. >> al: the ravens. so on a third and one, roethlisberger with a fumble coming away from center. >> cris: they're got control of it. that thing is underneath about two tons of men and it just kept sort of kicking around down underneath. a lot of times the guys who are playing don't even realize it's down there, they're just fighting and decastro was finishing his block. i'm not sure he ever -- take that back, that's kelvin beachum there. they just never saw it right next to them. >> al: so the ravens with anyway a last gasp here, three-possession deficit, 36-17. we'll see if they can knock it down to two. >> cris: they have one-on-one action up there with steve smith. they just have not been able to get him the football. >> al: antwon blake has done a really nice job on him. and flacco to the end zone, incomplete, intended for smith. we had harrison putting the pressure on again on flacco forcing the throw. >> cris: james harrison has been out of control here tonight. eugene monroe, just no match whatsoe

. >> al: the ravens. so on a third and one, roethlisberger with a fumble coming away from center. >> cris: they're got control of it. that thing is underneath about two tons of men and it just kept sort of kicking around down underneath. a lot of times the guys who are playing don't even realize it's down there, they're just fighting and decastro was finishing his block. i'm not sure he ever -- take that back, that's kelvin beachum there. they just never saw it right next to them. >> al: so the ravens with anyway a last gasp here, three-possession deficit, 36-17. we'll see if they can knock it down to two. >> cris: they have one-on-one action up there with steve smith. they just have not been able to get him the football. >> al: antwon blake has done a really nice job on him. and flacco to the end zone, incomplete, intended for smith. we had harrison putting the pressure on again on flacco forcing the throw. >> cris: james harrison has been out of control here tonight. eugene monroe, just no match whatsoe

the ravens home next week against tennessee. then a bye. they're going to leave here 5-4 and pittsburgh is going to leave here with a mark of 6-3. >> cris: more importantly for the ravens, though, they have lost twice to cincinnati already and now a loss in the division to the pittsburgh steelers. and the team you better keep your eye on is the cleveland browns. they get a shot at the bengals on thursday night. >> al: the ravens have already beaten the browns in their one meeting in the season. and the season will end with cleveland at baltimore. pittsburgh's season will end with cincinnati here. on december 28th. >> cris: i just really feel like brett keisel hit on some key things when we were talking with him about lebeau's defense is very complicated and you have to study the details of everything for a game plan. and maybe those two veteran guys coming back in the building, james harrison, brett keisel, has just awakened the old spirit of this defense. teaching them how to study, how to prepare physically and mentally. >> referee: third

we're looking at sunshine on sunday, upper 50s for the ravens. you can watch that game right here on channel 9. maybe a shower on monday and tuesday with temperatures back in the >>> former washington redskin fred smoot was arrested over the weekend and charged with misdemeanor assault. cops were called to a home in ashburn where smoot was arrested, charged and released. in the report the victim claims he pushed her against a bathroom wall when she reached for the keys to his truck. the victim claims smoot also grabbed her shorts and ripped them. his lawyer said in a statement the charges come from the, quote, vindictive actions of a disgruntled ex-girlfriend. >>> on sunday the first and second overall draft picks will clash on the football field. robert griffin iii head to indianapolis. griffin has played 33 regular season games, 13-20. in the time he's thrown 38 touchdowns, 20 interceptions, qb rating 90.8. andrew luck has played 43 games, 75 touchdowns but has thrown more interceptions. quarterback rating just slightly lower because of that. t

the ravens didn't start well, but they certainly ended well. they played a solid football game, 21-7 your final score. coming up on game on overtime here's a sampling of what you're going to get. >> it was a great opportunity for us coming into this game. we knew we had a tough opponent, but it just feels good to get off the losing streak and get a win going into the bye week. >>> if you're a fan of rg3, you'll want to stick around because a few of his teammates talked about the quarterback on sunday. how did the team feel about griffin starting in minneapolis? here's a sample. >> the decision was made for colt to be benched and rg3 to start. you kind of have guys feel a certain way. in the locker room i had to stand up and say something. >> big moment for maryland sports today. the school involved in its first ever big 10 championship. you had to like their chances, the field hockey team traveling to ann arbor looking to claim league sumpremacy. northwestern stood in their way. >>> we've got a big show for you, game on overtime, the ravens and

