another at perring parkway. a car fire in the oil region of anne arundel county -- laurrel rel region. eight minutes to give you south on 895 down to the harbor tunnel tolls. this is baltimore national pike. traffic looks pretty light still. this is 83 -- they have switched the shot. if they take the better off, i kentucky what it is. this is perring parkway. it is off to the shoulder. not causing any delays. we'll keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> arguments are expected in whether a man accused of killing a fellow patient is competent to stand trial. degreeis charged in first t murder. he was seen in a video and turn his room twice within half an hour. six months of home detention for a woman giving someone an abortion pill. prosecutors said she gave a packet of pills to a pregnant teenager who was 20 weeks pregnant. the medication was ordered to be used under a doctor's supervision. a deadly shooting in north baltimore. an adult man was shot through the window of a dollar store. that

near perring parkway.the meantime, if you are heading in the next few minutes, here's what you will find on the harrisburg expressway. 83 at shawan north and southbound moving well. even southbound which normally picks up this time of morning still clear and very light in volume. here it's top side of 695 at providence road. again, the accident reported at perring parkway. we will update you on that in the next report. but for now, we will go to lynette and get an update on the forecast. how is it looking out there? >> it's not looking too bad. there's satellite radar not impressive whatsoever. tough go way to the north to get some of the heavier snow showers now. around our area, a lot just not touching the ground. being see the big gap towards west virginia right now. and once this starts to move our direction, i will zoom out so you can see what i am talking about. once it mobs in our direction, once again it's going to be encountering drier air but the atmosphere is moistening up a little bit. but, tem

perring parkway at ingram road. and also pulaski highway at north point. taking a look at the inner loop, 83 to 95. 41 miles per hour average. and about 15 minutes to get through. let's now take a live look. you can see, there's a look at 95 south at the beltway, looks like a little bit of volume beginning to build in that area. 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 at cochranfirm.com. >>> christians around the world celebrate ash wednesday. pope benedict recognized the start of lent, the 40 days that lead to easter are the most scasa cred and -- sacred and spiritually powerful on the christian calendar. baltimore's new cardinal, edwin o'brien is expected to leave vatican city and return to charm city tomorrow. >>> still ahead. lindsay's probation. what a judge said today about the troubled actress's future. >>> a packed train slams into the end of the line in argentina. the deadly death toll. >>> groundmaking. a new national museum, cel

on the north side inner loop, we're already up to 15 minutes there from york road around the perring parkway. traveling on the west side inner loop, brake lights there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. average speed, about 40 miles per hour. as far as accidents gstill plenty to talk about in that region. west street at parole street. also york road at cross campus drive. liberty heights at callaway. east fayette at central. loch raven at east 25th. and baltimore annapolis boulevard, at wellham. let's take a live look. you can see, your drive on 70 and 29 looks to be pretty easy at this hour. not much activity on the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. 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. >>> some changes are coming to the whitemarsh area of baltimore county. if you travel route 43, near i- 45, you may start to see some delays. the state is widening i-95 and replacing the 43 bridges that go over top. the road will eventually link with the state's expre

traveling on the top side of 695, now according to maryland state police this accident is at perring parkway but we are not blocking lanes. everything has been moved over to the shoulder and we have a tow truck in route for that. in the meantime, we are looking pretty good as you make the drive on i-95. this is just north of the beltway on the southwest side. moving well in both directions and for those of you take the drive on u.s. 50 it's moving without any distraction westbound motorists coming across the bay bring. here's -- bridge. here's a live look at 50 east on st. margaret. follow us on twitter we have updates and drive times. as being see we are normal for this time of morning on the west side. from 795 to i-70, just a 7- minute drive. charley and megan over to you. >> new developments in the death of popeye conwhitney houston. the funeral could happen by the end of the week and abc2 news linda so is standing by this morning with all new details. linda. >> reporter: well, we have learned houston body has arrived at a funeral home in newark new jersey. her body was flown back aboard

brake lights approaching perring parkway heading to providence road. >> all right. >> if you are offope you enjoy your president's day. >> before we go this morning, quickly, a lot of people had complaints because we expected know. but from wednesday through friday you specified that it was still unclear as to where it would hit. >> exactly. >> explain how that works before we go. >> the bottom line is the track was the most important thing. so we were uncertain what the track and i said we probably wouldn't know the track until maybe friday night. and that's with we knew it and that's when it was forecasted for that storm to be a southerly storm. >> and at sam time baltimore and surrounding air yays had to get the roads ready in case it tracked north and that's why they treated the roads. >> better safe than sorry. >> exactly and that's what they are going to continue to do any time we have a forecast for that. they will treat the roads to prepare us just in case. >> hope that answers your questions from the past weekend. >> enjoy your weekend and the start of the workweek is on. ha

