live from the coming county, in clarksburg, richard reeve -- live from montgomery county in clarksburg, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> this quick moving system has moved out of the mid-atlantic. looks like the jackpot, if you want to call at that, was between gaithersburg and frederick, up to 1 inches, 1.5 inches of snow. the temperatures are critical 40 potential of refreeze in. reagan national airport at 38 degrees. the doppler radar across southwestern montgomery county, a little bit of a mixture falling, but really just the result and a few snow flurries overnight. upper 20's, low or, middle thirties. what can we expect the rest of the weekend and the upcoming week? i will have the forecast from the belfort furniture weather center and just a few minutes. >> turning now to the occupied d.c. showdown that turned violent. protesters facing charges after they hurled a brick at a u.s. park police officer, injuring him, one of several explosive confrontations in mcpherson square. breanne carter joins us with the latest. >> in number of people remain in the park, but so do a number of par

northbound and southbound looking good in clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you. a traffic alert in northern virginia. 495 northbound 47 overnight because construction. starting at 9:30 tonight one lane will be closed. by 11:00 p.m. all lanes will be up to a half-hour. all lanes will reopen by 7:00 tomorrow morning. metro struggling to deal of cracked rails on the real system. the agency says the number of fromked rails has increased in 2009 to 49 last year. it blames the problem on temperature fluctuations and aging infrastructure. the transit agency will soon get equipment that can identify become bigre they enough to disrupt service. there will be some track work this weekend that will lead to some delays. the orange line, will not run between courthouse and foggy bottom. on the blue line, between pentagon and foggy bottom. there will be free shuttle buses available. line trains will single ness andween van friendship heights. tonight until closing time on sunday. >> loudoun county public school facing newe restrictions this upcoming valentine's day. >> they ar

clarksburg, virginia, on the 27th of june, 1861, so the summer of '61 sees him moving into action assisted by his old antebellum army friend william rosecrans. they would bump into forces from john peagrum and they would defeat the confederates in july of 1861. although it was rosecrans that did the heavy lifting in this campaign it was mcclellan's name that had access to all the reporters. it was mcclellan's name that got into all the newspapers, and immediately after the union defeat at manassas junction, first bull run as they called it in the northern papers or bull run, the battle at bull run, he got an order from washington to report immediately to washington. he was needed there right away. so, he boarded a train that took him up through ohio, over to pennsylvania. made a quick stop to visit with his wife, ellen marcie mcclellan, maryellen, there in philadelphia, his hometown, where he was loudly hailed as a hero, one and all. and then arrived in washington on the 26th of july. very, very exciting for someone in his mid-30s. this gentleman right here. i think that probably his lette

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

and delays continue as you make your way to clarksburg. miles per hour. slow at this time. traveling along i-95, in virginia seeing volume as you make your way to the beltway heading northbound at backlick road. travel speed not pad yet. 58 miles per hour as you make your way from prince william parkway to the beltway. continuing on to 395 no issues. lanes open as you head southbound. northbound crossing the 14th street bridge, 56 miles per hour. taking 12 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. joe, over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> kelly blue book named kia as the best brand in its 2012 total cost of ownership awards. the kia soul took home the best compact car award. cool looking, too. the blue book folks looked at data from eight categories and crunched the numbers to figure out what it would cost to own that same vehicle for five years. the blue book also named audi to be the best luxury brand. >>> gas prices are soaring at unseasonably high levels and show no sign of coming back down. drivers could see even

. >> we are here in clarksburg, been snowing for hour now. part of an we look over to that tree over there. concern is the rose. we have some video to show you. the big concern roads. the highway crews say they are down salt on some of the slick spots. in places out west like colorado, it was a lot worse today. winter is striking back. >> it has been horrible. just going down the highway at 35 miles an hour. skid.in a >> we could plow if it was just snow. brings it right back. >> in kansas and iowa, drivers white-outs and slippery roads. truck drivers are trying to withstand the blizzard conditions. denver airport personnel are get back ono schedule after more than 600 flights were cancelled. >> it gets frustrating, but we bring things to do. >> even in denver, the storm is idling some services. >> we are not equipped to run a the road.ow on we have dangers of getting stuck. >> it is what it is. you cannot change mother nature. you have to roll with the punches. >> they got hammered out west. what we are dealing with in maryland right now. sn

quiet here out of clarksburg. we are in pretty good shape around the beltway. this glistening pavement shows us that a little rain shower has moved through the area. we'll have more pictures for you coming up in less than 10 minutes. we'll have more in a little while. >> it was a restless night for dozens of residents at an apartment in northwest. >> they were forced out of their beds by an overnight fire. there are fire started on r street. hazmat crews called to the scene to investigate materials noupped the building. nobody was hurt and people were allowed back inside a short time later. >> new this morning, police arrested a person at the occupy d.c. camp overnight. demonstrators are still at mcpherson square despite a ban on camping. good morning john. >> good morning, ladies. ever since the camping ban went into effect, for the past two days tensions have been high between occupy d.c. protesters and u.s. park police here at mcpherson square. yesterday police warned they were eventually going to move in with force while this morning we saw just that. dozen

