this is accident cleanup right before route 2k-8 in center -- 28 in centreville. only one lane is getting by to the right and crews are on the scene working as quickly as possible to clean it up. in the meantime let's take a look at a map so i can show you where it is and when you can expect again on the inbound side of i-66 coming into centreville. you saw that only one right lane was getting by. you're going at the scene hardly moving at all but about 39 miles an hour coming out of manassas till you get to the accident scene. on the northbound side of i-95 accident cleanup in lorton should be completed but look at all the red coming up from dale city. about 17 miles an hour as you head northbound on i-95. let's take a live look now in lorton northbound 95. once you're past lorton road you'll be okay to springfield. in my next report another look at area roads at 6:11. >>> in less than an hour, the space shuttle discovery begins its final flight. it will head from kennedy space center to smith sonia's udvar- hazy center at dulles airport. >> before it lands it wi

he once lived in springfield virginia and his brother lives in centreville. ♪ >> it was our emotionalight and the waterworks were flowing last night on "dancing with the stars." >> opera singer katherine jenkins used for walz to tell how she found out that her father had lung cancer ♪ >> you can see why the judge is absolutely loved her performance and they gave her the first 10's of the season. she ended up at the top of the scoreboard with 29 points. there's a five-way tie for last place. most of gilbert gladys knight, sherry shepard, jack wagner, and gavin degraw ended up with 20 points. singer seal and rascal flats will perform on tonight's elimination show. it is a tough season. let's get a quick last check on whether and traffic every 10 minutes. >> we had an accident on eastbound 66. this is the impact it has had on traffic with eastbound delays in manassas and centreville before and after route 50 and going eastbound on 66 which is tough with the lanes open. >> a little cool out there this morning with widespread 30's but on our way to the mid and upper 60's today with bright

just the slow traffic out of centreville. then route 50 to 123. a last look at our mdot camera on the west side of town, this has been running smoothly all morning long across the river. in my next report, we'll take a look at the beltway north of town at 6:18. >> thank you, monika. >>> it is 6:19. next in sports the capitals joel ward responds to some racist messages about him on the web while the wizards close out their season on a high note. >> time for another check of the question of the morning. here it is. according to a readers digest survey, most couples argue about which one of these things when they're in the car? is it a, the temperature in the car, b, when to stop for a bathroom break or c, the music. >> katherine says for her family it's a, the temperature. we used to travel to the ocean. i'd love for the van to be ice cold and my husband at the time liked to roll down the window and turn down the ac. whenever i fell asleep, he'd change the temperature and i would wake up sweating. guess why that he was the husband at the time. >> ke

nobody is moving on 66 eastbound near route 28 in centreville. we had two accidents on 99 northbound. one of them near 123, still in the right lane. there's a news to lay on 95 north of that on the hov and main lanes. one accident is left on northbound 99, still extremely slow. 270, moving pretty well as you make your way down from 109. back to you. >> thank you. we have new video. a home in the 400 bl0 block of turk avenue. the fire started in the basement according to prince george's county fire. everybody was able to get out with no injuries. >> the space shuttle discovery's final mission cry. it's after 39 trips into space the oldest orbiter of nasa is on the back of a jet 60 minutes away from lowestoft. brianne carter is at its final destination at the smithsonian with the best places to what this historic event. a lot of places along the potomac river especially here at the museum will be a great place. a gorgeous morning have on tap for this. we expect from 10:00 to 11:00 to see that flyover and ford plant at dulles -- for it to land. we h

cutting off joe johnston's forces up there around manassas and centreville. he said he'd need 140,000 soldiers to do that and obviously priority on navy assets to move them down through the bay to virginia. well, that concept troubled lincoln and his newly appointed secretary of war edwin stanton. it appeared to them that the army at the potomac could do a better job of protecting washington and defeating the confederate forces in virginia by attacking headlong into manassas and clean up those camps and then head south. by way of fredericksburg. or alternatively move southwest and cut that virginia central railroad line that was bringing so much sustenance that was the breadbasket of the confederacy from the shenandoah valley to richmond. however, mcclellan was adamant. and as he very carefully, the second time he went back with his whole staff, engineers and so forth, he laid out that concept. then they reluctantly agreed to it. but although they did approve to his concept of this turning movement through the chesapeake bay, they insisted that before he remo

heavy slow traffic continues in towards 29 centreville.m 50 to 123, expect tea lays approaching the beltway. beltway is not too bad right now. -- expect delays approaching the beltway. more show traffic south of montrose road headed for the split. responsibility. >>> a man accused of beating two women is on the loose. >> the attack happened last night in alexandria, virginia and that is where fox 5's melanie alnwick is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning. we are just on mill road right ahead of me over here is eisenhower avenue. sore of the back end ever mill road here. police say this was not a random ambush-style assault. they say the suspect actually lured his victims here with an ad for an apartment. s.w.a.t. teams and police dogs actually swarmed a vacant building near the eisenhower avenue metro station where the two women say they were assaulted by the man that they had arranged to meet around 5:30 yesterday evening. he was supposed to show them an apartment and they met him outside on the street and then police say the

