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>> reporter: could you go a whole day without complaining? >> yeah. i could. >> reporter: you'd have to work at it? >> not really. i just ignore everybody. >> reporter: the reverend jessee jackson had a different take on the proposition. could you go a whole day without complaining next wednesday? >> thank god we have the right to complain, to express ourselves at times when complaining is in order [ inaudible ] >> i think to some degree it is helpful but to a large degree, it is something that demeans and reduces the of this nation. >> reporter: and so representative cleaver says even if he stands alone, he'll not complain about a thing for at least 24 hours next week, the day before giving thanks. in the district, bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> interesting idea. the news keeps coming. here's brian now with the news edge at 11:00. right off the top tonight, an arrest in a murder mystery on a quiet maryland street. the father found dead in the middle of that wheaton street. police have a lot of questions about what happened. they say the victim was not a threat to anyone. so, why did someone kill him? fox 5's wisdom martin is following the investigation. wisdom? >> reporter: brian, investigators and family members are still looking for answers tonight. they want to know why this father of two young girls walked out of his house last night and ended up dead. >> it just happened, you know, this morning and which i'm still don't know exactly what happened. >> reporter: jose says his 34- year-old brother, samuel, was a good father and hard worker. he did construction and drove a dump truck. he called samuel a jack of all trades. >> he's a mechanic, too. he do everything. >> reporter: jose says samuel was at home with his family last night when he got a phone call. >> he was here in the house and around 10:00, my mom said somebody calling and he answered the phone. so he said i'm going to go out for a little while. >> reporter: they say he got in his car and drove away. then investigators say just after midnight, motorist saw a body laying in the road on newton street in wheaton. police identified samuel chacon as the victim who was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead. then today investigators arrested 19-year-old moises rodriguez of wheaton charging him with murder. an autopsy revealed chacon died from multiple stab wounds. police say the suspect and victim did know each other but the motive for this crime is still unknown. >> we never heard nothing about somebody want to hurt him. >> reporter: rodriguez is currently being held without bond at the montgomery county police detention center. the news edge on a police involved shooting in fairfax county. police say the man they shot and killed was unarmed. it happened friday on route 1 in alexandria. they were trying to pull over david masters who they believe had just stolen from a business. one of the officers who was involved is on administrative leave while the investigation continues. the other two officers involved have returned to their normal duties. a case of mistaken identity turned deadly on a hunting trip. a virginia man accidentally shot at a group of ollege students thinking they were deer. it happened yesterday afternoon just a mile off the ferrum college campus in the virginia wilderness. roz plater live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: it all went down about 4:00 in the afternoon on a clear, sunny day. so tonight the families are asking how could this happen. and how could one bullet cause so much damage. now, this happened tuesday afternoon aut a mile from the ferrum college campus in a wooded area. several students were working on a biology project collecting frogs. investigators say a hunter claims he thought the students were deer and opened fire. one round hit 23-year-old jessica goode in the chest killing her. it appeared her body. then struck her classmatin the hand. the 20-year-old is a biology student from mcle. his mother says he's already had surgery and likely faces months of therapy. >> what really strikes me is how is it possible that one tuny bullet can do this kind of damage. what kind of person would use this. was it appropriate? >> reporter: police av arrested a 31-year-old. he is charged with manslaughter, reckless handling of a gun and trespassing to hunt. his bond is set at $20,000 and he's set to be arraigned on december 2. meanwhile we're told funeral services for jessica goode are set for saturday in winchester. lawmakers on capitol hill discuss the 9/11 terror trials. attorney general eric holder faced tough questions over his decision to try 9/11 mastermind khalid sheik mohammad in new york city. >> mr. attorney general, you've based this on where you think you're more likely to get a conviction. you talked about the best chance to prosecute, the chances of success are enhanced and so on. one of the factors has to be the fact that he has at least at some time asked to plead guilty. you had to have taken that into account. >> that was then. i don't know what khalid sheik mohammad wants to do now and i'm not going to base a determination on where the cases should be brought on what a terrorist wants to do. he will not select the prosecution venue. i will select it and i have. >> during his testimony, the attorney general also said it is unlily that guantanamo bay prison would be closed by the january deadline previously set by the president. former d.c. police chief charles ramsey is taking heat tonight over mass arrests during the world bank protest back in 2002. laura evans tonight everywhere at 11:00. >> reporter: a lawsuit filed today over those arrests. a d.c. police detective claims he heard ramsey order the arrests of hundreds of demonstrators. ramsey's sworn twice he did not do that. the lawsuit seeks $500,000 from the city in punitive penalties plus attorneys fees and other costs. ramsey is now commissioner of the philly police. fallout tonight following