might envy kim kardashian. she tosaid she has been lucky to avoid morning sickness and she is expecting her first child with kanye west. she calls her life with kanye west amazing. >> we've got another hour of news that begins right now. >> "live, and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> the drama is over -- congress has finally passed a fiscal deal. it was a long night for both sides but the house republicans decided to vote on that senate bill. the president signed off on a and said it will pass into law but many say this is not the end of the fiscal issues in 2013. >> parents at one montgomery

county elementary school are asking for more security at the school. that story and more coming up this our. >> it is four days until the big game and excitement is growing each day and so are the ticket prices. redskins fans say they are willing to pay. it has been 13 years since a playoff game was played at fedex field. >> good morning to you washington. >> let's get a quick check on the forecast. >> it is a pretty decent day overall. we are very cloudy this morning but that is keeping the temperatures up. there is a wintry mix into southern maryland but that will push out shortly and the skies will clear out throughout the day. 36 degrees in washington and 34

at dulles and 30 in frederick. the temperatures are not moving a whole lot. highs will be in the upper 30's today but at least we will see a little bit of sunshine. we will check the seven-day forecast just ahead. >> unfortunately, one of our tough spot continues to be the dulles toll road. this is a crash on the eastbound side before you get to the exit for route 7. you can see only the left half of the roadway is getting by. we are watching and listening for metrorail updates and the expectant blue line trains to be delayed. >> some progress was finally

made in the 11th hour on the fiscal cliff. >> the house passed a bill 24 hours earlier and let's go to brianne carter for the latest. >> many here in the region or not optimistic that congress would be able to get a deal done. after a lot of trauma and back- and-forth, that is exactly what happened. the house passed the senate bill and many say this is just the beginning of a lot of work left to come. >> the yeas are 257 the motion is adopted. >> congress finally agreed on the fiscal deal. >> i will sign a law that raises taxes wealthiest americans. we will avoid a middle-class tax hike. >> house republicans reluctantly passed the senate bill avoiding the blame for failing to get anything done. the bill protect people earning less than $400,000 per year and

extend unemployment benefits. some say it does not go far enough. >> the senate, the president and the vice president failed to meet their own stated obligation which is to bring us a balanced bill that had tax adjustment but also had spending cuts. >> he voted in favor of a but it is not perfect but it is a partial answer to a much larger problem. there'll be a showdown in mere months. >> that is because this bill does not tackle anything like the debt ceiling were reaching their recent borrowing limit in a few months. the president is headed back to what he to continue his vacation but will soon be back here in washington. the new congress is expected to be sworn in. >> the time is 6:00 for --

6:04 there'll be a swearing in ceremony at the washington convention center for d.c. council members. >> a prince george's county teacher is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl and is expected in court. he was arrested last month. he was the abused student's teacher. he is now on administrative leave. two men accused in the attack of a d.c. man there is to market head back to court for a hearing. they are accused of beating the man for himself last august. both are held without bond. let's get to some good news.

everyone is excited for sunday. >> the redskins will be in the playoffs. that is a great feeling it after many years without. if you wanted ticket it will cost you? >> you will pay a pretty penny. you have waited seven years, 13 years, really, to see a play a game at fedex field. on november 17, this team was 3- 6 and there was talk of firing the coach. they won seven in her zero and they are 10-6 and the redskins take to the practice field today for the first time since their well-deserved new year's break and since the big win against the dallas cowboys. coming to town on sunday will lead the seattle seahawks. the last time the redskins were on -- in the playoffs seven years ago, they traveled to seattle to lose to the seahawks.

