on to the beltway. so this accident investigation is just beginning. maryland state troopers are still making their way on to the scene. we do understand that this is a fatal accident. at this point we don't really have time for when they're looking at opening lanes. we do know that they're trying to quickly open as many lanes as they can as soon as possible. i'm live this morning in montgomery county, back to you all in the studio. >> thank you very much. >>> let's get the latest on traffic from danella. >> good morning, as mentioned, that's going to be a big issue, significant delays on the inner loop as you make your way to connecticut avenue. once you get off at connecticut avenue northbound, that's where you're going to head, make a right on to university boulevard. another right on to georgia avenue. i-95 heading north, this is near the maryland toll house. all the northbound lanes are shuts down at route 80. traveling i-95 southbound, making the trip in laurel. a live look, a lot of fog. you got

>>> breaking news on the beltway. if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, we have a serious accident that right now has all of your inner loop lanes shut down at connecticut avenue. the accident is just past connecticut avenue involving a tractor-trailer. you can see this is a live shot now. congestion is building. let me show you on the map, if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, again, the accident is just past connecticut avenue. so you have to get off at connecticut avenue. once you're on connecticut avenue, continue to travel northbound on connecticut avenue, make a right on university boulevard, then a right on georgia avenue. you can reconnect to the beltway at this time. also, another serious accident involving a tractor-trailer on fire. right now has all of your northbound i-95 lanes shut down. this is at route 80 near the maryland toll house. going to keep watching this accident for you. this is going to impact you if you're thinking of heading out of town this morning. another thing y

south of this -- south of the beltway you can take east west highway and north of the beltway you canl to georgia avenue to get around the scene. route 50 both looking great inside the beltway through cheverly. we'll take a live look at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. as howard has been saying fog is going to be a factor south and east of the district so you want to keep your low beams on and keep that in mind for your travel plans as well. coming up in my next report, an update on the situation in bethesda at 5:39. >>> two children were rushed to the hospital this morning after a fire. >> for adults escaped unhurt from the burning townhouse on hil-mar drive in district heights. delia goncalves is there. we'll check live in just a few minutes for the updates on the conditions of the 2 and 9-year- old children. >>> in other news for now fans of whitney houston can still get close to the church where her funeral will be held tomorrow at noon but that won't last. plans call for a security lockdown for several blocks around the new hope baptist church. houston's godmother aretha franklin as

to thetop to break prior beltway. tapping the brakes on southbound 95 -- you'll be tapping the brakes prior to the beltway. let's check the west side at baltimore national pike. you can see plenty of brake lights. this is a live view from the chopper above the north side of the beltway at perring parkway. outer loop traffic is starting to build. we will keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live today from brio. that stuff looks good. the half-hour orders -- do you have our orders? >> the restaurant is opening this friday. you are showing us some amazing drinks. >> they are amazing. this is our strawberry base in lemonada. this has fresh basil. >> interesting. >> add a little bit of lemonade. >> some of the food is inspired by tuscany. good.ave to shake it up coul then you have specials. >> this has a combination of raspberry vodka and some sparkling champagne. we have a raspberry martini. would you five got martinis every wednesday night -- we have a 05 dollar a m

the beltway moving nicely in tysons and landover. on 66 in and outside the beltway.n the greenway. couple pictures now, in 395 northa look at southbound quiet in landmark. will go to the beltway top side near new hampshire avenue, nicely all the way to the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. metro got an earful from about their increases people attended the of six public hearings in bethesda last night. bus farese by 10 cents. needed to helpre rebuild and maintain the system big budget gap. >> it is important that we the system so we don't we are inthe place now. abouty should care quality before they ask patrons to dig more. more >> if you did t attend last night you will anotherance to attend hearing on wednesday in falls church. the changes would take effect in july if approved. here's good news if you like pancakes. you might want to stop by and op today. it is national pancake day. they offer free short stack of pancakes from 7:00 through 10:00 p.m.. return, you are asked to make donation to the leukemia and society, hoping to raise $2.7 million t

beltway, good, to the baltimore beltway, drive from the beltway to the capital beltway, southbound 95 traffic, becoming crowded in to pg county, live at 95, and route 198. back over to you. >>> explosives blue up a bridge in ohio traffic was halted for a brief period on route 22 during the demolition. >>> new program supported by health officials. it's aimed at reducing pregnancy and stds as young people maybe too embarrassed to go to clinics. >> that's not something you should be able to get in the mail. it should be something your parents would want you to get and then they should get it for you. >> condom access project allows 12-19-year-olds to order condoms on line. they are in the mail in nondescript yellow envelopes. one package per month per customer. >>> d dc calling for screening -- cdc calling for expansion for screening for hepatitis c. 2million people are infected. the disease spread through contact and contaminated blood. >>> study found a 43% greater risk of stroke or heart attack for people who drink diet soda a day. st t study was done at the university of miami and c

