we are in northeast washington. take a look, we have tree number one.ne of eight trees they have decorated so far this year. family and friends right here. i want to show you something else they have here. this is something melvin does, too. he puts out coloring books and we have candy for the kids. he lets people in the community come in and tour the home and gives them a gift. here is tree number two. this is one of the teddy bear trees. the two trees he has, they don't change during the year. this tree is spectacular. i don't know how he came up with this. he had no idea until he tried it one day and it turned out beautiful. this is a black tree with purple ribbon and flowers on it. here is the train. >> all aboard! >> reporter: all aboard for a little christmas. you betcha. take a look, you can see, what are those up there? >> barbie dolls. >> reporter: they are holiday dolls. you have been doing it since -- >> my little girl was born, we started in '92. we have about 19 of them. >> reporter: as far as the weather is concerned, on the wet side tonig

police are investigating a shooting in northeast washington that left one man in critical condition. this happened around midnight near the intersection of 15th street and w streets. investigators say that a man in his 40s was shot in the head. he was immediately taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. right now police don't have any information on a suspect in this shooting. >>> you can make a difference today in the lice of young people part of our 12 days of giving. the latin america youth center helped thousands of teens in the area to help them get their first job, ged and get into college. before the teens can take the life-changing steps, the center makes sure they are in safe, caring and stable housing. we have volunteers now standing by to take your phone calls. 202- 855-4949. we are going to hear more about what they can do and what they -- or you can do to help them and what they do and what -- stick around for that. > >>> box after box being wrapped, labeled and shipped out today. we are going to tell you how to survive the shipping rush and get the packages

reporting live from northeast washington.hank you. >>> a month after releasing the kindle fire, amazon is already considering an upgrade. "the new york times" reports amazon is planning to revamp the tablet after getting multiple complaints about the slow load times and unresponsive touchscreen. spokesman says there will be an online update in about two weeks. meanwhile, there are rumors that the kindle fire 2.0 could already be in production and released sometime in the spring. >>> also, when you send off those holiday packages, save a headache later and include the receipt. nearly 62% of holiday shoppers say they include a receipt most of the time. that is the highest percentage in history of the national retail federation's holiday returns survey. but those givers seem to be getting it right because nearly 65% of recipient didn't return a single gift last holiday season. the survey polled about 8,500 consumers last month. it's always nice to have a gift receipt just in case. it makes it so much easier to return an item you

police are also trying to figure out who's responsible for a deadly shooting in northeast washington. last night homicide investigators were called out to the 1000 block of taylor street northeast. d.c. police aren't releasing much information, and no arrests have been made. >>> this morning two juveniles are recovering from a shooting. they were shot in the 3400 block of 22nd street in northeast washington. the two were conscious and breathing. no word on their condition. police have made no arrests in the case. >>> d.c. police are asking for your help to solve a sexual assault case. detectives say a woman was walking along blaine street northeast sunday night when she was approached by a man who forced her into an alley at knife point and sexually assaulted her. the man is described as a thin african american, about 40 years old. he was last seen wearing blue jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt. if you know anything about this case, please call police. >>> the white house says it's too early to tell whether the death of kim jong-il opens the door for better relations with north korean

. >>> a man shot in northeast washington has died. the shooting happened at 7:00 last night on clay terrace. police got reports of a man with a weapon. when officers arrived on the scene, they found a man firing a gun. >> the gunman continued to fire. officers gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun. he did not. the officers fired their weapon at the suspect, and he went down. they immediately went to where the suspect was and began to administer cpr. >> the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he later died. the suspect's name has not been released. police say the shooting is under investigation. >> all right. time now to get a first look at our forecast. tom, another cold start to our day. >> are you used to it yet? >> no. i have to turn on the heat to get the frost off my windshield. i'm going to get a scraper out soon. >> eventually. we won't be scraping any snow yet. no snow in the foreseeable future. as we get going, we've got a clear sky. i saw a shooting star zipping down. >> did you make a wish? >> i did. >> my hope

he's in northeast washington with the latest. tom. >> reporter: dorene, just a short time ago, the agents who had been here all day packed up their cars and left. today has been a major development in the federal probe of councilmember harry thomas jr. just after dawn friday, federal agents raided councilmember harry "tommy" thomas' house on this cul-de-sac off 17th street in northeast washington. federal agents towed away an expensive motorcycle and thomas' new chevy tahoe. federal authorities confirmed they took action in an ongoing investigation, but they declined to even confirm it was thomas' house. federal authorities, including

tony live at the brentwood giant in northeast washington. good morning. >> good morning to you, steve and sarah. things are under way here for stuff a truck 2011. we've already had some early morning donation we've got one of the shopping carts here that had a couple of bags in it. now, one big bag, another small bag. we hope to fill these up during the course of the morning. we'll take what is in these baskets and stuff that truck. we'll be here all day long until 11:00 tonight. this morning, tucker barnes is also at the montrose location in rockville. we're also outside of the giant stores in hyattsville and greenbriar. that is where we're broadcasting from during the evening show. at day long event. some 641,000 people across this metropolitan area are at risk of hunger every day. so it is a very serious need. the capital area food bank has seen the numbers go up during the last couple of years as you can imagine in these tough economic sometimes. so we need your help. stop by if you can. make a donation. we would love to he soo you out h

