one serious one north of town. king a look at our traffic feature and i'm going to zoom into the north side of town. you see this delay, the accident is right here after georgia avenue. it's an suv carrying a trailer that jack knifed. it is slippery out there and a car hit that as well. all lanes were blocked for some time on the beltway. inner loop side here at georgia avenue. i was just on the phone and they tell me they are just beginning to try and reopen one lane to let you get by. but the damage is done. you can see coming off 270 across the beltway on the eastbound side here in silver spring. now take a live look on the beltway. at new hampshire avenue, you're okay and the outer loop of the beltway. you can see the lanes are squeezed because the sides of the road have not been treated. let's go back to our ipad. if you are planning to head over to 95 on the south side. first of all, a couple separate accidents. one northbound at route 17 where only the shoulder is getting by. then closer into us on the northb

town. so it's pushing the rain a little further south and east but still the best snow north and east of town baltimore, north up toward frederick and west toward warrenton and manassas, still raining southern prince george's county, charles county, st. mary's county. you'll get some snow. it's going to take a while. temps 34 college park, now the criminal cal areas, 31 in white oak -- critical areas, 31 in white oak, 33 in bethesda, 32 toward fairfax, 34 in springfield. the roads will become slick very soon. snow tonight 1 to 3 inches, more north slick roads late tonight, much colder friday, wind chill 0 to 15 above on friday. how much snow twill fall? still a pretty good map. -- will fall? still a pretty good map. you see the blue, the highest totals north of baltimore and up toward philly. then it really becomes a new england storm after that, but still 2 to 3 inches here and there even into southern maryland and south into charles county an inch, inch and a half. that's a little better view, 3 to 5 inches garrett burke north, 1 -- gaithersburg north, 1 to 3 inches immediate metro area. to

north of town closer to 20.spots are going to dip below zero. there goes the storm exiting to the east. we're looking at areas, some parts six inches. a foot or more across parts of new england from this but everything is quickly racing east now. the delmarva looking at snow. there were five-inch snow reports even in annapolis from this. 4 inches or so in kensington. 5 in damascus. western loudoun had 3 to 5. a little bit of light snow left over. there's a snow shower from prince william to charles county, montgomery county into eastern fairfax. a little bands here from around central howard right through western prince george's county. coming right there to about laurel a little bit of snow we're still dealing with but that is exiting quickly. temperatures will be calming quickly. hagerstown down to 16. five in oakland. 1 below in davis, west virginia. that's about 4,000 feet. look at the winds gust 4-g 1 at reagan national last check. 35 martinsburg. manassas and andrews gusting in the 30s. when you look the a

town. low to mid-single digits north and west. 23 tomorrow. by saturday 34 but another chance of flurries and snow showers around, especially in the mountains. by sunday 32. and it looks like we're going to see some flurries monday and temperatures by tuesday back in the teens. let's turn it over to monika samtani which thursday morning, so far pretty good shape. >> i think, howard, that everyone is really tired dealing with the road conditions, dealing with all the cleaning and the shuffling. it's a -- and the shuffling. it's a beginning things cool is trade because it's nice and quiet -- school is closed because it's nice and quiet. good shape andrews to oxon hill and across the wilson bridge. no problems on 395 northbound to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look here on the northbound side of i-95. yes, a few people already out here in the main and hov lanes but as you can see, it is looking good. let's go back out to the maps. this time inside the beltway no problems as i said on 395, 66, the belt waip through annandale. -- beltwa

there's the neck of the snow this morning, not much going on north and west of town. we'll zoom in and show you what's happening here the last few hours. the back edge of the system continues to progress to the east. it is snowing in easton right now. annapolis shutting down with the snow, but there's, again, prince fredrick, 2 1/4. st. mary's 4 to 5 inches of snow. another 90 minutes before that shuts down and we'll all be done with that. look at the temps this morning, very cold once again, single digits north to low- to mid- teens everywhere else. here comes monika, time saver traffic, and snow obviously causing some issues this morning. >>reporter: it is. i was asking all of my colleagues about their ride in this morning and for the most part everyone said that especially coming out of neighborhoods and lesser traveled roadways and even some of the major thoroughfares, for example, route 29 coming out of colesville, some of those roadways still have not been treated or will be treated shortly, but the major thoroughfares have to be treated first and bridges, ramps

