a live look at the marine corps memorial in rosslyn. boy, it is pretty crowded this morning. >> they're not in full dress. we're not sure what's going on but they are there on a beautiful morning and this is the birthday of the united states marine corps founded 1775. all we can say to them is semper fi. look at the colors. >> wreath laying ceremony coming up later today. >> beautiful. 49 degrees there in rosslyn. what a gorgeous start to the day. >> obviously something is going on because look, they all turned in formation to the left. maybe a run. >> big morning workout. they're all in shorts and sweat gear. >> at attention, ready for duty. we thank them for their service and we thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is live out on the weather terrace. not in shorts. he's bundled up a little bit. >> a little bit of fog has rolled in parts of northwest. you can see blue. this is pretty shallow. should burn off rather quickly. other areas dealing with dense fog especially eas

looks good in rosslyn, ballston, and across the roseville bridge. take you to maryland prepare your return is a little foggy. you can see deadlights at father hurley boulevard. >>> emotions hit a boiling point last night-at state colleges. minutes after the board of trustees fired fame football coach joe paterno, hundreds of students swarmed the streets protesting the decision. he and the university president graham spanier were fired amid the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal and criticism in how they handled it. >> they will have a new head coach for the first time in more than four decades. jummy olabanji has more. >> yesterday afternoon joe paterno had said he would voluntarily retire and the end of the season. last night the board of trustees decided it was time for him to go now. they also fired university president graham spanier. joe paterno's supporters took to the streets in protest last night. they pulled down apples and tipped over tv news truck. if police had to use pepper spray to calm down the crowd of students. several students were a

logging trucks near us to qaeda and truck support ins rosslyn sand and gravel now he hands. i was incarcerated for almost six years including a halfway house and home confinement time. i had done everything that i knew i could to help save those trees that you can create and they still were trying to kill those trees i've done everything that i knew i could buy what i didn't purchase by what i did with my own body and my actions by road blockades in tree sits and they still were pushing forward with that sale and so i thought a bit of desperation well i don't consider arson violent personally if someone renders an enum an object that is pillaging the planet and and in. this respecting our earth mother if they render that piece of equipment useless i don't consider that violent then the less i'm not advocating any one thing i just. encourage people to do something i have to send this form to my probation officer every month to let him know what i've been doing for the month and that i'm not causing any problems. starting this past december so it's set for to go on for two and

. >>> and here's a live accurate 66 in -- lock at 66234 rosslyn, you can see -- look at 66 in rosslynyou can see traffic is looking good but it's going to build as the morning progresses, monika's next timesaver traffic is coming up next. >>> thanks for choosing channel 9, here's what's on tv tonight -- don't forget. >>> we're back at 6:43 with a little halloween recap. check out these little ghosts and goblins inside the mall at prince george's county. there was a magic story as well. >>> adults hit the vote as hell. this was the tee -- streets as well. this was the streets yesterday. the parking restrictions were in place yesterday. they are now lifted. >>> lot of nice young people dressed in costumes rang the doorbell before 8:30. thank you very much. and took away most of the candy we had some i was happy about that. >> the showers held off until really late. most of them were overnight. worked out okay. cold this morning though down in the 30s in many areas. west of washington. you guys didn't see any of the clouds and the showers you've been clear all night. that's why the tempe

no problems heading into rosslyn.yland drivers, outer loop of the beltway, slow traffic forming to get into silver spring. on the outer loop before you reach connecticut avenue, broken down car hit a big tire tread which damaged its windshield on the left shoulder. pace still good here at new hampshire avenue. the volume is building. 270, cleared a crash southbound before 121. volume there as you head in from hyattstown, germantown on into rockville. maryland, you check in all right. bridges into downtown and southeast. routes into northeast checked in incident-free. next check of timesaver traffic coming up at 6:00. andrea? >> most of us know someone who has cancer or has been affected by the disease. interacting with your loved ones while they battle cancer can sometimes be awkward. one cancer survivor is trying to change that feeling. i'm joined by lorie hope. she's the author of help me live, 20 things people with cancer want you to know and thank you for being here with us. this is an expansion on a book that was

