the b-w parkway, we're at the scene of a crash. avoid district of the b-w parkway southbound. one of two lane getting by after the exit for the airport. 95 is a much better option. back to you. >> thank you. a developing story out of d.c. police need your help. they are trying to find a missing child. take a look at this picture. this 6-year-old eriona birts was last seen january 31 in the 2000 block of e street northeast. investigators believe she may have been with a non-custodial parent and that the two may have left the city. if you know where she is, you are asked to contact d.c. police. police in takoma park are asking for help try to find this child, 12-year-old batwin djangmia nulla. he was last seen monday night. that's all the details they have released. if you know him or where he is, contact takoma park police. if you the baltimore ravens minded getting little to no sleep, they're probably over it. >> the city of baltimore is honoring the nfl world champions this morning. they have a big parade and a party. john gonzales is live in terms city with a preview of wher

southbound on the bw parkway after 195, the accident on the bw parkway was just moved to the shoulderke a look at the delay. in fact, let's take a look from our sky 9 on the southbound side of the bw parkway. it's solid for two miles. bw parkway southbound to the accident scene where everything was just moved to the shoulder. i had sky 9 check out the northbound side. they say that although everyone can see it there, it is not affecting traffic. if you're one of those trying to head up to the festivities in downtown baltimore this morning, you will be okay. it's southbound affected by the accident. a quick look at 270 southbound. delays route 109 to 121. a little bit more in germantown and toward the point where the lanes divide. that's it for traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> coming up on 6:32. time to see what our partners over at cbs this morning are covering. >> norah o'donnell is in new york. she'll tell us. good morning, norah. >> good morning to you, mike and andrea. ahead, house majority leader eric cantor of virginia on why he wants republicans to focus mor

it was off of paint branch parkway just after midnight.t's not far from student housing and pra ternt row. it's not clear what the robber took or whether there are any injuries. police do not believe the suspect is still in the area. >>> police are warning college students to be more vigilant after a string of burglaries at georgetown and george washington universities. at georgetown, thieves stole two laptops in the past two days. at gw, three burglaries where thieves went into dorm rooms and took ten different electronics. they say the robberies happen because students inadvertently let the thieves in and left rooms unlocked. all of the burglaries happened in the middle of the day. >>> george washington university law school is going to be asking students -- potential applicants about their sexual orientation. they want to track the number of gay applicants to set up better support services. this was -- right now only four of the top 20 law schools in the country ask students to disclose sexual orientation. >>> we'll have to wait until s

westbound 175 at snowden river parkway. another ad old columbia road. we're in the green on the west side. 700 looks good in towards the beltway -- 70 looks good in towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> 5:22. still ahead -- >> congress is in recess. what is being done to stop the what is being done to stop the sequester. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> if congress does not reach a deal on sequestration, $85 million in cuts will go into effect. >> maryland, virginia, and watched it, d.c., -- and washington, d.c., are vulnerable to the cuts. >> makers are on a break. >> president obama is back at the white house after a week of golfing in florida. congress is still away on a break. floaters' visit the capitol are upset that lawmakers went home. congress has just over a week

on the inner loop of the beltway south of the baltimore- washington parkway. it looks like we do have all of lane open on the southbound stretch of the beltway continuing from the bw parkway around towards 450 and out towards andrews. veryling delay at this point off the inner loop but still some activity on the shoulder that could cause some rubbernecking delays as our roll yum begins to increase. let's continue now quickly with our cameras. we'll show you what else is happening out here on the roads. 66, not a bad right out of manassas. 395 looking good leaving the beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> more proof bad sleep can have a dramatic effect on your health all of the new study out of the uk found the activity of the hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day. for a week, areas suchs the immune system and how the body responds to damage and stress were also affected. substandard sleep has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, obesity a

i-95 north at the prince william parkway.ok cloezly there, closer to the bottom of the screen, there's a light. you see snowflakes are falling in that part of virginia right now. several other parts. we're scrolling at the bottom of your screen. school delays coming in this morning. >>> nasa will observe a day of remembrance for the tenth anniversary of the space shuttle columbia disaster. officials will hold an observance at the astronaut memorial at arlington national cemetery. there will be ceremonies honoring those in the apollo 1 disaster as well as the challenger explosion. there will be a wreath laying ceremony today also. >>> police are looking into whether a serial groper attacked two women. both say they were groped in springfield. a 30-year-old woman on dinwiddie street said someone approached her from behind, grabbed her and groped her. a few blocks away, a 25-year-old woman says she was walking when she felt someone groping her. she screamed and the man ran off. both victims' description of the attacker matched t

