the kidnapper told him to get in the passenger side and the suspect did the driving in this incident. police say he drove to various locations. we don't know which locations they were. but this was an effort to obtain cash from the victim. at some point today. but it ended at 3:00. that was here at the bp gas station. the robber jumped out of the vehicle and remains at large. there was a very similar incident that happened at the same giant food shopping center parking lot on wednesday evening. montgomery police tell me they're very aware of the similarities in these cases and they're continuing that investigation. but the good news here is that the victim in the case, while he was obviously shaken up about this incident, he was driven around in an effort to get money from him, they did stop off here at this gas station and the suspect jumped out, and that victim was unharmed. police are continuing their investigation tonight. reporting live from northwest d.c., darcy spencer. this is news that basketball fans have been waiting for. it looks like the nba lockout is over. believe it or not. we have the details on this. and we didn't think it was going to happen, but here we go. >> the key was almost over. not final just yet. after 149 days, the nba and its players have reached a tentative agreement that would end the lockout. as of this morning it is just a handshake agreement. if all goes as planned, the nba season will open on christmas day. wizards fans, though, you'll have to wait just one day long as washington's season opener will be december 26th against the nets at verizon center. the agreement is somewhat of a surprise considering the players union disbanded 12 days ago and filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nba. at the time commissioner david stern said the nba could be headed toward a, quote, nuclear winter, but friday both sides' lawyers held a 15-hour secret meeting and early this morning announced they expect the season to be saved. the league plans to play a 66-game season once that collective bargaining agreement becomes official. step one, though, the nba players union must reform, then both parties will hold a vote. the players union needs a majority. the nba needs 15 of its 29 owners' votes. but both sides making concessions. >> a lot of work to be done, and a lot of places with a lot of committees and player groups and the like. but we're optimistic that it will hold. and we'll have ourselves an nba season. >> for myself, it's great to be a part of, you know, this particular moment in terms of getting our fans what it is that they've so badly wanted. they want to see. >> so a huge step in the right direction. good news for nba fans. coming up in sports, we're going to have more on what this means for the players, especially for the free agents, as they prepare for a shortened season. training camp is going to start on december 9th, if all goes as planned. here it comes. >> see you a little later. back in the headlines, it appears the magic kingdom will not extend into prince george's county. disney is scrapping the plan to build a 500-room resort hotel at national harbor. a spokesman said the timing for the project is not right. the plan had been in the works since 2009, when disney announced it was buying 11 acres for that hotel. prince george's county executive said i am disappointed to hear this news. but it continues to be a premier destination for all to visit. my administration is committed to aggressively attracting and pursuing more quality development opportunities, not only at national harbor, but throughout prince george's county. d.c. police trying to figure out who shot a man to death at 10:00 in the morning. this happened in the 700 block of 19th street in northwest. 22-year-old jerome nickens was found shot multiple times. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the suspect got away in a silver dodge stratus with another man driving. no word behind a motive for this shooting. a car crash in howard county, maryland, happened last night on lawyers hill road in elk ridge. police say the car had five people inside, and left the roadway and hit a tree. an 18-year-old and 19-year-old were killed. police believe they were not wearing seat belts. three american students detained in cairo are on their way back home this evening. derrick sweeney will connect through dull less before returning to st. louis, missouri, tonight. he and two other students were accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces. they were released yesterday. the judge said there wasn't enough evidence to bring any charges. there have been daily protests and clashes in cairo over the growing frustrations with the military government there. president obama takes in some college basketball, and why it was personal for the family. nasa says science fiction has become science fact. the groundbreaking new mission that's now under way. this guy is accused of robbing a bank. just wait until you hear where police say they found the money. you've got to stick around for this one. okay, i promise i'll stick around. when we get to the weather segment, i'll promise you more mild weather, plus a chance of rain early on in the upcoming it's become sort of a post-thanks giving tradition for the first family. the obamas took in some basketball today near baltimore. michelle obama's brother, craig robinson, is oregon state's head coach. it was an easy win for the beavers. last thanksgiving they beat howard. the year before that oregon state defeated george washington university. the newest mars rover is on its way to the red planet. the unmanned atlas 5 rocket is carrying that rover nicknamed curiosity. it will take 8 1/2 months to reach mars at a price of $2.5 billion. but nasa says the price is worth it. >> science fiction is now science fact. we're flying to mars. get it on the ground and see what we find. >> curiosity is scheduled to reach mars on august 6th, after traveling 354 million miles. a florida bank robbery suspect's attempt to hide the cash is unique, to say the least. 