this happened wednesday afternoon right here in laurel.his is at the intersection of route one where you merge onto eastbound 198. as you said, it was all caught on dash cam from a nearby metrobus. you can see that the pickup truck merges onto 198 and then strikes that pedestrian on the side of the road and keeps going. the bus driver and the driver of another car stopped but no one was able to get a license plate. the truck is described as an f- 2 other pickup with a super cab and extended bed. model year between 2005 and 2007. could be someone's work truck according to police. also, just the left brake light was working. the right one was out. there was likely significant front end damage. police say it is unlikely that the driver didn't know what he or she had done. she had done. >> knowing that he hit someone and september them down an embankment 30 feet, it is definitely a surprise. it could have been an accident. but we don't know because they decided not to stop and continued on. >> reporter: the victim is described as a 50 to 60-ye

this is a dangerous laurel curve. >> that's right. there's a curve and a break in the center divide. folks know highway 17 heading down to santa cruz as the roadway that has that center divide. the cement barrier. at laurel there's a break in the barrier and sounds like it might have played a part in the collision between two big rigs. to the maps, first locating the south bay, police car at the bottom where damion is with the s.w.a.t. activity for blossom avenue. 17 further south, over the summit, laurel road, that's where reports are two big rigs head-on collision right there at the break presumably. we got word from chp someone has died as a result of the accident. north bound side first shut down. now the southbound side has shut down, a hard closure. closed the freeway in both directions and we don't have word from chp when they expect it to reopen. a major reroute for locals through the area. some have special ways. highway 9 a good distance out of the way as well as san jose, socal, only if you're familiar kit the area. if if y

. >> now, police in laurel hope this video will lead them to the driver. fox 5's lauren demarco is live in laurel with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, you two. yes, they are also trying to identify the victim in this case. it happened wednesday afternoon right here at this intersection in laurel. you see over my shoulder, that is right where route one merges onto eastbound 198 and the entire thing was caught on camera by a metrobus dash cam. now, the bus driver and the driver of another vehicle also stopped but they were unable to check the license plate of the truck. that truck, an f-250 pickup with a super cab and extended bed, model year between 2005 and 2007. smis say it could be someone's work truck because there and to be writing on the side of t also, the right brake light was out and there is likely to be significant damage to the front end. police say it is unlikely the driver did not know what he or she had done because of that impact and they did veer off the road as well. the pedestrian was standing on the side of the road. the victim de

a hit-and-run in laurel maryland. latest on the search for the driver.ather when we co >> straight ahead at 6:00, parts of the nation's midsection still cleaning up from a series of killer storms and bracing for the second round. >> the bill is signed. >> making history in maryland. governor o'malley and makes a same-sex marriage legal, but the fight is not over yet. >> a man is in the hospital after a hit and run in laurel. what police are hoping will help caps the person responsible. -- catch the person responsible. >> and what rush limbaugh said and as a georgetown women

we're talking about laurel curve near scotts valley. kris sanchez joins us now. what's the plan? >> reporter: well, raj, chances are if you drive highway 17 you probably white knuckle it around laurel curve because it is a very smooth stretch of road and it's tempting to go a little too fast. it's downhill and there's no guardrail separating you from oncoming traffic. some of those things are going to change this week. on any given day as many as 65,000 drivers pass laurel road on highway 17, some of them don't make it past this curve. just friday a 54-year-old man from brentwood died here when he lost control in the rain and smashed into a driver going in the opposite direction. california highway patrol officer sarah jackson drove us along that route. >> where they would normally hit the center divide they're coming through and having head-on collisions with northbound traffic. >> reporter: laurel curve accounts for one in three crashes on highway 17. they have resisted calls for a guardrail here citing access to laurel road which may not serve the greater good. in a mile and a

fox 5's lauren demarco is live in laurel with the latest. >> reporter: along with the lookout for the driver, police are also working to identify the victim who was left for dead. that gentleman in critical condition and again, police did not have an identification on him so they are hoping this video helps with that as well t happened here in this intersection in laurel. let's take a look at the video. it is route one where it merges ton eastbound 197. a white pickup truck was merging on there, swerved to the right and kept going. the bus driver which was the dash cam that recorded this scene stopped. another car stopped as well but neither was able to get the license plate of the pickup truck. this all happened at 2:00 p.m. wednesday afternoon but metro has just released the video. the truck is described as an f- 250 pickup with a super cab and extended bed. it could be someone's work truck with some writing on the door. there is one working brake light, the back left light and there is likely significant front end damage. the victim, again, has not been identified but it's white ma

