westbound on i-66 earlier today. and this bedlam all started about 9:30 this morning. >> the last stop for this super shuttle was behind a tow truck after the driver left a path of destruction along westbound route 66. >> he hit me over here. r michael vaughn was among the first motorists unlucky enough to cross paths with the road raging bus operator. >> he scared me so bad. i didn'tnow what to do. i was in the shop. when i saw him coming, i'll thking he would stop and he didn't stop. man, he was just -- >> reporter: vaughn said the shuttle hit another motorist who gave chase. >> another guy was running in the middle lane. he hit him. and the other guy hitim so hard, he drove over. >> reporter: the wild and dangerous ride wasn't over. >> i found out he hit more people. he kept hitting people.

>> reporte police stay the driver would go on to sideswipe a damage charger twice and then to rear end a minivan and a taxi sending both off the road. continuing on, the shuttle rear end ad mercedes on route 267. the dulles connector road. the driver would continue on before being taken into custody by air force authority police. he's been identified as 25-year-old mohamed. >> i'm so glad they caught the guy. >> reporter: authorities say the were no passengers when it happened. and a woman and a toddler were taken to the hospital for minor injuries but considering the speeds involved here, it is a racle that no one was seriously injured. >> besides the one hit and run charge, this driver faces, there are othersending from other jurisdictions including, a coty police and the metropolitan washington air force authority police. we're live along i-66. back to you.

>> all right. thank u. a lawyer for the maryland man accused in a plot to blow up a military recruiting center said his client is a victim of government entrapment. antonio martinez was arrested last week in an fbi sting operation. his lawyer that agents induced him to go forward with plans to bomb an armed forces center. prosecutors say he came one the idea and was grinning ear to ear as he tried to carry it out. he is charge with attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. we have some wicked weather. this winter storm continue to beat up some 30 states in our union. most cies pummelled tow weekend with heavy snow. they're now bracing for frigid temperature. the weather is blamed for this collapse of the metro dome in minneapolis. the statement's teflon roof caved in under the weight of more than a foot and a half of snow although to be honest with

you, th vikings/giants game would have to be delayed. it will be played tonight in detroit. what do you think? will we get somrelief? >> yes, it will come but not for a while. we've been talking about this very cold and windy pattern since early last week. we sawsimilar conditions. this time we did have more snow out there. take a look at the portions around the area. mostly to the south and west. look at th. any time the grass is covered like that, that tell me we have at least two inches of snow on the ground. about half an inch to an inch of snow. we could have seen two inch of rain toward spotsylvania, wood bridge as well, most areas south and east i-95 corridor. what will we be seeing? the storm system is continuing to move off. that's what brought us the snow earlier. a couple snow flakes flying into portions of maryland. maybe around the d.c. area. some flurries around this evening. a windchill of .

that's what we're going to be dealing with. not just the cold with temperatures into the 20s but look at these windchills. down to 11 in frederick. six in hagerstown. nine toward reston and sterling. temperature tonight and windchills wilbe a major factor over thnext couple days. a major snowstorm continues to wreak havoc acrs the country. it brought treacherous road conditions to georgia, tennessee and the carolina. over the weekend, the hardest hit was the midwest. in minnesota, some parts receive more than two feet of zmoe the snow is being blamed for more than a dozen deaths. half of them traffic-rated. a big disruption for travel in the skies. more than 1,600 flights in chicago alone canceled. no delays have been reported at reagan or dulles. > a virginia federal judge has declared a key part of the obama administration's health care reform law unconstitutional. all parties agree, the final decision shod likely come from

the u.s. supreme court. julie carey join us with a closer look at today's ling. >> reporter: the u.s. district judge is the first to do this. two other judges including one from another virginia districtful upheld the law. judge hudson's ruling comes in response to a challenge filed by ken cuccinelli. his lawsuit came after virginia lawmakers approved their own bill barring the government from forcing an individual to purchase health insurance. a key component of the obama administration plan. cuccinelli argued sch a mandate violated the constitution that it is an overreap of power. judge hudson agreed. cuccinelli calls the ruling a vktry for virginians while the congressman who voted in faye of the legislation called the ruling purely political. >> this case is not about health insurance. it is not about health care. it is about liberty. the judge said as much in

