he has been with the loudoun county sheriff's office for seven years. tonight he is suspended while there is investigation. here is his mug shot. we're told that for now he has been stripped of all his powers as a sheriff's officer. until now, he worked in the corrections unit and also the court system. tonight he is the one who is in jail facing two charges. it stems from an incident that happened here in the ashburton village neighborhood, the home of the victim. the two were inside, working on a house together when according to that victim, all of a sudden degroot assaulted him. neighbors tellus the victim ran to their house to call 911. the victim was treated at the hospital and released, according to authorities. we're told but a neighbor that he was injured but the injuries were not severe. degroot is being held in the jail in loudoun county and on no bond. >> customs agents made a christmas eve a drug bust at dulles international airport. the found 11 pounds of heroin in the lining of a woman's suit case. 68-year-old tweneboah arrived at dulles f

of loudoun county. i'm laura evans. >> about and i'm maureen umeh it. centered around a very special 4th grader gabriella miller. last month she was diagnosed with cancer, but while undergoing chemotherapy, she's thinking of others. >> she's been encouraging kids around the world to write letters to is an that. fox 5's lauren demarco -- to santa. fox 5's lauren demarco explains why. >> reporter: gabriella is a tiny 9-year-old with a huge heart and it's because of her sick children across the area will see their wishes come true. >> dear santa, i'm gabriella, the one with the tumor. >> reporter: gabriella wanted other children to have the same opportunity. her mother saw in an ad macy's was donating $1 to make a wish for every letter to santa received in its stores up to $1 million. >> make a wish has really touched me. >> reporter: but gabriella wanted to make sure other children in her shoes could have the same opportunity. her mom saw an ad for macy's believe campaign. for every letter to is an at it

loudoun county police are investigating a deadly shooting in sterling. a man was found dead at 7:00 thursday night. the victim has not been identified. it appears the shooting was not a random act. if you have any information you are asked to call loudoun county police. four very young suspects are under arrest in connection with a carjacking in manassas. wednesday night, a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy stole a bb gun from a business in a manassas mall. they then carjacked a man and his wife who had just parked their chevy tahoe. >> you and your wife? >> yes. i look at it -- i say, ok. >> police say the boy's sped back to the mall and pick up friends, including a girl who drove the car to a mcdonald's. police found them in the drive- through line. the driver jumped out, causing the car to plow into a pillar. no one was hurt. police are looking for one more suspect -- a 17-year-old with a tear drop tattoo under his left eye. you ever heard of state songs -- state sandwich? what >> we want to check in on some breaking news we have been following. n

it would link loudoun county in the north and prince william county in the south. as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports now not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> reporter: opponents call the proposed road on this map an outer beltway, vdot calls it the north-south corridor and a rue v-dot is studying designed to connect broken stretches of major roadway in prince william and loudoun county to create a 45-mile corridor making i didn't 95 and prince william with route 7 in loudoun. another goal, providing a new path to dulles airport. >> we are trying to provide a -- easier way to get to work, mobility for goods getting to dulles, easier way to get to jobs ability for businesses to come in and into virginia and have the ability to get there, people to work and an easy way. >> reporter: the route being studied would follow route 234 in prince william county. a new tri-county parkway would run to the west of the manassas battlefield park. taking heavy traffic out of that historic area. another new connection would continue from route 50 to route 7.

one to two inches in northern loudoun county, and then two to for in hagerstown, winchester, those areas, a trace to an inch of snow for the district and the beltway in general. so it is a code yellow day. a yellow alert for saturday because of that mix of snow and rain. a hey of 40 degrees. sticking with 40 on sunday, but it will be back to the green zen on sunday because it is just going to be a little bit breezy under mostly sunny skies. monday is new year's eve, and the weather looks good. a high of 44 degrees. partly cloudy skies. no problems if you are heading out the door for your new year's eve celebration. on new year's day itself. on tuesday it is going to be an okay day with the high of 44, but there will be a few showers around. i don't think we will see any accumulation out of those showers on tuesday, but it is something to keep in mind. it might be a little bit you know settled. the cold, that's what you have to prepare for. >> for those 50s and 60s a couple weeks back. >> yeah. big change. >>> let's get to our weird news file. today we've got more proof that crocodile dun

even though we may get some of that wintry mix in montgomery and how wrpd and loudoun -- howard and loudoun counties, anything that sticks and it would be grassy surfaces, i think it will be closer to i- 81, those areas. by 8:00 most of the moisture is away. out of here and pulling away from us leaving us in pretty good shape for christmas day travel or just festivities. 43 today. watch out for the afternoon rain, mix. tonight we're dipping into the 30s. could be some patchy fog, too. tomorrow a mix of sun and clouds, 48. a nice christmas day. by wednesday rain and wind return, 46. perhaps a little snow at the onset out to our west. by thursday 45, partly sunny, windy behind the system. another storm with rain maybe ending as a little snow late saturday into sunday morning. let's check in with liz now. it's been a very quiet time on the roads here. >>> it stays just that quiet. not seeing any more volume on the roadway than we have this morning. here's a shot of what i think it looks like as you go across the wilson bridge. normally you're dealing with a lot more volume. as you can tell jus

