springfield looking at 51. we are seeing that in to ft. belvoir. switch to radar and see what is happening there. not too bad. we had showers last night but now we are seeing that push off to the east. you can see the heaviest stuff is around leonardtown, off to the south and east of that area. maybe a few embedded thunderstorms in that area. this is pushing to the north and east. we will start to have a little reformation as we go in to time. more showers lingering tomorrow as well and then we will start to see improving conditions in to wednesday. >> thank you. >>> we are kicking off the 5:00 hour. so glad you could join us on this monday. begin with the main trouble spots out there. we have flooding going on northbound 210 and fort washington road. right now only the right lane of traffic is able to get by. springfield, virginia. we zoom in near the industrial park area. industrial road is closed because of some early morning police activity. the investigation continues. outside, 66 heading eastbound, we have wet roads out here. overall drivers

as we get into the springfield storm, in between springfield and annandale i think you'll see hail insidehe beltway. if you do send us a picture. go to our web site and fill out a storm report, wusa9.com and let us know. again, you can access that 24/7. let's go back to the computer. we'll talk about -- tomorrow morning with temperatures in the 60s. right now, it will seem a little cooler. still above average, 52 in bethesda. 63 gaithersburg. everybody's pretty much in the 60s, even to the south, 65. in leesburg still 66. thus the chance of a thunderstorm. now, tomorrow morning, temperatures will be a little cooler. a shower still possible. not a washout tomorrow. in fact, may even have a dry commute for a change. 40s and 50s. winds southwest at about 10. then in the afternoon winds pick up, mostly cloudy, windy, cooler, a couple of showers possible. highs in the upper 50s. that is average but it's cooler than what we've experienced, winds west/northwest at 10 to 20 and also gusty. here's our 9 futurecast. we'll stop it before midnight. most of the activity is to the north of us. we kind

very quiet up to springfield. let's head over and see how we're doing. college park, both directions betwee greenbelt and silver spring off to an uneventful start. joe and pat, good morning. >> jerry, good to see you. >> here's a look at what's happening today. metro's board will meet to discuss a major overhaul of the agency's railcars. metro is expected to present a $2 billion plan that would include buying hundreds of new 7,000 series cars. the new cars would replace the old 1,000 series cars involved in last year's deadly metro crash. >>> the driver who fired shots at dump truck yesterday on southbound i-95 is due in court. 25-year-old gabriel povetund had his 2-year-old daughter in the car at the time. the dump truck driver, james bringal faces attempted second degree murder and reckless driving charges. >>> president obama today is hitting the road to sell the health care reform plan. he is heading to iowa where he first outlined his plan in 2007. the president signed the health care bill into law on tuesday, but this morning republicans forced a c

coming northbound from lorton in the main line headed out toward the springfield interchange, with youout to the west on 66, wave got light traffic volume coming eastbound along 234 as you travel between the two 234 interchanges and continue inbound towards venterville. >> the internet has certainly changed the way college students studdie and do their research. >> and not just college kids but we are talking about college students now. not the only thing that is changing on college campuses. even those applications are going high-tech. fox 5's beth parker shows us how. >> reporter: else ais trying to transfer to a new school. & if i get accepted, i will follow all the rules. >> reporter: she spoke with us industry telephone from her current school in minnesota. when she heard george mason had started accepting video essays. >> i wasn't going to do it because a video option sounds lightly intim stating ro. she also realized it might set her apart. ♪ i could broaden my perspective &&. >> reporter: george mason received about 20,000 applications for its incoming freshman class. only abou

in springfield, another slow down is developing. the red heading away from us this southbound traffic per it is good all the way into richmond. we're watching 270 traffic right now. it is beautiful. this is that montgomery village avenue. southbound. there are moving at speed. there was an accident at river road but that has been taken care of. we go back to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> 6:00 is your time. democrats are still hammering out the final details of a health care reform bill. the president has picked up some late support. critics are not backing down. kathy park has the latest developments. good morning. >> democrats are making some progress. the bill is one step closer to the president's desk. there is another roadblock as members wait for the cost estimates. the pressure is mounting on capitol hill, especially for the number of undecided house members. one of those legislators feeling the heat includes scott murphy. >> i am waiting to see the language. >> dennis kucinich has made up his mind and his vote is now yes.

and now he has essentially become the lackey for those established forces in springfield. vatican. close corporate loopholes and try to put it to the small tax on multinational do corporations like the bank of america and these corporations, that on average pay $151 in corporate taxes into one where working people pay 1500, pat quinn oppose the taxes on the corporation but he was a 50% increase on taxes on people. so very disappointed. he was a interest in working on solutions what i was governor or help us get those things done. here's an interesting ethical question for you, professor, pat quinn to this day has a fund-raising account called pat quinn for the united states senate. did you catch this? he said that since 1996. he raises money in his campaign fund. pat quinn for u.s. senate but he is not running for the u.s. senate. he was the lieutenant governor. after the credit to i think your newspaper, i think your newspaper wrote this. they point out he held a fundraiser for the united states senate for himself in april of last year while he was the governor. why is he raising

