gregg. >> gregg: steve centanni live in washington. steve, thank you. we are learning new details tonight about usama bin laden's burial at sea. the military releasing some internal emails at the time at the request of the associated press. they show that only a handful of senior officers on board the aircraft carrier uss carl vincent were even aware of what was happening. some of the emails were in code for instance the commander of the fifth fleet asked if there was any, quote, news on the package for us. to which the strike commander responded that, yes, fedex delivered the package. one email describing the ceremony showing how the military did follow traditional islamic procedures before, quote: the body was placed on a prepared flat board tipped up where upon the deceased body slid into the sea. >> americans as you know can be very generous especially around this time of year. how much less would they donate to chartd if washington were to reduce our charitable tax deductions. u.s. charities say they don't want to find out. and just when you think

in washington steve centanni, fox news. >>> what a beautiful veterans day we've had, a reminder of whatith the details. >> absolutely right, what a great day. if you liked saturday, you really liked today because it was even warmer with a lot more sunshine. let's look at our maps and show you where things are at now. we've got some clouds rolling. in they'll fill in a bit overnight, but overall skies were clear today with no shortage of sunshine. this hour it is still fairly mild outside, 53 degrees now at reagan national airport, 56 at annapolis, 52 at baltimore, 60 at fredericksburg to the south. that's the same at dulles and 45 at martinsburg. so for tonight becoming partly cloudy, some light winds, but light southerly wind flow and that wind will stick around into tomorrow. the week starts warm but a little unsettled. we've got a little change coming up in the forecast. i'll have those details a bit later on, but overall today was absolutely thumbs up, a great day for all our veterans. >>> a confrontation outside a fast food restaurant ends with the manager shot several times. it ha

that love for each other. >> in fred distributionburg, virginia, steve centanni. fox news.

steve centanni live on the jersey shore or near it what's the situation where you are tonight, steve?, shep, i'm n new jersey, a lying area near the bay here that got hit pretty hard. this is an area channels dug in behind the houses where they can pull their boats in. man made lagoons and the water came up 2 feet into their houses. the result after hurricane sandy they had to hall a lot of their household belongs and furniture and carpets out on the street. you see piles like this all through the this neighborhood here. where people had to clean out to what they had now. that was hurricane sandy. that was nine days ago. late summer hurricane. then we had the early nor'easter that came in here. and on top of the debris, they had to throw outside, you got the next part of the story. this thick wet snow that came down overnight about 5 to 6 to 7 inches of it. this pretty much tells the whole story here, trouble on top of trouble here in new jersey, shep? >> shepard: steve, big picture, what are conditions like? improving? >> well, it is cold. and a lot of people have a lot of snow. and

in washington, steve centanni, fox news. fox news. >>> the washington wizards fell to the dallas mavericks last night dropping to 0-7 on the season. that is just one loss short of franchise worst start they had last year when they lot of their first eight games. >> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. arts now. happy thursday. november15th. one more day until the weekend. and a chilly weekend as they will be probably for the rest of the year because it is not officially but wintertime is upon us. it is november after all. i'm arah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. let's say welcome to tucker barnes. >> winter does not officially start for a month. >> i said it wasn't official. >> we're got going to call it winter. >> i said i was going to embrace it. >> i know, i'm waiting for it. >> i'm going to embrace it. >> i want to feel the love. >> what are we embracing today in. >> we're feeling cold temperatures. 41 here in the city. temperatures up jus

steve centanni is live in washington with more. >> reporter: hi, rick.m begins december 12th in san francisco only, but it will spread to other cities including new york and boston. delivering packages up to 25 pounds on the same day within a given metropolitan area, not long distances. the post office would pick up the parcels at participating retailers who get online orders, then deliver it right to the customer's home within five hours or less. it's an effort to build on the growth in package volume at the post office even as other first class and standard mail continue declining because so many people are now using e-mail. a post office spokesman told us today metro post, as they call this new service, is designed to improve the shopping experience for customers in participating e-commerce sites by offering same-day delivery in the metro area. the postal service already has the infrastructure in place to deliver this premium service which is part of our focus to continue to grow our package delivery business. now, this is designed to dovetail with th

national correspondent steve centanni is live for us in washington. steve?> hi, harris, at the vietnam memorial today, he said each soldier who served in vietnam includes himself, came home a changed person n a lesser ways, a visit to the vietnam memorial can also change a person, i was there today. everybody has a vietnam memorial on the list of places to visit when they come to washington and very few realize the emotional impact once they get here. the somber lines of people filing past the black granite walls, the names, 58,000 names carved in the wall, you can reach out and touch it and feel it and see your reflection in the shine i black surface, as if to reflect on the war and its impact on american history. a lot of raw emotion here as people remember their loved ones and they leave lists of people they leave little letters, in one case, a 12-pack of beer must have been the favorite of this particular serviceman, leave american flags and notices and letters, a personal connection people have to the names carved in this wall it's not just a monument,

