a wind gust to 40 and makes that driving tough here as we look in and around just west of annandale, really, and this storm is moved up between burk and franconia and west of annandale and some we can kind of estimate and this is the last six hours, how much rain has fame. not bad for the eastern suburbs. the district is getting it and we found some heavy doppler estimated rain totals including not too far from gainesville, another 2 1/2 inches of rain and that is that prospect we v prince william is saturated and with that 2 1/2 inches, not far from the fairfax-loudoun county line and in to northwest, we picked up .8 of an inch and that is some thunder rolling out there and we're beginning to see a trough moving toward the northwest and some drying is occurring to the south and east. the storms might be moving back over areas in the west and they got hit yesterday. be cautious of the rain occurring tonight and into is going to begin to settle down. we could do this again tomorrow and we're up to 82 degrees tomorrow and not as much coverage tomorrow and a little less widespread on fr

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also san francisco, that traffic looks good coming in from the peninsular annandalely city -- and daily city up to the peninsular split. let's go to steve. >>> they are calling it morning sun and it is creeping northward, mop ray as well, very shallow so it will not make much of an impact. sunshine and warm temperatures and again there must be a missing day which is why you are only seeing a few temperatures. they are almost all in the 50s. and this system is beginning to move in and we are starting a cooling trends on the coast. it will not be warm or anything and inland temperatures will really come document sunday and monday. >> i know, it is overdone but it will be cooler. sunny for most because there is a little bit of patchy fog. patchy fog on parts of the coast and 80% is fog free. 60s and 70s to low and mid-90s and it will be sunny and hot. half-moon bay is tricky, same for santa cruz there is fog down there so it should burn off, 90s in the anterior, fog will be on its way back friday, big cool down sunday and especially monday. >>> china's government approved sales of tablet a

then they forced him into the trunk and drove to piedmont police in annandale and he was left there and told not to get out of the truck until the kidnappers were long gone. >> pretty shocking. i have lived here since 1998. >> i will not go anywhere by myself and not at night. >> if you know information about the robbers, contact your tax county police. a ceremony will be held this evening at the national cathedral to dedicate a carving of civil rights leader rosa parks. the ceremony is at 5:30 today. cathedral choir will perform. >> it is 53 degrees. coming up, some family members in the d.c. region got time in the national spotlight thanks to a late-night tv host jimmy kimmel. >> a little swwag. >> who won the family skyp >> id is that 4:51 on this thursday. traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> let's start with adam caskey with a look at the forecast. >> help the rainfall yesterday. over half in jest reagan national. 0.85 in the pennsylvania. three-quarters of an inch in arlington. in d.c., two thirds of an inch. temperatures in the '50s right now. 51 and of savannah, 54 in arlin

west side of town you should be okay heading toward tysons and annandale. a quick look at the maps all the way to the north side. looking good on the bw parkway and route 50 heading to dheferly and the northeast core -- cheverly and the northeast corridor. another look at area roads at 5:10. >>> if you were with us yesterday morning at this time, we were reporting about flooding problems developing throughout our area in the fairfax county region. >> this morning more rain falling in the same area. the system just parked and is causing some serious issues. delia goncalves is in bristow, virginia checking out things now. what does it look like, delia? >> reporter: you know, thankfully a good sign. things are pretty dry here in bristow at the vre, the commuter train. we see lots of folks heading over to the train, washing over to get their commute into washington, d.c. thankfully the ground and the -- the ground is drying out but very different story yesterday when it was a very volatile situation for lots of folks here in prince william county and even that

the beltway is looking great through annandale and springfield. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the other side of town. route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly is fine. no problems on the prince george's county side of the beltway and coming in from southern maryland, no issues. we'll take a look at route 50 coming in from sandy point, the bay bridge no problems all the way inbound to the beltway. in my next report, we'll go to the north side of town at 5:09. >>> he made generations of d.c.'s music fans and he made them smile. in just a few hours, people are going to have a chance to pay their respects to chuck brown. >> the godfather of go-go died earlier this month after being hospitalized for several weeks. he was 75. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the site of today's viewing, the howard theatre. good morning, delia. are we seeing anything happening getting ready for what's going to happen in just a few hours? >> reporter: we're certainly still a few hours away but lots of work is being done. take a look we c

