. >> we are here at the north harrison safely in arlington. and this is my home neighborhood safeway so i feel at home. we joined up with safeway and the capital area food bank to join the help us end hundred food drive. it is part of our great grocery giveaway. for every 10 shares on facebook we were able to donate a bag worth $10 of food to the capital area food bank. here is proof that we are following through on our commitment where we have 50 bags full of food. we can take apart one of the bags in the second but i have marked mccaffrey of the capital food bank, >> there is 50 backs from channel 7 and that will make a difference. this time of year especially, there are a lot of neighbors really struggling out there to put food on the table. it is a time where we don't just think about families but we think about others. the donation of food, the basic human need, is just incredible. >> i was at the capital area food bank when we launched the this one month ago and the need this year and over the last couple of years has been increasing. >>

dulles and manassas and out to fairfax, arlington, now into the low 30's. around detroit chicago, a couple days ago with 70 degrees in chicago. our temperature right here adopt almost 20 degrees from the same time yesterday. officially nothing in washington for rainfall. tomorrow morning, it will be clear and sunny. morning low temperatures around the freezing mark. the winds will be like for them what they have been. temperatures will be higher than this than our micro cast. eventually some moisture will be coming back then back into some milder weather as we head into the weekend. unlike december. get everyone in the holiday spirit. for the first day this december, low average them back into the 50's. saturday, tempers near 60 -- temperatures near 60 degrees. rain heading our way. general chance of rain on monday. >> i like how saturday looks. >> the weekend looks pretty good. but the redskins have a short work week to get ready for the ravens. maryland terrapins played the first of eight straight home games. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets

it's a day when wreath laying ceremonies will be held at arlington's national cemetery and semtrary all 50 states. it started two decades ago with a company in main. >> he's been running this wreath-making business in maine for 42 years. back in 1992 worcester had a surplus of wreaths and great idea about what to do. >> as a boy i won a trip to washington, and one of the things i saw was our arlington national cemetery and i just never forgot that. and then when i had the wreaths left over, i said, gees, it would be nice if i could place them on the graves of the veterans. >> reporter: so worcester headed to arlington national cemetery to lay 5,000 wreaths. >> the first 14 years, nobody really knew about it. it was a family gift to the military. i said, you know, we'll always do that. and we always have. >> reporter: in 2006 a pentagon photographer published a photo. donations poured in. and the nonprofits reach aid cross america was born. karen worcester is his wife. >> it's not unusual to have the phone ring and he'd pick up the phone and the person on the the other end would begin to

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a nivel local el domingo al medio dia en longbridge park de arlington sera la final de la tercera ediciony la union de culmore. en el futbol america se jugara el clasico de la capital o el clasico del potomas en la semana 14 de la nfl a pesar que los ravens no consideran que los redskins sean sus rivales acÉrrimos. de igual forma, los jugadores y aficionados de washington difÍcilmente mencionarian a baltimore si se les preguntara cuÁl es el equipo al que mÁs detestan. ravens y redskins se veran las caras este domingo a partir de la una de la tarde en el fedex field de landover maryland, ambos necesitan de la victoria, ravens para consolidar el primer lugar y redskins para seguir en la lucha por el playoffs. y por la nba esta noche wizards juegan en atlanta contra los hawks a partir de las 7.30 y buscan la tercera victoria del torneo, el resultado lo tendremos a las once. al regresar:.. nos visito una queÑa actriz para hablarnos de una pelicula de navidad... es momento de hablar de entretenimiento, y les cuento que el comediante saulo garcia esta en la ciudad con su monologo "entrada grati

and one of the things that i saw was arlington national cemetery, and i just never forgot that.eft over, i said it would be nice if i could maybe place them on the graves of the veterans. >> reporter: so worcester headed to arlington national cemetery to lay 5,000 wreaths. >> the first 14 years, nobody really knew about it. and it was a family gift to the military that, you know, i said, we'll always do that, and we always have. >> reporter: in 2006 a pentagon photographer published a photo. donations poured in and the nonprofit, wreaths across america, was born. karen worcester is morrill's wife. >> it's not unusual to have the phone ring; and he would pick up the phone and they'd say, is this morrill worcester? and he would say, yes. and then the person on the other end would begin to sob, and they just could hardly get out, "thank you for remembering." >> that's the face of freedom right there. >> reporter: 21-year-old specialist dustin harris was killed by a bomb in iraq in 2006. james troutt is his grandfather. >> most of our men and women after 9/11, they had a commitment.

