desde arlington virginia, alfredo miranda, univision. el ejecutivo del condado de prince georges quiere utilizar los juegos de apuestas para sacar al condado de sus problemas financieros... rushern baker busca que se inicie un estudio para atraer nuevamente las maquinas tragamonedas al condado como alternativa para recaudar fondos que ayuden a cerrar el deficit de cien millones de dolares en el presupuesto.. .... entre las alternativas a consideracion seria que a traves de fondos recaudados con juegos de azar como maquinas tragamonedas, se construyese un nuevo hospital en ese condado... recuerde que quedan pocos dias para que venza el plazo para la reinscripcion del estatus de proteccion temporal para hondureÑos y nicaraguense s... los consulados urgen a sus connacionales elegibles que llenen sus formularios y lo envien lo antes posible... si no tiene los recursos para pagar los tramites, puede someter sus documentos mas el formulario i-912 para justificar el porque no puede efectuar el pago... la policia de prince george quiere arresta

the video from outside a motel in arlington. darcy spencer joins us live along columbia pike tonight. >> reporter: this investigation got underway last night when arlington county police received a tip that prostitution was happening at this days inn here on columbia pike and ended this afternoon when six people were taken into custody. this exclusive video shows a dramatic police bust at the days inn hotel in arlington. >> what i saw there was two police up on the balcony of the hotel. >> are police got a tip on monday night about prostitution happening here. this suv was reported stolen in pennsylvania. they watched the suv and when people got into the vehicle this afternoon, the officers blocked it in. they took four women and two men into custody. >> we have to determine their relationship with the stolen vehicle, how they got it and you know to see what crimes have been committed here. >> reporter: the bust happened in columbia pike in a portion slated to be revitalized. >> it's bad. there is kids around here. >> it is usua

plus, look at this live picture from arlington national cemetery. hundreds of volunteers are laying wreaths on the graves of american's fallen warriors. and if you think it's just too cold to get out of bed and go to work, it may change your mind. a total eclipse of the moon. you're looking at live images there right now. we want to start this hour with controversial comments from a republican presidential candidate, newt gingrich. take a listen to what he said. >> i believe with the jewish people have the right to have a state. i believe that the commitments that were made at a time, remember, there were -- there was no palestine as a state. and i think that we've had an invented palestinian people who are arabs and historically part of the arab community. >> now he said the palestinians are an invented people. he made those comments during that interview as you saw there on the jewish channel. he also said the middle east peace process was "delusional." you know there is reaction coming here. the palestinian authority itself haven't commented on g

not that i did anything near what these people have done. >> a special and important day at arlington and cemetery ace cross the country to honor our troops. athena jones, cnn, arlington, virginia. >> and this weekend, like past, we are trying to help you reclaim your career. >>> getting what you want from your employer. the power of negotiation, coming up. >>> plus, everyday people changing the world. we look back at five years of cnn heros. i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: are there flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. nyqui tylenol: me, too. and cougnasal congestion.ers? nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. >>> checking international headlines now. a syrian group says a prominen

he was part of the group that jumped from the weta radio tower in arlington. a woman was seriously injured in that jump when her parachute got stuck in a tree. all five people involved in last week's stunt were also charged with trespassing. >>> the washington nationals have another powerful arm in their starting pitching rotation. they acquired gio gonzalez from the oakland a's in exchange for four minor leaguers. the left-handed gonzalez is an all-star pitcher who has a career e.r.a. under 4.00. several other teams were hoping to land him, including the boston red sox. >>> and georgetown remains one of the hottest basketball teams in the country right now. the hoyas beat memphis 70-59 last night at the verizon center. this was actually the second time georgetown beat memphis. two teams squared off last month in the maui invitational. the hoyas are now 10-1 on the season and rank 16th in the country in the latest ap poll. >>> this weekend's game between the denver broncos and buffalo bills will include a very special guest in the stands. former woodbury fores

more troubling news this morning from arlington national cemetery. thousands of head stones may need to be replaced, added, or corrected. that's according to a new army review of the military cemetery which found problems with as many as 64,000 headstones. this review comes a year after a report from arlington claimed thousands of graves were misidentified or misplaced. that report cost several top industry executives their jobs. >>> right now millions of people are getting ready to hit the road or catch a plane and visit family and friends for the holidays. this year more people are expected to travel making a crowded road trip for drivers. news 4's tracee wilkins is live on interstate 95 in college park. what's it look like, tracee? >> reporter: it looks like a lot of people are driving, and that's the case. most people will actually be hitting the roads to get to their holiday destination. more than 2.2 million people in the washington area are traveling 50 miles or more outside of washington. now that's a lot. consider this. we have 5.6 million p

