adam tuss is keeping track of the orange line, adam, good morning to you. >> reporter: eun and aaron, how are you. happy inauguration day. things are picking up here at the vienna metro station. you can see people coming in, trickling in over there at the fare gates. people are waiting to get their smart trip cards or fare cards. metro is saying that you should really have all the value loaded on your smart trip card before you get on the train. had way you don't have to sit there and wait at the smart trip machine or the fare card machine. let me show you something else here. over here at the kiosk, above it, there's a flat screen. metro will be pushing out a lot of information on that flat screen about what's going on, what stations are full, where you should go, what's going on. of course, we've got a couple of stations closed downtown, mt. vernon square, archives, those are closed. lamb plant station is -- federal triangle. parking is a big issue at metro stations. about 15 to 20% of parking spaces now taken at lots. you want to keep an eye on that. we'll keep an eye on everything

reporting live at the vienna metro station, adam tuss, news 4. >> adam, thank you. it's 4:15. want to get a look at the other roads in the area. danella sealock is in the first 4 traffic. >> still checking on that accident i-95 southbound. dale city. you can see off to the left shoulder lane, the car is loaded up, ready to be towed out of the roadway. did crash just in the median here. police are on the scene. use caution. i can tell you, volume in the area, i-95 north and south, very light. it will be easy to work around. use caution. heading over to 66 at sudley and inside of the beltway, no accidents. very light volume. this is your commute this morning. over to maryland, i-270 southbound, no issues at all. from frederick to the capitol beltway in both directions you're clear. aaron and eun. >> danella thank you. >>> what hundreds of police officers had to do before getting their assignments for the inauguration. >> celebrating the states that helped get him a second term. >> all closures and travel information, visit the champagne was popping, music blaring and people groo

adam tuss is at the vienna station on o the orange line checking out the crowds. adam, good morning. >> reporter: hey, eun and aaron, how are you doing. listen, your car downtown on the national mall, that's definitely a bad idea. here people have been trickling in all morning. the crowd not as big as four years ago. four years ago, we saw a pretty big crowd by this time. people are trickling in and metro is preparing for a very busy day. metro opened at 4:00 this morning. the issue right now is parking. finding a parking space at the metro lot. metro says right now about 15 to 20% of parking spaces at stations are taken. remember, you pay for parking as you exit the station and you pay with a credit card or a smart trip card, not cash. here's another important tip. approximate you haven't already, make sure there's enough value on your card or paper fare card so you don't have that wait at the machine. that way you can zip through without stopping. once you're on the train, see if you can get where you want to go without transferring lines. that will cut down on t

transportation reporter adam tuss introduces us to a police officer on a mission to get his ticket and thousands of others around thrown out. >> reporter: upset and angry about speed camera tickets. you usually hear it coming from our local commuters. >> it's a swindal, it's a way to get you out of your money. there's too many of them. >> reporter: almost never do you hear it from one of the d.c.'s own police officers. >> i'm outraged mpd, even though i brought it to their attention, did not do anything. >> reporter: he's a veteran of the force, receiptsly got two tickets rolling through the third street tunnel in his personal car. all fine and good if everything was legitimate, but sergeant robinson says that's not the case. you see, a long-term work zone has been in place, and the posted speed limit has dropped down to 40 miles an hour. the speed cameras here are still enforcing a speed limit of 45 miles an hour. sergeant robinson says that's a problem. even though the speed limit on the cameras is actually higher than the posted limit, the sergeant says it's not correct. >> you have

adam tuss, news 4. >>> dozens of same sex couples in maryland rang in the new year getting married.ame-sex marriage law took place at 12:01. baltimore mayor performed one of the gay marriages after midnight. many couples say they can't belief they can finally legally get married. >> jim and i met in 1977. at that time i didn't bleach th -- believe gay people would see the day that they than marry. voters made the law legal through a referendum in november. >>> ahead tonight at 11:00 -- a pilot tracks down an in troupeder at his hotrouped trouped -- an intruder at his home from up in his plane. >> after the ball dropped. the first baby born in our area. we'll meet the proud parents. >> how mike shanahan will bring down the seahawks. >>> president obama is getting ready to respond to the house passing the senate's amendment to avoid the fiscal cliff. ♪ [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu. home of the mouthwatering grilled onion cheddar burger, topped with melty white cheddar and caramelized onions. plus all your tasty favorites for just a dollar each. ♪ every

