twain had acquired a taste for steam baths and virginia city and while laboring under bronchitis any serious cool court at the recently waters eight miles northwest of the kiker green between virginia city and steamboat springs a distance miles. for the first of a long line of thing before columns they distracted a large custody then. same like and a hot wasting the mid from fishers in the earth tree steamboat this gave. they needed boiling, surging noise exactly is the steamboat to. he enjoyed facing exit his handkerchief and to demand the springs. they would in two minutes or hard oil and for depending upon his mood. sawyer luxuriated in hotmail and surveyed his cards, which were murky and the haze. the spores were damp from the sweat running down his arms. the fresh bottles of dirt simon were cold. in his 32 years, sawyer had been a torch boy. in engine company have run embattled fire for broader quad under david broderick from the city's volunteer fire come any in first fire chief. so your circuits other engine house is an toiled as the steamboat engineer, flying the mexican feat

twain had acquired a taste for steam baths at moritz steam bath in virginia city, and while laboring under bronchitis and a serious cold at the recently-discovered mineral waters of steamboat springs eight miles northwest on the geiger grade, the road between virginia city and steam boat springs -- a distance of 7 miles. over the first of a long line of nine beautiful columns, nevada cans had constructed a large house to bathe in. twain likened the jets of hot, white steam amid from fissures in the earth to a steam boat's escape pipes. they made a boiling, surging noise exactly as a steamboat did. he enjoyed placing eggs in his handkerchief and dipping them in the springs where they would soft boil in two minutes or or hard boil in four depending upon his mood. sawyer luxury rated in the hot mist and surveyed his cards which were murky in the haze. the pace boards were damp from the sweat running down his arms, but the fresh bottles of dark beer stall had sent in were cold. in his 32 years, sawyer had been a torch boy in the new york fire engine company number 14 and in san francisco

mark twain had acquired a steam bath in virginia city. while laboring under bronchitis and a series called, 8 miles northwest from the road between virginia city and steamboat springs, a distance of 7 miles. over a long line of beautiful columns, there was a large house constructed to be then. [inaudible] gave me a boiling and surging noise exactly as a steam steamboat bed. sawyer traded and a hot mess. the boards were damp from the sweat running down his arms. in his 32 years, sawyer had been a torch boy. new york engine company number 14. san francisco had grown and battled fire under chief david broderick and first fire chief. he served with other engine houses and toiled as a steamboat engineer in the mexican tea tray. mark twain, who held strong opinions perked up when sawyer mentioned he had worked as a steamboat engineer. the question and the boy in the steamer environment, such a job, he said knowingly. in the boiling steam room, he pointed out the suffocating temperature of the furnace room in a narrow space between two rows of f

in such non condensing inches, exhaust steam escapes into the air like a virginia city hot spring. i will leave out the shipwreck which is pretty horrible not to spoil your evening, an amazing feat. , actually swam people ashore on his back through swarms of shark -- 90 people he was credited with saving. i think about 150 died and were shipwrecked for a while but he came back to san francisco, and really made his mark and went back to see and came back in 1859. i thought you might enjoy this, chapter 1, that was the prologue. this is about when dave broderick came to san francisco to start a fire company and he was so charismatic that -- they came with him to be close to this guy. he had 49 when he called his shoulder strikers and they nudge people at the election pole and got them to vote the way broderick wanted in order to achieve the things he wanted, he became very wealthy. he figured out -- nobody was making money and if he made it $10 gold piece with a dollar's worth of gold he could live very well so he is now in san francisco. it is christmas eve and he has seen the city

and that's because of gold mining in the comp stock, tourism in virginia city, tri, the largest industrial park, that's where i'm going with my commission. that's where i'm going with story county. i can't wait to sit in the seat. >> we can't wait for you to come back and tell us how it's going. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i said now you're legit. you said, i've always been legit. now people just know my name. >> i've always been legit. >> best of luck to you. >>> a young actor gets religion then speaks out against his own television show, calling it filth and telling people, don't watch. can the entertainment industry mesh with faith? i asked the pat boone about that next. >>> my next two guests are [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. itching to talk about that prostitution conversation i just had. but we're going to hold them

