desde arlington virginia, alfredo miranda, univision. quiere utilizar los juegos de apuestas para sacar al condado de sus problemas financieros... rushern baker busca que se inicie un estudio para atraer nuevamente las maquinas tragamonedas al condado como alternativa para recaudar fondos que ayuden a cerrar el deficit de cien millones de dolares en el presupuesto.. .... entre las alternativas a consideracion seria que a traves de fondos recaudados con juegos de azar como maquinas tragamonedas, se construyese un nuevo hospital en ese condado... recuerde que quedan pocos dias para que venza el plazo para la reinscripcion del estatus de proteccion temporal para hondureÑos y nicaraguense s... los consulados urgen a sus connacionales elegibles que llenen sus formularios y lo envien lo antes posible... si no tiene los recursos para pagar los tramites, puede someter sus documentos mas el formulario i-912 para justificar el porque no puede efectuar el pago... la policia de prince george quiere arrestar a los tres responsables de asaltar un rest

russ mitchell,cbs news arlington, virginia. >>> and we'll be back. >>> i'm chief howard dickerson iwanto wish you all happy holidays and a merry christmas. >> i love you. is a complete multivita >>> it's one of our iconicimages washington crossing the delaware. the new painting fixes inaccuracies. >> it was at night.forget the robot they probably used a ferry big enough for horses an and cannons. >>> and now to california, astory of resilience. bill whitaker with a magnificent sight high in the western sky. >> of all of the sights to seein california this is one rarest. a california condor gliding is 15,000 feet in the air. with a wing span of 10 feet and weighing up to 30 pounds these high flying scavengers once ruled the western skies. in the 80s the numbers plummet the from plugs and pollution and led poisoning. just 20 birds remained. with breeding programs to keep them wild in captivity and to keep them from growing reliant on humans they used puppets to feed the chicks. by next year the population is to sore past the 400 mark. >> we have saved the speciesgenetically and demographi

russ mitchell, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >> and we'll be back. >> i'm chief howard dickerson. want to wish you all happy holidays and a merry christmas. love you, beth. love you, kids. love you, mom. >> axelrod: it's one of our iconic images-- washington crossing the delaware. but a new painting fixes some inaccuracies. it was at night, not in the afternoon. forget the rowboat. they probably used a ferry big enough for horses and cannons. and there was no stars and stripes. that flag wouldn't be used for a year. now to california and a story of resilience. bill whitaker with a magnificent sight high in the western sky. >> reporter: of all the sights to see in california, this is one of the rarest-- a california condor gliding 15,000 feet in the air. with a wingspan of ten feet and weighing up to 30 pounds, these high-flying scavengers once ruled the western skies. in the '80s, the numbers poaching and pollution and lead poisoning. just 22 birds remained. conservationists used breeding programs to keep them wild in captivity and to keep them from growing reliant on humans, they

en arlington virginia.a policia del condado de montgomery esta en busca de dos sujetos que intentaron asaltar a mano armada a un hombre en la cochera de su vivienda... ocurrio a las doce y treinta de la media noche en la cuadra 600 de cobblestone court, en silver spring... los sujetos forcejearon con la victima y uno de ellos disparo el arma hiriendolo en el pie... luego se dieron a la fuga... los sospechosos son afroamericanos, delgados y ambos llevaban cubiertos sus rostros con mascaras de eskiar... si usted tiene alguna informacion al respecto llame al 240-773-8477... y otro robo tambien se registro en el condado de montgomery, esta vez en una gasolinera en rockville... el asalto ocurrio anoche en la gasolinera mobile en la cuadra 15-mil de la avenida georgia... un empleado fue sorprendido por dos hombres cuando salia del establecimiento... uno de ellos lo amenazo con un arma de fuego y le ordeno que regresara... robaron dinero en efectivo y se dieron a la fuga... el empleado no resulto herido... los sos

