to pennsylvania avenue. we'll keep you posted on that situation. let's take you outside live. route 4 at pennsylvania avenue itself at the beltway is fine. no problems to report as you head down toward oxon hill. and across the wilson bridge into alexandria here and we'll take you to a last live look on the other side of the american legion bridge. no problems to report. all lanes are open between bethesda and tysons corner on the beltway. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads at 5:10. mike and andrea? >> they have occupied office buildings, they have occupied public parks, now they occupied k street yesterday. occupy d.c. protestors say today, they're going to start a hunger strike. >> they say they're doing it to end the second class citizenship imposed on the people of the district rae inn mcpherson square park. good morning, surae. >> good morning to both of you. a different day, a different protest. different message. but same protestors. today, it is all about hunger strike. they're g

in all of your corridors including right here, pennsylvania avenue, constitution avenue. and everything around the ellipse. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look into downtown. back to you. andrea? >> monika, thank you. let's take a quick look at a few more your money stories this morning. u.s. investors hope to continue thursday's gains today. the dow jumped 62 points closing at 12,169. nasdaq climbed 21 points and the s&p 500 was up 10. some good economic news has the markets more optimistic. the labor department reports the number of americans filing first time unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level since april 2008. economists were expecting an increase. while millions of americans are still looking for work, the good news is the payroll tax deal lessens the danger they'll lose their federal unemployment benefits. >>> well, if you ordered some of your gifts from best buy.com, you might need a back- up plan and put it into action soon. the electronics retailer announced yesterday it won't be able to fill some of the its customer's orders, espe

we do know lower 14th street bridge is closed off between pennsylvania avenue and constitutional avenue. on the other side of town, northbound i-95 definitely a slow roll leaving dale city. overturned vehicle reported and want to stay to the left to get by. this is on the westbound side of 121, accident activity here. coming off that ramp from southbound 270 to exit to 121, swing wide to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you. time to talk a little football. dave ross in to join us. i'm far enough away from allison, to say i'm not really excited about that half time. >> i'm picking up what you're putting down. cirque du soleil and madonna, is she like 90? >> on their own, i'm sure their wonderful. >> i want to give a shout out to big tigger and free, we've been talking stuff a truck. we were out there friday. and all four of us, we agreed the redskins would beat the jets. >> all wrong. >> all wrong. free said the reason was simple, defense, man! and the defense let them down late in the fourth quarter. they didn't play a particularly good game. we had a cou

just how much this historic piece of property on 1600 pennsylvania avenue is worth. coming up. >>> and the rain is not over yet. still seeing some scattered showers throughout the bay. i will tell you when you will be able to put the umbrella away when we come back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> chopper 5 is live above the port of oakland where we understand that trucks are being let back in, hours after protesters started matched to the port and blocking it off. police moved the protesters out and it has been very peaceful. and it looks like trucks are being let back into the port of oakland. it should be operational at least for now. >> good news there. >>> meanwhile stocks are plunging on fresh concerns about europe. and moody's the investor service says last week they didn't do much to address the core of the continent's debt crisis and plans to review the credit rating of all of the european nations and you can see it is down 218, with a little over 15 minutes more to go. >>> the wall street investors will keep a watch on tech companies in the bay area. >> zynga is expe

moving on to the beltway, taking the beltway in prince george's county, right around pennsylvania avenuer loop and outer loop clear this time. not seeing any accidents. as you loop around to the beltway in virginia, this is the view at gw parkway. inner loop and outer loop, i'm not seeing any issues at all. i'm back in ten with a look at traffic. >> thanks very much. >>> the time 4:42. there is no major snowstorm in our forecast, but find out how d.c. is getting ready just in case. [ male announcer ] you haven't seen anything like pizza hut's new big dinner box. it's an epic-sized box filled with all your favorites. you get two medium one-topping pizzas, eight intense wings, and five freshly baked breadsticks. why settle for just one of your favorites? get them all in one epic box. order the big dinner box today and call dinner done! only $19.99. and only at your pizza hut. >>> now to decision 2012. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is expected to pick up another endorsement today. illinois republican senator mark kirk will formally endorse romney. he's the highest ranking repu

luckily, this is not affecting pennsylvania avenue for your morning commute. but be aware there are detours set up for you on main street. you will not be able to access it. let me show you a map and i can tell what you to do to get around it. either use route 301 or old crane highway in this area to get around the closure. there is another closure up in beltsville, route one between route 212 and ritz way. you will be diverted on to allendale road to get through this one. the other story this morning, as andrea said will be debris in parts of the area. watch out for that especially on the left of travel roadways. once you're on the interstate, everything is looking fine. especially on 395 compared to yesterday heading up to the 14th street bridge, you'll be ok. coming up, more on road closures around the area at 4:55. >> girls under the age of 17 will not be able to buy the morning after pill without a prescription. yesterday, health and human services secretary kathleen seb he'llias overruled an fda panel which would have moved it to store shelves. >> which

