needed relief for drivers in the area. a flyover ramp that connects eebld i-66 to the loop. jane watrel is live with details on how soon drivers can try this out. >> reporter: they can try it out soon. there's going to be a bit of traffic pattern tonight before things happen. hang on a second here. road crews prepare for an overnight project that closes both exits from i-66 east to the inner loop and three lanes of 495 north. >> it will be a new look to the way folks access 266 east from the general purpose lanes. >> reporter: from 9:00 tonight to 9:00 saturday morning, workers finish a flyover ramp from eastbound 66 that removes a left lane merge on to 495 north and have traffic moving smoothly on the right. northern virginia motorists hope

it helps ease gridlock. >> it's been bad. even at midnight, there's traffic for miles on 66. >> i don't go 66 because of the craziness. i don't need to deal with it. you can sit on 66 for at least two hours before you get to work. >> reporter: it's all part of the capital beltway high occupancy project. crews are working to rebuild an entire interchange. this flyover is a key component. by moving 66 eastbound motorists closer to the tyson's corner exits. >> they are on the right side of the road. it's a safer movement. they will find better riding than current ly getting on the left side and crossing over four lanes of traffic. >> reporter: back live, now to recap, if you can avoid this area after 9:00 tonight to 9:00 tomorrow morning, it would be a good idea. eastbound i-66 will be closed

and three lanes of the belt way. the inner loop will also be closed as they open the flyover ramp. as for the old ramp, the ramp being used now on i-66, it will be destroyed. reporting live in fairfax county, i'm jane watrel. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. the second big traffic story this afternoon, the 11th street bridge will be open for business. beginning sunday, the first span of the bridge will start carrying traffic from 25 inbound into downtown washington. this morning, the mayor joined transportation officials for a ribbon cutting. it's the largest project v-dot has under taken. when it's finished, it will allow drivers to get on northbound i-295 without having to get off on pennsylvania avenue. >> it's going to be great. i live in hill crest.

i have lived there my whole live. the transportation is a nightmare, a true nightmare. >> the inbound freeway bridge opens to traffic on sunday. the bridge is set to open next week and the third span will open in a year from now. the federal government shutdown was set to kick in at midnight tonight p has been averted. they passed a $1 trillion budget bill ten hours before the deadline. it's going to keep the federal gove government running through next september. lawmakers are still working, however, on that separate payroll tax bill. a candidate for the d.c. council was arrested just after midnight on charges of soliciting for prostitution. kevin was arrested near north cap and k streets in northeast. here is a look at his campaign website. he is the son of the former d.c. councilmember kevin who held the 7th street until he was

defeated. by now, mayor vincent gray is one of several candidates seeking to unseat him. the attorney for him and his campaign said the candidate was not soliciting and would fight the charges. a man pretending to offer christian based financial is scamming people out of money. they want to know how many people have fallen victim. derrick ward joins us live in the studio. he spoke with a man who says he's one of the victims. derrick? >> thisuy acted and talked like a legitimate touns counselor and provided statements. it was all a scam. now a disabled veteran's dreams and savings have been stolen. the former marine injured while in the corps.

>> i decided to hire someone to help me invest it. >> reporter: it seemed like a god send when this man came to church. he taught classes in personal finance and offered to help chris manage his investments through his company. he convinced him to move his money into one new account, then another. over the course of the business dealings, he counted him as a friend. >> as well as a brother in christ, the way we call it. i felt comfortable with him. >> reporter: when the time came for him to draw down some of the investment, the friend revealed himself for what he was. >> a wolf in sheep's clothing. >> reporter: the evasion about why the banks wouldn't pay out. watson was putting money into the investment accounts. holmes was keeping it. watson found out when he checked with the banks. >> there was no record of my name, account or anything. >> he accepted $200,000 of cash.

he was supposed to invest that money. rather, he put it in a business account of his and spent the money. >> chris went to the sheriff's department. detectives looked into it. the christian financial headquarters was vacant. christopher watson's savings were gone. >> we don't believe the victim in this case is the only one. >> reporter: this hasn't eliminated his faith in his fellow man. >> it may not have hurt as much to be robbed by a stranger. >> authorities say holmes has a back groupd in financial planning. his advice and that of law enforcement, do your homework up front. little time and a few key strokes can save you a lot of money. back to you. >> derrick ward, thank you.

