their parents not happy. >> annan dal high school -- annandale high school failed the parents, the students. they knew about this since 4:00 this morning. the kids should not even have gotten on the bus this morning. >> the school system has apologized for the delay when it comes to notifying the parents about the bomb threat. >>> 5:43. here's a look at some other things making news now. the coast guard rescued the most severely injured sailors from a damaged yacht off the california coast sunday. rescue crews had dropped medical equipment to the crew of the geraldton after a huge wave slammed the boat saturday. it was taking part in an around the world race when the accident happened. the last of the crew is still on the yacht slowly sailing to san tran. >>> the colorado wildfire is 90% contained. all the evacuees from the lower north fork area can finally go back home. freezing rain headed to the area is expected to improve the conditions as well. the fire started as a controlled burn which is normally meant to prevent a forest fire. >>> we may never know the identity of the maryland resi

the lanes are open between annandale and merrifield.thbound 270, still good for go coming in out of germantown towards the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> to politics now, mitt romney sweeps in last night's three primaries. the former massachusetts governor easily beat rick santorum in maryland, wisconsin and d.c. romney is increasingly criticizing president obama and ignoring his republican rivals. but santorum says only half the states have voted. >> in maryland, romney won inform d.c., you won't see santorum up there. he was not on the ballot giving romney an easy win. and in wisconsin, romney won with a slim margin after that race too close to call earlier yesterday. as sherry ly reports now, mitt romney didn't actually secure the nomination but with the trifecta of wins, he is getting close. >> thank you to wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. we won them all. >> reporter: mitt rome know has now racked up more than half the delegates he needs to secure the gop nomination -- mitt romney. he is clea

. >> a woman in annandale has earned the title of batwoman. >> they are fascinating and the public does not love them very much. >> that is kyle lesley sturgis, she -- that is lesleie sturgis. there is a fungus that kills hundreds of thousands of bats every year and she treats them with antibiotics food, and water. she eventually hopes to release them back into the wild. a cow on its way to new jersey slaughter house made a mad dash for freedom. this is an 800 lb cow bolted out of the back of a truck and down a busy street zigzagging across the lanes and then ended up denting a police car. it was eventually cornered by animal control officers and a fire hydrant. it looks like it received a second chance. it was taken to a sanctuary in upstate new york. >> better not let the other cows find out. >> there would be a lot of runways. >> i would not expect a slaughterhouse to be there. otherwise, a gray day at the ballpark. >> first pitch about 45 minutes away. >> it will be standing room only. >> you need long sleeves if you are just getting out the door right now. grab a jacket and a littl

in annandale, upper 30s. here's the hometown forecast for fairfax county, annandale. near 60.afternoon, upper 60s with lots of sunshine. then clouds close in. by midnight the mid 50s. by this time tomorrow, down to around 50 degrees. we'll have a lot of clouds around on wednesday. but milder temperatures into the mid 70s. small chance of a shower, mainly during the afternoon tomorrow. thursday and friday, cool weather returns but not today like this morning. it will be chilly in the mornings. after highs climbing to the low 60s thursday and friday with lots of sunshine. sunny saturday, near 40 in the morning. afternoon highs in the mid 16. easter sunday should be partly cloudy. back to school on monday, upper 60s in the arch. danella? >>> traveling i-95 northbound, seeing a lot of delays. this is at pohick as you make your way to the beltway. delays continue. you're under speed. travel speed for you, 24 miles per hour. taking 25 minutes to get from the occoquan to the beltway right now. travel lanes are open. traveling i-66 eastbound, had an accident, was blocking the right la

the beltway looks good as you travel between annandale and merrifield. as you travel south along 270, lanes are open around old georgetown road. around the curve as you make the decision point to go to montgomery mall or continue over towards old georgetown road, that is where we found the person in medical distress. >>> voters are hitting the polls in five northeastern states. while mitt romney has not quite sewn up the republican nomination yet, he is already thinking about his number development pennsylvania is one of the states holding primaries. he campaigned there with florida senator marco rubio. ron paul and newt gingrich are still in the race. but gingrich is hinting that he may drop out. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will meet with state leaders today about a special session. larranaga lawmakers failed to pass a revenue package to avoid about a half billion dollars in cuts. the governor has said he will not call a special session until the house and senate agree to a deal. >>> metro is investigating an alleged assault on board one of th