husband order. >> henry hudson is a republican pointee. this has become very politicized but i would rely upon the court of appeals to make an unpolitical objective decision. when they do so, no doubt they're going to upheld to constitutionalitof the health care law. >> the congressman said the next step would be the court of appeals. though some repubcans are pushing for an expedited appeal that would bypass that case. ere is time. th requirement to purchase health care insurance doesn't begin until 2014. meanwhile scol lunches will soon be healthier a more students in need will be able to eat for free. today president obama signed a school lunch bill into law. and will harriet tubman elementary school in the district, the first lady lobbied for the $4.5 billion measure to help stop childhood obesity and feed more hungry children.

some republicans stay new law is too expensive. the senate's first vote on the tax cut compromise is still underway but it appears there are enough votes to mift forward. president obama worked with republican leaders to construct framework. it leaves existing tax cuts in place and extends unemployment benefits. it gives wealthy families a big break on the estate tax. many democrats complaining bitterly about this compromise but they acknowledge taxes would go up for eveone on january 1 if they didn't pass something. the full senate is expected to pass this by wednesday. it then moves on to the house. th redskins fans are still reeling from sunday's loss after the team came up short in the nal seconds of the ga against tampa bay bcaneers. lindsay czarniak is lye at the park with the fallout. what happened out there? it literally went right between the fingers. >> it wentfrom a game that no

one would remember to one that no one would forget. the redskins are making some moves today. they're placing laron landry on injured reserve. the move they're not making, they're not parting ways with the kicker despitehat he missed two field goals. the redskins are bringing in a slew of other kickers tomorrow. they'll work them out but they say that's more because he has a rib injury and they hope he'll remain on their roster. we'll see if they sign one of these new kickers. let me take to you fed-ex field. it looks like such a bright spot. 13 sends to g redskins trail 17-10. for you in goal. donovan mcnabb threads the needle. all they need to do now is take the extra point and it would go to overtime. but graham couldn't make it happen because hunter smith couldn't handle the snap. the snap then it was how he wanted it to be and that's hoyt ends. the redskins lose 17-16.

graham said he was trying to make the most of this lesson. >> i am you and i'm learning from he game. and i think i'll keep getting better. i need face it and i think i will do better this next week. >> i think when he started out in that goalpost, it got to him a little bit. you have to have a sho memory. that's what i told him today. wipe it out and forget about it. practice and you're going to have a good career. try to wipe it out and get ready for the next game. >> mike shanahan and company will evaluate that group of new kickers theyably the tomorrow. it is possible that they will keep two kickers on the roster. they do have a spot that opened up by putting laron landry on injured reserve. we'll have much more coming up at 5:45. back to you. >> all right. thank you. ill ahead, a twist on tradition. president obama congratulates

the l.a. lakers for the championship win. >> the scene of this year's ceremony caught local students by surprise. also coming up, another victim has come foard. now police want to know if a series of sexual assaults near bus stops may be connected. >> and demonstrators in the district are using hula hoops to fight for their cause. it is the busiest shipping day of the year. what you need to know.

deadline is bearing down on you guys. you need send your holiday gifts before christmas. >> shipping deadlines are approaching and today fed-ex has seen a record number of packages coming in.

megan mcgrath has more on why this is turning out to be the busiest shipping day ever. >> reporter: if conveyor belts are in high gear themselves make their way through the sorting process and on to trucks. for fed-ex, this is not only the busiest day of the year. it is the busiest day in the company's hisry. >> my arms can tell the difference. >> reporter: this is a lot more than ual. >> ye >> yes, it is. >> reporter: 16 million packages will be sent today. why the incase? >> they'll see about a 15% increase. we're definitely seeing that in our volumes right now. we put extr routes in place. we probably have at this location, 30 extra routes in place. we have some 80,000 truck will hit the road worldwide and some 680 flights will be moving freight.

