justin finch is here with a closer look at the damage. wow, justin. >> reporter: good morning, eun. still lots of damage here. three people were inside on the second floor. that driver did not suffer serious injuries we are told, but the three people did require rescue from that second floor there of this townhouse. now looking at the images soon after the crash, montgomery here just after 11:00 last night. finding a bmw suv having plowed through the front wall of this two-story gaithersburg townhouse off the 19000 block of kaymar way near center park. you can see there is the vehicle through the first floor of this townhouse. bringing you back see that this house has been deemed unsafe by county inspectors. and there's a lot of debris and also construction material from this home here from the impact of this crash. luckily, again, three people inside were not hurt in all this. that driver suffering nonlife-threatening injuries. and still no word at this time as to what caused this crash in the first place. back to you. >> justin finch live in gaithersburg, thank you. >>> approachin

no one knows that better than justin finch. hi, justin. >> hey there. good morning. that rain is still sticking around here this morning. we're looking at slick roads here. perhaps can you see that fog want to got other way here and show you how much heavier it appears to be going rather coming towards us. and we have seen cars out here this morning taking it easily out here as they drive in this early morning on these dark and slick roads. want to show you now 270 south. we're seeing traffic pick up this morning. and also drivers taking it easily as they make their way out into the city. we have seen lots of darker, foggier patches on your it perhaps a bit more carefully as you commute this morning. and also we see runners and bikers out here. they're out here in dark clothing. that could be an issue. today is the day for the next few hours that you want to wear reflktive clothing so that drivers can see you. and looking again live at 270, we're seeing some slowdown out here as you can see. but again, those roads are slick. the highways are slick. >> thank you, just

. >> justin finch is live on the roads with a check on what can you expect out there. how it is looking, justin? >> hey there. good morning. looking at you right now, there is mist in my way. it is pretty heavy out here. 355. perhaps you can see there is just a real heavy fog hanging here. even the lights being blast as cross are hanging in that light. also here, the roads are quite slick. let's show you dash cam video we have coming in earlier this morning. this is maybe what you may be seeing. can you see that soupy fog. now on our way to 495 and going up river road, we did see lots of heavy fog made more treacherous because there is not reflective clothing or also bright clothing so drivers can see you out here on the dark and slick roads. >> justin finch, thank you. >>> that is a really good point. i saw somebody riding a bike early this morning. they had the flashing ensemble on. while it may be a little early, stay bright if you can, especially on a day like today. in northwest and fox hall, you can see a little haze. not real heavy right now. b there montgomery

in center city, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> and we will continue to monitor all of the days developments in the strike, stay with cbs-3 "eyewitness news" on tv and on line at cbsphilly.com. >> in other news this noon, gruesome discovery, a body on fire is found bee night i76. police were called to the scene in south philadelphia just before 2:30 this morning, the body was so badly burned, police aren't sure if it is a men or a woman. homeless people often stay in that area as of right now, police are unsure if the fire was intentional or an accident. meanwhile, second suspect under arrest in connection with last month's shooting in philadelphia's rittenhouse fair square park. eighteen year old reese nasir, and mehdi turned himself. in they are accused of trying to rob couple in the park when good samaritan intervened, was shot. >> well, after a foggy start to the day, things are clearing up, at least for now, but showers could be moving our way. let's get first look at the forecast with meteorologist, katie fehlinger live on the cbs-3 skydeck. >> rahel, tell you this mu

