you can see for yourself this is worthingtoning street in downtown springfield.he entertainment district which would normally be packed with people. as you can see he three buildings have been reduced to rubble. flying glass and debris all over the radius of several blocks here. we are told from police on the scene that at least 8 people were injured in this blast all emergency personnel that responded here around 5:00 tonight because they heard that there was a report of a gas leak across the street from a gentleman's club. when they arrived soon after that is when the blast happened. several fighters were hurt by flying debris. gas workers were taken to the hospital. fortunately though no major injuries to report that t. is a miracle that is because they evacuated the entire area right before this had happened. you would have to imagine there would have been scores of people inside of these buildings going about their business during the time of it and would have been severely hurt. can you see right now that there are people who are over here. they are checkin

the springfield interchange, well from dale city springfield and continuing on 395 and the 14th street bridge, no problems. over to the beltway in county, bradley boulevard, river road, american bridge, traffic moving well, inner loop and outer loop, problems. back to you. >> thank you. this is a familiar scene, thousands in dupont circle night to watch a tradition, the drag taking off down the road the annual d.c. high heels race. looking good out there. it was delayed because of hurricane sandy. it featured a impersonators of show "the view." that it's awesome. getting the scoop on how washington's biggest athletes celebrated halloween. harper dressede clown. he later added a pair of shorts. and mismatched pair of adidas socks from the line of robert griffin of the redskins. >> r.g. iii decided give out his those knockingo leesburg.r in some recipients took to twitter expressing their delight. that's a great idea. you have enough candy. >> if you run out of space in candy jar, you can fill it socks. >> we continue coverage president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you'r

we will head over to the springfield interchange.lles toll road near 28, things moving slowly. here.volume brief look of the springfield should findwere you moving fairly smoothly. volume across the ocoquan. 395, good up to and across the bridge.eet >> thank you. superstorm sandy may be having impact on the christmas tree crop. this pharmacist thousands of christmas trees damaged by the storm. many of the trees were ordered residents in the area. is refunded almost of its orders. .:15, 44 degrees up, we are giving you to wake up and be informed. out about our iphone at. what are being called are worst songs ever. ♪ maybe it is bad, but in this popular. herebecca black, friday. tens of millions watched it. to be a contender. >> is thanksgiving ♪ \ westbrook.nicola already 4 million views. likeannot sell you do not that song. is cute. >> i say congratulations to she has done a great job. gma.ill be on >> we want to offer you a more pleasant sound to wake up to. voice.eve part of our new i found out. to leonike to wake up harris? now yo

city to springfield we are ok.ar is 270 at 109, moving pretty slowly down toward the truck scales, not unusual. everything is open and all the way down to the lane divide and on to the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. dulles airport area, looking pretty good, the dulles toll road, light volume. back to you. >> thank you. 5:56, 41 degrees. much more to come. a new twist in the nationwide meningitis. meningitis >> the how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> a sister company of the massachusetts formally linked to the meningitis outbreak is voluntarily recalling all medications. it says it has not received any reports of negative reaction that it is complying with the fda called to improve stability testing procedures. another hour of news starts right now at 6:00. we will start things up a breaking news of a police in

it is extremely slow in virginia, all the way up from quantico to springfield. 395 from springfield to bridge. very long, slow commute on 95 and 395. the beltway and montgomery county very slow. accident on the outer loop near connecticut avenue and act on the inner loop after the merge. very heavy in flow both ways trying to get from of the recount fee. here's a look at the weather with jackie. >> we will die of the drive home. showers lingering this morning. we do expect clearing skies this afternoon. temperatures will be chilly. temperatures will fall behind the front later on today. we will stick cooler than average for your seven-day forecast. a nice dry stretch after today and told a coastal storm potentially sunday and monday. >> fortunately not as cold as the places in the midwest. come on, kids, we' w got to go. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no

we are open from dumfries to springfield. over at dulles airport, the toll road very light volume of traffic. >> that is what we like to see at this hour. it is 4:42. our goal is to make your morning easier. we think we can help you out with our iphone app. >> the latest news, weather, and traffic. go to wjla.com/mobile 8 can download it for free. there is still time to enter for a chance to win thousands of dollars and center of free groceries. >> the clue word is cranberry. we will announce the winner of a $500 a for a gift card. we will also give you another clue words to you can enter again. more winners on friday, monday, and tuesday and on wednesday. one winner will receive a $500 gift card in time for the holidays. >> 4:43 and 39 degrees. >> new details on a shooting at a wal-mart. >> simpson killed -- since then accused of killing her roommate. she allegedly stabbed her remain over loud music. under cross-examination she said frazier had a knife. police are hoping somebody will recognize the person in these surveillan

