it is a five car pile up southbound along kenilworth avenue at burroughs avenue.far left lane . well as 50. back within the next 10 minutes to work you around the commute headed into d.c.. adrianna: the holidays are officially here in d.c. final preparations are going on, on the south lawn of the highest -- white house as they get ready to flip the switch on the national christmas tree. autria: john gonzalez is live, where it is already starting to look like a party. john: it really is. the 28 foot colorado blue spruce from virginia is ready to go. 3000 seats have been set up in a reserved area, 20,000 seat issued. the final preparations are underway. this is one of the most elegant traditions and the oldest in the nation's capital, the lighting of the national christmas tree just hours away. the tradition started with calvin coolidge over 90 years ago big names include kathie lee gifford and dean cohen as the host. there will be music from wynonna, the texas tenors, the navy band. there was a lottery for tickets back in october. the walkway surrounding the nation

the van was parked outside a day care on nannie helen burroughs avenue in northeast, when it ignited. witnesses saw the smoke and called 9-1-1. captain mike basinger tells us that he thought it was a simple call, until he heard something he did not expect. just as the firefighter rescued the boy, his mother came rushing out of the day care. she was inside with her infant when the fire started. the toddler was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. it's unclear what sparked the fire. right now-- actress rose mc-gowan.... is out on bail. she turned herself in to authorities in loudoun county last night. mc-gowan is facing drug charges- accused of leaving narcotics on plane a dulles- when she came to town for the women's march back in january. she was booked and released on five-thousand dollars bond. mcgowan's name - in the headlines a lot lately - after she accused movie mogul harvey weinstein of rape. new this morning.. celebrations breaking out australia.. after the nation votes to legalize same-sex marriage. in sydney.. singing and tears greeted the announcement as tho

and then with burroughs business is what creates jobs but the premiums are the same way.the community in general and they understand they're interdependent. server to the federal government to reach out to to use the consulate to work with the business community to tap into a great relationship. soviet verdes there anything you would do different? i said no idea started three years earlier. [laughter] >> ambassador craft you just are they your job that so what you doing to cultivate a relationship? how was that going?. >> first of all, things to the committee for hosting this. [applause] >> most importantly the person that i love the most in the relationship is here. the best that any ambassador could dream of. so talking with our relationships and with this relationship. and then immediately and to the prime minister and his wife. and then arriving six days ago. and then with those credentials. and the power that we have seen before. server thank you so much. so i feel as if being from kentucky bourbon and an end automobiles are our gift. and that makes for great party b

northbound 295 before burroughs of a crash involving a schoolbus schoolbus.g to get more information on this but we're seeing bigger northbound delays developing. southbound from riverdale park on down past east capitol street heavy traffic as well because of congestion but again breaking news on northbound 295 by burroughs avenue. crash involving a schoolbus more information on that to come. outer loop at van dorn street delays because of a crash blocking the shoulder. seve and allison. >> erin, thank you very much. so coming up nearly half of americans now have high blood pressure. there's an aster rick on this story. we'll explain. new guidelines announced yesterday. >> stay with us. array hit 8:00 a.m. we'll talk lives to the experts about alarming changes and how you could be affected. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ it's time for the sleep number semi-annual sale on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the final days of our semi-annual sale, where our c4 mattress with adjustable comfort

he asked for all whistle blower information, elected members edward burroughs and david murray may process and threatened action if they didn't turn it over by 12:00 noon today. burroughs remains defiant. >> it feels like they are trying to make an example out of us. >> as the deadline passed, the board member seemed to back off the threat but was still unhappy with the dissident members. >> they have every right to speak to anybody they want publicly. but they don't have the right to conduct their own investigation. >> county executive rushern baker who has made improving p.g. schools cornerstone of the administration is seeking distance from the drama. >> the board members want to move the school system forward. how they internally get to that is their policy. tonight it seems quiet but the problem has not gone away. he doesn't know what he will information over and the board members will ask for emergency meeting to the entire school board. we'll stay on the story. brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you. charles county schools getting a boost to teach students about the environment. the

