Craig cnn fired larry and then larry joins sambora and his super group. Geoff samboraking, cnn tour 2013 busy signals and dropped calls. A too familiar annoyance. One congressman is taking aim at verizon wireless. Our Ken Molestina is live with concerns that have caught the attentions of federal investigators. Ken. Congressman Gerry Connolly of virginia spoke candidly today about what he described as a subpar 911 call routing system run by verizon. Now he is the one making the call to the fcc and he wants some change. I guess i would give it a d. Reporter virginia congressman Gerry Connolly is slamming verizon wireless. The company is contracted to route 911 calls throughout most of the washington area. According to him they have fallen short. The whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. Reporter he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the system as examples of where theyve failed. During the 201011 winter several storms like snowmageddon interrupted service. More recently this summers deer re summers derecho did the same thing. Now he and others are behind a push to verizon to improve their service or face scrutiny. If verizon cant be counted on to do that voluntarily then we need the fcc to step in and promulgate new regulations and to make sure theyre enforced. Reporter verizon fired back. They said theyve learned to improve themselves. A spokesman wrote, verizons network performed well during and after sandy as backup power seamlessly kicked in including arlington. But that most recent performance stle assurance for an uneasy congressman who believes lives are in jeopardy. This is all about protecting the public. The s. E. C. Has been looking into verizons performance. A spokesman said what happened to 911 service was unacceptable. We will soon release the findings of our inquiry into what occurred along with the next steps. We will keep a close eye on this and let you know what happens. Tweet me at ken at wusa9. Com. President obama and Speaker John Boehner talk on the phone tonight for the first time in a week but they ended their conversation with no break in the deadlock over how to avoid the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff. The president s secretary said the administration is absolutely 3r7d to go over the cliff if republicans dont agree to tax rate increases. Speaker boehner says it is now up to the president to spell out a plan that will pass. The president told Business Leaders that ending fights over extending the countrys debt ceiling have to be a part of this deal. Now part of our deal here at 9news is having Gary Nurenberg follow these fiscal cliff developments. He is here with tonights wrap up. Reporter an knit tax you are right, the president and the speaker got on the phone but as if to signal the lack of progress the house got out of town. The republican controlled house left town wednesday saying it has nothing to do. We need a response from the white house. We cant sit here and negotiate with ourselves. Reporter the president s treasury secretary said theres no room for negotiation on its demand for tax rate hikes for top income earners. Is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff . Absolutely. Theres no prospect for an agreement that doesnt involve those rates going up on the top 2 of the wealthiest members. Reporter republicans insist they can get the revenue without increasing tax rates. The revenues were putting on the table are going to come from, guess who, the rich. Reporter but the president says that wont work. It is not possible for us to raise the amount of revenue thats required for a balanced package if all you are relying on is closing deductions and loopholes. Reporter if theres no deal cbs reports families making 20 to 40,000 next year will have taxes go up 100. 40 to 64,000, taxes up 64,000. 64 to 10,000, taxes up 3500 a year. Thats the category into which the sean and jody Watson Family of woodbridge fall. A family already cutting back. I think it just will put any future plans that we might have on hold, lets say fixed income electrical. They have no idea how their choith and fighting affect the rest of us. Reporter no deal, and they affect the rest of us, as Vice President chain knee used to say, bigtime, in just 27 days. We just checked and there still has been no arrest in the murder of 14yearold reyes, the teenager shot this morning. Reyes was walking with two other folks when somebody drove by and started shooting. Police say two of those people are document gang members and they believe the shooting is gang related. The car used in the shooting has been recovered. No suspects. A gun was found inside a students locker in fairfax today. A letter about it was sent home to parents. It stated the suspects involved have been questioned and discipline near action will be taken. Fresh testimony at the Pretrial Hearing for bradley manning, the private charged with giving u. S. Government secrets to wikileaks. At issue whether the nine months manning spent in the brig amounted to illegal punishment, and if it did, should the case be dismissed because of it . Today the top administrator says brig officials used improper procedures to recommend that manning be held in maximum custody. Tonight weve got an update on the tragic death of a new york city man whose final moments were captured in that picture. Tonight a 30yearold homeless man faces seconddegree charges of murder. Davis is accused of shoving that victim following a confrontation. Davis has a long record in new york and pennsylvania. Police say the victim tried to climb a few feet to safety but got trapped between the train and the platforms edge. What was planned as a Birthday Party for jazz great dave brubeck is now becoming a memorial tribute. Brubeck died today in connecticut one day shy of his 92nd birthday. Gotta know that one. Take five from the 