the beltway is looking great. it's incident free so is 66. you just got a few brake lights now as you head in from manassas to centreville. here's northbound 95 as you head up northbound 95, you're going to find those delays down at quantico, prince william parkway to route 1. a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95, it's slowing down just a bit here as you leave 644 to the beltway and a last look at 395 here at duke street. still looking great through landmark to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, we'll take a peek into maryland at 6:11. >>> after nearly four months park police are now enforcing the no sleeping rules among protesters downtown. you saw the beginning of that enforcement live with us right here saturday morning. >> and they are not letting up since then. it's happening in for places n. mcpherson square we had that live with you saturday morning and then bobs away at freedom -- then blocks away at freedom plaza. delia goncalves has more on these to protests. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one cr

connecting to the beltway, clear. inside the beltway, a live look at glebe. east bound hardly any cars. traveling eastbound, great at 54 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning charles county public schools are warning parents about dangerous games some children are playing. one of them is called knockout or passout chag. a letter was sent home to parents after three students were taken to the hospital. the children were all holding their breath until they passed out. school officials say the kids are also taking a cinnamon challenge, eating large amounts of cinnamon. that game is making students sick. principals will speak to students this morning about the hazards of those so-called ga s games. >>> a transgendered person was stabbed last night at a metrobus stop. police chief kathy lanier says the man dressed as woman was stabbed in the head. the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police say there were signs of a struggle but it's not clear if there was a robbery or a hate crime. >>> police disc

inner loop of the beltway slow early this morning and unusually slow. the outer loop of the beltway, lanes are open so far, no problems reported leaving college park headed around towards 270. >> thank you. >>> if you have ever dealt with a veer case of acne, you know what it can do to your appearance and self-esteem. >> there is a new treatment that promises some fast results. we'll show you coming up next. a >>> welcome back. taking a live look at interstate 207. you can see traffic is moving along just fine out there although there may be a little bit of fog to contend with. >>> anyone who has ever dealt with severe acne knows it is not easy on get rid of. treating it can be exhausting and it can be expensive. >> some patients are finding help with a new innovative treatment that uses both a laser and a vacuum. they say it is saving them money and delivering some fast results. >> we have a report now. >> i didn't feel comfortable going outside without make-up on. i just basically tried to sort of cover my face up with my hair just so it won't be as v

these are your hot spots north of town on the beltway along 395 and 66. let's start off with the beltway on the north side of town where there was a deadly and fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car. early this morning before 3:00. let's take a live look right now on the inner loop of the beltway heading for connecticut avenue where the accident occurred. you have got traffic getting by but it's very, very heavy and unusual delays through bethesda eastbound here on 495. let's take a live look at 66 on the inbound side. if you're planning to head from route 50 to 123, there were two separate accidents. everything is on the shoulder but delays i would say begin all the way back in centreville. now a live look at 3935 on the -- 395 on the northbound side. cones set up in the hov lanes to get around this accident. delays begin almost at edsall road. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on all of these situations once again at 6:43. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 6:31. we continue to follow breaking news out of prince george's county. a

instead, all traffic is being diverted off of the beltway at connecticut avenue.ccident activity occurred back in the 3:00 hour involving another vehicle and a tractor- trailer. one of the vehicle caught fire. you will find again that the investigation is lengthy and ongoing at this time. traffic coming off the inner loop of the beltway heads op toen con avenue from there and then it branches off. when i came through there is the line to go northbound was considerably longer than the line to go southbound and out towards 410. depending on where you need to be, 410 could be an alternate route for you at this time. if you hit the beltway at jackie joyner kersee avenue to continue around towards new hampshire avenue, you do so well past the accident scene. -- if you hit the beltway at jim moran avenue to continue around towards new hampshire avenue, you do so well past the accident scene. >>> the government -- as georgia avenue to continue around towards new hampshire avenue, you do so well past the accident scene. nt scene. >>> on to the economy now and the payroll

the first, a fiery crash on the beltway overnight. right now traffic is still crawling. >>> another breaking story this morning, a house fire overnight. two small children rushed to the hospital. >>> and we are tracking a winter storm. right now it's way out in texas. by the time it gets here, it could be the biggest storm we've seen this winter. get ready. good morning, welcome to "news4 today," i'm eun yang. >> good morning, i'm joe krebs. we do have our eye on that storm. this morning, we can't see much of anything out there. take a look at this. foggy view of ronald reagan washington national airport this morning. 43 degrees out there. we'll have fog around the region, right, tom? >> yeah, that view has improved. we had even thicker fog the last hour. so the fog is beginning to dissipate a little bit. but these are the latest visibility down to 1/3 of a mile at reagan national. past 6:00 on this friday morning. the thick fog is generally confined to i-95 and points south and east of there. visibilities, some locations near zero li

