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. >> i am melanie. is anyone going to watch that today? >> i hope so. >> we will get to that more later on but a couple stories that are new this morning. >>> the first a triple stabbing in langley park maryland, 2:30 a.m., 1500 block university boulevard a fight in the parking lot of the tictoc liquor store lead to the stabbing no word what may have set it off. all three people were transported to local hospital. >> new in maryland a house fire in mount rainier, started 1:30 a.m. involved a home on the 3300 block perry street. smoke could be seen pouring out from the second story no one was home at the time. the cause is under investigation. >> charges may be filed against a driver who rear ended a car on route 50 frthat car burst into flames killing the two children inside. audrey barnes is learning more about what happened and the brothers gone too soon. >> reporter: the pd chargers hit the field without number 55, 11-year-old anthony and his 2-year-old brother were killed in a fiery crash on route 50. they were passengers in their mom'

. >>> good morning melanie. you might have noticed in that shot the flag was flapping quite a bit. we will see gusty winds, not too bad now, but they will pick up. let's look at weather maps here is where we hit in terms of highs yesterday. 63 national airport, 62 dulles, 62 baltimore, these temperatures some 3 to 4 degrees warmer than the average for the day. right now 46 at national, 34 dulles and 34 bwi. a little on the chilly side, skies not bad just a few high clouds rolling in. we have a ridge of high pressure going to come nate our weather pat -- dominate our weather pattern overall. we will see however some sunshine and a pretty bright day mostly sunny winds the factor for the day, a beautiful afternoon at 63 degrees, winds expected to gust from the south up to 25 miles per hour, and stick around for tonight as well and just a note there is a small craft advisory in effect. if you plan on spending the nice sunshine out on the waters, do be careful. >>> thank you. well, for the first time since the august earthquake, washington national cathode a allowed visitors. -- cathedr

and your question, melanie?yes, we are considering taking out a consolidation loan at the rate of 7.99% to pay down our credit card debt. at the rate we're paying right now, minimum or mainly minimum, it would take us years to pay off these credit card debts. my husband has a chance to take out the consolidation loan but i feel it's the right solution at this time. we recently took a big cut in pay at work. i'm wondering what is the right thing to do. >> david, what do you think? >> melanie i have to go along with your husband on this and here is why. if you've got credit card debt, it's unsecured debt, meaning they can't come after you and actually take anything away. if you pull money out of your house and do a consolidation loan, usually called a home equity loan, if do you that, you've now taken an unsecured debt and secure advertiitized i your home. people pull money out of their homes, pay off their credit cards and gotten back in debt. what i'd much rather see do you is the following, see if you can get o

melanie watkins, and a host of others. the oakland navy league, which hosted the bar-b-que for the sailors that toasty. the blue and gold fleet, which offered free passage on uniform. lorenzo at metro cruises, and particularly captain carl lorton, liaison on the 11 or 12 ships that came in. a thank-you to all of them for that stuff. we have a number of members of the san francisco fleet week association. if you will stand for a moment, i would be so honored. [applause] the fleet week association is a volunteer organization that works around-the-clock, probably for 90 days out of every year. each year, they get bigger and bigger ideas than they can execute. particularly, i would like to draw attention to general quiet making -- general why it making fleet week some memorable -- wyat making fleet week so memorable. ensuring that all of us who are responsible for disaster response and humanitarian aid, we will be able to come together under more comfortable circumstances, getting to know each other. for example, this year's s

