both directions of the clara barton parkway between the cabin john parkway and macarthur boulevard. they're requesting a driver to go ahead and use macarthur boulevard and said you will be diverted that way anyway. just plan ahead if you're just now heading out the door. it will be there for awhile. let's take a look live at 270. no problems to report here in rockville at route 28. you will be fine coming down from clarksburg down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take you around to the other side of the world. 66. no problems to report as you come in from centreville as you travel over to fairfax, you will be ok. all lanes are open. no big delays to worry about here. live look as well on the northbound side of 95 and 395. pretty much looking like this to the 14th street bridge from springfield. there will be no problems right now to report. and now is the time to show off the morning lights. all month long, we're sharing christmas displays. >> this morning, we go to shepherdstown, west virginia. nice set-up there with the reindeer including rudolph. santa is there. mrs. cl

there's a report of an accident, in bound on the cabin john parkway at clara barton parkway. there is some activity there. not far from the american legion bridge. we are still dealing with a truck fire on eastbound route 50 in annapolis at route 2. everything is open around the beltway. looks good. in springfield still looks pretty good. a little volume heading towards the springfield interchange, but moving at speed. looks good on 395 as well up to the 14th street bridge. >>> u.s. park police spent the night taking down a wooden structure that was built illegally at mcpherson square in the occupy wall street camps -- occupy d.c. camp. >> park police found another structure last night. the first structure was built a few weeks ago. that ended with 31 arrests and a standoff with police. police received an anonymous call about this one around 11:00 p.m. last night. they arrived to find a 12-foot structure made with two by fours. no one claimed this one. police then declared it abandoned and dismantled it saying that it violated federal law. no one was arrested. earlier this mo

the clara barton parkway atnear macarthur boulevard and the cabin john parkway. a serious accident, one person extricated from a vehicle. activity continues in the investigation and cleanup. this is inbound on a clara barton parkway. river road is the best alternate and macarthur boulevard. let's go to the beltway at university boulevard. so far so good, like yesterday. lanes open between college park and silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a developing story from north korea. the country is saying goodbye to a longtime leader kim jong-il. >> ♪ >> this successor kim jong on walked next to his father's firstvehicle. mourners weekpt. died of heart attack on december 17. >>> new this morning, the search is on for three robbery suspects in northeast washington. the 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 th

and no problems on the beltway at gw parkway. any and eun? >> carol, thank you. >>> he once famously called himself the susan lucci of the nfl. the redskins london fletcher, >>> strong winds and downpours in new york city caused major problems for travelers overnight. wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour forced major delays at newark, laguardia, and kennedy airports yesterday. at least two flights had to be diverted to boston. forecasters say more rain is expected today, but it will be less intense. >>> passengers on board a southwest airlines flight got quite a scare before their plane could even get off the ground. investigators are trying to figure out what caused two tires to blow out. the plane was going from sacramento to seattle. the tires blew just as the plane began to take off. southwest said the pilot quickly aborted, and emergency crews were called in to hose down the 737 as a precautionary measure. the plane began to shake, and then it just stopped. >> the front of the plane was starting to go up, and then boom. it started shaking

everything is open, and parkway, towards washington parkway, suitland parkway no troubles. quantico virginia was our last report. disabled vehicle in shirlington. northbound 395 leaving edsall road near duke street and into shirlington, then it breaks loose. in maryland, 270 has normal volume southbound in germantown. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:20, 29 degrees on this monday. >> coming up, public humiliation turned into laughter. alex baldwin takes its fight with american airlines to the national airways. >> psychic medium john edwards. >> our family has been through a tragedy. >> did you lose a child? when youou spend more dayays than not separated from your own life... when the only thing you can be sure of is migraineses with 15 or more headache days a month, you're living a maybe life. and you may be ling with chronic migraine. but knowing that this thing you're goingng through has a name means knowing you can find treatments thatat are right f for you. go to chronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. >>> ♪ >> the first families

keep that in mind. 29 at broken land parkway looks pretty good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> metro subway eastbound running about 15 minutes late. light rail is on schedule. a diversion at greenmount and 29. i am kurt kronke. >> good morning. kids are disappointed this morning. we missed out on the snow. the cold air and did not have a chance. it turned out to be a good snowstorm up in pennsylvania and new york state. we have a sinking air and that means sunshine for us. some clouds are moving in from pennsylvania. the closer to the pennsylvania line, the better the chance you will see some cloud cover. most of us will have mostly sunny skies. a big story is the winner. the wind was gusting close to 50 miles per hour. we had a 22 mile per hour gust at the airport. the current temperatures are in the 40's. take off about 10 degrees for the wind chill. 43 in parkton. these are the

