natasha barrett reporting from arlington, abc 7 news. >>> we are getting the details about a pentagon study repealing the ban on gays serving openly. troops a report 70% of surveyed say that ending the policy would have a minimal mixed or nonexistent impact. robert gates will formally. thursdayegrees on this mont morning. >> it was country music's time to shine. we will break down the winners from last night's cma awards. >> thousands of cruise ship passengers could be just hours away from dry land. >> q k >>> 5:10 on a thursday morning, a chilly start. temperatures in the 30's and 40's. 39 in gaithersburg, 44 at reagan national airport. there's nothing going on. high-pressure across the area. sunshine today. sunrise at 6:45. sunset before 5:00 this afternoon. look for highs in the upper 50's or low 60's. nighttime in the 30's. 38 in the district. toh temperatures in the 50's low 60's tomorrow. now to lisa baden. >>> traffic on 95 in virginia and maryland, travel times in our favor. also good, the greenway, toll road, 66 out of centreville to the beltway, and 270 at father hurley. the

the natasha barrett data storage.sy travel week ed. >> very busy. -- a very busy travel weeks ahead. >> what should happen and what should not. the tsa administrator late yesterday said that with all the controversy surrounding the screenings that the screening procedures will go on, but obliquely as warranted. some feel the pat-downs rt 00 personal. the tsa worked during the weekend to convince passengers that it's necessary. the tsa yesterday said a screening procedures would be adapted as conditions warrant. right now there are 385 full body scanners but only 2100 security lanes. but many security lanes will not have them. the pat-downs only happen if a person declines the body scan. there is an internet movement urging passengers to opt out of body scans to slow security and to approval point to the tsa. all lot of people say they just want to get to their destination on time and they will do what needs to be done. experts say that with more than 1 million americans planning on traveling thanksgiving wednesday and

. >> natasha barrett has the president said. >> good morning. president obama's spent veterans decade in south korea with a strong morning -- strong warning for north korea. he says that if that country continues with nuclear ambitions, there will face isolation and less security. he marked veterans day at a u.s. air force base in south korea and assured u.s. troops at that event and thousands of others serving a overseas posts that his administration would care for them when they return home. he praised them for fighting america's current wars and those who served in the test. >> nearly 37,000 americans lost their lives in korea. after three years of fighting, our forces succeeded in driving the invading army battled with the 30th parallel. one historian said that while he believes it was the greatest of all trials for american troops, their performance was nothing short of miraculous. >> with president obama abroad, vice president joe biden will assume the duties to market ay at the white house with a breakfast and then going to arlington nati

natasha batter is live with the -- barrett is live with the latest. >> it was a crazy morning here. right now near 50 back open as you can see behind me. this road was closed for quite some time this morning. this is what we know right now. police say they were trying to pull over a pickup truck you are about to see but the guy driving it, right there, he hit a retaining wall on 295. he refused to pull over the in between all of this, that truck tried to ram a d.c. police cruiser, a canine cruiser who was trying to stop him here. police got him out of the car. he is in custody right now. as you can see, he was taken by ambulance it a local hospital, being checked out. we are not sure why this guy refused to pull over for police. this is a little while ago on 295. we know that he tried to ram a police cruiser, tried to get away, not sure why. 295 here now once again open and one man in police custody. all police officers involved are ok. back to you. >> our top story now this morning, new developments in the political scandal involving rushern baker who will speak out three days afte

natasha barrett has the latest. >> got a little hairy here this morning. parts of 295 were closed after this police pursuit and crash. right now 295 near 50 open. this is what happened, at least what people are told us so far. the man driving the pickup truck, they tried to pull him over but he had other plans. he refused to stop. police were pursuing him for a bit. the man crashed into that retaining wall but before that police say he tried to ram one of the police cruisers. police put handcuffs on him, put him in an ambulance and took him to a local hospital. we don't know why this man was initially being pulled over by police in d.c. we also don't know why he was trying to run from police. he is getting checked out at the local hospital. all the other officers that were involved are ok. once again, 295 behind me near 50 open for traffic and "morning rush" hour. >> thank you, natasha. on to the other top story, we are following new developments in the political scandal involving prince george's county. the executive jack johnson will head back to work to

