and even asking about foster dulles and the election. ike replied we have given our whole sought to hungary and the middle east. i don't give a how the election goes. he knew the piece was still fragile and he ordered the implementation of most of the ready missteps discussed and that night the joint chief put the pacific fleet's on battle ready alert and deploying additional ships for tactical resources in place every year troop carrier wings on the 12 hour alert. then the party travel to the hotel in washington where a suite was reserved to watch the election returns. as you know, the president one the election by a huge margin. but ike did not go down to address his supporters in tow 14 dm -- 148 and because it stevenson tweeted until then to make his concession speech. and approximately 2:00 a.m. washington time the fighting ended in the middle east. prevent -- and epilogue eisenhower continued to be a long concerned of the soviet intervention because british french and israelis declined to withdraw the forces. eisenhower adamantly y

the dulles toll road until 5:00 a.m.ou will not be able to access the capitol beltway toward baltimore, go south and use the detour through tysons corner. 66 the road work at 123, stay to the left to get by. 95 northbound no complaints out of fredericksburg past lorton to the mixing bowl. i'll have the latest on the bw parkway investigation at four before 5:00. >>> 20 bucks, imagine paying that to drive the dulles toll road one way. that could actually happen according to a new report released yesterday by metropolitan washington airport authority. it could be soon. dulles toll road costs around $2 right now, but that could claim as much as 19.25 each way by 2040. that would be a pay off of construction of dulles rail expansion. this it happens, projections for the higher toll fees would drop if mwaa was approved for a federal lento pay for the rail extension. 20 dollars, that's a lot of money. >>> montgomery county council panel is voting to end the misuse of the county's take of home vehicles. this is after an audit of

if everybody knew, then how did dulles not know that everyone knew? >> yes. it is, goes back to the weird psychology of the cold war. everybody knew, but again it was that they thought they're going to get away and nobody would ever suspect the united states. it's just that they wanted enough deniability to hide behind that, really so the crew shop wasn't in a position where he

dulles knowing the significance with pentagon and 9/11 10 years ago and the people there at dulles celebrating and take, time out to play the national anthem at dulles international airport and people were celebrating here is a note of concern the president expressed in a speech. "for two decades osama bin laden has been the al qaeda leader and this is the most significant achievement to date in the effort to defeat al qaeda," but "the death does not mark the end of our effort and in doubt al qaeda will pursue attacks against us, we must and will remain vigilant." so it is sobering the president has pointed out we must remain vigilant. >> reporting live from lafayette square across from the white house. there has been a party going on all night. >> there was a loud noise at times square and i thought, what is happening at times square? it was sunday and people are in school or college or going to work they went right there where the ball drops and people were dressed with the person flag as contains and chanting. >> i imagine it will be bigger today. if it doesn't rain. >> remember how america

>> yeah, it was invitation has been proper to dulles. and in dulles papers, i found the invitation.it was from the young president's association. basically, it was a young american retreat. they invited dulles to come talk to them. dulles went, because it was thought if he didn't go, it would be a stepoff to castro. if he did go to port -- puerto rico, it would be one more indication that the united states had nothing to do with this. now in moscow, the newspapers immediately as early as the 18th, he was intentionally in puerto rico. at the same time, he was chatting to the group of young executives. it is rather bizarre. it was thought to be the right thing to do. he didn't know much about what was happening until he came back that evening and learned at the airport how badly things were going. then he told the aid, let's get a stiff drink. that's how he handled that. i think we need to cut it off here. i'll take your -- can we do any more questions or are we -- okay. yes. all right. >> i don't understand how it -- if everybody in the world knew this was going to happen, the cia di

s region's two major airport said the dull toll road could raise the money needed by the year 2040. that rise in costs for the toll would pay for the extension to dulles but the rates could be lower if the project can get a special federal loan that has a lower interest rate. officials have always planned to raise tolls to pay for the project. >> a $20 toll? >> yes. >>> 20 years ago today d.c. saw unrest that lasted for three days that erupted after police officers shot a man. the riots led to reform in the district. last night at 10:00 we spoke with sharon pot who was mayor at the time. >> we took advantage of the situation to encourage the entire city to recognize the concerns. we quickly began to have bilingual messages in the community and established community-based organization that were sensitive to the latina community and also began to expand the representation of latinos within the government. >> the former mayor said that while a good deal has changed in the past 20 years there is still some distance to go. >>> well the journey is over for the capitals. ahead, a look at l

the money would go it toward paying for the extension out to dulles airport.the numbers are said to be preliminary. the amount could be lowered if there could be a federal loan with a lower interest rate established. this morning, a proposal for a new museum on the national receives support from the famous faces. actress eva longoria and joint- and joined to endorse the museum. many contributions of latinos have not been recognized. pledging to raise millions of dollars to build the museum. >>> coming up, from the u.k. to the usa, william and kate get ready to cross the pond. >>> is a common comfort making your toddler fat? the new warning about bottles. >>> hollywood heartthrob johnny >> the world's newest will newlyweds are getting ready to visit the golden state. the palace says william and kate plan to visit california as part of their first foreign trip as a married couple. they will spend three days in california after they arrive july 8. it is williams' first official trip to the u.s., but kate's first ever visit to america. >>> a warning for parents to