reporting live on h street in northeast, adam tuss, news4. >>> we had amazing weather today. mice and warm. >> doug kammerer, what's the latest? >> temperatures coming down across parts of the region. most of us still well above our average high temperature. remember, our average shy at 44. we are sitting at 59 degrees. we hit a high of 69 out at the airport. winds out of the south at 12 miles per hour. helping to cool us down. that coming right off of the river. that's why national is cooler. 63 in manassas. still at 69 degrees towards the warrenton area. very warm night tonight. lit stay that way. month rain to talk about right now. once again you have to move way out towards the west and this is where our frontal boundary is. a big-time front. this is a type of storm system you see in springtime, march or april with very warm air out ahead of and it cold air on the back side. look at the snow back towards colorado and back towards omaha. that frontal boundary will move our way and let's take look at timing. 7:00. here we go lou the day. couple of showers. around 1:00, 2:00

adam tuss is live near the parade route with the details you need to know. it's now time to get the terrific game plan in place. >> you should expect crowds on the rails. >> in terms of service, we are planning for the same level, as we got in 2009, right? so it's still 17 consecutive hours, we're still olympics. >>> and although the crowd isn't expected to be as loud as the president's first inauguration, make no mistake about it, this is a large event. here are good options for metro stations without a huge walk. driving near the mall definitely not a good idea. monica hernandez says all over the city monday, you need to pay attention to no parking signs that are posted. >> where it el -- they are indeed stoubt being towed. >> on the bikes, setting up bike corrals, near the department of agriculture. coming up at 6:00, week metro says you should expect some escalators to be shut down on purpose on monday. recording live, adam tuss, news4. >>> dishes say they plan to more than 300 planes are expected to land. the closure will not affect day-to-day operation

transportation reporter adam tuss has the rundown of the street and metro closures, and what also you know. >> the city getting dressed up, the anticipation building. eat for in place. let's start on metro, where the smith sonia, archives and mt. vernon square stations will be closed for security purposes. you should expect crowds on the rails. >> in terms of service, we planning for the same level as we got in 2009. >> reporter: though the crowd isn't expected to be as large as the president's first inauguration, make no mistake about it, this will be a large event. metro says some escalators could be shut down and used as stairs as a safety measure. drive near the mall, definitely not a good idea. >> we'll have a number of streets closed. even though open will see some gridlock. >> reporter: remember the memorial bridge will be closed to traffic. on the bikes, vdot setting up bike corrals. there will also be bike parking for regular bikes at 16 and i northwest. d.c. taxis will be charges a $1 surcharge for every additional passengers. >> nobody wants their car towed. keep an eye out

adam tuss is live in falls church, where this morning's snow is still around. it stuck, adam. >> reporter: that's right. a lot of snow that fell, it's still on the ground, starting to get a glassy sheen as the weather dropping tonight. the weather handle allowed any of it to smelt today. vdot is telling us if your secondary road looks like this, there's a good chance a snowplow is not coming. as the wind blows, back roads, smaller second tear roads, and cul-de-sacs sit and literally chill, brushing off the car, the first step before heading out to the store to pick up a shove of all things. >> two of them locked in the shed. >> reporter: you can't get to the snow shovel? >> knolls. >> reporter: you have to go to the store? >> right. >> reporter: vdot maintains most of the roads and says the storm wasn't get enough to send plows down ever road. >> the policy is we don't plow into subdivisions unless you have 2isms or more. >> reporter: because resources are limited, vdot focused on the main road. >> if we went into subdivisions every time with an inch or so, it j

transportation reporter adam tuss is live at the navy yard with more on the madness on metro today. adam? >> reporter: jim, new details about exactly what happened lt night here along the green line, and the head of metro is telling riders he's sorry. >> i want to apologize to our customers. there were very long delays last night. some experienced some alarmt. >> reporter: the general manager said while the investigation is continuing, he admits the response simply wasn't good enough. >> it was unacceptable to them as our customers, and certainly unacceptable to me. >> reporter: just to recap, a piece of the third rail began smoking. d.c. fire came in, and somewhere along the line, power was cut to the wrong stretch of track. that meant two nearby trains were frozen in place. metro says it was one of their own employees that cut power to the wrong stretch. previous reports suggested that the power was cut by a d.c. fire officials. platforms way too crowded, some riders chose to leave the trains and evacuate. >> innikiya says -- >> i pay almost $300 just to get on the train to come ba

. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is live near the third street tunnel in northwest with more oncould mean for a lot of drivers. adam? >> yeah, pat, he's a d.c. cop caught speeding by a speed camera ticket here in the third street tunnel. he says that ticket is flawed. sergeant mark robinson a 22-year veteran of the force, no stranger to the program, but he says the actual violation that was sent to him had errors on it. it all has to do with the speed limit posted in the third street tunnel. this officer says there are potential thousands of similar tickets that may have been sent out and that may need to be recalled. coming up at 5:00, sergeant robinson talks to news4 about the entire ordeal. he's not one bit happy about it. reporting live in northwest, adam tuss, news4. >>> dodge bullets, while trying to help. >>> they couldn't reach the disabled victim. >> exploding inside the mobile homemade this an even more dangerous situation. pat collins is live in maryland city, where neighbors drive their efforts to help the victims. pat? >> reporter: they had to deal with fire and gun

transportation reporter adam tuss now has reaction from metro and one really frustrated passenger. >> new details about what led to this situation, the power being shut down, stranding riders on trains. >>> around 5:00 last night, a pea of the third rail began smoking. d.c. fire came in. somewhere along the line power was cut to the wrong stretch the track. that means two nearby trains were froch in place. metro says it was one of their employees that cut the power. previous reports suggested the power was cut by a fire official. some riders on the stuck trains even cho to leave the trainings and evacuate. >> >>> metro's general manager says while an investigation is continuing, he admits the response simply wasn't good enough. >> it was unacceptable to them and certainly unacceptable to me. >> reporter: this rider says metro owes her more than an apology. >> i pay almost $300 a month, and it's not reliable at all. the communication is horrible. >>> they go into the tunnel, climbed up a vent shaft, out to the ground. metro's leaders say you should only evacuate a train if you're told

adam tuss is live in northwest d.c. news about more bike lanes being added, why some are saying the bicyclists need to learn how to share the road. adam? >> wendy, as the number of bicycles in the city continues to expand, new calls for all cyclists to obey all traffic laws, but when it comes to sharing the road, bike leaders tell us it's a two-way street. biking is big in d.c., so much so that the wildly popular bike share program in the city has turned into the largest program in the country, but is everybody playing by the rules? >> do you pay attention to all the traffic rules? you stop at the red lights? >> no. >> reporter: you don't stop? >> not always. >> reporter: our cyclists are technically vehicles obeys traffic signals? a quick sample on the road today shows there's still work to be down. d.c. is plans more bike lanes along roads like illinois avenue that has some neighborhood groups concerned about cyclists obeys traffic laws. here at the washington area bicyclist association there's an understanding that s

adam tuss, news4. >>> right now, redskins fever.ge of the playoff battle. >>> but first a fall from grace. a senator pleads guilty for, and violating his mormon faith. >> i'm embarrassed to have to admit publicly i failed. >>> good evening welcome to "news4 at 5." >> first after 5:00 tonight, idaho senator michael crapo was in an alexandria courtroom today admitting he made a mistake, but he also described the conflict with his faith that had him drinking alone for several months. news4's richard jordan is here with more on the public confession. richard? >> jim, the senator came across very remorseful. he said it was the first and last time he will drink and drive. he explained in details what led up to his arrest, saying he made a poor choice. >> i'd like to state i had recently made personal choices that are at odds with who i am. >> reporter: idaho senator michael crapo came clean. he pleaded guilty at the alexandria courthouse to driving while intoxicated last month and he admitted he went against his religious beliefs, drinkin

