this is at kenilworth avenue. all your lanes are blocked there.e wilkins is on the scene of this accident. she says crews are hoping to clear it in the next 20 to 30 minutes or so. we will keep watching and let you know when that happens. now, if you're traveling this time on lower bowie road, your closures are right at old chapel road. this is because an accident there has some downed power lines on the roadway for you. going to keep watching this for you as well. if you're traveling i-95 in virginia, i'm not seeing any major issues for you. this is the view at fairfax county parkway. you're looking clear i-95 north and south in virginia. continuing on to 395 is a breeze. not seeing anything in the roadways for you. if you're taking the trip from duke, continuing on to the 14th street bridge, you're clear heading into the city. your travel speed in that area is about 62 miles per hour northbound on 395 at this time. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 4:53 now this morning. president obama is standing by his award of the medal of hon

looks on north avenue outbound, southappellant about 50 at kenilworth avenue is closed. laurel-bowie road is closed because of a power pole down. 395 on your way up to the 14th street bridge, things look good. no accidents or incidents reported. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are following the latest on an army intelligence analyst accused of illegally sharing secrets with wikileaks. bradley manning could learn today if his case will go to trial. jummy olabanji it is in the newsroom with the latest. >> goodland court. this case is finally getting to court-martial after months of the late. there's a lot at stake for brookside. the government is trying to set a president while bradley manning is trying to avoid a life sentence. he is accused of downloading and illegally a number of classified documents. he's accused of giving them to wikileaks, a website that began to publish those materials last year. his lawyer claims that releasing the documents actually did little harm. the case has garnered international attention. many are calling him a traitor who betrayed his ow

so expect delays outer loop at kenilworth avenue. also on the outer loop of the beltway, this time at connecticut avenue, we have a three-vehicle crash taking away the right lane. you can see here at colesville road, you are jammed as you make your way towards this accident. again, it's on the right side of the roadway. stick to the left, you may get by a little faster. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at both of these accidents. back to you all. >> danella, thanks. >>> our time is 6:22. still ahead, the questions about john edwards' health this ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. ♪ so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a safeway smoked shank half ham for just 99 cents a pound. need last minute gifts? safeway has hundreds of gift cards. including itunes and many others. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> lawyers for former presidential candidate john edwards say he is too sick to start trial next month

we had a crash at kenilworth avenue.opper 7 showed us less than 10 minutes ago that that's on the shoulder. now in the backup, a crash on 50 to get to the beltway. 50 westbound here at the merge that would take you on to the beltway, so between 704 and the exit for the outer loop, you can see that traffic squeezes by to the right. 50 west out of bowie i'm talking to you! let's go to virginia. we'll show you geico traffic center picture. across the 14th street bridge, not bad to get on to the freeway for now. now back to the news. >> lisa, thank you. 6:41 right now 35 degrees. >> coming up -- hollywood mourns harry morgan, a look back at the life of "mash's" favorite colonel. >> plus, 7 is on your side with a warning about the holiday deals that seem too good to be true. >> but first mike allen joins is with the latest on the race toward 2012. >> in today's politico minute -- how the president and g.o.p. lives are bracing for a challenge from newt gingrich. >> mike allen joins us with a look. news this morning are the new

ava marie joins us live from the shops at kenilworth.ut a perfect time of year to be there -- what a perfect time of year. >> i'm here with the owner of an education children's store. what a great idea. you are participating in the shop crawl. >> we have a daily specials. >> 007 car for boys or girls. >> the entire line will be on special for the shop crawl. they are popular with parents. we run out all sorts of themes, dollhouses and the pirate theme for boys. >> that is on special tomorrow. this is for kids. they build their own sandbox. >> a nice wooden box with all the excesaccessories. >> we know what happens when we mix soda pop with mentos. don't try this at home unless you have a kit. >> lots of fun. >> i love that this is educational. when a great holiday gift and you are encouraging kids to get out and explore the world. we do have rain across the area. temperatures will be dropping down as we head into the afternoon. this is what i want to take home. i hope but not upset my husband. >> that is too cool. imagine what is happeni

