and today people looking for temporary work will get some help in centerville.abor resource center is set to open in a little less than an hour at the centerville square shopping center. it will offer those looking for temporary jobs an organized system to find work as well as educational programs and shelter from increment weather. available jobs will be distributed via a lottery system. and employers will have to fill out a temporary contract. the resource center will open at 6:00 a.m. until noon monday through saturday. >> today attorneys will make march closing arguments involving election fraud. on friday he testified he approved a transcript of automated calls placed to more than 100,000 democratic voters. the anonymous call said the election was already wrapped up so they didn't need to go out and vote. but the polls were still open. prosecutors say it was an attempt to persuade african-american voters in prince george's county and baltimore city to stay home and not vote for martin o'malley. >>> jack and leslie johnson will learn their fate for what pros

about a quarter inch so far in centerville but that total being added to as we see showers. take a look across the area right now. things beginning to taper off. it's wet. temperatures have risen seven degrees in the last two to three hours with a warm front off the atlantic. that will begin to change as we go into the overnight. temperatures will drop back down. heavy steady rain shaking our camera. man, unbelievably wet and windy at times. ellicott city same deal, tough to see a in the fog. that was the story. just one of those days you didn't want to be outside. cold weather to the west in the state, very mild to the east, nearly 60 now down at the beach compared to 30s in the mountains. the winds getting more and more intense and changing directions but becoming more of a west wind. that will bring in colder air western maryland.

to report as you head in from gainsville, centerville and all the way toward fairfax. a last live look at the american legion bridge. bethesda and tyson's corner no problems to report. let's take a look at 270 in my next report coming up at 5:25. andrea and mike? thank you monika. it is 5:18. the question of the day once more every year americans spend roughly $9 billion to improve this. is it bad breath, physical health or hairstyle? camille moon wrote on her website let it be everything else can be addressed later. >>> log onto the facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning during the 6:00 hour. we'll be back.

centerville, graysonville, getting rain. denton clearing out and you can see areas just clearing out in the last few minutes. that's all good news. there is a little more rain to the west. we will show you that in second. 78 right now. at pwi. take a look at some of the conditions. mount ee, rie. tough to find sun at all. plenty of rain and if you got caught in the brief downpour that's how it goes. winds out of the south. you can see around six to 12 miles an hour. we have a wind at the top of the hour. that's a pretty steady south breeze gusting to near 30. the current temperatures around 62 washington, 62 cambridge. you see the first wave of rain, out toward the west, there is another line of rain. that front continuing to drive its way in out of the west. that will take a while to clear through maryland. by morning tomorrow we should have wind shifting north and temperatures starting to drop in to the afternoon. the trend shows basically hit and miss showers through about two in the morning and then we dry out. there is

megan mcgrath reports from the labor resource center in centerville, virginia. >> they were normally have to wait outside on the fringe of the parking lot to find work. today, he's inside the labor resources center, a store front operation at the centerville shopping center. he signed in, listed his skills and waited to be matched for an employer. >> it's a lot easier and a better system. it's difficult when there's a group of people runs. you know, very confusing when that happens. >> reporter: the old system was chaotic. they would gather on a grassy strip. cars drive up and immediately be surrounded by men looking for work. >> what we see on the streets now is a car that comes up, many cars behind it honking their horns because somebody is stopping in the middle of the street and causing a security concern. then, a number of guys desperate for work rushing to the car. this is going to get the negotiations off the street corner into the scepter. >> it was crazy. people running at you. they didn't know what to think. >> they are better organized. it will work out better. >> they are

. >>> today day laborers now have a new way of finding work in centerville. an area is set to open in the centerville shopping center that will provide an organized system to look for work as well as shelter for increment weather and education systems. available jobs will be tributed via a lottery system, and employees will have to fill out a temporary contract. the resource center will be open 6:00 a.m. to noon monday through saturday. >>> another frustrating day for the redskins offense. the burgundy and gold scored on their first offensive series, but that's the only time they got in the end zone. they had plenty of time left on the clock in the fourth quarter, but a fumble deep in their own territory doomed them as the jets scored on their next possession. that put the game out of reach as washington falls to the jets 34-19. >> it's frustrating. you come out in the second half. i think we had three series of three and outs on offense. we had a chance to get momentum, and we didn't. come back with a pretty good play. they got the touchdown, but we were sti

