so what is it about fairfax county that makes it so attractive? dulles airport. the international airport provides easy access to washington on its highway. dulles airport also provides connections to both international and national markets, but if funding drops out accident buildings will go the interest -- out, buildings will go empty and commercial property taxes which fuel the county's economy will decline. >> we want bailed approach to help us get out of this -- a balanced approach to help us get out of this, but it will have a significant impact on fairfax county if congress does nothing. >> didn't know dulles airport was such a big deal and remember, the biggest expenditure for fairfax and other counties around here, the school budget. less money for the county, less money for schools. >>> as part of our continuing effort to hold elected officials accountable for what does or does not happen before the january 1st deadline, we're inviting our local lawmakers to be live with us on the air. tonight at 7:00 i'll be joined by maryland senator ben cardin and mo

. >> students will return to a fairfax county school after a frightening discovery. parents were told a gun was found inside a student's locker at robinson secondary school. >> this seventh grader had his school day interrupted with an alarming announcement. >> they found a gun in a locker. >> a handgun on school grounds in a student's locker. >> i would not think that would happen. i'm glad they found it. >> administrators are not saying what led them to search the student's locker, but a junior heard it was the students friend who alerted the authorities. >> possibly a freshman had a gun in his locker and another student knew about it and told administrators. >> an e-mail from the principal attempted to calm any concerns saying -- but melissa leonard learned of it from just. >> i'm surprised the school did not contact the parents. i got calls about picking up produce orders but nothing about this going on. >> weapon was quickly confiscated. school spokesperson said there was never any imminent danger. >> i did not think it would happen, but i'm happy they found it.

it will have a significant impact on fairfax county if congress does nothing. >> reporter: in fairfax county, peggy fox, 9news. >> the biggest expenditure for fairfax and other local counties is the school budget. less money for the county will mean less money for schools. >>> we've dedicated our entire news department to track this story and be ready with alerts on air and on the web. every day we're featuring of course that show how you will be affected should we go over that fiscal cliff. you can get alerts sent straight to your phone about all of our fiscal cliff notes by texting the cliff to 25543. >>> more than $2 billion, that is the staggering amount of money spent on the presidential campaign according on campaign finance records. that includes nearly $86 million in fund raising by mitt romney's campaign in the final weeks of the election. a good portion was used on media ads. >>> one of the senate's most outspoken conservatives jim demint is stepping down. he's giving up his senate seat to run the conservative heritage foundation. deminute has been an influential member of t

a gun out at a school in fairfax county. two >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at -- breaking news. >> two breaking stories. prince george's county. minutes ago, we were over the scene of a bad crash. two people were rejected out of a vehicle that looked over on its side. route 197 in laurel. one of the victims was seriously hurt. both have been taken to a nearby hospital. the circumstances that led to the accident remained unclear. >> fire crews were called out to deal with the gas fed house fire. fairfax county firefighters responded to the home on david's field lane in spring field. they were able to shut off the natural gas leak. no one was home when the fire broke out. no injuries were reported. >> a scare at a fairfax county school after staff members discovered a gun in a student's locker. the discovery has parents on guard. >> it was found at robinson secondary school in fairfax. we are live at the school with the latest. >> the school's principal did send an e-mail out to parents to let them know there was a wea

bruce leshan is live in fairfax with the details. bruce. >> reporter: yeah, anita, jane perez hired an old high school classmate to help her fix up her townhome here, but when things went wrong, jane perez like a lot of us went online. what she said, she suggested that christopher dietz was a con man, maybe a thief. today dietz fighting back and winning. >> to finally be winning on principles and knowing that good people do prevail, it's very, very happy. >> reporter: contractor christopher dietz crowing outside the courthouse after winning a preliminary injunction against a former customer who wrote a series of scathing online reviews. >> what she put up there were pure lies and stated as fact. so that damage can never be undone, but we can certainly stop future damage.

ultimately that trickles down to and affects fairfax county. >> fairfax county alone took in $23 billion in federal contracting money back in 2009. that's more than any other county in the country. and it's $3 billion more than washington, d.c. growth for contracting in fairfax county has been explosive to back in 1980 federal contracting dollars totaled just $1.7 billion. why is nova been such a big draw for federal contracting dollars and the big salary jobs that come with them? one word for you. dulles. the international airport provides easy access to washington on its limited access highway. dulles also provides connections to both national and international markets. but it's already been feeling effects of the soft economy. the recent recession left many commercial buildings vacant. if more businesses go under, that means more vacancies, more job losses, possible new foreclosures, and tax revenue to the state could take a dive as well. that is where we see these ripple effects happening. >> a lot of big contracts. that makes a huge impact around here. absolutely. >> thanks, jess. >

