very cool, but they are east and northeast. 80 degrees in dale city. it hit 87 in dale city.for all this -- we said a new record high of 84 degrees at washington dulles breaking the old record by two. bwi-marshall had 72 for a high. they missed the record by 10 degrees. 42 degrees as our high in boston. it is still wintertimes so it is no surprise. this is the surprise. a record high of 82 degrees here. 80 degree high in indianapolis. the warm air is not going anywhere. it will take a break for a day or two, but we will get it back in a big way all next week. 75 degrees that reagan national airport. 47 degrees in new york city. it is 81 degrees and raleigh. we have been watching the winds blow in from the day all day long. that has made a difference. heaviest activity across kentucky, west virginia. if we go closer into super doppler 7, you can see much more unstable air here. a few showers north and west. we will have more showers and storms come our way tomorrow. we will get some sunshine and be in the upper 70's in most spots. showers and storms likely and they should all

northbound 95 lights up dale city into woodbridge. either access the beltway or continue north on 395 has had lanes open. just the volume here with the 14th street bridge though all lanes are open. maryland beltway you're looking good too topside from college park into silver spring. heaviest volume is just forming aand on. no incidents reported in your way. coming up another check of timesaver traffic in just a few minutes. back to you. >>> the final arguments over president obama's health care law begin this morning at the u.s. supreme court. >> tuesday the court heard the debate on whether or not the government is allowed to force you to buy insurance. today's issue? if that part of the law is unconstitutional, does the whole thing need to be tossed out? >> delia goncalves is live outside the court with a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike, you know the individual mandate is certainly the core of this law and without a doubt the most controversial. yesterday, the court's five conservative justice

this is what we're talking about on the northbound side of 59 up from dale city -- 95 up from dale city. the good news is the lanes are open. let's take a look at the map on the north side of town. the utter loop at university vehicle, five vehicles involved. took a little while to clear it up. they had all lanes blocked for a while. everything has been cleared up but look at that delay. you are going maybe 10 miles an hour leaving college park. we're going to take a live look from our mdot cameras in college park at route 1. again this is the outer loop heading around to the 95 interchange into silver spring. the good news is the lanes are open. in my next report another look at those two hot spots at 6472. >>> rush limbaugh has apologized for his comments about a georgetown law student but that is not end be the controversy. >> not by a long shot. advertisers going to the door. cbs this morning will be talking about that. charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, mike and jessica. coming up on cbs this morning, we will look at how

between dale city and springfield, there's heavy volume growing, adding to your travel time. and in this picture it's open through lorton and newington. 95 in maryland, complicated. 70 eastbound near mount airy one lane getting by an accident. metro rail is on normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. fog is the word of the day. >> handed will be mild this afternoon, the first day of meteorological spring and it will feel like it in most locations. gusty wind later on today. more rain around the corner. here's a look at some visibility reports. 0.8 miles in hagerstown. 3 miles at washington national -- at reagan national. limited visibility in martinsburg, 3 miles. dense fog advisory until 8:00 a.m. along the mason-dixon line and the panhandle of west virginia. other than fog, we have clear skies. we will have a lot of sunshine today with a few patchy clouds developing. a cold front is on our doorstep. that will sweep through later this morning. that will pick up the wind. gusty westerly wind behind a cold front. also, cooler air behind the front. what will offset

checking travel speeds northbound, 66 miles an hour in dale city.s you make your kway toward lorton, nice. you can see here at backlick. take 1g 1 minutes to make that trip. if you're taking a commute, we'll have more in ten minutes. >> 4:52. georgetown fans may be a bit preoccupied. the hoyas take them on. they beat pittsburgh yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals. this was the 17th time this season georgetown held an opponent below 60 points. today's game is scheduled to start at 2:00. all right. perhaps the hoya's winning -- excuse me. 2:30678 they stunned the lakers. 106-101 at the verizon center. too bad we didn't go to the game, aaron. the wizards rally from a 21-point deficit to beat kobe bryant and the lakers. the wizards are now 9-29 on the season. all right. nice to see them winning against the lakers. >> that's got to feel pretty good. >>> well, this morning there are reports that the redskins will aggressively pursue payton manning to become the team's next quarterback. now, he and the indianapolis colts parted ways yesterday after 1

as you make your way out of dale city, 64 miles per hour. traveling northbound. again, continuing northbound, making your way past fairfax county parkway, 60 miles per hour. no issues as you connect on to 395. if this is your commute, volume still very light in our area. these are the northbound lanes at skred s-- at edsall. 395 northbound, in the clear. 12 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. and when i return, i'll have a look at your rails. over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. 4:54. >>> a week away from home started on a sour note for the wizards. they got handled by the spurs 112-97 in texas. the spurs' tony parker had a game high 31 points. the wizards haven't won in san antonio since 1999. they continue their six-game roadtrip tonight against the defending national champs, the dallas mavericks. >>> president obama is giving his british counterpart a front row seat to some march madness. the president and british prime minister david cameron will attend the first game of the ncaa tournament tonight. mississippi valley state is playi

