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they are looking at traffic in newington, virginia. 95, no problems right now.are in the northbound direction towards the pentagon. now to adam caskey. >> another live picture, a beautiful picture overlooking the federal city. sunrise around 6:30. we are seeing a little light on the horizon. clear skies to start the day. should be a beautiful afternoon a little. on the cool side especially this morning. this afternoon, briefly hitting 50 degrees. 23 at dulles airport, 23 in gaithersburg and frederick. 20 in martinsburg. some neighborhoods have the upper teens here and there. 32 in lexington park. that's one of the warmest exceptions this morning. sunny near 50 today. cold again tonight in the upper 20's, low 30's. tomorrow afternoon, the warming trend six starting. 52 and -- 62 and sunny skies. near 70 by thursday. it will feel like spring. >> it might be spring, but winter weather still wreaking havoc on the roads in ohio yesterday. this is carried. take a look. a driver slipping and sliding outside columbus. fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt. salt crews e

pace still good into newington. it's heavier volume but all lanes are open on 395 heading up to the 14th street bridge. that's a look at your time saver traffic. next check at 6:11. >>> at the top of the hour let's get to some of the stories happening today. the supreme court justices will deliver the health care case. the nine justices heard arguments over three days. our partners at "u.s.a. today" report the nine will meet today and chief -- in chief justice john roberts' chambers and discuss the case. when they're done they'll take a test vote in in order of seniority. they'll decide if they should take up the case in the first place, whether or not the requirement to buy insurance is constitutional. and if that requirement is struck down, the entire law will have to go. we don't expect to know what they'll decide when it comes to rulings until at least june. >>> it could be weeks before a special prosecutor in florida decides if there's any legal action that will be taken in the death of trayvon martin. >> the n

alreaditon, newington -- lorton, newington, springfield everything is fine. a life look outside in virginia on the northbound side here on the pentagon, how light it up is up to the 14th street bridge. if you're planning to head to the other side of town, let's take a look into maryland. there are no problems on 270 or i-70 out of frederick. damascus, clarksburg, everything is running smoothly. a live look into silver spring, no problems on route 29 at franklin avenue. coming up in my next report, an update on the accident in virginia at 4:55. but first, metro riders listen up. beginning tonight at 10:00, the shady grove, rockville and twin brook stations on the red line will all be closed for track work. the stations will reopen first thing on monday morning. shuttle bus service will be provided between the shady grove and white flynn stations. now trains on the blue and orange lines will share a single track between eastern market and stadium armory. mike back to you. >>> today the maryland state senate is going to debate a bill which would ban cigarette sm

then it breaks free into newington. i'm going to show you what it looks like in newington. a big foggy. lanes are open in the main and hov lanes heading to 395 and the 14th street bridge. at least you don't have any delays. coming up in my next report at 5:23, we'll go into maryland. >>> the georgetown women try to survive another round of march madness. >> today the redskins will get a closer look at their future quarterback, robert griffin iii coming up in sports. >>> we want to take another look at our question of the morning. at least 15% of men in america are suffering from this. is it a, insomnia, b, mismatched socks, or c, their zipper down? >> our regular facebook friend eric johnson says given the hour and all the responses, i would say a, insomnia. this question gets mailed out very early in the morning so it's a good choice. >> good thinking process. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >>> 5:2 on this wednesday morning. the only --5:ten on this wednesday morning, the only shower is drifting tow

we spent over to virginia with the headlights out of newington.be careful on 210 as swan creek road with an accident. weather center with adam caskey . >> stable on 270. that is what we like. very stable weather today and tomorrow and then a cold front moving in tomorrow night. bringing us areas of light rain. that is why we are sleeping. 39 in mclean. 39 in morningside. at 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. a nice taste of spring today and tomorrow. mid- 60's this afternoon. warm wind out of the south. even warmer tomorrow, near 70 degrees. becoming partly cloudy. we will have your seventh day forecast in a few minutes. >> new this morning, a man hunt near george mason university after a home invasion. this happened along fairfax. john gonzales is live with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. this neighborhood is located literally across the street from george mason university. off-campus housing, for many of the students. five students were in the home at the time of that break in late last night. moments ago, we spoke with one of the vict

we are going quickly all of two newschopper7 flying over newington, va. and 95 with typical volume out of woodbridge. here is the pace open up to springfield. >> thanks so much. let's turn it over to doug hill and talk about this beautiful spring-like weather. >> absolutely, it will feel like the middle of may iran the area today. live super doppler route 7 shows rank and through overdyed and locations southeast of the city still have some rain and we cannot rule out a pop-up thunderstorm this afternoon. the satellite shows a share back end to the cloud cover. a couple more hours and the sun is up this morning at 7:22 and will be a sunny and spring-like day with temperatures well above average already. we have 58 degrees at reagan national airport which is three degrees above the average. this is the time line that adam caskey put together. temperatures will stop -- top out at 77 degrees with an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon and this is just the beginning of this pattern. upper 70's for the next few days and next chance of rain will come friday whe

