empty. it is feared that the boy may have fallen outside of the balloon. the debt is said to be an amateur storm chasers. his kids would accompany him on trips. >> he has no fear factor whatsoever so for him to climb into an air balloon is not out of his character. >> and intense, frantic ground search is underway as we speak. there was not a basket found at the crash scene. authorities are searching the boy's house, neighborhood, and the flight path to determine if he fell out or if he got into the balloon in the first place. >> more details on our top story. the balloon traveled 50 miles before it floated to earth. the balloon had some kind of electric power unit run by batteries. the family takes their three sons with them whenever they chase storms. we will continue to follow this story. steady rain and unseasonably cool temperatures have the stock around all day long and they are not going anywhere just yet. doug hill has details now. >> i think the most we can hope for will be periods of rain. live super doppler 7 radar tracking patches of rain, they are widespread moving from west to east, and they will continue during the evening hours. we are tracking a little wider perspective on it, the major area of rain pushing northward. we will have more patches of rain. let's go to the weatherbug. re are some of the heaviest rain falls. all of those high values have been to the north and west of the metro area. temperatures are in the low were 40's. we will talk about when it will get warmer and when the sun will shine, as a part of our forecast in a couple of minutes. another good day on wall street, stocks were able to stay above the 10,000 mark today. while wall street is smiling, americans are still having problems with high foreclosures and unemployment. foreclosures are up 5%. even with a tax credit, people are still cautious about buying the numbers are being blamed on the 9.8% unemployment rate. now word that social security recipients will not get a cost-of-living increase next year, which has millions of americans worried. >> this afternoon, i talked to several families who say day are already concerned about money right now and can't bear to think about more tough times. this d.c. resident cannot talk about her struggle and her worries, but her husband describe their financial situation. >> i am always worried about not being able to pay for everything. >> she received disability from social security. her husband does, but it is still not enough. >> not a whole lot but enough to help out. >> the social security administration says a consumer prices fell over the past year, some with an 57 million americans will not receive an increase in 2010. lisa says it is wrong. >> health care, and my father's energy costs have not gone down. >> president obama called for another federal payment for each social security recipient. that would be the second time this year. the white house says the money would come as a part of the economic package. >> every little bit helps. if we got a little extra money in our pocket, that would be great. >> congress would still have to approve the $13 billion that it would cost for the checks. dna has helped link a rapist to four additional rapes committed several years ago. >> montgomery county police have solved a major cold case that occurred more than 30 years ago with the help of dna. the grand jury returned 10 counts against a 53-year-old. the state attorney believes this man was a serial rapist that terrorized areas of macomb county 30 years ago. originally from rockville, he is already serving sentences for three rapes in that area that occurred between 1981 and 1982, but dna link him to four other rapes that occur from 1977 to 1980. when the separate rapes were reported, they were very similar in nature, and the victim's gave similar descriptions. 30 years later, detectives believe they have closed these cases. >> those types of cases, we never forget about them. we continuously run the evidence through the national database because there are new people added all of the time. we will continue to get hits in the future to solve these cold cases. >> there are even possibilities that there are other cases and the victims that could be linked to the suspect. the attorney said it is amazing that these cases were closed because dna evidence was not dismissible until 1987. coming up, she is accused in a $50 million mortgage scheme in virginia. today, she was arrested thousan of miles away. >> the words of advice president obama give to students. >> a (announcer) in america we don't just dream when we sleep- we dream twty-four seven. we dream with our sleeves rolled up. our dreams are expressed in digits. they're made of steel. add those dreams up- that's free enterprise... growing our economy for the long-run. it what we need to grow 20 million new jobs in the next 10 years. your dreams make the difference. american free enterprise. it's you. so dream big. we have breaking news from colorado where there has been a major development. let's get to jennifer donelan in the satellite center. >> good news, gordon. also we have a lot of questions. e boy is alive and fine. a sheriff's spokesperson just conducted a live press conference. from what we understand, six- year old falcon heene never got inside of the balloon. he was at home the entire time. the ground search that they have been conducting obviously turned up results. they are talking to the boy right now. a lot of questions as to what happened this afternoon, why he was believed to be in that building for two hours. the nation watched as that balloon floats a thousand feet into the air. many people worried that it was going to crash with the six-year old inside. it has now been confirmed that the six-year old boy was never inside of the balloon. he was at home. he was found inside of a box inside of the core raj sao maine -- so he may have been hiding inside of an attic in the garage. authorities are talking to him now. a virginia woman who fled the united states after being indicted for a mortgage fraud scheme has been apprehended in turkey. diane atari of the to the took the vantage of the potential home buyers. authorities said she falsified earnings and credit records to get buyers into homes that they could not afford. she denied any involvement in that scheme. convicted > john allen muhammad once virginia gov. tim kaine to grant him a clemency -- convicted sniper john allen muhammad wants virginia governor tim kaine to grant him clemency. so print court justice ruth better ginsberg was hospitalized overnight. she took a sleeping aid and cold medicine before an overnight flight to london. she was taken off of the plane after she fell out of her seat from an adverse reaction. she was released this morning. it next, a first for president obama. >> when is the weather going to. >> i have the latest on the redskins. are they in a panic situation? the wizard's