>> john lane screams to her to let go of the boat. they need her to go downstream if there's going to be any chance of saving her. finally naomi lets go of the boat. then she disappears into the white froth. >> and i just wait and i watched. and nothing came up. and then about 40 feet past me, all of a sudden she pops back up in the water. and at that point she's moving so fast, she's gone so far past me that i can't even throw my rope. >> naomi surfaces far beyond the last person standing on the river banks with throw rope. and everyone knows they have to act now. only 50 yards downstream is another set of dangerous rapids and a huge drop. naomi, who has taken a beating in the cold water, has little left in her. >> she's not swimming like any of the other people who came out. they swam like hell. so she has no energy left. she just rolled like a rag doll. it was really frightening to watch because that's a person who's really almost unable to save themselves now. >> it's going to take an incredible throw to save her. >> the chances o

lane. the family's boys john an cameron design the display. looks very night. santa is 12 feet tall.here are also 7-foot nutcracker soldiers on display. upload your picture to our cbs 5 facebook page or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >>> we got 5:26. closed for business the sudden shutdown of an east bay community center. >> bullets fly at the chinese consulate in san jose. the stunning twist hours after the shooting. >> a man shot and killed by san jose police in east san jose. we'll tell you what happened the latest details coming up. >>> and it is sentencing day for barry bonds. coming up, we'll take a look at the choices in front of the judge and what may indicate what she is going to do. >>> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citibank debit card because kate knows there are some things you shouldn't be charged for. refill? i

while fighting talk of chelsea captain john terry will lead out the blues at white hart lane to pass to clear his name while luis suarez will appeal after both players are charged with racism. and on the ropes boxing world champion floyd mayweather faces three months in jail for assaulting his ex-girlfriend. but first there's a mouthwatering london dobby this thursday night as chelsea aim to leapfrog in form top them into third spot in a pivotal day but white hart lane the blues are just two points behind spurs in the table harry redknapp said men could go back to within seven points of leaders manchester city and still have a game in hand if they win but despite their second best ever rugby season the tottenham manager reckons it will be a close game. go into the ferry which is a very choice you know between two two good teams and. here we have come a long way for sure you know a few years ago we would be sitting here talking about. you know an even game if you draw between us and show she looks at the moment to be evenly matched. well meanwhile chelsea manager and david ashworth is

john gonzales, abc7 news. >>> a traffic alert for interstate 66. starting tonight at 9:00, crews will close both exits from 66 to northbound 495 along with three lanes on northbound 495. by 9:00 tomorrow, in new ramp will carry drivers. in the meantime, good luck. >> a new poll released about president obama and how he matches up against republican rivals. >> monitoring the skies. what you need to know for tonight and the weekend. >> mike shanahan will help us. the redskins-giants game. there is an nba game tonight in the fund both. britt is standing by live >>> breaking news in the barefoot bandit case. the sentence has just been handed down in washington state, sentenced to seven years in prison. he pled guilty to a two-year crime spree across nine states and three countries. he was often bear but when he would break into homes. authorities caught him last year after he crashed a stolen airplane in the bahamas. >>> a new study suggests an hpv test may be the best way for women to detect precancerous cells. regular tests were more able to detect abnormal growth. the support medical and vice that both tests should be given to women aged 30 and over

jump on i-97 this morning on you -- or take route 50 john hanson highway. 424 davidsonville road another good alternate route to get around the lane closures. in the meantime, make your way around baltimore, heading down to the capital beltway 95 at maryland 175 we are incident free. trouble free but just wet roadways on 695. baltimore beltway at providence road and we checked in with the mta all marc trains are running on time charley. >>> former miss usa winners are facial drunk driving charges. according to people magazine he was arrested during the weekend in michigan. the beauty queen originally denied the incident on twitter but the attorney later came back and confirmed the arrest. he was the first miss -- she was the first -- won the crown last year and was the first to win the pagent. >>> musician stevie wonder wants to compete on dancing with the stars. millions danceed to his tunes like superstition and dance together rhythm. now whoa love a chance to dance for some of -- now he would love a chance to dance for some of his music. if chosen he would be the first blind contestant and season 14 of dancing with the stars pr