big story will be the closure of outbound 50 at kenilworth avenue. overnight wreck still under investigation. coming outbound on 50 trying to head out towards cheverly and riverdale, your lanes remain closed at this time. coming inbound towards new york avenue and bladensburg road, everything has been reopened. 197 at laurel bowie road, well wed poles down overnight as a result of a crash. that activity now cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, a police standoff at a local college ends peacefully. police put northern virginia community college on lockdown after a suicidal gunman barricaded himself inside a nearby apartment building. the map is in custody and no one was injured. >>> health concerns at george washington university where a case of meningococcal meningitis has been confirmed. the university says the infected person lives off campus. the condition can be treated with antibiotics if it is found early. >>> the alleged white house shooter will head to court again today. a federal judge want

eastbound route 50 right near route 201 kenilworth avenue. i was on the phone with maryland state police overnight and two cars involved that were transported to the 4079 and right now just the -- hospital and right now just the investigation. use the vw parkway as the alternate route and i don't think it should be too much longer before they clear that up for you in the cheverly area. here's what it looks like in virginia. construction work on the dulles toll road. both ramps to the inner loop of the beltway were blocked overnight. just be aware they're in the clean-up phase right now with that overnight construction here. no problems to report otherwise on the toll road trying to get to the beltway or 66 as you come in from gainesville. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. no problems to report coming down from 270 across the bridge span right now. it's very, very light and we'll take a look as well at 395 northbound at duke street. also quiet leaving the beltway to the bridge. coming up in my next

the outer loop at kenilworth we had a wreck tying up the left side of the roadway. now, we've got lanes open. big delays on the outer loop as you travel out of landover headed in towards greenbelt. we are starting to stack up back near the john hanson highway headed northbound up to 201. taking it back inside, we'll update the ride inbound on 95. as you -- or 66 here, let's start off here first out of monday as as. inbound towards the capital beltway, traffic slowing briefly at 234. now, hears my 95 shot. again, below speed leaving woodbridge from the prince william parkway headed up to the occoquan. >>> for years, we watched them keep watch over an army surgical team in the korean war. talking about harry morgan there best known no his role on mash. he died yesterday at the age of 96. he had pneumonia. morgan won an emmy for his role on mash. his show business career included nine other tv series, 50 films and the broadway stage. >>> today marks the passing of john lennon. the beatle great was shot to death 31 years ago. his killer, mark david chapman remains in pr

the last chance to exit is kenilworth 201, use the vw parkway and maryland state police would appreciate that as well. less work for them in that area. in the meantime it continues to be blocked and keep that in mind for your travel plans. and inbound side of vw parkway in the cheverly area. to the other side of town if you're planning to head northbound on i-95. incident-free to springfield and a quick look as well at the roosevelt bridge. no troubles on 66. coming up in my next report, another look around the area. back to you guys. >>> we may have some good news for federal workers and rest t rest of us -- the rest of us. the federal government will not partially shut down at midnight tonight. >> it could happen, really it could and lawmakers are making progress to extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. surae chinn is live on capitol hill with the developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, there's nothing like home for the holidays to inspire these lawmakers to get this deal done to avoid a government shutdown. >> congress should not and cannot go

we had accident activity on 50 at 201 kenilworth avenue. all of that activity has cleared. west, you will find 66 slowing out in manassas. you are down to about 41 miles per hour approaching and passing business 234 in centerville. lanes are open. stalled car reported on the outer loop in route 7 in the far left lane. southbound 270, no problems reported. well above speed at 65 miles per hour leaving germantown headed into gaithersburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the season started off so promising for the redskins, a win over the giants. but what a difference a few months makes? >> can the redskin spoil the giant' hopes. dave ross up next with the friday football forecast. recas ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway. ingredients for life.

