jackie bensen reports from lorton. >>i >> it's known as lorton park. it was once part of the lorton prison complex. owners began to complain about road hazards caused by some of the area's four-legged residents, deer. so fairfax county added lorton to the list of bow hunting properties from february to march. they questioned whether it should be allowed during the hours when jog gers and walkers were there. >> they wondered how to use this property once fairfax county took it over. >> some believe the cars pose more of a danger than a stray animal. >> they're a problem. we see them on the roads. it's kind of scary. >> i think it's okay. control the deer population around here for sure. >> a spokesperson for the parks department says signs have been posted and notices were sent to people living in the area advising them of the times and dates of hunting season. reporting from fairfax county, jackie bensen, news4. >> probably more deer out than normal this time of year. they're probably as confused about the weather as we are. >> i saw something you norm

lorton and quantico and dumfries, headed down towards fredericksburg. heavier shower down across parts of prince george's county. you see the yellow now showing up in the southwestern part of the county right around clinton. that's all moving towards the east. this may clip upper marlboro but the other story is the warm t. how warm things -- warmth. how warm things up. leesburg is 45 but upper 40s bethesda. arlington and springfield at 49. 52 vienna and reston. 51 crofton. outside on our weather camera, good visibility now. a couple of sprinkles have pushed through and temperature of 50. we will have the threat for some showers this morning and again tonight and tomorrow, but the shower threat tonight and tomorrow mainly going to be south of d.c. so today 66. tonight 40s. tomorrow only low 50s. so 50 to 55 tomorrow. 30s to start friday. friday the sun returns in ernest. 52 for the high. your weekend cool, near 50. maybe a shower late saturday night, early sunday morning and again late monday into tuesday. let's go back to andrea and mike. >> thank you,

john from lorton, virginia, says something is very wrong with this picture. we mess up, accidentally burn the koran. the president, half the department of defense apologizes and they shoot two soldiers and threaten to kill the rest. since the afghans seem more interested in revenge, perhaps we aught to leave and they can kill each other instead of our troops. i'm tired of all the young men and women who could have contributed to our young society being killed in a foreign land where their efforts were not appreciated. i'm sick of it, too, and i'll bet the president is just as sick of it. but we do have to remember why our troops are there in the first place. remember, afghanistan was a failed state, became a perfect breeding ground. leave afghan afghanistan in better shape than we found it. but that's not going to work out. let me know what you think about that. mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be back at 11:00 along with anita brikman. tonight you have the latest on the drunk driving under age. so stay with us, we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now

delays start around lorton.ce you past route 1 and make your way towards lorton, that's when you slow down. joe and eun? >> thank you very much. >> 6:11 now. 36 degrees. ahead, the indianapolis sports story mb(,qacase more interestió >>> good morning. welcome back. health officials say the number of people sickened by raw milk is up to 35, spread across four states including maryland and west virginia. 28 people are in pennsylvania, four in maryland, two in west virginia, and one in new jersey. they have all become ill. health officials say the january 1st. the farm suspended raw milk <÷çk >>> conkzymnts indr mystery disorderou tntrollable ticks. reallyv÷<3 h a 36-year-old woman, marriage has the same toms.ólp hose working for erin a night as 'taking soil and other. they're upset at th officers responded with tear gas and then opened fire on the protestersnj9"e Ñç school. ibç,"ands of there aro the police force let the ri 2Ñ country's military áwgency laws. allg v +4 down fo weather channel meteorologist mike s

the area was once part of the lorton prison complex.question if hunting should be allowed during park hours while walkers, joggers, and cyclists are on the trails. others say the deer population poses a greater risk. >> there's a problem. i mean, we see them on the roads all the time. it's scary. >> i think it's okay. i mean, control the deer population around here for sure. >> a spokesperson for the fairfax county's parks department says signs are posted and notices were sent to those living in the area with the times and dates of deer hunting season. >>> meanwhile, a deer crashed through the window of a southwest washington library. take a look. it's very quick. you can see that moving through the frame, you see the deer in midair really. once inside the washington highlands library, the deer caused a big mess and scared a lot of folks inside. employees locked themselves in a room for safety. the deer had to be put down. the library is closed today so the crews can finish cleaning up. can imagine how terrified the deer was being insid

i-95 in virginia as you approach lorton. still have the right two lanes blocked by an accident there. jammed as you make your way into lorton. in fact, already seeing delays. joe and eun, back to you. >> dan ella, thank you. >> 6:12. ahead, the new push to it let you go faster on a brand-new roadway. >>> up next, the difficult questions being asked on why it brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. >>> welcome back. it's 6:14. if montgomery county lawmakers get their way, you'll be able to drive faster on the intercounty connector. according to "the washington post," state senators nancy king and roger mano have asked the state to raise the limit on the new toll road to 65 miles per hour. they say t

