>> thanks, jc. >> politics now. the welcome wagon is out in washington this morning after a long, hard campaign season. the freshmen congressional class of 2010 is getting a crash course in how to operate on capitol hill this weekend. our david kerley is in washington with more on what these newbies can expect. david? >> reporter: the lame ducks are coming back, and some of their replacements, as well. the newbies and today is orientation day but many tea party groups did not wait till today to start orienting their members. there have actually been dueling meetings to keep the congressmen and congresswoman in line. in fact, this one in baltimore was by freedom works thursday and friday. the tea patriots -- tea party patriots held a meeting elsewhere and reportedly were angry that a conservative think tank scheduled a meeting at the same time. they're all basically meeting trying to keep these members in line saying stay true to what you campaigned on and turn your energy into action, dan. >> a lot of efforts to inf

>> reporter: hey, jc. you can see the cameras and microphones are set up here in case we get a verdict any time in the next few hours. the jury, we can only presume are back in the jury room deliberating for the last two and a half hours. the judge told them to come back this morning 9:30, elect a foreman, start deliberating. this has been really a hard- fought case from the very start, and it continues even this morning as the jury is back in the jury room. these are the lawyers, the prosecutors and defense. they have been upstairs arguing about what kind of paperwork should go back that the jurors should be allowed to see. whether they should be allowed to see all of the grand jury testimony, whether some of that testimony impeaches some of the witnesses, what should go back and what should they be allowed to look at. of course ingmar guandique goes back. this case starts and ends against him until there is a verdict with the presumption of innocence. the defense attorney said that juror number 13 back t

. >> jc, kind of a tale of the haves and have-nots. the rain moved in and then it's moved away as you come into the noon hour pretty much along and west of 95 and east of i-95, i have reports that it's partly sunny and temperatures are pushing better than 60 degrees there. i want to show you where we've got the rain. you can see here i-95 right here is the dividing point to our friends and southern maryland. fairly quiet with passing showers. locally, we've got rain, howard, montgomery, loudoun and fairfax moving into the district as well. south and west of town, we're seeing heavier rains return. loudoun and fairfax county starting to see moderate and heavy rain showers between dulles and ashburn on the green way. then as we head forward fairfax and burk and ma nanis as well, a little farther south. the rain intensity is picking up. this is charles county. it's fairly quiet, though. you head west into parts of prince william into stafford, it is really coming down. that's going to be a problem in some of these areas with the ponding o

wal-mart, gap and jc penney's are worried about "terrifying rise on cotton prices that could skyrocket your clothing prices" but 30% by spring. that's inflation. radical inflation. we told you on this program for a while now and it's becoming more and more apparent to everyone food prices are rising around the globe. and they are beginning to hit here at home. this is going to be a real problem for those who are not prepared, especially those who are living the closest to the edge. people will be looking for answers. people will be looking for anybody to do something. anything. and then there will be the hunter. remember that word. "the hunter." the people who will be looking for power. they will have an answer to a problem that most likely they, themselves, created. it won't be a new answer. tonight, in the next 60 minutes, you will understand the answers that could be coming will be some of the oldest answers in the book. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: hello, america. welcome to the program. i want to talk to you here a little bit about the trouble that i believe is coming and i've been telling you a

macy's, jc pent and target opens at 4:00 a.m. and you can see these people have already lined up. they are in tents. they got here on tuesday to make sure they would be the first alive. christine connelly, kron 4 news. >>> i don't know if those people are thinking that's a good decision because it is really cold out there. a freeze warning in effect for the north bay. the delta and the inland valleys for several hours of subfreezing temperatures. from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the pool of cold air from yesterday's storm plus light winds are creating these cold conditions. this is a free watch, it's been extended. temperatures aren't quite that freezing mark but close. temperatures for tomorrow morning, 34 oakland. 33 in mountain view. 26 napa. 29 in conquered. a very cold morning overall. good thing we don't have to work tomorrow morning. into the afternoon as you head to the dinners. temperatures more comfortable. 55 santa rosa. 54 san francisco. 53 connered and 53 in san jose. there is plenty of fresh powder in lake tahoe. tomorrow very chilly start to the day. it will be nice on t

