it is out there and just enough to cause some problems on the roadways. temperature here are going to be very marginal over the next couple of hours. we are at 33 at reagan national. for the next few hours, very touch and go here. my advice for to you, if you can just wait it out. out. temperature right now, 33 degrees. humidity, 89%. pressure is way up. freezing rain changing to rain during the course of the day. high temperatures eventually in the mid-40s. so things will gradually get better here. we do have icy roadways with a light freezing fog and mix out there at the moment. more details in the forecast in a minute. back to you. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is topping our stories this morning. arizona lawmaker announcing she is resigning from congress to focus on her recovery. later today, she will finish that meet and greet in tucson that was cut short last year when a gunman opened fire killing six and wounding 13 others. giffords is recovering from a bullet to her head. >>> a sad morning for the community as they continue to mourn the dea

some of the roadways out there, some of the less used roadways could get slick in a hurry if you areetting a little fog and mist that could adhere to the surface. chains in the forecast, the fog, the mist will continue this morning but eventually it will just change into a rainy day. that being said, we could have a good soaking rain around here this afternoon as this frontal system moves in. it should push in some warmer temperatures. we should be in the 40s this afternoon. cloudy skies, early freezing rain. mist, fog, transitioning to an afternoon rain. 45 your daytime high. we should clear the 32-degree bar. early showers and clearing overnight. overnight temperatures should stay at or above the freezing mark at 40 so we won't have to worry about refreezing tomorrow morning. look at tuesday's forecast. 54degrees, our little snowpack will be gone by tomorrow. sunshine, 47 on wednesday. could be some more rain showers thursday. we kind of of bounce around. 51 on friday. let's do some traffic and find out if we got any problems out there. >> what is going on? >> what we can see, not

take it easy on the roadways. maryland's most powerful radar is dry as of now but will get more active going later. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and icy conditions with what -- is what you will have to deal with on the area roadways. no reported accidents especially on the key routes. looking pretty good looking live at the harrisburg expressway. we are good from the pennsylvania state behind as you can see. we are live in cockeysville. 83 at shawan road. southbound lanes are to the right of the screen. traveling to or from the eastern shore, here's 50 and sandy point. no reported troubles making are way across the bay bridge up to i-97. charley over to you. >>> look out for icy patches when making are way out this morning. the weekend weather still hanging around. and abc2 news linda so is live this morning with a check of the conditions both for foot and if you in the car linda. >> reporter: yeah. off and on we have gotten freezing rain. side streets

a traffic barrel rolling around in the roadways there. so be prepared for things like that as you head out this morning. let's get another live look at traffic flow on i-95 at maryland 175. northbound lanes moving well through arbutus to the southwest side of the beltway. and this is i-83 at york road driving through parkton no delays to report so far. charley over to you. >>> official from the health department will be at george washington elementary school after a few students are diagnosed with scarlett fever. the kids were at the same class at the school. the school has been cleaned and disinfected. >>> how would you like to know if your neighbor was someone who hurt animals? the bill is expected to be introduceed in the general assembly that would set up an animal abuse registry. for ten years and an malabuser would be on list and fingerprinted and photographed and put in a state data base where you can have on like access to who and where they are. houston texans are heading to baltimore tomorrow. they know they are playing m and t

take it oozy on the roadways. we have -- easy on the roadways.e have a line of showers crossing baltimore and into dc. we will get a break from that but another line is working its way into the area through. the remainder of the morning and i say maybe noon or one things will improve by 2:00 this afternoon. as we look further to the north, that's where you have to go to get icy and snowy conditions and back into ohio western ohio they are dealing with snow across the area as well. but for today, we are dealing with the warmer temperatures and we are going to get the southerly flow in here. once that warm front moves through the area, we are really going to warm things up this morning. there's the warm front edging in some places and some maces seeing the 60s. we are waiting for the cold front to move through and that's when the temperatures will start to drop going throughout the day. so there's going to be a weird kind of day where you getting the real warm temperatures andthursday will fall going into the afternoon. future trend not picking up

