everybody coming south of college park, just before you get to 450 the john hanson highway -- this is along the way. a lot is going on. a tractor-trailer, to go right lanes blocked. it did not cause much of the back. there is a crane on the scene. they are trying to get -- get the truck rented. this is on the inner loop before you get to 450, annapolis road. virginia and d.c. are quiet. back to you. >> we are following a developing story out of egypt. 19 foreign tourists were killed in a hot air balloon crash in luxor, which is 320 miles south of cairo. at least two survivors were taken to hospital with critical injuries. there was a fire and explosion and the balloon plunged from the sky and crashed into a field. at this point, no americans are believed to have been on board. not to the big topic on capitol hill sequestration -- later president obama will travel to shipbuilding facility in virginia to discuss how the middle class will be impacted if budget cuts take effect. >> the president is urging congress to take action, but lawmakers have not reached a compromise. the threat of

towards 50, the john hanson highway, travel lanes open. no major incidents on 270for everybody passing father hurley boulevard southbound. back to you. >> thank you. it's 36 degrees. coming up, president obama questions 9 the penney still exists. >> a fair question. -- why the penny still exists. and how these puppies are helping wounded veterans. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. visit america's best today to ask about our newest lenses transitions vantage and transitions xtractive lenses. experience life well lit. ask which transitions adaptive lens is best for you >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and scott thuman. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> 6:15 on this friday morning. mount vernon high school officials are urging students to be cautious after an incident yesterday morning. a 16-year-old student was walking to school when a man asked her

the john hanson highway, the stability is not great. here we camp. back to you. >> it is for caught 52 right now. up, the music industry's biggest night. ♪ coming up, and look at the b >> music's biggest names gathered in los angeles last grammy awards. it was a great night forouplly for q young."ng "we are singer won.ys prince presented record of the year. album of the year went to sons.d & >> a great lineup. biggest night was sweet for some attendees. a sweet. was a year ago that whitney houston was found dead. and it was the birthday of brandy. >> it was really hard for me that mypt on my birthday. >> whitney houston was 48 years old. >> at the weekend box office, melissa mccarthy has scored in the first lead role in a feature film. , medina "identity the spur" $36.5 million. if a winter storm did not stop northeast, the storm could grossed $40 million. in second place was "warm bodies." 6, 37 degrees. >> it appears apple has a new product in the works. something you definitely will ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42

beltway past 52 john hanson highway, toward carollton greenbelt, college park, an easy run.the crash marilyn 95 no. no way quickly to the shoulder -- maryland 95 north quickly on the shoulder. >> here is a look at what is still to come on "good morning washington." >> it is a valentine's day surprise you would not believe. a couple wellcome's four new babies but they are not quadruplets. >> authorities change their advice to schools when dealing with a shooter in the hallway. >> greater than greater than6:55 -- a restaurant plans to charge edina's a little bit extra, that is, if you do not finish your meal. that is still to come. >> time now to talk about america's money. we talked a lot about the fact that burger king's twitter account was packed. interesting. , and if you invested in mutual funds, you are probably feeling good. diana perez has more. >> topping america's money -- bouncing back. two good economic signs this morning. the dollar opened only 1% below its high before the financial meltdown -- the dow. and two-thirds of mutual funds posted new highs as the recess

here's the john hanson highway.beledweyne, emergency pothole crews on the inner loop near 66, they will be wrapped by 6:00. -- virginia pothole crews on the beltway. >> and y krystal brown's probation could be revoked. >> and there's a family including sextuplets and two sets of twins and katie couric will try to babysit six little children in their terrible >> singer chris brown scheduled to appear in a los angeles courtroom today where his probation might be revoked. prosecutors have asked a judge to find him in violation. is community service record stemming from his 2009 assaults of rihanna contains several discrepancies. he not at the recorded location of his community service of relocations and instead performing or traveling. they want is community service case transferred from his home state of virginia to california. brown's attorney denies the allegations. >> most artists are used to seeing a bump in sales after performing the super bowl, but beyonce and destiny's child band mates are huge increase. >> sal

