watching wusa9 and your only local news at 7:00. >>> the plan to bring streetcars to the roads of arlington county won't happen afterall. >> stephanie ramirez reports the 7 1/2 mile streetcar route would have connected several communities. >> the multimillion dollar arlington streetcar project that has been in the works for years got the ax today, especially here on columbia pike. >> the corridors were the first portion of the project was supposed to begin, connecting all the way to fairfax county. the arlington county board chair made the announcement today saying they had no choice but to ax the estimated $550 million project due to the mounting opposition of those in the area. the project has been in the works for almost a decade and there has been money spent. fairfax county has to ax their project since there was a joint venture. everyone was shocked. >> we need to slow down our pace in general. i think it would add a lot of charm to the neighborhood. >> there are so many people coming and going all the time. i used to live on h street and the cars slowed down traffic so much. >> some people

says they have 400 trucks ready throughout loudoun, fairfax, prince william and arlington counties to treat roads as early as monday morning. if you are planning on getting out of town, the best things you can do is check the airports and check the weather forecast to see how you might be impacted by the weather and if there's any way you can leave earlier than you originally planned or perhaps delay your traveling plans to avoid getting stuck, you would be better off. live at reagan airport, wusa9. >> for a lot of folks, it might be too late. as we mentioned, tonight and tomorrow, expected to be the two busy travel days on the road. so between traffic and snowy weather, the trip not going to be that much fun. >> no, but apparently there's a way to make it hurt a little bit less. >> i'm debra alfarone, standing where the beltway meets i-95 north. if you're thinking about getting on the road, now is the time to do it. >> if you can, leave today. >> right now. >> this evening. right now. >> john townsend says there's proof behind this theory, right now is the busiest time to be driving.

that was expected to cost $550 million in arlington county and millions more in fairfax county, which now also has to cut its portions of the joint venture. >> very upset. you know, it's the right thing to do for our community, recognizing that the community con census that is so often the hol mark of our big achievements and successes is not there. >> we need to slow down our pace in general. i think it would add a lot of charm to the neighborhood. >> i know the idea they want to be like exotic looking like san francisco. but there is no room. >> and the board voted 4-1 to end that streetcar project. >>> well, the 8 inches that made all the difference between life and death. that story and a lot more ahead. >>> seven patients came back to g.w. hospital today against all odds. doctors say they shouldn't be alive. hear their inspiring stories of survival and what made the difference coming up. >>> and here's your chance to get $500 worth of groceries from giants food. to win the giveaway go to our wusa 9 facebook page. like our page and then fill out >>> an elderly couple narrowly esca

. >> arlington county is scrapping its hotly debated streetcar plan. it would have run along the columbia pike order from arlington to fairfax county and had a price tag of $330 million. the county board voted to end the plan. the chairman said voters sent a strong message that they are not in favor of the project. >> one more know from arlington tonight -- a meeting to address missing mail. important items are not making it to their homes. others claim getting mail late and some say they are getting their neighbors mail. the meeting starts in less than an hour at the arlington mills community center. >> 7 on your side with a consumer alert. a possible wisteria contamination. giant has announced its pulling acme smoked nova salmon. for a complete list of lot numbers and codes, check our website, wjla.com. changes to help you get your packages to their destination on time. details, next. >> it feels like winter out there. . doug's full forecast is next. 0 >> traffic gridlock as part of a daily commute for a lot of us in the d.c. metro region, but who is

. >>> a stunning announcement in arlington county tonight. the board has ended funding for its planned street car project along columbia pike. for years, county leaders have embraced the idea, but after this month's election, they have reversed course. julie carey broke this news on twitter today. she joins us live from columbia pike. julie? >> rep well, this nearly million-dollar bus stop is something that the opponents have used in example of the escalating costs that could be ahead with the street car line. today the results of the november 4th election convinced two arlington county board members to withdraw their support of the project. as you mentioned, on a 4-1 vote this afternoon. they decided to end funding for both the columbia pike street car project and the crystal city for nearly a decade, arlington county has worked on a plan to replace buses on columbia pike with a $333 million street car system. today, the project came to a screeching halt as the board chairman announced a majority would vote to scrap the project in the face of

. >> he got a blanket to cover him. .e was yelling >> units from arlington and fairfax counties responded quickly as neighbors watched in terror. the father and daughter were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. getting to the others was a challenge the firefighters face for several crucial minutes. >> they did have reports of victims trapped. there was so much fire on the second floor, they were not able to get there. bicycle.rl rides her they are nice people. >> a family of four that moved in about a year ago, friendly to many around here. salvador says his daughter played with the youngest girl almost every day. is nothing to say, just to pray. back here live, the cause of the fire still unknown this afternoon. the fire marshal is still inside taking some pictures. i asked a spokesperson for arlington county fire earlier if they have any idea if there is any suspicious or foul play here. -- they are not ruling anything out. john gonzalez, abc news. >> we want to turn to our big news of the day. the ads are run and the money is spent and now it comes down to you, the voter

