outer loop. 29 and centreville. westbound side a little bit lighter than eastbound side. despite the fact you're waking up we're not seeing slow downs. we're not seeing any issues on the beltway top side. take a look at 270. i like what i'm seeing. the southbound side is quiet as you make your way past shady grove north of that from 70 to the truck scales light volume. northbound side looking good as you make your way up. no issues on 70 either and i like what i'm see on 40. as you head out in maryland, i'm not seeing issues through college park. if you want to skip the roads and keep it to metro. keep in mind metro rails are no metrobus delays. so far, i like these calm conditions we're seeing around the dmv. >>> the finishing new year touches being put on time scare >> the next time you fly don't mess with the flight attendant, they could be carrying a stun gun. >> heading to break. look at ray charles this morning. traffic looking oddly heavy for a wednesday. and technical with people maybe >> probably getting back to work. >> that's true. ok. we're getting you in the

centreville northbound will be tied up for another hour or so. they are diverting traffic to the shopping center. avoid the area or if you are coming to the shopping center be extra wary of additional traffic cutting through to get around this. >> were they in a crosswalk? >> that is part of our investigation. it just happened. we are talking to everybody right now to get more information. >> thank you so much. the 52-year-old woman injuries were classifying that early todayer as life threaten -- earlier today as life threatening but they have downgraded it to non-life threatening injuries which is good news. we are live out here in fairfax county. amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: huge relief with the update. thank you for that. coming up next at 5:00, more charges in the flint water case. find out how these trace back to city hall. alison: then later, she thought she lost everything when her basement flooded. that was until "7 on your side" stepped in to help. jonathan: tonight tune in a town hall meeting on the clemens. watch "your voice, your

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found out of manassas centreville, a 30 minute commute from 234 towards 495. in the next 10 minutes you will have more. larry: new developments at the national harbor, just six days away from the grand opening of the new mgm casino. autria: ahead of the company coming to d.c., saying to expect a lot of fun, but there's a warning for drivers. john gonzalez has the national harbor this morning. john? john: construct's county officials took a huge gamble when they decided to bring the mgm here. now they must play the hand that they were dealt. they mark be shuffling cards and cars inside. take a look, this is what it looks like, the lights are on, the newest landmark at the national mall will open to the public next thursday. get this, you can expect to see developers are convinced that the roads in the area can handle the traffic but they say that the key is to keep vehicles moving. the premier resort does have a 5000 space karate. the county executive is excited, but admits that this could create traffic nightmares. especially opening night. the table games and

fre just volume at this hour, 234ou, as you hit route 28 there in centreville then you free up fru centrevillethe beltway the y itself.. northern maryland not even seeing any outer loop delays.el >>> hour. woks like we're okay as as 95 and baltimore-washington l parkway. let me get out of the way andti check that for you.et otheck thr southbound both ways looks g looks like a little heavyvy northbound on 295 as you approach baltimore there.. 270 southbound volume is building 70 to clarksburg.lark on and off delays there a frederick until you hit about 27 and then you fndree o up as u get to the spur. that's a look at traffic. a loot we'll keep you posted withth that 295 crash as we go 295 crag through the rest of theo morning.ugh allison.lison. >> 6:08 right now. now there's a new miss world thisths morning. the pageant held at the newgean mgm nationalnew harbor.ar >> plus the skins in prime i time tonight.me tonig welcoming the panthers topanthet fedex field.fe what's the deal with the soccer ball there? playofff picture a little clearer forear the skins, that's for sure. >> latest out of syr

no major problems right centreville before 66. again, just on the right shoulder not slowing things down at all. perhaps people looking to the right. other than that, no big worries. travel times coming up for you. >> 6:32. there is a lot of excitement over the opening of the new mgm casino. >> there's also a concern that traffic could make an already bad problem already worse. officials expect the number of that is going to clog the beltway and 295. >>> news reporter adam tuss is live with more on a meeting today about a traffic plan. adam? >> reporter: that's right, aaron. that's what we need. more traffic, but it is coming. let me show you the casino and why traffic is going to be such an issue. take look at the parking garage that is attached to the casino. there are 5,000 parking spaces way that people get to the casino. quite frankly there aren't too many great alternative options. let's take a look from chopper 4 at the whole area. of course, national harbor has become such a big development spot in this area. through aroun