>> chopper 4 is over the springfield interchange.retty heavy morning a is typical along 95 getting on to 395. so far for the most part everything appears to be moving along pretty well. the travel lanes are open. nostein or broken down vehicles reported into us. just a long line of brake lights for the beltway merge headed up towards 395. pretty quiet most of the major roadways in the district out on the rails the issues we had on the red line have cleared. vre still no delays. continuing delays on marc rail, brunswick 874 and 872 both are delayed at this hour. that's how we're doing at this hour. back to you. >>> in the news president obama has scored a major political victory. the house has finally passed healthcare reform legislation. >> the president had made the bill one of the main focus of his first year in office. so, tracie potts now has more on last night's historic vote. >> on this vote the ayes are 219, the nays 212. >> reporter: with just three votes to spare, the house sent president obama a sweeping healthcare overhaul

they say he was here from springfield with the intention of meeting of 14-year-old girl for sex. >> i think it is a nasty. >> the meeting was arranged on the internet. a person chatting in an instant message conversation was a detective. >> searching for sex on the internet? come on. you are serving your country. for a 14-year-old to have sex, that is downright love life. >> it was part of a tax force -- that is downright low life. >> henderson had been recently honored for his work as an information manager at boeing and andrews air force bases. many in manassas says the fact that he is military makes it more shocking. >> they are defending this country, right? if anything could have been. instead of doing something, they should be defending. >> do think he would want to take advantage of the situation with somebody so young is unfortunate when they should be role models. >> and air force official late this afternoon confirms that henderson is on "terminal leaves," which precedes his retirement from the air force. >>> six men are facing rape and false imprisonment charges in connecti

louis through springfield through peoria. light rain south of chicago currently. and indianapolis, you have a good chance of wet weather today also. here's how the forecast looks. the middle of the country, tennessee and ohio valleys, you need the umbrella as you head out the door. nothing too heavy, but you will see some rain. the eastern seaboard will be warm with clouds on the increase. if you're watching us on whdh 7 news in boston, walk among the free-flying residents of the butterfly garden filled with exotic plants and a variety of living butterflies from across the globe at the museum of science. that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >>> thank you, bill. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. slbts often get in trouble with the law, but it doesn't usually involving tweeting. well, yesterday the manager of teen heartthrob justin beaver was charged involving an appearance he made last year. it seems when the crowd of teenaged girls came to see the star bake unruly, the cops asked his fans to announce it was

when the government and politicians will not take any pay cuts, that is why we are marching in springfieldoday for the illinois campaign for liberty, trying to get the concealed handgun law for the people and our rights restored in. host: rockville, maryland. republican line. are we the problem? caller: i think that the problem is strictly the politicians. i am going to be selfish and talk about myself. i am so worried, paying $780 per month for the last 10 years for my insurance. i am told that my rates will be $1,410 on april 4. can anyone in the country, the world, this earth, tell me how i will be insured after that? host: let me ask you about one of the points he makes in the peace, that these senators precisely represent the people and what they're hearing they want. the article pushes the towards the people. caller: it is really when a big company like the good insurance i have sent me a letter saying that your rates will be $1,400 on april 14. how do i do that? i cannot even think about it. host: thank you for your thoughts. more from the peace. "americans have been spending more t

let's see how we're doing in springfield, hov lanes in the middle of your screen, picking up a lot of volume. all travel lanes headed to points north. no accident currently in the roadway. back to you. >>> 5:43 now. 60 degrees. the strike that's affecting thousands of travellers. british airways plans to get strand passengers to their destinations. >>> do you feel you deserve a raise? of course you do. tips for ask >>> checking this morning's top stories right now the house has finally passed legislation reforming the nation's healthcare system. the bill passed late last night. i want heads to president obama who is vowing to sign it. a second smaller measure that makes changes to the first bill was also passed last night and will be taken up this week by the senate. democrats say they do have the votes needed to pass that bill as well. >>> renee bowman will be sentenced today. she was convicted last move kill two of her adopted daughters. thr bodies were found in her freezer. her third daughter escaped and led authorities to the house. she can receive life in prison without the possi

arlington, about 49 degrees. 45 at springfield. a little cooler. 44 to 42.urg, 44 to 43. in northern virginia, lower 40s to the further west, you could see the upper 30s. tomorrow afternoon for the high temperatures, we're going to get awfully close in many cases. if you don't make it, then you'll make it in the next couple. 80 tomorrow in washington. we'll go with college park. 81. even 81 at reston and fairfax, 80 degrees. vienna, you're near 80 degrees out there too. way out west, even the upper elevations, getting well into the 70s tomorrow. 77 cumberland, 79 winchester. for our friends in west virginia, even upper 70 degrees there. close to 80 as we get closer to home. andrews at 79. let's go to eastern maryland. we're at 76 in easton. and of course, the chesapeake and the atlantic, keeping us just a few degrees cooler than the rest of them. this is what we have been waiting for, the seven-day forecast. overnight on sunday, there is a front moving through. when you have warm air moving in and a big bubble of the high pressure, that really kills the cold

