saw the blue sky here. blue sky here in dc. the conditions will continue through tomorrow and into the holiday. >> excellent. >> so it's been great weather heading this way. itis going to be even milder -- it's going to be even milder tomorrow. if you like the sunshine, you're in luck. we're going to be above average tomorrow. maybe even ten degrees above the average high for this time of year. here is a look at the current conditions. temperatures not too bad for all of the folks lining up outside doing the crazy shopping thing tonight and early tomorrow morning. 47 right now in downtown. down to the mid 30s in culpeper and around hagerstown. 49 in gaithersburg. 41 degrees. now, here is a look at your satellite and radar picture where thanks to high pressure, we have got clear skies and basically tomorrow the conditions will be milder because of that ridge of high pressure remaining in control through the next couple of days. here this weekend is really shaping up to be a really fantastic weekend, especially for the end of sept

the dc campaign to prevent teen pregnancy is committed to making sure children are born into stable, arent families. who are ready to take on the responsibility of raising the next generation. programs like this make sure that they are successful. 17-year-old sharon netta partly is familiar with teen behavior and talks candidly to her friends. >> i can help people my age. and let girls know that they are -- there are many other choices other than just becoming pregnant or getting an std or having troubles with domestic violence or anything that hearing this from me at the might change their mind. >> the the finished product will look like this. it is refreshing to hear teen girls talk about futures that are bright, and positive. >> you want to be? >> best ball player,. >> a lawyer,. >> a child family and school social work gerry entrepreneur. >> >> reporter: -- an entrepreneur. >> reporter: the dc campaign wants to cut the teen pregnancy rate in half by 2015. the gannett foundation, our parent foundation, has donated $5000 toward that goal. for more information go to my website, j. c.

the city. i was born in dc. it's sad, but that's reality. e,. >> university of maryland police confirm they are activelyctiv investigating the possibilityilt that the robberies on both campuses were committed by the same men. the suspect taken into custody is identified by dc police as 22-year-old quinton johnson ofof rocking ham, north carolina. he is charged with robbery,obbe using force and violence. the second suspect is still onn the loose.. >>> team-mine new 3 until the congressional super committeeco hits its deadline. lawmakers need a reach a deal on more than a trillion dollars in savings. so what happens if they don't? fox news sunday asks about the threat of another creditdit downgrade. >>> and gwen is back with another look at the weather, and that all-important thanksgiving haweek preview. stay with us.us. fox 5 morning for news will be right back.  >> we're on the divide.e. the congressional superessi committee is stalled as the deadline approaches. a the panel has been asked to finn more than a trillion dol

he put them in the dc public schools. >> the schools were a disaster. the worst in america. although only 8 percent of these kids were on grade level. there was something odd about how the teachers went. >> how good is the adult doing? >> how good are the teachers doing? >> i found that 95 percent of the adults were being rated for doing a great job. >> how could you have a great system we are doing a great job for our kids only 8 percent success. >> he visited schools and saw efrp pee schoo-- empty classroo. >> i go to the first classroom 5 kids in the classroom. second class 9 kids. third 3 kids. 7 kids. what's going on? finally i get to the 5th or 6th class i ask the teacher, where are all of the kids? she said, well it's friday. i thought really? i couldn't believe that was the answer. i said is that all? she said, no. i thought great she is going to tell me some are on a field trip. she said it's raining, too. >> it turned out not every classroom was. attendance varied by teacher. >> i am walking through finishing my visit and i walk into one class

. >> they came down from new york, making the trip, heading to dc. they plan to leave the square around 7:00 or 8:00. they've been spending time with us since saturday. from here they will head to lorel and make the journal to dc, walking the entire 230 miles. we heard one protester was doing the trip in bare feet. they started from zuccotti park. the plan is to arrive in dc wednesday with the goal of making voices heard to members of the super committee responsible for bringing down the debt. protesters want to make a statement about social injustice and corporate agreed. they will oh occupy the highway again leaving from mckeldin square to dc. >>> it was a case that made headlines, developing story now, the chancellor for the university of california plans to meet with protesters following a pepper spraying incident. video of the incident which went viral is showing an officer walking along the line of demonstrators shooting the spray in their faces. >>> a pit bull was set on fire. the twin brothers accused, a second trial will begin in the case. sh