in the meantime let's hit the roadways and we're tracking problems on the roadways. >> lots to look out. service activity at fruitvail and brookdale. avoid the area if you can. we're dealing with shaky cameras as well. wind advisories in effect. 880 southbound slow and go in stops. metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. busy up the inline as well. wind advisory has been lifted for the san mateo bridge. still pretty slick as you work your way across the span. 16 minutes to go between 880 and 101. and the wind advisory in effect for the richmond san rafael bridge as well as the benecia bridge. southbound highway 1 they did chose the locater at devil's slide. those lanes are blocked for an injury accident. fire crews are on the scene. a tree down at crow canyon, shut down between cold canyon and cold water drive. and northbound 101 at hell yer avenue. injuries reported in the wreck. over to the right shoulder. and it may be a backup as you work your way through there. the rest of the south bay accident free. but flooding along 280 southbound at de anza. that may be blocking t

just a few cars out there on the roadways.uth of there, we do have this accident south at 80 at the alameda. you can see that's completely cleared out of the roadway. traffic still moving along. give yourself some, extra time. no delays along 880 and 237 either. the rest of the day, the area continues to be problem free, bay bridge no major snags now. if you headed up the incline traffic, it's clear all the way upper deck in san francisco. no construction on the lower deck today. things should move along nicely. golden gate bridge still very quiet this morning. we yet to see a car cross the bridge. very quiet as you work your way out of san francisco. san mateo bridge heading toward foster city, very light traffic this morning. no traffic to report on the bridge. no delays coming out of foster city as you head towards hayward. some of the travel time, northbound 101 from 92 to the 80 split in san francisco and you're northbound 80 no delays. also east 92 looks good. no major delays to report there either. mass transit, bars on

not enough to stick on the roadways. just a little more than a half inch. but it did make some people feel like winter is finally here. darcy spencer is in northwest d.c. to tell us more about this. >> reporter: hi. i don't know about you but i was ready for a little bit of snow. it had such a mild winter and was kind of nice being out and about today and seeing it come down. it's tapered off at this point but it was sort of nice while it lasted. i want to show you some video that we shot right around 1:00 this afternoon when we were in fairfax, virginia, doing an interview. the snow was coming down quite heavily and my photographer shot the video through the window of the home and it was so beautiful coming down and the kids were getting really excited about going outside and playing in the snow. we moved locations. we're at 9th and e streets in northwest washington in the penn quarter neighborhood. it snowed here for the last several hours. it did not stick. the ground is still very warm. basically it was wet. a lot of people are now trying to make their

be careful on the roadways. you will see some ponding out there. by this afternoon, we're clearing out. fog could be an issue. clouds are going to roll in. and temperatures are relatively on the mild side. pretty typical for this time of the year. mostly mid to upper 50s. so what we got going on right now, we are closely watching this low. it has been there since last night, as grace mentioned wet and windy start. so if it affects the morning commute, we will track it out with future cast right now and the skas across the bay area now -- the scattered showers across the bay area now and by noon, clearing out and a few pockets of rain, but nothing much and then by the evening commute home, by about 6:00 this evening, everything should pretty much be out of here and then we're left with the dry rest of the week. so your pinpoint forecast for later on today, mostly in the mid to upper 50s. 57 in fairfield. and 56 in vallejo. and san francisco. coming in at 56 degrees. so once again, we just got one more morning of this moisture, and the wind and rain,

the rest of the major roadways looking good. eight minutes on 95 northbound between the beltway and the fort mchenry. 70 minutes between the 95's northbound on that direction. -- 70 minutes. this is liberty road on the west side of the beltway -- 70 minutes. -- 17 minutes. southbound traffic is looking great. no problems at all. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan, over to you. >> three days into the new year and a baltimore records its first homicide of 2012. the unidentified victim was found in his car and shot multiple times. he died a few hours later. no word as to a suspect or possible motive. police responded to reports of another shooting last night in west baltimore appeared the victim was found shot in the face in the 2300 block of forum avenue. no word on his condition or possible suspects in the case. >> mitt romney has been declared the winner of the iowa caucuses. the final count gives him an eight-vote edge over rick santorum. >> kate amara has more on last night's win in iowa. >> mitt romney and rick sant

a lot of fog on the roadway. some extra time. 66, as well, good travel speed. 58 mile-per-hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. i-66 at actually road, again, very thick fog, give yourself extra time. no accidents on i-66 outside or inside of the beltway. i'm back in ten with a look at your rails. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> the road has been a very lonely place for the capitals this season. and their latest trip out west is no exception. the l.a. kings pounded the caps last night 5-2. it is the second game in a row. the team gave up five goals. marcus johanson scored the caps' only two goals. they were missing two players, both sent home early to nurse injuries. >>> after seeing their 11-game winning streak snapped last weekend, the georgetown hoyas were trying to keep their home winning streak alike the hoyas played the cincinnati bearcats at the verizon center last night. georgetown was down by two with ten seconds left. otto porter trying to get to the hoop when he steps out of bounds. o

