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nonlife-threatening injuries, one adult, one child. but firefighters performing cpr on four of the people they took from out of this house. three children and one adult. again, it is one. those things they just don't know at this point what started the fire. they are still trying to investigate that. we know it will be a very difficult situation so they said for firefighters here because we do know that these injuries on the four, it is pretty tough. it will be tough and go with those four that they are working on for a while and i know just from talking to one of the neighbors down the street, there is definitely other children on this street that are sitting there waiting and hoping that their friends are going able to to pull through this. back to you guys. >> we hope so as well. such a sad story this morning. thank you for the live report. >> another fire we are following is in rockville and we are getting our first pictures right now from that scene. you can see this is a two-alarm
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fire that has engulfed the karma academy. that is a residential treatment home for boys on watts branch parkway. we don't know how many boys were staying at the home and we have not heard of any injuries at the scene. in our other top stories now, a 3-year-old boy is dead after being run over by his father's car. this happened last night on audrey lane in oxon hill. prince george's county police say the boy was inside the car with his grandmother when the car began rolling backwards. boy's father attempted to stop the car when the boy somehow fell out of the vehicle and was hit. a two-year-old girl was also injured but is expected to be okay. a massive fire in germantown kept firefighters busy last night. it broke out on germantown road at a catering company warehouse. no reports of any injuries and still no word on what caused that fire. residents in frederick county will have a chance to gill the sheriff about the death of a man with down syndrome. ethan saylor died last month after being handcuffed by three sheriff's deputies at the west
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view cinema on route 85. investigators say he became loud and belligerent when asked to leave the theater because he didn't pay for another ticket. the state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and listed the cause as asphyxiation. no charges have been filed. the sheriff is hosting a community meeting at 7:00 tonight at crestwood middle school. in montgomery county today, a swim coach whose athletes have included olympians and world record breakers will plead guilty to child sex abuse. rick curl turned himself in back in october. former swimmer kelly curran says he fondled and kissed her when she was 13 and that it had progressed to intercourse within two years. curl also claimed olympic gold medalist katie ledecky among other stars. the sequestration cuts will kick in and have a devastating effect on the d.c. region. furloughs could happen. experts say could government contractors will continue to
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pay their mortgages, car payments and other essential bills because as they learn to live on less, there will be a trickle down effect on the local economy. >> those effects would be felt in this area disproportionately because we have so many military bases, contractors. it is what happens if it goes on and on or happens over and over again. >> we don't know? >> we don't know. it is the uncertainty that is making everybody so nervous. >> the house and senate are on recess until next week but with just over a week to go before $58 billion in automatic federal spending cuts begin, there is a call to reconvene the house immediately and find away to avoid the cuts. we haven't seen much snow here as you know but in arizona, it put a stop to the first day of the match play championship. we'll take you there. there could be a new pope sooner than expected. the changes that could be coming to the conclave next. a check of the markets shows wall street dropped after
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news that the fed may stop its massive bond buying program. dow lost over 100. the nasdaq dropped over 49 points. japan's nikkei fell 159 points overnight. virtually all global markets are falling this morning following doubts by federal reserve policy makers that the continued purchase of bonds could cause inflation to rise and unsettle financial markets. time now is 5:39. we are back after this. dinner's ready.
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pope benedict xvi might change the rules of the conclave that will secretly elect the next pope t could move up the meeting cardinals that was supposed to start after march 15th. vatican might now hold the he leaks earlier and have a new pope before easter. the vatican is also banning smart phones during conclave so cardinals cannot tweet about the elections from inside the sistine chapel. ate possible boost for same- sex unions. president obama is considering urging the supreme court to overturn california's ban on gay marriage. the administering has one week to file a friend of the court brief with the justices outlining its opinion on that state's ban. move could have a far-reaching impact on same-sex couples across country. vice president joe biden is speaking at a gun violence
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conference later on today. it is in danbury, con cop just a few miles from the scene of the massacre in newtown. also attending are connecticut lawmakers, education secretary ar ne. duncan and the parent of one of the children killed in the sandy hook hooting. coming up, only in a gamer's dream. not anymore because playstation 4 is in blow dux. fopped out about the new advances. >> plus, we are updating your traffic and your weather for you. it is chilly out there. let's just go with cold. is a warm-up on the horizon though? tucker has your forecast when we come back. -- not anymore because playstation 4 is in production. find out about the new advances. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way.
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you would have a hard time finding the little white ball in this, i imagine. the first round of the match play championships just outside of tucson, arizona had to be postponed because of snow. look at that. >> yeah. >> this is a time lapse of t almost 3 inches of the white stuff ended up falling. no match was able to finish. the good news for the fuchsment, the forecast calls for sunshine the rest of the week. >> beautiful. >> and a warm-up hopefully. >> i love that. -- the good news for the tournament, the forecast calls for sunshine the rest of the
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week. >> i didn't realize it snowed at all in tucson. >> pretty rare. >> moving to the midwest too? >> sort of related. a piece of that energy bringing the snow down there. >> marching its way across the u.s. >> you know something is upside down when tucson is getting snow and we haven't seen much of anything. >> hey, that's tucson's problem. >> i wish it were our problem but it's not. we have a chance for the dreaded wintry mix around here. i don't think it will be a terribly big deal. doesn't look like a lot of moisture. this would be tomorrow afternoon. that is our next chance for any measurable precipitation around here. friday afternoon, maybe a bit of a wintry mix. we know what that can involved. cold to start your day. it will be cold or at least a cool afternoon. check out how cold it is right now. 26 in washington, 21 this morning in gaithersburg. mid 0s for most of the region here. 23 in baltimore. hagerstown, 23 degrees.
