northbound side of 395, overall delays, northbound on 95 in woodbridge. here's what it looks like at duke street. a bit of volume through landmark. no big deals up to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:12. andrea and mike? >> at 6:01, a story you'll see only on channel 9, a cancer patient's fight against a major airline. >> we're talking about lynn mccain and her family. this he had planned a trip from bwi to belize. they were going to did in january but lynn's doctor says she has stage four cancer and cannot travel. they're asking us airways for a refund on their ticket. they admit they bought nonrefundable tickets but are appealing to the airline's compassion. us airways says it won't change its refund policy but it will waive change fees so the mccains can use the tickets at another time. >> big deal. i might not be alive. what good is it going to do? what good is a voucher going to do me? >> us airways tells 9news it will make the vouchers transferable so another family member can use them. when you buy a ticket on us airwa

night, 2009 in woodbridge.nd also in temple hills, maryland. i want to show you one more thing here. he also again will be facing multiple charges and multiple life sentences. but also, the feds believe there could be more victims. so, they've kept their web site open. it is the east coastrapist.com here. it says caption on the front, it says thank you but it also has an opportunity where victims or potentially more victims could go ahead and contact police and it is listed of all of the jurisdictions, where these attacks have happened. it makes it very easy if there are any other victims out there to go ahead and contact police. that's the very latest. again, the web site, eastcoastrapist.com. >> surae, thank you. >>> police are investigating the death of a newborn baby buried in a shallow grave. lisa marie steele told prince george's county police she had given birth to a stillborn baby girl at her home in oxon hill. five days later and 50 miles away, prince william police responded to a report of a trespasse

ellos han sido desplazados de sus viviendas de woodbridge, inmediatamente despues de sufrir la inundacion que los dejo en la calle. nosotros estamos viviendo ahorita con un amigo que nos presto un cuarto y ahí estamos viviendo ahorita, seis en un solo cuarto. en medio de la adversidad, una pequenha luz de esperanza se enciende despues de que la junta de apelacione zonales ha revertido la orden de prohibir el retorno de los residentes impuesta por autoridades del condado. la junta de zonificacion autorizo que las gentes pudieran remodelar sus casas. si para algunos esta es una buena noticia, para la mayoria llega demasiado tarde, 66 unidades han sido demolidas. este residente, tambien se aferra a su vivienda y quiere quedarse a vivir en ella. ellos dicen que no, que si que no, están jugando con uno. uno esta arreglando sus casas porque no tiene donde vivir, entonces ellos dicen una cosa y otra pero no ayudan de ninguna manera. lideres no se muestran optimistas sobre la decision pues podria ser revertida en apelacion y causaria aunmas perdidas a quienes estan remodelando sus viviendas. la j

. >> it has been months since hundreds of residents at the mobile home park in woodbridge have been ablele pleasures. a brutal storm routed them out of their home and tonight many of them are without a place to call home and with the holidays upon them they're looking for reasons to be thankful. ken molestina is live with the story. ken. >> reporter: well, derek, take a look around me. this is all that remains here at the holly acres mobile home park. this is a place where all these folks used to call home. and now it's nothing but mud and debris left here. tropical storm lee ripped through here september 8th and it turned hundreds of lives upside down. and now those people are wondering what the future holds for them. hundreds of displaced holly acres residents were treated it a thanksgiving dinner in woodbridge on tuesday night. for many of them, the pain and heartache of not having a home is still raw and clear. >> what's been the hardest part about being displaced. [ speaking foreign language ] >> e says every day since the storm hit it's been a struggle. tropical storm lee flooded o

most of the way through woodbridge and into springfield.gain with no accidents reported in your path. northbound 395 through landmark into shirlington then getting to the 14th street bridge. your next check of timesaver traffic is coming up at 6:46. andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, beverly. >>> we continue it follow breaking news out of new york city. police are clearing out the occupy protestors there. >> jessica doyle is tracking the story, live in our satellite center. what's the latest, jess? >> very dramatic changes in the state of the occupy wall street protest this morning. in a surprise move earlier this morning, a wave of more than a thousand police officers moved into the encampment were protestors have been háurpbgering down for two months and they made arrests. we want to show you pictures from earlier this morning. you can see there, police in riot gear, filling the streets earlier this morning while protestors awaited their arrival. at about 1:00 this morning, new york city police handed out notices from the city and the ow

overall delays forming in woodbridge to get across the occoquan. more volume. lanes open as you make your way up on to 395 and head for the 14th street bridge. 66 eastbound, already saw slow traffic from manassas to centreville with an incident on the shoulder. here on 66 and falls church, plenty of room to slide under the hov. no problems heading into rosslyn. maryland drivers, outer loop of the beltway, slow traffic forming to get into silver spring. on the outer loop before you reach connecticut avenue, broken down car hit a big tire tread which damaged its windshield on the left shoulder. pace still good here at new hampshire avenue. the volume is building. 270, cleared a crash southbound before 121. volume there as you head in from hyattstown, germantown on into rockville. maryland, you check in all right. bridges into downtown and southeast. routes into northeast checked in incident-free. next check of timesaver traffic coming up at 6:00. andrea? >> most of us know someone who has cancer or has been affected by the disease. interacting with your loved one

