. >> we need to have better individuals to represent us in springfield. >> delivering a blow to derek> it was to save the season someone else could run. ms. rice has drawn national attention because smith won the democratic primary. early polls show smith with an overwhelming lead. >>a driver going the wrong way ends up crashing into another car on lake shore drive. it happened around four this morning near 55th street. police say a 28-year-old woman was driving southbound in the northbound lanes when she crashed into another car. a man driving the car that was hit was taken to the hospital in good condition. the woman was also taken into custody. no other injures were reported. the chicago police department, already under fire in the courts for tolerating a code of silence, now faces a lawsuit from two of its own. undercover officers shannon spalding and daniel echeverria claim they were harassed and driven from their jobs after doing their duty of uncovering cops who committed crimes. their lawsuit filed yesterday says the retaliation came from fellow cops as well as the leaders of

in gaza for us. >>> and back in this country, late news we're following. they were in the middle of evacuating part of downtown springfield, massachusetts today because of the reported gas leak. when that happened the explosion was caught by local television news station. the blast could be felt several miles away. several people were reported injured and apparently it came from a building housing a bar. >>> we are learning more tonight about that awful chain-reaction pileup on thanksgiving morning on the highway outside beaumont, texas. more than 100 cars and trucks collided in a huge mangled mess that stretched for miles down i-10 in heavy fog. two people lost their lives, dozens more were hurt. but some are alive tonight because of quick thinking from other survivors. our report from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it took more than nine hours to clear the wreckage from i-10 in east texas. 100 cars smashed, nearly 100 people injured. and two dead, a husband and wife, their suv crushed by an 18-wheeler. >> it is like he was jumping around, he was in the air, air borne, taking these cars with him. >> reporter: police cr

good forchip, a congregation of the holy church of the redeemer in pennsylvania agreed to sponsor us, and we eventually settled in springfield, pennsylvania, where my family still resides today. growing up in a working class neighbor, my family faced much discrimination. we were the only neat that -- vietnamese in town, and many loved ones lost in that war. the wounds healed, and our neighbors once hostile became good friends. for my parents, they had to quickly get over their shock of loseing their homeland and being separated from loved ones since sib lings failed to escape. we are not alope. when i returned to vietnam, there were countless stories of how families became divided as a result of split second decisions made under duress. brothers walking off boats and planes thinking their sisters had been sucked back only to find upon returning home that their sisters managed to escape. my mom and dad, though, looking at their nine children must have had to set their grief aside and focus on new lives in the united states. possessing only rudimentary english, my father found work as a welder for the rrld, and my mother found

anyone who has an ez pass or smart tag can use the new express lanes which run in both directions from springfield to the dulles access road. >> i think it's great. >> reporter: there are new glance and exit ramps exclusively for the express lanes. two go in and out of busy tysons corner. the tolls will vary. the more crowded, the more expensive in order to keep traffic flowing on the express lanes at or above 45 miles per hour. the tolls pay be as high as $10 each way unless you'll be carpooling or on a bus. >> flex, i think i can use the same one, right? >> reporter: no. you'll need a flex pass if you'll be hoving with three on board. then it's free. peggy fox, 9news now. >> turning our attention to health news, fewer babies are being born premature. the march of dimes found early births dropped from 12.8% in 2006 to 11.7% last year. the improvement comes after a national campaign urged doctors not to schedule deliveries early unless there was a medical reason to do so. >>> a new study finds graphic warning labels on cigarettes are effective. the labels are used in foreign countries and huge on

in virginia could open early. drivers could start using those lanes as early as november 17th. the two new lanes run in each direction between the springfieldge to just north of the toll road. you will need an e-z pass to use those lanes. >> the meningitis is spreading to virginia. health officials identify another death from the tainted injection bringing the total in the commonwealth to three. the medication made by specialty pharmacy in massachusetts has been recalled. >>> number 2, researchers found kids who started smoking men thol cigarettes will 80% more likely to become regular smokers over the next few years. critics claim that menthol makes cigarettes mortalal to know smokers but the -- more palatable to smokers. >>> the academy of general dentistry is out with its best and worst of halloween candy. topping the worst list, any kind of gummy bear type candy followed by patchy -- and candy corn. no matter what you eat shall brush your teeth right away. that's a look at the fox 5 top five. >>> do you recognize this clown? that's bryce harper from the nationals poking fun athimself this halloween. he created a stir by saying, that's a

