i have lived on telegraph hill for 22 years. i was a member of the telegraph hill and other club for 22 years. we do research, design, and development for condominium projects. we have really worked on watermark, embarcadero, 600 units on an affinity, right now, we are on hawthorne and mission bay. we are familiar with the area. to report a lack of new products coming on the market, several years ago, there were sales for immediate occupancy. i think a year from today, we would be down to just a couple of hundred units. in 2006 and 2007, approximately 500 units were permitted for construction each quarter for sale. 500 units per quarter. if we look at 2008 , to does mind, and 2010, it dropped down to 150 per quarter. the third quarter, we're down to 70 units for sale permitted by construction. we're down to 14% of the number of units permitted just for five years ago. as we all understand, it takes approximately t of years to build any project of size. even if a shovel got into the ground next year, we would not see new product

weeks after a massive fire at the corner of telegraph and has, shoppers are staying away.ity hopes a new push will bring crowds back. >> everybody is open and ready for business. >> that's the message businesses along berkeley telegraph avenue are hope ling customers are receiving since the streets reopened on wednesday. >> it's picking up, but we still haven't had the same transactions as before. >> people who became afraid to come into the area because they thought something was happening here, but it wasn't affecting the businesses. it was just the one building that burned down. >> this is what the building looks like the day after the fire, which broke out the night of november 18. it helped 39 apartments, but the fire left in danger of collapse, so the city blocked off telegraph avenue and haste street and that caused enough of a headache that some of these stores lost more than half of their business. >> because you have to go around and around and around to get here and the parking is what it is. >> city knocked the building down and reopened the streets. >> just ac

it is throughout the city, most notably twin peaks, edge hill, telegraph hill. every once in awhile, you hear about those who make the news with a rock fall or landslide. usually occur in the telegraph and twin peaks. . above the rock are the soil deposits. the most common is dune sand. it is nothing but rocks that has been worn down from the sierras and deposited along the beaches. the wind blew that dune sand over most of the city. it is this mustard color. on the avenues, it is very thick. it can be up to 400 feet thick. as you moved south across slope boulevard, that is the tolar foundation. it was named after the first to score every in -- after the first discovery in the cemetery. the man was out there and noticed this material was unique. he started mapping it. he traced it all the way up to slope. the dune sand generally has the consistency of sugar. it is fine grained sand. it is usually loose. it is poorly graded. the colma foundation can be the same stand but it is denser. it may have to play in it. it is much stronger. it is an excellent supporting m

so the city blocked off telegraph avenue and haste street, and that caused enough of a headache that some of these stores lost more than half of their business. >> you have to go around and around and around to get here. and the parking is what it is. >> over the past week, the city finally knocked the building down. and reopened the street. >> and just across haste street from this pile of rubble is this lot which has been empty for decades. growing weeds and adding to the general blight. >> we finally run out of patience. >> and so the city is suing the lot's owner to force new development. >> so now we have two holes. but it is an opportunity. it is really a wonderful opportunity to actually turn that around. >> my hope is that everything will be taken care of and business will come back to telegraph avenue and the city will cooperate and try to help us out. and get us out of this small hole that has been provided for us. >> reporter: in berkeley, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> three suspected robbers in oakland's month clare neighborhood caught. all it took, a red light. neighbors on n

the years that it was up here, it gave the name telegraph hill. it survived although the structure is long gone. come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. arthur brown, noted architect in the city, wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it wa

an accident at telegraph road and 175. police are on the scene. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. if you travel south on 895, minutes to get you to the harbor tunnel tolls. this is 95 at 155, that exit is closed. some lanes are blocked on 95. so far so good on the west side at baltimore national pike. >> four days to go before the iowa caucuses. >> the candidates are crisscrossing the state hoping to get enough support to win the first nominating process of the 2012 campaign. tara mergener is live in washington with more. >> the race is still very fluid. all are battling over the reported 12% who are still making up their minds. gop hopefuls make a mad dash through iowa, shaking hands and filling up the airwaves with millions worth of ad. >> wheel of washington. >> mitt romney and ron paul at the head of the pack, with mitt romney leading by a hair. mitt romney and ron paul ollie ollie two believed -- and ron paul are the only two believed to have enough money. santorum is edging out newt gingrich. >> it was a m

