning with him setting that rushing record. the 2012 squad itself the team also surpassed the team single season rushing record set by those 1983 hogs. so a lot of comparisons there and hopefully riding high on that. a few would have expected when we were sitting there at the buy week that we'd find the redskins on top of the nfc east division. who would have thought they would have been division champs. first division game in 13 years on the horizon. the parking lots of course as you would expect filled just hours before go time. 82,845 fans packed the stands and went wild not just for rgiii but also for alfred morris. we have to get him a better nickname. they feel ever confident the winning streak would continue. >> we expect them to treat the superbowl to com

it leads to where they will be playing fed-ex field. both places this morning it is cold. there's probably frost on parked cars. sharon will have traffic right after meteorologist tim williams in for marty and over at first warning weather. >> good morning. those clear skies have allowed the temperatures to drop. any heat we generated yesterday has lifted up and out of here. 21 oakland, 30 at bwi 29 elkin 31 on the shore. our daytime high only in the low to mid 40s with a good day of sunshine. we have rain headed our way. we will talk about the timing of it coming up. >>> keeping a close eye on our interstates and surface streets sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. we have a new problem to tell you about. this one will effect you in ann arundel county. two intersections on crane highway where we had traffic lights out one at mayo road, the other hospital drive treat them as 4-way stops. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. that's a live look at 95 in and out of the tunnel. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information any time log onto

as matt ackland shows us, it's not just fed ex field rocking on sunday night. >> pro bowl, first time out. >> reporter: at the redskins store, the exempt level is high and checkout lines are long. >> how is business? >> great. >> and breaking records. >> reporter: if you're still looking for a ticket, you will have to dig deep into your pockets. we checked online and found tickets going as high as $9,000 nosebleed seats for $450. >> you going to be here? >> i wish i could. pricy tickets. the tickets are pricy right now. >> reporter: some are ready to pay. >> we're going online and trying to get tickets, and that is going to be rough, but we're going to try to get. some. >> reporter: it's not going to be a cheap evening to come to the game. on top of those high ticket prices, there are some people who are selling their parking spot. we saw as high as $75 to get a space up close. but for those who can't get a ticket, the beer will be flowing and the kitchen very busy at big play sports grill in college park. >> and i think they're going to win. >> reporter: all big tvs will be turned to

fed ex says today was its busiest.orld's second largest delivery company says it handled about 19 million packages. that is about 200 packages every second. >> all hands on deck. we're all here. until christmas we're going to have everyone here. we will get it done. >> fed ex hired 20,000 extra workers for the holiday shipping season. the company credits a 17% increase in online sales for the shipping frenzy. >>> well, we're learning more tonight about the other mystery winner of the massive power ball jackpot. a man in arizona bought one of the two winning ticket last month and he won $192 million. but unlike some of the, well, down on your luck, not doing so well winners of the past, matthew goode was doing well before the drawing. he bought a $300,000 home in the suburb of fountain hills last year and his new team of financial advisers told him to take a one-time payout this year and avoid the higher taxes next year. >>> eerie lights in the night sky. did you seem them? one explanation for an expert. >> reporter: ri

does not advertise what in the box it usually just reads fedex but he manages to sell the fed ex boxt not before he partially rips it open to reveal whats inside the seller puts the fedex box back in the bag and the sale is made and the buyer stuffs it side hhis back pack and leaves but not before talking to me >> you wanna see some id you wanna see some id because >> you be on tv i bought something so what >> this man with the muni transfer is selling this bike for 35 dollars he see me taping and now he wants something from me >> i'm talking to you like a man give me my picture back >> this man told me he was one of the whispers producers and he wanted me to listen to a new group he stopped this muni worker and tried the same line with him which included placing a used earbud in his ear and this man tried to sell >> me a frozen chicken he got from a local church food giveaway but he was not alone, these woman are regulars, the hit up food banks get free food and resell it dispite the not for resale labels they do this every single day, but get this according sources they all ride in

. >> the fed-ex guy, what about somebody like that?they come to your house. >> there are company policies. the post office, fed-ex says don't give our workers cash. they are allowed to accept gifts of under $25 in value. be careful. i know people have been saying to me all day, well, i give my postman cash, and he takes it, and, you know, that is probably true, but that's the policy. >> for people who live in cities, doormen and handymen and all that stuff -- >> that's tough because there can be 50 people that work in a building. >> absolutely. you can give one gift and they will spread it around, but general guidelines, a doorman, a super, $50 to $100. if you have a handyman in the building, a little bit less. $20. ask your neighbors. here and with nannies you know they talk. you know they talk. you want to make sure that you are in range of what people are doing if you can afford to do that just because you're expecting the same level of service in the coming year. >> okay. all right, sweetie. >> thanks you, jean. >> my pleasure. >>

