campus of virginia tech. line with us brian walz, a full-time employee at virginia tech. a video producer in the athletic department. brian, can you tell us what you are seeing there on campus, any sign of injuries or shooting victims? >> no, i'm not really seeing anything right now. we're on lockdown so i'm in my office in the department here. >> have -- did you go outside at all? were you able to see anything before the lockdown? >> i did. i was in the studio and heard probably between 10 and 15 different sirens go by and just out of curiosity i walk outside and saw big -- large group of officers gathered and some other people from the department here in the parking lot just looking to see what was going on, wasn't sure if it was a traffic accident or something. then i ended up seeing an individual on the ground being attempted -- rescue workers attempting resuscitation. then the alarm, the campus al m alarm, i alert alarm went off and i just got back to the building as quickly as i could. >> we are getting

live on virginia tech's campus, i'm shomari stone.k to you in the studio. >> we're learning more about the victim. he is 39-year-old derek crouse, an army veteran and father of five. he joined the campus police force just six months after the 2007 shooting spree at virginia tech. we'll continue to follow this story all day long. watch us on news 4 and nbcwashington.com. that is "news 4 today." thank you for beginning ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman.

a nightmare in blacksburg, virginia. a shooting on the virginia tech campus.wo people have been shot and killed, include a police officer. the gunman is still on the loose. the campus remains locked down. the officer was reportedly shot during what is being described as a routine traffic stop. a second victim was killed nearby in the parking lot. wjz will continue to update this story throughout the newscast. >>> a firefighter dies battling an apartment house fire. the massachusetts firefighter went into the building to help someone who was trapped, then got stuck in the fire when a portion of the house collapsed. at least one other firefighter has reportedly been hurt. no word on how that fire started. >>> a student jumps to the rescue when a school bus driver falls asleep at the wheel. here's the report from washington state. >> definitely a crash. nobody else noticed anything. and he was asleep. and he can't notice anything. >> 17-year-old emmanuel williams was riding to high school. while his school bus was on the freeway. emmanuel notices a bus driver is

gingrich is polling first in virginia and he lives in virginia and he pledges to deliver vastly more signatures to get on the ballot in virginia. and he did not get on the ballot. fail. and it still looks like a newt gingrich fail. who can't get on the ballot there responds to not getting on the ballot there by letting his campaign compare the situation to december 1941. he compared not getting on the ballot in virginia to pearl harbor. you cannot get more fail on the head of this pin. no more fail will fit. except it's worse here. because we're not just talking about newt gingrich. he is not the only candidate who failed to make the ballot in virginia. although nobody else compared it to pearl harbor. it is also michele bachmann, rick perry, jon huntsman, and rick santorum. none of them qualified to be on the ballot in virginia. the only choices for virginia republicans will be mitt romney and ron paul. because they are the only two who turned in enough signatures to qualify. whatever you think of the republican candidates or republican politics this year, are these two guys a reaso

the term virginia tech was a top trending topic on twitter of four hours. twitterthousands of posted messages to virginia tech community the incident came to an end. >>> we're learning more about bill local impact the shooting has had, not only on parents, also on family members of those who lost their lives in to douse an seven. gonzales joins us live from satellite center. >> we spoke with virginia tech families who say they are slowly moving forward. today's incident did reopen old but gave them hope that school appears to have some eventards in place to the of another massacre. >> not again. >> when shots rang out this afternoon, they reverberated than 200 miles away. >> there were similarities between what happens then and what happened today. killed inghter was on campusng rampage four years ago. today's incident brought back memories. >> we still have friends and neighbors to have children who attend school there. >> this mother -- >> they were just on pins and were withcause they us that we found out that lesley of the victims. >> he also is keeping

for the most part, 20's. 17 in strasbourg virginia -- strasburg, virginia.artly cloudy today expected. all the rainfall will stay out of our region. we may have rain showers by thursday. cold outside right now. mid 40's this afternoon. another cold night tonight. tomorrow will be a little warmer near 50. temperatures will move upward by thursday. that will be the warmest day with a few areas of rain possible. >>> outer loop near andrews air force base there was an accident. looks good along the clara barton. there's been a crash southbound george washington parkway before sprouts run. newschopper 7 is flying over quantico marine base. northbound travel is very slow out of stafford. and the earlier accident is gone now. look at the pace. back to you. >> thank you. >>> looking for the gunman in northeast d.c. a man is in the hospital after someone shot him along 15th street and w late last night. investigators have not released any information about the suspects of far, but they tell us that robbery may have been a motive. >>>>> virginia tech and the law- enfo