we have a road built exclusively for traffic to dulles airport. buses to get people back and forth from metro stations to the airport. the subway should end at tyson's corner. why build more subway at tremendous costs when we can't even maintain what we already have? you know those are all good points. i'll only say that personally i am a lot more likely to ride the subway to the airport than i am the bus. it is faster and it will never be stuck in traffic. and then there was this on the recent tumble in the price of crude oil which somehow has not yet translated to what we are all paying down at the pump. germantown. what gives? the price is down $5 a barrel at least according to the news so why is the price of gasoline still going up? why is the price not going down? it sure rose fast enough. where are those that are supposed to be looking flew this? do they have blinders on? the price of crude dipped $9 a barrel yesterday. biggest one day drop in many years. still they tell us it may take several days for that drop to work its way all the way d

we talked to people falling out of dulles airport.ear what they have to say, coming up. >> plus, a step closer to say that the 1 million pilgrims celebrate the life of pope john paul ii. will the first week in may feel like spring? adam caskey is back with a forecast after this. >> news of osama bin laden's that this sparking angry action on parts of the muslim world on an extremist web sites. one had a long eulogy for bin laden, vowing revenge. in gaza, hamas condemned the u.s. operation calling it the assassination of an arab holy leader. the western-backed palestinian authority welcomes the news of bin laden's death. fears of retaliation are running high. in the washington, d.c., region, local police in the federal government are stepping up efforts to keep american safe. julie has more from dulles international airport. >> the state department is warning americans both abroad and at home of possible retaliation attacks. travelers said bill is international airport got the message loud and clear. >> we're in a state of political un

and dulles 66, and 68 at baltimore. so as we start out this morning, your temperatures into the 50s everywhere. low 50s. 54 at national airport, 51 at baltimore. we have 52 degrees at dulles. and today we are talking about more clouds than sun. and the showers. but we'll be mild, warming up to 70 degrees today with a light wind from the south, 5-10 miles per hour. and our forecast, as we look ahead, it won't be too bad but a few unexpected things. i'll have those details later. back to you. >> tank you, gwen. >>> this past week president obama released his birth certificate in hopes of putting the controversy to rest. he said the nation needs to focus on real issues. >> we're not going to be able to do it if we spend time vilifying each other, we're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts. we're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by side-shows and carnival barkers. >> president obama used the controversy as his go-to choice at the annual wh

frederick, maryland is at 45 degrees as is dulles airport. manassas, 43 degrees.s we look off to the east, cambridge, maryland is at 46 degrees at this hour. let's take a look at the satellite-radar composite -- no, i want to show you the wind. the current sustained winds, 10 miles per hour here in the district. 12 at dulles. eight in bald. six in fredericksburg so a breezy day. these winds could gust later on today up to around 25 miles per hour or so. now, the satellite-radar, what you will see is mostly quiet conditions. we do have i few clouds out there this morning but -- a few clouds out there this morning but today will be a mostly sunny day. things are quest well out to the west as well. there is a frontal boundary out there. it will make its way eastward and it will bring us some showers but that won't -- you can barely see it way out in the plains. that won't be until friday evening and friday night here in the area and even right now there is only a 0% chance of that. forecast for today and the next five days, lots of sunshine, rather breezy. winds coul

dc's mayor out at dulles international airport.the mayor says he supports the decision but understands the concerns about the price tag. he recently spoke to the governor by phone. the mayor plans to speak to dc members of the board overseeing the major airports about their votes. the underground station would cost about $300 million more than an above ground station. >> more than 100 people will be out of a job in prince william county by early summer. the layoffs in the defense contracting plant in woodbridge. the marine corps has decided not to buy the amphibious fighting vehicles from general dynamics. the government will lay off 112 employees. the layoffs will happen on july 1. >> the department of justice is asking the ncaa whether the bold championship series is fair to every school. why does the association have a playoff system? the letter says there's serious questions as to whether the bcs violates federal antitrust laws. 21 people have asked the department to conduct an investigation. but the director of the bcs slammed

the extra toll money would pay off expanding metro to dulles.e toll road will pick up 75% of the cost for metro. it says it needs a special federal loan which would help keep the toll rates lower. by lower we mean $15 for that drive one way instead of 20 in 2040. >>> howard county maryland the latest jurisdiction jumping on the speed camera bandwagon. county counselors approved them for the school zone. if you go 12 miles per hour over the speed limit you will get a $40 ticket. the locations have not been picked yet. >>> today marks an anniversary for the united states. it was 50 years ago today the first american went into orbit. alan shepard went 115 miles up in the mercury capsule named freedom seven. it hit a maximum speed of 5100 miles per hour. the mission los angelesed 15 minutes. the capsule is on display at the naval academy museum in annapolis. wednesday the postal service unveiled a stamp in shepard's honor. >>> it's heather the producer, we'll get become to her. 6:49: a check on the news before you go is up next. >> good morning agai

