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

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

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

the accident is cleared out of the roadway. and wind advisory continues for some of the bay area bridges including the san mateo bridge. still very light. 13 minutes to go between 880 and 101. they have not turned on the metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza just yet. but we are seeing a backup there. and slick surfaces, anyway. and due to the rain. you may find some puddling through the middle lanes there. 22 minutes off the east shore freeway. and westbound 80 at red top road. the off-ramp is blocked for a jackknifed big rig. the process is clearing it out of the roadway. and the camera is moving it around and windy conditions there as well and reports of an accident along 101 in the south bay near capital expressway. nor details coming up in a few minutes. right now, back to you. >> thanks, we waited long enough for it but the recent storms brought a lot of fresh snow up to the sierra. and we are not done yet. >> did you hear that? >> those are the skiers saying yeah. >> we have more from blue canyon. double duty. you

bello road near sinclair lane and fire crews are blocking the roadway. here is sherrie with more news. >>> coming up this morning, new prosecutors are asking for a life sentence without the possibility of a rail to -- parole for a woman accused of killing her coworker. britney norwood was convicted of killing jana murray. norwood told police the store was robbed and masked men killed murray last march. >>> get ready for a fierce fight on same sex mearnlg. the issue will be front and center in annapolis next week but getting a head start. linda so is here with what to expect. >> opponents to same sex marriage say they will hold a huge rally outside the statehouse ahead of the committee hearing on tuesday. but the debate heated up as the first lady of maryland pointed fingers to those who opposed the bill. katy o'malley says the same sex marriage bill because there were cowards that prevent it from happening. thousands of gay right supporters are in town for the conference on lesbian gay and transgender sexual equality. the governor wants them to legalize s

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

simply because of the blowing wind and blowing some of that snow back onto the roadways. w a couple hours ago i think we sent video back to you guys. this is in strongsville. a few hours ago, at times whiteout conditions. you have to be careful because of the blowing snow when you are driving. other aspect of the story is temperatures here. very cold arctic cold temperatures. you know, we have not seen temperatures this cold this season here in northeastern ohio. likely the same for you. so bundle up. you have to take it slow for you guys and i don't know to look forward to but prepare for in the coming hours as this is pushing to the east northeast. charley. >> thanks very much. justin berk meteorologist in baltimore. we will take it and talk abouthour part of the storm. typically though cold air banks up against the mountains and we get a surge of flow that over but that helps to dry out some of the moisture. that's what we deal with called down sloping and we are catching a glim epees of that moisture and we will lose out on most of us. those of you snow lovers will not

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

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

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

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

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

it takes up the left side of the roadway here. you are jammed as you pass the dulles toll road and make your way towards the accident. expect delays. good news, 66 westbound, the gravel is out of the roadway and you are no longer jammed on 66 east, and no problems as you make your commute. and the belted way in maryland, this is a few at connecticut avenue. the inner loop, no problems, and outer loop as well, you're pretty good. >>> 19 minutes after 11:00 is the time. still ahead, the steps you should start taking today to improve your health in 2012, and it includes chocolate. plus, justin bieber is growing up. we will show you his new tattoo. first, a loo >>> there are some simple steps you can take starting today that will improve health for 2012. and we have dr. gary kaplan from the kaplan center. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> you said chocolate was a good thing to do? >> dark chocolate, but chocolate is a good thing to do. >> we have sampling from different manufacturers, and you tell me you have to be c

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

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

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

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

debris in the roadway where we are blocking the right lane just after you pass eastern avenue.a brief slow down for you there. in the meantime, we are looking pretty good on 29 especially for those of you making the drive through the elk ridge region. no reported troubles on 108 up to i-70. and a check on your drive on the harrisburg expressway. southbound i-83 traffic is moving freely through the parkton region down to 695. and as we look live at the harrisburg expressway, merging into the baltimore beltway. charley. >>> health news this morning, age and memory loss can start cerne than originally thought. for years experts thought changes in memory began closer to age 60. british researchers found mental and memory decline will begin early as mid to late 40s. dekind in younger people were modest but they were there. >>> disturbing trend in rodents may make you think twice. high fatty food can damage the area of the brain responsible for hunger and thirst. three days of high fat foods they showed signs of inflammation and injury and a long-term unhealthy diet left permanent da

