arlington cemetery. up the hill in mrs. lee's garden. we are now up on the hill overlooking washington d.c. at the lee mansion. >> the highest point at arlington national cemetery, this was home, this was the home of robert e. lee before the civil war. at the height of the civil war in 1864 the first military burials were made in the cemetery, out of sight of the mansion. quartermaster general didn't think the graves were close enough to the mansion. he found officers who died in service and he had them buried here around mrs. lee's garden to make it more difficult for them to return after the war. >> as we walk along here we see these tombstones and circled the garden. >> they don't go all the way around but they form a border around part of the garden. there is something like at the end of the war, 40 graves of officers. we don't know exactly what montgomery meigs's thinking was but i suspect he chose to bury officers here rather than privates and enlisted men because it would make it more difficult to

arlington back to the lee family. it took awhile but by 1883, the lees have arlington back. of course the bad news for the lees is there were 16,000 tombs, such as a practical matter they couldn't come back to live here. so they settled with the government for fair market dalia. $150,000, 1100 acres of prime real estate and 16,000 tombs on the banks of the potomac river. the great irony is when custis leaves signed the estate over, the title over to the federal government, custis lee on one side assigning the title and all the other side was the secretary of the war, robert todd lincoln, the son of abraham lincoln, you had a son of lee and some of lincoln agreeing on something and i would say that that was the beginning of some hope that we could reunite to the north and south again. it took awhile, but that was the beginning of the reunion. >> so we are going to walk back here to the first tomb of the unknown soldiers? >> yes. one of the great traditions of arlington is honoring the unknown soldiers, the lost in the

when arlington began.ng the war, things were so desperate that there wasn't any time for a tombstone. they had headboards. they were made out of pine or walnut. painted white with black lettering. those, of course, had to be maintained or they fell apart. so that in the years after the civil war, we begin to clean up, we begin to make sense of things. someone came up with the design in the 18 '70s, late 1870s come early 1800s for the white marble tombstones you see at arlington today. it's a uniform design anyone who qualified for burial here, qualified for one of these tombstones. the earliest stones were like these you see here, which have the name, of the company, the state, and the data burial. and an incised shield. later, the design was simple by just include the name of the person, the date of birth and e data burial. that's the modern tombstone you see in other sections of the cemetery today. the first military burial here, william christman was typical, and that like many soldiers who died in the

the point is arlington is more than just a military cemetery. it's a place for explorers, figures from history. and many other things. >> we are on the hill overlooking the city here. what is this tomb on the mound here overlooking the sea? >> this is the tomb of the freshmen who served in the american revolution. he stayed on.

let's go live to arlington for more on how people are coping. how are you coping? >> it is that bone-chilling cold as the wind continues to whip tonight. as you mentioned, the wind is very unpleasant. but it is also causing problems for those across the region. >> this bitter blast is wreaking havoc on this couple's home. >> i can feel the cold on my face. i put my feet on the floors and i knew it was [unintelligible] >> base a water is flows ain't -- is frozen in the gas line. washington gas is trying to fix the problem this morning. according to the washington gas spokesperson, the company is addressing the problem. from wrapping plastic on the windows to using newspaper to insulate the doors, the couple is doing everything they can to stay warm. >> its as cold in here as it is outside. as this couple battles the bitter cold indoors, others are trying to brave the elements outdoors. >> is intensely cold and very windy. it is very windy and cold and they could get frostbite. >> just venturing into the national mall proved a challenge. mother nature created whiteca

the victim identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington. rescuers tried to get to him but it was too late. it happen in the creek south of the p street overpass. >>> prepare for some longer trips on metro. l this month, because of maintenance work on the red, blew and orange lines. the work starts around 8:00 p.m. sunday to thursday nights throughout the month of january. plan on add aing 20 to 30 minutes to your trip when the work is underway. those are the stories we're following everywhere at 11:00. . >>> hear that? a chilly start to the new year. a bitter blast of cold air affecting all of us. the winds are strong and temps are dangerously low. homeless shelters have filled up fast as the icy weather set n the arlington county emergency shelter filled up very fast. by 6:30 it was just ten people shy of capacity. >> i slept outside for like a month before i came here. it's lovely to have a warm bed when it's cold outside. >> it's exceptionally cold out there right now. the chance to get a sufficient amount of sleep is really helpful. >>

arlington, virginia, jessica mosley sat in the chair for more than 30 hours. >> i could beat her. >> i don't think so. >> i could. yeah. >> i hope you get something enormous for it. >> you got to do it through the bowl season into the playoffs. >> i wouldn't last 30 minutes. >> comen o, you would. you last two hours here. >> you know how much i get up. that's what commercials are for. >> by the way, diapers not allowed, it's in the rulebook. >> i would hope not. >> yes, every eight hours. >>> 32 degrees today. that's the best we'll do with the wind making it feel like low 20s and chance of flurries. 20s tonight and tomorrow, 33, variable cloudy skies. we could have another round of flurries but as we head through thursday we'll start with clear skies, go cloudy again and the next weather system could bring us some steadier and accumulating snow by the end of the week, reinforcing the arctic chill to take us back to the 20s for afternoon temperatures next weekend. we have much more of "good morning maryland" coming up so please stick around. we'll be right back.

