we have no snow falling right now in rockville. there is a small and dusting on grassy areas along 270. the good news is we have not seen an accumulation out on the road. traffic is moving as it would be on a normal monday morning commute. officials are urging -- urging everyone to be cautious this morning. there is the possibility of those slippery spots out of the roadways. at the airport, we know that yesterday there were a number of cancellations and delays for passengers trying to get to their destination. there are more whether issues across the country which makes it difficult for people to get to their destination. if you're heading to the airport today, check your flight status before you head out. the good news is in montgomery county is that the snow showers have stopped at this hour. we see a small dusting out here on the ground but not any sticking to the services of the roadways. -- surfaces of the roadways. >>> thank you. be sure to stay with us for updates all day long gridlock on to our weather web page at tbd.com.

they were hit by a car on monday night along viers mill road in rockville.at the scene. >>> president obama called richard holbrooke a true giant of american foreign policy. embassy holbrooke died on monday night at george washington university. he was 69 years old. >>> it is 6:54. we will have one more traffic and weather check when 9 news now [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >>> weather first with meteorologist howard bernstein. >>> coming up on 6:58. a little flurry and snow shower activity. north and east of washington but this is a lot less intense than a couple of hours ago. watch for the slick spots and few school delays that are scrolling on the bottom of the screen right now. we are watching another system that will be here on thursday but it will slide south. the key is the wind and cold. only 30. gusts at times to 40 miles an hour wind advisory until 10:00 p.m. and we also have some wind chi

but again, this is in rockville. a pedestrian accident, look for more tonight on 9 news now at 11:00. >>> and that's our report here tonight at 7:00. i'm anita brikman and i'll see you right back here at 11:00. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> william and kate, the official engagement photos. >> kate's off the rack blouse. william wearing a sweater. the story behind their royal engagement photo shoot. >> then, the funeral for elizabeth edwards. >> mom, i really, really love you. >> her oldest daughter's eulogy. her estranged husband with the two youngest. and how elizabeth really felt about the cheating scandal. >> sandra bullock in santa barbara with laborly louie in celeb wit gps. >> plus natalie portman's photo shoot for "vogue."

expect delays southbound along 270 out of rockville. traffic slows as you make your way down towards montrose road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the movie studios are serving up some of their biggest movies of the year just in time for the holidays. our friend kevin mccarthy with 106.7 the fan is here. great interviews with reese witherspoon and the rest of the crew. >> thank you. i almost asked reese to marry me. she is so stunning in person. i have had the biggest crush on her since cruel intens. i was always mad at ryan philippe for marrying her. i didn't propose. >> tell me what did you think of the movie. >> how do you know is a great romantic comedy. it is james l. brooks. paul r udd is just great in the film. paul is in tons of legal trouble. reese witherspoon just got cut from her softball team and they find each other. she is dating a proferringal baseball player who plays for the washington nationals in the movie. jack nicholson plays paul rudd's father. it is a could you romantic comedy that

this is in rockville along interstate 270. at the airport over the past 24 hours there have been some woes. this weather from the midwest has had an impact on the airports. a number of people will be heading back because yesterday several flights were delayed or canceled. a number of people will be headed back to the airports this morning to try to get another flight out. not a concern from our area, but other areas where the mawhether has moved from. -- weather. the snow is just starting to increase. good news so far in vacaville on the roads. traffic is moving smoothly. rockville.avill >>> a robbery suspect managed to get away after leading police on a wild chase. the suspect left officers from college park to laurel last evening. police spotted the cardin match the description of one wanted in two purse snatchings and robbery in college park. they chased it into laurel. if the suspect abandoned the vehicle, along virginia manor and then took off on foot. >>> the man suspected of orchestrating a terror plot near baltimore is

that includes the slip ramps to and from the local lanes headed down into rockville. if you are traveling colesville road at university boulevard, some slippery conditions. 95 maryland in college park for the accident activity. 66 coming eastbound approaching 123, accident activity off the road to the right shoulder. expect a brief rubbernecking delays there as you make your way past the scene. metro's red loon now sharing the track because of of a malfunction as you travel between van ness and dupont circle. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the obama administration still thinks the new health law will prevail despite a ruling that it is unconstitutional. the u.s. district judge said it amounted to an unchecked expansion of congressional power that would invite the unbridled exercise of police power. white house officials point out that two other courts have already upheld important parts of it. >> if we cross this line with health care now, this unconstitutional line, where the government can force us to buy a private product and say it is for our ow