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the beltway is fine through annandale as well. this time to the south side. looking great as you come up from dale city to woodbridge across the occoquan river. let's take a live look in springfield northbound 95. a few people out. a lot of people are back to work today after a long holiday. you might expect to find a little heavier than normal traffic early this morning so keep that in mind. we'll go a little further north on to 395. that's looking great as well here in shirlington. back in my next report, we will look in maryland at 5:09. >>> it's been 20 years since this happened, but last night the maryland general assembly adjourned without reaching an agreement on the state budget. >> now lawmakers have to iron out their differences in a special session or do the so- called doomsday budget. is will take effect on the new fiscal year when it starts july 1 if they don't get things ironed out. delia goncalves is live at national harbor, one of the points of contention in this budget. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can also say it was one sign

erin peterson and rima samaha from westfield high, mary reed from annandale high school, leslie sherman from west springfield high school, maxine turner from james madison high school in vienna and daniel cueva from hilton high in woodbridge. a remembrance began at midnight with the lighting of the ceremonial candle at the april 16th memorial on campus which will remain lit for 24 hours and just over 20 minutes virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be attending a commemoration and candlelight vigil at the memorial. our peggy fox is live in blacksburg tonight for what's been a very solemn day on this campus. >> reporter: yeah, it certainly is, derek. everybody is getting ready for the vigil at 7:30. i've got my kendall. look at these students here. they're -- candle. look at these students here unwrapping these candles. they were donated five years ago anonymously 50,000 candles. so they're using these leftovers today. this donation is just one piece of how the country and surrounded, put their arms around virginia tech in this outpouring of support after the tragedy five years ago today.

so here's the noontime forecast for annandale in fairfax county., should be in the upper 60s. and near 70 to low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. just a small chance of an isolated thundershower or shower throughout the entire region during the afternoon hours. by this evening, much of the area including annandale and forecast to the 50s by midnight -- and fairfax county into the 50s by midnight. low to mid 40s starting off thursday morning, chilly. a cool day tomorrow. afternoon highs, low 60s. and lots of sunshine. chilly on friday morning, in the upper 30s. friday afternoon, high near 60 and lots of sun. as we get into saturday, we'll be in the upper 30s in the morning. afternoon highs, mid 16. bright and sunny. a great day for outdoor recreation and fun. average high this time of year is 63. we're actually going to be getting more toward average, early april highs for thursday, friday, saturday. then sunday skband the weekend, the cool side. a cool start to next week. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> good morning. on i-95, still seeing bac

he also worked at catholic high school, paul vi, and the roman church in annandale. they're cooperating with the police. >>> state senator charles koegen crossed party lines and voted to pass that $85 billion two-year wujt. democrats voted against it mainly because it did not include $300 million for the dulles rail project. it's expected to come from higher rates on the dulles toll road. it now goes to governor bob mcdonnell for his consideration. construction now hinges on loudoun county. they have until july 4th to ded side if they want to contribute nearly 5% or nearly $11 million for the cost of the silver line. tracks would be extended from reston to the airport. lou loudoun county has asked for more time. >>> remembering the icon. how people are honoring the life of the late rick clark and what redskins owner is saying about his relationship with the tv star. >>> runaway car. what caused a drivinger to lose control and slam into a seafood restaurant. >>> we'll look if the rain is offering relief to allergy [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expe

services for arlington diocese and worked at catholic high school, paul vi, and holy spirit church in annandalee diocese is fully cooperatin with police. >>> the budget battle in virginia is over tonight. democrats say it is bad news for northern virginia drivers. this evening, state senator, charles colgan crossed party lines to vote with the gop. $85 billion, two-year budget was passed. democrats previously rejected the plan because it doesn't include $300 million to help offset the costs of the dulles metro rail project. that money is coming from increases on the dulles toll road. democrats say tolls are going to double. the bunt now goes to governor bob mcdonald for amendments. >>> a doomsday clock is counting down. the clock unveiled in annapolis today. counting down to july 1. that's when half a billion dollars in budget cuts will take effect. jobs, education funding, and cost of living raise for workers are all on the chopping block. the only saving grace would be if maryland lawmakers hold a special session to change the budget. >> late today be learned that music legend dick clark has

who was a student before virginia tech at unanimous dale high school in northern virginia -- at annandale high school in northern virginia. there were six victims from northern virginia who lost their lives in the virginia tech shootings. mary reed's father says they come back all the time so that her younger brothers and sisters won't frabbed of this campus and think of it only as the -- be afraid of this campus and think of it only as the place where their big sister was shot and killed. this shooting has not only transformed the people who lost their lives in this family, but also the students here. several student say they have to live their lives for these people who lost theirs. we'll be here for the vigil at 7:30 and have a live report at 7:00 and again at 11:00 tonight. back to you. >> the hokie bonds are strong and, peggy, you know that very much. thanks. >>> closure is a word we often hear after tragedies, but five years after the virginia tech attack parents who have lost children are still grieving. >> so what's different is in our family moving through the stages a family goe

we do have our construction on the beltway in the tysons area and the annandale area as well.ound 95 coming up from newington toward springfield and 395, everything is running smoothly early this friday morning. let's go back over to our maps, this time on the north side of town. no problems to report as you travel between college park and silver spring. a quick look live at 270 southbound where there are no issues to report. coming up from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. in my next report we'll take another look at that accident on 66 at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. >>> listen to this. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> yes, those were the words redskins fans have been waiting to hear. >> the team selected rgiii to be the franchise quarterback. pretty cool. >> hope is returned to redskins nation for the first time in years. >> derek mcginty was in new york city for the draft. he interviewed the new face of the redskins franchise. >> i still acted back there as if i didn't know my name was going to be called. when i hea

