in springfield, 95 northbound from dale city to springfield is moving smoothly. if a little volume the amount billington but it is not slowing down as you continue on through 395. lanes open towards the wilson bridge and american legion bridge. >>> will you be turning 21 this year? >> no. >> we do have some ideas on where to spend years eve. >> let's go to linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. you mentioned you are trying to figure out your plans for new year's eve. how would you like to watch as guardian drop a-- a sardine drop in maine? las vegas is expecting a near- record crowds of people packing nightclubs to see the kardashians, the black eyed peas, and stevie wonder. a major rebound las vegas has experienced this year. the three major u.s. stock indexes up. indicating a slightly higher open at the moment. sam's is offering free health screenings for members. this is designed to highlight its stop smoking program that includes a free smoking cessation consultation as it competes with other drugstore chains. free help the snacks

over to springfield, heavy but steady. everything is open to head north or south toward the wilson bridge or tyson's corner. >> we will be back to you soon. we do weather and traffic every 10 minutes. an interesting time to save money. you might be able to do it by cutting your cable bill. >> if you're considering to go to new york city, you might want to consider crashing on a friend's floor. here is linda bell at bloomberg's headquarters. >> how would you like to pay less for your cable bill? when the promotional rights expire, set aside an hour to call the cable company and ask for a discount. savvy consumers are getting better rates by threatening to switch to their competitors. one thing you will not be able to save on is a trip to new york city. rooms are still available but the prices are as much as 700% higher than usual. as for futures, a fire -- slightly higher open after yesterday's dip. if he had an offer for a discount on the new york times, read between the lines. it accidentally sent it to 8 million subscrib

we'll take a live look in springfield. overall, delays will be coming up from quantico into dumfries and then from newington into springfield. remember, an accident reported at the fairfax county parkway. back over to the map. this time, we'll take a look inside the beltway. 395 doing fine at duke street. 55 miles per hour, 66 inside the beltway. 60 miles per hour at fairfax drive. we'll take a live look north of duke street. a bit of volume growing right now through landmark as you head up to the 14th street bridge. a live look at the roosevelt bridge. no problems to report across the river here and into downtown. coming up in my next report, i'll update you at 6:12. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. metro says service is back to normal this morning for the commute. >> but there will be a lot of people wary following yesterday's incident. part of the train fell off shutting down service on the blue and orange lines. passengers had to crawl through dark tunnels to get to safety. >> pretty scary. surae chinn is live outs

the main lanes and hov lanes looking good to springfield. the beltway at new hampshire avenue, not many delays between college park and silver spring. still a good ride west of 495. looks good in college park. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two school closings today. charles county school officials say that thomas higdon elementary and piccowaxen middle school in newburg " closed because of an open ourno power. >>> 35-year-old charles duckett was on the job at the time of his disappearance on friday. >> .teams with monconnah county and baltimore county will continue searching for him about 7:30 this morning -- dive teams from montgomery county and baltimore county. he was recovering a dead deer. the animal was found in his boats, but there was no sign of this father of three. he enjoyed family friends, and the washington redskins. >> he is a friend always there for you. he's a father and was proud of his work, the water, the people he worked with, and his family. >> montgomery county fire officials say that if you fell into the water, his ch

in springfield, things are looking pretty good with volume building to the springfield interchange. the inner loop at 236 as a accident in the right shoulder. >>> voters will cast the first ballot in exactly one week for today. the republicans running for the white house have eyes only on iowa. the state could make or break a few campaigns. >>> it appears to be a three-way race. all three of the candidates have pros and cons as they go into the first caucus in the nation. ben eisler is live in the newsroom. >>> the latest challenge has been thrown to newt gingrich. he had a divorce and the court papers show a damaging development. >> i did not get the impression that she was willing to end the maris. >> this divorce remains touchy given allegations that he served as white with papers while she was in the hospital with cancer. mitt romeny has been accused of not being conservative enough. >> i will make it simpler and smaller government. >> the candidate with the most momentum is ron paul who is facing allegations about a controversial newsletter that has anti-gay and anti-semitic co

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no problems to report in springfield. let's take a live look. heading up toward the beltway, this is what it looks like on duke street. a last look at a map coming in from the west side of town. we're looking good on the dulles toll road, 66, route 7 and route 123 through tysons as well. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into maryland at 5:10. mike and andrea? >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be among thousands attending a funeral service for a virginia tech police officer deriek crouse this morning. >> he was shot and killed during a traffic stop on campus last thursday. surae chinn joins us from the satellite center with a look ahead at today's funeral service. good morning, surae. >> good morning. this will be a somber day ahead and you know, it has continued throughout the weekend. we're expecting thousands of people. the funeral is set for 2:00 this afternoon at castle coliseum on the virginia tech campus. again, thousands and thousands are expected, a huge contingency of police officers from the commonwealth and across

