i-95, taking the live look at prince william parkway, a bit of a slow situation to 123 northbound allr lanes will continue open at that point. going back to the overview with the zoom on to i 66, it will be slow at that point from result 50 inbound to 123. next update coming your way in a few minutes at 5:39. >>> thank you richard. >>> despite threats to the contrary, this morning a bill to extend the bush tax cuts is now headed to the president's desk. >> the house gave final approval to the measure around midnight, voting down an attempt to impose a higher estate tax. republicans have threatened to kill the entire bill. president obama worked out last week with gop leaders. >>> the next time you ride metro, your bag might be checked. metro has announced it will start random bag inspections. metro and the tsa officers will check for hazardous materials using a scanner which detenths nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. >>> the early rush yesterday afternoon hit before many roads were plowed, leaving some drivers sitting in traffic for hours. however, things appear much

no problems from dumfries to the prince william parkway. i-95 to 270, about a 10 minute drive there. 95 southbound from scaggsville road to 495, about nine minutes. also on 295 as you move southbound from the beltway down in toward the 11th street bridge area, about a 7 minute drive. next traffic coming your way around 5:24. andrea, mike? >> the sports world is mourning the loss of one of its true heroes this morning. >> hall of fame pitcher bob feller passed away last night from leukemia. feller started pitching in the major leagues at 17 years old. he won 266 games in 18 seasons. all of them with the cleveland indians and boy, was he feared for his fastball. one of the first pitchers to throw more than 100 miles per hour. he was part of the rotation. the last time cleveland won the world series which was 1948. >> but feller did something else far more important. on december 8th, 1941, the day after pearl harbor, feller was the first major leaguer to enlist for going the prime of his career to serve as a navy gun captain on the u.s.s. alab

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take you to virginia, on the northbound side of i-95, on the brakes from the prince william parkway to lorton. in the next report, more on the area roadways. peggy, andrea. >>> making news now, parts of indiana remain in a snow emergency this morning where heavy snows and high winds stranded drivers on area highways. in some places conditions were so bad, authorities pulled drivers off the road to keep them safe. >>> out west the national weather service warns the risk of landslides around seattle will be high for several more days. up to a half foot of rain fell there last weekend triggering mudslides. while property has been damaged no serious injuries have been reported. cold in the deep south could impact your trip to the grocery store. florida declared a state of emergency because of the threat of below-freezing temperatures posed to citrus crops. orange juice futures have already skyrocketed 32% this year. >>> the white house is reviewing a ruling by a federal judge in virginia who finds part of president obama's health care reform law is unconstitutional. >> the ruling is a vict

this is a live shot of northbound i-95 here at the prince william parkway just north of the pwp.zing by using the two right lanes. big delays forming as you make your way northbound. we've got delays southbound # 70 out of hyattstown south of 109 headed out to the truck scales. and the outer loop slows from 95 college park working your way past university boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> sci-fi fans who have been waiting for the new tron sequel don't havey to lot longer to wait. it opens tomorrow. one of the stars is a familiar face to fox's prime time viewers. she is olivia wild of house. she sat down with kevin mccarthy about her surprising source of inspiration and dished the secrets about the movie's cool costumes. >> did you get to keep your suit or any props? >> no, disney has it all in a vault. maybe one day we'll be so lucky to make another one and it will all be waiting for us. it was the kind of thing that exist in that moment. taking that stuff home, it is like fairy dust. it doesn't work out of context. it is amazing. that suit, it is not li

we have the slowdown leaving the prince william parkway headed up to the occoquan.elays coming across the wilson bridge to telegraph road. 66 slowing 50 to 123. we have delays southbound 270 leaving hyattstown headed out to the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> there has been a lot of positive buzz for a new movie called the fighter. it opens friday and it is already nominated for several golden globe awards. a best actor nod for star mark wahlberg. kevin mccarthy sat down to talk to him. >> i think these are the best box scenes i've seen since raging bill. not even kidding about that. talk about the training you went through because it looked very accurate and very real. >> because of all the stops and starts that we experienced in making the movie, i ended up training a total after four and a half year. i have going to do another boxing movie 12, 15 years ago. i trained for another movie so i had always dreamed about playing a boxer and you know, i just -- i didn't want to look like an actor who could box. i w

most directions at the prince william parkway. elevated road surfaces, be real careful because they have a tendency to refreeze rapidly. out o the rails starting off quietly. metro, vre, marc, no delays. >> thank you, jerry. >> the list of school delays and closings continues togrow. arandel, two hou late. the complete list on your screen all morning long. >>> expect a messy commute, especially in virginia. this is a live look at the commonwealth right now. police responded to 100 accidents alone yesterday in virginia. tracee wilkins has a look at what youan expect today. any improvement, tracee? they have icy patches on the roadway. vdot spokesman say they have done a good job of getting these roads together. look what's happening on little river turnpike. roads, pretty much clear. maybe a few icy patches. a truck went by. they're still out here taking care of the roadways. we were actually down in manassas. we took 66 on up to d.c. let me tell you the traffic was amazing. as we've been saying all morning, cars were backed up. fo

northbound along i-95, that is where we had problems with icy conditions reported near the prince william parkwaytraveling northbound on i-95, you will find the lanes are open leaving springfield headed up towards 395. accident activity reports as you travel the beltway near route 5 branch avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our top story, the snow that is coming down along the i- 95 corridor today. stacy cohan and her photographer are driving in the woodbridge area. >> reporter: dave and i were talking. we spent an awful lot of time doing just this last year during the many heavy snowfalls. so to be quite honest, this is nothing like that. how far, here in woodbridge, i did speak to some folks. we pulled over fay moment and i met some workers who were driving up from stafford and said it was very bad conditions down there. quite a bit of snow. very slippery roadways. as we are driving on the beltway northbound, i can see there are some cars that have a good half inch or so i would say at lost on their windshields and on the tops of their cars so certainly the folk farther s

your lanes are open northbound on i-95 leaving woodbridge and the prints william parkway continuing up towards lorton. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a five-star luxury hotel may be coming to the heart of adams morgan but there is a catch. there are complaints mounting about a possible $46 million tax break for the developer. the project is slated for the corner of euclid and champlain streets. our careen gray houston went there to sort this whole thing out. >> reporter: it is a project that would change the vibe in the changing yet trendy adams morgan neighborhood. a fancy boutique hotel called the addition hotel would have 174 rooms, underground parking, a swimming pool, bars and restaurants that could compete with the ritz and four seasons. >> it will an absolute delight. >> reporter: sean owns three bars on 14th street. he didn't see a down side to the new hotel. as proposed, the project who take up land around the church and include the buildings that now house the city paper and wpfw radio. but advisory neighborhood commissioner brian weaver says there are conc

lanes are open traveling northbound i-95 working from the prince william parkway headed up towards lorton. overnight construction has cleared. this is a live shot of traffic on the outer loop and inner loop to and from eisenhower avenue and so far without delay. lanes are open out on 66 coming in from manassas coming in towards the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> the big story we are following this morning, a virginia man is under arrest this morning. police say that he was going to blow up metro trains. according to the fbi, this man's name is awais younis. he made those threats via facebook to a person who had friended him on the site. federal authorities say the tipster told him he used the alias sunny ghilzai and he vied how to build pipe bombs. >> this guy looks like he was a big talker boasting to someone he met on facebook about what he was going to do. but it is also people like that that suddenly get the urge and question out and actually do something. if it wasn't a bomb in the metro, maybe he would go out and buy a gun and start s

live shot of northbound i-95 here at the prince william parkway, heavy slow and steady as you continue northbound headed up towards lorton. we do have the delays here at southbound 270 at father hurley boulevard making your way towards mva. bridges ramps an overpasses freeze before anything else. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it was an early christmas celebration for the first family. >> the obamas attended the annual christmas in washington concert. president obama, first lady michelle, daughter malia and sasha as well as the first grandmother marian. ellen degeneres was the host. the concert was takenned last night. can you watch it friday on tnt. >>> jewelry always make a good holiday gift. but before you by, here is one question to consider. are diamonds the new gold? >> we'll talk about what is in demand when it comes to these luxury items? stay with us. we'll be right back. ashut -- >>> president obama will sit down with some of the execs of the biggest companies this week. and apparently diamonds may be the new gold. president obama is talking w

and better news for you traveling along 95 at the prince william parkway, accident tieing up the left side of the road is now cleared. delays from the car rest area headed north. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> in a big step toward ensuring that tax cuts don't expire next month, the senate votes to extend them along with an extension for unemployment benefits ab a payroll tax cut. joining us with more on that and a look at a new plan for federal workers in case of a snow apocalypse. we keep coming up with another. snow mageddon. we want to talk about what the government wants to do now if we have dangerous snow days but we want to talk about issues. we saw "don't ask, don't tell" vote coming down and we saw the tax extension go down as well. let's start with the taxes. what happens now as far as -- everybody is watching because this might change january 1. >> it does. but it looks like the house may pass the package reluctantly later today and it would mirror the senate did which would send it quickly to president obama. so an interesting set of deals. obviously lib

if you're planning to head over to northbound i-95 it's just a delay now from the prince william parkway up into lorton. you're okay up into springfield and no problems on 395 again but those icy conditions over at the 3rd street tunnel. if you're planning to head over on to the trains, marc is experiencing some delays on the brunswick line. lines 870 and 890 up to 30 minutes late this morning. otherwise metro and vre are on time. coming up in my next report, we'll look at beltway in maryland. >>> coming up on 6:03 at top of the hour. let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. >> the senate is expected to take a final vote on the tax cut deal. it's a compromised reach between the president and g.o.p. house democrats are considering changing the bill before they vote on it. >>> two months after a deadly beating outside the club dc9 is set to reopen in northwest. its alcohol license was stripped last month. the beating remains under investigation. >>> the nationals' $126 million man will make his debut today. the team and jason worth will hold a news conference this afternoo

virginia, i-95 northbound looks like we're still looking at the slowing from the prince william parkwayhe trains, it looks like the metro orange line, this is a little behind schedule. the mark trains, the number 872, 876 and 880 about 25 minutes late. another look at traffic at about 6:58. mike, andrea? >> thank you very much, richard. we have another school closing to report to you in madison county schools. they're closed this morning. it is 6:47. we have an important health alert about family history and your heart. >> there are some new statistics out which say a person's heart attack risk is increased if other members of the family have had one especially at an early age. anita brikman has more. >> reporter: at just 32 years old, ann visits her cardiologist every three months to have her blood pressure and heart checked. with plaque in her arteries and high blood pressure, she's at risk of having a heart attack just like her mother did in her early 50s. >> she died when i was 18 years old. and of a massive heart attack. >> a report released late today from the american heart assoc

for those traveling on 95 this morning, you'll find delays from the prince william parkway toward lortongood 10 minute trip at this point. and we have delays to report inbound on route 50 as you work in from northeast leaving cheverly. about a 14 minute drive toward bladensberg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> dream girls coming to the district this weekend. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. we are making dreams come true. actually the students here at duke ellington school of the arts are making their own dreams come true and doing it with a production of dream girls. we are live on stage right now. they are putting on the finishing touches because coming up they are going to show us firsthand why you just might want to come out and see the show yourself. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint patty. get the sensation. >>> 7:52. an alert from metro commuters. we just got word that the pentagon metro station is closed. authorities are investigat