edward braddock, and here we see a portrait of braddock. braddock entered the american scene very confident thinking that his regulars would carry the day. and not only he thought take ft. duquesne but march onward to niagara and other points and defeat the french. this was braddock's conception. no doubt he was overconfident. he landed -- where did his troops first come? they came to virginia and then moved into maryland and then northwestward toward ft. duquesne. accompanying him were virginia militia men. and george washington was at the head of those virginia militia assisting general braddock. so here we have colonials, british colonials from virginia working with the british commander general braddock. braddock didn't find everything easy. he found that the colonists weren't necessarily simply cooperative with the british war it took benjamin franklin's intervention to help procure wagons and horses for the british army. and franklin acted as an agent for general brad a advertised in pennsylvania's rural counties, and basically his me

braddock didn't find everything easy. he found that the colonists weren't necessarily simply cooperative with the british war effort, especially farmers, and it took benjamin franklin's intervention to help procure wagons and horses for the british army. and franklin acted as an agent for general braddock and advertised in pennsylvania's rural counties, and basically a cooperate with the king. he is here to defend us. his troops that is. and if you cooperate, the king will pay well for your horses and carts. do not be afraid. you can come along as teamsters as well as the men who would manage the carts or drive them, and you will get good pay, but if you do not cooperate, then the king's business must be done and you will lose your wagons and horses and get nothing. so, of course, the farmers did cooperate. and the king paid in good hard money. well, here we see roughly the path of braddock from virginia and then maryland along north of the potomac and then long journey through the heavily wooded terrain finally approachi

in other news there is a war on journalism and free speech going on in this country and scott braddock is the latest victim braddock a well known texas news radio reporter was fired last week after excerpts of an interview with a woman who was forced to undergo several medically unnecessary transvaginal sonograms to obtain an abortion through the new texas sonogram known all as employer k r o y news ninety two f m says he was fired for filling in for another reporter on a competing radio station braddock claims that's not the case scott joins us now from texas to talk more about the situation and right he really may have been fired scott walker great to be with you john thanks for joining us why do you think you're fired. i have been telling people this over and over again i don't know that because i'm a journalist i was a journalist when i worked at the k r o y news ninety two a damn i'm still a journalist today and hope to work professionally again as a journalist after all this blows over i think that it will but to people have started to guess about what the reason is as far as why

this is the inner loop just north of springfield heading up toward braddock road. normally kind of a tieup point but the delays extend right to braddock road where we found a traffic pattern change in the express lane. traffic lanes shift to the left as you reach braddock road. that's the focal point. the delays don't go all the way up to 66, at least not yet. if you're traveling on 66, there's a volume delay east of manassas into centreville. fair oaks to 123. heavier volume eastbound into falls church but not a bad pace into ballston and the teddy roosevelt bridge. i-270 travelers south out of frederick county, maryland, a little slow but after that the pace good toward the beltway. your next check of time saver traffic comes up at 6:43. >>> this morning if you go out to get some gas in the d.c. metro area, 87 octane is going to cost you right around $4.02. >> we're just 8 cents away from breaking the record on trip's fuel gauge report. the president says it's time to end tax rates for oil companies, something he voted for while in the senate. >> cbs this morning

inner loop braddock road, lane shift to the right. there are delays from the robinson terminal would. it's good north of the beltway. northbound on 395 leaving edsall road past duke street and up to the pentagon, lanes are open. now to steve rudin. >> temperatures in the 30's and '40's. freeze warning for extreme western maryland but it should not be much of the problem. high temperatures today looking good, bright sunshine during the morning, then cloudy later if with highs around 60-65 degrees. with the clouds will come a chance of showers. this is mainly for the overnight. temperatures not falling much. upper 40's to low 50's. doug hill will be back in a few minutes with a full look at the forecast and a look at what we can expect for the upcoming weekend. >> thanks so much. 6:30. much of the country caught up in the mega millions frenzy. with more than a half billion dollars on the line. by tonight's drawing the record jackpot could climb to a staggering $600 million. the odds of winning, 1 in 176 million. that is not stopping lot

inner loop is slow from braddock road, or up to braddock road, lane shift, and everybody shifted to theht. outer loop below speed. all lanes are open and 395 slow traveling north of the beltway trying to get past duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you. a travel alert to pass along for beltway drivers, lane closures near tyson's corner. three right lanes at southbound i-495 will be closed along with the old exit ramp from i-66 onto the beltway. the new ramp will open saturday at 7:00 in the morning. it's part of a billion dollar project to add 14 miles of express toll lanes to 495 between springfield and the dulles toll road. >>> there is good news for week metro riders. the agency is taking a spring break from track work during the rest of the cherry blossom festival. no scheduled weekend track work until april 15th. >>> new this morning, howard county firefighters are on the scene of a train derailment. it happened a few hours ago inside the csx train yard in jessup. firefighters got there after 2:00 this morning and found two trains collided. besides

