we are focused on arlington right now. i do think based on what i've seen and read that the united states air force has the correct oversight and that issue under control. guest: one of the things the air force did that we did is put in place a procedure for people to call in that have concerns about what happened at dover, which is what we did here at arlington national cemetery. host: newberry, south carolina. stephen, go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to sincerely thank kathryn condon and patrick halinan for their efforts. i will take opportunity to remind everyone tomorrow is marine corps day. guest: happy birthday marines. host: tim, conway, south carolina. caller: good morning to you all. i would like to thank each and everyone of you that work at arlington. my father is karoly and has just recently been and turned in pennsylvania. -- my father is currently and has just recently been buried in pennsylvania. i ended up serving in desert storm. i was quite taken aback by the amount -- the words escape me som

you talk about the school system, one of the famous schools in arlington. >> arlington traditional school. a lot of parents ask the question what's so great about ats? so, you know, people know pieces of information but they don't know the full story. we felt it would be a great service to our readers to really uncover what's so great about the school. >> now, this magazine comes out how often? >> six times a year. >> every other month. >> correct. >> going to be chock-full of information. you even have an article about eating disorders for adult women. >> we do. >> which is something we all think of. we think of younger girls having eating disorders. >> the experts have noted there is a real rise in eating disorders among middle women -- middle age women and what you can do about it. >> for people who would like to get a subscription, we're going to link you on to my web site, jchayward.com. you'll be able to get your own subscription. it really is a wonderful, wonderful magazine. very colorful. it is chock-full of information. tells you where to go. what the famous restaurants are. you

arlington is our primary mission. i read that the united states air force has that issue under control. guest: what did the things that the air force did is the day immediately did put in new procedure of a call center. that is what we did here. host: south carolina. veterans line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to sincerely thank mrs. condon and mr. hallinan for your efforts. tomorrow is marine corps day. thank you. guest: happy birthday to my fellow marines. host: south carolina. caller: good morning. i would like to thank each and every one of you that works at arlington as was the other national cemeteries. my brother has recently been in turn at one in pennsylvania. if they did a wonderful job. my first and only visit to arlington occurred just prior to my going into the service. i ended up serving in desert storm. i was taken aback by the amount of -- worth 60 me sometime -- the sacrifice -- words escape me some time, the sacrifice. one thing i did want to say, when i was there, it was a real quick

i am jummy olabanji in arlington.will have a preview on this preparation, coming u/. >> i would like a little extra gravy. calm wind outside nothing but sunshine, highs near 60. >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, getting an early jump on the competition. these customers are taking a cue from many retailers as they prepared to open earlier than usual to offer good deals. good morning, washington. it's thursday, november 24. great to have you with us on this thanksgiving day. i am pamela brown. >> i am kendis gibson. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. brian van de graaff is monitoring this situation. >> it is kind of boring out there this morning. cool to start. a little breeze, but nothing like yesterday. it will continue to subside through the day. 34 degrees in bristow 40 in prince frederick 35 in bowie. high pressure across the eastern united states. the storm yesterday has moved well off the coast. now is off nova scotia. the only place in the c

i am jummy olabanji in arlington this morning. and why they are doing this, coming up. >> in the weather center we are looking at a cool start for the morning races. it's got to be a gorgeous afternoon. and what >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> we decided to come early this year so we can be the first ones to get in the door. >> straight ahead and 6:30, a jump-start to the holiday shopping season. retailers opening early. good morning, everybody. it is thanksgiving thursday, november 24. great to have you with us. i am pamela brown. >> i am kendis gibson. the wind is dying down and it looks like a picture perfect day. meteorologist brian van de graaff has been busy monitoring the situation -- the sunshine. >> the event is subsiding as the storm system pulls away on the east coast in new york. so that the balloons can get off the ground for the parade later. the pacific northwest has a little energy. most of the nation is calm. the sun rising and a skeleton and a gorgeous afternoon in our area

arlington is our primary mission. i read that the united states air force has that issue under control. guest: what did the things that the air force did is the day immediately did put in new procedure of a call center. that is what we did here. host: south carolina. veterans line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to sincerely thank mrs. condon and mr. hallinan for your efforts. tomorrow is marine corps day. thank you. guest: happy birthday to my fellow marines. host: south carolina. caller: good morning. i would like to thank each and every one of you that works at arlington as was the other national cemeteries. my brother has recently been in turn at one in pennsylvania. if they did a wonderful job. my first and only visit to arlington occurred just prior to my going into the service. i ended up serving in desert storm. i was taken aback by the amount of -- worth 60 me sometime -- the sacrifice -- words escape me some time, the sacrifice. one thing i did want to say, when i was there, it was a real quick

