no reports of major problems. 355 at cedar avenue. a right on south summit avenue there. also, worry-free on northbound 395. no problems as you head towards the district. looking good right now at duke street and problem-free at the 14th street bridge. a 12-minute ride from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. no serious delays on metro, marc trains or the virginia railway express. >>> thank you, mike. >>> time is 5:12. ahead, the treacherous conditions left behind from the snowstorm as the northeast prepares for round two. >>> twice in one month. a person pushed off a new york city subway platform. the odd behavio >>> 5:16 right now. two of the three men accused of brutally beating a capitol hill man will be in court. police say tommy branch and sunny kuti attacked and robbed maslin in august. he was in a coma for nearly two months. branch and kuti are due in court at 9:30. the third person, michael moore, waived his right to a hearing. >>> today the man accused of walking into sandy hook elementary school in virginia with a 2 by 4 will also be in court. that happened

southbound 355 at cedar avenue. traffic getting by the water main break. delay-free in that area and construction on the eastbound dulles toll road at route 7. traffic is getting by to the left. no serious delays on the dulles toll road as a result. >> thank you, mike. >>> the time is 4:42. still to come, extreme weather. how a winter storm sent another hard hit for the jersey shore. >>> a metro train was stopped at 30 families are looking for temporary shelter after a fire in prince george's county wednesday night. we're hearing the 91 calls for help as people watched the fire race through that building. >> i'm down the street. but i can see it from here. there's smoke everywhere. >> do you know what floor the fire is on in. >> it looks like it started on the first floor. it's on to the third floor now. >> yes. >> you see a window on fire, right? >> yeah. it's a big window. it's burning the roof. >> winnow on fire on the first floor. now it's going all the way up the roof. >> it's like on the roof now. >>> investigators say a malfunctioning furnace caused

a water main breaks on southbound 355, wisconsin avenue at cedar lane at wisconsin avenue, traffic squeezing by to the right. traffic is light. here we are on the beltway at colesville road, moving saul alinsky, no problems. will it-- moving smoothly. in springfield, northbound 95 is still moving well. there is space between the cars. the hov is moving well. all the restrictions are in effect today with a regular traffic pattern. no accidents or the latest from dale city to springfield and to the 14th street bridge on 395. >> online retailers, holiday shoppers weigh in on their experience. and we are seeing problems with the first-ever online ballots for the academy awards. >> amazon is getting a holiday present from shoppers, but reduced. a new survey puts amazon at the top of the list for the best online shopping site, where it's been for the past eight years. at a big jump in americans reading electronic books. 23% of people 60 and over retinal electronic book this year up from 16% last year. retreating dropped from 72% down through 67%. the salary of apple ceo tim cook dropped by 90%. he

355 southbound leaving the beltway into the water main break that is on southbound wisconsin avenue at cedar on 355 southbound. very heavy at wisconsin avenue. the beltway just before georgia avenue, this is the inner loop of the beltway before georgia. a broken-down vehicles in the long ramp to exit onto georgia avenue. their weighting a little longer. otherwise the backup is not so bad. springfield looks pretty good with nothing reported. back to you. >> thank you. 6:51, 35 degrees. your friday express is >> it is 6:54. we begin with a live roundup of today's top stories. john gonzalez is in landover outside fedex field. >> this is the last game of the season. the redskins and cowboys. the winner goes to the playoffs. metro is staying open later on sunday night. you can start tailgating sooner at the stadium. if you want tickets, you will pay. the highest ticket right now going for about $750. there's a rumor and that jummy olabanji has one. >> we just found out a chinese court has ordered apple to pay $165,000 to 8 chinese writers. app contain their work was distributed. the groups suing

