the public in locating it. if you look down the street here, though, you can see that we still have police activity. we are on tarc win avenue, a neighborhood off old branch avenue. police are looking for one, possibly two suspects that are involved in a breaking and entering situation in charles county. a situation that happened earlier this morning. now, police got that call in charles countiment again, a break inat a liquor store. there was a police pursuit that then occurred down branch avenue. there was a situation where the suspects bailed out of the vehicle. it's unclear whether they crashed or just pulled over and bailed to get away from officers on foot. but they stopped the car on branch avenue. branch avenue was closed in both directions for a time. has reopened. now, a canine dog was released after those suspects fled on foot. the canine, after being led off the leash, apparently disappeared for a while. we saw officers throughout the

neighborhood calling the dog's name, denny, searching for him. the dog has been found but the search for one, possibly two suspects is still ongoing. reporting live in prince george's county. megan mcgrath, news 4. thanks, megan for that update. let's jump into our forecast. we take a look outside at 5:01. 33 chilly degrees outside the door. >> yes, you'll need your warmest winner coach on this coldest friday morning. washington's mall under a clear sky. dry pavement around the region this morng. we have an area of high pressure bringing us this cold, dry weather. it is still rather cloudy to our north and west. northern montgomery county, northern loudoun into parts of shenandoah valley north and west. it's still mostly cloudy but all clear south and east of there. where the sky has cleared out, the temperatures plummeted. it's only near 20 degrees now. parts of prince william county and parts of stafford and spotvania, fauquier, culpeper,

only around 20. closer to washington, near 30 degrees in the nearby suburbs and southern maryland around the bay, eastern shore, only in the 20s right now. we'll be holding steady below freezing for the next couple of hours. then warming up later today. here's the hour-by-hour forecast. by mid afternoon into the low 40s. bit of a blustery wind. lots of sunshine. i'm back in ten minutes. mike cremedas with traffic. >> still looking great on the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. let's look at the interstates in maryland. no serious problems on o the bw parkway heading south. things are moving at 55 miles per hour. looking good. here we are at 216, it's about a ten-minute ride from here to the beltway at speed. aaron? thank you, mike. today the new house of representatives decides whether to approve billions of dollars in aid for hurricane sandy victims. had measure worth more than $9 billion is up for discussion days after the house sparked controversy and decided to delay the approval of emergency and

recovery funding. the money would pay flood insurance claims for more than 100,000 throughout the northeast. it's part of a larger $60 billion package the senate has already approved, but the house did not vote on before adjourning for the new session which began yesterday. even with anger over the delay of aid for sandy victims, the house voted to give john boehner a second term as speaker. >> i present the people's gavel to the speaker of the house, john boehner. may god bless you. [ applause ] >> boehner got the house's top job, even despite several conservatives voting for someone else. it was a symbolic protest of boehner's decision to hold off on voting for sandy aid. after the vote, boehner said the federal deficit is still a problem that lawmakers must address. we'll get a look at the december jobs report. the economy added 146,000 jobs in november. analysts expect between 150 thuz to 200,000 jobs were added last month. economists warn that increase

could be short-lived and say the increase could be related to the aftereffects of hurricane sandy. also this morning, idaho senator michael crepea will be in court to face dui charges. the republican was arrested just after midnight on december 23rd in alexandria. he was pulled over after running a red light. he failed several sobriety tests and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .11. he's mormon and he's apologized for what he calls a mistake and won't fight the charges. he's due in court at account this morning. news 4's melissa mollet is at the live desk with breaking news. >> good morning. we have new video to show you that just made its way into the newsroom. the 14-year-old pakistani girl shot by the taliban over her campaign for girls education has just been released from the hospital. she's leaving the hospital in the uk. she was recovering for the past two months. she's heading home now but will have to come back latian, early

