we are getting a little light rain across virginia, southern west virginia. one band into the metro area. a few scattered sprinkles fauquier, prince william county. the road is wet all the way up to springfield. west over towards maclaine, great falls, southern montgomery from bethesda. laurel over to poey, across to the anne arundel. farther south a few scattered areas of drizzle in southern maryland. temperatures are all above freezing. in the 30s and 40s farther south and west. southwesterly flow bringing in the milder air. a welcomed warming for your weather headlines. a wet weekend is likely. next weather and traffic on the 1s, the hour by hour breakdown the next 12 hours at 5:11. eun? >>> tom, thank you. right now you can use all lanes of the george washington parkway. they finished fixing a sink hole last night sooner than expected. workers dug to the bottom of the hole, fixed the problem and repaired the road. let's see if there are any problems with news 4's melissa mollet. >> hello. aren't we glad that is out of the way? that was quite a mess for a

he spoke at the virginia historical society. this is about an hour. >> the summer of 1784, thomas jefferson traveled to paris as minister of the united states to france and lived there for 5 years. he made a series of excursions with pierre, an influential member of french society. he appointed jefferson not only to the city and its people but when the enlightened ideas of french thought. today's speaker will talk to us about this transformative period and thomas jefferson's life. james thompson studied philosophy as an undergraduate and graduate student at the university of virginia and as a grad student, he lived on a farm of thomas jefferson's eldest daughter, martha jefferson. during his four years, he began what has been an ongoing investigation into the philosophy of thomas jefferson. mr. thompson developed an interest in the history of ideas, teaching courses on philosophy, religion, and western civilization at strayer university in alexandria. he is the author of several books including "the under the veil of reason," wh

west virginia. >> well, the west virginia supreme court is a circus masquerading as a court. >> reporterthe story begins with a lawsuit against the manor care nursing home in west virginia over the death of an elderly woman. >> she came out of the facility with multiple bruises, wounds, bed bound, almost in a comatose state. >> reporter: michael fuller has made millions of dollars as a lawyer, suing nursing homes that are part of big national chains like manor care. >> bed sores, bruises, broken bones. >> reporter: he uses television ads like this one to recruit his clients. is that a kind of ambulance chasing, to do that? >> no, it's a form of educating the public. we have a talent with these cases. we do. we've been doing it for years and years. >> reporter: fuller is based in hattiesburg, mississippi. but he and his associates fly in and out of west virginia on a regular basis in his private jet. and in 2011, fuller won his biggest case yet against the manor care home. a record $91.5 million verdict in a state that puts a half million dollar came on most medical mall practice lawsuits

this is 95 in virginia. how good does that look? for folks headed northbound it never really looks like that. 66 is also looking quite good. 270 is flowing nicely. >> i feel like i have never seen that much green at this hour. >> i think that's right. >> we appreciate you waking up with us this morning. the "today" show is coming up next. we're back here in 25 minutes. >> thank you so mu for joining us this morning. >>> good morning. breaking news. bodies and debris from airasia 8501 pulled from the sea. the site six miles from where they lost contact with air traffic control. >>> deepfreeze. coldest air since last winter pushing east this morning. some cities now below zero. even las vegas under a rare winter storm warning and al is tracking it all. >>> wedding crasher in chief. two soldiers forced to move their wedding on a hawaiian golf course so the president could tee off leading to this unforgettable phone call. >> congratulation on your wedding. i feel terrible. nobody told us.

once virginia joined their names are well known. robert e lee, joseph johnston, joe jackson and a good many others. these were some of the most tale talented officers in the old united states army and they were making a commitment to lead the new confederate state army. so davis, even though the north had twice the population and several times the industrial resources and commercial resources that are valuable if a nation is mobilizing for war, the south had a lot of advantages still which made it possible for davis, although he expected a difficult and long war, also to be confidant the south could actually win in the sense of surviving. >> host: after the first opening moves, the firing on fort sumpter and the rebellion against authority, the secession of four more states after lincoln called for the 75,000 troops, after that happened, what was the plan? did davis sit down with the top generals saying what is the plan? how do we fight? what were the first strategic plans? >> guest: to mobilize an army and to train that army and po

