still alive. the kidnapping a world away is not forgotten in rockville where a giant yellow ribbon is tied around a tree in the front yard of the weinstein home on brad drive. dr. warren weinstein, a 70-year- old development contractor, was kidnapped from his fortified home in lahore pakistan four months ago. in this just released video osama bin laden bin's long time deputy claims al-qaeda has custody of dr. weinstein and will bargain for his release. >> it's terrible for anyone to be used like that. reporter: ed wagner is the weinstein's next-door neighbor and long time friend. >> i'm glad that we know something, that he's alive. we didn't know anything. i know his wife has got to be glad he's still alive because she hasn't heard anything. reporter: we briefly spoke to mrs. weinstein, but she didn't want to talk about her hess' case. in the video it's claimed al- qaeda -- in her husband's case. in the video it's claimed al- qaeda will release dr. weinstein as soon as libya stops bombing pakistan and afghanistan. >> it's an expensive claim. there's also yemen and somalia and close guantanamo bay, release all al-qaeda prisoners and all members of bin laden's family. it's a series of demands that can't possibly be met. reporter: so what's this about? >> to me the indication is that they're planning to kill weinstein. reporter: he said it could be an effort by al-qaeda to try to hurt president obama. >> i think what they're setting up is you didn't meet our demands. it was in president obama's capability to let weinstein be freed and you didn't do it. >> because until today nearly four months had gone by without any word of warren weinstein's fate, our terrorism expert thinks al-qaeda did not do the kidnapping in august but has since paid for dr. weinstein and is now using their american hostage as a tool to again terrorize the u.s. >> thank you, bob barnard. new tonight a d.c. postal worker is robbed right outside his job. the postal inspector tells us an employee walked out at 14th and t streets northwest at 6:30 tonight. a man approached, ordered the worker to give him his cash and money. the postal worker was forced into his mail truck and locked inside. police are searching for the robber. a hyattsville grandmother is thanking her community for their help after a fire claimed the lives of three members of her family. tonight dozens gathered for a fundraiser while the fire department used the count opportunity to educate community about fire safety. reporter: an outpouring of love and support formerly monroe and her family, a -- for merle monroe and her family, a family grieving an unbelievable loss. early sunday morning a fire raced through the their family home. her 6-year-old grandson was killed. his mother and aunt clung to life more than a day, but they also died. merle monroe was the only one who made it out. >> i don't know what i could have done to save my daughter's life, my sister or my grand. so. reporter: thursday night dozens gathered in lewis -- grandson. reporter: thursday night dozens gathered to donate anything they could to help. fire officials say there was no smoke alarms in the home and say many in the largely immigrant community are not a weight of device. smoke detectors -- not aware of the device. smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were handed out at event. >> this is something that's so easy but priceless in the end. reporter: mario attended the elementary school here and his principal remembers him. she said his loss has been hard. >> he was a delight. we could just see good things happening to him. >> every single day that he came to school he came with a smile on his fitches. reporter: merle monroe and her sister alma say the family has had a tough time trying to come to grimes with what's happened. they say the community -- grips with what's happened. they say community support has helped make it easier. >> it's been overwhelming and they've extended so much help to us and we are extremely grateful. reporter: words of gratitude even as the family struggles with the pain of loss in. hyattsville, maureen umeh, fox 5 news. tonight he is out of jail and going before a tv camera. gary giordano, the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a local woman in aruba, is talking for the first time since being released from jail. fox 5's laura evans is here with the story. >> aruban authorities still consider giordano the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of robyn gardner. he says that she was swept to sea while they were pork ling in august. her body was not -- snorkeling in august. her body was never found, but he demanded today on good morning america that he had nothing to do with her disappear. with his attorney jose baez by his side and his three sons behind him gary giordano spoke out for the first time since his release tuesday from an aruban jail. the 50-year-old employment services company owner from gaithersburg was at times defiant in his answers saying he had nothing to do with gardner's disappearance. throughout the 11 minute interview he tried to explain actions some