matt jablow, thank you. >>> how'd you like to get some extra cash? just claim it. at the bottom of the screen we're running the names of the people who have money held by state treasuries. if you see your name, be sure the log on to wusa9.com, and click on the claim your cash link. >>> would you actually believe thanksgiving is known as the most dangerous holiday of the year when it comes to drinking and driving? >> montgomery county police say they're out to catch you. our ken molestina is out in montgomery county. ken? >> reporter: yes, they are. consider this your fair warning, police out here in montgomery county have set up this check point here off jones bridge road and rockville pike in bethesda. they're calling this turkey chase. today they gave us an inside look at what it's all about. >> right between their eyes. out to shoulder length. we're looking for where that onset first began. >> reporter: it starts with a quick briefing. >> stop, we count it. >> reporter: then operation turkey chase is underway. more than 30 police officers hit the streets with on

a career that as matt jablow tells us, is still going strong. >> monday morning, orientation. >> sergeant buddy smallwood remembers his first day on the job like it was yesterday. >> then tuesday, we went to the range and qualified with a pistol. >> in fact, it was 17,291 days ago. >> sometimes, time slips by you but it slipped by me more than i wanted it to. >> currently the longest serving member of the metropolitan police department, the now 672-year-old -- the now 72-year-old smallwood joined nypd in 1964. >> young and slim, still playing ball. >> reporter: 47 years later, he is still driving a patrol car. and still very much enjoying the job. >> if i didn't like it, i wouldn't be here. it is very rewarding. >> reporter: despite the fact the mean streets of washington are a lot meaner than when he started. >> times have changed. i don't think they've changed for the better because there is more violence than there has ever been, because of the drugs. >> sergeant smallwood has worked in four different police districts. his latest here at the seventh district in southeast washington sta

somebody there has been trying to snatch kids off streets and matt jablow spent the evening with theck-or-treaters. >> reporter: ghost and goblins weren't the only thing on people's minds tonight in spotsylvania as the result of three resent attempted abductions. parents were very much on edge this halloween. 13-year-old lexie barry was really excited about trick-or-treating tonight with her 11-year-old sister. their father greg, on the other hand, who was closely and vigilantly following the girls in his car had mixed feeling about the night. >> absolutely. >> reporter: haunted by the memory of two young girls and one young woman who were very nearly snatched off the street in spotsylvania by strangers. is it on your mind tonight? >> always. they know what is going on because the schools make us aware. >> reporter: the first two victims were both around ten years old. the third victim from an incident two days ago was about 20. all three cases were believed to be unrelated though they happened pretty close together within the past few weeks. lieutenant colonel michael tim is with th

our matt jablow is live in northwest dc where he has been staking cain out all night long. word, matt. >> reporter: it was a long but fruitless stake out here tonight. we saw herrmann cain throw very briefly but did not -- though very briefly but did not get to talk to him at all. republican presidential candidate herrmann cain was not in a talkative mood as he snuck in a side entrance of a steakhouse on third avenue. >> i was accused of sexual harassment. falsely accused, i might add. >> reporter: cain's meeting with several top republican lawmakers came on the same day that one of the two women who accused cain of sexual harassment back in the 90s said she would like to tell her side of the story but is prohibited from doing so according to her attorney by the terms of a confidentiality agreement. >> i think the national restaurant association out to wave the confidentiality let the two women come forward. >> reporter: he has denied the charges of sexual harassment though tonight the outspoken former radio host was not speaking at all, at least not to reporters. late tonig

derek. >> matt jablow, we thank you. >>> this just in.ideo of occupy protestors in san diego holding a moment of silence for ortega hernandez. >> can we have a moment of silence for the person that they said was from the washington dc occupy that maybe why did he feel the need to shoot the white house window today. so i think we should hold a moment of silence. >> this event happened last night, but video is sparking a lot of controversy and some outrage. again, police have said ortega hernandez was not participating in the occupy demonstration. >>> back here in washington dc says planning pays off. drivers made sure they did not get caught up in today's occupy dc protest rally. more than 200 demonstrators marched through georgetown and lined up on the key bridge in hopes of spotlighting the country's crumbling infra structures. today it went down pretty peacefully. over on the virginia side, it seemed only 1% of the 99% showed up for that part of the rally. the group is now camped out back at mcphearson square tonight. >> we are the 99%.

matt jablow has more. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate herman cain was apparently not in a talkative mood as he snuck in a side entrance of an upscale steakhouse. >> i was accused of sexual harassment. falsely accused, i might add. >> cain's meeting at bobby van's grill with several top republican lawmakers came on the same day one of the two women who accused cain of sexual harassment back in the '90s said she would like to tell her side of the story but is prohibited from doing so by the terms of a confidentiality agreement connected to the settlement of the case. >> i think the national restaurant association ought to waive it and let the two women come forward and tell their story. >> cain has resheemently denied the allegations of sexual harassment, the normally outspoken radio host has not speaking at all, at least not to reporters. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> israel is speeding up the expansion of a settlement construction on the west bank in east jerusalem. it comes one day after palestinians won full membership into the united nations cultural organization called

anita. >> all right, matt jablow. thank you. >>> yes, these are tough economic times for everybody. so how do you react when a mob of more than 50 young people invade your 7-11 and they start walking out with all of your goods. the latest flash rob to hit the dc area. ken. >> reporter: it's a trend that we're seeing just way too much. this time it was saturday night just before midnight. the pack of 50 teenagers walked into the 7-11 store. they ripped the place up. but what they didn't know is that this surveillance camera was catching their dirty dealings. they start off a few at a time. and before you know it, 50 teenagers pack into the 7-11 off of tech road in silver spring. some loaded their pockets and hands with food, drinks and candy. then they stormed away without paying. >> i thought it was real crazy. that was uncivilized man. >> reporter: take a good look at the video. montgomery county police are hoping the public can recognize some of the teens and lead detectives to them. those who frequent the 24-hour convenient store are now asking security be tightened up. >> more p

matt jablow is live with more. >> reporter: some terrifying moments today fa woman whose car was stolen with her 13-month-old daughter in the back seat. it all started around 3:00 this afternoon. that is when that woman got out of her car to pump gas into her porsche suv at a gas station at kennedy and south dakota northeast. suddenly police say a man jumped into the car, which was still running, unfortunately, and drove for a few blocks. the woman's infant daughter still inside the car. >> the suspect then drove from the gas station to the 400-block of kennedy street northeast where the suspect abandoned the vehicle and entered what we believe into an infinity, green in color, the model g 35 that was being driven by an unknown suspect and the vehicle fled. >> reporter: thank goodness the 13-month-old girl is unharmed and is now back with her parents. meanwhile, the search is very much on for the suspect and for the green infinity g35 coup with paper temporary tags. if you've seen it, you've asked to call 911 immediately. lesli. >> and, matt, you said it earlier, i bet they're thankful.

matt jablow has that story. >> reporter: the call came in to 911 just after 7:00 tonight.ntgomery county fire and rescue sounded a second alarm. by the time firefighters arrived, this townhouse was fully engulfed in flames. >> describe the flames for me. >> just huge. >> reporter: neighbors said the towering flames lit up several blocks of the townhome complex. >> bright orange. you know, halloween colors. >> reporter: about two dozen fire trucks responded and it took firefighters about 15 minutes to get the blaze under control. >> the smoke alarms were not sounding. >> reporter: when the fire was under control, one townhouse was almost completely destroyed and two others were damaged. >> were you frightened? >> of course. >> reporter: neighbors aid the roaring fire was a frightening sight and a

. >> matt jablow tells us a lot of people didn't see the alert and fema officials are now trying to figure out why. >> reporter: the 500 channel television universe is said to offer something for everyone. but at 2 p.m. this afternoon for the first time ever everyone got the exact same thing. at least that was the plan. today the federal emergency management agency conducted the first ever test of the nationwide emergency system which was designed to provide vital information to the public in the event of national emergencies. >> it is a good idea. >> reporter: 30,000 broadcast cable and satellite operators took part in the test. fema said they are still evaluating how it went but anecdotal evidence would seem to suggest much more work needs to be done. for starters some television and radio stations for some reason didn't show the test at all. while others showed it late. >> and if you are testing it and no one knows it, time for a new system perhaps. >> taking a look at today's test finds there are many glitches. >> reporter: a former commissioner with the department of homeland security

matt jablow is here with the latest story we have seen in a long time. >> reporter: you hit the nail hard on the head. three people are now dead after a fire here on griffith street in lewisdale. >> they brought my sister out. >> reporter: choking back tears while talking to reporters, mural monroe says she has lost everything. >> everything i think possible to have. >> reporter: and who could possibly blame her for feeling that way. the 62-year-old resident was the only person to get out alive when her house caught fire around 4:00 sunday morning. >> i broke the window in my sister's room to try to get in. >> reporter: the three other people in the house have now all died. her 6-year-old grandson passed away a few hours after the fire started. her sister and daughter died last night. she's faced with a tragedy with what the fire department calls epic proportions. fire investigators say the cause of the fire was an overloaded power strip in the house. it does not appear the home had any working smoke alarms. >> i was able to come out of the house by the kitchen. >> reporter: this aft

matt jablow joins us now to tell us what he had to say. >> reporter: mike mcqueary could be spotted on sidelines with his shock of red hair. but for the past few weeks finding himself in the biggest scandal of college sports, he has not been seen or heard from until today. >> the process has to play out. >> reporter: mike mcqueary described his feelings about the sex scandal that has shaken penn state, rattled millions of americans and led to mcqueary being placed on administrative leave. just describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place. just kind of shaken. >> reporter: crazy? >> crazy. >> reporter: u said, what -- >> like a snow globe. >> reporter: like a snow globe. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: as many people know, mcqueary walked in on former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky when he was allegedly raping a young boy in a locker room shower. initial reports said mcqueary left the locker room without coming to the boy's aid and then waited a day before reporting the incident to the head coach joe paterno. mcqueary is now telling friends that he did break up the sexua

matt jablow has details. >> reporter: the call was made at 10:12 in the morning just before jack johnson arrested. with fbi agents at the front door, a frantic leslie johnson calls her husband to ask him what to do. without hesitating, he tells her to find a $100,000 check that he had been given as a bribe. >> the box of liquor. >> yes. and look in the box. >> yes. there's a check in there. what do you want me to do with the check? do you hear them banging. >> put the check -- tear it up. >> that's the fbi, jack. >> yes, i know. i know. that's why i'm telling you. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yes. >> you want me to flush it? >> yes. flush that. >> reporter: with the check taken care of, there was then the matter of $80,000 in cash, also bribe money and also hidden in the johnson's home. >> do you have the cash? >> uh-huh. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. what do you want me to do? >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no. but i mean all this cash, jack. >> put it -- >> i got the one -- >> but the it in your panties, lesli.

. >> police have arrested suspect and matt jablow joins us from near the white house. >> reporter: the suspect was allegedly driving his car here on constitution when he started shooting at the white house in the distance. tonight he's behind bars but serious questions remain about the way the entire incident was handled. five days after shots rang out, about 800 yards from the white house, the man who allegedly pulled the trigger is now in custody. >> state police personnel responded to the hampton inn. >>> oscar ortega hernandez was arrested by police right around noon today at a hotel near indiana, pennsylvania. about 200 miles northwest of washington. >> mr. ortega hernandez did not resist. >> he was not armed. >> reporter: the 21-year-old ortega hernandez is believed to be from idaho but apparently came to the dc area in the past few weeks. he is said to have a history of mental illness and a criminal record that includes assaulting a police officer. this man who recently met ortega hernandez says the alleged white house shooter compared president obama to the anti-christ. >> he s