in the 2010, scott brown won a set -- one a special election for the seat, long held by ted kennedy. this debate comes to us courtesy of wshm tv and was held in springfield on october 10. a final debate was scheduled for october 30 but was canceled because of hurricane sandy. >> good evening. welcome to symphony hall for a debate between scott brown and elizabeth warren. i am honored to be the moderator tonight. we have rules this evening. our audience of more than 2600 guests have agreed to be silent. no interruptions or applause. each candidate has a minute and 30 seconds to answer each question, and 30 seconds for rebuttal. later, each candidate gets one minute for a closing statement. a coin toss has determined the speaker order. we have received more than 200. every question is based on an idea from the public. elizabeth warren won the first coin toss. just last week, we saw the national unemployment numbers fall below 8%. millions of americans are still looking for jobs. things are especially difficult for minority cities. what will it take and what will you do if elected to support job growth? >> thank you very much. thank you for everyone for bei

use shredded paper. human error to blame for a gas explosion in springfield, massachusetts that sent 18 people to the hospital and damaged buildings. they were looking for the source of a leak accidentally punctured a high pressure pipeline causing gas to build up and explode. >> his examination appears to be an appropriate distance to where markings were on the sidewalk indicating where the gas line from the main went into the building. the markings were inkofshth. >> one business was leveled and 24 others need to be inspected. >> twitter a tool for terrorists. members of congress are calling to shut down the accounts of groups including hamas and hezbollah. one of the law americas leading that effort is a texas congressman. he made a similar demand back in september. >> the groups don't have a right to use an american company to promote terrorism through the world. >> they will respond to members of congress directly. >> fox news learned west virginia republican shelly moore capita will announce her candidacy for u.s. senate. she was select to do her 7th term will run for jay rockefeller's seat. he has held

. >> reporter: anyone who has an ez pass or smart tag can use the new express lanes which run in both directions from springfield to the dulles access road. there are new entrance and exit ramps exclusively for the express lanes, two going in and out of busy tysons corner. the tolls vary. the more crowded, the more expensive in order to keep traffic flowing on the express lanes at or above 45 miles per hour. the tolls may be as high as $10 each way unless you'll be carpooling or on a bus. >> flex, i think i can use the same one, right? >> reporter: no. you'll need a flex pass if you'll be hov-ing with three on board. then it's free. if you think you'll ever be on the beltway with three or more people in your vehicle and you'll want to use the express lanes free, you'll need to get a flex pass, but there's something else you have to remember, to turn it on. >> if you forget to turn it on -- >> you'll get touched. that's bad. >> reporter: now remember this is not just during rush hour. this is all the time. so you can imagine there might be times when you have a carload full of at least three people. let me tell y

in the meantime. use sudly road as your alternate. here's springfield on the northbound side, off and on delays from dale city to wood bridge and morton as you head up toward the beltway. i'll have more coming up at 6:25. >>> welcome back. 6:22. your weather first on this chilly tuesday morning, election day 2012. no weather excuses not to vote today, although it is on the chilly side. so just bundle up. here's our day planner for you. we've got temperatures where are starting in the 20s and 30s. we'll be in the mid-40s at lunchtime, a mix of sun and clouds, but those are high cloud. we really should have a decent amount of sunshine today with a high of 49. and by 6:00, already dark and 44 degrees. >>> good morning, everybody. if you thought the first nine weeks of the season were rough, wait for the next seven. the redskins have five divisional games left to play and a lot of work to do over the next couple of weeks. head coach mike shanahan obviously disappointed with his team's performance sunday against carolina. they got embarrassed at home against