esta en sus manos este viernes maracharan para pedir al gobierno que reconsidere esta medida desde woodbridgee representa al condado de frederick, informo que asistentes del alguacil no discriminaron contra una mujer salvadorena en el 2008, en un encuentro que llevo a su detencion por una orden judicial de inmigracion...un juez escucho hoy los alegaciones para determinar si el caso de roxana orellan santos deberia ir a un juicio... santos reclama los agentes se fijaron en ella porque es hispana, cuando la detuvieron para hablarle .... santos no fue acusada finalmente hay una prouesta de ley para crear mas trabajos..la iniciativa viene de un democrata y un republicano.. mientras republicanos y democratas no se pueden poner de acuerdo en propuestas que creen empleos, 1 propuesta bipartidista quiere romper con el estancamiento. el senador republicano marco rubio y el democrata chris coons presentaron 1 plan de empleo que incluye propuestas en que ambos partidos estan de acuerdo. 1 de ellas es eliminar restricciones y cuotas por pais para entregar visas de residencia a inmigrantes altamente calif

he's accused in an attack two years ago in woodbridge. tuesday, police brought aaron thomas from new haven, connecticut to manassas. surae chinn is live with a preview of today's court appearance. surae, good morning. >> good morning. the accused is expected to appear via closed circuit tv from the jail house. there were 17 unsolved cases that went on for so many years and that's because the feds and local police didn't have a lot to work with. they didn't have a clear-cut pattern because he was all over the map, the east coast rapist went from virginia to rhode island. and most of the cases happened in our area from leesburg, fairfax, alexandria, wood bring and temple hills, maryland. he chose his victims from 17 to 35 years old with no apparent ethnic background or all across the board there. sometimes he wore a mask, sometimes he didn't. he had a knife in some cases or sometimes he had a gun. he would rape them inside their homes, sometimes there were children in the house, sometimes outside. and in the most recent case, two years ago

let's go live to newschopper7 who is flying over woodbridge. northbound 95 is the left side of your screen. out of dale city through woodbridge into lorton and springfield is open. >> thank you. >>> some questions are being raised as to whether three connecticut money managers are really 18 $254 million powerful jackpot. on monday, they came forward as the winners. it was reported that the real winner is one of their wealthy clients who wants to remain anonymous. a friend of the bankers told abc news that one -- that they wanted to protect their client. the three reported winners did not return phone messages. >> i have an idea for the actual winner. they are preventing phone calls coming in. >> 6 [ female announcer ] traditions are not for keeping. they're for keeping us together. ♪ ♪ [ boy ] to dad, love samam. [ mom ] say "merry christmas." [ boy ] merry christmas. [ female announcer ] hallmark recordable storybooks. [ boy ] charlie brown spotted a small, scragy pine tree. ♪ ♪ >>> the prime suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner is ex

right at the freezing point in woodbridge. with a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest our wind chills do dip into the 20's. total sunshine. it will be a beautiful day just rather cold. the highs will be in the mid 50's tomorrow and we'll break 60 degrees sunday. i'll have your seven-day forecast in a moment. but first lisa with your commute. >> metro in good shape. good on 81, 66, route 11, i-70. no problems out of southern maryland. route 5. route 4. and the green light on 95. cynne and natasha? >> thank you, lisa. new this morning an armed robbery at the university of maryland. police say there are no details on the suspects. >> another university rocked by a child sex abuse scandal. head coach barney fine is on administrative leave after two former basketball boys. >> fwoong. syracuse police spokesperson says this investigation is still in its early stages, and these allegations come two weeks after pen state was rocked by a similar scandal. >> syracuse aassistant basketball coach berny fine has been benched while t

reporting live in woodbridge, i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, the georgetown man who says he's an iraqi war veteran. he's charged with murdering his 91-year-old wife. >>> i'm tom sherwood. a new south capital street bridge is in the works. i'll have the story, coming up. >>> frantic calls from a group of students trapped in an elevator shaft and the elevator started to come down on top of them. >>> it's friday, folks. >>> a state of emergency in reno, nevada. this is a massive wildfire burning out of control. 450 acres already destroyed. 9,000 residents under a voluntary evacuation. local high schools are used for shelter. one person died fleeing the fire. that person had a heart attack. investigators don't know what started it. >>> if you are a suburban or d.c. commuter, you know what a headache the back up can be every morning and evening. the district is taking new steps to build a brand-new bridge that could ease the traffic flow. tom sherwood joins us now from the news room with more on the sto

virginia riders, 95, typical stuff getting out of dale city and woodbridge. traffic extending to springfield. jessica? >> as for wall street, this is a happy monday. we're looking higher this monday. >> "the early show" will have more on the "60 minutes" story about capitol hill lawmakers taking advantage of the stock market. >> we'll see you again starting tomorrow morning at 4:25. have a great day! >>> good morning. after th