things running smoothly through annandale to 66. in my next report a closer look at virginia roads at 5:17. back to you guys. >>> making news now at 5:10, a bosnian born u.s. citizen has been convicted for his role in a suicide bomb plot on new york city subways. prosecutors say he received al qaeda training in pakistan before agreeing to strap on backpack bombs on the subway. the plot was never carried out. he faces life in prison when he's sentenced. >>> five people are now in custody accused by the f.b.i. of trying to blow up a bridge near cleveland. investigators say the suspects purchased what they thought were real explosives. they got them from undercover agents, however. the bureau says the public was never in any danger and none ever the suspects is affiliate -- of the suspects is affiliated with any kind of international terror association. >>> may day protesters became violent in several cities. in seattle a group split off from a peaceful protest and broke out the windows of businesses and government buildings. the mayor

was taken right outside of his home and driven around and eventually dumped on piedmont place in annandale it appears they were after as much money as they could get. the 22-year-old victim says he did not even make it out the door of his apartment building. they stopped him the second he got out of his apartment. they stuck a gun to his head and made him come out here and get inside this red honda right here drive them around to several atm's. he wound up in the drug before it was all said and done. residents of the springfield gardens apartments said the kidnapping has shattered their sense of security. >> you never know who it can happen to. it could have happened to anyone. >> a complex consists largely of immigrants and their children. this man told us he is scared the suspects specifically target hispanics. he was forced to drive to two different atm's. they left temple, telling them -- they left him telling him not to get out until they were long gone. george lives across the street from where the victim was left. he woke up early this morning to find police on history. >> i thought

they drove him around to various atm's and eventually dumped him in annandale. police -- neighbors had no idea if this could happen there neighborhood about i thought there were doing a speed trap. there taking pictures and measurements and i ask them what was going on. >> some in the apartment complex said the man was taken and now they are afraid. the complex has largely hispanic tenants and they fear they are being targeted. >> the d.c. council is considering a compromise to allow bars to stay open later until 4:00 a.m. on federal and d.c. holidays and some holiday weekend and week of the presidential inauguration. bentsen great wanted to keep the bar is open until 3:00 a.m. on weekdays all the time but that plan was knocked down. >> a big win for the washington capitals. they beat the new york rangers in game 6. >> people are still celebrating and now the team's quest for the cup is closer than ever. >> he tried to shoot when it was blocked -- score! >> sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time. the rebound goal was put in and the caps we

this could be a little hail, this particular storm now, just to the west of annandale.ight some of the roads. that's woodburn road. if you're on woodburn, you might have some pea size hail. you do, snap a picture and send it to our website at www.wusa9.com. this will essentially move down 234 off to the west and north and west. we'll back out, show you the other storms in loudoun county and also northern fauquier county. these have really been heavy. they haven't moved much either, just kind of drifting, middleburg still getting hit good, upperville, big time rains and down towards the plains 1 to 1 1/4 inches per hour. they have lightning. so if you hear thunder, you need to get indoors. temperatures, 69 bethesda, 66 arlington and down to the south, 77 fort belvoir, 68 leesburg, 76 in college park, 75 beltsville. you haven't had any showers, so you're in the mid- to upper 70s. still warm and humid, some thunderstorm tonight, some with heavy rain, shower and storms again tomorrow. friday is good news, more sun, fewer storms. we like the sound of that. tonight partly to

have the construction on the toll road approaching route 7 and on the beltway in the tysons and annandale terms of high standing water, still affecting old church road at park gate and little river road at the loudoun-prince william county line and a sinkhole on valley view road. you want to be aware of all of those areas in prince william county. let's take a look live outside on the northbound side of 395. roads are wet. volumes are light to the 14th street bridge but this could affect your drive if you're heading out the door keep your speed limits down. to the north side of town no problems to report out of 270 out of frederick. i-70 is looking good as well. 121 no issues heading down to the point why the lanes divide with the exception of the rain. in my next report at 4:39. we'll take another look around the area. >>> as howard just told us, parts of northern virginia remain under a flood warning. that includes prince william county along with the city of man fan sas and man fan sas -- manassas and manassas park. >> runoff is leading streams and creeks to surge past their stages. si