. >> a deadly ending to a police involved shooting in northeast washington. what led officers to open fire. >> it is the season for colds and flu. some were presented the fake sick call. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins not. -- now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> rise and shine. it's tuesday, december 13. i am sick and a simpcynne simpson. >> i am pamela brown. i had to scrape the frost from my car this morning. >> you will definitely have to do that the this morning. it is cold outside. hard to get from under the covers. we are warming to near 50 degrees. more than yesterday afternoon. 29 in arlington by now. 25 in leesburg. 21 in charlestown. 24 in bowie. hyattstown 50 degrees this afternoon during a general warming trend all the way through thursday. -- high-temperature of 50 this afternoon. added clouds tomorrow, low 50's. nothing to worry about any time soon. >>> what the story about dead the wilson bridge or the american legion bridge. around the beltway, overnight construction of being taken care of. p

. >>> a metrobus at a taxicab collided in northeast washington and sent six people to the hospital. it happened after 10:30 last night on 12th street northeast. police are not saying what led to the crash. we are told that the victim's injuries are not life- threatening. >>> new developments in the search for the man linked to a series of sexual assaults and a murder in the washington area in the 1990's. later this morning investigators will announce a new campaign in hopes of catching the man known as the potomac river rapist. jummy olabanji is live in northwest at the u.s. attorney's office where the campaign will be announced. good morning. >> good morning. the new campaign is a collaboration of the u.s. attorney's office d.c. police, and montgomery county police. these officials say that this will really help them to reopen the case and they are hoping for new leads. they plan to make this similar to the same campaign that helps to cast the east coast rapist earlier this year. there will be website unveiled. they will put out aa composite sketch of the man. there were attacks on

friday, federal agents raided councilmember harry tommy thomas' house on this cul-de-sac in northeast washingtonents towed away an expensive motorcycle and thomas' new chevy tahoe. federal authorities confirmed they took action in an ongoing investigation, but they declined to even confirm it was thomas' house. federal authorities, including the irs, are investigating thomas for allegedly taking $300,000 in city grant money for youth sports and spending the money lavishly on himself. thomas has denied wrongdoing, but after a separate investigation by the d.c. attorney general this summer, thomas agreed to repay the entire $300,000. he did not admit wrongdoing. the agreement got the attention of federal authorities and u.s. attorney ronald machin, who is

we are in the 5300 block of clay terrace in northeast washington.firing this gun around 7:00 last night. witnesses, neighbors called. they said he was roaming randomly, sometimes shooting in the area of houses, sometimes shooting at nothing at all, multiple shots were fired. occasionally, he would put the gun away before bringing it back out again. police did arrive on the scene and attempted to disarm the man. we are told in all he fired at least 30 gunshots. >> there were several calls that came in, first for a man with a gone shooting at the then-- with a gun shooting at the houses. then calls came in for i aperson high on pcp firing a weapon. as officers entered the block, they heard the gunfire and observed a subject with a gun firing. >> reporter: when the man did not comply with requests to drop his weapon, police officers opened fire. he was shot. cpr was performed on the scene. he was pronounced dead. he has not been identified to us penning notification of next of kin. at this point, there is no motive for the shooting. back to you. >> tha

police shot and killed a man last night in northeast washington.o far, police are saying the man refused to obey their orders to drop his weapon. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live at police headquarters with more from one of the suspects' friends. surae? >> well, detectives had been out at the scene all night long. in fact, they left about an hour ago, returned here to headquarters. this was a police-involved shooting. the suspect turned victim, actually died. he was shot to death by police. and the police chief, cathy lanier came out to the scene to talk about what happened. it was on the 5300 block of clay terrace in northeast off division avenue northeast to talk about what happened around 7:00 last night. she says that witnesses found a man who was high on drugs shooting at homes and refused to put down his gun. that's when police arrived. they demanded him to take down the gun. he would not. that's when police opened fire, shooting the man. well, we did talk to napoleon sullivan. he said he's known the man for seven years. he believe the

