wilkins, now! >> it's a modern-day lynching. >> mr. wilkins!ou are not to speak, sir. >> he doesn't have any formal legal experience, and the stakes are high. >> i told you before, i can't tell you how to practice your craft. but, sir, you can't include evidence in questions. you must ask people questions. >> june 26th is the last day of testimony, and officer shawn humphrey is the last witness to take the stand. his testimony is pivotal. it could discredit wilkins' alibi. >> i was there to testify with regards to a female who claims she was with the defendant the day his crime occurred. however, she had reported in to the office to see me that day in dayton. >> mr. humphries, being that sharida didn't notify you that -- >> wilkins begins to cross-examine humphrey, but then all of a sudden he seems to be having a heart attack. >> excuse me. hold on a second. >> he had asked me, i believe, two questions at the time, and then he grabbed his chest, asked the judge if he could have a minute. >> your honor, excuse me for a second. i need -- i need s

wilkins says polock johnny's...is a victim of more competition...eies...like subway...and...a still struggling economy.(wilkins) "i don't know wherer they went at but they wasn't comin' here."(rydell) "but diane wilkins is telling her customers that while this stall herer at lexington market will close by the end of the week, it won't mean the end of polock johnny's in baltimore." two other locations will remain open... and wilkins...will soon be making those famous sandwiches...at security square mall."so if you want to see me i'll be there serving up hot dogs as usual."and she hopes her loyal customers... won't forget. at lexington market...john rydell, fox 45 news at ten. polock johnny's... is expected toofficially close at lexington marketthis saturday. 3 baltimore's historic courthouse is a fire hazard... im karen parks and i'll have details of a new report.....first on fox.... the biggest mall in the country turns into a brawl. how this riot started and the injuries caused as people started throwing chairs. a top security firm is targeted by h

this is wilkins avenue. outer loop delays coming toward us as you approached the accident scene. this is 95 out of the white marsh area. building in a volume down towards the beltway. we will keep you posted on all those problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the death toll is at 61 as the massive fire sweeps through a hospital in india. the fire started in the basement of the hospital. most of the victims died of suffocation. there are reports that hospital staff fled to safety rather than helping patients. jerry sandusky is confined to his home this morning after posting $250,000 bail. two more accusers came forward and the faces more than 50 charges. police in oklahoma have arrested a woman who they say try to cook up meth side a walmart store. she had been inside the store for least six hours. one officer suffered minor injuries when one of the bottles bubbled over, burning his hand. no one else was hurt. >> the science of the season have been good ones for retailers. sales in november were

this is the beltway that wilkins avenue. the outer loop is a bit heavier than it was a few minutes ago. that is to be expected. no delays. the harrisburg expressway, southbound traffic looking good. number brown is no problem, either --north bound is no problem either. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're starting out with some clouds. 48 degrees at the airport. this is the first day of winter. the first part of winter because it is the shortest day of the year. we have nine hours and 24 minutes of some light today. it means the earth is tilted as far as possible away from the sun. the sun is the lowest in the sky. each day after this will be getting longer with a couple more seconds of daylight tomorrow. we will gain a whole minute by the end of the week. a very mild start to the winter season. details when we come back. >> we all know those holiday calories are quickly followed by new year's resolutions to lose weight. erika edwards introduces us to a new weight-loss program that motivates dieters over the phon

local mall is taking shopping to a whole new level. >> this is 695 and wilkins avenue.ds are wet but otherwise a pretty decent morning this morning. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have rain again this morning. one accident in at rosedale at philadelphia road. so far so good. speeds are average. 57 on the north side towards the harrisburg expressway. so far so good on the on 59 on the harrisburg expressway coming down from padonia road. so far so good coming down from franklin boulevard. this is the east side of the beltway at pulaski highway. that continues to run smoothly. you can see the roads are wet. this is wilkins avenue. that is out of the traffic. as delays ill heavier start to form. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. the 27, 54 bus operating with delays. a diversion affecting the 20 bus. i wrote on schedule. natcher subway on time.

