hurley is not allowed to comment on an open case. his supporters say he didn't take this lightly, even if his unorthodox bond makes it seem like it. >> i need to make sure that we're not going to have any repeat incidents here. >> i don't get that ruling whatsoever. >> i'm all about red

hurley is a line prosecutor. we never make line prosecutors available. that is every attorney general i know has followed that policy. mr. cunningham no longer works in the justice department, so i don't have the ability to compel him to testify. he left the justice department this past monday or friday. >> you asked him to leave, i guess, didn't you? >> no. >> you didn't? >> no. >> he left on his own after he took the fifth amendment? >> he had planned to leave well before he invoked his fifth amendment privilege to take a job in private practice or at a private company. >> i understand the ig has 80,000 documents and you've given us 6,000. whether we're talking about 93 or 80,000, this committee has asked for those and has not gotten them. it appears as though we're being stonewalled and there's something that's being hidden. let me ask you another question, have you apologized personally to the whistleblowers who were, in effect, called liars by those within your own agency when we now know they were telling the truth? we wouldn't know any of this tod

we are good on 270 between father hurley boulevard and 495 despite the problem we had with a stalled car at falls road on the shoulder. on connecticut avenue at randolph road, this is the pace going to the neighborhood 3 kensington. >> let's get right to doug hill with a look at our forecast. >> we are about 10 minutes from sunrise and it is kind of cloudy out there but we will get sunshine later today. there are some breaks in the overcast and high pressure will move in for one day and give us sunshine and mild temperatures, in the 50's. we're starting off in the low 40's. we will have no trouble making below or, possibly mid-50's. the satellite images show a general motion to the east and northeast. the system from hk moves out and we will be in fine shape for today but the next system is on the horizon over the central plains which will move north east. the track will keep us from the warm side of things and keep us away from the heaviest jolt of precipitation. there will be light rain tomorrow and temperatures will be around 50 degrees or so. here is a look at our micro- cast. th

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

hurley is not allowed to comment on an open case. his supporters say he didn't take this lightly, even if his unorthodox bond makes it seem like it. >> i need to make sure that we're not going to have any repeat incidents here. >> i don't get that ruling whatsoever. >> red lobster but not with a man that -- >> just tried to strangle you and threw you behind a coach. i don't understand that at all. that's to me making light of a very serious issue. i don't get that at all. no cheddar biscuit's going to make up for that kind of mileage. are you kidding me? >> now to our nbc fbs question of t of the day. do you agree with women's rights advocates who say this judge was out of line? let us know at wnnfans.com. have you taken me to red lobster in. >> a little-known paula faris fact, you used to be a waitress at red lobster. >> i used to. back in the day, in college. u dip those biscuits in cheese before i went out to a table. you want admiral's feast? >> they do make some good biscuits. got to say that. >> i love red lobster. i do. we'll

we are moving just fine across the american legion bridge. 270al travel times on between father hurley and the beltway. betweenod on 66 centreville and the beltway. green light in both directions. it's quiet at the wilson bridge. nice trip on 95 virginia out of dale city. picture of springfield. northbound at the beltway. northbound and southbound looking good in clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you. a traffic alert in northern virginia. 495 northbound 47 overnight because construction. starting at 9:30 tonight one lane will be closed. by 11:00 p.m. all lanes will be up to a half-hour. all lanes will reopen by 7:00 tomorrow morning. metro struggling to deal of cracked rails on the real system. the agency says the number of fromked rails has increased in 2009 to 49 last year. it blames the problem on temperature fluctuations and aging infrastructure. the transit agency will soon get equipment that can identify become bigre they enough to disrupt service. there will be some track work this weekend that will lead to some delays. the orange line, will not run between courthouse and foggy

on the southbound side of i- 270, we'll go there live at father hurley boulevard.t slows all the way to 370 with that accident cleared as well. >> telecommute if you can today. >>> the cbs this morning is coming up next. more on the campaign trail, the debate last night in arizona. they're talking about some people who rent out their bathrooms? >> just the bathroom. >> that's kind of weird. >>> monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> while at work, get updates on news, weather and traffic by visiting wusa9.com. >>> see you tomorrow.