let's look at the roadways. this is u.s. 29 towards columbia. heavier volume on the southbound side. you can see the wet roadways. 65 that for the -- cars hustling down the line heading into baltimore city, we have got moderate to heavy volume and no delays on the inbound jfx. st. paul wet roadways good morning maryland, i am burt clay with traffic now back to the news with sherrie johnson. >> thanks so much. and new this morning, psychics wants to call edgar am len poe at westminster a former church in the grave site and if you want to witness the two day event tickets will be available. i will tell you this morning we have the ladies in red. great mind think alike. thanks so much. i appreciate it. stay tuned for "good morning america" coming up next. happy friday. >> bye bye. [ male announcer ] meet lafayette. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [

more on area roadways come up at 5:39.ndrea and mike. >>> this is the first martin luther king jr. holiday since the opening of the them moral on the national mall. >>> king's son, martin luther king third spoke at yesterday's ceremony. on what would have been his father's 83rd birthday. hundreds braved the cold to watch a replaying of the civil rights movement. and they sang happy birthday. today's events feature a community service prayer breakfast and interfaith church. >>> dc police are trying to figure out who left a baby on a porch in below freezing temperatures. we have seen temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning. the infant was found on channing street on the front porch of the house. delia is live with more. this is just harry potter breaking. >>> it is a terrible story for any parents or anyone out there. it just breaks your heart at this point. we are just a couple of blocks away. police are now confirming to us at this hour the baby was a girl, taken from here to children's hospital. the baby, we can te

that's also in the roadway. in my next report, i'll update you on the situation on 95 at 6:58. in the meantime howard and mike, i'm thinking lunch outside today. >> that sounds like a fantastic idea. if you peek outside right now here in northwest d.c., you're looking at about 40 degrees. you can tack about 20, 20-plus. >> the average is 44. we may be close to 20 above that before the day is out. what a january. you can look outside right now and it's a good looking morning out there. we have good visibility. this is not going to be even in the top ten of the warmest januaries on record in washington. but we're going to run some four to five degrees above average for the month. that is a warm month. your bus stop forecast, well, we've got temperatures this morning anywhere from the low 30s at the moment to the 40s. so we'll call 35 to 45 at the bus stop. mostly clear. there have been a little patch of clouds coming out of west virginia so maybe partly sunny would have been a better description with your sunrise

we are up to speed on the major roadways. the outer loop on the topside, 11 minutes. 80 minutes on 895 between the 95's. looking good on the beltway in both directions. this is joppa road. north and southbound moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> the first homicide in the city is reported. it happened last night on edgewood road. police have said an adult male was shot at that location. stay tuned for updates. >> mitt romney has been declared the winner of the iowa caucuses. the final count gives him an eight-vote edge. kate amara has more. >> mitt romney and rick santorum are looking ahead to the next contest. the new hampshire primary is next week. >> we are going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> the first votes cast and we finally have a winner. >> congratulations to governor mitt romney. congratulations to senator rick santorum for a second place finish. >> mitt romney aced out rick santorum by just eight votes. >> game on. >> this was a photo finish. this el

in my next report, we'll take another look at area roadways at 6:58. hello to mike. >> thank you, monika. today begin the near of the dragon, the chinese new year. to tell us more about the holiday and the local celebrations is wallace lee. he's with the washington chinese youth club. good morning, welcome. >> good morning. >> tell me about the chinese new year for people who aren't familiar with it. we've seen parades and great video of the colorful costumes. it is more cultural, religious or both? >> it is more of a cultural festival. we do celebrate the new year just like the americans celebrate their new year. we have the lunar new year. >> so, based on the lunar calendar. >> the year 4710, the year of the dragon. so, the celebration of the lion dance and dragon dance are two different things. >> they'll both happen this year? >> they'll both happen this year, right. we do the lion dance for primarily the new year celebrations but it also has expanded to marriages, new grand openings of businesses, birthdays, so anything that requires or where some

we have some video from last year with the roadways. this is a storm in late january last year that just captured the region. too many people were out on the roadways because the federal government did not make a call early enough and that was a huge problem. we had folks -- i remember i spoke to one gentleman who spent about 12 hours and slept on the gw parkway. federal workers are being asked to stay off the roads until 9:00 a.m. with federal government offices opening at 11:00 a.m. that gives the crews plenty of time to deal with anything they may need to deal with. metro has decided to extend rush hour service. they will extend the rush hour service through the 9:00 a.m. hour to accommodate all federal workers reporting to work late this morning. that is the story on the icy roads and how your commute may be, a little lighter perhaps if you are heading in early because the federal workers are heading in late. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a sad morning for the penn state community as they continue to mourn joe pat were owe's death.