this is what was left of the holly acres mobile home park in woodbridge after the storm.se a decision to deny federal disaster aid. 66 families were living in the homes that were condemned. advocates say most of the victim still are living in temporary housing. >>> for two years now virginia has bucked a national trend with finances, running a shush plus with the put -- surplus with the budget. but the state senate finance committee says there's a potential budget gap of $600 million possibly as high as $1 billion over the next two years, tax revenue isn't keeping up with demand. >>> 6:36. jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> she says stay home on black friday, what? >> don't you like that idea? you can eat your turkey, watch football. >> i can hear the retailers going she's a grinch. she's a grinch. >> i'm getting the hate mail but this year yeah you can stay home and make it pay for you on black friday. instead of standing in line outside the big box stores, snag the boor duster. gotadeal.com says best buy is offering up to 95% of the black friday it

you will find lanes are open coming in out of woodbridge. so again, definitely keeping speed right now as you travel northbound leaving woodbridge headed towards the occoquan. hov is in good shape as well. overnight roadwork has cleared as you travel the beltway between annandale and merrifield. if you are coming in from the west off of 66, light traffic volume now from manassas head in towards centreville. no problems report the right now coming across the american legion bridge. traffic running at speed leaving montgomery county headed back into fairfax. no problems to report off the inner loop as you continue to work your way around from the dulles toll road back around towards 270. it is the wasn'ter main break that is tying up our commute. if you are travel ago long 410 on the east high pressure west highway near connecticut avenue, some traffic is able to get around this break. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a fox 5 follow-up. do you owe the district money? several leaders got upset after seeing our report about the

here at 123, moving smoothly into woodbridge. the light volume, keep your speeds down for the conditions. east on 666, the flash in the pan crash at 123 has been cleared. the ride in from haymarket, manassas, all with lanes open into the beltway and into falls church on 66. maryland drivers, crash on northbound 95 tying up the left side. southbound lanes open past the icc. beltway, university boulevard. left side of the screen is the outer loop where we anticipate some morning volume. right now, pace is good heading over into bethesda. back to you, mike, andrea? >> thanks, beverly. a number of us will be hitting the roads between now and tomorrow to get to our thanksgiving location. so, before you leave, how about a couple of travel tips. in virginia, vdot is going to suspend all of the lane closures statewide. that starts today at noon and goes through monday at night. the state has launched a web site that shows the area that have historically the worst traffic around thanksgiving. the information is sorted by date and by time

they were all treated to the meal at a hotel in woodbridge, virginia. while they were having dinner, many learned that the prince william county zoning board overruled a ban on rebuilding their neighborhood. many of the residents have been living in shelters since tropical storm lee washed out their homes in september. >> try really hard to be around everybody else because we had to move on with our lives and be with people we don't know. >> it may be awhile longer before they get a chance to rebuild. another appeal has been filed blocking the redevelopment of the property. >> are you hard core shoppers ready for black friday? you know there are tons of deals out there. >> there are. my family, not me though. it is easy to lose time searching for them though. and you might miss a few of them. >> in this special "your money" report, jessica doyle gets advice from an expert to save you time and money. >> joining us now from chicago is julie krueger, a director at google. you've been analyzing search information about holiday shopping and you've gleaned so

more volume into woodbridge here on 395. building volume in landmark.ace is good to the inbound 14th street bridge. your next check at 6:00 before you leave the house. jessica, andrea, back to you. >>> it started last friday night as a shooting near the white house. today, a suspect will be in court on charges he actually shot at the white house. >> the secret service says two bullets did hit the white house. susan mcginnis has more on a court hearing scheduled for this afternoon. >>> oscar ramiro ortega hernandez could face charges of attempted assassination when he appears in federal court this afternoon. police arrested the 21-year-old at this pennsylvania hotel wednesday, nearly a week after shots were fired at the white house. >> you want to know why he was being taken into custody. he did not have any identification with him. >> reporter: officials say ortega hernandez left his driver's license and an assault rifle and spent shell casings in an abandoned car after the shooting friday night. the president and first family were out of town at the ti

into woodbridge from dale city. again, getting up to the beltway in springfield. on 395, your lanes have been open. more volume toward seminary road getting up to the 14th on pike at old georgetown road. also one reported inbound suitland parkway at alabama avenue in southeast. your next check of timesaver traffic is coming up at 5:24. mike, andrea, back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 5:18. an early season upset for an area basketball team. >> a team changes its strategy after realizing they had been spied on. hmm. that's coming up in sports. >> here is another look at today's question. >> 80% of all women admit to doing one of these things... >> boy, he's in trouble. log on to facebook.com/wusa9 and we'll reveal the answer in the 6:00 a.m. hour. . >>> 5:21. we have showers out there now. by 9:00, could have showers in a lot of spots. even heavier downpours. with temperatures down south in the lower 6, up north in the mid-50s. we'll have that big disparity in temps to near 70 in tappahannock at noon. look at the heavy showers, some thunderstorms as well. co