seven at dulles. 14 at patuxent naval air station. these will pick up i think during the course of the day. winds could gust up to 0, 5 30 miles per hour later on. futurecast, now, this morning, we are quiet. no precipitation. i don't expect precipitation today. going to be a quiet day. we've got a few clouds out there but lots of sun. check it out. just clear skies, bright sunshine today. again, still breezy but a very, very pretty day. as the we get into tomorrow, we'll see some clouds begin to stream through. by tomorrow afternoon, skies are clouding up and some of our viewers will start to see some shower activity t gets under way during the evening rush hour tomorrow and then during the nighttime hours as well we'll see some continuing showers friday night. all right. for today, plenty of sunshine, windy at times. 70degrees for your high, just a couple of degrees below normal. but eight degrees above our high yesterday. all right, then, for tonight, partly cloudy. cold again. overnight lows again in the 40s for most of you and st

the same at dulles. 75 at baltimore. right now it is comfortable outside. 70 at national airport, a light northerly wind flow at about 10 miles per hour. and the winds remain light into the next 24-48 hours. it's currently 70 degrees at dulles, the same at manassas. warm in fredericksberg at 72. cooler in hagerstown at 68. 70 degrees for baltimore. and as we head up the mid- atlantic boston this mother's day right now at 52 degrees. 69 in new york. and we have 70 to the south as far as richmond is concerned. national temperatures showing all of that heat is well down to the south. look at the 80s. look at this, 100 degrees right now in del rio. we're not getting the benefit of the warm air in the early part of the week but into the later part of the week we'll start to see a little bit of a warm-up, all before a cool front comes in. and that will push our temperatures into the upper 70s or so just for about a day and then we'll get back to reality as things start to cool down. so right now a few clouds, earlier today we

still ahead, we're looking at 267, the dulles toll road. mike, andrea, that's coming up at 4:56, back to you. >>> back to our breaking news out of rockville, maryland this morning. firefighters are on the scene of a house explosion that first call went out just before 3:00 a.m. for home explosion at 11212 ashley drive in the garrett park area. the cause of the explosion remains unknown. >> assistant chief scott graham from montgomery county fire and rescue said firefighters got to the scene to find a single family home destroyed by an explosion. two people were injured. they've been taken to a local hospital. their conditions are not known at this point. >> graham says crew have found fallen trees and downed wires in the area. no word if those played any role in the explosion. stay tuned to 9news now and wusa9.com for updates on this developing story. >>> other news now, montgomery county police will begin sharing fingerprints with immigration officials coming up this september. >> as scott broom reports, the county council admitted it is p

in my next report, we'll take a look at the dulles toll road at 4:56. back to you. >>> thank you, monday catch the montgomery county council plans to vote on a bag tax bill. it would impose a 5 cent charge on every paper or plastic bag used while making a purchase in the county. the tax would not apply to bags containing prescription drugs. a paper bag that a restaurant gives a customer to take food would not be included. thanks to a $670,000 grant, students at 21 prince george's county schools are eating breakfast in the classroom. according to "the washington examiner," it doesn't matter if the children qualify for them or not, it will still be offered. the program is ensuring that low income students who qualify for free meals will actually take advantage of them. to date, only 43% of the students who qualify for free lunch actually eat the free breakfast their school provides them. >> the debate when a woman should start getting screened for breast cancer is heating up all over again. >> new research suggests less women this their 40s are getting ma

dulles will be the third to use the mammoth plane. l.a.x.ady have flights with the a-380. >> trips to paris soon? >> no, i wish i were but i'm not. >> sounds huge. i wish, we're going the have to take care of that. >>> a a trip to target was more exciting than one couple in maryland could have imagined because of what they found in the parking lot. >>> a ring worth about $20,000. this is where we pick up the story outside of frederick. >> since she usually looks down when she walks, she wasn't surprised as something caught her eye as she and her husband stroll in to this frederick target. >> i spotted it from the back yard. >> she and joe, ever the skeptics. >> too big, cubic zirconia. >> i said it'll well made. let's stop at the jewelry store while we're doing our stuff in the mall. >> she came back and she said, it's real. i said, you're kidding. how much is it worth? >> $20,000 ring. >> this this is what the tiffany c ka karat ring looks like. they were bound and determined to find the owner. no one reported a missing ring. sunday the tar

right now, we're tracking the trip on 267, the dulles toll road. everything still very nice and quiet from the greenway to the beltway. more virginia roads, i'll have that coming up. andrea and mike, back to you. >>> thank you very much, anny. vigilance is how people are supposed to be advised to react now in the hearing of the death of osama bin laden. as jessica mentioned in her earlier report, police departments in new york city and los angeles say bin laden's death will make them more vigilant. >> the state department has told americans abroad especially in areas prone to anti-u.s. violence, avoid crowds. and travel. embassies have been put on alert around the world. right now, we want to give you a quick look at what some of the top newspapers around the nation and the world are saying about the story. up first, "the washington post." you can see the headline reads osama bin laden killed, justice has been done. that's the headline you'll see a lot this morning. >> next one is the "los angeles times." again, the statement of fact. osama bin lad