northbound route 1 rat cardinal drive into dale city.ccident on davis ford road had police responding. the trip on 395 just volume and landmark and approaching the 14th street bridge. outer loop of the beltway slow go heading west of university boulevard heading around colesville and georgia avenue just been a volume delay there. a crash in southeast reported on the inbound lanes of pennsylvania avenue between minnesota avenue and kenilworth: 29 r5 also new incidents reported out of upper marlboro near wood yard road. next timesaver traffic at 6:24. back to you mike. >>> the cool schools bus is going to college this thursday morning. george mason university and fairfax, virginia in fact. where students all the way if elementary school up to graduate students in college are making cool music. they're taking part in the national trumpet competition and getting tips from some world famous jazz and big band people including one you are sure to recognize. ♪ >> it's like they're -- >> three times a day, seven days a week. forest johnson fills

but lanes are open coming out of dale city headed past prince william parkway here and making your way into wood bridge, springfield on to 395. landmark for shirlington the pentagon and inbound 14th street bridge. no early troubles to report to beltway oxon hill. alexandria. the overnight road work has been cleared from the beltway. in on 66 still a good start to make it to the beltway in falls church. no incidents to report in maryland i-270 the bw parkway, 50 downtown traffic checking in okay with police and with ddot. that's a look at your drive. back to you. >>> thanks. the parents of trayvon martin were in washington again last night. >> and they reacted to some newly released video showing the man who killed their 17- year-old son. 9news now reporter delia goncalves has the story from our satellite center. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning, the surveillance video is likely to spark more controversy and protests. even trayvon martin's parents say it discredits zimmerman's claims that he acted in self- defense. let's take uplook at that video. the -- a look at that vide

making your way out of dale city to the beltway, green in both directions.o accidents or delays at this time. 62 miles per hour northbound heading out of dale city. making your way to fairfax county parkway, 64 miles per hour. no issue connecting to the beltway or continuing on 395. here's a live look at 395 at edsall. northbound lanes are open. southbound, as well. completely clear at this time. heading to the 14th street bridge, you're at 61 miles per hour. not bad at all. over to you. >> that's right. thank you. >>> the next time you go through security, you may want to double check your collected pocket change. it seems that a lot of people forget it and the money adds up. the transportation safety administration collected more than $400,000 in spare change last year. apparently passengers at dulles are the most forgetful in the area. dulles collected nearly $14,000. under federal law the tsa puts the money into the homeland security account. a florida congressman is trying to change the law so the money could go toward making airports more accommodating

as you head knob, an earlier problem in dale city looks like all lanes are open, we are still seeingslow go up from 234 at lees. northbound 95 right around the woout route 1 exchange. right now 395 in order of edsall road. what we have is about a 16-minute travel time with an average of 41-mile-per-hour or so at this point. >> new this morning, defense secretary leon panetta and afghan president karzai met in kabul this morning. panetta is the first american to visit afghanistan since sunday's rampage that left 16 afghans dead. panetta says he is shocked and saddened by the murders and says it will not change plans for u.s. troop withdrawal in afghanistan in 2014. >>> the u.s. soldier accused in this shooting spray is no longer in afghanistan. the u.s. military has not released the name of him yet. we do know the suspect is a 38-year-old father of two who served three tours in iraq and is based in washington state. >>> a court hearing today for the army intelligence specialist. bradley manning will appear at ft. immediate. manning faces 22 charges including aiding the enemy. he could

looks great from dale city. traffic forming into wide bridge. a live look, looking fine. no big deals to report as you head into springfield. we'll go back over to the maps, all the crossings are type. a live look on pennsylvania avenue here at the willard hotel and the normal rush hour flow. back to you guys. >>> police at the university of maryland say they are not sure if the student was serious or was just looking for attention when he threatened to shoot up the campus and but they didn't take any chances. they arrested that student. delia is live in college park. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike. police had to act quickly because of the nature of the threats. they took them very seriously. they learned about the threats on saturday morning and by sunday morning an arrest was made. police officers caught up with 19-year-old alexander song of howard county. he had no weapons on him and we are told a check of his dorm room also came out clean. this is what a former student read online. i will be on a shooting rampage tomorrow. hopefully i will kill enough peopl

green lights near dale city. all clear in and out of baltimore on 95.y morning. >> we will check in with doug hill for the forecast. we may finally get some consistency with temperatures. >> absolutely. the weather will feel like ma y rather than march this week. we will be in the 60s today. cooler temperatures north and west of the city in the 30's. 47 degrees downtown. we will climb into the 60 this afternoon and may be near 70 degrees. clouds increasing this afternoon as the leading edge of the warm air approaches. on a satellite and radar you will see them. a storm moving across the midwest, potentially pushing a warm front in our area. we will have scattered showers later this evening. temperatures in the fifties tonight. breezy tomorrow with an unstable air mass. a rapid warmup. average high about 54. showers through the evening patches of light rain 48-53 tonight. we will check out the next seven days. 76 and 77 heading through tomorrow and wednesday and thursday with a few isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. maybe some more showers as we hit late f

