happen in springfield. grew up in springfield mass. when i heard about this film it blew my mind. i never knew my anonymous city named springfield is there any more a anonymous name would have had a movie made about it by warner bros. and a movie about its efforts to abolish racism from the schools. that was a big deal when it came out at the time. we have got to remember what the time of world war ii was like. this was when americans, many americans truly believed they were living the world of fashion -- ridding the world of fascism and racism. they took their country's claims to freedom and racial democracy seriously. a film like it happened in springfield and a program like the springfield plan which many other cities started to copy the springfield plan, those were serious efforts during wartime. when the war ended it seemed like it was a balloon and all the air from it was released. the war was a time when the nation pressed together. well despite some obvious instances. there were race riots in harlem

release the film in 1945 call to happen in springfield. i grew up in springfield, mass.en i heard about this film blew my mind i never knew it. by anonymous small city name is springfield, if there's a if there's any more anonymous names would've had a movie made by warner bros. in a movie about its effort to abolish racism. so that was a big deal when it came out at the time. we got to remember what the time of world war ii was like. this is when many americans truly believed they were ridding the world of fascism and ridding the world of racism and they took their country's claims to freedom and racial democracy seriously and a film like it happened in springfield in a program like to springfield land, which many other cities started to copy the springfield plan. those were serious efforts during wartime. when the war ended, it seems like it was a balloon and all the air from that was released. the war was a time when the nation pressed together despite some obvious instances there was a race pride in harlem. there was one in detroit, so i wouldn't portray wartime at t

he found this in springfield. for instance springfield had to, the springfield leaders had to fend off a case from the naacp in 1964. the case was called barksdale versus springfield school community and this was where the naacp under the leadership of robert carter and lewis steele filed the suit against springfield schools and said your schools are segregated, just as segregated as any others and it doesn't matter that you have this plan to eradicate racism and it doesn't doesn't matter to you in a forward-thinking people. or schools are still segregated and you got to do something about it. >> host: your focuses on progressive senate talks about the differences in attitudes of the liberals who really had good intentions versus the south that believe segregation was the way and that was the way of life, leave us alone and you quote very famous figures, famous to people who know history live history. he talked about james baldwin. i've been heard james baldwin's name for many years. he and other liberals, he was

northbound between newington and springfield, it was blocking the left lane. just moved to the left shoulder. delays are coming out of woodbridge. sky 9 has been checking out the trip on virginia 95. also the hov lanes another fender bender managed to move over toward the left shoulder. still got to deal with those delays in virginia on 95. check out the ride for the outer loop of the beltway heading west into silver spring past colesville road. the volume here and downtown silver spring they are were checking for a crash at colesville and 16th street. northbound 301-5 out of waldorf to brandywine, a crash before the split left side of the roadway. back to you. >> tank you, beverly. >>> within seconds of the grand jury's decision being announced, social media went crazy with reaction in the eric garner case. >> nick giovanni is here with a look at some posts and celebrities across the country all weighing in. >> reporter: we're just now seeing numbers from overnight. they speak volumes. according to the "wall street journal" more than 69,000 tweets were being

all of them pale besides springfield's own commander-in-chief mayor quimby. >> diamond joe quimby. >>no longer illiterate. >> joseph fitzgerald o'malley "the edge" diamond joe quimby was elected mayor of springfield in 1986. his campaign ads are legendary for their sustained persuasive force. >> quimby -- if you are running for mayor, he would vote for you. >> whether he has been caught cutting deals with the campaigns of organized crime -- >> milking rays! >> time-out raged. >> or engaging in embezzlement so brazen it would make bernie madoff blush. >> we will now hear suggestions for the disbursement of the $2 million. >> don't you mean $3 million? >> of course. >> when it looks like he's finally done for good -- >> the results are in. sideshow bob, 100%. joe quimby, 1%. >> diamond joe quimby always manages somehow to hang on. he is the real comeback kid. >> the mayor's office is not for sale. [laughter] >> god bless you, mayor quimby. you've got our vote. >> up next, an advent calendar that is out of this world. ♪ >> today, we may have detected life on the red planet. kind of. more