hurley was a matter between the district and our heart. they did say to parents this is an safety was not in issue. if this was her first year as principal and no be no decision as to whether or not she will return. >>grant: school is back in session at serramonte elementary. >>grant: today, ucsf announced that they would be moving forward with a kidney transplant process. kiberlee sakamoto tells us what the medical center's changing its mind. >>kimberlee: the decision may have been influenced by the nationwide backlash that came when the medical center denied a transplant from cases navarro. he had been waiting for kidney transplant for more than six years. he has private insurance to pay for the operation but even after his wife offered to donate her own kidney, ucsf but the process on hold because administrators said they could not be sure he would be able to afford the follow-up care given his status as an illegal immigrant. his allies that it together and set up a web site as well as this facebook age and twitter page. they got nearly

good on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. and 95 between fredericksburg and baltimore with travel times in our favor. now to news. >> 4:32 now. our top story. funeral arrangements for singer whitney houston. her body are arrived in new jersey last night. >> while details on the funeral are unclear, we are learning more about the investigation into her death. we have the latest. >> overnight whitney houston's body made a long journey home, are arriving in new jersey from los angeles on a private plane. mourners left flowers outside of new hope baptist church, the place where the world first sheard houston. >> discussions are under way for a public memorial at the prudential center on friday. a final decision has not been made. in north carolina last night -- >> one of the things that was ever said. >> a wreath at franklin remembered her goddaughter. >> i will always love you. >> since word of her death fans have shown an enormous performance. seven of the top 10 album sold monday work whitney houston albums. >> she was an insp

traveling along i-270, sluggish southbound at father hurley boulevard. these delays continue to montgomery village. once you make your way past rockville and connect to the spur, not seeing any accidents. i am seeing some volume, but you're not jammed yet. you are flowing as you connect to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. 6:54. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley continues to push his gas tax proposal. he says the added revenue would go to local communities to pay for road repairs. o'malley introduced legislation that includes a mechanism to delay implementing the tax if gas prices spike. >>> it's a big day ahead in annapolis. maryland's house of delegates will take up legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. that bill passed through a panel of lawmakers yesterday and is expected to be introduced to the full chamber today. if the house and the senate sign off on the bill, maryland could become the eighth state to legalize gay marriage. it is, of course, also legal in the district. >>> things are getting heated between the d.c. cou

normal travel times on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. looks good on 66 between centreville and 495. looks good south of town at the wilson bridge. no complications out of dale city are still 495. looks good on 95 and b-w parkway in and out of baltimore. >> vdot moving to make sure no more highway signs, crashing down after a 30-" above 66 crashed onto a pickup truck earlier this month. they are inspecting 26 sign0 spirit so far they have inspected 30 of them. three of the signs were found to have cracked anger bolts. -- anchor bolts. to when we could expect a vote on a bill that legalizes same- sex marriage in maryland. >> and what prompted man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good d

i'll show if you you're traveling 270 at father hurley, very slow., are you hitting the brakes. delays continue to the lane divide. back to you. >> i almost fell down there. thanks -- >> dangerous. >> thank you very much. >>> a heads up for metro riders who use the dupont circle station. the south entrance is closed and will remain that way through the summer. angie goff has a look at what's going on. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. either the signs are working, or the rain has scared people off. it appears very quiet on this side of the dupont circle metro station. in fact, we haven't seen many people walk by, and we haven't seen anyone confused about the closure here. we are at the 19th street entrance of the station here, and it will be closed because the crews are working hard. you probably hear them behind me, to replace those three escalators. the task, it's huge. taking eight months. the longest time the station has closed according to metro. crews started the process by ripping out the three escalators. they started that this mo

street bridge as well no problems between 95 and 270 here in bethesda and a live look on 270 at father hurleyevard still looking great out of germantown and to 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 t

