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coming southbound along 270, busy ride in urbana.antown, a little bit below speed at 118. the pace improves headed in towards gaithersburg. no problems to report right now for those continuing around the capital beltway as you travel between college park and bethesda. with the fog coming south on 270, this is what it looks like for our friends coming in out of clarkburg. authorities are checking for a crash on the beltway between 50 and 214 central avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. raffic. >> thank you. >>> coming up, three stars nope for their chart-topping and blockbuster work and -- known no their short-topping and blockbuster work. >> it is produced by jay-d and bill and jada pinkett. we'll bring you a prevow live. -- it is produced by jay-d and will and jada pinkett. we'll bring you a prevow live. -- a preview live. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastram

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can see just a bit of slow traffic in the urbana area. we'll take a live look in chesty chase, route 355 here at willard avenue and in and around the chevy chase area, you will be fine on route 355. back over to the maps, this time to the other side of town. no problems to report on 95 in from baltimore, the bw parkway as well. inside the beltway, you're fine through cheverly. i'll show. >> live look on the inbound side of new york avenue. this has been heavy this morning because of a water main break at montana avenue. that's been cleared up and so have the delays. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 6:15. back to you, mike and andrea. >> at 6:01, we're focusing on your money in a story that got a lot of attention wednesday. from all of those homeowners out there who are in trouble but trying to do the right thing. >> indeed. jessica doyle is here. she told us about it yesterday morning. we got such a huge response. this story is fantastic. nice to hear good news. obviously there are some caveats. >> absolutely. we're

an accident popped up just after route 80 in urbana. sitting on the shoulder. see all of the red there. it is slow traffic heading southbound right now. to that point. then beyond that, you're still ok into rockville. we'll take a live shot at route 121 here in clarksburg. things are moving fine down to the point where the lanes divide. virginia, the northbound side of i-395, another accident is sitting right before shirlington on the shoulder, in fact, let's go to a live picture here. you can see it through the trees with the flashing lights. again, it is on the shoulder. look at the heavy traffic in the main and hov lanes. we'll go further south to seminary road on the northbound side of 395. this is where delays begin trying to get into shirlington. an update on area road conditions once again at 6:11. mike? >> thank you, monika. at the top of the hour, let's get to some of the stories happening today. more than 50 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies it will be at the white house. it is giving them a course in identifying homegrown terrorists.

we are seeing the delays building here out of urbana.n to 37 miles per hour south the route # 0. >>> the district now changing the way it provides parking for disabled drivers. >> this is in response to reports of widespread abuse of those disabled parking tags. matt ackland has more on this. >> reporter: fining a spot to park in d.c. isn't easy. especially when the district says people are abusing the disabled free parking policy. >> really frustrating. it makes you not want to come over here. >> reporter: fox 5 reported on the disabled parking issue back in may when northwest business owner john wilson told us his customers couldn't find street parking. >> just a big headache for everybody involved. wilson blamed the abuse on metro workers who would park in front of a bus depot across the street and because they had disbe ad placards would never pay a dime in the meters but now the rules have changed and d-d.o.t. says it was because of abuse across the city. >> it eliminates the incentive to get a plaque order or get a place when you r

this is courtesy of don bowie in urbana, maryland. there it is, one little tulip coming up. the crocuses have come up as well. don't worry if snow comes. the biggest threat right now to these things would be a cold snap. temperatures, 61 college park, 59 arlington and bethesda. these temperatures are almost 20 degrees above average. we didn't city a record today, but 55 in reston -- set a record today, but 55 in reston, 56 towards andrews. mild and then cooler, a light jacket for tonight, breezy and mild again saturday, a little cooler sunday, nothing crazy. we do have a storm passing south of us monday. we've been kind of tracking this all week. i think all the precip will stay out of the immediate metro area, could see light rain or a sprinkle down towards southern maryland. clear, chilly tonight, a one blanket night, that, low temps in the 30s, winds out of the southwest at 10. you know it's mild if even our northern and western suburbs are above freezing tonight. 35 in gaithersburg for the low, 38 downtown, 37 college park and bowie, even out to the west still above free

along i-270, it looks really good for you traveling southbound heading out out urbana. heading past german town, all the way past rockville, i'm not seeing any issues for you. i'll give you a live look at falls road, you can see your volume is light in both directions, southbound lanes are open. northbound looks great as well. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> it's 4:42. 42 degrees. thousands of penn state fans want to honor joe paterno but many will be left out today. why many are upset about the school's ticket policy for the memorial servic >>> good morning. welcome back. today penn state fans will say their final good-byes to joe pa tern no a memorial service will be held this afternoon. yesterday there was a public viewing and then his body was transported one more time through the campus before a family funeral service. thousands lined the street to watch the procession and there was some controversy about today's memorial. tickets for the free event were being sold on ebay for thousands of dollars befo