called suspicious including why he took out a $1.5 million accidental death insurance policy on gardner. >> when you select those, if i put three names up there, all three are covered. you can't unselect anybody. so i have children. i have a house, a large house and a lot of payments and if i go traveling and i disappear, i want them to be covered. company : then he said he two days after gardner disappeared on the advice of his form attorney, michael lopez, who said giordano could be billed for expenses related to the search for gardner. giordano also denied that he and gardner had been drinking before going snorkeling saying they were a sober couple and he explained that surveillance video just after gardner went missing doesn't show how panicked he really is, not able to find someone to help him. he said i was exhausted after swimming to shore -- he was exhausted after swimming to shore. when asked if he had anything to do with gardner's disappearance, gardner defended himself. >> absolutely not. absolutely not. i feel as if a person that i cared about, a companion, if they were traveling with you or you, has disappeared on my watch, that will weigh heavily on me for a very long time. reporter: following the interview today the chief prosecutor in aruba says giordano is still the chief suspect and by the way, if you happen to recognize the attorney next to giordano, that was the same guy that rented casey anthony. >> is this investigation in aruba still active? >> it is. in fact, the fbi is assisting aruban authorities in their ongoing investigation and the solicitor general says as soon as they are ready to bring charges, they will ask for giordano's extradition. however, with no direct evidence a crime was committed there is no guarantee charges will be filed. metro riders may be saying here we go again. today the transit agency said fares will go up. the question now, how much? the fare changes are part of a plan to cut an expected $124 million budget shortfall. fox 5's sherri ly has details. reporter: fare increase, two words metro riders hate. >> i think they should reduce it especially with the bad economy. >> am i happy about it? no because i ride it every day, but is it new at all? reporter: but there's no avoiding it. >> i will say fare increase coming. reporter: metro tried to cushion the blow. >> they will not be as aggressive as a couple years ago. reporter: the preliminary operating budget for metro is $124 million short, money needed to fix escalators, add more police, reduce worker fatigue and pay rising healthcare and pension costs. >> we've got to look at what needs to be done and that it happens regard where it comes from. reporter: the agency proposed splitting the cost between hire fairs and a bigger subsidy from the juris -- higher fares and a bigger subsidy where metro runs from those jurisdictions. one proposal would eliminate metro rail's much hated peak of the peak surcharge during the busiest periods. infrequent riders who use paper fare cards would be charged a flat rate of $3 or $6 depending where you get on. >> a flat rate? i think that's good, yeah. reporter: why do you think that is good? >> well, i just think it's easier. reporter: other plans call for peak fares to stay the same, but the higher off peak fares would bring in $48 million, but that would cause other problems. >> if the offpeak fare starts to get that much closer to the peak fare, are more people then going to ride in peak? reporter: the proposals call for increases in bus fares and parking. it's all on the table. >> everything is going up. gas prices are going up and just to pay a little bit extra, it makes sense to me. reporter: any fare increase would take effect in july. sherri ly, fox 5 news. >> public hearings would have to be held before any decisions are made. half of the shortfall is to pay for an increase in wage, health and pension costs. compared with the rest of the region metro says its workers have the richest pension plan without having to contribute dime. new details surrounding the mysterious death of a virginia teenager. her parents are convinced their daughter was murdered. now an arrest in another case is giving them hope, the details coming up next. >> december arrived and yeah, it kind of felt like it today, didn't it? already tonight some temperatures are falling to the 20s, but we're focusing on friday and the weekend with that full forecast coming up. tonight on the news edge at 11:00 he's been locked up in cuba two years now accused of spying, but there's a new push from congress to free alan gross tonight. we're talking to his wife who just returned from visiting her husband. new details now in the mysterious death of ann any mccann. the fairfax teenager was found dead in baltimore in 2008 after running away from home. now main questioned about her death has been -- a man questioned about her death has been arrested for another murder. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. reporter: a few hours after ann any mccann's body was found -- ann any mccann's body was found -- annie mccann's bead was found near a trash can, this vol -- body was found near a trash can, this volvo was not too far way. there was two men charged in the theft of her body. darnell kinlaw is facing a charge of killing a 26-year-old woman before stealing her car. the mccanns think kinlaw may know what happened to their daughter. >> we can't rule it out, but we're not inclined to believe that mr. kinlaw poisoned our daughter with lidocaine. we know he was at the scene of our car with our dead daughter with four other juveniles and we'd like to find out how they came to be there. reporter: daniel and mary jane mccann think kinlaw and others know more than what they've told police in the past, especially after hearing what one of the juveniles charged with stealing annie's car had to say in court. >> when we went to one of the juvenile hearings a young man said he was frayed for his life for what he knew about -- frayed for his life for what he knew about ann -- afraid for his life for what he knew about annie mccann. reporter: it was revealed he was involved in stealing miss mccann's vehicle from a neighborhood in east baltimore. despite numerous interrogation and execution of search warrants there was no evidence forensic or otherwise to connect mr. kinlaw to miss mccann's death. mr. kinlaw was charged by the baltimore police for the theft of the vehicle, but those charges were later dropped by the former state's attorney. >> the police did not investigate. they need to rethe investigation for annie mccann -- reopen the investigation for annie mccann now. reporter: the mccans spent their life savings in the investigation of their daughter's death and they had dr. michael boden look at the autopsy and he disagrees with the police theory that annie mccann died from drinking one can of bactine. montgomery county maryland proposed curfew hit a big roadblock. it's said to be the wrong course of action because teen crime has dropped significantly in recent years. the full council is expected to take up the issue next week. a critical new report blasting the plan to move 6,400 u.s. army workers into alexandria's mark center off 395 in virginia. what's new about the report? it's coming from inside the defense department. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has this story. reporter: congressman jim moran has been warning for years that interstate 395 can't handle the extra traffic from the army's mark center in alexandria. >> this is a mistake. reporter: now the congressman's concerns are backed up by this harsh new report by the pentagon's inspector general. the i.g. found by not building the mark center near metro and depending on buses and workers to drive themselves, the army has created a recipe for gridlock. the report also slams the army for using flawed traffic studies and that underestimated the impact of adding 7,000 workers to the already congested area. >> they did their traffic studies during holiday periods, july 4th and memorial day. reporter: the army's plan is for many of the relocated workers to drive themselves to work or rely on these shuttle buses. so far at least the workers who transferred here say the shuttles seem to be working. >> maybe when they take a pass, the situation will be different, but for right now it's very nice. >> it gets me to work on time. reporter: but congressman moran warns the full impact has not been felt. the mark center will not be at capacity until january and with 200,000 cars already using 395 at rush hour congestion will be much worse he says. >> if we don't stop this in its tracks now, within a couple months people are going to be stuck on 395. reporter: the army disputed the report saying, "we do not believe a new traffic study will provide additional solutions to past or existing traffic issues along the i-395 corridor and therefore do not concur with the findings and recommendation in the draft report." it also cited $20 million it planned in road improvements, but with one arm of the pentagon now publicly blasting the army's plans, it's raising more questions about a building that critics say should never have been built. moving forward congressman moran's he will seek to limit park being at the mark center in order to -- parking at the mark center in order to get those employees tuesday more car pools and public transportation that is expected to be fully staffed by the end of january. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. today is world aids day and d.c. mayor vincent gray marked the anniversary by kicking off a food drive. the mayor announced the city is teaming up to food and friends to deliver meals to people living with hiv aids and other life challenges. the goal is to raise 350,000 pounds of food. the mayor also saying he's seen progress in the numbers dropping in the district of new aids cases. >> we need to recognize that we are reducing the incidence rate which means how many new cases are we experiencing every day and we're seeing about a 50% reduction in the number of new cases, which is very encouraging. >> the food drive was just one of a day full of public events in our area to mark world aids day. christmas is officially in full swing in the nation's capital. the first family lit the national christmas tree on the' lips tonight. we'll have a big recap next -- on the ellipse tonight. that's coming up. hi, my name is amanda sudermere currently stationed autogamy. i the 2 say to my family -- want to say hi to my family in virginia. hi and i'll see you soon. 