a govnment task force recommendation on mammograms starting at age 50. kathleen sebelius says women should continue screening starting at age 40. she issued that statement today to clear up any confusion. south carolina governor mark sanford could face ethics findings. the state ethics commission says he violated state laws when it came to his use of state private and commercial planes. no specifics, though, on the charges he would face. prince george's county police are calling a merchant who shot and killed a gunman in his store a hero. two masked gunmen stormed the food zone convenience store in washington. tried to rob it but the store owner said think again. jon jiang grabbed one of the men's guns and opened fire. today customers congratulated him for his actions. >> it's sad that somebody had to die but i'm glad that he was able to protect himself because he might have been the one to die. >> i congratulate the brother for taking a gun away and just letting justice prevail for himself. >> police say it is unlikely any charges will be filed. as for jiang, he doesn't think he's a hero. in fact, he regrets what happened. he says he was just defending himself. will your kid have to get off the bus and walk to school? one local county has put that hot button issue on the able. who would walk and who would ride? we'll break down the debate. take a look at this magazine cover. there's something strange about demi moore. we'll point out the botched photo shop job coming up. first, a quick check of our rundown. some of the stories we're working o. not all. we're back in 60 seconds. hang tight.  12 trillion dollars. the national dealt has hit a dubious milestone. how much is 12 trillion? we're talking about $39,000 for every man, woman and child. t deficit for the 2009 fiscal year hit an all time hgh of $1.42 trillion. fairfax county is facing its own budget crisis with revenues declining, some kids may have to start hoofing it to school. it's got some parents upset but who should walk and who should get to ride the bus? john henrehan has the news edge on the transportation controversy. >> reporter: jessica mckay and other members of the fairfax county board of supervisors are worried. even though they cut police and fire and libraries and public transportation funding this year, fairfax county revenues are still declining and more cuts are likely next year. mckay is looking hard at the cost of school busing. >> the most telling statistic is that it costs us as much money to operate a school bus every year as it does to put a teacher in the classroom. >> reporter: he also points out even with clean diesel fuel, school buses still pollute. he subjects that school officials -- subjects school official -- suggests school officials expand the groundries as to who gets bus service. >> if it means trails and connecting students to schools, that's a better use of our county resources than running school buses. >> reporter: it draws a maybe from some county residents. >> there are some areas in my community, rose hill, it will work pretty well. i can think maybe out in clifton or the western part of the county, it won't work so well. >> reporter: we also met parents of current bus students who don't want their children to become long distance walkers. >> i don't want mine having to walk anywhere, especially this time and age, no way. i want him on a bus. >> kidnapped, being beaup by other kids, i just think that that's a wrong call on fairfax county. i think they should be looking and thinking about the children. >> reporter: supervisor mckay has gotten some grief for floating this trial balloon. he says he's not married to the idea of trimming school bus service but the supervisor points out the projected budget hole for next year is $500 million, and he believes something has to be cut. in fairfax county, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> the board of supervisors in fairfax county expected to vote on next year's budget sometime in april. keep you up to date. coming up next on the news en, the camera caught her behaving badly. now this soccer player is apologizing, kind of. why she'defending most of her moves coming up next. parents, listen up. lead painted toys are on store shelves this holiday season again. how you can find out which ones to stay away from. first, call it a case of mistaken identity. cleveland's zoo keepers just discovered during an exam that this tortoise nam mary is actually a male. apparently it's stowf to figure -- tough to figure out the jenldzer after tortoise. the reptile has been here since 1955. zoo keepers had it wrong for 44 years. by the way mary is now known as terry. light calisthenics to practice for the big target, 2-day sale next friday morning. ho ho. the hottest toys, the flattest tv's. hot. flat . that's how you win christmas! boom! boom! boom! looking good sis! starts friday, november 27th, at 5am. get ready. you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated? nothing complicated 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misunderstood by fans because they iew even tie -- they routinely happen. she also says since the video became a youtube sensation, she's receid lots of calls and letters. some were threats. others were men asking for a date. here at home, a iew till company is getting prepared for winter and a -- utility company is getting prepared for winter and a new list of toys made with high levels of lead. shaun shaun here now with -- shawn yancy here now with your fox 5 top five. we're helping save money on your utility bills. pepco recommends you sign up for budget billing. it will average out your bill through the year so you're not stuck paying the bigger bills during the winter months. you can also install a programmable thermostat to reduce the temperature during the daytime. number four, transdental meditation does the body good. 350e78 with heart disease who meditate are less likely to die. they test add group over nine years and those who meditated hat a 40% reduction in death, heart attacks and strokes. number three, if you just have to deep fry your thanksgiving bird yourself, firefighters say set up the fire on concrete. never ever in the grass or on your deck. make sure it's also fair away from your house or other structures and completely thaw it out before you put it in the hot oil. number two, a web warning to cybershoppers. do not fall for that unlined -- online subscription scam. lawmakers ae targeting three websites into tricking users into signing up and paying for services they don't really want. those offers usually pop up after an online purchase. keep your kids safe. a consumer group says it found dangerously high levels of lead in toys, including a disney tinker bell water lilly necklace. you can go to myfoxdc.com for a link to check out the complete list of lead tainted toys. just click on web links. brian? >> thank you, shawn. did you see it? another botched photo shop job. take a look at demi moore. you notice anything missing? look at her left hip? it's not there. the magazine's editors awkwardly chopped off part of her left thigh. note how the upper part of her hip is basically missing. no comment from the magazine. >> sarah palin, no stranger to magazine covers these days. she kicked off her national book tour today in grand rapids. it include as stop in fairfax county. she's scheduled to appear at the fair lakes shopping center on saturday, december 5. sue palka reminds us that a week from tonight you will be in a -- [ indiscernible ] >> maybe the deep fryer is already cranking up. we don't is want to have to deal with a lot of rain on that big travel day. i hope we won't have to but we do know it looks cooler. colder in fact. it's a mild night here in d.c. we'll be donning some showers heading in our direction. they could be here by the morning commute. get ready for that. they're not here just yet. the closest showers i see are just a little north of the charlottesville area on radar. as a matter of fact, as we look live at the u.s. capitol, dry skies over d.c. but let's start with max hd trueview. you can see some of the showers that are sneaking their way toward the metro area. these will be around for the morning rush hour. they will likely be fairly light to start the day, but continue throughout most of the i think even 10:00, 11:00 tomorrow night we'll still be tracking these pushing ahead of a frontal system. best part of all, it's not going to be cold. this time of year we watch all of the storms. no cold air to be found. we are going to keep this going thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. teeratures a little bit above normal each day. average is 57 degrees. tomorrow will be 60. friday looks like a real nice day, 62. i think saturday looks great as well. and sunday not bad at all. all of those days above average. good time to get all your running around done. let's talk a little bit more about the weekend. on saturday there may be a few clouds around but the above temperatures should make it nice. we're holding any showers off on sunday till very late at night. but i have to tell you that if anything does change with the forecast for the weekend, it will be the timing of showers that may approach the area sunday night associated with a coastal low pressure system that will be developing off the carolinas. good news tonight with the clouds and the showers starting to move in. we will stay on the mild side. 51 for washington. 46 for germantown. 46 for front royal and 51 degrees for fredericksburg. tomorrow, though, the showers around but warm showers, so warm and slightly unstable out to our west that there could even be a rumble of thunder during the day. but that rain will be off and on throughout the entire day. max hd future cast we'll pause this around 1:00 or so you can see for the first half of the day, most of the showers stay west of the metro area. that's not to say you won't get a few here and there but 11:00 tomorrow night now we see them lining up nicely with our frontal system. that's going to keep swinging on through. friday nice and bright. by 1:00 or 10 we -- or so we should be seeing lots of sunshine. and going on into the weekend, we are in fine shape. we'll keep an eye on the coastal. that's about the only ripple in the forecast that we still have to get ironed out. the late shower is what that represents on sunday. monday i think we'll still have some showers going, 56 degrees. good news, most people don't start their travel plans we hope till tuesday or wednesday. getting on the road then will main to be seen as we iron out those details later in the week. speaking of ironing out the details, feldy has lots to alk about in sports. he's up next on the sports edge. don't go anywhere. more and more, the quality of our lives depends on our connections. access to high-speed internet, at home and on the go, is no longer a luxury. it's how our children access education. it's how we find jobs, discover information, and connect with 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first game back in the lineup. 31 points and 11 boards. cavs led at the break. good to have antawn back. gilbert arenas, the drive and the foul. he had 18 points. wiz up by 3 after 3. 4th quarter, earl boykin off the bench. with the left, the runner, he had 9. wizards led by 14. now, lebron was going to make a run and you know he d. he certainly would make the highlight. his is left and this is pretty nice. lebron had 34 but it didn't matter. wizards get back in the win column with a 108-91. >> the games we've lost, we've lost some games down the stretch. you fall behind by 17, the team that's probably the hottest team in the leepg right now. it would be -- league right now. it would have been very easy to say not tonight. but they kept fighting through it and put themselves in a situation to get back in the game. >> did a pretty good job of keeping a rhythm. we never really lost that but it felt good to be out there competing and being out the

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