>> erica, i can tell you this would be the third snow event for folks who live right here in loudoun county, that includes this christmas eve and this past wednesday. we caught up with a few folks just getting ready ahead, we went by a harris teeter in ash burn and some folks were doing grocery shopping. the parking lot not too packed, still dismiss shopper wanted to make sure they had enough to get through the weekend just in case. >> so what do we got here? >> enough to last me for a couple days, because i get orders from headquarters, my oldest daughter, don't go out. >> we're a bit concerned because of the snow and the ice we were supposed to go downtown. >> reporter: we'll see how her mr. and mrs. turn out tomorrow. a lot of folks heading to hardaway stores. what we found there, and our findings may surprise some of you. also at 5:00, we're at leesburg area vdot headquarters. we'll tell you what vdot is saying. for now, i'm david culver, news4. >>> we'll see you at 5:00, david. thank you. >>> there is a lot at stake, only three days to go before the fiscal cliff when tax heights

loudoun county, a high of 40 degrees. as the cool off in the evening, we have the potential for the temperatures to be close to freezing. the will be imported as we had overnight. 38 degrees at reagan national airport. 36 degrees in gaithersburg and martinsburg. this area is under a winter weather advisory starting at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning until 6:00 p.m.. this is the area where there will be the most snow fall. this is because of the storm system and the way it is moving and temperatures spread will favor these areas you she see shaded in purple. it will be cloudy night here. the timing will be about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. this is the way it looks now with moisture. a few rumbles of thunder through the mid south and seeps out. -- deep south. one area of low pressure and a secondary one of the baltimore coast. it is going to move off shore before it rapidly intensifies. that is why we do not expect a major storm. 6:00 a.m. according to this computer model snow should include your all across the area. -- shaded

for folks in loudoun county, they're getting some practice early. northern virginia bureau report david culver is live tonight outside vdot leesburg headquarters. tell us hour people are prepares. >> reporter: folks either head to the grocery store or hardaway store. today we came up with folks who were preparing for that storm tomorrow. >> reporter: outside the harris teeter in landsdown we did find shopper. what do we have here? >> enough to last me. i get orders from headquarters, my oldest daughter, don't come out. >> we're from oklahoma. we get ice, but not a lot of snow. >> michael olson is planning to leave tomorrow. his flight is in the evening. he's not too worried. >> drives from here to dulles airport isn't very difficult, even when it snows a lot. >> reporter: he does fear a repeat of wednesday, where we found a couple accidents on route 15. that was only an inch or so of snow. and t.w. perry hardware store, some essentials. >> two 50-pound bags of salt and a scraper. >> reporter: but he's not planning to leave. >> take it easy, sit insi

jaxxie benson, news4. >>> the search is on tonight for a person who killed a 30-year-old man in loudoun cows. jovan johnson was found dead last night. this afternoon sheriff's democrattys passed out flyers in an neighborhood in. they don't believe the shooting was random. >>> drivers are being reminded to stay alert this weekend after two deadly crashes this week. a total of six people have died. three more last night at the mixing bowl. adam tuss has more on the victims and new calls for saved. >> reporter: when you think of the phrase "white knuckle driving" the capitol beltway may come to mind. so crowded, unpredictable, hard to navigate, some stay away completely when they can. >> they are alternate rules. >> reporter: just this past week, six fatalities on the road, three christmas eve night, one of those killed, 30-year-old jasmine fajamison of silver spring. the crash happened when one car slid out of the control. her neighbors are remembering her. >> that night the weather conditions were terrible. it was snowing, but it's just sad. >> reporter: then just last night, three peopl

. >> one person is dead after being hit by a car earlier this morning in loudoun county. this happened around 4:00 by davenport drive appeared in and was trying to cross the street. because of the fog the driver did not say him -- seehim. -- see him because. of the fog united airlines is offering refunds. it is only permitted if your flight is canceled or delayed by two hours. they did >> the bachus finally begun clearing. it is giving -- clouds finally have began clearing. it is giving way. >> the fog has been slow to let. this is a time lapse. if you look at the bottom of your screen, you can see the ridge of the potomac. we still have lingering fog all across the area. it is not as bad thaas it was. look at hagerstown. frederick is about 2.5. we are still pretty gloomy. 58 degrees. our two leaders have been incredibly warm. we could hit a record -- our timber chirrs have been incredibly warm. we could still hit a record this afternoon. -- our temperatures have been incredibly warm. we could still hit a record this afternoon. your expressed forecast for today. if you co

