it would be unusual for vincent gray to replace there. homicides in the city have reached a 43-year low. detectives are closing homicide cases and under great which is well above the national average. vincent gray will appoint a new ellerbe, whokenneth l. levin has close to 30 years of experience. these announcements are expected today. >>> safety and security will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. the board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and will vote on a plan to replace track circuits in 59 train control booms -- rooms. that was blamed in a crash last year that killed nine people. >>> there's no evidence that fewer d.c. residents are driving to work. 14% of commuters from the area are using public transit. that is of from 11%. the percentage of solo drivers has dropped from 68% down to 66 %. >> if yes, commuting drivers, they thought that they would not notice much of a difference. >>> it is 21 degrees. >> still ahead, saying goodbye after a quarter century behind a

this is a nice story to write about. >> vincent works in advertising. after more than 11 months he's grown used to life as a hotel nomad. >> i used to have a lot of stuff which i never used. and when i was moving from one house to another house you carry with you all the plans, photos, books you never use anymore. i threw away everything, and it feels like accident. -- feels like zen. >> he moved to amsterdam in 2009 because his company had opened a new office. the p.r. professional came up with an idea for a new project when he realized how hard it was to find an apartment. >> i just called some hotels and told them about my idea writing a book about hotels and they were really enthusiastic about that plan. because they had quite a hard time to -- because of the economical situation. >> in the early days vincent van dike would plan his hotel accommodation weeks in advance. now he generally has no trouble getting a room apart from one night during the peak summer season. >> in one night the whole city was full. the airport was full. and then i partied a

mayor-elect vincent gray has been making appointments. he is keeping a familiar home -- familiar faces at the helm. >> mayor elect vincent gray will be appointed chief cathy lanier. he will reappoint a fire chief as well. the decisions were not unexpected. cathy lanier became the first ever female police chief for the city. she has served the department for 20 years. she is known for her tireless work ethic, obsessively responding to residents, and showing up at crime scenes. she as an approval rating of around 80%. it is unusual for her -- for grade to reappoint her. d.c. mayor's have typically brought in their own police chief, even if the incumbent is popular. crime levels are above the national average. >> i have met with the transition team. i talked to gray all the time. he has a lot on his plate. it is selfish of me for me to hound him about my particular business. >> he will also appoint a new fire chief, kenneth geller, who has served as an interim chief in the past and has 30 years -- kenneth ellerbe, who was served as an interi

. >> vincent astor. what did he do for f.d.r.? >> well, i mentioned a moment ago that the united states didn't go into the intelligence business in a serious way until 194189 we were probably the only world power that didn't have a professional intelligence service. roosevelt relied very heavily prior to, let's say, 1940 on a circle of associaite friends as his sources. there were a group of them that called themselves a club. and they had taken a shabby apartment on new york's upper east side. they had an unlisted phone number they had a secret mail drop. it sounded like the spy games of boys being carried out by grown men. the chief figure in this outfit called the club was vincent astor, one of the wealthiest men in the country. >> which one is he in this photo at tp? >> vincent astor the the one to the right of the bar on the ship where he is standing. >> or to the left of f.d.r.? >> it looks to me -- yes. yes. >> and who was he? >> vincent astor was the hir of a massive fortune in the united states. he was -- e was as sociali

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mayor elect vincent gray will keep cathy lanier as police chief. he has reportedly asked kenneth ellerbe to return from florida to lead as the fire chief. >>> some democrats said they will try to make changes to the tax-cut bill. some republicans say that could lead to a compromise -- a compromise with president obama to fall apart. >>> prince george's county looking for a man who shot his girlfriend while she was holding their baby. the suspect is still sending threats to his victim even while on the run from bilal. >> the 26-year-old crawford was shot and left for dead after an argument with the poor or friend. jeffrey easley is still on loose. >> she got shot four times, in the face. >> police are looking for the 24-year-old williams. he was on probation when he allegedly shot his girlfriend what she held their 01-year-old baby girl. >> this man might to do anything. he might kill her mother. >> be argument was over money. >> he shot me. i want to get myself better. >> not one police officer has contacted the family since the shooting. she says