and the rosslyn tunnel is clear as well. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> 4:42, 46 degrees. where drivers may have to make room for a long line of trucks on the road this morning. >>> plus, lindsay lohan sentenced to 30 years in jail but she may spend less than 24 verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. >>> welcome back at 4:44. today closing arguments are set to begin in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter in the death of the king of pop. today his defense will have one last chance to undo some potentially damaging testimony given by star witnesses. nbc's stephanie stanton reports. >> reporter: charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligence in the 2009 death of michael jackson. >> subject to receive evidence the defense rests its case. >> reporter: it rested on tuesday without dr. murray himself taking the stand. dr. paul white the so-called father of propofol, the dru

if you continue through the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing any issues.o clear, i think i'll just bowl a strike. now back to you. happy friday. >> friday bowling. >> i love it. >> spare us. thanks. thank you very much. >> uh-oh. >>> looking for the best rest room in which to rest? you may want to head over to crystal city. take a look at this. today the renaissance arlington capital view hotel will be crowned second runner-up for america's best public rest room. the general manager says the cutting edge design has a unique style and sophistication in every detail. tens of thousands of people voted online for the best public rest room. ten finalists were selected based on exceptional cleanliness, style, public accessible, and usability. you do want that in a rest room, usability. >> is style important in a bathroom, do you think? >> usability is most important. >> i like cleanliness too. >> cleanliness ranks right up there. >> sorry. that's funny, joe. >> you want to use it once you get there. >> not just look at the cutting edge style. >>> a local airman

if you're on the beltway, clear all the way through to the rosslyn tunnel. seeing any issues for you. definitely no accidents to report. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. >> danella, thank you. >>> guess you could say the honeymoon is officially over. kim kardashian filed for divorce from her husband kris humphreys. kardashian cited irreconcilable differences even though they've been married for 72 days. the couple does have a prenuptial agreement that will dictate how the court will divide the assets. the move comes, again, 72 days after their very public $10 million wedding. isn't this just a huge big waste of time and money? >> for everybody. >> and all the sponsors who paid in for this. do they get their money back? who keeps the ring. on twitter, the top trending topic on d.c. is things longer than kim's marriage. here were the answers we liked. cooking top ramen. this trending topic is lasting longer than her marriage. and the nba lockout, which is 124 days and coming. your marriage can't even find the lockout. i feel bad for k

and as you make your way all the way to the rosslyn tunnel, i'm not seeing any issues for you as you travel i-66. >> danella, thank you. >>> 4:42. 44 degrees. still to come, the major overhaul plan to help ease congestion along a heavily traveled road. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural has chicken as its number one ingredient and zero fillers. it works inside for health you can see on the outside. [ dog ] i can't be a rockstar on the outside if i'm not one on the inside. [ female announcer ] new iams naturals. you'll like what's in them and love what's not. [ dog ] i am an iams dog. [ girls ] he's so cute! [ dog ] groupies! >>> welcome back. at 4:44, a virginia republican leader who e-mailed a photo of the president has resigned. robert jesionowski e-mailed a photo of the president with a bullet hole in his head. he said it does not reflect the views of any candidate. >>> mayor craig moe was reelected to mayor last night in laurel earning 58% of the vote. four counci

in fact, if you continue through the rosslyn tunnel, no issues for you. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> still to come, the local occupy protesters are planning [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail. hi, it's dave. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. hi, it's dave. i'm out of the office. [ male announcer ] online bill pay. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> an amazing thanksgiving in tucson as congresswoman gabby giffords helped serve dinner at a u.s. air force base. it was her first time out in tucson since being shot in january. service members say she is an inspiration inform them. >> when i saw her, i said, you look stronger. she said, i feel stronger. it's amazing. it makes me proud to be american. i love it. >>

inside and outside of the beltway, you are clear, and you are clear as you make your way through the rosslynl. nice and clear. nobody's in the tunnel now, but you know that's going to change pretty soon. i'll let you know when that happens. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. >> once the bolling team gets out of the way there. >> it does look like a bowling alley. back to you guys. >> our time is now 4:42. >>> still to come, we get a preview of today's republican presidential debate on cnbc. it's the first debate since the sexual harassment scandal broke out. ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushio that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. ♪ >>> be positive and inspiring. those are the words used to describe hip-hop lege

if you continue through the rosslyn tunnel, no problems here. i hate to do it, but it is friday. i have to do this for joe, friday bowling. here we go. strike. if only i could get some pins further down, it would be kind of fun. happy friday. back to you both. >> that was a nice picture. >>> republican presidential candidate rick perry is exercising a little damage control. he's poking fun at himself for his brain freeze during a debate earlier this week. perry couldn't remember the three federal agencies that he says he would eliminate. last night he appeared on the david letterman show with his top ten excuses. >> rick perry excuses. number ten. >> actually, there were three reasons i messed up last night. one was the nerves. two was the headache. and three -- um -- um -- >> that's all right. and number six. >> hey, listen, you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you. that is one handsome dude. >> and the number one rick perry excuse. >> i just learned justin bieber is my father. >> oh, my god. >> perry is now trying to use his stumble as an opportunity. he's asking s