temperatures are cold all across virginia, west virginia as well.y locations just a little bit below freezing. a few high clouds coming and going. a look at the chilly changes the next 24 hours. now back to you. . >>> some breaking news coming into the live desk. an american held hostage by cal caye da terrorists says he fears for his life. he believes he could be killed in a matter of days. luke somers kidnapped in 2013. a new video just surfaced. it's a three-minute clip. in that video his captors say the u.s. has three days to meet their demands but don't say what their demands are. somers says his life is in danger and he asks for help. >> thank you, richard. 6:32 is your time right now. new, russian president putin says he is confident that police can handle the deadly terrorist attack in a chechan capital. nine attackers were killed. 10 police officers also died. >>> right now work to go learn how a man died in prince george's county overnight. a man was found dead on gateway in district heights. police roped off a home on that street. right n

virginia joins 32 other states special provisions for older drivers. >>> and in both maryland and virginiaittle more expensive. new gas taxes are taking effect as of midnight. we told you in virginia you're 5 cents more per gallon starting tomorrow and in maryland a 3 cent increase is expected. we're following several develo stories tomor news 4. investigg why a cab driver was murdered. the man was found shot to death inside of his cab. this was on balsalm tree drive in capital heights. we'll have more on this inn coming up on news 4 at 4:00. >>> search teams are having a diffict time recovering more bodies of those killed in air asia flight 8501. teams stopped the air search because of bad weather. divers a still in the water looking for wreckage. crews ha found seven boepds so far, including one attendt in her uniform. 162 people were on board the plain when it crashed into the java sea. >>> we've been watching how the world has been ringing in 2015. not 2016. i'm not that far ahead of myself. now, we're just 12 hours away from putting 2014 in the history books. for a list of new year's

-- notes on virginia.he political salon was known place for gathering of this man here -- the son of one of her oldest friends. he returned to france after years of living america. at the salon, he was introduced of the circle. he was admired as a valuable source of information about america. and later jefferson, shared similar celebrity. he helped to shape their view as a wilderness utopia. fascinated louis xvi, an o, among other things was amateur cartographer. this is a more flattering picture of mme. helvetius. she was the niece of the great hostess. attended the to have propose twice to her. her science salon, have introduced -- to helvetius. of that year, he had moved his residence to the garden of her estate. his housemate later became the literary executive and editor of her husband -- and source of invaluable information. introduced franklin to -- some of you probably seen the john adams series that was on few years evision a ago. it portrays the visit that paid to mme. helvetius' salon. jefferson

why not west virginia? west virginia? west virginia. so he joined americorps as a vista volunteer. he moved to a small mining community of emmons, west virginia. that was in 1964. this man of means, this man of stature, this man of notoriety went to this small little town in west virginia. it wasn't easy for jay rockefeller to suddenly find himself in a setting that he had never imagined. the first six months he was there, he could hardly get anyone to talk to him. he is kind of an intimidating man. his name is rockefeller, and he is 6'7". but eventually, his goodness came through. the people in emmons, west virginia, started talking to him, and they really liked the man. but from 1964 when he moved there, he knew that he wanted to identify with poor people, and that's what he's done since 1964. in 1966, he was elected to the west virginia house of delegates assembly. in 1968, he was chosen to serve as secretary of state for the state of west virginia. he then became president of a university in west virginia, westland college. served there for three years. he then was twice electe

may hit upper 60s in parts of northern virginia.ain shows up out of the mountains after sunset today closer to the metro area. areas in green, scattered light showers by 6:00 p.m. rain, steady rain may move in after that around midnight or so. hroudz. snow and sleet in the pink and lavender zone. that will be in the mountains by 7:00 tomorrow morning. between 7:00 and 11:00, that's when all that slides east. we will get to the wintry mix in the metro area. any wet snow just melting on roads. only maybe a light accumulation on grassy areas north and west of the metro by mid morning tomorrow. after that, we will warm into the 30s by tuesday to near 60 on wednesday. thursday, friday, into the weekend, highs 40s. a chance of rain through parts of those days. weather and traffic on the 6:31. hour by hour changes the next 24 hours. melissa is looking at breaking news. >>> this is georgetown pike. completely shut down in both directions. we just got off the phone with police. it could be a little while before this reopens. your alternate i

we are getting a little light rain across virginia, southern west virginia. one band into the metro area. a few scattered sprinkles fauquier, prince william county. the road is wet all the way up to springfield. west over towards maclaine, great falls, southern montgomery from bethesda. laurel over to poey, across to the anne arundel. farther south a fewtt