want to take arizona avenue to mccar thursday boulevard no problems to report as you travel through annandaleall that construction should be cleared out. same story in the tysons area and on the westbound side of the dulles toll road. if you're planning to head over to the beltway in new carrollton, no problems really the entire prince george's county stretch of the beltway looks fine between 95 and all the way down to the wilson bridge. we'll go over to the other side of town on the west side and take a live look as well as the american legion bridge. also looking great. traffic moving at speeds between 270 and tysons corner on the west side this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at virginia but first, next week metro's moratorium on weekend traffic work -- track work for the cherry blossom festival will end. riders can expect lots of delays for the rest of the year. the fran sit agency released its weekend track work schedule. for 30 of the next 38 weekends, metro will close stations in sections of track on certain lines. buses will replace trains during these times. w

we have lanes open on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield.thbound 270 off to i aquiet start as you travel headed out towards rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> even i knew that you were not going to have anything to do with the snow. >>> big news for baby boomers and anyone else thinking about retirement. turns out the trust funds that support social security will run dry in 2033. >> that is three years early early than previously projected. according to the government, more than 56 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children receive social security. the average retirement benefit is just over $1200 a month and the average monthly benefit for disabled workers is about $1100 a month. national journal correspondent major garrett tells our shawn yancy a solution is possible. >> is there a solution? >> sure, it is a mathematical one and also a political one. do you want to increase payroll attacks? or do you want to reduce benefits by increasing the age of eligibility for social security or cutting back the a

he says she told him she was headed for spring lake near annandale state park. police searched the area yesterday by helicopter. they say they have been told charlotte may have been depressed. >>> the south bay today marks five weeks since 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared. deputies are in morgan hill today, following up on new phone items. more than 90 search and rescue members from all over the bay area will start to search again tomorrow from 9:00 in the morning until sunset. they will cover morgan hill, gilroy, and san martin. search and rescue dogs trained to find human remains will be involved in the search. >>> thousands of law enforcement members are gathering in mow defendanto now to pay their final respects to a sheriff's officer killed in the line of duty. robert parish was shot to death while serving an eviction notice nine days ago. the suspect remained barricaded inside for several hours before eventually shooting himself. the standoff ended when the building caught fire. more than 2,000 law enforcement officers are expected for the funeral and

along the beltway, all lanes are open annandale to merrifield.t's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. coast guard has rescued two sailors off the coast of california. the sailors were participate an aaround the world race when a huge wave hit their yacht. >> they were only about 400 miles way from the finish line. lauren green has the details. >> reporter: the ship was one of 10 participating in the clipper around the world yacht race. the crew members found themselves in need of rescue when a massive we've came crashing down on their vessel. >> waves the size of buildings. winds that you've never experienced before. >> reporter: the yacht was in the pacific ocean in the midst of the sixth leg of their journey when disaster truck. >> we've seen waves that could do to this so we are pretty shocked and we all know the people on the boat. that was most difficult thing. not surprised. we saw some huge waves and huge winds so, yeah, anything can happen really. >> reporter: the wave hit the stress well such forc

no problems to report right now for those continuing on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. >>> the big story, the space shuttle discovery back in the air. >> this time it is piggybacking on its way to retirement at the smithsonian museum. sherry ly has more. >> reporter: the shuttle aircraft carrier that touched down at kennedy space center monday set into motion a week of preparations required to piggyback the first museum- bound orbiter discovery on to the specially modified boeing 747. in this time lapse video, you can see how the shuttle will be mounted. it is heisted in the air and installed with a tail cone to reduce drag during the flight. then it is bolted on to the back of the 747. the $25 million relocation will ferry the shuttle from kennedy space center to dulles in virginia. then, enterprise will be tape to the air, sea and space museum in new york city. the biggest challenge to the flight itself, harmful wealth. a pathfinder aircraft will fly 100 miles ahead of the attached pair. a pilot describes the difference between flying the 747 with or without a shuttle

this time of year it doesn't take much to rebound, saratoga go, cupertino, 67 palo alto, san bruno annandalelyy 50s. coastal clouds will clear and we go mostly sunny and warmer and in fact we will warm it up fast, cooler on sunday, dave, pam? >>> the final winner has come forward, why that person will not be allowed to stay anonymous. >>> why the death of an illinois man is being called an accident. it came at the wings of a swan. >>> good morning if you are driving on the south bay commute northbound -- commute, northbound traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month - over 2 million people so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without having to rinse them first. now see for yourself why millions have switched to finish. join the finish revolution. and for two years in a row, finish quantum was rated #1 by a leading consumer publication. . >>> we are in a congressional hearing right now, these are live pictures, and the second congressional

