i-95 southbound at maryland 32, again, moving well through the columbia region all the way down towards the capitol beltway. and for those of you traveling on u.s. 50 this morning, here's a look at 50 both east and westbound lanes moving well between the bay bridge and i-97. our heaviest area of traffic on the west side of 695 here at wilkens avenue. back to you. >>> a diamond ring given to elizabeth taylor by actor richard burton sold for $8.8 million at an auction in new york. the ring was part of christie's sale of the jewelry and other items from the collection from the late actress who started "national very well -- starred in "national very well velvet." >>> and chuck lorre says charlie sheen was fired from the sitcom earlier this year because he and warner brothers were afraid the actor may die. lorre said he and the others were concerned about sheen's addiction for some time. lorre said he also offered to quit last winter after his relationship with sheen became toxic. sheen admitted he was out of control before the firing and has gone on to issue a series of public apologies. >

through the columbia region. 695, wilkins , the west side, inner and outer loop moving well between wilkins and i-70. >>> hearing continues in fort meade for the army private accused of leaking classified information to wikileaks. linda so is here with what is expected. >> we heard three days of testimony. later this morning expecting testimony from the witness that could include classified information. the hearing went on through the weekend expected to last several days but may take weeks to decide where man willing be court-martialed. the army private is accused of leaking thousands of files to wikileaks. a investigator found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables. a couple dozen supporters showed up. they say what he did was a courageous act of whistle blowing. here is what his father is saying. >> i would say you fing stupid idiot. >> his case guess to trial and he could be sentenced to life in prison. >>> enemies, baltimore city police are looking for someone who shot and robbed a cab driver sunday morning. it happened near the 2700 block of sissen street. he pulled in to a parking lot an

other major roads. 29 this morning all is quiet north and southbound making your way through the columbia region. an update on the vehicle fire as we look live at u.s. 50 and route 2. it is a tractor trailer that was on fire. as you can see we're still blocking your eastbound lane of 50. only one left lane getting by this incident. back to you. >>> well, she's only 8 years old and this morning she's the center of attention in israel. why they're targeting this little girl and what she has to say about that and how the israeli government is now trying to protect her. >> also a train that mirrors the bullet train in japan. a super speed test has got people from one point to another faster than ever before. we go around the world as we continue. >>> well the world's largest producer of electronic locomotives in southern china has launched its first superspeed train test. the train can travel up to 600 miles an hour. it's the latest addition to the china railway high speed series. it's completely different from mass produced commercial trains because its main function is to establish a testing platf

if you take 95, you shouldn't have problems. 29 are sai good route make the drive through the columbia region and another live look on 95 north of baltimore. traveling through the rosedale area coming from harford county and route 7 and pulaski highway checking out a good clear route. follow us on maryland traffic. >>> hearing is set to take place about 30 minutes from baltimore getting underway involving the webbingy leaks fallout involving an army analyst accused of leaking classified documents and this morning sherrie johnson here with new reaction and how the hearing differs from a civil court hearing. sherrie. >> reporter: today there will be a hearing. private first class bradley manning is accused of leaking classified army secrets to the website wikileaks. among items he is accused of handing over a video showing a u.s. helicopter crew laughing while killing 11 men. this article 32 hearing will determine if manning's case moves to a court martial. hearing will lay the groundwork for future proceedings. 123450 it's-- >> it's sanity amount to a grand jury proceeding with important diffe

in the meantime, if you're traveling around in the columbia region, u.s. 29 at maryland 108, still ingreat shape there. seeing no problems in the north or southbound direction for your traffic flow there. for those of you making a drive on i-95 heading down towards that area, 95 at route 32 looking good all the way towards the capitol beltway. back to you. >>> as new year's eve approaches many people are looking for dates for that special night. coming up, what you can do to improve your chances of getting that big date for new year's and hopefully beyond. and he's breaking all kinds of records. there he is. what he's up to and the latest competition. you're watching what is new now and next on your thursday, december 29th. this is "good morning maryland." get up to a one hundred percent scholarship to college. and up to sixty-thousand dollars in assistance. get paid to learn valuable job skills. maybe make an extra twenty grand when you join. all while you serve your community and your country. learn more at nationalguard.com. >>> consumer alert -- parents, lock your smartphones. you

