. >> we were able tsign three als for businesses in montgomery county to reestablish a move forward with some of the emerging businesses in our county. it is a growing market. the b for us in mogomery coununty is biotechnology which is a strong attraction. it is a natural sell. the fda lococation in monontgomery county as well as nih. mamany foreign companies like to haveor their entrees. >> they get cticized in tough budget times. what were you able to accomplish by going to india? >> when you come back with about $47 million in deals with the potential for more, i think we paid for that trip. we took a trip to sth korea a couple of yearsgo and were able to land some deals for mccumber county. >> you says in montgomery county already has a biotech reputation. you have teamed up with o other to fora partnership. what is that all about t and how can businesses bpartt of it? >>>> three component. with a government, the private sector and universities -- the government, the private sector, and universities. johns hopkins college park, right intthe montgomery county. >> doeses it offer pital

the citizens here of montgomery county. we 53 enough taxwise. >> reporter: the district of columbia had a five-cent bag tax since 2010, which raised about $2 million in the first year. karen dresdin is a d.c. resident. >> i think it's been a great thing for d.c. i see a lot more people bring bags and they, you know, probably didn't before. and i think it's really helped change behavior in d.c. in the district, they have started charging for bags. and i found that it's encouraged my family to reduce is any reuse the bags that we have. it's a small price to pay, but i think it's fair, and i think that it's easy to get a hold of the bags. everyone has them. and so i am in support of it. >> it's my own bag. i know i -- i didn't bring enough bags, ed up getting another paper bag but i will try to bring more of ply own bags. >> reporter: it was not long ago that byob meant bring your own bottle. in 2012n montgomery county, it means bring your own bag. from silver spring, dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> you should know that some bags

officers on patrol regularly. >> so far since november, you've caught 3,000 drunk drivers just in montgomery county. >> just in montgomery so far. >> what are the techniques that you're using. we'll put up a full screen. if you can kind of explain how you're doing it. >> what officers do, when put the 15 officers out there, they're able to saturate the patrol. they focus in on concentrated areas. we look at crash statistics and what they do is they work collectively in a team effort to identify drunk drivers and pull them over more effectively. we also use sobriety checkpoints. we work with businesses to make sure they're in compliance with the alcohol laws to prevent drunk driving. we try to hit a comprehensive approach before we get on the road and saturate it. >> you're not only targeting drunk drivers. you're also targeting underage drinking, driving and parties as well. i know you've been very involved in prevention and underang drinking. >> our youth are our future. we need to prevent them from getting alcohol. during the holidays, they think they want to party like they're adults. they can't

>> good morning. >>> a couple of problems in montgomery county. start with dale drive and colesville road. we have a downed tree that's also taking down some wires as well. that roadway is closed. if you're on dale drive, you cannot access colesville road. taking the beltway, outer loop at connecticut avenue. the accident here takes away three of your right lanes. got to stick to the left to get by. police are on the scene. we can see you are using caution as you pass the accident here. other roadways look a lot better, but still slick conditions. traveling on i-66, not seeing any problems inside or outside of the beltway. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 4:43. 61 degrees. still to come, no time for games. the star from 30 rock finds himself waiting for another flight after a run-in with a flight ugh, time to color. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta come see what's new. c'mon! tadaaa! welcome to haircolor heaven. aa-ah-ahhh! courtesy of new nice 'n easy colorblend foam. permanent, dimensional color, now in

a dusting closer to washington and the nearby suburbs and fairfax county into prince william and southern fauquier. southern montgomery, northwest washington, northern prince george's county, maybe a dusting. again, that would be all on grassy areas not on the roadways, which is good news. then cold, dry weather moves in after that with a blustery wind tomorrow. sunshine sunny and cold, friday all the way into the first part of next week. danella, how's traffic? >>> as if snow and rain isn't enough, accidents causing you problems this early morning. dale drive is closed at georgia avenue and colesville road due to a downed tree and also downed wires. also, fire activity taking away the right lane. eastbound university at lorain avenue. use caution in that area. taking the beltway, right now two of your right lanes are blocked at connecticut avenue. this is just before the exit, and we're already starting to see delays as you make your way. look here, early morning right now, this is colesville road, and you can see very slowly trying to make their way to connecticut avenue. got to stick to the left to get by that acci

shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, loudoun, northern and montgomery county, frederick county'll have one to three inches on grassy areas. just maybe a dusty in fairfax action prince william, and fauquier, as well as southern montgomery, northwest washington and howard county. tomorrow much colder, a blustery wind, sun back. it will be freezing in the morning, afternoon highs mid-40s. cold dry weather with sunshine each day. friday, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling southbound vw parkway at route 4 riverdale parkway. traveling on the outer loop, delays continue to connecticut avenue, 26 miles per hour. right now you're looking at i-395 at washington boulevard. this is southbound. the left side of the roadway still has the accident there. if you're traveling on i-95, it is a very slow commute. in fact, you are jammed. look at this travel speed. making your way from prince william parkway to the beltway will take you almost an hour. joe, we're talking 14 miles per hour. back to you. >> danella, thanks very muc

