topside of the beltway, it's acting like the topside of the beltway in the >>> 21 degrees right now. 70% humidity. eastern breeze at 14. you can say a wind at 14. the difference between this and yesterday, there's no gusting taking place. barometer is at 30.21. winds will diminish through the day. 13 oakland 20 cumberland, 19 hagerstown, 23 elkton the mid 20s annapolis and kent island and rock hall, low 20s westminster and columbia 23 in bel air. here's the shot of this pretty massive winter storm. the actual low is headed up to the great lakes. it will pull a warm front over the area. that means warm humid air, moisture is going to come in on this cold pull of air. during the over night friday into saturday we are going to have mixed precipitation. 39 your high today. 24 clouds increase over night. tomorrow a calm day to be honest about it, but in the pm we're talking after dinner. 38 is going to be your high. it's going to be a slow go to get to 42, but rain on saturday. sunday 47, monday 48 tuesday rain and 50. >>> here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. the

two right lanes closed on the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> baltimore officials addressed the local state of real-estate. county executive kevin kamenetz said money is tight right now. when it comes to looking forward, he sees the glass as half full. >> we have made a lot of the changes that allows us to move forward without having to raise taxes and to fully fund our education needs. >> he expects the market to be invested in december new investments into the county. a new survey reveals just how far drivers would go to save at the pump. 60% would make a left-hand turn to save 5 cents a gallon. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how far out of your weight have you driven to get a cheaper price on gas? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> five cents sounds about right. we're going to move on. where should you look for sales if you are trying to fix up your home? jane king has the bloomberg business repor

security at the beltway, another accident. we will keep you posted. >> it is cold but no rain or snow. we will start out in the 20's. we will see plenty of sunshine. quiet on the east coast. 81 in tampa. snow in denver. a nice day in los angeles. seven-day forecast one more time. stay with us. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? >> that as an olympic attitude. 6:53. >> another check on traffic and weather whe >> the beltway is a mess. >> this is a live picture at reisterstown road. that is the delay. we have a two the flames closed with a vehicle fire. the inner loop at belair road, lanes are closed. >> i think we'll start in the 20's and will make it up to 39. but at least it is dry. into saturday, a mix of rain and snow. i don't think there'll be a lot of speculation. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

corner. 80 minutes between the 95's on 895. 65 on 70 down to the beltway. things are looking good east and westbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> no snow here on tv hill. it is kind of scattered around the area. 30 degrees at the airport. the atmosphere is drying. the other matchett pressure -- the barometric pressure 29.83. high temperature just above freezing. on the easterny a shore. we'll keep you updated on school closings or delays. we expect a light snow today. >> 30 degrees at the airport. >> it is the biggest purple friday of the year. >> i'm alive downtown at the inner harbor. the snow has begun. we're excited for the "today" >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. no delays on mta. high water has shut down annapolis road and also 648 at nursery road. 55 near liberty road. you can see it looks good. no problems to report. looking good along 795. no problems or delays. same story on 83. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. i have circled around the beltway area. we see the light snow around the

we'll head to the beltway. as you travel the outer loop of the beltway at pennsylvania avenue, crash involves an overturned truck. just a moment ago all of the lanes temporarily blocked. they're open now. you have to stick to the right. left shoulder lane, left lane and left center lane. two of the right lanes get you by the crash. this is just happening right now traveling the outer loop of the beltway. you have to particular to the right to get by the accident there. heading to the beltway this time as you make your way at river road. your travel lanes open on the outer loop as well as the inner loop in this area. a check on the rails. so far no reported delays. aaron and eun back to you. >> we're staying on top of breaking news out of russia. the emergency ministry telling nbc news that some 500 people are hurt after a meteor shower sent debris crashing to the ground. >> we've been all over video pouring into the newsroom of that meteor. you can see it causing a huge streak across the sky, a light. russia's a

just a lot of heavy volume southbound towards the beltway. s the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this friday. things will change dramatically over the weekend. we will make it up to 50 this afternoon. an arctic cold front will go through tonight with a chance for rain and snow. a quick look at the bay forecast. we will break down the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> 31 degrees at the airport. bruce willis starred in "die hard." >> he returns that role for the fifth installment in that series. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a problem spot westbound 50 at the bay bridge. the right lane is blocked. the outer loop west side is looking good. it will take you to call minutes to go down towards 95. outbound traffic is picking up been of volume. 70 at 29, things look very nice bound.nd west do that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> very complicated forecast going into the weekend. we don't expect any trouble. 32 in rising sun. the clouds will start to thicke