it is hard to believe that allows time, the only time, this stadium has hosted a playoff game was back in 2000 against the detroit lions. i was lucky enough to be a bad game and it was very loud. i can only imagine what it will be like on sunday afternoon. if you are still trying to get tickets, it will be a sellout. let's check on line, there are website selling tickets. standing room only, you will pay at least $150. the prices continued to go up from there. if you want a seat inside fedex field. some fans say it has been a long time coming and they are willing to pay. >> $150 is a good price, i will pay the. >>that's what you pay for a concert. >> you can buy a ticket online this morning, not to get into the stadium but to tailgate --

would you pay 75-$125 to literally part your vehicle out here and eat and drink? >> the ambiance will be pretty good. if you have an suv you can pile 10 people in their. >> i know you would, john. >> i bet those tickets will go >>. quick. >> if you are still celebrating the redskins spot in the playoffs you can e-mails a short video and we will place some clips tomorrow. 6:08 and 34 degrees and still ahead --espn anchor and that

storm is talking about her returning to work but suffered serious burns. >> find out why energy drinks may not we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, ybeans, and marigolds. no animal byroroducts. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table you know where it came from.

well i always worry about what's in the food that i put on my children's

plate. that's why we use all-white meat breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality,t best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go "dang, that's a good nugget." >> byplay jerry lee lewis at the kennedy center, good morning, washington. >> everybody has jazz hands this morning. the holidays are over. it is back to work today. the weather is not too terrible, 36 degrees right now and that is a mild start.

we will not make a lot of progress from here. we've got a cloudy start this morning, even a wintry mix in southern maryland that will be ending within the next hour or so. we will deal with quieter conditions and most of -- most of the moisture to take -- stayed to the south. that will be enough to cause a few delays of you have travel plans. there could be flight delays especially this morning. it will look better by this afternoon. skies will become mostly sunny today but a high between 36-42 degrees. >> in virginia on 267/the dulles toll road, there is a crash that only allows two lanes to get by coming out of herndon and reston. this is eastbound before the exit for route 7.

metrorail blue line commuters may expect delays. they are a little bit behind schedule. you mentioned southern maryland and the forecast but there is a crash of there. that is on route 5 before 301. >> that thomas 6:13 and 34 degrees and parents at a local school are calling for an upgrade to security.

>> this is good morning washington, on your side. >> we are following a developing story, of los angeles where a photographer was hit by a car and killed taking pictures of justin bieber's ferrari tuesday night. justin bieber was not in the car at the time. the photographer was hit while crossing the street and died at a local hospital. police say it does not look like charges will be filed against the driver. justin bieber has not commented. there is a new twist in the

scandal at penn state -- the pennsylvania governor is suing the ncaa. the n.c.a.a. find penn state $60 million after the sexual abuse trial and they money is supposed to finance child abuse prevention. pennsylvania lawmakers raised objections about the money being used outside the state. >> the possible threat led a southwest virginia school district to cancel the first day of class for 2013. giles county schools are closed today after police discovered a posting on line that mentioned the newtown, conn. shooting. in the wake of everything regarding in newtown, there are calls for many new safety measures. >> we have seen concern across

the area but specifically in montgomery county. let's check in with jummy olabanji. >> about two dozen parents at bradley hills elementary school had e-mailed letters of concern asking for security improvements. parents are angry that the front doors of the school remain unlocked throughout the day and there is no real process for visitors. bradley hills is under renovation so students are meeting at a temporary location. a school spokesman said the step of the school are trained and drills are conducted so they know what to do. he said all doors other than the main entrance are supposed to be kept locked during the school day and there are signs on the front door instructing visitors

to report to the bay in office. -- to the main office. they want school security updates by the end of next year but parents want those immediately. no word on if the school system plans to make those changes. >> thanks so much. starting today there will be armed police officers stationed at all the schools in marlboro township in new jersey in response to the connecticut school shooting. police officers in all schools will be the new normal while they figure out a security plan. >> new york city area lawmakers are angry after congress adjourned without voting on a bill to help victims of super storm center. the senate approved a $60 billion legislation on friday and the house was expected to vote on a smaller bill before the congress and tomorrow.