again, montgomery county police confirmed one person is dead. we do not know anything about that person, whether it's a man or woman, adult or child. we do not know if they were in one of the five cars involved, we are told, or whether it was a person on the metro bus. because officials here at the scene have kept us back some distance, i cannot tell you exactly what it looks like there, what is the relationship of the cars to the bus or how this accident might have happened. what i can tell you, neighbors here at the scene have approached us saying they have talked to the county numerous times about trying to get the traffic rate, the speed of traffic reduced on this section of rockville pike, which is very residential even though it is four lanes on both sides. at this time, ambulances are still arriving to the scene. people are still being -- people who are injured are prepared to be transported on the ambulances to local hospitals. we understand a mass casualty incident has been declared at the closest hospital, suburban hospital. it is uncl

the warriors from montgomery county also champs. they took the junior midget.ulations to all the players, coaches, and parents in this one. former laker and nick is headed to washington, the wizards, part of a three-team trade that landed tyson chandler in new york. and the second round draft choice next year. and the milwaukee brewers, ryan baron now faces a 50-game su spention next season after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. a big black eye on baseball. i didn't even know they tested in the middle of off season. >> at any time they can test, which is -- all right. thanks. >> helping kids in need. how some local police officers are making the holidays brighter for >> christmas dame early today for more than a dozen children in need thanks to some help from target and montgomery county police. target donated the money and the officers accompanied the children. each child was given $100 to spend as he or she wished. this is the first year for the target-sponsored shop. >> good for them. >> temperatures in the >> final look at the extended outl

montgomery county, montgomery village outside of gaithersburg coming down good there. coating of snow. frederick county, saw pictures there of some of those coating of that white snow coming down across the area. that's about it out there right now. the current temperature at 42 degrees. there could be an isolated flurry for the rest of the evening. most of us will not see anything. the windchill, 38 degrees. 34 in gaithersburg, 34 in winchester. most of the numbers not moving too much. notice where they have moved to the south of fredericksburg. there's where the snow is, the doppler radar showing around the west virginia/virginia borders. hampshire county, hearty county and shenandoah county up toward washington county and allegheny counties and morgan county, too. areas of snow coming through. most of us stay on the dry side. high temperatures tomorrow, back to the mild temperatures. 54 degrees in the d.c. area. 56 near fredericksburg. a really nice day. if you are thinking of ringing in the new year, hey, looking good. midnight, 39 degrees. partly cloudy. not too co

. >>> breaking news from the debris counter -- from montgomery county. keith little stab his supervisor to death in hospitals basement boiler room on new year's day. the 40-year-old was stabbed more than 70 times. little was upset he is forced to quit a second job and refuse to give a raise. >>> police have put new leads to night on a man accused of exposing himself to adults and children. take a look at that picture of the man authorities believe they are looking for. >> there were police officers throughout the area all day today and into the evening hours. they are letting the cellphone pictures do some talking. they want to see if they can catch up to this person. as a school bus arrives, there are more parents here today to walk their children home. this one hole's third daughter and found ready to snap a photo like this one of a stranger who has approached children here. >> i keep live phone just in case i see anything. 911, it is. i'm taking a photo of view because i have to protect my children and the neighborhood children. >> a quick-thinking ne

a montgomery county ride on bus struck the woman as she was crossing the street. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police were trying to figure out exactly what went wrong and who was at fault. >>> firefighters in montgomery county were investigating a fire that started in a basement overnight. it happened in a home on the 4400 block of cambria avenue. firefighters arrived to find heavy fire and smoke, but were able to quickly put out the fire. no injuries were reported, but investigate ers are trying to determine the cause. >>> this morning, we're learning even more fallen solder why's remainses have apparently been dumped in a landfill. at least 234 service members were sent to the landfill. that's for more than initially were acknowledged. the families of thad begin permission for the bodies to be disposed of respectfully. >>> part of the reason is middle and upper class blacks are moving into the suburbs. in our area, income for plaques and whites living in counties that include prince georges, loudoun show whites make a $1.30 for eve

. >>> we begin with that breaking montgomery county were a bus crashed late this afternoon. least one person is dead. happened on one of the county,roads in the rockville pike. we have been there on the scene since the accident happened. what is going on? >> we are getting new details in fatal accident. we understand some authorities fatality has been confirmed. word from metro officials about the bus driver. that bus driver had to be the bus androm taken to a hospital. she is a female and has been metro for 13 years. her condition is not known at this time. involved in this accident, a bus, a truck, and three other vehicles. authorities telexed this will be active seen for several hours -- tell us this will be active -- a very scene for a few hours. at least 10 people have been area hospitals. of them with serious injuries. we just got another dig a little ago from police and fire officials about the latest on accident. >> at this time, we do not have any preliminary causes. the only thing we ask is that this roadway 355 will closed for several hours. we ask people avoid th