a lot of people travel the parkways. >> it does not make a lot of sense to me. i know it is a well-travelled roadway, but it does not make a lot of sense to me personally. >> i did not think so. it is like the 95 away. >> fairfax county supervisor is asking vdot to study the possibility of widening the parkway to three lanes to possibly add hot lanes or hov lanes. >> hot lanes would be one alternative we're looking at. they provide congestion relief. that is really what we're looking for. >> this chair person is not in favor of the right now. she thinks other solutions could be better than the hot lanes. >> more transit on the fairfax county park way i see is something we should be introducing. >> by 2030 it is estimated up to 100,000 vehicles per day could travel on the fairfax county park like. there is widespread agreement that some sort of traffic changes need to be made for the future. the idea of the hot lanes will certainly get more conversation the next time the board of county supervisors come together. >> thank you. still to come, an effort to stop sex

suitland parkway to south capital street but we are checking for the crash on the suitland parkway near route 5 branch avenue. no other problems reported on 359 leaving the beltway for the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> you know the d.c. region is number one again when it comes to traffic congestion in the u.s. >> julie wright knows a little bit about that, don't you? keeps you employed. what can be done to help ease some of the gridlock out there. melanie a.-- alnwick has the story. >> all the experts are saying it's multimodal approach. it is not just new construction or better traffic management t requires a whole host of st. louiss and each one is different to the individual areas. now, the texas transportation institute does this study every single year. they've added a new factor this year which they call the freeway planning time index. we all do this. we all know it has to do with how much time do you have to give yourself to get to where you need to be in you want to be there on time. and so they say in the d.c. area, we also ra

gw parkway looks good.gaithersburg on the northbound side of route 355, right here under the ticker here, northbound route 355 at perry parkway, all lanes have been blocked for a while. so follow police direction there. but luckily for the rush hour flow you're okay. southbound side remains open. back to the map, this time heading over to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. no issues. a live look outside one more time and here's what it looks like coming in from laurel on i- 95. mike and jess? >> thanks, monika. >>> a big changeover at one of the top cabinet posts for the president. >> hilly clinton -- hillary clinton is in the final hours as secretary of state. she'll have a meeting this morning and say goodbye to her staff. her replacement massachusetts senator john kerry will be sworn in as the nation's new top diplomat. as for a new defense secretary, members of the senate armed services committee grilled nominee chuck hagel yesterday. hagel apologized for past controversial statements and def

why would they propose it on fairfax county parkway? >> i do not think so. the 495 beltway looks like it is not working. pat herrity is asking vdot study the possibility of widening the parkway to three lanes. to possibly add hot lanes are hov lanes. hot lanes are one we are looking at. the purpose is congestion relief. fairfax county chairperson sharon is not in favor of the hot lanes. she thinks other solutions could be better. more mass transit or more on the fairfax county we should something be introducing. >> jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. a damagings after , repairs aree underway. you what we found out this week about the work that that is taking place on the washington monument. of an ordinance that could hurt the business of some virginia wineries. >> i am steve rudin. a few flurries out there right now, but get ready. the wind will pick up tomorrow. i think that's the house. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there, who aren't happy with their internet. hey steve. did you say, "my internet's so bad, i think it's giving my kids psychologic

branch parkway at marwood court. you might want to consider courier drive instead. 270 out of clarksburg looking good into germantown and rockville. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic when we return from [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yogurts. are those almonds i see in the corner thingy? caramelized almonds i think you'll find. well, who wants ordinary run-of-the-mill almonds when you could have the caramelized kind? if i was this girl, i'd caramelize my whole apartment. weird. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has style. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> good morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani has traffic momentarily. howard bernstein has your weather. >>> temperatures in the 20s. it's going to be dry today. there's a tiny

on the b-w parkway, construction on northbound 295 the b-w parkway walking one lane. 95 in dale city, lanes open. >> a two on fire in manassas and two firefighters and residents to the hospital. -- a two-alarm fire. >> this was on lady jane. one resident was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. two firefighters were transported for health issues. both of them dealing with high blood pressure. >> one firefighter was transported with high blood pressure. he is being transported for observation. >> the richard cross is helping 60 people displaced because of the fire. preliminary damage is estimated at $300,000. the cause is under investigation. >> a developing story from south africa. double amputee olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. prosecutors alleged that he shot 29-year-old reeva steenkamp four time through the bathroom door of his home last thursday. he looked grim and solemn as prosecutors described what happened. his lawyer says it was accidental. a bail hearing comes on the same day as a private memorial s

that's near the prince william parkway heading down towards dale city. maryland is quiet. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, prince george's county police made a quick arrest in a deadly shooting in hillcrest heights. this happen before 11:00 tuesday night on branch avenue. the 30-year-old victim was pumping gas at a station when the gunman approached and then shot him. after a short chase investigators said the gunman was high on pcp and officers have to use a taser on multiple times before getting him into custody. officers were injured. it's not clear if the victim and suspect knew each other. it is going to be another tough day for students at suitland high school. a second class mail has been shot and killed in two days. >> tuesday's decline in foresthill marks this expressed or discounted student killed this year. investigators hope to make an arrest by the end of the week. autria godfrey has the latest. >> as police combed through the crime seatcene a student is paying respect for a 15-year-old gun down 24 hours ago, charles walker. >> school was not the s

another accident in southeast on suitland parkway. i'll have those details in about four minutes. back to you guys. >>> michele owe bam marx the first lady surprised -- michele obama, the first lady, surprised many when she announced an oscar. >> the oscar goes to argo. >> reporter: the camera whipped around to the winners but back in the white house, it is clear who the real star is these days. the first lady's approval rating in our cnn poll two months ago stood at 73%, more than 20 points higher than the president's and a slew of high profile appearances maybe widening the gap. the first lady is in the spotlight everywhere dancing with jimmy fallon, banderring about her bangs with racheal ray. >> this is my mid life crisis, the bangs. >> reporter: she has lit up twitter with her tweets and she even took a stroll to "sesame street." >> there's so many different activities you can do indoors or outside. >> reporter: talking up healthy eating habits and exercise with big bird. >> get moving. it's good for you. >> reporter: all of this is hardly new except when serious policy matte

this accident has closeed a portion of the suitland parkway between first sterling and stanton road so no one is able to get by on first sterling at this point. 295 still open for business. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >>> new this morning, a sight- seeing trip on a hot air balloon in egypt turned deadly with 18 foreign tourists killed. the balloon caught fire and exploded before crashing from the sky. it happened in luxor. the victims are from france, britain, japan and hong kong. >>> just delays before billions of dollars in spending cuts kick in because of sequestration. >> still, there are not many signs that lawmakers are ready to negotiate. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes, later today, president obama will be meeting with some key republicans on capitol hill. now, this meeting is supposed to be about immigration reform but there is perhaps maybe a small opening for some conversation about the coming cuts. even so, the white house is definitely escalating its campaign warning of dire consequencess fo

, problems on route 32, a crash westbound as well there at broke and lands parkway. using interstate 70, no delays from columbia pike, over to 695, that's in great shape, westbound frederick, 695, north west, moving along. nothing to get in your way, as you travel to 83 and route 40. >>> he practiced in private, fearing something bad might happen, a daredevil is sharing his latest stunt with the world. >>> when a gunman opened fire, you are told to runaway, now, law enforcement is offering new advice in light of so many recent mass shootings. details straight ahead. what do we do when something that's hard to paint, really wants to be painted? we break out new behr ultra with stain-blocker from the home depot... ...the best selling paint and primer in one that now eliminates stains. so it paints over stained surfaces, scuffed surfaces, just about any surface. what do you say we go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. behr ultra. now with advanced stain blocking, only at the home

a live look at fairfax county parkway.el speed will take you 18 minutes prince william to the parkway. >>> suitland high school is dealing with another murdered student. its secretary in the past two days. the latest shooting happened at 5:30 on donnell drive last night. police found two teens shot, one died at a local hospital. the other is in critical condition. this ups the number of prince george's county students murdered this school year to six. in ten minutes, we'll hear how suitland high school is dealing with the tragedy and how the county plans to address the problem. >> angie goff at the live desk. >> aaron, we just found out why the boeing 787 dream liners were taken out of the air. an investigation in japan into overheating batteries reveal they were improperly wired. transport officials saying the plane's power unit was incorrectly connected to the main battery. officials are looking into what caused smoke on some of the planes. all 787s were grounded pause of a series of problems at the beginning of the year

inner loop of the beltway south of the baltimore-washington parkway near the good luck road overpass,tractor-trailer flipped over. as you can see here in the distance, it took out about 100 feet of the sound barrier wall. so there is a lot of clean-up that is happening right now as we speak. there was a hazmat team called to the scene, a reconstruction team. the driver of this truck had to be extracted from the vehicle. traffic squeezes by using the two left lanes only. delays very minimal at this point as you travel off the inner loop of the beltway. inner loop with veryling delay headed south from the baltimore- washington parkway trying to get past this scene as clean-up continues off the inner loop of the the beltway headed out towards landover from greenbelt. we'll show you what else is happening in the district this is where we have yet another overturned truck and this has closeed a portion of the suitland parkway for those continuing downtown between first sterling and stanton road. overturned truck occurred before we started the show this morning. 295 remains open for busines

several accidents at northern parkway and the j.f.x. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you might be thinking, what is going on? there was 2 inches in parts of carroll county. here is the problem. the skies cleared. some fog developed. when it was raining and snowing, the temperatures were above freezing. now we are below freezing. 32 in columbia and rising sun. you may have to scrape some frost off of your windshield. not a lot of the snow on the car but a layer of ice. the next event is an arctic cold front that will come through on friday night and saturday morning with another chance for some snow. today is going to be nice with plenty of sunshine. temperatures into the mid 40's this afternoon. we don't expect any problems tonight. we'll start out with some rain and it would change to snow on friday night. there will be some accumulations. breezy and cold on sunday. it is valentine's day. ava has found the chocolate. >> we did not use gps. live at parfections. a busy day today. you have so many different flavors. you have bo