. >>> there's a school in northeast washington where the students are lean and fit and focused.s the academy of ballet. there are more than 100 students becoming highly disciplined and athletic adults. wendy rieger takes us there. >> reporter: the dancers, dozens of them float in unison across the stage. it's hypnotic, like smoke. it's beautiful. but, not to this instructor. much is wrong. this toe is off. someone's heel. their hand, the tilt of someone's head. she barks instructions often in russian. welcome. the goal, perfection. for 22 years the academy has been offering an academically accredited academy in d.c. it is tough. >> the ballet classes are almost five hours a day. that's like nowhere else. the academics on top of that and homework on top of that. it's six days a week. sunday is the only free day. >> it is basically what they all use. expressive, dynamic musical way of dancing. it's for the greatest dancers in the world. >> reporter: it produces highly disciplined people. >> i want to do ballet and become a prima. >> reporter: she is 13 years old and has been study

trouble headed into northeast washington.crash at eastern in the left lane but farther south we have reports of standing water. stay to the right to get through. that's check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> looking for entertainment and something that would bring you to your feet and get you moving, annie u has your thing. >> live in anendale with an accomplished group of -- annalidle with a group of accomplished dancers. >> we are live here at the nova community center. or college in anendale, virginia where the project is gearing up for the annual christmas show. this is the 15th anniversary and it promises to be bigger and better. you don't want to miss what we have coming up. they have been rehearsal all morning long and are amazing. stay with us on fox 5 morning news.  >>> 7:53 right now. the encore theatrical arts project performing the annual christmas show this weekend. >> we are here to find out about this year's song and dance extravaganza. good morning. >> hey, guys. good morning. we hav

on 95, it is the parkway 3 northeast washington. back to you. >> what do you have planned? >> you are looking good. >> allow time ago i did this. she showed me all her tricks. we have to panned down there. this is your time right now. it is 35 degrees. >> trying to shut down tom brady. can the redskins compete? up next in sports. >> heidi klum reveals a secret. >> limping out there on the field. said it felt like he about to explode. he led the steelers to a 14-3 over cleveland last night. is another notch on the belt as he strives for the title of the toughest quarterback in the beat. withre is brick mcanally to playredskins plan spoiler is. >> good morning. they put it into perspective. rex has only been averaging 70 each game. when he is hot, that he can be nearly unstoppable. they know they can play. they have them playing late this season. >> great to see. which of the top candidates is the of a big debate. up in a liveg report. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress f

. >>> a fatal shooting in northeast washington leaves one person dead and a teenager wounded. it happened early this morning at the exxon station in the 4500 block of bening road. police say they found steffen wade of upper marlboro and a 16- year-old female inside the car. both had been shot. they were taken to the hospital where wade later died. we're told the 16-year-old is being treated for nonlife- threatening injuries. so far police have made no arrests in the case. >>> republican presidential hopefuls will square off in iowa tonight in just about an hour. it's the first debate since herman cain suspended his campaign and the first with newt gingrich as the frontrunner. ron paul and mitt romney were next behind gingrich in iowa polls. earlier today gingrich released a statement saying he supports a negotiated peace agreement between israel and the palestinians, including a palestinian state, but palestinian leaders today condemned gingrich for calling palestinians "an invented people who are really arabs that want to destroy israel." drew levinson has more on the story.

while she fought for her life in a 12-day coma, her car, parked right in front of her northeast washington home, was booted, towed away, put on the auction block and sold. >> i started crying and then i said how can this happen? there has to be some law to protect people who are in the hospital. >> reporter: as of today, according to the department of motor vehicles, her 2005 dodge magnum had accrued more than $4,900 in storage fees from the blue plains impound lot. if her car had been sold, how could it still be subject to ongoing fines? tonight, the department of public works says it wants to apologize for its sloppy record keeping. the car jenkins bought for $13,000 in 2008 was sold at auction for $4,300. andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> they may have issued an apology for its record keeping but not for selling her only means of transportation. jenkins has been in and out of the hospital since the incident and she tells us the stress of not having her car is not helping things. >>> the frederick county health department says anyone downstream from a raw sewage spill should avoid coming i

it happened on shepherd street in the brooklyn neighborhood of northeast washington. the woman said she was scraping ice off her car when a man reached inside her car and grabbed her purse. she grabbed the ice scraper to defend herself. >> fighting with him with my ice defroster shaver. he took off so fast and threw me to the ground. >> while the woman was distracted a second person jumped into the car and sped off. >>> investigators are scrambling to find answers on the shooting on virginia tech's campus last week. but they have had little progress. state police cannot find a link between ross ashley and the campus police officer that he killed. police say ashley bought the gun that he used in that shooting at a licensed virginia gun dealer. there are also no known connections to virginia tech. surveillance video first puts ashley in blacks burg on wednesday afternoon but he is not seen again until the shooting that killed deriek crouse. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky won't have to return to court until march. no plea deal has been reac

