vdot removed two signs near the prince william parkway in woodbridge. that's because cracked anchor bolts were found during inspections. v-dot says it still doesn't know why the sign in fairfax came down but there were problems with some of its bolts, too. >>> hundreds of whitney houston fans lined the streets of newark, new jersey today after hollywood said its good-byes yesterday. the fans wanted one last chance before whitney was buried in a private ceremony. nbc's ida segal has more. >> reporter: capped at a distance outside the fairview cemetery in westfield were throngs of journalists but also at least 100 fans waiting for one last look before the woman with the 1 in a million voice was laid to rest. >> i just wanted to be here and just -- you know, just get a glimpse, a look of her going in to her final resting place. >> reporter: and their glimpse came as the gold hearse carrying whitney houston pulled up. a few pink roses thrown on top and fans shouting their good-byes. >> we love you, whitney! >> we grew up listening to whitney, and as a littl

kutney, conocio a la joven de 14 aÑos en la internet en enero de este ano, y luego viajo hasta woodbridgepara sostener relaciones con ella... kutney se reunion con la victima en dos ocasiones en el estacionamiento de la escuela secundaria forest park, en woodbridges, y un tercer encuentro se produjo en el estacionamiento de hotel holiday inn en dumfries.. trabajadores de la construccion rompieron esta tarde una linea de gas en el area del estacionamiento norte del centro comercial weaton... los bomberos informaron que el banco wells fargo tuvo que ser evacuado, mientras cuadrillas de trabajadores monitoreaban el nivel de gas existente en otros establecimientes... el accidente no produjo ningun lesionado... un representante congresional hispano defiende al presidente obama de ataques por parte del candidato republicano newt gingrich.. alfredo miranda nos amplia sobre este debate... en efecto norma, mario buenas noches, durante varias semanas el candidato newt gingrich se ha referido al presidente obama como "el presidente de las estampillas de comida". pues bien, hoy el representant e luis

northbound i-95 here in woodbridge, no trouble spots to report as you make that exit out of woodbridgeeaded across the occoquan. ably looks good traveling between an and del and merrifield. no trouble spots to report leaving business 234 headed in towards vienna. southbound 270, nice and quiet leaving germantown and gaithersburg headed to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headline this morning, police are investigating a home invasion and attempted sexual assault. this happened around 9:00 on archer court in alexandria, virginia. investigators say a man entered the home while a resident was inside intending to burglarize t the man tried to sexually assault the person but eventually left. the victim was not seriously hurt. it is unclear if the suspect actually stole anything. so far, police have not made any arrests. >>> a case of road rage turns violent in anne arundel county, maryland. police say after getting into an argument, the driver of a pt cruiser stabbed the driver of a ford explorer in the chest at a stoplight. investigators believe the explo

. >> delia goncalves is live in woodbridge with their story this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. the teachers are probably sleeping in and just getting up. they're not going to work early like they normally do. this is the superintendent's proposed budget but the board of supervisors controls the money here in the county. so teachers plan to occupy that meeting to let those folks know what they think about this proposed change and, you know, so far this morning, though, the teachers new in time 7:15. they're probably sleeping in, just waking up. that's when the first bell rings, 7:15 at forest park, patriot and battlefield high schools as part of the work to rule action, teachers will not go to work early or they won't work late to prepare for classes. instead they're coming in with students and leaving with them at 2:15. teachers say the protest sends an important message about this pay freeze proposal but skipping out on o.t. for their students is certainly not easy. >> i probably would be there preparing for my less

. >> in woodbridge, va., seniors are flooded out of their >> we are getting the first 911 calls fromhly ohio high school shooting. >> we have shots fired gunshots multiple gunshots. >> multiple gunshots? >> we are in lockdown. >> do you know where? >> over by the gym. that is where it sounds like it came from, the jim/cafeteria area. >> five students were shot. three of them have died. two are still in the hospital in serious and stable condition. the suspect t.j. lane is being held by police. >> we are following breaking news from virginia where the governor has signed a handgun law. the bill's sponsor argued it set limits on law abiding citizens. the decision comes after the governor met the victims of families of the -- families of victims of the virginia tech shooting. >> on hedge would drive in the river run complex in woodbridge, residents were flooded out of their apartments. >> it was definitely a day of disruption. some of the people who were pulled out of this apartment complex still were in their bed clothes with coats over them. but tonight, we have good news. there has b

delays are consistent from woodbridge to newington. broken-down car at the beltway northbound 95 in springfield. 395 will improve noaa of the beltway to the 14th street bridge. metro rail is on normal service systemwide. back inside. >> thanks so much. >> let's check in with doug hill in the weather department. >> good morning. kind of cloudy, a little different than yesterday. it was in the teens a yesterday morning. in the 30's this morning. a little precipitation here and there. live super doppler 7 radar shows off most of that is well to the west and northeast of baltimore. there was light yesterday with some snowflakes. maybe a few snow flurries today off to the west and maybe some sprinkles east. not bad on this february morning. near 32. in martinsburg and frederick 32. 36 in gaithersburg. 38 in the nation's capital and in quantico. of the amount of clouds and moisture on the satellite view -- a fair amount of clouds. most of the precipitation is to this alabama will stay there. temperatures headed to the 50s today. we will not