the ravens take the lead 14-7. in the fourth is the knockout and he- flock go lost it hauled in for a 32 yard score. ravens go on to win this 127 -- 21-7. far as jay gruden is concerned, he doesn't want any time off will stop he wants to play asap. but he's not underestimating the time off. get youryour time off, minds right and bodies right and then get ready for the last seven games to compete their butts off. that's all there is to it. i wish we did not have a bye this week. i wish we could play tomorrow, the way we played that game and left it out there. awaynk sometimes getting four or five days could be good for them. >> a crazy play with oregon and toh -- travis wilson is caleb clay for what looks like a 78 yard touchdown. but if you watch closely, he drops the ball for crossing the end zone any officials never blew the whistle. meanwhile, he says i will take what you dropped, scores the touchdown and takes it back. 14 to nothingng come utah, it turns into a seven-seven game. and a final note for nascar fans

ravens-steelers, part two, still underway in pittsburgh. right now it is 42-23. pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger six touchdowns again. really? >> that's 12 in two weeks. >> just a couple of weeks ago we thought they were down and out. >> the game is still not over, either. the thing about roethlisberger, we thought he had no weapons. last year he and todd haley hate each other, worst offense ever. beginning of the year, a little slow, but antonio brown is turning into one of the best play makers. now he's got brown who again they had to make a decision, do we keep mike wallace, sanders, or brown. they kept the right guy. they've got le'veon bell, mar martavious as well. i guaranteed people he wouldn't throw another six touchdowns this week so what do i know? >> it's getting heated now. they're actually fighting on the field. we know how heated this rivalry. if you go back to week two, the ravens won 22-6 and held the steelers to without a touchdown. >> catching them at the wrong time. >> i guess so. >> that's what it is. >> you think about the ravens coming off th

ravens game looks nice, sunshine, temperatures near 60, mid-60s. veterans day looks near 70 and wednesday showers possible in the morning and clearing and colder. this is some of the cold air i referenced earlier, going to get colder than that after wednesday, highs only in the low 50s. >>> new technology making it easier to bypass the hassle and just check right into a hotel later on wusa9 news at 5:00. >> right after the break what tech experts are looking out for with the enrollment hard it can be...how ...to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled... ...copd maintenance treatment... ...that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop

the ravens did the whole jersey switch out. exactly, so do you care about business or winning, that is the question. >> thanks so much. we received more than 125 comments on the wjla facebook page, pretty evenly split. bee said ray rice should held accountable, but he has the right to earn a living. others called the move unbelievable. this person wonders what kind of message this sends to the youth. join the conversation right now on the wjla facebook page. we are keeping a nylon on a situation unfolding in ferguson, missouri, where two days of calm have erupted into protests. these are live pictures showing the scene right now in ferguson. in the past hour, large crowds gathered at the heart of the st. louis suburb to again protest the grand jury's decision not to prosecute -- not to indict the police officer. so far, no violence, none of the violence that we saw monday and tuesday nights after the decision was announced. we will continue to monitor the situation. of of that follows a day protest and chaos, but no violence, a

. >>> philip rivers and the chargers visiting the ravens. the ravens lead it by ten. handoff to ryan mathews. up the heart of that ravens defense. chargers pull within three points. under a minute to play. ravens up bip six. rivers throws a strike to eddie royal. third touchdown for rivers in the game. san diego with a one-point lead late. then with nine seconds left, joe flacco trying to get baltimore in field goal range. no time-outs. he finds akin, 24-yard gain. but he doesn't get out of bounds. the clock continues running. chargers beat the ravens. that should be a good one tonight. sunday night football. >> good game. we hope you'll stay up late and check us out after the show. nightly news is up next. we hope to see you after the game. have a gre. >>> on this sunday night, the fallout. in ferguson, missouri, the police officer who shot michael brown offered tos and tonight statements of protest against the decision not to indict. >>> the numbers are in after the biggest shopping weekend of the year, but will they make retailers happy. >>> critical mission, nasa

it's unclear when judge jones will give her ruling. >>> ravens will be shorthanded on the field this weekend and the rest of the season for that matter. corner jimmy smith is done with a foot injury that needs surgery. he was injured against the bengals a few weeks ago, so the news not good for baltimore. >>> i got some good news. they lost two straight, but dreadful tennessee coming to town. that will do good for you. playing tennessee can solve a lot of problems if baltimore stops coughing it up, that is. >> it's been like the last three games we've had a lot of turnovers and we are going to be very tough to beat if we don't turn the ball oh, something we got to stop. we've got to stay aggressive at the same time. >> we've been doing some things that's been shooting ourselves in the foot. i think when we're on our a game and doing the little things right, no one can stop us. we just got to get better. >>> here's a question. is chris cooley drinking the kool-aid or cooley aid or is he correct? the former washington tight end and radio announcer says desean jackson might be the best

