you cannot get on to the southbound parkway until 202. between the beltway and 410 there are no exit. by encouraging you to use 50, route 1 kenilworth avenue so many options. virginia, it's ok. the beltway looks good in this camera at colesville road. metro will deadline is still on a delay. earlier broken-down train now gone. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:21 right now. 13 degrees in fairfax. >> virginia tech and michigan battle into overtime get the sugar bowl last night. >> is reached an alley or a bitter end to the season? >> even though this man does not know you, lies about you can be posted on his website. >> my sexual preference. >> i try to expose dirt. >> how to keep your on-line reputation safe. >>> the kick is perfect. the wolverines. >> the wolverines' w won on the 32nd-overtime field goal. justin missed a 37-yarder on their opening position. >> the hokies thinnest addt 11- 3. >> next is against the west virginia, clinton against west virginia. >> and the latest on an investigation in england. >> councilman harry thomas may

your first set of delays start at prince william parkway.owards the occoquan and stop and go as you make your way towards fairfax county parkway. choppers over i-66 at route 28. delays start eastbound at sudley road, and they continue as you make your way towards the beltway. no accidents to report. 66 east or west, but lots of delays eastbound. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> 6:12 now. 20 degrees. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "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. >>> firefighters say the discarded ashes blamed for a fire that killed a family in connecticut were removed from gra fireplace so the children would not worry about santa claus coming down the chimney. smolders embers started the fire in connecticut. three young sisters and their grandparents died. the mother escaped the fire along with a friend. a funeral service will be held in new york city for the girls. >>> a man accused of going on an arson spree in

they've been blocking the bw parkway at route 410 inside the parkway. you can use kenilworth avenue, you can use route 450 or route 50 inside the beltway to get you into cheverly and northeast while they do the accident cleanup. i don't believe there are serious injuries. this may take a little while for them to clean that one up. if you're planning to head over here into college park, no problems on the outer loop passing route one. it is going to slow down from route 29 to georgia avenue. but that's pretty much par for the course this week at least. we'll take you over to 270 on the southbound side. overall, delays on 270 as you head down from frederick, clarksburg and a bit here through rockville. in my next report, i'll update you on the bw parkway at 6:45. >> a very slim margin but is is a victory. mitt romney, the winner in this year's republican caucus in iowa. former massachusetts governor got 25% of the votes. he just got 8 more votes than former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. ron paul got 21% of the vote. in yesterday's contest. >> you we

your first set of delays start at prince william parkway. they continue as you head towards the occoquan and stop and go as you make your way towards fairfax county parkway. choppers over i-66 at route 28. delays start eastbound at sudley road, and they continue as you make your way towards the beltway. no accidents to report. 66 east or west, but lots of delays eastbound. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella.

richmond parkway would be the best bet in hour.re from the chp a coroner has been called to the scene is not going away any time soon. >>> 6:31. with every passing minute we are getting new information about a daring u.s. special forces raid of a somali pirate camp overnight. two hostages, including an american have been freed. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with more on the raid. >> reporter: it was seal team 6, that carried out the rescue, the same group that killed bin laden. they had completed their mission before last night's state of the union address. people paying attention were tipped off to something even before the speech when president obama approached defense secretary leon panetta. >> the president: leon, good job tonight, good job tonight. >> reporter: backing up here's the timeline: president obama approved the mission on monday in which seals parachuteed from a helicopter into the pirate camp. his top counterterrorism adviser updated the president throughout the day tuesday. about two hours before the state

northbound on the baltimore- washington parkway working to 198. the accident activity involves one car overturned on the side. the far right lane is closed as you work into -- work into laurel. the other side of town, no problems to report, south on 270 and lanes open out of germantown and to the lane divide. you will find an easy ride on the top between college park and bethesda and no problems on northbound i-95 and from that prince william parkway and continue to exits 123 and to the springfield interchange. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you, julie. >>> pepco is under fire again. the utility company wants to raise their rates; meanwhile, angry customers demonstrated in front of pepco's headquarters in northwest. this comes one year after the winter storms from last year left thousands huddled in the dark. fox 5s beth parker has the details. >> they wanted to start at the top with pepco president joe rigby. >> i just want to talk to you. >> reporter: he did not make an appearance, but the group our d >> our d.c., our d.

