we're on capitol hill with reaction. >> plus, scrooge strikes this local nativity. walking away with baby jesus and this isn't even the first time he's been stolen. >> but we begin tonight with new details on a story we broke seven years ago. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm shaun yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter a. series of rapes in montgomery county through dna. they don't know who the dna belongs to. that could all be about to change. fox 5's paul wagner has the story you'll see first on fox 5. >> d.c. police have known since 2004 the same man who carried out a string of sexual assaults is the same man who killed christine in georgetown in 1998. a string of matches that actually ended in 1998. there have been no matches since and for 14 years, d.c. police and other investigators have tried to find out who this man is and to this date they still don't know. tomorrow morning, the fbi, the montgomery county police, d.c. police, and the u.s. attorney's office will announce a new investigative effort in hopes of finding a man now dubbed the potomac river rapist. everyone living in the washington area in 1998 will likely remember the murder of christine. a biologist from california. she was attacked as she walked along canal road near georgetown university. dragged into the woods, sexually assaulted. investigators wouldn't know the killer was responsible for terrorizing neighborhoods in potomac and bethesda. dna recovered from the scenes of more than half a dozen rapes showed a connection with the murder. what's baffled investigators ever since is the fact that dna trail ended on canal road. since 1998, there have been no other matches. tomorrow morning, investigators have expected to unveil a website in hopes of putting light on this long dorement case. on the website will be this composite sketch of a man seen walking behind christine. detectives are hoping to have the same success as investigating the east coast rapist, when a wave came out earlier, a tip led police to a man in connecticut, aaron thomas is facing charges in the rapes of three young girls. the same investigative team that closed the murder cases are also working the potomac river rapist cases. with this new website, hopefully this 14 year mystery comes to an end. in the fox 5 newsroom, i'm paul wagner. prince georges county police shot and killed a man today. it happened on valley park road. the man called them threatening to kill himself. when they responded, the man came outside waving the gun. officers were forced to open fire when the manmade a move with the gun. he was pronounced dead on the scene. his name has not been released. the man who stabbed a supervisor to death in bethesda faces life in prison. keith little was convicted today of murdering roosevelt. now little attacked him more than 70 times. investigators believe he gave little a bad performance review. he will be sentenced in february. this photo started to make the rounds on facebook and now it's being shown around the world. airmen posing with an open casket. one standing inside. that's not all. will thomas with a closer look at the growing controversy. >> it may have been meant as a joke, but no one is laughing tonight. the photo was snapped back in august long before the fallout at delaware's dover air base over the discovery that some remains were misidentified and improperly disposed of. we're going to go one on one with the journalist who brought the photo to life. but first, we head to capitol hill. >> a sad reality of war. dover air force base where all military personnel killed in action returned back to the u.s. these images make this photograph taken at lackland air force base even more controversial. 15 airmen are seen posing with an open casket. one that looks just like the metal caskets or transfer cases used to carry war dead home. another live airman is inside the casket with a noose around his neck and chains across his body. at the bottom of the photo is the phrase, the dump to dump, sucks to be you. >> it's unacceptable. we owe it to our fallen to make sure we show them the respect and dignity. >> congressman whitman is the member of the house armed services committee with oversight over the air force. the photo surfaces at a time when the air force suffered a black eye over the sloppy handling of war dead at dover. >> i think what happened at dover is also unacceptable and we need to get to the bottom of why it happened, how it happened, how we prevent it from happening again. this obviously doesn't bode well for the overall culture within the air force on the heels of what we found out so far about dover. >> we showed the photo to people on the streets and while everyone we stopped appreciates the service of the airmen, the decision to pose like this gets no support. >> i think of the families of those who have lost people. i mean, that's the first thing i think about. how would you feel if they were playing with your brother that way? >> you have americans watching all over. for a person that is laying in the casket and this is not right time for this, to see this here. >> certainly controversial. let's bring in david. he is the air force times reporter who broke the story about the photo. david, good to have you here tonight. >> thanks a lot, appreciate the opportunity to come out. >> you bet. the photo is dated august 23, but someone just recently e- mailed it to you, is that correct? >> yes. the person that e-mailed it to me was staff sergeant bonia. he was with the 82nd airborne. he e-mailed it to me and expressed a lot of frustration and a lot of discontent and hurt, actually. >> he found it on facebook himself? >> well, he was actually e- mailed a photo by another former soldier who had seen it on facebook because a friend was tagged in the