headlights are their way to the american legion bridge. back to news. >>> 5:33. or the republican presidential candidates. tomorrow is the primary in new hampshire. the candidates returned to the campaign trail today after a weekend of debates. brianne carter has the latest from the newsroom. >> it is make it or break it time in new hampshire. the republican presidential candidates making their final push is to voters a day ahead of the first primary. the second contest in the presidential race. according to the latest poll, massachusetts governor mitt romney holds a 24-point lead over ron paul, and getting a surge in support for younger -- from younger voters. mitt romney in the top spot if it is a target when it comes to his republican rivals. >> we want someone who is going to fight for conservative principles, not a bailout. -- not bail out. >> we are going to arrive tuesday night. >> two other candidates already making a big push in south carolina. rick santorum and rick perry are both hoping to do well in south carolina with more of a conservative base. mean

coming across the american legion bridge, headed up towards 270. only the right side of the road is is able to get by at this point. we can see more people getting out and about. we can see a doe lay is forming here on the inner loop of the beltway. outer loop of the beltway, there is help on the scene tying up the left lane. this will impact your drive coming from 270 headed down to the american legion bridge. again, accident activity, only one right lane getting by inner loop of the beltway before the exit for river road. top side of the beltway, a different story. nice and smooth. no problems to report leaving colesville road headed in the direction of 270 and out again on 66. overnight construction cleared. you will fine lanes are open as you guys travel in from fair oaks headed eastbound from the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> to some consumer news now, will apple unveil plans for an ipad 3 later on this month? there is growing speculation that has some people hoping for it but a "wall street journal" tech blog says

back over to the maps, no problems to report on the parkway leaving the american legion bridge. we'll take a live look on the southbound side of i-270, just the fog coming through gaithersburg. more on area roadways at 6:25. andrea? >> the time is 6:19. next in sports, learn by alexander ovechkin is getting suspended for three games and navy gets ready to move to the big east. >> right now, time for another check on our question of the morning. more than 50% of parents admit to doing which of these things? is it a, using kids as an excuse to get out of doing things with family or friends. b, hiding when their children call them or c, spying on their kids. facebook friend kim says b, spying on them and if the other 50% were doing the same, i believe the world would be a better place. keep the guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:49. when you first find out you have breast cancer, you feel like you're in a nightmare. terrified. horrified with the news. when i was diagnosed, i felt very out of control and very helpless and a victim of the disease. i was just so overwhelmed,

traffic looking. >> bumper to bumper slow unfortunately because of the crash on the outer belt of the american legionou will find delays are stacking up leaving 270, coming off the 270, leaving democracy boulevard all this traffic trying to head down to the accident scene american legion bridge stay to the right to get by the inner loop of the belt way in better shape as you travel from the toll road up towards the scene check out the ride behind me eastbound 66 wall to wall traffic as you guys push eastbound, headed back in towards the capital belt way you will find travelling on the inner loop, an non-dale, our lanes are open but an hour commute, heading out towards 66a raj speed, 95 to your -- average speed, 95 to your outer loop. >>> american being held in iran now facing a death sentence the former marine is accused of working for the cia our stacy cohen is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: well, alison, 28- year-old amir reportedly served as an arabic translate tore for the u.s. military. iran accused him of receiving training in iraq and afghanistan, that lead to spying he has been sente

normal travel times on both sides of the beltway at the american legion bridge. tween father hurley boulevard and the beltway. the headlights in this camera are the outer loop at colesville road. if a nice ride from college park to the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. if you are used to going to a starbucks near the national cathedral in the morning, you might have to change your routine. >> that one on gondar avenue closed yesterday. >> it was the first starbucks on the east coast when it opens in 1993. people living in the area say they will really miss it. >> this is what i like to do with my dogs come here for coffee before start walking. >> especially a nice day on the patio, you cannot beat this. that part i will miss hanging out on a nice day. starbucks is planning to open a new store at the cathedral,, which is still in development. >> you never acted go far in this area to find a starbucks. >> does like mcdonald's. the first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a trip to but kirkland's gallery of art. it is described as a showcase of ma

