. -- from the prince william parkway.astbound 66 everything open. no big deals there. 301 crash down in waldorf at smallwood drive. the left lane blocked each way with the clean-up there. back to you. >>> thanks beverly. time now for another look at the question of the day. it is -- >> our facebook friend thomas witter says -- another facebook friend peggy says -- >> we're going to have more of your responses and the correct answer for you in just 30 minutes. keep it here, you're watching 9news. >>> and welcome back. the time now 6:23. olga breese if for howard bernstein -- in for howard bernstein on this chilly friday morning. a little bit of cloud cover and just some sunshine as we head through the day. weather planner will be sunny through mid morning. but by late afternoon, cloud cover starts to take over just a little bit. we're calling today officially partly cloudy. we should see highs in the low to mid-40s. by about that 5:00 hour. and then we back off dramatically overnight tonight. temperatures plummeting back d

watch for backups at prince william parkway. the pace picks up after that very nicely to springfield. moving well as you cross the springfield interchange and to and across the 14th street bridge into town. back to you. >> thank you. it's 35 degrees. 5:42. it is a move that has divided scientists. there's controversy surrounding have a good night. here you g you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month payment on any new volkswagen. isit vwdealaler.com today. cracks coming up at 6:00, an explanation for why the national park service is considering giving the boot to a georgetown landmark. why a craft store could soon be paying more than a million

on northbound 95 in virginia there was an accident headed up from the prince william parkway delays to the occoquan river, the left side of the road affected with an accident. after you pass the incident, you are in better shape. in springfield is moving pretty smoothly. a little volume, but not enough to slow you down. starting off well at 395. around dulles, the toll road moving smoothly. no delays on the greenway or the toll road. back to you. >> thank you. continuing to follow the developing story out of new york. for the second time in a matter of weeks, a man has been killed after being pushed into the path of a train. a woman who had been muttering to ourself got off of a bench and pushed the victim into the path of a seven train in queens and then ran. it's not clear if the victim never saw armor. >> i don't have any word for this. so many people is crazy. i cannot believe this is happening. >> the victim's identity remains unknown. police say there's no security video of the incident just this grainy video of the woman fleeing the scene. just four days until the fiscal cliff,

crews on the scene. 15-minute ride from the prince william parkway to the beltway. eastbound dulles toll road. no serious backups. looking good at sunset mill. >> thank you, mike. >> time is 5:41. the violence that led the u.s. to shut down operations at one of its embassies. >>> the classified documents that reveal president ronald reagan's close relationship with an influential leader. >>> the emergency that stopped a metro train at one of the busies the embassy in the central african republic is shutting doors as rebels seized at least ten towns in the northern part of that country. people who live there fear an attack at any time. the u.s. ambassador and 40 others were reportedly flown to kenya. >>> hosni mubarak is back in the hospital. his lawyer says the 84-year-old is suffering from complications from an injury he sustained last week when he fell in a prison bathroom. mubarak has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of protesters during egypt's uprising two years ago. >>> newly released classified documents so a close personal relation

heavy delays before the prince william parkway. 25 minutes from -- >> thank you, mike. we move on to headlines now. new this morning, springfield interchange back open after a deadly crash on the beltway. three people died when a pickup truck slammed into a tractor-trailer on the ramp from the beltway to i-95. this happened about 7:00 last night. the cause of that crash still under investigation this morning. police closed the ramp as a precaution. the ramp is now back open. that happened about 2:00 this morning. >>> we've got breaking news now. russia's president vladimir putin signed a controversial bill banning americans from adopting russian children. it now goes into effect january 1. there are estimates that this ban could affect more than 1500 adoptions currently under way. the ban is widely viewed as retaliation on a recent u.s. law targeting russians who abuse human rights. for a closer look at russia's proposed adoption ban, tune in to the "today" show at 7:00 here on nbc4. >>> congressional leaders will try again today to reach a deal to keep the country from

northbound 95 delays building from the prince william parkway.e you get past that crash though it's good into springfield and on to 395. back to you. >>> all right. thanks bev. the nfc east championship will be on the line this weekend. redskins taking on the hated cowboys. except for jeff our director. he's a big cowboys fan. it's sunday night at fedex field. and the excitement has been building all week. >> this is a game diehard fans are not going to miss. but as ko im reports if you absolutely have to be there, and you don't already have a ticket be prepared to take out a second mortgage or win the lottery. >> reporter: they're little pieces of gold. and the value for tickets for the redskins/cowboys match-up is rising. just and this online broker. >> and it is the biggest thing we've ever seen here in the washington area. the tickets are drying up. i mean the price could definitely go up. people that want to make a move should look now and get it while they can still get it. >> reporter: standing room only? priced at $300. >> it's not much o

no serious problems there. 13-minute ride on northbound 95 from prince william parkway to the beltway at 56 miles an hour and we'll take a look at the beltway in our next hit. >>> most federal employees have the day off from work this christmas eve thanks to president obama. he made the announcement on friday. last-minute shoppers can use metro to get around today and metro is operating on its regular weekday service. trains will be running until midnight tonight and tomorrow trains and buses will operate on a sunday schedule. that's from 7:00 a.m. until midnight. >>> a longtime republican senator is apologizing for a drunk driving arrest. police say alaex andreandria po arrested idaho senator michael crapo. crapo says that he made a mistake and accepts responsibility for what happened. he's due in court next month. >>> the head of the nra defends some controversial remarks about gun control made in the aftermath of the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary. he sticks by his statement where he says the tragedy could have been prevented if every school has armed guards. >> it's craz