. >>> a live look from arlington county this morning where you could be ticketed today if you're not careful. the steps being taken in the coming hours to make sure drivers and pedestrianing all make it to work safely. >>> maybe th were cranky about missing out on their caffeine jolt. starbucks is changing their menu. >>> 15 before the hour. and we are watching for potential problems for you this morning to make sure the showers don't make you late for work. we have a crew on the roads right now tracking conditions you'll see when you get behind the wheel. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will show you how it will impact your weekend plans at 5:41. >>> if you walk, bike or drive-through two intersections in arlington county you could get a ticket. megan mcgrath is live in rosslyn with a crackdown starting in just hours. megan, good morning. >>> well, good morning. folks need to be aware if you're out and about in busy rosslyn. they will ticket folks who don't obey the traffic laws. we're talking drivers who don't yield in the cross walks. people on bikes need to be aware they h

effort to bring street cars to arlington has been scrapped after two long time supporters on e arlington county board wou funding. the decades long effort was supposed to replace busses with street cars from leesburg park to petomac yard. is. >> keystone xl pipeline, members were handcuffed after chanting and refused to leave the imchamber. the bill short one vote short of the 60 need ds to to pass. they will bring it back up in january. after the deadly massacre in synagogue in jerusalem where people were praying. four rabbis and police officer were killed when two palestinian men armed with meat cleaver and a gun stormed the building and started hacking anyone in their pang, three of the victims were americans with dual citizenship in israel. >>> next at 11:00, news 4 camera up close with the risks firefighters take every day. >>> a new call for action at a virginia high school. students walked out after a tweet they say is racist. >>> are you missing a million >>> the naacp is demanding answers about a racist photograph retweeted by an assistant prl in norfork, she tweeted a photo of back bo

some school boundary changes in arlington county. the school board elementary school lines in north arlington. have entered the district then when the boundaries were redrawn a year ago, and they hope to have the changes in place for the 2015-2016 school year. army officer who served in the civil war is being honored more than 150 years after his death. despite his injuries in the battle of gettysburg, he stated his post and is credited with helping the union when the battle. at the white house, president obama honored him with the medal of honor. this medal must be awarded within a few years of the action, but sometimes even the most extraordinary stories can get lost in the passage of time. this is a reminder no matter how long it takes, it is never too late to do the right thing. cushing receive the military's highest award. obamast lady michelle hosted a local workshop for military communities called the stars and stripes forever, and history of music in the military. speakers included celebrities like willie nelson and rapper co

as john and allen house battle for a seat on the arlington county board one issue has dominated the campaign, the proposed street car along columbia pike. >> i think the street car is the right investment for our region. >> it is not the wisest use of our transit dollars. >> whistad defeated howzer last spring with the republican backed opposition to the street car fueling his win in heavily democratic arlington county. >> when you look at the success that arlington has had as a community, it's really been built upon these investments made in transit. it's really emblematic of some of our spending priorities that have gone awry over the last few years in our county. >> big money projects are also on the ballot in fairfax county where voters will choose whether to fund a $100 million bond for transportation projects, the first part in a larger $1.4 billion plan for the next six years. $16 million would be set aside for road improvements like recon figuring lanes at 123 and reat falls street in mclean. $6 million would go toward bike and trail improvements. another $78 million would pay for pe

. >>> a long line already forming outside restaurants and bars because arlington county police just tweeted this particular picture as folks dress up for tonight's pub crawl. you remember this scene as things got out of control this summer. one of the pub crawlers stripped to nothing and crashed his car before police caught him. since then arlington enacted new rules that required special permits in the event and reimbursed the county for expenses like extra police officers. >>> the new york city doctor infected with ebola got good news when his condition was upgraded to stable. spencer is showing steady improvement. the doctor started showing symptoms nine days ago after he got back from treating ebola patients. >>> nina pham has been reunited with her dog, bentley had been in quarantine for 21 days. nina pham contracted the virus at work while taking care of a man who died of ebola. >>> killed on halloween night, now the search is on for the driver who hit someone on a scooter and never stopped. plus, new hope for a lot of folks in our area. why this announcement inside a barbershop may s

also happening right now in arlington, county officials are getting ready to make an announcement on a proposed streetcar plan that would run from a small portion of fairfax county up columbia pike and then turn into crystal city. proponents say would reduce and provideestion billions of dollars in growth. the meeting just started as you can see here, live. we will provide you an update as soon as we have one. we will also have more on wjla.com as well as abc 7 news starting at 4:00. >> we're following a developing story of ebola in america. just last week, california state officials released ebola guidance for hospitals requiring the optimal level of personal protection. >> comedian tracy morgan's lawsuit against walmart heads to court today. he is suing the retailer over an accident that left him severely injured and killed one of his friends. a walmart truck slammed into the limo morgan was driving in in the new jersey -- riding in on the new jersey turnpike. the driver says the passengers were partly to blame because they were not wearing seatbelts. coming up, arctic blast. a sto

locally, arlington county public schools made the list at 38. at 90 out of 100, falls church city public schools. the study looked at over 8000 school districts and evaluated everything from teachers to resources. it is not too soon to think about ordering that thanksgiving pie. >> you've got to love this time of year. the nonprofit food and friends is offering its slice of life pie sale. brian is there now with all of those details. >> the pie is right next to me. directoisications helping us pass out the pie. this is for a good charity. you come out here, you try the pie, than you can pick the pie you want to order for benksgiving that will delivered to your house before thanksgiving and the proceeds go to help people in need. >> food and friends come we deliver to people who are living with hiv, cancer, and other life challenging illnesses in washington dc, as well as just around the area. >> you help out and even if you don't want the pies, you can buy them for others. not around for thanksgiving and you still want to help out, you can go to