hey, this is news chopper 7 live where 66 merges with the beltway.dlights are eastbound on 66 westbound construction completely gone from the beltway out to nutley street. and the inner loop of the beltway is the normal backup now from braddock road to gallows road, then again at 66. no problems on the beltway through tysons. back to you, cynne and steve. >> 6:49 right now. let's check back in with doug hill with a look at the forecast. >> hello there. spring is on the way. one of the reasons you can tell is you notice the sun is rising earlier each day and setting a little bit later. let's get you started up on the rooftop. rosslyn in rosslyn, a little glow of sunrise on the horizon. it will be bright and sunny throughout the day today. temperatures continuing to be above average. right now, numbers running mainly in the 30's around the area. we'll see a slow rise but after 10:00, 11:00 this morning, the rise in temperatures will be more pronounced. 31 in olney right now. 36 degrees in oxon hill. satellite is in motion. high pressure in control, giv

both loops of the beltway a nice shot here. the beltway overall is good all around town.t 95 on the northbound side, it's going to be a bit slow now trying to get to the occoquan river and then normal through lorton, newington and springfield. let's take a live look on the the northbound side of 95. at route 123 it's going to be slow as you head for the occoquan river. we'll head into downtown along pennsylvania avenue at the williard hotel. there have been no problems across the potomac and anacostia river crossings and bridges. before i go, i do have a commuter alert. you want to avoid dupont circle later this morning if you k. here is a live look at the circle in northwest washington. so this morning at 10:00, ddot will shut off the traffic lights in the circle and they're going to stay off for a few hours. there will be police guiding you through the circle but if you can, just stay away from connecticut avenue, 19th street, p street, new hampshire avenue and mass avenue, you should. they're updating the system that runs all of these traffic lights. they want to get t

and here right near where 270 meets the beltway and right along the beltway in in fairfax county fromr mcclain all the way toward alexandria there's light rain. also light rain in the beltway region of prince george's county and points to the south and east. and this light rain will be off and on for another couple of hours. right now we're in the 40s all around the region. what a drop from yesterday. it's in the mid-40s and near 50 in washington and southern maryland and near the bay. here's your day planner, sunrise at 714. will hold city. 50 near the morning. after that, we'll dry out. sun breaking out this afternoon. temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 50s. we'll have a northwest breeze kicking in. that will bring colder weather tonight. it will be 40 by midnight and then by dawn friday, near 30 degrees. and tomorrow afternoon with sunshine up near 50, it looks like a chilly weekend to follow. clouds in and out saturday and sunday. small chance of light rain south of the metro area on sunday and a remaining cold start next week. warmer on tuesday and chillier next week. do

no accidents to report on the beltway.ave time for some the geico traffic camera pictures. 395 moving nicely at duke street. we will take you to maryland moving very well on the beltway at university boulevard. i am natasha barrett. -- now back to you. >> 36 degrees in springfield. >> back after this. a [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi finanal tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> woman: don't forget the yard work! >> o.k. >> announcer: with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. >> nice job, ben. >> announcer: well played, dan. well played. citibank popmoney. easier banki. standard at citibank. >> welcome back. which american city do you think of when you hear the word "romantic?" >> i would say anything about las vegas. according to redbox, the most dramatic city in america is lacrosse, wisconsin. howthe results are base

we will take it to the beltway at colesville road ud approach to the beltway, 95 are the headlights. now to the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road, quiet coming out of loudoun county. metro well as normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. yesterday we had the cold weather. warming up a little today. >> we had a blanket of clouds move over as while we slept. that kept temperatures from falling much. not a bad start. we have a beautiful full moon. a snow moon. >> amazing. >> it will set in 25 minutes. get outside and look to the west. bob ryan did a great blog and explained why it looks so big when it is rising above the verizon, which we saw yesterday evening, even though it's farther away from the earth than when is high in the sky. so you can go to wjla.com or scam the qr code on your screen. it works best in hd. 44 degrees downtown, 27 in manassas, 39 in modesto, 37 in frederick. we had widespread 20's yesterday. not as cold. still a chill in the air. there are the clouds that have now moved into the aladdin. we will have clear skies and total sunshine through th

not bad on the south east corner of the beltway.he delay on the beltway as you can see here, not too bad, actually for this time of the morning and the delay we had on 95 southbound heading into the topside of the beltway. it's already thinning out. >>> all right, looking good on friday morning. >>> there's still a chance, my friends for you to become a millionaire. the jackpot is just $310 million. the cash option is $193 million. if you have that much money, what do you do? >> if i can get a ticket tonight? i'll do it. i would never see you guys ever again. >> i would come back to work. >> i would have a party. >> see ya! have a greet weekend. [ male a] little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks.

