people are still trying to get out of the town. >> if you're heading to reagan's airport you're goff a lot of company, aaa expects record 107 million americans to be on the move. cori coffin joins us with more on the holiday travel rush. >> reporter: seen a little bit of both, a tale of two stories. let me actually show you how fast, we're moving about ten miles per hour on the inner loop of the beltway. if i can show you the side profile view from our cameras, you can see that the southbound side is moving actually just a little bit quicker, so it kind of depends on where you have to go. if you got to do some holiday traveling, looks like roads to the age are a little bit tighter. we do have stop and go traffic out there. let's take you inside the airport our crews were inside

throughout the day yesterday and today, representatives with reagan and dulles anything like that say yesterday and today are typically the busiest travel days of the year. and they say that it must be a christmas miracle this time, because the air conditioners are actually, even though quite populated. they're not any busier than any other day. to accommodate some put more weary travelers they got therapy dogs available at the airports and some were treated to makes over during their long lay over, but also being extra to help for those stressful days. hundreds of passengers had to evacuate until things were cleared. no fire was found but all those travelers had to go through security all over again. and at other airports across the nation, we're talking los angeles, new york, chicago, philadelphia, much longer than average wait times due t

accommodation of weather delays and a record number of travelers, melanie alnwick call the up with one family waiting four their sister to arrive from the northeast. >> she doesn't know all her sisters are here, so we'll surprise her at the airport. we thought we'd park and come in and all the way. >> reporter: it was such a special christmas surprise. everybody getting together, surprising your family, those ruins, that ask santa claus greeting travelers at dulles and reagan. when i asked if santa would be back this holiday during the weekend as holiday travelers continue to come in, i was told, you know, remember, he's got a lot of toys to get ready to give out, so he'll be back up at the north poll. let's give one last check of traffic. option we're going about less than ten mines. so things are really stop and go on the beltway. this is

looks leak thing are starting to slow southbound. make sure sure you give yourself a lot of extra time. >> thanks. if you're stressing outlet about navigate your way around airport this busy holiday season be don't worry, theories a new apple feature that can help up outlet. the apple maps is able to guide you through at least 35 airport terminals around the world. it will show you where the check in are, security and baggage claim areas. it will also point you to the closest restaurant by your gate. the update is operational in new york, chicago, la and bwi among other places so far the not reagan or dulles. check on the weather, not too bad. it's cool but seems like mother nature playing along with the holidays. >> let's check in with gwen and get the latest on the weather. we got a couple things happening. we got rain moving in. and w

just where we're headed this time of year. we shouldn't be that warm. wait till you see where we're headed. we'll really see the mercury start to rise. let's take a look at our map, we were just talking about travel, so here's a look at your travel forecast for tonight. plenty of rain all the way up toward new england where we got snow happening there. also snow in the upper midwest to the northwest but plenty of sunshine, if you're traveling anywhere, keep this in mind, you'll see we got dry conditions so far along the midatlantic but that is about to change. late tonight we'll see some of that rain moving in, here are the current conditions at some major airport, plan ahead accordingly and as cori said, get there early. we got rain starting to move closer to us, tonight expect to see the

it will become pretty more widespread as we get into more of the overnight hour, but late tonight, this is what we're going to be dealing with, if you're heading out to any holiday parties, you'll be fine as you get there, but once you leave and get ready to come home, expect to see some of that wet weather, so plan accordingly. increasing clouds right now ahead of all of that. and as we take a look at the current temperatures, that's another factor because we got the southerly flow, so it's currently 54 degrees right now in dc, 46 in gaithersburg. 47 at dulles, 45 at winchester, the same as martinsberg, and 46 at westminster, tonight is 48 and increasing clouds as the rain moves in. prepared for it. it linger into saturday. we will definitely have to keep the umbrella handy as the warmup continues's here ap look at your planner for tomorrow. early morning hour, about 51. we're going to get a break by about midday. then later in the afternoon, picks up once again and becomes

a lot more widespread. so you're going to have a little bit of a oh short amount of time without carrying the umbrella. you'll definitely want to have it before the day is over. and a question peak what we can expect for the important day, chance of maybe a predawn mix christmas day. we'll have to see how that works out. more details later in that seven-day forecast. back to you. the neighborhood in northern virginia is in shock. >> two people a husband and a wife are dead after shot to death early this morning, a third person also was hit by gunfire and is in critical condition. police say several people were in the home at the time of the shooting. fox 5 tisha lewis ask following the story she joins us live from reston with more. >> reporter: it's a horrible way to head into the holiday weekend. neighbors in his reston nabbed are stunned, police