george washington university graduate student has died from the rare but contagious disease of meningitis. university officials say the infected person lived off contact. meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. symptoms include high fever, stiff neck and nausea. there are antibiotics to treat it. new developments in the penn state case. two people can be tried on charges they lied to a grand jury. it follows a day long hearing in harrisburg, pennsylvania. mike mcqueary testified he saw jerry sandusky do something wrong and sexual to a boy in 2002. he made it clear to administrators and what he saw was inappropriate.

the penn state scandal is bringing new attention to a missing person case that baffled investigators for six years. it's when the first prosecutor to investigate sandusky disappeared. we'll tell you about a cold case that is back in the spotlight. there is a hang up in the hearing or was one at the hearing today for the man accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks. he gave secret cables to the whistleblower website. there's a dispute over whether the man acting as the judge in today's hearing can be impartial. the presiding officer -- today's hearing will ultimately determine whether bradley manning will stand trial for charges of aiding the enemy. he's facing life in prison if

found guilty. no more mental evaluations for a man accused of firing at a white house. a preliminary psychiatric test is competent to stand trial is good enough. ortega is accused of trying to assassinate the president by firing an assault rifle at the white house. the president was not in town at the time. >> let me tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> that's texas governor rick perry at last night's debate. that meeting was the last scheduled debate before the caucus january 3rd. it was to avoid confrontation between the top two. newt gingrich got a laugh in a reference to an interview where mitt romney called him zaney.

they focused any negative energy on president obama instead of each other. >> i think governor romney deserves some credit. >> do you want to respond to that credit? >> thank you. >> i sometimes get accused of using language that is too strong, so i have been standing her editing. i'm very concerned about not appearing to be zaney. >> mitt romney got a boost today this morning on fox news. south carolina governor gave romney her endorsement. still ahead, fairfax county makes a decision about whether to allow surveilness cameras in schools. why this fight is still not over. >> baby jesus has been found. who's accused of stealing him from that christmas display? i'm liz crenshaw. where does the money go when airlines get fined for sitting on the tarmac too long? that's the question.

away in a manger, a mystery has been solved thanks to facebook. police tracked down the baby jesus that was stolen in fredericksburg after someone posted a picture of the stolen

statue online. pat collins has that story. >> reporter: they found the little baby jesus. >> oh, praise god. that is wonderful. >> it's great news. it's what christmas is all about. >> it's not how to story is told in the bible, but baby jesus returned to the proper place in the manger in the arms of a police sergeant. >> you have been on the police force how many years? >> 23. >> reporter: i bet you have recovered a lot of stolen property. >> i have. >> reporter: have you ever recovered anything quite like this? >> no. no, i haven't. >> reporter: the little baby jesus stolen tuesday night. he weighed eight pounds. he had been stolen before some years ago, so they filled him with concrete to keep it from happening again. that proved to be something less than a wise idea.

now they say little baby jesus weighs 60 pounds. he lost 20 pounds after he was taken from here. they found the little baby jesus. >> oh, thank you, lord. >> reporter: who stole little baby jesus? police say it's a woman, a 25-year-old woman who works at this walmart in the same shopping center. she lives in spots vain ya county and posted a picture of the little baby jesus on facebook. someone asked her, is that baby jesus stolen? she replied it's so stolen. >> we have no idea how many people actually saw that picture on facebook. a great number of them made comments indicating they knew it was stolen. they were talking about it. out of all those people, only one individual came forward and contacted us. we are glad he did. >> reporter: tonight the that tiffty scene is complete. the case is far from closed.

they are studying the evidence to determine what, if any charges will be brought here. i'm pat collins, news 4, fredericksburg. >> that statue weighed 80 pounds. it's cold out there where that nativity scene is sitting and where we are. >> 60 at 4:00 this morning. 45 right now. i want to take you back to what this time of year could look like. let's go back, say one year. take a look at this. an inch and a half of snowfalling around the region. not just that. the high temperature this day last year, 27 degrees. it was nasty out there. boy was it cold. what a very cold december we had last year. this december, anything but cold. we are still right now sitting at 45 degrees.