this particular roadway would go around and around and whichever way you want to go, you go. thank you very much. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bruce stone. >> i am president of the san francisco marina harbor association. i just want to let you know we are pleased with the progress on the harbor. it is a great project and moving ahead. there is one area i was asked to speak to you about. our last annual meeting was in november. there is an unfunded portion of the harbour east of golden gate yacht club that has attracted a lot of interest, especially among small vote owners. there is an area permitted for 36 slips, and it is supposed to cost just $1 million. it is a very economic project as dredging has been done. very good return on investment here we have had many people would like to put up the money. basically, the harbor trust has over $4 million in surplus. that money is supposed to be spent on the harbor. we have asked rec and park to focus on the idea. we understand there is some kind of deadline coming up mid- january forecasting those additional pieces. if not,

so it is going to be icy conditions, very dicey on the roadways. good news is that this is happening on a saturday. so hopefully you don't have to necessarily get out there on the roadways. if you do, you know you need to take it very easy out there because it's going to be very dangerous. so speaking of dangerous, well, we do have a winter weather advisory in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on saturday and this is for the areas here shaded in the purple. cecil county is under that. then we do have a winter weather advisory and this is for back into western maryland there, so you're looking at washington county across the area. today that temperature coming in right around 38 degrees, increasing clouds and it will be slightly colder today than it was yesterday. by tonight that temperature coming in right around 30 degrees, partly cloudy with that wintery mix as we go through midnight. let's send this over to angela. she has your traffic. good morning. reporter: good friday morning to you. out on the roadways, we got the accident out of the way

olga right now pretty much uneventful on the roadways. a conning stretch with the ongoing crash investigation. all your lanes are open on 66 between gainsville and the beltway inside the beltway through falls church. the light volume, hov restrictions lifted on interstate in virginia. northbound i-95 dealing with the light volume heading into springfield heading toward woodbridge and south. incident free, the i-270 corridor we mentioned the ho restrictions lifted. heading into clarksburg, and points south, nice, light volume out there. your next check of timesaver traffic. back to you. >> reporter: thank you beverly. let's take another look at our question of the day. our usa today poll suggests americans collectively eat 100 pounds of this every second. chocolate, hamburgers or french fries? >> here's a look at the response you posted. may nita wrote b. most people would have a hamburger. >> log onto the wusa 9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer in about 30 minutes. etime did i think i could walk 60 miles

you're going to find treacherous conditions on the roadway. we'll have more on the weather for the niners game in a moment. >>> the countdown to the nfc championship. it continues. we are less than 48 hours from kickoff. and the migration has begun. a lot of new york giants fans are arriving at sfo this evening. the team won't arrive until tomorrow. as for the 49ers now, home cooking. practice in santa clara. that's where we bring in mindi bach who's been covering this team inside out for the last couple years. you know better than almost anybody here. is it business as usual or from your perspective have they changed their routine even a little for this? >> reporter: no. it is business as usual. a heightened sense of importance, but really the team is rather relaxed. the players having a lot of fun. the game plan is in. physical practice is over for the week. the only thing left nor the players is saturday's walk through here at the facility. but there's still a lot of work to be done. a lot will return to the facility this evening to go over

>>darya: let's check the roadways as well. >>george: we have not seen any major impact because of the rain and wet pavement. so far, no hot spots, only one of wind advisory on the bay bridge westbound. we are at the time when the metering lights would normally be activated. the san mateo bridge ride is where you might be influenced by high winds. the golden gate bridge, 101 southbound, no delays, and easy trip across the span and through marin county. on interstate 80, all of the freeways are moving well. a 10-11 minute drive time. speeds in the 70's and 60's for your trim down to the lower east sure freeway. it's the role these alpha-. there is still no slowing on the south a freeways. " but >>mark: here is a live look at high at candlestick park as we get ready for the big game. we are watching the rain. half thick slice some of the 17th presidential debate was he did last night and shows how crucial the south carolina primary is for republican presidential hopeful theory if newt gingrich started out by blasting the moderato

