moving over to 270 southbound we lose a couple of lanes due to construction between germantown road and clopper. 495 in virginia more roadwork at a bunch of places. let's say braddock road, 236, little river, out by 95. 395 northbound approaching the beltway, a live shot here you will lose a couple of lanes because of roadwork, as well. 95 before that, though, no complaints. so far so good from dumfries to 395. andrea, back to you. >>> we are learning more about the university of virginia lacrosse player accused of murder. investigators say this is not the first time that george huguely has been in legal trouble. brittany morehouse has the story. >> reporter: it was in november of 2008 and the 6'1", 205-pound senior who's now accused of murder had to be shocked with a stun gun and the police officer, a 5'3" female with the lexington police department said she became abusive. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: tonight violence plays on the minds of women across campus as they study for finals and dial up cell phones they take a moment to light these candles for yeardley love. they say

this one in germantown, maryland. a pedestrian hit by a train in germantown.e know it was an adult male. he suffered significant injuries. you can see crews taking down the injured person to an ambulance, and we assume off to a hospital. again, there is no word on the victim's condition except we know he suffered significant injuries. we will stay on top of both of these break news stories and bring you more information as comes in. >>> a little controversy over some new wheels in the district. d.c. new street cars maid their debut, but they won't be hit the road right away. >> for months the people who work around hstreet in northeast washington have had to put up with roadway construction as crews lay down the tracks for a new d.c. streetcar another line is under construction. not everyone in the affected neighborhoods is wild about the return of tolllies. >> we don't need street cars. i don't agree with it. i don't think we need street cars. >> in terms of businesses, i'm a bit concerned about that because park is going to be a hassle. >> well, the decision

that's in germantown. right now, we do not know the condition of the person or the circumstances surrounding the incident, but again, we are told an amtrak train hit a pedestrian. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> meantime, an explosion at a san antonio, texas refinery left one worker critically burned, another missing. an 18 wheeler loaded with fuel exploded late this morning and caused chain reaction blasts at a refinery. firefighters are still trying to account for all 100 people who work there. meanwhile, homes and businesses in the nearby area have been evacuated. >>> satellite images show oil from the massive leak in the gulf is reaching the mississippi delta and the islands off the louisiana coast. bp says it contained a smaller leak and is in the process of shipping a dome structure to sink over the largest leak. manuel joins us live from venice, louisiana, with the latest. manuel. >> reporter: well lesli, engineers from british petrole

focus on maryland roads and take you outside live to 355 in germantown. everything is all clear few drivers out here. georgia and viersmill. that's next. drivers are doing fine here. very friday light so far. we want to wrap up with an anne arundel accident. this is 408. it is closed in both directions at route 4. the good thing using 259 to get around it. tgif, everybody. 9 news now will be right back. >>> we are back with a followup to a story we brought you at this time yesterday. we told you about first lady michelle obama visiting silver spring, maryland on wednesday. a tune there said her mother was in the country illegally. federal officials say they'll not pursue the matter and the girl says she hopes to visit the first lady at the white house. >>> a frederick county, maryland resident is donating a crosswalk to his community. it's the resolution to a dispute involving the budget crisis hitting so many parts of the region. this is playing out in adamstown, maryland. parents are fighting back for their children's safety. >> pretty scary. this is a

a very mild wednesday evening. 69 in germantown and 80 was the high temperature recorded.will make another stock in chantilly. it is 69 degrees -- we will make another stop in chantilly. 83 and 59 were the high and low, so well above average. that often happens in early spring. we can see the weather go both ways. as far as what is happening next week, we are one step closer to summer time. we are seeing changes in the pollen index. if it is still high for trees, but grass is in the moderate range. we are in transition. i like to name to a halfway day because it officially marks the halfway point between spring and summer. we are getting closer. summer will be here before we know it. these days in the 80's will give us practice of what to expect. clouds have been pretty much nonexistent. we are watching a band of clouds move closer to the west. this cold front may pop up an isolated showers tomorrow morning and reform around the bay area. generally, partly cloudy day. friday will be a nice day. friday and saturday things are changing as a storm system gets wound up. anothe