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> and some new details tonight. the suspected east coast rapist in prince williams county and he was expedited in connecticut. airplane thomas is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow morning and is accused of sexually assaulting women and including a teenager in 2009 in dale city. >> that is not bad. >> and 66 degrees this morning and that is before 10:00, 11:00 and that is some rain out of here, too and there is no repeat of the half inch or so that we picked up earlier and that is convenient. i saw a peak of sun driving in and it was tr to the west and starting you out with a look at 70el in radar and that is some area here and some moderate downpours in that batch of rain moving on through. i want you to see that not only do we continue to get snow on the colder, wet side of the storm and can you see that through tennessee and indiana and the lower peninsula of michigan, and there is that rain, a fetch of moisture coming in out of the atlantic and that is still coming, by the way and we'll get you closer here. w

melanie has been so passionate about this and so mindful. she has been in the office talking through all the things we want to continue doing. i want to recognize and thank the former director who was part of the team in articulating this vision years ago and getting as to where we are today. all of the partners, the city agencies, the community, the ngo's, and private sector partners are important in getting the whole thing together as a focused effort to reduce carbon emissions. i want to recognize the california academy of sciences for a world-class facility and having the largest double platinum leed building in the world. i want to thank former supervisor maxwell. we are reminded of the importance of this by advocates lighke espinola jackson. this city is continue -- committed to continuing and moving on with the efforts. i want to thank the public utilities commission. having it under the leadership of ed harrington has been wonderful. he is moving forward with rebuilding the water system and making sure that our municipal electrical s

fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick brings us the details. reporter: the first place i checked was twitter, pound black friday. those tweets are coming in literally dozen a second, lots of retailers and also aggregators directing consumers to special deals and coupons. there's a lot of give-aways for checking in on four square. you may want to go to your facebook page and check your favorite stores and as we have been reporting, the stores are opening earlier than ever before. here's a rundown of who is opening when. first let's go to the early birds and the winner of the early bird special is k heart. its stores will open 6 a.m. -- k mart. its stores will open 6 a.m. thanksgiving day. toys r us opens at 9 p.m. thanksgiving evening. wal-mart follows at 10 p.m. then macy's, kohl's, target, best buy and tysons corner center opening at midnight. the annual lure of black friday dials, that's why a few people are willing -- deals, that's why a few people are willing to spend their holidays camped out. best buy is selling a 42-inch lc dtv for 200 b

fox 5's melanie alnwick reports. >> reporter: sids, it's one of the saueriest words a new parent canear, a cloak -- scariest words a new parent can hear, a cloaked menace creeping into nurseries at night stealing a baby's breath and life. >> it is a scary word and i think a lot of people feel it's fate or god's will. >> reporter: now science is unlocking the mystery of this sleeping death. >> it's not a mysterious syndrome that nobody can explain. >> reporter: researchers discovered there are three factors that when they all come together put babies right in the bull's eye for sids. first a critical stage of development. 90% of sids cases happen before a baby is 6 months old. second, a recently discovered risk factor, dr. rachel moon has been studying sids for 20 years. >> we do know that there are certain babies that are very vulnerable. >> reporter: serotonin is a chemical in the brain. scientists know now it helps regulate breathing and body temperature. a study on babies who died of sids found they had less serotonin in their brain tissue. >> if they get into a situation where th

fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick explains. reporter: it began in 2007, 25 million toys pulled off the market, mostly because of lead paint hazards. fast forward just four years and the picture is much brighter. >> new toy standards in place are effective. consumers can shop with confidence this year. reporter: today the heed paint limit is the hoest in the world and there are strict -- lead paint limit is the lowest in the world and there are strict limits on other chemicals. federal law requires manufacturers to test and certify toys meet the safety standards before they hit the shelves. recalls in 2011 down to just 34. >> in most cases a product is tested to see if rough play with the product, will it fall apart, will small parts detach, will sharp edges be presented? reporter: but some perennial problems remain, small parts that break off cheap toys and become choking hazards. writing toys with protruding parts that can cut a child -- riding toys with protruding parts that can cut a child and toys with long strings or loops