the extremely light volume of traffic heading to springfield. a tour of the traffic was closed overnight for construction. it will gradually start to open during the course of this hour. it really looking good right now. fortunately, no accidents or incidents. >> we continue to follow the relief efforts in the aftermath of sandy. the death toll continues to grow. the storm being blamed for at least 90 deaths, including two young boys who were swept away in new york. >> the total economic damage has run as high as $50 billion. >> the death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. search teams found the bodies of two little boys who were torn from their mothers' arms in staten island when the storm hit. entire working class neighborhoods destroyed in some parts of new york. some feel they have been forgotten. >> we are going to die. we are going to freeze. >> fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly as possible. schools open, stores open. >> in new jersey, emergency crews a

over 2 springfield, the usual delays i-95 and everything is open to springfield up to the 14th street bridge. >> it is a little chilly to start out this morning. one of our viewers as tweeted that there are a few flurries coming down. the live super doppler showing you that in northern maryland. we will see some peaks of sunshine today with temperatures into the 50's and the more sun we get, the warmer we will get an by this weekend, it looks better with more sunshine and we get an extra hour of sleep. >> don't forget about great conditions for the redskins' game on sunday. >> thanks for being with us. >> continui [ earnest ] out of the blue one day we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage not knowing what it was for. just days later all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of youre fired... i looked both ways i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars

and over to springfield up to springfield, it looks pretty good.traffic on your left good and the hov lanes good. back to you. >> thank you. we will begin with the scandal involving david petraeus. president obama expected to make his first comments on the scandal, destroying an afternoon news conference at the white house. >> this comes as conference demands the full investigation. brianne carter with the latest. >> the president expected to make an address or around 1:a 30 this afternoon. but will be the first time we will hear him address this issue. here on capitol hill, members of the cia and fbi expected to be here to tell lawmakers exactly what they knew and when. >> eating and drinking at her mother's home, a first look at paula broadwell who had allegedly an affair with david petraeus. we are hearing from another woman. and a 911 call obtain from abc news. jill kelley session the diplomatic protection because she was honorary council to south korea, an unofficial position according to the state department. >> i have and volatility. so they

over it springfield and no issues. h.o.v. restrictions limited on 95 395, 66 toll road and 270 but not route 50 in maryland. back to you. >> apple has made peace in at least one of the patent institutes but not with samsung. we have the details. >> apple settles a patent dispute signing a 10-year licensing agreements. both companies say they can concentrate on model development. analyze analysts say it shows a change in attitude. pregnant women who use cell phones may be harming the health of babies. a yale study found offspring of mice were more hyperacted with cell phones. halo 4 is the latest in the series. one of the best selling franchises of all time. the game lives up to its legacy reportedly. >> we do a very nice job of putting together a highly playable and fun game that may not be the most original thing but if you are a fan of sci-fi shoot them up action games you will have fun with it. >> it is available for the x box 360. >> name your price resume shoals you a range of coverages and you mommy! i went potty! that'

toward the springfield interchange. delays building pretty quickly on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. still good across the bridge into town. back to you. >> 40 degrees outside. coming up -- and up-and-coming football player is bill blessing. >> and could it be the end of the line for, there we say it but delicious goodness of the twinkie >> police at texas and the university says freshman football player thomas johnson is missing. the wide receiver last seen leaving his president's last evening. his mother got a text on monday saying he missed class and football practice. police say he may have gone to dallas where he attended high school. so far nobody has heard from him. defense secretary leon panetta has arrived in bangkok for talks with a senior thai official in advance of president obama's visit this weekend. he flew to thailand and during the flight he expressed as a point of the senate failed to pass new cybersecurity legislation. he said if the united states fails to take the steps to defend against cyber att

all nine cases have been in the springfield franconia area of fairfax county. this latest incident was one of two cases that happened on the same day within half an hour of each other and blocks apart. in springfield, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> still ahead meet the newest member of the d.c. council. >>> there were a few seats on capitol hill that changed hands, but overall the balance of power stayed consistent. that means democrats control the senate. republicans control the house. late this afternoon we learned former presidential candidate michele bachmann narrowly held onto her seat and democrat tammy baldwin was the first openly guy senator in illinois and tammy duckworth was the first open combat person elected. >>> it will come as no surprise president obama carried the district, but as bruce johnson reports, those same voters turned out well known incumbent councilman michael brown. >> reporter: this was the scene at 14th and u streets in the early hours this morning after president obama was declared the winner. >> we have four more years t

