it's in burke county. an officer was riding down a one-way street and a motorist passed him going 65 in a 45. as you can imagine, the cop did a u-turn, and after he turned his blue lights on, he thought 20-year-old travis jeffrey long was going to pull over into a gas station parking lot so he could give him a speeding ticket. instead he runs the stop sign and goes about his way. the chase goes on for quite a while at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. and if you watch, this seems like a scene out of "dukes of hazard" because you can see the cop car fly over hills. watch his car. whoa! now they're on a dirt road, basically just a farm, and the motorcyclist keeps on flying. >> he's going to have trouble on that gravel. he slows down. >> he just lamely did it. it wasn't even dramatic. >> well, let me tell you the story behind why this guy did it. he goes through a barbed wire fence. >> that will wido it. >> then he can't control his motorcycle any longer. the guy was arrested under a new law in california ca

earlier in the day she was being served incompetency papers by the burkes county sheriff's department. these papers were filed by her sister, basically they were trying to declare her incompetent to take care of her own affairs. >> oh, my goodness. >> she seems pretty competent to me, at least at evading police. >> >> watch what happens as she tries to get on the highway. >> she turns on her blinker. >> she signals. >> she's competent. >> didn't want to get a ticket after all this. >> this officer continues to pursue her, you see her tire come off the front of her car, but she still keeps going. she finally pulls over to this grassy hill. >> what? >> gets out, begins to run away. there's a barbed wire fence up there that snags her. >> i feel bad for this woman if she was mentally incompetent and was afraid and wanted to get away from those papers and that what could mean for the rest of her life, that's sad. >> she ran from the cops when she was pulled over. she got herself in more trouble from fleeing the scene. >> this happened on friday, she appeared in court on monday for felony s

sheriff's deputies so far say 50 and 60 buildings have been damaged in rutherford and burke counties. forecasters will survey the areas today to confirm the damage was, in fact, caused by a tornado. >>> today ford motor company recalling nearly half a million cars, trying to fix some problems that can cause fires or loss of power. recalls include 2004-2005 ford freestar and americary monterey minivans as well as 2001-2002 ford escape suvs. the suvs are being recalled because brake fluid can possibly leak from the master cylinders which could cause fires. the mini vans are being recalled because of possible torque converter problems. >>> a group of amish men could be headed to jail for refusing to put safety triangles on the back of their buggies. the men appearing in a kentucky courtroom for refusing to pay fines for driving on roads without the reflective signs. the men belonging to a conservative amish group that bright sirens too flashy, thus conflicting with their pledge to simple lives. kentucky lawmakers considering laws that would excuse the amish buggies and let them use inste

leveling homes in weatherford and burke counties. more information on that as we get it. >>> in the meantime misdemeanor moral services taking place in haiti today. it is well, two years since the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit that country killing more than 300,000 people. rebuilding obviously still happening. >>> a brand new look for barbie drumming up a lot of cyber support. an online movement hoping to get toy-maker mattel to create a bald barbie doll in support of children with cancer. facebook page devoted to the cause, listing more than 16,000 fans. jon: the world's largest consumer technology trade show underway right now in nevada and we're going to give you a sneak-peek at the next must-have gadgets. adam housley in las vegas. >> reporter: a lot of must-have gadgets. this is about stuff that you can afford and helping you at home. this is the ipad in there. ♪ . and you learn the guitar. not bad ipad. rokus has netflix. hulu. turns tv into smart tv. this is mighty dwarf. this is little speaker. turns the whole a

a possible tornado ravaged towns in rutherford and burke counties in north carolina. the streets were filled with rubble overnight as residents and emergency responders viewed the remains. dozens of homes and buildings were damaged, some leveled. hundreds were left without power. >> i got a call saying that my grandma's house got hit by a tornado. >> here you can see where it blew part of the barn that came from that barn right down there. >> trees down, tower lines down in that swath. >> reporter: in denver, snow was the problem. it fell at the worst possible time, right in the middle of rush hour. the roads left drivers helpless and frustrated. >> every time it snows people try to get up this hill and they can't make it. most have to turn around. after a while it becomes a can of warm -- can of worlds. >> reporter: today, more wild weather. several states are bracing for a major storm that is expected to bring the heaviest snowfall of the season. the snow probably won't leave 20 feet on the ground like in cordova, an -- alaska, a winter that arrived late for many is