>> i don't know who the dulles brothers are. >> john foster dulles. >> i've been to that airport, yeah. [laughter] >> who brought us the overthrow of -- >> oh, some of the other american regime changes. >> yeah. >> it does seem to be a habit of ours, you know? we don't like the guy running guatemala? i know what to do. or we don't like the guy running iran, i mean, these things, or, you know we don't like the guy running cuba, that kind of thing? i mean, the thing it's one thing for a government to want to hope for foreign leaders who would perhaps, if not act in our interests at least, you know, not -- you know, but the thing about the united states is at our founding in the declaration of independence defines our belief, our theory of government is that it should be based on the concept of the governed so by definition the ideas that americans would go abroad and try to among key with other -- monkey with other country's rulers is a contradiction, you know? it is at best hypocritical. is that what you talk about? >> also the religious fever they brought to it. >> the difference with

they were down to 40 degrees, as was dulles down to 40 degrees. here in town we were down to 46.e're talking weekend showers, but it's not by any means going to be a complete washout for this weekend. we have some showers tomorrow night lingering into mother's day morning, of course, which is sunday morning. in terms of the forecast, here's the specifics. 73 degrees for a high tomorrow, lot of sunshine. then towards the end of the day into tomorrow evening we'll have some showers out there and it looks like now -- this has been pretty consistent the last few model runs -- that most of the rain for mother's day will be early in the morning and primarily to the south of the metro. that doesn't mean we won't have some showers here, but it looks like most of the rain stays down to the south. that's looking a little better and going through the day mother's day expect some sunshine to come out and that will be enough to warm the temperatures up to about 72 degrees for a high. so that should be nice. i don't think the weather will be a problem for mother's day at least for any of your

last month the metropolitan washington airport voted 9-4 to build the dulles metro station under groundan additional cost associated with that of about $300 million. governor bob mcdonald prefers an above-ground station that would cost less, but be farther away from the terminal. he's asking d.c. mayor vincent gray for support, but today mayor gray seemed to side with the three district representatives on the airport authority who supported the underground station. >> our board members continue to make the case and a fairly compelling one to continue this under ground. when you think about the fact that it would be there for decades and decades i realize that the costs are substantial, up front, but when you start to amortize that over the period of time that the station would be there you start to see that it probably makes good economic sense. >> mayor gray says there have been no conversations among the jurisdictions about sharing the additional cost of that project. >>> it was a defining moment for an entire generation. a new survey done by american university finds seven out of ten

>> i don't know who the dulles brothers are. >> john foster dulles. >> oh, i've been to that airport. [laughter] >> with the overthrow -- >> oh, some of the other american regime changes? >> yeah. >> it does seem to be a habit of ours. we don't like the guy running got guatemala? i know what we can do, or, you know, we don't like the guy running cuba? that kind of thing? i mean, the thing -- it's one thing for a government to want to hope for foreign leaders who would perhaps, if not act in our interest, at least, you know, but the thing about the united states is at our finding -- in the ceo lar ration of independence, you know, defines our belief that the theory of government should be on the consent of the governed. the fact that they would go abroad and among key with other country's rulers is a contradiction. it is, at best, hypocritical. is that what you're talking about? >> and also the religious ferver. >> the difference with hawaii is the missionaries, the original missionaries, the ones who came in the 1820s and 30s, they were not the one to overthrow the queen, it's their c

bring along a jacket here. 47 at reagan national. 46 at dulles and 47 at bwi marshall. here is your forecast for today. it is a good today should be a beautiful afternoon and really our nicest of the next several as we'll be mostly sunny. highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. breezy conditions expected later today with winds gusting to about 25 to 30 miles per hour. >> let's check in with julie wright for the traffic. >> i'm still crying. i'll admit it. i'm just like sniffing and crying. >> we're trying to hold it together in here too. >> washington capitals, that's it. we're talking tennis now, folks. sports is not dead in d.c. on the roads, we're receiving word off of twitter from park police that they are on the scene of a possible double shooting bw parkway northbound near riverdale road so coming out of d.c. north of prince george's hospital near the exit for 410, that where you are likely to find the police activity. your better bet coming out of d.c., you guys working the late night shift would be to stick with 50 and head up in that direction. the lanes are open.