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town into calvert county. you'll just have more rain than snow. by the time the cold air gets there it's going to be pretty much gone, but 1 to 3 inches north of town and toward the maryland/p.a. border and then you'll look at 2 to 4 inches of snow up towards hagerstown, westminster and frederick. these flakes are really big because they're catching other flakes and sticking to each other. it's just barely cold enough in the upper atmosphere to snow. that's going to change. this will end up being a fluffy snow by late tonight and the roads will become very slippery after 11 p.m. >>> right now it is snowing in leesburg and crews there are gearing up to clear the streets overnight for tomorrow morning's rush hour. hank silfverberg joins us live with more on the conditions there. >> reporter: as you can see, it's snowing heavily in leesburg now. it's made a nasty commute this afternoon and a potential for a really icy commute tomorrow morning. [ audio difficulties ] >> reporter: well, we can tell you that they have about 1,250 trucks on the road tonight concentrating in northern virginia. they'll be going around the biggest problem for those snow plow

if you are north d west of town, you have nothing to worry about. southern maryland, st. mary's, calfert county, you are the bull's eye this time. get ready for a dry snow. no shovel required, just a little broom. so a trace to two inches in the immediate metro area, two to four inches in southern maryland, and then we're looking at four to six for places like ocean city and also bethany, and that's going to continue now right on through the morning hours. the morning hours. we'll (upbeat dance music playing) isn't this great? kill me! you got this. the only thing i've got is a blister in the space between my balls and my ass. come on, jeff. don't quit! you can do it! i can't. yes, you can! you can keep it up for a few more seconds! (panting) i'm doing it! i'm doing it! it's working! i'm a maniac! i'm a maniac! attaboy. don't go soft on me! finish strong! (song ends) whew. i was pedaling toward the light. it was so beautiful. my pop-pop was there. he was smoking his pipe. it smelled like cinnamon and cherries. come on. let's get you off this bike, jeff. who's jeff? boy, y

then take a look at the beltway on the north side of town. there was an accident on the outer loop, three vehicles involved after new hampshire avenue. that slowed things down through that stretch. that's beginning to improve. there's an accident on the north side of town as well on route 29 near the icc. i'm waiting for sky 9 to get there. as soon as they are, i will show it to you. yup, we have that shot southbound route 29 just before the icc. you're looking at it now with several lanes blocked. two lanes block. one lane getting through. it looks like it could be a pretty serious situation with an icy patch there as well. so keep that in mind coming in from the north. now let's go back to another live picture. this time we're taking a look at the american legion bridge. just wanted to give you some good news. this looks fine on the west side of town between 270 and tysons corner. let's take a look at our trafficland camera now actually on the beltway north of town at new hampshire avenue. you're okay. now let's go to trafficland on the inbo

. >>> with the wreckage of a disastrous train derailment smoldering, residents of a small north dakota town are calling for precautions. it burned so hot firefighters didn't try to put out the flames. the mayor of the small town located near the accident called it too close for comfort and wants the government to make oil transportation safer. ntsb is on the scene, but has yet to evaluate the still smoldering wreckage. >>> russian president vladimir putin has promised a forceful crack down on terrorists after two suicide bombings killed more than 30 people. that raised more concerns about security at the sochi games approach. he met with officials in volgograd this morning to discuss security. more from russia. >> reporter: by the thousands russian police swept through coffee shops and markets hunting for accomplices in the two suicide blast that is killed at least 34. dozens of people were detained though any connection to the bombings was unclear. vladimir putin had a strong warning. we will confidently, fiercely and consistently continue the fight against terrorists until their complete

town. fresh snow pack. areas up north, winds go dead calm. they will be in the low single digits tonight. sunny skies, snow on the ground in washington. 22 feeling like five thanks to the winds sustained out of the northwest at 24 miles an hour. the dew point keeps dropping, a sign of the arctic air mass. it is going to get drier tonight. clear skies and light winds. but drier air is vi now. windchills in the single digits. feels like six in frederick. as we go through the evening hours, the windchills will actually come up a bit as the temperatures go down because the winds are going to get a lot light tore night. by mid nigh, these windchills will be very close to the air temperatures. maybe five in hagueerstown. so we have the strong winds today with a storm system moving off to the east. tonight, we will clear out with a light wind. very cold night. some sub zero temperatures in pennsylvania and new york and ohio. we will be near six in a couple of spots north and west. tomorrow, a sunny day. the arctic blast is going to slip away. we will climb back into the 30s . by sunday, mild air