that's why the arlington street people's assistance network or aspan is taking over 24 hours a day this weekend. >> then you can offer them additional services to help them move, hopefully, from living on the streets to housing, which is really our intel. >> reporter: the shelter is providing hot meals and a warm place to stay. and for this homeless woman named lynn, the shelter has been a lifesaver. >> and these people took me in, and you know, that means a whole lot to me. i'm not sleeping outside or anything like that. i'm just grateful for them. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> you can hear in her voice how grateful she is. that shelter in arlington will remain open 24 hours a day, as long as the day's high stays below 32 degrees, which it will today. >>> new today, yemen's president is suggesting that he'd be willing to communicate with al qaeda if the group agrees to renounce violence. ali abdullah sulla says he's ready to reach an understanding with anyone who fights against terrorism, including al qaeda. he is still vowing to hunt down al qaeda fighters whorefuse to stop v

we have had wind gusts of up to 40 m.p.h., feels like 11 degrees in arlington, 8 degrees in arlington. the advisory in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. it includes all of that area. i have a feeling they will extend that into the daytime hours tomorrow as we could have wind gusts around 45-50 m.p.h. coming up, the extended outlook and when we will finally have a warm-up. >>> the wizards will hit the hard would it tonight as gilbert arenas faces allegations of pulling a gun on a teammate. richard reeve is live at the verizon center with the latest developments. >> this is the story that all the fans are talking about. gilbert arenas refers to himself as "the new john wayne," and now the police are investigating. on his blustery game day -- >> why would anyone bring it a gun to their place of business? >> controversy around gilbert arenas. >> if anyone were to carry a weapon into a locker room, it is not acceptable. >> the new york post has reported that arenas and teammate krugerrand have drawn guns on each other during a dispute. last week, both arenas and wizards acknowledged he h

low 20s in montgomery and fairfax, prince george's, arlington counties.maryland around the northern neck and chesapeake bay, weather watchers reporting low to mid-20s. central virginia and blue ridge and shenandoah valley only reporting the upper teens to near 20 degrees. look at the wind chills. feels like 10 degrees around much of the region. the winds, though, have diminished from yesterday's gusts that were over 40 mile-per-hour. this morning's gusts are around 20 to 25. one peak gust in winchester, 29. the highest we've seen in the last hour. peak gusts are generally 20 to 25. still uncomfortably cold. we have a few clouds racing through coming in out of the northwest. getting a few snow showers in the mountains now and we might have a passing flur later on this afternoon. highs reaching the low 30s. partly cloudy dye. past full moon in and out with clouds passing through. partly cloudy tomorrow highs mid-30s and more of the same on wednesday. winds will diminish gradually by wednesday afternoon. light snow lay it onthursday. how is the traffic? >> w

hundreds attended the event at the clarendon ballroom in arlington. he will take office next saturday. >>> coming up,emperatures fall into the teens overnight. is a warm-up on the way? plus, why is harry reid making an apology to president obama? and some of america's fallen heroes, a final farewell. >>> videotape of the jordanian doctor who suicide bomber killed seven cia operatives in afghanistan aired on al-jazeera and pakistani television today. he was promising to provide information on al qaeda hiding places and was invited on to the cia base. just as he was getting a pat down search, he detonated the explosives. leon panetta said, "in the past year, we have done exceptionally heavy damage to cut and the associates. that is why the extremists it backed." >>> funerals today for some of the cia officers who were killed. harold brown jr. was remembered during a service in massachusetts. the father of three lived in fairfax county. >> i will love you now and forever. >> flags were lowered to half staff at the cia and the seven new stars joined the o

arlington is 26 degrees and when you factor in the wind chill, it feels like 16 degrees. here are some other numbers in the area. look at the gorgeous shot that was sent to and from bob mack broonroe. he sent that into our website. that is a beautiful looking shot. look at these other numbers out there. yesterday the high at reagan national airport was 28 degrees and their averages 43 degrees. the wind chill factor is in the teens thugh the afternoon. here is the satellite picture which shows you the clouds streaming in from the north. snow showers will affect western maryland and the highland areas off to the western slopes. some of that action could come across so we cannot rule out a passing snow shower this afternoon. if you're going to be outside for an extended amount of time, bumble up and lawyers. yers. we will get another shot of cold air as temperatures are too moderate midweek, another batch of cold air will arrive by the end of the week. we will go into the 20's tonight and it will feel like the teens. it will be breezy and brisk tomorrow wednesday and thursda