he's from my hometown, springfield, ohio.ing to fly that great big bomber. >> yes ma'am that's his job. he's a skipper. >> will's dad is an engineer. 38 years on the old ironton railroad. and his mother she's just like the rest of us mothers in springfield or any other american town. and his sister, patricia she's about as pretty as they come. jo >> i'll say so. >> good luck. god bless you, son. >> suddenly from behind the clouds the japs attack! >> here come the marines! >> yes, this really happened. ♪ >> meantime, our warships stalked the jap fleet. then suddenly the trap is sprung. navy planes roared from the decks of our carriers, army bombers, marines. with destruction over a 300-mile area. the invasion forces were hit and hit and hit again. >> men and women of america here come your neighbors' sons home from the day's work. you want to meet them. there's jimmy patch seven meatballs on his plane. >> how many more today, skipper? ♪ >> back at midway tojo swore he'd liberate the natives. they're as free as they ever were.

looks go into springfield and 9 -- good into springfield and 395. kenilworth avenue past eastern avenue, volume is still light merging on down toward east capitol on toward the 11th street bridge. weltway past colesville -- beltway post colesville road, volume increasing there heading to georgia avenue with lanes open. back to you. >>> breaking news from southeast asia. indonesian search and rescue crews say bodies and debris likely linked to that missing air asia plane have been found in the varve gentleman sea. -- varve gentleman sea. -- java sea. now images of the grim recovery are being broadcast live in indonesia as families watch in horror knowing that their loved ones did not survive. 162 people were on the plane. it was headed from indonesia to singapore this weekend. the jet is now believed to be resting on the sea floor and the officials there say it is only about 200 feet deep which means recovery efforts should be fairly straightforward. >> it's not being reported it looks like search teams have spotted actually the shadow of what appear

making your way interest woodbridge and springfield -- into woodbridge and springfield but all lanes open through lorton. the gw parkway southbound after 123, the emergency repairs continue. southbound it will be the right lane blocked until further notice. if you travel in bethesda, east- west highway between connecticut avenue and wisconsin right near montgomery avenue blocked off with a crash cleanup. police are dealing with that. they say a utility pole and wires were down. not sure when that will be reopened. connecticut avenue lanes are open and wisconsin. charles county, western charles county billingsly road at livingston road. >>> this is a court case that could affect every working mother. the supreme court is taking up a pregnancy discrimination case against ups. >> the suit involves a former driver who said she was told to take unpaid leave because she couldn't lift heavy packages. delia goncalves is live at the supreme court with details. delia, when is this case actually going to be heard today? >> reporter: the court will resume at 10:00 this morning and that's when th

. >> new this morning, the students of springfield high school in springfield delaware county have anng holiday, the students do not have class today because the high school has an electrical problem. crews will repair an underground cable. the district administrative office is closed, so faculty and staff of the high school and the central office should not report to work today. >>> a person was hit and killed by an amtrak train overnight in frankford. investigators are sorting out the circumstances of the incident. >> the london-based syrian observatory for human rights claim the u.s.-led coalition fighting isis has conducted 30 airstrikes targeting syrian city rocca. rocca has become the unofficial capitol for isis. it's the training center and houses many fighters. >> in the morning buzz, we're talking about the girl scouts. >> you were a girl scout. >> i was a girl scout. this year they will go digital. for the first time they will allow their young go getters to do the sales on a mobile app on a personal website. the scout council has to say this is okay, you'll only get their f

for now we're live in springfield, steve patterson, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, steve, thankou so much. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight, new details in the sony hacking scandal. james bond appears to be the latest victim. >>> plus the new message the hackers have for the media giant. >>> when good intentions go bad. how one man's elaborate plan for a marriage proposal it went terribly wrong. we'll tell you all about that coming up. justin. >> all right, we have some sunshine coming up along with milder temperatures. i'll let you know how long they last. i'll show you in the seven-day forecast. >> and in arizona a baby is born at just the right minute. we'll tell you why these parents will never forget the exact time their little bundle parents will never forget the exact time their little bundle of joy enter my grandkids bought this nest learning thermostat. programs itself... connects to their precious phones. i don't like it. being cold builds character. walking back and forth to the thermostat builds leg muscles. when the internets come to life and all these g

