county executive ike leggett, always a pleasure. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> we'll have a break. when we come back, howard has the forecast. stay with us. >> the umbrella is closed but i have to grab a jacket. we'll break. we'll look at live doppler 9000 hd. got some sprinkles up in howard county and up toward frederick and carroll. from warrenton southwest, could be a few showers this afternoon. i'll have more and your weekend outlook when we return. >>> well, the washington monument is getting some patchwork done for the winter. engineers found cracks during that earthquake back in august and so they went back to work this morning. they're planning to fill in the cracks with temporary sealant and the actual patchwork is scheduled to take place on monday. ♪ over there ♪ over there ♪ >> this week, we're focusing on our nation's veterans! and today, a memorial to the men who died in world war i reopened. it is the district of columbia war memorial. it is on the south side of the mall, just across independence

montgomery county executive ike leggett plans to hand out reusable bags to people waiting in lines at washington center and then outside the best buy. leggett is using the big shopping day to remind montgomery county consumers about the county's new carry out bag law. starting january 1st, businesses will charge shoppers 5 cents for each paper or plastic carryout bag they have to provide. >>> you may be up early putting your turkey in the oven. there are some restaurants working very early this morning to help out people in need. we'll check in at one of those coming up. still ahead, a closer look at a relatively new tradition. the president pardoning a turkey. we'll get a great look at how this whole thing started. >>> welcome back. 5:38 this thanksgiving morning. clear skies, light winds but chilly temperatures out there. got the gloves and the jacket on. without the wind, don't need the earmuffs this morning. here is a look at today. a very fine thanksgiving across the region. plenty of sunshine. temperature in d.c. about 58. some areas west of town, likely to touch that 60 degree

montgomery county executive ike leggett will launch a new campaign to raise awareness about the county's new bank law. starting on january 1, retailers will charge customers 5 cents for plastic bags or paper bags. the afternoon event kicks off at 2:00 p.m. at westfield montgomery mall. coming up, raid on the interview said. a political debate takes an ugly turn on live television. also, a new title for a hollywood actor. let's see if you agree with the verdict. >> children who feel they were born with the wrong gender. the struggle that these kids face. the tough decision that their parents have to make. what do you want other kids to know who you are? >> we all know politics can get a quick, but you have to take a look at when an argument between two politicians in lebanon simply spun out of control. all of this happening on live tv. the two were bickering about how to handle the conflict in syria 11 through a glass of water at the other. then as you can see, papers flying all over the set. both of the men stand up, one of them picks up a chair. eventually, the host steps in and plays a

county executive ike leggett helped spread the word wednesday. at westfield montgomery in bethesda.he bag law takes effect january 1st. stores must charge 5 cents for each paper or plastic carry out bag they provide to customers. revenues collected will be directed to the water quality protection fund. >>> there is a new cirque du soleil show making a limited run at verizon center. we caught the performers rehearsing ahead of last night's first appearance. the show features high-flying acrobats from some of the world's top performers all set to original music. there is another show tonight and then two shows a day friday through sunday. tickets are still available. >>> that is amazing. >> i think i've seen four different shows and just like how do they get better every time? >> an old sexual harassment claim could be coming back to haunt a former presidential candidate. that story is coming up. >> plus, authorities strike a blow against smugglers with the discovery of a tunnel funneling tens of millions of dollars worth of drugs. >>> let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. osc

that's the message from montgomery county executive ike leggett to people who illegally use handicapped parking spaces. the start of holiday shopping season is just days away and so malls around the country and county are going to be crowded. advocates for people with disabilities want to remind drivers to only use a handicapped parking space if you have a handicapped card. >> er it is upsetting when you have to go and sometimes very far away from your destination. >> fines who are illegally parking will range from $100 to $500 and your car could be towed. >>> three astronauts return safely to earth overnight including american michael folsom. the soyuz spacecraft led japanese astronaut and a russian cosmonaut landed before dawn. the three spent five and a half months on board the international space station. >>> all right, before we get to weather, i want to let you know how you can win tickets to arena stage to see -- go to jchayward.com, click on the contest. five lucky winners will get two tickets each. >> are they going with you? >> i'm going to be there. it is fabulous at arena st

organizers plan to bring the concerns to ike leggett. >> doesn't get better than this. and we're going to cloud things up and it could be showers tomorrow and i can't say we might have a quick shower and make sure you look at the leaves and in northwest. i think i have seen better displays in other years in terms of the color and they have been through it this year with all of the heat and some rain. they're as beautiful as they're going get and you will have a chance to see them. it's going to get breezy tomorrow and they'll come down. spend a few minutes in the backyard listening to the leaves fall and that is going to be a big rush of leaves coming down in the next week or see and check them out whole you can and tomorrow is not going to be a bad day. i want to you see we're watching this moisture getting closer and later tonight, we'll see them coming in from that and this is the same system that brought the snow to denver and to kansas. it's going to pass to the south, although you would never believe that by looking at the pact that that is -- fact that that is st

