who can brag about centreville high school? >> i can. hi, centreville high school, this year, we have been a major turnja round, and with our football going to the state semi finals tomorrow! love that. >> you know, we're trying to do this whole thing where we involve the whole school and community service projects and we're a big family and it's a blast. >> 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

in the second quarter, centreville down 21-2. mitch barrick -- they make it a 21-9 game.now in the third quarter, centreville driving. he's intercepted by josh towson. this kid can run, he takes it 43 yards to the house for the score. oscar smith goes on to win 47-21. it's their second title in the last four years, congrats to the coach and the kids from centreville on an impressive 13-2 season. >>> how about some pop warner super bowl highlights from florida. three local teams in ago, there's mickey mouse pumping up the little ones, junior peewee division. they fall to the ravens in double overtime. peewee division, leading the marshall heights bison, also ahead of d.c., they're the national champs, defeating the wildcats. love the hair. and in the junior midget division, thanks to three touchdowns from this kid, keith west. the white oak warriors are national champs, they take down virginia beach mustangs, 34-30. way to represent the d.c. area. those kids are ballin' out there. >>> to college hoops, in georgetown, visiting number three syracuse, the highest ranked owe p

watch out for high-standing water in centreville, compton road at old centreville road and clifton at chapel road. more on road closures due to flooding coming up at 5:01. mike, back to you. >>> emmy award winning actor harry morgan best known for his role as colonel sherman t. potter on the hit show mash has died. he died from complications from pneumonia at his home in brentwood, california. he was a popular character actor in 50 movies before his role in "mash" and his first major roehl, officer bill gannon. he would star in eight other shows including m.a.s.h. he was 96. >>> forget the two front teeth, most kids want appear ipad for christmas. 44% of youngsters hope they'll find a tablet computer stuffed inside their stocking. but it is not the only apple device they want. the popular ipad touch, ipod touch rather and iphone are also on the top of several kids' lists. >>> if the cost of the ipad does not fit into your gift giving budget, there are a bunch of tablets made just for young children which may be priced just right. >> lesli foster compares the features and the prices th

let's take you to centreville, everything is fine. here's what it looks like as you travel in the tysons area, route 67. no problems from lees. inbound side of 66, no problems from centreville over toward vienna and the beltway. let's see if we can take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. it is looking good. a bit of a slowdown as you approach the occoquan river. here, it is fine heading up to the beltway. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the accident in manassas. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >> today is the start of a somber weekend on the campus of virginia tech. two people are dead after a shooting on campus. >> one is campus police officer derek krause, the father of six shot dead in his patrol car. peggy fox has been following the story since it began yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: the second victim we know now was the shooter. this is where officer crouse was shot. the police officer was coming this way and that he saw a driver not stop for pedestrians in this crosswalk. you ca

you will find some slow traffic through manassas and centreville with the volumes dim still a bit lighter than usual. no problems to report on the beltway in montgomery county. we do have the accident on the inner loop. the right lane is blocked there. not much of a delay. 270 southbound slowing in the usual stretches as you head out of frederick and urbana down towards 121. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, investigators are calling a house fire in frederick, maryland suspicious. flames were first reported at that home in the 3800 block of sugarloaf parkway at about 10:30 last night. firefighters were able to keep it contained to the home's two garages. so far, no word on what may have sparked that fire but no one was hurt. >>> the first contest in the 2012 republican nomination is a week away. the iowa caucus next tuesday. >> now that christmas is over, the republican candidates are focusing on the first big election contest of the season. sherry ly is live in the newsroom with more on who is ahead at the polls. >>> the candidates are maki

desde el lunes los jornaleros en la region de centreville, esto es en virginia, ya tienen un centro especialr ser contratados en forma ordenada y los empleadores en potencia ya no tendran que recurrir a esquinas o estacionamientos para conseguir trabajadores temporales... el centro ha sido habilitado gracias a la colaboracion del foro de inmigracion de centreville, organizaciones de base, negociantes y representantes comunitarios... "hay variedad de gente que ha llegado aqui simplemente para cuestionar un poco, que estamos haciendo aqui y diciendo que realmente no estan comodos con las negociaciones que estan tomando lugar en la calle y prefieren un lugar asi, y cuando llega el tiempo para necesitar mas trabajo en la casa por ejemplo, cuando llega la primavera, quieren venir aca, en vez de ir a la esquina porque no es un lugar seguro alla, hay mucho trafico, hay mucha congestion, hay mucho mas sentimiento del resto de la comunidad causado por esta tensiones y esto es la cosa que estamos tratando de evitar y resolver" este centro operara de lunes a sabado y desde las seis de la manana hasta e

this center here in centreville is completely run using private funds. barbara, back to you. >> is there any concern that perhaps many of those workers might be undocumented and then afraid to come in to apply? >> reporter: that's certainly one of the things they are -- believe may be happening here and they have a confidence issue. they have to get out in the community and need to explain, they say, to folks that that's not what they are looking to do here, figure out whether you are documented or not. and it is really the streamline of this process. if you have ever been in parking lot where there are a lot of laborers and trying to get work, it can be very chaotic, very, very dangerous. traffic comes to a screeching halt and you have all kinds of people rushing on the car. this system stinded to stop that. that's where their focus is. obviously there is a trust factor involved and informational and communication factor as well. they have a lot of work ahead of them. >> communication will be important to get the word out. thanks so much, megan mcgrath.

