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learn more with our free usaa retirment guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> a water leak forced dozens in gaithersburg from their apartments. it caused electrical issues. firefighters condemned the building. no word on when residents will be allowed back. >>> tis the season for that. we'll see a lot more of that as temperature today rock bottom. >> this is the coldest winter we've seen, the coldest december we've seen in many years. a very cold winter. you might as well throw some snow into the mix. we still have one more nig of bitterly cold temperature as we look across the city. clear skies but the clouds will continue to move in toward the area by tomorrow morning. you will notice those cloudss far as the temperatures are concerned. we're sitting at 31 degrees. windchills though at 20 as the winds are out of the west at 16 to 20 miles an hour. so we're going to be talking about the windchills through the night. by tomorrow, the winds will relax. that's the very good news. 23 in hagerstown. 27n frederick. 31 toward quantico. frederic

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learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >> the time is 6:44 and a quick check on the latest school closings and delays. i want to make a note that the federal government is open today. >>> wikileaks founder julien asci is waking up outside of jail this morning after a judge released him on bel pre and he fights extradition to sweden on sex crimes allegations. conditions of his release include wearing an electronic tag and reporting to police every day. you can hear more from him when he talks with "good morning, america" at 7:00 here on abc 7. >>> congress approves a temporary extension of the bush- year tax cuts. >> before it passed, democrats and republicans and express their displeasure with the tax package. >> after months of fierce negotiations and contentious compromise, the house passed a temporary extension of all of the tax-cut theme of the motion is adopted. >> the $858 billion tax plan will extend the bush tax cuts for all americans for two more years. it will extend unemployment benefits for 1

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> if you are just joining us, we have a few school closings and delays to pass along this morning at 6:40. garrett county schools in western maryland are closed again today, and there are two- hour delays in frederick county, maryland, morgan county, west virginia, and page county, virginia schools. >>> we toss it over to adam caskey for the weather. >> a few isolated snow showers, not as widespread as yesterday. we talked about this yesterday morning. a few snow showers into today, and we do, but not as widespread. that is why the winter advisory does not have as much aerial coverage. frederick, montgomery, d.c., and randall, howard, and prince george's county. significant problems with the commute, and that is why we have an advisory. frederick, warren, rappahannock county, the wind chill down to 10 below zero at times. but at this -- a wind advisory until 10:00 p.m.. right now temperatures are in the teens for the most part, but when you factor in the wind, it

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> the redskins are now officially eliminated from the playoffs following a tough loss at fed-ex field to the tampa bay buccaneers. the redskins were down 17-10 but were able to pull within a point when santana moss got that six-yard touchdown pass from donovan mcnabb with nine go seconds left. the special teams uit attempted the extra point in the ti with the ball, now tied, went through hunter smith's hands twauxt the latest in a game full of special teams miscues. thekicker also missed two earlier field goals. today head coach mike shanahan said how, the team still has confidence in him. >> even though he had a rough day. i told him i think it is more metal than anything else. i watched him do the consistently in practice. even though he didn't ha a good game, he is very disappointed. we're very disappointed. we still have a lot of belief in him so hofully, we can clear it up this week. >> it dropped the skins to 5-8. >> brave football fans waited for hurs in th

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> mark david madoff took his own life over the weekend. he hanged himself on saturday morning, exactly two years after heold police about his father's ponzi scheme. now the jailed investment banker may not be able to attend his son's funeral. bernard madoff is servin a 150-year prison sentence for swindling $65 billion from investors. under prison rules, on inmates with two years or less pding on their prison term can go to immediate family funerals. >>> this morning, several passengers aboard a royal caribbean cruise ship are waking up wit bruises. the ship called brilliance of the seas ran into a violent storm in the mediterranean sea over the weekend. passengers took these pictures showing the damage. it was on its way to alexandria, egypt. 1,600 americans wereon that ship. after watching th video and the last one from the arctic cruise ship, i'm swearing off cruises. it's making m seasick. if you are just waking up with us, we are under a winter weather adviso

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> you may soon see electric cars buzzing around the area. one rline may just let you do that for a fee. >>> frigid temperatures translate into higher heating bills. list crenshaw is here to tell us how we c cut down on the costs. >> we're going to start with that chevy volt. washington is one of the first markets in the country to receive the electric car. a limited number of chevrolet volts left gm yesterday. we spoke with a handful of area dealerships today who say they are expecting at least one of the vehicles in the coming weeks. dozens more all presold by the way are expected to arrive in the d.c. metro area over the next year. gm says the volt is the world's first and only electric vehicle with extended range capability. it combines battery only electric, driving with an efficient gas powered engine and the volt goes nearly 400 miles before having to be recharged. they're excited about that. >>> the first frigid temperatures of the season have arrived. how