northbound i-95 as you work your way past woodbridge headed up towards the capital beltway. wrapping opportunity with our big story and that is eastbound on route 50 headed out past 704, that is where we have the accident involving the overturned box truck. right now, traffic eastbound on 50, that is coming from the capital beltway headed out towards bowie, traffic is able to squeeze by using the right leap only. they are trying to load the cabin up on top of the vehicle and get it out of the way. for right now, only the right lane is open. if you are coming westbound on 50, all of your lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> occupy d.c. protesters say they will release video and police reports that they say will prove that a driver intentionally hit four protesters in two separate incidents on friday night. d.c. police contend three people were hurt when demonstrators formed a ring ash the d.c. convention center and that they have no knowledge of a second incident involving the same driver. officers did not charge the driver on the accounts of two

this is northbound i-95 in woodbridge.ely impacting this particular camera angle here. northbound i-95, traffic in the hovs was slowing because of an accident blocking the left leap. accident has been moved out of the roadway. i showed you this camera shot not even 15 minutes or so ago and i can see back around the curve for you guys coming out of dale city. that is no longer the case. as tony and tucker have been talking about, that fog is moving in from the east and it is moving quickly. allow extra time out on the roads. you will have to be patient. this is definitely going to hurt us on the morning drive this morning. but lanes are open in the hov lanes as well as the main line headed northbound out of dale city. overnight construction approaching the truck scales has cleared. this is the top stretch of the beltway here at colesville road. traffic starting to slow as well as you work your way through the interchains in silver spring but no incidents to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> football'

no problems to report leaving woodbridge to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> maryland residents bracing for several tax and fee hikes. gas taxes, vehicle registration fees, car title taxes, emissions inspects fees and the sewer tax all may be hiked next year. voters are told the extra money is needed to state trust funds that pay for road improvements and protect the chesapeake bay. but a fox 5 investigation finds the money may be going elsewhere. melanie alnwick is on the money trail. >> reporter: in maryland, every time you fill up your gas tank, rent a car, buy a house or flush a toilet, special taxes are collected, money that is supposed to go into state trust funds but our fox 5 investigation discovered that trust has been broken over and over again. >> it is alarming and people should be alarmed. >> it has become one big lie. >> reporter: last year, maryland lawmakers raided more than 50 special funds take ago nearly a million dollars out of those banks and putting it in the general fund to

a nivel local, en la liga internacional de woodbridge por la categoria libre, destroyers united derrotoroclamo campeon de la temporada, tenemos imagenes y reacciones. en la categoria veteranos el campeon fue la naranja mecanica. en la liga internacional de manassas se estan jugando los cuartos de final ida. en el partido de cierre de jornada juventud le gano 2-1 a motagua, tenemos reacciones otros resultados, morazan derroto 3-2 al real madrid, ataletico balboa goleo 5-1 a el salvador de manassas y jutiapa con juventud latina empataron 2-2. por la copa sudamericana santa fe de local empato 1-1 con velez sarfield de argentina. hasta aqui los deportes. buenas ncohes.

decenas de familias hispanas, victimas de las inundaciones de una comunidad de trailers en woodbridgela sede de la agencia federal para el manejo de emergencias... ellos dicen que aun no han recibido ayuda federal.... "nosotros perdimos todo, practicamente estamos en la calle no tenemos donde vivir . la cruz roja se comprometio a pagar el primer mes de renta y el deposito y los duenos de casa que nos rentaron no han recibido ni un 5..." gritando, familias enteras , inmigrantes indocumentados con hijos estadounidenses cuentan que continuan sin hogar desde que perdieron sus viviendas en septiembre falta todo por que la gente dice que ya hemos recibido mucha ayuda pero en realidad no hemos recibido nada y pues ha sido muy dificil porque andamos de un lado para otro y no tenemos un lugar fijo donde vivir..." muchos dicen vivir en condiciones precarias... varias familias en una casa.... "vivimos como 20 porque somos una familia que estamos y hay nada mas dos banos completos...." fema, no presto declaracion es.... activistas dicen que solo han recibido ayuda de el gobierno local mas no del

desde woodbridge, virginia, lafredo miranda, univision.as tanto en fairfax, senadores, congresistas y otros politicos se dieron cita en la universidad george mason para impulsar el voto para los comicios de manana martes..maria rosa lucchini amplia.. en maryland, cuatro en maryland, cuatro municipalidades del condado de prince georges estaran votando manana martes para alcaldes y miembros del concejo municipal durante las elecciones locales... los votantes de bowie, college park y grenbelt, elegiran en las urnas a sus lideres municipales... en el condado de montgomery, tres ciudadaes tambien estaran eligiendo a sus autoridades municipales, estas son: gaithersburg, rockville y takoma park... en el caso de rockville, la contienda a llamado particularmente la atencion debido a acusaciones de violaciones a la mas de 49 millones de personas, es decir el 16 por ciento de la poblacion de este pais viven en condiciones de pobreza... eso es lo que indican los datos mas recientes del buro del censo... muchas de esas personas dependen de metodos supl

