here is a quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: thank you. good afternoon. northbound, you have off and on delays. southbound traffic will also be slowed down over the occoquan. slow out ofl be dale city into stafford county as well. adrianna: right now there is unprecedented security for the annual new year's eve all drop in new york city. the nypd is on high alert after recent terror attack in the mass shooting in las vegas. gio benitez with more on how authorities plan to keep the city safe. gio menu as: the countdown is on, and security officials on high alert. in new york, expect the most security ever with new garage closures, streets blocked off, concrete barricades, armed and closed closed -- plane officers on the ground. and, backpacks, large bags, umbrellas could district rules come after two terrorist attacks >> people should expect to see an increase in security because of the ongoing threat we have seen from isis. over the past two years, they have sought to encourage followers to carry out low-level attacks wherever they can, gathering people w

there is a quick check of traffic in this area with eric smith. eric: hey, good afternoon. a tough ride on 95 in virginia. this is southbound at route 123 in woodbridge. you see the three right lanes and the transition lane are blocked with one single left lane squeezing past the scene. here, acated spot deeper viewpoint looking southbound for the crash here. the right side completely blocked off. expect a solid jam southbound. here is part of that delay at the overpass. southbound jammed for i-95. the beltway will not be as dramatic. outer loop traffic to slow down as you head toward the american region bridge. for the inner volume, but nothing too bad. adrianna: this was caught on camera -- a christmas night smash and grab at a gun store in tennessee. take a look at this -- three men smashing display cases and grabbing everything they could. in all, they got away with 32 weapons. that total to be about $20,000. right now the busy holiday travel season is coming to an end, and thousands pass through airports and many leave behind it. the tsa is showcasing some of those ite

details on this dramatic delivery.here is a quick check of traffic in our area with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. major couple spot in virginia on 95 northbound. this is northbound shut down on 95 just before route 610 courthouse road in stafford county. delays will be back from fredericksburg. at the momen today throughout this stretch on 95 in virginia so this is going to be a major deal for the northbound and southbound ride. trying to look at southbound traffic through the area, that is very heavy. the camera is not working right now. here we go. very slow already. looks like rush hour here. expect a huge mess on 95 throughout the day on the virginia side. for the capital beltway, struggling at old georgetown road in bethesda. river road, things start to even out a little bit. 270 will slow down a little bit out of clarksburg. that is all from the traffic center. adrianna: back now with must-see video. police officers pulling a man from a burning car after a nasty accident. even pilgrim with a split-second decision by the officers that saved that man's life. >> back up. t

company out for that is run by eric smith who started this first trough initiative which started around the beginning of the election cycle. t eric smith became a top hillary donor, offered himself up as a strategist to her campaign and it starts to look like a coordinated effort, not that there's anything arlegal, but a coordinated effort to focus people on fake news. .. >> host: could take a phrase and it would reach president obama. i mean, there had to be a line there, and you see that line as going through google and eric google and eric schmidt. >> guest: there was an effort on a broad scale, the safe narrative every day in the news to put fake news on the plate of america. there was a rollout of this campaign but it got out of their hands, something -- the only politician who had done what he did, every time he called him that he called them that and by january 2017 the washington post was crying uncle and saying we need to retire that phrase, stop using that phrase. part of the mastery of donald trump and his own ability to turn around propaganda or a sheet -- initiate his own p

eric smith is stepping down. he will remain on the board of directors and serve as a technical adviser. he first joined google in 2001 as a ceo. a replacement has not been named. he is excited to dive in. >>> a brand new shopping complex is open in concord as u.s. retailers are closing more stores. >> what do shoppers seem to like about this brand new shopping center right across from the sun valley mall? >> it is new and fresh and modern. >> any time you put something new in, it will appeal to a certain number of people. >> there are ten new theaters, and a fountain with hourly light shows. >> i feel like nile vegas but i also feel like i'm at rockefeller center with the ice rink. >> u.s. retailers announced plans to close almost 7,000 stores in 2017, as compared with only 3,400 store openings. so the city is celebrating the new retail space. >> if we add more services to our community, we have more happy people. so it is a win, win, win. >> this is the first major development since 1973. >> it abc7 news. >>> ar