natasha barrett is live with the latest details. >> i just got out of the courtroom.the judge cause -- judge called what happened an overreaction. the officer was found guilty on two charges of animal cruelty. he got one year of unsupervised probation. he will not have a criminal record. this case has been getting nationwide attention over the dog named bar -- bear-bear. the officer says he was acting in self-defense. he says he was scared the dog was going to maul him, his wife, and his dog. the judge found it a symbol overreaction. the dog did not bear its teeth. -- bare its teeth. once again, the officer was not guilty of animal cruelty. because he was found guilty, now you will not be able to go on a mission to afghanistan, which was recently assigned to him. live from annapolis, natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >>> one month after the end of their 69-day ordeal, chilean minors are living the life in hollywood. they went to beverly hills. they are also going to be recognized this weekend at the cnn heroes award show. >>> british brides are bracing themselves for the w

live from reagan national airport, natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >>> the yemen branch of al qaeda is promising more attacks to the attempt to bring down two cargo planes. in a magazine, the group said it is part of a ship from spectacular attacks to smaller ones designed to hit the u.s. economy. the group was bragging about how cheap and easy to follow the mail bomb plot was. >>> a warning to drivers ill laurel, mobile speed cameras are running. the cameras will be near a school zones and neighborhoods with posted speeds of 35 or less. if warnings issued during the first month. after that, violators receive a $40 fine. >>> investigators caught up with a man wanted for killing a co-worker and dumping his body in a cardboard box. marvin palencia was arrested in hyattsville on saturday, accused of shooting jacobo vasquez at and what was d.c. building and dumping his body on the interstate. he threatened jacobo vasquez over an affair with marvin palencia's wife. >>> there was a deadly crash in silver spring. they were following a van driven by a man who just had a fight with his girlfriend and so

natasha thomas is a 36-year-old african-american woman from baltimore, maryland. she considers herself fortunate to have access to quality care. despite some setbacks, she was able to complete middle school, high school and college, and she has been working consistently for 15 years. she has had employers who allow her to take leave when she has sickle cell pain crisis. natasha admits that most of the people she knows with sickle cell disease are not as fortunate as she is. even though she has access to specialized care, natasha is hospitalized at least once a year with paralyzing pain. in the hospital, she has to undergo i.v. therapy with fluids and narcotic pain medicine. natasha is grateful for the maryland medical assistance program which provided her with the necessary resources to get through difficult financial times when her conditions flare up. she admits if she didn't have coverage with specialized care, she would have had much more pain and needed to receive blood transfusions. sickle cell disease is not a new phenomenon. people have been living with th

it's time for sports news now with natasha. hello and welcome the sports news on r.t.m. we begin with if you look at the headlines there is hamilton emanates practice for the crucial grand prix i had a fellow title chasers alone so webber to tell. you the end of the ravens fourth quarter comeback deny i do not plan to as the falcons gather weigh in for the past record in the league. and it's a one certain goal found in melbourne l.t. the guy was hit by none other than robert allenby is shot on the second day of the aussie masters. so starting with formula one and mcclaren series hamilton increase the pressure on three title favors by recording the fastest time in practice for the season ending grand prix red bull said boston would tell the race winner here last year was fastest ahead of hamilton in the opening session and was second to the great in the late one championship leader for nandrolone so was steadfast just with the towels teammate mark webber coming forth in both practice sessions for the bit more than. a little one brother said in these races there is no doub

we had to put the cord on because the receiver froze over and natasha was nice enough to give me a thermometer to kind of check and gauge out here. well, that has since frozen over. it is no longer working. take a look at some of this fresh powder here on the ground. this is very, very fresh and it continues to kind of pelt your face and it makes for a pretty nasty live shot i'll tell you that. now, take a look right over here. here is interstate 80 and here is the problem. the visibility but really just very slick, slick roads. you may see this snow wants to come up here. i will tell you this. be prepared. >> it is a lot of snow. it is a lot of snow on the road. >> reporter: and we are talking about blankets and blankets. cal-trans doing their best in what is looking to be the largest november snow storm in the past six years. >> do you believe that looking at what it looks like out here? >> there is a lot more on the grounds now. >> one heck of an experience for november. >> reporter: drivers making sure their chains are on and ready. facing nasty roads, crawling along, fighting slick surfac

from frederick, natasha barrett, abc7 news. >>> drug charges against a cbs news correspondent and his wife were dismissed this afternoon. a government witness was scheduled to testify in the case and did not show up. he and his wife were accused of growing marijuana in the backyard of their georgetown home of. this does not mean the cavaliers in the clear. they were dismissed without prejudice and they could be tried again. >>> the metro escalator system is flawed. now we want to hear your escalator experiences. we are live for the dupont metro with more on this ongoing issue that has been a vexing so many people. >> we are here in the dupont. two escalators are out tonight. our home on the internet, wjla.com -- tbd.com, is your home to talk about these escalators and their problems. when one escalator reportedly came to a screeching halt on tuesday, one it turned to twitter to report it. he sent out eighth week after a credit dupont escalator abruptly stopped on monday. -- he sent out a tweet. >> i walked a few steps over and i just started tweeting. writers continue to have problems