it's potholepalooza but this time in northern virginia, sky 9 over the scene in annandale where massive potholes opened up on the inner loop of the beltway. the location is in the same area where construction is underway on those beltway express lanes. >>> bus fires, train derailments, faulty brakes, broken defibrillators, metro officials responded today to a laundry list of safety problems and kristin fisher was tracking this story. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher in washington where metro has announced major changes after a string of accidents on metro trains and buses. last month two metrobuses caught fire just five days apart. both were caused by high pressure hydraulic hoses that either came loose or weren't properly installed and both buses were the same model, the orion vi. all 94 of them in the fleet were taken out of service. at first the plan was to fix them, but now metro's gm says they're buying 95 new buses to replace them. >> we did not want to put them back on the road because we did not want to take the risk. >> reporter: another day, another accident, this time at the r

an easier ride for you on the beltway as you travel between annandale and merrifield. you will find that lanes are open if you are working your way along southbound 270. no trouble spots to report on 66. -- i think because of mother nature, a lot of our work zones weren't set up last night. >>> a culpeper police officer is behind bars facing murder charges following a deadly shooting in february. >> reporter: officer daniel harmon-wright shot 54-year-old patricia cook during a traffic stop in a catholic school parking lot. at the time, he claimed self- defense. a special grand jury found other buys. initial police reports said after officer harmon-wright asked to see patricia cook's identification, she closed her driver's side window on officer harmon-wright's arm and started driving away dragging the officer along and that he fired when cook failed to stop. family and friends were baffled at that count. culpeper police asked virginia state police to take a closer look at the incident. a grand jury charged dan yell harmon-wright with murder. juror the 11 citizens that

the beltway is running smoothly between annandale and merrifield. outer loop of the beltway looks good here at colesville road. no problems to report headed around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a police- involved shooting in d.c. an officer shot a man just before 11:00 last night here on sixth street in southeast. he has since died. so far, no word on what led to this shooting. >>> d.c. police say they are looking into whether the officer-involved shooting on sixth street is related to at least one other shooting in southeast last night. that was in the 4300 block of third street. a man was shot in the leg there around 10:15. an unrelated shooting happened in the same hour on v street southeast. two men were shot in that incident. incident. >>> another big story this morning, the d.c. council special election. voters go to the polls in ward five today for fill a seat vacant sincian. former councilman harry thomas, jr. has resigned and is now headed to prison for stealing publi

maybe around annandale and burke.her south, look at that toward fredricksburg and towards charles county, heavy downpours as it lifts to the northeast. this will be the case the next couple of hours. yeah, right around the metro going to be a slowdown by the showers. low 60s in winchester. we have 66 pax river, baltimore, and even here in washington right now. as you look at our michael & son weather camera, a little haze out there, light rain. 66 degrees with humidity high at 94%. right now at least the winds are calm. so we're watching this area of rain. notice how quiet it is for the moment out to the west. we'll throw some daytime heating in on that and on the future cast you're seeing the showers and storms that will pop up this afternoon and during the evening hours so the commute this evening as well could be unsettled. then tomorrow just a chance of an afternoon shower or storm the way it's looking now. so upper 70s today, muggy, some scattered showers and storms. 60s tonight. tomorrow 83. an afternoon storm.

open, no problems to report in virginia as you work your way along the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> breaking news this morning on a maryland hostage in pakistan. he lived in rockville and was kidnapped last year. >> we are hearing from warren weinstein in a video from al- qaeda. >> reporter: this is the first time that warren weinstein was seen on video since he was kidnapped from his residence in pakistan in august of 2011. this new 40-second video posted on jihaddist forums shows wipe steen dressed in extra dictional pakistany tunic. he tells his wife that his health is fine and he pleads with president obama. >> my nape is warren weinstein. my wife is elane and i would like her to know that i'm fine, i'm well. i'm getting all my medications and being taken care of and then i would like to talk to president obama and ask and beg him that he please accept and respond to the demands . my life is in your hands. >> weinstein was kidnapped at gap from his residence in lahore, pakistan. he had been living there doing what

