the inner loop remains closed because of the investigation. the outer loop looking good. as our morning -- as the volume increases, i'm anticipating we'll find delays not only on the inner loop but the outer loop due to rubbernecking as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> following some breaking news this morning out of forestville, maryland i'm toddler in the hospital clinging to life after getting caught in a house fire. it happened in the 6100 block of hillmar drive early this morning. sherry ly is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom. we have five people who were inside this house, three adults, a 9-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl that. 2-year-old now in critical condition. this fire started just before 2:00 this morning at a up to house in the colony square development on hillmarch drive. for the latest now, we have chief mark bayshore to tell us what has happened first. what is the status of the child. >> the 2-year-old, we do have a report that pulse has been restored to the child. she was taken out of here wit

let's go live right now on the inner loop. backup here at at least connecticut avenue. i don't think it's as far as old georgetown road but at least route 355 with the left side of the roadway now getting through past the accident scene. but again keep that in mind for your travel plans because usually you have no delays on the inner loop at this time of the morning. we'll take you back over to the map. this time over to the outer loop of the beltway, that off ramp to route 202 in maryland is blocked off with an accident as well. crews have just arrived on the scene. we'll go live to the northbound side of 395 before you hit the 14th street bridge. an accident here along the right side of the roadway as well. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on area roadways at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:51, the anniversary celebrations are under way in libya. a year ago today the first major demonstration against dictator moammar qaddafi's rule took place in this city and it went on to be a stronghold for rebels. >>> joseph ke

let's go to the outer loop of the beltway. i want to tell you if you're heading through silver spring heading past 270, this will not affect your drive on the outer loop of the beltway past 270. in fact, if we could go back to the sky 9 shot on the northbound side of the 270 spur, once again just to let you know it is before montrose road. all lanes are blocked with this multivehicle accident, including a tractor-trailer. it's going to take some time before it clears up. we'll keep you posted on this situation coming up in my next report. back to you. >>> every morning metro riders, quite of few of them, probably say a little prayer. please let there be a hassle free commute. >> six times so far this year alone a cracked rail has caused major delays across the system. now a look at why. >> delia goncalves is following this commuter alert. she joins us in northwest washington this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. you know, this was the scene tinley town of a major disruption last week. i was here.

no issues on the outer loop or the inner loop, just battling fog. inner loop speeds, 63 miles per hour. if you're taking the beltway in virginia, same story, fog is slowing you down. but not too much. inner loop speeds in this area at van dorn, you're at 62 miles per hour, only taking six minutes from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. over to you, eun. >>> traveling into the district on metro this holiday weekend could take you a little extra time. three stations on two lines will be closed for track work. on the orange line the clarendon and courthouse stations will close at 10:00. metro will provide shuttle buses between the rosalyn and virginia square stations to get you around the closures. on the red line the grove nor-strathmore station will close. all three stations will reopen in time for the rush on tuesday. >>> and under the heading of "what else can go wrong," we have this story. the fda is issuing a warning about a battery-powered toothd brush. the warning is for the arm and hammer spin brush, also known as the crest spin brush. the

in the outer loop, everything is open. we will bring up a camera. outer loop is moving. the inner loop is not. no one is able to get through for an undetermined amount of time. we do have unit on the scene. we will bring you live pictures very soon. stick around. >> thank you. we start with more breaking news. two children have been hurt in a house fire in maryland. this started before 2:00 this morning in the 61 -- 6100 block. a three year-old girl is in critical condition. a nine year old boy is in stable condition. we are not sure what started the fire. we do have a crew on the scene. we will get more of dates. >> we're also following a growing number of robberies in the district. we learned of two robberies in the northwest. that is in addition to 18 others taking place. we have more on the efforts to keep you safe. >> nothing has happened to me or anyone i know. >> the area of georgia avenue is a lot safer to walk and then it was a decade or so ago. >> we what they're here quite frequently. i have not seen any armed robberies before. >> there was the 11th armed robb

debris in the right lane of the inner loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the weather should not be a big problem on this tuesday morning. 35 at the airport. 41 downtown. radar is trying to pick up some rain showers. we have a 30% chance for a light rain shower or sprinkle. there could be some snow flurries in the mountains. high temperatures between 45 and 50 this afternoon. here is the man. >> thank you. good morning. we begin with college football. the maryland coaching staff was celebrate the signing of five star recruit from good counsel high school in montgomery county. now they have the departure of quarterback danny o'brien. he said he wanted to leave the program. his release was granted to sears after he was named the acc freshman of the year. he shared the quarterback and with c.j. brown last year. he is the 25th player to leave the program since randy edsall took over last year. legendary coach ron mitchell has put together a strong team at coppin state. the eagles won last night. number 408 in the coach