read on the right heading southbound toward woodbridge.ng back to the news desk. >> not a bad start. it is 50 degrees. >> details on a key bill that affects thousands of workers. will you get a raise? >> import news for women. details of a recall of mi >> welcome back. parents want to know how a man could walk into a d.c. school and sexually assaults is student. the suspect in a properly test a grow yesterday afternoon at ketcham elementary. she is said to be safe this morning. d.c. police are hoping a new clue will begin to whoever left a baby girl to die in the freezing cold blast bond. authorities released a picture of the infants and the -- of the blanket the if it was wrapped in. all eyes are on the famous pennsylvania groundhog. if he sees his shadow, we're looking at six more weeks of winter. they will hold a celebration following this. >> investigators are looking for suspects of lenny harris. they look for evidence near the wilson bridge. there is it also is provided by lenwood johnson. he confessed in the disposal of the body. jo

expect delays out of woodbridge headed up to newington.270 at 85 buckiestown now on the shoulder. inbound route 50 on the beltway now on the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >>> now to today's top story. an alexandria paramedic on scene -- on the scene of a car fire on 359 falls some 20 feet off a bridge and right into a creek. >> the rescue effort and investigation caused massive traffic back-ups at the height of rush hour. fox 5's stacy cohan has the latest this morning. good morning, stacy. >> good morning. we are right here along four mile run and you can see what remains of the police tape. this is where they came last night after the man fell. you can see behind me in the distance the highway from which the man fell last night. let motel what you happened. it was around 6:30 in the evening, rush hour, when paramedics responded, fire ems responded to 395 in the area of shirlington. there was a car fire. once he got on the scene, 35- year-old paramedic josh weissman, for reasons that reman unclear, fell off th

going about 44 miles an hour on the northbound side through woodbridge.ain leaving lorton and newington. we'll take a live look into springfield. all lanes have been open this morning. it's just that volume you're dealing with around 6:44 to the beltway. a little further north on to 395 hitting the brakes at duke street and landmark and then again trying to cross the 14th street bridge but all lanes are open. >>> 6:19. coming up next in sports, two amazing finales in basketball last night. you are going to want to see these both. >>> first time for another check on our question of the morning. nearly half of all men say they've done which of these things for their partner on valentine's day. is it a, bought something last minute, b, cooked dinner, or c, made a cd of their favorite songs. how romantic. >> our facebook friend in easton says she's going with c, made a cd of their favorite songs. music soothes the heart and causes all of those fall and autumn babies. >> all of the choices i would be happy. keep the guesses and comments coming. we'll reveal th

lanes are open leaving woodbridge as you continue north up towards the capital beltway. 395 quiet from the beltway for the 14th street bridge. this is 395 before you reach seminary road. no trouble spots to report there and the beltway in prince george's county quiet in each intersection as you travel to and from andrews. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> polls open in michigan and arizona in just a few hours. today's primaries are crucial for the frontrunners. a defeat for mitt romney in his home state could be devastating for his campaign. >> romney got some help from michigan native kid rock ate campaign rally last night. >> so i'm happy to introduce a son of detroit, a friend, a guy who makes great music who introduces me by dvd everywhere i go, kid rock. kid rock. >> rome me also spoke to the crowd about the economy and he thanked members of the military in attendance there one by one. as far as arizona goes, romney has held significant leads over santorum in polls leading up to the primary day. >>> witnesses to that school shooting in ohio say the suspect

it is already a slow go as you travel out of woodbridge continuing northbound up towards the occoquanape leaving duke street continuing out to the 14th street bridge. accident activity at 450 at 410. heads up there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >>> caught on camera, a deer smashing through a window at the washington highlands interim library in southwest. now, the library wasn't open at the time. stunned staff members called for help. animal control officer as arrived quickly. deer suffered a broken jaw and unfortunately had to be euthanized. no one else was hurt. >>> we've got bad news for the housing market. home prices were at an all-time low now. prices are 6% below where they were in 2009 and experts say the trouble is expected to continue. despite record low mortgage rates, a spike in foreclosures could push home prices even lower. meaning housing will likely remain depressed for some time. not god news there. >>> a big honor for one las vegas couple just in time for valentine's day. >> we're talking about wilbur and theresa fayaz. they've been married for 78

highway signs on the northbound and southbound sides of i-95 near the prince william parkway in woodbridgea spokeswoman for vdot said inspectors found cracked anchor bolts on the signs. crews began inspecting similar signs like the huge overhead sign this came crashing down on the front end of a pickup on i-66 in forecast laairfax count weekend. crews will inspect more than 260 signs in northern virginia over the next month. >>> rupert murdoch is set to launch a new sunday version of his tabloid "the sun "newspaper. the tabloid which hits newsstands this sunday replaces his now-closed "news of the world" newspaper. that paper was forced to shut down last july after it was discovered that some editors and reporters routinely hacked into telephones and bribed police for information. murdoch will oversee production of the paper. there are rumors that writers and editors who were fired from "the news of the world" will be rehired to work for the new "sunday sun." >>> espn fired the employee who posted a controversial headline about knicks point guard jeremy lin. the headline which appeared on

traveling along i-95 nothing but green lanes are open heading out of woodbridge connecting to the beltway. light volume traveling northbound and southbound. northbound speeds pretty good. 60 miles per hour. make your way from the occoquan to the beltway, 11 minutes. continuing on to 395 no issues. between the beltway and 14th street bridge you're in the clear. northbound speeds 60 miles per hour. and to get from the beltway to 14th street bridge that trip taking you 12 minutes at this time. back to you. >>> 4:43. 33 degrees. still to come. it wasn't a wardrobe malfunction but there's controversy surrounding the super bowl halftime show. the stunt one of the performers pulled on live tv. ♪ i'm sexy and i know it >> ads like this one is a big draw as the game. a look at th it's such a tough... yeah. the spectrum is from lg. and the r2 unit is from... from naboo. naboo. yeah. the spectrum's got a 4.5" screen, fits nicely in your hand. r2-d2 needs a starfighter. starfighter ? that's like a million dollars in gas. yeah, it's pricey. it's got verizon's 4g lte for lightspeed downloads and a true

william county especially, enhancement northern charles county weakening but look for manassas to woodbridge, back down towards warrenton, seeing a little less now but cromwell seeing, it to quantico, all moving northeast and that's why we've got moderate rain at times for the next couple hours some showers today. nice friday and saturday, but a storm approaches late saturday night into sunday so rain or snow a possibility to finish out the weekend. temperatures raw in the shenandoah valley, low 40s. mid-40s with upper 40s in easton. raindrops on the lens, 46 degrees. feeling like 41, though, with the wind at 10 miles an hour. this piece of energy here, this will come across the southern u.s., activate another storm system for saturday night, sunday. today, the heavy showers down on the deep south extends up towards new england, where it turns into snow. our forecast, 50ish with luck this afternoon. rainshowers diminishing this evening. breezy tomorrow, we start in the 30s, we finish 54 with good deal of sunshine. partly to mostly cloudy saturday and 52. by sunday, rain and or snow. north an

looking final here down in woodbridge as you head up toward spring field.ive look a little further north. if you're planning to head to 395 near duke street, no problems. the north side of town no problems on 270. we'll take a live look at the beltway at river road on our mdot camera and we're looking good on the west side between the american legion bridge and silver spring. coming up in my next report, more on area roadways at 4:39. >>> it is republican primary day in arizona and michigan. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum trails former massachusetts governor mitt romney in arizona. he has the endorsement of governor jan brewer. >> the race is neck and neck in michigan. susan mcginnis has the latest from detroit. >> everywhere i go kid rock. >> reporter: mitt romney brought out a hometown superstar has he made his final pitch for votes in royal oak, michigan monday night. kid rock sang the song romney's been using on the campaign trail and hours before the polls opened, romney sounded confident. >> i'm going to win in michigan and i'm going to win

so in between woodbridge and fredericksburg it's not a picnic. this is yellow, still moderate to occasionally heavy rain, nothing severe, but enough certainly to slow you down and just kind of be pain for your evening commute. we'll be out of here for the morning commute. we'll widen out and put this into motion over the next hour. we see the activity move essentially west to east so much if you see these showers and heavier rains around 270 up near gaithersburg, it's going to move directly east into howard county. we'll keep you posted. here's the deal. drying out after midnight, another round of heavy rain, thunderstorms, too. time frame critical 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and thursday still a lamb, yes, march still coming in like a lamb thankfully. in fact, the next seven days, really the payoff day tomorrow, maybe a few clouds to start but then temperatures in the mid- 60s. friday clouds come back, maybe light rain or showers late. most of the activity rolls in here saturday with rain showers and maybe some thunderstorms, temperatures back in the 60s

here's what it looks like in springfield coming up through dumfries, woodbridge, springfield. everything is running smoothly this morning. coming up in my next report, a closer look into virginia at 5:01. >> thank you. >>> the old bethesda cinema and draft house could soon be transformed into a blues and jazz club if one local realtor gets its way. the historic theater has been closed since june 2010. the principle owner of bb&t investments bought the property last week. he plans to put it into a new orleans themed restaurant and supper club. it's expected to cost $8 million for renovations. the opening is planned for september. >> sounds kind of good. >> a neat location. >>> the angry birds, they're flocking to facebook now. popular game debuted tuesday on the social network. it launched in indonesia first which is the most concentrated area of facebook users. facebook officials are hoping angry birds eventually reaches the global audience of users which is about 800 million right now. wow. >>> the nation's top dog is a pekingese named malachy. the dog was awarded the best in

northbound on i-95 in woodbridge, still very quiet as you leave route 123 and head for springfield to bridge. just final right now. to the north side of town and all lanes are open between college park and bethesda, no problems on 95 and the vw parkway coming in from baltimore. here's 270 and route 121 in clarksburg coming down from frederick, you're fine. no problems on 355 or the great seneca highway this morning. coming up in my next report, ecloser lack -- a closer look into virginia. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates will be here in washington today for c pac. it's the annual conservative political action committee conference. >> susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest events on the conservative calendar. >> we must outsmart the liberals. we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> reporter: this morning, thousands are expected to pack this ballroom in washington, d.c. for day two of the annual c pac conference. conservatives from around the country will hear from three of the four gop contenders including front ru

travel speed in woodbridge past route 123. you're at 62 miles per hour. and a live look now at fairfax county parkway northbound. not really bad at all. southbound, completely in the clear. travel speed northbound, 60 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is now 4:54. with division lead on the line, the caps put together one of their best performances this year to shut out the florida panthers. alex ovechkin had two goals in the 4-0 win including the team's first power-play goal in eight games. ovechkin has 22 goals on the season. there was also a short-handed tally. it was a fourth shutout on the year and second against his former team. it would give the caps the first late spot in the southeast division. go, caps! >>> a good night for terps fans, too. maryland beat clemson 64-62. the terps' first road win of the season. they led by double digits for much of the second half but held off a furious rally by clemson to secure the victory. the terps take on duke saturday in durham. that's a big game. go, terps. >> big game. >> all right. >> you'r

no trouble spots to report in virginia are, northbound i-95 good to go leaving woodbridge headed outowards the beltway. >>> now to some chilling video of the woman convicted of killing her coworker inside the lululemon store in bethesda. brittany norwood was first vefd after she was found bound and bleeding inside the store. four days later, she was well enough for the video interview with detectives. bob archbishop arrested has the story now. >> reporter: she was a free woman, voluntarily speaking with police, five days after the vicious murder of her coworker, jayna murray inside the lululemon store on bethesda row. >> he strike me on my head. >> he strikes you on your head. your forehead? >> uh-huh. >> do you know with what? >> i don't know. >> what was it his fist or an object? >> it was hard. >> reporter: brittany norwood was not yet a suspect. claimed she was a victim herself, taxed by two masked men inside the store late on a friday night last march. >> how long do you think this went on? >> forever it seems like. >> i'm sure. >> i don't know. >> reporter: of course, we now kn

some highway signs on the north and southbound sides of i-95 near the prince william parkway in woodbridge. a spokesperson for the vdot says inspectors found cracked anchor bolts on the signs. crews began inspecting similar signs like the huge overhead sign that came crashing down on the front end of a pickup truck on i-66 in fairfax county last weekend. the driver in that case was not injured. vdot does not know why that sign came down, but it also had problems with its bolts, as well. crews will inspect more than 260 signs in northern virginia over the next month. >>> 4:39 now. 38 degrees. ahead on "news4 today," the search for fresh powder ends in tragedy. what triggered a deadly day on the slopes in washington state. >>> taking extra precautions. the incident that has a fairfax county mosque on alert this morning. >>> good-bye rain and snow, hello sunshine. >>> good morning. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. rity now at 4:-- right now at 4:41 on president's day around the region, it's cold. we're near or below freezing, montgomery county, points west and north. in fairfax county, a

september pakistani born jew borrow twenty four years old a native of pakistan and a resident of woodbridge virginia was arrested for providing material support for the terrorist group launched our it's a huge up. state department is designated terrorist organization and he is accused of producing an uploading a propaganda video to youtube on behalf of. just putting up a video that's just one example in two thousand and nine the staten island businessman named job it was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for assisting terrorists by providing satellite television services to hezbollah's television station so those are just two examples of the many people that are going to rest in the us or providing material support for a terrorist organization all u.s. lawmakers openly advocate for and support and so there's no way around it there are double standards in our justice system for those in positions of power next want to respond if you rhythms offended by my comments about whether or not whales should be given the same constitutional protections against slavery as human beings lodge and s

with the typical drive on 95 coming out of woodbridge to get to springfield. travel times are still in our favor. no problems for metro rail, they are on normal service. >> it is a little damp out there this morning not a total washout, just some areas of light rain. will be confined to the morning areas and we will have some peaks of some later this afternoon 350 degrees in the district with rain moving through. most of the rain is in prince george's county and anne arundel county and moving through calvert county and hanging on holon 95 in prince william county -- and hanging on i-95 in prince william county. i think we will make it into the mid-60's this afternoon. it will be sunshine dependent and tonight into early tomorrow, we will have areas of light rinse out of the metro and otherwise cooler tomorrow but still well above average for this time of year, in the mid- 50's. >> thank you. the washington highlands interim library in southwest will be closed today because a deer crashed through a window yesterday afternoon. surveillance video images of the an

woodbridge at 55. fredrik at 49. highs in to the 50's around the area. 57 in fredericksburg. you find some colder air and that is moving into the region late tonight and overnight. temperatures approaching 60 today in some areas. we will be lucky to get 40. a big change with the colder air moving in. sunshine gives way to call -- increasing cloudiness. the winds kick into the northeast and that will bring in some of those colder temperatures. not bitterly cold but cold enough. the possibility of snow in the forecast. mixed with some rain in spots. temperatures are in the teens. here is a look at the satellite and radar. not much in the east at. the clouds are encroaching from the west. further west you see a little of a trace of what is coming our way. north through the sections of arkansas spreading out into the tennessee valley. that will spread eastward and the track should keep us for six or seven hours, the possibility of light snow and rain. this is the computer model. temperatures below the 40 degree mark. precipitation will move in as a mix of rain and snow into the m

route one are moving sloper it will take into virginia where we are starting to slow the pace from woodbridge but bridge across the 14th street bridge. >> it is a beautiful day today but a little cold right now but it will be a gorgeous day with high temperatures above-average. look at the nation's capital this morning. the sun is up at 7:00 tonight we're starting to get a little bit of pink and orange on the horizon. it dense fog advisory to the west of the metro area. that is until 9:00 a.m. and you can see visibility's down to 1/4 of a mile or less to the west. 30 degrees downtown and 24 at dulles airport. culpeper is only 21 degrees. sunny and mild today and warmer today and tomorrow. pleasant and doug will have the 7 day forecast with a bump on the road for wednesday coming up. >> jury selection starts today for a former uva lacrosse star accused of killing a classmate. >> prosecutors say george huguely killed his ex-girlfriend yeardley love and a fit of rage. this sent shockwaves from charlottesville to chevy chase and baltimore. >> good morning the four-year students work days for grad

but we are adding a little bit to your time on 95 to get out of woodbridge to springfield because of the volume of traffic. look at the outer loop in maryland. it will take you a little longer from 95 to georgia avenue. that is normal. no problems out of loudoun county on the greenway, the dulles toll road. looks good on the connector roads for now. 70 is good between hagerstown and baltimore. looks good on 270 from urbana to hyattstown with normal volume. ward avenue, a person was hit by an automobile. if you take metro rail, marc rail drv, they are checking in on time. -- and vre. back to you. >> thank you. let's check in with doug hill for today's weather. good morning. >> good morning. a clear morning after a little clout in its overnight. we will be in fine shape today. rapid changes the next couple days. let's look at temperatures first-round area. many in the 30's. a few 20's. clouds overnight kept temperatures a little warmer than last night. 28 in gaithersburg, 36 in frederick and quantico. the satellite and radar shows the clouds moving out. we will have sunshine. warming u

what your neighbors out of woodbridge to the pentagon, looking good. back to you. >> thank you.ervices this afternoon for local paramedic who died while responding to a call last week. joshua weissman died shortly after falling off interstate 395. jummy olabanji joins us from alexandria where loved ones will gather today to honor his memory. >> good morning. they gathered last nights for the visitation. joshua weissman started volunteering with his local fire department when he was 16 years old. he lived a life of service and died in performing those acts of service. last night not far from where we are kept at the funeral home was where his friends, family, and cal fire fighterfellow firefighters gathered to say goodbye to the 33- wh year- -- who tied while responding to a and a car fire on 395. he fell into the creek and suffered a fatal head injury. firefighters and friends and family gathered around and helped one another. we heard from his brother on the life that you lived. >> if it's possible to take anything positive out of something so tragic, it would been how thankful

everything moved to the left shoulder, but the damage was done. 395 not found, no accidents out of woodbridgegreat. no delays between duke street and the exit for the pentagon. on the topside of the beltway, outer loop to 95 and around two holy cross hospital, normal volume beginning to grow. back to you. >> thank you. adam caskey is a good motivator for your team snow. the 50-50. >> it is even now. get on steve's facebook page and vote for your team. later tonight and into early tomorrow, some snowflakes. we had that one little bit of snow and northwest of town especially around halloween. since then, not much. we will have minor accumulations the request of the metro area mainly on grassy services. that's all. nothing to get excited about. if nothing to worry about. there's a live look downtown with the monument lit up across the potomac. 33 degrees downtown in the district, 28 in manassas, 27 in frederick and winchester. martinsburg, 24. oakland, 1 degrees cooler, 23 degrees. of 37 along the water in annapolis. there were a few clouds overnight, but nelson clearing. it will be beautiful su

they are flying out of woodbridge, virginia northbound i-95. potomac mills. look at that big lollipop signed. it is all suite of the stafford to get up to the marine base. live into the district. not so good. new york avenue closed. we are looking at new york avenue between florida avenue and penn street. they are documented in overnight crash. the rollbacks are on the scene to remove the vehicles. what will work is alternate routes include route 1 , rhode island and kenilworth avenue and benning road to h street. new york avenue is closed at florida ave. >> we are going to have little snow event. we've had 1.7 inches so far. >> but you're still not excited about this one. a snow excitement factor of 1. here's a great time lapse i have. this is the moon rise at 5:40 p.m. yesterday. bob ryan put this time lapse together. a brilliant, full snow moon. this is another view from my facebook friend. this is out of prince frederick. she is on the bait. you can see the bright moon reflecting off the water -- she is on the bay. a winter weather advisory posted for lat

more from woodbridge. >> teachers in three high schools, battlefield, and here at forest park, participanteda work to the rule job action today. obviously having difficulty there with peggy's story. the superintendent along with other northern virginia school districts are hoping lawmakers dump registration. those are funds that help schools attract teachers with competitive salaries. >>> transportation secretary, ray lahood went back to school today. part of the annual teach for america week. volunteers try to inspire students with lessons that connect the curriculum to real life. >> and let's take it out to topper on the weather terrace. talk about a cold night saturday night. wow, top. >> it got crazy for a while, but nice monday. temperatures made it to near 50 just about everywhere and clouds are coming in quickly. it's going to stay dry tonight. different story out in the plain states. this is the same system heading our way. by the time it gets here, not going to have much. it could produce a little bit of light snow or flurries north and west of town. but it was a mess out in kansas.

. >> northbound i-59, delays out of woodbridge as you guy continue northbound headed up towards the occoquanlanes here are open. 66, not a bad commute coming in out of manassas. still heading steady here. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you, julie. the price of gasoline is now $3.58 a gallon. that is six cents high are than it was this time last week. we expect to hear president obama's ideas on what to do about the costly trend later today. fox's ed henry has the story. >>> since december alone, gas price have soared an average of 31 cents per gallon nationwide. today, president obama's aides tried to deflect blame. >> if you are suggest is that there is responsibility for a rise in the global price of oil, it certainly is not because of anything he hasn't done to expand the domestic oil and gas reduction. >> reporter: while production is up, white house aides say that the green light for some of that drilling came from former president bush. now a threat to the president's re-election because it may counter good news he has gotten on unemployment and the stock market

northbound i-95 still an easy go in both the main lines and express lanes headed out of woodbridge to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> well, it has happened again a another ride-on bus caught fire and burned up. >> no one was hurt during this. that make five ride-on buss that have caught fire over the last several years. they are all the same make too. john henrehan has more details. >> reporter: the bus system in montgomery county, ride-on, uses big buses and uses smaller buses to get around the narrower streets. about 50 of the smaller buses were purchased from a company called international in 2007. the union that represents drivers has never favored the vehicles. >> i don't like the bus because of wait it handles and also the rough ride it gives not only the driver but the passengers. ments a truck. you feel every bump, every little crack in the road, you feel on those buses. >> reporter: there is another rope to not like the international buses. five of them have caught fire and burned up and there have been a couple after smoke-only in

montgomery county and down into fairfax county, down toward dale city and woodbridge. we have one little storm down to the south. pretty power packed little storm, actually, in portions of st. mary's county, and this has some hail in it. inbetween mechanicsville, just to the south. that's hail. not surprised we don't have a warning on this as it begins to push off to the north crossing 235. we will keep you posted on that. right now, no warning on that storm, but be advised. strong winds and small hail possible. 52 right now. 53 in arlington. 51 in rockville. 48 in gaithersburg. one of the colder readings and in reston. a little milder down to the south. 55 in springfield and 55 also in fort belvoir. high wind worning frederick and leesburg. but all the areas under a wind advisory until midnight. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. winds haven't picked up yet. it's 43-mile per hour wind gusts in cumberland and looking at a 32-mile per hour wind gust. you will see wind gusts up to 60. the winds will increase as we go through the night. hopefully you secured your loose object

overall delays in woodbridge, then lorton to this point at the beltway. coming up in my next report, another look around the area in a few minutes. in the meantime, back to you. >>> in that shot we can see that the lanes are open and dry. >> dry. >> so when will we expect to see rain? >> later this morning, especially this afternoon we'll have a better chance of showers. had a couple of them overnight but, you know, those were pretty tiddley as far as showers go. with very heavier showers in west virginia right now. it's all moving off toward the east. the bus stop forecast spotty showers. kind of chilly. we have a lot of 30s, mid-to upper 30s. some areas in the low 40s. a little bit of a breeze which will be picking up as the day wears on. sunrise 6:59. don't expect to see it, neither the sun set. as we head toward the lunch hour, a better chance we'll see showers. in fact, mid- to late morning from west to east i think the showers will start to pick up. this afternoon 4:00 could be raining pretty heavily in many areas, 49. south winds at 10 miles an hou