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there is springfield with headlights of northbound i-95 to get up to the beltway. it is not bad and this is to 70 traffic southbound through gaithersburg and rockville moving at speed. >>> we are following new developments from the deadly shooting at virginia tech. investigators confirmed the bullet that killed eight campus police officer and a man suspected of shooting of them were fired from the same gun. authorities have no motive for the attack. this comes as we learn more about officer deriek crews. crouse. >> students were supposed to start final exams today but the hokie community was morning bowl loss of one of their own last night. we have team coverage this morning. we begin with brianne carter live from our newsroom. >>> investigators say there are still pieces of this puzzle they are trying to put together to figure out what led to another shooting on the campus that left an officer dead. we are learning more this morning about this officer, a member of the campus police who joined the force months after the shooting in 2007. 39-year-old deriek crouse,

the >>> we will start with a look at the springfield interchange. northbound interstate 95 is one to be slow across the occoquan. some volume as you head toward 395. to 70 still looking -- 270 still lookingmoving nicely. beltway at new hampshire avenue, not slowing down. good news that we call friday right. it looks like that is the case between college park and silver spring. >>> 6:42 a.m. and 35 degrees. >>> coming up, arch campbell has to weekend preview at the box office. >>> plus, while honda is now becoming millions of cars. >>> but first herman cain it faces his wife for the first every time a local business opens its doors... or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> hermine kaine's final campaign stop, today

no problems on the dulles toll road from leesburg between 66 and springfield. let's take a live look at 66 inside the pike. no problems as you head for the roosevelt bridge. back over to 95 live on the northbound side of springfield, all lanes are open heading up toward 395 area and up to the 14th street bridge. here's 95 on the northbound side in springfield. volumes very, very light for 4:47 in the morning. we'll take you through alexandria. no problems to report at route one between the wilson bridge and i-95, you will be ok. route 5, route 301 all doing well this morning. coming up, aerat the big picture at 4:55. >> the cost of parking in downtown silver spring is about to go up. grab the quarters. the plan is to raise rates for long-term parking by 10 cents an hour starting january 1st. the increase is part of a series of parking fee hikes approved by montgomery county council. the fees went up back in august. >>> tissue handy because coughs, colds and stuffy noses, all of that as well as the holidays. >> you practice coughing into your elbow. holistic exp

springfield, northbound 95, no problems from the occoquan river as you head up into springfield, the length to the 14th street bridge, everything is running smoothly. this time, we'll take a look at the west side. 66 looking great from gainesville toward manassas and over to the beltway. no problems on the dulles toll road. as you head in from leesburg, we're looking good in the tysons area. i know that will get busy with shoppers a little later this morning. here's 66 at the east falls church metro. metro does open at 7:00 this morning and then they will continue until about midnight. now to a truly amazing christmas story and proof that the best gifts don't have a price tag. >> so glad you stayed with us. this is one of the stories you definitely do not want to miss this morning. steve hartman has a lesson in holiday spirit. >> reporter: when santa showed up at tar river elementary, near raleigh, north carolina -- >> you all been good? >> he not only brought gifts, he brought every second grader the exact toy they had asked for in their letters. >> did everybody get what they wante

so hours after becoming a springfield inmate he spotted larry hall and made his first move. >> i made it a point for us to bump shoulders together. as we gently bumped shoulders together, i said, excuse me. i said, listen, i'm new here you wouldn't happen to know where the library was, would you. >> keene offered to show him the way. >> i slapped him on the shoulder and said i appreciate that from a cool guy like you. >> over the next week keene watched hall's every move, from his cell across the hall. >> i walked up to him and said this is where i am at and i said are you in this area and he said, yes i am right there. i said that is great. you are right by me. i told you were a cool guy and i am glad you are by me and this and that and that is when he offered if i wanted to have breakfast with him and his friends. >> reporter: keene was making progress, slowly gaining hall's trust but life at springfield was complicated and dangerous. so keene figured out a way to use violence to his advantage. it was a saturday night and hall was in the tv room mesmerized by an episode of "america'

