reporting live in new carrollton, scott broom, 9 news now. >> i love it. a big kudos to mrs.hanks for showing us that because i wouldn't think there would be that big of a difference irritate. >> $800, that's a whole lot of bread for putting the pedal to the metal. >> yup. i think his wife has been talking to mine. here's the deal. we've got kind of a stable environment which is good, so no severe weather here, but tell you, what out in kentucky and indiana, ohio, even west virginia, virginia, severe weather again. i believe we have some life shots still of henryville in indiana 40 miles north of louisville. they got hit pretty hard. we have unconfirmed reports of three fatalities now. we know it hit the high school, but the kids apparently had taken shelter and were okay, no reports of injuries in the high school. you can see parts of the houses in the neighborhood just flattened. some home left, some half of homes left, very typical of tornado damage. they're very small usually, anywhere from 100 yards wide to make 1/2-mile wide. so you can find places that survivor and the

look at the beltway leaving land over and new carrollton, this is the outer loop live where there wasbelt and now it is removed from the highway but look at the impact this has had to get to route 1 in college park. >> we have some thick fog which is the headline this wednesday morning. we have a dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. and this includes most locations east of the blue reg. it includes the metro area and southern maryland. there have been a few accidents along the roads. visibility is down to 1/4 of a mile or less and after 10:00 clouds will stick around for a long time today. a little bit cooler in berkeley springs and 57 degrees in huntingtown. 54 degrees in strasbourg. becoming partly cloudy later today well after lunch time but it will be warm and comfortable, a little added sunshine tomorrow and it will be near 80 and in the lower 80's by friday. the weekend is looking fairly unsettled with upper level system moving toward giving us a chance for sporadic showers. >> thanks so much. 6:42. the apple ipad could be the hottest and on the market. consumer reports

it is a minor slowdown on the outer loop apps 450 new carrollton. -- at 450., headlights on northbound 95 right now plenty of traffic out of newington getting up to the beltway. now to adam caskey. >> temperatures are on the upswing. yesterday we made a student low 60's. the upper 60's today. in the '70s tomorrow. get used to that for a while. 35 in leesburg, 34 in all the. around the beltway is warmer. 47 in ellington, and 42 la plata. highs today in the upper 60's with increasing clouds. becoming cloudy after lunchtime today. some areas of light rain expected to develop the night and into the early morning hours tomorrow. the mainly while we are sleeping. a thunderstorm possible tomorrow afternoon, mid 70's for the high temperature on tuesday a. get used to that. doug hill will have the seven- day forecast in a few minutes. >> we will try to get used to. the university of maryland students undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting on campus. >> 19-year-old alexander song, of fulton, maryland, posted the mess

i started today at this 7- eleven in new carrollton, regular gas 3.69 a gallon pumped into my trusty 9 news now honda crv. >> the way gas is going up every day it almost gets to the point you need a loan. >> when i drive the limit, the gas does last a little bit longer. >> reporter: you sound like my wife. off i went down u.s. 50 and over the bay bridge for a day on the eastern shore. now to do this drive it was cruise control set exactly at 55, no jackrabbit starts and stops along the way. yes, there were times even the big trucks were passing me like i was sitting still and yes, there were tailgaters in the mirror. once in cambridge it was to the wa-wa on u.s. route 50 for a fill-up and to log the statistics. here is the tale of the tape. drive nothing faster than 55 with cruise control it was 76.3 miles down. it took me one hour and 30 minutes. i used 2.53 gallons of gas which at 3.69 a gallon cost me $9.37. the honda crv's performance, a very respectable 34 miles per gallon. >> i told you so. >> reporter: all right. so yes, mrs. broom was right, but how right was she? when i come