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

go up 270 past clarkbsurg, urbana and go across the river, i think you're seeing a little light snow. the bands will continue to move south and east. our big snows don't come from the west, so nothing to worry about. our temperatures, a very dry snow. 30 in rockville, bethesda, 31 arlington, 34 d.c. that's as warm it's been all day and 30 in great falls, 29 in reston. the snow, clouds and southwest wind will keep temperatures up because this time last night they were tanking. late night possible between now and 3 a.m., dusting possible, but very dry snow, no problems for the morning commute. then just chilly thursday, temperatures back into the 40s which is about average. so for tonight not as cold, light snow or snow showers, a dusting possible, low temperatures 25 to 30 and winds increasing a little bit out of the southwest at 10 to 15. that's kind of a warmer or milder wind. by morning returning partly cloudy and cold. you'll still need a code and sunglasses, just not as bitterly -- coat and sunglasses, just not as bitterly cold. by afternoon partly cloudy and chilly but seasonable

as you come out of urbana toward clarksburg, even heading into germantown, no issues there. continuing into rockville, you're pretty much in the clear. what i'll do is give you a live look now at falls road. again, traveling southbound, lanes are open as you make your way to the lane divide. and northbound completely in the clear at this time. traveling on activities, here's a live look -- on i-66, here's a live look at suddenly to the beltway. clear. no accidents to report. and west from the tollway beltway nothing show slowing you down. >>> the local business about to go on a major hiring spree. >> and an actor that was supposed to go mars but never made blab. >>> welcome back. space experts say one of the heaviest and most toxic pieces of space junk ever has plunged into the pacific ocean. the russian mars probe landed in the ocean just off the coast of chile. officials say the debris field stretched across south america. the rocket launched back in november. experts say most of the toxic rocket fuel burned off before landing. the $170 million probe was designed to travel

patrons of these businesses tend not to use the metered parking on ocean avenue but rather to part on urbana in that area. the second point is that the planning commission notes that it is a public transit corridor. since the business will be open until 2:00 a.m., i know that the ball but -- the elbow what dart service bands around midnight. the muni service as around 12:30. there is an owl that does run once per hour and follows a secure route around the city. it would be hard to get anywhere. i am assuming most of the people who come to the billiard hall will be driving. the billiard hall applicants decided not to serve all all -- alcohol, which pleased us. i do not know whether or not that will succeed. the previous speaker made a point that there is a bar on ocean avenue. in addition, there is a 7-eleven that is one block away. in the same building as the proposed haull, there is a cannabis club and the previous occupants, the senior club, when i spoke with them, mentioned that sometimes they could smell the pot through the common wall. across the street, there is a hookah store. i do no

i'm not seeing issues making your way to urbana. i-95 in virginia, a live look at fairfax county parkway. i-95 looking good north and south, no issues. if you are connecting on to the beltway from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway, you're at 59 miles per hour. continuing on to 395, this is the view at glebe. you're clear all the way across the 14th street bridge. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> the supreme court is back in session today, and this is an election year for the justices. one of the first cases for the high court is a redistricting dispute in texas. four new congressional seats have the potential to decide which party controls the house of representatives. it is the first of the cases this year that will call upon the supreme court to get involved in partisan electoral fights or corporate electoral spending. there's also a challenge to the voting rights act from jurisdictions that say its restrictions are outdated. >>> also today congress will honor a montgomery county officer for his bravery during a hostage sit

we'll go over to 270 coming in from urbana. there had been overnight construction both directions of 270 at route 80 in the left lane. that should be clearing up shortly as well. we'll we could a live look at the beltway at river road. no problems here. this is basically what it looks like through silver spring and bethesda. in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 4:55. >> the federal government is giving more money to cover virginia's costs to repair damage from tropical storm lee. commonwealth will get $6.5 million from the department of transportation to pay for road and infrastructure repairs. last september, flooding caused by lee damaged or washed out 15 roads and bridges in northern virginia. all have since reopened. this grant is in addition to $2.1 million promised to the state in november. >>> the american cancer society's annual report shows that cancer rates are down again this year as are deaths. better treatment and screening has saved more than a million lives in the last 20 years. >> alison harmelin shows u