. >> we have a wet roadways and as you drive with the grip on your roadway, so watch for that. we do have an accident on the peninsula, northbound 101 at holly street around the off ramp. that may have played a part, however, we're not going to say that's the reason. we have the accident clearing. a smooth drive for 101, again wet roads along the peninsula. we have a number of issues. another one here, highway 9 at sanborn over in the hills between los gatos and saratoga. we have reports that a car went off the road on one of the smaller bridges and is, quote, hanging off the bridge. it sounds like it's a smaller overpass over a creek maybe and should be an issue only when the tow truck arrives. slick roads may cause your car to wander if you hydroplane. the rest of the south bay, a look at the golden gate bridge. you are see the sheen on the roadways, some crews moving across. no accidents or incidents likely moving the cones, going on now through 5:00 as they prepare for the morning commute. we'll watch as the rain affects your drive. >> it is an epidemic, that's right, but a

also, 66 westbound at glebe, gravel spilt on the roadway, and it was blocking the roadway, but it looks like the problem might be out of the roadway. i will be back in a few minutes to let you know if you have all your lanes back on 66 west. >>> metro riders are hoping for a smooth commute to and from work today. everything is back to normal on the blue and orange lines. crews were repairing a crack along the tracks near the stadium-armory station. some writers tweeted their commute took an hour longer than usual. and riders should expect delays on all lines this weekend, because crews will be fixing all lines. on the blue and orange lines, trains will single track between the smithsonian and eastern market stations. on the green line, trains will single track between georgia avenue, and fort totten. >>> today, a virginia woman will learn her fate for killing her 2-year-old granddaughter. she was found guilty last october of throwing her granddaughter from a sixth floor walkway at the center. they recommended that she be sentenced to 35 years in prison, and de la rosa's attorneys wanted

so far so good on the roadways at maryland 175. now let's go north of baltimore as you make the drive through rosedale coming from har forecounty. 95 at white marsh boulevard all lanes are open and moving freely. back to you. >> >>> many alumni are angry over how penn state handled the jerry sandusky scandal. day two of heated alumni. >>> if you haven't gotten your ticket for the ravens big game you are in luck. who is giving up the tickets and where to go to get them. details straight ahead including we are continuing to follow the weather situation. you are watching "good morning maryland. we are first and only at 4:30 and we continue in a moment. >>> news time 4:44. 42 degrees outside and five things to know on this friday morning. baltimore 12th annual dr. martin luther king junior parade will take place monday. it begins at noon at the intersection of mlk and utah street. lenny moore will serve as grand marshal. >>> and this weekend you can visit any national park for free in honor of mlk. nearly 400 national parks will waive

patchy ice on some roadways just to the north and west of washington. right now reagan national, a little above freezing at 34 there. a light west/southwesterly wind under a clear sky this monday morning. elsewhere, our temperatures are below freezing. much of the region including most of virginia and maryland and west virginia, right near the bay waters, though, in the mid 30s most locations there. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county now, right near 30 degrees. here we were at just six hours ago, 12:30 in the morning. we had that fast-moving sprinkle and snow storm line come through. it's a cold front that came in that's giving us a reinforcing shot of cold air. we have a clear sky now. we'll have plenty of sunshine this morning. we'll be above freezing by 9:the mid 30s or so. then into the low 40s by noontime. may hit mid to upper 40s briefly during the afternoon with bright sun and a blue sky. wispy clouds coming in the afternoon. sunset at 5:27. your evening planner in ten minutes, it's going to be getting cold again. we'll look a

lots of folks hitting the roadway for the monday morning commute. windy across the upper deck and lower deck. use caution as you head into san francisco. still 19 minutes to come away from the carquinez bridge toward the maze. we have a wind advisory in effect for the richmond san rafael bridge this morning. and no major delays but again, use both hands on the steering wheel as you cross the span and looking okay as you hit 101 off the bridge and no delays off of marin county this morning. we're looking at flooding as well. westbound highway 4 at somersville, a report of flooding possibly in the right lane and busy anyway for your morning commute. westbound as you work your way through there along the antioch area. not too bad once you hit the pittsburg area. we did hear of an accident in that area. right at the on-ramp there. a lot of pinouts this morning. -- spinouts this morning. be careful as you head out the door. and flooding 680 southbound approaching the 580 interchange there. a little slow westbound 580 once you pass there. northbound 101 o