beginning to pick up a little bit up to the north and west. 33 clarksburg, about 1.25 inches of snow on the ground. alexandria at 36, high of 44. the temperatures around freezing winchester 34, martinsburg, the same for hagerstown. in the district, quantico, upper 30's, low 40's. southern maryland, not a flight of snow, the temperatures well above freezing, upper 30's. 20 detroit pittsburgh 30. tomorrow, cooler temperatures, in the 40's. once the system moves out, out the high pressure builds just to the west. clearing skies sunshine as early as tomorrow afternoon. clearing skies tomorrow night monday and tuesday look great. highs in the low 50's. live doppler radar, snow showers across loudoun county, northern fairfax stretching into montgomery. none of this reaching the ground, may have snowflakes, drizzle, but now looking for much more overnight. things began to settle down as we move through the early morning into the afternoon. overnight into the afternoon the skies quickly clear. the high pressure settles in. sunshine later tomorrow afternoon, clearing skies tomorrow. the forec

in clarksburg, headlights behaving. a'am.ank you, m 4:41. and it is 35 degrees out there. out there.ll coming up, less than a day away for the primaries in michigan and arizona. s are for mitt romney and rick santorum. questions being romney and rick santorum. questions being raised ab man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] g our top stories now. police say a university of maryland student woke up early sunday morning to find a person touching her. this happened shortly after a georgetown student was sexually assaulted on campus. kevin o' toole and ethan sorrel saw each other yesterday. injured in a house ire. >> more than 100 students and teachers called in sick to willow school friday. the school has been cleaned and they are returning to school today. >> a fight broke out between two teenagers on the platform. a 14-year-old boy was treated for a l

if you're traveling southbound making your way through urbana south through clarksburg, you're at 56 miles an hour. continuing into gaithersburg, connecting through rockville, again, no issues on i-270. a live look at west montgomery avenue. the headlights coming toward us is traveling southbound toward us. no issues at this time. joe and eun, over to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> now to a developing story from about an hour ago. crews reopened the interstate 95 after a tractor-trailer crashed overnight. last night the tractor-trailer overturned spilling prinltser ink all over the road. overnight parts of i-85 were also closed but those lanes have since reopened as well. police took the driver into custody for suspicion of drunk driving. >>> the mourning continues for a fallen alexandria paramedic. today thousands are expected to pay their final respects to joshua weissman who fell to his death while on duty. tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: good morning. he was the first to die in more than a century. when they lost him, they lost a team player and a leader in that department. 3

outsidedlights clarksburg. 270 outside the beltway.t circle at 10:00 lightsrning all traffic out.go doing because if they're upgrades to the signals. crews will direct traffic as the done several .ours they hope to have the signals back on by the evening rush hour. easy area telecommutes even with lights. keep your eyes open. 4:42, 37 degrees in olney. the first of several meetings on a proposed fare increase for metro. what customers had to say. problems for major league what customers had to say. problems for major league aseball's wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. >> welcome back. .:45 the suspect in the murder of an alexandria community activist is appear in court for y hearing today. johnson is charged with killing the man. confessedportedly the crime. johnson and harris knew

clarksburg 270 are the headlights at 121 in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. 31 degrees. >> another solid victory for mitt romney while he is looking ahead to tomorrow's contest in minnesota and colorado. >> fans in our area and in new york rejoicing as the giants beat the [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] for better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, hing fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. [ deep breath ] ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] [ amale announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >> a developing story from washington state. investigators believe the husband of a missing woman set up an explosion killing himself and his two sons. the fire happened at josh fattal's home -- josh powell's house. the social worker visited and he would not let her inside. then there was a blast. >> this is evil. >> he has been under the microscope since his wife susan went missing in 2009. he denied any involvement in her disappearance. he told police that he a

no -- clarksburg. no big deals to report. the southbound side of 270 at route 118, father hurley boulevard is still looking good down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, i'll explain that situation in bladensburg at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:52, mitt romney won tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan, the state where he grew up. romney turned back the recent charge by rick santorum. the to had been neck and neck in the polls last week. ron paul and newt gingrich are focusing their efforts now on super tuesday next week. >>> maine senator olympia snowe announces she will not be seeking reelection this fall. snowe is a republican who's consider -- who is considered a moderate. she does not see the partisan in the senate changing over the short term. she turned 65 last week and olympia snowe won reelection in 2006 with 74% of the vote. >>> as we approach the one-year anniversary of the japan earthquake and tsunami, debris from that catastrophe is moving towards the u.s. of the estimated eig