all lanes of the outer loop will be closed just before exit 54 for braddock road from 10:30 tonight until 7:30 tomorrow morning. the three right lanes on 495 south will be closed at 66. starting today, a life-size replica of a giant prehistoric snake will be on display at the smithsonian natural history

once you pass braddock road, the lanes open up just a bit. and you're pretty good. let's talk about the beltway in montgomery county. as you're making your way on the outer loop of the beltway toward new hampshire avenue, roadwork blocks the right side of the roadway. here's a live look now. they're in the process of picking it up. i can't see it on camera. i can tell you driving in that stretch is in between i-95 and new hampshire avenue. so stick to the left and use caution as you make your commute. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at the roads. back to you all. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >>> more family members are now coming to the defense of the man who shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. george zimmerman's brother robert who lives in manassas park spoke with cnn's piers morgan last night. he addressed the much-talked about video obtained by abc news that shows zimmerman hours after the shooting. many who have watched the tape stay appears that zimmerman has no injuries, but his brother says that zimmerman is still recovering from a

this is the inner loop springfield to braddock road.people hitting me up on twitter saying there was been a shift in the lane configuration as you travel up there. the left side of the road shifted to the right so there's no warning for this it kind of shifts over to the right use travel the inner loop and the beltway and that is contributing to the delay that is slow. this is something that we typically see at 7:30. so an unusual delay on the inner loop of the beltway heading to braddock road and it shifts everybody to the right as you try to work your way out. 66 eastbound, below speed into 123. falls road is fine out to the split. >>> montgomery plea have released video and unusual traffic stop. >> you send me robin if you wish. >> that is the cop talking to the dispatcher. >> pulled over this guy in a lamborghini. he helps sick children. his real plates were inside the car. today put some bat plates ton for show the -- plates on it for show. the officers let him go but not without a few photos. >>> a mystery on a south carolina shor

>>> still checking the inner loop of the beltway as you make your way toward braddock road.n incident in your left shoulder lane. police are on the scene. i am still see something volume because of the new lane shift in this area. once you pass braddock road, so far your volume gets a lot better and your travel lanes are open. now a live look to the beltway in prince george's county. if you're traveling past 201, no issues in this area on the inner loop or outer loop. outer loop speeds from route 50 to i-95, you're at 58 miles per hour, taking nine minutes to make this trip. joe and eun? >> thanks. >>> millions of people across the country are hoping today is their really lucky day. >> more than a half a billion dollars is up for grabs in tonight's mega millions drawing. >> megan mcgrath is live in falls church where people have already bought their tickets this morning. have they, megan? [ inaudible ] >> uh-oh. >> well, unfortunately we're apparently having a little audio problem with megan's live shot there. but the -- your odds of winning the mega millions are about one i

we also had accident activity 28, new braddock road, follow police direction to squeeze by here.by there if you are travelling inbound 66, still a slow go as you work your way in from manassas, through centerville, fair oaks down to 34 mimes an hour inner loom -- miles an hour, inner loop remains slow, 295 on the bridge malcolm x inbound 11th street bridge, 13 miles an hour outer loop of the belt way delays, as we work your way across coalsville road other lanes here are open, on the inner loop sunshine delay, travelling 270, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> it is easy to get a little behind on the bills or dip into the savings account when money is tight those little habits could kill you toward personal debt crisis time. jennifer streaks is a financial author there are six warning signs you may be headed for trouble she joins us with more good morning always good to see you on the show. >> your tips are good people can really understand them you know if we are talking about you i am looking forward to getting into that but what we said on the introduction is t

inside the belt way approaching sycamore with the lanes open now we will map out problems, crash at braddock road moved over to the shoulder lanes are open westbound on the freeway approaching south capital street truck lost a very large piece of concrete in the roadway stay to the right to get by coming inbound route 50, 14 out of river dale headed in northeast, southbound baltimore washington parkway down 25 miles an hour as you work your way into laurel. >>> all right julie thank you. first up breaking news from southern france where a stand off between police and suspect in several deadly shootings appears to be over reports now from the city of toulouse say french police went inside the man's apartment within the last hour, gunfire was heard during that period of time and in fact, france 24 one of the state run media operations in france now reports that the suspect has been killed. suspect has been killed according to french police the associated press is also reporting that the man identified as mohammed mara said quote he wanted to die with weapons in his hands indeed there is a repo

