anderson walked me around a hospital in tacoma, washington.the first things you will notice here and every e.r. in the state is a reminder for patients of restrictions on how much pain medication they can be prescribed. >> not only are we all playing by the same rules, we are also now all communicating with one another. >> this is being done through a statewide database. it provides a patient's history of visits to emergency departments in the last five years as well as other vital information. >> in some cases, it might even show care guidelines, like this particular physician has said no narcotics should be issued through the emergency department because they are on a pain management contract. >> if something like this didn't exist, the scenario is somebody could come to one emergency room, possibly get a prescription for pain medication and maybe even the same day, go to another emergency room and get a prescription for pain medications. that could happen? >> that's happened for years. >> so pharmacies here also share data. >> we now have a

wheelbarrow and she flattened it like a pancake. >> cindy is soon returned to her former home in tacoma, where she remains until her death. it's been more than two decades since david was attacked by cindy, but when it comes to remembering that terrifying day, his memory is like an elephant's. he'll never forget. >> it's with me every day. it's made me look at life and realize how precious it is. i probably should have died that day. >>> coming up, selling bikes is no easy ride when a car smashes into the store. when "caught on camera: labor pain" continues. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicoderm cq, the patch with time release smart control technology that acts fast and helps control cravings all day long. ♪ quit one day at a time with nicoderm cq. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded th

. >> in tacoma, washington, christine and burt goal e-husband and wife, are both in pain. caused by multiple sclerosis. >> my leg is constantly being electrocuted from the inside out. >> hers is caused by a car accident 16 years ago. >> i was in a big old '77 shelve station wagon, bent it in half. i looked in my rear-view mirror, i could see the woman putting mascara on, and i knew i was in trouble. >> putting on mascara? >> yes, that i could see. she just plowed right into me. unfortunately, to think day i still have back issues because of it. >> are you in pain right now? >> i am, yeah. the pain medications make a huge difference thank goodness. without them i don't think i would be able to work a full-time job. >> but she says after the new state law passed, no doctor would treat her. how hard has it been to find doctors who give you the medications you want? >> since this law passed it's been incredibly difficult. i ended up calling multiple clinics. i would call and say, first words out of their mouth, if you want pain medications, forbet about it. we're done. >> chri

they are the tacoma, silver -- takoma, silver spring, wheat on and glenn station. on the green line buses will run between the archives and waterfront stations and on the yellow line there will be no service between the archive and ft. totten stations. >>> fight for all d.c.! >> redskins fans no doubt could sing at least part of that song are but most of them probably don't know -- song, but most of them probably don't know the song that could have been lost to history. we'll explain. >> up next a traumatizing ordeal for a hotel clerk who was lured to a vacant room. >>> this is a 9 news fiscal cliff note. >> fact, unemployment checks will stop. 5million americans are receiving unemployment checks right now. if the nation heads over that fiscal cliff, four out of 10 unemployed americans will have a tougher time getting by. at the height of the jobs crisis congress passed federally backed emergency unemployment programs so states wouldn't run out of money for jobless benefits. now why is this happening? these programs have passed on a temporary basis because lawmaker

, washington, first, february 26, 2010, there at tacoma elementary school a teacher there was shot andilled on school grounds. no children were present at the school when that shooting took place. i'll take you back to a report february 29, 2000, in flint, michigan. there a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to buelle elementary school in mount morris township. he killed his first grade classmate kayla roland. that's in flint, michigan. i'll take you back to 1979. san diego, california. fortunately, there, alex, brenda spentser, at the time, 16, pulled out a .22 caliber rifle from her family's house across the vietnam and said after she had shot some students, i just don't like mondays. this is really a tough and emotional story to watch when we listen to some of the children what they have to say here, alex. we think of these places as safe havens, and, unfortunately, today it was not. >> nbc's -- nbc -- msnbc's richard lui. chelg -- i don't know what the word is to describe this. horrifying, chilling, a moment of national tragedy. you know, the culture -- we talk about violence. it's not s

