along the yellow line, there'll be no service between fort totten. bridge work over the takoma river. yellow lines will operate on the blue lines. metro is recommended for people planning on getting on the trains this weekend to add anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to your trip. all this information is on our web site. head on over to wjla.com. reporting live, brianne carter. >> this weekend's work comes one day after metro leaders met to discuss future plans for this overland. this will have a big impact on the blue line, likely meaning of reduction in service. >> i would not be happy the silver one will be a great convenience. >> metro says the decision is based on safety. >> a marine who was killed in a veterans day parade accident in texas will be buried today. gary stoffer was among four veterans who was killed after the float he was on was struck by train. he will be buried at 3:00 p.m.. a student charged with bringing an unloaded gun to montgomery county high school is expected to face a hearing today. the 17-year-old went to magruder high s

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 lawmakers hoped the economy would be in better shape by now. it's all part of an effort to slash $503 billion from the federal budget deficit through tax increases and deep spending cuts. >> you can lear

you'll have to use the green line instead of the yellow line between fort totten and archives. also on the green line shuttles will run between archives and waterfront and there won't be any green line service at l'enfant plaza. so the five stations at the northeast end of the red line will all be closed this weekend. 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

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it ranks along with totten common's treasure critical -- to dock a mean -- .otankamen's treasure >> for archaeologists, it opens a unique window on our anglo- saxon past. >> beautiful. from an ancient find to the speed of modern technology, these days, transmitting data with a few keystrokes seems like second nature. but in the 1960's when the korean-born visual artist envision it, he was definitely ahead of his time. considered the father of video art, he died in 2006 and now there is a new exhibition devoted to his work. >> this is how he imagine the future. the electronic superhighway uses movie clips and newsreels to illustrate how media underpins our understanding of the world. hardly a revelation today, but at the time the technology was deion and the idea of revolutionary -- the technology was young and the idea of revolutionary. even earlier, he predicted a paperless society and inflation sharing on a global scale. >> he imagine a world in which the videos could be sent around the world and cultures could interconnect around the globe to communicate better, learn from each other

totten and glenmont. on the green line lien the shuttles will run between -- green line the shuttles will run between archive and waterfront. the yellow line will be shut down for inspections of the bridge across the potomac river. so in virginia yellow line trains will follow blue line tracks from the pentagon on up the eastern market. got all that? >>> still to come tonight this may look like a peaceful scene in the snow, but it doesn't stay that way. we'll show you how it goes down in just seconds. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt, high temperature only 44 today are currently temps in the 30s across the board, 39 downtown, 36 gaithersburg, 34 manassas. we'll come back and talk about how cold it will get tonight, if you'll have a wet commute tomorrow and we'll show you a tornado that occurred in a very unlikely place. >> up next evidence that newer genetic testing in early pregnancy offers a far more accurate prediction of problems than the old school tests. we'll show you. >>> back now for the health

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 now calling the smithsonian its new home. >>> the duchess of c

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 saturday morning brent was driving when flipped the car. officers say the car was on fire and brent was pulling brown from the vehicle. he died a short time later at at hospital. brown was a linebacker on t

totten and archives and single tracking on parts of the orange and blue lines. >>> from the rails toots 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 forecast because what you see is what you get for your sunday. most of the steadier rain for now is across parts of loudoun county, northern montgomery county toward the pennsylvania border. the first patch of steadier rain is lifting

totten and archives and single tracking on orange and blue lines. >> might not only be a messy commutemetro, 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 speaking one-on-one. there's a lot of bad blood from last summer that carries over and a lot of political calculations going into all of this as well. >> let's talk about the center of the job