once on springfield street, police say the woman rammed several park cars and then hit two patrol cars. that's when an officer opened fire. the woman was hit once and said to be in grave condition. a san leandro police officer was also treated for injuries at a hospital and then released. this is the second shooting involving a san leandro police officer in a week. just last thursday police say a 16-year-old girl driving a stolen car ran over an officer prompting him to open fire. the girl suffered minor injuries and later turned herself in. a 19-year-old man who jumped out of the car before the shooting was also arrested. >>> let's take a live look at san jose right now. things pretty mild and calm. nice evening but a major storm this week could be the biggest one to hit the bay area in years. the first watches and warnings have already been posted. those are for high winds and flooding. chief meteorologist paul with early details. >> computer models are painting the picture. it this may be the biggest storm when it comes to wind and rain we have seen in the bay area in 16 years. have

a new york herald reporter suggested lincoln's springfield resident resembled longfellow he is abode in cambridge. another credited lincoln's wife who was an amiable and accomplished lady. these reports were meant to reassure voters along the eastern seaboard that they hadn't really had a wild westerner for a candidate. after lincoln's victory at the ballot box he had an uphill battle when he arrived in washington, d.c. while the president-elect worked to organize his government, mary launched her own campaigns hosting family and friends, greeting diplomats and statesmen, anticipating her new set of duties, and she sought to maneuver the treacherous shoals of secession. the coldness and snobbery of easterners was wearing her down. she confronted one of the most idiosyncratic of american institutions washington society. at the heart of the city's bow monday, the toughened core of social arbiters were known as cave dwellers. their tenure and tenacity gave them influence over the parade of newcomers who straggled into the city at irregular but certainly every four-year intervals. the in

students moved to schools in cheltenham and springfield townships in march. tonight's meeting will take place in the auditorium of the cheltenham township administration building at 7:00. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a cloudy start this morning but it is dry in our area. we are watching temperatures fall, but ever so slowly, thanks to the clouds that are overhead. 43 degrees right now in philadelphia. you can see the clouds in the pocono mountains. no sign of any wet weather today and i'm not expecting it today. tomorrow a different story, however. 43 degrees right now in northeast philadelphia. philadelphia international and wilmington is at 43. a couple spots in the 30s. quakertown and doylestown, and in new jersey, it's atlantic city at the airport that's dropped to 38 degrees, while the rest of the region is in the 40s. so, not a bad start at all this morning. the clouds are still here. they were with us all weekend long. they'll break this afternoon, but that will return tomorrow. that is rain that is go

springfield friends commented that the executive mansion really resembled a second rate hotel with its threadbare carpets and chopped up drapes. mary was determined to set a very high standard and prove her refinement to the washington social arbiters. her increasing isolation might have hastened her plans. london journalist william howard russell discovered that even after a month the washington ladies had not yet made up their minds that mrs. lincoln is the fashion. they missed their southern friends and constantly draw comparisons between them and the vulgar yankee women who are now in power. mary decided she would have to make a splash to prove herself and was looking forward to the summer when she might regroup and redecorate hoping once congress recessed, the crowd will be gradually leaving the city and we may hope for more leisure. but events intervened. and following the attack on ft. sumter and lincoln's call to arm, her new home became the nerve center of the divided nation. white house drawing rooms were open to soldiers who marched into the east room where quote under the g

i was in springfield on the same sex and marriage took place. they were on the floor and everybody was having a conversation. >> here was the republican comptroller of the state. she did not need to be there. she wanted people to know that she too was supportive of that kind of progressive measure in the state. >> she took voters to task after she lost to rob local of this. >> this is what you people did. if she had become governor of this clear focus would have been different. >> her physically conservative nature that would have really shown through. when you take a look at some of the things that have happened, same- sex marriage or the social issue. this would have been a republican governor would give so-and- so's into law. absolutely was nobody who could be packed. >> the last time i was there she said you have to come up to my office i want to show you some stuff. >> i did she call that stuff that she picked up from cried sales. >> all of this other kind of stuff. probably paid $5. boy was too proud of it and she loved to show it off. >>

and he's from springfield, illinois, so there's a lincoln connection. there's a civil war connection. and he's here with -- among others, i don't think man gerald ford, and congressman les aarons. >> les aarons was the house minority whip andÑoulc gerald f the house minority leader. and then after a few minutes discussing things with them, we went into a room and cameras, still, video were there, probably, i don't know, eight or ten of them and other reporters asking questions, and it was quite the world wind experience. i want to emphasize, this was 1965. frank mitchell in springfield, illinois, became the first negro ever appointed to serve as a page in the u.s. house of representatives. the clipping from my hometown newspaper. >> from a very long time we thought that mitchell was actually the very first african-american page to serve in the house. but we were able to do some research during -- about the reconstruction period in the house history, which is an interesting period. you have african-american members serving in the house for the first time