. >>> good morning melanie. >>> one surviving victim what was she able to tell you? >> we know we received several 911 calls, 4:00 a.m. this morning, firefighters arrived to find heavy fire consuming the front portion of the house reports of people still inside firefighters entered were quickly able to knock down the fire at this point, three occupants still inside were removed by the firefighters, each having no pulse, and not breathing. paramedics treated them transported them to local hospital, tragically the 6-year- old succumbed to his injuries and the two adult females, they were able to get back a pulse at the hospital and they have since been transported for treatment of smoke inhalation injuries they are both still in critical condition. >> this is obviously just a terrible situation. but any idea on what might have caused this or when we might know that? >> well, it appears the area involved includes the front portion of the house, living room. fire investigators are looking into the area of origin to determine the exact cause of the fire. it is under inves

melanie alnwick explains. >>> 29 billion mobile apps were downloaded this year, game by far the mostular category. some are easy to tell whether they are appropriate for children or not. many, many others lie somewhere in between. now, crmplet tia, the wireless association, has teamed up with the entertainment software rated ratings board to create a standard ratings system for new apps with icons that are very familiar. >> 17 years of being in the ratings business, now, parents get it when they see e for everyone or t for teen, they know what to expect. >> reporter: apps purchased through the mobile stores will all have the same ratings system. >> he incorporate a lot of factors into the rating that we assign. >> reporter: the mobile ratings will evaluate new features like location sharing and in-app purchases which could end up costing parents a lot of money if they're not careful. it is a good launch but the two largest vendors ever mobile apps, apple's app store and google's android market aren't participating yet. >> we would be delighted to have them join us. they are doing the

melanie alnwick reports. >> reporter: sids, it is one. the scariest words a new parent can hear. a cloaked menace creeping into nurseries at night stealing a baby's breath and life. >> it is a scary word andic a lot of people feel as though it is fate or it's god's will. >> reporter: now, science is unlocking the mystery of this sleeping death. >> it is not a mysterious syndrome that nobody can explain. >> reporter: researchers have discovered there are three factors that, when they all come together put babies right in the bull's eye for sids. first, a critical stage of development. 90% of sids cases happen before a baby is six months old. second, a recently discovered risk factor. dr.rachel moon has been studying sids for 20 years. >> we do know there are certain babies that are very vulnerable. >> serotonin is a chemical in the brain. it helps to regulate breathing and body temperature a study on babies who died of sids found they had less serotonin in their brain tissue. >> if they get into a situation where they do need to wake up because they are not getting enough oxygen,

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money reporter melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: gucci, chanel, tiffany, designer labels that are in high demand and the counterfeiters know t at this recent raid in washington, d.c., immigration and customs enforcement agents seized a semi truck's worth of fake goods, jackets, watches, nfl gear and handbags. >> it is a whole organization start with the manufacturers through the importers and distributors down to the vendors. >> reporter: this take is worth about $3 million. ice says counterfeiting and related crimes have grown in size and sophistication. sometimes the copies can be so good they're hard to spot. >> if you weren't well trained, this would be an easy one to miss. we need to make sure we are in fact getting an authentic handbag and selling an authentic handbag. >> reporter: before her consignment boutique sells any secondhand designer bag, it gets a thorough background check. >> each designer has a did i have report set of rules and regulations and they change how you can tell it is authentic. >> reporter: can you tell the difference? here are two bags, retail price

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> taxi can be drivers say times are tough and they need more money to live and they want the taxicab commission to let them raise rates. the commission agreed to discuss an issue that would allow drivers to ask for the fare up front. matt ackland explains,. >> reporter: there is no shortage of cab drivers in d.c. 5800 registered drivers. but many of them say making a living behind the wheel is not easy to do these days. >> if you got a family, there is no way in the world you're going to take care of these people. >> reporter: cab drivers have been upset about the rate they've been able to charge since the city moved from zone fares to meters. the plan on the table would reduce the initial cost but if you are going a long way, it will cost you much more. >> there is no question that they're not earning enough. >> reporter: chairman of the tacky cab commission ron linton agrees cap drivers deserve a raise but how much is the question. he has the authority to raise rates on his own but he wants to find out what is fair to the drivers and passengers. >> we

