. >> lindsey gamble is part chef, part artist, and seemingly part magician. it's hard to believe that she creates these tasty sculptures out of little more than frosting. >> there always is a little bit of structure inside the cake because, obviously, it's cake, and you can only stack cake up on cake so much. but aside from that, everything is edible. it's all made out of sugar, gum paste, and fondant. all of the glitter is edible. all of the paint is edible. >> watching lindsey work, you'd think she was born with icing in her veins. but not so. >> i actually was in accounting a long time ago, and i hated it. i had always baked with my grandmother. i'd grown up with my mother, who's an artist, and i was very passionate about those things but didn't think i could make a career out of it. >> but then, help arrived. actually, it was an article about specialty cakes sent to her by her mom. seeing how well art and baking mixed together inspired lindsey. >> so, i moved over to paris, and i went to the cordon bleu. >> that's a famous school for chefs. for those of y

and reporting live in silver springs, i'm lindsey mastis, derek, back to you. and we'll pick it up here. that will be the driver here. now, you can see silver springs. still in the hospital. >>> some of the republican candidates to get their names here on the ballot, today, several judges have declined it. that will be a court date to hear more arguments on this case. only ron paul and mitt romney met the requirements to get their names on the ballot in virginia. that means that they each had at least 10,000 signatures with 400 from each of the commonwealth 11 congressional districts. >>> well, voters are planning to go to the polls in virginia. and you'll need to bring more than your voter registration with them. and that is because the state board of election says that all voters must be pledging their party support in writing before they could vote in the primary. the delegate, bob marshall, issued a statement saying that the ruling sends the wrong message. >>> well tonight at 9news now at 7:00, the d.c. handgun banned is back in the news again. the supreme

i'm lindsey mastis. that story is coming up. >>> the washington dc veterans affairs medical center and wusa#9d salute all that serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hi. my name is clifford george stationed here in afghanistan. i want to send a happy holidays to my mom, my dad, my sister michelle and brother george in silver spring, maryland. happy holidays and i love you. >>> well, a lot of us would complain we spend way too much time behind the wheel, but imagine trying to get where you're going by using only public transportation. and we're talking places that metrorail doesn't go. you throw two young kids into the mix, and you can begin to understand what life has been like for bethesda residents. well, today lindsey mastis was there when shaneta got the keys to a brand new car. >> reporter: this is a moment she has never experienced. >> this is the best christmas ever. my first car. >> reporter: the mother of two spends upwards of 5 hours on the bus and metrorail going from her home in bet

here is lindsey mastis. >> reporter: i'm lindsey nas tis in mastis in northwest washington. this school was destroyed one year ago. but now the campus is ready for students. construction crews are finishing up sweeping the halls and painting. they have completed a nearly $27 million renovation in record time. it's been exactly one year since the school caught fire. >> the building was destroyed. i mean, flames were just pouring out of the windows. >> reporter: classroom are being furnished with new desks and computers. chancellor of dc public schools says they still need the community's help. >> consider making donations of new and gently used books for the library. >> reporter: in northwest washington, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> and parents are being encouraged to bring the children to the school for an open house in january so they can get familiar with the brand new layout. >>> santa has a brand new bag. he is visiting with patients at the hospital through a special video link. it's a hookup that wouldn't have been possible for many of the kids without that link. s

lindsey mastis live from tacoma park. lindsey, what happened? >> reporter: bruce, it all began this afternoon at the sonoco. the picture was inside paying for gas. when he got out, he realized a 19-year-old had gotten into his porsche. he told the worker in the lot, call 911. he approached the suspect, was stabbed multiple times and then the suspect gets back into his own vehicle and things get even worse. >> as opposed to leaving the lot, got in his car and drove it straight at the victim's car, ramming the victim's car. then he fled the lot. >> reporter: police were already at the scene by the time the suspect was leaving. two police cars tried to chase him, but eventually they lost track. then. >> the vehicle went out of control and hit three of occupied vehicles. >> it was going really close, probably a hundred miles an hour and he lost control and flipped. >> reporter: the suspect gets out of the red ford focus and one of the females catches up with him and tazes him. but it has no effect. >> he attacked her. she did not even get close to h

