back there? so didamazon. for virginia, especially arlington and is a day to celebrate winning half the grand prize in aore than year-long competition. headquartersof the is being called a game changer. >> reporter: this worn down abandoned warehouse still to give tries amazon's newest gleaming headquarters building. these renderingive you a look at how it is expected t transform the area. the 25,000 high-tech jobs that will be house in thele of these buildings will also transform the economy. >> this really helps us diverse tie. >> reporter: he insisted it will

be an economic lift for all virginians. >> amazon's new investment. >> it will be more than $this $750,000. but they are looking for high-t jobs.ent to fill the for example, virginia will invest $375 million on masters degrees programs and virginia tech is building a new innovation campus in alexandria. >> one of e most premier in the country coming here is very, very exciting. >> but officials insisting the payoff will be sprd across the region. >> it is not just a win for northern virginia. indeed, the entire commonwealth and the communities in d.c. and maryland will also feel the positive economic impact of these 25 new jobs.

>> more immediately, they'll be moving i and they'll be purchasing other buildings as well. >> thanks so bich. thety to recruit new mployees was a big factor in making its decision. the 25,000 jobs it is promising will have an average salary of getthis, $150,000 a year. who are they looking for? chris gordon continues our team ge with a deeper dive into the perfect candidate. >> reporter: i'me standing at virginia tech innovation campus. julie just mentioned it. seght now it is just aware h for an old market. it takes some imagination. but this is whe they will train the future employees, many of em, who will be working at

amazon's hq2 here if national landins amazon growing beyond its main campus in seattle, washington. here in northern virginia it is looking f ployees with tech training, for software development, artificial intelligence, user experience design and inface design. >> moy ho-- >> many people here in our region with tech skills already have job skills. some tell us they are interested in exploring possibilities with amazon. >> you see workingor amazon? >> yeah. i like bigger companies that do big things. >> ama county feels knitsf the

work force coupled with its proximpi >>er cat worityo the for ce and a great match-up for this tech s system tort up the mid-size companies already here. >> this will offer digital masters degrees and doctoral s.gr >> this is going to be at the forefront of the entire world in math, science, especially computer science. >> reporter: thestimate they will begin hiring in the middle of next year. >>pi d the perceived positives, not everyone is loving the idea of amazon and its thousands of workers coming into northern virginia.

the concerns about real estate. >> you have cranes everywhere and this is without amazon.ce just sin this morning's announcement,ocal realtors say they're experiencing wh they call the amazon effect. drivean through neighborhood you can appreciate what is so welcoming for young families. close to d.c. without all the congestion, yet. >> peopl see we'll see an instant impact. think it will be over many years. >> reporter: she's been selling homes here for two decades. she's seen people changing their minds from passing on a home and buying it. >> they woke up this morning and saw the amazon announcemwat and

ed to get start before they're priced out.oi >> we're to see, i think, an explosion in rents andg hous prices. and folks in these communities like up the street here, the develop here's have been buying it for a long time have able to hold them off but i think the pressure will get higher. >> he is a member of the metro d.c. socialists of manager. they run this site. nova says no.com. >> they have decided they're coming here. is the fight over >> no. absolutely not. they're coming but we have a say in how much money goes to them t reality is is that half a billion dollars is spending far less than they ghth >> we're still giving away tax

money to a company runy one of the richest men on the plan he. >> reporter: and those looking to sell will likesly benefit. red fin realste sent out money. views of homes in the crystal city area. now, the national landing area. they say compared withhis time last year, up 210%. a people looking. >> wow! who would have thought crystal city would be an epicenter. one other bit ofontroversy surrounding this is the renaming of crystal atty. section as national landing. coming up at 5:30, how locals are reacting to that rebranding. turning now to our forecast and aly rap developing story. a high impact winter system is headed our way. what a gorgeous shot out there.

>> winter storms. we've got some showe activity making its way through the area. by tomorrow afternoon, into tomorrow evening. we'll see s thingsrt to change and look what we've got. a winter storm watch in effect for thursday. th does not include d.c. the winter sto watch, west blue ridge, a lot of 66 as well. this is a major deal. we'll talk much more about this in 15 minutes. cardinal donald wuerlhe addressed catholic church abuse scandal. he didn't talk about the accusations against him.

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>> amazon grows core businesses by attracting, ,developi and repaging world class talent. >> we made this a development and have crafted s theategy to dramatically expand our tech lent pool. >> amazon's arrival could boost traffic. alexandria will be investing. the two industries investing re than half a the state will kick in 200 million in overall improvements.