government for disasterest assistance following the storm.l is unwelcome news for people living in woodbridge. we go live in huntington with impact this could have. >> as you know, the huntington area got hammered by these storms. this is connected to the camera. at the markings. that is how deep it got. unfortunately, no funding. to pre floodr levels. scattered debris. >> i dose of -- i guess we don't cut.the behind is plenty of frustration. >> you are hit with a flood. everything in their house. >> the torrential rains decimated this trailer park and area with a vengeance. everything in the basement. >> streets became a flood zones. >> this quickly filled with water. this was transformed into a mess. >> do you think the government out?d be helping you be.hey should >> this provides low interest grants, housing. case. this >> it would be good to see fema way that they should care of these disasters. >> this funding news is a shock. you don't know how the system pay taxes.ou you expect them to help. you need it, it doesn't happen. saysgovernor's office appeal the decision. some of the homeown

then into woodbridge on 95 and 395, a good pace north of the beltway. little building volume at landmark. inbound lanes of the 14th street bridge. your next look at timesaver traffic comes up at 6:12. back to you. >>> at the top of the hour, let's get to some of the stories happening today. >> it is the 36th annual great american smokeout. the american cancer society is urging you to quit the habit today! it says despite all of the bad effects of smoking, 46 million americans still light up. >>> a wreath laying ceremony this morning at the grave of former president john f. kennedy. that is at arlington national cemetery. it will be done by the special forces green berets. jfk created the force 50 years ago today. >> a protest today on capitol hill aimed at preventing cuts to social programs. it will be led by senator bernie sanders. he's the independent from vermont. he will be joined by seniors and doctors from his state. >> that protest on the hill will be tied into the on-going occupy protest nationwide. >> today marks two months since those protests

northbound i-95 in good shape as well headed northbound out of woodbridge.5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> an extension of the payroll tax could cost the treasury an estimated $112 billion inform that tax lapses american workers will see an immediate tax increase on january 1st. >> lawmakers on the hill are already wrangling. we have a report. >> reporter: with the failure of the congressional supercommittee behind them, the lawmakers on capitol hill are squaring off on the next battle to solve the budget. and it involves tinkering in the payroll tax. >> the problem here is that the payroll tax doesn't go into general revenue t supports social security and you can't keep extending the payroll tax holiday and have v. a secure social security. >> reporter: sent ton john kyle is the number two republican in the senate. but his argument isn't seen as secure to some democrats who think renewing the payroll tax is a no brainer and is sure to jump start the economy. >> i would hope we would pass it. i think it is very hard for republicans to vote against this g

of the original shirley highway from the 14th street bridge to woodbridge, virginia, opened in 1952. that was the first freeway in the commonwealth. interstate 66 inside the beltway first appeared on the master plans in 1940 but didn't open until 1982. >>> in other news, there is no other way to describe it. other than failure. >> the subcommittee designed to cut $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit threw its hands up yesterday saying it can't do the job. >> now both parties are scrambling to prevent the automatic cuts designed to make the committee do its job. susan mcginnis has the latest from the hill. >>> president obama is expected to keep the pressure on congress when he heads to new hampshire this morning. >> there will be no ez off ramps on this one. >> monday, he threatened to veto any attempt to bypass automatic spending cuts after a congressional subcommittee announced it had failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. >> the only way the spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agrees on a balanced plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2

in woodbridge, jane watrel, news 4. >>> while fema denied the u.s. small business administration approved low interest disaster loans in flood stricken areas. >>> a redevelopment project in d.c.s shaw neighborhood is going to bring thousands of jobs to the district. ground breaking was held today for what they call the sitting market at o. it's a project in northwest d.c. a mixed use construction project that will include a giant food store, a hotel, more than 600 apartments and 150 condos. project is expected to generate 2400 jobs. >>> still ahead, a controversial ruling about a breast cancer drug. why the risks outweigh the benefits. >>> new information that forced poli to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone

pris william ice center in woodbridge. it all benefits the fisher house. more go to georgemasonhockey.com. >> what a great story. >>> still to come, the loanny housewife in trouble with the law because she wasn't happy with her husband's work schedule. >>> for all your news follow news 4 online. search nbc washingto >>> a lonely florida housewife was arrested yesterday after she allegedly called in a bomb threat to an airport. >> authorities say it happened because she was not happy with her work schedule. megan mcgrath has the story from ft. myers. >> reporter: a woman with a mission that fly. police say she threatened to blow up airplanes because she wasn't happy with her husband's work schedule. it began with a phone call to police dispatch. she was not happy with her husband working nights at the airport. she didn't like being home by herself. when dispatch told her there was nothing they could do. she became mad they wouldn't help stating okay, i blow it. i blow up. i blow up ten planes. then she hung up the phone. police say she called back again spe