it's just across the by a in centreville. jonathan elias is live in sat lie center with what the abc7 on your side i-team is digging up on the property. what is going on? jonathan: we keep showing you the videotape of the beautiful estate. we are learning more how russia came to own the massive property in maryland and how it has been used. the white house says it has been used for intelligence activities. i.e., hacking. russia says it's not the case it's always been used as a retreat where diplomats would go to play tennis, sail, swim, play soccer. the family would come out there. it was a camp for the kids in russia to come out. vacation spot. but the soviets purchased it in 1972 in cold war. they stayed through the fall of the union until now. it is valued by the state of maryland at $9 million. what is unclear is what will happen with the property. this is part of the order and it should be interested to see what the president he lecht does when he takes over the presidency on january 20. how many diplomats does russia ha

heading in on 66, a quiet ride from centreville. city streets, downtown silver spring, colesville road, it is a quiet ride. back to you, larry. news, theaking kremlin retaliating after president obama issue sanctions espionage during the presidential election last month. the foreign minister of russia suggesting that they expel diplomats and close facilities in moscow, and i-4 and i moved that mirrors the sanctions the president announced yesterday in hawaii. one of the facilities that was closed was here at this home in centreville, maryland. dozens of employees and d.c. are being told to pack their bags and head home. morning.s dead this the person that shot and killed them, nowhere to be found. jummy: police have been searching throughout the night for whoever is responsible. where does it stand right now, sam? sam: right now prince george's county police are in this capitol heights neighborhood preserving the crime scene. we are on the 3900 block of buyers street just off of southern avenue across from the d.c. line. behind me y

from centreville to the beltway will cost you some time also. southbound i270, lanes ra open but from clarks burg a40 minute ride toward the capital beltway. and quiet before the storm beltway at national harbor. ? welcome to my house ? [ applause ] >>> we say this every time. this is the best audience today. [ cheers and applause ] every single >> that woman was interrupting -- >> wasn't she good? that shouldn't have been me. let's keep it going. >>> getting close to christmas on this throwback thursday. we'll look back atlers to santa. everybody sent their letters when they were kids. now we know about them because everybody shares them. facebook, instagram and some favors right here. sam wellson from nevada, sorry to put my glasses on, please leave before 6:00 a.m. p.s.i. my stocking is on the left. also, deer santa i've gotten good school grades. i was thinking if i could have a brand-new handbrake bike for christmas. please, another ps, who is your real mom? >> what? >> actually -- >> inquiring minds want to know. >> bailey knight, 7 years

he was stopped at stone road in centreville after leaving an awards dinner. roessler is back to work this morning and doing okay. >>> prince george's county liquor license commission chairman apparently tried to use his job to get out of drunk driving charges according to a police report detailing caldwell's arrest. he tells police he only had one drink at mgm's grand opening before being involved in a minor traffic accident. officers say caldwell asked if there was a way to, quote, make this go away. the 72-year-old lost his balance during a field sobriety test. he told officers he had no memory of the crash. >> tonight you can help a family who lost a mom in a terrible accident. businesses in del ray will offer specials tonight. all the proceeds will be donated to the family of rose cruz who was an employee. ri the street december 1st. she died several days later. she leaves behind four children. >>> an alleged murder-for-hire plot heading to a jury. why a previous verdict was tossed out. >> plus, another arctic blast headed our way and it will >>> two poli

