the volume out of woodbridge, dale city into woodbridge is still light northbound on 95 heading pastrea into woodbridge, into springfield. but detours were still in place on the inner loop at springfield. the ongoing express lane work. inner loop of the beltway diverted on to 3895 north to edsall -- 395 north to edsall road. also 66 detouring travel to go 66 on nutley street. nice light volume here. no early troubles to report. if you're traveling the beltway in maryland, overnight road work on the outer loop between college park and new hampshire avenue should all be out of your way as you head west into silver spring. we're off to a good start. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the controversy surrounding the killing of trayvon martin continues to grow it seems day by day. an use witness and the shooter's -- eyewitness and the shooter's brother have all come forward. >> they are telling what they believe happened when the 17- yard was shot and killed -- 17- year-old was shot and killed. >> she -- [indiscernible] i did not see evidence that he had been in such a fight. >> repo

the northbound side of 95 in woodbridge, it's the fog and heavy traffic off and on from woodbridge to springfield. further north, crossing the 14th street bridge, that's going to be a bit difficult for you as well. let's go back over to the maps. bw parkway and route 50 we've been telling you all morning about the fog coming in from the east. a live look at college park as well. the fog is settled in here on the utter loop heading into silver spring. in my next report, we'll take a look at the accident at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> making news now at 5:48, a philadelphia couple is charged with murder in the death of their 6-year-old son. investigators say the boy was beaten and weighed less than 28 pounds. shocked neighbors say they had never even known that the couple had a little boy because they'd never seen him. >>> researchers in germany say the presence of cancer cells in the blood can predict if a woman's breast cancer will return. they found women who had at least five cancer cells in their bloodstream before starting chemotherapy were four time more likely t

, halloween -- most recent attack took place in woodbridge, halloween, 2009. >>> new information about the accident involving a bicyclist and flatbed truck that happened tuesday. this was at 11th and u streets northwest. we learned that this cyclist is being ticketed for running a red light. he was taken to the hospital, but he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 on 9 news now a wisconsin state senator believes being a single parent contributes to child neglect and abuse. we'll have details on a controversial bill he's authored tonight at 7:00. >>> still to come what will our unusually balm yearn mean for those cherry blossoms that we're all wait -- balmy winter mean for those cherry blossoms that we're all waiting to see? >> the air today certainly had to accelerate the process somewhat. it came in like a lamb, didn't it? 70 and 51, average is 51 and 33. so our low of our average high. we're not close to a record, record high 80, record low 13. we will come back and talk about the possibility of more thunderstorms and we have some snowflakes on the seven

northbound -- woodbridge you're blocked. northbound lanes blocked. police on the scene of that crash. traveling south 270 a tough merge past 109 and the truck scales, all lanes open into the beltway. your next check of timesaver traffic at 5:48. jessica? >>> thank you beverly. we've been combing through the day's daily deal e-mails and retailer websites and here's the favorites today. want a smart phone but don't want the big price tag? check this one out. best buy's deal of the day. $39.99 for a cricket samsung vitality android phone. no contract on this one. normally $99.99 and you're saving $60 here. >>> this is a good one for you road warriors, one of ebay's daily deals offering the armor tech 28-inch hard side rolling up right suitcase. this is from chow. right now it's $59.09 #. the suitcase normally sells for $300. so you're saving 80% on this one. plus you're getting free shipping. >>> and who wants a burger? google offers has a deal with z burger today. pay $7 and get $15 for burgers, fries and shakes. if you have an offer you've seen or if

in normal stuff coming out of woodbridge. in a little bit of a delay for you. let me see if i can pull up the camera into the district. everything looks good on pennsylvania avenue. how about it, adam caskey? >> today, and other warm day. not record-challenging like yesterday's. still warm in the upper 70's, but some rain. already, we have showers out there. lol moderate showers in eastern washington county moving -- a little moderate showers in eastern washington county moving east. you're seeing the light rain move on into town early this morning. debitor was, for the most part we are in the lower 50's. 77 this afternoon with more clouds than sun. but i think we'll get a few sunny breaks and scattered thunderstorms. have your umbrella with you. i do not think you will have to use it all that often, though. tomorrow, partly sunday, amid -- partly sunny, mid- 70's. that is 10 degrees above average. >> thank you. let us look at hollywood headlines. george clooney spent his third straight day in the district. he is calling for sedan's president to end the humanit