in bethesda, traveling southbound on wisconsin avenue o355 just before cedar lane, you are reduced to one lane. your right lane gets by as the crews are working on the water main break and that will last reportedly well into this morning's rush hour. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you, jeff. >>> in the developing fiscal cliff negotiations with the clock sticking, top lawmakers are being called to the white house today. it is the first face to face meeting with the president since december 16th. sherry ly is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: well, we are here at the white house where that meeting is set to take place at 3:00 this afternoon. it comes with just a few days left to reach a deal or the nation will go over what has become known as the fiscal cliff. the result of going over that cliff would be tax increases and billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts. but as the hours tick down, the negotiations do not appear to be heating up. in his opening remarks on the floor of the senate yesterday, democratic majority

avenue. southbound 355 inside the beltway at cedar lane, the left lane is getting by the water main work and for a while and still a delay. no word on when that will be cleared. erika? >> thank you very much. >>> a bill signed in russia overnight will have a big impact right here in the united states starting january 1st, the law will ban americans from adopting children from russia. news4 melissa mallot is here. >> this is heartbreaking news for some americans looking to start or expand their families. >> reporter: these videos posted online, american families celebrating their adopted russian babies. happiness on the internet. the u.s. is a biggest destination for adopted russian children with more than 60,000 of them being taken and by americans over the past two decades. meet this family, adopting ben from russia in 2007 and right now they want nothing more than a siblings for him. since last year, they've been applying. >> it's a million pieces of paper. you laugh about it but it really is quite an intensive process. >> reporter: waiting for another child but this bill could bring an en

avenue, disabled vehicle blocked the access lane to 495. not causing a backup on the inner loop. but a slowdown on georgia. southbound 355 at cedar lane. left lane getting by the water main break. we're seeing delays in the surrounding area. aaron? >> thank you, mike. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office investigating a deadly shooting that happened at 7:00 last night in sterling. deputies found the victim shot to death near great trail terrace and trail run terrace. they believe the man was targeted. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. >>> today the man accused of walking into sandy hook elementary school in shenandoah county, virginia, with a two by four is going to be in court. the incident happened in strasburg last week. christopher johnson wrote high-powered rifle on the board. he made general statements about school safety. nobody was hurt. johnson, though, is now being charged with disorderly conduct. >>> more than 200 teep teachers in utah spent the day in the classroom learning how to handle a gun. that class usually gets 40 to 50 participants. the lesson included gun safety, self-defense tactics

cedar lane only one lane gets by. old georgetown read may be the better bet for you. inner loop of the beltway broken down truck in the long lane to go south on georgia avenue.ack to delia. >>> we've opinion telling you, can be been telling you -- been telling you all morning long about crashing down on the widespread problem of drunk driving we have in the dmv. here isasha farthing and sergeant of the police department. i didn't get a chance to meet your brother officer farthing with the park police. but lots of folks are very passionate about him. and he was your big brother. >> yes. >> tell me about what happened. we know he was killed ten years ago? >> ten years ago august 10th. 2002. underage drunk driver struck and kimmed him outside of his police vehicle while he was assisting with another prior accident. >> 28 years old. >> 28. >> two years on the force. >> right. he went to work and he never came back home. >> we talked on the phone and you said listen, i'm going to keep it real. i mean these people -- destroy lives, she was reckless. she ruined your life. >> she ruined my life. she ruined my parents' lives, my nephew will never know his father and

avenue. if you're headed this way, notice that you will be needing to put a little time on your commute. the latest from bethesda, back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> southbound 355 at cedar lane getting by there the water main break but not much delay on 270. causing a slowdown on 55 each way. and looking good right now on the beltway in montgomery county on the inner loop and outer loop. a looiv >>> the fab five is going gold. >> usa! >> who could forget that golden moment? the u.s. women's gymnastics team winning their first team gold medal since 1996, one of the bright spots in a year filled with serious news from the election to superstorm sandy and of course the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. in our next half hour, we're going to look back at how we covered the news this year on the "today" show. 7:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 28th of december, 2012. i'm savannah guthrie alongside willie geist, who's in for matt. >> also this morning, something that will be hard for many families to swallow. the price of milk could more than double and very soon. as much as $8 a gallon. could be a real possibility. >>> then, would you hitch a ride with a perfect strange