springfield, moving nicely. from dale city to springfield no accidents. a little volume, but no significant delays. that is also the state's continuing on through a 395 to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> grab a coat. >> >>> 6:00 hour 55 on this wednesday morning. let's look at the top stories. mourners packed the streets of north korea's capital to say goodbye to kim jong il. his son and successor led the funeral procession. a national memorial service will be held tomorrow. he died of heart attack on december 17. >>> u.s. park police dismantled another unauthorized structure of the occupy d.c. camp in mcpherson square. it was made of planks and snails and was found last night. police took it down because it violated federal law. >> investigators searching for suspects in a series of daring daytime burglaries in cheverly. police say the suspects may be behind at least seven burglaries in the prince george's county town and could be linked to burglaries in other towns as well. >>> equipped a check on traffic and weather. we do that e

over to springfield northbound, southbound 95 moving smoothly. we do have some construction blocking the rams. the wayd be out of pretty soon. overall a pretty good start. back to you. >>> we begin with the search for gun man that brought a postal employee and locked him in a trap. happen last night near of 14th and ton streets. we have more. backspectors went to the truck that is a crime stream. >> he was brazen to walk up here. >> it is about 6:31 a delivery up as packages. as he was loading them, a man pulled out a gun and demanded his postal bunch, cash and everything the employee had. what happened next was bald. >> he stepped in to a black backpack and locked him in the vehicle. >> the employee called police was freed unharmed. it is something that zack callahan had never fathomed. >> it was scary. is a big i never even thought up. i never have problems with people trying to rob me. >> you shaken but safe. this is an unfortunate sign of deferencdesperate times. have to keep your guard up. >> the victim was not able to get a clear descriptio

but life at springfield was complicated. and dangerous. so keene figured out a way to use violence to his advantage. it was a saturday night and hall was in the tv room, mesmerized by an episode of "america's most wanted" about serial killers. suddenly another inmate approached the tv. >> you could tell he'd been in o'for a long time, he was a real big buff guy. he walked up, looked at everybody and turned the channel. and i found it very interesting. larry looked at me and very quietly mumbled under his breath, hey, i was watching that show. >> keene leaped into action and knocked the guy out. >> i nailed him with an upper cut and kicked him through three rows of chairs. he was beat up real bad and had to go to the hospital and they took me and threw me in the hole. >> it was worth it. and it was a breakthrough with hall. >> he not only now looked at me as a guy he could look at and say, wow, he thinks i'm cool coming from him, that's a compliment. and now he's also able to protect me. >> now, keene had hall's trust and had him talking. o

we're going towards springfield. you.to like the weekend is start. decent >> we are following the search a gun man behind the robbery of a postal employee. happened last week. good morning. >> good morning. so postal inspectors say this is in a string of robberies that they have seen their employees. investigators believe that the been watchingve the employee. brazen. pretty was loading mellon to the the truck when a man with a gun approached demanding money. the suspect but the money and a back pack before putting the back of the trap. the employee call police and was freed unharmed. >> you have to keep your word up. is unnerving. been driving for ups for never had any problems. >> it is scary. >> a lot of people are saying that they are surprised to hear time and location of happening. inspectors are offering a for anyone with to an arresteading and conviction. >>> republicans blocked a plant plans to more of than $1 million. two dozen republican lawmakers broke ramp. the tax cut is due to expire at the month. we are about to get a better the state

volume building from the occoquan to springfield. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> i'm andrea roane. >> how you doin'? it's wednesday. we're almost there. before you know it, weekend is going to be here. and then here's monika samtani. she'll tell us how to get there by car. >> before christmas. >> the last full week. >> i know, i know. >> full week of fall. >> right. >> december 22nd. 12:30 in the morning, just after midnight. >> we'll be around. >> winter solstice. >> it won't be a bad day for december. we will have some clouds. temperatures up toward 50 degrees. normal high is about 46, 47. maybe, just maybe a couple of folks may see a shower well west of town. here is a look at our day planner. temperatures climbing into the 40s by lunchtime. we're 40 now in town. lots of 30s in the suburbs. upper 40s for the drive home with a high today right around 50 if not a few spots in the lower 50s. later sunrises of the whole year at 7:18. there is rain in t

springfield westminster church. the revolt was thus talked about in lincoln circle. however, i could not locate any private or public remarks about 1857 in india that lincoln may have made. i would envy anyone who can look at such a remark and of course i would be enormously grateful. balbis compared up and connected history explores what was similar and what was dissimilar between india 1857 and the american civil war and how the two events influenced india's subsequent history. and one clear conclusion that emerges from this connective and comparative study is this. that india at the time traditionally at the time lacked a lincoln like figure. willing to confront the moral question behind slavery and get anxious to conciliate southerners, lincoln was able to initiate the healing process in the united states. he also helped americans to the flex at the end not grind other way some by the civil war had cost so much in life, limb and treasure. the india of its time, or the british empire of its time, had no link in t