springfield under an assumed name. the law offices, the museum, don't let anyone know it's us. somebody wanted a sandwich, some other people with us and somebody in sandwich shop suddenly saw him and took a picture and they had to announce that daniel day was lincoln. i took him through mary and lincoln's house and the ceilings were low and he couldn't wait to get out. he felt claustrophobic in the house and lincoln was claustrophobic in that house. he said he needed another year, i have to learn about this man. i would get messages, i need to read about henry clay and gone back in time. an extraordinary character. >> once he became lincoln in a filming of this, there was no more daniel day-lewis. >> absolutely. when i went to richmond to the set, they would have pictures of sally field and mary there and thaddeus stevens and tommy lee jones and at the top it said lincoln. the guy who played stanton said he was so nervous about meeting dain yell day and told you have to call him mr. lincoln. stanton had hurt lincoln in reality in the 1850s. i apologize, mr. lincoln for having hurt you in the 1850s and daniel day, says, it's all right, i've for gi

in springfield. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> welcome back. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane on this friday morning. >> sure, now the printer starts working. >> now it's making some noise. >> good morning, it's friday. thanks but the printer is tired. it's been a long week. i'm mike hydeck, glad you're with us, good morning monika samtani how are you? >> please give me a rest. >> yes indeed. a man who really needs some rest, this guy who's done more talking in the last week because of hurricane sandy -- >> even i'm tired of hearing my own voice. when you said welcome back i was thinking john sebastian from the "welcome back, kotter" theme. i'm dating myself i know. we've got your day planner, 30s and 40s so yeah jacket weather this morning and it would be jacket weather this afternoon. now this morning we're going to see more clouds than this afternoon. so we'll get into some sunshine this afternoon. but highs 50 to 55 and a breeze out of the northwest which could top 20 miles an hour in gusts. little disturbance coming

two new express lanes in each direction, now in place between just north of the dulles toll road and the springfield interchange. if you want to use the all-electronic lanes, and do not have a car pool of three or more people, you'll have to pay an ez-pass toll rising and falling on the amount of traffic in the lanes. your promise is a commute of at least 45 miles per hour even during rush hours. if you have a car pool of three people, you can ride in the lanes for free but you must have the new ez-pass flex. that allows you to switch to car pool mode. you can get that flex in both virginia and maryland. so how will project leaders make sure drivers are hov 3? >> when they enter the lane, if they have their ez-pass flex in car pool mode, that will indicate to us that they have three people in the car. we'll have alerts on the toll entries and other means to be able to notify the virginia state police that will be out there enforcing that hov 3, so they can visually check and ensure they're following the rules. >> reporter: the fines for violations can range from $50 to $1,000. 18-wheelers will not be allowed in the new express lan

lanes in each direction will run right alongside the existing beltway and they cover a 14-mile stretch of 495, all the way from the dulles toll road to springfield. if you want to use them, you have to have an easy pass or a flex pass, if you're in a carpool of three or more. is your dishwasher safe? this woman came home and found hers smoking. up next, a warning everyone needs to see. >>> stephen colbert immortalized in wax. how painful was it, and what advice does he have? i'm bruce. the story coming up. >>> but first, the state of maryland reaches a decision on whether to ban the sail of crib bumpers. we'll tell you about that, coming up. >>> two big stories that impact our children's safety top tonight's consumer alert. a recall of travel beds. and a ban on bumpers. 220,000 portable beds are being recalled after one infant died and nine others either got trapped or fearly suffocated. there is now a kit available to fix those. but the group, kids in danger, urges parents not to use the product for infants under age one. and maryland will now ban the sale of crib bumpers starting in june of 2013. the department of health determined that the pads provide no real b

