however, we're going well up into the 60s. mid- to upper 60s this afternoon. the winds shouldn't be bad. a much more comfortable day than we've seen in a while because the winds just aren't going to be there. one of the things that's helping us this morning is the fact that we've had some clouds develop. it's enough to keep temperatures from dropping off overnight with the lighter winds. even though we had frost and freeze warnings, we're still holding in the upper 30s. with the cloud cover, really spotty on that frost and that's a good thing since the growing season obviously has begun. 37 in manassas. 36 winchester and frederick. on the flip side it's 51 in annapolis right now. we're going into the 60s, even near 70 south and southwest of town. even warmer for your weekend. those details coming up in a few. right now here comes a smile in monika santami with time saver traffic. i'm happy it's friday and i'm sure all of you are as

well. the volumes are light, friday morning light. if you're planning to head into the downtown area, there had been some construction leaving on the westbound dulles toll road but i think that's cleared up. here's the 14th street bridge. no problems to report heading northbound between the beltway and the potomac river. in fact, all the potomac and anacostia crossings are looking great this morning. back over to the maps and this time let's go out west. 66. no delays yet out of manassas into centreville all the way into fairfax and the beltway. let's take a live look in centreville inbound 66. as you can see barely anybody out yet but it will change within the next hour. i'll keep you posted on that coming up in my next report at 5:09, we'll take a look on the north side of town. students in maryland could face huge tuition hikes next year because lawmakers didn't pass a replacement for the state's doomsday budget. >> today the maryland board of regents votes on just how much that tuition could be going up. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the college park campus.

she has more on that story. tuition increases, no fun, delia. >> that is not good news for any student to hear. not only is the state dealing with the potential doomsday budget, students here facing a potential doomsday of their own. we're talking about a tuition hike, larger class sizes, less student services and the tuition hike amounts to an extra $900 per student every year. the board of regents was going to keep tuition at a modest 3% increase but now the board is considering a 10%, even 13% tuition hike to balance out the $50 million the school would have received from the state of maryland. you see, governor martin o'malley says lawmakers spent too much time debating a sixth casino site in the state and simply let their responsibilities with the budget slide. the only way to avoid a doomsday budget july 1 and more than $500 million in cuts statewide is if lawmakers reach

an agreement in a special session. >> it really, really sucks. >> i might not be here. >> i would ask them to call back the legislature and pass a responsible revenue package. >> reporter: the students are not taking this news lying down. the student government association along with 11 other schools in the state of maryland are planning to lobby in annapolis in trying to sway governor martin o'malley and convince him to call the special session. bah does the governor -- so what does the governor have to say about the doomsday situation? we'll have his answer coming up at 5:0. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from the college park campus. an investigation is now under way into what caused a warehouse fire in montgomery county. the blaze started on air park road in gaithersburg last night. our sky 9 shot showed smoke pouring out of the building. montgomery county officials say the building is used by a recycling company and there was a lot of paper inside. no one was hurt.

police have a suspect in custody following yesterday morning's officer-involved shooting while a second person is hospitalized with serious injuries. prince george's county officers went to a building on good hope avenue in temple hills. the initial call was for breaking and entering but officers say a man fleeing from the building confronted them. one officer fired her weapon but didn't hit anyone. the suspect was captured. police found a person inside who had life-threatening stab wounds. mitt romney's wife ann is now responding to some recent comments made about her from a democratic party consultant. hillary rosen who also appears on cnn made these remarks while talking about the republican presidential candidate and the fact that he mentioned he referred to his wife's opinion when it came to money issues and women. >> guess what? his wife has actually never work add day in her life. -- worked a day in her life. she's never dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing. >> my career choice was to be a mother. i think all of us need to know

that we need to respect choices that women make. >> president obama has called rosen's initial comments the wrong thing to say. he asked her to apologize. rosen did return to the airwaves and backtrack somewhat on her remarks but pointed out many women don't have a choice at being a stay at home mom. it's 5:05. time for the latest your money report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today. perhaps she's enjoying the biggest two-day rally so far this year on wall street and decided to celebrate without us. the dow closed up 181 points at 12,986. the nasdaq jumped 39 points and the s&p climbed almost 19. markets in asia closed higher this morning but so far stocks in europe are down slightly. a spokeswoman for maryland governor martin o'malley says he probably will sign a bill to protect children from identity theft. the first of its kind measure will allow parents to freeze

