[applause] craig Lynyrd Skynyrd good night, everybody good night captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org breaking news tonight at 11 00. A horrific smashup on the springfield interchange. Three people are dead. Tonight one of those ramps is still shut down. It happened around 7 00. Right now the i495 flyover ramp to i95 is still blocked off. Police tell us a semitruck was stopped in traffic when it was rearended by a pickup truck. All three people in the pickup truck died. The semi driver wasnt hurt. Get ready, more snow is headed our way. Meteorologist erica grow joins us with some news that some may welcome while others will say bahhumbug. Isnt that the case. Tomorrow will be fine but we are tracking another storm that is bringing light rain to houston right now and the gulf coast. Besides that we are going to be fine the next several hours. Lets take a look at some of those awful wind gusts we had earlier today. 49 Miles Per Hour in fairfield. Spring dale in Prince Georges County had a peak wind gust of 50 Miles Per Hour. The winds have really settled down. We still have some gusty winds in manassas where the peak gust is 25 Miles Per Hour the last hour. 24 Miles Per Hour in gaithersburg, 22 in martinsburg, 29 in hagerstown but those winds will continue to relax as we head through the overnight hours. This is what you will wake up to tomorrow morning. Down right cold temperatures. When you have clear skies and light winds, that tends to let any of the heat that we got during the day escape right back up into the atmosphere. Mostly clear to start out the day. Temperatures down to 22 to 30 by 7 00 a. M. At 9 00, sunny but cool with temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s. Derek, coming up i will tell you more about that developing winter storm. Back to you. Thank you, erica. Retired general Norman Schwarzkopf died tonight. The cares it mattic american the charismatic American Military man led operation desert storm. Schwarzkopf known by some as Stormin Norman reportedly died at his home in tampa. He had retired there in nineteen that after serving as commander in chief of central command. Former president h. W. Bush offered his condolences in a statement calling schwarzkopf a true american patriot. He was 78. But as for our 41st president , youve likely heard that his health is failing but an aid to the former president h. W. Bush says put those thoughts back in the closet, that he has every intention of Getting Better and going home. Right now, though, he remains in intensive care as doctors are dealing with a stubborn fever. He was admitted a month ago for bronchitis. That aid did ask that we keep the elder bush and his family in our prayers, and we will. It is, of course, president bushs reversal on that famous no new taxes promise that many credit with ending his political career. More than 20 years later the no new taxes pledge is a factor in a deal to keep the country from going over that fiscal cliff. Only four days to go when big tax hikes and spending cuts are scheduled to kick in. President obama came back to d. C. Today. He is calling congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. The senate was insession today but offered no new solutions. The house is still out on vaca, but theyve been called back. Today was pretty much blame game thursday. Gary nurenberg is here with that. Derek, the harshest words came from Senate Majority leader harry reid when he accused House Speaker john boehner of both running a dictatorship, and then of being unable to control his caucus. Bottom line with four days left i dont know, timewise, how it can happen now. The Senate Democratic leader blames republican House Speaker john boehner . Ea. s waiting until january 3rd to get re elected as speaker before he gets serious. Of boehners house, reid said its being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. The house remains on vacation. Were not working. Every democrat, every republican ought to be here. President obama returned to d. C. Thursday after his hawaiian vacation, met with aids, and called congressional leaders to the white house. Cbs quotes sources saying, reid is ready to introduce a plan that would extend the bush era tax cuts for taxpayers making less than 250,000 a year, but not until republicans agree not to block it. Republicans arent about to write a blank check or anything Senate Democrats put forward, just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. And this endless deadlock, this complete failure to compromise on seemingly anything and to govern the American People have spoken, and theyve basically voted for the status quo. The president got reelect, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. The American People have spoken. If there is no deal income tax cuts and payroll tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. 2 million jobless americans lose their unemployment benefits. The president and congress impressional leaders from both parties are scheduled to meat at the white house at 3 00 tomorrow to try to find some way out of this mess. They have met at the white house before to try to find some way out of this mess, and every single time they did that, they did not find a way out of this mess. If past is prologue, derek, get out your wallet. Well, gary, as the mess, as you describe it, looms closer and closer, what do you really want to know about this fiscal cliff . Join us tomorrow for 9news at 5 00. Well have an expert here to begin to answer your questions which, of course, are more and more relevant. After a hyattsville man tried to take his own life, a calm and cool 911 dispatcher, a mothers prayer on facebook and the power of love and friendship seemed to reach out and save him. Tonight, david dawson wants to help others what may be considering suicide learn