. >>> holiday tradition that also looks to help boost business in arlington. the shirlington village tree lighting was turned into a community event. horse and carriage rides were offered. those who took part donated canned food to the arlington food assistance center. the tree lighting event also helped highlight restaurants and small businesses in shirlington. >> three, two, one. >> what a site. the first family helped fright national christmas tree on the ellipse. a new tree was planted this march to replace the one blown over by high winds back in february. it is only 26 feet tall. but it will continue to grow. at the tree lighting event there were a host of characters. you saw santa, performances by rodney atkins. kermit the frog was also on hand to help with the festivities. the first lighting of the national christmas tree began with president calvin coolidge back in 1923. >>> if your exercise plans have you deciding between the pool and treadmill, we have just the remedy. still ahead on "news4 this week, dwts treadmill that allows to you run under wate

elsewhere, mid-30s montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. and the view from space showing clouds closing in on the midwest. and they're associated with a warm front coming to us later today. we'll just have clouds coming through. sunrise at 7:18. a cloudy afternoon with highs reaching the low to maybe mid-50s briefly by midafternoon. we'll look at the evening planner in 15 minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> so far checking for volume in our area, and the volume is very light. the camera starting with i-270 at father hurley, i'm not seeing any issues as you make your way south on i-270. if you're traveling on 395 in virginia, here's the view at duke street. again, volume is very light in this area. i'm not seeing anything major for you that's slowing you down as you make your commute and continue on to the 14th street bridge. you're clear as you make your way in. if you're traveling southbound on 395 as well, no issues to report at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> rig

en arlington virginia. lilian mass, univision la policia del condado de montgomery esta en busca de dos sujetos que intentaron asaltar a mano armada a un hombre en la cochera de su vivienda... ocurrio a las doce y treinta de la media noche en la cuadra 600 de cobblestone court, en silver spring... los sujetos forcejearon con la victima y uno de ellos disparo el arma hiriendolo en el pie... luego se dieron a la fuga... los sospechosos son afroamericanos, delgados y ambos llevaban cubiertos sus rostros con mascaras de eskiar... si usted tiene alguna informacion al respecto llame al 240-773-8477... y otro robo tambien se registro en el condado de montgomery, esta vez en una gasolinera en rockville... el asalto ocurrio anoche en la gasolinera mobile en la cuadra 15-mil de la avenida georgia... un empleado fue sorprendido por dos hombres cuando salia del establecimiento... uno de ellos lo amenazo con un arma de fuego y le ordeno que regresara... robaron dinero en efectivo y se dieron a la fuga... el empleado no

it is amazing we can come here. >> organizers said 15,000 people joined the effort at arlington. wreaths will be on view until january 20. the baltimore national cemetery will also be decorated for the next month and a half. cadets with civil air patrol say it is a way for them to give back and make sure no one forgets what local veterans have sacrificed. it started 10 years ago with about two dozen police officers and children. now, the shop with a cop program is four times that size. volunteers share their secrets to success. >> the cold front went through this morning. clouds associated with it are gone and it is cold. instaweather plus get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> 100 police officers went on a shopping spree this morning at a walmart as part of the shop with a cop program and it has been going on for a decade, focusing on giving kids a brighter holiday by giving them $100 each to spend on thems

en arlington virginia. lilian mass, univision por 229 votos contra 193, la camara de representantes rechazo un recorte de impuestos y extension de beneficios de desempleo por 2 meses que ya habia aprobado el senado...los republicanos insisten en que nunca hubo 1 acuerdo. los lideres republicanos aprobaron 1 propuesta para exigirle al senado a negociar para extender los recortes mas de 2 meses... "y el senado viene no mas con 2 meses de recortes de impuestos a la nomina, que es imposible manejar, en 1 lugar de 1 aÑo para hacerlo y eso va a tener repercusiones muy serias si no lo completamos antes de fin de ano. asi es que no estoy satisfecho con lo que hizo el senado, mas bien 1 insulto al pueblo americano." el presidente obama dijo que la unica opcion es aprobar lo que el senado ya le dio el visto bueno..... pero la incertidumbre continua, ahora viene una negociacion que no se sabe si concluira antes del 31 de diciembre.... el mÁximo comandante de las fuerzas estadounidenses en irak regresÓ hoy, y fue re