police shot and killed a man last night in northeast washington. so far, police are saying that the man refused to obey their orders to drop his weapon. our 9news now reporter surae chinn has more. >> reporter: detectives return to the scene, searching for evidence. witnesses calling 911 last night said a man high on drugs was shooting at homes in the 5300 block of clay terrace near division avenue northeast. police say they opened fire on the man when he refused to put down his gun. >> he was given commands to drop the weapon. he does not. the suspect was struck. the officers who engaged in fire with the suspect immediately went over to him and began to perform cpr. >> some of the witnesses we talked with who were here last night don't agree with how the police handled the situation. >> when they shot the boy twice, they did not have to keep on shooting him and shooting him and shooting him. >> police are going through surveillance from a camera that happened to be set up near where the shooting happened. residents say the victim in his 20s is wel

a teenager hospitalized after an early morning shooting in northeast washington.ened at an exxon station in the 4500 block of benning road. d.c. police say 24-year-old stefan way of upper marlboro and a 16-year-old female were shot sitting inside a car. they were taken to a hospital where way later died. we're told the 16-year-old is being treated for nonlife- threatening injuries tonight. police have said little about a possible motive or suspect in this case. >>> also tonight, police are looking for suspects in a restaurant robbery in silver spring, maryland. the victim that just closed the spring garden restaurant on 16th street last night when two suspects walked up with a handgun. the suspects forced him back inside. they took cash and personal items. >>> volunteers from all over the opportunity took part in wreaths across america today. at arlington national cemetery, volunteers placed some 100,000 holiday wreaths at the graves of fallen veterans. they arrived at after making stops from all along the east coast. in san bruno, california, wreaths were placed

delia goncalves is on the scene in northeast washington with more information. delia? >> reporter: several hours into the raid so far this morning and take a look behind me. you can see there's a motorcycle and now fbi investigators are pulling up an suv, they're about to seize the two vehicles from council member harry thomas' garage. we're told the bike and the suv were recent purchases and have been the focus of this morning's search. we've seen agents carry trash bags from the suv to the house. and a whole lot of activity in and out of the front door but we have end indication there will be -- no indication there will be any arrests made today. >> clearly we have solid evidence. >> do you think he's cheats the folks of ward 5. >> oh absolutely, he preyed on those and promised things and it was about instant gratification. >> the people downtown -- and you know, they don't want to take your money -- they're the ones taking your money. if he admits to paying it back. he's not taking it out of my pocket. >> reporter: there's a live look at the tow truck right now pull

expect some slow going in northeast washington if you travel along benning road.is beginning the final phase of construction work in the center of the street. that's between 39th and 42nd streets northeast. crews will be stripping the road's surface so it can be repaved. traffic is going to move single file along the sidewalks on both sides. ddot hopes to have the project finished by mid-february. >>> another potential problems for drivers is broad branch road in northwest washington. they're closing it between ridge road and brandywine northwest to repair a culvert that collapsed over soap stone creek. the repairs are supposed to take 30 to 45 days. only local traffic will be able to use broad branch road. >>> bus drivers will notice new and improved buses there. today county leaders will celebrate the purchase of a dozen new environmentally friendly buses for its ride-on transit fleet. the county bought 12 hybrid electric diesel buses and 1 clean diesel bus using $55 million in federal funds from the american reinvestment and recovery act. >>> the death toll con

no problems to report south on kenilworth as you continue down into northeast washington. overnight construction on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it was a promised tax credit to get people to go green. but up next, hundreds of people in our area forked over the cash for a new home energy system and now they are feeling misled. we'll explain this one coming up. up. >>> hi. i'm here in hideleberg, germany. wanted to say hello to my friends in virginia and want to wish you all a merry happy holiday. jesus is the reason for the season. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> imagine you've been promiseed a rebate on a very expensive purchase and you find out you may not get your money back for five or six years. that is the situation at least 5

reporting live from northeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. aaron, back to you. >> all right, darcy, thank you. >>> it is a story you'll only see on news 4. police say the man behind a brazen carjacking and hit-and-run was a military service member. that wild ride started in bethesda and ended at a target in rockville. melissa mollet has details now in news 4 exclusive. >> reporter: 23-year-old andrew gerald robert, a service member who lives on campus at the walter reed national military medical center, has been charged with multiple counts, including the carjacking of a cab he picked up at bethesda naval, kidnapping, and theft of a vehicle. police say this surveillance video taken at the rockville target store wednesday night helped them track him down. >> well, certainly, investigators did use that surveillance video from target. that helped them, certainly, identify him wells try to piece together what exactly occurred that night. >> reporter: police say he and his female companion, seen here on store surveillance video, got into the barwo