in woodbridge, peggy fox, 9news now. >> complex indeed. not all small business owners are against the new law. some who do offer insurance are taking advantage of the laws small business tax credit, which brings the healthcare premiums down. overturning the law will send healthcare backwards. >> we're seeing a lot of comments on our wusa9 facebook page. log on and join the conversation. >> and coming up tonight at 7:00 on 9news now, memorial mess. a commission behind president dwight d. eisenhower's memorial responds to critics of the design and it's not what the eisenhower family wants to hear. we'll tell you what we mean by that coming up. >>> and still ahead, trayvon martin's parents come to capitol hill. hear what they had to say before a congressional panel. topper. >> well, bright but brisk, but not windy. it felt better. here are the numbers. they are below average. average is now 61 and 41. record high 86. record low 20. we'll come back and talk about warmer air rolling in tomorrow. what that might mean for your commute home and lo

some building volume heading into woodbridge but it's friday light volume we like to call it heading up towards springfield and on to 395. lanes open to the 14th street bridge. no problems to report on the greenway, the toll road. an overnight crash on the georgetown pike at spring hill has been resolved. everything reopened there. southbound 270 out of frederick toward urbana into hyattstown, lanes are open. pace still good getting past 109 and the truck scales. no problems on the utter loop into silver spring. next check of time saver traffic is at 4:55. andrea, back to you. >> sounds good, beverly. thank you. >>> a california company which caters to medical marijuana growers is opening its first house here. we grow will offer how-to glasses, books and magazines on growing medical marijuana. today the d.c. government is expected to announce more information regarding permits to grow and sell medical marijuana under a law passed in 2010. >>> a study has found a link between sleep apnea and major depression. researchers with centers for disease control and prevention studied nearly 1

if you're northbound on 95, heading up through dale city, woodbridge, we're below speed prince william parkway across occoquan. pace still good into newington. it's heavier volume but all lanes are open on 395 heading up to the 14th street bridge. that's a look at your time saver traffic. next check at 6:11. >>> at the top of the hour let's get to some of the stories happening today. the supreme court justices will deliver the health care case. the nine justices heard arguments over three days. our partners at "u.s.a. today" report the nine will meet today and chief -- in chief justice john roberts' chambers and discuss the case. when they're done they'll take a test vote in in order of seniority. they'll decide if they should take up the case in the first place, whether or not the requirement to buy insurance is constitutional. and if that requirement is struck down, the entire law will have to go. we don't expect to know what they'll decide when it comes to rulings until at least june. >>> it could be weeks before a special prosecutor in florida decides if there's any legal action th

slowing in woodbridge as you travel across the occoquan.tbound 66, checking for accident activity on business 234. that wreck has already cleared. expect delays out of manassas headed in towards centreville. more stop and go traffic leaving nutley treat to the beltway. tucker mentioned the outer loop that started with the four-car pile-up after new hampshire avenue. avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the district has set an all- time record for taking in parking revenue. d.c. made more than $92 million on parking tick nets just the last fiscal year. that is up about 12 million from last year. the new numbers don't even include the tickets people don't pay. parking meters now run later into the night than they used to which accounts for some of the gain. i'm sure you and i have contributed to that $92 million. >> oh, more than people would even know. >> part of living in the city, i guess. >>> still ahead, holly is back. we'll talk to her about life as a new mom and she brought some picture of her beautif

the address in woodbridge, virginia and the first 50 drivers get up to $20 in free gas. and this event begins at 10:00 and ends at 12:00. so you can imagine there will be a lot of people competing far that free gas. >> i was telling you my fill-up was $72 yesterday. >> that's painful. >> i'd wait in that line. >>> a major security deal just north of the district could lead to several traffic problems during this morning rush hour. >> it could be really tough. we're going to be back with that story and your weather first when we return in just two minutes. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. 4:45. it is friday. the weekend is upon us. and we may need umbrellas on the weekend? >> yes, the rain gear for the eastbound. we're going to have periods of showers and storms starting late tonight tomorrow, through sunday. >> take a toll on the cherry blossoms? >> yes, some of the winds is going to take its toll. just the -- warmth is taken a toll on the cherry blossoms. >> that's true. >> but rain is good for sleeping in on saturday morning. there's the upside. >> and sund

the drive on 95-395 is slow out of woodbridge. then into springfield.orthbound 395 heading past landmark on the brakes. lanes open to the 14th street bridge. the drive for folks on the outer loop of beltway to silver spring, lanes open. just the volume delays forming west of new hampshire avenue. back to you. >>> as for wall street this morning, we're sitting at the top of multi-year highs. it's not that surprising futures looking a little tired. we're wiped out. >> thank you. >>> make sure you join us 8:00 to 11:00 tomorrow morning, saturday morning for the sun trust rock 'n' roll u.s.a.