two right lanes are blocked and delays solid from lorton trying to get up towards 7100. we're go further north into springfield. once you break free from the accident, this is what you have to the beltway. a quick welcome at 270. no problems here as you come down from clarksburg all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. 270's been incident-free with no troubles and all lanes open here. i'll update you at 6:24. back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. 6:13 right now and this is a live look. another beautiful look at the morning here in our nation's capital. washington monument. >> 33 degrees so far. howard bernstein along in just a moment with weather. we want to tell you page county is on a two hour delay this morning. we believe it is weather related. we had a snow yesterday a little bit of a dusting, overnight some of it melted and refroze but everything is moving fine on the roadways right now. >> howard, how would you rate it? >> a negative 2. i tweeted that even our midly storms were bad. they had some 1 to 2-inch totals up to westminster and frederick co

slows from lorton to springfield with the lanes open. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look at area roads. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back to 9news now, just shy of 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look, a view from pennsylvania avenue in northwest washington. 37 degrees there right now. >>> thanks for starting your friday with us. i'm mike hydeck. >>> i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on our weather terrace. he has the day's forecast and looking ahead to the weekend. >> we are looking at a storm system late saturday, saturday night into the overnight period into sunday morning. that will bring us a little bit of precip. some of that might even be in the form of some wintry precip. but right now all systems are green for this friday. our day planner calling for sunshine all day. temperatures by lunch time in the mid-40s. we'll be around 50 for the drive home with highs in the low 50s. right now the winds are fairly light so it's not too bad out here

lorton and springfield running at a good pace.re headlights in , headlights are northbound on the left. we are comfortable on 95 in maryland. no troubles between washington baltimore. on the george washington parkway. suitland parkway is quiet for commuters. back to you. >> thank you. metro is under fire for spending tens of millions of on outside consultants. the examiner reported yesterday agency spentsit nearly $62 million on consultants. passengers say that is too much considering the transit agency a $116 million budget shortfall. everybody has to go outside the box to get things done. by now they are not improving the system. >> metro says the money spent on impact on has no fares and accounts for just a small part of its budget. the transit agency says time since help with metro employees don't have expertise or speed to handle. at 36 degreesing lanham.ning in >> ladies, still trying to find a gift for your man? the gift that is often overlooked. >> china's vice president of overlooked. >> china's vice president of spending

loving life right now out of fredericksburg through lorton up to springfield and beyond to the pentagon, no worries to report. we'll have more from news chopper 7 in less than 10 minutes, but now adam caskey. >> today it's cooler than yesterday at this time. take a look at the numbers on the weather bug network. mainly we're in the 30's, even a few locations a little below freezing. winchester, for example, 30. strasburg, 29. brook leave springs, west virginia 32. frostburg, 28 degrees. chevy chase, 36. in bowie, you're at 33. a little bit freezing around the beltway. a lot of sunshine today, beautiful friday, really. mostly sunny with highs right near 50 degrees. over the weekend we'll see added clouds throughout the day tomorrow. that could lead to some areas of rain, maybe even a wintry mix as a few wet snowflakes come saturday night and early sunday morning. we'll check in with doug hill along with the seven-day forecast coming up. now back to steve. >> taking a look at the day ahead this friday -- an illegal immigrant learns his punishment for killing a prince william county nun. c

coming from lorton headed out towards newington, the accident activity tying up the two right lanes.ome traffic here able to squeeze by to the left as you work your way out of woodbridge headed up towards lorton and back out towards newington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a deadly shooting in prince george's county. the incident was reported just before midnight. police say a man was shot along 61st place in riverdale and he was brought to the hospital in serious condition and later pronounced dead. so far, no word on a possible suspect or motive in this. >>> in virginia, a first responder understand up in need of a rescue himself. 35-year-old josh weissman suffered crisis kal injuries while responding to a vehicle fire along interstate 395 near shirlington yesterday evening. he fell off a bridge into four mile run, that is a stream about 20 feet below the interstate. rush hour traffic was snarled for hours as a result of the rescue efforts and the investigation. >> as one ever medics exited the vehicle, that person fell approximat

if you're coming out of woodbridge through lorton, newington, springfield everything is looking greatwe're going to go a little further north if you're planning to head to 395 and the 14th street bridge, still nice and light. no problems as you head into the downtown area. we'll go a little further west on the maps this time over to the american legion bridge and the gw parkway heading inbound right now. no problems to report. a quick live look at the legion bridge on the west side looking great both loops of the beltway. more on what's going on near white oak coming up at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:49, police in thailand say the iranian suspects arrested in bangkok did not have the capacity to attack large crowds or buildings. the two men were taken into custody after three explosions shook a residential neighborhood. israel is blaming an attack monday in new delhi on iranian operatives. >>> the man poised to become china's next president will talk with senate leaders today. the chinese vice president met with president obama and top administration officials yesterday. then he at

that's been incident-free coming up through springfield and newington and lorton all of the corridors look fine on 95. on to 395 a live look there as well here at duke street where traffic still moving well to the 14th street bridge. more on the 66 situation at 6:12. back to you. >>> thank you monika. at the top of the hour we're watching your money. the white house formally announced a deal between 49 states, the district and five major lendors. it's a $25 billion settlement over the foreclosure mess. >> no action, no matter how meaningful is going toby itself entirely heal the housing market. but this settlement is a start. and we're going to make sure that the banks live up to their end of the bargain. if they don't, we've set up an independent inspector, a monitor, that has the power to make sure they pay exactly what they've agreed to pay plus a penalty. if they fail to act in accordance with this agreement. >> the deal involves allied financial, bank of america, citibank, jp morgan chase and wells fargo. >>> there are a lot of you homeowners asking so what does this mean for me?

. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your lorton -- local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >> a big game of college basketball. >> they will be hanging from the rafters. the game is at ninth and ranked duke. then in the biggies, against syracuse at the dome. that, too, is a terrific rivalry. as it georgetown and syracuse needed any extra dressing. >> the big game. >> add this to the mix. >> the syracuse condition something special. >> indeed, this is probably their last trip to the carrier dome for the hoyas. >> we have been a part of each other's past. they have made a decision that they do not want to be a part of the big east, so we will find someone else and start a whole new tradition. >> for more elite -- for many decades, they did not have to wait for madness. and you can bet the hoyas will be on the receiving end of a not so fond farewell. >> we will stay focused. >> our group understands what this game and tails. at the same time we understand that the past as well as the present -- >> that game starts at 7:00. meanwhile, the play of the night. the base line, the

then again leaving lorton and newington. we'll take a live look into springfield.es have been open this morning. it's just that volume you're dealing with around 6:44 to the beltway. a little further north on to 395 hitting the brakes at duke street and landmark and then again trying to cross the 14th street bridge but all lanes are open. >>> 6:19. coming up next in sports, two amazing finales in basketball last night. you are going to want to see these both. >>> first time for another check on our question of the morning. nearly half of all men say they've done which of these things for their partner on valentine's day. is it a, bought something last minute, b, cooked dinner, or c, made a cd of their favorite songs. how romantic. >> our facebook friend in easton says she's going with c, made a cd of their favorite songs. music soothes the heart and causes all of those fall and autumn babies. >> all of the choices i would be happy. keep the guesses and comments coming. we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:48. >>> welcome back. 6:23. howard with your weather first.

you will hit the brakes right here in lorton.e'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. again, looking great as you head for the inner loop of the beltway up toward annandale. 66 and teashop's. no problems to report across the american legion bridge. live look at 395 as well on the northbound side. looking good leaving duke street heading for seminary road again just the normal slow stuff. hov lanes have been great. no problems across the 14th street bridge and into the downtown. all of the corridors in downtown are good with the exception of one area. that's inbound new york avenue at the 9th street bridge. the right turn lane you've got one lane blocked there as well. no problems through cheverly or route 50. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 6:58. but now to weather. guys? >>> thank you monika. howard you've been busy all morning long. >> a wind advisory into effect this morning. this morning not -- this afternoon. this morning not a lot of problems, lower hos but this afterno

that area was once part of the lorton prison complex.there agree that the deer population is a growing problem. some question if hunting should be allowed during park hours while walkers, joggers, and cyclists are out on those trails. a spokesperson for fairfax county's parks department says signs are posted, and notices were sent to those living in the area with the times and dates of hunting season. >>> a big cleanup job will close the washington highlands library in southwest washington today. take a look. it's quick. that's a deer in midair coming through that video frame. the deer made a mess inside and put a good scare into people. employees locked themselves in a room for safety. the deer had to be put down. >>> we are just four days away from super bowl xlvi in indianapolis. the redskins may not be playing, but one new england patriot may be familiar to local football fans. patriots linebacker tracy white played college football in d.c. at howard university. try as he might, vann could not get him to give the giants any motivatio

main line remains congested as you continue north of lorton headed in towards newington. 359 traffict to seminary road. outer loop. beltway below speed 95 college park headed around towards silver spring. >>> time for a look at today's my fox half off deal. $10 will get a i one-year subscription for nova dog magazine. that is a $20 value. the award winning magazine dedicated to dog lovers in the metro area. go to myfoxdc.com and look for my fox half off. >>> mocha moms is dedicated to helping mothers find support and today, the organization will visit the white house as president obama hon ours african-american women this black history month. we have two women with the mocha moms. they are here with us before they rush off to the white house. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in. >> give us an idea. how did this all come about. it is such a great honor for you. your organization started back in 1997 and to come to this. how did this all come to be into. >> mocha mamas was start in 199en by four mothers of color in moreland who wanted to collect with m

now checking out the drive traveling from lorton up into newington.ms to report in the main line or hovs as you continue from the prince william parkway leaving woodbridge headed into lorton up towards newington and springfield. top stretch of the beltway, not a lot going on but we do have control yum increasing as you work your way past colesville road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. . >>> new this morning, the search if a missing 14-year-old girl and her young baby. shanee cox and her six-month- old daughter were last seen yesterday in the 2200 block of georgian way in woat on. shanee was last seep wearing a blue coat way apink shirt, ripped jeeps over black legging and brown boots. the baby had on a pink snow suit. family members say shanee cox may be in need of medical attention. >>> we also have new details this morning about an alleged sex assault inside a d.c. school. >> investigators say the suspect walked into the school off the street and that school official assigned the victim, a little girl, to escort him around the buil

