this business in herndon and what happens when the company's president gets his hands into the payroll. >> a record-shattering christmas eve in the books, folks. good evening and merry christmas. i'm jim handly. >> i'm chris lawrence. weather is a big story here and around the country. to the south and west it's been a devastating start to the holidays. deadly storms have destroyed homes and left a lot of families heart broken this christmas and we'll bring you an update in a moment. >> here in our area, the rain, fog and the unusual warm weather out there and seeing t-shirts and flip-flops around town. we have team coverage on how it's impacting your plans. let's start it off with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal. >> record hot temperatures were set at reagan, dulles and bwi marshall. 71 degrees and it's mild and humid. it's muggy and in addition to that i'm tracking this line of rain impacting parts of loudoun and montgomery and howard county and this is moving very slowly toward the north and here are estimated impact times for you. frederick, just after 5:30 and walkersville

, the driver, has been arrested and accused of being freddyhe -- 26-year-old herndon, the driver, has been arrested and accused of being under the influence. just about every expert takes the redskins to finish in last year, andthe second that maybe victory all that much sweeter. a lot of mental toughness. >> definitely. all the critics, it all the doubters -- including me a little bit. i was nervous. kellye: just 20%? i would say more like 50%. at least. [laughter] >> the hard part is over. all the skins have left the regular season. it is valid, which has no applications that all. the redskins fans can relax until the playoffs. they partied hard of course, the redskins posting this picture on twitter, redskins arriving at redskins park, posters saying, "do you like that?" then this, you see big sexy with no shirt on. the skins won the division, so they will host the first playoff game. how sweet it is to be a resident right now. >> we made history for the redskins could we made division champs when nobody expected us, nobody believes that we would even be in this position to fight f

they took aim at negative images projected executed and ,supported by william herndon. this biographer prove the most persistent and critic of mary lincoln. reverberations from the charges are still very much with us. personal antipathy between lincoln's law partner and lincoln's wife mary has been well documented. she was the social center of springfield during that time. we have records of her many balls and parties. 300 people in the little house on the prairie. she was quite the hostess, but there is no record of herndon being invited to the house. in november of 1866, he gave a famous speech on lincoln. ushering in the rutledge industry. it's the most enduring legacy. mrs. lincoln, this was a full frontal assault. a shattering blow. the aforementioned volume were joined by other rehabilitative works. including studies by william evans and carl sandburg in 1932. justin and linda turner in 1972. ross in 1973. and jean baker, 1987. during the late 20 century, anyael burlingame rejected revisionist interpretations and replaced herndon as the harshest critic. he places

personal shoppingy spree items and risking the stability and the soundness of the credit union. >> herndon suffered an each bigger loss up to $3 million because of the crime de anthony. stop paying restitution. scott macfarlane, news had. firefighters -- the hole itself is about 4 feet wide and they're maing sure after a carbon monoxide linked two buildings that were evacuated after an alarm went off and firefighters found a high reading in a boiler room there. a few patients were evaluated and no one was taken to the hospital. >>> a man charged with selling marijuana in the district is putting his return on hold for the holiday. cunningham calls himself kush god and insists what he's doing is legal. he hands out marijuana-laced brownies and gummies on the street, but technically only asks for cash donations. police say he's still a drug dealer. cunningham pleaded not guilty wednesday and immediately promised to go back to business today, but last night the kush god tweeted he won't start selling again until saturday. >> he dodged bullets, but could not evade capture. police just identifie

michelle buck is from herndon, virginia. she attended urinas college just outside of philadelphia.phomore year at that school and police say someone hit her near the campus. one professor is remembering her as a quiet, unassuming, diligent and respectful student. she was on the dean's list and also played in the string ensemble. >>> chipotle is not commenting after a new lawsuit was filed against them today. "the boston globe" reports a mom is suing after her 16-year-old son ate at chipotle and contracted the norovirus. boston college students got sick after eating at a restaurant there recently. chipotle updated its food safety procedures and hasn't been able to track down the source of the virus. >> it's cold and breezy. look at the capitol wheel there with some of the bright christmas lights. it will be a cold one if you'll be on the wheel tomorrow, in the 20s all day and 70s return in the forecast and i'll show you when coming up. >>> plus an envelope of cash left at an applebee's. we'll hear from the customer who made a terrible mistake. >>> our heart dropped when we realized