february for -- melissa mollet, news 4. a former jail guard in prince george's county expected to plead guilty in connection with a death of an inmate. >> he's accused of ignoring the inmate and letting him die. a medical examiner initially ruled white's death a homicide but later said white may have strangled himself. mcintosh was charged with lying to law enforcement. supposed to go to trial next week. funeral services set for a police officer killed in a crash. last night fellow police honored officer chris young with a line of motorcycles outside a chapel. young was a motorcycle officer killed in an accident monday while responding to a call in bristow. a private ceremony is set to begin at 10:00 this morning. classmates are praying for a howard county teen involved in a crash who is now in critical condition. 18-year-old jeffrey sinclair had

four other teens in the car with him when he tried to leave the parking lot at his high school. his civic pulled out into route 99 into the path of a mack truck. classmates say the intersection is known for problem spots for student drivers. >> it's al hilly type area much it's a hard drop to see. >> rescuers took the four other passengers in sinclair's car to the hospital with minor injuries. the truck driver was also not seriously hurt. six minutes after 5:00 now. a little more than 48 hours until the redskins return to the playoffs. this time they have home field advantage. but they're also facing a hot young team that has sent washington packing before. the redskins come into sunday's match wrup with the seahawks having one seven straight. seahawks have won seven straight. but the seahawks -- over the last four games, their defense allowed less than 11 points per

game. veteran chris cooley knows how it could change the game. >> they're not afraid no get in your face and talk to you and hit you in the mouth. you definitely is to respect a team that isn't a front-runner, that will get after it and do the little things right and seattle does that. >> the redskins most recent trip to the playoffs, 2005 and 2007. both ended in losses to seattle. there won't be too much love for seahawks fans in town this weekend. but if you are going to be brave and bird of a feather, you can flock together at the penn quarter sports tavern. it's the official roost and it's the official bar for the broncos and the bears. depending who shows up, there may be a little love. we want to see your redskins spirits. send us pictures of your kids, your pets, your house, your car decked out in burgundy and gold. e-mail them or tweet us at nbc washington.

use the hash tag skins fan. seven in a row for the redskins, five for the seahawks. going to make it eight in a row for the 'skins. >> there you go. from your lips to god's ears. eight minutes after 5:00. the warning for 'skins fans hoping to get into this sunday's big game. also ahead, the good samaritans who helped save the life of a man brutally beaten. a company that wants to make it easier for people to buy marijuana. the chilly forecast in store for us with

hundreds of volunteers are pitching in to clear lambeau field after the stadium was slammed with snow. they're trying to get as much snow out of the stands as possible before saturday's first round playoff game between green bay and minnesota. had ritual takes place several times a year in green bay. the packers require shovellers to be 15 years old at least. they pay $10 an hour for it. i'm sure a lot of people just do it to be there. just be a part -- >> seriously? >> i'm sure people go there to be a part of the process, to be at lambeau field. >> tom is doing the forecast for free, too. at least for people watching, it is. >> good morning. starting off under a clear sky locally. the clouds north and west. those clouds acting like a blanket keeping it near the freezing mark. where it's cleared out, down to

the upper teens near 20 south of washington. reagan national at 31. reston, the hometown forecast. by 6:30 the mid 20s and clear. in the upper 30s there by noontime. they'll be beaking in the low 40s with sun. bit of a blustery wind. a look at traffic now with mike cremedas. >> thank you, tom. things are looking great on the beltway and worry-free on 395. a live look at duke street. no serious problems. also great at the 14th street bridge. it's a ten-minute ride from the 14th street -- from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. looking good. metro, marc trains. 32 degrees. the warning for bank customers this morning about a potential cyber attack. it's not part of a new sci-fi

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happening today former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in newtown, connecticut. she'll attend a private event for the victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. last month a gunman forced his way into that school and killed 20 student and six staff members. giffords was shot in the head two years ago at a campaign event in tucson, arizona. six others died including a 9-year-old girl. the gunman there, jarod lee loughner was sentenced to life in prison in november. 5:16 now. a newspaper publisher is apologizing for putting an ad next to an article about the tragedy at sandy hook. the media group runs the newspaper based about 40 miles from newtown. the ad publicized an antique gun show that starts tomorrow. the publisher called it insensitive and said it would take steps to make sure it didn't happen again. two other out of state newspapers also apologized for the same mistake. the man accused of committing a deadly shooting inside a colorado movie theater will be allowed to bring two

people to testify in his defense at a hearing next week. a judge ruled yesterday that two witnesses can testify in defense of james holmes at a preliminary hearing on monday. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injured dozens more in a mass shooting last july. it's not clear who the witnesses will be. 17 after 5:00 now. the u.s. navy wants its sailors to stay away from the synthetic drug known as bath salts. to show that they're serious about their zero tolerance policy, they've released a psa of sorts getting a lot of attention. >> what's wrong with you? this video shows a sailor using the bath salts, which then sends him on a violent hallucinogenic fit and lands him in the hospital. he ends it with the message that it's not a fad, it's a nightmare. some called the video over the top. the navy and doctors have said it's an accurate depiction of the dangers of this synthetic drug. a developing story now.

pnc bank is warning customers about unusually high volume of traffic online. the bank says the uptick in online traffic is consistent with threatened cyber attacks. pnc says it's taken steps to block the trafb. the bank says this is an access issue, not an issue of account security. as a result the bank says some customers may not be able to log into their online banking accounts. is that what i think it is? >> when was the last time you saw bin laden in. >> three senators want the cia to prove it did not mislead makers of the movie zero dark thirty. it depict the 201 raid that killed osama bin laden. a senate investigation revealed no useful intelligence came from harsh interrogation methods like waterboarding. acting cia director said the techniques led to tips in the hunt for bin laden. the senators want more rell to back up his claim and share information -- hillary clinton will return

to work next week. clinton fainted and had a concussion last month and a doctor found a blood clot in her head. she spent nearly four days in the hospital. aides say clinton plans to speak about the deadly attack on the us consulate in benghazi, libya. she's working with congressional committees to set a date to testify. parking lot showdown between a school board member and high school student is caught on camera in georgia. now the school board member resigned over it. watch the teenager in the black pants in this video. she was trying to save a parking spot for a friend who had recently given birth. that's when the driver of that white van as you can see pug up struck her and then pulled into the spot. the girl had scuff marks on her jeans but was not hurt. it turns out that the driver was the vice chair of the county school board where the teen tends classes. she resigned from that position yesterday. she's also charged with reckless conduct. it has been more than a decade since the redskins last home playoff game and if you want to see the post-season

return to d.c., tickets are available. leftover seats set aside for players just showed ticketmaster. the cheapest, about $91. for several sections in the upper deck. that's better than stub hub where cheapest tickets are standing room only. those are going tore about 85 bucks. if you were curious about the most expensive tickets. $3,000 on stub hub for a seat in the dream zone. that's the first row right near the 50 yard line with all you can eat service. >> i'd hike to sit in the dream zone someday aaron. >> just fill it with chocolate for you. that's right. if you're finding a cheap way to get into the game, be careful what you wish for. the better business bureau says scammers are looking to make a buck off the playoffs. they suggest you avoid buying tickets from scalpers. you may find out they're fake when you get to the gate. if you use craigs list or e-bay, never use a wire transfer to pay, always use paypal or a

credit card to dispute the charges if the tickets don't show up. it's not just bragging rights on the line on sunday, cold hard coffee beans are up for grabs. baker has a bet with constantine. the executive of king county in washington state. if seattle, constantine gets a supply of 8 o'clock coffee roasted in landover, maryland. if the redskins wayne, baker gets starbucks coffee and other companies based in seattle. they also agreed to wear a winning jersey. seattle known for their coffee. baker wants to win for more than one reason. >> you can catch a special playoff edition of show time. doc walker, mike weiss and dan hellie will get you set for the matchup on news 4 at 7:30 tonight. 5:21 right now. it's starting things off chilly but it will be a beautiful day. tom kierein has our forecast. >> lots of sunshine on tap. under a clear sky. it's cold right around the metro

area and points south and east. the clouds like a blanket. farther north and west, northern loudoun county into the western part of maryland and panhandle of west virginia. it's near the freezing mark. where it's cleared out, down to near 20 degrees. southern suburbs and across much of northern virginia and into southern maryland away from the water. a cold start this morning. the winds are going to increase a little bit. getting blustery. maybe 15, 20 miles an hour gusts by late morning into early afternoon. into the low 40s by early afternoon. four-day forecast into the weekend, saturday morning down to the mid 20s. probably have a lot of sun tomorrow morning. but then during the afternoon, beginning to cloud up a bit as a front gets closer to us from the west. highs reaching briefly low 40s on saturday afternoon. then saturday night looking mostly cloudy. might have a few scattered flurries late saturday night or sunday morning. otherwise, clouds coming through. near 30 sunday morning. during the day on sunday, partly sunny. afternoon highs mid 40s. for the game. which game time is late

afternoon. it's going to be back down to the low 40s during the game. a light wind. so weather should not play much of a factor in the game at all. on monday x back to work and school. sunshine returns and cold again. near 30 in the morning. afternoon highs in the low 40s. mid 40s on tuesday. a bit milder. may get into the 50s on wednesday and thursday. thursday we may get some rain is the way looks right now. i'm back in ten minutes. first 4 traffic with mike in for danella. >> good morning, tom. no reports of serious accidents on the beltway and not a lot of delays at the moment. a closer look at the beltway in montgomery county. now a live look at the new hampshire avenue cam. things are looking great now. worry-free east of 270. just an 11-minute ride on the outer loop of the beltway from 95 from i-270 at 55 miles per hour. a new study says one in 24 adults a admit to falling asleep while driving in the past month. the cdc says the number is

probably higher because some people don't realize it when they nod off behind the while. drowsy driving was more common in men. people ages 25 to 34 and those who averaged less than six hours of sleep a night. health officials say the best ways to avoid falling asleep behind the wheel, get seven to nine hours of sleep a night. treat any sleep disorders and don't drink alcohol before getting behind the wheel. >> seven to nine hours, where do they do that? >> not in my lifetime. >> soon marijuana could be available for recreational use from vending machines. similar machines exist where medical marijuana is available. they require a fingerprint scan to identify you. they have to comply with new laws in colorado and washington state where adults can legally use marijuana for recreation. the company says the vending machines might sit behind a counter to help control inventory. an ohio businessman brutally

attacked is recovering well thanks in part to two good samaritans who happen to be homeless. a surveillance camera captured the beating one homeless man got between the attacker and the victim. a second homeless man ran over to help. both fought off the attacker. police caught up with him in an alley. >> hopefully this story shows us that the stereotypes are wrong. that people are people and folks jump in when needed. homeless or not homeless. >> the homeless men didn't know if the attacker had a weapon. but they're being praised this morning for doing what they could to intervene. this morning, we're getting a look at new pictures of mars from nasa's curiosity rover. take a look. this photograph was taken on december 19th. two artists pieced the black and white images together and added color to show what it might look like if you were standing on mars. another picture is generating some buzz online. this photo focuses in on a bright crumpled object on the ground. you see it right there. it's being dubbed marsharctian

flower. first scientists thought it was a piece of plastic. but it appears to be part of the rock, not debris from the spacecraft. pretty cool stuff. >> indeed. it's 5:26. 33 degrees. some good news for federal workers. why i you may soon see your pay increase. why a former death row inmate will have to wait a bit longer for his freedom. a member of the redskins who might have inside information about the seahawks. bundle up folks. we're dealing with temperatures in the teens for some parts of region, culpeper,

looking at the stories making headlines at 5:29. the house will decide whether to approve billions of dollars in aid for hurricane sandy victims. a funeral this morning for the prince william county police officer killed in a crash. former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in connecticut today to honor the victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it's friday, january 4th. 32 degrees outside our studios.

just a little bit of a breeze there hitting the flag in front of the union station. tom kierein here with our forecast. >> yeah. unfortunately, that wind going to make it feel colder than it is. clouds like a blanket north and west keeping warmer. but it's still right near the freezing mark. our northern, western suburbs into northern virginia. out in the panhandle of west virginia, much of west virginia is cloudy now. the temperatures are generally in the upper 20s to near 30 as well as right around the beltway and in washington. but south and east, where it's been all clear all night, it's much colder. in fact, down to the mid 20s to low 20s. calvert, anne arundel, prince george's, charles, st. mary's and farther to the west of there, across the potomac. it's 20 degrees. manassas, 18 degrees. warrenton at 20. it's down to the upper teens as well in culpeper county. farther north and west, where the cloud cover lingers, northern loudoun county, northern montgomery county, it's near the freezing mark. here's how we're looking hour by

hour throughout the day. by 7:00 a.m., we'll generally be in the 20s much of the region with a mostly clear sky. noontime, upper 30s, low 40s by afternoon. sunset at 5:00. wind blustery today too. that will settle down by late afternoon. i'm back in ten minute with the hometown forecast. now with your first 4 traffic, mike cremedas in with danella. >> good morning, tom. not a lot of delays on the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. we had a problem after route 50. disabled vehicle had everything but the left lane shut down. that was quickly taken out of the way. all of your travel lanes have been reopened and no serious delays in the surrounding area. here we are at the beltway at 193. no serious backup on the inner loop or outer loop. also being looking good. the marc trains and virginia railway express. aaron, eun. >> thank you, mike. >> police in prince william county are looking for a 15-year-old girl missing for more than a week. megan louise knight disappeared the day after christmas. she's from woodbridge.

police say she was last seen wearing black and pink pants and a black sweatshirt. has no cash or credit cards with her. anyone with information is asked to call police. this morning, a former death row inmate in virginia is still in jail after a new legal challenge. yesterday an appeals court stepped in just before wolfe was to be set free. wolfe was convicted of murder in 2002 but that conviction was overturned because of allegations of misconduct by the prosecution. a federal appeals court in richmond will hear the case later this month. a local elementary school changing its mind when it comes to disciplining a first grader suspended for pointing his finger at another student and reportedly saying pow. administrators at roscoe nix elementary in silver spring rescinded his suspension. this incident happened last month. the boy and his family received support from across the country. people in prince george's county may notice more police.

each night this month an extra 125 officers will be on the streets. they'll patrol areas considered transforming neighborhoods in prince george's county. it started with a number of arrests in district heights last night. police say their goal is to not just cut down on crime but get guns off the streets as well. >> we'll be doing follow-up on the guns to determine where the guns came from and how they came into the possession of the individuals who were arrested during this initiative. >> the department is getting the extra officers from divisions including narcotics, gangs and traffic enforcement units. federal civilian workers could soon see a bump in pay in the next few weeks. president obama's executive order for a federal pay freeze expires on march 27th. earlier language in the fiscal cliff deal tried to hold current salaries through this year. but the senate never voted on that version. the new congress could once again freeze pay as they negotiate a debt limit and spending cuts in the coming weeks. new teachers could soon be coming to virginia.

governor bob mcdonnell wants the state to take advantage of a national program called teach for america. that program is known for being like the peace corps where young teachers work in struggling and underachieving schools for a few years. the governor will ask them to bring the program to the commonwealth this fall saying it will close the achievement gap between students of different backgrounds. a new report says the overall total of water main breaks of 2012 was the lowest in six years according to the washington post. 2211 pipes broke or leaked in d.c. fairfax, montgomery and prince george's countys last year. that's 20 fewer than in 2011. nearly 900 fewer than 2007. there was a small spike in breaks in december because of the cold snap. one break happened in arlington, virginia. crews spent the night working along washington boulevard. the westbound lanes were closed between kirkwood road and north lincoln street for a few hours as a precaution. they have since reopened. when seattle comes to town

this weekend, they will see a familiar face on the redskins side of the ball. corner back josh wilson was drafted by the seahawks in 2007. spent three seasons there. in that time, he led the team in interceptions. but a trade to the redskins means a return home for wilson who played high school there and was a star for the terps in college. that makes sunday's game all that much sweeter. >> it's huge being from here. growing up here. i still remember in '91 we on the super bowl. i had my ripken jersey on. i was rooting for my favorite kicker. chip low miller. i'm excited as a player to be in this division but even more as a fan of the redskins. >> football is in wilson's blood. his father tim wilson played eight seasons with the houston oilers. >> a lot on the line for josh. that's awesome. >> of course, it's at lot on the line for every single player on the team. the showdown comes between two

teams who haven't seen too much success. the seahawks last made the playoffs two years ago despite a losing record on the season. the last time the redskins played a playoff game at home 4,747 days to be exact. they they lost to the seahawks in 2005 and 2007. it is seattle who has struggled on the road in the post-season. their last win away from home, december 31, 1983. despite that, laceration is still putting its money on the seahawks. they're favored by three points over the 'skins. coming up, robert versus russell. the two rookie quarterbacks have had stellar seasons. they'll talk about what it will be like to face each other. both class acts. have a lot of respect for each other and only praise to say. we'll see what happens on field on sunday. >> what you say atted podium could be different on the field. why people in georgetown are hoping a new business hoping to open up shop could end up in the

gutter. inspiration for one virginia business. a cold start to morning. it's going to feel colder in the next couple of hours. what you can expect a

so there's a bagel shop in

roanoke, virginia, a little frustrated with lawmakers' inability to fully address the tax and spending crisis. so they've come up with a new sandwich. it's called the congressional sandwich and guess what it's made with? baloney. the owner of this bagel shop, it's the roanoke bagel company, says that they're using top end baloney for this sandwich. much like congress, it's still baloney. >> who knew there were grades of baloney. this is the roanoke bagel company. i bet you the sandwich is yummy. >> doing a lot of business for them too. just about 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. here's tom kierein with your forecast. cold start to the day, tom. >> right now, we have a mostly clear sky over the metro area. we have clouds to the north and west. here's a live view at capitol hill under a clear sky. it's near or below freezing around the metro area. west and north of us, we've got quite a bit of cloudiness this

morning. that's acting sort of like a blanket, keeping it milder there where temperatures are near the freezing mark. northern montgomery county, frederick and washington county into western maryland. much of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia into the mountains generally. near the freezing mark. where it's cleared out, near 20 degrees parts of southern maryland and upper teens. parts of northern virginia. manassas down to culpeper. so a cold start there. crofton, forecast, upper 20s. by 7:00 a.m. with a clear sky. by noontime, the upper 30s. here's the entire regional forecast for our area. for much of the afternoon, lots of sun. that wind, though, will pick up and get blustery by midday and during the afternoon we'll reach the low 40s. the seven-day outlook is coming up in ten minutes. mike in for danella. >> good morning, tom. no serious delays on the inner loop or the outer loop. let take a look at 95 in virginia. things are looking great making the trip from the triangle.

the prince william parkway. traffic heading away from the screen heading north. no serious backups there. looking great at 644 and springfield. about a 13-minute ride on northbound 95 from the prince william parkway to the beltway at 56 miles an hour. aaron, eun. >> mike, thank you. it's 5:42. sizing up the competition. what rg3 and seahawks quarterback russell wilson are saying about each other ahead of sunday's game. proof that even man's best friend is excited about the redskins first home playoff game in more than a decade.

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you could call sunday's game a rookie rumble. if you will. two of the best freshman quarterbacks in the league. rg3 and russell wilson will try

to carry their teams to the next round. griffin setting the record for rookie quarterback and broke the highest passer rating record. wilson tied peyton manning's record with 26. like rg3, he can get it done with his legs. 489 yards and four rushing touchdowns this year. >> it's not my job to compare us. you guys will do that for the next week. it's just good to see him being so successful. but at the same time, i want our defense to go out and shut them down. >> he does a great job of throwing and running the football. both strengths of our game. i think the biggest thing is, you know, i'm trying to focus on what i can do to help our football team win. sunday's game is only the second time that two rookies face off in the playoffs. if things played out a bit differently during last year's nfl draft, griffin and wilson could have ended up as teammates. redskins coach mike shanahan

told usa today that after drafting rg3 he considered taking wilson too. the seahawks beat him to the punch taking him in the third round. wilson is a guy he thinks highly of and was on his short list. instead the redskins picked another rookie, kirk cousins who led the 'skins to a win while rg3 was recovering. >> not too shabby there either. >> that was a critical win. send us pictures of your kids, your pets, your house, anything you have decked out in your burgundy and gold. e-mail them to skins fans@nbcwashington.com or tweet us at nbc washington and use the hash tag skins fans. >> there's a lot riding on these rookie quarterbacks' shoulders. they both say it's a team effort. a lot of attention is on us, but it's about the whole team. >> i think that mentality, that attitude helps the rest of the team realize that they don't have a quarterback showboating.

they believe it's a team effort. >> that's why they both had success. go 'skins. sick calls left d.c. emergency crews shortha-handed one of the busiest nights of year. according to the washington post, nearly one-third of firefighters and ambulance staff scheduled to work on new year's eve called out sick. typically, 20 to 30 firefighters call in sick. but monday night, 97 workers were sick and in one case a stabbing victim went to the hospital on the back of a fire truck. the number wasn't unusual and might included employees on extended sick or injury leave. he blamed the district for inadequate staffing on a busy holiday. tragedy for two women from prince george's county. they were killed in a crash on the northern coast east of montego bay. the car they were in collided with a min you bus. 53-year-old claudette grant and 34-year-old vanessa brown were from maryland. a third woman who died lived in new york.

the driver of the car and another passenger survived. doctors are doing what they can to saved save a howard county teen. 18-year-old jeffrey sinclair had four other teens in the car with him. his honda civic pulled out on to route 99 into the past of a mack truck. the four other passengers are out of the hospital. classmates are now praying for sinclair who is in critical condition. >> people who don't go here are praying for us. >> right after the crash, neighbors say the truck driver jumped out to help. this morning, three teens were arlington are behind bars accused of firing at more than 200 cars. rayno so and chase -- they're charged with using bb guns to shoot at cars in arlington and fairfax counties and possibly as far away as virginia. some of the damaged cars belonged to police officers. in one case, the suspects took

something from a car according to police. officers say they plan man to make more arrests. the anything you might need store bruce variety in bethesda is preparing to close its doors. >> i know, tom. shop owners say they're no longer able to afford the lease for their downtown location. it's been a place to find crafts, school supplies, costumes and everything else you might need since 1953. the owners aren't exactly sure of the exact date of closing. they're currently working with brokers to find other location. too bad. another big box store could be coming to d.c. lowe's home improvement will hope open a store near the costco in northeast. it will be the first one in the district. construction on the store, which would be at 33rd street and south dakota could start as early as this summer. some georgetown residents are hoping a potentially noisy development plan winds up in the gutter. the old georgetown park mall is being gutted and renovated.

owners of some of the upscale condos above the construction are against the proposal to add a ten-lane bowling alley to the former mall space citing a long-standing problem with noise. >> with all the alcohol, bowling and parties, that's our home, right? after work we want to enjoy the quiet neighborhood. >> zoning board hearing on this project is set for january 15th. the developer is promising to work with homeowners to address their concerns. 5:51 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we're cold out there. frigid temperatures. meteorologist tom kierein here with the forecast. >> this is getting old, isn't it? >> it is. >> it's only january. >> it is january, it's winter. certainly feeling like it as you head out the door. another cold day. like yesterday afternoon i took this picture late afternoon of the snow still hanging in parts of northern montgomery county. i took this picture north of lay tenseville. there's still snow on the

ground. got about an inch of snow there. post your pix to nbcwashington.com. you can follow me on twitter and like on facebook. as we take a look at capitol hill now. there it is under a clear sky and it is cold in washington. reagan national at 31 degrees. we've got a light westerly wind now. but that wind will increase as the day progresses. right now, around the metro area, it is in the low 30s in montgomery county. but mid 20s in prince george's county. it's colder farther south in charles county. only 20 degrees away from the waters in anne arundel. calvert and st. mary's in the low 20s. farther west, in parts of fairfax county. only near 20 degrees as well as prince william, stafford and spotsylvania and warrenton, toward fauquier county and culpep culpeper. only 20 degrees. in the mountains, temperatures in many locations. the mid 20s. the lighter blue areas in the low 30s and part of the shenandoah valley. panhandle of west virginia. it's cold on the eastern shore

too. into the mid 20s there. for your morning commute, dry pavement, clear, a lighter wind. the wind will be picking up. we'll be near 20, 30 degrees by 7:00. for your lunch-hour, lots of sunshin sunshine breezy and cold. the wind gusting to around 20 miles an hour. low 40s early afternoon. wind diminishes tonight. sun tomorrow morning. mid 20s. afternoon highs on saturday near 40. increasing clouds. partly to mostly cloudy for sunday. looks like good weather for the game though. highs mid 40s. early to mid afternoon. during game time in the low 40s. still rather cold on monday and tuesday. but warming up midweek. could get rain thursday. now, with traffic, here's mike cremed cremedas. good morning, mike. >> good morning, tom. no reports of serious problems on the beltway. delay-free on the inner and outer loop. 50 west towards the beltway. also looking great now. let's take a live look east of 301. the westbound traffic is heading towards the screen. no major backups there.

about a seven-minute ride from 301 on westbound 50 to the beltway at 64 miles an hour. looking great on metro. marc trains and the virginia railway express. aaron? >> thank you, mike. metro riders who use the red and orange lines can expect delays this weekend. on the red line, trains will single track between shady grove and twin brook as well as between judiciary square and rhode island avenue. buses replace orange line trains between east falls church and vienna. all work set to start at 10:00 tonight. should be wrapped up just in time for the monday morning commute. some more bike lanes could be coming to the district and even though the city is considered one of the most bike friendly cities in the country, many are worried about having more cyclists on the road. illinois avenue in northwest could be the latest spot in the city to see new bike lanes. our cameras caught several cyclists running red lights and narrowly missing cars and breaking other traffic rules. people are concerned that more bike lanes means more danger for cyclists and drivers unless

something is done. >> as someone who is 5:00 i have in the bicycle community, i recognize this. i try to tell people approximate it. >> it's important that folks act predictably. follow the traffic laws is the easiest way. >> d-dot wants to offer free bike safety classes and many bike share cycles have stickers with bike safety tips. 5:55 now. walmart claims to be the low price leader. but their latest round of boasting is not sitting well with competitors. shartia brantley has that and more. >> good morning, aaron. walmart is going on the defensive against charges by its rivals that its low prices ads are misleading. the wall street journal reports other competitors, including best buy and toys-r-us are complained to attorneys in more than a half dozen states that the ads make inaccurate comparisons to their prices. they also claim walmart is promoting products it doesn't have an ample supply in stores.

a walmart spokesperson says wgs we know competitors don't like it when we tell customers to compare prices and see for themselves." he says the company is confident in the legal and ethical standards associated with this ad campaign. in other news, toyota and audi are set to unveil several features for future driverless cars. both automakers say they'll show off the high tech options at the consumer electronics show next week in las vegas. toyota has outfitted a prototype lexus ls sedan with radar and cameras that can detect other vehicles, road lane lines and traffic signals. and audi will demonstrate a feature that enables the car to find a parking space and park itself without a driver behind the wheel. how about that, guys? >> all right, shartia brantley at cnbc, thanks. so you hear it after every touchdown. fans belting out hail to the redskins. >> makes us want to dance.

but they don't hold a candle to this furry friend of the team. >> touchdown redskins! hail to the redskins ♪ >>. [ dog howling ] >> that is bailey a 3-year-old chesapeake bay reteefr if college park. the owner says in the you-tube post that the pooch has been a redskins fan since birth and she knows how to sing right along. >> since birth. >> i love that. fan for life. >> bailey needs ticket to the game. needs to be right there as close to the field as possible. that's awesome. >> hire bailey. ahead this morning, one redskins player admitted to us that he's not used to this. what he told us he's normally doing this time of the year. ahead at 6:30 this morning, the overnight hunt for two burglary suspects turned into a

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