we have a disabled vehicle on the bw parkway. we will let you know if that's blocking lanes and how it looks around the beltway when we return. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> after all that time he looks like a spud ling. >> he must have had work done. mr. potatoe head celebrating a birthday this month turning 60 over the past six decades more than 100 million mr. and mrs. potatoe head toys have been sold. >> mr. potatoe head i love you. >> are you okay? >> i know the song. i am sorry. >> what song? >> there's mr. and mrs. babe and baby two. the family i love you. >> don't know what to say. apparently there were commercials with the jinkel but i remember mr. potatoe head. >> i remember these things. sorry. >> help him out. weight weigh in on facebook if you know what's talking about. >> don't you remember the mr. potatoe head jingle. >> stay with us, the oscars days away now and you can add a new layer to the star studded event. the app create for you giving you a way to enjoy the big night. >>> a big arts and craft show to

inner loop delays in the greenbelt metro. 50to bw parkway -- an issue involving a fallen tree has been taken out of the way. all of your travel lanes are open. delays on the southbound side. back to you. >> thank you. coming up how different religious beliefs are showing their support for a local mosques. >> important information about a blood clot you could have if you are a baby boomer. >> at 6:00, see how you can play a role in what metro calls its next generation of train

town delays on the belt way, leaving 95, georgia avenue, and inner loop will slow, leaving around bw parkway accident reported 108, near 32, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> jury selection begins in the murder trial of george hughly. >> he is the university of virginia student accused of killing his girlfriend yeardly

just got a report of some type incident on the bw parkway. we are not sure in what direction but we know it's in the jessup region will we will update you on that in the next report. a live look at some of the foggy conditions. this is 95 just south of the city before you reach the beltway as you can see, we are quite foggy out there. if you travel on u.s. 50, crossing the bay bridge, you will have foggy conditions there. also here on 50 looking live at 50 and i-97 we will keep you up- to-date on the foggy conditions and update the accident in our next report. megan and charley over to you. >>> one of the first major changes to maryland ethics laws will be introduceed to the state senate this week. it will require lawmakers and government employees to file their financial disclosures electronically. the bill would require the state to post them on internet and the forms would have to be be listed by cabet in level composition -- cabinet level position by 2013. in the month of july. initial recommendations are expected to the full senate by ma

the bw parkway. no trouble on the southeast side of 695. if you are traveling on the west side, 695 at liberty road, a lot of outer loop volume here at liberty road and continuing to baltimore national pike and a quick update for mta commuters buses subway and mark trains on time. now over to you. >> a deadly house explosion in washington state kills a man and his two songs. investigators believe that man deliberately set the house on fire. and linda so is here with details. >> reporter: we have learned the man josh powell was at the center of a investigation into the des appearance of had his wife who has -- disappearance of his wife who had been missing for two years. minutes before igniting the explosion he sent a e-mail that read i am sorry good-bye. the fiery blast leveled the house and investigators say a fost aer care worker brought powell's two young sons to the home for a supervised visit as the kids got close to the door, powell dragged them inside and locked the caseworker out. moments later, the house exploded. it happened days

it's not so bad on bw parkway as you travel southbound just yet. so you may want to take landover road to bw parkway. continuing into the city. i'll give you a live look now at landover road on route 50. you see these lanes are starting to fill up as they continue to connect to new york avenue. it may be a great idea just to take the rails because i'm not seeing any delays right now. on the metro, the marc, or the vre. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:44 now. this morning many people are questioning how a prince george's county council member only got a warning for driving more than 100 miles per hour in a 55 speed zone. sources tell news4 karen toles was clocked going 105 miles per hour on the beltway last wednesday afternoon in a county-issued suv. we're told an officer followed her on to an exit and couldn't catch up with her for two lights. police confirm toles got a ticket for an unsafe lane change and a warning for excessive speeding. people we spoke to say the punishment did not fit the crime. >> i think she should have really got more than

speaking of the bw parkway, here is a live look at 695 and bw, moving well, on the parkway northbound coming in from the jessup region. making your way through glen burnie, northbound lanes, trouble free to 695. back to you. >>> dozens are hospitalized after a deadly train derailment. stay with us, how many people were hurt, what investigators are trying to figure out, we have the details ahead. >>> compounds in pakistan is taken down. who is known to have lived there when good morning maryland continues on this monday morning. >>> police are investigating after three people were killed in this train derailment near the canadian city of burlington, six cars derailed as the train headed to toronto. two train engineers and a trainee killed, 45 people sent to hospitals. >>> demonstrators threw grenades a at u.s. military outpost in afghanistan. 7 personnel have been reported wounded and one protester killed. protests over the anger of the burning of korans at base last week. >>> osama bin laden's compound will be no more. it's being torn down. a crap is knocking