a storefront operation at the centreville square shopping center. cardona signed in listed his skills and then waited to be matched with an employer. >> here it is a lot easier and it is -- lot better system. >> very difficult when there is a group of people running and you never know who will end up getting the work. yeah. very confusing time when that happens. >> reporter: the old system was chaotic. day laborers would gather on a grassy strip near the shopping center and cars would drive up and immediately be surrounded by men looking for work. >> what we see on the streets right now is a car that comes up and many cars coming up behind us honking their horngs because somebody is stopping in the middle of the street and causing a security concern. and then a number of guys, desperate work, rushing to that car. center that's going to get the negotiations going on the street corner, off the street corner into the center. >> the organization. scared of people. people running at you. they didn't know what to think. i think this is a lot better organi

first of all, you've got your delays in manassas then in centreville. and then as you head for the beltway, you're going to find a bit of a delay heading for the beltway on 66. here's what it looks like on route 4 on the beltway. no problems to report as you head down toward forestville, andrews air force base and toward alexandria across the wilson bridge. last live look, northbound 95 in springfield, overall delays prince william parkway to the occoquan river. right here heading for 395 or the beltway. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:12. jessica and andrea? >> thank you, monika. this morning, the fbi is helping area police departments find out if a local woman is behind more crimes than we already knew about. >> the crime she's already suspected of includes carjackings and bank robberies. >> the suspect is a 26-year-old woman named stephanie lynn schwab. surae chinn has more on the investigation and how police finally caught up with her. good morning, surae. >> good morning. it was the third attempted bank robbery, the bb and t in mclain that h

some slow traffic on 66 in centreville. we'll take a live look at 95 on the northbound side.rall, the brake lights beginning in newington. once you get here in springfield, volume. same story on 395 in the landmark area at duke street. then you're ok across the 14th street bridge. a military family is glad to have a soldier back home for the holidays. but it knows not every family is so lucky. >> that is why the pritchett family of south florida started ipads for soldiers. as maggie newland reports, it has become a huge success. >> reporter: it is the gift so many military families wish for. a soldier's safe return. >> the best christmas. my son is back from afghanistan. >> such an incredible feeling being home. >> clear cause for celebration this christmas at the pritchett household. >> it is really what christmas is all about. all of us being together. but we're always thankful he's here but thinking of all of the guys who have served. >> the family isn't just thinking about other soldiers. they're doing everything they can to support them. winnie pritchett started the ipad

after that, 66 will slow through centreville and not too bad as you approach the beltway.or '95 is university boulevard is looking pretty good. --495 is looking pretty good. no significant -- significant delay is that -- on 270. >> thank you, steve. >>> d.c. and virginia will lay out their plans to deal with snow and ice this winter. vincent gray and district leaders will put the city's winter weather plan to test. >>> vdot will discuss their preparation as well. it is 6:12 and 37 degrees. >> why the federal government wants to give away millions. >> plus, bruce boudreau opens up whiwhy he should have been fired in what is next. >> president obama and the first family will be out here later today to help light the national christmas tree. we will have details on the big at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudlyupporting our washington redskins... and partneriring with a school that brings academic excellence to the

delays on 66 out of manassas working your way past the accident here at centreville.ue fair oaks to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> julie, thanks. >>> yesterday we talked about that elderly woman in her 80s who claims that tsa agents strip searched her before a recent flight. some other stories have surfaced that are similar. we'll have more on that when we come back. >>> a little bit later as the weather gets cooler, you may be trying to come up with some indoor fun. we are live with a look at what's new and improved at the american history museum. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. Ñ just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. >>> you might hear some loud fighter planes sometime after midnight tonig

sunshine will be confined to the morning hours. 28 degrees right now in northwest d.c. 26 degrees in centrevilled-40's this afternoon. that is pretty average for this time of year. the brees will warm itself over the next few days. by sunday, mid-50's. the computer models are still hinting at the colder fairre. >>> what is the latest on the road? >> we still have this problem in montgomery county. it happened over an hour and a half ago. there is the ongoing investigation. it could be a while before we can keep an eye on that. meanwhile, as your head over to springfield, a report on northbound 95 read at the interchange. we're not seeing any evidence of that. >>> keep us posted. but it is for 20 6:00 a.m. and 31 degrees. >> an alert for those who live in northwest d.c. the search for a man accused of sex and assaulting a woman who's just walking down the street. it>>> an update on the >> is another day of mourning. a massive crowd gathered outside this morning. his son and successor looked on. this was the government's first public endorsement of his leadership. >>> police are searching for a ma