right now if you're making your way trying to get on braddock road, that ramp is shut down. take a look at robinson terminal. it is jam. if you're taking i-270 southbound to father hurley southbound, you're going to hit the brakes. no accident on i-270 though. and now over to 395. look at all the fog and delays. you're at a speed of 26 miles an hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> you could run into delays. vdot is making sure no more road signs fall on virginia roads. two exits near 126 will begin friday night for the work. overnight crews removed signs in some lanes farther south. they'll be closed for about four hours while that sign was taken down. both sides have gaps in their support structures. the inspections were prompted by a sign that fell on a truck along i-66 last month. >>> taking a spin on a scooter may soon require a mel hell meant in maryland. the snalt is expected to vote on the bill today that would make mow pell and scooter riders ride helmets. it may request you wear a hood screen too. similar bill because introduced last year. >> marylanders are likely to

accident activity closes braddock road between 123. roadway shut down there. eastbound on 66 with lanes open down to about 49 miles per hour approaching fair oaks. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> julie, thank you. new this morning district police are investigating a late night shooting that left one man dead. this happened around 10:15 in the 5,000 block of benning road southeast. so far no suspects and no motive. >>> caught on camera. a pedestrian gets struck down by a car and the driver just keeps going. >> metrobus dashcam recorded this incident and now police in laurel hope the video will lead to arrest of a hit and run driver. lauren demarco is live with the latest on this, lauren? >> reporter: along with looking for the driver police are also working to identity the victim in the case. it is a disturbing one. it happened here in laurel wednesday afternoon. you can see where this occurred. it's route 1 right where it merges on to eastbound 198. the incident was caught on camera by a metrobus dashcam. both the bus driver and the drier of

not only you have the fog but also an accident near braddock road and it's causing this backup. let's take a look at the 395 northbound side of the 14th street bridge. fog and a quick look on the north side of town, bw parkway also affected. >>> cbs this morning with a new look at marriage in america and actress shirley mclean stops by. >>> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. have a great

on the westbound side of braddock road at burke station road, a vehicle hit a pole. caused a bit of a fiery crash. i'm hearing there aren't any major injuries but crews on the scene in burke so keep that in mind. some slow traffic on 66. i was watching all the cameras. let's take a look on the inbound side where you just got a couple of slow stretches. no big deals this morning heading for nutley street and the beltway. i think you'll be absolutely fine and no problems on the beltway through annandale and tysons right now. over to the northbound side of 395 where the brake lights begin at edsall road heading toward seminary roads and the 14th street bridge. just a bit bunched up across the potomac river but no big deals on 395 this morning. we'll take a look at maryland at 6:58. first, howard and the lovely ladies. >> i like that. >> thank you, monika. >> hey, howard, how is it going? how is it looking? >> clear, cold, frosty now but later this afternoon it is going to be raining. so the morning commute clearly the better of the two. i think as we get into the aftern

the southbound beltway will also be closed friday night at braddock road. the closures will take place so crews can open a new ramp from westbound i-66 to south i-495. all lanes should reopen by 7 a.m. tomorrow. >>> last week we showed you pictures of montgomery county police pulling over batman. >> but it wasn't actually the real batman surprise, surprise, just a good samaritan in a costume driving what kind of looked like a bat mobile. now we've got the dashcam video of officers and their run-in with the caped crusader. >> got batman on it and he's dressed like batman, got no tags. >> he's got to get his registration. >> how are you? >> good. >> we thought we had a gotham moment there. >> he's negative. no restrictions. >> do you mind if we take a picture of you? >> batman, da da da da da da. >> all right. thanks, robin. all right. you take care. >> sure. >> you like that. >> i couldn't believe it. it was like okay, i saw the tag and then i started seeing ears. i said this guy is not dressed up as batman. >> you're just lucky batman wasn't grabbing for hi

julie carey is live along the beltway near braddock road in fairfax county with more on what drivers need to know. hey, julie. >> reporter: hey there. from this spot near braddock road you can clearly see the new express lanes out there just beyond those four white lines. and by december 20th, 2012, commuters will be able to use them provided they have a certain device inside their vehicle. by the end of december, a trip along the virginia beltway will look like this. four new high occupancy toll lanes, two in each direction, will be complete along with 58 rebuilt bridges and overpasses. >> faster, more reliable trips are coming to the capital beltway this year. >> reporter: officials from flora trans urban the company that will operate the express lanes and from v dot provided a detailed update today and say 90% of the work is finished to push the general purpose lanes out to their new locations. now the focus is on demolishing the old median and rebuilding the new between the express lanes. signs are stacked and ready to go up. job number one? get go- getting the public used to the

