Pat collins, news4. A bomb scare this morning at a bank in fredericksburg. Police say it looks like someone tried to blast open an atm. Keith russell has the latest from the news4 live desk. Keith . Wendy, police say their Surveillance Video shows someone walking up to the atm around 4 00 this morning. He put something down near the machine moments later and explosion. If he was trying to blow open the atm, it did not work. Its still standing. Believe it or not, it still works. Fredericksburg police, state police and fbi roped off the area this morning. The state Police Bomb Arson Unit even suited up to check for more explosives after a bomb sniffing dog picked something up near a dumpster. Nothing else was ever found. Now, there were no injuries. But that blast was powerful enough to wake up a woman who lived nearby and set off car alarms in the area. Keith russell, news4. Keith, thanks. Two fbi raids in arlington today, officers searched the seventh floor of an Office Building in the 1900 block of forth meyer drive. That office houses the university of management and technology. Its a private university that offers associate, bachelor and masters programs. Cardboard hasplaced on the universitys windows tonight. The fbi confirms it searched two served two search warrants but will not say what theyre looking for. A search is on for the driver whoa ran over two people who were walking in gaithersburg and killed one of them. Montgomery county police say the victims were brothers. They were hit around 1 00 this morning. On west diamond avenue. And a short time later, police did find a car. It was a black honda civic. It had been abandoned outside an Auto Parts Store nearby where the victims were hit. The windshield and hood both caved in. The victim told the police he and his brother did get a ride in the black honda and they believe it was the same car that then hit them. We have more now on a story first reported here on news4 about cutting tolls for the new intercounty connector in half. They think it would cost less than more people would use it. New reaction to the idea. Chris gordon joins us live at the icc, which is marking its First Anniversary today. Hey, chris. Reporter good evening. First of all, imagine in your minds eye the kind of traffic tieups, the beltway backups you have faced over the years during rush hour. Then compare it to this, the icc in durwood, maryland, were at rush hour. Traffic is sparse. Moving at speed. Which is 55 miles an hour. This was built to relief Traffic Congestion but its underused and it looks like an empty airport runway according to the councilman. Cut in half in hopes of doubling the traffic that produces the same amount of revenue but twice the use and help get cars off of other roads and make the icc an effective road in terms of how many people use it. Reporter we drove the entire 18mile icc midday and found only a few vehicles using the three lanes in each direction between gaithersburg and laurel. I use it a couple of times a month. I would use it more frequently, but i think the tolls are a bit ridiculous. Reporter if the toll was cut in half, would you use the icc . Yeah. It would be much more convenient. But every time i think about, oh, do i have to get an ezpass, do i have to pay, too much hassle. Reporter it can cost up to 8 a day round trip at rush hour. I use it for work. About 35 to 40 a week. Thats two ways every day. Reporter are you in favor of cutting the toll . Oh, absolutely. 100 . Reporter the Maryland Transportation Authority says tolls are at the low end of the range thats been authorized. And issued this statement. The icc overall is meeting both traffic and revenue projections. The toll highway was designed for anticipated traffic volumes in the year 2030. Now, there are some people who feel theres too much traffic along the icc. Those are the residents who live alongside, behind the big concrete walls that are supposed to be noiseproof. They tell me they can hear every car. All right. Fiscal cliff challenge today. House Speaker John Boehner said if the president does not like the republican offer, he should present a credible plan of his own that can pass both houses. Meanwhile, the white house said tonight president obama has a twostep plan. The first is to extend the middle class tax cuts while allowing cuts for the wealthiest americans to expire. The second is to call for tax reform by august 1st of next year. In the meantime, the nations debt ceiling is looming in january. The president s warning republicans not to include any debt limit concessions in their fiscal cliff strategy. We have had a lovely week around here. But its time to get back to a little december reality. Would you look at that. Veronica has a look at another change coming our way. What about it, veronica . Do you like that sunset . Isnt that gorgeous . Its lovely. Fiery red there on the horizon. And not a bad day. The wind picked up a bit. That northwesterly wind behind the cold front that came through very early this morning. High temps in fact for today, 60 degrees. That was at 5 00 a. M. We now stand in the mid50s. Pretty much falling temps all day. Now 55 degrees. Trinidad, and good afternoon to you folks in tysons corner. Up north, already in the 40s. Kensington at 48, with temperatures dropping. And these winds have been rocking us today out of the northwest. Still at 20mileperhour gusts. Those will be settling down. As that happens, its going to get cold. Subfreezing temperatures due by tomorrow morning. Were going to see the numbers really drop during the overnight period. And then theyre going to arrive this weekend. But this weekend isnt going to be all grand because weve got Something Else to deal with. Ill have the details coming up. A headsup, if youre driving the beltway near green belt, maryland highway workers are going to