en arlington virginia. lilian mass, univision la policia del condado de montgomery esta en busca de dos sujetos que intentaron asaltar a mano armada a un hombre en la cochera de su vivienda... ocurrio a las doce y treinta de la media noche en la cuadra 600 de cobblestone court, en silver spring... los sujetos forcejearon con la victima y uno de ellos disparo el arma hiriendolo en el pie... luego se dieron a la fuga... los sospechosos son afroamericanos, delgados y ambos llevaban cubiertos sus rostros con mascaras de eskiar... si usted tiene alguna informacion al respecto llame al 240-773-8477... y otro robo tambien se registro en el condado de montgomery, esta vez en una gasolinera en rockville... el asalto ocurrio anoche en la gasolinera mobile en la cuadra 15-mil de la avenida georgia... un empleado fue sorprendido por dos hombres cuando salia del establecimiento... uno de ellos lo amenazo con un arma de fuego y le ordeno que regresara... robaron dinero en efectivo y se dieron a la fuga... el empleado no

and it's in the upper 40s, montgomery, arlington, fairfax and prince georges counties. cloudy in the afternoon. sunrise at 7:23. sunset at 4:50. and more rain on the way tonight. we'll look at that with your evening planner. that will be coming up in just about ten minutes at around 4:41. then we will have some big changes on the way for the weekend. now, let's take a look at the traffic on this thursday morning, danella. >> good morning. be careful traveling around the area. a lot of roadways are slick. and i'm getting reports of people sliding on the roadways. give yourself some extra time so that you don't have to rush so much when you head out of the house this morning. bridges in our area look very good. very slick. if you're looking the at the american legion bridge like i am right now, it's clear in both directs. outer loop, no problems there. headlights coming towards us, that's the inner loop and you're clear as you head into montgomery county. crossing over the 14th street bridge making your way into the city, you're clear in that area and traveling to the sou

gingrich is in arlington tonight. we'll have more tonight at 11:00. >> derek over on the wusa 9 facebook page, michael hammond is asking us to do more about the stop online piracy act. here is an update. today the house of representatives postponed a hearing on the bill designed to stop internet users from stealing content that doesn't belong to them. critics say it will kill the internet as we know it >>> new at six tonight, the largest settlement in history over unfair residential lending practices. today the justice department announced that bank of america will pay $335 million to settle claims one of its units discriminated against african- american and hispanic borrowers. the money will be used to compensate victims of countrywide financial corporation between the years 2004 and twin. >>> a two-year-old little girl is safe tonight after she was left alone in a dirty and eroded apartment for a whole day with no food. and now her 24-year-old father is behind bars. >> reporter: i'm julia goncalves outside the capit

the two stood side by side at arlington national cemetery, laying a wreath in honor of the nearly 4,500 american military members who died fighting the war in iraq. he visited washington as the u.s. prepares for the withdrawal. some u.s. officials are concerned neighboring iran will step up its influence on iraq once american forces leave. but president obama is confident that will not be a problem. >> i have absolutely no doubt that these decisions are being made based on what prime minister believes is best for iraq. not based on considerations of what iran would like to see. >> at the joint news conference, the president and prime minister praised the relationship between the u.s. and iraq, and all about 1 million american troops have served in iraq since the war began. there are 6,000 left inside iraq, and the president says they'll all be home by new year's day. >>> a follow-up on a story we first brought you in july. a local woman whose car was towed and booted and sold at auction all while she was in the hospital in a coma. the department of public works justified its actions say

right now, temperatures, they are 40 in arlington. 42 in d.c. mid-30s for you. laurel down to the freezing leveler here. all right, so now milder conditions are headed this way believe it or not. and then it will be much colder. tonight, cloudy and cold. friday at mild temperatures with the clouds moving on in. new year's weekend is also looking to be really mild. after that, dry arctic air for you arrives. get ready for that. it's going to be some of the coldest temperatures that we have seen all season long. here is a look at your future cast. so we've got showers moving through this evening, but again, very light scattered activity for you. and tomorrow morning, we'll see variable cloudiness and a slight chance for the isolated showers. it will be light precipitation. again, not accepting a whole lot. saturday also looking at a mixture of some sun and some clouds and it will be mild once again. so here is a look at how tonight is shaping up. mostly cloudy and cold. cloudy showers here. generally to the west of us. lows in the 30s. south winds here. and 31 in