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you will find the beltway is open between annandale and merrifield.s a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> a popular d.c. street is expected to see major traffic backups this summer. it is culled u street and it is all because of a streetscape project slated to begin june 11th. the construction includes improvements to driveways and sidewalks, detective sidewalks in front of the lincoln theater, reconstructed bus pads, no marking meters and new traffic science. residents have some questions about the impact. >> we are all concerned because we have people coming here every day. a bunch. tour buses come here. residents trying to walk around and businesses trying to stay open. >> the project expected to be wrapped up by spring of next year. businesses affected by the construction can tap into a streetscape survival fund. >>> kenyan mcduffie was sworn in yesterday afternoon as the newest councilmember. he was elected to office earlier this month during a special election. he made a short speech during the ceremony. take a lis

pot holes sealed up at annandale. allison, over to you. >>> thank you.ot is topic on this week's fox news sunday. fox's shannon bream is in for chris wallace. good morning. >> good morning. >> this big announcement by the obama administration on president obama's choice to support same-sex marriage. >> it's a hot topic here and across the country. we have a couple of key senators to sit down with us. we have dianne feinstein with us, and she is connected to a number of these issues. first of all, she's introduced a bill to repeal the defense of marriage act. she's been on the front lines of that issue. she'll be with us in studies to talk about that. and she is the chair of the select committee on intelligence. we'll talk to her about that bloom plot, and the concern many within the government have, and outside the government, about leaks about that information and exactly where they may be coming from. >> we look forward to that. also another exclusive interview, you're talking with the chair of the senate republican conference on the defense budget and

and making your way from springfield to annandale.your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> man, what a heart breaker for the washington caps, great game but a tough loss, meanwhile, at nats park, rookie, bryce harper is on fire. dave ross joins us with a little sports. >>> what a time to be in the nations capital >> it is a good time. >> awesome. >> to see bryce coming up. >> it has only taken him a couple games. >> and you know it is funny i don't think any of us expected him to be up this soon when he came up you thought is he ready he is ready. >> caps are ready. >> they are playing great hockey too but last night rips your heart out would you rather lose 5-1 or 2-1 triple overtime in a classic game. >> this way to be honest. >> i too. it is funny because i watched the whole game we have seen the highlights, alex ovechkin almost winning it off the post in overtime, literally they lost by an inch. >> an inch. it hit the post twice. >> i hate to say it you can chalk it up to bad luck. there is ovechkin getting an energy bar they had to go to

money, they forced the victim into the trunk of his own car and drove him to piedmont police in annandale. when the victim was able to get out of the trauma, the suspects were gone. >> pretty shocking. i've lived here since 1998. >> all three of the suspects were wearing a hooded jacket and had their faces covered. neighbors of the victim tell us they will not feel safe until police make an arrest. >> i am not going to go by myself know where. i will try not to go out at night. >> police say at some point during all this, one of the suspects took out a knife and cut the victim's arm. he is expected to be ok. police are asking anyone who knows about the crime to give them a call. reporting live in fairfax, jummy olabanji. >> we also have new developments this morning in the case of a videotaped beating in baltimore that was caught on tape on six patrick's day. this was an alexandria man beaten stripped, and left unconscious in what appears to be an unprovoked attack at. 24 charges were filed against four suspects if. prosecutors have dropped 13 of those charges. they say too many charges w

height traffic volume on the beltway leaving annandale continuing out towards merrifield. top side nice and smooth continuing around past 193 over towards connecticut avenue. now receiving word of a serious accident under investigation closing a portion of old norville pike at donell road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> new this morning, police caught three gunmen who they say carjacked someone just a few hours ago t began about 3:00 this morning in alexandria when the carjacking happened on duke street. the suspects took off in the car, went up 359 over the potomac before crashing on the d.c. side near 12th street and southwest. all three were picked up by police. the carjacking victim fortunately not hurt. >>> fans and friends get to say good-bye to the godfather of go- go. a public memorial service is being held at the washington convention center today. >> i guess a lot of us will hear the music all did i. the event will include some great moussal guest artists. melanie alnwick is life this morning outside the convention center. >> reporter:

no problems to report at this time for those continuing between annandale and merrifield. still an easy drive here. no problems to report on 395 as you work your way north of the beltway and continue back up towards your exits there, 395 leaving duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. ease you trip north of town as you work your way between college park and bethesda. no problems to report southbound along 270 270 working your way around the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a culpeper, virginia police officer is behind bars after being indicted on several counts including murder. this following a deadly shooting that happened back in february. fox 5's melanie alnwick is in the newsroom with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: officer daniel harmon-wright shot 54-year-old patricia cook during a traffic stop in a catholic school parking lot. at the time, he claimed self- defense. a special grand jury found otherwise. remember those initial police reports? they said after officer harmon- wright asked to see patricia cook's identificati