this one outer loop new hampshire avenue on the left side of the roadway. if you're taking the inner loop, did see some construction on the right side of the roadway, and you're clear in both directions f you're traveling on i-95, no issues there. continuing on to 395, not a problem at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks. >>> 4:30 now. the votes are in from iowa, and it reflects a divided republican party. mitt romney defeated rick santorum by a mere eight votes. >> and one candidate is reevaluating his campaign while others are looking to other states to boost their chances. nbc's tracie potts joins us from des moines, iowa, with more on the caucuses and what it all means for the candidates. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. after a very long night here in iowa and results early this morning, mitt romney finally able to claim victory in these kauss in what we believe to be the closest victory ever, so close, in fact, that we had to wait until every vote was counted. >> congratulations to governor mitt romney, winner of the 2012 iowa cauc

patchy fog and wet roadways are the next fabric of the day. i-95 in white marsh and switching there headlights swiping off the roadway due to wet conditions but no delays in sight. in baltimore fire crews on the roadway. 3100 block of redman avenue near sinclair it will slow the ride on the route. give yourself extra time if that's your path. you can follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. here's sherrie with more news. >> thanks 4:53. ladies can you imagine marrying a building? yeah a building. the love between a woman and a capital hill building is crumbling down days before that wedding. the woman plans on marrying the warehouse sunday because she doesn't want to see an apartment building put in its place. police arrested her last month trying to reclaim the community center with occupy seattle protesters. >>> we have seen our share of rain in the baltimore area over the last few months, but nothing like this. wow, take a look. the rush of water and the rush of homes in australia. >>> legos may be something your kids had play with this mo

we treated the primary and secondary roadways. it did give us a head start because it started with ice and now snow. there is another wave coming from the west it is moving in the baltimore vicinity. you need to get off the accelerateor and slow down. there is another wave coming. >> all right. take it slow. thank you, charlie. >> thank you, lisa. >> b.g.e. are they concerned? >> we are always ready. we notified all our employees today, as a matter of fact, there was a storm coming through. just as an f.y.i. we don't anticipate certain outages. the people on storm duty are aware, should there be outages, they could be called in. >> officials say customers should keep meters free of snow or ice to avoid interruptions. >> you can keep ahead of the wintery mix. go to www.wbaltv.com to stay ahead of the winter forecast. >> the ravens showdown against the patriots is less than 24 hours away. fans all over the state are marking the occasion. they have the purple friday caravan. lowell melzer has all the exsime. >> it is the biggest purp

no problems on those major roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're learning a man was involved in an alleged murder- suicides in san diego. a man from prince frederick shot himself in the head after murdering three others. a woman is charged with stabbing someone in anne arundel county. the victim was found on tuesday evening. the victim knew stacy bu ford. drugs and a large amount of money were found inside the apartment. >> in arson investigations in anne arundel county. that fire took place on new year's morning. the house is located near a church and franklin. firefighters saw flames shooting out of the windows. investigators found racial and sexual slurs painted on the outside of the home. >> that raises suspicions with our crews. this fire was intentionally set. >> it appears the fire was started inside. the case is being investigated as an arson and a hate crime. >> police on the lookout for a robbery suspect in carroll county. the 7-eleven was robbed in figs bird. no one was hurt but the suspec

>> reporter: right here you can't see some parts of the roadway where there is still some running water. traffic is moving smoothly out here in berkeley and it is causing problems for many people and it is causing problems for many of our co- workers. here is some flooding video just before the broadway off ramp before interstate 880 in oakland. now give yourself some extra time if you need to go near this spot. now over here where there was an accident that happened, the accident involved a big-rig truck and a car as rain pounded the other and then the truck went off to the right shoulder and it will need parts of it to be replaced. a temporary backup, once again the rains are coming down and winds are pushing it down and rain is coming downside ways as you can see behind us and give yourself some extra time because the roads are really wet out here. it is slick, no major problems in this area but give yourself some extra time when you head out this morning. live in berkeley paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as christian continues our storm watch, you are following problems in da

that was cleared a few hours ago and you have to keep in mind, the roadways are very slick and very wet so give yourself some extra time. there are parts here where there is standing water which is happening here at the toll plaza and all throughout the bay area so give yourself some extra time as you head out this morning. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and we will talk with steve in just a few minutes but we want to remind you, you can sign up for mobile ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and we have developing news coming from oakland just a short time ago, a police s.w.a.t. team arrived at a standoff. lorraine blanco is close by as more and more streets are blocked off. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: a half-dozen more police squad cars and trucks are arrived at brooks dale and oakland. you can see it right there and the standoff is a domestic disturbance. police tell us the man flagged down police around 3:00 a.m. and there are several dozen units including the s.w.a.t. team. earlier we heard police trying to negotiate with the man in english and spanish and so far they have not