fox 5's maureen umeh is live in laurel with the latest. maureen? >> reporter: well, tonight laurel police have been canvassing the area looking at homeless shelters and missing persons reports trying to identify who that victim it. they're hoping the video you just -- victim is. they're hoping the video you just saw helps id the victim and also the truck that hit him and the driver behind the wheel. you can see the victim at the top right of your screen walking along eastbound route 198 in laurel. the white pickup truck americans from route 1. then swerves into the man mowing him down and taking off. >> it's terrible because at least could he have stopped and see what, you know, you could do to help the person. >> reporter: it happened just after 2:00 wednesday afternoon. a metrobus' dashcam captured the crime. laurel police say the bus driver and the driver of the red car behind stopped, but no one was able to get the white truck's license plate. police say it is unlikely the driver of the truck didn't know what they had done. >> knowing that he h

it is 63 in the district, 59 in laurel. our way to 74 and becoming partly cloudy today. >> we wanted to show you an area of wet pavement. that is 270. headlights are southbound. everyone is flowing freely on the wet pavement. now back to news. >> of a clock right now. new this morning, police trying to figure out with little violence seen in southeast washington. two people were stabbed and a third person was beaten with a baseball bat. it happened in the 4200 block of seven st.. the stabbing victim's injuries are not life-threatening. we don't know the condition of the beating victim at this hour. firefighters in prince george's county is looking into what caused a garage fire. flames spread to a home along robert lewis avenue. no one was hurt. >> a middle school students in waldorf, maryland, has been arrested, accused of bringing a gun to school. police found the weapon yesterday at mattawoman middle school. john gonzalez at the latest developments. >> [no audio] parents did receive a letter yesterday afternoon stating t

fox 5's ramp demarco is live in laurel with the -- lauren demarco is live in laurel with the latest. good morning launch. >> reporter: police as well as looking for the driver there are also trying to identify the victim. he remains in critical condition at this point. now this happened on wednesday here in laurel at the intersection of route 1 and 198. you can take a live look from the cam as you head from northbound route 1 on to 198. that's where this occurred and a metrobus was stopped at the light. the dashcam recorded the video. we can take a look at that video. you see the white pickup truck make his way up on the ramp and then strikes a pedestrian off on the side of the roadway from the truck keeps going without stopping. a bus driver and a driver of another car did stop. but no one was able to get the license plate of that truck. it's described as an f-250 pickup truck with extended bed and supercab. model year between 2005 and 2007. there appeared to be some writing on the door. it was missing a brake light and only the left back brake light was working. and there's likely

everything looks good through the beltways and on to the tunnels. 95 running smoothly from the laurel area 395 to the tolls. getting heavy on the beltway from 95 to fredrick road, just some slow traffic that you normally would see. and on the top side building but still flowing from 95 through towson. we do have a couple of snenlts to be aware of, police activity affecting both northbound and southbound greenbelt avenue add madison street and a water main break on southbound york road at stevenson lane, left lane is closed there. you may want to stick with i- 83. now back to you. >>> 6:31 right now. 33 degrees. new court documents are shedding more light into the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with all the new developments in this investigation. linda, what have you found? reporter: we've learned prosecutors claim that jerry sandusky's alleged victims are 8 to 17-year-old, eight of whom they say were molested on the penn state campus. the new details are according to a document filed by the attorney general's office on thursday. prosecutors say on

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police. >> lauren demarco live in laurel, maryland this morning.ank you. tony? >>> all right, serious crime in -- on metro down. a new report from the transit agency shows there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010 compared to more than 2200 the previous year. crimes on buses and apartments and moe -- apartments and motor vehicle thefts lit a five year low last year. >>> you can help name the eight stations being built. phase one runs through tyson's corner to reston and is expected to be completed next year. the fairfax county board has already recommended names and you take the survey you can vote. write-in votes are also being looked at. to vote, go to myfoxdc.com and click on web links. allison? >>> history in maryland, tony. governor roll mall lee signing -- o'malley signing a bill legalizing same sex marriage. but gay couples won't be able to hit the altar anytime soon. the law doesn't go into effect until next january at the earliest. and opponents have already started an effort to get 55,000 signatures needed to get the issue put on the