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch just spoke with some frustrated commuters trying to get to work this morning. justin? >> jim, rahel, lots of frustration this morning as transit is off line. city schools and businesses are still very much, septa, local 234 work to broke area deal, many here in the city just trying to figure out how they're going to get around. >> what do we want? who are we? >> that's "eyewitness news" at the midvale bus depo where striking staff began their walk off just after midnight. and also, in south philly, our cameras were rolling as bus after bus pulled into the depo. their bus displays reading septa off duty. drivers and depo staff leaving their post to pick up picket signs and begin this protest. so close to 5,000 bus, subway, trolley workers are walked off the job. all members of transport workers union local 234. and further, north at city hall, buses began making their final stops at midnight. and commuter frustrations began to simmer. some were just getting off work. others were on their way to work. but, after midnight, many were left waiting near

i'm justin finch, coming up next, what could happen if a deal is reached sooner than later. jan. >> we have update to strange story we told you about earlier this week, find out what has happened now to the man whose candy bar was stolen from his car. it is a delicious prank. we will be right back. 5pkz zi0z y25pky yi0y judge it's been a week every weather highs and weather lows. but we're finally averaging out today. katie says it already sunny and seasonable, plus a look at you're election day forecast. good morning, i'm jan carabeo. >> i'm jim donovan. first, what you need to know to start your day in our morning minute. >> the back and forth between septa and local 234 is only ramming up, on what's now day four. both sides accusing the other of tying up talks. >> a fast moving house fire in philadelphia's olney section, sends two children to the hospital in critical condition. >> the eagles have officially dropped receiver josh huff. >> this comes days after he was arrested on gun and drug charges. >> we're all -- >> the only news that matters the cubs won the world seri

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch takes a look at the continuing chaos. >> as the septa transit strike stretches into the second day, commuters have a word or two for both parties at the bargaining table. >> it is one thing to have a strike, and i support whatever they are doing, that's fine. but you're making it more difficult than it needs to be. you knew was coming so organize the system. >> instead, many say, they were served with chaotic commute yesterday, from morning to evening, center city was slow going on the street, and in jam packed regional rail cars. the only city septa rail option by the evening, another twist to the nerve. >> crazy. i mean, we just got announcement at work that they're tacking -- night not be able to get home. >> septa later god court toward allow regional rail workers to report to work, and then, and after close to 5,000 bus, trolley, train workers, members of the transport workers union local 234 walked off the job tuesday, many chose to drive. add that to all of the taxies, uber, other ride shares on city street, here's what you've got near 15

finch is live inside suburban station, weathering the morning rush with commuters. >> but lets start with "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao she's live where talks will resume today, good morning. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning, talks are set to resume at sheraton in center city philadelphia later on today possibly this afternoon. in the meantime congressman bob brady has been brought into help things along. lets look at the video. the congressman tells "eyewitness news" that the two sides have been talking through a mediator but at this point no middle ground has been found just yet. he says at least negotiations are moving in the right direction now. septa and local 234 resumed negotiations late yesterday after about 5,000 members of the transport workers union went on strike earlier in the the day. main sticking points are work rules, health care benefits and biggest issue of all, pensions. the strike is in day two. it has signed line septa buses, trolleys, subways leaving hundreds of thousands scrambling to find other ways to work and school. beside that getting to

that will "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live now at the sheridan in center city where two sides will once again try to hammer out a deal. good morning, justin. >> january, jim, good morning, yes, talks will resume at some point today. but time is of course making a deal before election day, if no deal reached soon, septa could go to judge, to get an order to get workers off the pick line and into work for one day only. but, first, on strike day four, the issue is getting the service shutdown over with. locals 234 president willie brown, and septa officials, issuing dueling statements, describing tense closed door talks. septa board chair pat dion has called out local 234 which backs close to 5,000 bus, train, trolley workers, saying its reps are prolonging the strike by refusing what septa called a deal back on wednesday. union counter was reportedly rejected. president brown sums up dion's accounts as quote past, saying he is refusing deals that leave them earning less money and benefits. issue, workers pension, health care, wages, working conditions, and so now for a fourth da