. >>> police are trying to figure out who stabbed a woman to death in northeast washington. she was killed just before 1:00 this morning in the 500 block of 23rd place. police have not released any information on a suspect or a motive. >>> and we've just learned the identity of a wssc worker who disappeared in the triadelphia reservoir. he's been identified as chuck duckett. he disappeared friday afternoon from the lake in sandy spring, maryland. authorities say they're picking up the search tomorrow morning. >>> well, the redskins' troubles are both on and off the field. tonight, two key players have reportedly been suspended because of drug use. this comes on the same day as another tough loss. den hellie joins us live from fedex field. so we're hearing this was the last game for two today, huh, dan? >> yeah, we're hearing that fred davis and trent williams will be suspended for the remainder of the season because they violated the league's substance abuse policy. what these reports are saying is that these two have tested positive for recreational drug use three times or

. >>> new this morning, the search is on for three robbery suspects in northeast washington.he d.c. police say that the book three of them held up a convenience store on seventh street and maryland avenue last night. no one injured. they're looking into whether this is related to a series of other robberies in recent weeks. >>> another standoff between u.s. park police and protesters at the occupy d.c. encampment. >> it began last night and ended early this morning. according to authorities, it started when some of the protesters tried to build a structure in the park at mcpherson square. ben eisler joins us from northwest with the latest. >> that's right. overnight park police confirmed they found another structure inside a parked at mcpherson square. the first thing that folks have been covering this movement for some time locally about when they hear this is the incident a few weeks ago when the protesters built another structure and that ended in not a nice fashion with about 31 arrests and perhaps the most confrontational standoff with police here since the movement bega

. >> i'm delia in northeast washington where fbi and irs agents wrapped up a ten hour long raid of thencil member, harry thomas jr. more than ten hours after the fbi and irs raid began, agents carry boxes of evidence from council member's home, while his attorney emerges from the house to say he is sure his client will not be charged. >> money? you know, money is tempting. >> thomas supporters say there was a misuse of city money. more than $300,000 meant for his nonprofit, but used to pay for his own lavish vacations and this suv. the council member has agreed to pay it all back without admitting guilt. >> other people downtown and you know, they are the ones taking your money. if he admits to paying it back, then he's not taking it out of my pocket. >> for a minute today, for a little while, we thought this raid was going to prompt thomas' colleagues to do something. but an emergency council meeting was called off at the very last minute. gary is live at the wilson building with exactly how it d

. >>> new this morning investigators searching for the gunman who shot a man in northeast washington and around midnight at 15th street and w. a person is hospitalized with serious injuries. authorities are looking into whether robbery may have been a motive for the shooting. >>> new developments in the scandal that ended joe paterno's career. a key witness in the assault case may have changed his story. mike mcqueary told a grand jury that he witnessed jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy in a locker room shower in 2002. a newspaper reports that he told a different story to a family friend shortly after the alleged incident. the newspaper claims he did not personally witnessed the assault. this comes days before a key hearing. at least half of the alleged victims are expected to testify against him in court. we will have complete coverage of the hearing tomorrow. >>> now to the latest info 2012. the shooting which appears to be the front-runner of the republican presidential field. >> saturday's gop debate in iowa, was the most watched of all the debates this campaign seas

. >> agents have been going in and out of his northeast washington home all day long.estigation is making waves due out the neighborhood and in council chambers. we were first on the scene. >> fbi agents and irs agents just left from the home of harry thomas. the council member remained inside this home with his attorney, refusing to speak to reporters. investigators have spent more than 8 hours searching his home and car. agents seized his suv and motorcycle all as his neighbors stood and watched. >> i think they should leave him a loan. >> if she has been found iran by dipping into funds -- if he has been found wrong by dipping into funds, he should be removed. >> thomas has been under investigation for months, ever since the d.c. attorney general filed civil charges for taking more than $300,000 intended for inner-city youth sports and using it to take lavish trips and to buy himself a luxury suv. thomas has agreed to repay that money.

and a taxicab sent six people to the hospital of around 11:00 last night on 12th street in northeast washington. investigators have not said what caused the crash or who was at fault. if everyone is expected to be ok. >>> a public plea to help catch a serial rapist. >> the fbi today will join local police announcing a massive publicity campaign. jummy olabanji joins us live in northwest with new developments and a strategy that has a record of success. good morning. >> good morning. the new campaign that several law-enforcement agencies plan to introduce this morning is similar to the campaign that helped to catch aaron thomas, the suspected east coast rapist earlier this year. they are coping with a new web site and releasing a sketch of a suspected suspect will help them catch the man police have dubbed the potomac river rapist. he is accused of attacking nine women in the 1990's in montgomery county and in the district. that includes the murder of georgetown university biochemist christine mirzayan found raped in 1998. the case has been cold several years, but they are hoping new dna evidenc

