january 13. the rise and shine. i am cynne simpson. >> i am kris van cleve. we will be checking traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment. first adam caskey. tell me about the weather. >> friday the 13th today. let's take a look at live super doppler 7 radar. areas of light rain this morning and a little snow in the upper left side of your screen. just a little. it is starting to stick on the cars, but the roads are just wet. that's coming to an end. the wind is picking up everywhere. the grain is moving out of town. still some in anne arundel county. there's a wind advisory today. the brief gusts up to 55 miles an hour, making it feel like the teens and 20s all day. the wind advisory is for howard county, fauquier county and surrounding areas. we may reach 40 degrees today. cold and wintry day. same story on the weekend temperatures in the 30's. mid 30's and agrees on saturday. at least there is a sunshine to make it feel better. >> we will take it. there is a wind warning capital chesapeake bay bridge. high-profile vehicles, motorcycles, be careful. slowdown and avoid distractions crossing the chesapeake bay bridge. 81 southbound after a winchester two tractor-trailer involved in accident at mile marker 206. nothing on 270 to report. that's the picture at father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. a cold weather seems to be one of many problems facing the occupy dc protesters at. mcpherson at d.c. mayor vincent gray is asking park police to remove the protesters. john gonzalez is in northwest to tell us why. >> good morning. we were the first report last week about a woman camping gear and forced to sleep outside of dissent because -- outside of the tent because of a rat infestation. mayor vincent gray has called on the national park service to take action and removed occupy dc protesters from mcpherson square citing health issues and rats. he suggested relocating those protesters to freedom plaza. both of them are on park service land. >> we did not bring the rats with us. >> vincent gray claims that the people are risking hypothermia. >> it's almost like they want the racts here. >> some say the park service is on the making excuses. the city is trying its best to protect the health welfare, and safety of people in and around. the national park service has so far been more interested in making excuses than protecting the public. that was a comment from representative darrell issa. reporting live, john gonzalez abc 7 news. >> the mayor vincent gray and the governors of virginia and maryland will have plenty discuss with metro this afternoon, talking safety issues. just days after videos showing collisions of metrobus as. jummy olabanji has the latest. >> good morning. metro has been coming under fire lately especially passed after the videos were released showing several bus crashes and near crashes. they also asked this week for a rate increase, something many people are not happy about. these are issues metro will have to address today at the meeting. yesterday abc 7 cameras caught a metro bus driving in reverse during the evening rush hour on one of the busiest highways in the region. >> that is discouraging. crib safety is one of several issues that will be discussed this afternoon during a closed- door meeting between mayor vincent gray and the governors of maryland and virginia and metro's general manager richard sarles. the meeting also happens to be two days after wtop made public the disturbing videos of metro bus drivers hitting a pedestrian and one driver backing into another bus. >> that is outrageous. >> this week metro announced it is proposing a series of fare hikes to help close a looming budget gap. but many passengers see the videos and say metro needs to do more for safety and. >> we are doing everything we can and using these tools to better improve our driving record, which is improving. >> the meeting starts at 3:00 this afternoon. the public and reporters are not allowed inside. after the meeting the mayor says they will all come out and addressed reporters. we will be there and bring you any updates in later newscasts. reporting live in arlington jummy olabanji. >> two people have been arrested in connection with a vicious attack near a metro station. sheldon snead and k'vaughn hines are charged with raping a woman near the greenbelt metro station last month. the victim was walking along cherrywood lane when she was dragged into the woods, sexually assaulted, the unbeaten -- then beaten. >> pepco is warning customers about a scam involving prepaid green thadot visa credit cards. they are being told makes a pavement to keep their service from getting cut off. if you received that, given pepco colorado and notify law- enforcement. >> recalling metal tissue holders. they are contaminated with low levels of radioactive material. there's no threat to human health. we should avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation. this is in 20 states at bed bath and beyond. it is 38 degrees right now. >> learn how much president obama's campaign raised during