investigating what caused the shooting. if you take a close look over my right shoulder, you might be able to spot detectives going upstairs and downstairs, and throughout the home taking pictures, a home that is now turn a crime scene. and police tell us the shooter is either among the deceased the injured or one of several people who were inside the home at the time of this tragedy. . knees people, pleasant nice people, pleasant, everybody liked them. they had a nice open house to celebrate. that they moved in and everything. so you know, a lot of the in writing were, you know, super nice. >> reporter: police say the call came in

around 5:00 this morning, when investigators is arrived, 43-year-old buckley fricker and her husband were dead. a third was injured and taken to the hospital said to be in critical condition. neighbors say the family just moved to this home overtime summer back in august. police say at least one child lived in the home and neighbors tell us the couple had three children. it remains a mystery what caused the shooting. detectives spent the evening gathering evidence from inside the home, also scouting outside the home as they continue to piece this together >> there were several others in the home at the time, they were being interviewed by police. there's no threat to public safety. detectives say the shooters are either mentioning the one in hospital, the deceased or one of the ones they're interviewing at this time. >> reporter: buckley fricker one of the

the old female, she was apparently an attorne, and author and also an advocate for the elderly. in fact, her social media pages describe her as an elderly care expert, having penned a book on the subject matter. neighbors tell us that there were of there were no red inflammation, and nothing that stood outside of the ordinary that would have predicted this tragedy. tisha lewis fox 5 local news. dc police asking for your help to find a missing teenager and baby. police say 16-year-old ariel good man and one-year-old chase goodman were last seen yesterday morning in the 200 block of v street northwest. police believe 16-year-old ariel is the mother of the one-year-old baby. take a good look at the pictures, anyone with information is asked to call police. if you were waiting on beats wireless head phones, you m

one particular shipment that just arrived at dulles containing 240 sets of the popular head phones were found to be counterfeit by u.s. customs agent. retail price if authentic would be $18,000, a couple of other sweat shirts were discovered. the biggest tax cut, reform of all times. >> president trump keeping his promise to sign that massive tax reform bill into law before christmas. the president signed the bill this morning, he says americans will be pleased with the new law that says he will put money back in people's pockets, and energize the economy. >> i don't think we're going to have to do much selling, i think the companies giving billions away, that's really what's selling this maybe better than

they open their checks and say, wow, what happened? i have a lot more money, that's going to be something very special. >> not a single democratic supported it. the president added the reason he decided to sign the bill today instead of during a january white house ceremony was because media doubters were need link him on whether he would be able to keep hes promise. after signing the tax reform bill, the president headed out of town to spend the christmas holiday with his family in palm beach florida. there are reports that the first lady and the son were already in florida soaking up the sun. when the president arrived in palm beach this afternoon, a beg crowd was on hand to greet him. the president signing autographs, posed for pictures before heading to his estate dying without the dignity of a home.

an unusual march held in the district where demonstrators held coffins northern of the homeless. a victor woman arrested for allegedly stealing play toe from target. what she did next that landed her in jail. >> reporter: have you been procrastinating? boy do i have a good deal for you. they can be expensive, this one $80, this one $75, but at this special, seen a lot of activity late tonight, you can get one for free. that story coming up when fox 5 local news at 5:00 continues. at 5:00 continues.

. today a service was held for the northeast dc woman whose murder remains unsolved. ♪ ♪s dozened to gathered to pay tribute to joan me rockingham. her body were was found in northeast. police say she was stabbed to death but no word on suspects in the case, her family said they hope someone will step forward with information. she was 53 years old.

streets in northwest dc holding a coffin. members of the homeless community who died this past year. an estimated 45 people died in 2017 due to homelessness. five veterans, organizers say the goal was to raise awareness of the issue and to get people to look at the problem from differ perspective. >> it's healthcare. something that we should be working really hard to not only find an implement of process but also -- than we are today >> the people for fairness collusion believes holesness can be earneded through advocacy, outreach and pier monitoring. another story based on the kindness of others. the arlington is opening up its christmas tree lot to those who ha