it's on the inner loop and the outer loop is where we see the most volume this time morning.ing to a live view of traffic this is on the west side at baltimore national pike. that's in the mist. outer loop delay where it opens up. a few extra minutes starting at 7 95 where you will be on the brakes for the outer loop delay. it will take 14 minutes and well below posted speed at liberty road. charley and megan back to you. >>> this morning we will fine out which celebrities will appear on season 14 of dancing with the stars. >> yeah the rumblings are out there and accord cording to tmz.com the view host sherryshepherd extra maria along with melissa gilbert and melrose place jack wagner and those are the names coming out. the official announcement coming up on "good morning america." >> do those guests excite you. >> no i thought you were talking about dancing with the stars i love the show. >> really. >> yes i love that show like if they had us be on there i would be like hello,. >> that's my worst fear of dancing. >> no way i would do it lynette. >> i would hello. >> we sing

first on the inner loop.want you can get off at connecticut avenue northbound, make a right on university boulevard, then a right on georgia avenue. you can reconnect to the beltway if you want. look at there outer loop of the beltway, completely jammed. i'll give you a live look at new hampshire avenue. your delays start right around i-95. it is virtually a parking lot. 17 miles per hour as you make your way from i-95 to i-270. if you can call in late, this would be the day to do it. if you're traveling on i-66 eastbound at route 50, an accident in the left lane. you're slow, 25 miles per hour. back to you. >> slow going, danella, thank you. >>> 6:53. the national harbor in prince george's county could become home to a las vegas-style casino. but not without some controversy among county leaders. in a statement, county executives say they want to develop a world-class destination that features gaming, live shows, dining, and lodging. he wants to build the facility in a vacant area of the harbor. baker estima

those delays in place, same thing on the north side outer loop. here is a live view of traffic. 95 out of the northeast. you can see today is from the beltway to its the 895 split. we will switch to 8 live view of greenspring. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good ahead of the storm we are talking about. weather will be fine during the day. sunshine this morning.

traveling on the outer loop and inner loop, no problems at this time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is leading the way with money toward decision 2012. his financial report show he's the top fundraising candidate in the republican race for president. romney's campaign said the former massachusetts governor raised $6.5 million in january. newt gingrich's presidential campaign raised $5.5 million last month. rick santorum and ron paul raised $4.5 million. financial reports show two super political action committees supporting the candidates spent nearly $24 million in january. >>> a new poll shows that most republicans wish that there were a different candidate -- different candidates in the gop, but the same group does not like the idea of a brokered convention that would pick a new contender to be the nominee. 66% of those responded to a "usa today" gallup poll, said it would be better if a candidate currently running got enough delegates to clinch the nomination. 38% believe president obama will win the general election in november regardl

all lanes open, outer loop of the headlights. next on 395, a minor accident book on 395 at washington boulevard. that crash is gone. getting back to normal to exit to the north lot. back to you. >> thank you. we want to check in with doug hill to get a look at today's forecast. >> fog this morning. >> that will get out of here. it's not much of an issue. less than 1/4 mile visibility in those spots. on the advisory until 8:00 for areas of the district and just to the east and west in fairfax arlington, all points south. temperatures are not an issue. around 40 degrees. 43 in gaithersburg and quantico 37 in manassas, 41 in washington. area of low pressure will form along the texas gulf coast and move in our direction. the issue is it has not formed. we are trying to tell you the effect it will have on us on sunday expand its not even formed yet. one thing that we are lacking seriously is a supply of bitter cold air. whatever falls looks more than likely it will be snow. not enough information to tell you anything more than this gr

outer loop not so bad. inner loop, as well, looking pretty good. volume's increasing, but still light. the travel speed, traveling on the outer loop making your way from pennsylvania avenue to bw parkway, you're at 62 miles per hour. that trip only taking ten minutes at this time. and traveling in the district, new york avenue seeing some wet pavement. this is what tom was talking about. make sure you grab the umbrella. no issues in the area. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> right now the south entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the transit agency -- hello, danella. how are you? still wet out there, isn't? the entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the 19th street entrance overnight so that crews can begin replacing escalators there. our news4 photographer was there early as metro crews blocked the entrance and start the work. the escalators are the longest and least reliable in the system. workers expect the work to last through october. meantime, riders will have to use the north entrance. that's near q street.

