i'm tongue tied. >> the crew in sky fox making their way towards newington.e are finding volume suddenly increased as you continue north of 286. no problems to report leaving 2 # 6 continuing out to the franconia springfield parkway. just volume delays in that main line. -- no problems to report leaving 286 continuing out to the franconia springfield parkway. outer loop of the beltway, starting to slow coming past university boulevard around towards georgia avenue. both 95 and 259 are quiet coming in out of laurel. so far, no issues reported southbound 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. . >>> construction continues on metro's silver line and making sure it looks good plays a role in the massive project. today, metro will announce finalists in its metro art and transit program for the silver line. the program is looking for art that will promote transit use, enhance travel and the travel experience and highlight the culture of the d.c. region. >>> in new orleans, bp is expected in federal court for the start of the long awaited civil c

nice and clear continuing from woodbridge through newington up to the capital beltway. you are running at speed on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. right now, incident-free, the trip on 270 leave is hyattstown headed out to the scales south of 109. top stretch of the beltway behaving nicely between college park and bethesda. this happens to be inbound new york avenue working your way past bladensburg road continuing out towards the third street tunnel. light traffic volume leaving northeast to northwest. kenilworth avenue, lanes are open, no issues reported south of 50 headed out to the 11th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> happening now, what is expected to be the final day of oscar pistorius' bail hearing in south africa. a judge could rule today whether he will grant the track star bail before trial in the shooting death of his model girlfriend pistorius' lawyer is rejecting prosecution claims that the double am due pee winner is a flight risk saying he is too famous to be able to slip out of the country.

traffic volume still light and flowing at speed continuing out of newington north of the fairfax countykway onto 395. no no problems to report across the 14th street bridge. traffic flowing freely each way at the wilson bridge. you will find yourself at speed southbound along 270 coming in from hyattstown. all lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> a disturbing new study from the roadways. traffic deaths in the u.s. surged last year. there were about 36,000 deadly crashes last year. that is up from the nearly 35,000 in 2011. it is the first time in seven years traffic deaths have gone up. officials believe the improving economy and mild winters could be why more people are driving. >>> first, it was the speed camera fines. seems like we have every day a story about that. now, d.c. lawmakers are taking a closer look at another traffic issue. >> that's right. city council members are examining the length of yellow lights at intersections. fox 5's matt ackland explains. >

just wet pavement here north of woodbridge continuing across the occoquan headed out towards newingtonspecially on the bridges, ramps and overpasses, they freeze before anything. so far, so good, this trip south on 207 leaving i-70. no issues reported continuing out towards clarkburg. both 95, 295 at this point still quiet. >>> fairfax county police say the serial fondler has struck again and they have a new sketch they want you to see too. this is who they believe they are looking for. there have been 18 incidents reported in and around springfield, all of which have the same suspect description and the same m. o.. the man comes from behind and gropes women and then runs off. the attacks started back in september and the suspect has previously been described as having a beard. now, he is described as having either acne on his face or shaving bumps. >>> the grocery store can be a good place to grab a quicksand witch or a salad or maybe a sweet treat from the bakery. >> now, there is a push to make it easier for to you make healthier choices the next time you go there for a quick bite t

come up newington beltway, seeing the volume on the increase.george washington parkway there are height restrictions for a reason. -- a truckasses reported stuck in the area. parkway near the memorial bridge. the crash reported to 70 near urbanna. -- 270 near urbanna. .o delay here at 109 we will keep a close watch on that for you. back to you. >> thank you so much. the question this morning, are you ready for pizza sliders? >> who wouldn't pay. they sound delicious. tell us what they are and to news,s more business let's get to linda bell live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. you have us both salivating. before we talk about food -- at tomato prices. to worry about them going skyhigh. tomato grows from mexico have to abide to a pact the prices of goods. according to the census bureau, imported nearly $2 worth of tomatoes from of 2011. if you like eating salad, the -- price of lettuce to may hurt your wallet. we at bloomberg looked at government data and found that and otherof lettuce salad staples could in fact go up. if you are sick of a