melanie alnwick is on the money trail. >> reporter: in maryland, every time you fill up your gas tank, rent a car, buy a house or flush a toilet, special taxes are collected, money that is supposed to go into state trust funds but our fox 5 investigation discovered that trust has been broken over and over again. >> it is alarming and people should be alarmed. >> it has become one big lie. >> reporter: last year, maryland lawmakers raided more than 50 special funds take ago nearly a million dollars out of those banks and putting it in the general fund to close the budget gap but leaving big holes in other programs. >> it is a sin and a shame. that is what it is. >> reporter: aaa mid-atlantic's john townsend is talking about the transportation trust fund, gas taxes, car title and registration fees and rental car taxes helped build this fund. cities and counties depend on their share to maintain roads and clear snow. last yeerks lawmakers moved most of the local money, $372 million to the state's purse leaving barely enough to get through this winter. >> we have a transportation infrastr

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> monster.com is reporting a rise in social media experts. a closer look. >> reporter: here at edmonds.com, fife employees are spending their day on twitter and facebook helping potential buyers pick out the right vehicle. >> people want that personal touch around making that last final decision. >> reporter: ed >> reporter: edmonds is just one air number of companies now embracing the marketing potential of social media. >> i think within a couple of years, you will see every organization embracing social media in a much more powerful way. >> reporter: makes sense considering the number of people would use social networking sites is in the hundreds of millions. they are such an important tool that companies like edmonds are hiring droves of these social media experts. one recruiting firm says employers are looking for more than computer skills to fill these positions. >> it is really about personality that enjoys that interaction and is excited and energized about it and at the end of the day, you are an evangelist for that company. >> repor

melanie sloan will be with us. and, david walker, the former u.s. comptroller general and now the founder of comeback america initiative. nancy tell is in the c-span radio studios. >> more reaction from republican presidential candidate michele bachmann. the minnesota congressman said it is tragic the super committee failed to reach an agreement and she blames president obama saying that he was a wall when crunch time came. she went on to say we look at greece, and it is obvious what needs to be done. we cannot afford a welfare state, so do not do it anymore. european stocks are rising from a six-week low, and asian shares are little changed as the s&p and moody's have maintained credit ratings even as the deficit reduction committee failed to reach an agreement. dahl futures are up about one point ahead of the opening bell. three astronauts have returned to earth after spending three have 65 days in space. they touched down safely this morning. three astronauts are due to return to earth in march. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span ra

you've got a fuller silhouette on melanie. you've got a narrower silhouette on lauren. must emphasize your waist or you're going to look boxy. >> little house on the prairie. >> we've done it two different ways. with a belt on melanie and laurie we have a great cropped jacket from american eagle. >> the long hemline. we have tasha and chloe coming out. pretty, too. >> i love them. >> skirts are so versatile. this is a trend we've seen for a few seasons. it's moving into the winter, too. what is nice about the full hem length is that you've got to make sure that your proportions on top and bottom are balanced out. if you do narrow on top, you need more voluminous. on chloe more of a fitted top with a flowy skirt. >> the best toys for tots, the tweens. >>> i'm meteorologist chris westerner with the weather channel getting you ready for your day today. tell you where we are see willing and expecting to see rain and the potential for severe weather. the first thing you see here is the red, the best chance for severe weather during the course of the day today. could be large

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> sometimes you have to pay for what you get, you know? >> right. the store and get the real deal. >> i'm with you on that. >>> president obama is offering his thanksgiving greeting to americans. as many people face another year of financial uncertainty. >>> and vice president and the second lady host a private dinner at their home for a small group of wounded warriors to celebrate the thanksgiving holiday.  >> president obama spent part of his holiday wishing americans a special thanksgiving and gave it special thanks to the men and women leave seas. >> to all of the service members eating thanksgiving dinner far from your families, the american people are thinking of you today. and when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you're serving america. >> this morning, president obama called 10 members of the armed services. the president thanked each for their service and sacrifice. >>> to celebrate the holiday, the vice president and the second lady hosted a private dinner at their home for a small