lindsey mastis reports. >> i'm lindsey mastis in northwest washington. this school was destroyed by fire exactly one year ago. but now, the takoma education campus is ready for students. construction crews are finishing up sweeping the halls and painting. they've completed a nearly $27 million renovation in record time! it has been exactly one year since the school caught fire. >> the building was destroyed. i mean flames were just pouring out of the windows. >> classrooms are being furnished with new desks and computers. caya henderson, chancellor of d.c. public schools says they still need the community's help. >> instead of making donations of new and gently-used books for the library -- >> in northwest washington, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> parents are encouraged to bring their children to the school for an open house in january. so they can get familiar with their new surroundings and the new layout. >>> the morning show on wpgc 95.5 will soon have a new host. yesterday, a popular host big tigger was fired. darien morgan was fired from his pg

and senator lindsey graham, republican of south carolina. finally, our political roundtable, on what's changed in the gop race for the white house this week, and what distinguishes romney from gingrich. with us, special correspondent ted koppel, republican strategist, alex castellanos. nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. and nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd. also joining the conversation this morning, iowa's republican governor, terry branstad. >>> good morning. what a difference a month makes. newt gingrich is now the undisputed front-runner in the republican race, he's atop the polls in iowa and new hampshire, and look at this. this morning we have new results from our nbc maris poll, south carolina and florida. it is gingrich going away in both of those states. as the front-runner, gingrich bore the brunt of the attacks in last night's republican debate in iowa and here with us live this morning, dr. ron paul, the texas congressman and candidate for president, of course. dr. paul, welcome back to the progr

>> well, nothing lindsey says surprises me -- lindsey, actually, if you look at lindsey ideologically going to fall from one day to the next. he's about the only one that served in my class that has anything nice to say about newt. >> thank you, we'll see you in a bit on the "rundown" after "morning joe." >>> up next, football frenzy with roger bennett straight ahead on "morning joe." [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. usa prime credit... this peggy... hi, i'm cashing in my points... peggy? no more points - coupons now. coupons? coupons. coupons? next, you convert coupons to tokens. tokens? then you trade tokens for credits. and then i get the cash? then you call back. bye bye. p

lindsey vonn, come on out, lindsey. >> dave: i'm told that you flew in from germany just to be here todayd cup season, is that what it is. >> yeah, hi a race on tuesday night. >> dave: how did that go. >> i was 8th. wasn't the best but it was okay. >> dave: but you have won like six or seven titles or six or seven events this year already, haven't new. >> yeah, and my first five starts i won, or first six starts i won five races. >> dave: nice going, congratulations. >> yes, thank you. (applause) >> dave: you won 46 world cup races all topping, am i right about that. >> yeah. >> dave: and three or two world cup titles. >> three overall world cup titles. i think 12 titles in total. >> dave: here in the united states are we dumb about world cup ski racing. do we not know what that means, kind of. >> do you really want me to answer that question? it's tough, you know, the olympics is kind of the main event. >> dave: everyone focuses on -- >> but for us the world cup is that's where it is at. >> dave: that goes on year in, year out, and all over north america and europe. >> it's mostly in eur

lindsey graham is a closeted gangbanger. i'm not suggesting he bangs gangs. i'm saying, isn't there anyone who can derail this one-way train to gitmo? you know, i seem to recall a promising young man who once made an el qn case for our values. >> we're not a country that runs prisons that locks people away without ever telling them why they're there or what they're charged with. we're not a nation that locks people up without charging them. >> jon: by i'm going to work to change that. remember that guy? i loved that guy. i think he was in something recently. the white house. [laughter] i'm sure that his press secretary can explain exactly why our president is not going to sign this authoritarian piece of... >> any bill that challenges or con trains the president's critical abilities to incapacity dangerous terrorists and protect the nation would prompt his senior advisers to recommend a veto. >> jon: challenge, constraints? you got that? obama is going to veto this not because he objects to the executive branch having near infinite power to detain whoever it

. >> reporter: she talked with us by skype, so did lindsey, both are from maryland. >> you don't know when or where it is going to happen but it is not something you should worry about. >> reporter: the campus is mourning virginia tech officer derek kraus, performing a routine traffic stop. last night the university held a candlelight vigil for him. >> the man who passed was doing his job and like that is -- that is just saying enough. like i cannot imagine having a job that saves peoples lives. >> reporter: lindsey and carly both say they immediately locked themselves into their rooms when they received the alert. they say police did a better job of keeping them posted this time around. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, gigi, stay with us for complete coverage of the follow up to yesterday's shooting and remember that wjz is always on with constant updates available at wjz.com. >>> the wife of former prince george's county executive jack johnson is expected to learn her fate. kai jackson is more with what is to happen. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. sentencing f

