afternoon high temperatures, expected to be warmer than yesterday, cool overnight, watching the temperatures gradually rebound we get an update, last hour regan national, 55 degrees, still comfortable, 52 fredericksburg, owe san city, -- ocean city, dulles airport, storminess out to the west books portions of west virginia -- western portions of west virginia. it won't be a perfectly sunny day partial sunshine expected very warm winds out of the south and expecting unseasonably warm temperatures to continue for another day record high for the day 81 degrees as we get into the afternoon well into the 80s. 82, 84 partial sunshine more details on the forecast look at the weekend, coming up in just a couple minutes back to you. all right tucker thank you. new this morning defense

secretary is in afghanistan, leon panetta sat down with afghanistan's president a little while ago. >> the u.s. soldier accused of massacring 16 villagers, as nicole collins reports panetta was targeted as he arrived. >> reporter: the already tense unannounced visit by defense secretary leon panetta got off to an alarming start with a security breach though it is unclear if the attacker knew he was there. >> leon panetta met with karzai, to talk about a string of increasing violence an afghan interpreter died from extensive burns after crashing a stolen pick up truck in a ditch. >> at no time was the secretary or the secretary's delegation in any danger whatsoever. >> secretary panetta spoke with

afghan soldiers and u.s. troops who in a rare move were both told to come unarmed panetta acknowledged recent difficult events and spoke of trust between coalition and afghan forces and afghan people. >> that is extremely important if we are to succeed in this mission, of transitioning, all of the areas in afghanistan, to afghan control, governance and security. >> tensions in afghanistan are soaring after the accidental burning of korans by u.s. personnel, retaliation that left 6 american troops dead and massacre of 16 civilians allegedly at the hands of a still unnamed soldier that army staff soldier on his fourth deployment was flown to kuwait >> inside afghanistan we have the proper detentionfacilities to detain u.s. personnel for any length of time.

>> military officials say the soldiers name will be released once charges are filed. in washington nicole collins fox news. syria marks the first anniversary of the bloody up rising of that country's president with no diplomatic resolution in sight, troops loyal to the president pummel the rebels. the un estimates more than 8,000 people have died since the up rising began 230,000 displaced. other top stories virginia tech found guilty, a jury says the university did not handle the 2007 campus massacre correctly and is awarding the families $4 million each much more than the $100,000 they were originally suing for those families are not likely to get that money we will tell you about that in a moment the verdict is from a lawsuit brought by families of two victims the parents of julia pride and erin patterson claim

school officials should have sent out alerts as soon as reports of the first two deaths came in instead of waiting. >> finally, it has been acknowledged, what i knew for so long, that virginia tech took too long to let us know what happened. >> they had a clear obligation, to let their students, staff and faculty know of the danger that existed from having a gunman loose on campus. >> now that $4 million award is likely to be reduced virginia law requires it be capped at $100,000. former police officer turned ice cream shop owner behind bars charged with sexual assault. he owns joe joes original soft serve on main street dumfries virginia accused of sexually abusing a young boy beginning in 1996 when he was a police officer he was already in jail, for failing to appear in court

on check fraud charges. next time you stop at the pump be prepared to dig deeper into that wallet prices are soaring now they jumped another cent overnight in our area. this morning the average for a gallon of regular is $4.03, virginia's average, 3.73, maryland, 3 .8 4 but drivers in maryland may wind up paying manier for gas if governor o'malley has his way he is pushing for lawmakers to increase the tax rate so the state can pay for transportation projects and other issue s with roadways, melanie alnwick live in bethesda with the latest. >> reporter: hi sarah. 18 to 20¢ more per gallon is what maryland drivers could pay phased in over three years if the governor's gas tax increase proposal goes through. yesterday, governor martin o'malley, told members of the house and senate budget committees responsible for advancing this legislation, that there could be dire

consequences if the measure is not passed. >> progress is a choice, none of us wants to look back some day as bridges start collapsing and closing in our own state, and tell our kids that we could have done something but we chose not to. we chose instead to kick the can down the road. >> the governor said there are 106 bridges throughout the state of maryland that need structural repair he also said with congestion in the area being among the worst in the nation he outlined five traffic congestion relief projects he says could be tackled immediately, with the new revenue and he also said that this money sarah would lead to the creation of 7,500 new jobs in the state. >> melanie, i got to imagine this will be a tough sell. >> not only among drivers but there is a lot of consumer groups out there, that say they don't like this proposal either most notably triple-a mid- atlantic that advocates on behalf of drivers they say

