spruce. it s expected to be cold tonight. folks planning to attend will need to prepare for that and tight security as well. they can bring blankets to drape over their lap or that sort of thing, and beyond that, leave the rest of the stuff at home. reporter: this morning, acts like the star-studded event, it will be hosted by carson daly. we have the air force jazz band playing throughout the show this year, and rodney add ktkin and kermit the frog. he hopped by for a little interview. i am going to be reading with our first lady, michelle obama. reporter: you have met her before? i have not. looking forward to it. i am going to read t was the night before christmas. i am hoping i don t get too cold, because being a frog, it s permissible to not wear clothing, but not in this weather, not good. reporter: you have to listen to the frog. he got his start right there in our buildings there in wrc, so he knows what he is talking about. it will be cold so wrap up
vehicles and made to drive their attacker to atms to with draw cash. the last victim, a 77-year-old man, was badly beaten and cut after his abduction. police say one man is responsible for all the attacks and released this surveillance video inside of the wheaton market on monday. sanders has an extensive criminal record. first and second degree assault. use of a handgun in commission of a crime, and theft. we are waiting for the police to begin a press conference where they explain more of how they found him and why he is their suspect. that should be happening in a little bit. back to you in the studio, barbara. thank you, tracee. right now, the gaitersburg man jailed in aruba is on his way back to the u.s. he entered the airport this morning. right now it s not clear where exactly giordano is going. the 50-year-old was being held in connection with robin gardener s disappearance. he told police she never came back from a snorkeling trip. they say they believe giordano
the country. reporter: although president obama s jobs plan failed earlier this month, he is determined to get the bill passed one piece at a time, and one of the pieces could be one of d.c. s own key bridge, and he will speak to voters to encourage it. and the bridge is the oldest river crossing bridge in d.c. and the only one that has not been replaced, and it needs to be repaired. those repairs are planned for 2015, but if the infrastructure portion of president obama s jobs plan is passed the work could begin in 2013. today the president will speech at the georgetown waterfront park and push for voters to support his plan, which he says will stimulate the economy and put people to work while rebuilding the country s infrastructure. the president has been touring the country spreading the country. anytime you want to help to put people back to work it s helpful, and throughout the country i think it s helpful. i just think that in this time of need, construction jobs
today. and they are raising questions as to how the dictator died. melissa malay joins us now. there are mixed reports about whether gadhafi s funeral is scheduled for today. the video we are about to show you is fairly graphic, and it s of the fallen leader taken yesterday. here you can see, he is bloody and wobbling, and they found him in a pipe and moved him into a truck where he was shot. they want to know if he was executed or killed in cross fire. the spokesman calls the video very disturbing. john mccain appeared on the today show, and he said he has confidence of the leadership transition in libya. they have a bunch of militias running around, and as you know there are all kinds of weapons spread all over, they have got to get those secured. forces are now gathering as you can see at the sewer pipe where he was captured posing for photos, and they are trying to cash in at the end of gadhafi s role, and setting up shop and selling mementoes from the fallen regi
libyan leaders have informed u.s. officials of his death. the transitional council says gadhafi was attacked as he tried to leave the town of sirte. melissa malay is live in the studio with the events. it s said the reports are true, and they promise an official announcement later today, but this morning libyan rebels took to the streets in celebration. as gadhafi s hometown rebels celebrated, they chanted god is good. nato said it hit a gadhafi group of loyalists. we know that there are some reports this morning that he was shot in both legs, and captured alive and then killed, and found hiding in a hole in his hometown of sirte. al jazeer is reporting that his son was also in that hole and captured. gadhafi was seen in tripoli just before it was taken over by the rebels this summer. gadhafi finally lost his grip on august 21st, when rebels over ran the capital of tripoli storming the compound of gadhafi and forcing him to go on the run. gadhafi rose to power in a milita