crimes happened in south arlington and near the pentagon road shopping district. discarded cinderblocks are a reminder for people unaccustomed to such a crime. >> it is a pretty safe neighborhood so i'm surprised. kind of scary. >> who is what else they would do it? it's investigators don't have much to go on. they say the crimes happen late at night. they believe it's at least two suspects. >> we know the identity of a man killed in a house fire in northwest. jeffrey nedoroscik was the chief compliance officer for the united states agency for international development. he spent time in egypt and wrote two books about his experiences. because of the fire remains under investigation. >> a bad online review of a contractor landed a woman in fairfax county court. the contractor suing for defamation after she criticized his work on web sites yelp. there was a heated day in court. >> for the past year and a half this is the day christopher dietz has been waiting for. >> to be able to say i was right and true prevailed, it's a great feeling. >> the decision stems from i

richard is in arlington. richard, it has been busy out there. >> we are a car culture and the experts tell us half of washington, d.c. travelers taking their vehicles on the road. gas prices are down and traffic on the highways is up. it's be christmas eve eve. >> take a rest. get a drink and keep going. >> a loaded car and carrier. >> with my mother it is not easy to get her on a plane. >> her ride packed with family presents, a and the beagle. >> it is 32 miles to the gallon. >> he is not alone on i-95 south in dale city. >> now, we're not moving at all. >> this is typical. >> dorothy is one of the 83 million americans hitting the roads this weekend. >> right around here it gets bad, it speeds up and slows down. >> all talk at the rest stops is 7% fall in gas prices make the car a better choice than a plane. even if you are the jazz family driving from montreal to florida. >> here it is $50 and $100 in canada. >> aaa says only 6% of travelers are flying. 100,000 are taking trains or buses. >> it took me $40

the company's owner decided to ship them to arlington.just grown into a nationwide event. >>> a different kind of cold case in maine as police hunt for a real grinch. a supermarket puts a christmas tree outside with a tag representing a child who needs a christmas gift. surveillance video shows someone carried the tree to the truck and drove off. >> everybody in found can't believe it, shocked that -- i mean, they stole the tree, not the gifts. the gifts are in here so why steal the tree when can you go out and get one or cut it down. >> good point. store employees put up a sign with a picture of the vehicle hoping someone can help find the tree thief. >> give this thief a hand, will you? pun intended. surveillance video from a home in baltimore showed a man stealing arms off frosty the snowman lawn other thanment. come on. earlier this week this grinch had a change of heart and returned the arms to the homeowner. despite the giving spirit, neighbors are up in arms and want to bring this thief to justice. i ask, who write this is stuff? i

a man accused of murdering a jewelry store owner in arlington has been indicted. tommy wong was shot and killed at his store in columbia pike in july. an arlington county grand jury indicted james caroline on capital murder and weapons charges. he's expected in court thursday when a trial date will be set. >> investigators need help to find a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in her woodbrige home. the man posed as a cable company employee and threatened the victim to go into the home where he attacked her at knifepoint. the suspect is believed to be in his 20s with a medium build last seen wearing a gray jacket richard, black pants and dark dress shoes. >> there will be motions hearing today in the case against john leopold. he is charged with misconduct and misappropriation of funds. he had his security detail drive him to sexual encounters with the county employees and is accused of ordering police officers to create files on potential challengers. he denies the charges. >> d.c. councilman marion barry is touring up controversy again, this

each december, he places wreaths at arlington national cemetery and thousands of volunteers are therehink a lot of people think like i do. and they just want to, you know, they appreciate the veterans, and, they want to show it. >> chris: this story begins back in 1962. when he, then a 12-year-old paper boy from maine, won a trip to washington. what impressed him most was arlington, its beauty and dignity and those rows and rows of graves. >> every one represents a life and a family and a story. they are not just tombstones, those are all people. >> chris: 30 yards later, in 1992, he was running his own wreath company in harrington, maine but as christmas approached he had a bunch left over. >> these wreaths are real fresh and great, just made. and, i just didn't want to throw them away. >> chris: he thought of arlington and all of those graves. when the cemetery approved, he and a dozen volunteers drove the wreaths down and laid them on the headstones. and, so it continued for years. until a few christmases back, when an air force sergeant took this picture which ended up on the inte