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly shooting. this happened around 7:00 last night in sterling. deputies found the victim shot to death near great trail terrace and trail run terrace. his name not released. detectives believe the man was targeted. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. >>> it's expected to be a snowy, slushy weekend as a winter storm is rolling through. road crews are prepping folks for the weekend saying they're getting ready for a full deployment tomorrow. in maryland, that means 2500 trucks out in force today salting the roads and preparing their plows for tomorrow. vdot says they'll make their plans today for how they'll respond to the impending storm. in the district, they get to break out new equipment for the first time this winter. >> we a

the loudoun application help you with an access number, you can file the paper electronically on the state's department of assessments and taxation side and you can download the application and mail it in but it must be postmarked by today. for more on how to apply, go to our website, wbaltv.com and click on project economy. a about his pending to avoid a spike in oil prices. party leaders and the agricultural committee have agreed to a one-year extension of the expired farm bill which would stabilize dairy prices. there were fears that milk prices could more than double of the government reverted to an outdated pricing policy. the u.s. agriculture secretary says there could be dire consequences if lawmakers do not vote on this deal by tomorrow. >> if you like anything made with milk, you will be impacted by the fact there is no form bill because if there is not an extension or a new bill, on january 1, permanent agricultural law goes back into place and that will ultimately ramp up so that consumers will be shocked when instead of seeing $3.60 per gallon for milk, they will see $7 f

northern howard and loudoun and montgomery. and then snow to rain for most areas and rain down to the south. high clouds increasing and 38 to 43 degrees. for your evening, we're at 32 to 37. and we're still dry for the evening. again, this is a system that i don't think will start producing any snow until we get to about 2:00, 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. and when it does it gets going fast. but if you like the show, it's before noontime tomorrow. breezy and cold again so the redskins game coming up. i'm sure you got more on that coming up. >>> veronica johnson, thanks. we'll check back in a few minutes. >>> still ahead, an all-star lineup. cast members from the hit musical "million dollar quartet join us next." >>> and it's a huge weekend for redskins fans. all the info you need for the biggest game the town has seen in years. >>> ♪ it's one for the money ♪ three to get ready well go cat go ♪ >>> some of rock n' roll's biggest hit get the broadway treatment in "million dollar quartet." this brought together icons elvis

probably talking 2 to 3 inches up towards frederick county, northern montgomery county and out towards loudoun county and by tomorrow afternoon late day all this precipitation will be out of here. listen, weather advisory is in place. we'll talk about that in the full forecast and show you how enough snow we think we'll get in the city and where -- how much snow we think we'll get in the city and where most of the snow will be in the north and west. >>> the district is preparing for the weekend winter weather. the d.c. snow team is expecting up to an inch of snow and then rain. plows have been out dale putting a salt mixture on the roads to prepare for the rain/snow mixture. by 4 a.m. crews will be out in full force salting and plowing the roadways paying extra attention to the bridges, overpasses and hilly areas. >> if you don't have to be on the road until later in the morning, hold back on your errands and give us a chance to work the roads. >> we checked with some local stores and people are getting ready, too. we're told customers have been stocking up on ice melt and shovels. >>> as the

county, more like two inches and as you transition into the northwestern suburbs, frederick, western loudoun county to i-81, the rainfall could be from two to five inches of snow and into some higher elevations. 8:20 kickoff on sunday night and there is no snow, temperatures in the mid-30s and to freezeing by the end of the game. listen, here we go and in through the week. staying chilly the next few days. tom? >> thank you very much. >>> coming up tonight, phoney romo -- tony romo had a bad track record. the cowboys quarterback coming into sunday's showdown on a roll. lindsay murphy is up next with the sports edge. >>> good evening, i'm lindsay murphy and bleats crunch numbers. no one 79 was the last time the cowboys and redskins met. two-10, dallas' record in the final game of the regular season since 2000 and 1999, the last time the redskins won the division. november 22nd, the redskins beat the cowboys, 38-31 on thanksgiving day, the second straight win since the biweek and second consecutive game where robert griffin 3 threw four touchdown passes. sunday night, the redskins will do the