. >> and the kidnapper of jc dugard wants to keep documents sealed. and the attorney says that releasing those documents would prohibit him from a guilt trip their trial, they're both been indicted on 18- mr. charges, and while the criminal proceedings against her, and her husband were suspended until is mental competency is gauged. heat will be in court, next month. 7 7 >> from our mount pam cam,- he will be in court next month. with increasing cloud covers, and that is a communication with storms on the way. and it beewith 55 degrees in san francisco, the same in half moon bay. but the seven degrees in oakland, and a seven degrees over yesterday. with 57 degrees in oakland, and in the 50s/low 60s. and in the past 24 hours, we're down 10 degrees in livermore, fremont, and 14 degrees cooler in san jose. and eight degrees cooler in napa. big changes coming to your forecast with a live look outside is the stormtracker 4, it is right out to the north. the circular nature to it with not a lot of rain. the moisture blanket will be pushing down to the south

. >> the man accusedd of jc dugard wants to keep documents sealed. and the lawyer says that releasing these documents would hurt his right to a fair trial. he, and his wife have been each indicted on 18 counts from rape, to false imprisonment. and she has pleaded not guilty and the criminal proceedings against her husband were defende suspended until the find out his mental state. >> and with many more, there were looking for five suspects. three men, to women, you can see where these robberies took place. and one victim was shot in the arm during this robbery at around 8:50. an oakland police officer spotted a gold lexus. possibly linked with the robberies. all five were taken into custody, three men, to four women. at this shop owner was two were women. >> and i asked that a iabout my family safety? and this shop owner was worried about her husband's family, her daughter's safety and she was told that it had nothing to do with her gas station. i was relieved but still worried about my husband. >> and in addition to the gold lexus oakland found a gu

jc, back to you at broadcast center. >> and we'll have the latest on our web site, wusa9.com. >>> a man who was pushing his car down a dark highway was struck and killed by another car. this happened around 1:00 this morning on the baltimore washington parkway just north of route 197 in laurel. the victim was pushing his car on the southbound side of the parkway. according to police a car struck him and the man died on the scene. police say this is a reminder of the dangers of doing repairs on a dark highway. >> when people are disabled on the highway, they should stay in their vehicles, notify the police or a tow truck to come to assist them. we can make sure that the scene is a lot safer for you if you need to make repairs to the vehicle. >> this incident closed the southbound side of the parkway until 6:00 this morning. >>> it was a slow morning commute on i-270 after a car burst into flames on the roadway. sky 9 captured the scene in gaithersburg on the southbound lanes of the interstate near route 124. montgomery county fire and rescue rushed to put out that smoky blaze. it closed

the women used the embezzled money at gas stations, jc penny and old navy and rented movies from net flix. the oak grove school district will seek to get $30,000 back. >> both women will face charges on december 16th. >>> a big storm headed for us. in the sierra they are prepping for a starting snow dump. it is already skiing at ski resorts. >> happy about that. get some real snow. >> they're never ready, but i'm ready. >> the best time to head to the mountains will be friday. if you are heading to the sierra, the earlier you leave the better. >> we are tracking this storm. it is positioned in the northwest. we are feeling the impacts from monday when we had record-setting temperatures in low to mid 80s to today where temperatures drop to the 50s and 60s. we follow this south in the next 72 hours. prompting our winter storm warning, one to three feet of snow and winds 40 to 60 miles an hour. friday, saturday and sunday, some of the coldest air of the season will be arriving. not only that but rain and isolated thunderstorms and snow that could go as low as 3,000 feet. more on timelin