traffic moving very well through the columbia region. and nothing to slow you down on the harrisburg expressway as we look live at 83 and shawan road. looking good northbound and southbound on the harrisburg expressway between 695 and the pennsylvania state line. back to you. >>> if you've child in college you know how expensive it could be. up next, the controversy over the rising cost of tuition and the salaries of some college presidents. also, digital dollar savings. it's one story catching a lot of attention on our website. abc2 news. what is trending go and find out. you are watching good morning maryland. what's new, now and next on this wednesday morning as we go out this morning another live look at 34th street. downtown hampden. >>> my "good morning maryland. >>> news time 5:15. 45 degrees outside and a consume irreport for you. a few recalls to tell you about. before you scoop the ice cream for the holiday pie, you need to be on lookout. 20,000 ice cream dipers made bysold through pampered chef is recalledp it's made of a meta

arteries headed to the baltimore beltway, we're looking pretty good on 95, traveling through the columbia regionll northbound lanes are open all the way up to 695. and here a look at the top side of 695 at i-83. a check of the harrisburg expressway southbound lanes picking up through parkton and cockeysville but still moving freely to 695. also want to mention mta light rail 20 minutes behind schedule this morning. back to you. >>> barbara walters rolled out her 10 most fascinating people of 2011, last night on abc2. stephen -- steve jobs topped the list, a shocking choice when you consider her rule is the most fascinating people happen to be living. when she announced his retirement last summer she said she knew he was her pick. when he died, she decided to keep him because as jobs believed rules were made to be broken. >>> this morning the golden globe nominations will be announced. yesterday was all about the first awards show of the season. the screen actors guild awards. the adaptation of the novel "the help" leads the pack with four nominations. "bridesmaids" and "the descendants." the sag

if you're traveling on 95 or 29 heading through the columbia region you should have a good ride, 29 lookingd now at 108. the pike is good eastbound or westbound between 100 and u.s. 29. here's a live look at 50, we're good to go on u.s. 50 all lanes open making the drive between i-97 and the chesapeake bay bridge. >>> we're learning more about a deadly crash along a busy maryland highway that killed one person. it happened on the rockville pike and alta vista road in bethesda, montgomery county. linda so standing by with all new information. >> reporter: we spoke with fire and rescue, they tell us the road reopened and they are still working to find out what caused that deadly crash. one person was airlifted to shock trauma. in all 11 people were hurt when the toyota pickup truck crossed the median on to oncoming traffic and crashed into a metro bus. it happened after 4:00 yesterday and shut down that stretch of rockville pike for hours. the map driving the pickup truck was killed. his identity hasn't been released. the driver of the metro bus had to be extricated, she's a 13-year veteran,t

in the meantime, traveling at posted speed if you're on 29 making the drive through the columbia regionlear all the way from i-70. and here's a live look at 695 and providence road. your north side drive on the baltimore beltway looking good inner loop and outer loop between the harrisburg expressway and i-95. back to you. >>> it's been open a few months honoring one of our country's darkest days. coming up, a huge announcement about a significant milestone. another baby sickened by a bacterial infection. could it be related to tainted formula? when "good morning maryland" continues. again, a live look at the white house. the president and family are in hawaii but the lights coming on, business to be done. >>> five things for you on this thursday morning. officials of the september 11th memorial in new york say they plan to announce thursday the site has had a million visitors since opening to the public in september. memorial plaza has two huge fountains and draw about 10,000 visitors a day to ground zero. even as the construction of the rebuilt world trade center continues. >>> oklaho

