the victims are in northern virginia and suburban maryland. hundreds posted warnings about it on the internet. >> i have been here 27 years and this is the first i have heard of one incident causing so many complaints. >> reporter: police called one of the region's major service providers, verizon n hopes of blocking the number. verizon traced the number to a business service provider called level 3. both companies today shut the number down on the networks. in a phone conversation, a three three spokesman explained all are victims of a scam called spoofing and calls could be originating from anywhere in the world. >> it is like if you think about it someone is hijacking a telephone number. they are calling a number other than the one that pops up on caller i.d. >> you assume it is an emergency. my land line rings a 2:00 in the morning and weekday, weekend it doesn't matter, that's a pain. >> reporter: scott broom, 9 news now. >> it is still a mystery 0 who the spoofer is and why the person would want to wake up people in the middle of the nig

over the northern virginia side, we have hit numerous 80- degree temperatures. way out west, cumberland was up to 86 degrees later today. here's our forecast for this evening. temperatures will be through the lower 70s in many cases and into the upper 60s. light breeze if any from the south coming in. you see the sunset tonight, it will be at 7:33. a lot of people out last night, a lot of patios full. it's going to be another one of those and several more nights to go before our next shot of rain returns, lesli. >> children will get some fun activity out at this year's white house easter egg roll. the children will get to dance, do some yoga, or participate in other sports. the white house step staff staff will be on hand to talk about eating well. and the author of harry potter books will read to the children out there. >>> ahead, we are live at the title basin where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and you'll find out about some little known attractions you might want to check out. but first, how an industry in west virginia could be threatening your drin

it has chosen northern virginia over maryland and d.c.. the exact site remains unclear.he move will create up to 150 new jobs in our area. the controversy surrounding arizona's tough new immigration law. these illegal immigrants are walking a trail of dreams from miami to washington. they want congress to stop deportation for two years and the removal of those with immediate families who are u.s. citizens. >> a businessman who pleaded guilty in the bribery and kickback scheme that shook up d.c.'s technology office will be sentenced today. the 43-year-old pled guilty to bribery and money-laundering charges. prosecutors say that gave thousands of dollars in bribes to the former chief security officer in exchange for millions of dollars in contracts. prince william county police are investigating a series of armed robberies that were caught on tape. some gold thieves have been robbing fast-food restaurants while customers are just sitting there eating their lunch. one hotel clerk at a gunshot interface during another robbery. these crimes may be linked to a larger robbery r

from that dog to a cat in northern virginia named second chance. and, of course, there is a good reason he's got that name. the little guy was found nearly beaten to death. he was in such bad shape the woman who found him took him to a vet to be compassionately put to sleep. the vet thought the cat had enough spunk to pull through. he did. after several operations he is with a foster home and needs a permanent home if you would like to see him go to our home page. >>> what the chances of getting hit by ameteorite? a space rock crashed through a doctor's office in lorton, virginia, now the smith soen yan has it. >> reporter: this meteorite fell on a doctor's office along richmond highway. >> it is probably 4.5 billion years old. >> reporter: i'm sorry. how old is it? >> 4.5 billion. >> reporter: meteorites fall over the world. most fall in the ocean. this surprised the doctor when it fell through the roof of his offices. >> we heard an explosion. i thought the bookshelves fell. i looked to the left. there was a lot of debris in the hallway. i looked

the freeze warnings in northern virginia that will be pushing past that freezing mark in the morningours. the winds are still a bit breezy. and then dying down into the afternoon, that's what helped get us into the mid-60s. just looking past this load here if you will. you see how washington is right on the exact southern edge of that cloud cover? you just go south and it is the bright sunshine today. a little bit of the clouds, they did peek down into the 60s. the breezes again, they start at the side. and you can see the freezing morning of any cases, virginia. then the sunshine is back on monday and tuesday. and some clouds, they spill back late. there's a good look at the rain that i expect to come back on wednesday. and we're definitely going to have the cloud cover. that really keeps the temperatures back down, held to the 60s. mid-60s i think for everyone. you might squeeze it there. that will be my forecast. going on the national stadium, an evening game. and i'll still see the mild evening. about the 10 hour if you're not with the st. louis and the mets playing. 60s as you h

and we have breaking news on i-95 in northern virginia. jerry edwards will fill you in on this mess. your >>> and a good tuesday morning, i'm news4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're off to a cloudy start. we're 53 downtown. 49 in leesburg this morning, 49 in quantico, virginia, 53 in annapolis, maryland. temperatures will climb into the high 50s and low 60s today. plenty of clouds around this afternoon. showers are likely this afternoon. but the clouds take leave of us tomorrow. with highs back up into the 60s. the four-day forecast shows a little more sunshine coming our way for thursday, another chance of rain on friday. jerry? . >>> chuck, breaksing news, northern virginia, i-95 northbound, all travel lanes and the main lanes closed off, the prince william parkway. a serious crash involving multiple vehicles and possibly a dump truck, we see a truck on the side of the roadway, not confirmed that the truck is involved. nevertheless, there appear to be injuries, so right now, nobody is getting by, just the service roadway of 95 northbound n