much of virginia and maryland and west virginia. it is subfreezing and frosty cold. that bright moon now in the western sky will be partially eclipsed predawn tomorrow. just very, very briefly. we're only going to see a very little hint of lunar eclipse predawn on saturday morning here. this morning that moon is bright and full and getting ready to set in the western sky. it will be completely full tonight. it's nearly full this morning. we've got a clear sky now. we'll have high clouds drifting in later today. temperatures will be climbing into the upper 40s by noontime and then middle of the afternoon. low 50s, going to feel very pleasant for a december day. then clouds close in late afternoon and overnight tonight. a look at your friday evening planner in about ten minutes. here's a look at the friday evening commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> still seeing all of your lanes blocked in both directions. route 1 washington boulevard at troy hill drive. please watch out for that as you're making your commute. if you're traveling on i-270, not really

. >> a virginia family members a loved one shot and killed at a dinner virginia tech. >>> and the scandal that ended joe paterno's career. >> and green monday. we will explain. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> time to get the week started. good morning, washington. it's monday, december 12. i am cynne simpson. >> i am greta kreuz. it is cool out there. >> look at the numbers. mainly in the '20s. 18 degrees in leesburg along with strasbourgurg. 20 in charlestown. temperatures will rise to the mid 40's this afternoon. a few degrees warmer tomorrow afternoon, near 50 degrees. near average for temperatures today and tomorrow, partly cloudy today. mostly sunny tomorrow. next chance of rain on thursday. >>> we will take our picture post on the facebook. you can do the same. normal troubled times working for us. volume increasing. normal troubled times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. looks good on the greenway, the toll road. 66 between centreville and the beltway. no trouble on 270. >>> an enormous crowds will gather at virginia tech today to honor th

campus of virginia tech. gunshots fired. students locked down. >> as soon as i saw his face, i just started crying. >> reporter: around 12:30, virginia state poe and atf agents descend on campus after hearing reports of gunshots fired. the gunman walking up to a four-year veteran virginia tech police officer who was conducting a traffic stop. they say the suspect fired his weapon. officers quickly came running to the scene but it was too late. >> and they opened his car door and when they opened it, he just fell out towards the ground, sorry, and i could see his face and he was covered in blood. i don't know if the blood was coming from his head or face exactly. >> reporter: the suspect already took off at that point running towards another lot about a quarter mile away. police, though, were on his tail. >> at approximately 1:00 p.m., an officer observed a suspicious subject in the i lot and upon returning to the area to make contact with the subject found them deceased of a gunshot wound. >> investigators feel confident tha

today, it is virginia. northbound 95 heading to the accident right at the beltway along the right side. we'll take a live look on the outer loop of the beltway before telegraph road. two right lanes blocked. delays beginning at van dorn street. a quick look at the beltway north of town. normal slow traffic on the outer loop 95 to georgia. >> early show is next. they'll be live at virginia tech and they'll talk about tim tebow mania coming up. >> olga and i will be back in 25 minutes with an update on traffic and weather. >> have a great weekend. go, navy. we'll see you

today, virginia congressman, jim moran called it a major victory for virginia and taxpayers and commuters. >> this may sound like words, but they have great import. basically it means that the pentagon is responsible for building the infrastructure necessary to accommodate the 6,400 additional employees who will be moving into that building. >> now that parking cap is part of a defense appropriations bill and it will go into effect just as soon as the president signs it. >> all right, now head's up about a big change this weekend on i-66. tonight 9:00, crews will close both exits from i-66 eastbound running into 495 north and three lanes on the interloop. that's for tomorrow morning and the ramp will carry the traffic from 66 east on to the inner loop. that means if you are driving from fairfax to bethesda, you'll merge from the right instead of the left. >>> well it's never a good sign when you hit the high for the day in the wee hours of the morning. that usually means it's gotten a lot colder during the day. top, how low is it going to go tonight? >> we have given up 20 degrees since t

