sunshine. we'll go partly sunny and we'll enjoy high temperatures right where they should be in the low 50s. so this will be a breeze and it will feel chilly. this is where we should be for this time of year. more details on the forecast in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. in our top stories this morning, the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a rockville woman in aruba is free this morning. gary giordano left a jail last night after almost four months in detention. a judge in aruba said prosecutors had failed to present enough evidence to hold him. giordano claims robyn gardner was swept out to sea after snorkeling. he could now cash in on an insurance policy for her disappearance. a federal judge will hear testimony on whether the man who shot president reagan should be released into his family's car. john hinckley has been in a mental facility since his trial ended in 1982. his attorneys say he is no longer a threat. three men were shot outside a d.c. nightclub and three others were stabbed early sunday morning in dupont. a 34-year-old man died during that incident. d.c. council member jack evans is now considering a plan to force nightclubs to pay d.c. police to patrol outside their club. four years in prison. that is the sentence for dr. conrad murray. the maximum punishment. a jury convicted jackson's personal physician of involuntary man slotter in the singer's death. fox's adam housley has the latest from los angeles. >> the court has determined that the appropriate term is the high term of four years imprisonment. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray getting the maximum sentence from the judge. he was convicted earlier this month of one count of involuntary manslaughter, a jury finding him responsible for the death of michael jackson two died from an overdose of propofol. >> dr. murray created a set of circumstances and became involved in a cycle of horrible medicine. >> reporter: before the sentence was handed down, the jackson family issuing a statement through their attorney asking the judge to impose the maximum sentence insisting that they were not seeking revenge, only justice. >> as his children, we will grow up without a father, our best friend, our playmate and our dad. >> reporter: the judge scolded murray before and after the sentence was announced criticizing his numerous lies and deceptions throughout the course of treating jackson and lack of remorse after his death saying the infamous recording of a drugged-up jackson stood out the most during the case. >> that tape recording was dr. murray's insurance policy. it was designed to record his patient at that patient's most vulnerable point. >> reporter: the defense said they will appeal. in los angeles, adam housley, fox news. >> thank you. we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. good morning on this wednesday. we're taking a live look at the beltway right now in oxon hill. pretty quiet out there. we'll check in with julie in just a second to get an update your traffic situation out there. i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say hello to tucker barnes for the latest on our weather. >> you will need a jacket all day today. our temperatures won't warm up like they have the past week. we got a little spoiled with the 60s and 70s. >> they were so good to us. >> they treated us well. back to reality. we'll have a stiff breeze out of the west and northwest eventually. these temperatures have been falling with the clearing skies overnight 39 in winchester. we've done these temperatures. we'll be very slow to warm up today. the good news, it will be dry and we should see a decent amount of sunshine. our rain from yesterday, our storminess, our frontal system is out of here. out to the west, you can see the area, the upper level low. it is not marked that way but trust me, it's there. bring us cover today. partly sunny today and again seasonal. temperatures in the low 50s. a high about 53 in washington. 52 in baltimore. 49 in front royal. a bit of a breeze as well. definitely jacket weather here as well. >> let's say hello to julie wright for the latest on traffic. how's it looking? >> brrr! >> i knew you were going to say something like that. >> i was like can't i just do it from my bed with my jammies on today. >> you got that sweater on. nice and toasty. >> i need another one. yes, we are looking good coming across the inbound 14th street bridge. no trouble spots to report right now. you will find a stretch of roadwork that was in place along 66 out near 123. that too is in the process of being cleared. no incidents to report for those continuing their trip on the beltway leaving 95 college park headed around towards georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. in video seen first here on fox, gary giordano is free. a jump in aruba freed the gaithersburg man last night despite being the prime suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. prosecutors are still trying to build a case against him and will appeal giordano's release at a hearing later this morning. giordano has hired the same lawyer who defended casey anthony. later on today, a federal judge will hear testimony on whether the man who shot president reagan should be released into his family's care. john hinckley has been in a mental facility since his trial ended in 1982. his attorneys say he is no longer a threat. the hearing may last up to a week and a half. it is not clear whether hinckley will testify. the suspected east coast rapist is now back in virginia and is expected to appear in a prince william county courtroom this morning via a video hook- up. aaron thomas was extradited from connecticut yesterday and is now facing six charges in virginia that could give him four life sentences. thomas is suspected in at least 11 other cases in several states beginning back in 1997. police say they have dna linking him to the crimes. the state of connecticut has agreed not to seek thomas' return if he gets more than 60 years. are. call for changes in the way after-hours clubs do business in the nation's capital. it is all following a deadly shooting over the weekend. one man was killed and five others injured in the early morning brawl. but one city leader has a plan to make the streets safer. bob barnard as the details on this plan. >> reporter: when the violence ended early sunday morning on the sidewalk and street outside heritage india nightclub in dupont circle, three men had been shot, three others stabbed. 