beltway. we'll go live first to the northbound side of i-95 at backlick road in newington. lanes are open headed for the beltway on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. a good ride all the way up the line. 270 at falls road where there are no issues to report really in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide and across the american legion bridge. you may be wondering where i am. i am out on the beltway at i-66 this morning. we'll be talking about the 495 express lanes project. you may have heard of it. it started in 2008. it is a $1.4 billion project. what we're going to do today is tell you about the home stretch of the project, why we're here today. it's the most complex interchange of the entire project. they're building ten bridges here. we'll tell you more about that coming up in the next half hour. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> d.c. police say they've broken up an electronics theft ring which contributed to a number of robberies this year. >> the investigators say s

if you're traveling 66 outside of the beltway, very clear from the bypass to the beltway.ot seeing any issues for you in either direction. i'll give you a live look at sully. you see a little volume eastbound. travel lanes are open westbound. nice and clear at this time. eastbound travel speed from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 59 miles per hour, taking 11 minutes to make the trip. traveling along i-270, here's a live look at clarksburg road. i'll have your commute up next, as well as a look at the rails. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> a traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia. a new ramp will help ease traffic on i-66 and the beltway. first you will have to deal with more delays there. beginning tonight at 9:30, three right lanes on the outer loop of the beltway at i-66 will close. the old exit ramp from i-66 west to the outer loop will also close. it's to allow crews to open a new ramp from 66 west to the beltway. that new ramp should be open by 7:00 tomorrow morning. >>> the new beltway express lanes in virginia should be open by the end

i-70 also looks clear from 29 to the beltway and the beltway 95 to fredrick road, again, slow but steady. southbound york road at stevenson road is where we have a water main break. that has the left lane closed. you may want to stick with 83 through there. and police activity is affecting northbound and southbound greenview avenue at madison street. that's traffic. now back to you. >>> this morning students at a high school just outside of cleveland, ohio in chardon will be heading back to class for the first time since monday's deadly shooting. three students died, two others were wounded. on the same day that students head back to classes, visitation is scheduled today for one of those teens who was killed. funerals are set for next week. >>> and as all this is happening, violence at a school in chicago, two students were stabbed as they prepared to go through security at a checkpoint at a school yesterday. one of those teens died. the other suffered serious injuries. the suspected attacker a 17- year-old who's now in police custody. administrators plan to reopen the school today and

let's look at the beltway and talk about traffic. no problems on the beltway. it is running incident free all around town. we're going to zoom into 66 on the inbound side and take a live look near nuttily street where you've got a little -- nutley street where you have a little bit of slow traffic fortunatelying. overall delays out of manassas into centreville with the lanes open. 95 in springfield on the northbound side, you have slow traffic as you leave the prince william parkway to the occoquan river. there was an accident in woodbridge on route 1 south of route 123. so watch out for the cleanup there. and let's go to 395 on the northbound side. no problems to report as you leave duke street to the 14th street bridge. we will focus on maryland roads and talk about the 495 expressway in my next report. back to you. >>> some good police work helped the district bust two dozen people allegedly involved in a robbery ring. >> they were stealing, then selling your electronics. delia goncalves is live outside police headquarters to tell us how the case was cracked

they're heading down to our beltway and over to the outer loop of the beltway heading to the gw parkway and arlington national cemetery. i think a lot of people are choosing to route 29. this is a bit unusual trying to get to the beltway. that is a good alternate route. it's just going to be slow for you. a live look at route 29 at lockwood drive. you've got the fact that it's an alternate route plus the rain. that's going to affect your drive this morning. let's go over to 270 on the southbound side again. it's the rain coming out of gaithersburg but mainly in rockville right now. we'll take a live look at montrose road where it's going to be heavy and steady in the rain this morning. in my next report we'll take a look again at the beltway north of town at 6:25. >>> it 16:19. time for -- it is 6:19. time for a special your money segment. >> today is the opening of the national cherry blossom festival. jessica doyle is at the tidal basin with more on how the d.c. area is going to benefit from all those tourist dollars. good morning, jess. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. good

we'll take a live look closer to the beltway where the pace improves to the beltway and a live look as well northbound on i-95 in springfield. you know this. it slows here every single day. basically dale city off and on into woodbridge and lorton off and on into springfield but the good news is the lanes are open. we'll cover area roadways once again but before i go, i have a follow-up to my report from yesterday. i gave you an update on the 495 express lanes on the beltway. last october similar high occupancy toll lanes opened along interstate 85 outside of atlanta. the biggest problem there of course is people breaking the law. 12% of drivers in those hot lanes are supposed to pay a toll but they don't. there are cameras snapping license plates of those violators and they face a $25 fine each time they get caught. when it comes to the 495 express lanes in virginia, virginia state police will use cameras to enforce the rules. you have to pay an ez-pass to pay for the toll lanes. you can ride for free if you have three people in the car pool and motorcycles are free. this is mostly ab