we are getting rain in west virginia. farther east, one line of showers about to move into the metro area. showers in fairfax, montgomery. they stretch west of 95 into stafford and spotsylvania. a few sprinkles in the district, our eastern interns. temperatures are 40. it's right around 40. welcomed warming later this afternoon. turning colder tonight. a wet weekend looking likely as well. the hour by hour warming for the day ahead. aaron? >>> traffic moving in both directions on the george washington parkway. a small section near windy run is still closed. yesterday they had to shut down 23 and spout run parkway. they finished fixing a big sinkhole last night. let's go to melissa mollet. >> happy to see that is almost out of the way. something else to be aware of this morning in bethesda. east west highway had a single car crash into a pole here. traffic slowing. again, it's move. so that's good of course. 66 and 95. 66 right here heading into town. 36 miles per hour through manassas. virginia, 95, slowest spot again wil

from southwest virginia. there are areas of snow possible overnight or early in the morning. 27to 34 -- 27 to 34. we will take care of new year's eve, new year's, and the rest in a few minutes. >> drivers now have to pay to use 29 miles of road from stafford county to fairfax county. jeff goldberg is live with what drivers should expect. >> let's talk about the costs first. because to drive the entire stretch from stafford county to alexandria could run you $12 a trip. that is certainly a lot of money. but if you take a look at rush-hour here, the operators will tell you most people are only using the hot lanes when they need to get to work quickly. if planners could show you the advantage of driving in the hot lane, this is what it would look like. smooth sailing in the express lane. greg took his first express right this morning. >> at this point it looks pretty good. i hope it stays that way. >> it will not be in every day trip for kathleen. >> it just costs more money to ride the roads. >> unfortunately,

taking a look in virginia, 66 and 95 in virginia, 55 miles per hour northbound over to prince george's county. lots of green, lots of movement. 95 at cherry hill road rolling along and looking quite good. i'll see you at 4:51 with a live look in virginia. >>> still to come on news 4 today. why protesters are upset with turkish leaders in the fight against isis. >>> today is cyber monday. >>> today is cyber monday. we're scanning the it's a snack, made from 100% new sand nothing but fruit. no preservatives, no added sweeteners. it's like having your own personal orchard, any time, anywhere. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> thousands of people in turkey say the country is working with isis to the attack syria. they said isis fighters used turkish land to attack kabani. >>> troops will stay in afghanistan until well into next year. afghanistan's president signed the agreement into law yesterday. it will go into effect january 1st. u.s. and nato will help afghan security forces with training equipment and funding. >>> a local mother is asking for her son's murderer to tur

that could go up in virginia. we could see an increase in gas prices as much as 5 cents come january the 1st. state lawmakers have been counting on revenue from an internet commerce bill that's being debated up on capitol hill to pay for millions of dollars in road projects in virginia. but that measure is hung up in congress and hasn't passed. so the fallback revenue source for state lawmakers is an increase in the tax on wholesale gas. a 5-cent increase. and that is set to happen on the 1st of the year. now, as often happens, that increase is likely going to be passed on to consumers. so we could see higher gas prices at the pump. and it could happen as soon as thursday. reporting live in alexandria megan mcgrath news4. back to you in the studio. >> megan, thank you. >>> if you are affected by the trash collector strike in montgomery county you should put out your trash as usual today. the county says it will be picked up if you put it out by 7:00 this morning. the strike affects 60,000 of you. workers for unity

they received 5% of the tickets sold. >> come on over to virginia. we're happy to have you. >> they're lucky in virginia. they havd a l of winners there. especially around herndon, my hometown area. there's always winners around that area. this is disheartening. it's like a a ritual. i know people who go every single week on th. hopefully they ca figure someg out soon. >> stay with us. news 4 today continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> if you're going out to ring in the new year make sure you bring a coat. it is going to be very cold out there. temper in the 20s this morning. e going to tell you what it's going to be like when the ball drops tonight and the first storm chances for the new year. . >>> w get brand-new information on a water main break in fairfax county. we have an update in just a few minutes. good morning, everyone. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm off. welcome on this new year's eve, december 31st 2014. for the first time in a few days we're waking up

keeping a close eye on this moisture in parts of virginia. as it continues to move towards the east this could bring more showers back to southern maryland at times throughout the morning. but by noon even those of you south of washington should be mainly dry. 10:00 a.m. still rain trying to hold on. notice at 2:00 p.m. sunshine developing for parts of the d.c. metro, through loudoun and frederick counties. once we get into the evening hours, clouds return to the area. high temperatures today cooler than they were yesterday. i'll let you know how much in 10 minutes. for now over to melissa with a check of the roads. >> still have this crash on temple hills. this is a closure. beech road at old branch avenue. all lanes blocked. your alternate to get around this is st. barnabas. this has been an accident investigation the past couple of hours now. the inner loop between connecticut and georgia, the crash now on the right shoulder. so nothing really to worry about in terms of traffic flow. wider look at things inner and outer loop. everything mo