we did pick up some snow but notice there the roadways were a-okay. this is another picture. i didn't think we'd see it today. i didn't think we'd be making snowballs across the area. center vishlgs virginia, look at these girls out having a good time. the big snowball. the other girl putting a snowball on her head. how about up toward brookville where my friend joe sent in a great picture of a nice horse there. a couple sheep off in the distance. starting to cover the ground in brookville, maryland. the heaviest snow stayed to the south. here it is over the last couple hours moving on out of here. we are just about done with this little bit of a snowstorm and it was just that. a little snowstorm. but believe it or not, it was still the biggest snowstorm that we have seen so far at the airport. now we did see a bigger snow in october for most of you back to the north and west but for the airport this is the biggest snow. i'll show you in a second. as it moves out of here still seeing snow into portions of southern maryland right to the south of waldorf down through portions of

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

the inbound jfx. st. paul wet roadways good morning maryland, i am burt clay with traffic now back to the news with sherrie johnson. >> thanks so much. and new this morning, psychics wants to call edgar am len poe at westminster a former church in the grave site and if you want to witness the two day event tickets will be available. i will tell you this morning we have the ladies in red. great mind think alike. thanks so much. i appreciate it. stay tuned for "good morning america" coming up next. happy friday. >> bye bye. [ male announcer ] meet lafayette. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [ sniffs ] vanilla. [ sniffs ] i smell caramel, like a caramel candy. [ moderator ] go ahead and take your blindfold off. ah man. ♪ [ laughs ] wow man! [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] eliminate tough odors with febreze air effects so you can

>>> road crews, overnight crews on the roadways in elk ridge, taking up three lanes route 100, maryland 100, past the crews, not a bad drive on eastbound, or westbound, to i- 95, traffic flow on i-9 i-95. no road crews doesn't to the capital beltway, if you are traveling on 95 northbound, in to the city, here is a live look at 95, i-395, the crews already out of the way. all lanes open on 395, in to downtown passing conway street. >>> family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of chris cummings , the nephew of elijah cammings. he was shot in his off campus apartment. he would have been 21 yesterday. his sister organized the event. >>> comes to your children, make sure they are safe and happy as possible at all times. warning released when it comes to flame retardant found in baby goods. what you need to be aware of. staying healthy, ladies how the signs differ for men when it comes to heart attacks. the doctor is giving you information you need to know. you are watching good morning maryland. a live look at the inner harbor. we continue in a few moments. >>> 33 degrees, five thin

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

the snow is sticking to the roadways. you can see the snow is falling. it is only really sticking to the median and not get the roadways. if you are heading anywhere and tahoe, you have to bring the change because real winter weather has certainly arrived. meanwhile, it stopped snowing in seattle but the northwest is at a standstill and get this, i if is the new danger. you can see the pictures, that is a lot of snow for the northwest region. that whole area just got pummeled. >>reporter: you can hear it even if you cannot lead the weather service issued a writ ice storm. the governor declared a state of emergency and told everyone to sit out the roads. >>reporter: the city feels were a nightmare for drivers. >>reporter: 200,000 homes were without power of interstate 90 was closed for hours because an avalanche danger. there was more than a foot of rain in hurricane force winds. a mother and her infant child were killed when floodwaters swept their car into a creek. >>catherine: stay with us to the evening became get the i

city of san francisco, so travel cautiously and watch out, you could actually find black ice on the roadway especially in locations where the sprinklers are left on overnight. so, here's the first one. take a look at this setup. what a monster storm. now, for the most part this one's going to ride to our north, but we're going to get a lot of rain out of it. here's the day, as we head throughout the day, we'll see the clouds thicken up, we get the first showers tomorrow morning, and periods of rain later in the day. for friday, a dry break in the morning but the rain will return early afternoon, and saturday, the coldest storm, the most potent of the three will move in and that's the guy that could really bring our rainfall totals above where we are lacking right now. we could make up the deficit as of saturday, so you can see that will set the futurecast in motion for you and tell you when you'll be dodging showers coming up, but let's check your drive with mike. >>> check the cameras and give a good view of southbound 880 where the earlier accident was reported. the taillights headed sout