i'm tracee wilkins live this morning.to you all in the studio, joe. >> tracee, thanks very much. >>> now this story, a connecticut woman was hurt base jumping in virginia. she and another climbed to the top of the weta television tower, radio tower in arlington on wednesday night. she was the first to jump but got injured when her parachute got stuck in a tree. the others all ran away and left her hanging there. base jumping has become more and more popular with participants videotaping their jumps and posting them on youtube. all five base jumpers were charged with trespassing. no word on where their next potential stunt will take place or when the charges will be heard. >>> the d.c. council is taking jabs for its annual holiday party. it was held in the washington court hotel near capitol hill, and it was reportedly paid for using council members' constituent service funds. those are the $80,000 accounts that are supposed to help needy constituents. >> well, what we found is that only an average of 12 cents for every do

through the columbia region. 695, wilkins , the west side, inner and outer loop moving well between wilkins and i-70. >>> hearing continues in fort meade for the army private accused of leaking classified information to wikileaks. linda so is here with what is expected. >> we heard three days of testimony. later this morning expecting testimony from the witness that could include classified information. the hearing went on through the weekend expected to last several days but may take weeks to decide where man willing be court-martialed. the army private is accused of leaking thousands of files to wikileaks. a investigator found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables. a couple dozen supporters showed up. they say what he did was a courageous act of whistle blowing. here is what his father is saying. >> i would say you fing stupid idiot. >> his case guess to trial and he could be sentenced to life in prison. >>> enemies, baltimore city police are looking for someone who shot and robbed a cab driver sunday morning. it happened near the 2700 block of sissen street. he pulled in to a parking lot an

i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in upper marlboro. joe, back to you in the studio. >> thanks very much, tracee. we'll be in the courtroom for johnson's sentencing. as soon as it happens, we'll let you know on nbc 4 and on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> the d.c. council met behind closed doors to discuss the fbi and irs probe of harry thomas jr. council chair kwame brown was the only member to speak publicly after the meeting. he said that some members want thomas to step down while others want the investigation to play out. brown says he will meet with thomas soon to discuss the council's concerns. of using $300,000 of city money to fund personal trips and expenses. he has denied any wrongdoing but agreed to repay the money. >>> breaking news. there have been three coordinated attacks overnight targeting shiites in afghanistan. the most significant one was a suicide bomber which attacked a shrine in kabul. we just learned the death toll has risen from 14 to 54. 150 people have been injured. hundreds of people had gathered there f

tracee wilkins live this morning. back to you all in the studio. >> thankfully, nobody else was hurt. thank you, tracee, for that report. >>> breaking news now. four service members are dead after two helicopters crashed overnight in washington state. both choppers went down sometime after 8:00 last night on the training grounds of joint base lewis mcchord outside tacoma. the service members were flying in two-seater observation helicopters at the time of the crash. it is not clear whether the choppers collided or went down it'sizly. the military and local police areinvestigating the cause of the accident. the service members have not yet been identified. >> very tough story. talking about the weather. it's going to be cold. and you're telling us about robots that can keep you from snoring as well. >> that's right. check that out on twitter. >>> right now this morning, just as you step out the door, a rude awakening. we're down in the low to mid-20s. later today, low 50s. lots of sunshine. increasing clouds tomorrow.

to me, it's always making sure that i'm with them and i understand. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the kids are just as happy. >>> a little bit of africa pops up on a loudoun county street. wait until you see this. why a zebra suddenly wandered into this quiet neighborhood. first, wheb we return, a d.c. community plea to bring a neglected landmark back to life. stick around. the droid razr by motorola. the first droid that becomes self-aware. it remembers what you do and does it faster. create shortcuts like automatically syncing while you sleep. instinctively shape-shifting from a music stream for your workout to newsfeed during breakfast, then a gps for your morning commute. powered by verizon 4g lte, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. >>> a d.c. school is celebrating the centennial anniversary. the alexander building has a rich history in northeast d.c. now that community wants the neglected landmark to be a place for educating children. derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: ivy city owes the origins to the railroads. b & o brought a railroad here