. >>> investigators in northern virginia and montgomery county want to warn you about a thief who's breaking in to gym lockers. there have been a rash of such cases lately and as surae chinn tells us police want to catch this guy before his crimes escalate to something worse. >> he works out. >> reporter: detectives say he may look like he belongs at the gym but falls church investigators say behind bars would be a better fit. investigator says this man pictured here has hit a half dozen gym lockers at exercise facilities recently in alexandria, arlington, falls church, leesburg and montgomery county. >> he's working the entire area, northern virginia area. >> reporter: at one gym police say the thief took keys from behind the front desk. stole a vehicle and then used stolen credit cards at a macy's in ballston. he talk on his cell phone as he pulls out a stolen credit card and racks up $2,400 in gift cards and a watch. he then takes the shopping bag of stolen goods and leaves the store. >> it seems like it is escalating. it seems so bold he can just walk in. >> it is bold and he is breaking

air marshal from northern virginia is facing charges after police say he sexually assaulted an escort. >> the world's largest study ever to look at whether or not cell phones are safe. it gets under way. >>> take your child to workday today. show you how the first lady and first >>> welcome back, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. coming up in this- hour, after a massive search for a lost dog at dulles airport today there was a happy reunion. are cell phones safe? the link between cell phones and cancer. >>> does it tone and sculpt your arms? >>> a federal air marshal from northern virginia is charged with raping a woman at gunpoint while wearing his badge. this alleged incident happened this past weekend at a hotel near seattle's tacoma international airport. john schriffen is in the studio with more on the story. >> reporter: federal air marshals are sworn to protect and serve the public but a local marshal allegedly broke that oath after rape allegations emerged from a woman described by police as an escort. every day thousands of armed federal air smals fly the skies

right through northern west virginia. that's associated with the weather front. it is a weak front but again moving away from our area. we will clear out later tonight and we will clear out and more sunshine tomorrow. one more dry day before we go into this pattern of wet weather across the area. there you can see some showers up around hagerstown. we had a few around fredericksburg. those are now gone. they made their way east and out of here. the big system that i talked about, look at this. producing snow showers, now some thunderstorms where some of that moisture is finally running north out of the gulf of mexico with drier air to the north and it will be producing more severe weather across the plains. let me take you to colorado right now. this is near the denver area. bennett, colorado, where you may think colorado got more snow. in fact, several inches of marble-sized hail around the area yesterday afternoon and these storms did cause flooding across state and you know what, more severe weather is expected there tomorrow. again, this is a big system. larg

weak disturbance to the south of us could bring a passing shower for lower southern maryland or northern virginia but other than that, we're talking lots of clear conditions and a cloud here and there. it looks like the unsettled weather pattern will kick in only towards the end of the week. in the meantime here's a look at your day planner for tomorrow under the sunshine. by midday about 59 degrees. and our daytime high will be into the low 60s. so here's a look at your five- day forecast. we start to warm up as we head into the end of the week. by the time we hit thursday and friday, we're at least into the low 70s. but tomorrow morning will be a chilly one. be prepared. maureen? >> thank you, gwen. >>> in tonight's buzz bin, the fox hit show "glee" among the winners of last night's glad awards. the musical comedy was awarded for its positive portrayal of gay characters. the show's cast along with its creator won the trophy for outstanding comedy series. in accepting the award, murphy said kurt is going to have a boyfriend next season and the pair will be prom kings together. catch "glee" tuesd

northern jefferson county in west virginia, and southern berkley county in west virginia. take you to the live radar here, show you where we're talking about on the storms. notice in the upper right-hand corner of your screen here we're zooming in to the panhandle of west virginia. this is the cell that we're watching very, very carefully right in here. right here just up to the north sides of charles town, west virginia, when i put this little circle on here where you can see the red touching the green, that's where red winds are going towards and away touching one another. as a result this is the area right in here, just to the north of charles town, west virginia, where there is a potential radar-indicated tornado on the ground at this point in time. this storm is traveling to the northeast at 40 miles per hour. so i'll put a storm track on it for you here so you can sort of see the towns that are in the line of fire, as you were. as we go up to the northeast, at about 40 miles per hour, we're going to be able to see that this storm is headed up into washington county,

talks, northrop grumman will announce today it's moving its headquarters across the country to northern virginia. it's a major move that's expected to bring jobs and revenue to the state and washington area. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: good morning. it's a big win for virginia. the old dominion beat out maryland and the district of columbia in attracting northrop grumman to the area. the fortune 100 company will be moves its headquarters from los angeles to our area. that move being completed by 2011 and they'll be bringing with them 300 senior level jobs. now, governor bob mcdonle is expected to make the official announcement at an appearance later this afternoon. we caught up with the governor, though, this morning. he's in town for his appearance on wtop radio. >> $30 million in ten years minimum. that's just the tax impact from the employees. 300 jobs averaging $200,000. it'll be somewhere -- it'll be arlington to alexandria or fairfax county. not only is it that but it's the procedure of having a fortune 69 company come to virginia. >> reporter: the defense contractor has office sp