damas thus, clarksburg an inch up there and percyville. also reported an inch. a look at the bus stop forecast and in spite of a couple of days the morning, we're actually looking pretty good. eastern generally sunny but chilly. of thes from the upper -- temperatures from the upper 20s to upper 30s with the warm spots and that's from southern maryland to the bay. watch out for them for the next few hours, 36 by 9:00. by noon 31, by 3:00 46. northwesterly wind at about 10 miles an hour during the day. just a bit of a breeze this morning. there was a snow last night at 6:00 and it did turn over briefly here in the district but it didn't amount to much. the streets thankfully stayed wet just about everywhere. generally wet streets. clear skies this morning and temperatures are down below freezing, in fact down to 24 in hagerstown and it's 30 in winchester. south and east of town we guilty mid 340s now from -- got mid 30s now from tappahannock to eastern. again a couple of slick spots and again 27 up in gaithersburg and it's 31 in springfield and columbia and baden

headlights are headed southbound out of frederick's towards 121 clarksburg and eventually down to thetway. we are in good shape south of town at the wilson bridge. a nice run out of waldorf to prince frederick. 50, a green light between annapolis and north avenue. no complications on 95 between richmond and baltimore. and they looked at springfield 95. back to you. >> thank you. coming up, a list of bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in maryland. how it is moving one step closer to becoming reality. thousands of dogs competed at westminster, but only one could be named the top dog. learn captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> checking our top stories, the house and senate negotiators have reached a tentative deal to extend 2% so security payroll tax cuts for the rest of the year. -- social security payroll tax cut. congress could pass a bill and send it to the president later this week. the prosecution could wrap up its case against george huguely today. medical experts testified that his ex-girlfriend died from injuries caused by blunt force trau

headlights are southbound leaving clarksburg. quantitative to one of the side streets. looks good getting through olney. coming from colombia into silver spring. a nice ride through southern maryland. in springfield virginia, 95 is quiet. looks good on 66. no problems across the potomac river. newschopper 7 in a little while. now to news. >> police are gathering more details and what led to a terrible crash in prince george's county if. >> a speeding car crashed into a kentucky fried chicken yesterday killing a driver if near the intersection of martin luther king highway and sherif rd. >> and knocked down the air pumps and the bushes and went all way over to kfc. >> the damage was so extensive and the results so horrible -- someone trapped under the car. >> this witness could not believe what unfolded in front of him. >> it was terrible. i had never seen nothing like that. >> the driver of a bmw lost control of while speeding down martin luther king jr. in landover. >> he had to be doing 100 miles an hour. >> when he hit the curve, he went airborne. there were tires an

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.o.p. nominee. >> my leadership will end the obama era and begin a new era of american prosperity. >> reporter: last night the former massachusetts governor cruised to victory in florida taking nearly half of the vote. he thanked his supporters before blasting president obama. >> mr. president, you were elected to lead. you chose to follow. and now it's time for you to get out of the way. >> reporter: florida marks romney's second primary win. h

slow as you head toward clarksburg. travel speed as you make your way past route 80 on i-270 southbound, 48 miles per hour. further down, we'll take a live look at shady grove. you see, have a little volume. no major delays yet. and you're clear as you head southbound to the spur. northbound, no issues at this time. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a developing story out of the middle east this morning. tensions are increasing between iran and much of the western world as that country gets ready to announce new nuclear tensions. it's in defiance of international calls for iran to back off of its nuclear program which has become the source of increasingly violent confr confrontations with israel. aaron gilchrist is at the super screen with a closer look. >> reporter: the world is watching iran as the tension between iran and the u.s. is really starting to reach a boiling point. iran state television reporting that president ahmadinejad is introducing several new nuclear project today. they didn't detail any speci

to the north and west, gaithersburg, clarksburg, seeing thunder around lightning there, that rain continues very heavy, we will zoom in on this area, you can see what i'm talking about here, around barnsville, burdet, around clarksville, clarksburg up toward damascus and close to mount airy, heavy rain out there now. farther to the south, southern mary land and fredericksburg. fredericksburg i-95 seeing very heavy rain that moves on through the northern neck, across the area, through charles county, northern portions of st. mary's county, eventually in toward calvert county, all see that heavy rain and that line extends back toward culpepper, we have seen a line of rain there, too south and west of culpepper, a flood warning that is issued for that area and much of the i-81 corridor. tonight, 53 in washington, you wake up tomorrow morning, most of the rain should be out of here by tomorrow morning that is the good news, by tomorrow afternoon, this will all be a memory. we will be able to dry out quite nicely, rather breezy, high temperatures into the 60s for most of us. could stay in the 50