we'll take a live look in lorton. delays will begin in quantico to dale city and woodbridge and newington into springfield. we'll take a live look in spring field. it's been incident free but heavy trying to get up toward the beltway. could be that wet road conditions are affecting your drive. 395 northbound this has been heavy for a while as well at duke street heading through landmark. it clears up though in alexandria. coming up in area roadways at back to you, mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> 6:31 now. mitt romney is celebrating a big win in the florida primary last night. he's focusing on the economy and the general elections in november now. >> three years ago this week a newly elected president obama faced the american people and said look, if i can't turn this economy around in three years, i'll looking at a one-term proposition and we're here to collect. >> because of his standing and his fund raising, the associated press is reporting mitt romney will begin getting secret service protection starting today. so

the area was once part of the lorton prison complex.tion if hunting should be allowed during park hours while walkers, joggers, and cyclists are on the trails. others say the deer population poses a greater risk. >> there is a problem. we see them on the roads all the time. it's scary. >> i think it's okay. to control the deer population for sure. >> a spokesperson for the parks department says signs are posted and notices were sent to those living in the area with the times and dates of the hunting season. >>> and a deer crashed through the window of a southwest washington library. take a look. it's quick. you see the deer there running by. it's in midair. once inside, the washington highlands library, the deer caused a big mess and scared the people inside. employees locked themselves in a room for their safety. the deer had to be put down. the library is closed today so crews can finish cleaning up. >>> make sure you stay connected to "news4 today" throughout the day. follow us on facebook and twitter, and to find us, search news4tod

we get similar sentiments from john down in lorton, virginia. operating a motor vehicle is a privilege, not a right. older drivers have to be able to demonstrate they can still respond to all of the inputs of modern cars and properly navigate all the hazards of the road today or they should stop driving. local motor vehicle departments have to budget their services to cover testing as it's needed. expecting grown children to parent their parents is abdicating a serious responsibility. it will cost lives. after a couple days of this i'm thinking the message from a lot of you to the state of maryland is. this there are a lot of ways to save money safely. cutting back on driving tests, probably not one of. this our address is mailbag at wusa9 -- one of them. our address is mailbag at wusa9.com. join the conversation on the wusa9 facebook page. that's our report for tonight. i'll be back here at 11:00 with anita brikman. log on any time you like to www.wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll see you a little later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment to

we're going to take a live look right now at 95 northbound in lorton.d for springfield and on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. let's go to the other side of town and the maps again. no problems to report on 270 coming in from gaithersburg to rockville. we'll take a live look at the southern side of maryland. things look great near andrews air force base. in my next report, a closer look around the area at 4:39. >>> montgomery county police are asking for your help finding a missing 8-year-old girl. >> london marshal was last seen at her family's apartment in silver spring about 4:30 afternoon. she's 48, african-american -- 4 foot 8, african-american girl, curly shoulder length hair. if you see her, please call police. >>> they know they won't get it but today two female retired naval officers plan to celebrate valentine's day by asking the fairfax county clerk for a marriage license. >> they're hoping to bring more attention to the debate over same-sex marriage. gary nurenberg has more. >> reporter: corinne and barb have been together for more than 26

southbound at lorton road stay left. coming up in my next report, more on virginia roadways at 4:47. back to you. >>> it is time now for the first your money segment of the morning. >> good morning to jessica doyle. >> good morning to both of you. how is this for a stock market performance. wall street just closed out its best month since 1997. the dow jones 4.4%. the nasdaq surged 8% for all of january. as for trading on the first day of february, asian stocks have been higher. checks the numbers here at home, the dow stands at 12,632. did drop about 20 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq and s&p 500 were both kind of flat on the day. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is suggesting that the counties pick up half of the cost of teacher pensions and that's bad news for prince george's county. the washington examiner reports the move would cost the county nearly $100 million a year looking at a decade. the governor is trying to close maryland's $1.1 billion budget shortfall in fiscal 2013. >>> don't spend that tax refu

arlington. 36 in chevy chase. 28 in lorton. in leesburg. 23 in frederick. warm up later today, so you will be able to shed some layers later on today. ampling high today 50 degrees. seven-day ur in a few oming up minutes. >> we follow the latest developments in two separate attacks involving college students. dorm room inside a and.he university of maryl >> the other happened at georgetown university. sexually assaulted near that campus. we have a live report from jummy olabanji. jummy? >> good morning. we have seen some police cruisers driving around the area. hat is good news this morning. it was yesterday, around 2:15 in the morning that d.c. police say a georgetown university student was walking in this area near 36 and n when she was approached by a man she did not know who sexually assaulted her. police say they plan to step up patrols of this area. in the meantime, they are asking georgetown university students to walk in pairs and also call for a safe ride if they do not feel comfortable walking by themselves. also today, across the area at the univ