. >>> now an inspirational story out of loudoun county.ast month she was diagnosed with cancer but she is thinking of others. >> she is jewish. her family doesn't celebrate christmas but she has been encouraging kids around the world to write letters to santa. >> reporter: gabriella miller is a tiny 9-year-old. she has a huge heart and extraordinary amount of goodwill and determination. it's because of her that sick children across the area are going to see their wishes come true. >> dear santa, i'm gabriella, the one with the tumor. >> reporter: when she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she was told she qualified for a make a wish. >> make a wish has touched me. >> reporter: she wanted other children in her shoes to have the same opportunity. her mother saw in an ad that macy's was donating a dollar to make a wish for every letter received to santa. >> she realizedshe could generate $10,000, macy's would give $10,000. >> you know me as chief elf. >> the first ten days you had 21,000 letters. then we raised it to 50,000. then

so the advisory has been expanded to include essentially the entire metro area for loudoun county down to tread distribution burg across to southern maryland, prince george's county. where it was posted earlier it was expanded at 5:00 this evening. doppler radar, showers and even a few thunderstorms out in the mountains. most of the activity in terms of the heavy showers will go to our north and to our west. don't think we'll see any showers in here until we get into the 10:00, 11:00 hour. that is until you're out in cumberland, leesburg, fairfax, wait until about 11:00 tonight. temperatures still great. 50 in rockville. the running average high for december is 55. it should be 47 degrees. i mean, it's been crazy, crazy warm so far this month. 51 in great falls. 50 in fairfax. 51 in burke. 50 in college park. 53 toward -- fog tonight, use your low beams. wet commute for some, especially with the drizzle. a wet morning commute for some north of town. good news though. still mild on tuesday. by 1:00, most of the showers are through. a few clouds linger in the mountains. for the most part

it covers fairfax, covers loudoun, covers all the way out into fauquier county. so essentially the entire metro area and also for our friends in southern maryland as well. look at the radar. showers, even some thunderstorms now showing up around morgantown. severe thunderstorm watches earlier in kentucky. all that is going to pull north of us. that said, we still could hear the rumble of thunder later tonight between frederick and hagerstown. good news right now, we don't have shower activity to worry about. bad news is we have the fog. i think the showers are going to roll through here between about 10:00 and 1:00 a.m. tonight. 49 rockville. 51 bethesda. still 50 in fairfax. looking at 50 in arlington and 50 in college park and bowie. so staying mild but fog tonight. use your low beams. a wet evening commute for many tonight. so we have the drizzle. it's going to continue. a wet morning commute for some. and still mild on tuesday. now by midnight, you see the showers d.c. north. see the yellows and the oranges? that's heavier activity right along the boarder. th

a few showers entering western montgomery county and loudoun county. notice all green. light showers over toward laurel and up 95 toward baltimore. a wet commute for some tomorrow morning, especially north of town. some early, early morning fog, but right now, i would not set your alarm any earlier to get up. i think you're going to be all right. dry evening commute for everyone. wednesday, it looks like that will be the best day of the week. temperatures ever still going to be mild even though a cold front is going to go through here tonight. overnight cloudy, breezy and mild. lows in the 40s. winds out of the southwest 10- 15. by morning, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. some showers. winds west sterely at 10 -- we say sterely at 10-15 -- westerly, 10-15. so the next three days, our 9 weather alerts are green, green and yellow. morning shower then windy on tuesday. 57. really nice on wednesday, 53 with sunshine, still breezy. late rain on thursday made that a 9 yellow alert because maybe some rain before the end of the commute. still mild though. temperatures in the lo

the loudoun county sheriff's office says the german shepherd made a getaway on friday afternoon while groomer. the sheriff's department put out an alert and several people called in to say they had spotted the dog. bronco was found on ivandale road in the county. we're told he appears to be okay but was taken to the vet for a checkup. >>> coming up, the updated christmas forecast. stay with us.

. >>> a loudoun county police dog missing since last friday has been found. bronco, the german shepherd, ran away while on a visit to the groomer. the sheriff's deputy put out an alert and several people called in to say they spotted him. he was found on ivan dale road in the county and is said to be okay. >>> the dash to get those last- minute gifts is on but another place that's been getting a lot of business is the grocery store. people are not only interested in gathering around the christmas tree but also around the christmas dinner table. surae chinn reports on the quest for preparing the perfect holiday dinner. >> a little busy here today. >> we're glad it's not insane. we just want to begin and go home. >> reporter: there's a lot to do before christmas and many to cook for. >> we have eight total and we're cooking for three vegetarians. >> we have seven this year. >> i'm beginning to panic a little bit but i'm okay. as long as the redskins win today, we'll be good. >> reporter: barbara has her menu. >> we're preparing a rack of lamb. i'm doing a tende