as you can see, definitely below speed here as you work your way northbound head up towards the woodbridge exit and continuing out towards newington. all of the lane here are open. the beltway look pretty good as you travel between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the search is on for suspects after an armed robbery overnight on the university of maryland campus. campus police say it happened at cecil hall shortly before 12:45 this morning. no one was hurt and it is unclear what the suspects may have gotten away with. >>> a rather strange video you will see first on fox here of the suspected white house shooter, oscar ortega hernandez. he is rambling on about being jesus christ, railing against the u.s. government. this video was made by a student at idaho state university in an attempt to get ortega hernandez on oprah but video was never you be mitted. >> for more, we turn to fox 5's tom fitzgerald live at the white house with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. ortega hernandez ask awed student at idaho state university to make this tape tw

delays are starting to form out of woodbridge headed out to the scene.raveling in the hov lane, no incident to report there. southbound 270, not so busy out of germantown. ntown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> disney has pulled its plans for a resort at the national harbor area. it would have been a big economic boost. official with disfully say it is timing is just not right. plans to other new developments at national harbor continue to move forward though and that includes a new high-end outlet mall and more restaurants. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york to talk more about what turned out to be record setting sales on black friday. >>> as we go to break right now, it's holiday tradition tallying up the 12 days of christmas. if you buy all of the items this year mentioned in the classic christmas song if can you find them, it will cost you over $100,000. the cheapest item is the partridge. the swans are the most expensive. nsive.  this cyber monday online only, get the motorola xoom 4g

families and woodbridge are getting holiday help from their neighbors. charities and community groups have organized a thanksgiving dinner from a mobile home park. the dinner is scheduled for 6:00 tomorrow night at the harbor defense center on -- events center on marina way. >>> to accommodate thanksgiving travelers, metro plans to run extra buses en route to local airports. writers will see more buses on the 5a route to dulles and en route to b.w.i. thurgood marshall airport. >>> get ready for the madness. how many of you plan to hit stores on black friday and even earlier? and it is sure to be taylor. >> next "anderson," a family at the breaking point over money. >> it was not a gift. >> what will it take to solve their crisis? plus is it time for your adult kids to grow up and move out? >> 7 is on your side with the good news in the fight against aids. the united nations says the epidemic is leveling off, and the number of people newly infected with the hiv virus worldwide has remained unchanged since 2007. there were 2.7 million new hiv infections la

woodbridge more volume there. springfield on to the beltway ask on to 395.ace has been good to the 14th street bridge. westbound courthouse at levels road blocked with the crash. sheriff's deputies on the scene. the ride for folks on the outer loop of the beltway only brief delays even with debris onramp to georgia avenue. our next check of timesaver traffic at 5:39. back to you. >>> it's a day of action proved to be much calmer here in the district of columbia than elsewhere around the country. >> police in new york city arrested hundreds of people there. while the protests in manhattan ended what pastily last night. that was not the case earlier in the day. 300 people taken into custody, most of them for blocking city streets. other clashes with police took place in major cities like l. a. and chicago. >>> another university is reacting to child sex abuse allegations this morning. bernie fine has been put on leave from his job as an assistant with the syracuse men's basketball team. fine accused of molesting a team ball boy in the 1980s and '900s. however

governor bob mcdonald joined republicans for a rally in woodbridge today. democrats have an edge in the state senate but a few key senate victories tuesday would allow the gop to regain control of state government. turnout could be the deciding factor. >> so i'd say there's five or six races in the senate that are right at the margin of error. they're very close, very competitive. and it all depends on who shows up on election day. that's why we're flying around the state is to mobilize our friends and say, please vote republican, vote for this pro-growth, pro-free enterprise team and you'll have a better virginia. >> leading virginia democrats are rallying across the state. they'll hold campaign events tomorrow. >>> his name is sin anonymous with d.c. corruption. coming up, the warning jack abramoff received before his downfall. >>> he might have been the country's most beloved curmudgeon. a look at andy rooney. ♪ >>> america's got talent, so does d.c. >>> we had a lot of sunshine today but it was chilly sunshine. a little bit of a warming trend coming our

northbound i-95 coming in out of dale city and woodbridge.-going traffic as you work your way out of deal city headed up to the occoquan. busy commute out there on the highways again. this happens object the shot at randolph road. you can see it will impact your commute coming in through upper montgomery county. you want to allow extra time out there on the roads. this will slow you down this morning. pack that cup of joe to go. the accident activity northbound 295 at howard road has cleared. however, the accident on the freeway westbound at south capital street is still there. only the two right lanes are blocked. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> penn state has fired legendary football coach joe paterno. students took to the streets in protest shortly after that announcement was made. >> they hit the streets late last night cop fronting police an even flipping over a tv news van. stacy cohan joins us now for the latest. things got pretty crazy down there. >> you have a beloved coach. you have these horrific charges again the

