germantown added to the general's gloom. quote, i do not think any officer since the creation ever had such a v difficulties and perplexities to encounter as i have. his despair was reinforced that winter as valley forge became a synonym for desperation and half-naked men lacking blankets or beef battled frostbite, typhoid, the stench of dead horses, and the indifference of their countrymen. under the circumstances, washington did not lki on civilian complaints. criticism from the pennsylvania legislature left him unmoved except to sarcasm. quote, i can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside than to occupy a cold, bleak hill and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blank kets. and then, at the worst possible moment, political infighting threatened to do what britain's splendid military machine had thus far failed to achieve -- drive washington from the field. news of horatio gates' victory at saratoga lit the fuse on l

no problems to report coming in out of germantown.had an incident on the outbound sousa bridge coming from the freeway to head outbound towards 295. that activity is cleared. no problems reported on new york avenue from northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> making head line this morning, president obama will speak at the groundbreaking for the new national museum of african-american history and culture. the museum will be built between the washington monument and the national museum of american history. it is expected to open by 2015. the museum along with the martin luther king memorial are supposed to be the last buildings and monuments to be constructed on the national mall. today's groundbreaking is not open to the public but we'll take you there live for a preview later this hour. >>> affirmative action in college admissions could object its way out. the supreme court will consider new limits on racial preferences in college admissions. legal experts are looking at a 2003 decision that e

we've reduced the fleet in washington at headquarters and germantown. germantown by roughly 35% and the labs have been asked to do the same. in some of the labs, they've already done that, and in others, they're in the process of completing that. so these are government-owned vehicles. we're reducing that. and finally, we're reducing the time to hire by more than 40% and want to continually improve on that. we're better leveraging our innovation resources. and to deliver products to the market. so the connection between the research we fund and how that actually gets out into the private sector, we're looking at every nook and cranny to make sure that that process, the intellectual property that's developed in the research fund makes it into the private sector. we've streamlined the cooperative research and development agreements, so that it can can be done much faster. in these agreements, we used to require that the companies provide three months of funding, forward funding, before projects could start, and they would remain three months ahead, and fo

they are looking for this man, 21-year-old darryl brown of germantown.s last seen at his house on kitchen house court yesterday evening. they say he might not be wearing shoes and they are concerned because he functions at the level of a 10-year-old. >>> they are also looking for this young woman, 19-year-old alexis allston of wheaton. she was last seen at her house on pliewj avenue night. she doesn't talk, suffers from several medical conditions and walks with a limp -- her house on blue ridge avenue last night. >>> tonight, council member mary cheh is hosting a community safety meeting. police chief cathy lanier will there be to address the problem giving people a chance to hear what is being done. the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and it will be held at the cafeteria of alice deale middle school. >>> republican presidential candidates clashed in the final debate before next week's primaries in michigan and arizona. rick santorum, newt gingrich, mitt romney and ron paul taxed each other on everything from earmark spending to taxes and social issues. but

leaving germantown. 95, springfield is northbound.lightl give you the green in and out of the district. and on the beltway, all 66 miles are clear. back to the news. >> this sounds good. the mild weather may mean good wallet. your electricity use in december dropped nearly 11%. the company says the decrease is likely due to warmer temperatures and conservation. gas and oil companies are also in demand.crease 5:39. 36 degrees and damascus. >> new information on a house killed a father his sons. say joshtigators powell tried to kill his kids setting the house on fire. >> randy travis [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view.... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between y

southbound 270, lanes are open out of germantown headed out to the split.he beltway top side looks good between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> lincoln park is closed today and that could cause problems for people in falls church. during the closure, there is no parking aallowed on the north side of lincoln avenue. park is shut down so crews can begin preparing the park for the rain garden installation project. the installation is expected to improve water quality and absorb storm water at the park. >>> the cdc has long warned about the dangers of secondhand smoke but now it says young kids are being exposed to it by their friends in cars. new research shows more than 20% of high school and middle school students ride in cars while others are smoking. anti-smoking advocates have zeroed in on cars because of research showing they're potentially more dangerous than smoke-filled bars and other less confined areas. >>> police descend on a local mall over the weekend. we'll tell you why coming up next. >