. >> after months of negotiations, the nation's third largest contractor is moving to northern virginia. >> we have what it means for the area. >> we want to change our method of operating. proximity matters a lot. >> it all began with that thought. increased personal action with clients -- the biggest client is the pentagon. they make everything from aircraft carriers to be there to bombers. that is a great sign for the local economy -- to b-2 bombers. that is a great sign for the local economy. northrop lost customers and contractors will be encouraged to move your -- northrop's customers and contractors will be encouraged to move here as well. >> it really comes down to the economics of the individual building sets. we're working to determine which would be the best course. -- the best for us. >> there have been $12 million in incentives from the commonwealth. but the quality of life has been key. >> they expect to relocate by the summer of 2011. >> maybe there locating here because of our wonderful weather. >> it is changing a lot. it is one to beat chile again tonight. but it will

. >> and northern virginia nonprofit organization has two new programs to help children in the area. i was privileged to emcee the luncheon. they provide take-home food on the weekends for low-income children and new clothing for elementary school children. >> i know they appreciate you being there. >> of being out there, especially on such a gorgeous day. >> it will be wonderful the rest of the weekend -- the west of the evening. the weekend will go down hill. looking back across the city, temperatures around 70, the low 70's in many areas. we will continue for several hours. clouds will start to roll back into the area. '69, '70 the high temperature. the light northerly breeze, 73 on a campus of george washington university. as far as what is happening with official numbers, we will show you 73 and 53 the official high and low for washington d.c.. they had this record high of 95 degrees in the area. the pollen count loci again for trees. upper 60's to about 70. the light on these numbers a little bit after sunset, and will drop into the 50's overnight. 55 in syracuse, warm weather

that is very light rain, northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, now exiting montgomeryunty and into howard county north of baltimore. there is one batch of light rain in the loudoun county that's just about to cross the potomac moving in through northern montgomery county at this time. a bit of a wet commute between frederick and rockville on 270. elsewhere, though, we just have some clouds and temperatures are in the low and mid 50s all around the region. now 54 in washington, highs near 70 this afternoon. might have little sun break out late this morning and showers perhaps early this afternoon, maybe thunderstorms mid afternoon winterly this evening. only a very small chance an isolated storm could produce damaging winds and hail and light rain lingering overnight into tomorrow morning. drying out tomorrow afternoon through midweek. warming up by thursday near 70. how is the traffic jerry? >> not bad at all. the biggest issue is the accident at the 14th street bridge, still tieing up the left half of the roadway. you have to stay to the right to get by northbound on

advisory for all of baltimore, harford, back through carol, howard, anne arundel county, d.c., northern virginia. essentially we have the fog. the fog is a problem, it'll continue to be a problem for the morning ride. it'll be slow and get there in a hurry. you will not get where you want to go in a hurry. we break out the sun, 70 degrees. so we have something to look forward to. this morning it's all about the fog. let's go to the woman in charge. here's kim brown . >> we have a problem on the bw parkway. traveling southbound 295, good hope road, there's a crash blocking all lanes at this time. i'll get more details and let you know. as we take a peek at our drive times, pretty much in the green. people are reducing your speed. northbound 95, ten minutes from route 100, up to 395. 11-minute ride down to route 32. if you're traveling on the west side of the outer loop, seven minutes from 70 to 95. baltimore city, we're still working a couple events. we do have a truck fire, south highland avenue at boston street, over in randalstown, crash reported kings point road, eastbound at marriottsville r

over parts of northern virginia, they do have some frost advisories through the overnight.it looks like for us we'll see the cooler temperatures settling in and warmup from the west over the next few days. we have this area of low pressure with that counter clockwise spin over parts of maine bringing down showers over parts of massachusetts and upstate new york a got a little rain. that cool air was funneling down behind the area of low pressure. now that the clouds are breaking over the state, we'll continue to see temperatures drop relatively quickly through the next couple of hours. future scan shows dry conditions. clear skies for tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. looks like a beautiful day setting up for tuesday as well with dry conditions. giving us a chance for rumbles of thunder as temperatures increase. 64 degrees for you folks on the eastern shore with plenty of sunshine. folks in chestertown looking at a decent day. not as cool as today. 65 degrees around the central portion of the state. plenty of sunshine and western maryland looking at temperatures right around 63

. >>> hundreds of people rallied in washington and northern virginia to remind the government about their constitutional right to bear arms. one group rallied in alexandra. many of the speakers carried loaded guns. that is because of a new law that allows weapons in national parks. at the washington monument those in attendance were unarmed. they said their concern is not about race or political background, but rather protecting the constitution. leaders say they chose today because it is the anniversary of battles in 1775 that were instrumental in starting the revolutionary war. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley called the beating of a university of maryland student by police officers "a very serious issue." he talked about the videotape beating on wtop radio today. o'malley says it is the responsibility of any police force to keep an eye on the public and its officers. >> lots of people have seen the video. very few of us were there on the scene but i'm sure this matter will receive the attention it deserves from the chief of police of prince george's county. >> four officers have b