wilkins avenue, a nice start. no problems on the southwest corner. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we are looking good on the rails with no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 36 bus is stopping at washington boulevard and lonrho because of construction. on saturday, the local boss operate on a local schedule. a holiday schedule on sunday and monday. service extended to one hour after the fireworks downtown. light rail and metro will be on holiday schedule on monday. i'm kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. >> it is a chilly start to the day. much colder than it was at this time yesterday. 26 at the airport. 25 in gaithersburg. southern pennsylvania, mid 40's right now. 34 downtown. it will feel pretty chilly as you step outside this morning. we don't have the wind this morning. it feels much better this morning. 5 miles per hour at the inner harb. the strongest of the

to me, it's always making sure that i'm with them and i understand. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >>>he kids are just as happy. >>> a little bit of africa pops up on a loudoun county street. wait until you see this. why a zebra suddenly wandered into this quiet neighborhood. first, wheb we return, a d.c. community plea to bring a neglected landmark back to life. stick around. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> a d.c. school is celebrating the centennial anniversary. the alexander building has a rich history in northeast d.c. now that community wants the neglected landmark to be a place for educating children. derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: ivy city owes the origins to the railroads. b & o brought a railroad here. new york avenue and the industrial character largely define most people's notion of the area. travel down one of these

i'm tracee wilkins live in northwest. back to you in the studio. >> we'll continue to watch that all morning long. thank you. almost 4:31 w.

to me, it's always making sure that i'm with them and i understand. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the kids are just as happy. >>> a little bit of africa pops up on a loudoun county street. wait until you see this. why a zebra suddenly wandered into this quiet neighborhood. first, wheb we return, a d.c. community plea to bring a neglected landmark back to life. stick around. [ female announcer ] holiday plus cookies plus memories pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury cookie dough easy. then add my own favorite frosting and sprinkles. just three ingredients to sweet memories. holiday ideas made easy. pillsbury crescent bacon cheddar pinwheels just unroll, add ingredients, roll and bake. and the crowd goes wild. crescent bacon cheddar pinwheels. game day ideas made easy. >>> a d.c. school is celebrating the centennial anniversary. the alexander building has a rich history in northeast d.c. now that community wants the neglected landmark to be a place for educating children. derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: ivy city owes the origins to the railroads. b & o

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tracee wilkins is live in upper marlboro with more. tracee, good morning to you. >> reporter: eun, good morning. it's not expected for jack johnson to get the maximum penalty in this case, but the prosecutor is asking the judge to send a message through johnson's sentencing saying that pay to play schemes in prince george's county are dead. we stood outside of this very home and watched as federal agents raided the johnson house and brought then county executive jack johnson in handcuffs out in november of 2010. in may johnson pled guilty to extortion and witness and evidence tampering charges. according to sentencing guidelines, he could be looking at 11 to 14 years in prison. just a few weeks ago, this video of johnson illegally accepting money was released. prosecutors say johnson collected anywhere from $400,000 to $1 million in bribes starting shortly after he entered office for county executive in 2002. he's due in court this morning at 9:30 a.m. in prince george's county at the greenbelt district courthouse. tracee wilkins live

i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in northwest. back to you all in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. >>> today d.c. council members will meet to discuss a new ethics bill. this meeting comes just days after the fbi raided the home of ward 5 council member harry thomas jr. it's unclear whether he will attend today's meeting. sources tell news 4, if thomas does show up, the committee might not even vote on the bill, and he's being urged by other council members not to attend the meeting. federal agents raided his northwest d.c. home on friday and seized luxury vehicles, financial records, and other items. he's currently under federal investigation for stealing more than $300,000 from a youth charity to pay for personal vacations and cars. >>> this morning the search continues for a wssc worker who disappeared in the tridelphia reservoir. chuck duckett was last seen in silver spring, maryland. he was working for the wssc's managed hut department. he was on his way to recover a deer using a boat. his boat was found 300 yards from where