alameda and berkeley 76, 73 to gilroy and 75, and some low 70s on the peninsular, pearl game, 64 annandalelyy at 60 degrees. it will get warmer tomorrow and these will not be record highs, especially inland, it will be all right there and it looks like i'll take the warmest temperatures. >>> keep an eye on the apple stock, yesterday topped $600 to finish the day at almost $610 a share. that is single session share of almost $30 and second quarter earnings on tuesday. >>> time now 6:22, kim kardashian, the public office she is trying to run for in a public city. >>> a truck is causing a stir in a san francisco neighborhood and the action one city supervisor is now taking. our children, our future -- the ballot initiative to fix our schools. we've waited years for the politicians to do it. now, we can do it ourselves. our children, our future sends every k through 12 dollar straight to our schools... not to sacramento. it benefits every kid in every school, with local control of the money. that's why the p-t-a supports it. my mom likes it, too. that's why the p-t-a supports it. switch from cas

will be looking to capitalize tonight before a full house and 7:30. 6:35 right now, 66 degrees in annandales morning. >> still to come, the terrible damage inflicted by mother nature all across the midwest. we have a live report >> . a secret service sex scandal. mike allen joins us with details. first, another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. it is hazy. going to be hot today. we will check in >> monday morning. today is virginia tech remember this day and the commonwealth. it was five years ago today that a student killed 32 people before killing himself. let's head down to the campus right now. joining us is the virginia tech provost and vice president. doctor, good morning. >> i good morning. i appreciate you joining us. it's hard to believe it has been five years since us journalists descended on your campus. >> it is truly remarkable. five years seems like a long time in some ways and other ways it feels like yesterday. you have had in part the responsibility of determining how we remember this day, which has been tricky over the years. whether to hold classes and how we

hometown forecast, annandale, in the 30s. a bright and sunny morning by 9:00. low 40s by then. a few clouds developing by your lunch hour. should be in the mid-50s. peeking around 60 by mid afternoon. then in the evening, clearing out. down in the 40s. this time tomorrow morning back in the 30s again. your seven-day outlook in a few minutes. daniela, how's traffic? >> the travel lanes are open. now, a live look from chopper there along i-95 at lorton, we have a crash there. you are delayed out of the occoquan. slow making your way past lorton. now traveling on 395, you're seeing some delays as you head toward the 14th street bridge. eun and aaron, over to you. >> after a month of protests and call for arrest, george zimmerman will appear in court for the first time today. he's going to be charged second-degree murder in the death of they von martin. jeff joins us live from florida with more on what we can expect today. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. what we can expect is george zimmerman's first appearance. that will occur in the just cities center behind me. his attorney ma

paul vi and the holy spirit church in annandale. >>> police are looking for a man who shot and killedan in la plata. they were on patrol when they heard the shots fired. they searched the area and found the man dead nearby on kent avenue. they're now working to identify the victim. >>> a d.c. shooting happened a few blocks away from the nationals park during the baseball game. someone shot a man near the 1200 block of hash street near m. he went to the hospital. >> it appears al qaeda may be behind the series of deadly explosions in baghdad and other cities. at least 30 were killed in the blast which occurred over a 75-minute period. nobody has claimed responsibility for it. >>> now, one, two, three, four. >> major milestone for india in its attempt to become a super nuclear power. it says it successfully launched a missile that could strike beijing and shanghai. it's designed to carry a 1 1/2-on the nuclear warhead. china already has one that can reach anywhere in india and doesn't consider it a threat. >>> a church congregation has vowed to stand by their pastor fired amidst a finan

all business as usual and no problems to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. southbound 270 with the double nickette headed past mva through rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> now to developments in north korea where rocket scientists are trying to figure out what happened, what went wrong with last night's rocket lawn. it disintegrated and fell into the yellow sea 130 miles west of seoul, south creigh a at the united nations this morning, diplomats are meeting in an emergency session. the white house says, quote, despite the failure of the attempted missile launch, north creigh's provocative actions threatens regional security and violates international law. some speculate north korea will conduct a nuclear test next. r >>> and another big story this morning. a wake-up call that some parents in fairfax county hope to change. >> they want the school board to push back the start time for high school students. melanie alnwick is live at marshall high school in falls church with the details. >> reporter: good morning. that al

now we're getting them coming bar back, and in annandale, they're getting light sprinkles. it's in the mid-50s. by mid morning it looks like it will be in the mid-to upper 50s to perhaps near 60 degrees by late morning with some continuing light to moderate showers. and around your lunch hour you'll need your umbrella when you dart out into the parking lot you'll need it as it will be around 60 degrees. during the afternoon heading back home from work and school, you may need that brl again and you'll be dodging lightning bolts. perhaps too passing thunder showers. i don't anticipate any severe storms. thunder and lightning into the evening hours. by midnight the skies should be breaking up. a star shine coming through. the clouds will break up. we'll be down into the upper 50s by then. by this time tomorrow morning we'll see the sun back. it will be in the mid-40s. the look at friday. your seven-day outlook, that's in ten minutes at 6:51. dannel halasz our traffic. >> i'm following breaking news on pennsylvania avenue at 3:01. right now a medevac operation is in place. ver