>> they have hundreds of trees and free of charge, matt ackland is there with more. hey, matt. >> reporter: i know that you get a fake tree every year, so this is a perfect excuse for you to come out and get a real one this year. the reason why these expensive tree, this was 75, there's hundreds available. tonight you can get one for free. in fact, caden and his dad are setting you up getting ready to put their tree on top of the roof. we're here at the lions club. their message is basically we have so many tree to say lottery. we want people to be happy. we don't want the trees to just sit here and not be used inside someone's home. >> few days from christmas and the trees on this lot look really good. the lions club has been selling the trees to support its numerous efforts to help the community. today, dec

price. and offer theme for free. >> there are a lot left. >> reporter: emily with the lions club said she'd rather see the trees go to a good home, especially for those who can't afford one before they head. andrea and her family came to buy a tree but ended up helping a woman load a tree. the family has been asking for one. >> i asked if she had young kids, and she said yeah. they keep asking her for a tree. so i offered to help her load one up in her car. and show just left. and takes the home and the kids have a better christmas. >> reporter: emily said she'll be here to help you cut them and tie them up. another way the lions's club is trying to lend a hand. >> we want people to feel this tree is theirs, whichever tree they want, and they don't have to feel the need to donate if it's something that's not in their budget this

>> reporter: there you can see emily she's been working hard all day, she'll be here till right around 7:00. say you need to come later -- pick up a tree overnight. there are also going to be here all day long. and before i leave, i just want to show you, there are, i'd say maybe a couple hundred trees here, all sizes, and even though we're close to christmas, they all look like they're in really good shape. so if you need one, maybe you don't have the the money or haven't picked one up and want one. come on by, the address is 3445 washington boulevard, emily will be here to greet you. live in arlington, matt ackland fox 5 local news >> can't beat that price. >> he's trying to pleasure me to get a real tree. i kind of like my fake one. it's beautiful >> they are beautiful smell wonderful when you got to clear them out. needles are everywhere. but it was for a good cause, and anybody that needs a t

>> people can take advantage of that. a huge weed bust >> an elderly couple is caught with 60 pounds of pot they say was for christmas presents. they're so-called green gifts were discovered. plus. coolest parents ever, giving bottles of wines to their sons teachers and the note they wrote on the bottle explains it all. first a holiday message from our troops. ♪ ♪. hello this is art deyou don't know out of company 124 here in afghanistan. even though we're deployed we're still thinking of you guys back home. merry christmas.

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woman is in jail after allegedly told play to from a target school in stafford. it wasn't just the alleged theft that land her behind bar when, deputies's confronted her, she lied about her identity. investigators determined she's wanted in west virginia on is destruction of property charges. they also found a small amount of marijuana and contraband in her purse. an elderly couple was looking to president holiday cheer until stopped by police. during a traffic stop officers discovered 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck. worth more than $330,000. the couple claimeded weed was for christmas presents on their way to vermont. they were taken thigh custody for felony drug charges >> there's rules. and it's not too late to get your loved one a legal last minute given the. a pair of retail chains

open around the clock. coles and toys are us will stay open 24 hours. saturday expected to be one of the biggest shopping days of the year. with over 126 million people expected to hit retailers nationwide. cols will remain open through 6:00 p.m. christmas eve, toys are us will open for 60 hours before closing 9:00 p.m. >> i feel bad for the people working. there are those of us who are pros cras 98ers. an who couple gave bottles of wine with their son's face on the label two his teachers. the bottles of wine read our child may be reason you drink, have a drink on us. they describe their son as the school clown and the gift drew widespread attention after the older son posted about it on twitter. you know, but the teachers don't

got to look at his face while they're trying to relax and drink their wine? i don't know. >> cover it up. >> i think it's pretty genius. >> it's funny. it is. you can't help but laugh at it. this is not funny. coming up a visually impaired man service dog is stolen from his home. >> a search to republic the dog named amayi back to her owner. christmas just around the corner but the tonight we're keeping an eye on radar because we got rain and a really unexpected warmup on the way. i'll have the details a little later. christian? >> reporter: when a high school afternoon coach scored the biggest touchdown of his life with the love of his life. we'll show you that epic proposal. we'll show you that coming up. 'll show you that coming up.