i found this one letter in virginia. i start the first chapter with it, where it says a friend of mine has a fine black boy for sale. he's not very big here just about 12 years old, betty stout. hurry if you want him. i read that and hurt myself gasping is really quiet cold archive because the way that this child was being described him even though my work is on slavery and 90s to being being people treated as property, it was stunning to me to see it in those harsh terms. i thought what am i going to do with this? i don't know this boy's name. i don't know if he is the mother or father or sibling. what am i going to do with this? if you find something, look at it, turn it upside down, shake it, try to figure out. i used it to frame the chapter to set out or know about this boy, but i want to know about other boys another growth who experience separationist children. so i framed the whole chapter around that letter, where i have people who tell about their experiences and slave marriages. you know, we talked about the so

it's of the way. 95 northbound here in virginia just before mountain view road. both shoulders blocked. you can see a little bit of a slowdown as you approach mountain view. hopefully out of the way soon. southeast/sot freeway, ramp to maine avenue left lane blocked there. taking a look at 270 into town, out of t. same thing on 66 95 in general looking good. along mountain view, a little back at 6:11. weather and traffic always on the 1s. of course we will take a look at travel times. >>> breaking news prince george's county police investigatg the murder of a person inside a cab on balsam tree drive in capitol heights. adam is there with new information. angie, we still have an active scene in the 800 block of balsam tree drive. police are still trying to figure some things out. what we know 1:00 this morning, they found a man shot inside a cab. pronounced dead. we don't know if he was the cab driver or a passenger. detectives working on a motive and trying to identify suspects. there is a reward being offered of $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest. b

it cuts right through say sterling, virginia, up toward damascus and gaithersburg, points north of that, points west of that seeing a changeover, but that doesn't mean it's going to accumulate. we'll see a lot of this just melting on contact because of how incredibly warm it was during the day today. so what you need ton as you head out the door, the -- to know as you head out the door, the rain will mix with some sleet and snow possibly even inside the beltway, but because of how warm it was nothing will stick. some sleet and snow in the higher elevations could hang on. we're talking i-81, points west of that. everyone changes to plain rain in the afternoon including the higher elevations. we aren't looking at a long lived event. here's your wake-up weather forecast, rain and wintery mix, temperatures close to freezing. i'll tell you when we rebound with those temperatures back into the 50s in the first alert seven-day forecast. >>> cold outside, but the heat is on at university of virginia where state lawmakers are ready to crack down on how school handle sexual violence, this after t

here's that rain right now back towards winchester, luray, petersburg, west virginia. areas in pink here mixing with and changing toward sleet, maybe freezing rain in parts of that region. that's why we stt winter wea advisory up. for areas to the west, including frederick county, hagerstown right down 81. and everybody to the west of the blue ridge, it does not include the d.c. metro area. we will see just rain here. i'll talk about how the rain will move in when it moves out and what to expect over the next couple days as this roller coaster will just continue. >> doug, thank you. >>> new details on a breaking story in georgetown university now being pulled into the scandal involving that rabbi accused of secretly videotaping women. the news4 i-team broke this story online just about an hour ago. tisha thompson obtained the lawsuit and joins us now with more. tisha? >> jim, a third-year georgetown university law student only known as jane doe filed a class action lawsuit late this afternoon against her school in the georgetown synagogue. that is where rabbi barry fre

why not west virginia? west virginia? west virginia. so he joined americorps as a vista volunteer. he moved to a small mining community of emmons, west virginia. that was in 1964. this man of means, this man of stature, this man of notoriety went to this small little town in west virginia. it wasn't easy for jay rockefeller to suddenly find himself in a setting that he had never imagined. the first six months he was there, he could hardly get anyone to talk to him. he is kind of an intimidating man. his name is rockefeller, and he is 6'7". but eventually, his goodness came through. the people in emmons, west virginia, started talking to him, and they really liked the man. but from 1964 when he moved there, he knew that he wanted to identify with poor people, and that's what he's done since 1964. in 1966, he was elected to the west virginia house of delegates assembly. in 1968, he was chosen to serve as secretary of state for the state of west virginia. he then became president of a university in west virginia, westland college. served there for three years. he then was twice electe

that's into western west virginia. that's going to eventually sweep east and move into the metro area. that's not until after sunset today. then the changes move in. a look at that in your hour-by-hour forecast at 5:11. how is the morning commute? . >>> two thumbs up on this monday morning. a lot of construction out of the way that we normally see on a typical monday because of folks perhaps coming back into town or leaving. starting with the beltway, overall looking quite good. montgomery village, no problems. 66 at 29 in gainesville, also rolling along quite nicely. a little bit more value on the beltway at kennel worth. into and out of town, looking quite good. we normally see a slowdown through dale city as the day progresses. not as much volume as we always see on a normal monday morning. i'm back in 10 minutes. see you at 5:11 with a live look at 95 in maryland. >>> 5:02. st. louis police officers association is demanding an apology from the st. louis rams. at the edward jones dome, five rams players walked out a

