northbound delays are out of dale city with a crash at duke street. that one has the right lane closed. before you get to woodbridge, all the way to do treat and there were problems on 66. >>> 6:32 is your time and we have a heads up for drivers heading into downtown d.c. today. prepare for some big delays. take back the capital protesters are marching along k street between 13th and 17th street. protest is expected to start at 11:00 a.m. and could last into the evening rush hour. >>> hundreds of occupy chicago protesters could also be marching along k street. >>> a possible plea deal for a woodbridge doctor accused of assaulting his patients. >> he is due in prince william county court this morning thisben eisler is live and joins us with a preview. >> dr. hussein is accused of inappropriately touching five women and they were his patients. this allegedly happened at his woodbridge clinic between march and december. he worked at the rigid view clinic on opitz boulevard. the first incident happened september 14 involving a 36- year-old fredericksburg

delays in dale city over to the 14th street bridge. the next report will update you on the accident at california's voyager tonight at 6:25. >>> it is 6:20. we want to take another look at our question of the day. >>> a number of us will gain at least eight pounds this holiday season by doing one of these things. drinking more alcohol, stressing out or taste testing while cooking. >> i'm gaining 16 pounds, i'm in trouble. >>> we'll reveal the survey answer in about a ho half hour. stay with us. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ welcome back. 6:24 this monday morning. your weather first and it is a cold, frosty mond

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it is slowing very quickly out of dale city.ic is very slow from college park to new hampshire ave. over on i-270 and montresor road, is very heavy. >> 6:41 and 45 degrees. >> coming up, the sunday drive that turned into one of the most expensive car wrecks ever. we'll show you what happened. >> also mike allen [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned spy plane. iran has lied about substance in the past but this is true, it could be a significant captured. the u.s. military admits a reconnaissance plane crash but was not shut down. iran has not released any pictures of the aircraft. >>> we will be talking about a number of things about the white house and the republican race for the presidency. mike allen is wi

. >>> i'm kristin fisher in dale city where three state troopers were almost hit by a careless driver. i'll introduce you to one of them and how he survived it coming up. >> the rain is moving out this morning. what can we expect for christmas? your weather first is next right here on 9news now. >>> welcome back. i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein. we're going to get sunshine working through midday and late afternoon. with that sunshine, temperatures should make it into the low to mid-50s by midday late, late afternoon. we're looking good clear into the evening hours as temperatures drop below 50 after 6:00 p.m. monika? >> two separate accidents on the beltway, olga. we're taking a look at the beltway on the east side of town near kenilworth avenue outside of the camera shot. an accident north of the bw parkway. you can see it slowing down just a bit here as you travel on the outer loop of the beltway. then another one before connecticut avenue. that one is also on the shoulder. i'll have more on what's going on on the beltway all around town coming up in my next report. back to

things are moving slowly on 95 of from dale city.95 is getting heavier toward the 14th street bridge. >> thank you. 6:42 and 37 degrees. >> coming up, we will show you what caused a power outage at lax. >> the national christmas tree lighting is a couple of hours away. we will have details on this eve and then some important >>> first lady michelle obama welcomes military families to the white house. there were the first visitors to see the christmas decorations this year. the decorations include 37 christmas trees as well as a 400-pound white house made of gingerbread, white chocolate and marzipan. >>sounds fancy. >> 400 pounds of food right there. >>> president obama will help light the national christmas tree tonight that there is a brand new star of the show this year. jummy olabanji is live with details. >>> good morning the new guest is a brand new christmas tree. we can take a sneak peak and that is the tree right there. the old one that had been here since the 1970's toppled over earlier this year and this is the new tree tha

delays are expensive and out of dale city through woodbrige. >>> walking in a winter wonderland as fars temperatures. cold outside 6 pin the twenties right now. it feels like winter, feels like mid december. feels like the holidays. the temperature is moving up through thursday. thursday will be the warmest day and there's a chance of showers on a thursday. not a washout, just some areas of rain. friday into the weekend, cooling down again. >> good morning america is next. >> for continuing local news ch

in springfield, moving smoothly from 95 around dale city.e beltway, no accidents or incidents. still doing wdealing with the closure of the car parked in parkway in potomac. your best bet is river road. >>> the big headline in the weather is the wind. winds gusting up to about 40 miles an hour with air temperatures in the 40's. it will feel like the 30's all day long. warming on the weekend. very cold. >> new year's day looks nice. >> good morning