it's above the average high for this time of year. take a look at the numbers. the dew point of 24. the atmosphere is fairly dry around the d.c. area. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour giving us a windchill. 37 degrees right now. 43 in manassas. way too warm to see rain changing over to snow or is it? right now, down to the south, we have a mix precipitation down into portions of southern maryland. we are looking at sleet. first off, 34 in gaithersburg, 31 in winchester and 39 in washington. 62 at 4:00 a.m. a windchill of 49 at 5:00 in the afternoon. a much different day as we made our way through the last couple hours. we are dry around the i-95 corridor. down to the south, a different story. southern maryland, northern neck, reports of sleet mixed in with the snow. leonardtown, lexington park,

valley lee all reporting some sleet in some areas. report of sleet covering decks. watch out for that as you are out and about tonight. don't expect it to cause problems as road surface temperatures are well above freezing. showers to the west. even snow back into the mountains. they are having a hard time making it to the surface here as we are so dry at the current time. rain mixing with sleet. some mixture around washington over the next couple hours. it will be on the light side. not anticipating problems. tomorrow, a chilly day. it's going to stay chilly through the next couple days. look at tomorrow, temperatures in the 40s. 44 degrees out there at the airport. 43 on your sunday. a chance for a flurry early on sunday morning. that would be before you wake up. that cold air is not going to stick around. monday, back to around 52 degrees.

50 degrees coming up on our tuesday. a bit of a cooldown, once again. not too bad. we have our holiday lights. we were at a great house yesterday. send your pictures to nbc. >> thanks for the perspective. >> yeah, definitely. it could be a lot worse. >> doesn't feel so cold now. >> 45 is balmy. >> authorities caught a peeping tom in a grocery store. how does that happen? what are the rules if you want to take food and gifts through security at the airport? the answer is coming up in ask liz. liz. in quick bites, tom gives us

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so, what are the rules when it comes to traveling by air and you want to bring food and gifts? where does the money go when you sit on the tarmac way too long and what happens to the christmas tree after the season. we have a holiday edition of ask liz. >> travel and trees. >> yeah, got mulch? so, the first question, you can't bring water from the

outside. what if you are trying to fly from grandmas and you have cranberry sauce, are they going to confiscate that? >> what do we do? you are better off putting most holiday items in your checked luggage or ship them ahead of time. cheeses, peanut butter, jams, jelly, gravy, will not be permitted if there's more than 3.4 ounces in your container. pies and cakes are allowed through. they are seb jekt to additional screening by tsa officers. a remipder not to wrap the gifts before going. maybe just leave them unwrapped. >> yeah. the next question about traveling. when airlines get fined for sitting too long on the tarmac where does that money go? >> we asked the department of transportation. most of the fine money goes back

into the u.s. treasury for general government use. last month marked the first ever fine for a violation of the three-hour time limit on the tarmac to american eagles which left customers on the plane p over three hours. the airline had the option of paying part of that fine to the passengers aboard that flight. last question, from eric, what happens to the national christmas tree when the holiday is over. >> until the 1970s, it was transported to d.c. every year. the newest christmas tree replaces the living colorado blue spruce. the tree is not replaced every year like the christmas tree at rockefeller enter in new york. the decorations are removed and lighting of the national christmas tree has been a

presidential tradition since 1923. if you have a question, send it to askliz@nbcwashington.com. have a good weekend. >> you, too. enjoy. pat? >> thank you both. still ahead, a tale of three local airports. which is good for a bargain and which is the most expensive in the nation? and the search for the missing prosecutor. the first district attorney to investigate jerry

fast 4ward through the headlines. the federal government is not going to shut down at midnight. they passed a bill to keep the government running through next september. one of the smallest spending hikes for the pentagon in recent history. the senate is set to vote on this this weekend. commuters who take eastbound i-66 to the inner loop beltway. this weekend, a new flyover ramp puts drivers on the right side of 495 which makes it easier to merge traffic. crews can prepare for the new configuration. this weekend, drivers will be able to use the new and improved 11th street bridge. the first part opens sunday allowing drivers to access

inbound 295 into the downtown area. out bound set to open next week. the third span will be opening in a year from now. let's fast 4ward to the cooling weather. doug? >> temperatures dropping big time. into the 60s now. windchills into the 30s across the area. we have a little bit in the way of rain and sleet. washington d.c. on the dry side around the the beltway. look at southern maryland, we are talking calvert county and the leonardtown area. the ridge and st. george area. a little bit of sleet mixing in. reports of sleet. watch out into this region as you make your way down route 5 and lexington park. you may see sleet in the area. i'm not worried about road conditions. we are going to see the sleet pile up, maybe on the rooftops or the cars. you hear the dinging. there is a chance for shower