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you have your slow traffic in centerville. no problems to report on the dulles toll road.ut out in lowdon county, watch out for the accident belmont ridge road. we'll take a last live look if you are planning to head to the american allegiance look. through tyson's corner, bethesda. i'll keep you posted on both those situations. andrea and mike? >>> the court marshall for army intelligence bradley manning resumes later at fort mead. he is accused of carrying out one of the biggest leaks of classified u.s. documents in history. the charges could put the 24-year-old in prison for the rest of his life. >> reporter: good morning. the military tribunal didn't break for the weekend. in fact the hearings didn't continue for bradley manning. he has been held since may. his proceedings continue this morning. there will be closed sessions throughout. here's what his attorney said last week in front of the judge. why are we here a year photograph late officer why is this stuff classified? why is it going to cause harm? manning is charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of classif

let's pinpoint it, still heavy downpours extending through queen anne's county and centerville. we have another wave of rain beginning to push to the south and west. this will move through anne arundel county death another round of -- getting another round of rain. temperatures running mild in the low 60s. rainy with some fog. through the 50s we'll go. we'll talk about how things change dramatically. >>> you've been outside, rainy, dreary and that can translate into an awful commute. let's check in with jamie costello. >> this looks like your christmas tree, red on one side, string of wheat on the other side. i'll zip you around town. trying to get out of the city. this has been backed up since 4:00. if you're heading up 95, no problem. we went to the northeast and into elkton. here we are on shawan road, shawan road always this problem right here going up around the hunt valley mall, so be careful on 83 northbound. if you're heading over to the shore, no problem getting across the bridge. our final shot 70 at 29 backed up around the 29 trying to get on to 70. are a going to be

heading east, this is at centerville. seeing a lot of clorowding in ts area.ot seeing any accidents on i-66. traveling east or west. but starting to see some delays as you make your way in the centerville area. on the rails, a minor delay. six minutes. this time on the penn south train marc line. 4:03, your delay, again, six minutes, not so bad. now back to you all. >>> danella, thanks very much. >>> president obama is doing some last-minute christmas shopping. he visited potomac yards in alexandria, virginia, yesterday. the president went to pet smart to buy some things for bo, the first dog. then he stopped by best buy where he shook hands with customers and bought the video game just dance 3 with his daughters. he then joked about playing it for them. after shopping, the president bought three pizzas from pizzeria dell ray. >>> the president is not the only one shopping these days. research firm reports total sales rose 21.7% last week. the firm expects those sales to keep increasing in the final surge before christmas day. >>> now, if you are on a budget,

. >> now just in the last hour, i have spoken with folks at centerville united methodist church. they have been hit twice by this woman burglar and they say fairfax united methodist also has been hit twice. and in one case in centerville, women in the church choir, nine of them lost their purses and it's not just a matter of replacing the money. you have to replace the credit cards and keys in some cases and the minister we talked to up in bethesda, she had to spend $1200 to replace the locks at her own house because those keys were missing. it's a lot of hassle and certainly makes people feel very on edge and these church leaders are worried this thief is out there. they are worried people will be vulnerable as we get closer to christmas and they would like this thief caught now and stopped. i'm peggy fox reporting live, back to you. >> the churches that haven't been hit, give us a description, what does she look like? >> she's 5'5", has a pear shaped body. on the heavy side, carries this big black bag and she has long brown hair. and she walks in and you know, walks among the p

look at these numbers. 3 in centerville. 46 at andrews air force base and 45 in rockville. we'll be back with the full 7-day forecast when 9news now at noon returns. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> welcome back. when someone is a victim of domestic violence, oftentimes they don't know where it turn. there is a place for women and children in northern virginia to escape the violence. j. c. hayward salutes bethany house. >> reporter: every day in the united states, three women are killed by an intimate partner. every 12 days a child dies from abuse. every three hours a family enters a domestic violence shelter. >> i had stitches in my head, stitches in my eye, my fingers were broken,

