on 66 eastbound near nutley street in this picture, a pretty heavy volume. slowing in centreville, at 50, and then from nutley street to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a trip to africa and the global lifetime quickly turned into a nightmare for an australian tourist. take a look. >> [crowd gasps] >> that was a 22-year-old bungee jumping in zimbabwe on new year's eve. she plummeted 365 feet into the river below when the courts snapped -- cord. >> i felt like i had been slapped all over. >> she managed to swim to safety with her legs still tied together. in online statement the operator insisted that its operations are safe. not sure how you make that argument. my gosh. glad to make it through. >> shocking. you will see her actually swimming as the current six third-down sure if the video plays a little longer. it's remarkable that she's ok. >>> 6:13 right now, 28 degrees in potomac. thanks for waking up with us. >> the devil can expan, and a look whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeee

more slow traffic after nutley streed street head -- after nutley street headed for the beltway.ort washington road, we have a stalled car reported in the highway on the northbound side of 210. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> wouldn't it be nice for you could just work from home in your pajamas. virginia companies actually get tax brakes, new ones now for letting people do just that. companies can get up to $50,000 in tax credits for setting up telework systems. support arers say i it will keep the employees happy, get cars off the road and help the environment too. >> we could just set up a little desk in our home and talk back and forth. >> that would be nice. >> not a bad idea. >> let's see if we can get someone to work on that. >> we'll go live to fox business network in new york for a look at what could be in the markets for 2012. >>> whether it was a gift that you bought or something that somebody gave you, plenty of people got something online this year that they want to return. so ups is expected to be very busy returning a record number of gifts this ye

you'll have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive to get back on to saintsbury. the new pattern will be in place until june. >>> about face. >> last night d.c. firefighters upset over a proposed schedule change walked out of a state of the department speech. happened as fire chief ken ellerbee ended his speech and prepared to take questions. one firefighter called the others to attention, ordered an about-face, and dismissed them. they left. the chief wants to change shifts from 24 hours to 12 hours saying it will save the city millions of dollars a year. the union says it would disrupt the lives of firefighters. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house pleaded not guilty trying to assassinate the president. oscar ortega shernds accused of -- hernandez is accused of firing at the white house. the president and first lady were not home at the time. he was arrested several days later in pennsylvania. ortega hernandez is due in court next month. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >>> a breast implant saved a woman's life in florida. the woman was o

may slow down a bit at nutley street. more on area roadways at 6:24. back to you, mike. >> thank you, monika. the big yellow bus is here and it is headed for the airport in today's cool schools. dulles airport. where teachers are taking their love of science to new heights. they're going so high, they'll know what it will be like to be almost weightless. hold on. it is time for liftoff. >> for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. you've heard newton's laws of motion but have you ever felt them? like this. 30 teachers got the opportunity of a lifetime, experiencing zero gravity. and their students are pumped. >> they're excited for me. they want to see me do flips and they're fired up. >> to inspire the next generation of scientists, inspire those who teach them. that's the motivation behind north group grumman foundation sponsoring weightless flights of discovery. >> you are truly the heart beat of this nation. you take the time out for your young people every day and we're just very excited to be able to offer this opportunity. >> th

overnight construction cleared as you travel between nutley street and the beltway. and on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> it is primary day in florida. in just a few hours, voters will start heading to the polls to pick a republican presidential candidate. after days of heavy campaigning in the sunshine state, mitt romney enters today as the favorite leading newt gingrich by double digits in most polls. meantime, rick santorum and ron paul are no longer in florida. they will watch tonight's results from nevada. >>> president obama took to the internet to spread his campaign message in what the white house calls a virtual hangout. the president and to google plus and youtube to answer questions from people at home about the state of the union address last week. google says the site got more than 133,000 questions for the 45-minute program. ogram. >>> another big story we're following. these are some tense times for occupy d.c. the national park service is now enforcing a long- standing ban on camping ove

this is at nutley, and that will continue as you make your way towards cedar. westbound, not seeing any issues as delays or accidents. i-95 in virginia, this is a look at fairfax county parkway, and you are clear, and as you make your way on to 395, no issues for you. >>> 11:20 is the time. still ahead, italian cooking made simple. the cookbook is helping people in our area. we'll tell you how. >>> plus, are drugs like ritalin safe. we look at the results of the latest studies. first, here >>> we have more now on breaking news on decision 2012. michele bachmann is announcing she is ending her campaign for president. the republican candidate finished in sixth place last night in iowa. let's listen in. >> because i believe firmly that what the congress had done and what president obama had done in passing obama karen dangered the very survival of the united states of america, and i knew it was my obligation to insure that president obama's program was stopped before it became fully implemented. the necessity for the complete repeal of obamacare, because obamacare