the last few months of 2011. >> and details on the winter mass in parts of new england. >> we will take a look outside. looking i'm just a bit of residue left behind by some mop. why you... nobody's taken a shine to me in a long time. ooey. i don't need anybody...but you! ♪ i believe in miracles ♪ [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. used mops can push muddy water around. swiffer wetjet's new upgraded solution helps prevent streaks and residue to to reveal more shine than a mop or your money back. you're a fresh swiffersnapper! >> take a look at this. a cold and to the workweek for some parts of the country. yesterday's storm dumped 8 inches in parts of new hampshire. drivers are going slow trying to avoid accidents. snow plows out in full force. 5:11 is the time. looking at traffic and weather close to home. >> adam caskey wishes that snow was here. >> at least there's some place you can go to avoid it. >> we would have been facing about a foot of snow had been cold enough around here. let's look at the snow machine. just a rain falling across our region. the back edge moving through carroll county and anne arundel county. this is pushing east and northeast moving out of town. the snow is not much of a threat any longer. on western facing slopes in allegheny, this system is moving through town. precipitation on the western facing side. 39 in washington, 44 in quantico, 42 -- 32 in winchester. temperatures will continue falling this morning and will not rise much this afternoon. we will be in the 30's for the mosmajority of the day. wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour today. there is a wind advisory for the counties shaded. air temperatures in the 30's, wind chills down in the teens and 20's all day. this weekend, still very cold, highs in the 30's. >> you are crying the blues because it did not snow. by the camera operator and i are happy girls because it is only a rain event. be careful across the chesapeake bay bridge because of wind gusts. there is a wind warning. 95 virginia is singing a happy tune between rich and at baltimore. no accidents. normal travel times. 210 northbound at wilson bridge drive, an accident. traffic is able to get by. 81 southbound, an accident is towards shenandoah. 81 near front royal is ok. no problems on 66 between front royal manassas, and into vienna. >> i'm celebrating with you lisa. >> i wonder where she found a noisemaker. >> she as a box of them somewhere. >> 39 degrees. >> coming up, eight days away from the south carolina primary. how gingrich appeared to be decreasing attacks on romney. >> going crazy in beijing. find out what caused these cell whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. . download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! >> aide days until the south carolina primary. right around the corner. gop presidential candidate newt gingrich seems to be tempering his attacks on mitt romney, but it is defending his right to question romney's business record. some republicans say the attacks by republicans on his record at bain capital could hurt the party in the general election. count on abc 7 for full coverage of vote 2012. we will be in south carolina for the primary and will have the latest updates in every newscast as well as at wjla.com. >> a federal judge will hear arguments today on candidate rick perry's and fight to get his name on the virginia primary ballot. only romney and ron paul qualified with the required signatures. rick perry filed a lawsuit challenging the rules. den newt gingrich, jon huntsman, and rick santorum have joined a lawsuit. that primary is march 6. president obama will have a lot of money to spend on his reelection campaign. his campaign says it raised $42 million in the last three months of 2011. that is on top of $24 million raised by the democratic party. the president and the party have raised more than $220 million in 2011. >> first lady michelle obama getting on twitter. >> she finally joined the social media site yesterday and quickly gained 230,000 followers in a few hours. the account has been named at michelle obama and it will be managed by the president's 2012 campaign staff. anything and signed by the first lady will be signed mo. that makes sense. that's why i have less followers than hurt. >> things got ugly outside and apple store in beijing. >> customers got violent when the store refused to open the door. thousands of customers braved freezing temperatures for the new iphone 4s and then learned it would not go on sale. got violent, throwing eggs at the store and then shouting and fighting with your employees. die-hard fans in china have been known to line up for days to get their hands on the latest apple products. >> taking it really serious out there. here's hoping we don't see similar scenes at a target location. >> paula faris has more. >> disappointing video-game sales. retail sales $21 sincedown 21%. some games are getting cold. samsung is showing its galaxy smartphone at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. a 5.3 inch screen. it is an