still centerville, up through churchill. again clearing for baltimore westward. temperatures still running mild. 61 baltimore, 61 dover, 57 now in ocean city. the highs up into the low 60s, what a way to finish up fall 2011. tomorrow we start the winter season we will see temperatures around 60 or higher. could see that wet weather continuing to surge in from the south and west. again, the clearing situation that we have underway for baltimore west will continue. i look for the rain to taper off. the east coast picture showing an active situation. we have a an tick southern branch of the jetsam. ride agriculture long that frontal boundary. that's continuing to feed the moisture and more chances into the forward time period. we can sue you that on the future trend. rain off shore. showers across central maryland and as we continue to work into the day tomorrow nice clearing, couple hours of sun through tomorrow. that plus warm air we could see temperatures well above 60. then our next front with more rain overnight and that will drop the temperatures back to low 5

. >> fairfax and centerville united methodist churches have also been hit each twice and they think by the same woman. i never heard back from montgomery county police today, but fairfax and loudoun county say they are working together to try to catch this woman. reporting live, i'm peggy fox, back to you. >> let's hope it happens soon. tonight at 7:00, swimming in the inner harbor. not something many of us would do, but baltimore is trying to change that and the multimillion dollar price tag could come from the pockets of everybody in maryland. we're going to talk about that at 7:00. >> all right, we'll shea you then. but still to come in this half hour, heading into the heavens at the end of this life may be more reliant on a wing than a prayer. we'll explain coming up. top. >> actually, still nice out here this evening. a lot of clouds, but no showers yet. we hit 50 today. low at national was only 38. we had a streak of four days in a row. 32 are below. average is 47 and 32. record high 70. record low 6 above. we'll come back and tell you when the showers roll in and look ahead to t

. >> reporter: we would like to see a lot of high schools doing what centerville has done. thank you very much, happy holidays. we're getting big donations here and mix 106.7 is here. look at me calling you mix, how are you? >> oop good. been here as long as the others and we have been involved with this for a long time, sue and this is great to have fox 5 involved here. >> thank you forgetting the word out. i think we're doing well you in and this is almost full and another one is still to come. so, we are getting there. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and wisdom martin is standing by. i'm liking how we're doing here this year, wisdom. how are things looking where you are? >> we're doing good here in hyattsville as well and this is the objective. we have to fill these up and get them on top of that truck and all of the volunteers here. this is a very worky cause, right? tell under the circumstance why this is important? >> wisdom, this is important for everyone to come out here in prince georges county. we're collecting food for families. we collecting food for kids

. >> we have a new accident reported centerville, 29 between stone road and pleasant valley road.watch for that travelling i-95, virginia, we can take a look at traffic land we've got the accident right there as you head across the occoquan, right shoulder for folks headed northbound watch for delays leaving the prince william parkway, past 123, up to route 1 further north, everybody running well, no real problems for you smooth trip through the mixing bowl and as you travel on 395, no problems between the belt way and 14th street bridge this is the issue we have been dealing with in silver spring inbound university boulevard remains blocked as piney branch deadly accident there, investigation continues travelling the belt way montgomery county, no real problems for you inner or outer loop, coalsville road. nothing in your way we had the accident southbound 355, veers mill, intersection here looks like it has cleared out things reopened. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> battle for the washington red skins continues to heat up as officials in dc and prince georges

right now in the division 6 final it is being played at uva, centerville losing to oscar smith 34-15 in the fourth quarter. >>> in today's earlier game, south county looking for its first state title playing powerhouse feefis. the tree-time defending virginia state champ. south county on an 11-game winning streak. in the first quarter, feevis up 3-0. anderson going up top for the 5 6'5" ramone deloech. in the third quarter, south county down 10-3. andrew with the pickup. four plays later, second and goal, peter punches it in from two yards out. we're tied at 10. but feevis strikes right back. he got him. 50 yards for the touchdown. beautiful pass. proves to be the game winner. they beat south county 20-10. their fourth straight title. congratulations to south county. what an amazing season for those kids as well. >>> the nba is up and running. free agency began yesterday. the wizards took advantage of some of the moves by acquiring big man ronny turiof from the knicks. it also involved the dallas mavericks. the wizards will get two future second-round draft picks, plus cash. they had