their child's credit at any time. the reason? identity theft can be so damaging for children, that credit agencies can refuse to freeze the credit of those who do not have a pre-existing credit report. attention shoppers. the giant food store in wisconsin avenue near national cathedral is now closed. the store, one of the city's oldest and one of the narrowest to navigate with your cart will be replaced by a brand new, much larger giant as part of the cathedral commons project. since it's not opening till 2014, the supermarket chain will provide free shuttle bus service to the van ness giant three times a week. very good. george zimmerman is facing a judge for the first time in florida after being charged in the trayvon martin death case. that story coming up. >> disaster for north korea after its highly touted rocket test goes very wrong very soon. >> and in game one of the

playoffs, neither goalie let anything get by during regulation. but either the capitals or the bruins had to lose. we'll tell you how it ended up in overtime. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's.

welcome back. it is 8 after 5:00 on this friday morning, the 13-g9 of april -- 13th of april. we have a nice day ahead.

a couple of clouds right now but expect a lot of sunshine. it's not going to be super windy. in fact, pretty light winds out of the north, northwest 5, 7, 8 miles an hour. by 9:00 low 50s. some jackets this morning. even some 30s out there right now but by noon in the low 60s. highs mid- to upper 60s. we're driving home with light winds. convertible tops will be down with the 5:00 p.m. temperature of 66. let's go over to monika with time saver traffic. construction still in place on the eastbound side at connecticut avenue. you can see the arrow boards still set up. if you're planning to head through the area, volumes arite enough that it shouldn't affect your right. another look at maryland roads at 5:16. making news at 5:09, the police chief from greenland, new hampshire is dead after a shootout during a drug bust. four other officers were shot and wounded. two of them are still in intensive care at this point. the entire department only has six officers.

the suspect still barricaded inside the home along with a woman. george zimmerman's lawyer says he did not shoot and tail trayvon martin. zimmerman remains in jail after a brief court hearing on thursday. he claims he fired in self- defense and could have a bail hearing early next week. u.s. officials say a rocket north korea launched broke apart about 90 seconds after lift-off. it appears debris fell into the water, didn't hurt anyone. western nation disputed north korea's claim the launch was a peaceful mission to send a satellite into space. the electric car craze has been going on for quite a while but one holdout u.s. automaker is finally getting into the race. that's coming up at 5:34. at 5:23, you couldn't ask for much more from a home opener. highlights from the dramatic today mat nats -- from the dramatic nats game. are you ready for the 80s? howard has some in his seven- day forecast.

we'll be back.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it's 5:13 on the 13th of april. it's a good day. a great day. >> we need some rain just to clear out the atmosphere. get rid of some of the pollen. >> let's look on the bright side. >> yes. it's going to be nice, comfortable, not windy and warm the next few days.

i do want to start with the allergy update to let you know what's happening out there. allergen extract lab, 261 grams per cubic meter on the tree pollen. that is considered high for us. the grass, weeds, mold spores are low. mold is going to stay low till we get some wetness around here and it has been awfully dry as of late. your bus stop forecast, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy at times although we'll see more sunshine as we go through the morning. 30s and 40s. sunrise at 6:34 sets at about 7:44 this afternoon or this evening if you'd like. day planner, it's going to be a nice, sunny day eventually. 61 by noon. the winds aren't going to be blowing that strong today. that's a nice change from where we've been the last week or so. by 4:00 66. north to northwest winds 5, 6 miles an hour. a beautiful afternoon around here with an 8:00 p.m. temperature of 63. tonight we'll dip into the 40s with maybe a couple of spots in

the upper 30s. this morning little patch of clouds coming across the region. this has been a very good thing because it tends to act as a blanket this time of year when you get the longer nights, still some long nights, dry air. with the clouds around, the heat will bounce back toward us and keep us from getting too cold. you'll notice nothing on the map is below freezing except for york, pennsylvania at 30 degrees. lots of mid and upper 30s and mid and upper 40s to the south like the pax river naval air station it's 48 degrees. locally we're looking at 37 in gaithersburg. lovettsville is close. you may have a little bit of frost in that part of the world with reston and sterling at 37. fort belvoir 41. andrews, crofton 44. columbia is 41 and in washington right now cloudy skies but good visibility. here's the michael & son weather camera. we have north, northwest winds at 7 so a little bit of a windchill. you'll need a jacket now but if you can peel it off, you'll be