mayor elect vincent gray continues to fill out his cabinet. he appointed new or returning officials to agencies that affect thousands of citizens and businesses. vincent gray takes over as mayor january 2. >> go back out to alexander. >> an amazing sight with all those lights. >> reporter: i tell you what, just amazing. we're listening to billy ray cyrus. this is what's happening to the lights behind me. an amazing speacle of lights. the. a lights, just amazing. i asked hill, how many lights do you put on? this is growing up my dad put on 75 lhts. how many do you do? how many was it? he said 265,000. and it is probably more next year. now we're - what are we in now, bill? this is midnight clear. he justave m the stars will descend and the lights will go on. i can't even tell you how great this is. we make our way through the rest of the evening out there rght now. we're looking atemperature of 36 degrees in the district. 31 toward andrews air force bas quantico at 31 degrees. what are we dealing with tonight? temperatures into the teens in som

>> it was originally written in russian and i'm a huge fan of vincent lahalls. he's amazing. there's no one like him. sexy, different looking, powerful and as soon as he got into my head i tracked him down and said you have to do this. >> charlie: how do you sell an actor. >> every other scene he has to work out with natalie portman. it wasn't hard. like what's today. it was a good role for any actor i think. >> charlie: describe the character. >> he's the director of this fictional new york city ball elt company and he's clearly an artist and for him he was able to justify his behavior. >> charlie: did you talk to people like peter martins? >> i did. i think it was more of an influence. vi vincent met with peter martins and our choreographer spent a lot of time with him. >> charlie: other than new york what's the ballet capital of the world today? >> i guess it's paris, moscow and l.a. > >> charlie: roll tape. >> in four years every time you dance i see you b obsessed but never see you lose yourself. all the discipline for what? what? >> i want to be perfect. >> perfection i

>>> coming up, vincent jackson leads the charge against the 9ers. the corrects continue their december to remember and quite possibly the dunk of the year. we're running out of time, so it ought to happen soon. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. president obama says the u.s. is make significant progress in its goal of dismantling the taliban in afghanistan. that awaits a long awaited report on the war and a news conference yesterday. however, the international committee of the red cross which rarely makes public statements is painting a much bleaker picture saying humanitarian conditions there are the worst its seen in decades. >>> an army doctor who refused to deploy to afghanistan because he questioned president obama's eligibility to be commander in chief is headed to a military prison. lieutenant colonel terrance lakin who became the poster boy for the so-called birther movement will serve six months and be dismissed from the army.

it is the park by vincente, there are all kinds of parks. ithey're fighting for it, gangs, everybody. i cannot go there anymore because there are fights. there are a whole bunch of drug dealers and everything. i just mind my own thing. i just mind my own business, but there are a lot of things going on. thank you, commissioners. president peterson: thank you. ext. speaker, please? >> my name is daniel smith. i'm here to read a letter on behalf of the edgewood center, located just 50 feet outside of the perimeter. we are for educational purposes. on behalf of the center for children and families located on vincente street, i urge you to consider revoking the permit for mei

it is the park by vincente, there are all kinds of parks. ithey're fighting for it, gangs, everybody. i cannot go there anymore because there are fights. there are a whole bunch of drug dealers and everything. i just mind my own thing. i just mind my own business, but there are a lot of things going on. thank you, commissioners. president peterson: thank you. ext. speaker, please? >> my name is daniel smith. i'm here to read a letter on behalf of the edgewood center, located just 50 feet outside of the perimeter. we are for educational purposes. on behalf of the center for children and families located on vincente street, i urge you to consider revoking the permit for medicinal cannabis dispensary at 2139 taraval street at 38 avenue. many schools are situated very close to the proposed site. it serves as a thoroughfare for students on their way to and from students and is also a popular destination for students for lunch. surely a site not in such close proximity could be found as a dispensary. please reconsider issuing the permit for the mc

for colonel vincent it's a rare moment of reflection on christmas day. >> what's up, man? merry christmas. >> reporter: this 41-year-old officer is responsible for around 650 soldiers in task force bandit. today, he tried to visit as many as he could at the nearby outpost. >> i just see the guys on christmas because it's a tough time to be away from home, missing family and stuff. >> reporter: kunar province is one of the most dangerous places in eastern afghanistan. for the eight months that task force bandit has been here, it has seen roughly 30 wounded, but not one of its soldiers has been killed. >> it means someone is looking over our shoulders. someone is watching out for us. >> reporter: some of the soldiers decided to play some football since they couldn't watch a game on tv. all that exercise helped build up an appetite, which is a good thing, because the military made sure the soldiers had a christmas feast. they've gone all out for the troops here with turkey and all the fixings. it's a taste of christmas far from home. >> it was delicious. >> cooking you expect

