in fort: good news washington come in time for the holidays, piscataway drive has reopened more than 80 year and a half after a landslide forced dozens from their homes -- more than a year and a half since fromlides forced dozens their homes. arnie homeowners talking about this rain softening the and bank mitts? richard: the weather is actually an advantage. sign forhave seen the months. they let a folks will be glad to see it go. we are happy to report the road is officially open. it is kind of an early christmas present for the residents. these christmas lights -- >> it has been an odd year. richard: perhaps shining brighter now. signs ared everywhere, but finally long-suffering piscataway drive is open. >> we are glad that we are able to drive to our homes in time for the holidays. richard: in may 2014, intense rain saturated a layer of calais overlooking the road -- a layer of clay overlooking the road, causing a landslide. residents from 22 homes were forced to evacuate. >> we had about 60 residents whose daily life was upended. richard: as were crews started a massive $50 milli

things are getting back to normal for the families who live here in piscataway hills. i was in may of 2014 this went terribly wrong. the land as you mentioned moving. and forcing the road below to be destroyed. several families were displaced. they were forced to park the cars and head to the homes on foot. >> they started the construction this past june. no vehicles were allowed. so we had a week, everybody hiked into their houses. kellye: so now life is getting back to normal. coming up new at 5:00, we will tell you what residents hope will come next. reporting live in fort washington, kellye lynn, abc7 news. kimberly: yeah, i bet they'd like to see the "road closed" sign gone. to see complete reporting in the land slide over the past year in piscataway hills and the fight to return home by the residents log on to wjla.com and search "pass catway hills." jonathan: montgomery county police continue to honor the fallen brother noah leotta by holding a blood drive today. he was hit by a car driven by someone police say was drunk. donors got a red cross t-shirt and coupo

today they reopened piscataway drive. 28 families were forced from theme after a year and a half ago. kellye lynn is live in the neighborhood. she has reaction. the key reaction is finally! kellye? kellye: you are right about that. it's time to take the road closure signs down in the neighborhood. life is betting back to normal for people in piscataway hills. >> this stretch reopened. >> for six plus months we have had a walk-in. we couldn't driver the cars. >> 60 residents whose daily life was up-ended. kellye: a hill above the pass catway drive damaged the road below. in june $15 million construction project began for a new road. >> i had to walk a mile and a half to the car. i carried garbage out and groceries in for six months. kellye: as the road opens construction crews continue to make improvement laying the grass seed and mulch. in the spring new trees will be planted. >> happy to drive home for the holidays. kellye: a positive aspect one resident told me he lost a lot of weight from all the walking but a lot of them feel like the road reopening is a form of closure. kellye ly

piscataway drive has reopened more than a year and a half after 28 families were forced from their homes in may 2014. a landslide on a hill above the road caused extensive damage. this summer, the road rebuilding started. neighbors had to get creative to cope without driving. >> we built trails through the woods and then stares down the hills so that we could bypass the construction area. >> we are glad that we are able to drive to our homes in time for the holidays. jummy: the repair work cost $15 million. unseasonably warm, but will the rain last through the holiday? one last check of the forecast with eileen. jummy: definitely a warm christmas eve. eileen: temperatures in the upper 60's to low 70's for the rest of the day today. maybe an isolated shower. tonight, cloudy skies and about 60 degrees. there is a full moon tonight. 69 tomorrow. it will be one of the warmest christmases on record. jummy: thank you. thanks for joining us. >> there are some people in this world with the attitude, "hey, it's only money." you won't be seeing any of those people on our show today. it's time to p

been closed for six months in one prince george's county neighborhood has finally reopened and piscatawayas to be rebuilt after a collapse during a slope failure a year and a half ago. darcy spencer spoke to residents today about how they came together to overcome all of the challenges. >> reporter: for the last six months, this section of piscataway drive in fort washington was closed while it was being rebuilt and that meant no rail trucks and no delivery and that meant they couldn't pull into their own driveway. >> we had to walk from up the street down through here and through the woods to our respective houses. scombr >> reporter: the road was destroyed that affected 28 families. while it was being rebuilt, they aloud packages to be delivered to their homes and mailboxes could be moved where they could be accessed by postal workers. this being -- being looking like the natural disaster that it was with this day today. it's been great. everybody helped everybody and we all worked together. >> while they still had to hand carry groceries into the neighborhood and trash out of the neigh