look at the lows. 16 in gaithersburg. 18 in rockville. 24 downtown. but 18 in college park and in bowie. and all teens out to the west in fairfax, reston and sterling and also middleberg and leesberg. now here is our future-cast and we'll stop at lunchtime and we see we have a little bit of accumulating snow by 1:00. with much more to the south. over an inch in fredericksberg. and keep going. maybe an inch and a third around d.c. lesser amounts as you go north. but i think we'll see accumulating snow up to the maryland-p.a. border. and we go into friday, it looks like most of the snowfall, an inch and a third, maybe two inches toward southern maryland and the advisories are south of us. by morning, snow develops late in the morning and moving from southwest to northeast. teens and 20s. and then by afternoon, light snow around an inch, more to the south. and look at the highs. only 25-30. the next three days, once we get through the light snow tomorrow, just cold on friday. a little bit of light snow on saturday night, possible temperatures in the 30s.

inner loop eastbound 495, rockville pike. it is going to be very, very slow, indeed. good indicator that all m not be well as far as road conditio everywhere go. south of aspen hill, an accident involving a salt truck. heading out elsewhere at this hour, pretty far shape west on i-66. not too bad. don'tet complacent because some of the shoulder lanes you may find ice on the far left and right lanes. metro, no delays. manassas, 322 slightly delayed because of equipment problems. about 15 mnutes behind schedule. marc, no delays. joe, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >>> plan extra time for your commute this morning. the roa could be a mess after esterday's snowstorm. tracee wilkins is live with more on what you can expect. tracee, good mornin to you. [ inaudible ] >>> a heads-up right now if you a taking amtrak today. amtrak is experiencing signal problems between baltimore and philadelphia. amtrak tells usome trains are canceled because of this oblem. if the train is running, expect delays up to two hours. amtrak experiencing major delays along the northeastorridor. >>> it co

the roadway narrowed down to just two lanes out of gaithersburg to rockville.t is very slippery out there making for an interesting ride for those traveling along the top side of the beltway as well as south of the beltway. >>> a campaign promise fulfilled in the district. mayor-elect vincent gray made good on that promise for more jobs. karen gray houston has more. >> this not that many jobs for the skills that i have. >> reporter: it is the same complaint for many standing in lines around country. >> they say you are overqualified and underqualify. it is like a catch-22. >> i want to thank the university presidents who are here. >> reporter: inside the downtown offices of the law firm arnold and porter, vincent gray looked for answers and got frank responses from business leaders about obstacles they encounter. >> one, the felony record for the applicants. the second is cannot pass a fifth grade math aptitude test. and the third is cannot pass a drug test. >> reporter: the mayor-elect wondered how the see can get around the problem of criminal records especia

reporting live from rockville, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> okay, andrea. thank you. >>> new at 11:00, a long time person in u.s. diplomacy has died. richard holbrooke died. he wrote part of the pentagon papers and was the architect of the 1995 bosnia peace plan. the diplomat known as the bulldozer or raging bull holbrooke was admitted to george washington hospital university on friday after falling ill. >>> president obama's health care reform bill hits a wall after a federal judge rules part of it unconstitutional. henry hudson sided with the district attorney striking down a provision within the affordable care act that would force americans to buy some kind of health insurance. white house officials claimed the clause in the constitution allows the move but he says he's happy with the judges ruling. >> the problem with health care cost is not that there isn't enough government involvement, it's that there is too much government involvement. it's time we took the power out of the hands of politicians and government and put it back in the hands of citizen

plenty of teams in the -- teens in the burbs. 18 in rockvilles, 16 in gaithersburg.pper teens in college park and bowie. and plenty of teens to its west. fairfax 19, reston 18. 17 in sterling and mid teens for leesberg, manassas and out toward middleberg and upperville. now there are advisories to the south of town. and this kind of shows you where we think the bull's eye will be. culpeper through fredericksberg and through southern maryland. from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. you think well i live in montgomery county and i'm not painted blue. well, you're still going to get snow. the advisories for the most tonight are south of you. now that said, let's look at the future-cast. in the morning we're in good shape but by lunchtime we start to see amounts creeping up. two tenths of an inch on the ground in gaithersburg and maybe an inch in fredericksberg. so it will be a case where it snows in culpeper and then manassas and then downtown and then up into baltimore and gaithersburg. and by evening, over an inch in manassas, over two inches in fredericksberg and almo