but elsewhere, quite a bit of cloudiness across virginia, maryland, and west virginia coming in from the west/northwest. there's a warm front triggering some rain way out in western west virginia into ohio, indiana, michigan, and parts of kentucky. that's going to be staying generally way to our west. however, far western maryland may get a few sprinkles over the morning hours. sunrise at 7:18. they'll have quite a bit of cloudiness. maybe a few peeks of sun in and out. we're seeing the moon showing through from time to time. moons high in the western sky. by midafternoon, ought to be making it in the upper 40s. low and mid-50s. a milder day on the way. overnight tonight, turning cool again. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at the wednesday commute. danella, how are things looking now. >>> over in germantown, a pedestrian struck. it has your exit ramp to germantown road completely shut. this is from i-270 southbound, you cannot get on germantown road. you are jammed. this is the view at father hurley. you can see these cars are at a complete stop as they m

tech in blacksburg, virginia.chool says it happened in a parking lot near the school's coliseum which is an athletic facility. the school issuing an alert saying, quote, gunshots reported, coliseum parking lot. stay inside, secure doors, emergency personnel responding. call 911 for help. national correspondent steve centanni is live in our d.c. bureau. we've got a team head today the scene right now as well. steve, what do we know so far? >> reporter: yeah. well, as you know, the university's very proactive about notifying students. you mentioned they're being advised on their web site, there are other systems for keeping students in the loop and keeping them safe and indoors and out of the line of fire that might endanger them. so on the web site which has the latest information from the university web site saying now not only has there been a suspected shooting and a suspect identified, but a police officer has been shot. that's the latest from web site from the university down there. a potential second victim i

most locations are above freezing across west virginia, maryland, and virginia. right near the bay it's in the low 40s to upper 30s. bay water temperatures are in the mid-40s now. so any breeze off the bay actually is a little bit milder. the temperatures in the 30s out of the mountains mainly because we've got a cloud cover holding in warmth. there's a warm front triggering rain in ohio, indiana, parts of kentucky. that will stay warm throughout the day. sunrise at 7:18. a little sun, then a cloudy afternoon. highs should reach the low and mid-50s by midafternoon. your evening planner at 5:11. let's have a look at our wednesday commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> let's start with the drive along i-95. this is your commute in virginia coming out of triangle and making your way towards the beltw beltway. still a lot of green in both directions. we'll check live cameras just to be sure. here's the view at prince william parkway. you are clear. if you're traveling on i-95, continuing on to 395, the view looks just as nice. light volume, no accidents

virginia tech was criticized for waiting two hours before alerting students.versity has since ramped up its emergency notification system. >> the communication systems that we have at our disposal today did not exist on april 16, 2007. >>> virginia tech officials were in washington thursday, appealing a federal fine for their response to the 2007 shooting. danielle nottingham, cbs news, blacksburg, virginia. >> thursday's shooting brought back a flood of memories and emotions of the families of those who died four and a half

southern maryland through western virginia. we have all these counties in green under a flood watch. that includes northern virginia, the district, nearby suburbs and counties in maryland as well as the shenandoah valley and out in the mountains. we do have a winter weather advisory as well now for howard county, montgomery county, loudoun, northern fauquier, points north and west, out into the mountains. there could be heavier snow out farther to the west. sunrise 7:13. we'll have occasional rain this morning. hold steady near 60. 50s by noontime. 40s by late afternoon. watch out for high water. and then this evening we'll have the rain change quickly over to maybe some sleet and then some wet snow by 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 this evening around the metro area. a little earlier farther to our west. and that wet snow could pile up three to six inches way out west. far western maryland, the highlands of west virginia. could get one to three inches shenandoah valley, the blue ridge, loudoun and northern montgomery county. and then a dust