. >> surae chinn reporting live from arlington, virginia. and we want to tell you, too, there are 150 cars, trucks and suvs on the list. just go to wusa9.com to see if your vehicle is there. the story is on our front page. mike? >> thanks, andrea. we are watching your money! jessica doyle is off this week. we'll continue to do it. the holiday shopping forecast is looking up. in fact, it is so good, the forecast is being upgraded. the d.c.-based national retail federation expects holiday sales for november and december to hit a record $469 billion which is up nearly 4%. a jump of only 2.8% is what was expected. experts credit a little more certainty about the economy being the reason. >>> plans for the first whole foods in prince george's county are being delayed now. lawmakers in riverdale park, college park and university park are trying to come up with a better agreement on the design and the traffic impact. the whole foods is planned as part of a bigger project along route one, just south of queens chapel road. developers are hoping to op

la unica hispana que conforma la junta escolar de arlington virginia, ha anunciado que se postulara aoland -sanchez trabajo casi cuatro aÑos en el sistema educativo.. violand sanchez dice que su principal objetivo sera el impulsar a los estudiantes y lograr un mayor indice de graduaciones.... con la experiencia que tengo en la educación de mas de treinta anuos y la dedicación que tengo a las familias y el apoyo a los estudiantes, debo seguir trabajando por el bien de la comunidad y de los estudiantes y de una mejora en la educacion violand-sanchez anunciara oficialmente su decision el proximo mes y el 26 de enero comenzara su campaÑa en busca de la re-eleccion... y la economÍa fue el tema principal en el 2011, una crisis que no comenzo con el aÑo, sino tiempo atrÁs. ione molinares nos dice que sucedio y quienes fueron los mas afectados... el gran dolor de cabeza en washington sigue siendo la crisis economica... "en la primera mitad del año la economia crecio menos del 1%. estabamos al borde de otra recesion". una recesiÓn que comenzo con la crisis hipotecaria... y que no ha podido rec

shout out to my fiance, friends and family back in arlington, virginia. >>> let's go back to the breaking news about the suspect in yesterday's virginia tech shooting. police again identifying the gunman as a 22-year-old college student at nearby radford university. ross truth ashley. he killed an officer at virginia tech and then killed himself. ashley had stolen a car wednesday from a real estate office in the town of radford. they have no idea about any possible motive. >>> dc's most colorful politician is going hollywood. at least his story is. marion berry will be the focus of a new hbo movie in the works. the director mike lee. the actor. he had did i murphy. >> reporter: if mockery is the sincerest form of flattery, marion berry should be honored. eddie murphy slated to play him. >> who could play his honor, we still call him that. >> reporter: marion berry is the gift that keeping on giving. >> reporter: co-author of the 1994 book about berry's rise and fall is consulting on the yet to be named hbo film directed by spike lee. >> spike lee takes on very difficult subjects. >> furth

en arlington virginia.cia del condado de montgomery esta en busca de dos sujetos que intentaron asaltar a mano armada a un hombre en la cochera de su vivienda... ocurrio a las doce y treinta de la media noche en la cuadra 600 de cobblestone court, en silver spring... los sujetos forcejearon con la victima y uno de ellos disparo el arma hiriendolo en el pie... luego se dieron a la fuga... los sospechosos son afroamericanos, delgados y ambos llevaban cubiertos sus rostros con mascaras de eskiar... si usted tiene alguna informacion al respecto llame al 240-773-8477... y otro robo tambien se registro en el condado de montgomery, esta vez en una gasolinera en rockville... el asalto ocurrio anoche en la gasolinera mobile en la cuadra 15-mil de la avenida georgia... un empleado fue sorprendido por dos hombres cuando salia del establecimiento... uno de ellos lo amenazo con un arma de fuego y le ordeno que regresara... robaron dinero en efectivo y se dieron a la fuga... el empleado no resulto herido... los sospechos

en arlington virginia.9 votos contra 193, la camara de representantes rechazo un recorte de impuestos y extension de beneficios de desempleo por 2 meses que ya habia aprobado el senado...los republicanos insisten en que nunca hubo 1 acuerdo. los lideres republicanos aprobaron 1 propuesta para exigirle al senado a negociar para extender los recortes mas de 2 meses... "y el senado viene no mas con 2 meses de recortes de impuestos a la nomina, que es imposible manejar, en 1 lugar de 1 aÑo para hacerlo y eso va a tener repercusiones muy serias si no lo completamos antes de fin de ano. asi es que no estoy satisfecho con lo que hizo el senado, mas bien 1 insulto al pueblo americano." el presidente obama dijo que la unica opcion es aprobar lo que el senado ya le dio el visto bueno..... pero la incertidumbre continua, ahora viene una negociacion que no se sabe si concluira antes del 31 de diciembre.... el mÁximo comandante de las fuerzas estadounidenses en irak regresÓ hoy, y fue recibido por su esposa y por el pre