coming in out of germantown, lanes are open.bound 270 leaving father hurley headed in towards rockville, lanes are open, nice easy commute there. if you are traveling eastbound 66, no trouble spots to report as you continue to work your way eastbound leaving fair oak head toward the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >> thank you. >>> traffic signals in dupont circle will be shut off for a few hours today starting at 10:00 a.m. the crews will be upgrading the system with you police will be directing traffic. you can expect delays at new hampshire, massachusetts and connecticut avenues. >>> the mild winter means fewer potholes jolting your car this spring. that is some good news. d-d.o.t. reports a 22% drop in pothole requests this year but aaa is remining drivers, even if there aren't as many pothole crews out there, do watch out for those other road crews that are at work because we know that work never stops. >> right. >>> we've all heard the warnings. how long will it be before we're paying $5 a gal

an inch and a half in germantown. in new market, an inch and a half as well. parts of virginia, we have seen half an inch to west virginia. about an inch and a half. so, we still have some of it coming down. very light and scattered. temperature wise right now, we're into the 30s and a 40 or two here on the map. in the overnight hours, some neighborhoods will see temperatures dip below freezing or right at the freezing point and that will set us up for slick spots. be careful. bridges and overpasses included. here's a look at our radar. we still have some precipitation moving its way through. this will continue into the early morning hours. so you'll have to deal with it as you are heading out in the morning. this system will push its way off the coast into tomorrow and end up in the afternoon hours, seeing some sunshine with a cloud or two. so, we will get improvements as we move into tomorrow. your five-day forecast showing in the morning hours, we have to deal with that mix. temperatures start to rise into the low 50s monday and tuesday, no shortage of suns

no worries to report from father hurley boulevard through germantown to the beltway. 70 is in good shape. 75 south of 70 at a crash. open for business at the weather center. adam caskey? >> running a springlike business. today and tomorrow well into the 60's and will transition back into colder air for the weekend. a little sprinkle in frederick county, virginia. this is just a wednesday sprinkle action this morning. you can see it tonight and into tomorrow morning. a temperature-wise -- 48 in the chevy chase, 50 in berkeley springs, west virginia. 68 i think for the high temperature locally. near 60 tonight. another mild night. a few isolated showers tonight and into early tomorrow. we will start today -- tomorrow warm in the 60's and gusty winds by tomorrow afternoon. >> thank you so much. our top story this morning -- after a 10-day trial nearly 60 witnesses, and nine hours of deliberation, a charlottesville jury has convicted george huguely in the death of his ex- girlfriend yeardly love. of the former uva student will wait and present as the judge decides whether to accept the jury

southbound at germantown, you're at 68 miles an hour.orthbound still really clear. 70 miles an hour as you make your way to rockville. we'll take a live look together. inner loop speeds no issues there. you're at 61 miles an hour. only taking 10 minutes to get from i-270 to i-95. the rails still looking good with no no delays on the metro, the marc, or the yre. >> thank you very much. if you heard that ringing sound, it is not your alarm clock going off. it was ana errant alarm clock. >>> new developments surrounding mystery illness. why there may be hope for a number of teens suffering from this strange decision. >>> the >>> the first government approved weight loss drug is another step closer to hitting store shelves. they approve d qnexa. they show they lose 10% of their bodyweight. there are concerns that it may contribute to heart problems or birth defects. they'll deseed whether to approve it in the next two months. >>> new developments in a mystery illness affecting students at a high school. neurologists say the girls they're twe

southbound 270 looking good out of germantown this morning. a nice easy ride headed out to the american legion bridge. northbound i-59 good to go in. t express lanes and the -- northbound i-95, good to go in the express lanes and the main lines. >>> school principals in charles county, maryland will today be talking with their students bay dangerous game, one that september some of their classmates to the hospital even. three children were rushed to the er yesterday after they played what is called knockout or passout. it is when kids hold their breath until they are unconscious. it cuts objection general to the brain and can cause severe injuries when kids fall down. nsh to those that went to the hospital, many other students suspected of attempting the challenge were seen by school nurses. >>> a montgomery county track coach is accused of having sex with one of his runners. scott spear is a teacher at julius west middle school. he also coaches track at richard montgomery high school. police say spare had sex twice with a 16-year-old girl on