television >>> major rescue efforts fail to save an arlington man. meals, please! announcer: it doesn't matter why you need a quick meal, it just matters how you make it. just add ro*tel and velveeta to chicken and pasta and you've got a quick meal. >>> this is 9news now. >> i'm bruce johnson. thanks for staying up with us tonight. final over. washington redskins season is over now the watch begins to see how long before dan snyder moves to make changes. brett haber is here with the top story. >> hi there, bruce. give or take about a five hour flight from san diego back to dulles for jim zorn. must seem like five days as you comes across the country because he knows within hours of walking off that jet he will be relieved of his duties as the redskins head coach. that's assuming it doesn't actually happen on the plane itself. zorn's final act was presiding tonight over the redskins season ending 23-20 loss to the charges. led by turner, a man who knows what it is like to be on the firsthand of a dan snyder firing. 4-12. worst record for the redskins

. >> the victim is identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington, virginia. >>> high winds anding temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card sce

we're pretty comfortable. 25 in arlington. there is some frost out there in some places. we do have temperatures in the mid and upper 40's. lots of sunshine. lay it on us. >> i am hearing now that mdot has turned the overhead signs on the beltway and on 270 the yellow flashing lights that warn you of a problem and they are telling people coming south on 95 and don 270 that 270 is closed between 28 in maryland and the beltway. these poor folks are stuck here and 270 south of falls road because of the fire on montrose road. those few folks managed to make it to the righto the exit for falls road. they will meander through a similar situation to try to get over to river road and even on the east side, rockville pike. the interstate is close. this major fire. let's go back to the picture of the fire on montrose road over 270. they turned the camera around. this fire started at 4:45 this morning. this will damage the surface of the road. they will have to send a lot of equipment there once they get things contained. >> all those people who are stuck now on 270, it will have to

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arlington feels like 11.e will see clouds increase as a system swings through correct it could bring a couple of snow showers. we could see some flurries later in the day. cold again and the 20's tonight. upper 30's by wednesday and thursday. that is the best we can do by this week. more cold air and the weekend may bring temperatures that cannot climb out of the 20's. we're definitely in the thick of winter in washington. >> big time. southbound crashed at the decision. at the beltway. we will take you live to the pictures. this is germantown and into rockville. the wreck has been moved out of the way. increased travel time on the virginia side. i crashed near the prince william parkway. >> thank you. >>> nearly one in five children with autism are on a special diet. a report says there is no regrets evidence that digestive problems are more common with children -- in children with autism. painful the tester problems can trigger problems and that should be treated medically. >>> 6:43. >> a sidelined shake-up

we'll be in arlington, texas. philadelphia against dallas. >> love it. >> we've talked so much about it, we did the first game, in their head to head this year, and dallas wins again today. dallas very hot and philadelphia had been hot until today. >> and really during one stretch, you would have said the philadelphia eagles liked like the hottest team in football. to see them shut out today in dallas, pretty amazing, really, when you think about how much points this team has scored with deshone jackson, jeremy maclin, all the great threats they have, and today the cowboys had the answer. >> going to be a lot of fun. short week for us, but be sure to tune in next week for the wildcard doubleheader right hire on nbc. >>> football night to begin at 4:00 eastern. jets/cincinnati to get it started, philadelphia/dallas in the nightcap. >>> until then al michaels, cris collinsworth, andrea kremer, our entire sports crew saying good night from giants stadium. captions by vitac www.vitac.com >> more cold weather and the i

we did it in arlington, i've seen it elsewhere.t it's not a call for more forceful superintendent. i think it's a call that allows superintendent to want to do these things to have the backing and the support and the political structure that will allow them to do that and keep their jobs. with that, thank you. >> okay. thank you, nate. reggie? >> oh, sorry. >> just give me one second. they are pulling them up in the back for you. >> okay. thank you. while they are doing that, i'll introduce himself, reggie gilyard, i'm a partner with the los angeles office. thank you for the opportunity to share some thoughts with you this afternoon. first and foremost, i want to thank -- the contributing authors to our chapter. these are folks that contributed to both the work at the client site and also the writing of the chapter. for us, we spend a lot of time on the client site and doing the work. things like this happen on the magic time. i want to thank the people that spent extra hours contributing to this. three quick topics. the first is j