, delays are between i-9 -- region. 695 and wilkins, delays are between i-95.traveling in liberty road coming from 795, a lot of volume there. we are moving at posted speeds. remember to follow us this morning on twitter at maryland traffic. now back to you. >>> the race to the white house is getting tighter by the day. but that's not all that's changing. coming up, the president's approval rating takes a tick upward. could this enhance his chances for a second term. >>> and after a pair of power outage, steelers -- steelers and 49ers continued the game. you are watching "good morning maryland "i here first and only at 4:30. >>> president obama job approval rating is back up to 49 per. this is the latest abc news washington post poll. it's the best showing sincespring and could put reelection prospects back within reach. newt gingrich wants the g -- once the gop front-runner is losing support and ron paul is on the rise. >>> you want to talk about approval numbers. congress is at about 15%. they continue battling over the payroll tax cut extensions. house repub

i'm tracee wilkins. we'll have that story coming up on news 4. >>> they have long been a holiday staple in new york city. now the trend of elaborate holiday window displays has come to washington. we are talking to a designer about what goes into making these beautiful scenes and where you can see them for yourself. you can see them for yourself. >>> news 4 at 5:00, we are just i sweated the details. all the phone calls, the emails, the lost weekends. and then after twenty-two years, just like that, i was laid off. today there are so many americans like matthew. he worked hard and played by the rules. suddenly, he's out of a job. it's been a struggle not being able to find a job. but it's been our faith and family and friends that have helped us get through this. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm. we asked the big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. only citgo and the people of venezuela answered the call. and this year, in spite of soaring prices, washington a

i'm tracee wilkins. coming up, a young girl meets the firefighters who saved her life. we'll have that story. >>> santa's helpers are keeping busy at the north poll. >>> hello, i'm serving in kabul, afghanistan. i would like to say happy holidays to my ♪ >> reporter: hello, everybody. i'm meteorologist, doug kammerer. we are in northeast washington. take a look, we have tree number one. one of eight trees they have decorated so far this year. family and friends right here. i want to show you something else they have here. this is something melvin does, too. he puts out coloring books and we have candy for the kids. he lets people in the community come in and tour the home and gives them a gift. here is tree number two. this is one of the teddy bear trees. the two trees he has, they don't change during the year. this tree is spectacular. i don't know how he came up with this. he had no idea until he tried it one day and it turned out beautiful. this is a black tree with purple ribbon and flowers on it. here is the train. >> all aboard! >> reporter: all aboard for a littl

and here's a live look at 695 and wilkins avenue showing you a good flow of traffic.also, looking good as the drive is easy u.s. 50 and i-97 and planning to take the mta this morning, just the 15 minute light rail delay all other lines on schedule. charley, back to you. >>> extreme makeover home edition builds the final house in january. the hit show will enter the series after the 9th season. final episode will be the series 200th. the crew will build 7 homes through 7 days from the tornadoes victims in joplin, missouri. it will air here on abc2 on january 13th. and abc says they will air a special episode of the series following cancellation but didn't announce any specific dates. >>> a silent movie made the most noise in the golden globe nomination. the artists snagged 6 nominations. the help about black servants tied with family drammate desendents for five knobs. the small screen leading contender boardwalk empire 30 rock and glee. before a superbowl performance madonna will release a single that's going to be ahead of the first new record since 2008. she signed

and traveling on the beltway here's 659 at wilkins avenue. -- 695 at wilkins avenue.the drive from pikesville around through catonsville to 9h i-95. back to you. >>> local doctors have been charged with murder for performing late term abortions. doctors worked worked as offices throughout maryland. linda so is standing by with details. >> reporter: details are outlined in the charging documents. police say the doctors performed abortion on women almost full term. stephen bringham and nicolea riley are charged with murder because of what police are calling botched abortions. a third doctor george shepherd has been implicated in the case. his license has been suspended. according to the documents, the late term abortion were performed at facility in elkton cecil county. the office is called american women's services and locate on east high street. when police search the place last august they found a chest in the freezer containing 35 late term fetuses. they found logs of other late term abortion sopping babies 20 tweaks, 28, 33 and 35 weeks along. the dr. bringham has