normal travel times to and from the american legion bridge. fic moving nicely on the b-w parkway. no problems on 50 between annapolis and new york avenue and kenilworth ave. free and clear. >>> 32 degrees in false church, 5:41. >> more questions into what caused police in texas to shoot and kill a middle school student. if >> and seeing double. why experts >>> a check on our top stories a man is in critical condition after being struck by a train at the metro center station. this happened just after midnight. the man was trapped under a train. rescuers were able to free him and took him to the hospital. the incident is still under investigation. >>> police need your help trying to find a man wanted for sexually assaulting the woman in the west d.c. police say the suspect forced his way into the woman's car near the verizon center and then ordered her to drive to another location where he attacked her. here is a composite sketch of the suspect. >>> a man faces child abuse charges for allegedly leaving two young children in a freezing car in fred

looks good on the beltway to and from the american legion. d. >>> cold outside, 14 degrees in manassas. >>> by the clock 42 is the time. >> disturbing news for patients. an increase in medication shortages and what is being blamed. >> some local business owners are not happy with the >>> welcome back. 5:45. we have some school closings and delays to pass along. winchester schools are closed in virginia. clark county schools have a two-hour delay. derek hough county schools in maryland operating under a two- hour delay. -- garrett county. >>> george tanner and christy huffman kerr were drinking when they got into a fight early saturday morningtanner pushed into the ground, repeatedly, the winter sleep. when he woke up, rusty huffman was dead. >> i don't know what kind of friend would do that. >> we thought he was his friend. >> tanner is charged with second-degree murder, being held on $5 million bond. the family of the victim are having trouble paying for his funeral. >>> new details about the death almof a woman found at queen elizabeth's san

no problems to report at the american legion bridge. temperatures close to the freezing mark, flirting with the freezing mark which means elevated passes tend to freeze before anything else. no problems to report on 66. lanes are open working your way from fair oaks to the beltway. >> thank you, julie. >>> we have some exciting news to share with you, the viewers. we now have -- give you instant access to the fox 5 weather team and all of our tools right at your fingertips. gary mcgrady breaks it down for us. >> the fox 5 weather app is now available to you and it's free. listen, we know you have busy schedules. we know you have busy lives. you can't always sit in front of the tv to get your weather forecast. now you're just a click away when you're on the go with the fox 5 weather app. you can get this on your smartphone or your tablet. i'm using my ipad to show you how awesome this is. to get started it's super simple. you go to the apple app store or android market. search dc weather. it comes up. you push install. it's that easy, tha

we'll take a live look close to the american legion bridge. looking good on the entire west side of town between 270, tysons corner 66 and annandale. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 6:12. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> it's been 18 hours since park police told occupy protesters to stop camping at mcpherson square. >> so far no evictions but a very tenuous piece. what's the latest now? the tents are still up. >> reporter: it's still up. there are several around here. but here to break down exactly what's happening is one of the leaders of the movement i can say. you've been here since the very beginning. we worked together a lot of times. tell me what's been happening this morning and what happened overnight? >> about a dozen of us stayed up all night just to make sure everything was cool and safe here. it was an amazing night. a bunch of us were just sitting under the big tent. people were playing music, singing and playing scrabble and just having a good time. >> reporter: let's talk about the big tent, the tent of

administration, veterans benefit administration, service organizations that are in your community like the american legion, veterans of foreign wars, blue star mother, marine corps league. vet center. state department of veteran affairs that participate in these. department of labor. disabled veterans outreach, local veterans employment reps the state county bar associations that also participate. and when i was in oklahoma, a member of senator jim inhofe advisory council. the department of defense congressional office would come to help out with the dd-14s, medical records. and other agencies. my point is each city that you live in, that you govern, has a v.a. hospital. you're within reach of a v.a. regional office. you're not necessarily creating a new, another bureaucracy with the veterans treatment corps. you're simply allocating all the resources that are there anyways. thousands that work. perfect example. when i coordinated in tulsa a gentleman two tour iraq combat veteran there for the surge. post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, on the second dui, suicidal. in the tulsa county j