. >> the crew in sky fox is above the beltway down in annandale. you will find your lanes are open.u travel to the right, that is the inner loop. i believe traffic will start to slow closer to 66 at this point. we had accident activity as work your way out towards the springfield interchange. we'll take it back inside. eastbound 66 coming inbound right into the sunshine. traffic slows from 5 to 123. again at the beltway, no problems to report there. 123 south of 50, that is where we had the accident activity. if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway, lanes are open leaving 95 headed around towards college park. look like it will be one of those days. allow a little bit of extra time to get that sunshine glare as you travel the inner loop between bethesda and greenbelt. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning n day. >> and this morning, holly will show us how can you go green without any major changes to your routine from your groceries to your gas. we'll check out some simple changes that you can make at home. fox 5 morning news will

that has been cleared over to the shoulder between annandale and merrifield.t's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> our top story this morning, a man accused of beating two women is on the loose. >> the attack happened last night in alexandria, virginia and that is where melanie alnwick is live with the details. >> reporter: wisdom, alexandria city police are still searching for the suspect who apparently lured those two victims with an ad for an apartment. now, this part of mill road down toward the end here on alexandria doesn't have a lot going on. there is one major apartment building and then across the street is an abandoned building and that is apparently where the man dragged the women to. there is still a police car out in front of that vacant building. people would live down though end say they would like to see this case wrapped up. s.w.a.t. teams and police dogs swarmed that vacant building near the eisenhower avenue metro station where the two women say they were assaulted by the man that they had arranged to meet around 5:30 yesterd

father terry specht is the pastor of holy spirit church in annandale. the diocese of arlington says the alleged relationship happened back in the late '90s. he denies the charges. >>> a d.c. day care locationed in a church basement is closed this morning after police received a report of a 3-year- old boy being sexually assaulted. according to the report, a woman walked into a classroom last week and witnessed the alleged abuse. a sign outside the church says the child development center is operated by the government. church officials did not specify why the day wear was shut down or if it was closed by city officials. so far, police have not made arrests. >>> now to our other big story, the graphic photos with u.s. soldiers. the white house is condemning the disturbing photos of troops posing with the mangled bodies of suicide bombers in afghanistan published bit "los angeles times." they're from two years ago but the "l.a. times" says it just got them from an american soldier. the leadership was replaced. an investigation into the photos is now under

the beltway looks great between annandale and merrifield. still busy cleaning up the wreck from westbound blake lane before you reach 123. outer loop of the beltway looks great. no problems to report leaving university boulevard headed over towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> a handful of best buy employees are waking up this morning to some bad news. company has now confirmed the remaining 42 stores it plans to close and has notified those who work at the locations. two stores shutting down in our area are the following. the best buy in landmark mall in alexandria and the one in fredericksburg. those stores are expected to close at the beginning of may. >>> a northeast d.c. man is paralyzed. police are still looking for the man who shot him. albert grenage was the rite-aid pharmacy manager when a man came in and robbed the store. he is hospitalized. his mother is recovering from lung cancer. the whole family is trying to find a police to live now. we have a report. >> the guy shouldn't have -- he didn't r

no problems reported between annandale and merrifield. southbound 270, slow traffic leaving 109 headed out towards the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> and new this morning, a police-involved shooting in maryland. it happened just after 3:00 a.m. in the 3100 block of good hope avenue in temple hills. officers got a quality for breaking and entering but it turned into i adomestic situation. one of the officers fired a service weapon. suspect was not hit but he was taken into custody and arrested. the officer was not hurt. >>> we have major developments in the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman behind bars this morning. the neighborhood watch man turned himself in to authorities yesterday after being charged with second- degree murder. and this afternoon, all eyes are going to be on sanford, florida where george zimmerman will make his first appearance before a seminole county judge. >> yesterday, the special prosecutor, angela corey, said she had enough evidence to make the second-degree murder ch

no signs of any roadwork on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield.hat's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> in the race for president, the top two congressional republicans have finally endorsed mitt romney. >> the gop frontrunner hit the campaign trail and slammed president obama on his economic policy. fox's carl cameron has the story now. >> reporter: mitt romney marked tax day with a policy-laden picnic table discussion in a pennsylvania park. >> our current president is intent on raising tax rates particularly for small business. the vice president the other day propose another tax which he said is a global tax on business. not quite sure what that is but that will surely cost jobs as well. rock romney would eliminate taxes on capital gains for families earning under $200,000 a year. >> not a tax that had much of an impact. someone calculated that that tax would raise enough revenue to pay for government for 11 hours. so it was more of a gimmick. >> reporter: 69% of republicans and 08% of gop conservatives view romney favorab

you will find lanes are open if you are traveling the beltway between annandale and merrifield.k of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> here is a question for you. are you tired of dealing with runny noses, watery eyes and headaches because, if you are, you are not alone. a lot of folks dealing with it. our shawn yancy spoke with an allergy expert. >> reporter: allergy season started a the bit early this year and now that it is in full swing, the pollen and other irritants really packing a pun. dr.michael kletz joining us. did the mild winter cause allergy season to start earlier this year. that is what we think. it was warm by the end of january so it gave more time for pollination. >> what seem to be the main irritants here in our area? >> right now, it is definitely the tree pollen. there is a lot of mold in washington. this is classic free pollen season. >> we know there is a plethora of over the counter medications. many people wonder are they as good as the prescription medications and is there a difference between zyrtec to allegra. >> those were prescription medicat

paul vi and the church in annandale.he diocese is fully cooperating with the police. >>> a six-person board fired pastor joe peebles. his mother, apostle betty peebles founded the church and since her death, joel peebles has been in a legal battle with the church's board over who controls the church's board and money. instead of a bible service they rallied in front of the church. peebles says this trying time will hp make his faith stronger. >> the eyes of the world are looking at us right now. >> amen. >> some are looking are we going to be angry, difficult, give people a hard time. we're go tock be a beacon light to show the world that when you go through a difficult season, you come out of that season strong, and you come out with victory. >> that's right. >> the board says it needed to let people protect the church. >>> a new plan to improve student performance could mean dramatic changes to the d.c. public school system. the capital commitment program is a five-year program to improve math and reading proficiency l

. >>> a live look from sky 9 on the inner loop of the beltway through annandale. as you're planning to head towards 66, basically a lot of slow traffic. everyone heading back to work. that's been a big problem with the delays. a quick look first of all also 395 northbound here at duke street. normal here and a quick look as well 270 southbound just slowing down right now through gaithersburg. >>> as for wall street looking higher after four horrible days. we'll see how things go at the opening bell. >>> cbs this morning is coming up next. of course more on facebook's billion dollar deal to buy instagram and she'll though -- they'll show you some amazing video. >>> monika and i will be back in about 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> get updates on news, weather and traffic by visiting wusa9.com. >>> enjoy your tuesday. we'll be back wednesday morning starting at 4:25. have a great day.

. >>> a live look from sky 9 on the beltway in annandale leaving route 236. it's going to be heavy heading northbound this morning. >>> wall street looking a little lower. maybe kind of a fallback after yesterday's big rally. >>> cbs this morning is coming up next. more on the secret service scandal and the exclusive interview with house speaker downboehner. >>> monika and i will be back in 20 minutes. download our free news apps. >>> we'll see you tomorrow morning at 4:25. till then, have a great day. bye-bye.

no problems to report on the beltway between annandale and merrifield.thbound 270 now on the brakes. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> a reminder the tax dead line is tomorrow. april15th fell on a sunday and today is emancipation day in the district. d.c. holidays do impact tax deadlines the same way federal holidays do. ahead at 8 clark, well will give you a few last-minute ways to save if you haven't filed yet. >>> several local best buy stores are closing as the company looks for way to cut costs. saturday, the company announced that three stores in virginia are closing and two stores in maryland. in baltimore, the best buy at the inner harbor will close and the best buy in hunt valley is also closing n virginia, the best buy in alexandria near landmark mall is closing. the best buy at costner's corner in fredericksburg is also closing. so bummed to hear that. a lot of jobs going out the door. >> up next, we'll go live to fox business news in new york. >> we are on the business beat. did you take a lunch break at work? maybe you

. -- between annandale and merrifield.s a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, gunshots and a mystery. police found a man who had been shot ensued a car on route 202 in landover. it happened about 3:15 this morning. investigatorred believe he may have been trying to drive himself to the hospital. there are no other details at this time as to what led to the shooting or exactly what led to it. the man is expected to be okay. >>> we are monitoring metro this morning for you. a dangerous discovery made after a man had a heart attack on board a train. >> a passenger went to use a defibrillator but the machine wasn't working. now, metro is ordering an inspection of all the machines. sherry ly is live in pentagon city with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. metro has had these defibrillators in 46 stations for more than 10 years. the idea, of course, when you go to use one, you expect it to work and to save lives. but monday, when it came down to using one of those, it failed. the man

no issues to report once you're on the beltway through tysons and annandale. inside the beltway a bipt of slow traffic through -- a bit of slow traffic through falls church. northbound on 395 slows from duke vote to seminary road. then -- street to seminary road. then no issues to the 14th street bridge. another look at the big picture at 6:58. >>> howard is here with your forecast. we're all worried about -- well, we don't worry but we want to know whether it will be a washout this weekend. >> i don't think it will be a washout but later saturday, saturday afternoon and evening, probably will need to wear something to keep you drier. my wife as been asking me for maryland day should i just wear my rain boots? that's a tough call. >> would be 3:00 or 4:00? >> if may be that late if we're really lucky. the wind has been gusting to 30 miles an hour. temps have dipped into the 40s in many areas. a few spots south of town and here in d.c. barely holding to the 50s. the sun came up half an hour ago. we'll have a sunny day today. winds out of the north west at 15 to

