he will likely be appoint cathy lanier as police chief and to retain the fire chief kenneth ellerbe. >>> metro board members will be updated on escalator affairs and the search for a general manager today and they want to take care of circuits malfunctions. >>> it's 21 degrees. >> still ahead, a special christmas tradition at a local hospital that is helping spread holiday cheer. >> the hunt for a gunman in prince george's county and one family's pleas for calkinhelp. >> >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. is 4:40. >> i was in texas yesterday and it was 75 degrees and then i flew into this. >> one of the few mild spots across the country. mainly to the southwest. but it is cold. 16 in winchester. it's 22 and the district. 16 in frederick. quantico at 16 degrees. the white that you see on the screen is the projected snowfall. the time is on the upper right on the screen. most of between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., we will have scattered snow showers. by 3:00 p.m., most of the region may get light snow. notice as we go towards the evening rush hour, 6:00 p.m., it begins to taper o

kenneth ellerbe is coming from florida. the announcements are expected to be made at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> safety and security today will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and they will vote on a plan to replace track circuits in 59 train control rooms. it was a circuit malfunction that is blamed for last year's red line crash that killed nine people. >>> there's new evidence that you were d.c. area residents are driving to work. "washington post" reports 14% of the commuters in the area use public transit between 2005 and 2009. solo drivers dropped from 68% in 2000 to 66%. >>> that is one of the worst commutes in the country. >> not easy. >> 6:06 on this thursday morning, 22 degrees. >> still ahead, no signs of relief. a relentless winter storm keeps pounding big parts of the country. >> how many people are hitting the roads this christmas season? >> stormwater coverage continues. a check on traffic and weather ev

we have learned that vincent gray has selected kenneth ellerbe to become the next fed chief. >>> the justice department is suing d.c., setting debt -- ueing bp due to the oil spill. kate other as well quarks -- eight other companies are filing lawsuits as well. >>> the winter weather does not seem like it is going away anytime soon. sleet and freezing rain in the southeast turned the roads into skating rinks. five people were killed in accidents in mississippi and alabama. parts of kentucky and tennessee are bracing for ice accumulations of up to a half- inch. upstate new york was pummeled. syracuse got 10 inches yesterday. the rulesrprise that of the minneapolis metrodome collapsed under 17 inches of snow last sunday. the nfl is moving the vikings game to the university of minnesota amador stadium. a dozen states are expecting " worse weather over the next couple days and there will be icy conditions in the mid- atlantic and in the southeast. it will make for cold and bitter commute to this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> checking news around the region, investigators are lo

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he asked police chief cathy lanier to stay on and he picked kenneth ellerbe to be fire chief. >>> a d.cffice is being renamed. president obama signed a bill making the post office at massachusetts avenue and northeast washington after a civil rights leader dorothy -- she died earlier this year. >>> the snow we are dealing with across the region. in coastal virginia, plows hit the streets early. some serious accidents in the norfolk area. a fedex truck slid of the highway. in ohio, a lighthouse looks like an ice sculpture. it's beautiful. >> it really is. from a distance. >>> the snow is so finished. icey patches are the big story. our doppler radar. down to the southeast of our viewing area is where the core of the storm is now. a couple flurries but nothing more than that. 27 and 21. that was it for the high and low today. 1.5 inches of snow officially at reagan national airport. 21 degrees and gaither bsburg. skies will clear later tonight, and temperatures will fall. they will get into the teens. icy patches will be a problem all night in early tomorrow. the cold air continues to pus

. >> kenneth ellerbe will be the fire chief. he is a former d.c. deputy fire chief. >> the time on this friday is 4:48. a soldier from manassas has become one of the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. the 22-year-old leaves behind wife who is expecting their first child in april. the army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to afghanistan is headed to prison. he said he refused to go because he doesn't believe president obama was born in the united states and therefore has no authority as commander in chief. he will spend six months in prison and also be dismissed from the army. >> president obama said we are on track to achieve our goals in afghanistan. the white house review said increased success in recruiting and training afghan forces has been crucial to making gains there. the president said there has been enough progress in afghanistan, the u.s. troops can begin leaving next summer. >> the gains we made have still fragile and reversible, but there is no question, we are clearing more areas and more afghans are reclaiming their co

he also dominated kenneth ellerbe as chief of the fire department.hos appointments were part of the safety cluster announced by gray today. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: four years ago, cathy lanier was appointed chief by chief mayor fenty winning mostly praise and support as crime 11 fell. >> she's been a bigadvocate as a y to ga public respect and confidence in the police forceful. >> reporter: thursday, mayor elect gray reappointed lanier who is strongly backed by business groups. >> we had two lenny discussions. we felt this was a good fit. you know i did. >> reporter: chief lanier has clashed with the police officers' union. it backed gri for mayor and was disappointed with his choice. >> we're disappointed. here's the problem. we have 300 less police officers than we did, or positions than we did a year ago because have budget cuts. they haven't talked about that. >> reporter: for the fire department, gray named kenneth ellerbe as chief. he is a former deputy chief here who last year became chief in sarasota, frida. he said he would

he is expected to name kenneth ellerbe as fire chief. >>> police in prince george's county are searching for the man who shot his girlfriend while she was holding their baby. he allegedly is continuing to threaten them and remains on the loose. john gonzalez has the latest on this situation. >> police say the 24-year-old suspect who got out of prison one month ago shot his coat -- shot his girlfriend all-time said on monday. we spoke exclusively with the victim's family. they claimed detectives have not contacted them for days even though the gun man has. vernell crawford was shot multiple times and left for dead on monday. her family worries about the boyfriend still on the loose. >> she got shot four times. three times in her back and one time in her face. >> police are looking for jerry williams, jr. he was on probation when he shot his girlfriend. >> he might do it to her mother. >> the victim was able to get out a few words through her mother's cell phone. she says the argument was over money. >> he shot me. >> the mother claims not one police officer has contacted the family since