be closing three lanes of the inner loop, at kennelworth avenue over the next three nights. The lanes will be closed starting at 9 00 each night and wont reopen until 5 00 the next morning. The closure is part of the ongoing bridge project on track to be finished early next year. A warning about a new text message scam thats going around. Its called a shmishing scam. The text claims youve won a gift card to a major retail store. The text sends you to a website where you enter a provided code and personal information. That personal information can be used to steal your money or your identity. Maryland attorney general said a good rule to remember is that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and to never give out your personal information, simply to redeem a prize. Dont do it. A sign of the times. The last store in reston to buy new books is closing. The barnes noble will close for good february 28th. This store has been at that location for 17 years. But the landlord is not extending the lease. The spectrum is planning a major renovation which was approved just last month by the Fairfax County planners. Barnes noble has been closing bookstores as the popularity of ebooks increases. Women with Breast Cancer are not taking a popular drug long enough. There is a new study that could change the standard of Breast Cancer treatment. A local woman blasted a contractor in a review online. Why this one was so bad, that it landed her in court. And you must see this. Jimmy fallon uses childhood toys, and mariah carey delivered a starstudded holiday performance. There is no massproduced human. So we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. A collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. Each of your bodies. Our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. Exclusively at a sleep number store. Sleep number. Comfort individualized. This Holiday Season, give the gift thats magical the innovative airfit adjustable pillow at special 30 savings. To breaking news in maryland. Just a short time ago, a judge issued his ruling on the battle over a state delegate seat. Prince georges county bureau chief Tracee Wilkins is in Upper Marlboro with the decision for us. Reporter the judge has just handed down his decision. And it began with this sentence. The circumstances of this case do little for the good name and reputation of our state. And even less, our county. Then he went on to rule against austin, and also against hall. Now, let me take you back to what happened in court yesterday. Former maryland state delegate was ousted for stealing from the general assembly. Greg hall, a community activist, was nominated to fill austins seat. His nomination was then rescinded at the request of the governor. Thats governor martin omalley, after information about halls criminal past surfaced. Hall, an admitted drug dealer, was convicted of shooting and killing a 13yearold 20 years ago during a shootout. It was later determined halls bullet didnt kill the boy and he was cleared of murder charges. Yesterday both hall and austin brought their findings to the courthouse with suits, naming the governor and democratic central committee. In court, austin argued her conviction was not final and therefore, she was still a delegate. Meanwhile hall argued that rescinding his nomination was a violation of the state constitution. Now, in the end, you heard there jik nichols saying that both of these folks are wrong, austin is no longer the delegate and it was okay for the committee to rescind halls name. It opens it up for the committee to appoint someone else. But they actually lost their opportunity to choose someone else. Reporting live in Upper Marlboro, Tracee Wilkins, news4. There are new patrols today in a southeast d. C. Neighborhood, but its not the police. An extra set of eyes are watching over a Community Still reeling after a teenager was shot and robbed on her way to school yesterday. Derrick ward has more on the Guardian Angel patrols. Reporter yesterday this was part of a crime scene. But today its part of something more. An effort to fight back. This after a teen was shot, just after 8 00 in the morning. She was on her way to school, headed for the bus stop. Not her usual stop. There had been a robbery there so she was carrying her books in a computer bag and thought she would go somewhere safer. Before she could reach that spot, she was confronted by a masked man. It was like he asked for the bag. And i was kind of slow to register. Then he shot me and took the bag and ran. Reporter today amid the outrage that followed, members of the d. C. Guardian angels stood watch. Because of this tragedy, a young lady getting shot in the leg on her way to school, you know, this might be just the beginning now that its the holidays. A lot of people are going to be out here looking for the special coats, jackets, tennis shoes. Young people are going to be afraid to go to school. And they should not be afraid to go get an education. Reporter for the most part, they were greeted by waves or honk of a horn or just a nod from a passing motorist, indications that their presence was welcomed. Those waiting for a bus were somewhat comforted at being watched over. It helps. Reporter still, theyre shocked at the crime that brought the Guardian Angels here. For them to patrol this particular area, for what happened yesterday, its good. Reporter the Guardian Angels have committed to a presence through the end of the week and hoping after that, someone in the community will pick up the mantle. In southeast, derrick ward, news4. In news4 your health, Breast Cancer patients who take ta mocks i fin for a long period of time may live longer. Its been extremely effective in treating Breast Cancer, but most women take it for five years. New Research Shows women who take it for ten years