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delays around the beltway, the north side is moving pretty good with off and on slowing from perring parkway to prove den road. on the west side -- providence road. on the west side you are on the brakes starting at 795 for the drive times about 11 minutes as a matter of fact to make the way around the west side. charley and megan. >>> the baltimore design school is new focusing on several areas of design and the kid. >> so abc2 news sherrieionson is there live with -- johnson is -- sherrie johnson is there live with more on what they have to offer the students. >> reporter: we are here live in north baltimore at the baltimore design school. look around me. we are here in an art class here. we got students up bright and early working here on some art projects. and i got to tell you, this is a new school. this is a first school in maryland to focus on design. it actually opened in the fall of 2011. the school started with grade 6 and 7 but by 2016 they will be full from 6th to 12th grade. right now, i have the principal joining me live joe. good morning thanks for being here. >> good morning>

this is a live view from the chopper above the north side of the beltway at perring parkway. outer loop traffic is starting to build. we will keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live today from brio. that stuff looks good. the half-hour orders -- do you have our orders? >> the restaurant is opening this friday. you are showing us some amazing drinks. >> they are amazing. this is our strawberry base in lemonada. this has fresh basil. >> interesting. >> add a little bit of lemonade. >> some of the food is inspired by tuscany. good.ave to shake it up coul then you have specials. >> this has a combination of raspberry vodka and some sparkling champagne. we have a raspberry martini. would you five got martinis every wednesday night -- we have a 05 dollar a martini and a classic cosmo. fresh citrus and fresh herbs. >> i have to try this. i've had plenty of food. that is tasty. all the drinks are freshly made. $5 on wednesday night and you have the signature drinks all the time. sounds like a great place to be. let's check the

the inner loop, around the perring parkway. west side inner loop, that delay has stretched. it's now from wilkens avenue around to security. and northbound on the harrisburg expressway, just a minor slowdown there, as you make your way toward shawan road. jones falls expressway, a couple of member -- problems there. an accident blocking that. northbound, another accident there, at northern parkway. and we're still watching that at dolphin street at fremont. let's take a live look. plenty of brake lights. as you can see the same situation there on the beltway, west of york. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america. 100% of donations go online to cars helping people.org, and donate a car now. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >> from wars to disasters. the navy hospital ship comfort always found its way home to baltimore. but not so much longer. alex demetrick reports, the navy is moving the comfort out of baltimore permanently. >> reporter: the navy hospital ship comfort has made baltimore its home port for the past quarter century. but this will be the

expect about 15 minutes there from the harrisburg expressway around the perring parkway.t side inner loop, stop and go from baltimore international park. and several new accidents that have just popped up. security boulevard at green gauge. halliburton avenue at dundalk avenue. dawson at north fremont. and also frank ford at hillen bern. let's take a live look. you can see, everything seems to be moving along there. 83 south of pimlico. and we'll take another live look at our camera on the beltway. this live traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800-the firm. or visit them for your free consultation. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> now we're going to go to bob and get the updated numbers from first warning weather. >>> take 2. radar. it's quiet around here. to the west of us, there's another rain maker headed our way. and we're not talking about a deluge. but looks like tomorrow is going to be a damp day with rain and drizzle, on and off throughout the day. but another mild one coming our way. take a look at temps right now. 53 degrees. we ac

and north side inner loop slows down from york road to perring parkway.far as 95 goes brake lights approaching the beltway on the northeast side. and also, east fayette at north gay discreet. let's take a live look. as you can see, things continue to back down. they are moving at this point. 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. >>> thank you, christ -- kristy. >>> using a cell phone during class is usually discouraged. but not in one anne arundel county high school. three students have developed a new app that's getting worldwide attention. >>> writing computer code is something these three seniors at south river high school consider fun. >> it's interesting. it's -- it's something you can't put down. >> reporter: it's in the science, technology, engineering and math class, where their ideas for the shake to shuffle smart phone application was born. >> we found this is a future that android doesn't have, and iphone does have it. so we thought it would be

perring parkway and parksville, we have an accident. mondson. southbound 795, backed up from owings mills. 18 miles per hour on average. another one, pedestrian-in all accident at annapolis road and monroe street. another one in the city. this one involving a pedestrian tanyard road and woodbourne ave. camerast to some of our at belair road. going away from us is inner loop traffic accident must be off to the side. 95 heavy at white marsh. over to you. >> quick look at our insta- weather-plus radar. there have been a few sprinkles to the west. more clouds farther west, even rain out midwest. that is kind of slip in our direction. temperatures climb at the airport up to 50 degrees. southwest winds at 9. that drives temperatures during the day. we warm up into the low sixties for highs. perhaps a bit warmer during the day tomorrow. shower chances increase later this evening. kind of scattered, and least early on. 60 to 65 degrees. >> we will have another update at 8:55. the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. th