good run on the beltway from the mormon temple and at the american legion bridge. now to adam caskey. >> tracking conditions this morning. not a bad start to the day. normally it we would be around freezing. currently near 40 degrees. 42 in the district and at dulles airport, 39 anat gaithersburg. mid 50's this afternoon. low 50's especially northwest of town. increasing clouds tonight in advance of the next system that will bring areas of light rain tomorrow. just a few scattered showers not a big deal. that's around midday and afternoon especially. low 50's tomorrow. up to 1/4 inch or third of an inch by tomorrow night. seven-day forecast coming up. >> starting a 48-hour morning -- mourning period in alexandria to remember a fallen firefighter. joshua weissman died of duty. friends and co-workers and family members will gather to pay tribute. jummy olabanji has more. >> good morning. emergency calls will go on as they are needed. there will be other firefighters and paramedics from other localities around alexandria who be filling in gaps so that joshua weissman'

that is looking good all the way inside the beltway on 66.over to the maps, this time downtown. no problems to report along 395 across the 14th street bridge, we'll take a look live at pennsylvania satisfy. in my next report another update around town. back to you mike and andrea. >>> today the united nations is expected to visit growing violence in syria. video claims to show syrian forces launching new attacks on homes. >>> rioters have set fire to buildings -- buildings. lawmakers approved new austerity measures including cutting the minimum wage. >>> it could take up to eight weeks before toxicology report shed more light on how whitney houston died. houston's 18-year-old daughter, bobbi kristina brown, had been treated and released from the hospital. she was there for anxiety concerns. >>> last night there were several tributes to whitney houston. >>> the big story last night, the amazing sweep of adele. she was nominated for six. took them all heme. -- home. >>> tommy mcfly is breaking down the grammys for us. good morning, tommy. you w

on the beltway at about four. good north of 395 the beltway.the 14thhe way street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. fog and clouds 53, 36 degrees in lanham. -- the and the survey by restaurant association's find that men don't mind receiving gift cards valentine's day. >> .new survey the ladies did not like it so much. only 13% said that was ok. the second favorite gifts for is you'll be followed by clothing, force, chocolate and perfume. >> the nfl season is over for pressure is still on broncos quarterback tim tebow. jamie, in the u.s. air force, on youtube to ask him to be date to military bowl. would you be my date for the ball, my first ball initary shreveport, louisiana, in april. luckiest ande girl to if you would and be my date. she put him on the spot. last year it was mila kunis and timberlake getting similar requests from service members. we will see what happens. so far, no response from tim tebow. >> he is adorable. advice to him is he should go. they will have a good time. have more in the next hour. coming up this morning, the l

that's where it is but not affecting the beltway. if you're crossing the american legion bridge in this area, you will be okay. it is not in the roadway there on the beltway itself. if you're planning to head northbound on 95, a couple of long slow stretches. we'll take a live look in lorton. delays will begin in quantico to dale city and woodbridge and newington into springfield. we'll take a live look in spring field. it's been incident free but heavy trying to get up toward the beltway. could be that wet road conditions are affecting your drive. 395 northbound this has been heavy for a while as well at duke street heading through landmark. it clears up though in alexandria. coming up in area roadways at back to you, mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> 6:31 now. mitt romney is celebrating a big win in the florida primary last night. he's focusing on the economy and the general elections in november now. >> three years ago this week a newly elected president obama faced the american people and said look, if i can't turn this economy aro

the beltway looks great. you had a couple of construction spots around town but right now everything looks fine around town. let's go over to the north side if you're planning to head on the beltway, there are no problems to report between college park and bethesda. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. looking great here. no problems to report between bethesda and tyson's corner, all construction pretty much picked up on 66 at route 50. we'll go back over to the maps and this time, to the vw parkway and lute 50 if -- route 50. if you're coming in from manassas you will be okay through the east corridor and on the south side of town, no problems coming up from southern maryland on to the beltway at route 4 for us. still down to oxon hill and the wilson bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:10. back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. today maryland is one step closer to making same sex marriage legal. the senate passed a bill in a close vote l

got rid of the beltway accident, but picked up another one in the city. st. paul street is one way southbound. once you pass north avenue is where you'll see a collision. here's a live look at the beltway at the bw parkway, heading to the east side, getting reports of slow traffic on the inner loop as you get into curtis bay where we have that ongoing project and that's the west side trying to recover from that earlier collision. >>> happy friday. if you haven't dressed yet, put on some red. >>> remember, the news is always on at abc2news.com. let's go to new york now for "good morning america." back in 25 minutes for news, weather and traffic. we'll see you then.

and again,onnecting to the beltway, no issues to report. a live look at the beltway now. again, clear in both directions. travel speeds for you on the outer loop from i-95 to i-270. you're at 58 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes to make that trip. and if you're taking the rails, they're open with no reported delays on the metro, marc, or the vre. joe, over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> this morning students at a prestigious local university are on alert after a student was sexually assaulted just blocks away from the campus. this happened early yesterday on 36th street, a short distance from the georgetown university campus. news4's megan mcgrath joins us live from the scene with more on the investigation. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, joe. this happened on 36th street just north of n street. it's an area that's heavily traveled by georgetown university students. now this happened very early in the morning, around 2:15 sunday morning. police say that a female student was walking alone when she was sexually assaulted. a text alert that w