only one accident, on west northern parkway at silburn. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway topside still close to normal. 47 is your west side average now. there's a live look at 95. no issues there. 83 running without delay. this traffic report is brought to you by jiffy lube. you have time to eat your lunch and get a quick oil change. drive in today. back over to you . >> thank you. >>> city police say the training officer who shot a recruit from the university of maryland police is an 18 year veteran and is identified as william scott kern. officer kern reportedly mistook his service weapon for a training weapon and shot the other man in the forehead during the session in ownings mills this week. the other man is in grave condition this morning. kern has been suspended along with five other officers as the investigation continues. >>> this morning the teen fatally stabbed following the ravens victory celebration will be laid to rest. 15-year-old deonte smith was stabbed to death on february 5th during a fight involving a large

crash southbound on the gw parkway near 123. starting to see that our area is getting peppered with accidents. woodfield road at warfield. involving an overturned vehicle. change in the traffic pattern downtown. traveling eastbound on the freeway, all traffic being diverted to 295. from there, northbound up towards eastern avenue or southbound to the naval research lab. >>> it's 7:17 on this friday morning. coming up next, dave ross joins us live with a super bowl preview. >> and later, tiger woods may be the most famous black golfer, but he's far from the first. holly morris has a look at the historic role african-americans played in the sport. we'll be back. ♪ [ male announcer ] we touch a lot of things throughout the day. so it's nice that clorox disinfecting products help kill the germs that can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours. ♪ feels sweet when i can touch you ♪ >>> well, the caps blew another 3rd period lead last night. washington is still winless on the road. their record now stands at 1-5- 1. oh, they tied one. okay

this is at franconia-springfield parkway. aaron? >> thank you. >>> fire marshals trying to figure out this morning what caused a raging warehouse fire in germantown. crews were called to the area for what is believed to be a storage unit fire for a catering company, they think, at about 8:00 last night. it took 75 montgomery county firefighters, six tanker trucks of water, and several hours to put the fire out. no one was hurt. the building is a total loss. firefighters say the flames moved so fast, it may be hard to figure out how it started. >>> 6:34. in montgomery county, look out for a suspicious man approaching girls. police say a man has approached several girls in three separate cases in the chevy chase area. on tuesday, a man approached two girls in two incidents at south park avenue and kirkside drive. on friday, a man approached a group of young girls in the 2400 block of ross road. in each case the girls were able to run to safety. if you have any information, call montgomery county police. >>> today a former olympic swim

there is an accident closing route 234 at the prince william parkway at brentsville road. i'll have details on how to get around that in my next report. >>> rescuers spent the night combing through the rubble after a huge -- take a look at video there -- gas explosion in kansas city, missouri. two people are missing, more than a dozen were hurt in the blast. utility workers were responding to reports after gas smell. they got there shortly before the explosions. >>> the wife of the man charged with murdering teenager trayvon martin has legal troubles of her own. a florida judge has denied a motion to dismiss a perjury case against george zimmerman's wife shelly. she's accused of lying about the couple's finances. george zimmerman's murder trial is set for this june. >>> general john allen is retiring. the decorated marine is handing off his command and he was in line to head nato forces in europe but he says in a statement he wants to focus on helping his wife who is dealing with a chronic auto impugn disease. >>> -- immune disease. >>> today will feel raw with all the win

suitland parkway is closed both directions. both directions suitland parkway is closed this that area. still tracking an earlier accident the inner loop of the beltway towards route 50. it involves an overturned tractor-trailer blocking the right side of the roadway. particular to the left lanes to get by. back to you both. >>> thank you, danella. we're tracking breaking news in egypt involving a balloon. >>> taking on their own league. why the redskins may be ready sue the nfl. >>> how to help one county in their push to get >>> i'm angie goff with breaking news out of egypt. investigators are on the ground interviewing witnesses after a hot air balloon catches on fire killing 19 people. the balloon went down near the city of luxor. all on board were foreign tourists including french and british nationals. two people survived and are in the hospital. no word if any americans were on board. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in berlin. america's top diplomat has a very busy day before tak

inbound new york avenue, aslow go approaching the brentwood parkway. the two right lanes were closed off outbound. you should find lanes are open. but the police activity going to tie up your activity here inbound as you travel from bladensburg road. west virginia, moment headed out towards montana. in southeast, that is where we have problems with the vehicle fire tying up a portion of alabama avenue between 4th and irving street. ving street. traffic starting to slow in woodbridge leaving the prince william parkway headed for the occoquan. lanes are open below speed leaving 85 to the truck scales just south of 109. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >>> developing in california this morning, where we should soon learn more information in the couch for a former lapd officer wanted for murder. police confirm a body was found inside a burned-out cabin in big bear lake about 80 miles west of l.a. they have not said if it is the body of christopher dorner. officials are now waiting on forensic tests. he engaged in a gun battle with

b-w parkway and george washington parkway are open. back to you. >> thank you. 36 degrees. >> coming up, if you think smartphones are expensive enough get ready for $10,000 phone. >> there's a new top dog in town. which one wo [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents are awesome. but when i cook up some be ketchup, relish and cheese cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. [ male announcer ] listen to this symphony of flavor: crrkkhshziiiizzlllee. beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and scott thuman. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> checking our top stories at 5:16. investigators looking for the gunman who shot and killed a person in fort washington late tuesday night in 8400 block of rose marie drive. police and not

they will be opening from dumphries to the prince william parkway.here is a backup on 95 northbound from stafford county to the first hov entrance. it should be the next couple next. north of that looks ok across the occoquan and over to 395. no problems from frederick county and to montgomery county and all the way down to the lane divide. things are open around the beltway in maryland and virginia. so far, so good. back to you. >> thank you. get ready for traffic headaches. the eastbound ramp connecting 395 to pennsylvania avenue has been shut down and the sousa bridge as part of the 11th street bridge project. >> brianne carter has what you need to know. >> good morning. traffic is flowing freely this morning despite the closure that went into place last night. ddot stopping traffic from falling on to the usual pennsylvania avenue about that so many people are used to using. this is part of a much bigger projects to improve traffic from 295 through capitol hill and downtown. ddot shut down the eastbound southeast southwest freeway connecting 395 t

over to the roadways along bw parkway. clear from the baltimore beltway to the capitol beltway. back to you. >>> thanks, danella. >>> another well-known company the target of a twitter attack. how it's having fun with the situation. >>> rg3 is responding investigators in orange county, california, trying to figure out why a 20-year-old college student went on a shooting spree killing three people and injuring three others. the rampage started at his home where an unidentified woman was killed can. he then fled the scene there in a family car before carjacking a bystander, giving that driver a chilling message. >> i don't want to hurt you. i killed somebody. today is my last day. give me your keys. >> syed then began firing his weapon at cars. the rampage ended when the 20-year-old killed himself before police pulled him over. >>> seven u.s. lawmakers will had be able to visit with the maryland man being held in cuba. the delegation including chris van hollen met with castro and was promised they could meet with alan gross. he's been held since 2009 and is serving a sentence for

there's a problem on suitland parkway. >> reporter: take a look outbound suitland parkway tow trucksver this bread delivery truck. the driver may have possibly fallen asleep but they are trying to conduct their investigation. he hit the only tree here in the median in suitland parkway. traffic is very affected. one lane is getting by. they will shut it down in a couple of minutes to get that truck out of here. >> i'm keeping my eye on 270. earlier the accident on the ramp i-7 270 to 370. the accident at malcolm x avenue, it's cleared but delays are still about two and a half miles. shooting over to the rails if you're taking the orange line expect delays. delay is about 15 >>> cloudy and cold now, temperatures are right around 30 degrees and later today in the mid-40s by early to mid-afternoon. by then light rain moving into the metro area from the south and getting heavier by sunset and into the evening hours. heavy rain may cause flooding. there could be icing, high elevations above 1,000 feet blue ridge west ending after-month and residual flooding very early [ anouncer ] ihop is

one lane is getting by 295, the b-w parkway.hat.l check back on 195 is after the ex for the entrance for bwi marshall airport. 295.is southbound look at the back up already. 95 is a much better options if avoid the backup. back to you. >> thank you. 5:53 right now. who says blackberry phones are depth? they're selling for $1,000 on ebay. if you're looking to jump market, it isng time to sell, especlly in the area. linda bell is at bloomberg in new york. . >> to see you again good to see you. we're nearing the busiest season for the housing market, the spring selling season. it's been good news for sellers so far. area homes right now are in contract in two weeks or less. one person got 168 offers in the household for the asking price, because there are not many homes .or sale with little inventory, that is prices.drive up there is demand for blackberry's phone that goes on sale in march in the u.s. it has debuted in the u.k. and sale in canada today. because of that demand, hard- core blackberry fans have taken to ebay. a 16 gig

. >>> northbound bw parkway ramp to eastbound route 50 is shut down right now. a car hit the guardrail. he was trying to get away from a traffic stop and hit the guardrail. watch out for that activity. no problems in college park near route 1 heading for 95 in silver spring. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> 4:37. time for your first money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle has headlines. >> it was a mixed day. we're hoping for better days. of course we have good news to report or big news for wall street. american airlines, u.s. airways will announce this morning they're merging. the boards agreed late last night. the new larger airline will keep the american airlines name. smu economists -- economics professor bernard weinstein says american airlines bankruptcy helped it to compete. there will be higher airfares because there will be less competition. >> american will have a monopoly on virtually every route that they fly. the only hope is that there will be some competition from other airlines. >> american airlines bankruptcy judge as well as feder

the beltway, the outer loop at gw parkway, a disabled vehicle was blocking the right lane. it cleared shortly as i came on screen here. wanted to show you your volume on the outer loop of the beltway near gw parkway. very light volume. another thing to look out for if you're traveling the outer loop of beltway in the express lanes at braddock, there is construction blocking the right lane. i'm back in ten minutes. eun over to you. >> 4:32 now. angie goff is at the live desk. good morning. >> good morning, eun. any minute now we should know whether or not paralympic star makes bail. this after he sobs uncontrollably in court had morning after he's officially charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. pistorius who is accused of shooting his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp argues he's not a danger to the public. prosecutors say the track star attached his prosthetic legs before shooting his girlfriend. the sportster canceled all future races to focus on the charges against him. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> vice president biden will log on f

this is southbound i-95 a the prince william parkway. travel lanes are open and hopefully this accident will be cleared soon. i'm back had ten. aaron and eun over to you. >>> thank you. >>> a company will release the effects of a gas tax on the middle class. it will happen at the house of delegates building. the americans for prosperity foundation in maryland commissioned that study. maryland governor martin o'malley proposed to phase in a 6% sales tax on gas over three years. other state lawmakers have proposed a 3% gas tax. right now shall the state tax on a 23.5 cent tax per gallon that hasn't gone up since 1992. >>> bmw is announcing a second recall in a week. the company is recalling more than a half a million cars sold in north america. federal regulators say there is an electrical problem with a fuse box that can cause the cars to suddenly loseower and stall. the recall includes three series models from 2007 through 2011. one series coupes and convertibles from 2008 through 2012 and z 4 road sters from 2009 to 201. bmw recalled ce

the parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> julie, thank you. we continue to follow tragic breaking news. two children and one adult dead following a house fire in glenarden, maryland. >> another child remains in critical condition. melanie alnwick is live on the scene. >> reporter: good morning, tony. very difficult day here for neighbors and also for firefighters. folks here tell us the family that lives in this home was the price family. a mother, a father and two little girls and now three members of that family have died. and the others are -- one is fighting for her life a mother and 8 year old girl are also injured but expected to survive those injuries. but still just a really tragic situation here. police and firefighters say they got the call around 4:02 this morning. when we arrived on the scene, still a lot of activity going on. they were trying to perform cpr on the people they had taken out of this house and transporting them to the hospitals. it really was a scramb

let's head over fairfax county parkway. all the lanes are blocked in both directions. aaron?

eastbound 32 at broken lamb parkway. and also, haywood avenue at cutbert. we have a lot of volume on the beltway, west of york road. and we'll take another live look. heavy traffic there. a look at the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by the baltimore boat show. don't miss the winter's biggest boat show. it's the progressive insurance of baltimore boat show, at the baltimore convention center, february 28th through march 3rd. for all of the tickets and details, visit the website. thank you. >>> he's got his super bowl ring. and now, ravens' center matt burke is hanging up his helmet. the six-time pro bowler announced he is retiring from the nfl, after 15 seasons, four of them here in baltimore. birk, who is now 36, says he is

we have several accidents reported on northern parkway at 83 really slowing things down.s a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> well, just minutes before 7:00 and if you're planning on making plans to fly soon, your options will soon get smaller. the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways has formally been announced. this according to the associated press. it was $11 billion deal capping off a half decade of bankruptcies and consolidations for the u.s. airline industry and leaving travelers four big carriers right now from which to choose. the merger was approved on wednesday and just med facial moments ago. it -- made official moments ago. american airlines will keep the name and as a result american has been restructuring under bankruptcy protections since 2011. and the deal has been in the works since august but is now become official. the new american will have more than 900 planes, 3200 daily flights and more than 95,000 employees not counting the regional affiliates. travelers on american and u.s. airways are not going to s

the topside of the beltway at perring parkway is pretty heavy. nothing major as far as delays are concerned. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. no problems expected to start the day. things will change as we move into this evening. we expect a strong arctic front. 32 in randallstown. 35 on the eastern shore. the clouds will be thickening up today in advance of this cold front. we'll get through at least the middle of the afternoon without any precipitation. we can see some rain and snow in kentucky and ohio. that front will go through early tonight. we will see a mix of rain and snow. there is some energy that will develop a coastal low during the day tomorrow. that becomes the complicated part of the forecast. where does the low pressure to develop. we could have a significant snowfall on wednesday. we could get almost nothing. it will probably come through in two stages. a mix of rain and snow tonight. we could get some more snow during the day on saturday. we will keep an eye on it. not sure how much snow will develop. a

coa>> between dumphries and the prince william parkway, the hov gates are slow to open it. getting pretty heavy. gradually the gates are open from north to south from the prince william parkway down to dumphries, but not just completely open. 270 at 109 still looking pretty good. looking okay out of frederick county into montgomery county all the way down to the lane divide and on to the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. rockville area bethesda, an accident was on the ramp from 355 northbound to the inner loop, looks like they are clearing that up. back to you. >> thank you. 4:53, 33 degrees. >> the district is going to the dogs. much more on a fun event for a great cause. >> restaurant in old town alexandria has been named one of the top places to want the super bowl. it than an average review of 4 out of 5. the nfl star knows how to create a business with a real football field. >> the washington humane society and's latest event, i was proud to be a guest at the annual affair in northwest d.c. it's a great event. that is dr. katy nelson. the event honoring local cr

we have been overturned park, cleveland parkway closed. we are already seeing delays there. >> 4:53. at 35 degrees on this tuesday morning. >> coming up next, janet jackson shows she's good at keeping secrets. what she has revealed about a love life. >> what do you do when your child feels like they're born in the wrong body? >> on to that big dancing with the stars are reveale -we will- learned which celebrity will compete in the show's 16th season. >> we have learned the name of one contestant. jacoby jones will be there. in our 6:00 hour, hour cynne simpson will be joining us live from los angeles with a preview of the big retail -- reveal. >> janet jackson and her billionaire businessman beyonce work -- have been married since last year. the couple issued a statement saying that they tied the knot in a private and beautiful ceremony. the wedding gift to one another was contributions to their favorite children's charities. >> a belated congratulations. 4:57. 39 biggert -- 35 degrees. >> learn how congress plans to honor

. >> in san jose, first reports of an accident northbound 87, the parkway, right near 101, and c.h.p. is on the scene saying now the solo vehicle spinout is blocking the center divide. north 87 at 101 could be a problem. mass transit shows everyone on schedule. no delays. so far, so good. the drive times show 580 westbound, highway four from antioch and the east shore freeway, carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze under 20 minutes. >> the unexpected blackout is time for the baltimore orioles to shine at super bowl. >> guess who is coming to lunch? the meal that is ready to get the biggest stars in hollywood. >> new technology could help a colony on the moon with a new approach. >> today i am thrilled to welcome two of the oscar-nominated men of "silver lining playbook," and academy award with an emotional discussion about bipolar disorder which affected so many and could be a reason why the movie is resonating with audiences an the country. the men of silver linings playbook coming >> good morning, at 5:21 on monday and now, traffic on 101 in san rafael. check out headlights. a hazy

what we're seeing today, central subway under construction, presidio parkway halfway built already, an amazing miracle, the transit terminal on the construction, that is a result of the effort of many people not just in this agency and boards before this one over the last two decades. it's really a tremendous i think, testimony to the continuity that i was referring to before. i move on now with a sense of satisfaction that those things have happened, and a reminder to you that the agenda to make san francisco a better place as many projects. the continuity is going to be key to be able to achieve all of those, to get the region to pay attention to us, to get the state government to pay attention. thank you for your trust over the years; for your dedication to this very complex area that is not always very rewarding and for your support of me and the staff. i wish you the absolute very best for the years to come. >> thank you mr. moscovich and before we do a formal presentation i want to ask if there is a member of the public who like to speak. seeing none public comment disclosed. we

here's a live look at fairfax county parkway. nice and clear.not bad at all. 14 minutes from fairfax county parkway to the capitol beltway. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> one big change to a busy metro station. it's the first day for an escalator replacement project. the south entrance of the station will be closed as crews replace three escalators. it will stay closed into the fall. when it's finished, the escalators will be similar to those installed at the dupont circle station. the north entrance of the pentagon station will stay open during construction. >> loudoun county commuters have a few more options. the goose creekville raj park and ride opens at belmont ridge in ashburn. from there, loudoun county transit and the tyson's express will provide service to west falls church and tyson's corner during the morning and afternoon rush. >>> new this morning, a 500-year-old mystery solved. about an hour ago, researchers in england say they found the remains of king richard iii. dna tests con pirm t

that is a residential treatment home for boys on watts branch parkway. we don't know how many boys were staying at the home and we have not heard of any injuries at the scene. >>> in our other top stories now, a 3-year-old boy is dead after being run over by his father's car. this happened last night on audrey lane in oxon hill. prince george's county police say the boy was inside the car with his grandmother when the car began rolling backwards. boy's father attempted to stop the car when the boy somehow fell out of the vehicle and was hit. a two-year-old girl was also injured but is expected to be okay. >>> a massive fire in germantown kept firefighters busy last night. it broke out on germantown road at a catering company warehouse. no reports of any injuries and still no word on what caused that fire. >>> residents in frederick county will have a chance to gill the sheriff about the death of a man with down syndrome. ethan saylor died last month after being handcuffed by three sheriff's deputies at the west view cinema on route 85. investigators say

a crash to tell you about, westbound lanes of route 175, snowedden river parkway, to 70, look here at columbia pike. everything is moving along. no delays heading west towards frederick or east towards 695. 95, route 175, no problems k traveling from elk ridge to downtown baltimore, that stretch will take you 12 minutes. looking at the other time saver traffic drive times, jfx, nice and clear, 11 minute ride, traveling southbound, from the beltway, downtown to east fayette street. 695, delay free around, now, on the west side, an 8 minute clip traveling the outer loop, 795 to 70. >>> breaking news, police are investigating a triple shooting in baltimore county, one person is dead and we are getting new details as the morning goes along. sherrie johnson is live this morning with the latest at police headquarters. >> reporter: we have been on the phone talking to police, basically they are investigating 3 people were shot many middle river in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's actually near martin state airport. look at this all new video shot overnight. you can see from the vi

along i-95 in virginia at fairfax county parkway.ur way northbound, a nice clear commute for you. even the hov lanes, travel speed, a good drive time. 34 minutes from quantico to the beltway. not bad. that will had slow down as the morning continues. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> the oscar winners who gave a shoutout to rg3. >> and an inauguration ♪ >>> sound familiar. he performed last month at the d.c. inauguration. it wasn't quite like that. singing sensation psy took part in south korea's inauguration. they elected the first female president. tens of thousands of people filled the streets of seoul to witness the day. >>> one local scientist is moving forward to make sure nothing like that happens again. researchers are getting ready for a decade long $350 million project looking for ways to shift an asteroid's path approximate comes close to earth. according to the "washington post," the idea is to pro tell a rocket into the asteroid pushing it further away from earth. it is supported by nasa and the eu

the accident involved a pedestrian that was struck before you get to the brentwood the parkway.avoid that area and you can come off of 295 and bail out at benning road into town. or you could go over to h street. also, rhode island avenue but -- but leave yourself extra time. >> let's take a closer look at what is happening there at the scene. >> let's go live to john gonzalez who is on the scene of that accident. >> [no audio] >> this is the 1300 block of new york ave. all westbound lanes are shut down at this hour. for some time, one lane was getting by banal all lanes headed into the city here just west of bladensburg road are closed. this is the vehicle that was involved in this pedestrian accident. it sustained a lot of damage and the windshield is shattered. that's where the car made contact with the pedestrian. emergency responders were performing cpr on the adult male who was struck and his condition at this hour is extremely critical. from what we can see, it looks like the impact happened about 150 feet from the crosswalk at kendall new york avenue, directly across the

the bw parkway and route 50 clear. good road conditions.o issues to report into the northeast corridor right now. new york avenue at 16th street though, watch out for some police activity. there may have been a pedestrian struck there. we're just checking in on that situation. in the meantime let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like on the beltway in landover. looking good. no problems near route 50 heading down south toward the wilson bridge. you're going to be just fine this morning. one more look at the maps. this time we're heading over to virginia on the south side of town. no problems in springfield. a live look in alexandria. the beltway at eisenhower avenue on our traffic camera. back to you guys. >> monika, thank you. >>> president obama will use campaign style toxics to promote the ideas he laid out at last night's state of the union. >> he'll be on the road making three stops in three states. much of his address to congress is focused on domestic issues, especially the economy. one of the items on his agenda, red

parkway near the memorial bridge.sh reported to 70 near urbanna. -- 270 near urbanna. .o delay here at 109 we will keep a close watch on that for you. back to you. >> thank you so much. the question this morning, are you ready for pizza sliders? >> who wouldn't pay. they sound delicious. tell us what they are and to news,s more business let's get to linda bell live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. you have us both salivating. before we talk about food -- at tomato prices. to worry about them going skyhigh. tomato grows from mexico have to abide to a pact the prices of goods. according to the census bureau, imported nearly $2 worth of tomatoes from of 2011. if you like eating salad, the -- price of lettuce to may hurt your wallet. we at bloomberg looked at government data and found that and otherof lettuce salad staples could in fact go up. if you are sick of all that pizza hut iszza, planning to roll out pizza sliders. just 3.5" is, they will be the personal pan pizzas they offer. if you want to try them out, wi

park police say that the parkway is incident free. the beltway near route 4 pennsylvania avenue looking good, as does 270. back to you. >> thank you. it's 5:11, 37 degrees on this tuesday. >> burger king has to do a whopper of damage control on twitter. wh >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and scott thuman. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> taking our top stories. two firefighters and residents were taken to the hospital after two alarm fire at a manassas apartment building. flames broke out late monday night on lady jane loop. no word on what caused the fire. the red cross is assisting 60 residents displaced. olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. prosecutors said the double amputee shot reeva steenkamp four time through a bathroom door on valentine's day. bail hearing comes as her family holds a memorial service former. investigators are looking for the person or persons who killed a school and high-school stu