drive down 29 this morning, southbound getting a bit heavier as you make your way through the columbia region. also a live look at i-95, we're seeing more traffic in the southbound direction here. this is 95 going through rosedale making your way to the top side of 695. not seeing any problems as far as your drive times are concerned. once you get past that point on 95 southbound from whitemarsh boulevard to 695 looking at about a six-minute drive. back to you. >>> happening now, live pictures out of baghdad, iraq, where u.s. defense secretary leon panetta arrived overnight to formally shut down the 9-year war in the country. he and other u.s. leaders took part in the symbolic ceremony where the u.s. flag and forces were officially retired about an hour ago. the u.s. invaded iraq in march 2003. this is a live look at what is going on now. 4,500 troops lost their lives, thousands injured and price tag roughly $800 billion. >>> while you were sleeping 20 miners made it out alive in a rock burst outside of a mine in idaho. it happened in the western part of the state. about two hours east of spo

the live look at i-95 north of maryland 100 making a drive through the jessup and columbia region. no troubles or incidents to report at this time. charley, back to you. >>> when speaking of traffic we see tanker trucks loaded with fuel every day. but when there's a crash, that's the time for panic. lives lost from this crash and it exploded. details coming up. >>> a massive wild fire goes through a national park. the two factors preventing fire crews from getting it under control and how it started. >>> and there he goes ladies and gentlemen. >> all right. so can you imagine doing this on deep creek lake? a water jet pack that may have your husband or your teenage asking for one of these next christmas. how it works is coming up ahead at five. you are watching "good morning maryland" here first and only at 4:30. a live look at traffic, beginning to pick up on this friday. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> 16 people are treated after a massive tanker crash killed 13 in vention veila. eye -- venezuela. it crashed and caused several other cars to catch fire. driver apparen

, -- 95 traveling from the columbia region, northbound with off and on slow spots and north of timore on i-95, a hive look at maryland 43. of course we are seeing sluggish traffic in the southbound direction through the region and drive times experiencing some typical crowding on the north side getting through the timonium area and slow to the top side of 695 about six front shawan down to the top side of the beltway. charley. back to you. >> a live look at capital where things are quiet right now. lawmakers gone home for the holidays but they left one big question still looming. what about the payroll tax cut. linda so is here to explain where things stand and again a lot of confusion we were here in september and the back and forth between the senate and the congress.>> reporter: yeah. and it's happening and still no vote. that's the big question. things are at a standstill. again, no compromise and no word if a vote will happen before the end of the year. come january 1st, if lawmakers can't work out a deal, you will see less money in your paycheck. if you may $50,000 a year,

pleasantly surprised as you make your drive outside of the city, u.s. 29 through the columbia region, the harrisburg expressway. very light volume, i-83, as we mention, pleasantly surprised for you on all of our major roads, 695, green spring avenue. back to new york, good morning america. ♪ money, money, money must be funny ♪ ♪ in the rich man's world >>> ah, look at that crowd outside, gathering on a brisk day here in times square. >> warmer than yesterday, don't you think? >> i do. >> i check with sam. >> it's a matter of degree. sam, tracking the forecast. >>> coming up, all kinds of ways to save ahead. we're introducing you to the couponing all-stars who go to extremes to save on their bills. just like elizabeth revealed to us moments ago. apparently -- >> i hate that jagged edge. i'd rip them out. >> that must have driven you crazy. >> and had them in my envelopes. categories. very telling conversation. i've grown. >> lara and i are color-coded today. >> we wanted to wake up america. >> she is in canary yellow. and i'm in pepto-bismol pink. >>> we have great ways to save on toys

your travels on 95, through ellicott and columbia, quiet through the region, no reported traffic conditions for you. also, as we get a live look at the harrisburg expressway, travels on i-83, nice quiet drive in the parkton to 695. back to you. >>> did you play with barbies when you were a kid? >> of course. >> the value is about to go up and up and up. new report says the value of a barbie doll is going to continue going up, in some case sold for thousands of dollars. do you have barbies? >> i do. >> 1970 barbie, that could sell for $200, can go up to $27,000 if it is in mint condition. check that out. >>> same sex marriages can feel in many states and maryland included in that. what a new report says about how much more same sex couples are paying in taxes. >>> huge race for the presidential nod, republicans getting tighter. controversy about newt gingrich's personal life with a week to go in to the iowa caucuses. you are watching good morning maryland. first and only at 4:30. >>> new tougher teen driving rules in to effect in pennsylvania. new rules says a teen driver can only have one p