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. this is fox 5 local news at 5:00. it was a mess anne one of montgomery county's busiest roads this morning after a metrobus hate pedestrian on rockville pike mere the metro station. this was the scene from skyfox, we're told the man hit by the bus will be ok. police are investigating, and asking anyone who may have saw this to please contact them. man accused of trying to break in a a home and vehicle in stafford virginia is behind bars, he claimed to be on lsd when docueputies arrived. witnesses spotted him trying to gain access into a vehicle and he was seen trying to get into a home in the neighborhood. dc police released new surveillance video tonight showing two suspects wanted for all a car theft in southeast. it happened early yesterday morning in the 2500 block of 33rd street. anyone with

contact police. crime solvers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 that lead to an arrest a family needs your help to locate a miss, dog. sharon smith tells us she was train took service dog when snatched from her yard. it happened on 8th street, she's visually impaired of the a family is hoping someone will rescue the dog and turn it over to animal control. well, christmas came early this year for one happy couple in germantown, a high school football coach got down on one knee and asked the love of his life a choir teacher to marry him >> how adorable is this? the way he proposed some are calling it a super bowl

proposal. krysten leon is live where this took place. >> reporter: i never get to smile for a live shot. this is a story where you could totally just smile and feel for this couple. let me start off by saying they're absolutely adorable. the michelle is so bubbly and vivacious. and fred totally complements her with his composed demeanor. you saw a little bit of it. now, just watch that he want he can proposal yesterday that took place right here at a winter christmas concert at seneca valley high school. >> ♪ ♪ (screams screams)

[cheers and applause] . i love it. i mean, how cute is fred right there? he's singing the way you look tonight in case you didn't know by frank sinatra one of my favorites. and hey, in my opinion, he did a pretty darn good job at that and obviously you could see michelle's face, crying, so excited. had no idea this was going to happen. she waited a long time for this to happen. we caught up with them. they were celebrating their engagement with other coworkers. and they're so excited. it's a moment they say they will never forget. >> it was a super bowl.

anything more perfect. i love that he did it in front of my kids. send ka valley has an awesome community. he invited my family, my best friends, i could not have asked for anything more >> this is definitely normally not much. i'm a pretty private quiet guy and i don't like getting all my business out there. but michelle a little opposite. not that she puts her private life out there but she's a performer, choir director and i thought this was perfect time. in front of the kids, community, the school, and it's sort of our thing. >> totally their thing, i just love the love that's going on right now during the christmas season. you may be wondering again, how did these two meet? they met here 20 years ago back in 1997 at seneca valley high school. fred is

then you have the choir director michelle. they started off as friends and things took off from there. now, fred, i think he could sleep a little easier tonight and going forward. right, ladies? >> we're happy for them. that is for sure. >> a congratulations to both. >> thanks, kristen. have you ever wanted to achieve that airport flawless look when you travel? that's how you look when you travel >> i just want to get sleep on the plane >> how the celebrities look. >> some lucker travelers at dulles got the opportunity to look paparazzi ready. the glam squad two took over. one family on their way to paris way five-hour lay over were especially grateful >> my daughters had a massage and her hair braided and i got my hair done. and i love it. >> we're here dulles airport terminal b and giving people

with shopping so you can get everything from makeup, champagne, coach passport wallets, there's all sorts of fun stuff that you can get at the airport >> what terminal was this? >> maybe i should go there. >> terminal b. traveler also got a 10% discount from retailers if they wanted to pick up extra goodies to look extra glamorous for the next destination >> slip in there if you go the a party coming up >> their daughter got a massage before you head to paris on that flight, i'll bet you would want that or a vacation. >> coming you, a man that was deported out of the country over decade ago is allowed back into the u.s. >> very excited and didn't believe it until now >> the details surrounding the controversial decision coming up. brody? >> reporter: dc sports fans, what's on your christmas list?

the world? what would it be? probably some more playoff action and wins. we'll tell you what the fans had to say your christmas wishes coming up. more than $1,000 in lay away balances paid for military families. who was behind the big holiday surprise? we've got that after the break. that after the break.