alternative to a keyboard. >> the screen is so big that it includes a stylus that people used to take notes and a drop. seems like fun. >> that will be available only at at&t. target is taking aim at apple adding standard displays of apple products and creating mini stores of apple products that will offer a broad range of products. >> thank you. we are off to a pretty typical start for this time of year. >> yes, temperatures not far off. near normal right now. we will get there. it is a transitional morning and a transitional day. we are transitioning into the wintry weather pattern that will be in place through the weekend. then we will warm up by martin luther king day. 39 right now in washington, a winchester and freezing mark. 36 in cumberland. temperatures are quickly dropping this morning and will continue to do so until sunrise. then they will level off for the rest of the day and fluctuate a few degrees. 39 right now in washington, 34 in gaithersburg. in martinsburg, one degree above freezing. it is gusty. a wind will continue increasing throughout the day. they will be steady out of the west at 15-25 miles an hour, but gusting up to 55 miles an hour. especially the counties shaded in the sand color. that's where we have a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m. gusts of 39 miles an hour in hagerstown. 20 at reagan national. these will continue to rise throughout the day. in terms of rainfall, that is far east and north east of washington and even or piece of baltimore, leaving annapolis and moving over the bay. crossing over the mason-dixon line into pennsylvania. that is gone. you don't need the umbrella. you don't need a snow shovel either. at least not here. on the western facing slopes in garrett county path and western allegany county, that is where we will have snowfall. typical winter pattern. gusty wind coming from the west pushing the cold air into place. in the 30's throughout the day. it will feel like the teens and twenties with the wind. prize in the 30's this weekend. >> in virginia, no accidents to report. metro rail reporting normal service systemwide. looks good. a couple of cameras to show you the beltway traffic in maryland is moving nicely at university boulevard. the looks like things are moving in our favor with a little road spray on 270, southbound are the headlights on the way to the american legion bridge. nothing to report on the greenway, the toll road. looks good to the 14th street bridge. and it looks good on 66, washington boulevard near a would jima -- iwo jima, quiet. >> in the 30's and brandywine. >> we are headed into another big weekend of nfl playoff football. tim brant will have a big game with the ravens. >> women having secret relationships with men in prison. what are the risks and do the women have any regrets? >> ovechkin. he scores. >> two washington capitals have made the squad of the all-star. this will be the great 's fifth trip there. >> mike green is on the injured list until the first of february, at least. >> tim brant has the rest of the morning's sports. >> good morning. tgif. divisional playoffs in the national football league. in baltimore, the ravens are gearing up for houston. guys like ray lewis know they are running out of time for another super bowl ring. >> we have been in the playoffs. getting here is not good enough anymore. everybody knows their expectations. we are expected to make the playoffs but we want the ultimate goal, the super bowl. >> the capitals will play the tampa bay lightning. the wizards will be looking for their second win in philadelphia. have a great day, everybody. >> thank you. same to you. it's 38 degrees in woodbrige this morning. 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especially northwest of d.c. there is a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m., gusts up to 50 miles an hour or 55 miles an hour in the counties shaded in sand. temperatures in the 30 this afternoon, but it will feel like the 20's with the weekend. >> 70 eastbound, crashed at 27 mount airy moved on to the shoulder. -- crash. tonight on 70270 all the way to hyattstown, no accidents. no accidents in virginia. -- we are keeping an eye on 270 in hyattstown. >> parts of the midwest are blanketed with snow, causing plenty of trouble headaches. tahman bradley is live in northwest washington with a look at that. good morning. >> good morning. for while it looked like a lot of the country was not going to have winter. it does not work like that. winter arrived in the midwest with a brutal storm. the first major winter storm roared in with a vengeance. cold air and blowing snow are making conditions miserable across the midwest. from colorado to kentucky the roads are a mess. in greenfield, wisconsin snowfall brought the evening commute to a standstill. gusty wind causing snow drifts. the weather has been blamed for two deaths in iowa. chicago is under a winter storm warning, expecting a wind chill near zeroth and up to 6 inches of snow. >> we will shovel and opened goes away by monday. >> hundreds of flights were canceled. the