paul. >>> montgomery county police say students from montgomery blair ntand kennedy were attending a boy's basketball game at northwood when they left the building and got into a fight d in the parking lot outside the way police tell it, the girls got into a dispute last week. when they ran into each other, , they decided to take it outside. >> and that is not a rivalry of groups but ari -- of schools bu a small group of girls who know each other. >> reporter: a letter to eathe parents said no northwood students were involved. the letter said the game was still going on when the stabbing occurred in the back parking lot of the school. >> the detectives learned from e witnesses there was an attack going on. the victim tried to quell that assault and then became a victim herself. >> reporter: fox 5 learned the n name of the teen and tried to contact her family today but no one was home when we called. police say investigators are still trying to sort out exactly what happened. >> right hnow, these are allegations. victims have to be reinterviewed as well as witnesses. >> reporter: a wi

many montgomery county residents say the tax is not only unwanted but unnecessary. montgomery county is considered one of the most expensive places to live in maryland and some say enough is enough! while montgomery county leaders say the tax isn't much of a burden to county residents, others say it is just one more way to make money. >> if you want to avoid it, just simply bring a bag to the grocery stores, wherever you shop. >> county executive ike leggett also says they're interested in protecting the environment by encouraging people to bring their own bags when they shop. and according to leggett, the bag tax will only bring in about $250,000 a year. >>> the trial of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak resumed in cairo today after a three-month delay. but the case of the overthrown leader was put on hold again until the new year. heather kovar explains why. >> reporter: hosni mubarak was brought to the courthouse in an ambulance then wheeled into his trial on a hospital stretcher. outside, egyptians protested, demanding the death penalty for their former le

prince george's county, montgomery county, fairfax county, a flood watch because of heavy rain, we could see some flooding in low lying areas and along some creeks and streams and rivers. in addition, tonight we have a winter weather advisory that goes into effect. is that primarily to the north and west. it does include let's see, montgomery county, frederick county, loudoun county, winter weather advisory from 7:00 tonight until 1:00 a.m. some areas it's until 3:00 a.m. that's because of snow that could fall tonight and accumulate in parts of the area one to two inches and maybe three to four inches and maybe five inches out toward the mountains to our west. right around the washington area, not much. today rain, heavy at times. temperatures fall this afternoon. right now upper 50s. highs upper 50s to around 60. late this afternoon we will be around 50, tonight the 40s and 30s. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. now let's find out what's happening on the area roadways. here is julie with that ?tsz all right, still very much a busy commute for those traveling across the

after the system was put in, they applied for the $5,000 tax credit offered by montgomery county and they were not the only ones. >> i feel like this is really a success story and so successful, it, you know, it got ahead of us. >> reporter: the county council president voted to halt the program as of november. >> we basically said we can't take any new applicants. because we are already six years behind and taking care of the people on the waiting list. >> reporter: what is puzzling to keeny is while she and the other $500-plus applicants areel to to wait, a new county incentive program popped up, funded with $1 million in federal energy grants. >> the whole point of this new federal money was to create new jobs. >> reporter: so home owners putting in the same system today will get a $2,000 rebate. keeney's not eligible because her system has been installed and feels stuck. >> i can't tell my contractor i'm not giving him the $5,000 because i ran out of money. but the county did that to me. which i feel very misled. >> reporter: berlinner said the county will keep its promises to pay

. >>> serious problem in montgomery county. the clara barton parkway atnear macarthur boulevard and the cabin john parkway. a serious accident, one person extricated from a vehicle. activity continues in the investigation and cleanup. this is inbound on a clara barton parkway. river road is the best alternate and macarthur boulevard. let's go to the beltway at university boulevard. so far so good, like yesterday. lanes open between college park and silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a developing story from north korea. the country is saying goodbye to a longtime leader kim jong-il. >> ♪ >> this successor kim jong on walked next to his father's firstvehicle. mourners weekpt. died of heart attack on december 17. >>> new this morning, the search is on for three robbery suspects in northeast washington. the d.c. police say that the book three of them held up a convenience store on seventh street and maryland avenue last night. no one injured. they're looking into whether this is related to a series of other robberies in

starting tonight at 7:00 some of those counties include frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties. of course, this storm is expected not only to impact our area but several states up and down the east coast, all the way north to new england. abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. >>> a local doctor charged with sexually assaulting some of his patients dodged jail time. the judge sentenced dr. nizar hussain late this morning to a suspended sentence. now angry victims are speaking out. our reporters outside the courthouse in manassas with the latest. >> that suspended sentence from a 12 months in prison. but because it is a suspended sentence if she -- if he shows the behavior and has no contact with victims he could end up serving time in jail. the victim burst into tears in the courtroom. they are not happy with the justice system. >> it did not serve us, and i am not happy. i am very angry. >> another took the stand during the hearing, telling the judge she trusted dr. nizar hussain and he prayed on her. she says she does not sleep and is said to her stomach. while she severed, he will