as frar as maryland, no problems to the american legion bridge and to montgomery county. >> 5:32. crash that killed an 8-year-old boy. the man accused of driving drunk and killing the boy is in court this morning. brianne carter has the latest. >> victor aldana remains behind bars this morning. he is being held without bond. this morning, for a bond review hearing he will face a judge for the first time. facing charges of dui manslaughter and reckless driving, the 22-year-old is expected in court today after police struck and killed a boy on sunday. >> he is no longer with us. too young. >> according to alexandria police, victor aldana was driving westbound on duke street when his car ran off the right side of the road, crashing into brian hernandez chavez and his mother. brian was killed. his mother broke both of her legs. >> they figured out immediately what was going on. he will be on trial for what he did. >> residents say this is a dangerous stretch of road. it was a matter of time before an accident happened. >> if you are walking on the side of history, and with this being a

elsewhere, the green light to and from the american legion bridge. no problems on 395. >> 5:00 right now. police are on the lookout for a man who had been tried to get the attention of students attending claremont elementary school. >> degree and carter is live with the details. >> very concerning to parents. according to authorities, there have been four separate incidents is that that happen near the school over the past month. the latest one happening tuesday night are around 7:30. according to fairfax county police, a man in a red pickup truck was seen waving to, calling out to pop or staring at students walking in the area. no child was ever touched or injured. it is, however, alarming to parents. >> it is a little unsettling. you want your kids to be safe. you want your neighbors to protect your kids. they are out there, going to school. having an individual driving around in not knowing his intentions, it is unsettling. i hope the individual is identified. >> according to police, they have stepped up patrols in the area. they are now looking fo

across the american legion bridge is moving nicely. just building in volume. newschopper 7 over 66 in our next report. stick around for that. >> we would like to hear that. >> 6:42, to 35 degrees in hyattsville. >> and what is at stake in south carolina. >> the tuskegee airmen as action heroes. arch campbell with >> newt gingrich goes off on the media while the other candidates attack one another. >> we have a look back at last night's debate and what sort of impact this could have on voters tomorrow right out of the gates. newt gingrich was in the attack mode. -- right out of the gates, newt gingrich was in the attack mode. his ex-wife talk about their relationship. >> what he did was what he does best turned things around on the media. he said, how dare you bring this up. he turned the topic on the whole conversation. >> do you think that helped him or hurt him? >> i think it helps him because he stuck on something republicans have always had a sore spot for, which is the coverage of their candidates and ideas in the media. so it app

it put us at traffic coming out of virginia, across the american legion bridge. this accident had s single filed to the right. this is the outer loop. traffic state to the right. you have additional lanes to get through. did beltway souther of river road for an accident. -- the beltway south of river road for an accident. >>> the race that came down to the wire in iowa. they announced mitt romney won the caucuses by just eight votes over rick santorum. >> ron paul came in third followed by newt gingrich. newt gingrich pledges to fire back at romney as his campaign goes to new hampshire. rick perry is heading back to texas to reassess his campaign. >> it was a two-man race into the early-morning hours with as little as four votes separating mitt romney and rick santorum. >> we do not what the final tally will be. >> the winner of the 2012 iowa caucus was declared. >> congratulations to gov. mitt romney winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses. >> despite a falling behind with a 8 votes is rick santorum. >> to build a great injustice citing not from the top down but from th

quite a few people at the american legion post. he's had a good turnout. l it a gre great turnout, but he's still in the hunt for third place. we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> thank you, sir, so much. now this. >> whoever put together this paperwork and everything else, the schools and everything, shouldn't teach it this way. >> parents are livid after a math assignment featuring slavery. what the heck was that teacher thinking? we're about to tell you, next. great guest experience. that makes my day. and during the four course feast, there's so much to choose from. [ male announcer ] the four course seafood feast is back at red lobster. still just $15. get soup, salad, unlimited cheddar bay biscuits, dessert, and your choice of 7 entrées, like new honey bbq shrimp skewers or shrimp and scallops alfredo. all four courses, just $15. [ jody ] it's really good value. all my guests love it. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster general manager. and i sea food differently. and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on locatio

