into what happened. let's say a preliminary investigation points to a mistake at a security check point. here is what we know at this point. you're looking at the video of this couple of fauquier county arriving at the state dinner last night. they're well known for their ownership of oasis winery and a rumored role in the upcoming real house wives of d.c. the secret service now admits they did not have an invitation to attend last night's event. a statement says initial findings identified a secret service check point which did not follow proper procedure to ensure that the two individuals named in a "washington post" story were on the invited guest list. it is important to note hat these individuals went through magnetometers and other levels of security. this is the couple's facebook page. they have osted pictures with vice president joe biden, the chief of staff and cbs news anchor katie couric among others. a post says that she -- they were honored to be at the white house for the state dinner in honor of india with president obama and our first lady. obviously this investigation is just beginning. we have tried to get in touch with the couple for additional comment but have not heard back. no word on whether they could face charges. of course we will stay on top of this story and bring you more as get it. >> thanks very much. to another big story we're following. the suspect in the murder of this 9-year-old boy found dead in his jail cell today. jose pena was arresadd eek ago for shooting -- arrested a week ago for shooting this little boy through his apartment door. >> reporter: he used a sheet to take his own life. tonight an investigation is now underway at the jail. officials confirm pena was operated from other inmates at the time. the big question tonight is when was the last time someone checked in on this high profile alleged child killer. in the neighborhood of 9-year- old oscar fuentes, the news that his alleged killer was found hanged in the d.c. jail was met with mixed reaction. >> they should have watched him. it's a big case. they should have kept an eye on him. >> with any big case like this, somebody should be watching him 24/7 because we don't know how high his risks are in doing whatever. look what happened to today. >> reporter: he is the suspect accused of killing the fourth grader in his home. police say he shot through the door. according to the jail on wednesday, he committed suicide by hanging hielf. residents say another death makes no one happy and offer no, sir closure. >> it would have been better to go through the court process to see the family have some justice the right way. >> i think it's devastating to the community. not only do we lose a child but we also lost another person that was probably a lost soul. >> reporter: he had been in the jail since his arrest eight days ago. the jail says he was housed in a special management unit which requires enhanced security for inmates. officials would not say when was the last time anyone checked on him. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: in spanish, the uncle said the death of his nephew was sad. the apparent suicide did not sit well with some members of the community. >> he should have faced what he had to go through. he should have faced the consequences instead of taking his life away. >> reporter: a spokesman with the jail tonight confirms he was in his cell by himself and was being checked by guards every 30 minutes. >> he was due back in court december 1. prosecutors say he admitted he had a gun in his waste and he said it accidentally went off as he walked up the stairs in the boy's building. a county worker was electrocuted and another critically swrurd. they we removing a metal light stand when it hit some live power lines. a 59-year-old was killed. >> in the trenches and through the night, i was with him last night and enearly this morning. the criewses were working to too to maintain water pressure. crews found more cracks in another section of the people today. people who live in that area are being asked toen come serve water by holding off on laundry and taking shorter showers. roads clogged earlier today by drivers trying to get out of town early. the weather not helping matters. now we're under a fog advisory. when can we expect things to clear ?up. >> i think by the time the sun comes up tomorrow, the fog will be getting better. give it till 9:00 or so. that's when the dense fog advisory that has been issued for our area is set to expire. it's not terribly foggy yet but in a couple of hours we'll be seeing the visibilities drop around the region. if you're taking off early in the morning, fog may be a problem for you. all the counties you see filled in gray there and the cities from frederick to leesburg and then then and -- shenandoah and char lotslle may see visibilitying dropping down to zero. the measurable rain is out of here, but later -- earlier this afternoon and evening, we had some breaks in the clouds and that allows that fog to get going. we are seeing that. now, if you are going to be traveling out toward the chicago area, we're watching a big area of low pressure spinning out there. that is also heading in this direction. it will bring us a few showers late on thanksgiving day. and just a little quick shot of some of the snow that is beginning to fall across portions of iowa and into wisconsin. by the way, speaks of winter storm watches, we have a few. out for our western, grant, allegany and mineral county. several inches of snow possible there and maybe some snow showers closer in. we're talking about thanksgiving in detail and black friday forecast coming your way in a few minutes. >> thanks very much. traveling by air or on the roads, we've got you covered tonight. roz plater live at reagan national airport. bob barnard is live in northwest and we are going to start our team coverage with the great getaway with bob. how is it looking on the roads tonight, bob? >> reporter: laura, i guess it depends on where you are. there is a massive humanity on the move tonight, not too much of it here on wisconsin avenue. and not any major roadway accidents to tell you about, just sheer volume. this was interstate 95 heading out of washington. it's 5:00 and the going is slow. >> listening to different cds and talking. >> reporter: heading southbound the traffic it better. >> we're coming from chronton, pa -- scranton, pennsylvania heading to south carolina. >> the traveling hasn't been bad. >> reporter: the journeys north haven't been as easy. where is home? >> new jersey. >> reporter: that's a bit of a trip. >> 13 hours so far. >> traffic put as damper on things but we'll get through it. >> reporter: we visited the pre- thanksgiving crowd at a rest stop near laurel. it's a busy place with a purpose. how you holding up? >> good and i've got to go to the bathroom. >> reporter: if you need a pick me up here, a vending machine is the best you'll get. >> it's a mocha chocolate coffee drink which i need since i've been driving forever. i am with the peace corps. i was in costa rica for a very long time and now i'm back and ready to see my family again. >> reporter: for many on the road the reunions ahead will be sweet. >> i was laid off and have a new job and i finally have some vacation time. i'm able to get out and see my mother. >> this is the first year my brother is home from iraq. we'll be home with him and