. >> reporter: this arlington county emergency winter shelter filled up fast this evening.t's just 10 shy of capacity at 6:30. >> it's exceptionally cold. the chance to get a sufficient amount of sleep is helpful. >> reporter: it was a hard day for the homels to brave the weather. the winds were so strong they spent newspaper boxes into the streets and people running inside for cover. the period petersburg family had old town to thems. >> at home it's the same so we suspect people are sitting inside. >> reporter: the busiest place we found wasikram's yoga college of i -- india. 20 more people than normal packed the room and many more were turned away for lack of space. >> heat is helpful on a day like today. it feels like you're on a beach. >> reporter: anyone outside knows it feels a long way from 105 out here right now. strong winds should be around still tomorrow up and down the east coast. if you or anyone you know is gong to be flying, probably best to call ahead. i'm jennifer davis, back to you. >>because of the weather there are a few school delays to pass along. jef

the belfort furniture weather center, 32 arlington at the wjla studios, north northwest wind at 9 m.p.h., alexandria with light wind. with the wind chill factor, that is the story overnight. the temperatures fall into the teens, the wind chill factor in the single digits. in the mountains, wind chill factors below zero. coming up, the extended outlook. better days ahead, warmer temperatures in the forecast. >>> people who have to go outside are bundling up, bracing for the bitter cold. john gonzalez has all the details. >> it is dangerously cold and the d.c. area, not only dealing with frigid temperatures but a dangerous situation on the waterfront. the potomac river is frozen, and it appears to be very tempting for many. the d.c. fire and ems says they have been apparenvery busy makig rescues. it is literally freezing in d.c. >> i have this water, goretex windbreaker. spend some money to stay warm. >> an unusual occurrence on the river. >> it is gorgeous. we seldom see the river frozen like this. it is deceivingly cold. >> he fights old man winter to get to work. >> it is very cold. co

they were able to free 23ear- old joshua kuhlman of arlington. he was barely alive when he was taken to the hospital, where he died a few hours later. >> a lot of bad things can happen. >> an autopsy will be conducted to find out what led to his death. authorities need your help to find an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly taken by her father. they said 55-year-old abdul cartwright took his daughter alexis and she might be in danger. they are believed to be traveling in a blue 1993 dodge ram pickup. if you see them, you are asked to call police. you might want to give yourself some extra time if you plan on writing metro late at night. starting tonight, trains will use a single track on some lines. they will be replacing ralph fasteners and concrete slabs. writers should take an extra 30 minutes for their trip. >> coming up, bitterly cold temperatures in the area tonight and the threat of snow out in the forecast. as jim zorn coached his last game with the redskins? i know what he had today -- had to say today. >> authorities have caught up with

. >> and arlington, the wind gust has been around 30 m.p.h. >> my teeth are called. everything is cold. >> back in suitland, not the whether it is unforgiving. james cho say they could not afford their homeowner's insurance and they canceled it a few years ago. >> it will cost them a lot of money. because of the wind, 45 firefighters had to battle the blaze from different angles. one firefighter was rushed to hospital, suffering from exhaustion. he is expected to be okay. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >>> the powerful wind is being blamed and southeast washington. a tree crashed down onto a car on pennsylvania avenue. lling trees also brought down power lines on branch avenue in southeast. the driver of the car was not injured. get the weather updates around the clock on our website, wjla.com. >>> gilbert arenas speaks out about the gun allegations tonight. the washington wizards star is under investigation. he and a teammate are accused of pulling guns in the locker room. richard reeve is live at the verizon center. >> he spoke briefly with reporters after the game, sa

. >> reporter: the victim has been identified of joshua coleman from arlington. there was hope of survival and the occupant was rushed to nearby gw hospital in grave condition. >> looks like the car may have been in the creek for quite some time. it's important to note that with cold water such as this, sometimes we do get the chance of getting a resuscitation out of it. >> reporter: the victim did not survive. >> is an unwitnessed event. no telling how long the victim was in the water. again, we don't have any timelines he. >> reporter: the investigation now turns to just how the vehicle left the road, whether another vehicle was involved. how this accident happened. how it ended up with the most tragic of conclusions. derrick ward, news 4. >> the u.s. park police want anyone who saw the

the 27-year-old education coordinator from arlington, virginia watched 32 hours 59 minutes and 14 secondstelevised sports in a row. and if mobley looks familiar to you, there is a good reason. >> it's pretty exciting to be the first girl to win it twice. kind of neat. i think my tv i won last year needs a blue ray player and a wii. so i think i'll take the best buy gift card and do a little electronics shopping to check out the tv from last year. >> so she won last year. maybe she has a professional career as a couch potato here. the prize pack from this year is worth over $4,000. it doesn't include the trophy and new jersey. fun contest. >>> still to come tonight, some deadly mud slides. searchers are still looking for survivors but dozens are confirmed dead in brazil. a little boy killed in church. police in georgia are searching for a person who shot a gun into the air. >>> and born today, born tomorrow. new year's twins with different birthdays but just barely. that's coming up. >>> taking out the tree. why the city is offering a green way to dispose of the holiday. >> i'm gigi barnet