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north. >> this town was pout on the map by the shinawatra family. they put it on the map.feel as though that might start to arode if thailand's political crisis drags on. they are watching how prime minister yingluck shinawatra handles the mass protest culling for her resignation. the protest leader accused her of being a proxy for her older brother. a lot of the hard-grape supporters of yingluck shinawatra want her to take more action against the radicals in bangkok. yingluck shinawatra's party was democratically elected. she should be allowed to do the thing she was elected for. >> the northern part of the country enjoyed expansion and investment thanks to tourism and government programs. >> the red shirts, as they call it, want that to continue and the home town family to continue ruing in bangkok. keeping with the family's tradition, they running for a seat in perimeter. the campaign is for everybody who loves democracy. we fight for democracy. >> many thats in the north are eager to enter the job market. but they are concerned about growing divisions. >> i believe tha

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north of town only 1 by 11:00. bundle up. take it easy on the roads this morning. we have some issues. monika samtani will step in now and give us the details with timesaver traffic. >>> i left here just about 7:00 last night and i noticed a lot of people walking their dog, trying to get out to do -- to clear up their driveways and because the sidewalks were not clear yet, they were kind of ening on to the road and then people were -- edging on to the road and then people were slipping. a little concern there. be careful. maybe wear something reflective so people can see you. it was dark and hard to see people out on the roadways. just a little piece of advice. here's what it looks like on our traffic feature on our ipad app. generally speaking you can see that things look much better than yesterday but you do have a couple of slow and slick spots all around town. it paw catch you by surprise so be -- it may catch you by surprise so be aware of that. here on the beltway here in college park, we're fairing well. no issues i've heard of basically between 95 and the w

. >> with the regard of a disastrous train derailment still smoldering, residents of a small north dakota town are calling for safer regulations. it burned so hot, firefighters did not even try to put out the flames the mayor of the small town located near the accident called it too close for government. he wants the government to make oil transportation safer. >> russian president vladimir putin promised a forceful crackdown on terrorists after two suicide bombings killed more than 30 people, raising more concerns about security as the sochi olympics approach. this morning putin met with officials to discuss efforts to fight terrorism. jim maceda reports from russia. >> reporter: last night they hunted for accomplices to the bombings. vladimir putin added "we will confidently continue the fight against trysts until their complete annihilation." this 26-year-old paramedic, his parents posted this message online after fearing he joined armed insurgents. "come home, his mother pleaded, we see how many people die because of people like you." "don't harm people because of their religion." >>> wild

. >> reporter: a toxic cloud of smoke and flames in north carolina. a towneveled with 47 dead. train derailments with unusually powerful explosions are on the rise and they all have a common cargo. crude oil fracked from north dakota's shale field. >> that is all they are bringing in. >> reporter: kelly graham and her neighbor are fighting to keep the trains from rolling into the bay area. a company wants to reactivate an old oil storage terminal in the pown of pittsburgh. the plan is to bring the oil in and store it in huge tanks and transfer it to all five bay area refineries. >> 242,000-barrels a day. in and out. that is an incredible amount. >> reporter: an environmental report admits to significant and unavoidable risks line spills, accidents, greenhouse gas emissions. now we are learning about greater risks that the trains carrying crude from the oil fields are potentially explosive time bombs. federal investigators say the chemicals the oil contains from the fracking process makes it more flammable than heavy crude. >> transporting it in 100 tanker ca

