campus of virginia tech. gunshots fired. students locked down. >> as soon as i saw his face, i just started crying. >> reporter: around 12:30, virginia state poe and atf agents descend on campus after hearing reports of gunshots fired. the gunman walking up to a four-year veteran virginia tech police officer who was conducting a traffic stop. they say the suspect fired his weapon. officers quickly came running to the scene but it was too late. >> and they opened his car door and when they opened it, he just fell out towards the ground, sorry, and i could see his face and he was covered in blood. i don't know if the blood was coming from his head or face exactly. >> reporter: the suspect already took off at that point running towards another lot about a quarter mile away. police, though, were on his tail. >> at approximately 1:00 p.m., an officer observed a suspicious subject in the i lot and upon returning to the area to make contact with the subject found them deceased of a gunshot wound. >> investigators feel confident tha

campus of virginia tech. we have on the line with us brian walz, a full-time employee at virginia tech. a video producer in the athletic department. brian, can you tell us what you are seeing there on campus, any sign of injuries or shooting victims? >> no, i'm not really seeing anything right now. we're on lockdown so i'm in my office in the department here. >> have -- did you go outside at all? were you able to see anything before the lockdown? >> i did. i was in the studio and heard probably between 10 and 15 different sirens go by and just out of curiosity i walk outside and saw big -- large group of officers gathered and some other people from the department here in the parking lot just looking to see what was going on, wasn't sure if it was a traffic accident or something. then i ended up seeing an individual on the ground being attempted -- rescue workers attempting resuscitation. then the alarm, the campus al m alarm, i alert alarm went off and i just got back to the building as quickly as i could. >>

live on virginia tech's campus, i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. >> we're learning more about the victim. he is 39-year-old derek crouse, an army veteran and father of five. he joined the campus police force just six months after the 2007 shooting spree at virginia tech. we'll continue to follow this story all day long. watch us on news 4 and nbcwashington.com. that is "news 4 today." thank you for beginning ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman.

gingrich is polling first in virginia and he lives in virginia and he pledges to deliver vastly more signatures to get on the ballot in virginia. and he did not get on the ballot. fail. and it still looks like a newt gingrich fail. who can't get on the ballot there responds to not getting on the ballot there by letting his campaign compare the situation to december 1941. he compared not getting on the ballot in virginia to pearl harbor. you cannot get more fail on the head of this pin. no more fail will fit. except it's worse here. because we're not just talking about newt gingrich. he is not the only candidate who failed to make the ballot in virginia. although nobody else compared it to pearl harbor. it is also michele bachmann, rick perry, jon huntsman, and rick santorum. none of them qualified to be on the ballot in virginia. the only choices for virginia republicans will be mitt romney and ron paul. because they are the only two who turned in enough signatures to qualify. whatever you think of the republican candidates or republican politics this year, are these two guys a reaso

. >> a virginia family members a loved one shot and killed at a dinner virginia tech. >>> and the scandal that ended joe paterno's career. >> and green monday. we will explain. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> time to get the week started. good morning, washington. it's monday, december 12. i am cynne simpson. >> i am greta kreuz. it is cool out there. >> look at the numbers. mainly in the '20s. 18 degrees in leesburg along with strasbourgurg. 20 in charlestown. temperatures will rise to the mid 40's this afternoon. a few degrees warmer tomorrow afternoon, near 50 degrees. near average for temperatures today and tomorrow, partly cloudy today. mostly sunny tomorrow. next chance of rain on thursday. >>> we will take our picture post on the facebook. you can do the same. normal troubled times working for us. volume increasing. normal troubled times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. looks good on the greenway, the toll road. 66 between centreville and the beltway. no trouble on 270. >>> an enormous crowds will gather at virginia tech today to honor th

the term virginia tech was a top trending topic on twitter of four hours. twitterthousands of posted messages to virginia tech community the incident came to an end. >>> we're learning more about bill local impact the shooting has had, not only on parents, also on family members of those who lost their lives in to douse an seven. gonzales joins us live from satellite center. >> we spoke with virginia tech families who say they are slowly moving forward. today's incident did reopen old but gave them hope that school appears to have some eventards in place to the of another massacre. >> not again. >> when shots rang out this afternoon, they reverberated than 200 miles away. >> there were similarities between what happens then and what happened today. killed inghter was on campusng rampage four years ago. today's incident brought back memories. >> we still have friends and neighbors to have children who attend school there. >> this mother -- >> they were just on pins and were withcause they us that we found out that lesley of the victims. >> he also is keeping

