jane watrel has more. >> a physical. i was healthy. three months later, i was coughing up blood and diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. >> reporter: he was never a smoker. the bethesda father of two beat hodgkins lymphoma as a teen. now this. >> number one cancer killer. it is in twice as many women die of lung cancer as they do breast cancer. yet, nobody talks about it. >> reporter: jerry started talking about it with his doctor and friends and a 5k walk was formed. hundreds of people touched by cancer coming together on the national mall. she lost her mother to the disease. >> part of what we are trying to do is nationwide create places for people to go, things they can join into and become part of a community. >> reporter: there is reason for hope. doctors say lung cancer is treatable, if not curable, if found early enough. more research is needed. the five-year survival rate is only 15%. >> jerry is an example of the changing face of lung cancer. he is a patient that is beating the odds in a lot of ways. >> reporter: jerry, pictured her

reporting live at foggy bottom i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the nation's third largest airline is trying to reassure passengers despite financial troubles. american airlines filed for chapter 11 bankruptciy protection. it says will the be business an usual and passengers should not be affected. the bankruptciy filing is bad news for investors. american airlines stock fell 80% today to 26 cents a share. >>> in syracuse, new york, the university's head basketball coach briefly addressed the firing of bernie fine and the investigation that has begun there. three men have come forward alleging that fine sexually abused them as boys. >> my assistants work for me and i have absolute aon what they do in the basketball program. what they do outside the program i have little if any control over adults. >> bernie fine denied all of the accusations. he has yet to be criminally charged. >>> heading outside. what a difference a night makes. in some places is it 20 degrees colder out there. >> this is the way it should feel at

. >> i'm jane watrel. resident who is lost everything in this mobile home park are making their voices heard in washington. i'll have the story, coming up. >>> a college dorm turned crime scene. >>> coming up in ports, a milestone for frank. the caps face a familiar foe. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only, it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>> two major universities are dealing with allegations of child sex abuse. at penn state, the ncaa is launching an investigation of its own of the athletic program there. this comes as football coach, joe paterno has been diagnose knowlesed with lung cancer. at syracuse university, assistant basketball coach bernie fine has been put on administrative leave while the university and police investigate child sexual abuse against him made by two former ball boys. >>> new v

i'm jane watrel at the fair oaks mall. whatnot to do when you are shopping this holiday season. >>> out there right now, gloomy and we are dealing with fog in some areas. shower activity that will continue to come through the area. get used to the rain. we are not done with it yet. will it last through thanksgiving? we'll have the forecast coming up. now, let's head out to dan at redskins park. >> you are going to like this one. a pitcher wins the a.l.mvp for the first time. tony stewart atop the nascar standings. >>> the inquiry into the media hacking scandal in the united kingdom turned personal with testimony from a child whose mother was murdered. she disappeared in 2002. not long afterward, her cell phone mailbox filled up. someone at news of the world deleted some of the voice mail to make room for more. when she called later, she thought her daughter was alive and checking her voice mail. >> it clicked through on to her voice mail. i heard her voice. it was just like she's picked up her voice mail. she's alive! it w

i'm jane watrel. back to you, jim. >> good and timely advice for us. thank you, jane. >>> the thieves have been busy. police need your help identifying them. the suspects in these surveilness photos stole a dozen pair of expensive glasses from stores in the county. the most recent was at four eyes in alexandria. they operate in pairs districting the clerk. they may be similar to a string of thefts. >>> metro is gearing up for the holiday season. there will be increased buses running from the greenbelt metro to bwi. trains begin at 7:00 a.m. thanksgiving day and run at the regular 5:00 a.m. start time on friday. >>> it's a busy travel week ahead. before you book your flight we have information to help you get home on time. tisha thompson has the juicy travel tips coming up tonight. >> wendy, you probably noticed how expensive flights are getting these days. before you book your next flight home for the holidays, we are going to show you nitty gritty details that came out to help you find out which airlines are doing the best and worst job getting you hom