out of newington, no problems and heading up through to the capital beltway emergency pothole crews on the beltway near interstate 66. maryland, no problems. across the wilson bridge, it's wide open. back to you. >> thank you. it's 36 degrees on this wednesday morning. >> an unexpected serenades for fans attending the baltimore ravens victory parade and rally. >> ♪ two tickets to paradise ♪ >> even his son is embarrassed by that. we have highlights from the celebration from >> in the debate over guns, a maryland senate panel will hold a hearing today on governor o'malley opposing gun plant near the firearms safety act would tighten handgun licensing. purchasers would have to submit a digital fingerprint and they would have to learn how to use a gun and pass a background check. prince george's county executive rushern baker is expected to testify at today's hearing. opponents of governor o'malley opposing gun legislation plan will rally outside the maryland state house today. they say if the bill passes, it will be one of the largest infringements on second amendment rights in u.s. hist

northbound on i-95 out of newington, no issues reported here.h the express lanes and main line are running at speed. you will find yourself at speed if you are traveling the beltway between annandale and merrifield. no issues for those traveling northbound on 395. overnight construction on the beltway near tyson's has cheered and no problems to report for those traveling between the springfield interchange and the wilson bridge. all lanes are open right now on 295. an easy drive leaving the beltway headed up to the southeast bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. >>> arlington car thieves, they are taking the bait and we have video of the thieves being busted. >> arlington police plant the cars on county streets. when thieves break in, the cameras start rolling. sherry ly has at fox 5 investigation. igation. >> reporter: it is a crime fighting like reality tv. police set the bait but car thieves have no idea they've just been caught in a trap and on camera. >> get your hands up right now. don't move. >> rep

no issues reported heading north up into newington. traffic volume moving at speed for those traveling on 95 continuing from 286 and back out toward the capital beltway. the trip on 395 uneventful headed to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> she is just nine years old but she is already up for an oscar. >> an amazing feat. yesterday, she shared her life lessons with a group of aspiring stars. maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: taking center stage, the 9-year-old star of the indie hit and oscar nam -- nominated film. she is in up to with her mother and the film's director sharing their film making experience while serving as teachers for a day to members of the theater program at gala hispanic theater in columbia heights. >> i hope to give them a sense of what this is that we do and kind of impart what it is like and what it takes. >> reporter: beast of the d my southern wild is the 30-year- old director's film. it is the storive a little girl and her dying father in the tight knit b

traffic running smoothly continuing out towards newington.l find your lanes are open on 395 continuing to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to the state of the union address. much of the focus last night was on the economy and gun control. >> president obama also made news by announcing a raise in the minimum wage. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more reaction to what was said last night. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. putting a face on policy issues. that is what the white house and most lawmaker to be honest really lick to do. so last night they invited ordinary americans and also victims of gun violence to the state of the union address. that gun violence and the economy were really the two topics that resonated with the viewing audience. they want to put public pressure on lawmakers. president obama pressed his agenda on social issues as well as economic ones. he wants to right income equality and boost the middle class. he called on lawmakers to approve a $50 b

no issues reported leaving stafford through dumfries and newington. 66 is an easy drive so far coming in from manassas with no issues to report. on the inner loop, they are with respecting up emergency roadwork tying up the left side of the road. you will find southbound 270 a nice easy drive coming inbound out of germantown headed out towards the split. no problems to report on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda and right here at the american legion bridge. traffic flowing freely between 270 and tysons corner. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> new this morning, an officer involved shooting overnight leaves a man in serious condition. d.c. police say officers responded to a domestic violence call around 11:00 last night on 13th street in northwest. when they arrived, the suspect attacked an officer with a knife. the officer received two puncture wounds to his back and was treated at the hospital and released. the victim was shot in the head by the officer and is in serious condition at the hospital. he will be charged with burgl

looking good in newington but you are below speed from aquia harbor headed out towards quantico. >> theis song, somebody that i used to know. >> gauthier picking up the grammy for the record of the year. & somebody that i used to know. >> we've all been trying to get that out of her heads for the past year and now it is back. >> the pop band fun took home the song of the year. they earned it for their hit, we are young. i've never heard of it. it was the group's first grammy appearance beating out other nominees. mumford and sons won for album of the year. on. >> we'll stop our singing now. on the grammys' red carpet, all the talk was about whether the stars would stick to the dress code. they asked the selbyeries not to be too revealing. most of the ladies were covered up although there were a few exceptions. kelly roll linds had see- through stripes on her dress. and j-lo said i read the memo when she arrived wearing a began up to her hip, almost up to her face. >> she just didn't have anything on that leg. >> can you run that back again? >> no, no. >> we got to move on. >> get your w

northbound i-95 looking good here in newington up to springfield. back to you guys. >>> it's the first time president obama has reached out the us since new year's. that's what staffers are -- eve. that's what staffers are saying in the office. >> with sequestration a week away the president contacted mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner the talk about the federal budgets. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more. good morning delia.  >> reporter: good morning andrea, mike, you can say the offer was extended by the president but republican leaders are not budging. sources tell us they are both resistant to the president's plan. president proposed replacing the sequester cuts with savings found in the tax code. but the leaders consider the quote compromise a public relations tactic. but with one week to go, a deal must be struck to avoid the $85 billion in cuts across the board that would take effect this year. dod officials now warn that would cripple military training and readiness. and about 700,000 of the dod's civilian emplo

no accidents, just volume as it begins to increase headed northbound out towards newington. the same scenario on 66 leaving manassas from business 234 headed in towards centreville. all of the lanes are open. no issues reported leaving fair oaks headed in towards vienna. you will find south on 270 with lanes open, traffic is beginning to slow south of route # 0 out of urbana to the scales just south of 1:09 that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. -- south of route 80. 80. >> thank you. we are going to take a look at you believe sky fox right now. we are following some breaking news out of bowie, maryland. >> prince prince george's county fire crews are on the the scene of a fire on peach tree lane. we are told everyone got out of the home okay. we will continue to follow this story throughout the morning. >> we'll follow that story throughout the morning hours. meanwhile, we are going to shift gears here and talk bay little happy news coming for us from hollywood. singer fergie and her husband actor josh du moment. l are expecting their first child. fergie mad

that's the newington area. coming from lorton, newington, springfield, you'll see all lanes are still open and things are looking good up to 395. let's go to the maps, this time to the north side of town coming in from northern montgomery county you're going to be okay. into aspen hill, wheaton, 95 no issues out of baltimore, 270 out of frederick as well. and we'll take a live look on the beltway here in silver spring. you know this bunches up within the next half an hour or so. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. >>> the man convicted of murdering chandra levy is expected back in a d.c. courtroom today. >> we know there have been hearings concerning ingmar guandique over the last few weeks, but so far the judge is keeping those hearings secret. wusa9 reporter delia goncalves is live outside d.c. superior court with the story and why he's keeping it secret. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. despite freedom of the press, suits by several media outlets occurring our par

newington gets hammered today with the snow -- new england gets hammered today. >> good morning appeared the off-season is here. the biggest item is reciting joe flacco. ozzie newsome and steve bisciotti said that is going to happen. it commits some other players might not be back. steve bisciotti and ozzie newsome and john harbaugh outlined their approach to the future. no question some free agents may not return. jacoby jones appeared on "jimmy kimmel" last night. he admitted joe flacco deserved award.vp >> i thought you should've been the super bowl mvp. >> joe flacco deserves said. that guy went there and did. get the postseason -- look at the postseason. the seven touchdowns, -- 11 touchdowns, zero ints. >> maryland wins last night. >> more traffic and weather together when we come back. >> good morning. it is raining outside

look on the northbound side of i-95 and 395 where you're going to find the lanes open heading from newingtonmark. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're now just three weeks away from what could be yet another fiscal crisis created by lawmakers on capitol hill. that's when automatic across- the-board budget cuts go into effect unless congress finds another way. >> the buzz term you keep hearing is governing by crisis. that's what a lot of people are talking about. the budget cuts are called sequestration and could have a huge effect on defense. gary nurenberg has more. >> this is not a game. this is reality. >> reporter: an angry defense secretary wednesday on the consequences of those automatic cuts to american defense. >> they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> reporter: "u.s.a. today" obtained documents spelling out some of the cuts. >> they say that readiness is affected because they can't train and they can't sail ships as often. >> reporter: the pentagon announced wednesday afternoon the 5,000 crew members