>> first, adam, 25,000 new jobs? that's a lot of new cars on the road. and a lot of people on the trains too. >> reporter: no doubt that things wilhave to change from a transportation perspective. when it come to metro, there are some nipgs should help. on the one hand, see a traffic nightmare.wh e are we going to park? >> but the transportation chiefs sentopportunity. tic. >> metro will be a huge player in all this and the transit agency will be getting upgrades. a second entrance to the crystal city station. the potomac yards station will have t entrances instead of

one. metro's gm say he believes it played a part in landing amazon. >> the first thing they fd. it wasnt center in their minds. ro reporter: a gleaming new pedestrian bridge crystal city directly to reagan airport. after the tongue and cheek wsponse. >> do you think they want to walk to the airport? it's great. why was it a requirement? >> well, it is a great rirlt. we wish we had betr transportation. >> and week one there will be trafficupgrades. one of the real interesting things about the transportation project inhis area, lot of them were in the planning stages but you tan bett they will now be fast tracked.

>> and we can all say we rememberwhen. a little confusion over where amazon's newest headquarters will be built. so take a look. these are renderings of what is now called national landing. in you're wondering what and where that is, you're not alone. show us exactly where. >> we will show that you in just a minute. be patient. we expected all the excitement following today's announcement with you we didn't expect the controversy that amazon gins up. there is a new name now. what is it? >> pentagon city? >> crystal city? >> it's everything. >> tell me how to get to national landing. >> t is itt one?

>> where is national landing? the look says it all. >> i'm n sure. >> reporter: it is what people in alexandria wanted to know some of the place called national laengd. >> it sounds like something near reagan. >> it is a rebranding of sorts for crystal city, pentagon city and potomac. >> that's hilarious. do you think it's necessary? >> it i a little corny. you can count him as skeptical. >> it's tired, warn, start fresh, start new. it's amazon, man. >> reporter: and after a nationwide search, no doubt azon is here t stay. as for national landing, that may take a little getting used to.

>> if amazon comes in and makes a huge splash like that, everybody will be calling it national laengd. >> crystal ty. >> crystal city. >> crystal city. >> yeah. >> we heard a lot of crystal city answers. coming up at u7:30, joins on the impact this project will have on you. pmgan chase opening a new i branchn an costa. they offered a sneak peek. it is one of 70 being openx

branches will be open at the end of the year. >> just or a week until thanksgiving. that means just over a week until grid lock on our roads and long lines at the airports. they expect t see a record number of people flying. the officialsre asking travelers to know what they're allowed to pack this time to help keep those security lines moving. agents will be doing their part th more staff and new technology. >> we have additional staff at all our check points. we have additional canine hatea. and w new technology that passengers will see as we go to the airports around country. new x-ray technology, new authentic indication technology, and new con58or belt technology. the sunday after thanksgiving once again expected to be the busiest travel day of that holiday weekend.>> a d.c. woman thought her car was towed but she couldn't gete

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nba hoops for troops week. for teams, players, coaches and referees, for armed forces and their families and it was all captured there. growing demand for healthy, all natural foods and it isin extefrom people to their ts. up next, the steps one major retailer is taking to keep up. and continuing our top story,amazon's hq2 a

amazon is more than an online retailer. it impacts our i lives so many ways, you probably didn't realize. >> the many faces of amazon. >> reporter: alexa, alexa -- >> part of our lives every waking moment. so when you think of amazon, what is the first thing came ty mind? >> shipping. >> right to your house. >> if iold that you all of these companies are just a fraction of what amazon owns, what would you say? >> i'm surprised. do you think it has anything to do with uber? >> no. never. >> twitter? >> no. o is there company -- >> i didn't know about living social being part of it. >> air bnb.

>> and zappos, good reads, the "washington post," the list goes on and on and on. the amazonon bilollar empire touches so many aspects of our hives. from how we get us ones and whole foods. to incorrectly connect us. and it recently raised over $in hundred million to cure cancer. but is it too much? >> i don't see that as the negative. and all these others, i have high opinions of. so i feel like, i can't, they belong together. >> when one more thing. recently acquired by bezos, the top spot of the richest americans, bill gates held that spot for the pas 24 years. bezos' net worth, $160 billion. just up from a measly $85

billion aier ago. >> twisht, air bnb, wine.com. >> everywhere. >> w talked about the name national landing. what that the name amazon? where did that come from? >>ou theer picked the name by looking in the dictionary theuse he saw the amazon as big and different place. he planned to make his store the biggest book store in the world and now we know it is even bigger than that. >> we'll be going in depth and explain what this news means for so tune in tonight at 7:30. >> a little different, going

outside the box. get it? >> hey, petco has taken aepajor oward changing the way your pets t. they said it will stop selling foods and treats with artificial ingredients. the goao is remove all products with unnational substances. the company official says they hope tohe . >> and the redskins are helping local families at the harvest feast. players, alum dmoocy community volunteers giving out food baskets to00 prince george's county residents. so high fives and a lot of hugs and selfies were happening well.