. >> here is melanie's tree. >>lovely. wbaltv.com share -- share photos on wbaltv.com. >> temperatures today slowly turning back toward normal. still when you average out temperatures today, even on the 30th day of november it averages out to they want normal -- warmer than normal day. we will probably go below that to the next couple of hours into the evening. we have not quite finished the almanac for today. 51-32 would be the normal for this time of year. so far with a few hours to go, this november of 2011 is tied for 13th on the all-time list of warmest of members ever in baltimore going back to the late 1800's. we had up with the 13th warmest on record. that is saying something as far as a mild november goes. whatever his 1931 what the average was just under 55 degrees. it will be cooler to start december. the cool air is moving into the mountains to the north and west will produce a coating of snow. the cloud cover it around the region will gradually clear as high pressure builds it. west to northwesterly breezes, t

fox 5, melanie has more on the real price of counterfeit goods and how you can spot a fake. >> gucci, tiffany, designer labels that are in high demand and the counterfeiters know. as its recent raid in washington, d.c. immigration and customs enforcement agents seized a semitruck worth of fake goods and of course, handbags. >> it's a whole organization. starting with the manufactures through the importers and distributors down to the vendors. >> this take is worth about $3 million. ice says counterfeiting and related crimes have grown in size and sophistication, sometimes the copies can be so good they are hard to spot. >> if you weren't well trained, this would be an easy one to miss. the owner of this one thought it was real. >> we need to make sure that we are in fact getting an authentic handbag and selling an authentic handbag. >> before her consignment boutique sells any secondhand designer bag, it gets a background check. >> each designer has a different set of rules and regulations and they change how you can tell it is authentic. they have serial dates. they have codes. >> ca

melanie alnwick looks how it played out on the sunday morning talk shows. and we'll go indepth to talk about what it means. >> reporter: the super committee may be going down in flames, and the tempers are heating up. >> i think it's illustrated by the last offer made by republicans. our democratic friends said no, because it didn't raise taxes. i think it tells you a lot. and that is in washington there's a group of folks that will not cut a dollar unless we also raise taxes. >> we could cut $1.2 trillion and we could do it tomorrow morning. we could put it before the nation and get this job done. the calculation politically has been made by many that they think they're going to win the senate, win the presidency and they want to wait until next year and write their own deal. >> reporter: what happens then? >> if there is no agreement, the nation is still going to end up with what republicans said, and that is there will still be a dollar of spending reduction for every dollar increase in the debt ceiling. now, it's going to be 1.2 trillion, perhaps the du

fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick with who is opening early and why. >> reporter: the tree up, thehts are on, the scene is almost set for black friday 2011 and it's coming earlier than ever. >> retailers are literally tripping over each other to figure out who can open first on black friday because retailers know that the first place you go on black friday is probably the place you're going to spend the most money. >> reporter: while macy's stores nationwide will open at midnight along with target and kohl's, last year wal-mart, sears and toys r us opened on thanksgiving day and people do shop. >> last year 24% of shoppers were at the store on black friday 4 a.m. or earlier and the number of people last year who were shopping at midnight tripled. >> reporter: now if you're like me, the last place you want to be the day after thanksgiving, much less the day of, is anywhere near a shopping mall, but it sounds like we might be missing out. >> the best part about black friday are the discounts and the deals that you'll get. >> reporter: tysons corner center is opening the entire mall a