police have now reopened centreville road in front of the village center at dulles shopping center. we are told the mother with her 11 and 14-year-old children should recover. the driver stayed at the scene. jonathan: federal court released a search warrant used in a probe of hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server while serving as secretary of state. this is issued days before the presidential election. the warrant belonged to a laptop that belonged to clinton's aide and her estranged husband anthony weiner. no information was found and the inv reopened. they said there was nothing at all to merit the actions of saying they would reopen the case. maureen: developing now with a month until the inauguration, with one month until the inauguration, president obama is making the most of the time he has left. in the past hour he used a 1953 law to block offshore drilling in the atlantic and arctic ocean. congress would have to repeal the law to reverse the president's decision. jonathan: amtrak is boosting service for the inauguration. they will offer additional trains and incre

rain in centreville. 45 in burke and aspen hill. 46 in largo. in the petworth neighborhood in the city. we will look for these guys to brighton. partly cloudy skies tonight. -- we will look for the skies to brighton this afternoon. talking about the cold air front in, the last cold replacing by another cold front. last week on friday we hit 41. 39 for a high on saturday. that was cold. but this week are high will barely get to 30 degrees on thursday. only in the upper 20's on friday. it lives up to the headline, the coldest air of the season. is there anymore warm air down the road? we will let you know in the 10-day forecast in about 12 minutes. jummy: thank you. we want to make sure know they can stay connected to the stormwatch 7 team no matter where you are. we are on wjla.com, facebook, and twitter, or you can download the stormwatch 7 weather app. you can get the hour-by-hour forecast. are covering metro. a red line train separated at the twinbrook station this morning, with passengers on board. kevin lewis is live now. what is metro sayin

we're told this happened in centreville as the chief was stopped at a traffic light at the intersectionssler is being treated for minor injuries. officers charged the driver who hit him with dui. we'll be right back. . >>> sandra damian, ian, grandma and the dogs, i'm major kim. i want to wish my family a very merry christmas and i'll see you when i get home. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> i didn't know any of those performance. the wizards coming up two straight wins, we take you to john wall watch this. this is early on, thought that would set the tone the fact that he gets the early shot ties it up. that's a good thing, the heat were asleep. 30 points re points for wall and the wizards are keeping it close, teamwork make the dream work, bradley biel pushing in with 29 points, porter wall doing the same thing, you can see that too and that kind of a plus one, that was good because they were really tightening it up w

the two russian compounds, one on long island, new york, the other one in centreville, maryland, were ordered to close their doors minutes ago. the evictions are over alleged spying and hacking that may have influenced the u.s. presidential election. earlier it appeared the foreign minister in russia was ready to retaliate, but president vladimir has responded saying the kremlin will not kick out american diplomats. they were aggressive and bold, and they are designed to send a message to russia that this type of behavior is unacceptable. pres. obama: not much happens in russia without vladimir putin. mr. trump: i think the computers have complicated things. does have bipartisan support on capitol hill this afternoon, but not from president-elect donald trump. trump saying he will meet with intelligence officials soon. reporting live at the russian embassy, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: police in new york city are getting ready for the big new year's eve celebration at times square. security will be increased this year. for the first time, dozens of sanitation trucks filled with s

sky track 7 was over the scene on centreville road. all of the victims have non-life-threatening injuries. that is the good news. the driver stayed on the scene. the circumstances are under investigation. jonathan: if it passes, thousands of people in the district will get six weeks of paid leave. the proposal is one of the best in the country. d.c. mayor muriel bowser's signature, where she is not leaning toward signing this. cheryl conner is live in northwest. she has made it clear she does not like the idea, but she may not have the power to stop it. that's right, because nine members of the council voted in favor of the plan tonight. it faces a new challenge because the word from d.c. mayor muriel bowser is that she does not support the legislation. that statement sets up the next fight for paid leave at the wilson building. in adams morgan, the d.c. paid leave bill now moving to the mayor's desk is pleasing news. my coworker is in her third trimester and it is killing her. cheryl: the council voted 9-4 in favor of the bill that gi