that's where "news4's" justin finch has been there. in waldorf, two different and northbound 5. bean town road gets by the crash. very close to one another. this has now cleared. no problems on any of those routes into town, out of town. eun? >> thank you, melissa. your time is 5:14. if you're just joining us, here's what's working now. a deadly plane crash killing dozens. many victims are members of a >>> classes will resume at ohio state campus where a student went on a rampage. he was shot and killed by a police officer. the 11 people he hurlt are expected to be okay. >>> it's been nearly a month sense an alleged rape at this mansion on p street in georgetown and still no charges have been filed. >> molette green has more on what happened that night. good the parent thofs young woman don't want to wait any longer for an arrest. let's show you some video to show you where this is where the college students say it all happened on october 31st at this georgetown mansion on p street which hosts an annual halloween party. we know the d.c. police responded to a 911 call for a repor

we have that right side of the that's where justin finch was for us today. a truck lost its load overnight. ow outer loop after georgia, that crash has cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that one anymore and an inner loop, we do have a crash on the right side of the roadway right now. overall beltway looking pretty good. actually that earlier crash has clear at georgia. >> all right, mis 6:02. it's been nearly a month since an alleged rape at this mansion on peach street in georgetown and still no charges have been filed. >> "news4's" mow let green has more on what the father had to say about the incident. molette? >> good morning, the parents say no one is above the law. we're not going to be showing the faces in order to protect who said she was attacked. it happened on 30k9 1st at this mansion in georgetown. d.c. police received a 911 call for report of a rape at the home of bill dean. that home is knowned a dodge mansion. we should point out the homeowner is not the person named as the attacker and doesn't face any charges in this s yo

justin finch is looking at the damage and knows how everybody is doing this morning. >> reporter: and still quite a we've got bricks and debris strewn about. look behind me here, you're going straight inside this home here where the car was overnight. firefighters are going to shore up this home with wood and other materials here. despite all this, the driver suffering non-life-threatening injuries. and three people inside were trapped upstars and had to be rescued from the second floor. we'll show you the scene moments after this crash, this is what montgomery county firefighters found just after 11:00 last night. front wall of this gaithersburg home and plowed all the way inside. a two-story townhouse here after the 1900 block of keymar way. the county firefighters response team had to work to rescue the three adults who were trapped upstairs. and again, back live here, they had to shore up the front of this home here. it is still very much open inside there. and as you can see right here, the home has been deemed unsafe by county inspectors. no word on what to go into this home. ag

justin finch is live on connecticut avenue now with more on the work happening right now. >> reporter: good morning. d.c. water crews tell us they are working to contain the break hoping to have it fixed within the hour, but there still could be some intermittent service disruptions. let's take you now to video from the scene where we know the issue here is a 12 inch water main break that ruptured about 9:00 p.m. or so last nigh we are along the 4300 block of connecticut between yuma and van ness right by the van ness and utc metro stop. and also right off the udc campus. last night repair work began and it was forecast to last between 8 and 10 hours. and of course we're on the back end of that right at this moment. now, back out live, you're looking at traffic that is going pretty smoothly here so far. the scene. this water main break investigation will take a bit longer we're told, so crews will be here throughout the morning. back into you. >> justin, thank you. >>> we're following breaking news out of laurel as well where prince george's county police are investigating a homicide.

back in to you. >> justin finch live. before we continue, we want to say welcome to the news4 today team. we're happy to have you. >> you may notice justin is a new face and you'll be seeing a lot more of him in the mornings. justin. >>> it is 5:48. covering northern virginia. the department released the list of the 11 most dangerous roads in the county for pedestrians. here are some of them. police say these areas have seen the most deadly or serious injury accidents involving pedestrians in the last five years. most of the crashes happened in november and other winter months when there is less daylight. be sure to head to the nbc washington app for a full list of those the d.c. council passed a bill for the second and final time this week that will do away with the taxes on tampons, sanitary napkins and diapers. the district would join five states which already have eliminated the tax on tamponsf. >>> if you're going shopping for new make up, you want to hear this story. dangerous. they say it is like sharing your make