and prince george's countiy, anne arundel county, montgomery county, fairfax county. floodwatch in effect this afternoon into the evening hours because of the heavy rain that will be coming through. let's take a look at the big picture satellite-radar composite. we can show you it is a pretty big system that will be coming through here today. we have plenty in the waive cloud cover. this is your precip. you can seat motion of this system. we've got a frontal boundary that will be sinking southward through our area. areas of low pressure will continue to ride that front during the course of the day and nighttime hours. so we'll have continuing precipitation. cold air comes in behind that. once that cold air gets here, some of this precip changes over to frozen precipitation, maybe some snow and because of that, there is a winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 7:00 tonight. lasts until 1:00 a.m. it does include montgomery county. it includes loudoun county, fauquier county. frederick county. so some of the close-in counties under this winter weather advisory.

montgomery county leaders say the tax isn't much of a burden to county residents. others say it is just one more way to make money. >> if you want to avoid it, simply bring a bag to the grocery store, wherever you shop. >> the county executive ike leggett who you just saw there said they're interested in protecting the environment by encouraging people to bring their own bags when they shop. according to leggett, the bag tax will only bring in $250,000 a year. >>> there were a lot of people who didn't get their christmas gifts sunday thanks to a snafu with one of the shipping companies. but customers say they're not buying the company's excuse. we'll have details on that at 4:40. at 4:50, a real life home alone situation. what one little boy did to ward off burglars. first, olga breese will have the forecast right after the break. >>> good morning, everyone. it is off to a very cold start across the region and we're starting to crank up a little bit of our wind speeds. already seeing winds bat 15, 20 miles per hour. we'll keep a lot of sunshine through the 9:00 and

right now, montgomery county saw the most of the snow, a dusting in some parts. northern fauquier, loudoun county, clark and frederick county and eastern portions of west virginia. also toward maryland around columbia and howard county reporting snow during the day. that is about it. take a look at the radar pictures. it looks pretty. a lot of people asking where's the snow been? it's been bottled up to the north. the storm 4 doppler radar shows everything is clear. there's snow activity toward the border and to the west. seeing pretty good snow there. that may try to move to the east. i'm not expecting much for the rest of the evening. the last couple hours showing precipitation through the region. 43 degrees under cloudy skies. winds out of the southwest at 7 miles per hour. it's bringing our windchill down to 39 degrees. we are going to see a system pass tonight. it's not going to do a lot except warm us up for tomorrow. to the south, the warm spot 47 in charlottesville, 46 in frederick. what can you expect this evening? 38 degrees by 11:00. a chilly night. not

one to two in loudoun county, montgomery county and northern portions of fauquier. closer to the d.c. area, only a dusting, really a coating. that's around midnight to 1:00 in the morning. after that, i would think it would actually melt before you wake up in the morning. don't expect to see many problems when you wake up tomorrow morning. tomorrow, we are beautiful. plenty of sunshine out there. colder. high temperatures only 41 to 45 degrees. we have been in the 50s and 60s now. 17 days in a row with temperatures above average. tomorrow will not be number 18. >> all right. thank you, doug. >> all right. down in dallas. they have synergy. >> talking baseball. >> synergy. it's working out great. nationals fans hoping the baseball winter meetings means a center fielder coming to washington. it's possible. the nationals lost the biggest target to the fish. starting pitcher, mark burleigh, the latest player to sign with the marlins. we are joined by nats insider live at the winter meetings. is it safe to say he was too much for the nationals? what is plan b now? >> yea

it is like taxing $100 tire $500. >> long-time montgomery county resident is adamantly opposed to the bag tax. >> the government is using us as an atm, nickel and diming us to death. >> county executive ike leggett disagrees. >> we're not -- >> reporter: saying the 5 cent per bag tax will not be much of a burden for residents. it can be avoided altogether. >> if you want to avoid it, bring a bag to the grocery store, wherever you shop. >> it encourages more people to bring their own bags to the supermarket. it will go a long way toward protecting the environment. >> we're interested in conforming behavior to reduce waste in our system. >> according to the county executive, over time, the bag tax will only bring in about $250,000 a year. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> coming up, time is running out to snatch up bargains at filene's basement. we'll tell you why. just weeks ahead, a major reconstruction project reports that pieces are falling off rome's world famous coliseum. >>> a little later in sports, a pro bowl snubbed for one of the oldest and top performing redskins. we'll be right b

investigators say a montgomery county ride on bus struck the woman as she was crossing the street. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police are trying to figure out exactly what went wrong and who was at fault. >>> the search is on for a predator that sexually assaulted a woman in a laundry room. the woman told police the man followed her into the laundry room, pulled out a knife and then assaulted her. if you have any information, call police. >>> firefighters in montgomery county are investigating a fire that was sparked in a basement overnight. it happened in a home in the 4400 block of cambria avenue. firefighters arrive to find heavy fire and smoke and were able to quickly put the fire out. no injuries are reported, but investigators are still trying to determine the cause. >> prince georges county say a thief used a super hero costume to rob a bank. the suspect was wearing a spider-man mask when he walked into the bb&t bank. the suspect showed his gun to the bank teller and handed her a note demanding cash. no one was hurt. >>> a teenager is in custo