as traffic along the greenway, seven between sterling and tysons, 66 in both directions between centreville on 270. travel times working for us south of town at the wilson bridge between annapolis and kenilworth ave. and the beltway at kenilworth avenue where they have been doing construction, putting construction to bed. all lanes are open on the inner loop and outer loop at the exit for kenilworth avenue. back to you. >> thank you. last night on dancing, a real treat for the fans of motown. it motown was the theme. it involved celebrities performing twice. now a wrap-up. >> ♪ >> all 18 took to the dance floor at the same time doing the cha-cha for extra points. katherine jenkins got the most extra points 10. combined with their individual scores, they are number one again. one point away from the elusive perfect score. >> i am more than happy with 29 points. if i don't ever get any higher than that, that's fine. >> jaleel white and his partner were in the bottom two last week, but this week in the top two. >> that's incredible. if that's a comeback. >> i don't know what to say. glass week

route 234 heading for centreville.news is the lanes are open there. has been an overnight accident here up in oakton on blake lane near route 123. you'll have to follow police direction to get around that i think it will be there all day with the investigation and cleanup. let's take a live look inside the beltway on 66 here at the roosevelt bridge. traffic is moving really well across the river into downtown toward constitution avenue. let's go back over to the maps this time on the northbound side of i-95. a couple of slow stretches out of dale city and then north of the occoquan river. we'll take a live look a little further north in springfield. this is pretty normal heading for the beltway or to 395 which is where we'll go now. 395 at duke street slowing down toward seminary road but again the lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take a look at the betway north of town at 6:42. >>> a former teacher from our area is the latest person to be added to the f.b.i.'s ten most wanted list. >> we first told but this la

on the inbound side of 66 the normal slow stuff on monday morning manassas into centreville and pastoute 50, an accident. it's sitting on the left shoulder. you can see the tow trucks have arrived on the scene but because it's attracting so much attention, you want to watch out for the slow traffic coming in from route 50 past the accident toward route 123. let's go back over to our maps and this time to maryland. no problems to report on 270. it's just the slow traffic. about 29 miles an hour as you head past route 80 toward clarksburg. then it's still okay down into rockville and the point where the lanes divide. here's what it looks like on the outer loop at georgia avenue running smoothly on the north side of town. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation in virginia at 6:25. back to you. >>> animals of all kinds got a little help from a group of dog lovers this weekend. >> the weather was great for yesterday's 14th annual paws in the park dog walk and festival in gaithersburg, maryland. the funds raised from the festival benefit animals cared for by the mont

looks good on 28. 66 is slowing in manassas and centreville. but good across the roosevelt bridge. 270 moving nicely. i will need these? >> you will for the morning commute, but not on the drive home. the clouds will be in town. you might need the windshield wipers a little, later on today. >> that's good news. >> we could use it but we're not looking at much. it's a drop in the bucket compared to what we need. but we will take what we can get. the rumors are true. if we could have wet snowflakes northwest of washington later today with isolated sprinkles mainly in the potomac highlands no accumulation stuff except above the 3,000 feet. if you are above the 3,000 feet, you could have a few slick spots later on today. let's talk temperatures. it's a cold start, but a beautiful picture if of our nation's capital early this morning. you can see clouds starting to move into town from the northwest. 41 in the district and fredericksburg. those are the warm spots along with lexington park. we are in the 30's otherwise. you need a jacket on and all da

eastbound traffic heading from centreville into fair oaks and to the beltway.ill take you to a live picture of 270. southbound of the headlights leaving 121 to get through germantown gaithersburg, and rockville. we are quiet in the district. adam caskey. >> get ready for heat again today. warmer than yesterday. we were in the '80s yesterday. today i don't think we will break any records, but we will get close in a few spots. look at this beautiful skyline. this is my favorite time of day especially in washington. beautiful skies over the monuments. clouds reflecting the light. sunrise at 6:30 a.m. today. let's look at temperatures. right now and the district, 63, 62 in hagerstown. 67 in lexington park. culpeper at 57 degrees. you can say that it feels like summer almost this morning. there's a hint of humidity and air as well. here's a look at the forecast. mostly sunny today. 87 this afternoon for the high temperature. the record at reagan national is 92. i don't think we will make it there. bwi marshall, 90. that is the closest we will come to may be tying th

locally we're down to 41 in columbia. 38 over andrews. 36 in centreville. reston at 35 this morning. that's one of our cold spots. alexandria we've got 39 degrees. so definitely a chill in the air. outside on our michael & son weather camera, look at this. just a little wind right there. see the flag? it's not standing straight, just a little. a little breeze outside the capitol with 45 degrees. mostly cloudy at reagan national and a southwest wind only at 3 miles an hour. so the windchill 44. big picture, we've got lots of scattered showers in the northern rockies. one, two big storms off the west coast. they're going to get unsettled but with this northwesterly flow, we turn our attention to the upper plains, the northern mississippi valley here from the twin cities in minneapolis down headed toward madison, wisconsin. we've got showers moving south and east and this next disturbance looks like it could be giving us a problem with the form of showers, maybe a couple of rumbles of thunder as we get into the day on thursday. looking at our future cast, pret