fox 5's melanie alnwick reports tonight. reporter: sids, it's one of the scariest word a new parent can hear, a cloaked menace creeping into nurseries at night stealing a baby's breath and life. >> it is a scary word and i think a lot of people feel as though it's fate or it's god's will. reporter: now science is unlocking the mystery of this sleeping death. >> it's not a mysterious syndrome that nobody can explain. reporter: researchers have discovered there are three factors that when they all come together put babies right in the bull's eye for sids. first a critical stage of development, 90% of sids cases happen before a baby is 6 months old. second, a recently discovered risk factor, dr. rachel moon has been studying sids for 20 years. >> we do know that there are certain babies that are very vulnerable. reporter: serotonin is a chemical in the brain. scientists now know that it helps regulate breathing and body temperature. a study on babies who died of sids found they had less serotonin in their brain tissue. >> so if

>> oh god, i don't know. >> melanie came out very strong tonight.ally rallied and was really great. of course, we were talking, we are big fans of some of the older group. they didn't do so well. >> no, they didn't. >> yeah, not so great. the other big question we were talking about, unlike american idol, we can't remember who the stars were or who the winners were two years ago. when marcus wins because we think he has a great chance, will x factor make a big star? >> of course he will. >> you think so? >> yes. >> they aren't going to drop the ball? >> simon will follow through because he has done all of his homework. you can see the way the show is. it's going to happen. everybody will know him. he will move right on and be a top star. it won't take so long because it is all done. they don't have to do all of that advertising. they just are going to bring you out there. >> well jane, thank you so much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. back up to you guys. >> whether you're team edward or team jacob, you're waiting for the next 24 ho

it was at the home of melanie griffith and antonio banderas. out there on the campaign trail. people like eva longoria have been important to the white house. the president has brought her into meetings to talk about immigration reform and she has been very effective as a fund-raiser. she raised i heard several hundred thousand that puts her in the elite group. it will be just as important that she gets out there and motivates the people in the latino community to get out there and vote. >> let me ask you, are we seeing new faces that were not in the forefront when the president ran before? >> yeah. eva longoria was involved somewhat, but pretty much as just a donor. she has a much more active role involved and certainly antonio banderas and melanie griffith were not involved in the past. it remains to be seen who else gets involved. the campaign has been anxious to expand the base of people in hollywood who are interested in this election and so far what we are seeing is really grabbing for the fruit. those people who have been engaged in the

sheriff wright and melanie, thank you so much.sgusting video of a judge whipping his daughter. is there any recourse for her? and for the people who find themselves in his courtroom? and then, the highlights from the presidential debate between republicans herman cain and newt gingrich. the markets never stop moving. of course, neither do i. solution? td ameritrade mobile trader. i can enter trades on the run. even futures and 4x. complex options, done. the market shifts, i get an alert. [ cellphone rings ] thank you. live streaming audio. advanced charts. look at that. all right here. wherever "here" happens to be. mobile tradi from td ameritrade. number one in online equity trades. [ male announcer ] trade commission-free for 60 days. plus get up to $600 when you open an account. >> judge jeanine: it is a video that brings home the horror of true -- the true horror of child abuse. in 2004, hillary adams is a 16-year-old girl living in rock port, texas. suffering from a rare form of cerebral palsy, she seeks solace in computers a

fox 5 money reporter melanie alnwick explains.29 million mobile apps were downloaded this year, games by far the most popular category. some are easy to tell whether they're appropriate for children or not. many, many others lie somewhere in between. now ctia, the wireless association, has teamed up with the entertainment software ratings board to create a standard ratings system for new apps with icons that are very familiar. >> 17 years of being in the ratings business now parents really understand, they get it when they see e for everyone or t for teen or m for mature. they know what to expect. reporter: apps purchased through the mobile stores of at&t, sprint, us cellular, verizon, t-mobile and microsoft will have the same rating system. >> we incorporate a lot of factors into the rating that we assign. reporter: the mobile ratings will also evaluate new features like location sharing and in app purchases which could end up costing parents a lot of money if they're not careful. it's a good launch, but the two largest vendors o