if you're north of town, don't worry about it. south of town, a pretty snow. not good for snowballs. get your broom out, not your shovel. >>> all right top, thank you. president obama is getting ready to deliver his state of the union address to congress and to millions watching at home. derek mcginty is anchoring our live coverage from capitol hill. hi. >> hey lesli, president obama did not have the best year in 2013 when it came to getting things done with congress. so many this year's state of the union address, the president is promising to go it alone. he says this will be a year of action. a year of executive actions without necessary congressional approval. for example, the president is going to announce an executive order that will raise the minimum wage to $10.10. he is also expected to announce executive actions on job training, retirement training, and help for the long-term unemployed. >> rather than sit and wait for congress to take action, we're going to go ahead and roll out on our own. i think as we have seen over the last several years now, co

traffic feature behind me on our ipad app and all these black lines that you see here on the beltway north of town and out here on 66 coming inbound as well. very slow and heavy traffic. in fact, stopped traffic because of these icy conditions. i'm going to first tell you about what is going on around town with live pictures. there was a crash on the inner loop after georgia avenue. it was involving an suv and a truck. all lanes have been blocked for some time and then the snowplows were coming in on 270 as well. that's the cause for all those delays right now. although the lanes have been reopened. let's take another live picture. first of all, this is 95 southbound side at route 1 in wood bridge. all those lanes are blocked off and i just literally got off the phone about 60 seconds ago with vdot and i said what is going on? we have several accidents between wood bridge and dale city and even in springfield right now blocking several lanes. a rush of accidents, they said. the lack of volume is actually working against them. they are not able to mix in the treatment into the ice and snow and that

. >>> peel in a small north dakota -- people from a small north dakota town investigators say a train carrying grain derailed. knocked several cars from a separate train that was hauling crude oil off its tracks. monday's accident sent a giant fire ball and plumes of smoke a mile high. the 2400 people in the town of castleton were asked to voluntarily evacuate. the ntsb is investigating the crash by examing the train's data recorder. >> you can't show up at a town hall meeting when you don't have a car. you can't send in a fema application when you don't have a computer and internet access. >> survivors of tornadoes thatter to through illinois in november disrupted a news conference yesterday to announce disaster relief. they are blaming local and state leaders for communication break downs and a slow response in assistance. about two dozen tornadoes touched down in one central illinois community. >>> a medical facility until new york says it is willing to accept 13-year-old jahi mcmath if her family can get her there. jahi's family wants breathing and feeding tubes surgically implant

over a foot in boston, in fact, some parts north of town have already seen more than a foot.ver a half foot in new york city and blizzard conditions possible across long island, block island and into eastern massachusetts and new hampshire. the combination of 50 miles per hour winds and the blowing and drifting snow. and perhaps the most noticeable thing about the storm, the frigid cold. once this leaves, look at the temperatures come saturday morning. much of the northeast goes subzero, windchill values as low as 30 below zero. maurice, true winter weather, it didn't wait long this year. >> dubois: it sure didn't. eric fisher, thank you so much from boston. now in new york state governor andrew cuomo has ordered a number of major highways closed as the storm moves in. terrell brown is on long island tonight. terrell? >> reporter: maurice, long island is one of the most densely populated places in the country. there are more people here than in 15 states. and the most important highway the the long island expressway. the blizzard is expected to dump a foot of snow here and cr

let's travel to the other side of town anwe'll take a look at our charge camera. here's the beltway on the north side of town. volumes relatively light. this is heavy for midday. a lot of people out still trying to get errands done before the snow really does come in. in prince george's county, they will again be clearing the primary roads first and then the residential roads. one piece of advice, they're saying please park in your driveways or on the even side of the road in your neighborhood so that once they get there, they'll be able to treat your roadways without any problem. and we'll be back with more information of course on the roadways later on. back you to, mike. >> thanks a lot, monika. >>> 4,000 trucks on the roads in northern virginia all hands on deck since early this morning for ddot. they were ready to go and they started their prepare ration as couple of -- preparations a couple of days ago. delia goncalves has more. apparently we're having trouble with that report. >>> as far as trying to fly, travelers are facing more and more disruptions as this winter weather starts moving

overnight cloudy, windy, cold, snow ending, total 1 to 3 inches, more north and east of town, winds northnorthwest 10 to 20 and gusty, morning early flurry possible, partly cloudy, windy, cold, temps in the 20s. they don't go anywhere. we have a wind advisory until noon, the entire metro area. winds could gust 40 to 50 miles an hour especially west of us. secure those loose objects. bring in small chairs. turn tables upside down. peak winds tomorrow 7 a.m. to noon and in the immediate metro area we could gust to 40 miles an hour. temps hold steady, 22 at 11:00, 23 at 1:00, wind continuing. a break saturday only 33, then more rain possible sunday, low 40s. now that rain could end in snow on monday morning, temperatures in the upper 20s and look at this. you think it's going to be cold tomorrow. in the teens on tuesday. that might be optimistic, back in the wednesday and light snow possible as we get into thursday. so what's there now ain't going away for a while. >>> so the coaching search continues over at redskins park. >> it does. it's still ongoing. we're getting constant information a