right off the top not enough of that new revenue goes to road projects and in addition, they are very concerned because the state has a habit of taking gas tax money and using it for other things they say they don't see enough protection sarah in this bill, that would keep that money focused on transportation projects. >> that would be a concern not a done deal by any means melanie where does this go from here. >> well, the budget committees will vote on it today and tomorrow, to see whether they would advance that legislation, to the full house and then the full house would have to vote before it becomes law interestingly enough senate president mike miller has said he would prefer to wait until gas prices go down and perhaps tackle this gas tax issue in a special session, so we will see. >> yeah, the question is when will they go down that is what everybody wants to know. we appreciate it thanks so much. well, it is down to the top 11 on american idol find out why producers sent germaine

jones home. contestants hoping to make it to top 10 battled it out last night singing songs from the year they were born. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> do we want to know what they were. >> shocking to someone like me >> find out who stole the night, time for idol chatter after the break. 9:08 a.m.  okay, people, let's s get start.

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>> the fact is we are not allowed to have anybody that has an outstanding warrant against them on the program and you've got four of them against you. >> you have put us in a really delicate position >> i apologize. >> we have to let you go i'm afraid i am sorry it is the end of the road. >> i really am too. we both just listened to you sing and you are absolutely fantastic. >> that is the best song you have ever song it is fabulous. >> thank you so much for the opportunity and everything. >> thank you very much

>> i appreciate it. >> bye bye. >> wow. >> he handled it well, idol contestant german jones was brought by -- germaine jones was brought back by the producers he was let go when they found he had outstanding arrest warrantcriminal charges the gentle giant is gone time now for idol chatter joining me to talk about last night's announcement from mix 107.3 jack diamond. >> thank you tony. >> you are welcome. >> hello there and our good friend musician and coworker kenny martin how you doing man. >> all right i'm good. >> boy, you know i thought they handled that pretty well for something that is an awkward situation. >> it is a tough situation you didn't want to see this guy cut and stuffed on camera with four outstanding warrants literally the police could have come in and done that.

>> well, listen it would have gotten a buzz been embarrassing for familykids and germaine but you know, he can sing and i hope he gets his life straight and comes back because he has talent. >> all i could say was darn it darn it darn it mr. jones but you know what, i see him making cast in the lion king. >> the cast of the lion king. >> let's talk about who you thought performed well, and we will start with jessica sanchez everyone has been so high on her. >> allison's favorite. >> let's take a look. ♪ [ music >> allison's favorite. >> let's take a look. ♪ [ music ] >> i have to say doesn't sound that bad to me she has the look and everything judges weren't

crazy about it. >> this is the first week the judges were tough on her but i tell you what i think she could win it all she is a front runner although i think this is also the week some other female contestants came through we can talk about them in a second but i thought the criticism was apro precrate she was interestingly enough on the song turn the beat around she was off beat a little bit. >> i thought she did a great job to perform a song the year she was born trying to get them to execute is hard enough but she gets status for the pants wasn't bad but wasn't her best. >> yeah, the judges often want them to dance around and do all that stuff i don't want to see that i like her standing still, singing the song i don't want to see her dance around. >> yeah, the problem is, they want it to be fully entertaining package and as we know, you know lady gaga many of these performers have taken it to new heights audiences get

bored unless it is a stage show. >> you got to do it all today. >> i like the singers. >> obviously singing -- >> you just like to look. >> these are youngsters here, singing songs from the year you were born there was not one song any where near a decade close to when i was born. i was startled by that. shannon sang mariah carey and boys 2 men one sweet day. >> why did she do that ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> let me tell you something, if i was having a problem last night, that would have taken me over the edge. i was waiting for mariah carey to come through the screen, honey don't do that. >> she is a cutie, bad outfit i wasn't feeling the outfit at