a burst of heavy snow to montgomery county.ersburg, damascus, western portions of howard county, frederick and loudoun county. one to two hours of heavy snow there, then the whole system moves out by midnight. it goes by very, very fast. here is the snowfall totals. the extepided area, three to six inches. then two to three inches along i-81. one to two along loudoun county. a dusting but most like ly by te time you wake up, this is melted. this is not problematic. roadways very, very warm. i'm not too worried about the roads tomorrow morning for the rush hour, either. 45 degrees the high temperature tomorrow. winds calm down. 48 on your friday. then it's breezy and cold for the weekend. high temperatures in the low 40s. really, this is the first taste of winter we have seen. it's here for at least the next week to week and a half. >> everybody needs to do their homework. >> stay indoors and get the cameras ready. >> all right. thank you, doug. >>> coming up tonight, former illinois governor, rod blagojevich sentenced. we'll he

the major messes in montgomery county, captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we began with a number of breaking developments. newschopper 7 is live at over one of the busiest highways, following a particularly bad accident. we're learning more about the deadly sequence of events that led to the crash. we know that one person is dead, and several others were injured on rockville pike. people were taken to four different maryland hospitals and the area was closed more than six hours. we have live team coverage from the crash scenes and the traffic nightmare and the hospitals. we begin on the scene with tom. >> just minutes ago, they reopened at southbound rockville pike. northbound is still closed. the metro bus involved in the accident is in the process of being towed away. this is video a short time ago out of the accident. it is amazing the driver survived out on the metro bus. she is alert and talking and has been undergoing tests at a local hospital. the driver has been with metro since 1998. she was pinned, but they got her out and she is alert and t

they are not limited to montgomery county.d.c., they are investigating keepecurity measures to of criminal kids away. one person seen here try to flash jon stealing spree the penalty,ugher the better. this is how i make my money. when people start to take that have to dod they time? yes. they should have to do a lot of time. the proposal to crack down flash models that will be annapolis during next legislative session -- to crack down on flash mobs. get anight, lady gaga region.o our >>> and men looking for a sugar mama. more ok's than ever with that idea. >>> and accusers get ready to just hours, but there questions in the case. >>> and i am bob ryan in the belfort furniture weather ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers ♪ to make all of your gatherings just as merry as can be. ♪ only at safeway. ingredients for life. in more ways than ever. and our

montgomery county is hoping pedal power will help cut congestion, police and energy consumption. >> we are trying hard to expand public transportation for people to get around without driving. bike transit is the new step in that program. >> i think everyone benefits when there is one less car on the road whether you drive or not. >> reporter: the initial bake sharing stations would be located in communities inside the beltway such as bethesda, chevy chase and viral spring. bike sharing has been in the district for about three years. >> here is how this works. let's say you are a student at american university and you take the metro to the metro stop. you could walk to american university. it would take you well over half an hour. instead of walking, what you can do is rent a bike at the bike share station, ride it down nebraska avenue until you reach american university and drop it off at this bike share station. so, instead of taking you half an hour or 40 minutes, it's taking you ten minutes. pretty cool. >> reporter: two visitors from boston used a bike share to pedal from the capi

. >> instead of heading back to montgomery county, he is now in new york. he is expected to talk about the past four months in a rowboat. he spent 116 days behind bars. he is the only suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. she was his travel campaign -- companion and she remains missing. he maintains that she was swept away while the two went snorkeling. some people who know giordano say he never would have gotten in the water. we will hear more about this in about an hour or so. his interview can be seen right here coming up on "good morning america" starting at 7:00. >>> the so-called blanc the bandit crime spree is apparently over. police arrested the 26-year-old stephanie schwab after a low- speed chase on the beltway. she is responsible for three bank robberies and a carjacking. >>> police in montgomery county say tip from the public lead them to a man wanted for a series of carjackings and robberies in wheaton. police announced the arrest of a 50-year-old of landover. he faces kidnapping armed carjacking, and robbery charges in connection with

this comes after a series of high-profile attacks in montgomery county. but one anyone arrested in connection with a flash mob robbery and to be held responsible for every item that was stolen. >>> a dupont circle nightclub will fight to keep its liquor license from being revoked. the control board suspended heritage india's liquor license after three people were shot and three others stabbed during a november 27 incident. >> time is 6:36 and 32 degrees. >> still coming up, politico will talk about mitt romney >> the search for answers in blacksburg after burying a fallen officer. >> it is a chilly morning and will have another >> let's take a look air-traffic and whether every 10 minutes. >> doug hill is standing by. >>> it is another one of those mornings where if you have not left home yet you will be scraping frost off your windshield. a few areas are escaping the with temperatures just above freezing. let's look at chesapeake beach in northern calvert county with another glorious sun rise in progress. along the bay always winds up being a few degrees