fairfax county, virginia state police, and the virginia department of emergency management will take part in the drill. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in tysons corner. the ramp connecting southbound route 7 to southbound route 123 is reopened today. it was closed in december of 2010 to construction crews could work on a tunnel for the dulles metro rail project. >>> today air force hits the field for the military bowl presented by northrop-grumman. they'll take on the toledo rockets at rfk stadium. it's set to kick off at 4:30, and there's still plenty of good seats available. air force has won their past two bowl games. >> good for them. go military, right? >>> it's now 6:07. 42 degrees. ahead, why a long flight may be >>> 6:10 now. 42 degrees out there. the rain is gone now. moving in some cooler temperatures. we haven't seen anything yet. veronica's saying the real winter is arriving soon. >> get out that day planner and mark down next tuesday because it is coming. >> yeah. preparation is everything, and you know, a lot of folks still have time off from christmas going ri

and virginia neighborhoods. they first turned up a week ago saturday, but at least two residents on north 25th street in arlington found the sheets lying next to their newspapers. others were found in cleveland park and dupont circle in northwest washington. the fliers came the jewish people have taken over the world and altered the asxis of the earth. >> i have lived here most of my life. i have never seen anything that approximates or any hint of anything that comes off of this flier. it was totally, thoroughly shocking. >> we certainly hear of anti-semitic rants and ravings going on, but we don't think of it happening here. >> the fliers have been turned over to police in both d.c. and arlington. a viewer tells news 4 the fliers have also showed up in north takoma park, maryland. hopper says she's taking her flier to the anti-defamation league. >>> this morning the federal aviation administration is looking for a new leader. 65-year-old randy babbitt resigned tuesday days after police arrested him for drunk d

most locations are above freezing across west virginia, maryland, and virginia. right near the bay it's in the low 40s to upper 30s. bay water temperatures are in the mid-40s now. so any breeze off the bay actually is a little bit milder. the temperatures in the 30s out of the mountains mainly because we've got a cloud cover holding in warmth. there's a warm front triggering rain in ohio, indiana, parts of kentucky. that will stay warm throughout the day. sunrise at 7:18. a little sun, then a cloudy afternoon. highs should reach the low and mid-50s by midafternoon. your evening planner at 5:11. let's have a look at our wednesday commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> let's start with the drive along i-95. this is your commute in virginia coming out of triangle and making your way towards the beltw beltway. still a lot of green in both directions. we'll check live cameras just to be sure. here's the view at prince william parkway. you are clear. if you're traveling on i-95, continuing on to 395, the view looks just as nice. light volume, no accidents

tech in blacksbur virginia. the school says it happened in a parking lot near the school's coliseum which is an athletic facility. the school issuing an alert saying, quote, gunshots reported, coliseum parking lot. stay inside, secure doors, emergency personnel responding. call 911 for help. national correspondent steve centanni is live in our d.c. bureau. we've got a team head today the scene right now as well. steve, what do we know so far? >> reporter: yeah. well, as you know, the university's very proactive about notifying students. you mentioned they're being advised on their web site, there are other systems for keeping students in the loop and keeping them safe and indoors and out of the line of fire that might endanger them. so on the web site which has the latest information from the university web site saying now not only has there been a suspected shooting and a suspect identified, but a police officer has been shot. that's the latest from web site from the university down there. a potential second vi

today, it is virginia. northbound 95 heading to the accident right at the beltway along the right side. we'll take a live look on the outer loop of the beltway before telegraph road. two right lanes blocked. delays beginning at van dorn street. a quick look at the beltway north of town. normal slow traffic on the outer loop 95 to georgia. >> early show is next. they'll be live at virginia tech and they'll talk about tim tebow mania coming up. >> olga and i will be back in 25 minutes with an update on traffic and weather. >> have a great weekend. go, navy. we'll see you