the 16-mile light rail will travel from new carrollton to bethesda. >>> you may soon need to find a new mall if you do a lot of shopping at springfield mall. the owner plans to close the mall for two years so it can get a makeover. the $115 million renovation will turn the mall into a vibrant town center. construction expected to start this summer. >> there's a lot of phases to this development. there's residential, hotel, office uses. a real mixed use community. >> now the three anchor stores will stay open during the renovation project. >>> you know, we see presidential motorcades, secret service agents all the time here. nothing new in our area. >> what if you had the chance to sit down and enjoy a meal with the president and the first lady? some lucky supporters got that chance last night. the president held his third dinner with barak event at boundary road. a new restaurant on h street northeast. the three guests won a sweepstakes by donating small amounts of money to the campaign. cool. >> already working on the next time they're going to do this. i think -- you didn't have to ma

the very end of the metro platform just before orange line trains disappear into the tunnel for new carrolltonit is likely that most metro riders at the claire clarendon station, won't even see the sign. the sign promotes a movie called "sick and sicker ," a documentary using canada as an example to demonstrate government regulated medical care is ineffective. it is available online. >> profanity, obscenity, the kind of crudeness this represents is just wrong. >> reporter: democratic virginia congressman james moran says children shouldn't have to see that and want it is removed. >> it doesn't matter whether it's a democrat or republican. it's not about politics. it's about appropriateness. and they simply shouldn't have ads like this that everyone has to see. >> reporter: in-- >> in a government-run medical system, everyone is going to suffer and die. old people, children because when the government attempts to run the medical system, there's never enough medicine, there's waiting lists, shortage of drugs. so better that children be offended than children die. >> reporter: some metro riders a

at the very end of the platform just before orange line trains disappear into the tunnel for new carrollton it is likely that most metro riders won't even see the sign. it's dark, black and white on the top, barack obama wants politicians and bureaucrats to control america's entire medical system. depo to hell, barack. the sign promotes a movie called "sick and sicker," a documentary playing at tea party get-togethers and is available on-line. >> profanity, obscenity, the kind of crudeness that this represents is just wrong. >> reporter: democratic congressman james moran says children shouldn't have to see that and wants it removed. >> it doesn't marty whether it's a democrat or republican. it's not about politics. it's about appropriateness. and they simply shouldn't have ads like this, that everyone has to see. >> in a government-run medical system, everyone is going to suffer and die. old people, children, middle- aged people. because when the government attempts to run the medical system, there's never enough medicine, there's waiting lists, there's shortages of drugs. so better that c

the new carrollton station ranked number one for crime last year, primarily because of parking lot theftsan early morning -- rather, an early opening won't keep you from experiencing delays on metro this weekend, though. trains will begin running an hour early tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. for the rock and roll marathon. there will be track work on four of the five lines. on the red line, the shady grove station will be closed. free shuttle buses will run between shady grove and rockville. trains will single track on the orange, blue, and green lines. all work begins at 10:00 tonight and should be completed by monday morning's rush hour. >>> some of the kids in forecast schools are helping -- fairfax county schools are helping develop new lunch items for next year. students in hern ton took taste tests ranking healthier dishes. vendors served up oven fried chicken, hawaiian pizza, corn and black bean salad, and fruit

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that is the inbound side of route 50 heading for the beltway and the new carrollton area. watch out for the weekend after route 202. more on area roadways coming up again at 6:17. andrea and mike. >>> the prime minister of japan vows to rebuild areas devastated by a triple disaster just one yes. >>> the somber anniversary is one of the stories making news in this morning. the prime minister led a memorial yesterday. parts of northeastern japan have been abandoned because of radiation here. ceremonies were held near there sunday as well. >>> the uss enterprise is on its final military mission. the nuclear powered aircraft carrier deployed from norfolk yesterday with more than 4000 crew members. >>> eastern texas got exactly what it needed, plenty of rain. about three to five inches this weekend. houston was on track for a drought. the rain did bring some minor flooding, though. >>> protesters scheduled across afghanistan today following a shooting spree that left 16 people dead. the suspected gunman, an american soldier. >> he is in custody right now. the shootings happened