. >> police say the driver fled the scene in laurel.nowing a dash cam on metro bus captured it all. >> keep your eye on the white truck as it merges from route 1. and the person walking on the right side of the road. the dash cam video, captures the white truck, veering sideways, then going up onto the sidewalk and running over the pedestrian. the truck never stopped. >> knowing that he hit someone. and sent them down an embankment, 30 feet. it's definitely surprising. >> reporter: the hit-and-run happened wednesday on route 198 in laurel. police released the video, hoping the public can help. they believe the truck is an f20 pickup and could be somebody's work truck with riding on the door. police do not know who the victim is. he had no identification on him. >> we're really counting on the community to come forward and help us identify the victim and identify the driver of the truck and the truck. >> reporter: police say only two motorists helped to stop the pedestrian, a white man between 50 and 60 years old. >> and police say have

moving eastward toward laurel and college park, aspen hill area as well. bowie, like rain. the upper marlboro, prince george's county, rain as well. the heaviest is from gaithersburg moving south toward approaching bethesda this morning. temperature-wise, it is warm, 63 in the district. 57, manassas. thick fog and low or southern maryland. dense fog advisory until 10:00 this morning. visibility is one-quarter mile or less until 10:00 a.m. 74 this afternoon. i think to be an ok day to see the cherry blossoms. we will start tomorrow with cloud cover then clear out by lunchtime. thereafter, making it into the lower 70's. by 5 day -- by friday, 82. our temperatures will drop back to the 60s this weekend with the chance of some rain, especially saturday into sunday. there's a chance of rain over the weekend with the drifting through. still some uncertainty as exactly to the timing of the rain. it looks like we will cool down with that system. >> thank you. let's get a quick check of sports. peyton manning and autograph away from becoming denver's newport back -- quarterback. he

we're live in laurel with the video released just minutes ago. >>> it's an early, peak season for the cherry blossom festival. how the new dates will ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> a man is just walking down a sidewalk in laurel, maryland, h when suddenly he gets hit by a truck. no now police say they have an important clue that could help fi find the person responsible. news 4's shomari stone is live in laurel with more developments. >% >> reporter: well, detectives o hope that someone can recognize the truck you're about to see in this video captured by a metro bus dash camera. investigators say it shows a white ford, 250 super cab pi

ww- 502, laurel heights/haight districts sewer replacement and pavement renovation, in the amount of $2,432,302 (of which $1,709,169 is funded by wwe and $723,133 is funded by dpw), to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, harty pipelines, to replace the existing sewers and street pavement on various streets in the laurel heights and haight districts of san francisco. >> thank you. is there any item that should be pulled off consent calendar? commissioner? seeing no one, do i have a motion? motion? >> so moved. >> moved and seconded. all of those in favor? aye. opposed? the item carries. madam secretary? item number 10. >> item number 10. authorize the issuance of a principal amount of $692 million in a new water revenue bonds under propositions a andy to fund the water system improvement program and settlement costs and achieve ratepayer savings and refunding is related to outstanding water enterprise revenue bonds. >> we have a total of 22 series a bonds over the last four years totaling $4 billion worth of borrowing at what has been some of the lowest cost borr

helped make these achievements achievable, and also to get into the category of not resting on our laurels, but to continue forward to carry the mantle that pass on -- that i pass on the baton to the commissioners and staff, that this is a great city, and that one of my objectives was to also help make this great city even better, but not rest on our laurels and continue to make this great city of san francisco even better. aside from that, are there other opinions or comments the other commissioners would like to do during my present statement here? commissioner murphy: i would like to make a few comments. i have had a wonderful six years on this commission. parting can be such a sweet sorrow. two years as president, and long before i was appointed as a dbi commissioner, my business took me to the building department very often, and i always felt like i too was very comfortable. it was like being around family, and i knew everybody. notwithstanding, i had many ups and downs and many ros -- rows. becoming a commissioner was exciting, and i was delighted to serve. so many dbi they that easy