look at the temperatures around the area. 87 in alexandra, 79 in germantown. 81 in silver spring. 81boro. mid to upper 80's across the area, so definitely above the average of 77. the storm system is ever so close. you can see the energy being drawn in, but notice the clouds and rain falling apart as they get into west virginia. but the high pressure over the mid atlantic area, acting as a barrier to the system. the moisture will trickle in by tomorrow evening, but i think these storms will come in widely separated. some of us may be dry, some of us may get a shot or two of rain. it will be toasted this afternoon in the 80's. the rain builds and, and for the week and we will start to see a shift in humidity pollen, high for trees, moderate for grasses and mold. in the mid 80's today, the winds today at 5 to 10 miles per hour. here is the weekend out what rate tomorrow, increasing clouds, a late a shower or storm possible. sunday, a few showers are possible as well as monday. next week, trying out and warming up a bit. >> i guess we will have to take it. >>> d.c. will soon be offering

at 71 late in the day germantown, high of 85. springfield, a top out at 89. in washington, nationals park, 74. the question is what happened there? tim brant will tell us in mere minutes. officially, 86 was the high at reagan national, 58 the morning low. very mild tonight. if you were sniffling or your nose was running, if your eyes itch, pollen. high range for trees, grass, and will sports. showers tomorrow will help that. the temperatures, impressive, low seventies around town, 72 gaithersburg, 74 leesburg, northern neck, usually cool during the night, 68. across the mid-atlantic, comfortable, mainly due to the fact the clouds are in from the west and the wind is out of the south. things are changing. the satellite radar, emotion, showers forming out west. they have diminished. shower activity southwest virginia, further to the west is the cold front. the line of showers developing. it had of that, some breaks in the overcast. sunshine in the morning, but things will work against us. the air turns to the east, moist air off the atlantic, a slow- moving fro

germantown 82. fredricksburg 84. and waldorf 82 and lots of blue skies with just a few clouds in the afternoon. now, we will watch what happens on thursday because we do see this frontal system coming. i'm pausing it here at 3:00 in the morning. we see it just on the other side of the mountains. notice how it falls apart according to futurecast before it comes into our area. but late friday into saturday we begin to see another batch of showers heading in our direction. we think they will be out of here for sunday. it's more beautiful days than bad days. nice tomorrow at 82. pleasant on thursday at 83. storms late enough in the day that they shouldn't bother any big plans you have. showers and storms probably the better day for that is going to be saturday. temperature gets knocked down to 75. mother's day sunny and cooler at 68 degrees. dave feldman is talking about stephen strasburg. he is on the move. we've got the sports edge when we return. r [ eping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of t

construction is taking away two left lanes between clopper road and germantown. >>> hundreds of peopleclean to meet first lady lawyer -- former first lady laura bush. that's where she kicked off her book tour. >> to have a brief moment was satisfying. >> reporter: fans only had a second to say something to the former first lady. each person came with a different person with a different reason of wanting to read her book. >> curious about 9/11 and how that impacted her. >> she was a kindergarten teacher and married in to this dynasty. >> not all support laura bush and the bush administration. >> i love laura bush. anything she writes will be good to me. >> reporter: in spoken from the heart, she writes about her childhood, 9/11 and hurricane katrina and she claims she and her family were poisoned at a g- 8 summit but the biggest revelation talks about a car accident that killed her dear friend. the former first lady was behind the wheel on that fateful night in 1963. >> i think that took a lot of courage, but a lot of fearlessness, too. >> reporter: fans say because it was written by la

lanes are open germantown headed out towards the split. top stretch of the beltway good to go. 95, 295 quiet out of laurel. all lanes are open at the bridge. >>> the biggest overhaul of the financial sector since the 1930s and one of president obama's top priorities. the senate passed the financial reform bill last night by a vote of 59-39. the sweeping law regulates both small town banks an big wall street firms. it is meant to prevent another economic collapse but stock markets around the world are falling for another day. nick t nikkei is -- the nikkei is down more than 2.5%. the dow dropped 37 # points. the nasdaq and s&p also with a off. several reasons contributed to that slide including a disappointing jobs report and economic worries in europe. stock mark nets europe also posted big drops yesterday and they are opening down this morning. >>> another big story we are following this morning, the fairfax county school board has approved a $2.2 billion budget that cuts 200 positions. the budget also introduces fees for sports and advan