burroughs run road is blocked as they try and clear that.ne more in pennsburg a new wreck along knight road at kutztown road. emergency crews responding there as well. plenty of accidents. we're watching them. we'll do that again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> thanks. >> thanks. >> dogs can add a lot of love and joy to your life. they can also keep you healthy and even inspire recovery. health reporter and register nurse ali gorman with that story. >> major news for anyone who drives a very popular luxury car brand. what you need to know if you drive a bmw tonight. details when "action news" continues in a moment. >> ♪ christie: this is governor christie. new jersey is facing an epidemic fueled by addictive opioid painkillers. codeine... oxycodone... fentanyl... morphine. these are just some of the medications prescribed for pain relief. these pills can be highly addictive, and the addiction doesn't end when the prescription runs out. many times, people turn to a deadlier option - heroin. addiction is a disease, but help is within

this one is on the southbound side of 295 before burroughs road blocking the left lane. of that by east capitol down to 14 miles per hour. northbound side looking pretty pleasant right now. as we make our way out in southern maryland in accokeek we are dealing with a fatal crash investigation. that's on derbyshire way right near stroudsburg street. we have a -- stroudsburg i should say street. we do have a crew on the way. we'll keep you posted. fatal crash investigation. 270 southbound 109 to the local lane split just a 30 minute ride. volume increasing. north of that point we are backing up so be prepared for that. as you make your way out from 70 to 121 a little bit of a slow s z time. i'm ready for a morning meme. >> music is already playing it. >> get right into it. >> yes, please. >> let's get right into it. >> roll into it. >> make our day. [laughter] >> yes, make our day. >> please. >> we didn't do medieval memes this week. they'll be back next week. >> we were feeling nervous. >> all right frederick, when you wake up and realize it's friday. >> whoo-hoo! >> hall

we have construction northbound 295 before burroughs avenue northeast. left lane is getting by that late clearing work zone and you know what happens on 295 southbound. we start to see a lot of delays so watch for rubberneck delay again the northbound side of traffic impacted there as you head up towards 50 this morning. 50 inbound is quiet. not seeing any problems through bowie this morning. outside the beltway things on 95 by the icc look good. as we forward things along once again we are seeing some construction on rock creek parkway. i'll let you know when that clears. metro is on time. >> isis is threatening to go after pope francis just weeks before tens of thousands of the faithful gather at the vatican to celebrate christmas. we'll have the latest on the terror threat ahead. >> ♪ >> welcome back to fox5 news morning. it is friday, 5:08 is our time right now. charles manson is still alive but that's all the california department of corrections and rehabilitation will say. tmz reported earlier this week that the 83-year-old infamous cult leader was

the van was parked outside a day care on nannie helen burroughs avenue in northeast, when it ignited. witnesses saw the smoke and called 9-1-1. captain mike basinger tells us that he thought it was a simple call, until he heard something he didn't expect. that's when the boy's mother rushed she was inside with her infant when the fire started. the toddler was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire. coming up.. a possible serial killer in florida, targeting a new victim. but this morning - a possible break in the case. the clue the killer may have left behind.. and new overnight.. three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting returing home. the international diplomacy that got the charges dropped. eileen live tease today: sunny early, becoming mostly cloudy. cool. highs: 50-53 winds: n to se 5 mph tonight: cloudy with scattered showers. patchy fog. lows: 37-44 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. breezy to windy. seasonable. highs: 56-60 winds: wnw 10-15 g 25 mph breaking right now .. an earthquake korea.

it would be different if this was one of the bernie burroughs. she was a al gore person.n the clinton camp. she had a problem with the fund-raising agreement. i think the problem was with the timing, given that what happened four days before an election. looks like it all turned out well for the democrats tonight so she's not going to get blamed for democratic losses. that works out for her. of course it's a little bit about selling books as well. >> shannon: she talked about sexism, not very flattering portrayal of robby mook. there was criticism, she's doing this before virginia and new jersey and these other races. something tells me that book is going to be on the best seller list. >> i'm sure will. she has a great story obviously. as david was mentioning, remember why she even entered the dnc chair to begin with. she entered on an interim basis after debbie wasserman schultz basically got pushed to the curb after her emails got hacked and showed some shady stuff. she has a right to tell her story. the clintons put her there. she -- they had her trust. everybody trust