starting to see the snow accumulate, gaithersburg, germantown, up to the north, those are the locationsjust under an inch of snow for southern areas of frederick county, southern carroll county, maryland, western faulkner county, could get the snow there the numbers you are looking at currently, these are the visibilities throughout the area, these are reduced up to the north, gaithersburg, leesburg, a half mile on that visibility. that is around maryland and martinsburg, half-mile visibility here where it's rain, around three to five months. not too bad. we take a look at thing, see how socked in we are getting, 37 degrees, reagan national, northeast wind at 5 miles per hour. so for d.c., we have got the rain, areas to the north, we have got the snow and by 9:00, i think we are just going to have clouds leaving the area with that snow tapering off. then the overnight period, we will clear out. tomorrow morning, upper 20s to around freezing that means some icy spots for 5, 6, 7 a.m., temperatures get a chance to rise again above freezing. so, for tomorrow morning, afternoon, up to 45 de

germantown, .10. o now, snow is likely for the rest of tonight. to 1 inch possible and lows getting down to mid 20s to lower 30s. this system is moving in on out of here quickly. we should start to see some potentially clearing skies overnight. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 30s. temperatures 40s in annapolis. washington, d.c., 38 degrees, manassas also in the mid 30s. frederick, hagersdown, you're all at the freezing mark. here's a look at our outside story. looking at minor snowstorm, but the bad timing. snow and rain for the commute, mainly wet roads. snow on the grassy areas and cars and some slick spots are possible tomorrow because i think with temperatures being well below freezing into the mid 20s around the suburbs, we're talking about icy conditions around the bridges and overpass and those untreated surfaces. our future cast showing us the snow will go ahead and clear on out overnight and high pressure coming back into the region, which means lots of sunshine for thursday and into friday. and temperatures a little bit milder.

this was in germantown. pictures taken, you know, outside. there was another one we had that showed cars with snow on it. there's a little bit, but not much to talk about in terms of accumulation. we love to see your photos and if you would like to down load our weather app on your smart phone or tablet through the iphone store or android market, we would love for you to tune into us. we do a video on there as well. you can join the fox 5 storm team and get all your weather updates. for overnight tonight, we are seeing a little bit of the wintery mix. very scattered in nature. right through into the morning hours. some might see light rain, but be prepared. very little accumulation to speak about. and some sunny days ahead, which is good news, and temperatures are not going to stray too far from seasonal and they didn't do that much today either. here's a look at some of the numbers. 1.5 inches in germantown so far. and 1.4 inches. only a half inch in stevensson, virginia, and in west virginia, we got 1 inch. and 1.5 inches. now, very scatter

many people will like they ads and we will have a look at some of them. 28 degrees in germantown. >> for queen elizabeth, celebrating 60 years on the captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a cold start to our monday morning. for the most part we are below freezing and even in the '20s on this monday morning. 21 in manassas. that is usually one of the colder spots. 32 in winchester, 28 in cumberland. at the freezing mark in annapolis and at reagan national. a lot of sunshine expected, temperatures in the low 50's, relatively mild for this time of year. even warmer tomorrow. we will rise into the mid to upper 50's tuesday afternoon with a lot of sunshine. total sunshine today into tomorrow. the only hurdle this week is on wednesday when we could have very light rain possibly mixing with a few wet snowflakes. not a big deal. looks like an agreeable workweek. >> traffic is agreeable. there was a crash on the b-w parkway, which is gone. overnight construction has been moved. we are moving nicely as far as the beltway is concerned. no problems on 95, 270, 66.

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looking good as you travel from 109 headed into germantown and continuing out towards rockville.till an easy go coming in from mayor oaks -- fair oak headed into the beltway. ♪ come on, baby don't you wanna go ♪ ♪ ain't no place, sweet home chicago note note. >> president obama was feeling the rhythm last night during a concert at the white house. he belted out the blues singing about chicago with the legendary artist bb king. president and first lady hosted the concert as a celebration of black history month. the concert was also a tribute to the blues featuring an all- star line-up including mick jagger, buddy guy and jeff beck. >> fox 5's karen gray houston shows us the president and first lady clearly enjoyed themselves. >> reporter: it was rocking from the jump with a less than orthodox presidential entrance. >> that sounded pretty good. you might try that instead of ruffles ped flourishes. >> reporter: the concert started out with a nod to and by the master. he sang his old standards. ♪ the thrill is gone ♪ the thrill is gone away &&. >> reporter: president obama introduced