on the roadway, if you're passing father hurley southbound, 68 miles per hour on i-270. and again, clear. at the spur connecting you're moving nicely. here's the beltway at connecticut avenue. taking the occupy looking good. 59 miles per hour as you commute in montgomery county. i'm back in ten minutes with hopefully good news back to you both. >> thank you very much. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about this morning. there apparently were some shootings in prince george's county. news4's tracee wilkins is live on the scene with more. >> reporter: good morning. police are investigating who bodies found in two separate locations. this is a very odd investigation. detectives are still on the scene having a conversation. they're with the medical examiner behind me there. they just removed the second body that was discovered here. this happened near new carrollton station. let me show you video and take you back. at 10:46 p.m. there was a call to check on welfare for someone found in the 5300 block of 85th avenue on the road. patrol officers located the man lying on t

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.

with regard to the two people you've talked about, um, hurley, mr. hurley is a line prosecutor, and we never make line prosecutors, um, available. that is every attorney general that i know has followed that policy. mr. cunningham no longer works in the justice department, so i don't have the ability to compel him, um, to testify. he left the justice department, i think, this past monday or -- >> you asked him to leave, i guess, didn't you? >> no. >> oh, you didn't? >> no. >> he left on his own after he took the fifth amendment? >> he had planned to leave well before he invoked his fifth amendment privilege to take a job this privacy practice, or a company. >> as i understand it, the ig has 80,000 documents, and you've given us 6,000, so whether we're talking about 93 or 80,000, this committee has asked for those and has not gotten them, and it appears as though we're being stonewalled, and there's something that's being hidden. let me ask you another question. have you apologized personally to the whistleblowers who were, in effect, called liars by

we are going to report normal travel times and for you between father hurley and the beltway. we check with police to rockville park. nothing complicated on new york avenue through sundays. you go to virginia as well. 956 a esseknd >> we are looking at 32 degrees in rockville. >> is jeremy lin's world. the only one with game. find out what durant did. >> a swing and a line drive hit to left-center. a diving catch by cameron. >> he made some great catches over his career. the nationals began up workouts. one guy who is not going to be there is mike cameron. he inform the nationals that he is going to retire. he was expected to fill the vacant center field job. werth could move over from right field to center field to start the season. >> the nba is in moving towards the all-star break. durant continues to dominate. the oklahoma city superstore scored a career-high 51 points against the denver nuggets. he did not do it all by himself. westbrook drop an additional 40 points. nobody has scored more than durant's 51 points this year. >> is hard to steal a headline from jeremy lin.

southbound 270 leaving father hurley headed in towards rockville, lanes are open, nice easy commute thereou 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 gallon for gas? >> straight ahead, an update on the rising gas prices and the impact they might have during t

geese and travel times on the beltway, 95 in baltimore 66 270 between father hurley boulevard, the dulles greenway. 95 near thornburg exit, a tractor-trailer on its side. only one to the left is getting by but northbound is open. in cheverly, northbound coming out of the district near the pepsi plant near 202, there's an accident. >> we will rise into the sixties this afternoon. it will be warmer than yesterday. a little disturbance moving through the atmosphere. that's why we have a light rain in west virginia and parts of. of. to the far northwest of the metro area we cannot rule out a few isolated sprinkles this morning and again in the afternoon. 46 in frederick, 43 in manassas. well into the 60s today. low 70's possible south of the metro in culpeper, stafford, spotsylvania. yukobaristas today and especially breezy tomorrow. in the 40's on the weekend. >> we do have a traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia. multiple lanes on 66 westbound and exit 49 at the beltway south to 66 westbound will be closed because of construction work. 9:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning. be a

normal troubled times on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway.derick. here come your neighbors, northbound 95 is the newington traffic to get to springfield. metrometro rail vre, and marc rail reporting normal service. >> i thought a lot of people would be calling in sick today. >> yes. >> we are looking at 33 degrees in bladensburg. >> we are here for you. taking a look at the >> glendale, arizona is the place to be this weekend if you have a sweet tooth. >> people from all over the country showed up at the chocolate affair. a three-day event featuring confections ranging from chocolate covered bacon to chocolate cupcakes. >> i'm holding it down right now. >> check out this. raleigh, north carolina. they had to run to 0.5 miles it doesn't krispy kreme donuts then run and an additional 2.5 miles. the event raised money for children's hospital. >> by the clock 57 right now. much more to come in the next hour. >> i like that idea. makes you feel pretty good. >> i like eating doughnuts. >> a live report coming up from charlottesville. jury selection