a $1 million grant to launch a bike sharing program similar to the one in the district and arlington, virginia. >> the idea is to get people out of their cars. dick rants has the story -- crantz has the story. >> reporter: traffic congestion gets worse every year. montgomery county is hoping pedal power will help cut congestion, police and energy consumption. >> we are trying hard to expand public transportation for people to get around without driving. bike transit is the new step in that program. >> i think everyone benefits when there is one less car on the road whether you drive or not. >> reporter: the initial bake sharing stations would be located in communities inside the beltway such as bethesda, chevy chase and viral spring. bike sharing has been in the district for about three years. >> here is how this works. let's say you are a student at american university and you take the metro to the metro stop. you could walk to american university. it would take you well over half an hour. instead of walking, what you can do is rent a bike at the bike share station, ride it down nebraska aven

i would like to send a shout out to my fiancee, friends and family back in arlington, virginia. this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> the washington dc veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all that serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> hi. my name is sergeant clifford george stationed here in afghanistan. i want to send happy holidays to my mom, my dad, my sister in silver spring, maryland. happy holidays and i love you. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, a major recall from build a bear workshop. it's recalling about 300,000 colorful heart teddy bears because of choking hazards. the bears eyes can lose en up. they can -- loosen up, they can fall up and children ca

. >> i'm from arlington, virginia. i want to give a shout out to my family in new jersey. my mom and dad and my sister up in maryland and all my friends in the d.c. area. happy thanksgiving and happy merry christmas. miss you guys. see you soon. >> come next tuesday, make sure you have plenty of money on your easy bass and smart trip, because once we get the first of 2012, the cost of commuting is going up for a lot of people. surae chin is live with full details on all the changes. hi surae. >> reporter: hello anita. you know the main toll plaza is always busy and in a few days, they'll be busy taking more of your money. >> money coming out of my pocket that i haven't had to so far. >> at the main toll plaza in virginia, you'll pay a quarter more. that's $1.50 a trip to pay for metro silver line and the dulles way gets a 30-cent hike. dining or shopping, get ready to pay a dime more an hour. >> federal systems, you know, encouraging more cars in this way. it doesn't make any sense. >> rebecca is one of thousands of d.c. federal workers who participates in the commuter tax

i recently visited their headquarters in arlington, virginia. >> each year, linden resources employees and provides vocational services for more than 250 people with disabilities. they own two successful commercial businesses. a full-service printing company and a warehousing facility. >> while we are happy to provide paychecks and help people ensure that they're able to meet their financial obligations, we really enjoy all of those other aspects that come along with employment. >> for people with disabilities, a job is a means to pride and greater independence. linden resources serves the needs of people with severe intellectual and physical disabilities, including wounded warrior veterans. >> 28-year-old megan greenwood served four years in the air force as a medic. when she returned from iraq, she suffered from post- traumatic stress. >> i am considered a disabled vet because of ptsd and depression and migraines as well. and they do hinder me from working sometimes. >> linden is strongly committed to employment needs of students. they work with local school systems, the virginia dep

. >> i'm from arlington, virginia. i want to give a shout out to my family in new jersey.y mom and dad and sister up in maryland. and all my friends in the d.c. area. happy thanksgiving and merry christmas. miss you guys and see you soon. >>> today, president obama attended a ceremony at andrew's air force base marking the end of the iraq war. the president welcomed home the top commanders and they returned with the u.s. forces iraq flag bringing a symbolic conclusion to the war. during that ceremony, president obama made no formal remarks. >>> and the end of the iraq war is resulting in a flood of troops returning home this week. many are first setting foot on u.s. soil out at our airport. the last 300 troops to leave iraq finally arrived. scott broom is at bwi tonight to report on this historic homecoming. >> this is what the end of a nine year war looks like here on the home front. that's emily walton from woodbridge and there's her dad. air force major, thomas walton, finally clearing customs. >> what did you think of that? >> that was incredible. totally surprised. di

presidential candidate newt gingrich will be in arlington, virginia. the former house speaker will attend a fund-raiser and initiative in rosslyn. presidential candidates have until september 22nd to collect the signatures of 10,000 resident in order to appear on the 2012 ballot. >>> newt gingrich is accusing mitt romney of running a nasty smear campaign. he suggested romney is behind negative attacks funded by special political action committees. romney denies wrongdoing and he said the commercials are out of his control. >>> the d.c. council has approved an ethics bill which allows members to remove legislators for criminal wrongdoing and misconduct. an ethics board and code of conduct overseeing the actions of council members would be established. >> legislators would be allowed to keep their outside jobs but the amount they can keep in their constituency fund has been cut in half to $40,000. congressman wells says the bill falls far short. >> i can't believe that now we said that we can use our constituent services fund for sports tickets again. >>