first, a check on traffic in our area with eric smith. eric: quick check in the we will seeea, severa for a funeral procession. montrose road is blocked. you have to stay on montrose parkway. looks like they are getting closures set up with police on scene. pike,r up on rockville heading past the congressional lane, it looks like traffic is getting by here. it works own is active on inbound colesville road past dale drive. past spring street, you can see the road work in the middle of the roadway. that is block in the middle of the roadway in both ructions with some extra delays. here's a look at 66 westbound. the adrianna: at congressmen who denied sexually assaulting a teenager has killed himself. kentucky state representative dan johnson shot himself in the head days after an expose alleging that he assaulted a girl in his home back in 2013. facebook, heon wrote, ptsd is a sickness that will "take my life." today marks five years since 26 people were killed in the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. facebook, he wrote, ptsd is a20

first, a check on traffic with eric smith. eric: it is a quiet ride. there is construction on southbound colesville road the right lane is blocked. that eventually becomes 2 right lanes. by spring street a shift to the left side at spring street. the left to lanes are blocked. just a bit of a zigzag pattern on southbound colesville road. the capital beltway off to a great start so far. connecticut avenue is looking wide-open for both directions. same just above the american legion bridge. there are a lot of cars, but none too slow t so far. midday.ide 95 is in good sha adrianna: back with the appearance of the accused serial killer that terrorized a tampa neighborhood reportedly called to testify against their own son today. donaldson is charged with the shooting death of four people over six weeks, all the killings happening blocks from one another. parents cannot believe their son to do such a thing. >> i love my son. disbelief that this was happening to our family. we question why. he doesn't have the personality of that character they're giving him

first-come a quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. it will be busy on 66. looking at westbound traffic, through the anna, on the top side, and eastbound ride very sl t street and the capital beltway. it is reported in the right lane at this point. expect the delays eastbound. my camera is not working. we will jump over to silver spring on colesville road. the right lane is blocked for the midday work crew. that turns into to write lines and then they flip it at spring street. it is affected both ways on colesville road here. expect another big hassle for the ride on colesville road just above the downtown area. capital beltway traffic is still looking pretty good. so far, so good. nothing too bad on connecticut avenue, as you head toward silver spring. things are looking good. nothing to read. over towards the legion bridge, things are still very quiet at 7 locks rd as well. that is all from the traffic center. adrianna: happening right now, the amtrakadrianna: train that derailed in washington state earlier this week is being taken away from the scene. the

details on this after the break, but first a quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: big trouble here on i-66 eastbound just into the beltway. this is approaching the beltway on eastbound 66. blocked forne is the right approach in the outer loop ramp. this will be have eastbound, heading back toward delhi street for a good, solid, short delay. also looking 95 in virginia, southbound, slow from 123. delays are out of lorton already. the northbound ride is heav 295 out of maryland into the district -- a good bit of volume here. workflows listed for both directions near pennsylvania avenue and capital street. that is adding to volume for that stretch already. also the top stretch of the capital beltway, does not look to bed right now. slow as stress and have into silver spring. the same story at colesville road. the outer loop jim the same way. things will be messy at the moment. watch out for the midday works on -- work zone here at silver spring -- spring street. definitely a hassle. that is all from he's a nascar champion who's she's a world-class swimmer who's s

here's a check of traffic with eric smith. eric: afternoon. mostly quiet ride around the nation's the capital building a connecticut avenue. with the mormon temple in the background, the main story today will be 66 eastbound in from leesburg pike and ellis connected road. the roadwork project in the left lanes. a little bit slow and fairfax as well. be aware of those delays and if you are up on 270 today with no big backups so far. you should be in good shape, keep an eye out for later delays on 95. for now, that's also a good stretch. that's all from the traf adrianna: so following breaking news happening in washington state. an amtrak train has derailed in tacoma, washington, about 40 minutes outside of seattle. on your screen, you can see there are several train , anddangling on the i-5 major quarter were in the northwest the connect everything from and cooper to portland and all the cities in between. pierce county sheriff's officials say there are injuries and casualties reported. they say several cars on i-5 or hit by falling train cars.