if you're traveling on the outer loop or outer loop, no problems. inner loop speed right now, 56 miles per hour. to get from i-95 to route 50, taking about nine minutes to make that trip. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. >>> 4:54. the wizards are starting to find magic on the road. the wiz beat up the trailblazers in portland last night 124-109 for their second straight road win. nick young led the team with the season-high 35 points. it was a full team effort as the wizards shot 60% from the field. john wall added 29 points. mcgee recorded his 10th double-double of the season. the wizards will look for a third straight win tonight against the clippers. >>> george mason fans are still buzzing after this thrilling win over virginia commonwealth. the patriots' sherrod wright hit the 30-foot three-pointer at the bu gmu the victory. george mason is tied for first place in the colonial athletic association. too bad for aaron gilchrist. >> and lin scored the three-pointer at the buzzer to win for the knicks. >>> and pekignese named malachi is the top

we're taking a live look from sky 9 on the inner loop. so that's the southbound side of 495 here at route 1 in college park. accident activity along the left side of the road. you can see traffic squeezing by to the right. it is going to slow you down, especially as you come around if the 95 interchange heading southbound past route 1. this is what it looks like live again if sky 9 of the we'll take a look at a map so i can show you exactly where it is. again on the inner loop of the beltway at college park. need to stay to the left to get around it. i'll show you a live look at the beltway a little further north. no problems here through silver spring. basically between 95 university boulevard and 270 on the top side of town, you will be just final. coming up in my next error, an update on the -- next report, an update on the situation at 6:25. >>> police in washington state say a man set off an explosion sunday that killed him and his two sons. that man was under investigation in utah for the disappearance of his wife. >> this all happe

outer loop, lanes are open. no problems to report leaving college park to 270. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, we are following some breaking news this morning out of forestville, maryland. a toddler is in the hospital clinging to life after getting caught in a house fire. this happened on the 6100 block of hillmar drive early this morning. first floor of the family's two- story town house caught on fire. the father, mother and a 9-year- old child got out safely. but the younger child did not make it out with them. firefighters were able to rest cute child from the house and put the fire out. the child is in the hospital in critical condition at this time. >>> in southern california, a federal immigration agent who shot and injured another officer was killed when a third agent shot him. this happened at an immigration office in long beach last night. the shooter died at the scene. and the wounded agent is in stable condition in the hospital this morning. >>> a well-known journalist who once worked in d.c. has died.

if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway and you want to get on i-270, if i were you, i'd loop around and come on the outer loop and connect northbound to i-270. bus right now they're getting on i-270 with no problems. you can see this inner loop here. significant backup. chopper 4 is flying high over the accident. and you can see police and fire department are on the scene here. i'm going to watch this for you all morning long. this is i-270 northbound from the inner loop to the beltway. you are jammed as all the lanes are blocked. >> thanks so much for that update. >>> newt gingrich's white house bid will get a bit of a boost today. donald trump is expected to endorse the republican candidate. he'll reportedly announce that support in las vegas. gingrich is campaigning there ahead of saturday's caucuses. trump's endorsement could help the former house speaker rebound from tuesday's decisive defeat to mitt romney in the florida primary. >> mitt romney is backtracking from a comment he made about the poor. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned ab

traveling on the inner loop, no issues. on the outer loop, 57 miles per hour.t from i-95 to i-270, that trip right now will take you ten minutes. on the beltway in prince george's county, no issues. in virginia, in the clear. this is the view at route 1, richmond highway in virginia, no issues. crossing over the wilson bridge to van dorn, you're at 63 miles per hour on the inner loop. that trip will only take you six minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the super bowl is bringing in super-sized security. today homeland security secretary janet nepthanapolitan talk about efforts to keep everyone safe. as far as the government is concerned, the super bowl ranks just below national security events involving the president. more than 1,000 police officers are in indianapolis to protect the 150,000 fans. >>> time to get down to business for both teams. the giants will practice in indianapolis for the first time today. the patriots already started practicing in indianapolis. the fun and games are over for the players for the first time in super bowl histo

inner loop. moving well down from 795. the rest of the roadways are shaping up pretty well despite the drizzle. 11 minutes to travel on 95 south down towards 32. this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road and checking out just fine all the way down to the beltway. this is greenspring. no problems to report on the j.f.x. into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a federal grand jury has indicted a man on charges of stalking his ex-wife for the past five years. prosecutors say david richards began threatening to kill his ex-wife 15 years after they divorced. he could be sentenced to five years in prison. a man will spend the next 30 years in prison. davon brown pleaded guilty to a murder back in 2010. then and his cousin loured man by ordering food. he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years with all but 18 years suspended. the results are in from the florida primary and it was a big night for mitt romney. >> he leads with 46% of the vote. nude gingrich comes in second. kate