. >>> the mayor of a north dakota town is calling on changes after a freight train exploded. tonight the fire is still burning. yesterday, two trains collided. one rattling house, doors and windows. >> this is like night time. you know? just dark. you can't see anything. >> the authorities urged the 2400 people to evacuate the fire is a half mile outside of town. officials worry it changes wind direction to send mrumz of smoke into castleton. >> crude oil has a lot of particulate matter in it. a lot of fumes and other bad thing that's are difficult for people, especially with respiratory illnesses. >> yesterday's derailment was the third in just six months involving oil trains transporting crude the mayor says the town dodged a bullet. abc news, washington >> 74 people spending new year's stranded in an arctica, still. three ice breakers have been unable to break through the ice back so it will be up to a chinese ship snow dragon. >> by getting the cases down. it's snow, and ice. >> that is not likely until tomorrow at earlier. passengers will leave but crew stays with the ve

. >>> the mayor of a north dakota town is calling on changes after a freight train exploded.onight the fire is still burning. yesterday, two trains collided. one mile long this is rattling house, doors and windows. >> this is like night time. you know? just dark. you can't see anything. >> the authorities urged the 2400 people to evacuate the fire is a half mile outside of town. officials worry it changes wind direction to send mrumz of smoke into castleton. >> crude oil has a lot of particulate matter in it. a lot of fumes and other bad thing that's are difficult for people, especially with respiratory illnesses. >> yesterday's derailment was the third in just six months involving oil trains transporting crude the mayor says the town dodged a bullet. abc news, washington >> 74 people spending new year's stranded in an arctica, still. three ice breakers have been unable to break through the ice back so it will be up to a chinese ship snow dragon. >> by getting the cases down. it's snow, and ice. >> that is not likely until tomorrow at earlier. passengers will leave but crew s

we're first going to take a look here on the beltway north of town.n 95 and 270 on the top side of town. let's go ahead and take a live look in springfield on our sat 50 camera, on the northbound side of i-95, looking fine in springfield. by the way, all the crews from overnight, the construction crews were let out early. i believe it was just too cold for them to be out there. back to you guys >> thank you, monika. >>> 4:28. imagine the scpie of having your -- anxiety of having your daughter's life in danger and you can do nothing to help her. a family in pasadena, maryland had that scare yesterday after a 10-year-old girl fell into a backyard well. rescue crews say it was about 30 feet deep. it took 20 anne arundel county firefighters about a half an hour to get her out. the 10-year-old was conscious when she made it to the surface. she was airlifted then to johns hopkins hospital where she is recovering this morning. anne arundel county police are trying to figure out if there is indeed a penalty for leaving a well uncovered. >>> with temperatures

the area with the most no -- snow fall was a town north of boston, massachusetts. in minnesota, the snow was not a big concern. it was the cold. it is so cold there, the governor canceled school statewide on monday. we are talking about a state where folks are accustomed to this. this is the first time they have canceled school in 20 years. lows could reach -30 degrees. with the windchill, it can feel like -50. stay with us for storm watch country -- coverage. for your forecast, go to wjla.com or visit our site on facebook and twitter. we move on to developing news coming out of fairfax county. looking for three men who attacked a 12-year-old boy. the boy walked along arlington boulevard. he was stabbed. a nearbyreaming into mcdonald's. he was rushed to the hospital. from there, -- they say he is expected to be ok. police are baffled about what prompted the attack in the first place. neighbors tell us they are shocked. >> it is crazy. last night. that is creepy. >> we live close by. you really think about or worry about. >> police say it is possible the boy -- the

