a jane watrel with their story. >> reporter: bill gates tes in the grounds of the new center dedicated to his late mother. the mary m. gates learning center sits on the banks of the potomac. a $17 millio state-of-the-art facility that will train united way staffe from all over the worl >> both she and i came to this building as members ofhe united way board so she believed in that a lot. and getting the them to share their best practices, even got some worldwide activities. so this center will facilitate that and i sure she would be very happy about it. >> repter: the gates family has had a long relationship with united way. mary gates was the first woman to chair the united way board in the seattle area. daughter libby gates. >> until then the board habeen reserved for corporate leaders who could raise money for their businesses which meant it had been reserved for men. but my mom earned her way on thatoard because she was diligent and extremel smart. >> reporter: the learning center will feature high definition video conferencing and web cast tenology that will lk united way workers

in prince william county, jane watrel, "news4 today." >>> a major traffic alert for i-66 westbound 66 is closed at 267 for work on the dulles metro project. the overnight work should be wrapped up by the top of the next hour, but 66 will close again at 11:00 tonight and remain closed until 8:00 tomorrow morning. all traffic success diverted on to 267. if you have to get back on to 66 get off at 123 towar tysons corner andurn right on to 495 south towards richmond you'll be able to rejoin 66 from there. if you're not from this area good luck with that one. you may also need to plan some extra time if you plan to ride metro this weekend. there could be sigficant delaysn the red and green delays because of platform repaimpbs and track work. on the red line add half an hour between shady grove and twin brook. add 20 minutes between new york and rhode island avenuetation and on the green line it could take an additional 20 minutes between l'enfant plaza and new york navy yard. >>> it's 6:10 right now. 48 degrees outside. it's one of the mo popular haunted houses in our area. so why is its

jane watrell, news 4. >> ralph campbell was the first of the original hoggette's to passaway.is family says he wouldwant to be remembered for all the good he did. >> he certainly will be remembered. what do we have coming up? >> the citols with an interesting perspective on the start of the season. have to do with the mental game. also, jo roy compared to kevin garnett. will clinton portis be on the field this weekend? (music pying) announcer: has the overpowering smell of scented garbage bags taken over your kitchen? (woman blows at ented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent. hefty! hefty! hefty! four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and

in leesburg, jane watrel, news4. >> rate now it is banned in only two states.rned up in college park. authorities stay national poison control center reported 1,500 overdoses in the first nine months of this year. >>> police in prince william county say a 79-year-old registered sex offense is in trouble with the law again. he is charged wh sexual battery in connection with an alleged incident that happened yesterday afternoon. a 15-year-old girl told police she was walk to high school when drove up offering her a ride. she got in and said the suspect touched her inappropriately. he was released on $5,000 bond. >> you mate want to slow down next time you're going through college park. they've got new speed cameras. they are set up near the intersection of paint branch park way and trolley trail. for now if you're caught speeding, you'll receive a warning. after november 15th, you can expect a $40 fine. this is the first in a series of cameras planned for college park. >>> traffic problem in tyson's corner this weekend. route 123 on chain bridge road as it is kno

jane watrell joins us with more on this devoted skins cheerleader. >> h spent 27 year as a hoggette. he also spent three decades in the navy, servingis country in theietnam war. ♪ >> it was a solemn burial with full military honors. ralph campbell channelled his devotion for the sea into a devotion for the washington redskins. on game day donning a hat and dress. >> his navy background gave him the ability to be around people. when you're on a ship, have you your ship mates, your ship mates really -- these are all ralph's ship mates. >> reporter: at arlington national cemetery his ship mates joined family members to witness the burial of the man known as grandpa. complete with full military honors. at first, fellow hoggettes thought about wearing hire snouts grave side. but they decided against it. >> we wanted to be rspectful of the family and all the fellow peop buried around him. we can do pig snout stuff sunday at fedex field. >> he was part of dozens of hoggettes. bringing in over an estimated $100 million over the years for children's charities. >> he did magic tricks, made bal

. >> jane watrell, thank you. >>> mark your calendars, december 19th is the target date for changes to metro smart trip card program. here's the latest recomndation on the table. sell the smart trip card for $5. have it come proaded. another change, allow riders with negative balance to leave a station. earlier this year, metro talked about doing away with that policy. >>> two metro stations are back in biness today after holiday repair work shut down service over the weekend. farragut west got a track overhaul in the wake of last year's deadly red line crash. tunnel water leaks were also plugged. e station's reopened as planned this morning, 5:00. orange and blue line closures are expected early next month. >>> officials in the district have given the green light for filming to continue on the transformers three movie. filming was suspended after yesterday's crash that involved a d.c. police cruiser and one of the film's cars. the officer was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash, today crews are setting up for a scene that involves pyrotechnics. pennsylvania avenue betw

jane watrel, news4. >> again, anyone with informing is asked to call police.se who wish to remain anonymous can call montgomery county crime solvers. >>> the national park servic says the road work near the lincoln memorial will be finished by the end of october or early november. crews have bn working ohio drive since last april thafrl replacing structures, curves and sidewalks along that road that run along the potomac river. the completi date is good news. especially for commuters who have been inconvenienced trying to get to the memorial bridge, the southwest freeway, and independence avenue. >>> the consumer reports journal just announced the absolute worst credit card, and that dishonor goes to t first premier bank. that bank signed a nearly $5 million settlement with the new york attorney general's office three years ago because of deceptive marketing practices. processing charges fluctuated between $25 and $95. consumer reports says how much one paid depended on when they visited the nk's website. it was also a $75 annual fee. and other first year take