a few light showers through dale city. all of this will move through fredericksburg and even stafford in the next hour. 72 on our for board today. 72 at quantico. temperatures across the mid- atlantic very comfortable with early spring weather. there is a change in the wind to the north and west. we will get brushed with chilly air. we cannot say it will be cold. it will be in the 40's in most areas. a cool night ahead. normally you look at a map like this and you think, all of the warm air will move in for the next few days. we are talking low 60's for the next couple of days. here is the way we see it in our futurecast. partly cloudy tomorrow with low 60's. by friday night and other disturbances expected to cross the region bringing showers into the pre-dawn areas of saturday. high pressure moves in and gives us a nice weekend. sunny and breezy in the morning around 50. may 50's at lunchtime. partly cloudy and breezy throughout the afternoon. 40% chance of showers over the weekend. another chance of showers as we had thr

southern maryland is 95 south of the dale city. it is pushing out of here and moving to the east. it is becoming partly cloudy today. not as warm as yesterday. to a little breezy. hirgher gusts. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. again with highs upper-40's. we rebounds on tuesday. a very agreeable weekend. spring forwarded hour before you go to bed. not want to be late for sunday.n >> been there, done that. everybody goes "there she goes again." we are off to a quiet ride. looking off the american legion bridge. i want to take you lied to the geico traffic center picture. is what we mean when we say looking good. 66 degrees. would give you travel times both directions. good on the beltway. detailedve another traffic and less than 10 minutes. >> thank you. investigators looking into what led to the deaths of two infants. >> the last happened last night. members of the family said they out a vehicle when y of an infant bod trunk.the deputies are interviewing the the owneralong with of the vehicle. we're falling another is serious debt or a 3 month old girl died at a hospital. i did not th

if you're planning to head over into dale city toward the prince william parkway, you've got the slow traffic at 39 miles an hour. we're going to take a live look northbound on 95 here at potomac mills from sky 9. you can see it's very, very slow but the good news is the lanes are open through this area. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on the situation in rock creek park at 6:25. >> thanks, monika. >>> thursday's here. that means it is time for cool schools once again. we or a nationwide tour this week. we're going to start in montgomery county. this week's story is about how our nation's government got started. the students are the ones teaching the history lesson this time and they're doing it with a video camera. >> reporter: you've heard it called the living breathing document. now you can see and hear the u.s. constitution, too. thanks to teenage filmmakers from across the country. >> these pieces of cardboard is still here which means the messages on the cardboards are worth more. >> we filmed a lot of these signs. >> there were so many signs. >> reporter: they cho

moving nicely out of dale city into -- springs up. the red is heading away from moscow -- from us is quiet. now to news. >> police are looking for the behind a home invasion near of george mason university. it happened last night of carriage parker wrote. man broke intoe a home. got away with electronics. hurt. was police used a helicopter to for the burglars but they not have found them. we will bring you a report in next hour. one test -- person is arrested in southeast washington. ended in the 500 block of .alcolm x boulevard they had taken part in three robberies. three were able to get away. >> it appears mitt romney won biggest prize in the narrowly won a close race against rick santorum. is an addition to five other states, including virginia. >> newt gingrich when his home state of georgia. >> super tuesday had faded into the early morning hours before claimed victory. earlier, a he knew he was not score a knockout. >> tonight we're counting up the delegates. the math may be on his side the states, at rick santorum was confide

traffic moving up from dale city.coming up in my next report we'll look at the beltway. >>> thank you monica. >>> -- monika. thirty years ago today ground was broken for the vietnam memorial. >> the vietnam war deeply divided america. so perhaps it was fitting that the design, the stark design, was almost as divisive in 1982 when it was unveiled. just as america has come to terms with the war, 30 years later the vietnam war has become an almost hallowed place. >> my uncle died in the vietnam war. >> reporter: the dead, who now live forever in black granite that stretches from the sky to the ground, give their offerings renewing bonds that time and space cannot sever. >> he was a friend of mine from back home. we hung out together. it is also a place of hearing. vietnam vet joe leon has been a volunteer at the memorial for eight years. >> i always felt i didn't do a lot in the war, there were so many more that did so much. i consider it a privilege and an honor to help. >> reporter: leon remembers the particularly movi

on the northbound side of i-95 coming out of virginia into dale city and woodbridge, a little more in as you head for 395. the accident southbound on backlick road right here at route 1 was just cleared out of the road. you're doing well as you travel through the fort belvoir area with the lanes open. we'll go to a live look on the northbound side of 395. here's what it looks like at duke street. you can see bunching up right here. duke to seminary and you're okay at the 14th street bridge. back over to the map and bw parkway. it's slowing down through cheverly. in new carrollton, no problems on the east side of the beltway throughout prince george's county. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 6:58. >>> we're back with howard at 6:44. are you having a stinky day? >> not at all. i love mike. the danger there is without the hard winter, a lot of bugs as he was saying have survived well and thrived early this season. >> the plague upon us. >> i noticed the ants were doing well around the perimeter of my house also. andrea is making face. you don't like the bucks. >> i don't l

traffic flowing out of dale city headed north. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. juror thank you. >>> a shocking story out of southeast d.c. this morning where a fight between a man walking a dog and a home owner turns deadly. >> this is just unbelievable when you hear the details on this one of police say the suspect was apparently angry over the map's dog allegedly going to the bathroom in his yard. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at d.c. police headquarters where an investigation is under way. >> reporter: good morning. 56-year-old he would worth cull -- ellsworth culbert is charged with second degree murder. police say culbert got into an argument with 37-year-old robert wright around 10:00 a.m. sunday morning. wright had been walking a friend's dog along the 3600 block of highwood drive southeast. culbert accused wright of letting the dog defecate in his yard. men argued and then police say culbert fatally stabbed wright. wright was dead on arrival at a local hospital. culbert is well known in the community and has been askive in neighborhood affair