a spokesman says house speaker john boehner is committed to getting the bill passed. >> 6:00 a team and i want to complain about how cold it is but it will be work. >> they have mid-30's at 6:00 in the morning. >> was there 50 during the week? >> that is like seven days away. >> hang in there. >> it is so good to have the team together again. it is not a bad day overall. we have clouds this morning and even a wintry mix to the south. this will be pushing out. we have some sun we can look forward to into the afternoon 36 degrees which is not bad but this time tomorrow, we will be about 10 degrees cooler than

that. there is much colder air coming in and we will not make a lot of progress today. it will warm up but not a whole lot. it is 30 degrees in gaithersburg right now. the clearing skies are trying to come in. we have that cool breeze so there is a bit of a wind chill factor and most of us are feeling temperatures in the upper 20's. our average today is 43 degrees but it could be worse -- it is much colder to our north. skies will be clearing out throughout the day in a little bit of clout and is coming back late to night and into tomorrow but the end of the week looks more sunny. our high will be 36-42 degrees

and look at these overnight temperatures -- are seven-day forecast features upper 30's tomorrow but there is a warming trend. >> let's go over head in the rush hour. they're making progress on the toll road so we have three lanes getting by. this is eastbound 267/dulles toll road prior to route 7. there is a bit of a line up from reston and herndon. no problem but 66 is starting to bunch up approaching the beltway. better news for metro rail commuters. we are no longer dealing with a broken down train at addison road but the blue line is a

little bit behind schedule. >> thanks so much. 6:21 -- investors and not so thrilled about the fiscal cliff voting. >> they are tentative. we will have to deal with it again in the next couple of months. >> good morning wall street reacts to the fiscal cliff, a big rally is expected this morning. the joint may be short-lived because other issues are still not resolved. chief among those issues is the debt ceiling. the government has set the limit on borrowing. energy drinks promise to give a mental and physical edge but the proof is lacking. there is little scientific evidence to back up the claim. a spanish retailer is now the

third richest billionaire. the second richest is bill gates and number one is the mexican telecommunications magnate.

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there was the first bcs bowl game for the seminoles. the first score came on a six- year -- yard run. >> florida and louisville are meeting at the sugar bowl tonight. >> stamford ended its bowl drought. the eighth-ranked cardinals won. stanford got a combined 212 yards. >> before the rose bowl is

played pasadena host the rose parade. this marked a return to work for hannah storm who suffered serious burns and a growing accident. she sustained first and second- degree burns to her face and neck and chest and hands. it was in a propane gas explosion at her home. she did an emotional interview with abc's and david muir. >> i was very disfigured by. no hair and eyelashes and eyebrows. it was a sight to behold. >> she is looking so much better. you will hear more for her on "good morning america." you cannot tell from that video but she looked completely different. >> looks great to now.

>> and she has great spirit. say >> o'clock 27, still another half hour of "good morning, washington." >> fans are willing to

"live, and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> congress ends the fiscal

cliff drama -- brianne carter is live have details. >> also positive results in two local counties would speed cameras. >> it is the border of all birders. -- burger of all burgers. thank you for starting your year of with us. >> some people probably still need that burger. let's check in with jacqui jeras. >> it is good eating weather, the kind of weather where you want comfort food. our temperature is 34 degrees in arlington and 30 in clarksburg. we are looking at 31 degrees in woodstock. our temperatures will not move a whole lot to day but we have a lot of cloud cover starting the day.

the skies will clear out and temperatures will make it into the upper 30's this afternoon but more sunshine later on today. we have a chilly looking seven- day forecast coming off the hills of the warmest 2012 on record. >> we have cleared the crash on the toll road/eastbound to 67. unfortunately, a 66 is taking a hit. the left hov lane is blocked. there is a big lineup coming out of fair oaks. this is 66 getting hit hard with a crash at nutley street prior to the capital beltway it was initially two left lines that were blocked. looking at metro rail, it is running without any delays but on the blue line earlier there