>> reporter: among those making the delivies is april harding. she is having funith it making her rounds dressed as one of santa's elves. >> you take it a step at a time. you feel like yore not making any head way but then you look back and there is more floor than boxes and before you know it, you're do. you look forward to going home and gearing up for the next day. >> here there deadline for shipping packages if you want to get them to their destination fwiz 25th. fofedeck or ups, you have until friday. wednesday for the u.s. postal service. that's standard service. if you want to pay more for the express, you can even airlift on christmas morning if you're that far behind. this coming friday is by the way, free shipping for many online retailers. so make sure you watch out for those promos. you might get a little deal. and don't expect freebies on those flights.

airline are making more money than ever on those baggage sneeze the profits are toeltallg $1.5 billion. airlines are looking at imposing more fees for in flight wi-fi, the premium seat and all the other option that's make paying the more comfortable and pal atable. if there is any good news, some hotels are now offering the cover your baggage fees. there is that. >>i'm waiting to see the things that you stand up on. >> like on a subway. yeah. >> thoseill be the cheap ones. >> a bus. what's going to the weather? >> it will be brutal the next couple days. >> brutal already. >> is it really, december, is it normal? last year was bad. >> we talked about this when we did the winter forecast. we were thinking the fst weeks of december may be the coldest th we may have all season. so don't think this will be the

whole winter. i still think above all, winter will be above average but definitely so far the first two weeks of winter are definitely below average by a lot. about five degrees below average. that's saying something. t look at how thing are. very cold. and we do have some snow showers into portions of the area. lighflurries falling into some of the areas. don't be surprised to seethose. temperatures, they are story. current temperature, 28 degrees and the even bigger story, the windchill which is right now down to 15 degrees. winds, northwest about 20 miles an hour. giving us the windchills. 25 is the current temperature. 27 in manassas. look at the winds, gusty, 30 to 40 miles an hour and they're going to stay up overnight. look athe wind advisories. back toward fred rick and washington county and maryland. part of west virginia, underneath that wind advisory and windchill advisories in those same locations.

mostly for the ridges. where are they now? nine degrees in frederick. quantico around 14 degrees. and fredericksburg around 17 degrees. windy and very cold into the d tomorrow. maybe a couple of flurrs tomorrow. the wind will stay up right through the day tomorrow and then we watch another system off to the west. right now this system looks like it could come close enough to give us the potential for some snow. we'll be talking more about that but first we have to get thugh this very cold period. 24 to 28 this evening. we make our way into tonight and tomorrow morning. numbers, 18 to 22. the windchills tomorrow, between five and ten degrees with wind gusts upwards of 30 miles an hour. then through the day, high temperatures, 29 to 32. the windchills all day long will be in the teens. so there you go. on wednesday, 33 degrees. 35 on thursday. 41 on friday. again we're talking about that

little chance of snow. >> maybe we'll get this out o the way and the rest of the winter will be kind of mild. >> 70 january 3? why not? >> i was not even hoping for that. >> a chance of a little. >> alittle. a little chance of a little. >> all right. thanks. it is a prime piece of real estate. the locals have had problems parking their accessibility. we're talking about the old town alexandria waterfront and what officials are hoping to do to transform that. to make it a place you are desperate to go to. a new warning about the dangers of secondhand smoke. where you live could put you children at risk even if no one in the family smokes. >> reporter: i'm liz censhaw will tis the season for

tis the season to give and so many organizations want your money. >> how do you decide where to give? >> reporter: about a third of america's charities reported an increase in donations so far this year. with that that, charities are still financially strapped because of an increase in demand for services and less gvernment support. organizations are not shy when it come asking you for money. so do your homework and make sure you know where your money is going. >> they think i'm rich. i cannot give to all these people. >> nancy from silver spring, maryland, considers herself and her husband charitable people bunot rich. >> we do given to six, seven, eight charities or something. and then through the church. >> reporter: the problem? charities continuously solicit