northern parkway and ruxton road. it's ok here but you will tap the brakes as you get closer to the beltway. your right lane taken out there. in the meantime our travel times looking pretty good for the most part. especially traveling on the top side of the beltway, outer loop from bel air to providence road, about six minutes. >>> the feds insist teching, e-mailing or using any cell phone may be too dangerous to be allowed while driving. the national transportation safety board cannot impose restrictions so it's asking every state to ban the use of cell phones of all kinds, hands-free notwithstanding while behind the wheel. abc2 news' sherrie johnson with more on this. they are saying no-go across the board? >> reporter: that's right. some people are like, you know what? this is a major inconvenience. others are like, hey, this will save a lot of lives. the ntsb wants every state to ban cell phones while driving but it doesn't have the power to ban -- enforce a ban. that is up to each individual state. the ntsb is ca

the george washington parkway southbound after 123 broken- down vehicles.tay to the left in order to get through. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 45 degrees. cracks coming up, money problems for some members of the d.c. council. details on issues facing harry thomas and marion barry. >> another twist in the drama involving an nba star who >>> welcome back. federal and local investigators will launch a new campaign aimed at catching an elusive criminals. investigators want to find the potomac river rapist. the attacker is suspected of raping eight women and killing scientists christine mirzayan in the 1990's. >>> six people taken to the hospital after a metrobus and a taxicab collided in northeast washington. this happened last night. the victims were not seriously injured. investigators are trying to figure out what led to the crash. >>> in politics, seven republican presidential candidates expected to square off in iowa for what could be their final debate before next month's caucuses. they are expected to focus their attacks on newt gingrich, the front run

we do haven't accident clara barton parkway at cabin john. it is closed so you want to avoid that route. suitland parkway westbound at silver hill road. the on-ramp is block wade disabled vehicle. let's take a live look from trafficland. nice light volume at pruett 4 pep pen avenue. 270 heading independent bound. -- nice light volume at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. 66, here we are through manassas. no incidents or accidents to report for you. thins look good as you leave route 50 fair oaks in toward the beltway. 395, we've got heavy volume at seminary road. other than that, you are are in pretty good shape up toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> funeral services will be hell today for a u.s. park police officer. sergeant michael boehm was responding to a call near the key bridge. he was trying to help a man found on the c&o canal when he collapsed. the funeral presession will begin at the church of the nativity in burke, virginia and then go into d.c. passing park police headquarters and will end fi

traveling i-95 at fairfax county parkway northbound, starting to hit the brakes at fairfax county parkwayt seeing any accidents in the roadways if you're traveling in virginia on i-95 in either direction. continuing on to 395, this is the view at edsall. in fact, if you're making your way from the beltway all the way to the 14th street bridge on 395, you're in the clear. seeing a little volume as you make your way across the bridge, no major delays just yet. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic as well as the rails. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks. >>> a traffic alert as you head out the door this morning. expect slow going in northeast washington if you use benning road to get to work. ddot is beginning the final phase of construction work in the center of the street between 39th and 42nd streets northeast. crews will be stripping the road's surface so it can be repaved. traffic will be moving single file along the sidewalks in both sides. ddot hopes to have the project finished by mid-february. >> those charities who provide emergency services like food and

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. 189 of those victims were americans. some of their family members will also speak at today's memorial. >>> on the campaign trail today, republican presi

good news for those of you heading to the bw parkway. all lanes now open on 50 just past the bw parkway so we should be getting back up to speed there momentarily. in the meantime, all is quiet on i-95. making the drive past maryland maryland 175 good to go in the northbound direction up to 695. and once you get on 695 looking good here at green spring avenue. also pour those of you heading to the -- for those of you heading from the beltway to oles mills 795 open and moving freely. >>> about 30 people were evacuated from a twin tower in vietnam after a fire broke out in the basement. about a dozen people yesterday were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but are expect to be okay. the 33 story buildings are under construction and not expected to open until next year. the fire started in an area where construction crews have been working. >>> after spending five days straight at sea without food or water, four bahaman fishermen are home safe them didn't return from a fishing expedition a small plane spotted two small boats broken

you're at 42 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway on 66. you are traveling at 14 miles per hour. we are seeing delays at this time on 395. they start right around the beltway, and they continue as you make your way towards seminary road. i'll step in for you. these hov lanes are nice and clear. better option for you this morning. now back to you all. >> thank you, danella. >>> people living near reagan national airport will sleep a little more soundly now. the airport authority and the faa have agreed to change flight patterns at night after a complaint from d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton. she wrote a letter saying "rerouting flights over densely populated parts of d.c. and virginia was too disruptive and too loud." those flights were rerouted because of construction. now the flights can use the main runway and will not have to be rerouted. >>> you might experience travel delays if you're heading southwest. a severe winter storm is pounding the southern plains. interstate 40 was shut down from amarillo, texas, all the way to albuquerqu