this is eastern at kenilworth avenue just nearby for the accident.accident on the beltway in virginia, that's coming up in my next report. >> scuba drive divers may have discovered a world war ii plane off the coast of florida. a small group was offshore when they discovered an upside down plane at a depth of 185 feet. they videotaped the plane and sent their images to the war bird information exchange. experts believe this aircraft could be fb2c which flew in the early 1940s. pretty cool. >>> a huge construction project is underway in colorado and even though it will be gone in six months, every day, the builders are adding to their ice castles in the town of silver thorne. they run a sprinkler every night to create the icicles, harvest the icicles then place each one individually to build the castle walls. the castles range between 20 and 30 feet high right now. but they'll be up to 60 feet tall when they're done. weather permitting, the castles should stick around until about april. that's neat. >>> one week to go until the republican candidates a

we'll take a live look near kenilworth avenue in the greenbelt area. if you're heading southbound, all the way to willson bridge, you'll be ok on the beltway. back over to the maps, west side, 66, the dulles toll road. no problems to report right now. 66 is looking good out of centreville. toll road looks good out of leesburg. looking good on route 123 and route 7 in the tysons corner area. here is the american legion bridge. no problems to report whether you're leaving 270 down into bethesda or heading on the beltway through bethesda and into tysons corner. now, it is time to check out the morning lights! all month long, we're showing off your christmas displays. >> you guys really are in the holiday spirit in frederick, maryland. we've received so many e-mails from there including this one from the shriner family. bill and cindy love those inflatable decorations. here's one of a polar bear and a dog. the dog has a stocking hanging out of his mouth. see that on the right? >> yes. >> there are plenty -- wait, then there's this one. some pretty lazy rei

and northbound on kenilworth avenue, another crash reported at edmondston. >>> prices are going down bit. the average price for a gallon of regular dropped nine cents in the last two weeks. the national average now $3.29. it is a little higher in d.c. at $3.46. lower in maryland at $3.21. lower still in virginia with it is $3.17 a gallon. >>> it was free for a while but starting today, you have to pay for drive the icc. the intercounty connector that connects i-207 in maryland to i- 59 in laurel. still in maryland, obviously. you'll pay 25 cents at peak times. 20 cents a mile at off-peak times and 10 cents a mile overnight. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york to talk bay major cut the postal service is set to announce today. >>> a multimillion-dollar pileup. 14 cars involved in this crash. the final taal yirk eight ferraris wrecked, two mercedes and a lamborghini involved in this crash. one of the ferraris tried to change lanes on a wet highway and collided with the others. look at all that damage. makew her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for

just past the bw parkway closer to kenilworth avenue. a tractor trailer and a car involved in an accident. i had a look at a close-up shot of the accident and they're very lucky there weren't any major injuries involved. it was in the roadway long enough to cause this back-up beginning at route 450 heading northbound on the beltway into greenbelt where all of the lanes are open. give yourself the extra time. will you need to deal with the beltway on the east side of town. let's take a look quickly at a map. the red there you see. is the delay northbound on the beltway trying to get to that earlier accident. let's take you to the other side of town. flooding closes water street at route 4 in upper marlboro. that will be there for awhile. and in northeast, you'll find the closure right here on massachusetts avenue between second street and columbus circle and that's because of a water main break. a live look now on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. no problems to report. a different story here than yesterday. everything is fine a

now, we'll go to the reist side at route 201 near kenilworth avenue. everything is fine basically between 95 and the wilson bridge on the entire east stretch of the beltway, you'll be just fine heading across the wilson bridge as well and in toward alexandria. we'll go to virginia on the northbound side of i-395, there are really no delays to speak of between the beltway and the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up, another look around town at 6:12. back to you, mike and andrea? >> thank you, monika. well, after a lot of kicking and screaming, finally a deal on capitol hill over extending the payroll tax cut. >> depending on how you look at either house republicans gave in or they finally reached a compromise. >> surae chinn is live in our information center to tell us when this deal will be done. good morning, surae. >> good morning. if you want to be optimistic, the bill could pass today. house speaker john boehner expects it to happen before christmas. and those who are eager to get home, it could be earlier than that. that means

if you're traveling eastbound at route 50 at kenilworth avenue, all your lanes are blocked. tracee wilkins is on the scene of this accident with more. tracee? >> reporter: good morning, danella. good news for folks driving down. take a look down here. police are begin to go pning to the eastbound lanes of route 50 after an amazing accident. let me give you a closer look. a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes collided with another vehicle. police say that both folks are going to make it. they're at the hospital. both in serious condition after vehicles struck one another. there's a state trooper there standing by to get more information on exactly what happened and why that vehicle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes. but the good news for commuters is that soon route 50 should be open in a matter of moments heading eastbound. tracee wilkins live this morning. back to you in the studio. >> other problems in our area, we have lower bowie road, route 197 closed at lower bowie road. accident has downed power lines on the roadways for you there. you're c