here is a quick check on the traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. it is going to be a mostly quiet ride, but we have a you rigs -- work zones to be where. this is heading to montrose park way. it is blocked off. you see the three lanes are blocked, with the left and the right turn lane open to get through that interchange. just the southbound ride is blocked. this is in silver spring. the midday works on is back. the two left lanes are shut down. the right lane does get by. for now, traffic is not affected too badly. further into downtown silver spring, past spring street, those are affected by the same area, but a different works on in the center of the roadway. , you see thetrose right through lane is shut with shoulder work. to workso many lanes with. for now, traffic is looking fine, as we can see, back at montrose road. very smooth going toward the work zone. it is also clear down in virginia, looking eastbound into the beltway. nothing too heavy. adrianna: all those booms, and detroit's silverdome is still standing. a charges were somehow disc

race to find a serial shooter terrorizing detroit but first, a quick check on our traffic with eric smith. indeed quick check because it is a fairly quiet ride out there. the right lane, to write lanes blocked for a work zone. ght lanes blocked for a work zone. as you head past spring street toward downtown silver spring, northbound also losing the left lane for that work is zone. they are here on most every day this point, but be aware of the issue. i to 70 is in great shape. -- 2 adrianna: we are keeping an eye on the wildfire still burning in southern california. groundhters are losing on the largest fire, the thomas fire. we go to santa barbara county with more on the firefight. >> and out-of-control wildfire making history, the thomas fire is now the fifth largest ever to burn in the state. >> it is terrifying. >> the wildfire charring another 50,000 acres on sunday alone, leaping over fire lines. watch this time lapse video showing a plume of smoke rising like a mushroom cloud over ventura county and santa barbara in 30 exactly a week ago and engulfing tens of thousands of acres in

i am eric smith. in centerville.ffic is blocked past 66 for an earlier crash with downed power lines. they are working to repair the lines. it is a big mess. you can see the delays on 28 above 66. 60 looks ok westbound. the -- 66 looks ok westbound. inis a big mess already several spots in virginia. ,own through stafford county also a big mess northbound. people are trying to get away for the holidays. northbound , a lot of volume across the 14th street ridge -- bridge. beltway.le spot on the otherwise, not too arianna: new at noon, six-week-old baby girl has been missing since her mother was found murdered. she was found unharmed. maggie rulli has more on this story. maggie: after a massive manhunt, the six week old has been found safe and unharmed. her mother was murdered two days ago in a houston apartment complex. and called for help, but her baby had already vanished. police issued an amber alert and the fbi deployed a rapid child abduction response team. goal was to find that baby. maggie: they said to be on th

here is a quick check of traffic with eric smith. here is a very tough spot on the capital valley inter-loop right where the express lanes begin. right side was blocked. at times the two center lanes will trickle a few cars through these crashed scenes. this is the interloop coming out of springfield. we can see some of the delays from the opposite direction. it is going to be a big deal. beltway traffic is not too bad at all here at river road and pass connecticut avenue. roadwork. more delta one right lane heading into downtown silver springs. a separate works on in the same lanes is active past spring street. northbound traffic loses the left lane at the interchange. a hassle spot for both directions. that is all from the traffic center for now. what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. call now to speak with a medigap specialist in your area, and discover the strength and secur

first, a quick check of traffic in our area with eric smith. eric: thank you, adriana. good afternoon. it is going to be a busy right in stafford county for the police investigation in the express lanes. you can tell they are blocked. on the top side of the screen, northbound traffic coming up this way. this is the southbound mine road just below dumfries wrote where delays began for the southbound drive. i don't have a good viewpoint, but you can see express lanes are closed. southbound traffic is pretty heavy. i am looking at separate delays. this is at woodbridge past week 23 as you go through a bottleneck here. that is already a little bit slow with just friday volume. that could be a big mess later on this afternoon. roadwork continues in silver spring. you will see the right lane is blocked, then it is a separate works on on spring street where the left side of the road is blocked off. it will be an ongoing hassle for that stress. and to a chat on the capital beltway. this is going to be the inner loop headed back to rude four. you can down. it will be a heavy rid

tracee: this one is somewhat unexpected, google parent eric smith will be stepping down.l be transitions to a role aztec nicole adviser and continue to serve on alphabet's board, google didn't give a reason why the change but the wall street journal report that is this transition had been in the talks for about a year. lauren: there is reports that mr. scmit like it is ladies, so some people are questioning the timing and sudden announcement. >> lots of reporting actually. not just rumors. tracee: yeah. >> what's going on with that story, obviously, but remember when he was first brought in, they wanted an adult in the room. he had worked in the software company for a long time and big name for himself and now you think was he really the adult in the room with the kinds of rumors. you don't know, tracee, what about bitcoin? tracee: investment from goldman sachs, handle digital currencies by the middle of 2018, somewhat giving wall street a little bit of, making this more legitimate, i guess. as far as bitcoin, here is the wild run that it has been on, bitcoin traded at ne

