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back to you. >> thank you, beverly. fans lined up days in advance for the premiere of twilight breaking dawn. >> it is the next to the last installment of the wildly popular vampire love story. sandra hughes got a sneak peek at the film and talked to its stars. >> reporter: it is a white wedding like no other. >> as long as we both shall live. >> the undead seated next to the living and the bride is heading into marriage with a vampire. rob pattinson and kristin stewart play the unlikely lovers on-screen and off. >> was it weird having a wedding scene and then the intense honeymoon scenes with someone you're dating? >> that's funny to say. >> it would be weird. >> it would be, wouldn't it. >> more intense with someone you care about. >> it is always weird you know. >> not so weird for pattinson. he enjoyed watching his girlfriend walk down the aisle as a bride. >> when you saw kristin, what did you think? >> she's great. she's amazing. >> on film, their honeymoon is sweet and sexy. very sexy. >> about that sex scene, hu

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beverly? >> looking live from sky 9. the crash on the beltway in green belt is improving. inner loop of the beltway southbound beltway is where six cars collided right near the baltimore washington parkway. it shows us there is only a right lane blocked on the inner loop. that's a big improvement. out of college park, still with delays. outer loop, a rubbernecking factor. northbound side at 295, left side of the roadway blocked. the baltimore washington parkway up near 100. next check at 6:18. andrea? >> thank you, beverly. time is coming up on 6:13. no wants to get sick over the holidays. this morning, we have five foods which will help you ward off the flu. joining us is marie spano, a registered dietitian. you're here in good time. with the holidays, we get run down so our bodies are almost vulnerable to any germs that will out there. >> we're doing so much. 2/3 of your immune system is located in your gut making what you eat so important for immune system functioning. >> one of the things

beverly? >> right now, if you're traveling east on 66 to get to the beltway, accident before you reach the beltway moved on to the shoulder. here inside the beltway, traveling through falls church, the pace is still in good shape. your next check of timesaver traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> it is tuesday morning. we're on a roll. >> you can wear shorts to work today if you want. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks a lot for joining us. beverly farmer is in for monika. howard, wow! >> mid-60s this morning. that's about 20 more than we should be. mid-40s. we're going to see some changes though. today, upper 60s. won't be in the low 70s like yesterday. the colder air works in tomorrow with more rain and then a lot colder by thursday and friday. let's get started though with our day planner. temperatures still 65 degrees. we'll have some showers pushing in here later this morning and some showers here and there through the afternoon as temps drop off into the

>> thanks, beverly. coming up on 6:20, the caps get ready to face a fellow southeast team in the prairie of canada and wilson ramos thanks nationals fans. >> right now though, time to check again on our question of the morning. the woman who invented this was originally laughed at. now, most of us own her invention. what did she create? shoes, fake eyelashes or windshield wipers? >> dana writes this, you did not say that we use them but own them. i would have to go with b, fake eyelashes. there are some in my house from halloween that are hot pink. >> we'll reveal the answer coming up at 6:53. >>> welcome back. howard here with your weather first. it is a colder morning and still some showers around through midday and maybe even into early afternoon. look at live doppler 9000 hd, we've got -- we're looking at it a bit later. there are some showers south of town. southern maryland is getting rain now. we'll have the showers through midday. look at the temps dropping to the mid-40s. wind chills in the 30s.

beverly farmer is in for monika. travel weather, that's why howard is here. >> heavy rains are pretty much gone. eastern shore, southern maryland, still dealing with some of that. that will leave pretty quickly. we still have rain to deal with at times today. don't put the rain gear away just yet. here's live doppler 9000 hd. you can see the heaviest of the showers south and east of washington this morning. switching through southern maryland and some of the areas off to the south and east. easton seeing it. denton seeing it. going through newland as well. as far as our day planner, we're looking at temperatures which are in the 60s this morning. here in town. we do have some 40s and 50s north and west. a touch of fog in hagerstown. another batch of rain returns. that will drop temperatures to 53. we have the windy word. northwest winds are going to kick up at 15 to 25 miles per hour. at times, gusting 30, 35 out to the west. storm system, you can see the thing spinning through ohio and new york. heavy snows up in ma