seven minutes from the beltway -- 895 down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> 5:22. an employee and the up costing thousands of dollars. >> a preview of an i-team investigation airing later today. >> an employee said she felt victim to an employee that she trusted. >> the alleged thief might have even more victims. >> ellicott shop owner says he hired a floral designer on the spot because his work was just that good. she accuses him of scamming her out of thousand dollars. she seemed to have a special gift, a designer with all the right stuff. >> just knew everything about a flower shop that anybody could ever know. >> the shop owner says this is the man who talked her into ordering from a whole solasaler. her anticipation turned into frustration and anger. was out thousands and he was gone. online warnings about the rogue florist. team.arry simms for the i- >> a high school is the subject of "hard times" and not making some positive times. >> now the turnaround is prompting -- they have added two special

no one can exit at the beltway. look at the mess it's creating. i was looking at the alternate routes. no go. old georgetown road is a mess as well. montrose trying to get to 270. let's go to the next camera shot and show you 270. it's barely moving and it's been like this for so long that i'm going to say it's frederick off and on to urbana and germantown to here. lots of road closures. howard and i are saying stay home. >> stay home if you can. >> one or two more hours. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. we'll see you then. don't forget wusa9.com. >>> wall street? >> we are looking lower but we're waiting on new economic data. >>> we'll see you tomorrow morning starting bright and early at 4:25. have a great day and love the one you're with. happy valentine's day.

the rest of the area roads -- 12 minutes on the north and west sides of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the mayor will give the state of the city address this afternoon. >> she will address the tenure fiscal forecast. kim dacey joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> the tenured fiscal outlook was released last week. baltimore will be in financial ruin by 2022 unless budget cuts are made. in 10 years, it will be more than $2 billion in the hall. the city cannot tax its way out without losing more residents and businesses. the tax rates already the highest in the state. cuts will have to be made. the mayor will announce her ideas. she has given a few hints. making modern investments and changing the tax infrastructure to make baltimore more competitive for growth. >> if we act now, if we act decisively and boldly, we can change the trajectory for the city. >> the state of the city is that city hall at 2:30 this afternoon. we'll bring you the latest. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> president obama will deliver the first stage of the union ad

problem free on 70 into the beltway. is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some cloud cover this morning. a clipper storm when throughout last night. 26 in parkton. a chilly start for us. there's a piece of energy left behind. i will put a 20% chance for sprinkles or flurries early this morning. we will get some of sunshine later today. this is going to turn into a coastal storm in the mid- atlantic. we will have all kinds of weather on friday. it should be nice and quiet in the short term. clouds this morning. high temperature between 40 temperature 45and 45. rain and changing back to snow friday night and early saturday morning. it should be dry on sunday, 44 degrees. ava marie has shifted gears. >> we are live at the marriott waterfront hotel. they are getting ready for a big event this weekend. we have the executive chef to talk more. kevin, thank you for joining us. >> happy to be here. ." >> you guys have a big event coming up. >> it is the sweetest night in town. dozens of great restaurants are serving up

no problems on the rest of the beltway. >> thanks so much. maryland state police found a man who was hit by a car in bowie. the 39-year-old was walking north in the southbound lanes of 301. it was a little after 1:00 a.m. and the driver stayed at the scene and the investigation continues this morning. >> iranian state tv is broadcasting a video allegedly taken from the cia r2-1 70 drone that they claimed to have captured. they say this shows an airport and the drone landing. there is also footage of where it crash landed. iran says it took control of the drone and u.s. officials say had malfunctioned. this latest claim comes just after the u.s. drone program is falling under heavy scrutiny. >> lawmakers will grow the man obama picked to be the next day a director. john gonzales has more. >> the big issue here on capitol hill today will be the u.s. drones that killed thousands of tourists but have taken the lives of more than 300 civilians. president barack obama's pick 4 cia director john brennan will be on a hot seat. republicans and democrat

the beltway at river road. the big ten the beltway, a crash north of springfield on the inner loop towards tysons near the little river turnpike. as you come off 95 is where we have the backup. b-w parkway, 295 crashed inside the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. 35 degrees on this friday morning. >> we are looking at the fashions from a hit show. how you can greg kelly police have charged a 12-year-old boy in connection with two serious telephone pranks. the boy made in 911 called to report armed men inside the home of actor ashton kutcher in october. he also reportedly called in an emergency at a bank in los angeles. he will be arraigned today in juvenile court. if you caught last night's episode of scandal, you know how interesting the story lines can be. >> and there is the wardrobe of olivia pope. in the nation's capital, the hit tv show "scandal" presents washington politics at its best and worst. olivia pope is strong, smart, and powerful. >> this is the last time we will be speaking. >> she is a hybrid