dale city to springfield and well, moving smoothly.cidents to report. >> 38 degrees outside. >> learn how the community is helping a family affected by a fire. >> new details and to a child sex abuse scandal. >>> we want to check our top stories. prime sex -- suspect is to sit down for an interview with good morning america this morning. giordano returned to the u.s. yesterday after being from jail. he denies any wrongdoing in the case. bruce boudreau has a new job, anaheim ducks hired him to the head coach. he was fired on monday, he led team to four division titles make a pass the the playoffs.f thousands of people are watch the first light the national christmas tree. the first lighting for the tree. >>> a donation drive will be tonight in prince george's for the relatives of in a family members killed house fire. out in a home in lewiston. killed.ar-old was his mother and aunt died as well. atund raiser will begin 6:00. a man is in custody after the tractor-trailer and on a chase.ce it began in baltimore and ended parkway. that is

your overall slow traffic beginning in dale city to the occoquan river. most of the way from lorton to springfield and a last live look if you're planning to head north on i-395, heavy and steady from duke street to seminary road and then again, here at the 14th street bridge. 395 is incident-free. now, a commuter alert, the lighting of the national christmas tree is going to throw a honky in the wrench in tonight's rush hour. live look at 17th street at constitution avenue starting at 4:15 this afternoon, 17th will be closed in both directions between constitution and new york avenue. 15th street will be closed between e, pennsylvania, and constitution avenue. >> wow. >> the roads will be open around 7:00 once the tree lighting is done. so, really, the best thing to do is take metro. the closest station, farragut west, mcpherson square, metro center and federal triangle. but once you're there, first of all, bundle up. it will be cool but so nice. lots of security to get through. once you're there, you know what i like to do especially on the weekend with

there's an accident though westbound on the prince william parkway at head lee road in dale city. more on that in the next report. back to you mike. >>> making news now at 5:09. the fukushima nuclear power plant is in a shutdown right now. which means the reactors crippled in the earthquake and tsunami have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point which is a good thing. it should end the radiation leaks but there's still a very long clean-up ahead they say. >>> in washington state, debris from the japanese quake and tsunami is starting to wash ashore nine months later. the items found so far include a large black buoy. they believe most of the debris is still in the pacific ocean. >>> a tanker truck fire could keep haunting california commuters long after cleared away. fortunate no one was hurt in there. when the truck caught fire, but the flames were so intense the bridge has to be torn down and the roads needs repairs. >>> a mild night but in for a cooldown this weekend and could some of us see flurries? details next at 5:14 in the seven day forecast. >>> if you want to hi

. >> we go to dale city, virginia. this video sent in by barbara and jerry eller. nice display there. even a reindeer. lit up. right -- right there. got it. great job, guys. >> there is still plenty of time to get your holiday lights on the air. ex mail us a picture or video. the address is lights at wusa9.com. you can post it to our facebook page. be sure to include your name and where you live. >> the capitals head to the great white north and you can learn what $27 billion gets you in the nfl these days. >> right now, it is time for another check on our question of the morning. which of these cookies is a kid most likely to leave out for santa claus? is it oreos, sugar cookies or chocolate chip cookies? >> kim says otherios, no way. homemade sugar cookies only. it is practically a rule. my granddaughter insists the reindeer like oatmeal so she leaves oatmeal for the hard working reindeer. >> we'll reveal the answer at 6:53. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to

northbound i-95 already slow leaving dale city headed northbound.ot troubles on the other side of town because we have the accident activity that is northbound on the bw parkway reported at 202 and then another crash reported 201 201 kenilworth avenue at edmondston. >>> a local story making national headlines. arrest of more than two dozen occupy protestors in the district. >> they built a wooden structure on mcpherson square over the weekend and refused to remove it. stacy cohan has more. >> reporter: this wooden structure was going to be a house. as many of you know, this tent city here in mcpherson square has been tolerated by police. unlike many other cities around the country, this occupy movement group has been largely left alone by law enforcement. that changed this weekend when the occupy protesters erected a wooden structure on saturday. they planned to make it a house. they were told by law enforcement, they had no permits, it was unsafe and it needed to come down by 11:45 sunday morning. when it did not, a standoff ensued. i an armored ca

taking a bird's eye view, northbound is very slow leaving dale city for the inner loop.ut three lanes leaving tyson. we have another firetruck there, i should say and again a couple of cars. on i-95, working your way towards i-95. witness you commit to the outer loop of the beltway. the crash is thrill here at telegraph road. again, the right side of the road is blocked. average speed is now down to about 13 miles per hour. big delays from springfield interchange once you get there in the direction of the which son bridge. taking you back inside, we do have an accident activity to report. along the right side of the screen, that's the bus that was involved in the crash. southbound lanes of the new hampshire still closed. north brown side getting by to the right. >> all right, julie, thank you so much. over here at the fox 5 christmas tree now, we would like to thank danielle for sending in this gorgeous ornament. that's the famous t c blogs tomorrow cherry tree. >> thinks the 2011 edition, just a beautiful ornament. thank you so very much. if you would like to help tech

still very slow from dale city as you make your way towards the interchange. everybody follow @tomkierein.