delays on 29, through the columbia region. 695, baltimore national pike, you are on the brakes betweenational pike on the west side outer loop and also a slow trip southbound 83, from the beltway headed in to downtown here cold spring lane. southbound traffic on the right side of your screen. back to new york and good morning america. óÑ ♪ every day i'm shuffling >>> you know how much we love to party rock around here. that song made the group lmfao instant pop stars. they're here again this morning to perform their newest hit live, because they're going to wiggle it wiggle it. what a great way to start the week. sam hand josh have never been happier because we can go back to the cameos. >> go, go, go. >> go. >> we tried. >> he was wiggling all right. >> good wiggle. >> we all enjoyed it. >>> also ahead, moms are making a surprising choice working as phone sex operators. the numbers have jumped by 400% in recent months. we'll talk to them about why they're doing it, what their husbands say. >> okay. all right. >>> and we're counting down to christmas with emeril, when he's not wiggling

columbia mostly cloudy. we should see sunny breaks at times. across the region we already showed you that one weather make per bringing heavy rain south of salisbury, lower eastern shore back through richmond, vo -- richmond, virginia. it would be in the form of a chilly batch or two of light rain. it's trending just south of us. i think that precip will ring itself ot. all we get is cloud cover. colder air will continue to funnel in, not a new blast of cold air but just enough coming in on the northerly flow that we will not warm up much. we'll stay in the mid-40s which is seasonal. looks like a mix of clouds and sun through saturday, a mix through sunday with a few flurries in western maryland. by the way, this is our last official weekend of fall 2011. we start winter on december 21st. partial clearing. it will be cold, maybe a stray shower or two to the west and to the south. most of us won't see it. not bad. i think dry weather will hold but this will be cloudy at times. tomorrow night down to 28 under a partly cloudy sky. you're going out on the town, brin

parts of columbia are still underwater after unusually have the rains battered the region flooding and mudslides have killed nearly two hundred people since rains began in early september government officials have released more than five hundred million dollars to help those affected forty said it's the worst prolonged rainy season in decades and is expected to continue through january. three more bodies have been recovered from the sea taking the number of confirmed dead from the weekend's or oil rig disaster in russia's far east to fourteen search teams say there are no there are now no more bodies floating at the side of the tragedy forty two people are still missing after the call from capsized undertow to poor and saying within just twenty minutes fourteen people were rescued from the waters within the first few hours of the rig going down a breach of safety regulations is being investigated as the main cause of the incident. a reminder of our headlines coming your way in just a few minutes before that they will take a look at what's happening in business with korea. hello and wel

other parts of our region have christmas tree recycling programs set up. and the district of columbia, you should put your christmas tree out between january 2nd and january 9th. any trees picked up by the 14th will be recycled. after that, you can put the tree out with the trash. now, in fairfax county, you can put out any tree shorter than eight feet on your regular recycling day through january 14th. if your tree is larger than eight feet, call your trash collector. in montgomery county, you can put your tree out on your normal recycling day all the way through february 3rd. do not put the tree in a plastic bag. in charles county, the county will mulch your tree through january 14th for free! there are 11 recycling sites around the county. you can go to our web site, wusa9.com. we have details on all of the places around the region. go to wusa9.com. >>> now, olga is here with the weather. i think you need to keep your umbrella handy. >> yeah t is going to be a little bit damp and dreary for the remainder of the afternoon. i think until sunset. we're in for the chilly temperatures.