richmond parkway is an the na alternate.lks coming off the richmond-san rafael bridge, then back on to the freeway just past the scene of that accident. speeds still above 50, 55 through the area. no mattering lights at the beret bridge toll plaza because after lighter flow overall, it is a wednesday. but we also have all those folks held up before they get into berkeley and that makes things better as far as the flow off 24 an 880 out of the maze. no major slowing through 880 in oakland, nothing to worry about here or pass the coliseum. we do have an issue for the peninsula. we have an accident westbound 92 as you get over to 101. mariner's island is where there are reports of that. that will partially block one of your lanes. meanwhile, flow to the south, typical slowdowns slowing 101. >>> 6:49 right now. another gas leak has the community of san bruno flashing back to the deadly nightmare. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san bruno this morning of details of a construction accident that sent fumes through a neig

i-195 at the bw parkway. let's take a look at a map so i can give you some perspective of where it is and in case again you're heading to the airport, you'll have to give yourself the extra time with the accident cleanup. all the way to the other side. here's what it looks like on 270 coming in from frederick, you'll find the normal slow traffic from 85 down toward route 109 and 121. then again, let's take a live look at 270 at montrose in rockville. not too bad where the lanes divide. no delays as you head for the american legion bridge on the west side of town. before i go, i have a commuter alert affecting metro riders. a lot of single tracking starting tonight and going through the weekend. so, listen up. this is a long list! on the red line, two place for single tracking between dupont circle and friendship heights as well as between takoma park and forest glen. extra trains added through downtown during the day so that's tomorrow and sunday through the weekend. two spots on the green line as well. georg

prince william parkway to the beltway.t trip will take you 24 minutes. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> it is 6:23. coming up, the complaint from a former president's family that could delay construction of his memorial. >>> and next, the feature that's being phased out of new cars. ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! "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. >>> welcome back. cd players in cars could soon be a thing of the past. according to --mative news, that was the report from the auto show. chevy and cadillac have new touchscreen infotainment systems in their 2013 mod

perring parkway, a minor accident. somebody was trying to avoid a discarded christmas tree on the beltway. put your tree in the right place. near 295, an accident to avoid. no sign of delays. this is the curtis creek drawbridge. the inner loop is closed because of construction. intermittent delays are expected. this is 795. southbound traffic is picking up perhaps because of that accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. we're seeing temperatures around 28 at the airport. 28 in gaithersburg. 30 degrees in college park. a much different flavor as we get back into the work week. temperatures are back to normal. we're seeing clouds in place. rain is going to be coming in from the south. another one in west texas. this will be pushing our way for the next couple of days and will bring an unsettled work week. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures struggled to get into the low 40's. i think baltimore is the northern fringe. most of the moisture will be down to our south. the next door and heads our way and

that's fairfax county parkway. still making your way clear.ou still have a pretty good travel speed. travel time for you, 24 minutes to get from quantico to the beltway. so far your travel speed is at 59 miles per hour. no accidents to report on i-95 at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5:42. new concerns about a popular snack. why something in that popular snack could put your children at risk of getting sick. >>> about-face. >> showing their anger, the proposal that had th [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house pleaded not guilty to trying to

this is the topside of the beltway at perring parkway. that accident has been moved onto the shoulder. it might be a little sluggish but nothing to major as far as delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava in that dundalk. >> we're at poor boys this morning and they have an incredible story. we have some models to show off the tee shirt. this is an aim was bulldog and -- this is an english bulldog. this is the biggest dog i have ever seen. i'm here with the owner and you have another location. these dogs are incredible. >> this schurick is from maryland screen -- this schurick has been popular. shirts are popular this week. this is a spinoff of the natty- bo. the last one is from maryland screen, the relentless. >> i've not seen a shirt like this one. >> torrey smith. it is printed on both sides. it has the dreads on the back. part of the sales go to the -- part of the proceeds go to a charity. >> celebrating the ravens and just a week and a half away. get all your ravens gear. let's check the forecast. you

the parkway is grid locked delays out of laurel headed into northeast.g north and southbound, we had the accident activity west of georgia, police officers on is scene, this crash involving a pedestrian that was struck also find lanes open, top side of the belt way, travelling between college park bethesda, over the potomac, headed over to the southeast, southwest freeway that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> new details this morning about a series of arson attacks in new york the suspect is charged with a hate crime. police say he confessed to a new years day fire bombing as an islamic center other attacks were aimed at a convenience store and three houses where the man said he had conflict. the bombs were made out of empty starbucks frappuccino bottles. >>> the suspect's mother is behind bars, facing a dozen fraud charges in her native germany. >> reporter: officials say the fires began after his mother was taken into custody in the u.s. on fraud charges she committed in her native germany. angry over his mothers legal troubles investigato