he grew up in arlington and had just moved to capitol hill. yesterday, the d.c. police released surveillance tape of two men they want to question in connection with the death. >> we now know the identity of a man found dead in a minivan in vienna. fairfax county police say the driver was a 19-year-old from manassas. investigators say the van crashed into a barrier at the end of chain bridge road at about 7:00 last night. the police are investigating the death as a homicide. >> a missing university of maryland student has been found dead after disappearing 10 days ago. officers found his body inside of his car parked in a lot in bowie./ investigators believe he took his own life. they say he had not spoken to family or friend since december 19. >> just three days until the so- called fiscal cliff, and there are new developments on the road to a deal. richard reeve has been following all of the twists and turns. while there is still nothing concrete, both sides are talking? >> that is right democratic and republican leaders are trying to broker a last-minute deal

four suspected robbers are in custody after they held up a bank in arlington. arlington county police say they stole cash from navy federal credit union this morning. police say the robbers likely stole money that was traceable. the suspects crossed into the district and were arrested. >> fire raged through a strip mall in maryland overnight. firefighters say the blaze started in one building and then the flames spread to two other businesses. no one was hurt but it caused $100,000 in damage. investigators don't know what caused the fire. >> to the latest on the elementary school shootings. the last of the victims of the connecticut school were buried today. as richard reports at the same time the tragedy is pushing gun reform to the top of the national agenda. >> flags across connecticut will return to full staff after sundown tonight. after the funeral services for the last three children. 7-year-old was laid to rest in newtown today. the 6 yeered loved to play the piano. and emily was funeral was held in utah. the tragedy shooting of 20 children and six adul

light volume through alexandria and arlington.he top side of the beltway, a place that is normally packed and moving at speed in both directions through montgomery county. 270 is looking good from gaithersburg passing rockville and to the split with no problem there. metro running regular weekday service. vre not running at all today. that is a look at the fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> for your holiday shopping procrastinators, today is the last day to get the gifts on your list. >> macy's is open 24 hours. many other stores are opening early. sherry, any last minute shoppers you spotted? >> reporter: the good news is it's pretty barren out here now. if you have shopping to do, you can get in there and browse, find whatever you want and get in and out quickly. macy's, as you mentioned is open 24 hours. the doors from inside the mall are closed but they will open at 6:00 when tysons fully opens at the mall. we have seen a few shoppers browsing around. a guy had a couple of bags doing his last minute shopping.

arlington in the low to mid 30s. manassas down to 25. frederick, maryland, down to 25 degrees this morning. what a rude awakening when you step out the walk the dog and get ready to go to work and school this morning, you'll need your winter coat. but mercifully, we don't have much wind. look at the view from space. don't have any clouds. we've got all of the autumn constellations shining brightly. dress for a cold day, a cold morning. we'll still be below freezing by 6:00. by noontime, the low 40s. sunset 4:46. i'm returning in ten minutes with the hometown forecast. look who's here now. danella with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> i'm here with a problem that's going to affect your commute through the morning rush, at least it's expected to as of right now. there's a crash the outer loop of the beltway at i-270. an overturned tractor-trailer. it blocks your right lane. reportedly it is involving some type of produce truck. it's on its side. you can expect delays this morning if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway. jus

inside the beltway, 66 moving at speed through falls church and arlington.e'll head over to the other side of the beltway coming in from anne arundel county, route 50. light volume to and through prince george's county on to the lanes of new york avenue. we have no problems in montgomery county on the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> today is the 156th birthday of the late former president woodrow wilson and to celebrate, the national cathedral is holding a wreath- laying ceremony. wilson served from 1913 to 1921 and is from augusta county in virginia. >>> could deciding on the official state sandwiching on the plate of maryland lawmakers. a new bill would make soft shell crab the official state sandwich. in 2008, the smith island cake was named as the official maryland dessert. >> that sandwich looks good even at 6:21 in the morning. >> i know. i could take two of them. a look at just how desperate wall street is for a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >> a special tribute to the late dick clark on the new ye

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still 50 in arlington. still 50 in college park and bowie. 52 andrews and 52 down toward wall door. dense fog. use your low beams. keep yore distance. it will affect the evening commute tonight. it should burn off by midnight. the winds will scour the fog out of here. here's our futurecast. by 11:00 some yellows and oranges showing up around frederick. even a rumble of thunder not out of the question about 11:00 or midnight tonight. everything else just light showers that will roll through. clouds break away pretty quickly. lingering clouds to the north of town in the morning. maybe by 11:45, some leftover clouds gaithersburg, manassas and fairfax. after that we'll be left with a pretty nice afternoon. it will be breezy but it will still be mild in the wake of this cold front. just kind after misnomer calling these cold fronts. cloudy, breezy and cool, showers, early fog. low temperatures in the 40s. winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. so staying mild. fog tonight. could your low beams. a wet -- use you