when the season started, chargers wide receiver vincent jackson was nowhere to be found. held out because he wanted a new deal and missed first ten games. well, last night, jackson was back and proved his worth against the niners. he put on a show in the first quarter. philip rivers threw up a jump ball down the sideline. jackson went up and he got it. 7-0, chargers and he was just getting warm. rivers found him again in the second quarter. san diego up 17-0 at the half. jackson completed the trifecta in the fourth, made the grab and jumped toward the end zone, touchdown number three. chargers won it, 34-7. >>> basketball, the celts' rajon rondo will be out at least a week with an ankle injury. cue nate robinson, up and under. a pretty reverse. nate can do it inside. nate can do it out. drilled the straightaway three. the celts up 11 on the hawks. boston red-hot, won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> now, this is a dunk that may take the cake. the nuggets' j.r. smith soared to the ram for the two-handed jam. that's impressive. one more time. he threw over george hill for t

when the season started, vincent jackson was nowhere to be found.held out because he wanted a new deal and missed the first ten games. last night, jackson went back and proved his worth against the 9ers. he put on a show in san diego in the first quarter. philip rivers threw up a jump ball down the sideline. jackson went up and he got it. beat the defender to the end zone, 7-0, chargers and he was just getting warm. rivers found him again in the second quarter. san diego up, 17-0 at the half. jackson completed the tritech it ta in the fourth. made the grab, jumped towards the end zone, touchdown number three. chargers won it, 34-7. >>> basketball's rajon rondo will be out a week with an injury. cue nate robinson. up and under, a pretty reverse. nate can do it inside, nate can do it outside. drilled the straightaway three. celts up 11. boston won their 12th straight, 102-90. >>> we've seen great dunks this season but here's one that may take the cake. the nuggets j.r. smith soared to the rim for a two-handed jam. that's impressive. one more time. he

mayor-elect vincent gray is sticking with the police chief cathy lanier.ring a news conference, gray cited an 85% approval rating with the declaiming rate as reasons to reappoint. >> reporter: vincent gray said a recent meeting convinced him there was a synergy, his word, between the two of them. >> and that they share the same views on children and juvenile justice and community policing. he's impressed with the crime- fighting strategies and said she can do better. >> she's been a success in addressing issues of crime in the district of columbia and, frankly, i spent an hour and a half with the chief in the recent past and we had a great conversation. a lot of it was not only about crime fighting but the respective views of the city and respective views of children, juvenile justice. all of those issues that infringe upon crime in the district of columbia. >> reporter: cathy lanier was 39 years old and the commander of the special operations division when adrian fenty picked her to be top cop. four years later, she's in the position to see the homicide r

. >>> down in the newsroom with fox 5's paul wagner and mayor elect vincent gray announced his public safety team today including cathy lanier, keeping her on as chief. >> mayor gray said he felt with cathy lanier and said he felt a synergy between the two and he said that he feels like they can really work together, ha in this conversation that they had -- that in this conversation that they had that they seemed to be on the same page with community policing and basically the crime strategies that they're going to use in the city. we talked to her outside and i asked her about having to work now in the city and fighting crime under the current fiscal state that we're in. >> we've done a lot better at being more efficient because of technology. we've done a lot better at reducing our response times, improving service. now the challenge is to keep going that way regardless of what happens with the budget. >> i know cathy lanier told you she's going to continue on with one of her more high profile crime fighting strategies. what is that? >> all hands on deck. she's been using that for t

judge vincent said if you you are gonna say that, there are a lot of other things you could say thateral government could be or should be allowed to order to you buy or purchase as a product that might improve everybody's health. and he used broccoli as an example. i think it was that kind of day for us. as the arguments progressed at one point judge vincent said isn't this a giant expansion of the commerce clause? just quotes like that throughout -- sort of leads us to believe he's going to rule the individual mandate unconstitutional. but we haven't seen that yet, that's what we hope. >> greta: i'm mindful of the times that i've been in court over the years and i've heard questions that i thought was favorable to my viewpoint very happy and walked out only to learn a month or two later i was not successful. the questions were to brian get more information, not necessarily to suggest a view point on the final analysis. >> that's right. you can't be sure of anything this is a judge who has been thorough. lots of prepared questions today. this was not where he went in and let counsel