fare much better. This comes from a longawaited Clinical Trial at the university of oxford. The death rate was lower among women who took tamoxifen for ten years as well. And the recurrence rate was also lower. Now, there are known side effects with this drug, but researchers say the benefits are outweighing the risks. There is a public outcry in maryland where federal Officials SaySuperstorm Sandy did not do enough damage to merit aid to individuals. The federal government issued a disaster declaration for maryland and is helping to cover costs for repairing public property. But fema has denied a request for aid to hundreds of Eastern Shore residents. Fema Officials Say the storm didnt cause enough damage to justify federal assistance for people who lost homes or businesses. State officials plan to appeal that. Tourists are getting a closeup look at lava flowing into the ocean from the kilauea volcano on hawaiis big island. Lava cascading off 40foot cliffs into the waters below. Its been erupting since 1983. But there has been an a recent increase in pressure and activity. This is the first time in nearly a year that the volcano has been volatile enough to send lava into the ocean. Experts arent sure how long this phenomenon will last. So a lot of tourists are making the most of it. Pretty impressive pictures. Well probably see that in the next episode of national geographic. There you go. Theyre always on it. How are you loving jims voice . I kind of like it. It sounds like bing crosby. You can sing White Christmas after this. There you go. Something new and different. He was yelling at the wizards game. Oh, yeah, right. And for good reason. Well get to that in a bit. Hope its not going to be anything that can make anybody sick. Embrace. Well embrace the weather over the next few days whether we like it or not. At least its going to be clear. This weekend, however, different story. Lovely sunset. As a matter of fact, the sun set at 4 46. We continue to see it go down. 55 degrees your current temperature. With that wind still out there, its 12 Miles Per Hour. If you have not liked the brisk wind today, it is going to settle on down. With a clear sky. Look at this humidity, 35 . And the dew point temperature at 28 degrees. The air right now, very dry. And speaking of dry, too, we didnt get a lot with this weather front when it came through our area this morning. It came through in a hurry at 5 00, 6 00, 7 00 a. M. Making its way to the south and east. Youre looking at wind gusts currently across the midatlantic area. Starting to settle here across virginia, maryland. Still rather gusty up north. 31mileperhour wind gusts in hagerstown, maryland. 28 in wilkesbarre. There is the front, a long front from eastern new york this morning right through our area and down into eastern tennessee. Bringing some rain. Most of which was down to the south. Areas of southern maryland, and down through southeastern virginia. Off the coast right now of virginia, with very little rain left. As a matter of fact, high pressures moved in and weve got a clear sky. The numbers tell the story. Were at 46 degrees gaithersburg. Warmest part of the day at 5 00 a. M. 59 in raleigh with temperatures dropping. Look at the 30s up to the north. Western new york and pennsylvania, and around michigan, already in the 30s. Thats where the cool and cold air is. Its going to settle in on us tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. In fact, were going to be a couple of degrees below average. So for tomorrow morning, coats back on, folks. And button them up, too. Well start out in the 20s and low to mid30s across the area. After a chilly, dry evening, feeling like december tomorrow. And then light showers with that next front coming in. And more rain expected saturday. Especially early in the day. Heres a look at your fourday forecast. The high, 47 degrees for tomorrow. So it is going to be dry. And dry also on friday. But with clouds moving in. And the possibility maybe of some showers late in the day on friday. Not posting as of yet, but this weekend for sure looking like rain. Saturday the high 65. Sunday, 55. And that stalledout weather front still around at the beginning of the week. The high 62. Air, or major storms to deal with. All right. Lovely. Skirting through december. We cant be dreaming of a White Christmas, can we. No, we cant. You dont want to hear it. Ill be watch at 10 00 tomorrow morning. Coming up next on news4 at 5 00 tonight, too young to walk but a couple of babies can swim the length of a pool and theyre only 9 months old. Wow. The fight to prevent drivers in virginia from texting has taken a new turn. But it is just your cell phone that could get you in trouble. Coming up in sports tonight, were going to introduce you to a team trying to win a National Championship. Theyre already winners regardless of the results on the field. At 6 00, tomorrow is one year in office for Prince Georges County executive sherman baker. He sat down with Tracee Wilkins to welcome to chevys yearend event. So, the 5. 3liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds . 315 horsepower. Whats that in reindeer power . [ laughing ] [ stops laughing ] [ male announcer ] chevys giving more. This Holiday Season, trade up to get the 2012 Chevy Silverado allstar edition for 0 apr financing for 60 months plus 2,000 cash allowance or get a total value of 9,000. The redskins arent the only local success on the football field right now. A few pop warner teams that are impressive on the highest level. Dan hellie has more on that story. Playing for championships. Or soon will be playing for championships. Beacon house advanced to saturdays National Championship game. Marshall heights game is going on right now. And the watkins hornets, not as fortunate. They are losing in their opening tournament game. They los