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WTTG Fox Morning News November 28, 2011



saturday. >> not small market. that's my life. small business saturday. >> that was before. let's move on to the weather. hd radar, we have the clouds out there with the live pictures. no rain and, in fact, the rain is a long way away in ohio, west virginia, kentucky. there is heavy rain there. it doesn't move in until late tonight, probably overnight around 11:00 p.m., midnight, something like that. that's what we are looking at, a dry day with plenty of clouds. let's go to the graphics. temperatures across the region, 53 right now in washington and gaithersburg it's 50. leonardtown 63 degrees there. more mild off to the south and east. temperatures in the 60s. baltimore 47. in winchester 55. here is what is happening today. plenty of clouds over us. they have been streaming in. it started yesterday afternoon when we got the cloud cover in here late in the afternoon then during the evening hours. rain arrives late tonight in advance of a frontal boundary that comes through tomorrow. we get rain during the day then temperatures drop off. today, cloudy skies. temperatures will be in the upper 60s. of 68 in gay -- 68 in gaithersburg. arlington, virginia, around 69 degrees. more coming up in a bit. right now julie wright with traffic. >> i helped out the economy. i shopped all day friday and saturday. >> good for you. >> now i have to have three part time jobs to pay the bill. >> that's the downside. >> i could always take back your present. >> that won't do much to those bills. >> are you saying i didn't spends money on you. >> i know how it goes with you, julie. >> all right. all the roads right now, you will find the crew in sky fox hovering above i-95 north of lorton road where we had the car fire. the right side is closed off as they try to extract the vehicles from the roadway. a big back up here. traffic is losing the three left lanes over. there goes the tow truck. now if we can get the state trooper out, we will have all lanes open. north on i-95 a lot of bailout traffic on route 1. eastbound on 66, it's slow out of centreville to 123 in vienna. accident off to the shoulder there. outer loop of the beltway, delays 95 college park to georgia avenue. u.s. the icc, it's still free between laurel and gaithersburg this morning. traveling northbound 301 the accident activity will slow you down there. follow the police direction in order to get by. 270 south, 109 to montrose, about a 24 minute commute. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a third elderly man carjacked in montgomery county in less than a week. >> police believe the same man is behind the attacks. sherri ly is live with the details. scary stuff. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and steve. this suspect seems to follow the same mo. he strikes in the parking lot at wheaton plaza shopping mall in the same general very -- vicinity. the latest happened yesterday, a 77-year-old man was carjacked outside the target store. the suspect appears to be going after the elderly in the middle of the day and he uses a box cutter or a large knife. yesterday's carjacking comes after a similar case on saturday in the giant parking lot at the same plaza. police say a 60-year-old man was forced into his car at knifepoint, drove to an atm to withdraw cash. the suspect stole $380, then left the victim unharmed and walked to a metro station to escape. the first carjacking took place the day before thanksgiving also at the giant in wheat ton plaza. in that case the suspect went after a 75-year-old man. police say the suspect armed with a knife made the victim take out money from atms. in that case the victim was not hurt either. the carjacker got dropped off at a metro administration in d.c. he escaped by bus or metro rail. investigators say the suspect description in all three cases appears similar and believe it is the same man. now, the big concern is that the suspect appears to be getting more violent. in yesterday's case the latest victim was found by someone passing by in hyattsville. the victim, the 77-year-old was in the passenger seat injured. police say that he was cut with that box cutter and beaten. that's the latest in wheaton, back to you. >> sherri ly, thank you. two women are in detroit call condition after -- critical condition after being pulled out of a burning house in hyattsville. flames were reported around 3:45 yesterday morning. a third woman escaped but a 6- year-old boy died. the home did not have working smoke alarms. the cause is under investigation. firefighters will be out in the neighborhood to hand out and check smoke detectors. no arrests after a deadly fight outside of a dupont circle nightclub over the weekend. the fit started inside heritage indian restaurant and nightclub then out to connecticut avenue where three people were shot and three people were stabbed. one died at the hospital. police hope video from nearby security cameras will help track down the people involved. cathy lanier ordered the club closed until an investigation is wrapped up. the man accused of firing shots at the white house is due in court today. he was ordered to undergo a psycho 0 log -- psychological evaluation. a georgetown university student is out of an egyptian jail and back home with his family this morning. >> so glad to see you. >> derek sweeney arrived in st. louis late saturday night after spending a week in an egyptian jail after throwing fire bombs at police. he describes his frightening experience. >> it was very, very frightening. that first evening was probably the most scary things in our lives, the most frightening thing in our life. and they said they were going to shoot us if we moved and we spent about six hours the first night in fetal positions. >> sweeney said the accusations against him are false. developing in egypt today, the first parliamentary elections taking place since mubarak months ago. they stood in long lines well before they opened, a rare sign of interest in political activity. returning to u.s. politics now, a surge in the race for the republican presidential nomination. newt gingrich picked up a huge endorsement that may knock mitt romney down. the union leader is endorsing again grip. it comes six weeks before the state's first in the nation primary. in recent polls romney holds a lead over gingrich in new hampshire of more than 20 points. the trial of an aide to bob gur lock will begin today. robo calls are automated phone calls that deliver a prerecorded message. a consultant was charged in the case and had his trial postponed until february. this is shaping up to be a banner day on wall street thanks to black friday and the holiday shopping outlook. it may help investors recoup losses after a painful month. >> reporter: two big things are driving the things on wall street. consumer spending and european debt concerns. what makes it unusual, there is good news on both fronts. this may be music to retailers ears today. cyber monday for online sellers it's their version of black friday. the post thanksgiving combination of door buster bargains and bent up consumer demand that seems to have exceeded expectations this year. >> for the most part, people are in a better position than three or four years ago, they paid down debt. they are a little comfortable shopping. >> reporter: that translated into big sales through the holiday weekend. a record number of shoppers spent an average of $400 apiece, up $35 over last year. this is what wall street wants to hear that consumer sentiment may be turning around. there is other good news driving overseas markets higher through the night including watered that the imf may rise to the rescue in italy helping trough prop upper -- to prop upper rope. >> u.s. economic data and most important would be the parole data released each friday. >> reporter: new unemployment numbers are out later this week and we will see if any new jobs are behind what appears to be a real shopping spree. and we will get fresh data on the u.s. housing market to see if there are any signs that housing prices are bottoming out. >> thank you. a long time syracuse university basketball assistant coach has been fired amid sexual allegation. we will have the latest on that next. the nba released a schedule following a handshake deal to end the lockout. out. to me a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean better coverage and call quality and faster downloads. but it will also create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. and we will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we're committed to investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america has always been and always will be a smart investment. at&t in los angeles, occupy protestors are staying put despite an order to take down their camps and leave after midnight. a park near city hall is packed with demonstrators. they expect to start making arrests at some point. in philadelphia, protestors were ordered to leave there but refused. they seem peaceful now with no arrests yet. syracuse university has fired men's basketball assistant coach bernie fine after a third man accused fine of molesting him nine years ago. two syracuse ball boys were the first to come forward. the head coach of the men's basketball team says he supports the university's decision and calls the new allegations disturbing and troubling. on friday the fbi searched fine fine maintains his innocence. well, it appears that there will be an nba season after all. over the weekend, league owners and players reached a tentative deal to ends the lockout. it would include a 66 game season ending about ten days later than usual. the regular season would start christmas day and run through april 26th. i don't think the play-offs will run through august. that requires teams to play one set of back to back games. good news is, looks like they will be back. christmas has been a big day for the nba. >> we talked about this before. i saw a good comprehensive piece on how this affects everyone, the people that work at the big venues, they have been out of work. it's devastating for the people who can't afford it. >> not just the players but the vendors and outline that kind of thing. that's good. hopefully everybody will be back up and running. >> we have good news. you saw some of the live shots we have been taking out there. there is a lot of clouds but a nice start to the day. temperatures are mild. it will be a mild day today. not as pretty as over the weekend but not bad. let's take a look at our current temperatures around the region. we are still primarily in the 50s. in washington, we remain at 53 degrees. annapolis remains at 57 degrees. 50 manassas. baltimore at 47 degrees. there is 60s as well. leonardtown as 61. cambridge, maryland at 61 degrees. the bigger picture as far as the temperatures go, it's mild across the eastern united states. but out to the west, when you get to ohio, indiana, michigan, places like that, temperatures drop off into the 30s. that colder air makes its way into our region by the later part of this week. get ready for changes. meanwhile, satellite and radar, as i mentioned, plenty of clouds out there. there is precipitation in western portions of west virginia, ohio, kentucky, places like that. eventually it moves in here. that won't happen until late tonight. our winds are calm. it will be breezy gradually by tonight and into tomorrow. right now the winds are calm in washington. they are blowing about 7 miles per hour in annapolis. 5 at dulles. today the high about 6. mostly cloudy. there will be sun here and there but mostly cloudy. tomorrow cloudy and rainy, 62. wednesday, thursday, friday, highs only in the low 50s with plenty of sunshine. by the upcoming weekend, the highs will be in the 40s. changes are coming this upcoming weekend different from the one we just had. >> tony, thank you. >> let's check with julie and say good morning to her. >> happy monday. >> a busy monday. the crew with sky fox is back again hovering over 66 and the beltway. on the inner loop, spotty delays leaving braddock up to 66. the lanes are open. eastbound 66 traffic is tied up between 234 into the capital beltway. earlier incident at 123 is cleared. the beltway is slow as you continue northbound leaving braddock road there. was accident activity on the ramp at george mason drive to head westbound on 50 possibly involving an overturned vehicle. traveling the top side outer loop no incidents to report. it remains slow leaving 95 heading to georgia avenue. don't forget the icc is open and it's free for you to use. that can save you time there. traveling northbound on 210 at for the washington road you a thoughts are checking for a crash at this location. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. all right. the drought is over. the ten points that they rallied back in the fourth quarter did the deal. >> they got a win. allison did you enjoy the game. >> i didn't watch much of it. looks like your team is trying to win this one. >> your team. >> yeah, trying to win this one. i love it when they win it. >> if their record was flipped and they were 7-4, he would be hissing. >> he is a ravens guy. >> that's the thing about sports, your team looks like they are trying to win one. it was an enjoyable weekend, enjoyable day for redskins fans. you didn't have a lot to cheer abouted last six weeks. seattle is a team that is good at home but redskins down 17-7, the turning point in the game, helu is gone. over 100 yards, 108 for rushing. take a look at that play. can you jump that. >> i would go under. >> there he goes. that was a huge play of the game. obviously still needed one more play. down 17-14 after the great play by helu and they got it from rex grossman, 314 yards passing. watch him step up in the pocket then fire a strike in single coverage to anthony armstrong. his only catch of the game then he breaks out his duggie. he said he didn't have any time to think of any other dance so he went back to one he did last year. it was great. first touchdown since week one. >> he should have been plan go ahead. >> he said it was a purchase of the moment deal. a great play, great team win, armstrong and gross man talked about this -- grossman talked about this play after the game. >> if i didn't have help over the top of anthony armstrong, one of the fastest guys in the nfl. i tried to, you know, buy enough time for him to eat up the cushion of the defender and then eventually blow by him. so, presnap i saw that look. it was a matter of time to buy enough time in the pocket to let him clear the defendser and put it in a spot so company go get it. it worked. >> when they called the play, i knew they were going to throw it to me. i knew rex would put it up there. he has trust in me, regardless of how things have been going. you he through a great ball. gave me the opportunity to make the play and got a touchdown and win. >> if nothing else, aaa wins in the hat apparel. i like that style and profiling. we have to talk about another thing around the league, it's tebow mania. it's incredible what this guy has done in six weeks. he is 5-1 as a starting quarterback. he took over a team that was 1- 4. the haters out there and there are plenty of them, it's like they can't believe -- i have to admit i can't believe what this guy is doing. yesterday he through it 18 times, 143 yards, one touchdown, no picks as the starting quarterback now. eight touchdown passes and one interception. he is playing keep away from the other teams and all of a sudden there are believers sprouting up all over the country to see tebow time. it happens every sunday. they are behind and he brings them back. impressive. >> you can't argue with the success or the win; numbers don't lie. >> redskins get a win. it's nice for everybody. >> thanks. coming up, a health alert for parents. skipping vaccines for your parents, it may not be harmful to them but it could put others at risk. isk.  it turns out more parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. the associated press found that in eight states more than one in 20 public school kindergartener aren't getting all the vaccines for attendance. more parents are seeking exemptions. health officials are worried there could be outbreaks of diseases like measles and whooping cough. president obama's wear draw down is having a rippling effect for soldiers. 900 have been sent home early or plans to sends them to battle have been shelved or clanged. many soldiers that put their lives on hold getting ready for deployment are heading back home and unemployed. the pressure is on. congress is picking up the pieces for the super committee super failure. they need to decide whether to save a tax cut that could impact how much take you home in your paycheck. as we take you to break, a live look outside at 7:28. the latest weather and traffic from tony and julie up next.  off to a nice start, a nice sunrise about 30 minutes or so ago. clouds are partly cloudy but we have some clearing out there. >> not a bad start to the day. today will be a fairly decent day. it just won't be quite as pretty as it has been. >> you know who is watching regardless, heidi and moses. they say happy holidays to us. they keep the kfc in beltville running. >> don't get me thinking about kfc. it's early. we will have a fine day today. more clouds than what we had. >> random shout out. i wanted to get it in. >> i appreciate it. >> here are the weather headlines. warm today. maybe not into the low 70s but close to 70 is what we are looking at. a lot of clouds have moved in. they will continue to move in through the course of the day. like this morning, i think there will be breaks here and there. not a terrible looking day by any means. rain is on the way but that doesn't get here until late tonight. it may be early tomorrow morning. i will show you why i say that. then by the end of the week we get a cool down. after highs in the 70s over the weekend, by the end of the week, highs will be in the low 50s. 53 here in washington. 57 in annapolis. 57 frederick, maryland. fredricksburg 57 degrees at this hour. we have temps in the 60s off to the south and east. leonardtown right now is at 61 degrees. futurecast the next 24 hours, during the course of the day we have a mix of clouds and sun. it shows mostly cloudy skies during the early part of the day then toward the afternoon and evening rush hour it's showing breaks out there. perhaps we will get to 70 or 71 for some of you. more clouds than what we had over the course of the weekend. as far as the rain goes, this is now holding off the rain. this is a look at how things could look at 4:00 a.m. in the morning. not seeing rain here. off to the south and west there is rainfall. and during the day tomorrow we have rain including some areas of heavy rain. i am saying rain late tonight or during the early morning hours. this holds off until the early morning hours then during the day rain and that gets cleared out by tomorrow night and early wednesday morning rain in western maryland but that is about it. so, forecast for today -- then clearing skies wednesday, a lot of sunshine. forecast today, we will see a lot of cloud cover. a mild day. high of 69 degrees or so with the winds out of the south. tonight overcast and breezy. maybe early tomorrow rainfall. 55 the overnight low. you see how the winds pick up out of the south and east. five-day forecast tomorrow, cloudy with

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