jane watrel has our report. >> this is the star of the show around here. this is tom.> reporter: the thanksgiving clock is ticking for these farm-raised thanksgiving turkeys near maryland. organic farmer carol is fattening up her stock, which is much in demand. >> i sell out, always sell out. and usually have a waiting list for next year, actually. >> reporter: why? expert says many consumers are becoming more health conscious about how their food is raised. while the store offers commercial turkeys, over the past five years demand has increased for organic and free-range thanksgiving turkeys. poultries raised without growth hormones or antibiotics, striking a chord with many shoppers. ting real food, we'll be g g- feeding her organic meat and ç,j >> reporter:m opinion. they're all good. >> reporter: while there are roughly 40 small family farms that raise turkeys like this one in frederick, the turkey industry in maryland is over $7 million. each year some 740,000 turkeys are raised in the state. she says she sold her last turkey a week ago, with most+u9. orders place

jane watrel is live at university mall with more on the story. jane?> reporter: a lot of jaws are dropping at this fairfax county shopping center as they are learning the owner of lee's market has been arrested for selling illegal substance. unit mall is right across the street from george mason university. the 59-year-old was arrested yesterday and charged with possession and sale of synthetic marijuana. she only sold the illegal substance, known as k-2 to teenagers or students with george mason id. she wanted to sell to young people. k-2 busts are relatively new. a new virginia state law went into effect in march banning the substance. >> k-2 or similar products with similar names. it's a synthetic compound made of of nine different chemicals. the chemicals are chemicals. they are not a natural -- not a natural thing you would find in marijuana. so, the chemicals at this point, we are not sure how they affect the human body. there's been severe reactions to people who use the substance. >> reporter: police say they have searched two of her homes in t

jane watrel joins us now live from the news room with more on the legal wrangling. jane?porter: the only suspect in the august disappearance of

jane watrel is live at reagan national airport. jane? >> reporter: hi, doreen. officials say no extra flights were added today because of this thanksgiving eve. they say the flights coming in have been jam packed. while doug talked about weather events around the country, there's been no major impact here. >> there's a lot of turbulence, actually. >> reporter: tense moments as air travelers take to the skies on one of the busiest travel days of the year. so far, no major delays. >> i got through security in ten minutes. wasn't bad at all. >> reporter: the lines may be long, but so is the patience of many here. they say it's worth the wait. this flyer surprised she arrived on schedule. >> especially coming from west virginia. we had bad weather, fog and we were still able to get out on time. >> reporter: nationally, the average round trip air fare is up 20% from last year. rail tickets on one way amtrak tickets risen 5%. a slight increase that didn't deter passengers. >> i got business class so i pay the extra $50 to get on a train. >> i take the bus, then get on

jane watrel joins us from the fairfax campus with more on the story. >> reporter: the rally was civil and respectful despite the fact both sides couldn't be farther apart when it comes to the issue of gun control. >> maybe if they were carrying a firearm in a classroom, they could have stopped him sooner. >> reporter: they explain why a gun ban should be lifted at george mason university. several students disagree. >> the fact that the gun is there means there's a chance of the gun being used and potentially killing someone. >> no student or employee can carry guns. it's a policy mason officials say limits the number of guns on campus. >> something inside. you have people in a crowded room. a classroom, a university center, what have you, pulling out weapons. there's potential for a lot of random violence. >> reporter: they aren't buying that argument. >> are we going to get rid of the police officers? they all have guns. i don't understand. it's not the guns. to tell me i can't carry here is ridiculous. >> reporter: among the supporters, joe, whose daughter was killed in the virginia

reporting live in woodbridge, i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, the georgetown man who says he's an iraqi war veteran. he's charged with murdering his 91-year-old wife. >>> i'm tom sherwood. a new south capital street bridge is in the works. i'll have the story, coming up. >>> frantic calls from a group of students trapped in an elevator shaft and the elevator started to come down on top of them. >>> it's friday, folks. >>> a state of emergency in reno, nevada. this is a massive wildfire burning out of control. 450 acres already destroyed. 9,000 residents under a voluntary evacuation. local high schools are used for shelter. one person died fleeing the fire. that person had a heart attack. investigators don't know what started it. >>> if you are a suburban or d.c. commuter, you know what a headache the back up can be every morning and evening. the district is taking new steps to build a brand-new bridge that could ease the traffic flow. tom sherwood joins us now from the news room with more on the sto

reporting live in northwest, i'm jane watrel. ck to you. >> thanks, jane. >>> a professor at george washington university's medical school resigned last month after her students made some startling claims. the professor's name is orcutt and she's accused of not showing up for some of her classes during the 2009/2010 school year yet allegedly gave all those students a grades. at least three students wrote letters to gw this fall to complain about the situation. here's some of the reaction from campus today. >> i mean, if you're not learning anything, we pay so much in tuition and if we're not getting anything out of it at the end of the day, our money's going to waste. >> a lot of students sit back and say, i'm getting an a, i don't really care. i think it's good that someone stood up and told the truth. >> she was supposed to teach a class on evidence-based medicine. according to the students, she did not teach two of the three semesters of that course. george washington released a statement that reads in part "inuniversity is inv

