>>> andrea, you can't get on 66 eastbound because of an accident.i'll have more early friday tieups and howard will have the weekend forecast when we return. keep it here. ♪ [ male announcer ] you're surrounded by fabrics all day. ♪ wouldn't softer feel better? try ultra downy. it softens fibers better than detergent alone, for a deep-down softness. and ultra downy april fresh has more than double the softening ingredients than the leading value brand's original fresh. ♪ and softer feels better. get more. feel more. >>> welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. thank you for joining us. we made it to friday. angie goff is here with traffic. it's not friday light. >> no. >> and howard is here with the weather. >> we're back to reality. we need jackets and heaters tonight. it's april, folks. >> we won't need heaters. >> it will be in 30s in spots. >> blankets and cuddle. >>> let's start with doppler 9 9,000hd with the cold front bringing relief from the warm weather we had early in the week. prince george's county, southern maryland and even staff

delays are clearing up to 7100 and we will move to 66 eastbound. to manassas and slow here to route 28 and 50 to 123. >>> i want to remind everyone it is effort quake. check out the revamped green section a lot of activities and events there along with great stories. live doppler 9000 hd hack lot of activity. it will be approaching prince william county, stafford county and up to the district and maryland the next hour, hour and a half so keep your eyes on that. seven-day forecast, showers off and on today with light rain, maybe 61 if we are lucky. tomorrow more sunshine and an afternoon shower can't be ruled out it is nice on friday. the weekend features showers especially by sunday. earth day festival is happening on the national mall. >>> as for wall street a mixed picture. tech stocks are higher while the dow may head lower. >> the "early show" is next. learn when international air travel could get back to normal and why don't sweat the small stuff could lead to big stuff. >>> get the news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >>> of course we wil

of here. 395, outside, drivers are moving at speed from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. 66 eastbound, nice and quiet commute, centerville to inside the beltway. great drive from 95 to georgia avenue. here is a look at pennsylvania, branch avenue, 301, no icon os p the map. that's a good thing. we are incident and accident free. over to you. >>> the search is on for a 4th suspect in tuesday night. ts drive by shooting that left four people dead and five injured. kristin fisher joins us live from southeast washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. police have made a lot of progress over the past 48 hours, three suspects have been arrested they've been charged with first degree murder. their names are 26-year-old nathaniel sims, 20-year-old orlando carter and a 14 gerald boy. the 14-year-old boy is accused of driving the get away car. police say the search is on for a fourth suspect . these suspects are accused of opening fire on a crowd of people standing by an apartment building on south capital street tuesday night. four dead, five more injured. it was the deadliest sing

eastbound on 270, accident ask sift there. follow police direction to get through. quiet and clear clarkdzburg headed in towards rockville. 355 running smoothly headed in towards rockville. 3959, live shot leaving edsall road. >>> now to a traffic alert all of this week. construction on the wilson bridge will narrow traffic to two lanes on the beltway over cameron run. crews will mostly work overnight and during the midday. detours are posted and we put a full list of closures on myfoxdc.com. click on web links. >>> a quote from a senior iranian cleric has set off a worldwide fire storm linking scantily clad women and natural disasters. it was enough to spark an online movement and a head- turning protest here. >> reporter: showing a little cleavage was part of the dress code for some women in our area today. from scientists to mothers, even this attorney. >> i never dress like this to be fair. i usually dress very professionally. >> reporter: a senior iranian cleric was quoted as saying that men women -- as saying: >> reporter: the idea, get as many women as possib

another spot delayed eastbound padonia at the harrisburg expressway. a disabled tractor-trailer is taking up a lane there. 12 minutes on the west side. down 32 in howard county. in white marsh, much better. we had traffic at a stand still, now it's monthing headed down towards beltway and we'll switch to a live view of pulaski. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live again with sandra shaw celebrating spa week, and we all could use some pampering, right? >> we're here at the tuscanny med did spa in little lit i. this is spa week and one treatment the pina colada pedicure usually running $75 dollars. you can get it for $50. right now takia is applying a manageo mask to her feet. what sort of services do you have here? >> we do anything from a manicure and pedicure also to a ma ridian stimlation for smoking sensation. >> it is a med did spa so they have a wide variety of things offered. this is weatherwise more of a down day but by thursday 70 again, time to wear those cute, strappy sandals and ms get a pedicure for that. >> need to g

i think hoyle got it off the eastbound of the bat a little bit. he miss judged it for a minute, but able to make a good reserve. >>> 2 outs and, and fujita came off the bench yesterday, had a base hit, bounced out of his counter part at 2nd base, houston back to the 1st. and over to 1st base, and a good inning for golden, as he rallies. after 3, it is ualr and troy, the m?m?m?m>eíeíeíeíeíeíeíeíeíeí >>> 3-1, troy leads after 3. bobby pierce joins us from the dugout. this is a good start for your club. you had to rally late last night, but so far the tenor of this game is different from the first one. >> yes. you have to take the pace of the game, what comes on that day. i am happy to see tyler coming in and pitching pretty good. i thought he pitched pretty good, been in command and we come back and scored a come in the bottom, taking a 3-1 lead. got a good, competitive ball game on a beautiful day and a lot of baseball to play. >>> and steven felix, boy has he gotten hot. >> he really turned it on. 4-year starter for us. off to a good start but rea

outer loop also heavy from york to providence. 70 eastbound is bumper to bumper there, as you make your approach to the beltway. and as far as accidents go, bel air road, at roth co boulevard. and two in baltimore city. north paterson park. now, here's a live look. you can see the congestion at liberty road and over there, the volume building there, the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. many continue to be $5 each. like the magna licious meatball marinara. subway, eat fresh. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. to the rescue. see the drama unfold, as two firefighters risk their own lives to save a victim in a car crash. >>> the safety of facebook. revamping its internal site. hear about the new tool for parents and police. >>> a milestone at patterson park, where this branch of the enoch pratt free library turns 100 today. that story coming up on eyewitness news. >>> and it is a chilly, wet afternoon. meteorologist bernadette woods has our updated first warning weather forecast. - at subway... - there's something for... - everyone. everyone! -

headed eastbound. a whole lot of taillights here between 50 and 123 stop and go. we also want another live look at the beltway where we are seeing the volume front leftover from the accident at the 66 ramp. that backup starts around route 50. new york avenue getting word of power out. so watch out for traffic signals that are either out or on flash. meanwhile, your delay, no surprise here between "the times" building and bladensburg road. now back to you. >>> at 6:17, we have a commuter la letter for you -- alert for you. roads around the convention center will be closed because of a multinational nuclear summit being held here. it starts sunday night. parking will be banned for blocks ash the convention center. the mount vernon square metro station will be closed. we have a list of closures and des on our web site under extras at wusa9.com. >>> you'll soon be able to access information from your metro smart trip card online. metro's board of directors gave preliminary approval thursday to the plan. it could be in place by july. you would be able to check your sma

traveling inbound on 66, no problems to report right now leaving fair oaks headed eastbound to 13. 95northbound still behaving nicely as you travel out of woodbridge to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> security changes at the pentagon after last some's shooting. there will be more screening of visitors, more random inspection and better outside lighting. last month, john patrick bedell opened fire on two police officers near the pentagon metro. those officers returned fire killing bedell. >>> coming up next, the bad economy leading to some good news for the future of the work force in one city. >>> as we go to a break now, starbucks pulled an april fool's 's prank the 1 # 8-ounce plenta and the -- 128-ounce plenta and the two ounce micra. >>> the wait is almost over. you will soon have your chance to get your hands on the most anticipated piece of technology so far this year. line up early though. ipad goes on sale tomorrow morning. it is expected to sell out by early afternoon. we though have one of them in our grubbyling hands and we'll have it displaye

we will next take it out west and show you 66 eastbound.ks like a tough trip as far as the fog is concerned a lot of low visibility from manassas to route 50 to inside the beltway. speaking of 495 in virginia. between the wilson bridge up to the american legion bridge. going to hit patches of fog out there and you want to factor in extra minutes. you are not going to go at the speed you are used to the next hour or so. that's the latest traffic. back to you. >>> from the chicken houses on the eastern shore to the cattle feed lots of the midwest, oceans of manure are creating dead zones off shore. bruce leshan has a story of family farmer who just nabbed one of the most prestigious environmental prizes for trying to make a difference. >> reporter: in the wide open spaces of runaway county, michigan on the land that bears her family name, lynn and her husband were living their dream. >> i love farming. farming is our way of life. >> reporter: in the ' 90s her way of life came urn assault. within ten miles of her home a dozen factory farms spr

in kandahar on the eastbound of the u.s. offensive in kandahar. that's scary. chris: the big question, is mitt romneyoing to be the republican nominee against barack obama? and who would be the favorite in that race? chris: welcome back. on friday, president obama was on cbs sounding like he knows his 2012 opponent is going to be mitt romney. >> the plan proposed by current republican nominee mitt romney. chris: that brings us to this week's big question, is obama right? is it romney in 2012? and who is the favorite? will it be romney? >> i think it depends on whether sarah palin is running. >> history says romney, because this is what republicans do. they elect the number two guy. but i have to say, do you know only one political party has lost a presidency after one term, after flipping the presidency in the last 150 years, and that was jimmy carter. unless you think obama is jimmy carter -- >> obama is the favorite. >> i think romney would be the most effective republican candidate, but there is an insurgency in the republican party called the tea party move

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and unfortunately we'll be dealing with a lot of volume traveling along the eastbound lanes of 70. we'll take a live look at liberty rope. they're going to be packed as well with speeds only clocking in at 21 miles per hour. that is a look at your evening travel. jeff, let's send it back to you. >> okay, lauren. getting the harbor ready for city activities, this launched baltimore's healthy harbor initiative. the waterfront partnership will encourage residents to adopt cleaner, greener practices so in 10 years it can be used for several summer activities. >>> one of the top seven con he is tenths on american idol may be leaving the show. who is it? it may shock you, still ahead. >> strapped passengers final get home. i'll tell you what time folks are expected tonight at bwi in a live report coming up. [ male announcer ] this year, get the most out of your lawn with the fertilizer that gives you the most for your money. scotts turf builder. it has what other fertilizers don't. scotts patented all in one granule. every key nutrient combined into a single particle so every part of you

eastbound route 50 delays begin before sandy point.oing to be a rough day for traffic but the payoff worth it. >> thanks a lop lot. you have a great weekend. >> you too. >> filled in for rod pampling. it's a little down the left hand side. just a little. that's all. boom. three-pointer. >> oh. take a look at that three-pointer from way down. except it's on a golf course at the shell houston open. andrew mccalendardy's tee shot goes into a garbage canon the fly. after he fished the golf ball out, he got a free drop and recovered to part hole. >>> that's "news4midday." we thank you for being with us. tune in for the daily connection" at 2:00. news at 4:00 is, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00 and through the weekend, as well. i'll be back on monday morning at 11:00 a.m. till then, have a terrific day. a great weekend and happy easter to all those who will be celebrating. we'll see you monday. [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season, but it's melting fast. so hurry, act now to get fios tv, internet and phone at the super low

the storms fell apart a little bit eastbound but wide spread reports to the west. this morning, cloudy skies and doppler indicating heavy rain. we're following it on the west, now north side of the beltway. towson up through glenarm, approaching bel air. heavy rain in northern harford, baltimore county and still extends back towards western sections of carroll and howard county this morning. we're on the fringe, the boundary to the south. check out the temperatures. we're at 51 and 50 easton. 56 pax river in southeast virginia. they are in the 60s. in fact they will get sunshine and that is really going to erupt this storm system and really develop the possibility of some strong storms. again, like yesterday, there's also spin back here. more rain builds on top of our area as we head back towards the afternoon. watching the boundary itself lift to the north. it could lead to heavy rain. dc across the potomac, west and south of baltimore going through the afternoon ride. that ride through the beltway. we'll have more showers and storms extending through midnight. th

we are working the accident eastbound, this is the afternoon to northbound i-295. the ramp remains closed. an overturned truck is there. hopefully they will be moving that shortly. let's move into virginia, westbound i-66. a couple slow spots from the beltway to 123. you are looking at an extra 10 to 15 minutes and again on the brakes from route 29 in centerville towards route 234. moving back towards the maps, your general slow spot from the beltway up past powder mill road and looking at northbound i-270, we have delays. back to you. >> all right dave, thanks for that. now for a check on the weather and topper, what is the update? >> here's the deal. this is average today and sometimes average is good. we'll take you out with the almanac. you can access this on our website. 69 and 47 goes in the books. it's close. 68 and 47 are the averages. 94 the record. we'll come back and tell you when the rain and showers move in. >> why sarah palin may be going to court, and waiting for loved ones. all the drifting volcanic ash above europe. we talk to a woman who and final

and sluggish to the beltway and 70, eastbound, sluggish there as well.o you by aldi. >>> in the news, the legislation passed last night, the state lawmakers ended this year's session. andrea fujii has more. >> reporter: don, they waited to the last minute and passed the tougher sex offender laws. an 11-year-old allegedly died at the hands of a sex offender. the lawmakers changed the mandatory five year prison sentence to 15 years. and lawmakers also voted to take away prison credits for sex offenders based on good behavior and there's now minimum standards. >>> and the investigation of a student being beaten into college park. it happened as the student celebrated the win over duke. the county police chief is trying to identify the others involved. >>> a baltimore county woman set fire to an building. the 19-year-old is accused of setting the fire that happened after she saw the father of her child with another woman. the firefighters were badly injured in the blaze. >>> stay with us, up next, the banking study and the affects it may have on ,,,,,, is th

we have this accident in upper marlboro that has eastbound 214 closed and also on the outer loop, youre. it looks like we're moving okay. on the inner loop of virginia, another accident is reported. finally, here is another crash scene that we're told about on virginia's 95 at quantico. this is the scene right after. as you can see, drivers are moving at a good pace. andrea? >> day one of the masters is over and tiger woods did not disappoint. after leaving the game because of the sex scandal, woods shows why he is still the best golfer in the world. randall pinkston is in the golf bag. >> reporter: tiger wootds looks like he never left the game. >> spectacular shot. >> reporter: woods finished in a tie for third place and played better than he ever has in the first round of the masters. there were some missed opportunities and flashes of that famous anger, but for most of the day, tiger played like, well, tiger. >> oh, my goodness. unbelievable. >> reporter: some of golf's best are beating woods, but all eyes are on tiger. >> what does today mean? >> it meant i'm two shots off the le

the storm is going eastbound at a little more than 30 miles per hour. harper's ferry 6:23, brunswick, 6:35. burkittsville now 6:35. middletown, 6:47 if it holds together that long. in and around fredrick, maryland, 6:50 to 6:55 if this storm holds track over the next little while here. so i'll put it into motion and you can get a sense here of the motion of this storm, moving off to the east now. again, the most dangerous part is just now moving into far southern washington county, and the far northern parts of jefferson county in west virginia. so, again, your tornado safety rules here, lowest level interior room. stay away from doors and windows. the hall closet for a low-level bathroom is a very good place to ride one of these kind of storms out. also, you need to know that you do not want to be in a mobile home. if you live in a mobile home up in that part of the world it is best to get outside and seek shelter in a low-lying area away from the mobile home because mobile homes have a tendency to flip over in high winds. tornado or not this is a very

this is route 30 at butler road and your alternate over to eastbound 140 and take southbound 795 and another crash at woodlawn road. otherwise, everything's running smoothly at 695 and 295 and no delays at the tunnel and 795 is running smoothly. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. buy right the first time and you'll save more in the long run. now, it's time for manic monday. ♪ >> and straight down to the ronster in fell's point. you're wearing a baseball cap and an overcoat and a scarf. >> what does that say? >> well, it's april! >> your hat says baseball, your coat says football. come over here, what does this guy say right here. >> wow! >> it's summertime, well, almost. >> i'm dave and i'm a courier. >> is this your normal -- >> i'm optimistic. >> thank you for coming down. there's dave, where are you from. >> bel air. >> well, nice of you to come down, we appreciate it. >> i've been working all night. >> well, excellent, thank you for coming down. here's dave. >> i don't know. i get a kick out of that. >> i could see optimist bumps all over his legs. >> quick announcemen

. >> eastbound 66 at mile-marker 53, minor wreck was moved on to the right shoulder.on 95 virginia northbound. we did not working on anything. on the green way and the toll road, everything is quiet. no complaints on 7 between sterling and tyson. baltimore national parkway had crashed at 450, but that is gone. there's a geico camera through the fog, we cannot see 270 at father hurley boulevard. >> police are investigating a shooting involving a prince george's county sheriff's deputy. if kathy park is on the scene in temple hill. >> according to the prince george's county sheriff's department, it all started with a fight which broke out early this morning around 1:00 in front of the parking lot in front of elite nightclub. three men involved and two sheriff's deputies working part- time as security guards tried to break up the fight. one of the men tried to flee in his vehicle. in the process, he hit one of the deputies. in turn the deputy fired a shot at him. he did not suffer life- threatening injuries, nor did the deputy. we spoke with one person at the club earlie

no one is moving now on the 14th street bridge to get on the eastbound freeway. we will keep you updated. >> we know how quickly that backs up. >>> parts of the deep south are still picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado leveled hundreds of palms. authorities of raised the death toll through of. courtney robinson is tracking the story from the newsroom. good morning. >> good morning. some families are grieving. many are picking up the pieces. the damage from these twisters that ripped across several states will take some time to clean up. aid is making its way to the hardest-hit areas. the images show the damage. survivors remember the fear, hearing the tornado zipping through their houses. >> we ran to the bathroom and got down. >> as they look at the rubble, what is left of their mississippi home in gaza city, they are not alone. 54 tornadoes left this path of destruction. -- yazoo city. 10 people were killed. two did in alabama. more than 80 twisters in the midwest. they shattered buildings and many are now homeless. >> i have nothing. there's nothing. i

we are following eastbound traffic heading up to the beltway at their oaks.n de graaff into the weather center. >> of sunshine and 70 today. cloudy tomorrow. showers into wednesday. the temperatures will increase at the end of the week. >> it's a wonderful day. >> behind-the-scenes access. >> wow. >> doug mcelway is studying and i'm putting on makeup. the way we are preparing. >> that is funny. >> i thought you were naturally beautiful. >> i wake up with lipstick and mascara on every morning. >> i was so happy, i was having a cherry blossom day. my wife said what's gotten into you? it's my husband as well. all right, thanks but joining us today. we will be back after this. o'clock 24. captioned by the with expedia, when you book your flight and hotel at the same time, voilÀ, you could save up to 450 bucks. and that could come in pretty handy. where you book matters. expedia. car owner: yeah, here she is. friend: it's uh . . . great. car owner: thanks. friend: yeah. car owner: doors would have been nice. friend: yeah. car owner: they weren't in my budget. frie

right now in virginia things are great on 66 eastbound.tarting to build in volume in the centreville area. no problems in falls church and headed to the roosevelt bridge. 95, many of your neighbors are hitting the road. into springfield it looks like this. now to brian van de graaff. >> it's going to be a drizzly start to the morning. the clouds will get a little thinner and then more will come back. an interesting day. cool this morning, 54 degrees in bristol. it's a little chilly out there. i want to show you this storm scanned picture because we have this system still churning out to the west. what will happen is a little energy that was out last night, we will see thinning of the clouds and sunshine. the next system will come through and clouds will get thicker in the afternoon. a better chance for thicker clouds and limited sunshine to the south and may be an isolated shower especially south of town as the next system rolls through. all this will be out by tomorrow and mid-week. we should see improvement, which is good news. today's f

only a couple of minutes to get through. 70 eastbound as you make your approach to the beltway. as far as city accidents go, we have four to report. harford road at east monument at hamlet road. and walter at overland avenue. and now, let's take a look at overside. 95 south at 895, not too much volume in that direction as well. this traffic report is brought to you by audi as well. honest to goodness savings. >>> and still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news today at 4:00. critical errors in the state. an air traffic controller that contributed to the deadly air collision over the hudson river. >>> melt away your fat, without liposuction or surgery. does it really work? >>> wait until you hear the results of a new pet poll that might make you want to stay there. >>> it's cool and mostly cloudy. get your first warning updated forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ do, do, do it together ♪ do, do it together ♪ ♪ it's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ do, do it together ♪ do, do it together ♪ it's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ it's all ri-i-i-ght [ female announcer ] cruises from baltimore and new jersey. visit r

eastbound on the free way, traffic coming from the 14th street bridge over towards main avenue, accidentill crowding the right lane and expect delays across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> now to wall street. the executives on capitol hill this morning who are testifying, talking about top bankers from goldman sachs getting ready for a grilling by senators. they have a lot of questions for the executives. today's hearings are supposed to focus on the role they played on the financial crisis but recent dominations. and frank shapiro joining us. and it seems no matter how much grilling from lawmakers, what is the end result. >> the pressure to enact financial reform. and goldman sachs and all of the financial institutions do and practice what we might consider reprehensible or shady treatment of their clients, that they are accused of shorting real estate when selling it to people to go long. but it's not just goldman sachs. and the financial industry pumps millions of dollars, including goldman sachs, into washington. and goldman sachs' alumni roster in was

next we have virginia 66 heading eastbound. you are clear through manassas to centreville. we are watching 395 northbound. drivers are moving at speed past duke street and the pentagon in to dc, crossing the 14th street bridge and we will wrap it up with a report of an accident going northbound on 95 at the fairfax county parkway exit. andrea, back to you. >>> students at dc's shawn middle school are returning to class for the first time since their principal was found murdered in his home last thursday. montgomery county detectives have been working the case throughout the weekend. kristin fisher is live outside of the school with more. >> reporter: officials have been keeping quiet in the investigation of the death of brian betts. they have spent hours combing the house for clues but the break was on saturday morning when police found principal brian betts' suv parked behind a children's ministry. his vehicle was discovered by this neighbor. >> i noticed the vehicle and asked one of my neighbor's whose vehicle it was because it is on private property. >> reporter: the suv

difficult to see what exactly is involve in the crash but we do know we have the wreck and it is eastboundpshire avenue. new hampshire avenue remains open at this time. you can see the flashing lights there and all of the activity. again, some traffic it appears is able to squeeze through to the left under police rection right now. traffic volume very light. we are not anticipating much of a backup but definitely something to watch out for. new york avenue coming inbound. all lane are open right now as you travel from northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following the developing story in new england, that is the record flooding. rhode island was the hardest hit. janet npolitano will visit the state today. meantime, president obama promises federal help. flooding continues since main many rivers are still above floodtage. >> good news is that d.o.t. crews out all night supplemented by national guard personnel and pumping and pumping and pumping all night long and into today to get water off of 95. >> president obama has also key dleard massachuset

eastbound though it's been -- even though it's been against the law for a year in maryland, you still witness it. >> they were driving along the road, had their hands on the steering wheel and their thumbs on their phone while they were driving. >> now, at&t with cell phone service is kicking off a nationwide public service campaign, about the dangers of texting while driving. >> this is the text message that caused the car accident that changed my life forever. >> there will be tv, radio, and newspaper ads, signs in the stores and new cell phones will have reminder stickers. >> we want people with their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, concentrating and driving safely. >> reporter: at&t now has a facebook page about not texting and driving. a twitter position. and they have a downloadable table of contents that parents and teenagers can sign. >> it's the right thing to do. if our customers are not safe, they're not our customer anymore. >> reporter: meggy led the campaign to outlaw texting and driving. he of she says they'll do anything they can. >> we are working with the st

coming eastbound on 66, no accidents to report from 7100 headed in towards fair oaks and over towardstry anti. 28 at fauquier drive. that is shut down in each direction due to a serious collision. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> there was a big scare at a virginia school after a 12-year- old boy showed up with a gun. it happened at potomac middle school in dumb tariq aziz yesterday. police say the sixth grader flashed the gun to friends at his bus stop and when he arrived at school be he pulled the gun out of his pocket, put it to his head and threatened to hurt himself i'm teacher on bus duty grabbed that gun. turns out it was unloaded. >> parents should be more involved. that child should have been able to go to their parents and talk to their parents, get into some counseling or something. i think they are crying out for help from the school. >> police a the gun belonged to one of of the boy's parents an was legally registered. the student has been charge with possession of a gun on school property. >>> this dramatic home video sparking finger pointing and outrage

also slow traffic 70 eastbound, columbia pike and 695.bound owings mills to 695 a 7- minute ride. good morning maryland is up next on abc 2.

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on the west side, plenty of brake lights from edmondson avenue. 70 eastbound.ou can see in the red. that is heavy as you make your approach to the beltway. east side outer loop, at eastern avenue. that is definitely catching some attention and slowing your drive down. delays in both sides. northbound eastern avenue to the beltway. and southbound, that's as you approach whitemarsh boulevard. as far as city accidents go, plenty to mention there. moravia at harford. and washington boulevard at bayard street. you can see moving along just fine. and over here, 95 south. the congestion at the harbor tunnel through way. this is brought to you by toyota. an important message for toyota homeowners. to get all of the facts and latest information, you can always visit them at toyota.com. now, back to you. >> okay. thank you. it has been a holiday destination for baltimoreans. once again, chocolate lovers are flocking. >> 12 in one box. and 16 of the truffles. >> yeah. >> it's that time again. the crowd squeezed into red's candies. on will wilkens avenue. chocolate lovers

coming inbound on nix leaving 7100, all lane are open right now headed eastbound toward fair oaks.k of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> service back to normal this morning on metro. trains were single tracking on the red, blue, orange and green lines over the weekend adding up to 40 minute to travel time. metro was replacing old traffic components. >>> our business beat is coming up next. big trouble for wall street giant goldman sachs over allegedly lying about the risky investments. >>> as we go it a break, a new survey finds public trust in the government is at its lowest point in years. the pew research center found nearly eight in ten americans surveyed say they don't trust the federal government to fix america's problems. ♪ my subaru saved my life. i won't ever forget that. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ spread a little somethin' to remember ♪ ♪ spread a little joy and see ♪ need a little happiness to be ♪ ♪ living the life with me philadelphia cream cheese and i are looking for the next big cooking stars! four y'all will get $25,000 each. so send in those cooking

we have an accident, route 7 eastbound, but beyond the beltway, just typical delays.tes will get you out to 7100. that's a quick check of your commute, now back to you. >>> there is a new trend in childbirth, which we'll explain in our upcoming alert. it may be too sensitive for young children to see. >>> plus, the h1n1 flu may be gone or forgotten. what you need to know just three minutes away. >>> i'm dave owens, larry spoke to the media for the first time today. how he feels about sharing time with quinton portis and how outfield issues in the past have matured him. i'll have that story. >>> beautiful sunny day out here and that's going to continue through much of this holiday weekend. for that matter into much of next week, too. one weak cold front to talk about. how it will effect you this weekend, too. we'll have the complete forecast when 9news now returns. for decades, the insurance lobby has called the shots... putting profits before people. but with gerry connolly's help... that's changing. with a law prohibiting insurance company denials... if you get sick

but, you know, eastbound even if he was, we just want him to come forward. >> larry: did she tell youll her, well, november of her mom was here. she threw a party. she loves to throw parties. she flew her mom here for her birthday and she flew her dad here for her birthday. >> larry: they live in brazil? >> yes in, rio. the last time she flew her parents here was for her mom's birthday. i invited her for my party. it's my birthday is november 3rd. and then she couldn't come. but, you know, she -- well, always there for us. >> larry: what can you tell us about her, jane? what was she like? >> well, monica was a very, very lovable person. i mean if you want to describe monica, monica was a very down to earth person. you couldn't find anybody more outgoing than monica. she's -- if you come to her restaurant and, you know, you just walk in and then you see the beautiful tall girl behind the bar over there. you couldn't even tell monica was the owner of the place. you come in, she's very warm. she is very loving person. >> larry: where sis the restaurant? >> it's on the west side. >> larry

and i think that their comments were very relevant to today's eastbound of celebration of earth day. mr. holt: as my friend points out, the way we are producing and using energy not only costs lives and dollars through the climate change, but it exascerbates our security problem. and by addressing the energy problems, we will, indeed, increase our national security, saving lives and if we make a commitment to investing in reliable energy solutions for the united states, the united states, the historic leader in innovation in the world, the country whose economy has been built on invention and innovation consider lead the world and benefit economically big time through the -- addressing these energy problems, through new clean, sustainable energy, starting first with the low-hanging fruit of efficiency of wind and geothermal and other readily available sources, moving on to things, some of which are not developed, but with the american powers of innovation, we can master these things and sell them to the rest of the world. so the advantages in addressing the energy problem are not jus