it is completely flooded across water area and under route 4 pennsylvania avenue. you will not be able to access water street from pennsylvania avenue at this moment. so if you are coming in to the prince george's county courthouse or to the downtown upper marlboro area, there are some workarounds to get mere from the other side. you can see there is a good amount of standing water. crews have it blocked off and have it under control and contained but it will be a while before you can get across this section of town. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the meantime, making headlines, the air force mishand ailed lot more troop remains. they are from the mortuary at dover air force base. we are now learning that more remains of american soldiers were dumped in a virginia landfill than the military first admitted. the "washington post" is reporting that the remains of some 274 troops were sent to the landfill in king george county. the families of the deceased were not aware of the dumping but the air force said it has no plans to alert them that one dumped there. >>> m

he would not give priority to the committee for pennsylvania avenue. that's why i begged him to receive them. he did. you can ask them how surprised they were to be among the first meetings of lyndon johnson. here comes the hard part. i gather from moynihan's letter he has reason to feel uncomfortable with you. i don't know the reasons but i can guess them. i just to tell with my all my heart that this is something that really meant to you canna, love jackie. so teddy had to resolve his differences with moynihan and as he always did for mom break and all of us, he found a way to make it happen. she defined the role of first lady for the modern age. she straddled two eras. the one she described in the oral history and stayed home and had few different opinions of their husbands or supporting their own opinions. she lived fully both. she took the traditional's woman focus in the home and transformed it into a full-time job and a source of national pride. in doing so, she created her own identity as an independent woman. she became an international sensat

residents of 1600 pennsylvania avenue may live longer lives. >>> >>> women are being warned about takingtypes of contraceptives. today's was on bayer's yasmi) the ortho he va patch and others were linked to high blood clot links. a former official has accused bear of being aware of the risks and hiding the evidence. >>> we've got good news for those seeking the office of president. the common assumption has been that the president ages faster and dies younger. now a study found that many presidents live longer than their peers. they live seven years longer than spuptd. month recent presidents, ronald reagan and ford were 93. the last eight presidents, seven lived longer than expected, the exception lyndon johnson who died of a heart attack. he was 64. >>> many are skipping the long waits at the hospital. nearly 3 million people go to urgent care centers each week according to the urgent care association of america. there are more than 9200 centers. patients are attracted to the lower cost. urgent care fees are half of those at er. still some argue it's not the same as having a regular ph

they headed down pennsylvania avenue. it is the last big eightk run in the district.veryone dressed up. >> it is so cold out there. >>> how was wondering what that was for. the big socks i thought it was great. it is freezing out there. literally. december the way it should be here in washington. let's take a look at our conditions out there. we have lots of clear skies. some are working their way up. adobe a sunny day. i guess you could call it eight mixture of sunshine and clouds. temperature was, look at these. 19 degrees in marten's fur. -- martinsburg. a little bit warmer immediately along the waterway. reagan national is immediately along the waterway. the teamsters are still in the upper-40's. dimeters will be in the mid- 40's. into the 40's by thuisis midday. tomorrow be warmer than today. tomorrow morning will be just as cold as what we have outside right now. bundle up as your head out to the bus stop. tomorrow afternoon will be sunny. we will see an increase in cloud cover. it'll give us the chance of showers by thursday. at least it will be warmer into the

it is affecting you westbound on pennsylvania avenue. the 14th street bridge. >>> we are looking at a daytime around 50-55 degrees with skies and a good of sunshine now which will help us warm up nicely. 35-42 for a nighttime lows. don't expect much of a sprinkle a mild day for the last day and daytime highs will about 55 degrees with winds much colderest and next week. >> we will be back at 8:56. ♪ just dance [ cheers and applause ] >>> the new year's eve ball is set, ready for the big moment. lady gaga, justin bieber will be performing. the ultimate party in times square. this crowd is ready. it's fair to say that new year's will be rocking. it's fair to say, this is ryan seacrest, who will be overseeing it all. we're minus george and robin. >> what are you saying? >> you can't hear the person next to you. >> i think he said those are your kids. >> these are my kids. zachary and sam. they came out for a new year's eve celebration. we have a bunch of stuff coming up this half hour. you're hosting the new year's eve celebration, along wi