as you head from dale city over to springfield and the beltway. let's go back over to the maps this time to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road. inner loop that construction has been cleared up. a laugh live look into tyson's corner. in my next report we'll go into maryland. >>> i hope you enjoyed the free ride on the inner county connector. the toll roads linking montgomery county and prince georges county. it runs east of interstate 95 in laurel. the remake one mile of the six lane highway. still left to be completed. expected to be finish in 2014. >>> a female military veteran. when you hear that you usually don't think homeless. but reports say there are an estimated 13,000 women in uniform with no fixed addresses. >>> a few of those women received a helpful hand during a ribbon cutting ceremony. lindsey mathis shows us the place these women can now call home. >> reporter: this is the house jessica foreman now calls home. the iraqi war veteran found herself homeless after she left the military and completed sch

dale city is at 33. and 36 to start off the day in mitchellville. so a cold start for us for sure. the kind of mild we had around last weekend. but i am excited about this weekend's forecast. i'll have the details straight ahead. >> thanks veronica. >>> the santa ana winds out in southern california have done a lot of damage. the area is still under a state of emergency. wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour knocked down trees and power lines. schools and roads closed for a second straight day. a quarter of a million homes are without power. forecasters are calling it one of the worst storms to hit the los angeles area in a generation. >>> wall street ended this week flat after a robust rally all week. all three averages posted gains of more than 7%. today the dow jones industrial average logged its second best weekly point gain ever. the dow was in positive territory for 2011. >>> the nation received good news on the jobs front. the unemployment rate fell to 8.6% last month. the lowest number in two and a half years. employers added 120,000 jobs last month. >>> coming up toni

belvoir and dale city. manassas and warrenton into the upper 30s to around 40 degrees.nd no real super cold air out there just yet. it's going to be seasonally cold overnight tonight. wake-up temperatures tomorrow morning generally in the 30s, but we'll be rain free around here for the next little while. this next little system, a weak cold front is mostly going to stay to our north in pennsylvania. a few extra clouds, a few folks in northern maryland. however, this system gathering strength now along the gulf coast. this will eventually form up and move in our direction. and again, look who's getting the white stuff on christmas day. amarillo, texas, up into the western parts of the oklahoma panhandle. for us, just a clear sky out there. and since we're not going to get a white christmas, it turned out to be a beautiful day today. mostly clear skies will be the rule through the remainder of the overnight hours. a little front to our north. any snow showers will stay on the western side of the ridge line. no concerns for us. monday sunshine turns into a chilly monday ni

three happened along i-95 in dale city. this is the rules of the road that is nationwide. >>> here is a look at other things making news now. the white house is condemning a wave of violence which swept across iraq thursday. as many as 63 people were killed in the first major violence in iraq since american troops left the country. at least 194 others are hurt. so far, no claim of responsibility but shiite leaders believe the attack looked like the works of al- qaeda sunni insurgents. >>> the city of christ church, new zealand is bracing for more aftershocks after an earthquake. a quake rattled the city sending people running into the streets. there were no reports of casualties or widespread damage. christchurch, one of new zealand's largest cities, it is still recovering from a large quake which hilled 182 people in february. >>> thousands are waking up without power in georgia after strong storms rolled through the northwestern part of the state. high winds damaged several homes and left behind shattered glass and downed

clay loved the story from dale city. this is their birthday. where do the lines form for jesus? the idea to celebrate the birthday starts 2,000 plus years ago with the birth of christ and the gift to us. 1-0. and also this country was founded with the trust in god. well, clay, the problem is not with anything you say, but it is with what you left out, which is that the country has been founding it on the principle of no state religion. what we're arguing about is the right to celebrate christmas in the government places, which belonged to everyone, including those who don't believe in the region for the season. mailbag@wusa9.com is our e-mail address. that is our report, i'll be right back here tonight at 11:00. don't forget, you can log on any time you like to wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll talk to you later. bye. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and w