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from lorton and fort belvoir further south down the potomac into western charles county and the crossing the potomac and into stafford county, we have areas of light rain. we could have a few more sprinkle here and there through lunchtime but otherwise, we will have some sunny breaks into the afternoon. some isolated light little sparkles not amounting to too much but some breaks in the cloud cover today which will help bring temperatures into the mid-60's. tonight the next system booster when that will give as areas of bread locally and south of the metro area. the bulk of the moisture tonight and tomorrow will be south of d.c. this is one computer model in terms of rainfall accumulation. it gives a good ballpark estimate. look for the to the south fredericksburg could see almost zero 0.75 inches of rain tomorrow. 50 in the district, on their way to the mid-60's later today and tomorrow cooling and still 10 degrees above average. >> spring fever is really setting in. >> the time is 6:52 and 48 degrees in beltsville. >> stay with us. [ mom m hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbu

there was a brief delay in lorton and newington. looks good on 395. beltway at colesville road, a little bit more action as far as your neighbors hitting the road. metro rail has track maintenance in bethesda. that has been resolved. the red line is still delayed but no longer single-tracking. back to you. >> thank you. >> like spring today. >> not just the temperatures. >> we will have wind gusts and thunderstorms. already some morning rain. mild and muggy. little humid air out there later on today. not overly uncomfortable in terms of humidity, but something we have not felt in quite awhile. a lot of action to talk about. if very active on this friday. areas of light rain just north of the metro and clipping chevy chase and bethesda right now, a quick sprinkled that will move into a silver spring. carroll county seeing steady rain. howard county as well. frederick, martinsburg berkeley, and jefferson county no. frederick county in virginia a band of rain passing to the east this morning and this afternoon we will be partly cloudy with thunderstorms.

pedestrian and took off around 2:00 this morning at the intersection of pohick road and cullum street in lortonhe pedestrian was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police don't have any information on the vehicle that hit that person. >>> investigators are looking into a fire destroyed overnight in hyattsville around 1:00 in the morning. there were two families living there at the time and everyone got out of the house safely. the house is a total loss. >>> this morning, fire investigators are trying to determine if a d.c. high school is safe enough for students to return next week. two firefighters who responded to the scene fell through the roof they were treated and released. extensive damage was caused to the roof and classes may have to be relocated. >>> a man convicted of killing a trooper will be sentenced next week. they found him guilty of murder charges. he killed wesley brown outside applebee's and he was kicked out of the restaurant for being unruly. the troopers' family talked about their loss shortly after the ruling. >> wesley will not be with us but our li

of cold out there right now, 28 degrees in shepherdstown, 29 in frederick 28 in clarksburg. 30 in lortonhrough the day clear skies. high pressure builds in. we will start to see some changes coming our way. the cold front laid out east to west across the u.s.-canadian border will be moving south. sunshine tomorrow, near 50 degrees. but tomorrow night the front will push through. gusty winds, clouds, and the possibility of a little snowfall. there's the possibility of snow measured in tenths of an interlocal a. but the ridgetops out to the west might do a little better as far as snow totals. that's all. we will turn blustery and wintry on the weekends. 47 today. 22 tonight in the coldest suburbs. degrees at sunshine -- and sunshine tomorrow with clouds increasing. adam caskey will have the seven- day outlook shortly. back to you. >> thank you. 6:00 hour 52, 32 degrees right now in warrenton. >> stay with us. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless

overall delays in woodbridge, then lorton to this point at the beltway. coming up in my next report, another look around the area in a few minutes. in the meantime, back to you. >>> in that shot we can see that the lanes are open and dry. >> dry. >> so when will we expect to see rain? >> later this morning, especially this afternoon we'll have a better chance of showers. had a couple of them overnight but, you know, those were pretty tiddley as far as showers go. with very heavier showers in west virginia right now. it's all moving off toward the east. the bus stop forecast spotty showers. kind of chilly. we have a lot of 30s, mid-to upper 30s. some areas in the low 40s. a little bit of a breeze which will be picking up as the day wears on. sunrise 6:59. don't expect to see it, neither the sun set. as we head toward the lunch hour, a better chance we'll see showers. in fact, mid- to late morning from west to east i think the showers will start to pick up. this afternoon 4:00 could be raining pretty heavily in many areas, 49. south winds at 10 miles an hou

lanes are open, no problems to report leaving the prince william parkway and continuing out towards lorton spots to report as you continue out towards 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines, murder trial of george huguely is now in the hands of the jury. dlib rigs begin later this morning. the former university of virginia la crosse player is accused of killing yeardley love in may 2010. prosecutors showed the jury a damaged bedroom door, pictures of a bloody pillow and autopsy photos of love's battered face. >>> the map accused of trying to bomb the u.s. capitol goes to court today. he is scheduled for a bond hearing. fbi agents had been trailing him since january when a tipster told them he agreed to fight against what he called the war on muslims. an agent pose ago a member of al-qaeda gave him a vest packed with fake explosives and an inoperable gun. agents arrested him with the items on his way to the capitol. >>> we have big news for gay rights advocates this morning. maryland is a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. the house of delegates ap