let's start with the beltway in montgomery county. passing georgia avenue, 59 miles per hour on the outer loop. traveling on the inner loop, central avenue, you're at 58 miles per hour. crossing over the wilson bridge on the inner loop of the beltway, 63 miles per hour. and again, no issues for you on the outer loop in this area, as well. a-270, a look now at west montgomery avenue. in fact, you're clear. traveling northbound as well as southbound, lanes are open. as you connect to the spur, no issues there. back to you both. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:30 now. more now on the florida primary and mitt romney's big victory. >> he rebounded soundly after last weekend's major defeat to newt gingrich in south carolina. nbc's tracie potts is live in tampa to break down yesterday's results sdpop talk about where the race for the gop nomination goes from here and whether it really is becoming a two-man race. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, from tampa where newt gingrich was unable to come back here in florida but insists he'll be back

on the beltway in montgomery county, looks good. quiet on the virginia side, between braddock road and 66. clarksburg 270 are the headlights at 121 in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. 31 degrees. >> another solid victory for mitt romney while he is looking ahead to tomorrow's contest in minnesota and colorado. >> fans in our area and in new york rejoicing as the giants beat the [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] for better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, hing fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. [ deep breath ] ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] [ amale announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >> a developing story from washington state. investigators believe the husband of a missing woman set up an explosion killing himself and his two sons. the fire happened at josh fattal's home -- josh powell's house. the social worker visited and he would not let her inside. then there was a blast. >> this is evil. >> he has been under the microscope

we're get on the beltway to and from the wilson bridge.complications to reports on the topside of town. we will give you normal travel times right now. here are in the beltway. that is good. stick around. >> thank you very much. it is 33 degrees. >> that was a frightening experience for a local teenager as she walked to her bus stop. police need your help finding a man accused of sexually assaulting her. >> breaking down more barriers in the u.s. military. more on the new rules that >> a man convicted of first- degree felony murder will be sentenced today. he was convicted of the 2009 murder of leeland hunt. they say they shot him and install items from his apartment. he could face two consecutive life terms in prison. investigators need help finding the man who sexually assaulting a teenage girl. it happened early wednesday morning. the 15 year-old girl told police she is walking to a bus stop when a man followed her and touched her inappropriately. the girl got away. she told police she saw him hiding in a published before. >> m&m county

take you to to scenario, the beltway 1 in college park. from frederick into 270.omery county on traffic headed away from us is coming from clarksburg. in virginia, this is 95 in springfield. is southbound headed away from us. 7 in a little while. news. >> new this morning, one person taken to the hospital after a in noaa was the seat of aed in the back room on sixth street. the cause is under investigation. told the victim was injured but is survive.to >> following a developing story northeast. a man is fighting for his life being stabbed in ahead. the man who was dressed as a attacked a bus stop at east capitol street and sycamore road. is hospitalized in grave condition. investigators are searching for the attacker. >> a montgomery county teacher serious charges. scott spear is accused of sex with a 16-year-old. now reaction from students, neighbor.nd his i was shocked. is nice. >> students could not believe many personnel as a --dle school history teacher >> i thought it was a good guy. >> and then continue to know as coach could be acc

a new traffic pattern on rte. 7 near the beltway in virginia. starting today they will close the ramp at leesburg pike. vdot will operate in a traffic signal to allow left turns on to the beltway. the changes continue their. 52 degrees in springfield. >> coming up on this friday, pepsi has that is the distance between diet and regular, catching a lot of buzz. >> sent a police officer supposedly stealing food from his co-workers and the got in trouble. what he said really happens and how he got punished. >> police have said that the new nike tennis shoes will not gone on sale this morning even though the large crowd in prince george's county we want to protect t t house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think.i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> you are watching abc 7's ""good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. >

beltway on i-66. a live look at glebe. light volume, eastbound travel speed for you really good. 57 miles per hour. from the beltway to gw parkway, that trip only taking 11 minutes at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:42. still to come, putting things on hold. a trial aimed at assigning blame for the worst oil disaster in u.s. history is being delayed. >>> he almost wasn't allowed to attend the oscars. now we see why. the stunt that sacha baron cohen pulled on the red carpet. >>> welcome back. western nations are calling election day in syria a sham and ploy. syrians voted on whether to create a multiparty political system, but secretary of state hillary clinton says president bashar al assad will use the vote to justify his violent actions toward rebel forces. since the uprising last march, some believe as many as 5,000 people have been killed by government forces. >>> pakistan has completely demolished osama bin laden's compound. construction crews finished the job t

problem free all the way down to the beltway. let's go live to captain roy at skyteam 11 and this is a problem. this is the beltway where it meets 95, an accident taking up to its right lanes. it is causing a big deal late in that area. i believe it it is in the outer loop. this is just coming into us. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. an ultimatum is in the works for the syrian president. the united states and other nations will likely announce a cease-fire and relief into areas hardest hit by the government crackdown. more than 5000 people have been killed. crews are working to put off this massive fire in galveston, texas. an explosion triggered a fire involving two fuel tanks. the fire has been contained. nobody was hurt. no plea from a man accused of leaking classified information. bradley manning did not say whether he wants to be tried by military jury or a judge. he faces 22 counts including theft and fraud. another court session is scheduled for march 15. >> a pair of baltimore lawyers is taking not f