and where centerville is look upper 50s to near 60678955 in annapolis and 57 back towards ellicott city and we have had rain roll through. last shower cape to the north. it raced through maryland's most powerful doppler. this band in frederick trying to charge to the east mount airy getting in on it heading back towards york, p.a. and hitting the counties as well. coming in near rockville sliding its way towards laurel probably the next half-hour to hour. overall wider view. much more back to the west. a little reenforcement with new wave of low pressure along the frontal boundary. look at cold air and snow on the backside and that's important because we will be watching that all catch up with a new storm. it's likely going to bring acoup lathing snow in two days. looking at showers this morning. it's an important fact to consider. snowflakes and what will be wasted and what will stick. talk about it next stick to the set because angela is talking about traffic. >> reporter: not on a great start. bowie got a serious accident. police in hazmat crews on the scene. route 3 crane highway be

and centerville 28 in columbia and 26 in woodbine and white snow across the northern tier as the systemcame through yesterday building through the north. there's snow across the upstate of new york and the next system producing snow in -- i am sorry rain in ohio. the snow is back towards wisconsin and minnesota and that will swirl there. that's going to help lift the jet stream up to the north. what happened in the mild weather if anything does fall out of the clouds it would be rain drops but we should go from partly cloudy to overcast. and it will be a warmer day. in fact holding the temperatures up overnight so if anything fall overnight or tomorrow morning they would be rain drops and leading through the day tomorrow we should see at least a disburgs of the cloud and heading into new year's day itself, we are in pretty good shape. heading outside for the well the drop of the ball in new york or for any sort of fireworks around town new year's should be fine around here. as fine as they can be this time of the year. weather wise. 52 today. and clouds moving back in tonight and maybe

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than 2 dozen schools and pta groups have been scamed by gill including suddenlersville school and centerville middle. schools lost as much as 12 or $500 in this -- $1500 in the scam. >> scum. for anybody to take little children and take advantage. scum is probably not a strong enough word for him. >> reporter: now gill didn't respond to our request for a comment on this case and an attorney representing him said in a leter to the impacted schools that he felt in goodfaith cooffer the service but the relationship to agents with the players fell apart. >>> a julio the man who slashed his wife and two daughters with box cutter. a judge found the engineer not crim fallly responsible. the croft op father is ordered to a psychiatric hospital. doctors say he was working long hours at prince george's ice plant and struggling with psychiatric problems. from there he snapped. >>> a year later in a west baltimore family says they need your help finding links to an unsolved murder. they gathered remembering 15- year-old laquan campbell. his mother says someone in her neighborhood must have seen something

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slow in centerville and then again at route 50. no problems to report on the dulles toll road. down to the beltway at the inner bridge the inner loop is looking fine but the outer loop eyes shower avenue on the right shoulder. coming up in my next report, we'll update you. we kickoff our morning light segment. every day we are showing off your holiday decorations. check out these lights. more than half a million of them adorn this property. that is along with a light up santa, snoopy, rudolph and more. he got great help from his 22-year-old son who, just days later, was deployed to afghanistan. >> send them to lights at wusa 9.com. you can post videos and photos to our facebook page, just include your name and where you live. before we head to break here is another look at the question of the morning. >>> every year americans spend roughly $9 billion to improve one of these things. bad breath, physical health, or hairstyle? here's one of the responses from our facebook fan page. >> terry mow an. he says i guess a lot will pick the c, hairstyle. but won't they be surprised when

. >>> alyssa from centerville writes, if she can hang christmas lights on artificial trees made of metale safety commission for the answer. they say it's best not to use them on a metal christmas tree. if you do, you need a ground fault circuit interrupter. it can prevent e electricution. >> the you have a question, connect with me on twitter and facebook. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, are poinsettia plants toxic? how do you get a letter postmarked from the north pole and why do some stores change their return policies? we will find those answers on news 4 at 5:00. >> thank you for the answers. wendy? >>> still ahead on news 4, an athlete takes an unconventional approach to find someone to sponsor him for the olympics. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, washington post food critic will show you how to get great deals at great restaurants. >>> a happy ending for an adorable pet. we'll have the latest on foxy the dog. tonight at 6:00, a tool to help drivers avoid accidents and traffic jams >>> a squirrel was caught red hapded. security cameras show it pulling the fire alarm at a florida eleme