news 4's justin finch is at the west church station with what you need to know. >> reporter: good morning. so far it's pretty quiet out here, that will change of course in a matter of minutes. now, metro is asking riders to right now start making alternate plans because they say this surge will be taxing, especially in its first two weeks, take gs you now to video here, metro is saying that their focus is lines. so from now until wednesday, december 21st riders will see a sizable service impact as crews install tens of thousands of feet of new rails, rail ties and make other repairs as well resulting in single track service for some 24 days between the west falls church and east falls church stations. orange trains, orange line trains will run every 20 minutes between vienna and and expect right now for those trains to be very crowded. with reduced service look for jam tacked cars on blue line trains, also there will be some metro bus enhanced service to make up for those delays that will take riders between the balston and courthouse stations stations. back into you. >> justin, thank you

justin finch is live at the class,burg premium outlets. justin, what are you seeing out looking aren't out here it seems every single parking space is filled and every store is busy. perhaps you see all the people behind me. even though we are in the final minutes of thanksgiving, for hours it's basically been black friday. from 6:00 p.m. on crowds kept coming to the class,burg premium outlets where thousands wrapped up their thanksgiving dinner and end up that are wallettes. >> i feeg like if something. >> there is a bunch of crowds but the teels are a lot better. >> reporter: barely a month old, class,berg seemed a go-to for shoppers searching for the black friday deals sning it's clear for everyone showing up here that they love this. >> sit home eat turkey, get fat, come out here, and it's fun. >> reporter: most stores won't close until late tomorrow night. and this shopper says she might corner. from there i'm going to go to the tangier outlets in maryland. >> reporter: outside the tory birch store patience is a virtue, it's where we

coming up at 6:30 justin finch shows us how student are impact by the strike. >>> well, long wait is over for cubs fans, they are world series champions for the first time since 1908. they won it over indians last night in cleveland winning a heart pounding game that went to ten innings. world series mvp ben so brings drove in the run. michael martinez grounded out to end the game. players and city of chicago simply exploded with joy. >> it will be a great day to day in the windy city as fans who it wassed for generations celebrate a world series championship, live in cleveland marlie hall is there and she ended the famous curse, good morning, marlie. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. chicago cubs and cleveland indians have waited a combined 176 years, to win a world series, last night, the cubs put their dry spell to an end after a historic victory. >> here's the 01. >> reporter: historic world series finally. >> the cubs won the world series. >> followed an unprecedented 17 minute rain delay. series mvb ben zo theb therist hit this tenth inning double. >> it is like a heavy

justin finch is talking to commute tours see how they are coping but lets get to jan carabao live from the sheraton in center city where jan, both side will try to hammer out a new deal, good morning. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning, no negotiations right now they are expecting to begin again this morning in the sheraton in center city philadelphia later today but septa did release a statement overnight saying they are making significant progress in these negotiations but with an agreement not in place talks will resume today. lets look at video being brought into move things along congressman bob brady, he tells "eyewitness news" that the two side have been talking through a mediator but they are moving in the right direction. septa and local 234 resume negotiations late yesterday after 5,000 members of the transport workers union went on strike early in the the day. main sticking points are work rules, health care benefits and biggest issue of all pensions. strike is in day number two, it is sidelines septa's buses, trolleys, subways leaving hundreds of thousands scrambling

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live now outside the sheridan with an update. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the back and forth between septa and local 234 is only ramming up on what's now day four, both sides accusing the other of tying up talks, which will resume at some point later today, they did of course run late yesterday. taking you now to video here, the bargaining battle now he can banding beyond closed doors, septa officials and local 234 president willie brown going public with the counts of tense negotiations, and statements, septa board chair has called out local 234, which backs close to 5,000 bus, train, trolley workers, saying it reps are prolonging the strike by not taking what septa called a deal back on wednesday, union counteroffer was reportedly rejected. the strike now entering day four, leaving thousands tied up in long challenging commutes, that have since checked regional rails and roadways specially in the center city area. saying not taking a deal that would have members take homeless in money and benefits. workers