here at braddock, here at 63 miles an hour.f you're traveling this time on the inner loop making your way on pennsylvania avenue, you're at 62 miles an hour. 62 at connecticut. crossing over the american legion bridge, no issues to report. volume very light. and no accidents at this time. joe and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. ♪ hey hey we're the monkees >> this morning fans are rememberi ining davy jones, the front man for the monkees. they were created for a tv show that capitalized on the beatles. they released six top ten hits including "daydream believers," sold more than 65 million records worldwide. davy jones was 66 years old. >>> coming up this morning on the "today" show, matt lauer's exclusive interview with lindsay lohan. he asked the troubled actress about making a comeback starting with this weekend's "saturday night live." >> i'm really lucky because loren michaels has been really supportive with me. i was harassing him and asked to do the show. he believes in me. i'm proving that i can be accounta

now the problem is that once you take the inner loop of the beltway, right approaching braddock road that's where you will find the right lane blocked and your right lane is blocked by construction. as you can see traffic is going quite nicely. here is travel speed, 49 miles per hour. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 11:19. still ahead on "news4 midday," the stars of the new movie "game change" come to washington. what julianne moore says about playing sarah palin. >>> how a young chef is trying to win $50,000 for her elementary school. she also cooks with us. she has a delicious smelling dish coming up. first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone with our best deal online... $89.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was

the first exit 49, i-66, the second just 5 miles down the outer loop at braddock road. that's exit 54. crews will have detours marked. the roads will reopen in both areas at 5 a.m. >>> coming up a big endorsement for mitt romney just a few days before the next set of primaries. >> but first the controversy continues over pink slime as yet another school system pulls the beef from the lunch line. that story is up next. >>> more fallout over the finely textured beef filler no. as pink slime. prince william county public schools say they'll stop serving the beef next fall and they join fairfax county, montgomery county and d.c. public schools in pulling from the product. the usda said ammonia treated beef is safe to seat eat, but it is allowing -- safe to eat, but it is allowing schools to opt out of using it. >>> tossed out over a tweet? that happened to a student at garrett high school in indiana. austin harold was expelled after tweeting a floor letter expletive. he claims it was sent -- a four letter expletive. he claims it was sent from his own computer on his own tim

lanes open travelling the belt way inner loop virginia, leaving braddock road towards 66 travelling the belt way georgia avenue, authorities are checking for a crash on the outer loop tieing up the left lane that will keep you on the brakes, travelling west. outer loop looking good no problems to report, 270 towards college park northbound i-95 as you make your way edsal road that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right julie thank you. new developments on the alleged afghan shooter. his lawyer from seattle is meeting with the suspect later this morning. >> army staff sergeant robert bails accused of killing 16 afghan villagers is in solitary confinement at fort leaven worth. >> according to the army times bail's attorney john henry brown said the accused shooter may have watched a fellow soldier get a leg blown off shortly before the shooting if true it is one more piece of the picture building of a troubled soldier. the 38-year-old and his wife had financial problems behind on their mortgage they just decided to sell their home for a loss another house they owned had b

this is robinson terminal making your way toward braddock. in the right lane. you see here very difficult to see. please give yourself extra time. allow extra space between you and the other drivers. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at the traffic. for now, back to you both. >> thank you. >>> breaking news now out of france. police are involved in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting and killing three children and a rabbi this week. right now french police have surrounded a house two miles from the jewish school where the shootings occurred in france. overnight police exchanged gunfire with a 24-year-old man who says he is connected to al qaeda. the man tells french officials he will turn himself in sometime today. police brought in the man's mother and brother to help negotiate. officers did arrest the man's brother in connection with the case. three officers have been injured in a shoot-out there. we are monitoring the situation and will bring you any developments throughout the morning. >>> this morning, mitt romney is another step closer to

inner loop as you make your way toward braddock, 69 miles per hour. also traveling the inner loop this time toward central avenue, 56 miles per hour. taking the beltway in montgomery county looks really good. the outer loop as you approach georgia avenue, you're at 63 miles per hour. a little fast this morning. and as you cross over the american legion bridge, look here, very light volume in both directions. no issues to report right now. back to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> breaking news out of pakistan. senior military officials there say 23 pakistani militants have been killed. it happened during an attack on three security checkpoints in the tirah valley. seven others were injured. so far no one has claimed responsibility. >>> maryland is now the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. governor martin o'malley signed the bill into law last night at the state house. couples will be able to tie the knot in january. the measure narrowly passed the house last week. the same place where it failed last year. [ applause ] >> o'malley says this bill n

problems gwen travelling around town you will find the inner loop of the belt way well below speed braddock headed out the to 66 average speed down to 23 miles aen hour. leaving the belt way, toward glib road accident activity tieing up the right lane. headed in towards southeast washington, 28 miles an hour westbound headed toward the freeway 8th street accident activity reported there d dot enroute to the scene that is keeping you on the brakes as you travel northbound 295 across the inbound 11th street bridge expect delays inbound route 50, northeast traffic flowing 395, still below speed past glieb road with that earlier incident cleared. >>> julie thank you well, do you want to find out where your member of congress stands on immigration, birth control or any other hot button issue, and do you want to let him or her know exactly how you feel about their position? that all just got easiesier, joining us this morning the editor of congress.org which relaunches today, good morning good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> tell me about this whole effort and that i did not misspeak when

