green line delays because of activity anacostia. aside from silver line l'enfant plaza residual delays to toy in addition to safe track impacting blue and yellow lines. aside from that 270 southbound volume building 70 to clarksburg. a ten minute delay you can see the yellow because of con correcton. no crashes to report there. maryland outer loop look going volume building not enough to cause slow downs outer loop 95 to georgia. 95 in both directions quiet between baltimore beltway and capital beltway same story route 1 and bw parkway and no problems green belt, 295 slow downs 50 to 11 street bridge and it's a minor delay right now of five minute. things pick up on 50 inbound new york avenue past bladeensburg and sut laend parkway jammed inbound to south capitol. we'll coop you posted on southern maryland commute. right now quiet and volume 210 inbound and in eastbound picking up we'll take a live look there next. allison and steve. >> 6:07 now president trump attended last night's congregational committee dinner and he told the cr

the green line is experiencing delays as of police activity outside anacostia. experiencinglso delays because of a train malfunction. extra time needed for those on the green and silver line this morning. minutes withext 10 another update on your ride in northeast. larry? larry: new developments us morning after a terrifying great case at a montgomery county high school. suspects, here illegally, parents laying into school officials demanding answers. john? john: good morning. for days the school system has stayed quiet. this morning we are finally hearing from the school superintendent county police finally telling us that this teenager was brutally raped by two undocumented classmates in a remote area of the school. they're one of the suspects, henry sanchez, arrived in the country illegally last summer, we understand. he was actually detained by border control while in texas. the immigration hearing is pending. arounder suspect arrived the same time last year. both enrolled here in rockville as freshmen. superintendent says that no matter the history, here in

come in bound across the anacostia. sky track 7 has been monitoring a track on the outer loop of the beltway between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. all of the activity confined to the shoulder. looking at a backup, 35 minutes from college parkway. that is our traffic watch. in 10 minutes with another update on your right through the southeast. their eco-we have your chance to step five ago by to the circus from under the big top. ringling brothers and barnum and bailey on their farewell tour. we're giving you take us to get inside. the last night. the show called come from away celebrates the canadian u.s. relationship after the 9/11 attacks. trudeau, trump, and more than 100 ambassadors from around the world attended. this is bringing up memories of ivanka last of month. they are both very good-looking people. just keep on looking. i don't know. jummy: they're sitting next to each other. you look to each other when you talk. going publicton about it next boyfriend who allegedly is tried to shop around a tape of

>> southwest neighborhood called belleview, anacostia, congress heights, and from ward 7 in the deanwood area. so, they're coming to us for various reasons, either to become first-time home buyers in the district, or for rental counseling. we try to take people from homelessness to rental, from rental to home ownership. so we're looking at a long-term view of having people access affordable housing in the district. >> all right, we've got to take a break and we'll continue talking about the faith-based development initiative right after this. >>> we're talking about the faith-based development initiative this morning. we're talking about affordable housing. so, david bowers, what kind of reaction did you get when you put this coalition of developers together and you told them, we're going to work with churches? >> yep. so, it's interesting, some folks laughed at us, to be honest with you, because folks are saying, why are you going to work with or these imams? they don't know about doing development. and i tell folks when i graduated from howard university seminary, i took old testament,

. >> reporter: that's why she made the trip today to the anacostia arts center. she spent the day teaching teenage girls how to keep themselves safe, wall the while listening to them about the situations they encounter each and every day in dc. >> our goal with this program and really all of our programming is to allow the people who are first and most affected to own the narrative behind what is happening no one can speak better about the experiences, the fears, the hopes, the need, no one can speak better than black girls. >> reporter: the girls also got the chance to do some acting, and specifically they practiced what they should do when they meet strangers and what the safest ways are to use so media. >> i have learned, and it's affirmed how normal it is to meet and associate with a stranger through the comfort of social media. >> reporter: she says she took a lot away from the workshop, and she is thankful that people are paying attention to the missing girl of dc. >> it hits home for me. >> reporter: they would like to see more girls and a few more boys co

