here at home the city of fairfax is doing its part to help out victims. a detective there is leading the effort in this. good morning. >> good morning. we are talking about a food, clothing and supply drive that started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. and then on wednesday a group of fairfax city police officers are going to drive up to new york and new jersey and hand deliver all of your donations. yesterday, i want to show you this video because people were just pouring into this pardon me, donating everything from sleeping bags, blankets, food, water, diapers, the turnout was a welcome surprise for the woman who started it all, captain laura kenyan, she has been a police officer for 20 years. she has never seen anything quite like superstorm sandy. the same thing was said by thomas coon, who is president of the edison electric institute. listen to what he had to say. >> sandy is the biggest one we have ever encountered. more than 9 million customers were out of power at any one.throughout the storm. we had a pre mobilization, where we broug

reporting live in fairfax county, megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you guys in the studio. >> and we will continue to follow that story all morning. stay with us for updates. >>> right now it is 6:31, and we are also watching the weather. the cold is hanging on this morning, and to make matters worse, some very chilly rain is falling too. tom kierein on the storm team 4 weather deck. tom? >> not here, though. that rain is falling north and east of the metro area. here in washington, a few cloudy skies. here's what's been happening over the last few hours. that area in green, that's where they're getting a few sprinkles, far southern maryland, northern neck, and eastern shore. sky clearing out shenandoah valley west. it's cold, near freezing there. closer to washington, mid and upper 30s, near 40 degrees. might have an isolated sprinkle l south and east through the metro area. after that, sunshine breaking out through the whole area. highs reaching mid-50s by midafternoon. i'll be back in ten minutes with your friday evening planner. a look at

coming in on 66 your lanes are open from centerville to fairfax. same story in herndon, reston and right on down the line to tyson's corner. west side of town, this is what it looks like from bethesda, all your lanes on ep. this time we'll head over to the other side, no issues at all. looking good as you leave new carrollton down to the wilson bridge and we'll take a live look at the beltway down south. and beyond into alexandria. i was at national harbor yesterday, just beautiful. back to you guys. >>> an alexandria family is searching for a man missing now for two weeks. hurricane sandy hindered search and press skew operations for 69-year-old mohammed dhani, he suffers from dementia. >>> well, believe it or not, today is the last full day of campaigning for the 2012 presidential election. seems like it has gone on forever, doesn't it? both candidates will stop in swing states before heading home. today the president will stop in wisc iowa, ohio before he travels to chicago and casts his ballot. mitt romney will be campaigning in florida, virgin

let's go to fairfax.he president again with a sizable lead in fairfax county. 51% to mitt romney's 49%. 29% reporting. >> he was at 60, underreporting, but only 29% is reporting in. >> let's move to the more critical areas. this i'm guessing is bell weather. the president, only 51 to 48 right now. we're looking at 66% reporting. >> last time he got 54. so he's underperforming. >> he needs to do better in loudon county. >> he needs to do what he did last time, which is three points better. from we have another board we can go to? prince william county. 49% to 49%. they're saying here this is 39%. we have reason to believe that vote count is higher at this point, but yet still tied. if you're looking at a situation where loudon county, and prince william county, mitt romney is running neck and neck, or just slightly ahead, that doesn't seem like great news for the president. >> no. the president wants to match his totals four years ago. his totals were 58, and in loudon 54. he is running closer to that. in

. >>> fairfax county police are on the hunt for a man who assaulted a young girl at a public library. this happened just before 9:00 tuesday night as the staff was preparing to close the thomas jefferson library for the day. melanie alnwick is live in falls church with the latest on the search for us. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of last places that you would expect that someone would be assaulted and it appears the staff is actually familiar with the suspect. as you said, it was just before 9:00 tuesday evening. the staff was getting ready to close thomas jefferson library for the night. they heard a girl scream. it was a 17-year-old student in the woman's bathroom. she said she had been touched and pushed by a man who followed her in there. she said she noticed the guy staring at her. when she got up to leave, she noticed the man follow her. >> this person followed her into the bathroom. he then grabbed her and assaulted her. she did fight back and she screamed and then he fled. >> usually, it is really safe here so it was surprising to see that happen. there are some type