>> reporter: the 21-year-old ortega hernandez is believed to be from idaho but apparently came to the dc area in the past few weeks. he is said to have a history of mental illness and a criminal record that includes assaulting a police officer. this man who recently met ortega hernandez says the alleged white house shooter compared president obama to the anti-christ. >> he seemed very sincere in what he believed. but he did seem rather troubled. >> reporter: the arrest of ortega hernandez came on the same day that the secret service says they found a bullet that shattered a white house window but was then stopped by bulletproof glass. another bullet was found on the white house grounds. tests are now being done to determine if the bullets came from the assault rifle found in ortega hernandez's car which police say he abandoned immediately after the shooting. >> the white house is a knock out for all of these nuts who want to kill the president. >> reporter: an author wrote a book about the secret service. despite the fact that a gunman was able to get off a few shots at the white house a

i just got off the phone with james adams, with the our dc movement not to be confused with the occupy dc movement. he said the march to key bridge is part of a national day of action his group organized they are being joined by the occupy dc group this is important in speaking with james adams this morning he said his group our dc is not planning to interfere with traffic on the key bridge but rather have a protest on the periphery and make their point about wanting more jobs in this country however they do not have a connection or affiliation with occupy dc. i will hash this out in the next hour and let you know what is going to happen. with a big stream of people heading down to the key bridge, it is likely to draw attention from commuters and thus cause problems more in the 8:00 a.m. hour. i am stacy cohen back to you. >> thank you other news the man suspected of shooting at the white house waiting to go in front of a judge in pennsylvania this afternoon. 21-year-old oscar ortega hernandez was arrested at a hotel in pennsylvania. he is accused of firing shots from constitution aven

by the way this saturday greater dc heart walk. hope you can come and join me as well. the weather looks chilly on saturday morning. a saturday in november, what do you expect right? >> the bus stop forecast, a chill in the air. jackets, gloves, maybe 30s and 40s. high clouds and a touch of fog over toward cambridge. sunrise 7:37. by monday that sunrise will be 6:40 standard time as we turn the clocks back this weekend. winds out of the south all day, between 5 and 10 miles per hour with a 4:00 temperature of 62. we will be 63, 64 for the high today, which is just about average. average temperatures are 63 and 45. and by 8:00 p.m. 56. there will be high clouds and more clouds will be moving in overnight. 41 for the east and mid-30s areas to the west areas like winchester & co.ber land at 36. gaithersburg, upper 40s right on the bay there. let's show you what is going on at reagan national. 46. high, thin thousand dollars we are talking about. you can see through that south winds at 6. do you points in the low 40s. the wind chill makes it feel like 43. high clouds are sho

why is the city spending tax dollars to provide support for the occupy dc protesters? are forcing the average citizen away from the downtown area and the money they would bring to the local businesses and restaurants goes elsewhere. it is time to follow existing laws and stop the overnight campouts. and then there was this on those security cameras proposed for cafeterias. some say the ideas to invasive and overkill. kevin not one of those people. those against the security cameras will only be against them until something happens. especially if it happens to their child. the cameras are not only needed to make sure the kids are on their best behavior, but the teachers and faculty as well. all right, why not cameras in the classrooms? let me ask you this. do you need a camera to make sure you are on your best behavior? and then there was this from our good friend, deb, in arlington. who says give those gop candidates a break. i have to defend herman cain, rick perry, and anyone on the campaign trail. no wonder they suffer from brain freeze. they are exhausted and hound

the videos are from maryland, virginia, and all four quad rents of dc this shows a driver making a rightand a pedestrian walks in front of the bus the driver has to slam on the brakes now watch as this driver is cruising along and out of nowhere, someone runs right across the street again the driver has to make an instant stop with that 40-foot bus and then this one, bicyclists also present a danger on the road, one rider is hidden by a passing bus and then rides along the middle of the intersection. as you know, you play those kind of games and something is bound to happen at one point or another. okay right now, you know, the pace of bus drivers getting into accidents numbers are low compared to situations on the video. metro tells us, they are taught to react quickly, we have posted all of that video in case you want to take a look at some of the stuff again we have posted that on our website myfoxdc.com. that is your latest here from northwest back to you in studio. >> thank you very much good news for federal workers perhaps if we get another monster snow storm like last january thi