the ramp to exit tonight prince william parkway.-d.o.t. is on the scene. it is just the ramp that is tied up at this point. some traffic is able to get by under direction. northbound i-59 open for business but slowing crossing the occoquan and at the springfield interchange. 236 west, authorities checking for a crash there. no problems to report as you continue southbound headed out towards 370. now, on the other side of town, we do have some problems to report coming in out of northeast. nurse traveling northbound on the baltimore-washington parkway, accident reported now at 202. so northbound, make your way out towards the ppsy plant. and northbound on kenilworth avenue, another crash reported at edmondston. >>> prices are going down a bit. the average price for a gallon of regular dropped nine cents in the last two weeks. the national average now $3.29. it is a little higher in d.c. at $3.46. lower in maryland at $3.21. lower still in virginia with it is $3.17 a gallon. >>> it was free for a while but starting today, you have to

an accident north of the bw parkway. you can see it slowing down just a bit here as you travel on the outer loop of the beltway. then another one before connecticut avenue. that one is also on the shoulder. i'll have more on what's going on on the beltway all around town coming up in my next report. back to you, mike and andrea? >> thank you, monika. military judge will decide by january 16th whether bradley manning will face a court- martial for leaking thousands of classified documents. >> manning gave those documents to the web site wikileaks. his attorney says manning suffered emotional problems and blamed the military for not following his own rules on safeguarding information. the government says manning should be court-martialed for aiding the enemy. >> they're bracing for aftershocks today in new zealand. a 5.8 magnitude quake hit christchurch earlier today, the same area that was leveled by a major quake in september of 2010. >>> a small plane makes an emergency landing on a beach. the engine failed so he came d

if you're planning to head over to the gw parkway, on the southbound side of the parkway, there is a disabled vehicle now between route 123 and the spout run parkway. that's in the right lane. be aware of that southbound side of the gw parkway. stay to the left to get around that. let's get a live look at 395. the interstate itself is fine past glebe road. on glebe road, north of i-66 at 13th street in boston, there is a water main break with crews on the scene. be aware of that if that's where you're headed right now. we'll take you back out through the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road from leesburg, route 7, 123 is fine at tyson. let's take a live look in manassas. right now, still good at sudley road. 66 is incident-free. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on maryland roadways as well at 5:24. >> there are more defections for maryland's football team after its very disappointing season. >> the redskins have a chance to sweep a division foe sun. they'll have to put a stop to eli manning's hot streak to do it. >> let's take another look at t

no problems to report on the bw parkway or route 50 this morning. coming up, another look at area roads at 6:18. mike? >> thanks, monika. let's check on some of the stories making news this morning. three medical experts were killed near jacksonville, florida, as they were rushing to pick up a donated heart for a patient in need of a transplant when the chopper they were in went down yesterday. >>> an al-qaeda group in iraq is claiming responsibility for last thursday's deadly wave of attacks in baghdad. at least 69 people were killed. the bombing was a major attack since u.s. troops left iraq. >>> toyota is rolling out what it claims will be the world's most fuel efficient hybrid called the prius c. it gets 63 miles to the gallon it went on sale in japan. the car will come to the u.s. in the latter half of 2012. >>> well, these days, we don't even think about leaving a voice mail but a century ago, recording anything was a big deal. now, we're getting a listen to the very first sounds ever recorded. brian todd shows us a unique way we're getting to

on i-95 northbound, still seeing the accident at fairfax county parkway., danella. >>> today jews around the world are celebrating the first day of hanukkah. the eight-day festival of lights began last night at sundown. here in washington, the national menorah was litt on the ellipse. there are hanukkah events going on downtown. you can find them on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> the debate over how to redevelop the alexandria waterfront in old town has dragged on for years. now a group of local residents has added its voice. the waterfront plan work group has released a report that criticizes a city council plan and calls for studies into how to handle flooding. the environmental impact of redevelopment, and what to do with the warehouses at the robinson terminal. a public hearing and possible city council vote on the plan is set for january 21st. > >> this is approval of a concept, but we still have a plan to implement. there were insufficient materials, we felt, in eight different areas to move forward in implementation. >> we need to do something

a live view right now at fairfax county parkway. traveling east and westbound on 66, looking good outside the beltway as well as inside the beltway. i'm not seeing any issues for you this morning. this is the view at leesburg pike. traveling east from the beltway to gw parkway, your speed is 61 miles per hour. not so bad. give yourself extra time. the roadways are wet this morning. joe and eun, back to you. >> a word to the wise, if you jump on the roadway and see a car coming, get off. >> thank you, joe. 5:13 now. 59 degrees. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," ready to close the book on a mystery that remained unsolved for decades. to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean be