on the roadways this thursday morning, making are way to the beltway, not a problem on the harrisburg expressway or 795. traffic southbound 795 flowing pretty good at posted speeds from owings mills boulevard. let's get a look at traffic flow for those of you making the drive on 29 right now. this is where you start to see a tap of the brakes. especially make your way through the clarksville region on southbound 29. and for those of you making the drive on the harrisburg expressway. look pretty good on maryland 45, southbound lanes to the right. heavy moving at posted speed. checking the drive times for this time morning, not too bad on the harrisburg from cockeysville to the beltway. top side 95 on the east side from white march tonight beltway that's 56 minute drive. on the top side bel air to providence 6 minutes and outer loop is where you have the delay 9 minutes from 795 to 70. charley. >>> it's 6:31. out of union city new jersey firefighters on the scene of an 8 alarm fire that fire swept through five buildings and firefighters had a tough time getting to it because of the cold

going to be watching this all morning long and let you know when we'll get the accident out of the roadway and you'll get your lanes reopened. traveling the beltway in virginia, though, a different story. volume very light. your travel lanes are open. no accidents to report at this time. if you're traveling the beltway in maryland, prince george's county as well as montgomery county at colesville road, no accidents at all, and very light volume. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> we are now a little more than 24 hours away from the florida primary. mitt romney is once again showing a rather comfortable lead according to a new nbc maris poll. republican voters, 42%, favor him in the race for president compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16% followed by 11% for ron paul. gingrich will have big-name supporters when he campaigns in florida today. herman cain and michael reagan, the former -- son of the former president, ronald reagan, will join gingrich. yesterday, the former house speaker reached out

. >> reporter: and on the roadways this morning, no troubles at the tunnels. we have wind warnings in effect at all the area bridges but traveling through the tunnels, heading through the city, 95 and 895, both checking out fine. let's look live at traffic flow. this morning, on u.s. 29, as we mentioned, no major troubles on the area roadways except in the bridges. use extra caution at your overpasses. let's get another live look at traffic on i-95. making the drive to the top side of the baltimore beltway, looking good in the rosedale area at maryland 43. remember to follow us this morning on twitter at maryland traffic.com. back to you. >>> a doctor charged with performing late term abortions is expected in court today. nicolea riley is charged with murder for what police are called botched aborings. the late term abortion perform at american women's service on east high street in elkton. she i was rested after a 16 month investigation in utah. steven brigham has also been charged. >>> ravens fans get out your wallets. the ravens will host a home play-off ga

here angela with traffic. >> reporter: on the roadways a problem in the fort mchenry tunnel.ne lane getting by as a disabled vehicle blocks the other lane. the southbound 95 in the fort mchenry tunnel. not a lot of activity so maybe a brief tap of the brakes and you will be be able to get through. we are good to go inform you make the drive on u.s. 29 this morning. all is quiet so far north and southbound on 29. between 108 and route 32 and a check of traffic conditions on route 50. this is u.s. 50 at i-97. 50 looks pretty good making are way to annapolis after crossing the bay bridge. keep in mind wind warnings this morning on all of our area bridges. remember, follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. back to you. >>> when you think of the british royals, you think of glitz and glamour not crime. the murder investigation now unfolding after police found a body where queen elizabeth and the family celebrated the new year. >>> when you go surfing, you are supposed to have fun. a surfer ended up in need with a doctor with a close encounter with a shark. details when good morni

north of 197, cleared out of the roadway and on to the right shoulder now. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. next check comes up at 6:00. andrea, jessica back to you. >>> they are mad and they're not going to take it anymore. hundreds of protestors stormed pepco service center yesterday afternoon. >> they say they're fed up with the utility's poor service record and they want the company to stop raising its rates. kristin fisher has more. >> reporter: nearly 200 pepco customers are calling on the company's ceo joe rigby to come outside. >> we just want to talk to you man. >> reporter: they'd go in and get him if it weren't for the dozen d.c. police officers blocking every entrance. >> we want him to take his $42 million rate increase off the table. we want him to address the fact that they've made over $800 million in profits and now they want more money. we think that's a bit much. >> reporter: pepco declined to comment on camera but they did release a statement. they they say need the rate hike to keep up and advance technologies and improvements in

now 880 okay now if you're headed near 66, reports of debris in the roadway. also on 680, we have a report of an accidents. again, not affecting the main freeway. also we have reports of minor brush fire right at 285. no delay there is in both directions. when you hit 680 traffic is there as well. in san mateo bridge, not a lot of cars. about 13 to 14 minutes to go between 880 and 101. 101, no major accidents reports there this morning. that's a look at traffic. lawrence to your forecast. >> big changes around the bay area. we have some record breaking temperatures over the weekend and those numbers soared in the afternoon hour. most of that energy is going to roll to the north of the bay area. once again, high pressure out ahead of the system. it looks like we will keep things dry and temperatures are going to be coming down because of the clouds, not cold this morning. 45 in san jose, 49 in san francisco and 40 degrees in concord and 45 degrees in oakland. by this afternoon, we're counting on a little bit of sunshine, highing will be in the upper 50s out towa