. >>> chopper 4 is over i-66 and nutley. if you're traveling i-66 eastbound around sully road, you are starting to slow down just a bit. i'm not seeing major delays at all as you make your way towards nutley. not seeing any accident between the bypass and the beltway on 66 in either direction. looking pretty good at this time. traveling i-95 northbound, definitely hitting the brakes at fairfax county parkway. your first set of delays start at prince william parkway, and you're slow towards the occoquan. you'll see a little relief. again, at fairfax, you are definitely slow as you continue. going to continue watching this because i did see an ambulance drive by. no reported accident. and as i look closer, i can see additional activity. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at this. joe, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> the first contest of decision 2012 came down to the slimmest of margins. former governor mitt romney eked out a razor thin eight-vote victory over former senator rick santor santorum. romney won with 30,01

we'll take a live look now if you're planning to head over to 66 at nutley street. on virginia side of things, things are looking fine. right in from gainesville as you head for vienna inside the beltway to the roosevelt bridge. same story on the 95/395 corridor as well. we'll go back over to our graphics, good news for those of who you use public transportation. metro, marc and vre, everything is running on time. in my next report, i'll cover more on maryland roadways but first, the montgomery county council has unanimously voted in favor of using bus, rapid transit on the transit way. that's a transit system on the i-270 corridor. council members outlined what they felt were the advantages of a bus system versus light rail. >> having a bus rapid transit mode will save hundreds of millions compared to a light rail mode. and it will likely happen much faster. >> the county's recommendation now goes to maryland governor martin o'malley. he will make his own recommendation before sending a proposal to the federal government for funding. yesterday, the montgomery count

you'll have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive. from there you'll be able to get to saintsbury. the new pattern will be in place until about june. >>> fairfax and loudoun county leaders want to know how much they'll have to pay for metro's new silver line. forecast's board of supervisors just passed a motion looking into how much the new rail line will cost to run over the next 15 years. loudoun county officials are also seeking a price tag. both counties have agreed to help pay for the construction of the first phase of the dulles rail project. but they'll also have to pay for part of the line's operating costs once it's finished. they want to know how much that will cost them before they agree to help pay for the second phase of the line. >>> you may soon give up your privacy when you use google. beginning march 1, the search engine will start tracking all users' activities across most of its services. information used on one sooid such as youtube or google-plus can be linked to another of its social networking services. for exam

we'll go back outside live. 66 is slowing down at nutley street. we'll go over to 395 northbound in shirlington, a little bit slow coming up from duke street. then you're fine as you head for the 14th street bridge. we'll go into maryland at 6:11. back to you guys. >>> we're just one day away from the republican presidential primary in new hampshire. and it is going to be a race for a second place. the latest polls show former massachusetts governor mitt romney has a commanding lead with 41% of the support of likely voters. texas congressman ron paul is in second with 17%. rick santorum and jon huntsman tied for third with 11%. two of the republican candidates have been dogged this week by comments they made which some perceive as racist. to talk about race in the g.o.p. race, we're joined by dr. michael font roy, a political science professor at george mason university. thank you for being here with us. we're talking about senator rick santorum and former speaker newt gingrich and some statements they've made talking about black people and poverty

you'll now have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive.ere you'll be able to get to saintsbury. the new traffic pattern will be in place until about june. >>> fairfax and loudoun county leaders want to know how much they'll have to pay for metro's new silver line. forecast's board of super -- fairfax county's board of supervisors passed a motion looking into how much the rail line will cost to run over the next 15 years. loudoun county officials are seeking a price tag. both counties have agreed to help pay for the construction of the first phase of the dulles rail project. they'll also have to pay for part of the line's operating costs once it's finished. they want to know how much that will cost them before they agree to help pay for the second phase of the line. >>> fairfax county is giving a detailed look at how it plans to make tyson's corner a major city center. the county's board of supervisors approved a 250-page design manual that offers ways to make tyson's greener and more pedestrian friendly. the design uses four metro stations

we'll take a live look on the inbound side of 66 here at nutley street. nice and light heading through this area and on to 66 inside the beltway toward the potomac river. we'll go back over to the maps. this time head on the other side. no problems to report on route 50 coming in from annapolis. bw parkway in from baltimore. right through cheverly into the northeast corridor. you'll be ok. live look into college park on the northside, outer loop looks fine leaving 95 all the way around into silver spring. more on area roadways at 5:09. andrea? >> today, a house committee is holding hearings into why the occupy d.c. protestors are being allowed to camp out on federal land. both freedom plaza and mcpherson square sits on lands which belongs to the national park service. 9news now reporter delia gonsalves is live at mcpherson square with a preview. good morning, delia. >> good morning, andrea. the folks have a permit. the occupiers here at mcpherson have been here for about three months without a permit. according to the d.c. government oversight committee,