after the parkway, right now it is ok. we could see some delays on the interloop from prince george's county to college park. keep that in mind. now the fuel spill cleanup on the left side of the road. there is progress. we're not completely open yet. springfield, things are moving smoothly on 95 and 395. >>> fragile county fire fighters are looking to accost a separate brushfires. the first demand just before 11:00 on singleton terrace. they responded to a second fire one block away. no one was hurt. investigators are looking as to whether they are linked. >>> a marine who was killed in afghanistan will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery today. he died during fighting in the province on november 30. he was stationed at camp pendleton in california. >> memorials began for a police officer who died in the line of duty earlier this month. in reviewing will be held tonight at the church of the nativity. he collapsed while responding to reports of an injured person near the bridge. he died a short time later. he wi

here's another look at i-95 north at prince william parkway. your delays continue as you head north. not seeing any accidents in the roadways for you. also crossing the american legion bridge, volume in both directions. as you travel on the outer loop, you can see the tail lights here. pretty busy as well as continuing onto the inner loop. your lanes are open. no accidents in either direction. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> the time now is 5:43. more fallout could be on the horizon after this face. >>> welcome back. this morning a prosecutor in ohio is considering criminal charges for a group of college basketball players involved in a brawl during a game saturday. it happened in the final seconds of the cincinnati-xavier game. two crosstown rivals with bad blood between them. players threw punches with one xavier player yancy gates hitting another player in the face. he regrets his actions. >> i'm just not that type of person. a lot of people are calling me thug

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otherwise the bw parkway, a pretty good route to take between baltimore and d.krment as well as i-95. making your way through the ellicott city columbia area and here's a look at route 32 east and westbound traffic. smooth sailing on 32 between 95 and i-97. back to you. >> getting ready to miss one of the most historic hot dogs in hot spots. jnny's market is closing down faster than you may think. the final day is going to be saturday and they have other locations that will remain open. this is the lexington market location. the store has been open in the lexington market for 43 years. >>> the federal government is now taking fed ex to court. the rules they say the delivery company violated and the penalties they face. >> and how legos are taking on the female world. you're watching good morning maryland. a live look at baltimore's inner harbor, we're back in a moment. when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. it's more than money for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, a

so far so good on the b-w parkway. this is 70 at 29.ast and westbound traffic checking out just fine. this is 95 at white marsh. no delays in the area of route 24 or mountain road. we will enjoy a quiet ride for now. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. >> we are moving along nicely. on the buses, the eight, nine, and 36 buses are operating with the leas. light route on schedule. mature sublet on time. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. 407 getting ready to leave. you are invited to take free pictures but santa claus from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the mondawmin mezzanine level at the annual trade garden on display through january 7. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we have turned the corner into december. november turned out to be warm month for us. it was number 13 on the all-time list with an average temperature of 50.6. the warmest november was back in 1931, 54.7 degrees. 1985, number four on

this is what it looks like on i- el 3 and northern parkway -- i- 83 and morn parkway. dense fog across the area. i'm charley crowson. let's get to justin berk with a check of the fog. this is what is going to be on everyone's mind. >> the fog that i drove through was much worse than what you saw op your screen and what you are seeing on your scene downtown. some areas, visibility cut down to a few hundred feet. all response of the major storm, lines through texas with texas and new mexico getting snow, the cold side on the backside that will charge up this system and we will be watching the for the entire week. most of the rain locked back in ohio, cleveland and ravens had to play in yesterday, it's locked back. there another day on this december 5th, that is often our snow day, our date with destiny not this year. 38 baltimore. thick fog in the county. hour by hour, a foggy issue, mostly cloudy. southerly winds, that's not mostly sunny, that should be mostly cloudy for about 60, 2- degree guarantee. rain and snow this week in a moment. for the first time in a couple o

i'm going to zoom into the gw parkway.re is an accident involving an overturned vehicle on the southbound side of the gw parkway. right here past route 123 in the right lane. authorities are just arriving on the scene. it is definitely going to slow you down this morning. let's take a live look at 95 in newington on the northbound side near the fairfax county parkway. an accident in the right lane, on the northbound side of i-95, be aware of it. that's why it looks so slow here. you've still got the slow traffic trying to get into springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street. very slow here basically from edsall road all the way to seminary road. once you're at the 14th street bridge, you're ok. i will update you on both of those incidents again at 6:58. >> today is known by retailers as green monday. >> it is because they see so much green. the second monday in december. it is becoming a popular shopping day in stores and online. with less than two weeks to go to christmas, a lot of shoppers will hit stores t