take a look at some of the decorations now adorning the 1600 pennsylvania avenue.ar's theme is shine, give, share, and honors the men and women serving in the military. bo, the first dog, plays a prominent role in many of the decorations, apparently. there's even a 400 pound gingerbread white house. 85,000 visitors will get to tour the white house this holiday season. a pretty place. >> yeah. tom, quick forecast. >>> december coming in like a winter month. we'll have chilly weather through the weekend. cold marngs, but sunny afternoon peps danella, how is the commute. >> looking pretty tough on i-70. >> that's news 4 today. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes for more weather, traffic and breaking news. someday, your mechanic will know what's wrong with your car before you even notice that there's a problem. and that someday might be closer than you think. because at this very moment, marine corps vehicles are using innovative health diagnostic systems that send signals from under the hood back to home b

route 4, pennsylvania avenue at the beltway. everything is fine but getting to that point, northbound on route 4 at dour house road. beltway at the american legion bridge, everything is fine across the bridge span. on the outer loop of the parkway, word of a car fire in the left lane. we'll take another look around the area at 6:25. >> thank you, monika. time to show off some of the morning lights. your morning lights! all month long, we're highlighting your displays. we're going inside to the home of phyllis and glen. they have a christmas village of get this, 162 of those houses and that's not even half of them. i would like to take special note of glen's face in this picture. he doesn't look as if he's very happy to be there. they live in walkersville, maryland. i joke, i think that will be maggie and me in years to come. >> he's happy because phyllis is happy. >> we want to show off your holiday spirit. send us a photo or video. the e mail address is lights at wusa9.com. you can post photos and videos to our facebook page. b

on pennsylvania avenue, it is dry and quiet right now. but it is going to change. normally our high temperature is around 44. the record was 72 cents back in 1889. 40 degrees at the airport this hour. it feels like 37. upper northwest d.c., 39 degrees. 40 in alexandria. it feels like 37. temperatures are cool this evening and probably will not drop much further. the clouds are beginning to push in from the south and west. we have 32 degrees in gaithersburg right now. a bump of milder temperatures and a 40's south and west. they eventually make their way to our area as we move toward the end of the work week. wind chill factors are not bad right now but wednesday, gusts around 35 miles per hour. temperature change not much from 24 hours ago. the milder air arrives once they get this area of low pressure out of fear. you can see the cloud deck already expanding through westford genuine. all of the heavy rain is concentrated across tennessee and kentucky. we will look forward to -- by about 10:30 tomorrow morning, at that is when the first drops will fall south and we

close by at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. no problems to report here on the beltway itself. we're fine as we head south toward andrews air force base and oxon hill to the wilson bridge. no problems on the east side of town here. we'll go over to the other side of town on the inbound side of 66, no delays inside the beltway. glebe road, north of i-66, one lane will get you by. water main break in both direction. coming up, i'll update you on the situation in harwood at 6:12. andrea? >> at 6:01, we get to a story happening right now. the official end to the war in iraq. just a few minutes ago. american troops retired the flag of u.s. forces in baghdad. defense secretary leon panetta was on hand to lead the ceremony. right now, about 4,000 american troops remain in iraq and they'll be gone by the end of the year. the war began in march 2003, 4,483 american troops were killed in that war. president obama said earlier this week it will be up to history to decide whether the american mission was worth it. >> stop us if you've heard this one before. the government is close to shutt

we'll go south of town at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. looking good here as well near andrews air force base down toward oxon hill, the wilson bridge and alexandria and springfield. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 5:26. mike and andrea? >> a school bus driver in tacoma, washington is on leave now after being caught on tape apparently falling asleep behind the wheel. >> this happened when the bus was full of high school students about ten minutes into the route when surveillance video shows the driver starting to nod off. fortunately, a boy you see coming up in the second row of seats was able to wake him as the bus was veering off the highway. >> thank god he was paying attention and acted the way he did. because i don't want to think about what would happen. >> the driver is now on administrative leave pending an investigation. school administrators say the 65-year-old man has driven for the district for eight years and until now, has had a spotless driving record. >> great reaction time by that senior. >>> let's take another look a

. >>> if you're traveling bw parkway southbound, had an accident at pennsylvania avenue.accident is out of the roadway. but you're still seeing delays as you head over the 50 split and head towards pennsylvania avenue. inner loop of the beltway, at college park, some delays around route 1. very slow hitting the brakes towards bw parkway. that's a slow trip. outer 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 inf

pennsylvania avenue at the beltway on the westbound side at the suitland parkway right at andrews air force base, there is an accident along the left side there as well heading for the beltway. now we'll take you over to the trains. metro, marc or vre, everything is running on time. coming up, a next look at bowie at 5:55. >>> we'll see you then. making news this morning, president obama heads to kansas today to continue pushing for an extension of the payroll tax cut. republicans and democrats are now at odds over how to pay for that ex-tension which will expire at the end of the month. >> the sentencing phase begins to be former illinois governor rod blagojevich. he will likely get ten years in prison for corruption charges including his attempt to sell president obama's old senate seat. blagojevich is expected to learn his fate on wednesday. >>> in this morning's hero central, 9news now wants to say thank you for their service. >> so, we're teaming up with the u.s.o. of the metropolitan washington area to provide holiday food baskets to our military families. >> people like the sch