the inner loop around braddock road, 57 miles per hour. also on the inner loop, central avenue, 58 miles per hour. traveling in montgomery county on the beltway, not seeing any issues on the inner or outer loop. outer loop speed approaching connecticut avenue, you're at 64 miles per hour. if you're crossing over the american legion bridge, i'm not seeing any issues for you. volume very light. travel lanes are open. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> for the first time in 27 days, gas prices dropped. sort of. aaa reports the average in for regular slipped less than a penny to $3.76 a gallon, ending a 28-cent price increase that started on february 8. oil fell to its lowest price in about two weeks. so here's a look around the area at gas prices right now. in the district, $3.89. up from yesterday. in maryland, $3.71. in virginia, the average is $3.65. in west virginia, it's $3.81. >>> once you pump your gas, you may want to buy some added protection. thieves are targeting drivers by ste

traffic is starting to move once again as you travel between braddock road and 396. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> the price of gasoline, it is on the rise once again. up 12 cents over the past two weeks. the average price for a gallon of regular in d.c. right now is about $3.96. it is $3.77 in maryland and $3.67 in virginia. all of the republican presidential candidates believe president obama is responsible for the high fuel costs. >> gas prices are a daily reminder that they are a problem in the economy when they have to spend $9, $90, $100 to fill up for work. >> gas prices fluctuate under every president. they were over $4 a gallon for president bush. these things do go up and down regardless of party, regardless of president. >> some expertsdz say there is a chance that prices could fall due in part to an increase in supply and relatively soft consumer demand. >>> a bit of history for the boss. >> detail of where he performed for the first time ever. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect

yellow line trains will single between reagan national road.t and braddock eastern market to stadium- >> looking at 41 degrees in silver spring. and a verbal statement from robertson. why he supports legalization of marijuana. >> and why the universit up net 6:00, marking tsunami hitce the japan. how the nation will observe the .eadly day >> messing with success. two of the world's best-selling changingks are now their recipe. and science fiction stories wars hitting "star e big screen. have that and the latest on shooting in silver spring coming up. at 6:00. now, a developing story in fairfax county. high-school students recovering experience,fying on lockdown during yesterday's deadly shooting rampage in pittsburgh. a gunman entered the university psychiatric clinic yesterday killing one person if others.ding seven students from james madison high school robotics team were on the campus taking by in a taking part in a competition. i cannot imagine. >> the gunman was shot by campus police. a swat team swarmed the area for a possible second shooter. was locked ineam a peterson center

slow traffic on the inner loop virginia from braddock to six. >> i have more mild temperatures all week long in the '70s. you missed out last week cynne but it is here again this week. even near 80 again by thursday and friday. a little unsettled for the first half of the week with a few thunderstorms possible especially west of the metro in the afternoon and low clouds and fog possible the next couple mornings as well. the weather pattern could shift a little by the end of the weekend. we could see a downswing in the temperatures, but nothing record-breaking >> . still well above normal. >> thanks. thanks for being with us on this monday morning. that does it. good morning america is next.

this will begin close to braddock road. let us go back inside. >> very springlike day.mperatures right now already where we would be in the afternoon this time of year that it -- and that is a sign of things to come. let us look at the sunrise. you are witnessing the sunrise this morning. beautiful, beautiful sky conditions out there. the temperature was, it is warm. the sun rise over the district as we speak. fairfax, beautiful sunrise. 55 in fairfax. centreville, 53. morningside, 54. our average afternoon high is 53 degrees. this afternoon, we will be in the lower 70's. gusty out there. areas of rain tonight. back in a 50's tomorrow. >> thank you, adam. the lights are back on after an overnight power outage in oxon hill. police say a car hit a utility pole on livingston road. crews restore the power. " -- fairly quickly. authorities are investigating what caused the crash. police in colesville are looking for a two street racing drivers that cause a deadly crash. this happened yesterday on randolph road. a silver car hit a blue nissan that was not part of their race.