but elsewhere, quite a bit of cloudiness across virginia, maryland, and west virginia coming in from the west/northwest. there's a warm front triggering some rain way out in western west virginia into ohio, indiana, michigan, and parts of kentucky. that's going to be staying generally way to our west. however, far western maryland may get a few sprinkles over the morning hours. sunrise at 7:18. they'll have quite a bit of cloudiness. maybe a few peeks of sun in and out. we're seeing the moon showing through from time to time. moons high in the western sky. by midafternoon, ought to be making it in the upper 40s. low and mid-50s. a milder day on the way. overnight tonight, turning cool again. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at the wednesday commute. danella, how are things looking now. >>> over in germantown, a pedestrian struck. it has your exit ramp to germantown road completely shut. this is from i-270 southbound, you cannot get on germantown road. you are jammed. this is the view at father hurley. you can see these cars are at a complete stop as they m

we're going to be live in virginia tech this hour. >>> a virginia state trooper is expected to make a full recovery after being shot on the side of i-95 in caroline county. the trooper stopped to pick up a pedestrian yesterday afternoon. there was a struck and will both he and the suspect fired shots. the suspect who was also shot is listed in critical condition this morning. >>> the gop presidential candidates squaring off this weekend. >>> first, sentencing day for a former prince george's county counselwoman, leslie johnson learning her fate just days after her husband was sentenced in a corruption scandal. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> former counselwoman leslie johnson will be sentenced today for her role in a corruption scheme that also has her husband headed to prison. she pleaded guilty to witness tampering. she faces up to 18 months behind bars. her husband

, panhandle of west virginia. getting showers from northern montgomery county into frederick and howard counties and points north and west of there getting a few passing showers. it's a mild morning. we're in the 50s from the mountains to the beaches. closer to washington, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county in the 50s. upper 50s in washington. later today, occasional showers. sunrise at 7:12. during the afternoon, featuring the low 60s to mid-60s briefly with occasional showers. we'll get more this evening as well. remaining mild. down in the upper 50s by midnight. sunset today at 4:46. could get some snow tonight. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> crews are working to reopen route 3 northbound. for now route 3 northbound still closed at route 50 because of the overnight accident. chopper 4 is there live. you can see southbound lanes are open. again, northbound still closed. going to keep watching this for you all morning and give you

it is pretty broken back into west virginia and just getting well moving into areas of southwestern virginia, some moderately heavy rain. that's a couple of hours away. i think the moderately heavy rain starts now from noon to 1:00, maybe even earlier. the high today 49 degrees, thanks to a wind out of the south. moderate and heavy rain will reduce the visibility today. keep that in mind if you've got plans to be out on area roads between noontime and 6:00 today. by 7:00 our rain will end, will clear rather quickly. it will be breezy. that is going to lead us with a rather kind of chilly day tomorrow. we'll talk about how much wind we're going to get coming up in a couple of minutes. and your four-day forecast that does include new year's eve and new year's day. hello. hello. time to celebrate a bit, right, carol? >> and cheers. >>> we had a lot of accidents and incidents early this morning. some very early morning hours got us off to a very weird start. at the moment op the inner loop of the beltway in virginia, an accident at 236. all lanes getting by. police are there on the scene. over a

here at the virginia tech campus at the castle coliseum. ken molestina, 9news now. >> officer deriek crouse was an officer, husband, father and soldier. tonight his family is coming with the grips that he is gone. >> there's a point where you think that someone is invincible, nothing is going to happen to them. and this is just a complete shock. >> it really hasn't set in yet. to see his picture on tv, you feel so proud of him and everybody he's accomplished. >> crouse enlisted in the army right after graduating from carroll county high school. he served an 18-month tour of duty in iraq in 2003 and 2004. he later joined the army reserve and eventually the police force at virginia tech. he leaves behind his wife tina, his 16-year-old son dustin and four stepchildren. >>> tonight a man accused of shooting a state trooper on i95 is dead. herbert wheeler died this morning. virginia state police now say trooper michael hamer shot him in a struggle. it all started yesterday when a dmv special agent tried to stop wheeler for reckless driving but h

was are just fine no problem it's the name of the game so then why is rick perry suing the state of virginia now. you see rick perry just like newt gingrich didn't get enough eligible signatures to have his name put on the ballot in virginia for the republican primary he needed ten thousand and actually got more than that but thanks to laws in virginia designed to kick voters off the rolls many of those signatures were declared invalid because the addresses didn't exactly match the addresses listed in the state's voter registration database so now rick perry suddenly has a problem with these restrictive voter id laws as perry's own communications director said regarding the lawsuit we believe that the virginia provisions unconstitutional they restrict the rights of candidates and voters by severely restricting access to the ballot and we hope to have these provisions overturned or modified to provide greater ballot access to virginia voters and the candidates seeking to earn their support you see rick perry is today's pastor name who watched thousands and thousands of people in germany be ta