then you've got slow traffic from manassas into centreville. no big deals to report on 66. we'll take a live look at 395 and 95 on the northbound side of 95 before quantico, the accident is on the left shoulder. 395 through landmark, pretty normal for right now though it looks very slow and you head through this area off and on to the 14th street bridge. we'll go into maryland again at 6:25. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. time to check out today's morning lights. all month long, we're showing off your displays. >> we go to maryland this morning in anne arundel county. a nice display. check out the front door of the busker family house. >> let's check out that! lights on the roof. the awnings, the bushes, even candy cane lights along the crosswalk. merry christmas in the front yard. >> ings you see the nutcracker there. that was really something. >> we want to see your holiday displays as well! take a picture or video and e- mail it to us. you can also post it to our facebook page. be sure to include your name and where you live and we thank everyone who

we do have the volume building in usual stretches out of manassas through centreville. thems look good from nutley street in toward the beltway. an accident reported 7100 fairfax county parkway at lake newport road between eldon street and wiehle avenue so do watch for that. other than that, things look pretty good. you saw 95 there, 395, no issues for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> some bad news for some sears and kmart stores. the company that owns both chain announced yesterday it will be closing at least 100 stores due to disappointing sales. sears and kmart merged back in 2005. closing the stores is expected to save about $170 million for that company. no word yet which stores will close, however. >>> one of the biggest hurdles of landing a new job is getting your foot in the door. now, some help is on the way from professionals. today, challenger gray and christmas is provoiding free job search advice to callers across the country. you can call the number you see on your screen there between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. we'll put the number on

eastbound on 66 trying to work your way past the virginia visitors center and continue in towards centrevilletioned there was a hit and run crash eastbound on 66 at 28. that activity also on the shoulder with lanes open. as you can see, this is a stuff commute for you guys traveling eastbound this morning. traveling out of gains gainesville. pick your alternates. 55 could save you some time as well as using 234. meanwhile, if you are travelling a little further eastbound 66 after at accident scene, the slow traffic continues out of manassas headed in towards centreville and that is where accident number two is reported near the exit for 28. you will fiewp land are open if you are traveling southbound along 270, starting to seat build-up in volume slowing you down headed past mva. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> checking our top stories, the woman wanted for a series of bank robberies and carjackings in custody this morning behind bars arrested yesterday. police picked up stephanie schwab after she tried to rob a bb & t bank some mcclean and led police along a chase into beth

no problems reported on 56 between centreville and the beltway. it is quiet at the wilson bridge. a good between billy and new york ave. more to come. >>> it is 36 degrees on this thursday. >> coming up, a new details into a disturbing case involving the dumping of remains of service members in a landfill. what a new report reveals. >> we have an update on former penn state football coach joe paterno p [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ ma a announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >> not to a developing story. it more troops than the government and now it has been dumped in a landfill. incinerate a partial remains of 274 u.s. troops were sent to a landfill. it says the ban full -- the land fill was concealed from families. >>> a service for people without jobs will be held today on capitol hill. they will hold white carnations and solidarity with unemployed

your delays continue towards centreville. you are seeing delays in this area. making your way westbound, you're in the clear. and chopper 4 over the accident i-95 northbound at fairfax county parkway. you can see it's a multivehicle crash blocking the right shoulder lane. your lanes are open, but we are seeing delays as you make your way towards the interchange. now back to you both. >>retailers. what many stores are now offering for free. >>> today maryland officials will decide whether to spend another $168 million on slot machines. the board of public works will vote on whether to buy more than 4,700 machines for a new casino being built in anne arundel county. the state has already spent nearly $100 million for slot machines at casinos in perriville and berlin, maryland. it's now deciding whether to buy the machines for the maryland live casino, which is set to open this june. state lawmakers have decided that maryland itself should buy slot machines to make sure it has greater oversight over gambling. >>> someone in our area is $200,000 richer and may not

we had a problem with a tractor- trailer broken down in centreville and 66. that has been removed.ce around the fog the road spray. here we are at 95 in springfield. just fine for now. >>> 4:55 this morning. lady gaga visited the white house yesterday to discuss bullying prevented. >> did you see her shoes? the center did not get the chance to meet with the president who was in kansas. -- the singer did not get a chance to meet with the president. she met with a senior adviser. he praised lady gaga as a force of strength for many young people who feel isolated and who are scared at their school. >> she is doing some good work. >> it is great that she is using her fame to raise the platform on these issues. >>> it is a matter of time before we know if alec baldwin's drama will turn into a story line on "30 rock." >> he was kicked off of a flight yesterday for playing words with friends. it is still unclear if passengers had been asked to turn off their cell phones. that is typical before a flight backs away from the terminal. it turns out that former boxer oscar de la hoya was on th