talk about more area roadways again at 6:01.back to you, andrea. >> making news now coming up on 5:51, divers are working to recover the 13 bodies found in the wreckage of the cruise ship costa concordia. 19 people remain missing after the ship ran aground off the coast of tuscany ten days ago. >> yemen's president issued an apology to its people before leaving for medical treatment in the united states. the delay was nearly killed in an attack on his compound last june in the middle of pro democracy demonstrations. yemen's government has scheduled elections for next month. >> this morning, there are plenty of cleanup projects around amarillo, texas. a storm front pushed sustained wind speeds of nearly 50 miles per hour and some gusts approach hurricane strength. large trees, signs and power poles came down and the high winds. >> question of the daytime now, let's check it out. today, the average woman is believed to spend 76 days of their lives doing one of these things. a, putting on makeup. b, getting their nails done or c lo

just waiting to get the car towed out of the roadway. if you are able to get out of this intersection, please follow police direction as well as use caution as you're making your commute this morning. chopper 4 is live over the beltway right now. this is the outer loop you're looking at, the tail lights at bw parkway. and the inner loop as well bustling along. not really seeing any accidents for you. no big delays at this time. going to keep watching the roadways and let you know if that shifts. and on the rails, traveling on the marc train, a minor delay. this is on camden south train number 841. you have a six-minute delay. metro and vre aren't reporting delays at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> the big story this morning, a political fall from grace. the son of a well-liked politician admitted to using city money to fund a lavish lifestyle. harry thomas jr. resigned his d.c. council post and in a few hours will plead guilty in federal court. melissa mollet is live in northeast outside thomas' hom

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most the area roadways are indeed wet and we have more rain on the way out to the west. a wet morning commute. kids headed to the bus stop. probably need a jacket. it is not terribly cold out there but it will be wet here for the next couple of hours. 43 the winning number at the local area airports. get ready for a mild day. how about high temperatures in the upper 50s. and i would say a few communities will be in the 60s. fredericksburg, waldorf, colonial beach, you get down into south central virginia, temperatures in the 60s later today with a few rays of afternoon sunshine. >> how often are all the airports at 43? >> not very often. >> doesn't happen very often. just pointing that out. >> you're right. >> usually, dulles is much colder. >> good call, sarah. >> let's turn to julie wright and find out what is happening with our area roads. >> hey, tony. busy ride out there this morning. it started off around 2:00 with an accident involving a tractor- trailer and a passenger van. this is where we find the crew in sky fox is joining us early this morning. the accident a

back out here live, as i said, the roadways are quit.be careful, really slick also, so take your time and give yourself the proper speed and enough, you know, car distance in front of you. >> live in oakland, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. we will be on storm watch for you. you can always get the latest and traffic condition sent to your home. >>> the 49ers and their fans thought they would be heading to super bowl this mooing. in in-- i stead, they are trying to recover from a hearbreaking low. something he taif vis for a a -- dash vernon davis for the touchdown -- vernon davis for the touchdown. giants kicked the field goal to win 20-1. we made a mistake for those concerns -- for those kicks. >> it's dispointing to us -- disappointing to us, we're very -- we're a football team. >> eight players are named to the pro-- to. propole. meanwhile, tom praydy -- tom brady, is looking to win his next title. we have complete 49ers playoff coverage on our channel 2 website including raw video of the players talking right af

you can see the slush to the entrance of this roadway.nd warnings are being warned to look out for icy patches. in old town, alexandrso kpanexa bitter cold didn't stop people from going out. >> where did you get that hat? >> i got it online and the weather here is mild because i'm here from boston. >> this is nothing? >> this is nothing. >> an overnight blast left a layer of snow and ice across the area. >> this is the first time we've been out in a while, date night. >> it's colder than i thought it would be. it's chilly. >> a little brisk. >> we've been spoiled. >> some didn't even bother to bundle pup . >> first snow of the year, so it was nice. >> reporter: are you enjoying it? >> yeah. it's on the weekend so there wasn't a lot of rush hour traffic. >> reporter: earlier in the day, residents had to scrape, shovel and chop their way out. icy road conditions were at times treacherous. >> i was shocked because my car is full of snow and it's -- i can't drive it today, but i love snow and i love this weather and i am happy. >> reporter: f