i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in northeast. back to you all in the student yoi. >> tracee wilkins in northeast, thank you for that report. >>> this morning jerry sandusky will face some of the men who have accused him of sexual abuse in court. prosecutors will show there is enough evidence against sandusky to go to trial in what's said to be an all day hearing. the former penn state football coach faces 50 charges of sexual abuse. several of the alleged victims who are now adults are expected to testify. they will all be identified today as john doe in court. sandusky says he's innocent. his lawyer suggests the alleged victims may be working together, and they may file a high dollar civil lawsuit. >> especially when you're being told by people, in some cases involving at least one of the accusers, that that's all the accuser and his family are talking, all the money they're going to get. >> the idea these people are coming forward with a financial incentive is ridiculous. >> also expected to take the stand today, penn state ass

tracee wilkins live this morning in northwest. back to you all in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. >>> today d.c. council members will vote on a new ethics bill, but it's still unclear whether ward 5 council member harry thomas jr. will attend the meeting. federal and irs agents raids his northeast washington home on friday and seized luxury vehicles, financial records, and other items. he's currently under federal investigation for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a youth charity to pay for vacations and cars. sources tell news 4, if thomas does show up, the committee might not even vote on the bill and he's being urged by other council members not to attend that meeting. d.c. council chair kwame brown is working to schedule a meeting among other council members to talk about the thomas raid. there are reports that brown might remove thomas from any committee to avoid any possible conflicts during the investigation. >>> now to decision 2012. herman cain's campaign manager will make an endorsement in coming days. cain s

tracee wilkins live in northwest.ll in the studio. >> tracee, thanks so much. >>> on the morning of september 7th, 1941, japanese war planes attacked the base in hawaii killing 2,400 americans. there will be wreath laying ceremonies at the national navy memorial. flags are also being flown at half staff. >> very important weather day for us. big changes we're'examinin expe tom. >>> flooding rains in the daylight hours and snow tonight from 7:00 this evening until 2:00 tomorrow morning. one to three inches far west and north. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning. here it comes.

i do know that off the air we were talking about my manager ann marie wilkins.a long time. and she said this is not the time to blame anyone. at least for you, harry. she said don't blame anyone, just do what you can. and i realized as time went on i never did -- i didn't need to blame anyone. i mean, the problem was there. what do we do to fix it? and since then we've established, along with habitat for humanity and my dear friend branford marsalis, the musician's village and the ellis marsalis center for music. and all that was done without saying look what you did, look how you messed up -- >> president bush in his own memoirs, which i read recently, he does accept criticism for quite a lot of his actions, not least of all looking down from the plane and being photographed looking down and stuff like that. but he sort of lays a lot of the blame on a more local level, that he was prohibited from sending in the national guard and stuff. i mean, i sort of read it and thought, well, if you're the president of the united states and you've got so many of your peopl

this is the southwest corner at wilkins avenue. so far running smoothly. light volume around the area at frederick road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have breaking news. police are clearing out occupy baltimore protesters. the men and women have been camped out for the past few months. kim dacey joins us live from the scene with what went down. good morning. >> we are here at the corner of pratt street and south street across from the inner harbor pavilions. police still on the scene. a heavy police presence. pratt street and part of light street are blocked off. police still occupied the square as they try to move things out. this is as close as we can again. it was around 3:15 this morning when police officers began blocking off those roads around mckeldin square. they walked in and surrounded the camp and began escorting people well. some were expecting to be forced out of mckeldin square at some point. overall, the removal was peaceful. >> there was a couple of problems that was happening. it happens everywhere. we were very peaceful.

