from just beyond this camera, springfield up toward seminary road, there is a crash. that is along the left side. after excalibur, a traffic accident. traffic is single file. on 66, a broken-down car in manassas is now out of the way. route 7 inbound near the fallston road, an accident is along the left side of the roadway. back to you. >> 6:42, 21 deg >>> we are on stormwatch this morning. the winter storm that dumped several feet of snow in the midwest is now causing major problems in the southeast. karen travers as more on the ice and sleet now threatening that region. >> it is showing no signs of easing. the snow was followed by ice in parts of the midwest. this is frozen solid. in the southeast, sleet and freezing rain been turning roads into skating rinks -- rain turned roads into skating rinks. at least five people have been killed. >> folks, you have to be real careful, especially if you have a loved one in the car with you. >> residents of minnesota are still digging out. officials are concerned about how this will be affecting their budget. >> we have to plo

to springfield, traffic looks good. those are the headlines heading towards the bottom of the screen. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 21 degrees. >> thanks to being with >>> welcome back. checking our top stories, some school closings. in maryland, calvert, charles, and st. mary's county schools are closed. in virginia, frederick, king george, and madison county schools are closed. >>> the d.c. area could see several inches of snow from the storm that will move through today. there's a winter weather advisory later this morning. people have already started stocking up on supplies. roads have been treated and salt trucks already. >>> the house could vote today on a bill to extend the bush era tax cuts and jobless benefits. some democrats say that they will try to make changes to the bill. republicans say that the compromise could fall apart. >>> julian assange will be back in the british courts today. the wikileaks founder was granted conditional release, but prosecutors fought to that. he's accused of molesting two women

right now as we look outside, live picture in springfield, virginia.d 95. and it is snowing there. in fact, the snow may begin to stick a b on some of the brids and some of those elevated ramps. watch out for that. there could be slick spots there. looking at the radar where you sethe color, this is all snow. across northern virginia from near charlottesville to fredericksburg, along interstate 95 and across the potomac, southern myland, howard and frederick and carroll counties, as well as calvert, charles, st. mary's. ye it's snowing now across the potomac down through central virginia. this is advancing to the north. this is just the beginning of passing snow showers that we would ve from time to time through midday today. right now temperares are at or a little bit above freezing throughout much of the area. here in blue ridge, below west, it's a little bi freezing. garrett county schools, western maryland they will get a lot of snow today. closed. right now peak wind gusts 30 miles per hour. it's only ithe teens in western maryland and west virgin

in springfield, va., things are running in an orderly fashion. if no problems in springfield, marched through the 14th street bridge, across the town into the district of things are quiet. if in goods along 270 in maryland. -- in good schichape. >>> there's a winter weather advisory in our area right now. >> be careful with slippery conditions. we begin with courtney robinson in live in arlington. >> we are seeing things moving this morning quite normally on 395. as we are talking about the winter storm watch, it could slow things down on your commute. we are seeing a few snowflakes falling. the biggest concern is the rain we had yesterday. roads haswater on the blaz turned to ice in certain areas. vdot crews prepared yesterday, treating roads, to make sure that everything would be ready to go. we are on -- they are on standby. 300 trucks were treating the lotus last night -- the roads. last week was when preparing this week for virginia. they are trying to make sure we are keeping people states. the biggest thing we kensei to drivers this mornin

're in an off period here in springfield.-95, no issue traveling out here because of problems on the roads. crews have been pretreating. beyond that, if you take a look at the service rooshgsd you can see roads are looking really good. we're above freezing so we don't have anything really sticking to the ground here. it is cold because of the wind. this is the good news. we're not looking at a nasty commute. we really could have had had with therain we had yesterday and this snow coming on. so far it looks pretty good out here. back to you all in the studio. all right, tracee. thanks very much. and that same storm we are seeing today that shut down roadways and caused major delays and cancellations across the midwest, more than 1,600 flights were canceled yesterday in chicago as more snow continued to blanket that city. even passengers at reagan naonal faced delays of two hours because of sw in other cities. rainy and cold weather. if you're flying today, make sure you ca your airline ahead of time to make sure your flight is