springfield interchange, everything moving nicely. northbound and southbound on 95 springfieldty to street bridge14th looking good. 28 has light volume. heading into the greenway and goodo little or that looks also. parkway, lookson nice. nicely in both directions. back to you. >> thank you. we have a couple school closures. darke county school officials higdon elementary piccowaxen school closed for a power outage. >>> several occupy d.c. protesters are waking up in jail standoff with u.s. park police. arrested yesterday refusing to take down the wooden structures they build in mcpherson square. >> moving to include the protesters out. one by one, police pulled out members, ending a long standoff resulting in dozens of arrests. >> did god out of hand. police entered the square in early sunday morning telling protesters if they had worn out or to take down the wooden structure. ,hen protesters refused authorities were called. early afternoon several been handcuffed. >> after being here about two months his is a is a very thing to see

meanwhile, as your head over to springfield, a report on northbound 95 read at the interchange. we're not seeing any evidence of that. >>> keep us posted. but it is for 20 6:00 a.m. and 31 degrees. >> an alert for those who live in northwest d.c. the search for a man accused of sex and assaulting a woman who's just walking down the street. it>>> an update on the >> is another day of mourning. a massive crowd gathered outside this morning. his son and successor looked on. this was the government's first public endorsement of his leadership. >>> police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint. it happened around 5:00 p.m. on tuesday. he approached her as she was walking along emerson street. he drove about a mile, sexually assaulting her and dropped in an alley. he said the attacker was wearing a mask. >> a hit list lead to a serious situation for students and parents in elementary school. officials say a fourth grade girl put together a kill list earlier this year that included 35 students and singer justin bieber. >> are you kidding? this is not happe

springfield, easing as you head toward the springfield interchange. loop is still pretty to 66.rom springfield temperatures dropping. down in the 40's locally. 49 in the district. 43 in martinsburg. the cooler air is blowing from the northwest and it is dusty. later on this evening and into tonight, south of the metro lightally, some areas of rain and mixing with a few snowflakes but no accumulation. 8:56.ther news update at much for watching. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> and joining our great crowd out here in times square. they are ready for the weekend. so, who made the -- "people" magazine's most intriguing people of the year. who is on that list? a cue is the music that we're playing. can you hear that? they tell me it's playing. i don't hear it. i think it's adele. is it playing? i can't hear anything? "good morning america." >>> also, take a look at cameron mathison. he went on a huge treasure hunt. look at that. even rode a bucking bronco. and our warm coats, warm hearts drive. we're going to show you his adventure ahead. >>> but now, to sa

it's pretty normal heading through springfield. a live look at 66 on the inbound side, no issues to report. it was just a bit slow in manassas but beyond that okay traveling towards vienna. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look around the area once again at 6:11. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is no longer democrat versus republican on capitol hill when it comes to extending the pay control tax cuts. >> sadly it's the house versus the senate in a showdown that will come to a head today and once again all of us and our wallets are caught in the middle. >> surae chinn is live with the latest this ongoing debate. >> reporter: good morning. we're just 11 days before our taxes go up. we're about 160 million working americans and the senate thought they avoided the whole mess thinking the house would do the same thing by voting on the measure but instead they're surprised house members emerged saying they are going to vote down the measure. again this bill would have saved 160 million americans about $1,000 a year in

then we'll take a live look into springfield. no problems here coming up from route 644 to the beltway. on the inner loop north of route 236, watch out for the accident on the right shoulder. we'll go a little further north on 395 on the northbound side, the brake lights beginning at duke street heading up toward seminary road. rest assured once you're beyond this, you're ok to the 14th street bridge. back over to the graphic, giving. >> heads up. mark brunswick line 892 was scheduled to depart at 6:05. it has been canceled. you can use your metro ticket. next frederick departure at 7:10 a.m. >>> thanks, monika. you already know some of your money, your tax money is being wasted on lawmakers pet projects. but the amount being wasted is staggering! $6 billion according to one senator's report. jessica doyle is at the site of one of the projects that is being called wasteful in the report. jess, over to you. >> good morning to you, mike. columbia heights, a revitalized portion of the district. this ihop here behind me finds itself

springfield, no action on the left side. headlights northbound all the way to the pentagon. metro rail is on normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. >>> you girls look great. >>> speed cameras in maryland construction zones are paying off. 770,000 tickets have been issued since program began in 2009. the state has made $31 million in revenue. allen stacy administration says the cameras a 50% reduction in numbers of drivers speeding through war zones. >>> possible repairs on 295 northbound will be done today and tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. at east capital street and will continue to benning road northeast. and will be posted to warn drivers. >>> 31 degrees gary knell. >> finally some progress in the debate or the payroll tax cut. what house speaker john boehner predicts about the legislation. >> and if this initiative by first lady michelle guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds

expect that delay now beginning in springfield. in fact, let's go to northbound i-95 north of lorton road. the accident sits in the right lane. you have this delay forming here and then again in springfield, trying to exit to the outer loop of the beltway past that accident after van dorn street. some trouble spots for you in virginia. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street. this is just the normal volume here in landmark. off and on for you as you head to the 14th street bridge. coming up, another look at the accidents at 6:58. >> monika, you should be jealous. this is really cool. we're talking with our friends at busch gardens williamsburg about their annual christmastown event. it involves some animals. joining us is anita jackson. this is greer, the barn owl. check this out. i can pet him. he's beautiful. er. >> so, he is the ambassador to the park? >> he's the very first animal ambassador you're going to meet. when you first come in through england, you'll end up in scottland. he will meet. then you have to come into th

here at robinson terminal, things look pretty good leaving springfield. northbound 59 at the truck scales as you head past dumfries for the right side of the roadway there. we have that accident rohlfing a tractor-trailer. your travel lanes open but under speed. 359 looks good from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> from deadly tornadoes to wicked winter storms, folks across the country had to deal with a lot in 2011. >> we've had a lot going o we take a look at this year's wild weather story. >> reporter: mother nature hitting the u.s. with plenty of surprises this year from hurricanes to an unexpected nor'easter, the headline in 2011 were filled with stories ever wild weather and natural disasters. a busy peer for firefighters in the west and southwest. triple digit temperatures and dry conditions sparking thousands of wildfires in texas. the most devastating blaze in the state's history, the backdrop wildfire destroying over 30,000 acres. >> oh, no. >> reporter: a deadly year for tornadoes. dange

you can see a bit of volume forming in the springfield area. no problems to report heading to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, we'll take a look -- a closer look at virginia roads at 5:17. andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. at 5:so, making news now, herman cain said he's flying to atlanta tomorrow to meet with his wife. cain says he hasn't spoken face- to-face with her since ginger white alleged she had carried on a 13-year affair with the republican presidential candidate. cain lost his front-runner status after sexual harassment allegations surfaced last month. >>> 637 miles sounds like a long drive. but that is how far a group from occupy d.c. plans to walk starting today. the group will leave from the m.l.k. memorial and head to his grave site in downtown atlanta. the ortion of the march says the group is doing it to mark today's anniversary of rosa parks to give up her seat on a montgomery bus in 1955. >>> it is a sure sipe the holiday season is in full swing. new york mayor michael bloomberg flipped a switch to light th

in springfield northbound 95, from newington to springfield, a little heavy but in everything is moving. back to you. >> thank you. >>> harry potter had the magic touch at the box office this year. >> the boy who -- >> the final film in the franchise was the top grossing movie of 2011 with $381 million. rounding out the top three transformers $382 million. and twilight, $271 million. >> we did not spend any money on those. >> i did, actually. i skipped twilight. >>> 33 degrees in the district 6:12. >> idp could face criminal charges for the oil spill in the gulf. >> fairfax police say that a suspect is hiding in peru. >> a mystery >>> and oklahoma infant is the third baby to be second from a rare bacteria possibly linked to tainted infant formula. that baby has recovered. an illinois baby was also second. it was initially linked to enfamil powder formula, but tests show no signs of the bacteria in the formula. >>> the man wanted in connection with a series of bizarre slashings at fairfax county shopping centers is still on the run. >> police believe they think you know where -- believe

northbound i-95 is how it looks like in springfield. delays down in quantico. dumfries up to route one. the volume here as usual at 6:00 in the morning in springfield, we'll take a live look at 395, actually, it is still looking pretty good in landmark. no problems to report at the speed limit up to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:15. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. >> this morning, one person is dead after being shot by police. >> police returned fire after that man was spotted firing a gun of his own. >> this all went down last night along clay terrace and 53rd street. surae chinn is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: that man is dead by the hands of police and according to witnesses, they say this man was high on drugs, on pcp and he was shooting at homes. he was using his gun and firing at homes directly. and more bullets started to fly when police arrived because they say this man refused to put down his gun. this all happened just before 7:00 last night in northeast on terrac

everything doing pretty well in springfield. there was an earlier accident, but that was cleared away quickly. no delays all the way to springfield and continuing on to 395. lanes open. here's a look at the weather. >>> here's a look at the forecast. temperatures today well into the fifties, holding in the '50s tomorrow. 54 degrees on sunday, first day of 2012. then a cold front. much colder on monday. windy on tuesday and wednesday as in the 30's. it's enjoyable the mild weather today. it makes a lot of folks happy. including me. >> happy 2012.