♪ ♪ >> venga, virginia!a lengua, el espaÑol. vamos a tener un concurso para que ustedes me den el significado de una lista de palabras. tenemos dos grupos, ximena y william, y luego johnny, virginia y alan. les voy a dar una palabra para que luego ustedes me dejen saber el significado. vamos con la primera. >> no me puedo concentrar. >> subrepticio. (murmuran) >> no pueden usar los telÉfonos celulares como apoyo. cuidado, wi-fi. -willy. >> dÍcese de estar por debajo de la supersticiÓn. >> no, por debajo de la superficie! >> lo Único que puedo llegar a decir... >> subrepticio. >> dÍcese de un hueco muy profundo. >> vamos a ver realmente cuÁl es el significado de la palabra. >> fue lo que yo dije! la supersticiÓn. >> no dijo nada, william. >> tengo que ser honesta, la verdad es que las respuestas estÁn super lejos del significado de la palabra. cero puntos. vamos a la prÓxima palabra. tumefacciÓn. les voy a dar siquiera en una pista. a las mujeres no les gusta amanecer de esta forma al dÍa siguiente, despuÉs d

virginia and north carolina said tennessee. we are it. but for five years ago they said john what our real going to do? we are fighting this a battle. it's not over with. so you do all this to talk about business meetings it i could see that i is a class over. bid i always try to tell the story. abraham lincoln was because they don't necessarily remember. so i was trying to think of something. i want you to think about 12 men on an island. one woman. one female. i've got news for you. she doesn't have to be beautiful. i can guarantee you somebody will fall above. head we intend to be the girl. [laughter] [applause] >> 8q for being here tonight into all of you for coming her carry tremendous banks to staffa and volunteers of state -- of saint john is a the bookstore manager ed kindergarten teacher extraordinaire. [applause] a special thinks too audio king to put on a beautiful spread in also

frederick county maryland, frederick county, virginia, the panhandle of west virginia down i-81. he'll be back later on to talk about how this round of winter weather -- we told you it wouldn't be much, but the next round, i'll talk about that, too. what's happening next. i've got your forecast. >> thanks, doug. >>> a georgetown law student says her university should have done more to protect her from a rabbi who worked there. he is accused of secretly videotaping women during a ritual bath, and now she has filed a class action lawsuit. and as the news4 i-team's tisha thompson reports, that lawsuit names both the university and the georgetown synagogue. >> reporter: that is where rabbi barry freundel is accused of illegally videotaping women as they undressed and went into a ritual bath known as a mikvah. as a professor at georgetown's law school, he encouraged the student to write a term paper on the ritual bath and told her to research it by immersing herself on two different occasions. the suit says she is one of at least 100 women who might have been videotaped, and says the

. >>> the flu claims the life of a young northern virginia boy. good evening i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm derek mcginty. he was a fifth-grader at creighton's corner elementary and he died last friday of complications from the flu after spending several days in the hospital. >> reporter: the fifth-grader attended creighton's corner in loudoun county, died the day after christmas of complications from the flu. the mother of another student told us in her son's class of 30 students, 12 had come down with something. it's flu season and this season is a particularly bad one. virginia is fighting the flu. >> we're not alone, so we're at widespread activity and there are many, many states that are at that level of activity as well. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, the flu is currently at epidemic levels. in loudoun county, it's proved deadly, claiming the life of a fifth-grader at creighton's corner elementary. >> the issue with children is their respiratory airways are much smaller so they're at higher risk for things like vira

jody hunt was wanted for the shooting of four people in morgantown, west virginia. the shootings happened in three different places. late this evening, officers found the body of a man inside a truck matching the one that hunt had been in. officers say they're certain it's him. police aren't saying if they know what the motive is, but a post on hunt's facebook page says he was hurt by events that led to today and goes on to say, don't play a game with one's heart. >>> virginia's former governor and first lady will not get a new trial in the corruption scandal. bob and maureen mcdonnell were convicted back in september. the couple had asked for a new trial. but today their request was denied. the judge threw out an obstruction conviction against the former first lady. prosecutors say they illegally tried to help a dietary supplement maker in exchange for thousands of dollars in gifts and loans. the case prompted the creation of an ethics panel recommended a $250 cap on gifts to lawmakers. waivers in certain circumstances voting on grants that would benefit their fami