. >> the last time we saw young flood here we were in springfield.he was but knee high to a grass hopper. his mother was kin with governor c carlin. >> i remember priscilla flood. >> and his father served with me in the illinois state legislature, a democrat, but a friend and a good man despite his fervent support of my opponent for the presidency. >> sins is of the father, sir. >> never a sin to stand up for what you believe. now, which the vessel with a history? >> well, mr. lincoln, they've all been messing around under fire quite a lot, but i guess you mean the montauk over there. she's got the hardest hitting. >> the very one, flood. show her to me. mother? >> at 4:30 a dproup group of confederate of war are moving up pennsylvania avenue when booth encounters his friend, the actor john matthews. >> my god, i have no longer a country. >> what's the matter, john? >> matthews. i have a favor to ask you. will you grant it? i may have to leave town tonight. i have a letter here which i desire to be published in the national intelligencer. please atte

he is from springfield. there is the lincoln connection. the civil war connection. he is here with gerald ford and les arrons. >> he was the house minority whip and ford is the house minority leader. after discussing some things with them we went into another room and cameras, still and video were there probably eight or ten of them. and other reporters asking questions. it was quiet the whirlwind experience. i want to emphasize this was 1965. frank mitchell of springfield, illinois, became the first negro to serve as a page in the house. a clipping from my hometown newspaper. >> for a long time we thought that mitchell was actually the very first african-american page to serve. but we were able to do some research about the reconstruction period. which is interesting because you have african-american members serving in the house for the first time. there is a total of 20 who served in the latter part of the 19th century. and what you see at the staff level is that there are african-americans who are pointed to position. there was an african-american house library a

after the chase he shot the suspect ran his car into a patrol car and all have the 90th lot of springfieldstreet the suspect was ivan the stolen car no word on suspects conditions morning >> reporter: we have some areas of activity on storm track four this summer eye slits hours this morning in that in the case for most of today and of bay where track in the fraud definitely mostly dry on the crowded conditions mid-60's as differences go today into march to be fairly storm free. will another coastal storm off the pacific that and bring in a way a bit of rain. a rainfall for tests totaled four wednesday providing impressive once again for the 5 in. for the hills the time for the there is now. >> reporter: we do have a car that overturned an accident and northbound and redwood is a for the rhineland no major back of last they're maybe a little bit of backup indicated by the censors. you see traffic is light at this hour the drive times and macarthur maze into downtown >> james: 1 man is a critical condition the shooting happened on one of the block of santa clara street about 550 last night

the mayor is seeking reelection and he is eager to get the ordinance passed before lawmakers in springfield return for their final session to consider a more modest statewide minimum wage increase. the state plan is a raise of 80¢ per year for three years. a coalition of business leaders and aldermen called the state's gradual plan more reasonable. they add 8 $13 minimum wage could decimate many small businesses. >> forcing me to raise prices an additional 10%. i am from the south side and i don't know how much my customers, the customer's eyes served can stand. >> are jobs were never meant to support a family of four. we don't look at minimum wage will look at entry- level tried to bring as many people into the work force. >> the special city council session is set to start at 10:00 this morning. passage could set up to minimum wages in the state. 14 illinois and a far higher one in the city of chicago. live at city hall back to you. >>the search continues for a taxi cab driver who crashed into a house and ran away. the cab hit this home in glendale heights early yesterday morning. shawn g

>> i would see her down in springfield on my trips down there. recently she was not at the beach to session. i went to her office. it typically does it all the offices. she was not in springfield. no word about her health care she just wasn't there. no indications from her staff at that point. in other visits she was always available. she had some problems with her hip so often she was on a cane but always in great spirits. i can remember in the last year of going down she took me into her office because she wanted to show me all these could things she would buy back a rush sales and she was just talking about all the great deals she got the lincoln memorabilia she had in her office. it was around her office. her commercials for the election talked-about how frugal she was and how she was very careful how she spent her money. that's how she was paired with a great sense of humor and a great sense of whimsy. she always knew when it came to the budget she knew what she was talking about and you have to do her job well and she had a very impressive