beltway looks good in virginia traveling between annandale and merrifield.ou will find your lanes are open if you are traveling southbound along 270. the volume is increasing but all lanes are open on this two- lane stretch headed in towards clarksburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. . >> thank you. >>> we continue to get new information regarding a little girl shot early this morning in d.c. police now tell us the 10- year-old was shot inside a truck at new york avenue and fenwick street in northeast. that was about 3:45 this morning. police say someone shot into the truck and the little girl was hit in the back side. a family member then drove the girl to the sixth district police station at 42nd and benning northeast. the girl was then taken to the hospital and good news, she is expected to be okay. >>> we are also following some breaking news on a maryland hostage in pakistan. he lived in rockville and was kidnapped last year. >> this morning, we are hearing from warren wine teen? a video from al-qaeda. we'll get the late now from

on the beltway itself traveling between annandale and merrifield. right now, well above speed as you approach route 50 and 66 headed up the west side. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a scarry scene at rosecroft raceway. there was a seven-horse collision during a harness race last night. this is the raceway after the accident. three drivers were sent to the hospital. no horses were injured. the accident was apparently caused when the first place horse went down and most of the field piled on top. >>> ate senate panel has approved an increase in airline security fees. the fees will now be doubled. $10 for i around trip nonstop flight and $5 for a one-way nonstop ticket f you change planes, you avoid the fee. it covers bay quarter of tsa security costs. >>> general mills announced it will slash 850 jobs. the minneapolis company says the move will help lower cost and boost efficiency. general mills and many other packaged food macers have been struggling with high commodity costs and weaker sales growth. >>> less than a w

overnight construct has cleared traveling between annandale and merrifield. here at the american legion bridge, traffic runs smoothly as you continue out towards fairfax. no problems to report on the inner loop from the toll road to 2707. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> one of the big stories we are following this morning, new details in the trayvon martin shooting case. nearly 200 opinions of previously undisclosed documents were released yesterday including photos, video, witness statements and autopsy results. martin's autopsy reveals he was shot at close range. a new grainy photo shows george zimmerman with a bloody nose and a picture shows the gun zimmerman used in the shooting. there is also security camera video from a nearby 7-eleven store that has been released showing the moments just before martin was shot and killed by zimmerman. zimmerman has pleaded for the guilty to second degree murder charges against him claiming he shot mart anyone self-defense. >>> another big story, the g-8 summit. president oba

there were big ones, a whole pack of them opened up yesterday morning on the inner loop in annandale. that's where a lot of work is being done on the express lanes project. we don't know if that played a role in creating potholes but again they were fixing them. >>> jessica doyle is watching your money and in solidarity with the other moms, she's watching your mother's day. >> she's trying to watch some keys to a brand new sports car apparently. >> i'm not saying you'll have to buy mom a car for mother's day. you've got to do what you've got to do. >> thanks for that. >> but if you're thinking about buying mom a car for mother's day, there are -- there is new research out there which shows which cars are popular with mom and you can negotiate some pretty deep discounts. true car.com came out with a report and here are the rankings. number one, the honda crv, number two, knee sas ultima, number four, the subaru outback, number five, the honda pilot and we're moving on to six through ten, the volkswagen jetta came in at number 6, number 8, the honda accord, 9, honda civic and ten the ni

hometown forecast annandale, virginia, beautiful fairfax county. 61 degrees right now with the cloud there. first peeks of sunshine, little after about noontime today, temperatures up into the mid and upper 60s. maybe nosing in on about 70 for a high temperature today. not too far above 70. back down into the low 60s by this evening. so if you are going down to the nationals and phillies, we are going for the sweep of the phillies today. first pitch is at 8:05 this evening. good night for baseball. cloudy and cool. no chance for rain. first pitch temperature around 67 degrees. here's radar. no drops anywhere too close to us right now. we don't need to worry about rain today or tomorrow. showers across alabama, not coming towards us. these raindrops in the upper midwest. low headed up into eastern canada. that cool front will be dragged through here late tuesday and into wednesday time frame. that will be our next trends for the rain showers around here. cloudy with a patch write fog. most of the fog is gone now. clouds will remain much of the day. slifrs of sunshine is about all you

no problems to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. will find traffic on 395 below speed here at duke street in the main line headed out towards seminary road. no problems to report coming across the anacostia bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> mitt romney has reached an important number on the campaign trail. he has now topped the number of delegates needed to be the official gop presidential nominee. this comes following tuesday's primary in texas. romney says he is, quote, humbled by the nomination. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is laying rumors that he will be mitt rome know's room nate. he said he is not being vetted by the romney camp. there you go. put it to rest. >>> as we go to break, we all know home price here in our area are sky high. guess what. if you are hook for a lower cost of living, you may want to head to these cities. the national association of home buyers and wells fargo have released a list of home price. coming in at number one, there you go, indianapolis, indiana with a median home