weather over the past few months has been unseasonably warm. in chicago, the city usually gets 14 inches of snow by this time of year. this winter only 1.7 inches. arctic air has been kept far north for weeks by the jet stream but it has finally come down south. >> it has not been on the ground long enough to have an effect on me yet. >> the storm is moving from the midwest through the great lakes with its eyes set on new england where they could see up to a foot of snow starting today. fortunately, the snow missed as in. it was not cold enough, but we will probably have our turn some time. tahman bradley reporting abc 7 news. >> thank you. you can find the forecast any time by going to our website, wjla.com. type your zip code or city and state and find weather conditions for any city in the united states. >> following the latest developments with the occupy dc camp at mcpherson square. mayor vincent gray has asked the park police to relocate the protesters to freedom plaza. john gonzalez has more from northwest. >> the protesters have been here since october. it appears th rodent problem has intensified. mayor gray is asking on the park service get them out of mcpherson square because of the rat problem suggesting they relocate to freedom plaza and perhaps we're other protesters have been camping out since the occupy dc movement started several months ago. many of the protesters tell us there are rats but that they have always been here and they don't believe that is the reason the mayor wants them gone. the park service spokesperson says that the protesters do have a right to free speech and they must be protected. they do have a permit the started in october. they still have some time left here. it is interesting to see what will happen next week when the protests may get bigger. the occupy congress protest will be moving in. john gonzalez reporting. >> there will be a wreath laying ceremony to mark 30 years since one of the worst airplane crashes in the region. 78 people died when air florida flight 90 crashed minutes after taking off from what is now reagan national airport during a snowstorm. the plane hit the 14th street bridge before plunging into the potomac. four people died on the bridge. on the five people on board the airplane and survived. the crash was blamed on ice. >> 38 degrees in northwest washington. >> still ahead, local leaders will have a lot to discuss when they meet with metro today. the latest of disturbing incidents caught on tape, involving metrobuses. >> and what led to a shooting outside an elementary school in d.c. that left three people in the hospital. >> >> we use museums and memorials in d.c. to bring learning alive for students in the d.c. public schools. >> good morning, washington. friday morning, 5:40. it is gusty, cold air moving into town. high wind gusts across the region. in frostburg, 52 miles an hour. that is situated at almost a thousand feet. mchenry, 50 miles an hour. wtop radio, 42 miles an hour. similar at dulles airport. the wind is really whipping around and air temperatures are dropping. wind chills this afternoon will be in the teens and 20's. there's a wind advisory northwest of town until 6:00 p.m. 30's for the high temperatures today. on the weekend, mid 30's and breezy. >> there's an accident. springfield, virginia, northbound 95 toward tysons. on the exit ramp everything was shut down until a few moments ago. traffic getting by to left with a leg growing quickly and newington. on the left side is traffic that will carry on towards 395 and that is good beyond. things are quiet in maryland. back to you. >> thank you. 5:41, 18 degrees. 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questioning. >> a maryland soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice will be laid to rest today. army specialist ronald wildrick will be buried at arlington national this afternoon. his funeral was yesterday in woodsboro. he died last month after his truck hit an ied in afghanistan. governor o'malley exported u.s. and state flags to be flown at half staff. we're learning more about the former marine at the center of -- the four marines at the center of a scandal, accused of urinating on the remains of taliban fighters in afghanistan, all caught on tape. they are all believed, highly trained scout snipers and some of them have unidentified -- have been identified. >> and alabama judge declared an alley hollowa -- declared natalee holloway officially legally dead. \ joran van der sloot was never charged. on wednesday he pleaded guilty to killing a peruvian woman. >> actress heather locklear is waking up in a california hospital. she was admitted yesterday after 911 call was placed from a home in ventura county. she mixed alcohol with prescription drugs. her parents said in a statement she is in no danger and that she will be fine. she ended her engagement with co-star jack wagner in november saying it was the best thing for their children. >> forget about seeing any more affairs or backstabbing. >> today marks the series finale of abc's "one life to live." it was on