the beltway is fine. all the main corridors coming in from the north, aspen hill, wheaton you're doing fine all the way to the beltway. once on the beltway still moving pretty well. outer loop side at connecticut avenue headed for 270. it's moving at speeds toward the american legion bridge. back over to the maps. this time we'll head to the other side of town. everything is fine out of brandywine, accokeek, oxon hill and we'll take a live look at the beltway. first awfully in alexandria at route 1 -- first of all in alexandria at route 1, no problems to report. a live look at springfield on the northbound side of 95 bunching up a bit exiting to the beltway. we'll take a look at 66 at 5:38. >>> today the parents of trayvon martin are headed to capitol hill where democrats on the house judiciary committee are holding a hearing on racial profiling and hate crime. >> martin's parents attended a community meeting last night in sanford, florida where their son was shot and killed last month. neighborhood watch

beltway. most of the construction is cleared up i'm happy to say and it's a good ride. coming in from the dulles toll road from the airport no problems out of 66. you'll be fine. looking good on the beltway through gallows road why the overnight construction has also been cleared up. on the northbound side of i- 395, nice and light here at edsall road. barely feign is out right -- anyone is out right now. across the bridge span i'm be just fine. back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to the other side of town. coming in from southern maryland, route 4, route 5, route 301 in from brandywine, no problems at the andrews air force base. a live look at route 4 at pennsylvania avenue which is light to the wilson bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:09. >>> super tuesday is over. the results mixed. mitt romney can claim six out of ten victories. rick santorum got three states. >> key contest in ohio was extremely close. 9news reporter delia goncalves is in our sa

not moving inside the beltway. but it will make its way north of the beltway toward bowie over the next couple of hours. sunrise forecast. 9:00 a.m. 57 to 61. sun up at 7:11. a lingering shower, partly cloudy, mild, and nice. mid 60s. and top out today like yesterday. in the low to mid 70ss. >>> good morning. taking the rails, seeing delays on the red line due to a signal problem outside of the silver spring metro station. delays continue to shady grove. no reported delays on the mark or bre. roadways, traveling on i-95 southbound. a live look at 216. heavy volume. this is the route that the funeral procession is taking now. and this is the left side of the road. we are seeing delays. the path right now is from i-95 and outer loop of the beltway. we'll let you know how the funeral is proceeding along. i'll be back with a live look in ten minutes. thank you. >> wrsh 12 just about the time. oh, no. oprah winfrey >>> welcome back. 6:14. a few minutes ago, every school in france held a moment of silence for the victims

from the beltway organization're clear. travel speed there, 63 miles per hour. 12 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. if you're traveling along, i have your commute coming up in 10 minutes. now back to you both. >>> 4:343. 61 degrees. still to come, they're due for more money, but is the timing right? what d.c. council members are saying about the proposed raises they're expected to ge ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. pop in. stand out. welcome back. a jetblue pilot forced to land after a bizarre outbuffet is facing charges. he started acting irradically shortly after takeoff from a flight from new york to las vegas. investigators said he began rambling about religion to his co-pilot and yell at air draft controllers. w

drivers should expect delays along the beltway this morning g.w. parker because of the procession. >> family and friends of have the mcgwire will gather for a service. she was murdered last week by her estranged husband. >> advocates will rally can stay crimes in the district. tonight's march for solidarity will begin at and ihop restaurant or a game and was shot earlier this month. >> a violent night and southeast, police say two people were stabbed in one beaten with baseball at all in the same attack. and happen along the 42 letter block of sixth street. no word on suspects or motive. charles congenitaler school faces weapons charges when an unloaded gun was found in the student's locker. >> that happened yesterday in waldorf at mattawoman middle school. >> this is frightening on so many levels. there is an elementary school directly next to this middle school and high-school down the street. officials telling us parents did receive a letter that stated a student here at mattawoman middle school did indeed carry a gun into the school yesterday m

just a bit slow right here as you exit for the beltway. a little further north on our vdot corner here at the 14th street bridge, everything looks good across the potomac river. back over to the maps this time heading to the west side of town. no problems on the dulles toll road or i-66. you can see just a bit of slow traffic right here. again just exiting to the beltway. we'll take a live look outside in the reston area. no problems on the toll road. coming up in my next report, we'll go back into maryland at 5:15. >> thank you, monika. >>> have you ever been told to watch your speeding near the end of the month because the cops have to make their ticket quotas? >> we've all heard that tongue in cheek phrase, right? but there's proof possibly that it could be true in one local police department. the department memo obtained by 9news now suggests is something very similar to a quota system is in place. delia goncalves is live in arlington with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea, this is certainly a sto