celeste peterson of centreville was one of the 32 people killed. her family filed and won a wrongful death lawsuit against the university saying tech didn't give students enough warning after the first two shootings. the family has not been back to the campus since the massacre saying their emotions are too painful. >>> jury selection is expected to get under way today in the perjury retrial of roger clemens. the judge declared a mistrial during the first one after just two days when jurors saw evidence left on video screens by prosecutors. roger clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 about never using performance enhancing drugs during his baseball career. the former cy young award winning pitcher could face up to 21 months in prison if convicted. clemens has also denied using steroids. >>> the time is 4:36. a deal between mortgage lenders and the government could mean bad news for the value of your home. >> if you live in the suburbs and use metro to get to work or travel around the region, fare hikes are going to cost you a lot more. mo

centreville is 39 and we got a 41 for baden and fort belvoir. in town, pretty good looking michael & son weather camera out there this morningment notice the flag still standing with northwest wind at 12 miles per hour under partly cloudy skies at reagan national. and the dew points in the low 30s so the air is still dry. had a couple of sprinkles here and there. officially .01 fell at national. that's not enough to do it. and this morning well we're looking at a storm system spinning off the southeastern coast of new england. other than that, it's quiet. got that northerly flow so the cool air still with us. maybe a few fair weather clouds and oh i suppose not impossible that we get something to pop in northeastern maryland as an isolated sprinkle. otherwise quiet tonight in the 30s and upper 40s and tomorrow we start the warmup. winds turn southerly and a lot of sunshine here on friday and on saturday with some high clouds, main weather is going to be north of us. so it's southwesterly winds we're shooting into the 70s on saturday. i think we'

on the inbound side of i-66 at the fairfax county parkway in fair lakes coming in from centreville, no problems as you head for the beltway and inside to the roosevelt bridge. in my next report we'll take a closer look at virginia roads at 5:01. >>> a tossed cigarette butt here or there may not seem like a big deal to some, but all those little butts add up. in fact, it's the most littered item in the country and those butts are very toxic. in honor of earth day, one group is trying to raise awareness about the impact cigarette butts have on the environment. i'm joined by dr. cheryl hilton, president and c.e.o. of the legacy foundation. dr. hilton, thank you for joining us. again, why is this issue something everyone should be worried about? for example, how many butts are we talking about? >> well, in the u.s., across the whole country, it's 287 billion with a "b" cigarette butts going into the environment. many of them are going directly into the environment. they're being tossed out of cars on to roadways, dropped into streets, dropped on beaches and near lakes and the like. so thos

we'll take a live look at 66 and centreville. all lanes are open. volumes still light. coming up in my next report, an update on the accident on 95 in virginia at 5:10. >>> today you have one final chance to see the space shuttle discovery in flight. >> or at least in the air. the retired space shuttle is hitching a ride to dulles airport this morning. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is at discovery's final destination at the udvar- hazy center in chantilly. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is sure to be an exciting and of course an absolutely historic day here in the washington region. you can already feel the buzz in the air this very early hour. lots of folks have gathered and realities participating what is expected to be an amazing day here in chantilly. the shuttle you say is hitching a ride that is essentially because it is riding piggyback on a 747 jet and will arrive in our area around 10:00 a.m. when it does, it will fly immediately above over what is sure to be a thrilled crowd that will gather at the museum a little later today. discovery's fin

here is the remains of the accident activity before you reach 28 here in centreville. they just moved this wreck over to the shoulder. lanes are open but a big back uphere eastbound on 66 leaving business 234 out of manassas headed in towards centreville. you break loose only to slow again as you work your way through vienna. if you are traveling northbound along i-95, we'll take it back inside for this. we do have the delays leaving the prince william parkway. the accident activity we had at lorton has been cleared to the shoulder. there is yet another crash tying up the left side of the road eastbound along route 7 at strickland road, accident activity reported there as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. . >>> our big story this morning, nasa is calling it the world's greatest piggyback ride. the space shuttle covery will lift off for its last mission just a short time from now. >> it will fly on the back of a 747 from kennedy space center to the udvar hazy center in virginia. folks will be able to see this cool moment in history. it has has

let's take a live look in centreville inbound 66. as you can see barely anybody out yet but it will change within the next hour. i'll keep you posted on that coming up in my next report at 5:09, we'll take a look on the north side of town. >>> students in maryland could face huge tuition hikes next year because lawmakers didn't pass a replacement for the state's doomsday budget. >> today the maryland board of regents votes on just how much that tuition could be going up. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the college park campus. she has more on that story. tuition increases, no fun, delia. >> that is not good news for any student to hear. not only is the state dealing with the potential doomsday budget, students here facing a potential doomsday of their own. we're talking about a tuition hike, larger class sizes, less student services and the tuition hike amounts to an extra $900 per student every year. the board of regents was going to keep tuition at a modest 3% increase but now the board is considering a 10%, even 13%

this weekend's gospel concert benefit will take place at mount olive baptist church in centreville. >>> now here is a look at what's happening right now. republican presidential candidate mitt romney filing for an extension for his 2011 tax return. his preliminary version estimates his incumbent $21 million with a tax rate of about 15%. president obama and first lady releasing their incomeax returns today. they earned about $790,000 and pay taxes at a rate of about 20%. >>> fbi agents raided all three a.c.t. college campuses today. news 4 was the only station on the scene as agents hauled away boxes full of evidence. this comes after the school was abruptly shut down after financial trouble with the u.s. department of education. >>> a teenager listening to music on ear phones hit by a freight train in gaithersburg this morning. investigators say the 17-year-old boy walking next to the tracks near the washington grove station failed to hear the csx train approaching from behind. even as the engineer blew the horn. the train clipped the boy's arm. he was seriously injured but will recov