slowly rolling out of lorton and newington. and up through newington >> temperatures are increasing. a mild start today already. one of those days you want to open the windows this morning to get the fresh air in the house early. it will warm up quite a bit again this afternoon, near 80 degrees. the air-conditioner of my neighbor turned on yesterday. it is 56 and the district, 50 at dulles airport, 50 in frederick, 46 in culpeper. a little cooler. not even a cloud over dead right now. sunrise in about an hour and nine minutes from now. temperatures could drop another degree before sunrise. clear skies across the eastern half of the country. total sunshine today. highs near 80. we couldn't sign tie or break the record tomorrow at reagan national, 81. slight chance of late-day thunder showers tomorrow. better chance into friday. best chance of any kind of rain in the foreseeable future if looks to be on friday. looks like we will remain in the '70s. >> not bad. in boston they are kept in the dark as a transformer fire put some of

about 95, more of your neighbors hitting the road coming out of newington toward the beltway.look at all the space in between. the normal travel times on the greenway, the toll road, and 66 in good shape between centreville and the beltway. i wanted to show you that this piece of art i am wearing is recycled and excise. >> i thought so. i was telling steve what a beautiful piece you are wearing. >> it means we support made in america, small business, mom- and-pop. somebody made this. good morning. wherever you can, support small business. >> thank you. it's 26 degrees in huntingtown. >> coming up on the show, there was no stopping the golden state warriors. a rare combination at the verizon center last night. . >> your online profile could cost your job. >> i did not expect anyone to see this. >> next "anderson." (bell rings) hi. good morning. big news. we're spreading the word about new honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry... and banana/blueberry. we're telling everyone. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on th

then here in newington it's pretty much continuous into springfield. more coming up at 6:18. >>> a leading republican on the hill says it's time for the u.s. to lead air strikes on syria to stop the violent crackdowns there. >> that's one of the stories making news this morning at 6:11. arizona republican john mccain says the united states has a moral and strategic obligation to force president assad out of office. several thousand people have been killed there already. >>> 68 people were arrested monday night insides the california state capitol. they were protesting cuts in in tuition hikes. >>> president obama will speak at a high school graduation in joplin, missouri. a year ago that town was devastated by a massive tornado that killed 160 people and damaged 2,000 buildings. >>> communities across the midwest and south spent a lot of money on their early warning system for tornadoes but in one community no one ever turned the system on. >> that would be branson, missouri. a tornado ravaged the downtown entertainment district there. fortunately no o

northbound interstate 95 the heaviest volume getting out of newington. here approaching the beltway. it's northbound traffic gettingup to the beltway and on 395. only volume delays past landmark getting to the 14th street bridge. bv parkway, 50, downtown traffic just bitting volume. the next check of timesaver traffic is at 6:25. back to you. >>> our time is 6:29. next if sports an ugly -- in sports an ugly night for the caps and lady terps and plus major league baseball welcomes a basketball star to the owner's club. >> right now let's get another check of the question of the morning -- >> facebook friend latoya isn't quite sure of the right answer, she posts -- >> keep the guesses coming, we have the answer at 6:48. >>> and starting this morning our facebook friends can enter our 9news now and hyatt regency chesapeake bay wonderful weekend sweepstakes. once you like wusa9 on facebook, you can enter by guessing the lowest score of each round of the 2012 masters golf tournament. >> if you have a score closest to the total you will get a spa and golf get

on the roads, you will find the lanes are open northbound i-95 coming in from newington head up to the. volume increasing north of 7100. we had an incident on the inner loop of the beltway approaching eisenhower avenue. that is where we had the right side of the roadblocked. that was causing a slow down. you can see the volume as you work your way off the inner loop headed back over towards the direction of the springfield interchange. wrapping it up north of town, to trouble spots to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> now back to the legal fight over president obama's health care law. arguments wrap up today after a historic three-day session. >> yesterday, it was all about the commerce clause, the part of the constitution that lets congress regulate any business that crosses state lines. fox 5's melanie alwin is live in morning outside the u.s. supreme court on this chilly wednesday. >> it was a very tough day in court yesterday for the government. many believe the questioning by some of the justices is a signal that the court appears ready to strike dow