further north into springfield, brake lights for this begin down in lorton. then on 395 a live look there. if you're planning to head a little further north on to 395, delays just past landmark as you head for seminary road. another update on area roadways at 6:00. >>> making news at 5:49, at least seven people are reported dead today in afghanistan where thousands are protesting in the streets. demonstrations are spreading after u.s. troops burned copies of the quran. they say they were mistakenly sent to the incinerator. >>> police in seattle are trying to determine how a third grader got hold of a gun. the gun was in the boy's backpack and it went off yesterday at school and the bullet hit an 8-yard girl. she's -- 8-year-old girl. she's now in critical condition. the student who brought the gun is now in juvenile detention. >>> capitol hill staffers are being told to be extra vigilant about any mail they receive. house speaker john boehner and several senators have received letters containing suspicious powder. so far the powder has been rendered harmless.

but still you can see here make being your way past lorton and connecting to the beltway.ur lanes are open and volume pretty still light at this time. travel speeds good at 60 miles per hour. from quantico to the beltway that trip will take you about 24 minutes. continuing on the 395 getting a little bit busy at edsall. your travel speeds good. 59 miles per hour as you head northbound from the beltway to 14th street bridge. that trip will take you 1 minutes. back to you. >>> our time is 5:42. making the case for his second term. why president obama says voters should keep him in office for another four years. >>> plus -- >> hit it. ♪ i'm sexy in a know it >> what super bowl ads will brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. today is gonna be an imp

expect to find heavy volume out of woodbridge and passing lorton.we'll take it back inside and speaking of north of the beltway, we do have delays on 395 headed up towards king street with the accident activity cleared to the shoulder. this is a live shot of eastbound 66 flowing from before 50 headed in towards 123. we've also got some problems to report right now coming in out of waldorf. accident activity, northbound 301 and five here at cedarville. outer loop. beltway leaving college park, average speed down to 26 miles per hour headed west. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to a health alert for you. new safety warnings about the most widely prescribed group of cholesterol lowering medications. the fda says it is making labeling changs to some statins after some patients have complained of memory loss and elevated blood sugar. most the most popular statins, lipitor, crestor and zocor. cardiologys say the life saving benefits still drastically outweigh the risks. >>> every wonder woman needs her open support team. >> and sins

up ahead at lorton, 48 miles per hour but lanes are open as you continue north from dale city throughdge headed up into newington. we have the slow traffic here at urbana down to about 39 miles per hour and further south here at rockville at shady grove road, lanes open headed out to the split. >>> potholes are a common sight but thanks to the mild winner, theres have v. not been as many as we have seen in recent years. there has been a 22% drop in pothole repair requests this year. >>> still no sign that gas prices are going to drop any time soon. aaa predict the d.c. region could have the highest price in the country, as high as $4.25 this spring. is spring. >>> a move by our neighbors to the north could help alleviate gas prices. >>> she helped teach generations of children through the years. jan berenstain has died. she was 88 years old. the droid razr by motorola, now with amazing tools like the hd station. share your pictures, stream hd videos and movies. all on your tv. or connect your 4g lte droid razr to the lapdock and unleash its massive computing power. even seamlessly vid

side, it's going to be a bit slow now trying to get to the occoquan river and then normal through lortonspringfield. let's take a live look on the the northbound side of 95. at route 123 it's going to be slow as you head for the occoquan river. we'll head into downtown along pennsylvania avenue at the williard hotel. there have been no problems across the potomac and anacostia river crossings and bridges. before i go, i do have a commuter alert. you want to avoid dupont circle later this morning if you k. here is a live look at the circle in northwest washington. so this morning at 10:00, ddot will shut off the traffic lights in the circle and they're going to stay off for a few hours. there will be police guiding you through the circle but if you can, just stay away from connecticut avenue, 19th street, p street, new hampshire avenue and mass avenue, you should. they're updating the system that runs all of these traffic lights. they want to get to a hundred intersections if they can and if we do have a major power outage, they want to make sure they stay o. they worked on logan circle e

traffic slows again as you work your way north of lorton headed for the springfield interchange. slow spot will be southbound along 270 coming in out of frederick headed out towards hyattstown. lanes are open continuing into towards rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> now to our big story, extending the payroll tax cut. negotiators for lawmakers in the house and senate are close to an agreement f they can't agree on the details, they could vote on it as early as today. fox 5's stacy cohan live on capitol hill with the latest on the negotiation. >> this is a very big deal. social security is something everybody pays out of their paycheck if they work and to extent the payroll tax cut would mean more money in their paychecks for about 160 million americans. this has been a hard-fought battle. it has continuesed from a con ten schuss debate back in december where they extended the payroll tax cut just through the end of this month. now, it appears without fining a way to fund it that lawmaker are still on the cusp of an agreement. here what is will