has been declining for the pastthree years.and she has no choice but to close. 3 (wilkins) "i'll miss everything about it. i love being here and i wish i could stay you know, been here for a long time, have a lot of history with the polock johnny founder so it's a sad day." day."two other polock johnny locations... the one at security square mall... and... one on washington boulevard.... will remain open. gloves flew off tuesday between two leading hopefuls for the republican nomination. this was just under a week until the key iowa caucuses.as greg black reports...the attacks were direct and one could say creative ... witt even a classic episode of "i love lucy" being used to describe one candidate's situat. situation. --reporter pkg-as follows -- republican presidenttal hopefuls -- can't we all just gingrich's message on the iowa campaign trail tuesday. our campaign is going to stay positiveiiam not going to go negative -- perioo this in response to ads attacking the former house speaker from groups aligned with well-funded opponents like former massachusetts governor mitt romney.th

westside of inner loop expect 20 minutes from wilkins avenue to security boulevard. harrisburg expressway has been a problem this afternoon. second we have an accident on the ramp to the inner loop blocking left hand lane. eastbound 32 at dorsey run and northbound 95 we have a vehicle fire on the ramp tying up your drive. you can see that's northbound 95 at 222 up in the cecil county area. it looks like it is thinning out around river side parkway. >>> britain's prince phillip is back with the royale family tonight. he had heart surgery to treat a blocked artery. >> reporter: 90-year-old prince phillip left the hospital after four days. he smiled and waved as he headed to the family's estate in eastern new england. doctors treated him for a blocked coronary artery. prince missed christmas morning church service but he had company as he recovered. his grandchildren prince william and harry stopped by to wish him well after christmas lunch. the queen and children visited on christmas eve. the queen broadcasted annual pretaped christmas message. this year she spoke abou

i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the contract that established the apple computer company in 1976 was sold on the auction block for a whopping $1.59 million. it's ten times more than expe expected. it's thanks to fierce bidding by six people on the phone and online. the winner is the proud owner of the contract signed by steve jobs along with a document that removed one of the first three partners. >>> amazon's kindle fire and barnes & noble's nook. which should you put on your holiday wish list? mark talked to a tech expert for a hands-on, review. >>> the ipad established a market for tablets. >> we are here for intel. >> reporter: it's the cheaper, smaller rivals that kindle fire and nook tablet want in on. >> the ipad is more of a computer than these two devices. most of what people do on an ipad is consume media. >> reporter: msnbc deputy tech editor says media consumption, books, is what they are counting on. >> they feel the same in the hand and deliver the same reading and entertainment experience. >> reporter: they are also both wi-fi devices. the kindle fire relies on it more

here is a look at the beltway on the west side and wilkins of. no troubles 695.mta, light rail delay is northbound ten minutes and on the mark line, train, brunswick, 895 has been canceled. >>> a teen driving law goes in to pennsylvania. what that means for drives taking the road in to the state. what a former member of lady gaga's entourage says about money owed to her. it isn't a small amount. we'll be right back. today is national fruitcake day. free range fruitcake recipe maybe the answer. >>> tougher teen driving laws go in to effect in pennsylvania days after a crash kill five high school students. the rule aimed at reducing distractions saying teen drivers can only have one passenger under the age of 18 who is not a family member. wednesday is a day of viewing of kim jong-il. the leader died more than a week ago following his massive heart attack. former member of the lady gaga entourage is suing over unpaid jove time. the assistant worked more than 7000 hours for free during a period of 13 months, this is during the 2010 world tour. the woman wants $380,0

in fairfax county, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> that's it for news 4 at 5:00 this week. >> news 4 atstarts now. >>> a d.c. council candidate is in trouble with the law. details behind the early morning arrest for soliciting a prostitute. >>> a deal that would avoid a federal shutdown. the fight over weather to extend a payroll tax cut rages. >> the man accused of leaking secrets to wikileaks faces a judge. the real drama happened outside the courtroom. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. graphic testimony as a key witness takes the witness stand. tonight, a judge ruled two men who many believe tried to cover up abuse will stand trial.