same at dulles, and 75 at baltimore. nice day, just an odd sprinkle here and there. other than that, fairly well for all other mothers. we've got 59 degrees in annapolis and 56 at baltimore. light win, nothing much to be concerned with there. had the odd sprinkle or two and light shower that's moved through. short wave that pushed through to the southeast. that now getting out of the way, and the cloud coverage we had becoming partly cloudy versus mostly cloudy. we are going to be looking at the sunshine setting itself up. cloudy skies that will become partly cloudy into the course of overnight. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. that's going to stick around until the later part of the week, when we'll have another disturbance. sunshine tomorrow, temperatures in the low to mid-70s. mild and just pleasant. the good news is that will be sticking around. for tonight, 53 degrees overnight low. northerly wind at 5 miles per hour. tomorrow, winds pick up a little bit. 5to 10 miles per hour. mostly sunny skies. mild and pleasant. here's a look at that five-day forecast. look at

i came from los angeles into dulles. the people on the plane broke out into cheers. i have to say for me and everybody knows where they were, i was at the capitol and actually saw the pentagon on fire from the capital windows that day and we learn together, the horrible attack and how osama bin laden bragged about it and he killed all those people. he got justice at the hands of the american. i can say that my heart is so full. it is so full because today the world knows that he paid the ultimate price. >> senator boxer, we are looking at live pictures of ground zero and a lot of crowds have gathered there at the former world trade center site, lots of people with cameras, you can see lots of american flags and people celebrating. you describe how you are feeling. what do you think the overall message is of the death of osama bin laden? >> the messages that you don't attack america, and if you do, no matter how long it takes, we will come after you and we will get you. we cannot allow attacks on innocents. it is a critical message at this time. there are others who w

. >>> tolls on the dulles toll road could surge by the year two thousand 40. that is according to the washington examiner. the numbers are said to be preliminary. the tolls could be lowered if the project can get a special federal loan to lower interest rates. >>> a statue of president gerald ford is now in the house. the statue was dedicated in a ceremony tuesday afternoon. mr. ford was the only president who was not elected president or vice president. he was appointed president when president richard nixon resigned. >>> still ahead -- >> we awakened to death. it was quite an experience. >> they risk their lives, jumped on a bus, and changed history. we will see the freedom riders coming up. >> we have a few showers out there right now. what can we expect for mo >>> one of the most important moments in civil rights history began on the streets of the sea earlier this week, the mayor honored the freedom riders for their courage. >> it has been a long time. >> it has been half a century. they helped launch a remarkable and daring movement. >> i knew there were

the photo in the school office shows them at dulles airport. it is the students and their sponsors just before they boarded the flight that crashed into the pentagon. the teachers remember them. >> she said that everything would be ok. i told her to have a safe trip and that i would see her when she got back. he was a nice young man and had a promising future. he loved basketball. >> much of it seems to be a shrine to those who perished. today, sixth graders told us about what they discussed in class. >> it was kind of messed up. the terrorists should not have done it. we did not do anything to mess with them. >> she was my father's teacher. everyone says he was loved very much. >> they were from ketchum elementary. the others were from an elementary school that is now closed. the teachers here will never forget. >> she loved the world, a geography. teaching was her passion. >> every time you think about 9/11 or any type of terrorism you have to relive that day. >> the "national geographic" employees were also on the flight. it was not just the

same at dulles. 75 at baltimore today. not bad at all.ally comfortable outside. 62degrees now at national airport. humidity is up at about 80%. might feel that a little bit. very light southerly wind flow. temperatures in our neighborhoods are in the range of the low 60s to the upper 50s pretty much everywhere. 60degrees in baltimore this hour. 61 dulles. hagerstown 61. 58 fredericksburg. boston, 55 degrees, but new york at 64 degrees this hour. we've got at 59 at richmond. southern portion of the country, really heated up quite a bit today. this evening fairly warm. had 100 degrees earlier day for del rio. this warm air will move up the atlantic seaboard and we'll benefit in the later part of the week. other than that, seasonal conditions and light wind flow. our temperatures will rise. a little bit of precipitation. some of it moved through earlier, late afternoon hours. a light passing shower. we'll see the clouds now clear out overnight, because we have a ridge of high pressure that will dominate our weather pattern. overnight, partly

. >> the virginia governor says the state will not foot the bill underground metro at dulles airport. some say taxpayers will bear the difference when in opinion, there is no benefit to an underground station. i would say the cheapest is the way to go. >> in a letter to the airport mcdonald says he is disappointed in decision and hopes the board come to a more fiscally sound decision. she agrees and says the train be above ground. as it gets people to airport, we cannot complain. it is fine. >> others think virginia is taking the easy way out. they're going to spend all money and wind up half a mile away from the terminal. how appealing that folks. to some >> there is concern that an underground option would be more , especially for taxpayers in surrounding counties and drivers who use the tollway. >> i do not want to see the told going up again. peoplet goes out to the virginia. we reached out to the board he had too see what about the governor's letter. a spokesman told us mr. had not received the yet but looked forward to receiving it and talking to the governor. we have a warning