he faces his first trial for the assault of two girls in woodbridge two years ago. we also have breaking news out of prince georges county. frederick scott, a murder suspect who was mistakenly released back on november 18 due to clerical error. he is now back in custody. he turned himself in this morning at the courthouse. scott is being held on a $500,000 bond. >> tonight, a top pakistani general is adding fuel to the fire that damaged the country's relationship over the u.s. this weekend. he says the nato bombing that killed 24 pakistani troops was a quote, deliberate act of aggression. pakistan is pulling out of an upcoming meeting on the future of afghanistan, but yet to say if it will join an investigation into the incident. vice president joe biden made a surprise visit to baghdad today. he met with the united states ambassador to iraq and the commanding general of u.s. forces there. and his visit is focusing on the new relationship between the u.s. and iraq once american forces leave. >>> and tonight at 7:00, apparently even santa is not recession proof. the

northbound on interstate 95, growing volume, a little bit more of it today as you head up into woodbridge, all lanes open into springfield. your next check of timesaver traffic at 5:39. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. this morning, a new candidate can climb front-runner status in the republican presidential race. >> the g.o.p. candidates were here in washington for their latest debate. this is the 11th so far. as tara mergener reports, this time, the focus stayed mostly on foreign policy and national security. >> reporter: newt gingrich said he's prepared to take the heat for his stance on immigration. >> i don't see how -- the party that says it is the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. >> at last night's debate in washington, the latest g.o.p. frontrunner risked alienating the core conservative base, proposing that illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the country if they've already laid roots in the u.s. >> i don't agree that you would make 11 million workers legal because that, in effect, is

the park's owner wants to rebuild on the site in woodbridge but a county says that's a bad idea since the property is in a flood-prone area. county leaders say they'll go to court to stop the rebuilding. >>> the law is still on the books in washington, d.c. that says you could go to jail if you're driving with an expired license plate. well, today, the city council will hold a hearing aimed at striking down that law. emergency legislation passed last month, ended the arrest temporarily. new plan would impose fines for expired tags and police would be able to impound your car. >>> this morning's commute was a little more hectic than usual. after a cab crashed into a cbs pharmacy -- into a cvs pharmacy. traffic along jennifer street was shut down for a few hours while police investigated and cleaned up the situation. one person suffered minor injuries. so far, no one has been charged. >>> still to come on 9news now, republican presidential candidate herman cain is fending off more allegations that he cheated on his wife. we'll hear from the woman who says that they were lovers for more

. >>> new at 6:00, demolition crews wrapped up their work at the holly acres site in woodbridge.ou may recall homes there flooded and condemned from the remnants of tropical storm lee. sky 9 flew over the site this morning and found plenty of debris still needs to be hauled away. but the condemned trailers are long gone. >>> tens and thousands of connecticut are about to spend their tenth night in the dark. they lost power during that freak october snowstorm. their power company failed to meet last night's deadline to get most back online and it now appeared it be will wednesday before the lights come back on. can you imagine? 12 days from that freak storm. >> why? >> i know you are no expert on what is happening, but what could be taken so wrong? >> a will the of the cases, what we had when we had the hurricane here, the polls to be replaced and you can't go and stick a pole in. you have to get a truck out there. and 800,000 people lost power in connecticut alone. >> a lot of people. >> and the leaves and the trees, the snow, it was a recipe for a disaster. when a fantastic day

they were all treated to a holiday meal at a hotel in woodbridge, virginia. while having dinner, many learned that the prince william county's zoning board overruled the ban on rebuilding their neighborhood. many of the residents have been living in shelters since tropical storm lee washed out their homes. that happened in september. >> it is like really hard to be around everyone else because we had to move on with our lives and be with people we don't even know. >> could be awhile before residents are allowed to remr. because another appeal has been filed blocking redevelopment of the property. >>> now, here are two lucky birds. they were spared. from the holiday dinner table. president obama pardoned liberty and peace. the tradition of pardoning thanksgiving turkeys dates back to 1947. when harry s. truman was president. always fun to see that. all right. >> serious weather this afternoon in the form of the winds that we're going to be dealing with. >> but it is going to get better. >> it is. we just have to get past today, tomorrow, friday, saturday, sund

heaviest traffic has been trying to make your way southbound on 95 and virginia past lorton into woodbridge and points south towards fredericksburg. hear in i95, it's -- here in i95, it's good up to the delaware area. i 68 has been incident free for you right now. that's a look at the drive. back to you, anita. >> good things are clearing up even a little bit, beverly. >>> be glad you're not one of the holidays drivers that got stuck in this sticky situation. a truckloaded with sticky stuff. it wasn't on the driveway, it was on the pennsylvania turnpike. miles of it. the muck leaked out from a broken valve last night and it leaked 150 drivers got stuck. the good news is the mess has been cleaned up. >>> no snow for thanksgiving travelers, but plenty of wind. topper, we saw andrea's hair just blowing all over the place and yours is taking a beating with well. >> well, i have a lot of product in my hair. [ laughing ] >> the winds have died down a little bit and they're going to continue to die down. but let's talk about tranquil weather. if you're waiting for someone to get in, it's fantastic