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> ouch! close call for two people aboard this small plane that made an emergency land anything springfield, missou. sparks coming up from the pla after it hits the run way. the pilot could not get the landing gear down. after burning off fuel, he mad a belly landing. you can see, as i said, the flames and sparks flying as the plane skids to a stop. emergency cre come rushing to its side. thpilot and the passenger then darted out of the plane. good idea. amazingly, neither was injured. >>> wow. one of las vegas's poshest a seen knows is looking for a man who stole $1.5 million worth of chips. a thief on a motorcycle robbed the bellagia yesterday morning. he pulled up to the casino, walked over to a craps table, and stole the chips. he sped off and has not been seen since. he may be the man to a similar heist at the sun coast casino last thursday. >>> 6:27. 23 degrees. coming up next a 6:30, holiday tradition outside the courthouse will have a different look this year>>> a it is another bitterl

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> police may soon be able to get a search warrant for blood samples from suspected drunk drivers. it's part of a new proposal for a federal no refusal policy for drivers who refuse breathalyzer tests. transportation secretary ray lahood explained today that this measure will help police enforce existing laws. >> these aren't new laws or regulations. they're efforts to streamline existing procedures while protecting due process to ensure that drunk drivers can't skirt the consequences of their actions. >>> nine states already have no refusal policies in place. transportation officials say one in four drunk driving suspects refuses to take a breathalyzer test. >>> the transportation department says airlines, they are making more money than ever on baggage fees. profits from baggage fees totaled $1.5 billion this past fiscal year. that's up $150 million from last year. airlines are looking at imposing en more fees for using their wi-fi, their premium seats and all th

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide.all 877-242-usaa. >>> julie january assange is out of jail. he walk out of court in london after nine days in jail. the judge rejected the appeal fro prosecutors who want to keep him in jail while he fights extradition to sweden. the swedish prosecutors want to question assange about sexual asult allegations there. and brief remarks, assange thanked his supporters d the british justice system. >> i hope to continue my work and continue to protest my nnocence in this matter and to reveal as we get it, which we have not yet, the evidence from these allegations. >> reporter: he paid more than $300,000 in bail. much of it donated by supporters. he has been ordered to keep in touch with police and to remain at one address. in fact he will stay at an estate outsideondon owned by one of his supporters. >>> t man who stopped the shooter at a school board meeting in florida said he is not a here officially mike jones spoke publicly for the first time since the gunman opened fire at the meeting

learn more with our free usaa retirment guide.77-242-usaa. >>> with only a week left before christmas, many traditional stores are bracing for som heavy foot traffic into next week. >> a big reason retailers are braced for an onslaught of last minute christmas shoppers is because of what happened last weekend. there was a deep freeze and kept shoppers away from shopping. >> i'm going out on my lunch breaks, after work. >> if you're last minute, i hope something is still here or get a gift certificate. that's what i'm doing today. >> reporter: even before this weekend, the national retail federation raised protections for holiday sales. 3.3% over last year. >> consumers look like they're willi to splurge. >> reporter: that means splurging on discretionary items, too, like jewelry. >> last year was a little rough. people were tight on mon. th year it seems like it has been pretty good. >> reporter: the pu will continue right until ne weekend. toys are us will stay open for 48 state hours. >> we know our customers have p stalled. >>r

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> snowy surprise.e-effect snow. yes, lake-effect snow hitting the area overnight, catching a lot of folks by surpse. the slick, icy ro conditions are catching a lot of commuters by -- causing them a lot of shock this morning. cars are slipping an slidin everywhere. good morning. welcome back tnews 4 today. i'm joe krebs. >> it is going to be a tough commute. i'm eun yang. it is tuesday, december 14th, 2010. we also have several school closings and delays to report this morning. maryland, garrett county schools are closed. allegheny county and frederick county schools wil start two hours late. in virginia, paige county have a two-hour delay. west virginia, grant county schools are closed. headlamp higher harding jefferson and mineral county are l delayed two hours. >>> as well as morgan and pendleton county schools in west virginia are closed. those are delayed two hours. i'm sorry. we'll be running the delays and closing information at the bottom of your screen all morning long, of course >> tom, we ar

learn more with our free usaa retirment guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> this is the stilletto. it appears to be for the super model always on the go or the woman who wants to look good hackie sacking at the fish market. they're available in two styles and they cost about $330 a piece. >> pretty high fashion, aren't they? >> they are. are you supposed to be able to run and hike in them, too? >> i don't think . it is it's for the super model who wants to look like that. >> they certainly wouldn't work now with the weather we're having >> and tiva had their day with the sandals. >> we'll see who has them on. >> we'll need some snow boots tomorrow. >> you will need some snow boots. we won't need a lot this win but morrow morning, i think you'll definitely need the snow boots. maybe the extra jacket out as u make youray outside. tomorrow will be another cold day and another snowy day. take a look. the sun makes the way down. a beautiful shot. the temperatures have been cool. the sun moving its way down and one of theoldest days we've seen in quite some time. yesterday a high of 28.