there are some proposals on the table that could raise taxes by about $5 a month for the average arlington homeowner. residents may also face a number. service cuts, and county employees may be laid off. residents can have their say in the budgeted decisions during public hearings in marchith a final vote set for next april. >>> some new home appliances are being touted as money savers. plenty of consumers are buzzing about front loading washing machines themselves sayhey are efficient and energy saving but also stinky. liz has more on how to avoid this smelly secret. >> reporter: this is wash day for virginia. the day she washes her washing machine. she fell in love with a fancy front loader. they're energy efficient, use less water, less electricity and they're beautiful and smelly. >> what happened first was early in the summer when the humidity is peaking outside, i started to notice that no matter what did i with my towels when i would start to dry off with them after they had been washed, i would smell this mildewy smell. >> reporter: about the same time her husband and son began hav

we'll be in arlington, texas. philadelphia against dallas. >> love it. >> we've talked so much about it, we did the first game, in their head to head this year, and dallas wins again today. dallas very hot and philadelphia had been hot until today. >> and really during one stretch, you would have said the philadelphia eagles liked like the hottest team in football. to see them shut out today in dallas, pretty amazing, really, when you think about how much points this team has scored with deshone jackson, jeremy maclin, all the great threats they have, and today the cowboys had the answer. >> going to be a lot of fun. short week for us, but be sure to tune in next week for the wildcard doubleheader right hire on nbc. >>> football night to begin at 4:00 eastern. jets/cincinnati to get it started, philadelphia/dallas in the nightcap. >>> until then al michaels, cris collinsworth, andrea kremer, our entire sports crew saying good night from giants stadium. captions by vitac www.vitac.com >>> the redskins lose again. b

. >>> despite best efforts rescuers were unable to save an arlington man whose car plunged into rockreek. 22-year-old josh coolan was in the vehicle when it crashed yesterday. once rescuers reached him, he received advanced cpr but it just was not enough. park police spoke about the investigation. >> right now we haven't determined where the vehicle came from. whether it came off rock creek or whether it came down through the park. so that will be part of the investigation. >> according to joshua coolan's facebook page he graduated from johns hopkins university in 2009, and he recently worked in acquisitions for the u.s. navy. >>> the district and virginia plan to ask for federal aid. fema should pick up 75% of the expenses for the first 48 hours of the storm, but as you know, the cleanup lasted much longer. maryland will not seek federal help. even though it has already spent its entire snow budget. >>> four u.s. service members have been killed in a roadside bombing in afghanistan. the explosion ahead happened yesterday in the country's southern region. the deaths are the first com

. >> the victim has been identified as 22-year-old joshua coleman of arlington, virginia. >>> after losingast week they needed to bounce back. they did. the terps righted the ship in winning 97-63. it was a gut check because acc regular season starts sunday at home against florida state. this is the same floor that the borough coliseum that will host the tournament in march. >>> and professional bull riders head to carpal city for two doctor charm city for two nights. it's the second stop of the 2010 built ford tough series. >>> 6:54. you're either sad or breathing a huge sigh of relief. the holiday season is over. now time to take down the decorations and take down the tree. in howard county there's important information. you can take the tree to thal if a ridge -- alpha ridge landfill today through saturday during the day. make sure the decorations are off the tree. there are also several dropoff sites at hardware stores and parks. for a list of all the places go to abc2news.com and look under the top stories. >>> 6:54. a tradition that goes back a lot of years. the folks at the jarretts

the team does practice on the ice plex in arlington.8th level of the parking garage at the boston common mall. i didn't know that fact. >> that's strange. >> that's where holly is this morning. you can do the shopping. >> reporter: that's my favorite way to be a part of the event. this could be their locker room. this just hit me. this could be slap shot's locker room. is this yours? i don't know. slap shot, if this is your lockerroom, i think i need to negotiate your next contract. i think you can get a better one. who has got you baby, the head equipment manager making sure they get suited up fine, their equipment is working food. i feel strong we this arm because it's always got my elbow pad on when you're gearing up. walk me through what they need to wear,. >> -- wear and why. >> that need to protect themselves because there's hitting and ice involved and falling. >> reporter: here's the challenge, can we put it all on in three minutes. he said i don't know. >> first the socks on. hoey socks. longer than normal sobs of course. just