it will probably not be as cold as the last few nights over the region, but on the chilly side for sure. columbia in howard county, 45 degrees. it relocations already in the upper 30's. what will help is the high, thin cloud is coming in from the west with clouds producing sprinkles on the radar screen out of ohio, cleveland, down to charleston. we will pick up some of the cloud is as it comes in, a blanket of clouds and is helping to keep the temperature is a little more mile overnight, especially in western maryland where it will be more cloudy than here. during the day tomorrow, warmer air trying to left across this warm front pushing that way which will produce may be a light sprinkle in a few spots. the further north and west you go, the better chance you have for precipitation. partly cloudy tonight, mid 20's suburbs, when the light and variable. mostly cloudy day tomorrow with temperatures like today. if the clouds do not pick it up, it could even get a little warmer, but highs from 48->>> 3. waves averaging about 1 foot on the bay and western maryland hoping personnel. snow showers may ha

una vez mas la region ha sido sorprendida con la noticia del allanamiento a la casa de un funcionario del distrito de columbiantes federales con la colaboracion de la policia local allanaron la residencia del concejal harry thomas junior... nuestra compaÑera maria rosa lucchini estuvo en el lugar y nos trae su informe.. agentes federales allanaron la casa de dos pisos... confiscando aparentemente documentos y articulos de la residencia del concejal del distrito de columbia harry thomas junior... un lunar mas para la reputacion del gobierno de la ciudad... "claramente esto no ayuda el caso de la ciudad cuando uno esta tratando de buscar ese tipo de apoyo de muchos congresistas verdad para que se unan a nuestros esfuerzos de la libertad democratica para la ciudad" amigos de la familia thomas llegaron a la residencia angustiados, pero no quisieron dar declaracion... en junio, thomas quien representa el distrito electoral cinco, fue acusado de malversar fondos publicos dirigidos a un programa de baseball para jovenes... segun la fiscalia del distrito, thomas utilizo 300-mil dolares en dos compaÑias que el opera,

region. only 35 of around manchester, 37 at the ski resort in southern pennsylvania. martin state airport of 41 degrees, columbia a cool 38. it is getting chilly on the eastern shore as well. only in the 30's on the coast at ocean city. expect a cold one tonight from 24 degrees in some of the colder valleys to the north and west of baltimore to about 32 in downtown baltimore. yesterday's power pack storm raced across the mid atlantic in just a matter of hours. now across new england. early this morning we could see the last of these note leaving northern maine. now in clearing skies, expect cold, dry weather tonight and tomorrow. a reenforcing cold front is coming through the great lakes and the upper midwest tonight. a little bit of snow associated with this front, and very chilly behind it. the temperatures will go down a bit for the weekend. highs of 45-52, starting the day with sunshine and finishing up with partly cloudy skies. the futurecast, here comes that front through ohio tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy skies here, and another system off the coast might generate a few sprinkles across the eastern se

region. these areas of green, including district of columbia, prince george's, fairfax, montgomery, howard all under a flash flood watch. watch out for creeks and streams coming out of their banks later today as well as the shenandoah valley. tonight all the counties in lavender under a winter weather advisory for one to three inches of snow in howard, montgomery, loudoun county, northern fauquier, rappahannock and points west. most of that accumulation is going to be on grassy areas, only the roadway temperatures are so warm, a lot will melt on roads. that will be tonight for the sleet and snow. for the rest of the day today, we'll have our occasional rain, temperatures falling into the 40s by sunset. that changeover to sleet and snow by 8:00 tonight. a look at the details look of the accumulation totals i expect coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> traveling in virginia on i-66 heading eastbound, still seeing big delays. accident on the left side of the roadway. you're jammed as you make your way 66 east at sudley. you can see bumper to bumper making your way towards the acci

que la poblacion del distrito de columbia aumento 2. 7 por ciento desde abril del 2010 hasta julio de este aÑo... esta es la primera vez que el distrito encabeza la regioncimiento de habitantes, desde los aÑos cuarentas... el presidente de guatemala, alvaro colom continua su visita a los estados unidos... en washington recibio la noticia de que en enero de 2012 el gobierno del presidente barack obama, presentara un informe oficial sobre el estatus de proteccion temporal para los guatemalteco s, que les permite vivir y trabajar legalmente en los estados unidos... en colombia, el presidente juan manuel santos firmo los cinco decretos que le dan vida a la ley de victimas y restitucion de tierra, una ambiciosa norma que busca indemnzar a cuatro millones de damnificados y devolver dos millones de hectareas asurpada a los campesinos... esta nueva ley estara en vigor durante diez anos prorrogables desde el primero de enero del 2012... un cohete soyuz de fabricacion rusa fue lanzado esta manana rumbo a la estacion espacial desde el cosmodromo en kazakhstan... abordo se encuentra un cosmonauta oleg kono-nenko acompanado del astronauta americano don pettit y el d