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the search for gunman in northeast washington. the man is in a hospital after someone shot him along 15th street and w last night. investigators have not release any information about the suspect, but as a robbery may have been a motive. >>> the flags flying at half staff all across the commonwealth today as virginia tech and the law-enforcement community remember the fallen officer. greg deriek crouse will be laid to rest this afternoon during a memorial in blacksburg. the light -- he died in a line of duty when a gunman walked up to him and shot him. >> investigators are still looking for a motive in this case as they expect another emotional day at virginia tech. thousands are expected to gather for a final farewell for the campus police doctors are killed in a line of duty. people are taking their final exams there today and are taking steps to say goodbye. it is expected to be an emotional day at virginia tech today as thousands gathered to say a final farewell to the campus police officer killed in the line of duty. \ >> if

to report right now as you guys travel inbound leaving bladensburg headed out to northeast and into northwest washington. inbound 50 is quiet out of riverdale and cheverly headed in towards northeast. virginia northbound i-95, this is an easy ride so far. the volume increasing but no incidents to report leaving the prince william parkway headed for the occoquan. 395 is in good shape headed up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> police are hoping you can help them find some christmas van de balaguers in northern virginia a fairfax station man's home, his security camera caught three people destroying part of his elaborate christmas display early sunday morning. they used baseball bats to smash numerous plastic and inflatable deck rigs, even ran over some of them when they drove off. michael lester's spectacular christmas display draws thousands of visitors every year and he has a message for those vandals. >> i hope that, at some point in time, they realize that their actions may have a greater meaning than they think and that they take some responsibility for thi

. >>> i'm tom sherwood on the rapidly redeveloping 8th street in northeast washington. here is something different. a developer asking what you would build. i'll have the story, coming up. >>> how you could throw a holiday party with treats that look like they came from a gourmet bakery. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, a home improvement store is facing criticism after pulling an ad. it has the muslim community [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> a family in croatia transformed their property into a winter wonderland. more than 1 million christmas lights. the display includes more than 112 miles of cord and took more than six months to set u

northeast washington looks a decent. new york and rhode island avenue no problems. if you take pennsylvania avenue, we are quiet on the freeway through northwest d.c. love the rid on 16th street and mass avenue. here's 270 at falls road. moving over to 29. that is moving nicely as well between colombia and silver spring. >>> 5:21 and 40 degrees. >> the caps took on filly last night. that was the beginning of their demise. the home team ended up on the business end of the flyers highlight reel. >> inside the secrets of theater church. >> you believe that a man has to have multiple wives to get to heaven. >> how can you be a father to 22 kids? >> next "anderson." [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant ♪ [ mom ] scooter? your father loves your new progresso rich & hearty steak burger soup. [ dad ] i love this new soup. it's hi

at&t >>> a northeast washington woman is being remembered tonight as a hard working mother and best friend. the 47-year-old found murdered inside her home in the 500 block of 23rd place stabbed to death. pat collins talked to her daughter and has this report. >> when friends weren't around, i feld alone, i was never alone. i had my mom. >> reporter: they were very close. they called each other every day, at least once. last saturday, adele called her mother's home on 23rd place northeast and there was no answer. she called again. nothing. she got worried. she got frightened. she went to that house. inside, she found her mother murdered. >> i'm at a loss for words. it's horrific. it's horrible. that did you want give it justice. that's not how anyone should have to remember their mother. >> reporter: police sources say there was no sign of forced entry. it's likely she was killed by someone that she knew. her body found in her bedroom. she had been stabbed repeatedly, savagely. elaine coleman was just 47 years old. for many years, she lived in this house in the kingdom park section of north

are not a procrastinator and have your package in the mail, it could be at the fedex hub in northeast washington. take a look at these workers and you can tell why they call this the businessest shipping day of the year. the rush is on to get packages shipped in time for the holidays. gift givers aren't the only ones feeling the pressure. >> it's intense. we have a higher volume of packages. but, we make sure we balance things out. if possible, we insert another route so we can make sure we get them their packages on time. >> reporter: it's a 10% increase from last year. more consumers are buying and mailing gifts this year. management says they are prepared. >> brought in extra folks. we have extra folks available and extra trucks available. you have the challenge of additional volume, making sure they are doing it safely, getting on the road and doing the right thing. >> in addition to getting the package there on time, there are things to do to make sure your package arrives. >> make sure the address is clear, crisp p, concise. if there's a suite number make sure it's on there. >> reporter: m

right now police are investigating two shootings less than a mile apart from each other in northeast washingtonfirst victim was shot in the face late last night 21st street near maryland avenue. there's no word on his condition. a woman was shot and killed on 23rd place northeast. there's no word on her identity or if police have a suspect in the shooting. police are not saying whether they think the shootings are related. >>> surveillance videos shows a man police are looking for. it was taken inside all saints preschool friday in chevy chase. he walked out with stoepbl cash from two purses and a metro car. >> kids were arriving. to wander through unoeud offices and classrooms and taking things. >> police believe the same thief may have pulled the same scheme at three other churches nearby. >> unbelievable. hope you catch them. 20 minutes away from the start of the 7:00 hour. >>> right now an 85-year-old woman claims she was skretrip searched at the airport. both sides of that story when we return. >>> and charlie sheen's ex-wife >>> and charlie sheen's ex-wife is in trouble yet again to war z