virginia. 95 northbound, looks like we are smooth sailing from fredericksburg past quantico to springfield interchange. taking you to the beltway in virginia. on the inner loop a couple of construction sites, route 7, telegraph road, 95, 395 exit is where it is impassable the next 12 to 15 minutes but you are forced to go to 395 and head north there. 66, take it outside, heading eastbound you are okay out of centreville. making your way to the beltway, watch out for road crews. hello, maryland, 270, northbound between i-370 and montgomery village avenue, we are seeing construction on the left lanes and to wrap it up with a shot of the outer loop, everything is moving at speed here. a good example near the colesville road exit. back to andrea. >>> a maryland doctor is pioneering new treatment in to a rare neurological disorder called ald. kristin fisher has a story of how dr. gerald raymond is helping a virginia family. >> reporter: one year ago, eric was a healthy 8-year-old from falls church. >> eric was a real fun kid. he was very imaginative. his drawings were incredible. >> he was a fr

police say christopher ford met the teenager two years ago at capital gymnastics in west springfield. police claim ford had sex with the teen between september 2007 and june 2008. the teen's mother told police in january ford no longer works at the gym. >>> the nation's first kwn black roman catholic priest could soon become a saint. reverend augustus pollton's family escaped from slavery in missouri and as the civil war began. he went on to start chicago's first black parish in the late 1800s. he's now being considered for cannonnization. >>> one person was sent to the hospital after a car collided with a metro bus in northwest d.c. no one was on the bus. the driver of the car was trapped inside and taken to the hospital conscious and alert. >>> whether it was a joke or not it spaked of racism. -- smacked of racism. wal-mart under fire after someone makes a racist remark over the store's loud speaker. >>> a cash crunch for one local community college. how the school's money problems are impacting the student's education. >>> a quick check of our rundown. the news edge will be right b

then everybody is in the 60s and some folks will flirt with 70s. 69 in springfield. 69 arlington. you can just as easily be 70. 69 at andrews. bowie upper 60s. you go up to 67 in gaithersburg and mid 60s as you go out route 70 into loudoun county. it's snowing in the texas panhandle. that was the snow we showed you earlier today. big thunderstorms going through dallas right now -- excuse me, denver. now we're looking high clouds. and the high clouds will push in tonight and thicken up tomorrow but the precipitation is well back to the west which will take awhile to get in here. zone forecast all six zones still on our website. cumberland west maybe a shower before the sun goes down. everybody else dry with clouds increasing. 65 in winchester. 71 in culpeper. 68 in manassas. that's a pretty good deal. and into the east, upper 60s downtown. near 70 at andrews. near 70 at wall dorph and saint -- waldorf and st. mary city. as winds pick up tomorrow afternoon, small craft advisory goes into effect at noon. next seven days, upper 60s tomorrow. then there is the quick hitter thursday nig

wherever you might become a springfield out there and as i am fond of pointing out no matter what you think of the clean air act air is all of ours so it is just as important to your state has nine that we all pitch in to keep it clean and healthy. thanks. [applause] >> thank you. es the air is filled with the springfield relief remember for more information about joining the national press club and how to acquire a copy of today's program, please go to our website at www.press.org. thank you for being here today and for viewing and listening to this hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] next the former head of the epa and bush had been a station christie todd whitman. she now works for a the group that promotes nuclear energy. from this morning's washington journal this is 40 minutes. >> host: former environmental protection agency administrator under the bush administration and governor of new jersey christine todd whitman this morning to talk about nuclear energy and your role as the co-chair of the clean and safe energy coalition. two things in the last couple of weeks t

i live in springfield, illinois. average expenditure annually for medicare recipients in my hometown is $7,600 a year, average. the average in chicago, illinois, for medicare recipients, $9,600 a year. the average expenditure for medicare recipients in miami, florida, $17,000 a year. miami may be a little bit more expensive than chicago. we can argue that point. but is it twice as expensive? i don't think so. i want -- i want to know why. why does it cost so much more in miami, florida and mccalland, texas than rochester minnesota? michael bennet said that after waste an fraud we're rot -- we're on the record. that's part of the bill. that's part of the health care reform bill. we can make medicare better and stronger and save money. there are a lot of things being ripped off in medicare, turn on late-night tv and watch all the come-on ads for people to come out and get something that they may or may not need and medicare's going to take care of it. those are things that we have to take a look at and i think well wor

he's in springfield this morning. we begin with the senate's top republican mitch mcconnell. >> good morning. >> schieffer: good morning to you, senator. thank you for coming. it looks like you have your work cut out for you. the democratic vote counters there just said they believe they're going to have the votes to pass this in the house. that means this bill and the corrections that the house is going to make go to the senate. what happens then? >> well, they'll have a tough sell first in the house. they'll have to get their members to vote for the senate bill which has the nebraska deal, the louisiana deal, the florida deal, and then they'll have to get them to vote for a second bill which has even bigger medicare cuts than the first bill even more tax increases than the first bill. and its own set of special deals. for example, the rocky top vote swap. the deal made to get the vote of a congressman from tennessee who voted against the bill the first time and is apparently going to vote for it this time. special d