of the suspect and noticed he was still holding onto the uzi assault weapon while facing east on centreville avenue. officer peregoy and trail could hear officer obot from another direction yell, drop the gun. officer trail yelled, drop the gun or i will shoot. the suspect got the gun, was tackled by officers, and was taken into custody without injury to the officers or suspect. as the officers detained the suspect, additional suspects approached the officers but were ordered back. the officers quickly determine this incident started over a dispute with another group, and that an additional shooter was involved and was also quickly detained by members of the attack -- gang task force. as a result of all the shooting at the scene, property damage at the scene had occurred but not one individual was struck. officers trail, peregoy, and obot instantly responded to shots fired and were confronted by an extremely dangerous individual. the officers made a split-second decision to place their lives in jeopardy and without hesitation pursued the suspect. opposition under the risk of danger. -- the o

it's only 50 though up north of bladensville and 53 out in centreville and also college park 54. stick around, we've got the full seven day forecast when 9news now at noon returns. >>> there is a new fad that is sweeping the nation. and it's called "layaway angels." listen to this howard. people are going to stores, they're randomly picking a layaway account and they're giving money to pay the bill. now four of them were paid off at this k-mart on the eastern shore this past weekend. and workers say it is a huge surprise to the recipients. >> it's usually disbelief at first. they wonder if somebody is pranking them. and then just when it settles in, there's a lot of joy. there's a lot of happiness. >> i love this story. most of the layaway angels look for accounts with toys or childrens' clothing. and most of them choose to remain anonymous. don't you love that story? >> layaway lottery winners there, but really nice that you know people still are stepping up and surprising -- surprising others. >> yeah. i like that. i'm going to surprise you one day. >> that's a good thing, surp

from across maryland have learned that the hard way including settlersville elementary unnearby centreville middle. >> was devastating. >> reporter: joseph gil's game may have caught up with him here in queen anne's county. an arrest warrant has been issued charging him with theft. >> this guy is a scam artist and this guy needs to be brought in. >> reporter: the 62-year-old from annapolis is now considered one of queen anne's county's most wanted. he seems sort of like a bully himself. >> you could say a bully. it's a scam, sounds like to me. he promised to deliver something and didn't, and then kept the money. >> according to dimaggio, he kept $400 from the pta, but they may have gotten off easy. there were up front payments as high as $1200 or $500, money lost to this man who claims key bring the shine of big city stars to this small town. >> scum. scum. for anybody to take little children and take advantage, scum probably isn't a strong enough word for him. >> reporter: in queen anne's county, joe see -- joce sterman. >> he said he felt he could offer the services but his relationship w

elsewhere in virginia, centreville is moving on, they will play next week for the title.r wood is playing for back to back state championships next week. in maryland, douglas zee feets middleton. and river hill beats thomas johnson 41-13. >>> at verizon center this afternoon, an episode of georgetown cupcake, the hoyas devour the new jersey institute of technology. jason clark honored for scoring his 1,000th point as a how ya on thursday against alabama. hollis thomas buries the three ball, clark had ten points, georgetown up 42-28 at the break. second half, more hoyas, henry sims outside of thompson, he's so smooth. thompson finished with a career high six three pointers. the hoyas crush the highlanders 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood 86-53. tomorrow redskins jets, huge game. let's get it on. can't wait. >> we're ready. >>> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next. have a great weekend. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you ca

for the city, a little cooler north and west and perhaps closer to upper 40s from fredericksburg, centreville and la plata right around 48 degrees, too. again it looks like tomorrow we'll be cool. we will stay dry. as a matter of fact, we'll stay dry the next several days, 38 degrees tomorrow morning, a few clouds, some clouds at noon and 43, but bright sunshine by late tomorrow afternoon and again high temperatures right up to the middle 40s. sunny sunday, 43, chilly there and 46 degrees monday, loads of sunshine. still pretty good sunshine tuesday, 48 and some clouds come in wednesday, high temperature there right around 49 degrees and it's looking like thursday or friday of next week before we're talking about any more rain. enjoy your weekend forecast. by the way, if you're headed out to fedex for the redskins game, it's going to be dry, upper 30s and lower 40s at kickoff. so dress warm. lindsay is coming back with sports when the edge continues. stay with us. ith us. >>> hello, my name is brook dewalt, navy commander assigned to the headquarters of international security assistance force

traffic is moving well from manassas through centreville all the way past the earlier construction here at nutley to the beltway. another look at the roads in virginia coming up in my next report. back to you, andrea. >> in you're scrambling to finish up their holiday gift list, toys "r" us are giving you round the clock shopping until christmas. stores nationwide will stay open for 112 hours straight through 10:00 p.m. christmas eve. that's late. here in our area though, stores include fair lake, bailey's crossroads, gaithersburg and frederick. this is the second year in a row the retailer has remained open for 24 hour shopping in the days before christmas. >>> 14 macy's stores including the one at tysons corner will stay open continuously for 83 hours straight from today until christmas eve. if you need to make a grocery store run, safeway says most stores will stay open from today straight through saturday, christmas eve as well. >> the historic lincoln theatre at u street is going to stay open even after several concerns it could possibly close. yesterday, mayor vincent gray announc

one on compton road at old centreville, the other one, wolf run shoals in clifton due to high-standingcoming up, we'll talk about all of the closures gep at 4:39. back to you, andrea and mike. >> the battle for the republican presidential nomination is getting personal. just days after promising a more aggressive campaign, mitt romney begins airing a new ad in early voting states. >>> as tara mergener reports, he's not the only one trying to get a leg up. >> i'm a man of steadiness. >> mitt romney doesn't mention newt gingrich in a new ad. >> i've been married to the same woman for 42 years. >> but the commercial filled with home movies highlights differences with the former house speaker who's tied the knot three times. romney isn't the only one trying to catch up with the g.o.p. front-runner. rick perry reaches out to evangelicals in his own new ad. >> there is something wrong when gays can serve openly but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas or pray in school. >> gingrich's recent rise in the polls has surprised the white house. president obama's advisors now think there is a