beverly farmer is in for monika. she'll have traffic in just a moment. >> righteous indignation. >> in a relaxed, casual-looking way, fit for the season, howard bernstein has our forecast first. >> happy thanksgiving, guys. it is going to be a great day ahead. and the weather today, tomorrow, saturday, even into sunday looks like it is going to cooperate for your plans whether you're staying in town, going out of town, returning to where you came from, i think it will be good for you. this thursday, thanksgiving, 2011, starts out chilly. 30s and 40s. by noon, the sun will warm us up to 53. midday walk. exercise and get out and love life. 56 at 5:00. highs between 55 and 60 degrees. had several batches of rain yesterday. some areas had anywhere from one, two, three inch rain totals this week. well, that's all gone. high pressure is building in. and it is a chilly morning out there. it is in the 30s in the shendo

back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. we do have cars on the road which means some folks are probably going to the malls. that's where people are right now. >> some started shopping last night at 9:00. others have made it for the midnight openings. how many presents do you have? kristin fisher checking in with people who are already filling up some bags. kristin? >> reporter: good morning. i don't have any presents just yet but i'll tell you who does. these people do. >> caroline. >> cecilia. >> caroline and cecilia. >> caroline tells me she's already an expert black friday shopper. you've only been here since 4:30, what have you gotten already? >> you have to start with a list. we always start at macy's because they have the best deals. >> what were you able to get there? >> jewelry. great deals on jewelry. great deals on pajamas, slippers, cashmere. we always start there. >> what's your plan of attack now that you've hit up macy's, what are you going to do? your black friday shopping day is only beginning. >> i've train

>> thank you, beverly. making news now at 5:49, the secret service said a bullet hit the outside window of the white house. it was stopped by ballistic glass. they're not confirming whether this was connected to friday night's gunfire nearby and the recovery of an ak-47 rifle. u.s. park police have an arrest warrant in that case for 21- year-old oscar art oig ga. >> er frank camny was honored. the memorial was held in the same room where the house un- american activities targeted gays. kameny staged the first gay rights protest after he was fired in 1957 for being gay. >>> some good news for motorists. tolls on the dulles toll road may not go up as much as first thought. the airports have already projected a round trip could cost more than $21 by the year 2019. after a new agreement cut the cost of the dulles metrorail project, the authority believes the tolls could be more like $8. >> so, how would you like to enjoy some old time hollywood glamor and help out quite a few local charities at the same time? w

beverly farmer is in for monika. we'll start with howard and weather first. >> it is getting nasty out there. cold temps, showers moving in. the winds are blowing out of the northwest dropping temps even further. it won't be a pretty day. i'm going to tell you right now. maybe later on this afternoon, we'll see some sunshine. for the morning, midday hours, the cold winds, the showers and maybe even some wet flakes mixing in at times, especially west of town. don't expect any problems because it will still be above freezing by a good bit but upstairs, where the clouds are, it will be cold enough to mix in the wet flakes. 46 now. we'll be in the neighborhood here at 9:00. by noon, about 44. this afternoon, we will see some clearing as the showers shut down from west to east. temperatures still in the mid- 40s. with the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15, now, we have to think about a wind chill. showers last night, but look, another batch of rain is returning this morning to virginia and west virginia where it is m

back to you. >>> thanks, beverly. black friday shopping going to a whole new level this year. usually, the big stores open at midnight. now, some stores are opening even earlier. 9:00 p.m. on thanksgiving night in some cases. >> where did thanksgiving go? >> i don't know. >> more than 150 mmm people are expected to shop this weekend and retailers hope to rake in $466 billion in holiday sales this year. that's up nearly 3% from last year. joining us now is kristin fisher live at the macy's in tysons corner. i don't see a whole lot of people behind you right now. >> reporter: i can explain why. i've learned, i was talking to the manager. said we're in a lull right now. the reason why is because of the midnight opening that you all were talking about. think of it like all of the kids, all of the people -- not kids but younger folks, age 30 and under, instead of going out to the bars, instead of going out and seeing a late night movie, a lot came here to this opening of the macy's. so, you had this younger crowd going thr

