crews are on the scene of a deadly shooting in northeast d.c. police found a man shot to h in the 1200 block of c street. for two are looking suspects. what led to the shooting. more details as. >> under the people are expected the national mall afternoon to honor the of the elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. joinizers say people will form a large community circle around the washington monument. goal is to find ways to prevent similar tragedies in the future. >> the debate over guns in america, the national rifle association is not backing down from its controversial idea of putting armed guards in the nation's schools. >> i don't understand why you cannot just four minutes imagine when a horrible monster his way into a if a good school that been there, had might be unable to stop him. the nation's cardigan rights as a white house task may try ton violence undermine the second amendment. >> u.s. senator free on bond after being arrested for alleged drunk driving. the idaho republican ran a red light in alexandria early sunday mo

he is live at the brentwood giant into northeast d.c. looks like things are getting started this. >> all right. and we've got a look at the morning's other top stories including a multimillion-dollar plan to prevent flooding in a d.c. neighborhood where resident are fed up. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment.  >>> time for stuff a truck 2012f you can't make it out to the giant food stores where we'll be today, can you also donate over the phone. we are prepared for you. our folks standing by there in the studio. the number is 202-895-33:07 it is also on the bottom of your screen there. is in information on how can you donate by text or online as well. can you also head to myfoxdc.com to get all the information. but they're standing by ready to take your call. all right. great cause. >> gwen is with us again. we've been kind of complaining about the weather. >> we have been spoiled with the 70-degree days that we had. >> that is what it was. >> we have a few light showers moving through and some spotty sprinkle

shot and killed off rhode island avenue in northeast d.c. back in 1995. >> they had carjacked his car. and robbed him and shot him in the back of his head. >> reporter: jessica tyson is president of the d.c. area homicide survivors' group. just this past sunday, her grandson jeffrey tyson was shot and killed in southwest d.c.. >> i think they should abandon abolish all guns. >> reporter: this woman didn't need another reminder that the city, the country can be very dangerous places. d.c. knows gun violence and obviously there's some neighborhoods that are more familiar than others. this is 13th and congress street in southeast and according to one report, in the past decade alone, at least 17 people have been shot dead in this area. >> i wa the president, senate, congress, i want our leaders to close the gun show loophole. i want a lot of changes to come about to save innocent lives. >> reporter: carradine jeffreys 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed on south capital street in 2010. one of five young people killed in a chain of events t

it happened around 8:30 last night along massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c.e officer was hit during a traffic stop. her condition has not been released. so far, no charges have been filed against that driver. >>> metro is investigating one of its bus drivers after a video was posted online showing that driver reading behind the wheel. check it out. it was taken by a rider on the d-2 route last monday and posted on the blog d.c. metro. the passenger said the driver was reading the paper on a long stretch of the route, both while stopped and while the bus was moving. riders we showed video were outraged. >> you're reading the newspaper, so you're putting yourself in danger. you're putting your passengers in danger. >> that's a safety violation. come on, metro. do your job. check into your drivers and figure out what's going on. >> it's difficult to tell from the video if the driver was reading the paper or just holding it. either way, aaa says it is distracted driving and puts the drivers, riders, and everyone around them in danger. >>> we're also getting our f

been involved in a series of purse snatchings this morning at gas stations in hyattsville and northeast d.c.. in fact, one of their victims actually showed up here at the scene of this crash. now she's the wife of a d.c. police officer and he called and told her that the plates on the car that crashed into the metrobus actually matched to getaway car that was used after stealing her purse and listen to what she had to say. she is furious. >> i'm mad. i'm really mad. i'm really mad and i'm upset because -- because to me, they know that they out here doing this kind of stuff. but the bottom line is one day, it could be somebody in their family. that get hurt just like today. just like this morning. someone was hurt. it wasn't me luckily enough but i pray for whoever was hurt. >> reporter: the two people that were hurt were again the metrobus driver and one of the metrobus passengers on that bus. they were transported to the hospital. minor injuries expected to be -- to make a full recovery and the three people. the three suspects in the stolen car, they were also arrested but no major life- t