i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> there is still hope. if you are a procrastinator, you can send it as late as december 23 to get it there on time. if you shopped online, you are in good company. online sales are up 15%. sales got off to a good start black friday. the friend is expected to continue today. today is known as green monday. there's a day of the week the whole way down to christmas. the only day with more online sales is cyber monday. >>> well, close but not close enough. washington put up quite a fight against the patriots. in the end, they fell short. dan hellie is live in ashburn, virginia with a game that surprised a lot of folks. >> i think it did. close only counts in horseshoes, not the nfl. the redskins has a valiant effort on offense. one of the best performances of the season. it's 34-27. it's their ninth loss of the year. that locks up the seventh losing season in the last decade for the franchise. mike shanahan, this is the first time he's going to experience back-to-back losing seasons. the redskins could not stop

tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: police extended the crime scene down the hill to where you see the crime tape here. they found bullet holes and shell casings in this area, and this is now included as part of the scene. if you look up there at the hill, you can see police are still investigating and looking for evidence associated with the case. they have more than a block of the street closed down in yellow tape. people that live in the community have been asked to walk around the crime scene, an inconvenience for a lot of people here, but police want to check everything and they have been waiting for daylight since last night to find more evidence here. a suspect was randomly shooting at homes in the 5300 block of clay terrace when they shot him and killed him last night. witnesses reported the suspect appearing to be high on pcp, according to police, after police arrived the suspect reportedly continued firing his weapon. the chief describes what happened next. >> during the course of officers arriving on the scene, the gunman continued to fire, and officers gave commands for

tracee wilkins has more on the rush to get out of town. >> reporter: if you are hearing and seeing me right now, chances are you have not left for your holiday traveling yet. you should. you are going to have plenty of company on the road. 2.2 million people are expected to travel 100 miles or more. that's going to mean crowded airports and crowded roads. nearly half the folks from the washington area, 40% will be out of town for the holidays. that's really high considering that only 30% of the nation will be traveling 100 miles or more away from home this holiday season. >> i think it's a good thing in light of the recession. people are able to travel. that lifts your spirits. >> airlines for america is predicting fewer folks flying nationwide this year. that trend is in washington, also. 11% drop from last year. still plan for packed flights since the airlines have reduced flights in response to an overall decline in air travel. >> hopefully getting there early, earlier flights, not waiting until 2:00 in the afternoon and getting stuck in the rush hour traffic. that e that's my plan

tracee wilkins was there for the big homecoming. >> reporter: we have been here all morning long and watched what has turned into a very long morning as they have been waiting for love d ones to exit through those doors. blef you me, every second of this wait has been worth it. it's been days and then hours of delays for these families who are waiting to greet their loved ones at bwy airport. now, they are bonding while stuffing duffel bags. >> it's awful. this is the worst part other than deployment, the travel. >> reporter: the hundreds of troops who will enter today will know how these people and others feel about them. >> when you hear that before you get through the doors, your heart jumps. it's good to be in america. sorry. i love it. this is why we do it. >> reporter: this group of volunteers presented more than 130,000 troops with welcome home bags, handmade cards and special attention. >> troops are out. they crossed the border yesterday into kuwait. we are probably going to go somewhat out of business. >> reporter: plenty of laughter and sometimes tears and sometimes propos

>> never. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >> the first air jordans hit store shelves in 1985 sparking a shoe frenzy then. i don't get it. >> looks like a lot of people are planning to make money on them. >> yeah. >>> here is doug. what do you think, doug? want some of those? >> i have some. i have 17 pairs. if you come to the station now, i will -- >> yeah. >> no. >> we'll look for you on ebay, doug. >> exactly. my ebay handle is -- i don't know how to speak ebay talk. i want to show you something fascinating. take a look at this. this is a comet over australia. this is love joy. it's a comet that is passing through the solar system all the time. this passed closely to the sun. farmers thought this would disintegrate and be gone as it passed close to the sun a couple days ago, a week and a half ago. it has made its way through the sun and is now still in one piece making its way through space. a very good shot this morning. there's fantastic video from the international space station you can find online, too. i'll have it on my facebook page. current temperatures, 48 in washington. 50