. >>> a look at the beltway and route 4, pennsylvania avenue. no issues to report coming up on southern maryland route 4, route 5, route 301. no issues on the ww parkway or route 50. more in my next report. back to you guys. >>> the pressure is on if you haven't already mailed those christmas packages, time is running out. both the u.s. postal service and the federal express say today will be their busiest shipping day. tomorrow is the last day to mail priority mail packages and first class letters and cards to ensure arrival by christmas. you can mail domestic express mail and fed ex express until december 22nd in order for your packages to arrive by christmas. >>> a game of shadow was the top draw at the box office. the film reunite be robert downey jr. and jude law sold $40 million worth of tickets. the chipmonks pulled in $130 million. i saw mission impossible, it made $13 million over the weekend. it opens tuesday. >>> does it live up to the commercial? because the commercial is sensational. >> oh, yes it does. >>> steven spielberg talks ab

you also cannot access marlboro from pennsylvania avenue. this is not a thru road this, is a mini river. actually in daylight we can see there's an incredible amount of water down there. so crews are doing their best to block off the road and to dissuade traffic from coming down here. we did have a problem as daylight broke and rush hour kicked in for people going through the road closure signs and cut through. i don't know if you saw that spray that car kicked up turning into the entrance to the courthouse, but there is quite a bit of standing water. there are ways around. you can get to the courthouse via 301 or route 202 or conversely if you're coming from this part of upper marlboro and trying to get pennsylvania avenue, you can take 301. it'll take you a few extra minutes, but, hey, unless you have a boat you can't get around here. the bus is managed to slip around to the courthouse to maintain their current track, but that is about it. so road closed on water in the street in front of prince george's county courthouse there, is a sign,

pennsylvania avenue. south side of town, no problems at the andrews air force base area down into oxon hill and the wilson bridge. route 5 and route 301 doing well from southern maryland. if you're planning to take trains back over to the graphics, metro, marc, vre, everything is running on time. we'll go into virginia at 5:24. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. short season, even shorter preseason. wizards are trying to gel before their abbreviated season gets underway. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray honors the national pop warner football champions. more on that coming up in sports. >> before we get there, let's take another look at the question of the day. seven out of ten of us plan to do this every weekend. it is one of these things. is it... >> here is a response from the facebook.com/wusa9 page. lynn nicodemus wrote i say b. catch up on sleep. >> log on doing facebook.com/wusa9 page. we'll give you the answer at 6:00. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like t

tis the season at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. military families joined the first lady for a first look at holiday decorations. amid 37 christmas trees, ornaments resembling the obama's dog. this holiday theme reflects a tribute to the nation's military. the first family's way of thanking troops and their families for the sacrifices they've made. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> our time right now is 4:28. we have 38 degrees. big change from yesterday and it certainly feels like it when you walk out there this morning. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and welcome the news for today. it is the first day of december. >> sure is. >> this morning, metro officials will meet to discuss big budget problems. the big possibility of fare increases. the

tis the season at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. military families joined the first lady for a first look at holiday decorations. amid 37 christmas trees, ornaments resembling the obama's dog. this holiday theme reflects a tribute to the nation's military. the first family's way of thanking troops and their families for the sacrifices they've made. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we are off to a quiet start on this thursday. it is colder this morning. the skies are clear. we're in the upper 30's in most areas. near freezing near the pennsylvania line. 37 at the airport. lots of sunshine today. we're on the cold side. a high near 53. we'll come back and check the forecast going through the weekend. >> 37 degrees on tv hill. occupy camps fighting to stand their ground. >> the defense begins their case in the trial of paul schurick. i am kim dacey. >> online shoppers could soon face a l

it took place at the fairfax liquors on pennsylvania avenue in southeast d.c. on december 1. police are asking for your help to help identify the suspect in the video. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> more track work is scheduled for metro this weekend. it will affect most all lines. trains will be single tracking on all four of those lines. work starts tonight at 10:00 p.m. and the normal schedule will resume monday morning. for more information go to our website wjla.com. coming up, >> just moving forward. >> from a divorce. >> the other side of the kardashian split chris humphries speaks about his marriage to kim kardashian then, controlling birth control stronger levels to use -- to warn users of potentially fatal side effects. first, a big breakthrough in the case of a missing mother who appeared on court tv. brian van de graaf will be back with a look >>> the man who shot ronald reagan wants to spend more time away from santa elizabeth's hospital. the government will begin its case on monday to determine whether john hinckley should be allowed more f