from what he has been through. Debra alfarone spoke to dawson, his mom, and that dispatcher. Its a story will you only see on 9news. Reporter they get more than a million calls hear at the Prince Georges County 911 center, but tonight i want to tell you about just one call that ended up saving one life and impacted so many others. I just wanted her to get somebody here right away. I knew that he needed somebody right away. Reporter linda dawson needed a lifeline. One month ago her son david tried to kill himself. He called 911, and it was the toughest day of her life. So i took a deep breath, and she started counting. That one, two, three, four. And she had me count with her. One, two, three, four. And i continued the cpr the whole time. Reporter miles away, first time mom to be and Prince Georges County dispatcher diena edwards kept calm. Linda managed to get davids heart beating before ems arrived. Is he breathing . Yes. We get to the hospital, and at the hospital he flatlained three more times. Reporter what followed was three more days of doctors with bad news. From then on, that he wasnt going to make it, and i didnt want to hear. That. Reporter linda poured her heart out to friends and family on facebook. And i asked them if they could come up and visit him, talk to him, touch him, and over 60 people came and saw him that day. Its a miracle. Its definitely a marry cal. Im thankful. Im thankful for everybody that helped. Because, you know what, i wasnt going to let go of him. I wasnt going to let go of him. This is my child. Reporter david is doing fine. The 24yearold says he took meds to try and end it all after battling years of chronic testicular pain that countless procedures and operations couldnt fix. He says the outpouring of love and care showed him the value his life has. All may friends have told me after this theyre like, youre one of the best friends ive ever had. It puts things in perspective. Not many people live to hold a book of their own eulogy. I miss so you much. I just cant wrap my head around this. Everybody has a purpose in being here, and i believe my purpose is to prevent other people from committing suicide. Reporter its a lesson not many people learn but one david says he will he never forget. Im glad he has a new outlook on life and that he could take that experience and change the way he is every day. Reporter david wants to find a Suicide Prevention organization to work with to help others. He says he feels so lucky to have this second chance. If you have any ideas for david, join the conversation. Post those ideas on our facebook page. His mom linda says she cant stress enough how important it is to know cpr, and without it, she said she may not have her son today, derek. A couple of powerful lessons there. Thank you so much, deb bra. Geneticists are studying the dna of gunman adam lanza. You know him. Hes the gunman who shot his own mom and then killed 26 people at sandy hack elementary before he killed himself. Officials in newtown, many time, say, please, we appreciate it, but stop sending us gifts. Workers just cant keep up with all the packages that are still coming in. Instead, people what want to offer condolences are asked to help folks in their own community. You feel like hitting the slots . Now you can do it 24 7. Starting today you can gamble around the clock at the maryland live casino in hanover. Voters approved the move last month. The casino president thinks, hey this is great. Every night they typically have to ask hundreds of guests to leave at closing time. Vas now, there is no closing time. But some people do worry that unlimited hours could give gamblers unlimited opportunity to lose their money. Dont go anywhere. Find out which story you told us you wanted to see. Plus, an 80yearold man on a quest for love. Find out how hes letting the world know that he wants a wife. And i hope you werent hungry tonight. You wont be wanting that midnight snack after russ ptaceks food alert. The dirty details coming up. And if youve got a new tablet from the holidays, you will want to download our brand new 9news app. Its your link to the latest news and weather and it works on several tablets including the ipad and the kindle fire. Just log get ready. We have got a confrontation caught on camera. Investigative reporter russ ptacek gets thrown out of a Grocery Store, and the mice leave their mark at a popular japanese restaurant. Oh yeah, its time for the food alert. Reporter grab your smartphones. In a moment, how to know about these restaurant closures even before broadcast. But first, a lot of you have tweeted me asking, how do you pick these restaurants . Well, they are serious violations that couldnt be fixed while the inspector was there. So the Health Department ordered them closed. In temple hills at Fuji Mountain steakhouse on branch avenue, the kitchen gets good reviews for woks of japanese cooking. So good, customers often order and pay in advance. Reporter the Health Department found droppings all over the kitchen. Droppings. Oh my gosh. And i paid. Oh pie gosh. Reporter what would we find . Well show you in a moment. But first, this closure on bening road, southeast, at Dollar Plus Food store. Inspectors shut it down, reporting unsanitary conditions including no hot water, no sanitation supervisor, and no one who could even answer basic food safety questions. Get out of the store. Reporter true manager . I said get out of the store. Reporter were here to talk to you about the Health Department closure. Youve got to talk to the owner. Reporter the owner didnt respond. The same rules that apply that shut down this Grocery Store also apply to Liquor Stores that handle food. At this liquor store inspectors suspended its license for no hot water. Reporter hi, im russ ptacek with channel 9. Were here about the Health Department