this is tacoma park. this left 1700 pepco customers without power. the electricity has since been restored. in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home. luckily, no one was hurt. but the house is not in livable condition. fallen trees were a problem in northern virginia. this was the scene on georgetown pike. a tree blocked traffic for a short time while police helped clear the road. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday morning as well. neighbors say this is a more common occurrence. >> every time the wind blows, one of these big old trees comes down and this particular spot seems to be a bad one. this is the second tree that's come down here in the last year. >> one neighbor said the teresa parentally have good timing crashing just after rush hour ends to avoid a huge traffic backup. >>> mother nature isn't letting up on the jersey shore homes ravaged on superstorm sandy. snow that blanketed much of the northeast turned to rain along the coast. that, combined

the tacoma, silver spring, forest glen and glenmont stations are the other four. buses will run between the fort totten and glenmont stations. shuttles will run between archives and water upon. there will not be green line service to l'enfant plaza. the yellow line will be closed for inspections at the bridge across the potomac river so in virginia, yellow line trains will follow the blue line tracks from the pentagon through eastern market. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:01. back to you. >> if you missed any of that, again it's on our website at wusa9.com. >>> pizza parodizo has a fun way for people to give this holiday season. they kicked off the campaign at their alexandria location. if you missed out, don't worry. you can take part next thursday at the georgetown location. you can get up to three free cans of beer. >>> the smithsonian unveiled the dom pedro yesterday. what's that? that's what it is. a glittering aqua marine mine in brazil, it's the largest cut piece of aquamarine in the world. it's named after brazil's first for emperors and is

, many parts of downtown tacoma, the towns of fife and puelab. and because of his strong commitment to native american rights, the puelab trusted senator inouye to serve as an intermediary between the parties involved in the negotiations and to try to resolve this dispute. he made around a dozen trips to washington state at key moments of this negotiations. if you can imagine a senator who has to represent his state, be a leader on the appropriations committee, would spend so much time on one particular dispute. during one session at a tacoma hotel, senator inouye described his role as -- quote -- "messenger boy" running between tribal negotiators on the second floor and non-indian negotiators on the second floor. by his own estimate, he shuttles between those two floors 21 times. his tireless commitment helped work and keep the negotiations moving along and finally in 198 8 was struck and the settlement was passed into law in 1989. the tribe received $162 million that included 200 acres of disputed land. of this total, $77 million were federal f

and when you have evidence -- i remember this, one of the first exchange programs at tacoma, washington, what they found was the needle exchange program was the principal point of source of recommendations into drug treatment. think about it. people come to a needle exchange program so they can safely use their drugs without getting an infection and spreading it to other people. there is no coercion involved. it is the most important you can have for someone who is a known drug user what that suggests is that when people need to get help, when people are trying to get better, what they most need is to have the opportunity to find their own dignity, their own self, their own worth. having a judge or prosecutor with a hammer over your head saying you better be clear or i'm throwing you in jail. you better give me clean urines or i'm throwing you in jail. that may work for some people but that's no reason to make it a one size fits all model. in fact, huge numbers do seek out treatment whether it's 12 step or anything else, if that treatment is respectful, if it's quality, if it has eviden

the fire started in a restaurant at university boulevard and new hampshire avenue in tacoma park. nobody was hurt. >>> coming up, a family's reunion after a medical condition kept the mother away from her children for nearly 20 years. >>> and an important reminder for metro riders. the big change happening in the week ahead. >>> and southbound lanes on i-270 are blocked at clopper road. a tow truck is trying to clear the wreckage >>> this morning a d.c. woman is waking up with her family for the first time in 16 years. she reunited with her son and the rest of her family in california. she suffered from kidney failure and a stroke and she was shot in the head. she couldn't remember how she got across the country. she was getting treatment when one day she suddenly remembered her california address. the nurse tracked down her family in richmond. they had not seen each other since 1996. >> it's been kind of hard. you wonder and you don't have all the support you need as a young man growing up, but the rest of my family have been real good, they have been there for me. >> i didn't kn