all lanes of the outer loop will be closed before braddock road. that is from 10:30 tonight until 7:30 tomorrow morning. three right lanes on 495 sow will be closed at 66. starting today and there will being a life-size replica of a giant prehistoric animal on display at the smithsonian national history museum. the snake was the world's largest snake. the fossil was found several years ago in a coal mine in colombia when it was alive. it weighed 2,500 pounds and was 48 silone. scary. turning to new technology, but the biggest electronics factory announces major changes that could make a difference if in the next time you try to buy an iphone or ipad. rob nelson has that story and more co. it's looking into labor practices at the factory where apple products are made. the high-profile investigations found no evidence of child labor or of a sweat shop environment. but the company has agreed to reduce forced overtime without reducing wages. the world's lowefirst flexible electronic paper is on display from lg. it can bend up to a 40 degrees off center

inner loop at braddock road, possibly on the service road, there's a collision. they're sending a special piece of equipment to remove a large piece of asphalt on the westbound freeway between pennsylvania avenue and main ave. if we will take a peak of the geico camera, the beltway at new hampshire avenue is normal. the latest from new hampshire to georgia. back to you. >> thank you. it is foggy again. you know the drill. same story as the past couple mornings. thick fog to start the day. dense fog advisory in effect for the majority of our region. everybody east of the blue ridge until 10:00 a.m. that means visibility down 2 1/4 mile or less at times especially in the low-lying areas. 58 in northwest d.c., 59 in bethesda, 54 in winchester, 57 in woodbrige. 56 at chesapeake beach. i expect some sunshine later on today, but you will have to be patient. after lunch time we will start to see the clouds break up slowly, is around 78. of slight chance of a and a shower far west of washington. seven-day coming up. >> thank you. we are following some new developments fr

it is starting to slow in virginia like it normally does leaving braddock road and 236 and in marylandter loop delays are typical. i want to take into a big issue which is liberty town maryland and main street is closed in both direction. it is a tractor-trailer on its side. they have to offload the carter by hand which are wooden pallets that they can start the process of operating the truck. it will be hours of cleanup. >> thank you very much. >> we will check back and with doug hill. >> yesterday we hit a high of 81 degrees which is 26 degrees above average. the first day of august had temperatures 26 degrees above average and are daytime temperatures would be 115 degrees. annapolis is one of the cool spots because of the bay but they will warm up. here is a live shot looking at annapolis. the sun is coming up this morning at 7:15. these temperatures are impressive already 50's and after sunrise '60s and eventually into the 70's. 64 degrees in chevy chase. not a lot of weather because a cold front feature last night sparked a few showers and flashes of lightning off the east coast a

the beltway itself between braddock road and 66, some spotty tea lays at 266 arlington boulevard andith the merge at 66. back inside, outer loop of the beltway, the lanes are open. traffic starts to slow leaving 59 headed past university boulevard. inbound 50 still in the clear out of bowie to beltway. you will find delays out of 202 leaving cheverly headed into northeast. >> thank you. >>> the polls are open in virginia and across the country right now and a total of 10 states are voting on this super tuesday. 419 delegates at stake in this. rick santorum is battling mitt romney for ohio. >> he is not eligible for 18 of ohio's 66 nominating delegates because of filing problems. melanie alnwick is live in great falls. good morning. >> reporter: i guess filing problems also plaguing rick santorum here in virginia as he failed for qualify for the ballot. only two candidates here that voters can mark down today, either mitt romney or ron paul. no write-in candidates are allowed which may be part of the reason for the light turnout. it is still early though here, 6:30. 46 delegates in al

we do have a portion of braddock roadblocked off between burke station and 123 with accident activity. 66 with the lane open down to about 49 miles per hour here at fair oak. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> how about barbecue for breakfast this morning. >> that sound like a great idea. >> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, you may have to read because i can't focus. we're celebrating texas independence day with a taste of one dish that the state is known for. >> mouth is watering. >> oh, my goodness. d people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> good morning everyone. i'm anny ewe and on this friday, we are celebrating texas independence day h

no problems to report getting through the work zone as you travel between braddock road and 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. we are following developments in afghanistan where taliban fighters opened fire on a delegation visiting the village where the people were killed by the american soldier. >> we turn to melanie alnwick live in the newsroom with our update. >> reporter: the fallout from the killings of 16 innocent afghan civilians continues this morning. hundreds of students are holding a public protest in jalalabad. reaction from president obama on that shooting spree allegedly carried out by an american soldier in afghanistan. >> obviously, what happened this weekend was absolutely tragic and heart breaking but when you look at what hundreds of thousands of our military personnel have achieved under enormous strain, you can't help but be proud generally. >> reporter: the senseless killings have once again raised concern about pulling our troops out but under an agreement with the afghan government, some u.s. and nato forces are obligated to stay at least t

we had accident activity at braddock road. average speed on the beltway down to 37 miles per hour.nd on the freeway approaching south capital street, the third street tunnel, truck lost avery large piece of cop crete in the roadway. stay to the center and right to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> a health alert for you this morning about a new study on balding. researchers say they have identified a protein that that can prevent hair growth. scientists hope the findings can help develop a topical treatment to block that resippettor. if so, that could possibly slow down or actually reverse balding. some good news there. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, it's high energy event packed with power players and we are not talking about the act the weather guy segment. >> holly is live at the newseum where today cutting end technology will be on display there. it looks like she is reading up on it just a bit. it is all with the aim of helping you save electricity and some money too. who doesn't like that? we'll be right back. [ male anno