looks good to and from the american legion bridge and it's quiet through bowie and all the way through northeast. back to you. >> thank you. >>> you better be sure to put on some players today. >> after a warm december, winter is back. on gonzales at mcpherson square where the occupy d.c. protesters are braving the cold. good morning. >> good morning. it was a matter of time before we got the cold weather. the mild weather in december was stupid to be true for january. and home mcpherson square is perhaps the toughest morning for the occupy d.c. protesters. -- a mild weather in december was too good to be true for january. the protesters are saying decade need blankets. they are asking more the public to keep them warm. but temperatures and a snowfall and in dramatic fashion in the north carolina mountains. 14 degrees with gusty winds, making it still below zero overnight. as much as 6 inches of snow expected to fall to in the highest elevations later this morning when all is said and done. >> yesterday i was on the mountain and today i am in a blizzard. >> icy roads have proved danger

everything good on the beltway at the american legion bridge. a little wet pavement and road spray. in springfield northbound headlights moving. crashed at the exit for the beltway is gone. i chose this camera because it is beautiful? with the american flag flying in the foreground. traffic is good on pennsylvania avenue. >> that is pretty. thank you. prince george county investigators searching for the gunman who shot a man in landover around 10:30 last night in the 7700 block cuffed bender road. the person by ohdied at a hospital. >> the mayor vincent gray last night call the national park service asking them to pick out the occupy dc protesters. john gonzalez is tracking this in northwest washington and has the reasons behind the eviction notice of and why it will not necessarily mean the end for the movement. >> we were the first report last week that there is a woman protester who is sleeping outside her tent because it is infested with rats. mayor wants the people evicted. he says it is because of the rodent problem. but the protesters tell us it has nothing to do with that. ma

. >>> at 9:11 a.m., a live look now at the american legion bridge. traffic is moving smoothly right now. many roads, particularly overpasses may still be slick with temperatures hovering around freezing, several reports of accidents already this morning including one on the american legion bridge. that crash has been cleared. >> thank you. it took a little longer than usual. winter is definitely here. we're feeling it this weekend. we're not talking about dry cracked roads. cracked and pastesty y is proba what you use to describe your skin. welcome back. thank you. great to be here. >> what is working against us? >> the cold weather today is an example. we don't have as much sunlight and our bodies aren't getting vitamin d and we're not drinking as much water because it's not as warm out. >> drinking lots of water and fruits and vegetables, high in moisture is your number one recommendation. we have bigger tips. when we talk about moisturizers, you say, go heavy. >> absolutely. a lot of people don't change moisturizers in the winter time and you have

there's no construction right now between the wilson bridge and the american legion bridge on the maryland side. in good shape through springfield, virginia. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a man was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a metro train. >> this happened before midnight as the metro center station in northwest d.c. the man in his 50's was struck by a train on the lower level platform. he was taken to the hospital. he is in critical condition. metro is looking into what caused this accident. >> we are investigating the circumstances, which will include looking at camera footage and revealing witness statements. >> this was the last scheduled blue train for the night. passengers on that train were placed on another train and taken to their final destinations. >>> in frederick county father is facing legal problems after he left his two young children alone in a freezing car while he went shopping. they were found in a walmart parking markslot. we spoke with the children's mother. >> the little girl just turned a year-old. leaving her in the car loan in we

no delays as you head for the american legion bridge on the west side of town. before i go, i have a commuter alert affecting metro riders. a lot of single tracking starting tonight and going through the weekend. so, listen up. this is a long list! on the red line, two place for single tracking between dupont circle and friendship heights as well as between takoma park and forest glen. extra trains added through downtown during the day so that's tomorrow and sunday through the weekend. two spots on the green line as well. georgia avenue to fort totten and naylor road to branch avenue where the green and yellow lines run together, yellow line trains will be retimed to align better with the green line service. on the blue and orange lines downtown, there will be single tracking between smithsonian and eastern market and where the two lines run together, expect trains every 13 minutes. elsewhere, trains will come every 26 minutes. all of this work is part of metro's $5 billion safety enhancement project. just to make it a little clearer, they're accelerating the sa

pretty much a good indication of what it looks like between 56 and 95 and heading up toward the american legion bridge. if you're planning to head elsewhere, let's take a live look at the beltway and university boulevard. a live look from our mdot cameras which is looking fine here as well. no problems to report between 95 and 270, the outer loop of the beltway heading west toward bethesda and no problems on 270 coming in from urbana. if you're one of those that takes public transportation, right now, no problems to report on metro, marc or vre. we'll take another look around town coming up. mike? >> ok, thanks, monika. >>> today, attorneys for d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. are scheduled to meet with prosecutors. >> as 9news now first reported tuesday night, thomas is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges and resign his council seat. reporter delia gonsalves is live at the wilson building with more. good morning, delia. >> good morning, andrea, mike. although his attorney denies any comment. several sources close to thomas have confirmed that he has met with federal prosecutors, a plea

let's go over to the west side of town first at the american legion bridge, we're fine on west side crossing the river here. roosevelt bridge, key bridge on the gw parkway is fine as well. no delays through centreville and over to the beltway on 66. back over to the map, this time, let's go to the north side of town right through silver spring, let's take a live look on the outer loop of the beltway. colesville road looking good between college park and bethesda. no problems on 270 coming in from frederick as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:24 and speaking of virginia, a couple of notes for virginia drivers, the old lewinsville road bridge over the beltway in mclean is coming down. the demolition is set for tonight at 11:00. old bridge is one of about 20 over the beltway which need to be replaced to make room for the new high occupancy toll lane. crews will be working in the area overnight for the next three to four weeks. drivers in arlington could soon be able to find out just how long it will take to get to their destination. the county plans to install a re

you have the vet wraths administration, american legion, veterans of foreign wars, blue star mothers. you have state department of veterans affairs that participate in these. department of labor, you also have the state county bar association that participates. when i was in oklahoma, i was a member of the advisory council, we had the department of defense congressional office would come to our court once a month to help us out with the dd-214s, medical records. each city that you live in, that you govern has a va hospital. you're within reach of a va regional office. you're not necessarily creating another bureaucracy with the veteran's treatment core. i want to tell you how these work. perfect example. when i coordinated the tulsa tour -- posttraumatic stress disorder, tbi. never enrolled in the veteran's health administration, never enrolled in the veteran's administration, he was unemployed, divorced and lost custody of his son. however, about six months later, tony -- we got him envoeled in va health care, he leads a substance abuse group. he got him connected with the veterans a

if you're heading north toward the american legion bridge, traffic is moving well into bethesda. no problems to report on the toll road. route 7 and 123 look great through tysons. another live look this time at the american legion bridge from 270 into tysons corner looking fine as well. in my next report, we'll go into virginia as well at 6:12. back to you guys. >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. two disaster aid centers are opening to help people recovering from last summer's earthquake in virginia. one is in spotsylvania county. the other is in louisa county. both will be open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> students move back into three renovated schools in montgomery county. canon road elementary, garrett park elementary and seven locks elementary. first bell rings at 9:00. >>> a decision could be made today on whether to demolish the president's residence at the university of maryland. it doesn't meet current safety codes and the school calls it outdated. a foundation wants to build an event center on the sit

light traffic volume here at the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> the new hampshire primary just a day away now. the candidates faced off in two debates over the weekend but for some, the nomination process is still all about the ground game. stacy cohan is now in the newsroom with the latest on the race. >> reporter: romney's commanding lead in the polls is serving only to motivate his rivals in the last days before the new hampshire primary. it is tradition there to vet candidates one on one. contenders are consume countless diaper meals and sit on living room sofas around the state as they make their personal pitches to voters. seemingly casual contact must be created through a strongly organized campaign. >> the candidates with less organization have less of a chance of making sure that the people would might support them actually show up on election day and that is the critical thing. romney by far has the best organization in the state. distant second is ron paul. beyond that, there is esse