fbi was busy in arlington today. a number ofd buildings today. gail huff is alive with what was found out. employees were very surprised them coming go. we saw them here ourselves. came here and also a ome of a man who works on the seventh floor of this office building. ,d this building targeting the university of management and technology. n at the school had his house raided as well. thousands of degrees have been to the school. advertises itself as military g militaryceptin personnel using the g.i. bill -- epting military personnel using the g.i. bill. they were hard-pressed to find anyone in the building who had heard of it. have you heard of the university of management and technology? >> never heard of it. have you ever heard of the university of management and technology? >> they offer online classes. the director told us the respected.is well in academic dean was nearby arlington. todayme was also raided , who refused to say what they were looking for. i was out getting my mail. as anyone about it. he does not face any charges. officials

you beat arlington high school 107-2 last night in indianapolis.gton south didn't make a single basket from the field, scoring only a free throw, one each in the first half, in the second half. the high school athletic association does not currently have a mercy rule in place. how about the coach of the other team? >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," majority leader harry reid says it could take a christmas miracle to get both sides to agree on a fiscal cliff deal. meanwhile, the president said he's confident republicans will cave on the tax increases. we'll discuss the fiscal cliff with our "morning joe" panel. >>> and now, mercifully, i need your help. are you with me on this one? the phrase fiscal cliff, i'm over it, time's up, date reached on the expiration, nails on the chalkboard annoying. can't we be a little more creative? this is where you come in. e-mail your alternative to the phrase "fiscal cliff," and i'll use the best one tomorrow on our show. we won't use fiscal cliff, i promise. so far, my best, budgetary bluff? y

investigators need your help people stealing tires and rams from cars in arlington. off --have been taken and rims. investigators have few leads at they believe the nightnt happened late at and they are looking for at two suspects. when was the last time you used a pay phone? michael bloomberg wants to give pay phones a high-tech makeover. expires and less than two years. is encouraging new yorkers to ideas and build a prototype. there are more than 11,000 pay phones in new york city. they use them during the storm because cell phone service was down. some places you never see them go. a chilly start this morning. temperatures much closer to our seasonal averages. hill with the microphone. >> we are 26 minutes from sunrise. a live look around the city from the rooftop camera. substantially cooler than yesterday. degrees colder than yesterday morning. running in the low 30's. manassas is 35. lots of sunshine. temperatures a little bit cooler average high of 50. will top out at 41-46. if you clouds around the area. 28-36 degrees tonight. a little bit milder in the lowe

. >>> each winter a gift of gratitude appears in arlington national cemetery.for those who served the country. but up where those wreaths begin in maine, a different type of remembrance has taken root. photojournalist jeremy moorhead has our final story. >> i know when chris died we kept thinking about how we were going to remember him. and we kept thinking that his spirit was moving through the trees every time you saw them moving. i seem to be drawn to maine even though i have never lived here. it's pretty amazing. >> we're in the wreath business and have been since 1971. columbia falls is a little town in coastal washington county. the perfect little country town kind of thing. we're looking for 12 to 18-inch pieces. as fast is this brush is coming in, we're using it on the other end. we're out on the land that produces the tips for national wreaths across america day. >> each wreath is made of balsam that's picked off of our own land. it began as a family tradition to donate 5,000 wreaths to arlington national cemetery. >> that is the picture that really to

i just didn't want to throw them away. >> chris: he thought of arlington and all those graves. when the cemetery approved, they laid them on the headstones. so it continued for years until a few christmases back, when an air force sergeant took this picture which ended up on the internet. >> kind of struck a nerve to people and it really went around the world. >> chris: we were there the next year as he and his workers at worcester wreath company loaded up their wreaths. then they embarked on what they called the world's longest veterans parade. 507 mile journey that at some time attracted hundred vehicles. so many people wanted to participate. >> this ceremony you are about to witness is an army ceremony to be conducted for the company. >> chris: he paid for this out of his own pocket. he started wreaths across america sending hundreds to war memorials around the country but he will need help to reach his new goal. >> to get 2.7 million graves, that is a tall order to decorate 2.7 million graves. >> chris: would you like to do it? >> i really would. i don't know how, hey. >> c