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over to the maps 66 no problems to report as you head in from gainsville, centerville and all the way toward fairfax. a last live look at the american legion bridge. bethesda and tyson's corner no problems to report. let's take a look at 270 in my next report coming up at 5:25. andrea and mike? thank you monika. it is 5:18. the question of the day once more every year americans spend roughly $9 billion to improve this. is it bad breath, physical health or hairstyle? camille moon wrote on her website let it be everything else can be addressed later. >>> log onto the facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning during the 6:00 hour. we'll be back. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. new iams simple & natural has chicken as its number one ingredient and zero fillers. it works inside for health you can see on the outside. [ dog ] i can't be a rockstar on the outside if i'm not one on the inside. [ female announcer ] new iams naturals. you'll like what's in th

a store front operation opened today at the centerville square shopping center here. it's the resources center. day laborers sign in and wait to be matched with an employer. previously, they congregated outside. there were concerns about safety and traffic tie-ups about that. cloudy today. it was nice and warm. that's about to end. >> don't get used to it. it's about over, doug, right? >> temperatures are going to stay mild for another day. we are going to see bigger changes over the next couple days. we have a lot of weather to talk about this week. this is a week to keep a lot of things handy, the umbrella, the coats, the jackets and a few other things. 54 degrees out there now. that's the current temperature. winds are calm. nice and mild this afternoon after hitting the high temperature of 60 degrees. 55 in gaithersburg, 55 in leesburg and manassas. back to the west, martinsburg is 60. a warm 63 degrees in fredericksburg. some areas approached the mid-60s to the south. we're going to see a chance for shower activity. not a lot on storm 4 doppler. that's about it.

coming in, and it too is starting to slow just a bit as you work your way from business 234 towards centervilleroblems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> well it is friday and that means it's time to talk about the redskins upcoming match-up on sunday. >> yes. >> this time a real test, team called the new england patria 9 i don'ts. >> they're all a real test for the redskins these days, but this is massive. >> where do you start? >> tom brady. you have two hall of fame quarterbacks in this league. one is not playing. sure fire hall-of-famers and manning is who i'm talking about and the other one is tom brady. first ballot, three super bowl titles, this is the last time if you remember they played us when they had moss back in 2007. >> we don't have time to show all the touchdowns. >> three with his arm and two with his legs. >> that was a surprise. >> only 52-7. >> yeah, i'm not saying that's going to happen this week, but i would say that if you had to lean towards one side, it could get really ugly. i hope the since prove me dead wrong. but without fred davis, without

look at centerville, utah. 102 mile winds.s peak, and 69 yesterday, downtown, and widespread damage in nevada and utah as well. besides the winds, snow is an issue with this system as well. check out the snow falling in denver yesterday. the front range got a decent amount. denver proper, three or four. boulder, 7. high temperature in denver yesterday was 61 degrees. the ground relatively warm and didn't stick around all that much. 6 to 12 inches potentially. winter storm warnings posted in northern new mexico and then this storm makes its way up through the north and east. today's travel delay, nothing in denver. wind in san francisco and los angeles, and vegas. should be kept to below an hour. the storm itself makes its way towards the northeast. the mid-mississippi river valley, sunday rain with this system, but the east coast looks to be pretty nice. >> all right. thanks, rob. nice to see you. >>> apple's new iphone is being called pro-life. >> the siri helps you find addresses and phone numbers but not abortion clinics. c

other side of town live camera feed, westbound 66 approaching 28 centerville, again this is against thew we have the accident activity two left lanes getting by expect delays 7100 headed out bound 66 in bound lanes are open on and off the brakes leaving centerville towards the capital belt way change along new york avenue, still dealing with a structure fire inbound lanes, heading towards the tunnel are open. out bound traffic being diverted off west virginia, montana, out of river dale and headed into the northeast that is a which can of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> u.s. troops all set to be out of iraq in a couple weeks while many are happy to see americans go away there are fears iraq is vulnerable to political pressures from neighbors our next guest spent considerable amount of time in the mideast just back from 8 months in iraq she has worked for fox news some time. molly wilkes, she joins us good to see you again i remember when you first went over years ago, something triggered it in you you wanted to keep going back how in trips have you made back and forth. >> 11 since 2006