the skins are off but the ravens have a home game. should be nice. great wet other veterans day -- great weather on veterans day and some of the coldest air of the season arriving on wednesday. beverly farmer is in with another look at timesaver traffic. i bet she has some ugly news for us. >> reporter: have some better news. how about that. still ugly conditions. it will take extra time in this wet, sloppy ride. on the westbound span of the bay bridge, the issue there pretty quickly resoffed. all lanes are open each direction at 50 and the bray bridge. 210 corridor they did repair the signal lights. fixed on 210 at kirby hill outside the beltway but northbound 210 was already damaged, especially with a crash in the backup at palmer road. cleared the crash in waldorf on 301 north of st. patricks drive at shoppers world so that's a done deal. 66 eastbound delays still first manassas most of the way to centreville. more heavy traffic fair lakes into fair oaks, vienna. outer loop of the beltway into silver spring, still slow, the whole length from i-95

ravens go for it on fourth and one from the 9. joe flacco with the pitch to forsett who gets to the outside. tied at 7-7. tied at 7-7,r, forsett takes the handoff, runs it in from 11 yards out. ravens take a 14-7 lead. early in the fourth quarter, here's where they ice it. flacco lobs it deep for torrey smith. in for a 32-yard score. 21-7. win it the redskins had a week off, a chance to get away from the with a little bit but sour taste in their mouth after the loss to the vikings. as far as jay gruden's doesn't want to stop playing at all. he wants to play asap, but at he's not taking time off for granted. >> enjoy your time off. minds right and bodies right and get ready for the last seven games to really compete butts off and that's all there is to it. i wish we didn't have a bye this week. i wish we played tomorrow, to be leftt with you, the way we one out there. the what it is and sometimes getting away for four, five days, will be good for them. checking in with nascar. four laps to go, kevin harvick gordon.ront with jeff go

new orleans is handed its third straight loss after 34-27 ravens victory. purple! anyway a double dose of monday gridiron action the bills hosted the jets in detroit because of last week's snowfall. doesn't seem the weather had a negative effect on the bills preparation. the quarterback threw for 230 yards. 38-3. >> that's perfect. >> 38-3. >> you got to lose as many as possible. >> 38-3. >> jets are doing something right. they are losing. that's great. >> 38-3. weather. >> snowstorm. >> not good for people traveling. >> this isn't an easy forecast. we're sweating this one out. >> barnacle is tapping his fingers. >> i got to get out of here today. >> today. that's the smartest thing barnacle ever said. >> i got to go. >> all right. let's get into it. it's hard to imagine if you walk outside this morning that we got a snowstorm that's under way and going to happen in about 24 to 36 hours. it's 64 in new york city. it's 58 in hartford. look at the cold air in pittsburgh and buffalo. that's what the storm will eventually tap into. winter storm watches from northern ma

and that you can see it, as they would not expect the ravens. that's coming >>> all right if you're a struggling football team, do this. call the nfl league office and ask for a favor, specifically request to play the tennessee titans. a few weeks ago it worked for washington, today it was just what the doctor ordered for baltimore. our kristen berset joins us live from mnt stadium. k.b., it wasn't pretty out there, but the ravens will take it, huh? >> reporter: it definitely wasn't pretty, but hey all that matters in the end is the w in that win column and that's what they got today. for the ravens offensively and defensively where they made up for that in their play and the later half of the game. he scores the game tieing touchdown on his way to having a career day with two here and five overall for the season. but they finally slammed that door shut. with some smarter coverages as they would hold them to 35 years in offense. overall they got the important victory and the momentum that will be heading in through the bye week. >> we were not p

now rice's focus may be getting back pay from the ravens. jason pugh with the latest. >> the nfl pa did file a grievance against the organization on rice's behalf. he was due to make a big salary of $4 million this season. if rice does win his grievance against his former team he would get paid for every game check he missed from week 3 to week 13. that appeal has been overturned by u.s. district judge barbara jones. rice is eligible to sign with any nfl team. he could be in store for a pay day from the baltimore ravens. >>> thanks. and for the first time since his suspension ray rice and his wife are talking about the assault that resulted in that suspension. the couple spoke exclusively to nbc's matt lauer. >>> a man was killed trying to cross a busy street in maryland. investigators say a van hit him last night. police say he was trying to cut across the road but he didn't use the cross walk. the maryland doctor who died after contracting the ebola virus has been laid to rest. dr. martin salea was a surgeon. last month health officials fl