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el condado de arlington espera recibir un mayor apoyo a traves del programa, arlington en forma, peroen pide a la comunidad que a traves de las redes sociales puedan subir fotografias suyas con un claro gesto de aprobacion. el propio walter tejada y otros concejales ya lo hicieron. estamos desarrolhando una campanha donde le damos un dedo arriba verdad? algo positivo a esta campanha para que personas que apoyan esta iniciativa pues se tomen una foto junto a los pósters que tenemos diciendo que lo apoyan. este residente dice que la medida es positiva. esa decisión de ellos esta magnifico porque el fumar hace danho y el tomar hace danho. en arlington virginia, alfredo miranda, univision. el servicio postal esta con sus numeros en rojo... la agencia informo que perdio mas de cinco mil millones de dolares durante el pasado ano fiscal... la cantidad es menor de los 10- mil millones previstos, debido a que los pagos que el servicio postal debia al gobierno por los pagos de subsidio por enfermedad de los jubilados se han pospuestos.. el director general patrick donahoe, esta pidiendo al gobi

en arlington, claudia uceda univision ...el jueves se iniciaran los trabajos de reparacion de los danos dejados por temblor al monumento a washington ...detalles mas adelante... en el distrito de columbia persisten las dudas sobre el programa que obliga a la policia local a compartir informacion de los inmigrantes arrestados con las autoridades federales... maria rosa lucchini nos brinda mas informacion... continuan vigilantes... y buscan otras alternativas para reforzar la orden ejecutiva del alcalde de washington, vincent gray, la cual rechaza el programa federal de comunidades seguras... "sabemos que el gobierno federal quiere implementar el programa de comunidades seguras cueste lo cueste, no importe las decisiones de las ciudades y tambien los estados' "creemos que se puede hacer mas todavia, que la orden es solo un primer paso para establecer una linea clara en que la policia local no va a aplicar las leyes de inmigracion"esta catedratica de universidad del distrito de columbia tiene dudas de la efectividad de la orden

jon: memorial amphitheater, arlington national cemetery, arlington, virginia.bout to make remarks on this veterans day. let's listen in. >> thank you, richard shinseki for your tireless commitment to our veterans. secretary of defense, leon panetta, chairman dempsey and mrs. dempsey, to our wonderful veteran service organizations for the extraordinary work that you do for our nation's heroes, to all who tend to and watch over this sacred cemetery, and above all, to every active duty member, guard man, reservist and veteran of the united states armed forces. there are men honors and responsiblities that come with this job. none are more humbling than serving as your commander-in-chief and i'm proud to be with so many of you here today. here where our heroes come to rest we come to show our gratitude. a few moments ago i laid a wreath to pay tribute to all who have given their lives to our country. for even though this is a day we rightly honor america's veterans, we gather today in solemn respect, mindful that we are guests here. mindful that we share this hallo

seria el mas importante de arlington....arque que va a ser uno de los mas bonitos del area metropolitana de washington y asi que estoy muy contento de que estemos finalmente despues de muchos años de trabajo" ubicado a solo pocas millas de la ciudad capital....este parque abrira sus puertas oficialmente manana sabado.... trabajadores corren contra el reloj... sus jardines comenzaron a sembrarse desde abril... con mas de medio millon de flores.... "manana es la inauguracion entonces se estan haciendo ya los ultimos detalles para que se mire mejor" este parque sera una alternativa para mantener a la juventud ocupada e integrada al deporte... "esto sirve para que puedan practicar deportes, para que puedan estar tranquilos, despues de las horas de la escuela, es un lugar para todo el mundo" en el 2004, los residentes de arlington aprobaron un fondo de 50-millones de dolares para su construccion... "este lugar, antes un terreno casi olvidado, ahora se ha convertido en una de las atracciones principales recreacionales aqui en arli

