the ceremony was held in a second place in the heart of the clarendon neighborhood.m popular restaurants like spider kelly's and the clarendon ballroom. hundreds of people walk through this intersection every day but few realize the significance of the structure here. the clarendon war memorial honors veterans native to arlington who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. >> today we recognize with pride all veterans who served honorably both past and present. >> reporter: this veterans day members of the military, their families and loved ones gathered at the memorial. in addition to an annual remembrance ceremony, a special wreath was laid in honor of lance corporal nile cody sears, the first arlington combat vet lost this year in afghanistan. >> those who chose to serve after 9/11 knowing full well the rainfalls they were to face. >> reporter: cody -- the risks they were to takes. >> reporter: cody sears wrote poetry and read textbooks for fun and his mother says he was a musical genius. >> restless spirit i have to say. i think that's what made him join the

and east falls church to clarendon. buss will replace trains.lso no hov restrictions except route 50 in maryland and for- way -- two-way traffic on your changeable roads. in college park, a good indication of the beltway east side of town in prince george's county and the north side in montgomery county as well leaving college park into silver spring. no delays. let's go back over to our maps. this time we're taking a look inside the beltway. no problems on the bw parkway except northbound an accident just reported near route 212. one more live look outside. no issues to report here 395 at duke street. i'll be back with more coming up at 6:58. back to you. >>> 6:44. howard has more on our forecast today and the week ahead. >> a beautiful morning. got a nice looking sky. sun this morning. probably mostly cloudy to finish the day but it's going to be one more warm day. when i say warm, i mean 60s to near 70 potentially and we'll struggle to get into the low 50s for much of the rest of the week. here's a look at your bus stop forecast this morning.

delays carrying over on the line between east falls church and clarendon. add 45 minutes to the travel time. hard to ask for a better november weekends. first off, let's just enjoy today. shall we? one is sunshine all day long. some of the clouds movelready starting to into the area. by the time we drive home, mostly cloudy. 67 at reagan national. 66 in dallas. 64 in culpeper. -- 66 in dulles. clouds will be thickening. delays this evening because clouds and rain. keep that in mind. arrival delays at laguardia to equipment issues. at 6:00, 64 and mostly cloudy. more details on the big drop in your temperatures, a good 20 degrees or so, coming up soon. >> a developing story in columbia, maryland. it gunman left a talk about manager severely injured. sunday morning, two men ambushed him. is recovering from several gunshot wounds. a family of free in anne arundel home after aheir fire. it took rose an hour to knock took them a it fire. enforcing the speed from teh air/ -- the air? virginia state police have from thely 20 tickets air patrol. to 5000 tickets bet

no trains running from east falls church to clarendon starting at 10:00 tonight through 10:00 a.m. monday. the orange line will single track to east falls church. red line will be single-track to friendship heights. greenland will be single track between greenbelt and college park. >> when a manager needs to the fallen service members this battering the day starts tonight and go through tuesday. it will show photos of service members killed in action in world war ii korea vietnam, iraq, and afghanistan. >> in the weather this weekend? >> just fine. today is the next chance of rain in the area. in rockville, this area is out on the campus of montgomery college. but you do not see any clouds, do you? absolutely spectacular day. sunshine and the average high still around 61. done to the 40's already. at st. mary's, 46 at the county airport. 49 in manassas. 51 in gaithersburg. 54 in the district. three degrees shy of the average and other below average days. that will change going through the weekend. cooler weather to the north and low to mid for the's in new england. -- low to mid 40

trains running from east falls church to clarendon are starting at 10:00 tonight running until 10:00 p.m. on monday. the orange line -- also single tracking to east falls church. green line, the track between greenbelts and college park. >> there will be delays for drivers thanks to dame judi dench. trucks and delays have caused some rubbernecking for the last few days. the shooting will continue until this evening. meanwhile, one of the movies that helped virginia to a banner year for film industry revenue it opens this weekend. "lincoln" opens at. virginia brought in $4 million of film revenue this year. >> sunday is veterans day and one fairfax county school found a special way to honor past military service members. take a vet to school this morning -- students welcome the veterans with waving flags cheers, and a band performance. at the veterans shared stories with the students. >> id name me realize how proud of a nation we are. -- it made me realize how proud of a nation we are. we are starting off at this age keeping the pride in the children. i think it is absolutely wonderf