lanes are open. no issues to report headed into northeast. earlier crash on the outer loop of the beltway cleared through the shoulder. expect delays from the john hanson highway headed around towards the scene. northbound i-59 below speed headed towards the occoquan. you will find lanes are open on the beltway between anden dale and merrifield. a portion of lawyers road shut down at hunter mill road. that is due to trees and wires down at the highway. this is eastbound 66. no issues to report. however, below speed at business 234. more slow traffic waiting for you at fair oaks and again at the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> they are cold and they are hungry and they are defending america. >> soldiers in afghanistan putting food and blankets on their christmas wish lists and now the family of one local fallen soldier is working to make sure the needs are met. fox 5's bob barnard with the story. >>> at the manassas office of keller williams real estate, the m girlfriend ever a northern virginia soldier killed in afghanistan three months ago are collecting christmas donations. they will be sending them to

but first when chelsea shared the spoils of white hart lane last night one or how it ended in a feisty london darby chelsea captain john terry was selected to play despite being charged with racially abusing q.p.r. as anthem thirteen and the day before and the skipper put in a solid performance but couldn't stop spurs taking. emmanuel addy by all who has been named africa player of the year however the breeze got an equaliser from the in-form striking daniel sturridge midway through the first half and despite the challenges for both sides one one is have finished. little balls that hit the bone from situations that we have. the penalty box of talk to them from around me one on one with the keeper so that even for game i think i was sober second half was it was brilliant we start the game why on short do it was really want saudi the first twenty minutes or so it was all us completely scored to goal but then with a school they came back and got a bit stronger. so this is how the top of the table looks going into the christmas fixtures tottenham keep third place just two points ahead of chelsea one month the city lead the

but first top nine and chelsea shared the spoils at white hart lane last night one all is how it ended in a feisty london chelsea captain john terry played despite being charged with racially abusing key p.r.'s anton ferdinand the day before and the skipper did put in a solid performance but couldn't stop spurs taking in nearly two emmanuel who has been named africa begin however the brits got an equaliser from their in form strike a daniel sturridge midway through the first half and despite further chances for both sides one one has had finished. the balls that from the situations that we have the. penalty books started out from me one on one with the keeper so that even for game i think i was so obviously going to force it was brilliant we start the game why on short do it was really want so i did that first twenty minutes or so it was all us completely scored to go. but there with a school they came back a good bit stronger. so this is how the top of the table looks going into the christmas fictious tottenham keep third place just two points ahead of chelsea day to city lead the way out that saw a couple of points ahead o

lane is the death penalty. >> in a case in which another human being was stuffed in a trash can and cut in half. >> isn't district attorney john pesci and robert dascas. >> the killing itself isn't what makes this case so compelling, what michael lane did to her afterwards. we've never seen a killing where someone went to the length michael lane did to completely destroy and obliterate a human body. >> they're also outraged by lane's attempts to deceive t tabitha into thinking ginger was alive by living with her body two weeks. >> by sending texts suggesting she was at a retreat somewhere trying to find, michael lane's words, all the while in a garbage can, boiled in bleach, severed in half. that's why a jury should decide whether he should die for what he did. >> he should face the consequence, that is an option available to the jury. he should face that. >> although lane has pleaded not guilty, his arrogance is on display even as he faces the death penalty. he'll take whatever comes. >> my belief system allows me to accept whatever sentence given to me. very different from most much to most people's surprise, running around

is coming up over the next from the chelsea captain john terry put his off field problems to one side to help the blues hold spurs at white hart lane . while in moscow i plan to go second in the k h l western conference after handing to scar their seventh straight defeat. and i want to be a legend russian pole vaulter unionism by this sets aside from an historic lympics gold medal. but first chelsea skipper john terry was back in action last night just twenty four hours after receiving a court summons for racially abusing q.p.r. as anton ferdinand the blues coming from behind to grab a point in their one one draw with tottenham terry putting in a solid performance at the back although he couldn't stop spurs taking nearly through the manual added by all however the blues got an equaliser from their important strike it down your storage will break through the first half and despite third chances for both sides one one is how it finished half of which chelsea boss andre vs boas praised terry's commitment by harry redknapp gushed about his side season so far. this is performances have increased since the incident happened but there's t

but the mayor office told us there is no hard dead lane for the campers at least not yet. in san francisco john then bloom abc 7 news. >> still to come tonight. facebook expansion plans the. >> today we have a really big nouns tomorrow make. >> announcement that has one mayor talking about creating a hub to rival silicon valley. >> p.m. the thing rumbled and crashed. >>reporter: that's just part of an oakland family terrifying story of the tree that nearly split their home in half. >>> i'm in the accu-weather forecast center. wind and warmth of december. all details in the forecast coming up. >> plus treasures unearth. pieces of san francisco past dug up from the heart of downtown. 7 news at 9:00 will dug up from the heart of downtown. 7 news at 9:00 will be [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, we're giving you a big thank you this friday & saturday with the simplest way to save extra. just use your jcpenney rewards credit card and save an extra 20% off all apparel, shoes accessories and home. no exclusions. that's an extra 20% off gifts for her. all the greatest gifts for him. must have kitchen e