travelers, heading up out of fredericksburg stafford and to quantico, woodbridge and springfield. left side of the screen there. the hov lanes light volume. overnight roadwork out of the way too on the beltway between 50 and gallows road. so that's a good start. no early troubles beltway maryland interstates bw parkway or 50 heading into cheverly. mike back to you. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> and she's counting hundreds, here's jessica doyle. >> i'm also taking a look at oil prices because that really matters. oil price fell about 2% on reports that western nations may release oil from their reserves. a report that shed an increase in -- showed an increase also contributed to the declines and we'll have to see if it brings some relief to the gas pumps. in the meantime stocks were lower ahead of a meeting today of european finance ministers to discuss the region's debt crisis. checking the numbers from wall street -- >>> more ceos plan to hire workers this year. the business round table says its survey of ceos at large u.s. companies found 42%

collisions is at woodbridge with delays coming out of woodbridge. -- dumfries.s is the traffic to get to the 14th street bridge. this is from edsall road with no accidents to get up to king street. the next delay is developing across the 14th street bridge. 270 is next -- southbound travel is heavy from rte. 80 to 109. >> let's say good morning to doug hill. >> good morning a chilly start with freezing conditions. a good thing the freeze warning was put up yester day. this is the dawn's early light looking at a chesapeake beach in calvert county. the winds have died off. it was a windy day yesterday. temperatures are still in the 20's in many spots north and west of the metro area and that will be the same for a few more hours. 23 degrees in westminster -- in wintergreen, va. 32 degrees in the district and a still -- and still libraries. these are the coldest levels of temperatures we have seen in a long time. 32 degrees in winchester and a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning in most areas. it will only be another couple of hours and we will climb into the mi

slowing 95 out of woodbridge to give to the beltway. crash northbound on 95.e headlights. this was on the left side of the road on the way to i-495. >> lisa, thank you. the army staff sergeant accused in the deadly shooting rampage in afghanistan is expected to be charged with murder today. prosecutors will formally present the charges to robert bales today at the military prison in kansas where he is now confined. he faces now 17 counts of murder plus other charges including assault. he is accused of shooting unarmed afghan civilians. >> sanford florida chief bill lee is temporarily stepping down to about tensions to cool down a little bit. the rally continues in the trayvon martin ks. neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman fatally shot the team in sanford, florida, last month and a neighbor told police it was self-defense. thursday, thousands called for zimmerman that the arrest. at a high school, some students walked out during lunch. today, too, demanded justice. also yesterday the city's police chief announced he is stepping down temporarily. >> it

they believe he attacked the 17 women from virginia to connecticut appeared the most recent was in woodbridgen 2009. he was arrested in connecticut last year and sent to virginia. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. >> a convicted rapist will be sentenced in connection with three rapes in montgomery county in the 1970's. he pleaded guilty on tuesday to rapes. he faces a maximum sentence of two life terms. he's already serving a life sentence for three other rapes in the early 1980's. >> a man is behind bars in connection with the burglary at the university of maryland. he was arrested yesterday. he entered a seventh floor dormer in cumberland hall where he saw items belonging to a student and touched her by. she was bleeding. he took up. >> the search intensifying for the man -- person who set the fire that injured seven firefighters. >> i want to say to go to our response will the you can be assured that you will be apprehended. >> is started friday night at a house on riverdale heights. to the firefighters were critically hurt. one is out of the hospital. the others remain in critic