the other end of pennsylvania avenue, jessica yellin. will the president heed the speaker's call and say, senate democrats, come back or does he think he has the upper hand here? >> quite simply new york. there's no indication the president will call the senate back. the feeling here is why should they? it's not their place. and it's the house's turn to act. their view is that the politics on this are very clear and the policy is clear because 89 members of senate have voted to pass a compromise. that's very rare, we all know. four senate republicans, all up for re-election, calling on the house of representatives to agree to this compromise and so, the white house's view is that they can keep the pressure on the house of representatives and as the clock keeps ticking, enough members of the house are likely to peel away that they will pass this measure perhaps after christmas and in the worst case, if they don't, then republicans are going to take the blame, john. >> stand by. back up to the capitol. dana, what do house republicans say a

drivers on the south east/southwest freeway to access northbound 295 without having to get off on pennsylvania avenue. >>> the new ramp linking i-66 to the beltway open for traffic as well. the road connects eastbound 66 to the inner loop. you you can now merge from the right lanes instead of from the left. the new ramp is part of the hotlines project which is expected to be finished next fall. >>> still ahead tonight, not quite anarchy, let's call it santarcy. an unusual party on the national mall tonight. >>> will the sun come out tomorrow? [ 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. >>> eight years after being rescued in iraq. jessica lynch will finally be able to achieve a lifel

police will close 15th and 17th streets between constitution avenue to pennsylvania avenue and e street. that begins at 4:15. >> doug will be there tomorrow. will you need to bundle up for that? >> not as cold as last year. but this year just on the cool side. rockefeller center they had justin bieber. i'm disappointed he won't be there with us. >> some of us -- >> you are okay with that? but they will have great acts out there tomorrow. it will be a great time just like last year. is it the 89th tree lighting. we will be live tomorrow night. out there right now is it a cold night. tonight a little colder because of the wind that was out there. we are seeing winds upwards of 10 to 20 miles per hour across the region creating wind chills. we saw a high temperature of 51 degrees. the clouds quickly moved in and the clouds did not allow us to warm up at all. today was the cool estacada esto weeks. i'll show you the wind chills in a second. but these are the temperatures. 34 in frederick. 39 in culpepper. in late november almost december, normally that would be okay but it's then you add in

tis the season at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. military families joined the first lady for a first look at holiday decorations. amid 37 christmas trees and ornaments resembling the obama's dog, bo. this holiday theme reflects a tribute to the nation's military. the first family's way of thanking troops and their e.milies for the sacrifices they've made. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. ly >>> well, it was surf's up for sydney locals and their gnarly gear. a group of 17 surfers put on their wetsuits with colorful neon tube that is glow in the dark and took to the waves at night using custom-made boards with neon wire inlay. looks pretty cool. the evening ride was organized to welcome the arrival of summer in australia which officially begins today. >>> in germany, artists hit the ice to create frozen masterpieces. several award-winning ice sculptures carved 400 tons of ice into chilling displays. among pieces were horses, warriors and even a motorcycle. the works w

take a live look at the beltway at pennsylvania avenue on the inner loop at route 4, the outer loop atte five, watch out for overnight construction. also northbound on forestville road, right at the beltway, there is construction, a bridge rehab project. be aware of that as well. let's take you over to virginia on the inbound side of i-66 at the beltway, there is construction inside of leesburg pike. no problems as you head toward the roosevelt bridge. last live look at the beltway northside of town, university boulevard, everything is has been moved to the shoulder from overnight. coming up, another look around the area at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. 160 million americans could see their paychecks shrink into the new year. house republicans rejected a senate measure which would have extended unemployment benefits for two months. >> g.o.p. voted instead to request negotiations with the senate for a year-long extension. but as tara mergener tells us, the senate has already gone home for the holidays. >> reporter: president obama is calling out house republicans. >> we h

does mean several road closures. 15th street will be closed to traffic between east street and pennsylvania avenue and constitution avenue starting@around 4:15 this afternoon. there will be no traffic allowed on 17th street between constitution and new york avenue. all roads, though, should be reopened again around 7:00. >> everybody is excited about that one. >> absolutely. >>> ahead on news 4 today, he was not unemployed for very long. the new jobs former capitals coach landed just days after being fired. >>> bouncing back in a big way, what we can expect on wall street today after a huge day for the stock market yesterday. >>> plus, it certainly feels like december outside. what you can expect when you head out the door with weather head [ male announcer ]weather citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. easier banking. [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can