. >> the shoppers at a safeway in germantown before the snow rival. >> a blizzard. at the pharmacy, there were so many prescriptions light there was going to be a blizzard. >> the effort to fill up trucks with salt was nonstop in gaithersburg as rush-hour approached. >> to be ready when the snow is coming. >> as the afternoon went on for, from maryland to virginia, -- as the afternoon went on. >> never did in a hurry. >> -- never get in a hurry. >> piles of assault were ready. >> you have got to be ready. -- piles of salt were ready. >> it hits the ground it's the sidewalk, and it is just -- it hits the sidewalk, and it is just wet as it turns to water. reporting live from gaithersburg, i am jennifer donelan, abc7 news. >> thank you, jennifer. you can always count on abc7 news and wjla when it snows. our live weather page has live radar, and we also have traffic conditions and closings and delays when there is a winter weather event. >> are other big story tonight testimony under way at the uva murder trial. george huguely some graphic details about the state of the

upper montgomery and loudoun county, leesburg, out toward germantown, urbana maybe 1 to 2 and the blue areas, northern maryland and western maryland, two plus, maybe 2 to 4 in the mountains to the west. so not a big event but something to talk about in when has been a snowless winter for the most part. temperatures fall into the 30s for the afternoon. 48 tomorrow after being near freezing tonight. so we'll do a lot of melting. friday cool, around 50. more cold air for the weekend. perhaps some flurries on saturday. it's now 6:18. let's go to monika samtani who also has been very busy this morning. how are things looking? is it new york avenue where we have the problem? >>> it is. you're looking live inbound side of florida avenue. authorities have been on the scene of this serious accident involving this tractor-trailer and two separate vehicles since before 1:00 this morning. what they're trying to do is cut a part of a tractor-trailer off so that they can dislodge the car that went underneath the tractor-trailer early this morning. and that is why this cleanup and investigation is ta

leesburg up toward germantown. looking at a couple of sprinkles this morning. over to you. >>> it's been a tough morning for maryland state police and commuters on the beltway north of town. we're going to show you some video of what happened on the inner loop of the beltway just before connecticut avenue. it was a tractor-trailer and a car involved. a fiery crash resulting in one person dead as well. that's why the investigation and cleanup is taking so long. let me show you first on a map exactly where it is and what you should expect. you see all this red on the inner loop. that's the eastbound side of 495 heading for connecticut avenue. right now the left side of the roadway is open but again you're going to have to deal with that delay. in fact, we'll go to our mdot camera right now so you can see what it looks like live on the inner loop of the beltway. moving but very slowly through bethesda. keep that in mind eastbound on 495 near connecticut avenue. now to virginia. on the northbound side of 395 also an accident in the hov lanes. right here at washingt

. >> there are reports of an electrical accident in germantown. newschopper7 was over the scene. fire and rescue officials say a man was flown to hospital with injuries following an electric shock. the contractor was injured while working with electrical wires. the injuries are not life- threatening. police are on the hunt for criminals behind more armed robberies in northwest d.c. the latest happened this morning at 21st street and n street and the victim was not injured but two dozen robberies have been reported since last monday. has it that morning was mugged at 15th street muggedu st. anne a robbery occurred near george washington university. police are stepping up patrols. the first major winter storm of the season hit virginia, up to 8 inches of snow covered the ground in lynchburg yesterday it made it difficult to drive on interstate 81. closer to home, the roads were slick in fredericksburg. vdot de plus hundreds of clouds to keep the roads clear. thousands are getting power restored after downed power lines. that quickly melted away and adam caskey is here with a look a

steve osunsami, abc news, germantown, tennessee. >> a great story. >> great team building. >>> comingod morning america," a world prepeer you won't want to miss. robin, george, the whole gang in

. >>> good morning, traveling along i-270 in germantown, you are hitting the brakes just a bit as you make your way past father hurley boulevard. when you get to rockville, are you going to see volume. so far travel lanes are open connecting from rockville and heading to the spur. and if you're traveling on the rails, still have a minor delay now. brunswick east, train number 892, g-20 summ 892,late five minutes. and escalators down again at foggy bottom. megan mcgrath is standing by with more. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning. these are brand new escalators. there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony not long ago. here we are this morning, all three of the entrance escalators at the foggy bottom metro station are not working. all morning long, folks have literally had to walk up the escalators. getting unwanted exercise. we've seen some folks huffing and puffing. these are very, very steep escalators. so when you're having to walk up them, if you're elderly, if you have any sort of issues,'s difficult. it's difficult. we've talked to folks who say they have not been able