the entire beltway is delay- free. no problems to report around the airport. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. 295-- 295 checking out ok. 83 looks good as well down from mount carmel and the speech continued down to the beltway. 95 in the white marsh area has light volume down to the beltway. seven minutes travel time to the fort mchenry from 795. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a man is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. >> police discovered several assault weapons at his home. kim dacey s more details. >> police said it happened on monday. justin beaumont filed an employee into the back door. he was approached by another employee and the school resource officer. he said he was bullied and ask about the school's security. investigators say he was not armed and made no threats. officials had a strange feeling. detectives looked into his past. he was the legal owner of several handguns. detectives found several guns and is home and at numerous ammunition rounds talked in his mattress. police pu

low to mid-40s in the beltway and closer to washington. right now, montgomery, fairfax, prince george's county in the upper 40s. it's in the upper 40s in the district of klum yachlt i can't. farther to the west, culpeper at 50 degrees. while the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, most of those locations are in the low to mid-40s this morning. here's how we look the rest of the day. temperatures this morning holding steady in the 40s through nn time. by then in the upper 40s. we have a blustery wind gusting around 25 miles per hour. the winds will be gusting up to 20 to 25 miles per hour into the early part of the afternoon. hometown forecast in la plata, 4 charles county. in much of southern maryland reaching the low 50s there with lots of sunshine. i'm ba being in ten minutes with another update. first 4 traffic with danella, good morning. >> good morning. the first 4 traffic office, still checking early morning construction. we'll start southbound, pennsylvania avenue, just at the beltway, going to see the left lane blocked by

on the west side. 60 traveling southbound on 83 towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it is cold but not as windy as yesterday. we are starting out in the low 20's. the average high is 46. it should be mostly sunny. still choppy from yesterday on the bay. the next high tide at 3:57 this afternoon. >> 23 degrees at the airport. >> bitter cold ice and snow on the way to the midwest >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is an accident on the in the north side just past harford road. there was an injection with this accident. you can see some flashing lights in this camera. watch for lane closures as a result of this crash prior to belair road. we have a crash southbound 295. all lanes remained blocked on that ramp. delays forming in that area as well. out of the traffic looks pretty good. 55 on the west side. 12 minutes on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we don't expect any trouble this morning. it would be cold enough to snow. 24 in chestertow

owings mills boulevard heading south to the beltway. jfx is looking good, too. 70 at 29 in howard county, you should also not have to much company out on the road this morning. tony, over to you. >> nothing going on weather- wise but it may change this evening. this morning, is partly cloudy and cold. 22 in randallstown. the school day forecast when you drop your kids off, it is just going to be cold and this afternoon it should still be dry. but sometime after sunset a chance of light snow coming in with another clippers board. i will talk more about the storm and check the seven-day in a few minutes. >> 25 degrees. still ahead -- rumors surrounding the health of mohammad ali. >> of these pictures of the legendary boxer wearing his ravens gear are refuting an online report. >> if you are looking to start fresh from all the superbowl binging, bad news from salad lovers. and twitter playing a bigger role [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm

and the beltway. not much to tell you about in the traffic center. back to you. >> thank you. back to the breaking news, especially the first one. the fire on kyle lesley avenue in glenarden. >>-- on lesley avenue. >> john gonzalez is on the scene. >> the firefighters are making sure they have knocked down all the hot spots inside the home. investigation has started to find out exactly what happened here. we have been told six people were taken out of the home. four of them being children. they are in very critical condition at this hour. we have the fire chief to fill us in on what happened. what time did this happen? >> the earth 911 calls came in at 4:02. within five minutes the fire department was here. a single-family home. they determined there were six people in the house. it pulled out the six people. fourthree children and one adult. two have been transported from the scene. one of our people that fell on the ice has been transported away. that's where we are now. >> any indication where and h

heading to the beltway, dealing with congestion, just starting to build on the west side of the beltway, we will be slow in the outer loop, pushing from 795, down to 70, that stretch will take you 9 minutes. inner loop, no problems to 795, a look at harford, inner loop, no delays down to 95. that loop is going to take you 12 minutes, not bad at all to travel from 95 up to 83. >>> following breaking news this morning, we want to pass along to you out of middle river. three people were shot. sherrie johnson is working the story, she joins us live with the latest information on the case. what have you learn sod far. >> reporter: i spoke with baltimore county police, this is an active investigation, they are telling me, three people were shot in middle river. it happened in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard and middle river, that's near martin state airport. one person is confirmed dead, and we have all new video that was shot overnight of the scene. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired when they arrived on the scene, they found the victims lying in a parking lot

