that 8 kilometers per second translates to 18,000 miles per hour. it turns out hawaii is going about 1,000 miles per hour. up here, going slower, so you know what you get? you get a free boost. so if you launch near the equator, you don't have to fire it off at 18,000. fire it off at 17,000, save you some fuel. so yes, the spin of the earth is a factor. so far i'm neglecting it and i neglect a lot of things in my course because i want you to see the base parts and then you can put the little embellishments on later. so in answer to that question when the satellite-- we went to another satellite yet, huh? when the projectile gets out here, 9, less than 9, more than 9, how many people say less than 9? ooh, how many say no, exactly 9, it'll always stay the same, i learned that over here? how many say, well, i'm a free spirit, i say more than 9, 'cause it's going against gravity and gravity gonna kinda push it out there? now wait a minute, wait a minute, it's going against gravity, gravity gonna push it out, oh, wait a minute, no, no, if it's going agai

per hour. bwi marshall just getting gusty wind. the 37 mile-per-hour was the highest since last hour. alexandria 51 miles per hour. hagerstown, maryland 53 miles per hour and flint, maryland, which is in frederick county they've had a gust up to 63 miles per hour. again those kind of gusts not all that widespread and you see the wind gusts now, 38 miles per hour here in town. out in the suburbs west of the metro dulles, 25 miles per hour. we can deal with that, 24 for frederick, and that's not too bad either and in fredericksburg it's gushing to 29 miles per hour. it's going to have the potential for higher gusts. therefore, this wind advisory is in effect through midnight in the tan counties and in the meyer elevations to the west it's a wind warning -- higher elevations to the west it's a wind warning and they have some snow coming in with the colder air. no snow for us, but it looks colder for the weekend. we'll talk specifics coming up. >> you can track this storm and weather any time with

million barrels per day. so spare capacity is significantly less. in 2012, the iranian nuclear issue could have a significant impact on the oil market. the combination of tighter u.s. and european financial sanctions, the european oil embargo on purchases of iranian oil, political infighting in iran, and iran's growing fear of encirclement creates a volatile atmosphere where miscalculations could lead to grave consequences. an escalation of efforts to disconnect iran from the local economy has increased supply anxiety, the anxiety about the oil supplies, which is a key support for high prices. assessing the future course of the oil market is always a challenge, and this year, there's a wide spectrum of potential outcomes. if the eurozone crisis were to worsen, we can't rule out a recession this year, which could lead to economic worries, overwhelming the geopolitical concerns right now. so any oil market outlook faces uncertainties, but in 2012, the uncertainties are perhaps broader than usual and fraught wit

travel speed, 59 miles per hour. only taking three minutes to get from the spur and connect to the beltway. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. happy friday. back to you. >> all right. thank you. happy friday to you. >>> and this morning, a new poll shows rick santorum gaining popularity with republican women shorts. santorum is making gains for his opposition to birth control and abortion. the new "washington post" poll shows his favor ability rating among women moved up 13 points since january to 57%. republican women voters still like mitt romney better. his favorability rating is 61%, which has not changed much during the race. newt gingrich is a distant third at 37%. that has dropped about 3 points in just the last two months. >>> seven states are taking legal action to block an obama administration mandate on birth control. it requires religious-affiliated institutions such as hospitals and universities to pay for contraception in their health care policies. the lawsuit alleges that the new ru

45 girls and one urinal per 30 boys.stions about whether this is humane some are wondering if this violates state requirements. the students say they are going to keep the pressure on the principal. they want to keep bringing attention to this issue. they want the warms unlock. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 6:33 now. school officials in the contra costa county town say they are confident they've cleaned up whatever caused a school wide illness a crew the weekend disinfecting the elementary school with bleach. thursday nearly a quarter of the students got sick, 200 were absent friday. school officials believe a gastrointestinal bug was spread after a student got sick. >>> investigation underway following reports that alameda county supervisor was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend. she is the wife of california state treasurer. they recently separated but had gotten back together before the february 3rd, is didn't. she went a newark motel to help her former boyfriend who he described as a troubled person but was all the ed. sh