. >> a gun found in a student's locker, cause for concern for school in fairfax county. >> the suspect poses first appearance before judge in the new york city's subway murder. "good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning. great to have you with us on this thursday, december 6. i am pamela brown. >> i am steve chenevey. we want to get to jacqui jeras with a look at our forecast. >> good morning. it feels like december. the big chill is back. if you don't like the warm weather, are starting on the cold side again. if you like the sunshine, we will have plenty today. if you don't like the cold, we will have a milder weekend ahead. starting with temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30's across much of the region. 36 at reagan national, 31 at dulles. 23 in frederick and 32 degrees in fredericksburg. are expense forecast for today chile is still to 9:00 at 36 degrees. -- chilly. 44 at noon, 41 at 5:00, high temperatures around 46 degrees in the metro area. the seven-day forecast is coming up featuring r

in fairfax, bruce leshan, 9news now.w as we know, those on-line reputations, when they are threatened, we now realize that doctor, lawyers, contractors, rest contractors, and restauranteurs may decide to take to you court. >>> at the stroke of midnight it becomes legal to smoke marijuana in some states. >>> sometimes people are so dumb, you just to have shake your head. and you're not going believe the phone call this guy made, but you will believe that it landed him in the slammer. anita. >>> new recommendations on the drug tamoxifen. it can make a big difference in the lives of breast cancer patients. information for all women. topper. >> we lost about 10 degrees today. 63 was the official high. very cold tonight. you might be surprised how cold. here's your wake-up weather. 29 to 38 by 5:00. 2 to 36 by 7:00. then lots of sunshine, only in the 30s by 9:00. we'll come back. we will talk about the rest of the week. we have some new information about the we can questioned and the forecast for the ravens- redskins game. >>

. >> a fairfax county lawsuit could change the way you criticize business is on the internet. a contractor is suing the woman for what she posted about his work. our virginia bureau chief reports -- it was a split decision. >> for the past year-and-a-half this is the day chris has been waiting for. >> to be able to say, i was right, justice and truth prevailed -- is a great deal. >> the decision in fairfax county stems from an internet post following work he did on this town home in fairfax county. in june 2011, the owner hired his company for the job. she claims it was awful -- doors off the hinges, scuffed up floors. she was furious and aired her grievances on a yelp. in addition to accusing him of stealing her jewelry and trespassing. >> you always have the right to free speech. she should have a right to explain her interaction with the contractor. >> she removed her post from yahya on her own, but the judge is allowing the other post remain. she does have to remove allegations about the jewelry theft and about legal action against him. >> if it is negative but true, that

the spectrum is planning a major renovation which was approved just last month by the fairfax county planners. barnes & noble has been closing bookstores as the popularity of ebooks increases. >>> women with breast cancer are not taking a popular drug long enough. there is a new study that could change the standard of breast cancer treatment. >>> a local woman blasted a contractor in a review online. why this one was so bad, that it landed her in court. >>> and you must see this. jimmy fallon uses childhood toys, and mariah carey delivered a star-studded holiday performance. there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. sleep number. comfort individualized. this holiday season, give the gift that's magical: the innovative airfit adjustable pillow at special 30% savings. >

. >> the fairfax state national rifle association put out its first statement today saying its members were heartbroken. the nra said it was prepared to offer meaningful contributions to make sure it never happens again. the organization says it will hold a press conference on friday. >> ask for a maryland governor martin o'malley, he called for more guns to be taken off the street. he said the administration will push for a bill to help prevent what happenedchool. >> the growing debate over guns in america led to a decision by a major retailer. dick's sporting goods as it had suspended sales of modern sporting rifles, which is an industry term for military-style bonds. this was supported by many customers shopping earlier today. >> i don't think they should be as readily available that you can just go and pick them up at the store. i think it is a good decision. >> most average people use guns and they don't kill anybody. >> in addition, dicks says it is removing all guns from display at its store closes to a new town. it is not clear how long the suspension will last -- at its store