as far as the beltway itself goes, stop and go there, from the harrisburg expressway around perring parkway. west side inner loop, also seeing some activity there. southbound 95, slow 395 there to the 895 split. and as far as accidents go, old bosley road at tot spring avenue. sinclaire lane at moravia road. and finally, orleans street at north washington. now, let's take a live look, sky eye chopper 13 as you can see over the fort mchenry tunnel. it is moving a bit slow. we had an earlier disabled vehicle in that left tube there. they're working on getting that cleared off. and that should also take away that entire delay. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. introducing the new five burrows pizza. get a large cheese for only $9, only at pizza bolis. back to you. >>> hollywood legend carrie fisher is in town, starring in her show called wishful thinking. when the show start, she's in her pajamas. and the audience is in for quite a surprise down celebrity lane. >> we have debbie and eddie. >> reporter: carrie fisher sets the stage by talking about her famous parents, debbie

accidents include perring parkway at mclean boulevard. and also, north rolling road alt baltimore national pike in the catonsville area. let's take a live look. it looks like things have really begun to thin out there on the beltway. that's a look at greens avenue. and this report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium one- topping pizzas for $6.99. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, in harm's way, the third in line to the british throne is heading back to the front lines. >>> police try frantically to stop a car traveling the wrong way. we'll tell you what happens next. >>> honoring dr. martin luther king at the ymca, and remembering the strong connection he had with the organization. i'm andrea fujii. in northeast baltimore. that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. >>> the weekend is here. but more winter weather is on the way. meteorologist tim williams has our updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> an investigation is under way, after a four-vehicle crash in louisiana kill

here's a live look over sky eye chopper 13, over northern parkway and perring parkway. you and -- can see -- that right now. meteorologist bernadette woods and tim williams are tracking the storm. >> think back a few days ago, when we had a system that dumped winter weather across the northern tier of the state. this is almost identical to that system as it moves across the region. some of the lighter colors you see here are just light bands of rain and snow that are moving across some of the leading edges of this, as you see right around baltimore city. not even making it to the ground. but where you see some of these heavier bands dictated by where the air is the coldest, we're seeing light snow, and light rain. and that will be the case throughout the afternoon. as a result, we have winter weather advisories in effect all the way out to garrett county. some of the higher amounts being in higher elevations out toward the west. this is in effect until 8:00. a winter weather advisory in effect, when snow and winter weather is expected to possibly impact travel around th

parkway. travel speeds on route 50, you're at about 26 miles per hour just past the beltway. king your way on to bw parkway, 33 miles per hour as you continue to head into the city. no accidents, though. just a little slow. and if you're traveling 395 northbound at duke, you're slow from edsall as you make your way to seminary road. hov, nicely wide open. if you have two of your friends, take it today. joe, over to you. >> sounds good. if only i had two friends. thank you very much. >>> two big breaking news stories right now. two western journalists have been killed in syria. and anti-american protests growing in afghanistan. we're following both stories live from the newsroom. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i want to start in afghanistan. three people have been killed. at least 12 others injured after afghan police opened fire there. they're trying to disburse a crowd of angry protesters outside kabul. the u.s. embassy in lockdown mode as the protesters are becoming violent. two days of protests there now. large crowds are protesting reports of nato troops b

per hour. continuing inside the beltway, not seeing any real issues for you at all. take a live look now at spout run parkwaybound and westbound, very light volume. a great eastbound travel speed. 61 miles per hour. hurry, head out of the house now. making your way from the beltway to gw parkway, it will only take you 11 minutes. joe and eun? >> i'm gone. thanks. >> thank you, danella. >>> and another traffic alert if you drive in the district overnight. a portion of the southeast/southwest freeway will close tonight and stay closed until tomorrow morning. crews will be closing the freeway eastbound between 11th street and pennsylvania avenue at 9 clock tonight. it will stay closed until 5:00 tomorrow morning. the 9th street ramp to the freeway eastbound will also be closed. tomorrow the westbound lanes will close in the same direction. >>> you can also expect delays on metro all this week. red line trains will single track between friendship heights and medical center. between 12:00 a.m. -- sorry, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. through friday. trains will also share tracks between van ness and medical cen

