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. [music] >> everybody can dance. come on out here. everybody dance. stuff a truck 2011 coming to you from the brentwood giant. here comes free from wpgc. she is in it too. we want the volunteers, everybody dancing. come on by, make a dont, a. weve got to feed the hugery people in the washington, d.c. area and help out the folk at the capital area food bank. well have more coming up in just a little bit. right now, lets go to julie wright. julie, you know you want to be out here doing ...

away four years ago, and im giving it to you for your tree so you can give it to the charity of your choice. reporter: that is very, very kind of you. there are several in here. sorry about your loss. >> thank you. reporter: but youre doing this to benefit some others as well. merry christmas. >> nice to meet you. reporter: nice to meet you as well. theres a car coming by. weve had some absolutely wonderful people come out this morning. wed like to see you here. were at the brentwood g...

holding a rockville man hostage. warren weinstein was kidnapped in pakistan last august. the head of al-qaeda says he is being held by the terror organization and is issuing a series of demands for his release. they refer to him as the american jew saying he will be released if the u.s. stops bombing afghanistan being pakistan, somalia and yemen. the senate has blockade democratic plan to tax the rich to pay for a plan to renew the payroll tax cut. it is the cent are piece of preside...

>> good morning to all of you. offy to aquiet start. you are at speed. overnight construction cleared for those traveling along 66 as you travel between nutley street and the beltway. you will find overnight roadwork in the hot lane zone also cleared as you travel between tysons and the american legion bridge. no trouble spots to report as you head inbound towards centerville. no signs of any trouble here on the beltway. top stretch at 29 colesville road. traffic flowing freely between...

there during the course of the day. more detail on the forecast and thats all i got. back to you. >> thank you. checking our top stories, this morning, hillary clinton continuing her historic visit to burma. she is the first united states secretary of state to visit the country in 50 years. president obama has said there are flickers of progress in the isolated nation also nope as myanmar. she met the president of the country telling him she is encouraged by the steps he has taken to...

stop forecast. you want to get the kids ready for school this morning and bundle them up, put them in their coats because it is a cold start. temperatures in the 30s primarily from about 32 to 39 degrees. we say 7:08 for the sunrise. i was 7:07. >> close enough. >> not a big deal. 7:07 for your sunrise. >> details matter. >> it could affect your astrological sign or something. >> right. >> well see plenty of sunshine. it will be a cool day, breezy this morning but those winds diminishi...

temperatures are. 39 at reagan national. dulles, 36 degrees. bwi marshall, 37 degrees. the forecast is simple, sunny skies, seasonal temperatures, 53 for your high. rather breezy this morning but the wind gradually diminishing. for some of you in the upper 20s this morning thank you. lets check in with julie wright and see if she is weathering the cold temperatures. >> im doing my best. if you travel around town, you will find the lanes are open. we had overnight construction on 259 ...

wright, get an update on traffic. hey, julie. reporter: tony, still very much a busy commute for everybody thats traveling inbound this morning. looks like we lost our camera shot there. busy commute for those traveling in on 66. not only do we are big delays leaving gainesville over towards business 234 with a wreck on the shoulder. but weve also got delays through centreville and fair oaks headed towards the beltway. westbound 66 leaving the beltway, accident activity report there ha...

patuxent naval air station, 42. winchester, 37. you get the picture. it is a much colder start to the day and it will be a cooler day today. temperature returning to normal. look for mostly -- well, i will say partly sunny skies as there will be some clouds through the day. it will be breezy. you want to be aware of that. and cooler. highs in the low 50s today. in washington, we think a high of 53 degrees. more coming up. >> must a little bit. >> all right. say so long to the 60s. mayb...

sunshine. well go partly sunny and well enjoy high temperatures right where they should be in the low 50s. so this will be a breeze and it will feel chilly. this is where we should be for this time of year. more details on the forecast in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. in our top stories this morning, the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a rockville woman in aruba is free this morning. gary giordano left a jail last night after almost four months in deten...