. >>> if you're traveling in arlington, virginia, still see an accident at north glebe road and 34th street northbound. police and fire on the scene of that accident. if you're traveling across the wilson bridge, you're green in both directions. not seeing any issues for you. a live view right now. you can see the volume is very light in the area. if you're continuing your trip and making your way towards the american legion bridge. actually on the beltway all the way around, i'm not seeing any accidents for you. outer loop crossing the american legion bridge as well as the inner loop, no issues there. traveling in southeast, making your trip across the douglass bridge as well. nice and clear as you head across. i'll be back in ten minutes with another look. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks very much. >> it is now 4:42. 49 degrees out there. >>> still to come, making a holiday tradition a little less work. how many are cutting out their trip to buy a christmas tree the droid razr by motorola. the first droid that becomes self-aware. it remembers what you do and does it faster. cre

format that is accessible by technology companies' entrepreneurs so that if i'm a storekeeper in arlington, virginia, and i happen to sell coffee beans, i would like as part of my information aggregation, news or what have you, for someone to tell me what happened in the federal register today that's relevant in my life. i don't know if that's the role of a journalist or a third-party company that provides that contextual information for me. at the end of the day, i'm informed and i'm better for it. >> aneesh chopra, you are not a journalist, so i want to ask you a question about journalism. >> yes. >> because what you are is you're an information provider, you're a technologist. if you imagine all this information out there and you imagine what you from your perch would like to see or could imagine seeing in the world of journalism, whether it's citizen journalism or it's the professional journalism, some variation on that that we have grown up to see, how do you imagine changes coming to bear? >> the most fundamental purpose of this initiative is to listen more to the voices of the american people

we will be right >>> we are the american association of pharmaceutical scientists in arlington virginia our 20th anniversary. >> good morning, washington. >>> there's a morning, 5:40. warm outside. in the 40's. first let's talk about the rain later on today. there's a cold front well off to the west in the midwest. if it'll move our way through midnight tonight. and of that, some areas of rain. west of 81 you should see the rain close to a lunchtime. locally between about 4:00 p.m. at 7:00 p.m. this evening. accumulations will be about a 10th of an inch locally and not everywhere. in the potomac highlands, close to a quarter of an inch. 45 right now or in the district. a war started the day. 45 in winchester. cumberland, 34. i-44 in hagerstown. highs in the upper 50's later on today. tomorrow, 40's. >>> if the camera woman here is that you are reporting snowfall you are in trouble. we can control what's happening to your tv set. a broken-down vehicles. toward washington parkway southbound after 123. minor distraction of the roadways. headlights are around the mormon temple on the outloo

we have the first forecast we are the american association of pharmaceutical scientists in arlington, virginiand we are celebrating our 20th anniversary. good morning, washington. >>> bright sunshine when the sun comes up. high pressure is overhead and that will give us blue skies. there will be no clouds like yesterday. a cold front is off to our northwest and that will clear bus tomorrow and you will not notice the cold front moving through town. it will not change conditions that much. 38 degrees in the district in quantico is 40 degrees. manassas is 34 degrees. sonny and 52 this afternoon and that is average for this time of year and not as wendy as the past couple of days. the high pressure is moving directly overhead. continued sunny tomorrow and warmer in the mid 50's. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >>> have a report of an accident eastbound on 66 near 234 in manassas. after that, 66 will slow through centreville and not too bad as you approach the beltway. for '95 is university boulevard is looking pretty good. --495 is looking pretty good. no significant -- significant delay is

at 395 stay with uswith >>> we are the american association of pharmaceuticals scientists in arlington virginia and we are celebrating our 20th anniversary. good morning, washington. >>> hope you are having a good start to your friday morning. we are looking at temple does that have fallen a little bit compared to the last hour now at 35 degrees at reagan national airport. grab your gloves and scarves but maybe your sunglasses because that will become important over the next hour or so. 25 degrees in martinsburg with a cold front off to the north and west of us that arrives later in the day with some increased clouds and temperatures for the weekend will be colder. highs in the upper 40's today lots of sunshine and winds up out of the south at 5-10. we will look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. >>> newschopper7 flew out to the manassas battlefield with eight vehicle that rolled over at 234. this is a popular spot. we will encourage you to stick with the interstate. use 66 because 29 and 234 is where they are cleaning up this accident. not too many options this morning. you can take 95