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live outside the sheridan where negotiations will pick up again today. good morning, justin. >> reporter: that's right, and if there is no deal soon, septa may go to a judge to get an emergency order to get workers off the picket lines, and into work in time for election day, meantime, thousands will have to find other waste to work and school as effort here continue to strike a deal. now, awe we roll video here, details of closed door talks are going public. septa officials and local 234 president willie brown are now disclosing accounts of tension at the bargaining table, septa board chairman pat de own called out local 234, bus, train, trolley workers, saying its negotiators are prolonging the strike by refuse wag septa calls a deal back on wednesday, the union's counter was reportedly turned down. brown accounts to half truths saying he is not taking a deal, that would see members earn less money or benefits. of course workers tensions, healthcare, wages, and working conditions, and so far, not much movement. the strike now on day four,

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at mid veil station where striking workers continue to walk the picket line, justin good morning. >> reporter: here transit remains at a stan still as workers continue their pickets. we did speak with students who are telling us they are learning a tough lesson finding new ways to and from school at expense of their comfort, convenience and their families. >> there is a new test for students at roman catholic high, it is called getting to school in the middle of the septa i have some is shut town. there is more than one answer and none is easy. >> twenty-seven and 61 to get to school. but i could not take that. my mom had to drive me. we have to take our time off from work. >> reporter: roman catholic student come there across the fail area to the north broad campus so septa buses, trolleys and trains are go to's. now they are down to roads and regional rail and it has been a tough go. >> lines are huge. >> reporter: row hand catholic is now changing its schedule. >> we have an adjusted schedule, longer, 20 behind home room or so to ac

finch out with picket nerves frankford. >> let's start with jan outside the sheridan, good morning. >> rahel, jim, good morning there is tuesday morning, this morning commute shaping up to be extremely tough one, especially, since septa spokesperson tells us, no meaningful negotiations have happened here overnight at the sheridan, in center city philadelphia. both sides say they want to meet at this table, they want to come to an agreement but apparently too far away on number of issues, so no steps have been made toward any agreement this morning. >> so uncertain how long this would last. the transit workers union local 234 officially went on strike at 12:01 this morning. operators dropped off their last passengers and returned to the depo effectively shutting down septa bus, trolley, subway service until further notice, the union president says his roughly 5,000 members will not report to their shift today, instead, show up to the picket line. now local 234 and septa had n been negotiating through the the weekends, continued yesterday to no avail. then early morning press conferen

coming up 59:30 justin finch shows us impact work stoppage is having on students. >>> well, streets of chicago wrigley field are really still packed with partyers celebrating the cubs first world series championship in a century. >> cubs out lasted indians in the wild game seven that went in extra innings. marley hall is live in cleveland with the excitement. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. chicago cubs and cleveland indians have waited a combined 176 years to win a world championship. and last night cubs put an end to their dry spell in historic fashion. >> the historic world series finally. >> the cubs win the world series. >> reporter: followed an unprecedented 17 minute rain delay. world series mvp ben zobrist gave cubs a good. >> heavyweight fight, blow for blow, everybody playing their heart out. >> miguelmonter owe helped secure the victory. >> it is just the greatest feeling this is world. >> reporter: fans were left on the edge of their seats at bottom of the eighth when cleveland outfielder raji davis hits a game tying home run. >> this whole place erupted. it was a

justin finch live there now where many commuters are trying to find a way to work and school. good morning, justin. >>> good morning, that's right, many commuters waking up trying to figure out a plan, that strike, that impact, is being felt here, at the frankford transportation center, and you can see hine me here, the rales are not running, and those trolley buses are lock up as those transit workers have now hit the picket lines. >> where are we? what do we want? who are we? >> "eyewitness news" at the mid vale bus depo where striking staff began their walk-off and down in south philly just after midnight, our cameras were there, and rolling, at the bus after bus pulled into that depo, atop the buses reading septa off duty. sign that strike is now underway. the drivers and depo staff pick up their picket signs and began protesting, close to 5,000 bus, trolley subway works cents working -- walking offer the job. transport local 234. now, further north at city hall, we saw buses making their final stops, many waiting in the area, and near the clothespin, for a bit take answer