a few sprinkles from germantown to gaithersburg. here's your day planner.ok at that -- visibilities have improved quite a bit. that's a live view from the city camera. sunrise at 6:57. maybe a lingering area of patchy fog south and east mid morning. elsewhere, more sun breaking out. then a sunny afternoon. highs reaching the mid 50s. here's your evening planner. clear, breezy and chilly tonight. near 40 by midnight. i'll show you my preliminary estimate and how much snow we may get on sunday. that's coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. following breaking news at the beltway. the inner loop at connecticut avenue, blocking two right lanes. the outer loop is suffering. a lot of rubbernecking delays. are you jammed at new hampshire avenue. here's a live look now. they're just sitting here. your average travel speeds for you on the outer loop, 21 miles per hour. you may want to leave a little bit later if that's a possibility for you. traveling 395 at duke street, have police activity in the right shoulder lane. and see something d

no problems to report coming in from germantown towards the lane divide.k headed over towards 270 looking good. in virginia, traveling eastbound along 66, you will find your lanes are open coming in from manassas to the beltway. 95 still in good shape leaving dale city headed northbound up towards the capital beltway. the commute on 66, uneventful. no trouble spots to report headed in towards the tr bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> back in late november, there was a horrible auto accident in southeast d.c. over the weekend, the family of a survivor of that crash gathered to thank a metrobus driver. they believe he was sent by god to save a life. john henrehan has the story. >> about 20 members of the fowler family gathered at a regional rebill station hospital in maryland to introduce themselves to this metrobus driver, james willfork and to thank him with a commendation and plaque. >> words cannot express the level of appreciation, grateful innocence and thanks we hold for you. >> reporter: this extended family is re

germantown, 66 miles per hour. southbound as you make your way past middle brook road.tty clear roadways. southbound at west montgomery avenue no issues. southbound in the clear. traveling in the district, checking cams for you there, no proteins d.c. live look at new york avenue in bladensburg. >> the caps game was nowhere near as exciting as the super bowl game. the caps only goal came late in the third period but marcus johanson and also a moment of scare for one of the teams big leaders. light got hit hard in the second and had to be helped off the ice and he was using crutches. wearing a knee brace as well. the caps play florida panthers tomorrow. >>> coming up, what had shoppers lining up at target before stores opened yesterday. plus -- ♪ >> took center stage after the give your loved ones what they really want! this valentine's day, the new color of love is... white! exclusively at verizon, get the white droid razr by motorola! thin. fast. smart. strong. more color. same droid razr. on america's fastest, most reliable 4g network. now that's value anyone can appr

these helicopters flew to the uss germantown, a ship off the coast of okinawa. the ship then headed to waters near thailand carrying a large number of troops. after a week they left okinawa. the u.s. marines have appeared in thailand. a joint military drill was in full swing. it was being conducted by seven countries including japan and the united states. >> we support the blt and other units attached with air assets flying them to and from places and whatever they ask us, and whenever we're needed they call us and we support them. >> reporter: tokyo and washington picked the coastal area of nago city in okinawa for the futenma relocation. construction can only begin after okinawa's governor gives the go ahead. but the govern insists the base be moved outside the prefecture. he cites opposition from local residents and the lack of environmental safeguards in the government's plan. the uncertainty has led to concerns in okinawa that the futenma base might never be moved. >> translator: the japanese defense minister came to okinawa and clearly described the futenm

these helicopters flew to the uss germantown, a ship off the coast of okinawa. the ship then headed to waters near thailand carrying a large number of troops. after a week they left okinawa. the u.s. marines have appeared in thailand. a joint military drill was in full swing. it was being conducted by seven countries including japan and the united states. >> we support the blt and other units attached with air assets flying them to and from places and whatever they ask us, and whenever we're needed they call us and we support them. >> reporter: tokyo and washington picked the coastal area of nago city in okinawa for the futenma relocation. construction can only begin after okinawa's governor gives the go ahead. but the govern insists the base be moved outside the prefecture. he cites opposition from local residents and the lack of environmental safeguards in the government's plan. the uncertainty has led to concerns in okinawa that the futenma base might never be moved. >> translator: the japanese defense minister came to okinawa and clearly described the futenm

steve osunsami, abc news, germantown, tennessee. >> a great story. >> great team building. >>> comingorning america," a world prepeer you won't want to miss. robin, george, the whole gang in "gma's" own silent movie. >> it's all later on "gma." "gma's" own silent movie. >> it's all later on "gma." maybe they'll win an closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc

a coating in germantown and pendleton county, a couple of inches and that is it and we were forecasting it to be bigger than that anyway. and even a coating. that doesn't appear as if it's going to happen. the winter weather advisory is scaled back until 8:00 for the counties. in terms of accumulations, you have to really get far to the north and maybe a few spots up to one inch. i would say that is looking unlikely, although we have a couple or three hours of potential for a small accumulation. and this is part of the problem, 43 degrees. hard to get anything to stick with that. the roads are treated nicely and we have not heard of any problems on the roads this evening. what we will be watching in the overnight hours, dropping temperatures and we're down to the freezing mark the the roads are wet, if not white, and we will probably have a patchy ice here and there on untreated surfaces later tonight. the precip is going to end. a couple of slippery spots possible and per usual when the storms depart the area. 32 degrees overnight. upper 20s in the suburb. your thursday fight ours a re

no problems along southbound 270 in out of germantown. light traffic volume right now. coming across the american legion bridge, lanes open as well. and the overnight road work is scheduled to begin at 9:00 last night. should be brand up by 6:00 a.m., if not before, giving you two lanes westbound on 66. fingers crossed. inleer loop of the beltway, no trouble spots. out on 66, we find that the lanes are open. no problems toward the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> a health alert now. the sneezing you thought was a winter cold might be the beginning of your spring allergies. since most of the u.s. had a warmer than average went they are year -- average winter this year, trees and flowers have started pollinating earlier this week. if you are constantly sneezing longer than a week and don't have a fever or body aches, it's most likely allergies. >>> the first new prescription diet pill in 15 years could win fda approval by spring. it was rejected two years ago over safety concerns. it's a once a day pill that combines a suppressment drug and a migr

in germantown, maryland, snow total 1 1/2 inch. damascus, 1.4. gaithersburg 1/10th. new market, maryland, 1 1/2inches. here's a look at live doppler 9000. you see where we've got the blue is indicating light snow still falling. northwest of town, south of hagerstown, frederick getting light snow. charles town, win chester and leesburg, you see the purple, that is probably a mixture of probably sleet or rain changing over to some snow. this is mostly wet snow. now, the concern now is overnight into early tomorrow morning. still have a little bit of a moisture coming in from the south and also coming out from the north around the pennsylvania area where a light rain and snow flurries are going to be generally pushing southeast over the area tonight. so with that, we're expecting cloudy and cold conditions with rain and snow. watch out for bridges and overpasses. those are going to be slick, especially by early tomorrow morning. if you've got plans to go to church, watch out for the driveways and sidewalks. there may be icy spots. we'll talk more about your seven-day fo

270 here in bethesda and a live look on 270 at father hurley boulevard still looking great out of germantownto the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, back into virginia at 4:39. >>> we have a deal maybe. congressional republicans and democrats have reportedly reached a tentative deal to renew the payroll tax cut. the extension averages about $20 a week to the average worker. >> the agreement extends the tax cut through the end of the year and renews unemployment benefits. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: republicans gathered on capitol hill to hear details of a tentative agreement to extend the payroll tax cut that's expected to be unveiled later today. >> for the most part most people are for it or at least accepting it. >> reporter: lawmakers say the deal will likely extend the two percentage-point social security tax cut through the end of the year for $16 -- for 160 million americans. it will save the average worker about $20 a week. but the extension won't be paid for and will add an estimated $100 billion to the deficit. it's a concession republicans made a

if you're coming off i-70 toward 270 from damascus and sugarloaf mountain down to germantown to the point where the lanes divide you're going to be just fine along this corridor. live on route 355, it's pretty much the same story. very light as you head down to the heart of rockville and to the beltway as well. back to the maps and this time a little further east in maryland no problems on the bw parkway route 50 as you head through sheverly in through the northeast corridor. the anacostia river crossings are running incident free. we'll take a look at route a outside the beltway. no problems to report coming in from annapolis this morning. coming up in my next report we'll go to virginia at 4:55. >>> charles schumer is renewing his push to get passenger advocates at every airport security check point. it comes after a series of incidents uncovered by the cbs station in dallas in which women say they felt as if they were being targeted. here's a sampling of ginger allen's report. >> at one point the passenger was asked if she plays tennis because of her cute figure. >> you think there was

the fire broke out at the store on frederick road in germantown this afternoon, but there's more to the story than just the fire. fox 5's karen gray houston here to explain. >> it was a fast moving smoky fire. police are questioning three boys tonight all 13 years old. they have not formally charged them with setting that fire but believe the fire was a diversion tactic so they could shoplift. it all started in a section of the store that sells clothes. a quick thinking manager was able to put the flames out with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrives on the scene. nobody was injured, but shoppers and employees had to be evacuated. with the help of surveillance cameras officials quickly track down three suspects they believe set the fire. >> fire investigators responded right behind, worked with wal- mart security division and obtained surveillance where they found three juveniles in the area of the fire at the time it started and followed them out of the store through surveillance through the parking lot into an adjacent store. >> adjacent store was a target. the wal-mart was