wisdom martin in rockville tonight with our story. thank you. >>> this man is behind bars tonight charged with felony hit and run after a virtual demolition derby on interstate 66. police say muhammed teshale was driving a super shuttle van, this one here that, sideswiped a truck twice, then hit five other cars before getting to dulles international. the manager of his company can't believe it happened. >> this is the driver that has been here for only a few weeks and he has been trained and he took the defensive driving class, which he passed. there was a background check that was done on him as well as a drug test and he passed those, also. so this was a complete shock to us and we say that obviously we're worried about the people that were involved in the accident. >> the manager went on to tell us that teshale is an independent contractor driving for the van's owner. a woman and her 1-year-old were taken to the hospital, but we're told they're fine. >>> requiring you to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. that is the ruling

a live shot of 270 out of rockville, incident-free out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the weather continues to be our big story this morning. this is a live shot of interstate 66. an inch of snow is expected to fall in the next hours. road crews were outovernight and over the weekend treating the roads with salt and other mixtures. >> we'll be putting down salt but it will be on the ramps, curves and all of the areas that are a problem when there is snow. >>> checking some of your other local headlines, everything is back to normal on route 50 in anne arundel county this morning. the highway was shut down for much of the evening in both directions yesterday after a tractor-trailer reportedly started leaking a chemical. southbound i-97 was also closed. hazmat crews were called into the scene. we are told the chemical that leaked is used in manufacturing. >>> investigators are riding -- trying to find the familiar live a woman who was killed in an accident on suitland parkway overnight. >>> investigators think benjamin se

rockville in frederick.st amount we've found so far on the map, 3 1/2 inches out toward frostburg. of course, garrett county, allegheny county, always get hit with these storms when they come through. we'll continue to keep it updated. >> wjz is also live in southeast baltimore. mike hellgren continues to monitor the road conditions. mike? >> denise, the snow has stopped here. it's cold. thankfully not as windy as it has been in recent days. and the city has about 130 pieces of equipment, trying to get the side streets cleared. and as you can see here on fleet, it is still packed with ice and snow. and it's hard getting around for a number of drivers. let's take a look at the video that we shot at the height of this storm. it really started coming down fast and furious. just after 11:00 today. and continued. throughout the afternoon. for many people, just walking around, was quite a challenge. several counties had declared snow emergencies. if we can take it back live here to southeast baltimore, we want to

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. timothy condon, deputy director, national institute on drug abuse, national institutes of health, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. barbara krantz, chief executive officer and medical director, hanley center, west palm beach, florida; beverly gmerek, prescription drug abuse prevention program coordinator, peer assistance services inc., denver, colorado. dr. clark, how prevalent is prescription drug misuse in the united states? well, we estimate that there are approximately 15 million people who misuse prescription drugs in the united states, and that gives us an estimated 2.5 million new initiates per year, or, if you think about it, that's about 7,000 new initiates a day. and within that, do one age group uses it more than others? what is the distribution among the age groups? well, i think the most important thing to keep in mind is that prescription drug abuse affects the entire age range. we might see some peak use in the 18 to 25-year-olds, bu

in the 20s out in reston, 28. 28 in bethesda. 28 in rockville. and upper 20s, even up toward laurel and toward andrews, 28 degrees. and now satellite picture, radar combined, here comes the next system. you can see the magenta which is the mixed snow and rain. it's not a huge storm like what we had the potential for over the weekend but it's pesky. you see mixed precipitation moving through kansas city and also st. louis and diving down to the south and east. mixed precipitation through mississippi and alabama. and even into georgia. we have video from russellville, alabama and it was freezing rain. now that is not coming our way. this is going to be a straight snow for us but a different story in alabama. surface temperatures are below freezing but the rain falls as liquid and then freezes on contactment it's almost impossible to drive on a sheet of ice and that was the case in northern alabama. back to the computer we go. starting out clear tonight and then clouds come in by dawn. so high clouds entering eastern kentucky and we're in good shape