that's why i thought about -- what's what i thought about as i stood on the highlightside in arlingtonalked about with jackie over this holiday sb and that's how i came to the conclusion that in the long sweep of american history, there are moments for each elected public official to step aside and let someone else step up. this is my moment to step aside. there'll be time to reflect in more detail on the years i've spent in public service. there'll be time to celebrate victories and mourn setbacks and share laughs and memory and to thank profusely the talented, tireless, and numerous staffers, many of whom are here today, who have made my senate work possible. but that time is not now. my service isn't over. i still have one year left on my contract to the people of connecticut. one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very,

victim has been identified as joshua of arlington, virginia. discovered the car around 11:00 yesterday when he saw a tire sticking out of the creek. officials say it took rescuers about 10 minutes to find the vehicle because the creek was almost entirely frozen. the car was submerged in about six feet of water. >> a national manhunt for a man accused of killing four of his family members thanksgiving night has come to an end. authorities arrested him saturday night after a hotel owner in florida recognized him from "america's most wanted." police say his car was covered in the parking lot. the man is is a cuesed of shooting his aunt, twin sisters and 6-year-old cousin. he's being held without bond. >> 5:12. 23 degrees. coming up, credit card companies are losing a large group of perspective candidates. >> does it cost more to be a woman? yeah! a new report, details and their findings in our consumer alert. (announcer) this sparkling glass was washed with the extra drying boost of finish jet dry rinse agent. the glass behind it wasn't. for spark

please join me in thanking the arlington ladies. lee's stance, ladies.plause] [applause] and finally, some of you not only married someone in uniform, but we sometimes don't remember that many of you also wore a uniform yourself. you volunteered, you served, you defended our freedoms. so, please, with all the women who served in the armed forces please stand and be recognized. [applause] to all of you, thank you. thank you for your service to this country. so the president and i., as you've heard, and our daughters, we've been in the white house for a year now. [laughter] it's been a year. as a mom, i often say my priority this year has really been the girls, making sure that they make this transition smoothly, as smoothly as possible. you know, you think about these little girls have had to get adjusted to a new city, a new house, it's a nice house but it's a new house. [laughter] to a new school and new friends. and so, when people ask me what i'm most proud of this year, i usually give them two responses. i usually say first as a mother, i am most pro

. >> the drivewas identified as joshua kuhlman of arlington.ken to the hospital but he died a few hours later. >>> maryland residents could soon pay more for electricity. pepco is asking for permission to raise rates by 2.5% beginning in july. they need more money to prevent against power outages as demand increases. pepco customers in the city would not be affected by any rate increase. >>> the district and virginia plan to seek federal help to pay off some of the costs from last month's blizzard. this spent more than $41 million to clean up after the storm. the district has spent 2/3 of its budget already. maryland is over budget but not asking for any extra cash. >>> local governments are banking on gambling options to bring in more revenue. the lottery is expanding at the end of this month. powerball is spreading. maryland is spreading to slot machine gambling. the hope cross sales will drive up profits and create jobs. >>> 5:36. >> a box office behemoth. "avatar" launched another movie milestone. >> brian will have the back-to- school fore

joshua arlington first down him inside. it was too late to fry him. >>> a gun member is captured over the new year's holiday weekend after killing his family. the murders shocked the nation. more on this story from miami. >> reporter: supped mortgage, accused cold flooded killer, paul marijuana stood in an a palm beach court surrounded by accept eweties. his game of hide and seek over after 38 degrees. >> u.s. marshalls taking marriage into custody if parking light at a hotel in the florida kees. his evidence, the coy toe that. now he's in a palm beach county jail. gains notoriety as the most wanted hugetive. promiles and surveillance video of pictures of may remember broadcast nationwide. $100,000 reward for his panture. after he shot and tilled four family members. among the victims, his twin sisters, carla and lee. a charla was pregnant. and hen his 6-year-old. the first thing i suit was i will be able to sleep. >> the act that the l doctor was caught, i will always from the trauma and terrorism he caused. >> reporter: l

late night work on orange relationship in arlington beginning next week. >>> in sports, beltway ravense on the new england patriots in the first round of the nfl playoffs. see that game sunday at 1:00 p.m. here on channel 9. ravens clinch spot with win over raiders yesterday. saw that on 9. three touchdowns. beltway wins 21-13. >>> and cowboys won the nfc east by beating the eagles. sets up first round matchup between the same teams playing saturday. >>> 6:50. 24 degrees in northwest washington. it is cold here, but at least we didn't get more snow. >>> 6:53 this monday morning. here is what's in the news now. starting today, stricter security guidelines for international flights into the united states. all passengers coming from countries of interest get body scans and pat downs. this is in response to the christmas day plot. >>> we deal with arctic temperatures, plenty of snow down south. this is what it looks like in arkansas. a few inches of snow there, temperatures dipping into single digits. >> impressive stuff. for us, still have the cold, maybe not as cold as the weekend. highs

