the w6 that leaves from the anacostia station. witnesses said the man in the hoody pulled a handgun on a woman passenger and fled with her purse. >> how are you doing? >> all right. >> hours after that incident, metro transit police teamed up with mpd and the federal protective service for a height. that stands for high intensity targeted enforcement effort. >> today's height is focused on anacostia and along the mlk to alabama avenue to congress heights metro station. mainly this is to get us with our community, showing that we are here for them. >> you might need one of these. >> metro does these more than a dozen times a month at various stations. handing out safety tips and raising awareness, especially about electronic device thefts and other robberies. which brianna jennifer sees all the time here. >> ipods, phones, tennis shoes, all the above. >> hope is this high visibility effort will make thieves think twice. >> make a lot of people feel safer out here. >> they need to be out here. >> and there's a good reason the federa

at joint base anacostia bolling, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> maybe he will. >>> in reston police are looking into an early morning fire, one they call suspicious. firefighters broke down the door to a burning apartment on waterside drive and inside they found the body of a woman. now fairfax county fire investigators are working side by side with the cops. they believe the death is a homicide. >>> police on maryland's eastern shore are hunting down the person who stabbed and killed a 21-year-old college student. edmond st. clair was in a car start knight with three friend driving across the -- saturday night with three friends driving across the eastern shore campus going to get a bite to eat. they were approached by three people. an argument broke out and st. clair was stabbed in the chest. her girl friend is eight months pregnant with his child. >> you know what it's like to have to tell your child their father is gone. >> investigators think st. clair was targeted by the suspects. his friends say he recorded music and others were jealous of his popularity on the eastern shore. >>> for mon

all your potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. if you're planning to head on the southbound side of i-95 out of laurel, all your lanes are open. no issues to report heading down to the beltway. back to the maps, this time over to southern maryland. no problems on route 4, route 5, route 301, 210 from accokeek, oxon hill across the wilson bridge here at the river. one more last live look, this time northbound 395 at the 14th street bridge. >> thanks, monika. >>> metro's general manager is apologizing for a meltdown that left rush hour commuters stuck when they were trying to get home. >> dozens of riders on powerless green line trains gave up. they left the trains. they hit the pavement. our delia goncalves is live at the navy yard station with the story. kind of a chilly night for a walk home, delia. >> reporter: and folks walked several miles home. they said it was a better way to get home because the shuttle buses, well, there just weren't enough of them. so a lot of them just trekked in the cold several miles to their homes. an

problems over the keyboard teddy roosevelt bridge, the chain bridge, the anacostia bridge. u.s. park police are not working any early problems. in maryland, outer loop, georgia avenue, travel lanes are open. out of kensington, connecticut avenue, cost to a good start down to the beltway. around the beltway passed pennsylvania avenue towards the john hanson highway and the wilson bridge here. back to you. >> thank you. good news all around. 37 degrees now. >> the first lady opening up about what inspired her to get a new hairstyle. what she said. >> and on "katie" today, an interview with the legendary music executive clive davis. of what he says about the death of one of his biggest stars, whitney houston, and his reveal about his sexu >> when it comes to the will baby watch, it is a big day. >> the duchess of cambridge will appear at a charity event in britain. she will make a visit to hope house to hear the stories of women suffering from substance abuse. it's part of kate middleton's charity. >> things are hitting a high note for black eyed peas singer fergie. she and her hus

pennsylvania looks great continuing out towards the anacostia. open for those continuing along the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. traffic moving at speed traveling eastbound along 66 leaving fair oaks continuing inbound towards the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >>> another big story we are following this morning, an american hero is dead. and his suspected killer is in custody. >> police in texas say former navy seal chris kyle who wrote the book american sniper was gunned down at a shooting range. another man was also fatally shot. >> reporter: the loss of chris kyle known as the u.s. military's most lethal sniper to a fatal gunshot wound has stunned the military community where he was reextraordinary for his skilled and hero six service. he wrote the best selling autobiography american sniper published by harper collins which is owned by the same parent company as fox newschannel. the story details his 150 plus kills of insurgents. kyle and another man were both killed

all lanes are open coming across the anacostia bridges.nd 66, volume increasing, starting to seat usual suspects in the line-up as you travel east of business 234 headed out towards the rest area. northbound on i-95, the waiting line begins at aquia harbor. traffic is starting to slow headed northbound out of stafford. no issue here out of woodbridge. traffic running smoothly continuing out towards newington. you will find your lanes are open on 395 continuing to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to the state of the union address. much of the focus last night was on the economy and gun control. >> president obama also made news by announcing a raise in the minimum wage. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more reaction to what was said last night. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. putting a face on policy issues. that is what the white house and most lawmaker to be honest really lick to do. so last night they invited ordinary americans and also victims of gun violence t

