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WTTG Fox Morning News November 25, 2011



the concentration is around the shopping malls. take a look at the videos that we had earlier over at the leesburg outlet. a lot of pedestrians. you wants to be careful. and, of course, be shaisht. we have some video from outside at the west field month formry mall in bethesda. same story there. all the area shopping malls filling up. we know the sears parking lot there at west field is already full and the parking garages are filling up as well. be patient. keep that holiday spirit up. don't fight over parking spaces. give yourself plenty of time as you go tout there shopping. let's take a look at the cameras. here we are, 202, very nice and easy trip. report of an accident here. if it is there, it is not that camera angle and not causing delays because of that nice volume. reports of an accident after chain bridge road. fur traveling the rails today, metro is running on a regular weekday schedule. no marc service. vre is on a holiday schedule. back over to you. gunfire and pepper spray, not two things that put you in the holiday mood but they have been a part of black friday shopping rush. police in north carolina are looking for two suspects who fired shots inside a mall in fayette ville earlier this morning. and take a lie at this. this is in los angeles where people are looking -- police are looking for a woman who pepper sprayed her fellow customers at wal-mart. that happened late last night as the crush of shoppers were going after video games, game consoles. at least 15 people were hurt. the store remained open art incident. in our area, there has opinion good debay othereven with huge cloud. this is just around midnight at tie zones corner. that's the h & m store. you can see a mass of people rushing into the store, just incredible video there. and it's very possible that those folks could be home sleeping by now but there are new waves of shoppers that just keep coming on into tie sons corner. let's check in with our sherrie li who has been watching the action. are shoppers getting tired? >> reporter: oh, yes. and you know what helps? coffee. a lot of sales at the coffee shop. 15 to 20,000 people were waiting outsued of tysons corner center before the stores opened at midnight. they opened a few minute earlier because there were so many people out there. now a lot of those people have shopped until they dropped and have headed home for some sleep. time now for round 2. everyone field up all their bags looking for the great holiday bargains. about it 20 to 30, 40, 50% off all over the mall. some stors offering buy one, get one free. it is all about the bargains right now. people hit the mall starting at midnight when the doors open. by the time the second is over, tysons corner expect to have about 200,000 shoppers come through the mall. a hot of people we talked to were shopping for themselves as well as others because you can't beat the good deals that are out here on black friday. for those people who wanted to programs avoid some of the crush, there were still deals to be had. i couldn't want to get up and get beat up. >> you know, shoppers know what they want. >> and surveys show that people expect to spend a little bit more, 8% according to ebay.com. one of the most interesting things that i have learned, some of the experts are saying, look, black friday is not necessarily the best time to get the best deals. a lot of things that you find on sale today are the lower end items, smaller appliances and things like that. if you want those higher end items, the best time is actually in the week after thanksgiving and then don't wait until the last minute because prices will shoot back up because they know all those last-minute shoppers can get a little desperate. that's the latest here at tysons corner. >> that does happen. >> thank you, sherry and love the hat. if one group had its way, no one would be out shopping today. a campaign called occupy black friday is trying to encourage shoppers to boycott major retailers. a message on their website says that the corporations control politics. this is typically one of the slowest trading days of the year. the dow fell 226 points leaving it down over 4% over the first three days of the week and the s&p slipped for a fifth day in a row. the decline was fueled by fear that europe's debt crisis is spreading to germany. we are following a developing story this morning. a shooting at a hospital parking lot. it happened late last night at the university of illinois at chicago medical center. one woman was shot. no word on her condition. police say that the shooter is her ex-boyfriend and they are still searching for him at this hour. the hospital was put on lockdown for several hours, but it has since resumed normal operations. now to d.c. where police are looking into a shooting and stabbing that happened within blocks of one another overnight. a man was shot in the 3200 root of columbia northwest. he tells police he was approached by thee men with masks. then about 40 minutes later, a man was found stabbed in the 1700 block of columbia road. one random assailant attacked him. overseas to what is turning out to be a tense day in egypt. tens of thousands of protesters filling in tar tahrir square. they want the military leaders to step down but leaders promise to stay put until the next week's election. meanwhile, lawyers and american officials are working to get paperwork filled to release three american students. sweeney's mother hoped it would be today that he would leave the country but, first, he needed to find a passport maryland governor martin o'malley is leaving for a trade mission in india. before arriving in india, he will stop in qatar. the trip will include stops in mumbai and new dehli. a thanks giving day tragedy. a man is dead and three are hurt. a man in his 60s was behind the