we are going to zoom in to the bw parkway and route 50. from annapolis all the way in both roadways are looking fine into the northeast quarter. the wilson bridge has been running incident free. at bradley boulevard also actually pretty light on the outer loop leaving silver springs. you are going to be okay on the beltway. we'll take a last look downtown on a map. no problems to report if you are planning to head on northbound 35 into the downtown area. you are going to be okay there as well. we'll take another look around the area. andrea and mike. >>> thank you monika. police are standing guard at mcpherson square. >> more than two dozen okay pirates at that encampment were arrested because they refused to take down a huge stlive at mcpherson square checking on how things are this morning. so far quiet. good morning surae. >> reporter: good morning. a big difference from yesterday when the commotion started. a the lot of folks are probably tired from all the events that happened yesterday. but there were arrests. clashes with police and

there in quantico, now the crew in sky fox headed back on 95, back down towards the prince william parkway. as you can see this stretch of northbound i-95, headed towards newing on the, heavy, slow and steady well below speed but sky fox is in route we have another accident reported northbound i- 95, near the prince william parkway we will keep you posted what they find there in our next report. a lot of people using route 1 as the alternative not only will it be heavy and steady expect delays north of the occoquan, 395 lanes now open earlier incident before shillington now cleared towards the 14th street bridge. eastbound 66, towards the car rest area, centerville, more as you continue in towards the capitol belt way northbound toward the gw parkway. coming southbound lanes are temporarily blocked accident activity, over turned vehicle closes the southbound stretch of the george washington parkway. canal road open for business if you thing of that as the alternate route. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> an amazing story out of the philippines where a teenager from lynchb

this is a shot of the beltway past bw parkway in greenbelt. earlier in the middle of the night, we had a fuel spill and an accident with a tractor-trailer on its side. the good news, as you can see, two right lanes getting by, and they're working to clean up that spill. 95 north of the rest area in virginia, wide open. and also, 395 north of the 14th street bridge, we look good. back to you. >> thank you, carol. >>> 4:43 now, 41 degrees. if you're looking for a new job, you may have to look for a new place to call home. we'll tell you the best spots to live when it comes to finding a >>> welcome back. the iowa caucuses and the beginning of the primary season are less nthan a week away, and now rick perry is hoping america's toughest sheriff can help his campaign. sheriff joe arpaio is joining perry today. he has been a staunch supporter of a tough immigration policy and can help perry with conservatives. meanwhile, romney is trying to drum up last minute support with a new campaign ad, and newt gingrich is trying to rebound after a drop in the

looking at fairfax county parkway as well on i-66, seeing delays as well. the good news is on 66, no accidents to report at this time. angie and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition after getting shot in the head in northeast d.c. it happened around midnight near the intersection of 15th street and "w" street. investigators say 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 the suspect in the shooting. >>> the family of a man accused of killing a virginia tech campus police officer is offering their prayers and condolences to the family of the officer killed. in an unsigned statement, 22-year-old ross ashley's family did not say much. they requested that their privacy be respected and said there would be no more statements from them. this is the first time ashley's family from spotsylvania county said anything at all. police are still trying to find a motive for thursday's shooting. i

the bw parkway to the bwi airport is fine as well. we're looking good on the bw parkway through cheverly. we'll go a little further south if you're planning to head over here on pennsylvania avenue. this is what it looks like in the southeast corridor across the sousa bridge, all of the potomac and anacostia crossings are doing fine as well. coming up, we'll take another look around the area. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >> this morning, many families that haven't left already are packing up for their christmas trip. >> there is good news for drivers leaving later today. virginia's department of transportation is pulling up the cones and big orange barrels. starting at noon. they'll suspend construction until noon on tuesday. same schedule will be used next weekend for the new year's holiday. >> virginia state police have a message for drivers. please give them some room and move over if you see emergency vehicles on the shoulder. a trooper narrowly avoided being seriously injured earlier this year when a car sl

traveling on 66, this is the scene at fairfax county parkway.s eastbound traffic traveling away from you. you're at 64 miles per hour, not so bad, looking good both inside and outside the beltway on 66. now back to you both. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> just six minutes away from the start of the 5:00 hour. coming up, just how many of us are likely procrastinating on that holiday shopping. >>> welcome back. this is the final chance for holiday shopping before christmas. many people have turned to the internet for shopping. it's expected to slow down a bit. comscore found online sales up 15% this year compared with last year. shoppers spent $30.9 billion online, and that's up $3 billion from the same time last year. online sales surpassed 1 billion on four days last week. holiday procrastinators, you can find some great bargains before christmas. pricegrabber.com reports 41% of consumers will shop between tomorrow and christmas eve. 43% believe they will find the best discounts. the stores could lower their prices right before christmas.