that is important because construction forces people to get off the beltway. we will not go into detail, e everything is out of the way. 95, beltway, 395, running .elatively smoothly travel times in our favor on the greenway, the toll road, 66 between centreville and the beltway and. trip on 270. >> on the highway at village s a car crasha person was taken to the hospital. condition.ow their >> late wednesday night on commonwealth boulevard in fairfax woman was attacked. >> violent crime. >> the 9700 block of commonwealth boulevard is the feel safeace people night. >> i often walk past here. >> but there's reason to change r habits. >> it should be up a little. stan o'clock p.m. wednesday man grabbed a 24-year- old woman from behind and pulled into if a wooded area and sexually assaulted his victim while wielding a sharp object. the suspect fled after being a noise. by >> i am shocked mostly because was so close to our house. >> investigators returned night and paid areacular attention to an the woods and a parking lot that leads to a tennis courts and swimmin

the beltway looks great all around town.e're going to zoom in first of all to the bw parkway on the northbound side. so against the rush hour flow. there is an incident after route 450 and it's blocking off the right lane and park police are on the scene there. inbound side of route 50 no problems through cheverly as you head into the northeast corridor. let's take a look at the beltway on the north side of town looking fine at new hampshire avenue. still no delays to report as you leave the 95 interchange on the utter loop and head west towards silver spring. we'll go back over to the maps and this time all the way to the west side of town. 66 coming in from manassas to centreville, a few brake lights forming right now. no big deals to report as you head in towards fairfax on the beltway. northbound 95 in springfield beginning to bunch up just a bit heading for the beltway here. we'll take a look at the beltway in alexandria near van dorn street. no problems between springfield and the wilson bridge. coming up in my next re

if you're taking the beltway, we'll take a live look, the beltway at montgomery county.k at colesville road. the outer loop, picking up some steam. inner loop, a little bit of volume here. no major delays, and no accidents to report. outer loop speeds, 58 miles per hour. checking things on the beltway in prince george's county, no issues to report as you make your way past kenilworth avenue. travel speeds, inner loop, 63 miles per hour. only taking nine falcons i-95 to route 50. crossing the wilson bridge into virginia, a live look at the beltway at van dorn street. you see here volume light and travel lanes open on the inner loop and outer loop making that trip to van dorn. you're at 63 miles per hour. only taking six minutes to make the trip. i'm back this ten with a look at the rails. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 5:53. the chesapeake bay bridge is getting a makeover. while the bridge is getting a good cleaning and fresh coat of paint on the westbound span, toll revenue is paying for the $20 million project. most of the work will be done from barges on the water, but th

jb parkway leaving the beltway -- gw parkway leaving the beltway looking great. no problems on the dulles toll road or 66 inside the beltway. and a live look at the roosevelt bridge inbound on i- 66. all the potomac and anacostia crossings are incident free. we'll take a look at 95 in virginia at 5:40. >>> the woman killed and then dumped in the street tuesday had a protective order against her murderer. >> heather mcguire's estranged husband philip joseph gilberti was arrested twice for violating a protective order including just last weekend. both times he was let out of jail and the last time it appears the judge who set his bond didn't know about his background. >> the judge who made the ruling in this case is a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that the computers in the courtroom were down. the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> gilberti's criminal history including arrests and assault, drugs and steroids, a seven- year prison sentence in nevada for trying to kill another girlfriend. the couple's children were p

it is slowing things down trying to exit to the beltway. the beltway itself not too bad. a live look at the american legion bridge west side of town. i' not effecting -- it's not affecting the beltway. back over to the maps, this time we're going to head to the southern side of southern maryland. everything fine out of brandywine. a last live look at route 50 at i-97 coming in from annapolis through to davidsonville and the beltway all lanes are open on route 50. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 6:12. back to you. >>> we begin this hour with an ad on metro. it's just an ad but it's making national news. >> it's not just the ad but a single word on it and who it's aimed at. >> it's at the end of the platform at the clarendon station on the orange line in arlington. this is about a movie which is against president obama's health care law and it reads, "go to hell, barrack." end quote. congressman jim moran want it is taken down. he says it's not because of its politics but because of its language. >> profanity, obscenity, the kind of cuteness tha

beltway. now back to you both. >> thanks. >>> 4:32. in the race for the white house, we are just 24 hours away for super tuesday. with more than 400 delegates at stake, it is the largest single day of voting in the race. the candidates will be out making a final push to count last-minute undecided voters. delegates are up for grabs in ten states including virginia. however, voters in the commonwealth will only be able to select between mitt romney and ron paul. the other candidates failed to secure enough signatures to get on the ballot. and according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, mitt romney holds a slight edge over rick santorum with 38% of likely voters. newt gingrich and ron paul are tied in a distant third place with just 13% each. >>> and as we head into super tuesday, mitt romney also has a major endorsement. house majority leader eric cantor says he's backing the former massachusetts governor. cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially

eastbound as you head from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. inside the 20beltway, no issues. 66 miles per hour traveling eastbound. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:54. scary moment for students in maryland. a fedex truck rear-ended a school bus on route 2 in calvert county yesterday. several people including a student were ticken to the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. >>> a maryland family is still looking for the owners of a dog they found on the beltway last week. now we have clues to where he has done. rex was found friday dodging in and out of traffic on the beltway near old georgetown road. since then, cheryl laicaly lea spent hours caring for the dog and found a microchip found on rex, the name the new family gave the dog, shows he's lived in california, illinois, and north carolina. in each place, near a military base. cheryl says she thinks he's likely from a military family and says she will continue searching for rex's parents. >> she's going to have a hard time letting him go. >>> lawmakers will design the controversial

inside the beltway through cheverly. all lanes are open. no problems in the northeast corridor on new york avenue. we'll take a live look in new carrollton at the beltway near route 50. all lanes are open. in my next report we'll go into the district at 5:10. >>> despite a local and in some cases a national outcry, yesterday virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed a controversial bill requiring an ultrasound before women get an abortion. >> zeal dealdelia goncalves is live in the satellite center with the very latest. >> reporter: the governor tells us he made an important change to the bill no longer mandating the women receive the invasive transvaginal ultrasound. instead women only have to have that abdominal ultrasound before having the procedure. the vote passed the general assembly amid tons of protest but the governor called the bipartisan bill a victory for women. it requires abortion providers to comply starting july 1 or pay a $2500 fine for each violation. patients living within 100 miles of the abortion clinic must wait 24 hours

beltway. in fact, 68 miles per hour as you pass 32. over to i-95, you're clear, as well, with a nice travel speed. 63 miles per hour as you pass 100. i'll give you a live look now as you make your way past 198. you can see traveling northbound and southbound, no issues to report at this time. southbound travel speeds, 65 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to get from 216 to the beltway. i'm pack in ten minutes with another look at the traffic. back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> 4:42. speaking out for the first time, the man shot at an area restaurant over his sexual orientation is now talking about what happened as the community comes to his aid. >>> plus, not the money maker it used to be. why apple is likely seeking smaller profits off >>> riots broke out at the olympic stadium in athens, greece. fans threw flares and molotov cocktails at police and set fire to the stands. the officials were forced to end the game early and pull players from the field. the violence started when

taking bw parkway, really good making your way from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. speeds for you southbound, 55 miles per hour as you pass 197. not bad at all. travel lanes look good on i-95, as well as travel speeds. you're at 61 miles per hour right after you pass 32. i'll give you a live look ads you make your way past 216 southbound and northbound on i-95, really good. southbound speeds at 65 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to get from 216 to the capital beltway. taking the beltway in prince george's county, i'll have your commute in ten minutes. over to you both. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:42 now. still to come this morning, first a terrible accident, then a fire strands a ship at sea. we'll tell you how an italian cruise line is scrambling to stay in business. >>> police, disappointment could be in the works for redskins fans y. star quarterback peyton >>> welcome back at 4:44. this morning investigators are trying to figure out why a man armed with two semiautomatic guns opened fire inside a psychiatric hospital on the university of pittsburgh campus

it is making its way to the capital beltway. very slow on 95 south through howard county down to prince george's county. the procession will continue to arlington national cemetery. those delays will continue until 8:00 a.m. this morning. we are tracking an accident in phoenix. another in a church road. 95 south almost at a standstill as to make your way past 32. they continue further south. this is 198. southbound traffic still a very heavy. consider 295 as your alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you can see the heavy rain on some of the traffic cameras down towards d.c. a heavy batch of rain throughout 95 and into prince george's and even montgomery county right now. that heavy rain should stay south and west of baltimore. 60 at the airport. 58 in jarrettsville. expect a mixture of clouds and some sunshine. a chance for rain share. high temperature between 70 and 75. we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> three years ago, louisville ended maryland's hope for a nationa

beltway. she originally got off with just a warning, but earlier this week they fined her $500 and put six points on her record. during a brief news conference yesterday toles apologized for the incident. >> i offer my utmost apology to my con cities subsequents, colleagues and county residents. i trust we can now move forward with very important business of the county, and thank you for your cooperation and support. >> in addition to the fine and support, prince george's county took away her car. she plans to take a drive e improvement plan. >> check your family tree. somebody won the powerball drawing on march 3rd. the winner bought a ticket at the exxon gas station. the winner will get his price this afternoon. the gas station owner also gets $10,000. >> what about the gilchrists? >> i don't know anybody either but i'll find somebody. if i need to, aisle find you. >> it is 4:38. crossing the line. the stunt a hockey dad is accused of pulling during game that has him in trouble with the poli

all lanes open to the beltway. making the trip on 66, three lanes have been opened the heaviest volume east into centreville from manassas getting into fair oaks seating more volume there and then coming inside the beltway in the next few minutes a lot more folks in falls church sliding under the hov rules. the lanes are open between springfield and tyson's on the beltway. northbound interstate 95 the heaviest volume getting out of newington. here approaching the beltway. it's northbound traffic gettingup to the beltway and on 395. only volume delays past landmark getting to the 14th street bridge. bv parkway, 50, downtown traffic just bitting volume. the next check of timesaver traffic is at 6:25. back to you. >>> our time is 6:29. next if sports an ugly -- in sports an ugly night for the caps and lady terps and plus major league baseball welcomes a basketball star to the owner's club. >> right now let's get another check of the question of the morning -- >> facebook friend latoya isn't quite sure of the right ans