it is helping things along north of the accident along to springfield. the accident with single file traffic getting by to the left. i'll keep you posted on that coming up in my next report at 6:58. >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned united states spy plane yesterday. the news agency says the country's armed forces shot down the men because it violated iranian air space. the plane is a 170 type drone, the pent gun isn't commonning but the drone is one american pilots lost control over in afghanistan late last week. >>> a second person died after being hit by a car on thanksgiving day. he was one of 5-day laborers standing on an island in the parking lot when they were hit by airlink con town car. the accident also killed 41-year-old freddie castillo. >>> nearly a dozen fans were rushed to the hospital last night, injured during an oklahoma state university celebration. fans rushed the field after the team clinched the big 12 championship. osu president says he doesn't know what more stadium security could have done. >>> we asked you every year americ

we will head over to springfield and see how we are doing on 95. south should be out of the voluntarily. right now we are good. the age of the lanes are open early. back to you. >>> thank you. we bought it back with you in a little bit. it is 58 degrees. >> closure for the family of a local utility worker who has been missing for nearly two weeks. they found the body of the check. >>> squaring off for the final time before the iowa caucuses. we have a look back a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with cst 3d white professional effec whitestrips. it penetrates below the enamel surface to whiten asas well as a $500 d dentist treatment. the secret's in the strip. for a smile that's sure to stand out. crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. use these products together for a whiter smile in 1 day. life opens up when you do. >> authorities are still searching for a missing boater. the coast guard says two men from them after their boat capsized and 6:30 bus night. will was pulled to safety.

>>rick pearson one of the things we wanted to ask you was about that atmosphere in springfield during the rod blagojevich time in office did it grind to a halt? >>there was a complete lack of trust in the governor at the time. legislators had to ask for contractual memorandums of understanding with his signature so that they could of force agreementsenforce agreements. it was believed he was operating in his own world the general system assemblyassembly stonewalled ... there was a two-part aspect to the governor he would always find a positive spin in any situation to promote his position ... mike madigan did stand up to rod blagojevich on a number of issues but it was virtually all of the general assembly ... the senate president at that time may have banned his biggest ally pushing the blagojevich agenda but most of the legislators in springfield had no respect for the governor. >>even though he knew he was under the microscope he seemed to continue with business as usual >>because of a massive amounts of money that blagojevich had raised the investigation by the federal government

these girls are from a boys and girls club in springfield, missouri. about 250 children showed up and got coats. here is victoria hayes, a resident at cornerstone outreach. it's a wonderful way to see you generosity make a difference in somebody's life. >> 1 million. we're getting close. every coat counts. >>> let's head back inside and lara. >> every coat counts. very important to us all, america's favorite veterinarian, marty becker, gives us great advice on our four. legged friends. every year, he polls the top professionals in the vet and pet field to get the best products. this year, marty's going to give us the top six. these are fun finds, starting with this fish tank. >> this is a sistine chapel. this is living art by aqua vista. it's for people that don't have the size or the space for an ordinary aquarium. there's different sizes. eight to ten fish in here. all programmable. it is easy to take care of. and it has removable frames here. a little more pop art. yeah. >> it's not inexpensive. >> $299. it's reasonable. >> for a fish tank? >> it re

this is incident-free heading up into springfield. there's an accident though westbound on the prince william parkway at head lee road in dale city. more on that in the next report. back to you mike. >>> making news now at 5:09. the fukushima nuclear power plant is in a shutdown right now. which means the reactors crippled in the earthquake and tsunami have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point which is a good thing. it should end the radiation leaks but there's still a very long clean-up ahead they say. >>> in washington state, debris from the japanese quake and tsunami is starting to wash ashore nine months later. the items found so far include a large black buoy. they believe most of the debris is still in the pacific ocean. >>> a tanker truck fire could keep haunting california commuters long after cleared away. fortunate no one was hurt in there. when the truck caught fire, but the flames were so intense the bridge has to be torn down and the roads needs repairs. >>> a mild night but in for a cooldown this weekend and co

in springfield, we see delays as you head toward springfield. >>> it looks great, a little on the cool side and a lot of sunshine and seasonable, lower 50's later this afternoon this weekend will still be pleasant, sunny, and dry with temperatures 1 a little bit by sunday. next chance of rain comes early next week by tuesday. don't worry about it now. >> that will do it for us. >> for continuing local news, >>> good morning, america. blackout. the moment the lights went out in l.a. breaking news overnight, as hurricane-force winds knock out power to tens of thousands in the west. now, thousands of passengers stranded in the worst wind storms in a decade. >>> santa comes early. stocks surge. one of the largest leaps in three years. what's behind the sudden rise? and has the economy turned the corner for christmas? >>> and juster hours after leaving jail, gary giordano the