activity and maybe sleet or snow flurries later on this evening. once again, it will not pose any problems. complete forecast coming up in a minute. >> thanks, doug. northern virginia lawmakers announce a provision to limit parking at the mark center. 5,000 workers will be in the building by the end of the year. only 2,000 spaces are available. julie carey is live this afternoon in alexandria with more on this story. julie? >> reporter: commuters who use this section of i-395 and 95 and residents have been bracing themselves for the next wave of employees moving in to the complex. tonight, the new transfers coming in won't be driving in in their own cars. >> this is exactly what we wanted. >> reporter: congressman and senators describing a breakthrough they hope will head off the congestion expected to

grip the i-395 corridor next year. it's when 5,000 employees report for work at the complex. the move-in began gradually in august. a big influx of workers was expected soon. they announced legislation that caps the number of parking spaces that could be used at 2,000, roughly the current level. >> it's not going to get worse than today. it's going to general rat half the traffic that it would have. this is major progress and responsiveness to what the neighborhood was rightfully demanding. >> reporter: the 2,000 space cap stays in effect until major road improvements can be made. it could be lifted if current traffic congestion improves, something that is unlikely. residents are thrilled with the news. we are elated. i tell you, i know my neighbors

and i have been pushing for this for over two years now. it's just fantastic that it's been put into place. >> reporter: business owners are breathing easier, too. this woman says traffic can make it tough for her clients at pick-up time. >> they get tired of coming from d.c. that traffic coming in off seminary road is really, really hard for them. so, let's hope somebody gets something together. >> reporter: looks like they are getting it together. the parking limit was tucked into the appropriations bill. it was approved by the house today, goes to the senate next. i'm julie carey, back to you. >> thanks. a man is going to spend life in prison plus 20 years for his role in a home invasion. he pled guilty to conspiracy, attempted robbery and using a firearm during a violent crime. he was part of a group of men

that dressed as police officers before invading a home in 2008. the brothers were stabbed to death along with a third man. a man is accused of going to great lengths to spy on women in a local bathroom. he was arrested on sunday. authorities say he went to the men's room, climbed above a light fixture, broke through a sheet rock wall and crawled over the ceiling tiles of the lady's room. a woman noticed a hand sticking out from the ceiling. he's charged with being a peeping tom and marijuana possession. this could be the biggest holiday travel season we've seen in years. aaa says more than 2 million people in washington are going to get in a car or plane to say happy holidays in person. 40% of people in the area are expected to travel.

aaa says it reason is that more vacation -- people have more vacation time and disposable income. washington dulles international airport. researchers looked at the price of airline tickets, taxes and fees on fares at 100 of the largest airports. memphis and cincinnati were most expensive. dulles came in third. reagan national 38, bwi marshall was one of the cheapest to fly out of. it was 80th on the list with an average fare of 334 bucks. despite the sluggish national economy, downtown washington is booming. it has new stores, expensive condos and night life. >> yeah, it does. the popular restaurant group is boosting the downtown trend. this weekend, it is opening the

hamilton. it is the first thousand seat restaurant. it will be the first to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. tom sherwood is here to tell us about that. >> this is no late night diner, either. it's employing more than 300 people and it's an endorsement of the new d.c. downtown. street life downtown includes this outdoor holiday market at 6th and f street drawing crowds through the end of next week. >> busy. i'm glad the weather turned out for us. >> reporter: it's a seasonal attraction. the growth and downtown business is drawing new people every day. just a few blocks up f street and 14th, the hamilton restaurant is going through last minute rehearsals for the opening sunday night. the downtown area's first 24 hour, seven day a week

restaurant. this is different. it's going to be 24/7. >> yeah. >> reporter: tom is president of the group. he says the growing 24/7 life of downtown is the reason. >> you get out of a movie. where can we go to eat. at midnight, there's not a lot open. if we say 24/7, people are positive we are here. >> people in the white house are working all night long. all the restaurant employees and hotel employees all other the city. they get out late and there's no place to go. >> reporter: they are employing 320 people. half of whom live in the district themselves. having a 1000 seat restaurant open 24/7 isn't enough, they have a performance louns. they will offer live entertainment and concerts, too. it opens to the public this sunday night.