>> thank you, jess. >> more federal workers will soon be moving to a highly traveled area in montgomery county. >> one county approved a deer hunt on a local golf course. those stories plus your weather first coming up in less than two minutes. >>> it is 4:44 this thursday morning. i tweeted this morning and howard retweeted i didn't have to worry about snow but lots of tree limbs and branches. >> we had gusts up to 50 miles per hour in spots. pax river, 51 miles per hour. gusts down in southern maryland at a 56-mile-per-hour gust. in flint, in frederick county. even in washington, reagan national had 39-mile-per-hour gusts. main the bigger story was the rain. record setting rain, 3.1 inches, not just the record for the date. that was the wettest december day they've recorded. you take like even snow and melt it down. three inches of rain, water in december, that is prolific. that's what we had yesterday. our records go back to the 1870s. this morning, we're looking at clear skies. winds still gusting to near 30 at this hour. they'll be out of the west and northwest today. 10 to 20 this mornin

no problems on the beltway in montgomery county. looks good on 70. looks good on the dulles greenway and the toll road. quiet across the american legion bridge. b-w parkway, driver in medical distress southbound inside the beltway near 410. that should be gone by the time you get there. newschopper 7 flying over 50 in bowie. your chance to shine. looking good between davidsonville and cheverly. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's thursday, 6:20, 45 degrees. >> hollywood's best of 2011. that time of year again. awards season. officially under way. >>> next "anderson," children who feel they were born the wrong gender. what do you want other kids to know about you? i am who i want to be. >>> hollywood awards season in full swing now. later today would harrelson and others will unveil the nominees for the golden globe. woody harrelson. last night"the help" leads the pack with four nominations for the sag awards. viola davis is the star of the film. the movie was also nominated for having the best ensemble cast. fellow nominees included george clooney, b

out of montgomery county where emergency crews are working on the scene of an explosion. it happened in garret park in the 4400 block of cambria avenue and that's where ken molestina joins us live. >> reporter: well still a very active scene over here, as you said let's go ahead and roll video of what it looks like just down the street where this all happened apparently. the call went out for a home on fire. when fire crews got here there was evidence there was some sort of an explosion. we're still working to get that confirmed. also we're working to get confirmed some preliminary reports that went out in dispatch suggesting there may have been some sort of a fatality involved in this, but again, definitely a fire here. there are still tons of crews, fire crews on the scene and i also saw some explosion investigators that are here on the scene but again this is the 4400 block of cambria, a very active investigation right now as well as a fire suppression effort on the part of firefighters out here. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest details as we get thos

that's a big issue in montgomery county right now. be on the ballot for voters next november. it's this issue of bargaining and a bill scaling back collective bargaining essentially for the union members. >> right. >> tell us what affects bargaining means and why that has posed a problem for your department. >> well, it's a very complicated issue but i'll try to give it a good explanation. first, i have to make it clear. it does not take away collective bargaining rights for the union. they will still be able to collective bargain their salary, all the pay and benefits issues. those things will not be affected. affects bargaining a a limited scope of bargaining. >> it says when management, chief, exercises management rights. and we have management rights that are spelled out in the labor law. when we exercise those rights the union can bargain that exercise right has on its members. an example is we had wanted all of you police officers to start checking their e-mail once a day. on workdays. not on their days off. on their workdays, c

montgomery county is considered to be the second healthiest.ion looked at how long people live and how they feel. they looked at behavior and socioeconomic status. >> consider this the next time you're exhausted one morning sitting in gridlock and trying to get over that nagging cost. the company you work for may be better off if you make your own hours. i like this idea, joe. researchers at the university of minnesota say companies do better when they're flexible about how and whether a job gets done. according to the study, employees who can make their own hours get more sleep and exercise. go to the doctor when they're sick and are less likely to come to work sick. as a result, they're more productive when they're working. how would you like to set your own hours? >> that would be nice. can't work too well. i was going to say, unless we're doing the news cast from home. >> come in at 9:00 and do 4:30 a.m. news cast. >> that's not going to work. >> no. >> how about we do a 7:00 a.m. news cast, a couple of hours. we can change it throughout th

anne arundel county, right along route 50. in montgomery and prince george's county, heavy rain at this time. rain is moderate to heavy throughout the day. temperaturescall in from the upper 50s to the thirties but later on tonight. as the cooler air moves in and around 11:00 p.m. is when we will see the changeover to some snow. wet snow that is. in terms of timing, up and down 95, 11:00 p.m., as early as 7:00 p.m. closer to martinsburg and hagerstown and cumberland, elevations is everything. locally, a little bit of slush on the grass. 1-2 inches. 4 plush along ridge tops. lis,a, tomorrow cooler and a lot of sunshine. >>> here we are with a crash on 395 at washington boulevard southbound coming from the district toward the pentagon. look how hard it is raining. how the water is collecting on the highway. we have had several wrecks. let's go to another one that happened at 395 north at duke street. >>> 5:33 now. now to the winter mess making it a rough week for drivers and parts of the southwest. parts of the east coast are feeling the rain