the dc area is home to one of the largest penn state alumni populations outside of pennsylvania. >>> there is a new report out that says metro's radio system is plagued with dead zones. the washington examiner quotes a police union official who says the most recent failure? halloween night. the problem led to confusion as a pepper spray was released in the foggy bottom station. the agency hopes to seek contracts this month, but it will still take years to upgrade all that have radio equipment. >>> the hearing is scheduled today for the so-called big box stores. there is a new bill that would require large retail stores to enter into a community benefits agreement with at least three civic organizations, assistance from the county would be limited without the agreement. the large retail store is one that occupies a footprint of at least 75,000 area feet. andrea? >> thank you, mike. >>> we are focused on getting you hired. as every monday, we focus on jobs. we are looking at a profession that is in demand. chris brink man from robert half technology joins us and you are focusing on int

the premises dc police are carrying to occupy protestors. not evicting the demonstrators from the park. instead they have posted signs reminding the demonstrators about the park rules and that if you break the law, you will get thrown in jail. however, it seems the group has found a loophole around one of the rules. that is the one that says no camping. >> we're not camping. we're holding a 24-hour vigil. >> you know, there is a blur of fine line between camping and a 24-hour vigil. can you admit that? >> that is correct. yes. >> well, park police did arrest two protestors today. one was seen with the illegal drugs. meanwhile, a spokesperson for the park police tells us they are taking what they call a conservative approach because they want to allow people to exercise their rights. occupiers say they hope to clean other parks as a way to give something back. >>> top. >> well, back to reality. i mean, nothing crazy cold but much different than what we've had. here is your wakeup weather. look for temperatures to start 39-44 at 5:00. upper 30

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the spies were traded with four russians convicted of spying for the west. >>> the judge has found a dcan guilty of trying to poison stray cats in the neighborhood. she is nico dauphine. she left rat poison out. call it ironic, but she is a researcher at the national zoo. she studied how domestic cats can harm wildlife, including birds. >>> well, tonight some college students in maryland have their fingers crossed to be able to move into their new place, a cruise ship. in the meantime, some 240 students will be living on the ship but they have been forced out of their dorms at st. mary's college because there was mold. cleanup will take months so the school decided rather than scatter the kids, why not put them all aboard this rented ship. and the college president says it's quite fitting. >>> top. >> what you're looking at behind me now is once the students got to st. mary's. until the bridge was built, this is the way they got here. >> the students will pretty much have free run of the ship from the ballroom all the way to the satellite tv. >>> now let's go to top. >> that's pretty ni

right now down at the dc convention center, the american prosperity dinner is letting out and occupy d.c. protesters are angry by the right wing agenda of the cook brothers who are the major sponsors. live with the latest from there. gary. >> derek, pardon me if i have difficulty hearing you. forgive me if i repeat information you have already given. we are at new york avenue in northwest d.c. at mt. vernon place just outside the convention center where a group of conservatives were meeting for a conference that were bringing folks from all over the country. closed intersections for several hours so there were backup traffic in the intersections around the convention center and confronted the people coming out of the conference. a block away, some feisty conservatives got into a pushing match verbally with some feisty demonstrators and here's a taste of what that was like. the confrontation you are seeing took place at 10:30 after occupy dc protesters marched to and then surrounded the convention center blocking the exit so that participates in the conservative americans for prosperi

occupy protesters are occupying the highway marching from new york to dc. ived in baltimore. they are heading onto the final destination, that's our nation's capitol. linda so is live with more on what the group did this weekend and what they plan to do once they arrive in dc. they are leaving in less than an hour. plan to leave at 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. they arrive in baltimore on saturday and have been spending time with occupy baltimore protesters. from here to lorel and dc. walking the entire 230 miles. we heard one protester was doing the entire trip in bare feet. they started from new york zuccotti park on november 9th. the plan to arrive in dc wednesday to make voices heard to the member of the sewer committee. they want to make a statement about social injustice and corporate agreed. they will occupy the highway again heading to dc. >>> live pictures out of egypt. following a big story in cairo. deadly violence you are seeing groups gather. we have been showing you throughout the course of the morning as demonstrators barricaded themselves in. a