in great shape thank. do want to -- shape this afternoon. do want to point out the warmer temperatures. these 50s. this warmer air will be moving off toward the east the next couple of days. we'll see our nighttime temperatures and daytime temperatures both come up nicely. showers here. central plains toward the mississippi valley. once again we go to the west coast. they're being hit hard with rain and mountain snows. going to build up a snow pack for the -- that helps with the water supply out there. for us doesn't look like we'll see much of anything headed our way till perhaps tuesday, wednesday of next week. so today pleasant, 67. about 48 in town tonight. the coldest areas may dip into the upper 30s. tomorrow breezy at times but nice, 74. sunday warm, 84. monday even warmer. i think 86. that's in town. some areas south and west even warmer. tuesday 75 with the late shower storm into wednesday. still very nice, highs around 70. it is 5:16. monika santami along with time saver traffic. >> my question to you, howard

is where is everybody. is everybody already playing hookie because i'm looking at the cameras. there's not many people around. that's a good thing if you're headed to work early this morning. i just wonder, you know, it's going to be a really nice weekend. are you playing hookie already? things look great on the dulles toll road. no problems on 66. really no delays coming in from manassas all the way to centreville and fairfax. all lanes are open. the american legion bridge pretty much the statement story. let's go to bethesda, old georgetown road and arlington road in the heart of bethesda looks great. very quiet this morning here as well. we'll go back over to the maps this time to 95 coming in from baltimore, route 29 to bw parkway. all of those major through other fairs are incident -- thoroughfares are incident free. a live look at 95 at route 198 as you come in from laurel to the beltway. just a few people out. no problems to report on really any of the major thoroughfares in from the north. in my next report we'll go south at 5:24. we have a little update on our own jc hayward as she is

resting at home, may be resting at home. they're trying to keep her away from the phone and computer after undergoing successful lumpectomy on wednesday. she's feeling no pain and is definitely raring to come back to work. that was before her surgical procedure. i spoke to her on the phone and she said she was up, trying to exercise the arm and willing to come back to work on thursday. watch the noon news today. she may be in the chair. you can send your best wishes to jc at jchayward.com. she does watch so expect a big welcome when she returns to work on monday. i wouldn't be surprised if she's here-- >> that woman is a force. >> she is a force to be reckoned with but she has saved so many lives.

5:18. the nationals provided some free baseball in their home opener. >> the capitals and bruins were tied at the end of regulation at zero. highlights coming up in sports. the question of the day, by the time the average american student graduates from high school, they've done this at least a thousand times. is it a, taken a test or exam, b, fallen asleep in class, or c, eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. our viewers give this serious thought. terry wrote c, after we ate peanut butter and jelly sandwich, we'd fall asleep in class, the teacher would wake us up and give us a test. >> log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. well have the answer in our 6:00 hour. we'll be right back.

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5:22 this friday morning. you'll need a jacket early. we have 40s, even a few 30s but the clouds are going to quickly move to the south and get out of here by 9:00 till about -- by 9:00 about 51 in town. low 60s by lunch time. lighter winds. i think a lot of folks are going to take advantage and eat outside. don't forget the sunscreen. this afternoon we're going to the mid, even upper 60s in spots. it's going to be a beauty. over to you. two games went past regulation.

>> one ended really well. wait till you see that the other? kristen berset has your highlights. the capitals dominated but the playoffs are a totally different beast. game one last night in bean town town. 29 saves for the new goalie. that was a physical game last night. bruins tim thomas only had 17 saves. it was scoreless through regulation. 60 minutes of regulation. nobody could get anything going. but there's no shootout in the playoffs so another 20-minute overtime period but all the bruins needed was just a minute and a half. chris kelly shoots, gets it past braeden to win game one. >> it was a good battle for us. we got a lot to look at with the tape and stuff but we --

we're not happy with it but it was a good hockey game. we look forward to the next one. >> the next one is saturday afternoon. nats home opener yesterday. gonzales making his d.c. debut. seven strikeouts, over seven scoreless innings. got a standing o from the crowd. things got moving in the bottom of the 5th. nats based loaded. it's a single up the middle scoring two but they couldn't hold that lead. tied up, bottom of the 10th, a wild pitch from simone. ryan zimmerman races home and that's how the nats win 3-2. look at gonzalez, first guy out of the dugout. pretty exciting opening home opener day. that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a great friday. thanks to maryland's budget impasse, college students in the free state could be looking at much higher tuition bills. that story is coming up. plus, auto giant ford finally takes the plunge into

