back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. we'd like to see your pictures from the first real snowfall of the season. you can send them to wjz web alert at cbs.com. and look for them on a slide show at wjz.com. >>> and remember, wjz 13 is always on. for updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> a stranger at school. tonight, parents at a dundalk middle school are concerned after learning that a man tried to sexually assault a student. many are wondering how this man got inside the school without being detected. >> reporter: parents come to school today to get their children early due to snow. but they come out with a surprising letter from the assistant principal, about an assault with a student. a source familiar with the case tells wjz, the suspect dragged the boy into a stalled bathroom, trying to sexually assault him. it's believed the stranger slipped in with a crowd of school children, entering early this morning. >> i'm sure he was scared to death. and i h

back over to you. >> thanks, kristy. >>> ranks with a narrow prime time win. but is the team ready for the play-offs? sports director mark viviano has more. mark, i don't know who need oxygen more last night, the ravens after the game or their fans? >> needed plenty for both, kai, no question. that ravens victory yet another roller coaster ride, voicing concerns like the ravens had lost. again, an example of the uncertain, unpredictable nature of the nfl in general, and the ravens in particular. >> reporter: the game had everything the ravens cover wanted. three touchdowns in the first half, a sign of life after the struggle with the steelers am then to start the second half, an historic kick return by rookie david reed. he brings it 100 yards. and baltimore had him down by three touchdowns. but the party was put on hold. the texans were down but certainly not done. delivering a stunning rally against the ravens' defense. matt shaw two-point pass, plus the conversion in the fourth quarter. and a monday night miracle in houston became a nightmare for the ravens

. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check in with kristy breslin. if you're traveling on that north side, some slowing from providence to the jones falls expressway. stop and go from york to harford road. average speed about 23 miles an hour. on the west side inner loop heavy. 95 moving well in the northbound direction. southbound that regular delay from whitemarsh to the northeast corner. as far as accident, quite a few in baltimore city, st. tom misat mannesota. let's take a live look. heavy traffic at 95 and 395. this traffic report is brought to you by coldstone creamerring. fun, innovative flavors introduced each month. back over to you. >>> a plan to keep your taxes down is a step closer top final approval. the senate pushed it through but there's a tougher fight in the house. joel brown reports for wjz from washington. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: the final vote wasn't even close. senators from both parties easily pushed through the tax cut compromise. >> everyone should understand this is one of the major accomplishments. >> repo

. >> hi, i'm kristi noem, congresswoman-elect from the state of south dakota. i'm honored to represent the people of my state as part of a new majority committed to being humble, more modest, and more focused on addressing the challenges our nation faces. while washington has been busy doing what's best for washington things have gotten worse, not better for families and small businesses. with unemployment still rising, the number one thing our family-owned small businesses need right now is certainty. they need to know that the government is not going to come in and do anything to jeopardize their ability to keep their doors open. so it's certainly encouraging to see that president obama has proposed a potential agreement to stop all the tax hikes scheduled to take effect on january 1st. failing to stop all the tax hikes would mean taxes would go up for small businesses all across this country, destroying more jobs. the american people want to see all the tax hikes stopped, and they won't tolerate games that might get in the way. they won't put up with any cel

let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we are off to a pretty busy start out there. northbound 95. we have a vehicle fire to watch out at keith avenue. that's attracting plenty of attention. brake lights from whitemarsh to the beltway on the northeast side. on the beltway, north side outer loop congestion, from york to charles street. average speed about 26 miles an hour. and heavy as you make your approach to security boulevard. harrisburg expressway, no trouble in the northbound direction. but southbound, you will see some brake lights. and as far as accidents go, east north avenue at harford road. lift avenue at coldspring and clifton at dennison street. overall, travel times from 95 to 795. 47 miles an hour average. and about 13 minutes to get through. now, let's take a live look. you can see 75 south on the beltway moving along just fine. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. call len the plumber and have it over today. >>> counting down to kickoff. the ravens are back on the field, deep in the hea

. >> thank you, kristy. >>> it was tough. but the ravens did pull it on off on monday. the question is, can they pull it off again? we are live at wjz.com with the predictions. hi, stan. >> hello there, kai. >> well, my colleagues on tv and radio here locally, have mixed feelings about how this game is going to turn out. first off, leaning more towards my head than my heart, believe it or not, again, i say, i'm predicting the ravens will win 24-20. mark viviano has the same score, but with the saints coming on top. damon bulldog yavy has it 33-23 saints. scott garceau has the saints winning. ed norris has the ravens winning a close one, 24-23. and his colleague, steve davis, says the saints will be on top, 27-24. so stick around. there's more on the saints battle. we've got a preview and more coming up in sports. back to you. >> okay, stan. thank you. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. lifesaving treatment. hear the remarkable way one man overcame lung cancer. >>> a woman targeted as random. how kidnappers tricked her just miles from home. >>> what happened to

here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> hi, vic. >>> the good news is, traffic is moving. the bad news is, it's moving slowly. it you're traveling there on the inner loop of the beltway. a good 45 minutes to 295 to belle air road. >>> as far as president outer loop goes, you're looking at 25 minutes there. no improvement to speak of on 70 eastbound. just bumper to bumper there, from 29 to the beltway. and we have delays continuing out there on the harrisburg expressway. southbound from warren road to the beltway. and northbound 20 minutes there from shawon to belfast. as far as the jones falls expressway goes that crawling along. and 95 southbound. that's been a big problem most of the afternoon. the delay is still heavy there, from aberdeen to mountain road. but it does break free after that. now, let's take a live look as you can see, plenty of brake lights there on the beltway at greenspring avenue. and here's the beltway at liberty road. moving along. but still a good 20 minutes to get through that delay. >>> remember, for the m

at wjz traffic control. >> i got choked up because i knew you were coming up, kristy. >> thank you, kai. that means a lot to me. >>> delays aren't too bad. we have a couple to watch out for. if you're traveling on the north side outer loop. average speed about 25 miles an hour. west side, outer loop, slowing there. about 15 minutes to get through. as far as 95 goes. no problems northbound. but southbound sluggish. traffic there from whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway. also in the whitemarsh area, we have that accident, whitemarsh boulevard at bel air road. all lanes are blocked. as far as city accidents go, quite a few. west saratoga at cherry blossom way. loch raven at east northern parkway. let's now take a live look. you can see everything moving along there. 95 south of the beltway. and here's another look at the west side at baltimore national pike. traffic is moving along. but still a bit of volume to watch out for. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. call the experts. the best in plumbing, drain cleaners and wells. >>> helping seniors stay in their home

at uc berkeley, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco is now behind in the race to host the 2013 america's cup races. organizers of the 43-day series of yacht races are calling the city's latest bid unacceptable. they are on pace to award the event to another city if a new proposal is not submitted by san francisco by friday. the cup is projected to generate $1.2 billion while creating nearly 9,000 jobs. >>> a team of investors including joe montana and former 49er owner are scrambling for position if the 49ers move to santa clara. their investment group wants to build a hotel, restaurant and entertainment center across from the proposed santa clara site. they want an exclusive 18-month negotiating agreement with the city for a development deal on seven acres just north of tasman drive. officials say there won't be any talks about what to do with the city-owned property until after the holidays. >>> well, a rare sight in san diego, a baby sperm whale washed ashore last night. rescuers say they have not seen this kind here for 25 years. the whale was bleeding from a cut.

in oakland, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. >>> just ahead tonight, a big change for b.a.r.t.ore heading out the door in the morning. >>> plus, the massive state budget deficit could soon double. political analyst larry gerston joins me next to look at the missing money. >>> tricky politics, the gholegivin hole giving san francisco mayor's more influence over his replacement. ious. yummy! smells delightful. awesome! i'm not smelling anything. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. safeway. ingredients for life. i think there are eggnog people and non-eggnog people. and which are you? i'm a fish. on a tree. [ female announcer ] if it tastes like the holidays, we've got it. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> two fairfield sisters are giving different stories about what happened the day a fire killed their four children. sisters la tisha james and satara james are charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. at a preliminary hearing today, an officer testified that the women told him neither was inside the apartment at the ti

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those that relationship will build back to the strength to get help before that with aviation experts kristie talking to us on poland's rejection of moscow's report into the plane crash that killed the president lech kaczynski and ninety five up. russian president dmitry medvedev is visiting india on a two day trip aimed it strengthening trade and investment ties that you can trees are expected to sign a number of agreements the scariest thing half idiot health. a key agreement will be the joint development of a fifth generation fighter aircraft over thirty billion dollars this contract has been negotiated for a while now and will be finalized on tuesday between president medvedev and prime minister singh also on the cards is the expansion of cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector russia is expected to build another two additional nuclear reactors for india this agreement is also expected on tuesday and in fact india is looking at russia to provide the technology to feed its growing demand for energy the demand by its economy for energy and the russian side over the next twenty years

kristie but that's obviously not something that you support no idea that if we did we were towards support or interests and we use arguments governments use arguments to justify what they do and then everyone has the right no with the information of the disposal to question these arguments and say are they valid or not and if they are not valid why we're doing it and to stop the war movement built up the biggest political campaign in britain in history of two million people out in london the next stop the war but it created a pattern of public opinion that compelled governments to train their policy and since then have you seen support for what the stop will coalition is doing to minissha anyway no i think it i think it built up to the point the maximum point just when we were going to war and now with all the inquiries and thoughts about the war tisn't the most dominant question but i think governments realise that when you do get a campaign of that power against what they're doing they are very vulnerable and wiki leaks and julian are sol is what what do you think that wiki leaks has don

>> kristy mcdonell. >> and in a recent interview which high ranking u.s. official should resign? >> first, with all of the star trek talk, shockingly i am the least nerdy person. i think it was hillary clinton. >> nice. mark kirk is the new senator having won an election by the seat health by whom? >> that would be jets 27-bengals 18. >> actually it was 26-10, but you were close. chicago has two baseball teams. which is bill's favorite? >> i think it is the white sox. when did the cubs, that's a clue, first win the world series? >> no, you were correct. >> and complete the last line to the mega hit "boom, boom, pow." >> pass. >> boom, boom, pow. you did horribly, joe. anne, we finish it up with you. a 19-year-old somali naturalized citizen was arrested in portland for what reason? >> he refused to go through the airport security pat-down. >> no, he wanted to blowup a crowd at the christmas tree lighting. you missed that one. which musical act has had more hits than reputable poll keepings, the beatles or the cast of "glee"? >> wait, did you say julian asange wants to retire? >> j

. >>> if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: and definitely slowing down out there. northbound 95, now heavy there from mulaski highway to the harbor tunnel through way. and brake lights it whitemarsh to the beltway on that northeast corner. if you're on the north side outer loop, watch out for slow traffic there, dulaney valley to charles street. average speed, 30 miles an hour. west side inner loop, congestion. westbound 70, heavy there from 29 to marriottsville road. and we have an accident to watch out for that is beaver dam at warren road. also some congestion on harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction from shawon to belfast. and you can see brake lights 50 eastbound to sandy point. and a lot of congestion. >>> area police are arresting a bunch of drunk drivers. checkpoint strike force.net, back to you. >>> the cold that has plunged maryland into a deep freeze extends deep into the south. that placed florida crops in jeopardy. alex demetrick reports, it is forcing growers

. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> still pretty busy out there. 95 southbound. brake lights there from whitemarsh boulevard on the northeast corner. as far as the inner loop goes, it's just jammed there from park heights. average speed, 21 miles an hour. over on the west side of the outer loop, delays there from 795 to security boulevard. and we have a car fire attracting plenty of attention. that's northbound on the jones falls expressway at ruxton road. the delay is back to the beltway. as far as accidents go, we have a crash 100 eastbound at oakland road. bel air road at sunshine road for another crash. and a few in baltimore city. falls road at smith avenue. claire lane at goodman street. and utah place at wilson. now, let's take a live look. you can see, some brake lights there on the beltway. that delay about 15 minutes long. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. they're experts in drain cleaning, water heating and wells. call len the plumber. >>> every year, local governments lik

. >> kristy, a single mother of four was hired six weeks ago through a temp agency after a long job search: >> applied for over 1,000 jobs, finally he came up with something. >> reporter: after years of sluggish growth, today's data indicates some improvements. silicone valley added about 200 jobs this year. >> one of the leaders in the state in terms of year-over job growth as of november. >> reporter: the nine-county bay area is fairing better than other parts of california. solano county was highest, san francisco at 9.6% and marin at 8.2%. right now, 2.2 million california workers are without jobs, but temp agencies such as workers.com say more companies are starting to higher, which is a good sign. >> last four or five months we've seen an increase in jobs. now we're seeing uptakes in food production, plastics. >> historicically nationwide and statewide as a temp agency has increased hiring, it does tend to be a leading indicator towards growth overall in the economy. >> reporter: analysts say manufacturing, business services, and computer system design are big areas of job growth in

. >> kristy, a single mother of four was hired six weeks ago through a temp agency after a long job search: >> applied for over 1,000 jobs, finally he came up with something. >> reporter: after years of sluggish growth, today's data indicates some improvements. silicone valley added about 200 jobs this year. >> one of the leaders in the state in terms of year-over job growth as of november. >> reporter: the nine-county bay area is fairing better than other parts of california. solano county was highest, san francisco at 9.6% and marin at 8.2%. right now, 2.2 million california workers are without jobs, but temp agencies such as workers.com say more companies are starting to higher, which is a good sign. >> last four or five months we've seen an increase in jobs. now we're seeing uptakes in food production, plastics. >> historicically nationwide and statewide as a temp agency has increased hiring, it does tend to be a leading indicator towards growth overall in the economy. >> reporter: analysts say manufacturing, business services, and computer system design are big areas of job growth in

good morning, kristi. >> good morning. in 15 days we heard from 18 witnesses.t two could clear up gray areas and confusing testimony. we will hear from the lead investigator and a dna investigator that cause national attention. gang raped, beaten and robbed in a dark campus courtyard in a homecoming dance last year at richmond high schoolment seven men and boys are charged and the involvement of the oldest and the youngest is still unclear. a 43-year-old man was arrested two months after the assault on a dna cold hit when police showed the girl a picture of him. she said she did not recognize him. the last thing she remembered was drinking at a table feeling sick and collapsing. some details though are clear. almost all of the accused or witnesses were apparently drunk and had been denied entry to the dance where police and security were stationed. when the girl was discovered later, she was badly bruised, swollen and suffering for hypothermia. after the testimony concludes next week, attorneys will present oral arguments and a judge decides if there is indeed

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taxes in the country, a $10 billion deficit and a depressed economy when first year governor chris kristyat the books, he decided to walk away from a long planned and much needed project with new york and the federal government to build a rail tunnel in to manhattan it would have helped the economy and given employment to 6,000 construction workers. >> lots of jobs. >> yeah. the bottom line is i don't have the money. and you know what, i can't pay people for those jobs if i don't have the money to pay them. where am i getting the money? i don't have it. i literally don't have it. >> reporter: this is going on all over the country. >> yes, of course it is it's not like you can avoid it forever. because it's here now. we all know it's here. and the federal government doesn't have the money to pay for it any more either, for the states. the day of reckoning has arrived. and it's going to arrive everywhere. time may vary a little bit depending on which state are you in but it's coming. >> reporter: and nowhere has the reckoning been as bad as it-- as it is in illinois, the state that spends t

raising money for the junior giant among other charities as part of the foundation, kristi yamaguchi,obably the most popular figure there is a leadoff hitter andres thorez. good evening? can you give me the evening how it's been since winning the world championship for you? >> it's been exciting especially this is for the thant's all the fans in san francisco they deserve this and this is for them to. >> you are the grand marshal of our parade in san jose on sunday. you're the featured attraction tonight had you decide which charities you will support? >> i am here to halt the junior giants and anybody who needs help that's why we're here. like i said we work with a group to try and help is most as weekend and always good to be able and this is been a blessing on it and enjoy about the kids and everybody it's a great opportunity >> does your memories of the parade? a couple days after the world series a million people strung in the city of san francisco, which you remember most of that date? >> i remember all the fans out there, they deserve this. of a guy that makes them for being he

. >> next, remarks by new jersey governor kristi. then a white house ceremony marking the observe advance of hanukkah. after that, a report on the personal finances of members of congress. >> solomon s rushdie discusses his books sunday at noon eastern on c-span-2 and watch previous in-depth programs at booktv.org. >> hi, i am pam, education program specialist here at c-span classroom. each year we conduct our video documentary competition called student cam. we asked students in grades 6-12 to think critically about our country. we would like you to explain how the federal government has affected an issue or event in your life or community. select a topic that interests you. once you have your topic, you can begin your research of the goal is for you to fully develop and research your topic, provide different points of view, and give footage to support your theme in a 5-8 documentary. go get started. we can't wait to see what you can do. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span fan in your life at our c-span store, from books to d

. >> if i can chime in, i agree with what kristy just said. but to get your question directly, i would say no, there is not consensus. ford, in our owners manual, we say 12 years old it is when a child should be out of the booster seat. we believe in the five steps where you put the child in the seat and make sure their knees break over the seat. make sure they can set all the way in the back, that the shoulder at lap belts fill properly -- fit properly. my own kids were 11 before they came out of the booster seat, even though they were not too happy about it going to school. but -- so i do not think there is consensus. >> i would agree with that. even today we are talking about keeping children longer in rear- facing, log in forward-facing, longer in boosters. you want laws and regulations and the message to be the same. that is the macro level, but at the micro level, the complexities of installing and using properly specific child safety seats -- there is just a lot of variation. so we may be getting the message out there about what type of

aaa's kristi hyde is here, with tips on how to stay safe when you hit the road.ave to learn to be more patient drivers, right? because if you're very aggressive, it's going to cost you more money. >> absolutely. one of the biggest things you can do to conserve fuel and save money at the gas pump is change the way you drive. drive very conservatively. don't rush up to that red light. coast up to it. when it turns green, don't hurry up and rush off. do it gently. imagine there's an egg under your gas pedal and brake pedal. if you push it gently, it will save gas. you can conserve fuel 33% by driving less aggressively. make sure you obey the speed limit. every 5 miles per hour you drive over 60 miles per hour, it's like adding one of these on to your bill when you hit the gas pump. 24 cents extra per gallon could be what you're affecting. slow down. drive the speed limit. you don't want to be an obstruction on the road. but if you go the speed limit, you'll save fuel. >> save fuel and stay a lot safer, as well. we've seen pictures up in canada, here in the midwest.

kristy arbogast, engineering director for the center for injury research and prevention at the children's hospital of philadelphia. she is also a research assistant professor of pediatrics at the university of pennsylvania. please be in your opening remarks. >> thank you very much. i would like to thank the ntsb for continuing to shed light on the important issues facing children. you have done it for many years and i am pleased to see it continuing. i want to reflect some of the good news -- news mr. sinclair highlighted in his comments and look at it in a slightly different way. if we consider the numbers of children dying on our roads, and we think if we would have continued the same rate as it was back in 1994, there are 3500 children alive today because of the policies, because of the product and advances that the safety community has achieved. and the reason we are at a children's hospital care about this is because not only is it a transportation safety problem for children, but it is really a public health problem. a motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for chil

hi, i'm kristi noem, congresswoman-elect from the state of south dakota. and more focused on addressing the challenges our nation faces. while washington has been busy doing what's best for washington things have gotten worse, not better for families and small businesses. with unemployment still rising, the number one thing our family-owned small businesses need right now is certainty. they need to know that the government is not going to come in and do anything to jeopardize their ability to keep their doors open. so it's certainly encouraging to see that president obama has proposed a potential agreement to stop all the tax hikes scheduled to take effect on january 1st. failing to stop all the tax hikes would mean taxes would go up for small businesses all across this country, destroying more jobs. the american people want to see all the tax hikes stopped, and they won't tolerate games that might get in the way. they won't put up with any celebrating and back-slapping, either. putting the games aside and doing the right thing for the people shouldn't be