. >> courtney robinson is live in springfield to tell us how low the region is preparing. it could be a rough day. >> it could. this is coming in between the morning rush hour and the evening rush-hour. you will probably run over some slippery spots on the way home. they have trucks ready to roll. they have retreated the roads. -- pretreated. that through a to northern virginia. they have 400 trucks on standby, ready to get out when they need to. snowplows and that sort of thing. one or two inches. in other areas we could see more. with cold weather and freezing temperatures, the roads are cold. transportation officials are concerned that when the snowfalls, it will stick, and that will make for super- commuters. we have seen people at area businesses stocking up on the year for their vehicles, like snow shovels. it's good to have that in your card to be prepared. we will follow the winter weather and bring you the latest as it develops. >>> a lot of people in our area are having a hard time coping with this freezing weather. holiday shoppers at the baqouba plaza holiday s

jay korff is live at the springfield mixing bowl. >> not too bad at 395 and 95. but earlier, a mess. for commuters trying to head home, and normally congested trip took on added nerve wracking demented. >> it was packed. >> it lasted into a evening rush-hour that started early with all of those federal employees leaving work. >> trying to get home of bit earlier today. >> the springfield mixing bowl cause a great deal of consternation. vehicles had a tough time negotiating tehe ramp. plows essentially cleared the way. >> it is just a little bit of snow. >> some carpoolers were unprepared for inclement weather. the hardest part of their journey home was having to clear a snow coated car with a t-shirt or newspaper. >> that's all i had. >> i did not bring anything. >> a child's slipper. >> this couple inches, we should be able to manage. >> even with a slipper. >> that's correct. >> a spokesperson for the v.a. department of transportation said the goal for tonight is to retreat the main roads, plow the side roads to prevent refreeze for the morning rush. >>> develo

mixing bowl in springfield. everything is mixing appropriately. no hangups to report from this vantage point. there is some activity on the shoulder here on the outer loop near springfield interchange. but it s in the roadway. moments ago moved into the shoulder. so the travel lanes are open as you head down from theterminal past springfield, toward alexandria. inner loop looks good. rush hour really is kicked up into high gear at this hour. good news, you're not dealing with a weather-related issues, just volume. a few brake lights mid span at the american legion bridge. inner loop looks all right. oking good along new york avenue. minimal traffic light delays with lanes open through northeast to northwest. no delays o metro or vre. marc having a tough line on brunswick line because of switching and track problems. 870, 874, 876 and 890 all delayed. they will redeemickets at the shady grove statn. >>> more people will be heading home for the holidays this year. aaa predicts 92.3 million people willtravel at least 50 miles between dember 23rd and

southbound 95 on springfield south of springfield, the right lane is blocked but there really is no backuptraffic in the middle of your screen. which means that you're getting ready to turn the hov lanes to the southbound direction. at the beltway, we're not -- heading from silver spring to college park, it's still pretty slow as you head around to university boulevard. barbara, back to you. thank you. >>> happening today, montgomery county school superintendent will present his recommended budget for fiscal year 2012. it will be the last time that he will present budget recommendations. he announced his resignaon and will step down at the end of the school year this june. he will present that budget at 7:30 tonight at the montgomery high school in rockville. >>> well, it was once known for the academic excellence for african-american studes and for it is beautiful school grounds. it became a concrete facade which some considered to be the downright ugly building back in the '70s. but that's about to change. there was a new modern $100 million campus for the school and it will be built on

. >> jay korff is live in springfield. how people are preparing for the snowfall. >> transportation leaders throughout the it region have salt trucks and snow plow crews. everyone is ready. >> i hear there is a storm of some sort tomorrow. >> the home depot in springfield is doing brisk business. >> we are here buying some snow shovels. >> since saturday they had sold 1000 shovels. >> it is imperative to have those in your car. >> one year ago this region was hit by a snowstorm. this couple admit they were not as prepared as they would have liked. they are planning ahead now and stocking up on ice removal items for their car. on thee may have to get interstates and get the ice of the windshield. >> agencies tell us they have already treated area roads and salt trucks will be ready to roll thursday morning. they expect most of what falls will likely to stick. preparing for the worst never hurts. in northern virginia, about 400 salt trucks are on standby ready to see what happens. one official told me his biggest concern is

reporting live from springfield, i'm stacy cohan. back with you. >> thank you, stacy. >>> let's check in with julie wright. >> a little bit of snow means to check on the ramps and overpasses, they freeze first so watch your speed. from the west, make sure you have plenty of wiper fluid as well, no accidents to report, just volume toward 370. eastbound 370 at 270, reports of an incident. live shot of 66 at fair oaks. accident off to the road to the shoulder so lanes are open once again. i-81 is where we had the accident, a lot of slow traffic toward route 7 because of that tractor-trailer crash. that has cleared. meanwhile, traveling in virginia, we had some problems along northbound 7100 before you reach 29. the accident there was tieing up the left side of the highway. salt trucks en route to treat the highway there. no other reports reported at this -- accidents reported at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we're dealing with the snow today. but after that we're going to be left with cold winds and tumbl