traffic moving very well at father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you.n with vote 2012. time running out for the republican presidential candidates to sway voters. >> the nevada caucuses take place tomorrow. brianne carter has a look ahead. >> good morning. preparations are underway in nevada. two top candidates doing all they can to gain votes. mitt romney is doing his best to carry over the momentum from the florida while gingrich is trying to build support without a billionaire backing him. donald trump endorse romney yesterday. it remains to be seen whether that will have an impact. romney says he is dmoving forward after an interview he said earlier this week where he said he was not very concerned about the very poor. he has issued a statement now that he said he misspoke. >> when i said was that my focus, my primary focus, is helping people get into the middle class and to grow the middle class. we have a safety net that cares for the poor. i want to keep that faith in a strong and stable. we really need to focus on the middle-income people in thi

normal travel times along 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. on 66 between centreville and 495. no problems on 95 between fredericksburg and the beltway. looks good at the wilson bridge. mass-transit reporting normal service. back to you. >> thank you. the president delivering a special psa yesterday reminding everybody to grab a gift for their loved one for valentine's day. >> do not forget. i speak from experience here. 1 it is important that you remember this and go big. >> the president did not take his advice in vain. he took the first lady to vermilion restaurant and twister personal greeting on twitter. some of the most pampered pooches gathered for the westminster kennel club dog show last night. >> best in show at the 136 annual westminster kennel clumps america's dog show is the pekingese. >> there's your winner. malachy is four years old and has won his 15th overall best in show. it's the first time for that. to win their since 1990. it's 41 degrees in dale city. coming up this morning -- jeremy lin from downtown. >> you knew that wa

a guy, the judge in this case is a john hurley who rules on the case.sual ruling of what mr. bray must now pay back to society. >> he will be out of jail by 3:00 today and he will stop by somewhere. he will get some flowers. now hold on. hold on. he will get a card. he will get flowers. and then he is going to go home, pick up his wife. get dressed. take her to red lobster. after, that they'll go bowling. >> bob: can i suggest his wife pick up a 12-gauge shotgun on the way back home? i guess this is serious, but have you heard a ruling like this before? >> kimberly: in the olden days judges used to do this type of thing. that's how you settle it. now people are aware of the seriousness of domestic violence and abuse that occurs to women. this is inappropriate. the guy is out of line. first, he hit her. that is not good. second, i don't like red lobster. did it on a date and didn't work. >> andrea: you wore flats. didn't work out. >> kimberly: it was a one-timer. i tried to go in our shoes. bowling -- they told me you can't bowl in that. it's a liability

at father hurley boulevard in this picture, traffic headed away from us moving very nicely to join theeltway. it was sticky in virginia northbound 395 if. headlights are northbound. two accidents on the way to the pentagon? . one of them remains at king street, on the shoulder. the one that was on washington boulevard is gone. there's a sinkhole on 450 route 1 at the cross. back to you. >> thank you. good morning to doug hill on this wednesday morning with a look at the forecast. >> good morning. have ourselves a window of new this morning especially south and east of the city before the rain moves in, but the rain will be on the way. a little sunshine will be the high point of the day on the eastern horizon. armiits 40 degrees in the city right now, 46 south of the washington metro area in quantico and 43 in culpeper. 39 degrees in frederick right now. here's live super doppler 7 radar. making its way across the shenandoah valley is the rain. it will make it through tennessee and winchester and front royal. looks like there are moderate patches of rain to keep an eye on as well. we wi