we'll take a live look in centreville. all lanes are open coming in from manassas. pace is still very good heading toward fairfax and the beltway. the beltway is fine through annandale as well. this time to the south side. looking great as you come up from dale city to woodbridge across the occoquan river. let's take a live look in springfield northbound 95. a few people out. a lot of people are back to work today after a long holiday. you might expect to find a little heavier than normal traffic early this morning so keep that in mind. we'll go a little further north on to 395. that's looking great as well here in shirlington. back in my next report, we will look in maryland at 5:09. >>> it's been 20 years since this happened, but last night the maryland general assembly adjourned without reaching an agreement on the state budget. >> now lawmakers have to iron out their differences in a special session or do the so- called doomsday budget. is will take effect on the new fiscal year when it starts july 1 if they don't get things ironed out. delia goncalves is live a

we are test out of gainesville trying to get into centreville. >> thanks so much. george's county fire fighters will go door-to-door in response to yesterday's tragedy. >> they will be testing smoke alarms in giving out information about carbon monoxide. five people were found dead in oxon hill yesterday morning. authorities say they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. the niece of one of the victims spoke with abc 7 -- >> it is hard for me. >> because --? >> it is hard. >> family members tell us that all five victims were immigrants from el salvador and a active in the same church. the broken exhaust pipe on a furnace may be to blame for this tragedy. >> the soldier accused of leaking secrets to wikileaks will return to a military courtroom in fort meade today. a judge is expected to rule today. he faces several charges including aiding the amount -- the enemy. prosecutors at the trial for jennifer hudson family will focused on the youngest victim. the 7-year-old nephew was abducted. prosecutors showed graphic pictures of the bodies. >> the immigration debate tak

it is slowing in manassas and centreville before and after route 50. to get to the beltway. >> let's take a look at some video from shenandoah, va.. officials say 7,000 acres have burned across the commonwealth bank's two fires fueled by the dry weather. we are seeing fire's spread in virginia this week. >> we don't have a red flag warning right now or yesterday. we have a little more humility in the year but still, with gusty winds and overall dry conditions fire can spread rapidly. i will post on my facebook page a great website. that will direct you towards the information on the fire. we will see a general warming trend over the next couple of days. by the weekend, low 80's for high temperatures. the average is 65. there is a nice look at the federal city from early this morning. bright sunshine to start the day, once the sun comes up at 6:35 a.m. 43 degrees in washington at 43 and culpeper and cooler in winchester and 38 in hagerstown. we have some 30 degree readings but we will warm up to near 60 this afternoon. most of the day will be spent in t

and hov 66, eastbound slowing manassas through centreville. 27 south0 pounds, or action between 8109. travel times in our favor between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. looks good at the american legion bridge. -- 270 southbound, more action between 80 and 109. >> and rise around 6:49 these days. high clouds in the distance. thin clouds. 49 in the district, 41 in gaithersburg. 55 in quantico. a few 50's here and there. 51 along water in annapolis to start the day. mostly sunny today. noticeably cooler than yesterday. we were well into the '70s yesterday. close to 60 today. the upper 50's in outlying areas to the west. will start the day tomorrow in the 30's. we don't expect frost. the wind will prevent that. gusty winds out of the north. highs in the low 60's. close to 70 by easter sunday. looks like a great weekend. we could use showers and will have a chance by monday and tuesday. >> we have a developing story from texas. governor rick perry will get a firsthand look today at the destruction left behind by tuesday's tornado outbreaks. nearly a dozen twisters damaged or destr

not only between centreville and the beltway, but it looks good through falls church.en flag between father hurley boulevard and the beltway on 270. looks quiet on the greenway and dulles toll road and the beltway in mclean. quiet at the wilson bridge in alexandria and oxon hill. looks good out of annapolis through bowie, and into cheverly. green light on 95 between richmond and baltimore, normal volume if spotted in springfield. back to you. >> thank you. 6:43 47 degrees in oxon hill,. >> 911 calls from virginia beach after the fighter jet slammed into an apartment building on friday if. >> >> turning our attention to 2012. rick santorum will be back on the campaign trail. he took some time off to be with his 3-year-old daughter in the hospital. she has a rare genetic condition that is often fatal. >> president obama will take his calls for economic fairness to florida today. he will urge congress to pass the buffett rule. he will argue that 12 investors should not pay less in taxes than middle-class workers. >> a new poll has encouraging news for the president. it gi