is going to slow down a bit as you head up toward lorton and springfield but all lanes are open on 95 and even 395 this morning. a last live look on 270. happy to say 270 is great. here's the beltway in silver spring. you've got your normal slow stuff from 95 to georgia avenue and then it looks pretty good as you head into bethesda and across the american legion bridge. more on what's going on in northeast of course coming up at 6:25. >> thanks, monika. >>> 6:20. coming up next in sports, the capitals put on a dominating performance while maryland's men's basketball does something it hasn't all season. now a check on our question of the morning. super bowl weekend is the slowest weekend in america for which of these things? is it a, movie ticket sales, b, weddings or c, retail shopping. >> our facebook friend justin thinks it is b, weddings. weddings cost a lot more than either movie tickets or retail shopping unless you were in vegas and already betting on the super bowl you're watching. i don't see too many weddings occurring on super sunday or that weekend. >> keep the guesses comi

other side of town checking out northbound i-95 as you work your way northbound this morning leaving lortonp towards newington. it is heavy, slow and steady. nothing out of the ordinary here. 66 is backing up in manassas with delays leaving 50 to 123. we have some debris reported in the beltway here at colesville road. whatever was her has been pushed over to the shoulder. lanes are open. you are below speed leaving university boulevard headed in towards silver spring. blares if. >>> a major victory for rick santorum. it is a sign that the republican presidential nomination is still far from decided. >> let's get a look at the numbers now n minneapolis, santorum won with 45% of the primary vote. ron paul was second place with 27%. romney was a distant third. >> in colorado, a much closer match-up. sonar to up pulled in 40% and romney with 35%. santorum won missouri with 55% of the vote. romney had 25%. >> ron paul touched on the triple threat in missouri last night. >> your votes today were not just heard loud and wide across the state of missouri and minnesota but they were heard loud and

. >>> the northbound side of 95 in lorton, it bunks up more into newington and springfield and clearsut again heading to the beltway and 395. more coming up in my next report at 5:48. back to you. >>> i'm saving you money. daily deals time. we've been combing through the day's discount e-mails and retailer websites to find you some bargains. here of some of our favorites. if you're looking to buy a smartphone but don't want to pay hundreds of dollars, verizon has a deal on preused certified phones. you can purchase a blackberry torch just $9.99. this deal only good with a new two-year activation. the sale ends today. spring is in the air. so is the pollen. this could help. an ultrasonic tear drop humidifier. the price is $33. that will save you 34%. how about giving your culinary skills a whirl. pay $69 and you get a three- hour cooking class. you also get wine and a four- course meal. this is at living social's new live event space. 918f street. if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. >> thanks, jessica. >>> today we are abou

overall you've got delays as you head up from lorton into springfield and then here's what it looks like downtown on pennsylvania avenue. this is everyone stopping at the traffic light. no big deals here. constitution avenue at 17th street, i did get word of an accident. by the way 395 northbound is slowing down as you head out from landmark toward seminary road. coming up in my next report, we'll take a peek into maryland at 6:44. >>> at 6:31 we are following breaking news in prince george's county. a family is hospitalized after falling victim to a carbon monoxide poisoning. that family includes three children. it all happened overnight in fort washington. delia goncalves is there live with the latest. >> the three children range in ages from preteen to a mere infant. they were all pulled out of this house and are now fighting for their lives. they were pulled out by firefighters about 12:30 this early morning. here in the 78300 -- 8300 block of per nard drive. firefighters were -- bernard drive. firefighters were called around 12:30 by doctors at children's hospital who could not get

. >>> time now to check in with meteorologist christina lorton find out about our wednesday forecast. >> it is a little bit of a wet wednesday to start but we'll clear out as we head throughout the day today. we've got some pretty heavy low clouds starting to develop throughout the east bay valleys. your interior valleys starting to get soft. showers are racing into tahoe and the central valley. i'll let you know how much fresh powder we'll get out of this system. >>> 5:01. let's check your drive with mike. >> if you're going to the sierra, bring chains and snow tires. those are required. locally the wind is the issue for interstate 80 across the bay bridge. you might get caught with a gust or two. chp warning folks about higher rise bridges like the bay bridge. another live look outther there past the coliseum no major issues but the camera is shaking here, gusts especially through the east bay hills, hold on tight, folks. >>> 5:01 right now. antioch city leaders say something has to be done in the wake of recent deadly violence. the mayor's calling for an urgent town hall meeting ne