the way.nge on outside the belfort furniture weather center, 65 degrees in falls church, 64 herndon, 64 ashburn, haymarket 61. we are in the middle 50's for washington and waldorf. a warm front approaching from the south, lifting overhead, the wind increasing out of the south. any patchy fog will give way and we will see warmer air overspread the area. instead of falling overnight, the temperatures will actually begin to rise, especially by early morning. the heaviest of the rain is out of here, nighttime lows from 58 to 68. more on the weather breaking temperatures. kimberly: breaking news and northwest washington, road closures in effect in dupont circle where the police are responding to threats against two businesses. chris papst is on the scene. what's going on, chris? kimberly, after 90 minutes, those roads that were close are now open. this is what the scene looked like 30 minutes ago. shortly after 9:00 this evening, 1500 and 1800the block of connecticut avenue dupont circle received some sort of phone threat. the nature of the threat is not being told to us and details of th

freddie herndon crashed on benning road. police arrested him at the scene. a man, a woman, a twonld children were taken to the hospital with two injuries. >>> a suspect on the run for a christmas day shooting is captured in prince george's county. 37-year-old rafael herrera was allegedly shot. she recently asked for a divorce. police say the woman was shot in the arm as well as the neck and she is expected to be oklahoma. herrera was captured and arrested on saturday. right now charges are pending. >>> a food fight is brewing this morning. a resident chef and guy fieri is being sued by his long-term business partner. steve gruber said the food guru plans to ditch the chain garlic nick's. >>> today boston's health inspector will eat at a chipotle. he said he'll eat there as a show of confidence. inspectors point to a sick employee, not the food, as the likely cause. the outbreak is not linked to multiple cases of e. coli also connected to the food chain. >>> right now firefighters in southern california are wanting to weather as they finish battling a mavis w

poto now in herndon. dale city, 51. we see the clouds temperatures, 55 in the metro area here well above the average high of 46. we could see sprinkles as we get through the evening. this batch here, most of the area of rain will slide to the north and east. they have their first snow, and now good old-fashioned rain like everyone else cousin air is to warm or any else that. the futurecast shows the possibility of rain moving in and rush-hour tomorrow morning. briefly clearing through the overnight hours. more rain moves in and this is a heavier rain to the south and west will spread over the entire region. extended rush-hour, not good weather-wise p we will get through it but look at the numbers. 55 today, 60 tomorrow. 74, merry christmas. you see the rain chances there. who would have thought. back in the fall, you think about christmas time. when you clear out friday, still in the 60's. >> that was a good ho ho ho. doug: i have a lot of experience with kids. jummy: thank you. coming up, the big loops at the miss univ

sophomore michelle buck of herndon virginia was hit on main street in collegeville. buck was a deans list student with an interest in neuroscience and philosophy. your signs us in president brume berg issued a statement today saying buck was well liked and respected by her professors and her peers. counselors will be available on campus through the winter break. >>> a former upper darby police officer is on the other side of the law tonight. brad ross is accused of stealing pills and cash from the department's evidence room to fuel a drug habit. ross entered rehab and resigned from the force in march but officials say he'll be treated no differently than any other defendant. >> with 203 counts some of them felony counts the tampering were alleging are felony counts he could could do substantial crime. >> 33 think ross' crimes date back to 2012 but they only caught on earlier this year when items from the evidence room were misplaced. >>> 72 new police officers are ready to serve their communities in camden, atlantic and burlington counties. they held a badge pinning

these studies were taking aim at negative images projected, executed, and supported by william herndon. certainly for the 19th century, this lincoln biographer proved a most persistent and damning critic of mary lincoln. the reverberations from his charges are still very much with us. the personal antipathy between lincoln's law partner and lincoln's wife mary has been well documented. she was the social center of springfield during that time. we have records of her many balls and parties, cramming 300 people into that house. you can see she was quite a hostess if you go to that house in springfield, but there was no record of herndon being invited to the house. in november 1866, he gave his , ands speech on lincoln and rutledge, ushering in the itsedge industry in perhaps most enduring legacy. for mrs. lincoln, this was a full frontal assault, a shattering blow. the aforementioned volume were joined by other rehabilitative byks, including studies william evans and carl sandburg , and jean baker, 1987. however during the late 20 , century, there was a rejection of revisionist interpret