montgomery county is second, and prince george's county is one of the least healthy. it ranked 17th on the list, as well as baltimore. the adult obesity rate in prince george's county is 32%, compared to 19% in montgomery county. >>> of the d.c. metro area trust the list of best cities for business. the nation's capital has at all. only one complaint is listed and that is the amount of time wasted commuting. the second best city for business is boston, followed by des moines minneapolis, and omaha, neb.. i wouldn't have guessed that, except for us. >>> still ahead on "good morning washington", but traffic headache for drivers and parts of northwest overnight. water crews have close to the streets for several hours. >>> we have the latest in a child sex abuse case against former assistant coach jerry sandusky. why his lawyer had to apologize to the public. >>> before all of that, we have lisa baden and adam [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our netetworks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireles

that is wrong. >>> looking at the day ahead dived teams will return to montgomery county reservoir today to resume their search for missing washington suburban sanitary commission worker. charles duckett disappeared last friday while recovering a deer. >>> jurors will resume their deliberations in the trial of an aide to former maryland governor bob ehrlich. he is accused of using robocall to try to suppress the black vote during last year's election. bacall said that governor martin o'malley had already won the election. >>> house speaker john boehner will like the u.s. capitol christmas tree during a ceremony on the west lawn tonight. the giants' zero white fir tree will remain lit between nightfall and 11:00 p.m. until january 1. >>> some loudoun county president's argument about a holiday decorations. talking about a skeleton dressed in a santa claus suits hanging on a cross. it was placed on the courthouse lawn in leesburg. the a disorganization set up a display. >> people of all faiths or no faith at all should have equal access to this courthouse groundss. . >> i was shocked the c

montgomery county council members and the maryland historical trust unveiled a marker honoring general richard montgomery. that ceremony comes on the 273rd anniversary of general montgomery's birth. he successfully led campaigns to capture several forts and the city of montreal. he was killed in the attack on quebec in december of 1775. >>> some chilling emergency radio calls have now been released from last august deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fair. thousands of fans of the group, sugarland were standing right in front of the stage. state police received dire warning. thunderstorms are rolling in. dispatchers are heard asking about the plight of those fans, but it was all too late. just moments later, there's a lone radio call and it is sheer panic. >> the stage just collapsed. the grand stands are gone. fire control, ems are calling it a mass casualty. >> what a disaster. six people dead. about 40 others hurt in that stage collapse. >>> only on 9, how would you feel if you found out your six- year-old child was forced to wear a weight belt at school. >> that's what is ha

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it does include montgomery county, loudoun county, frederick county, fakier county, places like that.ause we expect to see the rain that falls later today change over to snow, mix with or change over to snow. the farther north and west you go, the more likely you will see some akook laitionz of -- accumulations of snow, 1, 2, maybe 3 inches of snow. we may see some heavy snow during the nighttime hours. this all pushes out of here during the overnight hours and we'll be precipitation-free during the bulk of the day tomorrow. the forecast looks like this. we've got the floodwatch. rain likely, heavy at times. 59-degree for your high today. that is early in the day. the temperatures will fall during the course of the day. winter weather advisory tonight. rain changes over to snow during the evening or late hours. it will change over to snow first farther out to the west. some accumulation is likely north and west of the city and we can't rule out some snow falling right here in washington. your overnight low, 43. you will see the winds gusting during the overnight hours. five-day foreca

montgomery county now down to the mid-50s. and it's into the upper 50s near 60, prince george's, arlington, fairfax counties. over the last 12 hours, we've had quite a change in our weather. we've had few sprinkles and showers yesterday afternoon and evening. we've cleared out a little bit. a few breaks in the cloud cover. sunrise at 7:20. we'll have sunshine in and out the middle of the day. down through much of the region 50 near midmorning. then drop to the mid-40s by late afternoon. chillier weather moving in. maybe a little precipitation tonight. we'll look at that and your evening planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> a couple of incidents slowing you down. lower bowie road closed at old chapel road. an accident there that also brought down power lines. crews working to get the lines off of the roadway there. for now, you're closed in both directions. if you're traveling eastbound on 50 at kenilworth avenue, serious crash is taking away your eastbound lanes. earlier, it was affecting the westb

i saw some in montgomery village, loudoun county seeing some of the snow. most of that is now out of here. look at the radar behind me to see where the snow is now. it's snowing in portions of pennsylvania, over the pennsylvania border, maryland-pennsylvania border and wilmington and to the west around frostburg seeing flakes there, too. that's about it. maybe a few flurries this evening. most of us stay on the dry side of things. there's a system making its way through the area. it's not going to change the weather that much. 42 degrees is the temperature out there now. windchill of 38. a little bit on the chilly side. not too bad for the end of december. 34 in gaithersburg. down to the south, a little bit warmer. 45 degrees near fredericksburg. seeing clearing out as far as the clouds are concerned. partly cloudy to clear sides. low temperature down to 35. not as cool as it was last night. then we're going to see more changes. tomorrow, looking very, very nice as we head into the new year. a major change. it's about time. >> all right. that sounded threat

