. >>> time to check in with jeff newman sitting in no julie wright. >> good morning. we'll start on your tridown from gaithersburg on 270. 207 itself moving at speed. -- we'll start on your trip down from gaithersburg on 270. there is a fire near gaithersburg high school and cedar avenue closed between 355 and george street. we'll head over to the legion bridge looking good in both directions. inner loop head nobody montgomery county with no incidents in the way. further down in virginia, heading around robinson terminal, seeing light volume. anticipating lighter volume this morning because of the holiday and then approaching the 14th street bridge on 395, you are at speed through alexandria and arlington on your way over into the district. that is a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. me traffic. >> thank you, jeff. >>> our big story, the showdown on capitol hill as lawmakers work to avoid massive spending cuts. >> they now have less than two weeks to strike a deal. otherwise, billions of dollars in automatic cuts will take effect march 1st. melanie alnwick is live

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we're going to do traffic with jeff newman. >> i am here. traveling down 270 main and local lanes are at a good pace.oo and the lane divide. in gaithersburg still dealing with a closed road. the fire is out. there was a serious fire there on 355 between south summit and west diamond. road is still closed however the fire is out. montgomery county police on the scene. around toward the american legion bridge. a lot less congestion than normal. and virginia 395 inside the beltway through arlington and uu toward the 14th street bridge. hov restrictions lifted. and here's new york avenue north capitol street normally very congested. this morning virtually empty. that's a check of your fox 5 on time trachlt >> the country music world is in mourning today following the sudden death of singer mindy mccready. >> sarah simmons is back with a look at her life and how stars are paying their respects. >> good morning allison and tony. police found the body sunday afternoon in her home in arkansas.as they say the 37-year-old likely died of a self inflict

jeff newman is in with a check of your roads. >> let's do that traffic.ween the beltways, 95 in both directions light are than normal because of the holiday. here, we are getting populated as you are passing george avenue around the outer loop passing the mormon temple an over to the american legion bridge. the travel lanes are open. heading down 270, you are problem-free on 270. in gaithersburg, still dealing with that fire, a serious one. closed in both directions is 355 between south summitt avenue. we'll head over to virginia traveling in on 66. inside the beltway, you are at speed with no hov restrictions. they are lifted for today, back to wisdom and sarah. >> thank you. >>> we are getting our first look at some of the fragments of meteor that exploded over central russia on friday. >> over the weekend, scientists checked out a frozen lake when they believe many parts of it rained down them showed off some small space rock fragments. clean-up from damage cause bid friday's meteor explosion continues today. much of the glass blown out of windows from

let's do some traffic and get latest from jeff newman on the roads. >> light volume out there.eport one incident in gaithersburg, 355 closed in both directions at cedar avenue due to a building fire and cedar is also closed between 355 and george street. traveling down 270, you are at a good pace and around to the american legion bridge which is what we're looking at here. both directs, travel lanes are open. through fairfax county, here is where the express lanes kick in and light volume due to the holiday as we are headed through gallows road. on the other side of the beltway, this is the woodrow wilson bridge at speed in both directs. the hov restricts lifted today for 59, 395 and 66. we'll head over through prince george's county. -- the hov restrictions lifted today for 95, 395 and 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> it is a piece of american history. just a short drive outside d.c. and today, you can check out mowrnt vernon for free. it is all in honor of president's day along with free admission from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. th

zbheevt jeff gordon jimmie johnson, tony stewart, ryan newman.e the daytona is danica's indy. i think this track has become her indy. i sthink she's going to surprise the heck out of people. she's got a knowledge crew chief. toyny gibson. she's like a sponge. you tell her something, she applies it. >> she's only nine of the past 54 who have started in the pole position. that surprised me. how much of an advantage is it for her to be there? >> for her it's a huge advantage. we talked about it for a week. it's not a lock. that's for sure. but it's a big part of the equation, having that fast car and starting number one. i think about it. everybody, not just race fans" will be watching this race tomorrow tomorrow whp she taking the green flag for the very reason e we're talk. can she stay? will she fall back? i'm anxious to see how can she do. she's been great in practice. she's smart. she got through the qualifying race. she didn't take any chances. she's going to start on the pole at 1:00. >> tell us are you excited? we wanted to -- you mentioned