three of them it happened right along i95 in dale city. >>> the father accused of leaving his 2-year-oldghter home alone in filthy conditions could face up to five years in jail. today a judge ordered anthony vincent's bond be increased to $100,000. he is charged with reckless endangerment and child neglect. investigators say the toddler's mom had been in the hospital for several days. she got worried and called police. that's when officers say they found the child malnourished and in the apartment. >>> 9news now gets results from a toy story. we told you about a mother who lost her temper while waiting in the toys for tots line. they told her she had to leave empty-handed. last night she apologized for her actions. we relayed the message for toys for tots execs and tonight dropped off the gifts. as you can see, the children couldn't be happier. >>> well, paramedics and firefighters save lives every day, but you might be surprised at how rare it is for them to get a personal thank you. well, today in prince george's county, a little girl and her family decided to put that right. 5-year-o

dale city, manassas, see the yellow here just south of the city. more rain out to the west. out 50, out towards bowie and crofton, rain will be with us all day today. we have a floodwatch for parts of the area which goes into effect this afternoon. that includes the district. it includes all the close-in counties here including prince george's county and montgomery county in maryland and this goes into effect at 1:00 this afternoon through the nighttime hours. the potential is out there, believe it or not, for one, two inches of rain. on the back side, we have the possibility that things could change to snow. just rain for the daytime hours. that is a cold front and area of low pressure developing along it. notice the air is getting cold enough off to the south and west that it is now changing over. we think that changeover will occur around the washington area during the evening hours. best chance for accumulating snow will be off to the north and west of the district during the nighttime hours. one, maybe 2 or 3 inches of snow. we'll get the whole thing out of here by tomo

we do have reports of an accident in dale city that moved off to the side of roadway. 395 looks goodrom the beltway up past edsall road toward the 14th street bridge. no problems to report on the beltway in virginia or in maryland. 66, snot seeing much in the way of volume at this point. here we are in manassas. nice trip there and through centreville continuing past route 50 fair oaks towards 95. 270 also incident high pressure free. that's a check of your -- 270 also incident-free. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new year's eve only a couple of days away. wisdom martin spoke with steve bellman from paul's liquor for a bit of champagne 101. >> it is nice to be here and we'll start with sparkling wine. there is a difference between sparkling wine and champagne. >> okay. >> first of all, from spain, they use a chardonnay grape and a maccabea grape. nice and dry. very good for mimosas like, that. these are all under $15. >> that >> that is the end i would be on. >> any questions from you? >> we'll let you explain right now. >> and believe it or not, from new mexico, t

basically from dale city to 123, that overnight construction's gone. you're good to go headed out early this friday morning. further north look at springfield northbound on i-95. again light volume going to 395. to the 14th street bridge also looking fine if you're planning to head northbound on 395. and a last look here at 66 and falls church, no problems here on the utter loop at 66 and the inlier loop at route -- inner loop at rule 7. coming up in my next report. into maryland at 4:39. bark to you. >>> thank you. we begin with the developing story out of northwest washington. d. c. police are looking for the person who robbed a postal worker last night along a stretch of 14th street. the worker was loading a truck at the t. street post office when he was attacked. the worker was eventually freed after using his cell phone to report the crime. >>> leesburg police are investigating the death of a 39- year-old man. they rushed to belmont terrace at someone called to report shots fired last night. heeded at the scene. -- he died at the scene. >>> this m

northbound 95 now out of dale city headed up toward the beltway. over an hour and 20 minute commute now northbound on i-95. that's just to get to 395 and then stuck in the bumper-to- bumper delay headed from duke street and crossing the 14 street bridge. have i people asking me what's going on oxen hill. litis the it's slow head ago cross the wilson bridge and back toward telegraph road. down to about three miles per hour as you work your way out of oxen hill across the bridge span going to virginia. southbound 270. lanes are open. that's the good news. but again father hurley boulevard down old town road, 45 commute there. lolllance road accident activity. that's a check of your fox5 on time traffic. >>> all right, thank you. across the nation it's a day of remembrance on this 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> survivors will be on hand in hawaii to pay respects to the nearly 2400 men and women who lost their lives. >> reporter: on december 7, 1941, japanese aircraft bombed the american naval base in hawaii. the sudden attack thrus