lanes into a, page lot well into rush hour. it happened just before 3:00 wednesday. siblings, 5-year-old jake owen and his sister alexandria were flown to the john hopkins children center, an hour later jake died, the parents were also taken to the hospital, all four were wearing seat belts, state police identified the driver of the suv that plowed into them as a 23-year-old man from baltimore county, treated for minor injuries, the accident is one of three deadly crashes on maryland roads in a pan span of 12 hours. a metro bus collided with a pickup truck, killing the driver. >> i felt the bus kind of sway and then it was just like bang we just hit it. >> reporter: a dozen passengers were treated at the hospital. a few miles down the beltway around 3:00 a.m. thursday two young women were killed on silver springs university boulevard. 22-year-old denise richards and 19-year-old tamara johnson. her uncle was at at the scene. >> she works and going to school and just graduated from high school, thinking about going to college. >> police their car was the only one involved, it is barely recognizable. they are working to find out how all three happe

john the baptist school in silver spring. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> crews are working to open up the northbound lanes at route 3 at route 50. right now chopper is over the scene and tells me the tanker is out of the roadway. you're looking now. southbound is open. however, northbound still closed at this time. going to keep watching it for you and let you know when you could have your lanes open again. also, prince george's county, route 4, pennsylvania avenue have an accident at suitland parkway. police are on the scene of that accident. taking the outer loop of the beltway, starting to see some delays at university boulevard as you make your way towards georgia avenue. no accidents on the beltway on the outer loop or inner loop, you're in the clear. on the rails, looking very good. no delays on metro, marc, or vre. eun, back to you. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> there are still three weeks to christmas, but you might be surprised at just how many people say they are already done with their holiday shopping. according to a new survey by america's research group, more than one-third of shoppers b

lanes into a parking lot during rush hour. it happened before 3:00 wednesday. a 5-year-old boy and his 9-year- old sister were flown to the johns hopkins children's center. an hour later he died. the parents were taken to the hospital. all four were wearing seat belts. state police identified the driver of the suv that plowed into them as a 23-year-old from baltimore county. he was treated for minor injuries. the accident is one of three in a span of 12 hours. in bethesda a metro truck slammed into a car. a dozen passengers were treated at the hospital. a few miles on the beltway at 3:00 a.m. thursday two women were killed. a 22-year-old and a 19-year- old. her uncle was at the scene. >> she works and goes to school. she just graduated from high school. thinking about going to college. >> reporter: police say their car is up against a brick wall. investigators are still working to figure out how all three tragedies happened. the little girl and her parents involved in the crash on the jfx are in stable condition. at this point it is unclear if the driver will be charged. >>> police reconstructed the accident scene on the jfx th

lanes a bit heavy. the inare an outer loops, nothing to complain about there. nice trip across the wilson bridge. route 50 the john hanson highway looks good. 495 at new hampshire avenue. the outer loop, center of your scroan there, headlights heading towards you. to the left is the inner loop. so everyone is moving pretty well. >>> the sober ride program is working to keep the roads a little bit safer over the holiday weekend. the washington regional alcohol program is offering free cab rides home covering fares up to $30. it runs from 10:00 saturday night through $6:00 sunday morning. >>> metro is also preparing for a very busy weekend starting with today's afternoon commute. extra trains will run this afternoon to accommodate passengers. metro will operate on its normal weekend hours both saturday and sunday. that is 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. saturday going into sunday and 7:00 a.m. to midnight on sunday sowcht a security upgrade to several bridges in maryland. the$11million project will focus on five state-owned toll brings including the bay bridge. slated improvements include cameras, sensors to spot stopped veh