. >>> today and tomorrow fairfax police testimony is going to collect food and clothing for the victims of superstorm sandy. >> matt jablow has more. >> reporter: captain laura kenyan is the head of the criminal investigation division of the city of fairfax. >> my co-workers rally. >> reporter: during more than 20 years as a police officer she has witnessed all types of tragedies. >> but none apparently that prepared her for the video she saw on television last week of the almost unimaginable damage among the highly populated coast lines of new york and new jersey. >> i cried and i came into work friday and i thought about what could i do to help. >> reporter: inspired by the heartbreaking images of the pain inflicted by superstorm sandy, captain kenyan moved quickly into action, organizing a food, clothing and supply drive that began on sunday at the city of fairfax police department. >> i just think it is time we all just pay it forward. >> where people stop by all day long in a show of generosity that captain kenyan says has truly reaffirmed her faith in humanity. >> it has been hear

anyone with information is asked to contact fairfax county police. back to you. >> very detailed description so hopefully that will help them track him down. thank you so much. >>> coming up next in the morning line-up, basketball superstars looking forward to a visit to the white house. >> he was a superstar in his own right. no, one of the nation's greatest presidents is the subject of a new movie getting a lot of oscar buzz. we'll tax a closer look at lincoln when fox 5 morning news continues. -- we'll take a closer look at lincoln when fox 5 morning news continues. >>> it is a movie that is already getting a lot of oscar buzz. >> lincoln takes a look at the life of a president who changed the course of history. adam housley has more. >> the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. >> director steven spielberg's new movie lincoln tells the story of the 16th president's final political battle trying to convince the house of representatives to abolish slavery. >> now, now, now. >> reporter: spielberg a

this morning fairfax police were able to resume the search.ere bloodhounds first received the scent. he suffers from dementia. >> please, he's somebody's dad, he's somebody's brother, he's somebody's husband, he's some bed's near and dear friend. he doesn't pose a threat or danger to anyone. if anyone knows anything, we ask that you please, please call the cops. >> he has walked away before but fever for this long. he was wearing sweat pants and shirts when he was last scene. >>> later tonight, joy comes in the middle of some difficult times. >> she is one heck of a story, that's for sure. >> the juxtaposition of the two is incredible. it gives you hope that there's always something good coming out of tragedy. >> a family addition in the middle of hurricane sandy. >>> but just ahead, a toddler's visit to the pittsburgh zoo turns incredibly tragic. >>> and we are tracking some very cold air moving into our region. we are going to see freeze warnings in effect for much of the northern and western suburbs of the district. that means that as we se

four states, including a stop in fairfax and george mason. new presidential numbers for virginia came out today. the nbc "wall street journal" survey puts 48% for president obama, 47% for romney. and the rasmussen poll shows 50% for romney, 48% for the president in the commonwealth. julie carey joins us from fairfax on romney's pit stop this afternoon. julie? >> reporter: well, it is emptied out now, but a short while ago the patriots center was filled up to the very top row. supporters here eager to show enthusiasm they hope will grab virginia for both mitt romney and the gop. mitt romney supporters were ready to roar from the start in the final rally. and their cheers grew louder when ann romney asked this question. >> are we going to be neighbors soon? >> reporter: and mitt romney's reaction? >> if anyone wants to know where the energy is, if anyone out there that's following american politi wants to know where the energy is, just come right here in this room and you'll see it. >> reporter: supporters also had their own chant ready, one mo

i don't want to see that happen to fairfax county. we want to diversify our economy and be less dependent on government contracting in the long run. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> a passenger's erratic behavior causes a united flight bound for dulles to make an emergency landing. that flight coming from denver had to land 13 minutes earlier last night. we talked with one passenger who was sitting a row from the apparently disturbed traveler. >> he all of a sudden stood up and said to the man next to him i need to get out and he got out and he just kind of like collapsed face down on the floor and he stood up after a couple minutes and got back in his seat and then he did this every two or three minutes about four or five more times. flight attendants were asking him if he wanted water or some soda d and he said no, i'm praying. there were times where he started crying uncontrollably on the floor. then he started kind of like swinging and it turned into a physical fight. >> as you can imagine, that made everybody nervous. pass

it happens every year. 48 -- 49 in fairfax. a bit of a breeze but as breezes will diminish and the temperatures in the upper 40's to about 50. it will drop down into the 40's later tonight and by tomorrow morning, clear skies, 29 to 36. we will look at the 70 outlook. >> jury selection got under way today in the trial for a university student accused of killing her roommate. it was a case that gripped the campus and the metro area. what can we expect from the trial. quex jury selection was the order of the day and and often tedious process. going through perhaps hundreds of people to get down to 12 who city can be fair and impartial. this will be a very closely watched trial especially here on the campus. we saw today many people with deeply -- were deeply affected. on the bowie state campus, students remember that september night all too well. >> it was sad and scary. >> it stopped everything on campus. >> the images of domenik fraser -- dominique frasier being rushed from her door room. >> she was well liked. >> she of lifted

fairfax county parkway to get to the beltway, it will take 14 minutes. good news if you are traveling i-270. you are nice and clear. no accidents or major delays. crossing over the bridge, nice and clear. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> metro is apologizing for a snafu when they set their clocks back over the weekend. trains stopped running an hour earlier than they were supposed to because of the time change for daylight savings. that left many out in fact cold late at night without a way to get home. metro issued a statement apologizing for the inconvenience. hopefully they got home. >> hopefully, they did. >> it's 11:42. still ahead, what we can expect this morning on wall street. are investors watching the election? >> your pictures from election day in fairfax and wood bridge. stay with us. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs ov