. >>> if you're planning to head inbound on i-66 the length from centreville to the roosevelt bridge, you should be fine this morning. just getting word of an accident in fredericksburg on u.s. 17 business. we will keep you posted on that situation in my next report at 5:01. back to you andrea. >>> three, two, one! >> it's officially the christmas season in the nation's capital. last night, president obama and his family flipped the switch on the national christmas tree on the ellipse. this year's tree is a brand new one. a 26-foot tall colorado spruce. the previous tree was blown over during strong winds in february. president calvin coolidge started the tradition in 1923. >>> do you want to keep track on santa this christmas? now you can do it on your smart phone. norad tracks santa on christmas eve and it's responsible for aerospace and maritime defense in north america. the agency offers information about st. nick's location. last year it set a record with more than 7,000 e-mails and 80,000 calls. some of which were answered by first lady michelle obama. via a hookup from hawaii w

in the third quarter, centreville driving. back to pass.tercepted by josh townsend, who returns it 43 yards for the score. oscar smith goes on to win, 47-21. it is their second title in the last four years. but congratulations to coach chris haddock and the kids from centreville on an impressive 13-2 season. how about pop warner super bowl highlights from florida. three local teams in action. mickey mouse pumping up the little ones. junior peewee division. robinson lead the beacon house falcons from d.c. but they fall to sweetwater ravens in double over time. peewee, vincent abney leading the bison, also out of d.c. they are your national champs, defeating california's east bay wildcats, 34-6. love that kid's hair. junior midget division, thanks to three touchdowns from keith west, white oak warriors from silver spring are also national champs. they take down virginia beach mustangs, 34-30. they will represent the d.c. area, kids. to college hoops. george washington visiting syracuse. fortunately for g.w., last night's loss was even more lo

looking good from centreville all the way past this point and into vienna and the beltway. coming up in my next report, more of the same at 4:55. mike? >>> thanks monika. after several disasters metro wanted to clean up its image including that disaster that 2009 red line crash that was deadly. so the company paid a top marketing executive to help get them in a better public place. as delia goncalves reports, an internal investigation found a waste of money, and questionable hiring practices. >> reporter: the inspector general describes a money train of sorts at metro that didn't go to making repairs but hiring a topnotch marketing exec to clean up its edgage. >> a lot of money being wasted on things that really are meaningless. >> reporter: the washington times revealed the names. saying sara p. wilson, a former metro manager hired her former colleague, marc caposino to transform metro's image for $140,000 salary. $20,000 relocation costs, and another $10,000 signing bonus. >> it kind of disturbs me. i'm out here working for a living and you know breaking my back every day

nice trip there and through centreville continuing past route 50 fair oaks towards 95. 270 also incidentigh pressure free. that's a check of your -- 270 also incident-free. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new year's eve only a couple of days away. wisdom martin spoke with steve bellman from paul's liquor for a bit of champagne 101. >> it is nice to be here and we'll start with sparkling wine. there is a difference between sparkling wine and champagne. >> okay. >> first of all, from spain, they use a chardonnay grape and a maccabea grape. nice and dry. very good for mimosas like, that. these are all under $15. >> that >> that is the end i would be on. >> any questions from you? >> we'll let you explain right now. >> and believe it or not, from new mexico, they produce a brut and a blanco noir. fantastic quality, fantastic bargains. and next is from alsace from fans. again, more on the lighter side. excellent quality. if you don't want to spend the $35, $40 for french, go to this one. fantastic. this is probably the top california wine. white wine. outstanding in the $25

centreville, chestertown, in the 20s many spots just east of the beltway. sunshine mixing with clouds in the afternoon, up to 49. let's see what's going on with traffic now at 6:30, here's angela. reporter: justin, on the roadways right now, police on the scene of a collision on the beltway. this is on the outer loop just past washington boulevard, so be prepared for slowdowns there. also getting reports of an accident in fallston at the very busy intersection of hartford road and 152 mountain road. making the drive on 29 past 108, southbound lanes very crowded now, still moving at posted speeds there. and on 95 passing route 100 you're going to see a lot of traffic in the north and southbound lanes. we checked in with the mta, light rail both northbound and southbound running about 20 minutes behind schedule. back to you, charley. >>> you can call it dij@ vu, a man opening fire with a gun on the virginia tech campus. it happened on the blacksburg main campus about five hours from baltimore and an hour southwest of roanoke. that's where we find abc's scott