around the beltway passed pennsylvania avenue towards the john hanson highway and the wilson bridge here. back to you. >> thank you. good news all around. 37 degrees now. >> the first lady opening up about what inspired her to get a new hairstyle. what she said. >> and on "katie" today, an interview with the legendary music executive clive davis. of what he says about the death of one of his biggest stars, whitney houston, and his reveal about his sexu >> when it comes to the will baby watch, it is a big day. >> the duchess of cambridge will appear at a charity event in britain. she will make a visit to hope house to hear the stories of women suffering from substance abuse. it's part of kate middleton's charity. >> things are hitting a high note for black eyed peas singer fergie. she and her husband are expecting their first child. they have been married since 2009. first lady michelle obama joking about what exactly inspired her new hair cut. >> hear what she said with rachael ray. >> this is my midlife crisis. i cannot get a sports car and they would not let me go bungee jumping. >> sh

no problems on the beltway at 50 the john hanson highway getting through cheverly into town, this looksd too. back to you. >> thank you. 24 degrees. >> next we will explain how the weather puts a snag >> fans are mourning the loss of actor lou myers. >> the 76-year-old actor was best known for his role on the tv show "a different world." the died at a hospital in west virginia. he had been in and out of the hospital last year and recently collapsed. an autopsy is planned. >> three days away from one of the biggest night in hollywood. talking about the oscars. >> crews are continuing to get ready for the 85th annual show. the red carpet was rolled out on wednesday a few hours later than planned, because of concerns about the weather. it was chilly and windy in hollywood. arch campbell and i are getting ready to go to california, leaving this afternoon. look for our reports starting tomorrow? on abc 7 news. be sure to catch the oscars on sunday night. 4:57, 25 degrees. is that right? my goodness. coming up, an update on the breaking news and trends toward discounting. firefighters on the

john hanson highway right there. no problems out of annapolis or bowie. columbia down through to the beltway and rte. 29 at fairland road, not many commuters. always a good time to get going early. georgia avenue down to the beltway looks good. virginia looks good on 95. back to you. >> thank you. it's 34 degrees on this tuesday morning. cracks coming up next, on the heels of her super bowl halftime performance, beyonce announcing a world tour. find out when she will be in the district. >> today on "katie" and there is a no-holds-barred interview with actor charlie sheen. , his troubled clerics katie couric has landed another exclusive interview. this time it's with the wife of the legendary penn state football coach joe paterno. on monday, sue will talk for the first time since the child sex abuse scandal rocked penn state and she lost her husband of 50 years just two months after the scandal was exposed. interviews monday at 4:00 p.m. on abc 7. >> new jersey governor chris christie and david letterman and shared a few laughs about fat jokes that letterm

and the john hanson highway, the beltway as well. landover past 202, the left lane was blocked but it did not cause much of a backup. looks good and the woodrow wilson bridge. no problem at the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. police are trying to figure out what led to a depth investigation in college park, maryland at 36th avenue. emergency crews responded to a shooting and a fire. countrypeople were shocked. we don't know what led to the shooting. -- three people were shot. >> the investigation continues into how a man was hit and killed by car just before 10:30 monday night on georgia avenue in aspen hill. police of not release any details in the case. >> we are following a big story from overseas this morning. north korea has defied the orders of the united nations and conducted its third nuclear test. the north says it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site. the white house calls it a highly provocative act that threatens u.s. security and international peace. it has p

professor hanson alerted the world to the global warming threat way back in 1988.we have done with leading environmentalists. watch out they said curb emissions now or face ever more dangerous storms. they echoed the president in his inaugural address. i'm not convinced and i don't think the general public is either. for a generation we have blamed the ups and downs of weather on some sinister climate change. i don't propose to get into the science of global warming, which i'm told is in, and the debate is over. but i am keenly aware of the tone the global warmers are now taking. they are desperate and slightly ridiculous. those alarmists outside the white house were clearly freezing cold, despite global warming. one young man said the pipeline should be stopped by any means possible. really? and professor hanson, along with prince charles and al gore, have been predicting disaster for years. they just extend the doomsday deadline. and when a cnn anchor tried to link the russian media with carbon emissions, you could tell the global warmers were at the least stretc