the agency is doing track work on all of lines, tacoma, silver spring, forest glenn, wheaton, glennmont on red line are closed. free shuttle buss will be available. shuttles will replace trains between archives and waterfront on the green line. and no yellow line service between ft. totten and archives. and single tracking on the orange and blue lines to remember as well. >> another traffic alert. now the jingle all the way 8k race has several streets closed. race began just a few minutes ago. this is a look at the course, parts of pennsylvania avenue in northwest are closed. independence avenue in southwest along other streets are also closed until noon today. >>> dallas cowboys defensive tackle josh brent will appear in court facing possible manslaughter charges after crashing his car and killing his teammate, jerry brown. brent released a statement to his agent that said, quote,my devastated and filled with grief for the loss of my close friend and teammate jerry brown. i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life, end quote. police say early satur

so, tacoma, silver spring, forest glenn, wheaton and glenn mont on the red line are all closed.e shuttle bauses will be available. there's no yellow line service between ft. totten and archives and single tracking on orange and blue lines. >> might not only be a messy commute on metro, take a look at the roads. if you are headed out, watch your speed. in is a live picture of 16th and k in downtown d.c. we have a few slick spots due to the rain. we're also dealing with some fog out there, so be cautious as you head out. chuck bell as your forecast coming up. >>> up next, we'll talk to "meet the press" moderator david gregory. >> the couple who caught attention sitting rinkside last ♪ i -- i got it, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ [ male announcer ] at subway, you got it made. try a steak, egg white & cheese, tricked out any way you want. subway. eat fresh. i think what's significant, have you to watch who's meeting when. the president and speaker boehner look like they're getting closer to speakin

beginning friday night, tacoma, silver spring, and the other stations will close and will remain shutn for sunday. on the green line, buses will replace strains between archives and the waterfront stations and there will be no yellow line service between fort taunton and archives. >>> our live coverage of the tree-lighting ceremony continues. things are behind schedule. we're waiting for the first family to wait for the stage. they'll dot honors of flipping the switch to light the christmas tree on the ellipse. sue palka is there in the middle of it all. sue. >> reporter: hello, shawn. you know what never gets old? watching the president arrive. he's not come out but the motorcade pulled up about five, six minutes ago, and i understand from marjorie hall, who is close by here, we're a couple of minutes away from having the first family come on out and we're going to get everything started. in the meantime, the crowd has been on their best behavior. maybe the first family had to run late, too and it's probably not because the cancer real was not done yet, for sure. we have a wonderful

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this was the scene in tacoma park yesterday. this tree knocked out power to more than 1700 pepco customers. power there has since been restored and in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. luckily, nobody was hurt. officials say the house is not in livable condition. >>> northern virginia saw its share of fallen trees. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday morning. neighbors a say this is becoming more and more common. >> every time the wind blows, one of these big old trees comes down and this particular spot seems to be a bad one. this is the second tree that's come down here in the last year. >> no one was hurt in either incident. one neighbor said the teresa parentally have good timing. crashing just after rush hour ends to avoid a traffic backup. >>> the winter storm adding salt to the wounds of the residents around the jersey shore. more flooding from the winter blast. snow that blanketed much of the northeast tur

they say it is democrats whose position remains unchanged, they refuse to put on spending and in tacomas that are necessary to reach an agreement and for them to give on taxes. congress will return to work next week in washington but still no movement, the attention of lawmakers in washington isn't really on matters of taxes and spending and fiscal issues but more on the events in connecticut. back to you. dave: for which we will all have a weekend to meditate on those things. thank you, rich edson in washington, appreciate it. liz: how and chief financial officers plan for the company's future when the country may be going into a fiscal abyss. grant thornton, ceo steven chipman joining us with a result of c f os to guide their companies through stormy weather no matter what happens. dave: today's the deadline for states to decide whether or not to run the health insurance exchanges that are required by the health-care law or pass the ball to the federal government. joining us, what is at stake for your coverage, health care providers and stocks they represent coming. you know how painf