they are hovering above northbound i-59 in newington.main line is open for business. no problems reported right now to the top left side of your screen. it is heavy slow and steady as you travel across the occoquan leaving lorton and newington. no problems reported as you continue out towards duke street. we have some problems we need to map out for you. traveling eastbound along 66 inside the beltway, you are below speed down to 31 miles per hour. all lanes are open on 66. college park headed around towards university boulevard, average speed now down to 21 miles per hour at new hampshire avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> thank you. we are following some breaking news right now from atlanta. you can see from this live picture a jet has rolled off the taxiway at hartsville jackson international airport. these are again live pictures. you see the jet there kind of off to the side. can you tell it has gone off the edge there. we are told mechanics were testing the engines on a delta 73en when they exper

the wreck in newington is new on the shoulder.s that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. . >> all right. >>> we are talking about asteroid and all these types of things. can we get laila ali to come back in here. >> you cannot get over her. time for our my fox half off deal. a couple deals to choose from including four week of private music lessons for just $49. that is a $125 value. great deal. to get in on this, go to myfoxdc.com and click on my fox half off on the right side of the page. >> still ahead, high flying fun that you will not find anywhere else. >>> a spot that you may want to check out. find out more when fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> good morning everybody i am annie yu. now we are inching closer to warmer days i am sure many of you are itching to get outdoors. we are here at go ape they are opening up their doors for the third year this weekend. here you will find over 30 obstacles, multiple zip lines, and tarzan swings. it is a rope course it is a different one we will show you wh

about 47 miles an hour as you travel through woodbridge and then when you're in newington you will find the slow traffic as well trying to get into springfield. live right there right now with the lanes are open. 95 is incident-free as you can see trying to exit to the beltway or 395. coming up in my next report, we will talk about that accident on the dulles toll road at 6:25. back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. it is 6:19. next in sports, the college hoops frenzy is here. and see the game-winning goal from last night's capitals' game. >>> first we have another check of the question of the morning, we bring it to you always this time -- >> our facebook friends are weighing in this morning, sharon always has something good to say, she says this morning -- >> it is addicting that little game isn't it? keep the guesses coming, we'll have the answer at 6:48. we will be like back. back -- right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and

lorton, newington, springfield the lanes are open. no big delays. we'll take a live look at 395 at edsall road north of the beltway. main and hov lanes are looking great. downtown pennsylvania avenue near the willard hotel. again very quiet and all the corridors in the district as well. back over to the maps and this time to 95 in maryland. coming down from baltimore lanes are open. no problems on the bwi parkway or route 50 in from annapolis. no problems on the beltway. i know a lot of you dealt with major delays on the beltway yesterday with an accident. we'll take a live look here in college park and again things are looking great. no problems to report into silver spring. coming up in my next report, we'll focus on the district at 5:09. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> campaign 2012 is a huge day in the republican presidential race. after months of hype, super tuesday is finally here. >> we've seen these guy -- [indiscernible] voteers in ten states are going to the polls today. one of the bigger primary prizes, virginia. delia goncalves is

beyond that lanes should be open between lorton, newington and springfield. we'll take a live look if you're planning to head into fringefield -- springfield here, it looks okay. >>> the n.f.l. is expected to come down hard on gregg williams for what's being dub add pay for pain scheme. while he was in new orleans, williams paid his players $1500 to knock out an opposing player. >> the n.f.l. will investigate whether williams did the same thing while with the redskins. delia goncalves is live outside of fed ex field with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. gregg williams was with the redskins from 2004 to 2007. coach joe gibbs who was the coach at the time has been on the record he does not approved of this kind of activity around he says he didn't even know it was happening here. however, several redskins players have confirmed it indeed was a practice here at the time. the n.f.l. says williams paid up to 27 players on the new orleans saints to attack the opposition from 2009 to 2011. the n.f.l. says the program reached $50,000 at its height.

trying to head northbound leaving newington and springfield, the lanes are open.l find delays on 395 leaving the beltway continuing you and across the 14th street bridge as you travel in from the pentagon. problems here on the inare loop. we had accident activity at braddock road. average speed on the beltway down to 37 miles per hour. westbound on the freeway approaching south capital street, the third street tunnel, truck lost avery large piece of cop crete in the roadway. stay to the center and right to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> a health alert for you this morning about a new study on balding. researchers say they have identified a protein that that can prevent hair growth. scientists hope the findings can help develop a topical treatment to block that resippettor. if so, that could possibly slow down or actually reverse balding. some good news there. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, it's high energy event packed with power players and we are not talking about the act the weather guy segment. >> holly

. >>> an accident in newington on backlick road near route 7100.ere on 95 slow traffic prince william parkway to the occoquan river and newington to springfield. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report at 5:49. >>> now another look at the question of the morning this morning. according to a survey in men's health magazine, women are more attracted to men who don't do one of these things. is it a, smoke, b, shave every day, or c brag about themselves. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the facebook fan page. our buddy jennifer wrote a, hands down. we're in a time where smoking is not cool or tough looking anymore. >> log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have an answer in about an hour. >>> one the legends of college football herschel walker joins us in just a few minutes to talk about the importance of p.e. in schools. >>> if long distance running is your thing, today is the day to sign up for the marine corps marathon. >>> time to say happy birthday to some celebrities. if it's your birthday, have a

officials kept a school in newington connecticut closed today after a white powder- filled envelope was discovered. a total of three schools in connecticut have received packages just this week. >>> we have breaking news four out of prince william county. sky 9 is tracking an ongoing police investigation in brings bristow. police tell us a child has died after being found unresponsive. she was a very young child, a little girl, only three months old. and police tell us there is no sign of foul play but they do say an unlicensed day care appeared to have been operating out of that home. >>> smoking is already banned in restaurants and workplaces but lighting up with your kids in the car, that is still legal in most states, including d.c., maryland, and virginia. that subject is on our radar tonight because maryland's senate is scheduled to debate the issue tomorrow. and scott broom is working this story with smokers and nonsmokers alike. >> reporter: smoking in the car with kids. i spent two hours outside this big convenience store in beltsville, maryland today talking to people about it

this one in newington, connecticut, was one of two evacuated in that state. a similar story at this school in clinton. a postmark there showed arlington, texas. >> we did a shelter in place which means students stayed within their classrooms. >> reporter: quick tests determined the powder was not dangerous, but as in the other schools, disruptive. in washington the fbi has the lead in the investigation, better prepared now than when d.c. was first hit in 2001. >> i think it's probably a nature and day difference it the fbi has the benefit of having mound the learning curve, not only of the anthrax letter attacks of 2001 but hundreds if not thousands of hoax letters that have come both before and after the anthrax attacks. the fbi tells 9news now it is currently investigating four incidents here in the d.c. area since monday that appear to be related but derek they're not certain of that. >> all right, gary nurenberg, we thank you. >> new at 11:00, seven people, including four andrea nakano firefighters, are taken to the hospital after an accident in glen burn

back to the maps. 95 northbound looking great if lorton, newington into springfield. all lanes are open. really no volumes to worry about right now. we'll take a live look on our vdot camera 95 at and 395 at the 14th street bridge. we'll go into maryland at 4:55. >>> a new report on smoking. it's expected to call for increased state funding to strength ten an hi-smoking -- anti-smoking programs. >>> alzheimer's disees will cost an estimateed -- medicaid and medicare will pay for two- thirds of the cost. 5.4 million americans have the memory robbing disease. it's expected to climb to 16 million by 2050. >>> a new twist in a landmark study about hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women. the now famous study found hormones could increase the risk of developing breast cancer. since then most doctors tell women to avoid it or use it for the shortest time possible to deal with hot flashes and other symptoms. now researchers say women in the statement study who tookest general alone had a lower breast cancer risk for up to five years after taking the pills. estro

northbound through traffic coming up out of newington into springfield and on to 395.anes open. road work on the outer loop as you head south in gallows road towards springfield clearing out soon. the beltway at the american legion bridge running freely. in landover they're still picking up the road work on the right side of the ride. >>> we begin with breaking news in an oo and an amber alert which was issue -- and an amber alert. the child has been found. >> he was picked up from a landover elementary school yesterday. the mother does not have custody of her son which led to the alert. delia goncalves is live with happy news. >> reporter: a happy end to this pretty scary story for young wilbert garcia's family. he was missing for nearly 20 hours. i just got off the phone with the public information officer for prince george's county schools who confirmed to me that the boy wilbert garcia, the 9-year-old boy is safe. his mother is behind bars after she abducted him nearly 20 hours ago. police found the mother's car around 1:00 this morning after an intense search and

things are looking fine out of lorton, newington and springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 and the 14th street bridge. no problems on the anacostia river crossings. metro's subway maps are getting a makeover. the transit agency is showing off the new map featuring updated station names. new names include king street old town and navy yard ballpark. all the new names will be rolled out in the coming months. >>> the d.c. department of transportation is delaying full enforcement of the new red top meters. currently drivers with disabled tags or temporary disabled permits can park for free at any meter for double the posted time period. but beginning may 1, people with disabilities must park at and pay for one of the 1500 red top meters in order to receive double the time. violators will be ticketed and fined $250. anyone parking at a red top meter without a valid disability placard or license plate will also face possible fines. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:50 now. the virginia school system hardest hit by last august's earthquake is gett

no problems to report as you head up to newington and springfield.ll go to our vdot camera on the northbound side of 395. again light at duke street to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, a look into maryland. >>> forecasters say communities already cleaning up deadly storms could be facing round two today. >> it's troubling news for people in ridgeway, illinois. that small town was one of many targets for tornadoes that swept through the midwest wednesday killing at least 13 people. the thick brick walls of ridgeway st. joseph catholic church were no match for whirling winds of 200 miles an hour. >> history and god's hands have took care of all of this here and i guess it was time for it to go. >> missouri's governor has declared a state of emergency for regions hardest hit by the storms. >>> classes are expected to resume this morning at the ohio school where three students were shot and killed. students and their parents marched back to chardon high school yesterday morning as a sign of solidarity. t.j. lane is accused of opening fire in th

lorton, newington, springfield all lanes are open. no worries as you leave the occoquan river heading northbound on to 395, a live here in springfield. all lanes are open and a live look as well 395 toward edsall road and the 14th street bridge, very light this morning. in my next report, we'll focus on maryland at 4:55. back to you. >>> a prince george's county man is talking to 9news about his 16-year-old son. he was one of the victims of last week's shooting inside a ohio high school. >> timothy hewlin describes his son as a young man taken far too soon. >> reporter: hyattsville resident tim e thy hewlin said he saw his son about a year ago. little did he know at the time that would be the last time he would ever see demetrius. >> he was an outgoing, well mannered kid. >> reporter: 16-year-old demetrius hewlin was one of three students in chardon, ohio who was shot to death allegedly by 17-year-old t.j. lane, a student at a school for at risk kids who prosecutors say randomly chose his victims. >> when i got that phone call last mo

this one in newington, connecticut was one of two evacuated in that state wednesday.lar story in clinton, massachusetts at this elementary school. found a postmark there from

this is northbound i-95 coming in from lorton headed in towards newington.anes are open but as tucker was mentioning, that fog working its way in this morning. we'll be anxious to see how much longer we can actually see some of the camera shots. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you, julie. >>> mitt romney's campaign makes a major gaffe. the former governor of massachusetts was in maryland but his win in the illinois primary this week is being overshadowed by a remark from his campaign chief. he said romney could pivot away from conservative principles in the general election like restarting all over again on an etch a sketch. >> reporter: with a decisive win, mitt romney took 41 out of illinois' 54 delegates and assumed the role of presumptive nominee. >> thank you for welcoming me here. i don't think i've been here before. >> reporter: romney stretched his lead in the race to 1144 delegates. he now has 563. rick santorum has 263. newt gingrich has 135 and ron paul has 50. romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the

into woodbridge for that matter heading north into newington and springfield volume has been light 395. no troubles there overnight road work down at quantico pulling out of the path. light volume as you make your way past 109 and the truck scales on down through jermantown and gaithersburg and rockville. no early troubles in your path. back to you. >>> thanks. there are some serious concerns now about phase 2 of the dulles rail metro extension it could be in jeopardy. >> members of the board of supervisors would be looking for cays to -- ways to opt out of the project. peggy fox has more. >> reporter: construction of the silver line to dulles airport might might just stop right -- might just stop right here in reston with phase one if loudoun county board opts out of phase 2. george mason economist stephen fuller says that would be a huge mistake. >> you can't go back and say i wish i had done it. let's do it now. once you don't do this it's an opportunity that may be lost forever. >> reporter: the reston chamber of commerce put on a show of force promoting all the benefits of continu

nice and quiet coming in out of newington and springfield headed up towards the capital beltway. traffic throwing freely leaving the beltway out to the 14th street bridge. southbound 270 in good shape leaving clarks purchasing. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, another earthquake in our area. according to the u.s. geological survey, it struck in virginia a little after 11:21 p.m. it was a 3.1 magnitude earthquake and the epicenter happened to be just outside of mineral, virginia, the same place the quake struck last august. >>> now to the big health care debate at the supreme court. it is and historic debate. not since the 1960s has the high court set aside three days to hear oral arguments. >> both supporters and sunspots have been waiting for this day for months. let's get to melanie alnwick live outside the supreme court. >> reporter: did the u.s. government overstep its bounds when it required americans to buy a product, this this case, health insurance in that is the central issue that the court will take up this wee

we are seeing delays as to make the trip from newington and quantico northbound 395 going from duke to king. let's switch to views that the beltway. the inner loop is heavy from the dulles toll road. an earlier accident has been moved to the shoulder. also slow on the inner loop from college park to route 50. as you make the trip from the lesion bridge and central avenue to 250. >> thank you. coming up on abc 7 is at 5:00, hear from an 11-year-old boy who survived being buried alive for 30 minutes. >> it made me feel like a mini superwoman. >> me this week's harris' heroes. >> the financial crisis with the national cathedral. how much money is needed to get everything restore >> the academy of construction and design is getting juniors and seniors the necessary tools to start careers and architecture and also helping them to find life goals as they head off to college. that is what makes the academy staff tonight's harris' heroes. some say it is what you learn outside of the class and that helps to the most. >> is the real thing. in the classroom, you use books. you sit down and work o