. >>> still seeing the northbound lanes shut down on route 1 at arlington drive. all your northbound lanes are blocked there because of a serious accident. if you're getting up and getting ready to shop in maryland, i'll give you live looks right now. this is a look at georgia avenue at veirs mill road at wheaton mall, it's open. not seeing any delays in that area. traveling on the beltway, inner loop and outer loop in maryland looking really good. congestion is very, very light. not seeing any accidents. if you're traveling in virginia, i'll give you a live look at robinson terminal. it's clear there. i'll let you know i am checking cameras around tysons corner, and i'm not seeing any delays. no accidents just yet. i know you're about to head out of the house. good luck to you and be safe. joe and eun, back to you. >> absolutely, danella. >>> let the shopping begin. thousands of people have already started their holiday shopping on this black friday. this was the scene at the macy's in tysons corner where bargain hunters stormed the door at the stroke of midnight

fairfax and arlington now in the mid to upper 30s. farther to the west, shenandoah valley, out of the mountains many locations there just in the 20s to near 30 degrees. over the last 12 hours, we've had a mostly clear sky, and, again, high pressure over the region. no travel problems weather-wise for folks that are traveling on this day after thanksgiving up and down the atlantic seaboard in the midwest. around the mississippi valley, quite a bit of fog. for today, here's your day our sunrise at 7:01. a bright and sunny friday, a beautiful late november day with afternoon highs climbing into the upper 50s to around 60,yest. and then we'll get chilly again later this evening. a look at your friday evening planner in about ten minutes at 4:41. danella, good morning. how's the commute? >> good morning. >>> we have a couple of serious early morning accidents. the first one, route 1, richmond highway at arlington drive, all of your lanes blocked. southbound is unaffected. olney at dr. burn, looks like a car has veered off the road here. po

donna donella of arlington said she hired cain to be in a seminar in egypt.motivational speaker at the time. after a woman asked a question, something strange happened. >> he came up to a colleague of mine and said, can you put me in touch with the lovely young lady who asked the question. i'd like to give her a more detailed answer over dinner, and we thought that was kind of strange. and he was like, well, then, you and i can have dinner. i hate to eat alone. and i kind of looked at my colleague like what do i do? and she said jumped in and was like let's all go to dinner together. >> donella said she wanted to speak out after hearing cain's recent denials of sexual harassment. >>> only on news 4. we were there when metro crews shut down an escalator to search for a woman's lost diamond ring. metro crews shut down the escalator at the dupont metro station to search for alaina van horn's diamond and sapphire ring valued at $12,000 that belonged to her grandmother. she dropped it this weekend. >> i took off my left glove like this. i didn't hear anything. my

that is the latest from arlington. steve and sarah, back to you. >> thank you. >>> you know, laughter can often be the best medicine. that is what rick perry was hoping for. up next, the republican presidential candidate pokes fun at himself for his brain freeze. his reaction to wednesday night's debate blunder. >>> a warning about what your kids are eating. no guidelines about cholesterol. stay with us. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get new high yield free checking. your

people stood in protest outside the decease office in arlington yesterday. the pastor at corpus christi catholic church announced he would allow only boys to serve at the altar in hopes of grooming more of them for the priesthood. >> if the bishop would show leadership that would help, in urging each parish to have altar girls. >> the arlington diocese first allowed girls in 2006 to serve but left the final decision up to individual churches. about half of the churches in the arlington diocese allow girls to serve sev at the altar. >>> the white house will have a country feel tonight as some of the biggest names in the music genre are set to perform for president obama. it's part of the in performance at the white house program. some of the artists include dirks bentley, lyle lovett, darius rucker and james taylor. performers will talk to local students about the history and cultural significance of country music and you can catch the concert this wednesday on pbs. >>> big time, good time at the white house tonight. >> there you go. tom, tell us about this w

>>james: here is a look at the president speaking at arlington national cemetery. >>james: we will take a quick break and come back to the president live in a minute. >>justine: we're taking new- line to the president at arlington national cemetery. >> helped to end gadhafi's dictatorship. because of their incredible efforts, we can stand here today he did say with confidence, the tide of war is receding. finally the war and a rock has come to an end. [applause] >>president obama: our transition in afghanistan, our troops are coming home. [applause] president obama >>president obama: for this holiday season, it will be a season of homecomings. over the next five years, 1 million americans in uniform will transition back to civilian life starting with the 3 million that have done so over the past decade who have believed the >>president obama: our service men and women make up less than 1 percent of americans. more than 1 million military spouses, 2 million children and millions more who are parents, relatives, all of whom have shared the strains of deployment and s