suspected gunman in thursday's deadly virginia tech shooting. >> he is not a virginia tech student. >> reporter: they are not releasing his name until they identify next of kin. police still do not know why he walked up to 39-year-old derek kraus during a routine traffic stop on campus and shot him. >> you can see his face covered in blood. >> reporter: police later found the suspect a half-mile away wearing different clothes. they say he had stuffed the old clothes in a back pack. he apparently killed himself with the same gun. heavily armed police swarmed the campus as it went into lock- down for hours. the scene brought back memories of 5 years ago when a gunman killed 32 people before taking his own life. it remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. police say they have dashboard camera video of the suspect from the officer's car shows the man holding a handgun. >> the clothing that this individual had open at the vehicle and based on eyewitness descriptions match that of the clothing found in the back pack. >> crowds joined the virginia tech police force six m

the officer gunned down on virginia tech's campus last week will be laid to rest today. funeral services for officer deriek crouse will begin in two hours on the blacksburg campus. our surae chinn has more. >> reporter: students, faculty and staff are gathering on camp us to honor the life of 39- year-old virginia tech police officer deriek crouse. his family is trying to come to grips with the unspeakable tragedy. >> i was like it can't be him. because you know, if you make it through iraq, you can make it through anything. >> a large legion of law enforcement are expected to attend from across the country. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time radford student ashley gunned down the officer who was making a routine traffic stop. >> do not leave this room until you're told. >> the university went on lockdown until officers learned the shooter turned the gun on himself. the hokey nation reminded once again of tragedy, remembering the terror of the 2007 massacre that took 33 lives, including the gunman. but they also know how quickly the campus comes together in t

. >>> tonight virginia tech is a campus still shaken. frightened and frozen for hours they were facing the unspeakable. >> across campus chaos seems all too familiar there after two people were found shot to death. one of them a campus police officer. the father of six shot dead in his control car. a second person found dead in a nearby parking lot. >> that person now believed to be the officer's killer. peggy fox joins us live. >> reporter: derek, the shooting happened on the other side of lane stadium. that is where derek krause lost his life and virginia tech was the scene of another tragic shooting. but this time the school handled it differently. [ sirens ] >> reporter: sirens blaired across the campus minutes after a subject shot a police officer. >> there were so many police officers everywhere and it was just nuts. we didn't want to go outside. >> reporter: before it became clear that the gunman in today's attack was dead, the school locked down the campus and used a high tech alert system. >> i got five text messages in about an

they saw someonexd shoot a virginia tech police officer. the suspect ran off. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of our police officer. we extend our deepest sympathy and condolences. they rue on thatly put themselves at risk for our safety and we are deeply grateful for their service. >> reporter: the university of virginia state police will not confirm if the second person killed was the shooter. however, they slay there is no imminent danger and have lifted the lockdown. police are still trying to determine if the police officer killed was targeted. we'll be monitoring updates on this. >>> we're continually updating it on our website. when we're not on the air, you can get latest details there with the abc2 news app. >>> the latest from harford county where a woman made a gruesome discovery. she had discovered a man shot to death behind the wheel of the car. the victim has been identified as christopher alves of edge wood. it appeared no one reported it. >>> prosecutors in georgia plan to seek the death penalty of the man accu

virginia. it's down into the upper 20s in most locations. blue ridge east of the bay, it's generally above freezing, mid 30s. but a few isolated spots in frederick, loudoun county, southern maryland away from the waters and the eastern shore. near the waters, it's near 40 degrees. sunrise is at 7:07. day planner, by 9:00, it should be near 40. so a cold morning. dress accordingly. that wind coming out of the northwest gust to go around 10 to 15 miles per hour. but by noon time, the wind should diminish. it should be near 50 bright and sunny through the afternoon. highs reaching low to mid 50s. and a clear evening and chilly. sunset will be at 4:47. and another cold start tomorrow morning. it will be near freezing starting off friday morning. bright and sunny day tomorrow. highs near the low to mid 50s. chilly temperatures, highs in the 40s to near 50 and then another cold start sunday morning. sunday afternoon, clouds begin to increase. it will be in the low 50s. clouding up sunday night into m