mayor elect vincent ay will reappoint cathy lanier to chief of police today. the official announcement is expected to be made at a news conferencehis afternoon. lanier became the first female chief in city history when she was chosen by mayor adrian fenty in 2007. she has been with the department sinc1990. we've also learned that gray will name kenneth ellerbee as the city's new fire chief. ellerbee ia former assistant fire chief here in washington and rrently serves as the chief of the sarasota county fire department in florida. still owns a home in alabama in ward 7. ellerbee will take over for chief dennis reuben who announced he will not stay past the end of his contract on january 2nd. >>> 5:06 is your time now. the redskins quarterback talking about professionalism with donovan mcnabb is talking about the possibility of being benched. >>> plus, a new request in the murder case of a uva student. why defense attorneys want t know more about the victim's medical istory. >>> and next all is quiet right now. but snow is on the way. it's coming fast. tom has y

vincent gray announced today that chief cathy lanier will stay on the job. >> he says he will stick with their because of the falling crime rates. the public likes the chief, and he thinks he can work with her to make the city even safer. when mayor elect gray announced his appointment today, police chief cathy lanier was walking behind him. 10 peopleht out of approve of her. >> she has reduced crime. >> for lanier, it has been a busy four years. crime is down, murders are at a 43-year low, but she's been a hugging chief. >> it is astounding that somebody has an 80% approval rating. >> cathy lanier was pleased. >> we have made so much progress. i am very happy. i think this is a great team and i think there is a lot of excitement with the incoming administration. >> not everyone was happy. the union chairman, for one. >> it's a bad message. it is one of the reasons that we are losing police officers. >> for folks in the hallways, more hugs for the chief. >> mayor elect vincent gray announced a new fire chief -- kenneth ellerbe. he left last year to become chief of the sarasota fire depar

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mayor-elect vincent gray made good on that promise for more jobs.aren gray houston has more. >> this not that many jobs for the skills that i have. >> reporter: it is the same complaint for many standing in lines around country. >> they say you are overqualified and underqualify. it is like a catch-22. >> i want to thank the university presidents who are here. >> reporter: inside the downtown offices of the law firm arnold and porter, vincent gray looked for answers and got frank responses from business leaders about obstacles they encounter. >> one, the felony record for the applicants. the second is cannot pass a fifth grade math aptitude test. and the third is cannot pass a drug test. >> reporter: the mayor-elect wondered how the see can get around the problem of criminal records especially in areas of extremely high unemployment like ward eight with an unemployment rate of nearly 30%. gray says many ex-offenders returning to the community needs jobs. >> i have a job but you want something better. >> reporter: this is an ex-con who says he was he

mayor vincent gray takes atrip down memory lane in an offer to revilize his alma mater. >> i'm the one fighting, okay? not you, not you. >>> the complete list of golden globe nominees. >>> president obama just signed the telework bill.13 centers inn area have been told their funding will soon disappear. i'll explain coming up. >>> capitals coach bruce boudre talks aut his frustration with the team's losing stak. >>> the redskins hand out a pink >>> an arlington county man is under arrest, charged with making threats to bomb metro. court documents show eunice was arrested december 6th. the stlets were allegedly made on a facebook chat. >> the senate is expected to pass president obama's bipartisan tax compromise tomorrow. the measure will then move on to the house where democrats are signalling they need some changes. >>> jamaal alexis was sentenced to 149 years behind bars today for the murder of a popular hip-hop producer. raymond brown was shot four years ago. he was murdered when they chased a man who was trying to steal the wheels of his car. >>> hundreds of federal workers who enj

. >>> vincent gray announced his public safety team.d police chief cathy lanier to stay on and he picked kenneth ellerbe to be fire chief. >>> a d.c. post office is being renamed. president obama signed a bill making the post office at massachusetts avenue and northeast washington after a civil rights leader dorothy -- she died earlier this year. >>> the snow we are dealing with across the region. in coastal virginia, plows hit the streets early. some serious accidents in the norfolk area. a fedex truck slid of the highway. in ohio, a lighthouse looks like an ice sculpture. it's beautiful. >> it really is. from a distance. >>> the snow is so finished. icey patches are the big story. our doppler radar. down to the southeast of our viewing area is where the core of the storm is now. a couple flurries but nothing more than that. 27 and 21. that was it for the high and low today. 1.5 inches of snow officially at reagan national airport. 21 degrees and gaither bsburg. skies will clear later tonight, and temperatures will fall. they will get

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commissioner garcia: for the reasons mentioned by secretary pacheco, vincent, i would not want to do that. >> it is not clear about the question of the ministry of exhaustion. i do not think there has been an opinion, for example, about whether that is required. i can get back to you on that. they are not necessarily wrong, but it is not a determination that the city attorney has been doing. commissioner garcia: i think it was stated affirmatively that it was not needed. >> i am not aware, but i can look into it. secretary pacheco: over the years, the opinions have changed. president peterson: so moving on, section 9 clarify this jurisdictional requests and sets up the standing for granting such requests, and it does list the time that a successful requester would have for an appeal. i am looking at the rules that were distributed in your packets. commissioner garcia: this is what you are talking about. after you, commissioner fung. commissioner fung: i think that i would like to incorporate some language that goes beyond just the city. you may know, madam city attorney, but i am goi

mayor-elect vincent gray facing some questions from d.c. residents and providing some answers.e'll hear what he had to say at the washington national cathedral. tony perkins that, winter scene up in minneapolis is something i don't want to see around here any time soon. >> we do have some snow in parts of the area and including some pretty moderate snowfall down to our south near fredericksburg. we'll take a look at that and update out the rest of the week as well. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.  >>> 37 degrees outside. and perhaps a little bit of snow for some folks. >> at least it is 37 degrees. a little windy. >> there are parts of the area where you might see some of the snow start to stick on some of the roadways as well. we'll have to keep our eyes on it. we do have a winter weather advisory in effect because of what is going on out there. here it is. right here in washington proper, not really snowing. it is really right in the district, no snow. just outside of the city is where we're starting to see it in prince george's county

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. >>> it's official, dc police chief will remain as the chief in the vincent gray administration. the mayor elect made the announcement today, it was one of two key nominations that came just a few hours ago, even though that she has been serving in the fenty administration, the decision to keep her on was easy. >> four years after becoming the district's top cop, she enjoys an 80% job approval rating among dc residence according to a recent poll. the public is confident in her ability and it results from the great progress in reducing crime as she and the police force have achieved together. >> vincent gray announced the nomination of kenneth ellerby for fire chief. the dc council still must approve those appointments. >>> authorities around char lotsville are warning --charlottesville. no one ended up getting hurt, but officials are telling people to call 911 if they see anything suspicious. >>> connecticut police want to know who is responsible for some homemade bombs found inside a house in new haven. firefighters were called to the house for reports of smoke last night and th

vincent gray is answering some questions. but as fox 5's karen gray houston reports, there are some very pressing questions the new mayor is still not willing to talk about. >> mayor elect wincent gray. >> reporter: washington national kadeem real provided -- cathedral provided the back drop. those in the audience with questions wrote them down or e- mailed them in. they were given to a designated speaker. >> west virginia one question here referring back to the days when there was a a substantial -- was a substantial amount of cronyism in the government. >> reporter: gray promised integrity in his new administration and talked about work force housing so the city police officers and firefighters can afford to live in the district. since gray is a popular guest around town, and he wasn't invited here to the national cathedral yesterday, the sunday forum is part of an ongoing series where high-profile washingtonnans are invited to share views. gray was invited after he won the general election. not surprisingly, there were que

mayor-elect vincent gray graduated from dunbar in 1959.ys he's not sure the new building is a smart move at this point. >> this open space concept was a theory at the time and it really is a failed policy. >> looming defer sits will not threaten the construction at bun -- deficits will not threaten the construction at dunbar. however, five other schools slated for construction could be in jeopardy since those projects have not been approved yet. >>> a gas worker in prince william county fought back against some would-be robbers and he hopes it's a message to other potential criminals. he asked not to be identified. last saturday to men went after him in his car attacking him with a stun gun. the worker who has a permit to carry a gun fired two shots in self-defense. both of the gad guys ran -- bad guys ran off. to learn about the police investigation, visit the where you live section of wusa9.com. the story is on our prince william county page. >>> the seen sus bureau in suit -- census bureau in suitland, maryland is out with its community