the clarendon war memorial honors veterans native to arlington who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. >> today, we recognize with pride all veterans who have served honorably, both past and present. >> reporter: this veterans day, members of the military, their families and loved ones gathered at the memorial. in addition, a special wreath was laid in honor of lance corporal nile cody sears, the first arlingtonian to die this year. >> he wrote poetry and read physic textbooks for fun and his mother says he was a musical genius. >> a restless spirit, i have to say. i think that is what made him join the marines. but once he joined, he was very proud to be a marine and fell like this was his mission in life. >> reporter: oregons hoped that the sacrifice of lance corporal sears serves as an inspiration for generations of people to come. come. they also hope to enlighten residents about other community members from the past who gave their lives to protect our freedom. >> couldn't be a better place because this monument is very historic. actually, the stones were brought in from a

getting a little bit of this right now at arlington, wilson boulevard, the clarendon area. not too bad, but just enough that you hear it tapping as you are driving along. something for people to be aware of as they make their way home tonight. autria godfrey, abc 7 news. >> there is a ripple effect of the nor'easter. >> tom is on storm watch it, live in columbia with the northeast story. >> this is what we have been getting all night here in howard county. just a light rain, nothing frozen. as a result, interstate 95 is moving just fine at this hour. that said, if you had north, it is a much different story. for early november, it has been awful cold in annapolis tonight. >> it is freezing. >> some residents wanted to see frozen precipitation -- >> i was looking forward to snow. >> we only saw rain that left the roads wet. for snow, you had to head north. this was boston and this was the scene in new york city, where the storm was about the last thing local residents wanted to see. >> no words can express the stress, pain suffering. >> earlier in the day, residents of state

buses will take riders between east falls church and clarendon. also single tracking between vienna and east falls church due to work on the silver line. >>> today the heat of montgomery county schools will share his vision of the future for the county school system. school superintendent joshua starr will deliver his first state of the schools address. he calls it building the future together. starr is now in the middle of his second school year on the job. >>> a lot of people still reeling from sandy after seeing red this morning. the comment that has them fired up. >>> welcome back. that iconic blue dress judy garland wore in the wizard of oz has sold at auction for $480,000. dorothy had more than one of those beginning ham blue dresses to get her through the filming, but this is the only complete version to still exist. no word op who the buyer was. the previous owner bought the dress for $2,000 in 1981. what a bargain. look at that increase in value. >> you think so? >> $480,000 from $2,000? >> now. would it continue to? >> that's a good ques

on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon. same thing between grosvenor and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt and college park on the green. >>> it is now 4:37, 41 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," moved to tears. what left president obama so emotional during a speech. >>> check out some of these photos from what's being called the world's most powerful camera. the camera captures what's called dark energy, which scientists believe causes the universe to expand. do you even get that, aaron? get this. the camera is able to see light for more than 100,000 galaxies or 8 billion light years away in a single shot. >> i get it. >> you get it? i mean, if you're looking at something that far away, would you even know what you're looking at? >> the scientists do, and i trust them. >> thank goodness. >> i've been a star trek fan since i was 7. i believe all of it. >> good thing they're scientists like our meteorologist tom kierein. >> he's keeping his eye on things a little bit closer to the atmosphere, for example, this

stations will be closed on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon so crews can work on the switches at the ballston station. the stations will be closed there and work on the green and red lines will also mean some single tracking and be sure to leave yourself plenty of time on metro. >>> thank you monika. in health news researchers say many doctors don't know their patients' wishes when making treatment decisions. a study looked at women with breast cancer. in 71% of cases, doctors believed keeping breast tissue was the patient's top priority. but that was only true in 7% of cases. the british medical journal also found in many cases patients chose different treatments once they learned all the risks and benefits. >>> australian scientists are using a new targeted therapy which kills cancerous tumors. doctors grew mini cells and filled them with chemotherapy drugs. the therapy is safe and doesn't have the same toxic side effects as traditional chemotherapy. >>> and some people may be allergic to their cell phones. >> right? >> how about that? new y