we have delays on 295, bw parkway, slow, from maryland 75 to 32 southbound direction. traveling on the west side of 695, typical morning delays, 795 around to i-70, on the brakes on the outer loop lanes of 695. >>> back to pittsburgh tbr the breaking news, live pictures at the ski lodge. workers reported the fire around 8:00. this is a live look as the fire is still burning. 13 departments and 150 firefighters were on the scene battling. this came from a scene from 30 miles away. the fire was seen 30 miles away. one firefighter had smoke inhalation problems. this is still on going as you stat your monday morning. >>> new video overnight as bobby brown, the husband of late whitney houston arrived at lax in los angeles last night. after skipping a new addition concert, he made a b-line to get to the airport to get to his daughter. press gathered around the arrival of brown at the airport. >> the daughter was rushed to the hospital. the police department confirms 18-year-old bobby christina brown was taken to the medical center sunday morning and treated for stress and an

one on the bw parkway near the pepsi plant. it was a car into the woods and crews there say there are minor injuries involved. they should be able to clear it very shortly. this right here is an accident in wheaton on randolph road at glen allen and crews are just headed to the scene as well. otherwise the beltway looks good out of college park. we'll take a live look outside right now all the way up in frederick on 70 east of 270 no problems here as you head on to 270 and down to the point where the lanes divide. all lanes are open. back to the maps this time all the way south into virginia on the northbound side of 95 i'm happy to say that it's incident free right now. we'll take a live look up here in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. lanes are open. a bit of volume forming at 5:18 in the morning. we'll take a live look at 395 a little further north here in shirlington looking great to the 14th street bridge. more on area roadways coming up again at 5:24. >>> the capitals are in a free fall that could leave them ou

also patchy ice out there. 695 and the bw parkway, not bad here at the bw parkway interchange, on this strip of the beltway but it is foggy as you can see on the tydings bridge on i-95. also on 95, we've got two southbound lanes blocked at 222. that should be out of the way in about 10 minutes or so. again, plan for reduced travel time with the low visibility we have out there this morning. >>> 4:53. abc2 news is making a difference. our education reporter sherrie johnson spoke to students at the achievement academy at harbor city yesterday to talk about career planning. throughout the month they will be getting to do job shadowing and planning for their career path. >>> new developments in the last 90 minutes on deadly violence still in syria. >> the number of people killed and what the european union wants to do to stop this violence. >> plus the vatican and child sex abuse cases. the warning now issued by a bishop. >> just ahead, medics help us when we get hurt. why this medic needed help. >>> we've learned in the last few hours that violence left 12 people dead now in syria. >> it'

getting by single file to the right again southbound, bw parkway, 295, stay to the right near route 32 to get past this accident scene. 95 looks good between belt ways if that is an option for you may be a better bet there. travelling the belt way move on to traffic land things looking good for you no real problems to report as you head from college park silver spring the outer loop cars heading away from you no problems to report your lanes are open same story travelling prince georges county virginia, 66 looks great here between route 50 fair oaks belt way, no problems 95 or 395 and atv restrictions lifted everywhere except the john hanson highway >> our top story this monday morning rising gas prices at a time when they are typically lower the average price for a gallon of regular nationwide is 3.5 $5.40¢ higher than this time last year gas is going for $3.76 dc, $3.61 maryland, 3.5 $4 virginia, melanie has more on this winter spike. >>> republicans hitting the president oh prices at the pump. >> the obama program is higher prices more dependency in the middle east more vulnerabi

the southeast side at the bw parkway. bw parkway a good alternate to take instead of i-95 heading out of the city. to avoid that confusion, also traveling on i-97 this morning, we get a lot of delays northbound after you get off 50 here at i-97. and but today you are going see see delays southbound 97 at general's highway on the shoulder but people are having a bit of a time getting by that incident. also want to mention mta moving well no delays on the rails a few bus delays scattered in the area. charley back over to you. >>> a group of 12 jurors convicted george huguely of second degree murder and larceny and one is speak out about his experience in the case and the conviction. sherrie johnson joins us the juror says got feels he -- feels he got. >> today know hugeley and yeardley love. >> reporter: we have all new information from the jury who was talking about the trial. he is one of the jurors in the high-profile murder trial of george huguely. he spends most of his time in a microbiology lab at the university of vi

and we are also dealing with a pretty serious accident now on the bw parkway. going to affect the drive southbound 295 heading towards the capital beltway. we suggest i-95 southbound where all lanes are opened because we are blocking a right lane southbound 295 as you approach maryland 175. now let's go ahead and look at some of the foggy conditions certainly going to impact your drive first. a look at 50 this is at maryland 8 east of the chesapeake bay bridge. all lanes opened on the span of the bridge. and here's a look at 83 the jfx at cold spring lane. foggy conditions here and for those of you traveling on the southwest side of the beltway same story at wilkins avenue. we will keep you updated on all morning with this follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. now over to you. >>> new video this was the scene at u mass after the patriots lost. 1500 student rye outed on campus. police set off flash bombs trying to make the crowd of students disburse. officers had the horses and they say hoses rather and nonlethal ammunition to subduty crowdie crowd. >>> the