baltimore county will continue searching for him about 7:30 this morning -- dive teams from montgomery county baltimore county. he was recovering a dead deer. the animal was found in his boats, but there was no sign of this father of three. he enjoyed family friends, and the washington redskins. >> he is a friend always there for you. he's a father and was proud of his work, the water, the people he worked with, and his family. >> montgomery county fire officials say that if you fell into the water, his chances for survival are slim. the water temperature is hovering around 45 degrees right now. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> it was a far from peaceful weekend at mcpherson square. more than two dozen occupy d.c. protesters were arrested yesterday after they refused to take down a wooden structure they were building. ben eisler has more details the morning. >> good morning. 13 protesters were detained by police yesterday. the standoff lasted all day long. this is the first incident where a pair were mass arrests on the base camp this is over 15-foot frame that the protesters built, the start

a coating, possible coating including in portions of the district and montgomery county and fairfax county just to the west of i-95. a coating on the grassy surfaces not on the roadways. rain some spots heavy tomorrow. 54 to 59 degrees. falling temperatures in the afternoon. the numbers dip down into the 40s with the rain heavy at times. here's the next couple days showing say good-bye to the warm air and hello to the 40s. we will be where we should be and below average in the weekend. temperatures in the lower 40s. get the coats ready. you're not going to need the shovels though. >> could be interesting tomorrow night. >> it will be fun. >>> coming up, ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phon

, one to three inches mainly on grassy areas, shenandoah valley, in the blue ridge, northern montgomery county and loudoun county. closer to washington, just a light dusting on grassy areas. that would be from 9:00 this evening to 2:00 tomorrow morning. sun returns. cold weather and breezy. tomorrow cold and dry with sunshine. friday, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday. danella, how's traffic? >> tough. a lot of accidents on the roadways. let's start with route 109 at i-270, having an accident there. if you're taking i-270, jammed from urbanna down towards clarksburg. it's slow. delays start again around father hurley. you're jammed as you approach father hurley. those delays continue all the way to the spur. > if you're traveling on 395, still have the accident. 395 at duke street on the right side of the roadway. fire department is on the scene. got to stick to the left. two of your left lanes will get

>> pretty good so far. 270 slow is you go past montgomery county. west of town, we take a look at the dulles toll road where withs look good right now and moving smoothly. onto heavy as you move 395. back to you. >> 37 degrees on this thursday morning. obama iswhat president doing to mark world aids day. >> what is in your child's apple juice? many people say >>> said woman suspected in a spree is behind bars. stephanie of manassas was arrested after a chase that beltway and ended in bethesda. they believe she is responsible for three bank robberies as well as a carjacking. authorities also caught the man suspected of carjacking three men. isy believe henry sanders othersible for several well including a carjacking outside of a post office. arrested after police got tip from someone who saw him on a surveillance video. >>> it looks like a cell phone but it is not. but tsa says a woman back from angeles to d.c. was the stun gun disguised a cell phone. agent turned to the device over police. it is not clear why police did consider her to be a threat.

princ probably in a couple of weeks. >>> 45 degrees up in montgomery county. 43 in fairfax. s county, you're coming in at 42 degrees right now. a breezy one. still have gusts hanging on at 30 miles an hour, annapolis down towards pax river. a little lighter as you head inland but not by much. we'll stay breezy today, a high of 53. should be up to around 50 at lunchtime. carol? >>> this day after christmas, no snow, a little wind, and the traffic is moving very, very well. here's a nice shot of the beltway at the gw parkway, nobody stopped, nobody on the side of the road, nothing in your way. if you were wondering whether the government was open or closed today, take a look at this shot of new york avenue at 14th street. over in maryland, georgia avenue, sligo avenue, quiet as can be. angie, eun? >> thank you, carol. >>> 6:32. we are following breaking news in iraq this morning. an explosion there killed seven people in baghdad. iraqi officials say a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint. it happened at the entryway to the interior ministry in baghdad during the

it linked montgomery county and prince george's county. the first two segments opened this year. 50 years after the endive -- idea was first proposed. if you would like to see a full list of the best and of course, check out our website wjla.com. >> coming up, a scathing report details the controversial hiring of a high-priced metro employee and the fallout. >> description video of a dog rescue from the side of the mountain. >> new speed cameras, find out where you will need to slow down in 2012. >> the best movies of the year. >>> movie ticket sales were down this year, but it was still a big year for the movies. >> what were the best? arch campbell has his top 10 movies of 2011. >> there are a few hundred ibid like to forget. -- hundred i would like to forget. >> the boy who lived come to die. >> harry potter is grand finale top this year's box office. >> i have to come up with the questions, too? >> "the help" make the best transition from book to a movie. "bridesmaids" that the year's best laughs. >> i am glad you are here. >> woody al