. >> her cousin is now afraid to walk alone in her neighborhood near the busy springfield plaza after what happened at this heavily-use the bus stop. >> he was covered with a high at -- with a hat. >> this man groped a young woman are around 4:00 p.m. on thursday. >> i screamed. i was screaming "help me!" >> police are doing everything they can to track down the suspect who has been groping women aged from 24 to 48 since early september. >> the women are scared. there needs to be more police in the area. >> through an interpreter, she talked with us about the concerns many women had in the community. >> all the women are scared they could be the next 1. >> a source close to the investigation tells me this is a brazen suspect, attacking at all times in the day and they believe is possible because of this bus route location that it may be the way in and out for the suspect. the suspect may also live in the area. they are confident they will catch him. abc7 news. >> thank you. coming up -- lines in maryland today, but it was not for a big sale. >> plus, just in bieber and amazing news. is still ahead see how the family r

in springfield, looks good all the way from dale city to springfield and 395 to the 14th street bridge. >> thank you. if you plan to use metro this weekend, trains will be single- tracking between takoma and forest glenn. blue line trains will do the same between stadium-armory and addison road. that is 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. tonight and sunday only, orange line trains will single track between east and west falls church. saturday only, blue and yellow line trains will single track between the pentagon or rather between pentagon city and reagan national airport. the beltway's new express lanes in northern virginia will open officially tomorrow. >> virginia police will be in full force looking for violators. several things you need to know about new traffic patterns and how to use the new toll lanes. for answers, go to our web site wjla.com. brianne carter will have live reports starting in our next hour. >> the house transportation committee will review a recent audit of the metropolitan washington airports authority. the audit by the inspector general questions the way the authority hires contractors a

springfield mixing bowl. want to know more about the pricing, go to wusa9.com. >> we value the number of you who tune in to watch us. tonight we're learning the people in northern virginia are learning another valuable local news source after 143 years under various names now known as the manassass news and messenger will be closing at the end of the year. bought by warren buffett's world media enterprises and doesn't think it can make them profitable. 105 people will lose their jobs. >>> we learned about the death of university of maryland professor or michael du monceau. he was killed when his jeep hit a flatbed truck. no charges have been filed in the accident. >> very sad. >>> coming our way at 7:00, plastic bag battle. depending on who you talk to, banning the bags will save the environment or just trash thousands of jobs. the complete story in just a little bit. >> still to come in this half hour, a war of words brewing over the best way to save the chesapeake bay. >> and let's talk numbers. much cooler today. temperatures in the 40s. 49-36 in the books. we will talk about the weekend. starts off nice. may no

this month, one a multistory building that was leveled in springfield, massachusetts, and another deadly blast out in indianapolis reminding all of usst how powerful natural gas can be. and while the blast here in massachusetts was caused by human error, a pipe that was hit by a drill, the study conducted by boston university raises concerns about the aging infrastructure of one of the nation's oldest cities and just how quickly the old pipes here in boston can be replaced. now, while the majority of leakr nathan phillips and his team found six locations where levels were potentially high enough to cause an explosion. they were, of course, fixed, but the professor says this is a wake-up call to all the parties involved in the gas supply. take a listen. >> these situations, they may be rare, but when they do happen, they can have big impacts and, therefore, it's not something we can just ignore. if something was a low probability and low or zero impact, we can ignore it. but if it's low probability but high impact, we need to be careful about it. >> reporter: professor phillips also wallets to draw attention to the fact that he belie

. >>> some new video coming into us from an explosion that levelled a strip club in springfield, massachusetts. the blast also damaged more than 20 other buildings and injured 18 people. here's the actual video of the blast that could be felt four miles away. officials and witnesses say it's a miracle no one was killed. the blast is blamed on a natural gas explosion. >>> the cease-fire is holding between israel and gaza. we'll take a look at the political winners and losers and the u.s. role going forward. maria cardona and amy holmes will be joining me in just moments. >>> but first, a very good morning to catalina island, california. thanks for starting your morning with us. with verizon. hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. like the lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus by samsung, free. this weekend, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something f