. >>> right now in what can only be described as a shocking decision, arlington county today canceled plans for the $550 million streetcar project. the 7.4 miles of streetcar would have connected south jefferson street and leesburg pike through columbia pike and then cut south of the pentagon down through crystal city and to potomac yards. stephanie ramirez joins us live where those rails were supposed to be tonight. steph. >> reporter: jan, the columbia pike corridor is a part of the project that was supposed to begin first. officials have been working on this for years. recently, there were engineers out here. so they did spend money on this specific project. but county officials say there was so much opposition that they had no choice but to ax it. >> a streetcar is nothing more than a bus with tracks and wires. >> reporter: libby garvey didn't support it. she says she was shocked to learn a half an hour before today's announcement we would all hear this. >> the only way to move forward together is to discontinue the streetcar project. >> reporter: the county board chair jay facet

arlington county will also clear some trails.istrict is also switching to certiamic snow blades that won't create potholes on the roads. one of the biggest concerns is running out of salt. but d.c.'s director of public works tells news4 he plans to hoard as much salt as he can store. >>> next, an officer investigating jesse matthews says he could have prevented hannah graham's murder. new at 6:00, how this case could lead to changes across virginia. the news4 i-team confronts leaders of a government agency, asking why a man who caused a deadly incident after drinking is still on the federal payroll. >>> the new laurel mall is set to open just in time for the holiday shopping season. but the stores aren't the only thing that people are excited about. i'll have the story coming up on news4 at 6:00. >>> new calls to change the way we track criminals. >> the technology gives us the ability to keep people much safer. why one officer says uva student hannah graham would still be alive today if the state's dna laws were different. >>> c

>> a year ago we launched a program in arlington county. it brings together onto printers andgencies with the expressed purpose of jumpstarting national security product companies. we are having an event on tuesday night where we are bringing entrepreneurs from 15 topanies to show their wares darpa, dia, and so forth. it is a great initiative, a lot of support and momentum. >> you have worked with the darpa in the past. what is the economy looking like in next year? the problem with b business, government and private, ishat they are sitting on their cash becausthey don't know what's coming next. how do you see things? >> i think there is aa big diverge between what we need to do as a nation and the political risks we face. the midterms taught a lesson to both target that is iortant to worry about their base and keep it in lane. i worry about government shutdown resululting from the residence action on immigration. that aside, when youook at the nation's future, there is a profound and immediate need for innovators to get more involved in na

arlington county fines 50 up to $100, montgomery county $50 prince george's county $100. the d.c. bill's sponsor councilwoman mary cheh says d.c.'s version was not prompted by those suburban laws but by existing laws in the northeastern cities. >> we looked at new york, philadelphia, chicago, boston, they all have this system in place. >> reporter: as we said, it's unclear if mayor gray will sign the bill, but even if he does not, the council has enough votes to override a veto. jim osman, wusa9. >>> new tonight two pedestrians are recovering after they were hit along a busy stretch of route 1 in laurel. the victims were standing in the road when they were struck by a van. the drive stopped. the pedestrians suffered nonlife threatening injuries. >>> an independent evaluation finds a maryland mom charged in her children's disappearance is not competent to stand trial. catherine hoggle's attorney says he believe police fed her paranoid delusions to the point she just can't help him with her defense. he also said the police interviewed her without him there and beliefs the charge sho

says they have about 400 trucks ready throughout loudoun, fairfax, prince william and arlington counties to begin treating roads as early as tomorrow morning. maryland didn't o. tfntle says they are -- d.o.t. says they are also ready to goal. if you're traveling you certainly want to check the airports, check the road conditions and check the weather forecast and get out early or delay your trip to work around the weather. that will likely be your best bet. >> mola, thank you. >>> tonight the governor of missouri has ordered hundreds more national guard troops to ferguson hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence that tore the town apart in some places last night. some protests turned destructive after a grant jury announce -- grand jury announced it would not indict police officer darren wilson in the shooting of michael brown. while many demonstrations remained peaceful, some people set cars on fire and left more than a dozen businesses in ruins. here is the former mayor of ferguson. >> what's strange here, most of the businesses damaged the most were minority owned. it's really ironic

police in arlington county are cracking down on traffic safety. if you bike or walk to work you could get a ticket. they are enforcing at rosslyn and north lynn street and lee highway and north lynn street. from now until the 24th, officers will ticket drivers who don't yield to pedestrians and pedestrians will be cited for jaywalking. it begins at 7:00 this morning >> you get to share your vision for the future of historic downtown fairfax starting today. the city of fairfax and george mason university will explore various short and long-term plans. the meeting at 8 k34r0this mornt old lee highway center. >>> startling discovery. police asking for your help after a newborn is found alone in the cold. . >>> a soggy start to your day. that is sure to mean a long commute for some of you. we're tracking the hour by hour changes and the trouble spots on the roads at 4:41. >>> an suv plows into a crowded restaurant and the whole thing is caught on video. take a a look. several customers were thrown across the restaurant and into the buffet when that ca