justin finch is live. some folks just love to do it the old fashioned way. >> reporter: it's absolutely right. lots of feem showing up here in person. minutes ago. what we found so far is a shopping environment is a lot more relaxed than you might expect. check out this video here. macy's was among the first doors to open at 5:00 this afternoon. the nordstrom they are taking today off and will reopen tomorrow. sears opening at 6:00 until midnight tonight. shoppers say so farther after vanity purchases, knickknacks for themselves. the big r computerers, tvs will come tomorrow. . what they are also remarking about is that the shopping is here. the deals are here. the crowds, not so much. take a listen. >> the deals, the discouns. a lot of it is online. you don't get the same deals. >> our kids have told us this is a great place to. shop. we are spruzed how few people have come out tonight. the people likely on their laptops, smart phones, making those buys from their thanksgiving dinner table. as for montgom

meanwhile team coverage continues at the frankford transportation center justin finch, justin, workers waking up struggling to find a way to get to work. good morning. >> absolutely right. we have seen trickles of people make their way past the frankford transportation center, and as you can see, this clearly closed no trains moving on the el, trolley buses here are clearly locked up. no doubt, frustrating site for many who rely on septa. let's show you now how this all began overnight, close to 5,000 bus, subway, trolley workers, members of local 234, are now off the job. at city hall, buses began making their final stops at midnight, and commuter frustrations were starting to simmer at that time. some were just getting off work, others were on their way. but, by the stroke of midnight they say they were left waiting near the clothespin wondering thousand get to work if at all during the course of the strike. midvale bus depo, "eyewitness news" was there as striking staff began their walk off after midnight. in south philly our cameras were rolling, at bus after bus, pulled into the d

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. >> news4 justin finch is live at the branch avenue metro station with more on why the cars have to go now. justin? >> reporter: erika, eun, good morning, this is all about safety, they say. metro says the 4,000 series was on track to come offline in a few years but after finding safety concerns, that is now here of the cars beginning to come offline yesterday all because of a concern that train operators could get wrong speed command. paul wiedefeld called for pulling the 4,000 series an abundance of series. the 4,000 series accounts for 82 cars. among the smallest in metro's fleet and one benefit, taking out the series could mean fewer train break downs back outhe crowded commutes. back in to you. >> thank you. and a big welcome to you to the news4 today team. >> that's right. you'll be seeing more of justin in the mornings. welcome to the team. >>> sleeping out for a good cause. more than 100 local executives and celebrities waking up on the street. >> our aaron gilchrist was among them last night. he joins us live from covenant house washington. sleep out, good morning, aaron, >

news 4's justin finch is live for us at tyson's corner center with more on how the malls are luring people away from their computers and into those stores. justin? >> reporter: hey there, jim. no doubt, black friday will test your patience, from long traffic lines outside to customer lines inside. it may seem easier just to sho however, pro-shoppers are telling us, there is a battle going on between online retailers and brick and mortar stores and that means more deals for you. on this busy black friday, shoppers have more ways than ever to score deals. >> it is more enjoyable to do the shopping when it is convenient online. >> and i like to go in store because you could see how the clothes look and how if he they'll. >> that aunt and her niece are this holiday weekend, up from last year, which means stiffer competition between brick and mort an and online stores. and over at the fashion center at pentagon city, black friday is a high stakes game. >> it is our super bowl. it is the busiest time of the year. >> that means more door-busters and more sales, so who wins? >> i want to say the c