elsewhere in maryland. >>> a teenage girl is in critical condition after she was hit by a car in northeast d.c. police say the girl was hit at the intersection of new york avenue and 1st street shortly after 6:00 tonight. paramedics took her to a hospital. the driver stayed on the scene. police are still looking into it. no word yet on whether any charges will be filed. >>> former president george h.w. bush is improving tonight in a hospital in houston, texas. they say he's even singing to his doctors and nurses. a spokesman for the family says the former president, who's 88 years old now, is alert and in good spirits. he's still in intensive care. he's been treated for persistent fever. the former president has been in the hospital for more than a month now. doctors say they're still optimistic about his recovery. >>> well, now, it is pretty simple. redskins and the cowboys this weekend. win and you're in. otherwise go home. two teams play sunday night. nbc 4 right here. the nfc east title. that means sunday the home of the clark family in capital heights, maryland, will be a house divided. c

d.c. school. at the body was found in northeast washington. natasha barrett is live to explain why police believe this man was killed. >> police say this man's body has no relationship to the school right next to it. and the principle of this elementary schools sent a letter home to -- principal of this elementary school sent a letter home to parents. children will remain inside while this investigation goes on this week. the woman walking her dog found a man's body in fort lincoln park and called 911. >> you know. i wanted to see what was going on behind me. >> the part is right beside thurgood marshall elementary school in northeast d.c. all students were inside the school when the discovery was made. another woman who walks by said she was there yesterday and saw nothing. investigators say that the man had to be killed some time yesterday afternoon -- between yesterday afternoon and this morning. >> there was a street sign. >> investigators used police dogs to search for evidence. they found identification on the man and say he lives in d.c

. >>> and a live look there at the flag flapping in front of union station in northeast d.c. >> strong winds, today. good morning and welcome to "news4 today." i am richard jordan. >> i am angie goff. she begged and begged and lost the battle, and we're talking about kim martucci. >> she went outside on the storm 4 team's weather deck. >> "baywatch," there we go. get the kids out of the room, folks. >> seriously. the gusty winds will be a problem for the high-profile vehicles out there. and you should be looking for occasionally, gusts above 30 miles per hour. and dress for the 20s. no doubt these winds are making it feel colder than what your thermometer outside the kitchen window says. it will feel like 25, by the way, during the redskins game at the start. here are the numbers. 38, and that's kind of a little falsehood. not quite because we look at the wind gusts. 33, d.c., and gusting to 32 in manass manassas. and here are the windchills. a cold one, guys. dress for the 20s. wear that hat. just forget about the aquanet. really not going to help you much. i will be inside pretty soo

. >>> a mystery in northeast d.c. after a man in his 50s was found shot to death in fort lincoln park up the hill about 100-yards from thur god marshal elementary school. the police say a woman walking her dog discovered her body after 11:00 this morning. paul wagner joins us live from northeast with the story. paul. >> reporter: laura, many people living out here in fort lincoln view this neighborhood, this area as being very, very safe. in fact, d.c. police chief cathy lanier lives a few blocks from here. just down the street they opened a new costco and so the fact that a man was found shot to death in fort lincoln park just 100 yards from here, troubling news, indeed. on a day when school security was on the minds of so many, anyone curious enough would have been able to glance out of the windows of marshal elementary and see crime scene tape and police detectives working on the hillside. an area of fort lincoln park backing up to the school. the body was discovered in what appeared to be an area on what people co

. >>> we are following a story out of northeast d.c.where police are investigating a deadly shooting happened in bladensburg. the metropolitan police department said one was shot, another found in the road and another victim inside a card. the victim in the road, 44-year- old raymond harris later died. so far, no arrest. police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> police in prince george's county in maryland are investigating a deadly car crash that happened in the 9300 block of adelphi road. five people were taken to the hospital, one person died. no word yet on hot victim is or the condition of the is your -- on who the victim is or the condition of the survivors. >>> this is on branch avenue and hill crest heights. part of the roof here caved in but no injuries were reported. damage is estimated at $100,000. >>> officials in maryland are searching for a missing man. take a look. prince george's county police say that 20-year-old david jonathan share has been missing since december 19th. the young man was la