a year and a half after a land slide forced families from the home in piscataway drive the road is back open. it's the only way they have access to the homes. despite it being closed most moved back in this year despite the challenges. >> i had to walk a quarter mile from the car and carry the garbage out and carried the groceries in for six months. new information on a story we brought you first on 7. montgomery county schools included a report on a video at a brawl at montgomery blair high school in silver springs. principal called the report inaccurate. that was the first letter to the parents about the incident. the police report said that several officers who broke up the fight and the administrators had some minor injuries. we posted the video and the police report online to see. judge for yourself. a man who shot and killed a guest at holiday party will remain behind bars. frank trujillo appeared in court and charged with gunning down mario perez following an argument tuesday morning. trujillo claimed perez was drunk and was threatening his family. bond was denied. we have a demo

it impacted the lives of 28 families in this waterfront community in piscataway hill. >> reporter: what it like without this road being directly to your home. >> we had to get exercise. >> they had to get created to figure out how to walk in and out of the neighborhood and they used a hillside and had bungee cords and imagine if you had to do this carrying groceries. >> during the holiday, online shopping for some, out of the question. >> one of the things that happened to us is we couldn't get anything delivered by amazon because the delivery people weren't allowed to come down the road. so this is major progress. >> the project cost $15 million. prince george's county paid 11 million making it the most expensive natural disaster in county history. >> really thankful that it's done and we're happy that for the holidays we're able to drive in and bring groceries and everything else they need. how do they get their packages delivered? >> coming up on at 6:00, we'll talk about the creative solutionses. if fort washington, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> right now a family in fairfax county is

. >>> in college hoops, rutgers kicked off the acc big ten challenge hosting wake forest in piscataway. it looked like the charlotte knights would win this one. midway through the second half, d.j. drives in for the loop and foul. rutgers led by as many as 12 but wake forest came back and 20 seconds to go. hudson puts his team on top for good with a float. they rally back 69-68. >>> in football news, jeff schwartz is lieskly out for the season with a broken leg. jets quarterback revis is on the sunday's giants-jets showdown looms large at metlife stadium . in baseball, the winter meetings cob veen in nashville. the bombers lost their outfielder to the red sox. boston sign this 32-year-old to a two-year deechl young had two homer last year and a guy who owns left-handed pitchers he batted 327 in 2015. >>> stunning baseball news. the marlins are close to adding barry bonds to their coaching staff. bonds retired in 2007 and is major league baseball's all-time home run leader with 762. allegations have followed him throughout his career and he received 36% of the vote to >>> remember forme

crews on the scene of a fire on the rutgers campus in pass cat piscataway. ky? >> reporter: chopper 4 first on the scene. the fire broke out in a health sciences classroom here on the campus of rutgers university. live pictures from chopper 4. 645 hose lane is where this is located in piscataway. it has significant damage in one classroom, possibly other classrooms. we'll show you the size of this building. this is on the complex of rutgers university in piscataway. live at chopper 4, i'm ky symington. darlene and michael, back to you. >> ky, thank you. >>> police are investigating the death of a woman in new jersey. 35-year-old lamonda vega was found dead early yesterday beacon rahway. police are not saying how she died. her death is being investigated as a homicide. crime stoppers offering a $10,000 reward to an investigation that leads to an arrest. >>> a driver is dead after crashing into an mta bus in queens. it happened near the campus of st. john's university in queens. the driver was going west on union turnpike and turned into the wrong side of the divi