1959 album timeout. It was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. Grammy winner dave brubeck been at the age of 91. A Memorial Service was held today for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker jovan belcher. Belcher shot his girlfriend saturday morning. The couple add threemonthold daughter together. Then he drove to Arrowhead Stadium where he shot and killed himself. Weve posted the 911 calls that belchers mom made begging belcher to stay alive. Today a Fairfax County judge made it clear just because you post an announcement review doesnt mean you can say anything you want. As bruce leshan tells us a woman may have to pay hundreds of thousands in damages for the nasty review she posted online about a local contractor. To finally be winning on principles and knowing that good people do prevail, its very, very happy. Reporter contractor Christopher Dietz crowing after winning a preliminary injunction against a former customer would wrote a series of scaight online reviews. What she put up there were pure lies and stated as fact, and so that damage can never be undone but we can certainly stop any future damage. Reporter jane perez said she never imagined her reviews on yelp and angies lis would it land her in court facing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for defamation. She had hired dietz to install a toilet, refinish floors and fix some light swipes. But when things went south she wrote that dietz had damaged her home and hinted that he had stolen her jewelry. The judge ordered her to take down any allegations of thievery and to stop claiming she had won another lawsuit against dates on the merits. Her lawyer says there is a warning here for all of us. Be very careful have. It appears, at least in virginia, you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you opine. Reporter but the judge did not order perez to change a bunch of other nasty things in her review. That he charged for work that had not been done, and that the workmanship was very poor. I stand by the work that i did. Reporter experts say lawsuits like this are still rare but online reputations now so important we may well see more. In fairfax, bruce leshan, 9news now. Snow as we know, those online reputations, when they are threatened, we now realize that doctor, lawyers, contractors, rest contractors, and restauranteurs may decide to take to you court. At the stroke of midnight it becomes legal to smoke marijuana in some states. Sometimes people are so dumb, you just to have shake your head. And youre not going believe the phone call this guy made, but you will believe that it landed him in the slammer. Anita. New recommendations on the drug tamoxifen. It can make a big difference in the lives of Breast Cancer patients. Information for all women. Topper. We lost about 10 degrees today. 63 was the official high. Very cold tonight. You might be surprised how cold. Heres your wakeup weather. 29 to 38 by 5 00. 2 to 36 by 7 00. Then lots of sunshine, only in the 30s by 9 00. Well come back. We will talk about the rest of the week. We have some new information about the we can questioned and the forecast for the ravens redskins game. Speaking of the weekend, it is a big football weekend here on wusa 9. You can watch the armynavy game saturday at 3 00 followed by game on at 7 00. On sunday the redskins ravens showdown 1 00 p. M. Stay tuned for a complete game wrapup and analysis. Game on live from fedexfield. Heres tonights fact from face the fact usa. Ormingt theres no law to keep americans who qualify from receiving both Unemployment Compensation and Disability Insurance. 117,000 people double dipped in 2010, and that cost the government 85 million in overlapping claims. With Disability Insurance benefits ton rise and the explosion in unemployment claims that came with the recession, there is an increased pressure for officials to reexamine those getting a new study out of the u. K. Could change the way women everywhere are treated for Breast Cancer. British researchers have found taking the drug tamoxifen for a longer period of time could have big benefits. Researchers suggest women taking tamoxifen for 10 years which is twice the current reel addition. They say patients what do are less likely to die from the disease and less likely to have the cancer come back. The benefits are particularly in the second tenure. Thats very helpful for that group of women who have really been worrying until now. There are about 230,000 new cases of Breast Cancer each year. Tamoxifen affects estrogen keeping Breast Cancer at bay butt carries side effects. Doctors say the risk is low. A gross alert on this one. A connecticut couple has a baby together and tonight they are in jail because it turns out theyre father and daughter. George and tiffany are charged with thirddegree sexual saw. Police discovered tin crest when they got a complaint that the family was distributing home made porn. She says she didnt know sayers was her dad. She said when she was born her mom was sleeping with two guys and she just assumed the other guy was her father. This guy is just not so smart. He called the police in maine to complain that the prostitute that he hired didnt give him his moneys worth. She apparently had cut heron day view short by ten minutes. In the end they both got arrested. Talk about beginners luck, a kentucky man won a million dollar, the first time he ever played powerball. Lily a election parker picked up his check. Parker said he didnt come forward because he had to take the lsat last week. He plans to put the money towards law school. The person who won in arizona still has not come forward. If theres one that issue may bring people together it may be the universal dislike of speed cameras. Even if you knit they serve the public g. Derek says in d. C. Its really all about the benjamins. The d. C. City council