that's why we bought a subaru. >>> unlike other occupy protests around the country the dc protest has been basically peaceful and violence free the protest here began more than a month ago in other cities around the country police are moving in to remove protestors from parks and other encampments this was the scene in oakland, police warning protestors to move on from city hall but some refused. >> i want to be out here and say people have a right to assemble and to protest what the government is doing. >>> officers also moved in on protestors in oregon, colorado, utah, police say the encampments in many places have become health and safety hazards. >> fears of a nuclear iran have world leaders weighing options. international atomic energy agency suggests iran may be conducting experiments to develop nukes. president obama says a nuclear iran is a direct threat to israel nothing is off the table. >>> an iran with a nuclear weapon would pose a security threat not only to the region but also united states. >> they said they are not trying to build a bomb just testing possibilities for

the transit agency is teeming up with the dc government to add 26 drivers to its ranks. artment of employment services is now accepting applications, evening screen at its headquarters. all part of the mayor's one city one hire jobs program. >>> sts say dc police and city leaders are not doing enough to keep transgender people safe from hate crimes. today several activists testified in front of a committee chaired by the council member phil mendelson outlining what they believe are discrepancies between what they hear in the community and what police are reporting. >> transgender people always reported feeling unsafe, when they go about their lives in dc. after this past summer that feeling has been exacerbated. virtually none of these crimes have been classified as bias-related. there's little doubt that hate has indeed played a role in these tragedies. >> activist organizations reporting 300% increase in so-called bad date reports which involve violent crimes. that's since 2010. out of all the pages they say dc police only classified three as bias-related crimes. >>> th

the sun for our particular trade. we provided employment for over 75,000 dc area residents in the last 64 years. during my years in construction, i personally have overseen over 50 high-rise concrete structures and proud to provide employment for over several thousand construction workers here in dc and the carolinas and active in a number of organizations here locally including the dc construction trades academy in the senior high school providing the only vocational training available for construction workers in the district of columbia. i first heard the term "green collar jobs" about four years ago. like many, i didn't know what the term meant, and since so much of the focus was in my industry, i thought it was wise to learn more about it. i learned the term was more political than actual. it was clear that it was a new label on jobs that existed for years. the public relations effort are trying to claim this is something now here, and unfortunately, that's not the case. considering this, consider the following example. it's the clearest i've seen. this is by a gentleman from the texas work f

. >> next week, the dc council will aim at gas price gouging. that measure would require every gas station to be operating independently. it would also allow station operators to buy from whomever has the best price. the city investigation in the group went down. the springfield, virginia, based company owns or operates more than 40% of gas stations in d.c., including every single exxon station. the company is being sued by some of its own station owners who say it over charges them for gas. >>> well just when you thought the weather just couldn't get any better today, it got a little better. top, is it going to keep getting better? >> i'm sure there was one, but sunny and 68 with light winds, that's tough to beat. we are going to keep it one more day, derek. here are the temperatures right now. temperatures fall pretty quickly now after sunset. grab a light jacket. 58 downtown. 46 in manassas. 45 already in culpeper and 55 in gaithersburg. so for tonight, clear and chilly. give it a one blanket night. light winds. we'll come back. we'll talk abo

there are some heavier showers coming out of south in the southern maryland and the dc area. the main, rain left to come through, now in western, see a large swath of prescriptionation. that'll come in later this evening. temperatures cooling off with that. scattered showers and heavier downpour late tonight. then clear out. how much colder it gets come. >>> turns out, the person stuck in the chimney was a bringing gifts. we'll explain coming up. >>> plus it's a texting that's really wracking up the charges on your cell phone. we're working for you tonight with new apps that will let you text for free. >>> look at this, court house, apparently on the loose in tennessee after a crash full of tractor trailers were involved in a crash. one of the big registration carrying a load of cattle reason into the median, landed across the westbound lanes. truck following behind then hit the middle of the trailer causing it to overturn. the trailer was carrying more than 50 cattle, unfortunately 20 did die and some drivers were hurt. >>> no, that is not santa claus stuck in the chimney, it