in one of the cases, two teen able trick or treaters were raped in woodbridge, virginia in 2009. thomas' lawyer is fighting extradition. he claims that connecticut's attempt to extradite his client to the old dominion violates his constitutional right to a speedy trial. >>> the suspect accuse of opening fire on the white house is due in court this afternoon. ramon ortega hernandez has a history of run-ins with the law. the idaho man made a bizarre video for the oprah winfrey show in which he cast himself as the modern day jesus. president obama was not home when two bullets hit the executive mansion. ortega has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. >>> the victim of a fatal shooting outside of dupont circle club has been identified as 34-year-old coleman of suitland, maryland. coleman is one of three people who were shot outside the heritage restaurant early sunday morning. three others were stabbed along connecticut avenue near n street. police say that a fight in the club spilled out on to the sidewalk. the restaurant has now closed while police investigate

the original shirley highway from the 14th street bridge to woodbridge, virginia, opened in 1952. it was the first freeway in the commonwealth. interstate 66 inside the beltway, first appeared on master plans back in 1940. but it did not open until 1982. >>> whether you're driving the icc or any roads in our area, make your first stop at our web site. wusa9.com. you'll be able to get live traffic updates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and also you'll be able to see cameras from roads across our region and all over the country. >>> montgomery county police are asking for our help in solving another flash robbery. it is similar to the one which made national headlines back in august. the latest one happened on saturday night at a 7-eleven along tech road, just off route 29 in silver spring. it started with a few people then the crowd quickly grew to more than 50 teenagers and young adults. many of them can be seen taking snacks and drinks and then walking out of the 7-eleven without paying. customers are outraged. >> i think that was real crazy. that was uncivilized. >> i don't k

starting out heading towards route 1, passing woodbridge, passing lorton, you're still green in both directions, taking i-95 in virginia. you're clear traveling northbound and southbound. continuing on to 395, here's the view at edsall. you can see nice and clear. it's still clear for you traveling 395 north and south as you make your way over the 14th street bridge and head into the city. if we were playing basketball, i would say nothing but net. nothing but all clear for you. joe and eun, back to you. >> love t thanks, danella. >>> our time 4:54. coming up, as the holiday shopping season gears up, stores are promoting their layaway plans. they're not for everyone. we'll show you what fees to >>> federal safety regulators are investigating transmission troubles. this involves 2004 through 2008 chevrolet malibu and the 2005 through 2008 pontiac g6. drivers may think the cars are in park when they're actually in gear. the national traffic highway administration has reports of seven crashes because of this problem. in one case, the driver put a car in park, got out, and was hit when t

. >>> today families affected by flooding in woodbridge will petition fema for help. the residents of the holly acres trailer park are planning to gather outside fema headquarters in d.c. they want the organization to reverse its decision that denied relief to flood vibllingtctims. at least 50 families have not received financial support. many are still without permanent housing. a volunteer says, if this were an affluent neighborhood, there would have been an immediate response. >>> nearly three months after the east coast earthquake, some federal help is beginning to roll into the hardest hit areas. fema brought in trailers to be used as classrooms at the high school in mineral, virginia. the earthquake caused so much damage to the high school, it's been closed for repairs. the high school students have been sharing space at a middle school. they hope to move into their new classrooms soon. >> we'll be relieved that they're coming in because it means progress to us. >> before the students can move into the classrooms, the portable units need furniture, electricity,

governor bob mcdonald joined fellow republicans for a rally in woodbridge. democrats have the edge in the state senate but a few key senate victories on tuesday would allow the gop to regain control of state government. mctonld says turnout could be the deciding factor. >> so, i would say there's five or six races in the senate that are right, right at the margin of error. very close. very competitive. it all depends on who shows up on election day and that's where we're flying around state these next three days is to mobilize our friends and say please come out and vote for republican, vote for this pro growth and free enterprise team. >> senator mark warner and tim kaine are rallying across the state. they will hold events in wood bridge, manassas and alexandria tomorrow. >>> america is remembering a television icon. andy rooney died last night after complications from surgery. he had been writing professionally for more than 70 years. he started in tv in 1963 behind the cram when he eventually switched sides it was his essays on things that bothered him t

now he faces his first trial in prince williams county for the assault of two girls in woodbridge twogo. >>> tonight the police are investigating the death of a newborn baby buried in a shallow grave. the woman gave birth to a stillborn baby girl at her home back on december 19th. five days later and 50 miles away, prince william county police responded to a report of a trespasser on a property. officers found steel in that wooded area and remains of her baby. >> it seems to have been a state of panic. she knew the area. she just thought it would be kind of remote, a place to bury the child. >> police are still investigating whether the child was, in fact, stillborn. she is charged with concealment of a dead body. she is out on bond and will be back in court december 8th. >>> an update now on a search for a murder suspect who was accidentally let out of jail. frederick scott is back behind bars after he turned himself in to prince george's county police. a clerical error allowed him to get out on bond. he shot and killed 30-year-old phillip watson back in march. in may, police arreste