crash in virginia in the ybd side of route one, northbound lanes blocked at lockheed boulevard.k to you. >>> thank you, beverly. thanksgiving thursday, a perfect day for the most popular parade in the country, the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city of course. flying high in this year's festivities, 40 balloons, the old favorites like snoopy and mickey and kermit were there. and there was -- there's kermit. there was a new one. dulius, the monkey. marching bands from all over the country. >> this is my first time being here. i'm really excited. a little nervous from all of the people watching. >> definitely worth going. an estimated three million spectators lined the streets of new york city. another 50 million tuned in on tv. if you made it through the entire parade, the big man in the red suit paid his visit like he always does. santa claus there to remind you christmas is only 29 shopping days away. >>> george clooney may testify at the trial of italy's former prime minister sylvio berlusconi faces charges he had sex with an underage prostitute last ye

there's a problem northbound on route 1 in fairfax county near lockheed boulevard. all lanes remain blocked due to an accident investigation. everything isn't open. -- is open. >>> a thanksgiving tradition in the district. the turkey bowl. the country's first female high- school football coach could walk away with a victory. one more gift... [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] if you're giving an amazing gift, shouldn't it be given in an amazing way? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited timime. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers on the 2012 es 350 and, as a gift from lexus we'll make your first month's payment. >>> following breaking news. this is video from northwest d.c. a car crashed into a firehouse in the 1600 block of u street before 4:00 this morning. police arrested a woman and took her to the hospital. . >>> last night to mark the first nfl game featuring brothers as opposing head coaches. the baltimore ravens defeated the san francisco forty-niners. that broke the san francisco 49ers winning streak. that

approaching lockheed boulevard. fairfax county police have cleared the investigation. northbound 95 looking at the left-hand side of your screen. hov lanes open for northbound traffic. however, hov rules are still in effect today. it is no longer a federal holiday. that means all of the interstates of virginia, i-270 in maryland, roadways that reverse for rush hour like the clair barton canal is back in business today. tysons clearing up a crash eastbound on route 7 at the beltway. some traffic able to get by. let's look at the trip on 395 as you head up past landmark and on to the 14th street bridge. the volume hear light for folks. no incidents or accidents to report. if you're traveling on the 270 corridor, heading down out of gaithersburg, germantown, here approaching the mall, democracy boulevard, everything is looking good here. your next check of timesaver traffic, 6:45. back to you. >>> grab your wallet. holiday shopping season is ready to go! in fact, it is already in full swing. this year it started earlier. many stores opened last night on thanksgiving. >> m

route one still closed at lockheed boulevard at hybla valley. >>> thank you, beverly. if you're watching us right now, maybe you never even went to bed and you might be one of the black friday shoppers who are just returning back home from the spending frenzy. >> i don't understand it. my wife, however loves it. many major retailers opened at midnight. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is in the thick of it at tysons corner for the third conexecutive year. >> i'm a pro by now. it looks pretty packed. you know. this is pretty busy for 5:00 a.m. at tysons corner center. but my goodness. apparently we missed it because at midnight, you could not walk around in here. it was that packed at macy's. this is the first time ever that macy's has opened up at midnight. joining me now to tell us a bit more about it and what we missed five hours ago, keith with macy's. keith says you know, you should have been here doing live shots at midnight. we don't have a newscast going on then. what was it like when the doors opened? >> it was exciting. it was bedlam at best. >> the mall was

hit a man trying to cross richmond highway at lockheed boulevard. the driver stopped, then took off. he was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. no word on his condition. >>> the police said that the s.u.v. was newer, a red jeep or similar sports s.u.v. with damage on the right front and if you have information, contact the fair fax county crime solvers. >>> you could call it a thanksgiving miracle, a woman survived a firey crash because of three good samaritans. more on that video and the man that people are calling the thanksgiving hero. >> we are here with the bystanders that saved a woman from a burning car, said to be the thanksgiving heros. it is a honda going up in flames after a terrible three- car accident. this is the man that took the pictures, but only after rescuing the woman that was trap understand the car moments before. >> i hope that it did not blow up and she was screaming and it started to go down the side of the car and she said her hand and legs were broke, but he had to do what he had to do. >> two others help

traveling northbound route 1, your northbound lanes are closed in hybla valley due to a wreck at lockheed boulevardthat's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> if you think you had a small army to feed at your house, check out the scene at fort meade. the army has its holiday tradition. one of the oldest one is having the entire senior leadership don their dress uniforms to serve the soldiers. fort meade was named the top dining facility in the army this year which gave the chef a lot to live up to. he cooked 400 pounds of turkey, # hundred pounds of ham and about 150 pies. >>> the troops in afghanistan received boxes packed with thanksgiving dinner. the top commander in the region came by helicopter to wish the troops a happy holiday. while they ate, they could actually still hear gunfire going off in the distance but one sergeant said having each other for company kept them in good spirits. >>> many people who would have gone without a thanksgiving dinner found a welcome feast through the generosity of others. fox 5's dick krantz has the story. >> reporter: policemen, firemen a

in the the hybla valley area of fairfax county northbound route 1, still closed near lockheed boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. >>> dust after 6:00 on this black friday, but some people and have already been caught -- been up for hours. >> brianne carter has some of the diehard deal seekers. >> we have seen people coming and going off to another store already this morning. the best buy opened at midnight. people that waited in line were anxious to get in the door. a number of deals are out there. these were the ads in the newspaper if trying to get people into the store. they continue coming in as we have seen this morning. with deals on their minds shoppers went through the aisles early this morning searching for deals. >> we got a 40 inch plasma samsung television set and a delayed -- and a blu-ray dvd player. >> we got in line and got what we wanted and got out. >> this is just the start of the holiday shopping season. >> he was open to get his hands on a hot ticket item at best buy. a 42-inch flat screen tv at $200. he did not get that, but did not walk away empty-handed. >> it

the northbound land shut down south of lockheed boulevard because of a wreck.you want for avoid that. 95, 359 looking pretty good. no problems crossing the people into the district. keep in mind, hov vie tricks are in effect today. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- hov restricts are in effect today. >>> it seems strange to be talking about heading to the mall at 5:30 in the morning but nowadays that is not so rare on this black friday. >> we all know that lots of big box stores opened late last night. tice ondz corner center chose midnight to kick things off. that is where sherry ly is at this hour with her hat on, ready to shop with the best of them. >> that's right. happy holidays to everyone there, matt. all our viewers out there as well. it is already booming here at tysons corner center. they opened at midnight. some of the stores actually opened earlier last night, around 9:00 and they even opened the doors here a little bit early because they had, i'm told, 15,000 to 20,000 people waiting outside to start shopping before midnight. they hav