as you head through the rosslyn tunnel, your commute is clear. >> thanks very much. >>> today the occupy movement in the district is on the move. demonstrators plan to march from mcpherson square to the washington convention center where they'll be protesting the defending the american dream conference. mitt romney and herman cain are scheduled to speak at the conference as well as rudy giuliani. the march begins at 6:00. >>> protesters worried that a demonstration could damage the entire movement. crowds got into scuffles with police, set fires and shattered business windows in oakland, california. police arrested more than 100 people. the violence came after a day of peaceful demonstrations on wednesday. occupy protesters across the country say that it did not support their greater cause. >>> today the family of the woman killed inside the lulu lemon store will return to their home in houston, texas. her parents and brother visited the bethesda shop yesterday. they say the store was their daughter's second home. earlier this week a jury frowned britney norwin guilty. the family also we

let's look at the camera looking from rosslyn of to the east. sunrise happened a few minutes ago.will be breezy and sunny today. off looking to the west, the moon setting. there was a full moon this morning. sunshine will be the story. let's not forget about the temperatures. look at some of these readings. mchenry, 24 degrees right now until being a 12. 29 degrees in frostburg low wind chills as well. temperatures are in the 30's for most of the metro area. temperatures will slowly push above 40 degrees. most of the day will be in the 40's. the cold franfront is well off to the east. a few snow flurries over the great lakes region. thurmont could get a few snowflakes and other parts of frederick county. storms to the north and northeast. most of the country east of the rockies will enjoy a fair amount sunshine today along with very gusty wind. below average temperatures and gusty wind. we will spend the day in the 40's, peeking around 50 this afternoon, with gusts of 35 miles an hour or at times. upper 50's on saturday, lots of sunshine. warmer temperatures on sunday, a rise in t

are looking at 66 near boulevard out of rosslyn. eastboundan accident after the beltway near seven. the normal backups on 66 east etting from the beltway to eventually across the roosevelt bridge. as normal volume southbound. rail, marc rail, vre, mass normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. our top story on this tuesday, halloween horror. gunshots ring out in the middle of georgetown. violence did not end there. investigating at least five separate shootings all across the district this morning. the violet-eyed left at least six people in the hospital. jummy olabanji is live in d.c. with the latest on this investigation. leastiolence left at six people in the hospital. 8th street in thepri heart of georgetown. police are looking for the people know who fired those . krupp to one guy ran across the street fired off a shot. a scary scenario for hundreds people in doing halloween celebrations in georgetown. started when two groups teenagers started fighting. >> kids were jumping off top of cars and on each other's heads and it was crazy. >> pick got worse around 10:45 ou

quiet is on 110 and quiet in rosslyn.s next. [ female announcer ] traditions are not for keeping. they're for kekeeping us together. ♪ ♪ [ boy ] to dad, love sam. [ mom ] say "merry christmas." [ boy ] merry christmas. [ female announcer ] hallmark recordable storybooks. [ boy ] charlie brn spotted a small, scraggly pine tree. ♪ ♪ >>> your weekend movie guide. >> you want to rob $20 million from a penthouse apartment? >> ben stiller and several friends filed revenge - -vow revenge on swindler alan alda after he sheets them out of their pension fund. eddie murphy has not been this funny in years. >> awesome. >> and also opening is a 3d christmas. dew point 5 stars. now here's the weekend movie guide. four stars for "the ides of march" and ""margin call" and the tune -- and 3.5 for "tower heist ." have a nice weekend everybody. i'm arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. >> always good to see in the morning. >>> one last look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> its been a rocky road. northbound 95 the 6:00 hour10 overt

in virginia, no troubles through ballston rosslyn, looks good on 110, washington boulevard as well.of columbia to get into a white oak and silver spring on 29. and at democracy boulevard headlights are traveling southbound towards the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> you have your shopping done? >> absolutely. >> i don't. holiday deals today. >> and a study says that shopping online takes longer than going to the store. linda bell has business news from bloomberg headquarters to explain. >> good morning. you may be wasting more time shopping on-line than you think. a new study found on average it takes women 22 hours to find one purchase such as an item of clothing online. that is nearly six times as long compared to visiting a brick and mortar store. if you insist on sticking to web surfing, and ebay plans to roll out 25 days of deal starting today. the company is expected to offer discounted products on its web site as well as send users a deal glaspie today to customers through e-mail. daily deals site living social also getting into the holiday spirit. toda

we love this picture in rosslyn. 66, good on 110. >>> 5:23 is your time. >>> stars on ice? hockey's hottest team is back on the ice. it wasn't the caps. >> [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery andlaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? >>> at 2-7, the university of maryland football team is suffering through a fourth season. the losses have,. come. the sports programs will lose about $4.7 million this year. >>> "the washington post" reports this morning that the school is prepared to ax their swim teams to cut costs. >> i'll bet tim brant is not too happy with that. he joins us now. >> the dallas stars beat the caps last night. dallas exploded for three goals on the firs

you're heading east inside the beltway as you make your way to the rosslyn tunnel. still a clear commute as you head into the city. i'll be back in ten minutes with another look at your rails. joe and eun, back to you. >>> now to decision 2012. today republican presidential candidate herman cain is expected to respond to the latest sexual harassment allegations against him. this morning a fifth woman is raising for questions about cain's behavior, and she is from washington. she says cain asked her to arrange a dinner date with a member of the audience following a speech he delivered to the group nine years ago. cain was already married at the time. the employee, donna danella, was suspicious of his motives and decided not to set up the date. donella tells the paper, "i couldn't answer that he had some untoward intentions, but his motives were suspect, and i couldn't justify putting him in contact with that woman." she decided to describe the encounter with cain after more developments of sexual harassment. cain then asked her out to dinner. two other colleagues joi

tower in t from our rosslyn. right ful morning here river.le a nice out f sun and clouds there. 50 in tures already near arlington. wfer out of the south southwest. around other mild day ere. average is 59. we should beat that easily next couple the of days. overhead, some the streaming in from midwest. that should not make any real ifference today. today, breezy, partly sunny, about 59. e should top out anywhere from 67 degrees. for tomorrow, even 70, but mostly and y skies coming in, tuesday, yes, our way, near 70. end en cooler toward the but a nice touch next couple of days. >> souns good. hanks, dave. thank you for watching. hope you have a great day.

and east through rosslyn tunnel, here's a live look. it's nice and clear.ack in 10 minutes with another look at your traffic. eun, back to you. >> thanks so much. >> plan plenty of extra time if you're riding metro's red line. tahoka, forest glen, glen mont, wheaton and silver spring. metro suggests adding at least a half hour to your travel time to compensate for the station closures. >>> back here in washington, the nation's largest nurse's union plans to join occupy protesters today demonstrating outside the treasury department. the national nurses united the urge obama administration financial transactions which they say will help heal the u.s. economy. members of the afl-cio and other community activists will also take part in the protests. >>> overnight protests in oakland have turned violent. this is video into our newsroom. police clashing with demonstrators in downtown oakland. it started after protesters built a huge bonfire in the middle of a street. there is no word on any arrests at this point. this came a day after protesters shut down one of

falls church, into rosslyn getting to the teddy roosevelt bridge where the volume is light. there is more volume in falls church. eastbound on 66. maryland beltway, they pulled the overnight roadwork out of your way between new hampshire avenue and connecticut avenue. looking good on the beltway close to georgia avenue, just building volume as you head west of college park. south of town, everything has been all right with no incidents to report. we'll check into downtown in our next report coming up at 5:23. mike, andrea, back to you. >>> we would like to thank all of you who took part in our u.s.o. turkey for the troops telethon we did on friday night. we were able to raise over $65,000 and just over enough money to make turkey dinners for 1,000 people. however, our goal is 1400 families. >> while the telethon is over, it is not too late to make sure military families in our area get a thanksgiving meal with all of the trimmings. log on to our web site at wusa9.com. click on the turkey for troops story. all of the money we donate will remain here in the washington, d.c. ar

