stafford city with the olympics and king's cross that we just looked at.a total of over 22 million square feet of development. 63,000 plus jobs. almost 8,000 housing units. >> i have a question. what type of housing unit are we talking about market rate housing, below market rate, subsidized? >> it's a mix. i'm happy to get the exact breakdown, but they have very similar to san francisco looking at affordable housing issues. >> this part of london where this build-out took place, is it -- was it in the industrial part? was it in an abandoned part of the city? or was it already an economic hub? >> king's cross was an existing station and it was already part of the metroline and more developed part of london. where the olympics took place is the largest urban brownfield redevelopment project in europe in recent history. so that was a very industrial, very polluted, very low-income neighborhood. the legacy actually aecom designed the plan for the olympics and the master plan and i'm happy to provide that as well. >> so now that the olympicks have come and gon

to start with the question on land use, stafford city used to be an abandon rail-yard and the reason it was abandoned it used to get flooded and used the dirt from the london tunnels to raise the entire thing by 30'. you need to think about opportunities on the transbay tunnel. you could be raising treasure island by 30'. you could be raising the bayshore baylines by x number of feet. on the subject of platform heights. in europe, every high-speed rail must be able to arrive -- every station will have to become compatible by 2020. the slides unfortunately shows waterloo station which was abandoned in 2007. the issue there is that the trains coming from europe with 30" train, but every domestic platform is 36". it's compatibility with the rest with 36", but the foreign trains from france are 30". the question of the high-floor emus. there are many problems. head room and they actually made the trains 50" higher, which means that they are not able to go through the tunnels. on the width, where they increased the width by 66"s, these trains if you actually allow them in option direction

atlantic city stafford, still seeing snow. . if you're closer to cape may we're seeing a switch over to rainfall instead of the heavy snow coming down. if we take a closer look at the suburbs, norristown allentown, more snow coming down. clearing in lancaster. this is a steady snow coming down in camelback mountains in poconos. you'll see a bit of clearing is in store for the next couple of hours. for those making it home right now, we're expected to still deal with snowfall. it will taper by your 9:00 10:00 hour. coming up we'll take a closer look on the first alert weather day, snow totals a county by county forecast and a possibility of saturday snow coming up. >> snow continues to fall across the region. >> of course that makes traffic really tricky this time of night. let's check in with first alert traffic reporter christine maddela. >> in some parts of our area we're starting to see some snow stick to the roads. especially the grassy surfaces. this is along route 1 in delaware. all of those grassy surfaces the median is s

during a armed robbery, the victim was working at a corner store in the 1200 block of stafford street in the city's germantown section just after 8:30 last night when police say a man in a ski mask stormed the store stole money, fired at least two gunshot. striking the victim in the face and thigh back by the deli counter victim taken to einstein medical center, critical condition all of this happened, as people including a two year old boy and customers were inside the store. >> the store open for business, two customers, there was also the owner of the store, and another employee. owner of the store a female was holding a two year old boy behind the counter, at the time of this robbery and shooting. fortunately, no one else was injured. because this is a very small store, a very confined area. >> the store had recently moved to this location, they did not have surveillance cameras in place yet. they were actually expected to be installed today. police are checking street surveillance cameras for clues, and as police continue their investigation, give them a call if you have any information. all o

same story as we head toward dale city, quantico, stafford, fredricksburg. this still has to come through your neck of the woods. if you have a brief period of snow showers, that will put just a coating. fog still a problem. we have visibility as quarter mile this westminster and hagerstown. half mile at pax river naval air staying and orange right now one-quarter of a mile with temps this morning running 30'ish. reagan national up to 37 with cloudy skies and just a little fog in washington. our forecast calls for temps in the 40s today with sunshine returning later this morning into the afternoon. mid-40s tomorrow with clouds increasing. tomorrow night into saturday the system is going to bring a wintry mix and rain. potentially more rain east of i- 95. we'll watch that in case it changes but a yellow alert for saturday. sunday is okay. then monday a clipper will bring some snow and then some cold behind that. tuesday a windy, cold day with flurries high of 32. it's 6:50. good thursday morning. >>> howard bernstein, good thursday morning to you as well. not