normal volume in centreville. before and after 50 and passed the dunn loring metro station. they do that every day. back to you. >> thank you. we will check back with you in a little while. it is 58 degrees outside. >> coming up, reality tv star kim kardashian thinking about tackling a new career in polis things fun. she can be silly which embarrasses my sister, but i love it. sometimes she lets us pick out stuff we love, like sunnyd. she likes that it has vitamin c, b1 and 40% less sugar than most regular soda brands. my brother doesn't care about that. he just loves the taste. ♪ make today a sunny day. ♪ drink up and download. win 1 to 100 songs. find out more at sunnyd.com flexibility start kim kardashian says that she is for real about plans to run for office. >> all right. she says that she wants to be the mayor of glendale, california, in about five years. she does have to obtain residence in the city in order to run, but she says that she's now looking into all the requirements. two glenn dale city councilman have already thrown their support behind kim kardashian wit

also in good shape is the toll road, 66 centreville and the in bothif, moving well directions. 270.y good, along over to the wilson bridge, quiet allen of southern maryland. nothing between annapolis and the new york avenue. at the beltway at .niversity boulevard ago wean 10 minutes still movingy were construction. that is complete. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. valdovinos. -- back to a news. >> it's 40 degrees. learn what metro is doing to sexual harassment on trains and buses. >> what happens in vegas stays vegas? what some members of the we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good te o see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque at 2

on 66 between centreville and 495, the toll road, nothing out of the norm. we are a check 95.ht i would tell you again. we heard about a stalled car southbound of the george washington parkway. they moved it onto the shoulder right away. >> metro is raising its rates for the first time in two years. >> they voted to raise it by about five%. bus fares will increase about 10 cents. parking fees will go up 25 cents. >> it still be putting more people off because they cannot afford it. >> i think it is a fair price. >> it is a necessary because it is facing a more than $100 million budget deficit. it takes effect on july 1. correct>> blue line train cannot be running between rosslyn in the mind. -- in the line. >> we are looking at 61 degrees. >> a frightening attack in the daycare center. we have new details on the man charged with the murder of trayvon martin. >> we turn our attention to the trayvon martin case. they're helping a man charged with killing a florida team. he has raised more than $200,000. the web site has been shut down. he will tell the judge about the money toda

coming out of manassas, in centreville, before and after 50, which is where you are looking right now, 66 eastbound live at 50 fair oaks, plenty of your neighbors emerging on the highway, but open all the way to the beltway. that's what it looks like out of dale city and woodbrige, with a crash on 95 northbound woodbrige now on the shoulder. now adam caskey. >> we need some rain. looks like we will get a little today. higher hopes for the weekend with soaking rain possible on sunday. today, minor amounts, off-and-on showers here and there. so far so good for the morning commute. later on this morning we will get a few raindrops in the metro area. it's 56 in manassas, 58 in chevy chase, 56 in bowie, 55 in winchester right now. widespread precipitation on the stormscan is moving toward washington. areas of rain will be moving into town. already light showers in the shenandoah valley and points westward. light rain on and off today. accumulations will be generally around a quarter inch. 50 -- 62 for the high temperature. >> new this morning a violent night in southeast. police are lookin

springfield 495.and tysons on travel times in our favor on the greenway, the toll road, 66 near centreville. 270 near father hurley looks good. at the wilsonood bridge. in annapolis and in t d.c.as good at university in this picture. everything out of the way. now to news. police are looking for the robbed a seven eleven north west washington before 2:00 this morning. in the 2500 block of benning road. he never showed a weapon and no one was injured. >> howard university athletes are prevented from competing school investigate possible violations of n.c.a.a. rules. this has caused a lot of confusion and frustration on campus. >> they are not saying anything to us right now. we are trying to figure it out. the university temporarily expended all athletics, a surprising for those on the field. later they clarified only some been pulled for the somer under weather students violated n.c.a.a. rules. >> it is scary. >> officials declined to say violated, butbeen of the track team said bookit stems from vouchers, money the university athletes to cover the cost of textbooks. >> instead of just givi

names of those killed were read last night included a local centreville. >> it is important for us tohonor every year them. >> we still remember everything so vividly. was onlylike it yesterday. far we have come in five years. >> the 2007 shooting rampage was deadliest attack on a college campus in u.s. history. >> the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on a bill aimed at ending racial profiling in america. lawyer for george zimmerman, charged with killing and deborah, as case tohearing the down after she revealed a potential conflict of interest. is a lot's husband of cnn's legal analyst. gun-control advocates will members ofging congress to enact tougher gun laws. dubbed the days of demonstrations and meetings, on of the trayvon martin the fifth anniversary of the virginia tech massacre. they want lawmakers to reject that would force states to honor concealed weapons permits from other states. >> smartrip card holders have another option. y metro launched the unlimited seven-day smartrip pass. $47, they can use it to take as any trips as they walked for seven consecutive

just slow into centreville. toll road looks great this morning. in my next report we'll update you on the disabled tractor- trailer at 6:45. >> thank you, monika. >>> 6:31. america is remembering the legacy of dick clark. at some point in our lives, i was there for the bandstand in philly. over the last 40 years we all enjoyed a dick clark show. >> i was one of the people on camera when it started in philadelphia and heard amazing stories about dick clark. a lot of us have. charlie rose joins us live with a preview. he's interviewed just about everybody. charlie, do you know or you have interviewed dick clark over the years? >> i have, not for a long interview but irinterviewed -- but i interviewed him and saw him at big events. this is someone that had an impact on us and we're remembering him this morning. maries on monday got her start -- maries on monday go -- os monday got her start on american bndzstand. you'll see the best moment from clark's career and how he earned the nickname america's oldest teenager. all of that coming up when we see