chopper 4 is flying high over i-270 in germantown right around father hurley boulevard you're starting to slow douchblt your travel lanes are seeing some volume as you make your trip this morning. if you're traveling on 395 northbound, looking pretty bad right now. we have an accident. it's in the right shoulder lane, not really causing you too much of a problem right now. you are slow as you travel northbound on seminary road. not seeing any accidents in the roadway. watch out for this guy. and on the rails, still looking good with no reported delays on the metro, the marc, or the vre. over to you. >>> a judge will now decide how long a former university of virginia lacrosse player will spend behind bars for killing his ex-girlfriend. the jury convicted george huguely. that second-degree murder conviction means that the jurors did not believe that -- rather they believe huguely did not intend to kill love but he did intend to cause injury, which he knew or should have noun could cause death. huguely's family members left the courtroom in tears. huguely's defense attorney says his clie

greenlight between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. quiet at the american legion bridge. but 66 between centreville and the beltway. mcclean riot at the beltway at colesville road. looks good on the virginia side. metro rail reporting normal service. >> thank you. >> ♪ whitney we love you ♪ >> tone down celebration of music's biggest night. one day after the sudden death of superstar whitney houston. one of her biggest admirers jennifer hudson paid tribute by singing her hit. >> as fans mourned a loss, we are learning new details about her final moments. jummy olabanji has the latest from the newsroom. >> good morning. an autopsy was performed yesterday but officials say it could be weeks before an official cause of death is released. last night hwerer peers came together to pay tribute. grammy host l.l. began with a prayer and then played a clip of a gram a performance of hers. many around the world are still in shock over the sudden loss of houston. she was found saturday at a beverly hills hotel. a bodyguard found her unconscious in a bathtub. her friend says that she

normal on 66 between centreville and the beltway. 270 sac town from father hurley boulevard to the beltway pace of traffic. here's a live picture of the outer loop at new hampshire avenue to get around to georgia avenue. metro wirail, everything on normal service on this special valentine's day. >> love is in the air today. >> you might meet that special someone. >> let's check in with doug hill. >> happy valentine's day. pleasant, cloudy. in good shape starting out on this tuesday. about 12 minutes from sunrise. you can see there is quite a bit of clout. we were not dealing with this yesterday. this will be around for most of the day. very little precipitation. chilly temperatures, but not as cold as it did. 32 and shepherdstown and winchester and leesburg will now. 36 in stafford, 39 in arlington and chevy chase. 32 degrees in huntingtown. the next event is trying to figure out what the disturbance will do. my hunch is not much. most of the steady precipitation remains well to the south. we will see drips and drabs and flurries to the east and west of the blue ridge maybe a few sprinkles

like the right side is getting by with a two-mile backup and 270 southbound has delays from father hurley boulevard. >> 6:41 or, we turn to a developing story from california where a tiny town -- a tiny amount of radiation may have escaped and nuclear power plant in an area near san diego. officials say a leak occurred that carried radiate it -- radioactive water from the san onofre nuclear generating plant operated would not have posed a safety risk say experts agree that the time is 6:41 and we're looking at 43 degrees in frederick. >> more support for a sugar tax and we will tell you who is behind the latest push. >> we will talk about the set list for madonna for the super bowl. >> abbie phillips will join us live with the latest in the campaign trail. ♪ ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more

we will go to 270 moving nicely at father hurley boulevard.inia, will be pretty good for this time of morning up to the pentagon. back to you. >> thank you. 6:12 24 degrees in the nation's capital. >> why metro is now paying millions for outside advice. romance reigned at the weekend. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. to money, weútctually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... hh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to se.e. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington, on your side. >> now to the 2012 campaign where mitt romney appears to be bouncing back a little after defeat in three states last week. romney may be making inroads with conservatives. he won the straw poll in washington at the conservative action conference and has won the maine caucuses with ron paul coming in a close second. candi

volume but still working in your favor is the greenway, told road 66, 270 southbound leaving father hurley boulevard near the beltway. a live picture at montrose road. southbound has about the same amount of volume. no problems at andrews air force base. looks good through southeast d.c.. in maryland there's a fatal crash on southbound route 3 at waugh chapel road closed until further notice. >> doing ok right now? >> not so bad. all the rain right now is off to the west but moving into town. >> so we want to get prepared anyway. >> the rain is commuting into the district. it will make it here most likely around lunchtime and into the afternoon. grab the umbrella. you will not needed much this morning, but you will later on today. areas and greens to the south and west of washington indicating areas of rain out there. not all of what you see on the radar is actually hitting the ground at this time. some of that action will be continuing to move east. especially when we see in west virginia. that will continue moving our way. high pressure system from yesterday moved offshore and will be re

continuing to father hurley boulevard, you can see your conjection is not that bad and you're clear asou make your way to the spur. on the rails, 18 mijtss on the south 4g 03. no delays on the marc and the vre. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 5:41. paying more to get to work. the rate hikes drivers may be looking at when they use the dulles tull road. >>> plus, playing out their princess dreams, a new doll princess dreams, a new doll that's letting homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. princess dreams, a new doll that's letting how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. >>> welcome back at 5:45. for the next week or so montgomery firefighters will be working without a key piece of equipment. "news 4" has learned they will not have their normal shoulder-mounted two-wa

and also wilkens avenue at hurley avenue. and bel air road at white avenue. let's take a live look.can see, things are moving along there. that is a look at the beltway at bel air road. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. get a pair of medium one- topping pizzas, $6.99 each. >>> a maryland soldier may be court-martialed in the death of another soldier. 19-year-old danny chen was found dead in october. a 25-year-old first lieutenant from maryland is charged in chen's death. investigators say chen was brutally hazed during training. >>> the race for the g.o.p. presidential nomination is heating up in michigan. jane yamamoto reports for we'll. -- for wjz. they are campaigning for that state's primary. >> reporter: mitt romney is playing up his michigan roots, looking for a win in his home state. >> i was born and raised here. i love this state. it seems right here. trees are the right height. >> reporter: a loss here, where his own father was governor, could embarrass romney. today, he snagged the endorsement of michigan's current governor, while they planned a group

delays from father hurley boulevard to here at falls road. >>> dow 13,000, can we stay there?right now looks like we're headed for a higher open on wall street. >>> cbs this morning is coming up next. they're talking about a new show called "house of lives." >>> we'll be back with an update on weather and traffic. >>> get updates by visiting wusa9.com. >>> have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow morning starting at 4:25.

a live look on the other side of town, 270 at father hurley boulevard. brake lights begin here.tually going to be stop and go traffic all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 6:58. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> we were just looking at the sky in monika's traffic shot. it is a beautiful start to the day. it's going to be a nice day. >> it is. we have some clouds out there. broken clouds. a little bit of light will come through. sunrise about 16 minutes. that's a good sign. those clouds will get out of here over the next few hours and by the middle of the day lots of sun and a comfortable afternoon ahead once again. it's february and we're talking mid-50s. winter has been crazy. here's your bus stop forecast. you'll need the jacket this morning. had the fleece out there on the weather terrace. low 40s, not bad with light gloves. >> snowstorm in june the way things are going? >> we've had snow storms in march. we're not done yet but we're going to watch sunday. first things first. today temps start i

the southbound side of 270 at route 118, father hurley boulevard is still looking good down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, i'll explain that situation in bladensburg at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:52, mitt romney won tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan, the state where he grew up. romney turned back the recent charge by rick santorum. the to had been neck and neck in the polls last week. ron paul and newt gingrich are focusing their efforts now on super tuesday next week. >>> maine senator olympia snowe announces she will not be seeking reelection this fall. snowe is a republican who's consider -- who is considered a moderate. she does not see the partisan in the senate changing over the short term. she turned 65 last week and olympia snowe won reelection in 2006 with 74% of the vote. >>> as we approach the one-year anniversary of the japan earthquake and tsunami, debris from that catastrophe is moving towards the u.s. of the estimated eight million tons of wreckage, oashing on geographers believe one to two million tons of it is still floati

it's going to be slow from route 50 to 123. 270 as you head southbound, it's going to be father hurley boulevard down to montrose road and the outer loop is 95 to georgia avenue. >>> wall street is looking higher thanks to the greek bailout deal. >>> cbs morning is coming up next. they're going to talk about newt gingrich's claims that he can bring gas down to $2.50 a gallon and revealing some advice. >>> we'll back with more on today's traffic and weather updates. >>> follow us on the go. download our free news and weather apps. >>> thank you for being with us. we'll see you again tomorrow starting at 4:25. bye-bye.

father hurley boulevard to old georgetown road, about a 16- minute ride. >>> we are getting a first look at some dash cam video shot during the arrest of randy travis. the country music star was charged with driving under the influence earlier this month in texas. police also say travis was not carrying any identification on him and they found an open bottle of wine in his car. >> you're going to go to jail for public intoxication. >> really? are you kidding me? >> no, sir. >> not going to kid you. >> you're kidding me. >> no, completely honest with you. >> travis has since apologized for the arrest saying it was the result of a super bowl party. >>> ahead at 7:00, celebrating black history month with a trip back in time. a new smithsonian exhibit offer as a rare look at the lives of six families living at thomas jefferson's monticello in virginia. we'll check in with annie coming up on the other side. i trained in medical school. at the time, there was very little business training. ♪ so hurry up, let's go, don't want to miss... ♪ i had my own practice, so i went looking for the knowled

here at father hurley boulevard still very light as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. pretty much looks like this along route 355 as well. back over to the map and this time we'll go to the other side of town. bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly looking great. into the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look at route 50 as you come in from i-97. in annapolis no problems to report. if you're planning to use public transportation, metro marks -- metro, marc, vre everything running on time. coming up in three minutes, i will be talking to the metro g.m. so stay tuned for that. >>> 6:01. we're following breaking news this morning. a family overcome by carbon monoxide gas, the mother, father, and three children are all in critical condition right now. >> they're being treated in a hype baric claim -- hyperbaric chamber in baltimore. the family lives along bernard drive just off allentown road. delia goncalves is there to tell us more about what happened. >> reporter: andrea, we're life in the 8300 block of bernard drive. it's been a long night fo

i'll give you a live look at father hurley, slow crawl. no accidents, just delays at this time.nd the inner loop looking really -- just terrible, i think, at little river turnpike. this is where you're pretty much jammed, but you are seeing delays starting around braddock road. you're at 30 miles per hour from the interchange to the dulles toll road. the stickler for you is as you make your way past little river turnpike. back to you. >> thank you. 6:52. >>> this morning police are trying to figure out what led to a crash into a fast food restaurant, killing a woman. police say one of the cars involved was traveling at nearly 100 miles per hour and went airborne. it landed in front of the kfc on martin luther king highway in landover. news4 has more details. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right, police telling us this morning that they do believe the driver of that bmw is the woman that was killed. now that we have a little bit of light, you can see just a bit better along martin luther king highway. the debris left behind from this horrible acci

be fine to the beltway and a last live look at 270 on the southbound side, delays begin at father hurleylevard down to falls road. then it's good down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, another look at the big picture at 6:58. >> we can't blame the bad traffic on weather. it's good out there. and getting better. >> unless people are looking at the beautiful pinks in the sky and being distracted by that a nice day today. a few clouds around for a couple of hours this morning but generally a sunny day and a breezy day. let's get you going with the bus stop forecast. we're calling it partly to mostly cloudy. temperatures are a big range. we have some areas near 30 down towards man fan sas. some areas in the -- man that sas. some areas -- manassas. some areas in the 40s. highs in the 60-degree range. winds out of the south, southwest. we've got sustained winds that means we'll have some gusts 20 or better. by 6:00 south of town going to have a couple of showers starting to show up. we'll see more of those during the nighttime hours. we are watching the clouds.

traveling on i-270, seeing a little volume increase as you make your way to the spur from father hurleyso far, travel lanes are still open. not really bad at all heading into rockville. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> 6:12. 42 degrees. ahead, the candy bar controversy that has patriots fans upset. >>> also, what jerry sandusky's neighbors say he is doing that they want stopped. >>> next, an infamous group >>> welcome back. you know how your office i.t. guy warns you to make sure your computer passwords are tough to figure out? apparently no one told it to syria's president. the hacker group called anonymous broke into several of his e-mail accounts using a very tricky password -- 12345. among the emails revealed, a document that was meant to prepare the syrian leader for his interview last december with barbara walters. >>> greece is apparently close to striking a second bailout package with e.u. leaders, hoping the country avoid bankruptcy next month. the deal with the european union and international monetary fund is reportedly worth $13 -- 130 billionures.