russia will also be denied access to compounds in centreville, and new york. they are accused of stealing $100 million. russian president vladimir putin said he will consider retaliatory measures. president obama says the united states will also take other actions which will not be published. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. president-elect donald trump responding to president obama sanctions against russia. said the u.s. should move on to bigger and better things. he did vow to meet with intelligence leaders to learn more about the possible hacking. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates. michelle: d.c. police residents worried about an uptick in crime in northwest washington. shooting since saturday have the neighborhood on edge. nobody was hurt but a car was damaged in what the police believe was a road rage incident. jonathan: more than a month after a woman was brutally attacked by a man with a knife, the police say they arrested the man seen in the surveillance video. until now all they had was the video. good police work tracked h

after crashing into a police cruiser on lee highway last night but 40-year-old christine edgars of centreville didn't just hit any cop. she slammed into the fairfax county chief's car. he was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and he was on his way home in an awards banquet the crash. >>> police are still looking for three to five men right now dressed up as the police officers and then robbed a home in landham in prince george's county early this morning. fortunately, no one was hurt in this. wusa9's hilary lane tells us this break-in has many neighbors though very concerned about their own safety. >> reporter: if a few people knockeddened your door and -- on your door and appeared to be police officers, the first instinct to let them in right? that's what happened here on the 9400 block of franklin avenue. >> he was carry, yeah. >> reporter: neighbor jose country trace was really -- contreras was really surprised to learn what happened in his neighborhood. three to five men disguised themselves as police officers. they knocked on a door in the block. once inside they rocked the h

on 6 if you're waking up in gainsville manassass centreville you can seere traffic picking up a bit ovincee28 but not even causing anyusiny delays and i love what i'm a seeing on the beltway rindghttht w and outer loop it's a steady std flow of traffic but again a light enough to be at speedatped the entire stretch. set not seeing the rain problems prl we had yesterday morning. morni top of the beltway in college park cruising through the outer loop past new hampshire, e 95 to georgw iaha at speed.pe area tends to bang later in -- back uplater in the morning. metrobus shaping up nicely this morning. s grab a jacket though.ha jacke it's going to be ct old outthob there. back to you. back to you. >> 5:26 is the time.>> 5:2 coming up on fox5 newsew morning. >> this guy is accused of viciously attacking a woman in an upscale d.c. hotel.ot. the item that police used to track him down.ow >> we're going to break right gi now with a live lngook outside i across the region. 5:26, 38 degrees. 3 back in a moment.t. >> ♪♪ ♪♪ >> today on fox5 news morning o the white house slaps russian fo withe ho seve

the chief was hit as he was stopped at a traffic light in centreville before 9 p.m. the driver involved in the crash has been charged with driving while intoxicated. the chief's injuries are serious. stay with abc seven for updates. steve: the temperatures right now are in the 30's and 40's. a cooler day ahead tomorrow. be prepared for that. today we actually made it into the middle 50's. 34 to degrees in the morning, recess in the lower 40's. about 45 degrees at about 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. along with attic clouds come a chance of a few showers. a strong cold front is on the way wednesday, bringing windchill factors into the single-digit's. we are talking about a wintry mix for parts of the weekend. more on that coming up. theelle: developing now, police believe that a man was shot to death by a passenger in his car. the man was killed last night on 32nd street. that is in the chevy chase section of d.c. tonight, several questions, including whether the shooting was tied to a carjacking a few hours before. the victims parents are pleading for justice. >> we pray t

in reston and tysons looking good this morning.orni 66 flowing freely from f gainsville through centreville r this morning. problem free through annanda northbound dale city to they toe beltway take a look there you te can see traffic is at speed.t sd we'll keep you updated and and take a live look around the t dmv next.next. back to you wisdom anddo maureen. >> dozens of d.c. residents rid spending the night outside for e a chance to live at one locale l apartment complex.omplex. we're live at 5:00 with the details. >> plus donald trump goes on yet another twitter tirade.er td the target of his latest lat social media rant that'sal medir coming up next.ant ng unext >> before we head to break b quick look at today's stockay's futures. fox5 news morning back right af did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast busines