live from the satellite center, natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >>> within the hour, a north carolina police chief wrapped up a press conference he was regreting to have. a little girl's body has been found. the mother has admitted to bribing a fake ransom note. the girl would have turned 11 next week. >>> the search for a missing woman is over. she was found dead in a rental car yesterday. she was on the campus of the university of new mexico. she disappeared during a trip to albuquerque. police are investigating the death as an apparent suicide. >>> coming up, the one food that women of all ages should be eating to fight off breast cancer. >>> and how a local teenager learned the tools to say her teacher postal life. >>> and cut a google mistake start a war? look at all the toyota's for sale. let's go with... i'm selling my toyota rav4. do you know anything at all about the escape? it's a nice light blue color. much like my eyes. my goodness, it's true. the mileage is extraordinary. 28 miles per gallon on the highway. it's a voice-activated sync system. all around, it's better than my toyo

that's natasha cloud. terps an early lead. they respond with sugar rogers.take the terps by 8. >>> news regarding donovan mcnabb's contract extension. heard it was five years, 78 million. turns out if the redskins cut him at the end of this season, they will owe him just 3 and a half million dollars. and the contract would be void. not quite as ironclad as we originally thought. i'm brad, have a great monday. >>> you may have debris in the yard. >> the best resale cars. >>> and 5:49. study of a controversial immigration policy yields surprising results. here is angie. >> all right. thank you very much. we are checking on the outer loop. lanes are open. still ahead in the traffic report, coming up, storm damage to avoid at 5:30. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> busy morning in traffic and weather. you will be back with roads in a minute. first, weather with howard. >> busy night last night. storms moved through. we have wind gusts 50 and 60. measured

. -- natasha barrett. >>> one of the closest congressional races in our backyard, today the winners official. >> changes are on the way for montgomery county liquor stores. i am suzanne kennedy. the details coming up. >> the academic gap between black and white students is worse than some educators thought. in fact, the numbers in >> you are watching abc7 news at 5:00 p.m. -- on your side. >>> a new study suggests african-american students are academically further behind than they thought. >> this details what they call "a national catastrophe for academics." mr. fletcher is in the newsroom and joins us with the details. >> we have another is a disparity between blacks and whites when it comes to academic performance. what is interesting is it shows the gap has less to do with economics and more to do with community. 17-year-old isaac parker has been accepted to nearly one dozen colleges. life has not always been this good for this richmond high school student. >> i have been to the point where we did not have running water. >> is it has -- isaac has what this study says black students despe

member for derbyshire, mysu colleague natasha engel. >> mr.eaker, i am the mp for the northeast derbyshire. east midlands region. thank you very much for coming and he was so much for inviting me to speak to you today. on a normal day, i have been a back bencher. this is my first and possibly only ever time at the dispatch box. if anyone were to ask me if there is any debate on any day that i would like to take part as a front bench speaker it would be today, and it would be here and now. i am enormously proud list to be here today and to join you. and being allowed to take part on your day is an enormous privilege to me. it is something that not that many years ago, mr. speaker, who was in those days a plane mr., and i would of thought this would of been completely impossible. the amount of opposition we have from our colleagues all across the house to having young people to have anybody who is not a member of parliament speaking from the green benches was really quite unbelievable. so, really, i want to say a special thank you, because i thi

member for derbyshire, mysu colleague natasha engel. >> mr.speaker, i am the mp for the northeast derbyshire. east midlands region. thank you very much for coming and he was so much for inviting me to speak to you today. on a normal day, i have been a back bencher. this is my first and possibly only ever time at the dispatch box. if anyone were to ask me if there is any debate on any day that i would like to take part as a front bench speaker it would be today, and it would be here and now. i am enormously proud list to be here today and to join you. and being allowed to take part on your day is an enormous privilege to me. it is something that not that many years ago, mr. speaker, who was in those days a plane mr., and i would of thought this would of been completely impossible. the amount of opposition we have from our colleagues all across the house to having young people to have anybody who is not a member of parliament speaking from the green benches was really quite unbelievable. so, really, i want to say a specl thank you, because i thi