it won't be open on christmas day. i have been looking around for maybe a place to go with my relatives from out of town. >> they probably said if you open now, you can have christmas day off. >> it was a borders bookstore most recently. before that, garfields. >> i remember that. >> that group has really -- >> the entire washington region. tyson's corner. >> can't wait to see it. thanks. still ahead, a decision, but no end to the debate. whether surveillance cameras will come to schools in fairfax county. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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want some oysters? we have a seafood restaurant for you. washington post food critic says this oyster palace is like being at the beach. >> it's so much fun. i never go there and it's not co completely packed. what i like about it, it looks like it's been there forever. the effect is weathered and welcoming. you have a bar that flows out on to the street. they have dressed it up so it looks like a seafood joint. they have an impressive chandelier they have made from a long, rusty chain. inside, signs of clever

industrial recycling, too. ship portholes and table tops made from floor joists. in the back, a fleet of mermaids watching from the ledge of a small oyster bar. it's really, really clever. oysters are delicious. you can get them, you know, raw on the half shell with interesting sauces. or you can get them broiled or grilled in about half a dozen different ways. here is a little trick. when i don't want a restaurant that recognizes me to know what i think of the restaurant, i leave food on my plate. i found that impossible when eating the cat fish here. it was so delicious. i love that clean flavor of the fish. it comes with bacon, which is a designer bacon, very good. a great roll. if you don't like seafood, there's the option of very good fried chicken. it's from a recipe that the owner used to feed his kitchen

crew or his dishwashers so they -- it's a recipe which is wine braised chicken. they take that and roll it in flour and deep fry it. it is juicy and lovely and delicious. but, you know, you are in a seafood restaurant. i would go for the southern flavored dishes, gumbo. they are all delicious. >> are you hungry now? i am. it's friday night. you can find tom's restaurant reviews in the sunday washington post or go to our website, www.nbcwashington.com. >> that all looked really good. >> yes, it did. the first prosecutor to investigate jerry sandusky disappeared. the latest on a cold case that is getting new attention. >>

it is 4g friday, you know what that means? it's your chance to win 4,000 bucks. all you need to do to enter is like nbc washington on facebook. the big winner will be announced in a few minutes, coming up at 5:59. it is friday. time to rewind. we like to look back at the redskins winning. it makes us feel better. amber is with us. >> hi, amber. >> winning is a positive thing. it's no small fete for the giants to win. they have only beaten big blue there twice over the past decade. a win sunday would be a positive in an otherwise disappointing season. a redskins win there usually

means playoffs or super bowl. dan hellie has another installment of redskins rewind. october 27, 1991, a day of redempx ation and comeback. the giants are next on the schedule, a team the skins lost to the last six times they played them. in the meadowlands, repeat performance under way. new york leads, 13-0 at halftime. the skins offense is trifling. gary clark wants to hide. skins quarterback mark looked to 84, the end zone to see the ball slip right through his hands. when a receiver drops an easy one like that, tough go to him again. another long route. looked for clark one more time. the pass right on the money.

clark under it. the jmu grad misses the ball again. time for redemption. third quarter from the giants seven yard line. a bullet to clark. this time he hangs on. skins trail, 13-7 now. long again. aga again, he chooses clark. a 54-yard attempt. safe in his hands. it gives the skins 14-13 lead. >> i was able to make up for the first half that i dropped the ball. it's a big game for us. emotional win for us. i'm drained right now. don't know if i'm coming or going. it's sweet. it's good. the last six times they are a great team. they are going to be in the thick of it again. if we have to face them again, the same type of fight. i hope we can win that, too.

>> one final piece of drama. skins up 17-13 with 25 seconds to go. a last second charge from the giants. pass picked off by wilbur marshall. he laterals it. coach gibbs none too pleased. a plus for interception. an f for trying to lateralize. the only way we can lose the game is pitch it around. only to run out there and tackle it myself. get down. get down, i was yelling. >> that was my next question. what did you say to wilbur? >> i wasn't going to say anything. >> the win said a bunch as the skins rolled off 11 straight wins. they finish, 14-2. they were champions of super bowl xxvi. >> since that super bowl season 26 years ago, the redskins are 6-13 against the giants. you never know what will happen this sunday. that's why you play the game. >> exactly. >> my fingers are crossed.

