then they wreck barney's flow till to and they go to bladensburg. with four regiments of british troops, running into a maryland militia and the u.s. army but barney and u.s. army fore are utilized in a third line a mile and a half back from the crossing point but it is a poorly planned operation from start to finish and once the british dispose of the americans, the way to washington, is washington, dc is open and they march into washington, dc and burn the public buildings. so, i always say what happened in washington, dc is they burned the capitol, they burned the -- actually they don't -- the americans burn in the navy regards. there was frigate almost ready to be launched and is burned to its hull. the burned the white house and few homes where sharpshooters were shooting at british, and american militiaman tried to assassinate the commanding general of the british forces by shooting from the win deof the home of the secretary of the treasury so his home went up to the torch as well. within 25 hours to the british are out of town. the amazing p

police in bladensburg needbladsr your help finding this missingng teen. was last seen arounds laste midnight.dn they believe she ran away from home on tilden road and was roaw seen getting into a taxi.et i police say the driver took her somewhere to calvert countyrt but it is unclear where they wrt took her. now, if you see her you're being asked to call the bladensburg police department. >>> today in annapolis the t freddie gray case moves too maryland's highest court.stc the court of appeals will hear arguments over whether officerff william porter one of the sixrtr baltimore police officerse charged in the case can bepocan forced to testify against hisst fellow officers. offic officer porter's trial ended in a mistrial in december.ecem the trial of five other officers has been haltedased pending a ruling from theg a ru maryland court of appeals. >> fairfax county police were called to the same home twice t yesterday and one of thoseho times they were shot at. the first cal morning for a domestic disputec between a father and his sonndis at their home o

. >> annie thank you very much.nkv >> new this morning police inn bladensburg need help findingneg a missing teenager. 14-year-old lyssa perry was w last seen at midnight.gh they believe she ran away andwa got in a the driver took her somewhere in calvert but it's not sure where.e. >>> a domestic dispute inmec fairfax county led to shotso sts being fired at officers. nobody was injured. this happened on larkspurar drive in alexandria.ive police arrested a 19-year-old.9. earlier in the day at the samehe address a 58-year-old man was ms arrested after police wereicer called to the home for a f dispute between a father an son.son. >>> last night's shootinghoot comes less than a week afterer prince william county officerer ashley guindon was killedle responding to call. call. her body now in her home stateta of massachusetts where a funeral will be held on sun. ronald amount is accused ofcc of shooting and killing his wifeliw first and then opening fire onir guindon and two other officers f saturday in woodbridge. in he's being held without bail.uti >> the road to the white housete appea

inbound new york avenue between south dakota anduth bladensburg some heavierme heavr delays startingo can kick ing in the district. the d then in fairfax the inner looper no incidents reported.or but keep in mind that we'rend tw starting to see a little lit congestion over the 14the street bridge.street b more traffic in just a few. aew metro is on time. allison.allison. >> erin, thank you.ri still ahead an, consumer alert for you. gerber recalling some of itsts organic baby food pouches.baby >> a sad day in college park. p. terns on their way back to the maryland now after losing to kansas last night.ht late game.ame. sports junkies join us live att 6:30. we'll talk about it. >> derailment forced hundredsen of people from their homes inom the town of calaway until at leas tt this afternoon.is a right now the propane is stilltl being vented and burned off. >> doctors think it was ahi was heart attack that killed k comedian gary shandling. he was rushed to the hospital ti from his home in los angeleses yesterday.ster his spokesman said the the 66-year-old had no history of o heart tro

new york avenue bonged by bladensburg.and parkway inbveound by south capitol really slowcapi moving traffic.mo 295 look at those brake lights as you make your way inboundaynb at eastern avenue on the avenu t southbound side. it's just that usualhaus congestion. no crashes to report.shes a look at our maps now. maps now if you want to avoid the roads a and take metro, metro is mro dealing with some problems.robl delays to largo town center.enr. earlier malfunction at kingtiont street. st because of that no alerts on the other rails.otherails metrobus looking good.oong g in frederick we're seeing somees slowdowns by the truck scales.ca you can see right there that tht yellow zone now things as youngu head towards gaithersburg dosbug open up. we'll ke that's your traffic. back to you. >> erin thank you. e >>> we're following breakingfolg news out of northwest d.c. a water pipe has bursts insidend of howard university hospital.pi we have a crew headed to the scene.scen >> also sweet 16 all set now.sw maryland's in. we'll check

aven new york avenue by bladensburg s very slow and 50 inbound by b 202 backed up.202 backed in princes county moreoe delays on the inbound side ofine 210. typical slow traffic old fort of road to kerby hill road informdm stafford. here's a heads up because thisp is something atypical for thefor morning ride.rnin going against the morning congestion 95 southbound s centreport parkway to 17, it's ' down to 18 miles per hour.r. construction has us down todo t just the left la northbound delays are typical right now congestion building by 610 and between dale cityen e and woodbridge give yourself y extra time on your inbound inb commute as well.co we'll take a look at 66ke ak inbound in virginia next.ginia n that's your traffic. back to you guys. gs. >> erin, thank you very much. >> get ready if you would like i to gof on -- if you dare ane an extreme adventure with this this week's fox beat free friday.ri you could win four tickets to t see ringling brothers and barnum and bailey presenty prent circus extreme at verizonter center 7:30 p.m. april 2nd. the prize pack includes a $100 $ amer

this is one of the proposed sites for a short term family shelter in ward in a commercial air near bladensburg road in northeast. it is set to open in two years. critics say there are no homes for a ten block radius. >> it is boarded by a metro bus facility, train tracks, a cement mixing facility, next tonight clubs and strip clubs, there is no grocery stores, no transportation options. >> reporter: a community association identified 15 other possible sites but the mayor's office says the time to look for the sites has passed. the next public hearing is set for march 17th. at union station, nikki burdine, wusa 9. >>> two d.c. school resource officers are being hailed heros after saving four people and a dog from a house fire. the officers were helping children get home from school safely when the fire broke out down the street on minnesota avenue in southeast. residence began flagging them down. they jumped in their cars and sped toe one of the people rescued has critical injuries. >>> lights, siren and a crash. van taking people to medical appointments slammed into a fire engine heading to a

those leading the charge against mayor bowsers plan to put a family homeless shelter near 25th and bladensburgortheast in d.c. ward five. >> there is no other area, no other area that is family friendly. why put them in this area? this is not fair. sam: this is an industrial zone. metro bus lot on one side. on the other railroad track, strip clubs and nightclubs. the residents say this industrial site is not fit for children. in fact nay have offered the administration a temptive sites in ward five the administration they say won't consider. >> ten sites. that was presented to the executives for their consideration. sam: they were also at yesterday's marathon hearing on closing d.c. general and scattering smaller shelters among the wards. passionate issues that drew hundreds and a hearing that didn't end until 11:37 last night. when ward five mcduffy wrangling with administrator young. mcduffy asking if the administration would reconsider. >> we work together with the residents to develop an alternative site? >> i'm not making that commitment. sam: there seemed to be a suggestion that ward fiv

traveling in to the d.c., you want to watch out for a problem inbound new york avenue just before bladensburg road, a broken down box truck in the right lane. that causes delays coming off of the parkway on to new york avenue. and out in sterling, a crash investigation closing westbound route 7, everybody diverted at lakeland drive because of an ongoing crash investigation. eastbound lanes are open, but it will cause you some issues coming from leesburg and going to >>> righ n cherry blossom peak bloom. what a pretty shot. soon the buds will open up. the big question is whether the peak date could be moved before this weekend. >> and mike with the national park service joining us live at the tidal basin. good morning, mike. so when can we start to see the gorgeous line of trees? >> bloom watch is already under way. you can see over my shoulder, we have green buds on all the trees and over the next five, six days, we will be moving through the six stages. should get us to peak broom on friday or saturday just in time for the weekend. in not too many people know that the national park service r

m s first up at 7 o'clock a frantic search under way for a r missing teen from bladensburg. 14-year-old layssa perry was seen at midnight. midnigh it is unclear where in calvert l county she is.coty s if you see her you're doddoue dd call bladensburg police. polic >> freddie gray case will ledil to the maryland courtl ofrt appeals. appe at issue whether officer o william porter one of the sixrtr baltimore police officerse accused in gray's death can be forced topo testify in the in te trials of his colleagues. a circuit court judge earlier reject prosecutors' request to force porter to testify.o tti prosecutors want that decision reverse porter's trial ended e in a hung jury back in hg december. >> in fairfax county thisx coty morning friends and family in fn shock over the death of a high o school student in clifton,lifton virginia.in. >> police believe her deathbe may be drug relatedli.. fox5's annie yu is live in clifton now with the latest.att good morning. morning >> reporter: hey, goodepter: morning, allison and steve. ste this is obviously a very, very heartbreaking situation her

suitland parkway by south b s capitol blocked with a lot ofblc track and new york avenueand inbound by bladensburg and you can see that 66 t66 eastbound commute justun continues to stay very heavyy h into centreville this morning.or we'll switch it back to a lookbo at our maps.s. metro he is on time if you timef want to take metro no alerts a to report there. report there as you make your way out in stafford an earlier star cleared after 630. 6 mix in the rain and the a t congestion and you still need sl to leave a lot earlier thanarlia you normally would from frederick through stafforderic into prince william.to we got you covered. cov top of the beltway inofhe beltw montgomery county usually slowun roll past new hampshire.she. allison and steve.teve up about some traffic issuesffii in the district this week. >> plus a lot of fun on tap at a the white house lawn this morning. >> ♪ glenn: the republicans: government shutdowns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we

also keep in mind in thed in district new york avenue inbound very slow moving traffic pastict bladensburglison and steve. ste >> all right.>> aht erin thanks very much. 7:49. 7: let's talk about sports rightht now. w. topping our sports breakfastak headlines virginia now out ofrg the race to the big dance thehe cavaliers upset by number 10 seed syracuse 68-62. 68-. virginia was up most of the gamm early on they led by 14 at the half. half. syracuse on a huge run in then second half to turn things tng around.ound. syracuse led by freshman malachy richardson scored a game highh 23-point.oint syracuse now plays northse n pls carolina.lina final four teams all said set.a. on the left villanova will face oklahoma. on the other side there's yourhs north carolina syracuse matchup. final four games begin on saturday in houston. championship a week from tonight.tonight. wizards with an easy win overve kobe bryant and the lakers lastl time the wizards will face kobek bryant. big game for john wall anotherwh double double.doub 22 points, 13 assists.. gortat had 16 points and 100 rebound for his doub

trc suitland parkway inbound jams ts south capitol and also new yorky avenue inbound jams at jams bladensburgough the street tunnel. a lot of cop jets inside the district.ct. watch out for delays at 197 on 50 west as you head inboundd i because of a crash. cra things on bw parkway southboundd jammed by powder mill road andnd then 95 southbound jams towardsd the beltway.the ltw in montgomery county, down to to 16 miles per hour 95 to georgiao let's go ahead and take live tei lock outside seeing a lot ofa o stop and go traffic on 270 south as well this is a look at the beltway by new hampshire you cam see all lanes very crowded andwa also the inner loop is crowdedro through annandale.anle we got you covered any questiony at erin fox5 d.c..c back to you guys.uy >> coming up a look at someome other stories making headlines including the school districttrt extending the school year tochly make up for snow days.. >> d.c. muriel bowser gives thee state of the distric what earned her a standingg ovation from the crowd last crot night. time right now is 7:38. when you build one of the biggest retail b

we out by bladensburg and then andt suitland parkway through southth capitol jammed.med. 50 west slowskenilwortho if you're edding from annapolisn towards the district you'll hitt that delay and inner loop from p five to the wilson george's into alexandria heavyne delays once you pass theas t springfield interchange you dead with typical morning congestionc through an man dale. de. dulles toll road this crashs should be cleared soon web at leesburg pike. 66 eastbound a crash after 50 at and gw parkway big delays fromsf an earlier crash by 123. 1 keep it to fox5. we got your 8:00 o'clock hour covered for you coming right up. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with 150 calories each, try our new rich & creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. ♪ >> life look downtown one of ouw developing stories today this is the dc convention center and the neighboring marriott marquis hotel large security banner -- e barriers are already up.

at ourat o maps. 295 south inbound congestionn suit lapped parkway backs up nee york avenue by bladensburgng traffic. tff same story over the key bridgerg just a little bit of congestiono picking up. 270 i like saying this is still clear in frederick.r in f back to you guys.uys. >>> coming up the dance over sadly for our maryland terrapi terrapins. it was a tough loss in the sweet 16. tuck can he we don't need thee d sound effects.und efcts. highlights from the game comingm >> first half was great.irstgr later kevin talks with some of the stars of the new batmanat versus superman including lex luther. those stories and more coming up next. it is 7:38.:3 ♪ is to provide choices that offer you the best prices, quality and selection. wake up with wegmans family pack ♪ 1,2,3,4 you can save 30% or more. from tasty energy bars to creamy and delicious yogurt. let us help you find that perfect balance of size & savings. how can you save 30% or more? sfx: finger snap wegmans family pack. we do it