welcome to 9 news now. i'm angie goff in for j.c. hayward. president obama appears to be ready reveal his new strategy for afghanistan. aides say the commander in chief made a decision following a rare night time meeting with his war cabinet. joel brown has more from the white house. >> reporter: president obama has made his decision on a new strategy for afghanistan. this comes after a rare evening meeting between the commander in chief and his war cabinet. this was their ninth meeting and likely the last one before he outlines the plan in a televised address to the afghanistan. aides expect it will cover more than deploying additional troops. >> i characterize a decent part of it as not just how we get people there but what's the strategy for getting them out. >> reporter: many military officials expect that president obama will send up to 35,000 additional forces in to afghanistan. that would be slightly fewer than the top general on the ground, stanley mccrystal had asked for. he wants up to 40,000 to help to fight the taliban's growing power and prevent them from giving safe haven to al-qaeda. now the white house is bracing for a tough sell. president obama ordered 21,000 more troops in to afghanistan, shortly after taking office. since then, combat deaths have gone up and polls show support for the war has dropped. but if the strategy works analysts predict the poll numbers will turn around. >> in a year we can see progress people will forget their original doubts and be glad there is an exit strategy emerging ahead. >> reporter: president obama's speech to the nation could come as soon as tuesday and then tool top officials including general ms mcterrorist tall will go to captiol hill where they would face tough questions. >> the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the iraq war is beginning in -- beginning in britten. blair backed the bush administration's plans for invasion. the panel may issue reprimands and recommendations but won't lay blame. an attorney for the army psychiatrist accused in the ft. hood massacre said his client will likely plead not guilty. major malik nadal hasan is also expected to pursue an insanity defense at his military trial. malik nadal hasan is charged with 13 counts of me meditated murder in the november 5th shooting. he is in intensive care at a hospital where he was taken after being shot after the attack. authorities in loudoun county say they are investigating two incidents in which a man approached two female joggers and kissed them. the sheriffs office says both incidents happened earlier this month on white water drive in steriling. the suspect is described as an older man, possibly in his mid to late 50s of middle eastern decent. the largest crib recall in u.s. history. 2.1million cribs from storkcraft cribs are recalled after report of four infant suffocations can. we have more on the recall at wusa9.com. just go to the living smart page. a flu alert to tell you about. glaxosmithkline has advised medical staff in canada not to use a batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies it contains 172,000 doses but won't say how many have already been administered. a followup report on the water main break in north arlington. repair crews are working to fix the rupture for the second straight day. alex trevino has more. >> reporter: the water main break here is causing traffic tieups and for people who live in this area big headaches. the hole is massive and deep. crews had to dig in the middle of this residential neighborhood section. the 36-inch water main break led to flood basements in some homes. >> when i looked out the front window there was a river running down the street. >> homeowners are nervous about the damage done. >> they say it will take three days to dry out the basement. they are carrying out the walls and baseboard and rugs. >> water service was restored in the area. however, it is closely monitored. crews are waiting on a replacement and other repair parts to arrive before they can continue to repair. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> crews say they are waiting on parts before they can continue to work to continue the water main and maybe tomorrow before the job is complete. the prime minister of india is here visiting washington. singh is holding a news conference with president obama. let's listen in. >> the deep bonds between the people of the united states and india and a historic opportunity we have to strengthen the partnership between our nations. india today is a rising and responsible global power. in asia, indian leadership is expanding prosperity and security across the region. and the united states welcomes and encourages india's leadership role in helping to shape the rise of a stable, peaceful and prosperous asia. beyond asia, the world's largest multiethnic democracy is one of the world's fastest growing economies and as a member of the g-2 o india will play a pivotal role in meeting the major challenges we face today. and this includes my top economic priority, creating good jobs with good wages for the the american people. so i believe the relationship between the united states and india will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. and this visit underscores the strengthening of that partnership, which i hope will continue throughout my presidency. that's why i have made it a priority to broaden the cooperation between our nations. my administration's commitment to india can be seen in our new strategic dialogue that addresses the full range of opportunities and challenges before us and i'm pleased we are joined by the cochairs of our dialogue secretary of state hillary clinton. and our commitment to india can be seen with my personal relationship with prime minister singh. we worked together on economic matters at g-20 summits in london, in pittsburgh as well as la