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23 out in winchester as well. yesterday, the wind were blowing during the day out of the north and west at about 30. it will still be a breezy day today. here is what it feels like outside so make sure you're properly dressed here for a cold one. 18 in washington is what it feels like. eight in gaithersburg. 20 in leonardtown. close to single digits here dulles and hagerstown. quiet conditions here. sunshine for your thursday. it will be a cool afternoon and still breezy with highs about 40 degrees. we'll get clouds tonight and here is the developing storm system that will bring is a chance for a wintry mix tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. much of the energy will get pulled up into the great lakes. a little piece of that energy will overrun in washington. it is possible that evening commute in spots here locally could be a bit of an issue. we'll watch the forecast for you very carefully. today, sunshine, 40. still breezy. winds north and west here at 10 to 15. and then tonight, 30 your
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overnight low. increasing clouds. just a little cold overnight. a little warmer than it is this morning. there is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. look like it transitions to a period of showery activity. better sunday and monday, highs about 50 with sunshine on sunday. that is weather. let's do some traffic and find out what is going on on those roads this morning. julie has your rod ways. >> melanie alnwick is reporting live from one of the structure fires we have reported along leslie avenue south of 704. there is another structure fire reported in rockville and that will be tying up a portion of watts branch parkway. right now in virginia, 66 eastbound, no big news to report here. traffic still flowing with ease out of manassas headed eastbound towards centreville. you will find your lanes are open as you continue inbound. an easy drive so far this morning across the pot only being with no issues reported for the southeast-southwest freeway. outer loop of the beltway, the
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pace looks good leaving new hampshire avenue. no accidents to report right now continuing over towards colesville road. the usual suspects are starting to line up as you travel west up 650. you will find southbound 95, 295 quiet coming in out of laurel. the usual suspects lined up south of 109 headed out to the truck scales and a brief tapping of the brakes at 118 in germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. sony is taking gaming to the next level. the japanese company unveiled playstation 4. it will have an update controller. that adds a touch pad, light bar and a share button. the device will also feature game streaming and social interaction. playstation 4 will hit stores later on this year and competitor microsoft is
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expected to unveil its next xbox in june. let's say hello to our facebook fan of the day. day davis is in the hospital awaiting the birth of her sop and she is still tuning in to fox 5 morning news. >> best of luck with the child, the new baby. >> this is a first -- awaiting the birth of her son. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation,
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off the wall, dave ross, wisdom martin. we've got controversy. rg iii has come out with an adidas commercial. i don't know if it is controversial. >> people with take what they want out of it. >> do you have any problem with it. >> it is a marketing commercial. they are selling shoes and selling equipment and apparel so they put out the commercial with the hottest guy in football, the rookie of year. people are going to talk about it. >> you understand this town is not your normal football fan- based town. when you put a tag line on the commercial says all in for week one, people go he is all in for week one. >> adidas can say whatever they want. they're not doctors. >> did you watch charlie brown
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a lot as the kid. whenever when lucy would pull the football away. >> you remind me of pig. >> i feel like the redskins football base will have the football pulled out from under them. >> they know that adidas does not control when he plays. >> i just want him to do it. >> the shoe company there. rg iii is probably the biggest star. bryce harper arguably could be the second biggest star in this town. he is on the cover of si, sports illustrated. that is and honor. are you impressed? >> it is impressive. but you whoa what is even more impressive, is if he was on sports illustrated at the end of the season in october. gee can certainly be on that one. that sports illustrated could have picked any baseball player to put there. they took bryce harper. >> that is because he is hot.
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he is on fire. he was on fire last year. >> like when i play ball against you, on fire. >> okay, alicia keys. the man was on fire last year. of his a big star. >> we got two rookies of the year. >> you got rg iii making commercials and bryce harper on sports illustrated. >> have you ever been on the cover in. >> oh, of a -- >> that is the story for another day. that will end this rousing edition of off the call. >> why you always trying to throw me under the bus. trying to put my business all on the street. >> it's out there. t there. >> aren't you glad he is not here today. >> i am so glad. so glad. i don't have to deal with him. >> we enjoy having him here. i just like to watch it. straight ahead at 6 clrks being three children and one adult fighting for their lives this morning after an early
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morning house fire. we are told two others are in fair condition. we'll have an update on this breaking news. >> he can brag overseas, an athletic company cuts ties with embattled olympian, oscar pistorius. an update on his bail hearing as a member of the prosecution faces their own murder allegation. >> we are checking your morning commute for you. here you go little man.
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