the police say it happened around route 198 and route 1 in laurel. if you have any information, call police. ♪ [ music playing ] >>> a renowned jazz musician was killed in a crash in anne arundel county yesterday. he played at the white house for presidents linden johnson, gerald ford, and jimmy carter. the 27-year-old ran a red light and hit the sedan on route two near lowe airport. he was due in court next week for driving with a suspended license. >>> and the news edge on virginia. the governor signed a controversial abortion bill into law. it requires an ultrasound before abortions. the original required a more invasive procedure for the governor and decided to have it changeed. the law goes into effect in july. >>> super tuesday is said and gone -- come and gone. good and bad news for mitt romney. he continued to pick up delegates. his opponents scored victories. fox 5s tom fitzgerald checked the returns into the newsroom and, tom, i guess the question is, at least mine, mitt romney wins michigan. it was a must win he did and wins ohio with a mu

. >>> $3,000 reward now offered in laurel to help find the suspect in a hit-&-run. the crash happened on maryland 198 and route 1, this was last wednesday. this is video of that crash. police say a man was hit by what appeared to be a white pickup truck. the man was taken to the hospital and in critical condition. if you have any information about this crash call laurel crimeline at 301-498-7645. >>> today occupy baltimore is focusing on bank of america. it's all in honor of international women's day and they say hispanic and african-american women are targeted in home foreclosures. they are going to meet 11:30 this morning and that's when they are going to hold a march. >>> in towson, according to reports the effort to build a really nice pool off the corner of bosley and towson town boulevard couldn't get enough members. the project needed 335 people to receive financing but fell short of the goal. members who already signed up will get their money back. they have been trying to put a swim club there for about six years now. >>> montgomery county will be the third

the decision is for days after a head on collision at laurel curve near scotts valley. it killed a brentwood man. chris, this was a well-traveled highway on the way to the beach. what's the time table for the project? >> we are talking about a very quick start. chp and caltrans are announcing it will be a concrete barrier that will go upstarting as early as thursday, along with pavement treatment and warning signs. all things that might have helped to prevent that deadly crash on friday. this is what happened when a driver lost control on the curve on highway 17 on friday. the 54-year-old man lost control and veered into on coming traffic into a toyota forerunner. this is familiar for this highway patrol officer who has seen crashes like this time and time again. if you look to the left, you see the drivers that could have easily smashed into us if they lost control. >> they will come through the curve and they have graphity working against them going downhill and at the apex is an opening in the guardrail. they will skid through that opening and go head on with people

we have video of a deadly crash at laurel curve that happened this past friday. caltrans is speeding a safety study after the chp asked them to extend a median barrier at the curve from 2004 to 2010, one in every four accidents on the santa cruz side happened at laurel curve. >>> we can tell you medical marijuana patients may soon be able to shop at a wider selection of dispensaries. the richmond city council deciding whether to increase the number of pot clubs from four to six. lawmakers will also decide how close the clubs will be able to set up shop near residential neighborhoods. currently, clubs can only operate in two places, that's in hilltop area and pacific east mall areas. >>> the csu board could vote to raise salaries of two campus presidents, despite objections from critics that say administrators are already overpaid. at a meeting this morning in long beach, the board of trustees is considering new compensation packages for the president at the east bay and fullerton campus. csu east bay president leroy morishita would get a base salary more than $30

and laurel curve where they're going to be working on that center divide. as long as that rain holds on, you'll have one lane blocked in each direction. >>> no last call just yet for an historic san francisco bar facing eviction. the city's preservation commission split on whether the gold dust lounge should be granted landmark status. a vote just yesterday ending in a tie, another vote scheduled for next month. the owners of the bar fighting to keep it open. and right now, their lease is up and they've been told to get out and make way for a new tenant. >>> it is 4:41 right now. breaking news out of france this morning where we're learning the accused gunman behind a shooting at a jewish school is now dead. the latest coming up. >>> also, maybe changing his tune. president obama urging the completion of a section of the keystone pipeline after criticism from his opponents. >>> and it is one of the most anticipated films of the season. why some box office experts say the "hunger games" could be bigger than twilight. >> that's saying a lot. >>> and for all y