photo. >> let's get to the investigation. how is the air force handling it as far as you know? >> it's an inter internal matter to them. direct an investigation, which brings it down to about the colonel level, and the colonel in charge of the 47th training group has initiated that investigation and that should be wrapped up in two weeks. >> any idea what the intention is here? why they posed with a casket and the message at the bottom of the photo? >> it's hard to tell that the message says or what it indicates, but i think what we have been hearing anyway, is that technical school students at the end of their training generally take a serious class photo and a gag class photo and obviously this wasn't meant for wide desemination. >> good old facebook. >> right. >> as far as you know, anyone disciplined at this point as yes wrap up here? >> nobody that i know of has been disciplined yet, though that is still pending the outcome of the investigation. >> david breaking the stoimplet air force times. thanks for coming in. brian. the u.s. marine corps is apologizing to the families of more than a thousand fallen marines after they accidentally sent them purple heart ornaments through the mail. holiday ornaments were intended to living recipients as part of a thank you package. the marines realized the mistake monday when families of the fallen marines contacted them. today president obama held the symbolic end to the war in iraq. he highlighted the successes and reminded americans of their responsibility to the service members returning home. fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports. >> the president of the united states. >> at fort bragg, north carolina, president obama welcomed home some of the last u.s. troops from iraq. >> we are ending a war, not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home. >> the trip marked a symbolic end to the iraq war, which cost almost $4500 american lives. the president did not declare victory in iraq, but instead highlighted successes. >> what we are leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self- reliant iraq. with a representative government that was elected by its people. >> today, only 5,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq, down from almost 170,000. the war that the president himself opposed ever since he first stepped foot on the national scene. >> what i do oppose is a dumb war. >> was a mistake and may still be a mistake. >> i opposed this war from the start. >> while leaving iraq to fill a campaign pledge, long-term experts say weighing the cost versus the outcome of iraq will be up to history. >> 5,000 dead americans, 50,000 wounded americans, 150,000 dead iraqis and a trillion dollars in american debt. so i'm hopeful that some day this will made enough of a difference. >> now, a new poster challenge awaits, caring for the service member who's sought duty in iraq. tom of the iraq in afghanistan veterans of america, today's veterans will need jobs and medical care for years to come. >> as a country, it's where all work begins to make sure we have the care and services for these men and women as they come home. >> the president and congress did deliver a tax credit for businesses hiring veterans, many service members now face trading the battlefield for the uncertainties of the u.s. job market. >> but the death toll is only part of the story. since 2003, 30,000 americans have been injured in iraq. president obama has set a deadline for december 31, for all u.s. ground forces to leave the country. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> local woman hit with hundreds of dollars in fines for using newspaper in her kitty litter. the city tells its side of the story. beth. >> there is something missing from this nativity scene. i'm beth parker, it's the reason for the season. and i'm sue, doesn't feel much like the season. it happens today near 50. expected to be even warmer tomorrow. but pack the umbrella, we have showers headed our way. i'll let you know when to expect them. >> and tonight on the news edge, caught on camera. vandals target a local man's elaborate christmas display. we'll hear from the homeowner at 11:00. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. it's the season of giving, but for somebody it has become the season of taking. they aren't just stealing anything. in fact, baby jesus is missing from a virginia nativity scene. it's the second time this same baby jesus has disappeared. beth parker has the story. >> police want to know where the baby jesus will lay his head tonight. >> someone has baby jesus in their bedroom right now. >> baby jesus is missing from the nativity scene in fredericksburg. >> what is a nativity scene without the baby jesus? >> fear the wise men are guided not by stars, but by neon signs and high beams. even so -- >> citizens are pretty upset about this. i have gotten a number of phone calls. we have gotten remarks on our facebook page and they don't like it. they are personally insulted by this and they would like baby jesus returned. >> even more frustrating that the same baby jesus was stolen back in 2005. after that, the shopping center management got wise. >> they actually filled the figure with concrete and they estimated it that it weighs 80- pounds. >> this time -- >> we had an officer respond, take pictures, start the investigation, and her report and we have no idea at this point who might have committed this crime. >> but there is some evidence. take a look at this tire mark. police figure this baby jesus was so heavy that whoever took it had to have come here and left in a car. and this hole in the grass might be from their quick get away. a couple strong guys, take guys, 80-pounds isn't that much. would be for me. so i didn't take jesus. >> many think the disappearance is just teenagers playing