this is aerial video out of burke county, north carolina. 15 people were hurt. more than 60 buildings were either damaged or destroyed by this twister. some are still dealing with power outages. >>> and in that county it was the first reported tornado ever in the month of january. >> well, and what caused it? how did this happen? >> it was a very strong -- we had thunderstorms here last night. rumbles of thunder and in january you don't see storms normally that strong to produce a tornado like that and they definitely saw it down there but we have another very strong storm making its way our way right now. it isn't going to cause thunderstorms but is going to cause, you guys want to see this? take a look. some snow. this was peoria, illinois during the day today. if you are hoping for a scene like this tomorrow morning, to get the kids out of school, i'm sorry. that's not going to be happening. but it was definitely happening there. a lot of snow toward the chicagoland area, too. 4 to 8 inches of snow expected in that region. they do have a winter storm warning

county. now to the controversy surrounding a video that appears to show four u.s. marines desecrating the corpses of three enemy fighters. this video is too ugly for us to show you in full. >> but the unedited version is already going viral and is sabotaging u.s. peace efforts. steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: the video is all over youtube. u.s. marines standing over what appears to be dead afghans urinating on the corpses. >> condemning the deplorable behavior. >> reporter: secretary of state clinton sounded furious. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel. >> reporter: defense secretary panetta ordered an investigation. tonight officials say they know who is in the video, marines from camp lejeune, north carolina who returned from deployment last fall. but it's more than just these four. who held the camera? even snap shots of corpses are banned. it looks like a marine unit with poor discipl

severe weather also hit neighboring burke county leaving a path of destruction and knocking out power. >>> an indiana man faces several charges. after police say he stole a car then threatened to eat the police officers who arrested him along with their families and dogs. that's according to our affiliate wlfi. officia officials say the 39-year-old's blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. >>> and anderson, a well-known ridiculous imitator stephen colbert is running for president. saying clearly the south carolinians see me as the only alternative. >> i want to go back to the guy who threatened to eat the police officers. >> and their dogs. >> i mean -- all right. >> that's a lot of booze, that's all i'm going to say. >> let's check in with piers morgan. piers? >> thanks, anderson. tonight, rudy giuliani is outraged by newt gingrich. he'd say and i quote, "what the hell are you doing, newt?" and the tell-all everybody's talking about "the obamas," we'll be talking with jodi kantor. >>> and the video that appears to show u.s. marines urinating on bodies. jessic

this is burke county. a wind sheared off roov roofs. heavy damage to home. many, up to 800 without power. no deaths but several injuries there. want to get back to the story. it's become a shocking story when you think about it. pardoning in mississippi. the former governor haley barbour decides to wipe clean the records of 200 as he leaves office. a judge blocked anymore prisoners from being released. a judge st trying to decide if he violated the constitution in granting the pardons to rapists without more notice. i want to bring in ed lavandera who joins us from dallas. explain the story here, because it's developed now. we know there's a debate and argument taking place as to whether or not the governor was able to do what he did. >> right, you know, many people were asking yesterday, suzanne, what could people who oppose the governor's decision to pardon so many people. what could they do? the state attorney general in mississippi is arguing that the state's constitution was violated. this because they say that they need to have 30 days notice when anyo

any other officer authorized to serve warrants demetrius burks 1682250 wabash county correctional facility carlisle, indiana 4738. no social security number listed. 4-688. count one, battery, resulting in bodily injury, class "d" felony. wabash county ex-correctional facility. the warrant does not expire. >> that's a "d" felony, sir? >> it's going to be count one, battery resulting in bodily injury, class "d" felony, correct. okay? >> yes, sir. >> all right. thank you. >> he got an initial hearing i think video conferencing that will be conducted with the courts. it will be done here. and at that time he'll probably request a public defender and he'll be assigned an attorney to represent him. and then they'll start negotiations with the prosecutor. see if they can work something out in a plea agreement. and if not then it will eventually go to trial. >> so how do you feel about getting these outside charges? >> no comment. i want to speak to my public defender. >> he seemed a little surprised. i don't really understand that because with the injuries that he inflicted upon the officer he sh