es alfonso lópez con un 95% ya que no había ningún candidato republicano inscrito y finalmente en arlington salvadoreño dejara busca la reelección logra ganar muy por encima de su contrincante del partido verde que sólo alcanzó 17%. escuchemos la posición del concejal tejada quien ya festeja respecto a su triunfo. >> estamos muy contentos por los resultados de las elecciones, los demócratas demostramos que podemos continuar dirigiendo este condado de la mejor manera posible, estamos celebrando en arlington y para los próximos cuatro años por mi parte me comprometo a continuar la sostenibilidad financiera y asegurando que a los latinos se nos tome en cuenta en todo. >> sulema: les tenemos un recuento de cómo transcurrió la jornada de votación de virginia. elecciones poco concurridas pero muy importantes para el destino político del condado. >> reportera: los centros electorales abrieron a la 6:00 de la mañana y desde temprano se notó confusión entre los electores y los recintos que correspondían. en fairfax varios votantes fueron enviados a lugares equivocados. en arlington decenas de votant

but this is what you expect in early november. 55 downtown. 57 in arlington. generally mid 50s around the beltway. 56 in bethesda. still 59 in rockville and 54 up in gaithersburg and out to the west, mid 50s in reston and upper 50s in sterling. all right, this is the storm. it pulled out of the denver area early this morning and produced snow in portions of nebraska and kansas. producing good showers and thunderstorms. madison, wisconsin this time of year. a little unusual. hard to believe, but all that moisture is going to duck to the south of us. we'll keep the chance of showers in tomorrow night and early on friday. tonight, clear to partly cloudy. a few high clouds will come through and they will thicken up as we go through the day on thursday. we are tracking that denver storm. a little milder tomorrow. afternoon clouds on thursday. primarily a high and mid level variety. and showers are possible thursday night. the good news is, it will be dry for high school football friday night. clear to partly cloudy. 38 to 46. winds turn south, southwest at 10. so i

mayor vincent gray as well, will take part in ceremonies at arlington national. and there will be a ceremony at the vietnam memorial. >>> legislation that would help unemployed veterans is headed to the house. the senate passed the bill 95-0. there would be tax credits for companies that hire veterans that have been job hunting six months. >>> 40 degrees outside. >> the washington national cathedral is reopening for the first time since the august earthquake. a preview of tomorrow's event. >> president obama will have to find another aide to play basketball with on the court among other things. reggie love is leaving his post. >> we will be right back. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with itw high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times t the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet?

jon: arlington national cemetery, arlington, virginia. the tomb of the unknowns. >>

en esta noche de elecciones, el concejal de arlington, walter tejada, tambien celebro su victoria por un tercer periodo de reeleccion a su escano en la junta municipal... tejada proclamo su victoria a pesar de que como es costumbre durante elecciones no presidenciales, fue bajo el numero de votantes que asistieron a las urnas... en virginia el candidato democrata alfonso lopez, que aspira a un escano en la camara de delegados del estado representando el distrito numero 49 del condado de arlington tambien fue un virtual ganador, al postularse sin oposicion republicana para representar al sur de arlington... tres jurisdicciones del condado de montgomery y tres en el condado de prince georges tuvieron hoy elecciones municipales para elegir a sus lideres politicos... en bowie el actual alcalde frederick robinson, corrio sin tener oposicion, en grenbelt, siete de los actuales miembros del consejo buscan su reeleccion, y en college park tambien se eligieron miembros del consejo de la ciudad... los electores de gaithersburg, rockville y takoma park, eligieron tambien miembros de a juntas mun

closer to washington, mid-30s, prince george's, arlington, fairfax, and montgomery. in the district, it's near 40. near or below freezing in parts of northern virginia from western fairfax into prince william and fauquier. stafford, spotsylvania, culpeper, those areas as well as around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, near 30 degrees. highs soaring into the 60s, maybe even near 70 by midafternoon. sunset at 5:01. we'll look at the evening planner in a few minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >> if you're taking the red line at dupont circle, your entrance escalators are out. you may want to take a shuttle bus instead. on the rails, not seeing any delays reported. metro, marc, or vre, all are running on or close to schedule. on the roadways, still a big mess crossing the 14th street bridge. i'm calling and checking. so far no accidents reported. still big delays as you make your way across. going to keep watching this for you. and chopper right now is live over the outer loop of the beltway. this is the inner loop at connecticut avenue. we are s

we're awaiting president obama at arlington national cemetery.> we are waiting for president obama to make live remarks. arlington national cemetery where he'll be addressing the nation on this veterans day. the secretary of veterans affairs there making the introductory remarks. we'll bring that to you as soon as he steps to the podium. he is stepping up right now. let's listen in. >> thank you. please be seated. thank you, rick, for your extraordinary service to our country and tireless service to our veterans. secretary of defense leon panetta, chairman dempsey and mrs. dempsey, to our wonderful veterans service organizations for the extraordinary work that you do for our nation's heroes, to all who tend to and watch over the sacred cemetery. and above all, to every active duty member, guardsman, reservist, and veteran of the united states armed forces. there are many honors and responsibilities that come with this job. but none are more humbling than serving as your kbhacommander i chief. i am proud to be with so many of you here today. here