jane watrel reports. >> reporter: the thanksgiving clock is ticking for these farm-raised turkeys nearc farmer carol is fattening up her stock, which is much in demand. >> i out, always sell out, and usually have a weight list for next year, actually. i've been raising the heritage turkey news for seven years, and just started with five or six the first year. and now i do like 25 to 30 every year. and they're always sold out. >> reporter: why? experts at this bethesda safeway say many consumers are becoming more health conscious about how their food is raised. while the store offers commercial turkeys, over the past five years demand has increased for organic and free-range thanksgiving turkeys. poultries raised without growth hormones or antibiotics, striking a chord with many shoppers. >> when my daughter starts eating real food, we'll be feeding her organic meat and milk, absolutely. >> reporter: while there are roughly 40 small family pharmacy that raise turkeys like this one in frederick, the turkey industry in maryland is over $7 million. each year some 740,000 turkeys are raised

jane watrel, news4. >>> outside tonight, temperatures are falling fast after a cold front moved in. here's doug with the latest. >> it is bringing in cooler temperatures behind it. the numbers tomorrow morning could be the coldest so far this season. 46 in washington not too bad but we have wind out there. until the wind dies down the temperatures are going the stay around this area. but once the winds go down 30 degrees in elkins, west virginia. most areas in the upper 20s tomorrow morning. i'll talk about how cold your area may get and another big change just in time for the latter half of the weekend. >> thank you, doug. >>> police in prince george's county make a huge bust and the loot is laundry detern gent. why police say the party is over. we'll have the exclusive story coming up in tenmys. >>> developing right now in phoenix. a major dust storm blowing through the city. the thick clouds of dust started moving in right before rush hour. there are a lot of traffic troubles but no major airline delays. >>> the snowstorm last week did damage to airlines across the country. the j

reporting live at reagan national airport, jane watrel, back to you, jim. >> thank you, jane. >>> lots of travelers are focusing on the weather. we had big changes occurring today. it looks beautiful and dramatic out there. the wind was blowing. >> yeah, we were kicking out there. doug kammerer is in storm center 4 with the latest. hi, doug. >> some areas seeing the wind gusting 40 miles per hour. as far as the national travel goes, if you are trying to get out tonight, this is what you can expect. to the northwest, rain around seattle and portland. snow toward the cascades and rain toward the northern rockies and back toward montana. the central portion of the country, beautiful from denver to chicago. houston, looking very good if headed to the central portion of the coast. the east coast, look for snow. still leftover rain towards new york and boston. that is why we are looking at airport delays there. less than an hour on boston and laguardia in new york. washington, all three airports looking good with light delays, if any at all. not many delays around our area. the rain that was

. >> jane watrel, thank you. >>> there are scary moments for a group of folks out for a bike ride. a federal express truck collided with the group. it happened in glen echo. the truck hit three people. some suffered broken bones, scrapes and bruises. they were taken to the hospital and expected to be fine. the driver aft fedex truck stayed at the scene. police are investigating but haven't charged anyone, yet. >>> now to late developments in the release of three college students detained in cairo. the mother of sweeney learned this morning the students would be released within hours. >> directly from the police station they are going to be taken to the airport. the university is going to ship their stuff home. i don't care about his stuff, i just want him home. >> that's joy sweeney on fox news channel this morning right after getting the news. we know the students are at the airport and scheduled to depart within minutes. more now from nbc. >> reporter: a call for a million man protest brought out hundreds of thousands of egyptians to cairo's tahrir square. it was here where the r

jane watrel is here with more on the story. >> reporter: prosecutors filed an appeal to try to reversehe ruling to prevent gary from walking out of jail. he's been held in custody since august 6th. a judge ruled gary giordano must be released from jail on tuesday and can leave the

. >> jane watrel, thank you. >>> turning now to the weather, more cool, fall temps coming our way. >> let's find out how long it's going to stick around with doug kammerer. >> predicting temperatures below the average of around 63-64 through the end of, early next week. possibly, the end of the forecast period. now, still very, very nice with temperatures below average. 59 with plenty of sunshine. a beautiful day on this wednesday. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. doppler radar, no rain to talk about. we'll stay dry potentially for the next seven days, at least. we needed a break. we are going to get it big time. satellite radar showing clouds stretching in across the area. they are of the high level variety. we'll see more during the day on friday. a storm system that could bring some area showers. i'll talk about that coming up. a chilly start to tomorrow morning. most areas in the 30s. washington a temperature of 42 degrees. that's coming at 7:00 a.m. the complete forecast including what i'm thinking about for the weekend. >> thank you, doug. >>> still ahead, jail time o

jane watrel joins us live from the latest scene. >> it has been closed since early afternoon. the bank robbery took place. police aren't linking schwab to the bank robberies that previously occurred just yet, but they do say that this robbery was pulled off by a petite blonde wearing a black and white checked jacket and implying that she had a gun. could this fresh face female be the one who jus

jane watrel, news 4. >>> news 4 is a sponsor of breathe deep d.c.u'd like to participate in the walk, go to nbcwashington.com and search lung cancer. doug kammerer will be out there walking with you. >> and of course that means the weather will be nice. >> or you'll go in disguise. >> exactly. but takes greit is a great caus out and walk with us and it looks like right now sunday will be a great day. 59 degrees tomorrow, a nice day for plenty of sunshine. 62 on your thursday. 56 on friday. a slight chance of showers friday, but it's looking more and more like it is going to be on the dry side. saturday and sunday, looking good. sunday temperature around 60 degrees for the afternoon with a lot of sunshine out there. another chance of rain next tuesday. but it looks like we're entering a pattern that is going to be a little bit calmer for us at least for the next week or two. >> that's just what we need around here. >> i think so. >>> the latest youtube video to go viral stars cameron and brittany. he staged her is surprise party and was even more sho

reporting live in springfield, i'm jane watrel, back to you, jim. >> all right, jane, thank you. >>> traffic on the beltway is a mess in montgomery county. a tractor trailer jackknifed caught crashing into a jersey barrier around 2:00 this afternoon on the inner loop of 495. it is just passed the 270 split in bethesda. hazmat crews called out to clean up diesel fuel. traffic has been backed up several miles into fairfax county. no injuries and no called on what made this truck jackknife. >> nasty. >> really nasty. >>> boy, a nasty day for that to be happening. rainy, soggy, damp. we're not even close to being done with this wet weather yet. >> doug kammerer is in storm center 4. >> the main storm still well to the west of us and we'll have to go through this for another 12 to 18 hours before we're all said and done with the raintop temperature 55 degrees and winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. still seeing light fog in some portions of the area and most of the rain. look at the rain, most of the rain moving to the north and east of the region. right now 55 in washington, but

. >>> jane watrel talks to a woman who is raising more questions about herman cain's behavior. >> i don't want to be alone with this guy at dinner. yeah. i don't. maybe there was something about his tone. i thought it was a bit peculiar that a man who had just been on stage talking about how important his family was to him, how important his christian faith was to him. as soon as he got off stage was asking to be put in touch with a lovely young lady from the audience who asked a question. it struck me as odd. >> and we will have more from donna coming up at 5:30. meanwhile, back to arizona. they are gathering around the podium right now. we understand that herman cain is in the room for a news conference there. as you see to the left of the podium right now, his supporters have been waiting for this news conference today. he is expected to refute the allegations from the chicago woman who came out yesterday, sharon bialek. talked about an incident that happened back in 1997 when she met him back in washington. he accused her of groping her. she was pretty graphic in her testimony when sh

in springfield, jane watrel, news 4. >> police are looking for the suspect's vehicle.hey say it's a 2003 silver acura with virginia tags. xek8095. >>> more people are going to the department of motor vehicles to get free hiv testing in the district. the department of motor vehicles started the program at the penn branch location in southeast last october. now, officials are expanding the program to an office where washington residents register for food stamps, medicaid and other government assistance. it's located off the 2100 block of martin luther king avenue. a nonprofit organization then provides the free hiv tests privately at an office right across the street. then they receive the results confidentally the same day. more than 5,000 people have been tested since the start of the program. >>> coming up tonight, a new report informing parents about which gifts they might want to avoid this holiday season. >>> also ahead, details behind a new reality series >>> and welcome back, everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer in storm center 4. take a look earlier, camer