off and on delays as you come in from centreville. back to the maps right now and again on the inbound side of i- 66 you will go about 54 miles an hour from manassas through centreville. you will be fine into silver spring. here's 270 overall delays into urbanna into springs and it looks fine here in rockvillement accident activity continues on the clean-up at shady grove road as well. coming up in my next report, back around town at 6:58. >>> the new englanders in the studio are talaking about -- all talking about bass on the but don't forget it's a home game for our bemoved nationals, jason -- beloved nationals, jayson werth thanks to howard. >> just puts the bat down and runs around the bases. >> going to be running circles around the red sox today. >> let ted dewin. >> he might do it today. such a beautiful forecast unless his allergies get to him. you might need the allergy medicine and need the sunscreen as well and you can't bring it in. slather it on before you go into the park. here's a look at a the allergy update with tree

inbound side you have a bit of slow traffic in centreville. we'll take a live look near compton road. things are actually much lighter than normal. it's been a good trip this whole week on 66 heading over into fairfax and the beltway. that's good news for everyone there. in my next report, i'll update you on the situation in dumfries at 6:42. >>> members of the occupy movement marched the through freedom plaza tuesday. they're upset with what they call the unfair burden of college loan debts. >> some of them say the debt they voluntarily took on should be forgiven. a pretty hot topic on cbs this morning. gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, gayle. >> we all know about college debt, don't we? good morning to you. the number really is stunning. student debt in america now tops $1 trillion. that's with a t. more than we owe in credit cards, car loans and it threatens the fragile economic recovery. we're going to ask former labor secretary robert wise why he compares it to the housing bubble and what can be done abo

coming in out of centreville, heavy and steady making your way over towards fair oaks.und i-95 is below speed out of newington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> our top story this morning, high school start times. it's debate that has been going on for a long time in fairfax county. >> now, those who believe teens are not getting enough sleep may have another chance to push back school start times. the school board voted yesterday to look into what it would take to start high school later. the early schedule makes it impossible for students to get the sleep they need to perform well in school according to some parents and educators. >> when we did this three years ago with a concrete proposal as opposed to a theoretical goal, a lot of people saw that it was going to cause a major disruption in the family lives and they weren't willing to do it. >> the school board nows that sick new members who supported the proposal. that doesn't mean the change is a lock. superintendent will begin a study on how the other school districts manage their later sta

if 50 currently in washington, 52 and centreville for. warmer than yesterday. near 60 today for the high temperature with a breeze out of the northwest. we will be warming up even more on the weekend. >> firstwe want to warm weather for the first day of baseball. >> the nationals' home opener. one player might be smiling a little bigger than the others. that is because third baseman ryan zimmerman got engaged. he popped the question on the eve of opening day to his girlfriend heather. congratulations to them. we wish you the best john gonzalez. was down at the ball park this morning. we want ryan zimmerman to give a couple home runs today. >> it is going from the one big diamond to another for ryan zimmerman. the buzz is growing at nationals park. this is the free giveaways for the fans as they start their fifth season at nationals park. j.r. martinez, the war veteran and dancing with the stars winner will throw out the first pitch in about an hour. >> in its being a fan a lot more exciting. >> opening day has brought with it a new attitude, the team is enjoyin

the 42 in arlington and centreville. 2.16 inches and close to 2 inches in frederick town. 50/42 or the are the averages. one-tenth of an inch of precipitation at reagan national since midnight. here is the spread of temperatures again, way below what they should be right now. we will slowly make that up as well. through the evening, the numbers will head down. the rain will come to an end and it will stay cloudy and chile by morning. -- chilly by morning. the coldest air is above 2,000 feet. warmer temperatures will move in from the west. here's a look at the big spiral. the we had a system working in tandem. we will see it improving weather conditions slowly but surely with rising temperatures. about 4:00 a.m., -- about 40 in the morning and about 59 tomorrow afternoon. it could be close to 70 by thursday. friday, partly cloudy, upper 60's. 70 on saturday and just a 30% chance we could see some sunday showers. but temperatures comfortably back into the lower 70's. >> this is it for the cavs. last chance. >> that was a great game. it has been a great series. >> the cavs have a day off

>> the names of those who died were read, including a local victim from centreville. parents said they had to be here. >> she was more fortunate, her daughter heidi was shot three times, but survived. >> sheet cascaded her body into a ball shape and pretended to be dead. >> she says tonight was important for victims' families. >> for the first time this year even fourth year seniors at tech were not here when the shootings happened. >> i got a text saying pray for the 32 hopiskies and had no idea what it was in reference to. >> it seems like it was only yesterday. then we kind of look and see how far we have come in five years. >> after a lot of emotion tonight's vigil ended this way. [cheering] that handle you see right there was lit last night at midnight and in just under an hour, at midnight tonight, they are going to put it out. they said they plan to do it next year and every year to remember those 32 people who died exactly five years ago. live in blacksburg, abc 7. >> in addition, the loved ones impacted by the virginia tech massacre met on capitol hill today.