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. >> ben eisler is live at arlington national with a preview and some other ways our region will pay tribute to men and women in uniform. >> wjla.com has a full list at any time. the most widely publicized event today is happening right here at arlington national cemetery at 11:00 a.m. that is the wreath-laying. president obama will participate. that will take place at potomac the unknowns. that will feature a concert performance by the army band inside the memorial amphitheater nearby. and a ceremony inside this theater after. the president will fly to san diego later for the carrier classic, a college basketball game on board the aircraft carrier that. ob-- that buried osama bin laden at csea. 7000 people will attend. for thousands of those folks will be military personnel. the president will be watching as well. a number of festivities kick off yesterday, including the opening of the new walter reed hospital and the d.c. war memorial. we are in arlington this morning, ben eisler, abc 7 news. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is responding to the latest scandal. he ordered the air

i think there are people out there, that haven't taken advantage of this gem here in arlington. it is not just art you come and look at, art you interact with. >> absolutely that makes us unique and sets us out against the backdrops of regions, rich in cultural institutions you wonder how did the artist get to that point maybe you can ask something up or ask a doe sent here you can walk up to an artist and say hey, tell me about it. >> what is this explain it to me i want to learn and be a part of the process. >>> so here is what happened back in the spring there were artists from arlington that went over to germany and worked on a site specific installation there, and now over the next 10 days there are artists that have come from aachen here to arlington to team up with artistcreate this site specific art installation here i am making my way over to monica, there are so many monicas in your group. >> four. >> that must be a creative name i am thinking of names maybe i need to put that on my list. so tell me about what you are doing because it is an interesting medium with whic

coming out of arlington right now. the fbi and arlington police are surrounding an office building in crystal city where a short time ago a bomb sniffing dog had a positive hit on what is being described as a suspicious package. this is at 212 street south in arlington. the bomb squad has been called to the scene. the building has opinion evacuated. we are told this building contains a number of military- related offices and we will continue to keep an eye on the scene and bring you more information as it comes in. again, a live look there in crystal city a suspicious package being investigated. >>> a potential power steering problem has prompted toyota to recall more than half a million vehicles around the world. the affected models include 2004 and 2005 avalons, camries and some election discuss sedans and suvs. toyota says the problem could make it difficult for the driver to steer but there have been no reports of accidents or injuries. >>> big banks haven't done so well in the last month. nearly 650,000 fed up cus

arlington police stopped him at one point. him, but let him go. he may have been living in this abandoned house. we are getting a clear picture of the man suspected of opening fire near the white house friday night. arlington police stopped oscar ortega and snapped these photos. him in the house the other side. they handcuffed him. they had him on the grass. guess they let him go. >> police swooped down on an house this weekend. neighbors say they never saw him. >> i have no idea. >> ortega has a lengthy rap charges in texas, utah, and idaho. he firedings indicate from inside his car. he is believed to still be in area with little money or get far. as to his mental state, only this.ould say >> this is a man you discharged a rifle in downtown d.c. >> while the search intensifies, that he does not to this house. >> ok, in north arlington. >> we do know there is a warrant out for his arrest. he is accused of carrying a dangerous weapon. authorities do not believe he any dangerous organizations. the search continues tonight. set supreme court decision

this is a live look from arlington, virginia. this is happening at 11:00 a.m., d.c. veterans say it was originally established to honor americans who had served in world war i. the national holiday is celebrated november 11th, the day world war i ended in 1918. here comes president obama with colorful flags, quite a witness standee day but sunny. >> that's president obama there playing the national anthem and placing a wreath on the tomb of the unknown there. ahead, we'll go live to washington, d.c. for more on today's remembrance ceremony. >>> expect several street closures in san francisco today for the veterans day parade. it gets started at 11:00 this morning. the parade will end at civic center plaza around 1:00 p.m. 16 lines will be rerouted during the parade. do you think we as a country do enough to honor the nation's veteran in this that's a question we're asking ewers this morning. >> send us a message. >> california law may allow counties to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. cities an counties may pass regulations on dispensaries including bans. #