. >>> man in the district facing i dui charges after hitting a car, herndon crashed and police arrested on scene. man, woman and two children had to be taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >> in the hospital, something had to happen rather than in the morgue. >>> anger and grief after chicago police shoot and kill two people. find out if the relatives of the people killed are any closer to getting answers. >>> donald trump is taking on virginia's republican party. why trump says party officials are trying to keep you from the polls. and a food fight between guy fieri and one of his re

tractor trailer into the guard rail between virginia 28 sterling, and 657 herndon. kenilworth avenue jammed toward other than avenue. jeanette, rack to you. >> anchor: thank you so much. happening right now tyler wanted in connection with the shooting of an aberdeen police officer earlier this morning. because of the man hunted schools in aberdeen will open late at 10:00 this morning. the officer, a ten year veteran was shot in the face. still in the hospital we're told in stable condition. early morning fire in a town house in reston is now out. flames broke out 3:00 a.m. one woman was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation injuries. no word on the cause of the blaze. for more weather traffic, tune [ cheers and applause ] >>> there's george. >> just in time. hello, everyone. so much going on. what a crowd out here in times square. they're excited. >> very excited. >> we're looking forward to christmas. counting down to christmas with santa claus. he's gt a lot of the best kid-tested toys coming up. a few surprises in a little bit. >>> and now we have there's ha

freddie herndon crashed on benning road at 34th street northeast. police arrested him at the scene. a man, a woman, and two children were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> a developing story this morning in chicago. the mayor, rahm emanuel, facing calls to resign after police shot and killed two people. 19-year-old quintonio legrier's family said he was having a mental health episode when officers ariched saturday morning. officers say he was combative when he was shot and killed. he was shot and killed. bettie jones lived downstairs. she was accidentally killed in the gunfire. >> they want bloodshed in the city? that's what they're going to get for attacking our children. >> that shows he was turning away. >>> mayor emanuel is calling for a review of how officers respond to mental health crises. the didn't of justice is already reviewing the police didn't after the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old last year. >>> this week a police detective will be buried with full honors. he served two tours in afgh afghanist afghanistan. he's 15-year veteran of the new york police

the next temperatures are saturday this week. 55 in falls church. 54 in herndon and ashburn. 54 in dale city. aspen hill in 54. the temperatures are going to drop through the evening. the temperatures are colder to the west across the mountain. warmest temperatures across the coast and north carolina. 52 in charleston. 57 in washington. the arrows show you the wind direction out of the west/northwest. mountains of clouds to the west. cheer skies tonight and the sunshine tomorrow. future cast shows cloudiness to the west. winds turn north and east a little bit heading through the day tomorrow and tomorrow evening. that is a setup for what is coming our way on thursday. another cold front producing a fair amount of rain through the area on thursday. we should get this cleared out of here by 6:00 thursday evening. a push of chilly air. coldest air to come through friday and the weekend. forecast is partly cloudy and mild. not as breezy. the high is 59. i think the high tomorrow drops to 46. we continue this trend above the normal temperatures. as we explore the next seven days we see a cha

. >>> freddy herndon crashed early sunday morning. police arrested him at the scene. man, a woman, twoonld children were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> man on the run after a shooting in new york is captured in prince george's county. rafael herrera is accused of allegedly showing it. he was captured and arrested on saturday. right now charges are pending. >> celebrity chef and owner guy ferreri is being sued. fieri isn't saying much about the lawsuit. it will be busy as usual as the restaurants. >>> it's 5:34. today boston's health inspector will'd at a chipotles as a show of confidence. nearly 140 college students got sick after eeing at the location. inspectors point to a sickened employee, not the food as a cause. >>> right now firefighters in southern california are watching the weather as they finish battling a massive wildfire. this fire was burning in ventura. it burned about 1,200 acres. over the weekend it forces a lot of people too evacuate their homes. once the winds clamd, they were able to get the fire about 75% contained. now they're w

that is the temperature in falls church. 47 in herndon. comfortable early evening temperatures for each day of december. 49 at college park. 48 and 50 in dale city. the overnight hours we have a few high clouds. temperatures in the mid-30 to 40 by morning. those are very comfortable numbers here. look at canada and alaska. look how much above average these temperatures are. saskatoon, well above average. fairfaxs is ten below zero. that is on par. but across canada it's well above where it should be. montreal at 36. the trend is huge across north america. there is western california part of the inner mountain west with the lower temperatures but everybody else is warmer than average for sure. 56 tomorrow. 60 on thursday. we get through the next seven days the local trend will continue longer up to 60 on thursday. 62 on friday. 65 on saturday. check out sunday at 66. cold front will come through in the morning hours of monday. maybe a few showers. it will still be 63. get through tuesday and next week and get cooler. but there are no signs