gas prices being lower are especially good news for fed ex. this is the busiest day of the year for fedex as workers hit the ground running to deliver your packages and presence. a record-breaking 19 million packages are expected. that is more than 1900 per second. a family oriented show that normally have you grabbing for tissues has a debt -- a different ride lately. thanks to a new character. for a sneak peek of the new "km," we invited ilorin gramm and ray radogno -- hood," we have invited lauren graham @ rhey radogno -- and ray romano. >> tell us about what is happening in your character development. >> we thought it was out running down and then this weirdo -- it was settling down and then this weirdo comes into her life and a connect in a way that they did not anticipate and it complicates things. >> he brings a whole new dimension. why do you think of yours are surprised by the chemistry that you have? >> those who have only seen him from "everybody loves raymond" are surprised at what a good actor he is. i knew it all along. i think w

are under way for sunday's battle of the beltways this time with the raishens at fed -- ravens at fed ex field. we'll be back. >>> welcome back. olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. doppler radar is picking up on some of that moisture. spotty showers are possible through much of the day. we'll make it to the mid-40s by noontime w. he should hit highs in the low to -- noontime. we should hit highs in the low to mid-50s. >>> construction still in please here at the key bridge. i don't think it will be cleared till at least 5:30. it may affect your drive just a bit coming inbound on can fall road this morning. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:18. back to you, mike. >>> here is what's making news now at 5:11 this morning. the latest reports out of japan have greatly diminished the size of a tsunami that was warned that may hit. they did it within the hour. it was issued after a magnitude 7.3 quake rattled the same area hit by a massive quake in march of 2011. buildings in tokyo swayed but still no serious damage reports yet. >>> new details emerge about last month's

we'll be live from fed ex field. it's going to be a great game.quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> a local congressman insists his side will compromise when it comes to the fiscal cliff. more on that story coming up. >> plus, we have proof that even the professionals can make mistakes when it comes to holiday decoration and fire safety. we'll be right back. at 5:25, you're watching 9news. >>> hello. welcome back to 9news now. it's 5:29 this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> friday is almost here. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. hi, howard. >> when did you take the picture with the two ladies yesterday? go to his facebook page and you'll see a nice picture of mike and these two ladies. it's on his facebook page. >> it's -- it wasn't my idea but i obliged. >> i'm kind of jealous. >> there was mistle toe involved. put it that way. >> weather wise, on a cold morning like this, good to have some friends to keep warm. down to the 20s and 30s this morning. here's a look at your day planner. get ready

we'll hear from both sides on the biggest game ever sunday night at fed ex field and that is later in sports.  . >>> thousands of gun enthusiasts are converging on northern virginia for a weekend gun show and that is already underway. despite recent mass shootings, there is a huge appetite for guns in this country. >> reporter: at this weekend's gun show in chantilly, virginia, both the dealers and their customers say that they're aware of the outcry of guns and gun violence in the country right now and are unapologetic in their thinking. >> any weapons? >> reporter: there are plenty of people here. hundreds were lined up and waiting outside two hours before the doors opened. >> one of the most heavily attended gun shows on the east coast. >> with all the political issues and all that, i think there is more people not interested in guns before and they are now. >> reporter: and this is a collection. he's an aviation lawyer from new hampshire. >> as can you see from just the collection here, there is everything from antique black powder, musk rats and modern machine guns an

they will attend sunday's redskins ravens game at fed-ex field together. >>> don't forget you can see the battle of the beltways between the ravens and redskins live this sunday afternoon at 1:00 right here on wjz 13. be sure to stay tuned for wjz's post game coverage, mark, marty mary and stan will bring you all the highlights reaction and a lot of football talk. >>> an annual holiday tradition will take place in baltimore tonight. we're talking about the lighting of mount washington. it includes food, holiday activities and fire works. it will take place tonight at approximately 7:45. get there early because it gets so exciting leading up to it. i will be there. i'm so excited to be there. >> and crowded as well, another reason to get there early. >> and dress warmly. everybody has their hot coco. >> i think you got that covered. >>> still to come on eyewitness news at noon, clashes continue in egypt. the latest on the fatalities and violence in cairo. >> pizza hut is breaking into the perfume business. details on its brand new scent coming up. >> another beautiful but brisk decembe

so the redskins and ravens game at fed ex field will be mild.ou can also watch it right here on wusa at 1:00 sunday. a mild morning. chance of storms. turning cooler on tuesday and wednesday. it's petline thursday. this is angela robinson from the oldies but goodies cocker spaniel rescue. this is lulu celebrating the holidays. >> she's forward some snow. she has a little hat and scarf on here. >> she's beautiful now but when you got her, she was kind of a mess. >> she was a stray. she came to us matted, filthy and with 40 ticks on her. she's tested negative for lyme disease which was a relief considering how many ticks were on her. >> i thought lyme disease just affected people. >> no. you get it from ticks. >> i know you get it from ticks. >> dogs get it too. she gives us all signs she's lifd in a house before. she's house -- lived in a house before. she's house broken. she plays with toys. she'll be at the springfield petsmart. if you go to cockerspanielrescue.com, you can go to the adoption events and fight out where we'll be. you can also ha