here's a live look on the south side, 695 at the bw parkway. on the bw parkway increase in volume northbound between waterview avenue and russell street. and here's a look at traffic on the beltway at greenston avenue, your inner loop traffic wide open continuing to the jfx. back to you. >>> so airport security certainly gotten strict in the last year and now we've got the numbers to prove it. >> the change now on the no-fly list since 2010 and how it sparked the increase. >>> so he underwent surgery and kept him quiet for three weeks, now three weeks after the surgery he's back in action. one of his faiforts spots in the entire -- favorite spots in the entire world. we'll tell you where as "good morning maryland" continues on this friday morning. news time 5:52. >>> the council on islammic relations plans to rally asking for the resignation of new york city believe ray kelly. all of this after officers were saying after officers were shown a film that they say was offensive to muslims. >>> the spill flowed nonstop for three months killed 11 cr

it was on the southbound side of the bw parkway after route 410.at went into the woods. they had to wait for a crane to pull it out. that's why you may have heard there were some lanes blocked. right now everything is clear inside the beltway on the bw parkway i'm happy to say. we'll take a live look at 270 on the southbound side. no problems to report here at shady grove road. by the way, western maryland, as howard just said, there is some fog basically west of hagerstown toward cumberland so be aware of that. no problems to report on 66 or the dulles toll road. all that construction in the tysons area cleared up. we'll take a live look 95 northbound near dale city. looking good up to springfield. in my next report, another look around the area. >> thank you, monika. >>> well, the new york giants are waking up super bowl champs this morning if they ever went to sleep last night. >> cheers to the giants and eli manning. he helped lead the giants to a 27-21 victory over the patriots. >> reporter: new york fans are celebrating. >> everybody should c

here's live look at the bw parkway.we mentioned that road crew on the bw parkway at firstry roadblocking the right lane -- nursery blocking the right lane. looking pretty good on 795 and a live look at harrisburg expressway i-83 at york road. early travels on the ions for y way from pennsylvania down to 695 on the top side. charley and megan back to you. >>> we tossed it out to jamie costello waiting for the first leap day baby and i think he had to deliver it. >> he jumped off the screen and went to black jamie joins us live and has been at this 25 hours. do we have baby confirmed? >> reporter: we have a baby congratulations everybody. we had the first leap year baby born at gbmc at 2:30 but it was not here but at home. in windsor mills and they had to call 911 and the wood lawn precincts brought the baby in and i think we have the tape. this was then at 3:30 this morning inside gbmc as the stretcher was brought in and the mom was there and there was one the firefighters and the ems carrying the baby, the baby is named

your trip from baltimore to the capital beltway, no issues on bw parkway or i-95. we'll give you travel speeds if you're traveling southbound on bw parkway in laurel, 65 miles per hour. taking a trip on i-95 southbound at 175, 6 it miles per hour. -- 63 miles per hour. westbound on 50 from bowie to the beltway, good travel speed there, as well. in fact, 301 to the beltway, you're at 56 miles per hour. that trip is only taking nine minutes at this time. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> 4:42. 37 degrees. still to come, a new picture causing problems for the pentagon. the men behind this photo and what the military is doing about it. >>> plus, not what you want your fellow passengers to bring on board. >>> we're learning disturbing new details about the man who set his house on fire killing his two sons and himself. authorities found incestuous images on josh powell's home computer. those animated images showing sex between a parent and a child prompted a judge to order powell to undergo a psychosexual evaluation just days before the double murder and suicide. the im

good news for those of you traveling northbound on the bw parkway, volume building, but still no troubles getting to that southwest side of 695. and if you're traveling on i- 95, a live look here just north of maryland 43. still an easy time for motorists southbound 95 from 43 to the top side of the beltway. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> all new this morning, a maryland state trooper is recovering right now after he was hurt during a high speed chase. this happened overnight. trooper john saw tried to pull over a car on mountain road. this is in abingdon, but a suspect, named john newsell took off. officers say the suspect turned around and rammed the officer's cruiser. the car then slammed into a wooden fence, backup arrived and police did arrest him. according to police, newsell was driving under the influence. >>> news time now 6:02. today a pretrial is set for the virginia la crosse player charged in the death of his former girlfriend, yardley johnson. sherri johnson is standing by with more information of how the university is preparing for that trial. reporter: the univer

be dwempted through that -- deserted through that area -- diverted through that area or choose bw parkway as your alternate route. that's still moving well into comeferly and northeast -- cheverly and northeast d.c. let's take a look at the beltway on the north side of town. no problems to report as you head on the beltway. on 395 what they were doing was zooming into an accident on the northbound side of 395 at king street. it was sitting on the shoulder. if you saw the flashing lights there and delays begin at seminary road, that's ddot moving the camera around to check out the situation with the delays and that accident. on the north side of town no problems to report. the beltway is looking fine. inbound 66 looking good insides the beltway to the roosevelt bridge moving at or above the speed limb. we'll take another look -- speed limit. we'll take another look around the area at 6:11. >>> the results are in from the republican presidential primaries and it's two big wins for mitt romney. he easily won the arizona primary. while the results in michigan may have been closer than he had

