you are jammed westbound at nutley. i will be back with another update. >>> today we continue our 12 days of giving. during those 12 days, we will introduce you to different nonprofit groups in our area making a difference but need help and support to continue that good work. pat lawson joins us to tell us about the korean community service center here in washington. >> the korean community service center of greater washington is working to make asian americans and new immigrants well adjusted and to help them become fully contributing members of the u.s., but they need your help to do that. the number to call is 202-885-4949. and joining us is our guests. tell us what the center does. >> it has a history of 37 years, and beginning, they had difficulty to settle in first time, and that's what we studied in 37 years ago. >> what are the biggest challenges, the biggest issues they face when they come to the center? >> we have the first sometimes newly immigrants and they are settling in this country, and they have a lot o

here's a live look at nutley street right now. i think everything looks okay and it's back to normal for the rush hour heading inbound on 66 and the outer loop of the beltway. just keep that in mind a. quick look 395 northbound no problems to report here between the beltway, duke street and the 14th street bridge. everything seems to be running on type. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 4:55. >> thank you, monika, see you then. >>> people in southwest and southeast d.c. will proabl be sleep -- will probably be sleeping a little better soon. late night flights will no longer fly over their homes. since last spring flights landed between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. were diverted over that part of d.c. because of some construction. many people were upset about the noise so d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton contacted the faa. the airport officials have since agreed to hold off on construction until 1:00 a.m. after the flights have landed. >>> jerrylier you heard -- earlier you heard howard lament the lack of snow b

here is a live look at 66 at nutley street. traffic is moving well from manassas through centreville all the way past the earlier construction here at nutley to the beltway. another look at the roads in virginia coming up in my next report. back to you, andrea. >> in you're scrambling to finish up their holiday gift list, toys "r" us are giving you round the clock shopping until christmas. stores nationwide will stay open for 112 hours straight through 10:00 p.m. christmas eve. that's late. here in our area though, stores include fair lake, bailey's crossroads, gaithersburg and frederick. this is the second year in a row the retailer has remained open for 24 hour shopping in the days before christmas. >>> 14 macy's stores including the one at tysons corner will stay open continuously for 83 hours straight from today until christmas eve. if you need to make a grocery store run, safeway says most stores will stay open from today straight through saturday, christmas eve as well. >> the historic lincoln theatre at u street is going

it is an overturned vehicle on the inner loop near the dulles toll road. 66 is jammed from nutley streeto get onto the inner loop. i bet that will slow down because of all the traffic heading southbound and looking over as well. jessica? >> we are looking at a nicer morning on wall street. hoping for better things after last week. >> "the early show" is next. of course they'll have more reaction to the death of north korean leader kim jong il no howard and i will be back with in update on traffic and weather. >>> see you right back here tomorrow morning. have a great day, everybody.

a look at 66 jammed from nutley street trying to get to the inner loop.ccident along route 7 remains along the right side and a look at 270 which is normal. >> join us monday morning starting at 4:25. you can see tebow face-off against the patriots on channel 94:15 here. have a great weekend -- 9 at 4:15 he

. >>> seeing some congestion in our area heading down i-66, heading towards nutley. that's where you'll see delays. no accidents to report on 66, both inside and outside of the beltway. speaking of the beltway, here's a look right now traveling the inner loop, making your way past route 1 heading into greenbelt. just bustling in volume. no major delays at all. outer loop still clear as you make your way towards georgia avenue. that's a good sign. on the rails, no reported delays on the metro or vre. however, the camden north train number 844 on the marc train, that train is cancelled for today. eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> 6:02 now. a developing story this morning. a tense standoff between occupy d.c. and police ends with dozens of people in jail. heavy machinery was brought in to remove protesters from a building police say should never have been there in the first place. tracee wilkins is live in mcpherson square with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. police went ahead and took down that building. protesters said they built it to try to ke

