Good morning, D.C. Today will be fairly rainy but not too cold, though temperatures are expected to drop significantly late tonight. Don’t hold your hopes out for a white Christmas, though: the folks over at CapitalWeather tell us there’s only a 15% chance of that happening. And if you’re traveling for the holidays, be careful: more than one million area people are going with you. You can read a Post chat transcript with the AAA Director of Public and Government Relations that’ll let you know some tips about holiday travel.
Metro Driver Fired for Crash: Remember the metro car crash back in the beginning of November at Woodley Park? The one that ended up looking like this? Yeah, well, the driver’s been fired for “gross violation” of procedures.
Nationals Start to Solidfy Team: With stadium-haggling (hopefully) behind them, the Nats sign catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year, $2 million contract.
Early Morning Fire Kills One, Injures Another in Suitland, MD: The fire in PG County started around 4:45 a.m., but no foul play is suspected.
Briefly Noted: More cracks found in the Bay Bridge: Officials have found cracked concrete in the middle of the bridge, which hasn’t been touched since 1973…The tanker truck explosion on 395 killed the driver and was likely a result of speeding…A New York firm has been awarded an 18.4 million dollar contract to renovate RFK Stadium so that it will be ready for the Nationals’ April 14th opener …