maryland state police and there were two vehicles involved but eastbound route 50 is blocked at kenilworthnue and i'm told it may take about another 20 minutes before they can reopen the roadways. use the vw parkway heading outbound or northbound vw parkway, that will be the best bet there. in bowie, an accident on route 198. it's blocked in both directions at old laurel bowie road. use that as the alternate. 198 blocked. traveling on the beltway here's what it looks like at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. no everyones to report as you head south on the beltway here to the wilson bridge and all the way over to 270. southbound side coming down from frederick, down to route 121 and the point where the lanes divide it pretty much looks like this. coming up in my next report, an update on the accidents at 4:39. >>> thank you. today congress is expected to approve a $1 trillion spending measure aimed at preventing a government shutdown. they reached the deal late last night. >> harry reid says lawmakers are also working on plans but preparing for a two month extension in that case. gary nurenberg

no worries from kettle garrett avenue -- from kenilworth to new york avenue. >>> chuck e.e news. and good news on the hiring front. >> linda bell paddle boarding headquarters in new york with more. nice to see you again. >> there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. employment agencies say u.s. employers plan to hire more workers in the first quarter of next year. employers in all four major regions of the country plan to increase hiring. households paid a record breaking $1,419 for electricity on average last year. bigger homes, more electronics and neverthan ever as probable cause. kentucky cheeschuck e. cheese was fined $28,000 for violating federal child labor laws. workers as young as 16 were operating compacters and dough mixing machines. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:52. our next giveaway comes in handy for holiday meals. >> you could win $700 worth of chris christie from peapod by giant to deliver to your front doo door. -- $700 worth of groceries. go to facebook. >>> we have had impressive submissions for our decorations contests. this was from kathy in gre

to an accident reported as you leave the district heading into prince george's county on a 201/kenilworth avenue before you get to route 50. watch out for the outbound. in springfield, things are looking pretty good with volume building to the springfield interchange. the inner loop at 236 as a accident in the right shoulder. >>> voters will cast the first ballot in exactly one week for today. the republicans running for the white house have eyes only on iowa. the state could make or break a few campaigns. >>> it appears to be a three-way race. all three of the candidates have pros and cons as they go into the first caucus in the nation. ben eisler is live in the newsroom. >>> the latest challenge has been thrown to newt gingrich. he had a divorce and the court papers show a damaging development. >> i did not get the impression that she was willing to end the maris. >> this divorce remains touchy given allegations that he served as white with papers while she was in the hospital with cancer. mitt romeny has been accused of not being conservative enough. >> i will make it simpler and small

there's an accident on the inner loop in college park after the exit for route 1, but before kenilworthange of the camera. virginia travel not a bad right now except for maybe a problem across the wilson bridge and into alexandria. i will have that in our next report. we will be right back with that. >> thanks. >>> 45 degrees. >> coming up, the word of the year. >> and a dramatic rescue from a burning car caught on tape. >> and a closer look at the spending showdown on capitol >>> merriam-webster is out with its 2011 board of the year. the whisper is -- pragmatic. -- the winner is -- pragmatic. it means practical and logical. it was looked up the most on webster's website. >> we wanted something with a little more flavor. >>> the payroll tax by itandtaxtax fight. >> what happens if congress cannot reach a deal? >> they need to be pragmatic. it is high stakes. republicans and democrats have been at each other's throats all year. that is where they will end the year. the fundamental things you have you could see a shutdown in the government as early as saturday. on top of that, the payrol

new york avenue, kenilworth avenue everything open.washington parkway south bound as a stalled car after 123, traffic getting by a single file. pfhe is moving nicely between rockville pike and old georgetown road on the beltway near 270. no worries of 395. headlights are northbound leaving the belle glade towards the pentagon -- leaving the beltway. >>> we have a geography quiz. which of the top division rivals in hockey are located the 1,200 miles to the north of d.c.? >>> next anderson, children who feel they were born the wrong gender. what do you want other kids to know about you? -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ ♪ >>> c