we are each going to try to convince judge vincent at the last moment or two we have with him that ourave been right, pleadings filed, miranda of law. i've read both sides extensively. i think you could stack them up 10, 12 inches tall on your desk. we are going to make the argument tomorrow that we all have talked about many times that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. congress has no authority for it in the constitution. the commerce clause doesn't and cannot require -- congress cannot require people to buy an insurance policy or any product when they are not engaged in economic activity. something you and i talked about but not talked about a great deal the argument the state has that it is being coerced to cover more medicaid people. when medicaid again, it was designed for the needy. designed for the infirm and children. it was never designed for what is in this law. the states didn't agree where those who are -- 38% over the poverty level, 138% and there's a 30% increase in the number of people covered. the cost to the tates are billions of dollars in many ways that we

vincent gray claimed he wanted to bring jobs to the district to reduce the high unemployment rate. he's trying to make good on that. he hosted a job creation summit at a downtown law firm. karen gray houston was there. >> reporter: willie may madock is looking for work. we found her outside of an unemployment office in northeast. she's frustrated. >> there are not that many jobs out there for the skills i have. >> reporter: that's the same complaint of many standing in unemployment lines around the country. >> they say you are oar qualified -- over qualified and then under qualified. it's like a catch 22. >> i want to thank the university presidents here. >> reporter: inside the law firm arnold and porter, vincent gray looked for answers and got responses from business leaders about obstacles they encounter in hiring. >> for one, felony record for the applicants, the second is cannot pass a fifth grade math aptitude test and the third is cannot pass a drug test. >> reporter: the mayor elect wondered how to get around the problem of criminal records, especially in areas of extremely

mayor-elect vincent gray announced yesterday that he wants the chief to stay on as the leader. mayor-elect gray says that his decision to keep lin year was an -- linear was an easy one. kathy lin year -- linear. >>> and also the announcement of kathy ele bee. -- ely bee. he will be succeed chief dennis rubin. d.c. city council must still approve both appointments. >>> loudoun county police are hoping that surveillance video will help them catch two men, responsible for a rash of car break-ins. the suspects were seen walking around lansdowne to check to see if ckedcar, drove it for a mile down the road, and crashed it through a gate in someone's yard. detectives in that area are encouraging all residents to lock and secure their homes and their cars. >>> new security measures are coming to metro. metro announces random inspections of passengers' bags. this comes after a string of unsuccessful terror plots, targeting the transit agency. metro and tsa officers will check for hazardous materials, using a scanner, which detects nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. >> w

vincent gray takes the mayoral office on january 2nd. >>> a soldier fr our area died this week. sean cutsforth was killed. he graduated from brentville high school in manassas. his family said he was a talented athlete who played baseball in college and virginia beach. his wife is expecting their first child in april. specialist cutsforth was 22 years old. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange is relang at april friend's mansionn the uk while swedish authorities want to extradite him on allegations of sex crimes. >> assange spoke to reporters and claims that the swedish government has a vendetta against him and this is nothing more than a smear campaign. we have more now from london. >> reporter: waking up on the ground of an english country estate instead of britain's largest prison, julian assange can enjo the fresh air but he has a long way to go before he can secure his freedom. he is out of prison but still has to fight his extradition to sweden where he's wanted in connection of allegations of sexual assault and rape. accusations he strongly denies sayinghe swedish authorit

vincent 79- 68. nice throwdown.ighlights and feature stories and more play of the day clips including some from your local school, log on to d.c..high schoolsports.net. set your pace to island time. rich chocolate over creamy coconut. almond joy and mounds. enjoy more. >>> cloudy skies now. watch some snow getting up toward lymphburg reporting snow. it will take several hours film for it to get here. it is coming this afternoon. we'll have snow, upper 20s. and maybe one to three inches by the time this thing pulls out. mike and andrea, over to you. >> howard, ok, 6:53. here is a look at some of the headlines. one person hurt. ten people need a new place to stay after a fire rips through an aspen hill, maryland, apartment building. the flames broke out early this morning in the 2900 block of hewitt avenue. investigators believe a space heater sparked the flames. >> the house could vote as early as today on president obama's tax cut deal. wednesday, the senate overwhelmingly approved the measure which extents bush era