let's make the way southbound to clarksburg. very clear. no problems in germantown. 67 miles per hour in gaithersburg. rockville, 62 miles per hour. no problems as you make your way from the spur and connect to the beltway. i'll give you a live look now. you can see volume, again, light. inner loop speeds from i-270 to i-95, you're at 60 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes at this time. the rails are running smoothly. over to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning, a small town in ohio is reeling after a teenager opened fire inside a high school. one student was killed and four others were hurt. now police are trying to figure out a motive behind the school shooting. we have more live from the newsroom on more with the gunman and the latest on the investigation. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the school is closed this morning. two students in critical condition as investigators ask the question why. nbc news has learned that this is the student police have in custody. 17-year-old t.j. lane. students at chardon say lane a

a little further south where there are no problems again all lanes are open through clarksburg and down to the point where the lanes divide. into virginia next time around. but first, now a heads-up about a road closure in northern virginia. starting tonight at 9:30. vdot will shut down the westbound side of leesburg pike at the beltway. route 7 west will reopen at 5:00 a.m. on saturday. but the work will be repeated on saturday night. coming up in my next report, at 5:25. more on area roadways. >>> a local team's winning streak comes to an end. >> plus. >>> nationals' players report to spring training tomorrow. with some still trying to recover from last season's injuries. >>> we want to take another look at the question of the day -- >> facebook friend robin says -- posterior guess and your -- post your guess and your comments, we'll reveal some of them and we'll have the answer in the 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. howard here, your weather first on this friday morning. severe weather alert day. we've got some heavier showers south of hagerstown and even old town m

clarksburg, about 7/10. reagan national getting a trace. warrenton, virginia getting just 1/10-inch of snow. our wind advisory is in effect. you see the areas in orange pretty much covering the entire d.c. metro area except for areas south of us. this is starting at 7 tonight, goes through 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. right now they're already acting up out there. winds gusts around 37 in gaithersburg, and d.c. 38 leesburg at 40 miles an hour in just this last hour. you factor in the cold air and the high winds, this is what it feels like outside right now. it's going to get worse. 21 in downtown. 15 in gaithersburg. hagerstown 9. leesburg 14 degrees. so a very cold night in store for us. for tonight what can you expect? this is a nice night to be inside. mostly cloudy, windy and cold with snowshowers possible around 8 to 11:00 or so tonight. lows down to 18 to 24 degrees. we'll see the northwest sustained winds 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. so we're also seeing some areas of slick ro

traveling 270 southbound, slow urbana to clarksburg. once you pass clarksburg, you're pretty good. a live look at democracy. no issues as you connect to the spur. your travel speed in this area, 63 miles per hour. joe, over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> metro bus riders have a new way to better plan their commutes. it's called metro alerts. a new e-mail and text messaging system designed to let riders know about service changes or delays. riders can sign up to receive information about schedules, detours, and delays for up to four bus lines. the system is meant to complement the next bus service which provides arrival times for individual buses. >>> virginia may not be able to withhold funding for the dallas rail project after all. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli's office claims that the metropolitan washington airport authority overseeing the project won't be affected by a bill that would have withheld $150 million in funding if the airport's authority required contractors to use labor unions. cuccinelliays the law would only apply to state agencies, not regional bo

after you pass clarksburg road, looks good. and travel speeds increase.tter of fact, at 28, you're at 68 miles per hour as you make your way south toward rockville. i'll give you a live look. you see west montgomery avenue, clear. southbound, the bulk of delays in the southbound area. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:42. work on the silver line could cause a traffic nightmare this morning. the work that could have you stuck in traffic. >>> plus, being late for school is no laughing matter. >>> 5:45. today is day two of jury selection in the case involving a former lacrosse player from the university of virginia. george huguely pled not guilty to the murder of his former girlfriend, yeardley love. we have more from the news4 super screen and a closer look at the difficulties lawyers are facing in trying to seat a jury. >> reporter: the publicity is causing major problems for attorneys. when the judge asked potential jurors if they've heard about the case, every hand went up in the air. but that didn't necessarily eliminate anyone. the jury pool started wit

and they continue as you make your way to clarksburg road. live look now at father hurley, volume increasing just a bit as you head south to rockville. travel lanes are open, not seeing anything in the roads. and 395, running nice and smoothly at this time at duke street. now back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> our time is now 6:23. a word leader, a nervous waiter, and a tray of beers. put them together, and you get a must-see viral video. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> greed for lack of a better word is good. greed isrity. hello -- >> a famous line from actor michael douglas in his 1987 movie "wall street." he played the role of a cheating executive. now he's working for the feds. douglas stars in a new public service announcement for the fbi, encouraging people to report securities fraud and insider trading. >>> german chancellor angela merkel received a cold surprise when she sat down for an event las