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. a. thomas mclennan, deputy director, white house office of national drug control policy, washington, d.c.; dr. alexandre laudet, addiction and recovery scientist, new york, new york; james smallwood, founder and ceo, the choice is yours, inc., camden, new jersey. pam, how many people in the united states are in recovery? well, the estimates are about 20 million people are in recovery, working on being free of drugs and other-and alcohol. and, alexandre, what is recovery? what are some of the common paths to recovery? well, that's really two different questions. what recovery is, according to people in recovery themselves, is usually, especially for people severely addicted, it is abstinence from drugs and alcohol, as well as significantly-significant improvements in other aspects that constitute quality of life, such as employment, social relationships, mental health, physical health, housing, as well as access to leisure and-and activities that contribute to a healthy and productive lif

oakton, va., 19. 19 in rockville. when you factor in the wind, if you like we are in the single digits. it is not quite as gusty as what we had at this point yesterday. we have clear skies over there right now. if you look to the west, there is an area of low pressure developing in or coloma and north texas. that will track eastridge and passed to our south tomorrow. as it does that, we anticipate areas of light snow probably late morning and especially at midday. the areas of light indicates snowfall anticipated. by noon id should be in the metro area, especially south of town. the best potential is not much in terms of income immolations. a traced to about 1.5 inches is what i expect between 10:00 and 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. so after the morning rush hour and before the evening rush hour, enough to cause a slip response, especially in northern virginia, the beltway, and in southern maryland. richmond will see 1-3 inches of snow. a traced to 1.5 inches. a lot of sunshine, high as in the low 30's. blustery. 1.5 inches at

current temperature in rockville 31. things have dropped quickly since sunset. 31 degrees in alexandria. there was a high of 37. 39 an 22 the highest and lows for reagan national airport. -- high and low for reagan national airport. 31 in annapolis. plenty of cold air. puddles of water and sludge are going to freeze solid lead tonight. -- solidly to not. colder air is waiting. some of that will be here by sunday night. what we have been talking about all week is what the computer model has told us will happen during the weekend. this system will be far enough off shore to leave us alone. high pressure will dominate through late sunday night into monday. on tuesday, perhaps some snow around the area. our forecast through tomorrow will be kind of cloudy. in the morning, the sun will shine through it. it will be mostly cloudy in the breeze will pick up a bit. we might get some more melting under way. if the storm goes farther out to sea, we would not get any flurries. look ahead to tuesday, the next system will bring a 30%

a brief prayer abrief band of ss through parts of maryland and rockville as well, but mostly it was just a dusting. so what did we miss out on? this winter weather is causing some big problems across the country. brianne carter is at reagan national airport. are there any lingering delays there? >> we have seen some, a couple of cancellations, but it is nothing like what we are seeing in the midwest. the official start to the snowy season is still a week away, but it is already causing some chaos and concern for many across the country. in indiana, authorities are frantically searching for drivers who were trapped on the highway in sub-zero temperatures. >> at this point, we are out of food and water. the best we can tell, there are a few hundred cars stranded on the roads. the conditions deteriorated very rapidly. >> highways and five other states are also closed. >> it was really bad. >> travel in and out of the midwest has become a nightmare on the roads and in the air. at o'hare international airport in chicago, where more than a 1500 flights have been canceled, passengers are scramb

things are looking good in rockville. skip that and go to 66, well, we will look at shady grove road. some snow cover but the roads have been treated and mdot is on stand by around town if they find any icy spots they will be out there. we will look at the area roadways at 5:25 once again. >>> our time is 5:19. >>> bad news for nationals fans. baseball's biggest free agent pitcher is returning to one of his old teams. >>> plus, we'll tell you what happened in a game that bret favre could not play in. that's coming up in sports. >>> time for the question of the day. 11 days until christmas and the question is about our favorite cia mass movies. >> according to a recent survey, the majority of your american neighbors selected in the number one christmas movie of all time. >>> it is coming down at a good clip. there's some slippery roads and temperatures will only get close to 30 degrees. peggy, andrea? >> thank you. >>> one day was not enough to keep bret favre's amazing streak alive. >> plus, a top maryland assistant is be