look at live doppler 9000 hd, spotty showers up and down from frederick and urbana down into montgomeryunty coming out of fairfax into d.c. here in the next little while. prince george's county, you're seeing this mainly outside the beltway to northern calvert southern anne arundel and southern fauquier county down toward stafford as well and fredericksburg, a couple of spotty, light showers. that's left roads on the wet side in many areas where temperatures are well above freezing. mid to upper 30s north. 42 in d.c. to 45 in fredericksburg. no problem other than the wetness, we don't have anything that's icy out there. that's a good thing to start the day. it is 4:27. let's find out if we have any other problems. >> wet road conditions and some construction. some might consider that a bit of a problem as they head out the door. things are looking fine if you're planning to head over to route 355 at shady grove road, no problems to report coming in from frederick, same story on 270 from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide and over to the american legion bridge. trafficlan

and the delays from germantown to urbana. slow traffic right now on the innerloop of the beltway.rom gw to college park. and the outer loop of the beltway all travel lanes are open but pretty slow. back to you in the studio. >> have a good weekend. coming up -- >> i have a dream. >> there you go. local students pay tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. >> i am gail pennybacker. alarming trend in the eagle population along the potomac. >> at 6:00, a shocker from the court or in north carolina. a life-threatening condition has stopped the >> the american bald eagles in our area are getting sick and dying from lead poisoning. >> deal penney barker shows us tonight that the problem is unintentional but devastating. >> stunningly riegle despite being hours from death, this bald eagle was discovered on the side of the road this week. she was taken to this veterinarian. "she had a really, really high levels, off the scale. >> hurt lead levels will be the land she died this week. they say this is a growing problem and it has to do with deer hunting. >> they will scavenge the carcasses. w

you can see the traffic low as down from urbana through this area at 38 miles per hour. we'll take a live look as you are planning to head over to the beltway on the outer loop you have brake lights beginning at 95 and that continues to georgia avenue. on the northbound side of the bw parkway, a disabled vehicle in the right lane northbound side southbound looks fine as you head through baltimore. a live look at route 29 here at route 28. nice and quiet as you head down to white oak and over to the beltway. coming up in my next report we'll go to virginia. >>> erin brock vivian is getting involved in a case of six teens up in new york. >>> newt gingrich is steaming mad over attack ads in florida. >> reporter: good morning. coming up on cbs this morning, we have newt gingrich talking about all the personal attacks in presidential campaign. also the concerns of fellow republicans and how he intends to get back the home tum with one day before the florida primary. also we'll look at a medical mystery and why erin brock vivian is getting involved. >>> we will be watching, th

first, slow traffic on 270 southbound coming out of urbana to get into hyattstown. between powder mill road and 197 there is a stalled car on northbound 95. no accidents reported on 95. normal volume. back to you. >> thank you. let's take a look of the weather outside. temperatures for the most part our little below freezing with exception of the waterways. 34 at annapolis, 36 in lexington park. if reagan national, 35. dollars at the freezing mark. frederick had a gerber, 28. 26 in martinsburg. oakland, maryland, 19. partly cloudy skies today, high temperatures in the mid 40's this afternoon. 46 with a west wind at 5-10. if mostly clear tonight, a little below freezing in outlying areas. tomorrow and wednesday, in the 60's for the high. 63 on tuesday afternoon and wednesday. very springlike the next couple days. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, and a brief sprinkle on wednesday. a better chance on thursday. that's a forecast. back to you. >> thank you. 6;40. the longtime home of president ford in california is on the market. $1.7 million is the asking price. the unit lis