very light volume south out of urbana heading to clarksburg. your roadway looks good.mantown, 66 miles per hour. southbound as you make your way past middle brook road. pretty clear roadways. southbound at west montgomery avenue no issues. southbound in the clear. traveling in the district, checking cams for you there, no proteins d.c. live look at new york avenue in bladensburg. >> the caps game was nowhere near as exciting as the super bowl game. the caps only goal came late in the third period but marcus johanson and also a moment of scare for one of the teams big leaders. light got hit hard in the second and had to be helped off the ice and he was using crutches. wearing a knee brace as well. the caps play florida panthers tomorrow. >>> coming up, what had shoppers lining up at target before stores opened yesterday. plus -- ♪ >> took center stage after the give your loved ones what they really want! this valentine's day, the new color of love is... white! exclusively at verizon, get the white droid razr by motorola! thin. fast. smart. strong. more color. same droid

police arrested a third man in clarksburg for a similar attack. robbery and assault charges. >>> a surprise resignation from mayor gray's staff may be the latest surrounding a scandal surrounding harry thomas. mill sent west resigned. she's not accused of wroong wrongdoing but says she does not want to be a distraction. before heading homeland security she was in charge of the trust from which thomas sole american -- thomas stole more than $100,000. >>> an electric contractor was badly burned on the job in fairfax county. the man was working on a power line when it shocked him, causing burns on 50% of his body. that caused 2,700 dominion virginia customers to lose power in the reston and great falls areas. crews restored power to those customers. >>> a labor dispute could complicate funding for the dulles rail project. virginia lawmakers voted to withhold $150 million if the metropolitan washington airport authority democrat demands that contractors use a union friendly labor agreement. they say it will ensure taxpayers get the best deal possible.

it's light rain from anacostia, springfield and clarksburg. we'll have that advancing to the east and temporarily stopped but more moving in later this morning. right now we're in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees in fairfax and arlington counties. and in prince george's county it's near 50. montgomery county, mid-. here's your day planner. sun rise at 7:4. maybe a lingering shower around mid morning and sun breaking out around noontime and during the afternoon, increasingly sunny. but we'll have as a cold front moves through, a northwest breeze, keeping it chilly. highs in the mid to upper 50s during the afternoon. during the night tonight it's going to be getting colder. a clear sky, a bit breezy and all the way down to the low 40s by midnight. how's traffic, donella? >> still pretty good. again, wet roadways. slow down and allow yourself extra time. checking speeds around the beltway if you're on the inner loop, you're at 56 miles per hour. not so bad. if you're traveling in the loop as well, 61 miles an hour. making a trip on the outer loop

i know in clarksburg, manassas and people -- >> people in the district are going what are you talkingut? >> it was really elevation and west and northwest of town. even 2 inches up in submitsburg. no problems today other than an early slick spot and a chill to start. we'll have mid 30s by 9:00 and this afternoon really not a bad day. there's a bit of a breeze this morning. and that breeze will slowly die down about 10 miles an hour out of the northwest and a little lighter than that this evening with a 6:00 p.m. temperature of 44. highs in the mid and youer 40s. -- mid- and upper 40s. right now we've got 35 degrees. here's the storm system from yesterday dropping the light areas of snow mainly north and west. a couple of problems we had to accumulate snow, it was just too warm. the rain snow line was farther north and it was late when it finally changed over and not enough time to build up anybody and that's fine -- anything and that's fine by most people's standards. 35 martinsburg. but loudoun county, leesburg, manassas is 30 and even down in charles county. we're looking near freez

you're planning to head in from frederick, all lanes are open on i-70 and 270 all the way down past clarksburgo the point where the lanes divide. you're looking great. we're going to take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. no problems to report here between bethesda and tysons corner. all lanes are open. the other side of town, this time take a look at the bw parkway and route 50 in sheverly. inside the beltway you're fine. looking good out of annapolis on route 50 all the way to this point. we'll take a live look if you're planning to east in southeast d.c., this is the so you is a bridge -- sousa bridge nice and light. >>> a plan to develop industrial scale wind energy projects off the coast of maryland, delaware, virginia and new jersey received some help yesterday. interior secretary ken salazar spoke about the project. he said an environmental impact assessment found no major problems with issuing wind power leases in areas off the mid-atlantic coast. >>> a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the fort lincoln neighborhood in northeast washington. it was al

clarksburg, virginia, on the 27th of june, 1861. so the summer of '61 sees him moving into action. assisted by his old antebellum army friend william

here's 270 and route 121 in clarksburg coming down from frederick, you're fine.355 or the great seneca highway this morning. coming up in my next report, ecloser lack -- a closer look into virginia. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates will be here in washington today for c pac. it's the annual conservative political action committee conference. >> susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest events on the conservative calendar. >> we must outsmart the liberals. we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> reporter: this morning, thousands are expected to pack this ballroom in washington, d.c. for day two of the annual c pac conference. conservatives from around the country will hear from three of the four gop contenders including front runner mitt romney. romney's ability to rally conservatives came into more question after rival rick santorum swept three gop races. in oklahoma thursday santorum kept up the attacks. >> governor romney's campaign has been serially about tearing down opponents. >> reporter:

we'll take a live look if you're planning to head over here on 270 looking great from clarksburg and actually from frederick down to this point and to the point where the lanes divide. no problems here. we'll go back over to the maps this time into downtown. we're fine right now 395 across the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look at pennsylvania avenue at williard where there are no problems to report at this time. my next report we'll take a look at virginia roads at 4:55. but i want to give a heads up to anyone planning on driving around dupont circle. expect delays. traffic signals are being turned off for several hours starting at 10:00 a.m. so technicians can upgrade the traffic control system. officers will be on site to direct traffic while the signals are out but drivers are being warned to approach dupont circle with caution. you might just want to consider getting to work a different way. maybe pennsylvania avenue or k street as your alternate routes. >> thank you, monika. >>> we all want to look our best all the time and we all know one of the best ways to do that is

heading out of clarksburg, 71 miles per hour in germantown.tinuing southbound into rockville, 67 miles per hour as you pass falls road. no problems connecting to the beltway. and traveling over the memorial bridge, your volume's very light. traveling on the outer loop as well as the inner loop, i'm not seeing any issues this morning. looking really good on the roadways. joe and eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 46 degrees. still to come, moving ahead with a push to expand gambling. the next move for lawmakers and what people around d.c. think about a high-end casino so close to home. >>> plus, rising tensions in afghanistan. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and n

here we are in clarksburg.an see the lanes wide open but it looks like down towards the split in bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> a programming note to pass along. former astronaut an ohio senator john glenn will join us live this morning at 7:30. at 7 >>> to the race for the white house, now, and republican rick santorum is getting pushback over comments he has made about president obama and faith. this as social issues remain in the spotlight. rick santorum lit a fire this weekend making controversial statements about the obama administration. >> it is not about your quality of life. it is not about your jobs. it is about some phony ideal. >> why, because it saves money in health care. why? because free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and therefore less care that has to be done because we cull the ranks of the disabled in our society. >> reporter: santorum was pressed about those comments on face the nation. >> this is what goes on in medic

with the front just a couple of sprinkles from leesburg back through gaithersburg and clarksburg comingough montgomery county. you may see one or two sprinkles. temps this morning are in the 40s. we're 41 in d.c. and 45 in martinsburg. when we're starting in the 40s, that's a good jumping point. we're going to get up into the 50s today. with enough sunshine, even these temps might be beat by one or two. we might be able to get to 55 or 56 but a decent finish to the week. i'll come back and talk about sunday's storm potential. things aren't totally in focus but looking better for snow by sunday. monika samtani is coming in. got some items going on and another fatal accident overnight. >>> that's right. it's been a deadly and fiery crash on the inner loop of the beltway just after connecticut avenue. you're looking at this video just taken a few moments ago on the inner loop after connecticut avenue. maryland state police and montgomery county police are the scene of this crash right now. they're diverting you off on to connecticut avenue. so i'm going to show you a map and tell you your

leesburg, 31 along with clarksburg. we are a little bit above freezing. the upper 40's for this time of day. that is average for this time of year. clear and cool tonight. down near 30. possible sprinkle northwest of the metro area. any issues on the roads? >> no. that is a good thing. very smooth on the beltway and the american legion bridge. 270, and interstate 70. no problems in virginia. the greenway, the toll road route 7. now to news. clark >> the roads will not be as packed as usual, it is a holiday. if you go out, you are advised to use caution. >> thick, wet snowflakes came down for hours in central virginia. >> it is coming down. >> producing a rare storm for the winter. it has been a relatively uneventful winter, which is why some were cautious about driving in this. >> just because you have a four- wheel drive does not mean you are invincible to this weather. one wrong move and you are gone. >> unseasonably balmy conditions prevented street from getting too slick. further south, snow was having an easier time be more difficult. plows and in ab

high pressure builds over nine and winds start to spike out west. 47 degrees in clarksburg. right now winds are still light. in wintergreen they had a guest of the 56. winds are moving between 20 and 40 miles per hour. the higher you get the winds get fluky. it gives you an idea of what is heading this way. 53 degrees in the winchester. 48 degrees and big meadows. 50 degrees in middletown with some strong wind gusts as well. the wind directions coming out behind these thunderstorms through the northwest. we are still having higher gusts within the past hour to the south and southeast. what is really happening is the really cool air and strong winds are yet to come. they're still coming to the mountains. it will come through the valley and approach our area. chilly for us and still warm to the south in the 70's. temperatures earlier were into the 80's. this has been the high so far today. it could have been a whole lot worse. the kenaf had violent weather. that would have happened had we broken into the warm air. we will turn cooler and windy. temperatures in the 30's by morn