beltway, then it opens up to the tunnels. 95 coming from the south, everything looks smooth from laurel past 395 to the tolls. still good on the beltway from around 95 to route 40 on the top side build ago bit, but still looking good from 45. 795 looks good, all clear from owenings mills. no accidents to report this morning causing any problems at this time, so good news. now back to you. >>> it is official, maryland has signed the same-sex marriage bill into law. >> yeah, but that fight is far from over. abc 2 news' linda stow joins us here in the studio to explain what opponents will be doing the next coming months to get this law overturned. linda. reporter: they'll be sending out a petition, collecting as many signatures as they can. they need 55,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot come november. governor o'malley was joined by lawmakers as he signed the bill into law last night outside the statehouse supporters gathered to witness that bill signing. but opponents are vowing to get the law erased. the maryland marriage alliance says it's printing a petition and will start

tom in laurel, maryland, on our republican line. c-span. >> caller: hi. good morning. >> hi. >> caller: one thing when they first came out with, you know, discussing the bill, beforeh passed it, there's two things that seemed, well, kind of common sense to me when i was listening to it. one is they were talking about, i don't know, somewhere in the neighbod 30 million to 40 million new people without insurance would not be insured. one of the problems with health care insurance, especially where i worked and the people i speak with is that when they pay for insurance, or even if it's employee provided, it seems like we kind of have drifted into an area where people want to get their money's worth. the other day, or ao i d a cold were ingretsch louse that i didn't go to the doctor and get antibiotics for my cold. it's a cold. now if you get 30 million or 40 million people now paying into the system, i can see how they would want to get their money's worth and basically spend a whole lot of time getting health care, perhaps -- not necessarily health care an

this happened on route 198 in laurel yesterday afternoon. ly say the victim was walking on the sidewalk when a white pickup truck left the road and hit him. he was critically injured. >>> prince george's county police say they will have an executive review panel look into a traffic stop involving a county councilmember from last week. karen toles was stopped for high speed driving and veering across lanes on the beltway. she did get a ticket for the lane change but police say the officer did not have enough time to properly pace her and only gave her a warning for the excessive speeding. >>> ate controversial ad is raising eyebrows and a virginia congressman is demanding it be removed. melanie alnwick is live at the clarendon station to explain what is going on. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the billboard in question is an advertisement. it is down here on the platform at the clarendon metro station. it basically expresses the views of a california man, a film maker who has made a film that is critical of barack obama's health care plan. i

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most applicants like these two young men from laurel came away optimistic. >> seems like they want people there and they need people now. >> work, hard people. >> you're going to get the job. >> i hope so. i hope i gate call back. >> reporter: jude novak hopes that the casino will provide him a second job. >> i work at nights loading truck, getting product out there for people. i need something on a part-time basis that will give me a little extra money as well as dealing with people more. that's what i like to do. >> reporter: all casino employees must pass a state background check. the maryland live casino is hiring some people now but the big push will come in may. the huge casino is scheduled to open in early june. in anne arundel county, john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >>> vote first maryland authorized the construction of five electronic gaming casinos. two are currently open, one in perryville and one in ocean city. the one in arundel mills mall will be the third. there is talk of putting a casino in prince george's county but for that to happen, the flaw maryland would have to be chang

if you're traveling in the laurel area, you see volume really light. traveling north and south on i-95. travel speeds southbound making your way to the beltway, from the laurel area to the beltway, you're at 62 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to make that trip. and the rails open so far. no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. over to you. >> danella, thank you. >> thank you very much. >>> breaking news this morning. defense secretary leon panetta is on a surprise visit to afghanistan. he landed about two hours ago as tensions continue to swell after the slaughter of 16 afghan civilians. aaron gilchrist is here with the latest developments now. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we've gotten breaking news into the newsroom about a bombing, explosion in afghanistan in kandahar. this apparently happened 600 yards from where an afghan government delegation is investigating the shootings that happened this past weekend. that group was actually meeting to go over what they had gathered. one person was killed. no one in t