one to two inches for northern montgomery county, loudoun county and two to four inches for places likestown and up toward winchester, both frederick counties getting two to four inches out of this system. a red alert day because of the mix of snow and wintery weather. mostly sunny on sunday with a high of 40 degrees and then monday, partly cloudy, 44 will be back in the green zone on both of those days. it looks like a pretty nice monday before new year's day a few more rain and snow showers. stay with us. sports is up next. >> we are two days away from the nfc east game for the division title. the redskins will host the cowboys, their biggest rivals and do it in primetime. everybody knows fedex field is one of the loudest places in the nfl. fans know they will continue that vocal support or continue their hatred of dallas. for the 104th time in the regular season history, the cowboys and redskins will meet. sunday night with a spot in the playoffs on the line. >> well, we won six in a row. is that right? seven looks nice. and then they can win four more and it will be a good year. rig

bronco the police k-9 bk with his handler at the loudoun county sheriff's office. officers found him near ivandale road. bronco escaped from a groomer in leesburg on friday. he's been checked out at a vet and appears to be in good health. >>> fire rips through a 110--year-old home in prince george's county. broke out around noon along princess garden parkway. investigators say it started in the back of the home but they're not sure yet exactly what sparked it. firefighters quickly put the flames out and no one was hurt. >>> a historic boat house facing eviction. why the tenant at jack's boat house says he's been pushed out. >>> an early christmas present for drivers. why it may cost a little less to hit the road for the holiday. >>> and some shocking revelations from one of mitt romney's sons. what he has to say about his father's aspirations to be >>> the commander of an elite navy s.e.a.l. time died yesterday in afs. military officials are looking into it as a possible suicide but they're still investigating. 42-year-old job price was commanding officer of s.e.a.

loudoun county does not do curbside pickup. no. 4, fatty foods can be just as addictive as drugs. after just six weeks of eating high fat foods mice went into withdrawal went put back on a normal diet. they responded to fatty foods the same as they would to cocaine. no. 3, two virginia colleges and one in maryland are recognized as some of the best values in public higher education. the university of virginia came in as the second best value in the rankings with the college of william & mary coming in fourth. and the university of maryland college park rounding out the top five. no. 2, a strike that could have shut down importants on the east coast has been averted for -- ports on the east coast has been averted for now. the longshoremen's union along the east coast and gulf of mexico says it will extend its contract for 30 days. that prevents a possible strike that could have crippled operations at ports including in baltimore. no. 1, a few tickets to the inaugural ball will be released to the public. if you want to go, head to the presidential inauguration committee's website to

. >> after three days of searching, some good news to report in the case of a missing loudoun countyanine officer. where police found bruno. one of the survivors of the org mall shooting speaks tonight and the moments before the gunman opened fire. >>> and the organization helping thousands of hurricane sandy storm victims who are homeless this holiday. >>> officials in newtown, connecticut will begin removing tributes of the victims of the mass school shooting. they will pick up the items the day after christmas and the trinket also be ground up and processed into soil and that soil will be used as the foundation to a permanent memorial to the victims. >>> a survivor wounded in a mall shooting earlier this month in portland, oregon is speaking about the moment the gunman opened fire. 15-year-old christina was shot december 11. she was cutting through the mall and says the gunman walked right past her. seconds later she says bullets started flying. she had bullet fragments in her lungs and liver but doctors were able to save her. >> i know that god has his eyes on us. he has angels o

in from the west, 66, no problems in loudoun county. minor crashed on i-95 in virginia on the hov lanes, moved the shoulder. northbound 95 through the fairfax county parkway, causing distraction. toward springfield and the travel lanes are open. on route 100, an accident with an overturned car. they shut down the eastbound side. if you take that leaving the b-w parkway, they will turn your around. westbound is able to get through. around thespots andrews.ear route 4 and route 5 are quiet. back to you. >> thank you. are postinggle maps a pretty big numbers. >> don't be surprised to see onn ad otograph in instagram. paula faris has more. you may be starring in ad.agram it is thinking about running ads with your photographs in them your user name and the newta, it's in terms of service. s wil paytiser , but not you. -- will pay instagram. hulu doubled the number of in the lastribers nine months. how much did iphone and ipad users miss google maps? 10 million downloads of the new the first 48 hours. next fiveithin the years, computers will

don't be surprised if later today loudoun county, montgomery county, closer to washington we get an advisoryrrow morning at 10:00 a.m., and just like wednesday, like monday, our rain/snow line setting up across the d.c. area. could it be 20 miles to the south and east? it could. 50miles? possibility. further north? yeah. we'll have to wait and see where this sets up. come back later today. we'll get you an update at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 tonight. the thinking is, the further north and west, the more snow you'll see and the longer the snow will stick around. like wednesday, have a tendency to transition to rain along the 95 corridor during the midday tomorrow. and it's out of here by midafternoon tomorrow. this will be a quick mover. doesn't have a lot of moisture to work with. but there may be in some cases just like wednesday and monday, enough accumulating snow that you might have to get out the shovel tomorrow morning. 42, partly sunny skies. wind not nearly like yesterday. 32 tonight. if it gets started early enough, will stick, even in the city. most of the area should see light snow. an