the mayor of springfield was found dead from a gunshot wound this morning. timothy dablan was discovered dead inside his home this morning. police say they received a 911 call reporting a shooting just minutes before. the illinois state police are investigating. dablan was supposed to appear in court this morning in a pending estate case involving his late cousin. in october the state journal register in springfield reported dablan owed federal government nearly $90,000 in unpaid taxes and liens were filed against his home. the mayor blamed the problem over a dispute with the irs. >>> two men are charged with kidnapping a man who was found dead in chicago's humboldt park neighborhood. 45-year-old francisco faivela was taken from his home at cermak and keeler saturday afternoon. he was rehabbing a building at the time. his body was discovered inside a vehicle in the garage at thomas and springfield last night. police say he had been badly beaten. two men are now in custody. 38-year-old darnell stokes and 34-year-old keith watts. stokes and watts are charged w

if you're planning to head in this area, very nice in springfield. father hurley to rockville. >>> finally this morning, from shredders to santas, the skateboarding team teamed up with harry thomas. they give out gift bags to a thousand families in ward 5. >>> there's still time to make a donation to toy drive 9. i never say that right. unwrapped toy at your local firehouse. the donation goes to the marines toys for tots campaign of course. you can get more information at wusa9.com. >> the cbs early show is next. they'll talk with the school board members in florida involved in that shooting yesterday. plus, it's ocean's 14, a daring

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newschopper 7 was flying over springfield. traffic -- the headlights are northbound.ver to adam caskey. >>> just expect a light dusting tomorrow. mostly, blustery and cold. we talked about the prospects of a coastal storm over the weekend. they can bring bigger snowfall amounts. there is still that chance, but it could be an all-or-nothing tuition. >> that does it for "good morning washington."

this is the springfield area on an 95 with no accidents to report. we also had an accident northbound i-95 near the interchange at newington which was on the ramp to the express lanes and that would be tying up left side. >>> the man who brought us the pink panther movies has died. >> i did not know the bank was being ribbed. >> that is the work of blake edwards to died wednesday from complications from pneumonia at 88 years old. besides the pink panther series, he directed and produced " "eakfast at tiffany's," victor/victoria." >> it is 6:13 and 24 degrees. >> coming up, and extended hours, some stores are getting a last minute showers a little extra time. >> after months of fierce debate in, congress has passed the temporary extension of all the in, congress has passed the temporary extension of all the fifteen percent or more on car insurance? does a former drill sergeant make a terrible therapist? patient: and that's why yellow makes me sad. i think. sarge: that's interesting. you know what makes me sad? you do! maybe we should chug on over to m

halfway through this day, the springfield fleet has already run more than 200 calls. >> we're able toere the call is and where the person is stuck on the road and where all of our trucks are located throughout the area. >> reporter: driver james fledging is gearing up for the night shift. >> and have 36 batteries. >> we have the battery tester? >> reporter: and he's new to the job and is check his gear twice. >> this is my first one out there. >> and i'm trying to help people. >> and snow equals long hours and cancelled days off. this is the big show. >> fun. >> the more people they can help, the better a season it will be. aaa said 93% of the holiday travelers will be driving to today's destination and you could say today's snowfall is practice and i have to say that watching james and rick and the other drivers made me remember there are a few things to do in my car. i have to get the washer fluid and salt in my car and i remember one thing from last year, take the ice scraper out of the car before it snows. >> and that is a very good idea. i forgot mine and went into the house and

that's most of the way in to springfield.n my next report at 6:24, we will look at the gw parkway. back to you. >>> it is 6:18. time for morning lights. every day we are showing off your holiday displays. >> this morning's photo is from patrick in springfield, virginia. check out that work. patrick tells us he and his family have been putting up lights for 15 years but the display has started to get bigger the last five. >>> there's still time for you to show off your display. e-mail pictures. the address is lights -- lights@wusa9.com. >>> up next in sports a pair of monday night football games. a streak ends in one and an overtime thriller in the other. plus, big news, really big news in the baseball world. find out where cliff lee will be landing this spring and for how much. >> how much, yeah. 6:19. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't