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springfield towards the 14th street bridge, lanes are open. toing well all the way up streetoss the 14th bridge. problemsdistrict, no the third street tunnel. no. montgomery county, 270 near 109, no delays, volume towards the scales, still looks pretty good. divide, still a right. utility work in georgetown at street andection canal road and the key bridge, georgetown, you will see the road work on the right turn on affecting your to the key bridge. we will let you know when that gets cleared away. back to you. >> thank you. first, the search continues for the-month-old girl at center of an amber alert in virginia. a dealer to issued thursday after alexis carlyle halifax county in southern virginia. the think she could be in morning withs these two people. eric black and decker for carlyle. investigators have not released the suspects know the toddler. jennifer carlisle. they may be driving in a brown nissan station wagon with the virginia license plate. if you know anything, call police. capitol hill, that's where former cia director david pe

wood bridge into springfield. a live look a little bit north of that and here at the occoquan river things are much much improved until you get to springfield where of course you have the brake lights. back to the maps this time gw parkway looking good inside the beltway. no problems on 66 or the toll road trying to get to the beltway. 270 looks pretty much like this from85 down to 121 before the pace improves. >>> when we come back democrat tim kaine defeats george allen. >> we'll have more on a night of narrow losses for some of the resurgent republicans who just couldn't cross the finish line. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 6:23. your weather first. and we've got a few sprinkles in places like colonial beach down toward newland and reedville and even part of southern maryland. we are going to have a cold day with some showers maybe even some wet snow in spots this afternoon. and this evening. and as temperatures don't move much. here's a look at that day planner if we ever get -- there we go. cloudy ski

still light across the occoquan river into springfield and 395. we'll go live into springfield northbound 95. again this is the exit for the beltway. no delays, no volume to worry about right now. i'll be back with more coming up at 4:55. >> thanks, monika. >>> relief from traffic chaos on the beltway in virginia begins saturday. that's when the i-495 express lanes open up. >> it could be great. we'll keep our fingers crossed. as peggy fox tells us, you're going to need one of those passes on your windshield to use them. >> reporter: you know the drive into this busy place, whether for work or play, could be a lot easier come saturday when the express lanes open up but you're going to need an ez pass. if you commute with three or more people on board, you can ride for free as long as you have a flex pass. anyone who has an ez pass or smart tag can use the new express lanes which run in both directions from springfield to the dulles access road. >> i think it's great. >> reporter: there are new glance and exit ramps exclusively for the express lane

looking pretty good at springfield. hov lanes are open northbound on 395 and 95, moving smoothly. 395 to the 14th street bridge as well. in georgetown, there's roadwork at m street and canal road. at the key road. that's right where you turn to get on to the key bridge to head over to virginia, so watch for that. >> virginia state police issued an amber alert for an 18-month- old girl taken from southern virginia. police released this picture of alexis carlisle, abducted on thursday afternoon in halifax county. they believe she is with eric blackl and jennifer carlyle and headed to the d.c. area. they have not released details on the suspects, but it's a brown 1985 nissan station wagon with virginia license plate that they may be traveling in. if you know anything, call police. >> a deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya will take center stage again today on capitol hill. former cia director david petraeus will tell them what he knows about the september attacks in benghazi that killed four americans including u.s

over to springfield, no significant delays all the way to the springfield interchange and on to 395 wouldrestrictions because of the observed holiday. >> there is a new effort to find jobs for veterans. and could we be nearing the end there was say it, of the 20? >> abc's rob nelson has details. >> topping america's money -- a looming shortage of airline pilots as many present pilots are about to retire, and others taking jobs with foreign airlines that pay better. and to mold -- rules next summer will make it more difficult to hire replacements. the workers to maketwinkies are on strike after hostess cut wages and benefits by more than a fourth. a company that makes twinkies and ding dong and a widespread strike could force the company to liquidate. of military skills cannot translate well to civilian jobs -- in his speech yesterday president obama promised to improve the jobs picture for veterans. "sky fall" earned $88 million an opening weekend in the u.s., the biggest opening of any of the 23 bond films. >> this is what the twihards are up to a los angeles as the camp out for a couple