lanes open on the beltway inner loop. southbound 2770, nice easy trip right now towards the split. >> thank you. >>> our big story this morning, a victory for same-sex couples in maryland. the state senate approved legislation legalizing gay marriage. >> the clerk will take the call. >> reporter: the vote was 25-22 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland. a majority of senators after dinner hour joining their colleagues in the house, green lighting gay marriage in the free state. maryland poised to become the eighth in the nation to do so. >> it's been absolutely historic day. we just opened up the institution of marriage to tens of thousands of people who have been excluded for as long as the state has been in existence. >> reporter: the montgomery county democrat was the leader for the senate vote. >> it's a great day i think because when you bring tens of thousands of people into an institution, you strengthen it. >> this is a land mark day in the history of maryland. >> reporter: he is the only openingly

the inner loop is after slow in that area. two-way traffic pattern set up in the outer loop. 44 on southbound 83 coming down towards shawan road. moving well on eastbound 70 in towards 29. this is greenspring. inner loop traffic towards the j.f.x. and no delays yet. this is white marsh. you can see an easy ride at the moment. no delays down towards howard county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> after nearly two weeks of testimony, a jury reaches a verdict in the trial of george huguely. >> lowell melser has been in charlottesville from the beginning and has the latest. >> it took the jury about nine hours to find george huguely guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny, sentencing him to 26 years in prison. huguely crossed himself before that verdict was read. both attorneys now reacting to the verdict. >> there is nothing that we can say that will make good the terrible and tragic loss to the love family. there are no winners in this case. there is nothing but loss everywhere. >> we are of cours

you can see the outer loop delight at security. -- you can see the outer loop delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> visibility may be close to zero. the relative humidity is 100% at the airport. it will turn out to be a nice day with sunshine and a high temperature near 52. on sunday, we of the possibility of a mix of rain and snow with a high temperature near 30 degrees. too early to give you details on that. we'll give you some time in just a few minutes. >> 39 degrees on tv hill. when you think u.s. seen in all, you literally see it all. wants to this on the website at wal-mart's -- you will not see this on the website at walmart. >> dunston school is opening at 10:00 begin-- >> a watch in man's idea of a joke backfired coliseum tens of thousands of dollars -- a washington man. vanity tag read "no tag." this goes straight to his address. this has led to hundreds of tickets. said his record at the dmv is so long that he cannot renew its license or registration. >> you would not think a naked man with a successful career as a shoplifter. that did not stop

two to the left able to get through of the inner loop leaving 270. southbound from old georgetown road will be the worst impacted with delays. minor collision happened a moment ago on the ramp from the to 50. traffic is able to get truehrough . a tractor-trailer turned over on northbound 95 between white marsh and the delaware memorial bridge. the cab portion caught on fire. they managed to leak all the fuel and try to uprights the trigger which is loaded with food prices. the interstate is closed northbound near philadelphia. virginia is quiet. 66 95, 395, look at that fog. you will make it. more details coming up. >> it's been a busy morning. we are continuing to follow breaking news in maryland. the bill children in a hospital after being rescued from a house fire overnight if. >> it happened before 2:00 this morning in district heights. john gonzalez is live with an update. >> initially we were told when we got on the scene the youngest victim in this fire was 3 years old and now we're being told 27 months old. the fire happened before 2:00 this

inner loop. beltway, the fatal crash occurred back in the 3:00 hour.nner loop of the beltway between connecticut avenue and george where now two left lanes are getting by. traffic is definitely gridlocked from 355. lanes are open leaving college park headed around towards 270. 395, the accident activity in the hov lane here at washington boulevard. expect tea lays from king street working your way past the scene. eastbound 66, the accident active crowding the left lane before you reach fair oaks. expect delays out of centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> metro will be working on maintenance and repairs over the holiday weekend from 10:00 p.m. tonight to closing monday. the courthouse and clarendon stations will be closed on the orange line. on the red line, the grosvenor strathmore station will be shut down. shuttle bus service will be provided in both canadians. metro says riders should plan on delays up to 30 minutes. >>> lifestyles of the rich and famous coming up next on fox 5. a new york city apartment fetch as a re

the outer loop clear at this time as well as the inner loop. outer loop speeds good as well. 60 miles per hour. from i-95 to i-270, that trip will take you ten minutes. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:11 right now. 51 degrees. more than just teens, the latest more than just teens, the latest person to come down with a never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere

says frederick in the outer loop -- this is frederick in the outer loop. everything looks good at all the way down towards the beltway northeast. >> we have had a cooldown. >> it will be 48 degrees this afternoon. we have been spoiled. it is a nice day. i declare it. thickening clouds and a chance for some light rain or snow on sunday. computer models are split. more you're looking for weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> junius be a representative from a museum -- joining us will be a representative from a museum. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> the pictures told the story. there would be a tragedy for to many family. four lives were claimed. in all, seven people lost their lives. some appears to come from poor decisio