. >>> a college student from herndon has died in an accident at school near philadelphia. michelle buck was hit by a car last night. this video in from up there. the school's president said michelle was well respected by her professors and peers. she was on the dean's list and played in the string ensemble. barbara? >>> developing today, bernie sanders campaign under fire from his own party. the democratic national committee says a glitch allowed the campaign to access the confidential donor database. it included information from hillary clinton's campaign. sanders campaign says it never downloaded or printed the list. it also fired a staffer. >>> today republican presidential candidate ted cruz continues his campaign blit nz virgini blitz in virginia. >> your weekend could be off to a slow start. the traffic alert that could affect a lot of you. >>> and just one week to go. the last-minute crunch is on for that perfect holiday gift. wait until you hear how some stores are trying to make it >>> the 16-year-old student charged with bringing a load gun into his classroom is

. >> imert herndokimberly herndone world geography class. >> why couldn't we learn to say hello, going, normal words not that. >> thousands too many to social media to express their outrage. a typical tweet using #shihada for calligraphy lesson, bad idea any time. in response school superintendent dr. eric bond said shihada will be removed from the curriculum and replaced with a different nonreligious calligraphy sample. he said: officials say there was no specific threat but on friday they cancelled classes in every school in the district citing the tone and couldn' conf phone calls and e-mails. the information reads, enough with the negative and ignorant. let's see some common sense and support. the group is closed but so far has over 3,000 members. >> zara billu, is in mountain view california tonight. zara, what do you think about this story? when you heard it what was your reaction? >> honestly, i'm appalled that people would take objection to learning about a major world religion. one in five people in the world are muslim and yet you have these parents who want to shelter their

and down 15 from haymarket right up to the leesburg area and this will move over toward reston and herndon which will see heavier rain and this is all part of a storm system and a big storm system down to the south and strong storms and flash flood warnings all across the carolinas and we're not seeing that. for us, this one is just skirting down to the south and it is giving us the rain and the back edge is back about three or four hours away and most of this should be done at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. by 6:00, notice most of it getting out of here and another band beginning to develop around 8:00 and we could see more of those showers right on through 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 as i mentioned. tomorrow we'll clear off. we're still mostly cloudy and tomorrow should be a great day on our thursday. your new year's eve really looking quite nice and maybe breezy and temperatures above average. 55 in fredericksburg. 48, upper 40s back toward the i-81 corridor and annapolis coming in around 52 degrees and all in all not bad. if you're going to be out, here you go. chilly, 44 degrees at 10:00 and upper 30s in

it might have been difficult to keep students focused on their work, but the nysmith school near herndon, virginia solved that problem by incorporating the film into their lesson plans. the force was with these fourth graders as they studied the science of force on propelling objects. >> i just love sci-fi movies and "star wars," star trek. my dad tells me about it a lot. >> it warrant jusn't just -- it just -- how do you focus? math, social studies and literature classes also adapted lessons from the movie. >> kind of looks like the teachers were excited about dressing up, were they not? >> for sure. >> that's right. if you can't beat them might as well join them. i hear the first showing is at 7:00. >> you're on your way and you're heading straight over? >> my people in line right now ready for me to just scoot on in there. yeah, that's not going to be happening and if you are thinking of getting out there we will be doing mist and fog this evening and then tomorrow it's just the cold air, but the cold is not here just yet and a nasty shot down near the airport and temperatures, 53 deg

degrees around waldorf and la plata right into d.c., 53 and we have low 50s to the west and weston, herndonlumbia, maryland, 52 the high temperature for tomorrow. here's a look at the hourlies. we'll get that clear sky around, just beautiful skies all day long and by the time we get to 4:00, 5:00, then the temperature will start to get to the other side of 50 degrees. for several hours tomorrow it will feel quite comfortable. on sunday, temperatures will get higher and we'll get up to 55 and there will be a few clouds working their way in during the afternoon hours and that's how your weekend stacks up. both days will be pretty and nice for getting out and not only is our weekend looking dry, but all of next week right now is looking dry. dry conditions with temperatures that for the most part will be topping out above average and there's monday, also into the low 50s. the latter part of next week, wednesday, thursday, friday and we will be picking up quite a few clouds and in just a few minutes we'll not only take a look at the seven-day forecast to help plan out your week and we'll take a

the cold air moving in behind the system. 45 in manassas and gaithersburg, germantown and 43 and herndonton, 45 degrees for a high temperature tomorrow and we're on the other side of 50 degrees and should we take a look at the day planner you'll see the clouds for the rest of the day and more sunshine and a mostly clear sky. that clear sky will not help us, either, because it will allow the temperature tos start falling, too. your day planner forecast, 44 at 5:00 and the temperatures hold stead ney those low to mid-40s throughout much of the day tomorrow. once the sun goes down tomorrow, that's when you're going to notice the change and it is going to be a big change. the temperature doesn't budge much. we drop to 43 and then 40 degrees, but with the wind picking up and the fact that we're not going have any sun light and sunshine, those windchills will be ready by 9:00 and 30 toa 35 degrees and it will continue to drop from there early morning up until lunchtime and this is saturday and as we make our way to 2:00 and 32 to 40 degrees across the area and it will be cold throughout the da

excavation is under way at herndon and dulles airport stations. big project there. >>> turning our attention to the weather and the traffic. chuck bell tracking a chilly forecast on this tuesday morning. >> good morning. tuesday is here. going to be every bit as nice as monday. temperatures are going to be well above average again today, and this is literally the begin of what will turn into an enormous warming trend as we head toward the end of the week and the weekend. temperatures by saturday and sunday might be 20 degrees warmer than average. outside this morning, clear sky, tyson's corner visible there in the distance. what to expect today, plan on sunshine, start to finish, sun is not up until after 7:00 and down before 5:00. for everybody that has to work, nice morning chill, sunshine today and positive territory, we'll be well above average today. cool today by comparison to what is coming. 50s today and tomorrow. last december, we only had two days in the entire month of december that made it to 60 degrees or warmer. we got five in a row

herndon, centreville, chantilly over toward the fort belvoir area and 44 in camp springs.r as the radar is concerned no rain to talk about and once again, we'll be dry for the next couple of days and put away the umbrella for sure and will probably need the coats and this is in the city so most of you will be down around the freezing mark tomorrow. 44 and rather breezy and we'll see windchills in the 30s and the winds out of here by tomorrow afternoon as high pressure builds in and the high temperature around 52 degrees with sunshine, 52 is a pretty nice day. how about that forecast? what should we wear? coat, scarves, gloves and at least early and hopefully the hair stays okay. 52 on your friday and 53 on saturday and 55 on sunday and 52 degrees on monday. looking good for the entire next four days and then on tuesday, watching the storm system that right now i think stays off the coast. as it does so it pulls temperatures down just a little bit with more clouds and all in all, not bad, and all sunshine on saturday, nice and mild and clouds will be on the increase on sund

crews are work on the future reston town center, herndon and innovation center in dulles airport stationazing to see it happening there. >>> paying more if you're caught breaking the rules. traffic fines that could be going up in the district. >>> we're watching a developing story in virginia where the search is on to find this missing teenager. where she was last seen and the circumstances that have her family worried. >>> no wind as you step outside. don't forget your jacket. chuck is helping your kids prepare for the bus stop with the what to wear forecast at 6:41. what if the holidays were about people again? and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods stores live in. where there's no need for sales because we offer amazing prices on thoughtful gifts everyday. let's put more value on what really matters. this season, bring back the holidays. with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. >>> school bus driver who rolled over this bus is facing serious charges. the bus driver is accused of driving under the

governor mcauliffe is also scheduled to discuss cybersecurity at an event in herndon. >>> this is your chance today to weigh in about the latest controversy over i-66 inside and outside the beltway. one of the topics at a meeting tonight is about proposed new tolls. under the i-66 inside the beltway program, in exchange for paying a toll, solo drivers will be able to use the interstate during peak hours. the commonwealth transportation board holds a public meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. at the george mason high school cafeteria. >>> #dollarsigns, the best way to describe a new deal lebron james has inked with nike. he signed a lifetime contract with the athletic company. he originally signed a $90 million contract with nike before he even graduated high school. mike said he was just 1 or young -- 18 or younger. no terms on the new agreement. the deal will carry right into his retirement once he's done playing. just like mike, right? >> amazing. >>> 6:25 up for. she was originally -- of:25 -- 6:25 now. she was originally heading to reagan airport but hasn't been seen yet. >> we'll have

police have charged the driver 26-year-old freddi herndon with driving under the influence. >>> fredricksburg police are now revisiting an assault cold case following the victim's death. 22-year-old stuart cole died december 14 and fredericks police say coal us a assaulted back in 2011 in the parking lot of a walmart. two men kicked and stomped cole as he lay on the ground no one was arrested in that attack. now detectives are looking into whether co.'s death was a result -- cole's death was a result of the 2011 assault. >>> virginia state police participating in a campaign to improve traffic state on interstate 95. the drive to save lives operation started saturday, and it ends on new year's eve. state police say the campaign is focusing on seat belt use, reckless driving, speeding, and distracted driving. >>> could there soon be major changes to maryland's state song? a state advisory panel is weighing in on the lyrics of maryland my maryland. the panel is offering possible changes, including amending the song or adopting the star- spangled banner as the state's anthem. in the lyrics the ci

. >>> no light sabres but a lot of star wars themed activities at an elementary school in herndon. students learned a lesson called may the force be with marshmallows. it involved seeing how fast and how far they could shoot them from a paper cup in the galaxy that is their classroom. >> centering a blast literally. i mean -- having a blast literally. a lot of them did not know anything about the movie and may the force be with you worked perfectly with our science lesson. >> the activities extended to other classes at the elementary school as well. >>> tonight a happy ending for hundreds of families with children who nearly had their christmas stolen away from them. last week we reported that thieves broke into the salvation army center in south east and stole hundreds of electronics and toys that had been collected for needy children. our bruce johnson here with a followup report. it seemed like a lot of people responded to the story by making donations of their own. >> last week we reported wal- mart came through with $20,000. today others are following suit. the families who de

. >>> the herndon man who was killed in that crash on route 28, police say he was not wearing a seat belt. he lost control of his car while taking the exit ramp to route 606 in loudoun county monday. his car ran off the side of the road, hit a guardrail and flipped several times. no one else was hurt. it's not known what caused him to lose control on that ramp. >>> former d.c. mayor vincent gray speaking out tonight for the first time about the corruption investigation that ended without any charges against him. the former mayor blamed prosecutors for sabotaging this political career, a career he told our news 4's tom sherwood he is preparing to revive. >> reporter: silent since last week when the four-year-old investigation ended without charges, gray went on a media blitz today against federal prosecutors. >> i mean, they had nothing. so they would have put it on the table, it seems to me. >> reporter: gray lost his re-election bid last year to murie lx bo muriel bowser. he saide eors staged a court appearance of jeffrey thomas a week before the election and voters lost trust in hi

the school says 19-year-old michelle buck of herndon virginia was a member of the dean's list at thetgomery county school. she also played in the band as a string member. she was hit by a car and killed on main street in collegeville last night. investigators say she was in a crosswalk when this all happened. the driver did stay at the scene and is cooperating with police. >>> from our delaware news room a state trooper shot at a suspect while responding to a home invasion. police got the call around 10:30 last night on salem church road in newark. when they showed up they say they found a man inside with a gun. a trooper shot him in the chest when he refused to put his gun down. he's in serious condition in the hospital. police also arrested a second suspect who was not armed. the officers and the family who live in the home were not hurt. >> well, young and old were on a full on holiday mission today in chester delaware county. santa himself showed up at the chester community charter school for the 16th annual santa brigade. volunteers handed out more than $18,000 in gifts for each

. >> that was kimberly herndon, outraged after her ninth grade son came home with an assignment thating calligraphy and practicing a phrase. there is no god but allah, the first verse of the koran. she said her rights as a parent were violated and others are coming out and supporting the teacher, saying this was a lesson about different world religions. >> hopefully parents can do nothing about it, frankly. the whole thing seems a bit outrageous to me. we are -- our country is based on the notion of pluralism. our constitution is based on the notion of religious freedom and pluralism. and that means we can learn about in a comparative religion class, different religions without teachers being threatened with being fired. so that's my strong perspective on this. >> i know in addition to being a fine criminal defense attorney that you are -- you do work for the aclu out there in colorado. if a school in boulder had sent kids home with a homework assignment to trace out in hebrew, for example, i am the lord thy god, thou should have no other gods before me, you wouldn't have a problem w

delays eastbound through herndon and reston. 66, no issues to report. but we have delays, of course, from manassas to centreville, also inside the beltway, as the beltway on prince georges county side we're looking at a 7-mile backup, before ritchie marlboro road on the inner loop to oxon hill where the crash has been cleared. melanie, back to you. >> anchor: thank you. new this morning, fire ripped through 4 town homes in men men. broke out around 3:30 on morey lane. at one point two firefighters were actually trapped. they made it out safely. no one was hurt. 15 people are displaced this morning. also new this morning, congress clinches a deal on a $1.1 trillion spending bill. how speaker paul ryan said the measure would keep the government afloat through the 2016 budget year. the house and state are expected to vote on the legislaturation tomorrow. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good mo >>> okay, we've shown you ugly sweaters before. >> holy smokes. >> you've seen robin light up the room literally. even a mistl