que la poblacion del distrito de columbia aumento 2. 7 por ciento desde abril del 2010 hasta julio de este aÑo... esta es la primera vez que el distrito encabeza la regionor crecimiento de habitantes, desde los aÑos cuarentas... muy pronto pilotos de lineas aereas podran dormir un poco mas entre turno y turno... la administracion federal de aviacion anuncio hoy que los pilotos deben de recibir 10 horas de descanso... esto es dos horas mas de lo que es requerido hoy en dia... ray lahood, secretario de esa agencia dijo que esta es una importante decision para la seguridad aerea.. la nueva regulacion entrara en vigor en dos anos y fue motivada despues de que un avion de continental se estrellara cerca de buffalo, nueva york, en febrero de 2009 donde 50 personas perdieron la vida.... se determino que el accidente fue parcialmente causado por fatiga de los pilotos... lideres comunitarios de casa de maryland y otras organizaciones se reunieron con varios centenares de inmigrantes y sus familias para celebrar los logros obtenidos el aÑo que termina. alfredo miranda nos trae este informe. patricia dice que trabajaba en casa de diplomaticos en condiciones de exp

region under a cloud country sy sky mo. mid and upper 40s, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, district of columbia. we've got quite a bit of cloudiness. a few sprinkles are showing up in southern maryland, northern neck, and the lower eastern shore. those are drifting off to the east. we have a few other sprinkles way out in northern west virginia, and there's a slight chance of a sprinkle today. otherwise just a lot of clouds around. we'll stay in the 40s through the day, maybe even briefly low to mid-50s by early to midafternoon. sunrise 7:22. sunset at 4:49. a cloudy evening in the mid-40s through much of the evening until around midnight. a look at rain on the way for tomorrow, the rest of the week, and into the weekend. that will be coming up in just a couple of minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> still pretty quiet in our area. if you're traveling along i-95, we'll look at it together right now. still seeing a lot of green in both directions. cameras show the occoquan pretty light. southbound not seeing any issues for you. traveling northbound, a little volume, nothing signi

segun la policia del distrito de columbia la condicion de esta nueva victima de la violencia es de cuidado..hoy a las once tendremos mas informacion.. un maestro de la regione arrestado por tener relaciones sexuales con tres estudiantes... jeffrey robert sears, es docente en la secundaria glenn burnie, en el condado anne arundel... donde las autoridades encontraron evidencia de varios incidentes durante y fuera de la escuela con las victimas de entre 15 y 16 aÑos de edad... esta conducta se registro entre el 2009 y el 2011... sears fue suspendido sin paga mientras se contempla su despido... si usted conoce de mas victimas, contacte a las autoridades... @@@@@@es preocupante.. la desigualdad academica entre estudiantes de washington.. .. procurador de justicia exel desempleo y la situacion economica aun tambaleante estan obligando a muchas familias a buscar sus regalos y asistencia en instituciones comunitarias... claudia uceda nos amplia... los legisladores republicanos advirtieron hoy al secretario de justicia eric holder que despida a varios de sus subordinados tras el escandalo de armas de fuego que se conoce como rapido y furioso... los legisladores res

region. look live here at 29, and route 108. traveling through clam yeah. pretty good on 29 from i-70-- columbia pretty good on 29 to i-706789 driving around the beltway through overly traffic is knoll freely between bel air and providence roads. southwest side looking live at wilkins avenue, a check of our drive times showing that everything is moving pretty good so far just five minutes from shawan road to the top side of the beltway. back to you.>>> politician on capitol hill has come up with a tentative agreement on a one trillion dollar spending package to keep the government from shutting down. corinne redman is standing by with the very latest details on what could be happening today. >> reporter: well, it's make it or break it today. congress has until midnight to pass the spending plan or face a partial government shut down. there's a vote needed to pass the payroll tax doubt ensure millions don't see smaller paychecks but a last-minute deal. deal is in the works to avoid a shut down. democrats say an agreement was struck on a spending bill to fund the government through october of next