hopefully i will keep my job. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and, along with best buy other stores like jc pennies, cohls and target are opening up overnight. diehard shoppers braving the cold to cash in on tomorrow's hot deals. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> for the latest on black friday including buying guides go to ktvu.com and click on the black friday tab. >>> the unseen work of volunteers gets more public on thanksgiving when people gather to serve the meals for the needy. san francisco live at memorial church served 500 people. some of the volunteers then lined up for a free meal themselves. they feel thankful to give back to the organization that helped them. >> i was homeless before, not helpless but homeless. not by choice. i was in a very bad situation. the economy. just like the economy is now. and, so, i am here to participate and congratulate anyone who makes a difference. >> reporter: charities are asking the public for dough fashions of food and money tow provide more holiday meals at christmas. >>> a salvation army mobilized to make sure almost 5

back to you, jc. >> thank you very much, kristin fisher reporting live. >>> according to metro, farragut north is the fourth busiest metro station in the system. in 2009, on an average weekday, 25,000 people entered and exited the station. only union station, metro center and gallery place were busier. >>> a u.s. park police officer fired his gun at a suspect. investigators are now trying to figure out why. we first told you about this story this morning. it happened in the 2500 block of southern avenue southeast near the suitland parkway. the suspect was not struck but police took him in for questioning. >>> right now, university of maryland campus police are looking for a robbery suspect. they say that a student was robbed last night near the mowalk lane parking garage. the victim told police that the suspect came up behind her and ordered her to give up everything. the suspect got away with the woman's cell phone and student identification card. she was not injured. >>> another defendant in the brian betts murder case is expected to plead guilty today. court documents show that prosec

. >> reporter: jc we had sunshine earlier. the clouds are moving in. we have a little bit of rain showing up from hagerstown down i-81. we'll talk about where that rain is headed and what you can expect for wednesday, thanksgiving and the weekend when 9news now returns. >>> all right. we're focusing on thanksgiving travel. here's a look at gasoline prices right now. according to aaa's fuel gauge report, regular grade gasoline in the washington metropolitan area is averaging $2.88 a galp. now, if you go to baltimore, the average is $2.86 a gallon. and a little farther forth in central new jersey, the average price is $2.87 a gallon. down in roanoke, you can expect to pay $2.69 a gallon. >>> dice d. eisenhower was president when the intercounty connector of maryland first went on the master plan. now planners say opening day for the toll road is just weeks away. there are a few parts that are ready. and we get a sneak peek at the first section of the highway. >> reporter: the road is paved. the lines are painted. for now, not a bit of traffic in our way.

so i don't know, i'll just have to figure it out with my family and going to jc maybe for a few years. >> reporter: trustees say the increases are necessary because of a drop in state funding and an end to federal stimulus funding which has filled some budget gaps. >> this motion will entitle 30,000 more students to have access to that college education. it will mean more classes at convenient times for our students. >> reporter: the current fees of $4,200 per year will go up to $4,900 a year by the time all of the fee hikes are in place. >> school already is expensive enough. so another 15% is even harder for us. especially for myself, where i don't get financial aid. so i'm not sure, i'm not liking this news, not a good way to start the day. >> it just means i'm going to be paying off my student loans a lot longer than i thought i would be. >> reporter: cal state students not the only ones feeling this fee increase pinch, allen. of course, next week in san francisco, the university of california regents will be discussing an 8% fee hike for students in that set of universities. so,

. >> reporter: joe cardamone has been working for jc bennie for 36 years. aisles of his store, he sees signs of an economic turn around in a pile of picked over sweaters. >> they're selling well. >> reporter: and that's a good sign? >> it's a good sign it will be a good holiday. >> reporter: but it's not just big chains feeling encouraged, at this small popcorn shot outside of denver -- >> we're going through what appears like it's going to be our very best year we've ever had. >> reporter: they plan to hire a dozen employees for the holidays. retailers added 159,000 seasonal jobs just last month. three times more than last year. still, the competition for those jobs is stiff. how many people are there applying? >> there's a huge line at jcpenney right now. >> reporter: many of the applicants, laid off white collar workers, now willing to fold sweaters. you are hiring 150 people. how will people will apply for those jobs? >> probably well over a couple thousands. it's outstanding. >> reporter: and we took note of another sign the economy may be bouncing bac