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office got an early christmas present after a canine is found safe sound. bronco was found after going missing friday afternoon. the four-legged pup escaped from the groomers apparently. the sheriff's office says he is in good condition but was taken to the vet as a precaution. good thing he is back safe and sound. >> all right. one more win is all the redskins need to make the play- offs. if they beat the cowboys, which we are sure they will, they will do something they haven't done in over a decade. a decad hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >>> dave ross is here with sports. >> what did you think of the game? >

. >>> a loudoun county sheriff's deputy is under arrest after a fight with a neighbor. he's facing several charges, including misdemeanor assault and battery. the man told police he was assaulted by the crew yesterday while doing work on a home and the victim was taken to the hospital and treated. >>> the gun control debate is front and center ever since the tragedy two weeks ago in newtown, connecticut. some are calling for stricter laws and others are lining up to arm themselves concerned the guns could be taken away and that is what is happening tonight at a gun show in virginia. bob barnard is live with that story. bob? >> reporter: the show is now open and is considered to be the biggest annual show on the east coast. you think some people like their guns? take a look at this. the line to get into this weekend's gun show, hundreds and hundreds waiting two hours before the door opened this afternoon. >> and i think there is some more people not interested in guns before and they are now. >> reporter: with talk of new gun control legislation and in response to the sh

the heaviest and steadiest of the rain, northern fairfax, loudoun county, toward 181 and' brake in the afternoon. still fog, mist and drizzle. visibility reduced to less than 5 miles an hour and temperatures not going anywhere. what you see is what you get from start to fin oiish on your sunday. >>> top stories. more than 4,000 wrists that wreaths are on their way to 800 cemeteries around the country, part of wreaths across america campaign honoring those who served and died for our country. >>> today the skins and ravens face off in the battle of the beltways. with a win today, burgundy and gold could be tied atop the nfc east. kickoff is at 1:00. we'll have full highlights, at 6:00 and 11. >>> expect delays today. five metro stations are closed and metro is doing track work on all the other lines. tacoma, silver spring, glenn mont on the red line all closed. free shuttle buses are available. those are some stories we're watching this will morning jt few v. >>> good morning and welcome to "viewpoint" i'm here with someone everyone knows, maryland onbarry. tony williams once called you

bronco the canine with the loudoun county sheriff's office was found. neighbors in the hamilton area spotted him yesterday morning and they found him nine miles from the leesburg groomer where he escaped on friday. bronco was checked out by a vet and appears to be in good health. >>> a heads-up for android smartphone users. an app offering free games contains a hidden program that sends out spam text messages. the program also blocks incoming texts from people not in your contact list so strangers can't text you back saying that it's spam. android has seen a 350% increase in malicious apps in the past year. >>> holidays can be a headache literally. researchers at georgetown say adults are more prone to headaches this time of year. they point to a change in schedules, eating and drinking habits and an increase in responsibilities as the reasons for the change. to prevent that, doctors say get plenty of rest, have a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage you consume and if you can't swim in gym time, try neck stretches and hot showers to ease muscle

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office investigating a deadly shooting that happened at 7:00 last night in sterling. deputies found the victim shot to death near great trail terrace and trail run terrace. they believe the man was targeted. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. >>> today the man accused of walking into sandy hook elementary school in shenandoah county, virginia, with a two by four is going to be in court. the incident happened in strasburg last week. christopher johnson wrote high-powered rifle on the board. he made general statements about school safety. nobody was hurt. johnson, though, is now being charged with disorderly conduct. >>> more than 200 teep teachers in utah spent the day in the classroom learning how to handle a gun. that class usually gets 40 to 50 participants. the lesson included gun safety, self-defense tactics and nonfirearm options for protection. advocates say teachers could stop school shootings like the one at sandy hook elementary if they carry concealed firearms. utah is one of two states that allows individuals w

western parts of loudoun, northern frederick county, maryland.aindrops on the south and south western corner of the capital beltway. the steadier rains along interstate 81, could see a patch of rain. not looking for any accumulation, but if you're out driving around first thing on friday morning, just be extra careful with the raindrops. most of the rain is going to taper off around noontime. leaving us with a cloudy day. spotty showers in the noon hours. especially down to the south of town, one or two little peeks at the sunshine. tomorrow cloudy skies. tomorrow afternoon should be a nice day. noticeably milder. tomorrow back into the 60s we go before another chance of showers kw coming up sunday. and best chance of rain after that. showers coming up primarily in the morning. staying cloudy and chilly. here's the all important seven-day forecast. 53 etoday. 65 degrees coming up for tomorrow. rain chances move in by sunday afternoon. sunday night through monday, maybe lingering onto tuesday as well. most important thing, looks like we could have