upper teens in virginia, maryland, and west virginia. prince george's county only near 20 degrees now. mid-20s in washington, right by the bay, and on the eastern shore it's in the mid and upper 20s. as we look at the view from space, we've got high clouds coming in from south and west. there's an area of rain way down in florida and south carolina. that will stay to our south today. 7:17 is the sunrise. by 9:00 we should be above freezing. by noontime into the low 40s. mid-40s by the midafternoon. overnight tonight, we'll clear out. temperatures will plummet again. mid-30s by midnight. and then the mid and upper 20s tomorrow morning. probably not as cold as this morning. a lot of sun on tuesday. into the low 50s during the afternoon. wednesday, sunny in the morning and freezing and near 50 during the afternoon with increasing clouds. and then a bit milder on thursday. cloudy into the mid-50s early afternoon. late afternoon into the evening hours, there's a pretty good chance of rain moving in as the front goes by. after the front goes b

it got a modern twist yesterday as a navy ship arrived in virginia beach, virginia, and a sailor from california disembarked. tony lopez of kovr tv has our story. >> reporter: it's a big-time kiss from a small town girl. that small town placerville. that big kiss making history as the first openly gay first kiss from a member of the military to their significant other upon return. petty officer second class marisa gatea planted that peck on her girlfriend of two years. and snell also a member of the u.s. navy after gala's return from 80 days at sea. both beamed with pride after the sailor-to-sailor smooch. >> i feel lice about it. nice to be myself. it's a long time coming. been there for two and a half years and very recent to changes coming into effect and it's been nothing but positive so it's been pretty awesome to say the least. >> reporter: outside of placerville, her mom was happy to talk. kim gatea says she couldn't be more proud. >> i was overwhelmed with proudness of my daughter. wow. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: the kiss got reaction from some of marisa's hometo

traveling southbound in virginia, no issues at all. northbound travel time for you right now, 50 miles per hour. to make your way from the occoquan to the beltway, that trip will take you 12 minutes at this time. if you're continuing on to 395, not seeing any issues there. here's a look at edsall as you make your way north towards the 14th street bridge. seeing some volume, no major delays. here's a view of 14th street bridge. not so bad as you make your way across and into the city. no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> breaking news out of iraq. the u.s. military says it has handed over control of camp victory to the iraqi government. the base at the edge of baghdad used to be the headquarters for the u.s. military during the war there. >> it's a very significant and symbolic transition because it represents how the u.s. forces are going to, in fact, do exactly what we say. we're honoring our commitments, and as the vice president said, we make promises, and we keep them. >> the base was

>> 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 the country. any funeral with a fallen officer, you can expect that, again, this is a head of a vigil on campus. a wake yesterday for 39-year- old fallen virginia tech police officer deriek crouse. he was gunned down thursday in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time student ross ashley gunned down the officer while he made a routine traffic stop and ashley turned

it was later found on the virginia tech campus. ashley was a 2007 graduate at spotsylvania high school. he played football and his head coach said he was well known. i talked to that head coach tonight. he said the tragedy is a shock to them all. >> everyone that knew ross ashley was definitely shocked and saddened that this happened. >> that incident prompted a lookdown in the campus and revived memories of the gunman rampage in 2007 that left 33 people dead. officer deriek crouse joined the police department in october 2007. he was married with five kids and funeral services are set for monday on campus. as for ashley, not much is known about his state of mind. someone who knew him says he had recently shaved his head and other than running down the hallways he was quiet and normal. >> did miss have any contact with ross -- police have any contact with ross prior to this? >> state police tonight tell me he had no criminal record in virginia and that further adds to the mystery of why he snapped the way he did. >>> thousands gathe