. >>> arlington county public schools just earned a new title to land it in the top 50 best school districtsn the country. the website miche lists more than,0 8,000 schools based on their academics, teachers and diversity. falls church took the 98th spot. >> we have a lot of good schools in our area, right? >>> let's check the forecast when we come back. stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> all quiet on the national mall, but it won't stay that way for long. we are helping you prepare for the big crowds for the concert of valor expected to descend on d.c. in the coming hours. what you need to know heading to the show and the closures in the city to make your drive to work a little more of a hassle. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, november 11, 2014. we'll take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 48 degrees outside the studios. we'll have a nice day ahead. let's go to check with meteorologist tom kierein. good morning, tom. >>> all is calm and tranquil. that's the live view from the city camera. you can see light traffic on the bridg

a bitter battle over budget. >> well, this was a major announcement made this ternoon by the arlington county board chair who has supported the street car project all along. it would have affected businesses here along columbia pike at the county government office today. he announced that he will make it official today at the county board meeting and they just voted on it, 4-1, by offering a motion to discontinue the street car motion after seeing what happened on november 4 he he can't ignore the election and the fact that voters supported the candidate who made opposition to the street cars central part of his campaign. now that they plan scrapping the project he and b.w.i., thurgood marshall, those could be tied or broken. we're not suffering in says the will instead focus on improving the bus systems in the area. >> i believe that debating the street car issue further would continue discord and dueling facts will not serve our community and will distract us from addressing other pressing issues. >> and coming up all new at 5:00 we'll hear from business owners in the community that would h

the election of the first non-democrat to the arlington county board is putting the plan along columbia pike in doubt. >> you know that old saying about elections have consequences? the election for us has big consequences here in the district as well as across the cross then the -- river in the commonwealth. there are plenty of signs up and down the corridor or saying coming soon, but people have been waiting for the streetcar here to be running for quite some time. now the future of it is very much in question. here is the deal. the 8th street corridor is currently two miles long. vincent gray had wanted to be expanded throughout the district. but the incoming mayor, we asked her about it and she was lukewarm about the project, saying she's not ready to talk about the future of the streetcar project is yet. across the river in arlington, a new politician got voted in last night, whose only, main issue was to kill the $500 million streetcar project there on columbia pike. he said the results over there and over here are connected. here is why pee-wee >> the streetcar was the dominant i

the arlington county department of public says the repairs should take another four to five hours.e will keep you posted. >> heading into one of the busiest travel days of the year,. weather is cooperative. >> most of the i-95 corridor from new york city to the carolinas will be rain. higher elevations north and west is where snow could potentially be. right now it is delightful outside. littletional harbor, a color in the sky, 56 degrees. will fall slowly. we're only a few hours away from a winter weather advisory in the north and western suburbs. in mountains, high elevations, a winter storm warning kicking in at 6:00 a.m.. temperatures will steadily drop. 36 to 42. if any areas have these temperatures, it will be different to the north and west. this developing storm center over the southeast part of the country will continue to wrap north, causing problems. steve written will pick up from there -- >> pressure to the north and east will take moisture with it, taking extra time for it to move on out of here. but through late tomorrow afternoon and evening hours conditions will gr

. >> after seeing the anti-streetcar candidate get elected to the arlington county board, they have moved to cancel the streetcar project. suddenly, the majority is down to one. >> all the soundbites are done. what are they doing to keep arlington competitive, to restore viability in the region? >> i'm old enough to remember when just about every major city in the country had streetcars. >> he was glad to see the project go. >> i cannot think of any valid reason to go back to something that failed. >> this person has seen increased development over the years in arlington and questions how much the streetcar would have been used. >> there might be some more economical options. those opposing the streetcar project have been pushing for bus routes instead. the board also once the county manager to come up with alternate transportation strategies for the areas where the streetcar was supposed to have gone. the dayg up next -- that you want to avoid when traveling for thanksgiving. forlus, product blamed children's deaths. where they still being sold? and it is winter finale night >> 7 on your

during his stay here, new rape charges were filed against him in nearby arlington county. fter franklin is sentenced for his crimes in fairfax county, he'll be prosecuted in arlington as well. though he says he is innocent, he might decide to enter a guilty plea. >> if you're innocent, why not fight it? >> because, like, i have -- i have fear in my heart in regards to, like what will happen if i do. i don't want the worst punishment. i always keep in mind the worst punishment and what can happen, you know, if things go wrong. so i try to keep it in my, you know -- >> coming up -- >> i'm the one person that motivated everybody on the block as far as, you know, reading the bible and doing everything that's right. >> josh franklin and darrick elmore plead their cases to avoid disciplinary segregation for fighting. >> this guy frank is -- he's crazy, man. now i got to be disciplined because of this guy? i just don't -- i don't think it's fair. you owned your car for four years. you named it brad. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything toge