sutro make his initial fortune by being the engineer who figured out how to ventilate the mines at virginia city? >> that is the way he would phrase it. >> he drained them for water, not for air. >> he got backers for the tunnel. he said, we need this tunnel for safety, for air, for ventilation. he got this tunnel built and he got people to back it. just before it opened, it was proved to be not real helpful. he got out with his money. >> i bring it up as a reference that he had the engineering history, which allowed him to figure out how to do it. >> he was good that creating large, engineering marvels. >> this was one. the largest indoor pool. >> it might have been. it became an ice skating rink. i was there when it was an ice skating rink, probably the year before it was burned down. the mummies were there. >> he had that victorian style of stuffing everything he could into this place. he had seashells and jaguars and everything he thought might be interesting or educational to people. people would come over to swim, but they could also see a huge tableau of "the last supper." >> right over h

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and that's because of gold mining in the comp stock, tourism in virginia city, tri, the largest industrialark, that's where i'm going with my commission. that's where i'm going with story county. i can't wait to sit in the seat. >> we can't wait for you to come back and tell us how it's going. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i said now you're legit. you said, i've always been legit. now people just know my name. >> i've always been legit. >> best of luck to you. >>> a young actor gets religion then speaks out against his own television show, calling it filth and telling people, don't watch. can the entertainment industry mesh with faith? i asked the pat boone about that next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. >>> my next two guests ar

sutro make his initial fortune by being the engineer who figured out how to ventilate the mines at virginia city >> that is the way he would phrase it. >> he drained them for water, not for air. >> he got backers for the tunnel. he said, we need this tunnel for safety, for air, for ventilation. he got this tunnel built and he got people to back it. just before it opened, it

the city of norfolk, virginia, is another coastal city vulnerable to sea level rise and extreme stormst its mayor has said parts of his city might not be livable in the future. our producer, mike melia, traveled to norfolk recently to look at how it has been struggling with flooding and preparing for the next big storm. he worked with member station whro to bring us this report. it's part of our series-- working with public media partners across the country-- that we call "battleground dispatches." >> reporter: when residents of this port city wake up, even if there wasn't a storm that night, they regularly find some streets flooded from high tides. it is a far cry from the storm surges brought by sandy further up the coast, but that super- storm, which hit the week before election day, brought to the surface the issue of rising sea levels, the vulnerability of coastal cities and what can be done to protect them. in national exit polls, 64% of voters said that president obama's response to the hurricane was a factor in their decision. >> what i will be doing in the next several months

. >>> virginia tech taking on byu salt lake city. pick it up at the start, scoreless. pass and he is money from behind the arc. hoss, 6 for 8 behind the line. alley-oop to brandon davies. he slams that one home. byu up 10. second half cougars running away

in new he was under - the virginia courts city is a danger to himself in this community and it is ableo buy a firearm. the complexity of the issue calls for rational discussion. lou: thanks for being with us. president obama's first callll after winning his second termter went to president bill clinton. hey, what happened to governore chris christie? former clinton special counsel wnd steven haze of the weeklye standard dryness. [poignant country music] ♪ ♪ remember when ♪ we vowed the vows and walked the walk ♪ and gave our hearts ♪ made a start and it was hard ♪ ♪ we lived and learned ♪ life threw curves ♪ there was joy, there was hurt ♪ ♪ remember when ♪ ♪ remember when ♪ we said when we turned gray ♪ ♪ when the children ♪ grow up and move away ♪ we won't be sad ♪ we'll be glad ♪ for all the life we've had ♪ and we'll remember when ♪ ♪ remember when ♪ lou: exit polls show a deepenini racial divide, some say, at the voting groups. d key groups such as hispanics, blacks and asians puttingbama oe president obama over the top.cta the strength of support.e stre joining us now, former spe