the same area where we had the construction, they closed up the opening at laurel curve.und. you shouldn't see any significant slowing besides the distraction there. we'll take you over to the peninsula looking at 101. it is over on the shoulder and that's really the only incident with no slowing along the peninsula. a smooth drive into san francisco on that side of the bay. heading up through the city, no problems for 880. we do have southbound 238 coming toward 580 and looping up into oakland for 580. westbound, those sand barrels being repaired still, no major slowing, but the slowdown starts now for 238 itself, but that's the area we were looking at as far as the construction barrel repair. live look outside, we'll show you what things are like at the coliseum. just a build, guys. >>> 6:49 right now. a week ago at this time, sierra lamar was getting ready to leave her morgan hill home to catch the school bus. this morning, the teenager remains missing and her family's making a national appeal to find her. live in morgan hill where he learned of a new clue in the case.

. >> it happened wednesday afternoon at 198 and route 1 in laurel. the disturbing incident all caught on camera. brianne carter has more details. >> police are not only trying to identify the driver, they are still looking to identify the victim. there are hoping video from a metrobus that was driving the same route at the same time will help in this case. caught on camera, this white pickup truck driving along route 198 wednesday when all of a sudden the truck swerved striking a pedestrian. it's terrible. >> he could've been reading for anything, but did not stop. >> the driver never stopped. the victim was hit so hard that he flew over the guard rail and fell down a 30-foot embankment at a shopping center. is no in the hospital in critical condition. >> no identification, no record as our standard prince. he is a white male approximately 50-60 years of age. >> investigators are also trying to find a person behind the wheel of the truck? that's believed to be a ford f- 250 with possible damage to the bumper and the windshield. >> i feel sorry for th

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and no time to hit the gym this morning if you travel anywhere near laurel, coming out of green belt college park. we had a substantial park between university boulevard and college avenue. the beltway was closed for about 15 minutes. that's why it's 6:00 straight up, we have this kind of traffic which is really complicated. this is the beltway between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard now moving but that is going to trap folks in between and the recovery process underway. we'll have another look in just a little while. but now let's look at the weather. >> in a very cold start -- and a very cole start to our numbers. 25 in leesburg. 31 in northwest washington. woodbridge 29. washington virginia, cooler at 26. cold enough for snow. we are expecting some areas of light snow to develop. and even a band of mod treat heavy snow in central virginia. a few flurries, that's it. this will not be a big deal but minor accumulations are expected farther south of washington. highs in the low to mid 40's today. there's our show? map for today. south of 66, south of route 50, we could

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take a look and laurel. 62 degrees and some breaks in the overcast as well. our ford board, 59 and 51 high and low. we have not had a low that low in a long time. things are going to be back on track for this very warm weather we have had all this week. doppler radar right now some showers in southern maryland. a little shower persisting near hancock, maryland. this is the area we will be watching drifting away. with the cool damp air and a cooling trend, there is some dense fog to deal with overnight. even though we may start the day with a little fog or cloudiness, i think it will clear out and we will get some sunshine going. temperatures getting back to about the 70 degree mark. it may be the farther east we are in the upper 60's and west of washington. 59 african national. 70 in charleston and its work. in time or the next few days, the southwesterly wind will prevail and it will be right back into the middle 70's here. we will watch for any shower activity to drift off tonight. it will stay mild and a cloudy. we will get a break with some sunshine and a

. >>> a man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident in laurel. check out the right side of your screen. a white truck runs over the curb then hits a man walking along route 198. then that driver takes off. a camera from a metro bus captured the incident. police are hoping the video will help them catch the driver. >>> chaos at philadelphia international airport when a man drives on to the runway there. police say the crashed his suv through a security gate and drove down one of the main runways it closed down the airport for 30 minutes and forced a many to aborta landing. he is facing a number of charges. >>> scrutiny over the procedures at the airport. a lawmaker is upset about the pat-down searches and hoping to force a change. >> at bwi judy major fox is at the beginning of her journey to california, first stop glirt if you had your druthers would you have a pat down or no pat-down. >> that is not necessary. >> we have machinery. >> she says that. >> we have machinery. >> in annapolis. >> i don't think we should let people stick their hands do