it's sitting on the right showedder but you've got delays getting to that accident about dale city right now trying to get past the prince william parkway. once beyond that it's going to slow down again in spring field. a live look northbound 395 at duke street. it's just slowing down through landmark as you head for seminary road. that's normal for this time of the morning. back over to our maps. marc strain delays continue on the brunswick line # 90. 30 -- 890. 30 to 40 minutes late. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 6:25. >> thank you. >>> 6:20 on the nose. next in sports, a huge night for both the capitals and the lady terps. we have a preview. >>> right now time for another check of our question of the more than. all right, ladies. 25% of the clothes in your closet have this in common. is it a, they've never been worn, b, you've had them since high school or c, they just don't fit? >> our facebook friend jennifer says a, they've never been worn. she writes buying them was a great idea at the time. now you're holding on hopes to have that great idea come back. >>

on the northbound side of 95 it's beginning to slow down quite a bit from dale city into woodbridge because of the fog. we'll take a live look first in this area where again on the northbound side of 95, it's a bit slow. then 395 at the 14th street bridge. you can see fog is definitely going to be a factor this morning. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation on the georgetown pike at 6:15. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> city leaders in sanford, florida are giving their police chief a vote of no confidence for his handling of the trayvon martin shooting. >> martin was the 17-yard boy shot and killed by -- 17-year- old boy shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. the watch captain was not charged under a self-defense law. >> the case is gaining national attention. delia goncalves is live at the freedom plaza this morning. it will be the site that will host a rally this weekend. >> reporter: that's right. the rally will be held saturday at 2:00. folks who attend the rally are told to wear black or their hoodies. it was raining and trayvon martin, the 17-y

look at this. 21 mile an hour northbound in dale city. delays continue as you make your way to route 1 and you're heavy on the brakes at fairfax county parkway. these delays continue as you head to the beltway. not seeing any accidents on i-95 and virginia. looking at the rails they still look great. i'm back in ten minutes with a look from chopper. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >> a warning to parents about a man flashing school kids. >> plus a mass exodus. why rush limbaugh isn't panicking about losing 40 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. >>> welcome back. it looks like he's not going to hollywood any time soon. he rejected a movie pitch from the president. it was a spy novel and he suggested that he turn it into the movie but the president e-mailed back saying, quote, you're the most overqualified book scout ever had. >> it's not just sponsors cutting ties with rush limbaugh. peter gabriel doesn't wa

this time let's head south on 95 northbound where you're going to see some volumes picking up if dale city up into woodbridge across the occoquan river. it's off and on right now. then it breaks free into newington. i'm going to show you what it looks like in newington. a big foggy. lanes are open in the main and hov lanes heading to 395 and the 14th street bridge. at least you don't have any delays. coming up in my next report at 5:23, we'll go into maryland. >>> the georgetown women try to survive another round of march madness. >> today the redskins will get a closer look at their future quarterback, robert griffin iii coming up in sports. >>> we want to take another look at our question of the morning. at least 15% of men in america are suffering from this. is it a, insomnia, b, mismatched socks, or c, their zipper down? >> our regular facebook friend eric johnson says given the hour and all the responses, i would say a, insomnia. this question gets mailed out very early in the morning so it's a good choice. >> good thinking process. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your re

>> just south of the dale city rest stop. once we got to spotsylvania county and got off at the first exit, we had about a half inch of snow on the ground. you are probably looking at those pictures right now in spotsylvania county. snow has attached itself to the trees. it's a beautiful thing to see. it's not sticking to the road, but the conditions are very slippery. the virginia department of transportation has mobilized road crews and will be treating the roads before the afternoon rush-hour. spotsylvania county and has canceled all after-school activities. snow continues coming down. road conditions, while it's not sticking to the road, conditions are very slippery, slow going lots of red lights on interstate 95. reporting fronefrom spotsylvania county. >> have you seen any problems yet or are most drivers being careful? >> people are being careful but the problem particularly on the interstates is once you get to the bridges and overpasses which tend to get slippery faster than the main roadways, that is where you are s

you can see it's slowing down just a bit here out of dale city into woodbridge. once you're at at occoquan river, you're still doing well. the northbound side of 95 it bunches up. further north on 395 near edsall road this is still doing well up to duke street and the 14 rght street bridge. in my next report, we'll look into maryland again at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> making news now at 5:50, today lawyers in the virginia tech wrongful death lawsuit trial expected to argue over instructions to the jury. the defense rested yesterday and the parents of two of the paper 2007 massacre victims said virginia tech officials should have warned students earlier. school officials insist they acted properly. >>> people in coastal areas of the upper northwest got a winter surprise a week before spring begins. a pocket of cold air meant laces in oregon which -- places in oregon which usually get rain got snow instead. >>> it's the end of an era for the encyclopedia britannia. the company will stop printing its flabship inencyclopedia. it will still be avail