>> place fairfax county geographically in virginia. >> it is a swing county, for the most part, of fairfaxasically is how virginia will go. virginia is such a swing state, it was important to obama winning in 2008. for romney to win, he will need virginia. fairfax is really going to be the weathervane of how virginia goes. in the election board, the board of elections [indiscernible] has been the architect of a number of different voters suppression laws. he is a research fellow at the heritage foundation, which is a conservative think tank. he is a huge proponent of voter id laws. he has been a huge promoter of the purging programs that we saw happening in florida with governor rick scott. in fact, talking points memo reported earlier this year when governor scott was being sued because of this purging program, he began to call on people to help promote this, too spent in the media to make it look like one of the main people he@ called was [indiscernible] now he is sitting in the fairfax county board of elections with the huge amount of suppression over which votes can be counted in which

just getting sprinkles of light rain, fairfax county and points west. prince william and stafford and spotsylvania farther south along interstate 95. going to be getting wet towards fredericksburg and up toward dale city over the next hour or so. this may be fender bender weather. also getting a few sprinkles just east of us around anne arundel county. temperatures around the regions are in the 30s. we'll have this rain off and on this morning, changing to snow this afternoon. i'll have details on that coming up in just a few minutes. aaron? >> thank you, tom. >>> this morning there is a lot to look back on from president obama's victory last night. the country and the world watched as votes came in, and we saw state after state turn blue in terms of those -- the states that were in question, the toss-up states, as it were. tracie potts is in chicago where things have quieted down after an electrified crowd really lit up the place in chicago. tracie? >> reporter: good morning, everyone, from chicago. we weren't even sure we'd have an answer for you this

call fairfax county police. investigators are also getting this sketch out to spanish speaking audiences. they want to get this guy before he does it again. >>> coming up next in a fox 5 consumer report, do you toss and turn night after night? a simple bedding change could be the answer to a good night's rest. pillow talk from a sleep doctor is next.  >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> how many pillows does it take for you to get comfortable? what kind of pillow do you sleep on? in our 24/7 society with sleep so hard to come by, it's not just your mattress that your pillow may hold the key to a sound sleep. laura evans joins us now for a little pillow talk. >> sleep is a big deal. a lack of sleep can be bad news for your health it. affects your judgment, mood, productivity and i hear from friends so often they're unhappy with their pillow. i've had my own struggles with my pillow and with so many options out there it's enough to leave your head spinning. so how do you choose the right pi

so plus 8 on the ballot in fairfax. in 2008, president obama won fairfax with 60% of the vote. certainly a bigger number and won the state with 53% of the vote. so 7 points, 7 1/2 points. watch tonight if president obama can get 57 in fairfax county. just one number, i want to see if that tips things. if he is at 57, maybe he is at 50 and that gives him possibly a win in virginia. just some fun with numbers. something to watch. >> we've seen a lot of early voting around the area. and early voting in virginia. how will that impact the results tonight, do you think? >> well, certainly, the president's campaign has worked very hard in a lot of states. virginia doesn't have the no excuse early voting that say, ohio does or some other places where they've been able to have a much longer period of time to be able to get a lot of that vote in. i know that the obama people are running drills in virginia. they've been running every weekend on get out the vote. the romney folks have an advantage. for those who say they would vote day of. the obama people are leaving nothing to change and

a travel speed from fairfax county parkway. right now not bad from fairfax county parkway. it will take you 11 minutes to get to the beltway on i-66. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron, over to you. >>> right now breaking news from iraq. a series of car bombs exploded across the country, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens of others. the deadliest explosion happened in the city of kirkuk. four car bombs exploded there. an hour later another parked car exploded at an army patrol west of kirkuk. also an iraqi army patrol. another car bomb exploded in central baghdad. killed one person and injured nine others. iraqi investigators believe insurgents targeted a military convoy. another car bomb exploded in a village market south of baghdad. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is offering support to the top u.s. commander in baghdad even as he's under investigation for e-mails he received. his nomination to head european command is on hold pending the investigation. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing

that includes great falls, hometown forecast in fairfax county, still in the mid-30s. then by the lunch hour in the low 50s. bright sun and a blustery wind. here's the forecast for the whole region the rest of the day. this friday afternoon, we'll climb to around 60 by midafternoon. the winds still blustery. they'll diminish by sunset. if you're going out tonight, here's the evening planner. mid-40s by midnight. cold and clear as we start off saturday morning. a look at the weekend and into next week in ten minutes. a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> first 4 traffic, we're going to head over to i-66. a live look. actually, let's do dulles toll road first. i want to clear construction there. hunter's mill road westbound. it was slowing you down. traffic lanes open on the dulles toll road on issues there. now over to 66. nice and clear. i want to give you a live look because your volume is increasing just a bit. as you head eastbound, your volume increases just a bit. a disabled vehicle in your left shoulder lane. to get to the beltway, yo