. >>> -- between anden dale and merrifield -- between annandale and merrifield.eld. >>> closing argument are set to begin this morning in the criminal trial of john edwards. after just two days of testimony, the defense team rested that you are case yesterday without calling edwards, his former mistress or his eldest daughter to the stand. the former presidential candidate is accused of using don't "money to hide his pregnant mistress touring his 2008 campaign. if convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> a russian soyuz spacecraft docked at the international space station just a few hours ago. the new crew at the international space station includes an american after the now and two russian cosmonauts. they are preparing for the the arrival of the first ever private cargo ship. the space x dragon capsule is due to launch from florida this weekend. we will be watching. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. >> you might think it was a claim that was too good to you true and it was. now, sketchers will have to pony up for a

traffic flowing freely now on the beltway between annandale and merrifield.a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we are following some breaking news out of the district this morning. police are investigating two overnight deadly stabbings. >> one happened on coral street northeast around 1:20 this morning. the other, an hour later at fifth and florida northwest. that is where we find fox 5's melanie alnwick. she is live there this morning with the details. >>> good morning. at this point, police tell us they have no reason to believe that those two stabbings are related. here on florida avenue, police are starting to wrap up the investigate into the stabbing here. they have reopened the lanes, the majority of the lane here on florida avenue between sixth and -- fisk and sixth street here except for this area where police cars are still parked blocking off the scene where they had this incident. let's go to some of of the tape we shot earlier. the vehicle that you see there, we didn't realize when we first got on the scene. when we arrived, we

this is normal for this time of the morning trying to get on to 395 or the inner loop toward annandale. in my next report, i'll keep you posted on that situation north of town on the beltway at 5:39. back to you. >>> for the first time a sitting president has publicly supported same-sex marriage. >> in an interview with abc's robin roberts, president obama says after several years of consideration, he has changed his mind. and the president adds his daughters helped him on the issue because they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it doesn't make sense to them. frankly, that's the kind of thing that appropriates -- prompts a change of perspective. >> my view is that marriage itself is a relationship it a man and a woman. >> presumive republican presidential nominee mitt romney says he remains opposed to same-sex marriage. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the white house with more reaction. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. r

hometown forecast, annandale, 60 degrees. sunshine in and out through the morning hours.noontime, near 70. during the afternoon, peaking in the low to mid 70s. rain from west to east. that will be here in the metro area around 3:00, 4:00 or so. maybe light rain. then thunder and lightning after that. it's going to be earlier in the day. shenandoah valley, maybe around noon or 1:00. then by late afternoon into the evening hours. thunder and lightning accompanying some of the needed rain. and the beneficial rains will taper off by midnight and by dawn tomorrow, breaks in the clouds. then there's a chance for more rain. in fact, a likelihood later tomorrow especially midday and during the afternoon. highs into the mid 70s. and especially tomorrow along i-95 and points east is where rain may be falling. then some sun back on thursday. a chilly morning, near 50. afternoon highs near 70. and more of the same on friday and again on saturday. although a bit milder saturday and sunday, too. great weekend coming up. danella, how's traffic? >>> checking things out inbound route 50.

more moderate rain from northwest here at channel 9 out 66 through vienna and fairfax, annandale andingfield and burke. that's moving off toward the east. we'll be dealing with that. maybe another 30, 45 minutes. that goes down 95 but we're clearing out of warrenton. then in charles county, southern prince george's county, this is headed toward calvert. that's about the heaviest stuff we're looking at. some lightning and thunder with that all moving east at 40. warm this afternoon, partly sunny, going into the low 80s. monika santami will update your time saver traffic. >>> i can hear all the rain coming down on your umbrella. it's closing things down and causing big backups. an accident inbound # 6. look at -- inbound 66. look at this backup. maybe 29 miles an hour continuous up to the accident again with the main lanes open. it's going to be slow again as you leave route 50 off and on to the beltway down on virginia side of 95. you've got the slow traffic coming up from woodbridge to springfield. we'll take a live look inside springfield and again very slow and heavy exiting to the