locations not on the screen means you're not getting rain right now. 52 degrees in clarksburg and warrenton. already, we are above their average afternoon highs will -- it will be another one day to day and we will make it into the mid-60's this afternoon it will feel like april 1 day of february. we've had april where it feels like february before. >> thank you so much. mitt romney has his momentum back. he won the florida 50-delegates decisively. he had a 15-point lead over new gingrich but the race is still far from over. >> newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul have vowed to soldier on. we have a look ahead to what is next. >> good morning mitt romney leaves florida with a decisive victory and much-needed momentum for the candidate took advantage of the florida divorce voting electorate and reestablished his image of electability. romney will begin receiving secret service protection this week as the campaign heads west to nevada. >> to the people in this room and the people all over florida thank you tonight for this great victory. mr. president, you were elected to lead and you c

rise in exactly 10 minutes. 34 in fairfax but we are in the 20's in other spots. 32 degrees in clarksburgng but we will warm up nicely later today with high temperatures in the low 60's this afternoon with sunshine and it will drop down tonight into the 30's with clear skies and tomorrow it will be cooler highs in the lower 50's. we will be back with doug hill and a look of the seven-day forecast coming up. >> it is 6:31, the monday morning after the oscars. hollywood spoke up for "the artist." the black-and-white homage to tinseltown's past was a silence fell manta, five oscars. it is the first silent film to win the highest honor in 83 years. >> the celebration may have been short on surprises but it was full of memorable moments. >> and the oscar goes to -- "the artist. " >> "hugo"sweat the technical categories and meryl streep won best actress for "the iron lady and octavia spencer won best supporting actress and christopher plummer won best supporting actor for "beginners." >> ♪ it's a wonderful night for oscar ♪ >> we have to hustle because the nine nominated films are -- >> billy c

southbound on 270 in clarksburg looks good.o to tuckerman lane, collision southbound on 270 lane divide. there is. southbound, the flashing lights on the way towards 495 eastbound. we will go to of the virginia camera northbound 395. that's the normal backup out of springfield to get to the pentagon. back to you. >> thank you. we want to look at today's weather. >> let's get to doug hill. where's your friend? >> she went to watch the big screen in the living room. >> i understand. >> one minute away from sunrise on this wednesday morning. the daylight hours getting a little longer. look at that. beautiful out there this morning. a gorgeous sunrise under way. we will enjoy a very pleasant wednesday. a few clouds at times. more this afternoon especially. looking live from the rooftop in arlington. great way to start a day. temperatures will be near 60 this afternoon. already we are in the low 40's. 42 in the nation's capital right now, 45 in newington, 44 in college park, 45 at chesapeake beach. if we will keep my eyes on clouds

this picture reveals a nice run on 270 in clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you. a verdict that could come as soon as today in the uva murder trial. a jury will begin deliberating the fate of george huguely, and charged with murder of his ex- girlfriend yeardley love. brianne carter is live in a satellite center and joins us with the latest. >> good morning. now the jury will begin deliberations in just a matter of hours from now. after two weeks of testimony that was emotional, we saw jurors and the prosecution crying. the jury will have to decide if george huguely is intended to kill this ex-girlfriend in may of 2010. he admits they had a heated encounter. duringmedical experts from both sides offered contrasting views on how the woman died. prosecutors say that he banged her head against a wall after kicking in the door. however, the defense argues that she suffocated in her pillow. he faces first-degree murder as well as five other charges. jurors were given the option of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter. there's also

shepherdstown, west virginia, 23 right now. 30 in clarksburg. 32 in arlington.will move in but the sunshine will shine through for awhile. then the heavy and lower clouds will move in later this afternoon to set us up for what's coming tonight. that will be a wintry mix again. probably more rainfall for the immediate metro than anything. maybe a little snowfall north and west. cold air will be moving in. low pressure coming up from the south. a definite change. gusty wind and falling temperatures is a reminder that the winter is still around. looking at futurecast as we head of through time. clouds will thicken through the evening and the green represents areas of rain. purple is a wintry mix. blue is snow. it is centered over the metro area. colder stuff to the north and west. warmer stuff to the south and east. if we will wind up with just about a trace of snow to the metro area. no accumulations to the south and east. windy and cold through the day tomorrow. increasing clouds today, temperatures climbing to near 50 degrees. some rain tonight or wintry mix dev

the rain will move into town from the southwest. 41 in remington 42 in chevy chase. 38 in clarksburg. we will have rainfall today. a shower approaching leesburg get this time and ashburn as it moves to the northeast. madison county has rain moving into rappahannock and shenandoah and off to the west and southwest and the shenandoah valley moving northeast. clinique the umbrella of the most this midday and especially afternoon. near 50 for the high temperature, a quarter inch of rain. some locations a little more. -- you will need the umbrella moseley and around midday and especially this afternoon. doug hill will have a seven- day, coming up. >> of our top story this morning, thousands of people pausing to pay tribute to a fall in alexandria paramedic. >> joshua weissman will be laid to rest today a week after he died a line of duty. it's full honors funeral will mean major disruptions around the region. jummy olabanji joins us with what we can expect throughout the day. >> good morning. the funeral will take place at 1:00 this afternoon behind us at the beth el hebrew congregation. t