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[ cheering and applause ] >> president obama and the first family lit the national christmas tree tonight as part of the annual pageant of peace. thousands of people turned out on the ellipse to watch the big event and take part in the program. now grow didn't get a chance to go, our own sue palka -- if you didn't get a chance to go, our own sue palka was down there. the weather seemed chilly, but the crowds didn't steam to mind. >> it was so much -- seem to mind. >> it was so much better than other years. there were a lot of people standing. there are the seats close to where the president and the guests are and there's a huge number of people standing behind and it was full to capacity today. you know what? it really is a spectacular event here in washington. it definitely helps us the holiday season and today was the 89th year for the tree lighting. this is a tradition that began in 1923 when calvin coolidge was president and walked out of the white house over to this tree. carson daly hosted the festivities this evening and big time rush was a group that performed, never heard of them, but now i know. the president briefly spoke and urged people to be generous to one another during this holiday season. >> in this season of hope let's help those who need it most, the homeless, the hungry, the sick and shut-in. in this season of plenty let's reach out to those who struggle to find work, to provide for their families. >> this year's tree may have looked a little different. that's because it's a new tree. look what happened to the tree last year on february 19th. it was knocked down by a 50 nile an hour gust of wind. it has stood -- 50-mile an hour gust of wind. it has stood for 33 years. the new tree is 60 feet tall, a colorado spruce. i think that's one of the beauties of our national christmas tree because this event and the property is taken care of by the park service they wanted living growing tree rather than something you drag from across the country. i love the l.e.d. lights. i think that tree is gorgeous. >> 10 years from now if you took your kids, you'll go back and the tree will be even bigger. >> i remember when it was only a 26-footer. something else that happened today that i think is lovely and this happened last year, too often the president and his family stays behind the glass plated area that's so safe and this is the second year in a row the obama family came down and sat among the people and i think that's a very nice touch. congratulations to them because they make us all feel like we're part of the whole crowd. >> indeed. looks like a good time. maybe next year i'll get to go with you, sue. >> i'm put income your name for you. we'll -- putting in your name for you. >> maybe you can come, too. >> let me know how it is. police say she office a one- woman crime spree -- she was on a one-woman crime spree, robberies, carjackings. keeping your credit safe this holiday season, i'll tell you what the experts know. last year, 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marshalls and wearing what appeared to be the same -- u.s. marshals and was wearing what appeared to be the same purple shirt she was arrested in in bethesda yesterday. she also apparently tried to rob a bank many mcclain. this is sky fox -- in mcclain. this is sky fox video after schwab crashed. the alleged crime spree carted november 18th. schwab is accuse -- started november 18th. schwab is accused of robbing a bank in manassas and the next day robbing a woman at the tysons ii mall parking lot. november 22 it's believed schwab robbed a bb&t bank in west springfield and two days later she's accused of carjacking a woman at a baltimore county safeway parking lot and wednesday afternoon the spree ends in bethesda. according to the criminal complaint, schwab admitted to the carjacking november 19th and the bank robbery on the 22nd. she will be held in jail until her next court appearance next monday. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. another robbery in a shopping center parking lot, this time a purse snatching at the dulles crossing plaza in sterling, virginia. loudoun county sheriff's office says a woman was loading touches into her car yesterday evening -- items into her car yesterday evening when a pickup bumped next to her cart, matched her purse and took off. many of you will be pulling out the plastic to finish up your holiday shopping the next few weeks. you should know it is primetime for card fraud. fox 5 money reporter melanie alnwick has tips to keep your card safe from scammers. reporter: this is all it takes for your bank account to be wiped out. a magnetic stripe reader and pinhole cameras are all thieves need to ruin your holiday. >> it's a crime of opportunity just like any crime is, but with the advancements in technology and the abundance of information on the internet i think that it's becoming simpler to steal. reporter: for many years restaurant customers have been the primary targets like this high end ring just busted in manhattan. waiters used tiny hand-held card readers to steal diners' credit card information, then make duplicate cards to purchase luxury goods for resale. now the skimmers are made to fit over payment slots on atms. a stripe reader on the false front reads your data. the camera records your pin. gas stations are another place you need to be really careful security experts say. >> some of these devices are really, really slick and the average consumer cannot tell the difference. reporter: joe mason, senior vice. identity guard, says there are things you can do. >> try to protect your information. be very selfish with it. be very private to what extent you can. reporter: don't be shy about being suspicious. >> one of the simplest things you do is when you go up, wiggle it and see if it moves '. reporter: use terminals and pumps that are within eyesight of employees. it doesn't hurt to cover up the keypad, too. try to pay with cash at restaurants. if you have to use plastic, opt for credit instead of debit. >> we're talking about real money being taken out of someone's personal account. reporter: banks do replace money stolen due to fraud, but it can take time and no one wants to be frozen out of their account this time of year. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. a local singing sensation survived the elimination round on x-factor last week. how did he fare tonight? the detailers coming up next. also a -- the details are coming up next. also ahead, this is real, people. you've got to see this one. we'll talk to the family that turns their house into an incredible light show. but first here's fox business network's neil cavuto. >> another jolt for the volt, general motors saying it will buy back the plug-in cars from any owner afraid the batteries will catch fire. two batteries did that after some government crash tests. gm is not ruling out a possible recall of more than 6,000 volts on the road. now we know how shoppers are paying for those record holiday sales with plastic, credit 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[ male announcer ] so does that guy. the citibank debit card with no monthly fee. easier banking. standard at citibank. former presidential candidate bill richardson is being investigated for possible violations of campaign finance laws. sound familiar? reports say richardson allegedly raised a quarter of a million dollars from supporters to quiet a woman who had threatened to file a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. the grand jury is looking into the issue, could decide whether to file charges in a few weeks. singer mindy mccreadie said she will not bring her son back from florida. she took her son during a recent visit to his father's home in florida. a judge ordered mccreadie to return her son this afternoon. if she doesn't comply, police can pick him up. it's unclear if she'll face criminal charges. thank you. well done. >> more high drama on the x- factor tonight, another close one for bowie resident marcus canty. for the second straight week he was close to being booted off but survived the cut and is in the top five. marcus sang one of us by gladys knight and three of the four judges thought he did a better job than drew. she's gone. marcus will be back next week and we will follow the action. tonight on the news edge new hope for a maryland man serving a 15 year prison term in cuba, what congress is doing to bingham gross home. the federal government -- to bring alan gross home. and the federal government making changes and closures, those details at 11:00. @@xú a maryland family is definitely in the holiday spirit tonight. they set up a spectacular light show at their home in urbana. dwight watkins gives us the special tour. >> i've always wanted to do something for christmas and we had the opportunity, so went out and bought a few things the first year and after that things kind of grew and grew and grew. we have enough extension cords to go to the top of the empire state building and come halfway back down again. there's a lot of cords. technologywise things came along that allowed us to be able too do an actual show with dance -- to do an actual show with dancing lights and music. i'm a little bit of a geek. i like technology, so something where i can meld my love of the holidays with love of technology, perfect. >> i've gone the last couple years, but this is the most exciting. it's like at the state fair. >> you look at the window and see kids with their eyes wide open staring at the display. reporter: why do you like coming out here, guys? >> because there's a lot of lights of. reporter: how can you not feel good? >> we come by every year. >> it's like a gift to us the way folks react. >> this is her first year in the area, so i wanted to show her the lights. >> by