una vez mas la region ha sido sorprendida con la noticia del allanamiento a la casa de un funcionario del distrito de columbiasistas verdad para que se unan a nuestros esfuerzos de la libertad democratica para la ciudad" amigos de la familia thomas llegaron a la residencia

region. mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. right near the waters, though, it's in the upper 20s to around freezing. reagan national at 33. much of the district of columbia the mid-20s as is montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties. we've got a clear sky. we will have a clear start to the day, but a few clouds will drift in later this afternoon. sunrise will be at 7:18. by 9:00 should be above freezing. by noontime into the 40s. may hit low 50s by midafternoon. quite a bit of sunshine. here's your evening planner. will get cold again. temperatures after midnight down into the mid-30s. sunset today at 4:47. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend. a bit of a warming trend on the way coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling on i-95 in virginia, let's take the trip together. seeing a lot of green in both directions. live cameras at the occoquan. volume is very light if you're traveling northbound. southbound pretty clear at this time. if you continue north on i-95, here's the view at fairfax county parkway. not seeing any issues for you. travel speed, if you're heading north from the o

region. from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county, district of columbia, in the upper 40s now.se little patches of green, those are sprinkles of light rain now near stafford county, across the potomac into charles, st. mary's, southern calvert along the eastern shore drifting off to the east. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:22. throughout the morning, 40s to near 50. may briefly get to the low 50s or maybe even mid-50s farther to our south by early afternoon. and then late afternoon back down into the 40s. a look at your evening planner at 5:41. here's a look at the tuesday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> traveling the inner loop of the beltway, still seeing the crash taking away all but your right lane. only the right lane gets by the accident. this is as you pass georgia avenue. going to keep watching that because i can see some delays as you make your way towards the accident there. traffic continues on the inner loop making your way towards route 1. not seeing any issues for you. your volume is increasing on the inner loop as well as the outer loo

columbia 35 westminster, 36 degrees in belaire. clouds are here. it is only a matter of time before that rain moves into the area but will quickly leave the region, a simple day long pest san, cooler temperatures tomorrow. this day's 51 will drop to about 43, which will be normal. it is not going to be a bad day tomorrow. a typical late december day in maryland. today's high of 51 eight above normal. 37 tonight, clearing, highly the normal is 26, tomorrow there is that 43, partly sunny, windy and cooler, 44 thursday, friday 57, the day of new year eve sunny and clear. jess take it away. >> now over to sharon. >> we still have those two problems we have been talking about for a little while. also police activity in the city. a street is closed there. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway. still looking good there. no issues there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you. >> all right. sharon, thank you. let's check back with mike schuh. >> who joins us now from in front of one of the great light shows of all time. how is it going, bud? >> reporter: it is the coolest. if you have not come down to see this

columbia, 41 in rock hall. winds from the west and northwest are wrapped around high pressure that is moving across the region,ng offshore a low pressure system that brought just a few showers down around ocean city and the lower eastern shower, but all of the clouds and the disturbance is starting to pish offshore. the high is tapping into the cold air that is responsible for lake affect snow. some of that made it into central pennsylvania, but we never got it down here. we're starting to dry out nicely. that high is going to continue to bring the flow in and tap into the cooler air as it moves in. as it moves out the milder air and the temperatures go from the forms up into the 50 degrees range. we have a small craft advisory in effect because of the wind. gusting up to 25 knots. today, going up to around 44 degrees. mostly sunny, breezy and pretty cool. overnight lows into the 20s. the average low is around 29 degrees. so, we're a little bit cooler than that. a full day of sunshine for tomorrow. the next five days, 48 on monday and 50 on tuesday and wednesday. the temperatures up into the low to mid-50s. wi