one of those centers is on braddock road in fairfax. parents say the children need the centers because they're too severely disabled to thrive in a group home setting. >>> will a las vegas style casino be coming to prince george's county? rushern baker hopes so. he's backing a plan to put one at national harbor. he's expected to testify in front of state lawmakers at a hearing tomorrow. some lawmakers are concerned a new parlor with threaten business at a nearby raceway. >>> well, giant slots parlor at anne arundel mills is starting to take shape. the first 100 slot machines have arrived in hanover, maryland. plans call for the casino to eventually have more than 4700 slot machines and electronic game machines. cat seen know there is scheduled to open for business in june. >>> at 5:34, time for another your money report. >> jessica is talking about a possible concern over a recession in our region. >> that's right. we talked to this gentleman a lot, steven fuller, the expert on the local economy from george mason. he has growing concern

in the house, they sprinted out the front door and leaving the footprints as they ran to nearby braddock road. neighbors say and residents confirm it was a fairly ugly incident at the same house in november involving students from other universities. during a college break, a group of intoxicated male students came to the door smashing bee bottles and ripping out the iron railing. they failed to get inside and a fight broke out. during a fight, a bottle was thrown smashing into someone's head and he required stitches at a local hospital. the victims wonder if the incidents are connected. >> and when someone's leaving your house screaming, threatening and cursing, the cops are on the way because the neighbors hear all of the commotion, you know, you don't figure something like this is a retaliation, but it's an extreme measure if it was. >> reporter: these robbers were not career criminals. at a nearby curb after sunrise this morning, a reporter covering the story found the packaging for a brand-new ski mask and it was turned over to police who collected it as evidence laura. >> john henr

headed around the beltway inare loop as you continue from braddock road towards 66. eastbound 66, traffic starting to slow as you work your way in from business 234 and again at fair oaks. no incidents to report. beltway runs smoothly between annandale and merrifield. southbound 270, still in good shape headed out to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> violent attacks developing in afghanistan this morning. taliban fights are open fire on an afghan delegation visiting the same village where an american soldier killed 16 civilians. >> the taliban has threatened retaliation for the shootings. the u.s. soldier suffered a head injury. president obama says the u.s. will not accelerate plans for withdrawal. >> obviously what happened this weekend was absolutely tragic and heart breaking but when you look at what00 of thousands of our military personnel have achieved under enoamplous strain, you can't help but be proud generally. >> pentagon chief leon panetta says the soldier could face the death penalty. >>> today, president obama

as you make your way past robinson terminal on the outer loop and head toward braddock, you're in ther. in fact, you are traveling from i-95 the change to the dulles toll road at 57 miles per hour, only taking 14 minutes to make that trip. over to you. >> thank you. >>> dreams claiming victory in an effort to repeal part of president obama's health care reform law. the snit blocked a republican-backed measure to allow insurers and religious organizations to opt out of providing contraception as parts of their health care benefits. supporters of the bill say the current law violate americans' freedom of religion. opponents call the legislation an attack on women's rights. >>> a georgetown university law student has found herself in the middle of a nationwide controversy, and the target of convention radio host rush limbau limbaugh. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to hav

. >> reporter: townhouse is a block off braddock road across the street from mason university. gmu student stephanie forest lives down the street. >> i was surprised. it just doesn't really happen around here. it is pretty quiet. >> reporter: it is a neighborhood filled with students and one police say they would typically consider safe. investigators spent part of the morning taking photos and gathering any potential evidence. >> we usually lock the doors and lock our trucks and cars. we have a few of them. so, i'm not getting paranoid, extra paranoid about t. >> reporter: the victims tell news forth suspects also got away with an ipad, an iphone and an ipod. investigators say anybody with any information in the case is asked to call police n fairfax county, melissa mollet, news4. >> two of the victims are now telling us exactly what happened during that home invasion. erika gonzalez will have their story tonight on news4 at 5:00. >>> d.c.'s fire chief is under fire following revelations from his previous job. kenneth ellerbee was named d.c.'s chief last year after a 16-month

inner loop past braddock road. they're clearing up the overnight road work there. 95 into springfield. 395 up to the 14th street bridge. all lanes reported open there. andrea, jessica back to you. >>> thank you beverly. we're following the breaking news beverly was just talking about this morning. police investigating a deadly wreck at chevy chase circle. >> and a montgomery county police cruiser also sustained damage at the crash scene. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is there with more on what happened. >> reporter: we now have new information for you. apparently it appears this was a stolen car. the occupants inside four people and they were all young people. young teens -- late teens rather or young adults. let's take a look at a scene to brief you as to what's happening now. you can see that the chevy chase rescue squad is now here. extracting with the jaws of life we're told the two young people who perished in this fiery crash. they are two young people who were the backseat passengers in this crash. now

