another crash 66 at nutley street has things slow as well. one lane blocked. >>> 14 before the hour. today we will learn new information about the investigation in to anning aed sex assault that rocked the university of virginia. news 4 will be at a news conference in charlottesville this afternoon. the sex assault was detailed in a now discredited "rolling stone" magazine article last year. we'll send out a breaking news push alert on whether that investigation will lead to criminal charges. >>> new kind of reaction this morning to the video of a uva student bleeding while he's put under arrest. a virginia law student started a petition online to strip alcoholic beverage control ats of their police powers. >>> the a.b.c. department is being investigated for that arrest right now. and the bar that turned martese johnson away is weighing in this morning. the bar's owner released a statement saying johnson did not appear to be drunk even though he was arrested for public intoxication. its estimate also says johnson was, quote, cordial and respe

taking a look at 66 west of nutley street you'll see all lanes open. the pavement is wet, but there is some icy the spots here as you're approaching nutley street. back to you. >>> we're working for you to make sure you get to work on time with some important information about driving on the ice. so we know driving on the ice can be really ricky if your car does go into a skid do not jam on the brake or jerk the wheel. instead try to take your foot off the brake and the accelerator. straighten the wheel and try to ride out the skid. if your car starts to roll backwards, stay off of the brake. you should you look over your shoulder and try to steer clear to a safe location. >>> the train you take to work will be under inspection starting today. the federal transit administration is examining metro to make sure you're safe. richard jordan live at the met row to break it down. >> reporter: first thing you need to know is this should not affect your more than commute. train should be running on schedule despite the review going on by the federal transit ad

the north here you have a problem, as well. 270 at mondaytrose, everybody rolling along. 66 east of nutley looking good. just wet about that 95 headed out of triangle, you're looking pretty good until dale city and then you get a little slow. >>> it is 6:55. not really how we wanted to start spring. >> megan mcgrath is keeping an eye on your commute this morning in frederick county. i can't believe how quickly the snow accumulated where you are. but i guess they repre-treated some of the road z. >> reporter: accumulation happened fast. i'm standing in a grassy area just off 355. you'll be able to see all of the note around me here. sticking to the grass. it's not a ton of snow but enough to coat the grass completely enough to get the kids out of school. frederick county maryland schools are closed today. but take a look at 355 itself, you can see that they pre-treated the road yesterday and so things are just wet out there. back to you. >> 6:55 right now. four things to know before you head out. we saw something pretty cool this morning. a total eclipse of the sun. anybody? a little shop o

if just popped up here. 66 just west of nutley treat in and out of town looking quite good. dale boulevard this still remains the ramp to 95 southbound we still have this crash. it is off to the shoulder. but it seems to be slow things just a tad here this morning. taking a look at prince george's county into town on indian head highway, no problems. a little bit slow on branch avenue and then pennsylvania avenue actually look pretty good. remember we have this dli marc penn south 505, 16 minutes behind. >>> if just a few hours, lawyers in the case will argue before the supreme court at issue whether people in all 50 states and d.c. are eligible for federal subsidies. challengers say the subsidyies are only for people who bought policies on exchanged established by a state. millions who bought on the federal exchange could lose subsidies. that includes virginians who used the federal exchange. the obama administration insists any interpretation of the law supports federal subsidies for all low income americans. poll numbers show a majority of voters would support a fix to th

watch out for wet pavement. 66 at nutley street looking good and 66 from the beltway all the way through arrest ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you.ring ton, no reports of incidents or delays there. back to you. >>> a major construction impact will have a big impact on your chute. the 16th street bridge over military road will be entirely rebuilt over the next several months. it will mean layne closures and of course some delays. megan mcgrath is live with more on this. crews already getting started. >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about this for a couple of weeks. and you can see that the work has begun here along 16th street. the crews have blocked off lanes right at the base of the bridge and we will see a traffic impact for months to come. now, we're talking about 16th street where it crosses over military road. both major commuter routes so it will have a huge impact. 16th street will be totally swapping out this bridge replacing it. they're down to one lane in each direction. we're also seeing lane closures down on military road, as well. these are

roads and wet roads, but no reports of incidents or delays. 270 out of frederick looking good. 66 at nutley street looking good as well. you'll find again the ponding and pot hoetholes on the road. 395 up to the 14th street bridge no reports of delays or incidents. >>> hundreds of people waited in line for hours will in d.c. for marijuana seeds. you can now legally smoke pot in d.c. but you can't buy it. yesterday the d.c. cannabis campaign organized two seed sharing events for people who don't know anyone who can give them seeds. rsvp was required. p another seed share is planned for tomorrow. >>> some say it's a unique take on physical therapy. >> doreen gensler reports it's helping people get back to work after being injured on the job. >>> you take a slip or fall while at work and it can take weeks, maybe enven months to get back on the job. digging, lifting, shoveling turning. this warehouse is full of people trying to get back to work. doing physical therapy that mimics their day jobs. >> i'm a school bus driver and i have to be able to lift kids if there's an emergency, i immediate t

beltway, if you have a problem on 66 tail end there, broken down car accident on the right side before nutley on the westbound side. volume delays getting out to centreville beyond and thank you and traffic on the right side heavy and slow heading into silver spring. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. kimberly: time to take a look at the weather. looks so nice outside. doug: yesterday, 20 degrees warmer but at least it was sunny and bright out there. it's going to stay on the cool side for a while. by friday morning, rain and snow both a possibility. let's get into it. start with a beautiful live shot. this from the weather camera in chesapeake beach. you can see on the far eastern horizon, it's clear enough that you can see tillman island on the other side of the chesapeake bay. gorgeous weather and i think it will stay very pleasant. winds are kind of gusty out there gusting 25 to 30 miles an hour. everybody else north and west in the 30's and 40's. chilly afternoon compared to yesterday especially. plenty of cold air to the north and west. 45 in indianapolis. colder than average temperat

that's what it looks like on 66 headed westbound near nutley street and there we go headed south on the beltway on the inner loop headed around towards silver spring from connecticut avenue. really not doing too badly. slow down here and there getting to georgia avenue. beyond that slow in college park and greenbelt as well. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. alison: let's get back to that breaking news of the serious water main break that's happening in college park. abc 7 does have a crew on the ground and this right here is along cunningham drive. it's near 51st street as you can see, the water flowing down the street there. and also we have the view from above. and this is from news chopper 7 that also shows the watered there is actually flooding into yards now. our tom roussey is arriving on the scene and find out how extensive the damage is and check in with us in a little bit. leon? leon: ok alison we have a traffic alert for you folks out there. this is for next week. the second phase of construction on the 16th street bridge in northwest will be getting started. the 57-year-o

headed south from 270 very slow but the lanes are open there and traffic on 66 headed westbound at nutley street off to centreville, volume delays headed out to centreville. clara barton parkway inbound, very rough pavement making for a slow ride this afternoon. that's sure to affect traffic tomorrow morning. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> thanks bob. tech fans are now anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new apple watch. apple's c.e.o. tim cook you see him there, he unveiled the device this afternoon. this will cost $349 for a base model. a luxury gold version goes for 10 grand. it will be able to read your e-mails and even open your hotel room door. cook calls the watch the most personal device they have ever created. >> it's not just with you, it's on you. since what you wear is an expression of who you are we've designed apple watch to fit a whole variety of people with different tastes and different preferences. >> apple says the battery in this will last about 18 hours on an average day. >> two americans were in court today after making their mark on an ancient landmark. t

maybe a new crash here on nutley street. let's look at the cameras and see how things look and things have slowed down getting to 270. be bethesda and silver spring heading past connecticut avenue. the crash near the shoulder of kenilworth getting attention. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> it was great being out there today. >> wasn't it? >> gorgeous day. >> so nice. unfortunately, not going to stay that way through the weekend. we're going to salvage some of the weekend. i won't be cryptic any longer. i'll tell you what's going to happen. time lapse of congressional country club in bethesda and at the bottom of the screen you can see the snow. watch what happens during the day. full day of sunshine more intense high angle sunshine at that. and watch the snow slowly disappear from view. still a little bit left around the fringes. leon you never get that far out of the fairway for it to matter you wouldn't lose the ball in that snow, would you? here we go. temperatures around the area. on the weather bug network, curr

the stafford area not sure what is going on there. 66 west of nutley just seeing a little bit of a wetness on the roadway. 270 at montgomery village avenue rolling along quite nicely. you can see the fog on the camera. wide look at things overall no problems inner loop and outer loop. same thing looking at 95 in maryland 29, bw parkway. i'll be back with travel times. >>> it's 5:33. montgomery county ambulance slid on some ice and hit two pedestrian s pedestrians. a woman fell and has serious injuries. the other person is expected to be okay. >>> if you have to drive anywhere in our area, you can't escape them, we're talking about potholes. the recent cold snap is making the problem worse. the worst pothole area was 1300 block of r street northwest. yesterday workers repaired some of the holes with asphalt patches. ddot says they will probably have to resurface the street as well. we're keeping an eye on how long the pothole repairs will take. you can check out the interactive map, go to nbcwashington.com and search potholes. >>> in the day ahead, man accused of molesting two girls in nort

bob: the latest is a crash eastbound on nutley street. 234 northbound there's a crash. and at last report we can only get as far to go east on 66 northbound. and then south bound, travel lanes are open. and traffic on 270 northbound is going to slow down a bit. b.w. parkway checking for the crash near 198 between there and route 32 on the northbound side. otherwise, a lot of volume delays there and inner loop of the beltway through college park, some volume. but traffic on 295 headed south on the baltimore-washington parkway got delays as well. as you come down through jessup most of the way up to the greenbelt, headed to 270 and around towards i-95 and 66 west take a while to get out to centreville. a lot of volume coming through to bethesda and silver spring. no incidents along the way. lanes are open and traffic is good on 95 south. getting by to the right heading southbound on i-95 medical emergency there. i'm bob emler with 103.5 radio. leon: thank you, bob. consumer alert for you drivers out there. as gas prices take another dip. according to the lundberg survey,

here near nutley street and 123 on 66. bright sunshine. and beltway through bethesda and silver spring on the inner loop does bog down a bit on the south covered camera there with the travel lanes open headed to college park. i'm bob emler, wtop traffic center. >> coming up at 4:00, many of us are tired of the snow but some business owners couldn't be happier. how the snow is leading to big bucks for them. >> and "time" magazine has released its list of the 30 most influential people on the web. >> don't have tell you because i'm sure you know yesterday's storm didn't put smiles on the faces of those stuck at airports or those shovelling the sidewalk and driveway. others look at it differently. >> cha-ching. local ski resorts anticipate a huge weekend. >> while many people dreaded all that snow we got yesterday, there's a few thousand people here at liberty mountain resort that could not be happier. following yesterday's winter storm, local ski slopes are planning for a huge weekend. now, this year's ski season has been just about as uniqu

college park and greenbelt, no delays. 66 heaviest traffic past nutley street to 123. out to centreville, not so bad. as you head west into the sunshine looks like some cameras on 95 headed southbound as you head past lorton, you slow down a bit getting past occoquan. meanwhile, traffic is generally running low on 270. start to slow down after this point near montgomery village as you head up for germantown. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> pay more to drive along the dulles greenway. the state corporation commission approved the increase in tolls last week. that adds up to $4.30 for a vehicle to drive that 14 mile road. riding during the peak morning and after commutes will cost $5.20. the increase takes effect on wednesday. >> the search is on for three robbers who made off with $4 million worth of gold. police say two security guards were driving an armored car from florida all the way up to massachusetts sunday when the truck started having mechanical problems. they pulled over on the shoulder of interstate 95 in wilson north carolina. and that is when three

westbound and that was out near nutley street. that's been cleared now. beltway traffic in college park and greenbelt on the inner loop slows briefly here and there. northbound baltimore washington parkway slows down into laurel. no incidents along the way. fresh fire earlier that quickly cleared and numbers here on the outer loop of the beltway headed for the wilson bridge and up to route 4 from an earlier problem. still very slow. it's getting a little better. 395 headed south to the pentagon and 66 west is volume delays now and 95 in virginia, nothing unusual headed south towards stafford and beyond. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. leon: i got a chance to meet with some of the folks that had travel the roads to get here today. impressive women in uniform. i helped host the army women's foundation's annual scholarship luncheon this afternoon. it was held at the women in military service for america memorial at arlington national cemetery. wonderful facility. folks should go over there and check it out. lots of lessons to be learned there. the group

look at some cameras and get an idea of what it looks like on 66 on nutley street. no incidents along the way though and headed west on the beltway from new hampshire avenue, still some delays heading into silver spring from the truck now on the shoulder. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> all right. time to talk about the weather, almost a weekend. we got the rain headed our way. >> we've been telling you all week it's coming and it looks like it's pretty much on target later tonight. good news is i think the rush hour will not be affected by the rain. if you have outdoor plans tomorrow, most certainly will be. let's jump into it and give you a look at conditions around the area right now. this is the sky as it appears looking northward from bell haven country club in alexandria. temperature, 52 degrees. couple of degrees below average. wind not much of a factor nor shall they be over the next couple of days or so. this system coming in from the west will bring a lot of rain but not a lot of wind and the winds that we do have are coming out of the south. we wa