that's tacoma, silver spring, forest glen, wheaton and glenmont. shuttle buses will run between the fort totten and glenmont stations and there's also single tracking on the blue and orange lines. those riders should allow an extra 15 minutes of travel time. we'll have all this information on our website as well. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic at 6:00. >> thanks, monika. >>> with 18 days until christmas, santa is going through thousands of letters trying to grant as many wishes as possible. unfortunately, though, santa can't get to every letter. >> that's why the united states postal service runs operation santa where it asks you to help santa. you can adopt a child or a family and help make this a merry christmas for them. here's just one of the many letters to santa. >> hi, santa claus, i need your help. i have six great kids that need to have a good christmas this year. i am a single parent with a kid with cerebral palsy and i take care of him every day. i would like to know if you can help make my kids' christmas a wonderful on

three buses will replace trains at tacoma, silver springs, forest glenn, wheaten and greenmont. between archive and waterfront. and no service between fort haughton and archive on the yellow line. >>> coming up, children writing letters to santa is a time-honored tradition, but some kids this year aren't wishing for toys. we'll show you a very special letter-writing campaign all to help make the dreams of some very sick children come true. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. . >>> and today's the first day of hanukkah. to celebrate, thousands are expected on the elipse for the world's largest menorah lighting ceremony. there will also be a performance by the u.s. navy band. the event is open to the public. >>> now to a story all about the true meaning of holiday giving. a girl with an inoperable brain tumor is working to

tacoma, silver spring, forest glen, wheaton, and glenmont will all be closed.iders can also expect track work delays on the green, orange, and blue lines. >>> here's something we haven't heard much of lately. apple had a bad day on wall street. cnbc's shartia brantley is live with that story and more. good morning, shartia. >> reporter: good morning, richard. apple has lost a bit of its shine. the tech giant's stock suffering its worst day in four years on wednesday, falling $37, or more than 6%. several factors have been at play, investors are worried apple may be giving up ground in the tablet market. nokia beat apple to the punch. there are also unconfirmed reports a clearinghouse firm is raising the margin requirements on apple stock. apple lost $35 billion in market value yesterday. to put that in perspective, guys, there are 417 companies listed on the s&p 500 index that have a market cap below $35 billion. meanwhile, zynga is rolling the dice. the online game maker has filed for a gaming license in nevada. the state allows companies to offer online poker

tacoma, forest spring, wheaton, glenmont will remain closed through sunday evening. >>> safety is the primary reason that metro is extending how far new silver line trains will run. that's according to a new report due to be presented to metro's board this morning. the report says the area where trains could turn around at the stadium armory station was too small and couldn't be upgraded to meet ntsb safety standards. silver line cars will now run all the way out to largo town center. change will cost about $4.6 million in the first year and it will reduce the number of orange and blue line trains, eliminating new rush plus service on the line. >>> it is a holiday tradition for drivers in the district, the traffic caused by the national tree lighting starting at 4:15 this afternoon. 15th street will be closed between pennsylvania and constitution avenues. 17th street will be closed between constitution and new york avenues. the roads will reopen at 7:00. tonight's event is the 90th annual lighting of the christmas tree. megan mcgrath is live on ellipse now with a preview of the big ev

tacoma, silver spring, forest glenn, wheaton and glennmont on the red line are closed.es will replace trains on the green line. there is no yellow line service between ft. totten and archives and single tracking on parts of the orange and blue lines. >>> from the rails to the roads now, drivers, heads up, pe hawe lots of fog and light rain. be careful on the roads. this is a live look at 14th and i streets in the district. many streets are slick, which can make driving conditions a little dangerous. so, watch out. >>> today the redskins and ravens face off in the battle of the beltways with a win today the burgundy and gold could be ti kickoff is at 1:00. we'll have a live preview coming up on "news 4 today" but first we'll check your forecast next. >>> and the day's off to a dreary and wet start. looks like things won't change much. let's go to meteorologist chuck bell for details. >> good morning to you. a good sunday morning, everybody. there is some good news in the forecast. as you're happy with what you see out the window right now, there's good news in your forec