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is friday. happy to tell you that. thank you for watching. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. here is monika santami with traffic momentarily. >> we start with howard. highway as great forecast. >> it's friday going into a nice weekend. double pluses this morning. if you have that phobia, friday the 13th, get over it. >> the train is going off the track here. >> thank you, mike.

pushing me back on track. weather wise, sunshine. got a few clouds now. we'll turn out sunny and very nice. by noon 61. by 5:00 66 degrees. let's get you going and show you what happened overnight. had a couple of clouds develop. this really helped us keeping temperatures from getting too cold. starting to clear up near the maryland-pennsylvania border. that's where we're seeing the coldest temperatures. there are going to be areas well north and west that could still get a little frost. maybe down toward the freezing mark. go have some frost advisories and freeze warnings well north and west of town. we're 47. 37 in manassas. culpeper 39. 30s in la plata. 50s on the bay in annapolis. water temps now in the 50s on the bay. today 66 for easton and cambridge. 65 in leesburg with 69 in fredricksburg. it is 5:29. monika is in with time saver traffic on this friday the 13th. yes, we know it's friday

the 13th. if you're planning to head around town, there's no fear of anything on the roadways. things are looking great out to the west coming in from sterling on the dulles toll road. 66 in from manassas you're fine all the way to fairfax and the beltway. the beltway is looking great through tysons corner i'm happy to say. a little further south on the beltway, if you're planning to head northbound on 95 to the beltway, you're going to be fine. northbound past the robinson terminal all the way to 66 all lanes are open. let's go back over to the maps on the other side of town. no problems to report as you head around the beltway and over to the northbound side of i-95. we're looking great leaving woodbridge into springfield as you just saw. let's go to our vdot camera on the northbound side of 395 at the 14th street bridge. no issues across the potomac river. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:38. montgomery county could soon face a lawsuit over the safety of its ride on buses. >> the union that represents the bus drivers is now threatening to sue the buses they say have problems.

they're less than 30 feet long. they have fronts that look like trucks. you can see one right there and you can also see it burned out. six of these buses have caught fire in recent years. >> these buses are a gaininger to -- are a danger to the public and also to our members. >> the difficult pargt is the fires have started in different -- part is the fires have started in different parts of the bus. drivers some of the burned out vehicles say their fires spread very quickly and they're concerned that riders could get trapped if there's another fire on the bus, especially if someone is in a wheelchair. the ntsb has started an investigation into this. if you were wondering how soon maryland lawmakers' failure to pass a budget would have a dramatic effect, try today. the board of regents is meeting to determine tuition rates for next year. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at college park with more on the cuts factoring into their decision and it could be a hefty price for students and families to

pay. >> reporter: absolutely. about $900 a year. that's a pretty hefty price for a lot of folks who see the university of maryland has a more affordable alternative for them and for higher education. but listen, you know, state lawmakers may have until july 1 to finalize a budget in a special session but the school simply does not have that luxury. there is a good chance that the board of regents today may increase tuition 10% to 13% because it can't count on the $50 million from the state. in fact, higher education overall in the state of maryland could see a $63 million cut. here at college park, that means less student services and larger classes and that extra $900 a year. governor martin o'malley is now blaming the leadership, including himself for the legislature's failure to pass a budget in its 90-day session. >> the future is a choice whether or not we make college more afford only or expensive.

that's a choice. a lot of these choices flow from the common platform of ours called our state government. >> reporter: that was the governor speaking with mike hydeck earlier at the station. now, the governor says he will go ahead and call a special session only if lawmakers can come to a consensus. we'll have reaction from students here on campus coming up in my next report at 6:00 a.m. back to you. >> delia, thank you for that update. something for frederick county parents and students to mark on their calendars. at the qf the county sheriff, -- request of the county sheriff, public schools will close on may 18 because of the g8 summit being held at nearby camp david. the sheriff cited concerns about safety and congestion with world leaders and the world's news media traveling through the county. the district will now have just one occupy d.c. camp. the protesters from freedom plaza have voted to merge with the camp at mcpherson square. the reason they say is because the permit allowing the protesters to camp at freedom