hometown forecast, annandale, fairfax county. by noontime, near 80 degrees.lunch hour. then, you'll probably hear thunder. if you do hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc 4. and we will let you know if any storms are threatening your neighborhood. there may be some in aunanimous dale mid to late afternoon. mid 80s by then. for your friday evening, could have more showers and thunderstorms. should be ending around midnight. then pie dawn tomorrow, near 60. partly cloudy saturday, near 80. a slight chance of an isolated thundershower late saturday afternoon and evening. partly cloudy on sunday. cooler, in the low to mid 70s. and high 70s on monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, into next week. next chance of rain would be tuesday, wednesday, midweek next week. that's the way it looks. >> all right. thank you. >>> so you know, if danella maybe seems a little tired thisx morning, it is really for a good cause. last night danella was at an event she emceed. a special event. dr. maya angelou and ronner kommon joined forces -- and rapper kommon joined forces to rais

the beltway is doing well through annandale toward 66. in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads at 5:17. >>> making news now at 5:10, in florida george zimmerman has waived his right to a speedy trial in the death of trayvon martin. he's charged with second-degree murder after shooting the unarmed martin in february. zimmerman remains free on bail. >>> authorities isolated two southwest flights from john wayne airport in southern california to phoenix, arizona. this was overnight after getting a threatening phone call. flight 11 # 4 landed in phoenix -- 1184 landed in phoenix but was moved to a separate area for passenger and baggage rescreening while flight 811 was stopped before departure. both planes were later cleared. >>> what do you get when you combine a teddy bear, a bunny and a mickey mouse doll? bet you never thought this was the answer. a 40 caliber handgun. that's what screeners found at the airport in providence, rhode island when the toys went through the x-ray machine. the toys belong to a 4-year-old and his fathe

the beltway looks good the entire western stretch it 270, tysons and annandale. we'll take you live on 395 inside the beltway. here's what it looks like at edsall road. no brake lights through landmark, up towards shirlington and the 14th street bridge. we'll head into downtown and show what you it looks like. nice and light across the 14th street bridge into the downtown area. all of the corridors are looking good as well. we'll take you live to the sousa bridge inbound on pennsylvania avenue as you head through this corridor. you'll be fine as well crossing the river. in my next report we'll go over to 270 at 5:24. >>> stephen strasburg talked about his less than stellar performance on the mound yesterday. >> plus, we'll jump into the the american league east and check in on the orioles taking on the yankees. that is coming up in sports. >>> before we head to break, another look at the question of the day. here it is. three out of ten of us refuse to use one of these things. is it a, a seat belt, b, social networking websites or c, a public toilet seat. >> here

falls church, alexandria, annandale all seeing some light rain.ward the wider picture look at how the rain is moving in. from the east this is a flow right off the ocean and then once it hits the mountains that's when we start to see those showers move in. so you can see behind the mountains really not a lot going on here. this is what happens here. we have those mountains just off to the west. we get that flow right off of the ocean. that picks up the moisture. allows it to wring itself out so to speak. that is why we're dealing with the drizzle and lighter rain with the flow coming right off the atlantic ocean. we see a ton of moisture and that moisture is going to stick around for the next 24 to 48 maybe the next 72 hours. that is the next two to three days. your morning lows tomorrow 64 in washington. 60 in frederick. 60 in leesburg. and coming in around 59 in culpepper. expect some drizzle and showers overnight tonight as the area of low pressure continues to sit and spin around the region. tomorrow i think we'll see at least some sunshine. a

over toward annandale on the inner loop or 395 we'll go there right now on the northbound side and here at duke street the main and hov lanes also look great. no problems here. let's go back to the maps this time into downtown and take a live look at 14th street and independence avenue. nice and quiet. coming up in my next report, a look at 270. back to you. >>> thanks monika. this morning police are trying to put together what happened inside a howard county church thursday. >> two women there were shot and one of them died and a man's body was found in some nearby woods. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is lye at the scene in ellicott city with more. good morning delia. very confusing what's going on. >> reporter: good morning andrea and pretty tragic, for many folks the church is considered sacred ground and they are simply stunned that this church was the scene of yesterday's horrific crime. here are the details we know so far. police descended on st. peter's episcopal church yesterday at 5:30 after a janitor reported two women inside the church office were shot. one woman was dea