affects fairfax county. >> fairfax county took in $23 billion worth of federal contracting money in '09. that's more than any other county in the country or even washington d.c. >>> last night i had the opportunity to speak with virginia con member gerry connolly about those negotiations on the hill about the fiscal cliff. tonight maryland's senator ben cardin joins me for some perspective from the other side of the river. senator, we're so glad to have you. >> my pleasure. >> we are in the midst of a stalemate, the president holding onto the idea of raising rates, the congress dominated by the mouse republicans saying we want to -- house republicans saying we want to close loopholes. where are you on this and why not have a combination of the two? >> it seems like both sides agree revenues have to be an important side of the equation and that's true. the easiest way to get revenue is through the rates. the senate passed this bill. it's in the house that allows tax relief for up to $250 to become law. that gives predictability and confidence and we can then have the revenue from the

a scare out of fairfax county was found inside of student at's locker. administrators are saying -- administrators are not saying but he said it was the student posy friend that authorities. the student's friend told authorities. in an e-mail to parents, dan said -- the principal said the action taken to makey all of the students were saved. they -- he said the students were never in any danger. a lot of questions surrounding this. we understand the immediate yesterday.taken back to you. >> a hearing on the pre-trial confinement of a bradley manning, prison on a marine corps commander. were so harshons should be dismissed. the government thinks the strict conditions were needed to keep r killinghurting o himself. with givingd classified documents to wikileaks. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v-8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer power? [ [ laughing ] [ stops laughing ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving morore. this holiday season, trade up to t the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition for

westbound, because road work past fairfax is blocking the left lane.e to stick to the right to get by that. barbara and keith? >> thanks, danella. 11:21 is the time. how to bring old world traditions to your home this holiday. >>> a workout planned for the holidays and how to get through this stressful time of year. >>> first, let's take a look at what's hot on www.nbcwashington.com. there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. this holiday season, give the gift that's magical: the innovative airfit adjustable pillow at special 30% savings. introduce us to your partner here. >> this is pa pri shah. she's in awesome shape. >> tell us about the workout you are going to perform. >> the work out, first of all, this is a warm up. this is jump t

. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in fairfax where a judge today ordered a woman to take back at least part of her online review of her contractor. >> good people do prevail. it's very, very hatchet. >> reporter: contractor christopher dietz crowing outside the courthouse after winning a preliminary injunction against a former customer who wrote a series of scathing online reviews. >> what she put up there were pure lies. >> reporter: jane perez said she never imagined her reviews on yelp and angie's list would land her in court facing thousands of dollars in legal fees and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for defamation. she'd hired dietz to install a toilet, but when things went south, she wrote dietz had damaged her home and hinted that he had stolen her jewelry. the judge ordered her to take down any allegations of thievery. >> be very careful. >> reporter: experts say lawsuits like this are still rare, but online reputations now so important we may well see more. in fairfax bruce leshan, 9 news now. >>> apparently it takes a whole lot of explosives to blow u

we haven't gotten that clarified either by the fairfax county school system or by fairfax county police. if we hear anything new, we'll let you know. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> and we have a news alert on syria now. u.s. officials say the syrian military has loaded active chemical weapons into bombs and is just waiting a final order from embattled president bashar assad to use the deadly weapons against it is syrian people. there are reports that the army is preparing sarin gas that could be deployed from airplanes. if the regime does fall, the worry is that the weapons of mass destruction could fall into the hands of terrorists. >>> could it be a sign that the stalemate in the fiscal cliff talks could be resolved soon. wednesday, president obama spoke with john boehner and eric cantor says the gop is ready to, quote, talk specific. if an agreement is not reached, defense employees will take a hard hit. almost half of the automatic cuts that would take effect will impact the department of defense and civilian employees are expected to be first to feel it. >>> new this mornin