travel speeds for you inside the beltway, from the beltway to bw parkway, 60 miles per hour. that trip taking six minutes right now. eun, back to you. >>> 5:22 now. if you are headed into the city from northern virginia on metro this weekend expect delays. the rosalyn station on the orange and blue lines and the arlington cemetery on the blue line will both close tonight at 10:00. free shuttle buses will be running to get you around those closed stations. there will also be single tracking on the red line between van ness and friendship heights. all the work should be done in time for monday morning's commute. >> you can expect that inconvenience that comes with closures and metro for years to come, especially on the busiest line. transit officials say there will be a steady stream of maintenance for at least the next three years on the red line. that means there will continue to be stations closed and single tracking on most weekends. metro also says it hopes to n se nearly 900 new employees this year. >>> the first stage of the dulles rail line may be on time after all. the

let's go to the outer loop of the beltway. i want to tell you if you're heading through silver spring heading past 270, this will not affect your drive on the outer loop of the beltway past 270. in fact, if we could go back to the sky 9 shot on the northbound side of the 270 spur, once again just to let you know it is before montrose road. all lanes are blocked with this multivehicle accident, including a tractor-trailer. it's going to take some time before it clears up. we'll keep you posted on this situation coming up in my next report. back to you. >>> every morning metro riders, quite of few of them, probably say a little prayer. please let there be a hassle free commute. >> six times so far this year alone a cracked rail has caused major delays across the system. now a look at why. >> delia goncalves is following this commuter alert. she joins us in northwest washington this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. you know, this was the scene tinley town of a major disruption last week. i was here.

you have tons of green all around the beltway. a little bit of yellow here as you head into the district. we're going into zoom into frederick. no problems on i-70 out of damascus on 270. looking great into germantown. we'll take a live look closer to falls just bumping up here as you head down to the point where the lanes divide but really not that bad. we'll go back to the map and this time to the south side of town here on 95. looking great crossing the occoquan river into springfield. bunching up right in this area. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street. again not bad at all through landmark toward seminary road and the 14 rght vote bridge -- 14th street bridge. more at 6:12. >>> a bizarre car crash turns deadly in prince george's county. a bmw goes sailing through the air and then slams into a fast food restaurant. >> one person died in this crash. it all began last night at the kfc on martin luther king, jr. highway at sheriff road in landover. delia goncalves is there live with the latest on the investigation. what d

inside the beltway down before 10 and taking alternate routes. if you can avoid the beltway and so they're able to get traffic through, that would be most helpful to your commute. in the outer loop, everything is open. we will bring up a camera. outer loop is moving. the inner loop is not. no one is able to get through for an undetermined amount of time. we do have unit on the scene. we will bring you live pictures very soon. stick around. >> thank you. we start with more breaking news. two children have been hurt in a house fire in maryland. this started before 2:00 this morning in the 61 -- 6100 block. a three year-old girl is in critical condition. a nine year old boy is in stable condition. we are not sure what started the fire. we do have a crew on the scene. we will get more of dates. >> we're also following a growing number of robberies in the district. we learned of two robberies in the northwest. that is in addition to 18 others taking place. we have more on the efforts to keep you safe. >> nothing has happened to me or anyone i know. >>

the beltway is looking fine. inbound 66 looking good insides the beltway to the roosevelt bridge moving at or above the speed limb. we'll take another look -- speed limit. we'll take another look around the area at 6:11. >>> the results are in from the republican presidential primaries and it's two big wins for mitt romney. he easily won the arizona primary. while the results in michigan may have been closer than he had hoped. romney captured 41% of vote in his home state. rick santorum was not far behind with just under 38% and ron paul finished in third. >>> while in arizona it was a much larger margin ever victory for romney. newt gingrich was in third place and after the results came in, governor romney was celebrating while senator santorum vowed to move forward. >> i was confident we could come together today and take a giant step toward a brighter future. tonight their efforts have brought our cause a great victory and we celebrate with people across these states. thank you. >> we're a country -- do you be

this is inside the beltway 295 at route 50. you can see the traffic exiting on to 295 right there in the right center of your screen. it looks like traffic is moving well as you head toward the cheverly and northeast areas inbound on route 50 this morning. let's go to the maps. no problems to report on the beltway all around town i'm happy to say. this time we're taking a look at 270 from gaithersburg down into rockville and the point where the lanes divide. route 85 to 121, that's a long, slow stretch. then let's take a live look at 270 at falls road. it's just going to abfew brake lights -- to be a few brake lights through this area and toward the beltway. we go back over to our graphics. want to leapt you know the marc brunswick line 892 is running 10 to 15 minutes late this morning. coming up in my next report, another look at the big picture at 6:58. in the meantime back to mike and howard. >> thank you, monika. take a deep breath. springfield interchange, you see temperatures coming your way. temperatures in the low 40s.