hayward recently visited their headquarters in arlington, virginia. >> reporter: they own two successfulmercial businesses, a full service printing company, and a warehousing facility. >> while we are happy to provide paychecks, and help people ensure that they are able to meet their financial obligations, we really enjoy all of those other aspects that come along with unemployment. >> lyndon resources serves the needs of people with severe intellectual and physical disabilities, including wounded warrior veterans. >>> 28-year-old megan greenwood served four years in the air force as a medic. when she returned from iraq, she suffered from posttraumatic stress. >> i am considered a disabled vet. because of pt s ddepression and migraines as well. and they do hinder me from working sometimes. >> reporter: lyndon is also strongly committed to employment needs of students. they work with local school systems, the virginia department of rehabilitation services, and local community service boards. >> it is absolutely satisfying to see someone come in with a low sense of self esteem. or a low se

. >> first up is lucky sara fern, 33 years old from arlington, virginia. she hadn't worn make-up since her son chase was born a year and a half ago. she was thrilled when we approached her on the plaza. >> she is pretty. >> you're supposed to be at work. nobody is watching. we ambushed you on the plaza. tell me why you want this for your wife? >> i don't think she knows she is such a great mother and i travel so much and she takes care of this little guy all the time. she really deserves this. i'm happy for her. >> chase doesn't need a makeover in that onesy t. are you ready to get a glam new look? >> i'm so excited. >> she is already a beautiful girl. >> gorgeous. we have her husband brad, their son chase. keep your blind-folds on or just you, dad. here is sara's before picture. come see the new you. >> oh, my gosh! are you ready, dad? >> i'm ready. >> take off your blindfold. >> wow! >> turn around. take a gander. >> oh, my god! >> who is that? >> awesome. >> blow mommy kiss. >> luis, that hair color is beautiful. take a peek right there. >> this is a be

traer ese programa que actualmente funciona en el distrito de columbia y en el condado de arlington en virginiaicitado fondos por un millon de dolares, para ser utilizados en ciudades como bethesda, chevy chase, silver spring y takoma park.. el pasado mes de junio se obtuvo fondos por 1 millon tresciento mil dolares que se usaran para establecer el mismo programa en rockville y shady grove el proximo aÑo. si esta conduciendo y la policia lo detiene y no tiene una tarjeta de seguro, probablemente obtenga una multa, pero segun abogados de virginia, esto no es una infraccion.. seÑalan que conductores en varias jurisdicciones estan siendo multados injustamente... dicen que la ley requiere tener un seguro de auto o pagar 500 dolares de multa al dmv, pero no estipula que conducir sin una prueba de seguro es un delito...policias de virginia dicen que es el reglamento multar a conductores que no muestren tarjetas de seguro... una mujer latina tiene una razon mas porque celebrar estas navidades.. un transplante de corazon le salvo la vida... carolina rosario hablo con ella y su familia y nos trae la his

el condado de arlington en virginia, esta a pocas horas de lograr un hecho historico...si no existe ningun cambio hasta el final del 2011, seria la primera vez que no se registra ni un solo homicidio en ese condado. alfredo miranda trae trae el siguiente informe. una mujer una mujer y su bebe fueron violentamente secuestrados y atacada sexualmente en las inmediaciones del verizon center en washington... ocurrio a las siete y media de anoche cuando abandonaba un estacionamiento cerca a la cuadra setecientos de la calle f cuando el sujeto entro a su vehiculo por una puerta trasera.. amenazandola con una pistola la forzo a conducir a otro sitio y luego la asalto sexualmente... la jefa policial califico el ataque como alarmante.. si planea visitar los monumentos y otras zonas populares de la region este fin de semana de aÑo nuevo, tranportandose por metro, hay buenas noticias.. metro anuncio que tendra mas vagones disponibles para acomodar a los usuarios.. metro operara con su horario normal que es sabado de 7 de la manana a tres de la madrugada y el domingo de siete de la m

kabul, afghanistan, and i would like to wish my wife and daughter a happy holidays there in arlington, virginia. happy holidays, and i will be home soon. love you guys. bye. >> christmas movies and a look back at 2011, joining us now with more on those stories and more, tommy mcfly. are you ready for the holidays? >> i am ready for the holidays. >> you better be. we only have a day left. we will start with a funny look back on 2011 from the people from jibjab. >> they do the best videos. >> there it is. they are talking about the top stories -- >> yeah, of the entire year. if you want a great year in review that makes you chuckle. it's three minutes long. it's everything from anthony weiner to arnold schwarzenegger, and bert and ernie make an appearance. it's very funny. >> and to find it? >> youtube, jib jab -- >> they make holiday cards, too? >> yes, they do. absolutely. >> let's talk about the top movies of -- >> all-time. the christmas movies. >> this is according to access hollywood. let's start with number five. >> "home alone." love that movie. that is the movie that brought him on the s