. >> reporter: the fbi and irs raided thomas's home in the northeast washington area seizing luxly vehicles and boxes of paper. it has embarrassed many council members who want him to take a paid leave of absence and others say she should be allowed to up defend himself. >> i like a lot of this has to do with his own decision making and family's decision making on what to do here in the council. we don't have power to do anything. we can't remove him. and i'm not supporting that. >> reporter: the ethics bill would slark funds available for council members from 80,000 to $40,000. the bill would tighten reporting campaign contributions and an ethics board would have able to fine and investigation council members. >> the bill has to be voted on again in two weeks. watch for some try to make it even tougher. >> thank you, tom. >>> turning now to the wet weather. it has been raining much of the day tlaen is a lot more to come. doug kammerer is tracking it all from the weather center. >> so far we have seen a tenth a a quarter inch of rain. but over the next 24 hours expect that to go to 1 to 2 i

police are looking for gunman who shot a man and woman in northeast washington. the shots rang out zbroefr night on queens chapel road. both victims were rushed to the hospital. there is no word on their condition at this point. we'll bring you more details as they become available. >>> if you're heading out to celebrate in new year, be careful. police in fairfax county say they are stepping up efforts to catch drunk drivers. this was the scene last night as police set up their first drunk driving check point along richmond highway just in time for the holiday weekend. police tell us this choke point is part of a broader effort all weekend long to stop drunk driving and make smur is that everyone out celebrating the new year does so with safety. >>> we'll get a check of your >>> it is a mild saturday morning. good morning. that is a 50 degree outside my door. north and west a little cooler with some 40s and 30s up into the panhandle. martinsburg, you have 39. check out storm 4 doppler. some rainshowers along 95. mostly along the baltimore area now. good news that

a man and a woman are in the hospital after they were shot in northeast washington. police say someone opened fire around 4:00 this morning on benning road near east capitol street. there is no word on the victims' conditions. we'll bring you more information as we find out. >>> morgan state university students are dealing with the loss of a classmate this morning. u.s. park police say a man was -- that's the wrong script. a senior marketing manager from clinton, maryland, was shot and killed thursday night. baltimore city police say they found 22-year-old brandon hudson dead inside his apartment. neighbors told police they heard strange noises from his apartment early in the evening. police say hudson had no criminal record, but are looking into whether the crime was drug related. >>> a woman hit by a montgomery county ride on bus has died. the accident happened thursday evening in the pouring rain. 63-year-old woman was trying to walk across rockville pike. police say the bus hit her when it tried to turn right. rescuers took the woman to the hospital where she lat

. >>> we are also following breaking news this morning out of northeast washington that's where police are looking for the gunman who shot a man and a woman. the shots rang out overnight on queens chapel road. both victims were rushed to the hospital. both are now in stable condition. we're told. we'll bring you more details as they become available to us. >>> a warning for people when visiting the chinatown area after a woman was attacked with her young child in the backseat of her car. police say the woman was stopped at the 700 block of f street northwest when a man opened the unlocked passenger side door of her car, pulled a gun and ordered her to drive to a location that was not familiar to her. the man then sexually assaulted her. police say women should take extra safety precautions. >> lock your car doors when you're driving. and the normal precautions of being aware and cognizant of your surroundings. >>> >> there are knew security cameras in the area so people are examining them and hoping they will be able to provide some type of clues as to who the suspect is. >>> a canine

. >>> let's go back out to doug now in northeast washington. he's going to take us inside. >> yes. we are waiting. >> yeah, we have been waiting for the last hour. >> reporter: inside, i told you eight trees. we showed you tree number one. by the way, we have the friends and family sitting here waiting to show all eight trees. i asked the family, i said are you all this enthusiastic they said yeah, yeah we are. this is tree number two here. i love this tree. it's got the teddy bear theme. this tree, i hope it comes off on camera. this is a black christmas tree with purple flours and purple ribbons on it. a beautiful, beautiful tree. this is what i was talking ability. melvin has a knack for decorating trees. this is a room where melvin is standing by. kick it all. >> all aboard! >> uh-huh. oh, yeah. that's a new edition this year that that train was going around the tree last year. now, it is inside the house. we'll come back to the back room. this is where he said the kids love to go. of course you have to decorate for the kids. he has done just that. take a look at all the nice l