the beltway near the american legion bridge looks pretty good right now. no problems around the beltway in maryland or virginia. back to you. >> thank you. now to the weather problems in the city of laurel. it is flooding. the good news is the waters are starting to receive from the patuxent river. >> the commuter lot by the marc trains station on lafayette avenue and riverfront park will reopen. jay korff has more. it is scary. >> hundreds of laurel, maryland, residents living near the river face a voluntary evacuation order. the water has already crept into backyards. >> it's probably 5 feet of water. >> the frustration is not limited to the storm system. residents and city officials believe the majority of the flooding was caused after wssc opened floodgates upstream, a decision that water company officials say they were forced to do to protect the integrity of the dam. >> . wanted to open up the gates -- they decided to open up the gates a couple days in advance. >> they did not communicate as best as they could half. correct the fast-moving river took

overall the beltway looks great. no problems to report as you come northbound on i-95 from woodbridge into springfield and on to 395 up to the 14th street bridge. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like in springfield. as i said friday morning light. that's a good thing. no issues to report right now on the beltway through alexandria and springfield as well. let's go back over to the maps. this time we're heading to the north side of town. there's an accident on the northbound side of route 355 just inside the beltway. so it may cause a little bit of a delay now. you'll have to follow police direction there. let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like on the beltway at route 1 in college park. no issues as you travel around the bend, past 95 into silver spring. all lanes are open. but you can expect major delays this weekend on both the blue and orange lines due to track work. starting tonight at 10:00, six orange line stations will be closed between federal center southwest and ch

no problems extending down through to the capital beltway. ch around the region, middlebrook road and 118 looks good. the beltway through and over and new carrollton, all of your travel lanes are open. here's the john hanson highway. virginia beledweyne, emergency pothole crews on the inner loop near 66, they will be wrapped by 6:00. -- virginia pothole crews on the beltway. >> and y krystal brown's probation could be revoked. >> and there's a family including sextuplets and two sets of twins and katie couric will try to babysit six little children in their terrible >> singer chris brown scheduled to appear in a los angeles courtroom today where his probation might be revoked. prosecutors have asked a judge to find him in violation. is community service record stemming from his 2009 assaults of rihanna contains several discrepancies. he not at the recorded location of his community service of relocations and instead performing or traveling. they want is community service case transferred from his home state of virginia to california. brown's a

even inside the beltway it's clear. it will take you 13 minutes to get to the capital beltway. k at dpleglebe. >>> thank you, danella. >>> 6:32 now. you can see on radar, we'll probably dodge the worst of this winter storm. that doesn't mean we're spared completely. snow is starting to fall across our area. tony tull is live in leesburg. tony, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. i think you used the best word possible that we dodged this. as you can see now, what we have that was snowflakes has turned to a drizzle. i want to give you a live look. here's on leesburg pike in historic leesburg. you can see the road conditions are wet. too warm for the snow to stick and accumulate. as you can see, folks heading out to work this morning. heading where they have to go are taking their time. traffic is moving along quite nicely. if you take a look near the live shot, you can see that we're just dealing with a slushy mess. if you're headed out this morning, treat it as wet conditions. there could be slippery, icy spots. we don't foresee any here in leesburg pike. we're dealing

here in hunt valley, 83 no delays traveling from shawan road to the beltway. once you get on the jfx, it will take 11 minutes southbound from the beltway down to east fayette street and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel. 8 minutes from the beltway to the toll plaza. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> we know how important it is to have working smoke detectors in our homes. baltimore city fire is getting help when it comes to keeping you and your family safe from fires. linda so is here with details. >> reporter: thanks to a grant from bge, the baltimore city fire department will be able to purchase about 800 new smoke detectors for families in the city. this will allow them to at this . their program that provides free smoke detectors to people living in the city. it's something they have been doing since the 1990s. the grant will be presented later this morning at 10 at the hardy fire station in the citych the mayor and fire chief will be there to accept it. now if you need a smoke alarm in your home and live in th

tapping the brakes southbound towards the beltway. so far so good on the entire beltway. week will keep you posted. back to you. >> after michael johnson was convicted, his attorneys are calling for a new trial. >> jennifer franciotti has more details on the story. >> attorneys believe michael johnson deserves a new trial because they feel the jury was misled. michael johnson faces 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing phylicia barnes. now his defense team is asking for a new trial. lawyers argue misconduct on the part of the prosecution. much of the apartment centering around the state's main witness, james mccray. mccray testified that johnson admitted to raping barnes. they said prosecutors made improper statements to the jury and tried to bolster mccray's credibility. some details have not been released to the media. johnson's attorney said the jury was influenced to believe his testimony. gregg bernstein says johnson's motion was not unexpected. >> that is pretty standard. we will respond in due course. >> new trials are granted one in every 50 c