. >>> slowing here at route 08 in urbana. you are down to 51 miles per hour. no problems getting through george andtown and gaithersburg at this point. here we are at the american legion bridge with traffic running smoothly on the outer loop headed out towards tyson's. the inner loop at speed as you work back up to 270. earlier earlier there was a fender bender up at shirlington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> in italy, search teams have suspended operations after the cruise ship grounded off the tuscan coast shifted under some turbulent seas. >> the death toll is now up to 11 after the body of five more people were pulled from that ship. and recordings between the coast guard and the ship's cap tape have been released. fox 8's stacy cohan is here now with the latest. >> good morning. it is heart breaking news for the families that are still waiting for word of their loved ones that remain missing but rescue crews have now suspect pen the the search onen capsized cruises ship that. because the ship itself has shifted. and the costa concordia

out of urbana, your slow. route 180, you're jammed making your way to route 109. traveling at father hurley boulevard, heading to the spur a bit of congestion heading through rockville. no major delays yet. traveling 66 westbound at cub run -- east way towards route 28, possible accident. there i'm sending the chopper there now to check things out. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you. >>> a billionaire who also happens to be a history buff will donate millions of dollars to help fix one of the most iconic structures in the entire country. the national park service will make the announcement today. the washington monument has been off limits since the august 23rd earthquake. megan mcgrath is live down on the national mall with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. it's one of washington's most popular tourist attractions, but the washington monument has been closed since it was damaged in a 59.8 earthquake last august. the price tag to fix the monument, $15 million. congress kicked in half of the money, but then t

delays start out of urbana. very slow approaching clarksburg.hitting the brakes at father hurley. south, you are slow making your way to rockville. travel lanes are open, but it is slow at this time. joe, back to you. >>> a new study is placing pressure on schools in the district's poorest neighborhoods to improve or face closure. the results of the study, commissioned by mayor vincent gray, will be released today. it suspected to urge the district to turn around or close nearly three dozen underperforming schools and expand the number of charter schools. about 46,000 students attend charter schools. >>> new from overnight police are trying to figure out how a car crashed into the side of a house in anne arundel county. it happened a few hours ago in davidsonville, maryland. police have not released information on the driver or if anyone was inside the house at the time. >>> today marks two years since the body of murdered virginia tech student morgan harrington was found. the 20-year-old disappeared after leaving a metallica rock concert at the

let me show you a map so you can gauge where it is on the southbound side so as you come down from urbanafor the delays because of that activity there on route 109 near 270 in hyattstown. we'll keep you posted on that with the live looks from sky 9 as well. we'll take a live look from our mdot camera. here's what it looks like past the accident at route 121, it does break loose. all lanes are open through clarksburg and down toward the point where the lanes divide. also another live look on the beltway north of town on the outer loop, you'll find brake lights forming on college park on 95. continuous heading westbound toward georgia avenue where the pace improves like usual heading into bethesda and i- 270. an update on the accident and route 109 at 6:58. back to you. >> guys, we're looking ok today. not great. >> we have some spotty showers, all we'll be dealing with throughout the day. later today. >> it is in the 40s. >> that's the other thing, too. >> we've got a little bit of cold air by sunday and monday. that's it. it is not bad at all. spotty showers around. grab the rain gear. al

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southbound, slow out of urbana. delays continue as you head to clarksburg road.nce you pass clarksburg road, the road opens up. you see the green cars here. you are moving. clear into rockville. i can tell you are going to see volume. no major delays yet. this is a look at falls road. you see volume. these cars are making their way southbound. joe, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> new today, chemicals in microwave popcorn may alter the effective not of childhood vaccinations. a harvard researchers found a group of chemicals in microwave popcorn and water-resistant clothing prevented diphtheria and tetanus vaccines from working properly. the chemicals called pfcs lower the body's immune response to fight infections. despite the findings, doctors say there is no immediate public health concern. >>> later this morning, first lady michelle obama and celebrity chef rachael ray will help roll out major nutrition standards to school lunches. these would be the first major changes in 15 years. the announcement is expected to include less sodium for most meals alo

are you going to see the bulk of your volume coming out of urbana. and you are slow to clarksburg. once you get around germantown, it's a little better. i can tell you your volume is increasing as you continue to rockville. no accidents in this area. thanks, chopper. and traveling i-95 in virginia, you are starting to slow, as well, as you travel north past the occoquan. no accidents in the roadway for you. and you are just under speed at 46 miles per hour from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. that trip will take you 16 minutes. and on the rails, an eight-minute delay on the marc, brunswick east train 872. joe, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> today is a pivotal day in the republican presidential primary race. in less than an hour, polls open for florida's primary. mitt romney is holding a commanding lead in the winner-take-all state. nbc's tracie potts is in tampa and joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: hey, joe. good morning. we'll be watching today to see if he can hold on to that commanding lead or how much of it he can hold on to when floridians her

if you're planning to head past route 80 in urbana, there is an accident, that one just reported.uthorities are just headed out there here at route 121, things look fine. we'll head out to the maps now. we'll go west to 66. you've got the brake lights forming in centreville with an accident right here in manassas park. route 234, sudley road. be aware of that in manassas park south of i-66. we'll go out live on the northbound side of i-95. overall delays here in springfield, a little further south, triangle into dumfries and across the occoquan river from the prince william parkway. be aware of those two stretches as well. over to 395, pretty heavy right now as you leave seminary road trying to get into shirlington, you see right there in the corner of your screen where it is very heavy until you get to shirlington then the pace improves to the 13th street bridge. an update on area roadways at 5:54. back to you guys. >> it is well-known we like to order our share of food here in the newsroom. we may all soon have a new option. burger king is test driving the idea of delivery here

heading out of urbana, heading toward clarksburg, seeing the yellow cars. that means that you're pretty slow. traveling in germantown, nothing but green. as you continue toward rockville, not seeing a lot of issue for you. i'll give you a live look at shady grove. traveling through rockville, connecting to the spur southbound, volume picking up. no major delays yet. no accidents to report as you're connecting to the spur and traveling to the beltway. 66 heading eastbound, volume increasing toward fairfax county pea parkway. back to you. >>> the national parks service is considering a unique option to help control the deer population in rock creek park. they're considering using sharp shooters. the deer population tripled in the past decade. they're not causing problems with drivers on the roads. they're not only causing those problems but major damage to plant life in the park. >> they're eating everything, and they are eating plants that are native to the ground so that the native plants are no longer there. new, invasive species that are not native to the

the outer loop of the beltway heading west toward bethesda and no problems on 270 coming in from urbana. if you're one of those that takes public transportation, right now, no problems to report on metro, marc or vre. we'll take another look around town coming up. mike? >> ok, thanks, monika. >>> today, attorneys for d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. are scheduled to meet with prosecutors. >> as 9news now first reported tuesday night, thomas is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges and resign his council seat. reporter delia gonsalves is live at the wilson building with more. good morning, delia. >> good morning, andrea, mike. although his attorney denies any comment. several sources close to thomas have confirmed that he has met with federal prosecutors, a plea deal could be struck today and he could be in court as early as tomorrow, of course. that's friday. harry thomas was a no show at yesterday's council hearing. the ward five council member has never been convicted but accused of taking $300,000 in city money to pay for luxury vehicles and vacations. sources tell us thomas will

taking i-270 you're slow heading out of urbana. delays start around route 85. and you're slow as you make your way toward clarksburg road, further down i-270, it's foggy. this is the view at shady grove. lanes open as you make your way toward the beltway. no accidents but a lot of fog. give yourself extra time this morning before you head out of the house. 395 in virginia, this is the view at duke street. a little volume as you make your way toward seminary road. again, lanes are open. not seeing any accidents, that's a good sign. as you across the 14th street bridge, no problems for you. on the rails, minor five-minute delay on the marc, brunswick east train, 872. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 6:12. 32 degrees. ahead, outrage over a home work assignment. the questions parents say were downright racist. >>> next, when to expect more to ride metro. ahh... so much better than last year. [ both screaming ] throw the food out the window! throw the food out the window! [ growling ] never again. everyone deserves a great vacation at a great price. get on board

urbana, in about 15, 20 minutes. maybe even drift into northern montgomery county over the next 30 to 40 minutes. that's about it for the moment. temperatures this morning we're in the 20s here. lots of teens out in the ohio valley and the midwest. when you factor in the wind, wind chill is about 20. look at the areas north and west. lot of cold air north and west. that will be headed toward us for today, tonight and the first half of tomorrow. 29 at reagan national. feels like 20. the dew points are down in the mid teens right now. very dry, cold arctic air has moved in. you can see the results with the snow showers from the mountains of north carolina all the way up to new york state and northern new england where the snow is flying. we'll have snow showers around today and late this afternoon. not so much tonight. another shot later on tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night before things start to moderate. today, 33. couple of snow showers and flurries. tomorrow, 36 after starting in the teens and 20s with a chance ag

average speed here in urbana now down to about 42 mirpses. we have abeen showing you the cameras and we have a lot of that fog socked in here out of germantown headed down into rockville. proceed can caution. if you are traveling northbound i-95, no incident to report out of dale city making your way through newington headed up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> alabama's dominant defense led to the bcs title last night. another tough road game for the caps. some intriguing match-ups for the playoffs. let's check in with the sports junkies at 106.7 the fan. >> what's happening? >> college football is over. alabama, national champion by winning the rematch with lsu. thoughts about the game and the bowls in general and the bcs system. >> here is my first thought of the game. loser! >> four field goals in the first half didn't do it for you? >> clearly the two best teams in the country. certainly the two best defenses but it was a terrible football game. i weapt to bed at half time. it was 9-0. lsu had one first do

>>> right now looking at i-270, your first set of delays are out of urbana. they continue to clarksburg road. once you get to clarksburg road, it gets better for you. i can show you here at father hurley, you are getting a little busy as you head southbound and head toward shady grove. no accidents in the road. as you connect to the spur, looking good. on the rails, no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. joe, over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we have breaking news right now. new information about the carbon monoxide leak in georgetown. let's get right to megan mcgrath. >> reporter: well, joe, we have a cause for this carbon monoxide build-up. we also can report that everyone who was evacuated is back inside. take a look across the street here. you see the bakers inside georgetown cupcake are again making their delicious cupcakes. they had been on the street. they were among several of the stores and apartments that were evacuated early this morning because of a build-up of carbon monoxide. we've just gotten the update from the fire department,

if you're traveling on i-270 in maryland, are you hitting the brakes just a bit heading out of urbana. you're pretty slow. as you make your way toward clarksburg, a slow trip. but once you get to clarksburg and head into germantown, you're in the clear. once you make your way into rockville, you will see volume increase just a bit. no major delays. there is the view of falls road heading toward the spur. you're in the clear. northbound, no issues. a lot of wind. if you're taking the rails, no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5:43. a new exhibit with kids or at least kids at heart in mind. how the smithsonian is celebrating the history of video games. >>> plus, holding on to our wheels. >>> breaking news in italy. crews temporarily suspended the search in the wreckage of the overturned ship because it shifted overnight. angie goff has more from the newsroom. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the death toll stands at 11 as the search for more bodies is called off after the "costa concordia" moved slightedly. it remains halfway

average speed gabrielle giffords getting slower and slower out of urbana down to 35 miles per hour.k of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the u.s. supreme court now hearing a case that pits individual property rights versus environmental law. mike and shantel sackett bought a lot in idaho, got local permits and started prepping for construction of their dream home. then the epa informed them that the landlocked property was actually a wet it is land and ordered them to return the lot to its original condition or risk facing stiff fines. more than $37,000 a day. the epa denied the couple's request for a hearing without explanation so the sacketts took the case to federal court. >> yes. we are fighting for ourselves. but bigger than that, we are fighting for everyone else in this country that owns property would we believe property owners have the right to their day in court and the epa has to be subject to the rule of the law. >> the epa argues that the issue should have been handled administratively, not in the court system. sacketts are already facing fines in the agency is successfu

heading out of urbana, slow passing clarksburg. once you get to clarksburg road, 121, that's where it clears up for you. again, germantown passing gaithersburg and into rockville here, nothing but green. your volume does increase as you get to rockville. this is falls road, and you see we have fog here as you travel south on i-270. your lanes are open. you are seeing just a bit of volume here, again, as you make your way through rockville and connect to the spur. northbound you're in the clear. give yourself extra time because we are seeing some fog. back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:53. the commute was tough in utah yesterday. look at this. snow-covered roads made travel treacherous. check the video that's gone viral. shows cars struggling to travel a snowy road in bountiful, utah. i like that name. at first drivers are barely able to manage the slick surface. but as video goes on, things just get out of control. whoa! goodness. cars start spinning out and crashing into each other. just trees and snowplows and oh, my goodn

pretty slow, seeing yellow cars as you make your way to urbana. to warn you about possible icy conditions in frederick. you have to slow down. but again, heading into rockville, your lanes are open. and i'm not seeing any accidents on i-270 north or south. we'll take a live look at falls road. you see your volume is increasing. but cars still have a really good travel speed as you make your way to the spur. and on the rails, have a minor delay, penn south train 403. your delay is five minutes. so far, metro and vre aren't reporting delays at this time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today the d.c. council will hear testimony that could bring major change to the district's taxi cabs. a bill introduced by council member mary shea would require cabs to accept credit cards, mandate better training, and regulate what color cabs would be. right now most cabs accept only cash. >>> we have a traffic alert for people in fairfax county this morning. drivers will notice a new traffic pattern leading to the parking lot at the vienna metro station begin. begin

it will slow down a bit out of urbana down toward route 121 then breaks free again as normal as you headn to the point where the lanes divide. all lanes are open for you. no problems to report this morning. coming up, we'll go around the area once again in a few minutes. first, talking about a rainy day, howard. >> thanks, monika. hey, guys. >> any problems in the forecast? >> no real problems in the forecast. unless you're hoping for snow. just not seeing any. i've got people keep saying when is it going to snow. right now, i don't see anything. >> i really do want to go skiing but i'm ok on the drive to work. >> that's the flip side. there are a lot of people -- >> there goes my remote. there are a lot of people very happy with how the winter has been going. >> people are leaving the area to look for snow. >> hasn't been good for the snowplowers. >> winners and losers all the time. bus stop forecast. we're talking about threat for those showers this morning. there's definitely a chill out there. it is in the 30s and 40s. i was ute on the weather terrace without my jacket. i regretted t

heading out of urbana, i'll give you a live look. you can see yellow. that means are you slow.at 109, you're at 38 miles per hour. one you make your way to germantown heading into rockville, you're seeing a lot of green. i can tell you that your volume is picking up in this area. this is a live look at falls road. you see all this space in between the cars. they still have a good travel speed as you travel through rockville and connect to the spur. your lanes are open. no accidents at this time on i-270 north or south. on the rails, they look really good about no reported delays on the metro -- good with no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. back to you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, one of the biggest slack force hit the big screen is back. >> bought it. ♪ >> how can i handle work on a day like today? >> the message ferris bueller is delivering to football fans this weekend. >>> on the outside looking in, why a number of area bruce why a number of area bruce springsteen fans say they wi today my journey continues across the golden state, why a number of area bruce spri

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approach the western edge there of the beltway and particularly that band that's west of clarksburg in urbana. you can see all that very heavy rain. again, we've got showers, possibility of some thunderstorms and winds gusting to 50 miles per hour as these storms race off to the east at about 50 miles per hour. so bottom line, expect some very heavy rain in your early morning forecast and then things should start to dry out later this afternoon. temperatures, these are amazing, reagan national 54 degrees. look at fredricksburg, 64 at this hour. that's the fuel for these storms this morning, 42 in hagerstown, cooler and dryer air will be working in later today. so enjoy the 60 degrees, that won't last long. early rain, could be a thunderstorm, sunshine returns this afternoon, becoming windy and cooler, and, again, temperatures will be falling into the low 50s here by sunset tonight. more details on the weather in just a minute. we'll take another look at the radar. let's go to traffic and julie has your latest. reporter: tucker, we've got problems on the roads right now. a lot of folks waking

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and before that, the university of illinois urbana-champaign, steven and i are now colleagues that hurricanesand he has in particular been a watcher of pakistan army, but i believe what he has to say is going to go beyond that. steve. >> let me say that perkins is pleased to cosponsor this event and i'm pleased to participate in it. i am happy that it's taking place in hunt thing. here's a guy when i was a graduate student i attended lectures by herman kahn. in her meant was the futurologists. he was one of the first big ten futurologists and dates, the disinterest has nuclear weapons. he wrote a book which describes among other things world war iii to seven. he wrote in a chapter on both the survivors envy the dead? the answer was no. in the case of a lurch thermonuclear war it was quite remarkable person. but we are in the same position that herman con was. our imagination knows no limits, but a very hard to say what will actually happen. humans are blessed or cursed with the ability to look at and imagine the future. we're also cursed by inability to know what the future will be. so this i

before that, of the university of illinois and urbana-champagne. steve and i are now colleagues at brookings and he has in particular been a watcher of the pakistan army but i believe that what he has to say will go beyond that. steve? >> thank you. s. let me say that brookings is pleased to cosponsor this event and i'm pleased to participate in it but i'm happy it is taking place at hudson. years ago when i was graduate student i attended lectures by herman khan who founded hudson later in his career. herman khan was futureo. lgists in the united states. his interest was nuclear weapons. he described world war iiies to sevens. he had a book will survivors envy the dead. the answer was no. in the case of a large thermonuclear war. quite a remarkable person. but we're in the same position ha her man khan was. our imagination knows no limits but still hard to say what will actually happen. humans are blessed or cursed with the ability to look ahead and imagine the future. we're also cursed by an inability to actually know what the future will be. so

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