traveling i-95, stop and go for you as you head out of dale city.thbound, you're at 30 miles per hour, passing dale city. you'll get a break around route 123. then slow again as you make your way to route 1. 37 miles per hour. chopper 4 live over in newington. delays as you connect to the beltway. your travel lanes are open, not seeing accidents. just volume at this time. and on the rails, have a minor delay on the marc, penn north, train number 554, your delays just six minutes at this time. no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:12. 36 degrees. the time-honored tradition athletes are being asked ton do at the olympics. >>> unconditional love. >>> unconditional love. a mother's sacrifice wheeeeeeeeeeeee! >>> unconditional love. a mother's sacrifice whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >>> people across the midwestern states hit by a tornado outbreak are now dealing with snow and cold, and that's slowing the clean

no problems along 95 as well coming up from dale city to the beltway. in my next report at 5:18, i'll talk about 66. back to you. >>> news now at 5:11, a manhunt is under way for the gunman who opened fire on a jewish school in toulouse, france. three children and a teacher were killed. france's jewish community is europe's largest. it's the worst antisemetic incident in france in nearly 30 years. >>> the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians could be charged as soon as this week. robert bales met with his lawyer for the first time yesterday. attorney john henry brown says bales doesn't remember the massacre. >>> president obama is making the dough rice for his re-- rise for his reelection campaign. the campaign reports raising $45 million last month. the president's 2008 campaign broke all fund raising records by bringing in nearly $750 million. >>> the national cathedral got some serious damage after the earthquake last august. now for the first time since the quake, people will be able to climb to the top of the bell tower later this week. m

no incidents on 95 as you head up out of dale city. fredricksburg into quantico and then heading past the rest area here all lanes are open and on up to springfield. the overnight road work is out of your way on the virginia beltway. maryland incident free on the interstates, the beltway. no early problems on the bw parkway or 50. heading into downtown, ddot and police tell us everything is a- okay. andrea, back to you. >> beverly, thank you. >>> amazing how a small piece of paper can set dreams off all over the united states. today could be your last friday at work. it could be your last friday waking up with an alarm if you win $540 million megamillions jackpot. >> a nice dream. the world record setting jackpot is nearly everyone -- has nearly everyone dreaming big and playing hard. we have a look at the excitement and the big payday. good morning, delia. do you have your tickets yet? >> reporter: i do have my tickets. we all have our tickets. don't you have yours as well? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: we all do. expects say the best ch

little volume building north of 610 but here at dale city the pace is still good heading across the occoquan into springfield. heading north of 95 the lanes are open -- 395 the lanes are open too. no early troubles on 66. that's been a good ride. beltway and oxon hill. alexandria, maryland beltway off to a good start and your trip right now across the american legion bridge, i-270 to get there. quiet ride no problems to report. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> thank you beverly. this morning, opponents of president obama's health care law may feel they have the upper hand. >> that's because the questions asked by the supreme court justices yesterday seemed to really challenge whether or not the law's constitutional. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the court as they get ready for final arguments on obamacare today. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike. that's right it's going to be a very busy day here at the supreme court. the final day of this historic case, the three day, six hour arguments here at the supreme court. the justices y

especially traveling northbound at dale city. you're at 47 miles per hour.you get a little break as you make your way past route 1. then again approaching fairfax county parkway, you are starting to slow down in this area, as well. now past fairfax county parkway, continuing toward the beltway, as you make your way at backlick road, again, volume in this area, no accidents, though. you are traveling just a bit under speed. and on the rails, we have a 14-minute delay. this is still the marc train. brunswick east line, train 890. over to you. >> thank you. >>> whitney houston's sister-in-law says she feared that drugs would end the singer's life. in an interview with oprah winfrey, patricia houston says the pop star was in the process of changing her life around. she says the singer's problem was her lifestyle, not substance abuse. whitney houston was found dead in her hotel room at the beverly hilton hotel last month. investigators are waiting for a toxicology report to determine the exact cause of death. >>> costa cruises is making changes to the ship lineup

do not be surprised if you hear some thunder dale city fredericksburg, southern maryland through the early morning. the future-cast the next 48, the skies cleared out, the high pressure settles in monday. lots of sunshine, cooler air tuesday. showers and thunderstorms areas of fog, mid-50s, low 60's. tomorrow showers, isolated thunderstorms, daytime high upper 60's, low 70's. the extended outlook temperatures cool off 60 tuesday, a spike in temperatures wednesday, with the cold front that will bring another chance of thunderstorms. cooler drier air will and the upcoming school week. afraid to say that monday with the wind gusts of 25-30 the cherry blossoms will have very little to hold onto. >> the beginning of the end for the cherry blossoms. >> i guess, with the wind and rain. >> i am so upset i did not see yesterday. i did stay and watch basketball, though. >> yes speaking on holding onto anything they have, they do not have a lot of height, which is a problem facing ohio state. could the big man of ohio keep the rebounding to their advantage? plus the wizards hit the court and ac

over to the roads, traveling on i-95, making your way from dale city all of the way to the beltway, not seeing any issues for you traveling north or southbound, northbound speed 64 miles per hour in dale city. live look now if you are taking i-95 in lorton. again north and southbound. nice and clear. good travel speed of 64 miles per hour. only taking 13 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the beltway. barbara, over to you. >> thank you so much. >>> we have some breaking news coming into us right now here in the district. we are following a story about an emergency crew at adams elementary school in the you would block of 19th street of northwest for reports of suspicious package there. students have been evacuated from the school while they investigate. update the story as more information comes in to us. we will bring it right to you. >>> in other news now, prince harry apparently is enjoying his trip to jamaica. the royal bachelor raced olympic champion bolts. me made a mad dash while bolt wasn't looking. some neighborhood pulled the prince from his seat to dance with him.