from bel air to providence and for the westside, bumper to bumper from liberty to stephenson and eastbound and 95 southbound, no improvement and that's heavy from white marsh to the harbor tunnel freeway and delays from pa done -- peatopia to the beltway and upland and edmondson and -- and let's look live here at old court and 95 north 100, a lot of congestion there and this is brought tow you by d r -- by value city turn you are which. >> city -- by value city furniture.. >> reporter: don, almost everyone has their water back on in towson and they're asked to conserve. the water pressure isn't back to normal and the department of public works hopes they won't overuse the water they have. the outage was caused by a fire on an electrical pole and many businesses and schools were forced to close and yesterday afternoon, bge restored the power and last night, the water flowed again. all schools are expected to be back in session today. don, back to you >>> this morning, 18 people are without homes after a fire this morning. three homes were affected by the flames. and stay with wjz-13, maryla

nasa goddard. 395 crossing the 14th street bridge, no accidents to report on the bridge however eastbound before the third street tunnel, accident on the narrow right shoulder and that is the focal point for the northbound delay over the potomac. wilson bridge running right along and no problems to report along this stretch. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> new bars and restaurants banned in a popular d.c. neighborhood and that's not sitting well with some business leaders. the city says the 14th and u. street corridor has maxed and keeping new businesses from opening up. roby chavez sorts out both sides of the zoning controversy. [ horn honking ] >> reporter: the 14th and u. street corridor is one of the hottest areas in the city and filled with new restaurants and bars. but no more. this ruling by d.c. r.a. said the area has reached its capacity and no more permits will be issued for restaurants, diners, bars or carryouts. it's started an uproar. >> i don't favor complete ineligible for any kind of additions and that's what i fear we have at the present time. the door

that warm air will be moving eastbound courtesy of a ridge of high pressure. might see a passing sprinkle or two on sunday. most of those sprinkle chances will be west of the washington area. here's a look at our future cast model. by the time we get into saturday, ribbon of moisture, west of the appalachian mountains a week weather front coming our way. most of that will dry up. so today's high 79. tomorrow 81. even on easter sunday into the mid-70s. so great weather for anything you want to do today or tomorrow. jerry, the next couple of days across here good whether for everything. monday it's play ball time. the phillies and the nationals for the national as home opener. it will feel like summer. next real chance of any organized rain showers done show up until thursday, friday time frame of next week. over to you. >> chuck, police wrapping up the accident we showed you a couple of minutes ago. still see the flash lights at the intersection of 108 and new hampshire avenue up in ashton, maryland. fluid in the roadway. traffic is going to be passable for the

eastbound side those of you headed west no worries. beltway towards manassas incident free.uth of town to the wilson bridge we go from the maryland shore line right now both directions between oxon hill and alexandria looking good. we have major road closures downtown for the summit. we'll keep you updated on the road closures. >>> 4:52 is the time. 46 degrees. still ahead, judgment day for big ben. why the pittsburgh steelers star quarterback future could be decided. >> emotional victory for phil >>> five minutes before the hour now. the legal fate of steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will be determined today. last month a 20-year-old college student filed a claim saying the quarterback assaulted her in a bathroom in a bar in georgia. the georgia bureau of investigation and the police department turned their investigation over to the d.a. last week. the state's decision will be announced at a news conference today at 2:00 p.m. espn is reporting that roethlisberger will likely not be charged in this case. >>> all eyes might have been on tiger woods at this year's maste

that continues to be the case both the eastbound and the westbound lanes.aints. smooth sailing in both directions taking it from crownsville all the way toward 695 in the northbound lanes and then let's check in on the beltway once you finally hop in that region on wilkens avenue, that traffic is flowing freely, inner loop and outer loop toward 795. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice and megan, back over to you. >>> coming up who will make it on american idol? >>> i can't tell you ♪ ♪ is you got to be free >> who the judges like best to win it all. >>> all i can say is that for the back 9 episodes the musical numbers are bigger and better. >> and next, it was a huge hit in the fall and now it's back. what it watch for when [ telephone rings ] by 3:00! 15 more. need this in 10 minutes. [ machines ringing and whirring ] let's do this. multitasking runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new freshly baked bagel twists, available in cinnamon raisin and cheddar cheese. pair it with america's favorite coffee today. america runs on dunkin'. h