plaza expires at the end of the month. the group wasn't sure if it was going to be renewed. time for another your money report. we have some car news for you. >> ford has finally plugged into the electric car craze. we have more on the spring debut of the focus electric. >> reporter: ford wants you to kiss the gas pump goodbye. in san francisco thursday it unveiled its first electric vehicle, the ford focus electric. >> it can go up to a hundred miles on a single charge. this vehicle is very low cost to drive. you can be looking at less than a $1 to go up to 100 miles. >> reporter: ford claims it will only take three hours to charge the battery. it's also green on the inside. the upholstery and carpet is

made from recycled water bottles and there's the equivalent of two pairs of jeans as insulation. some of the biggest buzz could be generated by ford's partnership with microsoft allowing you to program the car at times when electricity rates are the lowest in the area. there is the my ford mobile app that communicates directly with the car. >> it gives you real time feedback on your range and charge status we. have charge station locations so you can plan your day and find the charge station nearest you to. we have an embedded trip planner. >> reporter: it's still unknown whether consumers will embrace a car that needs to be charged all the time. >> electric cars are still very weird to most americans. then they look at price and they're rather expensive because this technology is not cheap. you can go as green as you want and only get about 1% of the buying market and the rest will say i'll give it lip service but i'll still buy what i like. >> reporter: the price to pay for being green? 40 grand before rebates. >> it really is a cool car but 40 grand? i could see why people are

sketchy about it. ford predict abouts a quart he of -- predicts about a quarter of its portfolio will be electric. come monday say goodbye to a full service gas station in alexandria, virginia. the owner blames the change on the rising price of gas. so now customers will have to pump gas, wash windshields and check the oil themselves. there will still be attendants to help customers who need it. looking for a deal? we have a great list of them right after the break. a change ever the guard is at the works at georgetown. -- in the works at georgetown. we'll be back. thanks.

i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's. we have our flag just hanging. winds are not blowing. winds are calm. it's been windy this week and today will not be a windy day.

it's going to be nice and sunny and pleasant by this afternoon as temperatures are starting in the 40s and some 30s. well eab 61 by noon. -- we'll be 61 by noon. winds north, northwest 5 to 7, 8 miles an hour. even warmer for the weekend. i'll have the forecast for you coming up in a few minutes. we go inside to monika with time saver traffic. we'll take a live look in maryland. here in laurel at route 198 all lanes are open. no problems on the bw parkway or route 50 insides the beltway flew cheverly. we'll go to 270 at 5:48. guess what? it is daily deal time. isn't that a cool graphic? i like that you don't have to scan through all of the sites to find the deepest discounts because we do it now. here are some of the favorites we found. king valley stables in clarksburg is offering a good deal for kids and adults. 60 bucks will get you three horseback riding lessons. plus a trail riding experience as well. each lesson is an hour long and this is good for anyone eight years old or older.

the deal is normally valued at $120. it's available through living social. the school of rock has a deal for all of you who are the parents who want to be rock stars. for 39 bucks they will give you four 30-minute private music lessons, a v.i.p. pass for four people to a school of rock performance. plus, t-shirts, stickers and a bracelet, a savings of 74%. the offer is good at ashburn, vienna, and silver spring locations available through living social. for those of who you still haven't filed your taxes, tax help u.s.a. plus has a deal now. the company is offering e- filing service for $195 to file personal task returns. it includes prep fees up to $500. the tax deadline is tuesday, april 17. tax help u.s.a. plus, inc. located in dunkirk, maryland. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a merchant, we'd

love to hear from you. check us out on facebook. ready, set d.c. held its fifth fashion show last night. guests paid a chance to get up close with local designers and latest collections all while enjoying live music, specialty cocktails and food from area restaurants. it's almost time to pass the baton to a new generation at georgetown. we're not talking about the students. we're talking about this guy, jack the bulldog. today the hoyas live mascot will welcome his replacement. take a look. it's jack, jr. or jj for short. he's being brought here all the way from california. there's jj to begin his routine as the mascot in training. about 20 georgetown students will help care for both mascot dogs. >> how cute. >> a little easier to handle than the lsu tiger. the cold snap in the

midwest could be causing problems when it comes to fruit crops later this year. more on that story next. firefighters battling stubborn blazes in the virginia mountains get some reinforcement. it's friday and birthday time. al green is 66 today. he's the band leader. bruce springsteen's drummer is 61. >> you have all the musical names. happy birthday to 9 sports reporter dave owens. happy birthday fits' your day, too. -- if it's your day, too.