you are slow and virginia, newington often on all the way to center pork projects enter port parkway. -- center court parkway. some significant delays on the interlude as you go from eisenhower to 270. from colelge park to central avenue. outloop from 270 spur to 66. slow from landover to connecticut. >> thank you. still ahead on abc 7 is at 5:00 a convicted rapist holds six college students hostage. he did not know somebody was hiding and calling 911. >> i have always had hope and my heart. there is a reason to give up. >> raising awareness for colon cancer. >> a new centers for disease control report reveals washington d.c. ranks the highest in the country for the number of lives lost to colon cancer. >> they're trying to raise awareness of the need to be screened to prevent the disease and save lives. >> while pregnant with her son noticed a disturbing change. >> instead of a bowel movement i would vomit. >> she requested a colonoscopy. her doctor said it was pregnancy or months. >> he said, you are too young for a colonoscopy. he said me home with madison. >> a continued after he

looks good from newington and to springfield. southbound 270, normal delays from 80 to 109. normal service. >> temperatures above average for this time of year and this time of day. we have dropped one degree at reagan national, now 60. satellite and radar shows the cold front that moved through yesterday afternoon. skies are beginning to clear. highs will not move much. 60-65 degrees, breezy at times. nighttime lows in the 30's. freeze warning early tomorrow morning for western maryland. more coming up in a few minutes on the extended forecast >> . investigators searching for robbery suspect and two carjacking suspect that led officers on a state's depressed or discount the intel d.c. officers spotted the stolen vehicle at eastern avenue and and ridge road in chillum. the suspects rammed into the police cruiser. a suspect's bailed out at 43rd street and south dakota avenue in northeast. investigators recovered a handgun in that area. >> new video obtained by abc news s throws doubt into the deadly case of a neighborhood watch volunteer and teenager shot in florida. we've fi

to 355 near n.i.h and navy medical, but it to report on 95 of the volume perry notes found out of newington on left. metro rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. 5:53. a lot of us looking for to spending time on our patio's. we're giving away a furniture is that worth $3,500. go to wjla.com and fun that on our facebook page. and a prank landed justin bieber in legal trouble. >> pop star justin bieber tweeted a phone number with the final digit missing. so many people called the phone numbers after adding that the last number. there are lawsuits against him now. still more to come in the next hour. coming up a 6:00, we continue to follow breaking news. the search continues for the man wanted for abducted in prince george's county. a live report coming up. and lisa baden helping you navigate your wednesday morning commute as things begin to pick look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪hen she comes. ♪ ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪

penlights northbound in springfield marching just fine to get to the pentagon and beyond out of newington. now to maryland, headlights out of tysons, red leaving bethesda. now to adam caskey. >> sounds like the commuters get a break from construction. construction workers get a break and maybe get to sleep late. the overnight rain has moved out of the metro area. we still have a lingering showers moving towards manassas and woodbrige and stafford countyand and spotsylvania. otherwise, into the northern neck and middle peninsula. poppa thunderstorms this afternoon, nothing heavy. 58 in the district, 61 in gaithersburg, 64 in quantico. it's going to be a warm day, mid to upper 70's for the high temperature. 77 with a few thunderstorms possible, garden variety between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. >> voters in the deep south get their say in the gop presidential race today/ >> polls open in mississippi alabama, and hawaii. jummy olabanji has the latest from the campaign trail. >> political experts are saying that alabama and mississippi might do what super tuesday did not do, give the race a bit more c

and in springfield, headlights on northbound 95 right now plenty of traffic out of newington gettingmperatures 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 message saturday night police. >> a sophomore was detained and arrested inside his dorm here on campus that at the university of ma

but we do have heavy traffic nearing newington. in spam 66, -- eastbound 66 centerville at the reston area, you will find on the shoulder. been a beautiful picture from rachel williams. what a beautiful shot with the blossoms in full bloom. this has been unique this year because it has been so cloudy and foggy and the blossoms were in full bloom. but for a fleet -- few hours in the afternoon, folks were able to grab a beautiful picture. i will have more. 54 and very foggy in frederick. all of frederick county, howard county baltimore, you are in a dense fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. low to mid 80's today. a lot of sunshine. but damp as we going to the weekend. >> thank you very much. let's check sports. it was a rough night for the home team. the capitals lost in an overtime shootout in philadelphia and in chinatown, what a game for the wizards? they blew a 20-point lead the verizon center debut the new center, and the final score they lost by two. a tim tebow reportedly still in limbo. the associated press and now says the quarter