. >> in anacostia, much the same. >> how can slavery be an immigrant? honestly. it's insane. >> carson and his wife put out a statement on the facebook page including the slaver intive and the immigrant narrative are two entirely different experiences. the immigrants made a choice to come to america. the two experiences shouldn't be intertwined. it doesn't say restraction or clarification but perhaps it is. alison: a check on the roads hi, trenice. trenice: hi there. we have had rain showers that are slowing down beltway. west side or on the virginia maryland side you can see the heavy volume. the volume there, the usual spot in and the outer loop. if you are traveling through district there is a report of an accident in the delays through the main accident blocking a lane. back to you. alison: thank you. look at this building in brooklyn. this will cost you $300,000. residents in the park slope neighbor say the cost of parking skyrocketed when they demolished a parking garage to build new homes. >> not you. >> exact. >> the lunch box weather time. this was josh

it doesn't look too bad are too busy at this point, heading inbound across the anacostia. the next camera, courtesy of traffic cameras, headed southbound towards eastern avenue and 11th street bridge, the lanes are open. you can definitely see the lane markings. back to the maps on new york avenue we have problems with a stalled truck and west virginia and montana. also in virginia we have reports of one car into the median eastbound on 50 before you reach the beltway. heads up there, we had reports of icy conditions and possibly standing water on the ramp to go northbound on 495. suzanne kennedy is out in storm trak and will be taking a look at this for us as well, but heads up merging onto 495. back in the next 10 minutes to update that ride to the west. larry: for weeks now we have been upgrading your mugs. this is a look at everyone who has asked for one of our good morning washington coffee cups, and there you go. tweet us a picture of you and your mug, use the hashtag --mug, 472 burst.com/wjla or send them to burst.com/wjla and get one of our mugs for your morning co

, where we have a stalled car on the right side of the highway, so heads up, inbound, across the anacostia headed towards the freeway. already seeing delays towards east capitol street. langley park, ridge road, north of university boulevard for tash, police are on approach the intersection. no delays on the beltway, but the centerng largo town outside franconia. that is the traffic watch, back in the next 10 minutes yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. this march score the perfect basket. buy 8 participating products in one transaction and get a fandango movie ticket. up to $10 total value. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. the united states taking a stand against north korea, but causing other dramatic tensions -- diplomatic tensions. jummy? of a: the first pieces u.s. build missile defense system arrives in south korea just one day after north korea launched for ballistic missiles into the ocean near japan. u.s. and sou

first a ton of roads are closing from rock creek park around the northern part of the district to anacostia closures run from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. we have a complete list online for you at the second prong of the alert metro will not open early. don't count on a train getting you in the starting line in time for the 7:00 a.m. start. >> boy, will it be cold for the runners. a shock to their system if they have been training in the warm weather. doug: cold weather, chill in the air is great for running but cold, not so much. good luck. a lot of ground to cover. we are still dealing with the potential of an east coast storm. late monday and tuesday. potential of a storm but not clear who will get what yet. look at this time lapse. this is cool. cloudy, snow and then the sun came out and poof! away it went. it was more than that, but that was the end of the snow. we have a few flurries in the air north and west of the metro area. that will continue. 39 in falls church and potomac. 41 in clifton and manassas. 40 in ashb lower 40 in largo. 42 in northwest washington. temperatures will steady fa

impacted areas stretch from rfk stadium to joint base anacostia bowling to columbia heights.arts at the half marathon starts at 8:30. we'll be back to watch. there is rain and even snow following across parts of the region. just rain along the i95 cord you are, up through charles and prince georges counties. i want to zoom you into a snow falling along the i68 corridor, haringers town seeing snow. maybe a mix. i would love to hear your report. temperatures continue to fall areas norths in the 30s, still well above freezing in dc, in the upper 40s. temperatures tumpbling, winds picking up later today. angela foster. >> reporter: well, on the roads we are following accident activity in fort washington. you can see on the big picture map we have a few shades of red here and there, not a lot of volume. northbound on 210 indian head highway tying us up through fort washington. a quick peak at interstate 66, and t this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy granola clusters, plus a touch of honey. it's like adding up "awesome", plus "awe-

the crash is inbound new york avenue, at the anacostia river bridge.icland cameras, this is a live look at the gridlock we're seeing in virginia at this hour. making your ride northbound on 395, also traveling eastbound on interstate 66, accident clean up at 50 fairfax adding to those delays. >> anchor: thank you. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. we'll see you back for another local update in about 30 minutes. now back to "good morning america" >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. winter wallop. a new storm on the move bringing snow from ohio to new england and new york. winter storm watches. more than half a foot of snow could be on the way. >>> also this morning, gabourey sidibe's weight loss revealed. the star sharing stunning photos. a surgeon telling her they cut her stomach in half to limit her capacity to eat. the personal reasons behind her surgery and her new relationship with food. >>> also new this morning your first look at an astonishing world. welcome to pandora. >> this is stil

that happened on 16th street southeast near anacostia high school. all of the people who got sick are going to be okay. >>> a bit of bad news for some drivers in the district, according to our news partners at wtop, first phase of the construction project is taking a little bit longer than expected. the stretch of road between rock creek pork way and tilden will the national park service plans for that to be completed by late spring. contractors are using that extra time to revamp the walking trail along beach drive. >>> today hundreds of federal workers will rally on capitol hill. they'll be bringing up issues like pay, retirement and agency funding. this is organized by the national treasury employees union. under president trump's executive order there is a hiring and raise freeze on the federal employees right now. this rally starts in about another 20 minutes or so in the northeast corner of the capitol grounds. >>> new honor for former president barack obama this morning, the john f. kennedy library foundation named him the winner of the kenned

and here, east of the anacostia river in southeast d.c., the disappearances of young girls, and sometimes boys, have hit the hardest. many leaving home on their own. >> i think it's a tell-tale sign that our city has a long way to go to really fix some of the inequalities faced in many parts of our city. >> reporter: markus batchelor, on the state board of education, calls this neighborhood home. >> my main concern is that we get to the root cause of why young women and young men as well feel like the only option to feel safe is to leave home. >> reporter: bachelor other volunteers to meet at the high school. flyers listed numbers to call, instead of running away. also, where to find help in cases of domestic violence, human trafficking, and any crisis. >> we're not going to downplay runaways. >> reporter: mayor bowser announced new initiatives, assigning more police officers to the children and family services division, establishing a missing persons evaluation so that families get the right services after young people come back home. also, more grant funding for non-profits that help ru

becauseers made previous efforts to expand the program including launching public s sawvty academy at anacostia and offering a student loan forgiveness plan for officers. >> and today, president trump is expected to sign a new executive order looking to curble federal government enforcement of the climate reg lagies and order a review of the green power plan which restricts greenhouse emissions at power plants. by signing that order president trump coal mining jobs and reduce cost of electricity. >> a bill to ban franking is awaiting governor hogan signature. they approved the measure already approved i by the house. governor hogan supports the ban is expected to soon the bill. >> 5:15. gary mcgrady talking about weather this morning. not a batd start. kind of nice out right now. >> it's not bad. here in town we're lower 60s and we basically have a couple of thunderstorm rumbling around the region. i think that possible all through the morning hours and den pateer today we could have a isolated or widely scattered shower or storm. reagan national 61. dulles 58. bwi marshall cooler 53. out norm

southbound on the anacostia freeway. tractor trailer versus a car. heavy volume delays from the shot here at eastern avenue. much heavier as you approach burros and make your way to the workson there. an accident on outbound new york avenue near forth lincoln corridor at south dakota. they are blocking the right lane waiting for a tow truck. we have flashing lights. we had an earlier accident that it's been moved to the shoulder. the police is on the scene. westbound 66 after the beltway before you get to nutley street. previously two lanes were blocked. but it looks like the travel lanes are open. the theys are heavy from 495 -- the delays are still heavy from 495. >> look at that. liberty and justice. they have a new family. she will get up. you see one of the furry things down there. that is an eaglet. came out of the egg. the other egg is there. the baby was born. we all saw the other one to hatch. that is cool. it takes a while for the coloring to come in with the bald eagles. a little time. michelle: this is a live look. jonathan: i hope the fe

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that person is in anacostia metro station. a viewer sent this picture from the scene. the green line was delayed about an hour but back on time right now. >>> the second longest escalators in the western hemisphere and today all five have been officially replaced. the official ceremony and ribbon cutting does not get under way until 3:00 this afternoon and bethesda project has been going on for nearly three years and cost more than $8 million. >> today the authority that overseas reagan national airport is showing off what will be the future of air travel. it's expected to transform your experience at one of the area's busiest airports. these are the newest renderings of a multimillion dollar jet concourse that will open in 2021. it will include new seating and concessions for 14 gates and replaces the outdoor regional boarding areas that can only be reached by bus right now. this concourse is in addition to the new security scheduled to be built outside of the metro station. >>> today is an important deadline for runners in the marine corps marathon. the lottery for t

. >> from the chain bridge to woodrow wilson bridge down to the anacostia. >> one of coolest things igs freeze over, you work as the ice breaker. >> we the main ice breaking capabilities for the potomac from here to the woodrow wilson bridge. >> is that the most fun part of the job? >> not with the weather. as cold as it is. >> what's your favorite part of the job that you have here? >> um, just being out on the water during the summertime watching all the people enjoying the water, the cherry blossoms, it's just a great experience. >> even though it's cold and rainy right now, as you gear up for cherry blossom system and boating season off lot of responsibility keeping people safe on the water. what's your best advice for them? >> um, try as all possible to stay away from the water shores as you can. you see what i'm saying? we don't really know people capabilities as far as whether or not they swim. the water can be kind of misleading. i know everybody like to be near water, half fun in water, but water is absolutely dangerous. >> you can see just with little bit of rain the water i

anacostia high school.ch stand up.d up he dishes all about the show ana his relationship with porshaorend dion warwickarwick performing in d.c. this week not before sitting down withowit fox5 and we'll have that for you.yo >> very cool. double dose of porsha williams l today on good day.today on we have tucker barnes right nown as well with friend. >> allison, i do love myovey housewives. >> i know do you. >> i do. ait.an't w>>ai it. >> yeah, that's my friend forha the day,t's steve. >> um-hmm. um- >> better be on the look out. ot march will come in like a lion. not so much temperature wise. typically we'd be talking aboutg a snow event with marcuming inun like a lion but this year we're' concerned about thunderstorms.hd spring like pattern.ring start with the temperatures. tee 60 now in washington.hington. 61 manassas. fredericksburg 61 degrees. leonardtown already boosted to 63. little cooler by the water wat annapolis is 51 but you get thet idea. id we're off and running hereing h temperature wise and we'reure thinking mid 70s. 70s get any sunshine at all in the e mid 70s a little l

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service on metro green line back to normal after a man brandished a knife on board a train at the anacostia metro station. these picture were september from someone on the train. it happened before 6:00 this morning and man is now in cust by and businesses tell us there was panic with customers running away from the man. service back to normal on the green line. >> why is 18-year-old man in a 9th grade class with 13 and 14-year-old girls. why was his status not known to the folks. >> maryland governor larry hogan weighing in on the fallout that a 14-year-old student was raped by 17 and >> govern nor not the only one sounding off. last night concerned parents packed the school for a heated pta meeting voicing their concerns about saferty at the school. >> melanie alnwick is in rockville and joins us with the latest, mel. >> and steve, allison. even before that meeting begun there was a group of protesters out here in front of rockville hisholding signs that said safety over sank tu are inside parents as you mentioned packed the auditorium and even had to use a larger space than normal for th

earlier train malfunction at anacostia.ddition to safetrack impacting the yellow and blue lines. we'll go ahead and forward things along to show that you safetrack information single tracking on the blue and yellow between braddock and hunting ton van dorn street. aside from that, northbound route 1 big problems in woodbridge and lorton right now. it's shut down at 95 between that point and gun son cove. on-ramp from 95 closed as well. you're seeing a ton of delays on the northbound side of route 1 southbound rubberneck delays. a truck struck the bridge there. so it's going to be closed for an extended period of time keep it to your secondaries or 95. some light volume through the occoquan area on 95 northbound. outer loop crash blocking the shoulder at allentown road. delays are easing since all lanes are open. inner loop delays as you make your way through largo this morning. top side of the beltway slow through colesville road and southbound 295 crash at capitol stre of 50 down to the 11th street bridge and you can see t