let's go up pennsylvania avenue. a few house members are also staying on insisting the senate come back and compromise. nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight, nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, speaker boehner did not take the president up on that suggestion to hold a vote right away. he insists that congress could work out a deal very easily to extend this payroll tax cut for an entire year if only senate democrats would just come back. >> we're here. we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: a hand full of lonely house republicans are the only ones left on capitol hill now, waiting to negotiate with senators who left five days ago. >> all we're asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences. >> they are not representing the views of the american people. >> reporter: democratic leader steny hoyer called the move a gimmick, noting that half of the republican negotiators are on record opposing the payroll tax cut. >> i can't remember a time when 160 million americans were ad

take a look at this scene last night on pennsylvania avenue as police arrested about a dozen protesters. they were led away when they'll likely face charges for disobeying police orders to leave the area. the group was protesting part of a defense bill that allows the president to detain people suspected of terror activities indefinitely. >>> today defense lawyers plan on calling at least three more witnesses in the hearing for the army private accused of spilling secrets to wikileaks. bradley manning is charged with treason. yesterday a digital crimes investigator says he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables and other classified information downloaded on manning's computer. the hearing is to decide whether manning will face a court martial. if convicted, manning could face the death penalty or life in prison. >>> today the man who confessed to trying to bomb a martin luther king celebration will be in court. a judge is expected to sentence david harfum after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors. police arrested him in washington state after march. the 36-year-old confessed to plan

here's what it looks like on pennsylvania avenue. no problems to report here, just the wet roadways. coming up, another look on the northside of town. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. the fda may be deciding as soon as today to put the morning after pill over the counter for women of all ages. >> plan b has been mired in battled over reproductive rights for nearly a decade. as bruce leshan tells us, a decision from the fda could be the final chapter. >> plan b could soon be available along with aspirin and decongestants right out in the aisle. >> very safe. very effective. it should go over the counter because time is of the essence in making it work. >> taken within 72 hours of intercourse, plan b is an estimated 85% effective in preventing pregnancy. right now, it is available to women 17 and older without a prescription. but they still have to ask the pharmacist to go get it because teens 16 and younger need a doctor's order. susan wood quit the f-da during the bush administration because she felt the science behind the morn

. >> a quick look at the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue leaving andrews air force base into oxon hill. serving running smoothly. in my next report, another look at maryland roadways at 5:00. andrea, back to you. >>> today marks one year since the president signed the bill ending military's don't ask, don't tell policy. yesterday, petty officer second class marissa gata and her partner made history with the navy's's first same sex couple first kiss. it is a tradition when sailors return home from sea. women say they met during navy training school and have been dating for two years. >> tom cruise is back with a new film in the mission impossible franchise. >> and as in the other, parts of the series, cruise does a lot of his own stunts. >> unbelievable. >> alexis christoforous gets a sneak peek. >> that's not spider-man! it is tom cruise scaling the world's tallest building in dubai. it is one of the many stunts the actor performs himself in the latest mission impossible ghost protocol. >> it was at moments pretty intense. pretty exhilarating. >> tom cruise is back for the fo

we'll go further south on the beltway at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. again, this is fine as well. no problems to report as you travel past andrews air force base into oxon hill and the wilson bridge and route five, route 301 are incident-free from southern maryland heading up to the beltway. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 4:55. >> bwi marshall airport is getting a makeover. $100 million makeover to be exact. maryland state board of public works approved funds to renovate the oldest part of the airport. >> money comes from a gate lease revenue along with other fees and rent paid out to the terminal. when they're complete, the renovations will create space for more security stations and new concessions in concourse c. it will allow passengers to move between courses a, b, and c without having to go back through the security lines. >> the makers of certain birth control pills could be forced to issue stronger warning labels. a food and drug administration panel recommended the change after a nine hour meeting thursday. >> the meeting and recommendation were the result of recent

zillow, the online real estate market place values the president's mansion at 1600 pennsylvania avenue as slightly more than $263 million which is a drop of $350,000 in the last month. don't get any ideas, the white house is not for sale. >>> cookies and baking are a traditional part of the holidays. >> but a new warning from the cdc could change the way some of you enjoy this part of the season. >> we'll have more plus your icy cold weather first in less than two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now this monday morning. 4:45. it is freezing out there and below in a lot of parts of our area. >> we're the warm spot at 32. we have spots in the upper teens this morning. i don't know if you've been up early or not but it has been quite frosty out there. >> sure. >> we've got a lot of ground water. some of that seeping up. you heard monika talking about some areas. we have slick spots that we clearly have to be concerned with this morning. she'll have more on that coming up. let's start you off with a look at the bus stop forecast. here we go this monday morning. it is chill