his kids so i'm really excited this year. >> reporter: sergeant ernest petis is back home from new jersey from his second tour in iraq. >>it's tough. they come back and finding job placement is hard. he's keeping his spirits up and that's what we're happy about. >> reporter: for everyone else on the road, there's reason to celebrate for the fact that traffic is moving more smoothly in both directions on i-95 on this traditionally worst travel day of the year. if your travel plans have you hitting the road early tomorrow morning, there's really no way to tell you how traffic is going to be except to advise you to turn into fox 5 morning news starting at 5:00 a.m., brian. >> bob barnard live night in northwest. great getaway isn't just on the highway. of course some travelers saved the time, spent a little extra cash and are flying home. roz plater has a look at how things are going at the airport. >> reporter: the good news is the only sign of a backup is really at the cell phone waiting lot where there are a limited number of spaces and an awful lot of folks coming here to pick up friends and family. other than that, travelers tell us, it's been rather hitch free. there's a slowdown at the security check points but if you're a frequent plyer, you may -- flyer, you may not think it's that bad either. air travel is down an estimated 5% this thanksgiving over last. that's mostly due to the struggling economy. also, there are fewer flights because of airline cutbacks and we're blessed with mostly good weather, especially in the northeast corridor. all together that means fewer delays, less congestion on what is supposed to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. passengers say things are looking a lot more like an average travel day. >> maybe the economy, maybe people are just being smarter travelers and taking the days off earlier and flying out then. >> money i think. people are staying home. we're using miles. >> reporter: it may also be that travelers are starting to embrace that whole trickle out of town earlier approach rather than waiting for the day before thanksgiving holiday instead of waiting -- the ediction, though, is things will be a lot more hectic on sunday where everybody will try to get home on the same time because their kids are due back in school on monday. >> oh, yes, the best is yet to come. thanks, roz. one woman's laptop stolen. so you think it's been for good? think again. the high-tech way one man was able to track down its exact location. toyota issuing another major recall. turns out a potentially deadly probl has nothing to do with those floor mats. plus, find out what brought one would-be robber to tears coming right back. what laptop swiped by a thief but that's not the end of this story. turns out it was tracked down to a local house by using software available to anyone. will commas is live in the newsroom -- will thomas is live in the newsroom with how it all went down. >> reporter: if you're not tech savvy, the ability to track a computer might be hard to believe. we discovered it's not only possible but it allowed a local woman to recover her stolen laptop. >> you think who did this, you know. then the second thing you think about, i just want to pack up and move. i don't want to be here anymore. >> reporter: a single working mom burglarized earlier this month. v.a. lens ya -- valencia jones' home the target. a laptop gone. but her computer was also a work computer routinely monitored by an i.t. expert. that expert was able to remotely access her computer and launch a gps program that provided an address in this upper marlboro neighborhood. police responded and her stolen computer was recovered. >> thank you so much. i mean, i can't say how much that service was beneficial. >> i completely control everything going on in that computer from here. >> reporter: anyone can locate another compute we are software like log me in or go my pc. if the missi computer is being used on the internet, the i.p. address can be located through the internet provider, much like the gps program installed by valencia's i.t. tech. >> the i.t. support person would have taken the program and moved a copy of it from his computer to the remote computer and in this case the stolen computer. and then turn that program on so it began to broadcast the location of where the computer was operating from. >> reporter: essentially it is like a bea bee con. that -- like a beacon. that signal sent the i.t. guy and the police to an address where they found the stolen laptop. the man caught with her computer says he didn't steal it. someone gave it to him. at last check police were going to search his home. >> very interesting. two delivery drivers are be be hailed for pouncing on a carjacking suspect and holding him down until police got to him. it happened in the 3100 block of 14th street in northwest yesterday. police say the suspect tried to carjack a man. when the drivers intervened a second suspect got away. a massive new recall from toyota after a deadly crash. forget the floor mats the company first recalled to keep the gas pedal from getting stuck. now toyota says the pedals are the problem. in many of the cars. fox's rick leventhal has the details. >> reporter: a tall order for toyota. the automaker announcing plans to fix almost four million cars, including the camry, the number one selling passenger car in the country and the popular prius, best selling hybrid in the u.s. this all stems from a massive recall announced back in september. toyota telling millions of motorists to take out their floor mats because the gas pedals had the potential to get jammed. the recall was prompted by this fiery crash in august that left four people dead, including a california highway patrolman. >> our accelerator is stuck. we're on 125. >> reporter: now the company has come up with a solution albeit temporarily. starting in january mechanics at dealerships will shorten the length of pedals. that will givetoyota time to create new accelerators but those aren't expected till the spring. in a statement the company says in part, toyota has and will continue to thoroughly investigate and take appropriate measures. the accelerator fix comes just a day after toyota recalled more than 100,000 pickup trucks because rust problems could cause the vehicle frame to collapse. in new york, rick leventhal, fox news. you typically think of bank robbers as hardened criminals, tough guys, but not this one. thisan cried while robbing a california bank. he handed the teller a note asking for $4,000. then he talked to her while she was getting him the money. he told her he had cancer. he never threatened anyone, never pulled a gun. just cried and walked off with the cash. some would-be car thieves crashed a pickup truck into an oregon convenience store to steal the atm. they quickly found out the machine is bolted to the floor. no matter how hard they tried t wouldn't bunch. eventually they did give up, left with nothing and those suspects are still on the loose. we're getting a new look tonight at the september 11 attacks, this time through pager messages that were sent that day. plus, another local victim at the fort hood rampage laid to rest. how h inspired so many. plus, new swine flu warnings. the new health threat it's posing. well-informed people are considering chevy malibu. are you a cop? 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