. >>> as the gun policy discussion heats up across the nation a neighborhood in northeast d.c. is reeling from a doubling shooting that killed one man and left another victim critically injured. fox 5's audrey barnes is in the newsroom now with the very latest. >> reporter: that shooting happened before 2:00 this morning in the 1100 block of bladensburg road. two men were sitting in a car there when the suspect walked up and shot them both. this district detective rushed to bladensburg road after a call about a shooting came in. they found one man lying in the roadway. a secretary man was sitting in a car in front of merchants tire. sources say that both had been shot in the head. >> the victim who was found in the roadway was pronounced dead. he had been identified as 44- year-old rain harris. the other victim has been trans ported to a hospital and is currently listed in critical can. >> all police would say about the victim fighting for his life is that he is a 69-year- old man. the men were sitting in a chevy impala when they were targeted. >> we do believe that somebody ap

this is a live look along new york avenue in northeast d.c. one of the roads affected by the change here. here are the roads with the faster speed limits. the move comes after d-d.o.t. completed its review of the roads and found a higher speed would not impact safety in these areas. >> time now to check in with julie wright and see what is happening on the morning commute. >> good morning. anxious to see how this plays out for those traveling along new york avenue this morning. typically, a very heavy traveled area as you work your way between south dakota avenue and bladensburg road and coming outbound headed back over towards bw parkway. we are anxious to see how this is going to pan out for you. this is kenilworth avenue at eastern. no problems to report traveling through northeast headed out towards pennsylvania avenue. pulling up this camera again because this is what we're waking up to in germantown actually lot of fog out hereon the roads this morning. traveling south out of 270 or north headed up into frederick, allow some extra time o

. >>> the second victim in a double shooting in northeast d.c. has died. 69-year-old nathaniel beasley died on sunday. he and 44-year-old raymond harris were shot early yesterday morning. harris died at the scene. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps them solve this case. >>> mitt romney's oldest sons is raising eyebrows with comments he made about his father's run for president. tagg romney told the boston globe that his father wanted to be president less than anyone i met in my life. he also claims he would have been ecstatic to step aside if he could have found someone to take his place. >>> it appears former president george h.w. bush will spend christmas in the hospital. doctors say he's in stable condition but want him to build up his energy before going home. they are optimistic bush can make a full recovery but have not set a discharge date. >>> a fixture on the potomac river since the 1940s could be closing. jack's boathouse has been renting canoes for decades. the national park service owns the land and recent

. >>> the second victim of a shooting in northeast d.c. has died. police say 69-year-old nathaniel beasley jr. died. the shooting also killed 44-year-old raymond harris. harris was found lying in the road nearby and pronounced dead at the scene. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information to help solve the case. >>> the catastrophe killed more than 226,000 people and more than 50,000 bodies have never been recovered. thailand will mark the eighth anniversary with a vigil. since the disaster hit in 2004, millions of dollars have been allocated to a network of seismic and tsunami centers. >>> we want to show you video. parts of california will have a white christmas out there. a really white christmas in some places. look at this video from the sierra, nevada. pounded with snow all weekend long. poor driving conditions as a result. snow shut down vital interstate 80 that forced travelers to detour. the snow turned to rain in other areas prompting flash flood warnings in sonoma and santa cruz. >> a lot of that oil builds up on the roadways so

tony is live from northeast d.c. with more. tony? >> reporter: barbara, good morning. pedal to the metal is a good way to put it. the speed come cameras, it's been a hot topic. westbound negotiating avenue in the district, the speed camera you see off in the distance, one of the highest-grossing speed came cameras. $5.4 million. that may change because the speed limit has gone up by 5 miles an hour. new york avenue, one of the busiest roads in and out of the district. the speed limit unchanged for years. until now in a place many have come to know with a speed cameras. >> i got hit by them. i know how to get by them now. keep your speed limit down. >> reporter: at midnight on tuesday, the changes were official thanks to the ruling by mayor grey on monday, they were able to conclude that the speed limit of four of the district's roads could be increased. >> the government determined that it wasn't a hazard to raise it and i think it's great. get the traffic flow moving a little better. >> reporter: many of the drivers we talked to said any increase is better than no inc