that is the latest here at arlington. back to you. >> thank you. >>> president barack obama will honor the nation's veterans today by laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery. the first lady will also be there. the ceremony gets under way at 11:00 this morning. >>> it was a big brain freeze and it has one presidential hopeful doing some serious damage control. coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >> you will tell you, it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone, commerce, education and the -- what was the third one there? let's see. commerce, education and the -- >> gop candidate rick perry explanation his embarrassing moment during wednesday night's debate plus he pokeed a little fun at himself with a little comic relief. that is coming up next.  >>> governor rick perry trying to pick up the pieces following his disastrous perform innocence we had night's cnbc debate in michigan. >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government i would do away with the education, the

friday stopped oscar ortega in north arlington. wasn't searched but they took his picture -- he wasn't searched but they took his picture and 10 hours later police believe ortega may have fired a shot at constitution avenue and 16th street. they want to question him to find it out why. >> reporter: this is the scene on the ramp of the theodore roosevelt bridge friday night minutes after a shooting near the white house. u.s. park police found an abandoned vehicle there. inside it was an assault rifle. the weapon and other evidence focused the search on oscar ortega. >> right now we've impounded his car, so he doesn't have a car. doesn't have any identification with him and we're not certain about how much funding he has but don't believe he has a lot of money with him now of the? >> reporter: u.s. park police believe ortega arrived in the d.c. area a few weeks ago. he's had run-ins with the law in several states including utah, texas and idaho where he's been arrested in connection with drug charges as well as assault on a police of

the arlington turkey trot benefits three local arlington charities. the seventh annual turkey trot awards home made pies to the winners of the race. the virginia run turkey trot has the nonprofit life with control. and a 10k in bethesda supports the local ymca out there. >> a good start to start your day. >> try to bank as many calories as you can. >>> i'm tom kierein is here with a look at your forecast. >> under a clear sky on this thanksgiving morning, it is cold. we're down to near freezing in much of maryland, virginia and west virginia. close to washington, near 40 as well as right near the bay, the northern neck and the eastern shore. away from the waters, it's in the 30s. farther to our west, we're down to near freezing. much of the region, the shennendoah valley out of the mountains and thanks to high pressure has settled in. and from you washington into the rockies. we'll have clear skies with us throughout the day today on this thanksgiving day. enjoy. sparkling sun and a clear sky. we'll climb into the high 50s, near 60 this afternoon. by

she heads up a committee looking on mistakes at arlington. workers checked 86% of the 260,000 headstones there and so far they say none were incorrectly marked. however, they have found tens of thousands with some wrong information like a date of birth or perhaps a misspelled name. the whole investigation began last year after discovery of hundreds of mismarked or unmarked graves. >>> this just into the 9news now information center. the federal emergency management agency approved the governor's appeal to get aid for earthquake victims in louisa county. now getting federal assistance. the agency denied the original request at the start of october. >>> tremendous weather all week long. forgot about what it looked like with that snow. what does it look like? >> it will be cold tonight if you're headed tonight. at least a light jacket. let's start with the temperatures. we are looking at temps 53 downtown. 46 in frederick. teatering on 50 in leesburg and 52 in manassas. so for tonight, clear, breezy and cold. low temps in the 30s. winds north-no

i take you down into springfield. 41 in arlington.ut plenty of 30s. 36 in college park and down to the south. 39 at waldorf. sterling, hernden, 34 also in manassas. tomorrow morning, sunny and chilly. patchy fog early. you need a light jacket and your shades. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. good news for tomorrow. fantastic day. light winds once again. that 65 to 70 is going to feel nice. mostly sunny and spectacular again. all right, next seven days. we'll keep it mild on wednesday with just a few clouds. 63, and then the front will get here by thursday. it may generate a few showers. right now, it's not going to be a huge rain producer. but it will knock down the temperatures. temperatures will struggle to get to 50 on veteran's day, but the weekend looks good. 60 on sunday. >> nice. very nice. >> let's talk about squirrels. because they are cute little creatures. that apparently love to play the piano. you see the pictures right there. that's from tampa, florida, where photographer kathy prune apparently has either a precocious ga

a fifth woman is raising more questions about cain's behavior, and she is from arlington. news 4's angie goff is in the newsroom with more developments. >> good morning, eun. >>> a former government worker from arlington says cain asked her to set up a dinner between him and a woman he gave a speech to in 2002. donna donella who add the time worked for the agency for international development says cain wanted her to arrange an interview with a woman who asked a question during the speech. cain was married at the time, and danella was suspicious and didn't set it up. she tells the paper, "i couldn't swear that he had some untoward intentions, but we all thought his tone was suspect and couldn't justify putting him in touch with that woman." cain then asked danella out to dinnerme dinn dinner. she suggested is a group join them, which they did, and then there was no inappropriate contact. we asked cain's camp for details. they referred us to the press conference today. danella, an independent who voted for barack obama, said she felt the need to speak out during the ongoing