looks good on the clara barton parkway.iet in maryland. 27 south0 lb, a little heavier volume at 109. back to you. >> thank you. >>> -- 270 southbound has a little heavier volume at 109. back to you. >> thank you. >>> harry thomas jr. stepped down from the d.c. council for ward 5. >> john gonzalez joins us with what is next for a city in scandal. good morning. >> good morning. what is next is that it could cost the city $300000 to replace councilman harry thomas, the now former councilman who resigned last night. in a few hours he faces two felony charges accused of embezzling and stealing $350,000 in city funds, money designated for youth programs allegedly used for personal use, such as an suv, motorcycle, and expensive trips. last night thomas resigned and release a statement apologizing and taking full accountability. council chairman kwame brown calls this a dark day in the district. the mayor, who urged thomas to resign earlier this week also released a statement saying the "to those who violate the public trust must

the accident is eastbound 195 at the parkway blocking a left lane.r those of you who travel on the beltway in the southeast baltimore region, get ready for some driving challenges. abc 2 news sherree johnson is here to explain more on the curtis creek draw bridge project. sheree. reporter: thanks, angela. starting on saturday, the first phase of the $14 1/2 million project will begin to repair the curtis creek draw bridge. the inner loop of the draw bridge will be shut down to replace the bridge decking and steel support beams. this means drivers can expect one lane of traffic in each direction on the outer loop. the speed limit will be reduced from 55 miles an hour to 45 miles an hour. the inner loop bridge opened in 1977 along with the opening of the key bridge. now, the outer loop draw bridge opened just two years later and drivers have some mixed emotions about the project and the delays. >> going to detour us around other areas, and, of course, make it all clustered everywhere else to get into these places. and, you know, with trucks, it's hard

louden county parkway v dot are on the scene at that location. >>> 395 slowing as you work your way north of duke street headed out towards seminary road no incidents just volume delays, traffic once again crossing the 14th street bridge, outer loop, below speed, 40 miles an hour find southbound 270, not looking bad in german town. lanes are open headed south to middle brook road. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> our big story, president obama will today mark a major turning point with a visit to the pentagon. >> he will join top defense officials in announcing billions in spending cuts along with troop reductions. >>> good morning this is happening later on this morning president obama will make a rare appearance in pentagon briefing room. here is what they will do, outline a new framework that focuses on shifting wars in the middle east and the wake of 9/11 to keeping the u.s. in a more dominant role in asia pacific region where china is rapidly building up capabilities. how to do that in the wake of spending cuts is the big question. the pentagon budget is set to be a

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 your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! why not save on car insuran

one of the best alternates is there richmond parkway. it is already pretty heavy. a lot of people use that to get to the richmond center fell bridge. this time you hit back of the opposite direction or take 37 over to highway 101 or use 680 tie with 24. the net effect is it is likely to have a positive impact on the bay bridge. as we predicted there would be virtually no backup for the bay bridge because most of the traffic getting to the toll plaza comes from the east shore freeway and it is not there yet. your ride on the san mateo bridge is problem free. no delays. the golden gate bridge ride looks good also. no problems coming from marin county. the south bay freeways so far look good. the only hot spot is the east shore freeway ride for 80 westbound. >>erica: the first thing i noticed when i woke up this morning is that it was not that cold outside. clear conditions overlooking the roof camera in downtown san francisco. the pretty mild start to the morning. it looks like santa rosa is holding on to some upper forties right now. 48 in nevada. check out downtown

the belly at the b-w parkway is checking out fine. -- the beltway at the b-w parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some light rain to contend with today. it might affect the drive time, especially over the next couple of minutes. you can see some light rain in carroll county and over at reisterstown. it will pick up in intensity. 35 in parkton. everybody is safely above freezing. we will make it into the 40's this afternoon. the best chance for rain will be later this afternoon. here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. good morning. here we go again. the ravens looking for a new defensive coordinator. chuck pagano is the new coach of the colts. jim harbaugh said we're happy for chuck pagano. chuck pagano said he could not pass up this great opportunity. who will replace him? they could go with dean pees. or they to go with clarence brooks. chuck pagano the new head coach of the indianapolis colts. at least chuck made it to indy. mark turgeon took aim at duke last night. a light show and emotional pregame ceremony as gary williams court was offi