>> a former ravens cheerleader, a mom now charged with the rape of a 15-year-old and providing alcohol to teens. >>> a newborn hours old abandoned in a beltsville neighborhood today. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. look at this baby girl. a neighbor heard her crying outside near a home on shoal creek terrace this afternoon. she called the cops. >> jim osman is outside prince george's county headquarters where police are trying to track down the person who abandoned her. >> reporter: you look at those pictures and think who could abandon a baby? tonight police are trying hard to find out. down these back steps in this beltsville neighborhood is where a woman made a surprising discovery. this newborn baby girl with no clothing. >> i walk out to my back porch and heard a baby crying. normally people walk their baby around the neighborhood. it's a nice development. so when i heard it again and heard it closer, i stepped off my back porch to see what it was and i saw a baby laying in the grass. this is crazy. i'm overwhelmed. what do i do at this point? after i got her and cleaned h

a former tar heel and baltimore raven is suing the school for fraud. mike mcadoo says unc coaches promised him a legitimate education and then steered him toward a shadow curriculum. an investigation found hundreds of student athletes were enrolled in bogus class designed to keep their grades up and keep them eligible to play. the university spokesperson is aware of mcadoo's lawsuit but won't comment until they review the claims. >>> that is ebola survivor nina pham having fun during last night's football game at texas christian university, her alma mater. she said she's feeling pretty well and is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. she was treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda before going back to texas about three weeks ago. >>> it's expected to draw one of the largest crowds to the national mall in years. and right now, preparations are under way for the concert for valor. tonight, how you might be able to get a sneak peek at the performances before veterans day. >>> plus -- fire, trapped inside. we meet the quick-thinking teen

ravens are 6-4 but last in their division. they need this win tonight to stay in the thick of things in the afc north. >> every game is important and in game against new orleans is the most important game this year. >> we'd probably like to be in a little bit better position, but that's the name of the national football league. we've got to keep it going. >>> before the terrapins hit the court this week they got a chance to witness history. former coach garry williams was inducted into the collegiate hall of fame last night in kansas city. perhaps they can drop him that inspiration while playing in this week's hall of fame classic. the terps play four games this week starting tonight with arizona state. that means less traditional practice time, the real thing and where they're going to have to learn. >> if we approach it the right way, we can really improve in each of these games. that's really what you want. we don't need practice to get better, which we all do, but if we can e usthese games to get better, we'll be that much

welcome to ravens report. i'm kristen burset. we have finally hit the buy week ravens at six and four this is the latest buy week for this team since 2001 but coaches and players both say it comes at a perfect time. this team just wrapped up a very physically demanding stretch of the season. let's take a lock at where the ravensnd

in addition to the ravens playing on sunday, the chesapeake bay walk 10k is this sunday as well. it won't be too windy. they'll still have it. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, got to 65 today. it's still 61 and notice the winds west, northwest at 7. that signals the front is through us and drier air is on the way. in fact, we'll look at radar over the past couple hours. you can see most of the showers essentially across the bay, a couple sprinkles still back to the west of leesburg, but i think they'll dry up as they move through in the next hour or so. we've got wind out of the northwest 18 at win chester and wind gusts at national 16 miles an hour. showers ending early tonight, pretty much over about now except for southern maryland. bus stop it. s 44 to about 50 -- temperatures 44 to about 50. it's going to be windy tomorrow and blustery. so grab sunglasses and a heavy coat because winds will make it feel way colder than 55 degrees. if you're in the shade and add a 25 mile-per-hour wind, it's going to feel like it's in the 40s. 6 a.m.

the ravens have cut him, so he would be free to sign anywhere. i mean, andrew, if you were still with the packers, would you take a chance on him this season? do you think an nfl team would? >> that is a tough one. if i had to say, no. this is something that has the to be run all the way up the flagpole. not only with the coach and general manager, but with community relations, public relations, all the way to ownership. >> jamal, do you think a team would sign him? >> i do hope he has an opportunity down the line to play football again and get a second chance. this has all been so awful. but as long as he does everything he need new do and continue to move forward if i believe in a second chance. >> guys we have to stop there. thank you so much for joining us. really good insight. certainly still a long way to go on both of the stories. all right. up next, we are going to switch to the nba. a very revealing conversation with new l.a. clippers owner steve balmer. stay tuned. what he says not what you would expect. >> there is only going to be two

meanwhile joe flacco and the ravens beat the steelers in a one-sided week two game.