a guy from the outer burroughs from queens.akes up his mind to scale power and prestige in manhattan. >> the eyes on the bridge. how am i going to cross that bridge. i want to go to new york. donald trump was john travolta in "saturday night fever." ♪ >> i used to go to parties in new york that he threw, and it was every c grade, semi sleazy pseudo celebrity. i was in a party in the '80s and a friend of mine looked at the crowd of people there and came and said not indicted, not indicted. >> no matter how much he tried, donald trump simply never fit in with manhattan's upper crust. >> he had a chip on his shoulder about a certain class of people. >> he may have wanted to be one of them. he certainly seemed resentful enough about not being included in the new york elite. >> he was never going to be that. his tastes were too vulgar, his hair was too vulgar. >> he was a man of resentments. and his voters have resentments. and those resentments somehow connected to each other during the campaign. >> who is a minor in this club? who

hart of hollywood, florida a 59 year-old man who was celebrating his birthday, running through five burroughshen the officials realized the mix up they tweeted his bib number and congratulations to both kevins. >>> finally, remember how, and , back in high school during pep rally. take that and multiply it for students of the lake mary high school after their principal doctor, mickey reynolds surprised them on court, joining them, and look at her go. if you were wondering how they nail every month principal reynold is a tended a few practices with the team and video home to rehearse, every single step, and she crushed it. that is your hot minute i'm be x from today's 96.5. >> sure did. >> wow. >> good. >> good. >> that was good. >> yes, well, yes, indeed. kate joins with us our forecast and your team is on the road. >> we are on the road, enjoying a nice, november day, little bit on the chilly side but today is nothing compared to what lies ahead. i will leave with you that. we will take a look at cbs mobile weather watcher has gone, this time, traveling to kennett square in chester county. y

. >> right off of nannie helen burroughs avenue and i was actually relaxing and my house shook and i called my wife and i was like did you feel that? she didn't even feel it. >> where was your wife at though? was she in a different part of d.c. >> she's in the house. we were in the same house. >> oh, she's in the same house with you, okay. >> i just assumed that somebody had a major accident or something. >> yeah. >> and next thing i knew everything in my house start shaking. >> so we're looking at right now for people who are watching, here's a map and it gives you an idea of where the epicenter was. you see the ripple effects towards the d.c. area. we asked our last caller -- james we appreciate you calling. we got to go over to lauren demarco right now. >> she's at the ellipse for the christmas tree lighting. lauren. >> reporter: absolutely we are here and you can see president trump melania trump walking out about to speak right now. little bit of chaos up here with the media folks. there's -- they want to make sure we've got our lights off, it's a security concern so pardon that

consumer financial protection burroughs or cfpb has been a total disaster as run by previous administration's pick we will bring it back to life. the president will ultimately nominate a permanent director to the confirmed by the senate >>> cowboys tearing apart last weekend eagles hoping for another win today this time begins the bears. >> but let's not assume, youknow what mom and dad used to say about that bird are not taking anything for granted. sports reporter jamie apody live at the linc with the preview. it is hard not to salivate about a win but we have to play the game, first. >> reporter: yes, they really should win this game handily tam and nydia but as you said anything can happen on any given sunday. the eagles hoping to move to 10-one. can you believe that? they want to keep pace try to earn home field advantage in the playoffs. lets take a look earlier carson wentz warming up on the field behind me. of course wentz world these days and we're just living in it. he has got to be leading candidate for nfl mvp. he will pose rookie mitch tru bitsky that is a lot like wentz but he s

people who came out there to take part and run in this years marathon people pack the whole five burroughs much fun to run the 26.2-mile race. >>> lets go through winners, how this one, shailene flannigan finished the race in two hours, 26 minutes, 532nd. this is first time an american woman has won this race in more than 40 years. as for men you're looking at him kenya's jeffery camror running in two hours and 10 minutes and 53 seconds. nicely done. what is it upward dog is that the position. >> sure. >> certainly a great morning to do yoga. >> both days this weekend. >> yes. >> yogi. >> yogi, yeah. >> so here's our favorite price for everything doughnuts and exercise, free, so we will tell you where you can get a work out in center city for free, this morning. >>> look at this, a special day for group of lucky kid and their families, they were treated to wreck fast with the phillies fanatic, first event of the season of giving, the phillies, they are paying it forward to different charities over the next two months. love to see the smiling faces. >> such a great job there. >>> how about