now, we are being told that the lanes are open on the beltway. the crew in sky fox joining us this morning, they happen to be hovering above this scene. on the inner loop of the beltway south of the baltimore- washington parkway. it looks like we do have all of lane open on the southbound stretch of the beltway continuing from the bw parkway around towards 450 and out towards andrews. veryling delay at this point off the inner loop but still some activity on the shoulder that could cause some rubbernecking delays as our roll yum begins to increase. let's continue now quickly with our cameras. we'll show you what else is happening out here on the roads. 66, not a bad right out of manassas. 395 looking good leaving the beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> more proof bad sleep can have a dramatic effect on your health all of the new study out of the uk found the activity of the hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day. for a week, ar

beltway dealing with a problem because as you travel the outer loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue, two left lanes are blocked. delays, they start right at university boulevard. you see here at colesville road, solid all the way as you make your way toward connecticut avenue. and on the rails, delay because of a mechanical problem, marc. penn south train 505. delay now, 31 minutes. mert, vre not -- metro, vre not reporting delays. back to you. >> thank you. 6:02. >>> a news conference just wrapped up involving a popular olympic athlete now charged with murder. melissa mollet is at the live desk with new information. >>> that's right. good morning. we're getting, as you said, more information into the newsroom about a shooting involving south african olympic sprinter oscar pistorius. as you said, he's being charged with murder. south african police just wrapped up a news briefing there. they say pistorius shot his girlfriend, 25-year-old reva steenkemp, at his home early this morning. some media outlets reporting that the double amputee known as bladerunner may have mistaken her for

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this is a buildup in volume towards the capital beltway. ill without problems on the north or west side. 12 minutes to travel on the west side outer loop. no delays on mass transit. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> kind of a breezy and chilly. we're in the low end of the 30's. we expect mostly sunny skies. some in the far northwest suburbs could see some flurries. wave heights 1-3 feet. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. 5:42. the ravens decide to raise ticket prices. >> one of the largest craft shows in the country and it is coming to baltimore this weekend. weekend. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. so far so good in terms of incidents. 63 traveling southbound on 95. seven minutes from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. 895 checks out ok at the harbor tunnel. 63 on southbound 95 through howard county. this is a liv

same from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> coming up on 4:42 now. hear from the relatives now speaking out after a boy held hostage in alabama was released. >>> plus, who's saying not so fast on cuts announced from th ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my worst mistake ♪ ♪ turn around and let you go [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. made with sweet, smooth peanut butter and salted, roasted peanuts. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> good morning, i'm at the live desk with breaking news out of bowie. we're told that maryland state police is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident. we're told it happened around 12:48 this morning. the victim was walking northbound in the southbound lanes of route 301 at pointer ridge road. we're told the driver did stay on the scene. the victim, we're told, is a 39-year-old male from bowie, maryland. you see from the pictures police a

between the beltway and capitol beltway. travel lanes open in both directions. s you make the commute from the beltway in oxon hill and continuing all the way towards bw parkway in green belt. that drive will take you six minutes. in both directions, you're picking up volume. no accidents or major delays just yet. >>> danella, thank you. all eyes on katherine this morning. the event that brings her out of hiding. plus the duchess may want to listen to this story. the drink that could impact a baby's weight at birth. >>> hillary clinton won't be hurting for cash. what she'll be doing post politics. the breaking news at this hour. the breaking news at this hour. a major house fire in ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. >>> more now on the breaking news in bowie. chopper 4 over a house fire there. tony tull just pulled up a few moments ago. what are we learning? >> reporter: the guy that was inside, he got out. take a

and we'll take a live look on the beltway here in silver spring. you know this bunches up within the next half an hour or so. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. >>> the man convicted of murdering chandra levy is expected back in a d.c. courtroom today. >> we know there have been hearings concerning ingmar guandique over the last few weeks, but so far the judge is keeping those hearings secret. wusa9 reporter delia goncalves is live outside d.c. superior court with the story and why he's keeping it secret. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. despite freedom of the press, suits by several media outlets occurring our parent company, the judge has decided to keep details of the proceedings sealed at this point. we do know for sure that convicted killer ingmar guandique will be in the d.c. courtroom later today transferred from his prison cell in alabama. sources are telling 9news that his defense team may ask for a new trial in the 2001 murder of washington intern chandra levy because one witness's testimony is

distraction. 95 virginia to 32, a little volume performing as we push over the occoquan towards the beltwayyou. 5:54. a closer look at social media sites. >> technology rules the roost when it comes to the highest paid internships. linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. good friday morning to you. >> thank you. the hunt for the perfect summer internship. google is the top-rated company to work for. it treats the intern's even better than the full-time workers. for the highest paid internship you may want to apply to microsoft. they get the highest average monthly base pay at over $7,000 a month. that is of $300 from last year. let's talk about social media. who is surfing? twitter and instagram are growing in popularity among black people because they are buying more smartphones and the tablets. more women under 50 over 50 are on. -- on pinterest. tiffany is accusing at costco of selling counterfeit tiffany rings at a discount. back to you. >> thank you. get that ring appraised. interesting. 5:55 right now, 36 degrees >> . a look at a new movie hitting pitchers this weekend. arch