all seemed like an over produced high school musical performance. >> wow >> it was a little glee like and the problem is whenever you roll out a mariah carey or celine dionne tune you put yourself in the position of being criticized and compared to some body who has what is it a five rock tiff vocal range. >> somethings you don't mess with. >> unless you can bring it. >> kenny you talked about the voice this time you started with i don't like the outfit. >> i am all over. >> he also sang mariah carey and luther vandross >> ♪ [ music ] >> wow. >> and i like him. >> he wanted to sing another

song i would not have been crazy about but the guy set him up and didn't perform well. >> he had trouble with his song choice i like this guy i think he could be that maxwell type but i am not sure he has the confidence to win this thing he seems like he is going through the motions if you look in his eyes he looks scared >> he has been part of a church choir since he was four he is used to being part of a group i think you made an interesting point there kenny you have to be willing and able to front a band in recorder to win this. he may -- in order to win this. >> he may not -- >> he didn't believe will i am. he is dropping the ball i am concerned about deandre. even if the song isn't exactly you, well, this is what you have given you you got to commit to it. >> sell it. >> exactly like colten.

>> phillips knocked it out of the park, he was great he could win this, no question, hands down he is a favorite. >> who sang the celine dionne song >> i will let you look for that. >> joshua some say he stole the night he did they kept referring to it as michael boltens when a man love's a woman ♪ [ music ] >> not bad. >> joshua did kill the night in reference to performance, he has the american -- >> can he win? i don't care i love it i love what he did this is what i am talking about i don't want to see him dance i don't want to see lady gaga dances i want to see that guy there standing there, singing that song to me like he did awesome performance i felt it in my soul.

>> you are in dangerous territory when you pick an iconic or standard, i thought holly on the power of love was really strong really came alive skyler lane was smoking up and also jimmy tries to -- sneaking up on you and also jimmy tries to get her to change her song apparently she was stubborn as a kid but going into this you have to stick to your guns. >> who is going to go home. >> one of the girls. >> deandre >> he has the girl factor. >> if one of the guys go home -- >> jack, genie, ken knee thank you allison will be with you next week one problem allison doesn't have that i have, i am stunned by genie's beauty. >> we will be back in a couple moments with more. >> thank you [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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construction worker cashed in a winning ticket pulling in $24 million his coworkers found out about it the following year when one of them happened to notice the date of the winning ticket was purchased on the same day everyone chipped in for an office pool the five workers involved will each get a pretax payment of $2 million. >> my question is how did it take a year to figure out. >> i am surprised by that. >> if joe didn't show up the next day and there was a big winner. >> driving around in a rolls all of a sudden. >> don't you think he would figure that out. >> i would hope y'all would be honst about it. >> i would be. >> i trust you i am not sure about tucker. >> oh, i don't know. >> i don't know. >> coming up, the latest campaign to shock smokers into quitting. >> rob blagojevich starts his 14 year prison term today. >> holly is taking us out to

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the wonders of the internet, forget babbling, baby joe that is beat boxing this video has gone viral his dad peaced together his googles, coos. doesn't hurt that joe that is a total ham. >> that took a lot of editing.

>> it really did. meanwhile -- >> the stuff on the internet. >> it is so cute but i guess i need to introduce both of you because you are big super stars who went out to a local school. >> oh,. >> you are looking at me like what are you talking about crazy woman. >> see? >> we had a great day yesterday >> i know. >> rousing cheers from the students at pine springs elementary school, falls church tucker and tony made a visit there yesterday afternoon quite the turn out. >> mandatory in some ways, for the kids. >> well, that's right. >> they had no choice. >> we don't sell tickets for these things. >> we get all the kids involved they are so bright and they have been studying some of them have been studying weather so we got to -- they quizzed us we quizzed them it was a lot of fun great great group.

falls church, pine string elementary tucker and i get out and do this as often as we can. >> we could do two a week easily,. >> really. >> yeah, but we just have time constraints we can't but we want to thank them they made us honorary bobcats t-shirt they gave us. >> so cute. >> yeah, it was a lot of fun the kids are just incredibly bright, i mean they know about geography, frontal systems >> i am not going to mention names but i want to apologize there was one little girl 2nd grader i embarrassed i did not mean to embarrass her. >> tell everybody why. >> no, because it will embarrass her again. >> leave it the way it is. >> it was very funny. >> something always happens. >> a couple things go wrong we don't always plan it out they just kind of see what happens. >> okay. >> it was a little rough yesterday but yeah. >> got to work it out.