4-year-old jonte coleman was killed. the food service worker hay three-year-old daughter. >> all of us were very disturbed about it. we haven't had a shooting let alone a homicide on connecticut avenue in years. >> reporter: d.c. police chief kathy lanier has temporarily shut down heritage india, one of several downtown restaurants that become nightclubs after hours. >> they go on until 3:00 in the morning. generally, people have too much to drink. they leave the club and fights break out, people are very noisy. >> reporter: so d.c. council member jack evans says he is considering a plan to force the nightclubs to pay d.c. police for what are called reimbursable details. >> it is off-duty police officers paid by the establishment to patrol outside the street to make sure that, when people do leave, they leave in an orderly fashion. >> anything that makes customers safer is basically protecting our business and our liquor license. >> reporter: the owner of shadow room on k street downtown says there is never a problem with parties here and he says he is concerned about the added cost of the evans plan. >> everyone is going to have to look at that. some businesses can't afford it. i'm pretty sure we'll be able to possibly afford it. but it also is a legal matter. can you require businesses -- we live in a democracy. we're in a tough economy. can you require that? >> reporter: councilmember evans says the answer is simple. >> we can do it. that is all i need is somebody to do that and i'll do it. >> reporter: reimbursable police details have been used for years in adams morgan and georgetown. a six-year-old boy died in a house fire in prince george's county last weekend. and now his mother and aunt have also passed. 62-year-old merle monroe is the only survivor of the fire on griffin street. she tried to wake up her daughter and sister but they did not make t the fire chief is calling to a tragedy of epic proportions and says there was not a single working smoke detector inside the house. is this the beginning of the end for herman cain? the republican presidential hopeful told aides that he is reseasing his run for the white house. it comes a day of after a georgia woman claimed she had and fair with cain that lasted for more than 13 years. cain denies the allegations and in a conference call with his senior staff tuesday, he only committed to keeping his campaign schedule for the next several days. during a speech in michigan, cain did not address the allegations. >> life can be a challenge. life can seem impossible. it is never easy when there's so much on the line but you can make a difference. there is a mission just for you. >> four other women have accused cain of sexual harassment. he also denies those claims. dr. conrad murray got the maximum sentence. four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. the singer died of an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. the judge scolded murray for his numerous lies and desenses before and after the sentencing. murray's lawyers plan to appeal. under california law, he will only serve half of the four- year sentence in county jail. big financial troubles for the third largest airline in the nation. american airlines looks to erase massive debts but what will it mean for you, the flying public? 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>> i already have my christmas tree up. i have a frosty the snowman in my house. i have the stairs decorated, the whole nine yards. i'm just waiting on sant. >> good for you. he is going to come. >> every year, i put out cookies but beagle bailey eats them before he gets there. >> i bet he does. >> on the roads, you will find northbound i-95 in good shape. no problems reported as you travel out the springfield up towards the capital beltway. you will find the beltway running smoothly between annandale and merrifield. this is a live shot of eastbound 66 coming in from 123 to the blai. overnight roadwork has cleared. no incidents have been reported. you will find southbound along 270, this is an easy trip out of clarkburg as you work your way southbound headed out to the lane divide. a car crash on wisconsin avenue in the district created quite a scene. police say this cab collided with a mercedes, hit the j. crew store and landed on the the mercedes then hit two more cars. no one was hurt out of that. a truck that tried to cross railroad tracks in front of a train is to blame for a derailment in bladensville, maryland. authorities say a small amount of diesel fuel spilled. there were no evacuations and nobody was hurt. expect some delays on red line this weekend. metro is closing six stations no maintenance. they include. brooklyn being tacoma, silver spring, forest glen, wheaton and glenmont stations. they will close at 10:00 p.m. friday and reopen saturday morning. a preliminary report forecasting a gap of about $124 million is expected to be presented to metro's finance committee tomorrow. the transit agency is facing a huge surge in the cost of employee benefits and pensions and must prepare for the opening of the dulles rail extense as well as security and maintenance costs and initiative. metro's ridership and revenue has been dropping since 2009. a new era for the caps. coming up next, dale hunter makes his coaching debut but are it is caps still singing the blues. the maryland terps try to step up their game in the big 10 acc challenge. did they have the fight for illinois? 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[ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? so you know what games your kids are playing online. the ratings are now extended to apps. melanie alnwick explains. 29 billion mobile apps were downloaded this year, game by far the most popular category. some are easy to tell whether they are appropriate for children or not. many, many others lie somewhere in between. now, crmplet tia, the wireless association, has teamed up with the entertainment software rated ratings board to create a standard ratings system for new apps with icons that are very familiar. >> 17 years of being in the ratings business, now, parents get it when they see e for everyone or t for teen, they know what to expect. >> reporter: apps purchased through the mobile stores will all have the same ratings system. >> he incorporate a lot of factors into the rating that we assign. >> reporter: the mobile ratings will evaluate new features like location sharing and in-app purchases which could end up costing parents a lot of money if they're not careful. it is a good launch but the two largest vendors ever mobile apps, apple's app store and google's android market aren't participating yet. >> we would be delighted to have them join us. they are doing the same thing we are. it is a different mechanism in place but anything that gets that information in front of consumers we think is a good outcome. >> reporter: consumers can always check new app ratings on the esrb web site. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >> take a look at what is happening out there. the clouds are rolling in. a little chilly out there too. the last day of november. glad you're with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it goes by so fast. >> no kidding. >> it was just halloween. >> i do have a slight correction for you. the clouds are rolling out. they were here yesterday for the rain as you see. we've got skies gradually clearing. it is very pretty out there. it is cold, much colder than it has been for the last several days and today will be a cooler day as we've now had this cold air settling into the area during the last several hours. so some differences. let's take a look at vipir. no rain showers in our area. they have moved out. we do see some continued storminess across portions of new england, the great lakes region, showing some snow there, rain in upper new england, places like that. we have dried out and we will continue that drying trend as that cooler air continues to work