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. a man rammed his car into a loading dock and hit multiple vehicle at lambeau field. the man was a disgruntled former food service employee, shows the minivan on top of the cars, police say nobody was hurt. the packers had invited hundreds of fans to help shovel the snow

the field. from ugly team sweaters to tailgating technology, what do you get the sports fan. >> i feel like there's a lot of options but nobody better to ask than our very own brody logan, i'm sure you can weigh in oath >> the best stocking stuff, the $6 >> i thought you were going to talk toilet paper again >> looked like there's a lot of stuff in the stocking, but they don't >> the 12 days of christmas song sets an unrealistic expectation. this guy is getting swans, a show of leaping lords, geese, after getting five ring, that's not enough, here's a bunch of maids. a post season series win at this point. i want to know what you the dc sports fan want for the perfect sports christ

a, kirk cousins extension, 0 injuries for any dc player for a year, a 15-year deal for bryce harper or win a playoff series. the poll is still up. go vote. but other suggestions like these, cow girl said if they win the cup, all the other teams can flame out for the next decade. regal beagle, expos days for the nationals and i saw a throw-back day where the jersey would be fun, i think he's saying he wants a cup for the cavs. 's for the redskins, a full rebranding complete with a new owner. good luck on that one. vote in the poll, give me your sports christmas wishes at brody logan on twitter, we'll give are you not at 10:00 and speak of sports gifts, need to get on john walls's christmas shopping list, he gave every one of his team mates new gold roll lex

watch. ly valued somewhere around $35,000 each. i need to figure out how to scam my way into john walls's inner cycle or get on the team >> i made cookies >> i love maybe players on other teams seeing this on line and looking at their point guard >> right. >> in any got roll lexes >> my god. that's pretty -- that the pretty crazy. >> you win the office secret santa with that >> can i answer your poll? bryce harper 15 years. that's what i want. >> injury-free per the redskins would be nice. >> thanks, brody. i was thinking we were in good shape because it's been so nice, but we have wet weather that will move in. >> it's on its way, it will be here tonight. good news is, you know, not a total total wash-out for tomorrow, but definitely going to want to grab the umbrella.

off the shopping, i know some of you still have the list to kind of knock off you want to get out there the last minutes running around. for tomorrow, you definitely going to have to have the umbrella handy to deal with it. beautiful live look outside there, however. we're seeing skies not too bad, we do have clouds that will increase tonight. and the rain definitely will be moving in later. i'll show you radar in just a second. tomorrow we're talking warm, the showers and i mean really talking warm here, wait till you see what the temperatures will be. i can't believe it for this time of year. now, i guess nothing surprises me anymore because the temperatures have been so roller coaster for last month or so, turning colder by christmas eve, that will be a bundle-up night and snow showers late christmas eve, that is a slight possibility. so putting it altogether now, here's a look at the radar, that rain is moving its way threw. we've got a frontal system that we're dealing with, this rain will start to move in late tonight, so if you're heading anywhere, i'm not

know, the early part of the evening, maybe on the western fringes, expect to see the rain across our area, it will start to become more widespread and more moderate as far as intensity goes as the evening wares on. warm front lifting to the north, the mild air flow kicks in. we got a pretty good south, southeasterly wind we'll be dealing with into his weekend. and that is really going to boost our temperatures, the opposite, however, once this front moves through-on the back side, we get colder air and we'll really see a big dip in our temperatures as a result. christmas day, snowfall. here's a look what it's been over past few year, not really anticipating to have a white christmas this year, however. it's just not going to happen. we do see that we have a little bit of wintery mix and snow to the north of us once we get into the early part of christmas morning, maybe just a skattering as we see a little bit of a flurry or two, or slight mix in the morning hours and then talking clearing out because that will happen

futurecast, the rain moves in the overnight hour, it will be widespread and then for saturday, we get a bit of break by midday, then start is to rain all over, sunday, not so bad. remains fairly dry. to the west we could see over higher elevations, snow showers. for tomorrow, by midday, 58, it's going to be a mild day, headed to the 60's for daytime highs for tomorrow. we get rain in the morning then a break then rain in the afternoon, here's christmas day now, 43 degrees, possibly a little bit before we get to the early morning hours, here's a look at fox accu-weather seven-day forecast. warming up then down, and i got windchills to talk about once we get into sunday. it's been four months since harvey harvey devastated parts of texas and the region is still trying to recover. process has been slow. houston's mayor put out an urgent call for help yesterday. there are literally thousands of people living in homes that need to be fixed and thousands of other people still living in hote

pushed congress to approve a $61 billion aid bill. so far texas received $11 billion in disaster relief but that's a mere fraction of the $115 billion federal aid provided after katrina hit new orleans president trump's travel ban facing another legal challenge. a federal judge in seattle said he will decide before christmas whether to lift the ban or keep it in manipulation. lawyers for the aclu and jewish family service are asking the court for an injunction claiming the white house policy is separating families and putting some refugees in danger. >> welcome home. welcome home. >> a former u.s. marine deported to mexico 15 years ago is back home in the u.s. marco sh avez was forced to leave following a miles an hour offense, an immigration judge pardoned him.