&pstudent from arlington elementary school...hreatened another student wwth it, on wednesday.school officials say the child as &pdiscplined. 3 a milestone for the baltimore city police department, this morning.commisssoner anthony batts joined the mayor and the one-thousandthh illegal ark gun taken off city streets so far this year. ii happened during the arrest of a suspect in a hooe invasion in porthwest baltimore pthe horrific moment... oq: the job that we're doing out here." 3 here."police say a woman was assaulted by the suspect during the break in. there were alsooseveral children in the home at the time. the mayor is speaking out about the city's faulty speed cameras... saying they are here to stay....despite ooens &pcomplaints. one possible reassn why?.... the city's speed camera program pumped 19-million dollars intoocity coffers last year. and while the city is probing the accuuacy of some faulty radar readings... no ooe is eager to pull the plug on these million-dollar mooey-makers. (13:42:05) "we're putting things in

dental desde las 7:30 de la maÑana hasta las 9:30 de la maÑana, luego nos vamos a c and g imports en arlington de la tarde de alli partimos a maryland donde estaremos en el centro de habla hispana de hyattsville de 2:30 a 4:30 de la tarde y cerramos la recoleccion en la chiquita numero 4 de 6:00 hasta las ocho de la noche... finalizamos con el nombre de la persona ganadora de un paquete familiar de cuatro entradas para disfrutar de plaza sesamo en vivo cortesia de univision washington en el patriot center del 13 al 16 de diciembre, la ganadora es soledad ponce de germantown, maryland ... felicidades, y si usted tambien quiere ganar envie la palabra "elmo" al 90900 y maÑana aqui en su noticiero de las once les digo si gano... hoy se encendiÓ el Árbol de navidad de la casa blanca, la familia obama estuvo presente en este acto al que acudieron cientos de personas. esta tradiciÓn tiene ya 90 anos de llevarse a cabo y este ano el arbol vistio estrellas y luces que segÚn el mandatario simboliza la esperanza. este pino que mide 23 pies sobreviviÓ a la tormenta sandy ya que fue transplantado antes de

a nivel local el domingo al medio dia en longbridge park de arlington sera la final de la tercera edicionutiapa de en el futbol america se jugara el partido con los dos equipos del area en la semana 14 de la nfl este domingo a partir de la una de la tarde en el fedex field se enfrentan los washington redskins y los ravens de baltimore, no podra ser el clasico de la liga pero si el partido del area. ambos necesitan de la victoria, ravens para consolidar el primer lugar y redskins para seguir en la lucha por el playoffs. vamos al boxeo porque se viene la cuarta pelea entre pacquiao y marquez. y hoy se presentaron al pesaje donde juan manuel mÁrquez rechaza que la diferencia de peso sea factor en el enfrentamiento que sostendrÁ manana con manny pacquiao. ma rquez pesÓ 143 libras, cuatro libras menos que las 147 de pacquiao en la ceremonia efectuada esta tarde en el mgm grand arena de las vegas. mÁrquez dijo que esperaba subir al cuadrila tero con alrededor de 149 o 150 libras. y que nada tendra Á que ver el peso, ni sera pretexto de nada, mientras que en la esquina del filipino estan apostan

dental desde las 7:30 de la maÑana hasta las 9:30 de la maÑana, luego nos vamos a c and g imports en arlingtone alli partimos a maryland donde estaremos en el centro de habla hispana de hyattsville de 2:30 a 4:30 de la tarde y cerramos la recoleccion en la chiquita numero 1 de 6:00 hasta las ocho de la noche... finalizamos con el nombre de la persona ganadora de un paquete familiar de cuatro entradas para disfrutar de plaza sesamo en vivo cortesia de univision washington en el patriot center del 13 al 16 de diciembre, la ganadora es rudy larel de washington dc... felicidades ...y si usted tambien quiere ganar envie la palabra "elmo" al 90900 y maÑana aqui en su noticiero de las once les digo si gano... >> les esperamos en su cita de impacto, bye. >> miércoles 5 de diciembre y estas son las principales noticias. >> el padre de la menor enferma de cáncer, sigue defendiendo la decisión. >> hoy en un caso parecido, los padres de una bebé, enfrentan cargos por poner a la niña en peligro.

dental desde las 7:30 de la maÑana hasta las 9:30 de la maÑana, luego nos vamos a c and g imports en arlingtone alli partimos a maryland donde estaremos en el centro de habla hispana de hyattsville de 2:30 a 4:30 de la tarde y cerramos la recoleccion en la chiquita numero 1 de 6:00 hasta las ocho de la noche... finalizamos con el nombre de la persona ganadora de un paquete familiar de cuatro entradas para disfrutar de plaza sesamo en vivo cortesia de univision washington en el patriot center del 13 al 16 de diciembre, la ganadora es rudy larel de washington dc... felicidades ...y si usted tambien quiere ganar envie la palabra "elmo" al 90900 y maÑana aqui en su noticiero de las once les digo si gano...