>> we've got reports of a new issue on the belt way, prince georges county outer loop, 450 and bw parkway report of a car fire everybody getting by single file to the left, quickly stacking up a live look from traffic land as you travel the outer loop, heading past route 50, things look good but soon after that camera angle you will encounter delays heads up if you are heading toward it is bw parkway. in towards montgomery county, things improve, past 95, past new hampshire avenue, nice trip through bethesda, towards the american legion bridge. 66 manassas, head lights heading towards you inbound traffic. it is very light for the holiday, no problems to report, as far as incidents or accidents free and clear all the way to the belt way. 95 running well, hov restrictions are lifted. tony alison. >>> all right lauren thank you we are following a developing story. >>> a baby found abandoned in front of a home in northeast dc a man found that baby girl wrapped up lying on the steps in front of a home on canning street northeast only 3.5 miles away from children's hospital where the little gir

palisades parkway where we have an accident as a result the pole was knocked down we are told therepower outage in the area as well that will effect your commute around town and may effect your ride into work. so again, cascade parkway at palisades is where the accident occurred as a result we are dealing with a power failure as well alison touched base on this a few moments ago. the red line single tracking between friendship heights and van eases met owe tells me to tell you to add an additional 20 to 30 minutes to hop on a train and get to your destination, plan your trip accordingly other side of town outer loop of the belt way below speed as you work from eisenhower avenue, telegraph road, not so bad closer to georgia avenue, southbound i- 95, accident activity at 212 cleared, we are in a big back up as you travel southbound, leaving 198, again all of your lanes are open and inbound new york avenue, again at the tunnel, kennel worth avenue headed southbound, below speed south of 50 the crash we had northbound on the ramp, 201 has cleared that is a check of your fox 5 on time tr

quiet on the door to washington parkway.>>>-- it's quiet on the george washington parkway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> harry thomas jr. resigned from the d.c. council yesterday and will plead guilty today to two federal crimes. john gonzalez is outside d.c. district court right now where thomas will appear later this morning. good morning. >> good morning. just hours after resigning former councilman, now faces two felony charges this morning. he is accused of embezzling and stealing $350,000 in city funds money that was designated for youth sports programs. he allegedly used its own personal items such as an suv motorcycle, and expensive trips. he resigned last night, a five- paragraph statement apologizing vance taking full accountability. council chairman kwame brown calls this a dark day for the district. >> it's been a rough day. a very disappointing day. i am disappointed to learn the charges against councilman thomas. >> it sets a very bad example for people in those positions to do things like that. >> the mayor,

bw parkway in good shape in each direction.dents to report on the b- dub itself as you travel to and from laurel. the lanes are open continuing your drive along 66 headed eastbound. for some reason, we can't pull up the camera right now. there it is. the lanes are open. the volume definitely increasing this morning. beltway looks good between an and del and merrifield. if you are traveling -- between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> officials in texas say squatters are trying to take over homes that are worth thousands of dollars and some cases, much more than that trying to exploit an old state law that allows them to claim them for no ongeer is on hand to challenge the claim. the people are breaking into the house and going down to the county clerk's office to file their claims inform one -- to file chair claims. >> how nip thinks they can take a home for $16 and give grief to the home opener after that, it just amazes us. >> officials are looking into the cases to see if they a

good on the baltimore parkway.on 29 between columbia four corners and the exit for the belt way. quiet through northeast d.c. >> i'm with you, lisa. let's keep it warm around here. we don't need any snow. i know a lot of people are shaking their heads at me now. 47 in laplata. >> no ovechkin. who was left to step up for the caps? find out coming up in sports. later today on "anderson" parents calling the comes on their own children at 4:00 here on abc 7. ♪ round, round, get around i get around ♪ [ female announcer ] new and improved swiffer dusters with dust lock adhesive can clean virtually every surface in your home. ♪ ♪ its thousands of fluffy fibers pick up dust here, there, pretty much everywhere. and swiffer dusters traps 3 times more dust than a feather duster. and locks it away. ♪ ♪ swiffer cleans better or your money back. ♪ get around ♪ >> fires it. he scores! >> hats off to mathieu perreault with alex ovechkin and nicklas backstrom out of the lineup. the second line lineup was pushed up to the first line