buses will take riders between east falls church and clarendon.ast falls church and vienna. single tracking also is happening on the red and green line. the work lasts through the day monday. >>> it's a sign the holidays are just around the corner. the annual holiday show "ice" opens next friday at the gaylord national resort in national harbor. 40 ice carvers are putting the finishing touches on the life sized sculptures this weekend. two million pounds of ice are being used and, yes, that ice slide is back this year. this year's theme is the movie shrek. today companies will gather to help veterans and their families with the second annual veterans career hiring event. the job fair is part of the american freedom festival. it runs from 9:00 to 3:00 at the patriot center and is free for veterans to attend. we'll have a live report from the fair coming up at 9:00. we'll check on your forecast next. stay with us. >>> tell us about this warmup. >> all right. i can do that for you. it's going to be a very nice day outside today. we have some clouds a

. >>> on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon. and trains will single track between vienna and east falls church. same thing between grovener and friendship heights on the red line. and green belt and college park on the green line. work starts tonight at 10:00 and will last through the day on monday. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a "modern family" drama. a young actress is removed from her mother's custody following allegations of abuse. >>> an airline pilot learns his fate which included a mid-air meltdown. >>> and the actress who's bringing star power to maryland during a new movie shoot. >>> back now with breaking news. president obama sai he has full confidence in the cia after acceptingresignation of its director, general petraeus. >> iraq and afghanistan cited an extra marital affair as the reason for stepping down. petraeus has served since director as september of last year and in a letter today, he said he showed poor judgment that he considered unacceptable as the director of that agency and as a husband. >>> bond

they plan on adding other areas and they are in talks to add a stop in clarendon, virginia. >> that is such a good idea. it really is. you do hear people say i'm trying to get home but a cab won't take me there or here or whatever. what a great idea. thank you. >>> it could be the last chance to salvage the soap for the skins. up next, we are getting set for that you are showdown with the eagles. -- it could be the last chance to salvage the season for the skins. >> we'll hear what one player says is the key to victory. we'll tell you all about it when we come back.  >>> the redskins face the philadelphia eagles and rookie quarterback nick foals sunday but that might not be such a good thing. the skins have lost the last to the eight rookie quarterbacks they faced dating back to 2005. the skins are clinging to a slim hope of making the playoffs. what is their biggest concern for sunday's game? >> to me, i think it is the big play. if you let them hit a big play and quick strike and score that touchdown, then they can kill you inform you force them to snap it again and snap

on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon. and trains will single track between vienna and east falls church. same thing ben grosvenor and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt to college park on the green line. it will last through the day on monday. >>> a reason to check the kitchen cupboards. chocolate maker nestle is recalling one of its most popular products. shartia brantley is live with that >> good morning, eun. >>> lenestle usa is recalling nesquik chocolate mix due to risk of exposure. it's sold across the country, produced in early october. the affected products have an expiration date of october 2014. nestle says it has not received any reports of illnesses associated with the product so far. >>> and mcdonald's is getting fried. the fast food chain reporting same-store sales that fell for the first time since 2003. the company just faces more competition. the sales slump resulted in mcdonald's being the worst performing stock in the dow on yesterday as shares touched a new 52 week low. back to you. >> sh

on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon.and virginia square stations will be closed. trains will single track between vienna and east falls church. same thing between grosvenor and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt and college park on the green line. work starts at 10:00 p.m. tonight. it will last through the day on monday. >>> don't expect to park your car at the new silver line stations in tysons corner. metro is not planning to build any parking lots. there's a move to turn tyson into a walkable downtown based on public transportation. and the urban planner believes parking lots would not fit into that plan with commutersed flooiflo flooding into the area to take metro to work. >>> this morning we're learning about a woman who gave birth on the sidewalk. heather whitlow was walking outside her room on "l" street on friday when she felt mild labor pains. at least she thought they were mild. she called her husband. when he drove home to pick her up, she said those labor pains took a sudden turn. >> all of a s