good between fredericksburg and springfield. i will take you to traffic on 95. read on the right if southbound. headlights on the left out of newington. -- red on the right is southbound. there is an accident on route 4 that has been moved to the shoulder. alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 5:01. have breaking news. the senate reconciliation bill is now headed back to the house. lawmakers debated the measure into the morning before opponents found two budget problems. they will need to be removed before a final vote which is expected later today. >>> a series of death threats targeting lawmakers who voted for the expansion bill. at least 10 of lawmakers have requested extra security. courtney robinson is live with more details on this disturbing turn of events. >> security is taking these threats seriously. they are beefing up patrols and advising representatives on precautions they can take to stay safe. >> you turncoat son aveof a -- >> this has been fort belvoir bart stupak. shattered glass marks the offices of congressman difference. attacks on local democra

here are the temperatures. 40 in springfield. gaithersburg past 36. 41 in herndon. a lot of sunshine just like yesterday with a little added cloud cover in southern maryland and down near fredericksburg. another pleasant day. 70 degrees this afternoon. it will remain near 70 for the next couple of days. the next chance of a storm is on sunday into monday. >> a fabulous in virginia. 66, 95, 395, nothing complicated to report along 81. good on the dulles greenway and dulles toll road. it is all quiet. they found an accident on the beltway. outer loop before or road that is leaving 270 to head to the american legion bridge. there's no will delay. >> thank you. >>> 5:11, 42 degrees. >> internet is changing our lives in ways we never thought possible. helping us to connect, and learn, and innovate - driving our dreams and our economy forward. now the fcc chairman has released a report that creates a pathway for everyone in america to be connected to the power of high-speed internet. it depends on 350 billion dollars in private investment to make it happen. investment tha

the hospital administrator at memorial medical center in springfield, illinois, said to me, senator, if i don't have to give out all this charity care, i can contain my costs and really build this hospital and even make it greater nor this community. but i have to absorb charity care for uninsured people because we do that in america. put more of them in insurance, i will have more revenue coming in, i won't have to transfer their cost burden to other families, i'll be better as a hospital, we'll do better as a community. i think he's right. it's just common sense. the senator from kentucky says we need common sense. that's part of it. i think we also need common sense when it comes to medicare. medicare, of course, was created almost 50 years ago. those who opposed it said, too much government. those who supported it said, how else can we provide for the elderly and retired, giving them basic health care protection if we don't have an insurance plan across america that we contribute to as we work and is available for us when we retire? what happened when medicare was passed? senior

>> well, as you leave springfield up towards i-66, constrktion in the left lane. and there is a good backup at the moment, but things calmed down. and then let's head on over and take a look along i-270. right in the middle of the screen, that's the northbound side. if you look carefully, you see construction cones blocking off the left lane. not having much of an impact right now, but we'll keep a watch on it. >>> helping kids succeed by making sure they show up. that's the idea of the montgomery county there. it pairs at-risk students with a volunteer judge, and this is not punitive but proactive. >> reporter: in montagomery county, they are finding other ways. when students are not in school, they are not learning. for many kids, they need to decide whether they are becoming graduates or dropouts. >> there is an underlying problem with children not being in school, especially in a bad economy. >> reporter: they kicked off truancy court. the baltimore city program has proven successful in one of the state's toughest school systems. the superintendent is hoping i

. >> court documents say police traced the hacking to this springfield home indicating that a woman has known the victims and high-school saying that they had a strained personal relationship resulting in disputes over a mutual male interest. >> that seems like a lame reason to mess with somebody's life. >> we are not identifying the person of interest as she has not been charged. we did try to ask for what happened. >> i do not want to make any statements at the moment. >> because the investigation is continuing and note charges have been filed, police would not comment on the case. as for the victim, if the school says in situations like these, they work with them to get them back into class as quickly as possible. >>> it was an exciting day for nine d.c. high school students who found that they are getting a full scholarship to one of the premier universities in the nation. natasha barrett is live with the story. >> we are talking about a lot of money. george washington university was ranked one of the most expensive universities in the country last year. one year costs more than $40

between medical center and grovenor, and in virginia, the delays will occur between the franconian, springfieldnd van buren street stations on the blue line. metro will be repairing tunnels. trains sharing one track in both areas. metro suggests adding 30 minutes to your trip. >>> new today, hundreds of people have been forced from their homes after a volcano erupted in southern iceland. geologists were concerned at first because the erepresentation happened near a glacier, which could have caused major flooding. they later realized that the eruption didn't our below ice which lessened the chance of a glacier melt. >>> a daredevil stunt goes painfully wrong. you have to feel sorry for this guy. >> oh! >>> beautiful weather we've been oking at this weekend. not going to last, though. justin's full forecast, coming up. >>> this week's wednesday's child may not be able to speak, but she has ways every day to show her feelings and her thoughts. >> it would be wonderful if a permanent family came forward to share feelings and their love with her. here is barbara harrison with lily anna. >> hi, lily