. >> now a vote for mandatory water conversation in the north bay the town of heelsburg with is about to take that step. >> about an hour, town council going to be meeting on this issue heelsburg has been on a program if this passes all of the water saving strategies will be mandatory. mike wilson laid out frefsh soil for plants. it's an effort to cut back on use, he's concerned. >> heelsburg is a slice of heaven and things tend to work out in rain. usually we get there. >> one and a half inches now. >> right now, heelsburg is in a stage one alert. proposals to go to two means it will be mandatory. >> what does it mean? >> mandatory means you can be cited. that is the bottom line. >> if adopted the mayor says citations will be the last step to get compliance. >> it's common sense things people haven't been doing. checking for leaks and at night. >> these conversation efforts are aimed at heading off problems in the future. >> if water flows continue to reduce we'll have a harder time. >> tonight the board of directors will make a request for conversation. last year the district receiv

. >> a year ago, goodyear said we are going to close this plant down in the north town of amiens .ling it out for five years with unions. peacefulked demonstrations at first. later, they turned violent. then it came to a head wind is co-executives, one who you see walking free, were held. they were given phones and barricaded in using tires. it is all about getting more bonuses, getting more severance pay. the cgt leaders, the leader of the union, they said we are going to occupy the plant. the show is just beginning. >> this sounds pretty abnormal, not in france. >> it might sound abnormal to our ears. maurice taylor, chairman of beingkin the u.s. were lured in to try to revive this plant. he said he was not going to invest in this, the french only work for three hours. this caused antagonism. yesterday, he said all these -- he said are these people crazy, this is going to achieve nothing. it does achieve something, that is what is fascinating. there were 10 french boss-nappings in 2009/ . it seems that crime pays. caterpillar help 4 -- executives held 4 hostage and then upped the

at least 12 people are dead after a suicide bomb attack in a town north of the iraqi capital of baghdad. the bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives near the iranian border. >> the icebound russian vessel carrying a roof of climate researchers and forests have seen the much appreciated arrival of australian rescuers. >> right now, the question is in the background as the 52 passengers had four dry and much warmer land. >> after being stranded for nine days, though gore of helicopter blades was a welcome sign for passengers above the research ship. the helicopter made several trips transporting up to 12 passengers at a time to a nearby icebreaker. the researchers and journalists on board were headed home on christmas eve when a blizzard trapped their ship in an arctic ice. despite being trapped, the passengers and the crew kept in good spirits posting video of their venture online. [singing] >> after three icebreakers tried and failed to break through to the distressed ship, the passengers and crew pulled together trampling the snow flat to make a helicopter pad. the storm prevente

north. this amateur video footage of course to share. we see an honorable striving for the town of you knew what they say the ethics of bikes and spices. in each team will combine the rebel groups terrific abuses by isis is mainly far into this sparked a backlash. this denotes that the truth of human rights says about five hundred people are being killed in rebel and fighting over the last week. what will revel in addition to getting on government troops and advantage. they've seized town north of the men women and found solace in the stool area of about sixteen let's take a look out some of their world news in brief. thai anti government protesters are gearing up on the streets of bangkok this sunday is a day ahead of their planned shutdown of the capital the opposition rallies in to topple the government and hold upcoming elections thailand's been hit by a wave of political unrest the opposition demanding the resignation of prime minister again what should i want to take years of acting as a puppy for her brother former prime minister texans the jets military chief may be in t

north. >> the town was put on the map by the shinawatra family. they have had unwavering support for their party. some feel that might erode if thai lan's political crisis drags on. >> they are watching how prime minister yingluck shinawatra handles the mass process calling for her resignation. she is being called a proxy for thaksin shinawatra. >> a lot of supporters of yingluck shinawatra would want her to take more action against the radicals in bangkok. yingluck shinawatra's party was democratically elected. she should be allowed to do the thing she was elected for. >> the northern part of the country enjoyed expansion and tourism. the red shirts want that to continue and their home town family to rule in bangkok. keeping with the family tradition yingluck shinawatra's nephew is running for a seat in parliament. the campaign is not fallen popularly. it's for everybody who loves democracy. for five or 100 years, democracy. >> thais in the north are eager to enter the job market but are concerned about decisions. i believe both sides love the co