singled more action, but still giving you the green light between dale city and baltimore. anne arundel county, route 2 closed in both directions in parwood. >>> a metrobus at a taxicab collided in northeast washington and sent six people to the hospital. it happened after 10:30 last night on 12th street northeast. police are not saying what led to the crash. we are told that the victim's injuries are not life- threatening. >>> new developments in the search for the man linked to a series of sexual assaults and a murder in the washington area in the 1990's. later this morning investigators will announce a new campaign in hopes of catching the man known as the potomac river rapist. jummy olabanji is live in northwest at the u.s. attorney's office where the campaign will be announced. good morning. >> good morning. the new campaign is a collaboration of the u.s. attorney's office d.c. police, and montgomery county police. these officials say that this will really help them to reopen the case and they are hoping for new leads. they plan to make this similar to the same campaig

delays begin in dale city, trying to get past the river right now because of that accident. keep that in mind because of your travel plans. northbound of springfield, once you are beyond the accident you are going to be okay. it is helping things along north of the accident along to springfield. the accident with single file traffic getting by to the left. i'll keep you posted on that coming up in my next report at 6:58. >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned united states spy plane yesterday. the news agency says the country's armed forces shot down the men because it violated iranian air space. the plane is a 170 type drone, the pent gun isn't commonning but the drone is one american pilots lost control over in afghanistan late last week. >>> a second person died after being hit by a car on thanksgiving day. he was one of 5-day laborers standing on an island in the parking lot when they were hit by airlink con town car. the accident also killed 41-year-old freddie castillo. >>> nearly a dozen fans were rushed to the hospital last night, injured during an oklahoma state uni

reporting live in dale city abc7 news. >> dupont circle nightclub was the scene of a violent fight they could serve all call again. heritage india can start serving alcohol began on december 21 with certain conditions. it has to create a security plan, a close by midnight every night and give up its entertainment license. the board suspended the club's liquor license after three people were shot and three other stab at the restaurant last month. jaunte coleman died. >> the temperatures rose a little bit. >> it will get better. >> swarmer temperatures in the short term -- warmer temperatures in the short term. we have a look across the potomac river in the city. still clear skies and clouds coming in. we will see less in the way of sunshine. slightly warmer temperatures. 43 in gaithersburg. 50 in quantico. 52 at fredericksburg and 48 in the nation's capital. we are mainly clear for the evening. we will see some high clouds moving in later this evening. temperatures near 40 degrees by 8:00 p.m. tonight and late night and overnight an increase in the high cloudiness. 28 to 36 the range of

first of all at 95, no problems to report from dale city. into springfield on to 395 they are looking good. no problems to report here. traffic is moving well. the length of 395 at speed across the bridge span and into downtown area. over to the maps 66 no problems to report as you head in from gainsville, centerville and all the way toward fairfax. a last live look at the american legion bridge. bethesda and tyson's corner no problems to report. let's take a look at 270 in my next report coming up at 5:25. andrea and mike? thank you monika. it is 5:18. the question of the day once more every year americans spend roughly $9 billion to improve this. is it bad breath, physical health or hairstyle? camille moon wrote on her website let it be everything else can be addressed later. >>> log onto the facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning during the 6:00 hour. we'll be back. [ dog ] i am a rockstar. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female announcer ] a healthy outside starts inside. n

in springfield, 95 northbound from dale city to springfield is moving smoothly. if a little volume the amount billington but it is not slowing down as you continue on through 395. lanes open towards the wilson bridge and american legion bridge. >>> will you be turning 21 this year? >> no. >> we do have some ideas on where to spend years eve. >> let's go to linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. you mentioned you are trying to figure out your plans for new year's eve. how would you like to watch as guardian drop a-- a sardine drop in maine? las vegas is expecting a near- record crowds of people packing nightclubs to see the kardashians, the black eyed peas, and stevie wonder. a major rebound las vegas has experienced this year. the three major u.s. stock indexes up. indicating a slightly higher open at the moment. sam's is offering free health screenings for members. this is designed to highlight its stop smoking program that includes a free smoking cessation consultation as it competes with other drugstore chains. free help the snacks

a truck hit a car driven by a 51-year-old of dale city. after the accident she got out of the car to flag down the driver. but the trucker didn't see her and ran over her. the crash shut down eastbound route 7 most of the evening commute. >>> the federal aviation administration is looking at an accident that injured a fashion model. lauren skrubs was coming back from a flight to view christmas lights on saturday night. she had just gotten off the plane and went to thank the pilot and she didn't realize the propeller was still spinning. she walked right into it. she tried to shield her face but she lost her hand and almost an eye. her parents say will the be a long recovery. >> i don't know if she realizes all what happened. she is just discovered that she is injured and hurt. >> we don't know if she remembers the accident. >> in addition to modelling she edits an online magazine called lolo for her nickname. >>> her ex-husband hired a hitman but she is alive thanks to the police. >>> police are on the lookout for the person sending out the