this is from stevens city, virginia. thank you, charlotte for sending that picture to us. the washington and old dominion trail, thank you, travis, for sending that picture. everything else is completely clear, which means for us, we'll see clearing for several days in our forecast. there's a view of the snow moving through new england. so if you do have friends and family traveling back to the d.c. metro earn from new england to new york city, they will have a few problems. make sure they have extra travel time and if they aren't aware of the snow, make sure you give them a head's up. 4 inches around the area. a quick look at snow totals in virginia. as i menned before, the temperatures are dipping. >> thank you, erika. >>> much of the region is under a winter weather advisory because of the snow. central and western maryland got the worst of it. scott broom has been keeping an eye on how highway crews and travelers have been handling things. >> reporter: suffering through heavy bursts of snow today. enough to coat interstate 70 with wheel-grabbing slush. maryland highway

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. >>> virginia tech taking on byu salt lake city. pick it up at the start, scoreless.he is money from behind the arc. hoss, 6 for 8 behind the line. alley-oop to brandon davies. he slams that one home. byu up 10. second half cougars running away with this one. up 89-67. hoss takes this one to the rack and tyler hoss led all scorers with 42 points. byu wins it 97-71. >> it's all about the skins tomorrow. >> it sure is. we're all over it. that's our news. nightly news is coming up next

virginia. >>> also tomorrow, the manassas city council will vote on whether to demonthly lish a 100-year-oldy've worked with the owner for years to bring the house up to code. the property owner is in her 80s and she says she hopes the house is not torn down. >>> rolling stone, paul mccartney and others will host a benefit concert for those affected by hurricane sandy. the concert is completely sold out and all the money will benefit the robin hood foundation. >>> of course, a big game in the day ahead. the redskins and the ravens face off in the battle of the beltways with a win today. the burgundy and gold could be tied atop the nfc east. kickoff is at 1:00. we'll have all the highlights on "news 4 at 6:00 and 11:00 and expect twitter to be abuzz. >> on fire. >> ravens are mad after they got beat by the steelers last week so they're going to be fighting mad for this one. >> we'll see about that. got a lot of bets on the line, all the county executives. that's some serious business there. >> when people show up for that 1:00 kickoff, they have to dry off their seats? >> i think you should h

city with bill weir. >> not columbine, nor virginia tech, nor the gaby giffords shooting that took six lives in tuscan had much effect on the gun debate if this country. but there is nothing like the slaughter of 20 first graders to help people focus on an issue. many on both sides of the second amendment debate wonder tonight if this one is big enough to actually change the big business of guns in this country long-term. darren rovell found some interesting early indications. >> reporter: at a gun store in san gabriel, california, just outside of los angeles, business was brisk today. customers buying guns and ammunition, making sure they can get what they want now. the u.s. firearms industry is breaking all kinds of sales records. now more than a $30 billion business with so many different people buying guns, that it's impossible to profile the typical gunun owner. >> i need your signature. >> reporter: people like this stay-at-home mom. >> this is the first gun i have ever purchased. i never thought i would be purchasing one, but my husband does have one. >> reporter: edgar hernandez was just out windo

virginia coming in. >> the number is based on hotel bus reservations. that can change. the city is already repaving so i cannia avenue show off the capital. >> this holiday season is in swing tonight. the first family presided over the nationalof christmas tree. president obama and the first lady were on hand. there it was. performances included the modern family actor known as manny, jason mraz and neil patrick harris. festivities continue and you can "anny fromis modern family." so the party continues and hopefully they are bundled up. >> temperatures dropped quickly after sunset. 5's.ving high >> we are in a roller-coaster pattern but there and-wise. that will continue for a few more days -- whether-wise. that will continue for a few more days. another time lapse from this high school. clouds made for a beautiful day. more clouds moving in from the storynd that will be the entire area. 31 degrees. 32 in leesburg. it is going to be a chilly night all across the area. not that much of a drop we only reached them today. national, 44. the average height is 40. areas got a degree

