robbed at knife point. >> and so close but so far away. we have an update on the red skin's disappointing loss to the cowboys. >> this is abs 7 news at 6:30 on your side. >> one of the most upscale shopping centers in our area hit by a carjacking during broad daylight and the suspect a young woman who tricked her victim into helping her. we're going to get the very latest from steven who is live in tyson's corners with the latest on the suspect who is still on the loose. >> while police look for the suspect here on tysons corner shoppers are reacting to this crime with surprise, shock and fear. >> a 59-year-old woman had left high-end retailer neiman marcus awaiting her on the

parking lot a low-end carjacker. >> a woman who looked to be in her 20's approached the shopper. she said she was a college student and had run out of gas. she asked for a ride to a gas station. >> she's using the woman's feelings of charity. it's really 250 bad. -- too bad. >> the woman ordered her to get out of the car. she went down old courthouse road. >> you wouldn't expect it in that area, right? so it's a little shocking. >> while some tyson's visitors are stuck in this enclave of shoppers. people say that no matter where you are you have to be on guard. >> you think you're pretty safe and if things like that happen, it makes you feel more unsafe. >> no sign of the stolen vehicle, a 2003 silver

four-door accra like this. >> things like that happen everywhere. so life goes on. and you just have to be a little bit more careful. >> the good samaritan who became a sflim this case was not injured physically but police told us she was quite upset afterwards. meanwhile as the shopping season kicks into high gear police advice those who come here to shop to be careful. >> all right rment steven, thank you. and we should mention that we will continue to track this story online on our website wjla.com. also tonight, police are searching for a murder suspect who was released from custody. authorities say a clerical error led to fredrick scott being led out of a prince george's county jail. scott was being held for a shooting this past spring. we're going to have more on this story tonight at 11:00.

we're going to turn now to weather because we are on storm watch. it is relatively calm now but showers are moving into our area and it's just the start of what could be a stormyy week ahead. we're live with the details. >> hi, we're here at the bellfort furniture weather center we're looking at the live super doppler radar. you can see the showers are located to fredrick hagerstown west virginia and that's the heaviest activity. showers will continue tony: crease as they move in the evening. but temperatures will have a hard time falling, only up to the 50's tonight. the heaviest will be across pennsylvania. showers will stick around for the new time hour. good question -- when will we see the sun? the next time we see the sun it may surprise you because it's a ways off. my full forecast and holiday

travel up next. >> thanks. we are following the latest developing in the supercommittee negotiations. a live look at the capital. the lights are on but apparently very little happening on the offices. the panel have not been able to reach an agreement. the 12 lawmakers are expected to announce their failure to come to a consensus but on the morning talk shows both sides say they're going to keep talking tonight. >> i'm going to be waiting all day. i'll be at the table as i've been willing to talk to any republican who says, look, my country is more important. >> well, the bipartisan committee needs to announce their plan tomorrow in order to make their wednesday deadline. the six democrats and six republicans have to agree on how to cut more than $1 trillion fra the federal budget over the next decade. meanwhile, a vigil was held in

laugh yet -- lafayette park. about four dozen people attended today's event. >> turning now to today's redskins game against the cowboys. and i guess we can cancel that amber alert put out to find the red skins' offense. for the first time in weeks the offense did show up, but alas, it wasn't enough. here's brit. >> you always have a good punchline. after the coach mike shan began took a moment to thank the fans for helping the skins fight so hard. he also said this team has one of the best character out of all the teams he's been around in his career. but unfortunately, that won't win you games alone. let's go to 22 seconds. skins on seven. grossman throws it into the corner for dante stallworth for the touchdown. it's tied at 24.

after a miss, dan bailey has a chance to win from 39 yards away. and it sneaks by. a physically upset rex grossman. talk about how hard this game was. >> we try to end this rivalry. it is the best in the nfl. so extremely extremely disappointed we department get the victory but we fought our [bleep] off. >> they drop 16 in a row. how do the players look forward for the rest of season? we'll have that up next. >> at least there were some positive signs. of course, we're going to have much more coming up later on in sports. >> but still to come on abc 7 news -- a $27 million ponzi scheme and how did this man do it? a live report when we come back. plus steve is back with more

details on the storm heading our way, this busy travel week. >> she's one of the few women in the nation to own a

>> a local man is accused by federal authorities of operating a multimillion dollar ponzi scheme. among his victims -- local charities. we are live in northwest washington with more on this. richard? >> these court documents outline a sad but fascinating story. a $27 million ponzi scheme that money all gone the focus of a federal investigation. >> do a web search of garfield taylor -- >> they said that he would be so greedy and just criminal. >> and they found among other entries this profile of a d.

crrment business with assets of up to $1 million a year. he was very polished. he came across as very savvy. but this court filing by the s.e.c. paints a very different picture. >> he would pay a different picture. >> of a man living large in this million dollar rockville mansion who master-minded a $27 million ponzi scheme defrauding investors. >> he said it was a conservative investment and instead gambling their investments on risky option trading. among the losers a charity for poor single moms. allegedly lost $8 million. >> they outright stole money stole our investments. >> taylor diverted $5 million for his own use including $73,000 for private school for his children. >> no one answered the door at taylor's house.

for investors like hill crest, the losses are difficult to swallow. >> it's been devastating and it has had a devastating impact on our organization. >> now taylor told his clients he could get them a 20% return on their investment with little risk. in fact, we're told it was risky behavior that caused the whole thing to collapse. this is a complex investigation. it's expected to appear before a federal judge in about a year. >> wow, a whole year. so it will continue for quite some time. thank you. well, still to come on abc 7 news, we are back with you're complete forecast which does include rain. and working to fight cancer.