if atrial on the beltway -- you travel on beltway maryland, good pace. college park, finding more volume though as you head west of new hampshire avenue, university boulevard just volume delays only making your way around to georgia avenue and silver spring downtown traffic has been light. no incidents to report on the bw parkway or 50. the building volume to get into cheverly and kenilworth and new york avenues. southern maryland good shape so far. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. mike back to you. >>> making news now at 5:50, bluegrass legend has died. earl scruggs known for taking the banjo from a lead -- into lead instrument. not just part of the rhythm section. scruggs started playing in 1945 and he became famous for his work with lester plat and bill monroe among others. he also performed with bob dylan and elton john over the years. >>> there's some unpacking to do today on board the international space station. an unmanned european cargo ship docked with the station last night. the ship is carrying tons of supplies and some new exper

clear to the beltway. over to the beltway, outer loop had construction at new hampshire avenue. checking travel speeds, 59 miles per hour. that construction zone is over. taking ten minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. and over to i-95 in maryland, no issues here at 216. your travel speeds southbound as you make your way to the beltway, 64 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to make the trip. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> 4:43 now. it's 43 degrees out there. still to come, making things safer on the roads. the forum aimed at getting drivers to pay more attention behind the wheel. >>> trying a different approach to protect wildlife. the colorful tool being used to [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love

across the american 270 betweene, on y boulevard and the beltway. wet, but wee all good shape.y no accidents. 66, everything in our favor centreville and the beltway. good to and from the of daleridge and out city to get to the beltway. this picture is out of focus. no amount of 95 is open from --ington to the beltway 95.hbound back to you. >> thank you. it is a crucial debt. republicans in alabama, mississippi, and hawaii will decide who they want to take on president obama. between nam lece gingrich in alabama and mississippi. rick santorum is running third. ron paul is not really competing in those states and. mitt romney which is either alabama or mississippi, it could appealhat he to the conservative base. >> people in mississippi and alabama want a conservative nominee. >> this could come down to a between three running most aggressively. >> of four republican candidates, running as a clear path to get the delegates needed win the gop nomination. a new poll found most republicans would be satisfied romney as their nominee. you can get the late

the same for southbound 95, whitemarsh to the beltway. on the west side 10 minutes from 795 over to i-70. >>> each day 1,000 people under age 18 pick up the daily habit of smoking. this morning youth smoking is the focus of a new surgeon general report. sherrie johnson with details of what we're learning about this. this is something we're clearly interested in. >> reporter: they want the states to focus on more prevention. this report from the surgeon general says tobacco companies advertising promotional campaigns may influence young adults and adolescents to start smoking. the report stopped short of saying tobacco companies definitely changed packaging in ways that increase appeal among young people. studies show the once steady decline in youth smoking slowed in recent years. 900-page report also highlights the world's state tobacco control programs could play a role in youth smoking. only two states did the programs last year. the report also says states can play a pivotal role with prevention programs. this is only the second time

no problems as you connect to the beltway. traveling on the beltway, getting busy, as well. the inner loop speeds are good. eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 6:02. breaking news this morning out of afghanistan. an explosion hours after the secretary of defense arrived for a surprise visit. aaron gilchrist has the latest developments. good morning. >> reporter: we're still getting new information about this. details a bit sketchy on the explosion. reports out of afghanistan say a bomb loaded on a motorcycle went off today. one person was killed in the blast. we just learned that was an afghan intelligence officer. three other people were hurt. this is all according to witnesses and emergency room doctors. officials saying a little about this in afghanistan. this happened in kandahar, about 600 yards from where the afghan delegation investigating sunday's shooting rampage was holding a meeting. no one in the group was hurt. at the same time, defense secretary leon panetta talking to troops in afghanistan this hour. we got this image of the secretary landing at camp bastion in a

beltway and oxon hill. alexandria, maryland beltway off to a good start and your trip right now across the american legion bridge, i-270 to get there. quiet ride no problems to report. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> thank you beverly. this morning, opponents of president obama's health care law may feel they have the upper hand. >> that's because the questions asked by the supreme court justices yesterday seemed to really challenge whether or not the law's constitutional. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the court as they get ready for final arguments on obamacare today. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike. that's right it's going to be a very busy day here at the supreme court. the final day of this historic case, the three day, six hour arguments here at the supreme court. the justices yesterday focused on the individual mandate. the provision of the law that requires folks to boy insurance or pay fines. it appears a majority of the justices the