it got a modern twist yesterday as a navy ship arrived in virginia beach, virginia, and a sailor fromnia disembarked. tony lopez of kovr tv has our story. >> reporter: it's a big-time kiss from a small town girl. that small town placerville. that big kiss making history as the first openly gay first kiss from a member of the military to their significant other upon return. petty officer second class marisa gatea planted that peck on her girlfriend of two years. and snell also a member of the u.s. navy after gala's return from 80 days at sea. both beamed with pride after the sailor-to-sailor smooch. >> i feel lice about it. nice to be myself. it's a long time coming. been there for two and a half years and very recent to changes coming into effect and it's been nothing but positive so it's been pretty awesome to say the least. >> reporter: outside of placerville, her mom was happy to talk. kim gatea says she couldn't be more proud. >> i was overwhelmed with proudness of my daughter. wow. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: the kiss got reaction from some of marisa's hometown. >> i

it's in western virginia now. the day planner forecast, light showers starting about 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. this morning. 48 degrees the temperature by then. 49 degrees the high. this afternoon, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., get ready for heavy rain. carol? >> thank you so much. at least we're not getting ready for heavy rain right now. >>> southbound 270, all lanes are open. you'll see flashing lights, an accident on the right shoulder. folks slowing down to take a look. please be careful as you're heading through there. 95 northbound at the truck scale, we've got a tractor trailer on the right shoulder. police are with it. and the outer loop at route 7, an accident on the right shoulder. all lanes getting by. ladies, back to you. >> carol, thank you. >>> 5:32 now. new from overnight, firefighters are trying to determine if a pair of garage fires in maryland are linked. both fires broke out in town home communities in frederick less than a mile apart. the first fire broke out after 11:00 on the 3700 block of singleton terrace.

upper teens in virginia, maryland, and west virginia.rince george's county only near 20 degrees now. mid-20s in washington, right by the bay, and on the eastern shore it's in the mid and upper 20s. as we look at the view from space, we've got high clouds coming in from south and west. there's an area of rain way down in florida and south carolina. that will stay to our south today. 7:17 is the sunrise. by 9:00 we should be above freezing. by noontime into the low 40s. mid-40s by the midafternoon. overnight tonight, we'll clear out. temperatures will plummet again. mid-30s by midnight. and then the mid and upper 20s tomorrow morning. probably not as cold as this morning. a lot of sun on tuesday. into the low 50s during the afternoon. wednesday, sunny in the morning and freezing and near 50 during the afternoon with increasing clouds. and then a bit milder on thursday. cloudy into the mid-50s early afternoon. late afternoon into the evening hours, there's a pretty good chance of rain moving in as the front goes by. after the front goes by,

virginia. it's down into the upper 20s in most locations. blue ridge east of the bay, it's generally above freezing, mid 30s. but a few isolated spots in frederick, loudoun county, southern maryland away from the waters and the eastern shore. near the waters, it's near 40 degrees. sunrise is at 7:07. day planner, by 9:00, it should be near 40. so a cold morning. dress accordingly. that wind coming out of the northwest gust to go around 10 to 15 miles per hour. but by noon time, the wind should diminish. it should be near 50 bright and sunny through the afternoon. highs reaching low to mid 50s. and a clear evening and chilly. sunset will be at 4:47. and another cold start tomorrow morning. it will be near freezing starting off friday morning. bright and sunny day tomorrow. highs near the low to mid 50s. chilly temperatures, highs in the 40s to near 50 and then another cold start sunday morning. sunday afternoon, clouds begin to increase. it will be in the low 50s. clouding up sunday night into m

, panhandle of west virginia.ng showers from northern montgomery county into frederick and howard counties and points north and west of there getting a few passing showers. it's a mild morning. we're in the 50s from the mountains to the beaches. closer to washington, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county in the 50s. upper 50s in washington. later today, occasional showers. sunrise at 7:12. during the afternoon, featuring the low 60s to mid-60s briefly with occasional showers. we'll get more this evening as well. remaining mild. down in the upper 50s by midnight. sunset today at 4:46. could get some snow tonight. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> crews are working to reopen route 3 northbound. for now route 3 northbound still closed at route 50 because of the overnight accident. chopper 4 is there live. you can see southbound lanes are open. again, northbound still closed. going to keep watching this for you all morning and give you update