this one as you take bw parkway northbound at annapolis road. traveling along 50, i'm not seeing any issues as you make your way from the beltway to route 301 and route 3. you're actually clear in both directions. no accidents and no major delays just yet. if you're taking the rails, seven minute delay on the brunswick east train number 870. >>> all lanes of the beltway are open again in tysons corner as crews who are demolishing the old lieu winsville road bridge are finished for the morning. the demolition of the bridge began overnight. it's one of 20 bridges being replaced as part of the hot lanes project. the new bridge opened in august. for the next month, crews will be demolishing the bridge in the overnight hours. the inner and outer loops will have to be closed during the demolition. >>> a new found consistency has given the caps their fourth straight win. they beat the calgary flames in a game they dominated from beginning to end. it all started with alex ovechkin who scored his fifth goal in three games and his 17th on the season. nikl

it happened around 2:30 off the clara barton parkway. the woman and her dog were walking along the bank of the c & o canal when she apparently slipped and fell into the water. it she was evaluated at the scene but appeared to be okay. >>> two americans are among the 15 passengers still missing from a capsized italian cruise ship tonight. five people are confirmed dead. we've got amateur video of passengers waiting to leave the sinking ship. tonight the cruise company is apologizing for the tragedy. the company says it appears the captain made errors in judgment going too close to the coast and not following proper

incident here at the prince william parkway moved over to the right shoulder. northbound 395, the incident north of duke street has been moved over to the shoulder. outer loop of the beltway, checking for a stalled car reported in the second lane from the left as you work your way past university boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >>> polls will open in florida less than half an hour from now for the state's primary. newt gingrich's stronghold is slipping, trailing mitt romney by as much as 15% in one poll. tom fitzgerald has more on this. >> reporter: vote on tuesday! vote. >> reporter: mitt romney's nice guy persona may have taken a florida vacation. he has returned fire against newt gingrich and he did not let up. >> the rope that speaker gingrich has been having a hard time in florida is that people of florida have watched the debates, have listened to the speaker, have listened to the other candidates and said mitt romney is good night we are agoing to support. >> reporter: the latest florida

back of does lead all the way down to the richmond parkway. the drive time is running at about 58- 65 minutes. a little over an hour. was there is one easy alternate. that is this but it is rapidly becoming crowded. >>kimberlee: temperatures are running on the long side. as we make our way into the afternoon we will see sunshine and warmer conditions compared to what we saw yesterday. light winds and partly cloudy conditions overnight. as a focus in on temperatures it looks like right now we see a mixture of upper 40's and the low 50s. coming up in my next report, a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast. >>james: one of our big stories this morning is apple and news that apple is now the biggest company in the world. shares of apple jumped this morning on word that the company's net income in the last quarter was $30 billion. that is well above expectations. about 180% improvement from last year. apple sold about 37 million iphones and said they probably could of sold more if they did not have supply disruptions. that is double the number

southbound on the baltimore- washington parkway working your way out to 410, southbound bw parkway closedfter the quit for 410 with a crash. park police are on the scene. expect deas a building from the beltway headed south. northbound lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> coming up nexting we'll go live to fox business network in new york. we'll talk more about the market's first of the day new year. not a great day if you are headed to your local starbucks. we'll explain why next. next. >> price hikes apparently. are you still going to go? >> probably. >> me too. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. i was using cascade actionpacs. they just didn't have that spot free look. when i took the finish challenge, i could tell there was a difference. my dishes had a shine on t

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parkway this morning.s. >> no matter the standings the stakes are always big when duke comes to college park. gary williams upped the ante on the court that now bears his name. but could they capitalize on the emotional momentum? >> secret lives your loved ones could be hiding. next anderson. >> john wall again. >> the randy wittman era got off to a rousing start last night at the verizon center. the wizards new head coach says he believes this team is capable of a lot more than they've shown. the wizards backed him up with a 92-75 blowout win over charlotte. that's what we like to see. we have to keep in mind that the wizard's now have the same number of wins as charlotte this season. that is 3. . tim brant. >> the young maryland terrapins battle duke last night shot for shot for most of the game. the terrapins led with 15.57 left. but the blue devils gained momentum down the stretch. let's go back to college park picking up early in the game. terrell stoglin hit some good free throws and made some good s