lanes are open as you travel in from centreville. no signs of any roadwork along 207 at old georgetown road or on the beltway this morning as you travel between beth he -- bethesda and collect park. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a man is rushed to the hospital after suffering bad burns nan -- in an overnight fire. the fire is believed to have started in a garage or carport area and spread into the home. >>> protesters and police gearing up for another day of protests in the district. drivers could see some delays in and around k street today. fox 5's stacy cohan near mcpherson square with the details on this. jot protests are going to center around k street sometime around 11:30 this morning is what we are told. so people in this area should expect possible disruptions. we are at mcpherson square but the protests will be around 16th and k, throughout the k street corridor although this is where the occupy d.c. protesters are camped out. yesterday, protesters marched to the u.s. capitol building as part of a rally

looks good on the greenway, the toll road. 66 between centreville and the beltway. no trouble on 270. >>> an enormous crowds will gather at virginia tech today to honor the life of a campus police officer gunned down in the line of duty. >> deriek crouse was a father and husband. this afternoon thousands are expected to pay tribute to him. brianne carter joins us with the hard braking loss. >> good morning. it is expected to be another emotional day in blacksburg as students take their final exams and take steps to say goodbye to a man who work every day to protect the population in blacksburg. it is expected to be an emotional day at virginia tech as thousands gathered to say a final farewell to the campus police officers killed in a line of duty. >> just a good person who would help anyone in need. >> 39-year-old officer deriek crouse if was conducting a routine traffic stop on campus last week when 22-year-old " the up and shot and killed him and then turned the gun on himself >> . i cannot understand why someone would shoot a police officer for no apparent reaso

lanes are open if you are traveling eastbound on 66 coming in out of manassas headed over towards centrevilleat's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> retailers are banking that this will be a record breaking shopping day. it is what is called green monday, one of the largest fret shopping days all year. e-bay dubbed the second monday of december green monday some five years ago. >>> it is the most wonderful time of the year and the most busy time of year for holiday shipping. fedex says today might be the busiest day of the year. company forecasters expect fedex to move almost double its daily average volume. the reason for the high volume, the company is benefiting from an off the chart cyber monday. >>> the rough economy means rough times for many retailers but some shops are cashing in on the hard times. not necessarily a good thing. that is next. stay with us. h us. >>> i'm lieutenant greg heely in afghanistan. i want to give a quick holiday shotout to all my friend in washington, d.c. thanks for all the love and support. we'll see you soon. hey guys, what can i get for you? i woul

but we've also got delays through centreville and fair oaks headed towards the beltway. westbound 66 leaving the beltway, accident activity report there had in the two right lanes. meanwhile, as you're traveling along southbound along 270, slow traffic germantown south of mba, more delays approaching montrose road. no accidents to report at this time at the top stretch of the beltway, it does slow around 95 headed towards georgia avenue. the i.c.c. is still open and free for you to use, traveling each way between laurel and gaitersburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, julie. >>> checking this morning's top stories now, gary giordano is back in the u.s. in new york city this morning, in fact. authorities in aruba still say, though, the glaitersberg -- gaitersburg man is the prime suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner but didn't have any evidence to hold him any longer. giordano spent four months in an aruba jail, claiming gardner drowned after they went snorkeling. >>> the woman wanted for a series of bank robberies and carjackings around

in virginia, no accidents on 66 but delays through gainesville and manassas and centreville before and after route 50. >> 6:51. >>> lady gaga might be a guest of the governor's in maryland. martin o'malley extended an invitation to her via twitter. he thanked her for her work in stopping bullying and you want to discuss the issue with her. there is no word on whether she will take up the offer. >> his kids are probably hoping she will. 6:51 and 33 degrees. [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> four soldiers died when two army helicopters crashed in washington state. the army says investigators are trying to determine if the choppers collided or if they went down separately. >>> jerry sandusky is expected to face several of his alleged accuser's today. he is due in court for a preliminary hearing on

a little slow in manassass again and centreville, but still good as you head toward the capital beltway. over to the 14th street bridge, still looking pretty good. right at the top of your screen you can see that there is a bit of attack on the brakes but not a major backer. and we had over to the american legion bridge, where we are seeing volume in both directions and not really slowing down right now. >>> we are now about two hours away from the latest update on the nation's update on economic health. things are looking good. the labor department will release the november jobs report today. it is expected to show employers added 125,000 new jobs last month. some analysts say that number could actually be higher, but the unemployment rate will stay about 9%. global markets were mixed overnight overlain bring concerns about your own debt crisis. -- over concerns about the bureau's own debt crisis. >>> another setback last night when senate republicans voted to block payroll tax cut. >> under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this motion to proceed, the motion is