let's go back downtown with lindsey mastis. >> reporter: hey, bruce, i've been in the middle of the square until a few minutes ago. there are still six people sitting on top 69 structure and what's happening now is -- top of the structure and what's happening now is there is an armored vehicle moving in. a lot of people are calling it a cherry picker. they're talking about how they'll able to remove these people from the roof. one of the officers started to climb up and realized there was no safe way to get these people down. that's when the vehicle started moving in. i want to tell you about the way it 2, here at occupy d.c. -- way it works here at occupy d.c. every one says mic check and that's how they get their messages across. there's been a lot of talk and messages being repeated that not everyone agrees with the fact that this is happening. some people say that it's taking attention way from some of the other things they're doing in the park and that it might jeopardize everyone else who has been living here in mcpherson square. they're worried that this duly cause everyone in the p

. >> i'm lindsey mastis in silver spring and the people selling christmas trees this year say tonights going to be busy. friday is payday for a lot of people and because it's the first weekend in december, it's expected to be busy. >> every year we come to the same spot so that we can look for our tree from last year. every year the tree grows a little bigger. >> these trees were brought in from western virginia and being sold for profit. >> this is good for the economy right now. >> in rockville, volunteer firefighters are hoping to make money for their station. >> we have all the money, all the profits go toward new apparatus pieces, new fire trucks. >> at the design and build in silver spring, the selling point is the price. >> oh yes, we are home in a $5 tree. >> i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> i will be doing that this weekend. >> you have your tree. >> i did it last weekend. just after thanksgiving. in beautiful weather last week. it seemed like in one day our whole street lit up with lights. >> this weekend is going to be a good weekend to catch up. we have dry weather for th

lindsey mastis may have your answer in d.c. >> if you like playing games and you love seafood, you'll want to check out new year's eve right here at the blackjack par and pearl dive oyster palace. there will be a raw bar and specialty cocktails. >> we'll be featuring a large selection of fresh shocked oysters. some other oyster preparations, including wood grilled oysters. we're also going to do sandwiches. pizzas made here. >> what makes this place special is this indoor court. tickets are $150 and you have to be 21. the goal is to ring in the new year as happy as a clam. back to you. >> now lindsey took us to maryland and virginia earlier this year for a new year's preview. you can see those reports and a list of other ideas at wusa9.com. >>> if you're party plans include alcohol, don't get behind the wheel at the end of the night. you can call 1-800-200-taxi and get a free ride. the program sober ride service runs between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. every night through january 1. it covers the cost of a cab ride up to $30. >>> another big part of ringing in the new year is making reso

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also lindsey grahm, republican of south carolina. welcomeo you both. i want to debate income equality but senor graham i want to startith you and talk politics. it's a big focus. you saw that dete last night in iowa, and in your state, as i just referenced a moment ago, is newt gingrich going away in south carolina, over his rivals romney and ron paul. is he for real? >> yeah i think if the election were held tomorrow he'd win south rolina, and i s bits and pieces of the debate. it's clear to me that newt gingrich has established himself as the republican front-runner, and, yeah, he's for real. >> is he different? you said that you talked to him, you feel like he's gidifferent than he was. what's changed? >> well, you know, las night he took a lot of the shots. i thought he handled it all well. he was very calm. you know, he's been out of government for a long time. he's matured as a person. he's reattached himself his face. he seemed to be -- wead a good conveation about energy policy, talked about the pat. you know the coup started in my office so ob

. >> i'm lindsey mastis in rockville.ed help identifying two suspects that took a cabby on a wild ride and went shopping. a cab picks up a couple wednesday evening. they asked to go to target in rockville. >> he was placed in fear from the very beginning. >> once they arrived here at target, all three got out of the cab. police say the driver was forced into the passenger seat and one of the suspects got behind the wheel. they drove off, but eventually ended up back here at target and went shopping. the couple walked into the store and they leave with a cart full of items. the female suspect appears to be pregnant. when they were done shopping, the couple got away. in rockville, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> if you know anything about those folks, contact detectives directly. the number is on your screen. 240-773-6084. >>> out at national airport today, it was all aboard for the snowball express. for the past few years, businesses banded together to treat hundreds of military families from all over the nation to a vac