headlights are on the inbound side of 66 leaving nutley street headed for 495. you will be ok whether you're heading northbound or southbound. let's go back over to the maps. if you're heading north toward the american legion bridge, traffic is moving well into bethesda. no problems to report on the toll road. route 7 and 123 look great through tysons. another live look this time at the american legion bridge from 270 into tysons corner looking fine as well. in my next report, we'll go into virginia as well at 6:12. back to you guys. >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. two disaster aid centers are opening to help people recovering from last summer's earthquake in virginia. one is in spotsylvania county. the other is in louisa county. both will be open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> students move back into three renovated schools in montgomery county. canon road elementary, garrett park elementary and seven locks elementary. first bell rings at 9:00. >>> a decision could be made today on whether

you now have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive. from there, you can get to saintsbury. the new traffic pattern will be in place until about june. angie? >>> major changes are also coming this week to the dupont circle metro station. the 19th street entrance will be closing on wednesday so crews can replace all three escalators. that entrance won't open for about eight months. that may seem like a long time to fix three escalators, but metro says this is no small task. >> we've got to not only rip out the existing units, but in order to prepare the space for the new units coming in, there is work underneath with the trusses that has to be done. one of the steps involved is preserving an escalator at all times as a set of stairs to provide emergency egress here at this entrance. in addition to that, we put in a new spiral staircase and event shaft. so, there are some emergency evacuation options. >> during construction, you'll have to use the q street entrance to get in and out of the station. >>> a local celebrity chef is trying to get the word out about speed cameras. j

if you're planning to head on to 66, there were two spot of construction at route 123 and nutley streetit ramp. that should be cleared up shortly. we'll take a look on the south side of town on the beltway near route 4, pennsylvania avenue. everything is fine near andrews air force base. down in accokeek, accokeek road at bell hill road, a tractor trailer hit the pole. verizon is on the scene. there is no time set yet as to when they can reopen it. take barry road to route 210. more on that and other area roadways. >>> president obama gives the state of the union address tonight. he's expected to call for higher taxes on the wealthy and offer his plans for the housing crisis and unemployment. ahead of tonight's speech, gary nurenberg takes a look at the state of the union and whether or not things are better off. >> reporter: because some things are different now than they were then. january 20th, 2009, gas costs $1.84. now it is $3.38. the national debt was $10.6 trillion but it is $50.2 trillion. the republican take -- >> three years later, what we have are 13 million people still wit

on the inbound side of i-66 at nutley street, the exit ramp was blocked overnight with construction.ll of that should be cleared up within the next 20 to 30 minutes. let's take a live look outside northbound on i-95. not looking bad at all at the prince william parkway. by the way in southern maryland, route 210 at berry road, you may still find residual police activity. we're trying to figure out if any lanes are blogged. we'll end with a live look, a nice live look at the beltway north side of town at university boulevard. there are no issues to report on our mdot camera on the outer loop as you leave 95 and into silver spring and over to 270. coming up in my next report, we will take a look into maryland at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> occupy d.c. protesters are refusing to leave mcpherson square and freedom plaza, this despite a warning by park police that sleeping will no longer be allowed in either of the parks. >> we have more on the protesters and their renewed effort to keep in place. >> reporter: 11 hours aft deadline for occupy protesters to stop camping out on national

drivers will now have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive. from there you will be able to get to saintsbury. the new traffic pattern will be in place until about june. >>> also today, metro will expand bus service to the marc center in alexandria. metro bus route 28 x leesburg limited will add more eastbound trips during the morning rush and westbound trips in the afternoon. buses will run every 25 to 30 minutes between tyson's corner and the marc center. the route includes stops at the west falls church metro station and seven corners shopping center. but it will no longer stop at columbia pike and carlin springs road. >>> 4:37. ahead on "news4 today," new clues in the search for a missing toddler. what police say they've discovered in the home where the little girl disappeared from. >>> deadly pileup. what's being blamed for this accident that left several people dead along a busy interstate. >>> a chilly start to this morning as you head out. >>> good morning. weather & traffic on the 1s early on thismond. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4

close to nutley street live where it's nice and quiet headed to the beltway and inside the beltway to the roosevelt bridge as well. coming up in the next report, we'll go into maryland at 4:55. >>> federal authorities are now taking a closer look at the safety of air shows. the n.t.s.b. called several executives from those shows and safety officials to washington for a hearing. >> members are looking for new ways to make the popular past time safer. >> reporter: air show accidents like the one in reno, nevada have the national transportation safety board reevaluating safety rules. 11 people died last september when a world war ii era plane crashed. 70 more were hurt. mike houton sponsors the group that heads the show. >> times haven't been easy. we're looking forward to pulling all the elements that are necessary on so we can operate the event in 2010. >> reporter: he and other air show executives questioned at tuesday's hearing say safety is always the top priority. >> if i don't believe an act is going to be safe or i see they're not doing what they're supposed to do, i knock them o