>> the heated battle between the baltimore arch diocese and baltimore city is taking center stage in a federal courtroom in virginia. a court will determine if it is constitutional to require antiabortion pregnancy clinics in maryland to post certain disclaimers. it was back in june that a lower court determined that violated free speech. city law requires pregnancy countling centers to post disclaims saying they do not post birth control. >> at john hopkins university the university will contribute $10 million over the next five years. rob roblin join us now with more details. >> this is a lot of money that is going to help these communities quite a bit. the money is going to do things like getting development in the communities, school projects and neighborhood improvements. today's announcement is an effort by the university to improve and strengthen the communities that surround john hopkins university. >> it is clear that the interest of our neighbors, safe streetings, the elimination of dilapidated properties is the interest of our combruferte. off all, the future of john hopkins is linked to the community an

virginia and kentucky. and up in michigan, numerous areas of snow. as far as the big citieso with the heavy rain threat, with the strong gusty winds, from now until about 11:00 is when the strongest winds will be moving through philadelphia, new york city, newark and then up into connecticut. so we're going to get the damage winds and the worst of it from now until 11:00 a.m. then the rain will be gone and it will just be windy the rest of the afternoon. highest wind gusts toward louisville and indianapolis. we're waiting for the highest winds around the tri-state in new jersey, new york and connecticut. western new york will get some snow. that's mostly lake enhanced snow on the back side of this storm later on today into tonight. tomorrow, new york state throughway will be rough and driving through west virginia will be tough. today, by far, hands down, the worst of the travel weather. the worst airport delays. if you can avoid traveling today, do so with ease as we go throughout your saturday and your sunday. much of the country looks just fine throughout the next couple

city subway platform. >>> the 12 and 13-year-olds facing charges in a brazen crime in northern virginia. >>> more winter weather rolling in for the weekend. the >>> all right. grab the skis, the snowboard, it's time to hit the slopes again. the winter storm and cold temperatures helping ski resorts to open this weekend. white tail resort in pennsylvania opens for the season this morning. for now, they'll have four slopes operating, two other nearby resort, round top and liberty, open tomorrow. wisp in western maryland is open with eight runs available. >> i'm ready. we're ready to see snow. >> are you a snow person, a ski person? >> i'm not a ski person. i'm from texas. why would i be a ski person? how on earth would that be possible? no, i'm not. as a matter of fact, my mother came in from texas and will be with me for a couple of weeks. i'm hoping she'll see snow. v.j., possible? >> she won't have to go far. i know you live nearby. let's talk about that snowfall event coming up. it will be cold enough for snow across the area by early tomorrow morning. you can see where temperatures are there morning.

virginia -- springfield looking good with light traffic heading north down. hov is in today. back to you. >> a developing story from new york city -- police are investigating the second subway debt this month. police say a woman pushed a man in front of the train as it entered a station in queens. surveillance video shows her running away from the scene. earlier this month -- a man died after being pushed in front of a train at times square. four days until we reach the fiscal cliff -- president obama is launching a last-ditch effort to avoid tax increases and spending caps set to take effect january. the president is set -- set to meet with house and senate majority leader's for the first time since november. this comes after the partisan bickering with democrats and republicans blaming each other for failing to reach a deal. this morning the nation is remembering retired general norman schwarzkopf, who died thursday of complications from pneumonia. he is known for leading allied forces in the 1991 gulf war walk caption during -- capturing the public imagination. >> norman schwarzkopf a little- known u.s. army general looking t

from the twin cities to billings to denver, almost every ski resort from snowshoe in west virginia, aspenow you what will happen around the country on christmas day, though. 37 degrees in new york city. from new york to boston we could see a few snow showers. temperatures will be cold. winds as strong as they are today will have abated by then for sure. here in the southeast, a little bit of rain. i'll show you why. this area of low pressure is there. it will bring up moisture from the southeast. so it could be rain for birmingham and atlanta but could be snow in oklahoma city. and you have to watch even nashville. could see some rain. we could see a little bit of mixing with snow if that cold air gets deep enough. in the northern tier of the country, cold. no question about that. 5 in fargo. plenty of snow on the ground. no snow falling in minneapolis. obviously a white christmas. rain from seattle to portland christmas day and finally, though, san francisco, los angeles, california, which is so wet today. finally dries out for tomorrow and will be dry for christmas. so, forecasts for to