. >>> looks good this morning. 66 eastbound, normal volume out of manassas and centreville and again at 50. the leading stafford normal. everything is open to get to springfield. no troubles on the george washington parkway. free and clear no.near reagan national airport. >>> 45 degrees. >> record property rates. high number of low-income families. >>-- record poverty rates. >> and r >>> 7 is on your side with news about car safety. the insurance institute for highway safety has its list of new cars that would hold up well in a crash. 115 qualified as a top safety picks. >> that number is higher this year because of baker's redesigned cars provided more protection in rollover crashes. general motors had 14 winners. toyota, lexus, and scion had 15 winners. >>> the cdc has a disturbing new study. this one about domestic violence. one in 4 with a survey have been a victim of severe physical violence by a boyfriend or husband. one in five women said they have been raped in their lifetime. one out o three1.3 million women say they have been raped in the previous year. >> pretty startling.

no significant delays at centreville and continuing to 495. still dealing with a vehicle fire, eastbound r50 in annapolis at route 2. you have to stay to the left to get past the incident. a brief delays so far. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:23 right now, 42 degrees. >> georgetown and louisville kickoff tonight. tim brant will break it down in a preview. >> hoarding what is causing people to live in this mess. >> you're not going to get rid of my stuff. >> and a plan to declare your house. >>> the nfl released this season's pro bowl roster last night. absent was redskins linebacker london. he wrote on twitter whether he did not know wheth -- he wrote on twitter that he did not know whether to be upset or to laugh about it. >> maybe did not call enough attention to himself. baltimore linebacker ray lewis is going to hawaii. now tim brant. >> the maryland terrapins have one four in a row and are excited that a 7-41 center will make his debut at the comcast center when they take on albany. georgetown is rolling and everybody's talking about to

the lack of clouds on the eastern shore, denton, dover, centreville, even cecil county has a few scattered clouds. the west of the bay, northwest carroll county, frederick county, northwest frederick county, virginia, there's a sprinkle or shower activity in the east. the metropolitan area, enough to dampen the pavement a little bit. we'll be done with that for a while. thursday, the last disturbance that went through produced flurries. we're warmer than that right now. the forecast to take out the old and bring in the new in a minute. >>> this morning, a harford county teacher who allegedly claimed she was dying of cancer is now being accused of fraud. >> people making the accusation, other employees saying the teacher wasn't sick at all. i-team reporter barry simms has the story. >> a school employee that became suspicious of the teacher contacted the deputies who alleged charges are pending. deputies have not released the teacher's name. >> concern for the teacher at bakerfield elementary school in aberdeen has changed to anger. co-workers who gave financial support after hearing she ha

centreville is moving on. oscar smith for the state title next week in charlottesville. advances with a 31-0 shutout. briar woods playing for back-to-back state championships spp a . >> and in middletown beats douglass and river hill beats thomas johnson, 41-13. college basketball now. an episode of georgetown cupcake. ohio yas devoured the new jersey institute of technology winning their fifth straight. senior jason clark honored for scoring his 1,000th point on thursday against alabama. first half hoyas up 11. kicks it out to clark. buries the three ball. clark had 10 points. georgetown leads 42-28 at the break. second half, more hoyas. henry simms. passes outside to thompson. smooth. finished with a career-high three three-pointers. hoyas crushed them 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. and elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood, 86-53 and george mason beats townsend, 65-53. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim determine iraq. have a great day. >> still more news 4 today after the break. >>> also news 4's viewpoint. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you paying mor

let's take a live look in centreville. you have a bit of slow traffic at route 234. beyond that, you are still pretty good heading over into fairfax and the beltway. let's take a live look at 95 on the northbound side. if you're planning to head northbound 95 at the prince william parkway, you'll be ok heading up into springfield. 14th street bridge, no problems to report. although there is a water main break at 13th and l street northwest. watch out. you may be detoured around that area. coming up in my next report, if you're planning to head over into manassas, i should have some live pictures for you at 6:13. back to you guys. >>> at 6:02, we want to get up to speed on the latest regarding the shooting at virginia tech. police identify the first victim as virginia tech police officer derek crouse, the 39- year-old man was an army veteran and father of five. the suspect killed officer crouse then used the same gun to take his own life. that suspect's name has not been released. >> tech students held an impromptu vigil to remember the officer. it was held at the sam

no problems to report right now. 66 is looking good out of centreville. toll road looks good out of leesburg. looking good on route 123 and route 7 in the tysons corner area. here is the american legion bridge. no problems to report whether you're leaving 270 down into bethesda or heading on the beltway through bethesda and into tysons corner. now, it is time to check out the morning lights! all month long, we're showing off your christmas displays. >> you guys really are in the holiday spirit in frederick, maryland. we've received so many e-mails from there including this one from the shriner family. bill and cindy love those inflatable decorations. here's one of a polar bear and a dog. the dog has a stocking hanging out of his mouth. see that on the right? >> yes. >> there are plenty -- wait, then there's this one. some pretty lazy reindeer. they don't look like they want to pull santa's sleigh. >> the one in the back is covering his eyes. that's no good. >> we'll be showing off the pictures you sent us all week. to see the morning lights we feature all