good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. i don't know about you but we're enjoying our friday at 5:45 a.m. part of that is because of howard's forecast for today and

the weekend. >> it's going to be really nice. it's a bit chilly out there but it's so nice to be out without the wind blowing. it's been so windy the last week or two and just to have a calm morning and calmer day with light wind, comfortable temps and lots of sunshine. if you're going to the nats game, they'll have an evening start. you'll need a jacket. eight going to be cool but pretty pleasant nonetheless. the bus stop forecast we start with this friday morning. we've got partly to mostly cloudy skies now. increasing sunshine over the next few hours, especially once it actually rises at 6:34. we'll see decrease in cloudiness probably a better way to put it. 30s and 40s this morning. sunrise 6:34 setting at 7:44 this afternoon or this evening. by noon sunny, 61. north winds only about 6 miles an hour. so i'm thinking lunch on the patio for a lot of you. 60 degrees at 5:00. high temperatures -- it's going to be about 65 make that. highs in the mid- to upper 60s

later this afternoon. it's going to be great. this morning we still have a frost advisory just north and west of town until 9:00 and a freeze warning southern pennsylvania, western maryland, parts of west virginia and shenandoah valley. temperatures could get down toward 32. we've been fortunate that we've had this patch of clouds overnight develop upstream, come over us. starting to thin out now and pull away but just enough -- just enough time to keep temperatures getting all that cold although gaithersburg is 36. same with winchester. so some spotty frost here. york have cleared out. they're down to 30 degrees. a freeze warning for them. we're still holding on to temperatures in the 40s. on the michael & son weather camera,. look at the flags at the capitol. that's been stiff for the last several days. this morning it's hanging pretty limp, sign of lighter winds out there. north, north west at 7 at megan national but many -- at reagan national but many areas reporting calm winds. out west we have a lot of rain

and snow once again hitting california, moving in toward the mountains. then again in the central plains. the showers there. and some thunderstorms. in the east, well, it's all quiet and it's going to stay quiet for several days. the systems coming out of the midwest are going to head toward pennsylvania, ohio, new york. i think our next best chance of rain will probably will be late tuesday into next wednesday of next week. your forecast today, 67, gorgeous. tonight we'll be in the upper 40s in town up wither 30s in the coldest spots. i don't think we'll see any frost or freeze advisories. really nice tomorrow, mid-70s. sunday look at that low to mid- 80s. monday, though, that will be the warmest day 86. that's in town. some spots west, southwest being a little bit warmer. 75 by tuesday with a late shower or storm possible and to early wednesday and thursday looks nice around 70. let's go to monika santami this friday morning. we're so happy it's friday. >> we're just like giddy. i don't know what's going on. if you're planning ahead, you didn't see what howard just

said. he bumped into a wall but it was off camera. you didn't see that. if you're planning to head around the beltway, things are great. no problems to report. friday morning light on the beltway. i'm trying very hard not to laugh. no problems between college park and bethesda. we're fine on route 29. fine on 270 coming in from frederick. let's take a live look outside. no problems to report here as you travel past route 109. it is a bit slow out of urbana into clarks burke but then the pace improves down to the point where the lanes divide. let's go back over to the maps. there's an accident in downtown d.c. it is c street northeast right before 14th street bridge. the crews are on the scene. this is just north of lincoln park on c street so be aware of that looks like the road may be shut down between the 1400 and 1500 blocks of c street. southern maryland looks great. a quick look live on the beltway at kenilworth avenue, a little slow here but no big deals to report.

back in my next report, we'll talk about the accident in d.c. at 6:00. we're learning more about exactly why prosecutors decided to file second-degree murder charges against george zimmerman in the february shooting death of trayvon martin. >> zimmerman made a brief court appearance thursday, just about three minutes and may get a bail hearing coming up next week. manuel gallegus reports now from sanford, florida. >> reporter: george zimmerman may soon ask a judge to let him out of jail. his lawyer says a bail hearing will probably be held a week from today. >> mr. zimmerman? >> reporter: zimmerman made his first court appearance on thursday and is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting of trayvon martin. the 28-year-old is being held in a 67 square foot cell. he can't watch television but does have access to the jail commissary. this receipt shows he spent nearly $80 on items, including soap, playing cards, and snacks. zimmerman's attorney says his client is scared. >> now to know that he is facing charges that could put