here is a look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. par for the course if you're traveling between 66 and 270. more on area roadways coming up again in a few minutes. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >> here is a look at the other things making news now. rescue crews in italy say it would take a miracle to find anymore survivors of the cruise ship which capsized on january 13th. despite that, crews are still searching for any possible survivors. so far, they found 16 bodies and 17 people are still listed as missing. >>> there was another public viewing wednesday of late penn state coach joe paterno. thousands lined up to that i pair respects. the public viewing was followed by a private funeral service. the procession passed beaver stadium and went through downtown college station before leading to a private burial service. a memorial is planned for today at the bryce jordan center. paterno coached at penn state for 46 years and celebrated 409 wins. it was a record for major college football. >>> democrats and republicans put their

the commute looks good between 270 and the american legion bridge. downtown traffic also at speed leaving northeast to northwest. wait for the traffic light to change here but other than that, all lanes open head out towards the tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> after what could be one of the tightest races in history, mitt romney has pulled off a victory over republican candidates in the iowa caucusess. >> the eight-vote margin out of more than 122,000 straw poll votes cast. peter deucey joins us now from capitol hill with more on this. i don't think anybody expected it to be this close. >> reporter: yeah, normally, we would be wake up and saying that romney maybe won by 8% but he won by only eight votes. he essentially tied. romney and santorum both gave what essentially acted to be victory speeches because they both got 25% of the vote. third place was ron paul. in fourth, gingrich. fifth, rick perry and sixth, bachmann. bachmann said that her campaign is going to go on. rick perry said he would head back to texas to see if

there, whether it's addressing the needs of our homeless veterans or veterans for peace or the american legionhe largest veterans organizations within san francisco, all those veterans groups will become homeless, including the san francisco veterans affairs commission, which meets there once a month. it is hoped that we will be able to be welcomed into city hall so that we will be able to have our monthly meetings here as well as address the needs of where these veterans are going to go in the future. there are other issues that i would like to address with each and every one of you publicly. supervisor wiener, you made a reference to the commission makeup. out of 17 seats on the veterans affairs commission, i am the only representative of the lgbt community. you mentioned african americans. i'm very pleased to say that there are two african-american women and one african-american man composed in the commission. vietnam veteran. with that in mind, at the inauguration of sheriff mirkarimi, it was mentioned that one out of 15 african-americans in san francisco is incarcerated. we need to do bet

no problems to report traveling across the american legion bridge. overnight roadwork set up on the beltway near 66 is in the process of being cleared. also, the overnight construction at the springfield interchange and gallows road, all part of that hot lane project. 395 here at duke street, no problems to report leaving landmark headed up and across the 14th street bridge. you will find yourself at speed in each direction at the wilson bridge and 66 nice and easy coming in from fair oaks headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a new study shows just how the new d.c. streetcar system will help residents and business owners. the district's office of planning says the street cars will improve transit access for 100,000 residents near the real lines. they are expected to double the number of schools located within a mile of rail transit and pump $300 million into retail spending. >>> for the first time in 15 years, your child's school lunch is getting a makeover. first lady michelle obama and calgary cultural secretary

as far as the beltway is concerned no incidents or accidents virginia side, maryland side looking good through montgomery county american legion bridge. i-270 corridor. 95 south from baltimore, the parkway, 50 in? annapolis. one crash in accokeek 228. vehicle that rolled over. police have been dealing with there. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. andrea, back to you. >>> a new test for thousands of lung cancer patients. it measures the activity of 14 genes and cancerous tissue. scientists at the university of california say the results could accurately predict the odds of death. they could also guide treatment for patients with the most common form of lung cancer. >>> a recently discovered protein in the brain could play a key role in controlling alzheimer's disease. researchers at temple university found the protein is very active in the brains o of people who suffer from the memory loss disease. the hope is to one day develop a way to block that protein from ever reaching the brain. >>> these days many people have to work long hours to make ends meet. but pulling doubles is causing some employees to be down in the dum

once you're on the beltway here at river road and heading down into the american legion bridge into tysonsorner, you'll be just fine. this time, a look at 66 on the inbound side. you've got the slow traffic forming down in centreville. we'll take a live look closer into the beltway at nutley street which is where the brake lights begin heading for the beltway. over into springfield on the northbound side of i-95, overall, delays coming up toward the occoquan river and here at route 644 up to the beltway. coming up, we'll go back into maryland at 6:00. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. making news now at 5:48, defense secretary leon panetta is promising iran will be stopped if it tries to develop nuclear weapons. iran has a new urane uranium enrich enrichment site. iran will shut down the straight of hormuz. >>> parts of northern india are suffering after a heavy snowstorm this weekend. but the storm knocked out power to many people and now the cold is freezing pipes and causing them to burst leading to water shortages. snowfall totals range from one to four feet. >>> the duchess of cam

no worries to report as we head into bethesda and the american legion bridge. we'll go to southern maryland all the way in from route four, route five, route 301 from brandywine. live look here at route 4 near andrews air force base looking fine to the wilson bridge into springfield. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 4:55. jessica and andrea. >> google has announced new privacy settings and a new privacy policy. the company says it will provide users with a simpler experience across all google platforms. >> it will also provide google with additional revenue streams. as matt jablow tells us, price of is i experts aren't -- privacy experts aren't happy. >> as a long-time user of gmail, david jacobs said he's not happy at all about changes in the privacy policy. >> i think it makes it a lot harder for google users, such as myself, to control their personal data. >> as the consumer privacy fellow with the electronic privacy information center, jacobs says google's new policy makes him extremely nervous. >> this is google knowing basically everything about what y

no problems to report right alongside the beltway across the american legion bridge. we'll go to the beltway on the northside of town on georgia avenue. no delays to speak of from the outer loop to 95 past georgia avenue and into bethesda. coming up, another look around the area at 4:55. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. >>> new rules for airlines mean the advertised price you will pay will be exactly what's on the ticket. >> until now, the advertised price often looked like it was quite a bargain until the taxes and fees were added. edward lawrence has details. >> reporter: kathy churchill sees ads for the bargain airfares and knows the final price will be higher. >> she'll get an e-mail that says hey, we've got a special if you book a flight now this week or today, here is a special fare. well, it is not that special by the time you get done with it. >> reporter: new government rules beginning thursday will change that. for the first time, airlines will have to include all government taxes and fees in any advertised price. kate helped push for the change. >> it w

smooth sailing from the american legion bridge area headed aross the potomac crossings. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> well, you will have to spend more to try your luck at the lottery. prices for powerball tick oats are doubling to $2 now. lottery organizers hope the higher price will send jackpots soaring and get more people to play. the price change will go into effect on january 1th. if you are returning a gift that was bought online, you are not alone. ups expects to see record numbers of return gifts mailed this week. the busiest day is actually today. the company expects to handled more than 55,000 returns. >>> some d.c. firefighters are upset over a mandatory change in the viewlz on their -- in rules on their work clothing. >> reporter: a fresh new round of controversy over the d.c. fire department logo change among some of the rank and into file. fox 5 got a copy of an internal memo dated december 28th from the fire chief saying as of january 1, 2012, wearing the old dcfd logo on outerwear will not be tolerated and that members who do not comp

no problems to romp as you travel between 95, 270 and the american legion bridge. rough tysons, that's where some of the troubles begin. we go back over to the map, show you a closer look at where all of the construction is. basically on the inner loop of the beltway up at 66, we'll show you a live picture of 66 in centreville. volumes are light. hopefully that construction shouldn't cause too many problems. they should be picking it up shortly as well. a quick live look into springfield. nice and light on to 395 as well. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. president obama has delivered the state of the union address to congress. >> danielle nottingham has the latest on the speech and what republicans had to say. >> president obama laid out his plan to bolster america's middle class before bitterly divided congress. >> i intend to fight obstruction with action and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. >> reporter: the president focus ond creating jobs in what he calls economic fairn