we also just lrned that kenneth ellerbe will be named fire chief. >>> the d.c. police are looking for a burglar who taund his victims through facebook. somebody broke into the house of "washington post" journalist mark fisher last ii. the burglar stole an ipod, sme money, a computer, and a new winter coat. he then took a picture of himself wearing the stolen coat and holding the stolen money. he opened the son's computer and posted the picture on the teenager's facebook page. with a sneer on his face and his fingers pointing to just what he had gotten from our house was meant to taunt and to gloat, and it certaly had this emotional power especially because it invaded this space that my son thought of as very private. >> facebook said they are cooperating with the investigation. >>> a judge in virgin tonight is reviewing the medical records of yeardley love. today defense lawyers for the university of virginia student who accused of killing her made a rather unexpected request. craig melvin has our report. >> reporter: a few days ago, there was actually talk that

. >>> new at 11:00, we just learned kenneth ellerbe will be made the new fire chief.e is currently in sarasota, florida, but a dc fire official. over the weekend 9news now reported cathy lanier has been chosen to keep doing her work as a district top cop. both appointments will be announced formally by the mayor tomorrow. >>> the tax cut compromise has passed the senate and now heads to the house. liberal democrats are leading the charge against it, but they're not alone. the non-partisan congressional budget office estimates the tax bill will mean a loss in revenue of 893 billion, a price tag some conservatives have raised issue with because congress has not determined a way to make up the funding. >> it's a bad deal for taxpayers. we'll do little to create jobs and i cannot support it. >> this is a bad deal for the american people. and i hope my colleagues will reject it. >> despite the disagreements on both sides, president obama urges the house to move quickly. otherwise, come new year's day, everybody's taxes go up. >>> the house has voted to repeal the don't ask

. >> mayor elect vincent gray announced a new fire chief -- kenneth ellerbe. he left last year to become chief of the sarasota fire department. he is coming back home to run the d.c. department. there will be a new attorney general. that man -- his name is irvin nathan, counsel for the u.s. house of representatives. he said he was taking politics of the attorney general's office. paul quando was named as the deputy mayor for public safety. >>> coming up, the woman who came to an officer's rescue during a roadside attack came for. you're her side of the story. >> seven local high school students end up in the hospital after they ate something at school that might have been laced with drugs. >> i am just doing my job. >> this security guard is being credited with saving lives after a gunmen opened fire at a florida school board meeting. >> you have to see the damage to our north and south in the latest storm, including a f >>> an ohio police officers saved from a vicious fight on the side of the road is thinking his guardian angel in person. >> video was rolling

sources say gray will announce a public safety director and that kenneth ellerbe, current fire chief in sarasota in a and a former d.c. fire official is a leading candidate for the job of fire chief here. last night it was announced that the mayor accept current fire chief's rubin's resignation. >> and we have you here and we have to ask you about this. >> it's been an honor to serve for mayor fenty and i know mr. gray will do a fine job. but for now i'm looking at what fire positions may be open out there around the country and in the meantime i would expect i've had a chance to do a lot of consulting and training and other related work in the fire and emergency medical services field. soy -- so i think things will work out well. >> will there be a chief ellerbe? >> i don't know. i'm not privy to that selection. i think whoever is chosen will be a great chief and move our organization forward and continuing to raise the bar and quite frankly i think the new mayor has his hand on the pulse so let's see and wish him good luck. >> something else that is important here is this effort to

kenneth ellerbee as d.c.'s new fire chief later today. ellerbe is the fire chief in sarasota, florida. >>> the nigerian man who authorities say tried to blow up a detroit-bound flight is due back in court today. umar abdul will be arraigned on two new charges. each carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. >>> it appears a mistake using a space heater forced ten people out into freezing temperatures overnight. >> the fire spread through an apartment complex in aspen hill. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live at the scene with more on the dramatic rescues from that complex. kristin, good morning. >> hey, good morning, mike. you can see the fire is clearly now out but it took fire fighters several hours to get this fire under control. it all apparently started right here in this ground floor apartment. that's all that's left. you can see how charred out it is down there. but take a look at what it looked like last night. that fire department was the first one on the scene. the fire broke out just after midnight. but this thing quickly esca

kenneth ellerbewas a d.c. deputy fire chief. he has continued to take a tax deduction on a home he owns in d.c. even though he has been living in florida. ellerbe says he will clear up the tax issue. some local students who became ill after eating brownies are in good condition. they were allegedly laced with marijuana. the brownies were given to police. >> in "tech bytes," visa's apps are exclusive. >> in today's "tech bytes," a new call for an online privacy bill of rights. the obama administration had issued a proposal to protect our personal information. it suggests rules requiring companies to give clear notice about what data they are collecting and how they are using it while giving customers a chance to opt out. the new rules require congressional action. visa launched an iphone app. app uses the phone's g.p.s. to tap into local stores. discounts are broke into categories like entertainment, electronics and food and users can specify which types they want. just in time for the holiday, an online video school. it offers how-to videos with step-by-step explanation. those are your "tech bytes." i'm rob nelson. >> time for traffic and weath

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