we are in springfield, virginia live. i will tell you all about the lovely snow coming up on fox morning news. stay with us.  >>> there you go. springfield, virginia, cars moving out there. you see the flurries falling outside. snow coming down fairly close in and especially out to the west. even harder. we'll check in with stacy cohan who is out and about in just a few minutes. we do have school delays and closings. can you find those on our web site and across the top of your screen throughout the morning. >> there you go. yes, it is snowing. we have some real snow falling and seen sticking. >> some real stuff, instead of the fake stuff. >> we'll continue to see this for the next couple of hours. if you are not getting snow, you will likely get some during the next couple of hours. let's show you what is happening. we'll start with hd radar. in term of the close-in areas. the most significant snowfall is off to the south of the district as you head towards fredericksburg. they will have high are amounts

what is the name of the city where the movie "it's a wonderful life" takes place, springfield?d falls? or pin call falls? if you said b., as we all did, it is bed ford falls. we all remember that. >> how could you not know that. it is such a great movie. >> thank our executive producer for giving us an easy one. >> it makes us feel smart at the end of the week and it is all good. >> thank you, monica. and happy friday, guys. >> and it is a little nippy out there, but the sun is out and that raises everybody's spirits. you see pretty cool weather across a good part of the united states now and we have some wind blowing from the west- northwest that will get up to 20 miles per hour at times. what is ahead for the next 10 days, here is an animation driven by the weather service's global modellened we moved up to saturday here. see the cold air and how much of the country is in its niche right there. you have warm air in the southwest, but we look for a plunge of cooler air to come in behind a weather system that could bring us snow late monday, monday night and tapering to snow sh

and then up in springfield, commuters told us they were enjoying this first snow of the year. >> what do you think? too early for snow? >> way too early. i just moved up from miami so it's snow shock. >> you wish there was more? >> yeah. i want to go skiing. >> how was the driving. fine. didn't have any problems. >> are you ready for another blizzard? >> i am. >> i love it. it's festive. it's just not too much but yet enough for the holidays. yeah, it's nice. >> and the roads, how were they? >> good and dry. >> reporter: the roads weren't very much of a problem. we were driving around and there were a couple of slots slick farther to the south but it wasn't bad. so i guess it was a little warmup for whatever we get later this winter. here we go again. back to you guys? >> no, we don't want to do it again. >> all right. thanks. we'll stick with the warm-up. >>> this is what folks in minnesota saw. this caused part of the metrodome in minneapolis to collapse. this is time lapsed video you are looking at. you can see the opening up in the roof and then the snow crashing down on to the fi

he had served as mayor of springfield since 2003.police found davlan's body in his home yesterday shortly before he was scheduled to appear in a court hearing in an estate case. investigators have not commented on reports that he died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. dasklan was also facing a federal tax lien of $90,000 for unpaid income taxes. >>> full body scanners have been making headlines around the country. the latest airport to get one of the controversial security devices is chicago's midway airport. wgn's muriel clair is live at midway with more on that story. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. air travelers don't have to submit to the full body scanners. they can always opt for the full body pat down. >> i think i will go for the body scanner as opposed to what the search is. >> midway will be one of 57 airports around the country using the full body scanners. tsa, transportation security administration unveiled a new scanning machine at midway this morning. the machines are designed to detect hidden nonmetal

the mayor of springfield found dead inside his home.s news comes on the same day he was scheduled to appear in court. we'll get you some of those details next. >>> protesters in rome take to the streets. italy's prime minister surviving, holding on to power even though he's dealing with personal and political scannedals. [ male announcer ] open up a cadillac during our season's best sales event and receive the gift of asphalt. experience the exhilarating cadillac cts with a direct injection v6. it's the one gift you can open up all year long. see your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. backed by the peace of mind that only comes from cadillac premium care maintenance. the season's best sales event. from cadillac. >>> a couple other stories we want to pass along moving this area. julian assange granted bail but staying in jail for now. the man behind wikileaks has to stay in police custody until another hearing because a lawyer representing sweden filed an appeal to the decision to free assange. remember assange is wanted in swed

this is a live picture from springfield in our area. a lot of blowing snow out there this morning. this is what you're going to face when you head out. 34 degrees. not quite freezing yet. >> wow. i wasn't expecting that, tom. >> you weren't paying attention to the forecast, eun. we've been talking about it. in fact, a mentioned it last thursday that we could get snow. >> see, that's after a weekend with the kids. >> i have the documents to prove it. i have them notarized, too. good morning. here we go. we're starting off with some snow showers. this is not the big storm that hit the upper midwest, thankfully. as you look at the radar, we are getting the ra we had yesterday and overnight has changed over to passing snow showers this morning. and they will be withs from time to time. right now most of the road temperatures a above freezing. so any of the snow that's falling is melting on roads. but watch out. some ramps and overpasses certainly could be freezing up. we could get a dusting to an inch of snow from passing snow showers all the way through midday today. and winds will pi