[cheers and applause] it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to northern virginia community college. [applause] last week, our president signed a health care bill that will provide quality, affordable care to millions of americans. [applause] today, we are here to celebrate another historic piece of legislation, one that will make a college education a a a reality for millions of middle- class americans. -- flintoff isikoff a college education a reality for millions of middle class of -- one that will make a college education a reality for millions of middle- class americans [applause] to many american families, they have had to take on crushing debt to pursue a college degree. i see every day in my classroom just how hard my students work in order to pay their tuition bills. often, their family budgets are stretched to the limit and when things get tough -- someone loses a job or a family member gets sick -- a college education is the first thing to go. thanks to the leadership of president obama, our vice president, and members of congress here today, their malaise across the coun

issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical pattern for the afternoon rush hour which is well under way. barbara, back to you. >> all right, jerry. are you leaving us now. >> i'm going to stay around. >> meanwhile, drivers in virginia, it's going to be a long year. vdot is working on ambitious projects designed to give you a smoother commute. in the meantime, your trip to work will take you a little bit longer. >> between springfield and au ca kwan, extension of the fairfax county parkway and the rail line to dulles, a set of ambitious projects. >> all of these projects are on schedule,

. >>> two prominent churches in northern virginia are fighting to hold onto their property before the supreme court. arguments beganned today with the nine churches that broke away from the diocese before they ordained an openly bishop. and as peggy fox reports, they could have a powerful impact on churches everywhere. driving away from the municipal church and the first openly gay bishop. they worry about what might happen next. and to be blessed in the church, you know, something that we cannot agree on. >> and even if it is a gray area in terms of, well, the homosexuality for some folks that they may not be sure about. >> reporter: after a fairfax judge, they decided last year and a total of $40 million. the ruling hinges on an old statute giving the state the right to decide of the church dispute. a decision is not expected for several months. in falls church, peggy fox, 9news now. >> and the georgia mason religion politics, they said that it is likely that the supreme court will side with the breakaway churches, giving the green light to the brickway movement simmering in many su

out in northern virginia and then they are expanding the metro in the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered you would be against that due to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself? >> it's a fact. public transportation in general -- now, there is one i will say that has really done a fine job when it comes to public transportation. if i may say this, this isn't technically public transit, amtrak which has been federally subsidized. it too is not doing very well but the route from d.c. to new york is doing quite fine because, a, it's -- it's not a, heavily federally subsidized and more privately owned by amtrak and b, because people use it. >> my thought with eminent domain, my thought on eminent domain. do you support that idea and if that, in fact, is a government takeover by public land. >> that's a great question. i have a whole section on eminent domain and different court cases addressing eminent domain issue. there are two interpretations of eminent domain. there is the more positivist argument, the more legal positivist argument for emin

victims in northern virginia and suburban maryland, hundreds posted warnings about it on the internet. >> i have been here for 27 years. this is the first that i have heard of one incident causing so many types of these complaints. >> reporter: police called one of the major service providers, verizon, in hopes of blocking the number. verizon traced the number to a business service provider called level 3. both companies today shut the number down on their networks. and a phone conversation on level 3 spokesman said that all are victims of a spam called spoofing and could be originated anywhere in the world. >> it's kind of like what you're thinking about it, someone is hijacking the telephone number. they are calling from another one other than the caller i.d. >> it wasn't. and you know, that's 2:00 in the morning, weekday, weekend, it doesn't matter. that's a pain. >> reporter: scott broom, 9news now. >> still a mystery who that spoofer is. and why they want to wake up thousands of people in the middle of the night. also investigating the calls. >>> also some road works to look out

. >> a northern virginia swim coach has been suspended from his job after being accused of sexually abusing one of his female swimmers. those accusations come from a missouri woman claiming her former coach sexually abused her when she was a teenage swimmer and now peggy fox reports that she game to manassas, even though the family prevented him from coaching again. >> i did not pay him to sexually molest my daughter. >> that's the voice of a kansas city mother whose now 21- year-old daughter filed a civil lawsuit against her former switch coach. 43-year-old robert. he is now employeed as a coach with the swimmers in manassas. >> he started sexually grooming her, befriending her, creating an atmosphere of, you know, all powerful, you need me. >> the suit also names u.s.a. swimming, swim clubs in missouri, and aaron dean, who is now the swimmers general manager. and was her supervisor in missouri. >> the mother of the plaintiff sent me this letter that her husband wrote two years ago. in it, he details the alleged misconduct of rob and says that he should be permanently barred from any coach

area of population is the growth in the suburbs, especially loudon and faulkner counties in northern virginia. new york, los angeles and chicago remain the three most populous cities in the country. >> sometimes it seems that all those people are on the road at once. >> same time. >> veronica, we've got some positive changes for tomorrow, huh? >> that we do. in fact, doreen and jim, tomorrow it's going to be probably the warmest day since friday of last week. so the cool weekend, first part of this week has been a little on the cool side, too. tomorrow, you're going to like it. we've got to get through some of this mist that's left throughout the area. for the most part the rain is out of the area. 54, that was the low, the high only 57. so where did we go? nowhere today. the average high is 58. the coolest since the bottom of march, that's the 30th. so there can be some pockets of fog forming with the calm winds. as far as our rainfall today, almost a quarter of an inch of rain. that puts us at 0.88 of an inch. you can see where some of it is left in delaware and southern new jersey. right n

there's break in the line basically across maryland and northern virginia. but heavier storms may clip us later this evening. take you out wider. you can see behind this there's not a lot there. that's good. that means after the showers and storms, cooler and drier air will filter in for first pitch tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime, one more warm evening ahead of this line of showers and storms, which, by the way, probably come right through the baltimore area about midnight tonight. the best chance for rain through about 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. may clear it out in time for the morning compute but the roads may be damp. then the first pitch just after 3:00, partly cloudy skies and all the rain will be out of here. cooler and breezier for game day tomorrow. 54 tonight, showers, storms, windy, cooling down rapidly tomorrow into the day. we're going to go with 60 for your two degree guarantee. early rain ends in the morning, cooler, breezy, and dry. if out late after the game, bring an extra layer, down to the upper 30s by daybreak on saturday. then tempera

we have a story today from bob faw about two muslim home-school families in northern virginia. >> reporter: in the heart of mainstream america, a cub scout derby where each of the home- designed cars is carefully weighed and measured before roaring off at breakneck speed. here, enterprise, ingenuity and patience are justly rewarded. >> my favorite part was when i got in first. >> reporter: it's a mainstream event passionately embraced not only by the jaka brothers but also by nine-year-old bilal khan, whose education and upbringing is anything but mainstream. in his loudoun county, virginia, home, bilal is being taught math by his mother zakia. >> so five is closer to seven, or ten is closer to seven? >> reporter: in another home nearby, priscilla martinez is teaching her six children, ages two to 12, about condensation. >> we're going to learn about clouds, evaporation, condensation and precipitation. >> reporter: they are part of a growing movement-- no one knows the exact number-- of muslims who home-school their children because they want them to get a more holistic education than a pu

construction, as the weather gets nice, vdot pulls up the heavy equipment for roadwork throughout northern virginiae secrets, some maryland college students say it is time to reveal records of classmates found responsible for rape or assault. >> i'm brittany morehouse at the university of maryland, where student journalists are celebrating a letter from the attorney general's office delivered to a state delegate. it's an opinion that says a law protecting student records does not apply to students who are found to have committed rape

columbia and out west in northern virginia. for a while, that will stay put. through the afternoon hours, our chances increase a little bit that a shower or sprinkle could develop. the rain chances to go up dramatically tonight. we have been hearing about the potential for severe weather. it will move east into mississippi and alabama from texas. we will talk about the forecast details for the weekend in just a minute. >> now, to our big story, it has been opened for more than 70 years, but a local bar's license has been revoked. >> the bar has been deemed disruptive to the neighborhood. security video and neighborhood complaints led to its demise. >> the quality of this security camera video is before, but it did offer enough clarity to revoke the license. it focused on the bar owner's behavior. >> the neighbors accused the owner of abusing them verbally and intimidating them and threaten them on many, many occasions. >> the tavern is located at 1100 washington boulevard. this then was a patron before taking over the management. >> i will make it clean, i wil

however, dozens of people will be armed with weapons when they gather at bradley point park in northern virginia, the closest site where guns are allowed. >> the tea party is made of two very different factions with a similar goal. >> now some results of a new poll by "politico." good morning, jim. >> good morning. >> there's a diversity of opinion among the group, but that might lead to a rift. >> there's the sarah palin camp, which identifies itself with some cultural issues we have been familiar with for several years now. then there's the ron paul camp which is against big government. people who came for the rally on a weekend, over 400 people, there was a direct split between the two camps. sarah palin, of 52% said under no circumstance would they vote for sarah palin for president. if it chose not everybody is a sarah palin republican as part of the tea party movement. we are trying to figure out how big the group is and who they are. they have a profound effect in kentucky where the tea party- backed candidate is beating the establishment candidate in the senate race. then we see in texas

one was left in a car in northern virginia. >> bill: isn't it hard to adopt in russia?thousands of people have adopted since 1991. 99% has done very well. this woman put an american citizen, that boy is an american citizen, on a one-way plane back to moscow. why she hasn't been questioned by authorities. she better be charged. his civil rights have been violated. >> bill: she claims there was alcohol syndrome. >> there is a mechanicism for dealing with that. if she couldn't deal with the child she could have escorted him. >> bill: there were ways to do it another way. >> this is putting thousands of children lives in jeopardy. they are in the middle of adoption process. i hope it can get resolved because they need a great home. >> bill: miss laura, hanging out with the crowd. >> don't give me this. >> bill: throw the picture up right now. look at this. you are not hanging out with a swell crowd. look at the pocket. >> he was standing in the doorway of george will's house. >> bill: another swell. they didn't invite me. they never would. >> i just went up with him and gra

here's that little system over portions of northern virginia. it's heading across the carolinas with the rain. now it's in the western carolinas. southwestern virginia getting light rain. all of this is moving off to the east/northeast. just south of washington, bright sunshine. southern maryland. lower eastern shore. and sunshine. this evening, pretty nice sunset in the next hour or so. and then, clear skies for a while. cloud comes back very quickly tomorrow morning. and look for light rain activity in the region. as that low passes across the carolinas. and the weak front coming through on thursday. maybe a brief sprinkle and clouds. but for the most part, dry conditions for thursday and friday. but also, mild temperatures. nice end to the week. just a little bump in the road for wednesday. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 59 degrees. tonight, then, partly cloudy skies. and let's call it 47 by morning. tomorrow, clouds here. and cooler with only 62 degrees. and rain at times on your wednesday. one thing it will do is to help knock

virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool with showers and light rain.

. >> you may remember a similar debate took place in northern virginia. they approved a tough policy in 2007, and it initially allowed police to check residency status as long as police had probable cause to believe the person was undocumented. they can now check immigration after the suspect has been arrested on another charge. >>> 6:38. great expectations at the national zoo. why a 24-hour panda watch is under way. >>> the big milestone for youtube. >>> and be prepared for rain this weekend. chuck will tell us how long you need to carry that umbrella around. >>> a 24-hour panda pregnant watch is under way at the national zoo. let's take a look on the panda cam. a live picture right now. is that live or taped? you can look at it live online. 38 cameras on trained on her as every move will be skrcrutinize to see if she is preparing to give birth. >> i don't think that i would want a camera trained. what are they looking for? >> a lot of licking. let's just put it that way. >> let's move on. >>> the "today" show is next on nbc 4. let's find out what they a

later this morning learning more about the biggest transportation projects in northern virginia.es construction, on both 95 and 395 in the beltway and wilson bridge and metro. d-dot crews fixed the lines on the chain bridge. workers put down lane lines after closing the bridge. the temporary lines got moved all over the place. the spokesman says it happened because of the weather. >> for one, there was a lot of rain. second of all, it requires a certain temperature, i believe above 45 degrees for the adhesive that's on the back of the temporary line to actually adhere to the roadway. for >> crews replaced the lines wednesday and used a roller with heavy weights to make sure the lines stay straight this time. >>> lady gaga would gaga could be headed to the big screen. this morning in the examiner, a former dc firefighter cadet and her boyfriend have been sentenced for shooting the woman's former boyfriend and trying to cover it up. >>> a maryland delegate tries to impeach someone. and how metro ended up with a 14 car train on the orange line. read these stories and more in today's

. >> help growth in northern virginia and wants his 6-year- old to know the commonwealth's role in thevil war. about that is where we came from, that is who we are as americans. >> this woman takes issue with the name. >> i think civil war history month would be an excellent idea, but i don't think singling out the confederate side would be beneficial. >> many democratic and black lawmakers are outraged. and it seemed like he was kowtowing to the right-wing extremist component that still supports the confederacy. with that in mind, it is irresponsible. he is the governor for all of virginia. >> today at the manassas battlefield where stonewall jackson looks on, there was support for governor mcdonnell's decision. >> i think it is a good itiative by the governor. it is one that brings the confederacy into the spotlight. that is part of our history. that has to be acknowledged. >> governor mcdonnell said it is a way to honor virginia history and promote tourism. douglas wilder, the only african-american ever elected for governor of virginia, said it confederate history should not be cele

parts of pennsylvania and then also in parts of northern virginia. but roots region. not too bad. as far as the temperatures are concerned. looking at the lower 50s. wa we will see is this area of low pressure that has been pushing up northeast. nova scotia. wrapping around the cooler air out of canada. retract up north. and we have clearing right now. but you can see the clouds filtering in. and mild air continues to move our direction through the day tomorrow. so upper 60s, just south of us. probably 70s. but we will see the temperatures increase a bit. but we have a chances for clouds increaseing and then also the potential of rain as we get down toward the middle of week. 68 on the eastern shore with plenty of sunshine for tomorrow. few clouds gathering later in the day. and around the central portion of the state. it looks like we will see right around 68 dr. the high. and with mostly sunny skies w clouds gathering late in the day. and then western portion of the state. see sun and clouds gathering. with the temperatures right around 67 for the high. we're looking at the big

we contacted every school district in northern virginia.went from arlington to alexandria down over to loudoun, each and every one tells us at this point they have no plans on the books to offer any class like this, even if the state department of education offers the curriculum. they don't see this winding up in elementary classrooms soon. >> i'm sure the debate is not over. >> tom fitzgerald with the story, thank you. >>> let's talk about money in maryland. homeowners won't be paying higher property taxes next year. property owners will pay 11.2 cents per $100 of the full assessed property value, that's for the state. individual counties set their own separate property tax rates. >>> a new effort to help metro close the nearly $190 million budget shortfall, councilman jim gram is saying an increase in the gas tax to help metro. >>> general motors is making good. it's paid back the government billions of dollars from the auto bailout. the auto maker is revealing plans for major investments in two american factories. we have more on gm's fa

under way andouille tilt relocation for the future expansion of metrorail has been tearing up northern virginiaffic has already been impacted gentleman it has taken away the lane that were right on the access roads. those are gone and then the lane shifting provides a problem especially if it is dark outside or if it is raining. >> reporter: well, traffic around here will get worse before it gets better. >> traffic will be shifted. they will widen i-95 between newington and woodbridge. that is ahead of schedule. should being done in the fall. finishing the fairfax county parkway so it runs from route seven all the way to route one p and the big hot lanes project on the beltway from springfield to north of the dulles toll road, loss of shoulders and lane shifting is already affecting traffic and it will get measurably worse around tysons corner starting this summer aand lasting another 12 to 14 months. why in accelerated metro construction is happening here at the same time. engineerthink many car trips may be 20-plus minutes longer than they are now. v-d.o.t. is asking for help from employers.

and northern virginia today. >> we have 46 degrees right now at 6:38.eteorologist tom kierein will let you know when the weather might start to warm up again. your weather and traffic together on the 1s next. i stand before you today... to apologize. the system has failed you. i have failed you. i have failed to help you share your talent with the world when the world needs talent more than ever. yet, it's being wasted every day... by an educational system steeped in tradition and old ideas. well, it's time for a new tradition. it's time to realize talent isn't just in schools like this one, it's everywhere. it's time to use technology to rewrite the rules of education, to learn how you learn so we can teach you better. it's time the university adapted to you, rather than you adapting to it. it's time--time--time for a different--different kind of university. it's your time. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. good morning. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. live view from storm watcher showing the light of dawn across washington. mid 40s. we do

the water main break in northern virginia has forced crews to shut down part of route 123 into the beltway. it's expected to tie-up traffic for most of the day. sarah simmons is live on the scene with more. sarah. >> reporter: it's pretty significant out here, tony. this is a 20-inch water main break that we're talking about between international drive and the beltway here on route 123 northbound. and it is expected to tie traffic up most of the day. i just spoke with a v-dot spokes person and saying maybe in 6-8 hours they hope to have a lane open. and this is where the water main break occurred this morning. there is a massive road collapse here on route 123. the 123 southbound is open at this time. now if you take a look at the video, the water was still rushing when we arrived here at 4:30 in the morning. v-dot is saying construction works were working out here over night drilling under the roadway for a hot lanes project. 123 northbound could be closed all day but possibly in 6-8 hours there could be lanes starting to open up. now the road is so badly damaged it will take a while to r

they built 300 water barrels that they will sell at discount prices to northern virginia the president of dominion power says using a rain barrel helps minimize the yard and basement flooding. >>> is the economy really rebounding? today the dow finished above 11,000. that's the highest close since september 26th. but is it too early to be optimistic? the dow topped 11,000 today and cnbc's mike huckman joins us live. mike, what's the latest on the market this afternoon? what's behind it? >> good evening, jim. what's behind it is the economic turnaround as well as the start of another earnings season. yes, the markets closed higher despite the first component of the dow jones industrial average to report quarterly earnings number this season, disappointing results. dow finished for the second day in a row above that psychological benchmark of 11,000. it is at the highest level. it has been in about a year and a half. nasdaq, s&p 500, also rose fractionally today. so the dow component that looked like it was going to possibly put a damper on things without coal a aluminum company did not

he's accused of hitting gyms across northern virginia while people are woking out -- working out. he's stolen credit cards, wallets, keys. police want you to give them a call if i have any information. >>> we're getting a first look at the evidence prosecutors hope would send a man arrested for being naked in his home to jail. one key piece proving to be the crucial clue that swayed the jury to find he was not guilty. tonight he has a message for you. fox 5's jennifer davis sat down with him today. >> reporter: eric williams says he should never have been arrested at gunpoint inside his own home for being naked in his kitchen. a jury agreed and found him not guilty of indecent exposure. he wants people to realize how easy it is to be charged with a crime like this and how difficult it is to rebuild your life, even after a jury says you've done nothing wrong. eric williamsson says these are the photos that convinced the jury he was telling the truth and had no idea two women saw him drinking coffee naked if his kitchen back in october. >> it's great to be not guilty but i still hav

dense fog advisory this morning, the counties from the shenandoah valley to southern maryland, northern virginia and dense fog also is showing up across the northern neck and over to the eastern shore. we have visibilities like toward salisbury, georgetown, and locally zero in leesburg and dulles. zero in martinsburg, that's not good. tell us about the drive in this morning. you were saying, dad i can't see. >> yeah, i could not see anything. hardly a foot in front of the car. >> you think it will be a tough commute for everybody? >> pretty much. >> there you have it from the expert here. three quarters in orange. culpeper a quarter mile. not so bad at andrews. >> but annapolis is. >> point 25 oar one quarter. >> exactly. not a bad afternoon here it will be warmer. high temperature of -- >> high temperature of 72. and tomorrow a pleasant day with a high of. >> 70. >> on saturday showers will be moving in with temperatures in the. >> 60s. >> exactly. at the bus stop, you will miss the bus stop forecast, how about your classmates there. how about that? >> a lot of fog and temperatures 38 to 52 deg

in northern virginia members of restore the constitution group plan to carry their guns to a rally at the national park off the potomac river. also going on now a rally organized by the second amendment march at the washington monument. no guns allowed at the event because of d.c.'s ban on handguns. liz foley, media drr for the second amendment march. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me in your words, what is the goal, what message does your organization want to send not only to the country but the world since this is getting so much attention. >> i think we just want to remind folks of the freedoms our founders fought for and won. we want to make sure those freedoms don't go away. we're here to protect the bill of rights, first amendment that gives me the right to talk about it and second amendment which gives the right to protect all other amendments provided for in the constitution. >> your organization says the timing is the result of lexington and concord. you've got people in oklahoma city mourning the loss of 168 americans, 600 others who were

. >>> what could stop construction of the hot lanes through northern virginia. >>> and still ahead, looking to book i stand before you today... to apologize. the system has failed you. i have failed you. i have failed to help you share your talent with the world when the world needs talent more than ever. yet, it's being wasted every day... by an educational system steeped in tradition and old ideas. well, it's time for a new tradition. it's time to realize talent isn't just in schools like this one, it's everywhere. it's time to use technology to rewrite the rules of education, to learn how you learn so we can teach you better. it's time the university adapted to you, rather than you adapting to it. it's time--time--time for a different--different kind of university. it's your time. >>> you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 today. >>> more arrests are made in connection with last month's mass shooting in d.c. and at the same time, dropped charges against a teenager accused in the case. >>> porn scandal, a government agency under fire this morning.

bombing, thousands of sick advocates are touting firearms, took part in gun rights rally in northern virginia. i guess it makes them feel better. a couple hundred more protested without their guns on the national mall. hold it right there. here's the thing. why didn't they do this in the last eight years? why now? what has barack obama done? what have the democrats done? what have the liberals done? they don't even know why they're upset. government takeover of health care. is that it? wall street. okay, well figure this out. the democrats want to reel in wall street and the republicans are against it. where do these tea bag nut jobs stand on that one? former alabama minuteman leader mike vanderbow told the crowd armed confrontation should only be used when the government threatens people's lives but he left the door open for violence if people refuse arrest for refusing to buy health insurance. i can't believe i'm quoting this guy tonight. "if i know i'm not going to get a fair trial in federal court, i at least have the right to have an unfair gunfight." he's a smart one, isn't he? this is

now, it's interesting that across the potomac river in northern virginia these protesters were able tonloaded rifles and loaded hand guns at their side, holstered, and this is because of a law that was signed recently by president obama. in fact, some gun control advocates say that the president has a flunking grade in that subject and would like to see him tighten those laws up so the gun control debate rages on in the nation's capital. >> thank you very much. >>> now back to donny. >> thank you. boy, maybe, just a suggestion to some of the gun folks, that hey, wow, for the first time you can carry a gun in a national park. maybe obama isn't such a bad guy. i mean, we've just got to get out of the trenches here. >> stop being angry. >> well you can be angry but let's understand what's going on here and maybe we'll be a little less angry. appreciate it. >>> today is the 15th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing. president bill clinton and others warned that what happened then could happen unless we start watching our words. we'll look into whether a real threat exists. to be better

last december-- at this house in eastern pakistan-- shocked the muslim-american community in northern virginia. >> this is indeed a wake up call. it is a wake up call involving our youth. >> reporter: the five men, ages 18 to 24, had become friends at this mosque in a suburb of washington, d.c. worshipers there said they were good kids, who studied hard and never expressed extremist views. mustafa abu maryam runs the mosque's youth group. >> our group discussions never talked about politics, never talked about ongoing conflicts, never talked about fighting against anyone indirectly or directly. on the contrary, we always promoted compassion toward others and being good stewards of humanity. >> reporter: but in late november, the five-- ahmed abdullah minni, umar chaudhry, waqar khan, aman hassan yemer and ramy zamzam-- disappeared, without telling family or freinds of their plans. friends of their plans. amal khalifa, ramy zamzam's mother, said he did tell her he was going away to baltimore. he disappeared what in late november? >> i can't say he disappeared. he told me before he leave he's go

bert ely is a banking industry consultant who runs his own firm in northern virginia. and julia gordon is senior policy counsel at the consumer advocacy group, the center for responsible lending. julia gordon, let's start with you. why was it so hard for people whose homes are underwater to get the banks to agree to a lower principal balance? >> it's hard because it's hard for them to get any modification at all to begin with. whether you're underwater or not dealing with mortgage services is exceedingly difficult and many borrowers are struggling with that. but it's particularly difficult because the primary government program targeting this issue right now, the home affordable modification program, does not right now include a principal reduction component. the mortgage services are only doing what they're essentially required to do. they're not really going above and beyond particularly in a situation where not only does this cost the owner of the loan money in many cases but in most cases it costs the servicers some of their own fees. >> suarez: bert, this housing