the arlington street people network is staying open 24 hours a day this weekend. >> then you can offer them additional services to help them move, hopefully from living on the streets to housing which is really our intent. >> reporter: the shelter is providing hot meals and a warm place to stay. and for this homeless woman the shelter has been a life saver. >> these people took me in. that means a whole lot to me. i'm not sleeping outside or anything like that. i'm just grateful for them. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> that shelter will remain open 24 hours a day as long as the high stays below 32 degrees. >>> police in howard county need your help finding a 2-year-old boy who they say was taken by his own mother. jennifer nolan abducted her son from her mother's home in columbia last night. nolan does not have custody rights for kingston and police believe she may be in the baltimore area right now. she was last spotted in a 2007 black toyota convertible with temporary maryland tags, 33437k. she was seen driving eastbound on maryland 108 in columbia around 8:00 last nit. anyon

the victim has been identified as joshua of arlington, virginia. a jogger discovered the car around 11:00 a.m. when he saw a tire sticking out of the creek. officials say it cook rescuers about 10 minutes to find the vehicle because the creek was almost froadzen around it. the car was submerged in about six feet of icy water. even police are reporting an increase in crime. officials say new stats show crime up is 14% in the city of salisbury. robberies and bawrg larr burglaries are up. police say college students and homeowners away for the holidays are being targeted. keep in mind, you can ask police to check up on your residence. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," if you're thinking about buying a new house this year, you can still get one pretty cheap. but only if you buy soon. though the federal reserve has held interest rates near zero for nearly a year, mortgage rates are starting to inch up. 30-year fixed rates are already on the rise. though the increase was slight, analysts say the feds can't keep those rates as low as they are now too

not since last march before have we had a day this cold. 14 in arlington, only 12 downtown. over 30 miles per hour. >> thanks, dave. and thanks for watching. we will be back have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we all just roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination visit h1n1get1.com or call your local health department it's up to you to fight the flu. with all the pet hair in the air my eyes would really itch. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or longer. zyrtec® itchy eye drops work fast i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle. pediatricians trust children's tylenol. to help their fevers, aches and pains feel better. ♪ >>> it is one of the ocean's most feared and dangerous predators. i feel like i should be

rescue crews chip wade at the ice and found 2-year-old joshua coleman of arlington inside.te to save him. fire officials are not sure how long he had been there. >>> d.c. police have made an arrest in the city's first murder of the new year. it happened in southeast saturday night. police found zachary funke stabbed in the chest. he died at the hospital. 44-year-old terrance brooks was arrested and charged. d.c. recorded its lowest murder rate in 45 years in 2009. >>> if you are in the market for household appliances, we all know to look for that energy star label. can you trust everything on the big yellow sticker? >> we'll let you know what a recent government audit found about some green appliances. >>> and then caught on camera, an out of control elephant on the loose. we'll let you know what happened next here on fox 5 morning news. [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 dusters cleans deep... you'll love it so much, you'll send your old duster packing. ♪ love stinks! ♪ yeah! yeah! ♪ love stinks ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 dusters cleans deep into hard to reach places

you can find his new book "the checklist manifesto" in your local bookstore but the next question arlington heights illinois independent line. >> caller: good morning. how is health care reform going to affect the time i spend with my doctor? will they be able to check on the basic things are well with the quicker than normal? second play, correct me if i am wrong but does not practice cost to rise if the health care cost up? >> guest: i will answer the question first. under the guise of what has happened in massachusetts will reflect around the country. two years ago it took an approach similar to the reform package for people who don't have access or for whom it is too expensive the choice of plans and go to the web and if your income is very well, it can even be free. it has capped the cost at 8 percent of income and has allowed people a choice of plans we went from 12% down at 2% without insurance. the striking thing is for most of us in the clinical world, we have not noticed a difference at all. we just a notice renouncing a patient who has insurance coverage problems like we used to

brian todd, cnn, arlington, virginia. >>> president obama is facing criticism from some african-americans. what is behind the grumbling? we're going to ask our contributors donna brazil and rowland martin. >>> a look at the year in politics. who made headlines in 2009 and why? >>> this image was a source of pride for the world, united states and especially many african-americans. the election of the first black president. but as some of the joy turning sour, while president obama maintains a broad and deep base of support among blacks, some are grumbling. one of them actor danny glover. his stinging criticism of president obama is raising some eyebrows and provoking thought. it was a hot topic when wolf was here for a strategy session with cnn contributors roland martin and donna brazile. >> roland, i'll start with you. i read that -- those comments by the actor danny glover on the website the daily beast. among other things he says this, i think the obama administration has followed the same playbook to a large extent almost verbatim as the bush administration. i don't see anything diffe