it's a prior for the district of columbia because so many of the jobs will go to those in this region and of course in the district of columbia. we are justifiablely angry about the d.c. appropriation rider that was again placed on this appropriation for the second year in a row. despite an energetic campaign from many of our allies, district residents as well as to eliminate this rider. i see that my good friend, mr. hoyer, has come to the floor. while there is a great deal more i want to say about this bill and how it affects the district of columbia, it is with pleasure that i yield to my good friend, the whip, such time as he may desire. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i want to join her in saying that there were some minuses in this bill. the minuses in this bill historically has been as it relates to the district of columbia that the congress has treated the district of columbia as its own possession as opposed to an independent political yours diction and has been granted home rule. and the congress ought to honor that home rule. and as we urge democracies aroun

the region, winds have diminished and life is good, that is the normal. 24 haggerstown, 27 cumberland, 33 oakland, 27 pax river, 25 degrees down on the ocean, 26 westminster, 27 belaire, 25 columbiaow 30s annapolis, kent island and rock hall. here is this big dome of high pressure and we are living pretty darn big, that high is going to funnel mild air up the 95 corridor, there is that warm front. it is going to cause overrun, warm air will rice over chillier air and you get clouds hence increasing clouds and maybe yoft cast tomorrow but no rain, 44 the high this day, the normal is now 42. 33, clouds try and break a little bit overnight. tomorrow a mixture of clouds and some sun, that is what mostly friday means, 54 is a high, low to mid 50s saturday and sunday, new year eve and new year's day, monday 44, then tuesday 32 then a low of 18 degrees, i have always looked at it this way and i have said this on the airmany time, we really start wind here as the end the first week of january. and for the next two and a half three weeks it gets rather dicey and i am just hoping that is not a harbinger of things to come but it has got my attention, jess take it away. >> thanks marty, now

region from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. most locations low to mid-20s, including prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, and montgomery counties, and much of the district of columbiay from the potomac as well as areas away from the bay and the tidal potomac. right on the waters, it's a bit warmer. we've got a clear sky. high pressure pushing in will give us plenty of sun this morning into the afternoon. late afternoon, this deck of clouds associated with a front that will likely be moving in by late afternoon and overnight this friday night. i don't anticipate any precipitation. sunrise at 7:15. throughout the day today, it will be chilly but briefly into the low 50s by early afternoon. then clouds closing in this evening. sunset at 4:46. by midnight near 40 degrees. if you're heading to the games, fedex football this weekend. army-navy saturday at 2:30. skins-patriots, 61. highs low to mid-40s game time. as we get into monday, we'll have sunshine too. it's still going to be cold. beginning of next week, a bit warmer tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. and now, danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 is live right now over an accident. this is i-95 he

rattlesnake mountain is the highest point in the region and it provides unparalleled views for miles around the monument of the hanford site, the columbia river and the snake river. unfortunately it took the fish and wildlife service eight years to write a management plan that effectively closed rattlesnake mountain to public access, despite the public comments favoring just the opposite. after i introduced this bill last congress, the fish and wildlife in october 10 -- october of 2010, offered two public tours for selected individuals and then suddenly reneged on the offer just days before the tours were too to occur without -- were to occur without any explanation. during a recent committee hearing on the bill, the interior department's testimony suggested that the fish and wildlife service supports tours of rattlesnake mountain but very carefully didn't go the extra step of ensuring that the service would allow public access to the actual summit. access to the mountain and access to the summit are two entirely different matters. to put it bluntly, mr. speaker, the services had more than 10 years and they say it will take several more

columbia. we have the privilege of hosting the nih founded d.c. development center for aids research and exceptional partnership of institutions across the region. we also work closely with the d.c. department of health and the centers for disease control and prevention on the front lines of the fight against aids, providing testing and treatment the district's most highly affective populations. thanks to the work of many in this room and in the feeling audience, this nation in the world have made tremendous progress towards in eradicating hiv and aids. discourage will come to an end. we had george washington remain committed to staying playing our part in the struggle and there is much more to be done. thank you for joining us for tonight's important discussion. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome doctor dr. gupta. >> i'm delighted to be here but me say at the beginning because i care so deeply about the same thing that you will care about in this room, and i'm not nervous at all. [laughter] and usually in a studio, very dark nobody is there. seeing a lot of people was a little jarring but i'm delighted none

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