district judge roger vincent retorically asked how it could be nullified at this point as aspects arebeing implemented nationwide. the attorneys for the 20 states and the national federation of independent businesses countered the larger conclusion and debate for him is whether congress is grabbing too much power unconstitutionally at the expense of the states and people. >> if congress has the power to force americans to go out and buy something, americans will lose their freedom. it's liberty and freedom which is being fought for in this courthouse today. >> judge vincent acknowledged at the end of this today's hearing, the national importance in anticipation of his hearing that he says he'll make as quickly as possible. expect that next month. >> what's the next step, phil? >> well, remember, two federal judges have already ruled in favor of the obama administration. one in detroit. the other in lynchburg, virginia and then on monday, that judge in richmond ruled against it. all those cases are already those circuits court of appeal. the sixth in cincinnati and the fourth in richmo

police chief cathy lanier is expected to keep her job after a mayor-elect vincent gray takes office. he could still change his mind. many credit her with reducing crime in the cigarette her approval rating among d.c. resident is about 80%. >>> news from around the region -- a super shuttle driver is accused of driving fast and furious through northern virginia. the driver drove up to 95 miles per hour from i-96 in arlington to dulles airport as they morning and crashed into four cars and ran some off the road. he was hired just a few weeks ago. >> he was talking about his uniform and how he wanted a uniform. we were going to get him one and he was very nice. it is still in shock them a mother and her baby were hurt when the vasn rear ended their car but they are expected to be okay. police arrested the 25-year-old near dulles airport. >>> sentencing is under way this error for the man convicted of killing a music producer in prince george's county. raymond brown was shot and killed in 2006 in mitchell bill during a contest the man was convicted in october and faces up to 155 years in

vincent depaul of baltimore and distributed to the less fortunate in the area. a wide array of groups supported the effort, including chhrches and schools. >> we collectee coats and santa we had last weekeedd and we had a mission tree foo our parish. and over 200 items, gift wrapped, of hats nd gloves and scarves donated. ann thankful for everything that we have. soowe wanted to, you know, reach out to people that weee less fortunate than ourselves. and keep someone warm that otherwise may not be warm this season. >> thanks to your generosity.@ we collected more than 1 on of warm winnerrclothing. >> this year is having aareally bad day. but all is well thattends well for this young buck. that's next. >> the ravens' offense has beee ♪ [ mom ] my son finally got a cell phone. we found a plan we could actually afford. ♪ he thinks it's for him, but it's probably more for me. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the new walmart family mobile plan, powered by t-mobile. where families of three pay only $95 a month for unlimited talk and text, saving $1200 a year. it's a wh

vincent is 4,048 feet. it's spectacular.d caribbean, it brings up these pictures in your mind of white sand beaches. the image that the caribbean brings into your head is exactly what the grenadines is. >> i wake up every morning having the best time of my life because it's definitely one of the most beautiful destinations in the world. >> it's a completely pristine environment here. there's nobody out here but us and the sharks. it's the best place on earth to see white sharks. >> just the beauty of cape breton island, it's so stunning to look at. and it's so wild and rugged and natural and unkept and raw and organic. >> let's go fly. woo. >> the idea of jumping in a wing suit allows you to jump a lot of locations that you normally wouldn't be able to b.a.s.e. jump. >> you can't get to this type of terrain on anything other than a snowmobile. you look around, and it's just endless hills and mountains around here. >> right now, we are at the base of mt. mansfield. this is one of the biggest mountains east of the rockies. you

vincent depaul of baltimore and distributed to the less fortunate in the area.array of groups supported the effort, including chhrches and schools. >> we collectee coats and santa we had last weekeedd and we had a mission tree foo our parish. and over 200 items, gift wrapped, of hats nd gloves and scarves donated. ann thankful for everything that we have. soowe wanted to, you know, reach out to people that weee less fortunate than ourselves. and keep someone warm that otherwise may not be warm this season. >> thanks to your generosity.@ we collected more than 1 on of warm winnerrclothing. >> this year is having aareally bad day. but all is well thattends well for this young buck. that's next. >> the ravens' offense has b [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma t