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station. >> discoveries final flight. >> thousands what the shuttle in the sky over maryland at washington dc. >> hello again. i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about. an amazing sight over the skies of maryland and washington dc as the stay shuttle discovery makes one final voyage area daniel nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: space shuttle discovery glided piggy back past the washington monument and u.s. capital. spectators cheered as the shuttle flew overhead before touching down one final time in virginia. >> it was awesome. it was great. >> it was really neat to see. it was really great to be able to see it today. >> after a record 39 missions and nearly 143 million miles in

space, the most traveled shuttle is now permanently grounded. it will go on display at the smithsonian's air and space museum at the dallas international airport. >> it's so nice to be able to see them and that they are still around for everyone to see. >> discovery is replacing the shuttle enterprise here at the smithsonian. enterprise never made it into orbit and will have a new home in new york city. >> discovery took off mounted on top of a 747 at daybreak from the kennedy space center in florida. as the sun was rising, spectators lined the shore a long cocoa beach for one final glimpse of the history making spacecraft. it was discovery that carry the hubble telescope into orbit, and more astronauts than any other massive vehicle. in washington, daniel nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> nasa plans to eventually have three shuttles on display.

they ended the program after a 30-year run. >> another high volume slow- moving morning on the jones expressway. sky chopper 13 is over the jf x-xray now. traffic appears to be back to normal for right now. this morning it appeared drivers were doing their best to avoid the new chokepoints. wjz is live on the ground as well. he's there with more with how drivers are coping with this reconstruction. good afternoon, derek. >> we all know the saying practice makes perfect. it appears drivers are learning how to deal with these delays. >> reporter: traffic is he but not crawling like it was monday mornings commute. even monday night ride home seems to be slightly smoother. welcome news for drivers expecting the worst. >> you would think it would be

very bad, but it's surprising. >> there was a backup rate for 28 straight. it was not as bad as it usually is. >> the city shut down the leftmost lanes north and south area they need to repair underground takes before a potential sinkhole opens up on the highway. officials have suggested alternate routes in and out of downtown on some of the city's major roads, and it appears those alternates are being used based on the volume of traffic on the jfx this morning. drivers say those alternate routes are adding some extra time to their commute. >> it's normally a door-to-door commute being 20 minutes. it made 35 minutes this morning. >> many folks are turning to the mta to help avoid the delays. >> on days i don't have to have my car, i'm going to take the subway. >> with the lane closures expected to last eight weeks, drivers know they need to pack their patients. >> another live look at the jf x -- at the jfx where things are moving along on his main artery, but

the officials insist during peak hours the best bet to get downtown is still the mta and those alternate routes. we've got more information on those alternate routes on our website. back to you. >> thank you so much. it's amazing what that looks like from above. they would wjz for the complete coverage of the repairs. for construction updates, the latest on traffic delays, and alternate routes, go to the w jz.com. >> lawmakers take aim at the battle police chief calling him for step down. adam has more on why they are questioning the leadership. adam? all right. we are having trouble hearing adam. last night the city council passed a no-confidence vote area about comes amid concerns over his ability to lead the department because of the indictment against county executive john leopold. the sheriff has refused to answer

questions about the scandal. lawmakers want him to leave office until the charges against leopold are resolved. investigators say that he used his police detail to dig up dirt on political rivals and drive into sexual encounters with his girlfriend. only leopold has the power to fire the appointed chief back in 2006. >> the ravens ray lewis under a subpoena requiring him to testify at a trial in cincinnati. webster faces charges he had sexual relationship with an under aged teenage girl. the only other connection between the two men was that they both attended the university of miami. cleanup continues and the death toll has stabilized from those midwestern tornadoes forget extents are cut blamed on the 75 plus twisters that touchdown destroying hundreds of homes. early warning system at work in most of the area is being credited

with saving lives. >> we took it very seriously because of the bill that they have been talking about all week of the chances of storms we had here. >> forecasters say the death toll could have been higher without those warning systems and that most of the death occurred in an area where the alert system did not work. >> high temperatures have cooled off, but the sun is still sticking around. i live look outside at a very day. there are a few clouds, none that i can really see, but it looks nice to me. could they bring rain later on? marty is watching the sky. meteorologist bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. >> overall, another nice day. a batch of clouds coming through you we start with first warning doppler radar. there is not a whole lot to this front. even though there is some clouds, this is not an overcast kind of day at all. we see sunshine mixed in with those clubs. these showers that you see me

hold a sprig or two as they move off to the east. there's not a lot to this front and it continues to weekend. what it is doing, kicking up the wins. they've turned around to the northwest and they've been gusting over the past hour or two and it will bring cooler air. even though it's cooler today, still 71 degrees. it's 46 in oakland. that's a sign of what's moving in our direction. here's marty. >> good afternoon, everyone. we may squeeze out a scattered widely late shower today. we've been talking about how we are down by 20% for this year when it comes to moisture. we've got to get a little brain. we are going to have another chance tomorrow. there is some energy that passes down to the south. we are on the very northern border of the shower activity basically combined into north carolina and virginia. so if we don't squeeze any moisture out of tomorrow's weather, when might we get some relief? on telling you, with these

breeds/winds picking up, it's only a matter of time for the red lake advisories showing up. so when might we actually get some usable rain, if you will? meteorologist bernadette woods is going to discuss that and we'll do that during the first warning weather segment. i will throw it back inside. >> ultima city considering putting advertising symbols onto its firetruck. the idea has been presented in form of of resolution. companies could pay to place ads on the vehicles. it follows three of the city's 55 fire companies being disbanded to save money and to close a big budget gap. >> they do this in other jurisdictions. but they do is make contributions to the fire company and the fire company automatically recognizes that by some type of notation on the truck. >> critics of the idea concerned about having the city's fire fleet take on a nascar like look. >> it's been in business for less

than a year, but baltimore four seasons hotel is already one of the best hotels in the world. that's according to the people at condi nast traveler. the four seasons baltimore computer with hotels around the world for the honor. they were judged in several areas including service, food, and atmosphere. workers say they are amazed at the honor. >> it means a lot. it means the beginning of a great path that we have with a great-looking hotel. >> it makes harbor east amore destination shopping area. >> of the hotel was critiqued that the boston could be a little bit better. it is a gorgeous place. >> still to come on wjz at noon, the defense attorney for george zimmerman wants the judge in the case to step down. we will tell you why. capitol hill. but government officials say about a huge scandal. >> and take a live look outside. your complete warning forecasts

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>> complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back. here is the call to make in its way across the state right now. there is a chance for a sprinkle with it, but not a whole lot to this front. we are going to switch it over and tell you, sunshine earlier today with clouds coming in. not complete covering the state so we see a mix of sunshine and clouds as we had through the afternoon. it's also picked up the wins and they turn around to the northwest. that's bringing down temperatures from yesterday. look at this temperature swing. 20 degrees and come on, 27 degrees cooler in oakland, but it was so warm yesterday that it's still 71 in baltimore, 80 in ocean city. we've dropped to the 60s and the 50s in the mountains. even west of that there is cooler air. that will overspread the state tonight into tomorrow and then at the same time we watch for a

second storm system. so let's put that together. here is the front coming through right now with the cooler air. the second storm just onto the south traps that cooler air in place tomorrow and maybe bring us a couple showers. it will pass off to the south of us and it's going to be a close call area further south, the better chance of getting some rain out of this. the chance for a few showers or a little rain as it passes tomorrow. here is that cooler air coming in, the chance for a few showers tomorrow and it's out of here on thursday. there's another front to the west that comes our way this weekend. it will give us the best chance for rain that we've seen in some time. we'll keep you updated. the forecast looks like this. we talk out in the 70s with a couple degrees more and then tonight we start to drop. we go down into the 40s, and tomorrow we are still in the 60s but with more clouds around and a chance for a couple showers with that front passing to the south, and then we will have your five- day forecast coming up a little bit later that will take us into the weekend. >> i like this weather.

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>> welcome back to eyewitness news that man. we take a look at the five-day forecast. chance of showers tomorrow, not a huge chance of a lot of rain. there is an friday are clear. saturday, another chance, but sunday may be the day we get some which are and some release in here. let's throw it back inside. >> we need it badly. >> don't forget to check out the primetime lineup this evening. at 10:00 it's unforgettable. stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> a very friendly reminder from uncle sam, taxes are due today. normally they would've been due to days ago, but because april 15th fell on a weekend and yesterday was a holiday in you, we all have

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