what arlington county firefighters say was not present inside the home you see behind me -- a working smoke contactor. overnight him a two parents tried to get themselves and their children out of this home during this fire. one was successful, the other was not. the two alarm fire started before sunrise of the first floor of this in home -- a family of four including two children were inside the two-story house when the blaze started. their next-door neighbor was the first to call 911. >> i was sleeping and i heard the guy yelling, so i woke up and i open my blinds and i saw the house with a lot of smoke and was completely on fire. >> the family was asleep

what arlington county firefighters say was not present inside the home you see behind me -- a working smoke contactor. overnight him a two parents tried to get themselves and their children out of this home during this fire. one was successful, the other was not. the two alarm fire started before sunrise of the first floor of this in home -- a family of four including two children were inside the two-story house when the blaze started. their next-door neighbor was the first to call 911. >> i was sleeping and i heard the guy yelling, so i woke up and i open my blinds and i saw the house with a lot of smoke and was completely on fire. >> the family was asleep upstairs, the father waking to the crackling sound of the fire. >> the gentleman was alerted to the fire outside and tried to notify other occupants to get out and reportedly tried to rescue some of the occupants. >> eyewitnesses say the mother tried to rescue their younger daughter. they both died in the fire. >> it is just a tragedy. >> neighbors gathered and watched as investigators searched for a cause. the woman who lived here

arlington county police are handing out tickets to bicyclists, drivers, and pedestrians who break traffict is happening at two intersections in rosslyn. >>> a brand-new report from the insurance institute for highway safety breaks down the best booster seats. more than half passed but some are considered dangerous. watch erika gonzalez as she goes in depth. >>> virginia election officials back at work trying to verify whether mark warner actually won the senate race. he is leading by 16,000 votes. >>> developing reight now the kidnapped nurse is home. she arrived about an hour ago. the man who took her will face federal charges. >>> you will need an umbrella for about another hour. and sun breaking out during the middle of the day and afternoon. highs reaching mid-60s. small chance of an additional shower this afternoon. blustery and chilly. chilly weekend coming up. might get a morning shower. >>> you'll need the windshield wipers too, no doubt. 270 after mont rose a crash. slowing things down a bit. as you look at wider look. slow d.c. 295 past 50. an 395 as you head into town. 66 and 9

today, arlington county police are posting at two intersections. we want you to know they're going to be giving out tickets there too. lee highway and lend street and wilson boulevard. that's where news 4 megan mcgrath joins us live with who's being targeted. >> reporter: during the morning rush hour and then the police are going to come out during the lunch period when a lot of people are out and about, looking for people who are not following the traffic laws. you can see behind me here, this intersection here, north lend and wilson boulevard, very busy. police are going to be manning this corner and others around ross behi rossalind, reminding people to use the crosswalks and look out for pedestrians. the morning walk to the office can get a bit tricky. it's dark and harder to see pedestrians. dodging traffic is a challenge year round. >> it's a little scary because we're out in the middle of the street and it's a little scary. >>eporter: to keep people safe, arlington police are staking out busy intersections like wilson boulevard and north len

today arlington county police were posted at two intersections in rosslyn ready to hand out tickets towalkers and to drivers who don't yield to people in the crosswalk. so for the next few weeks they'll target lee highway and lynn street and down the road on wilton boulevard, also known at the intersection of doom. police say it's an all-out effort to make the roadways safer. >> we're trying to get the word out to people to drive more responsibly, to be more cog in a sant of driving behaviors and conscious and alert of the people around them. >> the ramped up effort will run through november 24ble. >>> thanksgiving air travel is expected to be up 1.5% this year from last year. that translates to about 25 million passengers on u.s. airlines. during the 12-day thanksgiving period. think of it this way. on any given day that you fly in that period, you'll be surrounded by 31,000 more passengers than last year. oh, boy. the figures from an industry group called airlines for america, they expect the sunday after thanksgiving to be, of course, the busiest travel day. >>> well, as you head ou

he may be able to close the gap by 60,000-70,000 in arlington county alone. that's why it is close, and there has been no projections while you see projections in other races. let me continue in virginia, ed gillespie - they pumped a lot of money into the race. >> he was considered a great campaign manager, widely respected, and something of a moderate in a sense that pro business would work with democrats. mike warner expected this to be a fairly easy race. he made a lot of appeal to the south-west of virginia, the more rural areas, areas where there's strong anti-obama sentiment, and the democrats are not seeing the mark warner support in certain parts of the state that they thought they would. that is why mark warner seems to be in some trouble tonight. >> let me try to get mike viqueira again. are you there? >> yes, i am. >> i want to follow up on not just virgin, but the narrative of the story when it comes to the control of the united states senate. a close race in virginia, we are waiting to hear north carolina. this has not been great news for the dem