find lanes are open no problems to report through montgomery county, on the other side of town across the wilson bridge as well inbound new york avenue, no problems to report for you route 50, johnhanson highway running incident free today northbound 95, 395, virginia, looks pretty good earlier accident at the occoquan, that has cleared out 395, reports of a disabled vehicle, main lane heading towards you and no problems there a wreck reported fairfax, west stocks road meadow hunts drive that is a check of your fox a on time traffic. >> thank you very much. iowa state lawmaker deals a blow to michelle bachmann's campaign as hopefuls start to attack each other foxes nicole collins has a report. >>> in these tense final days ahead of the iowa caucuses it is impossible to pin down a winter latest polls show romney and paul in a dead heat and gingrich fading as santorum rises. >> ron paul enjoying his front runner status as the iowa speedway >> does look like there are more cameras than there used to be. >> reporter: while a public policy poll shows the texas congressman leading mitt romney by four points, paul does not have iowa locked down a new cnn time magazine survey of likely

john gauge downtown. bright. 50% if ynd the arc in the first half. anthony brown the steal and this would be with authority. cardinal up 40-17 at the break. jack trotter in the lanehack. 13. stanford 7 and 1 after destroying the head hawk 72-frain. tiger woods is tournament host the week for the chevron world challenge. final event in the u.s. this year. about,000 oaks. winds gust at 30 miles per hour. traffic and weather together -- tiger played early in the day. before it really got windy on 2. back spin to set autopsy birdie. tied for second. that was good. this is great. johnson his approach. open the same hole. over shoots. this goes into the rough. look at the back spin here. for eagle. l nobody catching l kj. 5 birdie. troy sick under 66. 3 stroke heading to round 2 tomorrow. takinger hoping that his game is starting to come around. a little momentum and season maybe with a win. 5 finish to get ready for 2000 1 12. turn on the barrel. >> long tame. >> i will manufacture on. i work for tips. >> tl that's this edition of 7 news for all of us here. thanks so much for watching. we appreciate your time as always. hope to see you again in 1 hour over on channel

lane squeezing by only. switching over quickly to baltimore national pipe, outer loop delays due to an accident to the left side. johnras show lots of sunshine. the storm is pulling away. clouds up in pennsylvania. that is the end of the big storm, which was a big rainmaker. now coming in behind, chilly temperatures. mostly sunny skies, breezy, colder. 42-47 for the high. winds are 15-25. some gusts will be a little stronger. in the weekend, hi is an but 40's, but looks dry. next week, just a little bit warmer. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 8:55. >>> 8:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 8th day of december, 2011. our 18th annual holiday toy drive in full swing now. >> thank you. >> check out our guests. we have jessica biel and scott meyers from the new movie "new year's eve" which opens friday and they are nice enough to spend some time with us this morning collecting gifts for children in need all across the country. we'll chat with them in just a couple minutes. >> he is not even buttoning his coat and it is 37 degrees out here. >> meanwhile out at the plaza i'm matt lauer with ann curry. al r

lane and a look like police are arriving at the scene. watch for delays on the inner loop and also jfx south from the belt way to 28. john cameras. we have a weathers' disturbance to the north, combination of rain and snow, great lakes, ohio, a little bit of pennsylvania and new york state. as far south as the baltimore area of maryland, just a few scattered clouds but temperatures in little children. at the airport, 29 degrees right now. humidity is down and the barometer is way high. at the moment, the winds are calm. mix of sun and clouds -- 52-57 for the high. a drive for the weekend. temperatures warmed to near 60 by sunday, but by monday, we have a chance for some rain. >> thank you for joining us. another live update at 8:55. >>> 8:30 now on a friday morning, december 2, 2011. big crowd out on the plaza. a lot of people are donating to our 18th annual holiday toy drive. maya rudolph is here, former star of snl. current star of "up all night." she is doing the honors as an elf. >> i'm holding savannah. >> i didn't know what you were doing there. we are going to talk to maya in a few minutes. meanwhile out on the pl

lanes are open as well. wreck, 7100, at lake new port road, 95 slowed briefly off and on northbound newington into springfield other than that nothing to complain about. route 50, john hanson highway looking good leaving the belt way headed east of annapolis near route 2 after the bridge, still dealing with accident clean ups right side of the roadway watch out for that westbound 50 no incidents for you. 395 near seminary. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> three security contractors released by the iraqi army after being held more than three weeks two are americans one from long island the other from georgia iraqi ministry of defense rejected paper work prepared on their behalf by the iraqi ministry of interior and held them on december 9th. >>> home from the battlefield thousands of u.s. service members back from iraq and afghanistan now looking for work but the unemployment rate among veterans is higher than the national average one senator is trying to change that. >> reporter: as thousands of troops return from overseas, many will be finished with their service, poised to enter civilian life in an already pressured job market. >> our troops are