in critical condition. springfield is about 90 miles west of boston. >>> tonight, 12 people remain in serious condition after yesterday's massive crash on a texas highway. the highway patrol tells usan 100 vehicles were involved and a pile-up on a foggy sbrer interstate near beaumont. the crash killed two people. a couple on their way to a gambling trip. >> my dad and i, we worked together, we had a good relationship and we had, got to spend time together golfing and fishing and i'm so thankful for that now. my parents are wonderful, loving people. all who knew them, knew that and they'll be sorely missed. >> witnesses tell our local affiliate the dense fog made it impossible to see. >>> good news, in new york, the gas rationing program put in place in the days after superstorm sandy, the rationings ends tomorrow. 85% of the gas stags are now running. only 25% were openeded just two weeks ago. new jersey and long island stopped rationing gas last week. >>> jailed russian punk musician is now in solitary confinement according to a statement from her lawyer, she was moved to a single prison cell for her own protection because of conflict with other inmates. she and two other members

us born and bred massachusetts people. the way to bowury that forever to spend your weekends is springfield in lowell and worcester and haveill instead of a greenroom tv stud studio. now, if you are going to do national tv i strongly urge you to do it with someone who understands your constituents and is related to lhundreds of them and someone like rachel. even though i have given you this advice. don't think for a minute that i won't try to ambush you with a camera like i did with the master. >> sorry to ambush you. thank you for doing your first national interview with us. >> as long as it is with the minnesota delegation i'm proutd to be here. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> lawrence right? >> what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of p

smart tag can use the new express lanes which run both directions from springfield to the dulles access road. there are new entrance and exit ramps exclusively for the express lanes. two go in and out of busy tysons corner. the tolls will vary. the more crowded, the more expensive in order to keep traffic slowing on the express lanes at or above 45 miles per hour. the tolls may be as high as $10 each way unless you'll be carpooling or on a bus. >> flex, i think i can use the same one, right? >> reporter: no. you'll need a flex pass if you'll be hov-ing with three on board. then it's free. peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> five people including three kids found dead inside a home. investigators in toledo, ohio, believe it was carbon monoxide poisoning. the bodies were found after concerned family members called police to check up on the people inside. >>> a man known as the voice of elmo denies he had an inappropriate relationship with a young boy. the sesame street network calls the allegations against kevin clash unsubstantiated. they have disciplined him for using poor judgment and violating company policy. clash insists the relationship was between two consenting adults. >>> to

in a minute but let us get a check on traffic. >> thank you. a traffic moving pretty well. 395 and from springfield into the district.as a matter with your alexandria and arlington across the bridge, no early incidents. we look pretty good all the way up through 95 in the main lanes. and the express lanes. a problem in prince william county, an accident and earlier this hour closing the southbound prince william parkway at wellington road. the other direction is open. watch for the southbound closure. and over to springfield up to springfield, it looks pretty good. traffic on your left good and the hov lanes good. back to you. >> thank you. we will begin with the scandal involving david petraeus. president obama expected to make his first comments on the scandal, destroying an afternoon news conference at the white house. >> this comes as conference demands the full investigation. brianne carter with the latest. >> the president expected to make an address or around 1:a 30 this afternoon. but will be the first time we will hear him address this issue. here on capitol hill, members of the cia and fbi expected to be he

us born and bred massachusetts people. the way to bower ury that forever is to spend your weekends is springfield in lowell and worcester and a grill instead of a greenroom tv stud studio. now, if you are going to do national tv i strongly urge you to do it with someone who understands your constituents and is related to lun hundreds of them and someone like rachel. even though i have given you this advice. don't think for a minute that i won't try to ambush you with a camera like i did with the master. >> sorry to ambush you. thank you for doing your first national interview with us. >> as long as it is with the minnesota delegation i'm proutd to be here. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> lawrence right? my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announ

in process or has been completed. >> they say they have also retrofitted a truck especially for plow plowing the beltways from springfield to the dallas access road. howard is going o to tell us what kind of winter he thinks we're going to have. >> not yet. on tuesday, i'm working on it. we may be able to use that a little bit this season. we have a whole staff of people working on it with me as well so stay tuned coming early next week. >>> weather wise it's cool today without the wind. really light winds, 45, 50 degrees. it's not uncomfortable really when you're out there. here's a look at the day planner. not much sunshine today. maybe a little bit later on this afternoon but these clouds have been hanging tough. i would call it partly to mostly cloudy, a light north and northeast winds at 5 miles per hour with temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s for highs. not too much more than where we are right now. you'll notice this evening we're falling back into the middle 40s with northeast winds at generally 3 to 4 miles per hour. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy overnight back in the 30s. satellite and radar, there's no rain falling but look at the clouds, they're hanging to