here, we 66 approaching the beltway at nutley street, you are returning well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are learning mother about a deadly accident overnight on the beltway. police say kevin hennett was killed when he crashed his motorcycle overnight. witnesses say he lost control while traveling at a high rate of speed and hate guard rail. lanes in the area were shut down. they have since reopened. >>> we are just days away from the first votes in the republican presidential race and there has been yet another lead change in iowa. mitt romney has taken the lead over ron paul and the new numbers show a surprising surge from another job candidate. sherry ly has the latest. >> reporter: there is no telling what is going to happen in the iowa caucuses. this has been one of the most fluid races in recent history. mitt romney may not be the front run are with you in this back and forth race in the iowa caucuses, it is still very much up for grabs. the dark horse could be rick santorum. he has gone from relative obscurity sogging from the b

no problems here at nutley street. we'll go to the traffic land camera on the inbound side of 66 near nutley street. no problems to report heading for the beltway. if you're heading to the beltway down into springfield, you will be ok. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge. back over to the maps and this time, let's go to the other side of town over to southern maryland looking fine on route 4, route five, route 301. no problems to report heading for the wilson bridge through oxon hill. the overnight accident in case you heard about it on the inner loop of the beltway, just south of the bw parkway has been cleared and all lanes are open here at the good luck road overpass. coming up in my next report, another look at area roadways. mike? >> thanks, monika. >>> a man suspected of killing two people and kidnapping a 2- year-old boy on christmas eve is in police custody in richmond. a police spokesman says 27- year-old jamal clemons surrendered yesterday afternoon. police believe clemons shot edward bowm

traveling on i-66, delays outside of the beltway right around nutley as you approach the beltway.slow trip for you. i'll give you the view at cedar lane. you can see eastbound lanes are filling up. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> traffic relief is coming for tens of thousands of commuters. the first span of the new 11th street bridge will open this weekend. news 4's megan mcgrath is live there now with details. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. the 11th street bridge, if you drive it, you know what a mess it has been and for how long. it's just been a bad situation all around. we are going to start to see some improvement. take a look behind me here. what we're seeing is that large span, the old span bringing inbound traffic off of 295 toward the downtown area. this weekend, that span is going to be retired. starting first thing monday morning. actually, it opens on sunday. in time for rush hour on monday morning, drivers headed on 2595 who use the 11th street bridge inbound toward

at 66, traffic was being detoured on to the westbound side of 66, everyone was turning around at nutleyd getting back on to the beltway. they're cleaning that up right now. otherwise, on the northside of town, things are looking great. let's take a live look at the beltway at university boulevard. all of the construction cones moved. no problems to report on the beltway here in silver spring. in springfield, northbound 95 overall, very, very light. no problems to romp at 4:27 a.m. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street. very light in all lanes heading to the 14th street bridge. coming up, another look around the area at 4:39. back to you guys. >>> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich says a new poll shows him leading among republican voters in virginia. only one hitch, gingrich does not appear to have enough signatures to get on the ballot in the commonwealth. >>> the former house speaker has less than 24 hours to get the signatures. matt jablow was in arlington where they were trying to get together a signature petition drive. >> with only one day left to get on the ba

heading on the inbound side of i-66, there has been an accident just outside the beltway after nutley street. that was cleared. you can see everything is green here. no problems on the dulles toll road from leesburg between 66 and springfield. let's take a live look at 66 inside the pike. no problems as you head for the roosevelt bridge. back over to 95 live on the northbound side of springfield, all lanes are open heading up toward 395 area and up to the 14th street bridge. here's 95 on the northbound side in springfield. volumes very, very light for 4:47 in the morning. we'll take you through alexandria. no problems to report at route one between the wilson bridge and i-95, you will be ok. route 5, route 301 all doing well this morning. coming up, aerat the big picture at 4:55. >> the cost of parking in downtown silver spring is about to go up. grab the quarters. the plan is to raise rates for long-term parking by 10 cents an hour starting january 1st. the increase is part of a series of parking fee hikes approved by montgomery county council. the fees went up back in august. >>> ti