police in arlington also reported a rash of similar crimes. $1,000 are offered. police are looking for a suspect in a sexual assault at a hotel. it happened last night in woodbridge. the clerk took a call from p gettingsking for hel into a room. way, a man grabbed her room ander into a sexuallyer out and assaulted her. we're learning more about the evolutionpopulation in the district. moving to the suburbs, wealthy whites are moving in. ford breaks down the specifics. be newe will soon housing and a new wal-mart. bottom line, american communities survey, d.c. is a terry, younger, and andard bennett was in -- was in y2k. it i >> there building condominiums affordable for us. but it is affordable for the they have because jobs and we do not. 60% black a decade ago. now 50% black and 35% white. 42,000 blacks have left the city. >> i can walk to wherever i need. a car.t have is a lot of night life everything is very accessible. the city is a lot richer. median income up to $61,000. >> we are disappointed in the have received. >> these pastors said this vandalism is a

. >> and police say there have been six incidents in recent weeks of wheels been stolen in south arlington. discarded it cinderblocks are a stark reminder for people unaccustomed to such crime. >> this is a pretty safe neighborhood. >> if they will do this to a car, who knows what else they would do. got to be on the lookout i guess. >> police believe they are looking for least two suspects. >> warm weather has been replaced by a chill in the air today. adam caskey, it is a hockey whether. >> tonight at the verizon center right? sold out house. it is hockey whether. i have the rooftop camera zoomed in to the new ice rink. first, here is the time lapse of the sunrise. this is loud and county. mostly sunny conditions. some high, thin cloud. 41 in centerville. 41 in bethesda. good day to be outside in the outdoor skating rinks we have throughout the metro area. minneapolis -- 44 and partly cloudy. 74 in dallas. boston -- school and a sunny 52. if you are headed to baltimore for the tree lighting ceremony, it will be nice. no wind to accompany those chilly temperatures. but i will tell you, it

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three days ago rene will be laid to rest in arlington. [applause] yes, bob. >> dog company, do you see any proper recognition for what they did if. >> you know, i'm so pleased that many of the family and people that i know very perm hi are here -- personally are here. bob, you were a member of george company 3-1 in the chosen reservoir. part of a book i wrote called "give me a tomorrow," and you were a a machine gunner and it's really an honor to have you here, like george company for the most part dog company hasn't received as much recognition as they deserve. they received a presidential unit citation for their actions, but hill 400 remains an open issue. they deserve the presidential unit citation for that action. they charged that hill, and they held it against all odds. len lamel's last letter to tom riggerio who's one of my main characters in this book was to get the presidential citation for dog company, and that's now in progress. i think of all the units in the european theater of operation, this is one that really needs to be l

. >> right now is partly cloudy. 48 degrees in arlington, outside the belfort furniture weather center. and you storm system is gathering, a lot of rain showing up now. -- a new storm system is gathering, a lot of rain showing up now. a winter weather advisory has been posted from 3:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. temperatures in the lower 30's. it will mix and change to rain. the areas shaded and blue, one to three inches. not a major storm, but definitely snow to deal with. a reminder that winter has finally arrived in our area. >> lawmakers have just been a more days to figure out how to avoid the fiscal cliff. present obama just spoke about this. rebecca cooper is in our newsroom with what we are hearing about the meeting. >> the president quoted yogi bear saying it is deja vu all over again with congress' continuing its bickering. now he is saying they should at least a vote on extending tax cuts for middle-class americans and extending unemployment benefits before january 1, because. >> the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. we are now at the point where in just four

national cemetery, the first black man buried at arlington national cemetery.his headstone he had "william h. johnson citizen." i think it's remarkable, he didn't call him caddy, he didn't call him driver, he called him citizen. >> we'll be right back. it's t. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> as we come to the end of another year -- >> what a year it's been. we want to take a moment to thank our workers. >> that was like 18 decades every morning with you. >> oh, god, what a year. ♪ ♪ ♪ just hear those sleigh bells jingling, it's lovely weather ♪ for a sleigh ride together with you ♪ giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, let's go ♪ let's l