it is pretty broken back into west virginia and just getting well moving into areas of southwestern virginia, some moderately heavy rain. that's a couple of hours away. i think the moderately heavy rain starts now from noon to 1:00, maybe even earlier. the high today 49 degrees, thanks to a wind out of the south. moderate and heavy rain will reduce the visibility today. keep that in mind if you've got plans to be out on area roads between noontime and 6:00 today. by 7:00 our rain will end, will clear rather quickly. it will be breezy. that is going to lead us with a rather kind of chilly day tomorrow. we'll talk about how much wind we're going to get coming up in a couple of minutes. and your four-day forecast that does include new year's eve and new year's day. hello. hello. time to celebrate a bit, right, carol? >> and cheers. >>> we had a lot of accidents and incidents early this morning. some very early morning hours got us off to a very weird start. at the moment op the inner loop of the beltway in virginia, an accident at 236. all lanes getting by. police are there on the scene. over a

here at the virginia tech campus at the castle coliseum.en molestina, 9news now. >> officer deriek crouse was an officer, husband, father and soldier. tonight his family is coming with the grips that he is gone. >> there's a point where you think that someone is invincible, nothing is going to happen to them. and this is just a complete shock. >> it really hasn't set in yet. to see his picture on tv, you feel so proud of him and everybody he's accomplished. >> crouse enlisted in the army right after graduating from carroll county high school. he served an 18-month tour of duty in iraq in 2003 and 2004. he later joined the army reserve and eventually the police force at virginia tech. he leaves behind his wife tina, his 16-year-old son dustin and four stepchildren. >>> tonight a man accused of shooting a state trooper on i95 is dead. herbert wheeler died this morning. virginia state police now say trooper michael hamer shot him in a struggle. it all started yesterday when a dmv special agent tried to stop wheeler for reckless driving but he

he is going after virginia for this.he campaign made a response saying it is unconscionable that the top candidate in the state will not even be on the ballot. for many political observers he could have made it onto the ballot and gingrich was not organized enough to get enough signatures that were valid in the state to make it on there. >> that is the state he lives and which is embarrassing. does virginia need to rethink about how they do the primary ballot to? ? >>> that is a good point. some people have suggested this is an antiquated way of doing things. if your the front runner, you should be on the ballot. historically virginia has been a grass-roots organizational stage. you have to be there and you have to have offices in the state and people on the ground your ability to get on the ballot should be your evidence of your ability to run in the state. the this primary has been unusual in that the candidates have not spent a whole lot of time in many of these battleground states. but polls of gotten them on to the

there is a somber mood on the campus of virginia tech just like it was four years ago. the community once again tries to cope when they are overwhelmed with emotions of sadness and loss. shocked and saddened by the shooting that left the campus police officer dead, students at virginia tech are once again trying to find strength at the end of the semester. >> we are really saddened by this crazy want an act of violence. >> tonight, students are planning a candlelight vigil to honor the officer. for the past four years he works to protect students and staff in blacksburg. last night more than 100 members,hokie nation gathered them to see that -- >> i am without words. >> one freshman was on campus at the time of the tragedy. she was ordered to stay in the library where she got some of the chaos and her cell phone. >> you are hurt and scared at the same time and you have all these emotions. >> this situation is all too familiar for the virginia tech family. in 2007, gunmen killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. coley adams daughter was one of the victims. >>

fairfax county, virginia state police, and the virginia department of emergency management will take part in the drill. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in tysons corner. the ramp connecting southbound route 7 to southbound route 123 is reopened today. it was closed in december of 2010 to construction crews could work on a tunnel for the dulles metro rail project. >>> today air force hits the field for the military bowl presented by northrop-grumman. they'll take on the toledo rockets at rfk stadium. it's set to kick off at 4:30, and there's still plenty of good seats available. air force has won their past two bowl games. >> good for them. go military, right? >>> it's now 6:07. 42 degrees. ahead, why a long flight may be >>> 6:10 now. 42 degrees out there. the rain is gone now. moving in some cooler temperatures. we haven't seen anything yet. veronica's saying the real winter is arriving soon. >> get out that day planner and mark down next tuesday because it is coming. >> yeah. preparation is everything, and you know, a lot of folks still have time off from christmas going ri