traveling on the beltway here's what it looks like at route 4 pennsylvania avenue.everyones to report as you head south on the beltway here to the wilson bridge and all the way over to 270. southbound side coming down from frederick, down to route 121 and the point where the lanes divide it pretty much looks like this. coming up in my next report, an update on the accidents at 4:39. >>> thank you. today congress is expected to approve a $1 trillion spending measure aimed at preventing a government shutdown. they reached the deal late last night. >> harry reid says lawmakers are also working on plans but preparing for a two month extension in that case. gary nurenberg tells us this tells d. c. government what it can do and can't do with its money. >> reporter: federal employees up in the air, not knowing if they lose their paychecks at midnight on friday. >> and everyone's scared because they don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: the leaders talked and the president talked and d. c. watched closely. >> we also want to avoid a government shutdown. not only i

we'll take a look at a map downtown where there is a water main break closing l street between pennsylvania avenue and new hampshire avenue. crews are on the scene working on it as we speak. coming up, i'll take a look into virginia at 4:47. andrea? >> thank you, monika. it is 4:40 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is off. here are today's headlines. stocks fell for the third straight day as investors continue to worry about europe's troubles and its effect on the u.s. economy. the euro slid to its lowest level in about a year against the u.s. dollar. gold plunged about 5% to close below $1600 an ounce for the first time in two months. that could translate into lower gold prices at the jewelry counter just in time for the holidays. >>> on wall street, the dow lost more than 130 points. the nasdaq was down nearly 40 points, the s&p 500 was down almost 14 points. >>> chief executives expect the u.s. economy to continue its slow, uneven recovery. 35% of ceos polled by the business roundtable expect to add jobs in the next six months. nearly 70% believe their sale

water street at pennsylvania avenue is shut down right here.ne highway may be your best bet to get around that closure here due to flooding. let's go over to 66. if you're planning to head on the inbound side of 66, no problems to report here. two closures i want to mention. one on compton road at old centreville, the other one, wolf run shoals in clifton due to high-standing water. coming up, we'll talk about all of the closures gep at 4:39. back to you, andrea and mike. >> the battle for the republican presidential nomination is getting personal. just days after promising a more aggressive campaign, mitt romney begins airing a new ad in early voting states. >>> as tara mergener reports, he's not the only one trying to get a leg up. >> i'm a man of steadiness. >> mitt romney doesn't mention newt gingrich in a new ad. >> i've been married to the same woman for 42 years. >> but the commercial filled with home movies highlights differences with the former house speaker who's tied the knot three times. romney isn't the only one trying to catch up

street bridge complex that will allow drivers on the east west freeway to avoid getting on pennsylvania avenue. the new bridge will open to traffic this weekend inbound. the outbound should open later in the week. this is the largest project ddot has ever undertaken. and virginia commuters who take i-66 to the beginning of the beltway, beginning this weekend, you'll take a new flyover ramp that will put you on the right side of 495. that should make it much easier to merge into the oncoming traffic. the new configuration will be particularly useful for drivers trying to get off at route 7 in tysons corner. you will no longer have to ventura cross all lanes of the beltway in order to make it to the route 7 exit. vdot will close all exits from eastbound i-66 onto the outer loop tonight so the crews can prepare for this new traffic configuration. >>> today the man accused of leaking classified information about the wars in afghanistan and iraq to the website wikileaks will be in court. it will mark army private bradley manning's first hearing. it's the equivalent of a preliminary hearing in civil

i spent 17 years photographing all the rebuilding on pennsylvania avenue.-span: i want to go to a project you're working on and start showing some of your photos. >> guest: okay. c-span: we can catch up how, and you can talk us through. first one is in alabama. why were you in alabama? >> >> guest: so i have a 30-year relationship with the library of congress, and they have been kind enough out of 14 million images to put me in the top six collections. last year, i was honored by a man by the name of george who funded me to go to the state of alabama as the first in a series of going all over the united states, to all the states, and photograph this beautiful, amazing state of alabama, so i spent all last summer, and, you know, you see all sorts of things here from the shrimp boats to historic structures to way out there, you know, everything about this beautiful state is just, in my estimation, makes me driewl. some of it i did on black and white cameras, others i did -- look at the beautiful flower gardens, the cemeteries, and i have traveled the united s

if you continue on the inner loop and make your way towards pennsylvania avenue, you're at 68 miles per if you find yourself crossing the wilson bridge, i'm not seeing any problems in either direction. a live view right now, you can see in both directions you're clear. and travel speeds, if you continue on the wilson bridge heading into virginia, you're at 64 miles an hour. to get to van dorn street, that trip only takes six minutes. pat and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> it's certainly one of the biggest college football games of the year, no matter the records of the individual teams. army-navy. for the first time ever, it's being played at fedex field this year. the two service academies square off tomorrow for a year's worth of bragging rights. president and michelle obama as well as vice president biden and his wife jill will be at the game. navy leads the all time series. kickoff is tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. this is the 112th meeting of these two teams. >>> washington wizards will arrive for the first day of training camp. camps for teams across the country as wel