more our neighbors on the road, 95, but delays in woodbrige fans in lorton and newington.springfield there is heavier volume, but the pace is steady. last at 270, still wonderful between 80 and and 109. back to you. >> thank you. i want to find out how the day shaping up with doug hill. >> it will be chilly this morning. a lot colder temperatures across the region than this time yesterday morning. freeze warning still in effect and a frost advisory around the pennsylvania border. we are getting close to a sunrise at 6:55 this morning. you can see high clouds on the eastern horizon as we look across the river into the city. noticeably colder than this time yesterday. it's 32 degrees in frederick right now. 37 in baltimore 44 in the nation's capital, 51 in quantico. satellite and radar shows not a whole lot of stuff locally. but on the left side of your screen, showers pushing through wisconsin and the western shores of lake michigan. a system will move into night with clouds and a chance of showers overnight that could linger through the morning. then we will see improvemen

incident free but all the red means slow traffic out of lorton, 18 miles an hour trying to get into newington. springfield looks okay. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street and edsall road where you have a bit of slow traffic here as well. want to quickly mention military funeral procession just began headed to arlington national cemetery leaving route 7 in purcelville over to the greenway, dulles toll road and i-66. expect to find peered ontic closures along the way. coming up -- peered ontic closures along the way. we'll take another look at 6472. >>> we're -- 6:42. >>> we're hitting the campaign trail. mitt romney wins the illinois primary. in the delegate countess' about halfway to the nomination. >> this morning he'll be visiting maryland. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney has a full day in maryland stopping in three different cities in maryland hoping to talk and rally his supporters in each of those areas capitalizing on his momentum from last night's big win with voters in illinois. romney will contin

. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 here in newington, volume building into springfield. all lanes are open. the fairfax county parkway before i-95 an accident cleared. more on area roadways coming up once again in a couple of minutes at 6:18. >>> here's what's making news now at 6:11. the cost of building metro's silver line from reston to ashburn is getting cheaper. not cheap, though, by any stretch. the airport authority is building the extension line. it says phase two will cost as much as $2.7 billion. that's a billion less than it had estimated last year. building above ground station saves a lot of that money. >>> fairfax county police want to know how an explosive device got into a home that's for sale. it was found yesterday in the home on gilder street in franconia. the realtor says the owner of the home lives in afghanistan. >>> they trotted out a war horse to unveil the upcoming schedule at kennedy center. "the war horse" will show there. >>> we're taking a closer look now at what the super tuesday ruts really mean. joining us is edward williams, a political a

you can see it's slowing down right here as you leave lorton into newington and springfield.e a live look at 395. you can see the fog settling in here. i'll just move out here as you head from edsall road through to duke street and the 14th street bridge. that is what is going to slow you down this morning. back over to the maps this time to the north side of town all the way to frederick on i-70 eastbound between 75 and 27 in new market. there is an accident blocking two lanes right now. i suggest you use route 144 instead. if you're planning to head southbound on 270, you're going to go about 27 miles an hour leaving route 80 toward 109. we'll take a live look on 270 or actually the beltway here, university boulevard. looks like this on the outer loop leaving the 95 interchange. in my next report another look around town at 6:43. >>> at least three more people have died in violent storms across the midwest and south and tornado season just getting under way. >> that's the top story on cbs this morning. charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. this video is j

express lanes and the main lines, you will find your lanes are open as you continue out towards newington at the american legion bridge, traffic flowing freely as you work your way off the out are loop headed from montgomery county out towards tyson's and often the inner loop leaving the toll road back around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> making headlines this morning, an all-out manhunt for i aman accused of killing his wife is now over. >> the man was found dead from an apparent suicide. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live in kensington, maryland with more. >> good morning. >>> police say that they knew there was potential for significant danger yesterday with 51-year-old philip gilberti on the run and armed after murdering his wife just back here on connecticut avenue tuesday morning. take a look at the mug shot. gilberti has a long criminal record including arrests for domestic violence. he was also arrested saturday for stalking and vile rating a protective order and released monday morning. tuesday, his wife was dead on connecticut avenue. police said gil

you will find more stop and go traffic leaving newington headed out towards the fsp. opening up 66 for you as you travel eastbound, the gang is all here. we are gridlocked leaving centreville headed east towards fair oaks. beltway inner loop, no trouble spots to report, annandale to merrifield. this is southbound 270 coming now of germantown. lanes are open headed out to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> president obama will host a state dinner at the white house tonight long oirg british prime minister david cameron and his wife -- honoring british perform david cameron and his wife. apparently the wine list will be kept mum. this comes after criticism following a state dipper last year where a antibiotic ofen wine on the market for nearly $400 was served there. you want to try to avoid any backlash from that. >> that is the kind of wine where you swirl it and say i smell root vegetables. >> with all of them, right? >> we'll go live to fox business network in new york coming up next. >> pass or fail? the nation's largest banks