the inner loop is slow to from route 1 to eisenhower. inner loop delays in the greenbelt metro. 50to bw parkway -- an issue involving a fallen tree has been taken out of the way. all of your travel lanes are open. delays on the southbound side. back to you. >> thank you. coming up how different religious beliefs are showing their support for a local mosques. >> important information about a blood clot you could have if you are a baby boomer. >> at 6:00, see how you can play a role in what metro calls its next generation of train

there crawling on the right there on the outer loop.re is 29 at 32, no problems there. this traffic report is brought to you by dunkin doughnuts, back over to you. >> stay with us, complete news, weather and traffic still ahead and the constitutional show down taking shape in washington, d.c., a heated contraception debate on capitol hill. again if you are just getting up, the streets are pretty good this morning, following yesterday's snow and that breeze you see out front of wjz is one of the reasons why. there ha

of your inner loop lanes shut down at connecticut avenue. the accident is just past connecticut avenue involving a tractor-trailer. you can see this is a live shot now. congestion is building. let me show you on the map, if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, again, the accident is just past connecticut avenue. so you have to get off at connecticut avenue. once you're on connecticut avenue, continue to travel northbound on connecticut avenue, make a right on university boulevard, then a right on georgia avenue. you can reconnect to the beltway at this time. also, another serious accident involving a tractor-trailer on fire. right now has all of your northbound i-95 lanes shut down. this is at route 80 near the maryland toll house. going to keep watching this accident for you. this is going to impact you if you're thinking of heading out of town this morning. another thing you're dealing with on the road is fog. a live look now at 395 at edsall. no accidents in this area. but low visibility. please give yourself extra time to slow

travel lanes also open in prince george's county on the inner loop -- actually on the inner loop as you pass route 4, pennsylvania avenue. you're at 63 miles per hour. traveling in montgomery county, inner loop, travel speeds at university boulevard, 57 miles per hour. a live look at this time, taking the beltway at connecticut avenue, very light volume. outer loop speeds really good, as well, 60 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes from i-95 to i-270. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:32. this morning the body of whitney houston is back in her home state of new jersey where plans are underway for a large scale public memorial later this week. late last night, a private jet carrying her body arrived at teterboro airport. police escorted the hearse to a funeral home in newark. a wake is planned for thursday with a funeral on friday. both are expected to happen at the prudential center in newark. it seats 18,000 people. her family is considering whether to have a smaller service at new hope baptist church in newark. that's where she started singing in the gospel choir. >>> and

this is the outer loop westbound side of 495. again heavy, steady traffic with all lanes open right through into silver spring. back to the map and this time into virginia on the northbound side of i-395. you're going to find it very slow through the landmark area. then it clears up through alexandria, slow again across the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look here inside the beltway. again it's just that slow, heavy traffic. it's been like this at duke street for quite some time but it's been incident free. more on area roadways coming up again at 6:58. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> 6:45. for those people on the roadways, going to have any more rain falling on them? >> if you're east of us yes. west of us there will be a few showers. it's concentrated along and east of 95. we have heavier showers anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's and fredricksburg. west of us we'll still watch. there are a few showers in west virginia that may come through here the next few hours. looking at the bus stop forecast, scattered shower

you see all this red on the inner loop. that's the eastbound side of 495 heading for connecticut avenue. right now the left side of the roadway is open but again you're going to have to deal with that delay. in fact, we'll go to our mdot camera right now so you can see what it looks like live on the inner loop of the beltway. moving but very slowly through bethesda. keep that in mind eastbound on 495 near connecticut avenue. now to virginia. on the northbound side of 395 also an accident in the hov lanes. right here at washington boulevard it looks like they set up cones in the area as well with crews on the scene. the right side is blocked so the hov lanes are now slower than normal. you can see the main line remains open. coming up in my next report, another look at maryland and virginia at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> at the top of the hour, we're following breaking news. fire crews remain on the scene of a town house fire in prince george's county. >> three adults two children taken to the hospital after this fire. it st

a live look now taking the outer loop as well as the inner loop. in fact, if you're taking the inner loop into montgomery county on the beltway, 58 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes to get from i-270 to i-95. traveling the beltway in virginia, nice and clear. a live look at van dorn, no issues on the inner loop and outer loop. inner loop speeds 5 miles per hour as you -- 58 miles per hour as you make your trip. only taking 14 minutes. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. good morning to you. >>> a developing story. a suicide car bomber killed nine people in afghanistan. the protests continue against the burning of korans at american military base. it happened at the jalalabad airport. six people were wounded in the attack. attacks across the country have killed more than 30 people over the past week as members of the taliban claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings and the shootings. >>> this morning in decision 2012, campaign protection. rick santorum is expected to get secret service today. administration officials say agents