springfield, southbound traffic to the right moving smoothly into the work zone. rbara? >> thank you, steve. it's 11:21. still ahead, the most fashionable washingtonian. and why christine o'donnell is being recognized by yale university. and a week-long series on frugal finds for the holidays. each week we'll pick four affordable gifts from a different store. [ female announcer ] safeway talks holiday favorites. i think there are eggnog people and non-eggnog people. and which are you? i'm a fish. on a tree. [ female announcer ] if it tastes like the holidays, we've got it. safeway. ingredients for life. wow. i love the way she plated that roast. yeah. i said "plated." he's been watching too many cooking shows. mm-hmm. [ female announcer ] serve a main course brimming with comfort and joy. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> snapshots for a glimpse into the relationship of the recently engained royal couple. prince lliam and kate middleton released two phot over the weekend, one more formal and the other casual, in both prince william holding his bride to be in the 16th ce

keep coming until dark and when all is said and done, we will have between one to two inches in springfield. >> the falling snow is also causing problems for passengers at reagan national airport. crews are clearing the one ways. -- runways. they did not expect the ground stop to run very long. temperatures causing problems for commuters using white's ferry, canceled for the second day in a row because of ice. the winter blast is taking its toll across the country. in the south, at least five people killed in accidents on icy roads and piles of snow in upstate new york. syracuse has a 5 feet of snow already this month. more on the storms slamming the country in just about 10 minutes. >>> fire officials and investigating a blaze that destroyed an apartment building in silver spring, maryland, the 2900 block of hewlett's ave. the flames tore through the first floor of a three story garden apartments. one woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. investigators believe a space heater is to blame. >>> new at noon, is expected rather do rather who police say in the gun at officers is now

. >> there have been snowplows through this neighborhood in springfield, but there is shine on the road and a compact amount of snow that is adhering to the pavement. of course the concern is how slick willie's road speed in the morning? about everywhere you turn in northern virginia someone was working to make sure friday morning would not be a frightful mess for commuters coping with these first snowfall. >> the trucks were lined up. >> they drive home was hard enough for this woman. >> we had difficulty coming home. we were sliding. >> with the main road sweat and slushy, refreezing was a concern. >> coming home was a little bit rough but hopefully it will be nice in the morning. >> work crews were retreating pavement and plowing. and residents were shoveling. so friday will not be as worrisome. >> we have an elementary school right up the street. kids come by in the morning. >> vdot has 700 trucks working in northern virginia at this hour but despite all of their best efforts they will likely still be some slick spots in the morning. >>> people in d.c. are also seeing icy conditions

the roads are clear from manassas to the beltway and over to 95 coming up from dumb fries in to springfield looking good, as well. coming up in my next report we will talk about route 50 westbound. >>> right now the entire mid- atlantic region is dealing with some form of winter weather. as howard told us, you are either facing bone-chilling temperatures in the 20s which feel like single digits or you are dealing with snowfall, which although it isn't allot hate left a coating on the area roads creating a problem for the morning commute. kristin fisher is joining us with a look at conditions there. kristin? >> reporter: well, you know, it's cold. this is the first morning i have busted out the snow boots an the first morning it really feels like winner here in the dc area. you can see here in college park we have gotten a quarter inch, just a dusting, a quarter inch of snow, but make no mistake about it, it is very slick. with the winds it is dangerous and we have seen several accidents backing up along this section of the capital beltway. you are looking at a section of 495 outbound. and y

snowy conditions from dumfries past lorton and springfield. give yourself extra time and space this morning. take you to 66 on the northbound side at route 29 there's construction in the right lane and beyond that here at 123, snowy toward the beltway. take you to the beltway. be careful on the off and on ramp from the inner to outer loop of the beltway. 270 on the north and southbound side of montross road we did get word of black ice. 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

dry pavement for you as you work your way across the occoquan and up to the springfield interchange n some areas, it is just blowing a few flurries. other places a little further west of town and south of town, it is starting to stick. this is the top side of the beltway here at university boulevard. no incidents reported now. still dealing with dry pavement as you work your way around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> d.c. mayor-elect met with citizens yesterday. he promised integrity in his new administration and talked about ideas for creating work force housing. a question that seemed to be effect's mind, d.c.'s budget crisis. >> council took action. in some instances, we found some additional money in certain places but we've had though cut. some of those are extremely painful. >> gray has already named nine people to his cabinet and he says he will announce more. soy -- he will announce more. >>> researchers found that those who achieved higher grades five decades ago are healthier and less likely to have health problems than those who