i don't want to see that happen in fairfax county. we want to diversify our economy and be less dependent on government contracting in the long run. >> of course, while there is optimism congress will stop the fiscal cliff, it's been a little too close for comfort and like never before, local governments are doing what other places are across the country and looking to attract new indust. >> they got to act soon. this is going to happen before the end of the year. >>> well, there is punishment to report tonight for the seven navy seals who were paid consultants on a video game, a game some believe jeopardizes our national security. one of the seven was a member of the team that killed osama bin laden. andrea mccarren is in our satellite center with the latest on this. this is an interesting one, andrea. >> it sure is. the military confirms those seven navy seals have been given nonjudicial punishment, letters of reprimand which can be career ending and kneel be forced to give up half -- they'll be forced to give up half their pay for

. >>> a ninth case has now been linked to the serial groper in fairfax county. he's struck women from 15 to 42 years old since september. the latest incident happened last thursday about a half hour after another incident on the same day near hibbling avenue in springfield. that's why we find our surae chinn live. >> reporter: these women were going about their business, going to the grocery store, to work, picking up their kids when these incidents happened and these victims share a similar description saying a red baseball cap and point to this sketch here, a man who attacked them, who fondled and groped them. >> and i caught the bus earlier this week and i was very aware of my surroundings. >> reporter: christine kenland and nearby residents are on high alert after the latest attack on hibbling avenue near dunwoody street in springfield. >> i'm going to walk home in a few minutes and i'm a little scared now. >> reporter: the 42-year-old victim was disturbed but delayed telling anyone because she didn't know the process of reporting a crime. >> i believe engli

if you think you know who he is call the fairfax county police. >>> a d.c. police officer is recovering tonight after a stabbing and shooting here in this northeast neighborhood. officers say they were responding to a domestic dispute here in the 3,500 block of 17th street. after they arrived chief kathy lanier says the suspect attacked one of the officers from behind with a knife. lanier says the officers turned around and shot and killed that suspect. the officer suffered stab wounds to his head, his neck, and his hands. chief lanier says his injuries are not life-threatening. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 5:00, the deadline to get the power back on in manhattan quickly approaching before the animals at this aquarium are going to be forced to evacuate. >>> there were long lines during early voting in prince george's county. are >>> we have some breaking news right now. our sister station, wnbc in new york, has announced that officials in new york have canceled the new york city marathon. a lot of controversy there. >> you wondered how they were going to do

right now we have leftover showers out in fairfax. it is very light and it will be on out of here in the next hour. but a couple showers just to the west of rockville over towards river road and a couple showers out towards tyson. everything is pushing off to the east, very light. temperatures in the 40s, 47. 47 in rockville, 47 in bethesda. we're looking at 48 in great falls and 47 in vienna. 47 in fairfax. 49 at berk. and 49 at college park. upper 40s in bowie and crofton. a little on the chillier side. for tonight cool weather continues, early showers. still breezy tomorrow. dry morning commute. that's good news. and the kids, they will need their jackets tomorrow morning. and for tonight, early shower or sprinkle. partly to mostly cloudy. breezy, cold. lows 34 to about 42 downtown. winds increase a little bit westerly at 10 to 15. becoming partly cloudy, breezy, chilly. you'll still need a jacket. temperatures in the 30s to the 40s. winds are north-northwest at 10 to 15. and then by friday afternoon, partly cloudy, windy, cool. yo

it shows a site last week at centreville high school in fairfax county. the washington examiner reports the mother of one of the girls said her daughter had been billed at school for weeks and warned school officials -- bullied at school for weeks and warned officials before the fight happened. she's glad her daughter defended herself, even though she was suspended for three days for the fight. no word on what, if any punishment, was given to the other girl. >>> fairfax county police are still searching for the serial groper. they say he struck again. the latest incident occurred in springfield in the 7200 block of commerce street. a woman said a man grabbed her from behind at a bus stop. she screamed and he took off. now, police are releasing this sketch of the man. can you see all of the features there. if you recognize the man, give police a call. >>> d.c., a guilty plea for a business owner charged for selling drugs out of the store. he plead guilty to felony drug charges for distributing cocaine out of his fish carryout store here and faces a maximum