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid-20s. we have just a very light wind this morning. just a few high clouds drifting across eastern west virginia. northern virginia moving over the metro area another couple of hours. ought to give us a delightful sunrise by 7:22. above freezing by 9:00. by noontime mid-40s. ought to make it low 50s by early afternoon. by late afternoon down into the 40s and clouding up. a cloudy night tonight. here's your evening planner. sunset 4:49. down into the low 40s by midnight. we'll be warming up. maybe some rain as we get into the middle of the week. we'll look at that and the holiday weekend coming up in a couple of minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> traveling the outer loop in virginia, have a crash. this time as you approach the dulles toll road, and you're slow as you make your way towards the accident here. taking the outer loop of the beltway, you're hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue. here's a live look. your delays continue as you head towards georgia avenue. travel speeds in tha

or even a hair above average. 50 in gaithersburg. 54 downtown. 52 in arlington and 53 up in toward resten and fairfax. 55 at andrews and 54 in bowie. so here is the deal. the next seven day is a fantastic weekend for the first day of meteorological winter which is comprised of december,

it's already down to freezing at arlington. roam in bethesda. reston, 27. college park, 30. downtown, we're still holding at 34 degrees. so temperature is dropping because of the clear skies out there and the light winds. here's a look at your satellite radar picture where we've got high pressure in control, which will keep us dry the next couple of days. lots of sunshine. but very cold air mass in place. 34 in downtown, it feels like 28 when you factor in that north/northwest wind at 7 miles per hour. and we've got clear skies out there. all right, so a very cold to start off your sunday morning, so if you've got plans to go outside, get that christmas tree or go to church. bundle yourself up and the kids especially. also for the redskins game, for tomorrow afternoon's kickoff, sunny and chilly for monday as we head back to work. then we're talking about the possibility of some late week showers. i'll talk more about that in this seven-day forecast. all right, so overnight, clear and very cold conditions, too. even a three blanket night with lows into the low 20s around tow

why volunteers say a vital service is provided at arlington national cemetery. >> i will >>> it is an historic and good- natured rivalry. the president and the vice joint thousands of for the army-navy game. >> it was the 112th matchup. the score was 27-21. mike conneen can probably hear noise from outside. is in landover live. >> this marks the end of the season. neither of them qualify for bowl game. today, with the president and from the pentagon and of defense, it was an exciting day. for the first time in 112 years, the army navy game has been a stone'scquiao from the capital. the crowd was full of defense department workers. i work with an army officer. don't think she could talk to me on friday. >> one of my relatives is a relatives one of my is in the army. >> president obama and vice attended theen game. these people are going to be in life-and-death situations protecting our country. many service members were watching around the world. >> there is a camaraderie and a brother good. there might not be hard but with the season fans cannot help but talk smack. >> you will be cry

temperatures still pretty nice. 50 in arlington. 52 in college park. 46 in beltsville. cooler north and west. 45 in gaithersburg. above average for this time of day. here's the deal. cool and milder. just chilly tonight. you'll need a jacket tomorrow. cooler on tuesday. but then milder on wednesday. milder still thursday. a bit unsettled. that's code for some showers,

reporting live in arlington, i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thank you. >>> alec baldwin was kicked off an american airlines flight in los angeles today. he refused to stop playing a game on his phone. he was playing the game words with friends and the flight attendant asked him to turn off his device. when he didn't comply he was told to leave the plan. after leaving the plane he posted a picture of a fake game that read let alec play with a score of baldwin one, american airlines zero. >>> the guy behind some of the most popular fitness videos is on a mission to help us avoid workout burnout. beach body produces p90x. the santa monica based company is known for its legion of followers. the ceo says that his secret to success is motivation. >> i don't like to workout. i eat like a second grader. because i'm not a fitness professional and don't love eating healthy people can identify with what we do. that is why is it a mass market phenomenon. >> at a time when companies are downsizing, beach body is expanding its staff and jobs

live in arlington, i'm shomari stone. back to you. >> two shoplifters are in jail tonight. they called the cops on themselves. a guy stole some dvds and computer games from a target in madison, wisconsin on tuesday. during their getaway, they kept bragging out loud about all their loot. but authorities were listening in because one of the guys had butt dialed 911. when the thieves tried to sell the stolen goods at an exchange store, cops were there waiting and busted them. >> i hate when that happens! >> that's right. >> and who hasn't had that happen toll-t them at least onc. >> maybe not 911 but somebody yes or no list. unbelievably warm out there. >> when we get this warm, we're go b to see some changes. you do not get this warm in the month of december without changes right around the corner and those changes will be coming during the day tomorrow and into the weekend. don't expect this warm weather to last. winter will make a comeback by saturday. out there right now it is still remarkably warm. that cold front still well back to our west. high temperature today got up

. >> there's also a lighting in arlington. >> the rooftops and nearly 40 buildings will be here for the 18th year. is my son here. >> it is 33 degrees. >> we're hearing from a maryland the center of a mystery in aruba.