nice for the heart walk saturday, nice for the ravens game sunday. you can watch it here on channel 9. next week 65, milder monday. veterans day near 70 and another front comes through, rain and showers, 54. on thursday next week with sunshine we hold in the 40s. >>> this is what you leave for. we got awards tonight. >> don't go to bed. major league baseball now, they're announcing some postseason awards. nats fans will be juiced and i'm in the spirit, too. the 9 sports bye week awards are being handed out to the burgundy and gold. stick around. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under this tree half-fast? who wants eggnog? don't settle for half-fast cable internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. uploads as fast as downloads. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> now

guys, we're in week nine of the nfl season and sunday night's big match-up is between the baltimore ravens and the pittsburgh steelers. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: a good game, a good match-up. now, as you know, at the end of every season they give out awards like "most valuable player" but they also give out awards during the season, sort of like ones in high school year books, like "most likely to succeed," "class clown," stuff like that. so, with that in mind it is time for "tonight show superlatives." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ tonight show superlatives -- >> jimmy: our first player is matt spaeth. he is the tight end for the pittsburgh steelers. he was voted "most likely to play ross on a tv show called 'jersey friends.'" [ applause ] >> steve: hey! >> jimmy: come in the hot tub, ray. >> steve: forget about it. >> jimmy: next up from the baltimore ravens is tight end owen daniels. he was voted "most likely to get an erection after drinking a pumpkin spice latte." [ laughter and applause ] next up, is justin brown from the steelers. he was voted "human ring p

out only the ravens, but the commissioner. nothing changed. a knee-jerk reaction to video coming out. >> how much do you think the fairness of rice's suspension is the issue being decided or a challenge to the commissioner's perceived absolute power here. >> yeah, little bit of both. the commissioner's word, versus ray rice's word. right now. the commissioner is saying one thing. obviously ray is saying the other. more importantly though, it is, once the case is done. and we move forward. what rules will be in place going forward in the national football league if this incident hap paenz again with any player in our league. >> this whole idea of player conduct. personal conduct. not only on the field but off the field. a lot of the records in the cba and nfl come from the owners. i think this conduct come from him, some what archaic notion of higher conduct. of role modeling. it is very important to him. and in that hearing yesterday. my sense is he said, yeah. i found the punishment. reupped the pun,ment. that is my right. my power. >> what r

. >> hear the shocking sexual allegations against a former ravens cheerleader. molly that tushattuck is accuse having sexual relations with a 14-year-old boy and recently divorced from a prominent businessman. >>> now, to a developing story first at 4, a middle school principal in big trouble with the law. this is dwight jefferson accused of streaking a student multiple times. on september 23rd, jefferson stopped a student on the way to class inside dwight d. eisenhower school in laurel. when the student tried to run, he ordered him into a conference room and punched him twice in the stomach and once in the face. jefferson is being held on $75,000 bond. >> decision 2014 now. we are just getting an idea of some races at the poll. some races are up in the air. julie begins our coverage. >> reporter: remember what your math teacher told you, always check your work. that's what's happening in the commonwealth as election volunteers canvas the election result and all eyes on the extremely tight virginia senate race. election officials put armed security guards in ove

don't say it unless you mean it. >> the ravens come out of the bye. they head indoors. the superdome in new orleans. welcome in to ravens report alongside kristen berset, i'm gerry sandusky. >> this is such a late bye for this team. something they aren't used to. a chance for them to get refreshed before the prime time game when you look on the flip side, the saints who are

he found it on the ravens website from a few years ago. our sister station in baltimore reports she met the boy on intragram in may. police say shadyac began an inappropriate relationship with the boy near baltimore over the summer and over the labor day weekend, she took him to delaware where she gave him alcohol which led to sexual activity. police in delaware charged her with two counts of third degree rape, along with seven charges. we have more on nbcwashington.com. at the live desk. barbara. >> the election is a stunning defeat for democrats. how the president plans today to there's the republican takeover of the senate. plus, the senate that will soon be taxing soda. it's a first in the u.s. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's a mild day for november here on the front lawn of channel 4. but that's not going to last. rain showers first. colder air second. i'll give you the details on the timing of all that. >>> maryland bauser will be leading d.c. for the next four years. she beat david catania and carol schwartz. she