the time you get through christmas we're -- you've got people lined up and down the streets. they tune in. it's a low power fm station and they can hear the whole show without disturbing anybody. through the years actually he day really nice display. i guess this year he kind of just give up and say ditto. this is a gift to the community from me. so i don't want donations or anything like that. i just want to be able to do it. >> wow. can you imagine? >> that ace lot of work. -- that is a lot of work. >> we just got some exciting news in the newsroom, the phone call some of us have waited for all day. can you guess what it is? >> we hit the lottery. >> holly morris hit the lottery. she had her baby tonight at 9:00 and it's a -- >> boy. >> it's a boy. i thought for sure she was going to have a girl. it's a little boy named hayden. we're so happy everybody is doing well, congratulations. holly and thomas. the crew will be there in 10 minutes, go! >> skype us. we'll get it on right now. >> before the end of weather. isn't that great? >> a little holiday give for the family. we're so excited. >> tonight we had a gift, the national christmas tree lit, but out in california you would not believe what they are dealing with. they're calling it the worst santa ana winds in a decade and maybe more than that. it's been causing incredible damage. they had to close some schools. to give you some idea, the winds were gusting even in utah, so this is unusual that it's this far north, up to 100 miles per hour. at l.a. they gusted to 47, very strong winds and bountiful, utah to 86. get this one, mammoth mountain california, elevation 11,000 feet, 150-mile an hour winds. damage to the canopy of that gas station. of course, a santa ana wind is hot and dry and that fun themes through the santa ana -- that funnels through the santa ana river valley. meanwhile welcome to meteorological winter. not with any snow. meteorological winter are the months of december, january and february. tomorrow will feel pretty decemberlike but no precipitation. in fact, as we look at our satellite and radar in motion we have a front that will come through tomorrow ahead of it as this high pressure is still building in. it's going to be mild again as in a little bit above average for this time of year. average is 52. how about 56 or 57 degrees tomorrow? this front will come through on the dry side and we'll keep the trend going through the weekend. a little chilly today at 52, but that's exactly average for this time of year, dulles 50, bwi marshall 53 degrees and here is a look at the next three days, 56 degrees tomorrow, lots of sunshine, saturday a little cooler after that front goes by. again we expect it to go by dry tomorrow afternoon, but saturday's temperature will be cooler as a result and sunday up to 57 degrees. now we're in good shape heading to the weekend. it definitely looks dry. here is the front we'll watch for tomorrow. maybe it produces a few clouds. that's about it. it pushes through, perhaps a bit chilly and breezy saturday as the new area of high pressure takes over, but the sunshine will be back. what we're really going to focus on now are the temperatures because overnight they'll be chilly dropping to 29 degrees already at martinsburg. that's not your low. you're going lower than that. dumb lesion 31, manassas 20 -- dulles 31, manassas 28. everybody else is in the upper 20s or 30s and more cold stuff off to the west, but with clear conditions and light winds tonight we'll see real cool spots. front royal down to 28 degrees, maybe colder since some of these spots are already there. in the district about 37, fredericksburg 32. for tonight it's a cold one. we'll be freezing and below in the suburbs, about 36 degrees in the city and a chilly start tomorrow with a few afternoon clouds, 56 degrees. here's your five-day forecast. we mentioned this before, stuff a truck is tomorrow. i'm sure you guys will talk about it. i will be at greenbrier in fairfax, virginia. for our early shows. i insist you come by, bring a can of something for the capital food bank and we'll be so glad to see you. i'll give you your five-day forecast. check out monday and tuesday, 60, 61 degrees. next chance of rain is late monday or tuesday. >> shorts in city. a quick reminder, our annual stuff a truck campaign kicks off tomorrow morning. you can donate nonperishable food items. stop by any time between 6 a.m., 11 p.m. it all benefits the capital area food bank. this is your local nissan dealers know your opponent. >> the redskins face a tough match-up sunday as they go to -- they're playing here actually at fedex field against the jets. >> this week fox 5 sports director dave feldman talks to one of the team's unknown players to see what he knows about the big apple. >> each week we quiz a redskin on what he does or doesn't know. eric olsen, who? tease a guard on the practice squad, but he's a -- he's a guard on the practice squad, but he's a new yorker, so a natural on a thing we like to call know your opponent. >> it's time for another exciting episode of know your opponent. here's your host