i-95 on the ramp to prince william parkway. this is exit number 158bment . e the truck is on the left side. crews are on the scene. you are able to pass. you just have to stay in the middle and use caution when taking this exit ramp. also seeing delays on i-95, it is that time of morning. here's the view at the occoquan as you travel northbound towards 395. you are going to start to see delays along your trip. in fact, if you make your way from quantico and head to the beltway, you're at 44 miles per hour. traveling on i-270 at father hurley, getting a little busy as you head southbound. continuing onto the spur, not seeing any accidents at this time in both directions, traveling southbound and northbound. pretty clear as far as accidents go on i-270. >> thank you, who has something to celebrate - >>> today the postal service is expecting to announce $3 billion in cuts. news 4's angie goff is in our newsroom to explain how you might feel the impact. good morning, angie. >> good morning, joe. great to see you. >>> snail mail is going to get slower. facing ban

and inbound side of vw parkway in the cheverly area. to the other side of town if you're planning to head northbound on i-95. incident-free to springfield and a quick look as well at the roosevelt bridge. no troubles on 66. coming up in my next report, another look around the area. back to you guys. >>> we may have some good news for federal workers and rest t rest of us -- the rest of us. the federal government will not partially shut down at midnight tonight. >> it could happen, really it could and lawmakers are making progress to extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. surae chinn is live on capitol hill with the developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, there's nothing like home for the holidays to inspire these lawmakers to get this deal done to avoid a government shutdown. >> congress should not and cannot go on vacation before they have made sure that working families aren't seeing their taxes go up by $1,000 and those who are out there looking for work don't see their unemployment insurance e

traveling i-95 in virginia, you are slowing down at prince william parkway. you are going to see delays as you continue towards 395. hitting the breaks as you make your way towards 395. if you're taking the rails, still looking very good with no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> today jack johnson will learn his fate for what federal prosecutors call one of the most notorious corruption schemes in history. the former prince george's county executive pleaded guilty to taking bribes from developers in exchange for more favorable treatment. tracee wilkins is live outside the home in upper marlboro with more. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning, joe. it's not expected that jack johnson will receive the maximum penalty in this case, but the prosecutor is asking that the judge send a message when he sentences johnson, and he wants that message to be the pay to play schemes are dead in prince george's county. now, we stood outside this ver

now getting word of an accident on the clair barton parkway. i'll have that coming up in my next report at 5:48. >> it is sure beginning to look a lot like new year's eve. crews finishing up hoisting the big giant crystal ball that will drop at the stroke of midnight to usher in 2012. organizers say that year's design pattern features friends holding hands from around the world. >> we're actually installing the waterford crystals on the ball. >> about a million people could fill times square for the big countdown. among the entertainers on schedule, drake, justin bieber and lady gaga. >>> hundreds of thousands of people expected to ring in the new year up the road in baltimore. a small family owned company called image engineering is busy putting the finishing touches on the lights, lasers and pyrotechnics for the inner harbor celebration. operating out of the nondescript warehouse, image engineering has worked on three super bowl shows and countless big name concerts and has done special effects for both the ravens and the wizards. >> north ko

several accidents as i said clara barton parkway between the chain bridge and macarthur boulevard. if you're heading inbound this morning, use macarthur as your alternate route. you will not be able to get through that area. the glen echo turnaround will be your alternate there. we'll take you around town. let's show what you it looks like live here on 270. no problems to report from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take you over to route 50 on the other side of town. no problems to report there as well as we head inbound to the beltway and up toward college park and into silver spring as well. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into virginia at 4:55. back to you. >>> thank you, monika. new highway signs in virginia could make your next trip a bit smoother. beginning today, the electronic message boards will keep drivers posted about real travel times. the times will be posted at seven locations on i-95, three on the northbound side and four on the southbound side. the idea is when you spot a delay, you can look for an alternate route. >>> well,