you really have is overnight construction that's being cleared up on the inbound side of i-66 at nutley treat stoo and -- street and on the outer loop through annandale as well. more on area roadways coming up again at 4:47. >>> 4:39. time for your first money segment of the morning. that's why jessica doyle is here. >> look at both of you pretty in pink today. loving it. as for wall street hopefully we'll be in the pink. lots to go through this morning. investors looking at a new report on home prices, consumer confidence and earnings season full steam ahead. for stocks it was a flat session. checking the numbers the dow starts this morning at 12,653 after dropping almost 7 points. the nasdaq lost 4 and a half and the s&p 500 dropped by 3. drivers in maryland could soon be paying more to fill up. governor martin o'malley says he wants to extend maryland's 6% sales tax for gasoline. the washington examiner reports the move would give maryland the fourth highest gas tax in the continental u.s. the governor's plan would phase out the exemption adding a 2% tax each year. that would add abo

overnight construction leaving nutley to the beltway cleared so our lanes are open coming in out of vienna. we are picking up construction cones. no problems to report at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >> thank you. >>> we're following breaking news this morning. u.s. military forces have freed an american and a dane who had been held hostage by pirates in somalia since october. western officials say military helicoptered flew in under the cover of darkness early today to free the two aid workers for the danish refugee council. the organization says the workers are unharmed. the pirates say nine of them were killed in the raid. were. >> i will keep taking actions that help the economy grow. i can do a whole lot more with your help. because when we act together, there is nothing the united states of america can't achieve. >> the president calls out congress urging lawmakers to come together and act on his plans to get the economy moving. the president delivered his election year state of the union address. >> he touched on everything from education t

here we are near nutley street. headlights are eastbound. there's more action spotted on the highway now. we will see if we have more volume than yesterday. back to news. >>> mitt romney's margin of victory early this morning. the gop chairman declared the former massachusetts governor dukakis winner. he beat rick santorum by just eight votes. ron paul finished in third place, followed by newt gingrich, rick perry, and michelle bachmann. former massachusetts governor has been declared the caucus winner. >> the race went down to the wider. >> it did. the numbers were double checked early this morning after nearly 1000 campaign events.seven different front runners more than $12 million in television ads, and it all came down to eight votes. it truly went down to the wire. it was a two-man battle in the end. >> 32,015 votes for former governor mitt romney. senator santorum received 30,007 votes. >> eight votes separated the winner and a very close second place rick santorum. >> thank you so much for all your help. on to new hampshire. let's get

otherwise, the normal ebb and flow from centreville and 5123 and nutley street to the beltway. by the way, we have a problem for metro rail. metro rail is reporting a switch problem at the pentagon station. if you normally take a blue or yellow line train, anticipates an additional weight. that's blue and yellow line for metro rail. -- an additional wait. >> 41 degrees in manassas. >> wall street's fall likes what it heard from the fed. and another white house shakeup in the works. who could be the next to go. >> a new look for the wizards. another win. the terrapins take on a rival. >> and an attack on a busy stre >> metro is expected to review several recent incidents when it meets today. >> members will look at why a 10-car train ran along the entire red line in early december. eight cars is the maximum allowed. a panel will also discuss two recent incidents in which the brics fell off of trains and a deadly crash between a pick-up truck and a metro bus last month. -- brakes fell off of trains. >> a study shows streetcars could spur development and raise property values. the

. >> each down 66 between 123 antonovich street is blocking the green arrow lane -- wanted123 and nutley355. no issues to report near the pentagon. looks good on 110 and washington boulevard as well as 395. >> could be the end of the line for the democracy demonstrations in mcpherson square. >> last night d.c. mayor vincent gray called on the national park service to kick out the protesters. john gonzalez has the reason behind the eviction notice and why it does not necessarily mean the end for the movement. >> good morning. it appears the rat problem has intensified since the protesters moved into mcpherson square in october. the mayor has called on the national park service to essentially removed all the protesters, citing rat infestation and other health issues at the tissues. he suggested relocating the protesters perhaps to freedom plaza, where a separate group has been camping out for months. both sites are owned by the park service. but the park service has said that these folks have a right to protest and have a four-month protest, so this could continue. california representativ

stop and go as you continue to nutley. travel speed about 36 miles per hour.ng on to i-66, not so bad as you pass glebe road. joe and eun, back to you. >>> 6:22. 42 degrees. after the break, the one of a kind work of art stolen 30 years ago finally back where it belongs. >>> and the world leader who got pore than she bargained for >>> some scary moments for usth australian prime minister. she had to be rushed out of a restaurant by security after it was surrounded by a group of protesters. about 200 indigenous rights supporters surrounded the building. the situation was so tense about 50 police officers escorted her out. she stumbled and lost a shoe at one point >>> a rare piece of art is back with its riteful owner this morning more than three decades taf was stolen. immigration officials returned the pissarro to the faux museum. it was stolen back in 1981 and later sold to a gallery at texas. it was shown off one last time in washington yesterday before being shipped back to france. >> wonder how they tracked it down. >> i'm sure there's a great story there.

as you pass nutley and make your way towards the beltway, you will see delays here. and traveling in maryland, much nicer. look at the view of i-270, no issues here. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> and getting out of downtown d.c. will get easier this weekend. the district department of transportation will open the second phase of the 11th street bridge project. it hopes to open the outbound span tomorrow and drivers will have direct access from the southeast southwest freeway to i-295. the inbound span opened last month. the 11th street bridge project is the largest project ddot has ever opened. it's expected to be completed sometime next year. >>> the hot lanes are not going to be called hot lanes after all. they will be called express lanes to comply with federal highway administration standards and the company that will operate the lanes just released these pictures of the new signs that will align the express lanes. as you can see, you will need easy pass to use them, and you don't have to pay a toll if you have three or more people in your vehicle. they are

overnight roadwork set up between nutley street and the beltway has cleared. the beltway roadwork and the hot lane also cleared. no problems to report at the wilson bridge. traffic flowing freely here southbound along 270 coming in out of germantown. no trouble spots to report working your way out towards mva. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the big story morning, a new studdie commissioned by d.c. mayor vincent gray t recommends that more than three dozen of the city's public schools be shut down. stacy cohan has the details on this. she joins us live from the school board headquarters in northeast. good morning. >> the school board chancellor kaya henderson called this study a potential game changer. that was back in august when it was first commissioned. the group from chicago, illinois has recommended closing or dramatically changing about three dozen schools and these schools are in some of the city's most struggling neighborhoods. the illinois facilities fund or iff as it is known says that some of these schools have some

. >> lanes are open coming in from nutley street to the beltway.lems to report as you make your way from vienna headed towards the capital beltway. the beltway is running smoothly. we are now receiving word of a crash on the northbound side of 5 at allentown road. heads up there, fire and rescue unit are responding to the scene. coming inbound, south capital street, suitland parkway headed for the douglas bridge. we are still quiet on 295 headed for the inbound 11th street brim. chopt. opt. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a takoma park supple says they were singled out because they are gay. they have filed a complaint with the federal government. bob barnard has the story. >> i had an epileptic seizure while driving and i crashed my car into a telephone pole. >> reporter: that was the injury she suffered followed by what she calls an insult to her partner linda col he have. it happened last november 13th. kat says when linda followed her ambulance to the er, she was stopped at the front desk and not allowed to be at her side until

the pace improves only to slow after nutley street to the beltway.are open northbound i-95. not a pad right for those leaving woodbridge headed up into newington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> an update now on a developing story this morning. a police standoff in southeast washington has come to an end. >> it all began with a traffic stop in alexandria late last night. fairfax county police attempted to pull over a car near telegraph road and north kingshighway but the suspect took off. they followed the car into southeast d.c. where the driver jumped out and ran into a home. d.c. police also responded to the barricade situation where they were on the scene for hours. jut before 5:30 a.m., we got the word this morning that that suspect was taken into custody. no word yet on the suspect's identity nor what if any charges may be filed. >>> just one day to go now before the next big contest in the road to the white house. the south carolina republican primary. newt gingrich seems to have eaten into the big lead that mitt romney once

and then the pace improves as you head through the beltway, bunching up closer to nutley street again heading for 495. we'll take a live look outside right now. here's what it looks like on 66 at gallows road as you head through the beltway. you'll find a few brakes lights here. back to the map and this time, if you're planning to head over on to metro, marc or vre, everything is fine. no problems to report on 95 in springfield. we're doing fine from newington, just a bit slow below the speed limit and then again on 395, live look there. at duke street. i think actually it looks better than normal here through landmark to the 14th street bridge. if you're using public transportation, metro, marc, vre, everything is running on time. in my next report, we'll go into maryland coming up in a few minutes. back to you, mike and andrea. >> in just a few hours, a former marine reservist will head to court. >> yonathan malaku accused of firing a gun at several military targets in our region including the pentagon. >> he's expected to enter a plea today -- to enter into a plea deal today. delia

here at nutley street, still looks pretty good. it may slow down a bit as you approach the beltway. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:25. jessica and mike? >> thank you so much, monika. the time right now is 6:18. next in sports, a shutout in the bcs title game and the capitals limp on home from l.a. >> before we head to break, another check of the question of the morning. which company do you think is the largest toy distributor in the whole world. is it a, walmart. b, mcdonald's or c, toys "r" us. >> our facebook friend terry says i think it is b, mcdonald's. look at how many billions of hamburgers they sold with all of those boys. while ronald writes c, toys "r" us but i reserve the right to change my answer if i'm wrong. good morning, channel 9 family. good morning to you, too, ronald. >> keep your guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:49. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 6:22. howard here, your weather first. we've got some dense fog in spots this morning. dense fog advisory until 9:00 west of washington. even some areas below freezing. watch out for some slic

live shot of the commute coming westbound leaving vienna working your way past the vienna metro and nutley street. volume increasing but the lane remain open. no trouble spots to report close in at the beltway. you will also find volume increasing as you travel between the two 234s out in manassas. updating the ride along southbound 270, still an easy go for folks coming in out of rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> it is the second nominating contest of the election year. voters will hit the polls for the new hampshire primaries tomorrow. some of the candidates are making some head way on frontrunner mitt romney. fox 5's stacy cohan has the latest. >> reporter: make no mistake, mitt romney still enjoys a double digit lead in the polls in new hampshire. however, there are indications his lead may be slipping. romney has been campaigning in the granite state sinwhen he ma presidency. but he is facing increasingly aserbic attacks from his opponents. ron paul is up from 17% to 20% in the polls. rome me dropped from 40% to 35. what about the man who has spent the most

delays continue to nutley.on 66 in either direction inside and outside of the beltway. and i'm still checking rails for you. i'm not seeing any delays just yet. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. >>> breaking news right now. france is suspending military operations in afghanistan after an afghan soldier shot and killed four french soldiers working for nato. this happened in the kopiso province 90 miles east of kabul. 17 people were injured in the tax. the suspect is now in military custody. there's no word on why the afghan soldier opened fire on the international troops. >>> also in afghanistan, a helicopter crash killed six u.s. marines. the nato military command in kabul says the helicopter crashed in the helmand province. officials tell nbc news that there were no signs of any hostile fire at the time of the crash. the cause remains under investigation. and we're still waiting for the names of the victims to be released. >>> a cia drone -- >> a cia drone strike killed a key al qaeda operative in pakistan.

incident reported along the right side of the road after nutley street. hour as you head inbound towards the capital beltway. your lanes are open southbound along 270. no problems to report leaving germantown towards the lane divide. the beltway starting to slow as you work your way from colesville road to georgia avenue and lanes are open. inbound new york avenue no trouble spots to report right now leaving northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> now to the eviction of d.c. occupy protesters. because of rat problems at their tent city. >> d.c. mayor vince gray is calling on police to remove the protesters from mcpherson square. fox 5's sherri ly is live at the square with the latest. good morning, sherri. >> reporter: good morning, audrey. good morning, tony. the tents here at the mcpherson square encampment are still up and they have not come down just yet. but the mayor says the situation here is a health hazards. if you look at the sidewalk right here, you can see there is a chicken bone on the

we'll take a live look a little closer into the beltway where things are still looking good at nutleyet. you have the slow stretch from route 50 to 123. we'll take a live look at 395 over at duke street moving well all the way up to seminary road and the 14th street bridge. a bit of slow traffic from the prince william parkway to the occoquan river. now over to route 50 on the westbound side. we've had this accident at route 424 or just before that point davisonville. i've been on the phone with authorities there. still going to take awhile. in the meantime, you can see all of the red forming with the slow traffic trying to get into that area leaving parole. you'll have to follow police direction to get around it. coming up, another look around the area at 6:00. back to you, andrea. >>> making news at 5:49, police in charlottesville, virginia, have taken a 5-year-old boy into custody. this happened yesterday as their suspect in a triple stabbing. the boy used an edged weapon to stab two juveniles and one adult relative. the attack may have stemmed from an argument over a juice box. >>

slow all the way to nutley as you make your commute. and on the rails, no reported delays so far. danella, thank you very much. >>> 6:54. metro says power problems caused delays last night and into this morning. it knocked out their computer systems and radio. some riders tweeted they were sitting on a train for an hour. that problem capped a bad day for metro riders and more headaches are coming. news4 has more on the many issues metro is dealing with this morning. >> reporter: good morning. commuters on the system's busiest line are hoping for a smoother trip this morning than what they were dealing with yesterday. a cracked rail outside the tinley town station caused a major headache yesterday, forcing trains to single track between friendship heights and van ness for more than four hours. unlike some other cracked rails earlier this winter, this was not weather related but rather a crack officials say is just due to the rail's age. even if this morning's commute is a bit different and goes well, weekend track work that has become commonplace will close two stations. we're talk

look here, taillights eastbound, no problems westbound but eastbound delays continue to nutley. and taking the beltway in maryland, hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue. once you pass new hampshire avenue on the outer loop, you will pick up a little speed. you're still slow as you make your way toward georgia avenue. on the rails, good news, had a minor delay on the marc train. it's gone and no delays reported on the metro, marc, or vre. angie and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> now 6:23. 32 degrees. after the break the dream come true for a local high school band. >>> and next, the very personal secret revealed in a rap verse by the newest celebrity parents. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> richard bre

. -- and nutley street headed close in towards the beltway. lanes are open traveling between the robinson terminal and 66. here we are headed across the chain bridge. traffic running smoothly in each direction. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> thank you. >>> now to the race for the white house. it is the first vote in the lead-up to the nomination for gop candidates. after spending the night in a near dead heat, early this morning, mitt romney eked out the narrowest of victories beating rick santorum by just eight votes. here are your totals. mitt romney with 30,015. rick santorum, 30,007. mitt romney won 13 delegates. rick santorum took 12, 48%. saner to up says his rise to the top is part of his agenda. he declared game on. in the meantime, mitt romney is now setting his sights on president obama. >> we are all working together because of our passion for this country our current that it is being led by a president who may be nice guy but just is over his head. >> what wins in america are bold ideas, sharp contrasts and a pla

northbound 95, no issues. 66, heading in past nutley street there to the center of your screen, headlightseading towards you. the inbound traffic, no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> we are also following some breaking news out of northeast. a baby left alone a porch in the freezing cold. wisdom martin is live at the hospital where the baby is now being treated this morning. what is the latest? >> well, investigators are still trying to figure out how this happened and who is responsible for leaving this baby outside. i had a chance to speak with the man who found that baby. he says he believes that the infant was about two weeks old and here is what else he had to say. he says he was walking to the store on channing street northeast between 11:30 and 12:30 last night. he saw something small wrapped in a towel on the steps of one of his neighbor's house close to the curb. he initially thought it was a doll. he went back to his dad's house, got his dad. they grabbed towel and came out. it turns out to wasn't a doll. it was an infant little girl. >>

let's go live to 66 at nutley street. again, maybe a few brake lights as you approach the beltway. that's about it to report on the west side of town. we'll go to maryland next time around at 6:00. mike? >> thanks, monika. making news now at 5:50 this morning, this weekend, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will return to tucson to mark the one with-year anniversary of the january 8th massacre there. she's still recovering from wounds she received. giffords will attend a vigil to remember the six people who were killed in the shooting. the accused gunman jared loughner is still behind bars. >> the highest suspension bridge in the world connects to states in mexico through the sierra madre mountains. it is 3700 feet long and just over 1300 feet high. it took almost four years to build. the first cars will be allowed across the bridge later this month. >>> two baby rhesus monkeys at the center of a experiment. they're the first chimeric monkeys to be born. they combined cells from different embryos to make a new pieced together embryo. the manufactured embryos were implanted i

eastbound are you seeing crowding making your way toward centreville and continue toward nutley. no accidents are reported right now on i-66 in either direction. are you going to see a lot of congestion now as you head out of centreville. ever to i-95 at prince william parkway, this is the view as you make your way northbound. you will see delays as you head toward fairfax county parkway. they continue as you head toward fairfax county parkway. on the rails, a delay on the green line seems to be gone. so far no reported delays on metro, marc, or the vre. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> right now it is 6:13. ahead, the mile high miracle everyone is talking about. >>> plus, a new information in the murder mystery on the property of the royal family. >>> and next, we go live to new hampshire where there is some hampshire where there is some movement in li s hampshire where there is some moveidnt in li s m ba llral,was hampshire where there is some moveidnt in unl m ba llral,was hampshire where there is some vet.veou in ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give

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and 66 at nutley, a little bit of volume but absolutely nothing in your way.joe, back to you. >> thank you, carol. >>> there remains a lot of uncertainty this morning on the eve of the iowa caucuses. the gop presidential hopefuls will make one final push across the state today trying to secure the state of republican voters who are unsure about the field. tracie potts is live in des moines with the candidates to watch. tracie, good morning to you. >> hi, joe. good morning, everyone. 4 out of 10 iowans say they could still change their mind. this is still a very volatile race or caucus we'll see tomorrowful the one to watch seems to be rick santorum. coming out of single digits a few weeks ago, he's now surging in the polls. he's in third place with 15% support. when you look at the last couple days of polling, he's actually in a virtual tie with the front-runner mitt romney. the issue between the two seems to be who's more conservative. >> you can't have a strong economy and just a strong economic plan unless you have strong families and you have moral values

we'll take a live look closer to nutley street to the beltway. few cars out. really no big deals to worry about. back out to the maps, this time, we'll head south on i-95 coming up across the occoquan river all the way lorton, newington, springfield, you're fine. live look inside the beltway. 395 in shirlington heading for the 14th street bridge. no problems to report into downtown and all of the corridors northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest, everything looks fine. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you, andrea and mike. >> some of the internet's biggest web sites are going dark to protest an antipiracy bill that critics say will end the internet as we know it. the protest is their response to the stop online piracy act or sopa. >> the legislation's goal is to crack down a copyright infringement by restricting access to sites that fuel the copyright infringement. if sopa passes, copyright holders would be able to complain to law enforcement and get web sites shut down. delia gonsalves joins us now with more. >> i looked at google. there