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in montgomery county, fairfax county and parts of prince george's county is right near freezing. arlington in the low to mid 30s. manassas down to 25. frederick, maryland, down to 25 degrees this morning. what a rude awakening when you step out the walk the dog and get ready to go to work and school this morning, you'll need your winter coat. but mercifully, we don't have much wind. look at the view from space. don't have any clouds. we've got all of the autumn constellations shining brightly. dress for a cold day, a cold morning. we'll still be below freezing by 6:00. by noontime, the low 40s. sunset 4:46. i'm returning in ten minutes with the hometown forecast. look who's here now. danella with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> i'm here with a problem that's going to affect your commute through the morning rush, at least it's expected to as of right now. there's a crash the outer loop of the beltway at i-270. an overturned tractor-trailer. it blocks your right lane. reportedly it is involving some type of produce truck. it's on its side. you can expect delays this morning

jane perez lives in this townhouse seen here on mary crest street in fairfax. according to the lawsuit filed by chris dietz, she hired him to do some painting, refinish some floors, electrical plumbing, other handyman work at her home. dietz took her to court when she claimed in reviews on yelp and angie's list that the work was shoddy and some of her jewelry was missing. the judge ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction requiring that any allegations of criminal activity be removed and that her claim she had won a previous civil suit against him be edited. deet says he feels vindicated because -- dietz says he feels vindicated because her accusations were untrue and i says she never paid for any -- he says she n paid for any of the work. >> you can't just slander somebody and expect to get away with it. i hope it encourages other individuals or businesses who are hurt by somebody's defamatory comments online to stand up for what's right. >> the posting of the review is a bell that can't be unrung and, in fact, losing customers and losing clients because of

. >>> fairfax county firefighters say a natural gas leak may be to blame for this house fire.ake a look at this home video of the flames along davisfield lane in springfield. the fire sparked around 8:00 last night. crews quickly put the flames out. the family wasn't home at the time. the homeowner tells us she's grateful firefighters were able to save what they could. >> i have mixed feelings. on the one hand, my rational side says we'll get through. this of course, it's also very emotional. and they were kind enough to bring my scrapbooks out and i put those in a neighbor's house. so i'm happy about that because that's what i really cared about, the pictures. >> no one was hurt. the family is now staying with friends. >>> one person was rushed to the hospital after a serious car accident in prince george's county. chopper 4 was over the scene last night along route 197 in laurel. police say two people were ejected from their vehicle after the driver lost control shutting down route 197 for hours. one of the people in the car has life threatening injuries. police are still tr

classes at whitehill middle school in fairfax had to be canceled today.. due to flooding. and an announcement will be posted on the school's website ... letting parents know if the school will reopen tomorrow. now to a live check on the weather... and it is a big change from yesterday. clear skies from our camera atop mount tamalpais. a similar scene above the san francisco sky- line... but we're not done with the wet weather yet. jacqueline bennet standing by in the kron-4 weather center..

as i zoom in on d.c., you can see that we've got it right now around fairfax, around warrenton. the snow will be moving eastward. we have the chance of snow now for the next three, maybe four hours until noontime, but we're not going to get much. after noon, it's rain that takes over and starts eating away at the storm system. this whole event is over with at 3:00, except for the wind and cold. i'll have more on that and what you can expect for the rest of your weekend in a couple minutes. >> thank, veronica. >>> the snow has already started falling in the northern parts of

feeling like 23. 21 right now the windchill reading in fairfax city and falls church. a cold one indeed this morning. 30 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. later today, we're going to see more clouds moving in. these will be high clouds. so today we'll be getting filtered sunshine throughout the area. as far as your forecast goes, here we go, folks. 32 degrees at 8:00 a.m. it will be cold. cool conditions by 10:00, 11:00 a.m. your temperature of 39 degrees. 46 the high. not too bad. but we could pick up a sprinkle for your late afternoon, evening hours. even around midnight. which should be around 39. let's get a look at first 4 traffic again with alexis davies. >> thank you, veronica. still tracking breaking news involving a tractor-trailer northbound 28. we've got three right lanes blocked right now due to the accident. left lanes are getting by. traveling elsewhere on the roadways, maryland beltway is running very smoothly right now. no incidents reported as you travel through montgomery county. we have a live look now here at university boulevard and the

a loaded handgun was found yesterday at robinson secondary school in fairfax. school insists students were never in any harm and say appropriate disciplinary action is being taken. >>> also this morning, there is a glimmer of hope there could be a new round of negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. president obama and house speaker john boehner spoke by phone for the first time in days. no details on that conversation. the two sides are at a state mail over raising attacks on incomes over $250,000. an international news alert. there are fears that the syrian government is getting ready to drop a nerve gas on his own people. the gas is being mixed in bombs for potential use. as ainsley earhart reports, the united states is promising consequences for the gas is excused against the syrian people. >> reporter: it appears there has been an alarming escalation in the syrian civil war, the country's government preparing nerve gas bombs and awaiting the orders from president assad to use them. u.s. officials relying on surveillance said there was no evidence