. >>> meanwhile fed ex is expected to report a slip in profits. >>> also ahead this week, earnings fromalgreens and nike. a record at the weekend box office. the hobbit an unexpected journey earned nearly $85 million nationwide. the biggest december opening of all-time. >>> now, for another look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. i can't remember the last time i have seen a movie. >> i have seen skyfall, the last movie that i have been to, it's hard to find time to get back to the movies. hard to believe that we're in december and not really seeing a whole lot of cold air across the east coast, temperatures are starting off the day in the 40s and 50s. everything falling on the east coast is in the form of rain. the cold air is locked back in the montana into minneapolis, denver, where we're seeing temperatures in the 20s. minneapolis will top at in the mid-20s this afternoon. you can see the rain across the eastern seaboard. today, it's going to be light and showery. off and on rain. some light icing in central massachusetts. tomorrow, a secondary area of low pressure

. -3 3 fed-ex workers ill havv their hands fulllttday...what's expected to be the company's usiest shipping ddy of the year.an esttmated 19 million packaaes will be sent almoot twice the number sent macy's is ggtting into hh holiday spirit... by extending its hourssthe department store chain aanounced it will be open for non-stop shopping the llst weekend befooe christmas. stores will open aa 7 a-m on friday december 21st... nd will stay open until a-m on coming p... pp...poo sensation, psy is &papologizing today... for a rant against the u-s. u-s.wwat he said about ourr &ptroops... and whyy why.you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 5)))- [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios; it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got it, that you actually get it. when you can see blades of artificial grass in their full glory, you get it. or the first time you download a two-hour movie in two minutes, you get it. because once you've got it, you get it. now you can get fios for an amazing price online, ju

who wassprivattly contracted throuuh fed-ex to deliver packages...ast month.he reportedly told his bosses that he ay have left tte door to his piik-up ttucc open... fall out along the delivery route.so to over it up....he pushed the ress of he boxes out of he truck too. pthere were a lot of packages road, some intaat,,some empty - &pboxes and some haddalready bben taaen away by people in the area." postal inspectors weee able to recovvr and deliver juut 31 packagee.more than 400 others were empty... or unaccounted for.the driver was ffred. president obama and sspaker of the house john boeener appear to be making some progress... on a deal to avoid the uus frrm going over the fiscal cli. cliff.boehner met wwth tte white house.after he agreee to dollars a year... he president oofered a counttr- ttxes on those makinngmore than four-hundred housann dollars.that's up from the two-hundred thousand dollar mark the president originally wanttd. a nntionwide competition por a 50 thousand dolllr grrnt is down to the last tww days.. ann the mount washington pcho

. >> when we come down to fed-ex field and beat you this sunday, you will take my favorite jersey and you will wear it in the office on a purple friday. >> reporter: allman is doing a little trash talking saying he's sick of hearing about the redskins new quarterback, r.g . iii. they will be at sunday's game together between the ravens and the redskins. expect tension. maybe not on the scale of the steelers, ravens emotional rivalry, but this regional rivalry is real. >> it will be kind of real if we had a ravens, redskins super bowl. that would be kind of crazy. it will be quite the game. >> reporter: baltimore leads the rivalry # 3-1. in the first match up in 1997, the ravens defeated the redskins 20-17. three years later, they beat us 10-3. in our last two meetings, the ravens have won 17-10. in 2008, 24-10. ravens wide receiver tori smith grew up watching the red skins and some of his extended families are fans. >> it's all fun. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: ken allman says if the redskins win on sunday, he'll go ahead and wear a jersey of r.g . iii all day monday. >> an

you choose two day delivery at ups and they screw up a coupl of times, guess what, you start using fed ex and maybe even the postal service for crying out loud. with airlines, people, yeah, you might get stuck on the tarmac for eight hours and people are blogging and twittering like crazy and whatever airline did that mor than a few times, toby wouldn't fly delta, fly american or take the train or something. let the market work, the vernment can't manage . >> brenda: what do you think, does the invisible hand of the marketork or does the government need to reach in as well. >> and what i think is that gary bnd tobin can go ahead and die a slow death sitting onhe tarmac, i'm for the fastdeath, and not hing the rlines leave people parked on the tarmac analalso, look, we have two huge storms, one behind the other, covering two-thirds of the country and the government gets blamed by these guys for it. come on, guys, it's bad weather. >> brenda: oh, well, we can blame the government, there's plenty to blame around there. >> blame them for the debt. >> brenda: and it's kind of hard to pick a si

then complete game wrap-up, "game on" live from fed ex., man, you have to be confident. >> i can see you both in front of your big screens loving life. >> lots of wings. >> wings. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger.

snow saturday night into sunday morning and a blustery sunday for the skins-dulles game at fed ex. 4:49. let's check in with liz with timesaver traffic. >>> indeed it is very quiet out christmas eve commute so far. not a lot of folks on the roads. you might encounter extra truck traffic because folks are still delivering gifts and packages around the area. here is 95 and the fairfax county parkway. going to find the volume is nice and light. as we're looking at this, this reminds me we're seeing metro will run regular weekly service. let's move around to the other camera. let's take a look at the mixing bowl just points north of 95 and the fair fax county parkway. looks like it's again just moderate to light pace if anything. plenty of space between cars so you can take your time and arrive safely. that's your latest look of timesaver traffic. >>> montgomery county is the latest jurisdiction vying to become the new home of the f.b.i. the general services administration is searching for a new location for the headquarters. the j. edgar hoover building on pennsylvania avenue is deterior

then this sunday you can watch the skins welcome the ravens to fed ex field. very important game. playoff implications there. it will be followed by a special game after that. putle dear prize winner journalist george lardner reminded us that the skins fight song nearly didn't happen. in 1959 the men who aimed at bringing the dallas cowboys to dallas, the cowboys to dallas, bought the rights of hail to the redskins out from under the team. and he said he would only give the song back if redskins owner george preston marshall would lift his veto on n.f.l. expansion to dallas. thus the cowboys were born and they were in dallas and d.c. got the song back. lardner calls it basically legal extortion. >> yes, it was perfectly legal. >> reporter: it's just business. >> yes. they bought the rights. they had the rights. they threatened to gettage -- get an injunction if the redskins played that song again. >> imagine if it was not happening. rights to the song came back in 1959 and traded hands for $2500. again, the promise that he would lift his veto on the expansion to dallas. >> hail to

we found that out from the fed- ex driver. >> it is crazy.i can not understand what he is going through. >> reporter: he is his cousin and he is gutted by the news of yet another shooting. >> please, please, what can we do? what can we do in this country to stop this situation from happening all of the time? we can not live lifelike this. >> reporter: this is a memorial garden outside of the university. a stone for every victim. nobody here wanted to talk but for this family, talking is healing. >> we wish that some kind of thing you can do so you change things to prevent them from not happening. >> reporter: that is his christmas wish. >> now, today, the mayor issued a statement saying with the shooting in oakland earlier this year the city knows exactly what newtown connecticut is going through and offered oakland support in any way that it can. back to you. >>> the tragedy in connecticut brings to mind the 1989 deadly mas shooting at an elementary school in stockton. january 17th, 1989 the authorities say patrick purdy walked into the clev

fed-ex delivered earnings that were down from a year ag but still stronger than anticipated. the drop from a year ago was blamedr n customers using lower priced shipping options instead of the higher priced express shipping. shares gained 0.9% on somong volume. it pushed thonstock to a six week high. the company stuck with its previous financial outlook for the full year. d ter just five months on the job, the c.e.o. at martha stewart living omni-media is quitting. lisa gersh restructured the company's publishing unit, shutting down one magazine, whole living. after an initial sell off today, the stock rebounded to finish up 2.1%. volume was almost 10 times average. the wall street journal reports the company wants a c.e.o. with more experience in retail and merchandising. three of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the japan e.t. had the strongest gains, up 1.6%. heand that's tonight's "market focus."an >> tom: while the economy approaches the fiscal cliff, some americans say the threat of higher taxes has them cutting back on spending. a thir

they've got 20,000 positions open at fed-ex.of those handlers from last year's job season over fed-ex were kept over and were hired. i'm sorry, but people like fed-ex, ups, target, they've got good benefits. you've got to think about, that bigger picture. >> brian: i wonder how many times people say i'm getting unemployment insurance, i'm going to keep taking that rather than take this. >> why waste my time. yeah. you better get in there and again, it helps the confidence level. that's the biggest message to get across with seasonal jobs, part-time jobs, that things that may not have benefits now. you get yourself working, it helps with the overall confidence from your interviewing (ff job hunt. thanks so much. laura ingraham top of the hour. don't go away [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. heart-healthy, whole grain oats. there's the sign to the bullpen. here he comes. you wouldn