it's early in the morning on loyola haven't you it's not far from the main station the new orleans union passenger terminal b. g.'s to be busy. most passengers now prefer to travel by bus there are just three passenger trains departing new orleans each day. the building dates back to nine hundred fifty four its walls feature murals of the city's history month depicts the early history of the railroad when steam trains competed with who says. the fast train started running in america in the early eighteenth that is the baltimore and ohio railroad hosted a special race. in the very beginning steam technology was just coming to fruition in england but to be a no chose to haul its first passenger cars by horse later several engines were tested and a gentleman named peter cooper invented the first american built steam locomotive which was nicknamed tom thought because it was a very small little boxy engine in august of eight hundred thirty the story goes that there was a race between this mechanical engine and a horse drawn car and during the race one of the belts on the wind blower broke on

. >>> tonight was the annual norwegian christmas tree lighting ceremony at union station. the tree is a gift to the people of washington and a symbol of the friendship between the united states and norway. it symbolizes norway's gratitude for help received during and after world war ii. it's been on display every year since 1997. pretty. >>> and be prepared for a tricky commute home tomorrow night if you have to go through the city during the christmas tree lighting downtown, which always causes a lot of traffic. this year the tree on the ellipse is more than 30 feet tall and will be covered in more than 75,000 lights. there are also 56 other trees around it, one for each state and territory. the beach boys and wynonna jud with the u.s. navy band along with hosts kathie lee gifford and dean cain. and our own doug kammerer will be putting on a performance too. he'll be live for the lighting here on news 4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. the beach boys can wear their hawaiian shirts if it's going to be anything like today was, amelia. >> yeah. with a high of 70 degrees i think that

>>reporter: here out at union station thousands of people every day get in an uber or get dropped off by an yiber and continue to use their services. for the past year they have used these services without having any idea that their information may be taken. that means millions of rides without anybody having any idea. let's break down the numbers for you. 50 million riders have had their information tonal. these are names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers. 7 million driver s have had their license numbers stolen. the company social security information was taken or any financial information. bloom bearings reporting that company paid those hackers $100,000 to keep the hack quiet and basically to get rid of the information. a chief security officer joe sullivan and one of his deputies have been fired for their alleged rolls in it. we spoke to riders and drivers out here today about this very latest scandaling to playing uber. you're always suspect to an a tafnlgt i have a team of people that are in place so if i do get attacked they're there to take care of me. at this point i haven

a power outage boy union station.ed with traffic lights on flash. treat those intersections as though you would a stop sign. we got you covered this morning. metro rail lines on time. guys. ♪ >>> dwelling overnight the fallout continues as sexual assault allegations continue to mount against actor kevin spacey spacy has been removed from movie said to hit theaters next month. ridley scott film called all the money in the world. scott and other producers made the decision with full support sony pictures christopher plumber wi >> talk more with kevin about this on good day in little bit. >> after their arrest for shoplifting in china they are out of jail on bail. but they still have to stay in their hotel in china. they can't come back to the us yet. ball and teammates being confine to the team hotel until the legal process plays out which could take week. the trio was accused of stealing sunglasses from a lou with vuitton store near their hoe physical on tuesday and again that legal process could take weeks, but we are

union station in the background. foreground, you can see the wind, the american flag blowing strong. we are closely watching the forecast. lauryn ricketts tracking the timing of rain. >>> the latest on sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein and new claims against "house of cards" aor kevinct your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. with fios gigabit connection, you get the fastest internet available with download speeds up to 940 megs. it's your last chance to get fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus, your choice of hbo or multi-room dvr service included for 2 years, all with a two year agreement. on the fios mobile app, data-free. hurry and switch now, this offer ends november 4th. go to getfios.com >>> yesterday was nice if you wanted to go outside, maybe to do some jogging out there. well, today, it's going to be chilly. temperatures remain in the 50s

. >>> soon a new bus route will connect union station and dulles airport.are reporting that the federal government will the virginia breeze route. mega bus will operate the bus route starting december 1st one per day costing about 50 bucks one way. >>> all right. after a lot of criticism, trip adviser is rolling out the new warning badges for certain people. >> consumers claimed they were deleting negative reviews and including those of crime. jolene says changes. >> reporter: trip adviser is rolling ut these new warning bamgs that will appear in red in hotels that have issues like sexual assault, rape, and theft. reading in part you may wish to perform additional research for information about this property before making your travel plans. change comes after the website has been under fire for depleting negative reviews including about crimes at hotels. >> the badge adds an extra level something in the reviews or a review meeting a little old but still relevant to the traveler today we want today make sure that was highlighted. >> reporter: first hotels wi