them throughout the year. multiple mailings often arrive at the same time. >> this is like in one day. kidney walk, the komen cure, feeding america. this goes on and on. toys for tots. and they keep coming and coming. >> and many charity appeals come with gifts. holiday gift packs. we have some grocery lists and then we have all the return addresses. we have a million return -- >> you'd better live here forever. >> i know. what i am a going to do with these? >> reporter: for starters, don't let guilt lead to giving. >> there is a lot of competition to get attention in your mail box. charity are competing with each other. open me. send me a donation. >> reporter: how do people end up with so many different appeals? >> little amountto a lot of different charity. that's how you get on numerous mailing lists. >> reporter: the better business

bureau's allnce puts charities up against its accountability stanrds. >> we look at 20 different aspects of a charity's operation. ranging from governance to finances to fundraising practices to website disclores. >> reporter: you can check out a charity's report on the bbb's website. it includes ways a charity spends the money. the bbb says 54% of the charities it checks out meet its accountability standards. >> we are tough. a little over half of them meet our standards. that's what we're here for. to celebrate the wheat from and chaff. >> reporter: other warnings, be wary of charities that spring up overnight. often in connection with current events or natural disasters. watch out for similar sounding names. phony charities will use a name that sounds just like a legitimate one. be wear of promises or guaranteed sweepstakes winngs in exchange for a contribution. with so many appeals out there,

how do they decide which charity to giveto? >> i've had cancer. i give to cancer. richard has had heart, we give to heart. we have friends that have diabetes. we give to diabetes. you know, you would like to give to everybody but you just really can't. >> if you want to check out a charity before donating, you can visit the bbb alliance. or call. the way, the federal trade commission also has a charity check list you can turn to and you can find that nbcwashington.com. search for charities. > okay. great.

a driver of a super shuttle is facing charges in connection with several crashes. the van was towed away from the airport this morning. no injuries. the lawyer for the maryland man accused in a plot to blow up a mill recruiting center accuses the government of enapping his client. antonio martinez' lawyer says agents induced his client to go forward with plans to bomb an armed forces base in catonsville. today a federal judge in virginia ruled that president obama's historihealth care

reform law is unnstitutional. the judge says the government does not have the power to require americans to buy health insurance. several other lawsuits have been filed and today's ruling sets a stage for a final decision to be made in the u.s. supreme court. let's fast forward to the weather. and it is very cold out there. temperature of 28 degrees. it is not the temperature. it is the wind and the windchill. the windchill currently in the d.c. area. 15 degrees. take a look at the number across the region. we're currently sitting at 27 in baltimore. 27 in andrews air force base and 27 in manassas. look at the wind gusts. upwards have 30 to 40 mil an hour. windchills in the single digits to teens all night long. my full forecast is coming u police say they are looking for suspects in the series of ambush style assaults that occurred in montgomery county. police say five women have been attacked in the aspen hill and wheaton area since june.

pat coloneynz joins us live. >> reporter: five sex assaults. four of them women who just got off the bus. we'll take you from scene t scene so you can see the similarities for yourself. but first we want to begin with some words of caution. montgomery county police believe that someone is targetg women. women getting off buses in the dark hours of the night. if you don't feel safe, captain paul starks ha this advice for you. remember th the bus is still a very safe place to be. she can call the police about specific suspicions that she has. we will respond and address that. she can also stay on the bus for the next stop where it might be a more populated area to get off the bus. >> reporter: police circulating the images of three men. potential suspects who may be linked to five sex assaults in the aspen hill/wheaton area.

>> that is a really disgusting thing. >> it's terrible right now. i'm a woman and if there i a guy out there assaulting won, that puts me in a category and make me unsafe. >> reporter: they say it all began in june at a bustop on aspen hill road. a woman in her 20s gets off a bus. she is dragged into a secluded area and sexually assaulted. october 26th. same thing. this time in connecticut avenue and independence street. this time the victim, 30 years old. she gets off the bus, dragged into th woods and in the woods, sexually assaulted. november 20th, georgia avenue, a 52-year-old woman gets off the bus. she is dragged into the woods and raped. just about a block away on