here is the last band traveling to the north near quantico, you'll see this through stafford and dale city head into southern parts of st. mary's county into southern parts of calvert county. notice the pink, the freezing rain, it's going to continue for a while. temperatures are cold. anything that falls, it will stick and is going to stay until tomorrow. we don't get above freezing until tomorrow afternoon. as you head farther south, temperatures will warm up a little bit. we run into the sleet and freezing rain until this low pressure system finally gets out of our way. we're starting to clear out for gaithersburg, frederick, westminster, cloudy skies and cold day for the rest of the afternoon. 21 hagerstown, 25 culpeper, 25 annapolis. lots of places north of the district will stay below freezing. areas south will get above freezing but not much. snowshowers will continue, sleet possible as well. much better looking for thursday and friday with some sunshine. let's go to beverly with traffic. >> around the region we've got lighter volume, because of cancellations and school closings, ca

stafford i should say you're fine. dale city it gets slow. you can see through here. that's heading northbound. southbound is open. back in a couple of minutes with travel times. >>> right now the ntsb is investigating the incident when smoke filled the l'enfant metro station. three people are recovering in critical condition at the hospital now. one woman died. we learned there will be no delays on the green line this morning. however, if you are about to head out the door there are other changes that could seriously affect your commute. megan mcgrath is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. the l'enfant plaza station is open this morning. we've seen trains coming and going and lots of people going in and out this morning. everything seemingly normal here. all appearances here at the station. nothing seems out of place. >> but are some issues with the lines. some things people need to know if they take metro. first of all, the good news the green line is back to normal service. they're not single tracking this morning. they're running normal service. however, th

in virginia manassas city schools are opening late. staffordexandria schools are delayed. culpeper and clark county schools are closed. >> if you work for the federal government offices are open right now. but federal employees have the option of unscheduled leave or telework today. check your office. >>> let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right now with the headlines for the day ahead. >> good morning. it has been snowing for the last couple of hours. we have a half inch around the metro area on the ground now. that's enough to cause slick spots on

in the commonwealth of virginia, alexandria city, manassas city and stafford county of the schools areurs. we have an updated list in your screen. >> coverage of this winter weather alert continues now john gonzalez has been driving around maryland since 4:00 this morning. we got them out early. what are you saying in mount airy? >> well, we have been tracking to the snowstorm. it has been snowing for several hours. the temperature at last check 19 degrees. not only has the snow really coated the roadways, but it appears to be freezing. this is route 27, not a lot of traffic. what we do see is slow going. we pulled into this gas station over here. a number of commuters told us that they saw how bad it was and literally like this year jamie park here next to us to call the office. >> they were great they said it was more important that i was safe. >> are you surprised, like many folks out here, at how bad it got so quickly? >> we had the warning, but clippers are usually pretty quick. this car does not do all that well. >> we saw you spinning at the intersection. what did you encounter?

two-hour delays are alexandria, arlington, loudoun, manassas city, manassas park, page and stafford. we'll continue monitoring this and see if anything develops over the next couple of minutes. that seems to be the list that is set for now. >> one more announcement. queen anne schools are delayed by 90 minutes this morning. >> don't forget the wusa9 app is where you can monitor these closures. you can even set your school district as a priority so that comes up first. you don't have to weed through all of them. it can help you out with metro and the roads. wusa9 is easy to find on google play and itunes. >>> we want to congratulate denise you towsend from clinton, maryland. she says i wake up watching you and go to bed watching you every day. no other station brings me up to date like you do. >> denise wins a $09 gift card to hand & stone massage and facial spa. if you'd like to become the next fan ever the day, it's easy. go to our >>> 6:39. i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. we continue to have light snow falling in the beltway and you can see that on the michael & son weath

in virginia manassas city schools are opening late. stafford county schools and alexandria schools are delayed. culpeper and clark county schools are closed. >> if you work for the federal government offices are open right now. but federal employees have the option of unscheduled leave or telework today. check your office. >>> let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right now with the headlines for the day ahead. >> good morning. it has been snowing for the last couple of hours. we have a half inch around the metro area on the ground now. that's enough to cause slick spots on untreated surfaces. storm team 4 radar is showing this brighter area in fairfax county northwest d.c. extreme southern montgomery county where it is coming down harder. it is coming down harder in western loudoun county and northern fauquier. all this is heading off to the east and continuing to keep us snow covered through the morning. it's a broad area of weak low pressure coming in from the ohio valley tracking through the region through the morning. mos

and then northbound heading north on 95 out of stafford no issues until you get to dale city. then you're a little slow. i'm back at 611 with travel times. >>> 6:02. new this morning, a montgomery county man is in the hospital with serious burns. you can see the smoke was still pouring out of this town home when our crew arrived. knowmolette green is live with more. >> reporter: between morn good morning. take a look at the top of the townhouse where you can see some of the damage from the huge fire. right now, fire investigators are inside combing through all of the charred debris looking for a cause here. we know that the fire started in the downstairs area of the home. when firefighters got here, they saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the building. an elderly man, a man in his 70s who lives inside was next door at a neighbor's house after trying to fight this blaze himself using a fire extinguisher and a pan of water. and the assistant fire chief tells us that is what delayed the 911 call and made this fire that much more severe. they say the man did not have any burpi