northwest road and even in rockville. if you are going to take metrorail, they are reporting no disruptions. looks good on 95. 66, the dulles greenway, and the dulles toll road are getting the green light. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:54, 21 degrees. >> you are watching good morning washington. thanks for waking up with us on this wednesday. >>> one local family is going to great lengths to find a lost stuffed animal for a three-year- old. >> in boston at a doctor's office last week in aspirin. the clock is ticking on their desperate search. chris van cleve explains. >> there's one thing the family is looking for this christmas. baby is the name of the teddy bear. >> baby needs me. >> you lost baby? does that make you sad? >> yes. >> she got it at christmas and now it's gone. it's her best friend in the world. >> emma received him on her first christmas, a gift from her brother. since then, he's gone everywhere with her, including to the doctor's office last week in ashburn. >> we went back living and could not find t

still an easy ride there out to rockville. light traffic volume on the beltway between college park and bethesda. you will also find 395 at speed leaving duke street headed to the inbound 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story is continued talk about the snow on the horizon. crews across the region have been getting ready for the morning commute this morning. >> if you live or work in montgomery county, you will get some high-tech help to track the trucks. stacy cohan this morning is at a salt dome in alexandria with all the details. good morning. >> good morning. these are the folk you want -- the folks you want to see during a snowstorm. the folk with the salt and sand that will make your roads clear. i know it is just an inch to 3 inches. but it is the first snow. we had a little snow earlier this week and washingtonians, we don't like to see the snow on the roads. in the district, they were out brining the roads yesterday so pretreating them. they will be out in full force today

and then select, rockville for more information. >>> this website is responsible for leaking secret u.s. documents. and now, he is a free man. what the founder of wikileaks says american politicians want to do with him. >> i'm sorry about my reaction. [ inaudible ] >>> also, coming up next, how a young man from delaware dupes some of the smartest people in the country. we'll be right back. r-old adam wheeler, admitting that he lied to live and learn at harvard university. he drafted a fake resume that claimed he went to an elite prep school, attended m.i.t., wrote books and gave lectures. his web of lies all unraveled when wheeler applied for a series of scholarships that required intense screening. a judge ordered wheeler to pay back some $46,000 in financial aid, scholarships and awards he received during his time at harvard. >>> out of solitary confinement and under house aarrest, julian assange is speaking out about his ordeal adited to the united states. >> it seems to be increasingly serious and increasingly likely. >> reporter: assange says that he heard a secret indictment was m

we'd like to wish our cousin in rockville, maryland, alan, jacob, aerial and laura happy hanukkah. >> happy holidays. >>> it's certainly no snowmageddon, but today's winter weather did cause problems all across our region. in maryland trucks out in force on 12 hour shifts trying to stay ahead of the ice that threatens to make the morning rush a mess. it was slow going in virginia where more than 1,000 trucks were out treating the road during the height of the snow and are out again tonight. some schools have already delayed class for tomorrow and snow in the district causing cancellations and delays at reagan national airport. with temperatures dropping the big concern tonight is refreezing and that includes the roads in the district. let's get a check on conditions tonight. on the phone joining us is karen leblanc from dd it ot. -- from vdot. >> we're concerned of all the things you just talked about, the roads will refreeze, that there's going to be black ice out there. we're really trying to caution people to go slowly, approach the intersection slowly, but we are continuing to tre

wisdom martin tonight in rockville. >>> an airport shuttle van driver in jaght now. police say he is responsible for a bizarre series of crashes on a wild ride to dulles with no one on board. fox 5's bob barnard is piecing this one together for us. >> a mother and child were injured in one of the crashes this morning. the wreckage littered the side of two major highways. here's the super shuttle van after its wild ride to dulles, now evidence in a felony hit and run case against this man, 25-year-old muhammed teshale of alexandria, accused of smashing the airport shuttle into at least six cars on westbound interstate 66 and the dulles access road. >> couldn't avoid him, you know, couldn't avoid him. >> reporter: afghani american amruden shires taxi was among them. >> there was a two person shuttle on the left-hand side. they hit the car, two cars and then hit me, pushed me on the guardrail and all four corners of my car hit. >> reporter: it all started around 9:30 in the morning. witnesses estimate the van's speed at 90 to 95 miles per hour. super shuttle's top washi