dember 1st it happens again. this time the victim, a 42-year-old woman. she gets off the bus. dragged into the woods and there, she is sexually assaulted. claridge road and sea port way. december 4th. police believe this is linked to the others but they say the 27-year-old victim here was not a bus rider. they say she was just walking alonwhen she was pulled into the woods and assaulted there. scary? yeah. scary. >> reporter: if you recognize these men, if you know anything about this case, montgomery county police want hear from you. the number, 2407735070. there is a crime solvers' cash reward involved here. back to you. there may be a possible plea

deal in the works for george huguely. that former university of virginia student charged with muering his ex-gifriend yeardley love in may. the washington examiner reports prosecutors do not plan to seek the death penalty against huguely. the paper reports there is a greg consensus this case will be settled in a plea deal before the trial. his next court appearance is scheduled for the 21 of january. a virginia delegate plan to introduce a bill that would bar illegal aliens from attending the state's public universities. the delegate will introduce the bill. the republican says his legislation would ensure virginians get the full benefits of their tax dollars. 93 maryland nor virginia has statewide policies on immigrants. plans to revamp old town alexandria's historic water front have been in the works for years. city leaders want to make that area more appealing to tourists. tonight they'll meet with the

public to get their take on thing. tom sherwood joins us with more on this possible transformation. >> reporter: tonight's meeting come after months of plans and meetings is that more planning. city officials say they want to get it right. the alexandri waterfront dates back hundreds of years. a working waterfront long before it became a major tourist traction of the washington region. >> many years ago, there were loot of industrial uses and even some slave trading, tobacco trading, et cetera. >> reporte they are leading the htoric effort to update, revise and preserve the water front while adding more retail, restaurants and other attractions as well as betr parking and a new 200-foot pier jutting out from king street. the meeting at thenited way building is speck to thr hundds of participants, curious about the next steps and the lenny review leading to a final plan early next year. >> the purpose is to come back

after the many meetings we've had in january. we'll be releasing a draft pn. there will be men of opportunities to comment on that and we're hoping to have meetings for the final plan in april. >> businesses, residents and others are ang to know whill happen next. >> the parks are wonderful. and i think there's a lot of chopiness to the water front. there is anything could get people moving up and down would be great. >> we call it redevelopment but people who live here think this is a fine place to live and maybe we don't need to be redeveloped so much. >> i think it has the potential to be a very good thing and strong for buness in this area. at the same time, the further just if i indication of this, especially on the water front could be negative. could it push my real estate, my rent up. >> again, tonight's meeting is the last meeting before a final preliminary plan is put before the public. probably in january. i'm tom sherwood, live in alexander re.

a bac to you. already. thanks. a shopper's good deed earns him $17 million. how he became amillionaire by mistake. think your family life is stressed? coming up next you'll meet a

dmen stritors in the district used hula hoops to protest. and a mother who has 50 kids. it's not easy being a communicate radio station these days. and dozens of community dio station organizers were outside the national association of broadcasters in washington protesting with hula ops. they say they've been forcing them to jump through hoops by bloc a bill that would support these low power fm radio stations. here's a good story. thanks to a gentlemanly act, a 16-year-old man in the philippines is a millionaire. he was about to by a lottery ticket when a woman suddenly cut in front of him and bought her

ticket first. both used the lucky pick method to place their bets. a computer randomly selects the null. the man got the winning combination, scoring $17 million. >> wow! >> and you think the brady bunch had it rough. this woman is in brazil. she has 50 kids. four are hers naturally and she adopted the rest. >> too bad she's not a wednesday's child person. coming up in sports, lindsay is live as the team tries to explain another tough loss. and some elementary school stent got to neapresident and

some students at a boys and girls club got a surprise. they moved the event to southeast d.c. >> the president was honoring the los angeles lakers for winning their second saight championship but instead of the traditional ceremony. jo schriffen has more now. >> reporter: it was certainly a

once in a lifetime opportunity for these kids. not only did they get a chance to meet the presiden of the united states, they also got to meet the nba champion los angeles lakers who helped the kids out with their community service project. take a look at this video from earlier today. amazingly, this was kept a secret from these kids for an entire week. they were told they were going to meet a white hou dignitary as well as some vips. when the president and the lakers walked in, the kids certainly were shocked. the lakers were at the white house lt year so the president cided to get out in the community this year and give a helping hand. the players worked side by side on a community service project to write letters and box care packages for wounded veterans at walter reed hospital as well as d.c. homeless in need. the question for these kids, who re they more excited to see? the president or the los angeles lakers?