we'll take a live look in new carrollton at the beltway near route 50. all lanes are open. in my next report we'll go into the district at 5:10. >>> despite a local and in some cases a national outcry, yesterday virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed a controversial bill requiring an ultrasound before women get an abortion. >> zeal dealdelia goncalves is live in the satellite center with the very latest. >> reporter: the governor tells us he made an important change to the bill no longer mandating the women receive the invasive transvaginal ultrasound. instead women only have to have that abdominal ultrasound before having the procedure. the vote passed the general assembly amid tons of protest but the governor called the bipartisan bill a victory for women. it requires abortion providers to comply starting july 1 or pay a $2500 fine for each violation. patients living within 100 miles of the abortion clinic must wait 24 hours after the abdominal ultrasound before they can have the procedure. the governor amended the first version of the bill requiring that transvaginal ult

in new carrollton, no problems on the east side of the beltway throughout prince george's county.n my next report, we'll go to 270 at 6:58. >>> we're back with howard at 6:44. are you having a stinky day? >> not at all. i love mike. the danger there is without the hard winter, a lot of bugs as he was saying have survived well and thrived early this season. >> the plague upon us. >> i noticed the ants were doing well around the perimeter of my house also. andrea is making face. you don't like the bucks. >> i don't like -- like the bugs. >> i don't like the bugs. >>> weather wise your bus stop forecast, they are going to be getting some clouds out there this morning, some breaks as well. that traffic camera looked nice with temperatures in the 50s. patchy fog. maybe more like isolated fog with temperatures this morning in the 50s. your sunrise at 7:12. that monika santami, always a happy person. love that. day planner, cherry blossoms just about in full bloom. by noon a mix of sun and clouds, mid-60s. south to southeast winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour. this afternoon 75 at 4:00 p.m.

in new cacheton, this is a good -- new carrollton, this is a good indication of what it looks like the entire stretch of prince george's county on the east side of town of the beltway. next report we'll go into virginia the 5:38. >>> today a former mountain rainier police officer will be sentenced in a bizarre attack. >> gene gillette was off duty at the time of a shooting inside his home last july. prosecutors say gillette lured a home into capitol heights by offering him a role in a pornographic movie. but when no women showed up, police say the victim was shot when he rebuffed gillette's advances. gillette pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges last november. >>> dozens of people marched in northwest washington last night in honor of three recent victims of possible hate crimes. the march began at the ihop at 14th and irving where police say a gay man was shot last weekend after being taunted by another restaurant customer. just a few days earlier, a gay man was beaten and robbed at georgia avenue and irvin street and a transgender woman was assaulted in northeast washington. >>

also take a look all the way on the east side of the beltway and again no problems to report in new carrollton, the entire prince george's county stretch of the beltway is doing final. once again we're here at the 495-i-66 interchange talking about the 495 express lanes project. with me is jamie and she is the vdot megaproject spokesperson. i hope i got that right. thank you so much for being with us early this morning on the beltway. >> good morning. we are standing here in the express lanes. for those who haven't had a chance to get to know the project, we have unzipped the beltway, pushed the regular lanes out and adding two new lanes in the center portion of the beltway for a 14-mile stretch starting from the springfield interchange to just north of the dulles toll road. >> reporter: this has been a huge project that began in 2008. give us a brief reason why they decided to do it this way on the beltway. >> well, we really had a lot of congestion that was building on the beltway. we needed a regional solution. we have many hov facilities at the end of the beltway and it was time to add tha