a degree colder, 28 degrees and a live look this morning 1600 pennsylvania avenue at our nation's capital, the white house. this is what it looks like outside, lights are on, folks are home getting ready to start their day. let's go inside now because the holidays, they are under way and it is all about the holidays' volunteers from 36 states and d.c. have been very busy getting things just right. shine, give and share is the holiday theme for the white house this year. the official tour will feature 37 trees, a gingerbread model of the white house and five representations of the first dog, bo. check it out. this year's theme and decorations are also going to pay tribute to our u.s. troops, veterans and their families. >>> if you stop sending christmas cards the traditional way because of facebook and e- cards, apple is making it even easier to do so for the holiday season. a new crop of smart phone apps have pretty much eliminated handwriting and taking the trip to the post office. the red stamp app for the iphone and ipad has an assortment of holiday templates for christmas as well as f

when everything is finished you can go from 395 to northbound 295 without taking pennsylvania avenue. the second big change, a smooter ride on i-66 in northern virginia. a new fly-over ramp takes drivers from 66 eastbound onto the inner loop of the belt way. you can merge from the right to the left now. it is expected to be finished next fall. >>> still ahead on news 4 tonight, lowe's responds to protestors accusing the home improvement chain of prejudice. >>> a happy homecoming. this soldier's surprise is one you don't want to miss. >>> chuck will tell us if we will have a mild monday. stick around. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ [ male announcer ] the new united mileageplus explorer card. get it a

everything is finished, you'll be able to go from 395 to northbound 295 without having to take the pennsylvania avenue ramp. or street. exit. >>> it's getting cold outside, but occupy d.c. plans to stay camped out anyway. protesters say, tonight, they're insulating tents and covering them with more tarps to block the wind. they also plan to use generators for heaters and electricity through the night. so far, some have been using platforms to raise their tents off the cold ground. the group has also received donations of food and blanket as well as tarps. >>> when we return, it could all fall apart. what we thought was a done deal may have hit a huge road block on capitol hill. the late st on a tax cut plan i peril. [ 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. cont

house spokesperson jay carney has been trying to put a rear end to the sophomore feud between pennsylvania avenue and kim's ass where the view apparently braga michelle don't agree on letting their daughters keep up with the car dash which is face it only one of the most important family values programs to be seen on modern television two three two very lax very nice. family to keep things together. and in fact michelle's sold out to the stir and admitted that he's the one that doesn't like the girls watch it and since the card actions command a legion of faithful followers or as they call it the cardassian mafia the news didn't really sit well we just think about it a lot of back to find a seat for the really somebody from within the mafia must have scared the president because they seem to backtrack as soon as he got on the card actually and astroturf in hollywood have you seen the show go i have not see the show is just a good joke well that it was. so mr president you never actually watched the car dash in really i call bull obama be honest you've watched you just never turn the sound on him

it is between constitution avenue and pennsylvania avenue with police activity.ic will be directed away from that for the time being. on 270 and fatherly boulevard is very slow. >>> there is some fog close to the bay and in southern maryland but otherwise partly cloudy day and some rain showers tonight off and on through the day tomorrow and some rain chances thursday. we go from 60 degrees today to the lower 40's despite sunshine on saturday. >> the weekend looks great. >> i told my facebook family i would say good morning so good morning, happy monday. >> does it for >>> good morning, america. major shakeup. newt gingrich surges as herman cain bows out. can mitt romney do anything to stop newt in the final countdown to the first votes? >>> bitter battle. mindy mccready's fight for her son. why her father says zander belongs with her? >>> miracle meal. a car smashes into a crowded restaurant all caught on tape. how everyone sur

. >> as you look at the budget process on both ends of pennsylvania avenue, is the process failing? >> i don't believe it is about the process. i think it's about people having the will to compromise. >> there has been compromised. it has been compromised. >> that is unfortunate, you cannot have a situation where you have two parties with a significant division and you ask one party to go all the way to the other. you're just asking one side to capitulate. you have to have a marble compromise and you needed for a few reasons -- that is the way the numbers work. you can i get the kind of fiscal discipline we need if you don't include some revenues from those who can most afford it. about $500 billion per year of our problem with our deficit is due to the tax cuts in the last decade that were never paid for. revenue is part of the problem. so is entitlement costs, obviously, and the cost of health care. the other reason you have to do it together is the sense of social compact and shared sacrifice. you cannot go out and ask americans to ask americans to sacrifice hospitals, medicare r