but looking to the roadways for 580, we kicked in, we hit the tipping point from green to yellow. speeds down into the 50s coming out of the altamont pass and we'll see the jam drift over towards vasco over the next 15 to 20 minutes. we're watching that as well as the typical hot spots, the bay bridge toll plaza, yet. >> yet. >> yet. >> we'll keep checking. >>> it is 6:01 right now. occupy protesters in san francisco planning to take over city streets all over again. "sf weekly" reporting protesters planning what they say is the largest street protests since anti-war rallies in 2003. occupy protesters reportedly will picket banks throughout the city on friday, and they are calling this day of action occupy wall street west. >>> vice president joe biden is in san francisco today for a fund-raising luncheon. the event will be held at the bentley reserve on battery street at 11:30. tickets for the events started at $2500. $10,000 getting donors lunch, a picture with biden and a handshake. >>> the vice president's wife, dr. jill biden, will visit wounded warriors at the va hospital in

the cars will hit the fog as well as mist and drizzle so thick roadways. get a look at the san mateo bridge south. we see the lights are starting to glow as well. we can make out the high rise. the fog along the as the sun approaches. >> thanks, mike. >> 6:30 now. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi heading back before a judge as his domestic abuse case moves forward. this time he is taking a brand new lawyer. christie smith is live in san francisco where the sheriff will be in court later on today. good morning, christie. >> good morning, jon. quite a few developments to talk about. mirkarimi's old attorney is out, he hired a new attorney, a woman out of berkeley, with little explanation. he is heading back to court to try and seek a modification of an order that he stay away from his wife and his 2-year-old son. up until this point he had been represent bid bob wagner, an attorney out of san francisco who said that they parted ways. that's all he said. he had represented him shortly after he was first accused of domestic violence against his wife on new

looking good on the roadways. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:12 now, 28 degrees. ahead on "news4 today," the first homicide investigation of the year in fairfax county. why police did not have to go far to find their suspect. >>> and next, a break in a high-profile case. a man accused of terror >>> breaking news out of iraq. officials say a car bomb outside the city of mosul killed at least eight people. the blast struck a shiite district earlier. sunnis mostly make up the mosul area. the bombing is the latest in a string of attacks that have killed more than 140 people since the u.s. troop withdrawal last month. >>> an alarming discovery by doctors in india. they're reporting at least 12 cases of cub cub that are completely resistant to medicine. doctors say they tried a dozen drugs to treat the dangerous lung disease and none worked. three patients have died now. medical experts have not -- do not expect the strain to spread quickly. in fact, similar cases have been reported in italy and

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

maybe some freezing on the roadway. we're expecting clearing condition. we're heading for a high of 51 degrees with sunshine as high pressure builds in. details on the seven-day forecast when we come back. >> a new book is revealing some tensions between the first lady and some of the president's staff. >> the author says it has not been pretty. >> two french journalists claimed michelle obama said the french first lady was living in the white house was "hell." the incident led to what is perhaps the most eyebrows raised it assertion in a new book by a new york times reporter. robert gibbs on loaded, cursing michelle obama after a top adviser said the first lady was dissatisfied with the response to the alleged comment. the book over hypes and sensationalizes events but would not say the event is not true. >> sometimes the intensity leads people to raise their voices or have sharp exchanges. a genuine focus. >> administration officials are pushing back firmly, stressing that there was an interview -- stressing the author did not interview president for the

private intises would be able to put their maims on the roadways -- enterprises would be able to put their names on the roadways for an annual fee to go towards bridge and road maintenance. >>> with newt gingrich fresh off his impressive win in south carolina all candidates are squarely focused on florida. the state has a lot of major media markets which means major ad spending. >> that might bode well for mitt romney who needs to do well after lose income south carolina. fox's john roberts -- losing in south carolina. fox's john roberts reports. reporter: newt gingrich shaking up the gop primary campaign steaming ahead to the sunshine state, the battleground of florida. >> i didn't pull it off. the people of south carolina did. they wanted something tough enough and bold enough to take on obama. reporter: his win in south carolina dealing a blow to romney's frontrunner status. florida's primary date is january 31st, but early voting has already started and more than 225,000 have filed ballots so far. mitt romney looking to spend more cash in florida and head off criticism by relesio

on the roadways this morning, taking i-95 through the city, all lanes just reopened

they are treating the roadway as we speak. re spreading some salt down on the highway there because of that water main break. we were dealing with icy conditions with only the left lane getting by. heads up leaving northeast to northwest as you make your way out past the scene. no problems to report leaving germantown headed out towards the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the washington monument is on the road to reopening. a billionaire philanthropist from bethesda says he will phone donate the remaining money needed to help fix the damage done by last summer's earthquake. stacy cohan has the details. >> reporter: it is lovely to have such good news to report especially about the washington monument. we all remember what happened last summer. we have the video of this earthquake. there was some video from inside when you can seat building shaking. chunks of it fall off. we had folks rappeling down the outside to look for cracks. it has been closed since the august 23rd earthquake du

the closest analogy i can give to you increasing the roadway has to do with when you wait to go on the golden gate bay bridge. you go around and around. this particular roadway would go around and around and whichever way you want to go, you go. thank you very much. commissioner buell: thank you. >> bruce stone. >> i am president of the san francisco marina harbor association. i just want to let you know we are pleased with the progress on the harbor. it is a great project and moving ahead. there is one area i was asked to speak to you about. our last annual meeting was in november. there is an unfunded portion of the harbour east of golden gate yacht club that has attracted a lot of interest, especially among small vote owners. there is an area permitted for 36 slips, and it is supposed to cost just $1 million. it is a very economic project as dredging has been done. very good return on investment here we have had many people would like to put up the money. basically, the harbor trust has over $4 million in surplus. that money is supposed to be spent on the harbor. we have asked rec a

water on the roadways. there were signs telling people to slow down and take their time and people walking around and having a time of it as the rain was relentless. people were sold, umbrella was blowing all over the place. >>pam: a kidnapper killed and san jose today, he was shot dead after a confrontation with police. police say that he ran off with his former girlfriend's 11 year old daughter. police say she was taken at 1:00 a.m. this morning. terisa estacio has the latest. >>terisa: investigators spent several hours processing the crime scene. they set up this blue tents to gather evidence of the shooting. it happened at this two-story town house on friday afternoon. the short time ago, the santa clara coroner's office removed the body of the suspect. police are not saying what the connection is but earlier in the day they followed on a lead that brought them to this house. it was here that a violent confrontation resulted. >> we identified him in a very early stage. he fired shots at the house when he

anything that looks like a puddle on the roadway is likely to be black ice by morning. mperatures are below freezing in the western and northern suburb, even at national airport where it's 31 degrees, but 23 in frederick, maryland, 29 in martinsburg, west virginia, and 32 in fredericksburg. be carry very, very careful. nothing additional falling from the sky. temperatures will probably be below freezing through at least 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning. if you can delay travel tomorrow until after that time, things are start to improve. temperatures, mid 30s tomorrow afternoon. more on the rest of the forecast coming up. >> all right, chuck, we'll see now in a little bit. darcy spencer joins us live from the alexander section of fairfax county. >> earlier today, we were battling the 12340e asnow and t. tonight, it was the roads. here is seminary road in the alexandria area. you can see the slush to the entrance of this roadway. and warnings are being warned to look out for icy patches. in old town, alexandrso kpanexa bitter cold didn't stop people from going out. >> where

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

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

and the earlier accident northbound 101 at university has cleared from the roadway. u're heading into the fog in san mateo. back to you. >> good advice. >> 49er playoff tickets going on sale this morning. already the pickings are slim. foind out how much they're selling for. >>> plus, it is decision day for iowa republicans and gop candidates are making final pushes for the votes. we'll have a live report from iowa coming up nec. >>> and for the latest news, traffic and weather, how about some good conversation to go with that? find us on facebook at nbc bay area. >>> the nnf . >>>the republican presidential race is hitting the first major milestone today. >> the iowa caucuses will be held tonight to kick off the decision on who will face president obama in the general election. tracie potts is live in des moines where several of the candidates have already predicted victory. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. mitt romney says he's going to win here, and then his people backtracked and said he's not talking about iowa. he said we're going to win and th