the latest flash rob to hit the dc area. er: it's a trend that we're seeing just way too much. this time it was saturday night just before midnight. the pack of 50 teenagers walked into the 7-11 store. they ripped the place up. but what they didn't know is that this surveillance camera was catching their dirty dealings. they start off a few at a time. and before you know it, 50 teenagers pack into the 7-11 off of tech road in silver spring. some loaded their pockets and hands with food, drinks and candy. then they stormed away without paying. >> i thought it was real crazy. that was uncivilized man. >> reporter: take a good look at the video. montgomery county police are hoping the public can recognize some of the teens and lead detectives to them. those who frequent the 24-hour convenient store are now asking security be tightened up. >> more police officers or at least security or something, you know. >> reporter: investigators say only a few of the teenagers were stopped in a nearby parking lot when police responded to the

this morning, they will be head for baltimore on the way to dc. and sherrie johnson has more on what the groups plan to do when they get here. >> reporter: occupy wall street is occupying the highways. a group of occupy new york cityprotesters are marching to washington, d.c. a small group made their way from new york to havre de grace as of last night and will head for baltimore on the way to dc. they want to protest at white house in time for november 23rd congressional deficit reduction committee. the committee will decide whether or not to heed bush era tax cuts that protesters say are for the wealthy. the final destination is mcpherson square the home of occupy dc. now the occupy highway hikerswill stop in the 11 seties before reaching washington, d.c. on november 23rd. and we have a story in the home page but if you click in the story, the face bock fan peage and they have-- facebook fan peage and they have over 13 -- page, they have over 132,000 people that like the page and they have the latest information on the walk and what they are doin

by the way, are under the veterans day storm back in the 80's the primary abode of snow to the dc area and about half of what to baltimore but that's also in the record books when we talk about what we would expect. 56 here, we are losing about two and half minutes of daylight each day. >>> 40 in baltimore and 30's to the west, cool air starting to spill its way in. out of the mountains and for his doctor with the shows to expect coming out of the great lakes on them through central pennsylvania. pull this back whiter and received some wider showers, coastal showers there and you see the frontal boundary and snow showers into the great lakes. more sun. sun. stop in annapolis and east of sure. gus at 30 miles per hour tonight and we will slip it back down into the 20's. >>> port 53:00 and here's tiny with traffic. >> if you are traveling about way, no problems to report. the thing i thought that was good and fine also. a lot look at our traffic cameras, 95 at 175, good to go from the bridge down to twisty, very light volume. 95 through south of the beltway, as you can see their southbou

the issue is congress meets too often and government has grown out of control and if you go down the dc hallways, you can shoot an arrow and not hit everybody. texas' economy is doing nicely. >> rick, that was the original idea of our founding fathers to have it a part-time job. >> this is a idea that might be best forgotten. if you are a do nothing congress yeah, do nothing. if you are going to function in the way we need congress to function, there isle work to be done 365 days a year. >> the point is, they are doing too much and getting involved too much in our personal lives and business. >> yeah, leave the light bulbs alone. we can choose them ourselves. heck, these guys can't pass a budget. whether sevendays oring willy days. it is parkinson law work expands to fill the time. they might do something positive. >> they are there so often. they are looking at baseball steroids for god's sakes. they are in all sorts of things they shouldn't be into. >> i agree there is a problem in washington. i don't know if this is the way to fix it. i like the idea of turning off the air condition