steve centanni is there leave.s always emotional to see family members and veterans to read the names of their loved ones or those who they served with. >> reporter: always emotional. this is one of the most popular memorials in washington. this is veterans day. but every day of the year, you have hundreds and hundreds, thousands of people lining up, walking slowly, solemnly along that wall, looking at the names, carved in the black granite. looking at their reflections in the names and reflecting on the past. this is a war where 58,000 americans lost their lives. it's a tremendous, emotional scar for many, many people who lost those loved bon ones and knew people who did. the vietnam memorial, a huge attraction here in washington, d.c., want only on memorial day. but i am here because we are honoring the veterans of all wars. the president's going to speak in a little while. we will carry that live. but just wanted to take a look at what is happening here. there will be a arm at 1:00 with the secretary of veterans

and here at home a lot of reaction from lawmakers to unrest in egypt and the middle east, and steve centannilive for us in washington. steve? >> harris, the reaction is a wait and see attitude as officials watch how the political winds are blowing. in the meantime, the state department's putting out a warning that affects the u.s. embassy in cairo as you mentioned and it says in part, protesters outside of that north gate entrance with some molotov cocktails in some direction and while some landed on the embassy compound and no indication that this time the embassy itself is a target. on the sunday talk show, senator john mccain noted that morsi helped to stop the fighting between gaza and israel and suggested that u.s. aid to egypt now could be in jep jeopardy. we broker add cease-fire which is incredibly fragile, but this is not acceptable, not what the american taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress towards democracy. >> mccain says the u.s. could as marshal world public opinion against morsi, harris. >> harris: what about the democrats and their tone? i

steve centanni is live in new jersey. steve? >> reporter: hi, we're in manahawki new jersey. this is goes out the bay to long beach island. they're not letting cars out there including us because of a new emergency. not only was this beach area really hard hit by hurricane sandy with a lot of flooding and homes destroyed and a lot of people sent to shelters. now they have new flooding overnight because we had the nor'easter overnight with heavy, wet snow coming down. right on top of hurricane sandy. only nine days separating two storm emergencies. a double-whammy people out here extremely hard hit. we'll look at some pictures. not just new jersey. here we have three inches of snow on the ground. farther up in northern new jersey, new york, staten island, new york's central park and up into connecticut. as much as seven inches of snow on the ground. now the big problem for a lot of people here is not only this new flooding out here on long beach island, new jersey, but the power is out and it's cold. it was 32 degrees last night. it is reaching into the 40s now. a lot of peopl

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steve centanni, thank you very much. >> reporter: you bet.right now, dealing with the looming fiscal cliff. just as we told you, republicans are facing increasing pressure from conservatives not to cave in on additional taxes. the president and democrats feeling the heat from big labor. the unions are making a push to protect spending on social programs and demand higher taxes on the wealthy. fox business network's rich edson live from washington with more on that battle. rich? >> reporter: good afternoon, jon. as democrats and republicans try to iron out a debt deal, democrats are saying, look, when it comes to entitlements, we'll perhaps discuss that. republicans are saying the only way we'll talk increases in tax revenue is if there are changes to into entitlement spending, medicare, medicaid and social security. labor unions are saying no way, they're launching an ad campaign to target democrats and republicans, states like new jersey, pennsylvania and virginia. in a statement one of the unions says elected officials from both parties nee

steve centanni is live in washington. sounds wonderful, but does it work?porter: well, we'll find out. it's a test program that starts this month in san francisco then possibly will expand to other cities. the postal service calls it metro post. the post office picks up items once a day that are ordered online from certain retailers, and then they'd be delivered to customers' homes between 4 and 8 become the same day. instead of going through the usual processing, these packages would be transferred directly among the postal workers who pick them up and deliver them all for a flat fee of $10 a package. a spokeswoman told fox news this morning that metro post is an exciting new venture for the postal service. it gives retailers a way to provide a valuable additional service for their customers. we're in the best position to offer this since we deliver to every address in america every day. we look forward to a successful test. the trial follows recent moves by ore beg retailers -- big retailers including wall rt, e way and -- ebay and amazon. the postal serv