chief edwin roessler was hit as traffic light in centreville just before nine o-clock.ther driver is now charged with driving while intoxicated. chief roessler was not seriously hurt. he was treated and released from the hospital. a new law in montgomery county is designed to keep renters safe. the new law requires annual inspections of properties with multiple code violations. it's been in the works for a while. but -- there is added urgency after a gas explosion killed seven people at an apartment complex in silver spring earlier this year. residents of flower branch apartments are suing kay management and washington gas. the law also requires landlords to give renters utility bills... 90-days notice of rent increases... and offer a two-year lease at each lease renewal. right now. repair crews are on the ground in north dakota this morning after an oil pipeline 170-thousand gallons of crude oil. the leak happened about a 150 miles away from where hundreds of people are protesting plans to build a similar pipeline across tribal land. investigators say this week's spill

if you are in this area, though, we do have a serious crash going on in centreville, 7200 block right accident reconstruction in that area, but 68, 28, they're both close to that accident, not being impacted. water main work going on south dakota avenue, sergeant road is slowing down a little bit on south dakota avenue, however, 29 if you're taking maybe u.s. 1 close to there, really no delays because of that water main work. there's also gas main work going on southern avenue both eastbound and westbound closed down right now between 23rd street, suitland road in southeast. mike and makia. >> thanks, ellen. >>> it's one of those fears whetheu high rise, upper west side manhattan, nearly 30 people injured, firefighters included after a fire broke out in this building. two people are in critical condition, four suffering from serious injuries. a 7-year-old girl was in cardiac arrest. she has been revived and is in good condition. these flames broke out on the third floor of the apartment just before 5:00. this was yesterday. and it was put out 2 1/2 hours later. still no word on the ca

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even arlington 47 and centreville and dulles now 51. in fact that 51. that's a new high for the day for dulles. so it could happen. and we're going to be optimistic about that. 43 right now with a calm wind but boy the winds are south at like 10, 12, the places not thenar away. cold air is only going to be 9 below in minneapolis tomorrow and 4 bo above in chicago. -- above in chicago. and yes this is coming in by monday the chill takes over a good chunk of the u.s. one piece of it today and the second piece coming for tomorrow producing severe weather in tennessee and mississippi and arkansas. meanwhile on the colder air, across michigan and chicagoland, in toward ottawa, we have got snow and that cold will be returning. not as strong as the cold we have thursday and friday. but it's coming. so here comes the front. tomorrow morning, we're going to be in the 50s when you get up. the rain will come in mid- morning and in the form of showers and rain here through mid-afternoon. pulling away by late afternoon and we will turn colder in fact i want to show

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th and then onto east oft o centreville you've got some ont and off slowdowns from 234 to4 nutley streeting youing into the beltway we're alsoe' ao seeing some heavier delays.s. from 95 northbound dale city c to the beltway your normalr nora delays right there as youu approach franconia looks like it gets a little bit heaviertt and then inside thele beltwayelw we've got some heavy delays onn 395t northbound edsall road too the 14th street bridge you're y very heavy here and you'reoue most heavy from the got aboutot king street.ki that's where the red ends andndn that's where you you've got really stacked up dela within the beltway you're very r heavy from about the falls church area, let's just sayt y the beltway to about sycamoreute street and then things loosenths up a little bit as you headas y into the district. dis inner loop delays now building approaching the wilson bridgerig so southern maryland still seeing the falling rain andn a they're also seeing a lot ofa local slowdowns two, 95 looks lo very heavy, too, northbound asbs you're heading into theo t district and then route vis

a woman is dead, her husband is facing charges after a crash in centreville. police say carlos was drunk as he rolled around a curve. the car rolled and a 22-year-old was killed. >> we should be able to lick this problem. this isn't a problem with inherent danger or a genetic predisposition or environmental factors. this is 100% preventable and we should do this. alison: tonight investigators are working to connect clues between two murders in fairfax county. a man's body found night in silver spring. a woman's body was found 6 middlesbrough away in jeff: we have breaking news. in the last ten minutes, the fairfax county police releasing the identity of the woman on courtwood court. simena, 22 years of age in springfield. two 22-year-olds were found murdered in the last 24 hours. man and a woman. the crime scenes two miles apart. we don't know how they are connected but they are. on the air and from the ground they gather the information. >> i didn't see nothing. jeff: on the suspicious death of 22-year-old woman in burke. woman. they determine the woman who p