city schools also closed. arlington on a two hour delay. same goes for loudoun county two hours late. stafford county, always two hour clay. and clark county virginia, two hours delayed. >> alexandria two hours late. manassas city, two hours late. manassas park, two hours late, as we. falls church is on a one hour delay. now, if you work for the federal government agencies are open. but you do have the option to take unscheduled telework or unscheduled leave. we have all the closings and delays dela scrolling at the bottom of your screen and we put the list on the news 4 app and nbcwashington.com. >>> melissa mollet and darcy spencer are tracking the impact of the system on the roads. >> but we begin with tom kierein with more. >> it will be a pretty big impact as we hava l of snow but enough for every flake that falls to stick. as the road temperatures and any untreated surface well below freezing and the snow has been falling for the last couple of hour very lightly in the metro area. heaviest shows in the bright white areas we see here on the radar. right around washington montgomery and fa

> cities and counties in northern virginia are the fastest growing in the state according to a new report. this comes out of the university of virginia. loudoun, arlington, prince william and staffordre all among the top five for growth since 10 20 10. fredericksburg alexandria and manassas are the top three cities with new people. >>> quite the spectacle under way at the washington auto show. nine people surrounding a car trying to keep touching the hyundai sonata to win it. the handle competition ends at noon on sunday. until then contestants will be given 15 minute breaks every three hours even if they all make it until sunday, only one will be randomly chosen to get the winning key for that car. good luck. >> they should have to stand. if you're sitting anybody can sit there for a good long while. that guy in the back? he looks like a winner. >> he'll be ifn for the long haul. >>> people in young digging out after a powerful storm. the impact it's having on travelers trying to get out of the d.c. area. >>> and we're taking a live look. 25 bridgefrigid degrees. our meteorologists are working on the timing of when we'll get a warm-up. >>> right now on news"news 4 today"," people

stafford. much better with the crash cleared near 60. lanes are open into dale city where it's sluggish and newington a little more volume getting into springfield. inner loop of the beltway ramp that will take you to the dulles toll road remains blocked off as they retrieve a crash. thru lanes open on the inner loop tysons. 66 has been doing well. into manassas, fake oaks, vienna, light volume and pretty much at speed. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> belgium authorities say 13 people have been detained in belgium and two arrested in france in an antiterrorist sweep following a firefight in which two suspected terrorists were killed. >> this investigation continues. belgium authorities say a dozen search tz led to the discovery of -- searches led to the discovery of four military style weapons. belgium police moved in on suspected terrorist hideouts killing two suspects and wounding and arresting a third. the two terror suspects yesterday that were killed planned to kill police on the street or even in their offices. >>> an ohio man arrested by the fbi and ac

stafford, a little slow northbound. once you get to triangle, things open u through woodbridge and before that dale city. not terrible though. woodrow wilson bridge looking good. prince william county looking pretty typical. taking a look in maryland 95 into and out of town looking quite good. bw parkway a little slow outside the beltway both in-bod and outbound. 270 at montrose, typical volume headed to the spur. >>> we have a few school delays to pass along to you. we've learned westmoreland county schools in virginia are delayed two hours. spotsylvania and king george county schools also starting two hours late. fredericks about your city schools are on a two hour delay, as well. >>> the new congress is facing an old problem and it could make your gas prices go up. congress is trying to find money to fund highway and transit programs. one option is raising the federal gas and diesel taxes which haven't gone up in 20 years. gop leaders say the hike would be a long shot since most in the house don't want to raise taxes. fuel taxes bring in about $34 billion a year to the federal highway trust fund. >>>

volume delays, you know them heading north into stafford past the express lane hov entrance there north of 610. then the volume building dale city past the prince william parkway to get across the occoquan. only volume delays we're seeing in the main lanes. lanes open into springfield. southeast washington you have a detour in place till further notice with a police investigation in southeast closing martin luther king jr. avenue between alabama avenue and malcolm x avenue until further notice. i-270 the southbound crash we had at the 118 interchange, actually on 118 has been cleared. southbound volume just building as you head south of hyattstown to the truck scales. andrea, back to you. >>> more copies of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo with the controversial cartoon depicting the positive fet mohamed on the cfer -- prophet mohamed on the cover hit news stands. copies sold out yesterday. in the wake of the attacks, president obama and british prime minister david cameron have released a joint op-ed publicked in today's times of london. the two leaders are plehning to stand together and say violence won't muzzle free speec