east falls church to children don, bus -- to clarendon, buses replace the train. no horestrictions except route 50 in maryland. two-way traffic on the changeable roads. so please keep that in mind. let's go outsigned and show you what it looks like -- outside and show what you it looks like live. how often do you see this. it looks great. back over to the maps this time to the north side of town inside the beltway actually. 66 looking good. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:37. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> this morning utility companies in new york and new jersey have restored power to nearly everyone who lost electricity. there's still a lot left. >> as mike said, there are tens of thousands of people who won't get their power back any time soon. that's because while the power grids that are back up and running, flooding and other problems make it unsafe to reconnect some customers. volunteers from d.c. and maryland spent the weekend helping residents of long beach island, new jersey. they're stacking up possessions which were ruined in

on the orange line buses are replacing trains between east falls church and clarendon. the virginia square station is closed and trains are single tracking between vienna and east falls church. same thing between grovener and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt and college park on the green line. the work will last through the day on monday. >>> the time is 6:07. really glad we'll be doing this next story. i'm struggling this morning. still ahead, what may be to blame for your allergies flaring up even though spring is long gone. >>> a close call. a woman's frightening moments while trapped at niagara falls. >>> how a virginia city is benefiting today from new york's canceled marathon. >>> tell us what you're going to be doing this weekend with all the great weather we're expecting. we're logged on on facebook and twitter and throughout the show. just search news 4 today. >>> a woman is recovering this morning after falling into a river near niagara falls. she was walking along the niagara gorge when she slipped and fell into the fast moving waters. rescuer

in clarendon, there was frustration. d.c.-bound riders who had already experienced single tracking delays on the orange line between the vienna and church stations had to take a bus bridge from east falls church to the claren deny station, because the boston and other station ws are closed. all of it for trackwork. >> do you have to work today? >> yes, i do. that's where i'm on my way right now. >> are you going to be late? >> i don't know. i hope not. >> i'm supposed to go to the dentist. i guess i'm going to be late. >> reporter: these twitter pictures were sent by red line riders. they show pictures of crowded platforms where trains were being single tracked. >> i went down into the bethesda station this morning at 9:00 and there was many people leaving, going in. and when the train arrived it was packed. only a few people could get on. today there was clearly a real rewup. >> reporter: at the dreen belt station, passengers headed toward college station were not happy to hear about single tracking delays. add in a modified

buses will replace trains in clarendon. monday will be a saturday schedule for veterans day. >>> still ahead at 5:00, supermodels are the ones who are supposed to turn heads at the victoria secret's fashion show. why all the talk is about rihanna. >>> 'tis the season for >>> the national zoo's reptile discovery center is growing eight new additions there. the snakes were born late last month. zookeepers say the births surprised them. they hadn't produced offspring in four years. the newborns are already acting like adult snakes and get their names from the tentacles that protrude from their snout. most of the snakes will be expected to go to other zoos. >>> atheists may consider going to court over loudoun county's new rules for holiday displays at the courthouse in leesburg. last night the board of supervisors approved a display of a christmas tree, nativity scene, santa and menorah on the lawn. last year anyone was allowed to put up a holiday decoration. but santa on a cross drew complaints from the public. they may put u

buses are replacing trains between east falls church and clarendon. the ballston virginia square stations are closed and trains are single tracking between vienna and east falls church. the same thing between grovener and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt and college park on the green. the work lasts through the day monday. >>> there are plenty of transportation options in our area but how well does the bus or train stop near your home connect you to your job? news 4's transportation reporter adam tusk has the results of a new study. >> reporter: in most neighborhoods in our region you don't have to go far to find a commuter train or bus. the way to replace the car and help cut out our congestion. a new report from the brookings institution says places like downtown d.c., capitol hill, and arlington are the best for linking jobs to transit. but if you want to live in a place with numerous public transit options you usually are going to have to pay a high housing cost for it. that means some workers simply can't live close to jobs. >> it

talks in opening another stop in clarendon. >> so smart. >> they said people kept walking by the stop. >> these young people now who come up with these ideas and put it into action. that's great. >> thanks, lauren. >> thank you, lauren. >>> the redskins take on philadelphia sunday. but not before inhouse battle. >> four down showdown, offense versus defense. this one may need some fact checking. we'll explain. ♪ ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ ♪ and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients from nature valley. ♪ ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars nature at its most delicious. >>> d.c. united takes the field this sunday for the second leg of the mls eastern conference finals. united fell short in houston last sunday and in order to advance to the finals, united needs to s