taking a look on i-95 heading out of dale city, northbound really good travel speeds.n fact, you may need to slow down. 69 miles per hour as you make your way out of dale city heading to woodbridge. slowing a bit at 63 miles per hour so far. at fairfax county parkway, still in the 60s. 64 miles per hour. no issues connecting to the beltway. traveling on 395, very light volume. no accidents to report at this time. a live look at edsall, northbound lanes wide open. same thing with southbound lanes. northbound you're at 61 miles per hour. only taking 12 minutes now to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. joe and eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 5:13. 49 degrees. sharing a different side of whitney houston. what the daughter of the late singer is saying about her mother just weeks after her death. >>> throwing out with the trash. the item one woman tried to save that left her trapped in a garbage chute. ouch. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus mor

make your way from dale city and 395, looking good, travel speed at 67 miles per hour. do slow down because you have wet pavement on the roadway. traveling i-270. live look at shady grove. back in ten minutes with travel speed as you make your way down frederick to the beltway. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> an all-out manhunt under way in france, french police are looking for a man who shot and killed a rabbi, his young sons and a girl. the shooting occurred yesterday morning at a jewish school in toulouse, france. overnight, thousands marched in silence in honor of the victims and laid flowers outside the school. investigators say the same .45 caliber gun is the same weapon used in two previous shootings that killed three military troopers of north african and caribbean descent. french officials are concerned they may be dealing with a serial killer. guards are posted at every school in the region. >>> the justice department is investigating the controversial shooting death of a florida teenager. police say a neighborhood watch volunteer shot 17-year-old tra

here in dale city, you are looking fine. as i said, now let's go north.e main hov lanes. let's go back over to the maps. this time to 270. looking great out of frederick. further south here at shady grove road. coming up in my next report, we will go over to route 50 in maryland. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. >>> the u.s. geologicical survey says a 3. 1 magnitude earthquake struck around 11:20 just six miles from the town of mineral. no major damage has been reported from last night a quake. there have been hundreds of aftershocks since the quake last august. the largest aftershock was 4.5 on august 25th. >>> president obama's healthcare reform law goes before the supreme court today. this will be the first of what is expected to be three days of arguments. >> 26 states argued the 2010 healthcare overhaul is unconstitutional because it will require all americans to have some form of healthcare or face a fine. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch histor

northbound interstate 95 any volume building heading into woodbridge, dale city should find all lanes open toward springfield. the left side of the screen is northbound traffic. main, hov lanes moving at speed. june accident westbound 66 in falls church near washington boulevard. you can get by the scene. next check of time saver traffic comes up at 5:01. >>> this could be my last friday on 9news now because it's megamillions mania and if i win, it's been nice being here. tonight's jackpot is the largest in u.s. history. it's $540 million but lottery officials say at the rate people are buying up tickets, that number could rise. if one person matches all six numbers, the lump sum take home is an estimated $390 million. >> all i want is $50,000 to redo my kitchen. >> that's all i need and then i'll be back on monday. >>> lindsay lohan is enjoying her new found freedom. >> getting ready for the wrath of the titans. we have those stories in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: lindsay lohan smiled as she appeared in a los angeles courtroom. the judge told her goodbye and good luck. >

kristin fisher spoke with the educators today and has the latest from dale city. >> reporter: these teachers have come from all over prince william county and they've been standing rallying in the rain over three hours now. they're trying to garner public support to get the superintendent to change his current budget proposal. >> we want to be treated like professionals. we work for if and we've earned it and we deserve -- for it and we've earned it and we deserve it. >> reporter: nearly 100 prince william county teachers rallied in the rain for something they haven't seen in years, a raise. how long has it been since you've got a raise? >> it's been three years. i'm a fifth year teacher and frozen at a second year teacher salary. >> it takes three years to make up for a child's deficit. we're not getting paid the amount we're worth, how many more deficits will there be? >> reporter: if the proposed budget stays as is, it could be four years before these teachers get a raise. >> just recently moved. i'm not able to live in this area by myself, not even remotely. >> they feel like they don't

the volume out of woodbridge, dale city into woodbridge is still light northbound on 95 heading pastrea into woodbridge, into springfield. but detours were still in place on the inner loop at springfield. the ongoing express lane work. inner loop of the beltway diverted on to 3895 north to edsall -- 395 north to edsall road. also 66 detouring travel to go 66 on nutley street. nice light volume here. no early troubles to report. if you're traveling the beltway in maryland, overnight road work on the outer loop between college park and new hampshire avenue should all be out of your way as you head west into silver spring. we're off to a good start. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the controversy surrounding the killing of trayvon martin continues to grow it seems day by day. an use witness and the shooter's -- eyewitness and the shooter's brother have all come forward. >> they are telling what they believe happened when the 17- yard was shot and killed -- 17- year-old was shot and killed. >> she -- [indiscernible] i did not see evidence that he had been in such a fight. >> repo