the headlights with delays as expected dale city. exit fora crash at the the beltway.arate car wreck on loop at telegrapher road. toill take you over maryland. piney an accident on branch rd., southbound new hampshire avenue is blocked. a cool start to our friday morning, 36 degrees outside, radar shows a cold the north and west of todaych arrives later hours and weing change in wind means colder air for tomorrow. 48-53 degrees today with lots of sunshine. thank you for joining us. at 7:56.e back this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> you're cooking. i feel like someone put you up to this. >> you are my husband. why would i not want to be with you? >> i guess we got the answer

it's clear as you head into dale city. back to you. >> thank you. >>> turning to the weather, oh, look at it out there. we have got more clouds, and we're still warm. are we going to have this kind of weather all through the weekend. >> it will get colder as the day progresses with a gusty northwest wind. we have clouds returning after we had some sun earlier in the wake of the rain that fell last night. 51 at reagan national right now. we have been holding steady with the same temperatures all morning long. not much more of a warmup, maybe two or three degrees over the next hour or so and then it will be colder as we get into the rest of the afternoon. here we were, right before midnight. we were getting the heavy downpours, those areas in yellow across northern virginia and maryland, but that storm system quickly exited the region, and now we have had clouds closing back in again, and they will be back in the afternoon hours with the blustery wind. we will be in the low to mid-50s, and then fall back down to 50 by sunset

so far, so good, no problems to report as you continue to work your way out of dale city. average speed for those traveling out of lorton and newington, just i little bit below speed as you work your way in from newington to springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's check our top stories. we start in state college. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky heading to court today. he want to lock witnesses in testimony and the attorneys want to learn more about the government's case. as men as 10 young men could publicly testify today for the first time. sandusky maintains his innocence despite being charged with more than 50 counts of seb abuse. the hearing is schedule to begin at 8:30 this morning. our paul wagner is there. we'll talk with paul next hour about the case. >>> a suspect shot by d.c. police has died. >> the map was believed to have been randomly shooting at the homes an may have been high on pcp. stacy cohan has the latest. >> reporter: the good news here is it doesn't appear that any innocent people just in their ho

begin to slow down in triangle up toward dale city. newington up the line to 395 at duke street. on 270, all lanes are open. slow traffic for you. most of the way from germantown as you head down to the point where the lanes divide with the lanes open. coming up in my next report, another look at the big picture at 6:58. andrea and mike? >> today marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> it came in two waves, the first one in the morning. survivors and eyewitnesses are working to preserve the memories of the attack that propelled the united states into world war ii. >> there is only about a half paging in the history book about pearl harbor and half of that half page is a picture of the arizona. so, our youngsters don't understand what really happened. they don't understand that freedom isn't free. >> about 3,000 people are expected to attend the anniversary ceremonies today at the arizona memorial in hawaii. there will also be wreath layings at the navy memorial in northwest washington and at arlington national cemetery in virginia. >>> time to answer our ques

seeing delays right now as you start out of dale city. it is stop and go for you as you make your way towards 395. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:13 is the time. the annual distinction the occupy protesters, gabrielle giffords, and steve jobs are all in the running for. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> 6:16 is our time. jerry sandusky's attorney is apologizing for referring to a gay sex phone line after the former penn state football coach waived his preliminary hearing. during a press conference, joseph amendola said anyone who believes the university officials thought his c

your delays actually start out of dale city, and it's slow as you make your way towards the interchangere's the travel speed about 14 miles per hour. to get from the occoquan to the beltway, that trip takes you about 44 minutes. if you're traveling i-270 in maryland, this is the scene at shady grove. you're clear as you make your way towards the beltway. no accidents to report at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> we are awaiting word this morning about the identity of the suspected gunman in the shooting at virginia tech. police say the gunman shot and killed a campus police officer during a routine traffic stop and then took off yesterday. that gunman was found shot to death a short time later in a different parking lot on campus. investigators are not saying if the suspect took his own life. the same gun mapp was used to kill the officer and the suspect. the police officer's dashboard camera was rolling when the shooting took place. the shooter can be seen on camera. authorities aren't saying whether the actual shooting was captured on camera. >>> fina