the new carrollton station ranked number one in crime theft. >>> you will see major delays in the district tomorrow. the suntrust rock 'n' roll usa marathon is only -- marathon run completely right here in the district. there will be significant closures on constitution avenue and connecticut avenue northwest and anacostia drive southeast, and the start and finish lines around rfk stadium. some ramps important 295 and 395 will be closed. the race starts at 8:00 tomorrow morning but roads start shutting down at mid might tonight. everything should reopen, though, by 3:00 p.m. on saturday afternoon. >>> right now technology fanatics have their hands on the newest version of the apple ipad. dubbed simply the new ipad apple fans were so excited they lined up hours before the stores even opened to make sure they got the latest and greatest the company has to offer. news4's megan mcgrath has more on the ipad frenzy promises to be a busy day at the apple store in georgetown. the ipad 3 went on sale at 8:00 this morning. got a better screen and updated camera and needless to say, it is the hottest

the new carrollton station ranked number one for crime last year, primarily because of parking lot thefts. >>> continuing to follow breaking news out of prince george's county. a missing boy from landover has been found. he is safe. 2,600 miles from home. news4's tracee wilkins is live at police headquarters in palmer park. she has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. 9-year-old guilbert garcia was found in reno, nevada, around 3:30 this morning. he was about his mother. he -- he was with his mother. his mother now in police custody. an amber alert was issued for him at about 8:30 last night asking people to keep an eye out for him. police released security camera video also from dodge park elementary school where he was picked up by his mother, sylvia garcia, before 8:00 a.m. yesterday. that was the last time he was seen. turns out garcia's dad had sole custody and the mom did not have permission to pick him up. school officials say this is a new family to the school and they were not fully aware of the custody agreement. prince george's county school spokesman tells

new carrollton ranked number one for crime last year primarily because of parking lot thefts. >>> todaywo former metro workers accused of stealing money from fare card machines will appear in court. horace mcdade and john hale will enter guilty police for stealing thousands of dollars from machines to buy lottery tickets. records show the two had won tens of thousands of dollars since 2008. the "washington post" reporting the two men were exploring plea agreements to reduce jail time. >>> a prince george's county teenager is facing mine charges including solicitation -- nine charges including solicitation to commit murder. garrett bailey posted threatening messages on his facebook and twitter pages, and officials say some messages were about a county surkt court judge. bailey is charged as an adult. police say he posted the messages about the judge after admitting to being part of a breaking and entering case and a theft case in juvenile court. >>> a virginia dentist accused of illegally prescribing pills and giving them to women that he dated. police arrested ham ad amakarida, he runs

most locations, from georgetown to lanham, new carrollton, oak happen, merrifield, rockville, low 50s. by 9:00, near 60. by noontime, low 60s. could have some blustery winds developing by noontime. during the afternoon, we could have gusts to around 30 miles per hour. and that wind will diminish under a clear sky. down into the low 40s by midnight. all these counties in blue under freeze watches and warnings. freeze warnings, areas in blue getting the 20s by this time tomorrow morning. we'll look at the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, jupdate on an accident, outer loop at little river turnpike. that accident, nothing there, it's clear. we've got to head to eastbound. this is university boulevard at colesville road. intersection here is blocked because of an accident. this is the eastbound lane of university boulevard. you see police and ambulance are on the scene. traveling 66 eastbound, still have the crash blocking the right lane. this is at 28. and you're jammed. look at this, sudley road. big delays. back to you both. >> all ri

the 16-mile light rail will travel from new carrollton to bethesda. >>> you can now visit one of thes most revered sites without even living your home. arlington national cemetery is using some high-tech electronic mapping technology to improve operations and provide a better experience for visitors. the cemetery's executive director told the congressional panel that people are soon going to be able to go on line and explore individual gravesites. arlington is trying to replace old paper-based records after a scandal uncovered hundreds of mismarked graves and misplaced remains. >>> time to check the forecast once again. 49 degrees is not bad. it's a little rainy out there. wondering if the cooldown is coming. >> it is. it's going -- right now 40s, going to feel balmy compared to tomorrow morning. >> uh-oh. >> yes. turning much colder. yesterday with temperatures in the 70s, gusty winds, it got the pollen swirling in the air. the pollen count jumped yesterday afternoon. you probably noticed it as you stepped outside. i know i did. my eyes were stinging and watering, the tree pollen co

