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the utility says customers in the laurel and beltsville areas could be affected. while officials say the water is safe to drink, and use for showering and cleaning ... they are cautioning against using any discolored water to wash clothes or to prepare food for young children. new tonight... maryland state troopers are working with the department of public safety and correctional services ... to solve the apparent murder of an inmate. around 4-o-clock this morning... 51-year-old ricky bailey was found in his cell at north branch correctional institution... with head and neck injuries. he was pronounced dead on the scene. prison officials say bailey was serving life without parole. charges are now pending against another inmate at the facility. to washington now ... where in just two days, president obama will be delivering his state of the union address. it's the speech he'll use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office... but this time, the president is also setting the stage for a spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. brian

reporting in beltsville, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thank you. only on seven, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this afternoon for a new center for a wounded warriors and their families. >> the uso center is at fort belvoir, a $100 million project would push took almost three years to complete. it's a place for wounded warriors and their families to relax. >> one of the first things we did was to meet with wounded warriors and their families to get an understanding of what their needs were. >> the center includes classrooms for job training a multipurpose room for group gatherings and therapeutic garden, and a game room. this is the largest and most expensive project the uso has ever taken on. it is completely free to wounded warriors and their families. >> that's great to see. >> still ahead there are new developments in the boeing 787 battery investigation just as the company wants to start test flying the dreamliner. >> 6:37, 34 degrees we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you.

. >>> a water main break in the laurel, beltsville area. it happened between van dusen road and virginia manner road. construction work was underway when the incident happened. no word on how many customers may have been affected by the low water pressure. >>> just ahead on wusa9 tonight. the excitement building on the eve of the grammy awards. we'll get a sneak peek at the musicians getting ready for music's biggest night. >>> also, we're going to meet a remarkable little girl doing her part to help families who suffered a fire tragedy. >>> the wind is completely settled down out here, but that is leading to a very cold overnight. i'll tell you how cold it will get in your neighborhood coming up with that full forecast. first, here's a look at your sunday wakeup weather. >>> police tonight are investigating a deadly shooting involving one of their own. police say officers shot a woman who lunged at them with a weapon. the woman died at the scene. it happened late last night. officers were called to an apartment in the 4200 block of 52nd av

we're lking about customers in laurel and beltsville, and officials point out the water is safe to drink and bathe in, but do it not use it for baby formula or for washing clothes because it might stain them. >> stay with us tonight. later, a murder miss street. who killed a 71-year-old woman in her home? >>> but when we come back, just for you fashionista types we'll break down the best and worst outfits. i know which ones i liked. i don't know about you. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. before you leave home i would grab one of these. rain by dawn tomorrow. chilly rain at 5:00. temperatures in the 30s. above freezing in the immediate metro area. more rain and showers at 7:00. a wet commute through 9:00. we'll come back and talk about when the rain shuts off and also look ahead to perhaps a little winter weather in >>> we know that we really watch the grammys for the music but it wouldn't be grammy night if we couldn't talk about would people were wearing. what are folks saying? >> they are saying whole lot about it. we knowing a gain that this is all about the music but this year cb

. >> in laurel and beltsville the tub water should start clearing up today.actor broken water main on the weekend causing cloudy water and low water pressure. officials say the water is safe to drink, but they don't recommend using it for baby formula or to wash clothing until the water clears up. here's something you don't want to hear. gas prices have shot up 25 cents over the past two six. the national average for regular is now a $3.58 a gallon. home here, $3.74 in d.c., $3.59 in maryland, $3.46 in virginia. a few inches of snow will not be enough to stop hundreds of dogs from descending on new york this week for the westminster kennel club dog show. >> more than 2700 dogs and 187 breeds and varieties are competing. this year's show features two greeks -- the tree walker as well as the russell terrier. the dogs will compete in several territories before competing in best of show on tuesday. it's 5:25 right now, 37 degrees. the news continues off at 5:30. >> still ahead, a preview of president obama's state of the union address and what he's (vo) they were

with briannen beltsville, maryland with more on our ratings. >> good morning. if you are getting ready to head you may notice our area is well known for traffic tieups and congestion. according to a new list that's are toppingning, we the list once again. we may have the worst congestion in the country. you know that getting out and on to the roads in the morning can be a major headache. we know we are dealing with the worst of it. according to a study from a university, the driving , washington tops the list for the most congestion, angeles, sanos francisco, new york, and boston. clogged roads cost americans in1 billion in time and fuel 2011. the study says americans spent 5.5 million additional hours , notng in traffic in 2011 good news. gettingthat if you are get on the roads, things will not been contested. brianne carter, abc 7. looking at 34 degrees. >> still ahead, a restaurant chain hopes that you will flip over its annual event. how you can get some sri pancakes today. and help a (vo) they were married for... 53 years. she was his everything. he can't

mica mentioned the facility out at usda in beltsville. we had a team visit there last year to highlight some of the problems that he was mentioning. this is part of the challenge, getting your hands -- >> how inaccurate is it? are we missing 1%? >> i -- well -- >> based on your sample. >> talk about the ones we looked at. >> well, the ones we looked at we found errors, for example, in the valuation of the properties. but in terms of a sample we could generalize statistically across the country, we weren't able to do that given the sheer numbers involved and what it would take to do a stamp -- sample. >> but in the sample we did look at, we found a number of areas. i'll provide the specifics -- >> that'd be great. >> but i was concerned must have with the level of errors that we found in the small sample to be concerned enough to make the recommendations. i would have liked to have had a project bl one, but we just don't have the resources to do that. gsa is taking a broader sample and looking. we have not seen their results yet. so we'll