and then from centreville in through the beltway, nothing in your way. some slow spots as you head across the occoquan. here we are, backlick road heading up towards the mixing bowl. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we have an update this morning on a hit and run that happened monday night in montgomery county. it happened on new hampshire avenue in white oak. >> one driver forced another off the road and into the house. now, the home owners are speaking out. fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. >> it was like boom and i'm like what the -- >> reporter: terry mix and her husband jim were inside. lucky for them, they were inches from harm's way in their living room. >> you could feel it hit the house. >> reporter: they even shot some video. >> i was sitting right inside that window eating my diner and it knocked my sweet potato off my dish. >> reporter: police are investigating this ads a hit and run. they say the nissan that slipped over on its side was pushed on to the porch by a lexus whose driver says her car was cli

if you're planning to head in from centreville to fairfax, all lanes are open. let's take a live look outside on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. looking great coming up from woodbridge to this point and beyond to 395. we'll go back to the maps. 395 as you head for the 14th street bridge, all rapes are copy past -- all lanes are open past the pentagon. we'll take a live look now if you're planning to head on the independence avenue corridor. here's what it looks like near i believe 14th street. an arrow board set up. no big deals as volumes are very light getting through this corridor. river road at rising ridge getting word of a pedestrian struck at potomac. police are on the scene there. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 5:25. >> thanks, monika. >>> we are drinking more than our share of normal morning coffee this morning. that's because we are out a little later than our bed times last night but for a good cause. >> our official news babe mike joins me, monika santami, and the other news babes at the 2012 kickoff event last n

the shootings motivated a centreville man to become an advocate for gun law reform. his sister, rhema sumaha, was a freshman when she was killed in the shootings. >> i feel closer every day. when i go to tech, it's like a special thing for me. when i go to norris hall where she was killed, i feel something that i don't usually feel. it's almost as if she's there with me. >> omar stopped the campaign to stop gun violence. scheduled events today include a community picnic and candlelight vigil this evening where virginia governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak. >>> anti-gun advocates are also using today's events at virginia tech to call for more violence prevention. a group will be on capitol hill challenging congress to create laws that will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. the group will rally and hold a news conference outside the rayburn building this afternoon. they've scheduled meetings with lawmakers tomorrow. >>> also on capitol hill today, the senate expected to vote on the so-called buffett rule. president obama supports that measure which

here's what it looks like leaving manassas as you head into centreville. all lanes are open. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the other side. no problems to report on the northbound side of i-95 or actually we're going to go over here to the pentagon and 395 to the 14th street bridge first. we'll take a live look at the northbound side of 95 some fringefield. looking -- springfield. looking great. a quick look at 395 at the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. back in a few minutes. >>> today we expect to learn more about excessive spending at the general services administration during a house oversight committee hearing. >> the head of the gsa resigned earlier this month over this when the obama administration revealed the agency threw a lavish convention in las vegas in 2010. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: good morning. it's not often the general services administration makes headlines but they're certainly in the headlines now after what many folks, including members of congress, call the gsa's government waste. in fact, m

in fact, we've got mid-40s as close as centreville at 46. gaithersburg is at 46. we've got 49 in sterling. 50 in manassas. the warmer temperatures if you will the low 50s coming in from college park at 51. upper marlboro is 53 and alexandria at 52. outside on our michael & son weather camera, just starting to see a little light off to the east. the sunrise happens about 6:15 this morning. the capitol looks good. 53 degrees, clear skies. northwest winds at 15, gusting to 22. the dew point in the low 30s as the air drying out for the moment behind that front last night. we'll stay sunny all day today. here we are at 6:00'. still looking good. a few clouds starting to come in during the overnight from west to east. we wake up mostly cloudy. the clouds will be with us through lunch time here but showers out west. they arrive in the afternoon and will be with us with luck late afternoon. it will be with us for part of saturday night. the forecast today we're looking at temps in the low 60s. 40s tonight. maybe some 30s. upper 50s tomorrow with showers developing in the

eastbound lanes already slow as you work your way in from manassas towards centreville, 50 to 123 and 270, lanes are open coming in out of hyattstown headed in towards 109 and beyond. traffic slows again father hurley boulevard headed out towards 370. we do have accident activity reported along southbound baltimore parkway. rauch out, fire and rescue units responding to the location. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> it was a big night for country music as stars hit the red carpet for the academy of country music awards. taylor swift won her season and consecutive entertainer of the year award. blake shelton won male vocalist of the year and his wife miranda lambert took home female vocalist of the year. >>> don't let them starve. >> at the box office, the hunger games held tonight number one spot. the film made another $61 million bringing the 10-day domestic total to just over $250 million. >> wrath of titans came in with just over $34 million. 4 millio rounding out the top five, mirror, mirror and the lorax. >> you have to take your take daughter to see mir

erin peterson and rima samaha from westfield high school in centreville, mary reed from unanimous dale high school and leslie sherman from west springfield high school, maxine turner from vienna and daniel kueva from woodbridge. our bruce leshan is live with how their families are living with the pain of loss. >> erin peterson's mom says losing a child is a bit like a really, really bad physical injury. it starts to heal and then a day like today comes along and the wound is broken open again. celeste peterson says the silence still troubles her. silence in the centreville home once filled with the joy and laughter of her daughter erin. >> when we lost erin, our world was crushed. >> reporter: erin had gone to the same high school as the tormented student who chained the doors at virginia tech's norris hall and opened fire, but while seung-hui cho was descending into madness, erin was celebrating her freshman life at virginia tech and dreaming her international studies degree would give her a chance to make the world a better place. >> her gregarious nature, huge smile, 6' 1. her frien