. >> reporter: angry metro riders stranded in the tunnel between the anacostia and navy yard stations are still emotional about the experience less than 24 hours later. >> we still had to pay. we had to pay to get off the train after sitting in the tunnel for over what, an hour and a half. >> reporter: many are still frustrated that once the power was out they were left in the dark. >> i think the reason why some people were panicking was because when the conductor said that he couldn't get through to central control, i think that's when some people decided they would try to get themselves out. >> reporter: from metro's general manager after a morning meeting that included d.c. fire officials came this apology. >> the first thing i want to do is apologize to our customers. they were on the trains for a long time. >> reporter: the problem he says, a piece of equipment was smoking and it was human error when crews went down to the tracks to try to stop it. >> emergency trip button was hit that takes power down and that's when the power came down from underneath two trains. so there was

. >> even after she moved across the anacostia river to live in northwest nearer to the courthouses,hborhood. >> the residents will be built across the street from the ame church where she preached for decades. it will open in march a month before 99th birthday. >> she has been my saving grace. sir family is waiting to surprise her with the news. the aging ison has lost her eyesight -- the aging icon has lost her eyesight and is living at an assisted living the facility. her family says that her presence is in every corner and will remain there even when she's gone. >> i will describe every detail i possibly can so she can feel it and see it and know the love that went into making this happen for her. >> jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> [ male announcer ] here's a friendly reminder -- it's your last chance to get a $200 verizon visa prepaid card with verizon high speed internet and phone for business, both with 99.9% network relbility for only $84.99 a month when you sign up online with a 2-year term. plus a basic second line. just order at verizon.com/bizdeal or call 1.888.929.4404 fo

two green line trains got stuck in opportunity hims between navy yard and anacostia stations. metro says the problem started with a fire in an insulator that keeps power in the third track from energizing the other two. an employee cut off the power to address the problem but that employee never told anyone else. >> it was hot and people were passing out. someone opened the emergency exit. we ran to the nearest emergency excite. >> that kind of communication, we would have recovered faster. we'll look at the precise events. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. i have a couple of questions sent out to the spokesperson with metro to find out what the results of that investigation will be. one, will there be any disciplinary action against the employee who didn't follow protocol? a second question i asked him, training. are we going to train these folks to actually follow the protocol in an emergency situation? metro says this could have been a dangerous situation. we had pregnant people, folks with asthma attacks, folks who suffered panic attacks stuck in the trains for tw

green line last month that left thousands of passengers stranded on trains between navy yard and anacostia. officials say the first failure was a miscommunication, but it got worse when one passenger decided to lead other passengers out against orders. fox 5's sherri ly has the details. >> reporter: two green line trains stuck in rush hour with about 1,000 passengers each after the power suddenly cut off. the january 30th incident created panic and confusion. people uncertain how long they'd be stranded. >> the customers were alarmed. some were frightened. all were inconvenienced and very uncomfortable. >> reporter: metro says a lapse in protocol led to miscommunication between officers that caused the initial power shutdown. >> we would not have been there if the protocols had been followed. >> reporter: the first train began evacuating short of the anacostia station, but the transit agency says the train operator who had just seven months' experience failed to make adequate announcements and people in the back exited onto the track. some passengers on the second train began self-evacuati

. >> whitman walker helped will offer free and hiv testing at the anacostia metro station from noon until 3:00 p.m. and at a bachelor's mill from 10:00 p.m. through 12:30 p.m. and you can get tested at the elizabeth taylor medical center from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at the max robinson center from 9:00 a.m. through four corners 30 p.m.. for more informations, log on to to wjla.com. >> new jersey governor chris christie does not shy away from jokes about his weight. recent comments made by a former white house position don't seem to sit well with him. >> earlier this week the doctor said she would like to see in him and run for president in 2016 but that he needs to lose weight. she said that she worries he could die in office. chris christie said his 12-year- old son heard the comments from the doctor and asked him if he was going to die. >> this is irresponsible. people who have a medical license should conduct themselves more responsibly. if she wants to get on a plane and come to new jersey to ask me if she wants to examine me to review my medical history, i will have a conversation

the park area near the anacostia and 11th street bridge is 110 acres, only has about a 40-acre spree. the fbi wants that much to consolidate offices into a central local. the district wants to be kept in the city to reap the rewards of jobs and revenue. >>> a bold plan in maryland gets the green light. they approved the plan to bring in offshore wind farms to the state. the governor touts that it will create jobs and lock-in prices for 25 years and will be built off of the coast of ocean city with 40 wind tush signs. the bill heads to the senate. >>> coming up, more than a dozen u.s. companies following -- falling victims to recent cyberattacks. what can you do to protect yourself and your information. >>> and that is called street art. a new exhibit chronicling the graffiti area. . >> what happens when a curling tutorial goes wrong? the young girl in disbelief when she realized she burns off her hair. a few months later, she layoffs at herself and decided to post the video on youtube. . >>> a new report shows more and more consumers continue to battle identity theft. fox's brenda but