around the nearby suburbs, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, the mid and upper 50s. we have some breaks in the clouds. we'll have a little sunshine in and out throughout the day. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:20. cloudy this afternoon, gradually turning colder through the day. colder than that farther west and north. a look at your evening planner. that will be in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> we have breaking news. if you're traveling eastbound at route 50 at kenilworth avenue, all your lanes are blocked. tracee wilkins is on the scene of this accident with more. tracee? >> reporter: good morning, danella. good news for folks driving down. take a look down here. police are begin to go pning to the eastbound lanes of route 50 after an amazing accident. let me give you a closer look. a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes collided with another vehicle. police say that both folks are going to make it. they're at the hospital. both in serious condition after vehicles struck one another. there's a state trooper there

he is now one of 7 army chaplins who is working at the arlington cemetery. >> what i do say to a loved onethat comes to bury a loved one. >> my heart breaks for them.there is something unique and interesting about sharing that union form. -- uniform that mother is your mother. and that wife is your wife. >> it took him nine years to gofrom a private in the army to a chaplin. it all started when a chaplin lent him a guitar to play in church. >> tell me what your life islike you are on the battlefield but not in the battle. >> my fight is for the heart.to make sure that they are filled with peace and not affected with terrorists. i'm armed often with a guitar wherever i go. i wouldn't believe home people can play. >> not a gun a guitar. >> the army has 3000 chaplinsrepresenting 130 different religious groups. >> how would you describe lifefor a army chaplin in a war zone? >> i have an opportunity to wakeup every morning with my heros. i have trained with them and jumped out of airplanes with them and to go into a combat zone it's a great privilege. but as a chaplin you know you will get

let's get fore from stacy cohan live in arlington near the pentagon. >> we are near the pentagon where defense secretary leon panetta usually conducts his business. he is not here. he is in baghdad for the ceremony marking the end of the war. the iraq war has continued for nearly nine years and it has cost nearly 4500 american lives. $800billion is the price tag for that war. as they mark the end of the war today, they had an official ceremony where the u.s. forces iraq flag was official ly retired or cased. it was wrapped and covered with camouflage. >> with the departure of the remaining u.s. forces within

and it's into the upper 50s near 60, prince george's, arlington, fairfax counties. over the last 12 hours, we've had quite a change in our weather. we've had few sprinkles and showers yesterday afternoon and evening. we've cleared out a little bit. a few breaks in the cloud cover. sunrise at 7:20. we'll have sunshine in and out the middle of the day. down through much of the region 50 near midmorning. then drop to the mid-40s by late afternoon. chillier weather moving in. maybe a little precipitation tonight. we'll look at that and your evening planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> a couple of incidents slowing you down. lower bowie road closed at old chapel road. an accident there that also brought down power lines. crews working to get the lines off of the roadway there. for now, you're closed in both directions. if you're traveling eastbound on 50 at kenilworth avenue, serious crash is taking away your eastbound lanes. earlier, it was affecting the westbound side as well. looks like westbound is flowing again. so far 50 eastbound at ke

and each december it is in arlington national cemetery and thousands of volunteers are there to help him. a lot of people think like i do and they appreciate the veterans and they want to show it. >> this story begins in 1962 and worcestor a paper boy from maine won a trip to washington. what impressed him most was arlington and the dignity with the rows and rows of graves. >> it represents a life and family and story. they are not just tome stones. they are all people. >> and he was running his own wreth company in harington, maine. as christmas approached he had a bunch of wreaths left over. >> i didn't want to throww them away. >> he thought of arlington and all of those grays. he and a dozen volunteers drove them down and laid them on the head stone. it continued for years when an air force sergeant took the picture and that ended up on the internet. >> it struck a nerve and people e-mailed it to each other and really went around the world. >> we were there the next year as he and the workers loaded up 5265 wreaths. and then they embarked on the longest veterans parade a 750 mile

. >> she was out of town and got a call from detectives in arlington county. they told her that her car was found a few miles away in the district of columbia. police told her they have not arrested anyone yet. >> i am a little surprised. >> she says arlington detectives called her this morning and said her stolen trade support troops van has been found. witnesses told police they saw several young people running from the scene. >> it is so frustrating. >> we met her last week just one day after her van was stolen. police say a dozen other cars were either tampered with or stolen from in the same night. >> it is a surprise that we have that much of theft in this neighborhood. >> everyone is now making sure their doors are locked and nothing is left inside their cars overnight. >> we have to make sure we are looking out our windows. not allowing things to go on that we can stop. >> since the theft, people have been stepping forward, offering donations. that support motivates her to continue her mission. >> people support each other and the troops. >> arlington