. >>> in northeast d.c. tonight a man in his 50s was found shot to death in ft. lincoln park the hill about 100 yards from thurgood marshall elementary school. a woman walking her dog discovered the body after 11 a.m. this morning. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> reporter: on a day when school security was on the minds of so many, anyone curious enough would have been able to glance out the windows of marshall elementary and see crime scene tape and police detectives working on the hillside. an area of ft. lincoln park that backs up to the school. the body was discovered in what appeared to be an area where people could relax on park benches. >> ft. lincoln is really a quiet calm safe community and this is pretty unusual. >> reporter: police say the motive is unclear. commander salberg said there were no reports of gunfire in the hours leading up to the time of the discovery of the body. still parents with children in the school found the scene disturbing. >> i heard it on the radio, a shooting near this area and i knew that it was by my kid's school. >> re

it happened around 8:30 on massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c.e're told the officer was hit during a trafblling stop. her condition has not been released. >>> this morning a gaithersburg family is worried a pack of wild animals will strike again. coyotes or possibly wild dogs killed several sheep on the family farm off woodfield road. this is the second incident like this in two weeks. the family now fears the animals could also attack a person or even a child. >>> several people are hurt as a 7.3 earthquake hit off the coast of japan this morning. this all happened near the city of sendai. that is the same place that was hit hard by a 9.0 quake in march of 2011. no reports of any damage, and the reported injuries appear to be non-life threatening. >>> u.s. warships are now heading towards north korea. this is prior, of course, to a planned rocket launch there. the ships are equipped with advanced radar and missile defense systems. the communist state wants to launch a satellite into orbit, allegedly using technology banned by the united nations.

. >>> today residents in one northeast d.c. neighborhood are getting some welcome news from mayor vincent gray. the mayor will announce the first phase of a massive tunnel infrastructure project in the bloomingdale community. the area has seen repeated street flooding. we've reported many times when heavy storms come in. the northeast neighborhood boundary protection project is the brian child of -- brainchild of vincent gray. >>> there is an easy way to pick up some extra items for kids. details on the letters to santa program coming up. >>> it's december 7. here's who's celebrating a birth daig today. she plays the cooking mom in last month's political series ellen burstyn is 80. carol simpson is 72. johnny bench is 65. maine senator susan collins is 60 today. larry bird is 56. his former teams include the cowboys and the eagles, terrell owens is 39 today. if it's your birthday, have a great day. we'll be right back. >>> grab your coat, scarf and gloves. it's brisk out this morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. our day pl

this is a live look outside in northeast washington, d.c. you can see that there is a little bit of a sheen out there on the road from some of the rain from overnight and then the early- morning hours. and there was some fog in some spots but i understand it has blown out for the most part? >> we are losing the fog and that is good news. most of the roadways should be in pretty good shape as we get into the morning commute as the drier air is trying to work in. >> all right. >> we're heading in the right direction. get ready for sunshine today and highs in the mid- to upper 50s. >> that is good. >> that's great. 10degrees above normal. currently, we're 53 degrees. we haven't cooled off a whole lot overnight. it is very pleasant out there. 54 in leonardtown. 58 this morning in salisbury. we have some 40s north and west. but again, these temperatures would be more typical of early november than the middle of december. so we will take it while we got it and enjoy the next couple of days because temperatures will object i adefinite cooldown arou

all of that pushes into the northeast. d.c. getting some mixing early on from this system. so will new york. and mixing on up the coastline. eventually, a lot of the coastal areas will turn into rain. but watch this. this is a big low. and it's got that cold side. it's got the stormy side. and all these things converge in the mid-atlantic and the northeast today. it will definitely slow down your travel. and one of the toughest parts will be the heavy rain after we get rid of the mixing. look at this heavy rain. two to three inches of rain from raleigh, all the way to new york city. remember, there may be icy road surfaces all afternoon long. so, be careful there. >> lots to talk about with weather. see all of that, gang? because that's a snowmaker for the east. by the weekend, this is going to be a lot. >> all right, sam. >>> coming up next on "gma," what happened to these two students missing now nearly a week. inside the mystery baffling police. >>> plus, are you planning to move? not until you see the movers from h-e-double hockey sticks. come on back. move? not until y