. >> only 9-7 -- >> they claude their way in inner loop they did. two of their loss were to the redskins. can you imagine what the redskins -- >> imagine. i keep thinking that. >> would have been in tears. >> maybe tears of joy. >> a new poll in decision 2012 this morning shows that what a november general election might look like. "the washington post" survey shows for the first time president obama holds a clear edge over mitt romney. 51% of voters say they would re-elect the president compared to 45% for romney. those numbers have been much closer. >>> republican presidential hopefuls are in two states today looking for a way to cut into romney's lead after another convincing win in nevada on saturday voters will caucus in colorado and minnesota tomorrow and results from maine's week long caucus will be announced on saturday. gingrich who suffered a second straight double digit loss says he's banking on super tuesday in march to help him stay in step with romney. >> we want to get to georgia, alabama, tennessee, we want to get to states, texas. w

and i called them up on the assistant flight director loop. that is secret loop we use only for debriefings, people can't hear it, just tied in the people in the room and we use it only when we debrief and we got heavy duty talking, somebody didn't do the right thing or somebody has to be chewed out, very private, very personal. i called the controllers up in the loop and i told them how proud i was of this team and the job we were chosen to do. i indicated that i believed that from the day we were all born we were destined to meet in this room this day, and at this moment, and that from now on, happened, we would remember this forever. and we then proceeded to give just a few coaching tips and this, and i said whatever happens, i will never second guess any of your calls. now let's go land on the moon and terminated the loop and all of the people in the viewing room were probably wondering what we were talking about. that is a blank on the tapes. steve bale seven sas says how i the settling down process was not only to him but the people in t

a live look at 7 locks, inner loop and outer loop looking well. no accidents. traveling in virginia, same story. this is a live look at van dorn. traffic is light, even though you're bustling around, no accidents andal of the lanes are free and open. traveling on the inner loop, speed for you, 58 miles per hour. to get from van dorn street to the wilson bridge, that trip will take you seven minutes. eun, back to you. >>> 4:54 now. the first phase of the dulles rail project may be completed on time after all. the washington examiner is reporting that the project is just 11 days behind schedule now. it was six months late last august. crews made up for the delay by working longer hours. the first phase will run from east falls church to wreston. it is expect ed ed to be comple by august of next year. >>> kathy lanier reminds drivers to slow down, especially in a speed camera area generating thousands of tickets. the chief said the camera posted on foxhall road in northwest washington has issued 31,000 warnings and tickets in just two months. the camera, which is

an inner loop complication in college park. there has been an accident a few moments ago at route 1 in college park. let's go to adam caskey. >> we are tracking the cold temperatures this morning with widespread 20's and we have a dense fog advisory in effect. that is in western maryland and virginia. as far west of the metro. 29 in rockville and 26 in northwest d.c. 53 degrees and sunny today and tomorrow even warmer, 57 and mostly sunny and a pretty good week with the exception of wednesday where we could have some precipitation. >> new this morning a fiery crash in northwest washington sends one person to the hospital early this morning on pennsylvania avenue. the car caught fire after the crash and there is no word on the victim's condition or what exactly led to this crash. jury selection begins today for a former uva lacrosse star accused of killing a classmate. >> george huguely is accused of killing his girlfriend in a fit of rage. the violence sent shock waves. >> good morning the students were just days from graduatio

ramp from eastbound 7 to the inner loop of the beltway.7 will get on to the inner loop by taking a left-hand turn at a new traffic signal. change is also coming to i-66. vdot will temporarily restore the second lane outer loop 66 west that will help congestion. motorists on 66 will testimony rarely gain a fifth lane of traffic. >> we are trying to get in there thursday night. temperatures holding and we get into the 40s and can the striping down and everything in place. everything will be in place come friday morning. >> as difficult as the construction has been, there is at least light at the end of the tunnel. vdot says the project is on schedule for completion by the end of 2012. motorists certainly hope so. >> i know lot of trouble right now but i guess progress has to be made. >> got to get done sooner or later. at this point these people are waiting in traffic for hours at a time. they are shutting down lanes. >> got to get done at some point. >> the work begins thursday night, goes into the weekend and while it is happening motorist