. >> city center, see union station.o many beautiful shots. >> falling snow things in crystal city. >> breaking news flash. aaron put up a christmas tree this year. i hao >> i was encouraged, forced to put up a tree. >> your mom was in town. >> we haven't done that since i was really little. >> i'm proud of you getting in the spirit. >> yeah. the producers say we have to move on. >> i didn't hear. that's weird. >> i'm going to take credit. i think my crazy spirit is rubbing off on you. >> i'm going to get you an ornament to put on that the tree. >> we're all pitching this to do that. >> a lot of people are starting to think about it if you haven't done it already. the weather is really going to cooperate. put it on top of your car. >> very late thursday. not like a very big chance. this morning, before you step outside, bundle up. it's cold out there. temperatures through the afternoon will stay above normal. so far weekend is looking pretty good. temperaturewise, 24 manassas. a little bit of a temperature difference as

maybe still working on leftovers looking live at union station. wreaths are up. checking out the temperatures before you head out the door. we'll check in with lauren. >>> plus, we'll show you how to protect yourself against phone scams that wildfire across the country. that and more right after this. >>> well, temperatures as we wake up this morning, going to be a little chilly right now and temperatures anywhere from the mid-20s to lower 40s. big range as you wake up this morning, but everybody nearing that 60-degree mark today. going to be a beauti we have changes as we head into your sunday. winds are going to pick up a little bit. going to feel a lot cooler as we head into the end of the weekend. actually going to feel more like winter as we get through this weekend, even though it's going to feel more like spring out there today. we've got things to talk about with that and also talking about some rain chances. especially getting into next week. talk all about that in your travel forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, lauren. good news. not just

columbiana grew steadily so that by 1912 when the christopher columbus memorial was built in front of union station -- and just to show you i'm not being snobbish about people using monuments for family pictures, that is my oldest and youngest daughter -- you can see him staring towards the capital. by then there were close to 20 representations of columbus in the capital building or outside it. 15, onetally is still in 50 pieces of art in the capital feature columbus. past 1958, visitors walked the massive sculpture of the openingd until of the visitors center through the columbus stores with their nine pictures of the navigator into the rotunda where columbus appears three more times. my columbus? in part because he is not cortez. the 19 to century american understanding of the spanish conquest was influenced by writersnt writers from whose books for children on cortez and others were bestsellers in many languages. you may not have heard of him, but he sold more books than most famous historians and amusing the to us today these are books that are really supposed to be for children and structured

worth testing technology that can detect ied's on people walking through union station. >> there areafety measures, including the k-9 unit. we have a presence here for customers to let them know coming to amtrak and any of the stations, they are safe. >> last year amtrak had 750,000 passengers over the thanksgiving travel period. they expect to blow past that number this year. that number is nothing compared to the number of people on the road. for that, let's go to adam housley. >> a record number of people on the roads, record temperatures in southern california. 47.5 million americans expected to drive their car. friday to monday. sunday is the worst day to drive. here in southern california, we have an accident on the 405, a brutal freeway. traffic is backed up. the northbound lane seems like it's moving, not so much further up north. it comes to almost a complete stop. last night was the worst night to travel, including los angeles. video from last night. it was epic. no other way of putting it. the highest number of people driving in 12 years. i was stuck in that video. we deci

union station officially decked out for the holiday. they held the norwegian christmas tree lighting ceremony. it was a gift to d.c. >> beautiful. >> look at that. it really is. it symbolizes the -- the goal is to see gratitude for the help people received during world war ii. d.c. lit the tree every year since 1997. >> the giant leaves, i love it. >> a lot photo albums these days. everything gets stored there. the holidays are a good time to print out some of the pictures for cards or gifts. >> once a year. >> not all printing services are the same. our consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with what you need to know. >> consumer reports checked out ten online photo printing services. they looked at everything from the ordering experience to editing options to cost and of course, quality. so let's take a look at how things checked out. walgreens had the best quality for $.30 for 4 by 6 prints. walmart and amazon had excellent quality for $.09. they looked at editing options like cropping, a feature that should enhance a phot