the aftermath led police and fire to close a busy section of telegraph for weeks. businesses in the area say it turned out to he approximate a mirge disruption and sales suffered. they are trying to make up for lost time and money now. the area next to the building at the corner of telegraph and hay street will remain closed for security reasons, but pedestrians will have access through the intersection. >>> next at 6:00, packed highways and malls are a clear sign many people out shopping this supersaturday. a live report on what retailers and shoppers hope to gain from the madness. >>> also, people in dublin speak out against a stunt gone wrong, senting a canon flying through a residential neighborhood. >> plus -- we'll show you the surprise reunion of a black hawk pilot and his daughter. one wish for christmas was that her father could come home. kes from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. >>> forget black friday. today, the saturday of the weekend before christmas, or super saturday

so the city blocked off telegraph avenue and haste street. that caused enough of a headache that some of these stores lost more than half of their business. >> because you have to go around and around and around to get here and the parking is what it is. >> reporter: over the past week, the city finally knocked the building down. and reopened the street. >> and just across haste street, from this pile of rubble is this lot, which has been empty for decades. growing weeds. and adding to the general blight. >> we finally run out of patience. >> so the city is suing the lot's owner to force new development. >> so now we have two holes. but it is an opportunity. it is really a wonderful opportunity to actually turn that around. >> my hope is that everything will be taken care of and the business will come back to telegraph area and the city will cooperate an try to help us out here and dig ut ous of this small hole that has been provided for us. >> reporter: in berkeley, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> we're getting into the holiday spirit, it can pay o

in berkeley today hundreds of people came out for the annual telegraph holiday street fair.his year though their business means more to local merchants than ever. you see, a month ago a massive fire destroyed an apartment building in that neighborhood. no one was injured but the aftermath of the disaster led police and fire to close a section of busy telegraph for weeks. businesses in the area say that turned out to be a major disruption and their sales have suffered. they are trying to make up for lost time and money now. the area next to the building at the corner of telegraph and haste street will remain closed for security reasons but pedestrians and vehicles do have access through the intersection. >>> next at 5:00 it is a long and grueling journey home for the troops returning from iraq. we'll show you the process the troops call lockdown. also an east bay town voices concern for a stunt gone wrong. we'll show you why one couple is rejecting a delivery of christmas presents. >> and we're seeing a dry start to the t weekend. tonight as you wrap up the weekend we have a

in order to get to the telegraph in washington to be telegraphed and printed for the paper, at 2:15 he could report union troops are being successful. the enemy is fleeing for the field. the day is ours. half an hour later considered reinforcements arriving on the field turned that around completely and henry rain along with most of the union army had to flee the field back of the road across bull run and back toward washington. he rode all the way to washington with a revised story in his hand and got to the military telegraph operator dusty and dirty and smelly, rushed in, i need a new story. the union army is defeated and a telegraph operator decided it was in the interest to send that story. this is why new unit--new york readers don't find out until july 26th what actually happened at bull run. here we have an innovation henry raymond decided his fields were over. he went back to new york to resume his editorial responsibilities. he began to hire dedicated professional war reporters who went into the field with the armies and with the army's blessing and often without the army's b

this is where the winning powerball ticket was sold on christmas eve, wesley's restaurant on telegraph road in cecil county. >> well, we've been here since 1951. 61 years in the business. family owned. i'm the third -- second generation. soon to get to third generation in here. now i got this going, i might be out real fast and have them in here. >> john wesley says this is the first time his business has ever had a winning ticket. and even though no one knows who the lucky person is, he or she is about to be $125 million richer. they will get a lump sum of $79 million and $52 million after taxes. the state gets some money, as well, a portion of which will go towards maryland's general fund. we still do not know who this mystery winner is. but state lottery officals say it's possible that he or she has no idea that they have won, or they could still be in shock. >> most people take a little longer, couple of weeks, maybe even a month or two. it depends. we usually advise people to talk to a financial adviser or an accountant, an attorney, you know, think about what you're going to do.