maryland and the panhandle of west virginia so windchill values are back down into the low 20s in maryland and near freezing windchills down to the south of the city. redskins forecast on the road in philadelphia tomorrow. 1:00 game. temperatures low to mid-40s, plenty of sunshine but chilly. and the ravens are at home playing the new york football giants. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. it's a 4:00 kickoff, so 43 at kickoff time and 38 by the time that game is over. no matter which team you're supporting tomorrow, it will be good, dry football weather for both games. the storm continues to move further and further away. good riddance to it. high pressure biwill take its place for tomorrow. it will feel like winter for sure but plenty of sunshine coming our way tomorrow courtesy of that big ridge of high pressure. as it moves away, the cold air is in place. next storm system mostly going to our north and west. here we are at noon on monday. might be a little rain/snow mix, especially to the north and west of town. should be mostly if not entirely a rain event right along i-95 but you folks north and west may have to worry a little about

school in this country's history, the worst school killing after virginia tech, and how we cover the constant violence in the inner citieske chicago, this figure of roughly 500 people killed in the last year, one quarter of them children under 18, and all of those cases, gun deaths. >> there is something very horrific about new town, that there were 20 children, six adults -- seven adults including his mother, because i include her even though she trained person to shoot any access to those guns, she was shot in her sleep. i think there's something horrific about that to be said aside, but the other 30,000 plus deaths in this country to gun violence, the way they are covered by media, the way they're investigated, the level to which they're prosecuted, the convictions and even the level of sentencing, all of those things are never determined by the race of the shooter, but as i found, but the race of the victim. and so you have african-american children, hispanic children here were i sit today, who are dying of gun violence. no one is talking about it. it is because as americans, we feel it is isolated or contained to ce

virginia at the occoquan river. that's why you are slowing down a if you are headed past dale city. you may want to give yourself a few extra minutes even with light traffic. half of the interstate is closed on northbound 95 at the occoquan river. towards springfield, looking pretty good north of that. still moving at speed on 95. on to 395, no problems. 270 at 109, still moving at speed into montgomery county from frederick county. back to you. >> thank you. it's coming down to the wire on capitol hill. four days until the fiscal cliff. lawmakers are no closer to reaching a deal. however, president obama hopes to change that this afternoon when he meets with congressional leaders. now more. >> in what is seen as a last- minute attempt to reach a deal president obama meets at the white house with senate majority leader harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, and house speaker john boehner. have four dates to reach an agreement, but the u.s. economy would go off a fiscal cliff. that's when automatic spending increases and spending cuts

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can see on the storm team 4 radar, raindrops in the city of fairfax and even showers up towards frederick, maryland, up towards upperville, virginia, as well. we're keeping a close eye. today's high temperatures mainly in the upper 40s and low 50s. we'll talk more about the weekend in just a few minutes. danella? >> right now, tracking breaking news in potomac, maryland, have a crash in the intersection of seven locks road and montrose road. police are on the scene. one car here just off to the side. and another car facing the wrong direction. watching this intersection, you are able to semi work your way around if you're traveling northbound seven locks road. southbound looks like it's an issue here. so your lanes are blocked. i would avoid this area all together and take falls road instead. if you want to connect to montrose, you can do that then. again, this crash is can bblock the intersection, most of the lanes in the intersection. a live look from 54. 66 as you make your way eastbound. it's not terrible, but you are sluggish. once you past 50, you're clear to the beltway. richard and eun? >> danella, thanks. >>> right after

