congressman gerry connelly was hospitalized last week and has since been released from the hospital. his condition was kept pretty quiet until yesterday afternoon. a campaign spokesman said while the congressman was visiting his daughter he was hospitalized for a blood clot in an artery but is resting at home and doing much better today. we do expect to hear from connelly later on. first we're waiting to hear from the fimian camp on what he is expected to do. but the washington post is reporting is that he is expected to concede to connelly later this morning. live in fairfax county, sarah simmons, back to you. >>> the current balance of power in congress stands with democrats in control of the senate. republicans have control of the house. there are 239 republicans with seven seats still at stake. you can find the latest at myfoxdc.com including how president obama fired the opening shot against a republican front runner. to read that story click on politics under the news tab. >>> 7:05 now. president obama speaking overseas in indonesia. he's meeting with the indonesian president n

gerry connelly back to work after a hospital stay and we're about an hour away from a major announcement from keith fimian. he is expected to concede in the race for the 11th district. >> this will pave the way for connelly to serve another term. sarah simmons is live with a closer look. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: good morning, tony and allison. terry connelly still in the lead. these are the unofficial results we have right now. the results will be certified on november 22nd but he leads by just under 1,000 votes. but again, according to the washington post who is reporting this morning. keith fimian the republican challenger in this case is expected to conceit later on in morning. they did say they will make their intentions known here in the next couple of hours. but by law under state election law here in virginia, he was ayou loued a re -- allowed a recount because it was close but it appears he will not ask for one. fimian held off because this is the second time the two member have faced off for this very seat. connelly won by 12 points two years ago but this time around it

. >>> and the republican keith fimian conceded yesterday to gerry connelly. he did leave open the slight prospect that he would contest the outcome before the november 22nd deadline to request a recount but only if he can close the 900 -- close the 900 vote gap. >>> and the g.o.p.'s transition team met on capitol hill yesterday. greg waldon said they aim to make the house more transparent and create jobs. freshman members will arrive offer -- on capitol hill next week for orientation. >>> we're going to talk about the political headlines of the day with views from both sides of the aisle at 7:30. >>> big story we're following this morning, people across the nation talking about this one. a mystery over the skies of southern california. a helicopter discovered a vapor trail and some say it could be a missile. but neither the military nor the pentagon can explain it. sarah simmons joins us with a look at this mysterious happening. >> reporter: all indication is that the u.s. military was not involved but a presbyterian spokesman said it might be a private compa

republican keith fiimian will concede the rest -- race to gerry connolly. charlie connelly leads by 980 votes. gerry connolly was released from hostile after experience -- dispensing discomfort during a routine exam >>> president obama is now in indonesia for the second leg of his asian tour. he is currently holding meetings with indonesia's's president in jakarta. later he will deliver a major speech on religious differences. it is a homecoming of sorts as mr. obama lived in indonesia for a few years as a child. the trip may be shortened due to concern about ash from an erupting. >> 45 degrees on this tuesday morning. >> for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8. the shocking link between cell phones and risky behavior. >> presidential memories after months of silence. we will have an inside look at the bush white house. >> another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we will be >>> welcome back, the time is 6:09 and it is time to check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we began with adam caskey and the letter on the forecast t