debris across the roadway. just volume delays to report. especially on the outer loop and southbound 29, you are traveling below posted speed. another look at the west side at liberty road around the beltway, trip from 795 to i-70, backing down with a little extra time needed. drive times, slowing down on the west side, you will need extra time, 9 minutes for that drive. topside, still at 6 minutes from bel air to providence road. >>> eyes of the nation are on new hampshire for the first national primary vote set to start in the matter of an hour. romney the overwhelming favorite carrying a double digit lead over rick santorum, ron paul and huntsman, all of that could be changing as the former massachusetts -agovernor had a political gasp. let's check in with tj winnick live in manchester. >> reporter: good morning, it is primary day here in new hampshire, the only surprise might be who will finish second to mitt romney. the votes are in in dixville notch, known for casting the fist ballots in the nation's first primary. 6 republican ballot

. >> a smooth start on most of the roadways. the roadways. >> good morning. we're starting you off with a live view from the skycam. 35 degrees downtown. the fog is the biggest concern through 9:00 a.m. it could be dense at time from 95 west. visibility down to a half mile. any work east of that, it will be more patchy but still something to watch out for. maybe some areas of drizzle. we have milder temperatures but the ground is calleold. the mild air is helping to produce some of that fog. 33 at the airport. 30 in westminster. with temperatures below freezing, if we get any mist, a move that could stick on the roads. that fog should dissipate after 9:00 a.m. and we will have full sunshine. the temperatures will be warming up. 51 in baltimore. low 40's out in the mountains. tonight, the skies will be mostly clear. then we will see a few clouds pushed in. we will see more clouds increase into tomorrow. for now, these white clouds and the fog will be pushing offshore. the next storm system is forming down in texas. the backside, maybe some snow. the rain man p

this is the situation where you have the roadway and it is not just a narrow roadway. when we take this exceptions, this one does not hold your. i like the design. i think it works. i think the variations on the windows shows that you're willing to work on variations of it. and work with the department. and i have no problem with having the metal cladding. i think it can work. this is nearly a semi-industrial area as it is a residential area. depending on how you put the history together on it. and what has happened to a over the years. commissioner antonini: long ago it was all residential but that was before the first earthquake. i am ok with the 12 or 15 feet. there is a 15 foot setback. that upper floor is more than the rest of the area. the rest of them are at the height of the adjacent buildings. it is important that of her story be made less visible as much as possible. i will go along with the motion which includes the 15 foot. >> the motion on the floor is for approval per staff recommendation. on that motion, commis? thank you. that motion passes unanimously

this much needed rainfall could produce some areas of ponding on the roadways, maybe even isolated roadway flooding as we head into friday evening. then that third system on sunday looks to produce unfortunately a chance of rainfall there for the 49ers. wait, one more thing. we've needed that snowfall across lake tahoe. we could see anywhere from 6 to 10 inches in that area on saturday. for tonight, numbers staying in the 40s. it's going to be cold with some of that rain but not nearly as cold as it was this week. mid-50s tomorrow with the storm system by the afternoon and seven-day forecast we'll find once again rain lasting all the way into sunday's forecast at this point, guys. >> active seven-day forecast. >> i know. we went from nothing to a lot. > ut we need it, as you mentioned. >> we're back in a moment with our bay area proud series. ng >>> have you heard it yet? flares a new phrase called born digital. if you have a kid and a computer, you know exactly what we're talking about. garmin thomas garvin thomas is here. we both have young kids. their skills are baffling, aren't sne. >>

again, very wet roadways. we're seeing high-standing water. if you're traveling here at malcolm x we have high-standing water and tracee wilkins is there with more. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. it is a mess. they do have the standing water. let me show you what's here behind me. they have both bounds here closed down, the southbound lanes and to the right the northbound lanes as well. what's going to happen, you're going to have to go over the -- or use the overpass and not go under the overpass. let me show you why. let me show you under here, under the bridge here. there is standing water there. they do have crews under there right now trying to clean out those drains so they can open south capital back up again, but in the meantime you're going to have to work around all this. of course, another solution is to just stay on 295 and not come through this way, but for folks who are leaving through oxon hill heading to d.c., knowing you're going to have to go above the overpass and make your way on down to south capital that