ping the christmas holiday with his family. >> i'll be with my family. i'll be able to wake up christmas morning and hug them and let them know i'm home. >> we fault in the same wars, took the aim oath and none of us can truly be home at peace until everyone. we're here for what is an historic and landmark day. >> he said he plans to move to iowa and attempt to rebuild his relationship with his children. >> wow. up next. apple hit way lawsuit for purposely slowing down older model phones. christmas came early for several local military families who had their lay away paid off by a secret santa. we'll have the story next. as we head to brake. santa made a special visit to the neonatal intensive care unit uv. jolly st. nick spread holiday cheer to the hospital's tiniest patients and families. the newborns decked out

hats made by the mother of one of the nick u nurses. santa was played by neonatologist.

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the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. . many are not happy about this. one california man is filed a class action lawsuit against apple. fox stassi delegate has more. >> reporter: apple releases its newest sleekist model but releases a new ios operating system update promising to make older models too, suddenly our iphones seem to slow down, aps and web pages take longer to load and batteries drain faster >> the next thing i know my battery is dying gone from 90 to

>> it's definitely slower. >> reporter: many decide it's time for a new phone and trade up. if you think it's part of apple's grand plan to keep you buying the latest and greatest, you're not alone. >> i definitely feel like they pulled a fast one on me >> i had my suspicions about it >> this is sort of a tech urban legend a long time. apple has been slowing down phones for a forced >> apple admitted it is slowing down the 6, 6s, se and seven with the new updates, it's not to make you a buy a new phone, it's implemented power management features in older phone improve performance and prevent sudden battery shuttdow >> they're trying to make the phones we have last longer but the trade-off is you're getting slower performance >> attorney collin jones isn't buying apple

neither are the two clients he's representing in a class action lawsuit against the tech giant. claim they go never consented to have their phone slowed down by apple. >> if they had had known their iphone that they had spent $1,000 on was going to slow down after three months or six month, they certainly would have had second thoughts and reservations about purchasing them. >> reporter: so far apple hasn't responded. there is one fix full of like your older iphone isn't working that well but you don't want to shell out for a newer model to replace the phone's battery, it will cost you $80 to do it here at the apple store. >> i need to get on that. >> i knew there was something going on. i knew it. i was about ready to buy a new one. i was like no, i'm not going to. a big holiday surprise for military families near our area. >> volunteers with the nonprofit group pay away, the lay away dropped by the navy explanation in bethesda yesterday. the group paid off more than $1,000 in lay away balances for military families who bought

the shoppers were hugely surprised and grateful to the organization. pay away, the lay away, wiped off the books more than $15,000 for military families this holiday season. >> back after this. back after this.

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. st. nick swapped his sleigh for a scuba gear. eagles rays and a zebra shark >> santa was not in danger, children were discouraged from making noise or taking flash pictures. three days until christmas, the weather and travel is on top of everyone's mind. here's gwen.

radar, we've got rain moving in but what does that really mean when we get to christmas eve and christmas day, those details ahead. >> reporter: travel nightmare or christmas miracle eric we'll be track r checking out the roads. tisha >> holiday weekend three people shot inside this reston home, two people dead and police are narrowing in who they believe pulled the trigger, fox 5 news at 6:00 starts now. this is fox 5 local news at 6:00. we begin with the christmas holiday travel rush, and what the weather will be like for those staying in the area and those who will be traveling. >> that great get away continues right now on trains, planes and automobiles, here's a live look from skyfox to see if we can get there. skyfox overtime beltway in maryland, this is route 50. look at all the carsth

dc, it's typically busy this time of night. i'm sure there are folks headed into or out of town. aaa said if you're driving or flying or going by train you have a lot of company. more than 107 million americans will travel for the holidays. we have live team coverage. fox 5 cori coffin keeping an eye on the roads but we begin with gwen tolbert and a first look at the forecast. at home we're dealing with rain moving towards us, it's coming in right from the west, and quite a wide swarth of precipitation, we're not going to go see any of this until we get into the later hours of tonight's if you're heading anywhere, make sure you call ahead and see if you got delays. this will also develop some fog across the region and we're not seeing a total wash-out with the area, increasing clouds across the dc as rain starts to move in. this is associated with a frontal system, that's also ushering in a lot of warmer air, temperatures once we get i