clear from the baltimore beltway to the capitol beltway. back to you. >>> thanks, danella. >>> another well-known company the target of a twitter attack. how it's having fun with the situation. >>> rg3 is responding investigators in orange county, california, trying to figure out why a 20-year-old college student went on a shooting spree killing three people and injuring three others. the rampage started at his home where an unidentified woman was killed can. he then fled the scene there in a family car before carjacking a bystander, giving that driver a chilling message. >> i don't want to hurt you. i killed somebody. today is my last day. give me your keys. >> syed then began firing his weapon at cars. the rampage ended when the 20-year-old killed himself before police pulled him over. >>> seven u.s. lawmakers will had be able to visit with the maryland man being held in cuba. the delegation including chris van hollen met with castro and was promised they could meet with alan gross. he's been held since 2009 and is serving a sentence for b

now the beltway has reopened. nt is in your right shoulder lane approaching georgia avenue. you see at university boulevard, still seeing heavy delays. in fact, delays start prior to new hampshire avenue. let's head over to new hampshire avenue in maryland. this time, northbound heading toward the beltway, oakview drive. crash here involves a pedestrian reportedly with non-life-threatening injuries. however, you can see just the left lane is getting by the accident here. heads up if you're traveling new hampshire avenue trying to get on to the beltway. you can expect delays as you drive northbound. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new, a bone to pick with a best picture nominee. >> why a congressman says there's a big mistake i >>> could this year's most oscar-nominated film be inaccurate? according to congressman joe courtney from connecticut, "lincoln" falsely depicts his state's two congressmen at the time voting against the 13th amendment which outlawed slavery. courtney says all four con

this was on the beltway neera good luck road. if you are on the inner loop before you get to annapolis rd. this is where the activity continues. we have not had any major delays. let me put you on the map. if you're headed from college park, before you get to 50, to go right lanes are blocked. before 295, there is a crash. police say they just reopened the lanes. >>, very much. it is 5:14. 35 degrees. >> we will tell you about a new weapon in the fight to catch illegal downloaders. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] from tracking the bus. ♪ ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ ♪ wireless is limitless. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] from more efficient payments. ♪ ♪ to more efficient pick-ups. ♪ ♪ wireless is limitless. law today marks the 20th anniversary of the first bombing of the world trade center in new york city. that truck bomb was carried out in a parking garage underneath one tower. that happened in 1993. it killed six people -- six people and injured more than 1000 others. islamic fundamentalists were later convicted in the bombing includi

accidents keep popping up on us on the outer loop of the beltway. let astart off just north of 50, the john hanson highway before you reach 450. accident activity on the right side of the road. callers are saying icy conditions out there so allow extra time on the roads. we'll show you the southbound stretch of 270. crash approaching 124 was in the right lane. look like they cleared it. outer loop of the beltway, the crash is before connecticut avenue. the left lane, that backup slowing from georgia avenue and now from the west on 66. wet pavement, delays from manassas headed eastbound towards centreville. traffic flows again from fair oak to 123. k to 123. >>> we begin with breaking news this morning. the olympic sprinter known as blade runner is under arrest and charged with murder this morning after a woman believed to be his girlfriend was shot and killed in his home in south africa. she has been identified as 29- year-old model riva steincamp. several reports suggest oscar pistorius may have mistaken her for a burglar. just hours before, she twe

continuing the beltway. nice and clear, as you loop around toward the wilson bridge, no reports of accidents at this time. over to tom and we'll check our forecast -- actually, aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. right now, things are slowly getting back to normal after this weekend's blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet of snow across o the northeast this morning. utility crews restored power to all but 120,000 homes and businesses. most outages were in massachusetts. transportation leaders hope to fully restore air and rail travel by the end of today. the storm is being blamed for ten deaths including an 11-year-old boy who died from carbon monoxide poisoning because the exhaust pipe of the car he was in was blocked by snow. closer to home, you want to grab your umbrella. rain in the d.c. area. question is, how long will it last. and when might you get more wintry weather. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> we're getting a cold rain right now. it's been moving in since last night. a tenth of an

there's a look at the topside of the beltway. that is looking normal at this hour. now wjz has the stories people are talking about. >>> the most extensive manhunt in california history came to an end. it's believed christopher dorner the ex-cop turned cop killer is dead in a burned out cabin. >> sources tell cbs news that christopher dorner's body is inside this burned out cabin police cannot yet identify the body. they do believe dorner was inside when the cabin caught fire. police had the cabin sur surrounded. >> we believe he was inside the bin -- inside the cabin still. >> mr. dorner jumped out in front of my truck and said get out, i don't want to hurt you. >> police followed the suspect to a near by cabin and that's when the person inside opened fire. carter evans captured the fire fight on his cell phone camera. two police officers were hit. one is now dead, the other wounded. police focused their search in the big bear area after they found his burned out truck here. dorner didn't get far from where his truck was found. >> the cabin he was hiding out in was