the second accident also on the inner loop of the beltway. this is just as you pass van dorn street. right now it is blocking two of your right lanes and you're still very slow. this is a live look at van dorn. lanes are packed. expect delays. your travel speed right now, 21 miles per hour. back to you. >>> 11:21 is our time right now. still ahead on "news4 midday," we'll help you get ready for valentine's day with some gift ideas and we'll test that saying "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach." we have some ideas for a romantic meal. >>> but first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. >>> valentine's day is just about a week away now. today we are giving those who believe the way to a map's heart is through his stomach a few ideas. 100 delicious recipes for every occasion's author joins us with a truly special occasion meal. good morning. thanks for joining us. we're going to make a gift for a man. >> i think gift foods should have a nice presentation. that's what my book is about. >> "gourmet gifts." it is all about

loop. also, travel speed for you, outer loop at 59 miles per hour. taking the beltway in virginia, no issue there. a live look at van dorn street. barely any volume at all. and also checking sensors as you make your trip from the wilson bridge to van dorn, 59 miles per hour. again, use a little extra time as you leave the house this morning. back to you both. >> thanks a lot. ♪ heaven hear me now i'm lost ♪ >>> this morning investigators are trying to figure out what killed pop star whitney houston. the singer and actress was found dead in the bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel saturday afternoon. the medical examiner completed an autopsy yesterday, but those results will not be released until the toxicology results are in, which could take six to eight weeks. officials say they're not ruling out any causes of death. however, a family source tells tmz houston did not drown. the coroner's office reportedly told the family she died from a combination of xanax and other prescription drugs mix

that's the outer loop on the right side of the screen. >> okay. you remember when we were in school and gabe valentine's outto our school friends and because we don't want to be like that schoolieone gets them. >> oh charley. >> angela -- school, everyone gets them. >> oh charley. >> angela. >> thank you. >> very sweet. >> all right.

and terminated the loop. and all of the people in the viewing room were probably wondering what the hell we were talking about. and that's a blank on the tapes. but again, steve bales, the guidance officer came up. and he said how important this settling down process was. not only to him, but actually to his people in the back room. and since he was such an intense part of the job, steve was a very interesting guy. he was what i would say the prototype of nerds or the geeks that work in the computer world today. he was the first guy working with this data, making absolutely irreversible time-critical decisions. and about four years out of college, he had grown up in the business. and steve you could feel his emotion. when we would pull the room and go through his go/no goes, i didn't need an intercom loop because steve you could feel going and ricocheting. in fact, there was one time as we were actually almost to the su go, he was so go that i actually almost chuckled that he was so intense in doing the job.

nothing but green in both directions on the inner loop and outer loop. no accidents, no major delays just yet. a live look if you're making your way past pennsylvania avenue. traveling on the outer loop, you're at 61 miles per hour, taking nine minutes to get from route 50 to i-95. taking the beltway in montgomery county, same story. very light volume, no accidents to report at this time. a live look at new hampshire avenue if you're crossing the outer loop. you're sign as well as the inner loop. back to you. >> thanks. >>> time is 4:54. coming up, taking one of the world's biggest social media sites, why the owner of the orioles is taking facebook to court. >>> first, putting his apology out there for all to see. the consequences facing a man if he didn't tell his ex-wife he was sorry on facebook. >>> plus, a little extra spending money. the mega jackpot one area man won. >>> welcome back. scary moment for the crew of a brazilian fire department helicopter. the chopper broke into pieces moments after it landed. look at that vibration. look at that. inve

and outer loop there at wilt kinds avenue.affic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. >>> back to you. >> thank out. the top of the news this half- hour a win in annapolis for proponents of same sex marriage in the state of maryland, the bill has passed the senate and is headed this the governor's desk, wjz and andrea fujii are live with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, everyone. the only step left is for the governor to sign this bill into law but opponents of same sex marriage say they are not giving up yet -- >> house bill 438 has received the constitutional vote. >> reporter: with that the bill to legalize same sex marriage heads this the governor's desk. >> this has been a difficult issue for many people but as one mare land we came together around the principal of human dignity and moving forward. >> for the only openly gay senator this vote is personal. >> cy i mean it is a remarkable day for the people of the state of maryland and i am just so proud to

the inner loop is closed but outer loop gets by with a two- way traffic pattern. the rest of the major roads are looking pretty good. you can see where up to speed of the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. this is 70 at 29 through howard county. problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> three siblings are dead and two others are recovering in the hospital following a late night accident. >> kim dacey is live at bayview medical center with more details. good morning. >> good morning. the three people who died were siblings. they have been identified as ashley, joseph, and david bauguess, all from fallston. the accident happened on route 543 about a half mile south of wheel road, just before 10:00 last night. state police say the chevy cavalier carrying the siblings was traveling southbound on 543 when it crossed the center line and sideswiped a toyota in the northbound lane. >> the impact of that collision put the chevy cavalier into a spin. it entered the northbound lanes of 543 sideways and then was struck by another