the second speaker will be -- who is a junior from gainesville, virginia. please welcome them.] >> today we gather to remember the battle that was fought 150 years ago, but wise this -- does the civil war matter twice today? once said, history does not repeat itself. but it does rhyme. if we forget the past, we may repeat it. that is one of the many reasons ar important. the biggest outcome of the civil war was the abolition of slavery. moree more tolerant, integrated, and more varied in our demographics and culture. in fact, in 1913, the anniversary of gettysburg, african-american veterans were -- we embrace and celebrate our differences. furthermore, no other kinds of tests over from a change our society. the political and social impacts and shaped america. for example, the 13th amendment, slavery was banned. for amendment, citizen all born in the united states. 15th amendment, voting rights for all citizens regardless of race. the 1862 homestead act was passed. momentum'shts gained and jim crow's laws were passed. the civil war also set stage for modern medicine, providing t

right now the average price of gas in virginia is $2.18 a gallon. the new tax is going towards a $6 billion transportation funding bill in the commonwealth. >>> well last-minute work today for mayor vincent grey who will be leaving office in days. plus a republican leader facing serious questions about a speaking engagement with a group of whi supremacists. beautif sunshine angie. how long does it last? i'll let you know in the full forecast at >>> d.c. mayor vincent grey is staying busy in his final week in office. t right now he's in the middle of signing four bills into law. among them is a bill that allows public funds to help build a new soccer station. megan mcgrath is live. >> reporter: well, angie, bowser will be sworn in as the new mayor, but t slowed down the current mayor at all. this morning he signed four bills into law, including legislation paving the way for a new soccer stadium. quite a few d.c. united fans were on hand as he signed the legislation and they cheered. with just days left in office mayor gray is keeping a busy bill sig

when virginia enacted this .1 handgun a month law, studies showed that the flow of crime guns from virginiaropped considerably and unfortunately, virg then repealed the law. it's an effective crime-fighting measure. california has had it as well. it's been effective there. host: as larry pointed out in our interview yesterday, these individuals if they want a gun, they are going to figure out a way to get .1. guest: that's an argument to not have laws in general. what you need to do is create as many i am pedime you impediment possible. it's beg proven these laws, whether it's anti-gun trafficking laws or background checks make it harder for criminals to get guns, and it reduces crime. california is a great example that has very progressive, effective gun laws and they are their violence rate, their gun violence rate has dropped considerably. host: our guest is jonathan lowy. our phone lines are open. host: what isn't being done that needs to be done? guest: as i have said: we have to expand background checks to all gun sales. it will really makes no sense that a convicted felon, who we all

she's a mom from lorton, virginia. she used to be a driver for ups and she says when she became pregnant in 2006, the company treated her unfairly. that's because she could not carry packages more than 20 pounds. drivers are typically expected to lift packages up to 70 pounds. she says instead of offering her light duty, the shipping company refused to accommodate her, even though she had a doctor's note and she was forced to take unpaid leave. the court is now weighing whether the company's actions violated the federal pregnancy discrimination act because it gave temporary assignments to injured workers or employees covered by the americans with disabilities act. she left in 2009. even though shipping company insists they did not violate the law, they have changed its policy now offering preg nancy women -- pregnant women light duty. >> delia, thank you. >>> president obama will host a private meeting today with the incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> it's set for this afternoon in the oval office. the

western maryland into west virginia. and melting on roads. as road temperatures will likely be above freezing. south of there, all rain. this is around dawn tomorrow. through morning, light icing sink further south. wet snow mixing in in the shenandoah valley, in the panhandle of west virginia. much of that will stay to our north. just some light rain around the metro area. as we get into the evening hours, after 5:00 p.m., a lot of it will begin to taper. leaving in its wake maybe a light glaze, light dusting in this light blue zone, fairfax, loudoun, montgomery, northwest washington. further west, shenandoah valley, many mountain locations could get an inch with some light glaze of icing on tree limbs and power lines. i took this picture of all these con trails filling the sky. you can post your pics on twitter, instagram and facebook. as we get into this tomorrow morning, through much of the day, a moderate impact. wet roads. a bit of a mix north and west of the metro area. maybe some slow traffic in the morning. as we get into tuesday, we