news 4 justin finch has more on that. >> metro is still looking into this, but likely caused by a brake issue on that train. red line service has resumed, but you might find some delays here and there. quite the rebound from what we saw earlier. reports of that disabled train. we see the brooklyn and stations first came down. now, on the ground here, metro staff, transit police and first responders stayed on scene here this morning. a few hours before, about 8:30 a.m. metro officials say they got word that the disabld train outside the brooklyn station. we're told that train was full passenger aboard. now, metro worked to recover that train, significant delays and crowding began to build along the red line. slowly the am rush on this day before thanksgiving. and just after 9:00 a.m., that disabled car was recovered and brought here to the rhode island station where passengers unloaded. people are, of course, concerned. >> i'm not feeling very safe right now. you know, i'm just going one stop from here. i was just happy to hear running this morning. >> and as you can see, service here ha

we will check in with justin finch at 630 foik for ways to avoid the backups. >>> thousands of cubans are expected to file past the remains of fidel castro in havana's revolution+kr7wquare today. this is part of formal mourning ceremonies leading up to castro's funeral on sunday. >>> as a presidential vote recount gets wisconsin donald trump is claiming that millions of people voted illegally across the country. the president elect has not driven any evidence for the alleged fraud. >>> and president-elect trump is taking a social media -- taking to social media to voice his outrage about the recounts. on sunday he sent ??me? a flurr of tweets claiming did he not win the popular vote because millions of people voted illegally. in another tweet he said there was serious voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire and these claims with evidence, though. the latest count shows hillary clinton won the popular vote by more than 2 million votes. tracie potts will have more on this and the trump transition. >>> wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania are the three key states where recounts are happen

justin finch is on connecticut avenue with that. >> reporter: good morning. crews shut off the water. and we are sleft with slick pavement so you will want to be careful. crews are still working. their work is focused along connecticut between van ness and yuma street. this is right by the metro street and just off the udc campus. water crews have been working here since last night. the repair work here forecast to last between 8 and 10 hours. we know some 50 buildings in this area are reported to have had result of a 12 inch water main break here. do want to tell you, too, that it appears to be that work is ramping down at this point in the area here. you see work is still going 00 notice so if you are in the area be careful of workers as you drive and maneuver in this area. of course it has been brutal overnight with all the wind blowing and that cold water, but it does appear that work is starting to tamper down here and no blockages that we have seen at this point. >>> strong winds did blow through the area as we've been talking about that brought down tr

justin finch is live at tysons corner center with more on what he's seen today. you are still in one piece, i see? >> reporter: good afternoon. very busy day out here. we're just off of trains bridge road between the tysons mall and the galleria. and a lot of traffic out here and inside of the mall there is more of the same. let's take you to some video f. you are friday or throughout the long weekend you'll see lots of stull stores and full backs and parking lots. the national retail federation expecting more than 130 million shoppers to shop there black friday in stores and online and through the long thanksgiving weekend. most are going out today. especially millennials, a highly sought-after demographic and this is despite the retailers weeks before thanksgiving and going until black friday night. now what are shoppers buying? a bit of everything. name it. and for some, some say money is no object and different story for some is others. >> the deals are really good. so i've been getting gifts and things for myself so i've been spending a little -- maybe too m

news 4's justin finch has been talking to shoppers all day long and joins us now from tysons. i could still see a smile on your face and you are in one piece. are you doing all right? >> reporter: susan, it has been very, very busy out here. the tyson's mall opened at 6:00 and since the crowds began showing up in mass at 11:00 a.m. and continuing out here every and inside of the mall, the same story. very packed and it all makes sense because black friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. black friday parking doesn't come easy over at tyson's where customers circle and circled desperate for a space. some got lucky. >> we got parking, which is crazy. my mom called me and she's like, you got parking? >> and once inside she and her friends joined the masses. >> i boughtom a fitbit and a pajama. >> reporter: the halls of the mall are ringing with the sounds of sales, across the u.s. the national retail federation expects more than 137 million americans to hit stores in person and online this long weekend. most plan to shop today, especially millennial shoppers, a highly sou