all nine cases have been in the springfield franconia area of fairfax county. this latest incident was one of two cases that happened on the same day within half an hour of each other and blocks apart. in springfield, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> still ahead meet the newest member of the d.c. council. >>> there were a few seats on capitol hill that changed hands, but overall the balance of power stayed consistent. that means democrats control the senate. republicans control the house. late this afternoon we learned former presidential candidate michele bachmann narrowly held onto her seat and democrat tammy baldwin was the first openly guy senator in illinois and tammy duckworth was the first open combat person elected. >>> it will come as no surprise president obama carried the district, but as bruce johnson reports, those same voters turned out well known incumbent councilman michael brown. >> reporter: this was the scene at 14th and u streets in the early hours this morning after president obama was declared the winner. >> we have four more years t

i'm saying we don't have any evidence of that. >> charged under fairfax's 1960s penal code. because there is no statute of limitations on felonies in fairfax, the amount of time that it took for the victims to come forward doesn't matter. in mclane, news 4. >>> we are hearing key evidence in the bowie state university murder trial. the one that ended with a not guilty verdict for a former student alexis simpson. >> that was simpson's voice on a 911 call last year. the night she stabbed her roommate, dominique frasier. last night, a jury acquitted simpson on all seven charges, related to frasier's death. lawyers said simpson did it in self-defense after frasier and her friends attacked simpson. the outcome came as a surprise to man students we spoke with on campus. >> regardless of you know circumstances, she was still murdered. and someone should have to pay for that. >> beth families lost. it's not going to be a win. even if she did go to jail. >> simpson's testimony also key in the trial the she said cutting frasier was an accident. >> the shooting plot foiled in missouri.

does not include the district or fairfax, but nonetheless, it will be a cold start. there's your sunday evening planner, get ready to bundle things up. temperatures in the 30s before midnight. talk about the coastal storm midweek coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >>> search teams with dogs combed through a wooded area today in fairfax county. they are looking for a 54-year-old with alzheimer's who hasn't been seen since october 24th. his family says he's wandered off before, but never for this long. and they are very concerned. >> if anyone knows anything, we ask that you please, please call the cops. just keep an eye out. keep an eye out. >> police tell us these types of cases often end with the person being found, but this search effort was interrupted when hurricane sandy moved through our area. >>> the cold is becoming a major issue tonight for all those still without power from hurricane sandy. there are shelters open in new york city and the suburbs. the city is also handing out thousands of blankets to people who refuse to leave their homes, but mayor michael bl

fairfax county, early voting here at the fairfax county government center and across the satellite centersend at 5:00. we are live in fairfax county. news 4. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> some maryland election administrators are concerned about possible long lines on election day. in prince georges county long lines were the norm as people tried to cast their ballots before tuesday. some waited three or four hours to cast their ballots. around 56,000 people took advantage of the early voting in the county. that's just about 10% of registered voters. despite the long wait officials say tuesday should not be a problem because there will be more polling places open for voters. and be sure to stay with news 4. we'll have complete coverage leading up to the election and of course all the results tuesday night. you can also stay up to date on our website nbc washington.com. >>> the time right now is 10:06. after the break what you need to know to avoid delays on metro this weekend. two stations are closed for track work. >> parking confusion in the district. do you where the bike lane ends

arlington, fairfax, and much of montgomery county.ght near gaithersburg up towards laytonsville, they're getting moderate showers moving off to the north and east. farther north and west, a few pockets of light to moderate rain. it's going to gradually break up over the next couple of hours. the big story is the big chill. in fact, out in western maryland where the rain has ended in much of west virginia, it is at or below freezing in many of those locations. farther east, in the light blue, we're all low to mid-40s, northern virginia, just about all of maryland. southeastern virginia, virginia beach, 64. that's one of the warmest spots in the country right now. look how huge this cold air mass is all the way across the country. all these areas in blue and lavender are generally below freezing. boston is at 63. that's another warm spot there in miami. elsewhere, it is a cold start to this november morning. throughout the morning for the next couple of hours, probably till about 9:00 or so, we'll have the rain coming through with the b

at i-66 eastbound at fairfax county parkway, police officer lights flashing here. travel speeds from fairfax county parkway heading to the beltway, good here at 58 miles per hour. that drive taking 11 minutes. back in ten minutes. >> we'll see you, danella. thank you. >>> it is 5:43. still ahead, a final homecoming for the country's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. >>> welcome back at 5:47. let's go to angie goff at the live desk with breaking news. >>> a week after sandy struck, we have residents waking up in a small town in new jersey to a small earthquake. it was a magnitude 2.0 quake. it struck around 1:20 this morning. it centered in the town of ring wood. this is an area that's still dealing with a lot of downed power lines and downed trees in the aftermath of sandy. right now the good news is no reports of any injuries or damages. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. >> angie, thank you. >>> it's now time this morning to check other news. an israeli news channel is reporting that israel is preparing for an imminent strike on iran's nuclear program in