. >> reporter: retired alexandria police officer ken howard frequently visits this lorton range to shoote hand gun a month restriction can get in the way if a new fire arm catches his eye. >> i am an avid shooter. i don't really collect but sometimes i see something i want and i have to work with the gun store to wait for the 30 days until i can pick it up. it's an inconvenience. >> reporter: steven mill hearse a gun on lay away here because of the one hand gun a month restriction. >> seeing a gun, i'm at the range quite often, see different guns i want it would be nice to be able to purchase one within 30 days. >> reporter: the law has been on the books since it was pushed by governor wilder in 1993 at a time when virginia guns kept turning up in the hands of east coast criminals. but with a gop general assembly now in session an effort to repeal one hand gun a month has new momentum. the virginia house has already passed a bill and the senate is on the verge of doing the same. gun control activists have been fighting to keep the rule. omar somaha whose sister was killed in the virginia

lanes are open well above speed here leaving lorton and newington. actually at 70 miles per hour headed up to the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> we are following some breaking news this morning. police in prince george's county are investigating the discovery of two bodies in new carrollton. >> the bodies were found less than a mile apart late last night. fox 5's lauren demarco is live in new carrollton with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom and care a police do not have much to go on in this cases. the bodies of two young men las new carrollton metro station. one along 85th avenue and the other at 78th avenue and garrison road. we'll begin at 10:45 last night when new carrollton police received the call for a man lying unresponsive in the street along 85th avenue. police and fire responded. officials say the victim suffered trauma to the upper body. it was a young man. he was later d. at 11:30, prince george's county firefighter riding in the area came across another man lying

greenbelt, herndon, lorton, and bethesda. a cloudy sky, and we have sprinkles showing up, areas in green, northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia into washington and frederick counties in maryland. farther south and west, southern shenandoah valley and into the mountains, they're getting steadier rain. that will be arriving here by 9:00. sunrise at 6:41. in the 40s through the morning. 50s by noontime. might have thunder and lightning around noontime. then it may taper off a bit for a while. then more rain coming in by late afternoon and into this evening, more thunder and lightning. 50s. big changes for thursday, friday, into the weekend. details in ten minutes. how's traffic now, danella? >>> good morning. if you are traveling on westbound 450 at route 1, still have all of your lanes blocked due to the sinkhole. there is a detour in place to get around. 395 northbound, two issues. first off, you have an accident in the left shoulder lane. this is at king street. further ahead at washington boulevard. another

i will give you a live look at lorton, volume very light at this time. traveling northbound and southbound. i will give you travel speed if you are traveling northbound. 61 miles per hour and from the occoquan river bridge to beltway that trip takes 11 minutes. and if you are traveling on i-270 in maryland in this area as well, north and south, no issues for you. barbara, back to you. >> all right. thank you so much, danella. 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead, designer goods at a huge discount. we will tell you to find the deals tomorrow only. we are going to sit down with famous chef wolfgang puck. we will ask him about the source as d.c. restaurant what inspires him and a special award he is about to get this spring. a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com 37 . >>> the james beard's foundation lifetime achievement award this year will go to wolfgang puck. it is the latest award for the chef who people say revolutionized how american chefs think about food. wolfgang puck joins thus morning to talk us b the honor and latest venture. good morning. >>

fredericksburg, virginia, 95 northbound crash on rappahannock river bridge lanes and then delays dale city to lortonield. a slow traffic because of the out of restonng the dallas green way and the -- dulles greenway and the toll road. saddling down along 270. use the sun glasses. it has been so many years and i have ever seen icon. i like it. you will need your sunglasses all day today. 34 downtown. frederick one of the cool spots. hagerstown even colder, 23. mid to upper 40's this afternoon with a slight of wintry mix. thank you for watching. of wintry mix. thank you for watching. be back in 30 hmm. what's going on withth dad? he seems different. he's not talking about work. he's not tucking in his shirt. he's not checking messages every nine seconds. and now this? everyone deserves a great vacation at a great price. get on board a carnival cruise, and get more fun for all. [ [ foghorn blows ] ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog crying all the time you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪ >>> the new theme for the we westm westminster kennel club dog show. six new breeds this year. >> all on their best

with normal volume and good on 66 with a eastbound.wdown 95/virginia is recovering from issue at lortonith delays in the to the 14th street bridge. is stop and go on new look ate avenue but that sunshine. beautiful sunshine out there and temperatures are well above freezing right now. it is mild for this time of year. a mild, sunny afternoon with 53 temperature and warmer certain spots in tomorrow, want your umbrella because areas of lightme the middayd on from through the afternoon and evening. we will be back at 8:27 very . ♪ like any parent, i have questions about the food my daughter eats. things like high fructose corn syrup. so, i started looking for answers from medical and nutrition experts. and what i discovered e that whether it's corn sugar or cane sugar, your body can't tell the difference. sugar is sugar. and knowing that makes me feel better about what she eats. and that's one less thing to worry about. [ female announcer ] learn more at cornsugar.com. ♪ you've got my heart beat running away ♪ >>> what is it, lara? boom bah doom boom boom? >> dan had it going there. >> dan

it happened in lorton, virginia. no word on the victim's condition or identity. in other news, former prince george's executive jack johnson reports to federal prison in north carolina today. last night, he pleaded guilty to corruption charges for taking bribes from businessmen and the judge sentenced him t ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> let's go to storm center-4 and chuck bell. >> thank you. we're still waiting for our storm to come closer to us, still way down in texas and the latest computer guidance suggests it's going out to sea, further down to the south, not good news for snow lovers. temperatures generally in upper 30s to mid-40s. 28 in fredericks, maryland, 29 in martinsburg and the panhandle of west virginia. tomorrow, sunny and mild. temperatures wel