right near college avenue in fairfax. this is video from the scene we are just getting. the suspect just took off on foot and they saw the man jump into a nearby creek. search and rescue teams have been looking into the water and it is still unclear if he was in the was the he error -- water or if he did get away. >>> storm watch monitoring the borders of east palo alto and menlo park. janine de la vega joins us live from a creek that overflowed, good morning. >> reporter: well the san francisco creek has definitely receded and the water is flowing well but you see that mark, it was just below the white, a foot below that so it has definitely receded. let's go to video, you can see just how high water came up near the creek.

police in fairfax county continue to investigate a scary scene at robinson secondary school in fairfax a loaded handgun was found inside a student's locker. they insist that proper disciplinary action will be taken and that the students were never in danger. >>> a fairfax county woman is being sued by the map she hired to do handy work at her home after he says she posted negative comments about him on the web sites yelp and angie's list. the woman claimed he did poor work and stole her jewelry to boot. the contractor says the allegations are false and now he is suing her for defamation claiming his business has suffered as a result. >> you can't just slander somebody and expect to get away with it. i hope it encourages other individuals who are hurt or punished to stand up for what is right. >> the posting of the review has an impact. it is a bell that can't be unrung. >>> and in fact, losing customers and losing clients because of an untruthful statement can be very damaging. >> yesterday, a judge ruled that any allegations of criminal activity needed to be removed from the web sites

visitor center and the city of fairfax regional library. for the past two years are brand-new sherwood community center. were proud to strengthen the ties between the city of fairfax at george mason's fall for the book festival. it is now my distinct honor to introduce to you a special guest this evening. neil gaiman was born in hampshire, united kingdom and is in the united states near minneapolis. a self-described feral child who was born -- who was raised in public libraries. it was like fostering his lifelong love of reading. gaiman began his career in england as a journalist. his first book was to rant arendt biography that taken three months to write and i can't with a biography of douglas adams, don't panic, the official hitchhikers guide to the come election -- companion, i'm sorry. his groundbreaking series coming sandman -- [cheers and applause] collected a large number of u.s. awards in its 75 issue run. i was a city hall and a young woman said to have every single one of those. including nine will eisner comic industry were simp

hometown forecast in fairfax, virginia, temperatures up in the low 40s about 10:30 this morning. peek or two of sunshine and maybe a little rain drop here and there. rainfall amounts are going to be really light. only a couple hundredths inches of rain. should be dry for the drive home and for any friday night activities going out to the movies or out to dinner. should be generally dry for that. no major complaints. there you can see on the storm team 4 radar, raindrops in the city of fairfax and even showers up towards frederick, maryland, up towards upperville, virginia, as well. we're keeping a close eye. today's high temperatures mainly in the upper 40s and low 50s. we'll talk more about the weekend in just a few minutes. danella? >> right now, tracking breaking news in potomac, maryland, have a crash in the intersection of seven locks road and montrose road. police are on the scene. one car here just off to the side. and another car facing the wrong direction. watching this intersection, you are able to semi work your way around if you're traveling northbound seven locks roa

in fairfax water backed up and is now cascading through fairfax middle school.at was affected but you can see the collected water and the mud on the carpet it soaked through. four or five classrooms out here, also the library. because of that they canceled school. we just finished talking to the superintendent of the lost valley school. she said they decided yesterday was best to cancel school altogether. later on today they will determine if any more days will be missed by students. they will send in a contractor to rip up all of the carpet in the classrooms and potentially rep up some cabinets and wall because they fear that some of that water collected behind a wall in the last thing they want as mold to start growing. you can see the condensation and started to build up on some of the windows there. they thought log and hard before they canceled school today but they thought was best to at least cancelled for today. they will meet later this afternoon to determine whether and not they will have school tomorrow for the students. they suggested everyone goes t

police stepped up patrols this week at all fairfax county public schools.- elementaries like this one. >> we wanted to make sure that the community knew that we were here and we do care about our children. >> reporter: school officials say it is not in response to any specific threat but rather a way to help those returning to class feel safe. >> people need it. people are feeling vulnerable right now and people are feeling scared right now. >> reporter: while some feel secure, others see heightened security as a short-term answer. >> it gives a certain sense of security to the people, to the parents. but that's it. >> reporter: on an average day, all elementaries are guarded by fair fakes security personnel while all middle and high schools have an assigned police officer on site. but for the next week students will see more officers around the beginning and dismissal of each day. all to keep the focus here as a place of learning while giving everyone a little more peace of mind. >> well, anything that can prevent this happening would be great idea. >> rep