if you're traveling bw parkway as well as i-95 in maryland, travel speeds for you, 66 miles per hour e traveling southbound bw parkway at 32. traveling i-95, a live camera shot of that now. you can see smooth sailing as you make your commute now this morning. i'm not seeing issues for you. on the rails, the delay on the penn south train 401 0 01 decr just a bit. back to you both. >> thank you very much. >>> it is now 5:31. you may want to avoid the inner loop of the beltway in the tyson's corner area tonight. v-dot will be closing all lanes of 495 before leesburg pike. crews will be setting a 250-ton steel bridge girder. all lanes will be closed by 11:00 with closures lasting as long as 30 minutes each. construction should be wrapped up by 7:00 tomorrow morning. the bridge girder will eventually be part of the express lanes ramp from the beltway on to leesburg pike. the project is on schedule and expected to be completed late this year. >>> fire up the grill, break out the wings and hook up the big screen. super bowl weekend begins today. football fans are getting ready for the bigges

taking the outer loop making your way from pennsylvania avenue to bw parkway, 64 miles per hour. that trip will only take you ten minutes. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank. >>> one person was injured in a fire in northwest washington. this happened around 2:30 this morning in the 600 block of o street. more than 60 firefighters responded. the fire started on the first floor. all of the building's residents are back in their homes. the cause is under investigation. >>> today the labor department will release its january jobs report. economists believe employers added more than 150,000 new jobs last month, but they expect the unemployment rate to remain at 8.5%. the unemployment rate has fallen for four straight months. the government is also expected to release its annual revisions to earlier jobs figures today. those will probably show hiring was stronger over the past two years than previously thought. >>> today president obama heads to arlington. he'll speak this morning at fire station number five at pentagon city where he will discuss a new initiative that will help returni

really good travel speeds as you make your way toward the beltway here. 67 miles per hour at fairfax county parkway. traveling to the beltway, still looking good. 53 miles per hour. taking the beltway in prince george's county, no issues there. a live look at pennsylvania avenue. you can see very light volume on the inner loop, as well as the outer loop. travel speeds for you, 64 miles per hour. making your way from pennsylvania avenue to 295. that trip only taking ten minutes at this time. and the rails still running with no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> at a time when the washington capitals need to be making a playoff push, their road woes are catching one them. the caps lost their second straight on the road. the 5-0 shutout against the hurricanes. the goalie was pulled from the game after giving up two goals in the first five minutes of the game. the backup didn't do much better. he couldn't keep the hurricanes from scoring three more goals. the caps have lost ten of their last 14 games. they end the roadtrip in ottawa tomorrow.

checking travel speeds southbound, bw parkway, 55 miles per hour as you make your way past 198. traveling on i-95, looking really good. traveling southbound, connecting to the capital beltway, 70 miles per hour. i hate to show you that. that is the truth. i'll give you a live look at cameras on route 1. you see traffic is flowing by issue free. if you're traveling on the outer loop or outer loop, no problems. inner loop speed right now, 56 miles per hour. to get from i-95 to route 50, taking about nine minutes to make that trip. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. >>> 4:54. the wizards are starting to find magic on the road. the wiz beat up the trailblazers in portland last night 124-109 for their second straight road win. nick young led the team with the season-high 35 points. it was a full team effort as the wizards shot 60% from the field. john wall added 29 points. mcgee recorded his 10th double-double of the season. the wizards will look for a third straight win tonight against the clippers. >>> george mason fans are still buzzing after this thrilling win over virginia com

in fact, 17 miles per hour as you make your way from prince william parkway to the capital beltway.back to you. >>> political leaders vow to get congress involved in the birth control mandate if the obama administration does not change course. house speaker john boehner calls it an attack on religion. he says the government is overstepping its constitutional boundaries by requiring church affiliations to cover birth control. the church say it's a violation of conscience. boehner said if the administration does not reverse the policy, congress will. the white house suggested a compromise is possible. >>> well, the super bowl brought tens of thousands of visitors to indianapolis, many of whom who got to experience the nfl super active sboult village but now officials are wondering if one of the people had measles and measles could have spread to others. aaron gilchrist is at the super screen with more details. >> good morning. yes, several states are taking precautions to make sure the people who attended the super bowl are protected here. the indiana officials say a person with a con

per hour. from the beltway to gw parkway, that trip only taking 11 minutes at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:42. still to come, putting things on hold. a trial aimed at assigning blame for the worst oil disaster in u.s. history is being delayed. >>> he almost wasn't allowed to attend the oscars. now we see why. the stunt that sacha baron cohen pulled on the red carpet. >>> welcome back. western nations are calling election day in syria a sham and ploy. syrians voted on whether to create a multiparty political system, but secretary of state hillary clinton says president bashar al assad will use the vote to justify his violent actions toward rebel forces. since the uprising last march, some believe as many as 5,000 people have been killed by government forces. >>> pakistan has completely demolished osama bin laden's compound. construction crews finished the job this morning leaving only parts of the outer wall remaining. bin laden lived there for four years before he was killed last may. no word on why authorities decided to destroy the