block away from the post office as the mailman was delivering mail on the section of north fayette street. and old town alexandria, tom roussey, abc 7 news. and a script was leaked. quentin turrentine had a script to a handful of actors and somewhere along the line, then skipped got into the wrong hands and was bombarded by phone calls. depressed nowvery and said at the project is now on hold indefinitely. >> a growing number of colleges are taking back measures to get you to enroll. they're offering to help students pay back their loans. the program cover student loan bills to help them secure a well-paying job here to there and lamenting plans to battle low enrollment numbers. we are battling low numbers in the temperatures. briefly thisrm up weekend. we'll get above three degrees. the kids enjoyed it. lots of snow to play around in . other people are enjoying it. the snow will be around for some time. every time you see a hint it will warm up, another push of cold air comes in behind it. that will continue for the next couple of weeks. 19 and nine were the high-end low at reagan national airport. th

lation of 12,000, it sent more athletes to the winter games than any other town in north america. aljazeera's paul beban reports. >> forget football, this is how they do friday night lites in steam boat springs. the kids lineup and launch themselves into the darkness. >> go! >> saturday morning, time for speed camp. saturday afternoon, a cross country race. >> the hill may be humble to big sister steam boat across the valley, but this is mount olympus. they say it is built out of dirt andrews. >> they've been cranking out olympians for 100 years. johnny spilane grew up a few miles from the club and became the first north america medalist in the nordic combined. >> it produces so many athletes because all the kids are having fun. you can't be successful in nip sport without enjoying what you do. >> this is the history of see town, u.s.a. >> yes, and here is the man who started it all. >> he founded the club in 1914. its culture has a formula generation after generation. brothers club kids all grown up are on their way to sochi. mom penny says the club means more than medals. >> it'

the sport, including a small town in colorado that produces more winter olympians than any other town in north america. stay with us. >> welcome back. scientists in the u.k. managed to restore sight in people born with an incurrable form of blindness. they used gene therapy to help people with a disease that affects one in 50,000 people, mostly men. emma hayward reports from ox ford. >> many of us take our eyesight for granted. but if you live with some diseases your vision is restricted, and this disease can lead to blindness. >> tony had problems was a boy. >> peripheral vision sinks. >> after taking part in a trial, his vision in the eye way was operated on has improved. co-roid dereema is linked to a gene. it causes the retina, the lining at the back of the eye to degenerate. scientists injected the retina with a modernized virus which is safe. it halts the further loss of vision in cells and can improve it too. six months after the treatment the patient's vision in dim light improved, and a third of them could see further down on the lines chart. >> with gene therapy, i agree we are genet

here's the beltway north side of town at new hampshire avenue. we're in great shape and volumes are really light as you can see. let's go back to the maps coming in from the west. looking good on 66 and the dulles toll road. no issues on the beltway as you travel west side over into springfield. we'll take a live look one more time outside. if you are planning to head on 270, here's what it looks like at route 109 guys. the white road is just pavement and it's just discolored from all the salt and sand. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:50. doctors in britain are offering a new way to lose weight. patients swallow a pill that drops a balloon into your stomach. alfonso van marsh has more from london. >> reporter: the makers of this pill say it can help overweight and obese patients lose up to 20 pounds in three months. the patient swallows a capsule with a balloon inside and gastric surgeons inflate it to make someone feel full so they eat less. >> this balloon will act to educate them a little bit about portion size, retrain that brain, chang

. >>> people in a small north dakota town are now back home after a train explosion forced them to evacuate is now about 90% contained. investigators say a train carrying grain derailed and knocked several cars from a separate train off its tracks. that train was hauling crude oil. the accident sent a violent flume of smoke miles high. ntsb now investigating the crash by examing the trains data recorder. >> you can't show up at a town hall meeting when you don't have a car. you cannot send in a fema application when you don't have internet access. >> those are angry survivors of tornadoes thatter to through illinois. storm victims blame local and state leaders for communication break downs and a slow response in assistance. about two dozen tornadoes touched down in one central illinois community. >>> a dispute is brewing between starbucks and a small brewery in missouri. breweries selling an alcoholic beverage called frappuccino. starbucks sent a cease and desist to the brewery. which they in return sent a check for $6. the brewery says it doesn't sell the frappuccino. starbucks says its ju