of i-66, watch out for the accident sitting right before the beltway blocking a right lane after nutleye of that as well in virginia. coming up, i'll update you on those incidents at 4:39. >>> congress is expected to pass an extension of payroll tax cuts and end unemployment benefits. house republicans caved into political pressure. >> the house g.o.p. agreed to accept the deal that was already approved by the senate to extend the cuts by two more months. lawmakers will try to work out a year-long deal when they return from recess in january. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: house republicans have agreed to a two-month extension of the payroll tax break. house speaker john boehner announced the sudden change of heart late thursday. >> we were here fighting for the right things. may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world. >> republican lawmakers were under intense pressure to break a holiday stalemate that would give 160 million workers an average of $20 a week in their paychecks and extend unemployment benefits to 99 weeks. the tipping point came when the to

making your way towards nutley on the westbound side, stick to the left. construction still going on. you're at 63 miles per hour. continuing inside the beltway on 66, here's spout run parkway. not seeing any issues here. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks. >> 4:54 now. >>> the fandemonium sweepstakes is back. four people will win $1,000 each for the next four fridays. and then on december 16th, one person will win $4,000. sign up on nbc washington's facebook page. you must enter weekly for a chance to win in that friday's random drawing. good luck. >>> the once high flying offense of the washington capitals is once again grounded. this time it met a 2-1 loss to the dreaded rival pittsburgh penguins. the game was tight through the first two periods with jason chimera tying it up in the second period. that would be the only goal for the caps as they struggled to create more opportunities. the caps had only 17 shots on goal the entire game and only two shots in the critical third period when pittsburgh took the lead. the caps will try to get new co

turning around at nutley street. watch out for that here inside the beltway at leesburg pike, it is running smoothly. another look at virginia roadways, back to you, andrea and mike. >> time for your first money segment of the morning. >> interesting week on wall street. >> absolutely. yesterday it was kind of boring. >> comparatively. >> we've got economic news coming out. maybe that will turn things around. make it a little bit more exciting for wall street. we had a mixed showing yesterday with the technology sector taking the biggest hits. the dow stands this morning at 12,107 after picking up four points. the nasdaq dropped by 25 and the s&p 500 was better by about two and a half points. >>> last minute shoppers are less inclined to look for bargains. 25% of people polled by "consumer reports" say they don't care about finding a deal at the 11th hour. they simply want to be done shopping and so they're going to grab whatever they get their hands on. 30% of the people surveyed said their last-minute holiday shopp

all of that activity has cleared. 66 open for business now traveling between glebe road and nutley street problems to report there. the beltway inner loop leaving the robinson terminal headed out towards 66. the lanes are open and the pace is good as you travel north of springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> getting around tysons corner could get a little easier. road crews will open a ramp that connects westbound leesburg pike or route 7 with southbound chain bridge road or route 123. the ramp has been closed since september 2010 for construction on the metro extension to dulles. >>> american airline pilots will soon be allowed to use iep ads in the cockpit even during takeoff and landing. the faa has given the airline permission to use the ipad starting tomorrow. american says it ran rigorous tests to make sure there would be no interference from the electronics. passengers will still be required to power off. the airline says replacing heavy paper manuals that can weigh up to 40 pounds could save the carrier as much as 500,000 gallons of fuel a yea

overnight roadwork that was in place at nutley street is in the process of being picked up and moved out of the roadway. your lanes are open if you are continuing on the other side of the beltway at southbound 270 leaving father hurley boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> in this morning's big story, a maryland man kidnapped and held captive in pakistan for months. now, al-qaeda's top lead are says he is being held hostage. sherry ly has more. >> reporter: this is the first that anyone has claimed responsibility for warren weinstein's kidnapping but despite the claims, al-qaeda showed no proof that he is still alive. the leader claims the terror group has dr. weinstein and will bargain for his release. weinstein is from rockville and has worked in pakistan for several years. the 70-year-old aid worker was kidnapped from his fortified home nearly four months ago. al-qaeda claimed it will release him for the u.s. stops air strikes in muslim countries and releases terror suspects. >> it is an expensive claim. it is not just you stop bombing afghanistan and p