if you're traveling southbound bw parkway at 32.ng i-95, a live camera shot of that now. you can see smooth sailing as you make your commute now this morning. i'm not seeing issues for you. on the rails, the delay on the penn south train 401 0 01 decr just a bit. back to you both. >> thank you very much. >>> it is now 5:31. you may want to avoid the inner loop of the beltway in the tyson's corner area tonight. v-dot will be closing all lanes of 495 before leesburg pike. crews will be setting a 250-ton steel bridge girder. all lanes will be closed by 11:00 with closures lasting as long as 30 minutes each. construction should be wrapped up by 7:00 tomorrow morning. the bridge girder will eventually be part of the express lanes ramp from the beltway on to leesburg pike. the project is on schedule and expected to be completed late this year. >>> fire up the grill, break out the wings and hook up the big screen. super bowl weekend begins today. football fans are getting ready for the biggest rematch between the giants and the patriots. t

a car went off the bw parkway near route 50 slamming into a tree. the crash happened around 1:20 this morning. the car burst into flames. police tell us the driver made it out and is okay. no one else was in the car. >>> now to a developing story in north korea. that country says that live fire military drills by south korea could prompt "a total war." this is video of the last time south korea conducted live fire drills in march of 2010. the country conducted the drills despite threats from the north and said it was prepared for any retaliation. north korean officials said these drills will lead to a complete collapse of any ties between the two koreas. >>> right now, nuclear inspectors from the united nations are in iran. inspectors want proof that iran does not plan to use its nuclear program to develop a weapon. israel has said military action could be needed to prevent that from happening. the united states and britain are urging israel to be patient to allow international sanctions to work. >>> and in response to those sanctions, iran is stopp

no problems to report as you come in on the bw parkway. a live look at this area. we'll take you back over to the maps, this time to the other side of town, looking great on the dulles toll road from leesburg to asheville. we'll take a live look to the northbound side of i 395 the to the 14th street bridge. all light this morning, the length of 395 and 95. >>> coming up in my next report, 6:12. back to you guys. >>> the owner of a dcliquor store is in trouble with the law all because of our investigation by our own andrea mccarron. >> this came justify weeks after our first 9 wants to know investigation. jessica doyle is live with the story. good morning jess. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. this liquor store, allegedly the supplier of alcohol, to minors as young as 14 years old. richard kim is the owner of market square. he was arrested, handcuffed and detained late saturday night for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. 9news now has been investigating this location since december. jim graham is the council member forward one. he is giving credit to th

here's a look at the bw parkway.nce you get on the westside, the outer lupe lanes have occasional brake lights at liberty road. it opens up on baltimore national pike. also, continue delays on i-ate southbound -- i-95 southbound. >>> two house committees are hearing arguments on bill that is would legalize same sex marijuana, another creates a constitution -- same sex marriage. another wants to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. >> a new ethics panel of seven state senators will be meeting. they'll meet here in annapolis, they're already supporting legislation. >>> congressman cummings is being honored with a service award. today's award presentation will come during a program at howard community college. he's a ranking house member of the committee of government reform. >>> more testimony is expected to come today from the george huguely case. linda? >> reporter: the court resumed this morning. the prosecutors will continue to present their case. a couple things we haven't seen are autopsy photos

traveling southbound greenbelt road, your accident on bw parkway is in the median. use caution as you make the commute. >>> if you're traveling the beltway in prince george's county at central avenue, getting just a bit busy. travel speeds still good. taking the outer loop making your way from pennsylvania avenue to bw parkway, 64 miles per hour. that trip will only take you ten minutes. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank. >>> one person was injured in a fire in northwest washington. this happened around 2:30 this morning in the 600 block of o street. more than 60 firefighters responded. the fire started on the first floor. all of the building's residents are back in their homes. the cause is under investigation. >>> today the labor department will release its january jobs report. economists believe employers added more than 150,000 new jobs last month, but they expect the unemployment rate to remain at 8.5%. the unemployment rate has fallen for four straight months. the government is also expected to release its annual revisions to earlier jobs figures today. those

not bad on the south side of 695, bw parkway traffic building in the southbound lane as you make your way towards the capital beltway. at the west side of 695, pretty much outer loop lanes, 795, frederick road rs starting to build. no extra drive time needed so far. with reokay if you are heading out in next few minutes from 795 to 70, a p 7- minute drive. topside, 6 minutes from bel air to providence road. >>> breaking news. update on a deadly crash in harford that killed three siblings. route 543, near churchville. half a mile from wheel road. linda so is standing by with the new details that she has learned while responding with the hospital helicopter. >> this says two helicopters responded to the scene when one of them caught fire and had to make an emergency landing. ntsb and faa have been notified. the youngest victim was 17 years old. the three siblings are two brothers and a sister. identified as 17-year-old joseph, 24-year-old ashley, 29- year-old david. they lived on marquis court in fallston. the three siblings were in a chevy cavalier traveling southbound on route 543 bef