northbound 95 has its challenges with the crash in springfield, one in the backup in 7100 newington,oth are along the left side but delays pretty much out of wood bridge now which means 395 north past the beltway ask on through landmark, the pace is so much better. nobody can get here out of springfield right now. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> it is coming up on 6:35. the police chief and prosecutor in sanford, florida are both stepping aside in the investigation into the murder of trayvon martin. he's the 17-year-old killed by a neighborhood watchman. >> this case is about to get some attention on capitol hill. susan mcginnis explains [ people chanting ] >> reporter: protestors chanted for justice as thousands packed a florida park demanding action for an unarmed teenager killed by a neighborhood watchman. >> you want an arrest? >> reporter: they're calling for the prosecution of george zimmerman, he claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the 17-year-old was killed while visiting his family last month. >> he did not deserve to die and i pledge i w

newington to springfield. an accident on furnace road over at lorton road as well.up in my next report, another look around the area at 6:00. back to you. >>> at least 12 people are dead after violent storms in the country's midsection. with search and rescue operations still under way in some places. >> severe storms spawned more than two dozen tornadoes yesterday from kansas to tennessee and more unsettled weather is still in the forecast for today. >> reporter: emergency crews used flashlights to search for anyone trapped after a possible tornado tore through cumberland county, tennessee. the storm hit just before dark wednesdayage damaged more than 50 homes. >> we got a backhoe to go down an old highway over here, clear it out to get the ambulance in to the people that was injured. >> reporter: more than 27 tornadoes ripped across the midwest and south wednesday. a twister with winds up to 170 miles per hour devastated harrisburg, illinois. >> it was like a growling. it was the loudest growling that i've ever heard. it was like -- it sent a death chill up my spi

open now northbound on 7100 as you work your way over towards the exit for northbound i-95 leaving newington continuing up toward the springfield interchange. lanes are open once again but as you can see from this shot, it is heavy headed up towards i- 95. taking it back inside, we'll update the ride elsewhere coming out of charles county making your way out of waldorf. right side of the roadblocked off here with this accident activity and we have the crash northbound 210 at swan creek road. stay to the right to avoid that accident. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney wins six states on super tuesday including virginia. rick santorum takes three and newt gingrich wins his adoptive state of georgia. but ron paul, nothing. >> this is what the map looks like right now. romney won the red states, idaho, ohio, virginia, vermont and massachusetts. santorum has the green ones. that is north dakota, oklahoma and tennessee. and gingrich said the peach state. romney won ohio by the slimmest of marne ins, 38 to 37%. the bu

sky 9 on the mb side of i--- the northbound side of i-95 where you have the volume building from newingtono springfield and 395 as well. let's take a look at a graphic first. the beltway overall has been incident free. we'll go to 395 now on the northbound side where you've got your brake lights beginning near duke street. actually closer to the beltway up towards seminary road. then you're okay to the bridge. on the north side of town outer loop delays are at 95 at georgia avenue with the lanes open. i'll have another look at the big picture at 6:58. in the meantime we have been talking about this big project in case you haven't noticed. it's been going on since 2008 for a 14-mile stretch of the beltway between springfield and north of the dulles toll road. with me this morning is pierce coffee from the 495 express lanes project. we're growing to talk right now about how this all will work in terms of the toll. you have to have an ez pass. >> that's right. this is an all electronics tolls facility. if you're a car pooler it's free if you have three or more people in your vehicle and you'l

we'll go live first to the northbound side of i-95 at backlick road in newington. lanes are open headed for the beltway on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. a good ride all the way up the line. 270 at falls road where there are no issues to report really in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide and across the american legion bridge. you may be wondering where i am. i am out on the beltway at i-66 this morning. we'll be talking about the 495 express lanes project. you may have heard of it. it started in 2008. it is a $1.4 billion project. what we're going to do today is tell you about the home stretch of the project, why we're here today. it's the most complex interchange of the entire project. they're building ten bridges here. we'll tell you more about that coming up in the next half hour. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> d.c. police say they've broken up an electronics theft ring which contributed to a number of robberies this year. >> the investigators say some business owners encouraged snatching of the cell phones and ipods and then bou

here northbound along i-95 as you work your way out of the woodbridge and continuing up towards newingtonare at speed there. inner loop of the beltway looks good annandale headed up towards 66. inbound new york avenue, no trouble spots to report northeast to northwest. here we are live at the american legion bridge. traffic flowing freely as you continue from 270 headed out towards tyson's. accident activity reported at 85 along the left side of the road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a deadly shooting in aspen hill, maryland. police found a young man shot dead inside this home on superior street yesterday afternoon. officers launched a manhunt and caught a suspect who may have known the victim. he is being questioned but at this point hasn't been charged. investigators recovered the gun and believe there were three people inside the house at the time of the shooting. >>> the hunt is on this morning for two cars involved in a deadly hit and run. police say those cars were racing on a busy montgomery county road when one of the cars struck and killed an innoc