it includes montgomery, prince george's, arlington and fairfax counties. here is the wider view.emperatures still in the mid-30s in much of western maryland. southern maryland from fredericksburg and the northern neck on the eastern shore around 40 degrees now. as we take a look at the view from space, we have a few high clouds coming through. they will be with us from time-to-time throughout afternoon. i'll have the forecast for the lighting ceremony. we look at the forecast tomorrow and the afternoon coming up in a few minutes. keith? >> a messy morning on the beltway after a pineapple truck overturned on the outer loop near 270. lanes of the highway were closed for hours as they empty the produce into another truck. the delays stretched nine miles. the question is, is that accident clear now? >> a pineapple truck? >> a pineapple truck. juicy. >> danella, do you know anything about it? >> i have been covering it all morning long. guess what, the right lane is blocked. traveling the outer loop of the beltway. you can get on i-270. as you continue the right lane is blocked. there

take a look at these pictures in arlington. despite the powerful gusts, over a few thousand people lost power at the peak of the winds. >> where do things stand for the last of the night? >> we a been watching the wind gusts here developed at the belfort furniture weather center all day long. the 30, 40 miles per hour winds. the winds are beginning to ease. take a look at the radar. our skies are mainly clear. our temperatures are going to tumble quickly as we move to the overnight hours. take a look at the wind gusts earlier in the day. last hour around 25 miles per hour at dulles. about 20 at reagan national airport. you can see the winds beginning to settle down. mainly clear for the overnight. temperatures will drop into the 30's. this will be the coldest night of the season. we will talk about morning wake- up temperatures and what to expect in just a few minutes. >> we're going to get the political winds. they're blowing it all sorts of directions. this was a critical day in the talks to avoid that fiscal cliff. tonight,

a man accused of murdering an arlington a jewelry store owner is expected in court today for a parole hearing. police say a man killed the jewelry store owner back in july. >> more are watching the crisis in syria. there are concerns that bashar assad will use chemical weapons -- there is evidence of the military using -- getting ready to use chemical weapons against the rebel forces. >> as the fighting in syria -- on a, secretary of defense leon panetta said that the latest intelligence raised serious concerns that the syrian president may turn chemical weapons on his own citizens. >> the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching very closely. the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be consequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. >> diplomatic efforts to end the 21-month-old conflict had failed. tens of thousands of people have been killed so far. with so much at stake, senator john mccain said it may be time to take action. >> it may mean that the u

arlington, 30 in beands. the temperatures this 10 to 20 degrees yesterday.nd your weekend. 45-50. approaches system tomorrow. but start out sleet rain. day on christmas possibly a wintry >>> and a quick look at some of the twitter photos i received from snow to sunsets. i got it all. we want to begin with the first one. that would be almost a foot in parts of western pennsylvania where you have the lake effect lake enhanced by the blizzard that's departing and beautiful sky in prairie hills. thanks to chris for that one. send them to me @ginger_zee. coming up in the next half hour, we look at the white possibilities for everyone coming up. >> geez, oh, pete was that -- >> geez, oh, pete. >>> well as most os us are packing on the pounds only to regret it, this morning a story to make you put down the christmas cookie about how a dozen overweight kids changed their lives by shedding more than 700 pounds in just 4 months. ♪ it's the school where being a loser is the coolest thing going. >> i lost 50 pounds. >> 65 pounds. >> 100 pounds. >> jason, chelsea and cam

laura morrisette from arlington, massachusetts. and jennifer roth from mount taber, new jersey.nning chef and baker hans rockenbagger. his latest masterpiece, a replica of new york city's flat iron building. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> hans, what are you looking for generally here, as you take a peek at three pretty different gingerbread houses. >> they are all sody. i'm flabbergasted. originality, creativity, execution is key. >> fan out behind your houses. john, tell me about this victorian brick home. >> this house has three of the hardest candies to find. fruit gum, wrigley's doublemint you can find in buckle loads, but fruit stripe not so much. and the hardest thing to find, white candy canes. white on white. >> so rare candy is your secret. and by the way, you're a dentist? >> i tell my patients to surrender all the candy to the proper authorities. >> that's how he keeps his livelihood. >> what do you think, hans? >> i think it's pretty amazing. i also understand it's 85 pounds, so no one is beginning to steal it so fast. >> these were all driven here so t

arlington, texas.etective jesse minton of the arlington police department auto and theft unit is alerted that a bait car has been broken into. bait cars rigged with cameras and gps tracking equipment are used by police departments nationwide to catch thieves in an area where it's a problem. >> we pick a car that looks like cars that are most stolen. we lock the doors remotely. record everything inside with video cameras and microphones. then we deploy them to a place where we have a crime problem or persons stealing cars in the area. we're basically fishing with the bait. >> the bait car, a red chrysler sebring is stolen just down the road from the station. an alert is triggered. >> once that is received, all i know is it's moving 20 miles an hour west on division street. >> the bait car is headed towards james greenwell. and when the suspect drives by greenwell's cruiser, the officer is surprised to see who's behind the wheel. >> as it goes by i see who was in it. i was shocked. the suspect was an eld