a diversion at northern parkway. the 40 bus operating with a delay. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. >> good morning. a much different flavor to today's forecast. yesterday we spent the day in the 30's. we're starting off with some fog. 34 at the airport. 35 in annapolis. it is warm for january. this is 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. we see fog. we have some snow on the ground. that helps to produce some fog. we have concern of dense fog up into about 9:00 a.m. visibility to be down to half a mile. watch out for that. we see sunshine into the afternoon and we have a mild start. helped by the westerly wind, looking for highs into the low 50's. normal highs for this time of year or in the 40's. a few clouds start to push back in. light northwest wind. those clouds will be coming in with the next storm. you can see the satellite is picking up the low clouds and fog. high pressure pushes in. our next storm system is moving into louisiana with heavy rain. a second piece

harbor bay, ron cowan parkway good options for the area.nates west of the nimitz by the oakland airport.

it was a problem on the george washington parkway that. is gone. g.w. parkway is a good idea.ound after the occoquan river near route 1 with only one lane getting through. let's jump over to traffic moving as it normally would at university boulevard, headlights are the outer loop. >> not a bad day. partly cloudy. but some areas of rain tomorrow. you will be the umbrella tomorrow all the way through the first task of the day on friday. it will be off and on rainfall a little unsettled the next few days. the weekend looks good. there's a cooling trend, near 44 the afternoon highs on sunday and monday. most of the day will be spent in the 30's by then. cooling down a little, but not a cold snap. if >> i don't like the rain on the weekends. >> always nice when it's clear the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ f

it is good on the baltimore parkway. more to come. >> thank you. >> new metro bus service begins today. they are extending the roots. they limited service. this is in an effort to ease congestion. they will leave every 25 to 30 minutes. this will include the mattress station and the seven corners shopping center. >> the d.c. council will hold a hearing to reform the city's taxicab industry. it calls for sweeping reforms including mandatory credit card readers and more fuel efficient readers. it would also increase the number of tax inspectors from 12 to 20. >> turning out to the sad award. it was a big help. >> they picked up three prizes including best actress. also for supporting actress the health also claims the ensemble award which is the show's equivalent to a best picture prize. >> qe1 believe acting honor for the silence on the arts is. >> it is a pretty one. >> thank you. >> it is a good one for actor liam neeson. the amount beat out expectations. last week, "underworld awakening" tech second place. >> 4:45. it is 32 degrees.

i'll give you a travel speed from forecast parkway to the capital -- from fairfax county parkway to theno delays. no delays on the metro, marc, or vre. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> federal safety regulators are stepping up their investigation of faulty air bags in jeep liberties. the national highway traffic safety administration reports 50 people were injured when their jeep liberty air bags deployed without a crash. initial reports say the problems appear to be with the 2002 and 2003 models. chrysler, which makes the suv, say there are no issue with vehicles made after march of 2003. >>> 5:23. the washington auto show is home to some of the hottest new cars and coolest concepts for 2012. if you are going to the show today, you could catch a glimpse of the president. president obama is expected to visit the convention center today. he will talk about the successful bailout of g.m. and chrysler, as well as new effort to boost fuel efficiency and renewed focus on manufacturing. the white house plans to use the auto industry bailout as a point of contrast with gop front-runner

we cleared the incident in southeast washington along 295 at suitland parkway and sued suet land parkwayvity now cleared. crew in sky fox still checking out your ride along 66. as you come inbound, there was accident activity before business 234 on both shoulders. that is slowing your roll as you come inbound from manassas. here we are live making your way from fair oaks and fair lakes to vienna. lanes are open headed eastbound towards the beltway. we'll update your ride elsewhere. nurse continuing inbound along new york avenue, lanes are open from bladensburg road head out towards the tunnel. this is inbound route 50 here at 202 landover road. you are down to about 29 miles per hour headed in towards the new york-kenilworth avenue split. the outer loop, you will find delies leaving 95 headed around towards jim moran avenue. average speed down to about 38 miles per hour. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >>> the tailgaters won. jiffy lube live has lifted the tail gate ban it enacted last year. the officials say the move was made after receiving widespread complaints from c

over to perring parkway.nd also congestion from park burg to the harris county expressway. 70 westbound, just bumper to bumper there, from 29 to marriottsville road. and several accidents out there. northbound, 295, an accident, right there at the corner of the beltway. and we have accidents we're watching east fayette at calvert. and also harford at east northern parkway. let's take a look at the beltway at the bw parkway. and we'll take another live look, 83 north of the beltway there, in that camera shot. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. >> thank you very much. >>> it is the big of the solar eruption in seven years. and experts are keeping a close eye on what it might do here on earth. yesterday, a massive solar flare. that energy will stretch the earth's protective magnetic solar field. it could impact electronics and force commercial jets away from pol

a live look at fairfax county parkway.atching these cars northbound slow down just a bit as they make their way towards the interchange. i can tell you your delays, they start around pril prince william parkway. it is stop and go for you as you make your way this morning. on the rail, great option for you. metro, marc and vre aren't reporting any delays at all. >> 36 degrees ahead. why grocery stores may soon be able to sell something others cannot. >>> plus, the charities kate middleton is about to give a major boost to. >>> and ns next, the outrage over what happens to unused wedding dresses. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. ♪ sunny day ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today [ mal

the first is our procedural parkway.the second is the trans-based terminal. -- the trans-bay terminal. the third, the third -- [laughter] [applause] of course it is our essentials subway. [laughter] that is going to be with the help of the department of energy. let me tell you that. [laughter] i wanted to talk about our parkway. we are about to finish next year if the first phase of the project. we will be connecting golden gate bridge with the new safe roadway that connects everybody to many points south. it is wonderful. i have been there at least twice with secretary lahood, jose, and many representatives of our congressional and senatorial bodies. they are seismically retrofitted. it will be even more beautiful. you will see a lot of scenery and around that. we're excited about completing phase one and look forward to starting phase two. for the trans-bay terminal, one of the most important projects we're building downtown, we have had the program since the bay bridge was built. the trans bay terminal houses differen

i'm so sorry. 95 north at prince william parkway, travel speeds only about 40.but at least nothing in the roadway. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you, carol. >>> thousands of iowans are now getting ready to kick off the decision 2012 nomination season tonight. there are three candidates with a realistic shot of leading iowa. mitt romney has been leading the way, but both ron paul and rick santorum have been showing strong support that could push them over the edge. news 4's angie goff joins us with more on what candidates are doing to try to win voters today. >> good morning, joe. >>> last-minute campaigning, does it really matter? analysts say while conservative values are still really important in iowa, tonight is going to come down to one thing, electability and who can beat barack obama. front-runner mitt romney has already predicted a nomination win and will start with a rally in des moines today before heading to a hotel to watch the results. ron paul, who is in second place in the polls, says he doesn't envision himself inside the white house and that

. >>> one person was also killed in an accident yesterday on gw parkway. park police say the driver hit a tree just south of chain bridge road around 4:30 in the afternoon. a passenger, the passenger survived. >>> one candidate had to take a break from the campaign trail to be by the side of his 3-year- old daughter who was hospitalized. >>> bridge county residents weigh in on the possibility of slots coming to their county. coming back in amoment. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. the florida primary is tomorrow. a new nbc poll of likely voters shows mitt romney with a 15- point lead over newt gingrich. the two rivals continue to wage vicious attac

this happened this afternoon on kingstown boulevard near kingstown village parkway. one person was killed. police have not released that person's identity. another person was also hurt and taken to a nearby hospital. >>> we turn to the weather now. our sunny day has turned into a rainy night for some people. meteorologist chuck bell's in storm center 4. and chuck, i hear there's even some snow out there somewhere. >> absolutely right. reports from some of our weather watchers early are out toward the blue ridge and winchester with snowflakes flying there. we've had reports of snow from hagerstown to frederick, maryland and snowflakes flying as close in as rockville and gaithersburg as well. temperatures are still in the mid 40s in washington but already into the low and mid 30s just out to the north and west of town. and you can see here on radar the green is rain but the white and the pink here is some snow. so we'll zoom in just a little bit here, show you where the rain and snow is mixing in. it's still almost all rain now right in the city of washington, but ther

the j.f.x., southbound traffic as you make your approach to northern parkway.s is 29 at 32 and checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie. she is preparing for the polar bear plunged this weekend. we have done it before and it is not bad. >> pleasant might be a stretch. it all benefits a great cause. it is going to the special olympics in maryland. many athletes will be there as well. a great event to get involved with. i'm here with the superintendent of the maryland department of police. you're doing the plunge this year. >> this is my eighth year. this is a wonderful thing for the athletes and for the state police to be leading this event. >> this will be my first year of doing the plunge. temperatures will be in the 30's. >> it will be cold. you'll be fine. >> we have a super plunging when you the 124 times in 24 hours. jennifer franciotti will be doing that -- where you go in 24 times in 24 hours a. >> that will plunge every single hour throughout the night until 9:00 a.m. on saturday morning. >> we

