parents of a student in dumfries were shocked by the threat. graffiti said a student would bring a gun to school today but there is no evidence that the threat is credible. >> the supreme court will hear arguments today on the main issue in the health-care debate. yesterday's argument focused on whether an 19th century tax law prevented the justices from hearing the case now. >> the congress [inaudible] >> i don't think that is restraining the collection of a tax. it is restraining the payment of a tax. >> the supreme court is not expected to issue a ruling until late june and will take a closer look at what we can expect today. >> thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country calling for justice in the trayvon martin case. >> the parents are on the defense of this morning after new information was leaked about his background. they are expected to make an appearance on capitol hill later today. >> the expected visit from the park -- parents of trayvon martin follows an emotional night last night in florida. >> to sit here and listen to

. >>> northbound i-95 near dumfries road. an accident. looks like it may be on the shoulder but just a heads up. police are headed that way. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on that and other virginia roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> hi, everybody. it's 6:28. a loot at the ution capitol. >> a little -- u.s. capitol. >> a little chilly out there. >>> we want to thank you for joining us. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >>> i'm peggy fox in for mike hydeck. howard bernstein has our forecast. >>> good morning. it's chilly out here. got a lot of reports from our weather watchers all over the place from southern maryland up to northern virginia, frost out there. you'll be scraping the windshield if you park outside in many areas. we have clear skies this morning. that will be the skies for a few more hours. as you look at the day planner, you're going to notice the increase in clouds, especially by midday as we go partly to mostly cloudy for noon. we'll climb into the mid-50s and expecting rain arou

on this warm winter's night jojo's original soft serve on main street in dumfries is jam packed. >> the ice cream there is so good we always take the kids over there so they can goof off in the summertime and just enjoy the eye cream and the weather of >> reporter: what most of his customers don't know is that the popular owner joseph ruhren known to many as mr. joe joe this is jail accused of sexually abusing a young -- is in jail accused of sexually abusing a young boy years ago. >> i don't know him personally, but from what i've heard all the children love him. they are drawn to his shop, so i don't know of anything or i haven't heard of anything freaky or weird about him. >> reporter: prince william county police say they first learned of these allegations during the summer of 2010 when a then 27-year-old man came to them alleging he'd been sexually abused by joseph ruhren between 1996 and 2001 when he, the accuser, was 12 to 16 years old and the accused was a police officer here in the town of dumfries. without commenting about the allegations a dumfries police official told us ruh

northbound out of dumfries had a minor crash moved to the shoulder. northbound delays are brief leaving triangle to get passed to a 34 and after all lollipop. -- after 234 and after the lollipop. let's take a to a map and a large new debt on interstate 95, approximately 80 state police vehicles will head north to their graduation vehicles. we congratulate them. >> 6:40 and we want to check in with doug hill departel. >> are starting off on a great note of clear skies and comfortable temperatures but lots of changes will come our way. let's start with a look at our weatherbug camera in annapolis. sunrise officially occurred two minutes ago and the temperature is 36 degrees in bethesda. we will climb into the 60-degree range today. current temperatures across the area are mostly in the 30's, cooler than yesterday morning. 28 -- 29 degrees in martinsburg and warmer in the metro area, 42 in washington. the clouds are on the way after the morning sunshine and there is a developing storm center that will cause severe weather in the tennessee valley and show

at the time he was a dumfries police officer. he's now the owner of joe joe's ice cream in dumfries. the 27-year-old victim says he assaulted him over a period of five years start when he was just 12 years old. he's already in jail on prescription fraud charges. >>> our time now is 11:10. coming up the president of afghanistan wants to limit where u.s. troops are in that country after 16 civilians were killed. plus, a look inside last might's state dinner. the fashion, the food, and the president's toast. >>> afghan president karzai says he wants the u.s. to pull troops from rural villages and confine them to military bases following a shooting rampage by a u.s. staff sergeant. that's what he told defense secretary panetta during the meet thing morning. they are l are 90,000 u.s. troops in that country under current flans u.s. and its allies are supposed to withdraw most combat forces by the end of the year 2014. >>> the u.s. soldier accused in that shooting spree is no longer in afghanistan. he's being detained in kuwait. he cou

he's the owner of jo-jo's ice cream in dumfries and at the time he was a dumfries police officer.assaulted him over a period of 5 years starting when he was 12. he's already in jail on prescription fraud charges. >>> a d.c. judge ruled that a man accused of killing his 91-year-old wife should spend another month in a mental hospital. he strangled her to death. she was a well known journalist and d.c. socialite. the doctor told the judge he does not have the capacity to stand trial but his condition should improve in time with treatments. another hearing is scheduled for next month. >>> a priest suspended for denying communion is defending his position. he denied communion to a d.c. woman because she was a lesbian living with her partner. the archdiocese of washington says the suspension was because he was intimidated parish staff and others but he said he was put on administrative leave for denying the woman communion. he told "the washington post" that being pressured to give communion to the wrong people hurts priests everywhere. >>> the justice department is giving the green li

call alert went out to parents of students at potomac high school in dumfries. graffiti found on a bathroom stall friday indicated a student planned to bring a gun to school today. detectives say they're working to track down the source of the threat. >>> police are looking for a man who tried to snatch a 14-year-old girl. it happened near meadowland elementary school. the man ran when he was approached. >>> fairfax police released a sketch of a man they say attacked a student last week who was walking home from woodson high school. the girl was dragged into the woods but managed to get away. a surveillance camera caught the man running down the street. police say he may be driving a white four-door honda accord. >>> right now dozens are camped outside the supreme court hoping to watch the second day of oral arguments over the obama administration's health care law. yesterday the debate focused on whether the penalty for not buying health insurance amounts to a tax cut. taxes cannot be challenged until they actually take effect. the insurance penalty does not ki

. >> dumfries is a small town. right here is this ice-cream shop. customers cannot believe the man who used to serve them ice cream is facing these awful charges. tonight he lost the one man protest to make sure customers knew what the honor is accused of. >> i am deeply upset about it. >> this is very popular. >> customers were stunned to learn of the crimes joseph is charged with. >> he is the one who sells ice cream. everybody loves them. >> the 41-year-old is facing a 21 charges including some for forcible sodomy and crimes against nature. police say he sexually abused a student from 1996 through 2001 when the boy was between 12 and 16. >> that is pretty missed up. >> this it happened in places where he lived i this apartment complex. a woman inside did not want to talk but a nearby resident said she would often see adolescents and teen boys go in and out of the home. >> he hired teens of the ice- cream shop and reportedly took them on trips. he was listed as a substitute for about one day. he would often give out coupons a partner with local sc

facing almost two dozen charges for a series of alleged sexual assaults on a young boy while he was a dumfries police officer. >> that is amazing. i cannot believe that. >> the alleged sexual abuse took place between 1996 and 2001 when the victim, now 27, was between ages of 12 and 16. the two new one another and the crimes happened at places where the suspect lived. after resigning from the police department in 2004, he opened a popular ice cream shop, a local hangout for kids and their families. he hired teenagers to work at the shop and would often give out coupons and partner with local schools. this is not the first time he has been in trouble. in 2010 he spent four months behind bars for prescription fraud. this person has known him for decades and has had concerns. >> i am glad he is where he is at now. a lot of people figure he was doing that. >> however others say they cannot imagine the person they know doing anything this horrific. >> i have had him on many occasions with my children and grandchildren and children in the community and have never seen anything inappropriate. >> he is

>>> traveling on i-95 northbound in dumfries, you have two situations.t, as you're traveling northbound, you're going to approach a tow truck towing a police officer's car out of a ditch. then as you keep going, that's on n your left shoulder lane. as you keep going, you'll see this incident that looks like it's clearing now. had an dpk your shoulder lane. the tow truck is off and moving, so is the police officer. so looks like this issue is out of the roadway for you. now as you travel i-66 eastbound at fairfax county parkway, no issues here. westbound, your travel lanes are open, as well. and the rails are looking really good with no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. joe, over to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> a terrifying hit-and-run accident is caught on videotape by a metro bus that was in the right place at the right time. take a look at this bus' dash cam video closely. you see the white pickup truck jump the curb on route 198, hit a man walking on the sidewalk. the truck then took off down the road. this happened on wednesda

dumfries native and north carolina tar heels point guard kendall marshall is out endefinitely after breaking a bone in his wrist. marshall was knocked to the ground in yesterday's win over creighton. the bishop o'connell graduate is left-handed and says the injury might not affect him as much. the tar heels next play the ohio bobcats on friday in the sweet 16. my goodness. a big loss for north carolina. >> huge. i mean, you notice he was shooting with his right hand when he fell. >> you need both hands when you play basketball. >> you do. >> have you watched so much basketball the last few days? >> great. it's been thrilling. >> every day was good. yeah. my team lost. they played well. they've did very well. >>> our time is now 4:54. coming up, enjoying a d.c. spring tradition. the service that is making it easier for you to get downtown to check out the annual cherry blossom festival. >>> plus, fewer hassles. why senior citizens could have why senior citizens could have an easier time getting through what do you think of this one? why senior citizens could have an easier time getting throug

i want to thank lucille fry of dumfries, va. who made this scarf. this is crocheted, and made.thank you very much it is beautiful >> it is beautiful and it looks very delicate. >> we love handcrafted items and by american wherever you can. >> not so nice outside now but that is the pattern we have had lately. >> it is typical in springtime where you get the flow of the atlantic ocean. it causes the fog and low clouds to hang around for a good chunk of the day and when people get out of work in the afternoon you get some sunshine. >> that is good. >> you sell this a little bit so thick fog early this morning. some areas prone to fog are expected to be sick early this morning and will fade away later in the morning. the clause should hanger-on's -- hang around into the afternoon a dense fog advisory is in effect until 10:00 a.m.. visibility should be down to 1/4 of a mile or less. i think the gray skies and clouds will hold tight for a good chunk of the day to day, even longer than yesterday. we started to see this on a little bit yesterday before lunchtime and today i think it w

on the northbound side heavy from dumfries to the prince william parkway.witch views and look at the interlude of the beltway that is have the right now as making the trip from georgetown pike to 270 old georgetown to college park. heavy delays on the outer loop of the beltway to 266. back to you in the studio. >> still ahead -- when a car fire erupted, take a look at this. these firefighters did not let their gowns keep them from doing their job. why were they dressed up like that? >> one of dozens of theaters tonight at midnight where "the hunger games" opens. >> a new area code will be lost from this area. >> one of the biggest movies of the year hits theaters to that. >>the hunger games as millions of people excited. arch campbell has some fan reaction. >> we have a summer blockbuster in march. it seems kind of early, but i believe "the hunger games" will be one of the biggest movies of the year. it does live up to its billing. i think it is the next big thing. a combination of science fiction, blood sport romance. jennifer lawrence, the actress moves t

. >>> additional security officers will be on patrol this morning at potomac high in dumfries, virginia today. graffiti on bathroom stalls is what prompted the alert. the graffiti said a student was planning to bring a gun to school. school officials contacted parents about the possible threat but they say so far there is no evidence that the threat is credible. >>> a woman is now under arrest after a restaurant shooting some are calling a hate crime. d.c. police have charged 27- year-old lashop carson with aggravated assault child armed. a gay man was shot march 11 at an ihop restaurant in columbia heights. he is recovering. police are investigating witness accounts that there was an argument involving anti-gay slurs just before the shooting. >>> they were flooded out of their homes last september. now the latest attempt to allow the people of the holly acres mobile home park to rebuild on the same part has been rejected. a prince william county judge has denied the resident's request for an injunction against the county. flooding from tropical storm lee damaged dozens of homes or dest

. >>> police stepped up the patrols in dumfries, virginia.ve after parents got a recorded call about graffiti found in the school bathroom. that graffiti indicated that one student planned to bring a weapon to school. there's no evidence that the graffiti is credible, but they decided to increase security anyway. >>> experts on the topic of distracted driving banded together in washington to brainstorm new solutions. the national highway transportation safety board held a day long summit, topics included increased enforcement efforts when it came to texting. the agency says about 5500 people are killed in crashes involving distracted driving every year. >>> d.c. mayor says if he could, he would put a speed camera in every city neighborhood. the mayor was appearing before the d.c. council to lobby for his new budget proposal, which is counting on $30 million in new money from expanded traffic camera programs. bruce johnson reports, other jurisdictions have caps on what they can take in from speed cameras. >> every local mayor and police chief

northbound i-95, accident activity reported before you reach 234 dumfries. it has been pulled over to the median. tabbing the bakes passing the scene but lanes are open. -- tapping the brakes passing the scene but lanes are open. >>> caught on camera, a victim is hit by a car and the driver just keeps on going. >> police hope the video will lead to an arrest of the hit and run driver. lauren demarco has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. along with looking for that driver, police also trying to figure out the identity of the victim. he does remain in critical condition this morning. this all happened on wednesday afternoon. we'll take a look from our mast cam to show you where it occurred as you travel from route one in laurel heading eastbound onto 19 #. it was right there at the ramp. a metro dash cam, a metrobus dash cam did catch all of this on camera. so take a look at that video, you can see the white pickup truck strikes a pedestrian on the side of road. it is off the roadway. the bus driver and a driver of another car did stop and they were not a

this school is in dumfries, virginia. police found graffiti on a bathroom stall on monday suggesting that someone was planning to bring a weapon into school today. parents were notified quickly. at this point there is no evidence that the threat is credible. however, they're not taking any chances and will put more officers at the school. >>> the parents of trayvon martin will be on capitol hill today. they've been invited to attend a house hearing on racial profiling. thousands of people took part in a town hall meeting in sanford, florida last night. that is where 17-year-old martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman a month ago. earlier in the day martin's parents confirmed their son had been suspended from school recently. he was accused of having marijuana. but they said that is irrelevant to this case. >> even in death trayvon is gone. lenot be returning to us. even in death they are still disrespecting my son and i feel that that's a shame. >> the only comment that i have right now is that they've kille

he owns joe joes original soft serve on main street dumfries virginia accused of sexually abusing a young boy beginning in 1996 when he was a police officer he was already in jail, for failing to appear in court on check fraud charges. >>> next time you stop at the pump be prepared to dig deeper into that wallet prices are soaring now they jumped another cent overnight in our area. this morning the average for a gallon of regular is $4.03, virginia's average, 3.73, maryland, 3 .8 4 but drivers in maryland may wind up paying manier for gas if governor o'malley has his way he is pushing for lawmakers to increase the tax rate so the state can pay for transportation projects and other issue s with roadways, melanie alnwick live in bethesda with the latest. >> reporter: hi sarah. 18 to 20¢ more per gallon is what maryland drivers could pay phased in over three years if the governor's gas tax increase proposal goes through. yesterday, governor martin o'malley, told members of the house and senate budget committees responsible for advancing this legislation, that there could be dire consequences

. >>> dumfries native and tar heels point guard kendall marshall broke a bone in his wrist when he fellhall was knocked to the ground in the win over creighton and used his hand to try to break the fall. the bishop o'connell graduate is left-handed so he's hoping there is a chance he can still play. the tar heels will play ohio in the sweet 16 on friday. so he has about a week to get things together. >> i hope he heals quickly. >> yeah. >> and not just because i have north carolina going all the way. >> you're not the only one. >> all right. >>> our time is 5:26. coming up, getting ready for another showdown. what's at stake for the republican presidential hopefuls as voters get ready to head to the polls in illinois. >>> asking for a redo. why the attorney for a former virginia lacrosse player says his client deserves a new trial. >>> plus, our beautiful weather gave us the perfect chance to check out the cherry blossoms. now on verizon's 4g lte network. double your data. 4 gigabytes for just $30 a month. with 4 gigabytes, you could send and receive over 400,000 emails. or stream over

left side of the screen the heavier volume there heading north but stick with the interstate out of dumfries and interstate out of woodbridge. prince william county police on the scene. 66 eastbound delays forming east of the rest area east of manassas to 28 centreville. falls church looks good. right side of the screen is eastbound traffic heading on in toward ballston across the teddy roosevelt bridge. if atrial on the beltway -- you travel on beltway maryland, good pace. college park, finding more volume though as you head west of new hampshire avenue, university boulevard just volume delays only making your way around to georgia avenue and silver spring downtown traffic has been light. no incidents to report on the bw parkway or 50. the building volume to get into cheverly and kenilworth and new york avenues. southern maryland good shape so far. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. mike back to you. >>> making news now at 5:50, bluegrass legend has died. earl scruggs known for taking the banjo from a lead -- into lead instrument. not just part of the rhythm section. scruggs star

no neenltses to report 9 -- incidents to report northbound 95 heading from dumfries, dale city, woodbridge. the pace is starting to bog down near 123 but north of the rest area to get into the hov lanes and on toward 395 and up to the 14th street bridge, everything is open for you. your next time saver traffic comes up at 5:25. back to you. >>> it brings back great memories. the video of a batman traffic stop in montgomery county has been released. the officer pulled over batman whose real name is lenny robinson. he was on route 29 in silver spring. the black lamb beanie didn't have any tags, just the bat symbol. of course the officers wanted to remember this moment so-- >> do you mind if i take a picture? >> not at all. >> batman. , da, da, da. >> he's a self-made businessman on his way to visit some sick kids at the hospital. how nice of him. police let him going with a warning and a song. >> this is what he does all the time, bringing smiles to people's faces including montgomery county police officers. >> fantastic. >> great job, lenny. >>> prepaid debit cards are big business. >> now

extreme southern prince william county, from near dumfries toward quantico and farther south to near fredericksburg getting lingering sprinkles there. temperatures right now from mt. rainier to clinton, georgetown, arlington, oakton, and gaithersburg are in the 40s to near 50 degrees. it's near freezing out of the mountains now. sunrise at 6:28. here's the day planner. partly sunny mid morning. ought to get the sun breaking out. mid 50s by then. upper 50s, near 60 by noontime. the winds will still be gusty to around 20 to 25 miles per hour. and then we'll get chillier by late afternoon. the low 50s and sunny. then after sunset at 6:10, 40s. a clear and cold night tonight. in fact, by midnight, down near 40 degrees. even colder by dawn. a look at the weekend into next week in ten minutes. how's the traffic? >>> good morning. let's travel along i-95. if you are making your way now out of dale city. i'm not seeing any rain on camera. so far the travel speeds are really good. northbound, 66 miles per hour. continuing northbound, you're at 63 miles per hour at fairfax county parkway. i'll

delays are out of dumfries off and on to the 14th street bridge.ntagon and maryland had delays in the outer loop from 95 270, this avenue and is the pace out of germantown to get to the beltway. i want to thank lucille fry who beautiful star i i hadring today darien >> friend comment on your scarted today. -- on your scarf today. you can't see much on our live cameras here. we have a dense fog advisory for r viewing areaf ou until 10:00 and we are on their degrees this afternoon. back at 8:27. ♪ girl around the world girls, around the world ♪ >>> another great crowd joining us at the patch. >> the patch. >> broadway farms. >> look at everything. love it when it's spring break. have their books out "hunger games." >>> we're going to talk about beyonce. she can run the world. >> and does. >> she knows how to do that. two months since she gave birth, beautiful blue ivy. look at her. two months late per p. >> that's now? >> yes. that was on monday. that was monday. >> yeah. >> a lot of people want to know, how did she do it? and we will -- we will let

man alleges he was sexually abused by him between 1996 and 2001 when he was a patrol officer in dumfriesetween 12 and 16 years old he has owned joe joes original soft serve since retiring from the police force in 2004. >>> there is a new twist in the georgetown murder of a 91-year- old socialite a judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial in the death of his elderly wife he is currently being treated at st. elizabeth's the judge ordered him held for another month of treatment saying he believes he will eventually be competent he is accused of strangling and beating his wife last august he denied any wrong doing. >>> tony, you like me you start filling up your tank and hit a certain amount like $50 i am done even if it is not filled. >> mm-hmm. >> it is disgusting the pain continues gas prices up 14¢ maryland just since last week but could rise even more if governor o'malley has his way. >> he is pushing for lawmakers to increase the tax rate on gas, so the state can pay for transportation projects fox 5s. melanie alnwick is live with the latest. melanie. >> hi tony let's lock at the pri

not too bad leaving the pentagon. 95 still a struggle out of stafford heading to dumfries.arlier we had a problem there so the lanes are open once again. to the west on 66 traffic freely out of manassas, still congested at fair oaks and approaching 123 braddock road was reopened now leaving annandale heading up to 95 and 66. about a 13 minute commute as you work your way up the west side. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> the deaths of two american troops in afghanistan ministry building in the building being seen by some intelligence officials as confirmation that the taliban has once again tunneled inside the government there. joining us now, j. j. green national security correspondent at wtop radio. >> good morning. good to be here. >> we reported on these two death last week and then we have learned that you have a personal connection to one of these american military men. can you tell us about it? >> yeah, it's colonel john loftus. i met him in 2009 and he was major j. d. loftus at the time. and i met him in afghanistan. he was what he called the public