>>> if you don't let snow get in the way of your bike commute to work, some good news from arlington countys afternoon. the "washington post" reports thanks to an extra $300,000 in the budget, ten miles of the most heavily used bike trails will be plowed this winter. those trails that will be plowed include parts of the cuss'tis trail, bluemont junction trail and the four-mile run trail. arlington is the first jurisdiction to commit to plowing bike trails this year. >>> right now, al roker is sleepless in the big apple on his way to breaking a guinness book of world records. >> no sleep for him yet. "today" show meteorologist working on setting a record for the longest uninterrupted broadcast. now in his 18th hour. his goal is 34 hours. the mega weather cast is a big hit on social media. the hash tag rokerthon is trending. he's hoping it raises big bucks for the uso. he'll talk to us live coming up oh in your next hour. >> he has cell phone apps to keep him awake. >>> the national zoo celebrating the birth of two rare bear cubs. take a look. caretakers keeping their distance in watching the

the arlington county board voted a short time ago to end funding for the plan. the virginia bureau chief, julie carey, broke t on twitter today. the street cars would have run between leesburg pike and potomac yard, connecting crystal city and pentagon city. the line would have cost $333 million, but de support of the majority of arlington residents. the board chair says the board can no longer ignore political reality. what do you think? do you think a street car system is a worthy transportation opti in today's day and age? well, visit our home gauge, nbc washington, or our facebook page and weigh in with your opinion. we'll see the results of the survey coming up later on news4. >>> eight inches. that's all that separated a sleeping couple from this plane that crashed through their roof. the single-engine plane slammed into the living room of their chicago home just before 3:00 in the morning. the pilo was killed. he had had just reported engine trouble and was trying to get back to midway airport. the plane went right through the ground floor and into the ba

the arlington county civil war sesquicentennial committee hosted this hour-long event. >> today's speaker is kaplan.ence he served as historian at the field artillery center, u.s. army center of military history, u.s. missile and is currently the u.s. army cyber command historian. author of "homer lea: american soldier of fortune," 2010, editor of john tidball's "the artillery service in the war of the rebellion," which is the subject of today's talk, which came out in 2011. of this year, a new book will be coming out the world war ii memoirs of major russell. to ourive our attention speaker, dr. lawrence kaplan. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. discussing civil war artillery today, if it were possible, john tidball, who is one of theidered foremost experts on the topic, would be speaking to you today. tidball died in 1906, that's not possible. the will be discussing topic based on his writings, which i edited, and were the title "the artillery service in the war of the rebellion" by westholme publishing in 2011. the main point that tidball makes is that fiel

arlington county plans to plow its mixed use trails for the first time.y they're ready for anything, their biggest concern is this. whether or not they'll have enough salt for this winter. >> last year around the beginning of march, just about everyone was running out of salt. we're concerned about that this year, because we don't think the suppliers have stocked up again. so we had a comparable winter this year, there could be trouble. >> reporter: so how is d.c. going to deal with the possible salt shortage? >> we are going to hoard as much as we possibly can. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> well, tomorrow is the start of open enrollment for anyone who needs to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act. dore gentzler joins us to tell us what you need to know when it comes to signing up for albuquerque. >> last year, websites didn't work, there was trouble signing up, it was rough for a lost lot of people and government agencies, as well. but with lots of lessons learned over the past 12 months, officials say they

county. alexandria, arlington, up near annapolis and anne arundel, mid to upper 30s. wear a nice warm knit hat and your puffy coat. we will have cold temperatures with us. gloves is a good idea. as we will have it near freezing. morning drive, watch out. might be a few icy spots on roads. you'll kneeled the heat on getting back home. near 40 with a blustery wind. tomorrow morning, down to the during the the day on saturday, afternoon highs reaching the mid-40s. good weather for raking leaves on saturday with a lighter wind out of the northwest. sunday, good day for outdoor work as well. sunday afternoon, big game at fedex field. skins/buccaneers. kickoff at 1:00. should be in the upper 4. quite a bit of cloud whereness through the game. and one fan did enjoy a hardship in life made an interesting final request to the team via his obituary. he lived in mechanicsville. he was 52 years old when he died on sunday. he survived a house fire and lost a teenage son. but his family says he always kept laughing through it all. and his final request will live on forever thanks t

arlington county, the district, prince george, charles county, anne arundel, that's a frost advisory.southern maryland. the clear skies and wind will make for a cold night tonight. temperatures will drop once the sun goes down at 5:07. northwest wind at 21 miles an hour. temperatures only in the low 40s. with the wind going out there, windchills are right now below freezing. later today, with the sunshine and the breeze, temperatures will reach the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. our average high now is 64. this is quite a bit colder than average. with that wind outside, definitely will need to walk on the sun nye side of the street. these are the current windchills at or below freezing in many locations. here is our future windchills, by noontime today, windchills upper 30s to 40 degrees. even during the middle of the afternoon, windchills will stay in the 30s and 40s. it's going to be a cold day to be outside. s up for many neighborhoods tonight. find out if your neighborhood is affected by going to our storm team 4 weather app or the itunes store, absolutely free. the last of the r