. >> reporter: big retailers like jc peppy are using constantly updated circulars and aggressive prices to keep the customers coming. many are trying to buy only with cash and only buying what they need like vanessa brown of jersey city. >> i try to use cash to keep myself out of debt. i need to get out of the hole not back in. >> reporter: while they suggest some buyers are spending more than last year -- >> because i'm making more money. >> reporter: no one is throwing money around. retailers like jcpenney's manager know it. >> we want to stay within a budget without a question. without a question. they're spending it very, very cautiously. >> reporter: the final report card from the long black friday weekend won't be in until after the sales figures are tabulated for cyber monday next week. >> nbc's mike taibbi in new york. mike, thanks. >>> and still ahead on "nightly news" during this season of buying, a warning about the money you don't know you're spending. >> it makes me really angry because they're charging me for not spending my own money. >> up next, the creative new ways ban

jcp cash is on the spot savings. earn ten dollars off on the spot when you spend twenty five! wow! unlike other stores... ...we don't make you come back to save. earn jcp cash -- ten dollars off when you spend twenty five two days only! who knew shopping could be so rewarding? jcpenney. >>> hundreds of students and workers are protesting outside the regents meeting now in san francisco. >> the board is considering raising student fees and changing retirement benefits. there's been pushing and shoving and some arrests. terry mcsweeney is there. we have reports people were pepper sprayed. >> a number of people were pepper sprayed out here as the day went on. abc 7 with a ringside seat for all of that as you're about to see as police and protestors collided. the trouble began when protestors started surging towards the u.c. police line. a few protestors grabbed the barricade and took off with them. police pushed back, used it on people not moving fast enough and broke out the pepper spray t

. >> here's the jc website. when you lit the home page the voting is right up at the top.there and have a little fun. >> all right. coming up next, on our morning edition -- >> caught on tape, a man collapses at a metro stop and falls on the tracks. falls on the tracks. hear from the,,,,,,,, to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. for constipation relief... nothing works better than miralax. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> good morning. get ready to get a break from the rain that's been with us since 4:30. there's more on the way, though. we'll go for a high of 57. periods of rain through the day. >>> the story of a man who leaped in front of an oncoming train to save the life of a stranger. adam may sits down with him and tells us

theyallegedly used the money for purchase at the jc penny, old navy, and netflix and gas station. >>> a man as warning this morning. he claims a moving company vanished with his possessions. weaver said he the movers the first payment about $700 in cash. when he tried to contact the moving company this week there was no response. neighbors say the moving company moved out of 425 queens lane in san jose. >> i'm having my kids over for the holidays in my new house. since we will not have furniture we will have to put it off for next year. >> we checked the better business bureau data base saying they have an f grade. calls we made to the company's president and building owner have not been returned. >>> oakland police are investigating any connection between three people arrested yesterday at a series of street robberies. police took two women and a man in custody. they believe the suspects are responsible for three robberies yesterday morning. one man was shot in the arm during the last robbery. police say he is expected to be okay. >>> the department of corrections tells us that hundr

according to court documents, the women allegedly used the money for purchases at jc penny, old navy, and netflix and gas stations. >>> the golden gate bridge board of directors votes this morning on fare hikes. the san francisco commission approved fare hikes for the new riders that useth clipper cards. a one way ticket would increase from $4.40 to $4.85. the fee would go from up $5.15 to $5.70. bart has announced its fare structure for dublin's bart station. they pay $4.15 to go to berkeley. it will cost $5.05 to go to walnut creek. if you want to go to san francisco airport it will cost $10. let's check back in with sal. i heard a chp spokesperson say there is a million people in california still don't use their seat belts. surprising to me. >> yeah. on a day like today you think they would want to use seat belts. a lot of fender benders. let's go outside. i want to show you what is going on injury accident on 84 east off ramp. that is going to wood side road. san mateo county sheriff is on the scene. bicyclist was hit by a car. that car took off. it's a hit and run accident. let's