southbound 270, nice and clear as well leaving germantown coming from father hurley boulevard head outast mva. you are still at speed coming across the american legion bridge headed down 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. everyone deserve as a little pampering, right? >> i think so. >> coming up next, looking to add a little glow to your skin too. how about the golden touch? >> i'll take the golden touch on my face. stay with us. we'll be right back. k.  >>> does he pick up his socks? >> no, he doesn't pick up his socks he's not good. he thinks he is neat but he has people would help him. i'm like it's not you that is neat. it is the people would pick up your socks. those are the neat people. >> the secrets come out. the first lady revealing some intimate details about president obama to tv host ellen degeneres and then look. ellen challenged her to a push- up contest and mrs. obama won. the first lady was on a two-day trip to the los angeles area. i think she made her point. i think she beat her by like five push-ups. >> she could have kept going.

general washington retreated from brandywine, germantown, and lost philadelphia. washington's reputation was sinking fast. and there were those in the congress, among them samuel adams and others, new englanders in particular, who thought that gates might make a better commander than general washington. and there were rumors, maybe not a plot, that's a little much, but certainly there were plans being made to replace gates, take him into washington's position. and washington knew this, of course. later general gates was given command of the army in the south. and there in the south general gates fought the battle of camden, one of the worst defeats the american army ever suffered. what made it even worse was when the smoke cleared from the battlefield at camden, general gates was not there. he had retreated about 50 miles to reorganize. he was replaced. general green took general gates's place in the south. gates was in disgrace. washington disliked him intensely. but gates was a powerful politician. and he managed to get reinstated as the commander of the army at

no problems to report out of mount airy, germantown.e'll take a live look at rockville at montrose road. more on virginia roadways coming up at 4:39. >>> an out of control driver lost control of his vehicle. it went airborne, flipped several times and then slammed into a kfc in landover. >> by the time emergency crews got there, one person was dead and two others were being taken away to a nearby hospital. gary nurenberg has more. >> reporter: this happened at about 6:30. a bmw apparently traveling more than a hundred miles an hour was racing toward the traffic light at sheriff road when is lost control hitting the curb by this citgo station and flipping repeatedly hitting lots of things. >> you can see several trees there, a sign, looks like a trash can of some kind. over here there's the air pumps that were in place next to the vacuum. this box is upside down as a result of that collision. then it came across through the fence. there was a fence there before it came into the kfc. >> reporter: in the process it hit this suv injuring th

let's take the trip together. 66 miles per hour southbound in germantown. approaching rockville, 64 miles per hour. really not seeing any major issues for you at all. a live look now as you make your way toward the spur southbound. travel lanes look really good. travel speed, 59 miles per hour. only taking three minutes to get from the spur and connect to the beltway. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. happy friday. back to you. >> all right. thank you. happy friday to you. >>> and this morning, a new poll shows rick santorum gaining popularity with republican women shorts. santorum is making gains for his opposition to birth control and abortion. the new "washington post" poll shows his favor ability rating among women moved up 13 points since january to 57%. republican women voters still like mitt romney better. his favorability rating is 61%, which has not changed much during the race. newt gingrich is a distant third at 37%. that has dropped about 3 points in just the last two months. >>> seven states are taking legal action to block

his choices were auburn, florida, ohio state, maryland and the kid from germantown hoping to do big thingsckyard. >> my dream is to win a national championship. nothing similar possible. i'm going to do everything in bhooi will power and everything i have in me. i'll give it to the team. i play with a lot of heart. >> maryland coach said, quote, we're honored and happy to have him. >>> more big news out of college park. howard is out for the rest of the season after tearing his right acl during practice. a huge loss as they get ready to played duke on saturday. >>> lebron james and the miami heat in town to play the wizards. lebron and heat second in the league in scoring and wizards are 26th. a good game to watch. looking good, john wall drives and then spin move and dishes to mcgee for the dunk. and take another look. wall had 16 points and 10 assists. 13 rebound and wizards open up the game on a 7-2 run. second quarter, dwyane wade. ball and goes behind the back and gets the spinning bucket to go. are you kidding me? see this again. wow! wow is he a talent or what? wade had a game-high

southbound 207 good to go out of germantown headed for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all bets may be off for online gambling here in d.c. some city council members want to repeal the program for it even starts. they're upset over the way the online gambling program became law. some council members didn't realize they had voted to approve it. councilmember jack evans says he plans to had move a repeal bill out of his office today. he said he will vote for the repeal bill when it goes before the full council. >>> up next, don't expect the housing market to recover any time soon. >> it could get worse. we'll have details of a bleak new report coming out. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys.