about 100,000 wreaths will adorn headstones just at arlington alone. i want to go there live now with athena jones. she's with these volunteers. i bet you've heard a lot of moving stories today. tell us about it. >> all of the headstones behind me in section six, this is where all those fallen in iraq and afghanistan are laid to rest. earlier on, there were hundreds and hundreds of people here. there were a lot of people in uniform, marines, people from the army, people in wheelchairs, soldiers who had been injured, very young people in stolers, boy scouts. so we talked to several people. i talked to one woman who was here to support a friend who lost her son in iraq in 2007. she drove all the way from tennessee. listen to what she had to say followed by what another person had to say here. >> i think it's important for everybody to be recognized, personally. >> it's a nice time for everyone to come together and remember why we're here and what we're fighting for and some of these tombstones and graves, they haven't been visited in years. i think it's

both men placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns in arlington national cemetery. the president says the u.s. will remain a major player in the country even after the troops leave. >> our goal is to make sure that iraq succeeds. we think a successful democratic iraq can be a model for the entire region. >> the president will also travel to fort bragg, north carolina for an event on wednesday. the military base south of baghdad has been handed over to iraqi forces. >>> a big protest outside the white house today because of a camp for refugees in iraq. there are concerned about what happens to the camp after troops are gone. scott has more from the newsroom. >> there are plenty of concerns about the future of iraq. one of the big ones is over the 3500 iranian exiles. they moved to a rock and give it their weapons. they were promised u.s. protection but have been targeted because of what some say is an erroneous label as a terrorist group. >> if the goal was to get the president's attention, these iranian-americans put on a performance that must have raised eyebrows.

in our area, a memorial service was held at arlington national cemetery. it included a moment of silence and the reading of the names of those who parrished. >>> racial a hassment may have played a role in a death. >>> the holiday travel rush is on, folks. when to expect the heaviest traffic on the roads and in the skies. >>> van der sloot is wanted for -- >> news 4 at 5:00, we are just >>> december 21st, the holiday travel rush in full swing. the roads and airports packed with travelers heading out for the holidays. airlines for america predicts 44.3 million people will be flying over the holiday period. >> passengers should expect crowded plains. tracee wilkins has more on the rush to get out of town. >> reporter: if you are hearing and seeing me right now, chances are you have not left for your holiday traveling yet. you should. you are going to have plenty of company on the road. 2.2 million people are expected to travel 100 miles or more. that's going to mean crowded airports and crowded roads. nearly half the folks from the washington area, 40% will

. >> reportera: por lo -4 familias de arlington tendrán que pasar la noche lejos de su hogar luego que un incendio consumieran el tercer piso del edificio de apartamentos. >> a eso de las 11:30 de la mañana recibimos reportes de uno en uno de los edificios y cuando llegamos notamos que el humo provenía de varias unidades en el tercer piso. >> reportera: dicen que no se reportaron heridos pero que el siniestro causó pánico entre los residentes. uno de los primeros en responder al lugar logró captar esas imágenes del momento en que los bomberos luchaban contra las llamas que salían por las ventanas de los apartamentos. >> mientras intentábamos controlar el fuego solicitamos la ayuda de dos unidades más y apagaron las llamas rápidamente. >> reportera: la emergencia fue atendida por los departamentos de bomberos de arlington, alexandria y fairfax. esta residente dijo sentirse aliviada al enterarse que el incidente no pasó a mayores. >> he vivido toda la vida aquí y conozco muchos de los del tercer piso, viven muchos niños, me alegro que estaban en la escuela. >> reportera: dic

he is now one of seven army chaplains who is working at the arlington cemetery. what do you say to a loved one that comes to bury a loved one? >> i say we're grateful. i tell them my heart breaks for them. there is something unique and interesting about sharing that uniform-- that mother is your mother, that wife is your wife. >> reporter: a father of three, it took him nine years to go from a private in the army to a chaplain. it all started when a chaplain lent him a guitar to play in church. tell me what your life is like. you are on the battlefield but not in the heart of battle. soldiers, to make sure that they are filled with peace and not affected with terrorists. i'm armed often with a guitar carry with me wherever i go. i couldn't believe how many people can play. >> reporter: not a gun, a guitar. the army has 3,000 chaplains representing 130 different religious groups. how would you describe life for an army chaplain in a war zone? >> i have an opportunity to wake up every morning with my heroes. i have trained with them and jumped out of airplanes with

highs tomorrow, 50 in downtown. 51 in arlington. keep in mind, we should be in the near mid-40s for this time of year, here's a look at your seven-day forecast. we deal with the rain tomorrow, but wednesday is dry. but breezy. temperatures around 43 degrees. thursday and friday, a little milder by friday. low 50s, partly cloudy conditions. dry for the rest of the week. new year's weekend, looking pretty nice here. low 50s for saturday, upper 40s, sunday on new year's day, low 50s under partly cloudy conditions. i think for new year's eve, it will be chilly. but at least it will be dry. >> okay, we'll take it. thank you annie. >>> up next from dealing with a disorder to creating an opportunity, how a local teenager uses his autism to motivate and help others. that when we return. ♪[ music ] >>> well, i love that hawaii 5- o music. instead of retreating from family other friends, trenton is using his position to motivate and advocate for people with disabilities. and now the glen park senior is being rewarded. >> it's not my fault.