. >>> transportation reporter adam tuss is live with more on the effort to help drivers and cyclists along. >> reporter: yeah, jim, you may not know this, but d.c. is home to the largest bike-sharing program in the country. so many people are riding bikes around here that drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are all having to re-learn how to share the road. of course, as the city looks to add even more bike lanes, neighborhood groups are telling city leaders there needs to be more education. you don't have to wait long to find some cyclists running red lights. we saw it today. others say it's a two-way street. coming up at 5:00, we talked to local bike groups about the need for all cyclists to always obey the rules of the road. find out what the district is doing about it, against that's at 5:00. reporting live in northwest, adam tuss, news4. >>> breaking news, a last-minute stay will keep a former death row inmate behind bars at least for now. we're talking to those who crusaded for his release for years. they say he was wrongly convicted of capital murder. >>> new faces in washington

transportation reporter adam tuss introduces is to a d.c.officer on a mission to get his own ticket and thousands of others thrown out. >> reporter: upset and angry about speed camera tickets, you usually hear it coming from our local commuters. >> it's a swindal, the way to get your money. there's too many of them. >> reporter: almost never do you hear it from cust d.c.'s own police officers. >> i'm outraged, even though i brought it to their attention, did not do anyone. all fine and good if everything was legitimate, but sergeant robinson says that's not the case. you think a long-term work zone has been in place, an the posted speed limit has dropped down. the speed cameras here are still enforcing a speed limit of 45 miles an hour, sergeant robinson says that's a problem. even though the speed limit on the cameras is actually higher than the posted limit, the sergeant says it's not correct. >> you have to enforce the posted speed. it has to be accurate. >> reporter: sergeant robinson took this case to the dmv which agreed there were dis

adam tuss is live in chinatown where they have a lot of these billboards with more. adam?eporter: well, wendy, it seems lick every time you get in a car nowadays there's something else to take your attention away. here in chinatown plenty of distractions. you can probably hear the music in back of me, but specifically the digital billboards at 7:00 and h, are they too distracting for drivers it looks like a television ad. in a lot of ways, it is, except this ad is not on a traditional television. it's here on the large digital billboards at the intersection of 7th and h in a very busy chinatown part of the sdrix. fun to look at, but is it a distraction? >> you are distracted by all the lights and screens. >> maybe they can't relocate them, put them somewhere else, except right here in this busy intersection. >> reporter: a new study in the journal "traffic and injure,preventi injure,prevention" said these billboards can take your eyes off the road longer than two seconds. anything that takes your eyes off the road for that amount of time increases the risk of crashes. the

. >> news4's transportation reporter adam tuss has more on the plan to crack down on violators. >> chancesare if you blew through a toll without paying and you got sent a bill in the mail for the toll, you would pay it, but there are people who simply don't pay attention to those bills for tolls. >> all the time. me in general, yeah. >> reporter: you don't pay the toll? >> not really, no. >> reporter: this has been a particular problem on the newest road, the all-electronics interquicker ball it doesn't have tollbooths, usupposed to have an e-zpass to right on it. a video image is captured, but aside from getting a bill in the mail, there's little else the state can do, not even going after credit reports. some like travis harrison simply choose to ignore the bills. >> why would the government waste our time, you know, going to knock down on someone's door for one person in general, or that single person. >> reporter: the issue has grown larger than just one person. an article in worst woes recently showed that toll road cheaters in the state have racked up to close to $7 million in unpaid

transportation reporter adam tuss is keeping an eye on the virginia suburbs for us. he joins us from falls church. adam, how is it going there? >> reporter: hey, jim, you can see roads like this. this is taylor avenue in falls church. it hasn't been touched at all by vdot. you can see the car with the snow on it, some icicles hanging down. the sidewalks over here haven't been touched at all. up to this point it's been up to the sun to melt the snow. that's because vdot says plow trucks are not coming to these back roads. >> the vdot policy is we actually plow into subdivisions unless you have 2 inches or more. >> steve shannon says the main reason plows won't be hitting the back roads -- budget. >> if we went into subdivisions every time we had an inch or snow, it just wouldn't be cost-effective. >> reporter: plus he says plows with little snow on the ground could chew up the streets. granted we didn't get much, but what did fall has stuck. in a lot of cases it hasn't gone anyway. back roads and cul-de-sacs are still covered. the worry is whatever did melt could freez