in virginia making your way toward the metro, this is nutley street.ilding volume but no incidents to report on either the eastbound or westbound side. mike and debra, back to you. >> thank you, larry. >>> a 26-year-old prince george's county police officer was killed this weekend after he lost control of his vehicle trying to make a traffic stop. >> now police are trying to determine what caused officer brennan rabain to lose control. delia goncalves is live at police headquarters in palmer park with more. >> reporter: good morning. here's what we do know so far. that officer rabain was off- duty early saturday morning. he was driving his girlfriend home when they both spotted a speeding vehicle. he decided to attempt a traffic stop. he turned on his lights and sirens and then that tragic accident. we don't know what happened next leading up to the crash but police are hoping to two drivers do. let's take a look at some video. police are looking for the drivers of this white passenger bus and a dark minivan that followed the cruiser past this intersec

outer loop, that's running pretty well. 66 towards nutley and 123, volume delays to centreville. have a great weekend. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. leon: same to you, bob. doors will open up at a new museum at george washington university tomorrow. it includes what is being called a significant collection on the history of washington, d.c. as well as art history and culture from the city's textile museum. the six story museum opens months after the school acquired the corcoran gallery's collection. some of those works will be on display at the facility as well. alison: coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, we couldn't see today's solar show at the area. find out what the skies may have to offer us this evening. leon: plus an 1980s tv star heading back to the small screen with a play on his signature phrase. you want to hear that one. alison: wintry weather causes a few problems on area roads. that's a recording from the office of personal management say that the federal government leon: check this out. some young filmmakers honored at the white house today. second annual white

and see what it looks like out there and it's very slow headed west here on 66 as you move out past nutley street on the left side of the screen. that's out to centreville. no incidents along the way. 270 starts to slow down here at klopper road headed to montgomery village. >> thanks, bob. tonight will be the sixth of seven public hearings on plans to raise rates for virginia express commuters. it's slated to begin at 7:00 at the prtc building off potomac mills road in woodbridge. v.r.e. is considering a 4% increase towards tickets. >> when you take a minute to look at how much we're earning and how much we're learning d.c. is one of the richest cities in all of america. there's a new study by findthehome.com and it looked at five years of data and ranked the district third on that list. the group found that 19% of the population earns more than $150,000 a year. more than half the population has a bachelor's degree or higher. san francisco and san jose ranked first and second respectively. >> new information tonight about sticks designed to help you take better pictures of yourself so-cal

that's why it's creeping along trying to get into maryland and on 66 here near nutley and 123, volume headed out to centreville. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. alison: thank you very much. it's march but secret santa is doing some good at children's national health system in northwest washington. i was honored to help out today and present the hospital with this check for $10,000. the money came from the secret santa sweepstakes held by our favorite game show "wheel of fortune" here on abc 7. "wheel of fortune" will donate nearly half a million dollars to several hospitals all across the country and it was just a pleasure to meet so many special people in the hospital today. such great work. leon: that brought some smiles out there. thanks, "wheel of fortune". coming up at 4:00, heads up about your tap water that could have a funny smell and a funny taste starting next week. tell you why. alison: we have an update on two parents who were charged with leaving leon: the group isil is claiming responsibility for yesterday's deadly attack at a museum in tunisia. alison: and as pablo

that's out of the road already and traffic on 66 headed westbound past nutley street and 123 heaviest heading west into the sun out towards centreville. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. leon: help you ensure that what you download for your kids are appropriate. the company plans to introduce a new rating system in its google play store. the company will ask developers to fill out a questionnaire about the app before it's published. that will then activate different ratings based on their answers. alison: a falls church teenager has serious bragging rights tonight. 18-year-old max johnson was named a portfolio gold medalist in this year's scholastic arts and writing awards. now, that is the most prestigious recognition program in the u.s. johnson created original videos feeding more than 300,000 applicants. the award comes with a 10000 scholarship. leon: there you go. taking it to the max! alison: congratulations. leon: all right. surprising decision by an up-and-coming nfl star. >> chance of that happening was more of a negative than the positives that a career can be. alison: sti

we're looking at 66 and it looks all right on nutley street. as the continue continues to drop, that will be slick out there and other pictures showing us snow cover on the interstates along stretches of i-95 and 395 still a lot of snow cover out there tonight. northbound george washington parkway, traffic have been diverted because of ice on hill. they got it open once again and traffic was able to climb the hill on the george washington parkway. many hills are a problem out there tonight. this is one area where things are starting to improve. traveling south on 95. we have some volume delays here and there as people slow down on the slush covered roads. best not to go out if you don't have to tonight, however. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> the nats are ready to play. a preview of their first spring training game still ahead. >> we'll show where some folks are having fun in the snow out here at home today. >> no matter how bad you think you may have it here in the d.c. area, we'll show you dramatic pictures from other sides of the co