ryan smith at the ravens game today. >> reporter: with big games playing out across the nfl with the playoffs on the line, tonight, the former all-pro ray rice is still a man without a team -- for now. eligible to sign with any club after winning his case against the nfl friday, espn now reporting four teams have shown interest in the super bowl-winning running back. but none are likely to pick him up this season. this weekend, rice's wife, janay, standing by her husband, speaking out about that brutal attack in the elevator. >> in my heart in knew that our relationship wouldn't be over. because i know that this isn't us, and it's not him. >> reporter: at the ravens game today, sprinkling of fans wearing his jersey. many split on whether or not he should come back. >> he knocks her out and he is reinstated. i don't agree with that. >> i don't agree with what he did. and he got punished and let him make his money. >> reporter: he wouldn't be the first star to come back. dante stallworth was convicted of manslaughter and came back. michael vick served 21 months for dog fighting and sti

the ravens also dropped him from the team. the former u.s. district judge will hear his appeal and will make the final decision. >>> a former cheerleader for the baltimore ravens is under arrest for allegedly raping a 15-year-old boy. >> by being a professional nfl cheerleader, i am able to completely be me. >> molly shattuck gained celebrity status as the oldest cheer liter in nfl history after earning a spot on the ravens squad at age 38. she is now 47. investigators say she had a month-long physical relationship with the teenager. and spent a weekend with him at a vacation home in delaware. shattuck turned herself in to police today. she is charged with two counts of third degree rape. >>> after all this denials, documents show baseball star alex rodriguez admit to using performance-enhancing drugs. the confession came during a meeting this past january with the drug enforcement administration. the report says rodriguez told investigators he used various banned substances from 2010 through 2012 while playing with the new york yankees. majo

it's been nearly two months since rice was cut by the ravens and suspended indefinitely by the league after a videotape appeared showing him punching his fiance and now wife in the elevator. rice said the nfl had all the evidence when it originally imposed the two-game extension and suspending that suspension violated his rights under the collective bargaining agreement. the league contends it was justified because the elevator video was the new evidence. both rice and nfl commissioner roger goodell are expected to testify tomorrow and possibly rice's wife. we will have more when the key players take the stand. >> thanks. >>> showers in the area. more rain rolling in for tomorrow. >> is it going to get cooler, doug? >> it is going to get cooler. not tomorrow. we will see real cool air. today, even though we had cloud cover, take a look at the numbers. 70 in fredericksburg, 64 in leesburg and 67 in martinsburg. a nice afternoon even though we didn't see showers but continue to see clouds and in the evening making our way in. >>> back to the west, a lot more than just plain rain. i'll s

heart walk saturday morning should be fine, breezy and cool sunday, ravens are at home. mild, near 70 on monday and rain and showers wednesday morning early and afternoon and highs in the 40s next thursday. >>> earlier this year we exposed the problem of untested rape kits sitting on shelves at police departments across country, 400,000 of them. >> as debra alfarone reports, in one virginia police department one such backlog exists ancd thanks to a grant and new advances of dna technology and the hard work of officers, justice may have finally been served. >> i never expected to receive a call. >> reporter: january, 1992, an arlington apartment, a 25-year- old female grad student answers. a man dressed as a maintenance worker armed with a gun rapes her. >> i was devastated. i couldn't stay in my house because he raped me there. i couldn't leave because i was terrified of everything. >> this kind of unnerves people. >> reporter: enter two detectives from the arlington police department. one by one they're solving rape cases gone cold. >> the new technology and it's just

no one was injured, and the ravens are taking on the saints tomorrow night, at the superdome there. >>> unrest continues as ferguson waits for a grand jury's decision on possible charges against officer dan wilson, and it is schedule to reconvene, and, now, protestors again filled the streets. >>> the night, and protests. tension building, by people, in ferguson wait to learn about whether he will be charged in the shooting death of unarmed, brown. >>> the grand jury, has been going over evidence and testimony since august, and their decision could come any day and, police have been busy preparing for the reaction, and blocking off streets and the national guard and, f.b.i. here. >>> i think, we recognize, this is going to be an increase to the unrest, and the protest. >>> problem, they're already heating up, and demonstrators, were there, and repeated over the past several nights. and despite ongoing calls for calm. >>> people have to protest peaceful. >>> they are bracing for the worse and, some schools are closing this week, concerned about what could happen here. >>> the grand jur