. >> reporter: the only private health and fitness club in anacostia is closing at the end of business this event the courts have ruled the salvation army, owner of the building, can now go through with an eviction of the for profit facility founded by the nearby union temple baptist church. >> we have a group and spirit who is a for profit organization who defaulted on their rent. >> reporter: in a statement today the salvation army says it's owed more than $170,000 in back rent. >> it's been multiple months. we have ended the lease agreement and have opted not to renew. >> reporter: at the health club today we found only disappointed and hurt fitness instructors. >> to actually see something in the community that's good, actually leave that fast actually hurts a lot. >> reporter: after today some six full time employees some 1,200 clients will have to have another health club. of course, the big s loser could be the community, one of the -- biggest loser could be the community, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the community and they've got all kinds of health problems. >> cardiova

at joint base anacostia bolling bruce leshan, wusa9. >> proud of you, chase. the navy is putting the families up at the navy lodge for now and looking to find them a new home on base soon. right now investigators are still trying to figure out why that blaze spread so quickly and with so the warning. >>> in fairfax county authorities are investigating a fire with a much different and tragic result. a woman was found dead in the waterside apartments in reston today. her body had signs of severe trauma. as greg guys reports, police are trying to determine if she died from the blaze or the blows. >> reporter: fairfax arson investigators worked throughout the afternoon trying to solve the mystery of a woman's death. >> they are working the death as a homicide. >> reporter: late this afternoon more information. >> the victim did have trauma to the upper body which is why we are investigating it as a homicide. >> reporter: amanda ham lives right upstairs. >> it was about 2, 2:30. i heard sort of a one-sided argument. i heard a man's voice. whoever he was yelling at

that will get you over the anacostia river just fine but suitland parkway that could create a mess. it's completely blocked between first sterling and stanton road. a live look at 14th street bridge. no issues to report across the potomac river. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> the storm that dumped record amount of snowfall on texas and oklahoma hofd into kansas. -- moved into kansas. at least two deaths are already blamed on this stream. drivers were stranded on roads as up to a foot fell very quickly some some places and heavy rain and thunderstorms and the possibility of tornadoes in the south. >>> congress will move on some of president obama's cabinet appointments dacht the senate is expected to vote this afternoon to end debate on the confirmation for chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. he is expected to clear the 60- vote hurdle to end debate which means hagel's confirmation will move on to a final vote. and the senate finance committee is expected to approve jack lew to be the next treasury secretary. after that it goes to the full senate for its approval.

all the potomac and anacostia bridges are incident free right now. i'll be back in a few. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is 4:38. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> headline time. >> good morning to both of you. we've had huge rallies so far this year. we had a big loss, biggest loss of the year on concerns about europe. a banking scandal hit italy weeks. despite the concerns it seems more investors are returning to the stock market. vanguard is the biggest mutual fund company. it says it received a record 24.3 billion from clients last month alone. most of that money was poured into stock funds. vanguard says signs of an improving u.s. economy have convinced investors to return to stocks. not a lot of -- [ inaudible ] the dow slid 129 points. nasdaq lost 48 and s&p 500 was down by over 17. >>> a new government report finds u.s. households spend an average of 2900 on gas last year. that's the most in four years. but despite spending more money, the government says americans are actually buying less gas because they're driving more fuel

at anacostia high school, the students who had 21 days ofup excused absences amounted to 45% of the student body. those who were cropically truant tended to not graduate and many wind up in the criminal justice system. the superior court judge said that it's a complicated social problem. >> when you go to the social settings, the person to be sentenced as an adult, you will see educational failure and you will see parents not old enough to start a family who were not prepared to raise children and who pretty much, out of frustration, let them raise themselves. >> reporter: current city law already allows the jailing of parents of chronically truant children, although that drastic step almost never happens. city councilman david katana's bill would require parents classes or community service for parents of cropically truant students. >> we have a lot of 49, 15, 16, and 17-year-olds who are not in school and we don't know why. they fall off the radar screen and weed in somebody in this government reaching after the the family and individuals and finding out what the situation is and bringing