and virginia neighborhoods.first turned up a week ago saturday, but at least two residents on north 25th street in arlington found the sheets lying next to their newspapers. others were found in cleveland park and dupont circle in northwest washington. the fliers came the jewish people have taken over the world and altered the asxis of the earth. >> i have lived here most of my life. i have never seen anything that approximates or any hint of anything that comes off of this flier. it was totally, thoroughly shocking. >> we certainly hear of anti-semitic rants and ravings going on, but we don't think of it happening here. >> the fliers have been turned over to police in both d.c. and arlington. a viewer tells news 4 the fliers have also showed up in north takoma park, maryland. hopper says she's taking her flier to the anti-defamation league. >>> this morning the federal aviation administration is looking for a new leader. 65-year-old randy babbitt resigned tuesday days after police arrested him for drunk driving

we're down into the upper teens throughout much of northern virginia, much of maryland and west virginiay. right near the bay, it's in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. we do have a mostly clear sky now. there are just a few high clouds coming in from the south. that's an area of rain down in the carolinas. that will stay way to our south today. as that happens, we'll have just a few high clouds coming in. sunrise 7:17. we'll have a little sun in and out throughout the high clouds. and throughout the morning, we'll stay below freezing until 9:00. by noontime, low 40s. ought to hit mid-40s by midafternoon. this evening, sunset 4:46. a cold night under a clear sky. we'll be down mid-30s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, upper 20s. then mostly sunny on tuesday up around 50 or so. then increasing clouds wednesday. may get some rain thursday, highs mid-50s. then it clears out and gets cold again. sunny as we get into the weekend. danella, how's traffic? >>> we have an accident on the clara barton parkway. it's actually closed at clara barton parkway between chain bridge road and canal road. if y

they saw someonexd shoot a virginia tech police officer. the suspect ran off. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of our police officer. we extend our deepest sympathy and condolences. they rue on thatly put themselves at risk for our safety and we are deeply grateful for their service. >> reporter: the university of virginia state police will not confirm if the second person killed was the shooter. however, they slay there is no imminent danger and have lifted the lockdown. police are still trying to determine if the police officer killed was targeted. we'll be monitoring updates on this. >>> we're continually updating it on our website. when we're not on the air, you can get latest details there with the abc2 news app. >>> the latest from harford county where a woman made a gruesome discovery. she had discovered a man shot to death behind the wheel of the car. the victim has been identified as christopher alves of edge wood. it appeared no one reported it. >>> prosecutors in georgia plan to seek the death penalty of the man accu

in virginia, they're paying $3.17 at the pump.n west virginia, the average is $3.37 for a gallon of regular. >>> more shoppers are buying gifts online this holiday season. it's not over yet. comscore found online sales in the u.s. up 15% at $24.6 billion this year alone. the research firm says all signs are pointing to a strong finish to the season. today is known as green monday. over the past six years, the second monday of december has consistently ranked among the top spending days of the season. many of those online orders are being shipped today of all days. in fact, this is expected to be the busiest shipping day of the year. news 4's tracee wilkins is live at the fedex shipping facility in northeast washington. tracee, good morning. we are going to hold you to shipping that package over to us. >> reporter: good morning. out here in the facility. they don't have the packages moving yet. that's going to happen in just a little while. they're preparing for all the packages coming in today. we're looking at 17 million packages

elsewhere, down into the low and mid-20s throughout most of west virginia, virginia, maryland, and the eastern shore. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties in the low and mid-20s now. under a clear sky, we'll have lots of sun this morning. by midday, we'll have it warming up nicely into the mid-40s. above freezing by 9:00. a lot of sun into early afternoon and clouding up by late afternoon. sunrise at 7:22. sunset at 4:49. a look at your evening planner coming up in about ten minutes. here's a look at the monday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling along 295 we'll take a look together. i'll show you a live camera. i'm not seeing any issues on bw parkway in maryland. here's a look at maryland 32. no issues there at all as you're traveling along bw parkway. if you're traveling along i-270 southbound making your way towards montrose road, still seeing construction further ahead. they're looking at a sign in that area, and it's taking up the left side of the roadway. i was last told that only the right lane is getting by as you mak