if you're traveling on i-270 now, a little volume southbound at father hurley.vel lanes are open. no accidents from the spur to the beltway. >> thank you very much. >>> the republican presidential candidates will be in washington today. they're going to be speaking at one of the biggest conservative conventions of the year. it's called the conservative political action conference. it's going on now at the marriott wardman park hotel. nbc's brian mooar is live on capitol hill with more. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, joe. mitt romney's most conservative supporters have been urging him to step up his game. today, it's his chance. he'll be speaking before 10,000 rock-ribbed conservatives. this is a critical chance for rick santorum. he wants to build on the big primary season wins he had earlier in the week. he and newt gingrich are really battling to prove themselves as the most viable conservative in this campaign. romney, he's the one with the most riding on today. he's been struggling to connect with conservatives, and he's expected to explain

and traveling along i-270, a live look at father hurley, getting busy southbound as you make your way to rockville. even connecting to the spur, your travel lanes are open. no major delays yet. joe and eun, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> this morning the smithsonian will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the newest museum on the national mall in seven years. the national museum of african-american history and culture. news4's tracee wilkins is live in northwest washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's an exciting day because now the african-american experience and the african-american narrative will have a place here on the national mall. let's take a look at what this museum is expected to look like. the national museum of african-american history and culture will be the smithsonian's 19th museum, and it's claiming the last available five acres on the national mall. this will be the first green museum among the smithsonian's buildings. it will be located on constitution avenue between 14th and 15th streets in northwest. that's between th

a live look southbound at father hurley, travel lines open as you make your way to rockville.ort at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:53. scary moment for the crew of a brazilian fire department rescue helicopter. the chopper broke into pieces just moments after it landed. take a look. it starts to shake violently there. investigators believe a phenomenon known as ground resonance is to blame. that happens when a helicopter continues to turn while the contra-- while the craft is on the ground. four people suffered minor injuries. >>> apple's biggest market, china, almost lost access to one of the most popular products. pro-view is in an von going battle with apple -- ongoing battle with apple over the name. it claims to have trademarked the name in 1999 and asked a court to stop apple from selling the ipad in the country. that would have forced apple to take the ipad off its own shelves. the court rejected the request, however. the company says it is looking to settle out of court. >>> there's the ipad, iphone, and ipod. why not an istove? trug

a live look now at father hurley, volume increasing just a bit as you head south to rockville.ravel lanes are open, not seeing anything in the roads. and 395, running nice and smoothly at this time at duke street. now back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> our time is now 6:23. a word leader, a nervous waiter, and a tray of beers. put them together, and you get a must-see viral video. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> greed for lack of a better word is good. greed isrity. hello -- >> a famous line from actor michael douglas in his 1987 movie "wall street." he played the role of a cheating executive. now he's working for the feds. douglas stars in a new public service announcement for the fbi, encouraging people to report securities fraud and insider trading. >>> german chancellor angela merkel received a cold surprise when she sat down for an event last night. take a look. a waiter serving merkel said he was bumped from behind -- oh, and that ca

live look at i-70 at father hurley boulevard, southbound as well as northbound, no issues on i-270. traveling in virginia, i-66, very nice view. if you're heading east and west, very clear. eastbound making your way to the beltway, a good travel speed -- 50 miles per hour. to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, that trip right now only taking 12 minutes to do so. great day to hit the roadways. back to you. >>> it's 19 minutes after 11:00 now. still ahead on "news4 midday" -- recycling -- or reciting history. d.c. students honor abraham lincoln on this presidents' day. we'll do that here live. >>> plus we're cooking one of lincoln's favorite dishes. chef from lincoln restaurant is here to show us how to do it. >>> first here is a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited tim