. >>> an update now to a train accident out of germantown. officials now say a 55-year-old man broke several bones after an amtrak train struck him near the 18,000-block around 5:00 p.m. tonight. they found him conscious and breathing. 100 feet down a ravine. a fire official say he was carrying a bucket of scrap metal along the tracks and didn't realize the train was coming until it was too late. the victim is expected to survive. >>> a vigil to remember a murdered university of virginia college student has just ended. thousands came out to the candlelight ceremony to honor yeardley love. >> they found the star lacrosse player in a pool of her own blood and tonight her accused killer and ex lover sits in jail as friends and family try to cope with this heart-breaking loss. brittany morehouse was at tonight's vigil. she has more from charlottesville. >> it was a candlelight vigil that was short and simple. just three speakers and two songs. but in all its gref tee, this special ceremony for yeardley love brought clarity for many students, mayb

breeze saturated out of germantown down to the lane >> good morning, washington.k is going to be in theaters. >> all of your problems will disappear. >> this time he signs a deal with rumpelstiltskin. it's a fractured fairy tale worth three stars and is rated pg. >> with your left hand, take the cup to your mouth, open your lips and pour the liquid. >> macgruber is opening up. mother and child is opening up as well, starring annette bening. three stars for shrek. iron man ii, three stars. a couple of stars or robin hood and letters for juliet. >> thank you. >>> newschopper 7 is looking at the baltimore washington parkway, trude route 50 at new york avenue looks wonderful. beltway travel looks great in maryland between college park and silver spring. a nice ride on 66, 95, and 395. metrorail reporting normal service. now to brian van de graaff. >> lisa baden, mid 80's this afternoon, cloudy. a few showers possible tomorrow and sunday. just a stray shower late saturday. hit-or-miss on sunday. that will not slow anybody down. that should not get anybody down. >> than

theirs was a crash reported at meadowbrook road in germantown near the great seneca highway. of the screen. on the rails there are big delays on the vre fredericksburg line, 15-45 minutes late. we will be back with more right after this. we will be back with more right after this. >> it could be the end of an era for a naval academy tradition. today members of the freshman class will climb to the top of the monument and replace a pact with the midshipmen at. the academy superintendent recently said this year's climb could be the last. he says safety is a concern and that sea trials are a better way for them to develop teamwork. we will see what happens. >> in short the old folks will pay to see that tradition go by the wayside. a last look at traffic and weather together. >> know the town is jammed solid getting from college park to zobrist bring. a number of accidents have been moved off to the shoulder. we got a report of an accident on a total amount at hunter road blocking one lane. >>> let's look at rainfall totals. chantilly had over four inches of rain. >> i got four i

temperatures this morning will range in the 50's to about 60. 54 in upper marlboro, 55 in germantown. there will be high clouds, 85 degrees this afternoon. if the weekend will bring added clouds and a chance of a couple of hours. we will talk more about that coming up. i heard that you were sick, lisa baden? >> nothing some over-the-counter drugs cannot knockout, allergies. let's look at the maps. on the inner loop rep to river road, there's a stalled vehicle. that should be gone by the time you get there. there is activity on the ramp. 95 between richmond and baltimore, everything in your favor. let's look at montgomery county at the beltway at colesville road, headlights are the outer loop side. if metro's first trains out on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> prince william county police said 34-year-old maria chicas and her baby were last seen monday morning in woodbridge. she needs medication for illness and she was pushing the toddler in a stroller. >>> d.c. police continue to investigate the suspicious death. investigators found a body of a southeast woman in an apartment alo

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warm temperatures through the evening. 78 in silver spring and the same in alexandria. 73 in germantown. here is the story overnight. mainly cloudy at times. still some pettifog possible. improving weather conditions just around the corner. that is minutes away. >>> coming up, you will want to take a close look at your credit card bill tonight. >> jesse james tries to explain what he would cheat on his wife. >> the final three "dancing with the stars" are getting ready. >> a member of the british royal family takes a bribe in exchange for ac >>> it is a royal mess for the british family. >> sarah ferguson is on tape caught taking a bribe. >> she did not know she was being secretly videotaped. in a statement made yesterday, she professed her deep regret over the situation saying that she had committed as serious -- a serious lapse of a judgment. thinking she is pocketing a pile of cash, the duchess of york appears stressed but her troubles were just beginning. the tabloid set her up sending a reporter posing as a businessman to secretly tape her. sarah ferguson sealed the deal herself. >

