presidio parkway, central subway, and then caltrans downtown extension. but the proposed remaining commitment table is the second one on that page. proposed, revised, remaining commitments. commissioner kim: what is currently the top priority for rip funds? i assume there was a different place before in the recommendation to change it. >> commissioner, presidio parkway is the first priority, as shown on the table. this is simply clarification that the repayment of funds, $34 million in advance that the mtc is providing, would only happen after the central subway. it is not happening after the local projects. it is just making sure that it is clear the repayment of the $34 million would happen only after the central subway commitments are filled. that project is already under way -- commissioner kim: prioritize after the presidio parkway repayment? >> yes, it does not change the priority of the commitments that the board said originally. we just have this event from the mtc and need to clarify for them, where in our priorities, that payment would come. com

and you see a delay making your way toward the parkway. you're forced on to suitland parkway.onnect to 295 northbound again. seeing delays along firth sterling. it is a tough commute in the area. joe, checking things out on i-95, volume light in this area. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> and we have a traffic alert for you if you plan to travel in northern virginia this weekend. you will want to avoid a section of route 50 that will be shut down for bridge demolition. westbound 50 in arlington will be closed between courthouse road and 10th street. crews will be taking down the bridge that connects 10th street to eastbound route 50. closures will begin at 8:00 tomorrow morning. the road will be opened back up at 8:00 on sunday night. v-dot suggests using washington boulevard to get around the closure. >>> drivers on the intercounty connector want to go faster. the state is apparently listening. maryland's transportation department is studying that toll road to see whether it can handle higher speeds. drivers have complained that the 55 mile-per-hour speed lim

northbound bw parkway all lanes reopened at 4:50. so hopefully we will be back up to speed there soon. just as we are looking at right here a live look at i-95 south of mountain road. a good choice for those coming in from bel air. this is live look in annapolis at u.s. 50 and i-97 battle the foggy conditions out there and building volume but no incidents to report. also a quick update if you want to avoid the foggy conditions and roads altogether. take mta according to the mta all lines running on time this morning. sherrie back over to you. >> thanks. >>> time is 5:51. if you are looking for a new job or looking to change your career, we can help you. where you can meet potential employers looking to fill positions in our area. we have details on a local job fair taking place later today. plus, the unique way one globe trotter plans to kick off globe trotter week and why it includes the arlington memorial brimming. g [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean m

this one on the northbound side of the bw parkway. north 202 road apparently a hit and run accident. four vehicles involved and police are on the scene. lots of activity on the northbound side of the bw parkway. only the right lane currently is getting by. so keep that in mind. southbound side you should be okay. a live look further into the northeast. you are going to be okay. we'll go back over to the maps and this time over to the other side. no problems to report. heading for the beltway where we'll look right now. 270 at 121, all lanes are open. >>> the a university of maryland student has been suspended from campus and is now facing charges after he allegedly threatened to go on a killing rampage delia has more. >> reporter: good morning. the 1-year-old suspect, alexander song of howard county, he was once an active honor student here on campus right now. he is in the hospital undergoing a psychiatric evaluation for posting these threats. we'll look at what he wrote online that was read by a former student who chats with him onl

there will go south on george washington parkway to the cemetery.ing because of hard rain and lightning. it is intense. >> we see the lightning strikes around silver spring, the heaviest rain and is moving into northwest d.c. heavy rain stretching to the northeast. it looks like it will cut parts of the national cathedral area. take a look at the radar. notice how the heavy rain is just over the heart of the metro area, even a little down and to construct this county -- near prince george's county. the heaviest is near bethesda. massachusetts avenue in getting dumped on. george town, you are next. logan circle, just to name a few. rain moving to the southeast and should quit the tidal basin early this morning and briefly. 74 this afternoon, partly cloudy. 72 tomorrow. we will start out cloudy and foggy tomorrow morning, breaking out in the sunshine. friday, lower 80s and sunny. could this weekend. >> it already feels like summer. headlines from hollywood, first lady michelle obama opened up about her attempt at an undercover shopping trip. >> i thou

this is at suitland parkway. right now you're going forced on to suitland parkway.rth sterling and reconnect at 270 northbound if that's your commute. at craves, connecticut avenue -- at chevy chase, connecticut avenue closed to bradley lane. we have tracee wilkins on the scene. we should have an update shortly. to i-66, taking activities in virginia now, it looks great. no issue at suddley road. travel problems light. 60 miles per hour, only taking 11 minutes. heading inside the beltway on 66, no issues there. eastbound, really good. westbound, you're clear, as well. travel speed eastbound 56 miles per hour. again, taking seven minutes this time to get to glebe road. if you're taking the rails, your commute up next in about ten minutes. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> the wizards have suffered a lot of gut-wrenching losses this season. last night might be the worst, though. they blew a 22-point lead in an 85-83 defeat to the -- they lost to the indiana pacers. john wall had a chance to tie the game as time expired. unfortunately, his shot did not beat the buzzer.

and accidents in prince george's county, northbound on the b-w parkway, 450.s getting by to the right. there is minimal delay. these victims of a hit and run accident. that's northbound at 450. we had an accident on 95 but everything is gone. we are left with northbound volume growing in woodbrige, looks good through lorton. not bad in this live picture in springfield, virginia. no amount of the headlights in this picture. back to you. >> 6:00 minutes before 6:00 a.m. temperatures are cleaning up as we get near 50 degrees. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ ♪ >> here are stories trending on wjla.com. a park ranger who blew the whistle on redskins owner dan snyder now writing a book. and metro new about problems with the brakes on trains for years. and some cross dressing fads for men. the nation's oldest aircraft carrier on its final voyage now. >> the uss enterprise the glove and the west virginia yes

that's not out of the -- on the parkway. that's not out of the lanes. getting busy traveling southbound at falls road. not seeing any issues northbound. southbound, first set of delays, they start out of urbana and you slow making your way to clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:12. 49 degrees. the video just uncovered showing the events of the day many people will never forget. >>> and next, whitney houston's daughter on why her mother is still present in her lif at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> whitney houston's daughter says she is doing well and coping with the loss of her mother on. oprah winfrey's "next chapter," bobbi kristina brown says she still feels houston's presence. she says she and her mom were best friends and always took care of each other. she says she still talks to her every day and defended her mother's reputation. >> saw her cry, you know, and i held her through that. you know, we held

northbound 295 traffic can get past the crash scene on suitland parkway.t's good news into the district. take a look at the i-270 corridor out of frederick, the patchy fog and the pace is slowing here at 109 to get past the truck scale. all lanes open. virginia drivers heading into ventville from manassas. prince george's county accident at virginia manurer. the next check of timesaver traffic at 6:02. back to you. >>> today army staff sergeant robert bales is expected to formally learn the charges he faces. bales faces 17 counts of murder for the march 11th massacres in two afghan villages. the dead include nine children. the 38-year-old father of two is accused of gunning down the victims as they slept. >>> five more bodies have been found aboard the cruise ship that ran aground february 13th. that brings the total number of confirmed dead to 30 people. two remain unaccounted for. today salvages are expected to pump the last of the fuel out of the capsized vehicle. >>> but later today pope benedict xvi will arrive in mexico on his first visit to that cou

river road, clara barton parkway, a tough ride there.n extends down into parts of prince george's county as well. this thing is moving south, southeast at about 30, 35 miles an hour. i want to show you that's just about on top of channel 9 here coming back right along the potomac headed toward georgetown as well. got some heavier rains also just to the west of college park. so you can imagine 193 as you're going around here toward cheverly, over toward lanham as well we're seeing some of the heavy activity. this extends into prince george's county. want to take you a little bit farther south and east through forestville. there's clinton and upper marlboro. south of dunkirk we have a little bit of a heavier shower. even bowie and woodmore you have moderate rain showers there. this stuff should be around maybe another one to two hours before i think it gets south and east of us and leaches us alone -- leaves us alone but it's making a lot of noise this morning. the other problem is fog. visibilities down. it's from southern maryland back t

right now we have breaking news on bw parkway.ng northbound, a hit-and-run accident involving four vehicles right now is blocking all of your northbound lanes. this is as you approach 450. again, all of your lanes are blocked. i'm starting to see delays around cheverly. if you're trying to take bw parkway to the beltway, you could jump on route 50 at this time or even take kenilworth avenue. for right now, all your northbound lanes are blocked, and choppers on the way. i will be back with the update on this accident in ten minutes. now over to the rails. if are you taking the rails, we have two delays on the marc, brunswick east, 870, a nine-minute delay. also on the brunswick east, a 14-minute delay on train 898. 70 is the nine-minute delay. coming up, the accident that has all the northbound lanes of 295 shut down at this time. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> time now is 5:43. we lost a valuable hour of sleep over the weekend. the impact daylight savings time could have on your health and productivity at work. forget about it.

also perring parkway. east northern parkway at mclean in the city. and glen burnie, richie highway at georgia avenue. we did have an earlier car fire. 75 southbound at franklin boulevard that was just cleared. but traffic is still a little slow as you approach franklin boulevard. as far as delays, very minor at this hour. on the west side loop, slowing. and the west side inner loop will make some brake lights as you make your way through. let's take a live look. that's the beltway at old court road. and we'll take another live look. as our camera switches here. okay. 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. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> beautiful blooms around the potomac in washington, d.c. a mild winter has the cherry blossoms opening early. for 100 years, the tree's pink and white blossoms have decorated. it is normally coming up in april over the next month. but about a million people are expected to walk among the

after that there will be one less stop light on the parkway.n fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. >>> tuesday's primary election day here in the district as noted earlier. today candidates running for an at large council seat addressed the city ethics problems. at large member vincent orange and his three opponents participated in a debate on wam u radio and all expressed concern that some council members, the mayor, and other city leaders are under federal investigation for possible ethics violations. >> what we're seeing now are people who disrespect each other, people who have no morals. i think we need to change this. >> this is a very, very broken political culture right now when it comes to campaign finance. >> it's clear that residents right now are looking for strong ethical leadership. >> we need to be very clear vincent orange is not under federal investigation, not under local investigation, has not been accused of any wrongdoing whatsoever. >> in addition to the at large race four council members are seeking re-election. marion bar

from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, taking only 11 minutes. over to the rails, two minor delays both on the marc brunswick east line. the first, 890 a nine-minute delay. six minutes on trip 872. joe, over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> breaking news right now. an afghan delegation sent to visit the sites where 16 civilians were killed over the weekend has come under fire from militants. at least one afghan soldier is dead, and two others are reported injured. the taliban has said it would kill and behead in response to the rampage by a u.s. soldier that killed 16 people including nine children. >>> we're also learning more about that soldier. military officials say the 38-year-old staff sergeant is married and the father of two children. he is also a trained sniper. he also reportedly suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 when his vehicle rolled over in iraq. the shooting is sparking more calls to get troops out of afghanistan. >> 2/3 of the american people essentially don't support this operation in afghanistan. we got a problem, and

police have northbound toward russia and parkway closed, but -- north washington parkway closed.e nothing to report as far as the beltway. but in that traffic center, we take you to the picture. this looks beautiful in clarksville, maryland, southbound at 270 p. now we will go to adam caskey. >> we will start you off with our rooftop hd camera overlooking the potomac. look at the national mall. you can make up the capitol building on the left-hand side. the washington monument poking right up through that fog layer. temperature rise -- temperature wise, we are in the 50's. 54 in the plate. -- la plata. mid- -60's. winds are 20 miles per hour at times later on today. highs in the mid 60's and the 70's in the south. clear tonight, near 40 degrees. tomorrow, 20 -- plenty of sunshine. an evening's rigell cannot be ruled out friday night into saturday. -- an evening of rain cannot be ruled out friday night into saturday. >> people across the midwest and the south cleaning up the damage left behind by the deadly storms. the national network -- the national weather service says that 16

. >> this is the b-w parkway at maryland 32. more on weather and traffic when we come back >> welcome back. 5:10. 58 degrees downtown. we don't expect any trouble for the morning commute. the could be some thunderstorms later tonight. 51 at the airport. 48 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature, 79. after 5:00 p.m., there is a chance we could see some storms pop up. will check the forecast for the rest of the weekend when i come back in just a few minutes. >> rod blagojevich is expected to begin his prison term in colorado today. he spoke to supporters outside his chicago home yesterday. he was sentenced in december after he was found guilty of corruption. it remains defiant over his conviction. a jury finds a virginia tech was negligent for the shootings that took place in 2007. a jury found the school negligent after the first shooting. a wrongful death suit was brought by parents of two students that were killed. >> a new campaign highlighting smoking. it will show people in a number of diseases. the campai

i-95 at fairfax county parkway, heavy on the brakes. leaving the occoquan looks good, but it is stop and go making your way closer to the beltway. you seeing any accidents on the road. making your way closer to the capital beltway, no issues. inside the beltway, no accidents at this time. back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> a developing story this morning. communities in the midwest and the south leveled by tornadoes earlier this week are getting ready for more severe weather today. this line of storms could bring more tornadoes, and they could even be stronger. crews began the massive cleanup process, shoveling and piling up debris. on wednesday, 27 confirmed tornadoes swept through seven states. 13 people were killed. six of those victims were in harrisburg, illinois. survivors say that they can't take much more. >> nervous, shaky. i'm -- i'm tired. it's -- i just don't even have words for everything that you feel. >> we do not want to go through this again. we will do everything we can to protect our people. >> storm 4 meteorolog

not too bad here if you're on the bw parkway near the baltimore beltway. i-695, moving well with no delays to report for you. also traveling on i-70 right now looking pretty good at 29, that stalled car and traffic gone, back up to speed eastbound on 695. and looking pretty good as far as drive times go. still no major problems on the top side of the beltway, six minutes from bel air to providence. again, the west side, seven minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> 6:03. later today a rally will be held in annapolis calling for state lawmakers to raise taxes on tobacco products. community and state leaders will join public health advocates and labor leaders from across the state. the governor's budget includes an increase on the state's tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco products from 15% to 66% of wholesale cost. other legislation would increase the tax of a pack of cigarettes from $2 to $3. >>> in annapolis today a senate committee is scheduled to hold a hearing to repeal the death penalty. a panel of religious leaders is expected to testify for that hearing. the

this was on fairfax county parkway at i-95. chopper checking things out, looks to be out of the roadway. here's a live look at chopper 4 live over i-95 at fairfax county parkway. traveling northbound on i-95, your volume is increasing in this area. and you are under speed now. from prince william parkway to the beltway, you're at 41 miles per hour. taking 19 minutes to make the trip. traveling the inner loop of the beltway at 295, heads up. debris is in the roadway. and it is blocking your right lane. police are on the scene now. i'm checking cameras in the area for volume. so far, your volume is light. that's due to change. i'm keeping an eye on it for you. now back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is now 6:12. 40 degrees. how parents in maryland found their lost child by watching the news. >>> everybody's waiting for the unveiling of a new ipad today. the earl reviews of the new features and upgrades it's expected >>> 6:15. new from overnight, thieves broke into a home in the 4800 block of carriage park road in fa

travel speed, about 59 miles per hour as you make your way past 32 on bw parkway.heading at 197, you're at 62 miles per hour southbound. heading to i-95, things there look nice, as well. 63 miles per hour southbound at 32. i'm going to give you a live look at 216 on i-95. if this is your commute, traffic is flowing nicely in both directions. no issues to report. travel speeds southbound, you're at 66 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to get from 216 to the capital beltway. if you're taking the rails, your commute is up in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the idea that companies could force you to hand over your social media passwords is not sitting well with some in congress. senators chuck schumer and richard blumenthal regular calling for an investigation on into the practice to see if it breaks federal employment laws. last week facebook warned employers to stop asking for that information. >>> now 4:55. 56 degrees. coming up, the guilty snack that turns out is secretly healthy. like that. >> i'm all for that. >>> plus, one of the world's most

they will continue around towards the george washington parkway. on the other side of town, your lanes are open if you are working your way northbound along i-95. no trouble spots to report right now. volume increasing out of woodbridge. traffic on 395 slowing at duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> a big story, the sacagaweaent accused of murdering 16 innocent civilians in afghanistan says he can't remember much of the shootings. >> staff sergeant robert bales talked to his lawyer for the first time. attorney john henry brown says his client as only a sketchy memorandum rift rampage. meanwhile, the sergeant's wife put out a statement saying this, quote: this, quote: she says news reports are come letly out of character of the man i know and admire. >>> illinois is holding its primary today. there is a lot at stake in today's contest. 54 delegates up for grabs. the latest numbers favor romney with the real clear politics average of polls giving him a more than eight-point lead over rick santorum.

jb parkway leaving the beltway -- gw parkway leaving the beltway looking great. no problems on the dulles toll road or 66 inside the beltway. and a live look at the roosevelt bridge inbound on i- 66. all the potomac and anacostia crossings are incident free. we'll take a look at 95 in virginia at 5:40. >>> the woman killed and then dumped in the street tuesday had a protective order against her murderer. >> heather mcguire's estranged husband philip joseph gilberti was arrested twice for violating a protective order including just last weekend. both times he was let out of jail and the last time it appears the judge who set his bond didn't know about his background. >> the judge who made the ruling in this case is a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that the computers in the courtroom were down. the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> gilberti's criminal history including arrests and assault, drugs and steroids, a seven- year prison sentence in nevada for trying to kill another girlfriend. the couple's children were p

before a closure point 295 at the suitland parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> could the washington redskins soon return to the district at left to practice anyway? some city leaders are make august play to make that happen but some residents say it would be a big mistake. maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: it is called reservation 13, an area largely made up the old d.c. general hospital site and d.c. mayor vincent gray and some council members have expressed interest in vision training facility for the washington redskin built here. >> i am unabashedly a washington redskins fans t bothered me the day they walked out the door and left rfk stadium and went to prince george's county. >> reporter: but it is proving to be a tough sell. >> i think it is a crime to consider giving it to a bun of the sweaty athletes to kill each other for bounty on the site. no tax trang from having a training facility for athletes. >> reporter: residents a they want was promised in a master development plan passed by council nearly 1

gw parkway looks okay. you might want to choose those alternate routes n.bound 123 at the entrance for the c.i.a. let's take a look at our maps so i can give you some perspective of where it is. again you might just want to stick to your alternate routes, the gw parkway or georgetown pike to get around this accident. on the northbound side of i-95 volumes are building from the prince william parkway into route 1, the newington to springfield which is where we'll go live on the northbound side of i-95. it's just bunching up here as you try to exit on to 395. a last look at 395 near duke street still moving well. coming up in my next report an update on the accident at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:50, california highway patrol officers arrested about 70 people overnight at the state capitol in sacramento. they were among thousands of protesters airing their grievances with lawmakers. the demonstrators are upset over cuts to higher education, including steep tuition increases. >>> a new study finds the youngest children in the class could be overdiagnosed wi

no incidents to report on the bw parkway or 50. the building volume to get into cheverly and kenilworth and new york avenues. southern maryland good shape so far. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. mike back to you. >>> making news now at 5:50, bluegrass legend has died. earl scruggs known for taking the banjo from a lead -- into lead instrument. not just part of the rhythm section. scruggs started playing in 1945 and he became famous for his work with lester plat and bill monroe among others. he also performed with bob dylan and elton john over the years. >>> there's some unpacking to do today on board the international space station. an unmanned european cargo ship docked with the station last night. the ship is carrying tons of supplies and some new experiments for the crew of three astronauts. >>> a lot of people got the message about tomorrow night's record-setting lottery drawing. in fact so many people bought megamillions tickets the jackpot has now jumped to an even $500 million. the cash option for a single winn

that eastbound san mateo bridge possible lane blockage with an accident. 80 eastbound at redwood parkwayent was cleared out of lanes a car hit a pole now the on-ramp is closed while they clear that accident eastbound 80 redwood parkway on-ramp remains closed we'll follow that for you. eastbound 580 fortunately noncommute direction multi-car accident with debris in lanes just before grant line it could start slowing the westbound you can see yellow sensors towards livermore apparently debris in lanes caused this accident to begin with. highway 1 at pacific towards mere beach reports of a mudslide possibly blocking lanes there as well. >>> there are new developments in the case of the u.s. soldier accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage in afghanistan. his lawyer gives alarming new details about the state of mind his client was in. >>> some relief at the pumps. new signs that gas prices may have finally topped out here in california. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. . >>> good friday morning. this is a live picture from heavenly at the top of a ski lift snow

traveling on northern parkway, a work zone set up, i stopped and talked with the guys. they will be there blocking two lanes at falls road. not causing too much of a problem so far this morning. looking good traveling through the city on 895. all lanes are open and moving freely. traveling throughel 3, jfx, no work zones or delays to slow you down this morning. >>> unforgivable, that's what karzai is calling the massacre of afghanistan civilians. president barack obama, you can see him on the phone calling karzai to express shock over the shooting rampage sunday. 3 people and 9 children were among the 16 people killed. the shooter turned himself in. we have a breakdown of the events. >> sherrie johnson is standing by with the latest. what have you learned? >> the taliban is vowing revenge. the fear now is that this latest incident could set off a fresh wave of violence, worse than we have seen in the past. the u.s. embassy is warning foreigners to keep a low profile. u.s. government has condemned the bloodshed. no one knows why a u.s. soldier went on a murder spree. he

county parkway to the beltway.in montgomery county, hitting the brakes just around colesville road to georgia avenue. you're not jammed. but you are slow. now aaron and joe, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> two traffic alerts for drivers in both maryland and virginia this morning. you'll want to avoid a section of route 50 during the weekend. that will be shut for bridge demolition. westbound 50 in arlington will be closed between courthouse road and 10th street. crews will begin taking down the bridge that connects 10th troo to see eastbound route 50. closures start at 8:00 tomorrow morning, and the road will reopen at 8:00 on sunday night. vdot suggests using washington built to get around the closure. >>> and the u.s. navy is holding anti-terrorism exercises around the country. it could cause some delays around naval facilities in our area. the biggest impact could be seen around the walter reed medical center in bethesda. officials at the medical center say that no one outside the campus should see any

revise the authority's funding commitment to the presidio parkway project to fully fund the project and make related changes including amending the authority's 2012 regional improvement program (rip) priorities; accepting an advance of $34 million in surface transportation program/congestion mitigation and air quality improvement funds from the metropolitan transportation commission; amending the prop k strategic plan to program an additional $9,680,000 in prop k funds to the project; and revising the authority's rip commitments. this is an action item. commissioner campos: colleagues, we tried to minimize the number of special meetings, but the timing of this matter was such that a special meeting was required. i will turn it over to our executive director jose moscovich to explain what we're doing and why this action needs to be taken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. i will ever know the chair's comments. i appreciate your appreciate -- patients in accommodating another meeting. let me review the item quickly and open it up for questions. the development of this, in may 2010

oand river parkway at highway 100. back over to -- crash. >>> the supreme court will hear arguments on obama affordable health care act the. linda so has prehe -- act. linda so has a preview what have is expect records today's session -- >> reporter: today's session gets to the heart of the challenge whether it's constitutional to require all americans to buy health insurance and if they don't is it okay to charge a penalty. expect another large crowd as the hearing gets underway. organization americans for prosperity which opposes the mandate will charter several buss to take people to the rally in dc. attorneys for the 26 states that filed suit argue congress does not have the authority to force a person to buy something. if the mandate is constitutional, they say there's no limit to what the federal government can force the americans to do. lawyers for the obama administration say congress is well within its authority. fed argue everyone will need health care at some point and currently uds costing taxpayers and hos

heading toward the beltway, bwi parkway and 50 incident free. east on 66 virginia drivers finding a little slowdown 29 to 28 centreville. getting in past 50 fair oaks to get to 123 just a slow merge. then inside the beltway a little more crowded as we break the falls church barrier before the hov rules kick in. north on 95 and 395 slowest drive is from the prince william parkway across the okay quan. slow and go there. then the pace into newington below speed as you head up to 395. looking good at duke street. looks like a great sunrise too. the next check of time saver traffic at 6:25. back to you. >> talk to you in a bit. >>> 6:19 now. next in sports, the caps finally come through in the clutch. see last night's game-winning shot. >> right now another check of our question of the morning. it is 58% of women say they would prefer which of these things over a big diamond ring. is it a, a luxury car, b, a big wedding or c, a walk-in closet. >> our facebook friend joe is not pulling any punches. he goes, who cares. you give them all three and they

there is an accident on the northbound side of i-95 at prince william parkway. let's take a live look there. it's sitting on the right showedder but you've got delays getting to that accident about dale city right now trying to get past the prince william parkway. once beyond that it's going to slow down again in spring field. a live look northbound 395 at duke street. it's just slowing down through landmark as you head for seminary road. that's normal for this time of the morning. back over to our maps. marc strain delays continue on the brunswick line # 90. 30 -- 890. 30 to 40 minutes late. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 6:25. >> thank you. >>> 6:20 on the nose. next in sports, a huge night for both the capitals and the lady terps. we have a preview. >>> right now time for another check of our question of the more than. all right, ladies. 25% of the clothes in your closet have this in common. is it a, they've never been worn, b, you've had them since high school or c, they just don't fit? >> our facebook friend jennifer says a, they've

right here at fairfax county parkway, so far taking 20 minutes to get from the parkway to the beltway at the 14th treat bridge getting a little bit cloudy. 55 miles an hour, now back over to you eun and joe. >> 6:22. 58 degrees. the giant snake the size of a school bus going on display. yikes. >> it could swallow a school bus. >>> also, which d.c. council members are saying no to a pay raise and why some are saying yes. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> they have reportedly moved in with his brother and new sister-in-law in ksington palace. william and harry used to live in the clarence house. he has a modest one-bedroom apartment and say the three get along just fine. as long as he has his own wing. they're newlyweds. >>> the smithsonian has a new resident. this is a 48-foot-long snake weighing 2 rkds 500 pounds. this is a live replica of the real snake which is believed to have roamed the earth 60 million years ago doing whatever it darn well feels like doin

stick with the suitland parkway or 295 to get across the 11th street bridge.rews landover and college park. hit the brakes here after 94 and before new hampshire avenue. that's a volume delay there. 270 with the volume delays into hyattstown. you're traveling northbound 95 those lineups out of dale city into springfield. more slow traffic coming on to 395 get up past landmark and then again at the 14th street bridge all lanes open there. the next check of timesaver traffic at 6:40. mike back to you. >>> thanks. there's gnaw twist in the death investigation of trayvon martin from florida. surveillance video obtained by abc news shows the shooter, george zimmerman, the night of martin's death. now zimmerman as he has claimed does not appear in this video to be a man who was attacked and beaten by a 17-year-old. i'm here now in the newsroom here tracking the developments and the reaction delia is really, really interesting. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely if and you take a close look at the sid owe you'll see -- video you'll see why folks are going to be pretty out

still closed northbound, all traffic exit think on to the parkway. they will open that. in a few that a live picture in virginia, northbound 395. everything looks good across the potomac river. back to you. >> thank you. in chevy chase this morning, a police chase ended with a deadly crash of. >> at connecticut avenue and chevy chase circle. john gonzalez is there. good morning. >> good morning. two fatalities in. two people in the hospital. the people inside the car in their late teens or early 20's. connecticut avenue on the north side of chevy chase circle is closed. it will remain that way for several hours, possibly through the morning rush hour. this was a devastating car accident that happened as a high-speed police chase for around 1:00 this morning. police ran the tags of this toyota and came back as a stolen car. when the officer put on his lights, the suspect fled. that's when the chase started. the officer called for backup and k-9 units immediately. they spent several miles through the neighborhood and down connecticut avenue. the two police cars appear to o

parkway just after the beltway. i will so you what we found. let's go to gather. -- together. everything is open on the george washington parkway after the beltway. 395 to washington boulevard is open. looks good on washington boulevard and 110 near the pentagon. now to the other side of town where we have been watching volume growing out of low-carb and red lights. 495 to colesville road and to 270 and looks good on 270 itself the beltway. is moving. >> the big story this morning will be the temperatures and sunshine. this afternoon, the potential for severe and thunderstorms. lookouts sighted this hour. 48 degrees at reagan national airport. look at the change in temperature as compared with yesterday at this time. 13 degrees warmer. it is 30 degrees warmer. is is a head of a cold front later this afternoon and evening that will give us a chance of strong and thunderstorms limited to about a 50% chance that you'll see anything in your neighborhood. 73-78 degrees. wind out of the southwest at 15-25 with higher gusts if especially in the higher elevations. coming back with a l

, bellaire at lawnview, walther at echodale and mcclean at east northern parkway. delays not present just yet on the beltway. 59 and 56 are your average speeds on the top and the west sides of the beltway. there is a look at 895 at more ray vai m oravia and more, back over to you. >> here is what people are talking about today, a jury rules the school l should have done more to alert students. wjz and monique griego are live with more. >> reporter: good morning. a jury awarded the student's families 4 million dollars and this morning a survivor of that attack tells wjz this is a major step forward. >>> tears in the courtroom as the jury finds virginia tech negligent in the death of two students, they were among the 32 killed when their fellow student went on a shooting rampage in campus on 2007. >> she always future herself put herself in a position to speak for people who were too weak to speak for themselves, she could not do it anymore so we had to do it. >> we had to get a little more truth and accountability and we weren't going away. >> the school waited two

george washington parkway suitland parkway it, all good. good on the b-w parkway and through rock creek park and on rock creek parkway and beach drive. 95 looks good in maryland and on 29 coming out of columbia to get to silver spring. 66 has a little volume, but it's flowing again before and after 50. back to news. >> temperatures are up and pollen levels. allergy sufferers are having a hard time. >> tree pollen has been in the high range for a couple days now. the best chance for us to wash that away will be friday. our best chance of rain. tomorrow we have a chance, but it's isolated. >> low excitement level. >> rain excitement factor. i do get excited about the rain. i have my garden going. i have lots of crops to come in. a mild start today. sunrise said 7:20 in the federal city, still dark except for the monument. the city is all its up along with beautiful monuments around washington during it is 56 in the district. that is our typical afternoon temperature. if we are starting the day as warm as the normal afternoon high temperature.

here's a live look at 695 at the bw parkway. we still got maintenance on the bw parkway. road crew northbound at nursery road. they should be out of there momentarily, but in the meantime, very light volume is going to help us. this is the eastern shore, a live look at u.s. 50, for those of you on 50 this morning, it's going to be a very slow treck this morning. use extra caution with very low visibility. back to you. >>> we've got the latest coming up on the efforts in france to get that suspected terrorist out of his home. >> riot police thought they had made progress but turns out they may have hit a roadblock. details coming up. >> the catholic church's most powerful man making his first trip to latin america tomorrow. what is on his agenda? you're watching "good morning maryland." we'll be right back. a live look at atlanta. >>> around the world overnight french riot police set off more explosions outside of an apartment building where the suspect of the jewish school shooting is said to be holed up. mohammed marah has been in an apartment since early wednesday and p

also traveling on outer loop east side of 695 as you approach the bw parkway, you will see an accident. fortunately the east side is still a little light for this time of morning. so no major backups there. let's get a live look at traffic flow for those of you traveling on 895. not too bad the southbound lanes clog up a little as you approach the toll plaza. same for i-95 heading to the fort mchenry tunnel and atypical for this time of morning on west side of 695. as being see the outer loop lanes are heavy on the left side of the screen making the drive past frederick road. now back over to you. >> thanks. >>> today more fallout could from from the inindictment -- from the indictment of john lee pod that -- leopold that could put the county police chief in the hot seat. linda so is standing by to explain what's expected to happen today. >> reporter: the fraternal order of police will meet to decide if police chief james teare should step down. he is accused by some of not take enough action after learning the allegation of the leopold. he is accused of misconduct if office. the state

taking 11 minutes to get from the beltway to gw parkway. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:32. we're learning more about a baby that died at an unlicensed daycare center in bristow, virginia. police tell news4 the 3-month-old girl was playing with other children when she stopped breathing. she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. police tell us there were no signs of foul play. the memorial examiner's office is expected to do an autopsy to determine how and why the girl died. >>> extra security today at flowers high school in spring dale after a student was robbed at gunpoint in the gym. a prince george's county spokesperson said two male students robbed the 15-year-old yesterday morning. turned out they had a b.b. gun. police were able to arrest one of the suspects who is a student at the school. >> you have to worry about her in the streets, but in school? that's unacceptable. >> they have to do something tb. >> the other suspects made off with a little cash and a cell phone. no one was hurt in the robbery. >>>.com pres

we are good on the george washington parkway. no problems to report on the beltway in case you're heading to tyson's. headlights coming out of virginia. the red leaving maryland down towards the toll road exit. >> thank you very much. it is time. dancing with the stars kicks off season no. bang14 tonight. >> the 12 stars include martina navratilova juleie night and shepherd. >> you had better take a nap if you want to stay up and walked out. >> a jump to the big screen. >> the movie adaptation of "21 -- -- 21 john street with" was no. 1 at the box office. that dropped the lorax to no. 2. >> 4:56 this morning. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >> coming up, the american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians prepares to meet with his lawyer for the first time face-to-face. formal charges are expected to be filed this week. >> you will have to keep w

first, lisa baden with breaking details on the b-w parkway. >> a hit-and-run accident. there were four victims from this. northbound. park police were quick to respond as well as newschopper 7. live pictures. traffic getting by to the right leaving prince george is hospital all the way to the beltway southbound. traffic , no delays. they're not even stopping to watch as a flashing lights. adam caskey next. >> mercury rising this week. springlike weather pattern taking shape. get used to the warm weather this week. well above average. we will look and members now. we are in the 40's around metro area. 46 in bethesda d.c., and alexandria. 43 in warrenton. 35 in leesburg. it is going to be a warm afternoon. plan for the upper 60's later on this afternoon with increasing clouds and a chance of light rain if around and after bedtime tonight. we will have a few showers while we are sleeping, near 50. in the '70s tomorrow. it will be that way all week. >> we will get used to it. thanks so much. a university of maryland student is being held for a psychiatric evaluation if afte