you're at 57 miles per hour to make your way from the beltway to gw parkway.hat trip will take you 11 minutes. >> thanks. >>> 5:22. most of you have this president's day off, but that doesn't mean business is coming to a standstill. all post offices are closed. express mail will still driver. most banks are closed but not all. in the district, traffic meters are not enforced. liquor stores might be open. it depends on the owner. there is regular trash pickup in anne arundel, prince george's county, and montgomery counties. in virginia, trash will be picked up in arlington and fairfax counties. fairfax city and alexandria are delayed a day. >>> give yourself extra time if you're taking metro today. metrorail, at least. crews used the long holiday weekend to do track work. on the red line the grovenor/strath more stations are closed. there will be free shuttle buses around the affected stations. all three should reopen for tomorrow's commute. >>> over the weekend, vdot crews took down highway signs on the northbound and southbound sides of i-95 near the prince w

parkway 61 miles per hour. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. joe, back to you. >>> today the the rifle a former vet of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his girlfriend begins. chevy chase's george huguely was arrested in may of 2010 after his girlfriend yeardley love was found daddy in her apartment. we have a preview of this much anticipated trial. melissa, good morning. >> good morning. jury selection is scheduled to begin first thing this morning. 12 jurors and three alternates will be chosen from a pool of 160 people. huguely is facing first degree murder and robbery charges. he admitted kicking in her door, banging her head against the call and bleeding. hours later she was found dead. defense says she may have died from a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. trial is expected to last about two weeks. we have a crew in charlottesville and live coverage of the tril. keep it here on news 4 for the latest developments. >> 5:03. breaking news pap 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the philippines right now. the death toll is at 1

if you're traveling on i-95, making your way past prince william parkway northbound, 63 miles per hour. connecting on to 395, no issues there. a live look at duke street. clear as you pass over the 14th street bridge at 56 miles per hour only 12 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. the bridge is clear as you head into the city. >> good day to hit the roads. >>> even though most schools are closed for the presidents' day holiday, one school in prince william county is working to clean up after a nor ro virus outbreak. the district confirmed five for cases. bleach was used to disinfect two schools over the weekend. these cases involve students who are siblings of previously inspected students. several cases were reported at the school earlier this month. virginia health department officials say if your child experiences any symptoms, keep them home for at least 48 hours after the symptoms have ended before sending him or her back to school. >>> february is national children's dental health month. studies show at least 20% of children experience dental fear. adults do, too.

heading south on the j.f.x., 60 miles per hour down towards northern parkway. 60 on the west side outeroop at 70. looking good on the rest of the major roadways. some light rain could impact your morning rush. we have a nice start at the bay bridge. toll plaza, not a lot in terms of volume. this is a smooth ride although the volume is picking up in the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and mindy, back to you. >> a monumental vote in the maryland state senate. >> lawmakers passed the same sex marriage legislation making maryland the eighth state to do so. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. >> it did pass by narrow imagine. whether the bill takes effect may be up to the voters. the law will be likely be petitioned to referendum in november. supporters are celebrate what they consider a victory. to gain the same legal contentions of father married couples. >> how do we go forward with all the references as it applies to a same-sex marriage. >> my religious beliefs, you don't change those. i'm not changing them today. i believe marriage is between a man and

as you make your way northbound, prince william parkway to the capital belt roy, 62 miles per hour. making your way southbound as well from the beltway to prince william parkway, you are at 63 miles per hour. that trip right now only taking 14 minutes to do do so. barbara, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. 19 minutes after 11. still ahead, a valentine's day treat for your face. what are the benefits of a chocolate facial? plus we are joined by a group of very special women today. they are mothers, wives, us is terse of soldiers injured in iraq and afghanistan. they will share their stories of love and courage. first, here is a look [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-o

travel speed eastbound looking good at 60 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway.ip will take you 11 minutes. if you're traveling on i-toilet getting busy at shade -- i-270 getting busy at shady grove. no major delays southbound. northbound in the clear. back to you. >> thanks. >>> our time is 5:42. sticking together in tough times. why more couples may be choosing to stay with each other instead of getting divorced. >>> we're going to start with the stair race. you ready to do this? it's such a tough... yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's got verizon's 4g lte for lightspeed downloads and a true hd screen to watch movies. i'm going to go with the... it's a good choice. ... phone. the lg spectrum powered by verizon 4g lte, for true hd mobile entertainment. >>> a man known for his ritzy hotels and casinos is over-the-top personality is about to tackle an histor