of the beltway westbound on 66.o have that cleared by 6:00 a.m. this morning. outer loop, fingers crossed, we have the two lanes opened for you. if you're traveling the outer loop here, no problems to report as you work your way around towards 270. southbound 270 in good shape. and metro checking in with us, telling us that the red line is experiencing delays between medical center and friendship heights and that's due to problems at the stop. single traffic on the red line until further notice. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> getting a check of local headlines now. a robbery gone bad in northeast dc last night ends with a homicide. a young man was shot and killed in michigan park at 10th. the victim was in his late teens or early 20s, but has not been identified. it happened while police were talking about the robberies at a meeting in northwest at the same time. >>> gay marriage is one step closer to becoming legal in maryland. we have the details along with reaction to the news. >> reporter: this

there is your average speeds on the beltway.or delays on the top side, 37 miles per hour on the west side. near there is 95, everything running smoothly there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you. >> all right. for my money james brown and chris burrman are the two best national sportscasters in america right now. >> all right. >> this morning's coffee with is with them, furnished by the verizon foundation. >>> ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome -- [ applause ] >> there is james brown and there is everybody else. >> my daughter always teases me, saying i am too dark to blush but i am blushing with that. introduce my partner. >> how are you doing, bud? >> i am doing fine. thank you to talking with us. >> we have the website, a man can, this is a pretty big deal, putting app end to domestic violence, take it away guys. >> first of all i am glad there are four men having this conversation because that is the target but i will defer to him first. >> we are involved to bring it out of th

no delays to report on the beltway.op side from bel air to providence 6 minutes and 7 minutes on the west side from 795 to i-70. back over to you. >> 6:32. the trial of a former antive virginia lacrosse player george huguely accused killing his ex- girlfriend continues on wednesday. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with the twists in the case and what happens next. >> reporter: yes, it's been a very difficult and emotional trial for a lot of people. jury is expected to get to thiscase on wednesday. the defense and prosecution rested saturday in the murder trial of george huguely who chose not to take the stand in his defense in this trial. the jury that will decide the fate must dissect the death of the huguely's former girlfriend yeardley love. the task is to determine if he intended to kill her in may of 2010 when he' midst he had a heated and physical encounter in her bedroom. trial watchers have been riveted to the case and it brought jurors and the prosecutors to tears. med k58 experts offer -- medical experts off

no problems to report all around the beltway. we're going to zoom in first of all to the south side of town coming up from the occoquan river right up towards springfield. we'll take a look live here. all lanes are open and volume still light on the northbound side of i-95 and heading up toward duke street. here's the tysons corner area route 7 no problems to report. in tysons coming in from leesburg to the beltway, same story on the dulles toll road and 66 as well. in fact, we'll take a live look at the northbound side of 395 at duke street. if you're planning to head there on our vdot camera, all lanes are open there heading up towards the 14th street bridge and no problems to report in virginia. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> well, the new york giants are super bowl champions. >> what a great game. went down to the last play. it was not without controversy, though. manuel gallegus got a front row seat. >> reporter: new york giants fans are in a state of eupho

the beltway at new hampshire avenue in this picture, moving at speed. newschopper 7 in a little while. now to news. >> a busy night for an investigation in prince george's county. try to piece together the events leading to a deadly crash at kfc restaurant. >> it happens in landover on martin luther king highway. witnesses had to say about this terrific crash. >> it knocked down air pumpsi and everythingairt took up the bushes and went all way over to the restaurant and turned into a ball of metal. >> it started 6:30 monday night? . >> when he did occur, he went immediately airborne, flip over and slid and tires and axles and everything. the crashed all the windows out of the restaurant. >> the damage, unimaginable. >> i had never seen anything like that before. >> unfortunate results. >> someone trapped under the car. >> the driver of a bmw lost control while speeding down if martin luther king jr. highway in landover. authorities say the vehicle plowed into a car parked at the restaurant. >> it had to be doing 100 miles an hour. >> two adults taken to

and looks like around the beltway and points south, we're looking at mainly rain.r weather advisory in effect north of town and washington, frederick, and jefferson counties. here's a look at the roads. time saver traffic. >> you're going to need extra time if you're moving toward the capital beltway. mainly because of the warning from earlier. everybody is really taking it easy. taking a live look at 270 and middlebrook. most of the slow traffic starts at the beltway, moving toward the frederick county line. up beyond father hurlly. also let's take a look at the american legion bridge. damp roadways, but everybody left work early. solid stop and go. it's moving into virginia and moving in toward maryland on both the inner and outer loop. we're getting word of a lot of spinouts, but nothing serious at this point in time. one accident coming in. right near coca-cola drive. taking a look at 66 and 29 in centerville, once again, we have the wet conditions. further north and west, where it's been snowing longer, we are seeing some accumulation, mainly on the side roads