in fact, here at union station hundreds, if not thousands of people get picked up and dropped off from driving services every day. throughout the past year people haven't known about this hack attack, that's means \million\mills of transactions have happened. according to uber 50 million riders had their names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers stolen. 7 million drivers had their license numb doesn't believe any social security numbers or finance information was taken. now, bloomberg, though, this evening is reporting that in order to keep the hackers quiet the company paid them $100,000. chief security officer joe sullivan and one of his deputies have now been fired for their alleged rolls in it. we spoke to riders and drivers out here about this latest scandal to playing uber. for one i didn't get an e-mail saying oh, we got hacked. they might have access to our money or something like that. that doesn't make any sense. at this point i haven't had any identity issues, identity theft issues, i guess i'm all right. i don't know. i wish there was more of a safer way to get around. it's

amtrak police say they're looking for a suspect assault at union station.man tacked and robbed her inside the station and it happen just past 4:00 o'clock yesterday. victim says she was returning clothing to the union station mall after work. according to the victim a man she encountered on escalator bashed her face with a closed fist she was taken to the hospital. >>> attention pet lovers warning for dog owners this morning. the fda is raising the red flag on dog bone treats this holiday season. officials say they received nearly 68 reports of pet illnesses related to the treats. the treats are packaged for sale no specific brands are listed but the treats are described as ham bones, rib bones and smoked knuckle bones considered a choking hazard and can cause vomiting and diarrhea in pets. >>> finally, big news from the new york giants. just days after their thanksgiving night loss to the skins, new york is making a change at quarterback two time super bowl mvp eli manning is out. the giants instead going with joan know smith when they take on the raters t

station saturday... and knocked that victim to the gorund in the process. a second victim's cellphone was taken at the unioncity station. then, at the 16th street station in san francisco, a man cellphone was taken as he walked up the stairs. and lastly... police say a large group of teens stole cellphones from two people at the coliseum station. a 14-year-old suspect was arrested in that incident. the other attackers ran off. ( james ) in the east bay... police are searching for a man who punched a bart passenger in the head and stole his wallet in oakland. it happened at the fruitvale station. police say the victim was trying to pay for his ridewhen the man punched him in the head and snatched his wallet. the thief then ran from the station with a pitbull. ( darya ) seven teenagers were injured in a single car crash in redwood city. three of them - who were not wearing seatbelts - were ejected from the car... including a 15-year old who was riding in the trunk. it happened saturday night. c-h-p says the teens were in a toyota 4 runner when the driver lost control and overturned on eastbound highway 92 at

western massachusetts small businesses including bridge grill, ashfield lake house, union station in north hampton, and ben clark of grill house, union clarkdale food farms, and tea guys for their wonderful tea in honor of the march. for their continued again rossity and friendship. the sheriff's departments in ham done, hampshire, and franklin counties help provide escorts for us during the entire 43 miles. mr. michael brooks and the students of smith vocational school in north hampton for making the shopping carts we used during the march of and grateful to the countless students, elementary, middle school, and high school students who raised money and greeted us along the way. members of the tibetan community who greeted us as well. and all the others -- incredible individuals from our community who joined us on the march like my dear friend, steve the hippie, and risk. hristina, aaron, and emily house and so lake many others. as well as industry founders who helped support this effort through their again rossity. i want to thank two of my wonderful district house and so many other

stations. the first in incident was at the union city station. a similar incident happened at the 16th street bart station in san francisco. a group of teenagers stole phones at oakland coliseum station. a 14-year-old was arrested then. a similar incident happened in april when 50 people robbed seven people. >>> according to a study, california is the most expensive state to buy a christmas freeze, $76 a pop. the prices in the bay area are higher. growers are blaming the 2007 recession. >> local christmas tree experts and their parents inspect dozens of pine trees to find the perfect 1 to bring indoors. look at the price tag and parents may feel sticker shock. >> up $10 from last year. >> in california most christmas trees come from oregon and there's a shortage. >> we had a list of every tree grower and we took part of the list and started calling. >> they called more than 100 tree farms and found. >> this year only one. >> would you bring the tree over here. >> the piedmont boy scouts got 14 trees in. less than what they asked for and had to ra

union station was very busy today. during last year's thanksgiving travel period more than a quarter of a million passengers hit the rails. >> it is busy at the airports, crews working overtime at reagan national, getting all the planes in and out of there and long security lines inside. explosives dogs are checking passengers and passengers we talked to say it's worth it. >> she gets to see grandpa and grandma. >> if you're heading out, we have the best and worst times to get on the road. it's in our nbc washington app, just search travel tips. >>> now let's get back to that video you saw at the top. chaosea school. >> a security guard got caught in the middle of this. >> news4's erika gonzalez in our newsroom to break this down for us. what's going on here? >> isn't that just wild? this scene played out at gaithersburg high school monday around noon. somebody recorded video of the brawl after rushing down some stairs as you saw there. in that video, you can see a security guard try to break things up. there was also

bart police boarded the train at the union station but by then, the suspect had fled. >>> in a few hours a walnut creek science teacher will face a judge. police say 33-year-old michael bartell facing more than a dozen charges involving sexual assault on children. the charges do not appear to be connected to the school. martinez police were tipped off about online conversations bartel reportedly had about molesting children and launched an investigation. he is on administrative leave. his bail is at $16 million. >>> the san francisco police officer's association is planning a benefited for an officer sear -- a benefit for an officer who was seriously injured. he was on bicycle patrol on turk street last month. elia lewin-tankel is recovering. the fundraiser will be november 29 at the graham auditorium. >>> getting to your destination is about to get easier for some bart riders. the stations where a new carpool program is expanding to. >> not easier this morning. we are tracking delays for drivers heading on highway 24 as well as 580. your approach towards the toll plaza there. we'll take

but overall you're pretty quiet by union station and no problems on the way to bwi, reagan national or at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter but we do alert for metro riders keep tin mine starting tomorrow two week partial shut down on the red line will begin stations between the silver spring, fort totten and tacoma stations will be impacted. workers are going to be replacing mainline interlocking that allows the trains to cross from one track to the other. there were shuttle buses available but on a limited basis and metro really encouraging riders to transfer to the green or yellow lines. the impacted portion is set to reopen on december 10th, and i think that's really going to see big impact starting monday as people adjust back to the normal work week. so we'll keep you updated on that. >> ♪ >>> 8:07 is the time. stunning details emerging about the deadly shooting that claim the life of a baltimore city police deck. fox5 has learned that dc native sean suiter was shot with his own gun the day before he was test to testify in a racketeering case against the officer from the gun task force.

to steal a person's phone at fruitvalle station saturday and that victim was knocked to the floor during the robbery. a victim's cellphone was snatched at the uniontation. a man's cellphone was taken while walking up the steps of the 16th street station in san francisco. and at the coliseum station police say a large group of teens stole cellphones from two people. a 14-year-old was arrested in that incident. the other attackers are still on the loose. seven teenagers were injured in a single car crash in redwood city. three of them - who were not wearing seatbelts - were ejected from the car... including a 15-year old who was riding in the trunk. it happened saturday night. c-h-p says the teens were in a toyota 4 runner when the driver lost control and overturned on eastbound highway 92 at de anza boulevard. the driver suffered minor injuries... and the rest of the teens have major injuries. in the north bay... at least one person is dead after a car crash in napa county. the crash was reported at around 3:45 saturday afternoon on spring mountain road just outside of saint helena. the c-h-p says a subaru hit a guard rail. police have not release

eventualy the man in the blue shirt would get off at the union city station.r what other bart riders had to say about the attack.<> ( james ) the victim also tells us that a bart official who responded to emergency calls said the antagonist is known to bart police. ( james ) and san jose police are recruiting more officers this year. this time last year... there were just 7 new recruits. but now san jose's police chief says two academies are underway...one class will be sworn in as officers in december .... the other will be sworn-in in april. officials believe pay hikes and better morale have led to the increase in the number of recruits. ( darya ) a southern california woman has a warning for anyone with a nutri-bullet. she claims the blender exploded in her face and burned her. she says she was making a batch of chile using the nutri-bullet ...when the

clear skies as we look live at union station. the breeze kind of slowed down. going to check in with lauryn ricketts as she's tracking some of that travel forecast. for your family and friends therei streaming and gaming are only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network. with fios gigabit connection you get the fastest internet available with download speeds up to 940 megs plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online with showtime and multi-room dvr service included with a two-year agreement. and, now, we'll guarantee your price for two years for over $800 in savings. get our best new offer. go to getfios.com >>> time right now 9:30 on this sunday morning. and right now on "news4 today," prince george's county police investigating a murder-suicide involving a mother and her son. they were found severely injured last night at a home on countrywood court in landover. they died at the scene. news4's derrick ward is live on the scene with latest coming up at 10:00. >>> to egypt, where they have declared three days

the flags were a flapping in the wind at union station this evening. >> they were. the wind was kicking up. doug joins us from the storm center. you said it would be whipping today. what else is coming our way? >> we talked about the fact we'd see mild temperatures. wind bringing colder air. temperatures dropping ten degrees in some locations. just over the course of the past couple of hours, take a look at these temperatures. this tells the story now. 56 degrees in d.c., 38 degrees back towards west virginia, 46 in hagerstown. you see where the temperatures are starting to fall as the colder air makes its way in here. by 8:00 tonight, wind chills will be in the 30s in many locations. and they're getting close to that already. look at these winds, gusting upwards of 25 miles an hour, near 35 miles an hour back to the west. we've seen gusts close to 40 a little bit earlier. we'll see winds through the overnight hour and into the morning, too. that is something to watch. look at the wind chill. 8:00, 37, 34 in leesburg tomorrow morning. some areas in the 20s early tom

eventualy the man in the blue shirt would get off at the union city station.at other bart riders had to say about the attack.<> ( james ) the victim also tells us that a bart official who responded to emergency calls said the antagonist is known to bart police. ( darya ) in the east bay... more than a dozen people are arrested as part of a prostitution sting.( james ) will tran is here now with the details. will. ( will ) thirteen men are in jail this morning. on november third... union city police say those men knocked on a hotel door in union city expecting to pay for sex but instead were arrested for 'soicitation of prostitution'. police told kron four the men... from various cities in the east bay and the south bay... were lured to the hotel by undercover police through the internet. < "we set up ads were people can go to look for prostitution, we col

steal a person's phone at fruitvalle station yesterdayhowever that victim was knocked to the floor during the incident. a victim's cellphone was snatched at the union city station. a man's cellphone was taken while walking up the steps of the 16th street station in san francisco. and at the coliseum station police say a large group of teens stole cellphones from two people. a 14-year-old suspect was arrested in this incident. officers say suspects involved in other three bart attacks yesterday remain at large. (marty) away.> away.>your phone away.> (marty) breaking overnight -- four people are dead, and six are injured after a deadly hit-and-run car crash in san pablo. it was reported at 8:11 last night... on interstate 80 at the san pablo dam road off-ramp. kron 4's hermela argawi was on the scene saturday. she tells us two eastbound vehicles went over the center median into west bound lanes, hitting at least two other vehicles. one of the vehicles flipped ove

steal a person's phone at fruitvalle station yesterdayhowever that victim was knocked to the floor during the incident. a victim's cellphone was snatched at the union city station. a man's cellphone was taken while walking up the steps of the 16th street station in san francisco. and at the coliseum station police say a large group of teens stole cellphones from two people. a 14-year-old suspect was arrested in this incident. officers say suspects involved in other three bart attacks yesterday remain at large tonight. (justine) new details tonight, about that spear fisherman who was badly injured in a shark attack at pebble beach. the victim and his father were several hundred yards offshore friday in stillwater cove. that is when the shark chomped down on the mans right thigh. two off-duty sheriff's deputies were also fishing in the cove, and they took care of the man, before he could get to the hospital. officials believe the shark responsible was a great white. chris prestegard/fisherman "yeah, so we were out just fishing like normal, and you know we saw this red zodiac boat come in. kind of acting a little not right, so we thought maybe they we

station saturday... and knocked that victim to the ground in the process. a second victim's cellphone was taken at the unionn. then, at the 16th street station in san francisco, a man cellphone was taken as he walked up the stairs. and then... police say, a large group of teens stole cellphones from two people at the coliseum station. a 14-year-old suspect was arrested in that incident. the other attackers ran off. (steve) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us with a look ahead .dry and seasonable days followed by mostly clear and cool nights for much of the upcoming work week. next front arrives saturday with a chance of rain lingering into sunday. (pam) it is time to meet a kron4 hero. doctors, nurses and hospital staff of sutter health in santa rosa... were recognized today.... (steve) honored for taking care of and evacuating patients during the sunday. (pam) it is time to meet a kron4 hero. doctors, nurses and hospital staff of sutter health in santa rosa... were recognized today....(steve) honored for tak

them.as passengers shout to the man who got hit..it is not worth it.natsthe video stops at the union city station when the alleged aggressor gets off the train.nats?the man who got smacked, did not want to go on camera or give his name, but did tell me, the punches did not hurt.tells me the if the woman had separated them he might have swung back.but knew he had too much to lose.nats of trainswe showed the video to other bart riders, to get their take.sot not cool at all, very not coolsot even my own kids i would not teach them to use that kind of languagesome believe a stronger bart police presence could have protected passengers.sot i have gone at least two weeks and never seen a police officerthe victim also tells me a bart official who responded to emergency calls, said the antagonist is known to bart police.and he just considers him another nuisance for riding bart (justine) bart tells me .. it is impossible to have a bart police officer at every station platform and on every train. and they applaud how riders handled themselves...riders handled applaud how riders handled themselves... walki