kellye: kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us at 4:00 -- remember world ii vets on world harbor day. >> i'm sam ford. that's next on abc7 news. doug: i'm doug hill live in shirlington. they are getting ready to light up the village. a big holiday celebration. details jonathan: back with a look at the wreath laying ceremony on pearl harbor. bombers attacked the base and killed 2,500 people and pulling the u.s. into world war ii. 74 years after the attack, commemorations held all over the country today. in d.c. that included an honor flight bringing the oldest living world war ii veteran to the memorial on the national mall. sam ford was there for the event. sam: came from many places to observe this. december 7, 1941 japan attacked world harbor and brought the united states in world war ii. the honorees included a group from texas on honor flight to observe the occasion. many of the honor flights brought men and women to serve to the nation's capital so others can pay homage. including a moment of silenc

kellye: i'm kellye lynn in northwest. i will show you an interactive learning style that is taking off in education. ♪ [ male announcer ] pain not sitting too well? burning to feel better? itching for relief? preparation h offers the most maximum strength solutions for all hemorrhoid symptoms. from the brand doctors recommend most. preparation h. don't stand for hemorrhoids. two words: it heals.e different? from the brand doctors recommend most. how? unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. alison: on the hill today president obama is expected to sign a new revamped version of the "no child left behind" bill tomorrow. the "every student succeeds act" passed the senate today. it continues federally mandated reading, math exam in middle and high schools but the state and the local districts could determine how to assess teac

kellye lynn sits down with hazel ware. a spot on education. >> reporter: once after school at charles h. flowers high, the learning.till on advance placement student hazel founded the study group two years ago. impressivemany accomplishment. >> [indiscernible]. >> reporter: while enrolled in the science and technology atgram, hazel takes masses prince george's community college. the 15-year-old senior enrolled at 13 and hassses also studied at the college of harvard maryland, university and georgetown. eight, we weven or learned something different about her. receiveder: she numerous accolades. competition -- competitional how well rounded she is. volunteers for various charities >> her biggest accomplishment, helping to change the age of for prince george's county program.ual enrollment >> reporter: hazel who dreams of oneming a neuro surgeon was of her proudingest moments. >> what it did, it helped areents like me who younger. areents like me who younger. sprin it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who a

kellye lynn is live in the neighborhood. she has reaction. the key reaction is finally! kellye? kellye: you are right about that. it's time to take the road closure signs down in the neighborhood. life is betting back to normal for people in piscataway hills. >> this stretch reopened. >> for six plus months we have had a walk-in. we couldn't driver the cars. >> 60 residents whose daily life was up-ended. kellye: a hill above the pass catway drive damaged the road below. in june $15 million construction project began for a new road. >> i had to walk a mile and a half to the car. i carried garbage out and groceries in for six months. kellye: as the road opens construction crews continue to make improvement laying the grass seed and mulch. in the spring new trees will be planted. >> happy to drive home for the holidays. kellye: a positive aspect one resident told me he lost a lot of weight from all the walking but a lot of them feel like the road reopening is a form of closure. kellye lynn, abc7 news. leon: thank you. update now on the mudslide in china. rescuers pulled a 21-year-o

kellye lynn takes us to a school in silver spring honored for promoting activity. kellye: at westover elementary school in silver spring, the jumping, throwing, and running is paying off. >> i did basketball and i do ballet. exercise,es when you you kind of get bored. anlye: the school received award for promoting physical activity among students, faculty, and staff. >> we are the third smallest school in the system, so we do not think we had a chance. top prizeey won the in maryland, $2000 from kaiser permanente. >> it's about getting kids, students, teachers, and staff to be active during the school day. kellye: the cdc reports more than one third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese and believe that schools play an important role in improving that. of the families had to participate. they tracked their activities. every time they walked or exercised, sports activities, they were logging it. month, everyne physical activity county, including the halloween parade and full moon dance. they will use part of the prize money to expand activities for stud

kellye: i'm kellye lynn in springdale.n tonight's spotlight on education i'll introduce you to an exceptional student whose after-school program is helping improve a.p. scores at the autria: there is extraordinary students in every school system. but in prince george's county a high school senior is setting herself apart in a variety of ways. kellye lynn sits down with honor student hazel ware in today's spotlight on education. >> times two over two plus one. kellye: after school, the focus is still on learning. >> it's really helped me a lot. kellye: advanced placement student hazel ware founded this group two years ago. one of the many impressive accomplishments. >> she also takes classes at the prince george's community college. the 15-year-old senior enrolled at college classes at 13 and studied at the college of southern maryland, harvard and georgetown. >> at age 7 or 8 we knew there was something different about hazel. kellye: hazel received accolades for her academic achievement but what makes her more exceptional

in silver spring kellye lynn, abc7 news. leon: all right. check on travel on tuesday evil. jamie sullivan watching the road. how does it look? jamie: still crashes out there. begin in maryland. 95 northbound had an issue from before 4:00. the backup for you beginning near the capital beltway. you are on the brakes in the stretch for seven miles only averaging 14 miles per hour. if you want to use the baltimore parkway not the best idea. you can see the solid red line here. there is quite a big delay. this is near river road. quite a bit of slowing. flashing lights here. everything aside. they may look for a disabled vehicle. 395 leaving the city to the pentagon passing closer to the springfield interchange. that's a look at traffic. still a few issues so be careful. leon: thank you. see how much longer the weather will roll on. alison: we are enjoying this doug. doug: yeah. a while longer. we will see the temperatures four or five, six degrees above average. ten degrees above average. the general trend of warmer than average temperatures that will likely continue. maybe all