the embankment. moving on. maryland beltwayrnight crash near 450 and good luck road, it is gone. it looks fabulous. no delay. the next camera a little bit fuzzy. traffic heading towards us out of virginia. we are jammed to go north on 295. the accident near the naval research lab. be prepared for extra time. back to you. robe>> now to the oscars. interesting news about the dress that obama wore when she announced best picture. take a look at the difference. a semi-official iranian news agency altered her image to appeal to the more conservative readers. it was photoshoped to show the first lady with a lot more dress and less than. -- less skin. >> one on one with the first lady. what was the plan to get her to do this, announced the winner for best picture. also, the new cast of dancing with the stars. that is revealed next year. >>-- next here. >> 0 roundup of today's top stories. -- a rounup of today's top stories. >> heads up for those of orange line. workers are on the scene. metro says plan to build 15 extra minutes into y

an 8-minute ride northbound on 95 from the beltway to the toll plaza. that's a look at your morning commute. megan over to you. >>> it was not too long ago 't term fiscal cliff. now the term is sequestration and get used to it because we will hear a lot of it until march 1st. abc2 news linda so is live with what it means for you. and people want to know what it means to them? how will it affect them. >> reporter: well if it happens, it's going to affect people in many ways. drastic cuts can affect themilitary and how long you wait in line to get to the security. it's part of the fiscal cliffdeal. at the time congress agreed to postpone across the board spending cuts by two months. now that deadline or what's referred to as the sequester is almost here. it's less than two weeks away. and if congress cannot reach adeal by march 1st massive cuts aimed at reducing the deficit by 1.2 trillion dollars will go into effect. federal agencies face 85 billion dollars in cuts that could lead to furloughs for 2 million people. the pentagon fears it will have a drast

the rockville interchange and to the beltway, lanes are wide open. i hope it stays this way. back to you. >> thank you. 5:02 is the time. a police officer injured after police involved shooting in northwest. >> select one man in the hospital. we've learned a police officer suffered minor injuries as well. john gonzalez is on the scene at 13th street. >> as you can see behind us, police are still at the scene. this is an active investigation. police have been to this house in upper northwest d.c. in the past. they know the man involved in this domestic problem. we understand there's a restraining order against him but the man has made several attempts to see his estranged wife in the past and has always been gone by the time police arrived. this time it was different. police found the man armed inside the home. at some point there was a scuffle between two police officers and the suspect. >> in the course of checking back home, there appeared to be some sort of disturbance to the entryway of the home as the officers tried to determine if someone had ma

traffic gets by using the two left lanes on the inner loop of the beltway. the outer loop, all lanes are open actually lot of clean-up activity on the inner loop of the beltway with the two left lanes squeezing by south of the baltimore-washington parkway. other side of town, not as busy. southbound on 270, quiet start leaving 109 through clerks bargain. lanes are open in virginia as you travel eastbound along 66 coming out of manassas. height traffic volume northbound on i-95 leaving newington headed up towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a hot air balloon crashes in egypt killing 18 tourists. this happened near the famous city of luxor. so far, the dead include french and british tourists among others. officials say there was a fire and an explosion and the balloon plunged from the sky t crashed into a field of sugar cane about 320 miles south of cairo. >>> developing this morning, the major budget battle continues on capitol hill as lawmakers now have just three days to strike a de

this is the west side of the beltway. traffic is very light at york road. >> the wind chills are running in the single digits this morning. the wind will diminish going into the afternoon. average.egrees below rain tomorrow. still no big snowstorm on the horizon. four inches of snow through the whole winter. >> yeah, yeah,

check of the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, everything checks out. no construction or accidents. trip from annapolis heading toward the bowie area. a live look at the road. no issues in both directions. as you continue on 50 toward the beltway in maryland, you are clear. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check the beltway in montgomery countiment aaron and eun. >>> thank you. >> the unusual wedding that sparked protests on valentine's day. >>> close encounter ahead. when a massive 5:14 is your time. we want to check in with tony tull with a traffic alert. tony. >>> eun, good morning. northbound rock creek park before the massachusetts avenue exit, there is debris in the road. normally, that's not a big deal. but that debris is bricks. when we just checked it out, a car hit the bricks and has multiple flat tires. you take rock creek before the massachusetts exit, there are some bricks in the road. there's park police jurisdiction. they sent a couple guys to clear the bricks out of the road. it should be clear by now. if you're headed out this morning, a s