your temps, 51 in rockville to 44 in alexandria. 46 in centreville this morning. manassas the cold spot at 49. also in vienna, 46. national is at 49 with partly cloudy skies. and calm winds. really very comfortable for this time of year. and all of the rain tonight is coming at us from texas. heavy rains here. tornado watches now, tornado watch for louisiana and mississippi. we could even hear a couple of rumbles of thunder with the rain. today, 61. rain tonight, could be heavy at times. it is out of here early friday. friday, 53. saturday, 46 on christmas eve with partly sunny skies. if you're going to seat 'skins host the vikings, cool football weather for them. 49 on christmas day. maybe a shower late. possibly a flurry or snow shower into monday morning. monday's highs in the mid-40s. it is now 6:45. here's monika samtani. >> generally speaking, it has been very quiet this morning. i'm happy to say although i do want to tell you about this one accident in the mt. airy lisbon area. it has been blocking off route 144 between st. michael's road and woodbine road.

from landmark up toward seminary road. 66 on the inbound side, your usual slowdowns in manassas, centreville, route 50 off and on to the beltway. andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. in just a few hours, jack johnson will learn his nate. the former prince george's county executive will be sentenced for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. former prosecutor and now 9news now legal analyst jim shallick is here to tell us what we can expect. jim, good to see you here this morning. court at 9:30. judge peter massetti. johnson has pleaded guilty to extortion and witness and evidence tampering, faces the maximum of 14 years. will he get it? >> i think he will. he has used prince george's county as his own private atm. the government says he's taken $400,000 to a million dollars in bribes from day one. he used his job as county executive to rip off the people to take bribes and to put money in his and his wife's pocket. he was the state's attorney. he was the prosecutor of prince george's county, prosecuting people for what he did. very offensive. >> very offensive. so, what wi

look good through manassas and centreville as well. 95 making the trip out of woodbridge also looking good. skies pretty here. as you travel from newington into springfield, volume there, heading toward you is the northbound direction the main lanes traveling the beltway route 50 and prince george county, no -- prince george's county nice. east-west highway east of connecticut avenue still dealing with the water main break that has you down to one lane either direction. no problems on the beltway. pretty picture from our tower cam. how do you like that? that's northwest d.c. >> i like it a lot. a lot of sunshine as we end the year. >>> as we talk about the end of 2011 it was a year looking back of ups and downs for the government and this week ed o'keefe broke down what went right and what went wrong and ed is here this morning joining us to talk more about that. i'll tell you something they've got right, giving people vacation this time of year so the rest of us don't have traffic to deal with. let's focus first on the negative and end on a positive note for 2011. >> sure. >> what wa

leave frederick down through germantown. 66 seeing the volume build inbound through manassas and centrevilletoad roone between 24 at dumfries road and prince william street, we do have a crash. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. -- willing ton road between 4 at dumfries road and prince william street, we do have a crash. >>> sherry ly has been on the scene of an accident all morning. she qloins us with the latest. >> reporter: the northbound lanes ear university boulevard are open now but the southbound lanes you can see here still remain closed. the vehicle is still there. two bodies inside. the lone survivor has been taken to the hospital. the accident happened just after 3:00 this morning. the three women inside were friends. the boyfriend of one of the victims says that the women had been out clubbing last night and were on the way home. police say they understand they were at a club in d.c. friends in another car were following them when the suv lost control and landed on top of a retaining wall in a yard along university boulevard and piney branch road. two of

let's take a live look out of manassas into centreville. your long, slow stretch.u will be ok as you head for vienna and the beltway. let's take a live look at the beltway over at kenilworth avenue. no problems to report here along the east side of town at the beltway. we're looking good, no problems on the bw parkway or route 50 as you head toward cheverly. before i go, i have a commuter alert. say cheese and smile for nine new speed cameras in the district! they start issuing tickets today. so, here are the five big ones. 295 at benning road. canal road south of arizona. south capitol street at chesapeake. connecticut. florida at first street northwest. there are also new cameras on fox hall road. fines can go as high as $250. you do not want that as a christmas present. i'm most afraid of the one on canal road south of arizona. that's easy to speed through there. >> is it. >> not that i do that. >> i think it is pretty slow. >> take it easy. >> all right. >> take your foot off the pedal. >> metro silver line can be cheaper if it doesn't go as far. phase one is i

traffic seems to be moving at speed as you travel east of manassas headed for centreville.ive shot of traffic northbound on i-59 leaving newington headed up to the capital beltway. no trouble spots to report crossing over the 14th street bridge. southbound 270, not so bad as you travel out of germantown head out towards the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thousanded of american soldiers return from iraq and afghanistan and they are finding a new battle here at home fining a job. a program helping some of them become the next generation of farmers is now under way and casey steigel has the details of how that works. >> reporter: tucked away on a hillside north of san diego, troops are repairing for civilian life. >> we are trained to squeeze the trigger and do those typed of things. but we're trained to be very good leaders. >> reporter: colin saw this as a golden opportunity. >> what we are trying to do here is take those leaderships, those work ethics skills, match it with a job skill that can translate into the private sector. >> reporter: he