the average high is 72. 78 reported in washington- dulles. 79 degrees. 79 in manassas. the warmer spot in fredericksburg. lookout how far temperatures fall. instead of the low 80's, maybe 58 or 59. low pressure moves north. bringing in the cool and damp air. the rain with -- some leftover showers and maybe some sunshine. definitely a cool day. on thursday, the high takes control of sunshine and probably back to 70 degrees for the day on friday. as we head through the day tomorrow to look for a lingering showers in the morning moving from west to east and lower 50's. 57 at midday. cloudy and cool. some sunshine in the afternoon. many areas remaining in the 50's. up there 60's on thursday. saturday looks great. 72 degrees. mother's day, partly cloudy and late day showers in the day on monday. away from our tv, no problem. wjla.com. you can track the storms yourself as a move in. the latest weather blogs good reading at ." [unintelligible] 6-- at wjla.com. >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >> tonight is a must win

dulles 45. bwi marshall 44 degrees. your forecast for today, a lot of sunshine, breezy, winds could gust up to 25-30 miles per hour. we're looking for a high of about 70 degrees. more details coming up in just a little bit. right now let's go to julie wright for an update on traffic. >>> the big story is the closure of the bw parkway northbound between 410. it remains closed. crew in sky fox live over the scene right now with this closure point. and all traffic coming northbound from prince george's hospital can go no further than 410 and at that point you'll be diverted off of the highway and to riverdale road. delays beginning near 450 as you travel northbound. to the right side of the shot, we had some delays headed in toward d.c. approaching 410 and then traffic will slow again at the kenilworth-new york avenue split. back inside, if you want to avoid this mess on the bw, you want to stick with 50 and kenilworth traveling out of northeast washington and back toward the capital beltway. inbound 50 slowing from riverd

that's where the re action is now. 81 at the airport. 81 in dulles.gh temps were well into the mid-80s around downtown. 86 at the maryland science center. a tremendous cool off on the way. canton we're lucky to get to 60 and the chance for showers on and off early, a slow moving line of rain, slow moving line of storms, but the whole thing set to come in later this evening and slowly track through the area overnight. if we get gusty storms, it will be overnight, eventually tracking through the mid-atlantic. throughout the overnight period rain off and on. 6:00 tomorrow morning i think it could be a wet commute. give your self-extra time and bring the umbrella. wednesday afternoon we dry things out from west to east. then we should clear just about everywhere out for thursday. thursday looks sunny but cooler. overnight 52. thunderstorms. some could be strong to severe, just a slim chance probably less than 15%. tomorrow 58, early showers, cooler and breezy weather will be the story. then skies clear off. that's going to be setting the stage for decent

night of the currently our temperatures are in the 50s, 55 in washington, 55 in baltimore, 53 at dulles, hagerstown is at 54 degrees. forecast today, mostly cloudy skies, a few showers possible here and there. look for a high in the low to mid-70s, 74 downtown. more details coming up in a little bit. stay with us for that. >> all right. that sounds good. we can handle that one, today. >>> julie? >> off to a good start with no incidents reported as you work across the wilson bridge and over at the american legion bridge, light traffic volume there. all lanes are open if you're traveling 395 northbound, across the 14th street bridge, nice and easy to the southeast, southwest freeway. northbound 95 looking good. and no problems on the beltway. constitution avenue on the westbound side scheduled work between 20th and 23rd street tying up two light rains. that's your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> in breaking news, a major victory for the u.s. in the war on terror. the man wanted for the deadlyist attack on american soil is dead. he was killed yesterday in pakistan during a u.s. military mission

dulles knocking on the door of 80. they got to 79. marshall made it up to 74 degrees actually warm day, our average high for this time of year is about 71 degrees so we are well above normal. right now, it is 63 degrees here in the nation's capital. 61 in gaithersburg. quantico is at 66 degrees. baltimore, 59 there, manassas, 61. winchester is at 59 dealings out that way. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite. we have clouds out there again this morning. also some areas of some light fog being reported early this morning so there is some moisture in the atmosphere but nothing in the way of any rain showers. nor do we expect to see any until late today as this frontal boundary, which is pretty much stalled out for now begins to make its way eastward. this will move eastward as a cold front. along this front, a series of impulses are moving creating precipitation. there have been some thunderstorms with this and with the daytime heating we expect to get today, this will set us up for the possible of some thunderstorms. some c

temperatures had a difficult time moving today. 58 degrees at dulles airport. 65 on a fredericksburg. looking at our super doppler radar, a few showers across montgomery county, stretching north into hagerstown. the beaches looking at heavier rain at this time. we of showers and thunderstorms forecast as a cold front will approach from the west. we will tell you about the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> after a two week break congress goes back into session tomorrow. it is expected to be busy. one of the top priorities -- settle and the debate on the debt ceiling. the u.s. will hit the ceiling at some time this month. the president is asking congress to raise the ceiling but republicans will refuse unless serious cut in spending are made. >>> people are still talking about last night's white house correspondents dinner. the annual event attracts politicians and celebrities. president obama poked fun at him self and his republican rivals, including donald trump. >> in an episode of "celebrity apprenticed," the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from omaha steaks. and the