residents of a small north dakota town have an all-clear.ut alarms are sounding now, we'll have the details coming up. >>> and the california hospital who declared a california teen brain dead after removes her tonsils is refusing to give her a tracheotomy tube. she needs it before she can be transferred to a new york clinic. >>> and researchers say a daily dose of vitamin e gives alzheimer's patients six months longer and helps them getting dressed and making meals. >>> and happy new year to each and every one of you, 2014 came in with a bang as more than a million people crammed into times square, the crowds braving cold temperatures ringing in the new year are with the famous ball dropping. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, january 1st. >>> happy new year, everybody. happy new year. look at us ringing in the new year together. >> am i not the luckiest man in america right now? >> oh, how sweet are you? i will say if i had to be anywhere in new york city, this is probably where i would want to be, i don't know that i wou

north dakota when this explosion happened. the train derailment and that subsequent massive explosion happened on monday afternoon in the town of castleton, north dakota, which is just outside of fargo. castleton's a town of about 2,400 people. nearly all of them were forced to temporarily evacuate their homes after that explosion sent who knows what into the air above them. the fire ranged on for more than 24 hours. the temperature of the fire was reportedly so hot that fire crews could not get even close enough to it to try to start to put it out. so they just had to let it burn and burn and burn for more than a full day, before they could get close enough to fight it. the mayor of casselton, north dakota, told people, this is too close for comfort. there have been numerous derailments in the area. it's almost gotten to the point that it looks like not if we're going to have an accident, it's when. last month, the same rail company involved in this accident had another train derailment that involved rail cars that transport crude oil. in october, a north dakota farmer turned out what to be one of the largest oil spills in sta

a least twelve people are dead after a suicide bomb attack in town north of the iraqi capital baghdad. the bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives in bathrooms near the iranian border. when the group has claimed responsibility for that attack. in other news the ice found russian vessel carrying a group of climate warming researchers and terrorists has seen the much appreciated arrival of australian rescue. well everyone is happy to be heading home there is question as to who's going to pay for the rescue mission it is a price tag of about a million europe's right now though that question is in the background is the fifty two passengers were dry and much warmer last. to be extended to ninety days the ruler of the top today's was a welcome some passages of cold antarctic research and academic tchaikovsky the helicopter made several trips transporting up to twelve passengers at the time to a nearby australian ice breaker. the receptionist tourists and journalists on board with this home on christmas eve when a visit to the ship in antarctic ice despite being trapped passengers and

wife and four children the incident which destroyed the entire house happened early saturday in a town north of baghdad sectarian tension is running high in the country in which almost eight thousand civilians and over a thousand security forces were killed last year. president has reiterated he will not sign a security pact with the u.s. until peace talks resume with the pakistani taliban made karzai has repeatedly refused to pen the deal which would allow american troops to stay in afghanistan beyond two thousand and fourteen the agreement could also give u.s. soldiers the right to raid people's homes as well as immunity from prosecution. in canada police and firefighters have suspended their search for the victims of a massive fire that destroyed a nursing home authorities confirmed eight people died in the blazing a small town in combat province which most of the residents were over seventy five years old thirty people are still missing with rescue efforts being hampered by subzero temperatures. across border shooting in gaza by israeli forces has led to one palestinian man being killed

looking at something i think bigger at work potentially which is this town sits at the epicenter of the christie crates if you will of north jersey. this town is in joe's backyard close to the northward political machine. all of that is right around here. you're talking about $6 million in sandy money getting steered towards a long-planned project. the key to understanding this senior project is -- >> what's your understanding? is it a proper use of money which people from the federal government and other forces are giving to people in a disaster area? is it disaster relief or not? >> you can make a case. look, there was damage to i think the case here is what this illustrates is how much discretion the administration has. the administration can make a case that this project was worthy of funding, it's shovel ready. it wasn't untouched by sandy. but when you compare belleville and when you compare this particular facility in belleville to the images you see to the city that's submerged underwater, the station damage, all of this stuff you saw out of hoboken it raises the questions of priorities. why was this is worth $6 mi