northeast. so eventually, washington, d.c. and up into southern new bland england, we will start to see more or less rain move in. the snow is going to move into the western side of the storm system.but you can also see the heavier line of thunderstorms moving through southern georgia. we also have tornado watches. and that threat is going to push into the east coast of the carolinas. we could see isolated tornadoes again possible. on top of that, we are looking at possibly perhaps up to a foot of snow, especially off the shores of lake ontario and lake erie with 6 to 12 inches possible in southern indiana. that's a look at the weather across the country. now, here's a peek out your window. in boston, about 37 degrees, but that rain is going to take hold later on today. raleigh, north carolina, has a good chance of seeing thunderstorms today. and pittsburgh, looking at snow with highs today topping out in the mid-30s. >> so the storm system is going to be one that affects the eastern seaboard probably until about friday mornin

northeast. there are currently more than 190 stations in d.c. and virginia. vdot plans to start installing the new spots sometime in january. >>> five minutes before the hour now. some mcdonald's restaurants could be open for christmas. cnbc's brantley is live with more. >> good morning, aaron. mcdonald's is hoping to get a few extra presents under the tree this year. the fast food giants urged franchise owners to be open christmas day to help deliver higher december sales. that goes against the company's tradition of being closed on major holidays. the request was made in a memo to franchises in november. mcdonald's sales fell for the first time in nine years in october but rebounded last month and the company attributes part of that to o stores that were open on thanksgiving. >>> iphone users are happy they can use google maps again. since it was released last wednesday night, the app has been downloaded more than 10 million times. you may recall apple removed google maps from iphone five in favor of its own mapping software. it's been met with criticism fo

we're going to see that snow stretch from the ohio valley into the northeast, including washington, d.crk, boston, to inland. showers and thunderstorms across the southeast. the midsection, you're getting a chance to dry out, calm down. it's going to be quite chilly. cold temperatures below average and still unsettled across the west coast. by sunday, you're seeing snow showers in through the rockies and lingering snow showers in the parts of the >>> and sunday is football night in america. this is a big one, guys. we have the cowboys and the redskins at the redskins' fedex field. increasing clouds. temperatures into the 30s. of course, this is for the nfc east championship and a chance for home field advantage. so go cowboys, go redskins. at least the weather is going to cooperate. >> you can't choose both. >> i can. >> she's smart. she knows chose two teams are die hard. >> great night sunday night on nbc. maria, thanks so much. >>> coming up, how to make new year's eve center pieces that will last you well into the new year. oh, my. what's going on there? >> i'll take two, please. >>

new information in a deadly shooting in northeast washington in weekend. according to d.c. police the second victim died early yesterday morning on bladensburg road. police are offering a reward of up to $25,000. >> we get to the latest over guns in america. wayne lapierre the vice president of the n.r.a. isn't backing down from the idea to arm guards at our nation's school. he talked with moderator david gregory from "meet the press." >> i don't understand that when that horrible monster tried to shoot his way into sandy hook school that if a good guy with a gun had been there he might have been ail to stop him. >> lapierre has drawn criticism for not talking about the possibility of gun control legislation. and we're less than 10 days away from the so-called fiscal cliff. and tonight there's no movement from either side towards the deal. congressman nick mulvaney talked about why he couldn't go with john boehner's plan b. >> i was never convinced and still not convinced that the senat was every going to take it up. people seemed to assume that all the house needed to do w

several streets in northeast d.c.impact it's having on this morning's commute 123450 they are closed between montana avenue and new york avenue and i hear that this road closure should be clearing any moment now. they're working to get the cars out of the roadway. so that's good news. keep in mind, new york avenue as you get to montana avenue have a report of bicyclist struck in that area so you're seeing delays in both directions. back to you. >>> good morning. sunny in the metro area and temperatures are near 50 degrees. most of the fog is gone that we had earlier and we'll have blustery winds later this afternoon as we climb into the 50s. keith? >>> thanks, tom. don't forget to tune in tomorrow at 4:28. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.48 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns

northeast. new york city, 9 degrees today. 9 in d.c. a drop of 10 degrees between monday and tuesday. further up toward the north. that's your high temperature. winnipeg, minus 20. high temperature, even down to houston, 13 for the high. but overnight lows will be around the freezing point. as for europe, not too much to worry about for western and central locations. potent low bringing blizzard like conditions. it's fwog to going to push off toward the black sea. to the south, more heavy rain coming into southern turkey. and we've already had quite a week of heavy rain here. flood conditions will be possible. here are temperatures, minus 9 in moscow. minus 3 in stockholm on wednesday and minus 4 and minus 2 in berlin and vienna. 3 degrees in london and 1 degree in paris. and i leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

d.c. >> 50s in the northeast. 40s in the midwest.r hovers near 70, which is 25 degrees above normal. not bad. enjoy it, folks. >>> probably the most recognizable sign in the nation is back. looking exactly the same as the it did before its makeover. talking about the famous hollywood sign, of course. >> its nine-week, $175,000 spruce-up is officially over. and considering it's the sign's biggest cleanup job in 30 years, we must say it's fantastic, don't you think? >> marvelous as they like to say. >> how is that again? >> marvelous. billy crystal character. >> i know. >> bravo to sherwin williams, donated the 900 gallons of paint that was slapped on. nice work out there. the sign looks as good as ever. >> quick little factoid. when it originally went up in 1929 it said hollywoodland. the famous letters, they're 45 feet tall, 350 feet long. >> really. have you ever been out there to see it? >> i've been by it. i haven't taken any photos by it. photo bombing. >> not yet. all right. >>> coming up, the unusual health scare for a well-kno

northeast corridor. that translates into a 96-minute trip between washington d.c. and new york city.he real-estate broker trick of baking apples with cinnamon to help sell a house may be outdated. simply put, simple scents work best, and apparently that goes for any selling environment. the business school at washington state university found the subtle scent of orange by itself increased sales 20% in stores. but when mixed in a complex blend of basil and green tea, researchers say it becomes a distraction for shoppers, trying to figure it all out. the same goes for lemon, pine and cinnamon. as with many things, keep it simple. coming up, what ski resort operators are doing to get business drifting their way. but first, from cocaine king to a hot dog stand man. bill moller joins us next with that intriguing story. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of

beyond that the storm moves to the northeast, potentially causing travel woes from nashville to cleveland and d.c. we do expect mostly rain wednesday into thursday as the system moves into new england, with snow on the back end of that. so, while the midweek travel will be tricky across the country, those conditions will improve by the end of the week as millions head home or elsewhere to ring in the new year. lester? >> that is good news. julie, thank you. >>> now to those comments of mitt romney's oldest son that got a lot of people talking today. it has been seven weeks since the election, there has been a steady stream of behind-the-scenes details coming from both campaigns. now comes the revelation from tag romney that his father had no desire to run for president again, at least at first. we get our report from nbc's ron mott in boston. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. >> reporter: as mitt romney, members of his campaign staff and top gop leaders continue assessing how he lost the election to a vulnerable incumbent president, the oldest son of the fo

we have had regional service in the northeast corridor, in the area from washington, d.c.o new york and boston. let me say i think it is critical we develop that corridor. not only the regional interest but in the national and interest. we have the highest concentration of population, the most sophisticated delivery system and interconnection, subway, metro, connectors all up subway, metro, connectors all up and down

d.c. looks like they're right on that rain/snow line. this one could be much more impactful for the northeast cities than storm number two, the one we're dealing with right now. >> jim, thanks. >>> to the best, this same huge winter system is blanketing several states with snow and it's on its way to the northeast over the next few days. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in oklahoma city this evening. >> reporter: on this christmas night, a massive storm is causing travel headaches for millions producing and dumping snow as far south as texas late this afternoon and still putting down rare christmas tornadoes in the deep south. look at this rain and wind. this is storm chaser video near mcneal, mississippi, where a tornado reportedly touched down this afternoon. there are reports of injuries and damage. and there is a rare christmas snowfall hitting dallas. it's bad news on the roads, signs warning of icy conditions. at least three reported tornadoes touched down across texas today causing lots of damage and leaving thousands without power. thunderstorm winds toppled this tree onto

d.c. metro system in one month. they will also tell you the success of the northeast corridor. the figures we have from their reports, the northeast corridor had 12.9 million riders in 2000 comment and 2012 recently released figures and this is on the fiscal year, not the annual year, 11.4 million writers, most of the increase has been in the state partnerships and other partnerships rather than again totally the northeast corridor. the northeast corridor, their projections are right, i looked at their study, predict you could have as many as forty million riders in the northeast corridor, which is the number of times more than we currently have. unfortunately the train runs about 84 miles an hour average. they will tell you they can get up to speed the 150 or 160 miles per hour. that is not high speed the way it is calculated. average miles per hour. the minimum actually under u.s. -- of we have a standard -- 110. almost every high speed train in the world is running today at 130 some, 50 miles per hour average and we are in the dark ages as far as -- you will probably hear fr

d.c. police are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death in northeast. officers were called out to the 200 block of i street around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. they found the body of a man. homicide crews were also called to the scene. there's no new information. >>> police are looking for a shotgun taken from a stolen police car. two cruisers were stolen last week. one from duke street on thursday, the other on princess street on friday. both cars have been recovered but the shotgun that should have been in the first car is still missing. alexandria place are not sure how the cars are being stolen. they've sent out bulletins to departments region wide about the theft. >>> the man accused of oi -- james caroline was indicted on capital murder and weapons charges yesterday. he's accused of killing i tommy wong who owned capital jewelers on columbia pike in july. caroline will be in court on thursday to set a trial date. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill are mourning the loss of a senator and war hero. daniel dani daniel inouye. he was elected in 1962. >> a man

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phone.fl what if there are a bunch of shut in airports across thema northeast and these congresspeople have to get back toyb washington, d.c., maybe foa vote. que will they be able to? >> it is unknown at this point.u this is a big storm and it hasn't even hit. the full impact of the d.c. area, a lot worse before it gets better. when looking at 40, 50 miles per hour in the new york area already seeing ddlays. the runways and taxi rate, we will not see dave and days we have seen in the past winter storms this will delay going on all day.e some of the delays they are experiencing in the northeast from chicago, dallas and the brunt of the storm really hasn't hit the northeast yet. eric: results can be across the entire united states, right? f >> will hit in the evening rush in new york and continue on for the evening.ed already hundreds of flights arriving late, thousands that are 45 minutes late and that d more delays an throughout the day. join 1240th flight cancellations so far., that is not even too much in the new york area. it is dallas, chicago, those numbers will i stack up in the northeast and new york this afternoon

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nonetheless a busy travel day and the snow will stretch from the ohio valley to the northeast including washington, d.ct, calm down a little bit but it will be chilly with cold temperatures below average and unsettled across the west coast and by sunday, some snow showers through the rockies and lingering snow showers in parts of the area. >>> we've got 38 degrees. lots of high clouds across the area. wind chill readings at 30 degrees. been there for the last couple of hours. this is really more of a new answer is type of storm for us. it's not going to be awe major storm at all. the areas under the winter weather advisory where the show will stick a while longer. up to two to four inches in frederick, >>> and sunday is football night in america. this is a big one, guys. we have the cowboys and the redskins at the redskins' fedex field. increasing clouds. temperatures into the 30s. of course, this is for the nfc east championship and a chance for home field advantage. so go cowboys, go redskins. at least the weather is going to cooperate. >> you can't choose both. >> i can. >> she's smart. she knows ch

d.c to new york. and snowshowers in northern new england. >> mostly 40s in the northeast and midwest. 70s from dallas to new orleans. just 20s in salt lake city and in fargo. >>> and still to come, some changes for a popular facebook app that are causing concern. >>> also, want to tell you how you or your child could end up in an advertisement without even giving your permission. >>> also ahead, a little girl who cooked up some big progress. while her quest to help her little brother sparked a new look for an iconic toy >>> and welcome back, everybody. drivers are finding a little christmas present at the gas station. prices are down 9 cents a gallon, just in the past week. the national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is about $3.25 a gallon. that's the lowest price in a year. and the first time this year the prices are below $4 a gallon in all 50 states. >>> also down this morning are shares in companies that make guns. investors are worried about tougher restrictions on sales in the wake of that connecticut school shooting. assault rifles in particular have been a big growth area for the