. >> the presidential campaign trail winds through arlington, virginia. learn the challenge newt gingrich is giving to mitt romney. >> speaking of challenges, what about your commute this morning? monika, over to you. >>> there is one challenge in the mt. airy lisbon area in maryland. route 144 is shut down between st. michaels road and woodbine road. use i-70 as your alternate route. coming up, another look around area roadways coming up at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> we're back at 6:29. this is the place you can always get your weather first. a live look just south of springfield interchange in virginia. 46 degrees there right now. check out the traffic. not too bad for this time of the morning. apparently a lot of people have started their christmas vacation. >> it looks like a lot of lights but they usually are more concentrated. >> we want to thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein out on the we're -- weather terrace. usually he has the 180s. >> i

and son john in stuttgarg germany want to send out warm holiday greetings to our family 234 arlington virginia.  >>> we are meant to be together. >> i am pretty sure he is married with a kid on the way. >> i've got baggage too. >>> patent oswold is co- starring with charlie heron in young adult you may know him from his stand up comedy. kevin mccarthy sat down and asked him about the challenges of playing a characters both funny and deeply sad. >> reporter: you are very funny but also very serious in this movie i want to ask you when you go down both of those routes what is the harder route for you than acting? is it hard to be funny or traumatic. >> equally hard you are drawing on that same sort of energy when you are trying to be funny you are drawing on i am trying to make something tragic or abis your honour seem palatable when trying to be dramatic you are trying to recreate something very very painful but in a manageable way so it doesn't destroy you while you are doing it. i know that doesn't sound like it made a lot of sense but i am drawing on the same source of emotions, just

i'm matthew barry from arlington virginia, i want to give a shout out to my mom and dad and sister and all my friends. merry christmas, see you soon. >>> tonight prosecutors continue to build their sex abuse case against former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >>> now questions are being raised about what his wife knew. >> reporter: the wife of jerry sandusky is responding to allegations that she may have known her husband was sexually abusing boys in their home. through her husband's attorney, dottie sandusky says she has been devastated by the false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my home. she says she and her husband don't know why these young men have made these false accusations, but we want everyone to know they are untrue. one accuser told the grand jury sandusky's wife was home while he was attacked in the basement and yelled for help. the former coach is under house arrest. his attorney says the scandal will overshadow the sanduskys forever. >> public opinion convicted jerry the first day these charges were filed. >> reporter: sand

articulo, y estuvo 4 dias en la carcel del condado de los angeles.este concejal del conda arlington en virginiaermite que las localidades tengan la opcion de salirse del programa. junto a organizaciones inmigrantes y de libertades civiles piden la suspension de comunidades seguras. todos estamos de acuerdo que hay que agarrar a los asesinos, los secuestradores, los drogadictos, toda esa gente, que los metan presos, que les caiga cualquier peso que les tiene que caer. pero la gente trabajadora, la lavadora de platos, la ninera, los que estan arreglando los jardines, que estan trabajando y pagando impuestos, no." la camara de representantes analizo el programa comunidades seguras y recientes cambios a las politicas de deportacion de la administracion obama. los republicanos acusan al gobierno de intentar 1 amnistia administrativa al revisar hasta 300 mil casos de deportaciones. ice defendio el programa y nego que este soltando a cientos de miles de detenidos. nuestra prioridad numero 1 en terminos que cumplir la ley migratoria es la identificacio n y deportaciones de inmigrantes criminales." y co

jchayward recently visited their headquarters in arlington, virginia and she has this hero central story>> each year, linden resources employs and provides vocational services for more than 250 people with disabilities. they own two successful commercial businesses. a full-service printing company and a warehousing facility. >> while we're happy to provide paychecks and help people ensure that they're able to meet their financial obligations, we really enjoy all of those other aspects that come along with employment. >> for people with disabilities, a job is a means to pry and greater independence. limited resources serves the needs of people with severe intellectual and physical disabilities including wounded warrior veterans. 28-year-old megan greenwood served four years in the air force as a medic. when she returned from iraq, she suffered from post- traumatic stress. >> i am considered a disabled vet because of ptsd and depression and migraines as well. and they do hinder me from working sometimes. >> linden is strongly committed to employment needs of students. they work with local