. >>> by the way, new carrollton station was ranked number one for crime in metro's crime report last year. that's primarily because of parking lot thefts. metro tells us programs like this one are what took the station out of the top tenth year. >>> a staff member at a d.c. middle school was hurt this afternoon after a fire broke out in the building. it started in the basement of johnson middle school on bruce place. about 12:30 the school quickly evacuated. no students were hurt. the staff member is supposed to be okay. the cause is under investigation. >>> prince george's county workers will get a bonus next year if the proposed budget goes through. county executive baker presented his $3.19 million plan this afternoon. it includes money to add 150 new police officers. 50 new firefighters, an extra $21 million for the public school system, and one-time bonuss to all county employees. the budget is also balanced and should avoid any furloughs or layoffs. >>> montgomery county council executive isaac leggett unveiled his plans for the 2013 budget today. more than $4.5 billion includi

the other four in the top 10 are in prince george's county including new carrollton, capitol heightsargo town center. despite that report metro says violent crime is down. mpd detectives are still investigating a stabbing after a big fight broke out at the l'enfant plaza metro station. it happened a little over a week ago. a young girl who was stabbed was hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. passengers at l'enfant plaza say it's common to see unruly teens fighting. this young girl who does not want her face shown was injured in a recent fight at the station, jumped on by a gang of girls. >> i was by myself and that's when the next thing i seen in the corner of my eye, i just seen a hand coming to my face and a group of girls banging my head into the concrete. >> reporter: her mother who does not want us to use her name says she was shocked to get a phone call telling her her daughter had been beaten until she was unconscious. >> the lady grabbed the phone and said ma'am, a group of girls has just jumped your daughter and me and two other people have -- are holding them off

. >> reporter: last year new carrollton station ranked number one on the crime list. but after a lot of work and focus they were able to knock it out of the top ten altogether. metro officials say they plan on cutting that same kind of focus and concentration here and the dean with metro system as well as the other subway stations that have ranked this year. in northeast, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> new from overnight police arrest manned that fired an assault rifle in the direction of an officer that happened around 1:00 this morning on 15th street and minnesota avenue. that's in southeast washington. no one was hurt. no word on what led to that shooting. >>> fairfax county officials following an explosive device at a home in the franconia area. overmembers of the bomb squad removed the device from a townhouse on gilder street. they dismantled the device and allowed residents back into their holmes. it started yesterday afternoon when a real torp sent a cleaning crew to the vacant town home. she found a box covered in tape containing nails and wires. one neighbor s

you can see the flashing lights gravel spell on the beltway between new carrollton and greenbelt. >>r, plenty of t the clouds will roll in afternoon and into the overnight hours. 60- the clouds, the rain, a degrees today and showers will eventually come to an end the morning hours to morrow, 50-55. 60-65. temperatures will warm by the end of the weekend. be back at 8:27. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> we're going to get you so ready. >> yeah. >> gma deejay friday is alive. for the love of money. playing for the love of money right now. and that's the feeling so many people have all across the

new crash prince george's county right before 450 now carrollton.ut of upper marlboro a vehicle brown down and police were responding to that. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:58. mike back to you. >>> thanks so much bev. we'll talk to new a little bit. okay, we have temps well into the 70s yesterday maybe 10 or 15 lower? >> no threat of potentially some strong thunderstorms yesterday like we had yes. >> a few boomers in montgomery county yesterday. >> department drop a lot of rain and we could use it. one thing behind that line it's gotten cooler. today only in the 60s and tonight could be some problems north of town with again another freeze potential. we'll start with the look at graphic for tonight. freeze watches and warnings have been posted for tonight into friday morning. see the freeze watch in southern pennsylvania but western maryland parts of west virginia, we're looking at freeze warnings and totally possible that these freeze warnings going to be expanded out to hagerstown and maybe even northern frederick county closer to mar