you have a situation where northern virginia, especially n areas of louden county and fairfax county, they have gotten progressively more democratic over the last few years. now, it's a different picture altogether when you go down to the county, parts of danville, over to roanoke. that is solid republican ground. for the most part, the formula to winning virginia, the last few election cycles, is to run hard if you're a democrat in the northern parts of virginia and do what can you around areas like richmond. that is a very urban voting block, strongly democratic base and see if can you piece together northern virginia, say richmond and newport news. the difference this year, though, is that mitt romney's campaign turned the logic on its head. they said no, we're going into fairfax county, loudoun county and there was a span of about three weeks here where the romney forces almost met the president appearance by appearance. the president would have an appearance in fairfax, mitt romney would come in a couple of days later. so, there is no territory right now in virginia that in some

. >>> a deadly incident in fairfax investigating for possible ties to the storm. mark matthew is live on sir francis drake boulevard. >> reporter: we are in downtown fairfax the cabin that burned last night is a mile and a half from here. the cabin is at a dead end road 40 meadow way in the cascade canyon, a neighborhood outside the city limits of fairfax. the cabin caught fire last night by the time firefighters arrived, it was almost to the ground. an hour ago, a very emotionally distraught woman came to the scene demanding to get past the police barricade. >> no! i want to go to the house now, come with me. >> i need you to stay behind the firemen. >> talk to him, calm down. >> i'm the caregiver, i do hospice this is the son of my boss. why can't i go up there? >> i can have you pass this line. >> why? >> the woman says she is the estranged wife of the cabin's owner. police are talking with her now. >> came in 1:30, 2:00 last night they had troubl locating it conflicting reports about what was going on up here thought it was a transformer located the fire by th

. >>> a deadly incident in fairfax investigating for possible ties to the storm. mark matthew is live on sir francis drake boulevard. >> reporter: we are in downtown fairfax the cabin that burned last night is a mile and a half from here. the cabin is at a dead end road 40 meadow way in the cascade canyon, a neighborhood outside the city limits of fairfax. the cabin caught fire last night by the time firefighters arrived, it was almost to the ground. an hour ago, a very emotionally distraught woman came to the scene demanding to get past the police barricade. >> no! i want to go to the house now, come with me. >> i need you to stay behind the firemen. >> talk to him, calm down. >> i'm the caregiver, i do hospice this is the son of my boss. why can't i go up there? >> i can have you pass this line. >> why? >> the woman says she is the estranged wife of the cabin's owner. police are talking with her now. >> came in 1:30, 2:00 last night they had troubl locating it conflicting reports about what was going on up here thought it was a transformer located the fire by th

still seeing delays grow as you travel northbound on fairfax county parkway. i would skip it, avoid it and take reston parkway instead. let's head over right now to 395. earlier at glebe, had an accident in the right shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open as you make your way to the 14th street bridge. nice, clear commute as you head into the district, traveling about 56 miles per hour. the drive in total will take you 12 minutes. i'm back in ten. aaron, back to you. >>> you may have better luck driving today than flying. hundreds of flights cancelled and delayed because of that storm in the northeast. megan mcgrath live at reagan national airport with one couple trying to make it to a military event? >> reporter: right. the military event they're going to is in new york city. unfortunately, they're trying to get from fresno to new york. they've been moved around, transferred, cancelled, rebooked a couple of different times and they're worried about whether or not they're going to get there. they're not alone. take a look at the board here. we've got a numb

vdot opened two new bridges on the fairfax county parkway. that means you won't have to sit at traffic lights between poached head road and route 50. should make it faster to get to the fair lakes shopping center and fair oaks mall. >>> some track work will likely slow you down this weekend on metro. work on four of the five lines. starting tonight at 5:00. single tracking on the red line at forest glen and between stadium armory on the blue line. tonight single tracking on the orange line between east and west falls church. tomorrow only you can expect single tracking on the blue and yellow lines between pentagon city and reagan national airport. everything should be back to normal on monday. until then, just wait. >>> this morning a local hospital is defending itself after a woman says a doctor left a drill bit in her foot after surgery. a spokesperson for medstar montgomery medical center said the doctor and the hospital immediately addressed the situation when they heard about it. in a statement, they said, "the hospital maintains a quali

fairfax county police are looking into a possible link. >>> it is 6:05. jessica doyle, she's still watching your money. >> indeed and she's making sure you don't get taken when you go do your holiday shopping. >> 46 days until christmas. 46 days i know you're starting to think about it. starting to put that holiday shopping list together. shopping online of course has become a favorite way to snag a great deal. but not all internet merchants are created equal and low prices can blind consumers from spotting some fakes. americans love deals on designer items and scammers know it. clothing, shoes, handbags, among the most popular items for counterfeiters so do your homework. >> before you go ahead and jump on that deal, check out a merchant especially one you're unfamiliar with ahead of time. go online and words like ripoff and complaint. and sew what other people that have dealt with them are saying. >> look for security features like a seal or a sticker that a real manufacturer would add that's hard to reproduce. some major labels will offer advice on avo