east side, things are pretty light as we get a look at 695 and bw parkway. no troubles to report. 29 and 108, hiewlt work is out of -- utility work is out of the way. residual delays on 29. between 108 and maryland 100. be prepared for a slow drive in you are traveling in the region. >>> family will wait for a flag draped coffin to arrive carrying the body of a husband and father. major ma mar shonty was killed in afghanistan. we put in a call to the department of defense, waiting to get details. his family is planning a viewing in baltimore, he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he was s survived by his wife peggy of 25 years and four children. his oldest son aaron and only daughter, layia, sat down with us last night. he spent half of his life rising through the ranks of the national guard, deployed twice, once to kosovo and then to afghanistan. he was a physical education teacher. his son says his father taught him one life lesson he will never forget. >> it's not the type of situation that you are in that defies you as a man but how you deal

it is southbound bw parkway. between beltways so that is a good option for you. keep this in mind as you travel in maryland. let's take a look at the bray from trafficland. no problems to report for you all around town. 95, 359 in virginia also looking good. hov vie stricts lifted everywhere except for route 50, the john hanson highway. -- hov restrictions lifted everexcept for route 50. >> it was the show's 500th episode for the simpsons last night. william la jeunesse has more. >> reporter: this town has voted unanimously to get rid of springfield's unending nightmare, the similar tons. >> reporter: the simpson's has lasted 23 seasons and on sunday night, it reach as a milestone, the 500th episode. >> you sure this is a good idea? >> and maze honor to have started these characters off and written the first few jocks for them and they are alive. the product of a huge number of people. >> the great thing about it is that the show became so much bigger than any one. us and had its own life that it became a a part

. >> and on your drive for the thursday morning, one accident on the bw parkway. we'll let you know if that's affabilitying your drive. also a look around 695. that's coming up next. >> and your news time now 6:08. that's a live look at times square. let's go up to the big apple for the morning tech bytes. >> a sobering smart phone statistic. nearly 12 million americans were victims of identity theft last yore. and smart phone users were three times more likely to be victims. sony's play station is now on store shelves. the game is given high marks for providing a rich and portable gaming experience. >> you get a touch screen experience and the screen is beautiful but on top of that you get some really dmror you games but also the other functionality you might get in a cell phone. >> play station vida starts at $250. >>> and during lent this yore you can receive a tweet each day from pope benedict available in. many key gospel ideas translate easily to just 140 characters. >>> and those are your tech bytes. >>> the tablet war is heating up. >> you can get one now

you'll either be diverted or you can use the bw parkway instead heading into northeast d.c. let's take a look outside right now at the beltway and university boulevard. normal slow stuff forming in silver spring with some volume but no big deals yet as you leave 95 in college park. let's go back to the maps and this time we're going to check out inbound 66 out of centreville. no problems to report. the dulles toll road looking good. a live look on the northbound side of 95 in springfield just bunching up exiting to the beltway. in my next report, a look into maryland at 5:40. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> 9 wants you to know about the consequences montgomery county teenagers face for being caught drinking under age or doing drugs. >> but in an interesting twist, their fate is not being disermd by adults but by -- determined by adults but by fellow teens instead. this isn't a mock trial. this is the real thing. andrea mccarren was granted unprecedented access into the county's teen court to show us the trial and sentencing process for juvenile offenders. >> all rise?

. >>> we're going to take a look at the bw parkway up at route 175 in jessup. no problems as you leave this point heading through laurel and greenbelt and down to the beltway. coming up in my next report, more on maryland roadways at 5:17. >>> making news at 5:10, one person died when the severe thunderstorm hit a mobile home park in southern oklahoma last night. high winds flip add mobile home killing one -- flipped a mobile home killing one person and injuring another. >>> chicago police have issued one citation to the owner after funeral home and they say many more could be on the way. investigators shut down the carter funeral home after finding it had no power, standing water and improperly stored bodies. some relatives are still trying to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones. >>> united nations inspectors have arrived in iran to see if they can get any answers about the country's nuclear program. the team hopes to visit a military base why where iran is suspected of working on a nuclear weapon. iran's government claims it's only pursuing nuclear techno

volume on the bw parkway still pretty light.nia, i am seeing some volume right around quantico. but still you can see here make being your way past lorton and connecting to the beltway. northbound your lanes are open and volume pretty still light at this time. travel speeds good at 60 miles per hour. from quantico to the beltway that trip will take you about 24 minutes. continuing on the 395 getting a little bit busy at edsall. your travel speeds good. 59 miles per hour as you head northbound from the beltway to 14th street bridge. that trip will take you 1 minutes. back to you. >>> our time is 5:42. making the case for his second term. why president obama says voters should keep him in office for another four years. >>> plus -- >> hit it. ♪ i'm sexy in a know it >> what super bowl ads will brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer

if you want to avoid that, hop on the bw parkway. it's looking good.e city, making your way to 695, a live look, lanes are wide open and moving well. if you are traveling through glen burnie. over on i-97, no accidents to slow you down on i-97. a live look at benfield, moving well through glen burnie, up to 695 on the east side. >>> can certain foods get you in the mood for love? >> we tend to associate aphrodisiacs with valentines day. linda so is here to tell us if the foods have any power to make you feel the love. >> i know you guys are giving me a hard time about this today. sorry to say, there is no scientific evidence that proves foods stimulate sex organs. that's not going to say you are out of luck. a dietitian with the cleveland clinic says exotic foods like oysters can stimulate excitement but it's not necessarily the food that will create the spark. it's the feeling it might evoke between you and your partner, chocolate are foods that create warmth, curry dishes can alhelp. share foods that you both find sensual. >> just knowing that your p

bw parkway, looking good. north side, live look at delaney valley road, traffic patterns building in the outer loop direction but clear making your way to the harrisburg expressway. >>> more than 30 states agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices. >> it means homeowners who are behind on payments and underwater on mortgages will get relief. the deal forces lenders to reduce loans for 1 million households facing the threat of foreclosure, including five biggest banks, bank of america, wells fargo, jp morgan and allied financial. the money available could run as high as $25 billion, if all 50 states approve the deal. several states including california, new york, florida and del aware remain undecided. >>> verizon teaming up are red blocks. they are creating a video streaming service, launched in the second half of the coming year. those close to the project say the service will offer subscription services and more and available on smart phones, tablets and it's old school now , the tv. the s

delays on route 50 as well as bw parkway.ds on route 50, you're at about 26 miles per hour just past the beltway. if you're making your way on to bw parkway, 33 miles per hour as you continue to head into the city. no accidents, though. just a little slow. and if you're traveling 395 northbound at duke, you're slow from edsall as you make your way to seminary road. hov, nicely wide open. if you have two of your friends, take it today. joe, over to you. >> sounds good. if only i had two friends. thank you very much. >>> two big breaking news stories right now. two western journalists have been killed in syria. and anti-american protests growing in afghanistan. we're following both stories live from the newsroom. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i want to start in afghanistan. three people have been killed. at least 12 others injured after afghan police opened fire there. they're trying to disburse a crowd of angry protesters outside kabul. the u.s. embassy in lockdown mode as the protesters are becoming violent.

on the roadways, we are looking good, got rid of the disabled vehicle reported on i- 95 at the bw parkwaysome type of incident northbound 29. we will try to get confirmation. here is what you finds on the harrisburg expressway, i-83, moving without trouble spots, emergency vehicles over on the side, we are investigating that as well. if you are traveling on u.s. 50 this morning, work crews all gone from the bay bridge as we look at 50 and maryland 8, this is east of the bay bridge, all lanes are open on the bay bridge, we are running without delay on u.s. 50. let's see what your weather forecast is going to be like for today. >> good morning, you are going to like the forecast, we will get lots of sunshine, this morning, it is very cold, we are below now, where we should be for this time of the year. 25 degrees in to baltimore, 34 easton. dc 38. 22 in to york, pennsylvania. satellite, radar, not picking up on anything, that's why the temperatures are really able to drop like a rock this morning, you have the light winds, so we aren't dealing with anything to stir up the atmosphere. temper

bw parkway through cheverly as well. more on maryland roadways in a couple of minutes.ike, back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> here's what's making news at 5:09. tucson shooting suspect jared loughner is still incompetent to stand trial. he's being treated at a missouri prison facility where he's been forcibly medicated for about six months now. loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the 2011 shootings. six people were killed, 13 more were injured, including former congresswoman gabriel giffords. >>> a los angeles elementary schoolteacher accused of taking bondage style photos of young children in his class has been investigated before. investigators say in 1994 mark berndt was accused of trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl. prosecutors didn't file charges in that case. >>> french prosecutors are now investigating the costa concordia cruise ship disaster in italy. four french nationals were among 17 people killed when the ship ran aground off the italian coast. two other french citizens are listed as missing. the prosecutors' office plans to ques

chopper 4 is flying high over the beltway at bw parkway. outer loop not so bad. inner loop, as well, looking pretty good. volume's increasing, but still light. the travel speed, traveling on the outer loop making your way from pennsylvania avenue to bw parkway, you're at 62 miles per hour. that trip only taking ten minutes at this time. and traveling in the district, new york avenue seeing some wet pavement. this is what tom was talking about. make sure you grab the umbrella. no issues in the area. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> right now the south entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the transit agency -- hello, danella. how are you? still wet out there, isn't? the entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the 19th street entrance overnight so that crews can begin replacing escalators there. our news4 photographer was there early as metro crews blocked the entrance and start the work. the escalators are the longest and least reliable in the system. workers expect the work to last through october. meantime, riders will have to use