28-year-old victor santos was arrested in fort myers on friday. he complained of feeling ill so he was taken to a nearby hospital. he told the police that the money was tied to his private parts. after a thorough search, police found the money and he was arrested. thinking small for the -- no correlation between the two. let's show some video. we'll show you about holiday shopping and how local merchants are trying to change your shopping habits. those early store openings for black friday were a smacking success. macy's in herald's square in new york said it had 9,000 people walk in the doors when it opened at midnight. it was much the same in stores all across the country, including in our area. americans spent $27 billion yesterday. that's a 14% increase from last year. and makes it the most profitable black friday in history. and today it was time for small businesses to get into the holiday shopping frenzy. small business saturday encourages customers to support those mom and pop shops. derrick ward supports. >> reporter: tacoma park, some of the commercial areas promoting small business saturday. a decades-old tradition of a farmer's market is among the features. among the challenges here, not letting improvements to the infrastructure hurt business. >> we want people to know that we're open for business. and not be afraid of the streetscape. traffic is open. >> reporter: surveys found that local restaurants enjoy local customer fidelity, small businesses have seen theirs slipping away, through the big change and to online shopping. still, in old town alexandria, foot traffic on saturday could see a big business day for merchants. >> we're pulling out the stops to get folks coming in our doors and celebrate the holidays with us. >> reporter: some small merchants say their appeal is where they're located. >> they like to come to stores like mine, in old town, and other areas, to get a little sense of the local flavor. >> it's really nice to have the promotions. we would come down here anyway, but coming down here today just to make the point, we're excited to be here. >> reporter: a lot of the small businesses here and elsewhere, the challenge is they're small. and sometimes not seen. in the case of mayorga coffee, it's about keeping the customers coming all year. >> we lose our leverage. we get a rush, people coming in from work and things of that nature. >> reporter: regardless of the locales, these merchants also say they want to keep it going beyond small business saturday. >> we want people to come 24/7. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. this is the second year for the small business saturday campaign. american express and fedex are among the corporate backers of the effort. the capitol christmas tree made a stop on the final leg of the cross-country journey. the 8,000-pound sierra white fir is traveling from california. they had a chance to sign a giant banner on the tractor-trailer that will become the national christmas card. it will be lit on december 6th. talking about christmas already. >> that's okay, now that it's after thanksgiving. i'm not going to object too much. >> i saw someone driving down the road holding a tree on the roof of their car. 'tis the season. >> that's going to be me tomorrow. i've got a funny feeling about that. one hand out the sun roof. today the clouds hung on a little tough. but even with extra cloud cover today, we still made it into the 60-degree range here in washington. and down just to the south and west, there was a lot more abundant sunshine during the course of the day. saturday's in the books. wasn't too bad. tomorrow, think you're going to like tomorrow for the most part. a lot of people traveling tomorrow. very quiet travel weather up and down the eastern seaboard. on a saturday evening, a partly cloudy sky out there this evening. this slight little bit of a cloud deck out there will hold overnight lows a bit warmer than we were last night going into saturday morning. right now, as you look live over downtown washington, jefferson memorial, by the title basin, partly cloudy skies. 54 mild degrees. temperatures upper 50s to near 60s in many spots. on our way down, now that the sun has been down about an hour and a half. mid-50s toward fredericksburg. you get the picture. a mild saturday evening out there. passing clouds, evening temperatures low to mid-50s, as we get down to the 11:00 hour. but no chance for rain on your saturday night. here it is on doppler. no rain drops anywhere near us. nearest rain drops coming our way, look at that swath of moisture from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast. that whole push of moisture is coming in our direction. it's not moving very quickly. so it's going to take a while to get here. as a result, i think tomorrow's looking pretty nice. gradually more and more in the way of cloud cover during the course of the day tomorrow. i still think it's going to be mild enough with the temperatures in the low to mid-60s, a better day than we probably ended up with today. thin spots in the overcast, just down to our south and west. some clearing during the overnight hours tonight. temperatures dropping back down into the 40s. we start tomorrow with breaks of sunshine. clouds and wind later on in the day tomorrow. but even with a few peeks of sunshine, it will be mild. the mild southerly breezes keep holding the temperatures up. the rain is headed our way. it's coming in slow. could be here as early as monday afternoon. it looks like a rainy stretch tuesday, into tuesday night. passing clouds for this evening. tomorrow, a mix of clouds and sunshine. more sun in the morning. clouds tending to increase a bit during the afternoon hours. but it will be mild with highs in the low 60s again tomorrow. 