. >> new this morning, students at springfield high school in springfield delaware county have an extended thanksgiving holiday. students do not have class today because the high school has an electrical problem. peco said it needs to repair underground cable. the district administrative office is closed today, so staff and students should not report today. >> the movie century are trying to figure out how films were released on dvd before the movie houses actually released them on dvd. stacy delecott is live in time square. >> reporter: fury is showing up on pirated websites believed to have been stolen during a massive cyber attack last week. an upcoming sonny film called the interview focuses on a plot to kill kim he called it an act of war. >>> earlier store openings and steep discounts online did little to attract shoppers to the brick and mortar stores, 134 million people shopped over the weekend, that's down 5% from last year. stocks closed mixed on friday, investors will be getting reports on construction spending and auto sales this week. in other news, airlines are saving hundred

. >> it is easy to see how that section plays up the reviewer looking at 95 in springfield. you see the hot lanes are moving quicker at the moment. 395, 395 business -- those hov lanes are for carpooling. you can write a those e-zpass lanes for free, but you must have an e-zpass transponder. you cannot forget about that. this will be the big test next week, when people get back from vacation, get back on the road. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> thank you. coming up at 6:00 -- the attorney for the suspect in the boston marathon bombing asks the judge to postpone the trial. what he needs more time. a deadly killing and how the first female >> lawyers for the boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev have asked for a delay in his trial. they say due to the volume of documentation, they need more time to prepare. the lawyers also save the government has not handed over all the documents requested. jury selection is scheduled to begin january fifth. the bombings killed three people and injured more than 250. d.c. mayor elect muriel bowser is filling more cabinet positions

friends meeting house in springfield. demonstrateers will walk from there to u.s. congressman patrick meehan's office to hold a canned lights vigil. >> power house program in alabama, auburn university jackle mitchell was shot and killed earlier this morning at a complex near the campus. circumstances surrounding that shoot ring unknown. he was a red shirt freshman this season for auburn tiger and ranged 17 best tight end in country in the high school. the shooting happened at the same apartment complex where two former auburn players were killed in summer of 2012. >> dangerous criminals were on the run this morning as they escaped from badge bam prison. de marcus woodard and kobe and gourd an escaped after they assaulted a guard with a cap of lay sol. the three men were cell mates. one pretented to be sick to trick the prison guard and marshals recap toured gordon behind the bars for robbery and the two are still on the run this afternoon. >> hundreds of people attended the funeral of the 19-year-old woman who was set on

the mayor pushed this ordinance today because there has been talk in the state capitol in springfield that lawmakers may pass a law for bidding rahm emmanuel from passing the law. so he beat them to the punch. >> costs go up, and you either have to do one of two things. raise prices or reduce hours. to kind of compensate for that increase. >> it gives people at the bottom of the economic scale more money in their pocket. if you put money in the hands of folks at the bottom of the economic scale they spend it. they consume because they need it. so what that does is it helps small businesses. >> reporter: emanual is also running for re-election now, and some of his detractors say that he's doing this for minimum wage voters. but others are pushing for $15 an hour, so he's getting it from both sides. >> up next, the u.s. prepares to launch astronauts back into space. the new mission for nasa that does not use the space shuttle. >> on thursday nasa will take the first step in its new man space program called orion. the goal is to eventually take humans to mars. instead of the space shuttl

carpenter said that lincoln entertained him along the way by telling stories ichb colluding springfield illinois. presumably, mrs. lincoln followed once the carriage could be rounded up. it's a charming photograph turning the page of a book that they were both looking down at. i just read recently that lincoln was worried that people assumed that they were looking at the bible and he didn't want to mislead people. they were looking at a book of brady photographs and they just handed him as a prop. lincoln has on tiny reading glasses. it's not the most -- it is not the most significant of the half dozen pictures berger made that cay. day. one, a profile, became the mod em for lincoln's head on the u.s. penny. and another is said to have been the photograph that the 5 dlarsz bill was mod e8 e eled image for the $5 bill was modelled on. so those are three pretty significant photographs. the following evening berger and at least one other photographer went to the white house at the request of carpenter to make some stereographic stud sdis for me at the president's office. this is a degaraty

the road is wet all the way up to springfield. west over towards maclaine, great falls, southern montgomery from bethesda. laurel over to poey, across to the anne arundel. farther south a fewtt

a light wind for the most part. 25 for springfield. 28 for alexandria.n, 28 as well. temperatures are going to stay into the 30s today. details on a warm-up in just a bit. let's go to beverly with traffic. >>> northbound side of 210 just north of swan creek road with a crash slowing things up out of fort washington. also close by, the continued closure of piscataway road close to steed road between floral park and wind brook drive at parker lane still shut down repairing a utility pole and wires down due to the crash. a stretch of mattawoman beantown closed between route 5 and park and ride with the utility pole and wires down. beltway getting past new hampshire avenue, the volume very light as you make your way through silver spring on toward bethesda. 66 running freely getting into manassas, getting into fair oaks, vienna and falls church. we're looking g. nick, mike, back to you. >>> he's got another two years in office but debate is already building about the site of the obama presidential library. >> several potential sites have been selected around

we also note the mta provided two recent procurements from springfield, illinois, where the price for new flyer 60 foot long bus was similar in price to the price per bus that the mta procurement contract and table 4 on page 33 of our report shows this comparison and that's important from the standpoint that new flyer was the only der business bidder on this contract. >> i think this is an important procurement for mta i see from the budget analyst's report about two-thirds of our existing 447 busses are projected to reach the end of their useful life this coming year or next year and though i wish we could purchase more more quickly, i think this is a wise procurement over the next 6 years and the 60 foot busses i know are desperately needed. many of them will serve the 38 geary line which runs through many of our districts but especially the richmond district and that line carries a comparable number as the caltrain whole system that was just discussed a few moments ago. and again the 38 geary is the heaviest used bus line west of the mississippi, west of chicago and i think we have

southbound side of the shoulder springfield no big deal yet. >> it's been 10 years ago since the tsunami in asia one of the worst. more than a quarter million were killed. indonesia had highest toll and most damaged. and special prayer services were held from victims it's already cost 13 sglous the ebola outbreak taken a turn for better. doctors in sierra leone are providing a better treatment. they are expected to recover. it has takennerly 7500 lives. >> generosity of strangers on christmas will help a maryland family hit by tragedy earlier this month. the site go fund me collected more than 45,000 in donations fort family of marine gemmel. she and her two young sons were quhild a jet crashed to their home december 8 and husband and school age daughter were not home at the time of crash. >> a bacon mill in buffer low new york to not -- no reports of injuries but them a home nearby had to evacuate. emergency demolition crews took the lest of building down and high wind brought down trees power lines and a billboard. >> there was a white chris nass denver. a foot or more in the mountains

above freezing and going up just a little bit. 36 college park. 35 in restit and fairfax. 37 in springfield. temperatures are not going to go down. they'll stay steady or go up overnight. more rain early tonight. that's coming through right now. temperatures will remain above freezing overnight. bus stop temperatures chilly. 34-44. i would say a light jacket a good idea. could be light drizzle in the morning. milder tomorrow and chilly on thursday. futurecast, 10:00 p.m. tonight, you can probably walk the dog. temperatures in the upper 30s. by morning, a couple of sprinkles possible. i think more drizzle in the morning than anything else. upper 30s, low 40s. by 8:00 p.m., some clouds. by afternoon, temperatures should make it back into the low to mid-50s. this may be optimistic. 56 downtown. 55 in leesburg. a cold front will actually move through tomorrow afternoon. maybe a couple of showers possible north of town. it moves through dry. by 6:00 p.m., it's moving through southern maryland. temperatures behind the front not crazy cold. we'll see 40s in leesburg by 8:00 p.m. tonight and 8:00 p

you can rush hour delays, a new work zone in springfield township delco, during the midday from 9 to 3:00 until december 19 between baltimore pike or use 20. no issues route 1, delilah road construction from 7 to 5:00 p.m. it's time for the commuter report. had a crash in gloucester county on the jersey turnpike, northbound side approaching exit 2. that cleared out. no issues on 322, 45 or 40 in the clear so far at this point. tam. there's now surveillance video of the suspect in the stabbing death of an american school teacher in abu dabi. the school teacher was stabbed to death in a public restroom at a mall. high pay has attracted western ers at abu dhabi for work. >>> the number of sexual assaults reported by the military increased 8%. there were 6,000 victims of assault compared to last year when there were 500. the pentagon changed its method for accounting for assault. victims are far more willing to file a report. >>> the sixers won! they avoided tieing the nba record by beating a team almost as bad as they were. the sixers lost 17 in a row but managed to walk off the court w