live from the traffic center, i am eric smith. it is a quiet ride for the most part. we just have something clear on the beltway press connecticut avenue. this is really jammed up, heading for 355. all lanes are open and traffic the 270 splitr at as well. a bit of a shaky camera on connecticut avenue northbound. you see the right lanes are blocked. ,he left lane squeezes past northbound at of chevy chase. this is a significant stretch of roadway on northbound connecticut avenue. also looking at roadwork midday, inbound into downtown silver springs, this is passed rodeo drive. inbound, that will continue down to spring street for a separate works him on the left side. everything is still messy for the midday. otherwise, the north ride is looking pretty good. we will be back with more news after a short break. adrianna: in oakland, california, it is day to into the hearing on the deadly ghost ship fire. last timbre, flames served - through a warehouse illegally converted into an apartment for artists and musicians. the owner and property management are charged with thre

quick check of traffic with eric smith. eric: good afternoon. a pretty quiet ride so far for the midday. taking a look the capital summer spring. a few volume spots also but everything has cleared past this spot at georgia avenue from an earlier incident, a vehicle fire. now looks like traffic flow is pretty much back to normal here. nearby inside the beltway, colesville road is back to the usual midday work zone past dale drive southbound into downtown silver spring. the right lane is blocked, eventually two right lanes. traffic is stacking up getting through this intersection. that is a pain for traffic on inbound colesville road. it shifts again on the southbound ride at spring street, on the left side in the middle of the roadway. they are back again today. this also affects northbound. both directions will be affected by the midday work zone. otherwise, not too bad. here's a look in d.c. at 295 just below 50 out of maryland toward the district. looking pretty good. a few volumes further in northbound and southbound near pennsylvania avenue.

eric smith will give up his position as ceo of alphabet the parent company of google. he will stay on the board and serve as a tech adviser. schmidt had been at google since 2001. no reason was begin for the change. >>> time now 5:09. police have a man in custody in connection with a mail bombing targeting an east bay police officer. how investigators tracked him down. >> and the community where ed lee launched his public career comes together to pay tribute to the late san francisco mayor. >> today it's all about the cooler temperatures. we'll tell you the forecast coming up. >> and it's one of the busiest travel days of the year. how are your roads? we'll take a closer look at your travel times coming up. police say a masked man hid inside the store on willow pass road on wednesday until it >>> concord police are investigating an armed robbery at a goodwill store. police say a masked man hid saturday night the store on wednesday until it closed. then he came out and held up three employees at gunpoint. the robber then escaped out a back door. no injuries. >>> a man i

i'm ok with eric smith's -- eric schmidt's policies. i'm not ok with any individual or company having that level of power. we said something critical and 10 people were fired from the new america think tank for challenging google's capacity. danger,there is a real now.ially right i'm making a guess from where we are. those of you who are slightly on the left. now. i'm making a arms and thank them for standing up against this tyrant. i think we are at a different moment where there is a corporate monopolies and wealthy individuals on one side and trump on the other and both of them threaten this basic idea of self-government. i'm not a monarchist even on a goodanybody who stands up to tr, we should run into their day. basically, that's the model here. suzanne: i guess i have a slightly different view. yes, i think there are dangers and risks and excesses. we've always had, at least for a long time, a very significant role for private philanthropy and what we consider the great -- the great institutions of this city have been built up, a

a check of traffic with eric cincinnati now. >> -- smith now. >> it is a mostly quiet ride. head into the capital beltway. that right transition lane has been blocked with a disabled veefpkt it may be clear now. nutley street into the beltway. beltway traffic nearby on route 7 is looking very quiet. same story up into maryland past river road. so the rest of the beltway, it's all looking very good for this midday. really no major issues. inside the beltway into downtown silver springs, this is southbound colesville road. that work zone is back again today. we got the right lane taken away and eventually two right lanes. they rich to the left side at spring street in the middle of the roadway. this work zone is back. this is also affecting outbound traffic as you can see going this way as we're looking northbound. show left lane is blocked there. southbound, two left lanes. that's all from the traffic center. adrianna: firefighters gaining ground in southern california. crews are making a last stand to protect some homes. as of last nights that fire was 20% contained on the f