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> white house physician has given president obama a clean bill of health duty. president obama is said to be in lent health. haze a healthy diet, exercises and is tobacco-free. the pros quit smoking last year. his blood pressure is at a normal level too. >>> coming up later this morning, we want to let you know about a great guest we have coming in to the fox 5 studios. carlos mencia will be in the studios. we'll find out what he finds funny these days. >> he is one of the biggest comedy shows out there right now. >> he is. can't wait to see that. >> we've got cool temperatures out there, cool to cold. out to the west, still cold across much of the region fro washington to points east, it is cool and we'll have a very nice day today, i think, by the time things get rolling here. let's take a look at the current temperatures around the region. we are at 45-degree here in washington, d.c. check it out. annapolis, 51. cambridge, 50. salisbury, 49 degrees. off to the north and west, 37 in gaithersburg. 32 at the freezing mark in frederick. 39 at dulles airport

fox 5's melanie alnwick is taking a closer look for us. >> reporter: scandal at penn state, a nation ashamed. pennsylvania governor tom corbett began the investigation two years ago as attorney general. also a penn state board member, he appeared on fox news sunday to explain the firing of coach joe paterno. >> what i saw was a failure to act and i always have said your actions speak louder than your words that. should not have been able to continue. i have to be very careful what i say because i'm under an ethical obligation in this investigation as to what i can and can't say, but the actions or the failure to act while maybe not criminal caused me not to have confidence in the president and in the coach. >> reporter: corbett said there may be an investigation into who knew about sandusky's activities at his charity second mile. >> the attorney general's office has a charity section and i'm sure that they will be taking a look to see what happened at that point in time. that needs to be done. there needs to be determination of what was communicated from the executive director of th

fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick has more on how you can spot a fake. reporter: gucci, chanel, loui vitton, tiffany's, design labels in high demand and the counterfeiters know it. immigrations and custom enforcement agents seized a semi truck of watches, clothing and handbags. >> it's a whole organization starting with the manufacturers through the importers and distributors down to the vendors of. reporter: this tape is worth about $3 million. i.c.e. says counterfeiting and related crimes have grown in size and sophistication. sometimes the combs are so good they're hard to spot. >> -- combs are so good they're hard to spot. -- copies are so good it's hard to spot. >> we need to make sure we are getting an authentic handbag and selling an authentic handbag. reporter: before her consignment boutique any secondhand designer bag gets a thorough background check. >> it's designer has a set of rules and regulations and they have serial dates and codes. reporter: can you tell the difference? here's two loui vitton bags about $1,200 each retail. first the bag

melanie has more on the real price of counterfeit goods and how you can spot a fake. >>> gucci, channel, louis vuittion, tiffany, designer labels in high demand and counterfeiters know it. at this recent raid in washington dc. immigration and customs enforcement agents received a semi truck full of baked goods, jackets, watches, nfl gear, handbags. >> it is a whole organization start being the manufacturers, to the importers and distributors down to vendors. >> this take is worth $3 million, counterfeiting and related crimes have grown in size and sophistication some times copies can be so good they are hard to spot. >> if you were not well trained this would be an easy one to miss the owner of this thought it was real. >> it is her business to tell the difference. >> we need to make sure we are in fact getting an authentic handbag and selling an authentic handbag. >> before her consignment boutique sells any second hand designer bags it gets a thorough background check. >> each designer has a different set of ruleregulations and they change how you can tell it is authentic they have se

we've got melanie. good morning. what is your question? >> good morning. how are you?great. >> i would like to know if we should sell our house in houston for less than what we originally paid for it or if we should take the risk of renting it to potentially unreliable renters. >> all right. what do you think melanie should do? >> mel niganie i don't want you go find an unreliable renter. that wouldn't be any good. the question is first of all do you want to keep the property? the notes i saw said you might come back to houston in four to five years. >> right. >> if you want to keep that property then the real key is you only need to find one reliable renter so i would go back and either find a new realtor if your realtor is not doing the job to list that property and consider what is called a lease option to buy. what a lease option to buy is that somebody can come in and lease that property for a year or two and then apply part of those lease payments toward the buying of the home. the reason that is important is it makes them -- they care more about the property bec