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as you head from dale city over to springfield and the beltway. let's go back over to the maps this time to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road. inner loop that construction has been cleared up. a laugh live look into tyson's corner. in my next report we'll go into maryland. >>> i hope you enjoyed the free ride on the inner county connector. the toll roads linking montgomery county and prince georges county. it runs east of interstate 95 in laurel. the remake one mile of the six lane highway. still left to be completed. expected to be finish in 2014. >>> a female military veteran. when you hear that you usually don't think homeless. but reports say there are an estimated 13,000 women in uniform with no fixed addresses. >>> a few of those women received a helpful hand during a ribbon cutting ceremony. lindsey mathis shows us the place these women can now call home. >> reporter: this is the house jessica foreman now calls home. the iraqi war veteran found herself homeless after she left the military and completed sch

springfield it looks pretty good on 95 northbound moving to the springfield interchange and continuing to the 14th street bridge. a little son later this afternoon hours help warm our temperatures 50'sthe lower to middle skies.artly cloudy there will be a few showers not add up toill a whole lot. 35-42 degrees for the overnight high and tomorrow back into the middle 50's. be a cold front late sunday into monday it. at 7:56.l be back ♪ >>> that is one party audience. and something of the conference breaking up. as ron claiborne knows. they are getting ready for tomorrow night. >> we're having a baby. surprise, we're having a baby. congratulations. >> that's terrific. >> i wonder if they're announcing that. >> let's get them a microphone. >> cool. >> we're going to raise our glasses. let's just raise a coffee mug. we'll get the party started in times square. from sam upstairs next to the iconic ball, to ryan seacrest, we bid you a good morning. robin and george off today. >> it's great to be here on this new year's eve eve. >>> traveling is never easy, especially with a newborn. you tr

i can tell you your delays continue as you pass over the springfield interchange. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> the major change you're going to see this weekend at i-66 and the >>> this morning one of america's best known sheriffs is in trouble with the obama administration over his crackdown on illegal immigrants. the sheriff's department accused sheriff joe arpaio of violating latinos' constitutional rights in his government crackdowns. latinos are four to nine times more likely to be stopped by deputies than non-latinos. the justice department is giving arpaio 60 days to change his ways or face a federal lawsuit. >>> new documents say a lack of motive and faulty evidence led to the acquittal of american student amanda knox in the murder of her british roommate. an appeals court overturned the convictions against knox and her former boyfriend rafael solecito in october. courts have to release a document to explain their motivation for reaching a verdict. the court says forensic evidence us

elsewhere, we take a look at the springfield interchange. things are moving smoothly on the wet pavement. it may be a good strategy to give yourself some extra time this morning. dulles. things look pretty good rollroad toll road. >>> there is more breathing room for drivers using westbound 66 in fairfax drive and sycamore street. it's open, and includes the shoulder lane that can be used for emergencies. >>> hundreds of people are gathering along the national mall this week as part of an effort called take back the capital. the group is not affiliated with the occupy movement. members say their goal is to remind congress about the 99% who are struggling right now. >> what do we want? >> vowing to take back the capital, hundreds of protesters proclaiming to be the 90% are setting their sights on congress. >> the government is supposed to be our lobbyist. instead, they are being lo bbied by corporations. >> those who have voted for these cuts are the things that have gotten us to where we are now. >> that is not the people's house. >> a a ele

the home in springfield, missouri, is outfitted with 120 ,000 lights and christmas figures. people come from everywhere to take it in. it's a huge operation so that local youth groups can come in and set up all those lights and eventually take them down. we do lights, but we don't do lights like that. >> 120,000. they only have 600,000 at the mormon temple. that's a lot of lyings. >> lights. >> we have a little bit of rain south of town. the headline is colder air. temperature correction as we like to say. we are about 20 degrees cooler now than we were this time last night. let's start with the big picture. we'll zoom in. we have this one little storm. it's about the only thing on the map. passing to our south, producing rain in through southern maryland. it has been mixed with sleet at times. got it off of facebook that is mixing with sleet. we are looking at a little bit of mixed precipitation in west virginia. but it's going to be out of here quickly, and if you're d.c. north, you aren't going to see anything but clouds. you do not need to take your umbrella. i would bun