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always try to think to myself if it were me or my family member, what would i want to do. gupta is from gg. did her residence at georgetown. she's the mother of three ages 17 13 and 8. >> they appreciate the fact that their mom's out there trying to help people as much as i can. i may not be there for every school party but they completely understand and they keep going. >> she believes with her new cancer center she's serving a niche in montgomery county. she hopes she gives patients what they need to fight cancer afterall. >> it gives me delight to see my patients eight, 10 years later r. she sees 30 to 40 patients a day. she expects gaithersburg to reach similar number. she's one of a few female in the country to own independent

cancer centers. >> so apparently rain is on the way just in time for us to hit the road. >> i know. and you know the rain already starting to push in on our abc 7 super doppler radar. we'll take a look that in just a second. the clouds are here and they're here to stay for at least another three days. i have a feeling that next time we'll see the sun won't be until thanksgiving day and that's on thursday. look at the high temperature at reagan national, 65 degrees. weather the average for this year 56. the record back in 1942. dew point levels at 342. 64 at george washington university. they had a high of 67. manassas at 63. we go to landon school at bethesda with 59. highs for the most part in the 50's to 60's.

culpeper is reporting in at 70 for high stements. cooling off slightly now that the sun is down. winchester at 54. martinsburg at 58. fredic 54. the cooler air is out to the west. you can see where the cold front is located. michigan now at 27 degrees. the temperature changed the 24 hour temperature change shows a difference 15 degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday in chicago. look at our temperature change, 14 degrees warmer than it was last week. this is the rain now pushing into west virginia, western maryland the heaviest of the rain would move on toward the north and east across central pennsylvania. but periods of rain expected for us across the mediate

metro. hagers town looking for light showers. they will start to pick up about 9:00 or 10:00 tonight, the rain. all the heavy rain moves on out of here on monday. periods of drizzle for tomorrow. keep the umbrella heavy. but look at the cloud cover. it sticks around all day tomorrow into tomorrow night. and by tuesday, yet another round of showers and wednesday you may even hear a few rumbles of thunder as the cold front moves on through. 48 to 55 degree first an overnight low. tomorrow the heaviest of the rain will be to the north of us. showers and drizzle. temperatures in the 50's with a cooldown on thanksgiving day. and then a nice warm-up as we move into the upcoming holiday weekend. travel delays should be limited on wednesday. >> ok. so not too bad. thank you. appreciate it.

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>> washington redskins really haven't played well since the first week of the season. they played well today. for the first time in weeks they gave their fans something to cheer about. it turned to be a classic. cowboys jumping out quickly. on the scoreboard dez bryant. did he get in? the touchdown is good.

squeezes right into the end zone. second quarter action, the skins drive down the short field. rex grossman, nobody expected this one. touchdown redskins. they move within three. grossman driving his team again. nice catch by jabbar gap and the skins go to the locker room. we've got a lead. >> what is that? >> i don't know what a lead is quhafment is that? robinson, no more lead. we're tied at 17-17. time running down in the game. tony romo stretching the pocket one more time buying time with his feet. turns, throws jason witten is wide open and he's not all that fast but i guess the redskins aren't fast either. they showed a lot of heart. grossman taken down. dante with both feet down. they get in overtime. the kick from 52 yards.

it is wide. the cowboys get the ball back in position to win it. dan bailey's kick floats just in between the goal posts. the cowboys win 27-24. don't know how to feel about this one. how do you feel about this game? they played well but didn't come out with the victory. how do they feel about it? >> it wasn't as somber as you would think because they were proud of their production. consider this for a team that hasn't taken a first half lead since october 2nd, the skins lit a smark tonight. grossman had two touchdowns. it was just bad luck and a breakdown in special teams. >> nobody panicked. you know, i think we had one first down. things weren't moving very well. just a play >> we here, a player there just a little bit off.

everybody kept their poise and can want fighting. you play for those moments, you know? and it's really disappointing. we didn't get a victory. >> it is very frustrating. i don't feel any pressure out there whatsoever. i love these opportunities an -- and it's very dispinting. >> i've never been part of a losing streak like this but all we need to do is keep showing up practicing and hopefully getting a win next sunday. >> i asked some of the players, how do you move on from this? they said it's just like anything else, it hurts but they're going to play, they're just going to keep playing for each other. >> thank you. i'm surprised he spoke afterwards. >> finally the basketball team. they got blasted today in puerto rico. look at this score. 89-63. wow. blowout.

>> blowout. >> thanks, man.

>> check time-out weather at wjla.com. you can see the explanation for that picture. showers for the next three days. wednesday not looking too good.

it's been raining on and off all dale here in los angeles, to the red carpet has been tented for the fans the photographers and the world's media. they are all here to watch stars