in rockville, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> the bitter cold is causing a problem for commuters on white fairy. -- who use white ferry. the ferry has been cancelled. >>> some drivers were stuck on the highway for more than 24 hours. officials turn to military helicopters, snowplows, and snowmobiles to rescue nearly 300 people yesterday. before their rescue, some drivers saw refuge in makeshift shelters including a golf course, churches, and restaurants. >> you see people in the aisle or at tables, hunched over. it is pretty bad. >> with the bad weather behind them, the highway has reopened. the crews are shifting their refocus on to pulling abandoned cars out of the snow drift. bad weather of a difference north -- different short in oregon. a tornado tore the roof off of several buildings -- rooms -- roofs of of several buildings and damaged quite a few homes. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> buses physics package shut down the pentagon station this morning -- a suspicious package shut down the pentagon station this morning. we're learning more about the man who was arrested in yet anot

with visited the family in rockville, maryland, as they gathered with family and friends to celebratezblf most menorahs are list outside. because of persecution throughout jewish history, people lit indoors and placed their menorahs on table. every night we add an additional candle. we begin with one. the last night we light eight candles. with light them with the center candle or the central candle, it often has a special place. we have a general blessing on the first night. thank you god for bringing us to this day. then we add two blessings about the miracle. and it's a good time to think about the the miracles in our own lives. but we don't use the hanukkah lights for anything else. for example, we wouldn't use them to read by or to do any kind of mundane activity. they're a sacred sort of light while they're burning. we celebrate a small jug of oil that burned miraculous for for eight days, we celebrate all kinds of oils. the other thing is doughnuts. i think the holiday season is a time of a lot of generosity and a lot of compassion and good will. a lot a lot of community teachi

brianne carter is live in rockville. >> people are coping with the weather by bundling up. people are saying called is getting old and it is hard to believe we are only in the second week of december and already we are dealing with the teens and 20's. for some residents across the metro region, a surprising site this morning. >> i went for a run about 6:00 in the morning. >> the snow fall began late last night and carried into the morning rush-hour blanketing abroad and sidewalks. in montgomery county, one of the heaviest hit areas, salt trucks cover the neighborhood to battle the blast. >> seems like everyone is taking their time driving. >> some say the snow is not as bad as the ball in the telling called. >> i am not ready for it mentally. they bundled up. >> i have about 15 lawyers this morning. >> the winds are adding insult to injury. they are making the temperatures feel like they are in the teens and single digits. some residents are concerned about the effects these strong gusts will have throughout the day that i am terrified about losing power. i can deal with sn

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they were hit when trying to walk across the atlantic avenue in rockville. both are expected to recover. >>> longtime diplomat richard holbrooke has died. he died at george washington university hospital. he underwent surgery to repair a torn a yield of our -- a torn a warpath. richard holbrooke was 69-years old. >>> all eyes are on the house after the senate takes the first that towards passing president obama's tax-cut compromise. cynee simpson is live in the satellite center with where the deal stands tonight. >> a final vote could come as early as tomorrow. after that it will move on to the house which could be the test of whether this plan sinks or swims. even before the test vote was complete, president obama claimed victory. >> this proves that both parties can work together to grow our economy and look out for the american people. >> are they really working together? >> in an unusual alliance, the tax cut -- the tax package has support from congressional republicans and the white house. some democrats are concerned the tax package is not the way to s

morning a grandmother and grandson are recovering after they were hit by a car on atlantic avenue in rockville just before 7:30. the vehicle did remain on the scene. the two were taken to the hospital with serious but nonteatening injuries. >>> a lawsuit filed this week wants to change maryland's law that holds bars liable for how much they serve. in one case one man 20 drinks before he left a b, drove off and killed a 10-year-old girl. craig melvin has their story from gaithersburg. >> reporter: cortavia and her sister had just fallen asep. when she awoke the next day she had one question? >> where's jasmine. >> reporter: mother angela was in the front seat. she was also in the hospital when her brother came in with the news. >> when he started crying i was like, youe not lying? he said no. she jus closed her eyes. >> reporter: 10-year-old jasmine killed by a drunk driver. 32-year-old michael eaton of fairfax had 17 coronas and 3 shots. then he hopped into his range recovery and headed sth on 270. he was driving somewhere between 88 and 98 miles per hour when he slammed intohe car. eatonpled