>>> we have an accident on the clara barton parkway.sed at clara barton parkway between chain bridge road and canal road. if you're crossing the american legion bridge, not s issues for you. if you take the outer loop and the inner loop, you're in the clear. traveling over the 14th street bridge. nice and smooth as you make your way into the city. no accidents for you, especially along 95 north and south, you're in the clear. traveling southeast, checking bridges there. douglass bridge, traffic is very light as you make your way across. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> starting today, virginia drivers will know just how long their commute will take. there will be seven electronic signs displaying travel times on i-95 between the pentagon and fredericksburg. the goal is to help drivers decide which route is the best during major delays. travel times will be displayed from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the week. these seven signs are in addition to signs on i-66 between 495 and gainesville. >>> welcome news for cash strapped

if you're traveling on 66, here's a view at fairfax county parkway. east just a little volume, but no traffic for you. 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 th

dropping down towards the city downtown ride, the jfx at northern parkway the camera shows clear right now. no congestion at all. and our drive times around the beltway taking a look at what we have got from the outer loop bel air to providence building a bit to 6 minutes and the southbound 83 ride from shawan road to the beltway also 6 minutes at this time. that's traffic. now that's the news here's charley. >> florida a&m band director julian white wants his job back. he was fired following a suspected hazing in the death of robert champion. sherrie johnson joins with us more and this is developing over a series of weeks. many people trying to get answers in this but still, a young man is dead and they believe this may be the result of hazing. >> reporter: it is very sad, charley. and now there's a call to action to end what they think could be hazing. julian white healed press conference sharing how he has taken a stand against hazing and says he did all he could to get rid of the practice within the highly acclaimed marching 100 band. white called on the university community to wor

because of ice and the fact that they have had a couple of cars, if they are closing the barton parkway and tell around 5:00 p.m.. ita lot of overnight construction projects are wrapping up. we will go to the beltway. the baroque choral is working on the inner loop. -- road crew is working on the inner loop. >>> it is 4:32. the governor of virginia will pay tribute to the officer gunned down on campus. a funeral will be held for him this afternoon. we still did not know what motive constant to shoot him. >> we have the emotional side of the story. >> a somber sunday for the virginia tech community, a feeling for officer deriek crouse. >> is this a real. >> they're trying to deal with an unexpected loss. >> the only thing that would bring closure would to find him. >> he was calling in a routine traffic stop. ross ashley shot and killed the officer and later turned it on himself. >> i did not understand the concept of why anyone would want to shoot a police officer for no reason. >> he was a part-time student. friends say he showed no outward signs of instability. >> i have my daughter h

. >>> baltimore-washington parkway southbound an accident reported northbound near 202. route 50 looks good from annapolis to the beltway. new duke street, 395 looks good. the beltway, no major delays. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:01. defier the crash on route 50. the cameras were there are early this morning when a car burst into flames after it collided with a tractor-trailer. no one was injured. police are investigating the cause. right now it's not causing any delays. >>> beginning today a free ride is over of intercounty connector. the polls will start today on 18-mile link between montgomery and prince george is counties. the rates will vary depending on the time of day. >>> occupy d.c. will leave its tent city today for a rally on capitol hill. >> product of a demonstration called take back the capital. economic protests is expected to amid a crackdown on the living situation in mcpherson square. these are pictures from the police raid yesterday that ended with dozens being arrested. ben eisler has details from northwest. >> 31 protesters were arrested by poli

it is on the inner loop as you travel from the bw parkway toward 450. it was involving a tractor- trailer. we've got three left lanes blocked. you see the flashing lights there to the far left of your screen. looks like they are pulling in with one of the cars telling everybody to get to the right. you are able to get by it looks like in the two right lanes right now. give yourself a little bit of extra time there. the good news is the early hour with the light volume, it shouldn't be too much of an issue and hopefully we'll get things cleared out. we did have reports of a fuel spill so we'll keep an eye on all of this for you. no problems to report. things look good in montgomery county as you head across into the american legion bridge in virginia. 270, 66 running well. 95 as you head northbound in virginia. no problems through springfield. 395 looks good from the beltway up across the people into d.c. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, a house fire in frederick, maryland. flames were first reported at the home in the

northern parkway and greenspring is now clear.n accident at 100 and ritchie highway in glen burnie. fog warnings in effect at the area bridges. no delays at the bay bridge. we will give you a live look outside if we can see anything. 95 in the southbound direction, no sign of a delay approaching that accident on the southbound side. this is 97 at 100. not a thing to see in this camera. another thing to keep in mind. so far so good on the other major roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the trial of a man accused of killing a boy is expected today. prosecutors say the man sexually assaulted and murdered jason madison back in november of 2009. investigators have never explained what prompted the family friend to allegedly attacked the teenager. >> the trial of paul schurick is in the home stretch. attorneys say the jury could get the case today to decide whether schurick is guilty of using illegal robocalls. kim dacey is live with a closer look at the trial. >> the defense plans to call two more witnesses before rest