steve centanni on one wounded warrior is getting much needed help that hits home. >> it's a homecomingarine sergeant john peck never expected. a motorcycle motorcade. speeches. giant flags. and the keys to a brand new house paid for by two benefactors. the stephan siler tunnel to towers foundation named in honor of a 9/11 first spawnder and gary sinise foundation created by the actor and veterans advocate. sergeant peck very nearly gave his life to our country. suffering injuries in iraq and afghanistan and came home was a quadruple amputee. >> i real delay not find myself a hero. i find the people who did not come back. >> and peck paid tribute to one marine buddy in particular. >> he was one of the strongest marines i have ever met. and to this day, i miss him dearly. >> along with his mother lisa, a wounded warrior herself. john peck comes home to a 25 square foot smart house built especially with him in mind. this house is full of high tech features to make it more accessible for sergeant peck. for instance, this switch here you just push it down or do it on your ipad and the kitch

virginia, steve centanni. fox news. we salute all those have served to keep america safe. thank you to your families, your service, and your sacrifice and for being fair, balanced and unafraid. >> shepard: this is the fox report. tonight, the affair that brought down the general. the investigations begin and the questions mount about david petraeus. his mistress and their emails. thousands of emails. did his secret lover have access to national secrets? tonight, what she told people about the attack on our embassy in benghazi. and why the cia insists she doesn't know what she is talking about. plus, two weeks after super storm sandy, tens of thousands of americans are still in the dark. >> how long is it going to take to get our electricity back? >> i am very unhappy. [chanting] >> we certainly understand the frustration that's out there. [chanting] >> more trucks, more trucks. >> shepard: tonight, how long before the lights come back? and volunteers from louisiana bringing supplies to the northeast. pay back for all the help they got after hurricane katrina. >> we wanted

. >> gregg: national correspondent steve centanni with more. steve, what was unusual about today's commemoration? >> reporter: the vietnam memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of its dedication. the wall contains the numbers names of 58,000 americans killed in vietnam between 1958 and 1975. the name carved in the panels. ceremony, general a general was the main speaker. >> all of us who fought in vietnam came home changed, older than our years, tougher, more serious, no less vital but somehow less light-hearted. >> it marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of that war in vietnam. >> gregg: what other ceremonies were held in washington? >> you had the big event in arlington. a quiet remembrance the world war ii memorial. a few hundred of the surviving veterans from that war were on hand for the event. there are only a few of them, fewer every year since they are in their 80s and 90s. a few of them shared their thoughts with fox news. >> reporter: veterans' day is celebrated on november 11th. >>> on this veterans' day a special ceremony in t

. >> steve centanni is live in washington on this. steve, good morning.ld this fit for calls for comprehensive immigration reform? >> that is unclear. republicans seem to want take immigration piecemeal. at a capitol news conference they said that could be a starting point for that conversation on immigration. the very first step is similar to a proposal that senator marco rubio had been working on until the president took his unilateral action earlier this year. phaoub kwrorubio hasn't signed to this legislation yet. senator john mccain has. this is why senator hutchinson says these young people deserve a break stpw they want t break. >> they want to go to college and be part of our system. the best thing we can do to utilize their talents and the education they received is give them legal status and have them earn their way into permanent status. bill: how would this work, the achieve act. >> this would set up a three-stage visa system for those brought to the u.s. at a very young age. to qualify you have to be brought to the u.s. at 14 or younger. you

at the nation's capital at the vietnam memorial where steve centanni is live. t the vietnam memorial known as "the wall." the 30th anniversary of the dedication of this memorial and the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the vietnam war in which 58,000 americans lost their lives. there was also a ceremony earlier today where president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and said our veterans deserve all the help they can get. let's listen. >> no one who fights for this country overseas should ever have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head. or the care that they have earned when they come home. >> the president promised to continue attacking the claims backlog where veterans have to wait eight months or more to get results from a disability claim. earlier today, we had a ceremony also with the world war ii memorial, also fairly new here in washington, d.c. some several hundred world war ii veterans were there. there are fewer every year since they are now in their 80s and 90s most of them. we talk to a few of them about what the day means t

national correspondent steve centanni joins us live with more on that angle? >> u.s. lawmakers are looking at the moves by the egyptian president with a good deal of wariness not sure what it will take. violent clashes continue in cairo with the tear gas against demonstrators opposed to their president. he at home. senator john mccain if they take a more authoritarian turn they could pay a price. >> this is not acceptable. this is not what the united states and taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress towards democracy which he promised the people of egypt when you were elected president. >> reporter: now the egyptian president is putting himself above zwrui additional oversight they stressed the move was only temporary designed to hold people accountable in the previous regime but nevertheless democrats are nervous. one leading senator was asked what message should obama give the egyptian leader. >> he has to express those concerns and say obviously we wanted this change to be not just democratic but also be supportive of stability an

steve centanni joins me live from fred ris virginia. ttle bit about what they are doing there. >> reporter: the house you see behind me is being donated to a quadruple amputee who served in iraq and afghanistan, sergeant john peck. he first went to iraq and had a brain injure from an ied that went offer. he came back and went back to afghanistan, another ied went off and he lost all four of his limbs. they are donating houses to people so severely impacted by the wars across the country and hope to build dozen of them. this is about the 12th or 13th they've done. later on today they will have a ceremony here, that is why the big american flag flying. john peck will get the keys to his new house here on the sans lore civil war battlefield and he and his mother will live there. a very good story for veteran's day as we some of these people who have difficulty dealing with ordinary houses having a specially fitted smart house that he can use, that has special features, that will make it more livable for him. martha: what a wonderful thing t

martha: steve centanni is live in new jersey. steve, that area has been hit so hard and so many people still living through that. what is going on where you are? >> reporter: absolutely. a terrible one-two punch for people already devastated here by hurricane sandy. now we have this early nor'easter. we had a convergence of events a late hurricane and early nor'easter. nine days separating the two huge storms having terrible impact from new jersey, new york, connecticut. we have heavy wet snow. as you can see three inches of snow on the ground. john, pan over and take a look. this road clear behind me. a lot of snow on the trees. power lines are there. the problem there are still leaves on these trees. that makes branches heavy. the heavy wet snow comes down as it did all last night. makes the branch the weak. breaks them off, snaps them across the power lines and you have a big problem. 400,000 people out of power here in new jersey alone. that, as some people who already power back after hurricane sandy, and lost it again last n

national correspondent steve centanni live in washington with more on this. e, how exactly are they going after these counterfeiters? >> reporter: they're targeting web sites of so-called online predators who sell knockoffs of main merchandise and die sieve shoppers as part of their holiday shopping. it is an international effort between u.s. officials and euro pol in europe. dot eu and dot uk were targeted in a coordinated action and 132 different web sites were shut down on both continents. nike, louis vuitton, oakley sun wear among the bootleg items. some could affect health and safety including bootleg pharmaceuticals and baby seats. the head of customs enforcement in the u.s. talked with fox news. >> we want to make sure when people go online and buy legitimate nike set of shoes or nfl jersey they're getting the real thing. in many instances people who buy from the counterfeiters either won't get item at all, or when they do get it they realize it is shoddy and not what they paid for. good luck trying to go back to a counterfeiter for customer service. >>

steve centanni is live in union station.h a look at that. >> a very busy day here at union station in washington dc as 44 million americans take to the roads one way or another, taking the train, driving, taking the holiday weekend to see grandmother or whoever. that is up by less than 1% over last year. a bit of an increase. for rail travel, business is booming. a lot of people are turning to the trains. the ridership hit 31 million writers last year. that is the highest number in the busiest day. >> last year on the wednesday before thanksgiving, we had just over 138,000 passengers on the amtrak. on a typical wednesday he will see 70,000 passengers. a pretty significant travel day. we are happy to provide that connection for family and friends across the country. reporter: if you are flying, you can expect flights at the airport. the planes are going to be crowded and aaa expects a decline this year. just a little bit down. if you fly angeles, some airport workers are planning a protest. they were flight delays out of chic

steve centanni is live with that story. >> reporter: sergeant john peck received the keys a little whiletanding inside the 2500 square foot house near fredericks pw*uurg. it was given to him by two foundations. there was a ceremony to hand over the keys. it's a nice new house and especially designed for sergeant peck so that he can he's lie access everything in this building, and the hero himself who lost four limbs in afghanistan who says he's not a hero is here with us right now. sergeant john peck. how do you like your new house. >> it's amazing, i love it. can't wait to play around with all the buttons and everything. >> reporter: very high-tech isn't it. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: why do you say you're not a hero. >> because i really do not consider myself a hero. i was just the unfortunate one to step on an i ed. i really think the unsunk heroes, the guys who did not come back are the real true heros that deserve more. >> reporter: an ied in iraq and another one in afghanistan. why did you go back? >> because i love my job, it's fun. i mean i get to have brothers, and i know that th

steve centanni thz this has story. >> reporter: a select committee on capitol thoil find out if the white house has been candid. and arizona senator john mccain cited claims by the administration that conflict with a secret cable reviewed by fox news and told judge jeanine last night on fox that the president's trying to promote a false view of the terror threat. >> i think the major point is, is that the president of the united states wanted to say that lad osama bin laden is gone and al qaeda is on the run. cis is actually far, far stronger than they were four years ago. >> democrat on the sunday talks were asked if the president's running out the clock until after election day by refusing to comment on the libya attack. they insist that's not the case. the administration has released information as it became available and beyond that, the obama campaign insists the president has no reason to withhold informs and refused to provide security where it's needed. >> this president is 100% committed to the people of the -- he sends overseas personally to represent this country. he is the one