take me behind the scenes of that relationship with spielberg taking him to springfield and how thisject was born. >> he wanted to do lincoln for many years but wanted to wait until he was ready. i met him way back in 1989 on a documentary he was doing on the mill len yum and he had any shake hands about doing lincoln. as relaxation, he would say, what did lincoln do today. i would tell him, what he did, 1864, 1840. he decided he didn't want to wait for the book. he bought it and that meant he had it ready in his hands and put tony kushner on it and he always wanted daniel day-lewis. >> before we get to him, what is it about lincoln he wanted to share with a broader u. younger, new generation. >> he wanted to make lincoln a person you could identify with intimately. he chose a short story rather than a big fat thing to show his humor, sadness, conviction, political skills and he wanted to show that a politician can be a great guy at a time where we're cynical about politics. >> and politics is letting us down so much. daniel day-lewis. >> unbelievable character. i got to meet him and

traffic remains slow lorton head up to the franconia springfield parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> when the weather turns chilly, there is nothing better than to bundle up in a favorite sweater. i would free with that. but have you ever thought much about where that sweater comes from? holly is live in leesburg with more on the growing popularity of the fiber arts when we come back.  hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. 11/8/12 >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris on this chilly morning as you put on hat, scarf and gloves. think about where they came from. i'm not talking about the store in which you bought from. i'm talking about where they really c

in springfield, virginia surae chinn, 9news. >>> straight ahead on 9news hawks fans are celebrating a bit and we could soon have a 51st state and in a minute or two congressman elect john delaney joins us live in the studio. >>> puerto rico may beat out washington d.c. in becoming the 51st state in the union. a small majority of voters in the u.s. territory voted to seek statehood yesterday. this is a move president obama said i supports. the referendum -- he supports. the referendum requires final congressional approval. the citizens of puerto rico cannot vote in presidential elections. >>> this is how they defeated prohibition against alcohol one step at a time. >> the first two states in line washington and colorado voted yes to legalizing recreational marijuana. that measure in both states allows licensed retailers to sell pot. users have to be over age 21 and can possess an ounce at a time. the laws do set the stage for a potential showdown with the federal government which still says smoking pot is illegal. >>> here's a live look outside now. it is already chilly. topper is here

here on the beltway in alexandria, traffic is moving well heading for springfield. i'll be back with more details on the two incidents at 5:50. >>> it is 5:41 now. now some of the other election stories from around the nation. we go to massachusetts. democrats took back the senate seat that ted kennedy held for decades. warren defeated moderate republican scott brown. warren's advocacy work led to her helping to found the u.s. consumer financial protection bureau. >>> republicans hope to gain a senate seat in missouri evaporated months ago after todd akin's legitimate rape comment. and incumbent claire mccaskill returned to capitol hill for another term. >>> another senate candidate tried to rebound from a controversial comment about rape. richard mourdock was his name. but he lost. >>> so with those democratic wins, plus tim kaine beating george allen in virginia the republicans won't gain control of the senate. at last check -- there are also a couple of independents who tend to vote with the democrats. as far as the house of representatives, the republicans will

[laughter] but that was an education, just being in springfield. and this country is, it's about the, it is the great meeting place of people from all over the world. and somehow they get here, and they're free. it's -- and once, well, it's a fantastic accomplishment. i started to say america's a wonderful country, but it's -- [inaudible] >> there are some, of course, they probably don't know what they're talking about, but there are some that criticize some of your books that some of the characters are one-dimensional or simplistic or play to stereotypes. >> i think that with pride. so would dickens. [laughter] try to find some complicateed side of the great lawyer in -- [inaudible] i'll send you a postcard, the name are come to me. the name will come to me. i brushed -- i brush that off. >> good. what about the main character in "back to blood," even "the new york times" critic had to admit he was a real character. there are moral choices that your characters make that distinguish them from those around them. what do you feel that nester had in c

live super doppler 7 radar , areas of green, especially fairfax county from burke springfield and across potomac, prince george's , south of bowie, just a sprinkles. also, frederick county, east of highway 15 and around winchester as well. r screen.s on the rada midday sprinkles. they will be pretty short-lived. then a few sunny breaks this afternoon, temperatures in the low 50's. a few of us, mid 50's. >> thanks so much. the following breaking news. scandal at penn state. criminal charges being filed former university spanier. graham chris van cleve is in the newsroom following the story. online court records confirm former president perjuryds accused of children inr and the jerry sandusky scandal. he was also charged with obstruction and conspiracy. two other former penn state employees also face additional charges. the athletic director tim schooland the retired y schultz have gar also had charges added. were arrested last year and charged with perjury properly report d abuse.d chil they are scheduled to stand trial in january. in august, graham spanier his innocence in an afteriew wi