kraig debro is on telegraph avenue now with all the details.orning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that application process begins about a half hour from now, down the street from here. retailers depend on the holiday season to make some money before the end of the year. down here, that's no differently but the fire has changed that. that's why this holiday fair over the next two weekends will be very, very important to a lot of residents here and a lot of businesses and that's because of course that fire that simply gutted a 95-year- old building down here on telegraph avenue. starting about half hour from now, people affected by fire from business owners to students who lived in the building, could apply to are for loans and according to the sba, the small business administration, it's not just those people, it's anybody and a six-county area them could apply for the loans. people in san joaquin county can apply for the loans. of course,th further away you get from ground zero, from the fire, the more proof you have to provide that w

the closures will occur near telegraph road in alexandria. now, on monday and thursday from 9:30 in the morning until 2:30 in the afternoon, the left lane of the inner loop will be closed between eisenhower avenue and telegraph road. we've got all of this information on our website, wusa9.com. >>> in boston police evicted protestors who had been camping out since september 30th as part of the occupy boston movement. 46 people were arrested early this morning. authorities dismantled the encampment in boston's dewey square. a newest conference later in the day, the mayor expressed support for the protestors who said it was necessary for them to leave. >> in the interest of public safety, ultimately we had to act. we did so with patience and respect. >> the city of boston had given protestors until midnight thursday to clear out, but they waited until early this morning to actually take action. >>> just ahead, a very special holiday treat for some kids in the washington area. just how cold is it going to be for sunday? your latest forecast when

>> i've been here 42 years >> reporter: al geyer was the first business owner on telegraph through the door. he says that business is off 60%. the shop was not destroyed by fire but by restraighted access. >> you can't walk the length. no california or university students are able to walk down the street. >> we hope to recover in this very poor economy. the way to do it is to have some sales at christmas time. >> reporter: people on telegraph avenue also believe that many people don't note street is back open again and they are hoping to get the word out about that as well. reporting live from berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news >>> a middle school van in the north bay is getting some wig time help. new york yankees pitcher and vallejo native cc sabathia donated $1000 -- thinks actually the wrong video -- this is actually the wrong video. leon pan panetta didn't have anything to do with this. >> cc sabathia gave 1000-dollar to replace the 700-dollar band. the band held the fund raiser because the school no longer -- the district no longer funds bands. and his wife went to the sc

the accident activity gone at telegraph road. average speed coming across the bridge to telegraph down to nine miles per hour. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> today marks 70 years since the tax on pearl harbor. in hawaii, a moment of silence will be held at 7:55 a.m. local time to honor the nearly 2400 american lives lost that day. here in d.c., there will be ceremonies at the world war ii memorial and also at the u.s. navy memorial. the day after pearl harbor, fdr addressed a joint sex of congress to ask if a declaration of war against japan. it was approved within hours. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york with a look at how the markets are responding to the latest news out of europe. >> stay with us. our business beat is next. just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highwa

an early morning crash at telegraph road.or quite sometime as you work your way in toward telegraph road a 47 commute. southbound in eastern accident activity tying up the left side of height way and farther south at benning road where we have the standing water. it will remain slow going as you travel southbound trying to get through northeast washington. coming in out of green belt we checked out the ride here from 198 down too 50. a 40 minute commute. lanes are open on the top stretch of the boil but it's closed 95 headed around georgia avenue. 395 leaving duke street to the 14th street bridge this delay is crawling out of woodbridge at this point heading northbound emaking your way out toward kings tree to patima. the wreck at 121 clarksburg clear and expect delays out of germantown. that's a check of your fox5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you so much. our top story this morning, occupy d.c. and our d.c. will be among the protesters hitting the streets in the k street area today and that could translate into some traffic p

this is all because of the annual telegraph avenue street fair. they do this every year for the holidays. but the merchants association hopes all the foot traffic will lead to an increased sales in some of their brick and mortar stores. this is part of the reason why some of the -- they've had some problems here. some of the stores in this stretch have been hurting since the fire destroyed the 96-year- old sequoia building on the corner of telegraph and hayes. the fire on november 18th made the building completely unstable, and it took about three weeks for work crews to tear it down while that demolition work was going on. this stretch of telegraph was closed to vehicle traffic and restricted pedestrian traffic. the telegraph avenue merchants association reports during that time, the demolition process, some businesses reported a 60% drop in sales. some of those stores are getting help in the form of government disaster relief, loans, but the hope is with the holidays just a week away, some shoppers who support this area will come here to do thei

i am the president of the telegraph hill dwellers. in neighborhood association, one of the largest in san francisco, with more than 650 members. we are here today for two main reasons. we are concerned with of zoning in the manner reposed. number one, we are talking about a dramatic 50-foot increased in the height limit on this project, which we passionately believe would open the door to potential up-the zoning to create high rises along the waterfront in years to come. those of you who have been around for some time know that there is a checkered past along the northern waterfront of bad ideas, the u.s. steel project with the skyscraper. that was shot down because people spoke up. there was a proposal to pave the northeast corner of the bay to create a walking mall, commercial area here that was struck down because people spoke up. the issue here today is up- zoning, scaling up by five stories of space that is an historic district, makes no sense. the other issue is what people can see. my organization is often challenged, and in th