the biggest promotion is at jc penney. until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> people looking for deals this morning. take a look. bar gain hunters bundled up and camped out in front of the best buy. some of these people showed up as early as yesterday morning. lots of seasoned veterans in this group. coats, blankets, animal hats. everything a shopper would need. some deals on some flat screen t.v.s as well. >>> police were called after a heated dispute in a line outside a best buy in phoenix, arizona. take a look. >> this is our car. >> a woman said she had been first in line, or first or second in line at the store for the past six years. and a man claims someone moved his chair from the front of the line the woman called 911. people told that man to go to the end of the line. >> these people were in front of me and they are the only two people that will be in front of me. >> police and mall security came and told everyone that best buy would decide who got in line first and we are not sure who best buy sided with this morning. the man or t

kohl's, radio shack, macy's, jc penney will offer almost all deals on the web thursday..com has discounts on nearly 150 items. when you're done eating, move over to the computer and start shopping. back to you, eun. >> the one way tovoid the crowd. courtney, thank you. >>> finally, some redemption for the redskins. maybe all it took was nationally embarrassment to get the skins ck on track and back to winning. the redskins beat the titans, 19-16 in overtime. it w true redemption from graham ganea. he had missed from 47 yards. and with nine skins leaving the game with injuries, head coach mike shanahan says it was a complete team effort. >> everybody has injuries. we don't normally talking about injuriesecause that' the nature of the national fooall league. as guys down down, guys step up. i've never had that many go down in a game. so really a credit to them and their character and the way they fought back. as i said, after the game. showed a lot of character. >> well, the skins maybe want to lick their wounds and get much needed rest before they take on the vikings next

jc penny and sears stores are opening their doors for the first time ever. options spark the shopper's spending in a recovering economy. the shopping sales are expected to be a slight increase from last year not a booming increase and anything is better than nothing these days. >>> tom has the look at the forecast. >>> a bit of a reality check here and the northeast winds will only locally cool things off. we have showers in the area tonight. we think that the winds will go south for a time as the storm passes to the nought of us on saturday. that will put -- to the south of us on saturday. showers and storms with a cold front. after that happens they dive saturday and sunday. look at the rains to occur in the plains states. in the midwest some areas could see three inches of rain and they are watches in the areas. and wisconsin and minnesota. north of the twin cities and bay field, wisconsin. most of the rain tomorrow will be to the north and west of us but you cannot rule out a sprinkle. here is the storm. you will see as it moves north it will develop a s

jc penny on the spot savings through saturday.ou can take ten or $15 off purchases, get $25 off dog or cat beds at petco through saturday and blooming dale's home for the holidays sale will knock 20 to 50% off. almost l bean a free $10 gift card with the purchase of $50 free shipping. we'll keep these rolling as we head into the holiday shopping center. >>> file for your refund, go spend it on the get ready and shop deal. >> get a pet bed. >>> keep the economy going. we love it. >>> new $1 coins go into circulation today on an important anniversary. >>> and cart until designate donald werhl will be in the vatican today. >>> you can use toilet humor today, that's okay. it's world toilet day. the day was created by the world toilet organization, which actually alms to improve toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide. flush that one. we're right back after this. >>> welcome back, a cold morning out here on the weather terrace. a little breeze, temperatures in the 30s, gloves, jackets. if you'll be outside you might want a scarf. th