yes, they are. 47% reporting in fairfax county, 79 in arlington county. county the largest suburban county. >> let's go to north carolina just below virginia right now. this is an important contest, kay hagan, the incumbent. >> show's hanging at 50%. 61% of the vote in. it's filling in like a horse race. the republicans doing what they need to do. thom tillis running up the numbers. the question is, are those vote counts enough where not many people live, and did she succeed in turning people out in mecklenburg county. you're winning the race right now, and you've only got 3% of the vote in, a place where a lot of democrats are. that bodes well for her. you move up here to the raleigh durham area. then you move over here 65% of the vote in. she's running up the numbers in the democratic areas where she needs to. the reservoir of votes still need to be counted. if you move out here, it's a little more competitive. if you look at the map right now, those uncounted votes would give a bit of a sign that we're doing okay. but we're not done. >> democrats, they

fairfax county, arlington near 40 degrees. upper 30s montgomery. mid-40s in washington. 40s prince george's county. it's going to stay chilly another hour or two. then warming into the mid-50s. afternoon highs showing a wide range. lower part of the eastern shore. highs only in the 30s to low 40s out on the mountains where there will likely be snow showers developing. between there and the metro area, highs in the low to mid-50s from manassas, culpepper. should be into the upper 50s by later this afternoon. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:51. a look at a cold plunge coming. and how long it lasts. that's coming up in about 10 minutes. alexis looking at the big delays on 270. >> that's right, tom. they weren't getting worse. they aren't getting any better. eight miles of delays southbound 270 just after old hundred road due to a tractor trailer accident. it actually lost its trailer. that is off to the right side of the road. you're seeing heavy delays here. looking at the beltway, running slow between 95 and 270. virginia, 66 eastbound, slow around root 5

schools in arlington, fairfax, loudoun william counties showed the biggest gains. by 2018, 40% of students in the state will be enrolled in public schools. the state and a famili significt increase in birth rates >> the new accuracy police and paramedi have when trying to pinpoint your location. >> when could we shake this cold weather? in herndon looking at how warm it will get today. your next weath and traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news. we're waiting for tallahassee police to release new informatn about a campus e watching this live news . ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> so we have been telling you for a whe about the local campaigns to push school start times back so kids can get more sleep. this morni we' learning about anoth b to sleeping in. teens have an increased risk of weekday car accidents. they looked at data from the 2009-2010 schl year. crash rates were 29% higher when school st

alexandria, arlington and the loudoun county down to stafford, vane ya, fauquier, low to mid-40s.r southern maryland. blustery wind there. as well as the counties north wash from frederick, washington, panhandle. highs there only in the mid to upper 30s this afternoon. shenandoah, into the mountains there too. only the mid to upper 30s. highs today with a blustery wind. more clouds around there. next weather and traffic on the4 hours. melissa has breaking news on the roads. >>> breaking news right now. still talking about this situation in burke. just spoke with police. nonlife threatening injuries. these people have been taken to the scene. southbound burke lake at lee chapel road, one lane shut down. if you're coming off lee chapel, you can turn right on to burke lake. they are waiting on a tow. beltway moving loon. 95 in maryland, bw parkway, no problems into or out of town. prince george's looking good overall. branch avenue, headed inbound. otherwise, looking quite good. taking a look at 95. hopping on stafford county, heading into town, good througtr slow through dale city,

schools in arlington, fairfax, loudoun and prince william county showed the biggest gains. by 2018, 40% of students in the state will be enrolled in public schools. uva study noted two reasons for the growth. families aren't moving around the state. and there is a significant increase in birth rates. >> hunkering down round 2. the condition in buffalo as a second wave of lake-effect snow buries the region with several more feet of snow. >> we are still dealing with cold temperatures. how warm it will get in your neighbor are your hour-by-t at 4:41. >>> first, they promised to speed up your drive to work. why many drivers could run into problems when the >>> welcome back. a new survey finds many of you, many of us don't undd how the hraeupbgs will actually work. 55% of you know the express lanes will replace the exi there will be a toll at all times if you don't have three or more people in the car. if you do have three or more in the car, get the easy pay flex. it will allow you to ride for free closer to being built ership is this morning. they have approved construction o

just mid to upper 20s in fairfax county, alexandria and arlington. farther west, leesburg, down to 27. southwest of washington, upper 20s now in prince william and falkier counties. and the feels-like temperature by noontime, it's still going to be only feeling like 20 degrees hour by hour into the afternoon. the feels-like temperature will hovering in the teens to near 20 degrees with the wind still gusting but with lots of sunshine. we'll look at the colder temperatures coming in tonight in the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:41. alexis, how are the roads? >>> they are looking good traveling the beltway and virginia. problems there. we'll take a look at routes 210, 5 and 301 traveling out of maryland toward the beltway. looking good at 53 at 55 miles per ho respectively. no delays or trouble spots report there had. a live look at route 210 south of the beltway where we are seeing volume but no incidents. taking a live look at 395 just north of etzel road, all lanes are open. back to you. >>> happening today, the president and congress are ta