the teacher says hanson, who came from the bombed schools? lots of little hands are raised. this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they destroy them. schools should be billed for girls everywhere. -- built for girls everywhere. th-- at the nearby boys primary they study in the shadow of their former school which was reduced to rubble in december. the damage done here was a man's. there were three bombs planted in the brought the building to the ground. what i am standing on is the roof of the school. what mattered 60 boys used to come to classes here but 40 have not -- 160 voyage used to come to classes here. 40 have not returned. their parents are

i'm brett gladstone, partner in the san francisco firm of hanson bridget. i'm here today speaking on behalf of the project sponsor royal campus. i'd like to introduce some members -- is it 3 minutes? some members of the team and i'd like them to stand up as i introduce them. first of all, my client [speaker not understood] campos. and my co-counsel, jonathan rodriguez. jonathan will be available for questions on construction issues and lease with the city if you have any. i'll be talking about the planning issues. i'd also like to introduce consultant martin kirkwood and consultant jorge mandragon. first, i'd like to thank the city, particularly scott sanchez and kevin guy, for their hard work on this in the recent weeks, and david chiu, supervisor chiu and his aide, justin true as well. this is the third or fourth time i've appeared in front of the commission in the last 20 years on this project. i represented previous developers in trying to make financable a rehab movie theater with a dinner theater on the second floor. we had to go through conditional u

i'm brett gladstone, partner in the san francisco firm of hanson bridget. i'm here today speaking on behalf of the project sponsor royal campus. i'd like to introduce some members -- is it 3 minutes? some members of the team and i'd like them to stand up as i introduce them. first of all, my client [speaker not understood] campos. and my co-counsel, jonathan rodriguez. jonathan will be available for questions on construction issues and lease with the city if you have any. i'll be talking about the planning issues.

after 50 the john hanson highway. a crash on the outer loop. they are moving the camera around.this is just happening. back to you. >> we will check back in with you to get the latest on that situation. >> 35 degrees, adam caskey is hard at work making valentine's day cupcakes. >> and cars are more dependable than ever. >> you are watching abc 7's " good morning washington. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> the national rifle association is said to respond to president obama's states of the union address. the president of the organization will speak in nashville. he is expected to make the case that newer, more dangerous threats require americans to buy more guns and to oppose new gun control measures. just over two weeks before automatic budget cuts take effect, we will take a close look at their impact. the senate appropriations committee will hear from several cabinet members about how the budget cuts will affect their departments. the cuts will take place march 1 if congress and the white house do not reach a deal to stop them. >> the superior court will be

hanson policy analyst for the center for food safety thanks so much for coming on t.v. . so i just learned that horsemeat actually does pass through u.s. port before arriving at destination in europe i mean how do we know that we're not even in this here if it's not spect it well. we don't for the most part. we do know that we shipped a lot of horses to mexico a lot of horses to canada. we get meat back from those countries presumably it's it's labeled correctly but we're not testing for me right well let's talk about something a little bit more serious than horsemeat the u.s. center for food protection and defense recently set up a database of food fraud cases dating i mean we're talking about back decades the worst offenders are fish and seafood and i just saw this article that said fifty nine percent of tuna that we eat is actually miss the label that isn't tuna at all i mean economically this idea that manufacturers are saving money by actually selling us goods that are not the goods that they're presenting it how are they getting away with this. people in the us are