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news.>> well in, case you did not get outside today, you missed an absolutely incredible day of 72 or 73 degrees. >> did you get out and enjoy it? >> a little bit. you normally wear your shorts. >> oh, yeah, i wore shorts all day today. >> what did you do? >> just run around town and tonight going out for dinner it was still warm. i had a jacket auto, didn't need it. >> it was absolutely beautiful. >> -- on, doesn't different need it. >> it was absolutely beautiful. >> it's about 67 degrees. it's about 7 or 8 degrees warmer now than it typically is it for this time in the middle of the day. good stuff. i wish i could tell you we're going to keep it going tomorrow. we're going to drop out of temperatures in the low 70s and more likely we'll be in the mid- 60s tomorrow. guess what? still a bargain for november, but we're going to way some sunshine out for clouds. first we have focus on the good stuff today. these are the high temperatures, 73 at reagan and dulles, bwi 74 and i would not be su

. >> i'm melanie. i had my surgery five months ago. i've lost 83 pounds. >> i'm lindsay, i had surgery three and a half months ago and i've lost 66 pounds. >> hi, i'm cindy. i lost 158 pounds in 11 months. >> reporter: for holly, the results are just as striking. >> it's been two months, i lost 50 pounds. >> reporter: her entire relationship to food has changed. peoples are now healthy and every morsel chewed 30 times. >> there's your little plate. can you handle that? >> reporter: before the surgery, how much could you have eaten? >> probably all of it. >> reporter: the whole plate, six eggs and chicken. one year after her surgery, 135 pounds gone. her portion sizes are still tiny. >> i'm full. i am. yeah. i just had two little pieces of pork and a piece of sausage. >> reporter: but when everyone around her has full plates, she's not tempted. >> if i want a bite of something, i have that taste. i don't let it control me or -- it doesn't consume my thoughts like it used to. >> reporter: for the first time in as long as this 39-year-old

sheriff wright and melanie, thank you so much.disgusting video of a judge whipping his daughter. is there any recourse for her? and for the people who find themselves in his courtroom? and then, the highlights from the presidential debate between republicans herman cain and newt gingrich. ♪ ♪ ♪ walk, little walk ♪ small talk, big thoughts ♪ gonna tell them all just what i want ♪ ♪ i said don't stop, don't stop ♪ ♪ don't stop talking to me [ male announcer ] the most headroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan. from $10,990. innovation upsized. innovation for all. ♪ >> judge jeanine: it is a video that brings home the horror of true -- the true horror of child abuse. in 2004, hillary adams is a 16-year-old girl living in rock port, texas. suffering from a rare form of cerebral palsy, she seeks solace in computers and music. one night after she is caught by h her father downloading illegal music. >> go get my belt. >> millary sets up a hidden camera in her bedroom because, she says, she knew what was co

melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> now, the black friday ad web sites now have buying guides, wish lists search functions to help you target the best black friday deal. >> kind of take away from the whole family group outing. just gather around the computer together. not quite the same. >>> we have a proposal from congress to d.c. to be able to have more authority over its own money but it comes with one big string attached. >> more of the interview with disgraced penn state coach jerry sandusky. >>> some rain may be in the forecast. tony is back with a look at that. plus julie is checking the commute. >>> let's take a look out over the area and this tuesday morning. it is rather warm out there this morning. temperatures in the 60s in many areas. it feels almost like summertime coming in for a day or so. >> we love having that summertime visit. >> it feels very nice. >> it visited yesterday. we got up to 73 yesterday which is very, very nice. i don't think we'll get to 73 today but i do think we'll get to about 70 for a high today so that won't be bad. let's take a look at what is going