. >>> starting along 270 leaving germantown toward mva. heavy and steady volume for those continuing southbound past 118 toward montgomery village. below speed into rockville and back on to the brakes at montrose. the beltway is jammed up badly leaving 95 all the way around to 270. two separate accidents, one near connecticut and the other before you reach 270. both cleared to the shoulder according to state police so lanes are open once again. traveling in virginia, 395 leaving duke street to seminary road. lanes are up, looking for the backup at beltway. and chain bridge open one lane in each direction so expect bailout traffic on the gw parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the coast coded in crude and still no solution in sight. each day the spill grows and so does anger at the white house and b.p. >> and b.p. said they will try to again patch up the well tomorrow. but bobby jindal is saying too little, too late. craig boswell has the latest. >> reporter: too little, too late. that's a sentiment from a number of p

i'm happy to report from germantown road and our lovely skies to the split. happy monday, everyone.ou face higher fees and or taxes as local governments look for ways to balance the budgets. montgomery county just increased taxes on power consumption and boosted cell phone fees by 75%. gary has more on the tension between governments and business in a troubled economy. >> reporter: harvey curtis has already lost his job at j.d. towing once. >> it is tough on me not having work and trying to survive and pay my bills and raise my family. >> reporter: laying off workers was tough on his boss, too. >> the people i have had i have had for a while and they are good people. it is very hard. >> reporter: he says growing government fees is making it increasingly hard to keep his 18-year-old business afloat. >> we have had unemployment go from 0.9% to 13% which was a 1450% increase. >> reporter: governments say they are cutting spending to relieve taxpayer burden and maintaining essential services. >> we have been working over three years making cuts to our budget. that includes just hiring f

notice not many cars out there. 270 southbound no issues here as drivers make their way from germantown to 370. speeds will drop just a bit. virginia, 66 filling out between route 50 and 123. no incidents or accidents here. looking at the travel times the dulles toll road is moving. eastbound six minutes from 674 to the beltway. seven minutes northbound on dc 295 to the 11th street bridge. on the inner loop in virginia, 395 to the dulls will toll road. taking 14 minutes but the arrows going up says that delay is growing. over to you. >> no takers for a bronze statue in maryland dedicated to the heros of september 11th. the statue went on sale on ebay. it was taken from a company involved in a ponzi scheme and auctioned in an attempt to recover money. the statue would stay in emmittsburg but the winner of the auction gets their name on a plaque. they hope for $500,000 but no one placed any bid on the statue. >>> ahead in sports the latest from the nba and nhl playoffs. >>> nationals closer matt caps blew his first save of the season but see which math was able to stay the day against the

moving well between germantown road to the split. we will wrap with a look at the travel times. 66 eastbound. from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway, it is ten minutes and growing. the dulles toll road eastbound from 674 to the beltway about six minutes and seven minutes on 295 as drivers try to make their way from the beltway to the 119 street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> among the nearly 50,000 participants in this year's komen global race for the cure, there will be scores of male survivors. in 2005, joe reid had no idea he was at risk for breast cancer. after all it was a woman's disease. today his widow is spear heads an effort to bring it back to life and out of the shadow of pink. >> he was the kindest person i ever met in my life. >> reporter: remembering her husband joe and all they shared in 29 years of marriage brings tears to her eyes. >> joe had noticed a lump a few months before he mentioned it to me. he was an avid weightlifter and assumed it was a weight lifting injury. >> reporter: he said nothing u

looks like southbound we are dragging below speed from 118 germantown road to montross road. to the maps we go, 95 and the bw parkway, all nice, green and clean here at speed from 32 past powder mill n. to dc, we head, eastern avenue and kenilworth, everything is in the clear out here. back to you. >>> our time is 6:17. >>> maryland's governor might need a new pen this morning. he signed 300 bills if to law on tuesday. those convicted of the most severe sex crimes will need lifetime supervision and those with crimes against children will receive a minimum of 15 years in prison. they will reform the sexual advisory board. >> these tough new reforms will require lifetime supervision for the most violent repeat offenders, allow law enforcement to better track sex offenders in our community. >> reporter: the sex offender law was designed following the death of an 11-year-old sara foxwell. she was killed on the eastern shore. her parents attended the bill signing yesterday. >>> the district hopes to have the first streetcar up and running by 2012 but you can check it out today. th

pedestrian hit by a train in germantown around 5:15 . the train that was involved has stopped. more from ashley linder. >> well, yes. brunswick lines are not running right now. they are setting up a shuttle service. they have not yet gotten that under way. metro is honoring the tickets. you can utilize that. unfortunately it will be nasty commute for drivers taking the brunswick line because things will be halted for some time. taking a trip towards the roadways. let's look at that. this is the issue on georgia avenue. actually shutting down georgia avenue southbound at wayne avenue. due to serious accident investigation. you can see a lot of flashing lights with that one. it will be there a while. elsewhere around the region taking a trip out of springfield, main line, very heavy this afternoon. nobody really utilizing the hov as you travel southbound. no delays to report in that stretch. as you con around the region we have trouble spots ruined the capital beltway. particularly congested this afternoon, both interand outer loop. tysons, college park. wendy, back to you. >> th