oferiodicals have ranked the city as number three i believe inn terms ofrowing technology a and the enentrreneur when you lk at thehe major compans that have go to northern virginia well, and they started at columbia. -- and they y started in the district of columb one of the things we need t to do is to keep them in dc. tting cial has made the decision to stay in the district of columbia.a. --iving social has ma the decision t to stay in the district of columumbi there was a report rectlthat showed that only 83 comnies in the d.c. area havave 500 emoyee that is out of 22,000 cpanies. you look at wherehe oprtunities e. over 10,000 bubusiness have 1-4 emplees. that is the market. how w can we make it attractctive for moref t tho to be in our city? >> what do likebout the mayor's plan? >> we arare eased to see e plan. this is the first time that t we have seen an economic plan in the 11 years i have been in this job that talks about enomic development and not just shovels in the grounund. this has a broad, far-reaching approach over five years to bring in 1,000 new jobs into the c city and $1 billion of revenue. >> whatat about the spefics? is it the tming up of un

virginia beach, is a schoolteacher. she called my wife this afternoon to relay a story about security in some of the inner city schools in that area. let me read you what she said. somebody comes into the school, they have to get buzzed in. this guy got buzzed in. we don't know yet why, how, when and where. but he got buzzed in. the buzzer goes off and sets an alert. follow me on this. somebody buzzes in. maybe they go through a window. teachers start a drill. the kids are put into a corner. listen to this. shades are pulled down, lights are then flicked off to leave the impression to a potential killer that nobody's in the classroom. now, i know people go to newtown to avoid all this. but unfortunately, is this the kind of drill we're going to have to put -- i have a home right next door in redding, connecticut. it's an awful nice area, god bless it. people go there to get away from the inner city. but look what happened. is this the kind of place -- is this the direction that our schools are going? >> what i think you're getting at is almost a comparison to what we've recently done with regard to anti-terrorism where p

are not talking much about climate change and sandy brought us flooding in new york city and a blizzard in west virginiave the pattern of extreme weather is natural. arizona's republican governor jan brewer among them. >> everybody has an opinion on it. you know? and, you know, i probably don't believe it's manmade. i believe that, you know, whether in certain elements are controlled maybe by different things. >> it's no doubt a hot button after we found out after ask the govern nor. >> why in the hell did that question come from? >> well, the reporter asked brewer that because she was just about to go in to the western governor's association to talk about energy. bill nye the science guy is here to talk about climate change. hi, bill. >> greetings. >> greetings. >> carol. >> when you hear -- when you hear jan brewer, you say -- >> well, we as science educators have a lot of work to do. climate change is caused by people and there's new find where the ice sheets are melting faster than anybody expected. sea levels go up faster than anybody expected. so the populated areas like the east coast where sandy

city. so a wind chill this morning. here's what's going on. a thin veil of clouds moving across the state. thicker clouds over west virginia but notice the storm system doesn't lock like much but it's tapping -- look like much but it's tapping into a system that will allowed it to expand and become bigger. it will bring in the precip during the course of the late night hour. we are clear through the course of the day. after midnight we will see clouds in here and here comes the snow by the predawn hours for saturday morning. it starts light and there's going to be a thump of moderate snow and in terms of how much snow to expect, about an inch from the bridge to the south. 1 to 2 along d.c. along 95 and southern cecil county and 2 to 3 north of the city up near cockeysville and hunt valley around 2 to 3 and you take 83 on to the north and west, these cold spots northern baltimore county all of carroll county is probably going to be about a 4 inch event for you. those -- right around hunkton in that region and white -- monktonin that region and white hall. if the system gets stronger maybe we will have to revise the totals.