we will look at the springfield camera. virginia, interstate 95 approaching 395 and the beltway with no delay. >> it is 4:32 and the big story busy times for president obama and mitt romney on the eve of election did i. the president campaigning in wisconsin, iowa and ohio before heading to chicago. >> mitt romney will visit fairfax, virginia, florida and new hampshire. we have the latest on what is being called an extremely tight race. >> republican challenger mitt romney is chest being the campaign promising voters bipartisanship and real change. >> i will endeavor to find good men and women who care more about the country than about politics. >> with polls showing it a dead heat the romney campaign is focused on turnout. in this field office in ohio volunteers call a list of voters they believe lean republican while others knock on doors. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> the romney campaign believes enthusiasm among the base and strength with independents will carry them to victory but there is the reality of the map. wi

four new lands, 14 miles on the vault with from springfield to tyson's corner.the lens will allow the beltway to offer hov connections for the first time. when it is done, buses and car pools will ride these for free. and other -- in any cars with one or two passengers can pay to take them. we spoke to virginia transportation secretary and he says people will get used to paying the additional my. is says is a small amount to pay to get out of gridlock. >> people do not think about the fact of how much money they are losing sitting in those lanes now. what it takes an extra 20, 30 minutes to go from one side of the beltway to the other. this is up with want to provide them the opportunity to say, for a couple extra hours i can get home 30 minutes sooner. can i get to that day care center. can i make that delivery sooner? >> officials here hope this is project. they are already looking at extending this down 95 toward the dale city. . kenne there's a lot of information including how much this is went across and were you can enter of the express lanes and were you

now a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95.t's heavy into quantico and just a little bit here leaving route 644. i'll be back at 5:39. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> when david petraeus resigned as c.i.a. director last week after admitting to an extramarital affair, the agency planned to send its acting director to the hill for hearings on the deadly benghazi attack. >> acting director morell will testify today but petraeus is planning to show up tomorrow and answer questions from lawmakers. chinsurae chinn is on capitol hill looking ahead to today and tomorrow. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. rest assured these lawmakers will be asking details about benghazi and the sex scandal that brought down the former c.i.a. corrector. there's been a tangled web of scandal ramifications. we're learning that of course it's put general allen's career on hold, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan and otherwise some lawmakers are now threatening to block u.n. ambassador susan rice to replace secretary of state clinton

they will assess damage to other bullyings in springfield, -- buildings in springfield, massachusetts. but demolitions are likely t ripped part a strip club. 18 people were injured but no one died. officials had evacuated the order after a report of a gas leak. >>> police and people clashed in egypt in cairo. with the parliament gone, the new leader can create pass and oversee new laws. >> reporter: protesters in egypt set fire to one headquarters of the muslim brotherhood and threw rocks at a another. hundreds gathered in cairo's square after nightfall. there were thousands more earlier in the day. and confrontation with riot police. the officers fired tear gas at the group injuring a few of the protesters. the violence was triggered after egypt's granted himself sweeping new powers, making him immune to oversight. a spokesperson said that theder clauges raised concern -- declarations for egypt egipans -- egyptians and the international community. he made the move thursday, a day after receiving worldwide accolades for mediating a ceasefire between hamas and israel. these are the mos

live in springfield surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> from a story about one creepy guy to another, a teen is telling a horrifying story tonight about being attacked in an arlington library restroom. police say it happened at the thomas jefferson library on arlington boulevard just before 9:00 last night. a 17-year-old girl says she noticed a man had been watching her, so she ducked into the restroom. as she says, the man followed her and that's where he assaulted her. library staff called police. the man somehow got away, but the staff members say they have seen him in the library before, but they say there have been no other reports of assault. >>> president obama spent the hours right after his big election night victory making some calls. he was reaching out to congressional leaders. now the results of last night's presidential race show the country still very much split down the middle and both sides today talking a good game about compromise. tara americaner in is at the white house where the obama administration -- tara mergener is at the white house where the obama administration a

now we'll go to springfield on the northbound side of 95 and 395. that's just a slow exit. really no big deal. as you try to head up to edsall and duke street. >>> we may finally be stabilizing on wall street a little bit after two down days that have taken the dow down over 400 points. >> fiscal cliff. >> finger crossed about today. >> "cbs this morning" is next with former secretary of state condoleeza rice. >> and howard ask i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> while you're at work today get updates on news, weather and traffic and all weekend long by visiting us at wusa9.com. we'll see you monday at 4:25. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

northbound 95 here in springfield looks great. no delays yet coming up from dale city as you head to springfield and again on to 395. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:09 back to you guys. >>> the flood walls and the bags are up a-- sandbags are up along the potomac river before high tide hits georgetown and alexandria later this morning. >> and power companies are restoring the final clusters of electricity. they are reporting -- crews are working right now in arlington in the 3800 block of wilson boulevard which is in the boston area. virginia dominion spokesman tells us power could be restored within the hour in fact by there. bge is reporting more than 6,000 outages and pepco within the last hour has 13 customers without power. kristin fisher is here now with more on the intense recovery effort underway now in northeast, good morning. >> reporter: up and down the coast millions of people remain in the dark. the damage in the billions of dollars. and the death toll at least 63 people. but that number is likely only

see at clouds -- the clouds down south, a chilly start, down to our south low 40s, alexandria, springfield along with andrews. upper marlboro is 39 and 41 in college park this morning. outside on our michael and son weather camera, good visibility. the wind chill is 37 here in town. some of the wind chills in the suburbs low to mid-30s with humidity at 53%. across the country, we have a storm system trying to throw a little moisture in the midwest, which is going out to see. we are watching this guy here coming through iowa or missouri. little bit of -- of snow. that is good, upper level energy. when you see that, you know it is coming to the coast, you know it is going to make the turn. that is going to develop into a nor'easter come wednesday night and thursday. unfortunately coastal areas will be taking age pounding from this nor'easter. it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada int

he lost a child as he was living in springfield. mary, his wife, completely freaked out in her grief. but abraham had a good minister, who pulled him in and shared the word with him. he could answer lincoln's concerns and intellectual problems. and he became to come to a deep and genuine faith. >> lee: even after he came to faith, did he wrestle with one of the fundamentals of the christian faith? >> he wrestled with every fundamental of the christian faith. he was a smart man, and quite frankly at his age, christians had misbehaved and turned him off. he had to process every individual christian doctrine for himself. he did come towards a view and a belief and a sovereign god who ruled in the affairs of men. that's what leads to his great speeches, like the second inaugural address. he was not a man who just accepted other man's testimony quickly. he had to study things out and reach it on his own. >> lee: one of the antedotes i found most fascinating, you said, "he longed to go to jerusalem to walk in the savior's steps." tell us

this is springfield. this is at exit to the beltway and heading north to 395 as well. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. mike? >>> dc united relied on late game drama to advance to theplays. >> three nor marbles -- playoffs. >> three more nationals get hardware for their batting prowess. details in sports. >> we want the take another look at -- to take another look at our question of the morning, it is -- >> our facebook friend joshua wrote -- >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page leave your response. i think we're all going along with this guy. with joshua. we'll reveal the correct answer though during our 6:00 hour. >>> 5:21 on this friday morning. the futurecast, really not much significant weather and when you look at the temperatures they're starting in the 30s and 40s but actually i think the computer is lagging a little bit. i think may be a little bit warmer by a few degrees, back with noon 55 not 52. the air is dry with plenty of sunshine everywhere and that will be the case for the afternoon with the highs in the upper 50s to around 60. even warmer fo

had this was a blast in springfield, massachusetts on friday night. it destroyed one building and left three others damaged beyond repair. the officials now say that a utility worker, responding to reports of a gas leak, accidently punctured a line. >> his examination was a distance from where old markings were on the sidewalk indicating where the gas line from the main went into the building. however, the markings were in correct. >> not certain what caused the about blast. nobody was killed but several gas workers, firefighters and police officers who hid behind a utility truck just before the blast were injured. >>> the recent combardment in gaza has had a lasting impression on children. is raily air strikes and rocket attacks lasted more than a week and left residential neighborhoods in ruins. 160 palestinians were killed. the report says young children bore the attack. >>> egypt officials say riders stormed a muslim brother building. the president is trying to reassure his country his expanded powers are temporary. but, cbs is reporting that the

. >> we will start with a look at the springfield interchange. moving pretty well. it is veterans day today we have no h.o.v. restrictions on 95 395, 66 or the toll road. over to maryland on the beltway new hampshire avenue we have the road work left over on the left side from college park to silver spring. no delay. we have an incident on the inner loop kenilworth avenue where a trailer separated from its tractor and the activity is on the shoulder. inner loop heading south on 95 and 495 you will see it but it is not causing a delay. a report of an accident on southbound 395 at duke street two right lanes closed. that is the very early morning traffic. >> montgomery county fire department polled these pictures on twitter this morning showing a house engulfed in flames. it started in the 21000 block of we wills we willsville road. the cause is under investigation. >> new details in the sex scandalmer c.i.a. director david patraeus. a military volunteer got harassing notes biographer who happened to be his mistress and congress wants to know more that revealed the af

there are higher unemployment rates here in springfield. it is a serious problem. i look at this as a short-term and long-term problem. short-term, they should put people back to work. i was surprised when senator brown of voted against a three in a row that would have supported 22,000 jobs here in the commonwealth of massachusetts, would have prevented layouts, and police officers, it would have put construction workers back to work. why? it would have been an increase in taxes, not for most people, but for those who make a million dollars or more. making the investments in education, making the investments in research, and we make those investments together and build a future. that is what it will take over the long run to build a stronger future here in western massachusetts, all across the commonwealth, and all across the country. >> thank you. before i start, i want to thank the mayor for your endorsement and support. thank you both for coming. this is actually about jobs and economy. the whole race is about that. we held one of our first jobs fares here becau

[laughter] but that was an education, just being in springfield. and this country is, it's about the, it is the great meeting place of people from all over the world. and somehow they get here, and they're free. it's -- and once, well, it's a fantastic accomplishment. i started to say america's a wonderful country, but it's -- [inaudible] >> there are some, of course, they probably don't know what they're talking about, but there are some that criticize some of your books that some of the characters are one-dimensional or simplistic or play to stereotypes. >> i think that with pride. so would dickens. [laughter] try to find some complicateed side of the great lawyer in -- [inaudible] i'll send you a postcard, the name are come to me. the name will come to me. i brushed -- i brush that off. >> good. what about the main character in "back to blood," even "the new york times" critic had to admit he was a real character. there are moral choices that your characters make that distinguish them from those around them. what do you feel that nester had in c

this time in the springfield area. it happened on thursday afternoon in the 7200 block of commerce street. this is the 8th groping reported there in the last couple of months. the woman says she screamed when the pervert grabbed her and then he took off running. take a look at this sketch from the previous attack. the most recent victim says that this man, he does resemble the man who grabbed her. anita? >>> think your baby is adorable? who doesn't. well one guy says his daughter is down-right ugly and blames the mom. he even took her to court. this is a story that you've got to hear. >>> and this train is just a chugging along. you know what's going to happen and you know that you still want to see it. join us after the break. >>> when babies are first born, they are not always super cute. >> no, not always. but every parent thinks that their baby is still adorable, right? >> wrong. there's a guy in china that says his daughter was so ugly that he was horrified. now first the man thought that his wife had an affair, b

this is springfield, ohio.e will bring that to you live as soon as it starts. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. a rally for president obama in springfield, ohio. we'll bring that to you life as soon as it happens. the president really making his case, his final argument for why he believes you should vote for him. we are also waiting for the new york mayor michael bloomberg to address his city's recovery efforts, what is taking place there as well. i want to first go to the job numbers, however. the final unemployment report before the presidential election, well, it's out today. here's what the numbers show. the economy added 171,000 jobs last month. joining me to talk about the numbers, georgia tech economist danny. good to see you. you and i have been doing this every month. >> that's right. >> here is the final number here. when you look at these numbers, what does it say to you in terms of the stress and recovery? is it good news or is it bad news for how the administration has been

in springfield it seems to be okay. let's take a live look outside. if you're planning to head here on the beltway, same story. outer loop delays from at least 95 now heading past here at new hampshire avenue as you head for silver spring. then the pace improves heading for 270 where on the inner loop of the beltway near old georgetown road we're also getting word of the accident activity causing some slow traffic. let's go back over to our maps this time over to southbound 270. that stretch begins in frederick. look at that all the way down toward route 109, 121. i would say 16 miles an hour maybe heading southbound along that stretch. then once you're in germantown, it just slows down a little bit as you head for the point where the lanes divide. let's take another look outside. northbound 395, the issue was an accident on the eastbound side of the southeast-southwest freeway at south capital street. the accident was moved to the right side of the roadway but the pace is bad from the pentagon up to the 14th street bridge. let's take a look at our ca

the pace improves only to slow closer to the franconia springfield parkway. heavy volume head north. spotty delays continuing out towards fort belvoir. we'll update the ride from the east. along 66, no issues reported as you continue eastbound headed in towards fair oaks. heavy volume from manassas to 28. traffic slows again from other to 123. southbound 270 busy on the top stretch approaching and passing route 80. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> today is the great american smokeout. the american cancer society urges anyone who has been thinking about quitting smoking to get started today. later on this morning, montgomery county councilmember nancy florine will talk more about a bill she is backing to ban smoking on nearly all county properties. george washington university will announce a plan to make all its campuses across the district and virginia smoke- free by next fall. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. too scared to call out sick in you are not alone. take a look at this rock. it is known as the

northbound on i-95 headed up to the franconia springfield parkway, that is where we had the accidenty. lanes are now open with the accident over on the shoulder. lanes are open but a big back upleaving the prince william parkway out of woodbridge up to the springfield interchange. our own dave rysak bringing you live pictures of the scene from this ongoing investigation. 1ing on the street northbound remains blocked off for this ongoing investigation. a lot of police activity here trying up the roadway here. no once able to get by in northwest. keep this in mind if this is your travel into downtown. we'll pop this up on the map so we'll take it back inside. below speed at 35 miles per hour coming in towards urban a the pace slowing again as you work your way out of hyattstown and by the time you reach rockville, well above speed at 56 miles per hour headed southbound out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. well twihards assemble in los angeles. fans of the franchise are alreadyening out for the black carpet premiere next week. fans

apparently the two right lanes are blocked here in springfield on 95 things are nice and quiet as well. i'll be back with more at 4:55. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> in health news, a new study suggests being sick while you're pregnant can increase the risk of having a child with autism. researchers looking at about 97,000 children in denmark and found kids whose moms had the flu during pregnancy were twice as likely to develop autism. kids whose moms had fewer -- excuse me, had a fever that lasted more than a week while they were pregnant, the risk was three times as great. >>> eating fish may help kids breathe easier. a study in the journal of pediatrics found kids who were fed fish between six and 12 months old were less likely to develop wheezing when they got older. researchers say follow-up studies are needed to see if fish can lower the risk of asthma. >>> more than a third of adults in the u.s. are now considered seriously overweight. >> those statistics are now leading to more and more people becoming personal trainers. >> reporter: ryan struggled to lose weight on his o

nine assaults have been reported in a small section of springfield dating back to september. the victims range in age from 42 to 15 years old. >> it's horrible. it's just terrible. >> reporter: diana wheeler says it's changed the way people live in this long-established neighborhood of 1950s ranch style houses. >> when i went down to see a neighbor down the street, she walked back halfway and watched me. then another neighbor, she was outdoors watching me. >> reporter: the victims say the suspect is a latino man, between 5'6" and 5'8", and several times he's worn a red baseball cap. jackie bensen, news4. >>> election night was a record night for social media. angie goff joins us with more on what people were searching and sharing as the results were coming in. >> this was the most social election ever. seconds after the race was called on air, there was a firestorm online. twitter reporting election day, the most tweeted about political event ever. 327,000 tweets per minute. in total, more than 20 million election related tweets all day. moments after barack obama was declare

we'll start with a look at the springfield interchange, which is moving pretty well. l, nice on northbound. there is an accident on 95 northbound at the fairfax county parkway. accident blocks the right lane. we'll head over to a map right now. we do the water main work on northbound route 1 in virginia near the hybla valley area near lukins lane. it could be there for the duration of the rush hour. steve and cynne, back to you. >> it's 6:32. we have breaking news coming out of laurel, maryland, this morning. >> john gonzalez live on the scene there. we'll speak with him via phone to get the latest details. >> we can tell you that here at the wal-mart complex, which includes the sam's club and several restaurants here in laurel maryland, right near 295 all of the entrances are blocked by anne arundel county police right now. we're talking at least four entrances into the huge parking lot, where the wal-mart is. they are all closed off with police activity. now, here's what we know -- anne arundel county police are investigating a shooting inside the parking lot here a