the closures will occur near telegraph road in alexandria.ay and thursday from 9:30 in the morning until 2:30 in the afternoon, the left lane of the inner loop will be closed between eisenhower avenue and telegraph road. we've got all this information on our website, wusa9.com. >>> just ahead on 9 news now this saturday: >> this is an awesome experience because they have this for the special needs children. >> it means a lot, because it gives them, you know, something to look forward to. >> we've got a different kind of fantasy holiday treat for some kids in this area. we'll have that story. >>> and you're going to need to bundle up in the morning. how cold is it going to be? anny's up next with the forecast. brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your

accident activity on telegraph road he is blocking your lane. average speed at van dorn street, 35 miles per hour as you head towards the bridge. that's a look at your fox 5. >>> a somber scene at virginia tech as students gathered to remember the officer skilled. about 150 people came together to honor the fallen officer and comfort each other. another vigil is planned today >>> within minutes of the officer being gunned down, the campus was put on lockdown. bob has the latest now. good morning, bob. >> good morning, allison and steve. >> we still don't know what was behind this shooting, this deadly shooting, whether the gunman and the officer maybe knew each other, whether it was completely random. the gunman's identity has not been released. we don't know the motive. however, police late last night did identify the police officer, derek crouse, an army veteran, married, the father of five chirp children and step -- five children and step children. he was shot and within minutes, alerts went out. the bizarre thing, a half hour later, there wa

lacey: we have a wireless telegraph a thornless cactus a seedless orange, and a coreless apple. let us now have a birdless hat. john f. lacey. coyote: as the republican party began fracturing at the start of the 20th century into a progressive wing and a group of die-hard conservatives known as stand-pat republicans, representative john f. lacey of oskaloosa, iowa counted himself with those opposed to change. but when it came to defending wildlife or saving america's remaining unspoiled lands, lacey's definition of conservative placed him not only outside his fellow stand-patters but in the vanguard of even the most progressive politicians of the day. man as john f. lacey: the first settlers found this continent a storehouse of energy and national wealth, but we have not been content with using these resources. we have wasted them as reckless prodigals. for more than 300 years, destruction was called improvement. mankind must conserve the resources of nature, or the world will, at no distant day, become as barren as a sucked orange. coyote: it had been lacey, working with george

the closures will be near telegraph road in alexandria. today and thursday, starting 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., the left lane of the inner loop will be closed between eisenhower avenue and telegraph road. we have all of this information also on our web site at wusa9.com. >>> breast cancer patients can suffer from memory and concentration problems years after treatment. a new study from the american cancer society looks at the effect of chemotherapy and radiation on a patient's brain. they found both treatments can cause cognitive problems for up to three years. >> there could be a promising new treatment for people who suffer from a rare form of hemophilia. the condition called hemophilia b can cause excessive bleeding us it it doesn't clot. treatments can cost up to $300,000 a year. but london researchers tested a new green therapy and they found the one-time injection work and lasted for a year. the therapy costs about $30,000. >>> a new food safety warning for all of who you plan on doing any holiday baking. if you don't bake it first, that dough could send you to the hospit

but as a journalist the headlines on the left one of the interesting things is when the telegraph iselatively new in the unlike hour own era newspapers and news wires are expanding being stored of all the time and this becomes one of the first breaking news stories in the nation. correspondents began rushing to harpers ferry almost from the moment the conflict starts and sending in by telegraph the front page news for weeks the story goes viral and as you can tell from the headlines it is a tremendous shock for the nation seizing this enormous armory 16 miles from the capitol declaring they're going to free every sleeve in the south jolts the nation not unlike the affect on us of 9/11 and in my view this is precisely what brown intended but militarily things don't go quite so well. brown initially succeeds crossing the bridge across the potomac into harpers ferry the compact industrial talent seizing the armory, freeing slaves from the plantation talking about 45 prominent whites hostage but his men are inexperienced and when the nervous readers fire shots in the night of the virgini

weeks after a massive fire at the corner of telegraph and haste. shoppers have been saying away from the whole area. now they hope the new push will bring back the crowds. >> that's the message businesses along telegraph avenue are hoping customers are receiving since the streets reopened on wednesday. >> it's picking up but we haven't had as many transactions as before. >> people were afraid to come into the area because they thought something was happening here but it wasn't effecting the businesses, it was just the one building that unfortunately burned down. >> this is what the building looks like the day after the fire which broke out the night of november 18th. it housed 39 apartments and two popular restaurants but the fire left it in danger of collapse so the city blocked off telegraph avenue and haste street and that caused enough of a headache that some of the stores lost more than half of their business. >> you have to go around and around and around to get here and the parking was what it is. >> over the past week, the city finally knoc

the belly is gone loop at telegraph but we are talking three hours.road, you'll find the pace improving. we are looking for daytime around 48-53 degrees with sunshine but a cold front arrives later this overnight and the mostly to partly cloudy as an upper 20's to mid 30's tonight and tomorrow 40-45 degrees and the factor will make it feel like the upper 30's. a modest warming trend by the beginning of next week. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live! with kelly" is next.

and i'm toby harnden of the "daily telegraph" and with me today is search max hastings, historian and journalist, former editor of "daily telegraph" and the man who brought me into journalism 17 years ago. max has written a superb single volume history of the second world war. it's been critically acclaimed on both sides of the atlanta call ready, the "washington post" has described it as magisterial achievement the gruesome, chilling but quite magnificent. first question i know it has a different title in britain it is all hell broke loose. why the difference? >> guest: publishers make up their own mind what they think the audience wants. i chose the title all hell let loose in britain because it seems to me almost every account you read about people experienced in battles and ship's sinking and so on at some point somebody telling the story will say all hell broke loose. because it has become a priest a subsequent generations attempted to shrug but i think it is very important sense those words capture but being in the second world war meant to hundreds of millions of people because

editor of "the daily telegraph, toby harnden. >> host: welcome to "after words." i'm toby harnden, and with it today is sir max hastings, historian and journalist, a former editor of "the daily telegraph and the man who brought me internationalist ever chosen 17 years ago. max has written a superb single volume history of the second world war. it's been critically acclaimed on both sides of the atlantic already. the "washington post" has described as magisterial, a monumental achievement. "sunday times of london" gruesome, chilling but quite magnificent. max, first question, a different title on this side of the atlantic in britain it's all hell broke loose but here it is infernal. why the difference? >> guest: publishers always make up their own mind. i told -- chose the title all hell broke loose in britain because it seems to me in almost every account you read about all the people experienced in battles and ship sinkings and so on, at some point somebody telling the story will say all hell broke loose. because it's become a clichÉ, subsequent generations tend

. >>> the london telegraph notes a new study about happiness on christmas day.t found most people are happiest at 1:55 p.m. researchers figure that is after their gifts have been open, dinner has been cooked and the kids are playing happily with their toys. and it is about the time parents have had their first festive beverage of the day. >> now we know, 1:55. >>> larry beil is here. >> what if you have a beverage before 1:55. >> eggnog. >> i have to tell you, unbelievable highlights from the state high school football d1 championship game tonight. bellerman and santa margarita looking to hold on tight for the state championship. sports is next.  ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. wow, contrasting styles in the division 1 state high school championship. bellerman loves to run the ball. santa margarita loves to throw. it was amazing of the instant classic we are calling it.

look at that creeping and crawling along the inner group at telegraph -- inner loop at telegraph. 66 east we have a crash before the beltway. and look at this -- 395 at duke street. southbound at washington boulevard. the crash -- stayed to the right. southbound 395. >>> virginia has reached a deal to build high occupancy four lanes on i-95 in virginia. the deal is with a private contractor. the existing reversible hov lanes would be expanded from two lanes to three. and extended 9 miles south to stafford county. >>> 6:12 and 58 degrees. >> having it your way. the big change coming to burger king. >> the penn state scandal at keeps growing. another accuser is speaking out. >> winter weather is hitting several states. man: my electric bill wawa breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that

the beltway to merge onto the outer loop and there is a separate car wreck on the outer loop near telegraph road. 95 in springfield toward the wilson bridge has a crash and once you are on the beltway, a separate accident. arch campbell will take us to the movies when we return. when y spend more days than not separated from your own life... when the only thing you can be s sure of is migrain with 15 or more headache days a month, you're l living a maybe life. and you may be living with chrononic migraine. but knowing that this thing you're going through has a name means knowing you can find treatments that are rightor you. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. >>> hilary swank starts things off ensuring that the ball drops of a stroke of 2012 and off we go with a dozen stores including a katherine heigl loves that, in december-may french or more between michelle pfeiffer and zac efron. abigail breslin possible move to loosen the apron strings. on and on in stories that conclude at the start of new year's eve. it is not an oscar winner but a