wheel of a four-door sedan when he suffered some sort of medical condition and veered off the road. the car hit six people standing on an island in the parking lot. >> i'm not sure what happened with the driemplet he passed out. he had some type of medical condition and he ended up taking the -- veering off to the left and struck six people. >> that was horrible. my guys were pretty shook up. you could tell on the radio when they were calling up. >> no identification on the man who died except that he is 38 years old the long holiday -- will the long holiday weekend make a difference in standoff over the deficit deal? >> reporter: maybe some holiday spirit will come to washington at the same time. >> it's better >> reporter: the mood on capitol hill is one of shock right now. >> reporter: shock because, with little fanfare, the once heralded congressional super committee collapsed in failure this week. unable to come up with a plan to even make baby stems and reining in debt growth. now on december 31st, payroll taxes automatically go up, unemployment benefits are curtailed, medicare reimbursements are cut. and now after pardoning turkeys and all that for thanksgiving, is there a chance to think? >> they will stop at supermarkets and gas station and people will put a bug into their ear. they will return to washington with something that voters will recognize as progress. >> it's not so much the christmas spirit as the threat of a deadline that will help. >> reporter: either way, that white house christmas tree will be here soon and a daunting end of year deadline won't be far behind. and if that was not alarming enough, we could be dealing with the threat of a possible government shutdown next month. in washington, doug luzzader, fox news. still to come, what a day of football. one of the league's most hated player gets ejected. and harvey weinstein is out promoting his new movie about marilyn monroe. over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year with flu complications. lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill over 50 germs on surfaces. this includes cold and flu viruses. so we recommend using lysol every day. this will keep you going. that song does. immediately does that signifies football. >> i hope the redskins will keep it going with the seahawks on sunday because they have not been looking good. >> unless they are mathematically eliminated, there is still hope. >> to you have hope? >> i have hope this weekend, matt. i think they have a good chance to go up to the pacific northwest in seattle and get a big win. they've lost six straight. they were once 3-1. now they are 3-7. you are saying there is a chance. here is why there is a chance? because santana moss will more than likely play. he has been out since the carolina game where all the losing has happened. they have not won since he has been out of the lineup. they have to get 89 back in the lineup. he has practiced all week. he has to go. if he has not practiced to this point, that would be the biggest story. we are assuming that he is going to go. here is what santana had to say. >> i don't want to be, oh, 89 is back. i want to take it day by day, you know. i don't want to take my hopes up too high. i don't want you all to go crazy. i had to ledge them see me catch the ball. i talked to santana right after practice on thanksgiving and he said that's fine. there is no other thing to update. we' be stunned if he does not. one guy that might not be playing for a while is ndamukong suh because of what happened yesterday in detroit. here is shoving the head of dietrich smith down and then the foot stomp. here is the thing with ndamukong. he has a history of this type of theatrics. he wept to roger goodell it talk about that. >> i was on top of a guy being pulled down and trying to get up off of the ground and why you see me pushing his helmet down is because i'm trying to get myself out of the situation. i'm getting my set pushed. i'm getting myself unbalanced. with that, people will interpret it, create their own story line. i know what i did. >> create our own story line. >> i don't think god will save him from the commissioner on this one. i can't believe that that's the explanation which is basically i was trying to get my balance. i was using his head as leverage. what about the foot stomp? we are not going to even address that. that's bizarre. that's a guy who has been in trouble before trying to make up an excuse that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. expect a suspension coming for ndamukong suh. i would be stunned if the commissioner does not suspend him. >> it's obvious. national audience, fox, thanksgiving day, no room in the nfl for that type of play. >> thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> absolutely she was and still is known as one of the most recognized sex symbols in hollywood. out in theaters, a movie about marilyn monroe's life through the eyes of the director of the movie set in 1956. to talk more about my week with marilyn is oscar-winning producer harvey weinstein. how are you, harvey? >> how are you? nice to hear your voice many. >> are you pleased with the movie. >> we are getting fantastic reviews. it's a lot of fun. it's every boy's fantasy. 