president obama is going to head to the key bridge between georgetown and rosslyn. he will be using that as a background to urge congress to pass his american jobs act. the president says his plan would boost some spending on the aging infrastructure like that bridge which is ranked deficient in recent studies by the group transportation for america. >>> police in prince george's county are looking for a killer this morning. they want to find the man who killed one person and wounded another. the shootings happened just after 8:00 last night. the scene is at the penn forest shopping center at pennsylvania avenue and walters lane in forestville. police found 27-year-old anthony washington shot. witnesses say he lived in the area. a woman was also shot. she is expected to survive though. police do not know what prompted the shooting. >>> one of the women accused -- who is accused, presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment wants to tell her side of the story. her attorney says she's upset about the publicity the case is getting. >> mr. cain has been givin

traffic in manassas route 29 to 28 and then again heading to route 50 here on lynn street in the rosslyna, everything is incident free. back to you. >>> thanks monika. making news now, the doctor charged in michael jackson's death says he will tell a judge whether or not he'll testify in his own defense. he'll say that later in court this morning. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter in michael jackson's 2009 death from the anesthetic propofol. his lawyers contend jackson self-administered the fatal dose. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton canceled a trip because her mother, dorothy rodham is ill. she was scheduled to depart monday for international conferences on cyber security and afghanistan. a state department official says she will now remain in washington. >>> the new study suggests children of military personnel may be more prone to violent behavior. a survey of teens in washington state found those who is importants have been deployed are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon or get involved in a fight. doctors say the behavior may reflect the stress of having a p

the key bridge through the rosslyn area and georgetown looks fine. remember though if you're planning to head northbound on the gw parkway at spout run, the long-term construction project has begun and that's blocking the left lane. just getting word of an incident in greenbelt. i'll have that coming up at 5:24. mike and andrea? >> putting a traditional meal on the table for thanksgiving is easier said than done in some households. >> we're proud to be team up with the boy scouts again this year for food drive 9. you may have received a bag last weekend in maryland and virginia. please consider filling it up and leaving it for the scouts to pick up this saturday. in the district, you can make your donations at any safeway store. just log on to wusa9.com for those locations. >>> the redskins make some changes at the position. >> the capitals have the second best record in the league but they took on the only team ahead of them last night. highlights coming up. >> now, let's take another look at our question of the day today. >> what are the -- what we

as you make your way through the rosslyn tunnel continuing eastbound, not seeing any issues here. i'll be back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. >>> 5:12. 46 degrees. ahead, herman cain trying to get his campaign back on track as questions about multiple sexual harassment allegations continue >>> welcome back at 5:15. what caused britain's worst highway crash in 20 years? police are now hearing from witnesses there was thick black smoke in the area. at first police believed that fog may have distracted the drivers, causing the pile-up. but now they say that smoke from fireworks may be to blame. a rugby club was having a fireworks display near the road at the time of the crash. more than 30 cars and trucks piled up. at least 7 people died, and more than 50 were hurt. >>> in just a few hours, jurors will resume deliberating the fate of dr. conrad murray. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. jurors deliberated for more than seven hours on friday without reaching a verdict. seven men and five women are deciding whether murray was crimi

cameron rosslyn, the incident at uc-davis violated his original intent. have never seen such a inappropriate use. he had developed guidelines and said that the use of force manual says that it is appropriate only of a person is physically threatening a police officer or another person. in new york, for example -- that was arlene calling us from florida. let's take our next phone call from atlanta, georgia, fred, a republican. good morning. caller: i would like every bleeding heart liberal calling against pepper spray be forced to be a cop for one day and see what they have to it -- when they have defaced violent people and they are simply following the law. we have something here that was called the law and those people were breaking in. they were violating it. they did not have proper permits and they were asked to leave. they're becoming rude and insolent and not just. i would love to see the little winey liberals have to do it that tough cop job for one day and see who they come barking to after they realize that -- what they are up against. why should

delays continue through the rosslyn tunnel. ♪ born to be wild ♪ born to be wild >> and those are justake off on number ten. five secret destinations, five days. we get the clues and try to figure out where he's going. the fun gets going monday on "today." matt will be giving us his first clue tomorrow morning. >> and he does all of his own stunts. we should point that out. >> exactly. the fun starts monday. we look forward to that. meanwhile coming up in this half hour the results of our first ever diy style search. our bobbie thomas, you know she is the diy queen around here. well, she asks for your creations and the responses blew us away. we have over 600 amazing submissions this morning. bobbie is going to reveal some of her favorites and we'll also crown the winner and show you how to get inspired to create some fabulous fashions at home for very cheap. >> cool. >> very nice. believe it or not it's that time of the year when it's time to start planning your holiday menu. oh, my. it's early but the early bird gets the worm. this morning we'll get some ideas. >> we're having worms?