joining us now, eric, managing director and ryan smith, leaflink co-founder.ing and thank you for joining us today >> good morning. >> really a question for both of you. what happens if tomorrow federal regulators changed their policy and cannabis was all of a sudden federally legal. what is unique about your business that other online platforms wouldn't be able to offer or do? >> so many differentiators for cannabis companies we do everything we can to follow the black and white regulations by state we're following and looking to the federal government when they put out any difference from last year right now everything seems to be status quo and we continue to move forward >> eric, came question to you. what if, excuse me one second. i think we're going to be breaking in to >> getting a shot of senator al franken arriving at the senate again, when he begins to address the senate floor in a few moments, we'll take that but for the time being, just now entering the building. >> keeping a close eye on that meantime, sorry, eric, we'll get back to you. same ques

police say 35-year-old eric akin walked away from a house on smith street early yesterday morning.getting into an argument. and according to police, he does not live at the home. and is not familiar with union city. he has difficulty thinking and is clinically depressed. there's a photo of him. he's a white male, 6 feet tall, short, wavy, dark brown hair, and last seen wearing a gray hoodie with paint on it. if you see him you are asked to call authorities. >> the president of bishop -- the private catholic school called phelps a friend, a colleague, a mentor and leader. he had two heart attacks during bypass surgery. he also worked at saint ignatius high school previously. >>> several arrests over the holiday weekend coming up in the 6:00 hour. the surprising suspects that vacaville police say are responsible for stealing limousines. >> and how online shopping is changing the way we return unwanted holiday gifts. >>> welcome back. santa clara police are investigating after an acura slammed into a home last night. police say the car collided with a black honda after one of them ran

police say 35-year-old eric aiken walked away from a house on smith street early yesterday morning after getting into an argument. aiken does not look at the home and is not familiar with union city. police say he has difficulty thinking and is clinically depressed. aiken, there is a photo of him. he is described as 6'0" tall with short wavy dark brown hair. he was last seen wearing a gray hoodie with paint on it. take a look at his photo. if you see him, call authorities. >>> our time is 7:39. police in the east bay are asking for help to find a suspected mail thief. police in pittsburgh and the local postal inspector released photos of a man who may be involved in stealing packages and mail in the pittsburgh area. take a look. they also have photos of the car that he may have been driving. police are not saying how many packages or pieces of mail have been stolen but they're asking anyone who can identify the man or the car to get in contact with the pittsburgh police department's tip line. >>> trying to solve congestion on the roads in san francisco. coming up at 8:00, the two freeway

take a look root here, 35-year-old eric aiken walked away from a house on smith street after an argumentround 3:00 yesterday morning. police say he has limited cognitive ability, difficult with memory and suffers from clinical depression. police fear he does not know that area well. >>> the city of san francisco is suing the department of defense over what it considers a broken gun tracking system. new york city and philadelphia are also a part of that lawsuit. if focuses on the pentagon's slow reporting of service member who's are disqualified from owning guns. they are prohibited from owning a firearm if they've been convicted of a crime or dishonorably discharged. . the lawsuit arguings the reporting failure allowed the gunman in the texas church massacre to pass a background check, buy on assault rifle and kill 26 people. the pentagon is not commenting on that lawsuit. >>> new at 11:00, in his first interview since leaving the white house in january, former president barack obama told britain's prince harry that the transition out of the public office left him with a sense offic -- c

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parent company says eric schmidt is stepping down from the role ending a 17 year senior leadership role at the company. alphabet says he will become a tackle advisor. career --d smith'seer. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine. francine: thank you so much. let's get on to another store just another story. .arly put them on -- puigdemont the result is they blow to the spanish prime minister after he placed direct rule over the region to stop them from declaring independence. maria, this doesn't mean we are closer to independence, it just means the situation will make investors nervous. they need to find a solution. the idea of independence is no clear. it doesn't give puigdemont on whether the next president happens to be, he is getting ready to make the announcement. they have a mandate that is not any stronger than it was before. the party managed to hang on to its majority of the loss both seats. if you look at the actual winner on the ballot, pretty vocal about staying in spain. they had a great night and one many votes. it doesn't mean independence is any closer we are going to get a cabinet parliament that is going to be very messy. the parliament is g