documents in centerville, iowa, show a mother filed a protective order against michael plumadore, the you just saw on your screen in november last year to keep him from her 13-year-old daughter. however, a judge dismissed the complaint because the case didn't meet the criteria for a protective order. plumadore is accused of beating the girl to death and then dismembering her body. >>> the anoiting sus sesz sor and youngest son of kim jong il has a new responsibility. he's been announced as spleem commander of the country's military. the announcement comes two days after the official mourning for the late leader ended. the decision not only gives him official control of the armed forces, but indicates the consolidation of his power could be happening much faster than expected. kim jong un assumed control of the country after the death of his father on december 17th. it is 9:36. thanks for joining us. newt gingrich breaks down. an attorney from reston has filed a lawsuit to get newt gingrich on the ballot in virginia. he contends some of the signatures were improperly exclude. mosley sa

things looking pretty good as you continue into centerville and from route 50 fair oaks towards the beltwayaccidents reported. 95 volume picking up here making the trip from newington in toward springfield. as you continue on 395, we've got some volume here near seminary road but once you get past that up to the 14th street bridge, you are in very good shape. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it has been an amazing year when it comes to scandals. >> some of these things can you laugh at. others kind of make you shudder a bit. >> reporter: 2011 of course a year of scandals raining from the silly to the sickening. there were plenty of surprises and some ugly shocks. charlie sheen claimed he was winning but he looked like hollywood's biggest loser after hurling violin vile insults at his bosses. maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger, their meteorologist sam argier terminate. >>> kim kardashian's marriage only lasted 72 days. d.c. competing with hollywood in the sexcapades. new york congressman anthony wiener resigns after tweeting lewd picturesto women. former d

to say happy holidays to my wife, mother and dad, my brothers and their family in alexandria and centerville. i would like to wish my brother a happy 50th birthday and my >>> a fast 4ward through the headlines. tonight, police in maryland are on the lookout for the person who brutally beat an elderly woman overnight. it happened inside her own house. it took her several hours to work up the energy to call for help. the woman is in critical condition now. cops are trying to figure out if anything was taken from the home. the woman was beaten so severely. >>> the rush is on to get to loved ones this weekend. 92 million are traveling. fewer people are flying due in part to the higher price of air fares and extra baggage fees. >>> the last minute rush is on. professional procrastinators are at the mall looking for last minute deals. they are trying to cash in by providing deep discounts. they are opening late tonight or early tomorrow morning. some are staying open all the time between now and christmas day. now, the weather. >> the weather out there for this christmas and the next couple days l

leaving 234 again in centerville. back inside. we can show you what's happening.ot of the commute along northbound 95. definitely backed up, leaving 7100 toward the interchange with lanes open. outer loop at university boulevard, that too is starting to slow. good news, all lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> a big debate in iowa this weekend. presidential candidates headed to to duke it out. a new fox news poll show newt gingrich has a double digit lead over mitt romney. this debate will be the first to reflect the field with gingrich as a clear front runner. they are expected to stand side by side there. is the debate, the second to last debate before the january 3rd iowa caucus. >>> president barack obama is promising to delay congress assurer-end vacation as well as his own for as long as it takes to break a deadlock over extending payroll tax cuts. it impacts every working american and it was passed as part of a white house stimulus plan and it expires at the end of the year. one problem, that tax is supposed to fund social securi

. >>> take a look the special ornaments from iliana in centerville she says these are hand cut fusedss and she fused them especially for us. thank you so much, you are very talented that is one beautiful ornament, once that tree is all decked out with your ornaments, we will donate the tree, ornaments everything to a worthy group here in the dc region. >>> sorry. >> no, >> i am just trying to put -- i am working the university of maryland has several popular sports teams there is another team getting attention this morning coming up next on fox 5 morning news, we will introduce you to a unique team that specializes in designing race cars, annie yu is live in college park. >> very special guests in house,. >> ah. cookie monster. >> elmo live in studio b in town for a special show this weekend, more on the way when fox 5 morning news continues,. >> hi guys state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month