montgomery county, into loudoun county, virginia.ndrews air force base down towards brandy wine, waldorf, la plata, charlotte hall seeing very light rain. this is all part of a larger system, which most of the moisture will be staying north of us. spotty showers around through the morning hours. cloudy today, yes. i can't completely rule out a random rain drop or two during the afternoon hours. things should dry out temporarily, late tonight into early tomorrow. more clouds and sunshine on your saturday, but southerly winds mean temperatures tomorrow going back up into the 60s. so today, light rain around this morning. just cloudy through the afternoon. upper 40s, low 50s today. jackets required. the all important seven day forecast, back into the mid-60s tomorrow. then clouds come back in and a little cooler on sunday. temperatures in the mid-50s for high temperatures. more mild air coming back with raindrops on your monday. redskins and the ravens, 1:00, fedex field, sunday afternoon. risk of a few showers. should be a great game.

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly shooting. it happened around 7:00 last night in sterling. deputies found the victims shot to death near great trail terrace and trail run terrace. his name has not been released. detectives believe the man was targeted. anyone with information about this case is asked to call police. >>> a busy day at the mall turned to chaos in newport news, virginia. police were called to the patrick henry mall last night for the report of a fight. they controlled the situation and left. but they had to come back less than an hour later. they found a mob of teenagers fighting. when officers stepped in, the teens started targeting police officers. five teens were arrested and the mall was shut down early. they're facing charges ranging from trespassing to resisting arrest. >>> today, protesters will be out in full force at the nation's gun show in chantilly. the social advocacy group code pink is preparing to demonstrate outside the dulles expo center today. the group interrupted the nra news conference last w

bronco the canine with the loudoun county sheriff's office has been found. officers found him yesterday morning about nine miles from the leesburg groomer where he escaped on friday. bronco was checked out by the vet and appears to be in good health. >>> a nativity seen now has a new home. the display is on the lawn of the leesburg presbyterian church. for six decades it was on the courthouse lawn. the county board of supervisors removed the display and replaced it with a christmas tree, menorah and santa claus. >>> the pope will spend christmas eve with his brother before conducting the annual midnight mass at st. peter basilica. in french he advised people to look beyond materialistic side of christmas to seek silence and meditation. he wished the german faithful a happy and gracious christmas and offered a blessing in spanish as well. there will be two events at the national cathedral today. first carols by candlelight. that service will be held at 6:00. the second event festival hole eucharist will be at 10:00 tonight. a limited number of passes will be

as well as parts along the northern potomac river on the loudoun county border and farther north andes along the river, there's dense fog there too. a lot of the fog is gone. we have low clouds that are still over the region. we'll have the low clouds with us here for the next few hours. temperatures hovering in the 40s to near 50 degrees in the suburbs and rural areas. it's going to hold steady here in the 40s to near 50 through 8:00 a.m. sun breaking out by then. then the winds will increase later this morning. maybe a few sprinkles of rain late this morning, early this afternoon. by mid-afternoon in the upper 50s. winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour. sunrise, 7:22. sunset 4:48. i am back in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. >> we're checking on a new accident. gw parkway. looks like an accident off to the shoulder lane. possibly off of the roadway. just be -- use caution as you make your way northbound gw parkway trying to access the inner loop. over to 66 eastbound. as you make your way towards route 123, you'll see a crash reportedly blocking your center lanes. i

. >> prince william or loudoun county. >> i was reciting the statistic that obama won 77% of countiesith the whole foods market and only 29% of counties with the cracker barrel or old country store to a group of democratic young professionals. a young woman raised her hand and asked, did you mean crate and barrel? i've never heard of a cracker barrel. there's a cultural divide, a bubble mentality plaguing both parties. they live in alternate universes. it didn't always used to be this way. 1992 when bill clinton unseated george h.w. bush, these same counties, won 60% with the whole foods market. 40% with cracker barrel. so that was a 20-point gap. it's a 48-point gap now. >> there are some older votes, maybe the old fdr coalition that have shifted to the republican party. the democratic coalition of younger voters, hispanics, african-american, is just growing in size. >> if you had to pick a couple of counties that would epitomize that shift, you look at ohio and the white working class counties along the ohio river, coal country, belmont county, ohio, gave john kerry 52% of the vote