>> you have only done 100 of them you are getting there. >> your forecast today, sunshine warm temperatures, when all is said and done maybe some records later today, if you feel like it is unusual to talk about mid-80s middle of march. >> it is. >> you are not the only one. >> one interesting little piece we have had thunderstorms west, cloud cover gets in here. >> better not. >> hold temperatures down a bit. >> 59 now washington, warming up overnight lows, mid-60s. 63 degrees, nice warm up again comfortable temperatures overnight much of the area falling back mid-40s to mid-50s around here as well overnight lows so it was in the comfortable range. 63, leonard town. heat and potential for record temperatures unusual to look at mid-80s in the month of march but that is the case today, southerly flow and unseasonably warm air not only mid-atlantic but really east of the

mississippi river temperatures have been a good 20, 30, some cases 35 degrees above normal. haven't had a whole lot of luck pushing east area of high pressure blocking it here immediate washington area some cloud cover associated with that storminess has been trying to sneak, you can see it into our western viewing area and the clouds can get thick enough and kind of hold together long enough that could hold temperatures back for the time being, still thinking we could get close to the record high temperature 81 today, as far as how warm it will get out we have to see how quickly that cloud cover will break up i don't think it will rain here you can see the storm is falling apart out to our west eventually it will rain here the best chance of that will be mid-afternoon, tomorrow into tomorrow evening, as we get a little upper level piece of energy coming through. 83 degrees plenty of sunshine, could we hit record high temperatures, our record high 81 forecasting high temperatures warmer than that winds out of the north, mostly

cloudy, showers to impossible 30% chance most of the area dry side, 57 your overnight low your 5 day forecast 77 tomorrow cooler with more cloud cover, and some afternoon showers and thunderstorms, saturday partly sunny, 74, cooler, still about 10 degrees above normal sunday highs 60s and then right back into the 70s back into the low 80s very strange pattern here by early to middle of next week all right that is weather, sarah and tony back to you at the desk. >> thanks. headline this is morning several dc council members under the federal microscope as part of the ongoing investigation into possible campaign violations jack evans, alexandre and mendhelson all they say or their campaign officials received federal subpoenas asking for past campaign information at issue are money orders received from jeff thompson a major come pain donor and fundraiser subpoenas come after the raid on

thompson's office and home. >> rob blagojevich on the way to prison the former illinois governor left his home in chicago to catch a plane to colorado prison. he was sentenced to 14 years. yesterday blagojevich gave one last news conference in front of hundreds of supporters take a listen. >> maybe one of the lessons to this whole story is you got to be maybe a little bit more humble you can never have enough humility, and maybe i could have had more of that. >> blagojevich is appealing his sentence and conviction. u.s. government is kick starting its first national anti smoking campaign, the feds are spending $54 million on ads for tv radio and print publication's including eye catching images of health problems related to cigarettes smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the u.s. killing more than 443,000 americans

each year. still ahead a love story that caught america's attention on the big screen about to hit broadway plus ... phone call from randy. we are not getting a porsche. >> you are just in this mind set. >> we don't have the money. >> pat. >> this man may think his relationship is his only problem until his slacker brother reenters his life, ed hounds talks about the new movie, jeff who lives at home we will be right back, 9:35 p.m.   ever 

remember the movie the haunting love story ghost is making its debut on broadway as a full blown musical, some of the music may be new but the show is true to the oscar winning script. the broadway actors were just children when the movie came out they say they know they have big shoes to fill to portray the characterses

portrayed by patrick swayze and demi moore. opening is slated for april. >> think they will do the pottery scene. >> i think so >> i always think of leslie kneel son doing that -- neilson doing that what was it the naked gun he ruined it for me. >> in jeff who lives at home jason seigal plays a guy who lives with his mom. kevin mccarthy sat down to talk about the role. >> obviously your characters with his wife situation and mother situation, why do you think we lose that appreciation at that point and it takes the dramatic element to put it back. >> that is a great question i think in a lot of ways -- a lot of times we feel stuck with our families that is a really sad point of view because any relationship that is strong,