day to produce at 30 million barrel per day. this would hold inventory levels roughly where they are now, which, as i said, pretty short supply. although huge uncertainty surrounds the ability of non-opec supplied to rebound from the awful year it suffered in 2011, a lot of unplanned outages, me and many of our analytical peers believe it can. higher oil prices have put some expansion projects elsewhere back on track the application of shale technology has transformed u.s. upstream oil prospects as the doctor said. light tight oil alone could grow by 250,000 barrels her day to reach 870,000 barrels per day in 2012. increased supply from the united states, canadian oil stands and deep water output accounts for much of the growth we see in 2011 with russia, biofuels and natural gas liquids making significant contributions. while there are of course down side risks to this forecast of non-opec supply growth, oil demand might also fall short of our expectations. recently announced revisions to the imtf world's outlook pos it's gobld

gusts to 60 miles per hour there. beige color including washington and the nearby suburbs could have gusts to near 40 to 50 miles per hour later this afternoon. here's your day planner. we'll have a rapid warmup with a little sunshine breaking out by mid to late morning and around noontime. temperatures near 70 degrees. may actually climb into the low to mid 70s early to mid-afternoon. then a strong cold front comes in. that triggering some showers and maybe some thunder, too. that would be between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and we'll be having temperatures drop rapidly after that with some strong, gusty winds. the strongest winds are going to be late afternoon and then overnight tonight. we'll be down to near 50 degrees by midnight. then the 30s by dawn saturday. tomorrow, still gusty winds, highs only in the 40s with some sunshine. winds diminish, sunny and cold on sunday. a bit milder with sunshine monday, tuesday. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning, taking the rails, still seeing a delay on the red line due to

green in both directions. 70 miles per hour past the bypass. to centreville, 66 miles per hour.continue your commute toward the beltway, no issues for you. traveling inside the beltway, clear, as well. eastbound, nothing in the roadway for you. and westbound, travel speed eastbound really good as you make your way from the beltway to gw parkway, you're at 58 miles per hour. that trip only taking 11 minutes now. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 4:42. still to come, cleaning up the mess. the progress crews are making weeks after the "costa concordia" disaster. plus -- ♪ there's a fire starting in my heart ♪ >> stealing the spotlight on music's biggest night. the big winners at the grammy awards. >>> riots in greece did not stop lawmakers from approving harsh new austerity measures designed to save the crippled nation from bankruptcy. under the plan greece will receive $170 billion in rescue loans from the european union and international monetary fund. it's the second bailout package from the agencies. as part of the deal, gree

square foot per year. -- $23.13 per square foot here. it also compares with our own internal space costs. this is delivered in a price cheaper than we are able to deliver space to our own occupants in our own buildings, and, again, it is fixed for the next nine years. the budget analysts as outlined the statistics to date regarding operations, and there is a very thorough report, and we of representatives here today to address the details if you want to get into that, and we have members of the community to talk about the impact on the adjacent communities, as well, so there has been some discussions about perhaps a repackaging this for a short- term lease for the 9000 square feet on the second floor. to do that would result in a far higher rental rate on a per month basis. it would involve renegotiations of both the lease and the expansion option concept in the least for the underlying 575 polk, so we lose many of the largest that we have with packaging this together as one agreement. should for any reason the board determined that the

travel speed, 61 miles per hour. in fact, only taking you eight minutes to get from 301 to the beltway. joe, back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> opening statements are expected today in the trial of five men accused in the southeast washington mass shooting. nine people were shot in a drive-by shooting on south capital street in march of 2010. four of them died. six others were injured in a series of related violent attacks within eight days of each other. each person charged in the crime spree faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole. >>> one woman was killed in a violent crash into a fast food restaurant in prince george's county. police say one of the cars involved in the crash was traveling at nearly 100 miles per hour. the car flipped and then crashed into the kentucky fried chicken in the 6700 block of martin luther king highway in landover. we have more on the details. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. take a look behind me. as you might imagine, severe struc

$43 or $5 per month per device. i will get to the device in just a moment. we have done some inventory and looked at what devices public safety agents are using today. we have determined there are devices used by public safety agencies that are in use today. what our plan would be to go through the next three years, and as the devices reach the end of their life we would replace, so the cost cc at the bottom for devices would be replacing those at an average of $300 per year over the three-year time we defined as the first phase of deployment. those would be the minimum spirit of we would aggressively be looking for a grant funding or other funding, because we believe it is going to be valuable. this would be the starting point, but we would be aggressively looking at grant funding to purchase additional devices to supplement if we find the funding, and i think i am going to stop theire and open it up. if you have any questions, i would be happy to answer those. >> why don't we go on? >> good afternoon. i briefly wa

you're at 62 miles per hour. continuing southbound at kenilworth avenue, 60 miles per hour.e 50 making your way toward 295, you're at 63 miles per hour. continuing on route 50 connecting to new york avenue, not seeing any issues for you. your volume is increasing just a bit. but no accidents to report at this time. and you're taking the rails, still not seeing any reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. joe and eun, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> today president obama will announce his new budget proposal. it outlines plans for the 2013 fiscal year which begins in november. details unveiled today are expected to set off a lot of debate ahead of the general election in november. senior administration officials say the plan aims to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. it also calls for reducing government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. the budget proposal will be delivered to the senate and house budget committees at 8:00 this morning. then president obama will outline his plan to the public at virginia community college in annand

the winds expected to be sustained at 35 miles per hour and gusts over 45 miles per hour. today the gusty winds are courtesy of a low pressure system moving across new england and southeast canada. it is moving away, but not without a fight. lake affect snow to the higher elevations in western maryland. the winds with us through the afternoon. 46 degrees today. your completed updated first warning weather five-day forecast coming up. >> thanks, tim. >>> now back to some of the other stories people are talking about. >>> two brothers in texas are fighting for their lives after being shot and left for dead. cabreras were gunned down after trying to sell rims through craigslist. they met up with two other individuals who responded to the ads. one of the suspects shot the boys multiple times and then stole the rims. afterwards the brothers called their mother to tell her that they were dying. >> i just heard mom, i love you, we're dying, you know, i love you. so, i'm calling -- the police on my cell phone. couldn't get the information. i didn't know where my kids were. >> and

the government rented the slaves at a rate of $5 per person per month. >>> news about apple. analysts predict apple will unveil the third generation ipad at an invitation only event scheduled next wednesday. apple wouldn't confirm anything, but it sent shares soaring to $535. among the features expected on the new ipad are clearer screen, faster processor and even better camera and 4 g come patibility. >> new technology is everywhere these days, and now it helps to keep the peace between divorced parents as more and more judges send couples online to keep them out of court. we have a report. >> the divorce was no walk in the park. >> it was really chaotic, and it started during the separation. unfortunately, we were highly conflicted, and that just made things a lot more challenging. >> reporter: like many divorcees she found co-parenting complicated, which is why more courts are turning to the internet to help, ordering parents to use online software to keep the peace after the split. >> this is easter weekend? >> yes. >> the e-mails going back and forth were getting nasty a

the current rate paid is $23 per square foot per year. everything is delivered with that raged except for electricity. the new rates that we have negotiated is $25.18 per square foot. that escalates $1 per square foot per year for the remainder of the lease. in comparison to the market, here is a quick chart on the overhead for you. you concede that this compares favorably with those in the area. some of which are probably better class office buildings. it is a clear indication of a very willing landlord to work with us on the terms and conditions of the lease. supervisor chu: in terms of the document, which could not see it really. could you articulate the comparison? >> collected 1550 bryant, to hundred make utah, and the fox plaza that is not far away. in terms of the office uses, you could see we are in the upper 20s and upper 30s per square foot per year. again, very favorable to become parables -- the comparables. lastly, i want to mention what we are doing out of the property. at the sheriff's department conducts training for defen

early on, it's about $160 per ton. and it gives you an idea of the going rate for carbon pollution emission permits in the european emission -- in the european union right now. i think it's in the range, it's fluctuated a lot between $10 and $20 per ton. so we're talking about orders of magnitude, higher costs for reducing carbon emissions. those costs go down over time with lower costs and so on, but they're still $50, $60 per ton. is it worth it? that's something society needs to decide. natural gas, our scenario here. i think if we re-ran it with the natural gas prices, you would actually have a positive. it would make sense to replace imports of electricity into california with home-generated power using natural gas. and for oil and gas development, if we think of this in terms of just replacing imports, there's some real positive aspects to consider. first, you have much higher state tax revenues, you have some employment gains, you have increases in value added, and you do -- and you're essentially replacing the

winds at 36 miles per hour.re is this is breezy, tomorrow, we'll look at sunny skies and mild conditions and warm in the southern part of the viewing. there are 76 in los angeles, and fresno had 75 and there is another mild day and will be the last one for a while in the south bay, highs into low 70s tomorrow. there is 72 in los gatos, mid to upper 60s up to 68 in palo alto. low 60s on the coast and there is a mild day and highs upper 60s to low 70s. there is highs into upper 60s and low 70s around and highs into upper 60s near the bay to low 70s inland. will be the last of the warm days and we'll get cooling and perhaps seasonal weather this is like getting from june, july. >> yes. >> this is a heat wave, but still, we've had record highs in several locations in the bay area. for these dates so it's unusual for this time of the year. >> thank you. >> and sorry harry potter fans jk rowling working on a new novel but will not include harry potter. the author of the series has an agreement to release her first adu

to produce at 30 million barrels per day. this would hold inventory levels roughly where they are now, which is, as i said, pretty short supply. although huge uncertainty surrounds the ability of non-opec supply to rebound from the awful year it suffered in 2011, there were a lot of unplanned

you're at 60 miles per hour.y taking 12 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. joe, over to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> this morning, decision 2012, campaign protection. rick santorum is expected to get secret service protection today. administration officials say agents will join him in granrapids, michigan -- grand rapids, michigan. mitt romney has protection, and newt gingrich has requested a security detail. secret service protection is usually reserved for each party's presidential nominee. it can be provided, though, earlier if homeland security secretary janet napolitano and congressional leaders approve it. federal law requires candidates to meet a series of standards including public prominence measured by polls and fundraising. >>> with just one way to go -- one day to go until the arizona and michigan primaries, both mitt romney and rick santorum are under scrutiny for some recent comments they have made. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on this. go

$43 or $5 per month per device. i will get to the device in just a moment. we have done some inventory and looked at what devices public safety agents are using today. we have determined there are devices used by public safety agencies that are in use today. what our plan would be to

inner loop speeds 5 miles per hour as you -- 58 miles per hour as you make your trip. only taking 14 minutes. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. good morning to you. >>> a developing story. a suicide car bomber killed nine people in afghanistan. the protests continue against the burning of korans at american military base. it happened at the jalalabad airport. six people were wounded in the attack. attacks across the country have killed more than 30 people over the past week as members of the taliban claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings and the shootings. >>> this morning in decision 2012, campaign protection. rick santorum is expected to get secret service today. administration officials say agents will join him in grand rapids, michigan. mitt romney also has secret service protection, and newt gingrich has requested the security detail. secret service protection is usually reserved for each party's presidential nominee. it can be provided earlier if homeland security secretary janet napolitano and congressional leaders approve it. federal law req

eastbound out of hey market, 57 miles per hour. at the bypass in centreville, 60 miles per hour heading east. east and west, no issues. connecting to the beltway, clear. inside the beltway, a live look at glebe. east bound hardly any cars. traveling eastbound, great at 54 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning charles county public schools are warning parents about dangerous games some children are playing. one of them is called knockout or passout chag. a letter was sent home to parents after three students were taken to the hospital. the children were all holding their breath until they passed out. school officials say the kids are also taking a cinnamon challenge, eating large amounts of cinnamon. that game is making students sick. principals will speak to students this morning about the hazards of those so-called ga s games. >>> a transgendered person was stabbed last night at a metrobus stop. police chief kathy lanier says the man dressed as woman was stabbed in the head. the victim was taken

taking a trip on i-95 southbound at 175, 6 it miles per hour. -- 63 miles per hour. westbound on 50 from bowie to the beltway, good travel speed there, as well. in fact, 301 to the beltway, you're at 56 miles per hour. that trip is only taking nine minutes at this time. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> 4:42. 37 degrees. still to come, a new picture causing problems for the pentagon. the men behind this photo and what the military is doing about it. >>> plus, not what you want your fellow passengers to bring on board. >>> we're learning disturbing new details about the man who set his house on fire killing his two sons and himself. authorities found incestuous images on josh powell's home computer. those animated images showing sex between a parent and a child prompted a judge to order powell to undergo a psychosexual evaluation just days before the double murder and suicide. the images were collected two years ago at his former home in utah, but they were were released to the washington state court until just this month. >>> today prosecutors will ask for stricter b

southbound 61 miles per hour. 65 miles per hour closer to rockville.ve you a live look now at westmo montgomery avenue. space between these cars, good travel speeds connecting to the spur. no issues on the beltway either in montgomery county. >> thank you, danella. >>> our time is 5:42. telling us how they really feel. why spirit airlines frustration with the government will end up costing passengers a little more. >> plus nothing comes cheap >>> good morning. police discovered meth labs in popular d.c. neighborhoo hd hoon for their night life and high rent. tuesday night police found a meth lab in the 1600 block of r street northwest. last week police made the discovery on s street northwest in the shaw neighborhood. police made the latest discovery at the scene of a small fire at dupont circle. officers found evidence of a meth lab there. both incidents are under investigation. a spokesperson for the d.c. police department says that agency is consulting with the u.s. attorney's office. nick mccoy, a board member of the center, a lesbian, gay, bisexua

wind gusts of 63 miles per hour. and alexandria and towards dulles right around the airports there, 51-mile-per-hour wind gusts. so we are definitely seeing those winds across the region. current wind gusts down to 25 in the washington, d.c. area. martinsburg comes in at 41 miles per hour and gaithersburg 33, leesburg at 38. those are doing a number to the wind chill. we're talking wind chill a day after we saw temperatures near 70 in many locations. we'll talk about that and what it means for your weekend coming up. >>> teenage girl stabbed tonight outside the metro station. investigators say it happened during a fight involving a group of young women. the wounds to the teenager are said to be not serious. police so far have not released any information about either suspects or arrests. >>> two military families in northern virginia are mourning tonight after learning their sons were among the seven marines killed between helicopters collided in arizona earlier this week. jackie benson reports. >> reporter: 37-year-

a little sluggish around frederick, 53 miles per hour. no delays to report on 70 moving eastbound. 64 coming down from padonia. five minutes to go south from the split down towards the fort mchenry. eight minutes south on the birds to the harbor tunnel tolls. this is 295 and southbound traffic is starting to build at 175. volume is picking up in the usual spots. this is the west side. a lot of volume, especially in the outer loop. we will see delays around liberty and down towards 70 appeared will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> history made in maryland as we become the eighth state to allow same-sex marriage. >> the bill is on its way to the governor's desk but the fight is far from over. jennifer franciotti joins us live to explain. >> the senate voted in favor of the bill. this tops years of failed attempts to gain the same legal protection as other married couples. the senate took up the house version of the bill, which passed by the narrowest of margins last week, only after it was amended and several dele

also a slow travel speed, about 36 miles per hour.ack to you. >> thanks very much. >>> construction on the first phase of metro's 23-mile silver line tout dulles is ahead of schedule. now it's time to start naming the stations. the fairfax county board of supervisors released this list of its suggested names for all eight stations, but metro also wants you to weigh in. starting this morning, you can vote on what names you. . the two stations in particular are in the middle of the discussion. the seventh and eighth stations. station seven will be on the western edge of reston at the existing herndon-monroe street park and ride. leaders in herndon don't like the suggested name, herndon-reston west. they say reston is already being considered for two other station names and herndon deserves its own station. station eight is the last stop before the airport. and it's clear metro would like something a little jazzier than herndon-dulles east. some of the other options are unlike anything else on the metro map including innovation, copper m

hey, looking at 51 miles per hour. it will take you 13 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:22. it's 41 degrees. ahead, the local colleges and universities listed among the best values in the country. >>> also, parents be warned. the local couple facing criminal charges because their kids were late to school. >>> the american student wrongly convicted for a murder in italy is appealing her slander conviction. last year an italian appeals court overturned amanda knox's murder conviction but upheld the slander conviction for falsely accusing a bar owner in the slaying. knox and her ex-boyfriend were cleared in the killing of her roommate. she spent four years in prison before her release in october. >>> the annual princeton review list of best value colleges is out. the word value is relative. some of the schools on the list are not what you would call cheap. the closest value public colleges are the university of virginia, which is ranked number two overal

we'll see the northwest sustained winds 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. so we're also seeing some areas of slick roads out there with that snow falling earlier today, and those cold temperatures, so watch out. stay off the roads if you can tonight and early tomorrow morning. we'll talk about the snow and your 7-day forecast a little later. bruce. >> thank you. >>> the both may have contributed to the falling of a sign on i-66. the v-dot sign fell in fairfax this afternoon. the sign hit a pickup truck. fortunately, nobody was hurt. traffic was diverted to the left shoulder and left lane. >>> annie said temperatures are going to drop well below freezing tonight and the winds will kick in. it's going to be slick out there. kim is at tysons corner and what are you seeing there? >> reporter: first of all, let me tell you something. its just heard annie say it will get worse. i can't imagine that because it's already brutal here. it's freezing and it it is windy out here along any sons corner. show you some video what it looked like earlier today when the snow

one toilet per 45 girls. the school is attracting a lot of attention. there are questions raised here at the campus as students continue to dance and writing their way to class as they try to find -- a place to go. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:34. school officials in the contra costa town are confident they've cleaned up whatever caused a school wide illness a crew the weekend disinfect the school with bleach. thursday nearly a quarter students got sick, 200 were absent friday. officials think a gastrointestinal bug was spread. >>> the autopsy on whitney houston is complete, but it will take several weeks before the results are back on the cause of the singer's death. according to tmz houston's family was told by the l.a. coroner's office that houston did not die from drowning but rather from what appears to be a coll nation of xanax and other pre-- a combination of xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol. tahman bradley has more on the tributes for houston at last night's grammy awards. >>

winds from the west and northwest of round 6 miles per hour. 9-mile per hour winds. don't -- yesterday 60-mile per hour winds area that has completely gone away now. the problem with that or what we will say created that, the low pressure driving the lake affects know that moved off the new england coast. we have high pressure building into an affront i brought us the range moving out. all of those dynamics created pressure. that was responsible for the winds. high pressure is completely responsible for all the weather around the entire eastern's a board. warm temperatures stay with us until tuesday. clouds increase and have a front. temperatures level out and stay in the mid-50s right on into the end of the week. the sunset today is at 556. the next high tide is at 9:29. so today, 46 degrees under sunny skies. the average now is 47 degrees. 29 tonight and mainly clear and then for tomorrow we go up to 61 degrees. 53 on tuesday, chance of rain on wednesday. 55 on thursday as well as 54 on friday. >> we figured it out. probably like three people who want the snow. >>

nutley, 53 miles per hour. if you're continuing 66 inside of the beltway, really not seeing issues for you there. volume light. a live look now, 66 at 21st street, looking pretty cool. i'll give you a travel speed, as well. eastbound, 54 miles per hour. you get from the beltway to gw parkway, that trip is going to take you 12 minutes at this time. back to you. >> we'll have to get you a cake for the flyovers. >> -- a cape for the flyovers. >> will be fun. maybe the next break. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:43. 43 degrees. still to come, creating a political firestorm. the criticism president obama is facing this morning for his mandate on birth control. >>> plus, being late for school is no laughing matter. why one family's consistent tardiness has landed th >>> welcome back. overnight we learned new disturbing details in the double murder/suicide involving a man and his two sons. the medical examiner says josh powell and his sons died from smoke inhalation in a house explosion and fire that he intentionally se

travel speed northbound, 61 miles per hour. to make your way from the occoquan to the beltway, you're traveling 11 minutes just to get there. not bad at all. 395 northbound at glebe, good, as well. southbound, no issues there. and to make your way to the 14th street bridge from the beltway, you're at 60 miles per hour, taking only 12 minutes. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. see you then. >>> 4:42. still to come, ready to step up his security, the incident that has republican presidential hopeful rick santorum considering adding some secret service protection. >>> caught red-handed. what a quick thinking criminal got away with at airport security that has police warning passengers. >>> police in washington state say the house josh powell blew up earlier this month was set up specifically for social worker visits. powell rented it last year and set it up like he live thursday with pictures of his family all over the place. neighbors say they never saw powell and thought the home was abando

hour or about 37 cents per kilowatt hour. so if all conventional generation was coal-fired, the backup costs alone imposed by existing renewables capacity would exceed the externality costs by about 40% even under the extreme assumption that current environmental policies, you know, the clean air act and all the rest have been internalized. none of those externality costs, which is not a very reasonable assumption. but, in fact, coal generation is not 100% of conventional generation, it's about 45% of total generation. we use the highest estimates by fuel type and a couple slides ago the weighted average externality costs per conventional kilowatt hour is not 26 1/2 cents, but 15.5 cents. if we use the midpoint of those ranges, it's 7.8 cents per kilowatt hour. those numbers, i think, are sufficiently low to cast very heavy doubt on the externality rationale for subsidizing wind and solar power. current environmental policies must be the case that environmental policies internalize some nontrivial part of the adverse environm

the gusts, the wind gusts 10 miles per hour down at the inner harbor. 23 mile-per-hours.. even this morning, we had wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. those are calming down. it is just going to be breezy to start off the day. temperatures are seasonably chilly for this time of the day. 38 at b.w.i. 38 in gatesburg. in the teens and 20's as you head into the western parts of maryland. temperatures should bounce back nicely as we have some sunshine. maybe clouds up to the north. it is more sunshine into the afternoon. 49 in southern maryland and around 49 or 47 as you get into ocean city. then tonight we have mostly clear skies that allows the temperature to drop down a bit again. in the 20's and 30's as we head downtown. mostly clear skies with chilly conditions and winds out of the south tonight. current weather conditions mainly north of the mason dixon line. high pressure is in place in the east. that's pushing off shore as we go throughout the day. then a new storm system will head our way. this storm system out in the plains producing snow from north dakota out into

we are starting at 25 cents per hour. if 25 cents is enough at that minimum level of availability, that is where the rate will stay. port staff has recommended $1.25 over where there are already years in the area. both agencies are planning to carry on with special event rate policies. the mta will start later this year. we will revisit the policies in the books to have them work better. or time limits, we are the deemphasizing time limits we do not see people staying longer. a few of them do, which is convenient for them, but many just have that anxiety. occupancy has not changed their lot. if approved by the commission and the board, we are planning to move forward with the implementation this year. for the surrounding areas in the port, this is just a few blocks in the dog patch area. the same approach, with a few exceptions. it is an important way that we are coordinating with the port to have a consistent user interfaces. these jurisdictional boundaries are an attempt to have a consistent interface. drivers do not wa

right now around 20 miles per hour.hey'll diminish by later this afternoon with increasing sunshine. where there's no snow, ought to make it to around 50 mid-afternoon. where there is snow on the ground, maybe only around 40 or so. and the evening planner, that will be this ten minutes. danella has a look at president's day traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. really nice commute if you're taking the beltway. we'll take a live look at van dorn street. hardly any traffic on the road. travel speed for you from van dorn street, heading toward prince george's county on the inner loop, you're at 62 miles per hour. now, if continue this time, taking the beltway at central avenue, again light volume. travel speeds for you, if you're making your way from route 50 to i-95, at 60 miles per hour. and continuing the beltway in montgomery county. nice and clear at connecticut avenue. from i-95 to i-270, you're at 59 miles per hour. no problems right now on the road. eun? >> thank you. >>> in decision 2012 this morning, the lates

on the outer loop, 57 miles per hour.t from i-95 to i-270, that trip right now will take you ten minutes. on the beltway in prince george's county, no issues. in virginia, in the clear. this is the view at route 1, richmond highway in virginia, no issues. crossing over the wilson bridge to van dorn, you're at 63 miles per hour on the inner loop. that trip will only take you six minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the super bowl is bringing in super-sized security. today homeland security secretary janet nepthanapolitan talk about efforts to keep everyone safe. as far as the government is concerned, the super bowl ranks just below national security events involving the president. more than 1,000 police officers are in indianapolis to protect the 150,000 fans. >>> time to get down to business for both teams. the giants will practice in indianapolis for the first time today. the patriots already started practicing in indianapolis. the fun and games are over for the players for the first time in super bowl histo

travel speed northbound, you're at 57 miles per hour. only taking 12 minutes at this time to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. now back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> there is new tension this morning between the united nations and iran over its nuclear program. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says iran refuses to let u.n. inspectors into a facility where they suspect nuclear weapons tests are being conducted. the team is back in europe. the agency also says iran refuses to cooperate with the u.n. on how to restart an investigation into its nuclear program. that probe has been stalled for nearly four years now. >>> iran is also threatening to launch a preemptive strike on its enemies if it feels its national interests are being targeted. the country is conducting a series of military exercises to back up those threats. the u.s. and israel have not ruled out military action against iran's nuclear sites. if they feel it would prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. iran's defense minister also says it's beefing up