low to mid 30s all around the beltway.rfax, washington by the way, further west, freezing in parts of west virginia, parts of the shenandoah valley near freezing. a few high clouds coming in over the mountains. we're all clear now. the day planner,sunrise at 6:41. sunny, chilly. by noon, low 60s and hitting the mid to upper 60s throughout much of the region later this afternoon. this evening under a partly cloudy sky, sunsets at 6:08. near 60 early evening, near 50 at midnight. by dawn tomorrow, the mid 40s. another mild day thursday. partly cloudy, highs reaching near 70 again. after midnight thursday night and through the morning hours on friday, might get light rain, then a little sun back friday afternoon with a high near 60. a cool weekend to follow. in fact, chilly on saturday. we'll have sunshine both saturday and sunday. maybe rain first part of next week. danella? >>> good morning. a couple accidents to talk about. first in anne arundel county. if you're traveling westbound route 100 at bw parkway, have a multi-ve

over to the maps, overall the beltway is doing fine. we did have a disabled vehicle down here in alexandria on the inner loop aft wilson bridge. that -- after the wilson bridge. that was cleared to the shoulder but caused a bit of a backup. you see all the red down here. that was caused by that earlier accident moved to the shoulder. let's go over to the beltway on the north side of town or the west side of town. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge. no problems between bethesda and tysons corner. you'll do fine. back over to the maps and this time inbound on i-66 where it's normal out of manassas and centreville. a quick look live over on the northbound side of 95. just a bit of volume here in springfield. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads at 6:14. >>> 6:01 now. after igniting a nationwide debate, virginia's governor signed a controversial new rules on abortion into law. >> delia goncalves is live in our satellite center to tell us what the law says and the reaction to it. it has been very vocal

the capital beltway.l speeds southbound, really good, as well. 64 miles per hour as you make your way past 100. continuing southbound, 66 miles per hour as you make your way near 197. i'll give you a live look as you travel 295, making your way toward the beltway. southbound travel lanes are open. same thing as northbound. no issues to report at this time. however, traveling along i-95 in virginia, i am starting to see some delays right at backlike road. i'm back this ten minutes with a closer look, as well as a look at your rails. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:43 now. >>> one less thing that's free when it comes to banking. the latest fee customers at wells fargo could find themselves paying. >>> plus, the problems left hundreds of metro passengers stranded. now we're learning the brake problems plaguing a number of rail cars may have been old ah. so much better than last year. [ both screaming ] food out the window! throw the food out the window! [ roaring ] never again. everyone deserves

taking 11 minutes to get from the occocquan to the beltway. if you continue on to 395, we'll take a look begagain. take 1g 2 minutes to get from the beltway crossing over to the 14th street bridge. no issues there either. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning that italian cruise liner once stranded in the indian ocean with no power arrived at the main ports in the sayshell islands. more than a thousand people including americans were onboard with no working toil it, showers or lights for three days. the red cross, crew operators and people from tell bacies are helping the percentaassengers. >>> today governor o'malley is passing the law. it makes them the eighth state to legalize gay marriages. >>> opponents to same-sex marriage are one step closer to get it on the ballot. they're putting together the language to use. they must collect nearly 56,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot in november. >>> now to capitol hill where the senate is expected to vote today on legisl

inside the beltway. you can sew volumes are light and -- see volumes are light and moving well above the speed limit on the northbound side of 395. barely anybody there head up to the 14th street bridge. you'll make it to work on time. to the inbound side of i-66 again no problems out of manassas and centreville into fairfax. dulles toll road looks pretty much the same. all of the main corridors in tyson's corner as well and a live look inside the beltway. 66 at the bridge, a good indication of the potomac and anacostia river crossings this morning. coming up in my next report, a look into maryland at 5:10. a montgomery county officer is recovering this morning after being shot during a gunfight with a suspect. >> this morning that suspect is in the hospital in critical condition. the shooting happened at eastern avenue in northwest d.c. and that's where we find our delia goncalves this morning. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea. we just talked to captain paul starks with montgomery co

taking the beltway, outer loop of the beltway past new hampshire avenue, as you make your way to universityplease be on the lookout for a multi-vehicle crash there. traveling along route 50, not seeing issues. in fact heading from annapolis toward the beltway, you're clear in both directions. 66 miles per hour as you pass davidsonville road. and as you travel on route 50, you're clear at 301. travel speed from 301, you're at 71 miles per hour. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is 5:13. 35 degrees. ahead on nuft, throw out the tough guy image. what brought vladimir putin to tears. >>> and next, the redskins caught up in the investigation of illegal bounties in the nfl. who says the team may be responsible for the hit that i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my s

if you're traveling on the beltway in maryland the outer loop of the beltway heading west from new hampshire avenue to university blfort and colesville -- boulevard and colesville, off and on slowdowns. he we are at colesville with the sun rising for us. southbound 95 looks good out of lowrl and -- laurel and points south. your next check of time saver traffic at 6:58. back to you. >>> on this megamillions friday, you're already a winner. the start to this day is a good one. >> it is. we're looking at mostly sunny conditions. there are some areas of frost, though, north and west of town, including frederick, clarke, jefferson counties. that includes the cities of hagerstown and frederick. so kids in those locations bundle up and be careful as you're walking to the bus stop as you could see some frost developing. here is a look at our day planner for this friday as andrea was saying. a nice start. lots of sunshine. by noon in the 50s. mostly sunny. we do see some clouds coming in this afternoon. we'll call it variable cloudiness throughout the day. right now 44 degrees, partly cloudy, and the