guilla. i consider him a wise leader that unleashed india's extraordinary economic growth. he is a man of honesty and integrity. i respect him and i trust him and i have happily accepted his gracious invitation to visit india next year. now, this spirit of friendship in-- infuses production today and the reason we have made so much progress in recent years. we have agreed to expand trade and investments to create jobs for both of our peoples, americans and independentennians. indian investment in america is creating and sustaining jobs across the united states. the united states is india's largest training and investment partner. there's significant balance in our trading relationships. that i think is very important and reflective of the frame work that we put forward at the g-20 and to sustain this momentum we are creating new niche itives. >> we will have more on this dual news conference between indian prime minister and president obama later this evening. meanwhile prime minister singh and his wife returned to the white house this evening for a state dinner in their honor. >> reporter: everyone wants one, but only a few hundred are lucky enough to get an invitation to the hottest ticket in town, president and mrs. obama's first state dinner. the guest of honor is india's prime minister, sing and his wife. many details are hush hush but the evening is expected to be a mix of washington heavyweights, staff members and hollywood big wigs. expected to attend are secretary of state hillary clinton, but not her husband. former president clinton. house speaker nancy pelosi, and louisiana governor bobby jindal. and from the entertainment world, steven spielberg and m. knight. they will host them under a white tent which will accommodate up to 400 guests. while no one is giving a price tag on the dinner, previous price tags range from 60,000 there's to upwards of several hundred thousand. it is larger than bush's official dinner 2005 with 150 people there. but smaller than the clinton dinner which had 700 people there. top entertainer and pop entertainer jennifer hudson will entertain the guest giving everyone, including the obamas opportunity to dance. >> still to come on 9 news now, a south carolina lawmakers launch an ethics probe in to governor stanford. we will have more on that story. plus, we will introduce you to an elusive teenager thief who has his own on-line fan club. stay with 9 news now. we'll be right back. south carolina legislature has began a process today that could remove mark sanford from office. he republican faces new ethics charges stemming from travel and campaign finance arrangements. they will focus on his five day absence in june and his failure to put someone in charge of the state while he was in argentina with his misstress. a survey finds it will be a subdued holiday season for many americans. 93% of the responders said they will spend less or the same as last year. half of the people said they are suffering some type of debt- related stress. the survey was conducted by the associated press. the holiday season usually means jobs for those looking for seasonal work but this year experts say the sluggish economy has caught up to retailers hiring plans. many are trying to get by with hiring as few seasonal workers as possible. some have told perspective employees they will be on a call up list and be called only if needed and probably at the last minute. we have an important link to black friday deals more than two dozen detailers on our website. look at our home page for it for the icon at wusa9.com. police in the northwest are looking for a teenager burglar who's very elusive. for every crime that he allegedly commits, his legend grows. >> reporter: this is where where the legend of harris began. just 16 years old, already in shackles before he escaped taunting all who tried to catch him. >> police speculating the burglar that stole camping equipment and clothes from a nearby home was harris moore. >> he's been on the run nearly two years hiding in the forest north of seattle but often showing up on security cameras, sometimes leaving a calling card. >> he likes to take pictures of himself in other people's cabins, kind of creepy. >> his alleged crimes are getting bolder. >> we have two stolen boats, and we have possibly two stolen planes that we would attribute to this young man. >> reporter: seattle radio hosts bob rivers owns a plane that fulton allegedly hot wired, flew and crash landed before he walked away and disappeared. >> it is a burglar with a james bond complex. has to be a little kid. he's young and they need to catch him. >> reporter: but they haven't. not even a homeland security helicopter could do the trick and with each success his legend grows, inspiring t- shirts, a ballad ♪ [ music ] ♪ even a facebook fan club. >> 7,497. >> members. >> members. people who took the sign up as a member of the cole on the fan club. >> yeah. >> reporter: on-line comments. you are a true hero says one. you can move in my house in greece says another. but in cole on the's hometown it is a different reaction. >> he is young and being stupid. i'm not going to be his friend on facebook because of it. >> people who just really like glamorize him. i think it is disgusting. >> reporter: he says he and other business owners have beefed up security. >> is there a sense of i'll be damned if i will be his next victim. >> absolutely. >> the woods make a great place for a thief to hide so when colton is on the run island residents are locking their doors. >> it is tiring. every night you lock the doors, put your lights on and it is not fun anymore. >> hopefully they catch the guy soon, so everybody can get back to normal. >> reporter: patty kauffman, cbs news, washington. >> and there have been colton sightings in british columbia and idaho over the last couple of years but after a string of burglaries in his hometown of washington state, police believe he is in the neighborhood where his crime spree began. the latest shuttle mission is wrapping up on the international space station. an update ask straight ahead. kim, what's going on? >> if you are thinking of getting ready for all the traveling you have to do this week, i'm here to help you plan with the weather forecast. we have to get past the drizzle. it is coming up this noon. we'll be right back. you know how to make your thanksgiving meal delicious. safeway knows how to make it affordable. with a commitment to thousands of new, everyday... low prices throughout the store. and when you use your club card, get plump, juicy safeway turkeys, 47¢ a pound. ♪ so you can get what you want... when you want it. at the price you need. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle station complex will say good-byes this afternoon. the 12 members of the two crews will part company and close the hatches ahead of "atlantis" undocking tomorrow. the shuttle is due back at the kennedy space center on monday morning. i love the viral video where they are passing out cigars because reznick had a daughter on earth. >> that was so cool. >> we are boston marketing it. we will take it easy. >> for thanksgiving. >> you have to get through. for some people it is just getting through the holiday and some of you it is getting to your destination. so we will help you out as best we can. look at doppler 9000. it is not raining heavily anywhere but we have drizzle and light sprinkles over to the east. shady side, hi. hi, annapolis and arnold. zoom in on you guys. this is where the showers are lightly falling. east of davidsonville. and hear wood to shady side the temperatures reflect our cloudy times our cool weather. 52. it is all right. 50 annapolis. 54 fredericksburg. and the game plan today between 50 and 55 with basically some patchy drizzle off to our east. tonight, i'm expecting clouds to form. a good bet. if you are getting an early jump on travel, be careful of the fog. it will be in the 40s and then tomorrow we are looking at showers around here, 55 degrees. east winds five to ten here is how it looks. if you are hopping a flight let's see if i can help you. if you are heading to florida tonight and tomorrow a lot of showers down there. west coast is great with the exception of the pacific northwest. up there they will be having rain. i will step out of the way and tell you what we are looking at. this is today at 5:00. st. louis is moving to chicago rain incoming this evening. this is tomorrow morning at 7:00 in the morning. orlando, tampa, miami rain. pittsburgh, west virginia, ohio, any of these states ring a bell? if you are going there you will run this to showers. pacific northwest tomorrow morning it will be raining. smack dab in the middle of travel wednesday we will have some showers an here up to pittsburgh great lakes. snow wrapping in to minnesota and northern iowa. rain across the sunshine state and notice the upper low continues to spin showers an us. right in to our thanksgiving. if you wanted to go region by region. here's temperatures, new york cloudy and 55. 51 detroit with rain and same for chug 48. west coast l.a. sunny and 81. to problems. chilly salt lake city. 39. 45 denver. rain and snow mixing in at minneapolis, 47. the seven-day forecast shows we have showers tomorrow. a few more thanksgiving, 58. last friday morning the snowflake is a few snow showers in the mountains. a breezy shopping day with improving weather, right in to the weekend, everybody. so at least the weekend looks great. we are going to come back for more 9 news now it is 12:22 and 52 degrees. stay with us. for this edition of travel tuesday we are talking about taking a holiday vacation without going anywhere, washington. bzb international explains. it is great to have you back. this is something that we saw more people doing during the summertime but you are saying it has crossed over the seasons. >> beside from taking the traditional turkey trot to the family people are staying home and a lot of people are coming to the washington area because it is such a tradition. we have great events. in fact next week we have a wonderful tree lighting situation and it will be exciting. we have two little girls in the white house. >> how do you think it will make it different. >> i know they have an opinion on some of the ornaments. some of them will be more youthful. some more artistic. >> will we see elmo on the tree. >> i will keep it a secret. >> and the smaller tree. >> there are 57 smaller trees for the states, territories and washington, d.c. so that will be nice. >> when we talk about holiday shopping, we'll be right back friday is upon us. some stores even open on thursday. if you want to bypass the mall, the traffic, the parking, you know, fights that we see every year, you have a great alternative. >> there are a lot of people that love eclectic artistic shopping. you can go of on florida avenue to a flee park but for 20 years i have been producing the busy bee gift show. and artists and designers come together on ninth and p. i is free. general admission is a smile. come in and shop with local artist ans and designers. >> this is not just one weekend. >> every saturday between thanksgiving and christmas. >> for people that want to get out there are great deals you are finding. >> hotwire announced there are locations all over the country where hotel rates are low, las vegas, florida, tampa, great locations. in fact even hawaii. >> hawaii. might be skipping out after the show. >> thanks for joining us. >> you know what i am doing on thursday. >> thursday you are heading to the macy's day parade. have a great day. you've got a strawberry pop-tart, but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. 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