the lane divide and onto the inner loop or alberto -- outer loop or inner loop. 50 outbound at kenilworth avenue has reopened back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning surveillance cameras could be coming to one of our region's largest school districts but on the case by case basis. the effect of his school board voted to leave the decision up to each individual school. the multimillion-dollar proposal follows a series of dangerous food fights last spring. >>> d.c. home-rule supporters, get ready for another fight. protesters will rally today on the deal while the house votes on a federal budget bill that would also restrict how the district spends tax dollars. specifically it would ban the city from funding abortions for low-income women. congress>>> both chambers of congress could vote today on the compromise spending bill. that would stop the shutdown showdown. >> negotiators hammered allen trillion dollars deal last night, but a money fight is not over. ben eisler is live on the hill this morning and has details. >> we understand congress has reached a consensus to avoid a gover

we will take you to the beltway at kenilworth avenue. doesn't that look good? college park, silver spring and near the pentagon. newschoper 7 in a little while. >> we would love for the commute to stay just like that. 5:42 is your time. >>> coming up, the search for missing clues in last week's police involved shooting in takoma park. white officers are looking for two good samaritans. >> we know that things get wild in miami but this is amazing. how this police [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a living, breathing inintelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. ♪ ♪ in here, video games are not confined to screens. ♪ ♪ excuse me, hi. my grandfather lived in this village. [ woman speaking italian ] [ male announcer ] in here everyone speaks the same language. ♪ ♪ in here, cars call mechanics before you do. ♪ ♪ [ radio chatter, siren wails ] pass me to the patient, please. [ male announcer ] in here doctors see you before you get to the hospital. no, we didn't pass it. yeah, pull up the map. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you mess

let's take a live look at the beltway over at kenilworth avenue.report here along the east side of town at the beltway. we're looking good, no problems on the bw parkway or route 50 as you head toward cheverly. before i go, i have a commuter alert. say cheese and smile for nine new speed cameras in the district! they start issuing tickets today. so, here are the five big ones. 295 at benning road. canal road south of arizona. south capitol street at chesapeake. connecticut. florida at first street northwest. there are also new cameras on fox hall road. fines can go as high as $250. you do not want that as a christmas present. i'm most afraid of the one on canal road south of arizona. that's easy to speed through there. >> is it. >> not that i do that. >> i think it is pretty slow. >> take it easy. >> all right. >> take your foot off the pedal. >> metro silver line can be cheaper if it doesn't go as far. phase one is in the works from east falls church to wheelie avenue. part two will go to dulles airport and ashburn. loudoun county officials are we

you will fine the upper loop is running smoothly from 95 headed around towards kenilworth avenue.ll update the ride elsewhere. lanes are open southbound along 270 coming in out of germantown. no issues to report here. traffic volume still moving at speed if you are traveling across the american legion bridge leaving 270 headed out towards tyson's. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are talking sports now. a thrilling late night win for the georgetown hoyas. let's take a listen. >> it's good! >> hollis thompson nailed a long three-pointer to beat alabama 57-55. that snapped alabama's 4-game home winning streak that spanned nearly two years. 24-game home winning streak that spanned near will you two years. its. >>> the caps lost their second game with dale hunter as coach. >>> let's talk a little redskins football. dave ross with me right now. good to see you on this friday morning. you were hobnobbing at the caps game last night. i was sitting at home in front of my tv doing a little bit of your research for you watching the eagles in seattle last ni

northbound kenilworth, you will find lanes are open. fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's take a look at today's my fox half off deal. $99 gets you a deluxe night for two at the anapolitan bed and breakfast in annapolis. it includes a gourmet breakfast and a wayne a wine testing session. go to myfoxdc.com and look for the my fox half off deal on the right side of the home page. >>> today should have been the day baby melinda guido was born but instead she is four months old. she was born august 30th, 24 week before she was due at about nine ounces. she weighed only a little more than a can of soda. baby melinda is defying the odds for most babies born at her size. doctors hope she will be home by new year's day and we do too. >>> next, a dining experience like no other where it is okay to play with your food. >> and in fact, it is encouraged. we are live this morning at dulles town center finding out what it take to be a benihana chef. perhaps annie will play soon. we'll check in with her next. [ female announcer ]  at verizonfios.com, yo