a prank. >> even if it is a prank, this is a felony. this is grand larceny. >> can you forgive them? >> yeah, anybody is worth forgiving. >> especially this time of year. one request, though? >> you want to take him to a joyride, make sure he is back for christmas. >> afterall, baby jesus has a birthday to celebrate. in fredericksburg, fox 5 news. the first time the baby jesus was stolen, it was quickly returned. police say this is not uncommon. they get calls like this every year. the former national zoo researcher convicted of trying to poison cats in her neighborhood will not serve any jail time. instead, a judge sentenced him to 120 hours of community service and a years probation. he was caught on the building surveillance cameras putting rat poison in food. studied migratory birds, kill thousands of birds every year, she did lose her job at the national zoo. now a story you saw first on fox 5. last night we introduced you to a d.c. woman who says she was fined eight times for throwing away shreds of newspaper she used to make cat litter. tonight, the department of public works explains why it issued those fines. matt acklin has the story. >> patricia white invited us into her home tuesday and showed us step by step how she makes cat litter with shredded newspaper. she thinks this is better for the environment and buying litter at the store. >> i'm trying to do something good for the environment by using the shredded litter and i get fined for it. >> but bill says his inspectors found white's trash more than just strips of contaminated newspaper. >> what the hearing officer looked at and what the inspector submitted were papers and i'm not talking about shredded paper. newspapers, milk cartons, milk bottles, those types of things that should be recycled. >> this happened eight different times. so eight different violations. >> we hit her about every other month. >> we wanted to know if trash inspectors are digging through the trash looking for violations. something white says the inspector admitted to her on the phone and in court. when it comes to commercial property, that includes apartments and condo buildings, yes, inspectors search through the trash. >> and all commercial facilities, we go through the trash and recycling it see what's in there. to make sure trash should be, is there anything that should be recycled? >> white will appeal the judge's ruling. her eight fines total $2,000. and she is hoping the judge will see that tossing animal waste in the recycling bin is not the right thing to do. the director says he won't reconsider the case. matt acklin, fox 5 news. >> patricia white says the inspector told her on the phone and in court that it was shredded paper in the trash can that prompted her to write tickets. she requested transcripts to prove it. d.c. councilman, harry thomas settling on a big bet from back in his college days. thomas owed bowie state university $16,000 since the early 80s. he agreed to a plan for repaying the debt. the councilman is accused of funneling $300,000 in city money for personal use. parents have been there, snow is in the forecast, you don't know if the kids will have class the next mayor says to change. plus, getting inked could be a bit harder for kids under age. the fact that they could get inked in the first place makes this story you want to hear. details next. 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>> let's hope not. >> thanks. frightening sight at nationals park today, just a drill. this morning the ball park was the site of a large scale disaster preparedness exercise to stimulate the conditions emergency crews would face trying to rescue victims. more than 100 active duty marines trained to respond to chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. now to the standoff which could lead to a partial government shutdown. the government funding bill are in the senate right now. democrats say they can't get to work on rewriting the tax cut bill until the senate votes on it. but the senate republicans say they want to vote on the funding bill first. >> despite federal funding expiring two days from now, friday night, my friend is blocking action on the funding bill that would keep the government open. >> it's here, it's dead, and they don't want to vote on it. you think maybe they don't want to vote on it because republican senators are kind of embarrassed or ashamed what's in that bill? i would think so. >> here we go again. the payroll tax bill does keep taxes from going up. it also contains a mandate to build an oil pipeline from canada to texas and cuts 40 weeks off the maximum unemployment employment allowance. >> before the deadline hits, can the government afford another partial shutdown? we're talking tonight with the national vice president for the american federation of government employees. dwight bowman. thank you for coming in tonight. >> it's my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> i'm sure you take all of these threats seriously, but on a scale of one to ten, what do you think as far as a reality? >> this is a real threat. the republicans decided that they were going to pass something that the president cannot live with, that the senate can't live with, and it is not good for the people that we represent. >> the government reached the brink many times we have seen over the last year or so, over issues just like this. what do you tell all the people of the american federation of government employees leading up to this on how to prepare, just in case? >> on our website or those people who are members of the union, we have a list of things that they should do and we have been repeating that time and again throughout the year because there have been so many threats. we talked to them about how they should spend -- we don't tell them how to spend their