no problems on the beltway in montgomery county. 66 looks good leaving route 50 fair oaks past nutleytreet making that trip inbound. 95, 395, no real problems for you as you head north. here we are across the 14th street bridge, your lanes are open heading into the district. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> virginia drivers ticketed for driving without prove of insurance may have a good case to get out of paying the fines. state law requires drivers to have liability insurance or pay a $500 uninsured fee but several lawyers say it does not make it illegal to not have proof of insurance in your vehicle. >>> starting today, prince george's prince george's county residents with k. participate in a free recycling program. you can leave your tree at the curb and someone will come by and pick opportunity. the program will go on until january 31st. >>> a major security breach at a u.s. intelligence think tank has left thousands of customers vulnerable. and a notorious group of hackers says they are behind it. fox's dug -- doug mcelway has the story. >> reporter

it slows down route 50 to nutley street. let's take a live look outside. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95, you've got the slow traffic from the occoquan river into newington. a little further north with a live look into springfield on the northbound side of 95, just a volume but everyone is moving pretty well heading for 395 which is where we'll go next. you've got the brake lights beginning in landmark as you head up toward seminary road. it pretty much breaks free up to the 14th street bridge. coming up into maryland at 6:45. andrea, back to you. >>> thanks, monika. we're hitting the campaign trail and getting a check op the race for the republican presidential nomination. we're less than would weeks away from the iowa caucus and mitt romney finds himself back in the lead in the latest poll. rasmussen polled 750 likely voters in iowa. 25% backed the former massachusetts governor. texas congressman ron paul is at 20%. former front-runner newt gingrich is now in third place at 17%. the former house speaker will travel to richmond t

thems look good from nutley street in toward the beltway. an accident reported 7100 fairfax county parkway at lake newport road between eldon street and wiehle avenue so do watch for that. other than that, things look pretty good. you saw 95 there, 395, no issues for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> some bad news for some sears and kmart stores. the company that owns both chain announced yesterday it will be closing at least 100 stores due to disappointing sales. sears and kmart merged back in 2005. closing the stores is expected to save about $170 million for that company. no word yet which stores will close, however. >>> one of the biggest hurdles of landing a new job is getting your foot in the door. now, some help is on the way from professionals. today, challenger gray and christmas is provoiding free job search advice to callers across the country. you can call the number you see on your screen there between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. we'll put the number on our web site too. go to myfoxdc.com. you can look it up th

starting to slow down in fair oaks as you make your way towards nutley.cidents in either direction both inside and outside the beltway. >> danella, thanks a lot. >>> the u.s. military says it's handed over control of camp victory to the iraqi government. the base on the edge of baghdad used to be the headquarters for the u.s. military during the war there. all u.s. troops are being withdrawn from iraq by the end of the month. >>> today the man accused of murdering his estranged wife and stepson will appear in court for a preliminary hearing. curtis lopez was arrested in october after police discovered the body of jane mcquain in her germantown apartment and her son william missing. police found william's body a week later in a wooded area in clarksburg. the hearing begins in montgomery county court at 10:00 this morning. >>> the woman wanted for bank robberies and carjackings from northern virginia to baltimore could enter a plea on monday. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab wednesday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mclean, virginia.

all lanes are open for your ride there. 66 at nutley street, no problems to report from manassas all the way into fairfax, vienna and inside the beltway to the roosevelt bridge. last live look at 395 at duke street, again looking fine just a little bit of volume for the early risers but no problems to report heading up to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:24. andrea and jessica? >> thank you, monika. the maryland women face another undefeated team. we'll show you what still has an unblemished record coming up. >> bruce boudreau was the first of three nhl coaches fired this week. now, he's replaced one of the other two. >> we'll take another look at the question of the day. 80% of moms do this when they're angry at their children. is it a, use the child's full name. b, leave the room or c, take away a child's video game. >> here is a look at a response you posted on the facebook.com/wusa9 page. ingrid wrote i confess a! their full name very slow and loud although i've done b and c as well. >> log on to the faceb