that includes northern montgomery county, all of loudoun county and frederick county. two to four inches further to the north in frederick county, virginia. so a yellow alert for tomorrow because of that snow and rain mix. 40 degrees for your afternoon high. breezy sunday, but back in the green zone, a high of 40. a really nice new year's eve on tap with a high of 44. a look at your seven-day forecast. it turns very cold as we turn the calendar over to 2013 but on new year's eve itself we will be fine. new year's day a chance for snow or rain showers but no accumulation. all right that is all for your weather. now time for sports. >>> actually, we are going to take a minute away from sports because president obama is due to come out any minute in the white house and talk live regarding that fiscal cliff. in fact, i think we've got a look at the conference room where he is expected to show up. we were given a few minutes ago the two-minute warning, but these things are notoriously inexact, but at any minute the president will step forward. here he comes. president obama

from prince william county, stafford, loudoun and fauquier, in the upper 40s. cooler shendoah valley. by 6:00 a.m., still a lot of cloudiness around. southwest breeze at around 50. by noontime, might have a few sprinkles, a small chance of that in the mid 50s. that's when we'll have the winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. a blustery afternoon. turning colder tonight. we'll look at that in the hometown forecast in ten minutes. a look at traffic now. here's danella. good morning. >> good morning. still receiving a report of an accident on the 11th street brim as you head eastbound. just be aware of that as you make your commute. volume still pretty light. checking out the beltway in montgomery county. nice and clear. no issues to report. same thing in prince george's county. crossing over the wilson bridge into virginia, clear as well. i'm back in ten minute and we'll check the rails then. >>> breaking news in prince george's county. several apartment buildings in adelphi are evacuated as police rye to end a standoff with a man. this is at greenwichwood drive. me

in loudoun county, ashburn down to 48. fairfax is 48 as well with 49 from bethesda and rockville and outside on our michael & son weather camera, see the lights off some of the lower clouds. they're not as low as yesterday morning here in tysons corner with an actual temperature of 50 at national with partly cloudy skies. winds south, west at 5 and humidity 89%. we see some cold air across the country but i was just checking some of the readings across eastern alaska and northwestern canada. minus 30 to minus 45 here. some of that cold is going to start to ooze on down toward the u.s. over the next few days. we see a little bit of it in the northern plains this morning. the northwest, you saw the video of the derailment, am tack towards seattle. another storm system with more rain, more mountain snows, 1 to 2 feet of snow has been falling from the rockies all the way back to the pacific northwest. the rain in new england turning into -- in southern new england turning to snow up in maine. a lot attach expected there -- a l

most of the steadier rain for now is across parts of loudoun county, northern montgomery county toward steadier rain is lifting out. there are more areas of light rain and drizzle coming our way for later on this afternoon. not going to be a big change between the morning and the evening. rainy start, staying chilly, wet and drezley much of the afternoon. temps won't move much. tomorrow, it will be warmer for sure but another chance for rain on your monday. richard? >> stick ♪ i have a little dreidel >>> we're back this sunday, december 9th, 2012, nice crowd, shaping up to be a pretty nice sunday, we wish you a happy hanukkah and happy holidays. >> "dreidel, dreidel, dreidel." >> a nice big crowd probably out doing some shopping today, i'm willie geist. lester is on assignment alongside erica hill, jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. great story of a young girl who spent almost every day of her 2 1/2 years on this earth in a hospital, until recently she's out now. we're going to have the story of her emotional homecoming and first christmas at home. >> looking forward to that. >>> also as we

loudoun county, virginia, hillsboro county, florida. bush won wood county by almost seven points.. these are boom town counties. these are the counties obama completely flipped and won. he didn't win all of these around the country but in these battleground states he certainly did. let's take a look at the monied burbs bush narrowly won in '04. mccomb county, racine county, wisconsin. porter county, indiana. we'll look at here, obama won them all and he won them all sort of swinging it by upwards of 5, 7, 8. this one swinging by 11 points. last place to look, the older and the poorer rural sections, an area where romney did well overall but saw his margin slip. union county, iowa. bush won by seven. obama here. dauphin county, pennsylvania. juneau county, wisconsin. another very white area obama flips it by seven points. so why did we see this shift in the political middle and should this be the real source of concern for republicans going forward? right now let's bring in the bhaen hind patchwork nation. he is at the desk. it was about the middle. there was this mythology that so

she's doing her final internship at inova loudoun hospital, working on this day under an instructor halfhis earlier, kerry. so, kevin, let me get you to weigh in. have colleges caught up with the need? so sandy was able to go back and go to nursing school. do we have enough schools available and open at an affordable price to that older worker who wants that? - i think there are a lot of issues with education and older workers. i think the key to think about is instead of a top-down approach of planning education, i think there's a need at the employee level for education and colleges will have no choice but to respond to the needs of older workers. - so would you say start first with your community to see what's available, especially at a lower cost, perhaps? - i would think so. you know, i'm a big believer in networking. talk to people who are doing these jobs. reach out to people you might know through your alumni networks, through your friends and colleagues and talk to them. what degrees do they have? what skills would you need for that job and how do you go about finding them becau

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