from arlington, virginia, dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> gary, you couldn't ask for a better day. was just gorgeous. >> you know, i know when i went out this morning, the sun was shining and it was already warming up and i thought yeah, this is going to be a good forecast. it's kind of like a setup, though. we know the real deal is on the way. >> you don't work with me enough on friday nights to know i try to avoid this as long as possible. >> yeah, but it's inevitable, gary. you can't stopped the rain. >> it's what i signed up for, no doubt about it. listen, we've got some showers in the forecast, but it looks like hopefully the chance for showers will be limited to the overnight tonight. we may wake up to a few out there tomorrow morning, but we're hoping they get out of here quickly and we can bring on the sunshine again. and it does look like 50s for the weekend. look at. this all three airports today 54 degrees and dulles and bwi started off with morning lows down to the middle 20s and we were able to get up to the middle 50s. not too bad out there right now, 47 in the city,

a shoutout to my fiancee, friends and family back in arlington, virginia. >>> welcome back. it's 5:22 on this clear and cold friday morning. we have some temperatures in and around the beltway in the 30s mainly about 31 up toward rockville. we're looking at 30 degrees for alexandria and 35 in arlington. it will be chilly throughout the day today and in fact, clear skies this morning are going to give way to a little bit more cloud cover later on this afternoon and that definitely means that we are going to see our temperatures move on up. basically into the middle range 50s for most of us, slight chance for a late night shower across the northern zones, mike? >>> thank you olga. howard took on a legendary basketball team and the redskins prepare for the final game of the season. here's dave owens with your morning sports. >> well, good morning everybody. just doesn't have the usual sizzle that we're accustomed to. the redskins' philly finale means nothing in terms of postseason play but still counts in the win loss column and each one wants a positive note. at best the redsk

in arlington, virginia, doug mckelway, fox news. >> one of the president's ambassadors makes undiplomatic comments. that is later in the grapevine. we now know what kind of u.s. drone is apparently in the hands of the iranians. drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. on the network they deserve. like the powful droid char by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> bret: checking world headlines now. pakistani prime minister says he wants to rebuild ties with the u.s. he told the "associated press" he believes that will not take long. the relationship has been strained, recently by the nato airstrikes that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. pakistan is boycotting a conference on the security transfer in afghanistan. today, secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. is prepared to stand with the afghan people for the long haul. afghans are supposed to take

in arlington, virginia, doug mckelway, fox news. >> one of the president's ambassadors makes undiplomatic comments. that is later in the grapevine. we now know what kind of u.s. drone is apparently in the hands of the >> bret: checking world headlines now. pakistani prime minister says he wants to rebuild ties with the u.s. he told the "associated press" he believes that will not take long. the relationship has been strained, recently by the nato airstrikes that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. pakistan is boycotting a conference on the security transfer in afghanistan. today, secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. is prepared to stand with the afghan people for the long haul. afghans are supposed to take control of their own security over the next three years. as u.s. troops draw down. five bomb attacks hit shiite pilgrims in iraq today. 21 people were killed. nearly 100 were wounded as shiites travel to karbala for important religious ritual. shiites are often targeted as they walk to and from the city since security inside the city is tight. we learn today that the u.s. drone mi

from arlington, virginia dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> tomorrow night is a big night for parties and making it a big night for the dangerous driving. the washington regional alcohol program is trying to stop that. joining us now is the organization's president, kirk ericson. thank you for joining us. >> matt, happy new year. >> you, too. you, too. seems like we hear about an accident every new year's eve due to some tone of drunk driving. is there -- research to prove it happens more on new year's eve? >> unfortunately, yes. at any point in the year, 31% of the u.s. traffic fatalities are alcohol related and jumps to 40% in december. by the time you get to now year's eve and new year's day, it can jump to 60%. a dangerous time of the year. >> reporter: what can be done. things that you can do to cut down on drinking and driving. what programs are out there so folks might just leave the keys in the car at home. >> one of the ones is the program that is offered since 1993, and of which 52,000 washington area residents have take know advantage of, called sober ride. a free cab ride service put