him in prison for life, how could you not be frightened. >> reporter: zimmerman is being held in an isolated cell here at the seminole county correctional facility. officials say he's being kept away from the general population because of the high profile nature of the case. dispimerman's -- zimmerman's lawyer says his client will plead not guilty when he's arraigned may 29. the neighborhood watch volunteer says he fired in self- defense after the teenager attacked him. but prosecutors say zimmerman followed and confronted the unarmed teen after a police dispatcher told him not to. the state also points to screams heard in a 911 call. martin's mother sabrina fulton says it's her son's voice. >> we have a long journey in order to finish what we set out to do and that's to get justice for trayvon. >> reporter: if convicted zimmerman faces 25 years to life in prison. manuel gallegus, cbs news, sanford, florida. making news now at 5:51, a california apartment building at the center of a police

standoff went up in flames overnight. a sheriff's deputy and another person were shot and killed earlier in the day. when officers tried to serve an eviction notice. s.w.a.t. units have the burning building surrounded. they believe the shooting suspect is still inside. firefighters from as far away as new mexico have arrived to relieve the warn out crews in the virginia mountains. several wildfires have scorched more than 20,000 acres there. the biggest is in the heavily forested area of allegheny county. that single fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres. farmers in iowa fear they could lose up to half their crop. the plants started blooming early at the end of this mild winter until temperatures dropped into the 20s earlier this week. now grapevine leaves are dead and shriveled up as or many apple tree blossoms. time now for another look at the question of the day. by the time the average american student graduates from high school, they have done one of these things at least a thousand times. is it a, take a test, b, fall asleep in class, or c, eaten a

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welcome back on this friday morning. looking good. a few clouds. nothing reaching the ground here. don't worry about any freeze. by 9:00 more sunshine, 51 degrees. it will still northbound the mid-40s in the seen -- still be in the mid-40s in the shenandoah valley. going to abbeautiful day with lighter winds out of the north 5, 7, 8 miles an hour. as we head toward noon low 60s. so a great lunch hour there. mid to even upper 60s in a few spots for highs today and even warmer as we go through saturday and especially on sunday. your weekend forecast coming up on 9news now at 6:00. cbs prime is loaded with crime dramas, all of them a lot of fun to watch. the network is adding another new show to the mix. this sunday, 10:00. the premier of nyc22. >> you'll recognize the hollywood legend who serves at the show's executive producer.

>> 15 fresh off the farm today. >> i had moved to harlem and i was hanging out with detectives there. the notion came up of rookies. let me just get them on the street, let me get them out of the classroom. >> welcome to post 41. get out. >> but what makes this one unique is it's rookies that have had careers before they became rookies. >> do you know how many people out here were rooting for you? >> all six of the rookies have a life that's been lived prior to becoming part of the force. >> you let the whole neighborhood down. >> kind of a new "grey's anatomy" of cop shows. a little more about their personal stories. >> i wake up one day. very no wife. i've got no kid. i've got no job. i've got nothing. >> it's precinct 22 in morning side heights. >> we're shooting in an area of new york city that is seldom seen on television. >> it is being built up on the one hand by development.

on the other hand it still has a lot of gang activity. >> you really have the cute little coffee shops and maybe the crack heads. >> so the foot post for our rookie cops are filled with adventure and turmoil. >> i've been on a lot of sets. it was great to be on the set but it was great because it was our set. so everybody is excited. >> i'm so impressed with how detailed it's been when we're out in the streets. we have people come up and ask us for directions. >> to be out on the streets doing very big scenes with fire, car crashes, to watch new yorkers watch the scene is exciting. >> we pick this rookie up who is trying to put his life back

together being a police officer. >> i play the tough, risky character type that ups into stuff and doesn't think about it. >> this is probably one of the most youthful, drama driven, fun, charismatic as well as heartfelt dramas on television. >> that's "nyc 22" starting sunday in place of csi miami. you're watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. >> have to watch something over the summertime. >> watch us right now. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. otherwise known as "h ." good morning. thank you for joining us. happy friday. here's monika santami. we've been awfully silly from the get go this morning. >> thank you. >> there's a thing on youtube where they put together this clip where we see him every time.