in anne arundel county, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> not clear tonight if anybody was wearing a life vest on that boat and despite early information that a dog was actually on board the vessel, authorities tell 9news now tonight, they have not been able to confirm that early information. >> that young army private who gave wikileaks u.s. classified material has become a hero to some people. demonstratorred rallied where he is being tried for treason. armando trull has that story. >> there were several hundred protesters outside on saturday. >> why wouldn't all of america be here today? every one of us aught to be out here. because this kid has a raw deal. >> demonstrators called army private, bradley manning a whistle blowing hero. not a trader for leeking the largest amount of classified material in american history. >> he is being persecuted for letting out the truth and this is what this country is about. it's freedom of truth. >> some came by bus. others used less conventional methods. >> it's my country that was doing these horrible things and i'm so grateful that he expose

i'm lindsey mastis, anita, back to you. >> okay, lindsey, thank you. meanwhile, police might never know exactly what triggered another deadly crash. it had one involving a metrobus -- this one involving a metrobus. it happened yesterday afternoon and collided with the metrobus. the driver of the pickup died. he is identified as the 49-year- old of silver springs. the bus driver is in the hospital with some serious injuries. police want to hear from anybody who witnessed the crash when it happened. >>> less than a week to go before the iowa caucus. the race is still changing by the day. danielle noddingham is in des moines where one candidate is now making his move from the back of the pack. >> reporter: some of them campaigned, finding new life leading into the state caucuses. >> i don't think i could say that. >> reporter: he signed autographs as iowa's latest rising star. >> it moved pretty quickly and dramatically. we feel like that could happen in new hampshire too and going forward. >> reporter: while they jumped to third in the latest poll, newt

. >> reporter: lindsey pinkersly is a student at virginia tech and a hereford high graduate. she talked with wjz through skype. lindsey says the camp us is trying to return back to normal and fears others will think their campus is not safe. >> it's just sad that we've gotten a name like that here. but it's not like that here. it's really say. >> reporter: lind see received several -- lindsey received several campus alerts on her phone after the shooting. they were similar to the ones after the massacre. carly halderman says police did a better job keeping students posted about the shooting this time. >> there were sons of rumor -- tons of rumors flying around. it was hard to determine what was true and what wasn't. >> it makes me emotional to say this, but i cannot imagine having to put my life for other people that you don't even know. like he gave his life for us. >> reporter: and the virginia tech student from maryland who we talk the with say their parents were concerned at first, after receiving phone calls and texts about the shooting. but now that they know their stud

. >> reporter: lindsey tinkersly is a junior. she talked through skype. lindsay says the campus is trying to return to normal. and fears that others will believe their school is unsafe. >> it's sad that we've got a name for this. but it's not like that here. >> reporter: lindsey receives several camp us alerts on her cell phone, minutes after the shooting. they were similar to the ones students received after the 2007 massacre. btu student and hereford high student carly alderman said police did a better job keeping students posted on the shooting. >> there were tons of rumors flying around. but it was hard to decide what was true and what wasn't. >> reporter: lindsey says it will bring closure to the campus. >> i mean, it makes me emotional to say this, but i cannot imagine having to put my life for other people that you don't even know. like he gave his life for us. >> and both students say their parents were concerned shortly after the shooting, but now that they have been in touch with their students, they're okay tonight. back to you. >> all right, g

. >> reporter: peggy lindsey cried as she removed the contents of her freezer and refrigerator. at 57 years old with a health problem and special diet the retired teacher is struggling into her second night without electricity. >> as of yesterday at noon i came home for lunch and it was off. everything, food is all the melted, probably ruined. >> reporter: three people were cut off where homeowners removed or replaced those smartmeters. lindsey hired an electrician to install animal rescue in a log meter after she says pg&e smartmeters caused her headaches and earring after the company installed it last summer. >> i can't live with the smartmeter. i wouldn't have taken it off if it hasn't caused me the problems it has. >> reporter: pg&e says smartmeters use the same wireless technology that cell phones or wi-fi use and that it is safe. what the utility calls dangerous is tampering or removing smartmeters by people other than trained pg&e crews. >> we encourage everyone, please do not tamper with pg&e's or utility equipment. the reason is these meters have an electrical current r