ambassadors now is not locked into turning the money over to some ngo's are contractors and the arlington area. where they carry out designs, programs which were laid out two years ago. go to a village in you can go to a province. you can see an issue and give them money. it is not cerp but it is a long step forward and we are trying to proliferate that and now that raj has been sworn in this is going to be one of our major efforts. the secretary of state is so interested in this that we will see if what we are doing in afghanistan and pakistan can be applied elsewhere. we have had extensive talks with particular attention to things like food security in africa. >> "national journal," a kid you tell us when secretary vilsack is leaving for afghanistan and also could you give us some thermation on how agriculture reckford is organized and afghanistan? is there one person in charge of this effort for the u.s. government, and aid person or a usda person? you talked about a lot of different things but i don't get a context for how it is all put together. >> the answer to your first question i

this is from sharey wilkins a mother, unemployed and lives in arlington right now. her husband is a construction worker and she fears she's about to lose her unemployment benefits because of the limits. her question is simple. what do you manner to do with unemployment? >> ms. medina. >> thank you, sharey for calling in tonight and participating in this debate. the governor and the senator are both going to offer big government solutions. we texans understand that our free society rests on three pillers. individuals and family, communities and churches and the government. we must do things to get the government off of the back of the people so that we can once again learn to care for one another. when we do that, when we get washington and the e.p.a. out of ag and energy. when we restore true private property ownership and eliminate private property tax that alone adds $3 fwol net personal income in texas and 150,000 new jobs. those are real jobs, real economic activity that will help people like sharey and their family. >> ms. medina, thank you. >> governor we were

upper 20s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, and all around the region, just below freezing. it's right near the freezing mark right now at quantico. they're at 32. elsewhere, we're under 30 degrees. these are the windchills they're down in the teens to near 10 degrees in a few locations. windchill in washington, now 17. that's with a wind gust of 29 miles per hour. the winds have increased a little bit from earlier this morning. we've had gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour. out of the mountains, temperatures only in the teens right now. their windchills are down to near zero. and the snow showers that we have seen crossing the appalachians and move into west virginia have begano reach parts of the shenandoah valley and the panhandle of west virginia, a few passing snow showers there. the rest of the day, partly sunny, maybe a flurry or passing snow shower. highs only reaching the freezing mark. and this cold weather is going to be around for the rest of the week and into next weekend. details coming up in a few minutes, joe. >> all right, tom, thanks very much. as

next question arlington heights, virginia, chris on the independent line. >> caller: good morning. >>host: good morning. >> caller: my first question is, doctor, how is healthcare reform going to affect like the time i would spend with my doctor every day like -- is he going to be able to check on all the basic things or is it going to be a lot quicker than normal? secondly, correct me if i'm wrong, but is malpractice insurance cost-driving our healthcare costs up or is it just a red herring to throw us off the healthcare reform bus? >> guest: let them answer that question about how we affect physicians and then come to the second one. you know, i think the guide of what happens happened in massachusetts is probably reflective of what will happen. two years ago massachusetts took an approach very similar to what's in the reform package offering for people who don't have access to insurance or to whom insurance is too expensive a choice of plans. you go on to the web and if your income is very low, it can even be free. it has capped the costs at around 8% of income. and it has allowed

please join me in thanking the arlington ladies. please stand, ladies. finally, some of you not only married someone in uniform, but we -- we sometimes don't remember that many of you also wore a uniform yourself. you volunteered, you served, you defended our freedoms. so please, would all the women who served in the armed forces please stand and be recognized. to all of you, thank you. thank you for your service to this country. so the president and i as you have heard and our daughters, we have been in the white house for a year now. it's been a year. as a mom i often say my priority this year has really been the girls. making sure that they make this transition smootly, as smoothly as possible. you think about it, these little girls, they have had to get adjusted to a new city, new house, it's a nice house, but it's still a new house. to a new school and new friends. and so when people ask me what i'm most proud of this year, i usually give them two responses. i usually say first as a mother i am most proud that our two girls have made that adjustment

that is why i -- that is what i thought about as i stood on the hillside in arlington on christmas eve morning. that is what i talked about with jackie over this holiday season, and that is how i came to the conclusion that in a long sweep of american history, there are moments for each elected public official to step aside and let someone else step up. this is my moment to step aside. there will be time to reflect in more detail on the years i've spent in public service. there will be time to celebrate victories and more setbacks, share laughs and memories and to thank profusely the talented, tireless and numerous staffers, many of whom are here today, who have made my set work possible. but that time is not now. my service is not over. i still have one year left on my contract for the people of connecticut. one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do, so few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debat