was a broken down train but that has been resolved. this is the map from southern maryland -- northbound 5 has a crash before you get to 301. >> thanks so much. 6:33 and everyone was worrying about whether we would avert the fiscal cliff. at the last second, a deal was struck. >> president obama fact congress for making it happen and he hopped on a flight to join his family in hawaii. let's check in with brianne carter her. >> the president is headed back to hawaii after somewhat of a victory deal yesterday. the house republicans signed off on that senate bill. we finally have a deal after a lot of back-and-forth drama on capitol hill. many people in the area were not

optimistic that they would be able to get something done before the new congress is sworn in later this week. the republicans signed off on the deal and anyone making less than $400,000 will not see tax increases. it will extend unemployment benefits as well. a number of members on the hill said this bill does not go far enough that there will be more fiscal showdown to come later in the year. other members of congress said the country could not afford not to pass this. >> what is the alternative? it is to allow $4 trillion worth of tax hikes for the american people. >> the bill does not address the debt ceiling. that is something they have been talking about because the country currently set a borrowing limit so congress will have to act on that in a couple of months. the new congress will be sworn in later this week and the president said yesterday 2013

will be busy. >> thank you. >> we are finding out that this car has been purchased by avis and budget rental car. >> this is an interesting story. >> the car rental companies announced within the past few minutes that they will buy car sharing company zipcar 45 wanted million dollars in cash. that is about $12.25 per share. the price closed yesterday at 8:00 -- $8.25 each. zipcar is very popular in the dc/metro area and they expect to

complete the deal by the spring and it will bring avis' an additional tens of millions of dollars. + >> it continues to grow. >> thank you so much. it appears that speed cameras are slowing down drivers in maryland. a new study found speed cameras do reduce the speeding an accident on at least seven roads. aaa has criticized speed camera programs as money-making machines say montgomery and prince george's county have done a good job focusing on safety. >> sisson got 36 and 34 degrees. -- 6:36 and 34 degrees. >> which celebrities what americans want to live next to and which ones would you rath

we set our goals higher than anyone. perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda process verified programs for fresh, all natural chicken. our chickens are not fed steroids or hormones. [ jim ] we raise our chickens cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken.

well i always worry about what's in the food that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is g goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go "dang, that's a good nugget." >> my name is jack and i want to say go, redskins. >> good morning, jack. and good morning to you washington. we are asking the question -- if you have a choice, which celebrity would you like to live next to?

>> not crazy famous. >> most people would actually pick blake shelton and miranda lambert. which celebrity would you not want living next door? this list is easier to compile. the number one would be honey boo-boo. she's got an active social life

so many bad as part of why she made that list. 6:40 so let's check in with whether. >> it is cloudy to start but that keeps our temperatures up a little bit. 36 degrees in d.c. which is not terrible. the clouds are lingering and we have had a wintry mix in southern maryland it is all moving off already in the next hour or two. we will gradually cleared out today so this is what the forecast looks like. our high-temperature today will be around 40 degrees. we will have more details coming up. >> good morning, we are overhead in virginia on 66.

we have this crash is still blocking the one left hov lane at 66/east. we are tracking delays back before you get to the fairfax county parkway. plan for the extra time through this stretch. no early problems to report through a market. >> 6:42 and we are looking at 35 degrees. a lot of people made new year's resolutions to hit of the jim. >> coming up, new research says you may no

>> hail to the redskins and the

merry christmas. we will beat dallas on december 9. good morning, washington. >> got his christmas wish. >> now we are rooting for the redskins to beat the seahawks. >> john gonzales is a dedicated redskins fans. he will cover this story every day if you ask him. >> you pay for just about everything here -- standing room only for the game will be $150. how about $100 for tariff -- tailgating? everyone is selling tickets. four days until the big game, we have waited seven years for the redskins to be in the playoffs. today, the 10-6 washington

redskins will practice for the first time since their well- preserved -- well-deserved new year's break. they play the seattle seahawks sunday. the last time the redskins were in the playoffs, they traveled and lost to these seattle seahawks. this time will be different hopefully. we have rgiii and home field advantage. the last lymphatic still posed a playoff game was in 2000 against the detroit lions. this season has been improbable. the redskins are the first team since the jacksonville jaguars in 1996 to start the season 3-6 and go to the playoffs. as for head coach mike shanahan, this is his first playoff berth since 2005. before this, he had only won 11 games in two seasons for the washington redskins.