. >>> lindsey lohan was back in court today, but this time she heard praise. the judge overseeing her case says lohan is doing well under her strict new probation routine of counseling and working at the county morgue. she remains on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case and a case filed earlier this year. and her spread in playboy hits newsstands this week. >>> a new center will explore the life and legacy of president, abraham lincoln. it called the center for education in leadership. the plan calls for two floors of exhibits and funeral artifacts. there's also going to be a three story tower of lincoln books. center is expected to open next february. >>> tonight, only on 9, when you think of homeless camps in our area, rockville may not be the first place that comes to mind. >> did you know for the last seven years, a small homeless village has been moving around the woods, all for a major intersection in rockville. right now, it's located on a hill behind the u haul center. and tonight, lindsey mastis says these folks were afraid they were about to be

i'm lindsey mastis in silver spring. that story is coming up. >>> we want to wish our friends and family back in woodbridge, virginia, and randy and marine a merry christmas and happy new year. happy holidays. >>> we have a commuter alert. expect delays this weekend on the red line because of track work. six red line stations will be closed starting at 10:00 tonight. they are brookland, takoma, silver spring, forest glenn, wheaten and glennmonte. there will also be free shuttle service through closing thursday night. >>> help ease expected traffic congestion around the mark center next month. virginia congressman, jim moran is making the proposal, calling for shuttle bus service as well. some road improvements are expected around the mark center near seminary road. they include a new ramp from the hov lanes. the problem is, that could take two years to build. 6400 workers will be moving to the mark center come next month. >>> five people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. emergency crews were called to the

i'm lindsey murphy. coming up, it's ground hog day for the wizards, roger mason, plus bragging rights are on the way. but first, to the hottest ticket in town today. the army navy series leans heavily in navy's favor. even when the big game wasn't in town, it felt like home field advantage for the mid shipman. they got a real taste of home cooking, playing down the field at fedex field. president obama took part in the coin toss, which army won. second quarter, navy leading 7- 0. chris pitches to alexander. 8 yards out, the mids up 8-0. this game was tied at the half. third quarter, still tied. he would spin his way into the end zone from two yards out. navy back in front 21-14. proctor, 32 rushes, 97 yards. third quarter, navy down by a quarter. hits mall come brown for the td. this game is not up. it's 21-21. with two minutes to go, navy up 6. army is called for an offside penalty and gives navy a first down. navy beats army 25-21. they finish 5-7. >> send them off that way, couldn't ask for a better e

on this new bill that was just passed that i mention this is lindsey graham or grammy of lindsey the cracker from south carolina he said the united states is a battle zone could you imagine the so that's what's happened they've turned the whole country into one big homeland security and the priorities on military. well in gerald you are a master of predicting things you predict successfully predicted things in the past what is your prediction for the future here i mean going back to the unemployment numbers are we seeing the beginning of a trend or is this just a slight uptick and you know we're going to see ever aggression and the months to come what is your prediction oh it's going to get much worse is a matter of fact we're coming out with our top trends for twenty twelve and one of them is going to be economic martial law we're going to go into an economic nine eleven what's the work you're doing liz is there pumping this up to get the people to spend the last pennies that they don't have on christmas junk and you sort with all the hype with this black friday they're not solving

citizens were exempted from the indefinite detention provision during negotiations even though warhawk lindsey graham argued for in definite detention of american saying if you're an american citizen you'll be paid betray your country you're not going to be given a lawyer i believe our military should be deeply involved in fighting these guys at home or abroad so much so show lindsey graham article three section three of the constitution which reads no person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court but even though americans were excluded thankfully passing this defense bill would still be a dark day for america and it's a sign that we've lost our values values that were instilled in us by our very first president george washington the question and it really is a question is is our nation in more danger right now than it was during the revolutionary war i really don't think so historian david hackett hackett fischer wrote a book called washington's crossing and in that book he said in seven hundred seventy six a

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. >> lindsey lowhan isny gre pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. >>> lindsey lohan returns to court today. the actors will give the judge her first progress update. she has spbeen threatened with jail time for violating her probation and a 2007 drug driving case. >>> authorities continue to search for clues in yesterday's attack. four people including the gunmen died when a man threw grenades and shot people at a downtown square. more than 120 people were hurt. >>> national park will turn into a disaster zone today. the fire department and it marine corps unit will hold a disaster drill at the southeast stadium. the exercise will simulate their response to a major terrorist attack. >> we want to turn to the scan

. >> we want to give a big congratulations to lindsey.he had a baby boy. >> cole earnest grubb was born two weeks ago. we did not mention it because she waited to give him a name. congratulations. she never looked pregnant. she is a stick. she looked like she had a bagel. some things in life are not fair, but we are glad she had a beautiful baby. >> coming up next, our big ambush makeovers because it's friday. >> the latest on everything. >> no time for friday funny. that's too sad. >> that's all right. i'm fine. on my journey across , i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. in the first wash. stain, stain's gone. in the first. first wash. with resolve laundry stain remover you get four times more power. so it's guaranteed to remove tough stains in the first wash. trust resolve.