police investigating an accident involving two victims that happened in rockville last night. a grandmother was pushing her 4- year-old grandson across the street here when a car on veers -- road hit them. the driver stayed at the scene and the investigators say the grandmother and grandson were not in the crosswalk when hit in the car and had a green light. both victims are recovering and are said to be in stable condition. >>> and the edge on virginia, a 12-year-old girl who disappeared from own oak -- roanoke is back home. an amber alert was issued for britney spay mai smith december 6th. britney was found all the way in california this week with her mother's live-in boyfriend and this guy here, jeffrey easley. britney's father spoke out about having his daughter safely back home. >> i thought that the happiest day of my life was when my daughter was born. timed irtonight has taken the -- tonight has taken the number one spot. >> you can understand his tears. >> the police have not released the cause of death for britney's home and said it was a homicide. easley waived extr

zion national park in the small town of rockville were evacuated after flooding fears that a dam a burst. local officials are amazed at the deluge. >> that is a couple of years' worth of rain for us. we love moisture, we appreciate the rain, but enough is enough. >> as california residents hope that the worst is over, other americans are bracing for a stormy holiday season that could reach as far as florida by christmas day. >>> the united states has accused china of illegally subsidizing the production of wind power equipment. it argues that china is distorting trade with subsidies that make it tougher for american exporters. the u.s. talked about this at the world trade organization. this is the latest in a long line of trade wars between the countries. >>> european airports are still tackling the backlog of thousands of passengers were stranded when ice and snow paralyzed major air hubs. schedules are slowly returning to normal, but more cancellations are likely. heathrow and frankfurt airports both say they're working hard to get back to business as usual. >>> the annual christmas lo

both directions of 270 there in rockville. we will take you to urbana where there were downed wires at route 80. be careful with that. coming up in the next report we will have more conditions in the area. >>> for thousands of neighbors, reading the newspaper is not an option. the visually impaired rely on metropolitan washington readers to get their information read to them. >> the service could be ending. >> good evening. >> reporter: kathy is one of the people who read radio broadcasts broadcasts. 900 live in dc. david is one of themful he's the director of economic analysis at the state department. >> blind people can feel disengaged and i suppose i did at a certain level because they are not taking in as much information as other people and when i used dial in news i felt a liberating feeling. >> reporter: the "washington post" is read live op the radio every morning from 9:00 to 11:00. in listeners want more indepth coverage of the paper they can dial in to the service. >> reporter: the service, which has been reading to

already down to 19 in rockville. other places like edgemere 23. and boy, those winds steady around 10 to 20 now, letting up a little bit but not particularly much. you see what that does to the wind chill factor, feeling like 9 in bowie, pasadena and up towards reisterstown. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, we've seen the snow shower action we had last night abate. for all but the extreme western edge of the state. that's a good thing. again, the big story will continue to be the very frigid air tonight, below freezing all night long, well below freezing through most of the day tomorrow if not all day tomorrow. i don't think we get back above the freezing mark until we're probably talking winds -- wednesday, thursday afternoon, probably our best shot at getting above freezing. highs today only into the upper 20s. these were the actual air temperature highs. that is unseasonable for this part of early december. about 20 degrees below average in fact. satellite and radar trend, clear, most of the state, we have a little bit of snow shower act

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland.hard cho, director of innovations and research, corporation for supportive housing, new haven, connecticut. robert kershaw, business owner and outreach worker, oxford house, incorporated, silver spring, maryland. dr. jesse b. milby, director, medical psychology, substance abuse and homeless research program, department of psychology, university of alabama at birmingham, birmingham, alabama. dr. clark, when is a person categorized as homeless? well, the most important thing is to recognize that when a person lacks a permanent, fixed residence, they meet the category of homeless. now, there are a number of temporary arrangements that people have; for instance, it's estimated that roughly 1.6 million people are living in transitional or shelters, and they also meet the definition of homeless. so it's-we're looking for people who have permanent, fixed residence, and if you don't have that, then you're defined as homeless. and dr. milby, can you sort of take us through those categories a li

you can see teens from manchester, westminster and sykesville and rockville, laurel and 20 in sparrows point. and arnold come in at around 20 as well. let's go over to kim brown with your traffic report right now. good morning, kim. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. this evening's rush hour will probably be no fun. but right now, you are looking pretty good. no problems up and down 95. looking at mountain road, southbound lanes towards the beltway, no delays or problems. 695 looking good. inner loop is wide open between the 83s heading towards bel air road. looking at the maps, we don't have accidents. a pair of water main breaks. east north avenue at north collington a water main break blocks the center lane. one lane gets by. use chester, gay or patterson park avenue to get around that. and south highland avenue is closed between bank and pratt street because of a water main break. clinton street is the best alternate. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> time is 5:31. it's been more than a week since the fire in the downtown block district. wednesday, investigators released new in