southbound 95 looks good out of lowrl and -- laurel and points south. your next check of time saver traffic at 6:58. back to you. >>> on this megamillions friday, you're already a winner. the start to this day is a good one. >> it is. we're looking at mostly sunny conditions. there are some areas of frost, though, north and west of town, including frederick, clarke, jefferson counties. that includes the cities of hagerstown and frederick. so kids in those locations bundle up and be careful as you're walking to the bus stop as you could see some frost developing. here is a look at our day planner for this friday as andrea was saying. a nice start. lots of sunshine. by noon in the 50s. mostly sunny. we do see some clouds coming in this afternoon. we'll call it variable cloudiness throughout the day. right now 44 degrees, partly cloudy, and the winds are out of the east, northeast at 6 miles per hour. here's a look at that frost advisory. this area i'm calling periwinkle. north of it is in southern pennsylvania is the freeze warning. we've got the frost ad

when i was in high school, i loved comedians, and i grew up watching laurel and hardy, and i loved jerry lewis, and i loved comedians. i never thought about becoming one, and i love to make people laugh, and then i found i love being on stage in front of people. that is an ego trip or a way to overcome shyness, so there is a way to be onstage performing and balance your life out, and then there comes a point where if you are going to keep doing that have to get good, so i got a few lucky breaks, and i am still refining the ability to be funny, and i credit twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills, and i still feel like i am working on it. i go on tour with the vendor show, -- the banjo show, and i did not want in who to seem like it would be a guy who plays with his back to the audience and then walks off. i wanted to incorporate comedy. i feel like i am onstage entertaining people like i did in the 70's of with the new attitude, and this helps. i am always talking to people who were shy of find refuge in on stage in front of thousands of people. i've never connect with me -- th

if you have any information the victim or driver, you police.d to call laurel >> now we turn to the race for house.te mitt romney took aim at t obama after about a bill that thed have blocked onsident's policy contraception coverage after he support auld not backed amendment. romney said he would support the amendment. the former massachusetts targeted the which remainsate above 8% as the primary reason to the white house. rick santorum bills himself as conservative in the race. o said mitt romney's to the contraception if not conservative the court. candidates are through the nine super and five days. >> disturbing new developments scandal at penn state. charging documents claimed the alleged victims are as young as eight-years old. attacks occurred at a of places. his home, state college hotels, facilities on campus, and a car. he is now confined to his home until his trial in may. closer to home, the suspected coast rapist has been found competent to stand trial. thomas is accused of sexually assaulting three nighte girls on halloween in 2009. police believe he is connected to 17 atta

. >> it has been a week since a truck hit a man in laurel and took off. take a look at the metro bus dash cam. you can see the white ford pickup truck, hop the curb. today, police announced they am give $3,000 for any tips leading them to the driver. police still have not been able to identify the victim because he was not carrying any id. he is in critical condition. denise? >> reporter: thank you, mary. if you have information about the crash, call the laurel crime tip line. that number on your screen now. 301-498-7645. >>> baltimore police are offering a reward. detectives just released the surveillance video from the store on 41st street. police say the man robbed a worker at the store early yesterday morning. he's also wanted for shooting another customer outside of north royal farms in north baltimore last month. police are offering $2500 for tips. >>> a fight on the pennsylvania turnpike ends with a state trooper killing a maryland man. the trooper shot columbia native darrell berry last night in pennsylvania. police say he was involved in another

the funeral procession is south of laurel, south of 212 making its way to the outer loop.me they are doing temporary closures to allow the funeral procession to continue around the outer loop of the beltway to the southbound george washington parkway. expect additional delays on the outer loop westbound 495 leaving college park and continuing around towards 270. traveling eastbound on the freeway headed to the third street tunnel, accident activity here. some traffic is able to get by in the center of the roadway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it has been closed to the public since the august earthquake but this weekend, the national cathedral's central stour will reopen for the traditional tower climb. the tower pinnacles were damaged during the quake. the central tower has been teamed structurally sound. -- the national cathedral's central tower will reopen for the traditional tower climb. >>> the granddaughter of president dwight eisenhower is due to tell congress that a memorial to the president is offensive. it was supposed to be buil