wet roads for the drive home and some sidestreets could get a coating of snow. 34 degrees in clarksburg, la plata at the freezing mark, 28 in berkeley springs. upper 30's for midday high temperatures. wintry mix expected around lunchtime locally. changing to snow through the drive home. locally we will see close to an inch mainly on the grass, but some sidestreets could get a coating. ridgetops will get close to 3 inches. mostly rain in southern maryland. seven-day coming up in a little while. >> not expected to cause a lot of problems, but crews are proactive and are treating the roads. >> it's a welcome change from the mild temperatures be seen most of the winter, for some people. jummy olabanji is continuing storm watch coverage from silver spring. >> good morning. because of a mild winter we have had so far, many people are not worried about today's winter weather. that does not mean crews were not out yesterday preparing for what could be a long ride home tonight. there may only be enough snow to make a mess, but the wintry weather expected this afternoon to is enough that several

could squeeze out a few snowflakes northwest of town the early this morning not a big deal. 37 in clarksburgng mark in shepherdstown. 35 in the plate. 36 in stafford. that is warmer than yesterday. 48 this afternoon, close to average. partly cloudy to night. paramount of sunshine tomorrow, low to mid '50's. 7 that they forecast coming up. >> we feel pretty comfortable about what we are going to see. we will take you over maryland. looking at 270 at 495. headlights are northbound. red headed southbound away from us. no accidents. we do this every day off and on from frederick all the way to the beltway. no problems at the american legion bridge. looks good on the beltway at the mormon temple. quiet in virginia. no. found on 95, stalled car has been moved to the shoulder. leaving woodbridge to get to springfield, the patient. back to news. >> whitney houston's body is back in new jersey as it did the journey, from the airport to the funeral home, fans lined the streets to say a final goodbye. she died saturday in a beverly hills hotel. >> while the investigation is ongoing, we are learning new

notice, you know, gaithersburg and clarksburg south, manassas, it's just cloudy. little bite to its bark. maybe you see a sprinkle in hagerstown as warmer air rolls in. you see no green blobs around the immediate metro area. i would leave the umbrella at home tomorrow. leave it at home tomorrow and bring it with you on thursday. definitely need it on thursday. so for tonight, increasing cloudiness, one, maybe 2 blankets. 26 to 34 with light winds. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy. mainly north and west of town. 20s and 30s and winds light. by afternoon, a lot of clouds. not much happening. mild, a few showers. light coat will handle it. winds out of the south at 10. so, we'll break it down. nice valentine's day. 28 to 36. 45 to 50 at noon. maybe a sprinkle. north and west of town and not going to be much. the next three days, gorgeous on wednesday. 51 with sunshine. here's when you need the umbrella. mostly cloudy on thursday with some rain and showers. temperatures mild. we're back up to 54. all right, next seven days. temperatures will go down as we go over the w

kind of cold out there right now, 28 degrees in shepherdstown, 29 in frederick 28 in clarksburg. 30 inwe go through the day clear skies. high pressure builds in. we will start to see some changes coming our way. the cold front laid out east to west across the u.s.-canadian border will be moving south. sunshine tomorrow, near 50 degrees. but tomorrow night the front will push through. gusty winds, clouds, and the possibility of a little snowfall. there's the possibility of snow measured in tenths of an interlocal a. but the ridgetops out to the west might do a little better as far as snow totals. that's all. we will turn blustery and wintry on the weekends. 47 today. 22 tonight in the coldest suburbs. degrees at sunshine -- and sunshine tomorrow with clouds increasing. adam caskey will have the seven- day outlook shortly. back to you. >> thank you. 6:00 hour 52, 32 degrees right now in warrenton. >> stay with us. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more w

we've got traffic that looks pretty good right now coming in out of clarksburg and continuing out towards the leap divide. northbound i-95, nice and quiet leaving springfield headed up to the beltway. northbound, lanes are open, no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all right. the big story this morning, former university of virginia la crosse player george huguely found guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love. >> but the jury came back with a second degree murder convict. melanie alnwick is in the newsroom. >> reporter: the jury recommended that george huguely spend 25 years in prison for the murder of yeardley love and another year for grand larceny for stealing love's laptop computer. formal sentencing is scheduled for april 16th. the judge could agree to the recommendation or lower that time. now, 24-year-old george huguely stood stoic while the jury red the verdict, guilty of second degree murder, somewhat less than the first degree conviction the prosecution had been seeking. jurors deliberated for about nine hours wednesday decidi