picture perfect day in virginia.ing hanover for a spot in the state championship. up 7-0. shane foley pitches to andrew recter. check it out here. stays behind his blocker. breaks a tackle. breaks off a 22 yard touchdown. it's 14-0, south county. third quarter. stallions lead 24-7. perfect pass to ferguson. he had three tds and a field goal. nice. first play, fourth quarter. foley up top to josephs. 21 yard scoring strike. south county wins it 38-22 advancing to the state title for the first time in school history. they'll play next saturday at noon in charlottesville. elsewhere in virginia. centreville is moving on. oscar smith for the state title next week in charlottesville. briar woods advances with a 31-0 shutout. falcons will play christiansburg next saturday at liberty university. briar woods playing for back-to-back state championships >> and in middletown beats douglass and river hill beats thomas johnson, 41-13. college basketball now. at verizon center yesterday afternoon an episode of georgetown cupcake.

spreaddy that once again terror for the kick virginia tech community. -- for the virginia tech community. this violence, this tragedy has brought this university together to mourn. this time, his father and brother. ago, students came after another gunman people.3 many tonight were not here four stopped atbut they the memorial killed for those -- killed in 2007. >> ♪ >> this is the have made memorial at the students placed here tonight. officer.ial to the hopede students said they go throughhave to this again. we're reporting live in blacksburg. >> the president of rockford university released a statement. -- radford university released a statement. frome're also hearing with the gunmen up south of washington. tonightzales is live with exclusive details. quickly finding that one of their thiss to blame for shooting at virginia tech. the reaction across the small town appears to be the same. under shock. >> they need to find out why. >> this is not the notoriety this town ever expected. this is where the 22-year-old gun men lived with his family and grew up. the large home nestled in the

today, virginia congressman, jim moran called it a major victory for virginia tax taxpayers and commuters. >> they have great import. basically, it means that the pentagon is responsible for building the infrastructure necessary to accommodate the 6,400 additional employees who will be moving into that building. >> the parking cap is part of a defense appropriations bill. it will go into effect as soon as the president signs it into law. >>> it appears that congress is getting its act together. at least enough to avoid a government shutdown. as tara reports, the budget battle is far from done and the lack of a deal could mean smaller paychecks for you come january 1. >>> house lawmakers approved a trillion dollar plan funding the federal government through next year. >> the conference report is adopted. >> leaving senators, they'll follow suit heading off a government shutdown this weekend. but lawmakers are still battling over a bill that would extend a popular tax cut and unemployment benefits. >> putting this money in the pockets of the american people who need it so desperately and th

right now it's below freezing, frosty cold, in the 20s throughout much of maryland, virginia, west virginia. right in the bay and along the tidal potomac, it's a little bit above freezing. most locations below freezing on this friday morning. we've had high pressure moving in. as it has pushed in, we've had our sky clear. we're going to have a lot of sunshine today as the high pressure will be over us. sunrise this morning at 7:15. throughout the day today, we'll have temperatures cold this morning. and then by noontime the upper 40s. may actually hit low 50s by midafternoon. and then by sunset down into the 40s again today. sunset at 4:46. a look at your friday evening planner. that will be in ten minutes. here's a look at the friday morning commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> let's start out in howard county. if you're traveling route 1, washington boulevard at troy hill drive, all of your lanes are blocked due to the accident there. use caution and avoid the area. going to keep watching that are inform you. if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery cou

kaine, who a former virginia governor, and allen, who a former virginia governor and a former u.s., aren't the only candidates in the race, but they are the only candidates who have done well enough in polls and raised enough money to qualify for the debate. they're looking to succeed jim webb, who is not running for re-election. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney has opted out from a debate moderated by donald trump. romney called trump personally and told him he just couldn't make it happen. trump was not happy about the decision. several prominent republicans have urged candidates to skip the so-called trump debate scheduled for later this month. they predict it will be a media circus and a distraction from important issues. so far nude gingrich and rick santorum are the only ones participating. >>> newt gingrich is widening his lead in iowa. gingrich has the lead with 28% followed by romney at 18% and ron paul with 14%. two-thirds of those polled said they could change their minds before the iowa caucuses on january the 3rd. >>> today the republican presidential