springfield 65. across the boundary it quickly falls into the 40s and 30s. for cooler temperatures eventually but not before we get through a nice warm weekend with temperatures in the 70s. 63 monday. a little cooler there. then back tothe middle 50s into tuesday. looks like we warm back up a little bit the later pa of next week. high and dry. lots of high pressure. very, very nice from here down to the keep south. but things are changing as this spring storm is brewing and really getting stronger. look at the snow through the rockies and pulling out into denver. they may get 6 to 8 inches. some places could get a foot. this moved into kansas, nebraska, parts of iowa. it's blowing, too. eventually they could have snow in the next ts -- texas panhandle. here we are on the warm side of the nation with lots of high pressure and very, very nice. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m. loads of sunshine. we warm up tomorrow again then for sunday we expect a few clouds late in the afternoon. the rain should stay to the north of us. i know you see little rain up in pennsylvani

a bid to slow traffic on 66 in manassas. 95 looks better out of fredricksburg to get to springfield.the potomac river. the delay on 395 extends to the 14th street bridge. we go across the roosevelt bridge. that looks like this typically. nothing too complicated. unfortunately, on the beltway, the american legion bridge, there was a broken-down vehicles. right now, things are rolling nicely on both sides of the beltway. brian -- brian van de graaff brings us the whether after this. -- brings us the weather after this. >> a very good morning. temperatures this morning near 40. 40 downtown. 40 and where bridge. we are seeing a fair amount of sunshine. -- 40 in woodbridge. a high today near 50. there will be a breeze out of the northwest. we will show you the satellite picture. we see a fair amount of sunshine it should be pretty nice day. the breezes will kick from time to time, up to 20 miles per hour. near the freezing mark tonight. tomorrow, clouds on the increase. a little bit cloudy. less windy. a chance of precipitation tomorrow night. >>> we will be right back. >>> 2000 federal w

police say christopher ford met the teenager at capital gymnastics in west springfield. he is charged with having sex with the girl between 2007 and 2008. the teen's mother told police in january and ford no longer works at the gym. >>> a string of bank robberies and police caught shona jones red handed. police say campbell was the get away driver. both are facing four counts of armed robber >>> five virginia men arrested in pakistan are facing charges for plotting terrorists attacks against u.s. troops in afghanistan and pakistan. the charges carrying serious sentences including life in prison. sherri ly is here with the latest developments. >> reporter: the five men were held in pakistan since being arrested. they are set to go on trial charged with six counts related to terrorism. pakistani police say the men were home grown terrorists from the u.s. who went to the asian country to wage war against pakistan and its allies. they were charge ian antiterror court. they disappeared from their homes in the alexandria area around thanksgiving and turned up less than two wee

the prince william parkway and the fairfax county parkway toward the springfield parkway. wrapping up in upper marlboro brie we have a report of an accident on richie marlboro at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, angie. it's 6:31. we are talking about health care reform. president obama's bill was passed by democrats in the house last night, we focus so much on the political fight we want to look at what this bill means to you. it requires most americans to buy health insurance. it creates a health care exchange which is a marketplace where people without insurance can do comparison shopping. insurance companies will be banned from denying coverage because of preexisting conditions, and expands medicaid to cover another 32 million people. >>> well, not a single house republican voted for this package and more than 30 democrats also voted no. kristen fisher has the political struggle leading up to the vote. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the vote took place just before 11 last night and it was met with big cheers from

. >> reporter: fairfax county officers went to williamson's springfield house the second time in one morns. they received two complaints from women saying someone at the house could be seen naked through doors and windows. they said they entered the home through an unlocked door after noticing one pane of glass missing from a side door. >> they asked about guns and drugs. i assumed they were not there for me. >> reporter: an officer testified that they had guns drawn, quote, just in case we encountered a hostile individual. could have been a burglar williamson's attorney dixon young, argued the police should have entered the home in the first place. >> a bigger issue of play here and the bigger issue at play is the rest of the people who live in fairfax county and the rest of the country who think they safe and secure in their person and home from police intrusion. >> reporter: young thought the law office his side and the judge ruled against the defense saying police were fulfilling their function as a community cetaker, checking to make sure no one inside the house needed help and

get rid of the katie stephens, bring in rick springfield and courtney love, that could be -- [ applausehat would be fun to watch. they would kill each other. you should also be able to vote against someone on "idol." if you hate crystal bowersacks, text barf to 22623. another, some big news today. another erotic eperformer is claiming to have had an affair with tiger woods. 1400 now? who would have ever thought that tiger woods would have more mistresses than endorsements? the newest is a florida-based adult actress/dancer/escort named devin james. that's her cooking. they say that's the safest way, especially if you are going to fry something, that's the safest way to cook. they -- she revealed this exciting news yesterday. which, why now? i mean -- it's so 2000-late. it really is. dr. drew should do an all-tiger woods girlfriend rehab house. meanwhile, jesse james who is married to sandra bullock for the time being -- um -- it just gets worse and worse for him. turns out not only has he been seeing the tattooed lady, apparently he slept with the bearded lady and the dog-faced boy. a w