here's the hometown forecast for annandale and fairfax county by noontime. a few clouds around.ery wind. we'll be in the low 50s. and only peaking at around 60 degrees. reaching upper 50s, near 60 by mid to late afternoon. then overnight tonight, going to get chilly. we'll have our temperatures dropping back down to the 30s again tomorrow morning. and a cold weekend, starting each morning on saturday and sunday. afternoon highs in the 60s with sunshine. first part of next week, maybe a shower monday afternoon. cool weather after that. as we get to midweek next week. danella? >>> good morning. giving you an update on the crash at minnieville road and telegraph road. chopper 4 is there now. the accident involved a motorcycle and also a medivac rescue. here's the live look at the intersection now. all your travel lanes are open, but police are still on the scene. you can see right here at this intersection. so on minnieville road, police are there, and this is the intersection of telegraph road. just use caution as you make your way in this area. now to some good news on the roadwa

play is looking good as you travel between annandale and merrifield.ut to the westbound 66, volume increasing now. all lanes are open continuing in towards the capital beltway. outer loop. beltway starting to slow west of new hampshire avenue. west of 650 head over towards silver spring, you will find lanes are open south on 95 and 295 coming in out of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> monitoring metro this morning. some good news for riders. fare hikes set to kick in later this summer. won't be as high as originally planned. the metro says it is because of reductions in expenses and improved ridership predictions. the board will discuss changes to the fare increases at a meeting this week. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. netflix wants to know more about what you watch as it looks for new ways to turn around profits. >>> as we go to the break, there is a new king on broadway. the lion king is now the highest grossing broadway hit of all time. it has pulled in rave rev

the pastor at annandale's holy spirit church is on administrative leave for what the accuser said happened more than a decade ago when the priest served as a parochial vicar at st. mary's of sorrow on sideburn road in fairfax. speck was once recognized for his devotion to children. >> i'm very sad to hear these allegations have come up. >> reporter: author teresa pitt green uses a pseudonym. the northern virginia woman doesn't want to use her real name or appear on camera because she says years ago she was abused by another catholic priest. she writes about her experience in the book "restoring sanctuary." the author names speck, praising him as the director of the arlington diocese child protection office where he screened priests and new employees. >> i also really respected that we had some of the most rigorous background checks. and for that reason i acknowledged him in the book. >> reporter: but speck's accuser claims the protector was the predator. speck strongly denied the allegation. >> there are a lot of catholics who are heart broken at this news. and really waiting to see what h

or exiting to the beltway toward annandale or alexandria. let's take another look at the maps, this time to southern maryland. route 10, route 5, route 4, 210, route 4, route 301, all of those corridors are looking great all the way to the beltway, annual drews air force base -- andrews air force base, no problems through oxon hill. here's what it looks like on eastern avenue. coming up in my next report, we'll go up north to maryland. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> today there will be a series of memorial events in blacksburg, virginia is exactly five years after the worst school shooting in u.s. history. >> april 16, 2007, gunmen seung- hui cho killed two people in a dorm room and then moved to the north hall classroom building a couple of hours later. there he took 30 more lives before killing himself. chantilly native erin peterson's parents won their lawsuit against virginia tech persuading the court that more could have been done to warn the students. the parents of other students agree poor decisions were made at the top. >> t

catholic high school, the arlington diocese child protection office, and the holy spirit church in annandalethe arlington diocese says it is fully cooperating with police. >>> in montgomery county, police have arrested the man for a shooting that stunned a usually quiet potomac neighborhood. earlier this month police say 19-year-old deangelo jackson went to a home on the 8500 block of victory lane. the suspect knocked on the door and shot a 21-year-old man who opened the door. jackson then left the scene. the victim was taken to a hospital and later released. jackson is facing numerous charges including attempted first-degree murder. a motive for the shooting was not released. >>> loudoun county deputies are asking for your help to identify a suspect involved in a credit card fraud case. detectives say a suspect somehow stole the credit card numbers of a woman living in sterling. the suspect used them to make purchases around arlington and fairfax counties for about the past month. detectives say the suspect tried charging more than $6,000 and they aren't sure how the card numbers were stole

right now, only in the 30s from washington's trinidad neighborhood to landover, annandale, ft.elvoir, palmer park, kensington. only in the mid to upper 30s. and by 9:00, the low 40s. and the winds will pick up a bit midday and during the afternoon, maybe gusting to around 25 miles per hour. highs only reaching the mid 50s. by mid-afternoon, quite a bit of cloudiness around. there's a slight chance of sprinkles, as well. sunrise occurring now. sunset at 7:42. a leak at the travel planner -- a look at the travel planner as well as the latest pollen count and seven-day outlook in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. watching annis on, eastbound route 50 -- watching an incident, eastbound route 50 making your way toward the bay bridge. a tractor-trailer that's actually leaking fuel at this time. please be aware of that. we're going to give you a live look at 50 westbound at 202, landover road. are you slowing, hitting the brakes making your way toward kenilworth avenue. no accidents, just delays at this time. and i-270 as you make your way southbound at father hurley, are you hi

the pastor at annandale's holy spirit church is on administrative leave for what the accuser said happened years ago when the priest served as a vicar at st. mary's in fairfax. speck was once recognized for his devotion to children. >> i am very sad to hear of these allegations. >> reporter: author teresa pitt green uses a pseudonym. the northern virginia woman doesn't want to be named or identified because she was victimized by a different catholic priest but writes about her experience in the book "restoring sanctuary" and the author names speck, praising him as the director of the arlington diocese child protection office where he screened priests and new employees. >> i also really respected that we had some of the most rigorous background checks. for that reason i acknowledged him in the book. >> speck's accuser claims the protector was the predator. speck strongly denies the allegation. >> there are a lot of catholics who are heart broken at this news and really waiting to see what happens. >> reporter: but now all of the background checks the priest reviewed have to be re-examined.

pretty much the same way on the dulles toll road, annandale and dale city. no problems to report if you're planning to head through silver spring. a tiny bit of volume forming on the outer loop toward silver spring but still good to go. i would say the entire stretch between 95 and 270. back over to the maps. this time to the south side, northbound 95 leaving dale city into woodbridge and springfield you're fine. we'll take a live look a little further south in triangle. this is where you begin to see the volume early on in the morning. it breaks loose again as you travel toward dale city. we'll take a live look a little further north as you travel here northbound 395 at duke street still looking great to the 14th street bridge. no issues the length of 395. in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:24. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> the journey through breast cancer can have huge ups and downs. yesterday one phone call made our jc hayward reconsider her approach to treatment. >> benign, oh, great. oh, my gosh. >> price god. praise -- praise god.

great between the american legion bridge, dulles toll road, 66, all of that is running smoothly into annandalend springfield. if you're planning to head here, canal road at fox hall road as you can see nice and quiet at the intersection heading towards georgetown, whitehurst freeway and rosslyn. let's go back over to the maps, this time to the other side of town. no problems to report on 95 out of baltimore, bw parkway, same story. no complaints over any of the anacostia or potomac river crossings this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 95 in virginia at 5:38. >>> there's new information in the murder of a marine near the barracks in southeast washington. >> according to court documents, 20-year-old michael paw says he acted in self- defense saturday night. police say he got into an argument with a fellow marine and then stabbed him in the chest. he told investigators he used the knife to defend himself after he was punched in the head. he's charged with second-degree murder. >>> the d.c. department of health has told sigh could i crist -- psychiatrist alan salarian can no longe

hometown forecast, annandale, fairfax county, near 50 as well as much of the region. by noontime, into the mid 50s. we'll have a wind gusting to around 30 miles per hour. it's doing that now. we'll have the wind with us throughout the day. by mid-afternoon, should be around 60 or so. and maybe briefly low 60s. lots of sunshine. then a clear evening by late evening, down to near 50 degrees. by this time tomorrow morning, we may be talking about some frost. yeah, may be down into the mid 30s. maybe in a few scattered areas and rural areas starting off tomorrow morning. we may be down to near the freezing mark. ought to recover nicely with lots of sun tomorrow, into the upper 60s to near 70. and then on wednesday, it's going to be a chilly morning. 40s to near 50. and a lot of clouds around on wednesday. a warm front coming through. then a cool front later in the day. that might trigger a shower during the afternoon on wednesday. and highs mild, though, into the 70s after that cool front goes by. cooler. tuesday morning, near 40. and partly cloudy thursday, highs only ne

there are no worries to report on the west side of town between tysons and annandale. we're looking good as well 066 -- well on 66 coming in from manassas. if you're planning to head in from centreville to fairfax, all lanes are open. let's take a live look outside on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. looking great coming up from woodbridge to this point and beyond to 395. we'll go back to the maps. 395 as you head for the 14th street bridge, all rapes are copy past -- all lanes are open past the pentagon. we'll take a live look now if you're planning to head on the independence avenue corridor. here's what it looks like near i believe 14th street. an arrow board set up. no big deals as volumes are very light getting through this corridor. river road at rising ridge getting word of a pedestrian struck at potomac. police are on the scene there. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 5:25. >> thanks, monika. >>> we are drinking more than our share of normal morning coffee this morning. that's because we are out a little later than our bed time

the police did not allow buss to drop off students at annandale high school on friday because of the threat. since those buses also pick up younger students later in the day, 18 elementary and middle schools were affected by this. after using bomb sniffing dogs and robots to check out the school, police eventually gave the all clear. >>> the university of virginia has received a piece of steel from the world trade center. the charlottesville volunteer firefighter who is also a student at the university led the effort to acquire the steel. now that it's on campus, the steel will eventually have a permanent home at uva's newcomb hall. >>> it is 5:05. time for the latest your money report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today. we're waiting to see what u.s. markets are doing when they open this morning. most asian markets closed lower but futures in europe are looking more promising. friday the dow gained 66 points closing at 13,212. the nasdaq dropped almost four points and the s&p 500 climbed more than five points. >>> if you had a problem with your visa credit card, you weren't