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>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be among thousands attending a funeral service for a virginia tech police officer deriek crouse this morning. >> he was shot and killed during a traffic stop on campus last thursday. surae chinn joins us from the satellite center with a look ahead at today's funeral service. good morning, surae. >> good morning. this will be a somber day ahead and you know, it has continued throughout the weekend. we're expecting thousands of people. the funeral is set for 2:00 this afternoon at castle coliseum on the virginia tech campus. again, thousands and thousands are expected, a huge contingency of police officers from the commonwealth and across the country. any funeral with a fallen officer, you can expect that, again, this is a head of a vigil on campus. a wake yesterday for 39-year- old fallen virginia tech police officer deriek crouse. he was gunned down thursday in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time student ross ashley gunned down the officer while he made a routine traffic stop and ashley turned

are just fine no problem it's the name of the game so then why is rick perry suing the state of virginia now. you see rick perry just like newt gingrich didn't get enough eligible signatures to have his name put on the ballot in virginia for the republican primary he needed ten thousand and actually got more than that but thanks to laws in virginia designed to kick voters off the rolls many of those signatures were declared invalid because the addresses didn't exactly match the addresses listed in the state's voter registration database so now rick perry suddenly has a problem with these restrictive voter id laws as perry's own communications director said regarding a lawsuit we believe that the virginia provisions unconstitutional restrict the rights of candidates and voters by severely restricting access to the ballot and we hope to have these provisions overturned or modified to provide greater ballot access to virginia voters and the candidates seeking to earn their support you see rick perry is today's pastor name who watch thousands and thousands of people in germany be taken away

and the state of virginia.s, peter. >> yeah. >> jamie: well, there's a lot more, kelly, to talk about this. let's bring in the panelist. great to see both of you, in black, i think you both got the memo there. are you mourning the fact that this happened? i have to start with you, angela and ask what this means for the g.o.p. >> well, it's not bad for the g.o.p., but it's bad for newt gingrich. i mean, it questions his organizational skills, his political skills, not to be on the ballot in virginia, and you only need 10,000 signatures and now newt gingrich is bashing the process and also, jamie, he's not on the ballot in missouri and that was by choice and gingrich says that, you know, missouri's primary is a beauty contest he doesn't need to be a part of so i think it's very bad for newt gingrich, but not for the g.o.p. >> you know, you shared, angela, some of your thoughts ahead of the show with us and kirsten let me show you the poll, virginia and where the g.o.p. voters stand right now. if you look at the s

traveling in virginia, not seeing any issues. i-95 at the rest area. i'll give you a travel speed northbound on i-95. from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway, travel time only 11 minutes. travel speed in that area 63 miles per hour. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. now back to you both. >>> 5:12. 56 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," how local officials plan >>> good morning and welcome back. now to decision 2012. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is expected to pick up another key endorsement. nbc news confirms that south carolina governor nicky haley plans to endorse romney today. she is a rising star within the republican party. many presidential contenders have asked for her endorsement. south carolina will hold its critical primary on january 21st. it is critical because it's the first primary in the south. >>> last night congresswoman michele bachmann went after newt gingrich in the last debate before the iowa caucuses in january. she attacked him for taking money for consulting with freddie mac. and also not

the slain officer at virginia tech was derek crouse. he is survived by tina crouse and the blended family of five children. tina crouse told the times he was my idol. i was jealous of him. he did everything so well. the officer's widow told the newspaper, i wish i kissed him better that morning. back at the home in which the accused shooter, ross ashley, grew up. his parents and the last 24 hours have posted no less than five signs that read, no trespassing. the five no trespassing signs were nailed up on saturday morning. the only other tidbit we know is the ap quote at students saying that ross actually broke up with his girlfriend this past summer, but friends at radford tell the news agency he never expressed any intention to commit violence. john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >> a takoma park man is fighting for his life after app attempted carjacking. this happened at a gas station on east west highway when a 19- year-old suspect tried to steal the man's porsche. police say when the man confronted the suspect, he saw inside his vehicle, h