the air 43 years. four of the actors will be moving to general hospital. the final episode is onethis afternoon at 2:00 on abc 7 right here. many people upset about that show ending. >> the end of an era. >> it really is. >> a man accused of stealing a car in indiana threatens to hunt down and eat his arresting officers their families, and the police dogs. >> the 39-year-old paul brock was arrested wednesday and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated among other charges. a blood alcohol content more than three times in the an opposing legal limit. . in jail on $25,000 bond. >> he was also apparently hungry. >> something. let's check in with adam caskey. yesterday was absolutely gorgeous. it's not going to last. >> the cold front hit hard and the colder air is quickly moving into town. barry gusty wind picking up out of the west. let's start with the weatherbug network to look at the cooler wind chills i could find. not as warm as yesterday. currently in frostburg maryland, 18 degrees with a wind chill of eight. bridgewater, virginia, feels like 20. feels like 14 in martinsburg. feels like 16 in ijamsville. the wind is still increasing. 39 degrees in washington, 37 at dulles airport, 32 at hagerstown 44 at quantico. the cold air is moving into your neck of the woods. it will spread over our entire viewing area and we will see that over the weekend. there's a wind advisory west of washington until 6:00 p.m.. that means wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour. no real issues on the road in terms of precipitation. that move out. the roads will dry up quickly with the wind. the cold air will continue funneling into account today with high wind. very windy today. -- the cold air will continue funneling into town today. it will feel like the twenties and teens today. still breezy tomorrow, highs in the 30's throughout the weekend with partly cloudy skies. >> be careful with the wind warning posted at the chesapeake bay bridge. motorcycles and house trailers and large profile vehicles, be careful. bucks trucks as well. avoid all distractions. nothing at the 301. northbound 95 on the ramp to the inner loop, traffic is able to get by an accident in springfield but with a delay in out of newington. >> metro riders will face delays because of track work. the blue and orange line trains will not run between l'enfant plaza and eastern market stations this weekend. free shuttle buses available. red line trains will single track between dupont circle and van ness. that's from 10:00 tonight until closing on monday. italians overseas are borrowing more money from the mafia. and the subway sandwich chain is offering an economic stimulus of its own. >> linda bell has details from bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning. >> good morning. the subway sandwich chain is hiring. an executive from the company tells us they plan to open 2500 locations this year. that means creating 25,000 jobs full-time and part-time positions. service problems at best buy continued. consumer experts say that even though the holiday shopping rush is over, the retailer is still advertising on line and in-store deals that customers cannot even find. investors are waiting for quarterly results from a number of companies including j.p. morgan chase. results are expected to be record-breaking. stock-index futures little changed ahead of that. the mafia is italy's largest bank. the mafia has $83 billion in equity. according to reports small businesses finding it tough to get credit during the debt crisis are becoming more tempted to return to the mafia for help. all this is according to a news agency there. that is business news from bloomberg headquarters in new york. linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. have a great weekend. it's 32 degrees in maryland. >> how the daughter of beyonce and jay-z has made history on the music charts. >> was a comeback. 5:55 right now. she is only about a week old but the daughter of beyonce and already making a name for herself in the music industry. >> we have not even seen blue ivy carter, but she's the youngest person ever to debut on the billboard music charts. >> ♪ we was afraid you would disappear bu yot you magic ♪ >> jay-z and put his emotions into the song "glory," which debuted at no. 74 on a weekly r&b hit a pop charts. >> the mascot for the utah jazz need to work on his cake- handling skills. >> the mess god was trying to give fans a better view of the cake. there it goes. -- the mascot. it landed on people who took it in stride. >> good sports about it. the beabears don't have good vision. there's much more to come in the next hour. >> coming up, trying to book a flight in the future. be prepared to shell out even more money. details on a possible increase. >> and lisa baden >> straight ahead at 6:00, why city leaders want protesters living in d.c. evicted. >> stephen, stephen. >> could this be the new phase of the presidential race. why comedian's stephen colbert could join the campaign in south carolina. >> and metro has a busy week under scrutiny by