waldorf, mattawoman beantown shut down at poplar hill. probably an issue the next hour and a half because of down wires. 66 east of compton rolling right along. 95 in maryland coming up. >>> maybe you are hoping to strike it rich in the new year. coming up why you won't be able to try your luck with the scratch off lottery tickets in the district. >>> the morning cup of coffee may be sav >>> the fbi is investigating a u.s. postal service processing center in prince george's county. hu of dollars in mailed gifts disappearedore than a year ago. none of it angela odom put all $1200 worth of gifts in one box. the last place it was tracked to was the processing center inhts. no one knows what happened to the package. the fbi says they don't think an employee stole it. the box was officially declared lost this week. >> it's not the dollar value of the gifts. but it wasn't delivered and we put so much time and effort in it to make sure the girls had things that were nice. >> the same mail processing center that lost odom's package is being inves

poplar hill road in waldorf will also be closed from 8:00 a.m. till 11:00 this morning. this is going to be as very well attended funeral. 20 other departments, including a large presence from prince george's county where clagett's brother is an officer will also be here. if you'd like to pay your respects, there are several shopping centers along the leonardtown road route that you can go to including the thomas stone high school. the department asks for your patience this morning. obviously this will throw a bit after wrench in the morning rush hour as there will be a lot of traffic, a the love people trying to pay their respects to corporal clagett. they just ask that you be patient with them and maybe try to plan around the route. if you'd like to get a better look at route, it is on our website wusa9.com. back to you in the studio. >> nikki burdine, our thoughts certainly with them today. appreciate your report. >>> 6:32 now. an update this morning about a double shooting we told you about yesterday. d.c. police team us sunday's overnight double homicide near united

waldorf, mattawoman beantown road still shut down near poplar hill between the park and ride and route 5 and shut down with that utility pole and wires down. also in clinton a stretch of piscataway road is closed close to steed road. >>> breaking news from overnight, search crews found a large chunk of airasia flight 8501. sonar shows much of the jet lying up side down at the bottom of the java sea. >> more bodies have also been recovered including a find attendant in their uniform. heavy rain is hampering some of today's recovery efforts. while the sonar image has been spotted rkt investigate a on -- spotted rveght investigators are still trying to locate the blax box recorders -- spotted, investigators are still trying to locate the black box recordsers. >>> rescue work assured way at the site of a gas explosion that killed 17 people and injured 20 this morning in china. chinese newspapers report witnesses heard three blasts in an auto parts factory blowing away the walls and ceiling. other factories nearby were damaged as well. >>> we've been following breaking news out of capitol h

mattawoman beantown closed at poplar hill. clinton at parker road alternate is gallaghan. 66 and 95 in virginia looking quite good. 95 in maryland at cherry hill road also moving along nicely. volume pretty light, guys. >>> people living in north korea will have a chance that leaders in the north did not want released. a man will drop dvd social secuty of "the interview" in north korea. he will launch balloons carrying 100,000 copies movie. the fbi has accused north korea of cyber attacks against sony. >>> the time is 6:55. the final 4 things to know of 2014. we are 17 hours away from ringing in the new year. the ball in new york's times squa is set and ready to drop at midnight. >>> doctors say to be extra careful of the flu when you take your kids back to school next week. it was significantly less effective this year. in ashburn, a fifth grader di complic with the virus. >>> the air search for missing airasia plane called off because of the weather. dive teams are still searching the water searchers have not found the fusela

jack taylor has warned what you need to know. >> >> eating road, poplar hill road, the accident has clearedights here. moving very light. it is actually sunny out. is it warm? >> no, but it is sunny, like you mentioned. a couple of clouds to the north in northern maryland, 32 degrees, the windchill was 24. 25 in gaithersburg, 25 in hagerstown. most of the suburbs will not make it above freezing until after the lunch hour. breezy at times today, upper 30's, it will feel like 20's to most of the day. temperatures around 30 downtown, clear skies tonight, you just need to bundle up a little bit. new year's day, highs a bit lower. >> all right, pretty deceptive. one last update coming up for you here as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. upload speeds as fast as your downlnload speeds. so largege files are sent in a snap and video conferences with customers are seamless. don't miss your last chance to get $300 when you switch to fios internet an

peter's church and at 8:00 they will close poplar hill road. >>> and new this morning, there's a new report on the number of officers who were killed in 2014. 126 officers died this year. that's twot year. however, the number is more than 40 fewer than three years ago. the report is released twice a year by that organization. >>> in d.c. neighbors want police to do more about a recent spike in crime. there was a new shooting overnight on nanny avenue in northeast d.c. now it was not deadly but three others in the last two days were. since christmas eve the district has averaged a murder a day. neighborhood commissioners say are concerned. >> a lot of the neighbors don't believe that the police are actually as engaged as they used to be in terms of getting out of their cars going into the businesses to ask how they are doing. the commissioners say if engage with police. officers hold a meeting every month with their police service area that you can look up on your phone. >>> 13 before the hour. former president george h.w. bush is breathing normally. he's been in the hospital seven da

poplar hill road and others will be closed starting at morning. >>> with gas prices falling every day, some of you could be in for an unwelcomed surprise come the new year. megan mcgrath is live in alexandria to tell us about the new commonwealth tax. megan? >> repor that'right, aaron. gas prices have been going down for months. take a look at the gas station between me here in alexandria. $2.39 for a gallon of regular. that could go up in virginia. we could see an increase in gas prices as much as 5 cents come january the 1st. state lawmakers have been counting on revenue from an internet commerce bill that's being debated up on capitol hill to pay for millions of dollars in road projects in virginia. but that measure is hung up in congress and hasn't passed. so the fallback revenue source for state lawmakers is an increase in the tax on wholesale gas. a 5-cent increase. and that is set to happen on the 1st of the year. now, as often happens, that increase is likely going to be passed on to consumers. so we could see higher gas prices at the pump. and it could happen as soon as thurs

hill road. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. that fremont crash cleared. 101 at poplar crash cleared. 101 coming up from the area, and we'll end with one shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. >> ahead at 5:00, we're following breaking news out of san francisco. what police are saying about a violent home invasion there. >> and the niners and jim harbaugh turn the page. a live report on the team's plan for a new head coach. we're live with the latest next. plus the search continues for the air asia flight that disappeared off the radar over the weekend. >> and i'm meteorologist christina loren. cool and breezy for today as we head throughout your tuesday and wednesday, it is going to get cold. we'll see a nice end to the week. temperatures starting to moderate before that storm window opens up. >> a relatively calm commute except for the dublin interchange. >> and let's give you a wide look outside at the beautiful bay bridge there today. it is monday, december 29th and you are watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-can