lanes are open leaving germantown to the split.dulles toll road, the accident at springfield cleared. no incidents on 66 but heavy and slow east of vienna 123 to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> almost every parent would tell you nothing is more important than the safety of their child. do you really know what is going on at your child's day care. >> today we show you why some parents may be taking the ultimate gamble when they drop their kids off. tisha thompson has the fox 5 investigation. >> reporter: as they watch him play today, erin and mickle call their son a miracle child. >> he is a miracle. nobody thought he would be anything like this. >> about a year ago erin was at work when they received the worst phone call of her life. police officer was there with homicide detectives. he thought my baby would die. >> reporter: like working parents, they chose their day care for its location and price. >> you don't want to think that you are putting a price on your child but unfortunately you have to.

germantown slow toward the split with no relief in sight. 95 on and off the brakes from 32 toward thed 29 expect delays from white oak toward university boulevard. now moving into virginia. 395, delays beginning in newington toward duke street. slow traffic from the pentagon across the 14th street bridge. northbound george washington parkway at 123 incident on the right lane. and westbound 50 a crash there and then 66 a mess out of manassas. delays centreville and then nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> congressional primaries beginning to take place around the country. yesterday a couple of very important seats up for grabs. joining us, back together, peter fenn. peter you've been with us -- >> this is like a marriage. >> yes, it is. >> he went to counseling and now he's coming back. >> jim innocenzi. >> he's become a democrat in the last couple of weeks. >> let's set the record straight. >> no. >> i'll never be a democrat and i'll never dunk a basketball. >> and let's talk about the headlines. first the attempted car bombing. was the mes

we had accidents in that stretch but they are gone. 270 delays begin in germantown and continue intokville. heavy traffic getting out of woodbridge on a 95 north. that is mostly to landmark and shirlington. >>> are in the mid-'60s now and we will be in the 70's later. we have often on drizzles. -- we have off and on drizzles. we cannot rule out an isolated afternoon showers. overall, it will be just like yesterday. tomorrow, it will be warmer in the 80's and thursday will be upper 80's, near 90. >> we will be right back. like facebook, twitter, even access to youtube right on your tv, instead of crowding around your computer. hey -- have you seen the walking ham? walking... the ham's got boots on... i'm not sure i have. or the soapy monkey? oh, my husband's on youtube. oh, honey, we really don't... oh come on. it's so funny. the man's busy... you're daddy on little girl's bike? no, i'm not. let's cue it up. [ male announcer ] introducing youtube, straight to your tv. only on verizon fios. this is beyond cable. this is fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 8

i-270 southbound, typically this type of the morning we're clogged up as you head south through germantown and montgomery village. not so much this morning. little lighter than normal so far. lanes are open. northbound moving along very nicely. if you're headed for downtown, 395, landmark to shirlington to downtown no accidents to report, very minor delays right now. out on the rails, metro rail is doing fine. we do have one delay on vre, manassas lane train 324, some short term speed restrictions there across a couple of minutes. marc rail report nothing delays. >>> the weekend cannot come fast enough for traders on wall street. you may want to sit down before looking at your 401(k) or stock portfolio this morning. the dow tumbled 346 points amid fears that europe's debt crisis could spread. that was the biggest point drop since february of last year. asian markets already have fallen to a five month low. the market instability comes as senate passed its version of a sweeping finance reform bill. the biggest regulation overhaul since the great depression. lawmakers have to merge the senat

host: germantown, maryland. thank you for waiting. caller: i will be the first to say this. like where you are going with this. we are not the biggest, we are not the best -- we are, but it is better to work with the world rather than taking it on unilaterally this whole thing about border security, while i do not condone illegal immigration, i think this was sort of an excuse. let us try to work with the world can cooperate and try to do business. another thing, on ways that we can cut costs -- i know that was a different topic -- host: yes, we are going to move on. guest: immigration, border security, these are complicated issues, that frankly, do not fit into one common the partisan box -- one, neat partisan box. host: how much is border security addressed in this strategy? guest: it is certainly in there, but do not look for a spell out plan of what border security is. these documents in general, they are policy documents. you are not going to see a lot of "we are going to send this many troops by this year" or anything like that. and is more of a mission statement. it w