the redskins this year have won 10. there was talk earlier this year of firing the coach and now there is talk of extending his contract. he has two more years and there could be an extension especially of to redskins play big on sunday afternoon. let's get the jinx out of the way. the last time our two local teams played in big games was the orioles and the nationals a couple of months ago. they were both eliminated on the same day. we remember the hard break with the nationals against the cardinals. hopefully, our local teams will do better this weekend. the ravens are playing on sundays so hopefully we can make it two four two. >> it might be helpful if you pick up some old baye chicken wings. >> i had some on sunday and i

want so i will do it again. >> 6:47. we want to get you ready for the redskins playoff. we invite you to join tim brant on friday night. he will have the redskins' special at 8:00 friday night. we have news for people who are looking to lose a few pounds. it turns out you might not have to. people with a few extra pounds have a 6% lower risk of dying compared to people with normal weight. the study says obese people have more than triple the risk of dying. it is time to shake off the holiday hangover. it is time to get back to a normal routine. >> we know how the folks down under shook off their hangover. more than a dozen people chowed down on the hangover burger.

you can throw in fried eggs and bacon and barbecued chicken. it measures 6.5 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds. >> that does not look good anymore. is that bacon on top? >> everything you can think of. all on a skewer. >> it is going to get cold this week but you cannot complain because the national weather service says 2012 was extremely warm. it was the warmest year on record. that is pretty significant. the average temperature was 61.5 degrees and that beats the 30- year average. that is significant and if you want to know what kind of

climate we have had places like atlanta and oklahoma city had warmer temperatures. temperatures this morning are in the 30's for the most part. the clouds are here and the rain and moisture to the south is moving out quickly and we will watch for sunshine throughout the day. skies will become sunday and are high will be between 36-42 and cold tomorrow and we will warm up by the weekend. >> we started off a little bit rough in some spots but better news in southern maryland. northbound 5 that crash is born. there looks like a car fire under control 66 west but

eastbound there is volume. >> thanks so much. 6:50 and 34 degrees and we have your wednesday

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on capitol hill. the house passed the senate's measure last night to avoid the fiscal cliff. it avoids tax increases for about 90% of americans and extend unemployment benefits. many on capitol are not happy with the deal, some say it does not go far enough to solve the problem. >> justin bieber just released a statement about an incident last night or a photographer was hit and killed trying to take a picture of his car. he said he was not in the car. he went on to say that the hopes this tragedy will inspire legislation to protect the safety of celebrities, innocent bystanders and the photographers themselves. >> fedex field is dark and quiet this morning but in four days, this place will be rocking. the 10-6 washington redskins

will take the field for practice today, getting ready for their first playoff game in seven years. the seattle seahawks come to town, it has been 13 years since that appeal -- fedex field posted its own playoff game. tickets are going fast they will be a sellout crowd. standing room tickets go for $150. that is sunday afternoon. i am thinking about bringing chicken wings. >> you are always welcome. 6:55 -- >> parents of students at bradley hills elementary school in montgomery county want to step up security. classes are being held a temporary location while the school undergoes renovations. >> it will now cost more to park in silver spring as well as

north bethesda. short-term parking costs $1 per hour right now. for more information on the stories, visit our website -- wjla.com. >> let's get a final look at the weather. >> a pretty decent day over all. it will get progressively better but our temperatures will not go up too much but it will be below 40's and sunshine by this afternoon. the next seven days will be pretty chilly. we will gradually warmed things back up above-average. >> that will do it for us. "good morning america"is coming up next. >> for more news, tune into newschannel 8. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds.

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