dull let's international and bwi are at 45 right now. temperatures in the 50s, i'm sorry that should say 50s, temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll fix that for you. mostly cloudy with a few showers here and there and then the forecast for today we'll look far mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a shower or two later on. the high in the 70s. that's a look at weather, we'll have more in a little bit. >> thank you. let's check with julie wright with traffic early this monday. >> hey, good morning to you all. steve you mentioned when we came back there was a lot of celebrating happening downtown around lafayette park. we have street closures near the white house, 15th, 17th street, north of h street. that'watch out for. in downtown we have construction in place westbound constitution avenue between 20th and 23rd. live shot at 15th street, we have part of the road closed. it's hard to see we do have barrels out there where we have blocked portions of the street for participants celebrating near the white house. let's say good morning to sky

it is 48 degrees in washington. 47 at dulles. baltimore is at 50 degrees.cean city still hanging in there at 65. that front hasn't come through yet. out in winchester though, it is only 44 degrees. forecast for today, morning rain showers, clouds, later on today, we'll see maybe some partial sunshine in the afternoon and it will still be breezy. highs well below normal. look if a high in washington of 60 degrees. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask the weather guys where we answer a question about an old wives tale involving leaves on trees and predicting the weather. or is it an old wives tale? >> that's right. >> we will answer that. >> james wright has a look at traffic. wet out there. cause problems. >> steve chenevey, i got a bone to pick with you. >> what's that, my friend. >> how can you get so down on our caps like that. the rangers, remember, they were down 0-3 and they came back in overtime and they kicked it and they won. >> once again, julie didn't list tonight full story where i said hopefully they can win tonight and come bac

relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. icy hot spray.on't mess around with pain. >> families of 9/11 victims continue to react to the killing of mastermind osama bin laden. plus, how the u.s. was able to track him down, and also the tweaks from a man who witnessed the entire attack. plus, people in the south begin the road to recovery after that epic storm system that made history. we will have details >> the normal high 70 degrees. we are little above that today and will be well above it tomorrow, up to 82. showers come through to help cool things off wednesday. a nice looking thursday before some showers return for the end of the week. a definite improvement in the weather conditions. when the normal high is 70 degrees, we are starting to see a change. >> stake in for a special one- >> stake in for a special one- hour edition o

we hit 72 at national, 70 at dulles, and 72 at baltimore. so not bad at all. temperatures this morning as we start out, fairly comfortable four. 58 at d.c. we've got 57 at manassas martinsburg at 53, 53 at baltimore. as we take a ride up the atlantic, 52 at boston, raleigh is 58, but take a look to the south. a little bit warmer airflow here. we're not going to benefit from that until we get into the later part of the week. we're finally going to get to see our temperatures rise a little bit more interest the upper 70s. let's take a look at true view, because what i want to show you is what's affecting our skies. we've got this upper level disturbance that's heading across. this is primarily moving to the southeast so lower southern maryland getting hit a little more as well as across the potomac highlands, the shenandoah valley. we are looking at seeing at least a light passing pop-up shower. i can't rule it out throughout the course of the day. there is a chance as this progresses and moves out that we could see something. so just keep an umbrella handy if y

dulles airport at 66. a few showers mainly to the north and west of us which will eventually work their way into our area over the next couple of hours or so. do not be surprised if you hear a few rumbles of thunder but do not expect anything to become severe. what can we expect for mother's day and beyond? a poll look in just a few minutes. >>> greater than 24 hours after the basketball coach resigns new reports that they are already looking at big names to take over the team. we now have the very latest. britt, we could be getting big news on monday. >> it cannot fill the shoes of gary williams. some recruits have threatened to go the other way. maryland has a full-court press to snagging miller. he hosted a nike basketball clinic and kevin anderson reportedly flew to las vegas to meet him. a decision could be made as early as monday. mailer has spent the last two seasons as the head coach of the wildcats and led them to a regular-season title and an elite eighth appearance. he was named to the pack-10 c

today's high, 72 at national; 70, dulles and 72 at baltimore. temperaturewise. 59, dulles; 52, frederick and we have 60 at fredericksburg; 58, winchester and baltimore is 52 degrees and let's get to true view. we'll show you what is happening. we have had precipitation moving through into the course of tonight and most of it is moving to the south of us and that does not mean that some of you haven't seen a sprinkle or two and into tomorrow, that is what we're talking about for mother's day. the chance in the morning hours, primarily of a light passing shower through here. you may want to grab your umbrella and go to radar now. show you the system affecting us. we have a frontal system to the west and just some thunderstorms here. we have the low pressure system over new england shooting little beams of energy through here and that is what did is causing this to pick up. this is going to head across. primarily to the south and back to the weather maps and we talked about how the temperatures are not too bad for tonight and leave cast skies -- ov

to get rail to dulles from d.c. and really make significant more use of that airport and just getting people out to that area so they don't have to use 66 or the tollway and then they can go wherever from there,t's a very important transportation project. but i do feel like i don't -- i have a project sole ri in my state -- sole in my state, but i can't fully control it. we're going to look at what can we do to improve that. on the foreign investment area, i think everybody's thinking more globally. it really is a much more interconnected world because of the internet, because of the emergence of the pacific rim countries, any number of reasons. and so one of the things that i asked for last year in our economic development package was we were cutting the equivalent of about $4 billion out of the budget. we actually asked the general assembly to invest in job creation and economic development because long term we're not going to tax our way to prosperity, we'reoing get people to invest and innovate and grow our way