23 years old, first job on the movies and you get to babysit marilyn monroe and then you get to have a romance with her when she has a fight with her husband, arthur miller. >> we heard so many stories about marilyn monroe. talk to me about the research that went into actual movie about this part of her life. >> i think michele williams researched more than any actress i have ever worked with. she read every book from arthur miller's book to kazam's book, to owe livier's book. norma jean was the name of -- the real name of marilyn monroe and marilyn monroe is almost an affectation. it's almost like a cake ter she created, that breathy voice and everything. she was really, really witty when her nude pictures came out. it was going to cause a scandal. and people said, what were you doing? what were you wearing? why were you nude? >> there is nothing on but the radio, she said. she was almost so witty and smart about stuff. >> why do you think so many people are fascinated with marilyn monroe here in an area we call woodley park, adams morgan in the d.c. area, there is a huge, huge picture of her. what's the fast nation? >> i think that's the person if ification of the american dream. she is born in an orphanage, married to get out of there. and then the romans she had, joe dimaggio, great american baseball hero, arthur miller, playwright. iconic. she could sing, dance, can perform. she was innocent and, yet, she was wildly sexual. it was en unbelievable combination and michele williams gets it all right. >> and michele williams is getting the all right and the movie is getting the all right if you look at what critics are saying. >> i'm really pleased. this is the story unlike marilyn monroe from the cradle to the grave. this is a fairy tale that was true. this young boy goes out, takes her to windsor castle because he has a connection in the queens library. they go skinny dipping -- true story -- on the grounds of the castle and don't get caught. it is such a romantic fun piece for an audience to see a movie like this. i was very proud to make this movie. >> i love that it shows the true side of such a celebrity. harvey weinstein, thank you very much. i look forward to seeing it myself. >> thank you, matt, pleasure. coming up on fox 5 morning news, a first for representative gabriel giffords after a shooting leaves her injured. and first, when was the term black friday first coined. you do it, tucker, get dancing. >> and which city? 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[ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ it's hard to believe but this black friday marks 30 shopping days left until christmas, guys. >> i know. >> let's get out there right away. >> if you have been with us this morning, you know our sherry li has been reporting live from inside tysons corner. that's where we take a live look. it opened at midnight for the post thanksgiving holiday rush. it's been busy. some 20,000 people were waiting to get in at 12:00 a.m. and we saw that video. boy, at h & m store. we have been showing it over and over. the crowd pouring into that place. it sound like it's still busy. >> at least, folks in this area were well behaved, from what we know. >> no pepper spray, no shooting. i know, l.a., pepper spray at the wal-mart. >> no stampeding. >> was that not a stampede at the h & m. >> i guess you have to fall down. >> they had $5 finds and scratchoffs. >> i need a new tv, i'm not sure i'm going to wait in line overnight. >> no. >> julie wright, i hear, was at best buy. >> she was? >> yes. i have to ask her about it. >> wonder what she got. >> something for you. >> probably shopping for me >> i'm sure of that. >> i'm sure not. >> weather is absolutely beautiful. you can't tell we have been doing the same thing for the last five and a half hours. we are a little delirious. we have been doing the same thing. we have another half hour to go. gradually, temperatures will reach the low to mid-60s 50 now in manassas. manassas holding on to the cold. 52 now the winning number in gaithersburg and frederick. mountains in the mid-30s. again, should be a forge just fry day going to be a beautiful saturday. next couple of days, get out and enjoy them because, eventually, old man winter will arrive and when he does, i don't think he will let it up any time soon. there is the sentinel sat rad. clouds in pennsylvania, northern new york. that's about it. out to the west, we have high pressure that's going to keep things high and dry for us for a couple of days. as we get into late saturday and sunday, cold front approaching from the west and that will introduce the possibility of rain around here by late in the day on sunday, probably sunday afternoon and sunday night, going to be the next chance for rain. notice the clouds have to gun and over that ridge of high pressure. we're going to be looking at quiet weather around here for the next day and a half. cold front will start march manying east during the day on sunday. timing will not be great with us. that's likely to slow things down a little bit with some rain. it will be just rain around here by late in the day on sunday and sunday night. just kind of keep an eye on that front here. here is the forecast for today. going to be absolutely beautiful. sunshine, mild temperatures, 66 degrees, that's about 12 degrees where we normally would be this time of the year. later tonight, clear skies, chilly overnight. we mentioned 39 in washington but there will be some 20s and low 30s if you are out west much clouds increase quickly by sunday. we may get some rain here later in the day on sunday. high temperatures will only be 50 degrees. that's a look at the weather, sarah. i want to her all about the bargains. >> yes. before you lace up your sneakers and head to the store, the next guest says that you need to apply certain rules. amanda steinberg is a ceo for shopping 101. are the deals really that great that are out there? >> well, you have to be very careful. i mean, the outlet malls are positioning their items as factory overruns but the reality is that many brands are actually manufacturing specific line for those outlet malls. you are not getting the quality or deals that you think you are. >> okay. and that's the thing. it's not going to be something that's been, let's say, in one of the stores that season necessarily. maybe something that was never in an ann taylor or a banana republic, just something that's their own line in the store. >> yes. >> that's something that people h

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