disabled vehicle in shirlington. northbound 395 leaving edsall road near duke street and into shirlington, then it breaks loose. in maryland, 270 has normal volume southbound in germantown. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:20, 29 degrees on this monday. >> coming up, public humiliation turned into laughter. alex baldwin takes its fight with american airlines to the national airways. >> psychic medium john edwards. >> our family has been through a tragedy. >> did you lose a child? when youou spend more dayays than not separated from your own life... when the only thing you can be sure of is migraineses with 15 or more headache days a month, you're living a maybe life. and you may be ling with chronic migraine. but knowing that this thing you're goingng through has a name means knowing you can find treatments thatat are right f for you. go to chronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. >>> ♪ >> the first families celebrated christmas in washington last night with conan o'brien, justi

the accident activity right underneath the overpass here in shirlington.ou can see some of the flashing lights. the left side of the road is blocked and the main line northbound i-95 approaching the shirlington overpass here. there is more flashing lights on the scene. outer loop of the beltway approaching allentown road. state highway called sand said a tractor-trailer ran into the construction barrels that were set out for the overnight roadwork. now, you will find clean-up continues in the right lane, outer loop of the beltway at allentown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a frightening scene yesterday in a d.c. neighborhood. it started when park police tried to pull over a vehicle around north capital and gallatin streets northwest. the but the driver did not stop. police chased after him. the two cars crashed. the suspect then ran off burting into a gala tip street home. s.w.a.t. teams and hostage negotiators arrived on the scene getting at least a dozen people out of house. >>> the funeral service for officer derek crouse will be hel

the shirlington village tree lighting was turned into a community event.se and carriage rides were offered. those who took part donated canned food to the arlington food assistance center. the tree lighting event also helped highlight restaurants and small businesses in shirlington. >> three, two, one. >> what a site. the first family helped fright national christmas tree on the ellipse. a new tree was planted this march to replace the one blown over by high winds back in february. it is only 26 feet tall. but it will continue to grow. at the tree lighting event there were a host of characters. you saw santa, performances by rodney atkins. kermit the frog was also on hand to help with the festivities. the first lighting of the national christmas tree began with president calvin coolidge back in 1923. >>> if your exercise plans have you deciding between the pool and treadmill, we have just the remedy. still ahead on "news4 this week, dwts treadmill that allows to you run under water. why one virginia school is resisting the trend to >>> many school district

the commute is pretty good far. 395 at shirlington, moving very up to the 14th street bridge. as out-of-town as well and dr. the beltway. in mellon's quayle look at the , of the legion bridge beltway, in the loop and al roker, a very nice between virginia and maryland. lanes270 near 121, no problems. , but noa truck stopped delays. back to you. >> thank you. did you do christmas shopping this weekend? >> i did. it was not bad. >>> 44 degrees outside. >> we don't know which nfl teams will be in the super bowl yet, halftimee know the act. >> brace yourself for changes in get mail. >>> taking our top stories on authorities will their search this morning missing washington suburban sanitary commission worker. duckettold charles tryingared friday while deer in tridelphia in the reservoir. than aice arrested more 30 occupy d.c. protesters yesterday and in a standoff in mcpherson square. began after protesters dissipated police orders to wooden structure that will building in the park. >>> former republican potential candidate herman cain is indorse onetime rival newt gingrich this a

towards shirlington and up to the 14th street bridge of 395 looking good. main lanes and hov lanes looking good to springfield. the beltway at new hampshire avenue, not many delays between college park and silver spring. still a good ride west of 495. looks good in college park. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two school closings today. charles county school officials say that thomas higdon elementary and piccowaxen middle school in newburg " closed because of an open ourno power. >>> 35-year-old charles duckett was on the job at the time of his disappearance on friday. >> .teams with monconnah county and baltimore county will continue searching for him about 7:30 this morning -- dive teams from montgomery county and baltimore county. he was recovering a dead deer. the animal was found in his boats, but there was no sign of this father of three. he enjoyed family friends, and the washington redskins. >> he is a friend always there for you. he's a father and was proud of his work, the water, the people he worked with, and his family. >> montgomery county fire

give yourself extra time. 395 in virginia, towards shirlington, moving very smoothly.ou. >> thank you. >>> a big honor for president obama and secretary of state clinton. they have been voted the most admired man and woman in the nation for 20 11. this is his fourth year in a row in first place beating out george bush. hillary clinton beat out oprah winfrey and michelle obama for the top honor. >>> 23 degrees in manassas. >> putting a big dent in perspective. a linemen helped to save a life during a rose bowl tradition. >> and a disturbing reports linking suspension risks on my journey across america i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geo. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> in politics, the countdown to iowa. just five days until voting begins. mitt romney is back in front. >> ron paul and rick santorum are gaining ground among republican su