we are looking quite good on 95 in virginia. the earlier construction now with the road work at 95 southbound at 644 is now out of the way. taking a look at prince george's county overall no issues there. everything is looking good. everybody behaving themselves. the beltway at colesville road is looking good. i can't say that about all the roads there that often. and in and out of town, no major issues. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> changes proposed in the wake of a new i-team investigation on credit cards. we'll tell you why a local school board is the target. >>> then at 5:00 a.m. we'll take a look at the most admired people in the world from th >>> news4 working to keep you safe and secure. police say thieves are using deceptive technology in a recent scams. they saylers can make a fake number that pops up on the caller i.d. and when you pick up the phone they claim to have a family member or friend in trouble and in need of help. be extra careful if you're asked to send money over the internet and call police right away if y

taking a look here other spots in virginia 66, 95 looking good. no problems there. george's county moving right along, no construction in the way at this point this morning. that is good as we take a look at these wet roads. this i of fos as you head out. you at least need an umbrella. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's now 4. . 33. an a university of maryland stus after a classmate was sooul lysexually d just off campus at an apartment on knox road when she was followed into a room by a man. she says he he put his hand over her mouth and told h the student bit him and then he began slap iping and groping he. sent to students. those we talked to say the university does a good job trying to prevent sey inform usy well. we get e-mail alerts multil am times a day about what's happening. >> there's also a new sexual assault workshop that all students are required to take, i'm pretty sure. >> at have reported being groped near campus since september. police do not believe they are connected. >>> the university of virginia is takin stop sex assaults. they announced a donatio

my heart felt thanks go out to the people of west virginia. i fought for our courageous coal miners and happy to see that those issues noticed by the coal miners will not be honored in most cases and the coal miners will be able to keep their jobs. i have been deeply to keep their jobs. and stand up for our american heroes and veterans. i thank our working men and women, our seniors, who strengthened this nation with their contributions. and may god bless our teachers who shape the future of our youth. in concluding this chapter in my life, i offer my thanks to you, each of you in this body, my colleagues, for the experiences for representing the diversity and lifetime of lessons for the trials that you have shared and taught me. i have had the high honor of serving the servants. thank you and god bless this house of representatives. god bless our country and i yield back the balance of my time.l if they need it. that latest cr bill could be delivered today or tomorrow and delivered to the white house today or tomorrow to be signed before satu

. >>> the suspect in a string of shooting in west virginia is dead. police say jody lee hunt shot himself to death. his body was found in the woods if the southern part mar gonetown. one of the victims filed a domestic violence case against him. hunt had taken to social media to say he blamed a disloyal lover for his actions. >>> a proper incident georgetown rabbi accused of secretly taping women undressing is now out of a job. kesher israel synagogue has fired barry fruendel. the rabbi had been suspended without pay after being arrested on voyeurism charges. police found a clock radio with a hidden camera in the shower area, the area of the temple's ritual cleansing bath. >>> attorney general eric holder and [ no audio ] >> he talked about how law enforcement -- [ no audio ] no arrests were made. holder was later cheered actually for his remarks about the michael brown case. >> i can report this evening that the justice department's investigation into the shooting death of michael brown as well as our investigation into allegations of unconstitutiona

. >> clearly it's illegal conduct in maryland and virginia. in the district, it's not as clear. >> reporter: managing attorney david haynes in the cochran firm points to a recent decision of a judge throwing out a conviction of a virginia man for taking upskirt photos of women at the lincoln memorial. if you look at the videos, there's no way to tell where the metro was when the creep pressed record. >> can't imagine somebody wouldn't be prosecuted for something. that's horrible. >> d.c.'s statute isn't at restrictive and it's not as clear whether it's predicted conduct under the criminal code. >> reporter: criminal or not, metro police are investigating. >> i'll think more about who is around me on the metro and keep an eye out. >> people using our stuff to look under us, that's bad. >> reporter: we contacted the porn website, but they haven't gotten back to us. >>> search crews are looking for more victims of air asia flight 8501. they began finding items and bodies in the java sea, but search crews haven't yet found the main fuselage. >> i

