still ahead-- tonight's word on the street: "technology." thestreet.com's james rogers weighs in with three tech stocks for 2012. >> tom: the owner of the west virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion last year will pay $209 million in civil fines and penalties. it's the largest settlement in a criminal investigation of a mine disaster in u.s. history. alpha natural resources acquired massey energy in june. the company will pay $46 million in restitution to the families of those who died. that's about $1.5 million per victim. alpha natural resources also will spend $80 million to increase safety in all of its underground mines. today's settlement addresses only the corporate criminal liability for alpha natural resources and massey. the investigation is ongoing, and others, including former executives at massey energy, still could face prosecution. >> susie: on wall street investors are on standby. they're waiting to see what happens at the european summit. and there have been summits before with high hopes and then big disappointments. so they're on standby. >> tom: no doubt a

. >> james rogers was sitting at the back of this bus when it was struck by a silver suv. >> a lot of people hurt. there were a lot of people hurt on the bus, yeah. like two people laying in the street. >> walter jamison watched it happen from his front porch. >> he didn't know where he was. he asked me if he was bleeding and he walked around and he fell out. >> that man was one of 12 people taken to the hospital. he had d.c.'s mass casualty transport bus. >> nothing life threatening, but they are being transported to local hospitals. >> nine of the injured were on the bus, two in the suv and another in this d.c. department of public works trash truck. the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. but it appears that the trash slammed into the metro bus. florida avenue at 13th street was shut down in both directions for nearly two hours for cleanup and accident reconstruction. the investigation is still on going. in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> what a mess. all right the wilson building all decked out for the holidays. mayor vincent gray was on hand for a hol

rogers threw for five scores, two going to james jones. ord for most passing yards in a season as green bay wins it 35-21. the 9er can get the number two seed tomorrow night. and that is your toyota sports report. >> it has been fun working with us guys. thanks for coming in on the holiday. >> we will do it again sometime. >> it has been fun. >>> that's it for this edition of abc7 news. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. you can also connect 2 2004/7 at -- 24-7. for everyone here, thanks for joining us. have a great night. [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney... ...after christmas sale, unwrap the biggest savings this monday. shop from 6am to 1pm and save big with doorbusters like... ...9.99 sweaters for her. 70% off sleepwear for him. just 3.99 for bath towels. and buy two bras and get two free. plus with jcpcash... ...get $10 off when you spend just 25. storewide. no exclusions. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenn

rogers threw for five scores, two going to james jones. most passing yards in a season as get can get the number two seed tomorrow night. and that is your toyota sports report. >> it has been fun working with us guys. thanks for coming in on the holiday. >> we will do it again sometime. >> it has been fun. >>> that's it for this edition of abc7 news. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. you can also connect 2 2004/7 at -- 24-7. for everyone here, thanks for joining us. have a great night.

a, roger williams, b, thomas hooker, c, john willright, d, james edward olele thorpe. roger williams is correct. they're ignoring me, ladies and gentlemen. >> what? >> bill: question 2, the dreaded phrase, happy holidays, was actually coined during a song in the bing crosby movie "holiday inn." who was his co-star? >> a, bob hope, b, louis armstrong, c, fred mcmurray, d, fred astaire? who stared with him in the holly movie and roll the tape. >> on this day of independence ♪ ♪ on this independence day ♪ . >> bill: yes, the answer is fred astaire for all you people who are not serious. you got it right? >> absolutely. >> bill: you got it wrong. >> so? >> bill: so chafee is down. >> call me governor. >> bill: mccallum goes into a rare lead. in 2008, atheists in washington state put up a display in the capitol building mondayoring the winter solstice. at the state capitol building in olympia. there is a display feature ago nativity because christmas honors the birth of jesus, and now a sign deny grading religion that was put up by atheists. >> the season of the winter solst

rogers with time airs it out to a wide open jordedy nelson. 55-yard touchdown. 8:00 later, rogers, 6 yards scored to james jones. second for jones on the day. five total for rogers as the packers roll 35-21. that's your morning sports. remember, wizards somebody opener tonight -- season opener tonight. we'll have full coverage. i'm kristin berset. have a great monday. >> up next, learn what the number one topic was this year when it came to facebook status updates. plus, an update on the presidential campaign newt gingrich trying again to get on the primary ballot in virginia. before we head to break, here's a quick check of the commute. monika? >> a nice look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. volumes are light along the west side between 66 and 270. more good news on area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> 6:29. thanks for waking up with us this monday. this is the place you can always get your weather first. live look at friendship heights. clear sky. 38 degrees here right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm mike hyd

james cameron is being sued over his film "avatar". the man says he pitched a film to cameron in 1999 but was turned down. rogers says his movie was a science fiction story that was a environmentally themed three-debris -- 3-d epic. >> lowe's pulled advertising from tlc's american muslim after the florida family association complained the program was a danger to, quote, american liberties and traditional values. the senator calls the decision naked religious bigotry and issued a statement for having managed to make some people very unhappy. >> the story has created quite the conversation on our facebook page. katherine says i'm a christian and embarrassed a christian group would protest over an ad for a muslim reality show. >> jr says if the home depot pulled ads from a hispanic show? >> some changes ahead for drivers as the california department of insuressan tries to get the word out about low-cost insure jaynes. starting tomorrow the program will be more efficient and accessible and get more drivers insured. >> something on the order of 15% of the cars you see on the road are uninsured. that's close to four m

shooting "sky fall" his third james bond film, producers have approached craig with a deal to do five more. can get enough craig. that would make eat total. one more than roger moore and the original man with the license to kill, sean connery. oscar-winning actress jessica lange and sam sheppard, who have been together since 1981 and have two grown children not only separated, they have been apart fort last two years and just now announced it. another split, chaz bono and girlfriend, fiancee jennifer have called off their engagement, but aums called off their whole relationship. >>> finally, you can't make this up. the death sunday night of north korean leader kim jong-il led to major confusion about rapper lil' kim. rumors of her death swirled all over the internet, including detroit's former mayor who tweeted asking if it was true. come on, guys. you know better than that. >>> this comes to us from wfla news channel 8 in miami, florida, in palmdale a skating rink helped a soldier pull off a surprise reunion. after a decade of missing christmas, this time a vet made it home from afghanistan for the holiday. she surprised her grandmother, turning a family ou

james bond film, producers have approached craig with a deal to do five more. >> exciteded about that? >> we'll see. i'm on the fence about that. that would make eight total, one more than roger moore and the original man with the license to kill, sean connery. that's what i'm talking about. oscar-winning actress jessica lange and sam sheppard, who have been together since 1982 and have two grown children not only separated, they have been apart fort last two years and just now announced it. another split, chaz bono and girlfriend, intee yfiancee jenn have called off their whole relationship. >>> finally, you can't make this up. the death sunday night of north korean leader kim jong-il led to major confusion about rapper lil' kim. rumors of her death swirled all over the internet, including detroit's former mayor who tweeted asking if it was true. you know it can get confusing, kim, il, lil -- >> i get it. >> i didn't see that. i need to check my twitter. >> you don't follow anyone. >>> this comes to us from wfla news channel 8 in miami, florida, in palmdale a skating rink helped a soldier pull off a surprise reunion. after a decade of missing christmas, this ftime a vet mad

james bond film. producers have approached craig with a deal to do five more. where are you going to get -- that would make eight total, one more than both roger moore and the originalith the license to kill -- >> you shouldn't be able to do that. >> this is the guy, sean connery. that's classic. >>> oscar-winning actress jessica lange and pulitzer prize-winning play right sam sheppa sheppard, who have been together since 1989 and have two grown children together have separated and have been apart for two years and just now announced it. >>> in another split, chaz bono and jennifer ilya have not only called off their engagement after six years, they've called off their whole relationship. >>> and finally, you just can't make this stuff up. the death sunday night of north korean leader kim jong-il led to some major confusion about rapper lil' kim. >> she's okay? >> she's fine, but rumors of her death swirled all over the internet, including from detroit's former mayor, who tweeted asking if it was true. really, detroit mayor, really? i mean, i know that there's the kim and il and lil kind of look alike, but we're smarter than this, aren't we? >> no. how many people k

nfl suspended james harris for one game for helmet hit on the browns quarterback. he has been the poster child for fines under roger goodell but this is the first time a player is suspended for a hit. he is appealing it. it cost $75,000 a game. 49ers and steelers here on cbs 5. our coverage begins monday at 4:30 and after the game, stay tuned for the fifth quarter. >>> okay, this is the time of year when we asked santa claus what gift he is going to give to the local teams and santa, let's start with the 49ers since in fact they have a 10-3 record. what do you have for them? >> well, you know, remember, earlier in the season with the detroit lions -- >> well, you know. >> jim harbaugh got a little testy with the head coach. and we wanted to get him to lighten up a bit. so we decided to get him this. this ought to send shocks around the league, i say. shocks around the league. it may make roger goodell mad. >> that's very funny. >>> the raiders have been shocked lately speaking of which. what do you have in your bag of tricks for them? >> well, it took some thought. and i had to get really scientific. i came up with

james ralph scope. geraldine stevenson. connell louise stevenson. john charles stevenson. rachel stevenson. charlotte stinnis. michael barry stinnis. stacey stennis. dahlia stratich. >> roger carson -- anthony swan. flora macdonald margaret dwyer. mark alex paget. andrew alexander john. david william trevor. arvo anthony thomas. jonathan ryan, as. rwanda, mark lawrence cohen. alexia kathryn. barry joseph valentino. thomas hinholden than. thomas this sunni. nicholas renia. peter loco. >> les rogers. raymond wagner. janine wyedu. thomas edwin walker. kisha weeden. jerome weston. jonathan wind. bonnie lee williams. britney lead williams. eric john williams. george williams. stephanie williams. miriam levee wolf. chelsea marie woods. edra woods. joe nathan would. joe nathan woods jr.. mark james zenberg. we remember. [silence] [silence] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [silence] >> we are going to go a little bit out of order. we are going to have bob mueller but we're moving up the attorney general. probably because he has to leave and can't stay. he will stay as long as he can. the attorney general, if there is a job in government that gets more criticism than transportation security