for a former cheerleader for the baltimore ravens. shadek is now -- molly shattuck is now charged with rape. three pleaded not guilty to charges today. >> much of the area had to deal with rain showers this afternoon and evening. what do we need to plan for in the morning for the commute? the weathert has fors. >> showers have arrived. periods of of heavier rain morning.he early the doppler radar, the heaviest of the rain well to the south of southern prince brandywine.ty, toward the north into montgomery rains toward the north and east. grab the umbrella, you will need it tomorrow morning. 50's.upper 40's to lower rain heavy at times. the tales on what to expect the rest of the week coming up. allison? >> steve, thank you. only on 7 now. thes for justice from mother of a woman found brutally murdered. police are looking for the andon right now who shot killed latroia smith. she was found dead inside a vacant townhouse in southeast washington early sunday morning. smith was shot and then set on fire. her mother today. >> i couldn't br

and 56 for the ravens on sunday. that's not bad that it will with pretty nice too for them and then milder again. >> that winter has not already started? >> no. >> up and down and up and down and listen that we hope you have a fantastic thanksgiving. i'll see you here tomorrow. these gentlemen will be celebrating with the family and the cbs evening news is next. >> i'll be back for your only local news at 7:00. we'll see you then.  >> axelrod: tonight, holiday on ice. a thanksgiving eve storm makes roads treacherous, airlines cancel hundreds of flights. reports from jeff pegues and meteorologist eric fisher. more protests around the country over the ferguson grand jury decision. officer wilson says he was just doing as he was trained. >> i don't believe a word of it. >> axelrod: reports from vladimir duthiers, mark strassman, and bob orr. dean reynolds has cleveland police video of an officer gunning down a 12-year-old carrying a toy pellet gun. and chip reid with a lesson for would-be white house turkeys-- or how t

the former baltimore raven won his appeal of his indefinite suspension. rice was barred from the league after video surfaced of him punching his then fiancee in an elevator. but rice argued the nfl punished him twice for the misconduct. and a judge agreed with him. coming up in sports, we'll take a look at what the appeal means for rice and if there's a chance he'll actually play again. >>> we're getting new details about a shooting that interrupted a family's thanksgiving dinner. police have now identified the victim who was shot several times in columbia, maryland. it happened at an apartment on stevens forest road. investigators say a masked man walked up to the apartment and banged on the door. when someone opened the door, elijah couplings was shot several times. he's in stable condition tonight and while investigators say they don't think this was a random shooting, they don't have anyone in custody. >>> new at 6:00, we learned more information tonight about a story we told you about on news4 at 5:00. charging documents show the two men who kidnappe

early november that's really nice and for sunday that's really nice for the ravens game, near 60 with sunshine, mid-60s monday, near 70 veterans day. then some cold air takes aim on >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> reporter: welcome back. we are live at the verizon center less than two hours from a rematch between the indiana pacers and the washington wizards. as we know too well last season, the pacers knocked the wizards out of the playoffs in six games, but the tides have changed for these teams. the pacers are on their brink of the worst start in nearly 20 years, while the wizards at 3-1 is their best record to start the season since 2005. this is their fourth game in five nights. it's been a tough stretch, but the wiz have navigated this well. while revenge may not be the main thing they're thinking about, it's definitely in the back of their minds. >> obviously we still remember what they did to us last year. yeah, i think the biggest thing, not that it's indiana, but that it's a home game. we want to protect our home court. >> there

the fired baltimore ravens running back and his wife, janay will testify separately at rice's appeals hearing. yesterday n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell testified about his reasons for suspending rice indefinitely avid crow surfaced showing him punching his then fiance in an atlantic city elevator. rice argues he shouldn't have been punished twice because he already had been suspended for two games before the video was released. >>> a former baltimore ravens cheerleader free on bond is facing third degree rape charges. mollie shattuck, a 47-year-old mother of three is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. court documents show the relationship started when she first commented on photos the boy posted on instagram. police say the two had sexual encounters in a car in a columbia, maryland parking lot and in bethany beach. >>> there are nine days until the new enrollment period begins. if you have questions on our noon news, we have anxiouses. we have team experts from the maryland, d.c. and virginia departments of aging letter to answer -- here to answer your questions. the pho