our kellye lynn has the update now from fort washington. everybody back home? kellye: yes, things are look good, kimberly. after many months of inconvenience. things are getting back to normal for the families who live here in piscataway hills. i was in may of 2014 this went terribly wrong. the land as you mentioned moving. and forcing the road below to be destroyed. several families were displaced. they were forced to park the cars and head to the homes on foot. >> they started the construction this past june. no vehicles were allowed. so we had a week, everybody hiked into their houses. kellye: so now life is getting back to normal. coming up new at 5:00, we will tell you what residents hope will come next. reporting live in fort washington, kellye lynn, abc7 news. kimberly: yeah, i bet they'd like to see the "road closed" sign gone. to see complete reporting in the land slide over the past year in piscataway hills and the fight to return home by the residents log on to wjla.com and search "pass catway hills." jonathan: montgomery county police continue to hon

at the white house, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: that is it for us at "abc7 news at 5:00". here is what is ahead at 6:00 -- bill cosby charged. his bail and what is next as he faces sexual assault charges. what the maryland police will do after 100 motorcycles take over the beltway and brought the traffic to a stand still. and historic floods. how bad it is in the midwest and the rain that is headed our way. the news at 6:00 starts right now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: maryland state police are stepping up patrols on the beltway after more than a hundred motorcycles took over the interloop in prince george's county on sunday. maureen: "7 on your side" chris papst was with the patrols and will tell us whether anyone else will be arrested. chris? chris: that video you are showing has gone viral. soon after it first hit the internet maryland state place were criticized about what some felt was a weak response. but that has changed. it happened after they brought it to a standstill. the riders are popping wheelies, taking selfies and spinning the ti

kellye lynn shows us why. reporter: did you see this one? what is that?at mighty beer -- my cup year to be simple interaction between adults and children is something more. >> it's a partnership between the smithsonian -- >> we are trying to build a strong foundation where they have the vocabulary but they also understand the concepts underpinning the vocabulary. reporter: the foundation is donated $1 million to the initiative. preschoolers and their families will attend monthly vocabulary building workshops at the smithsonian museum. >> we have to start very early teaching the vocabulary. and teaching in the meanings of used to it andre reading becomes more practical for them. young vocabulary that people have is a quick metric of how successful they are going to be in on the school -- in elementary school. reporter: she realizes she plays an important role. we come home and we read for 30 minutes every day. reporter: at the smithsonian, kellye lynn, abc 7 news. >> the residents of the county lost a great cop. the kind of police officer you want patrolli

reporting live at reagan national airport, kellye lynn, abc 7 news. leon: there will be lots of confetti in the air in times square, new york. packillion are expected to the streets. some of the biggest chain restaurants and times square are getting in on the action. all bees olive garden are charging nearly $400 per ticket and olive garden are charging nearly $400 per ticket to get in. food and drinks included. there also bathrooms. also there are vip couples tables, $1600. steve: endless salad and bread , what at all of garden more can you expect --olive garden, what more can you expect? leon: i have been there on new year's eve, and the bathroom is worth it. give back all little bit for the good weather. outside right now, a little bit of fog, which is going to stick around overnight into early tomorrow morning. 50 degrees at reagan national airport. the fog is limiting visibility down to about three miles at reagan national airport. the further north and west that you go, visibility limited. mile,ster a third of a manassas a third of a mile, half

as kellye lynn reports, the woman behind the title has a passion for both music and teaching. ♪ reporterstudents are encouraged to use music as a form of expression. ♪ us to reach allows much deeper. >> she has many different ways she teaches us in class. it's really interactive. it's really amazing. reporter: some are amazed and others are touched by angela ammerman. >> she is our therapist and she cares deeply. reporter: that attitude is part of the reason why the american teachers association has named 2015-2016 orchestra director of the year. her accomplishments a range from raisingtors camp and $10,000 to pay for a medical procedure for student -- a student. ammerman is the daughter of a can of teacher so it's not surprising it was her first instrument. . by middle school stitches in her future career, to be a music teacher. her passion inspires other students and the people around her to want to be involved in the program, in orchestra. ♪ alison: congratulations to her. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. at 6:00, the search for a missing college student leads to a death investigati

i am kellye lynn.tgomery county were killed in a small plane crash in row pennsylvania. one of the doors on the plane malfunctioned, came off, and hit the wing. the plane crashed and caught on fire. pilot terry carlson and jason williams were killed. a third man survived and was flown to the hospital with severe burns. parents on alert in the district after a report surfaced of a man exposing himself to children. the use were reported in the broad branch neighborhood. the latest incident two days ago. parents are urging their children -- parents are urging their children to stay vigilant. thousands are planned to go to the arlington national cemetery for the wreathlaying event for the holiday season. this is the 24th year. that's get a check of the forecast. unseasonably warm day on tap josh. josh: that is right. things looking great for everyone. 52 by 9:00. low 60's by noon. not that warm for everybody. about 45 at andrews. 46 in annapolis. 50's in hagerstown and winchester. it is those two areas tha