>>> traveling 66 east, the accident at nutley is now in the left shoulder lane.u approach that accident heading eastbound on 66, you're pretty slow. i'll show you now. waples mill, delays at centreville. slow toward the beltway. the beltway in maryland at colesville road, i have seen some cars hit the brakes. it looks like they're moving. definitely crowding and seeing delays. travel speed, 36 miles per hour on the outer loop. from i-95 to i-270. that trip right now taking 15 minutes. and taking the rails, still seeing the two long delays on the brurns will be east line. -- brunswick east line. on 870, a 15-minute delay. pew. >> all right. thank you. >>> 6:53. demonstrators with occupy d.c. could be forced to move out of mcnepherson square. tracee wilkins has details. good morning. >> reporter: the merritt -- the mayor is taking this seriously. after having the health department investigate, he think it's a matter of safety not only for people residing there but also for the rest of the residents in the district of columbia to have these folks moved out as soon a

drivers will have to take nutley to lee highway to vaden drive.e you'll be able to get back to saintbury. the new traffic pattern will be in place until it june. >>> also today, metro will expand bus service to the marc center in alexandria. metro bus route 28x leesburg limited will add more eastbound trips during the morning rush hour and westbound trips in the afternoon. buses will run every 25 to 30 minutes between tyson's corner and the mark center. the route includes stops at the west falls church metro station and seven corners shopping center. it will no longer stop at columbia pike and carlin springs road. >>> today the senate is expected to vote on a bill to ban insider trading by members of congress. under the proposal, the regulatory agencies and the justice department would investigate any member who violates the ban on insider trading. it directs house and senate ethics committees to write additional congressional penalties. during his state of the union address, president obama said he would sign the bill into law. >>> looking to sav

we'll take a live look closer into the beltway at nutley street which is where the brake lights begineading for the beltway. over into springfield on the northbound side of i-95, overall, delays coming up toward the occoquan river and here at route 644 up to the beltway. coming up, we'll go back into maryland at 6:00. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. making news now at 5:48, defense secretary leon panetta is promising iran will be stopped if it tries to develop nuclear weapons. iran has a new urane uranium enrich enrichment site. iran will shut down the straight of hormuz. >>> parts of northern india are suffering after a heavy snowstorm this weekend. but the storm knocked out power to many people and now the cold is freezing pipes and causing them to burst leading to water shortages. snowfall totals range from one to four feet. >>> the duchess of cambridge also known as kate middleton is having a low-key celebration to mark her 30th birthday. last night, she stepped out with prince william for the london premiere of steven spielberg's film "war-horse." she's been married to the

we have here debris in the roadway as you head east on i-66 and making your way towards nutley and you are see something delays right at route 123 as you head eastbound. stick to the right to avoid the delays. no problems inside at glebe. back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> dulles rail project may overlook dulles altogether. according to the washington examiner the airport's authority is thinking of eliminating the stop at the airport and instead riders would have to get off along route 28 in fairfax county and then take a bus or light rail train, another mile and a half to the airport. that move could save about $70 million. most airport's authority members say they oppose eliminating the dulles station. >>> firefighters trying to figure out what spark ad fire in germantown. firefighters were called to a townhouse there just after midnight. investigators believe that the fire somehow started near a fireplace downstairs. then spread upstairs towards the attic. no one was hurt. three people that lived there now have to find somewhere else to stay. today the parents of a virginia gir

>> still seeing some delays traveling 66 right around nutley passing nutley, slow as you make your way i-66. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. coming up on "news4 midday," what you need to know about generic drugs. when you should splurge on the main brand. we are also cooking curry. be sure to join us at 11:00. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody, welcome, it's wines-day wednesday, january 11th and we're so glad you're with us today. hi, hodi. >> hi. >> we have a busy day. >> we sure do. >> we are going to see "sister act" with your good friend. >> we're going again. >> i missed it. >> you're going to love it. my dear friend cara lee carmela is in the role right now -- >> mother superior. >> and cara lee is on our show today, singing our "everyone has a story." stick with that. amazing tribute to this incredible mother. so please stay tuned. don't just hang around for the cute puppies and cats. >> that'

flying over accident eastbound at 50 moved on to the shoulder, with behind that out of fear get to nutleywest of town, 30's locally. the 30's local if with partlyon cloudy skies. tonight, snow and sleet starting 10:00. aroundg to freezing rain then just normal rest of for the tomorrow. 3 inches possible northwest of the metro area. >> thanks for joining us. we will be back with another news update in 30 minutes. have a great day. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ♪ >>> a lot of great signs out there this morning. the high school, hadn't heard of that. >> the gentleman in the orange hat, he said his mom told him to wear it so his mom could find him. >>> look at these pictures. no bedrest for this pregnant mom. she's climbing a mountain, just weeks from having her baby. is it safe for the baby? cameron mathison tried to keep up. >> would you have down that when you were pregnant? >> no, not at all. climb a tub of hagne dasz ice cream. >>> is it possible to look at glamorous as angelina jolie? we're taking red carpet fashions and transforming them for every day. >> a