closure. Reporter at turntable restaurant on Georgia Avenue northwest theyre known for their jamaican style ox tail. Inspectors closed the bar citing a dirty refrigerator, no food safety manager, and no hot water. They showed us the hot water, a clean kitchen, and proof of a food safety manager on duty. Reporter thank you. Can you just show us the kitchen real quick . Reporter back at Fuji Mountain, inspectors credited rodent droppings on bags of flour, salt and sugar, and in the sushi area. And we looked, too, but no rough department tracks. The manager said they killed in a an exterminate oh, cleaned up, and put in doorstoppers to seal rodents out. Reporter when you say a doorstopper, you mean this thing here . It keeps the rats away. Reporter thats new . Even we did some extra. Reporter you tightened your doors and patched up the ceiling. Thats right. We tried to make sure were doing everything right. Reporter they all passed reinspection and are now back in business. Now, to know first, follow at russ ptacek on twitter. Im Investigative Reporter russ ptacek, 9news. Thats good news about the sushi part of the restaurant. By the way, it is time for choose your news. We asked our facebook friends which story they wanted to see. Dog rescued from cliff, monkeys enjoy campfire, or lantern festival in thailand. The winner is the doggy. After spending three days stuck on a ledge in oregon, chico the pit bull is back home. He wandered off and his owner finally found him at the bottom of a steep embankment. She called in the fire department. They repelled down and rescued chico. He was hungry, he was scared, but he was just fine. Everybody loves a good happy ending for a dog story. The dog story will always win. I think they will. The lanterns werent that exciting. It was a pretty display. Yes, it was. But does it compare tochi co . No. It does not. Chico the pit bull wins. We have a little bit of improvement in tomorrows forecast. However, things go right back downhill as we head into saturday. Lets take a look outside with the michael son weather cam. Some clouds in place but none of the kind of cloud cover thats going to produce any rain. 38 degrees right now with a dew point of 25. So temperatures arent falling too quickly, but we will see the clouds clear out of here, then theyre just going to drop like a rock as we head past the midnight hour. Winds out of the westnorthwest at 10 Miles Per Hour right now. Thats a big improvement from those 40plusmileperhour winds gusts we had during the day. But the winds are going to continue to settle down even a little bit better than what we have out there right now. Sunny and chilly for your friday, but then on saturday, more snow in the forecast. Temperatures are going to remain below normal, even after saturday has come and gone. Right now it is 34 he degrees in frederick, 36 in leesburg, same temperature at andrews. 40 at annapolis. With the winds, though, we still have windchills in the 20s. Winchester 22, culpeper 36. Feels like 28 in leesburg and it feels like 26 in frederick. 23 in hagerstown where we had gusts near 30 Miles Per Hour at the last hour. Satellite and radar shows our approaching storm system. First, the cloud cover, and then that cloud deck will lower and thicken as we head through the overnight on friday into saturday. But you can see that one pocket of energy with the cold air up in iowa and wisconsin, and then the warmer air with the showers of rain that is down in the gulf coast, and those two are going to collide and bring us a little bit of precipitation on saturday. 9 futurecast keeping us dry through saturday. You will see a few more clouds in the evening on saturday, but we keep it dry until we get into the Early Morning hours on saturday, and thats when we are going to be concerned about this snow arriving. I do think that we will see a light coating of snow even in the district and points south on the beltway, and this snow will it will depart by about the dinner time hour on saturday, but were still going to have a little bit of an accumulating snow on saturday. Overnight chilly, not too breezy. 22 to 30 with winds out of the west at 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Mostly sunny tomorrow morning. Just a light breeze. 30s for your temperatures in the morning, but with the windchills, still going to feel like its in the 20s as we head into tomorrow afternoon. It will be sunny but at least a little bit of improvement in our temperatures. 38 to 44 with winds out of the westsouthwest at 5 to 15 Miles Per Hour. So were in the green zone on friday, but a yellow alert for saturday because of that wintry mix. Most of the precipitation will be in the form of snow, which is why were expecting a light coating throughout the beltway. Sunday will be breezy, but at least it will be dry for the game. Thats a big improvement in our forecast. Monday, probably the best day of the week before new years day. Another chance at a snow shower. You mentioned the most important word. The game. The game. Hey, its here, man. Well, its not here, but its about to be here. Ive got a different spin on the game tonight. Trust me. Who says politics and sports dont mix . Sunday nights big game, hey, its already been decided by democracy. How about that . A nation weighs in on redskins v cowboys. Wait until you se all right, hear me now. America hates the cowboys. Do i have your attention . Rabid redskins fans like Derek Mcginty and Bruce Johnson have been telling us for years, most people may think that, ah, those guys, thats just their burgundy blood coming out of them, but tonight, america, in this election year, we bring you evidence that derek and bruce are not actually loco. They know what theyre talking about. Maybe. It is the matchup of the week. Espn conducted a poll asking viewers who they wanted to win,