>> i don't know. >> the president of the united states. you never think i'm going to meet the president. i met the president. >> he looks the same way, talks the same way. it's amazing. >> reporter: what a day for these kids. talking to the players, they got a lot out of it as well. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from kobe bryant, former guard, former maryland guard as well as the head coach phil jack. what they had to say about this day and why they decided to show up. >> who were you most excited to see? >> reporter: i was mostxcited to see the kids' faces. the kids are the ones so excited and their smiles. it was amazing. >> thank you, john. let's turn to sportssince we're on the subjec let's talk about the redskins.

>> lindsay has more on the disappointing loss to the tampa bay buccaneers. >> reporter: no surprise the redskins told us today that they are bringing in a handful of kickers tomorrow to work them out. they say that's more because kicker graham gano suffered a rib injury. it is a possibility they could end up with two kicker on the roster. but graham gano missed two short field goal attempts. as for how he dealt with itering drove home, dropped off his wife. he said he came back here to the redskins' team facility and looked at tape for about two hours to try to find out what he could have done differently to help the redskins avoid this deflating loss. >> reporter: an emotional roller coaster derailed in the fin seconds. santana moss gave the redskins new loss with his touchwn. the skins had a chance for overtime. despite missing two field goal attempts, the redskins believed

there was no way graham gano would miss the era point. with an unsuccessful recovery, a missed opportunity that left players emotionally drained. >> i've never had a game tha poor. i think the last time i ssed the 20 yarder, it's been a while. i haven't missed them in practiceince then. its frustrating. but it is behind me now. i can't do anything about it. >> i think we all know that you'veot to do in games. and he's made some big kicks for us. i think he started out in that goalpost, i think it got somewhere. you have to have a short mery. that's what i told him today. you have to wipe that out and forget about it. consistently in practice. and you're going to have a good career. try to wipe it out and geteady for the next game. >> i don't give any blame to anybody. we did all we could toe in the game to tie it up and didn't. and it's my fault. that's just how it is.

it is not falling on my sword or doing anything noble. it is being honest about the situation and what happened. >> i ain't been a part of that. >> when you're just losing and that you know you had a chance to win, i ain't talking about the last place. just throughout the games and the weeks. throughout this year. when you're losing and you don't have no say-so. why? that's why it hurts. i'm getting tired ofit. >> santana moss aeared on the verge of tears. fletcher mimicked the frustration. a 41-yard touchdown gave tampa a seven-point lead. the players thought officials should have called them for holding. >> they can play the game. and to say you're not looking at that, what are you looking at e you watching the ball game like a fan? your job is to look at holding.

they'll apologize and say they missed the next one. >> i want to keep making plays. when you position like, that you really can't do anything. you really can't do anything. you hope they will make the call. >> he was unhealthy. he was mugged, yeah. i always show him that picture. >> head coach mike shanahan a little frustrated with officials for t calling a holding penalty. there's so much frustration going around this locker rule. the bottom line is the redskins know they're out of playoff contention and thehave to find a way to move forward and start to focus on next season. guys? t's get a final check of our cold forecast. >> cold tonight, cold tomorrow, maybe some snow on thursday. how is that for a winter forecast? take a look out there. the current temperatures at 28 degrees. with winds out of the northwest at 20, you get a windchill of

15. when they're gusting upwafrds 30 miles an hour, the windchill falls to around ten degrees in the d.c. area. this is what we can expect for low temperatures tonight. around 18 to the north and west. back toward winchester, 22 in the city. fredericksburg and saint mary's as well. that 22-degree mark. with the wid, we will see ndchills between five and ten degrees all night long and into tomorrow morning as well. high temperatures tomorrow, only around 32. windchills tomorrow between about 10 and 18 degrees. wednesday, pretty much the sail thing. a little less in the way of wind. then a shot for some rain or snow on thursday. most areas would see snow from this storm if it does come through the area. i'm not expecting a lot of it. temperature around 35. 41 on 48. and en saturday and sunday, right now i'm keeping them dry. the models have been trying to put together a pretty big storm on sunday. i think for now that storm will stay to e south and east. we will continue to watch it for you right here.