just released the results of i'm a buyer for tj maxx. i'm a shopper at heart. we're dealing hands on with the designers. after that, it goes straight to our customers. i get the best deal, so they get the best savings. our customers go from fashionistas... to maxxinistas! tj maxx. president obama has a jammed packed week of business and fundraising ahead of him. >> president obama visited new orleans today for the first time as president. he reminded residents that this year's graduating class will be the first class that chose to apply for a new orleans school after hurricane katrina. tomorrow, he will face the most conservative audience he has spoken to since taking office. he will appear with one of his predecessors, the elderly president bush. he is going to do their rally for the new jersey governor and several fund raisers. the air force one will be -- will not be in battleground virginia. the senate republican leader said the health care bill is worth months more in debate. the president has not been office -- a magazine is out with a photo book. i will be back next week with another peek inside the politico playbook. are you going to give us some sunshine? >> yes, for monday and tuesday. we still have plenty of chances or periods of rain at least through sunday. we are tracking patches of rain now they're moving west to east. the larger area of rain we have been dealing with has dumped up to an inch in some spots is moving out. the concentrated areas of rain are up around new england. and number of winter weather advisories. for us, we will be just dealing with this area of rain. there will be a chance that enough cold air will come south that west of hagerstown, the wincster line, maybe some snow mixed in there. look at these temperatures. 44 degrees in bowie. about a third of an inch in most of the metro area. we can show you the rain totals officially at reagan national. 50 degrees and 46 degrees the high and the low. colder to the north, slightly louder to the south. this has to do more with the temperatures of the chesapeake bay. you have to go far south to find the hot stuff. 91 degrees in houston. plenty of cold stuff to the north. as we go through the next several months, colder weather will become much more commonplace. this system does not show any signs of letting go. as that drifts away, another one is going to take its place. all this will act together to keep the flow of cold air over the viewing area. it is not going to rain everywhere for all the time, we are just going to have chances of rain and continuing cold temperatures through sunday before drier air returns. 44 degrees at midday tomorrow predict we will see a big change in the seven-day forecast. it will be next week. in the meantime, more of this stuff, with periods of rain and drizzle. some sunshine on monday, in the upper 50's. right now it looks good for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >> this is ridiculous. after what took place with the wizard's last year -- >> we need him. >> the wizards have high hopes for their season. but all of those hopes will be tied directly to the house of this ball club. last night, antawn jamison injured his shoulder. he injured his right shoulder on display. he just got an mri. he suffered a partial dislocation. he is out for the rest of the preseason. he will be re-evaluated next week. theedskins are favored by a touchdown on sunday at home against the kansas city chiefs. there is a very unsettling feeling with this ball club. are the redskins in a panic situation? >> i feel like we need this win bad. not a panic yet, but we are a couple of steps from there, getting ready to panic. you are facing teams that have not won a game. we have to get 3-3. if we want to compete in our division and look forward to the playoffs, we need this win. >> it is never good when one of your stars says we are close to pan again. -- close to panicking. >> we have not been outplayed or out-classed. it is something we shot ourselves in the foot with. those are the things that are correctable. >> the former nationals manager interviewed with the cleveland indians today for the managerial opening. he has become a hot commodity. there is a whole lot of interest. this is thursday, time to meet another high-school athlete. marcus is spectacular game last friday. >> we had our backs to the wall. >> they trailed 21-3 in the fourth quarter. >> we always know we can win the game no matter what. >> then, coker struck again. just over a minute left, coker took it 64 yards all the way to the game-winning touchdown. >> i am looking forward to it because it was a good game. >> congratulations to marcus coker, our high school athlete of the week. one final note, jim mckay passed away in early june. early today, his widow passed away. she died in her sleep. the former reporter was 89 years old. behind every man, there is a great woman. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. bob mcdonnell says he's from fairfax county... but that was before he attended pat robertson's law school and served on its board... before he wrote that "working women are detrimental to the family." before he introduced 35 bills restricting a woman's choice. and before he voted against equal pay for women. so no matter what mcdonnell claims, all signs say he's not from around here...anymore. let us remind you that the annual wjla pumpkin carving contest is back. >> you can send us your photos at the website on your screen. we will show you the best pictures on our 6:00 newscast. you can also vote for your favorites. it is a good weekend to stay inside and carve them up. >> nest -- next week is looking much better. more patches of rain tonight. our seven-day forecast does not show many changes. cloudy skies and periods of rain through sunday. more sunshine next week with a very nice warmup expected. >> too early to talk about a white christmas? >> how about a warm fire? >> any time for that. we will see you back hereack he (announcer) it's not a game. it's a race. and first prize is the future. some say america can't win. that we've had our time. but here's what they don't understand: it's not america that will run this race... it's americans. 300 million of us. free to compete... free to out-work, out-think, out-dream anyone, anywhere. free enterprise. it's how we unleash the power of 300 million individual economies. washington may help in times of trouble... but free enterprise is what america is counting on to grow our economy for the long-term. our challenge: create 20 million new jobs in the next 10 years. and your dreams make the difference. the race for the future starts now. join it. because america's here to win. american free enterprise. it's you. so dream big. welcom welcome to "world news." tonight, mystery flight. terrifying moments as a 6-year-o reportedly flies away in an experimental balloon. when it landed, the boy was missing. housing crisis.