. >> supporters delivered more than 40,000 petitions signatures to county executive ike leggett. >> now, before we head to break, it is time to get our first look at the question of the morning. >> here's one of our viewers with today's question. >> my name is brian. today's question is the woman who invented this was originally laughed at. now, most of us own them. what is it? is it a, shoes. b, fake eyelashes. or c, windshield wipers. >> what's your answer? >> hmm. >> we couldn't hear his answer but here's the question again... >> hmm. i wonder what the answer is. log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 fan page and post your response. we're going to reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >>> welcome back. 4:56. howard here with your weather first. we're looking at an area of showers that will be returning to the region by 9:00. that blue out to the west, coming out of the mountains, those will be some wet snows mixing in the back side of the precipitation. accumulated in the higher elevations of the mountains above 2,000 feet. by noon, we're still 44 with some showers. we'll start to clear

. >>> tonight at 5:00, four does leggett soldiers coming to the aid of wounded warriors. -- four-leggeders. they are helping some special veterans. our report tonight at 5:00. >>> the penn state community is reeling after the former football coach jerry sandusky was arrested on child sex abuse charges. he is charged with sexually abusing eight boys in a program for at risk children. the university brice's president and a political director of turn themselves -- the university of vice president and athletics director have stepped down and will turn themselves in, accused of covering up the story. >> ipad cannot make any statement. >> head coach joe paterno said he was shocked at the charges. he has not been charged. >>> what sparked a fire at home care facility for the disabled in california? five people died when flames raced through the facility in a coastal community south of san francisco. the police officers suffered smoke inhalation when they tried to rescue people trapped in home. >>> more than a month since the helicopter crashed into the east river in new york city during a sigh

. >> we are going to introduce you to some four leggett soldiers.nsas coming to the aid of some wounded warriors and how general patton, general eisenhower, and lady liberty the dog are helping special veterans. our report tonight at 5:00. >>> police in atlanta have arrested a lone protester who stayed in a city park past 11:00 p.m. curfew. the woman was draped in an american flag and she was arrested and that came one night after 19 demonstrators were arrested in and occupy wall street rally. they were released from jail yesterday. >>> o'clock 44 and there is no joy in the redskins' nation this morning than fans of the burgundy and gold watched in dismay as the team dropped its fourth straight to the san francisco forty-niners. quarterback john beck had trouble finding any open receivers. one touchdown and one interception -- it was shaping up to be a shot out -- a shut out. final score 19-11 and the redskins' record is now 3-5. >> we have a lot of character on this team and a lot of football players. we're going in the right direction we're hoping

county executive ike leggett proposed the bill in july. today council members will discuss possible exceptions to the perfume. >>> the national cathedral will hold its first event on saturday november 12. it will hold a private service and will install a new bishop of the washington episcopal diocese. the cathedral will be open to the public the following day. >>> making news in america's money, no more running of the bride's. the basement is bankrupt. and like a rock for 100 years chevrolet celebrate a milestone. rob nelson has those stories and more. >> good morning. solving european debt crisis president obama arrived in france overnight for the g-20 summit, a meeting of world leaders. greek economic troubles expected to be at the forefront of the talks. the outlook for the u.s. economy is the fed chief ben bernanke. the fed reduced its forecast for the next two years saying it had overestimated the nation's recovery. our retail icon is closing. syms has filed for bankruptcy and will close its doors by the end of the year. the company h

the county executive isaiah leggett kicked it off in silver spring. the goal? encourage drivers not to park in spaces reserved for people with disables. all too often, people who are disabled have their spaces taken. police are cracking down on violators to make sure the spaces are for people who need them. >>> and seeing less pain at the gas pump. the new survey shows the prices have dropped 5 cents and the nationwide average for a gallon of regular is $3.38. in the district, $3.54. $3.31 in maryland and $2.25 in virginia. >>> millions and the prices go down. >> i get excited. >> i know. small victories, right? >>> from the pain at the pump to the agony of defeat. >> the back of the one. [ laughter ] >> that one? >> yeah. >> who did you want to live? -- win? [ indiscernible ] >> oh. >> a viral video after a vehicles fan taking the loss hard as you can see here. we -- after a vehicles fan taking the loss hard as can you see here. >>> and president obama expected to step to the podium in five minutes here to talk about the vailure of the congressional supercommi