per hour. and a live look now at fairfax county parkway northbound. not really bad at all. southbound, completely in the clear. travel speed northbound, 60 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is now 4:54. with division lead on the line, the caps put together one of their best performances this year to shut out the florida panthers. alex ovechkin had two goals in the 4-0 win including the team's first power-play goal in eight games. ovechkin has 22 goals on the season. there was also a short-handed tally. it was a fourth shutout on the year and second against his former team. it would give the caps the first late spot in the southeast division. go, caps! >>> a good night for terps fans, too. maryland beat clemson 64-62. the terps' first road win of the season. they led by double digits for much of the second half but held off a furious rally by clemson to secure the victory. the terps take on duke saturday in durham. that's a big game. go, terps. >> big game. >> all right. >> you're wearing terrapin red. >> all right. and red for the caps, too. there you go. >>>

travel speeds, 31 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway.reet bridge, it is a slow trip for you heading into the city. your delays start on 395 northbound as you make your way from the beltway. traveling to the 14th street bridge, you're at 39 miles per hour. that trip taking 17 minutes. joe and eun? >> thank you. >>> gasoline prices are soaring at unreasonably high levels right now and showing no sign of coming back down. drivers could see even bigger hikes by summertime. we have more on the prices now. >> reporter: the average price for a gallon of gas went up nearly 12 cents over the past three weeks. this chart is from gasbuddy.com. it shows just how much gas prices have gone up in the d.c. area. since christmas, gas prices have risen 42 cents from $3.3 2 a gallon to $3.44. in maryland you'll pay 12 cents more for a gallon of regular. gas is going for $3.62 here. heading now over to the state of virginia, you're going to pay a little bit more there, too, than the average in. going to cost you $3.52. heading over to west virginia for you

westbound, travel speed eastbound really good as you make your way from the beltway to gw parkway, you're at 58 miles perhat 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, greece agreed to cut 150,000 jobs from the public sector as well as implementing spending cuts to the minimum wage and pension. >>> this morning, investors on wall street are keeping a close eye on the overseas stock markets. friday the dow tumbled almost 90 point over doubts about gree

in fact, travel speeds, 62 miles per hour. 13 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> breaking news right now. gunmen killed 18 people on a bus traveling in northwestern pakistan. a police officer says the bus was in a remote mountainous village in the kohisstan district. it's unclear the motive. in the past, sunni extremists have killed shia muslims in that part of pakistan. >>> today the united nations arab league will hold emergency meetings on the violence in syria. the u.n.'s human rights council could vote on a resolution that calls for an end to attacks on civilians. the meetings come as syrian activists say they've discovered the bodies of dozens of men, as many as five dozen men dumped near homs. activists say it appears that the men were trying to escape the violence with their families, and women and children who are now with them -- who were with them are now missing. they say it appears to be one of the worst mass killings since the uprising began nearly a year ago against syrian president bashar al assad. >

we'll give you travel speeds if you're traveling southbound on bw parkway in laurel, 65 miles per hour. 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 washin

over the 14th street bridge george washington parkway leaving the cia, to 395, a 17 minute ride all lanes open, 66 inside the belt way down to 28 miles per fairfax drive earlier accident cleared. suit land parkway, sterling, inbound traffic able to get by that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> after a three week break the republican presidential campaign enters an 8 day stretch more than 500 convention delegates are at stake half the total it takes to win the nomination. >> reporter: facing a dead heat in polls and must win in his home state of michigan mitt romney attacked rick santorum as unequipped to handle the economy with a line romney long reserved for president obama. >> senator santorum is a nice guy but never had a job in the private sector. if the issue of the day is economy, it helps to have a guy as president who has had a job. >> unemployment in michigan is 9.3%, senator rum is running one of the most overtly conservative and religious, campaigns. he stepped up his populous attack on romneys plan in a wall street journal off ed he said proposed tax cuts would be revenue neutral and borrowing the language of occu

travel speed, traveling on the outer loop making your way from pennsylvania avenue to bw parkway, you're at 62 miles per hour. that trip only taking ten minutes at this time. and traveling in the district, new york avenue seeing some wet pavement. this is what tom was talking about. make sure you grab the umbrella. no issues in the area. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> right now the south entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the transit agency -- hello, danella. how are you? still wet out there, isn't? the entrance to the dupont circle metro station is closed. the 19th street entrance overnight so that crews can begin replacing escalators there. our news4 photographer was there early as metro crews blocked the entrance and start the work. the escalators are the longest and least reliable in the system. workers expect the work to last through october. meantime, riders will have to use the north entrance. that's near q street. >>> this morning, mitt romney is the front-runner again in the race for the gop presidential nomination. the former massachusetts governor decisively won the flor

making your way from the beltway to gw parkway, 62 miles per hour. only taking 11 minutes to make that trip. and the rails are open with no reported delays. over to you, eun. >> thank you very much. 5:02. >>> right now police in northern virginia say keep an eye out for a suspicious man as you send your kids off to school. a 15-year-old girl says a man sexually assaulted her around this time as she walked to the bus stop. the incident happened near the intersection of fair lakes parkway and monument drive in the fair oaks area of fairfax county. news4's tracee wilkins is live with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we're standing in the area where this happened. police say that this young girl was on her way to school, 6:20 a.m., wednesday morning when this unfolded. the girl was walking near the intersection as you said of fair lakes parkway and monument drive. she says a man started following her. she said the man made comments of a sexual nature and touched her inappropriately. she told police that she had seen the man before i

pretty good right now. 60 miles per hour for prince williams parkway to the capital beltway. will take you only 13 minutes. if you're taking the rail, still no reported delays. joe, eun, back to you. >> thank you, donella. >>> newt gingrich's bid will get a bit of a boost today. donald trump expected to endorse the republican candidate. h'll reportedly announce that support in las vegas. trump's endorsement could help the former house speaker rebound from tuesday's decisive defeat to mitt romney in the florida primary. meanwhile romney is trying to backtrack from a comment he made about the poor. >> i'm in this race because i care about america. i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. >> they blasted the gop presidential candidate after he made that comment yesterday morning. he even brought it up during a campaign event in reno. he clarified what he meant. >> i've said throughout the campaign, i focus my concern, my energy is going to be devoted to helping the middle class people. we have a safety net for the poor i

south bay so far, so good out of downtown san jose speeds over 40 miles per hour at 101, the guadalupe parkway issues in the south bay. and coming through milpitas, westbound 237 traffic silicon valley commuters, that looks good leaving milpitas and heading towards the san jose area. all bart trains on time including those lines heading into downtown san francisco. in fact, all forms of mass transit including bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries all reporting no delays. >> you have that rundown pretty good now. >> where you run over here. >> just a little skip. >> they don't understand about 0 seconds before you finish you have about 40 feet to run about 30 seconds before you finish. >> walk and talking all the way. >> lawrence is sitting here lounging, meanwhile. >> relaxing. [ laughter ] >> thanks a lot, you guys. >>> it's now 5:48. swiss drugmaker roche says counterfeit avastin has made it into the healthcare facilities in the u.s. it doesn't contain the drug's active ingredients. it's unclear how many counterfeit vials are in circulation. it generates about $6 billion a year for roch

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 set in washington state. the examiner also found that the 7-year-old and the 5-year-old suffered wounds to the head and neck. the boys' grandparents are devastated. >> we know that the children are with their mother. and they're safe. >> powell was a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife susan who went missing

fairfax county parkway down to 22 miles per hour. that's a look at the check 5 ontime traffic. >> thanks, julie. >>> in just over 24 hours, whitney houston will be laid to rest. we are learning more details about how she will be remembered. >> we are also hearing from her ex-husband, bobby brown who performed in our area last night. >> wisdom martin is back now with that and more on tomorrow. >> bobby brown, his group, new edition, they made a stop here in our area show place in upper marlboro. lots of fans were not sure if bobby brown would show up and much less perform. and he did. he even opened up with a tribute to whitney houston: >> i like to say thank you for your prayers. i like to say thank you. >> brown appeared to be in good spirits. he told fans that life is life and sometimes you have to move on. many who came to the concert came with heavy hearts but was glad to see brown with new edition performing in a difficult time. brown will make his way to newark, new jersey, for his ex- wife's funeral. there were reports yesterd

parkway, 62 miles per hour. that trip will take you ten minutes. and if you are traveling around the beltway in virginia, i'm not seeing any issues for you today. and inner loop and outer loop, outer loop speed is also very good. 50 miles per hour. barbara, back to you. >> all right. thanks, danella. >>> 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday, world trade center one-on-one interview with clint eastwood. his opinion on politics and football. plus, steve hayes shows us how swimming can be a great workout option. first, here is a look morning, sunshine, it's time to bring it. [ gargling ] oo-ay-ow. savings. savings. savings? progressive was the first to offer online quoting. you can do better. first to show comparison rates. ding! the "name your price" tool. oh! gosh, don't mind if i do. who was the first to offer pet injury coverage? we were. and when did you know you wanted to sell insurance? i said i wouldn't cry. um... whee! it's flo time. now, that's progressive. call or click today. the sleep number bed. with the sleep number bed,