even if it is contentious is meaningful, because we are social beings and there is almost nothing more painful than abject loneliness even if you have a tough relationship with someone in your family a sibling, parent, spouse, it is worth the effort to get over the hurdles and continue the struggle, a lot of times, now, if the person is a psychopath or whatever there is a line. >> right. >> but i think for the most part it is hard to maintain relationships but it is worth it. >> i have to say the scene with you and jason in the bathtub is one -- i love that sequence so much i feel like you are one of those rare actors that can do comedy so well and you do your dramatic side so well in the movie as an actor, is it hard

to emotionally connect through drama or comedy. >> it takes more concentration with comedy and effort and doing drama in some ways is about doing less. good drama is about sort of -- and that takes a lot of focus and concentration but you kind of have to for me, it is about pulling back and it is something that i learned a lot from jason seigal and mark and jay doing this, is that almost the less you do, the more powerful it can be some times and i am still figuring that stuff out but i love it i love the challenge and the struggle and i always think comedy is kind of the hardest thing. that is why it is so fun and challenging. any time you have ed helms he is a funny guy. >> looks interesting. >> the movie opens in theaters tomorrow coming up the nice weather this week may have you get out in the garden before you over do it and start

aching, derek is here to show us home remedies. >> holly is hanging out with the elephantclowns and everybody else. >> it is 141st edition of ringling brothers, barnum & bailey circus they have a new found energy calling this show fully charged only in town through the weekend here at verizon center it is mega tonnes of fun. asia might have something to do with. this is ryan the animal handler good morning. >> good morning mega tonnes of fun. asia weighs over 8,000 pounds, 44 years old and one of 6 divas travelling with us  buy one spectrum by y lg, and get one free ? with verizon 4g lte and a 4.4.5" true hd display, it's great for watching movies and sports, i'll get one for me and one for my wife. i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet" and get one free. verizon.

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>> 141st edition of ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus they have a new found energy calling this show fully charged only in town through the weekend here at verizon center, it is mega tonnes of fun which i think asia might have something to do with in terms of that fun part. this is ryan,. >> good morning like you said mega tonnes of fun asia weighs over 8,000 pounds, 44 years old and one of 6 divas travelling on the show with us. >> six. >> 8,000-pound diva >> i guess at her size she can command to be a diva. >> exactly. >> the circus has been around so long has it always involved elephants. >> it has it is a staple elephants, popcorn, peanuts and the clowns. >> rolely you don't need much more than that. >> but the circus has been around so long people love it and love to come out and see it, let's talk about the daily life for asia. >> lots of fresh food and water lots of exercise, 24/7 care around the clock care,.

>> bath every single day. >> they do shower daily. >> she just got a bath now she is still wet. >> she is going to be on tv. >> is their exercise really just getting up? because it is a lot for an elephant to get up. >> we do animal walks in and out of every venue like the other day when we walked here to verizon center they walk here around the arena floor, backstage, prs and p raids they receive plenty of exercise. >> how many loads does she eat? >> 200 powns of food a day their -- pounds of food a day their main diet is grain and their favorite treat is a loaf of bread. does every elephant have their own personality. >> they do just like people different permits, different characteristics very intelligent responds to over 50 verbal commands, german, french, english and hindi once they learn something they never

forget. >> wow that is amazing. >> now tell me a little bit about the animal open house there is an opportunity for people to come and get up close and personal. >> people can come out and see the animals, before the show and take pictures get autographs, meet and greet all the stars and the all acts preshow begins one hour before you will see asia out here with myself and she will be creating one of her master piece paintings, an elephant painting we give it away. >> how do you win it >> there is a raffle. >> so you get to meet the elephantthe other animalare the clowns around as well. >> yes, you will see all the stars of the greatst show on earth take pictures get autographs. >> are the clowns around as well? >> come out here guys join us. >> cue the clowns. >> here they are. >> you want to feed her some bread >> i do. >> you guys want to feed her. >> a little bit. >> there hold on.

