injured, the alleged bank robber. we are expected to be briefed again in the short period. then we ll have more information. but again, still an active scene, especially with the explosive ordinance teams on the scene here. and that shopping center is essentially locked down, from what we can see. there is no movement other than, you know, official people, police officers and those types there. the lights are on, so obviously, they are open. customers are likely customers, employees, if they haven t been moved out, are likely being told to stay in place until authorities can clear the scene. derrick ward, stand by. we re going to come right back to you. reporter: okay. thank you. and we ll be right back with news 4 midday. it appears a red dye pack went off as he was holding a hostage. you can see the red smoke pluming behind them. then the hostage breaks free with the suspect chasing behind her. police say they shot the suspect and apprehended him. a police offic
i mbarbara harrison. friday, december 31st, last day of 2010. and it is still new year s eve here in the ates but in other parts othe world people are alrey celebrating the stt of 2011. the clock just hit midnight in hong kong. you are looking at a live lebration there going on right now. we got our first look at the new ye s celebrations from new zealand this morni. the clock hit mid night at:00 a.m. our time. and similar scene at ausalia as 7 tons of fireworks dazzling the spectators over the iconic harbor bridge in sid, australia. for some, paying is the only way celebrate new year s but hers want a family-friendl event. erin gilchrist is here to tell us about one he knows about. aaron, good morning. reporter: hey there, barbara. the fir night alexandria event. old town will berawling with thousands of people thereor several event that is are going to going on but the night will come to a head. t crescendo, if you will, happens her at the george washingt masonic memorial
displays back. jane watrel has our story. ms. waters. ms. rke. reporter: a cause resolution by a heated debate. 8-1 vote loudon supervisors will continue policies. many local leaders are elated. this is a very important victory for free speech, for religious freedom, for people of strong faith about christmas and about their religious beliefs. reporter: the controversy started in november, when a citizens committee banned unattended displays due to overwhelming requests for the courthouse grounds. the lone dissenting vote on the board wanted that ban upheld. i think those are the appropriate type monuments on the courthouse. those people gave their lives to protect the rights that are enforced in that buildi. beyond that we don t need a cross, the flying spaghetti monster and i m not making that one up either. we don t need any of that foolishness. reporter: around the courthouse today the reaction was mixed. a very difficult issues because it evokes so much of
i mean, just have a tough call against us. they are in washington, d.c., they are supposed to be a good team, houston oil zblers i was looking for the call the ugly sign, you know. evidently, the official saw it better than i did. one last chancet double redemption. foer skins tony zendejas, 40 yards out. it is good. the skins win ugly, 16-13. it has to hurt terribly against the redskins. not just the redskins. they would hurt against any team. i mean, anyime have you an opportunity like that, tie the ball game and you don t, you know, it hurts. ironically, the first version of instant replay started the next season in 1986. coaches were not allowed to throw that red flag out tre and challenge. only officials could request a review. this afternoon the redskins secondary will have his hands full with andre johnson. one of the players who will be called upon to keep the houston passing game at bay, safety reed doughty, always ready for game time. one, two, three. i
young female teenager who is very, very lucky. yes, preliminary investigation would indicate the female bicyclist was traveling in front of the other bicyclist. somehow or another, the suv missed her and struck the male bicyclist. reporter: officer, thank you for joining us this afternoon. what we can tell you is at this time many streets in this area around the fairfax county government center are closed while police investigate exactly what caused this terrible accident here this afternoon. back to you. jackie bensen reporting from fairfax county, thank you, jackie. they expected a big selloff on wall street today but it didn t happen. investors saw a rebound in the final minutes of trading today. there were concerns this morning as the dow jones average dropped more than 100 points in the first few minutes. but by the closing bell, the dow finished up more than 125 points. the nasdaq was up 25. it closed at 2,229. the s&p 500 picked up 16 points. it closed at 1,087