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties in the mid and upper 20s. we're under a clear sky starting off with high pressure over the region. there are some clouds in the midwest. that is along a front, a weak dry front that will be approaching us later today increasing our clouds. sunrise will be at 7:15 in about 45 minutes, and we'll have it getting above freezing until around 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. by noontime, upper 40s, middle of the afternoon, low 50s. quite a warmup from where we are now. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> icy roads are slowing you down if you're traveling on sudley road. here's the view, sudley road at lee highway. earlier this road was shut down just a moment ago. now it is reopened. i just want to urge you, if you're taking this trip drive slowly as you make your way to make sure you're not running into icy patches. travel i-95 in virginia, this is the view at the occoquan lanes, really starting to slow down. i'll give you travel speeds. you

homestead, arlington echo, a 8- degree spread. rutherville elementary, 25 compared to 34 at the maryland science center. widespread frosty. 47 by lunchtime with mix of clouds and sun. afternoon temperatures, 20- degree guaranteed high 52. >>> as you get ready to head out tuesday, police activity downtown. kuren redmond will give you the story. a heads up, we have street closures pratt street is closed between howard street and calvert. light street closed between key highway and pratt street. be prepared for those delays. making the drive on i-95 through columbia, it's becoming more crowded here, 175, as we look at 95 knot of maryland 100. you will see the majority of the traffic in the southbound lanes. looking goods for the most part, getting crowded as we check the drive times on the outer loop topside. 6 minutes between ale air and providence road. >>> baltimore city, inner harbor, police conducted a early morning raid on the occupy baltimore protesters who have been camping out in the harbor for two months. kuren redmond is l

from arlington, virginia, dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> gary, you couldn't ask for a better day. today was just gorgeous. >> you know, i know when i went out this morning, the sun was shining and it was already warming up and i thought yeah, this is going to be a good forecast. it's kind of like a setup, though. we know the real deal is on the way. >> you don't work with me enough on friday nights to know i try to avoid this as long as possible. >> yeah, but it's inevitable, gary. you can't stopped the rain. >> it's what i signed up for, no doubt about it. listen, we've got some showers in the forecast, but it looks like hopefully the chance for showers will be limited to the overnight tonight. we may wake up to a few out there tomorrow morning, but we're hoping they get out of here quickly and we can bring on the sunshine again. and it does look like 50s for the weekend. look at. this all three airports today 54 degrees and dulles and bwi started off with morning lows down to the middle 20s and we were able to get up to the middle 50s. not too bad out there right now, 47 in the

mid-30s montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. and we've got a lot of cloud cover coming from the west/northwest. going to be with us throughout the day. maybe a few breaks in the clouds. sunrise at 7:18. we'll be still around 40 by 9:00. upper 40s by noontime. low and mid-50s middle of the afternoon. quite a bit of cloudiness. overnight tonight. by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s. friday mostly cloudy. afternoon highs mid-50s. small chance of a sprinkle to the south of washington friday night. then saturday some sun back but chillier. near freezing in the morning. afternoon highs mid-40s. another cold start sunday morning. sunny sunday afternoon, mid-40s. bit milder. could get rain tuesday. danella, how's traffic? >>> breaking news out of germantown. if you're traveling on i-270 southbound, the exit ramp for germantown road is completely shut down at this time. accident involving fatal pedestrian accident has occurred. again, this exit ramp is shut down. chopper 4 is live over i-270 right now. if you're traveling southbound on 270, agai

we'll head further north over to route 50, arlington boulevard. looking good between 95, 66 and up toward the american legion bridge. we'll go over to 66 on centreville. all lanes are open coming in from route 29 as we head all the way toward fairfax, the beltway and the roosevelt bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:24. >>> the caps new head coach is going on the record about his first few weeks leading the team. >> plus why redskins coach mike shanahan says despite putting forward a better effort in recent weeks, cooler heads need to prevail. >> let's take another look at the question of the day. between the ages of 2 and 5, the average child does this roughly 400,000 times. is it a, says no. b, asks a question or c, starts crying. >> this response was posted on the facebook.com/wusa9 by scott who wrote a, says no. it is the easiest word for the human brain to learn. >> log on to our facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 a.m. hour. >> they learned it well on capitol hill. o [ female