>> i'm willing to pay the extra money to get a faster commute, especially given that i live in springfield, and it takes me about an hour, over an hour to get to work. >> especially the highways over here are very unpredictable. >> the express lanes stretch for 29 miles, from ed sell south to garr isonville road. there are no toll plaza, so you will need an ez pass. >> winter like temperatures are on the way for tomorrow. >>> tom is here with the forecast. >>> let's start with the radar. there is drizzle south of down. the heaviest activity is to the southwest, charlottesville, down towards roanoake. there are sprinkles in stafford in fredericksburg. you may see a sprinkle in leonardtown and toward waldorf. right now, we're looking at the futurecast. by 10:00 tonight, we're talking about temperatures in the 30s. 43 downtown with clouds. it is not picking up anything in terms of precipitation, maybe a couple light snow showers toward charlottesville. by midnight, the temperatures will be in the upper 30s in the suburbs and above 40 downtown. by 2:30, the clouds will be hanging tough, but no

and along comes this--his son and his son works really hard--he's a state delegate in springfield and then he runs for state treasurer. these are hard-core local issues. his father who, of course, died in the middle of--the beginning of adlai iii's career--was always telling him, 'start at the top. don't get involved at all in local politics.' but adlai thought differently and in many ways he was a much better formed and shaped politician. he knew politics in a way, i think, that his father simply didn't. c-span: let me read you some quotes that you have in the book, from adlai stevenson iii, the senator who left the senate in what year? do you remember? >> guest: 1980. c-span: 1980. 'he remains gloomy about our democracy which,' quote, '"as we practice it, is not conducive to a candidate's celebration or the people's confidence. to succeed, democracy must inform and exhort the public to some high and common purpose. now it seems paralyzed by timidity and partisan bickering."' >> guest: there it is. that's the stevenson ethic. adlai stevenson iii learned politics at his father's knee

if you are lucky down through springfield or down through manassas that you might reach that 40-degree mark. 34 for manassas right now and fairfax at 31. once we slide over to alexandria 33 and 33 here as well. the high pressure we can thank for the sunshine, but also the chilly temperatures. tonight with the clear skies in place and the calm winds, it is just another night down to the 20s and the teens for the suburbs. it will be a little bit on the cold side the first thing tomorrow morning. you can sleep right through it. we will see the temperatures a little bit warmer, not be much. so it will still be below average, but we will make our way back up. the high pressure will take control for thursday evening as we would start to see a couple more clouds. so 9:30 new year's day is looking quiet with the clouds here on thursday night in to friday with the clouds comes some warmer temperatures on friday. we'll reach the mid to upper 40s. then comes some rain on saturday. this is 6:00 in the morning as we are still dry. most of your saturday will be dry. it is saturday evening in to sund

police followed them to oakland and boxed the car in on springfield street at 98th. the driver rammed several police cars trying to get away. the passenger was not hurt. the driver is in grave condition right now. one officer was also injured. he was treated and released from the hospital. we will have more on the story at the top of the next hour. >> 4:33 the battle of the bay between the raiders and 49ers turned into a real fight where a peacemaker is recovering from surgery. >>> it is crazy, passerbys were surprised to see investigators is what is considered a safe part of downtown san jose. even more surprised that the shooting was over the 49ers and raiders game. there was an argument noon the fans and person who was shot was trying to break it up. >> two teams from the bay area, how do you shoot someone over that? come on. >> the victim is involving from non-life threatening injuries. the san jose police say they detained three person believed responsible. officers caught them running away from the scene. investigators searched a bar to collect evidence after t