if your headed from college park towards the john hanson highway, this is the deal.only volume -- only volume. the beltway in virginia, that is in good shape. your travel lanes are open. >> at thank you so much. just into the newsroom, we are learning that garrett county public schools are closed today. that is the first closure or delayed we have. we will keep you abreast of the situation as we get into more of it. let's talk about the big subject looming over washington, the latest on sequestration. >> three days away from the deadline for automatic budget cuts. let's go to john gonzalez, live on capitol hill. that has to be the only topic of conversation. >> at the clock is ticking. the defense subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing later this morning. of course, what is at stake for the government? a 5-7% cuts for most government departments. this ad time when billions of dollars in forced budget cuts are only three days away. the white house this morning that thousands of teacher jobs are at risk, hundreds of children will not receive back seat, and thousan

lanes are open at the john hanson highway. off to a good start. back to you. >> thank you. we want to take you to home where pope benedict xvi is making his first public appearance since announcing his resignation. thousands of people are in attendance as he has just taken the microphone. he will maybe only make public appearances perhaps a couple more times before he'd resign officially on february 28. >> he underwent surgery recently to have the battery replaced in its pacemaker. he will live in a monastery near the vatican, but he will not have any duties related to the church. a live picture. another story we are following new details on a fatal fire in charles county, maryland. >> jummy olabanji has more on caps. >> we have new information, new video. charles county's fire chief confirms there was a body found inside the home after they put the fire out. this happened just after midnight in the 5300 block of stuckey rd. in indian head. it took firefighters an hour to battle the blaze. they had to fight it from the outside because of safety concerns inside. >> we had nu

no problems to report on the capital beltway. 50 and the john hanson highway normal. 50 inside the beltway and at u.s. tell worth avenue, trouble lanes are open. -- u.skenilworth avenue, travel lanes are open. back to you. >> it's 37 degrees. >> district dress code at the grammy awards did not stop some stars from testing the limits. are you surprised? sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. >> we're getting our first images of the u.s. military pullout from afghanistan. >> let's check in would jummy olabanji for the latest. >> we just got these pictures from the associated press. you can see these images. the u.s. has started using a land route to pakistan to pull equipment out of afghanistan. military officials have moved over 50 shipping containers

if you are taking the beltway, the john hanson highway, the wilson bridge and through bethesda, silver spring, travel lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you. we begin this morning with a story out of d.c. police need your help to find a missing since late week. six-year-old eriona birts was seen january 31 in the 2000 e street. police believe she maybe with a non-custodial parent and they may have left the city. if you know where she is, call police in d.c. >> in takoma park, police continued to search for boy.ssing the 12-year-old was last seen monday night. released.etails him, you are asked to contact police. d.c. mayor vincent gray delivering his state of the district address tonight. status ofport on the the city and his administration and he will outline his agenda year.e you can watch the speech on news at 7:00 p.m. later this morning, you can watch the the ravens fans streets, getting ready for the parade. >> it's time to celebrate the win here at bowl home. be gathered around that includes john gonzalez, was at the superbowl. now he's back in baltimore >> . good morning. th

a car fire on the maryland beltway on the outer loop northbound towards 50 the john hanson highway.ie marlboro. it's quite intense. a unit is on the way. this is before central avenue on the outer loop. the college park and silver spring jammed with an accident on the outer loop near university. they are confined to the shoulder. delays from college park past and this point. back to you. >> thank you. one of the big stories we have been talking about is a teacher at a rockville elementary school headed to court today. >> this is meadow hall elementary school in rockville. brianne carter has more on this story than has been developing since last night. good morning. >> good morning. timothy krupica will not be in school today. he will be headed to a court hearing expected to get under way about 1:00 this afternoon now that he's facing charges. montgomery county police say that two 11-year-old female students claim he inappropriately touched them multiple times beginning in september. the girls go on to say that he forced or try to force them too touch him. some parents say they don't