north of town, no problems insides the beltway at all the bridges across the potomac and even the an anacostia river. we'll go to a live picture on our traffic camera. here route 50 to annapolis on the beltway volumes are still light. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is 4:48. here's a story that may really touch a nerve, especially if you're annoyed by people who text and drive. >> a fairfax county teenager was killed in 2011. a man texting behind the wheel was the reason and received no punishment. >> but as andrea mccarren reports, the tragedy has led to a virginia law that is now pending. >> i'll never be as happy as i was ever again. >> reporter: in a matter of seconds, kyle rowley went from being a 19-year-old college student with so much to live for. >> it's really tough. >> reporter: to an abrupt and violent death. >> you don't come back from something like this. >> reporter: driving home from his summer job in 2011, kyle's car ran out of gas. he turned on his hazards and tried to push it off the road. >> losing a son is the worst thing. >> reporter: cell phone records revealed that a drive

as well as bridges, they're looking good if you're travel 1g 4th street bridge, anacostia bridges, 11thge, no issues to report. d.c., too, 95 toward greenbelt, you are clear here, as well. and you know what, we'll check the beltway now. this time we'll look past 50. in fact, along the beltway between 50, inner loop and outer loop heading toward the wilson bridge. a live look wilson bridge in both directions. traffic getting by without any issues. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check the roads then. >> thank you. >>> today is a very special day for some young musicians who have taken a long journey to get here to washington. musicians from the afghanistan national institute of music will perform tonight at the kennedy center. here they were in bethesda earlier this week hearing a performance by the holton arms school in pez. a junior -- in bethesda. a junior there will join them for tonight's show. the musicians will play in new york and boston next week. >> what a great story and a terrific journey. i hope i get to listen to them before they leave. >> quite an honor at the kennedy cente

the anacostia freeway between malcolm x and the u.s. naval research lab, 295 is closed right now. we'll head to the top side of the beltway here through montgomery county. moving at speed. no problems to report there. over in gaithersburg and looking at 270, a build fire now closing both directions at cedar avenue. first responders on the scene there. we expect a light morning in terms of volume because of the holiday. but i'll be here. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> our big story, budget shedown on capitol hill is at a stand still while congress is on vacation this week. we now have less than two weeks before massive spending cuts kick in. >> the cuts known as sequestration would take away about $58 billion from the government's budget and about $46 billion would be cut from the pentagon. there would be a big impact on federal workers here in the district. >> republicans blame the president but democrats argue that mr. obama has a plan the republicans won't accept. >> they will not consider anything that includes closing loopholes. >> if you want to

no issues in the northeast corridor and no problems on the anacostia river crossings as well. a live look at northbound 95 here in springfield, things are actually pretty light heading on to 395 and the 14th street bridge. listen, more people are using baltimore-washington international airport. maryland governor martin o'malley says the airport set a record for passenger traffic for a third straight year. more than 22.6 million passengers use bwi in 2012. that's 1.3% boost from 2011. and metro's annual report card is out. they say improvements have been made in ten out of 12 areas. that includes on-time performance, reliability for buses and trains and also customer safety. the system still has problems though with crime and customer complaint rates. so metro says they're working on that with customer service training and better signage. when you ride metro, can you rely on the trains to be on time and do you feel safe in the system? let me know what you think on my facebook page, facebook.com/monikasamtani. you can see the report. by the way, i put this out on twitter last n

traveling to the beltway and even heading to d.c., 295 and anacostia.ou're clear in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun over to you. >> thank you. >>> celebrations kicking off this weekend. >>> plus, the famous face who might inspire a larger crowd at the washington auto show today. >>> a live look at reagan national airport. we'll >>> welcome back. this is a live look in loudoun county where the snow is beginning to fall pretty heavily out there. 38 degrees. just a reminder, loudoun county schools are opening two hours late as a result of this weather. we'll have an update later in the news kags. a 12-year-old boy is facing felony charges for making prank calls. he called 9-1-1 in october and said armed robbers were inside ashton kutcher's home. it's called swatting and it's often directed at the homes of celebrities. the boy reported and emergency at an l.a. bank which turned out to be a hoax. he faces two counts much making bomb threats and computer hacking. >>> another lawsuit against lance armstrong. a dallas promotions is suing

witnesses say they could see flames across the anacostia river. firefighters found the victims inside the boarded up home both reportedly burned beyond facial recognition which may make it very difficult to identify the bodies. >> one of the victims was found right at the front door. the other one was in the middle living room of the area. >> three firefighters were injured battling the flames, one taken to the hospital with a broken ankles, two others treated for shoulder injuries. there was damage to the home next-door. eight people have been displaced. they're working with the red cross. >>> police in howard county charged a 17-year-old high school student in the rape of a 14-year-old female student. tashawn rasheed jones was charged as an adult with second degree rape. he approached the girl in the hallway monday, asked her to cut class. the two worked around the school and jones pulled her in an unoccupied room, blocked the door and refused to let her leave. the girl reported the incident to a parent who called police. >>> disturbing video fi