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crossing over the american legion bridge, outer loop and inner loop, no accidents to report. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. >> thanks. 4:43. 37 degrees. >>> still to come, the future of cars playing out on stage. the direction automaker are going as they kick off the detroit auto show. >>> surviving a frightening fall. the woman at the end this broken bungee cord talks about the moment she hit the >>> for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> last night, congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the pledge of allegiance at a candlelight vigil marking one year since the tragic shooting that killed six people and left her and 12 others injured. giffords was in the middle of a meet and greet event at a grocery store when the alleged gunman, jared loughner, opened fire, hitting giffords in the head. she has spent the last year in intensive rehabilitation in houston. >>> tony blankley, a conservative author, commentator, and former press secretary to newt gingrich during the 1990's when republicans took control

county, things improve, past 95, past new hampshire avenue, nice trip through bethesda, towards the american legion bridge. 66 manassas, head lights heading towards you inbound traffic. it is very light for the holiday, no problems to report, as far as incidents or accidents free and clear all the way to the belt way. 95 running well, hov restrictions are lifted. tony alison. >>> all right lauren thank you we are following a developing story. >>> a baby found abandoned in front of a home in northeast dc a man found that baby girl wrapped up lying on the steps in front of a home on canning street northeast only 3.5 miles away from children's hospital where the little girl was taken. wisdom martin is at the hospital with more good morning. >> reporter: good morning alison that baby has been for now, after being found abandoned in northeast last night. the man who found the baby, here is what he had to say he was walking to the store last night when he saw something lying on the steps at one of his neighbors house he said he -- it was on the steps he looked inside -- went back to get his father came b

this is the american legion bridge. nice light volume there. inner loop heading into montgomery county and no problems right now in either direction. 66, 270, both running incident- free as you head inbound here at the tr bridge. no real problems for you there. we do have the accident southbound 95 in virginia near dumfries. left lane and shoulder are blocked but it is not causing much a delay with the light volume. northbound 95 looks good out of fredericksburg up towards springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> are you looking for a job. the maryland live casino in anne arundel county is ramping up its recruitment effort with the opening of an employment center later on today. the casino is looking for mill more than 1500 new positions over the next several months. can you apply monday through friday from 10:00 to 7:00. the slots parlor is expected to open this summer. >>> gas prices, they are headed back in the wrong direction. how high will they go. that is the question. coming up next, we'll have details on why we coul

no problems across the american legion bridge west side of town. more on maryland roadways coming up at 4:47. >> thanks, monika. it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> here's jessica doyle with that. >> good morning. we're smiling but i'm the bearer of a little bit of bad news today. we'll put this on the world's bank so it is not really our fault. world bank is warning of impending global economic slowdown. it cut its growth forecast and cautioned developing countries to prepare for shock. it is blaming a recession in europe and weak growth in india, brazil and other developing countries. as for wall street, lots of economic and earnings reports on the agenda today. companies like ebay and goldman sachs are set to report profits and we're going to get reading on inflation, the manufacturing sector and the housing market later this morning. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 12,482, rose 60 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 17 and the s&p 500 was better by about four and a half points. >>> kraft foods plans t

frederick, same story on 270 from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide and over to the american legionidge. trafficland camera, northbound side of i-95 in lorton, nice and quiet. no problems to report on 95 as you head up from the occoquan river. the length of 395 into northwest, we're looking good across all potomac and anacostia river crossings as well. coming up, more on area roadways at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> thanks, monika. president obama continues to sell his economic plan on the road today. he's scheduled to be in neve dad and colorado. >> the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls are having their say on the plan as well. terrell brown has more. >> reporter: president obama appeared outside a sprawling intel plant in arizona. highlights for the american manufacturing. >> the factory that's being built behind me is an example of an america that is within our reach. an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> reporter: he's on the road trying to build support for proposals he laid out in his state of the union address. last night, he arrived in las vegas