just south of tacoma, washington, a tree fell into this house. puncturing the ceiling of a baby's room and narrowly missing his crib. the baby was unharmed. washington to utah is feeling the cold air of this storm and expecting up to three feet of snow. 17 states are in winter weather warnings and watches. from the northwest to arizona and all the way into minnesota and wisconsin. by wednesday, the storm is expected to move further east and cover parts of the midwest, from denver, to chicago, with 4 to 12 inches of snow. and later in the week, the same storm will produce severe weather in southern states, with possible tornados. and by friday, the northeast could be hit with one to two inches of heavy rain and gusty winds. it's part of the storm pattern we told you about to expect for this week. and the storms will continue to move across the country. we'll tell you what to expect in the areas that get snow and get storms throughout the day today. remember, this will take us all the way through the weekend, where about 93 million people are expec

you thinking tundra or tacoma? well, i need one that can handle my boat. shuttle endeavour, weighing about 300,000 pounds. how much does your boat weigh? it's -- it's -- it's -- it's... [ male announcer ] toyotathon is on! the one event you don't want to miss. >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> very busy out there. at southwest accident on the outer loop at hollins ferry. 34 miles per hour just prior to the accident scene. much of this is volume-related. adding to those delays, that accident at hollins ferry. 13 miles per hour there. 795 out of the owings mills area, still experiencing slow going 27 miles per hour just prior to the split. looking good at york road, but down to 34 miles per hour south of there from middletown to mount carmel. 97 southbound, slow as spot around 26 mi. per hour as you make a record 50. -- make your way towards 50. >> temperatures are in the upper 20s to around 30. 30 in the airport. we don't have to calculate wind chills to start t

you thinking tundra or tacoma? well, i need one that can handle my boat.h does your boat weigh? it's -- it's -- it's -- it's... [ male announcer ] toyotathon is on! the one event you don't want to miss. starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. ♪ [spider-man] we got this. ♪ ♪ [mom] this hero stuff is easy! >>> days after the tragedy in connecticut, we're still learning new stories of hope and survival. gene rosen lives across the street from sandy hook elementary. he was finishing his morning routine on friday when he noticed a group of children sitting at the end of his driveway. they ended up being the survivors of vicky soto's first grade class. mr. rosen is with us now. good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me a about -- i just mentioned who the children were, as you came upon them. tell me what happened. you talked to them. they obv

we begin with tacoma's news tribune which says day one of legalized marijuana was pretty chill. were no run on doritos, increased in car wrecks, no crazy displays of joy. >>> to florida, the sun sentinel newspaper, florida wildlife officials announcing the 2013 python challenge. it's a hunting contest that begins next month because the burmese python population is posing a big threat. officials found a 75 found fully intact deer in the stomach of one captured last year. a grand prize of $1,500 is being offered to the hunter who kills the most pythons. >>> just about three hours away from the november jobs report. next why stouperstorm sandy cou have an impact. copays as low ar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and

the ground could also slide in seattle, tacoma and bremerton. one year, 365 days. that's how long american scott kelley and a russian will spend on the sbrshl space station. his trip will be the longest by an american on a single mission. john zarrella joins us now. tell us more, john. >> reporter: holding a briefing about the mission now and what to expect. in about an hour or so, maybe a little less, kelly and his russian counterpart will also hold a press briefing and talk about, you know, how they were selected, the process. and what they expect. you know, this is a huge, huge step, if you want to do a deep space mission, because so little is known about the long-term effects of weightlessness on the body. if you're talking about going to an asteroid or mars, you're talking about round trip missions of a year or two years if you're going to go to mars. weightlessness affects the blood pressure, eyesight. it affects bone density. it affects muscle mass. so many different things beyond just the technical issues that have to be understood about the human body and