peggy fox, reporting live in springfield. >>> a doctor is under arrest accusedch selling oxycontin. he put close to 8000 oxycodone pills on the street every week through his doctor's office. four of his patients are under arrest tonight. they are all due in court in february. >>> the iowa caucuss are three weeks from today as the republican presidential candidates are turning up the heat. newt gingrich and mitt romney are in new hampshire today and will both be back in iowa later this week for thursday's debate. today gingrich fired back at romney for saying gingrich could return the $1.6 million gingrich provided for strategic advice to freddiemac. >> i would just say if governor romney would like to give back all the money he has earned from bankrupting employees, i would be glad to listen to him. and i'll bet you $10, not $10,000, that he won't take the offer. >> reporter: gingrich is referring to the high takes bet romney threw down at saturday night's presidential debate. that bet came as's accused his rival, rick perry, of misquoting him. romney bet perry $10,000 he was right.

so high temperatures in arlington and springfield, you might be 51 in springfield. 50 in arlington. maybe not quite 50 in rockville and gaithersburg and bowie. but still dead on average really. 49 in reston and sterling. 48 in leesburg and 48 for a high also in manassas. all right. your zone forecast. remember all six zones are still on our website at wusa9.com. 34 tomorrow in oakland. they officially had 10.5 inches of snow last night. 44 in cumberland. mid to upper 40s in hagerstown, martinsburg, 46 in winchester. culpeper i think you're going to make 50. no problem. upper 40s in warrenton, manassas, leesburg about 48. fairfax 49. downtown we'll say 49. you go up 270, still in the upper 40s in gaithersburg and frederick. you go into southern maryland, maybe around 50 down towards la plata, 50 over towards the bay. winds well below small craft advisory criteria. that will change, i think, on saturday. probably have to issue one on saturday. 26-36 to start tomorrow morning and then 45-49 by noon. clouds come in by evening. 47-52 but still all and all a pretty average decent december

>> if they don't, shame on then. >> reporter: some in springfield, virginia, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> in hawaii, a memorial ceremony for those who died on d-day, 120 survivors joined the secretary of the navy and other military leaders for a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. local time, the exact time the bombs hit the harbor 70 years ago. f-22 jets from the hawaiian national guard flew over in missing man formation. throughout this week, the ashes of some veterans of the attack are being scattered over the ship that sang in the harbor. --sa, in k in the harbor. >>> and another view of the snow in western maryland. three to four inches have fallen making for a pretty picture and, of course, some of the roads might be hazardous to drive on with that snow there their and some roads locally. >> the rain and that is a huge story locally and the temperature here in the district is still way too warm for any problems. >> yeah. >> and that is going to be an interesting evening. this is all over by 2 in the morning. >> right. >> and now we have a severe thunderstorm watch that is going up fr

last live look, northbound 95 in springfield, overall delays prince william parkway to the occoquan river. right here heading for 395 or the beltway. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:12. jessica and andrea? >> thank you, monika. this morning, the fbi is helping area police departments find out if a local woman is behind more crimes than we already knew about. >> the crime she's already suspected of includes carjackings and bank robberies. >> the suspect is a 26-year-old woman named stephanie lynn schwab. surae chinn has more on the investigation and how police finally caught up with her. good morning, surae. >> good morning. it was the third attempted bank robbery, the bb and t in mclain that helped police nab their suspect. that's 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab. sky 9 above as they capture here. police close in and make their arrest. the 26-year-old and former ms13 gang member was stopped on old georgetown road in bethesda. after she led them on a police chase, crashed her car and after a short foot chase. police say her week and a half crime spree ended yesterday afternoon, wan

a live look just south of springfield interchange in virginia. 46 degrees there right now. check out the traffic. not too bad for this time of the morning. apparently a lot of people have started their christmas vacation. >> it looks like a lot of lights but they usually are more concentrated. >> we want to thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein out on the we're -- weather terrace. usually he has the 180s. >> i could use a light jacket. some spots are closer to 40. i was noticing here even on the knockout roses, we have buds getting ready to bloom here. i'll cut them down when it gets colder if it gets colder. it will be gorgeous here in another few days. we certainly have the warm weather around and the more rain on the way. let's talk about our day planner for you on this thursday. a few breaks of sunshine this morning. some patchy fog south. temps in the upper 50s by noon. as we'll go overcast this afternoon. rain arrives tonight. highs from 57 to 63. rain overnight in pennsylvania has pulled awa