counties where school started at 8:45. a schools are seeing a boost in enrollment that other schools across virginia are not. schools in arlington, fairfax, n and prince william county are showing the biggest gains. families aren't moving around the state so much and there's an increase in bir rates. why 2018, 40% of students in the state will be enrolled in northern virginia public > well, there are two things that can sabotage your workouts in the coming weeks, the cold weather and the holidays. our fitness expert steve hayes is here to help us navigate good to see you again. >> good to see you barbara. >> you're feeling good again after your moment of challenge t let's talk, there's some things can do. >> right, the first is a little warm-up. you have a bench or steps at your house. just step up on the step. bring this leg up. see what you're doing then is you're working quad, abs and hips. you step up, alternate the leg. when you come up, bring this one up. work the abs. >> this is best done on stairs. >> on irstas, yeah. the bench, because we don't haca do it on the stair or just on the roll -- bring your legs up. without e

the mayor elect said she made the decision to focus on her > schools in arlington, fairfax, loudoun and prince william county show the biggest gains. by 2018, 40% will be enrolled in public schools. families aren't moving around the state. and there is a significant increase in birtl snowing in buffalo, new york. that city has seen as much as five feet of lake-effect snow. another one to three feet could fall by the end of the day today. a live picture from buffalo this morning. the unprecedented snow has already been blamed for seven . e governor como called in the national guard. he will apply for federal emergency money. they could see 100 inches when this finally wraps up. then they have to worry about bi. and dozens of waited a day to get rescued by first responders. drivers did not heed the warnings to stay off the road and violated the closure of the throughway. an interview with a local tv station, one of the throughway's directors sai the roads should han closed sooner. a huge swath of the throughway running 130 miles along lake erie is still closed this morng >> and ralph wilson stadium in buffalo

arlington. they are paying $300,000 to clear bike trails. the countyt is the first jurisdiction to have a plan for bike trails. >>> that early blast of cold air remains parked over a huge part of the u.s. denver, a balmy 3 degrees. better than negative 14. that's what they had yesterday at this time. in some places, temperatures are 40 degrees below normal. it is hitting the united states. record cold in the south. overnight freeze warnings were issued. little rock, arkansas, saw its earliest snowflakes in more than a decade. folks in the deep south, too, you know they're really scratch issing their heads about all of this. >> it sounds like we had sleet or a few snowflakes in our area already i know winter is coming but it's the middle of november, tom. >> i have only one word to say. >> what's that? >> madness. that shetag madness. >> here it is lifeels like wint. we had sleet last evening but it's long gone now. we don't have any more customers. the ar is green, eastern shore, cambridge and far southern st. mary's county. pulling east across the eas

northern prince georges, montgomery, fairfax, prince william counties and in the district and arlington as well. as we work our way toward midnight, some scattered showers are possible. a 60% chance you're dealing with rain today or later tonight. might see some wet flakes well north and west of washington. even back into frederick county. as we work our way toward friday morning, we'll dry out. for that evening commute, tonight, some wet roads are possible. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow morning, sunny skies at that point. but it's going to be colder. it's going to be breezy as well. you'll have the heat on in the car tomorrow morning with the temperature around 34 groups. as we talk about the temperatures throughout the day tomorrow, a high of only about 43. when you factor in the winds, 6:00 a.m., feels like temperatures are in the 30s. 3:00 in the afternoon, only feeling like temperatures are in the upper 30s. 7:00 p.m. tomorrow evening, temperatures feeling like they're in the low 30s. friday night lights for friday, obviously, definitely want to bundle up. saturday

counties. upr 40s in the district of columbia and arlington. in the bay, near the upper 40s. farther south and west, a few spots dipped into the 30s. the upper 30s in loudoun county and down to prince william. war renton, 42. dulles at 38 this morning. walking to the metro this morning, you're walking to the bus stop and it will be chilly in the 40s. then during the afternoon, partly sunny, beautiful afternoon. temperatures reaching around 70 degrees in the metro area. and even milder weather for southern maryland. across north/central virginia, a few isolated spots like fredericksbu ove to culpeper and near staten, virginia, in the upper 70s by mid-afternoon. a beautiful day coming up with great weather for the election in west virginia, virginia, maryland, distr of columbia and delaware. then tomorrow the mild pattern continues. highs reaching the upper 60s to near 70 and partly sunny. then o thursday, a front sweeps through. likely getting us some rain. that's the next chance of rain on thursday. occasional showers for the morning all the way into the afternoon wit hig reac

arlington. establishments that take part are helping defray some of the costs associated with the event. >> it helps the county as a whole. we have been taking resources from other parts of the county to staff this. now organizers are paying for police support, fire support. we can have dedicated resources here from the beginning. >> repor to keep things from getting to that point in the first place. the need for that became clear last summer when a naked man was arrested after he parked a charactr several parked cars. >> this is a very high-strung area. it's nice to see people enjoying themselves. >> it may not be the biggest pub crawl but it's gaining a reputation. >> i came all the ways from north carolina to do this. we had a big pub crawl in charlotte, where i am from. >> reporter: from the lines outside eateries, this is good for business. the costumes are scarier than the ride home. >>> another police officer has been take. off the job and prince george's county tonight. miriam perez was arrested for drunk driving. maryland state police charged her with dui. she has been suspended with pay. that is the