the dulles toll road, both loops at the beltway -- both ramps at the beltway, watch out for construction that should be clearing up shortly. another look at virginia roads at 4:47. >>> time right now 4:39. i am watching your money. ouch from wall street. today stocks will try to come back from their biggest loss so far this year. but we are seeing red arrows in global trading this morning. investors worry greece is moving closer to a default. there are also concerns about a recession in europe and slowing economic growth in china. checking the numbers the dow stands this morning at 12,759. it dropped about 204 points in trading yesterday, the first triple-digit loss of 2012. the nasdaq was down by 40 and s&p 500 was down by 20. >>> 20. >>> leiman brothers touched off the financial crisis but now they have exited from bankruptcy production. they will distribute about $65 billion to creditors. they once employed more than 25,000 people but went belly up in the faces of billions of losses on subprime mortgage investments. >>> for the first time in 27 days, gasoline prices actually dropped y

then okay from nutley street to the beltway. back over to the maps on the northbound side of i-95 you're looking fine. southbound 270 is beginning to slow down. we'll take a live look at the beltway at route 129. outer delays through silver spring with the lanes open. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look around town at 6:11. >>> voting is now officially under way in virginia. today is super tuesday in the commonwealth and nine other states. >> it's a key series of contests for the men who want the republican presidential nobody nation. delia goncalves live in falls church with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. daylight is breaking but it's still pretty quiet here in falls church at the community center. i just spoke to the registrar and he expects the hours between 6:00 and 7:00, the early part of the day, the first part of the day when polls open, he expects this part of the day to be the busiest part of the day though there is low voter opportunityout expected for the whol

we'll take a live look right now at the beltway on the beltway near route 1 in college park. i'm just getting word of an accident just south of route 1 closer to kenilworth avenue. keep that in mind for your travel plans. back over to the maps and this time let's take a look at the bw parkway and route 50 heading into chervely. you're okay -- cheverly. you're okay until you hit the northeast corridor. that's a bit slow on new york avenue. we'll take a look at eastern avenue at kenilworth. things are looking fine here. in my next report we'll go over to i-95 in virginia at 6:11. >>> on this wednesday morning, we are focusing on the race for president. mitt romney is the winner in the republican primary in illinois. he won by a double digit margin. >> now two of the other g.o.p. candidates are focusing on our region or two of them rather. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with the latest. who's coming here? >> reporter: mitt romney is coming to maryland a little later today. he will spend all day in that state talking to supporters. and last nitric santorum wasn't

the beltway, for example accident has been taken care of. moving nicely through montgomery prince george's county if, on the beltway. collision was all the inner loop near arlington boulevard but vdot has that moved. nothing complicated to the wilson bridge or the american legion bridge on. 66 is just fine. old georgetown road at executive boulevard, police have an accident. back to you. >> thank you. 5:11, 54 degrees at adelphi >> . house arrest not keeping the founder of wik oh dear.ea oh dear! ohh dear... i'm not sure exactly what happened here last night. i was out helping people save money on their car insurance. 2 more! you're doing it! aren't they doing great?! hiiiiiii!! come sweat with me! keep going richard. keep sweating!! geico. fifteen minutes could save you sweat! sweat! fifteen percent or more on car insurce. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve cheveney. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> 5:13 on this monday morning as we check top stories. the soldier accused of

she was clocked driving at more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. police tell us she wasn't charged because the officer's speedometer wasn't calibrated. tolls will be charged with reckless driving, fined $510 and getting six points on her license. at this point the police chief is holding a news conference. we will bring it to you as soon as it comes in to news 4. >>> super tuesday, the biggest day so far in the republican presidential race. 11 states, including virginia are holding nominating contests. >> the must win state, ohio, and latest polls there show mitt romney and rick santorum are in a dead heat tonight. steve handlesman is in columbus with the latest. >> super tuesday voters turned out in massachusetts, virginia, georgia. in tennessee. and in ohio. of the 11 states holding contests today, ohio is the most watched. in this swing state, many republicans are unenthusiastic and most are split between the two leading candidates. >> i voted for mitt romney. >> mitt romney, because of his business experience. >> people aren't feeling there's a

inside the beltway in falls church, nothing to report out of the norm along 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. here is the beltway at new hampshire avenue, running nicely. the pavement is starting to dry. overnight construction barrels have been put to the side. marc rail, vre, and metro rail on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. turning to the weather, things are looking up. >> 20 degrees above average. it will take serious spring heat the brakes and records. i will show that graphic. >> i don't think we will complain if we don't hit the record. >> exactly. >> we will take what we have. damp right now to start the day and in the south of the metro. especially down 95, south of springfield lorton, dale city, woodbrige, stamford, triangle, you get the idea. that's where we have areas of light rain lingering and pushing east. the rain will mainly be confined to the early morning. then clearing. later this afternoon? once we get the sunshine, we cannot rule out a few problems thunderstorms. 30% to 40% chance. we will have a few problems storms here and there later