a lot of security poses, this is eric madfast who assistant professor in tacoma.e has studied mass shootings, particularly school shootings. he said one of the key findings to emerge from my research is that he's incidents were not prevented through enhanced security measures. but instead by alert students and faculty members coming forward with knowledge about a violent plot being planned. and a vast majority, prepare trart perpetrators inform multiple people about their plans in advance. dave, i guess my question is, is there some set of policy framework you can imagine that? metal detectors that isn't armed police officers in every kindergarten in this country is which is distilted vision. some policies that would interrupt before it happens. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-co

and bouncing out to the west coast again, in tacoma, washington, gary thanks for joining us. hey, bill, how are you doing? >> bill: all right. great. what's up? caller: picking on boehner, boehner is just a front man. he is just a figurehead. basically, my take on it is it's just like the senate. you get the tail wagging the dog and the tail is led by eric cantor and they are holding the rest. their caucus is holding the rest of the republicans hostage. >> bill: yeah, gary, i hear you, but that comes back to boehner is the speaker. you know, i mean he's got to -- go ahead. caller: boehner wants to keep his speakership but i am sure they are going, if you don't, you know, stand up and obstruct in the grand party way the way we have showed you how to do it because, you know, the last time you know what happened last time he tried to negotiate with the president. >> bill: i know. i know. but, you know, that was then. i gave him -- listen for two years, i gave boehner a break saying he was being -- he couldn't act because eric cantor had a knife at his back and the tea party cauc

>> it was rather overwhelming at first it went viral, pictures of us in the seattle tacoma airport in the u.s.a. we weren't even in china. we were back the united states. they've know a kid who took that picture, but somehow it went viral and we were instantly recognized. even peddlers when we took our family and kids to experience the great wall for their first time, we were asked by everybody along the great while for pictures. so is overwhelming, very, very flattering on the chinese have been warm and gracious and very, very friendly. >> how much does it matter to them that your father was born in china? >> at the source of great pride that i'm chinese-american, that my ancestors are often china, a waste family is from china as well. in some ways they expect me therefore to take the chinese side on all the issues. [laughter] and shortly after i arrived in before i arrived there was some commentary over the internet this you have to look at the statement. he may be chinese on the inside, but these white on the outside. excuse me coming out on the outside, white on the inside. they c

you thinking tundra or tacoma? well, i need one that can handle my boat.he tundra was able to tow the shuttle endeavour, weighing about 300,000 pounds. how much does your boat weigh? it's -- it's -- it's -- it's... [ male announcer ] toyotathon is on! the one event you don't want to miss. nespresso. where i never have to compromise on anything. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. where every cappuccino and latte is only made with fresh milk. and where the staff is exceptionally friendly. ♪ nespresso. what else? [ grandma ] ok. ♪ ah. then we will all do it together. treats. yeah. teets...teets... teets... [ female announcer ] it seems like the best family traditions always start in the kitchen. happy holidays... from rice krispies. tell me we'll always be together. ♪ tell me i've still got it. that our traditions matter. tell me you love me for who i am. that you can't wait to be home. tell me you're glad i've joined your family. even if i can't be there this year. just tell me. [ female announcer ] for everything they need to hear, there's a

you thinking tundra or tacoma? well, i need one that can handle my boat.ndeavour, weighing about 300,000 pounds. how much does your boat weigh? it's -- it's -- it's -- it's... [ male announcer ] toyotathon is on! the one event you don't want to miss. >>> 7:56 is your time now on this thursday, december 6, 2012. good morning, i'm eun yang. an update on the accident on the beltway. danella sealock has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. the outer loop at the split is blocking the right lane. delays are about nine miles jammed from i-95 as you make your way toward i-270. that trip is going to take you about an hour. expect delays until at least 11:00 a.m. i want to shoot to i-95 in maryland southbound. jammed from powder mill road. trying to get on the beltway is a tough >>> december sure acting like a winter month now. good morning. we are down into the 20s in most of the region. we have sunshine and clouds coming through. by mid afternoon, mid-40s. cloudy tomorrow. another cold day. a chance of rain sprinkles during the afternoon. a slight chance sat