admire thon 12hour session last night in a story few seemed to notice the one that caught my eye. The Council Voted to cut the speed camera fines. This time from 100 gown to 75 for your basic violation. All of this over the vehement opposition from mayor vince gray. He said watt cost the city tens of millions of dollars. Public safety rule, im told that never come up. Just that the Council Better not cut those fines unless they have a way to make up that cash. Isnt that what we suspected all along . Sure, the mayor says he wants everybody to slow down but the evidence suggests he loves the pun knee that comes in. Heck, the city is practically addict to it. Its like a tax on fast drivers. When you think about it, how bizarre is it to think about hoping that that tax brings in as much money as possible. I dont like speed cameras looking over my shoulder as much as anyone, but on balance we have to say they are ripe for abuse. At least someone up there is trying to keep in in check. I just dont like them. Ill admit it. Not that ive ever been caught. No. 63 today so we kind of step down slowly. From the 70s. It could be worse in december. It could go from 70s to 30s. Were dog step down tomorrow. Feel more like late december. Lets start with a live look outside. It is our michael son live weather cam. Temperatures downtown in the low 40s but there are plane tees of 30s. Dew points down to the mid20s. Kind of a cold night. Winds have calmed down somewhat out of the north at 16. Pressure is still rising at 30. 31 inches of mercury. The winds will subside after midnight. That will enable to temperature to fall even farther. Anita, need a coat at that time bus stop. Need your sunglasses tomorrow, bright but brisk as we like to say. It is going to be cold against thursday night. Still, below freezing in the burb snchtz milder on friday with that milder air will come the threat of showers. And the good news is over the weekend i think that threat has diminished. Well get to the sevenday in a second. Overnight clear skies, a one to two blank night. Winds will eventually become northwest at 10. They will calm down. By morning, a coat required. Mostly sunny and cold, 20s and 30s. Winds out of the north at 10. Thankfully it is not going to be windy or breezy but it will be plenty chilly. Mostly sunny, a little below average. Average high still around 50. Winds eastsoutheasterly at 10. We are looking at temperatures more like late december. 45 in gaithersburg, 46 downtown, 46 in college park, 46 also in bowie. Mid40s in reston. Sterling 44. 44 leesburg. 47, 48 brandywine and also waldorf. Zone forecast. Only 32 in oakland tomorrow but 40 in cumberland, low 40s for hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester. Warrenton, h 4. 45 or maybe 46 as we get into fairfax. 46 downtown. 47 in andrews, 45 at gaithersburg. 48 annapolis. The next few days, our 9 weather alerts are green, g. Chilly tomorrow. Clouds on friday, maybe a showers, 52. Milder on saturday. I took that cloud down a little so more sunshine. 63 for a high. Next seven days looks like this. I raised the temperatures over the weekend. Low to mid60s on saturday. Slight chance of a shower. Slight chance of a shower on sunday but temperatures back in the mid six. Thats pretty g. Rain and showers on monday. Colder next week. So the game is right here on channel 9 and it is going to be a big game. Right now were looking at mid 60s. Thanks, top. Whats going on now . Nice and warm inside watching the game. Some people are out there, though. Big game this weekend on wusa 9. Its happened just four times before these two meeting, but this time theres a lot more at stake. Both teams have their eyes on the playoff. Plus, armynavy the Baltimore Ravens will clinch a playoff spot with a win. The redskins clawing their way to the postseason and a victory gives them a boost. This weekends game is going to be a true test for both defenses. The redskins ranked fourth in defending the run but will still need to shut down ray rice. On the other hand the ravens once tough defense has struggled all season. They got beat last week by a third string quarterback and now have to figure out how to stop a rookie of the year candidate. Ray rice is a very dynamic player who is low to the ground, hard to tackle, strong, as good a receiver as he is a retainer. Were going to have our hands full with Robert Griffin and those athletes, with santana moss and gar sornings hankerson, and that running game. Once again they got a good coach in coach shanahan. You can see the showdown sunday at 1 00 on wusa 9. Stay with us following the game for a special postgame edition of game on. Dexter manley and Darrell Green will be here. Also this weekend the annual Army Navy Game is saturday at 3 00 on saturday. Its their 133rd meeting. The rivalry is just as intense as ever. Navy has won the last 10 meetings but this year theres more at stake. Both teams swept air force which means the commander in chief trophy is up for grabs. And thats what the midshipmen are playing for. Thats our number one goal to win the commander in chief trophy. Its at stake against our rival so it is going to be an intense game. We want to beat them worse than anything on saturday and we feel the same way but once we graduate were brothers in arms. Thats ultimately what matters. To the hardwood now. Packed house. Look at this. No, not really. Maryland hosting maryland, eastern shore. This one was a breeze. The terps picked up their 7th straight victory scoring 100 points for the First Time Since february of 2011. And kobe bryant with this move joins the likes of Michael Jordan becoming the fifth player in nba history to score 30,000 career points. He becomes the youngest to reach that milestone. Yeah, man, kobe can still do it. Hes always had those comparisons to Michael Jordan. Now hes getting closer and closer. Three or four