. >> soe trafford -- some transportation officials said this might happen on the dulles toll road. >>to ride on the toll road and those numbers have increased significantly. -- have not increased significantly but there is talk of a $10 told by the end of this decade. some drivers are calling it highway robbery. >> it is horrible. >> the airport authority confirming a report by the wtop that rates could jump to $5.50 in four years and $10.75 by 20/20. >> this is an expensive project but it will serve the community for decades. >> he is talking about the extension. $3.5 billion for phase 2 partly paid for with tolls. >> marcus uses the toll road nearly every day and is not happy. >> i think it is already expensive enough. most of the time it is not quicker. >> the airport authority hopes the federal loan will ease the pain. >> if we have it, it would be two-thirds of that. maybe $6. it is a huge difference. >> some wonder if they go into effect if drivers will be able to use other routes. >> it will be less stress on the other road. i do not think that will happen. if it goes over $5.

. >> terrorists took over the jet shortly after taking off from dulles airport and crashed it into the pentagon. killing 184 people. >>> all right, let's go now to the white house where the president is making a statement. >> families of henry and anthony who have given their loved ones to this nation and who have kept their memories alive for this very moment. by your grace, may we never forget their sacrifice in your holy name, amen. >> amen. >> good morning, everybody. please be seated. on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. to our many guests from hawaii, aloha. and thank you, chaplain carver for that wonderful invocation. i think we can all agree this is a good day for america. our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. the world is safer. it is a better place because of the death of osama bin laden. today, we're reminded that, as a nation, there's nothing we can't do. when we put our shoulders to the wheel, when we work together, when we remember the sense of unity that defines us as americans. and we've seen that spirit, that patrioti

current temperatures around the region, it is 63 now in the district. 58 in baltimore. 62 at dulles airport, winchester, virginia, 59. ocean city, maryland, is at 63 degrees. forecast today, partly sunny skies, a warm day. breezes out of the south. up to 5-10 miles per hour or so. highs in the 80s. low 80s to the north, 82 in hagerstown. 84 in washington. 86 in fredericksberg. now let's get an update on the rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> you could say it with enthusiasm. like -- 86 in fredericksberg! >> 86 in fredericksberg! >> sound like you're back on the radio. >>> outer loop of the beltway below speed leaving college park past new hampshire. all lanes are open. 95 slow to the beltway. bw parkway expect delays approaching 197. bowie slow to the beltway. saint mary's county checking for a crash. 210 toward fort cushy hill, usually slow. and slow from edsell and crossing over the 14th street bridge and an accident cleared over to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the killing of osama bin laden is more evident his death may be on the way. >> the white

many others think that he is not credible, dull, or both. most of the main players have not declared. sarah palin will probably not run. many consider the potential republican candidate unknown unknowns. >> no, no, no. >> what do you think of the field? >> i think the republicans feel this week. >> that is why gingrich has a chance. some think that he does not have a chance but the field is wide open. >> some of europe's top golfers were among thousands of mourners at of the funeral of seve ballesteros. his ashes were carried a from spain to his family's church. >> in a tiny village where he first picked up a golf club, the fondest farewell to a sporting legend. family andteros' friends were joined by some of the most famous names in golf and thousands of people who lined the streets to remember a man whose skill and charisma charmed the world. a photo of that a famous open when -- win. underneath, the tools with which he conjured some money on likely escapes. he asked for a simple ceremony. his celebrity made that difficult. thousands of fa

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correct analysis and diagnosis, but the political reality is that there is less enthusiasm, virtually dull enthusiasm, in the senate for -- virtually no enthusiasm in the senate for the ryan budget. mitch mcconnell is not going to push it. that shows that there's a predisposition to finesse this thing, even though the advantages with the republicans and the house republicans and forced the issue to determine it to debate goh cuts for the first time at. >> speaking of bankers, the indictment of the recently resigned head of the international monetary fund. >> there is nothing that took place in that hotel route which in any way could be construed as consensual. >> that is the attorney representing the alleged victim, a 32-year-old hotel maid, widowed mother of a 15-year-old daughter, saw asylum from many 37 years ago. former imf head dominique strauss-kahn indicted this week for assaults on that woman. he is on that million dollar bail right now, being monitored electronically 24/7. can he be his rap, nina? >> anying is possie, anybody who lived through the duke scandal, to be careful here.