maybe a few sprinkles, maybe a little sleet now coming into fairfax county from near burke, virginia, all the way through central prince william into southern fauquier. that is drifting off to the east, as well. and there probably won't be any travel problems with the little flurry and sleet activity. it will be light. right now it is below freezing throughout virginia and maryland and the upper 20s to mid 20s as well as shenandoah valley and out of the mountains. right near the bay and around the northern neck, eastern shore, it's above freezing. inland away from the waters, it's near 30 degrees. sunrise will be at 7:27. don't be surprised if you see flurries flying. sleet bouncing around this morning. then by noontime, changing to some light rain. there's a pretty good chance especially in southern areas south of washington through central virginia that light rain, highs around 40 or so. chilly and damp day today. then overnight tonight, more chilly rain, down to the upper 30s by midnight. that rain should end by then. sun returns tomorrow. a pit milder. a cold -- a bit milder. a co

montgomery, fairfax, prince georges county, clinton, burke and germantown, we have a cloudy sky. we've had a few flurries overnight, but those are dissipatin dissipating. sunrise is at 7:27. by mid morning, we'll have that sun breaking out. by noon time, sunny, near 40 and from the low to mid 40s by midafternoon. then a clear night tonight. here is your evening planner. by midnight, down to the mid 30s. milder weather for friday and into the weekend. we'll look at that with your extended outlook. danella, how is traffic? >> good morning. checking travel speeds in our area, traveling from 50 to 301, you're at of 5 miles per hour. if you're traveling on the beltway from i-95 to i-270, so far, 58 miles per hour. and i-95 in virginia from prince william parkway to the beltway, looking pretty good at 50 miles per hour. continuing on to 395, no issues there. crossing over the 14th street bridge, heading into the city, really good. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks a lot. >>> why a report number of people in the u.s. are seeing double. >>> also, the important decision kate mi

in italy, greg burke, fox news. >>> fairfax county police are on the lookout for a suspicious man in a red pickup truck who has been seen prowling around young kids in alexandria. he is the subject of a mage tonight at claremont elementary school on stranger danger. fox 5's karen gray houston has an update. >> there have been four or five of these incidents where a man in a red pickup has been seen staring at young kids, calling out to them, and the community is concerned so police are hosting a meeting at claremont tonight to talk to parents about how to keep their kids safe. now, school officials have been proactive and sent hope notes and e-mails alerting parents to the problem. the suspicious activity was first reported in late december, twice when students were walking to school, once when a student was going home after school, there was one incident last week. no children have been touched or injured, but people in the neighborhood are alarmed and keeping a much closer eye on their kids. >> i knew people were on the look-out for a red pickup truck. going back, i think at least

tonight's meeting is being held at the kings park library at 9000 burke lake road in burke. it all begins at 7:30 p.m. >>> honors today for montgomery county police officer. edward paden jr. was recognized for his actions during the 2010 hostage situation at the discovery network headquarters. paden was off-duty when a gunman stormed the building in silver spring. he went into the building and put himself in a position where he served as the eyes and ears of the s.w.a.t. team who later took down the gunman and freed the hostages. we'll have more on this story coming up during 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >> come on, bud. >>> a search and rescue dog has been reunited with his handler. 3-year-old vito ran off last week during an open field training, size at white marsh park in bowie, maryland. vito was training with the fairfax county urban search and rescue team. the dog showed up at bowie motor works where employees looked after him. they didn't find out who he belonged to until one of them spotted the missing dog fliers late on saturday. trainer sonia heritage says she'