the beltway is open for everyone. back to you. >> it's 37 degrees on this monday. >> america's top dog show kicks off in the big apple today. [ female announcer ] coffee-mate natural bliss. ♪ ♪ made with milk, cream... a touch of sugar... and pure, natural flavors. ♪ ♪ who knew being natural could be so delicious? coffee-mate natural bliss, from nestle. now try new delicious low fat chocolate. krug a $1 million reward is being offered for the former lapd officer suspected of killing three people in california. the mayor of los angeles and elsevier board, citing authorities will not tolerate the reign of terror. christopher dorner was fired from the department in 2008. he vows to kill more police officers and their families for revenge. police and deployed dozens of officers to guard those deemed at risk. charlie sheen it'ss reaching out to charles dormer. he called charlie sheen also. charlie sheen thank him for his kind words and encourages him to call him. charlie sheen says "let's figure out together how to end this

no delays on the east side of the beltway. average speed clocking in at just 50 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road. but it is starting to slow down on the west side. here's a shot at baltimore national pike. there's a 3-minute delay on the outer loop from 795 down to 70 but the average speed clocking in at just 30 miles per hour. up in hunt valley 83 is nice and clear from shawan road down to the beltway as we look live. notice no problems whatsoever once you get on the jfx it's going to take 12 minutes to get downtown from the beltway all the way to east fayette street. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> news time 6:47 and we are learning much more about the breaking news out of prince george's county this morning. police are on the scene of a murder suicide in college park. and they say it does involve students at the university of maryland. the incident happened near campus on 36th avenue around one this morning. police say that the suspect a student at the school was first set a fire in t

no issues to report outside the beltway. inside the beltway, here's a look at glebe. just wet roadways. to accidents, not seeing construction to warn you about now. aaron and eun. >> thank you, danella. >>> a ten hit by a car. how police got help tracking down the driver responsible. >>> the sendoff planned for outgoing defense secretary leon panetta. >> rain and even snow this morning. live outside of union station in northeast washington. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who aren't happy with their internet. [ ty ] hi, are you lindsey? yes. did you say, "my internet's so slow it's like a car with no gas"? yes. [ male announcer ] well, lindsey, you're about to get verizon fios quantum, america's fastest, most reliable internet. so that's what you used to have... okay. and that's fios. wow, this is crazy fast, almost unbelievable. [ male announcer ] that will put some gas in the old tank, lindsey. supercharge your internet speeds. switch to fios and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. living life at quantum speed, ca

avoid the beltway at all costs. this crash involved a tractor- trailer and a pickup truck and one person has died. we will have the very latest as it does become available. i'm tracking the delays on well on facebook and twitter throughout the whole show. more problems on the northwest corner of the beltway here at old court road a car fire that's blocking two outer loop lanes. right now if you are traveling the outer loop, it's going to take you 12 minutes from 795 down to 95. and as we take a look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, the jfx will be free of delays just 11 minutes right now southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel just eight minutes traveling northbound on 95 from the beltway to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that's look at your morning commute. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> the oscars air right here on abc2 and one of them watching is going to be a baltimore man. he's already got a t

this is the delay that's forming on the outer loop of the beltway. this is northbound 95, 495, the waiting line begins right before the exit for route 4 and you can see these people are taking that exit, getting off of the interstate right now onto route 4 this. is where the delay begins, again, crash involving an overturned dump truck. there's activity on both the ld and the right side of the highway at this time. let's continue now with the maps and show you what's happening on the roads. we do have some problems to report for those continuing to work their way along eastbound 66. the crash occurred out at 15 haymark, and even though it's been pulled to the shoulder, it's still backing up your drive headed east. traffic slows again 50123 down to about 48 miles an hour at this point. and, of course, the crash north of town eastbound on 340 between 17 and 180. right lane remains closed off at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> julie, thanks. >>> our big story this hour, a nightmare has finally come to an end for thousands of c

you're clear inside the beltway. 66 this was at 7:00, it is clear. was some construction but travel lanes are open. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. the clock is ticking for lance armstrong. the u.s. anti-doping agency says he has until the end of the day to reach out to them. last month armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his seven tour de france wins. if he doesn't meet the deadline, his lifetime ban from cycling will be irreversible. the usada set today's deadline forearm strong to fully cooperate in its investigation in return for a possible lifting of the ban. >>> we just learned one of america's stars on the slopes is on her way back to the u.s. now after a terrible accident. lindsey vonn will have to make a major comeback. von went down hard yesterday during the super g in austria. she was treated for 12 minutes on the slope and then was airlifted to a hospital with two torn ligaments in her right knee and a broken bone in her leg. her coaches say expect to see von back in form in time for sochi 2014. >> li