small business association opened a satellite office on telegraph.any report losing up to 50% of the business as a result of the fire. >> this is hard to recover from being down 50% for three weeks but will be help tofl get a lone for 30 years for a lot of businesses, i'm sure. >> some could qualify for a loan of up to $2 million. >> there is a follow up to a story we told you about tuesday. the city is doing more to help people avoid getting parking tickets, offering three parking for the next two saturdays leading up to class. the goal to encourage visitors to buy local. the offer good within posted limits between hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and this week the city announced it's giving a five-minute grace period. >> we told you how thieves stole $700 in donations from vallejo school yesterday. today, students received money back four fold, collecting a little over $3,000 in donations from good samaritans who heard about what happened. the thieves haven't been caught. >> it's great. >> it is. >> and we're back to sunny skies today. this morning

. >>> the london telegraph notes a new study about happiness on christmas day.ound most people are happiest at 1:55 p.m. researchers figure that is after their gifts have been open, dinner has been cooked and the kids are playing happily with their toys. and it is about the time parents have had their first festive beverage of the day. >> now we know, 1:55. >>> larry beil is here. >> what if you have a beverage before 1:55. >> eggnog. >> i have to tell you, unbelievable highlights from the state high school football d1 championship game tonight. bellerman and santa margarita looking to hold on tight for the state championship. sports is next. [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. [ male announcer ] it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. ♪ with your help

we have an accident to watch out for at telegraph road. also, northbound 29 at 70. traveling northbound 95, at caton avenue, another crash there, blocking the right-hand lane. and as far as the beltway goes, a lot of congestion surrounding that. the top side inner loop, heavy from park heights avenue to harford road. and the west side inner loop, also very heavy there, from southwestern boulevard to liberty. traveling 70, we have problems there in both directions. westbound, from 29 to marysville road. and eastbound, some congestion as well to the beltway. looking at travel times from the inner loop. 34 miles an hour average. and 18 minutes to get through. let's take a live look outside. looks like everything is moving very smoothly on the harrisburg expressway at pedonia road. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. come in and enjoy a 10-fees holiday feast for $20 at kf #kr. back to you. >>> a newly renovated theater at johns hopkins university is renamed for actor john astin. it was renamed over the weekend

the 125 million-dollar ticket was sold at wesley restaurant and lounge right there on telegraph road in elkton. it was sold at 3:00 13 christmas eve. the owners say they are not quite sure who purchased the ticket. either way the family owned business is going to get $25,000 and hopes the winner is a regular or a local. the lottery confirmed with the family today that it was their store that sold the ticket and you can just imagine how excited they are. >> i've always said for a liquor store to hit it is almost like you hitting the lottery yourself. >> it's huge. and i'm very excited. i mean, it's really big. everybody's calling, everybody's talking. it's just awesome. >> way to go jeffrey. the family has owned and operated the business for 61 years. it's going to split the money between family members and employees. >>> you know what's great about this week, mom and dad are home from the war. we were right there to see the best hugs of the year from afghanistan. what an emotional ride this is. besides having our soldiers home the next best thing is making sure our kids are taken car

the inner loop of the beltway, you have got slow traffic trying to get across the bridge span to telegraph road where there is a tractor trailer accident on the shoulder now. now, let's take a look live in college parque. on the outer loop of the beltway, delays forming here as you head into silver spring, early morning accident after georgia avenue set the tone for a really tough rush hour on the northside of town. also an accident inside the beltway on new hampshire avenue at adelphi road. that's a small example of what's going on around town. more at 6:25. mike and andrea. >> well, it is time to show off our morning lights. all month long, we're highlighting your holiday displays here on tv. this morning, we head to martinsburg, west virginia. check out the decorations by susan. she says she's a loyal channel 9 viewer and her flattery gets her everywhere. thank you, su zan. the e-mail address is lights at wusa9.com. you can post your photos and videos to our facebook page. be sure to include your name and where you live. >> my microphone was off. thank you, susan for sending in your pic