what hanson has said literally is if this pipeline is extended and completed, it is game over for thement by any scientist, let alone one in charge of climatology for nasa. it's a small wonder that people in this country are afraid of this pipeline, because they have been misled. as you say, this oil is going to be extracted. and it's going to be used. and that's just a simple fact. we are as charles was just mentioning a fossil fuel-based world economy and will remain one for the foreseeable future. by the way, that's been wonderful for the little guy. people on the left want to believe that they are the protector of the little guy, whereas in fact, making energy needlessly more expensive is an aggressive attack on people of small economic means. stuart: all right. harold ambler interesting point. we will leave it there. thank you very much harold. we will see you again soon. thank you. >> thank you much. stuart: one last look at this home before we reveal the current selling price. okay. sold for 425 -- i'm not sure what i'm looking at. okay, there we go. there's the home. it sold f

heather hanson is with us. this would be a difficult one to defend? >> without a doubt. as difficult as it is, i think jodi has handled herself well. today has been a shift toward the prosecution in that regards. >> shep: she has to get past the fact she did a lot of lying. it would be appear to the surprise of prosecutor to everybody she lied? >> that is exactly right. she lies to everybody except to the people in that room. she has no choice. she has been caught in every lie that she had. she has to admit to the lies and say it was out of fear and fall back on this meek persona with the glasses and brown hair she was afraid of travis and afraid of the martinez and she lied because of that but now she is here to tell the truth. >> shep: she didn't have the glasses at all. on she had blonde air all this time was happening. she is staring at a couple of jurors it's my understanding while she gives this testimony. >> i think that is the case. sometimes you feel as though you have a certain connection with jurors. as an attorney you do and witness you may. she needs to conn

it looks good around the capital beltway. 50 john hanson highway landover silver spring, bethesda, absolutelytell you about. crossing the woodrow wilson bridge travel and open. there is a volume on 270 in urbana and hyattstown, like every morning. in germantown, getting to the lane divide, it's ok. in virginia there's construction on route 7, sterling boulevard construction in each direction alternating each way. watch for their advice and a little extra time is needed. interstate 905, lanes are open between fredericksburg and the beltway. if you normally take vrevre north out of frederick, all rail traffic is stopped due to a broken rail on the track. vre traffic is stopped. they are reporting train no. 300 was stopped for about 30 minutes. metro rail will honor those tickets. back to you. >> thank you. i want to update you. allegany county mountain ridge school district just informed us they are running on a two hour delay. >> garrett county also on a two hour delay for the schools. a big story. shooting in northwest d.c. involving a police officer. >> select one man in the hospital and the

let astart off just north of 50, the john hanson highway before you reach 450. accident activity on the right side of the road. callers are saying icy conditions out there so allow extra time on the roads. we'll show you the southbound stretch of 270. crash approaching 124 was in the right lane. look like they cleared it. outer loop of the beltway, the crash is before connecticut avenue. the left lane, that backup slowing from georgia avenue and now from the west on 66. wet pavement, delays from manassas headed eastbound towards centreville. traffic flows again from fair oak to 123. k to 123. >>> we begin with breaking news this morning. the olympic sprinter known as blade runner is under arrest and charged with murder this morning after a woman believed to be his girlfriend was shot and killed in his home in south africa. she has been identified as 29- year-old model riva steincamp. several reports suggest oscar pistorius may have mistaken her for a burglar. just hours before, she tweeted how excite she was for value. -- excited she was for valentine's day. >>>

the crew in sky fox behind me live above the beltway near 50, john hanson highway. traffic is flowing freely in each direction as you travel north and south on the beltway with no issue reported traveling southbound headed back around towards branch avenue and from route 94 headed up from college park. on 95 is where we had some trouble earlier. there is the crash on the noun side approaching 212. that accident quickly moved over to the shoulder headed north from the capital beltway. sound southbound still an easy ride. we'll with respect it up with our maps and show you what else is happening out here on the roads. authorities tell me they are checking for the crash reported along the suitland parkway near route 5 branch avenue. no issues to report on 295 to the inbound 11th street bridge. traffic rolling freely inbound on pennsylvania avenue coming down from branch avenue headed for the sousa bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> looking for a new job or fun new hobby? how about trying out to be d.c.'s newest water drop mascot. th