north of the prince william parkway, both travel lanes are open northbound and southbound.ravels take you to 395 between the 14th street bridge and the beltway, very light volume and even at sandy point, you've got a good ride. and that is a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> all right. secretary of state hillary clinton continues to recover from a blood clot doctors found and ring in the new year from her hospital bed. >> she is being treated at a new york city hospital. doctors say the clot stems from a concussion she suffered earlier this month. >> been admitted to new york presbyterian hospital. secretary clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot had formed stemming from the concussion she sustained. officials have not elaborated on the clot. medical center is not affiliated with the case but says blood clots could lead to dire consequences. >> the leg is more common and simpler to treat. lungs are more life threatening and to the brain, very serious if it's in the brain because of stroke and potential memory and injury to the entire brain. >>> secretary clinton suf

prince william parkway, you're going to hit the brakes. pretty much stop and go.n the lorton area, you are heavy on the brakes. to get to the beltway, 20 minutes from the occoquan. your average speed is 30 miles per hour. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. 6:42 now. >>> new this morning, for the first time we're seeing video of the moment when a woman in a wheelchair fell off the metro tracks. take a look. you can see a woman get off the elevator at the eastern market station in july. that's when she says her motorized wheelchair malfunctioned. you can see her falling from the platform onto the tracks. the woman says her right arm and legs were injured in the fall. the rider called metro to install guard rails to prevent a similar incident. metro says that could cause a triple hazard for other riders. >>> a video of a metro bus driver seemingly seen reading behind the wheel is sparking an investigation. the video appears to show the driver holding and possibly reading a newspaper while driving. they say the driver had the newspaper in his hand for a long str

it's about a 13 minute right on northbound 95 from prince william parkway to the beltway at 56 miles an hour. aaron, angie? >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:43 is our time right now. celebrating christmas around the world including the pope's message this holiday season. >>> holiday tipping. who you should include and how much you should give. stay with us. >>> new this morning, d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting on capitol hill. we're told the victim was found shot to death inside his vehicle along c street northeast at 2:00 this morning. so far no arrests have been made and police have not released a motive in this case. >>> 13 before the hour. the pope will spend this christmas eve with his brother before conducting the annual midnight mass at st. peter's basilic basilica. he offered greetings to a number of worshippers in st. peter's square and asked them to look beyond the materialistic side of christmas and offered a blessing in spanish as well. >>> another busy day at airports as travelers head home for the holidays. news4's seth lemon is live at reagan national. is it pack

you can see heavy here as you make your way northbound to get to the beltway from prince william parkway. you are under speed. that drive is going to take you 29 miles per hour. taking the metro, still seeing delays on the yellow line because of a signal problem at the huntington metro station. expect delays taking the yellow line this morning. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> 49 degrees. ahead this morning, a big change coming to a classic toy. partly because of one little girl with a strong opinion. >>> and if you think it costs a lot to fill up your car, at 6:50 this morning, what could drive the price of milk up to $6 a gallon. >>> welcome back at 6:26. in just a few hours, we'll get a better idea of who will be time's person of the year. the short list of finalists will be revealed in the morning in in an online poll, kim jong-un was voted the person of the -- the final decision will be announced tomorrow morning on the today show. >>> a new gender neutral easy-bake oven will hit the market thanks in part to a girl from new jersey. she started an online petition that called out hasbr

a 13 oh-minute drive from prince william parkway to the belt way.move to the shoulder now. erica. >> tune in to news 4 today tomorrow a ♪ >> that was the scene earlier this morning in sydney, australia, welcoming in 2013. we still have a while to go here. about a million people will be right here in times square to do it. i'm willie geist along with kit hoover, co-host of active live. >> i'm taking lenny, your number one fan, and we're going to go out there and wreak some havoc. >> get in there with the people? >> and wave. >> you're not allowed to have booze in there. did you know that? >> no. >> that's something you should know. >> i will watch it cozy from my hotel. >> i think that's probably the smart play. >>> from 2013, what to look for online from viral videos to new apps, online world changes so fast. what you might be talking about next year. >>> good news for air travelers in 2013. i'll believe that when i see it. spruced up airports, more leg room, which is great for you on flights, more wi-fi and faster security lines. >> kit hoover does

william county. a new tri-county parkway would run to the west of the manassas battlefield park.ing heavy traffic out of that historic area. another new connection would continue from route 50 to route 7. >> we are looking at a million people coming to the area in the next couple of decades. ter coming regardless of whether we build the way to get them around or not. and we need to prepare our best to prepare that. >> reporter: v-dot developed its plan without adequate public input. >> this is done quietly. here we are a week before christmas and people are starting to leave the area and what do we have? we have them rolling out a plan. >> reporter: steve heins lived on this property in western loudoun county for three decades. he says it is more east-west routes that are needed. and he says that he doesn't hear anyone complain being getting to dulles. >> to me it appears to be a developer's road. it is going through areas that have no housing on them now. so it is a way to open up land important more development. >> reporter: even if vdot does settle on this plan or something li

you can see traffic backed up there, also 101, 280, guadalupe parkway, all through the south bay slow and go williams-- slow on 237. >>> two new york teenagers survived a car accident that killed two classmates. the jets quarterback tim tebow placed a get well call to matt hardy in the hospital and olympic swimming sensation missy franklin off to cal by the way tried to place a call. she left a message and hopes to speak to the other person. it took two hours for tebow to get the call and he made the phone call to that kid. >> good for them. they made the teenagers' day and tebow is known for his generosity and his kindness so it's great to see. >> do we have time for this? you want to bet on a prophetic feline from fremont? according to mr. nuts, the next heir to the british throne will be a boy. he knows everything. the royal family announced prince william's wife kate was pregnant. there you go. kitty says it's a boy. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, december 5th, 2012. welcome to "cbs this morning." president