roadways and traffic patterns are building, especially south of the city, on 29 as well as the bw parkway. reports of traffic now, on the bw parkway in the southbound lanes between 198 and 197, if you are heading through the lorel region. no reported troubles, on the harrisburg, no reported troubles, live at 83, shawan road. on the beltway, traffic volume continues to build in the outer loop lanes on the west side, reported delays or accidents there. as far as our drive times go, we are okay as far as no delays to report on the west side of 695, 7 minutes from 795 to i- 10, on the topside, outer loop, bel air to providence, a 6 minute drive. over to lynette. >>> we have dense fog advisory out there. i will show you that in second. we are dry now. not dealing with moisture in the form of rain or snow. we have moisture at the ground in the form of clouds, we have reduced visibility this morning in to baltimore, looking at three mile visibility, we have the fog, take your eye to frederick, goose eggs out there. with that, we are definitely dealing with dense fog vivary around the area, until

. >>> northbound traffic on the bw parkway is slow. this lane was stopped a couple seconds ago. i want to take a shot here. this is the will kins avenue. it's always backed up this time of the night. i want to show you this shot in the city. this thing has been going on and the camera is all -- i don't know. there's some action on the shoulder. everybody trying to get through the harbor tunnel. be very careful. we have incidents going on. shawan road, so you're going to walk into traffic like this. here we are going into bel air, not to bad. we have one more shot to show you. here you are trying to get to annapolis, not bad at 97. the final shot as we go to the bw parkway, starting to slow down, because of the -- of the weather. back to you. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney is planning to follow up on his victories in iowa and new hampshire with wins in south carolina and florida. his campaign has announced that he has raised $24 million in the last three months of twelve and -- 2011. >>> we have an update on the dog thrown over the balcony. lonnie was thrown fr

run on the a good george washington parkway and clara barton parkway is quiet.tway running well between 270 and the american legion ridge. news chopper 7 will join us in just a while. stick around for that. >> thank you, lisa. 5:30 right now. our top story, the battle for florida comes to an end today. voters will cast their ballots republican presidential primary. >> and there are more delegates up so far than any other state in the union. >> it could all come down to this today. n florida. are high i leading in the polls, mit romney appears increasingly confident in today's il presidential primary, but newt gingrich promises to keep fighting saying in the long run the g.o.p. will not nominate a lip radical republican. -- liberal republican. >> the reason i seemed flat in the second debate in florida is i have even never seen a candidate for president that methodically dishonest. >> that's usually the case when you lose. you say i'm going to go on no matter what happens, that's usually not a good sign. >> now gingrich's campaign has already gone beyond florida

no problems reported on the parkway between annandale and merrifield. spot will be downtown, southbound 295 at howard road. we have the left lane blocked off but the tow truck that arrived on the scene, now, the toro truck is broken down. we have the accident and tow truck tying up the left side of the road at howard road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the results from the new hampshire primaries are in and mitt romney has won by a landslide. >> this is a historic night for the former massachusetts governor. jenny davis joins us live from new hampshire. not a big surprise last night, was it? >> reporter: no, it wasn't. but certainly a significant victory for mitt romney and a historic one too. he becomes the first republican to win back-to-back in iowa and new hampshire in competitive races since 1976. so definitely a solid win for him. people are saying this does not necessarily wrap up the nomination for him. all the candidates have left new hampshire, moved onto south carolina and there will be a bitter fight down th

you will find both inbound 50 as well as the bw parkway, headed into northeast.that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thanks julie. a noelani is in the works to improve bus service to the new mark center in alexandria the idea is to add more buses to routes between the west falls and center. the board is expected to approve the plan this week. >> no more free parking when it comes to disabled drivers, the change in response to the abuse of the plaque card. people who are disabled will have to pay for parking. >> with these new red top meters we will be providing reserved parking for person's with disabilities. >>> the new meters with the red stops give those who park there double the time than a normal meter they are expected to be operational next month. >> gay and lesbian couples who tied the knot in the district could soon have an easier time untieing the knot. dc council is looking at a bill to allow gay couples to divorce even if they no longer live in the nations capital. currently, one member of the couple has to live in the district for six mo

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