>> okay. thanks. coming up tonight at 6:00, the lawyer for thearyland man accused of trying to bomb a military facility. he claim his client was tricked by the fbi. we'll tell you what sparked the fire at one of the busiest metr stations during the rush. if you think it's cold around here, look at the sky in missouri. he had his entire home covered in ice those stories and more coming up at 6:00. up next, it hasn't been done in 30 years. tonight the new push to bring the new hospital to one of the fastest growing counties in maryland. for all your

a new study suggests apartment living increases your exposure to second hand smoking. it led the study of more than 5,000 children. the kids who lived in multiunit housing had the highest level of tobacco smoke could be contamination in their blood. even if none smoked in their part. researcher say some could come from family members who smoke outside the home but they lieve smoke is seeping through walls or ventilation systems in attached units. toyota is recalling nearly 100,000 sienna minivs because of a problem with the brake. it affection 2011 models. toyota says there's a problem with a bracket in the parking

brake pedal. could it make the brake stick. ere have been no accidents or injuries related to this issue. in the past year, toyota has recalled more than 10 million vehicles to address a number of different problems, including the brakes and stalling engines. montgomery county is hoping to get approval to build the first w hospital in 30 years. with a population of more than 1 million, montgomery county is the fastest growing area of underserved people in the health care field. chris gordon has more on what the hospital could look like. >> reporter: they are competing to build a new hospital in northern montgomery county. that's the rapidly growing park from germantown to the frederick unty line. >> it is about time that we're looking seriously at a hospital to serve that area. and of all the areas in e county, that has had the most growth. >> reporter: adventist health care which runs shady grove

adventist hospital here in rock field, and the germantown emergency center proposes to open its new hospital in clarksburg, maryland. this is artist's rendition of the new proposed hospital. an 86-bed facility that will be located just off i-270. besides the health care campus, the clarksburg master plan calls for mixed use retail. residential and commercial development here. but it will be up to the state of maryland to determine if the new hospital should go here or at a competing site. holy cross her in silver spring is the largest spital in montgomery county. it is run by trinity health based in michigan. it proposes to build its new hospital in germantown, maryland. this is what its new hospital look like. would it provide on-the-job training for nurses. it would be located on the montgomery college germantown campus. >> it takes about ten years to

develop a proposalnd build a hospital. we need to get going right away. >> reporter: most politicians have not expressed preference for one hospital plan or the other but theye anxious for the state to pick one so building can begin. in montgomery county, chris gordon, news4. the maryland state health care commission which reviewing the hospital proposals could release its recommendation next week. official approval could come next month. that's news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. a massive snowstorm caused trouble for travelers across the country and we are still one week away from the official start of winter. senators showing their support for the president's tax cut deal. that measure could still run into trouble in the house. and a lawyer for a man accused of trying blow up a military facility. he said his client is the victim of government entrapment.

first, a federal judge in virginia has ruled the foundation of the president's health care law is unconstitutional. good evening. i'm jim betts. the u.s. district judge said the law conflicts with a state law already on the books that says residents cannot be forced to buy health insurance. hudson is the first judge in the country to rule against this law. julie carey joins usith more on this. >> repter: i fact work the other judges including one for virginia's federal court have upheld the law. but for virginians in particular, this was an important step forward. >> a great day for the kons toog today. >> reporter: virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli celebrating a victory in his challenge of the obama administration's landmark health care reform legislation. unlike other pending cases, cuccinelli zeroed in on one providing that americans be required to buy health care