friday a woman in arlington claimed the prize and she won the power ball drawing on november 8th. our prize? i'd like that. >>> here's stories we're following for this afternoon. pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. >>> hey, barbara. coming up tonight, paying at the pump. the hi-tech way thieves can steal your credit card information as quickly as your fill up you're tank. >>> also, finding the right look to dazzle any holiday party. we'll tell you how you can get the look of hollywood celebrities without breaking the bank. >>> and coming up tonight on news4 at 5:00, kals crime supplements. good for your bones but may not be good for your health. a connection that may be cause for serious concern. see you tonight starting on news4 at 4:00. >>> thanks, pat. last check on the forecast for mid day. >>> what's going on, tom? >> beautiful out right now. if you have plans to head out for lunch enjoy. a beautiful day to take a run, ride a bike. even put your top down the you have a convertible. feeling like spring but it won't last long. clouds closing in from the west.

going to find a smooth trip heading into arlington. no problems on your 14th street bridge approach. everything is all quiet. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> howard here with your weather first. 6:23 on this cold, quiet christmas eve morning. mostly cloudy skies now but we'll see the clouds thicken up as we go through the morning hours. by this afternoon wet weather moving in. here's a look at the day planner with temperatures climbing into the mid-30s by 9:00. by 11:00 41. the high today 42, 43 with a better chance of rain after the noon hour and north and northwest of town, that rain is going to mix with some snow and sleet. don't expect any problems until you head out into the mountains where there are some advisories but it may be some pretty wintry scenes just to get you in the mood. andrea? >>> ben afleck is an actor, a director and an activist, but is he ready to add politician to his resume? here's what afleck told cbs's "nation the nation" when asked if he was interested in john kerry's senate seat from massachuse

arlington is telling us that's going to be that way throughout the morning rush hour. now let's take a look at the beltway on the north side of town. this hasn't happened in a while, but this morning it's getting from bad to worse, although the accident on the outer loop after connecticut avenue was cleared. i would say 20 minutes ago. look at that. you're going maybe 5 miles an hour leaving 95 or maybe even as far back as college park past georgia avenue. let's take a live look on our chart camera right now and jammed through the area here. back to the maps. this time over to the west side of town. inbound 66, you're going about 8 miles an hour leaving centreville all the way past route 50 where there was an accident as well. let's take a live look outside if you're planning to head northbound on 95. very slow and heavy through springfield up past edsall road near duke street where there's accident cleanup as well. i'll have more on traffic coming up at 6:58. not that i want to hear it, guys. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is 6:48. a new study finds that ra

. >> and emotional gathering in arlington as funeral services were held for jason emma, who was shot and killed in northeast on monday. the police say he was sitting in his car, blocks from his home, when he was killed. if he had just moved to capitol hill. investigators released surveillance tape of persons of interest. new details about a deadly fire that swept through town home in greenbelt last night. the victim was a woman in her 80's who initially escaped the flames, but then went back inside to help others escaped. the neighbors say they were devastated to hear what happened. >> it is very sad, especially this time of year. it was an elderly lady who live there with her son. she had 24-hour nursing care. >> two people got out of the house, seriously hurt, but are expected to recover. earlier today, the greenbelt fire chief was knocking on doors to remind people have a working smoke detector. the weather, we did not get a lot of snow today, but the wind is picking up. >> people are wondering what the conditions will be like in landover tomorrow. >> it will be cold and wind the,

i live with two elderly ladies on george mason drive in arlington, virginia. i had nothing. whenever anybody complains when they're young and they complain about trying to find a job, i go, try living with two old ladies on george mason drive in arlington, virginia. try it. then they invited their older sister to live with them. so there were three. anyway, apparently ronald reagan twice a year goes to people's houses to have dinner. chose to go to my boss' house. so i ago, what do you need quick so of course i'm mowing the lawn and washing the windows. i'm hoping that over time undoing all of this stuff sooner or later he was a greg, you can stick around and meet the president. and sooner or later like days and days of preparation, that's what happened and he asked me. the high point, a couple of high point to meeting ronald reagan. one of them was when the dog sniffing bob's came in and urinated on my boss' briefcase. [laughter] to this day he thinks it's me. [laughter] and it might have been. [laughter] the great thing about dogs, they don't live long enough to tell stori