. >> well, look, the leading scientists, jim hanson, for example, kevin trendberg, for example, others have pointed out that this whole rhetorical debate about whether you can have a single cause and a single affect or whether there is a systemic causation, here's the systemic causation, that links climate change to superstorm sandy. the fact is, we're putting 90 million tons of global warming pollution into the earth's atmosphere every day as if it is an open sewer. it traps heat, it obeys the laws of fisks. the amount of extra heap trapped each day is equivalent to the energy released by 400,000 hiroshima atomic bombs every day. that's a lot of energy, even on a big planet. and one of the things that does is it evaporates more water off the oceans which puts more water vapor into the sky, 4% more in the last 30 years, and then when that waterfalls, either as rain or snow, it comes in much larger downpours, which causes larger floods. the winds get stronger. the storm, the storms are more intense, the sea level is up. all those things converged on sandy. but the very fact that there i

. >> jim hanson is nasa's top climate scientist.ome of the earliest and most accurate projections on climate change. he thinks that rogers' plan leaves the earth in the oven decades too long. >> we are going to have to phase out emissions from coal within the next 20 years if we hope to prevent climate disasters. >> are you saying that we can't build any new coal-fired power plants in this country? >> absolutely, not only in this country, but in the world. this is not yet understood, that we are going to have to have a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants within the next few years and phase out the existing ones over the next 20 years or so if we hope to preserve a climate like the one that has existed the last several thousand years. >> you know, jim rogers will hasten to tell you he does share your sense of urgency. >> well, his plan doesn't match that. >> in fact, right now rogers is building two new coal plants. you're talking a great game, but you're building coal-fired power plants. >> i am... following through on what is

herb hanson. and six flags, the theme park business is so great. fare, union verse al, disney, and six flags. what a great guy he is. >> that's an amazing park. >> the only one i haven't thrown up is a disney. >> they're saying, please, jim, don't talk about us anymore, right? >> yes. >> see you later, jim, 6:00 and 11:00 eastern time. >>> macy's and jcpenney going head-to-head in court today. great, everybody made it. we all work remotely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. >>> welcome back to news driven "squawk on the street." let's get the road map for

this has been suggested by -- >> i think -- >> sorry, i this has been suggested by hanson clark, who is the u.s. representative from detroit. i don't think it's -- i suggested it in the op-ed just to put it out there, i don't think it's a realistic proposal unfortunately in this political climate. i mean the federal auto bailout and the stimulus package were all so unpopular with republicans and i doubt anything like that could get through at this point, but it's something that's worth considering when you look the the level of pain that would have to be inflicted to get detroit's books in order. lot of the long-term debt is municipal bond debt owed to wall street banks and as far as i understand, i think it's really difficult even if you declare bankruptcy to get out of that debt. you mentioned new york nearly going bankrupt in the '70s and federal bankruptcy law was rewritten at that time to basically, so cities going into bankruptcy would have you know would have lots of trouble just canceling that bond debt. so i think it would end up being another one of those cases where union

committee be allowed the senate floor for the remainder of the 2013 calendar year: melanie riner, eric hanson, swarta velarupely, anderson heiman, tyler efilsizer, erin chowa, elizabeth karyn and peter sokolov. poeup without objection. mr. baucus: i'd like to take a moment to speak on another topic that is important to me and that is our veterans. the veterans jobs caucus organized a day of action today to draw attention to veterans' unemployment. and i'm very proud to help shine a light on it. jobs must be our number-one priority. there's no better place to start than with our veterans. with the war in iraq coming to an end and afghanistan winding down, we have a responsibility to make sure every single one of these men and women returns home to a paycheck, not an unemployment check. i urge my colleagues to join me in declaring war on veterans ' unemployment. let's work together to make sure every american veteran has the good-paying job they deserve. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: who yields time? if no one yields time, time will be charged equally to both sides. quorum call: