he was elected on the same republican ticket with governor mcdonnell and bill boling. and he is as ambitious on his own terms and is now challenging boling for something everybody thought boling would get. in this stew of back stabry and mixed metaphors, into this stew swims the nominating process. with virginia's 50 republican nominating delegates bobbing along up for grabs at least between mitt romney and ron paul. joining us now is anita kumar who covers for "the washington post." thanks for your time. nice to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> i find virginia politics fascinating but i don't follow it as closely as you do. let me know if i got anything wrong. >> no that was a good summary of what's going on right now. >> tonight as we were getting ready to go on the air, we learned that texas governor rick perry has sued virginia. they're suing the virginia board of elections and the state republican party saying that the way the republicans are running the primary this year is unconstitutional. he's trying to force the federal court in richmond to put him

virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be among the speakers at the service. virginia state police are still searching into motive. >>> manuel another ag noriega is wake up in panama. it is not a happy homecoming. he arrived to begin serving three 20-year terms for murders committed during his rule. the u.s. forced noriega from power in 1989. he spent more than 20 years in prison in the united states and france for drug trafficking and money laundering. >>> the iowa caucus is just three weeks away. the republicans vying for the president's job is trying to set themselves apart from the pack. both newt gingrich and former massachusetts governor mitt romney will have events in new hampshire today. all of the candidates will be in iowa on thursday for the 13th republican debate. >> in leesburg, virginia, the controversy over holiday symbols at the courthouse not going away. >> armando trull reports there is a new atheist display that's about to go up to add more constitutional fire to the storm. >> a flying spaghetti monster is an atheist critique of conventional

the postal service had been considering cutting that back. >>> bob mcdonnell presented his budget plan today and it includes cuts to prek and public schools in northern virginia. and hits local governments hard by making them sure up the state's under funded plan. the details from peggy fox. >> this budget accomplices the goal. >> in the governor's two-year spending plan, he sures up the under funded pension fund with a $2.2 billion boost in employer contributions. more than a billion will come from local governments. fairfax county democratic supervisor says that's not fair. >> the administration, i remember, was quite negative and upset over the federal bailouts when the federal government was bailing folks out. now what they are doing is asking local government to bail out the state. we aren't capable of doing that. >> dave says the plan makes sense. >> fairfax county employees, and so they are supposed to make the employer contributions to their employee's retirement, just like happens in every other business. >> they are pleased to see the governor's budget designate money for tra

governor bob mcdonnell called -- campus. governor bob mcdonnell called crouse a lifelong public servant. >>> former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky will be face to face with some of his accusers tomorrow morning. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> jerry sandusky will appear at a preliminary hearing on sexual assault charges. some of the accusers are expected to testify. he faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys who he met through the children's online charity that he founded. a judge will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to trial. >>> pictures out tonight of subjects who police believe are connected to an armed robbery sunday night. the victim, a university of maryland student walking back to his apartment. he was held at gun point at 10:30 last night on rowalt drive. surveillance pictures captured show three men using the victim's credit card at a convenience store. >>> a power outage at a wastewater treatment plant in frederick, 3 million gallons of raw sewag

the victim will survive her injuries. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell wants more money for state roads. he's calling for an extra $110 million without raising taxes. >> he wants to raise the money by shifting how much transportation gets from the state's sales tax. by increasing funding by a quarter of 1%, that will bring in the needed money. mcdonnell wants transportation issues to get a bigger share from the state's year-end surplus. >>> coming up in eight minutes, our friends from busch gardens from williamsburg are back and this time, they have animals! >> it will be a sunny morning with temperatures moving into the 40s. not warming up so much. not bad. up next, a check of the weekend forecast and learn when highs will get back into the 50s. what a beautiful way to start the day. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 6:45. howard bernstein is enjoying his friday off. olga is here. she's got a smile on her face. maybe not because it is cold but she knows the sun will shine today. >> sunshine always lightens the mood. this morning, for the kids, heading out to the

mcdonnell and his men have spoken to all the presidential candidates and has been eyed as a potential vice president on the ticket. >>> a vienna father is facing charges in his 2-month-old daughter's death. they arrested and charged 21-year-old francis reed with murder. his daughter was taken to the hospital and treated for injuries on saturday. she died on monday. they would not discuss the nature of the alleged abuse. amber's mother has not been charged in the case. >>> a dupont circle restaurant is reopening after a deadly incident right outside its doors. heritage india close the last month after a fight at a late night party spilled outside onto connecticut avenue. three people were shot. 23-year-old jhonte coleman died from his injuries and two others were stabbed. heritage india can reopen under conditions that it closes at midnight and installs extra security cameras. the restaurant can resume alcohol sales on december 21st. >>> 4:36 is the time. ahead on "news 4 today," a slip-up for jerry sandusky's attorney. the phone number he gave out that has him backtracking this mornin

mcdonnell made the proposal after announcing a $2 billion investment to virginia's retirement system.s similar to the one-time bonus workers received in 2010 after state agencies found savings. good time for a bonus, december. 5:38. >> any time is a good time for a bonus. >>> 55 degrees. how the presidential candidates debate. >>> weather and traffic on the ones. good morning. it's storm center 4. it's turning colder after a balmy night. closer to washington, we're in the mid and upper 50s. southern maryland, around the bay, and through central virginia, it's near 60 degrees. culpeper, it's 63. but it's 20 degrees colder in hagerstown at 43. we've got some breaks in the clouds and a little bit of that moon showing through. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:20. sunshine in and out through midmorning and through midday. we'll be hovering near 50 around the metro area. then during the afternoon into the 40s all around the region. overnight tonight, we'll be down to near 40 by midnight. midevening until midnight, there's a possibility of sprinkles and flurries as well as the colder ai

mcdonnell says that travelers will see this at fourth northbound and for a southbound.s is between the beltway and gainesville. a census study released by the brookings institute of all jurisdictions washington has the most affluent white population and the least affluent black population. this is an income gap that is increasing. >> to look at the columbia heights neighborhood tells much of the story of change. >> a house in columbia heights would be boarded. >> an inner-city construction zone where contractors are working on renovations. >> this was affordable. >> the access to downtown -- >> he released a study to date finding a change in washington, with more of the income gap. blacks earn one dollar for every three whtiesitses earn. >> there is a broad-based black suburbanization. >> the streets are safer. there is more of a police presence. >> it hurts me when i have my new neighbors will not say good morning. >> diversity is gone and the community is gone. nobody bothers to introduce themselves. >> changing times. >> still to come, he was arrested again and now s

the speaker was governor bob mcdonnell, a co-worker and a friend from while in the army. julie carey is there with a somber tribute. julie? >> reporter: doreen, they gathered in the stands at cassell coliseum across the parking lot from where deriek crouse was killed. his life was of public service, first in the military, then the police force. he made the ultimate sacrifice not on the battlefield, but this college campus. he arrived at cassell coliseum yum embraced by the family. the lot was filled with squad cars from as far away as buffalo, new york. all there to support the family and the virginia tech community. >> we are all family and try to be there for each other. there's been quite a few of these. we try to be there for our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: across from the coliseum, flowers and notes lay where he was ambushed by a young gunman who later killed himself. inside the coliseum, the service was a celebration of his life. governor bob mcdonnell remembered the army vet who served in iraq before he took the job protecting virginia tech students. >> deri

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. >> i'm julie carey where governor mcdonnell unveils a proposal. the democrats say it comes at the expense of 4-year-olds. i'll explain, coming up. >>> coming up in sports, the redskins do something they haven't done in more than a decade. tim tebow meets a true patriot and the wizards say hello to a >>> police in prince george's county investigating a deadly police involved shooting. over the weekend, an officer shot and killed rodney edwards after they say edwards pulled a gun on the officer. >>> north korean state tv announced kim jong-il died suddenly on saturday. he was grooming one of his sons to take his place. the succession plan is not clear. the u.s. is keeping a close watch on developments. a concern is whether their nuclear weapons are secure. >>> the man accused of trying to kill president obama will stay behind bars during a trial. the judge said oscar ortega hernandez is a dangerous individual. the 21-year-old used a high-powered military style weapon to fire a dozen shots last month. the government has no witnesses that identify his

. >> bob mcdonnell unveiled his plan today. road improvements will be made at the expense of preschoolers. julie carey has more from richmond. >> reporter: with the lean recession behind, governor bob mcdonnell starts with a surprise. transportation maintenance, higher education and k-12 schools, what he calls core p u priorities. more jobs, the opportunity for a good education. the opportunity to drive on good roads. >> reporter: even democrats praise the $100 million a year for colleges and universities. much of the increase in public school funding isn't headed to the classrooms. much goes to the teacher retirement. mechanic donnell is shifting money by cutting preschool funding, a priority of tim cain. >> he's proposing an $81.6 million cut in pre-k despite all the evidence pre-k is the best long-term investment for job creation. >> reporter: the plan would force northern virginia communities to raise money other ways to preserve pre-k programs. >> forced to increase it or cut education. >> reporter: they down played democr

governor bob mcdonnell is going to speak at today's funeral. >> surae chinn is live in our satellite center with a preview and new comments from the family of the suspected gunman. surae? >> reporter: officer crouse leaves behind a wife and five children. one teenage son and four stepsons. an entire nation is mourning including the blacksburg and the hokey nation and a brotherhood of law enforcement who will be traveling from around the commonwealth and across the country. student, staff, faculty will be gathering once again on campus. they gathered on the drill field after 39-year-old virginia tech police officer deriek crouse was gunned down last thursday. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time radford student ross ashley, killed officer crouse. he was making a routine traffic stop before turning the gun on himself. crouse's wife told the roanoke times that they exchanged text messages. officer crouse texted "love you lots" an hour before the shooting. tina crouse says their family is shattered. >> the only thing that would bring closure is to know why. >> i can't even wrap

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governor bob mcdonnell's wife maureen mcdonnell will report to base to pass out 1,000 homemade cookies. very nice gesture. >> very nice. >>> scientists around the world are anxiousanxiousryly awaiting announcement that could be one of the biggest scientific discoveries ever. they're waiting for information about the so called god particle. it is said to be responsible for creating mass. the problem is so far there's no evidence the particle even exists, but a pair of european scientists believe they can prove the particle does exist. the discovery would rank among the most important scientific advances of the past 100 years. >>> this week we are going to pay off one person's holiday bills and then some. on friday we are giving away $4,000 to one lucky viewer. like our nbc 4 facebook page and enter for the chance to win cold hard cash in our 4g friday giveaway. the winner's name will be posted friday night at 4:59. good luck. this is a good time to win some cash. >> not feeling so lucky when it comes to the weather. >> it's winter. it's really cold this morning. meteorologist tom kierei

governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak. the gunman's family is offering its condolences and prayers to officer crouse's loved ones. in an unsigned statement, ross ashley's family also requested their privacy be respected. they said there would be no additional statements. virginia state police investigators are attempting to determine a motive for thursday's shooting. >>> a man is in police custody this morning after a tense standoff in northwest washington. a man barricaded himself in a house on gallatin street near north capitol street. it started with a traffic stop a few blocks away. police say the driver of a lincoln town car took off and led police on a chase. a u.s. park police officer crashed into the car. then the driver got out and ran into a house with children inside. police and s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the area. the standoff ended peacefully five hours later with investigators escorting the man out of the home. >>> today at the white house president obama will meet with iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki. th

governor bob mcdonnell is scheduled to stop by the breakfast at the country club in richmond and speak with huntsman. mcdonnell has spoken with nearly all of the republican presidential candidates. >>> the two men leading the race for the republican nomination have a very different road to the white house. a new poll shows newt gingrich has a strong hold on republican voters, with 23% saying he's their first choice. romney trails. nearly two-thirds of republicans classify romney as moderate or liberal. in the meantime, romney faces off better against obama, trailing him by only 2%. gingrich trails him by 11% primarily because independents and women view him in a more negative light. >>> donald trump will not moderate a planned republican debate because he's still considering a run for the white house himself. trump says he may become an independent candidate in june. because of a time provision, he cannot become a candidate until his show ends in june. trump says the gop party is upset with him. >>> nationals park will be the scene of a mock terrorist attack. d.c. emergency officials w

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mcdonnell's state? >> we have beenn inviteded but we have a large number of employees who have lived and have grown up in baltimo county howard county, frederick county. i would rather fifix where we are. let's fix maryland to getet maryland more competitive with virginia and help d.c. be as competitive. i think the region stands to be stronger. >> whats it t that maryland does better? >> in terms o of business opportunity -- it is my state and onone of t the reasons why iran. -- w hy i r ran. ifou do not have businesses headquartered, that generates so much the economy in local dry cleaners or the theaters -- >> b but you are seein a buildup of stimulus funds and also tech funds to helphem with capital. >> this ppened all over the country. they took the stimulus money and they hired police officers, teachers, and firemen and now they a are laying ththem off. it was a failed policy. government should be able to providetimulus but i in a right way. it did not work. >> wildld mary was running for lieueute

the wives governor bob mcdonnell was on the base to help pack bundles of home baked cookies to give tok at the forecast. >> a great day for shopping. what is a day not good for shopping. >> i can't think of one. >> there haven't that many good days for shopping when i was at the mall. >> what? >> i want a few days ago. i was wandering. i couldn't find a parking spot. yew go in with the hustle and bustle and touching things. >> this is why we are all different people. >> exactly. didn't have the same experience. let's get right to the temperatures. let you know it is going to be a mild day today. not going to feel like christmas out there as our temperatures will be back into the 50s later this afternoon. but more cloud cover moving in here and eventually some rain showers. i don't think today or tonight but as we get into tomorrow, we'll have rain showers back into the forecast. let's do it. at reagan national, 40 degrees now. 40 in washington. temperatures generally about 10 degrees wormer than they were 24 hours ago. that being said, we still have some cool spots. gaithersburg, curre

mcdonnell has met or spoken privately with all republican candidates and has been eyed as a potential pick for vice president. >>> president obama will mark the near end of the american military presence in iraq with an address to troops who serve there. later this morning, he'll travel with first lady michelle obama to ft. bragg, north carolina. there he'll deliver a speech to military members and their families. special services from ft. bragg were among the first troops in iraq in 2003. more than 200 troops from the base have died in iraq since then. mr. obama has pledged that all u.s. troops will leave iraq by the end of this month. >>> and later today -- sorry. that's the same story we just read. moving on, a local veterans group is organizing a memorial for the mishandled remains of fallen service members at dover air force base in delaware. records show the cremated partial remains in dumped in a landfill in king george county in virginia. families of those service members asked not to be notified if the partial remains were ever recovered. american legion post 89 in king georg

governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak.unman's family is offering condolences and prayers to officer krouse's loved ones. ross ashley's family requested their privacy be respected. they said there will be no additional statements. investigators are trying to determine the motive for thursday's shooting. >>> and the university of maryland is sending out a crime alert after a robbery near campus. a student told police t

governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak. the gunman's family is offering its condolences and prayers to krouse's loved ones. in an unsigned statement, ross ashley's family also requested their privacy be expected. they say there will be no additional statements to come. police are trying to determine a motive for the shooting. >>> today we'll learn about a proposed bill in maryland to stop groups of teens and young adults from stealing in so-called mob thefts. it comes after several incidents like this one at a 7/eleven in august. maryland delegate jeffrey wallstriker will introduce a bill called the theft by mob act. it would create one crime that could increase the charges from a misdemeanor to a felony instead of individual shoplifting charges. >>> a man is in police custody this morning after a five-hour standoff in northwest washington. a man barricaded himself in a house on gallatin street near north capitol street. it started with a traffic stop a few blocks away. police say the driver of a lincoln town car took off,

i'm peggy fox in fairfax county where local leaders are expressing concern tonight about governor mcdonnell's budget, saying it amounts to a bailout on the backs of counties. >> the $85 billion budget is the largest in state history, so is the state's contributions. the governor shifted the pension to the counties. >> it's a gimmick. it's not fair to our teachers. it's not fair to our county employees and not fair to our taxpayers. >> the governor did increase elementary, they would lose $65 million for retaining staff and credittive districts. for transportation funding, he would carve a portion from the general fund and boost higher education funding by $200 million. >> it makes transportation a priority. it directs funding to proven programs that will help create new jobs and opportunities for our citizens. >> 9news now. >> in maryland today, governor martin o'malley signed an competitive order, outlining the first long-term plan to implement sustainable growth. came to life after four years of meetings with more than 3,000 people across the state. governor o'malley says over the next year

virginia governor bob mcdonnell praised his commitment to being a lifelong public servant. >> without these sacrifices that derrick was willing to make, they're idle words on parchment and our freedoms are shallow. so thank you to the crouse family for this amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 million virginians. >> crouse was making a traffic stop when a 22-year-old student at a nearby college walked up to his cruiser and shot him. the shooter, 22-year-old ross ashley then killed himself. crouse was also an iraq veteran and he survived by his wife, his five children and stepchildren. >>> president barack obama and iraq's prime minister promise to cooperate as the u.s. prepares to withdraw the last fighting forces from iraq this month. the two stood side by side at arlington national cemetery, laying a wreath in honor of the nearly 4,500 american military members who died fighting the war in iraq. he visited washington as the u.s. prepares for the withdrawal. some u.s. officials are concerned neighboring iran will step up its influence on iraq once american f

virginia's first lady murine mcdonnell wants to give our service people a taste of home as a gesture of appreciation. >> i'm here to support the troops. i have a program called sos, serving our service member families and they're doing a wonderful gathering of cookies for our single troops. >> in the past, the group collected more than 100 pounds of cookies to give to soldiers. >> well, a group of current and former washington redskin players helped make christmas a lot merrier last night. they signed autographs from fans who donated toys for the children's national medical center. the toy drive was held at the nordstrom's store in dulles town center. the donated toys will help provide presents for youngsters spending the holidays in the hospital as well as some other charitable groups. i like those stories. that's wonderful. >>> ok, so we're going to have great weather. this week. >> you can't really complain. it is december. we don't have any snowstorms on the horizon. nothing too cold either. get a little bit of rain. a couple of sprinkles today out west. tomorrow is going to be s

bill bowling had already decided to run with backing from governor bob mcdonnell. bowling has reportly said cuccinelli is putting personal ambition before the state's needs. >> it's not about being on opposite sides of this or that. we are working for what is best for virginia. it differs from other people's and i think voters are absolutely fed up with being told who they will vote for. they are going to choose it and god bless them. >> he surprised many at first in his unyielding support of thomas haynesworth, who was exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for rapes he did not commit. >> we have a criminal justice system run by human beings who will make mistakes. but you know, by golly, we have to be fast in correcting errors. >> he argued against the state's interest in the case and won. >> this will stand as the greatest loss i ever have in my legal career. very proud of it. >> now i asked the attorney general about guns on campus and whether students should be allowed to carry guns. and he said that it should be left up to the board of visitors. althoug

governor bob mcdonnell announced it that they are dealing. that company would pay for 50% of the cost and make money back by collecting tolls. the deal will create 29 miles of hot lanes to fairfax. just like the hot lanes on the beltway, car poolers will be allowed to use the lanes for free, others would pay a poll. construction could start next year. >>> tonight, two u.s. senators are doing tweaking, trying to get their colleagues to support their bipartisan plan to extend that payroll tax cut. now the cut has been letting you take home cash with every paycheck, but it is all set to expire by the end of the month. republican susan collins and claire mccaskill say congress can pay for an extension of the tax cut by taxing millionaires a bit more. a will the of democrats like that plan. several republicans say no way. but speaking to a crowd in kansas today, president obama said, just get it done. >> if we don't do that, 160 million american, including most of people here will see their taxes go up. >> and the white house is now using that fan

. >>> bob mcdonnell approved new rules to regulate abortion clinics like hospitals. the new rules treat abortion clinics like surgery centers. in the past, the state's 22 clinics were treated like doctor's or dentist offices. now they must meet hospital type standards. that includes regulating size of exam rooms and the width of hallways. anti-abortion advocates say the changes will make the clinics safer for women. pro choice activists say the regulations could force clinics to close. >>> the first list of sears and kmart stores closing does not include any in the d.c. area. the closest is a grand essential store in maryland. sears officials announced this week they would be closing 100 stores nationwide after poor holiday sales of the the first list included 79 of those stores. >>> today metro will be running extra trains this afternoon to help commuters leaving work early for the holiday weekend. metro says it will be open in its normal hours this weekend. on new year's eve, metro trains will be running from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on new year's day, trains will ru

virginia governor bob mcdonnell will also be there. >>> members of the occupy d.c. movement will be meeting today in mcpherson square to talk about their future plans. the meeting comes after a number of protesters were arrested outside the white house. take a look at this scene last night on pennsylvania avenue as police arrested about a dozen protesters. they were led away when they'll likely face charges for disobeying police orders to leave the area. the group was protesting part of a defense bill that allows the president to detain people suspected of terror activities indefinitely. >>> today defense lawyers plan on calling at least three more witnesses in the hearing for the army private accused of spilling secrets to wikileaks. bradley manning is charged with treason. yesterday a digital crimes investigator says he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables and other classified information downloaded on manning's computer. the hearing is to decide whether manning will face a court martial. if convicted, manning could face the death penalty or life in prison. >>

voters don't wake up on election day and say, you know, i really like this job that bob mcdonnell is doing so i'm going to go for republican nominee for president. that's not what happened. but because bob mcdonnell has such a good organization in virginia, he's able to put it to work in the turnout in the key areas and make it easier for the presidential nominee to fund raise in the states among key donors and all those things too added incrementally and in a close race. and the, this is 2012 because of the demographics and challenges obama faces, demographic advantage he has been the challenges he faces that the economy is shaping up to be another 2000 or 2004 when it's really, really close. this is not 2006, 2008, 2010. but voters are much more evenly divided. they are leaning our way, but not quite there yet. it's almost a year to go. those incremental things close key races with the republican campaign in north carolina for governor. the singer flat up it can make a difference in a very close race. >> if obamacare is louisiana, he will appear in fortysomething states. but you al

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is being both praised and criticized for his latest budget proposal. the two-year $85 billion spending plan would shore up the underfunded pension fund with a $2.2 billion boost in employer contributions. more than a billion dollars will come from local governments. but some aren't happy with the proposal while others say it makes sense. >> the administration i remember was quite negative and upset over the federal bailouts when the federal government was bailing folks out and now basically what they're doing is asking local government to bail out the state. we're just not capable of doing that. >> they're a county employee so they're supposed to make the employer contribution to their employee's retirement, just like happens in every other business. >> the plan also includes an increase in spending from general tax collections on public safety, public schools and health care. >>> the d.c. council is going to debate a proposal intended to make significant changes to taxicabs and how they operate in the district. under the plan the city would require c

bob mcdonnell approved be grants to assist counties with the project. >>> west buy is having trouble keeping up with overwhelming demand for. best buy didn't say how many orders are affected or which products are out of stock. >>> still don't have gifts for everyone on your list? according to "consumer reports," 14% of shoppers tell a fib such as it is in the mail or mike, i forgot it at home. when confronted about not buying a gift for the special someone. 12% are grabbing an item off their own shelf and regifting. remember, it is the thought that counts. >> even if it is a retread. >>> every family has their own national way to help fight off a cold. we'll show you some of the most popular versions. >> we'll have more on that story and your weather first in less than two minutes. >>> howard bernstein is enjoying a long holiday weekend. olga breeze is here. we had heavy rain showers as we were driving in. is it over yet? >> it has moved on out. it did get steady by 11:00 and 2:00 a.m., right now, things are looking pretty good. at least we still have some cloud cover. we have our wi

. >>> two proposals expected in virginia governor's bob mcdonnell's budget this morning, a 3% bonus for workers. the governor also wants to boost higher education spending by $230 million. and give the state's underfunded pension system a $2.2 billion infusion. however, it's unclear whether he'll, again, push employees to contribute to their own pensions. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will be touting his plan for sustainable growth today. the long range plan known as plan maryland commits the state's financial resources to building up areas that are already developed while trying to leave rural areas rural. however, the proposal already faces opposition from local leaders in some rural areas who claim it prevents them from making development decisions on a local level. >>> today three virginia residents will appear in court accused of trying to base jump from a television antenna tower. it happened last thursday night in arlington. five people climbed the weta tower, and one woman jumped off before police were called. the woman got stuck in a tree and suffered serious injuries.

bob mcdonnell will be among the speakers on the tech campus.nia state police are looking for a motive in the shooting still. officer crouse was gunned down touring a traffic stop. >>> former penn state football assistant coach jerry sandusky will face his alleged investigators during a preliminary court hearing. the defensive coordinator was arrested again last week after two new alleged victims came forward. ten people in all have now made allegations. sandusky has maintained his innocence from the beginning. in related news, former penn state football coach joe paterno is back in the hospital. the 84-year-old refractured his pelvis after a fall at home. he's being treated for lung cancer. he was fired in the wake of the sexual abuse allegations against his former assistant coach jerry sandusky. >> washington redskins may have played their best game of the year, team football is what they did yesterday. but they didn't get blown out. it turned out ok even though they lost. >> as one player said, it is still not a w in the win column. the talk

governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak there. >>> tomorrow lawmakers in maryland will propose new legislation to combat flash mob robberies. take a look at this video taken last month in silver spring. it shows t s dozens of teens crowding into a convenience store and taking items without paying. they didn't face significant charges, however, because those items were -- they didn't face those significant charges because the items were -- that they stole were inexpensive. under the flash mob theft act, small thefts committed by multiple people could be prosecuted as a single crime, that could lead to either felony or misdemeanor charges, depending on how much was stolen. >>> and still ahead here tonight, joe paterno is in the hospital. we'll have the latest health scare for the former penn state coach. >>> and chuck's back to tell us when we can expect rain in the forecast. [ male announcer ] you haven't seen anything like pizza hut's new big dinner box. it's an epic-sized box filled with all your favorites. you get two medium one-topping pizzas, eight intense wings, and five fresh

that you work at mcdonnell douglas or you work at boeing already the other . manufacturers and then suddenly someone comes and says well we're going to cut the budgets by twenty billion dollars suddenly those people are out of work that's the reality the question is where would they find work over the longer term instead of where they have worked. the we don't know what that is what i would say that they would be able to fund. ways to work that are more productive that war increase you know growth in united states greater than if they were in the military industrial complex. just want to ask you one last question we are seeing for the first time in a long time this positive growth looking ahead to do you think that this is going to be the start of a new trend that we're going to see see more improvement or maybe it'll go back down to what do you think. it's just one month it's not a trend you pointed out quite correctly that the labor to spatial rate really is just not there yet we should actually expect to see it increase over time so unless you are enough jo

bob mcdonnell has a good organization in virginia, he is able to put it to work and up the turnout inhe key areas and make it easier for the presidential to raise funds in the state among key donors and those things add up incrementally. in a close race -- -- 2012 because of the demographics and the challenges that obama faces with the economy is shaping up to be another 2000/2004 where it is really close. this is not 2006-2008. voters are much more evenly divided again and independence are leading our way but they are not quite there yet there is almost one year to go. those incremental things inclose key races, strong campaign in north carolina, those things will add up and make a difference in a close race. >> bobby, your state like mine, [unintelligible] you had a great election this year. what are your numbers for the legislature now? >> just to give you a sense of how far we have moved -- you go back eight years ago, there are seven non-federal statewide election. we had one republican out of 78 years ago and today we have seven out of seven. there was not a credible democratic

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell has approved a new set of relations for abortion clinics.says the new rules will help ensure the safety and well-being of patients. opponents say they could force most clinics to close their doors. >>> people who participate in the ssmart the benefits program will lose some money. congress still to extend the provision, so global will fall to $125 a month on sunday and that they don't have to claim on taxes. >>> if the burgundy and gold been on sunday against the eagles, mike shanahan's record will match that of his predecessor. >>> the books could not be defended in the alamo bowl. >> 100-18-yard pass. a touchdown! >> baylor defeated washington in regulation. the two teams combined for over 1,300 yards and 17 touchdowns. the redskins will have an eye on baylor's quarterback robert. >>> the fifth annual winter classic is this monday. the flyers will host the rangers at citizens bank part. mother nature is not cooperating. temperatures are too high for an outdoor game so there is no word of the start time will be pushed back. >> it is suppose

politics aside and do what's best for their constituents i maryland governor o'malley and governor mcdonnell do not share the same political philosophy. but they have found a way to work together in the best interests of their respective states. the governors have managed to maintain a working relationship to address regional issues such as the chesapeake bay restoration, transportation, and homeland security. now they each have had their parties' governor's association with the presidential election on the horizon. having a different vision for america is one thing, but doing what's best for the people of their respective states is another. their willingness to work together for the common good is a stellar example for the house and senate that cannot seem to get something done even if by chance they agree. now that the real test is at hand in 2012 and they are both wearing two hats, it will be refreshing to see them continue to share the olive branch and do what's best at home while they go head-to-head on national politics.

ratified the constitution and looked at the makeup of the delegates and what they did for a living as mcdonnell found in for example delaware seventy seven percent of the delegates were farmers and we're not talking rich farmers in fact two thirds of those farmers had meager incomes between seventy five cents and five dollars a week only twenty three percent of the delegates were professionals people like lawyers doctors and judges not one delegate was a banker not one was a manufacturer not one was a rich merchant not one the same was true in new jersey were sixty four percent of the delegates were farmers point is the people who hammered out and then ratified the constitution weren't thinking about money in fact they had such a strong feeling of history and destiny that it at times overwhelmed to them their writings show that they truly believe they were doing sacred work something greater than themselves greater than their personal interests and even greater than the interests of their wealthy constituents back at home that's why the constitutional convention was held in secret behind locked

governor bob mcdonnell remembered him. his sacrifice came not on the battlefield, but on a college c campus. >> deriek crouse was a public servant, a warrior, a police officer and yes, a great father, husband, son, brother, stepfather, friend and fellow law enforcement officer. >> reporter: thousands of students came to the service many dressed in tech color determined to show the virginia tech community stands together in tragedy. >> every day, they sacrifice to keep us safe. it's the least we can do to support them. >> reporter: after the service, thousands of officers and first responders lined the streets to pay their last respects. the the mournful bagpipe plays as the family follows the casket out of the coliseum. the blue lights began to shine as the procession of officers left for the cemetery. many touching and tearful moments here today. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, you'll hear from some of deriek crouse's friends. i'm julie carey, back to you. >> thank you, julie. he was shot and killed by 22-year-old ross ashle