no issues on the beltway through annandale and heading up towards tysons corner. we'll be back with more traffic at 4:47. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:39. time for your first money segment. millions of credit card customers should be on the lookout for refunds. american express, capital one, and discover all issuing checks. the companies hoe $435 -- owe $435 million as a result of a government crackdown on what they call deceptive credit card practices. the refunds range from three bucks to $300. >>> stocks rallied with hopes washington is indeed moving closer to solving the fiscal cliff crisis. no deal has been reached but if no deal has been reached, excuse me, in the next two weeks, billions in tax hikes and speck cuts could go into -- spending cuts could go into effect. the dow gained a hundred points. nasdaq picked up 39. s&p 500 was up just about 17. >>> prosecutors say better nay madoff's brother -- madoff's brother serves ten years in prison for his role in the ponzi scheme that stole billions from investors. they say he should have done more to s

. >> there's a whole street down in annandale where many of the homes were built by local high school students from virginia, maryland and d.c.. peggy fox reports on a program that helps kids stay focused on school and gives them some skills they can use their whole lives. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: this is much more than just a construction site where a new home is being built. it's a classroom. the workers are high school students with the buildings futures program at phillips alternatives high school in annandale. >> it's pretty amazing because i mean like who else does that you know? >> these students typically haven't done well in a traditional educational program. sitting in a classroom for seven hours a day just didn't work. so our students come and they do academic work for half the day and then they switch and come out here and work on the job site for the other half of the day. >> reporter: how has this made learning exciting for you patrick? >> it makes learning exciting because i actually get to do the hands-on stuff. instead of someone talking at you all day telling

area, virginia congress member gerry connolly, a democrat representing annandale, parts of prince herndon county, fairfax, welcome, sir. we know the arguments by now, very familiar. the president wants to cut off the tax cuts for everybody making over a quarter million. john boehner and the house republicans would rather see deductions and hoop holes closed. why are you? are you with the president wholeheartedly on this? >> well, i certainly agree with the president that we need to let the top tax bracket expire. he ran explicitly on that. there weren't a lot of explicits in this presidential campaign, but that was one of them. i think it ought to be open to negotiation what the income threshold is. the president laid out 250. i think there's maneuverability there. i think that's probably too low. >> is there maneuverability on the percentage? could it be 37 or 38? >> i think he has signaled that he's willing to negotiate on that, but the republicans have simply said no tax increases of any kind. >> compromise goes both ways, sir. so what major issue that's important to your side would yo

roadway is looking great traveling between annandale and merrifield. top side of the beltway at speed leaving university boulevard continuing around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we have some breaking news this morning. a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan. it hit shortly after 3:00 a.m. eastern time. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. evacuations were ordered for some of the affects areas after a warning was issued for a possible tsunami as high as two meters. this is the same area hit by the tsunami last year. buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes. >>> some relief may be on the way for two northwest d.c. neighborhoods prone to flash flooding. groundbreaking is expected to begin today on a major infrastructure project in bloomingdale and le droit park. maureen umeh has a preview. >> reporter: it has already started at the intersection of rhode island avenue and first street northwest. work crews are digging. making room for tunnels, six blocks in length, that will eventually be able to store s

the play is running smoothly between annandale and merrifield and here we are live across the 14th street bridge with light traffic volume working your way past the southeast-southwest freeway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> we are following some breaking news this morning out of prince george's county where police are on the scene after barricade. police have not released much information yet but they say the situation is in the 1800 block of greenwich woods drive in adelphi near new hampshire avenue. there are reports that i s.w.a.t. team has been called in to help the police. we'll continue to update you with more information as it becomes available. >>> a home envision overnight turns violent as the home owner confronts the suspect. this happened just after 2:00 in the morning in the 9100 block of loug hren road. the suspects got out of the home through a window. >>> the third funeral for a student killed in riday's school shooting is set to take place today. six-year-old jessica ricos will be laid to rest. the service is planned for the same day other sc

no issues on the beltway leaving springfield through annandale and up toward 66 and the toll road. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:48. jess? >>> thanks, monika. i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts and favorites on this trip. on your next road trip, this could bring you some peace in the back seat. a portable dvd player perfect for playing cartoons and movies for the kiddos. a 9-inch portable dvd player is on sale at bestbuy.com for $59.99. it saves you 50% off plus free shipping. >>> target.com is running a buy one, get one free deal. pay $29.99 for a pair of mossimo juniors jeans and get one free. this should come in handy before the holiday parties. you'll pay $59 and you'll get four blowouts at the release the blowdry bar on h street. it saves you 51%. you'll find that deal on living social. if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. over you to, mike. >> thanks, jess. >>> an update on our breaking news. there were tsun