good. 270 near father hurley boulevard is moving -- moving smoothly north and southbound. 395 @ shirlingtons a smoother ride to the 14th street bridge. . >>> it is hard to believe voters will cast the first ballot of the 2012 election in one week. republicans this morning running for the white house have their eyes on one place, iowa. that state could make or break a few of these campaigns. >> it appears there is a three- way race between mr. romney, ron paul, and newt gingrich. ben eisler joins us with a closer look. >>> it is such a wide open republican field. this iowa caucus could be pivotal. ron paul is facing questions about a controversial newsletter which contains anti- semitic and anti-day comment perio. newt gingrich has issues on his divorce. this is a sensitive topic because there are allegations that he served as what the papers while she was in the hospital with cancer. newt gingrich denies that and is focusing on hammering mitt romney for not being conservative enough. romney has released a new ad on how he would improve the efficiency of government. >> i will do something to

you may want to consider using 95. 395 looks good towards shirlington and a light volume of traffic to the 14th street bridge. no problems. 270 near 121 in montgomery county, looks good and it looks nice towards the lane divide. moving nicely. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the new year will mean more speed cameras in the d.c. area. prince george's county police plan to add at least six cameras every month. montgomery county police are planning to install 10 in the coming months. it's not clear how many d.c. plans to add in 2012. local police say the cameras issue hundreds of thousands of tickets every year. >>> 42 degrees. >> coming up and alert for apple customers. an e-mail you need to watch out for. first, the latest on the campaign trail. >> man: my electric bill was eaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! gu

macarthur boulevard and river road to get you inside the beltway in montgomery county. 395 near shirlingtoneverything looks very good on 395 all the way from springfield to the 14th street bridge, no accidents or incidents. 270 past father hurley boulevard in montgomery county is moving nicely with no delays all the way down to lane divide. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:20, 43 degrees this morning. >> the highs and lows of 2011. we will look back at the year that was. >>> hoarding -- what is causing people to live in this mess? >> you're not going to get rid of my stuff. you do know you need help? >> and a plan to declutter your house. next "anderson." ny great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've hped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. >>> for the next few days we are looking back at

we'll head over to 395 near shirlington, where traffic is still moving pretty smoothly past glebe roady, university boulevard silver boulevard silver spring, getting a little heavier. outer loop away from us. no accidents or incidents around the beltway. >>> you are out of luck today. if your name is jim, today is your lucky day. americans are still open in their pockets to deck the halls. >> here's linda bell at bloomberg headquarters. >> good morning. the national retail federation says that consumers will spend $6 billion on holiday decorations this year. that includes inflatable santas and led lights. a home depot executive says that consumers are looking to create something positive. americans are ready to shell out $800 million for real trees. you asked the question: today is red robin. they are offering all jims a free taste of their burger. if your name is james or some variation, you are in luck. last night, the s&p. 15 countries in europe on a 0 rating review. -- on a rating review. that's business news. i am linda bell reporting for abc news. do you know any jims? >> all the

it kind of clears up in shirlington heading for the 14th street bridge. the beltway on the northside of town. here's what it looks like. the outer loop slows down at 95. it will continue past here at university boulevard. it breaks loose more like georgia avenue. coming up, another look around the area at 6:58. >> our time right now is 6:47. the movie the girl with the dragon tattoo opens nationwide today. and a unique place to check it out is the historic lincoln theatre. joining us to talk about this debut and other events on the theatre calendar is lionel thomas, the executive director of the d.c. commission on the arts and humanities. mr. thomas, thank you for joining us again. how did you decide on this movie which everyone says is great to be the opening act for the rejuvenated lincoln theatre? >> well, it was a partnership arrangement with the landmark theatre and we're very excited that it was arranged to come to the lincoln theatre. as a part of our kickoff effort to improve the identity and create a new identity for the lincoln theatre. it is di

normal for this time of the morning through landmark through shirlington and the 14th street bridge.nother look at the big picture at 6:58. now we'll go to a very happy man mike hydeck. >>> this is a good day. these are one of the better tuesdays i've had in a long time. tonight the wizards are playing their final preseason game. regular season tips off monday at home against the new jersey nets. to give us a look at what's happening at the verizon center, i'm joined by these wonderful ladies. let's start with you, kim. first of all, these are fantastic. >> i love them. >> as we were talking about before, they're the old new uniforms. it's a john wall jersey. i gather that some of these are -- or some things like them will be given out at the games when they get the season started. >> we definitely have t-shirts we give away at all the games. it's a lot of fun. we're really excited about the season opener. >> when we get to the season opener, we still have one preseason game against who again? >> against the phillys in philly. >> game one is against the nets, right? >> right, at home