coming from centreville, 66 jammed up because of a crash involving an overturned jeep, back up on its wheels, hooked up to a tow truck. a car into a house, and as a result there was a gas main has closed off a portion of braddock road to back late. you will find an eight-car pileup south on kenilworth avenue before perot's -- before burroughs. we also have delays in eastbound on the freeway headed from virginia in toward main avenue. the crash there was reported on the right side of the road. green and yellow lines, expect delays because of an earlier problem outside of u street. that is our traffic watch. in the next 10 minutes, we will have in update on your ride in northeast. autria: it is beginning to look a lot like christmas on the national mall. larry: for micah johnson is out there. what is going on? veronica: that's right, today is the big day. we kick off the holiday season shortly after 7:00. the sun will start rising, and will be performing. rehearsals start just after 9:00. the event right after 5:00, where president barack obama and his family will hit the stage to flip

right now, leesburg, 26. 27, centreville. clarksville, when five to 10 miles per hour. the wind will pick up later today. we will be wind chill with such a. -- with sunshine. grab the sunglasses. we started out at freezing. 35, 36 by 2:00 sunshine. back to the low 30's by 6:00 this evening. this evening eventually by around 9:00, 10:00, will hit 30 degrees with less wind. what about the rest of the work week? we will take a look at the temperatures and talk about some of the events for the end of the work week in a few minutes. julie: you will find lanes are open, no problems reported at the wilson bridge. where we do have a trouble spot is at the greenbelt. kenilworth is near avenue. this is where we have the crash involving one car off the row to the left. stay center and right to get by. headed northbound out of greenbelt toward college park, the left side of the roadway is blocked. lanes are south, open. earlier crash reported on the beltway near st. barnabas road, the activity has cleared out of the roadway. no delays to report at this time. lingering construction

underground network of temperatures. 18 in potomac, leesburg, centreville 19, 28 in falls it is a coldning at the bus stop this morning. teens and low 20s will warm up fairly quickly up to 40 degrees for a high today. it is definitely a heavy coat, mittens, hat and scarf kind of day. no sunshine gets a b plus. forecast coming up in a few. >>> thank you, chuck. redskins need help to make it to the playoffs. the big challenge that lies ahead and why their odds are a lot harder to beat. >> developing right now a dozen dead and suspected act of terrorism. what police are germany are unco >>> a suspected act of terrorism, a dozen dead, more injured as a truck plows through a christmas market. the new arrest has investigators piece it all together. >> bright lights and bold design. this new transit hub opens this week in tacoma park. a preview coming up. >>> my responsibility is to get these guys ready to play. we weren't as ready as i'd like to have been. >> fighting for playoffs, next big challenge as redskins battle for postseason. >> right now 6:35 german chancellor angela merkel meeting

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we are in mobile trak 7 right now and centreville. art way road is now back up and running.e road has reopened after -- well, it was closed for several hours while police investigated a terrible fatal accident involving a husband and a wife. take a look at some of the video that we captured earlier. it was around 1:00 this morning. the man flipped the car in someone' she died here at the scene. the man was detained and questioned. it is unclear if he has been arrested. coming up he will hear from a neighbor that saw something pretty startling at the scene. he will hear from him in about two minutes. autria: we will check in on that in just a few moments. julie: orange, blue, silver lines, there's an earlier police investigation out of capitol south. also on the road, after the icc, an accident continuing to block far left lane. back in 10 minutes and we will update the ride north of the capital beltway as well as your ride on the rails. jummy: this morning a strong arm stance from president-elect trump. autria: a public spat for -- split from established u.s. nuclear policy