virginia tech, oak creek. we hear from those who have lost the most. >> from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city. this is a special edition of "nightline." tragedy at sandy hook. the search for solutions. >> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. at 9:30 this morning, church bells across america rang out in a moment of national silence. one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet. here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country. silence in the oval office. and that ancient marker of mourning and remembrance, church bells. [ bells tolling ] >> reporter: the pain is still raw, the horror still fresh. but in washington the debate is already beginning and today a key voice, a powerful voice was at last heard. >> th

city. >> axelrod: the nray president will be bob bob schieffer's guest. alone with kay bailey hutchison and democratic senator mark warner of virginia. they'll discuss the future of gun control. moving now to the the weather and a deadly cold snap sweeping across eastern europe. freezing temperatures there have claimed more than 200 lives. ukraine has been hardest hit. it has been snowing there for weeks. at least 80 people have died in crane, most of them homeless. in britain it's the rain. devon in divest england is one of the areas deluged by storms. what about the weather across the u.s. in the next couple of days? the holiday travel season is now under way, and aaa expects more than 93 million americans to be on the move at some point most of them by car. jeff beradelli at our miami station wfor joins us. the next couple of days could affect travelers, could affect shoppers. what kind of weather are we going to see across the country? >> reporter: jirnlg it's nainl good news. it's pretty quiet across most of the united states right now with the exception of the west coast. we have a big storm slamming into there. tomorrow is goi

virginia. the airlinemade arrangements to bus the passengers to baltimore. >> on a day when parents are nervous about sendsing a-their kids off, someone had the nerve to walk into a city school with a knife. cheryl starts our coverage with that story. >> that school visitor is now in jail. parents at the national academy foundation shuttered at seeing news crews. they are talking and so is the police chief about preventing another shooting. iqúan incidentinside a city school. this timeinvolving a knife. >> i'm speechless right now. >> it seemed to start off friendly. a visitor brought a birthday cake and balloons the a relative but skirted past the front office. then a fight broke autowith an officer worker and the visitor showed a knife. tracey mcdaniel learned about the fight at the end of the day on a day when parents are on edge. in surrounding counties, police officers stood at schoolings. it's just one step following a shooting at sandy hook elementary where 20 students and 6 adults were shot and killed. >> children already asked this morning where why there was a police officer and i said they're just out here to say hi to everybody. >> the police chief is also

reminder that in the district, the city was not enforcing the meters or residential parking rules or rush hour restrictions. montgomery county the same thing. virginia alexandria not enforcing parking but arlington is enforcing the meters throughout the day today. that is a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> all right. thank you very much, jeff. >>> metro says they will operate on a normal weekday schedule on this christmas eve. for christmas, trains and buses will be on a sunday schedule. that means they will be running at 7:00 a.m. with the rail system closing at midnight. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office got an early christmas present after a canine is found safe and sound. bronco was found after going missing friday afternoon. the four-legged pup escaped from the groomers apparently. the sheriff's office says he is in good condition but was taken to the vet as a precaution. good thing he is back safe and sound. >> all right. one more win is all the redskins need to make the play- offs. if they beat the cowboys, which we are sure they will, they will do something they haven't done in over a decade. a decad hey, look! a shooting star!

city, the lesser your chance of any issues here. primarily rain. winter weather advisory across the northern tier of maryland, west virginia. it's no longer there. not sure if they've canceled it or having a problem with the map. partly sunny skies. not as windy as yesterday. high 42. winds out of the north and west at 5 to 10. update on the forecast and we'll look at the weather advisory in a couple of minutes. back to you. >>> and keep up with the storm with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, ipad or iphone. search for d.c. weather in the app store. you can also text fox 5 weather to 29473. and tony, it is -- >> free. >> exactly. >> thank you. >>> a massive winter storm system is now blamed for at least 16 deaths nationwide, including one in maryland. the storm dumped up to 2 feet 6 snow in up update new york and new england. it pounded areas already devastated by superstorm sandy. and travelers were stranded from boston to dallas. many roads remain impassable. >>> our big story this morning, avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president and lawmakers don't have a lot of time. there are only a few days until the deadline. >> presiden