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and tracee wilkins is live. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. they are working to get the stage set up here behind me. we have been hearing some of the acts performing and reversing and preparing. right now, over there to my right, that's carson daly, who will be hosting tonight's program. preparations are under way for the 89th lighting of the national christmas tree. and this year there's a proud, new, 26-foot tall colorado spruce. it's expected to be cold tonight. folks planning to attend will need to prepare for that and tight security as well. >> they can bring blankets to drape over their lap or that sort of thing, and beyond that, leave the rest of the stuff at home. >> reporter: this morning, acts like the star-studded event, it will be hosted by carson daly. >> we have the air force jazz band playing throughout the show this year, and rodney add ktkin and kermit the frog. he hopped by for a little interview. >> i am going to be reading with our first lady, michelle obama. >> reporter: you have met her before? >> i have not. looking forw

. -- wilkins district in baltimore county. the suspect was waving his gun outside the car. baltimore county units, baltimore city units, anne arundel county units, and maryland state police -- we counted as many as 50 police cars involved with this chase. the suspect and a traveling into the area of baltimore by land -- baltimore highlands and was apprehended at the location shots were fired and the suspect was hit in the leg. the suspect was transported to shock trauma for the injuries received from the gunshots. there is a lot going on here. we are trying to get the information and piece together what happened. we will have more on this at 5:00. >> now to our big story at noon. the u.s. held a ceremony in baghdad to market the end of the military mission in iraq. nearly 4500 u.s. soldiers lost their lives since the u.s.-led invasion in 2003. >> in a brief ceremony at on a base at the edge of baghdad, the united states took down the flag to mark the end the military mission br. the american military command in iraq is officially closed. the iraq war, of war led by the u.s.

tracee wilkins, live this morning in the northwest.to you all in the pseudo. >> tracey, thanks so much. the fbi's campaign is similar to the campaign that helped catch the east coast rapist. investigators created a website and used electronic billboards to help catch aaron thomas. he was arrested less than a week after the campaign was launched. dna evidence links thomas to the rapes and attacks on 17 women from virginia to new england. he faces several life sentences if he's convicted of the attacks in virginia. >>> fairfax county police are hoping surveillance video will help them had he had them to two teen agers who destroyed a home's krimgs decorations. you can see the teenagers taking a bat and swinging at the decorations on the front lawn. the homeowners establishment the total damage is about $7,000. the two teenagers destroyed seven inflatable decorations and 10,000 lights. the homeowners say this normally jolly time of the year is now ruined thanks to these vandals. >> christmas is special to us. and the display is special an

tracee wilkins live this morning in northeast. back to you in the studio. >> those guys are going to be busied too. tracee, thank you. >>> today is also expected to be a busy day for retailers. it's known as green monday. cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us live to explain what all that means. good morning, jackie. >> good morning, angie. >>> shoppers are choosing to point and click from home for their purchases. they spent $5.8 billion online just last week, up 15% a week ago. today is green monday, a term coined by ebay in 2007. it's typically one of the top spending days of the holiday seas not. and amazon may be close to stoking the fire. "the new york times" reporting the online retailer will upgrade its new kindle fire tablet to address some customer complaints. those include the lack of an external volume control and slow internet connection. a spokesman says in two weeks there will be an online update in improvements in performance and navigation. as for kindle 2.0, amazon isn't talking, but there could be a new one this spri

just as soon as tracey was finished, she put that fur lined hood up. >> i bet. >> des like tracey wilkinss morning. we have had the cold air coming in yesterday afternoon on the blustery winds. right now at reagan national, it's 39. the wind gusting to around 10 to 15 miles per hour. it doesn't seem like a lot, but it's enough for the windchill to be down into the 20s this morning. so yes, dress accordingly. the averages for december in washington are right now average high for the first of december, 52. the average low is 36. but by the end of the month, it gets very the average high is only 44. the average low, 27. in an average december, we get about an inch and a half of snow. sometimes we can get a lot more. let's take a look at what's been happening over the last 12 the overnight. we've had high pressure pushing in. and no travel problems up and down the atlantic seaboard or in and out of the midwest. it's a large area of high pressure that's moved in. but it's dry and it is gold. down near or below freezing throughout much of virginia, west virginia and maryland. near the bay dwaer