kenneth elserby from florida and former dc fire official is a leading candidate for the job here. >>> the man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb outside of a military recruiting office just outside of baltimore is due in court later today. 21-year-old antonio martinez, known as mohammad hussein is scheduled to appear in baltimore for a preliminary hearing. he's accused of attempting to detonate a fake bomb provided by an undercover fbi agent. he faces life in prison if convicted. parts of the upper midwest are digging out after a big snowstorm this weekend. >> the nasty system shut down highways, grounded flights and caused part of the minnesota vikings stadium to collapse. minneapolis was walloped with 17 inches of snow that proved too heavy for the metrodome's roof. the vikings game was moved to tonight and it will take place in detroit. >>> weather problems are hitting parts of washington state. record rainfall is triggering mudslides an causing major flooding. forecasters predict it will begin to subside this morning. just when you thought it wasn't possible, the redskins

our sources say kenneth elserby, the current fire chief in florida florida is a leading candidate for the job here. >>> fedex predicts today will be the busiest shipping day of the year and expects to set a company record. kristin fisher is watching the crews in action at the company's facility in northeast washington. good morning, cpi kristin. >> reporter: good morning, i'm actually standing here inside of the middle of this fedex facility in northeast dc and i'm here with the operations manager here at this facility. he's been here for 17 years, i hear, although you don't look nearly old enough. now, greg, we will be talking about what you all need to do when it comes to making sure your holiday gifts are packaged properly so they get to their intended destination without being broken or missed up in any way. greg, you were telling me it starts with selecting and preparing the right box. >> a good, sturdy container is always a good start. and people always forget about taping the bottom. start with taping the bottom, across the middle and three strips on the bottom. a good sturdy b