a portion of telegraph avenue has been declared a disaster zone after a november 18th fire destroyed the historic sequoia building. today u.s. small business association opened up a store front office where merchants with k.apply for loans. foot traffic all but disappeared. shop keepers expect losing at least 50% of business. >>> a 10 mile stretch of highway 60 is still closed after this tanker truck erupted. the flames melted the truck and sent concrete crashing down from the overpass. this morning chp determined eastbound lanes were not safe for travel and the freeway will remain closed until repairs can be made. a truck driver and passenger both escaped. the cause is still under investigation. >> and a stockton teenager will probably be leaving chimneys to santa. firefighters had to call him from the flue of his own home today. the 18-year-old apparently tried to sneak in after missing his curfew. he almost made it. the rescue team said he's dangling just feet above the hearth. well neither the teenager nor his parents had anything to say to the media. a bit embarrassing. >> and p

my hope is everything will be taken care of and come back to telegraph avenue and the city will cooperate and help us out here and fill this hole that's been provided for us. >> reporter: in berkeley and macvich, cbs 5. >>> a woman threating to sue the store. the woman said she was forced to use pepper spray because the score didn't provide enough security. she and her teenage children were roughed up trying to get xboxes on spray. she planned to use it. >> i remember her showing the security guard that she had pepper spray. she called the division and said it's okay to use if she feels her life is threatened. >> 20 shoppers were hit with pepper spray and macias could face charges. >>> an app to help you scan bar codes and find out how much less an item would cost online. retailers are outrage. >> reporter: is it the price change of the future or an attack on other businesses? >> i wouldn't want an app to scan stuff. >> reporter: it scans items, duiing you the price online. it's drops the price out lower if customers rat out the prices. >> i like retail and make sure i'm getting the best

today crews will have to close the right lane between telegraph road and the eisenhower connector.orkers are installing overhead signs. >>> today virginia drivers are getting a better idea of how long their commute is going to take. electronic signs are now on display. they are showing the travel times for drivers, depending on traffic, accidents, or other conditions. the seven signs are on i-95 between the pentagon in fredericksburg. travel signs will be displayed from 11:00 in the morning and 5:00 at night. there are also electronic travel signs between 495 and gainesville. >>> another close game for the redskins. they just can't pull off the win. this week the offense wasn't the problem. it was the defense. a costly penalty. the redskins were leading the patriots in the second quarter thanks to a trick play. a touchdown pass by wide receiver brandon banks puts the skins ahead 5-3. but the pats clawed their way back, leading in the fourth quarter. the skins thought they tied the game late, but it's called back because of a penalty, and then rex grossman was intercepted two plays

federal workers are there now offering aid to burned out residents and businesses now that telegraph avenue is officially a federal disaster zone. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney in for cheryl jennings. amy hollyfield is live in berkeley with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. they are calling this the larges fire in berkeley in 20 years. check out how the -- aftermath of this fire still makes it tough to get around almost a month after the fire. this is the time of the year when they need shoppers. this year the businesses on telegrah avenue need the fire not only did an incredible amount of physical damage it also destroyed the foot traffic that comes through. >> for three weeks people from the northside couldn't get to the southside. southside couldn't get to the north. everyone's business went down by at last 50%. our business was a little worse because we were at the last point could you walk south. >> reporter: the federal government is stepping in to provide the help the stiff berkeley couldn't offer. >> there is no -- no city that could an provide as

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family business for more than half a century right there on telegraph road in elkton sold on christmas each. as brian kuebler tells us the lucky winner has yet to come forward. >> reporter: at wesley's in elkton, you can get a steal on

the winning powerball ticket was sold on christmas eve at wesley's restaurant on telegraph road in elkon. the owner said this was the first time his business ever had a winning ticket. the lucky winner is about to be $125 million richer. they will get a lump sum of $79 million. that's $52 million after taxes. but other marylanders will benefit, too. the state gets a portion of the revenue that will go to the general fund. state lottery officals say it's possible the winner has no idea they have won, or they could still be in shock. >> most people take a little longer, couple of weeks, maybe even a month or two. it depends. we usually advise people to talk to a financial adviser or an accountant, an attorney, you know, think about what you're going to do. >> you may want to double check your tickets. the winning powerball numbers were 14, 16, 30, 51, 52, and the powerball is 19. there are still 13 second-tier prize winners out there who still have to collect their money. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. most were welcoming family and friends to celebrate the holiday yesterday, so