i'm tom sherwood live in northeast washington. dorene, back to you. >> all right, tom. thank you. >>> we continue our coverage now with the i-team's tisha thompson who has reaction on all of this. have we heard from the mayor? >> we have. he has started it to put statements out. he's been in new york all day today. we've been in touch with his spokesperson, who gave us this statement. he says, i continue to support the investigation into these allegations so that justice can run its course for the sake of the district. i hope the investigation is concluded quickly. meanwhile, word spread quickly through the wilson building today, where thomas and his fellow councilmembers work. some councilmembers didn't want to talk, but those who did say we need to wait and see what comes out of today's events before making any decisions. >> clearly, it's a serious situation. i think there's been a lot of angst in this building that the u.s. attorney proceeded with the investigation. i'm hopeful we'll get to a closure very quickly. >> the presumption of innocence is something very, ve

police are investigating two shootings that happened less than a mile apart from each other in northeast washingtont victim was shot in the face late last night 21st street near maryland avenue. there's no word on his condition. a woman was shot and killed on 23rd place northeast. there's no word on her identity or if police have a suspect in the shooting. police are not saying whether they think the shootings are related. >> there is a community alert out there for george stks town university and the surrounding area after reports of two break-ins near campus. police say someone got in two off-campus apartments, both near 36th and 0 streets. in the first case, a man somehow got into a home on 36th street friday night and scared a woman when he jumped out of her closet. 30 minutes later, police say an intruder got into another home. he had on a mask like the one in the movie "scream." >> i started screaming bloody murder, 911, police. he looked at us and continued on. >> the man who broke in was pocketing items, an ipod, cash. police do not know if the two cases are related. >>> an 85-year-old gran

police are investigating an overnight stabbing in northeast washington. it happened just after 3:00 this morning. along clay terrace. we're told a woman was taken to the hospital with several stab wounds. her name and condition are not being released at this time. police do tell news 4 that the victim and the suspect knew each other. so far, no arrests had been made. >>> today, the fairfax county school board will vote on allowing security cameras inside their high schools. the cameras would be placed in cafeterias, lobbies and other large gathering places. each school's principal would ultimately have the final say. those pushing for the cameras cite safety issues while opponents say it's an invasion of privacy. neighboring schools already use in-school cameras. >>> 6:07 is the time. the official word of 2011. no, it's not occupy. >> do you want to know what it is? >>> also, the word mitt romney used to describe newt gingerich is getting a lot of attention this morning. >> and when this wet weather could arrive, weather and [ female announcer ] more peop

a man and a woman are in the hospital after they were shot in northeast washington. police say that someone opened fire around 4:00 this morning on benning road near east capitol street. there's no word on the victim's condition. we're working to find out more about the shooting and we will bring you more information as we find it out. >>> baltimore police are looking for the person who killed a morgan state university student. investigators say someone shot and killed 22-year-old brandon hudson. officers found his body inside his off campus apartment thursday night. hudson was a senior marketing major from clinton, maryland, neighbors told police they heard strange noises coming from his apartment early in the evening. police say hudson had no criminal record, but they are looking into whether the crime was drug related. >>> fwhont gomry county police are investigating a deadly accident involving a pd and a ride on bus. a 63-year-old woman was trying to cross rockville pike thursday evening. police say the bus hit the woman when the driver tried turn right from alpi

. >>> we have new information stemming from a deadly police shooting in northeast washington.here's home video of the con tonnation between officers and an armed suspect on play terrorist in the northeast. 20-year-old was firing his weapon. he was high on pcp when they ordered him to drop the gun. after he refused, police opened fire. some called the officer's actions terrible. >> you only heard four shots in the neighborhood and then you heard 30 or 40 shots. >> possession of cocaine and carrying an unlicensed weapon. police say it's not clear why he was back on the streets last night. you might think you would have to be on a glacier or grand canner to fall into a trench 20 feet deep. >> that happened to a man this morning in gaithersburg. kristin fisher shows us how firefighters got him out. >> nearly 20 feet beneath the roadway at the bottom of a trench, a man seriously injured waited to be rescued. >> my understanding is that trench was for a construction site nearby and pretty much, more than likely attacking to a sewer system in the roadway. >> a construction worker was

again, traveling outbound from northeast washington headed back out towards cheverly and riverdale, the outbound lanes are closed until further notice with this accident investigation. >>> that is on the outbound side. if you are coming from new york avenue headed in towards riverdale. if you are coming inbound from prince george's hospital, your lanes are open to continue inbound towards bladensburg road. no problems reported for those on the beltway traveling between landover and college park. other side of town looking pretty good. no problems to report here leaving annandale up towards merrifield. overnight cop struck has cleared. you are back up to about 56, 57 miles per hour leaving 236 headed past gallows road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> turning to the developing budget deal to avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers on the hill may finally have an agreement this morning. they met all day yesterday and congressional leaders say they have a deal on a $1 trillion compromise spending bill. let's get more on that and on the payroll tax cut extense from sherry ly