southeast side of 695, you're looking at good conditions between the key bridge and 295 and the bw parkway and u.s. 50, here's a live look, traffic conditions calm for now for motorists 50 westbound to 97. >>> tension negotiations unfolding at this hour between u.s. and syria. and new warning this morning as a civil war is dividing a nation. >>> they were serving in mexico as missionaries but murdered. we'll take about you in a bit. that is a live look in moscow. it's cold there. >> five degrees there. 12 degrees for the high. it makes you feel lucky to be here in maryland. we'll be back after this break. >>> news around the world this hour. syrian troops stormed residential neighbor. >> they say it's the final push to take areas under control of rebels. and the president is becoming increasingly isolated. >>> and the police are looking for will people that strangled a missionary couple that were serving in mexico they were living in the north area that have country for almost 30 years. police say that roberts had surveillance cameras in the couple's home. >>> ukraine and most of the europ

same story on the bw parkway. there is an accident just reported at route 450 at 410. let's take a look outside. if you're planning to head over to the beltway at new hampshire avenue, this is what it looks like for you on the outer loop of the beltway leaving 95 and past new hampshire avenue into silver spring. the volume just now beginning to build a bit. we'll go back out to the maps and this time we'll take a look at 270 coming out of frederick. you know you've got the normal volumes as you leave frederick toward clarksburg. then you'll be fine. we'll take a live look if you're planning to head all the way down to falls road. just the volume building but no big deal or delays to report as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a peek into virginia at 5:40. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is one step closer toward the republican presidential nomination. >> he is indeed. last night he scored a huge victory in florida's primary. took nearly half the votes in the state. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney is already talking like the g

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

in the meantime, doing good on the key routes, a look at i-95, through the city, 695, bw parkway, looking good. north of the city, north of maryland 43, blocking two left lanes as you get closer to over >>> a robot will allow a boy with spina bifida to attend class from home. >> his teacher and his classmates see his face on the screen. the boy has mastered the remote control well, able to change classes with classmates. a thousand dollars investment discovered by the coordinator from the school -- $5000 investment discovered by the coordinator from the school. >>> mitt romney is taking aim at an organization. why he is angry. >>> in california, a case, police are charging two teachers of sexual abuse. >>> always keep up with your weather and traffic and important news at the wake up weather window at the bottom. >>> today is national black hiv awareness day. national black hiv awareness day started in 99 to provide capacity building assistance for black communities and organizations every year. to thousand african americans in the united states test positive for hiv. >>> hundreds pay res

on our major thoroughfares, looking good, 695, bw parkway, northbound and southbound lanes of 295, movingll in to baltimore city. on i-95, rosedale, north of maryland, 43, northbound and southbound lanes clear between the beltway and fort mc henry tunnel. >>> the president is hoping to satisfy both sides offering the birth control compromise. >> why tissue is draws criticism from womens groups and religious institutions. a set of twins are back with their family. they ended up in someone else's home, how did that happen? details just ahead. >>> five things you need to know before heading out the doors the president expected to submit his 2013 budge tote congress and traveling to northern virginia speaking to students about the upcoming proposal. maryland republican party moving headquarters today. the office located at 95 cathedral street. a ribbon cutting at 4:30 this afternoon. >>> domestic violence meeting held today. martin o'malley and anthony brown are scheduled to speak. >>> students at joppa town high school will hold a blackout, all students will dress in black as a way to suppor

look at this -- 61 miles per hour to get from bw parkway to pennsylvania avenue.trip only taking ten minutes. joe and eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 5:13. 42 degrees. ahead on "news4 today," a dangerous shortage. a look at who is at risk now that a key cancer drug is in short supply. >> ready to be drafted again. the request one woman in the air the request one woman in the air force is making of hmm. what's going on with dad? he seems different. he's not talking about work. he's not tucking in his shirt. he's not checking messages every nine seconds. and now this? everyone deserves a great vacation at a great price. get on board a carnival cruise, and get more fun for all. [ foghorn blows ] >>> this morning a news anchor in denver is revealing details about when a dog bit her live on the air. kyle dyer from the affiliate there said she needed 70 stitches in her lips and nose. on her facebook page she says she can't talk because her mouth is stitched shut so blood can circulate in her lips again. she also had a skin graft. she says she expects another procedure

bw parkway through sheverly inside the beltway, both of those major corridors are doing fine.on the south side of town, branch avenue on the inner loop heading toward oxon hill, alexandria across the wilson bridge everything is moving smoothly this morning. coming up in my next report, delays forming on 95 and 66 at 6:01. back to you. >>> the virginia house of delegates has passed a bill that would let private adoption agencies block certain adoptions over religious or moral beliefs. republican todd gilbert of woodstock says his bill protects religious freedom. the state works directly with many private adoption agencies and this bill amounts to government sanctioned discrimination. >>> pretty soon you could have to show a photo i.d. before you register to vote in virginia. a committee in the virginia house of delegates passed a bill which would tighten the rules for voter registration and in person voting. if it passes, you'd have to present a government issued i.d. before you cast your ballot as well. >>> besides the draw of the game, the commercials are always one of the mo