. >>> the committee is holding a work session on county executive ike leggett's county wide teen curfewa couple of council members have proposed reinstating an antiloiterring law instead. >>> in montgomery county expect to see salt and sand trucks roaming the street. no howard isn't calling for snow. they are conducting a snow drill from 10:00 until noon. other department and his agencies will be involved in responding to a 20-inch snowstorm that left 300,000 homes without power again. that is a drill and the worst case scenario you are safe today. >>> 5:35. time for another your money reports. >> jessica doyle is back with the price of the state dinner or bacon breakfast. >>> when you throw the bacon in the pan this morning. >> the bake cobb fat isn't the only thing that is sizzling. proof price of 34% for bacon over the last two years. beef prices are up by half that amount. the wall street journal reports even though people have heard about the economy, united states exports of beef and pork are on pace to set records around here. looking for a holiday job, stores expect to hire abou

that's the message from montgomery county executive ike leggett to people who illegally use handicappedarking spaces. the start of the holiday shopping season is days away, malls around the country will be crowded. advocates for people with disabilities want to remind drivers only to use handicapped spaces if you have one of the handicapped placards. >> you have to didn't and sometimes park very far away from your destination. >> fines for illegally parking in a space reserved for the disabled range from $100 to $500. you can get your car towed. >>> 6:35. jessica doyle is here with another "your money" report. >> hooking us up with free stuff. >> you betcha. who's watching your money, baby? >> you are! >> the stores are pulling out all of the stops this year. you have the earlier store hours, the door busters, you have the online door busters and now you have three free stuff. our partners at "usa today" report on these freebies including old navy. it will hand out kodak digital cameras worth about $100. these will be to a limited number of shoppers who make a purchase of at least $40 i

earlier today isaiah leggette county executive kicked off the campaign called respect a space. campaign is designed to be informative, but enforcement will be stepped up and violators will receive tickets. >>> he is the x-factor contestant that had everyone talking last week, astro and his refusal to sing. hear what he's saying now. >>> on the news edge caught on cram, a flash mob invades a local business. -- camera, a flash nobody invades a local business. >>> today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers.  >>> here we go, another twist in the justin bieber baby drama. tmz learned the singer took a dna test friday night in new jersey. mariah yeater claims bieber is the daddy. now it's up to her to provide dna results from the baby. justin is going to sue crater and her baby once he establishes -- to sue yeater and her baby once he decides he is not the father. >>> what has everyone talking on x-factor is astro's attitude last week. tonight he breaks his silence. fox's adam housley has the latest. >> i really do

yesterday, ike leggett kicked off the new campaign. police plan to crack down on violators to assure that people would truly need the spots will have them. >>> police are asking the public to take a close look at some surveillance videos. they try to track down suspects involve in a flash mob robbery. this happened at a 7-eleven in silver spring on tech road saturday night. about other teens and young adults enter the store all at once. they grabbed whatever they wanted and walked out the door again. montgomery county police say if you recognize anyone in this video, please give them a call. police want to hear from you. >>> coming up next, we're live at fox business network in new york for a closer look at the big hit the markets took yesterday after the debt supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement. >>> as we go to break, remember pippa middleton's dress. >> who could ever forget. >> tony just forgot. >> hold on. we want to let you know you can get one just look this or a girlfriend or wife perhaps. this is not a cheap knockoff

. >>> security chief mike leggett has threatened to veto a bill allowing big box stores to coordinateh community officers. the bill would require big chains like walmart and costco to make an agreement with at least three recognized community groups. the proposal comes as walmart considers building stores in aspen hill and rockville. >>> today prince william county families affected by flooding will petition fema for help. residents of the holly acres trailer park are planning to gather outside fema headquarters in d.c. demanding they reverse the decision to deny relief to flood victims of tropical storm lee. residents say at least families have received no financial support and many are still without permanent housing. a volunteer says f this were an affluent neighborhood, there would have been an immediate response by fema. >>> nearly three months after the east coast earthquake, federal help is beginning to roll into the hardest hit area. fema began delivering trailers that will be used as portable classrooms at louisa county high school in mineral, virginia. the 5.8 magnitude quak

county executive ike leggett bill in july and discussmembers will possible exceptions today.traffic. in southeast d.c., in downed capitol street has a crash on the douglass bridge blocking a late. we have pictures of a saturated with maryland and lot ofa dealing with a delays. northbound on 395, delays are on to the 14th street bridge. 270 is still struggling out of germantown on to the beltway. we are open to the american legion britain and normal delays the beltway are out of college park. here is a look at ijamsville with temperatures in the low to mid 40's. 39 in gaithersburg and we will the updated temperatures and a couple of minutes. quantico is 48 degrees. a great afternoon, kind of like ofterday with a lot sunshine, 62 the high- temperature. breezy andday, into themorrow and weekend, saturday only in the lower 50's. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is next.