inside the beltway through cheverly you're fine. no problems to report on the beltway leaving route 50 as you head southbound toward route 4, route 5 and over into oxon hill and wilson bridge. we'll take a live look at route 50 right now coming off the bay bridge at sandy point. all the way to the beltway your lanes are open and volumes are very light this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:24. >>> the capitals have a surprising letdown in front of the hometown crowd. >>> maryland's football coach talked about losing more players. look who that is on the left there. we'll tell you about that in a minute coming up in sports. >>> we want to take another look at our question of the day. which group of people usually receive the most valentine's cards. is it a, wives, girlfriends, b, mothers, or c, teachers. >>> one of our facebook friends brenda clark says i'm going to say c, teachers. nobody else has 20 or 30 or more kids handing them valentine's like a teacher does. >> log on to the wusa9.com facebook f

again, connecting to the beltway, not seeing any issues for you. now, if you're traveling inside the beltway, we'll take a live look at that together. glebe road, sorry for the camera. it's raining outside. no issues east or west. eastbound, travel speeds for you pretty good at 57 miles per hour. to make your way from the beltway to glebe, it will take you only seven minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the caps were looking to start the second half of the season with bang but instead have gotten more of the same. woe is on the road. brooks laich scored. the caps have now lost four of their last five and have just eight wins on the road this season. they'll try to reverse that trend saturday when they travel to montreal. go caps. >> and the sunshine state wasn't any more welcome into the wizards who visited orlando last night. lost a close one to the magic, 109-103. nick young carried the team with 23 points. john wall struggled, scoring just two point ostown neat. dwight howard hat 21 points to help the magic snap a four-game losing s

it's all clear in that area of bethesda and the beltway. we'll take you over to a live look at the beltway outer loop side. normal slow stuff as you leave 95 past route 29 here heading towards georgia avenue right through silver spring. it's moving at a little slow speed limit but really no big deals to report here. we'll take you back over to the maps. bw parkway, route 50 everything is fine through cheverly. we'll take a live look at route 50 near the severn river. coming out of annapolis no issues to report all the way to beltway and inside through cheverly and the northeast corridor. we'll end with a live look at the northbound side of i-95 in lorton. this is what it looks like right into springfield, a live look from sky 9 towards springfield and 395. some brake lights to deal with this morning. coming up in my next report, another look around the area in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> well, you can see it in his tie. in his mug. my partner is excited about the super bowl on sunday. of course he's rooting for the

lisa baden reported on a fatal crash on the books side of the beltway. -- the north side of the beltway. greg jummy olabanji is on the scene. >> most of the lanes are reopen except for when you get behind us. i will step out of the way where you can see the flash and lights and arrows pointing drivers to get to the left. the investigation is ongoing. as folks get down near the accident there are being asked to move over to the left lanes to get around this. what we have for so far from state police is not much but we do know just before 3:00 this morning is when an accident occurred. one car caught on fire and at least one person is dead this morning. we don't know any information on how many other victims there could be or how many other passengers were involved in this accident. state police not releasing any details of this morning. they also have not said when they might reopen all lanes and clear out. we do know that the medical examiner, we saw that vehicle arrived as the scene 30 minutes ago to begin the investigation. not quite sure when all lanes will reopen, but we do know tha

if you're traveling on i-95 or bw parkway in maryland connecting to the beltway, from the baltimore beltway, no issues to report. a live look right now of i-95 at 216. you're moving right along, no major issues, no major delays. in fact, as you make your way southbound from 216 and head to the beltway, you're at 65 miles per hour. that trip only taking nine minutes at this time. joe and eun? >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, apple's next big thing. when the tech company plans to roll out its latest must-have gadgets. >>> plus, striking it rich. a local marine sits with us to talk abo >>> welcome back. 4:57. so you just bought an ipad 2, joe krebs, it looks like that tablet may soon be out of style. apple just sent this invitation to the media telling them about a major announcement that will come out next wednesday in san francisco. from the looks of it, apple will be unveiling the third generation of its poimptd rumors are already circulate -- ipad. rumors are already circulating that the screen will have a better resolution and a faster processor. your birthday's coming

the beltway's great. we're going to take a look at an accident here on the inbound side of new york avenue. it's at 9th street at the bridge there blocking the left lane. and it is slowing things down for you going about 30 miles an hour from bladensburg road heading over to 9th street right now. no problems through cheverly. in fact a look at route 50. coming in from annapolis this morning, it is nice and light all the way to the beltway. just keep that accident in mind in northeast. we'll go back to the maps and this time over to virginia on the northbound side of 95. it's been incident-free. it is a bit slow from newington into spring fields. a live look there where you'll see just the volume building trying to exit to the beltway or continue north to 395. a live picture northbound 395 at duke street. still not looking too bad through landmark. more on area roadways once again at 6:11. >>> maryland is poised to become the eighth state in the nation to allow same sex marriages. >> the state senate voted