. >> reporter: the townhouse is a block off braddock road, just across the street from george mason university. gmu stun stephanie morris lives down the. >> i was surprised. >> reporter: it is a neighborhood filled with students and one police say they consider safe. investigators spent part of the morning taking photos and gathering my potential evidence. >> we usually lock the doors and look our trucks and cars. you know, i'm not getting extra paranoid about it. >> reporter: again, we have been out here for a couple of hours. just a little while ago as we were out here and investigators as you saw from that video were out here and they did find packaging for a mask as well as gloves. packaging they believe they say may have been used by the gunmen. they may have used that mask as well as those gloves and as we get more information, of course, we will pass it along and investigators asking anybody with any information about this crime to call them. live in fairfax county, melissa mollet, rbara, back to you. >>> decision 2012's biggest primary day is in the book now. mitt romney can claim the

as you get closer to braddock, the left lane will be taken away by road work. we are seeing some delays in this area but the travel speed not so bad. you're at about 45 miles per hour making your way from the interchange to the dulles toll road. that trip taking 17 minutes at this time. back over to you. >>> we are following breaking news out of indianapolis right now. we've learned a child and bus driver both died in a school bus crash. police say the bus driver somehow lost control of the bus and hit a bridge around 7:45 this morning. rescuers took two other children to the hospital with critical injuries. our nbc sister station in indianapolis is reporting that more than 30 children were on that bus ranging in age from 5 to 16. police don't know yet if the wet weather out there may have played a factor in the crash. >>> d.c. police are on the lookout for a man and woman seen leaving a restaurant shooting in columbia heights. a witness tells news4 two men were arguing about a woman when one pulled out a gun and shot the other in the chest. it happened yesterd

as you make your way towards braddock road, you are slow. and the road work is taking away the light lane, your travel speed, 23 miles per hour and slow at van dorn street. back to you. >>> it's 11:21 now. still ahead on "news4 midday," spring is a perfect time for a home makeover. simple changes can make a huge difference, we'll get some secrets of the trade from an interior designer. >>> plus, we'll introduce you to a young girl who is living the life of a typical 3-year-old -- thanks to a very special dog. but first, a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. . president obama has a talent you may not know about and it surprised a student at an event in prince george's community at an event there. stefan used sign language to shake president obama's hand. he signed, i'm proud of you and president obama signed back, thank you. and t

braddock in that disastrous march down in virginia during the french and indian wars. horatio gates had served in the french and indian wars, and philip schuyler. they all had. anybody who knew anything about warfare had learned it from the british. c-span: so in the british army at that time could there also have been americans? >> guest: yes. the british troops in boston were not colonials. they were british redcoats, so they would not have been colonial troops. in other words, there would have been no men of concord fighting against other men of concord, no. c-span: and benedict arnold, born in this country, on his way to cambridge, is a part of the new haven militia. >> guest: yes. "let's go, boys." absolutely. so he gets to cambridge, and he manages to introduce himself to a man named joseph warren, who was a doctor and a member of the same masonic lodge as paul revere, which is the masonic lodge that is widely believed to have perpetrated the tea party, and arnold was a mason. the masons in the colonies, if you were a mason you went to another town and you automa

on the outer loop near braddock they changed the traffic pattern.he same amount of lions are maintained by police shift to the right and left leg and has to merge over. there is a dump truck that lost some gravel in landover on the loop after 450 but before the baltimore-washington parkway a backup out of landover. we are looking at a bright start 2 hour day but later this increase afternoon with high temperatures around 60-65 degrees and temperatures tonight will fall range with-degree showers and tomorrow is not so get for the morning highs lower to middle 60's. we will be back at 7:56. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly whau't you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. ♪ >>> i'

we have 03 car wreck on the between springfield tyson's, one at braddock road, one of gallows road, andng from the americanross legion bridge. degrees in the district culpeper and frederick shy of 60 and one lure 70's today. you'll notice the breeze today. >> we will be back at 8:56. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. look at that great crowd. just outside. >> great crowd. >> you think? kelly clarkson singing "stronger." why are we playing that? >> at clue to the special world premier announcement just moments away. we're minutes away. this is going to be amazing. superstars will battle it out for the most electrifying competition. >>> we're having fun with animals gone wild. this adorable black bear cub. just over six weeks old. he'll grow to be over 300 pounds. casey anderson is here with some of the wildest animals. get it? wild thing. the song. i was playing with him. the sweetest little thing. >> for now. >> for now. he'll go on to live at a sanctuary. >> we're going to stay on the wild theme. day two of our extreme campou