a nightmare in blacksburg, virginia. a shooting on the virginia tech campus. two people have been shot and killed, include a police officer. the gunman is still on the loose. the campus remains locked down. the officer was reportedly shot during what is being described as a routine traffic stop. a second victim was killed nearby in the parking lot. wjz will continue to update this story throughout the newscast. >>> a firefighter dies battling an apartment house fire. the massachusetts firefighter went into the building to help someone who was trapped, then got stuck in the fire when a portion of the house collapsed. at least one other firefighter has reportedly been hurt. no word on how that fire started. >>> a student jumps to the rescue when a school bus driver falls asleep at the wheel. here's the report from washington state. >> definitely a crash. nobody else noticed anything. and he was asleep. and he can't notice anything. >> 17-year-old emmanuel williams was riding to high school. while his school bus was on the freeway. emmanuel notices a bus driver i

there is a somber mood on the campus of virginia tech just like it was four years ago. the community once again tries to cope when they are overwhelmed with emotions of sadness and loss. shocked and saddened by the shooting that left the campus police officer dead, students at virginia tech are once again trying to find strength at the end of the semester. >> we are really saddened by this crazy want an act of violence. >> tonight, students are planning a candlelight vigil to honor the officer. for the past four years he works to protect students and staff in blacksburg. last night more than 100 members,hokie nation gathered them to see that -- >> i am without words. >> one freshman was on campus at the time of the tragedy. she was ordered to stay in the library where she got some of the chaos and her cell phone. >> you are hurt and scared at the same time and you have all these emotions. >> this situation is all too familiar for the virginia tech family. in 2007, gunmen killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. coley adams daughter was one of the victims. >>

life on virginia tech's campus is slowly getting back on track. but one day since tragedy struck here again the friday routine anything but normal. >> reporter: it is easier now, knowing the situation has been handled. but your mind still wand enters our hearts are going out to the officer who died. >> reporter: students preparing for finals say it's been tough to focus on the studying. the horror still has people here rattled. >> still a bit of shock and definitely grieving -e i honestly we realize our time here is precious. >> reporter: those sentiments are now turning into grief and warning. hundreds are expected to turn out for a candlelight vigil to honor officer derek krause. his family home was visibly guarded by police today as his family grieved. >> we can let them know we support them and we know the hardship they are going through that is 30 minutes from now. students are starting to arrive here as well as other people of the hokie community. we have learned a couple of minutes ago a funeral has been planned for 2:00 p.m. monday at the

charleston, west virginia, up to pittsburgh, and it's light rain across virginia. that will probably increase in intensity as we get into the afternoon. we were around the low 60s around dawn this morning, and now it's in the 50s throughout much of the area and in the mountains it's dipped down into the 40s and down in the 30s further to the west. rain heavy at times, and flooding likely. and then this evening, we will get that rain changing over to some snow in the metro area around 9:00, 10:00 tonight and earlier than that further to the west by midnight. three to six inches in the far western maryland area, and that mostly on grassy areas, and melting on roadways, and just a dusting perhaps for northwest washington nearby suburbs along the interstate corridor, along grassy areas. and the cold and dry weather will be here, thursday, all the way into next week. that's the way it looks now. >> all right. >>> danella, what is traffic looking like now? >> busy as well. flooding is causing problems and taking away some of the roadways. route 450 to fence highway, your

right now it's below freezing, frosty cold, in the 20s throughout much of maryland, virginia, west virginia. right in the bay and along the tidal potomac, it's a little bit above freezing. most locations below freezing on this friday morning. we've had high pressure moving in. as it has pushed in, we've had our sky clear. we're going to have a lot of sunshine today as the high pressure will be over us. sunrise this morning at 7:15. throughout the day today, we'll have temperatures cold this morning. and then by noontime the upper 40s. may actually hit low 50s by midafternoon. and then by sunset down into the 40s again today. sunset at 4:46. a look at your friday evening planner. that will be in ten minutes. here's a look at the friday morning commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> let's start out in howard county. if you're traveling route 1, washington boulevard at troy hill drive, all of your lanes are blocked due to the accident there. use caution and avoid the area. going to keep watching that are inform you. if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery cou

suburbs in northern virginia and much of northern virginia getting sprinkles in the green. there's rain further west and that should move in later this afternoon as we have a front moving in. before then, up and around 60 degrees, and that rain may linger into tonight. >> thank you, tom. >>> and let's see how the roads are looking. a really terrible commute this morning. >> it was terrible this morning. a couple problems facing you right now, 66 east at the beltway, disabled vehicle blocks the right lane. you are slow just around 123, and it's aslow approach making your way towards the beltway on 66. and downed power lines and route 2 still shut down, and alternate road for you is to jump on 468 here and continue your commute either north or south. also, this was a mess today. outer loop of the beltway crossing the american legion bridge had an earlier accident on the dulles toll road and tied up traffic for hours, and it's out of the roadway and things look normal. back to you. >> thank you. >>> d.c. police are investigating an overnight stabbing in northeast. it happened