so on the inner loop from springfield in the direction of 66 that is affecting the drive up the west side of town. and again this is on the beltway at south 66, clear of incidents between manassas and the exit in vienna. so inner loop north of braddock up toward 236 it is the left shoulder and left lane squeezing by the accident scene and delays will begin before braddock road headed from the springfield interchange and continuing up towards the capital beltway and toward tysons. on the outer loop all lanes are open. and back inside, as you continue to make the drive along 66 itself, we do have volume delays out of vienna toward nutley street and the beltway. no problems on 66. toll road in good shape, 28 to the beltway and 270 on the brakes past mva. no accidents to report all the way out to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our big story this morning, new drama over health care reform. this comes in the way of a small but symbolic hitch in the senate that will force the house to vote again. the senate worked well past midnight and that's when we found th

and before that 95 northbound no accidents to report between the prince william parkway and the springfield interchange. that's the traffic. >>> more drama this morning on captiol hill over health care reform. during a marathon all-night session, senate republicans found two loopholes in the health care reconciliation package forcing the bill back to the house. kristin fisher may have passed some of those senators as she made her way to captiol hill this morning. good morning, kristin. >> yeah, no kidding. i thought we worked rough hours. what we are talking about is the health care reconciliation act. this is a bill that will make change toolings the health care reform bill that president obama signed in to law last tuesday. short by before midnight there was debate whether or not the senate would wait to tackle this later today during normal business hours. keep in mind it was a very late marathon session of the senate, but senate majority leader harry reid pushed hard to make it happen then and there. he made his case on the senate floor. >> the house of representatives worked all weeken

the temperatures right now, coming in at 47 in to arlington. 49 in the to washington and 47 in to springfield. ft. belvoir 48. sterling 48. but with those winds i showed you the temperatures are feeling in the low 40s for this morning. as you head out and about, if you tend to get chilly you may want to grab a jacket. other than that you can put it away in the afternoon. head over to angie with the traffic. >>> right now we want to tell you about the biggest traffic alert out there. south capitol street is shut down between chesapeake street and massachusetts avenue because of ongoing police investigation. the best way to get around this is take sovereign avenue to 4th street to get you to atlantic. our 9 news now kristin fisher is on the scene and will have a live report on the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> meanwhile we will take you to route 4, branch avenue, 30 is. this area is incident and accident free. typical volume as we kick off the 6:00 hour. next stop is the outer loop in maryland. drivers are moving at a good pace but dropping speed from university between university

springfield victim also claim somebody accessed her hot mail account and sent out nasty e- mails and canceled all of her classes at college. >>> there will soon be an app for that. that being one of the de's most famous restaurants. that is at ben's chili bowl. benefit's is working with apple to create the app. >> business beat is coming up next. not even easter yet but wal- mart is out way big announcement about the christmas shopping season. >>> and as we go to break right now, billionaire richard branson said 300 space tourists have already signed up for a trip with virgin galactic. each ticket by the way costs $200,000. p you've got to try it, >>> topping our business beat this morning, new rules take in effect a few months that will protect your monday wroi gift cards. with you will have at least five years to use the cards before they expire. you can be only hit with service or inactivity fees if the cards are not used for at least a year. no american one fee can be charged per month. the new rules go into effect in august. >>> we are not even into easter yet buttual part is o

springfield, virginia native won the medals during the 1972 games in munick. they were taken out of her home during a home robbery. >> to me, there is a journey. >> she usually keeps the medals in a safe deposit box, but took them with her to a local school where she had not had time to put them in the bank. >> hopefully she gets those back. >>> the cbs evening news is less than an hour away. joining us live from new york with the preview. hi katie. >> hi, anita. i hope they get them back too. that's a terrible story. meanwhile, talk about horrific stories. the search for survivors continues in chile. we're going to have live coverage from san diego. we'll have the latest on the rescue and the relief operations there. plus, many veterans, the tougher battle is coming from home. now courts have been set up to give them a second chance. their hoop dreams came true in just four memorable minutes. how about big games changing for their life forever. only on the cbs evening news right after 9news now. anita, back to you. >> so much to look forward to, thank you, ka

. >> reporter: henderson lived in this springfield neighborhood.bors tell me he moved in with his family last fall. they say they didn't really know much about him because he had not been there that long. >>it's upsetting. upsetting because you put your trust in people like that. >> reporter: moments after we arrived, two people drove up to henderson's home and went into the house. they didn't have any comment about the arrest. henderson is charged with attempted indecent liberties with a minor. >> you would think that they would wise up, you know, these people. there's been so many of them, you know, that they have found over the last few years. you would think that they would be intelligent enough to leave it alone. >> reporter: the d.c. crimes against children task force ran the sting operation. henderson is out on bond tonight. a court date is set for april 29. >> wisdom martin live in the newsroom. thank you. >>> take a look. this couple is accused of being a modern day bonnie and clyde. they're facing armed robbery charges in a string of hold