the express lanes, two in each direction, run 14 miles from springfield to the american legion bridge. drivers will need an e-zpass to use the lanes. the cost will depend on when you drive, how far and how many others are using lanes too. with prices going up as more people use it. the congestion pricing is supposed to keep the number of cars down so that traffic keeps moving at 45 miles per hour. translation, it will be most expensive during rush hour with the average trip costing between $5 and $6 although it could go higher. now, carpoolers with three or more people will drive for free but must have the new e-zpass flex transponders for paying the toll. another big certain is what is going to happen at the american legion bridge. is it going to end up in just another gridlock as the lanes end going into maryland. the big test for that will come on monday touring the morning rush hour. we've got more of what you need to know on our web site, myfoxdc.com. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in our other top stories now, a parade in west texas to honor wounded warriors turns tragic when a train slammed their float killing fou

in springfield. smith was re-elected tuesday.. despite his indictment on bribery charges, and his expulsion from the illinois house. wgn's nancy loo joins us live with more on the story. nancy? >> the newly reelected state senator would not say much about the federal indictment against him. derek smith plans to keep fighting. he says he looks forward to returning to the state house that impeached him just a few months ago. derek smith did not seem concerned about being the first house member to be impeached in over 100 years. he is apparently feeling vindicated after winning reelection. he has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges have been appalled by the way the democratic party has treated derek smith. either we believe in democracy or we do not. either you are innocent until proven guilty or you're not. henderson claims smith will be acquitted. he will not discuss the defense. despite the indictment and impeachment there's nothing to prevent smith from being sworn in to a new term. >>, with a host of city alderman here to honor the life of this fall and firefighter. he was highly regarded within his profession. a veteran firefi

springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny ushe presidency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >> nope. >> the empty chair? >> nope. >> cayman islands? >> not a problem. >> swiss bank accounts? $10,000 bet? i like to fire people? >> no. it's a shaggy dog story about an actual shaggy dog. apparently while on vacation old mitt strapped his mutt to the roof of his car for a brief 650-mile jaunt. so tonight we will explain what truly happened. now, sheamus, what did you think of being strapped to the roof of your dada's car? what's that? you liked being tied to the roof of the car? because it allowed you to see more of this great land of ours and it's wonderful natural resources? ripe for drilling and mining and exploiting. anyway. >> wow. that's one way to commemorate the low lights of the campaign by romney. >>> also it's officially crunch time for get out to vote initiatives. here is actor steve carell's final pitch to encourage his fans to head to the polls. >> why are you taking such an attit

use the new express lanes which run both directions from springfield to the dulles access road. >> i think it's great. >> reporter: there are new entrance and exit ramps exclusively for the express lanes. two go in and out of busy tysons corner. the tolls vary. the more crowded, the more expensive in order to keep traffic slowing on the express lanes at or above 45 miles per hour. the tolls may be as high as $10 each way unless you'll be carpooling or on a bus. >> flex, i think i can use the same one, right? >> reporter: no. you'll need a flex pass if you'll be hov-ing with three on board. then it's free. peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> day in, day out america's service members stand on the line to protect our freedom. if you're looking for a way to give back to them, please consider calling our uso turkeys for troops phone bank 202-895-5560. we've got uso members, the capital slapshot, cheerleaders here taking your calls. i want to give a special shout out right now to john in easton, maryland. he donated $500. thank you, john, but any amount will help us reach our goal. you can call the number on your screen to donate or also go to www.wusa9.com and click on the uso button and you can donate online