looking at live view here from the fairfax county parkway, the northbound lanes are on your right. have a 26-minute drive time from quantico to the beltway. >>> thank you, alexis. redskins fans are probably tired but excited this morning. the 'skins are going back to the playoffs. the burgundy and gold clinch the nfc east title by beating the rival cowboys 28-18 last night. robert griffin iii might be the most high-profile rookie on the team, but the 'skins other rookie sensation, running back alfred morris. he was the star last night. he rushed for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns for the win. >> to win as many games as we have, that means a lot to the people who aren't playing at the pro bowl level. i separated him in the locker room and said of all the guys, guys separating himself today from the rest of the pack, that was alfred. >> the last time the redskins lost was on november 4th. that was two days before election day. news 4's megan mcgrath has been talking to fans all morning. she's live in green belt. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, richard. a lot of

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties are in the upper 20s. and in the district of columbia, away from the potomac, it's also only around 30 degrees. hour by hour today, not much of a warm-up. you'll need your winter coat. by the afternoon, ought to be reaching the upper 40s. sunrise, 7:13. sunset at 4:46. danella with our traffic trouble this morning. >> still tracking the accident on the outer loop of the beltway at i-270. here's what's happening here. your delays really significant right now. here's a live look from chopper 4. the earlier accident, tractor-trailer still on its side. it's filled with pineapples. crews are unloading pineapples to another tractor-trailer that's on the scene. but look at these delays. i'm going to give you a closer look at colesville road. here's university, jammed here, too. i'm watching new hampshire avenue. they're starting to see delays, but at least they're at a slow crawl. avoid the beltway if possible. let's head to the rails. expect delays because of a disabled train. seeing delays in both directions on

it's just north of the fairfax county parkway in the hov lanes on the shoulder. but it's still slowing things down just a bit through that area. coming up toward triangle, you have slow traffic as well. let's take a live look on our traffic land camera near the fairfax county parkway. you do have a bit of a lineup here in the hov lanes because of that accident. again your lanes are open, though, getting by. let's go back over to our maps. this time heading over to the north side of town. coming in on 95 from baltimore you're okay. no problems on 29 and 32 out of columbia and the bw parkway as you head through the laurel area, a little bit of slow traffic here. just normal stuff. no issues as you head for college park. we'll take a look there now on the beltway. no issues again. no delays yet heading for the 95 interchange and beyond into silver spring. i'll be back with more traffic at a:39. -- >> at 5:39. >>> today children who attend other schools in newtown, connecticut will return to class. >> the first funerals for the sandy hook elementary students were hel

tonight a judge in fairfax ruled on free speech on the internet versus a worker's reputation. >>> the intercounty connector is one year old. how much is it really being used? this is chris gordon. would you drive the icc if tolls were cut in half? i'll have a report ahead. >>> coming up in sports, rg3 getting ready for what could be his toughest test yet. on the hilltop, the hoyas basketball team not the only team turning heads. and the wizards take down the defending champions, but the win might not be as surprising as you think. >>> the police are looking for a driver who ran down two people who were walking in gaithersburg, maryland. one of them was killed. montgomery county police say the victims were brothers. they were hit about 1:00 this morning on west diamond avenue. a short time later police found a car, a black honda civic abandoned outside an auto parts store nearby. the windshield and hood had been caved in. the victim told police he and his brother got a ride from somebody in that black honda and believes it was the same car that hit them. >>> an accomplished government

. >>> new tonight, a 19-year-old's death in fairfax county is being called a homicide. we know the name of the victim, xavier stringfellow. he was from manassas. darcy spencer has new details on the investigation. >> reporter: a fairfax county police officer discovered the scene. a van slammed through a wall and traveled up an embankment. when the officer looked inside he discovered the body of a 19-year-old man behind the wheel. he is a member of a college football team shown here on the 2012 roster. he went to battlefield high school. police say he died from trauma to the upper body not sustained in the wreck. police are investigating it as a homicide. >> you are not saying if is it a shooting or stabbing? >> the detectives have not revealed that but they are working on leads and following up several leads. >> reporter: it happened at 7:00 friday evening on a service road. investigators say evidence found at the scene led them to believe that he did not die from injuries caused by the crash. they are investigating why he was in the area about 17 miles from home. >> to