you're good to go in both directions of 95 into newington as well at backlick road. more coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:39. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> indeed it s. that's,jessica doyle is here. >> investors take away and sometimes they give back. we'll take it. stocks rebounding from their biggest loss of the year on news of a surge in home prices. we've been talking about that and strong earnings. investors might keep the rally going after better than expected earnings from walt disney, gaming company zinga and chipotle and panera. the dow climbed 99 points in trading yesterday. it starts today just a smidge below 14,000 so maybe we'll hit that mark today. nasdaq added 40 points. the s&p 500 was up by 15. >>> a new government report predicts the budget deficit will drop below a trillion dollars for the first time since president obama took office. the congressional budget office also predicts the economy will grow by 1.4% this year. the cbo predicts the unemployment rate will hover around 8%. >>>

much of newington is still in with a new round of snow. heavy snow caused dangerous driving conditions in boston on sunday. >> as basketball coach leaves the bench for the court and wins a student some tuition. he chose the student to take the shot for him. he nailed the shot. there was a victory celebration. the student wins one semester, free tuition. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> we have an accident in dundalk merrick boulevard. major roadways are checking at ok. 65 on 95 in the southwest corner in howard county. you can see the inner and outer loops are moving just fine at greenspring avenue. this is 95 at white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it is a cold but quiet start. we will see plenty of sunshine. the wind chills are in the single digits and low teens. dress for a temperature of about 10. we will make it up to 40 later today. >> thank you. 21 degrees at the airport. 5:11. gas prices have jumped nearly a quarter. >> we will take a look at how the price of the pump is affecting

height traffic volume northbound on i-95 leaving newington headed up towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a hot air balloon crashes in egypt killing 18 tourists. this happened near the famous city of luxor. so far, the dead include french and british tourists among others. officials say there was a fire and an explosion and the balloon plunged from the sky t crashed into a field of sugar cane about 320 miles south of cairo. >>> developing this morning, the major budget battle continues on capitol hill as lawmakers now have just three days to strike a deal to prevent sequestration. >> president obama is meeting with top senate republicans, john mccain and lipped say graham today to discuss immigration reform. however, the possibility has been raised that sequestration will be discussed as well f budget cuts do not kick in on friday, the unemployed and local governments will be the first to take a hit. long-term unemployed people could see their weekly checks decrisis by $30. both sides are calling on

-95, that is an easy ride coming from the prince william parkway and making your way out towards newingtonor this friday morning drive. as tuck wears mentioning, it will be different for the drive home. plan the trip accordingly. make sure you have a full tank of the gas and plenty of wiper fluid. waking up to the dry pavement for that inbound commute. 395 looks great leaving duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. you will find southbound 270 still in the clear from germantown headed out towards the split. outer loop of the beltway running without incident between college park and bethesda and no problems to report leaving 270 headed out to the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> bad news about this year's flu vaccine. it is doing a poor job protecting older people. health officials say it is only 9% effective in protecting seniors against the most common and dangerous strain of the bug. and only 56% effective overall. experts say the results are disappointing and highlight the need for a better vaccine. >>> when it comes to clean

you are traveling northbound i-59 in virginia, traffic is running smoothly continuing out towards newingtonno issues here as you continue north of the fairfax county parkway continuing out onto 395. 395 good for go crossing over the 14th street bridge. southbound 270, easy drive coming in from 109 headed out towards clarksburg. there is no did he lay from germantown headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >> thank you. >>> development is booming here in d.c. a big project downtown is a perfect example of that. >> it is all about jobs. construction of the new marriott marquee is employing hundreds of people and when it is complete, it will general rate more than a thousand jobs. matt ackland got a sneak peek inside. >> reporter: there are few places where can you go and not hear the sweet sound of construction. >> when i go to the mayor's meeting, people talk about the appearance of the city, the condition of the city. >> reporter: mayor gray and the media got a tour of one of the largest projects under way. the marriott hotel taking place nex

here we are live leaving newington headed northbound up towards 395. an easy trip continues leaving landmark out to the 14th street bridge. you will find overnight construction leering from the beltway leaving annandale headed out towards merrifield. no issues to report coming across the 14th street bridge. inbound from the west off of 66, traffic running freely leaving manassas headed inbound towards centreville. no issues reported south on 270. this is appear easy trip so far. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >>> we begin this half hour with a warning from prince william county police to be on the look outfor five juveniles that escaped from a detention facility this morning. the group left the molinari facility around 12:30 this morning. police are looking for one white female, one hispanic female and two african-american females and one african- american male. they were all last wearing gray sweatpants and why t-shirts. one of them had on a black jacket. >>> a fox 5 news alert this morning on the death of a teenager in marylan

northbound 95 here in woodbridge, nice and easy continuing northbound with no issues reported through newington. lanes are open and at speed continuing north on 395 from duke street headed out to the fog. all lanes are opens a continue across the potomac headed for the southeast-southwest freeway. >>> an officer involved shooting leaves a man in serious condition. officers responded to a domestic violence call last night. right now, it is unclear what led to the shooting of a male suspect. the victim was taken to the hospital. no officers were injured in the incident. >>> president obama hoping to head off the massive budget cuts known as is he quest ration. next month, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts are set to take effect. thousands of jobs are at risk if no measures are taken. house republicans argue they've already done that and now it is the senate's turn to act. urn t >> deep indiscriminate cuts to education and training, education and national security will cost us jobs and slow down our recovery. >> the president's budget is late again. senate democrats haven't done a budget in

then it will turn into a big storm in newington with up to two or 3 feet of snow and a blizzard conditionst will be a big storm in new england. we will see how this develops. clouds will thicken up today. high temperature between 37 and 42 degrees. tomorrow.s takes place there could be some snow early on saturday. sunshine and 44 on sunday. let's say good morning to ava marie. what is going on? >> i'm getting to see the disney characters. "disney on ice" back in baltimore with their "treasure trove" show. i'm here with josh. you are part of the cast. you've been to baltimore four times. >> we love it here. the crowds are fantastic. it is a wonderful week. the ravens win the super bowl. we have the gold and purple on. >> purple for the ravens. >> we have something for everyone. we have the classic stories like "snow white" and "peter man." i have to go on the pirates of the caribbean ride. >> these are classic shows. they have been around for so long. multiple shows happening. the first show was last night. you can get tickets at ticketmaster.com. >> looks like a lot of fun. a jury convicts

on 95, you are getting through out of stafford, dale city over the occoquan lorton and newington, volume is light up to the beltway. no problems in montgomery county. there is a closure on van dusen road because of road repairs. nice and quiet in washington. back to you. >> thank you. prince george's county police are looking into what led to a deadly shooting. in hillcrest shooting this happened before 11:00 on branch avenueb. the 30-year-old victim was pumping gas at the station when a gunman approached, chased him, and shot him. investigators say the gunman was high on pcp and that officers had to taser him before getting into custody. no officers were hurt. >> prince george's county police are investigating a separate murder. once again, the victim is a student from suitland high school. >> unbelievable. he is the sixth student killed in the county this school year alone. brianne carter is live this morning and suitland high school. yesterday they had counselors on hand to help students deal with the last tragically. >> they might be back here again today. it's unimaginable for stude

. >> let's start in virginia, coming from newington through to the beltway, it is jammed because of a crash between edsall road and the duke street. we have been busy on the maryland aa leaving college park the delays are from route 1. -- the maryland the beltway. >> thank you so much. that will do it for "good morning." >> you can always get continuing local news on newschannel 8. we will see you at noon. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here.

a couple accidents on 66 near mclean, virginia. 95 slowing in lorton and newington. in springfield starting to see the volume. back to you. >> thank you. we have to talk about how the weather is impacting us and how it's impacting travel. many school closures and delays. those are at the top of your screen. make sure to take a look. many affected right now in our area. >> colorado ahead if you have a flight to catch particularly to anywhere. along the east anywhere john gonzalez monitoring things at reagan national airport. . >> good morning. we have to tell you that reagan national airport is very busy this morning, travelers getting year earlier. they expect a lot of problems as the northeast gets ready for a big one. all eyes are on the northeast for the potentially historic storm barreling in that direction, the likes of which tens of millions of not seen and 30 years. warden dwi of snow with drops of 5 feet plus is expected to crippling oil and. >> stimulation expected to be swift, heavy, and dangerous. >> the storm already blanketed chicago with snow and left c

again in dale city, you can see number of cars headed out of newington pushing towards the capital beltway. no issues on 66. looks good on the greenway, the toll road. route 175 westbound, west of 95 at the snowden river parkway in colombia, there's a crash. we are good in maryland and virginia on the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. two firefighters and residents were hurt in an apartment fire in manassas. >> it was on lady jane. it is under investigation. john gonzalez has the latest on this fire that has displaced a lot of people. >> this was such an intense fire. a group of firefighters had to call for a mayday. there were trapped inside the structure. as many as 60 firefighters had to fight this fire. again, some of them had to be rescued, two of them had to be taken to the hospital for observation. one resident also transported for smoke inhalation. this large fire leapt 24 apartments damaged. the cause is not known. we do know it started inside a third floor unit. that's where the roof collapsed with firefighters underneath. they have to call for the mayday. after the firefighter

traffic slows again leaving woodbridge up into newington.street bridge. no accidents to report eastbound on 66. a ride into that will bright sunshine. find yourself on the brakes headed towards 123. heavy volume inbound on the toll road. north of town, delays leaving 95 over towards georgia avenue. the inner loop of the beltway. definitely below speed here headed across the bridge back into virginia. don't forget vre, we've had problems there this morning with a cracked rail and a disabled train outside of the brooks station. vre trains are running with extensive delays. train 300 will start making stops north of quantico. 302, 304 and 306 making stops all morning long. 300 will not stop at leland and bypass the brooks station until further notice. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> powerful earthquake tops our stories this wednesday morning. two tsunamis kill several people in the solomon islands. 8.0 quake damaged 80 homes. there have been more than a dozen strong aftershocks in the last few hours. warnings were issued but th

if out of newington, some stop and go. vre has had some trouble this morning, still experiencing major delays. back to you. >> thank you. i did not learn this from the moscow times like adam caskey, but the feds and broken up a huge credit card fraud ring. >> let's check in with rob nelson. >> good morning. a victory against credit card fraud. federal officials say that a ring based in new jersey and stole $200 million that thousand they had used credit cards and raised the credit limit of those people. the justice department is suing standard & poor's, saying that the company triggered the housing market crash and that s&p employees even made jokes about the situation. 15% of the nation's biggest shopping malls are likely to go out of business largely because of competition and overbuilding. united airlines has an all-time arrival rate of more than 80% and the employees will get a hundred dollars each as a result. >> coming up tonight at 5:00 cutting into surgery and giving new hope tulips parents of babies with life-thre

hovs running smoothly for those continuing out towards newington. 395 good to go for those leaving theital play continuing out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> many parents have had questions about school security since last year's elementary school shooting in connecticut. >> like many senior high school systems in your area, fairfax county schools are working hard to make sure students are safe. audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: the sandy hook shooter kicked his way into the school and began his shooting rampage. one of the first questions asked at this community forum was what measures were being considered to secure the classrooms. putting a chain lock on the door arab bar on the door so a teacher can make that door secure. >> and in a panic, that starts happening that. extra implement you put in that door, they're in the going to get it off. i have aseep scratch marks dug in doors where people in a panic can't find the door knob of an open door. that is our methodology behind why we don't do that. >> reporter: jim mclean sa

wet pavement and a slow ride from dale city to newington. the shoulder, northbound 395 in the hov lanes at duke straight. main line slow crossing over the inbound 14th street bridge. heavy follow from father hurley boulevard. pace doesn't improve until you get to the six-lane stretch. earlier problems we had on the beltway, outer loop between college park and bethesda cleared. below speed there. inner loop, delays forming continuing across the american legion bridge to montgomery county. outer loop steady. no issues reported from 270 back out to tyson's. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you. the looming fiscal crisis and foreign hot spots with the topics on fox news sunday this weekend. joining me for a preview is the host of the show, chris wallace, live from capitol hill. good morning. >> listening to that other report, we dodged a bullet. i have friend in boston, they're planning for a blizzard. >> they may be socked in for several days. we get the tail end of this. you have great guests and luckily they're here in

no problems to report leaving newington headed up to the capital beltway. traffic running freely on 395 as you travel north of the beltway trying to get past duke street. no issue reported right now continuing out to the 14th street bridge. traffic on the beltway running with ease traveling between annandale and merrifield. westbound on the freeway, the ramp to main avenue now anwr owed down to one lane at this moment. nice and easy drive continuing out towards fair oaks and vienna. no issues reported southbound on 270 for those leaving i-70 continuing south on 109 out of clarksburg. >> the big story, super bowl xlvii. the game was headed to a blowout with the ravens leading 28-6 in the third quarter. >> then the lights went out in new orleans. for more than a half hour at the super dome but then the niners would end a comeback. >> there is no greater way as a champ to go out on your last ride with the men that i went out with, with my teammates and you looked around this stadium and baltimore, baltimore, we coming home, baby! >> we don't make it easy. but

we'll show you the drive north on 59 leaving newington headed up towards the capital beltway.here is a stretch of slow traffic. delays continue out of stafford leave ago qie aharbor and dale city to the occoquan. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. -- leaving aquia harbor and dale city to the occoquan. >>> back to our top story. it is downright disturbing. six students in prince george's county have now been killed this school year alone. this tragic trend began back in august way home invasion and there were three more teenagers killed by late january. now, there has been two more gunned down in a span of 24 hours. >> as if it didn't get any worse, both attended suitland high school. melanie alnwick has the latest on the case and reaction. >> good morning. at this point, prince george's county police are saying there is no indication that these murders are connected. however, people in the neighborhood do tell fox 5 that these suitland high school students did all know each other. it was around 5:30 on tuesday when prince george's county officials rushed to

the roads this president's day, lighter volume than normal headed northbound to spring field from newington hov restrictions, high-def been lifted. closed everywhere, banks, federal offices, post offices. the roads are reflecting that lack of workers. let's head over to prince george's county. you see the light volume on the beltway itself in both treks. no problems to report through montgomery county. no accidents, no incidents, light volume and that is a look at your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. thank you very much. influence and image, what every first lady thrives to achieve touring her time in the white house. >> a closer look at the private lives and public roles after the women who served as first lady over last several decades. holly morris has more on that coming up next.  it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. 2/18/13 >>> good morning. i'm holly morris.

traffic slowing north of newington headed out towards the beltway.ick note on metro appear option line, unscheduled maintenance taking place between east and west falls church. those that travel along metro's orange line, if you use the orange line, expect additional delays of at least 15 minutes as you of this unscheduled track work. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >> thank you. >>> when first lady michelle obama announced the winner of the best picture at the oscars, it seemed her dress was a bit too indiscreet for iran. >> the state news agency covered her arms appear added material to the neckline. the photo here shows the changes that they made. you almost can't even tell that they messed with the photo at all. but yeah, apparently, that is out there in circulation. >> that isment resting. never even knew that they did that kind of stuff. >> i knew what it was all about over there but i never knew they altered our pictures. >> she looks great in both pictures. you think we can agree on that. >> yes. ahead this morning,

no problems reported newington continuing up towards the capital beltway. let's pull up our maps.ound on 210, we had accident activity before the beltway tying up the right side of road and a change in our traffic pattern. traffic coming easter bunny on the freeway can go no further than 295 be. traffic coming eastbound on the freeway can go no further than 295. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >>> checking our top stories this morning, the fairfax county serial fondler may have struck again. police are looking into two new assaults in the springfield area to see if they are connected to 15 similar cases. one happened on backlick road near cabin john rod and one on dinwiddy street. >>> the evacuation order in laurel, maryland has been lifted. wednesday night's heavy rain caused the patuxent river to rise about eight feet heighter than normal. some homeless people living in the park in nearby anne arundel county were forced to relocation. full a one woman was found dead in the flood water. >>> the d.c. mayoral race may be more than a year away. one city counci

delays are forming back in newington heading south.mix coming out of culpeper and orange county and stafford. mainly rain headed north of of dale city up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. a ham more with fox 5 morning news after this. & cheese a or a tuna salad when the job is done, sandwich on your terms with any of dunkin's freshly made bakery sandwiches for just $2.99. america runs on dunkin'. but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy

out of dale city, it looks like you are just accompany by wet pavement and rain continuing up into newingtonheaded north out of fredericksburg, orange county, cull ander, headed into stafford, seeing snow hitting the ground there. a little wintry mix of sleet and rained as you head further north. you will find on 66 lanes are open coming in out of front royal, two separate accidents have popped up on mile marker 37 and 33. the wintry mix will accompany your drive inbound headed for fair oaks. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e trafc. . >> our big story, that major winter storm. luckily the d.c. region will scrape by this one but our neighbors to the north will not be so lucky. >> states from new york to maine are getting ready for the worst possible scenario with forecasters predicting record breaking accumulations in some areas. people stocked up on food and gas while snow crews got ready with their plows, sand and salt. new york city could see a foot or more but areas like boston could get more than two feet. the storm is already causing big travel headaches. at last word, mor

whitten.mee >> virginia, interstate 905 is jammed coming through newington getting up through to the crash edsall road is gone. they have cleared a stalled car up to the beltway. , colesvillering at dale drive, there's a crash, delays out of quite ak. >> 32 degrees is the temperature, wind chill of 26, cold.feels of us are in the '20s. will warm up nicely. tire pressure controls are weather. rainystem will bring us tomorrow afternoon. skies, aroundunny 50 degrees. that's average. thank you, jacqui. we will have another update its 8:27. have a great monday morning. >>> live from studio b in los angeles, it's "good morning america's" oscar party with the stars. this morning, the fashion, the parties, and the exclusive moments you'll only see right here on "gma." >> good morning, america. >> we have the red carpet looks from halle to jessica, nicole to charlene. pretty and pink. and jennifer, jennifer, and jennifer, all dazzling in their dresses. >> i love the dress. >> thank you. >> inside the exclusive parties. >> you to want to tell me what that is there? >> i was hoping it would be

in virginia, northbound i 95 still a troubled commute headed through newington.he earlier incident has cleared. southbound 270 a better ride for you. don't be fooled. traffic slows headed southbound . let's continue with the maps. show you what else is happening out here on the highways. for those traveling northbound on route 5, tough commute for you this morning. still in the process of being cleared. that's trying up the drive. then silver hill road. again with the back up traveling on 295. delays to the inbound 11th street bridge. down to 16 miles an hour and southbound oken he will worth avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. they don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. >> president obama calling on a divided congress to work together during last night's state of the union. but forging compromise on some of the main goals, higher taxes, higher pay and gun control could be a hard sell

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but traffic slows leaving 630 courthouse road, leaving stafford, delays dale city woodbridge and newingtonl road. outer loop of the beltway below speed towards georgia avenue. we'll show you what else is happening. if you are continuing to work not on 295, below speed, down to 22 miles per hour, to the inbound 11th street bridge. gw parkway traffic slowing from 123 to the key bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you. congress has just four days to avert the beginning of sequester related budget cuts. while some have warned of a scorched earth future if the budget slashing begins, there are some in congress and elsewhere who say the process may have an upside. here to talk about if there is indeed an upside is a staff writer at roll call, and a frequent guest of the show. i'm happy that you're here, talking once again about the sequester and what it means. i guess the big question is, is there an upside to these budget cuts? >> if there's an upside, it's that there are budget cuts that are going to be coming into effect here one way or the other. this was -- thes

delays continue out of newington across the inbound 14th street bridge.eaded eastbound towards 123. quick maps. we are checking for the crash reported downtown. northbound on 295 before the inbound 11th street bridge and delays on the inner loop from root 5 a 22 minute ride. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, julie. you may have heard about the bruce willis die hard marathon. five die hard movies back to back including the new one which is called a good day to die hard. if you think you are tough enough to take in all that action, here's how you can win a ticket and we do mean one ticket. go to myfoxdc.com facebook page and like it. then go to myfoxdc.com and fill out the online entry form for the marathon give away. you have to do both to be eligible to win. you can enter any time before midnight tonight. 25 winners will be chosen. they will each receive one ticket to the die hard marathon on february 13th. you must be 18 or older to enter. just a note for you fox 5 morning news facebook fans, the page we're talking about is not the

slow newington to the beltway. across the 14th street bridge, allow extra time here, delays slowing at the beltway headed north to the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thanks, julie. we are following breaking news from overseas from turkey of an explosion at the american embassy. we're showing you live coverage from turkish tv from the scene. the video shows ambulances and emergency vehicles near the embassy. a turkish police official says a suicide bomber blew up explosions and two were killed. reports of several injuries. again, an explosion near the u.s. embassy in the capital of turkey. we'll bring you pdates as soon as we get them. >>> more breaking news now, this time from new york city. that is where former mayor ed koch has died from congestive heart failure. he had been in and out of the hospital throughout month of january, suffering from fluid in his lungs and legs. he was readmitted monday with shortness of breath. but doctors moved him into intensive care yesterday. koch serv