arlington, fairfax, montgomery county.ower montgomery county into loudoun, points west and north, it's only in the upper 20s to near 30. sunrise at 6:54. sunset 4:52. lots of sun throughout the day. and still in the 30s through the morning, but then reaching the 40s later this afternoon and a clear sky with a diminishing wind. overnight tonight, here's your evening planner. cold for the high school football games. down into the 30s through the evening under a clear sky. upper 20s tomorrow. sunny tomorrow afternoon. another chilly day. highs only reaching around 50. then on sunday up near 60 with increasing clouds. on monday, there's a small chance of a shower moving in. those look like later in the day. off and on, showers on tuesday. right now drying out after wednesday afternoon for thanksgiving day looking very nice. danella, how's traffic? >>> so far really good right now. if you're taking i-66, i'm checking it for you. you look pretty clear in both directions. i'll give you a live look at the fairfax county parkway as

. >>> a federal agent from arlington accused of murder. police say 27-year-old christopher dedee shot a man during a confrontation in haw hotch at a mcdonald's november 5th. -- hawaii at a mcdonald's november 5th. dedee claims he was protecting himself from the victim who was drunk. he is now on paid administrative leave. >>> another big story tonight, a bizarre new video giving insight into the man accused of shooting at the white house. today that man was charged with attempted assassination of the president. fox 5's roz plater shows us the video. >> two months ago officer -- the is of gives us some insight. it's a 45 minute rambling tape oscar hernandez rails against the federal government and claims to be jesus christ. he dramatically a pile as to oprah to help him get -- appeals to oprah to help him get his message out. >> i'm begging you, oprah. please have me on your show. it is so crucial the world hear god's word for the fate of humanity, for the fate of mankind, for the fate of me seeing my son grow older. >> but he never mention

mid and upper 30s arlington and fairfax. the rest of virginia into west virginia, it's at our below freezing. all these counties on the northern neck and eastern shore have a dense fog advisory. this is in effect until 10:00 this morning. should be dissipating by then. lots of sun this morning. into the afternoon, high clouds coming in. temperatures again should soar into the 60s like yesterday. sunset's at 5:00. and then after that, we'll get chilly. down near 50 by midnight. by this time tomorrow morning, we may have a few sprinkles arou around, perhaps a light rain from time to time on thursday. a blustery northwest wind kicking in during the afternoon. highs only in the upper 50s. much colder weather for friday. near freezing. only in the low 50s friday. a bit of a blustery wind too, lots of sun. sunny on saturday. cold in the morning. afternoon highs mid-50s. here's a look at sunday. it looks to be bright and sunny as well. a little bit milder. afternoon highs around 60. looks like another mild turn to the weather start

ortega was stopped for suspicious activity in arlington county. because of that, we got the photographs from that i don't believe arlington county charged him with anything but he was engaged in suspicious activity. >> reporter: police just don't know what his intentions were friday, something they are eager to talk with him about. >>> all right back out live now just a little bit more about those picture, we did speak to arlington county police about an hour ago s they confirmed they did take those -- and they confirmed they did take those pictures friday around 11:00 p.m., they will not release why they stopped mr. ortega where it might have been they say they are waiting on park police to give them the okay before they release any more detail shawn. >> thank you. >>> we are following yet more developments in the penn state sex abuse scandal the president of the charity linked to the abuse has resigned, dr. jack rakovich was ceo of second mile association for 28 years he hopes his departure will restore faith in the mission. he testified before

the arlington diocese first allowed girls in 2006, but left the final decision up to individual churches. the pastor at corpus christi said he made the boys' only decision in opens of grooming more of them for the priesthood. >> if the bishop would show leadership, that would help, in urging each parish to have altar girls. >> about half the churches in the diocese of arlington allow girls to serve at the altar. some people have decided to the leave their church and go to another one if their girls are not allowed to serve. >>> thanksgiving came a little early for our troops in baghdad this year. soldiers at camp victory sat down for a holiday lunch today, because many of them will actually be home to celebrate thanksgiving with their families this year. 33,000 american troops are still in iraq. the government says all of them should be home by the end of the year. many troops are expected to head home this week. that is good news right there. >> it is that. always get to come home and pig out, if you will. >> that's right. >> with your family. >> who could beat -- you know, day got to s