and he fled. >> the girl was not seriously hurt. >>> also in fairfax county, police say a ninth woman has reported being groped. all these acted happened in just the past two months. police believe the man in this sketch is potential for all nine attacks in springfield. the two latest incidents both happened last thursday within about a half-hour of each other. several of these attacks have involved girls under the age of 18. >>> 30 people are out of their homes this morning after the second fire in less than a month at an maryland apartment complex. this latest fire sparked yesterday afternoon damaged about a dozen apartments in the seven oaks neighborhood. the fire and smoke were so intense, firefighters were forced to only attack the fire from the outside. investigators do not believe the two fires in the neighborhood are connected, but they are still trying to determine the cause of yesterday's fire. >>> good morning. according to a "chicago sun-times" source, u.s. representative jesse jackson jr. is talking with federal officials about a plea deal in connection with his alleged m

an accident on the inbound side of i-66 right here near the fairfax county parkway on the shoulder.fact we have a live shot from the sky 9 heading inbound on 66 as you can see everything on the left shoulder but slow now getting by. with back with mar -- back with more coming up at 6:25. back to you. >>> it is 6:17. we want to take another look at our question of the morning, here's the question, very interesting one -- now only 3% of the women admit to doing one of the three things. >> one of the facebook friends from the fan page, karen kirk hopefully she says -- >> we agree. we'll have more on your responses and the correct answer in about 30 minutes. >>> and if you answer the question of the day correctly, today on the facebook fan page, you will be entered to win four tickets to "les miserables" evy day we're going to randomly draw a name from the correct answer. "les mis" is coming to the national theater -- excuse me national capitol theater -- >> the national theater. you're right but we have a pretty shot of the capitol. >> that's what it is. >> oh. beautiful. all right. >>

temperatures are cold. 42 already in great falls and also vienna. 41 fairfax. already 39 up in gaithersburg and 42 bethesda and 43 in laurel and 44 in college park. so not a direct hit. breezy and cold tonight. dry morning commute. some afternoon rain. possibly some wet snow late. better chance for snow actually tomorrow night. and a much higher impact at the store. where we could have the winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour and again this is a pretty big amount of real estate for yet a storm to do this in the wake of sandy. it is insult to injury for the friends up in the north. tonight becoming mostly cloudy and breezy and cold. 32 to about 40 and winds now north northeast at 10 to 15. nothing crazy windy tonight. now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy breezy and cold. i think it will be dry. but grab your jacket and your umbrella for later in the day. temperatures in the 30s to around 40. by afternoon, windy and cold. some rain. more to the east and wet flakes possible. highs only 40 to 45. and winds north-northwest at 10 to 20 and gusting. next three days our 9 we

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county, much of southern maryland and the rest of northern virginia. here's how we're looking today. by 6:00, we're still in the 30s with the cloud cover and a light

she was last seen at 1066 lower liberty road in fairfax, virginia, but they believe they may be heading to the washington area from halifax. they're believed to be in a 19 35i8 nissan station wagon with a virginia plate of xng 9177.

>> reporter: scott, this is the george mason university student center in fairfax, virginia. and this one key question tonight in this key state is who wins the youth vote. that is voters under age 35. it was almost five years ago in this very atrium that the students here staged an electrifying rally for the then-unknown senator barack obama. that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either stay in or quit the obama coalition, scott,

. >> fairfax, arlington, alexandria, all of the northern virginia localities, they're going to be the ones left holding the bag. >> reporter: worried about that federal fiscal cliff, the fairfax school board thursday night passed a resolution urging congress to stop it. if congress doesn't it could mean a $6 million hit to programs that serve the county's 36,000 kids learning english. >> this has a major impact on fairfax county public schools and our ability to be able to work with those children. promoting interaction with employees, us not being the teachers -- the teachers not being able to work with the children in traditional ways. >> reporter: back on the state level the virginia governor mcdonnell is asking department heads to plan for the 4% cuts but it appears to be on the tinnientsy plan -- contingency planning. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >>> the number of people in syria who need humanitarian aid could increase from 2.5 million to 4 million by next year. a report from the united nations' humanitarian office also says if the fighting continues at its current rate, the numbe

if you download the fairfax county app, you can even get gps driving directions. we'll post all that information on www.myfoxdc.com. in the newsroom lauren demarco, fox 5 news. >>> d.c. elections officials say about 52,000 residents voted early for this year's election. that's more than 10% of the district's registered voters, more than double the number of early voters in theseptember, 2010 primary. early voters at some locations reported waits of more than two hours. >>> a bitter battle brewing over d.c.'s speed camera fines. at issue, how much cash would it take to slow you down, why some say the mayor's plan doesn't go far enough. charlie rose: will you endorse prpresident obama? colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been ver