. >>> tonight a loaded gun found inside a fairfax county high school, the message administrators have for parents. >> plus a man killed in a hit and run crash, but police say this was no accident and right now the driver is still on the streets. >> and there's a winter chill in the air, feeling a little more like december tonight, but we may soon see another round of warm weather. >>> we'll begin with a disturbing discovery at a high school in fairfax. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. administrators found a loaded gun in robinson secondary school. fox 5's audrey barnes has the latest from the newsroom. >> fairfax county schools have an e-mail alert system called keep in touch . that's how parents found out about a gun found at secondary school at robinson. school officials immediately le rachel shrineman has three kids at the school and was instantly concerned when she received an e-mail alert about the discovery. >> i have a 7th grader who didn't really know what had happened. my 10th grader had heard, but it was dealt with so quickly that i think

it covers fairfax, covers loudoun, covers all the way out into fauquier county. so essentially the entire metro area and also for our friends in southern maryland as well. look at the radar. showers, even some thunderstorms now showing up around morgantown. severe thunderstorm watches earlier in kentucky. all that is going to pull north of us. that said, we still could hear the rumble of thunder later tonight between frederick and hagerstown. good news right now, we don't have shower activity to worry about. bad news is we have the fog. i think the showers are going to roll through here between about 10:00 and 1:00 a.m. tonight. 49 rockville. 51 bethesda. still 50 in fairfax. looking at 50 in arlington and 50 in college park and bowie. so staying mild but fog tonight. use your low beams. a wet evening commute for many tonight. so we have the drizzle. it's going to continue. a wet morning commute for some. and still mild on tuesday. now by midnight, you see the showers d.c. north. see the yellows and the oranges? that's heavier activity right along the boarder. th

this is a live look at 95 at lorton road in fairfax county.ws there have been fanned out since midnight preparing for any type of snow we might get. overnight crews pretreated bridges, ramps, and overpasses, which can become icy before regular roads. >>> some people until louden county are preparing for the third snow event just this week. many people off from work for the holiday found themselves spending their time in hardware and grocery stores stocking up on essentials like salt, ice scrapers, shovels, as well as enough food for a couple of days. >>> well, in the district, crews are keeping an eye on the streets as well as the bridges. here's a live look at m street and the key bridge. yesterday, d-dot announced they would have 200 plows and salt trucks ready to go by 4:00 this morning. you can tell it's a slick ride so far this morning. >>> a difficult reminder about the dangers of using kerosene heaters during the cold winter months. a woman in northeast maryland was refilling a kerosene heater in her home when it sparked a fire, giving

. >> the 71-year-old fairfax man started to talk to anyone that listened.hin a few week his petition had more than 1300 supporters. >> there was so many people that hate this vial machine. i just -- you know, i found it so easy to collect signatures. >> i think that it makes too much of a mess and i would like to see them go away. >> but gardeners and landscaping consider leaf blowers essential and willing to abide by regulations on when they could be used but a band would increase cost force consumers. >> leaf blowers is essential. green took his petitions to the last fairfax meeting, leaders are researching the area and plan a public hearing in january or february. >>> if we get rid of these things and start using the rake lake we used to do it would be much better for the planet. >> green says the issue of banding or restricting leaf blowers is being taken up by the county, in morin county, career carol lou channel 2 news. >>> the spirit of holiday gift of giving was alive in the christmas bag give away. >> the bags were filled with turkey, bread and veg

fairfax county firefighters say flames were shooting out of the roof when they arrived. the firefighters on scene forced their way inside. they had to tear out the wall. it was completely engulfed in flames and they had to put it out. now, tonight, they suspect that a natural gas line located on the side of the house started leaking and something ignited. let's show you some video from chopper 4. right now, they're trying to figure out what caused this thing to spark. the good news is the neighbors didn't have to evacuate and the family who lives here wasn't home at the time. >> i have mixed feelings. on the one hand, my rational side says, of course, we'll get through this. it's very emotional. they were kind enough to bring my scrapbooks out and i put those in a neighbor's house. i'm happy about that. that's what i really cared about was the pictures. >> reporter: now, she says that that scrapbook is priceless. she's happy to have it back. she cannot find her katz. the cat was in here, the house got on fire. they can't live here for the next few days. live here in spri