the 95 southbound in springfield. the 66 carrying -- the 66 has a bad crash.nto that area. you are going to see some delays on the interlude of the beltway. they go all the way to college park. the outer loop is having a good day. the 270 northbound, you are seen the 118. it is a lot better than you would normally expect. meters 70 going up into frederick is not seeing a lot of delays -- the 270 going up into frederick is also seen delays. >>> we know that street party has gotten a lot more expensive in the district. it has also -- street parking has gotten a lot more expensive in the district. >> it has also gotten a lot more expensive. >> over the past year, the district has raised the rate for parking meters. they have increased the number of days you have to feed the bleachers. but the signs have not kept pace. -- the number of days you have to feed the meters. >> it is so confusing. along 14th street, it says you have to pay on saturday. some meters say you have to pay until 10:00 p.m. on one side of the meters. on the other side of the meters, it gives d

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let's take a look at 95 south and springfield. no good news here. >>> thanks, eric. it is not just people on the road to are dealing with the snow. as you venture out in the blistering called, lisa fletcher continues our live team coverage from northwest. >> the district is always crowded, but on the first snow of the season, people have visions of snowmaggedon. what happened is it got more congested and crowded. government workers were able to leave work two hours early, so the bus stops were packed. we're on k street. the lines were very long. people said that they walked four blocks up hoping to get on the bus and get a seat. of course, the people leaving work early added to that traffic congestion. it was just miserable driving around here today. traffic was backed up, everyone going slow, which is good because they were saved, but a little slipping and sliding and a lot of patience required to get out of the district. people on foot in the district. most people get around that way. everyone was prepared from the head to their ankles, but very few feet were prepa

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the pilot burned off as much fuel as he could before performing a belly landing in the springfield airport. sparks flew as the airplane skidded to please stop. emergency crews rushed to the side. the passenger and crew rushed out safely. -- the pilot and crew rushed out safely. >> airlines flight for your business. one is letting you locked in a fare before you commit. continental is loading passengers hold a reservation for a week. the service is called fair lock and will cost at least $5 to called the feet for five days. it includes domestic and international flights. men are showing more generation toward their the other half during the other half. investors are keeping a close eye on the tax bill and inflation. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> investors continued to keep a close eye on the tax cut bill be voted on by the senate today. part of the bill extends income tax cuts and revives dozens of expired business tax breaks. this could be big news for boeing. the company will get a tax credit for research and development. back on wall street, we had a higher day

leading springfield, -- we go live to 395 and the 14th street bridge and our geico camera. a stalled vehicle on the bridge. help was quick to respond, blocking the right lane. that affects george washington parkway traffic on 2395 north. on the other side of town, look at the drive out of columbia, maryland. look at the snow southbound 29 at fairly and road. -- at fairland when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job,. don't let washington get in the way. >>> winter rather continues to grip much of the midwest. the weather shut down highways, left drivers stranded, and even grounded some flights. >> karen travers has more. >> winter does not officially arrived for one more week, but this storm has made quite an

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down to the area you just saw heading into virginia. 95 in virginia, not too bad, just slow to the springfieldoming up, a military family gets a big gift from santa claus this christmas. and it's one they can really wrapped their arms around. >> the envelope please. the golden globe nominations are out of it will have them for you next. >> won a local man to your lawn mission to change lives 1 $10 bill at a time. mission to change lives 1 $10 bill at a time. what >> soon it is going to be time for those magic words -- and the winner is. >> the golden globe nominations were announced this morning. they did raise some eyebrows. >> best picture, best actor, and best director -- just three of seven golden globe nominations for the movie "the king's speech." the drama deals with the kings difficulty with public speaking. it fellow nominees have learned just as much praise. "at the black swan" features best actress nominee, natalie portman. "inception" and of the boxing drama, "the fighter and "the movie about facebook. when it comes to comedies, the review surprises. critics widely panned "the tour

check it out, we have a snow plow over here on the springfield parkway and these guys have been out in full force this morning, doing a great job of getting all this snow off to the side of the road. they have done their job, now it is time for you to do your job. last night we caught up with quit a few drivers who were prepping their cars for the morning commute this morning, dusting their windshields, keeping their wipers vertical so they weren't trapped down and frozen overnight, all things that you should be doing to help prep for your morning commute this morning. yesterday we also caught up with wt opreporter who had been taking phone calls from angry drivers frustrated by what they were seeing on the roadway. take a listen to the chief complaints. >> a company of things we heard many times, people who failed to scrape all the snow off cars and people who didn't have headlights on in the middle of the day when the snow was coming down. i think a lot of drivers are concerned. we just came out of snowstorms not that long ago. here we are with fundamental things people were forgetti

his beaten body was found in a vehicle in a garage at thomas springfield last night. two men in custody identified at darnell stokes and keith watts. >>> federal government suing a west suburban school district for making a teacher choose between her religion and a job. took off time to make a pilgrimage to mecca. cohn resigned. the district violated the civil rights act of 1964 for not accommodating her religious practices. she seeks unspecified damages and back pay. >>> they're controversial and chicago is getting another one. it's the full body scanner. we've seen them at o'hare. now midway is getting one. a detailed look of your body is seen for the hidden weapons and explosives tsa is looking for. people can decline the scan for an enhanced patdown. >>> locking in low airfares before you buy a ticket. how one airline is making it easier. >>> repairs to the metrodome underway. but will they be done by the game with the bears in minnesota? [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart... and this is a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. we asked kids

if you're traveling along 95, heavy out of springfield. those days stretch through woodbridge. if you're planning a trip on the capital beltway, you most certainly doave company. big delays. no major >>> montgomery county invested more than $160,000 to develop a high-tech computer system that will let residents know if it's safe to drive when it snows. you simply log on to the county website, click on the link and type your address. while you're online, you can check out images om 190 cameras set up at intersections that will show the road throughout the county. >> if we can just see what those roads are going to look like on thursday a maybe on sunday. >> these a the two days we're worried about now. >> if you could come up with an app for that, i would praise you and that would be fantastic. >> you could e-mail me down at my house and in the caribbean. >> that's one place it is warm. because in florida it's not warm at all. i talked to some people on my fa facebook page. everybody is feeling the deep freeze. especially our area right now. windchills could be below zero. some

in the meantime on the beltway, both directions between springfield and i-66 near robinson terminal, looking pretty g. one more. head out and see how things are progressing new york avenue over the anacostia, bladensburg road, continuing to the third street tunnel. no hangups reported ahead of you. right now no delays all theway. joe, eun. >> 6:43 20 degrees. big budgetuts for one school district. >>> new security procedures on metrorail. why it might slow down your commute. >>> and we will show you the christmas tree of all christmas trees. it cost eight figures, people. for one >>> winter weather could cause problems if you walk to school or work. the district cleared the snow from the streets but the sidewalks are a different story in certain places. megan mcgrath is live with details. megan, good morning. [ inaudible ] >> she was showing us video on the sidewalk of 13th street northwest where there is a whole layer of ice and snow because the temperatures re-froze. big reminderoday just be careful when you're drivg and especially if you're walking to work or school, sidewalks. ma

be careful as you head up to springfield and on to 395. head back over to 66. on the inbound side. you want to use extra time right now. 50 to the beltway, snowy conditions this morning. there was construction in the centreville area. coming up next time around, we will talk about icy conditions all over the area at 5:09. back to you. >>> this is the advice we give you every year. if you plan to mail packages today pack your patience as well. >> fedex believes today will be the busiest day in the history of the company. we have a preview. >> reporter: good morning. pretty historic day for the company. they are saying this will be the busiest day in the company's history. what we are talking about -- what that means, is that fedex is planning to move 60 -- 16 million, excuse me, shipments around the world during the holiday season. this is a big increase. last year they moved 14.2 million shipments and this year they expect 16 million. why the increase? fedex believes it has to do with a lot of on-line retailers offering free holiday shipping. the national retail federation is repor

oñiñ >>> this is a look at what they call a mixing bowl in springfield, virginia.now, of course, has stopped falling about it didn't take a lot with the traffic mess. >> many drivers found the trip that should have taken them a few minutes have taken them hours because of the roads. >> john schriffen has more on the road conditions in bethesda. >> reporter: well, jim, we've been talking to drivers who have one horror story after another of what it's like getting out on the roads today. i talked to one cab drivr. he said he made it a roundtrip from here in bethesda to dulles airport. he said that's a trip that usually takes himbout an hour to an hour and a half. today because of the snow and the traffic prg same trip took him three hours. take a look at this video we shot from not too long ago. we're here in bethesdaon wisconsin avenue on east/west highway. you can see from the video the conditions are improving now that the snow has started to taper off. the problem we're seeing is that you can see there are wet shiny spots out on the roadway. and it is dangerous.

no problems reported between springfield and the wilson bridge. your lanes are open northbound on i-95 leaving woodbridge and the prints william parkway continuing up towards lorton. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a five-star luxury hotel may be coming to the heart of adams morgan but there is a catch. there are complaints mounting about a possible $46 million tax break for the developer. the project is slated for the corner of euclid and champlain streets. our careen gray houston went there to sort this whole thing out. >> reporter: it is a project that would change the vibe in the changing yet trendy adams morgan neighborhood. a fancy boutique hotel called the addition hotel would have 174 rooms, underground parking, a swimming pool, bars and restaurants that could compete with the ritz and four seasons. >> it will an absolute delight. >> reporter: sean owns three bars on 14th street. he didn't see a down side to the new hotel. as proposed, the project who take up land around the church and include the buildings that now house

traveling northbound on i-95, you will find the lanes are open leaving springfield headed up towards95. accident activity reports as you travel the beltway near route 5 branch avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our top story, the snow that is coming down along the i- 95 corridor today. stacy cohan and her photographer are driving in the woodbridge area. >> reporter: dave and i were talking. we spent an awful lot of time doing just this last year during the many heavy snowfalls. so to be quite honest, this is nothing like that. how far, here in woodbridge, i did speak to some folks. we pulled over fay moment and i met some workers who were driving up from stafford and said it was very bad conditions down there. quite a bit of snow. very slippery roadways. as we are driving on the beltway northbound, i can see there are some cars that have a good half inch or so i would say at lost on their windshields and on the tops of their cars so certainly the folk farther south are getting a good measurable snow and the traffic is heavy so as it is hitting the roadway, it i

springfield about three and a half hours south of chicago by car.lier this year government reports show the mayor owed the federal government nearly $90,000 in unpaid income taxes. we're told he did not show up for a court-ordered appearance this morning in an estate case involving his late cousin. police are on the scene investigating. jenna: lots of stories to keep your eye on today. all new on "happening now," we have more than just breaking news alerts. jon: i'm jon scott, it is high noon in the east. something we haven't seen in a long time on capitol hill, republicans joining democrats to give the tax bill overwhelming support in the senate. it cleared a test vote 83-15, a final vote could come this afternoon. that would send the bill to the house of representatives. but that is as far as it goes, at least for now. the bill still faces strong resistance in the house. our chief political correspondent, carl cameron, is live on capitol hill. so first the senate. what do we expect to happen there today, carl? >> reporter: there'll need to be an a

springfield not bad north and southon i-95. hov heading northbound. >>> passengers traveling north on amtrak need to check in with custor service, amtrak had to cancel trips becau of equipment problems. derek ward live at union station. we understand problems had some customers waiting a long time. od morning. >> reporter: good morning. indeed, they did earlier on. most of the long delays have been cleared out. but this is the same problem that can be vexing to us here when the weather gets bad, when you freezing rain, snow, it has to do with overhead power lines and it's affecting travel alongi alongialong tr amtrak's northeast regional line. downed power lines, rail lines led to long lines. a commercial power line came down on amtrak overheadlines south of deathwlaware andhat le to problems. >> got here early and the board saidverything was on time. then they had an announcement there was a delay due to the structure on the tracks. we're waiting it out. >> reporter: others were caught on thether side of the problem. they had

are open as you head nobody from this point route 234 all the way northbound through lorton and springfield and on to 395. let's take a look over to 66 on the inbound side. we'll look at a live shot. if you're traveling on the inbound side of i-66, you'll be fine as you head in from ma narn sas -- ma fan sas right over to -- manassas right over to route 50. ten minutes from 95 to 270. 95 southbound 216 to the beltway 9 minutes. the beltway looks good from route 4 over the wilson bridge, a 9-minute ride. >>> we have a few school delays and closings to tell but this morning. in west virginia, schools in grant, hardee, jefferson and morgan counties are all opening two hours late. >>> in virginia, rapahannock county schools will be closed. there was some sort of water problem there. >>> as many as six families are homeless this morning after a fire in landover, maryland. >> the flames spread through a row of town homes in the 500 block of garrett morgan boulevard which is actually just a couple of blocks from fed ex field. we're live at the scene with more on the investigation this morning. >>