money, but they should be conservative in the way that they are dealing right now because we do not know what's going to happen on friday. >> particularly this time of year, i'm imagining you're hearing a lot of growning from your people because everybody is looking to christmas cheer, i think to say the least. >> absolutely. we've had employees to tell us that there's not going to be a whole lot in terms of presents or spending any excessive funds because they realize that there is a possibility that this may happen. that this shutdown may be the one. so what are you looking for from the government in the next couple of days? what signs will point to perhaps a happy holiday for you? >> well, i think there is some encouragement that there may be a small continuing resolution. personally, if the democrats and the republicans are not going to get together, they might as well have a continuing resolution for the rest of the year until after the elections. my hope is that people hold together, that they have faith in our country, that they continue to do their job for the american people in spite of how they are being treated. >> national vice president for the american federation of government employees, dwight bowman. thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. the occupy movement has some new support tonight. civil rights leaders announced they are integrating their efforts into the occupy agenda. they are calling it occupy the dream. the leaders come from different deno , denominations. their goal is primarily to combat poverty. >> the people's champion, mohammad ali said the war of nations sought to change maps, but the wars of poverty are fought to map change. today we are mapping our change. >> in january of 1968, dr. martin luther king, jr., called for a poor people's conference and the occupation of washington, d.c. so this effort naturally grows out of the king dream. >> the x factor about to make a crucial cut. will it be our local contestant? plus, a crazy scene caught on camera as a pickup truck plows into a convenience store. the story behind the video, next. but better not bet on that holiday business. adam shapiro explains. the national association of realtors saying it over estimated the number of existing home sales. over the past five years, partly due to some instances of double counting. a new report with lower numbers out next week. meantime, a serious chill for solar energy. first solar cutting its earnings and sales estimates for the year. one of the world's largest maker of solar panels receiving loan guarantees from the government's green energy program. the same program that gave over a half a billion bucks to now bankrupt solyndra. and gold down below $1600. now off more than 16% since its all time high back in august. your car might be from japan, but it was probably made in the u.s.a. a new report says nearly 7 out of 10 japanese cars on the road in america were made right here in america. and more businesses taking a cue from scrooge as 43% of companies not giving holiday bonuses or gifts this year. bahumbug. that's business. i'm adam shapiro. laces? 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now we have bears in downtown vancouver. >> animal control officers tranquilized the bear, they are hoping the bear didn't develop a taste for city life and will stay in the woods. a flock of migrating birds crash landed in utah late monday night about 15,000 of the duck-like birds died on impact. experts the animals mistook it for water. volunteers helped the birds. took them to warmer waters where they can continue their migration. 3500 birds were saved. coming up tonight on the news edge at 11:00, scary moments in maryland. several people were inside this building when a school bus rammed into it. now police say the driver did it on purpose. we'll tell you why. plus, vandals leave a path of destruction through a man's christmas display and it's all caught on tape. we'll hear from the homeowner at 11:00. i love teaming with the best that's why i'm here, at st. jude children's research hospital. our research has changed the way the world treats brain tumors, leukemia and sickle cell. we help kids all across america. now, these kids have hope... and a sense of humor. where did you get this color? 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>> he would like it warm like that. >> very good. >> stays just like this. >> most of us will see a couple showers around tomorrow afternoon and evening. but that's the tradeoff. it's a push of warmer air ahead of showers. tomorrow, a couple showers we will be expecting and you might notice in addition to the temperatures being mild. a bit of a breeze picking up during the day and maybe blowing out of the west, northwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. we'll start you out tonight with a look at weather headlines. a few showers around. not for the morning rush hour. i think a few in the afternoon and evening. but temperature is the tradeoff. 57 degrees. so not a very bright day. not terribly wet either. we think that this precipitation is going to have a hard time moving on to the region. we will also continue to watch friday, 53 degrees on friday dropping and then it looks like there could be some moisture friday night and on into saturday and i'm wondering if this might not mix with a little bit of snow as well friday night into saturday. hopefully nothing that would be sticking to the ground. a little disturbance passing by to our south. every time we look at a run of the model, it is further north. this is another time period we'll watch, but usually that doesn't cause too much trouble in those overnight hours, again south of d.c. here's what we'll focus on for the overnight hours. we'll have clouds around. not very cold tonight, compared to where we have been so many nights this december. in the teens and low 20s. we won't be going there tonight. here comes the moisture. the frontal system with the cooler air back behind this line of showers that you see stretching from toronto down to dallas. it has been taking its sweet time moving east and we do think many of our models don't hold a will the of that moisture together. a couple tenths of an inch of rain tomorrow. today's temperature a bargain as well. 50 degrees. and bwi51 degrees and we're still mild compared to so many other nights. we are at 46 degrees here in the district. 