>> that's what we are doing. we'll sit here together. >> thanks. let's get another check on the chilly forecast from doug. >> temperatures earlier today into the low 60s at 4:00 a.m. now, down to 45 with a windchill out there of 39 degrees. definitely a big cooldown across the area. we'll continue to see that. storm 4 doppler radar showing the shower activity. nothing happening around the d.c. metro area. rain showing up there. most of it not reaching the ground. notice the enhancement toward southern portions of maryland. that is actually some sleet that is falling and some rain. rain mixing in with sleet from time to time around white sands, route 2 and the ranch area. farther down route 5, wind, scottland beach, all reporting sleet mixing in with rain. we continue to see that as it moves through. temperatures above freezing. the wider view shows more

precipitation back to the west. snow in the mountains. we may see actual mixing in the washington area overnight tonight. i would expect sleet, snow flakes across the region. do not expect accumulation at all. once again, because of the road temperatures, we are not going to see problems out there. down to 33 when you wake up tomorrow morning. we are going to get close to freezing early. we could see light problems on those roads as the temperatures get below freezing. once again, i'm not exfecting problems. 29 toward gaithersburg. warmer toward the bay, a temperature in the 30s. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. high temperatures into the low to mid-40s. expect that when you step out during the day tomorrow. pat? >> thanks doug. a decade ago, a district attorney that investigated abuse disappeared. now that sandusky has been

charged, that case is getting attention. lester holt has a preview of what you will see. >> reporter: six years ago, the respected district attorney of center county, pennsylvania, abruptly disappeared. >> he said i'm driving down 192 and won't be able to come home. >> d.a.s don't go missing. >> one day later they found his red mini in lewisburg. it contained few leads. his work laptop and hard drive found separately in a river. the hard drive was too damaged for experts to retrieve any data. why, police wondered, had it been removeed from the laptop. >> anybody is going to look at that and say it wasn't an accidental thing. >> reporter: there was no body, no evidence of a crime. just theorys to explain his disappearance. he committed suicide or walked away or someone killed him.

>> always felt all the facts started coming out, the only conclusion left was foul play. >> nobody could say for sure. years went by.then last month, suddenly back in the news. >> disturbing allegations of child sex abuse put a cold case back in the spotlight. >> reporter: in november, jerry sandusky charged with child sex abuse. he denied the allegation. in 1998, he investigated sandusky for sex abuse after the mother of an 11-year-old boy told penn state police sandusky bear hugged him, naked in the shower. they decided not to prosecute sandusky. some are wondering if there could be a link between that case and his disappearance. lester hold, "dateline," nbc. >> you can see more on the case

of the missing d.a. tonight on "dateline" here on nbc 4. a virginia judge thrown out a lawsuit by a state democrat to keep republicans from having the deciding vote. it came about after the most recent elections that gave each party 20 senators. bill bowling would cast a vote giving republicans the edge. in a lawsuit, they sought to do away with this procedure. the judge said a court cannot interfere with the normal procedures. here is what we are working on for news 4 at 6:00. coming up, more about the penn state story. two penn state administrators go on trial for perjury in connection with the child sex abuse scandal. we'll have more on the testimony from a key witness. a push to keep people working and shopping in prince

george's county. secret santas are showing up at lay away counters. why they are picking up the tab for complete strangers. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> a nice thing to do. all right. see you in a few minutes. still ahead, controversy over proposals to let surveilness cameras in fairfax

we are the gar min family. >> i would like to wish my brother happy holidays. >> merry christmas. surveillance cameras could come to public high schools in fairfax county. they authorized it over a long debate over whether it would deter students from behaving badly. >> it was a close vote and some say the fight is not over yet. tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: after a number of violent food fights in fairfax county high schools, the proposal was made to install surveillance cameras. then sides were taken on the school board. >> some feel we should have done it a long time ago. others aren't sure. >> reporter: they voted 8-4 in support of surveillance cameras.

board member said he would like it revisited. >> i am not against cameras, i'm against not having a rich and open and even handed dialogue with the people of fairfax county. >> reporter: it would cost $885,000 to install them. it could happen without cutting into the instructional budget. a new school board is set to take office and many of them are opposed to cameras. >> we have six new member that is will change the conversation to some degree. i'm hoping the new members agree we have not has the rich, open and really even handed dialogue we need. >> reporter: the school board approved the option to have come ras inside the schools. it doesn't mean it's going to happen. each school can have a discussion and decide whether they would like the cameras or not. in fairfax county, i'm tracee

wilkins, news 4. >> that's it for news 4 at 5:00 this week. >> news 4 at 6:00 starts now. a d.c. council candidate is in trouble with the law. details behind the early morning arrest for soliciting a prostitute. a deal that would avoid a federal shutdown. the fight over weather to extend a payroll tax cut rages. >> the man accused of leaking secrets to wikileaks faces a judge. the real drama happened outside the courtroom. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. graphic testimony as a key witness takes the witness stand. tonight, a judge ruled two men who many believe tried to cover up abuse will stand trial.