this is a live look, i-270 making your way on to the beltway.eeing accidents, just seeing volume at this time. and on the rails, a nine-minute delay. this time on the brunswick east train number 892. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> mitt romney, the big winner on super tuesday. the former massachusetts governor won six of the ten states in play yesterday. that includes the hotly contested race in ohio. rick santorum won three states, newt gingrich picked up just one win, his home state of georgia. romney won about half of the more than 400 delegates up for grabs yesterday. >>> one of the states romney won was virginia. but it was closer than many pundits predicted. news4 has new information on what is on the minds of voters in the commonwealth. >> reporter: it seems many voters expressed disappointment by staying home this super tuesday. it was a fairly light turnout. only 5.6% with just candidates on the ballot. now voters could only choose between mitt romney and ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to gain enough signatures to mee

now, speaking of the beltway, very slow on the west side of 695.live look at baltimore national pike, outer loop lanes on the brakes from 795 in separate stretches as you make your way to i-95 on the southwest side. for those of you traveling on i-935, here's a live look, i-95, southbound direction there, heaviest delays from the beltway to the city at the fort mchenry tunnel. >>> democracy 2012, while you were sleeping gop presidential hopeful mitt romney won the crucial battleground state of ohio and alaska, this is after midnight. he captured six states, rick santorum won three states while newt gingrich held home court by winning his state of georgia. romney padded the delegate lead in the race for the republican presidential nomination but forced to share the super tuesday spotlight with rick santorum. santorum picked up the winds -- wins like we said, strengthening his case he's the top choice among republicans on the conservative side. in ohio exit polls showed more than half the voters said romney is the best candidate with the chance of be

to the capital beltway. you're clear. in fact, 59 miles per hour as you make your way past 100. traveling southbound at powder mill road, you're at 61 miles per hour. i-95 looks nice, as well. volume very light. and travel speeds -- look at this -- 64 miles per hour. as you make your way southbound from 216 to the beltway. that trip will take you nine minutes. taking the rails, they're open with no reported delays so far. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is now 5:12. 37 degrees. ahead, the celebrity chef behind d.c.'s newest food truck. >>> also what some olympic athletes are banning from doing during the upcoming games in london. >>> and remarkable story about a mother who sacrificed so much to save her children. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so 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 co

continuing on i-66 inside the beltway, travel lanes are wide open. no accidents or incidents to report at this time. your travel speed is about 57 miles per hour. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at route 50, including live cameras. now back to you both. >> see you then. thanks. >>> 4:42. what maryland governor martin o'malley is considering for the first time. >>> and a couple who says they have their newborn baby boy to thanks for saving their lives. >>> next, the other shoe drops for that prince george's county council member who was flying on the beltway. >>> this morning a prince george's county council woman faces a harsh penalty for driving more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway. police ticketed karen toles for reckless driving. she must pay more than a $500 fine and get six points on her driver's license. six weeks ago an officer only gave her a warning after clocking her at 105 on the beltway. police insisted there was no favoritism. >> i take no pleasure in this additional action but know that it is the right thing for our county. >

good from 29 over to the beltway. the one incident we do have southbound york road at stevenson road, a water main break brake, that has the left lane closed. you may want to stick with i-83 to get through that one. back to you. >>> all new details this morning in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. >> new court documents right now reveal the ages of his alleged victims and abc news' linda stow is standing by with that information. linda. reporter: megan, we've learned the alleged victims were 8 to 17 years old. according to the latest court documents, prosecutors say the abuse occurred over years and some of the victims were children when it started. the new details are according to a document filed by the attorney general's office on thursday. prosecutors say 8 of the 10 alleged victims were abused on the penn state campus. one of the alleged victims was abused in florida and texas and another boy while at his own school. two of the alleged victims remain unidentified. sandusky has been on house arrest awaiting his t

travel lanes are open inside the beltway on i-66. your travel speed, looking at about 57 miles per hour. a little slower. and as you see, fog a little heavier inside the beltway here. but you're accident free. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> breaking news right now out of southern france this morning. hundreds of police officers in the middle of a standoff with a suspect in that deadly shooting at a jewish school in toulouse. aaron gilchrist with more. >>> the situation still very much involving there in toulouse after a heavily armed police raid at a home there early this morning. we're also learning more about the shooter's motivations in killing seven people. first, i want to show you live pictures we're just getting from the scene now. this is actually on the edge of the area that is cordoned off there in toulouse. some 300 police officers, negotiators, on the scene right now working this incident. when they raided that home this morning, officers were met with heavy gunfire from that suspect. three officers were wounded. we're