cavaliersthe virginia have been ranked in the top 10 all season. now the two teams will meet. the big ten acc challenge and virginia is favored him about the young turks are impressive. 21st in the nation. the rookie of the week in the theten, and although terrapins replaced six new guys and the two top players are injured, it is still virginia. >> it's a great opportunity for us, playing the six rated team in the country. everybody's talking about their defense and how great they are defensively. most of their rotation are guys in the championship season. it's our biggest challenge. thank goodness we are at home, that helps. we are fired up and ready to go. it is a great opportunity. >> tiger woods is back. tiger did not win a tournament a year ago while suffering from nagging back injuries but he has been in rehab. he will make his comeback in the first round thursday. >> and my game ready? probably not quite as well as i would like to be. i haven't played a turnaround for the longest, it's a long time. to get be interesting out on thursday and see how long it takes to get m

he was no longer living in bassett, virginia. he was booted out by a doom nearing relative. three decades later the family squabble had tongues wagging, following a -- john bassett tipping the ambulance driver 100 bucks no not to tell anybody he had his battered brother-in-law hauled away like something out of dynasty. but was any of it true? and was at the same timely in-fighting? >> it -- was it the family infighting had to do with john bassett giving the finger to the lure of easy money overseas. plenty, it would turn out. i'll skip ahead to the end of that chapter so when i read the end it will make more sense. the moment i hard there was a company owner who had actually taken on big business and the people's republic of china i knew i had to fine out who john bassett was. he kept his small factory going managed to turn into it the largest wood bedroom factory in america. i go got on the highway to meet the southern patriarch, then 74, at his furniture company. i mapped out his family tree. already called around get the real scoop about his long simmering family feud. i

big game this week against virginia. >> that's up for us at 6:00.tay with wusa 9 for the cbs evening news up night. >> i'll be back for your only local news at 7:00. have a great evening. see you soon. >> pelley: tonight, taking to the streets. >> no justice, no peace. >> pelley: high school and college students across the country protesting the ferguson decision as president obama takes executive action. vladimir duthiers reports. cyber monday has grown too big for humans to handle. don dahler with the robots assigned to get the packages out on time. should the president's daughters be off limits to online critics? bill plante on today's resignation over comments about malia and sasha. and michelle miller with high school dropouts getting a second chance. >> i'm in the smiling either. >> pelley: if they'll only take it. >> explain to me what's going on. you've come too far for us to allow you to give up this easy.

a british ship, 380 feet long, operating up here, south of the virginia line. when it was it starlighted it receiving shell fire, and was torpedoed. to give you an idea of the difference in some of these tactists, the when it was torpedoed, the crew abandoned ship. no loss of life l one of of the surgeons on board was injured severely. he was taken on board the u-boat that attacked it. they patched him up. gave him tobacco, and some beef jerky and things like this, and pointed him to shore, and said, head that way, you will be all right. they finished off the harpath n harpathian. it was a fairly cordial way to sink someone's ship. again, this one here, farther north, we believe this wreck should be in something like 130 to 200 feet of water it is still a manageable area. the merac, you can't talk about the diamond shoals light ship. it was a spectacular event. of the only loss that u.s. coast guard had during world war 1. it was sailing south from norfoeblg, cape hat ras, it started getting shelled by the 140. which is an alarming thing to happen to a merchant

virginia is ranked sixth in the nation with four deaths this year.wo of those officers died in car crashes the number one killer of cops in america. >> officers are at greater risk today than i've seen in recent times. >> led the country with 14 officers killed followed by texas, new york and florida. >>> a third candy maker is recalling caramel apples after an outbreak that has killed five people and sickened more than two dozen. the fda says merb's candies are pulling its products. merb's is based in st. louis and sold mainly in that area. california snack foods and missouri based happy apple also are recalling their caramel apples. l of the illnesses and deaths have been on the west coast and in the midwest. we posted this information on the nbc washington facebook page so you can help spread the word and share it with your friends. >>> you may recall and heard about how a presidential golf game force ad couple to move their wedding over the weekend. now we talked to the newlyweds who got the phone call from their boss the president. >> plus we'll

they are still stuck in qatar. >>> a manhunt in west virginia is over. the body of jody lee hunt died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. it is believed he shot and killed four people on monday morning. one of the victims filed a domestic violence case against hunt last month. >>> car seat maker graco is under investigation. trying to determine whether this company broke the law by failing to announce a defect involving their child car seats. a problem with the harness buckles triggered the largest recall in u.s. history. nhtsa had to apply continued pressure before graco finally agreed to recall 6 million car seats this year. >>> two long time nfl rivals on monday night. a late field goal gave the dolphins a victory. the jets made just enough mistakes to lose. they are now 2-10 on the season. miami stays in the afc playoff hunt with the win at 7-5. >>> in her own words. janice dickinson opens up to cnn about the night she says bill cosby raped her. a gripping interview. we have it for you next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good th