>> the ravens have made it clear they were not taking him back under any circumstances. >> let's talk about the weather now. a mild day but the rain is moving in. it will be heavier tonight, so that will affect your plans if you're going out for the evening. it's going to be an 18 hour deal with the rain, but it will move out and the weather conditions will improve. this is doppler radar, those green blobs are radar returns and that converts out to areas of rain. the darker the green, the steadier and heavier the rain. we don't have anything really heavy now but we do have some areas of steady rain south and west of the district and its moving toward the metro area. as we get to the night and overnight, it areas of rain will be widespread and it will be heavy at times. a chilly start to your thursday morning as well. the satellite and radar image shows the back edge of the cold front. the clouds continue to hang tough just ahead of the front and there's plenty more rain, nashville all the way south through memphis and beyond that will slide our way tonight and tomorrow morning. we sho

the former baltimore ravens runsback has been reinstated and is now looking for work. the nfl suspended rice indefinitely and the ravens released him after video showed him knocking unconscious his then-fiancee, now wife, in a hotel elevator. but the suspension was overturned on friday. i want to talk about with it cnn sports contributor and "uss today" columnist christine brennan. good to see you as always. let's talk about this. could it be possible rice will be back on the field this season and who would sign him? >> great question, suzanne. i think the odds are, not this season. anything is possible, but you have to look at, of course, the negative public relations that you would get with any city and any team if he were to be signed. everyone i think remembers that reaction that week of september, september 8th. it all bubbled the surface. it would come right back. i think that that might be too much for any team, especially as they're going toward the playoffs. another big factor for ray rice is he turns 28 in january. so he's not young. he is, you might call him

the former baltimore raven had his suspension for domestic abuse overturned. right now he's a free agent. >>> police in austin, texas, are working to find out why a man shot at dozens of buildings there, including police headquters. they say he also tried to set the mexican consulate on fire. good saturday morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> a chilly start to the morning. amelia segal is in for chuck. i think amelia has stepped outside. you've got the layers on now. >> and the scarf. >> angie and i wondering when we can shed those layer. >> tomorrow we're looking at warmer temperatures. today, though, it will be on the chilly side. not just this morning but throughout the entire day. this morning, though, sun starting to make an appearance. today, partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperature right now of 37 grease. winds out of the southeast at 6 miles an

the the former baltimore ravens running back argued he was penalized twice for hitting his wife janet in the atlantic city casino elevator and the arbitrator agreed. it is unclear whether any team is willing to sign rice. >>> nfl release aid statement saying in part we respect judge jones decision to reinstate ray rice from his indefinite suspension, for violating the league's personal conduct policy in an incident of domestic violence. based on judge jones decision, he will be eligible to play upon signing a new

we ask you whether ray rice's ban will be lifted after the raven's manager testified to rice telling goodell about the incident. christine is back. good to see you! >> i stink at reading the tweets. >> i heard that. >> stacy says unfortunately yes. i think it will be lifted. can't be punished for the same offense twice. and then brian said double deputy is a projection against prosecution twice for the same criminal act in court. race get over it. >> it's interesting to see how it's going unraffle. i think there's going to be more to come not only for ray rice but the management at the top. thank you. that does it forway too early. the avengers have assembled around the morning joe set. happy friday everybody! they're still after me. get to the terminal across town. are all the green lights you? no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. thrillingly predictable. twhat do i do?. you need to catch the 4:10 huh? the equipment tra

and the ravens never trailed again. >> and ran for his second touchdown of the game, the ravens beat the saints 34-27. >>> and still to come, then there were three. another elimination last night on "dancing with the stars." >>> plus pajamas or nothing at all. a sleep study uncovering the best way and what to wear to bed. better take something. i'll catch up later. awww... truth is, theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. oh, what a relief it is. here we go! woooo! woooo! and now, alka-seltzer plus has a complete line of powders to treat your worst cold symptoms. >>> now it's time for us to check "the pulse," the stories you'll be talking about today. "dancing with the stars" coming down to the wire. >> that's right. bethany mota became the tenth star eliminated on season 19, even after a wonderful free style. >> we have three couples left now, janel parrish, a samba, and sadie robinson. but it's all a moot point. alfonso ribiary row is going to win. got a perfect sc

(raven caws) and when threatened, the box turtle can completely disappear inside its shell. plus, this new lionfish might look pretty but it has become one of the most destructive invasive species in the atlantic ocean. today, we'll find out how and why these animals do what they do. welcome to the fascinating world of animal science!