this is right after route 234 in manassas trying to get into centreville so that's a big deal for you commuters who leave the house early to get through manassas and for your commute through this area. i'll take you to another live picture so you can see what it looks like on the inbound side of i-66. a tough situation here. if you are a metro rider, you may have heard about the problems on the blue and orange line overnight at the rosslyn station. our delia goncalves is live at the scene to give us an update. delia? >> reporter: monika, we have great news for riders specifically for those who ride that blue and orange line in the rosslyn area. crews worked overnight through the night and some good news, the trains are back up and running and crews don't anticipate any major delays on the blue and orange line for your morning commute into work so that is certainly some good news for those riders, thousands who will commute early this morning. the derailment happened yesterday towards the tail end of the evening commute. it was a six-car train at rosslyn heading outbound toward francon

we'll take a live look just west of centreville at compton road as you head inbound. no problems to report. here's a look at the beltway north of town as well. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on the situation in prince george's county at 5:38. >>> mitt romney has more than half the convention delegates he needs to claim the republican presidential nomination. >> that follows the sweep of tuesday's primaries. wisconsin, maryland and d.c. in the district romney won 68% of the vote. ron paul was in second with 12%. rick santorum wasn't even on the ballot. in maryland mitt romney was 49% of the vote, rick santorum 29%. and now romney is focusing his attacks on the president. >> when you drive home tonight and you stop by the gas station, just take a look at the prices and then ask yourselves four more years of that? >> pennsylvania and half the other people in this country have yet to be heard, and we're going to go out and campaign here and across this nation to make sure that their voices are heard in the next few months. >> pennsylvania is santorum's home

a look at the traffic cams where a new accident just popped up 66 eastbound at 29 in centreville.to make those worse and it looks as though it does have the right lane blocked. taking a look at the beltway, it is the outer loop with delays across the top side over to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a health alert for those of who you like to spend time outdoors. the extra mild winter and early spring means you could see ticks sooner than expected. the soap is usually may to august but because of the warm weather, the eggs may start hatching earlier than usual. >>> google is revealing part of its secret program designed to bring a meanted reality to the masses. >> take a look at. this these glasses, you can all, text or surf the web all in a screen right in front of your eyes. you get cop assistant updates as you are walking around town -- you get constant updates as you are walking around town. no word on what they will actually hit the stores. that looks like a disaster waiting to happen, walking around, reading the internet. >> watch out for the

next chance of rain is early next week. 57 in centreville and alexandria. if mid to upper 50's. german town 57, 58 in la plata. madison, virginia, 61 right now? . prize in the mid to upper 60's, where we should be. -- high temperature in the mid to upper 60's, 67 degrees today. finally the winds has subsided and it will actually be completely calm later tonight. i will talk more about the weekend warmup, coming up. >> a big blow to gay-rights groups as president obama says he does not plan to issue an executive order banning discrimination against gay federal contractors for. number of gay rights groups are upset, including some of the president's biggest supporters. the white house says the president wants to end discrimination through legislation. but some activists say with a republican house, the move would be difficult. >> there's no explanation for why, when the administration and the president have on the record supported the nondiscrimination act, why they would not take this step for. >> there's mounting pressure on the president to at gay marriage to the national agend

right now i'm following breaking news on i-66 in centreville. traveling eastbound, you see delays are growing. we have an accident here now. it's in the left shoulder lane. it's actually in the process of clearing. for now, a delay making your way toward sully. as chopper zooms in, you see the tow truck is loaded. police are still on the scene and getting the final flares out of the roadway in this area. looks like your travel lanes are now open. you are still experiencing a bit of a delay. now over to i-95. we have another accident. multi-vehicle, i-95 northbound at route 123 blocking the right side of the roadway. and you're jammed in dale city as you make your way past this accident. it is a tough commute on i-95. we just cleared one accident. now we have another. and you see dale boulevard even in the hov lanes, quite a delay this morning. back this ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back to you both. >> okay. thank you. >>> 6:02. space shuttle "discovery" is loaded up and ready for its journey to the washington area. the shuttle

nice and quiet in loudoun county on the greenway, the toll road, 66 between centreville and the beltway along 270 between father hurley and 495. 50 in maryland is just fine. the beltway at colesville road headlights are the outer loop. not much happening on the inner loop right now. if we will keep an eye on mass transit once they start to kick off for the morning, so stick around. back to news. >> it is a little chilly out there this morning. >> the last day of school could come earlier than expected for students in fairfax county. what the school board is expected to vote tonight? . >> a while descending to the search for a bank robbery suspect >> the man charged with killing for a teenager trayvon martin could make his first court appearance today. george zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder now in connection with the 17-year- old's death in february. his lawyer said he will plead not guilty. zimmerman said that he shot martin in self-defense. a man who spoke with abc 7 news about an attack on two women in alexandria has been arrested and charged. james click please a fake re