centerville, utah, this is not just a southern california story.te of emergency there, winds toppling, trucks, trees, power lines. closures of schools. ten semitrucks blown onto their sides on i-15. this is a big story, one that they -- they haven't seen winds like this in southern california in at least ten years. so obviously the wind gusts tell the story and it's not letting up. this will be an ongoing story into the weekend. the peak winds will continue today and tomorrow because of a low pressure system and a high pressure system working together and those winds are being funneled through those canyons and passes, compressing and heating things up. this is a major story and we will follow it from the fox weather center. back to you. megyn: j.d. thank you. >> reporter: okay. megyn: we also have new developments on the european debt crisis. french president nicholas sarkozy wrapping up a critical speech a short time ago saying he and the german chancellor will meet in paris on monday to unveil new proposals that will, quote, save europe. we'll l

eastbound 66 slowing east of business 234 headed out flu centerville.ore slow traffic at 50 headed east towards 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> president obama and the first family asending sunday services at st. john's church in lafayette square yesterday. the historic episcopal church right across the street from the white house. the obamas have visited st. on's before. >> i want to congratulate 30 years of christmas in washington. it is always an extraordinary honor to be a part of this event because it benefits such a special place, the children's national medical center. >>> stars were out at the in the building museum. the first family was there for christmas in washington. also there, justice tip bieber, jennifer hudson. the event was hosted by conan o'brien. this is the 30th year as you heard the president say t airs friday at 8:00 p.m. on tnt. christmas in washington benefits children's national medical center. the first lady will visit children's later today. >>> coming up member, we'll head to new york. we'll talk with

your delays at centerville. and i-95 very slow. lorton, you're hitting the brakes. those delays continue as you head towards the interchange. now back to you both. >> danella staying on top of it. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more fr

overall delays in manassas, centerville and then again at route 50 and a last live look at 270.n incident free normal slow stuff here at falls road. >> great job monika samtani. great job. >> thank you. >> join us monday miranda warning at 4:-- morning at 4:25. we'll be talking about the icc, not free anymore starting monday morning. >> that's a big deal. "the early show" is next with more on the devastating santa ana winds. >> i wonder if there are any good christmas sales the weekend? monika and i will be back in 25 minutes. maybe not black friday -- we've got time. monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> mike on the other hand is done. check us out all weekend long at wusa9.com. have a great day everybody. >> enjoy your weekend, bye bye. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] >>> good morning. the most powerful santa ana wind storm in more than a decades pounted the west. the gusts hit 123 miles an hour. we will find out where this storm is going next. >>> the last jobs report of 20

no trouble spots to report as you head inbound towards centerville. no signs of any trouble here on the beltway. top stretch at 29 colesville road. traffic flowing freely between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story this friday morning, trouble for a rockville man overseas. 70-year-old warren weinstein is from rockville. he was kidnapped while working in pakistan last august. >> al-qaeda just came out with a video claiming to be holding him hostage. it is from an al-qaeda leader. let's get the latest now from sherry live with the latest. >> reporter: it has been nearly four months since dr. warren weinstein was kidnapped. now, al-qaeda claims they have them and the terror network wants to bargain for his release. the clade leader demanded that the u.s. end air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan in exchange for dr. weinstein. it also called for the release of terror suspects worldwide. theen 0-year-old aid worker from rockville has worked in pakistan for years. he was kidnapped from his heavily for

. >>> virginia high school division 6 final, centerville and oscar smith playing in charlottesville.ter, trails 21-2. on a quick slant, the wildcats trailing 21-9. third quarter, oscar smith leads. jc coleman heads out. 47-21. denying the wildcats their first state title since 2000. coming up tonight on nissan sports xtra. a former redskin coming back and he might be rex grossman's worst nightmare. >> i love that. thank you. >>> another occupy camp shut down by police. what's next for protesters in boston? that's coming up at fox 5 news at 10:00.  we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! for a limited time buy select seating and get 15% back, at ikea, the life improvement store. you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own in