47 for quantico. hopefully the furnace won't have to do quite as much work. out to the west, we continue do see mild temperatures, even at this hour. cincinnati is 55 degrees. nashville at 58. little rock 65. that's that mild air that will be getting pushed in our direction by the frontal system. you can see where the front is. the cooler temperatures out behind it down to kansas. so here's the setup for tomorrow. we're in the warm stuff. the clouds and the breeze will be noticeable tomorrow. might make that temperature in the mid 50s and upper 50s feel a little cooler to you. the front will very slowly swing through in the overnight hours, pushing the showers out of the way. so we will be cooler for friday. and then it does appear as though another last piece of energy is going to ride along the front and a lot will depend on how far south the front gets. it looks as though some of that moisture will sneak back in, just the light stuff on friday night into the overnight hours. so we'll check the future cast for you. 8:00 in the morning, a dry commute. maybe a few clouds around. for the evening commute, a chance of showers. we'll see them developing in the afternoon and as we head into 11:00, it looks like for the most part, they are all out of here. we head on into friday and some clouds around. i think we'll have a tough time getting into the sunshine. this is what i'm watching with the future cast. that next piece of moisture riding along the front. it will produce some snow and we'll see how this plays out over time. maybe a rain, snow mix friday night into saturday. but again, with temperatures on friday night only dropping to 35 degrees, we would not expect that to, even if it did amount to anything, stick to too much and don't have to worry about schools or anything like that. the weekend though, it is going to be brighter and chillier. temperatures in the mid and upper 40s and monday more of the same. 48 threes. >> 48-degrees. >> up and down and never too far down. >> lindsay lohan back in court today for a progress report and she heard something new today. praise. the actress is doing well under new strict terms. lohan completed 12 days of the county morgue and five therapy sessions since november 2. she is due back in court next month. marcus giving a dance beat to a song tonight on x factor. his family was here having their own watch party. after two weeks, they are hoping he can hold on through tomorrow's elimination, as are we. marcus and the other contestants sang two songs, giving you and the judges more to vote on. czar have fraisher talked with marcus' family right after the show. >> we are down here with the entire marcus, fan club. you are the nephew, is that correct? >> yes. >> how did your uncle do? >> good. >> have you been texting and voting? >> yes. >> i don't see those first things moving fast enough. cynthia, what did you think of marcus' performance, he's been in the bottom three the past couple of weeks. are you nervous? how do you think it went? >> i think it was exceptional. i think he'll get the votes he needs and i need everyone to get out there and vote. >> vote, vote. okay, you brought up two great points. you said it seemed like simon cowell was picking on marcus, why do you think that is? >> because marcus had both of his girls in the bottom two and both of them were sent home. so i believe he feels like he has a little bit of competition. >> i do. i think simon was rough on him. who do you think is going to be the top three next week for the finale? who is going home tonight? >> chris renee is going home. >> adios chris. top three should be marcus canty, melanie, and josh. >> okay, we are going to find out. everybody was unbelievably supportive of marcus. the number to vote, 9301 for marcus. 9301. we need our guy going through. we will find out tomorrow. so exciting. back upstairs to you guys. >> the paperwork that created the tech titan apple fetched big bucks at auction. this is signed by the company founder, steve jobs, and ronald wayne. the auction house expected to sell for $100,000. it went for a staggering $1.6 million. >> it just shows the importance of the document. in terms of the social history, the technology history, and the number as well that were in there fairly strongly. at the end, it was two people who were fighting it out and that's what an auction is about. it's a wonderful result. >> the winner is the ceo of the corporation. by the way, ronald wayne, never heard that name? here's why. he had a 10% stake in apple, but sold it for a few hundred bucks. if he had kept his share, it would have been worth more than $2 billion. >> wow. >> a similar story at another auction, elizabeth taylor's jewels took in $116 million. more than double the record for a single collection. estimated to bring in about $20 million. 80 items from taylor's collection were sold, including taylor's 33-carat diamond ring, and a necklace that featured a pearl. >> all right, decking the halls could be hazardous to your health. we are exposing some of the hidden dangers coming up next and i don't think it has anything to do with prescriptions. today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. 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