30% chance of a few sprinkles later in the day, monday especially. tuesday, tuesday night looks like the heaviest of the rain. hopefully we can get it out of here on saturday and sunday of next weekend. right now, just a beautiful saturday night in the great outdoors. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. coming up in sports, the maryland ter a lot of people had just written off pro basketball. >> i was one of them. maybe i'm a pessimist. i just didn't think we would see basketball. but good news today. very good news, a step in the right direction. wizard fans, you might want to find a santa hat to match your jersey, because it appears the nba season could begin on christmas day, this after the league and players reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement this morning. at this point it's important to note, it's just a handshake agreement. both sides still need to ratify the deal. but this is a huge step toward labor peace. the agreement is somewhat of a surprise, considering the players union filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nba. david stern said the nba could be headed toward a, quote, nuclear winter. but friday both sides held a 15-hour secret meeting, and early this morning announced they expect the season to be saved. the league plans to play a 66-game season once that agreement becomes official. so what does this mean for the wizards and for free agency? there's good news. a lot of the wizards' big names are under contract. guys like john wall, mcgee, crawford, blatche. the wizards have extended offers to keep their restricted free agents, nick young, ndiaye, larry owens and jeffers. the team also has three unrestricted free agents which means they can sign anywhere they please. josh howard, jianlian, who they did not extend a qualifying offer to, including maurice evans. a lot of moves to happen in a short amount of time. so stay tuned with that. hopefully we will have basketball. the maryland terrapins' first season under new football coach ended this afternoon with a whole lot of trip to the end zone. but nc state was the more frequent visitor in the end zone. last time i checked, their 2-10 record, that's not bowl eligible. c.j. brown and the terps looking to snap their seven-game skid. the pass back to kevin dorsey for a 24-yard touchdown. the freshman backup kicker missed the extra point. 34-14. maryland goes to the ground game. 46 yards after busting free for a touchdown. 41-14 terps. things are going great for maryland, right? and not so much. fourth quarter, wolf pack coming back. a local kid completes 11 yards for that touchdown. nc state down just 13. it's now a six-point game. washington rushes one yard for the score. nc state takes a one-point lead. their first lead of the game. 27 seconds to go. ed is saying, hurry up, hurry up, down eight. still with a chance. but not after this play. c.j. brown intercepted by c.j. wilson who returns it 59 yards for the score. nc state scores 42 unanswered points. and beats maryland 56-41. that's the second biggest comeback by any team in acc history. first round of the play-offs today, james madison visiting eastern kentucky in the third. colonels up 10-7 with first and goal. hb benjamin takes it for one yard out. his second touchdown of the day. eastern kentucky up 17-7. fourth quarter, jmu rallies. the handoff to anderson. he makes a nice cut. takes it 24 yards for the score. his second of the game. we're tied at 17. later in the fourth, jmu start in for the 35-yard game winner. and he nails it. the dukes win 20-17. jmu advances and will face north dakota state in the second round on december 3rd. let's head to the mountains. last night the backyard brawl between pitt and west virginia in morgantown. second quarter, mountaineers down 14-0, until this. smith, beautiful pass to bailey. watch this. stiff arms the db and cruises into the end zone. west virginia trails 14-7. in the fourth quarter, mountaineers down six, but they have it on second and goal. sean austin punches it in for the game-winning touchdown. he had two second-half touchdowns. west virginia wins 21-20. mountaineers are now 8-3. also right now, an update, virginia tech leads virginia 35-0 in the fourth quarter. the winner will play clem son in the acc title game next week. to college hoops. last night around the acc, virginia tech edges oklahoma state 59-57. virginia defeats green bay 68-42. and maryland bounced back after two embarrassing losses in puerto rico. the young terps at home taking on florida gulf coast. head coach mark turgin called his team out. knocking down the triple. the terps up 6. under a minute to go in the half. eagles turn it over. terps in transition. sean mosely to nick faust. 34-27 at the break. more terps and this is awesome. check this out. the freshman, with a monster dunk. maryland goes on to win 73-67. that's it. >> nice. tensions rising. pakistan lashes out, closing a major supply route for troops in afghanistan after a deadly strike on the border. and liftoff. mission to mars. tonight's nasa's high hopes for a trip in search