let's go over to beverly farmer. she'll have an update for you, timesaver traffic. >> heading south out of frederick county, the growing volume, the pace starting to slow down. that's not good. that will take you through germantown and gaithersburg. not a solid delay but it is starting to become that more on the brakes. we'll take a look at the ride for folks in virginia, northbound 95. that's a long haul, too. coming up dale city across the occoquan, pace improves for a little bit. northbound volume is building to get up past edsall road, landmark to seminary then getting to the 14th street bridge. in all cases, lanes have been open. the outer loop in maryland, you're in slow traffic heading west of college park around to georgia avenue. prince william county with a crash on southbound 28 just before you reach the road. police say they've got one lane blocked at the scene. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:25. mike, back to you. >>> thanks, beverly. >>> next in sports, learn who the nba says is headed for a

>> thank you, beverly. members of the debt subcommittee in congress aren't giving up hope they'll reach a deal by next week. they're not optimistic they'll do it. that's one of the stories making news now at 6:12. the bipartisan committee has until next wednesday to cut spending and the deficit. otherwise, automatic cuts will be made with social programs and defense spending. the subcommittee was created as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer. >>> economists mario monti will take over as the new premiere of italy. sylvio berlusconi resigned this weekend after italy's measures aimed at rescuing the country's economy. >>> democrat ray tomlin is officially the new governor of west virginia. he was sworn in yesterday in charlestown. he's been serving as acting governor for a year since joe manchin left for the u.s. senate. mike? >>> today is the start of american education week. our next guest has the keys to reforming our schools which a lot of people talk about wanting to do is getting you,

>> thanks, beverly. a number of us will be hitting the roads between now and tomorrow to get to our thanksgiving location. so, before you leave, how about a couple of travel tips. in virginia, vdot is going to suspend all of the lane closures statewide. that starts today at noon and goes through monday at night. the state has launched a web site that shows the area that have historically the worst traffic around thanksgiving. the information is sorted by date and by time and we have a link to that web site at wusa9.com. >>> now, in maryland, something similar, the state highway administration is suspending all lane closures, that starts in about ten minutes at 5:00 a.m. and that lasts through 9:00 a.m. on tuesday. maryland is also encouraging you to call its new number, 511, service for travel tips, provides current travel information for the spire state. >> you can also call the same number, 511 in virginia to get road conditions. if you're traveling, that will mean filling up before you go and aaa says

>>> thanks beverly. ready, set go. the thanksgiving travel holiday season officially begins today. >> triple a is out with its predictions. 42.5million of us will travel 50 miles or more from home just to get some turkey. >> 38 million people will be driving to get there this year. that's 90% of the travelers on the roads and elsewhere, gas prices are moving around $3.45 a gallon. >> 3.4 million people will fly for thanksgiving. that's 8% of us and despite a 20% jump in the price of a ticket from last year. >> and about 900,000 people will take the train or the bus. that's a jump of 14% from last year. >>> now as we said the rush starts today. this weekend, though a lot of people will get ready for the drive. making sure they have the directions. some gas and the right music. >> but there's one more thing you should check in order to keep your family safe. karin caifa reports you can do it all with a penny. >> reporter: if a thanksgiving road trip is in your immediate future, chances are you've made a predrive checklis

jessica, back to you. >>> thank you beverly. as for wall street, we are looking a little lower this morning. it is a holiday shortened week. >>> on "the early show," tony stewart, hugh grant. the debt super committee. all on their run down. >>> i'm going to be back at 7:25 with beverly for the latest on traffic and weather. >>> follow us wherever you go. we have news and weather apps for iphone and android, have a great day, everybody. .. an american citizen described as anal qaeda sympathizer is behind bars. his targets p

. >>> beverly farmer is moving right now rye? >> reporter: the fog you were mentioning howard, no incidents report i-70 corridor. frederick and that matter baltimore. here's 270, 121 clarksburg. light volume, no incidents reported. germantown, gaithersburg, rockville. an overnight crash on connecticut avenue on the outer almost, it is gone. done deal there. southbound 2, the ramp closed. two lanes are open on 2, ongoing utility work took out a crash after a pole last night. here's 95 north heading into springfield. all lanes open there a southbound crash is gone, southbound crash over on the shoulder. 35 lanes are open to get to the 14th street brimming. no early problems, 66 in your way. mike and andrea, back to you. >>> a manhunt is underway for a murder suspect who walked out of jail. >>> authorities are calling this a clerical error. it led to the man being granted bond on a murder charge. surae chinn has the story. wow. >> reporter: yeah, incredible. this murder suspect is now on the streets as we speak. he has been out of j

let's go over to beverly farmer. she'll update you on timesaver traffic. >> first off, howard, anybody that travels the gw parkway south in the beltway, 123, a heads up. it is closed right before you reach route 50. southbound gw parkway with the crash near 50. on the southbound side from the airport and 395, a left lane is also blocked with some of the response for the crash. we'll keep you posted on that for your travel time. southbound side at 270 has a crash before you reach route 80. that's blocking the left lane. further south on 270 in clarksburg, volume still light but building through germantown, gaithersburg and points south. no accidents the rest of the way down as you make your way down through montgomery county. virginia drivers, 95 north with the volume delay and the rain as you make your way up toward quantico and stafford. more volume into woodbridge and spring bridge. approaching the 14th street bridge, lanes have been open. earlier crash on north capitol at m street moved off into the service roadwa

right now beverly farmer. friday light early. >>> keeping it going, we want to keep it going, a good vibe for us at least through the morning howard and right now looking good on the beltway through bethese that. river road here, the headlights heading south on the outer loop to thaison's, right side to 270 and into silver spring no early problems in the path. we'll take a complete look at the timesaver traffic at 5:48. andrea, back to you. >>> there are changes to the program at arena stage this season. federal spending cuts mean the curtain won't be going up on at least one production. the managing director tells 9news now arena stage is losing $1 million over the next two years. and that means they'll have to postpone one of their plays to next season. now any patron who is unhappy with that can request a refund. >>> tomorrow an exhibit on the first ladies opens at the smithsonian museum of american history. the new display on the museum's third floor will combine the two previous exhibits regarding our fir

beverly? >> we're check out the ride for folks on 95 in virginia where there has been a crash northbound between 610 and quantico. on the left shoulder, volume near the prince william parkway, pace is pretty good. your next check of timesaver traffic at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. good morning. we'll be right back. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. happy tuesday! >> all right. two days from thanksgiving. what's your favorite thanksgiving food? >> gum bow. >> gumbo on thanksgiving. >> we have a homemade apple pie on my wife's side. >> green bean casserole by far is my favorite. however, we had the pork loin yesterday. >> was that good? >> yeah, it was fantastic. >> we're all mouth watering here. give us the forecast. >> it is cool, damp outside. that will make it a little dreary for today. we do have brighter days. here is a look at the day planner. get ready for the rain gear. temperatures climbing slowly into the mid-50s this afternoon. rains will be light

beverly farmer, timesaver traffic. >> right now, your ride is a pretty easy one. just building volume as you would expect back to work monday. northbound interstate 95. leaving fredericksburg, up past quantico. more volume building. hov lanes here north of the rest area carrying a little more traffic. there has been a vehicle broken down. moved out of the way, towed away. no longer a distraction. northbound 95 heading up to woodbridge. into springfield, on to 395. we're still in great shape. 66, overnight roadwork in vienna is gone. falls church, into rosslyn getting to the teddy roosevelt bridge where the volume is light. there is more volume in falls church. eastbound on 66. maryland beltway, they pulled the overnight roadwork out of your way between new hampshire avenue and connecticut avenue. looking good on the beltway close to georgia avenue, just building volume as you head west of college park. south of town, everything has been all right with no incidents to report. we'll check into downtown in our next report coming up at 5:23. mike, andrea, back to you.

let's go to beverly farmer. she'll update you on timesaver traffic. >> the wet pavement, all play a factor for you. no early incidents to tell you about. northbound 95 to points north, woodbridge, the left side of the screen is northbound. volume is still light to get on the 395. overnight roadwork should be cleared up near king street heading up past landmark to get to king street and on toward the 14th street bridge. everything should be open for you there. good pace here in landmark. 66, no early problems. washington boulevard, flash in the pan. it is already gone. picking up what barrels were in the roadway for any construction. let's look at the trip for 270, travelers in maryland. no incidents to report but growing volume to head toward hyattstown. germantown, the left side of the screen southbound traffic still moving at speed. visibility is not too bad here. no early problems to report. 9 a between the baltimore and capital beltway. on a from annapolis, bowie into cheverly, bw parkway checked out already

back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. thanksgiving thursday, a perfect day for the most popular parade in the country, the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city of course. flying high in this year's festivities, 40 balloons, the old favorites like snoopy and mickey and kermit were there. and there was -- there's kermit. there was a new one. dulius, the monkey. marching bands from all over the country. >> this is my first time being here. i'm really excited. a little nervous from all of the people watching. >> definitely worth going. an estimated three million spectators lined the streets of new york city. another 50 million tuned in on tv. if you made it through the entire parade, the big man in the red suit paid his visit like he always does. santa claus there to remind you christmas is only 29 shopping days away. >>> george clooney may testify at the trial of italy's former prime minister sylvio berlusconi faces charges he had sex with an underage prostitute last year. the woman said she spotted cl

beverly? >> good start for folks who are hitting the roads, including the wilson bridge, oxon hill, running pretty freely. no early problems to report 95 corridor, 395, virginia, 95. i-70, 270 corridor, 66 the toll road. great start for everybody who is headed out on the roads. back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. an army of volunteers helped feed 50,000 people yesterday afternoon. we're talking about the annual feast of sharing held at the washington convention center. the volunteer wait staff served turkey with all of the trimmings to senior citizens with low incomes, fixed incomes and no incomes. they have organized the feast of sharing for 12 years. >>> the first family in the holiday spirit. president obama, first lady michelle obama and their two daughters, including the mother- in-law, the capital area food bank is where they were northeast. each year, it distributes millions of pounds of food. the obamas helped other volunteers pass out thanksgiving dinners as well. >>> the president a

now beverly figured it would bay off. however, when she filed a claim for home nursing she found benefits did not come easy. >> they kept writing me, no, we pay that much they declined to pay the full benefits. "7 on your side" contacted the carrier senior health care of pennsylvania. the company reviewed the claim again and in the end it did pay her an additional 4,092 in benefits but months later she found herself fighting the company again. >> they try to put obstacles in the zblath jack wound up in a nursing home. she filed another claim. >> they sent all these papers, i filled them all out. >> but they said it was not enough information. the insurance company said still not enough. >> they said you only send six pages, actually want 35 pages. >> beverly says she and the nursing home never received a clear idea of what information the company wanted, just this letter saying their time was running out. >> we can't hold this claim forever. so the deadline is october 28th. >> letter said without that extra data we will b

mike, andrea, back to you. >> thanks, beverly. if you suffer from migraines or know someone who does, you know they can be debilitating. >> now a small device is offering relief for many who have tried everything else. manuel gallegus has more. >> reporter: ron started getting migraine headaches in his 20s. the pain became unbearable as he got older. >> two days a week, i would be in bed. wouldn't be able to listen to anything, wouldn't be able to see anything. >> reporter: but he's now back running the family business and pain-free because of this tiny, electronic stimulator. the battery-powered device sort of like a pacemaker, is implanted under his skin. two wires run to the back of his neck, sending signals through his skull to the nerves in his brain. in effect, turning off the migraine before it starts. he is one of dozens of severe sufferers who tried the device in a clinical trial. dr. steven silverstein says the results are encouraging. >> we have people who have this, who had no life, they couldn't leave the house. they

mike, back to you. >> thanks, beverly. today marks an anniversary of people of a certain age remember as if it was yesterday. the 48th anniversary of the assassination of president kennedy. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:11. president kennedy was killed on this date in 1963 while visiting dallas, texas. the city has plans to mark the somber anniversary and dallas is already making plans for the 50th anniversary in 2013. >>> protestors are back in cairo's tahrir square for the fourth straight day. there is a call for a million man march against egypt's military rulers there. they have been in control since the revolution in january. at least 29 people have been killed in the protests. >> oscar ortega will stay in jail for the time being and he will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. he is the man accused of firing a shot at the white house on november 11th. >>> it is 6:12. i'm watching your money. now, the census bureau reports out of all of the companies in america, with employees,78% of them have fewer than t

right now beverly farmer is in with timesaver traffic. >>> howard, friday starts pretty good. overnight roadwork to pull out of your path but no other big incidents, beltway at colesville road pulling the barrels out. still the far right lane with the cones, northbound on coalsville road may still block the ramp there until they get everything out of the way. mike, back to you. >>> marketing minds of benton have done it again. get this the italian fashion label has a new ad campaign not sitting well with some world leaders. this is why. it includes doctored photos of heads of state kissing each other like the president puckering up with china's president there. he also in one respect kisses hugo chavez. the white house says it does not approve of this. the vatican says we'll see you in court in some cases they will actually probably pull that particular pope picture down i've learned. they were just trying to promote peace and love and understanding and they plan to pull the pope ad down. all the leaders are going to keep on smooching except for the pope one. >> they know how

right now, we go to beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >> right now, it is looking good. no early problems to report. just overnight construction barrels out of your path. want to remind folks if you had to deal with it over the weekend, the gw parkway is now open. northbound, north of spout run. that won't be a detour for you after the work they had to do to repair the rock face in that stretch north of spout run. 14th street bridge, 395 north looking good heading into downtown. overnight roadwork in springfield on the beltway in virginia should be pulling out of your path near the tollway and on the beltway in bethesda. >>> it is 4:38. >> here's jessica doyle is monday's headlines. >> wall street would really like another day like friday and traders might get that. they may just get that. overseas markets are trading higher on signs that europe is moving more on resolving the debt crisis. the dow added 259 points on friday! had a gain of 1.4% for the week. nasdaq was up by 54 points. s&p 500 added 24 points. defunct trading company mf global is laying off its entire wor

beverly was relieved. but months later found herself fighting the company again. >> they take their sweet time and try to put obstacles in your path. >> jack wound up in a nursing home and then she filed another claim. >> they sent me all the papers, which was a claim form, and i filled them all out. >> but ship said it wasn't enough information. the nursing home did provide more data, but the insurance company said, still not enough. >> they said you only sent six pages, and they actually want 35 pages. >> beverly said she and the nursing home never received a clear idea what information the company wanted, just this letter saying their time was running out. >> we can't hold this claim forever. so the deadline is october 28th. >> the letter said without that extra data, we will be unable to pay your claim. one day before the deadline she contacted 7 on your side again and again we contacted the company. soon beverly got the good news. >> the senior healthcare called and said we received all the informatio

we have hired beverly. >> thank you. nice to meet you all, commissioners and staff. i have been hired by them for a nominal fee, i might add, to hurt the pact, if you will. the artist guild is near and dear to my heart. i moved here seven years ago and became involved with many members of the proceeded to open three galleries in the city for different entrepreneurs. individually, each artist indeed is a business. that is what i am trying to help them with some other business of being an artist and working in conjunction with rec and park. i have come to be the point person. their two other guilds or organizations also. now i will be point person for all three. i have met with the other two members. it is to ease and to streamline our process with rec and park. because you are doing things that are huge. we are a small part. but as your nurturing flowers, i am nurturing and helping our wonderful creative participants in the city. thank you for seeing me. he will see our presence at artist guild sf website. thank you a guinta rec and park for your support over the year

beverly farmer wet streets out there. >> reporter: let's see who's going to work on southbound 270. wet leaves in the neighborhood too. aside from the visibility and the wet pavement 29 at briggs cheney, everything is okay. no early problems to report. southbound 2 you can't get onto the ramp because of an overnight wreck that took down a utility pole. a new movie looks at the turbulent relationship between two intelection giants. >>> andrea hughes has those stories and morning. this morning with a look at entertainment. >> reporter: a dangerous method explores the complex relationship between two of the founders of modern psychology. the movie tells the story of gung and freud. >> we are all supposed to behave in a certain way with one another. but you know, that is all right in theory, but what actually happens in practice is something else. >> reporter: the film also stars morten son as freud. the desent dance is now open in theaters and is already bringing in awards for the star george clooney. the palm springs festival will present clooney with its award in february. the chairm

beverly farmer, it is a good- looking thursday. >> it sure is. good-looking on the roadways, too, with the nice weather for the drive. let's check out the long haul. folks making the trip into town for your turkey or maybe you're headed out of town. i-70 west of 270 frederick headed toward breezewood, i-68 no problems after the rockslide in cumberland. smooth traveling east over toward baltimore. 270 corridor maryland has been in good shape. checking the ride on the beltway, right now, silver spring, nice, light volume. you can tell it is a holiday. the outer loop and the inner loop equally light. left side of your screen is the outer loop heading out of bethesda. maryland, 50 to and from the bay bridge, bw checked in all right. 95 corridor has been incident- free heading south toward fredericksburg. northbound with the hov lanes open to northbound traffic moving up to the beltway and 395, we're good at the wilson bridge. our next traffic at 6:25. mike, back to you. >>> that's a mouthful, bev. next in sports, a run-down of the football games toda

. >>> let's get a check on how the roads are doing lesli with beverly farmer. beverly. >> reporter: anita, a whole lot better than we were an hour ago and a whole lot better than this time last night. right now volume for you right now on the trip across the bridge pace has been so much better for folks. the inner loop headlines towards you, still some sluggish traffic off and on to get up to the 270. the outer loop much better heading in towards tysons corner. the trips for folks heading into bethesda and silver spring has thinned out very clean. still volume on 95 north and 270 northbound heading out into germantown and points north. the heaviest traffic has been trying to make your way southbound on 95 and virginia past lorton into woodbridge and points south towards fredericksburg. hear in i95, it's -- here in i95, it's good up to the delaware area. i 68 has been incident free for you right now. that's a look at the drive. back to you, anita. >> good things are clearing up even a little bit, beverly. >>> be glad you're not one of the holidays drivers that g

>> beverly johnson. boy, can natalie blow a kiss on the cat walk. she looked beautiful. >>> people magazine announced this year's sexiest man alive. >> who is the sexiest man alive? >> bradley cooper. >> is that a drum roll or what? you may have seen bradley cooper in "hangover" movies. he thought he was being punked. humility is what led to give him the honor in the first place. he came to d.c. for college. he's a georgetown university. two surprises, the funny men of "saturday night live" made a list as a single entity. look who that is. last but not least, nbc "nightly news" anchor, brian williams has been named sexy, folks. people editors say he is the perfect combination. he can deliver serious news and also make you laugh. she's getting grief up at 30 rock today. justin bieber is off the hook today. the paternity lawsuit has been dismissed. she dropped the lawsuit late last week. her attorney says she feared for her life and hoped to settle the dispute confidently. she claims she slept the bieber when he was 16 and she was 19 could have faced

beverly was relieved. but months later found herself fighting the company again. >> they take their sweet time and try to put obstacles in your path. >> jack wound up in a nursing home and then she filed another claim. >> they sent me all the papers, which was a claim form, and i filled them all out. >> but they said it wasn't enough information. the nursing home did provide more data, but the insurance company said, still not enough. >> they said you only sent six pages, and they actually want 35 pages. >> she said she and the firsting home never received a clear idea what information the company wanted, just this letter saying their time was running out. >> we can't hold this claim forever. so the deadline is october 28th. >> the letter said without that extra data, we will be unable to pay your claim. one day before the deadline she contacted 7 on your side again and again we contacted the company. soon beverly got the good news. >> the senior healthcare called and said we received all the information i

back to you. >> thank you, beverly. a man who allegedly fired at the shots at the white house will be in court. police arrested 21-year-old ortega hernandez wednesday afternoon at a pennsylvania hotel. >> tuesday, the secret service discovered two bullets had hit the white house. one of them apparently cracking a window on the residential level. susan mcginnis has the latest. >> oscar ram eario or the gaig hernandez could face charges of attempted assassination when he appears in federal court this afternoon. police arrested the 21-year-old at this pennsylvania hotel wednesday, nearly a week after shots were fired at the white house. >> he wanted to know why he was being taken into custody. he did not have any identification with him. >> reporter: officials say ortega hernandez left his driver's license, an assault rifle and spent shell casings in an abandoned car after the shooting friday night. the president and first family were out of town at the time. wednesday, the secret service combed the south lawn for more bul