reporting live in silver spring, adam tuss, news 4. >> stay on top of the snowfall any time, you can visit our website, nbcwashington.com. under our weather section, you are going to find a live, interactive radar with the latest forecast. and e-mail us your snow pictures any time, send it to weather@nbcwashington.com. >>> breaking news right now in from southeast washington. one person is dead after a crash involving an ambulance. police tell us a car hit the ambulance, then rolled over and caught fire here. this is what it looked like just a short time ago near southern avenue and 12th street near the maryland line. we're told two paramedics from that ambulance had to go to the hospital. their injuries are not considered serious. investigators are still trying to determine what caused that crash. >>> and we have more breaking news in a tragic case involving a teenage girl found dead in the middle of the road in northwest d.c. tonight, police tell us they're questioning someone in connection with to the death of 18-year-old lee. news 4's pat collins is live with the latest on this s

adam tuss is keeping track of the crowds at the vienna station. good morning. >> reporter: metro definitely your best bet this morning. here at the vienna metro station, the crowds will be steady. not overwhelming but definitely steady. the consensus is this is nowhere near what it was like in 2009 where it was just overwhelmed and mobbed. the good news, just checked with metro officials. there still is parking at end of the line metro stations. people are also taking the advice to get money on their smart passes and fare cards before they get into the system so they have enough to come back. of course, metro stayed open, opened up at 4:00 this morning. they'll be running rush hour service until 9:00 tonight. that's 17 straight hours of metro service. even if the crowd is lighter, metro is not putting the toothpaste back into the tube. they're going to keep running the train. people are scheduled and shifted. they'll be here working all day. we'll keep an eye on things. things are moving pretty well here. adam tuss, news 4. >> adam, thank you. >>>

julie carey's in northern virginia, adam tuss in montgomery county. tracee wilkins in montgomery county. hi, julie. >> reporter: well, here in western fairfax county, seems the snowfall has tapered off. even seen much for the last 30 minutes. in fact, look up behind me in the sky. the moon is glowing through the clouds and just a while ago, as the sun was going down, we saw the sun coming through, even the snow falling, strange weather sights out here today. take a look down on the sidewalk here. you get a pretty good idea of the little bit of powdery snow out here in fairfax county. but, vdot still took this seriously. and they wanted to stay ahead of this snow that came down this afternoon. take a look at these trucks. they were cruising primarily up and down the interstates and the primary roads like this one here on lee highway. putting down a mixture of salt and sand. but again, there has been so little accumulation out here in fairfax county that the roadways that we've been seeing, the main roads have not been a big problem. still, we know, out

coming up on "news4 at 5," adam tuss will have details on everything you need to know to get around on inauguration day. >>> news4 will cover every aspect. we'll be reporting live from the parade and swearing in. the coverage starts monday at 4:00 a.m. and continues all day. >>> taking a live look outside, sunshine is here, but so is the arctic air. >> it's cold out there. how cold about it be for the weekend? veronica johnson has details. how about that? >> not too bad for the weekend. the actual temperatures. what you will be blaming -- not me, because the wind. the winter will be an throughout seared and sunday. of course, it was behind the system that delivered the far southern snow. that system about 50 miles further south than really some of the guidance that we had been tracking indicated. gwenna vista, roanoke 5, even rich more picked up snowfall in the bottom portion of your screen, pigging up 3 inches of snow. just to the south of us and the carolinas too had much more than that. a bit of wind today, the windchill readings much lower, so where will with el be for the overnigh

transportation reporter adam tuss got an apology from metro today. about 30 minute from now. >>> four people are dead this evening after a massive car pileup on a detroit freeway. the accident happened during the city's morning commute. at least 20 people were taken to local hospitals. police believe slippery roads and near whiteout conditions caused the chain reaction. at least 24 cars were involved along with a couple tractor-trailers. police say many victims had to be pulled from their cars. >>> more than 48 hours into a terrifying hostage standoff in alabama, a 5 years old's family is holding on by a threat. a man stormed a school bus, killed a driver and kidnapped the little boy, as leone gregg reports, neighbors say they were afraid of the man long before the attack. >> reporter: at the end of this dirt road in midland city, alabama, a child named ethan who turns 6 in a few weeks, remains captive. >> it's pretty small, but he's been known to stay in there eight days. so it's cold on the ground. >> reporter: jimmy lee dikes allegedly boarded a s