there's been some drizzle and a light shower coming out of the springfield area coming from alexandria, tracking toward the airport, reagan national, just going to flip downtown in eastern sections of the district more so than northwest. north and west far enough in toward east and west virginia, northern maryland. we're seeing some areas of a thousand feet or so that have been see something slight icing. just a little bit of shower activity south of hagerstown. might have a sleet pellet mixed in but most of the sleet is gone at this point. there are the light showers coming out of the northern neck from dahlgren and colonial beach in toward st. mary's, calvert county on their way toward easton and cambridge a. dreary looking sky. cloudy. temperatures aren't going to budge much. only 40 or so give or take a couple of degrees. with more rain this evening before drying out late tonight and as we dry out, we're also going to warm up. temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s. you know yesterday we hit 70 in washington. we had areas in the low 70s at this hour. -- low 30s at this hour so a lot

policy will honest or the victims with a candlelight vigil at the office of congressman pat in springfield. the event begins at 4:00 this afternoon. gunman adam lanza killed 20 children and six educators in newtown. governor malloy has requested that flags in the state be lowered today from sunrise to sunset. there will be no public commemorations in newtown. city officials say that the day will be marked through personal reflection and remembrance. >>> this weekend, thousands of people marched in cities across america, including here in philadelphia, to protest the death of unarmed african-american men at the hands of police. demonstrators gathered around city hall yesterday, some carried signs, others staged a "die-in". about 60 people got down on the ground to protest the deaths of michael brown and eric garner who were both killed by police officers. this all happened under the city's christmas tree. >> i can't breathe! >> more than 10,000 marched from downtown washington to the u.s. capitol building. civil rights groups organized the march called justice for all. they were joined by t

. >> reporter: it ultimately less san leandro and it up on the 9800 prop blocks of springfield in oaklandack. cul-de- sac. it ran into this the san leandro police cars the offer surge against fired a gun and struck the odd driver of the gun the driver of the car was a female. >> reporter: one of the police officers with injured on the way the shooting took place in oakland so oakland will be the lead investigative unit on this case. san leandro will conduct a separate investigation. more affirmation about the officer involved in this shooting we know that there was a female driver and we get new details will pass them along. >> reporter: continuing our coverage of the protests in berkeley one man was hit in the head with an am with hammer while he was trying to protect a radio shack from looters. all the protesters there were smashing windows on her at the radio shack in other areas were vandalized paint damage was a lot of shattered glass and about 400 protesters there. two police officers or also injured. this was all because of new york's grand jury decision not to and divorced are ind

when this batch of rain rolls through, temps go up a little bit. 37 in springfield. everybody above freezing in the immediate metro area and that's as low as we'll go tonight. temperatures are going to remain above freezing overnight, they will not fall down. bus stop temperatures, 34 to 44. chilly for the kids and maybe a little bit of drizzle. i don't think you'll need the umbrella. mild on wednesday buts chilly on thursday behind the cold front. 10:00, most of the rain is through. just clouds and temps in the 30s. walking the dog, prepare for drizzle and fog tonight. but the rain should be out of here. 6:00 a.m., more showers possible east of town but for the most part just drizzle and clouds. a real dreary start tomorrow. a little bit better than today, but not much. temps by 8:00, this is little bit warm. still in the 30s, i think, by 8:00. 1:00-hour, we'll pop back into the 50s with clouds still in place. cold front goes through, again, maybe a sprinkle generated by the cold front, late afternoon. it generally will move through, though, on the dry side. day pla

flames destroyed a building at the columbus farmers market in springfield, union county on november 18th. venders say they can't move ahead with insurance claims until they know exactly what sparked the blaze. >>> today, there will be plenty of holiday cheer in south philadelphia. here is a live look at the wells fargo center, where thousands of philadelphia families in need will take part of the sixth annual operation brotherly love. families will enjoy carnival games, food, music, dancing, gifts, and brand-new winter coats. it's all thanks to a number of volunteers committed to giving as many children as possible a holiday filled with love, joy, and warmth. >> three, two, one. >> the infamous charlie brown christmas tree is lit up for the holidays. the community held a rededication ceremony. the 50-foot spruce has been at the center of controversy since last month when some people complained it was ugly and scrawny. since then, many have rallied around the symbol of christmas. this parade in center city, philadelphia, marked the fifth night of hanukkah yesterday. hundred of cars travel