no trouble spots to report south on 270, germantown to the leap divide.hat's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> our big story, extending the pail roll tax cut. president barack obama and republicans on capitol hill both say they want the same thing, to keep the 2% payroll tax cut alive. >> it is due to expire at the end of the month. if it does, 160 americans will see their taxes go up. fox 5's stacy cohan is live on capitol hill with the latest on the progress. good morning, stacy. >> good morning. this is an issue we've been covering since last december. a very contentious debate, not about whether to continue the payroll tax cut but how to pay for it, it does appear now that they have reached an agreement and to extend the payroll tax cut. now, as you mentioned, that would give a break to about 160 million americans. the 2% cut minister social security payroll tax would be extended. it's to about 20 bucks a week in the average american's paycheck. also extended under this deal, jobless benefits. those would be renewed and doctors would

in fact, germantown, 65 miles per hour as you head south making your way past gaithersburg into rockville in both directions on i-270. no issues to report. connecting to the spur, a live look at democracy. you see volume's very light northbound, almost completely clear. southbound, as well. if you're getting on to the beltway from i-270 on the inner loop making your way to i-95, you're at 60 miles per hour, that trip only taking ten minutes. in fact, i'll be back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back to you. >> see you then. thank you. >>> today president obama will sign a smuggling bill into law. he'll have a special guest in attendance. former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will attend the signing ceremony. it was her final piece of legislation before stepping down. the ultralight aircraft smuggling prevention act gives authorities more authority to fight illegal drug trafficking at the borders. giffords' bill passed unanimously on her final day in office last month. >>> this morning friends and family remembering a local paramedic who died after falling from

southbound side of 270 coming out of frederick, there are no problems to report on i- 70 or 270 toward germantownlle on 270 at montrose road. all lanes are open to the point where the lanes divide. more on area roadways at 4:39. >>> jurors in the yeardley murder trial have recommended that george huguely receive 26 years in prison. the sentencing recommendation came hours after the jury convicted the former university of virginia lacrosse player of second-degree murder and grand larceny. >> if the judge follows the jury's recommendations, huguely would get 25 years for love's murder and one year for the grand larceny charge for stealing love's computer. the judge does not have to follow the jury's recommendation. huguely face as maximum sentence of 40 years for the murder charge and 20 years for the grant larceny. huguely was bound and openly wept. he killed yeardley love in a drunken, jealous rage. >>> most of the country followed the investigation and the huguely trial. >> especially those people with close ties to both families. we spoke with neighbors of both huguely and love. >> reporter: th

i-270 southbound, 64 miles per hour as you head south in germantown.ng into rockville, you're at 69 miles per hour. not seeing any issues for you. in fact, as you make your way and connect to the beltway, here's a live look now at i-270 and the beltway. i can tell you as you're traveling on the inner loop, looks really good, a good travel speed. 56 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes to get from the spur and making your way on to i-95. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> at a time when the capitals need to be making a playoff push, their road woes are catching up with them. the caps lost their second straight on the road last night. a 5-0 shutout against the carolina hurricanes. the goalie was pulled from the game after giving up two goals in just the first five minutes of the game. the backup couldn't keep up with -- couldn't keep the hurricanes from scoring three more. the caps have lost now ten of their last 14 games. they end their roadtrip mercifully in ottawa tomorrow. >>> and the result wasn't any better for the wizards in their last road game

heading out of clarksburg, 71 miles per hour in germantown.tinuing southbound into rockville, 67 miles per hour as you pass falls road. no problems connecting to the beltway. and traveling over the memorial bridge, your volume's very light. traveling on the outer loop as well as the inner loop, i'm not seeing any issues this morning. looking really good on the roadways. joe and eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 46 degrees. still to come, moving ahead with a push to expand gambling. the next move for lawmakers and what people around d.c. think about a high-end casino so close to home. >>> plus, rising tensions in afghanistan. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and n