wake up on annandale with a cool start. clouds on the increase tomorrow amp. 80 degrees once again. and showers will be possible, not likely, but possible starting about 6:00 and later. most of your mother's day looking a-okay. not as nice as today. can't complain with today's forecast. 100% sunshine. these rain drops here, that dry air i was talking about that's in place over us, that's going to eat up all that first wave of rain drops as they try to come up the spine of the appalachian. the rain across arkansas and louisiana, that will have a chance to interfere with our forecast as we get into monday, tuesday time frame. for now high pressure, great start to the weekend. and 99% of us will be dry for 99% of the weekend. a few high clouds streaming in late tonight. sunshine will be dimming out during the course of your mother's someday. i think any real shower chances stay out to the west of washington then roll in. tomorrow will start with the sunshine. later on in the day. probably not until after sundown for most. then once we get the sun down, rain drops

. >> reporter: from her rocking chair in annandale, virginia, she reflects on her 104 years. >> justrter: she was raised on a farm in kentucky, one of her teachers at the one room schoolhouse was earl comb. here they are in a picture. >> he's knitting a sweater. sleeveless sweater for me. >> reporter: he could teach and knit but his eventual claim to fame would be baseball. he played for the yankees with babe ruth and lou gehrig. as she grew, corny talked a lot with her uncle who was in the military. >> i heard him tell so many stories. >> reporter: she joined the women's army corps. during world war ii, she worked at the red river ordinance depot in texas. >> loading bombs on to diesels. i realized i was more than. >> reporter: she rose through the ranks to become an officer. >> how were you treated? >> just like the officers. just like the officers. >> reporter: after the war ended, she was sent to europe, assigned to grisham ordinance depot near frankfurt. >> very dirty and greasy. >> reporter: when she left for an assignment in berlin, a particular gentleman she met kept visiting

inner loop of the belt way, annandale and her merry field. that is a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right julie thank you the big story experts at the fbis explosives lab are examining an upgraded version of the so called underwear bomb. >> cia says the device was going to be used for an attack on a u.s. bound plane. melanie. >> allison terrorism expert tells fox 5 the bombing suspect is an american passport holder and is in u.s. custody. the bomb designed to be undetectable by u.s. airport screeners. >> u.s. bound airliners again in the cross hairs the latest plot involves a refined version of the underwear bomb that nearly blew up a flight over detroit on christmas 2009 cia intercepted it in yemen before the would be bomber even purchased a ticket. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton reacted overnight during a visit to india. >>> the plot itself indicates terrorists keep trying they keep trying to devise more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people. >> the white house had to acknowledge the president lea

minute ride all lanes open, 66 inside the belt way, also on the slow side inner loop below speed, annandale 366, 395, lanes open, seminary road 19 miles an hour that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> our top stories dc police investigator deadly stabbings the first on quarrel street, northeast, 1:20 a.m., the other an hariolatedder 5th and florida northwest -- an hour later, 5th and florida northwest. >>> fox 5s melanie alnwick live in northwest, good morning melanie. >>> good morning allison look behind me here florida avenue between 5th and 6th streets you don't see anything except for that orange cone the orange cone basically is where dc police believe that car came off of florida avenue, into the building, there used to be a very large light post where that orange cone is now, let's take a look at what it looks like early this morning when we first arrived on the scene we came here after a report of a fatal stabbing we knew an adult male had been stabbed in the neck when we arrived on scene we found the light post in the middle of the sidewalk here as well as a black bmw se

side of town lanes are open no problems at the wilson bridge, inner loop of the belt way, leaving annandale a 15 minute commute, no problems to report this stretch of the roadway, duke street to seminary road average speed down to 47 miles per hour. >>> thank you very much future of metro's dulles rail will be discussed in meetings today with transportation secretary ray la hood, phase two of the project could be in jeopardy because of cost concerns and issues involving pro union labor deals, la hood is hoping to come to a compromise to keep the project moving forward, phase 1 running from east falls church to the edge of reston is well under construction expected to be completed by end of next year. we will talk more about this coming up 8:00 a.m. this morning, bob mccartney, metro columnist will join us live. >>> no deal for dc city workers to get their pay checks before mandatory furlough days last year city council could not come to an agreement, the measure failed reimbursing employees will cost the city $22 million a compromise offered to pay back two days now and two more in june whe