loop of the beltway, the flyover ramp that takes you from the inner loop to go sout onto i-95 and springfield, two-lane ramp, left lane is closed at the top of the ramp and traffic is going to be a bit slow. as a matter of fact, the's a little bit of a delay that has developed on the inner loop of the beltway lining up to exit onto i-95 southbound, wch makes us all nervous. hopefully everybody notes the backup is there. let's check out kennelworth avenue, construction taking away the left lane northbound and southbound at the maryland district line on eastern avenue. right now, no delay whatsoever. so a little good news there. that's how we're doing right now, barbara. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> the democrats may have been able to pass health care reform, but the fight to get it up and running is still not over. senate republicans have now found minor glitches in a health care fix-it bill that will sd it back to the house. this comes as the fbi is investigating cases of vandalism and threats against those who backed the reform. brooke hart has more now from capitol hill. >> reporte

on the very first chapter of his way from springfield, illinois to washington for his first migration in 1861 they were about to assassinate him at the pastor baltimore and he was smuggled into washington added this family and that i found new sources to cooperate that. >> now come you talk about the beginning, you talk about the middle and the execution of the assassination of the talk about the conviction of these men. can you talk a little bit about their imprisonment and the result of the verdict? >> i found the great granddaughter of the prison governor and we became friendly. and she shared with me his original daily journal and private letters written to him and by him. and the torture as much of what i write about is brand-new. the torture of the conspirators. they were shackled, ironed and sells three feet wide, seven feet long, three and a half feet wide, individual cells. and they were held like this before they were charged, two months before the verdicts came down. very, very vivid. >> a lot of new information in this book. anthony pitch is the author. the book you "the h

fort hood shootings and the to the bombings of the office tower in dallas and federal building in springfielde've also seen u.s.-born extremists plotting to commit terrorist acts overseas as was the case with the heavily armed conspiracy in north carolina and david hensley's and voltmann in the mumbai attacks from his home base in chicago illinois. these terrorist threats are diverse, far reaching and ever-changing. combating these threats requires fbi to continue improving intelligence and our investigative programs and continue engaging with our intelligence and law enforcement partners both domestically and overseas. accordingly for fiscal year 2011 we are requesting funds for national security positions and $25 million to enhance the national security efforts. next let me spend a moment discussing the cyber threat. cyber attacks come from a wide range of individuals and groups many with different skills motives and target's. terrorist increasingly use the internet to communicate to recruit, to plan and raise money. foreign nations continue to launch attacks on u.s. government computers an

my hometown of springfield, illinois, two great hospitals and great doctors, it's abou about $7,060 a year for every medicare recipient. go up to chicago, it's $9,600 a year. over in rochester, minnesota, at it's $7,600 a year but you go down to miami, florida and the average is $17,000 a year for each medicare resip yefnlt i'll concede miami may be a little bit more expensive than the other cities i mentioned, but twice the cost? i don't think so. there are savings we can find in the medicare system and still find quality care that the seniors need and are entitled to. we've got to find twice do that. and if we don't enter into this conversation in very short order, we are going to see the medicare system basically facing insolvency. that is one of the real realities that we face. how are we going to reach this goal politically? that is a major item of discussion much the president made it clear yesterday that he feels after the super majority vote in the senate for health care reform, that we need to move this to conclusion and have an up or down vote. let me translate what that m

host: springfield, ohio. democratic collarq -- caller, your thoughts? caller: i am thrilled to death that this health care bill has passed, and i do think -- i hope that this is the end of reaganomics. host: i'm going to let you go. getting a lot of feedback. here is that line and "the new york times." -- here is the headline in the "the new york times? the centerpiece of the president still aboard effort he writes to end what historians call the end of reagan. what some have viewed as inequality over the years. in little more about the bill. by 2019, 95% are projected to be covered. up from 85% today. next call, defiance, ohio. caller: good morning. i just have to sit here and laugh about this whole premise. the congress was notified by the department of justice that this health care bill, if -- that they passed, was unconstitutional and illegal under a 1935 supreme court decision -- versus the united states, a 1992 decision, daily versus drexler, and under a 2004 decision, and yet they went through and did this. when the state to get this before the s

right now bween the wilson bridge and springfield looking okay. 270 southbound picking up volume through the interchanges, briefly heavy on a couple of stretches out of frederick, but out of rockville all traffic lanes are reported open. >>> still ahead there are new charges in that virginia road rage incident involving a dump truck, an expensive car and a toddler. toddler. >>> and the it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we caneed everyone on a budget. at giantwe know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like top round lonn broil, $1.99 a pound, and healthy choice entrees, 5 for $10. this week only. it makes me feel good because we're saving money, and that works for me. only with your giant card. >>> it is now 5:45 in the nation's capital. updating our top stories -- the fbi is looking into attacks and threats against lawmakers who voted for health care reform. several representati