. >> there's a kid in county dublin, ireland, who can do. >> i want you to meet sean burk. >> i just found out i'm retarded. >> someone behind me is honking his horn. >> you might want to get yourself tested. ♪ my left foot always gets me where i need to go ♪ >> if you close your eye, you think you're watching the tv show. >> i'm sorry i can't have you in here punching the meat. >> oh, my god. >> i know. >> oh, no. >> we need more lemon pledge. >> more lemon pledge. >> he lives in ireland? >> yes. >> i was waiting to hear some irish accent slip through. i never did. >> nobody but mcfinnegan could handle that creare. >> w ch episode to watch to be able to do this? >> how long do you have to practice? >> my name is mort and i live with my mother. >> please don't spit in my eggs. please don't spit in my eggs. >> the best clip from this show is that i want to see him do the impersonation? when he has the aaron neville bullhorn. >> breaking news for you nick. >> breaking news. >> it's really cold in canada. >> especially kingston ontario, canada, so cold you can ice-skate on the stree

mclean across fairfax county to burke and breaks up in prince william county. heavy rain coming into stafford and spotsylvania. these other areas, too, southern maryland, st. mary's, northern neck getting heavy downpours. this morning. we have quite a contrast in temperatures now. kohler air moving in later today as we clear>>> don't forget. check your weather any time day or night on the weather channel on cable or weather channel.com online. thank you. carl? >> al, thank you very much. when we come back, why is chelsea handler ripping on jenna bush hager? we'll ask jenna, but first, this is "today" on nbc. here's a friendly reminder. it's your last chance to get verizon's reliable high speed internet and phone for small business for only $84.99 a month. call 1.866.solutions now or visit verizon.com/solutions. only $84.99 for high-speed internet and phone. plus your choice of either no annual contract or a two year price guarantee. call 1.866.solutions or visit verizon.com/solutions today. hurry -- this offer won't last long. contact the verizon center for cus

. >>> monterey county is always a favorite tourist destination burks in addition to shopping, world-class golf and the aquarium, the area is quickly becoming a wine destination, too. abc7s corina rust reports on a growing describe. >> nestled in carmel valley is the picturesque area. he just completed his 29th grape harvest. he said the region has matured overtime. >> in a way we are kind of the rodney dangerfield of the industry. we don't get enough respect, but it's coming. >> monterey county has been develop its wine reputation since the early 1960s. grape values now top $280 million a year. they say the so-called blue grand canyon located in monterey bay is one of their secrets to success. >> you want to be careful what you grow where, but it gives us a huge array of microclimates so we can practically grow anything in salinas and carmel valley. >> the climate diversity has resulted in more than 40 varieties. and consumers are drinking what the country has to offer from chardonnay to the others. >> this is the only winery we've been to, but even at home we drink wine from monterey. >>

. >> there's a kid in county dublin ireland who can do 20 impressions from this show. >> hello. >> hey -- >> i want you to meet sean burk. >> so just found out -- >> hang on some jerk behind me is honking his horn. >> you might want to get yourself tested. ♪ ♪ always better than the right one ♪ my left foot always gets me where i need to go ♪ >> if you close you eyes you think you're listening to the tv show. >> do you have to go like this. >> i want to make sure i don't -- >> i'm sorry i can't have you in here punching the meat. >> oh, my god. >> i know. >> oh, no. >> we need more lemon pledge. >> more lemon pledge. >> he lives in ireland? >> yes. >> i was waiting to hear some irish accent slip through. >> nobody but mcfinnegan could handle that creature. >> how much episodes do you have to watch to be able to do this. >> how long do you have to practice? >> please don't spit in my eggs. please don't spit in my eggs. >> the best clip from this show is i want him to do the impersonation? when peter has the aaron neville -- >>> next time on "right this minute" -- >> this is what

freestyle skier and x games star, sarah burke has died. she died yesterday after a bad fall last week during a routine stunt on a half pike in park city, utah. she ruptured an artery in her neck causing bleeding in her brain. the four-time winter x games exam p helped the super pike get accepted into the olympics. sarah burke was just 29 years old. >>> the operators of japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant released the first pictures taken inside one of the ruined reactors. they show pipes, steam and rusty metal surfaces scarred by exposure to heat and water. in the ten months since the earthquake and tsunami. >>> an alzheimer's patient missing from the san francisco area for more than a week has been found in new york city. 81-year-old jude hunter turned up dazed and confused in grand central station nine days after he had vanished. how he got from oakland, california, to new york nearly 3,000 miles on his own? well, that's a mystery. the fact that he survived is almost a miracle. >> in many cases, if they're not found within 24 hours,