. >>> coming up on "news4 at 5," transportation reporter adam tuss explains how metro plans to handle the plans for inauguration today. >>> okay. in case you've forgotten about sunday 'heartbreaking loss to the seahawks, seattle city's flag is now flying over d.c. city hall. it's part of a big bet. whoever's city lost the matchup would have to fly the other city's flag. it's only for a day. the seattle flag will be taken down tonight, not a mind too soon. >> we don't need the reminder. >>> what's in a name? coming up on news4, what happened when our own aaron gilchrist vipped with president gilchrist from nbc news white house comedy. >>> and (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and recei

. >> adam tuss is live near the third street tunnel to tell us why hinds of tickets could be thrown out. adam? >> reporter: this is quite the case. one of decreases c.'s own police officers disputing a speed camera ticket that he got as a regular civilian driver. it could mean that thousands of similar speed camera tickets will have to be thrown out. some line the program as a way to slow drivers down. >> you're going to get there sooner or later, but if you're speeding, you'll have an accident. >> reporter: others see it as a cash cow. >> i think cops should do their jobs and not rely on cameras. >> reporter: but one of the police officers says -- >> i'm outraged even though i brought it to their attention, they did not do anything. >> reporter: he recently got two tickets. all fine and good if everything was legitimate, but sergeant robinson says that's not the case, a long-term work zone mean the posted speed limb that is dropped to 40, but the speed cameras are still set for the normal speed limit of 45. >> you have to enforce the posted speed. it has to be accurate. >> sergeant rob

adam tuss, news4. >>> tonight alexandria residents have an easy way to report problems, make complaintsseek city services. the city has just launched an on-line service called call, click/connect. residents can make a report that is automatically routed to the proper department. people are also given a tracking number to follow the progress of their concern oar their complaint. >> what allows citizens to do is not get lost in the sim when they file a complaint online or via phone. what will happen is that it will get recorded instantly. they'll get an instant response in terms of how much time it will take to be responsive. >> the system also delivers important information to the city, providing summaries that could reveal emerging problems. >>> tonight maryland's lawmakers are remembering a former teacher and delegate who paved the way for women of color. christine joans died over the weekend after a house fire. prince george's county bureau chief traciee wilkins has more on jones' legacy. >> i just can't imagine how others feel about her death. >> chris steen jones was a trailblazer.

. >> reporter: in the district, adam tuss, news4. >>> the president's inauguration committee is working now to find someone else to form the ben dib shun. the reverend is being criticized for an anti-gale sermon he delivered 15 years ago. in a recording, he can be heard pushing for therapy that he says could turn gale people straight. the inauguration committee says they did not know about that sermon. they selected giglio about his work to end human trafficking. the president will be using three bibles during the inauguration. he'll have his hand on the bible once belonging to martin luther king jr. it is the first time dr. king's bible will be used for an inauguration. the inauguration will be held on the federal holiday honoring king's birthday in fact. the president also plans to use a bible from president lincoln's first inauguration, and during a private ceremony, he'll lay his hand on a baseball that belonged to the first lady's grandmother. nbc4 is making it easy to keep up with the changes surrounding the swearing-in ceremony. for details on how that can impact your neighborhoo

live at the south capital street bridge, adam tuss, news4. >>> another look at our forecast, kind ofery warm to the south down there, doug? >> 63 degrees in fredericksburg today. still hit 50 in d.c. i thought temperatures would be in the mid-50s here, just down to the south, i mean just down to the south, quantico, la play ta, 60 degree marks. winds out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. 57 toward huntingtown. the d.c. metro area, we have stayed the cool side of things all day long. lost of the area saw cloud cover and even rain showers came through portions of the reege. those showers are out of here, not expected to see more as we move through the night tonight and the day tomorrow. what we will see tonight, another cool night, down to 35 in the city, 32, gaithersburg. 32 in culpepper. saw frost again this morning, could be the same situation as you wake up and you head out door the tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, should be warming back up again, once again, about 7 degrees above average, 47, gaithersburg. for you folks down to the south, so warm today, you will be a litt