i would take kin e kenilworth and you can connect to route 50 or bw parkway.ook at i-95 southbound. just past 32, still have right now fire activity due to a vehicle leaking fuel. possibly blocking a few of your lanes. i'm watching the camera at 32. no major delays yet. back to you. >> thanks. >>> time is now 5:42. trying to get somewhere in a hurry. the speed an area council member was driving when she got pulled over and then the surprising actions of a police officer who stopped her. >>> plus, talk about an out-of-this-world view. the dramatic picture of d.c. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. >>> welcome back. some are questioning how a prince george's county council member got only a warning for driving more than 100 miles per hour. sources tell news4 that karen toles was clocked going 105 miles per hour on the beltway last wednesday afternoon in a county-issued suv. sources say an

the southbound lanes of the bw parkway are reopened in prince georges. remember, they have been closed because of a fatal accident and happened around 3:00 p.m. two cars involved in that one. the driver was killed. the two people in the other car have nonlife threatening injuries. >>> and metro riders take one last look at the south entrance because starting tomorrow, it will close. for almost nine months. that's so metro can replace the three escalators. the transit agency says the existing escalators were installed in 1997 and turn out to be some of the least reliable in the whole system. the work expected to go on through october. the station's north entrance along q street is what you'll have to use until then. >>> coming up, st warm weather has gotten some of our trees confused. some cherry trees beginning to bloom. we'll tell you why occupy d.c. protesters will have plenty of notice. that's before they ever get kicked out of their camp. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish

and 295 the bw parkway. 97 for those of you traveling through glen burnie and we had an earlier incident on crane highway in glen burnie at knoll park but that's moved over to the side as well. no incidents reported on i-70 or a on i-83 as we can see here it's clear make your way to the top side of the beltway. traveling on the northwest expressway, here's what you will find once you get to the northwest side of 695. very quiet here as we get a live look at the beltway and old court road. now over to you. >>> governor o'malley talks tax increases during the state of the state address yesterday. >>> coming up a breakdown of where you may see a increase and how much it could affect your wallet. >>> and mitt romney gets a sparkly surprise. how his security reacted. coming up. >>> first, there's a special happy birthday on this thursday to matt who loves school, art and loves the scooter. >> handsome fella. if you have an interesting photo, you want to us air it, we would love to show it off, pets, anniversaries, birthdays, it could be the picture of the day. send it to morning show at wmar.

a live look at 695, here at the bw parkway, inner loop and outer loop moving well on the southeast sideof 695. here's a live look at 95 at the tydings bridge, a lot of volume. overnight, two lanes closed. it should be out of there momentarily. back to you. >>> would you know what to do if you witnessed an animal being abused? >> lawmakers working to reduce the amount of violent acts taking place against animals in our city. >> and at home, where can deadly bacteria be hidden? and how to reduce your risk of becoming sick and keep your family safe. >> "good morning maryland" continues in a bit. that's the domino sugar sign at the inner harbor. locust point. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your mo

let's take a look at some of our traffic cameras to see what you'll find heading out. 695 at the bw parkway are still seeing delays on i-95. this is spillover traffic from the accident on 895. we had people staying on 95. this is north of maryland 43. we normally see volume delays here anyway. of course having some problems there. still slow as you make your way to the topside of the beltway. >>> so a new study says many parents no longer read fairy tales to their kids. >> many parents say they are too dark. little red riding hood, that big bad wolf ends up eating grandma. so a lot of parents are saying i'm going to skip the fairy tales because i can't answer those questions to my kids. do you read fairy tales to your children? weigh in on facebook. we want to know what you think. >> i loved the three little pigs. >> no, the pigs built the brick house. >> and he blew it down. >> let me tell you how it goes. the wolf eats the pig. blows down the house of straw -- >> and the pigs run to the brick house. >> no, that may be in pringle world, no, he eats the pig. >> what was your favorite? >> ci

around college park over towards silver springs average speed, new hampshire, 44 miles an hour, bw parkway, 147 and powder mill road, this inner loop commute headed eastbound accident activities since cleared over to the shoulder lanes are open the commute headed over from georgia avenue towards northwest, very slow average speed down to 23 miles per hour on that inner loop travelling the inner loop of the belt way virginia, leaving annandale, headed up towards 66, 395en to brakes as you travel northbound leaving the belt way towards duke street, 66 still tied up leaving centerville. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> julie thank you very much the occupy protestors in predom plaza will remain there for at least another two -- fleedom plaza will remain there -- freedom plaza will remain there for another two months. their permit will run through april 29th the previous expired yesterday. the protest organizers say the group is complying with park service regulations not to sleep in the plaza and the tents erected are just a symbolic gesture. >>> some residents are upset afte