dave feldman. >> know your opponent with eric olsen from brooklyn, staten island. who are you? >> i'm eric olsen, a practice squad player for the redskins. i've been on the team since week one and kind of different playing for the rival team, growing up in new york, being a jets, giants fan, but i'm loving it and having fun with it. reporter: how did the new york jets receive their nickname? a, because the original owner of the jets was a fighter pilot in the war, b, because of the nearby jets that would fly over shea stadium from laguardia, c, elton john wrote his song benny and the jets at shea stadium. >> a. reporter: it's b because the jets flew over laguardia. >> that makes sense. reporter: name the five boroughs of new york. >> is taint island, brooklyn, queens, bronx and man -- staten island, brooklyn, queens, bronx and manhattan. reporter: the first official what was established in the little italy section of manhattan in 1905, what kind of restaurant? >> pizzeria. reporter: nice. super bowl iii mvp was joe namath for the new york jets. he played new york. he lived the nightlife. what was his nickname? >> broadway joe. reporter: correct. good job there. that's old school for you. >> i'm not lying. i'm from staten island. i'm used to this stuff. reporter: all right. finish this version from frank sinatra's famous song from new york, new york and if you can, we'd like you to sing. if i can make it there -- >> oh, i can make it anywhere. i don't know how to sing it. reporter: good job. you went 4-5. >> i'm disappointed i missed the first one. i never knew the history of that, but hey, i'm a redskin, so i'm not worrying about the jets right now. >> brian and shawn both tied, both went 3-5, their best performance to date. i will say shawn could win the tiebreaker because she sang it. i asked to sing it and she was singing it. >> that's not a tiebreaker. >> i asked him to sing it. >> that was the rule. >> no. last one is still under low of test. >> shawn has won two in -- is still under protest. >> shawn has won two in take row. >> now i know how this whole dave and dave thing goes down. dave ross, where are you when i need you? coming up next. reporter: why are these guys digging through a pile of slimy gunky algae? i'm beth parker. i'll tell you coming up. today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. now to a real fish tale in northwest d.c., volunteers are getting their hands dirty in the chilly waters of one of the city's parks to save the smallest animals in need. fox 5's beth parker shows us. reporter: no doubt you've heard the story about the one that got away. these volunteers and employees of the washington humane society are catching fish. >> see this little guy? reporter: some small. >> it was smaller than my fingernail. reporter: some bigger. >> that is a ginormous fish. reporter: they are doing it by digging through large clumps of algae. >> ew! >> it looks like green goo. >> slimy gooey stuff. >> i feel like i'm cleaning out the drain in the bathtub after gave my dog a bath. reporter: sounds messy, but they're coming to the rescue actually. you've heard of dogs being rescued. >> this is probably the first fish rescue i've ever heard of and ever done in the city. reporter: this 50-foot long pool of water in d.c.'s meridian pool park is drained regularly. it wasn't a probable in the past, but this year fish are -- problem in the past, but this year fish are living in the pool. >> we originally heard about it in a blog and one of our officers said no, we can't let this happen. reporter: that officer was michael treeblosser and usually investigates animal cruelty. >> these are fish and if no one helped them they would have just suffered and died. >> we always talk about being the voice for the voiceless and this is a perfect example. reporter: maybe you're wondering how the fish got here. meridian hill is run by the national park service, but they didn't stock this pool. in fact, a neighbor put the fish in here. >> while his intentions might have been good and he wanted to bring beauty to the park, which it did, it wasn't in the best interest of the fish. reporter: so volunteer danielle bays is searching for even the tiniest creatures. >> it's got some layers so you can keep track what you're doing and where the fish might be without like squishing them. reporter: the rescued fish will end up in ponds and tanks. >> you might walk into a building on k street and see a fish tank there with some of them set up. reporter: a fish tale with a happy ending. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> like happy endings. the news keeps coming. here's brian now with the news edge at 11:00. >> off the top tonight a renewed plea to free a maryland man jailed in cuba. alan gross is serving a 15 year sentence accused of spying. today dozens of members of congress sent a letter to the cuban government urging it to release gross immediately. fox 5's wisdom martin in the newsroom with the story. >> saturday will be the second anniversary of gross' arrest and detention in cuba. today congressmen and senators drafted a letter to cuban