the george washington parkway. a good trip on the clara barton parkway.ty at 270, a live look. >>> thank you. well an end of an era for the marriott luxury hotel. bill marriott is now stepping down as the company's ceo. he turned his parents' business into an international conglomerate. the former chief operating officer will become the new ceo and marriott will become executive chairman. he plans to remain active in the company. >>> on the hill a showdown is brewing over legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and long-term jobless benefits. the house passed the bill last night, but it contains a provision requiring a construction of a pipeline from canada to texas. the bill is expected to die in the senate. the white house believes that there will be cadile before tax breaks expire at the end of the year. >>> a familiar face is leaving abc's "this week's." christianne amanpour leaving she will return to cnn where she will take on a new position for cnn international. christianne amanpour she has been the host for a year-and-a- half. she will be replac

the first is our procedural parkway.the second is the trans-based terminal. -- the trans-bay terminal. the third, the third -- [laughter] [applause] of course it is our essentials subway. [laughter] that is going to be with the help of the department of energy. let me tell you that. [laughter] i wanted to talk about our parkway. we are about to finish next year if the first phase of the project. we will be connecting golden gate bridge with the new safe roadway that connects everybody to many points south. it is wonderful. i have been there at least twice with secretary lahood, jose, and many representatives of our congressional and senatorial bodies. they are seismically retrofitted. it will be even more beautiful. you will see a lot of scenery and around that. we're excited about completing phase one and look forward to starting phase two. for the trans-bay terminal, one of the most important projects we're building downtown, we have had the program since the bay bridge was built. the trans bay terminal houses differen

very slow hitting the brakes towards bw parkway. that's a slow trip. loop, you start to slow down around new hampshire avenue. heavy on the brakes. those delays continue to georgia avenue. travel speed in that area, just 27 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 6:53 right now. police are searching for a missing child in southeast washington. police are now in the area of the 5500 block of b street hoping to find a 10-year-old. the boy was last seen around 7:30 last night. police are now working to get flyers made and distributed in that area. the missing 10-year-old african-american boy is described to have a dark complex. he is about four feet tall and 90 points. the boy was last seen wearing blue pants and a blue sweater. if you have any information, police called d.c. police. >>> d.c. police are investigating an overnight stabbing in the northeast. we're told the woman was taken to the hospital with several stab wounds. her name and condition are not being released at this time. police tell us the victim and the

you can see the yellow on the b- w parkway southbound. to 32.s from 100 down is32 a big backup developing in the white marsh area because of that accident. take pulaski highway as your alternate. this is old court road. outer loop traffic, you can see it is pretty heavy. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we want to get the latest from ava marie. she's down at the hunt valley town center talking about the angel tree. >> i'm inside the plough and hearth country store. a great place to visit the salvation army angel tree. you guys are collecting gifts for children. it is not too late to pick up an angel. when the one people to give you guess -- when do you want people to give you gifts? >> sooner rather than later. >> the latest is by december 17. >> you can go to the salvation army baltimore facebook. is partnering's with us. >> you can do the shopping online. good to know. let's check the forecast. upper 50's this afternoon. the rain is holding off until this evening. a significant drop in the temperatures by wednesday. another s

north of the bw parkway was cleared.ook at the red here because delays remain for about three miles on the outer loop of the beltway trying to get into greenbelt this morning with the lanes open. we'll go over to 270 now at shady grove road. no problems to report here. still heavy out of frederick trying to get to 109 because of an early morning accident. want to tell you on route 109 at thurston road because of debris, that's shut down as well. we'll take a last live look. at 4th street, the traffic lights aren't working. it is causing a delay. in my next robber at 6:-- in my next report, a look at traffic around the area. first, here's andrea. >> this sunday, barber, stylists, makeup artists and others who help keep everyone glammed up will be honored at glen jackson's 20th annual golden scissors award. this year's theme is hair rage which means there will be some pretty spectacular hairstyles and this morning, the man behind the show is here with us. you say even to you, it is impossible to believe it. 20 years old. >

we'll first take a look at the bw parkway and route 50, no problems to report if you're coming in from baltimore or annapolis on both of the roadways. we'll take a live look first at 95 at route 200, the icc. no problems right now. if you're planning to head in from laurel to beltsville, here's what it looks like on 270, shady grove road is looking good as well. beltway at georgia road, normal volumes basically on the outer loop from 95 into the silver spring. no big delays. we'll take a last live look at the 14th street bridge. no problems to report. the length from the beltway to the bridge span. coming up, we'll take a closer look into virginia. back to you, jessica and andrea? >> thank you, monika. she's been blamed for a string of crimes in virginia and maryland over the last couple of weeks. >> this morning, police have their suspect in custody. 9news now reporter surae chinn is in our satellite center with more on stephanie schwab's arrest. good morning, surae. >> police say it was the third attempted bank robbery that helped police nab their suspect. 26-year-old stephanie lynn