will participate as the commissioner said 2 1/2 million spectators will line the streets in all the burroughs in our city. we've enhanced security for this also. it will be a very safe event. we've added more sand trucks, more blocker vehicles. i can't give you the exact number. it will be the most ever deployed at this event. we more than doubled our observation teams, our rooftop observation posts as well as our counter sniper teams from the emergency services unit throughout the boroughs, not just manhattan and added heavy weapons teams throughout the city. from our emergency services unit, strategic response group and critical response command will be at fixed locations along the route but they will also have a mobile response capability. if they are needed elsewhere. and this increase will supplement the already large, substantial detail of unformed officers that you'll see along the route. they will be officers in civilian clothes. they will be mixing in with the crowds to detect any suspicious activity. canines, large number of canines will be deployed along the route and counter terro

then aside from that one, another crash it cleared to the shoulder 295, this is out by nanny helen burroughs right now. volume is decreasing but it's still pretty heavy. slow as you make your way out on 95 northbound from dale city up to the beltway. almost a 40 minute trip. 270 southbound 34 minutes to get to the beltway. metro is on time except for that ongoing red line problem. tucker barnes morning memes. >> he did. >> yes. >> we all benefit. >> let's get to it. many of you may know there's going to be a big football game tonight. >> yes. >> i've heard. >> yes. so, we've got football related memes. let me just say quickly before we get started. >> these will be good. >> i love it. >> this is washington, d.c. >> yes. >> you know it. >> so we're skins centric here. >> yes. >> although i will say over the years i've met a lot of cowboys fans. i don't get it. >> i agree i've met a lot as well. >> so, you know, we're going to throw a little shade at you cowboys fans but that doesn't mean we don't love you for living in d.c. >> let's do it. >> is that fair? there's one meme here that's making

in kennett township chester county watching a bad crash, a vehicle struck a pole along burroughs rungood spot to avoid. we have been telling you about that flipped over vehicle in radnor township along newtown road at abraham's lane. church road an alternate around that. but things are congested in that area, just 10 miles per hour there along conestoga road nearby. of course volume is kicking in in a lot of spots. there on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound in chester county, we had an issue up ahead by 29, malvern, the e-z pass exit. everything is opened there now but still some speeds in the teens as you come west of valley forge. and elsewhere on the turnpike slow on the eastbound side near norristown, just 16 miles per hour there as well. springfield township watching a new crash along stenton avenue at paper mill road but our one in willow grove along 611 easton road at maryland road has cleared out and in east norriton by creature comforts veterinary hospital everything is reopened along germantown pike at trooper road. that crash, too, is cleared out of the way and 70 miles

well unfortunately the reports we're hearing a very disturbing and we're very fearful for burroughs that perhaps he is going to face arrest we want to make sure that the men are provided with water that they're provided with medicine that they're provided with health care where we're hearing that two may have already collapsed so we want to make sure that these men are actually treated humanely and that we don't see excessive force used to move these men to conditions that are essentially very close to the locals and where they fear for their safety can you expand on that for us because of the astray in government decommissioned this facility. and now wants to move the refugees out where this is where does it want them to go to to what it's an island. well that's right but at the moment the center they're on is on the naval base and so you know it's a fair way away from the main town so the men feel much safer there because a number have been attacked in the last few months by locals serious attacks with machetes we've had men who've had their skull fractured you know there's a lot of. t

there is a southbound crash near nanny helen burroughs avenue adding to the delays again heavy volume the 14th street bridge. heavy traffic 395 minute lanes and we're always seeing big slow downs through dale city. 95 northbound. 43 minute ride improving slightly 270 southbound from 109 to the local lane split. kind of dreary gloomy monday blue and silver line delays if you're taking metro this morning. give yourself extra time if you have any questions about getting around at erin fox5 dc on twitter. steve and allison. >>> still to come this morning we have not reached thank thanksgiving. >> happy hangs giving. >> happy thanksgiving. apparently one crowd already wants to start rocking around the christmas tree. we feel for you thanksgiving. you're kind of left behind. >> not on this show. >>> which generation loves christmas music maybe a too much? we'll explain. >> more thanksgiving music. >> that's right. what is thanksgiving music? >> we have none. ♪ ♪♪ toasting dad: i'm not one for speeches. but here's to... to many more years of friendship. and feasts! crowd: [laughing, cheering