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furts south, you're at 67 miles per hour in the laurel area. i-95 as you make your way to laurel. no issues at 216. your travel speed, 66 miles an hour as you make your way from 216 to the beltway, that trip taking nine minutes at this time. eun and joe, back over to you. >> thanks. >>> it is 5:14. 60 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," waiting on answers. when we can expect a ruling on the health care reform law and the aftermath that could follow. >> uh-oh. >> one of america's most famous anchors is getting ready for a comeback. a look at what's in store now a loothis one's for all usnow lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts, and shoppers into savers. here's to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more - spring per dollar. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. >>> welcome become at 5:17. it now rests with the nine justices on the supreme court. three days of oral argument concluded yesterday afternoon. in their final sessio

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let's take you into laurel where we had plenty of foggy conditions. we're not dealing with yawn anyone -- one on the football field. people came out. the clouds parted. turned out to be a nice day. maryland's most powerful dry aco see showers still diving down into virginia as of now. no type of severe weather as of now. that has, spired. so that's good news. i do believe we'll stay dry. he'll keep a slight chance for a stray shower to move into the picture. right now baltimore 71. 72 in easton. ocean city 56 degrees. weigh go all the way over to oakland 64 and everything in between. 68 in yes right -- in york right now. we have a weather maker out toward the with the there dumping lots of rain, flooding conditions across the southern plains. all this is beginning to work off to the east but very slowly. we're dealing with humid war air. we have high pressure. we'll continue to get that easterly, that southeasterly flow. it will be a carbon copy of today starting off with the patchy fog and we'll have the chance for isolated showers to pop up. we'll d

this is our view down in laurel, looking out over the football field. a good day to do a track meet. bel air, charm city. kent island. it's a gorgeous view. you see the clouds thickening up. it will get tougher and tougher to show you sun set at kent island. well past 7:00, headed for 730s. some rain in garrett county. a boundary will slide through. could bring showers in before dawn. we think the best chance will come tomorrow. we're dry as a bone. temperatures have been the story, cool north and west. overall mid-60s to upper 50s in ocean city. for most of us it's mild on a south wind. that's a mild air flow. we're expecting it to continue. mid-atlantic radar showing limited activity, some in gairp rete county. by have the clouds beginning to fill fer. that will help keep temperatures up tonight. if we keep a decent cloud deck that will keep temperatures up warmer. the trend is for more warm air to continue to surge in. ahead of our weak area of low pressure a bit of a disturbance a trough line that will come through, spark showers, maybe a thundersto

. >>> an update tonight on the search for a hit-and-run driver, caught on tape in laurel. denise is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: police are now offering a reward, leading to the arrest of the driver who served -- swerved onto a sidewalk, hit a pedestrian and drove away. the accident is caught on the camera of a metro bus, on route 198. it happened in the afternoon of february 29th. the man was thrown over a 30- foot embankment. he was hospitalized with severe head injuries and a crushed pelvis. police believe the driver who hit him very likely knew what happened but chose not to stop. vic? >> denise, thank you. >>> if you have any information relating to the hit and run. you're asked to call laurel's crimeline. >>> a national union head is attacking the indicted anne arundel county executive while another group is demanding access to secret files john leopold is accused of keeping on political enemies. wjz has more. mike hellgren has new reaction from the police chief tonight. mike? >> reporter: mary, mr. leopold says his county is running smoothly, t

making your way through laurel and bp, not bad. i would slow down. i am seeing some fog along this road. i'll give you a live look if you're taking the commute along i-95. travel lanes are open, but, again, you are going to travel through areas of low visibility. please slow down. right now your travel speed, 66 miles an hour. nine minutes to get from 216 to the beltway. over to the rails, you're open and running. no delays on the metro or marc or vre. over to you. >> thanks very much. >>> we begin with breaking news. rebel soldiers in maui say they have taken over. they attacked the presidential palace overnight and took control of the state tv station to announce the takeover. they suspended the constitution saying they want to return the country to democratic rule. a former government official says maui's president has gone into hiding. >>> police are using different tactics to pressure a man held up in his apartment building in france. he's wanted if the deaths of seven people there. aaron gilchrist is here now with all of the overnight developme