why are you so famous. >> we are very famous 1943 we were the family that introduced pizza to dc there. so before any of the papa johns and all the other delivery systems, we were here. >> you are still here. >> and we plan to stay here another 68 years. >> since they opened their doors, 68 years ago today, they are offering up a special 1943 menu what was on the menu then is on the menu now if you come in and don't know what to order they say get the pizza. >> so n chef do you still use some of the original recipes. >> the same recipe we have in 1943, keeping in the family. >> can you tell me any secrets? >> no. >> all right his interview is over. >> no, but what makes your pizza so special? >> it is the crust, the dough. >> yeah. >> you don't have good crust forget it where do you go from there. >> yes, pizza bread. >> car mine is actually working here this morning so hard so carmine since you are indeed the executive chef tell me about the specialty of your pizza here and how you go about making it. >> well, specialty is with all 68 years, we need a lot of good things and some tim

what the video didn't show was how one fell. for that, dc occupy tonight posted this new clip on its website showing a man from the convention pushing through the crowd and toppling over the witness. five protestors were struck by a car after it cut through the crowd blocking the road. police didn't charge the driver but he intentionally drove towards them. >> we do appreciate the police escorts we've had on the marches. i think overall we have had a good relationship with them and i'm confident our marches and protests will be as good as they have. >> reporter: but the police have said the aggressive nature of friday's demonstration officers are now adjusting their tactic. demonstrators here tell me tomorrow they will unveil new video that shows police officers were the aggressors on friday. >>> the saga over who is to blame in michael jackson's death has come to an end. >> we the jury find the defendant conrad robert murray guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> and it took that jury less than nine hours to pin the pop star's

this morning they are head for baltimore on the way to dc. the hikers wouldn't to protest in time for the congressional deficit reduction hearing. the destination is the mcpherson square the home of occupy dc. occupy the highway hikers plan to stop in 11 cities before reaching washington, d.c. on november 23rd if you want more information head to abc2 news.com and the story is in the slide show occupy wall street, but once you head to the story, you can click in the middle of the story on the facebook fan page. here you can see a list of all the different things they are doing and they have been talking a little bit about the walk and thanking people for participating. and they have 132,000 people that like this page and over 21,000 are talking about it. they offer tips on what to do if you are arrested. how to handle police conduct. so, a lot of different information there. you can head to the website and you will find all the information. reporting live in the interactive news center, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> some plans may have not g

you need the proper security. >> really, dc government should fit the bill and have police officers in these establishments or close to them. >> reporter: curtis thornton operates the bistro restaurant nearby which turns into a nightclub on weekends. >> reporter: security personnel in clubs are not police officers. they still can get assault charges and seriously injured without the proper weapons and tools. you like the late nightclubs? >> everybody does. >> reporter: we are told by dc council member phil mend el son, businesses pay for extra police presence outside of their establishment. we don't have the details, this place has had problems before and some are questioning why this place continues to have a liquor license. the councilman says under no circumstances would he introduce legislation that would permit dc police officers to work off-duty. years ago over on missouri avenue you had an officer doing that. he was shot and killed. since then theyed legislation that specifically prohibits cops from working off-duty. >> clearly extra risk. thanks a lot bruce. >> reporter: he jus

the first account according to dc police on the scene said begun fire between two cars was -- gunfire between two cars was exchanged between 16th and constitution. that is near the white house and the washington monument. this car that was left abandoned is believed to have been involved, but no one was found inside the car. now u.s. park police say they're the ones in charge of the investigation and they have no evidence suggesting that any shots were fired. according to them, they're simply investigating the sounds of shots fired. >> right now we don't have any evidence that we recovered that shots had been fired. we did respond to a report that there was a sound of shots fired. right now we're looking for evidence of shots fired to see if there is any shell casings or anything like that. >> reporter: all right, folks. back out live here. just seconds ago this area here once again opened up to the traffic. u.s. park police did have it locked down. but, again, they did find a rifle. a rifle was discovered inside a car that they were investigating. right now still no word as to exactl

their son was a captain and deployed to iraq in 2008 for a year. >>> nashville, coming to the capitol, a live look at dcesident, first lady, tonight hosting the country music and performance of the white house. catch that live at white house .gov. >>> dancing with the stars ballroom tonight. performing final dances before the winner is announced tuesday. finales begin at 8:00. catch it here on abc2 news. >>> sunday night football night america, philadelphia eagles led by backup vince young. remember him? took down the new york giants 17-10. not the kind of job a homeowner wants to do, sometimes it's got to be done. one question that got herman cain choked up. why you may want to avoid buying electronic items on black friday. why the mega deals will not be offered thursday or friday. good morning maryland continues in the 6:00 hour. back in a bit. >>> second trial starts today. i'm sherrie johnson, details on this story coming up. >>> police in new york seek a lone terrorist. the full story coming up. >>> occupy protesters will march along the highway to dc. when they will be leaving baltimore this morni

she met with cain at the time and place she talked about and came to dc at the time as well. she has the affidavits from the people she did tell about the alleged incident when it allegedly happened. could all of this be nonsense? sure. however, now four women say there is an issue here. not to mention the $70,000 worth of payoffs to two of them. if we didn't report this, we wouldn't do our job. to our sad and local profootball team, the skins making it four losses in a row yesterday, yet our good friend craig somehow has found an upside. the redskins did better than i expected yesterday. the defense is back, but we still need the offense. looking at the remaining schedule, i realize that the better part of the season may be behind us. there may be no simple solution for the redskins, but i will be there to support them whether it's rain or shine. you know what, craig, that is the very definition of love is when you hang in there, even though it's tough. you can be with us at mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be back here tonight at

the board. lesli. >> see what happens, bruce, thank you for that. dc residents make up more than half the riders on metro buses, but it turns out very few city buses are getting jobs with the transit agency. >> good news from the office today was that 26 unemployed people were ready to take the test to become metro bus operators. >> why can't we close down after 42 years? >> disappointing if not shocking news came when a metro official gave a percentage for the number of dc residents already employed by metro in any job. >> 4 to 5% of our employees come out of the district. >> did you know that? >> no, i did not. >> by mid afternoon, metro was adjusting the percentage. saying of its 11,000 workers, 1500 actually live in the city. that's 14%. still way too low for dc employment services director, lisa mallory. >> problem was that individuals from the district of columbia were not clear about what the requirements are. >> dc will now prescreen its applicants to metro and other agencies. metro says it will do more to reach out to dc residents. bruce johns

that anti semietic thing and other, you know, offences i put him on the list. >> kwame brown. >> the dcncil chairman gets on the list of course, at a time of tight budgets and cut backs he asked tax payers to pay nearly $2,000 a month so he could have a fully loaded lincoln navigator sports utility vehicle and then had the gall to send it back when the seats weren't the right color. >> right. >> he did get rid of it in the end after much up roar but just for doing it in the first place. >>> let's talk about why you made the list along with a virginia state senator. >> he got on the list because he predicted definitively in august the democrats would retain control of the state senate he said it was over, we were a cinch to win it and now with the lieutenant governor breaking ties republicans have control of the state senate i put myself on the list as well because my predictions in that samovar gin yeah election just a few weeks ago were not that -- same, virginia election, were not that great. i under estimated, i hedged things because i am a journalist but i did indicate i thought the

it is the first cup win to david beckham and the third overall for almost a. only dc united has won more titles. >>> quite a weekend at college football. a bunch of undefeated teams losing, which is good news for hokie fans. virginia tech's fifth in the standings. on top of the rankings lsu, still at the top of the heap on bc s, followed by alabama and arkansas. arkansas and lsu play friday. >>> terrapins basketball coach mark turning inwas with the team despite battling kidney stones. terrapins fall 8-63. >>> in charlottesville sunday they hosted the lady vols. uva tops number three, tennessee 69-64. they are now 4-0. >>> it is 6:25. in ten minutes we are helping you get hired. learn how to turn that part- time holiday seasonal job into a full-time gig. >>> up next, deal or no deal. the deficit super committee. learn why the automatic cuts might not be so automatic after all. >> reporter: good morning. the good news is outer loop west of 355 rockville pike crash cleared out of the way. the back-up is to college park. good morning you are watching 9news now. we'll be

. >>> the dc area could be hit hard by mandatory federal budget cuts. later today the deficit super committee may indeed announce they are at an impasse. >>> at 59:00, when the last race was over, two drivers were still tied in nascar points for the chase. find out how the championship was decided. >>> howard says we can endure the rain early this week. it gets better by thanksgiving. its forecast first, when we come back. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news. it is coming up on 5:15 this monday morning. balmy, we say but drizzle and a little fog. >> one of those days where the humidity is going to get you i can't it is up and it is going to be like that. we have drizzle and fog. right now most of the showers have left the region. but that doesn't mean they are going to stay away all day either. we have a threat for a few more midday and even this afternoon. fog is the big issue, north of washington. visibility south or anywhere of ten miles at andrews air force base. look at the areas from leesburg north. a half mile to a quarter mile. hopefully n

>>> we are hearing far different versions of the show down between a driver and occupy dc demonstrators, one of the people caught up in the ruckus speaks out. >> two strong earthquakes rocks oklahoma. one the largest recordrd in the state's history. >> red skins try to right things at the fedex field. the 49ers are in town we have a preview. i am dave ross. >> 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 int

school every day that is what i want from my child and that is what i would like to ensure to the parents of dc public schools that is what we are in the process of creating. >> we have a lot going on you have a busy schedule. >> and a long way to go. >> yes we are happy when you come in and talk about it thank you for taking the time to do that. >> thank you for having me. >> all right, dc schools chancellor alison. >>> another big story we are following students at frost burg state university mourning the loss of a classmate police say she was stabbed and killed by another student let's get more on what happened from fox 5s. stacy cohen live in the newsroom. >> well, good morning to you again 19-year-old courtney mccoy was trying to break up a fight when she was killed, this happened sunday around 2:00 a.m. at a house just across from the western maryland campus the 23- year-old frost burg senior named shenae leggens is accused in this crime. mccoy grew up in baltimore she was a physics major, worked as a residence advisor on campus and called herself a flower child on facebook. >> very helpf

. >> reporter: she always wanted to be graded on her coaching, but her players at the dc school admit that having a woman coach in a brutal male sport was not easy to accept at first. what did she have to overcome being a female coach? >> the male. and also the negativity and hate. >> reporter: right. guys didn't want to play for a woman? >> yes. >> reporter: cool ij high colts hit bottom in 2010 finishing well below 500. this year with the same players, natalie randolph and team finished the season with eight wins and only two losses. >> it's been great. it's still hard. still the same issues. >> reporter: the play tomorrow for the city title in the turkey bowl against perennial power house dunbar. >> football has been great. >> she shows more love, more enthusiasm, she gives us more personally than a male coach who. >> reporter: coach randolph's players were helping serve three dinners today. the coach also winning in the classroom these days. >> it seems like we play average. >> reporter: the whole team averaging 3.0? >> she has 19 seniors on her squad. every single one is going to

. >> president obama also eliminated the dc opportunity scholarship program. ere was a program for a fraction of the price of what it costs to send children to public schools in dc was having an impact on their achievement. >> i cannot let you getaway with that. in fact the children in the voucher schools did worse than the children n public schools and now that you brought up that fact i had to correct it. if i can speak to this it's important what the president is doing. this should have gone through the legislative process. that is bipartisan agreement on this that can you not get anything through and he has said this program is too valuable early childhood education is too valuable to wait for some republicans who don't want to move on health start, no child left behind and anything in the united states congress today. >> $7 billion in an economy where we are struggling as a nation, of course no one wants to leave anybody behind and we are concerned about our primary care of children in terms of education but we need to look at what we those who are parents

route 40 to baltimore on the way to dc. the hikers want to protest the white -- at the white house in time for the november 23rd congregga deficit reduction committee which will decide whether or not to keep president obama's extension of bush era tax cuts. protesters say the cuts benefit rich americans. the final destination is mcpherson square which is the home of occupy dc. now occupy the highway hikers plan to stop in 11 cities before reaching washington, d.c. on november 23rd. reporting live in interactive news center sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> it's a water front life kicking off in the inner harbor a spectacular packed with events taking place all along the waters and a preview let's turn things over to abc2 news with corinne redman with what's going on outside the power plant right? >> reporter: we are outside the power plant because it's one of the event locations where it's awater front life. it will take place from the inner harbor to harbor east and joining us is beth who has been with us all morning to tell