washington claudia uceda univision y en virginia, la policia de fairfax investiga el asalto a una joven y lo alarmante es que fue atacada en el baÑo de una biblioteca... autoridades estan en busca del responsable ... la estaba persiguiendo... vigilando cada paso...una joven de 17-aÑos estuvo bajo la mirilla de un depravado quien trato de asaltarla en el baÑo de esta biblioteca thomas jefferson en la ruta 50... "vio a este sospechoso anteriormente, andando cerca de ella, asi que en vez de caminar directamente a la salida, ella entro bien rapido al bano para que el se pueda ir, el no se fue, el la siguie dentro del bano" la joven le dijo que salga del baÑo, pero no dio resultado... hombre comenzo a atacarla, ambos forcejearon y luego se dio a la fuga...la biblioteca estaba a punto de cerrar cuando el incidente ocurrio el martes cerca de las nueve de la noche.. quesegun la policia de fairfax, empleados de la biblioteca reconocieron al hombre, quien habia visitado la biblioteca varias ocaciones... teresa visita la misma biblioteca con sus hijas... "un lugar publico donde hay muchas personas

. >> we began with a case in fairfax county. learn rigid police need e to man whoood look at this say is responsible for nine attacks. >> the latest attack happen. up behind me. was broad daylight. a lot of people around. the victims spoke with us about the ordeal. she is afraid to walk a loan own neighborhood. to where it happened the, the 23-year-old man approached behind and groped her iran four-o'clock thursday. i ran. i went to my house. >> all near a busy bus stop in broad daylight. clucks nobody turned to help us. >> police believe a man is for eight attacks in this neighborhood. >> disgusting. scary. to me at would probably punched him until the face. >> a broad daylight. is horrle. " the saults, during the daytime. 9:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.. with the way things are growing. attract that kind of element. f this victim says she careful from now on. -- >> this victim says she will careful from now on. the woman was yelling for help. there were people walking around her. police are urging women to be careful. if you have any inf

hometown forecast, fairfax city, up 30s. a little sun breaking out. a little sunshine, mid-40s by then. hour by hours, here's the regional forecast. a little sun breaking out. but a cold morning and chilly afternoon. good morning. >> good morning. well, tom, it is a slow commute. getting a report of an accident in southeast at alabama avenue. i am seeing delays inbound in that area. be aware if you're taking that commute. 395 northbound at seminary road. delays start around duke. as you make your way to the beltway, under speed at 29 miles per hour. the trip will take you 23 minutes as of right now. i-270, making your way southbound connecting to the beltway. sluggish in this area. delays around germantown. 270 there are no accidents. over to you. >> thanks so much. 6:42. the scandal that's cost former cia director david petraeus his job cost his mistress some of her privileges. she lost her clearance. and jill kelley had her pass to mac dill in florida suspended as well. jill kelley is his friend and came to him when she started receiving threatening

. >>> to virginia where there was no decision in a lawsuit against fairfax election officials. the county's democratic committee is suing state and local officials over what they say is an illegal attempt by republicans to change the rules for observers at polling stations. before party observers allowed to move freely at polling stations. they weren't allowed to advice voters how to vote but were able to speak with people about their rights. this year observers may only watch. >>> some unlikely activistses hit the road in virginia today -- activists hit the road in virginia today calling themselves nuns on the bus to speak out against paul ryan's budget plan which they say will cut money against the poor. >> folks who work full time and work minimum wage and aren't able to put a roof over their kids' heads or food on the table. >> the nuns are calling on the democrats and republicans to stop bickering and work together for the good of the american people and they want a faithful budget that protects all people, not just the wealthy. we want to hear from you tonight. tweet your

. >> he stard the morning in to lynchburgent on in fairfax. he decided to add an airport in new hampshire tonight. the final rally is now scheduled for pittsburg. from thee live tonight rally. they have decided to add ohioer trip back to then on tod before ending tomorrow in boston. will be like to not for all your election coverage. cooper, abc 7 news. >> the other big race for voters in battleground virginia is the race for the united states senate. >> the candidate also spent the thoseying to inspire undecided voters. tomorrow night, one of two former virginia governors will become the new senator. jeff goldberg is live in on thisia with more important race. >> the past few weeks, the polls have really tightened up in this .ace like obama and romney, the race between tim kaine and george allen is tough to predict. kaine as momentum right now. what wee excited about will see tomorrow. ,> george allen's wife susan giving volunteers one last push toward the finish line. >> it is going great. love the enthusiasm i am the ground. taking the stag