street bridge, no issues to report as you head into the downtown area traveling across the potomac or anacostia river crossings. but chances are, at some point today you will be stuck in traffic or waiting on a bus or train. wishing you could just get to the destination. it's just a fact of life living in the district. well tomorrow you have a chance to do something about the congestion and bad streets. for the first time, ddot is asking real drivers and passengers to make a wish list of improvements at the move d.c. idea exchange. now everyone is welcome to attend and you'll be able to give your ideas, directly to the people who are involved in making changes. the fair is tomorrow from 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the martin luther king jr. library in northwest d.c.. it's free with fun activities for the kids too so take them along. for more information, check out our website, wusa9.com. or wemoved.c..org. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. now the prince george's county school system has pulled an antibullying video. according to the washington city paper the school system pulled the video because

reported leaving fair oaks to 123 and in the district, you will find your lanes are open across the anacostia bridges. >>> now to a fox 5 news alert this morning, a maryland teenager found dead along a street in maryland. >> police haven't released a motive just yet but the victim's family believes he may have been targeted for a rob ri. melanie alnwick is live outside suitland high school with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes, prince george's county police have not given out a lot of information in this case but we do know that they have enough information that, in a press release, they are calling this a murder and a homicide investigation. as you can imagine, family members of the teen are distraught. it was a door to door canvass for information in hillcrest heights, detectives looks for any snippet of information that could help them piece together what happened on 28th avenue around 4:30 monday. a 15-year-old male, a freshman at suitland high school, found in the road with what police say was trauma to the upper body. he was pronounced dead at the upper hospital. the teen's au

anacostia, they call a these boarded up -miniums. police are in front of one such building. on thece have stayed since thend the clock whichtarted on tuesday, of two peopleves longtime squatters. it was a horrific fire. today, police and fire still waitingwere .or a construction crew one neighbor said it had been a crack house. you see everything that was going on. squatters and boarded up buildings are common. sam jones took us into this place where he said squatters, and go. go.ome and it could go up in flames quickly with all of the junk scattered around. he also noted there is no way because everything is boarded up. maketigators were able to the side of tuesday's determine what caused the fire. those fire investigators have called it a night. they will be back tomorrow to investigation. will remainfficers here to guard this scene. frome reporting live southeast washington. another check on the weather situation. huge blizzard hit in the northeast. this was around noon, cloudy, everybody in class. quickly, watch this. and is five

demands that the city stop neighborhood flooding and sewage discharge and pipe systems into the anacostiaotomac rivers. this animation shows the roof of a 100-deep tunnel that's being built now to handle some of the runoff. d.c. water director george hawkins brief it is mayor and council today on the plans warning water bills are going to rise to pay the cost. >> very significant increases to water bills. so there is no question that this has been an enormous financial challenge for our rate payers. >> reporter: average monthly residential water bill is $71.36 with yearly increases that average will rise to $117 a month by 2021. d.c. water's blue plains which treats sewage from as far away as loudoun and fairfax counties in virginia, it is one of the world's largest treatment facilities. to capture the runoff, d.c. water also is asking epa to allow to it do a pilot project, more green and environmental solutions, rather than new tu

kenilworth avenue south of 50 headed out towards pennsylvania avenue and lanes are open coming across the anacostia bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> in sports, a lakers legend has died. owner jerry butz is being remembered by magic johnson as a great man and an incredible friend. he got into real estate and made enough money to buy the lakers. he saw the lakes are make the nba finals 16 times. he died in los angeles yesterday. he was 80 years old. >> i was reading about that. it is amazing what he did with that franchise. he bought the frap choice from jack kent cooke who owned the redskins at the time. >> what sports trivia you have up there? >> a lot of junk up there. >> let's talk some spring training. nats down in florida. the guys are keeping theirize on the upcoming season right now. >> but during the off-season it was all about love. four nats players tied the knot during the down time. scott smith has more. >> just kind of happened. we all threw our names in the hat. >> it is nice for me. she always jokes and says i am an old married guy. i used to go ou

anacostia crossings are open. there was an overnight crash at the 11th street bridge, but that has been cleared. montgomery county police are busy with icy conditions. a crash on southbound 270 at quince orchard. montgomery county getting a lot of calls over slick spots. back to you. >> thank you. a good heads up for people to be extra careful. apple is offering a cheaper version of its macbook. >> president obama is spending time on google+ today. diana perez has more. >> apple's new maks book with the reds in the display will be cheaper and faster. it will accept lower profits to build up its brand. president obama will go on google+ this afternoon to discuss his state of the union address, as he did a year ago. if you can watch it on google+ youtube, or whitehouse.gov. apple is developing a smart watch, but there's already one on the market. cruxes it is wearing a that you can look at the screen to see who's calling you, you are listening to, or what the latest text messages. >> i am diana perez. [ male announc

looks good at georgetown, key bridge, and anacostia bridge, no trouble.manassas, northbound side of 234 try to get into manassas and the downside is shut down before you get to dumphries road. there's a crash. you are able to get by southbound. 619 is an option, but that is a big work around. all lanes are open on 66 and 95. back to you. >> thank you. >> it's 33 degrees. cracks coming up, the countdown is over. robin roberts returns to mdma later today. we will take a look at >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson is off and scott thuman. >> the memoir of the late jenni rivera will be released in july. she died in a plane crashed in northern mexico in december. the book will be released in english and in spanish. robin roberts will have to get used to the early morning wake- up calls again. later today she returns to the anger chair -- anchor chair at the times square studio after getting treatments for a rare blood disorder. family will be there along with her doctor. at 6:00 a.m. we will talk to her colleague letter spe

inbound pennsylvania avenue, suitland parkway, and the anacostia crossing, that's good. in bethesda, this stretch of the beltway is quiet. back to you. >> thank you. netflix and dreamworks are teaming up for new projects. >> we introduce you to the $10,000 smartphone. diana perez has more. >> a busy day for apple ceo tim cook. he sat near the first lady during the state of the union speech b. he told a san francisco conference that he felt bullish on innovation at apple. netflix is teaming up with dreamworks to create a children's series based on the upcoming film "turbo." it may soon be easier to learn how to snowboard. this is a hand brake that allows beginners to stop and slow down as needed. a luxury smartphone maker is offering a $10,000 smartphone covered in titanium and features a crystal safire display. no word on what sort of reception the an droid phone gets. those are your "tech bytes." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles gar gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection.

virginia and the district, no problems, across the 14th street anacostia bridge, looking good.aryland, there's a crash on the baltimore-washington parkway. one lane is getting by 295, the b-w parkway. that.l check back on 195 is after the ex for the entrance for bwi marshall airport. 295.is southbound look at the back up already. 95 is a much better options if avoid the backup. back to you. >> thank you. 5:53 right now. who says blackberry phones are depth? they're selling for $1,000 on ebay. if you're looking to jump market, it isng time to sell, especlly in the area. linda bell is at bloomberg in new york. . >> to see you again good to see you. we're nearing the busiest season for the housing market, the spring selling season. it's been good news for sellers so far. area homes right now are in contract in two weeks or less. one person got 168 offers in the household for the asking price, because there are not many homes .or sale with little inventory, that is prices.drive up there is demand for blackberry's phone that goes on sale in march in the u.s. it has debuted in the u.

across the anacostia bridge, so far, so good. american legion bridge, that looks good. 4270, that is in good shape. scott and natasha, back to you. >> we are warming up. we are at 31. >> coming up, one job seeker can up with the creed of way to post his resume by using a candy wrapper. >> president obama will visit a shipbuilding operation in newport on tuesday. this comes days before the march 1 deadline in which spending cuts kick in, unless congress acts. defense secretary leon panetta is warning of furloughs for the vast majority of the defense department's civilian workers. the president called on house speaker john boehner and senate gop leader mitch mcconnell about the looming spending cuts. the calls are his first in weeks to talk to republicans. >> 5:16. as we talk about sequestration, we continue to examine the ways it would affect us in the d.c. region. >> we are hearing the impact could be felt in d.c. >> the zoo officials are telling the washington post is that they will be able to feed and care for animals but there

quiet is across the anacostia. the beltway is open. the beltway in maryland, no troubles in glenmont. 270 looks good for everyone between frederick hess and the beltway. not much to tell you about in the traffic center. back to you. >> thank you. back to the breaking news, especially the first one. the fire on kyle lesley avenue in glenarden. >>-- on lesley avenue. >> john gonzalez is on the scene. >> the firefighters are making sure they have knocked down all the hot spots inside the home. investigation has started to find out exactly what happened here. we have been told six people were taken out of the home. four of them being children. they are in very critical condition at this hour. we have the fire chief to fill us in on what happened. what time did this happen? >> the earth 911 calls came in at 4:02. within five minutes the fire department was here. a single-family home. they determined there were six people in the house. it pulled out the six people. fourthree children and one adult. two have been transported from the scene. o

quite some time but the ramp has been reopened traveling off of the northbound 295 coming across the anacostiaded for the freeway. if you are traveling northbound, you will find lanes are open continuing out towards the d.c. line. but earlier this morning, as a result of a police chase, we had a portion of the inbound 11th street bridge blocked. let's pop up our cameras. we'll show you what else is happening out here on the roads. northbound i-9 5, the crash occurred before 895. traffic volume improving and beginning to ease as you travel northbound up towards 695-6789 southbound, your lanes are open. let's continue now with our next set of cameras. southbound 270, crash occurred just south of 124 tying up the right side of the roadway. identify while, they had the southbound lanes closed. now, it is just the right lanes that is blocked. delays creeping up on you leaving germantown. expect to find delays building from 185 con condition avenue head west. allot of that snow fell on to the grassy areas but it is causing some slick spots because of the wet pavement. allow extra time out there on t

anacostia. >> that's right. the hawn's gallery.reat space to see an exhibition called "the points that bring us from here to there." after that, you can stop at big chair coffee, a popular coffee shop. and one my favorite places in the city, the frederick douglas house. >> let's go to crystal city on metro. >> it has one of the indiana ventive theater companies. it's upcoming show is the tempest. one of the cool things, it's performed on a water stage. there's actually water. probably hundreds of gallons of water on the stage. they're kicking it up. it will rain inside. i've seen them do this type of show once before '. and it was amazing. >> do you need to take an umbrella or raincoat? >> you sit in the first few rows, you do. the dancers have a lot of fun kicking at water at you. the show starts at february 28th. >>> tell me about the embassies you can visit for valentine's day around this area. >> the embassies, they have fine food. austrian embassy has food coming up off the d.c. metro. you can buy tickets at things to do dc.co

one goal is to make the potomac, anacostia, and rock creek waterways become fishable and swimmable through the next generation. the mayor said the plan is the first step in an important journey for the district. >> and this is about nothing short of winning the future. we need to create a healthy, green, liveable city. that will move us forward together. >> the mayor said within 21 years, he wants 70% of our trips to be taken on foot, bicycle, or public transporting a. >>> and more on our big story tonight. the senseless violence. these are the faces of the seven teenagers killed since the start of the school year. three in just the last three days. all but one were students. the violent trend has the community concerned and angry. george garrow, the executive director of black men and national initiative with the chapter in prince georges county joins us to talk about the escalating violence. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> and we learned the number of teens killed went up to seven. we heard the county executives say he was outraged, the police chief called it a tryin

he also fought to clean up the anacostia river with a bag tax. and most recently, wells announced he would call for hearing into allegations that d.c. police are not investigating sexual assaults properly. mayor vincent gray has not yet announced whether he with will republican again. if he does choose to do so, he has a lot to boast about. the city has one and a half billion dollars in the bank. there is development across d.c. and more than 1,000 people moving into the city each month. but ethics likely going to be a big role in the next mayoral election. two councilmember have resigned, charged with felonies. several of mayor gray's come pain workers pleaded guilty to campaign crimes and mayor gray himself under investigation from federal prosecutors. we talked about all of that with tommy wells last night. as >> but the thaipg that will derail it for the city a government that has a crisis in ethics and certainly a government that loses the confidence in people we govern. that is something that we can't have happen and that is why i'm explori

anacostia, by noontime there, that's the hometown forecast location. going to be 35 with a few clouds racing through. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rest of day. a look at traffic now with danella. >>> good morning. a live look from chopper 4. that's what we're doing in the first 4 traffic report because of an accident on i-66 eastbound. check out these delays. sluggish for about five miles. solid delays for three miles. this is as you approach 29 centreville road. you can see off to the shoulder lane the crash. at one point it was blocking two of the left lanes. crash involves at least two vehicles here. you can see vdot on the scene as well as a tow truck. expect delays on i-66. southbound i-95. in virginia at russell road. tractor-trailer accident blocking at least two of your lanes. your left lane and center lane. looks like the volume is light. you'll be able to work your way around it. be prepared to stop. northbound a little slow in dale city. and then a break as you make your way closer to route 1. you're heavy on the brakes again.

so far, noise and quiet as you cross over the anacostia in southeast by making your way across the sousaridge, 11th street bridge and the douglass bridge. >> new details about allegations against three local high school students charged in a child pornography case. >> we are hearing from school officials now. lauren demarco has more. >> reporter: fairfax county school board member elizabeth schultz sad to learn that three west springfield high students are facing child pornography charges. >> any time innocence is invaded or lost or eroded, you never get it back. >> reporter: police say the boys ages 15 to 16 targeted six girls, some of whom also attend west springfield. sources tell fox 5 the other victims are students at robin son and lake braddock secondary schools. the boys are accused of getting the girls drunk, having sex with them and making and distributing videos. it allegedly happened over an extended period of time. on monday, west springfield's principal september an e-mail to parents stating in part while arrests were made here at the school, the students did not engage in a

all your potomac and anacostia crossings are fine.e live look in oxon hill. 210 to the wilson bridge and beyond into alexandria is quiet. >>> while millions of ravens and 49ers or football fans in general paid attention to the game last night, millions of others stayed glued to their seats for the commercials. >> the ads cost companies $4 million for just 30 seconds of air time. this morning we have a better idea of which commercials were worth all that money. debra alfarone got the ruts of the "u.s.a. today" ad meters. >> reporter: forget the battle of the super bowl. it's the battle of the super model. now that i've got your attention, do you know which 2013 super bowl commercial ended up on top? only one real ranking. "u.s.a. today"'s ad meter. can i please stop standing next to these two? i'll show you this year's best and woreness a minute but first a little history. "u.s.a. today" has been ranging and rating the top super bowl ads for about 25 years. this year thousands rated them online. remember this one? >> we are going to th

north of the 11th street bridge but no big deals getting into the district and over the potomac and anacostia river crossings. a live look on the northbound side of i-95. this begins to bunch up right about now but right now friday morning this is actually lighter than it normal is. we're in good shape in the main and hov lanes. remember what happened yesterday morning in it was tough. back to the maps this time inside the beltway again all the bridges are looking good. no problems on the west side of town at the american legion bridge. we'll go live one more time outside. looking good if you're planning to head northbound on 95 and newington here at the fairfax county parkway. >>> thanks monika. so thebirds make a deal just -- wizards make a deal just before the trading deadline, some people say it's addiction by subtraction or -- addition by subtraction or some are saying why are you doing this? >> plus the caps get another shot tomorrow after getting beat by the devils. >> question of the morning time, check it out -- >> wusa9 facebook friend tony king wrote -- >> true. log on to the faceb

all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are doing great. if you are a d.c.r, there's a brand new app in town called bus track dc. it uses iphone mapping system to find the nearest stop. i tested it out this morning by tapping on one of the pins which prompted a menu of the available bus routes and estimated arrival of the next five buses. what i loved about it was how simple and uncomplicated it was to use. it gives you the maps anded several times for the buses. if you miss one, you know when to expect the next one. i think it's a great app, bustrackdc. >>> i've been combing through the daily e-mails, retail websites to find you discounts this morning. a decorating deal from target. these are two leather club chairs in deep brown, $275. they're leather. regularly $449.99 and you're getting free shipping. also salon revive has an offer with gilt city. $36 for one woman's haircut and blow dry. this is normally 60 bucks. 40% off. this is an aveda concept salon. amazon has a deal on jewelry like this one. 70% off a 14 carat white gold solitaire diamond pendant.

as a councilman, he out for to clean up the anacostia river with a bag tax and most recently, wells announcedr hearings to look into allegations that d.c. police were not investigating sexual assaults properly. now, ward six has had some high profile crimes lately including the beating and robbery of young husband and father t. c. maslin. but wells says that overall, crime in his area is down. >> you have aa worked hard as many people know creating livable walkable neighborhoods, neighborhoods where you can have a neighborhood school, fresh groceries where we've ad added about five new grocery stores in ward six and all, we've had a spike in crime but in general, the ward has had the greatest amount of drop in crime of almost any ward in the city. >> reporter: some other names being tossed about as possible contenders, jack jack evans and muriel bowser. no word if mayor gray plans to run for mayor. councilmember tommery wells from ward six will be meeting with an exploratory committee on monday. that is the latest here from the will sop building with some flurries. back to you guys in the stu

ones at the anacostia metro. the elizbeth taylor. max robinson.ore we let you go, we can sit here and talk about all these reasons why people choose not to practice safe sex. we know a lot of them. but during this month the push is on to do this. it's a simple thing. anything you can tell the folks watching who think they are too cool to use condoms, what would you say? >> the first step is really good communication. to have a dialogue with your partner about what their history is and what last time they've been tested maybe and opening up that conversation makes using a condom or any prevention technique easier. you've already talked about it. you know what's going to happen ahead of time. you don't have to make those last minute decisions. that's where a lot of people make mistakes. >> the awkward moment. if it means you are std free or have your life -- >> can certainly be okay. >> this is justin goforth. this month is national condom month. educate somebody else. might be hard to bring it up but talk about it. tony over to you. >> could be lif