cities and schools can also use that facility. construction of the facility is expected to cost up to $10 million. it will be built on state-owned land behind the science museum of virginia. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is being treated in the hospital for a blood clot. her doctors said yesterday that the clot stems from the concussion that she sustained several weeks ago. mrs. clinton is being held at the new york presbyterian hospital. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has suffered new complications while undergoing cancer treatment. chavez had surgery in cuba after the cancer returned 18 months ago. but three weeks ago chavez developed a respiratory infection. the vice president left venezuela to visit chavez, and it is a sign things could be going downhill. >>> nine people are dead after a charter bus carrying 40 people ripped through a guardrail and fell several hundred feet down the snowy slope. this happened yesterday morning in eastern oregon. officials say rescue workers were using ropes to help retrieve people from the scene. the bus was on its way to vancouver from las vegas. >>> the father of the gunman who opened fire in the connecticut school h

northern areas of the great lakes on into new york city and actually getting snow on your christmas day and down through the mountains of west virginiaern virginia we're talking about a wintry mix that means you could see sleet and snow and even just plain old rain mixes in. as you gain elevation we're talking about several inches of snow. looks like for some of you you'll get your white christmas. back to you. >> kelley cass, winter is here. no thank you. >>> send it back. >>> our trip advisers say half of those pull your hair out moments will occur this holiday just because of travel. 27% specifically because of cancelled and/or delayed flights like the ones we just heard about. one fifth of americans blame bad weather for a grinch like mood. that's why i'm staying in brooklyn this year with my family. that's how we planned it. my sister takes thanksgiving my parents come here, we get christmas we don't have to move. awesome. for those of you stranded at an airport or ingrid lock on the road you need to do like die. our next guest has some advice to calm your nerves. let's bring in our expert wendy sacks. let's say you're like tom

virginia as i mentioned. a light commute but the accident just north of the occoquan has thinged backed up to dale city. it is not impossible. it is not stop and go. just running a bit under speed. here is your look as you are passing 123 on the way up to the accident scene which is just after the occoquan. once past this juncture, it has moved over to the left shoulder there in the main lanes. your hov lanes are running at speed. once past this and through springfield off to the lanes of 395, no problems to report. around theener loop, springfield passing tyson's over to the legion bridge. -- around the inner loop, springfield passing tyson's over to the legion bridge. no problems to report as you are heading down from baltimore passing columbia and laurel to the spli at the beltway. not exactly a clear camera. i ap see with the headlights that the volume is a lot less than it would be at 6:00 on a weekday. -- and laurel to the split at the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> this morning's big story is the fiscal cliff. with the clock ticking, president obama is inviting top law

virginia disaster. why people are still being told they might have to evacuate. >>> plus check out what this barge in new york city was carrying. how this ordinary looking cargo will soon become something that will be seen by people all across the country. >>> new at 6:00, how parents are responding a day after a threat. >> if you work hard and you get into uc berkeley now you have to court. >> the new letter to parents and what the school said about the principal's actions. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> boy check that out. a massive pipeline explosion destroyed at least four homes in sisso nville west virginia. incredibly no one was killed. the flames shot 50 to 75 feet into the air for about an hour before crews finally shut off the flow of gas. the explosion of a 20-inch transmission line also melted a section of an interstate highway. the fear now is of a possible second tear explosion so residents are being told to be ready to evacuate. >>> we have an update now on the developing news out of portland oregon where a gunman opened fire at a mall southeast of the downtown area. this is a live pictu

back down into virginia, you're dealing with the snow and that's what's lifting up from south to north during the course of the morning hours. you'll notice 15, 20 minutes outside of the city limits and this will start to move in during the morning commute, the tail end of the morning commute. so first is this burst of snow that's going to come in and then it's going to change over to rain for the city. still could be a wintery mix over our northern counties and an ice situation north and west of town, north and west, really, of 83 as you go into they aremont and monkston you could be deal iing with an icy situation. rain totals, that's the other aspect of the storm, one to two inches of rain and there could be some severe weather, maybe some thunderstorms down in salisbury and ocean city. so you gotta keep a watch on channel 2 during the course of the afternoon. it's snow, a rain mixture, just about a coating to an inch from the city to points to the north and west. the cutoff is going to be 83. west of that two to three inches, snow, ice, going to rain and this is just going to be a raging snowstorm north of that, north and west of therma. so the first storm, here it is