this is the legacy of van dorn. not just the defeat at pea ridge, but the abandonment of the trans-mississippi to the enemy. the federals and other officers could not believe it. for a few months, they thought this was some sort of a ploy. finally, in late spring, it dawned on them that the confederates were gone. not only was there no more threat to st. louis. there was no threat no missouri and arkansas was defenseless. and so curtis, having refit, resupplied his troops, moved eastward, dipping back into missouri and then turning sharply south through say legal and batesville and jackson port, s searcy, came within 40 miles of little rock and meeting nothing but local guerrilla resistance. it could not be stretched any farther. curtis men with all his officers and everyone agreed. sure, we can sprint to little rock and capture it without firing a shot, but it's better to march the union army to a river port that was available year round and just wait for better conditions. so curtis turns around and marches eventu

this is the legacy of van dorn. not just the defeat at pea ridge, but the abandonment of the trans-mississippi to the mean. the federals and other officers could not believe it. they thought it was a ploy. finally in late spring it dawned on them that the confederates were gone, not only was there no more threat to st. louis. there was no threat no missouri and arkansas was defenseless. he resupplied his troom -- troops, resupplied his troops. it could not be stretched any farther. curtis men with all his officers and everyone agreed. sure, we can sprint to little rock and capture it without firing a

van dorn, getting busy. but no delays just yet. your travel speed, you're at 60 miles per hour, six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. on the rails, a minor delay. this is on the marc, brunswick east, train 890. your delay seven minutes. no delays reported on the metro or the vre. eun? >> thank you. >>> 5:53. overnight, crews began spraying certain trees to keep the district smelling nice. d.c. urban forestry teams are once again doing their annual spring spraying of ginko trees. their fruit gives off a strong odor if untreated. last night, crews sprayed trees in wards 1, 2, and 6. they'll treat the other wards tonight and every night until all the trees have been sprayed. there are about 900 ginko trees across the district. >>> you might notice a change in on, radar from your tap water if you live in northern virginia. virginia american water will be flushing hydrants to clean mineral deposits and sediment from water mains. hydrants will be flushed in alexandria from this sunday through may 25. crews will be

if you're making your way from the wilson bridge to van dorn, 60 miles per hour.y taking six minutes to make the trip. over to the rails. no reported delays on either the metro, marc, and vre. you're looking good this morning. now back to you all. >> thank you. >>> 5:23. in "news 4 your health" this morning, new research suggests that finding breast cancer early is not always better. researchers from harvard studied several thousand women in a breast cancer screening program. they found that 15% to 20% of patients were overdiagnosed. that means they were treated for conditions that would have been harmless. researchers also say routine screenings did not decrease the number the women who ended one late stage breast cancer. experts recommend women talk to their doctors about their risk for breast cancer and how often to get mammograms. >>> the recent criticism over pink slime has forced a meat processor to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. afa foods is one of the largest ground beef processors in the u.s. it said media coverage of pink slime has been bad f

van dorn.raveling at 63 miles per hour. just a six-minute drive at this time. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's 6:12. 51 degrees. ahead, opening the doors to a room that's been closed off for 50 years. >>> plus, the amenity that could be coming to an apartment building in england that has residents saying no way. >>> and next, a major milestone. ♪ jimmy bond i'm sticky and uncomfortable. try gold bond powder. medicated to protect, absorb, even relieve itching. think bond. gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >>> a milestone high in the sky above manhattan. a building could surpass the empire state building as the tallest in new york city. the original twin towers were the tallest in the city until they were destroyed in the slept twasks, the freedom tower expected to be finished in 2013 or 2014 where tell stand at 1,776 feet. >>> mitt romney's campaign is furious over a new obama ad that praises the president for going after osama bin laden. >> he took the

we've got a good go as you head from van dorn to the wilson bridge. seven minutes at an average of 58 miles per hour. back to you both.

six-minute drive from the wilson bridge to van dorn street.nd if you're taking the rails, i'm still checking them. so far, not seeing reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:22 now. we're getting a better idea of change mitt romney would make to the federal government should he become our next president. the presumptive gop nominee laid out his policy plans in great deal at a fundraiser last night. romney told supporters he'd consider eliminating the department of housing and urban development. he also says he'd restructure the department of education or consolidate it with other agencies. romney also went into greater detail about how he would reform the tax code that includes eliminating tax loopholes and deductions for the wealthy. >>> investors will try to recover from wall street's worst two weeks so far this year. the dow last about 137 points. the s&p fell 17 points friday. this week will start one of the busiest periods of quarterly earnings reports. 86 companies will post results inc

six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. >> thanks, danella. it is 18 minutes after 11:00 now. still ahead on "news4 midday," how to make the classic grilled cheese sandwich into something special just in time for national grilled cheese month. plus, the washington ballet's production of "alice in wonderland" from the costumes to the dance to the story line. a prey view from the ballet's artistic director coming up. ♪ >>> that's a rehearsal under way because next week the washington ballet's original production "alice in wonderland" opens at the kennedy center. the ballet's artistic director calls it a wild ride and joins us this morning with more on what the audience can expect. we are always so happy to see you. >> great to be here. >> what an imaginative choreographer you are. this is supposed to be amazing. we had somebody here on friday saying it is already sold out for some of the shows. >> ticket sales have been through the roof. it's doing well. >> tell me why did you decide to do "alice"? >> "the great gats by, and when i was finning t

here's a live look at van dorn street. your travel speed from the wilson bridge to van dorn, 56 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> now 5:12. 54 degrees. ahead, an alarming study about autism. >>> plus, police may have a motive in a shooting rampage over the holiday weekend. the facebook post that could provide the key. >>> and next, what's new this year at the white house for the annual easter egg roll. >>> the first family attended easter services at the first episcopal church in northwest. they greeted members of the congregation. >>> this morning the first family will host thousands of kids at the white house for the annual easter egg roll. 35,000 people expected to attend. we have more live from the south lawn, more on the roll. always exciting. good morning. >> reporter: always exciting. good morning. if you're an easter egg-loving kid, this is absolutely just about as good as it gets. of course, they have been prepping here for months for the big easter egg roll. and they are now putting on the f

van dorn, who was in the army of northern virginia, under r.l. lee. the change of command had not happened yet, still commanded by joe johnston. vandorn left the post excited about his command in the trans-mississippi where he served most of his military career. he was very much at home in the west. he traveled by train from richmond to memphis in four days. a quick, reasonably comfortable trip. but once across the mississippi river, he was in a different world. no trains. no navigable waterways, at least at that time of the year. the arkansas was shallow and the arkansas was shallow and dry. if you were to cross the state, you had to do it over land. that's exactly what vandorn did. it took him nine arduous days to make his way from memphis to the boston mountains a little north of van buren. he fell into the ice choked little red river, near searcy, he became seriously ill and completed the journey in an ambulance with a raging fever. in fact, the fever would not leave him until the pea ridge campaign was over. vandorn finally arrived in the boston

travel speed making your way from the wilson bridge to van dorn, 62 miles per hour, just a six-minute drive at this time. i'm back this ten minutes with another look at traffic. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> 4:42. 72 degrees. still to come, the mistake a pilot made that caused a dramatic midair scare. >>> and also a crime alert next. the exclusive neighborhood where armed robbers are using a clever [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. wow! that feels really good. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you feel like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you.

out of germantown. 66, your lanes are open there and no problems to report on the beltway leaving van dorn street headed over towards the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> our big story is creating a lot of buzz. maryland lottery officials say no one has come forward to claim the megamillions prize. but rumor has it there is a winner. according to an exclusive from the "new york post" owned by the parent company of fox 5, the winners a mother of seven and work at a baltimore county mcdonald's. merland wilson says she bought the ticket on her own but the coworkers say it was part of the pool. her friend says, if the rumors are tree, she has some big plans. >> she told me if she ever win a lot of money, she's going back home. she's haitian. she's going to be haitian royalty. i got to work. around this time, she had that agreement. >> the megamillions jackpot climbed to $656 million. the three winning tickets sold in kansas, i go ill and -- illinois and maryland will split that amount. >>> mitt romney is hoping for wins in today's mary

about 9 miles per hour to get to van dorn street. as you make your way past university boulevard. your average travel speed, just >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning, april 26th, 2012. you know, it's a little chilly here in the northeast, has been for the last couple of days. we have 49 degrees right now. going up to a balmy 55. we'll have to deal with it. anyway, matt lauer along with ann curry, savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. and coming up, we're putting "today's professionals" back to work. >> we are. there's a lot to talk about. remember the story we told you about yesterday, a mom whose daughter had disrespected her in front of her friends, then went on the daughter's facebook page. you saw it there. put that red "x" over her mouth. we'll ask the question, is this creative parenting, creative discipline, or was it wrong to publicly humiliate her child? a lot of people do business travel by themselves and then end up having dinner alone. would you rather have dinner alone, or would you use an online s

in fact, from van dorn to the wilson bridge, 60 miles per hour.to you. >>> the house will vote on keeping student loan interest rates right where they are. the rates for student loans is set to double on july 1. president obama pushing for the loan rates to stay the same saying students can't afford to pay more in this difficult economy. republicans countered saying keeping loan rates this low would cost about $6 billion. they say the money should come from cuts from the president's health care overhaul law. >>> if you are tired now, you're not alone. nearly 30% of americans are not getting enough sleep. the cdc report says 40 million workers in the u.s. are getting fewer than six hours of sleep a day. the national sleep foundation recommends that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep each night. and workers who don't get enough sleep were more likely to get injured on the job and make mistakes. over time, insufficient sleep can affect overall health rutting in cardiovascular problems, obesity, and depression. >> and you can't make up for it. on

taking about six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> d.c. cabs set to raise their rates later this month. taxi cabs could charge the new $2.16 rate as early as april 21, barring any last-minute changes. the per-bag fee will change to 50 cents. and the snow emergency flat fee will also change to $15. the waiting fee will change to $25 an hour. the "washington examiner" reports it may take until may to recalibrate the taxicab meters. also legislation moving through the d.c. council that could impose new standards that require cabs to take credit cards and use a uniformed color among the other changes. >>> virginia cashing in on speeders apparently. a new report says virginia collected more than $100 million in revenue last fiscal year. that's according to aaa. the report says state and local governments collected $101 million from speeding tickets. rather $1.8 million in seat belt violations, and another $30 million for recoments driving tickets. >>

six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. now, back to you both. >> thank you. >>> on the eve of the d.c. and maryland primaries, one presidential hopeful heading to our area in hopes of winning votes. another is already declaring victory. >>> plus, another day of headaches for millions of credit card users. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transiti lenses lly filter just the right amount of ligh ou s's meant maybe evtter. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adapse vto find tions brandr yotody lenses that your life. america's best. took hours to work or made me drowsy. after allegra, i have the only one that's both fast and non-drowsy. after allegra, i have it all. >>> the wife of the jetblue pilot whose outburst forced an emergency landing says he wasn't being intentionally violent toward anyone. connie osbon says she's simply focused on her husband's recovery and won't be giving any more interviews. last week, clayton osbon became belligerent during a flight from new york to las vegas and had to be res

if you are crossing van dorn, both the inner loop and outer loop, you are clear.eading into prince george's county, i will give you the traffic speed to the wilson bridge. 60 miles per hour. crossing the bridge at prince george's county, you are clear. here is a live look the the beltway, montgomery county. again, very light volume in this area. on the inner loop and outer loop, as you make your way past 97. georgia avenue. your travel speed here is 57 miles per hour. just a ten-minute drive. not bad at all. bash remarks between want to congratulate you on a special honor. this week in the court appointed special advocates for children's organization. recognizing you for your more than 20 years of reporting on the lives of children in foster care as well as your efforts and motivating women to seek early prenatal care. congratulations, barbara. >> thank you very much. >> so excite. >> nice surprise to have you congratulate me. it was a very nice evening. all the people that work with the court pined special advocates for children were so wonderful to honor me in t

six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. if you're taking the rails, not bad at all. right now, not seeing any reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thank you. >>> a much-needed win for the caps tomorrow will have to come without one of their stars. center nicholas back s trom was given a penalty after this cross check at the end of monday's loss. the penalty comes with an automatic one-game suspension but is also being reviewed by the league. the nhl deemed the hit excessive and reckless. the caps trail the bruins in the series 2-1. you can catch game four tomorrow at 7:30 on comcast sports net and the nbc sports network. go, caps. need that win. >>> whether you think the redskins are bound for the super bowl or as a fan, you are just hoping to see an improvement from last season's record. the 2012 season starts on the road for the team. the washington redskins will kick off the 2012 season at new orleans. the home opener will be september 23 against the bengals. in week seven the team

the outer loop after van dorn slowing down because sunshine. the before duke street. traffic without her loop delay is maryland, 95 and e pace to hold a cross hospital. the leaves are actually on the trees in our rooftop cameras. this is overlooking the federal sunshine and we clouds rolling over head. 47 degrees in the safe and it cooler northwest of town. bright sunshine today all the way through the weekend, below 60's and it to 70 by easter sunday. we will be back at 8:27. [ cheers and applause ] >>> nice crowd out in times square this morning. camera man's number one fan. okay. you know that music, though. that is "desperate housewives." a very good reason. eva longoria coming up, and four episodes to go. and katie couric, in for robin, bringing it to us. >> i caught up with eva longoria, who is desperate -- anything but right now. we had so much fun. she took me to her restaurant. it is called beso. it means kiss in spanish. she gives every customer a kiss. >> is that true? >> yeah. she's talked with me about moving on from the series and

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