very light volume on the inner loop as well as the outer loop. give you an outer loop speed. if you're making your way from van dorn to the wilson bridge, 58 miles per hour. continuing into prince george's county, not seeing any problems there. a live look at the beltway in montgomery county, quiet at new hampshire avenue. taking the outer loop as well as the inner loop, hardly any cars on the road. great time on the road, 56 miles per hour. only taking ten minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. good morning. >>> 4:32. new this morning, park police are investigating a car crash on the bw parkway near route 50. right near the border of the district and maryland. around 1:20 this morning, a car went off the road and hit a tree and burst into flames. there were two people inside the car. police tell us they are okay. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan right now. a suicide car bomb killed at least one policeman and injured four other people in the southern city of kandahar. the bomber rammed the gate of a police station near the governo

will be closed near telegraph road both today and tomorrow you will lose one lane of the outer loop eisenhower to telegraph also overnight construction in the stretch throughout the week. >>> dc council committee hearing produced few answers about how former councilman harry thomas junior stole hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for dc youth organizations. jim graham said the goal of the hearing was to find out how a nonprofit didn't catch the fraud the children and youth investment trust corporation issued checks to the group langston 21 without proper documentation and it was funneling the money to thomas. >> the policy has been to make quarterly payments depending on the grants. >> does that continue on today will you issue a 25% advance payment. >> yes, we do. >> before any work is done. >> correct. >> graham said there is evidence staff member s with children's trust asked the right questions when proper documents were not provided but administrators did not stop the checks from being issued. >> prosecutors are asking leslie johnson to pay a $15,000 fine in full before she

good travel speed on the outer loop, 52 miles per hour on the outer loop. 395, you are hitting the brakesck to duke, but still a good travel speed, 52 miles per hour. >> it's 6:22. 42 degrees out there. ahead, the federal pay freeze being introduced in the senate. >> and a local woman locked up >> and a local woman locked up aftehi. welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles. and at carmax dot com, you can choose from nearly 30 thousand cars with most available for transfer to the store nearest you. so come find the one for you today... at carmax. busy day! yes it is! the droid razr is now $199.99. exclusively from verizon. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> a group called argentina's mothers are protesting prince william in the falkland islands. prince william is there for a six-week deploy

we have construction so the inner loop is closed. we see some delays. 11 minutes on the outer loop north side. eight minutes on the inner loop over towards the 83's. 95 south of 152 looks pretty good so far at mountain road. this is traffic on 7 the west of the beltway and problem free at the moment but building on the -- this is traffic on 70 west of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are expected to learn more on the future of the baltimore grand prix. the city will announce a new five-year plan which will replace the old deal. the city board of estimates will vote on a finalized contract on february 22. a teenager accused of gunning down his father will be tried as an assault. a grand jury indicted robert richardson iii. according to police, sgt shot his father -- rich and shot his father -- richardson shot his father. the man who escaped from custody will spend a quarter years in prison. he escaped a holding cell after asking a guard for toilet paper were. he faces first-degree sex offenses in north caroli

national pike, see the brake light there is, right on the outer loop. look at topside. wide open. look at 295 at maryland 32, looking like it's going to be a beautiful sunrise. traffic report is brought by your toyota dealer, your toyota dealer is your car, now is the time to make the jump to toyota. >>> voters in michigan and arizona heading to the polls to pick the candidate they would like to see take on president barack obama. >>> mitt romney brought out a hometown super star as he made his final pitch for votes in royal oak, michigan monday night. kid rock sang the song romney has been using on the campaign trail and hours before the polls opened, romney sounded confident. >> i'm going to win in michigan and win across the country. >> reporter: he is in a virtual tie with rick santorum in michigan. the state where romney grew up. the two traded jabs monday. santorum says romney can't defeat the president. >> governor romney uniquely disqualifies himself on the biggest issue in this election. the ability to go after barack obama on the government ta

more volume on the inner loop as you make your approach to 95. this is where the beltway meets reisterstown road. so far we're problem free on the major roadways. we will be checking for problems all morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're awfully quiet start on this thursday morning. no precipitation. 49 in catonsville. 52 degrees downtown. a mild start. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will make it into the low 60's this afternoon. we have a chance for a rain shower letter today. i think we'll get to the morning commute with no rain. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast. here is keith mills. >> good morning. we begin with the ravens and the number 52. that means ray lewis. that is also the number of coaches and front office staff the ravens have hall to indianapolis. 52 coaches, scouts, and members. i wonder if you're the 53rd person and the left you home. the rest of the team joins pitchers and catchers in sarasota. jason hammel came over from colorado in the german guthrie trade. jason is expected to