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learn more with our free usaa retirement guide.l 877-242-usaa. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> the time is 7:26 of this friday, december 70. i am scott thuman with your local news update. we will check on traffic and a moment but first, the federal government is open today. there are also numerous school closings and delays. you can see them at the top and bottom of your screen. >>> two significant incidents on the inner loop that the belt way after georgia avenue with an accident that was moved to the side of the road. it took one hour to drive from silver spring. the other incident is on i-95 southbound before the interchange at 195. the road had been closed until a moment ago. this is a live camera and we will show you that. traffic is getting by in all lanes one vehicle is stopped in the median and one is off the road on the right side pretty fire department was on the scene but they have now cleared it. traffic is getting by. northbound traffic will be jammed as well. this is the inner loop delay. >>> this

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide.berlin wau, presidential speeches are more than policy or patriotic calls to action. in our next guest, michael waldman, has captured 45 of the most influential speeches, in a new book called "my fellow americans." it's a special treat for me to welcome michael here today. we worked together in the clinton white house and narrated the cds and books. which president was the best writer? >> lincoln, his words changed how americans thought. and changed how we were a united country, for the people and by the people. i think roosevelt had the voice of the presidents that narrated the 20th century. when we think of how presidents talk, it's fdr. >> fdr, especially in the radio addresses. let's talk about fdr. i love the fact that his most famous line, is what came from a newspaper advertisement. >> a newspaper advertisement for suits. they tried to say, oh, it came from some poetry. it was not only -- it was not only a good line. it was not only something people remembered. but it was action

learn moreith our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa.e holiday season. >>> and our special series steals and deals, but first your local news. >>> grab your scarf, your heavy coat, your jacket, your ear muffs, your glove, everything you've o got. it's very cold outside. good morning, everyone. i'm kimberly suiters. be careful. the snow quickly froze, creating shick and dangerous driving conditions, mostly in d.c. and maryland. >> right now, though, the big story, the temperatures. only arod 20 degrees. winds gusting 35, 40 miles an hour. windchills, single digits. it looks like we'll stay below freezing all the way into thursday. and strong gusting winds today, tonight, and tomorrow. kimberly? >> thanks, tom. jerry will have a check on >>> good morning, eveone. topside of the beltway, still a little sluggish. accident on the outer loop of the beltway at the dulles toll road. police are headed over ere. kimberly? >> "news 4" is your >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, the 14th of december 2010. barking dogs outsi

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide.ch and powerful and has led a storied life. yet most americans have never heard of him. richard engel recently caught up with the elusive aga cannes. >> he's one of the most fascinating people who i have ever met. he's like a head of state without a country, he's a relious leader. he's also doing some of the most important charitable work in the islamic work. -- world. reporter: around the islamic world, you'll see his works, in the restored monuments of old cairo, flaed b a new 74-acre park. in refurbished mosques in africa and even in the afghan army but you'll almost never meet the man responsibleor it all. one of the richest and influential but least known people in the muslim world. he told us this is the first interview he's ever given to an american television network. >> i have always taken the attitude that it's better that the work speak rather than the individual. >> reporter: i met him in a poor nation in west africa. we sat in a park he had just refurbished, 600 miles sout

learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> good morning. ice on the potomac river. clouds overhead. temperatures right now 20 degree. a little bit milder in the bay, mid-20s there. high above freezing. could get sun back. cou get lightsnow. how's traffic? >> chopper 4 was over the scene of this water main break. ty's a doozy. will affect your commu in both directions so be forewarned of that. beltway police are getting the accident out of the roadway but the delays will begin from georgia all the way. joe? >> join us bright a early monday ♪ you and me baby we' stuck like glue ♪ >>> it's friday, december 17, 2010. christmas is one week away. we're going to show you some of e ways we made fools of ourselves in 2010. not enough time to show you all the ways. >>> also ahead, a behind the scenes peek at t fun i had shooting a very, very small part for the new movie "gulliver's trave travels." >>> charla nash the connecticut woman who was viciously attacked by a friend's pet chianzee goes back to the hospital that saved her life. >>> let's go bac

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