now in place between just north of the dulles toll road and the springfield interchange. if you want to use the all-electronic lanes and do not have a car pool of three or more people, you'll have to pay an ez-pass toll that rises and falls based on the amount of traffic in the lane. you're promised at least 45 miles per hour even during rush hours. if you have a car pool of three people you can ride in the lanes for free but you must have the new ez-pass flex. that allows you to switch to car pool mode. you can get that flex in both virginia and maryland. so how will project leaders make sure drivers are hov 3? >> when they enter the lanes, if they have their ez-pass flex in car pool mode, that will communicate to us that they have three people in the car. we'll have alerts on the toll entries and other means to be able to notify the virginia state police that will be out there enforcing the hov free. they'll visually check they're following the rules. >> reporter: violations can range from $50 to $1,000. now, if this is also a limited access highway, meaning you can't get on and off at al

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us. a little bit of snow on the back side. a little bit of snow in and around the chicago right now. the rain almost towards springfield, ohio, dayton, toledo, lexington, kentucky. this will be moving in our direction. it's probably going to take until tonight before it gets here. i don't think we'll see much before midnight here in town. a little earlier out west there. could be an isolated sprinkle out to our west during the afternoon. the bulk of the rain even at 5:00 just getting into pittsburgh. we'll see it march toward us. by noon -- midnight be headed toward us. mid night headed toward us. maybe a little bit of snow in the higher elevations mixing in before it passes. tomorrow morning some showers around, some heavier ones, too. the morning rush hour could certainly be impacted by this. but this stuff i think will get out of here pretty quickly so that by lunch time the sun is returning. clouds hanging out east. certainly a much cooler day tomorrow with high temperatures anywhere from the 40s and low 50s. temperatures just aren't going to move much with some pretty strong northerly winds behind the cold front.

in northwest pakistan. pakistan has suspended mobile phone service for two days to prevent such bombings since cell phones are often used as detonators. >> an explosion that rocked springfieldhusetts last night was caught on camera. the blast leveled a bar and el damaged twelve buildings nearby. it was fueled by a gas leak. no one died, but 18 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and half of them were firefighters. >>> new this morning, the low water levels on the mississippi will level are about to get lower. the missouri river res view will be lowered in response to a doubt. it could potentially bring barge traffic on the mississippi to a halt within a few weeks. the river is nearing historic lows. the river carries or barges carry 20% of the nation's coal and 60% of u.s. grain exports. in the midwest they are talking about a drought. but not here. >> yeah, isn't this beautiful. the view outside you are looking at the clear sky. we have a little bit of fog in the north bay and we will talk about when this is going to end because there is an end in site with the return to rain. that's coming up. >> only one gets the wi >> lisa argen just in moments ago, seconds ag

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in northwest pakistan. pakistan has suspended mobile phone service for two days to suspend such bombings since cell phones are often used as detonators. >> an explosion that rocked springfieldlast night was caught on camera. the blast leveled a bar and twelve building nearby. it was fueled by a gas leak. no one died but 18 people suffered nonlife-threatening injuries and half of them were firefighters. >>> new of this morning, the low water levels on the mississippi will level are about to get lower. the river is restaurant is going to get lower as a result of a drought. it could bring barge traffic on the mississippi to a halt within week. it's between st. louis and illinois. barges carry 20% of the nation's coal and 60% of u.s. grain exports. in the midwest they are talking about a drought, something that's going to be not done away with but dealt with in about four days from now when we get more rain. >> that's correct. san jose 161% of normal and we could use more seasonal weather. unseasonably warm today. with a clear start it's chilly. no fog to speak of yet ask we are looking upper 30s north bay. here's emeryville, 60 degrees. talking 70s today. not much of a change

springfield and the dulles toll road. two new express or hot lanes in each direction. the basic idea, you can pay a toll to use the lanes which promised a quick commute even during rush hours or you can start a car pool with three or more people right in the lane for free. the road is an all electronic toll road. the toll tacked on to an e-z pass. it is able to recognize car pools. being able to pay a toll to get around congestion. it is an idea some say you should get used to. >> i think what you're starting to see, not just here in virginia but you're seeing it happen nationally and internationally. tolling facilities are the norm. >> reporter: not everyone a fan of the pay a toll to get around congestion concept. this man drove all the way to tyson's just to make his point. >> what you're doing now is pitting one class against the other. this lane, you have to buy your right to stay on the road. >> reporter: there are local drivers who say they won't support it. >> i don't think it is fair. i think the lane, they cost money to build or whatever. not everybody has money. >> i live in maryland and i don't liv