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stay with us for 11:00 tonight. of course, by tomorrow morning. checking out chuck bell. out there now, we have some showers to our south. that's the front that came on through. most of those are out of the we're just looking at cool conditions. and the front will bring thrgh even colder conditions. look at the rain to the south. around atlanta. the rain may not stop here f the next two days. for us, on the chilly side. 45 by 7:00. dropping to 39 by 11:00. chilly is that cold. chilly enough for chili. >> out of the x. >> just wanted to make sure. notice rain to the south continuing. but look what happens here.

this is not just rain fronts. this is rain and ice and snow. this will have a major impact on our area thursday. >> absolutely. and here's a thing. what we know f sure, we'll be dealing with rain and some of us potentially almost all of us with a bit of a wintry mix. 100% chance we'll be dealing withain on thursday, morning, noon and night is theime line. and then you add in a wintry north at of washington wmix. that includes frederick, loudoun, fauquier counties. timing is a concern. between 6:00 and 10:00 a.m.

may notally because of the timing. movi d ining morning hours. when we say north and west, this includes frederick, loudoun, the panhandle of west virginia. if you're around the i-81 corridor, you're already in a winter storm watch. but check the look. mod attorney high areas. montgomery, fairfax, even par of prince william county. we think we'll be und at leaf a winter weather advisory. this is main lay rain event. we have a little more confidence in something versus others. we have a high confidence this will be a wintry mix with delays north and west. moderate timing, we'll tweak that as we get more information in. and how much are we getting in

my neighborhood? that's a tricky question. thisgh is a time many january. now we're in november. a very tough storm t predict. ly? d.c. that's deceiving. if you look to the west, we can be in the upper 51 with more clouds and even next week, we are five t ten degrees below average. it seems very long ago the district towed a woman's car. >> it was a while ago. for weeks, they couldn't tell where it was until today. up next on news4, news4 is there as she flyal gets some

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aow truck company is now under investigation. after a nts4 rep about a woman's car that disappeared almost two months ago. she told news4 that car had been impounde the city insisted it was not. it turns out she was right. today, mark segravesas there when she went to retrie her car and found out she was not e only victim. >> this was the scene at collision towing in northeast d.c.wi people sho up to retrieve their tcars, only find out

their windows had been smashed out while being held in the impound lot. two of the car owners hen't seen their cars for almost two months. they both parked on the samen street upper northwest on september 28th. they admit, they didn't see the emergency no parking signs. when they realized their car were gone, they assumed they were towed by the city. so they called the numbe on the no parking sign. they were both told the same thing by the department of public works. >> the police department had n cord of it being towed or ticketed. me.they were really rude to they couldn't answer my questions. >> reporter: when we first reported on her misng car last month, the city did acknowledge to news4 that they did ticket her car and they did tow five other cars from that street that day. but they told news4, they had no record of towing her car. bo reported their cars stolen back in september. saturd, police called them to say they found their cars along

with others that were reported stolen. they had been impoundedrerom the s they were parked. some as long as seven weeks ago. over the phone, the owner of collision towing refused to answer our questions but he told ther car o that did he report they had been impound in the september andt was the city who lost track of their cars. >> in the end, no one is taking responsibility for this. >> clearly, somebody messed up. my car has beenin mi considered stolen. >> reporter: an official with the department of consumer regulatory affairs have said they arehe starting own investigation into collision towing. all the drivers were happy to have their cars back even if they were damaged. news4. an incoming weather system. >> but first, a slicef silicon value on the east coast.

>> amazon planting roots on the ea coast and we've got all the angles covered. ag crown gem for crystal city. >> amazon has found its next home for innovation right here in our commonwealth of rginia. >> the excitement. >> i think it's good. it's great. >> the worri ahead of a landmark transformation. parki is difficult as it is. where will we park? >> and the new neighborhood name s everybody confused. >> start fresh. start new. >> it's amazon! >> they're hook to make a big splash. >> the impact, amazon's arrival. live team coverage right now. first at 6:00, a lookorther. amazon released these renderhags. >> hugees are on the way and we have a team of reporters

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