i haven t. one day i m one, another day i m another. and you know, the middle of all of this further complicating could be who herman cain himself eventually endorses. reports world today that cain was going to endorse gingrich as soon as today. can cap s spokesperson knocked that down saying that herman cain will set his own timetable for any endorsement. all right, tom. the news edge on d.c. the members of the city council met in a closed-door session to discuss the federal investigation of the colleague, harry thomas. last week, the fbi agents raided the home as part of an investigation into $300,000 in d.c. government grants to charity getting redirected for thomas own priest use. the council has no authority to fire thomas but some members say he should resign. my opinion has not changed since the disclosure of the settlement last summer, which, in my mind s an acknowledgement of guilt. i don t care what the settlement said this is not an acknowledgement of guil
all locations are above freezing. there is some dense fog, and temperatures are in the 40s there. this area in gray under a fog advisory this morning. does include calvert, st. mary s, as well as the northern neck and all of the eastern shore for very dense fog. some of the visibility down to a 16th of a mile. watch out for deer. watch out for students waiting for buses. we have high clouds drifting in from the south and west. there s some area to the left of your screen, that area in green and yellow. that s rain across ohio, indiana, and kentucky. that s along a front arriving here tomorrow. sunrise today 7:11. a little sun this morning through noontime. that fog should dissipate by midmorning. we ll be in the mid-50s by noon time and maybe upper 50s to near 60 middle of the afternoon. it s going to be a cloudy afternoon. sunset at 4:46. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here s a look at the monday commute. good morning, danella. good morning. if you re mak
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 sto
. convulsing and trying to breathe. right now the twilight film is having an effect on viewers. it s causing seizures. plus topper is tracking when the rain will come in with the plummeting temperatures. they need to get it together. but first tonight, your paycheck. a payroll tax will cost the average family a thousand bucks if republicans and democrats can t make a deal. this is 9news now. it is the holiday season and if you re not quite into the mood of giving just yet, congress may be able to help you out. that is because democrats and republicans up there can t agree. if they can t make a deal, you ll be giving the government an extra thousand bucks next year starting in just 31 days. it s all because of a payroll tax cut that is about to go away. gary nurenberg is all about explaining why that is happening. gary. reporter: well, derek, neither side wants to see the average thousand dollar tax cut kick in in an election year but they can t agree to pay
more in taxes a month from today. that could be the happy new year gift from congress. they need to get it together. that s absolutely ridiculous. i need my money. i need every bit of my money that i can to take home. reporter: it s take-home pay and how much you get to keep is at issue. i support the continuance of the reduction in payroll tax as a measure to stimulate the economy. and i really am surprised that the hypocrisy of the congress and not passing this. reporter: republicans and democrats disagree. i don t think either party is going to agree to the other party s proposal. reporter: republicans would extend the current tax cut for employees. democrats would make it bigger and cut employer s taxes too. let s expand that tax cut. instead of a thousand dollar tax cut next year, the typical working family under my plan would get a tax cut of $1,500. the democrats would pay for their proposal by imposing a 3.25% sur tax on individuals earning more than a