northeast. police are looking for the gunman. vincent gray plans to pressure the d.c. council to approve plans for additional police officers. four young suspect under arrest in connection with a carjacking in manassas. wednesday night, a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy each hold a hand gun style begun from a business at the manassas mall. then they walked to a nearby neighborhood and carjacked a man and his wife who had just parked their chevy tahoe. >> the guns mwere pointed at you and your wife? >> yes. >> the boys picked up from friends, including a 13-year-old girl, who drove the truck to a mcdonald's. police found them in the drive- through line. the driver jumped out of the car. no one was hurt, but police are now looking for one more suspect, a 17-year-old with a teardrop tattoo under his left eye. it appears superstorm sandy took a bite out of metro's already lagging ridership. a report says the storm helped reduce ridership by nearly 10% in october. the transit agency lost nearly 2.5 million trips when it was shut down nearly two days. it lost $13 milli

what if there are a bunch of shut in airports in the northeast and these congress people need to get back to washington, d.c.? maybe for a vote. are they going to be able to? >> that's a big question and it's unknown. this is a big storm and it hasn't even had the full impact in d.c. and new york. and it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. like you said, there's winds that are looking like 40, 50 miles an hour hitting new york soon and they're seeing tremendous delays. the good news is this isn't the kind of storm that leaves multiple feet of snow and blankets runways and ice. we don't see days and days of cancelingations like past winter storms. some of the delays that they're experiencing in the northeast are just a cascading delay from indianapolis, chicago, dallas. the brunt of the storm hasn't hit the northeast yet. >> chicago, newark, houston, but the effects are -- can be across the whole united states, right? >> that's right. it's going to hit around the evening rush in new york and then continue on for the evening. so there's already been 2400 flights that have arrived over 15 minutes

what if there are a bunch of shut in airports in the northeast and these congress people need to get back to washington, d.c.? maybe for a vote. are they going to be able to? >> that's aig question and it's unknown. this is a big storm and it hasn't even had the full impact in d.c. and new york. and it's going t get a lot worse before it gets better. like you said, there's winds that are looking like 40, 50 miles an hour hitting new york soon and they're seeing tremendous delays. the good news is this isn't the kind of storm that leaves multiple feet of snow and blankets runways and ice. we don't see days and days of cancelingations lik past winter storms some of the delays that they're experiencing in the northeast are just a cascading delay from indianapolis, chicago, dallas. the brunt of the storm hasn't hit the northeast yet. >> chicago, newark, houon, but the effects are -- can be across the whole united states, right? >> that's right. it's going to hit aund the evening rushn new york and then continue on for t evening. so there's already been 2400 flights that have arrived over 15 minutes late. over 1

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northeast. that heavy rain has exited the new york city area, starting to exit long island, too. from new york city southward, philly, d.c., a shower today, mainly dry. but 84, the mass pike, all of this region dealing with extremely heavy rain. the temperatures are warm enough, we don't have to worry about the roads. only in new hampshire and maine will deal with snow and sleet. the next storm is on its heels. this one providing snow in areas of utah. then it heads out to the plains. these are blizzard watches in effect for areas of kansas. this is a serious storm. then this stripe of heavy snow on the backside of it through wisconsin, nebraska and iowa. these are my first updateds from my computer of how much snow we could get. not a lot in denver, but from omaha, lincoln, des moines, ames, madison, green bay, you could have 6 to 12 inches of snow possible by the time it's done thursday night. the rain this morning will be exiting. the southeast is just fine. the midwest, you have one nice day today, and then that snowstorm is coming tomorrow. 6 to 12 inches, it looks like those areas will be guaranteed a white christm

most of the action now is over well to the east and off to the northeast and we are left with the two clouds. temperatures, 38 degrees at d.c 35 at baltimore, 37 at quantico this hour, 34 at dulles, a chilly 32 at cumberland, the same at winchester. the winds are strong. winds gusting at quantico, 28 in the city, 36 at gaithersburg. over the course of the afternoon this is going to range anywhere from 35 to about 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts off and on but they are also creating wind chills. so you factor in the temperatures and the winds and this is what it actually feels like outside, a pretty chilly 28 in d.c., only 22 in gaithersburg, 22 in hagerstown as well and 23 in winchester so you want to bundle up if you're heading out today. don't be deceived by that sunshine. it is really going to be chilly out there and feel even colder and we are not alone. take a look at the national temperatures, jet stream well to the south, allowing all this cooler air to just filter in so we've got some, you know, teens and look at this, 8 degrees in fargo in north dakota so the colder air is really just penetrating most of the country an