in virginia, they're paying $3.17 at the pump. in west virginia, the average is $3.37 for a gallon of regular. >>> more shoppers are buying gifts online this holiday season. it's not over yet. comscore found online sales in the u.s. up 15% at $24.6 billion this year alone. the research firm says all signs are pointing to a strong finish to the season. today is known as green monday. over the past six years, the second monday of december has consistently ranked among the top spending days of the season. many of those online orders are being shipped today of all days. in fact, this is expected to be the busiest shipping day of the year. news 4's tracee wilkins is live at the fedex shipping facility in northeast washington. tracee, good morning. we are going to hold you to shipping that package over to us. >> reporter: good morning. out here in the facility. they don't have the packages moving yet. that's going to happen in just a little while. they're preparing for all the packages coming in today. we're looking at 17 million packag

the slain officer at virginia tech was derek crouse. he is survived by tina crouse and the blended family of five children. tina crouse told the times he was my idol. i was jealous of him. he did everything so well. the officer's widow told the newspaper, i wish i kissed him better that morning. back at the home in which the accused shooter, ross ashley, grew up. his parents and the last 24 hours have posted no less than five signs that read, no trespassing. the five no trespassing signs were nailed up on saturday morning. the only other tidbit we know is the ap quote at students saying that ross actually broke up with his girlfriend this past summer, but friends at radford tell the news agency he never expressed any intention to commit violence. john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >> a takoma park man is fighting for his life after app attempted carjacking. this happened at a gas station on east west highway when a 19- year-old suspect tried to steal the man's porsche. police say when the man confronted the suspect, he saw inside his vehicle, h

picture perfect day in virginia. south county stallions playing hanover for a spot in the state championship. up 7-0. shane foley pitches to andrew recter. check it out here. stays behind his blocker. breaks a tackle. breaks off a 22 yard touchdown. it's 14-0, south county. third quarter. stallions lead 24-7. perfect pass to ferguson. he had three tds and a field goal. nice. first play, fourth quarter. foley up top to josephs. 21 yard scoring strike. south county wins it 38-22 advancing to the state title for the first time in school history. they'll play next saturday at noon in charlottesville. elsewhere in virginia. centreville is moving on. oscar smith for the state title next week in charlottesville. briar woods advances with a 31-0 shutout. falcons will play christiansburg next saturday at liberty university. briar woods playing for back-to-back state championships >> and in middletown beats douglass and river hill beats thomas johnson, 41-13. college basketball now. at verizon center yesterday afternoon an epi

much of virginia and maryland and west virginia. it is subfreezing and frosty cold. that bright moon now in the western sky will be partially eclipsed predawn tomorrow. just very, very briefly. we're only going to see a very little hint of lunar eclipse predawn on saturday morning here. this morning that moon is bright and full and getting ready to set in the western sky. it will be completely full tonight. it's nearly full this morning. we've got a clear sky now. we'll have high clouds drifting in later today. temperatures will be climbing into the upper 40s by noontime and then middle of the afternoon. low 50s, going to feel very pleasant for a december day. then clouds close in late afternoon and overnight tonight. a look at your friday evening planner in about ten minutes. here's a look at the friday evening commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> still seeing all of your lanes blocked in both directions. route 1 washington boulevard at troy hill drive. please watch out for that as you're making your commute. if you're traveling on i-270, not really

three are in virginia. the closest is richmond. sears is expected to announce the rest of the list early next year. >>> customers of verison wireless is for you. you spoke, verison listened. better yet, you listened and verison backed down. siting customer feedback, it is dropping the plan to charge a fee for paying bills on the phone or online. verison had planned to start charging its customers $2 for each transaction. opposing that fee. >> a $5 million lawsuit over an 80-cent refund is making the u.s. chamber of commerce. coming in at number 3, some young adults who sued their mom for sending cards without gifts and playing favorites. number two was a man who illegally brought a gun into a bar, got injured and sued the bar for not searching him for a weapon. at the top of this list, a convict who sued the couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police. you can take a look at this entire crazy list at wusa9.com. just click on the buzz. >>> still ahead, they raised from the ridiculous to the remarkable. a look at the top vid

of violence -- tragedy again struck virginia tech. a police officer was murdered. >> it was just after midday when a virginia tech police officer pulled over a driver in a campus parking lot. witnesses told police that another man walked up and shot the officer and then ran toward a nearby building. later, police observed a suspicious man in a different campus parking lot about a quarter mile away from the shooting scene. >> we returned to that area to make contact with the shooting suspect. >> investigators say the campus and community are secure. in the moments following the shooting, the university sent out an alert saying stay inside, secured doors, kallman 11 for help. tactical teams and local and state police swarmed to the campus, searching for the gunman. >> they came through, a whole team of them, like swat team guys, with their guns drawn and everything, clearing out the entire building. >> the community wide warning system went into place following the 2007 attack that left 32 people dead before the lone gunman killed himse

and the state of virginia. thanks, peter. >> yeah. >> jamie: well, there's a lot more, kelly, to talk about this. let's bring in the panelist. great to see both of you, in black, i think you both got the memo there. are you mourning the fact that this happened? i have to start with you, angela and ask what this means for the g.o.p. >> well, it's not bad for the g.o.p., but it's bad for newt gingrich. i mean, it questions his organizational skills, his political skills, not to be on the ballot in virginia, and you only need 10,000 signatures and now newt gingrich is bashing the process and also, jamie, he's not on the ballot in missouri and that was by choice and gingrich says that, you know, missouri's primary is a beauty contest he doesn't need to be a part of so i think it's very bad for newt gingrich, but not for the g.o.p. >> you know, you shared, angela, some of your thoughts ahead of the show with us and kirsten let me show you the poll, virginia and where the g.o.p. voters stand right now. if you look at

. >>> a frightening day at virginia tech. >> do not leave this room until you're told. you understand? >> an officer killed, the campus on lockdown. the suspected gunman dead. tonight the series of events that brought back the emotions of that terrible day in 2007. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. new details about the deadly shooting that sent shock waves through the virginia tech campus again. police just released this photo of the officer who was killed this afternoon. he's identified as 39-year-old deriek crouse. he was apparently ambushed during a traffic stop. fox 5's bob barnard has been learning more about it, joins us live from the virginia campus down in blacksburg. bob. >> reporter: brian, officer crouse was from the nearby community of christiansburg. he was an army veteran, married, the father of five children and step children, his murder this afternoon touching off another terrifying day here at virginia tech. >> keep your heads up. we'll take care of your, promise. >> our hearts are broken -- you, promise. >> our heart

elsewhere, down into the low and mid-20s throughout most of west virginia, virginia, maryland, and the eastern shore. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties in the low and mid-20s now. under a clear sky, we'll have lots of sun this morning. by midday, we'll have it warming up nicely into the mid-40s. above freezing by 9:00. a lot of sun into early afternoon and clouding up by late afternoon. sunrise at 7:22. sunset at 4:49. a look at your evening planner coming up in about ten minutes. here's a look at the monday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling along 295 we'll take a look together. i'll show you a live camera. i'm not seeing any issues on bw parkway in maryland. here's a look at maryland 32. no issues there at all as you're traveling along bw parkway. if you're traveling along i-270 southbound making your way towards montrose road, still seeing construction further ahead. they're looking at a sign in that area, and it's taking up the left side of the roadway. i was last told that only the right lane is getting by as you mak

virginia has just gone all republican. simultaneously, one of the strange things about virginia right now is that president obama is leading there right now for the 2012 presidential race. a new poll out today shows president obama ahead of both the republican front-runners in virginia. sort of an unusual dynamic with virginia these days glowing a deep red in terms of who's in control at the state level. republican governor bob mcdonnell very openly wanting to be considered as a vice presidential candidate for the republican nominee even. so republicans are doing very well in virginia on one hand, but president obama's doing very well there overall. it is a strange dynamic. president doing well but republicans totally in charge. what happens in that circumstance, what happens in virginia now, tells us as much as any presidential candidate's platform about what republicans are like, about what republican governance means, what republicans stand for in 2011. virginia republicans' first act after last month's election, what t