looks great from centreville, 270 headed south from germantown , volume in the 50's and 60's. there is a crash being reported right now on the inner loop closer towards the bw parkway. will keep you updated on that accident in 95, virginia. back to you guys. at trump tower. still ahead, the mystery bag but the building on lockdown. jummy: the cub scout can't that -- larry: the cub scout >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. jummy: chaos at trump tower in new york as the building was evacuated tuesday night. unattended bags caught the attention of police and had to be inspected by the bomb squad and secret service. it turned out to be a bag of the president-elect to donald trump was not in the building he has been spending the holidays in florida. larry: security moving into place three days before the massivnew year's celebration in times square. police say that they are increasing security from years past. there is no specific threat, just concern about the general potential for trouble. >> in light of what we have experienced in this country and the at

there is a crash at route 29 in centreville. this is just before the point. this just shows you how jammed we are with the crash. other than that accident, we just have slowing. capital beltway not bad through prince george's county. the heaviest area outer loop to alexandria. inner loop north from tysons to maryland. outer lo heavy heading south toward tysons as well. 395. so leaving the city in just under 30 minutes from the 14th street bridge to the mixing bowl. and then heading inbound take a look at the volume we have here raz we continue across the case bridge to get on the southeast/southwest freeway. the northwest corner single digits heading inbound. north closer to the g.w. parkway. you can see how much volume we have here. this continues to wrap around near bradley boulevard. this evening. that is a look at traffic. back to you. larry: thanks. the first result from the recount effort underway in the presidential election. peck,s long agree that lore speeds make for safer -- lower speeds make for safer roads so why are police opposing a plan to lowe

even sun glare as you work toward centreville. you can see here along the stretch on the beltway near the american legion bridge, big picture now, not too bad at all. we can see through prince george's county we look good. it's always the forth west corner that is a slow issue for us. and heading southbound d.c. 295. the 11th street bridge to national harbor to take 24 minutes. we look great as far as traffic goes but it may change just a little bit. jonathan: thank you. alison: cold weather headed our way. >> did you feel it walking it's starting to drop. doug: the temperatures will decline tonight and the winds will start climbing in velocity and that combination will make it feel colder than the air temperatures. that is what the wind chills are all about. let's get started with the time lapse from frederick, maryland. 41 degrees at the moment. the winds turn northwest. the front is through the frederick area. screaming up there. the high clouds are moving quickly. the colder air lags behind the cold front by a few hours but tr

they ordered 35 russian diplomats to leave the country and is compounds one in centreville maryland on on long island new york. russia responded to the sanctions. >>> vladimir putin said he will not take action right now and will wait for the new president to be sworn into office. >>> at show-down reminiscent of the cold war. the u.s. claims the russian government attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election by hacking the democratic national committee's e-mail system. the russian government says prove it. which the fbi and the department of homeland security have. with a 13-page report issuing a report confirming they found evidence, two separate russian intelligence groups breached the dnc. in response, the u.s. now issuing a new round of sanctions >> it's u outside the norms of diplomatic behavior >> the foreign minister fired back threatening to expel from russia in retaliation, vladimir putin i want the opted to take a wait and see approach. >> although we have the right to retaliate we will not resort to kitchen democracy but plan our further steps to restore russian

even heading to centreville and manassas and gainesville. this is the volume you will be at. we don't have crashes to report on 66. the big picture look on the beltway. not bad at all. virginia beltway heavy on the outer loop. on the inner loop we are out near the toll road. the out theer loop, clear south to 66. it's heavy right now. 395, the congestion for you. about 28 minutes starting out near the 14th veet bridge continuing to the spring -- 14th street bridge to the springfield interchange. live look, 15 miles per hour. you can see how sluggish we are heading north. as you continue to maryland to get closer to bradley boulevard, connecticut avenue. this is the pace for the inner loop. again, the outer loop is heavy as well. keeping a close eye no accidents to report here. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: thank you. let's talk about the weather situation. it wasn't too bad today. alison: no. it's pretty nice. but there is a sleet possibility, right? jonathan: there is that. doug: the first time every year i mention sleet or snow -- jonathan: people freak!

