s annual potholepalooza campaign will kick off this morning. molette green is live in washington with more on what the city is doing to fix all the pesky potholes. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're on columbia road here in northwest. take a look, we didn't have to go far to find the bumpy road. all up and down columbia road. and the city says it's pledge to go make repairs within 72 hours. ddot says it's actually job done. we're going to learn more about that later this morning when they actually launch the potholepalooza campaign. especially if you're a driver, if you have a car, you know these craters can cost you on average about $300 a year to fix your car. we want to hear your pothole story. we've been doing this sense all the campaigns have begun. on so tweet us @4potholefix. we want to toe wheknow where th potholes are and hear your story. back to you. >>> good news, it's warm out there. >> the bad, the rain is coming. and i'm going to close my eyes for the weekend forecast he narrator: all that political mail mlet'

it's the eighth annual potholepalooza. and muriel bowser kicked off the event this morning and they will work to repair potholes in 48 hours rather than the normal 72 hour response time. let's get a check on how things are moving. friday afternoon. how does it look? jamie: get-away friday. much better on the stretch. 270. we had an earlier accident. literally just cleared away in the past 30 seconds. it was right here. it's really tying things up. it has cleared away. traffic is getting better. we move tot focus in on the northwest corner where we typically see the slowing in the 20's now. in the stretch from clara barton to the 270 spur. you can see this a pole down on the hunter mill road. at hunting crest. not until 3:00 a.m. will they reopen. route seven is the alternate. there is an accident near centreville road and in the district right now we are okay. but if you travel on the marc train, brunswick line and a 30-minute delay. signal issue at union station. the waze map closures are still in place. you can see the r

potholepalooza in full gear. patching up a contractor here in northwest. dot will fill thousands more in the next six weeks. residents can get updates on where crews are filling potholes on the web page. you can find a link to that site plus details on how you can report a pothole. yours or somebody else's on the wusa9 app. >>> think about the people filling the potholes and if they would never not happen again. >> they would be a gazillion. >>> 81 degrees and we you at 11:00 how well the forecast was. we are tracking showers in montgomery and howard county. everything else is falling apart as we get in the evening hours. a little bit less heating of the day. there was a warm one today. this is some torrential downpours in southern montgomery and the eastern part of the city. this is really tracking up towards baltimore. let's zoom in and show you what is going on. gaithersburg and rockwell and across 370 and 270, the icc and howard county and i want to point it out here. the pink around red land. there is small hail, probably pea sized at that and don't b

road crews will be out in full force as the city kicks off its annual potholepalooza. molette green is live with more on what the city has planned for this. >> reporter: good morning. just hospitals ago, a metrobus came down in road, columbia hit, hit the potholes apmade a loud noise. if your car hits that, could yod get some real damage. but pothole pa lou palooza to t rescue. later this morning we'll hear about when it launches. that's when ddot will tell us about new technology pledging to make repairs within 72 hours. already they have filled 11,500 potholes. d.c. drivers, you ha pothole incident to file a claim with the city. but you got to have your paperwork in order. and any pictures, any proof of payment, all of that you need to have in hand and make clear how much you want reimbursed. more information on our website at nbcwashington.com or inside our app. that's the latest live from adams morgan, columbia road, very bumpy. >>> pothole repairs are also expected to continue to the baltimore-washington parkway north of the beltway. u.s. park police say drivers c

fresh off potholepalooza the d.c. department of transportation is again focusing on neglected side streets in the city. dubbed "alleypalooza 3.0," the goal is renovate eight alleys in each of the city's eight wards. crews worked on 200 side streets since the program began. the district has nearly 350 miles of alleys. leon: in over the past few years we have done a series of emotional stories about the man you see here. tattoo tom is his name. he goes to remarkable lengths to help area parents whose children are battling cancer. as jay korff shows us tonight, tom mitchell is digging deem for a montgomery county family featured in a wjla.com web exclusive. jay: tom mitchell ru getting a surprise tattooen if daniel garcia-beech, is 3-year-old rockville teenager -- 13-year-old rockville teenager fighting cancer. road dog driving a hot rod. >> i have taken to call him my "road dog." a loyal and a trusted companion and sticks you through everything. jay: cancer took part of daniel's right leg and in his lungs and it's inope

the district's annual potholepalooza campaign kicked off this week. and d-dot is promising to fill any pothole reported to the agency within 72 hours or less. the effort itself isn't new to the city, but some of the methods that they're using to repair the streets are. crews hope to mitigate issues with pothole repairs. if you they'd to report a pothole in your neighborhood, just search potholes in the nbc washington app. >>> well, another big step forward in maryland's purple line project. the maryland board of public works approved a $5.6 billion contract to build a light rail line. a team of private companies has been chosen to design, build, operate and maintain the 16-mile line between bethesda and new carrollton. it's a 36-year contract. construction is set to begin later this year. >>> well, a big welcome at dulles international airport as the first flight from brussels arrived in our region this week. fire trucks shot water over the plane as it pulled into the gate and the ground crews waved their flags. now, passengers tell us it was a great

the annual potholepalooza campaign kicks off this morning. the district filled more than 11,000 potholes just in the month of march. over the next few days, crews will be out in full force it year. the city says it wants to make repairs under the standard 72 hour response time. if you see some bad hoels on the roads, we want to see your photos. take them safely and you can tweet us @4potholefix. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. it feels much warmer today. what a change. >> i know you're liking this. >> love it. >> feels a little hint of june or july weather outside. practically balmy or humid. so as a result, you know something is out of whack in the atmosphere and a chance for not only rain today, but a rumble or two of thunder. not looking for much severe the 40 miles per hour miles an hour range with some of the stronger storms. near 80 degrees again today, but at any time get used to it big time colder air coming our way. a freeze is even possible next week. so don't spend a lot of time planting the then dender flower vegetable

bureau chief sam ford reports the city has started potholepalooza. it started today. >> we are here block of brandywine street northwest. you can see mayor bowser shaking hands with folks and saying goodbye. they have had quite a time here today looking at the various ways to fix potholes. they demonstrated a number of ways. one involves people patching the pothole. another is an elaborate situation that you see the folks down here doing at the end of the block. there is a one man band pothole repair device. the mayor said they are going to be business. >> it's bad on anyplace to put salt on the road after the winter season. that is what we will do to make a blitz. blitz repair from the winter damage. >> so far the city repaired 11,000 potholes. it has more to go before it recovers from the blizzard of 2016. reporting from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 jonathan: in the news business we see hay-speed chases involving police. this one takes the case. go to miami. it starts like any other chase. cops on the guy's tail to get him to pull over or p

it's been two weeks since potholepalooza kicked off in the district and crews are making progress fillingthose holes. more than 5,000 potholes are now smoothed over. >>> and outside it is hallelujahpalooza. >> and now your storm team4 forecast. >> right, doug? >> say that i'm not sure we heard you. >> hallelujahpalooza. >> there you go. we're talking about -- >> i'm exhausted from saying that. >> just because of the beautiful weather. we've got sunshine across the area. plenty of blue skies. high pressure dominating the region now and that's going to be the case right through the next couple days. there is our look downtown. a really nice shot but we're still really cool and the reason, that area of high pressure way to the north. only 57 right now with that sunshine. the winds though are calm so we don't have much of a wind. it's been a little cool today. we won't call it chilly but cool but a very nice afternoon. without the wind, 50s and sun. that's not bad at all. 60 degrees down toward warrenton, 58 in quantico, 55 in maryland. cambridge one of the cool spots. only 52. tonight will b

. >> the district's annual potholepalooza campaign kicked off today. ddot is promising to fix any pothole reported within 72 hours. the effort itself isn't new to the city but some of the methods year using to prepare the streets are. crews hope to mitigate the past issues with pothole repairs. >> i do receive many complaints from people about potholes and how they are filled, both with the materials and how quickly they deteriorate. i hope that whatever we're doing going forward, that we'll be able to take care of those problems. >> if you need to report a pothole in your neighborhood, just search potholes in the nbc washington app. >>> busy streds, crowded sidewalks. why it may soon be easier to get around in georgetown. >> that's right. >>> plus the big event this weekend that has metro adjusting its schedu fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we are a 100% fiber optic network... and fiber optics move at the speed of light. over the last 10 years, our cable competitors have received a few awards.<