inches of snow, fredericksburg, virginia, 1 1/2 inches, charlottesville 5.5 inches and la plata and woodbridgeor, so just enough to cover the ground. so we miss out on the big mess. this is 24 hours ago. it deposited 3.5 inches of snow in richmond. we showed you all the accidents down there. of course, that storm system has pulled out now and watch the skies clearing behind it. that means that anywhere you had that snow down to our south you could have some refreezing tonight because it's going to get real cold. we call that black ice. we haven't had to deal with that much this winter. there is another big storm in the middle part of the country. we've seen some thunderstorms breaking out and a little snow. that will pass mostly to our north and west during the day tomorrow. we may see a little bit of cloud cover with it. good news in terms of temperatures for those of you who like spring. you will have to call the doctor for a taste of spring fever later this week. our average high 48 degrees, we're above it tomorrow at 53, but check this out wednesday 61 degrees, thursday 68 degrees. could b

if you're coming out of woodbridge through lorton, newington, springfield everything is looking greatwe're going to go a little further north if you're planning to head to 395 and the 14th street bridge, still nice and light. no problems as you head into the downtown area. we'll go a little further west on the maps this time over to the american legion bridge and the gw parkway heading inbound right now. no problems to report. a quick live look at the legion bridge on the west side looking great both loops of the beltway. more on what's going on near white oak coming up at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:49, police in thailand say the iranian suspects arrested in bangkok did not have the capacity to attack large crowds or buildings. the two men were taken into custody after three explosions shook a residential neighborhood. israel is blaming an attack monday in new delhi on iranian operatives. >>> the man poised to become china's next president will talk with senate leaders today. the chinese vice president met with president obama and top administration officials yesterday. then he at

northbound i-95 still quiet out of woodbridge headed for the occoquan.r fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> do you need a new refrigerator? how about a washer or dryer? you might think about shopping in maryland. all qualified energy star appliances will be exempt from sales tax in maryland this saturday,son and monday. to see a list of items eligible for this, go to myfoxdc.com and search under web links. >>> are you feeling rich? probably not after buying those appliances. but in some places, a new survey finds 10 of the 15 wealthiest counties in eric are right here in the d.c. area. >> it is called mainstreet.com and it based its rankings on immediate yap household income. does this really mean that its residents are really rich? we have a report. >> reporter: expensive homes, good-paying jobs, data from the sent us boor he shows 10 local counties are among the richest in america. loudoun county is number one way median household income of $119,000. fairfax county came in seconds at $103,000. several other d.c. suburbs followed. howard county, nu

northbound i-95 looking good out of dale city and woodbridge.hat's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> new this morning, a 2-year- old girl fighting for her life after being caught in a house fire. this happened on the 6100 block of hillmar drive in district heights early this morning. the fire broke out in the kitchen of the family town house and quickly spread. three adults and a 9-year-old boy made it out okay but were unable to get to the little girl. firefighters rescued her fray second floor window. she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> a change of heart for prince george's county executive rushern baker. >> he is now supporting a billion dollar casino to be build at national harbor. sherry ly live at national harbor with more on this talked- about casino. >> good morning. if casino style gaming were to come to prince george's county, the county executive rushern baker wants it here at national harbor, a $1 billion high-end las vegas style casino. what baker envisions are slot machines, table games like b

yesterday when police say he tried to meet the girl for a third time at the forest park high school in woodbridge. >>> in prince georges county, hundreds of people arrested and more than four dozen guns taken off the street he is. it is part of a new initiative this year targeting the crime hotspots in the country. darcy spencer tells us,is working. >> reporter: these guns were taken off the streets in prince georges county in january. some of them were used in violent crimes. >> if you're gonna carry a gun in prince georges county, we are gonna catch you and lock you up. >> reporter: another gun was recovered this morning after a carjacking at a walmart on branch avenue in clinton. police say the suspect stole a cadillac pickup then crashed the truck during a chase. he was tracked down by a police canine hiding in a manhole. >> responded with a k-9 unit and helicopter, you know exgeneral search of the area where they ended up locating a suspect. az of right now, we know the victim of the carjacking was not injured. >> reporter: the arrest comes as police announce the results of their january cri

expect to find heavy volume out of woodbridge and passing lorton.we'll take it back inside and speaking of north of the beltway, we do have delays on 395 headed up towards king street with the accident activity cleared to the shoulder. this is a live shot of eastbound 66 flowing from before 50 headed in towards 123. we've also got some problems to report right now coming in out of waldorf. accident activity, northbound 301 and five here at cedarville. outer loop. beltway leaving college park, average speed down to 26 miles per hour headed west. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to a health alert for you. new safety warnings about the most widely prescribed group of cholesterol lowering medications. the fda says it is making labeling changs to some statins after some patients have complained of memory loss and elevated blood sugar. most the most popular statins, lipitor, crestor and zocor. cardiologys say the life saving benefits still drastically outweigh the risks. >>> every wonder woman needs her open support team. >> and sins

possible break when 48-year-old andy was arrested and later convicted in the beating of an elderly woodbridgean. prince william county police were looking at a possible connection to the marion cases, but investigators have not disclosed any link. like other leads, it seems to have faded. >> one thing that generally breaks them is loose lips. people love talking about themselves and the things they have done. >> the two cases linked by evidence, but no clear motive. both women were patients at a fairfax hospital at the same time, but in different areas of the hospital. police found no connection. neighbors had their own theories. >> i thought gee, they must have got the wrong lady. they killed one of them and didn't think it was the right one, they got the other one. i mean, they look alike. >> sometimes they play a cat and mouse game to see that i'm smarter than the police. >> nearly six years later, the killer continues to elude police. >> reba and others left to wonder what really happened to the two marions. who killed them? >> reba says she knew something was wrong when she noticed her c

ahead at lorton, 48 miles per hour but lanes are open as you continue north from dale city through woodbridgeup into newington. we have the slow traffic here at urbana down to about 39 miles per hour and further south here at rockville at shady grove road, lanes open headed out to the split. >>> potholes are a common sight but thanks to the mild winner, theres have v. not been as many as we have seen in recent years. there has been a 22% drop in pothole repair requests this year. >>> still no sign that gas prices are going to drop any time soon. aaa predict the d.c. region could have the highest price in the country, as high as $4.25 this spring. is spring. >>> a move by our neighbors to the north could help alleviate gas prices. >>> she helped teach generations of children through the years. jan berenstain has died. she was 88 years old. the droid razr by motorola, now with amazing tools like the hd station. share your pictures, stream hd videos and movies. all on your tv. or connect your 4g lte droid razr to the lapdock and unleash its massive computing power. even seamlessly video chat. al

on the northbound side of i-95, you've got your normal slow stuff around the occoquan river in woodbridge and then here just the volume as you head up toward 395. back out to the maps and this time we're going to head over to the west side of town. looking good on the dulles toll road out of leesburg and 66 out of haymarket although in warrenton, a vehicle fire eastbound on route 29 near route 15. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look around the area at 5:38. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> this morning police say a massive crash in baltimore may be alcohol related. >> the semi truck flipped last night on southbound i-95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza but that was not the only interstate police had to shut down. the truck was carrying drums of ink which leaked on to i-895. traffic is moving through the toll plaza and police have now finished reopening all of the lanes. this was a mess but no one was hurt in the crash. >>> a judge overseeing two wrongful death lawsuits in the virginia tech mass shooting is urging all parties to settle out of court. special justice wil

back over to the maps and this time to 95 on the northbound side coming out of woodbridge, you're going to be okay. we'll take a live look along 95. no problems in springfield up to the beltway. then here's what it looks like on 395 at duke street running very light right now as you head through landmark and up to the 14th street bridge. here's what it looks like downtown on pennsylvania avenue near the williard hotel. everything is running incident free in the northwest corridor. coming up in my next report, we'll go to maryland. back to you, andrea. >> thank you, monika. >>> earlier this week passengers were forced to endure another instance of a cracked rail on metro transit. >> according to the numbers from the transit agency, the problem has actually gotten significantly worse, not better over the last few years. delia goncalves live outside the tinley town station in northwest with more on the stories. we talk about the escalators, the cars and now the rails too. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it almost seems never ending and it's never really good news for any commuters

lanes are open in both the main line and center of your screen as you guys continue up towards woodbridgelanes are open, no problems to report head up towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york for this morning's business beat. >>> it may not seem like it but there are a few indications that the economy is improving from vacation plans to consumer borrowing. got a look at some hopeful signs when fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> welcome back. the happiest place on earth provide something signs that the economy may actually be improving. we'll have more on that in a minute. first, let's take a look at the markets. lauren simonetti with fox business network live in new york with this morning's business beat. good morning. >> good morning. >> stocks find the plus column yesterday. how are things looking for today. >> slow and steady wins the race once again. we have small gains for the futures here in the premarket. it has become the new normal on wall street.

toward orange approaching 29, all this activity pushing off towards the east towards warrenton and woodbridgeut the radar and put this into motion over the next hour. it's going to get pretty hefty across most of the metro area as we put this into motion. we'll see everything move essentially eastward and you'll see heavy rain move into places like leesburg and loudoun county and fairfax and montgomery county as we go through the night. we'll keep you posted, no warnings or watches in the immediate metro area. drying out after midnight, another round of heavy rain, thunderstorms, too, time frame 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. the good news, thursday still comes in like a lamb. next seven days this is a payoff, no doubt. mid-60s tomorrow and then friday clouds return, maybe some light rain late, upper 50s. most of the activity will be saturday, rain showers, maybe a thunderstorm, 64 and then colder over the weekend, snow shower still a good bet sunday night, in the 40s sunday and monday, back in the 50s tuesday and back to near 60 next wednesday with sunshine. so we'll keep you posted, heavy rain about to