back to you, mike. >> thank you, surae live in arlington. you can see the entire list to see if your car is on it on wusa9.com. >>> more tax troubles for marion barry. this morning's "washington post" reports the i.r.s. filed a lien against a home owned by barry. it is the one on orange street in southeast. d.c. councilman reportedly owes $3200 in unpaid income taxes for 2010. his attorney says barry's estranged wife lived in the home and he does not. right now, the former mayor is repaying federal and district government taxes dating back to 1999. >>> should principals be allowed to install surveillance cameras inside their high schools? fairfax county school board's expected to take up the issue later today. some principals say cameras could help curb fights and drug dealing. many campuses already have exterior surveillance. a formal vote on the issue could happen in just a few weeks. >>> high school students can get a college scholarship just for tweeting. the contest called free to tweet opens today to students between the ages of 14 and

. >>> if arlington can get through the next day without a homicide, it will be the first time in more than 50 years without a single recorded murder in the county. police records dating back to 1960 show at least one homicide has been reported each year. since then, the county has averaged about five a year. the number of murders in recall arlington has been on the decline since the '90s. >>> new developments on the search for a blind man whos can appeared on a trip to alabama. smith had been in the hospital in northern new jersey. at in point, it's not clear why or how he wound up so far north. then he went to the care of social services and now no one knows where he s. before that, the last time anyone sawim was -- him was in charlotte, north carolina o december 16th. he was supposed to go on a train from there to alabama. >>> as we head into the new year, abortion clinics insa virginia will face tough new -- will in virginia will face tough new guidelines. the clinics will have to meet the same strict building standards as new hospital construction. governor mcdonald approved the r

just a special tribute at arlington national cemetery. it will be there over the next several days. talking about 90,000 wreaths. each with a single red bow. they grace every single grave, every single headstone. athena jones was there as thousands of volunteers took part in this wreath across america. >> reporter: t.j., thousands fanned out across the grounds of the arlington national cemetery, laying wreaths on the graves of fallen service members as part of wreaths across america day. [ applause ] >> bless and protect our men and women -- >> reporter: a tribute to our nation's fallen. >> it's my way of paying respect. >> definitely a beautiful thing to see how many have come. >> reporter: a tradition that began in 1992 when a couple from maine donated 5,000 wreaths their company had left over near the end of the holiday season to be laid on headstones here at arlington national cemetery. >> we have the freedoms that we have because of those who serve and those who have served and lost their lives. >> reporter: 20 years later, the organization has expanded with volunteers, veteran

maybe two or three degrees above warmer. 32 in arlington. 33 in national. gaithersburg 26. 27 in college park. 28 in bowie. 28 in reston. 27 in sterling. 25 or so in leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning a cold start, 20s and 30s 9, winds northwest, 10 to 15. highs around 50. that is nice. winds are northwest, 10 to 15. the sun angle is about this high. let's break it down for you. we'll talk about tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 20s and 30s partly cloudy. 40s by noon. partly cloudy temperatures 47 to 52. low 50s on wednesday. clouds come in, but we are dry. clouds come in again thursday. showers late thursday. look at that 56 degrees. next seven days, we get a break on friday morning. another system may roll in here friday night. still mild on friday, low 50s, near 50 saturday. most of the rain would be friday night, very early on saturday. briefly colder sunday. cold air doesn't hang around long. back to the 50-degree mark next sunday. >>> is it unfair? some of us looking ahead to the draft. >> it is time to look ahead to the draft. matt barclay.

we're looking at 30 degrees for alexandria and 35 in arlington. it will be chilly throughout the day today and in fact, clear skies this morning are going to give way to a little bit more cloud cover later on this afternoon and that definitely means that we are going to see our temperatures move on up. basically into the middle range 50s for most of us, slight chance for a late night shower across the northern zones, mike? >>> thank you olga. howard took on a legendary basketball team and the redskins prepare for the final game of the season. here's dave owens with your morning sports. >> well, good morning everybody. just doesn't have the usual sizzle that we're accustomed to. the redskins' philly finale means nothing in terms of postseason play but still counts in the win loss column and each one wants a positive note. at best the redskins will finish with back-to-back six win campaigns. at worst, mike shanahan will end up with a two year record 11-21. that's not as good as jim dorn's, imagine that. the seat is hot but when asked by reporters ab