on 95 on the northbound side, overall delays in quantico, then basically off and on as you leave dale city to springfield on to 395 and landmark as well. coming up, we'll take a look at that beltway delay in silver spring. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >> the holidays are here, right? just in case you're sick of doing the same ole, same ole whether it is turkey or ham, our friends from henry's soul cafe are here to give you an alternative. it involves chicken but this is a delectable dish right here. >> yes. >> with me right now is jermaine smith and gerard brooks. >> we're going to do one of our great favorites from our catering menu, the chicken breast with white wine sauce. >> ok. >> we'll start out with a little bit of oil in the pan. we're going to put a little seal on this. we're going to let this hang out for a minute anding it is just a great dish, you know, if you're not thinking about the traditional turkey or traditional ham. a lot of times you get into the christmastime, people want to have parties and they want to have things that is a little different. >> get a variety,

towards western fairfax county, loudoun county, reston, you are getting some heavy rain down towards dale citya plata. we have a nice little batch of heavy rain here. there is more farther out to the west and we'll continue to seat rain showers push through during the course of the day today. so there will be more periods of heavy rain later on today. because of the rain, let's go to the graphics, we have a floodwatch that goes into effect this afternoon and lasts into the evening hours. floodwatch does include washington, d.c., all the count usc that you see here in green so prince george's countiy, montgomery county, fairfax county, all under this floodwatch because of areas of heavy rain that will continue to move through during the course of the day today. we could see some low level flooding. all right. now, in addition to that, we have a winter weather advisory that goes into effect this evening into tomorrow morning. it does include montgomery county, loudoun county, frederick county, fakier county, places like that. this is because we expect to see the rain that falls later today chang

east, seneca valley he were apark, annapolis, to the east, chesapeake bay, easton to our south, dale city. some heavy rain all around here. areas in green, it is light to moderate rain. it will be coming through during the course of the morning and during the course of the daytime hours today. we have a floodwatch that goes into effect this afternoon. all the counties that you see here green so you will note it does include washington, d.c. and prince george's countiy, anne arundel county, montgomery county, fairfax county. floodwatch in effect this afternoon into the evening hours because of the heavy rain that will be coming through. let's take a look at the big picture satellite-radar composite. we can show you it is a pretty big system that will be coming through here today. we have plenty in the waive cloud cover. this is your precip. you can seat motion of this system. we've got a frontal boundary that will be sinking southward through our area. areas of low pressure will continue to ride that front during the course of the day and nighttime hours. so we'll have continuing precipita

it's out of the roadway, but we are seeing delays out of dale city coming up through woodbridge, makingy towards route 1 and continuing towards the interchange. pretty much stop and go for you this morning. inner loop of the beltway, still seeing the accident. this one at route 7 of the inner loop of the beltway can bloing the right lane. and you're jammed at i-66 towards route 7 on the beltway this morning. here's a look at 395. pretty busy at duke street as you head towards the 14th street bridge. at this point, the bridge is cleared, but delays right around seminary road. once you pass there, so far you're looking pretty good on 395 north. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> 6:53 now. today the man accused of leaking classified information about the wars in afghanistan and iraq to the website wikileaks will be in court. the article 32 hearing at ft. mead will mark army private bradley manning's first court appearance since his arrest in iraq 19 months ago. today's hearing is the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing in civilian court, and that means it will determine

coming out of dale city, not seeing any issues. if you want to drive with me, we'll do it together. heading towards woodbridge in both directions on i-95, you are in the clear. seeing green at lorton. as you make your way towards 395, not really seeing any accidents and no delays on i-95. you're clear in both directions. continuing onto 395 making your way at edsall, you can see nice and clear in both directions heading north and south. travel speeds as you make your way towards the 14th street bridge, not seeing any issues for you there. in fact, from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, you're traveling 60 miles per hour as you make your way into the city. nothing to report at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> 5:12 now. 48 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," making good on their promise. the donation these new millionaires are making brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car!

let's take the trip on i-95 in virginia if you're making your way out of dale city and trying to head north towards 395, we'll travel together. both directions on 95, nothing but green. not seeing any accidents at this time. you still have a really good travel speed. as you make your way to 395, 95 north and southbound, clear in both directions. a live view at 395 and duke street, northbound lanes wide open. southbound good as well. traveling towards the 14th street bridge, you're in the clear. a travel speed north on 395, from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, your travel speed is 64 miles per hour. a great commute. happy friday to you. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. pat and joe, back to you. >> wonder what the speed limit is. i don't think it's 64 miles an hour. >> could you imagine? >> thanks. >>> time now is 5:12. ahead on "news 4 today," mitt romney supporters are on the attack this morning with a new political ad. their reasons for why republican voters what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. with the sleep number bed,