, falls church, vienna, burk all around 28 degrees, same for dulles and manassas. beautiful southern maryland this morning, that's where the relatively mildest areas, the naval air station is at an even 32 degrees. temperatures are going nowhere today. we'll be lucky to make it up to 34, 35 degrees today with full overcast, passing snow flurries, not really adding up to much. there it is on radar, one or two lonesome flakes around the anne arundel county line, drifting ever so slowly. again, this is not anything you'll need to sweep or shovel or plow. you can see there's hardly any moisture too close to us. we're waiting on high pressure moving off the eastern seaboard, allowing a little hint of a southeasterly flow. that's important. moisture coming into the very cold air mass. this area of pink here indicates the possibility of some freezing drizzle by late this afternoon into the evening and overnight time frame tonight. that's when we're going to be watching out carefully between midnight and sunrise tomorrow morning. freezing drizzle, maybe a little light free

tonight's meeting is at kings park library which is 9000 burke lake road in burke. it goes from 7:30 to 9:00. >>> 6:35, we're helping you get hired! a four-day job fair kicks off today in prince george's county. target wants to hire about 200 people for its new store in crofton, maryland. it is holding a job fair today through thursday. it will be at the comfort inn on crane highway in bowie. today and wednesday. the job fair runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow and thursday, it will run from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. applications will be accepted today and tomorrow. interviews begin wednesday. >>> jessica doyle is joining us here now with the story of three sisters opening their own business in georgetown. >> maybe you've dreamed of becoming your own boss. the risks are big but so are the possible rewards and three local women are now making their entrepreneurial dreams come true. >> sisters kat, erin and alley blakely opened a pie shop in georgetown, appropriately named pie sisters. >> it takes a village to raise a child. it takes a village to start your own bus

i'm linda stow, how your one vote for this holiday display can make howard county schools a lot richer. >>> yeah, it is friday, january the 6th. good morning, maryland, i'm charley krauss. let's head over to meteorologist justin burk right now because, justin, that house looks a lot like the inner harbor. >> yeah, you know what, the thing is when you see that house, there's actually more lights than the harbor has. nobody is worried about the electric bill there. someone was worried. earlier this morning our camera up at charm city run in bel aire, we captured some emergency vehicles riding its way on into the intersection crossing of main street. we also had snow on the sidewalks. we are watching a little burst, but that had melted yesterday. by the way, this was yesterday as the sun broke out. and it looks like we may have a similar setup as we head in through today, more clouds in the morning, no snow, by the way, and more sun and warmer temperatures. currently in bel aire at the elementary school it is 28 degrees. those who do get up early and go out for that morning run, you don't

jackie benson joins us live from burke, virginia with more on this. jackie. >> reporter: aaron, parents know it's usually the other way around. the school system delays, and the federal government starts on time. but that is changing. even though the anticipated bad weather did not materialize as expected, the federal government was widely praised for its decision to err on the side of caution with a two-hour delay to the monday workday. so why ask parents in a local jurisdiction heavily populated with federal workers didn't fairfax public schools follow suit. >> it's ironic how the government had a three, four-hour delay and fairfax county didn't and prince william did. it was a little strange. >> i was a little surprised. i was watching the news early in the morning to see who was delayed and who wasn't, and i kind of -- i think the decision was right in fairfax county, but it did make me wonder with the government delay, why that was. >> reporter: smt disconnect came from the fact under pressure to aavoid another karmageddon the federal government

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