this afternoon at piscataway the scarlet knights introduced him as the new coach. he was the codefensive coordinator at ohio state the past two seasons. now he tries to revive a troubled program that was plagued by numerous off-the-field incidents and finished with a disappointing 4-8 record. >> i want to build a first-class program here. a program that we can be proud to say this program is theirs and they want to come here and be a part of it. and players going to other programs. >> is he the right guy at the right time to lead the program considering a lot of the problems you have had the last year. >> he is the right guy at the right time and would be the right giet anytime. the single best interview i have had in education. >> why rutgers right now. >> i look at tremendous potential here at rutgers and i have to bald connection with these players. it is not going to happen overnight. i have a new title as head coach and that doesn't mean they will respect and trust me. i have to earn that. >> passion on the banks. >>> on monday night football, dallas leads was

the 41-year-old arrives in piscataway from ohio state where he served as a co defensive coordinator the last two seasons including the national title run last year. he is originally in iowa and spent time at another big 10 school with defensive coordinator in wisconsin in 2010-2011. the first time as a head coach. >> to say that i am honored and excited to be the new head would be an understatement. i started my coaching journey back in 1995, this was a dream that i set out to try to achieve, to some day have an opportunity to lead my own program. >> well, new york hosts dirk nowitzki and the mavericks at the garden. >> jefferson will have surgery on a fractured bone in his right ankle. a time tabling for his return will be determined -- a timetable for his return will be determined after the surgery. >> according to report, haroldo catman has been acquired in a trade. 146 days, and a 2.17 e.r.a. the first six seasons in the bigs. and in exchange for chapman, a pair of prospects are sent to cincinnati. the deal is pending. on a physical. >>> an finally just when you terms of touchdown c

football new, rutger is reportedly state's defensive considered knitter chris ash to be the new head piscataway, new jersey. >> thank. news. we want to pass this on to you. scotland yard seeing a stabbing incident in london is being treated as terrorist ins the. the london police counterterrorism come man is investigating theness den and the underground station which is in east london. >> reports of a number of people stabbed with one person suffering serious injuries. within arrest has been reported well much more coming up on "the fox 5 news" at 10:00 after tonight's college approximately game. all right. that does at this time for now. thank for johnings tonight. >> i am antwan lewis. we ask you to stay toon or the college football regame show. we hope to sue again after the game. michigan state spartans take on the iowa hawkeyes. we'll see you after. this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first i just want t

piscataway road. no slowdowns now. doesn't mean they won't pop up. westbound 340 after 15, still have the accident investigation. lanes blocked eastbound. trying to get more information. sounds like it could be here for a while this morning. 270 at montrose road. you can see we have the nice, foggy haze over everything. northbound austin ridge drive at mine road, we do have a brand-new crash. tom kierein is out on the road. it took me extra time to get in this morning. it's slow. >> yeah, we're seeing some pretty good fog here. we're right now on 270 in the storm team 4x4. we got off of the inner loop. we're seeing visibilities now looking forward the camera showing half a mile visibility on 270. looks like it may be a little thicker now as we're coming up to the merge. that is going to be probably thickening a bit the farther north we go. getting a few sprinkles on the windshield but the wipers only need to be on a delay from time to time. the pavement is all wet just from overnight drizzle and a few scattered sprinkles. we are going to have dense f

on set with us is john zamrock lead trainer at awareness consultants in piscataway. he trains law enforcement corporations and civilians for emergencies such as active shootings. john, welcome. good to see you. obviously a tragic event, alas not the first ever its type in a workplace in this country. what is the best advice that you can give to workers who might at some point find themselves in this kind of circumstance? >> well for the office setting, there's three things that we want to keep in mind. three options. one would be to evacuate if you could. the second one would be to lock down in place or to hide the best you could. seek some kind of cover. both concealment and cover, perhaps cover from gunfire, and the last one using common sense and would be to engage in possible. >> when you say engage y mean try to take down or try to talk out of action or that kind of thing? >> words or actions, either one depending on the situation. we have an excellent example of flight 93 where the people decided to try to take back control of the aircraft before it crashed. th