over in maryland, 495 at kenilworth avenue, a lot of headlights. but nothing in your way.un, angie? >> thanks so much, carol. >>> some virginia drivers they're being fined hundreds of dollars for a violation that isn't even a crime. according to virginia lawyers weekly, drivers in several counties have been ticketed for driving without proof of insurance. the problem is state law requires either liability insurance or an uninsured motor vehicle fee that says nothing about driving without proof of insurance. so police officers, however, have used the statute to charge drivers pesky fines. tickets have been written for this violation in prince william, sussex, dinwiddie, and colonial heights counties. >>> a massive security breach at a security firm with some big name clients like apple and the u.s. military. the company stratford helps their customers shield themselves from risks. this morning it's protecting the group from themselves. the hackers group anonymous broke into stratfor's computers and stole credit card and other information. they then used the information to m

heading out on the beltway at kenilworth avenue, the traffic is picking up, but it's moving just finen virginia at 66 at sudley road. 66 at glebe inside the belt which, as you c way, not a lot of action. >> thank you, carol. >>> save hundreds of lives on the roads every year. >>> welcome back at 6:15. a deadly christmas day shooting at an apartment in dallas, texas, leaves 17 people dead. police received a call from someone who heard gunshots. when they entered the apartment, they found four females and three males shot to death. the victims range in age from 18 to 60 years old. police say the family just exchanged christmas presents before the shooting. they also believe the shooter is among the dead, calling it a murder/suicide. >>> and another christmas tragedy, a house fire in stamford, connecticut. five members of a family died. two 7-year-old twin girls, a 10-year-old girl, and their grandparents did not make it out of the house fire. firefighters tried several times to rescue them but were pushed back by the intense heat of the flames. the children's mother and a family friend

another one that could impact your ride, eastbound 50 is shut down at kenilworth avenue. other than that, major roadways coming down towards d.c. on 95 looking good. 46 miles per hour approaching 32. everything running smoothly on the b.w. parkway. the baltimore beltway, everything looks good on the north side. 53 miles per hour. same thing on the west side past 795. light volume around the area. let's give you a quick look outside and see what's going on. 95 coming to and from cecil county, pretty nice start here at the tydings memorial bridge. over to a live view of traffic in the area of delaney valley, north side of the beltway just fine. no problems on the major roads. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. awe thank you, sarah. a st. michael's man is sentenced to more than four years in prison for robbing a tillman island bank. he pleaded guilty to the march armed robbery. he went into the bank carrying a rifle. he demanded money from a teller and got away with more than $4,000. he was found and arrested that evening. also new, the u.s. coast guard is searching for

this is near kenilworth avenue. as you can see the car is completely destroyed.h drivers were taken to the hospital. so far no arrests have been made. >>> 6:33 now. good news for federal workers this morning. it appears congress will avoid a government shutdown after all. the house and senate are expected to vote today on a trillion dollar spending package that will keep the government running through the end of the year. negotiators finally reached an agreement on the bill yesterday. a little more than a day before the deadline of midnight tonight. among the details of the package, the d.c. government is now banned from funding abortions. the pentagon's budget will absorb a hit. funding for veterans programs will get a boost. president obama's education initiative race to the top will absorb a cut of more than 20%. congressional negotiators will also resume talks today on a deal to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for another year. republicans and democrats agree the extension is important to sustaining any economic recovery. the sides have d

loop at thener between rte. 1 park and kenilworth ave. only the left side is squeezing by.will impact traffic out of laurel and beltsville i-95 south. not quite asis difficult at the pentagon. outside compared yesterday at this time. degrees at reagan national airport. the storm that brought us the yesterday with snow is quickly the north and east. the daytime highs today will be around 44-49 degrees. we will be back at 7:56. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getetting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> he was screaming. please, don't touch me. don't touch me. don't touch my mommy. please, leave me alone. i want to be with my mommy. >> country star mindy mccready, speaking for the first time about why she defied a court order