a quick look at 95 northbound on our maps which is looking fine coming up from dale city to woodbridgeccoquan river as well. a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. nice and light heading up to the beltway to 395 a live look there at the 14th street bridge. no problems crossing the potomac river. in my next report i'll update you on the potential accident on the inner loop at 4:49. >>> mit mom any is -- mitt romney is campaigning in illinois. he overwhelmingly won puerto rico's primary yesterday. >> rival rick santorum is vowing to stay in the g.o.p. race for the long haul. susan mcginnis with the latest from the campaign trail. >> that's good news. thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum into this week's primary contests. he celebrated another win last night easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. >> the hispanic voters are going to vote for the republicans if we stand something, conservative principles that bring growth and good jobs and rising home values. >> reporter: he spoke to supporters in illinois where polls show he's locked

as you make your way anywhere between dale city and 395. a live look now if you're passing through the occoquan northbound. travel lanes wide open. no delays at all. southbound, clear. northbound speeds really good. 64 miles per hour. only taking 11 minutes now to get from the on occoquan to the beltway. traveling 395 making your way from the beltway crossing update sal and heading to the 14th street bridge, no issues northbound on or southbound. northbound, nice, 61 miles per hour. only 12 minutes to make the trip. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thanks. >>> four days after a series of tornadoes ripped through the midwest and the south, the death toll has gone up. a string of violent storms killed 40 americans across five states. a total of 46 separate tornadoes have been confirmed. people cleaning up the mess in indiana are now dealing with snow, adding insult to injury. >>> this morning we're hearing from an indiana mother who used her own body to shield her two kids from the storm. stephanie decker picked up her children from school earl

leave dale city across the river a live look on the northbound side of 95.en, very late. a last look at 395 as well here at duke street running well to the 14th street bridge. in my next report we'll look at the west side of town. >>> a u.s. soldier is in custody after he allegedly opened fire, killing 16 people in two villages near his base in afghanistan. officials say the dead include women and children. >>> president obama called afghan's president karzai to express his condolences, the u.s. military is warning soldiers to be prepared for retaliation. >> villagers pointed to a bullet hole as they pointed to damage to a home in southern kandahar province. the u.s. serviceman went house to house in afghanistan killing people in two villages. the deaths of 16 people, mostly women and children, cannot be forgiven. nato has launched an investigation. >> we are lacking into the background what actually happened in the villages. >> reporter: the soldier is in custody. cbs news has learned he is an army staff sergeant from fort lewis in washington state who was

traveling i-95 in virginia, making your way out of dale city, travel speeds look really good. right now, 67 miles per hour, no issues as you connect to the beltway. i'll give you a live look at fairfax county parkway. northbound, volume light. same southbound, as well. traveling 395, no issue there. a live action the washington boulevard, northbound nice and clear. southbound, even clearer. northbound travel speeds, you're at 63 miles per hour. only taking 12 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rails. over to you. >> see you then. thank you. >>> well, tonight you may get to see rockets light up the night sky. nasa delayed the launch because of bad weather. tonight, nasa will try to launch five rockets in five minutes from their facility on the eastern shore. the rocket will release a chemical into the atmosphere that will help scientists study the jet stream. clouds created by that chemical will be seen from south carolina all the way to new hampshire. >>> a tough morning for georgetown hoya fans as the men's te

you will find lanes are open if you are continuing your trip along northbound 95 leaving dale city continuing up towards the capital beltway. light traffic volume between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> result are in from the biggest night for the gop. vote ares in 10 states made their choices on super tuesday and mitt romney hay very good night. >> looking at ohio, romney has a razor-thin lead there with 38% to rick santorum's 37%. in virginia, where neither santorum or newt gingrich made the ballot, mitt romney got 60% and ron paul got 40%. >> all the candidates addressed their supporters last night appear say they will continue to feat for the white house. >> we'll take your vote, a huge vote tonight in massachusetts and take that victory all the way to the white house. >> we have won in the west, the midwest and the south and we're ready to win across this country. >> there are lots of bunny rabbits that run through. i'm the tortoise. i just take one step at a time. >> the next republican contest is kansas on saturday. >>> making headline this

coming from dale city on i-95 as you make your way toward the 20 beltway, no issue at this time. on fairfax county parkway, speeds looking good. light volume. southbound looks good. northbound, you're at 66 miles per hour, taking 11 minutes to get from the occoquan to the beltway. slow down because the volume is light. continuing on to 395, no issues there. here's a live look at washington boulevard. in fact, making your way on 395 northbound from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, you're at 62 miles per hour. that trip only taking 12 minutes at this time. over to you. >> thank you. >>> it is now 4:54. if you filled up your gas tank, you already know gas prices are up. in fact, nationally gas prices are up 14% since the beginning of the year. high crude oil prices, oil refineries shutting down, and concerns over the situation in syria and iran are partially to blame for the price spike. right now, aaa reports the average of regular is $3.88 in the district. in maryland, $3.71. in virginia, the average is $3.65. in west virginia, it's $3.81. expensive. >> yeah. it is. i drive