. >>> police are still investigating an accident that injured two pedestrians in rockville. a grandmother was pushing her 4- year-old grandson across the street when a car on veers mill road hit them. the driver stayed at the scene want the victims are recovering. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange had his hopes dashed today. a british judge granted him bail this morning but swedish authorities appealed his release. assange will remain locked up for a couple more days while britain's high court hears the appeal. sweden asked that he be extradited to answer questions in a sex crime case. >>> we're getting our first look at the bold robber who stole millions of dollars from a las vegas casino. there's a catch and we'll tell you what it is. >>> plus this army doc it refused to go to war because of president obama and will now likely be heading to prison. >>> but first a check of some of our other stories in the rundown. your news edge at 11:00 is coming right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. from  >>> a lone man, there he is, running in a

delays out of hyattstown toward the scales and again leaving mva toward rockville.lowdowns at 395 across the inbound 14th street bridge. no accidents to report, just volume delays. and delays from the beltway and crossing over the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> dining in the dark for a good cause. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. this is a very unique event that is going on at the ritz- carlton tysons corner where we are live this morning. it's all about becoming a little more aware about those who go through life being visually impaired. it's put on by foundations fighting blindness. we'll find out more about raising money for them and the importance of their cause and how you can help out. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. >>> hi. my name is captain and mar yes teeth stationed in japan. i want to wish my parents ed and shirley, my brother eddie, michelle, my sister-in-law and niece shelby who all live in stafford, virginia, a happy thanksgiving and a merry christmas. i miss and lov

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland. marco e.ome, chief executive officer, healthcare alternative systems incorporated, chicago, illinois. john de miranda, president and ceo, stepping stone, san diego, california. william lossiah-bratt, board of directors, southeastern regional representative, faces and voices of recovery, cherokee, north carolina. dr. clark, why should we be concerned about ethnic and racial differences within the addiction and recovery field, as well as other differences? well, one of the things that we want to make sure is that people who have substance use problems are able to recover and that materials that we use can assist them in that process. and so, you know, there are differences associated with cultural values and beliefs, starting from how one physiologically responds to a particular substance misuse to how certain substances are used in a cultural context. so if we're going to facilitate recovery, we need to understand the language, the beliefs, the social context associated with those substances. a

be careful around the rockville area.on the beltway in virginia on the ramp from the inner loop to telegraph road. watch for the detour there. >>> here's some stories we are following today. >>> the white house's tax cut from posal is expected to -- proposal is expected to face a key vote today. >> the white house still predicts the deal will pass both in the house and senate before the end of the year. >>> firefighters rescued more than 100 dogs from a fire at a kennel on sunday. >> it happened on the 1200 of block of neptune drive in calvert county. surae chinn spoke to the owners how it happened. >> get the dogs out of the house is all i was thinking about. >> reporter: jerry woke up to flames inside of their home and tried to save their precious dogs. >> i feel blessed because we could have not woke up and then there would have been no one to take care of the dogs. >> reporter: four of the dogs died of smoke edge halllation but they saved many of them. >> rescued over 100 animals. >> i was concerned because for the lo

. >>> a grandmother and her grandchild were struck by a car in rockville t happened last night around 7:00 as they were crossing the street at the intersection of atlantic avenue and viers mill road. police say the black nissan that struck them had the green light. the woman and her grandson were hospitalized and are said this morning to be in stable condition. >>> we can expect an official vote today on the tax bill actually test vote passed yesterday in the senate without a whole lot of trouble. >>> the snow-moving snowstorm in the midwest is making its way north. we have the latest from ainsley earhart. >> reporter: it is tough doing much of anything in frozen minnesota. cars are still buried and some aren't going anywhere any time soon. my car is on a pedestal of snow so when i pulled in, there was snow around it. >> reporter: parts of the midwest got upwards of two feet of snow. >> snow, sleet, rain or hail, we still got to deliver the mail. >> reporter: some people have to be out in the elements. >> the weather is awful. >> reporter: indianapolis plow drivers certainly have job