right now, we go to beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >> wet, sloppy start out there as you know. it will take you longer this morning. we've also got the added bonus of not just rush hour traffic for folks but for folks that are going to be traveling. a lot of that going on all week long, not just tomorrow. here's i-66 getting through manassas. right side of the screen is eastbound traffic. not much volume heading into the beltway. that's a lock at the drive. back to you. >> time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> where is your money? let's find it. jessica is here to help us figure it out. >> you have a little less money if you were investing in wall street. >> stocks plunged after talks to slash the deficit and investors continued to worry about yowrp's debt problems. we're seeing some signs of recovery this morning with rallies in asia and europe and checking the numbers here at home, the dow stands at 11,547, it is back in negative territory for the year now after we drop 249 points. that actually was good because we were off 300 points or more in trading ye

back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. we'll be with you in a little bit. >>> an egyptian court has ordered the release of three american students arrested during a protest in cairo earlier this week. officials had accused them of throwing firebombs at security forces. >> 19-year-old derek sweeney, a georgetown undergrad is one of the three. as ken molestina tells us, his mother was happy as could be. >> reporter: joyce sweeney finally got the phone call she had been waiting for, her son, 19-year-old george sweeney is coming home. according to the consulate to the u.s. embassy to called to give her the news, getting them freed wasn't easy. >> they were very fortunate that this is something that we should truly celebrate thanksgiving. >> reporter: sweeney, a jefferson city native pictured on the right was arrested with lou gates and gregory porter. sweeney had been studying abroad in cairo. the three were arrested among rioters there when police claimed they were throwing molotov cocktails during protests that took place on

. >> is beverly in for traffic? beverly, we hope you're here. she's in for monika samtani. just making sure because it is a holiday. >> howard has your weather and maybe traffic. >> weather is kind of nice today. we had the big rains yesterday morning and big winds yesterday afternoon. we're in for a nice stretch of weather. let's get you started here with your day planner on this thanksgiving morning. 42 degrees right now. highs upper 50s to around 60 in a few spots with a northwest wind at 5 to 10. we'll have that morning chill if you want to go for a walk or exercise but a great afternoon ahead. sunrise at 7:00 a.m. straight up this morning. there go the rain showers. second batch come in yesterday afternoon, how it sort of developed from northwest to southeast. this morning, we're left with clear skies. winds are still up there a little bit. 10 to 15. temperatures down in the 30s. we're in the low 40s in washington. down south, 43. spoke to bill in newland, the low 40s. annapolis on the bay, 44. 36 degrees there in winchester. a little bit of a wind chill factor with so

and now beverly figured it would pay off. however, she filed a claim for home nurseing and found benefits did not come easy. >> they kept writing me and telling me no. we can't pay that much. >> the company declined to pay full benefits. 7 on your side contacted her carrier senior health insurance of pennsylvania. the company reviewed the claim and in the end did pay her an additional $4092 in benefits. she was relieved but months later found herself fighting the company again. >> they took their sweet time trying to put obstacles in the path. >> jack wound up in a nursing home beverly received a bill and filed another claim. >> they sent me papers claim forms. i filled them out. >> and the company said it wasn't enough information. the nursing home did provide more data but the shin sureance company said still, not enough. >> said it's six pages. they want 35 pages. >> she says she and the nursing home never received a clear idea of what information the company wanted. and just a letter saying time was running out. >> we can

beverly thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you for having me. i really appreciate you taking the time to get this event out there. >> and i thought it was interesting we were talking just a moment ago about how this is one of the least funded issues that we are dealing with and we need to raise awareness. >> absolutely, my niece has down syndrome, so this event this evening means a lot to me. we had this event in denver, to a very successful crowd and we raised a lot of money, now we are here in washington dc to raise awareness and to let everyone out there in congress know that we really need this down syndrome to be funded. >> this is a picture of you with your niece, you will both be walking the runway tonight. >> that's correct. >> tell us a little bit about the foundation and why this is -- i mean obviously it is near and dear to your heart but why it is important people know about this and help out >> i think everyone has someone in their family or knows someone that has down syndrome you automatically thing it is really being funded by th

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