per hour from fairfax county. 11 minutes to get to the capital beltway. i-66 inside the beltway, volume light, not seeing any accidents. a live look at glebe. in fact, from the beltway to gw parkwayour. only taking you 11 minutes to make that trip. joe, back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> rick santorum is gaining support among women in -- women voters in decision 2012. his improving numbers come as santorum speaks out more recently about his opposition to birth control and abortion. a new "washington post" poll shows his favorability rating among women moved up 13 point since january to 57%. republican women voters still like mitt romney better than santorum. his favorability rating is 61%. that has not changed much during the race. newt gingrich, though, is a distant third among women at 37%. that has dropped about 30 points in the last two months. >>> seven states are taking legal action to block a 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 rule violates the first amendment's protection from g

per hour. and getting from i-59 to i-270, the trip taking ten minutes at this time. taking the beltway in virginia, looking really good as well. gw parkway smooth sailing. i will give you outer loop speed from the dulles toll road to the interchange. that trip only taking 14 minutes as you travel 54 miles per hour. barbara, back to you. >> all right, danella. thanks a lot. >>> this morning, parents, students, police are on alert in a fairfax county. 15-year-old girl says a man sexually assaulted her as she walked to her bus stop. it happened near the intersection of fair lakes parkway and monument drive in the fair oaks area. news4's tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: this sexual asought happened near this intersection, fairfax county police were back out here this morning. patrolling and making sure that the kids made it to school without any issue. they are warning parents to tell their children that there is a possible sexual predator in the area. >> young woman was very frightened. and she did report it to police. >> reporter: on wednesday, around 6:28, while it was still dark, 15-year-old girl who was on her way to the school bus

taken away from construction and traveling under speed eastbound from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 35 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you so much. we will see you again shortly. >>> many people got to know the salahis through the gate crashing episode. she broke her public silence about leaving her husband for neal schon. >> our relationship was very controlled by tarik. anyone that watched the show or even spent 24 hours with us knew where i had come from and what i had been through. there wasn't a time in -- that's one of things through "the real housewives" they joked about that they couldn't get to have lunch without him right there. >> she stars in a new music video for the journey song "resonate." the video is of -- video was released monday. same date tareq salahi filed a $50 million lawsuit against neal schon claiming emotional distress and other issues. >>> investigators are tracing whitney houston's prescription drugs to figure out what caused her untimely death. houston was found unresponsive in the bathtub at her beverly hilton hotel saturday afternoon. investigators are check

traveling on i-95 at prince william parkway, getting a little busy as you head northbound. travel speeds really good. you're at 63 miles perr, taking 13 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. if you continue on 395, no issues there. a live look at duke street. traveling northbound as well as southbound on 395, you're in the clear. you're at 60 miles per hour. only 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 fundra

parkway. i'll give you a travel speed. it's bad. not terrible. 31 miles peruan to the beltway. that trip will take you 19 minutes. eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:52 now. if you need to use the metro during your lunch break this week, expect some delays. trains are single tracking on two lines during the midday hours this week. on the red line, they will share tracks between friendship heights and medical center, and on the green line, there will be single tracking between southern avenue and naylor road. the work starts at 10:00 in the morning and will last until at least 2:00 p.m. each day through friday. >>> two new polls show an ever-changing landscape in decision 2012. check out the survey side by side. rick santorum is no longer lagging behind -- in the republican presidential race. santorum and mitt romney find themselves just two points apart from each other. santorum is ranked first with 30% in the pew research survey on the left in the column. the numbers on the right show santorum behind romney in a new gallup poll. santorum's surge comes aft

parkway. you're at 65 miles per hour. that trip just taking six minutes at this time. and also the rails are open with no reported delays right now on the metro, marc, and vre. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> metro is taking the first steps to admit liability in the deadly red line crash, according to the "washington examiner." metro and three equipment manufactures filed court documents on monday saying that they will stipulate to liability at the trials in the four remaining lawsuits to avoid significant risks and costs that would come with hashing out the issues during a court trial. that's the first public admission of fault in the case. nine people were killed when two red line trains clyded on june 22, 2009. the ntsb blames a malfunctioning electronic circuit for the collision. >>> the alexandria fire department will be out of service for 48 hours to honor a paramedic killed last week in the line of duty. joshua weisman died last week when he fell nearly 20 feet from an overpass on interstate 395. a visitation will be held today. his funeral is set fo

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