no major problems coming from the southwest north through dale city, woodbridge. past west springfield, into the southwest parkway, live look. at this point all of 11 minutes at an average of 63 miles per hour heading from the occoquan all the way up to 495. 395 itself is doing okay heading up from edsall road. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians could be back on u.s. soil as earle as today. nbc reports that charges could be filed again the staff sergeant upon his return. the soldier was flown to kuwait yesterday to move him away from the backlash over the rampage in which nine children were killed. a seattle-based defense attorney who has been selected to represent the staff sergeant says he spoke with the soldier briefly yesterday and described him as stunned and distant. >> he is highly decorated, professional soldier. never been in trouble of any kind before. very happily married despite rumors to the contrary. everybody's really concerned about security for his -- his family and him. so i really can't give yo

dale city to 610. route 1 to eisenhower. university to new hampshire. baltimore avenue to the parkway. slow traffic on the outer loop. carter rock to 66. back to you in the studio. >> still to come, you have the application and the interview, now see why some prospective employers want to get into your facebook page before making you an offer. >> a four-legged friend with a special gift. >> a five-year old boy is getting help keeping diabetes and check thanks to a special four-legged friend. >> this was an extremely exciting thing to watch. i never heard of such a thing. did you know a labrador dog sense of smell as 1000 times more sensitive than that of humans? it is no wonder these stocks are being trained to use that ability to help diabetes. >> 70-year old harley look like any other black leather. her job is to stay might well to let him know when his blood glucose levels spikes too high or dips too low. >> it is an odor your body produces. >> treading labradors is pretty new. >> it is a lot light trading drive bond -- drug dogs or bomb dogs. >> she

northbound 95, delays to dale city.de. >> temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. here is a great time lapse i put together from earlier this morning. this is about 5:30. then the sun comes up. you the clouds in the distance. here is a look over the federal city this morning. sunup of the washington monument. why not go to the beach? very quiet along the boardwalk at 39 degrees. not quite beach season. getting ready for spring. 40 degrees in the district. 39 in winchester. cooler in martinsburg. those are the exceptions -- 39 in culpepper. 10 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. notice some warmth in the west. minneapolis is warmer than washington. that warmer air is moving our way. we have high pressure over head, that will make a nice sunny day. the past few days, we were on the cool side. now we have a southerly flow. it will be breezy today and into tomorrow. a warm breeze, a good breeze. there is a cold front of the northwest. that will usher in the colder air for friday and saturday. it is march in washi

is, the couple's low spots between masses and fair oaks and 95 coming from dale city. we will check out the pace in springfield. still steady even though we are becoming saturated with volume. looks great across the american legion bridge. metro rail is on normal service. more to come in less than 10 minutes. now to news. >> we start this hour at 6:00 with the latest on american soldier accused of killing more than a dozen afghan civilians. zarganar rebels will meet with his lawyers for the first time today. john gonzalez if it's live in the newsroom with the latest developments on him and the deadly shooting and page. >> experts will tell you getting an acquittal by arguing posttraumatic stress is practically unheard of in a military court. but it appears that is exactly what the defense attorney john henry browne is going to argue. he describes two head injuries during four separate tours abroad. those closest to the staff sergeant described him as honest and zero. >> a real caring and understanding individual even from a young age. >> roberts said his last conversat

out of dale city, here is the picture in springfield. headlights are northbound.steve rudin now steve. >> what a morning -- now to steve rudin. >> what a morning. the oak and maple are coming up. and i smiled morning to start our day. temperatures in the -- a nice, mild morning to start our day. temperatures in the 30's. -- 50's. the sun is up in a matter of a half an hour. heading out to annapolis right now, this guy is already getting a little bit brighter. 57 degrees at reagan national. we are down three degrees from last hour. 59 in all the -- aldie. head over to the weatherbug world headquarters in germantown. they are at 53. these are temperatures across the area at this hour. 54 in martinsburg. culpepper, 61. the wind gusts begin to pick up now that the cold front has moved on through. this is our friend the system that brought as a few showers and thunderstorms. no need to worry about that today. get your sunglasses out. he will be done throughout the entire day. mainly clear skies for the overnight hours. a freeze warning expires tomorrow at 9:00. nothing

looks good between dale city and 495. back to you. >> thank you. fog is especially thick north of the metro area. visibility is less than 1/4 mile in hagerstown. dense fog ben eisler from the panhandle -- there's a dense fog advisory starting at the panhandle. it is 59 degrees in stafford. a mild start to the debt. highs in the mid 60's around the metro area. 270 south of town in culpeper, stafford. upper 50's to the nook west with scattered clouds. increasing clouds later in the day tomorrow with the chance of an evening sprinkle, 59. >> some drivers could be in for repair bills after getting stuck in high water yesterday. m alexander silvfamily decided to take the back roads after getting off of the highway. but she did get help from the emergency crews. she was not injured, but f emily's car would not start. the washington suburban sanitary commission will work for 9:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. overnight to fix a water main break that caused a cynicasinkhole in bladensburg. violence storms in the country. >> 12 people killed and dozens of others i