oh, there we go. >> look at that. >> you guys are her new best friends. >> i see she makes friends easily. befriends people easily. >> now, they don't always have the animals in every city. >> no, we have the all access preshow but not the animal open house >> makes us more special see where i am going do you ever get tired of your job? >> no, i enjoy every minute of it. >> didn't mean to hold her up she is like hey listen. >> you said she doesn't often share the screen. >> she allowed you three handsome gentlemen to come in. >> it was a privilege to stand on tv with asia the elephant. it is a privilege for me to be here. i got it she is demanding. myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to ringling brothers only here at verizon center through sunday then they will go to baltimore then come back to the patriot center and play there. this clown happens to be from

fairfax by the way come out and see it, see why it is the greatst show on earth. back to you. all right there you go thank you holly. take a look at this, the recent warm weather is causing the cherry blossoms to bloom earlier than expected, the nash fall park service -- national park service changed peak bloom dates march 20th through 23rd if you want to take in the sights earlier 20% of the trees are expected to be in full bloom by this weekend. this warm weather is a sign spring is on the way it means it is time to thing about spring planting sarah is in the fox lot with tips from derek thomas. >> hey tony that's right. it has been so warm i have already seen my neighbors in their garden when everybody gets out in their garden it is like a day or so after they are like my body aches i hurt i can't move. derek thomas is here with thomas landscapes to tell us how to get over the achepains. we have it a lot. >> and it is exploded and so,

you know what we are talking about today is the use of aroma therapy it has been used for centuries, you know, people know lavender and geranium and lemon grass and there is a lot of oil that evoke special moods and things like that, you know and when you get out of after a long day in the garden it is a little bit of -- time for me time what i want to talk about today is things like natural gels like this particular gel is olive, oil and green tea fabulous gel really nice and cleaning, there is another one here laugh endive and hemp oil -- lavender and hemp oil this one you can get at whole foods this is a very clear gel, has no artificial ingredients, wonderful and then what about soap, you know when you thing about soaps like this particular soap here, it is a gelatin soap so it is not going to be any of those harmful build ups that soaps will have. >> very clear. >> a lot of the farmers markets

will have these made up. >> wonderful. >> what about if after you have toiled in the garden a little bit you want to play with making your own goodies and what we've got here. >> take the seal off derek. >> take the seal off this is an unscented cream what i am going to do, i am going to add a little bit of lavender oil to that you mix p your cream if you have had any kind of allergies this cream is only $4, and we just put in maybe 2¢ worth of you know the oils, i am going to have a little bit you have a little bit, and we've got just a wonderful wonderful lavender cream now, what about after you know, you have been in the garden a couple days and the bones are starting to ache you can get the soaps, and i have seen soap

that is are 50 bucks. >> it is ridiculous. >> one part epsom sames to half a part baking soda -- salts to half a part baking soda add in lavender oil. while out there pruning, take a little bit of this and this will be just nice because it will float up at the top in your bath, we will mix this all together,. >> how much of this should you use. >> would you use this entire thing for one bath. >> yeah, i would use this half a cup of baking soda with one cup of epsom salts i want you to smell how wonderful this is. >> this is lavender. >> isn't that wonderful. >> doesn't take much i smell it as soon as i come out my friend door. >> for those hard cuticles

after the garden, this is pure shea butter i will take a little bit of that and add a little bit of geranium oil the nice thing about geranium oil it has anant septic quantity, and -- antti septic quantity, you can get pure shea butter at whole foods they sell it in a tub like this it lasts forever keep it in a cool location, and what you can do is you work that in and smell the geranium oil. >> smells wonderful. >> and it will get down into the cuticles help clean it anti septic, cleaning you have do these things at home take a moment, parcher yourself. >> like a spa day with derek. >> well, it is part of the garden. >> right. >> absolutely. >> derek thank you so much, we

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three ultrasounds per week, 40- year-old joyce is expecting as well she will likely give birth in summer experts says the not uncommon for chimps to get pregnant well into their 40s but always a risk of complications the zoo will run dna tests on the babys to determine their fathers those which i shalls are said to be doing just -- chimps are said to be doing just fine. >> how many options are there is this. >> you don't know exactly who is going to be in who's cub by hole? >> let's move along. >> here is a live shot downtown tucker [ laughter ] >> sunny and beautiful out, hot today, getting hot in this newsroom julie is not here but we have some traffic issue. >> big traffic back up 395, 14th street bridge heading into town pretty slow there now. we will see more of this during the next couple weeks with the cherry blossoms. >> you