macy's and jc penney's will be opening up at 4:00 a.m.ehind in their safls. how do you go forward without breaking the bank? >> leave your credit cards at home. new research showed that 40% of consumers plan to ditch their credit cards and use cash only. when using cash, at some point, you will rupp out of cash which will force you to stop shopping. credit cards, there are no boundaries. >> you mentioned bartering. >> always ask the seller, can you do better on the price? the worse they can say is no. you really have nothing to lose. >>> what about free shipping. you shouldn't pay shipping for anywhere, should you? >> shop.org says that 85% of retailers plan to offer free shipping online. last thursday, walmart started offering free shipping on some 60,000 items on walmart.com. for free shipping coupon codes, head to free shipping coupons.com. >> i tried to save money. i thought i would make my world famous chicken chili for all my coworkers. they gave it the big thumb's down. they would rather have gift cards to coffee retailers who happ

first two african american members of their house caucus with the new congress that is the first set jc watts left congress for the members of congress that their best for the african-american members of congress because they come from largely liberal and minority districts. they read this of the wave that hurt other democrats. -- they resisted the wave that hurt other democrats. it is true there are less african-americans than 2000 aids. they turned out stronger when obama was on the ballot. we think barack obama will be on the ballot in two years and that may encourage african-american participation to increase again. guest: there are as many as 14 very credible house candidates who are black republicans. it is not just tokenism and more. this is a strong recruiting area for republicans. i think there are some strong candidates prepare host: your earlier point about the health care bill, one dealer says that every time congress wants to repeal part of the health care bill, someone should operate on the floor people who are helped by the bill. guest: i think that is exactly what we wil

and there were considered " fugitive " in this response is and isphillip garrido who was holding jc dugard and is that over san francisco? henry? >> san francisco, even these dogs have of raincoats, ladies and gentleman. at the moment it is pouring rain do not worry. to can ignore that because it is going to be a perfect day. and just before the thanksgiving holiday. as usual, the of the items that you would expect. pomegranate, and fascinating items. for example, these are actually grown with no soil. this is a new kdikon crash, it is an amazing new variety and spicy-radish. and try to light. case in point, things you cannot find anywhere else. and even to grow your own olives just a few weeks in the past 20 days in what her. 60 days in brine, and 20 days anin water. the target 2 day sale is almost here and the last thing that's going to stop me is weak thighs. mountain series, level 10. backwards. [male announcer] starts friday, november 26th at 4am. o? i'm doing a bit of light calisthenics, to practice for the big target 2 day sale on friday morning. when i'm shopping i feel it right he

. >> reporter: just a few hours later, target, macy's and jc penny opened their doors. >> looking at the ads and so i can get more for the money. >> reporter: some didn't wait until black friday. for the first time in the history, sears was open all thanksgiving day. >> it's gray thursday. >> reporter: toys r us opened 10:00 thursday night which included 600 new pop-up stores that operate in the holiday season. for retailers, black friday and the fourth quarter are now more important than ever. >> november and december alone is 40% of annual sales. >> reporter: for chains like sears and best buy, that number is well over 50%. retailers hope they'll have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. and there are reasons for optimism. a 2.3% increase in sales is predicted overall this year. a 16% jump jump in online sales is forecast and the government reported in october personal income grew. with that in mind, stores are stocking up adding inventory in the hopes that the gifts will fly out the door. retailers aren't taking any chances. they're using the internet to help make sure sh

first two african american members of their house caucus with the new congress that is the first set jc watts left congress for the members of congress that their best for the african-american members of congress because they come from largely liberal and minority districts. they read this of the wave that hurt other democrats. -- they resisted the wave that hurt other democrats. it is true there are less african-americans than 2000 aids. they turned out stronger when obama was on the ballot. we think barack obama will be on the ballot in two years and that may encourage african-american participation to increase again. guest: there are as many as 14 very credible house candidates who are black republicans. it is not just tokenism and more. this is a strong recruiting area for republicans. i think there are some strong candidates prepare host: your earlier point about the health care bill, one dealer says that every time congress wants to repeal part of the health care bill, someone should operate on the floor people who are helped by the bill. guest: i think that is exactly what we wil