host: springfield, ky. joseph. caller: it makes no difference whether they call a gitmo or put their prison in illinois or new york. they will still complain. they put a man with a put these prisoners. there still will be a target. why spend another five wonder million dollars for the same thing you have in cuba. -- why spend another $500 million tax host: the mystery americans in pakistan. this is from "the new york post." palestinian authorities busted an american-born al qaeda leader. it is unclear which one. the captured terrorists may have been adam gadahn. he became the first american charged with high treason since world war ii. caller: donald trump said the 9/11 hijackers, 16 had saudi passports. that is how they got on the plane. they were favorable to the saudis. so he said saudi arabia when this entire thing. they should have this trial in new york city where the murders occurred. cross-examination by top lawyers rather than a military court, which is a high-speed court. we have taps at the saudi embassy

folks in new york city and heavy rain last night and we're seeing some rainfall east of hartford, springfieldon and eastern new england seeing a fair amount of moderate rainfall with this, maybe an inch or two more of rain throughout the day today and there have been flood watches that have been posted for eastern new england. here is a storm that's developed across parts of wyoming and colorado and the winter storm warnings have been posted 6 to 16 inches of snow and it's the highest elevations along the i-70 corridor and back through aspen and telluride and breckenridge and denver proper probably seeing 6 or maybe on 8 or 9 inches and in the front range we'll see higher amounts. i think they had temperatures in the 60s over the weekend and snow on friday and 60s before that. >> thanks so much. rob. >>> let's take a look at the big board. straight from the new york stock exchange. dow industrials it looks like up almost 36 points. we're tracking it for you. >>> welcome home, a milestone for maine's troop greeters on duty night and day for serve years not allowing any returning troops to go u

we have one more camber, from springfield, virginia. no delays from northbound into 395. de graaff. -- now to the weather center with brian van de graaff. >> and a very good morning. here is a chshot from frederick this morning. 42 is the current temperature. the wind will shift from the south. we will see milder air. we will see sunshine and becoming mostly cloudy. the clouds continue to move in. we will see the rain to the first half of tomorrow. it should move out by tomorrow afternoon. behind that rain, much colder air coming in. 67 today. barely 50 tomorrow. both 50's for the start of the cherry blossom low 50's for the start of the cherry blossom festival. >>> we will >>> prince william county schools are facing big budget cuts. a new spending planncludes a lot of cutbacks. brianne carter has more. >> changes are coming. the school board just approved a new budget that includes more than 200 job cuts, salary freezes, and even bigger class sizes. it could have been worse. the regional spending plan calls for 700 job cuts as well as a fee for students who drove to sch

big delays from the springfield interchange trying to get past braddock road past tysons corner awfulto eight-mile backup on the west side of town as you travel 495. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> with health care reform now signed into law, democrats are celebrating but most republicans vowing that is there plenty of fight ahead. joining us now with a political look at awful this, the stories of the day, democratic political strategisteter fib, good morning and republican political straft james lee witt jim innocenzi. good morning. >> good morning. >> you got to be tired. this has been a long road. i feel like i've been on the floor of house with this whole thing. let me start with you, peter. what have you been feeling? >> i think there is a great sense of relief, a sense of relief that jim and i don't have to talk about this every single week. >> exactly. >> i think this is monumental. this is huge for the country. i went back and looked at the impact of medicare when it was passed and -- >> read your article. >> peter has written a series of articles on the hist

and on the blue line delays will happ between franconia and springfield van dorn street. >> we're just getting started. another beautiful day weather wise on tap. >> justin, what are we looking at? >> 70s once again. good 15 degrees above average. then some changes, cooler temperatures and rain back in our forecast. i'll have all the details coming up in a few more minutes. >>> spring officially started. tell that to some people who live in the midwest. a huge snowstorm hit oklahoma and kansas yesterday bringing high winds and blizzard-like conditions. forecasters are calling for four to ten inches of snow with some areas receiving as much as a foot of the white stuff. the storm hit a day after temperatures reached 70 degrees. and a lot of kids are in the middle of spring break. >> unbelievable. >> stuck at home, no fair. >> hard to believe. we can hope, justin, nothing that dratic is happening for us. warm today and kind of go a little downhill from there, right? >> right. march changes back and forth but no signs of arctic air in our forecast. we'll stay near seasonal over the xt wee

here we are leaving springfield, past due street, out of virginia to the 14th street bridge. traffic? let's look a traffic for the sunshine, not bad. no delays across the roosevelt bridge and in maryland, we are moving at a good pace through rockville. >>> totally sunny day, gusty winds throughout the morning and did to the afternoon. 50 degrees right now at reagan national airport. we are in the upper 40's right now. our forecast today calls for sunshine, dusty, 67 the high temperature which will be comfortable. the same story in terms of temperature tomorrow but rain showers to our neck into friday and cooler by the weekend. >>> if you are riding metro over the weekend, the transit agency will be conducting terrorism drills. early sunday morning, there will be a simulated railcar explosion which will take place between foggy bottom and rosslyn station. there will be a symbol in a bus explosion in the parking lot at rfk stadium monday. we will be back at 8:25. businesses that can create the jobs america needs. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out ou