previously, day laborers in the area used to gather in a narrow grassy area outside the centerville shoppingr, and that caused real concerns about safety as well as traffic flow through the shopping center. basically, what would happen is, when an employer would drive up into the parking lot or in the area, that car would then be surrounded by a number of folks who were looking for work. so it was a rather chaotic system that caused real concerns about traffic. you had people that were simply stopped in the traffic flow areas, and that caused a lot of problems here. the hope is that this center will help hook up workers with employers in a more streamlined fashion. the workers can come here to the center. they have chairs where they can gek o get out of the street, out of the parking lot. they can sign up and match their skill sets with an employer. everyone here hoping this will be a much better system. >> it's crazy. there's no organization. scared of people just running at you. they didn't know what to think. i think this is a lot better organized. it will work out a lot better. >> report

documents in centerville, iowa, show a mother filed a protective order against michael plumadore in november last year to keep him from her daughter. however, a judge dismissed the complaint because the case didn't meet the criteria for a protective order. plumadore is accused of beating the girl to death and then dismembering her body. >>> the annoited successor and youngest son of kim jong il has a new title. north korea announced him as the supreme commander of the military. the decision gives him official control of the armed forces, but indicates the consolidation of his power could be happening much faster than expected. kim jong un assumed control of the country after the death of his father on december 17th. >>> iran continues to showcase its mill tar power following a threat to close a critical shipping channel. the country test fired long range missiles as part of a ten-day naval exercise in the gulf. the missiles have the capability of reaching israel or u.s. bases in the mideast. the test comes days after iran threatening to close a strait in the persian gulf in the u.s. imposes

before you reach centerville, accident activity reported here. why we have all of this slow traffic coming in out of mannance as as you travel from 234 south. -- out of manassas as you travel from 234 south. we hope to bring you live pictures from the scene in our next report. no incidents to report right now top side of the beltway as you travel between college park and university boulevard. you will find just west of university boulevard there is a slight slowdown approaching colesville road but again lanes are open and the icc is still open and free as you travel between the laurel area and gaithersburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> an iraq war veteran has won a battle against the city of falls church over a backyard tree house. he promise his sons he would build a tree house before he was deployed. it is tree house was against local zoning rules and the tree house had to come down. the board reversed that decision only if he agreed to take it down in five years. >> the boys will have had a tree house growing up. sooner or

you are down to about 41 miles per hour approaching and passing business 234 in centerville. car reported on the outer loop in route 7 in the far left lane. southbound 270, no problems reported. well above speed at 65 miles per hour leaving germantown headed into gaithersburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the season started off so promising for the redskins, a win over the giants. but what a difference a few months makes? >> can the redskin spoil the giant' hopes. dave ross up next with the friday football forecast. recas ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway. ingredients for life. the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. that's because the numbing

like to say happy holidays to my wife and my brothers and their family who live in alexandria and centervilleinia. >>> cell phones keep getting smarter, but many of us are feeling frustrated and pinched by the high cost to stay in touch. well one consumer watchdog recently asked some customers in the district and in 21 other cities to rate their cell phone carriers and not surprisingly that survey shows they really get charged up about their bills. >> i don't understand again, why the bills would be so high. >> they are outrageous. >> high for no reason. extra charges for no reason. >> the cell phone carriers come up short when it comes to value for the money. in consumer report's annual survey of its readersment brent edged out the others. >> sprint is the latest of the carriers, if you surf down the web or down load lots of apps or videos. >> if you only make calls and send texts, a small national carrier beat out the big ones for value. >> consumer cellular is definitely worth considering. when we compared plans, this company had the best rates most often. especially for the basics. >> for

your first set of delays start out around centerville. as you make your way towards fairfax county parkway, these delays continue as you make your way on i-95. not seeing any delays on 395 north or south. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> we're waiting for word this morning on the identity of the suspected gunman in the shooting at virginia tech. police say a man shot and killed a suspected police officer during a routine traffic stop and then took off running yesterday. that suspect was found shot to death then a short time later in a different parking lot on campus. investigators aren't saying whether that gunman took his life, but they do say it was used to shoot the suspect. the police officer can be seen on camera, but authorities are not saying whether the actual shooting was captured by the camera. >>> final exams scheduled for today have been postponed and a vigil is scheduled for tonight on the virginia tech campus to remember the fallen officer. news 4's shomari stone is live on the blacksburg campus with more. good