a $1 million grant to launch a bike sharing program similar to the ones in the district and arlington, virginiaidea is to give people an alternative for making those short trips. fox 5's dick krantz has the story. reporter: so many different transportation systems serve the washington region including a popular subway. traffic congestion gets worse every year. montgomery county is hoping pedal power will help cut congestion, pollution and energy consumption. >> we are trying very hard in this county to expand public transportation so that people can get around without having to drive. bike transit is the new step in that program. >> i think everyone benefits when there's one less car on the road whether you drive or not. reporter: he says the initial bike sharing stations would be located in communities inside the beltway such as bethesda, chevy chase and several spring. bike sharing has been in the district for about three years. here's how this works. let's say you're a student at american university and you take the metro to the tinley town metro stop. you could walk from there to american u

athena jones, cnn, arlington, virginia. >> and this weekend, like past, we are trying to help you reclaim your career. >>> getting what you want from your employer. the power of negotiation, coming up. >>> plus, everyday people changing the world. we look back at five years of cnn heros. i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: are there flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. nyqui tylenol: me, too. and cougnasal congestion.ers? nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. >>> checking international headlines now. a syrian group says a prominent doctor is dead as violence flares again. repeatedly killed at least 16 people today. amateur video shows fire as people tried to bury the dead. 4,000 people die

is he live in arlington, virginia at a facility there doug, tonight is it just the technology, the changing technology that's put the post office in such a world of hurt this time? >> well, it certain solid partially the technology, shep. it is also generous retirement benefits. some would say overly generous retirement benefits. consider this one item back in the year 2000, only 10% of americans used email to pay their bills online. nowadays 60% of americans use -- are paying their bills online. that is basically a loss customer base for the postal service. only partially explains why the postal service is $14 billion in the hole this year alone. here is senator susan collins of maine. >> it's important to realize that 80% of the postal service's cost involve its workforce. so if the postal service is to survive, and it must survive, you have to tackle those workforce cuts. >> one solution that collins is proposing 8 to million dollars payment into the retirement service should be returned and that money used to buy out postal service workers. she said it would result in savings of about 2

he is holding a rally at the key bring marriott in arlington, virginia, for petition signatures. >> look is very candid about a lot of things including his own campaign. you see him right there in his words he's scrambling to get on the ballot. there's a chance he might not make that ballot. that's why he's coming back from new hampshire tomorrow night. s a you said, the problem is you can get folks in rosiland and get a lot of signatures in the eighth district, guess what? the commonwealth is a big place. if he's downstate how's he going to pull this thing out? illinois -- >> indiana's is complicated one that comes in between iowa and new hampshire. i talked to veterans of the reagan campaign. that's why gerald ford was the nominee in 1976. jing rich could be in a similar situation. >> his challenge over the next two or three years is to capitalize on the surge in the polls and it's unclear if he has enough time to do it. he may not make it to virginia if he doesn't ramp up his organization in iowa. >> give us the reminder about national polls this close to iowa and new hampshire and wh

and now, like in arlington, virginia. how does it affect holiday shopping and shipping?eporter: very little but for people's mood. the changes have to be printed in the federal register and there is a lock comment period and it has to be approved by the postal service regulatory commission, and that will take a lots of time so look for the changes probably in early april. but, as you said, the postal service has been hemorrhaging money so the changes will make some very difficult changes. it will result if the shutdown of many sorting facilities across the country. we're talking about 480 present-day facilities reduced to 275 and probably the loss of 35,000 jobs and saving of $3 billion, the timeframe for the mailing of a first-class letter will change. though more overnight delivery on a first-class letter. it will take from two to three days. so, anything that you mail first-class today is not going to arrive tomorrow come month of april. but this is just the first in a series of massive changes that the postal service will be seeing over the next several years. we spo

dallas, scottsdale, nashville, but number two on the list is arlington, virginia.he people there spend $254 a month on average on clothes. >> what? >> i thought it would be west memphis, your hometown, man. >> there's not a lot of places to shop in that town. number one on the list is the folks in d.c. people there spend on average $263 a month. >> have you haven't figured out exactly what you're buying for under the tree for the kids, here is an option for you. you can now just rent the toys. there's a website called toyg u toyguru, offering toys for less than what they cost to purchase. rent the toys for a month and you can ship them back if you don't like them. and if your kid gets attached to a particular toy so you want to keep it, you can buy it at a discounted price. parents liking this. >> it's an ideal situation for the holiday time where you can stuff toys under the tree for under 50 bucks. and if you're out there buying them, there's no way you can do that. >> the website is aimed at younger children and you can choose a plan to get a toy every month or