newschopper7 is on the beltway near andrews air force base. it is an overturned a dump truck.there's a lot to check out. on the john hanson highway inside the beltway there is another vehicle flipped over. a crash of northbound 395 near the 14th street bridge. >> good friday morning -- coming up here, a meteor shower rain from the skies seen here as part of a deadly explosion that left hundreds of people injured in southern russia and we will have the latest from the scene next right here on "good morning america." >> 6:53 in time for the fried express' them. >> after five days without power and out on the sea the passengers aboard triumph are headed home. that cruise ship docked overnight in alabama after a four-hour process and thousands will finally be able to get off the ship and get back on land. buses and charter flights or arrange to get everyone home as quickly as possible. some passengers said they would be glad to get back on a ship and others say they will never go back out on the high seas tha. >> d.c. police are investigating five recent unsolved sexual assaults i

members of congress distinguished guests and fellow americans last month i went to andrews air force base and welcome home some of our last troops to serve in iraq. together we offered a final proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens bought. and several thousand gave their lives we gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the united states safer and more respected around the world thank you thank you thank. you to want to get a standing ovation from both democrats and republicans just be the wiser. the bottom line of the military industrial complex which just so happens to have invented itself in every congressional district in the country nobody really believes that the undisputed rate as they are of violence in the world actually makes us safer and more respected i mean come on that kind of attitude is not going to earn anyone any nobel peace prizes or anything they wish members of the norwegian nobel committee. citizens of america. and citizens of the world. i receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility george

members of congress distinguished guests and fellow americans last month i went to andrews air force base and welcome home some of our last troops to serve in iraq. together we offered a final proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens bought. and several thousand gave their lives we gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the united states safer and more respected around the world thank you. thank you thank you thank you. thank you thank. you to want to get a standing ovation from both democrats and republicans just keep them alive at the bottom line of the military industrial complex which just so happens that it itself and every congressional district in the country nobody really believes that the undisputed greatest player of violence in the world actually makes us safer and more respected i mean come on that kind of attitude is not going to earn anyone any nobel peace prizes or thank you distinguished members of the norwegian nobel committee. citizens of america. and citizens of the world. i receive this honor with deep gr

route 4, route 5, 301, everything looks good heading toward andrews air force base and southbound toward oxon hill. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of 59 in woodbridge. -- of 95 in woodbridge. things are looking good. no problems to the 14th street bridge. speaking of virginia texting while driving may soon cost more in the state. it's currently a secondary offense which means police can only write you ticket if they stop you for another violation. it also carries a $20 fine but the proposal would make texting while driving a primary offense and increase the fine to $250. it was approved yesterday by a state senate committee. a similar bill is moving through the house of delegates. >>> the speed limit on the intercounty connector is going up. the maryland transportation authority will increase it from 55 to 60 miles per hour in march. drivers have long complained that 55 is too slow on a brand new road with so little traffic. the mta says the study found the road can safely handle the increased speed limit. >>> outgoing secretary of transportation ray lahood is providing mo

we're looking good near andrews air force base as well and upper marlboro. on the northbound side of i-95, things are still pretty quiet as you come up from dale city towards springfield and on to 395 and the 14th street bridge. back to the maps, this time to the north side of town. that construction i was telling you about on the inner loop near river road in bethesda has been cleared. no issues to report on the beltway from college park into silver spring. a live look outside at the beltway and if you're planning to head through silver spring, here's what it looks like at georgia avenue. no issues both loops of the beltway. but want to let you know what someone said yesterday. america is one big pothole right now. that's what u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood said during an interview yesterday. he said the u.s. was once the leader in infrastructure. however, we're now falling behind other countries. secretary lahood blamed the lack of attention over the last few decades and he also attributed the pothole problem to inadequate funding for infrastruct

once again, 30-mile-an-hour wind in washington. 40 in baltimore and near 40 down towards andrews air force base. we are in for a very windy evening and right on through the overnight hours. here is storm team 4 radar showing you the heaviest rain. right now coming through the district. but more down towards the south. let's zoom in. leesburg, towards frederick, martinsburg, winchester, very heavy rain right along 7. down along route 50. that's going to romaine for the next 15 to 20 minutes as it moves to the north. i d.c. metro area, northwest washington, towards bethesda, potted mack, seeing heavy rain. tysons corner seeing the rain. it gets lighter for a brief period of time. then even heavier as you move to the south. this is going to be the heaviest rain we will see all night long. right now coming through fauquier county, culpeper, we widen out here. this is what you can expected. heavier rain between now and about 11:00. that's the heaviest rain we have seen. another half of inch of rain expected and continued chilly with winds picking up. gusts to 30 and 40 miles per hour. here's the rai

happening now we take you live to andrews air force base where the president has boarded air force one. getting set to hit the road. he'll fly out to north carolina today to start pushing many topics he covered in his state of the union address last night including immigration and gun control. so a busy day as the president starts to push congress forward to help him out to get things done. >> tim cook with apple. it was a year ago apple announced it would send checks to shareholders. >> possibly an eye check. that was one of the most welcome apple announcements ever. >> reporter: a bigger dividend to draw down 130 billion dollars it has squirrelled away. tim cook touched on the dividend issue at a goldman sachs technology conference yesterday. am announced the first dividend last year. watch tesla as well today. we hear the ceo will release the black box data today from a tesla model s that the new york times said was out of electricity. the times stands bits story. also steve case. democrats talking about citizenship for undocumented workers. republicans pushing for an increased numb

a 39-mile-per-hour wind gust in leesburg this hour. 36 at andrews air force base.rly 40 miles per hour at the inner harbor in baltimore. very, very windy and chilly today. windchills rating now only in the teens and 20s. windchills will stay in the 20s to around freezing all day long. the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. >>> the snow is still falling throughout the northeast this morning. many cities are seeing or close to seeing record snowfalls this weekend. >> one of those cities is boston, where the weather channel's jim cantore is right now with more. >> reporter: officially at boston, this is kind of what puts this into history. portland, maine, all-time record snow at 29-point something inches. either way, it's a huge snowstorm. boston here at 21.8 as of 7:00 a.m. that's sixth all time. they'll probably go into the top five. concord, new hampshire, top three all time. new york city, a foot. there are parts of long island, connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts that have gotten over 30 impnches of snow. maine as well. many are in the 30-inch club

last september she and president obama preceded over a somber repat yags ceremony at andrews air force base. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. we will do it together. protecting and helping one another. just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. and she's not exactly tidy. even if she gets a stain she'll wear it for a week straight. so i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. since i'm the one who has to do the laundry. i do what any expert dad would do. i let her play sheriff. i got 20 minutes to life. you are free to go. [ dad ] tide and downy. great on their own, even better together. >>> hillary rodham clinton healthing's commitment to advancing the welfare of women and girls around the world is now entrenched at the state department. thursday president obama issued a presidential memo creating a permanent role for the state department's ambassador at large for global women's issues. a post hillary clinton created especially when she ca

this, but it also happened in senior president bush and helped lead to the budget act of the andrews air force base that actually as president clinton will tell you set the stage for the prosperity of the '90s. >> also got last the next election. >> but maybe it's the pest mist th pessimist in me. i'm not sure you can do something substantive without the draconian -- waithout a mea cleaver. i don't think they can have a conversation and make compromise. >> nondefense discretionary spending is 12%. you won't solve the problem with big bird. and what it requires is more presidential leadership explaining the social insurance problems and medicare issues because that's where the long term problem is. >> right now the presidential leadership is coming in the form of saying please do not let us go through with sequestration. so we'll see what the next one is after that. when we come back, president obama hones his recipe for pitching his second term agenda. a dash of populism, a pinch of skepticism. we will look at the ingredients when former white house chief of staff john podesta joins us next on now

route 4, route a, 301 out of brandy west wine, accokeek, everything towards andrews air force base, route 4 looks great. no problems to the beltway to the wilson bridge which is where we'll end live right now. on the south side of town, looking good across the potomac river. >>> the redskins make a big move but it's not a player acquisition. >> the capitals are trying to keep a winning streak intact. we have highlights coming up in sports. >>> let's take another look at our facebook question of the morning. there's a new survey that says this is the most romantic movie of all times. what is it? >> pretty woman, a, b, casablanca, or c, titanic? >> i vote for b. >> one of our facebook friends says none of the above. moon struck, shakespeare in love is when she thinks. we'll have more of your answers coming >>> welcome back. your weather first. frost in spots. that may slow you down. temperatures starting in the 30s. we'll head toward 9:00. a decent amount of sunshine. low 40s out there. as we get into the afternoon, we're going to climb into the low to mid-50s. comfortable for this time of

it was headed to andrews air force base.ccording to reports, some family members of 9-11 victims were on board that plane. they were said to have been in gitmo for a hearing involving the five men accused of helping plan the attacks of september 11. a british airways flight had a stop in las vegas after people reported flumes in the cockpit. workers took three passengers and crew members to a hospital. no word on their condition or what caused the report of fumes. celebrity couple ryan seacrest and julian you huff said to be on board that plane. neither star has confirmed that. >>> i'm bill hemmer in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. they are dead wrong. that's what u.n. ambassador susan rice is saying about critics critics who accused the white house of covering up the attack in benghazi. ambassador rice took herself out of the running for secretary of state before she could be nominated. some republican senators say they're holding up chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary in order to get more answers abou

no issues to report heading up north toward the beltway around andrews air force base.ll end with a live look of our sky 9 and the beltway at university boulevard. not bad at all through silver spring. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> time for another look at our question of the morning. 20% of men say they use this as their computer password. is it a, the favorite sports team, b, their nickname, or c, their hometown? >> krissy wrote a, their favorite sports team. so ravens, look out. >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll have more of your responses and the correct answer in about 30 minutes. >> as is the case with lots of super bowl parties across the land, there are very many beers not to mention cocktails consumed. >> if you're still under the covers and having trouble getting up because your head won't leave the pillow as the rest of your body, we have some eat good fats. avoid bad. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyon

. >>> last month i went to andrews air force base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serven iraq. together we offered a final proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought and several thousand gave their lives. we gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the united states safer and more respected around the world. for the first time in nine years, there are no americans fighting in iraq. >> that was president obama's last state of the union address january 24th of last year, just weeks after the last u.s. troops had left iraq for the last time. in the run-up to this year's state of the union address, just this weekend, the weekend before the first state of the union of president obama's second term, this is what happened in afghanistan. this is the change of command ceremony in afghanistan. general john allen handing over command of u.s. and international troops in afghanistan to a new commander, to general joseph dunford. this is the 14th time that command has transferred in the afghanistan war, because that

>>arrar: t predent invited boehner to play golf with him at andrews air force base. >> and afterward,hey go back to the clubhouse, and they're having a drink; there's a photo op. and it's at that point when boehner says to the president, "hey, you know, on this debt ceiling stuff, we ought to do something big." >> narrator: on and off for weeks, obama and boehner met in secret. >> boehner calls these "the nicorettes and merlot sessions." the president is having iced tea and chewing a nicorette. and boehner is having a glass of merlot red wine and smoking a cigarette. >> narrator: it was obama's dream negotiation. a bipartisan deal. >> if the speaker and the president could come to a deal, and they both, as we used to say, hold hands and kind of jump off the ledge together, then they could not ram through, but they surely, with the strength of their positions, would have a very good chance to sell them the package. >> narrator:he psident offered entitlement cuts. the speaker offered increased revenue from taxes. with less than two weeks to go, they thought they had a deal. it became kn