temperature 19 in centreville, 19 in leesburg, 19 potomac, 24 george and martha's place in mt. vernon. a cold start for the day for sure. bus stop temperatures low- to mid-20s at 7:00 a.m., upper 20s by 8:00, near 40 today. the weather forecast, you bet you'll need coat, scarf, hat, leave umbrella at home again. chilly. outdoor recess weather so daily grade today is a b. ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. new trouble where we don't need it. >> highway 210 sounds like a broken down bus in the left lane. be careful of that. northbound 301 before 5 still had that crash along west side. we are starting to see a little yellow meaning a little slowdown. taking a look maryland travel time to 70 fine, top of the beltway. 66 inbound okay, 95 northbound in virginia. remember listen to 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you, melissa. >>> we continue to follow a breaking story, deadly drive into a german market being investigated as a terror attack. coming up donald trump's response to 30 days from his inauguration. >>> why there could be a showdown today over paid f

. >>> and kristy edgar ran into the chief's cruiser in centreville. blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. >> this is horrible, because i thank god i'm wearing my seat belt and am buckled in the right way. and if i wasn't buckled in, i don't think i would be here. >> kristy edgar is charged dwi and visiting family for the holidays. >>> and maryland's governor needs to appoint a new leader for the liquor control board in prince george's county. yesterday charles caldwell said he would resign from his post as chairman. last week caldwell was arrested for drunk driving after being in an accident shortly after leaving mgm national harbor. wtop report that s that the vic chairman will serve in the interim. >>> and raising short-term interest rates when the two-day meeting ends later today. this would be the only increase this year and the second since june 2006. this is the fed's first policy meeting since donald trump's election. the central bank will release the interest rate at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> it's the holiday gift you hate to

senior intelligence officials tell nbc news that the centreville, maryland, spray tags retreat was used to spy on the nsa. this is all in response to russia's alleged role in the hacking of the democratic national committee and the november election and those closures are just the start of the punishments. >> and just a little little while ago we learned how russia might retaliate. just inn finch is at the russian embassy in northwest washington with the very latest. justin. >> reporter: retaliation here, russian foreign minister calling for a tit for tat response, one that will see 35 u.s. diplomats expelled from russia and the closing of two interests in russia. we know these white house sanctions are calling for the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats and that will impact officials from here embassy at northwest to a consulate in california. some officials are already seeing their assets frozen and their business with americans cut off. in just a few hours by noon today the white house is calling for two russian-owned compounds to shut down, one in queen anne's county, maryland, the ot

coming in from manassas so far the ride is light, making your ride from the rest area headed through centreville continuing toward the beltway should find all travel lanes open. off to a good start if you're headed out. >>> here is another reminder to slow down before you get hit with fines. new speed cameras, yes, they're going up near rockville's town square. the cameras will alert authorities when drivers go more than 25 miles an hour along maryland avenue near south washington street. drivers will receive warnings next week but in february $40 citations will be issued if you are caught speeding. >>> a wild case of road rage in cedar rapids, io assumed she made the car in the white car mad when she had to pass to let another car pass. at times it appears the truck is inches away from isn't that correct into the back of the car. police say there was nothing they could do. >>> news for your health this morning alarming numbers out about pot use among high schoolers. in a survey 18% of tenth greaters in washington state say they've smoked marijuana in the last 30 face. recreational use has been

that video you're watching now we see vans ay rive i arriv coming from that russian facility in centreville, maryland. one of the two facilities ordered closes at noon eastern today as part of are the obama administration response to russia's meddling in the u.s. election process. were you don't know if those vehicles are carrying some of those 35 russian diplomats, which the u.s. believes are intelligence operatives ordered to leave the country. we'll continue following this and update when we know more. >>> president-elect donald trump and the russian leader vladimir putin are sending similar messages over the new sanctions against moscow. saying they are looking beyond them. trump says, time for the u.s. to move on to bigger and better things, quote/unquote, and putin saying he will not retaliate against the u.s. one question, does part of moving on potentially include reverses sanctions in 21 days once trump takes office? he could, if he wanted to. lisa monaco told cnn it would be highly unusual. >> the reversal of sanctions such as what you've described would be highly unusual. indeed,