a quick look at 395 in shirlington. a bit of volume there as well.o big deals as you head up to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:38. an tray ya and jessica? >> police have a fugitive from mississippi in custody after a crash in prince george's county. >> the suspect is accused of stealing a tractor trailer cab in baltimore. officers caught up with the stolen cab but the driver didn't stop until he lost control on the bw parkway at powder mill road. traffic was stopped while police moved in to make the arrest. fortunately, no one was hurt. in addition to the traffic and stolen vehicle charges, he now faces in maryland, the suspect is wanted on other charges in mississippi. >> metro riders at two of the system's busiest stations can relax a little bit. the transit agency showed off three brand new escalators at foggy bottom and seven refurbished ones at union station. the work took 18 months to complete at union station, almost a year to complete at foggy bottom. the unveiling marks the first time in 15 years metro has ins

they are opening a new store in shirlington which makes it even easier. >> how does one order that? >> they have -- available online. you can call them and customize it or stop in their shop which is on mt. vernon. >> cheesetique. >> how about something sweet? >> yes. the lovely ladies started this bakery at the farmers' market at 14th and u this summer. you can order it online or this saturday at the downtown holiday market. >> is that a brownie. >> in is a delicious brownie, gingerbread bars. this is my favorite, crackerjack bar, grant ol' a chocolate chip cookie bar. >> how do you buy those? >> you can buy this at the whiskeddc. you can order cakes, pumpkin loefs, all sorts of festive things. >> all right. tell us about this. >> you know, some of the greatest finds of champagne decided to see what they could do here in virginia. this is their sparkle were you wine. last thing you do is you don't want to it get lost in the shuffle. this will stand apart. >> quickly tell me about this. >> pyou can hook it up and tell it what temperature you want your meat to be and ping your iphone

shirlington, there's a layup from the 14thld across street bridge to an accident in th street.ee fallsy to the beltway and continuing on the across the american legion bridge down to the toll road. >>> montgomery county starting dry. frederick county still seeing some rain. still seeing some rain and clarksburg. out.pushing occasional rains here and there, light in nature. highs in the 60 this afternoon. tomorrow afternoon with cold air moving into town that contained to light snow night with lighter accumulations. >>> ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪ ♪ was blind but now, i see ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> bravo. andrea bocelli. we have been excited to welcome him back here all morning. his voice really makes it feel like the holidays. i've run out of tissues. >> it's such a peaceful way to start the day. >> the orchestra. it's a delight. he's going to sing it all for you. and we'll talk with him in a while. >>> also, all of you kate scarpetta fans. a new book is coming out. she talked to terry moran all about it. >>> also ahead, tyra banks is goin

we will take you to the beltway -- this is 395/shirlington which good up to the 14th street bridge. >inchester and royal and will continue to move into town. will get to the beltway after the morning rush hour. 48 degrees will be the high temperatures today and rain will be heavy at times. this guy will clear tomorrow but it will be cooler. and windy. >> we will be back at 8:27. ♪ money, money, money must be funny ♪ ♪ in the rich man's world >>> ah, look at that crowd outside, gathering on a brisk day here in times square. >> warmer than yesterday, don't you think? >> i do. >> i check with sam. >> it's a matter of degree. sam, tracking the forecast. >>> coming up, all kinds of ways to save ahead. we're introducing you to the couponing all-stars who go to extremes to save on their bills. just like elizabeth revealed to us moments ago. apparently -- >> i hate that jagged edge. i'd rip them out. >> that must have driven you crazy. >> and had them in my envelopes. categories. very telling conversation. i've grown. >> lara and i are color-coded today. >> we wanted to wake up america. >> sh

we do have some reports of delays heading from shirlington towards glebe, after that nice drive into the district, 66 and 270 both incident and accident- free. that's a check of your, fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> top story now, a stabbing outside a d.c. nightclub. this happened outside of mood lounge in the 1300 block of 9th street northwest overnight. police confirmed two men were stabbed, one stabbed in the stomach, the other in the back. but no word on their condition. >>> d.c. mayor vince gray and kathy lanier holding a news conference. currently 108 homicides in 2011. if that holds it would be the lowest since the early 1960s. that's a major improvement over 1991 when the city was in the midst of a crack epidemic. mayor gray attributes the decline in part to community policing and strong neighborhood leadership. >>> these past games deadly on montgomery county roads. this morning a man driving a motorcycle was killed on the beltway. kevin hinnant junior of laurel crashed in silver springs. witnesses say hinnant lost control while traveling at a high rate of speed and hit a guardra