this is uniform. 44 in gaithersburg, 46 in arlington. 45 in college park. 44 at bowie.own to the south, 46 out here. we're talking about the mid-40s for fairfax and reston. 43 in leesburg and 43 also down in manassas. now tomorrow morning, a shower is possible, but again primarily south and east, so the charles county, st. mary's county, and east, then becoming partly cloudy, breezy, cool. 40s and 50s. winds are north northeast at 10 to 15. by the afternoon, a bright day for you. just a little brisk, breezy and cooler. we'll keep the light jacket handy with the shades. winds are north northeast at 10 to 20 and gusty, feeling a little colder than the actual temperature. next seven days, it really drives down on saturday. not windy on saturday. we've got the heart walk at 10:00, wait until you sign up and donate. we've got the turps in town and an extra hour on saturday night. replace the batteries in your smoke detectors and off your carbon monoxide detectors. nice on saturday too with sunshine, back up to 58. then in the 60s next week. that will be milder on tuesday and

the 31st district comprises arlington and part of mcclane. now in the 39th district, it is republican miller baker challenging senator, george barker. if the senate flips to gop control, it could mean a turn to the political right on a number of social issues, such as abortions, same sex marriage. former congressman believes if republicans have total control in richmond, it will mean a strong it happens plan, because the party will be held accountable if it doesn't come through. >> let's say there is republican control. what does that mean for the governor? >> great news. bob mcdonald's final two years in office and his political legacy rests on the outcome of this election. mcdonnell has been mentioned as a possible gop vice presidential candidate. his stock certainly rises if his party controls the entire state government. consider this, if republicans win complete control of the general assembly, it will be only the second time since the civil war that their party has simultaneously held the governor's mansion, house, and senate in virgini

mid-50s montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and the district as well as arlington. we'll have it climb later this morning to around 60 by 9:00. sunrise 6:49. by noontime, we'll be in the mid-60s and actually may be near 70 degrees by midafternoon. sunset at 4:55. we'll cool down a bit tonight. we'll look at your evening planner. that will be at 4:41. danella, how's traffic? >> i'm feeling great. i think i heard you say 70 degrees. just the hope of that is making me feel excellent this morning. good morning to you. if you're traveling along 270, let's take a live look. not seeing any issues for you, a lot of green in both directions. that means your lanes are open. no major delays. here's the view at father hur y hurley. traffic is light as you head south towards the spur. taking the trip up i-95, making your turn at the rest area, and heading towards 395, the interchange, not seeing any issues for you there. your northbound lanes, not seeing any problems. same thing if you're traveling 95 south in virginia, here's a look at the interchange. as you travel on 395 and

this arlington couple worries happen to other retirees. time you get to my age, you have to make a decision. >> they say they are the lucky not have to worry. thatthink it is an irony people have basically opted of whatever everybody else with.ck they had given themselves a burly good deal in the process. >> -- they have given themselves good deals in the process. >> the justices are expected to uphold the obama plan. we are live in the news room. >> you can read more about the onlth care case right now wjla.com. coverage on the decision will continue at 6:30. >>> we are hearing some of the conversation that ended the of lesliecareers johnson and jack johnson. >> what do you want me to do with this money? >> johnson and his wife of work are arrested in a federal corruption probe. sentencednson will be in december on charges of destroying evidence. >>> police are searching for a say it opened fire near the white house. oscar ortega shot a rifle from his car night and then crashed as he headed into virginia. was hurt during the crash.g or th

near 40 in the nearby suburbs in montgomery, arlington, and fairfax counties. prince george's county in the mid-40s. much of southern maryland under the clouds there. it's near 50 as well as on the eastern shore. sunrise at 7:35. sunset 6:08 today. we'll have lots of sunshine, a delightful start to november with afternoon highs mid and upper 50s. we'll have a light wind. then overnight tonight, clear, chilly this evening in the 40s. tomorrow highs around 60. partly cloudy thursday, high near 60 again. then on friday a little weak area of low pressure passing to our south may give us a few passing light showers, mainly south of washington with highs upper 50s. here's a look at the weekend. saturday afternoon highs in the 50s. near 60 on sunday and monday and partly cloudy. now, danella, how's tuesday traffic? >> so far no delays reported for the metro, marc, and vre. let's head up to i-270 and take the trip together. if you're heading out of clarksburg, your traffic is light. but when you get down near falls road in the local lane, we have an accident on the rig