a tributary of fairfax creek runs across from the school. and it looks like a lot of tree branches had to be cleared out after the rain. there's also construction going on at the site. the school is adding two more buildings to the site. it's not clear if a ulof that construction contributed to the problem. 6th through 8th grade classes were canceled at while hall. we don't know if the school will reopen tomorrow. that's something they are trying to figure out right now. and we'll have more on this story coming up on the news at 5:00. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. >>> the search continues for several people wanted in connection with a deadly home invasion last week. a sketch has been released of one of the suspects. janine de la vega joins us live to let us know that the police are working extremely hard on this case. >> reporter: good afternoon. police are inside their operation center in the process of assembling a task force dedicated to this case. police say they've been going on little sleep because they've bee

that is until you're out in cumberland, leesburg, fairfax, wait until about 11:00 tonight. temperatures still great. 50 in rockville. the running average high for december is 55. it should be 47 degrees. i mean, it's been crazy, crazy warm so far this month. 51 in great falls. 50 in fairfax. 51 in burke. 50 in college park. 53 toward -- fog tonight, use your low beams. wet commute for some, especially with the drizzle. a wet morning commute for some north of town. good news though. still mild on tuesday. by 1:00, most of the showers are through. a few clouds linger in the mountains. for the most part we're setting the stage for a pretty nice tuesday. it will be breezy, so the breezes will make it feel cooler than it actually is. all in all, for december, not bad. okay, tonight. cloudy, becoming breezy and cool with showers, drizzle and fog. lows in the 40s. winds southwest at 10 to 15 and rather gusty. by morning, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. some showers, 40s and 50s. by afternoon, really a pretty nice day. becoming partly sunny, breezy, still mild. highs 55 to 60. winds w

in fairfax bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> we have to tell you the experts do tell us the number of lawsuits like that one are still pretty small, but online reputations are now so important to restaurants, doctors, lawyers, contractors we may well see more of them. dietz says he may have lost nearly a million dollars from jane perez's nasty reviews. >>> not much progress, but a bit of promise tonight in our fiscal cliff notes. today president obama and house speaker john boehner spoke on the phone about the looming budget cuts, but as of now, no evidence there's any future negotiations scheduled. a new poll by the associated press shows 48% of those asked support letting tax cuts expire january 1st for those earning more than $250,000 a year, but extending them for everybody else. just 32% say the cuts ought to be extended across the board. joining us now to talk fiscal cliff and ramifications for all of us around here in the d.c. area, virginia congress member gerry connolly, a democrat representing annandale, parts of prince herndon county, fairfax, welcome, sir. we know the arguments by

live in fairfax, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> it's not just the heavy rain. powerful winds also caused some problems. this broken power pole in san francisco's sunset district left 8500 people without electricity. it was just one of several incidents where trees or power poles brought down electrical lines. several cities are still without power. more than 650 in the north bay, more than 600 in the east bay and around 600 in the south bay. sonoma county has the largest outage with 3,000 still in the dark. >>> three firefighters are recovering after a major crash. the accident happened on highway 24 in orinda during yesterday morning's storm. the firefighters were helping victims of another crash when an suv clipped their truck and slammed into them. they are all in stable condition. >>> rain opened a large pothole on westbound 4 in pittsburg. it's blamed for flattening the tires of about two dozen cars yesterday. crews shut down the lane while they made emergency repairs and it's now open again. >>> 6:04. flood warnings for the napa river were canceled. some

no school for white hill middle school students here in fairfax.ght school leaders made that decision after all of that damage. we did shoot some video earlier this morning so you can take a look on your screen. according to a patch article school leaders told parents last night in email there was a lot of flooding in the classrooms and some office spaces also in parts of the library. the principal wrote that the staff will take today to clean up and decide how to relocate some of those classes. now, there is a number for parents to call for updates. it's the district's school closure hotline. that number is (415)712-4751. now, that letter indicated that parents would get an update later on today. that would be monday afternoon. so they can call that number to see if their closures will be still in place for tomorrow. but the principal is hopeful they will continue school on tuesday. live in fairfax, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> flood warnings for the napa river were canceled yesterday afternoon. residents prepared for the worst with sandbags. heavy r