city and then contradictorily acting in opposition to its. lastly, my point is in addition to the schools mentioned, there is the voice of the pentecostal academy and the st. stafford school, part of same immediacy academy. both schools cater to

city and then contradictorily acting in opposition to its. lastly, my point is in addition to the schools mentioned, there is the voice of the pentecostal academy and the st. stafford school, part of same immediacy academy. both schools cater to the middle and working-class population of san francisco that are fighting to stay in san francisco and the schools are very close within 150 feet or 202 blocks >> thank you sir, that is your job. thank you limited other any other members of the public would like to provide any comment at this time in support of the pound? see needed will move forward with the presentation of the planning department.

city and then contradictorily acting in opposition to its. lastly, my point is in addition to the schools mentioned, there is the voice of the pentecostal academy and the st. stafford school, part of same immediacy academy. both schools cater to the middle and working-class population of san francisco that are fighting to stay in san francisco and the schools are very close within 150 feet or 202 blocks >> thank you sir, that is your job. thank you limited other any other members of the public would like to provide any comment at this time in support of the pound? see needed will move forward with the presentation of the planning department. >> good afternoon president breed and members of the board. i'm aaron start manager of legislative affairs for the planning department. today i'm joined by project planner marcel woodrow. before the board is conditional use authorize issue for tobacco paraphernalia establishment at 1963 ocean avenue. we sent your memo is fun to appeal on january 9. beth. sorry. the decision was to uphold the planning commission's approval of the conditional use authorize good until your bit about the property. the project resulted on the south

city looks like sunday morning almost. a little farther south, maybe a couple of brake lights as you head down towards stafford and that's really about it. on 66 west of centreville, there's a crash after 29 out of the roadway now. just a brief slowdown getting past it. and inner loop not bad out of tysons, that slows at the georgetown pike getting up to 270. southeast-southwest free way and volume delays on 270 through montgomery village and up through germantown with the lanes open. >> ok bob. thank you so much. we'll see you tomorrow. an unusual sight caught on camera at a california car wash. watch this. a 94-year-old man paid for the car wash but instead of putting the car in neutral, once he got on the belt there, he drove through it at 40 miles an hour. in the end he crashed into a tree. but amazingly, he walked away without a scratch. the man said he just couldn't take his foot off the pedal. >> wow! could have been a heck of a lot worse if there was anybody in the way there. >> scary situation. >> wow. well coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 that empty feeling. why a woman waiting for a furniture delivery let it sit outsi

stafford county virginia suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> thank you, suzanne. developing out of mexico tonight, a gas truck exploded at a maternity and children's hospital in mexico city. at least two people were killed dozens injured including many children. the mayor says the explosion is caused by a leak in a hose carrying gasoline from the truck into the hospital. the building collapsed while firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze. >> time now for a look at the y's other top stories. a cigarette is to blame for starting a house fire that led to a daring rescue. two neighbors and a truck driver helped save the lives of two people trapped in a burning home on seminole place in berwin heights. abc 7 spoke to one of the men who crawled through the smoke to pull an unconscious woman to safety. the neighbors also rescued the woman's 93-year-old father. both victims were taken to a nearby hospital and they suffered burns and smoke inhalation but are expected to be ok. >> a 6-year-old boy is in the hospital tonight with critical injuries after sledding into a car. he was riding down a driveway on matthew mills road in mclean when he slid into a passing lexus. police s

stafford. north of 630. the accident clean-up tough road to the right with the tractor-trailer although on the shoulder it's attracting a lot of attention. slow again dale city and again in newington towards springfield. andrea back to you. >>> thanks beverly. the competition is over at least for now. the u.s. olympic committee picked boston as the city representing the united states in its bid for the 2024 olympics. boston came out on top over washington, san francisco, and los angeles. >> it's great. whenever you win a competition it's great. [ laughter ] and we were up against some stiff city competition. >> it's the international round, boston will be competing against several cities including paris and rome in its bid to bring the olympics back to the united states. >>> in response to the choice, washington's olympic vice chair ted leonsis says -- that from ted leonsis. >>> former fbi director robert muler released his report on the ray rice scandal. he says the nfl had never seen the video inside the elevator at that atlantic city casino until "tmz" went public with it. mueller essential he says there was no cover-up. but according to mueller the leagu