overnight construction cleared for those traveling along 66 as you travel between nutley street and the beltway. you will find overnight roadwork in the hot lane zone also cleared as you travel between tyson's and the american legion bridge. no trouble spots to report as you head inbound towards centerville. no signs of any trouble here on the beltway. top stretch at 29 colesville road. traffic flowing freely between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story this friday morning, trouble for a rockville man overseas. 70-year-old warren weinstein is from rockville. he was kidnapped while working in pakistan last august. >> al-qaeda just came out with a video claiming to be holding him hostage. it is from an al-qaeda leader. let's get the latest now from sherry live with the latest. >> reporter: it has been nearly four months since dr. warren weinstein was kidnapped. now, al-qaeda claims they have them and the terror network wants to bargain for his release. the clade leader demanded that the u.s. end air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan

look taking a look at 66, nutley street, a little slow in centreville and a look at the 14th street bridge issues along 395. >> look at how empty that is. >> fantastic. well, it is school vacation for christmas but we do have cool schools tomorrow. it is an adorable piece that you do not want to miss. little kids learning how to cook and they learn life lessons at the same time. >> olga and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> we'll see you tomorrow at

let's take a live look at 66 at nutley street. you will be just fine as you can see. all lanes are open. very light volume coming in from gainesville, centreville and all the way to the beltway. we'll go back over to the map. this time, southern maryland coming in from route 4, route 5, route 301, brandywine area all the way up to the beltway. right through objection oxon hill. if you're traveling on the northbound side of 395, you will be ok. the beltway here at university boulevard also fine. both loops in silver spring. coming up, another look around the area at 5:24. mike? >> the redskins cut one of their running backs plus the pro bowl selections are out and not one redskin is on the team even though one of them has a really impressive resume. ok, let's take another look at the question of the day today. according to a poll from "usa today," half of all women leave one of these places feeling really frustrated. is it a, the dressing room. b, the restaurant or c, hair salon. our facebook friend deb writes it has to be the dressing room. because nothing fits anymor

looking at i-66 eastbound at waples mill road, you're slow as you make your way towards nutley. if you're making your way on i-95, a slow trip for you. still have the accident in the right shoulder lane. but at fairfax county parkway, you're jammed. delays start around dale city, and the travel time from the occoquan bridge to the capital beltway, that trip takes about 25 minutes to get there. angie and joe, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> nato says five service members were killed in a roadside bomb in eastern afghanistan. we do not know officially the exact location of the explosion or the nationality of the troops. however, a warsaw, poland tv station is reporting that all of the soldiers were polish. so far this year, 530 nato service members have been killed in afghanistan. >>> today attorney general eric holder will lead a memorial marking the 23rd anniversary of the bombing of pan am flight 103. holder will be among the speakers at the memorial at arlington national cemetery. 270 people died when the pan am flight exploded over lockerbie, scotland, 23 years ago today

seeing red on 66 east towards nutley.y on "today." >> this is going to be good. >>> also coming up from the dry heat inside to the whipping winds outside, your hair, face and skin really take a beating during the harsh winter months so we'll tell you what you can do to protect your skin from head to toe. >>> and then you'll look good from head to toe with one of these smashing party dresses to ring in the new year. we've got the hottest looks of the season for every budget. >>> 'tis the season to eat, drink and be merry. all of the indulging can leave you anything but merry when you step on the scale. >> buzzkill. >> okay, debbie downer. >> you just go pig out and see what happens for the new year, all right? jenna wolfe is here. >> she won't. >> what is coming up on "weekend today"? >> big show. more than 1.5 million americans served in iraq since 2003, we're live as the last of the troops leave that country. >>> then what is your new year's resolution, from a stress-free holiday season to putting your finances in order,

they continue as you make your way towards nutley. travel speed is 17 miles per hour. road, but now looking better. not so bad. joe, back to you. >> thank you very much. we will have another news update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show now back to the "today" show after a sh. welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles. and at carmax dot com, you can choose from nearly 30 thousand cars with most available for transfer to the store nearest you. so come find the one for you today... at carmax. busy day! yes it is! >>> 8:00 now on this thursday morning the 22nd of december, 2011. that means that christmas is just three days away. the holidays are in full force here in rockefeller plaza as we go outside to say hello to a very happy crowd. meantime i'm ann curry with carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. good morning again to you. coming up, affordable holiday fashions