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in springfield 95 northbound as you can head up from a dale city, we are moving smoothly.7 degrees in the district but still 28 at dulles airport. still this20's especially a few ago. today andunshine will be a couple of clouds with low totful day mid 50's. into the weekend. we're still looking at about for raid. >> we will have another update s 8:56. ♪ que sera, sera whatever will be will be ♪ >>> that is doris day singing "que sera." doris day is a hollywood legend. this is a limited edition barbie version characters. she and rock hudson in "pillow talk." i love that movie. you know what? for the girls. for the girls. >> that would go over. >> see how smooth he did that. and you were totally on it. >> we'll flip for it. >> okay. >> i have a daughter. i have a daughter. >> with these three around here. >> i will go and support. >> she has brand-new music coming out today. and she's going to tell us -- >> that's amazing. doris day with brand-new music today. >> dropping a single today? >> a whole album. sorry about the choke. >> it's big news. >>> how far would you go to s

springfield, dale city around the freezing mark first thing this morning.spots across northern maryland down into the low 30s and upper 20s. it's going to be a nice day. temperatures in the low 40s by mid morning. mid-50s this afternoon. some spots across central virginia, 60 degrees today. no rain on the radar. there's not any rain in montgomery county right now. nearest showers to us are across parts of ohio. most of those headed into pennsylvania. this mother lode of moisture, all that moisture is definitely coming in our direction. it starts to arrive here monday night. looks like tuesday and wednesday look a little on the soggy side around here. a clear start to our sunday morning. bright sunshine will fade behind mid-level clouds. they will not be rainmakers. mild today before the wetness returns. most of us will be dry through the day on monday. here we are stopped at 7:30 monday morning. no chance for rain at that time. but late in the damon might get one or two sprinkles out to the west. today mostly sunny. nice and mild today. temperatures in the

we will go over to springfield which looks pretty good heading on i-95 from dale city to springfield,to the 14th street bridge and near dulles road, itn the toll good >>> we will get to warmus up a little bit in the morning and afternoon hours, 50-55 degrees and in the 30'sws are and a chance for a few scattered showers mainly after midnight to more withn temperatures back into the 50's. our temperatures will cool big- only inearly next week, the 30's. >> will be back at 8:27. [ cheers and applause ] >>> oh, yeah. you know that song if you are a "good morning america" viewer. it is "the party rock anthem." >> didn't you -- >> it was the 31st of october. i can't remember what it was exactly. >> i can. >> a costume we'll remember. and still rocking, right now, right here, in times square. the only place to be on new year's eve. tomorrow night, some 1 million people are going to pack all of the streets and sidewalks to watch the iconic ball drop us into a new year. and our pal, ryan seacrest is here live, to tell us all about it, the stars and the surprises. we bid all of you a good morn

northbound along i-95 this morning we've got delays that continue to keep you on the brakes, leaving dale cityross the occoquan. 395 traffic will then slow as you work your way from the belt way, with an earlier incident cleared we had reports of an incident on the freeway near the exit for the 3rd street tunnel. travelling up in gaithersburg area, reports of accident activity, near norbaek travelling southbound, through the lane divide average speed, shady grove road, 18 miles per hour the good news lanes here are open. reports of black ice be careful travelling along 202 toward the belt way reports of accident activity that will tie up your drive westbound, 66, sycamore. stay to the right to get by that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thanks so much a boy from lynchburg virginia, free in the philippines after five months in captivity. >> last july, kevin, his mother and a cousin were kidnapped and held for ransom while vacationing with relatives kevin's mother was freed in october the cousin the following month but kevin, tricked his captors by telling them he was going to wash

we'll go to springfield on northbound 95 where it is good from dale city to the interchange and ontoe. looking good around the region right now. >>> lot of sunshine over the area and over the day. bay. it is 41 degrees at the naval academy. cumberland as 36 degrees and muchratures will not move day. but withthis afternoon winds, it will feel like the 30's. the wind gusts will be up to 40 miles per hour and a cold morning tomorrow but warming we will beekend >> back at 8:27. this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ ♪ you're hot and you're cold you're yes and you're no ♪ >>> oh, yeah. a great audience out in times square this morning. >> yes, they are. they are -- >> enthusiastic. >> and it's a bit