in each direction from springfield to the american legion bridge along the beltway. how much it will cost depends on the congestion and how far you travel of the the more using the lanes, the higher the toll. expected to cost five to six dollars for the average trip. carpoolers with three or more people will be free and motorcycles free. >> everybody needs the e-zpass flex if they want the toll free trip. we have a partnership with the virginia state police and they'll be out enforcing the hov rule. >> reporter: what's the penalty for people who violate this? >> similar to other facilities. there are penalties, they begin with $50 fine and can be up to a thousand dollars for subsequent violations. >> reporter: it looks like the first rider on the express lanes is santa, straight from the north pole. he came through just about 20 minutes ago. he made that final leg of his journey on the express lanes getting on at braddock road and making his way to the exit at tysons corner, where he is headed to the mall to see all the boys and girls and hear what their christmas wishes might be. i did notice santa only had two people in that car. not officially an hov three, but i t

police in bolivar near springfield say blake lahmers admitted heduring the twilight move and i they were tipped off by his mother and she was worried the assault rifles he purchased looked like those used by the gunman in the colorado movie theater massacre in july. they say lahmers is under a doctor's care for mental illness. >>> at least 47 people are dead mostly children after a speeding train hit a school bus in southern egypt this morning. the crash happened 190 miles south of cairo and the children were on their way to kindergarten at the time. there were prorts the crossing gates weren't down when the bus crossed the tracks. >>> it is about 19 after the hour and here is lonny with the first check of the weather. >> good morning to you. good morning, everybody. what i want to do let's get right to the satellite and radar picture. the first thing you'll notice about 60% of the country at this hour is cloud free. there are a couple of areas that had disturbed weather today and one of which offshore the central florida coast, this will bring rain anywhere from florida into portions of south carolina. it is not terribly heavy. know the bulk stays offshore. this is an entirely differe

springfield's nuclear plant, in pre-election panic mode. >> i have to say, despite those unimaginably horrible good job numbers, we're feeling pretty confident. there's only one thing that might deny usdency that is the god-given property of the republican party. >> the 47% tape? >> nope. >> the empty chair? >> nope. >> cayman islands? >> not a problem. >> swiss bank accounts? $10,000 bet? i like to fire people? >> no. it's a shaggy dog story about an actual shaggy dog. apparently while on vacation old mitt strapped his mutt to the roof of his car for a brief 650-mile jaunt. so tonight we will explain what truly happened. now, seamus, what did you think of being strapped to the roof of your dada's car? what's that? you liked being tied to the roof of the car? because it allowed you to see more of this great land of ours and it's wonderful natural resources? ripe for drilling and mining and exploiting. anyway. >> wow. that's one way to commemorate the low lights of the campaign by romney. >>> also, it's officially crunch time for get out the vote initiatives. here is actor steve carell's final pitch to encourage his fans to head to the polls. >> why are you taking such an attitude wit

were first allowed to start using the 14 mile long lanes that stretched from the dulles toll road to springfield. news 4's derrick ward is live near the leesburg pike entrance in tysons corner. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what we can tell you and this has to be confirmed by virginia state police, that it looks like the accidents, at least one, might have been inadvertent into the new express lane based on what we have, the information a car started out on the regular part of the roadway but ended up in the express lanes. nonetheless, there is still a learning curve now as we get into the new era of having the express lanes. i want to show you some of the video from earlier. these lanes opened up at about 2:00 a.m. this morning now and the design is and the plan is to sort of monitor traffic and manage the traffic in a way so as the planners say your commute should not get under 45 miles per hour even during rush hour. we showed you video, actually adam tusk was out driving yesterday and joining me now is pierce coffee with trans urban the group that operates this. first off what do people need to know about the lanes, getting on and getting off is