northbound 95 lights up dale city into woodbridge. either access the beltway or continue north on 395 has had lanes open. just the volume here with the 14th street bridge though all lanes are open. maryland beltway you're looking good too topside from college park into silver spring. heaviest volume is just forming aand on. no incidents reported in your way. coming up another check of timesaver traffic in just a few minutes. back to you. >>> the final arguments over president obama's health care law begin this morning at the u.s. supreme court. >> tuesday the court heard the debate on whether or not the government is allowed to force you to buy insurance. today's issue? if that part of the law is unconstitutional, does the whole thing need to be tossed out? >> delia goncalves is live outside the court with a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike, you know the individual mandate is certainly the core of this law and without a doubt the most controversial. yesterday, the court's five conservative justice

on the northbound side of i-95 coming out of virginia into dale city and woodbridge, a little more in as you head for 395. the accident southbound on backlick road right here at route 1 was just cleared out of the road. you're doing well as you travel through the fort belvoir area with the lanes open. we'll go to a live look on the northbound side of 395. here's what it looks like at duke street. you can see bunching up right here. duke to seminary and you're okay at the 14th street bridge. back over to the map and bw parkway. it's slowing down through cheverly. in new carrollton, no problems on the east side of the beltway throughout prince george's county. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 6:58. >>> we're back with howard at 6:44. are you having a stinky day? >> not at all. i love mike. the danger there is without the hard winter, a lot of bugs as he was saying have survived well and thrived early this season. >> the plague upon us. >> i noticed the ants were doing well around the perimeter of my house also. andrea is making face. you don't like the bucks. >> i don't l

a high of 79 degrees in woodbridge and 71 degrees for n high in district heights, md.. it is knuckling down to the mid- 50's. across the board, still lower- 60's. look at ocean city, only 51 degrees. have the clouds, the fog all along. -- all day long. this is what will continue later on tonight. near 7 degrees -- near 70 degrees at this hour, quite significant for us here in the metro d.c. area. at some point yesterday, in thetures were only 50's. now we're looking at temperatures that are well above average. high pressure just off to the of us.nd east the wind out of the south very light at this hour. that will cause the fog to develop. weather service has fog in advisory for delaware. i expect this to spread over our area earlier tomorrow morning limitedbility will be than a quarter of a mile. moving through the overnight hours and into the day we may see an isolated marylandross western afternoon and a better and isolatedowers thunder for the day on monday. anything topecting become severe. that is our forecast for the overnight, 45 degrees to 53 fog.es with a dense

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pretty soon we're not going to be able to see traffic here coming out of woodbridge because of the fog is starting to set until this area. main line, express lane open. the beltway is clear of construction overnight leaving springfield and out towards 66. lanes are open. by contrast, this is southbound 270 working your way in from clarksburg this morning. lanes are open but thick fog to accompany this commute not only out of clarkburg and germantown but here in rockville. leave early, keep an eye open for pedestrians and the the ones at the bus stop and if you can, dress accordingly, try not to wear dark colors, try to we are something reflective or bite so we can -- or bright so we can see you in this fog. >>> police are investigating a shooting and car fire in fort washington, maryland. officers say they found the driver dead in a burning vehicle with a gunshot wound this. happened on palmer road just before 1:00 this morning. officers believe the fire may have actually been caused by dried leaves under the engine block. still no word on the suspect or motive in this case. >>> a form

on the northbound side of 95 it's beginning to slow down quite a bit from dale city into woodbridge because of the fog. we'll take a live look first in this area where again on the northbound side of 95, it's a bit slow. then 395 at the 14th street bridge. you can see fog is definitely going to be a factor this morning. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation on the georgetown pike at 6:15. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> city leaders in sanford, florida are giving their police chief a vote of no confidence for his handling of the trayvon martin shooting. >> martin was the 17-yard boy shot and killed by -- 17-year- old boy shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. the watch captain was not charged under a self-defense law. >> the case is gaining national attention. delia goncalves is live at the freedom plaza this morning. it will be the site that will host a rally this weekend. >> reporter: that's right. the rally will be held saturday at 2:00. folks who attend the rally are told to wear black or their hoodies. it was raining and trayvon martin, the 17-y

live on the northbound side of 95, delays from the prince william parkway in woodbridge as you head toward the occoquan river. then beyond that a little slow again as you head into springfield with the lanes open. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 66 at 6:00. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> making news now at 5:50, afghan and nato forces are on alert for a retaliatory attack. an american soldier is in custody for sunday's shooting spree which left 16 people dead, including 9 children. cbs news reports the suspect is a 38-year-old army staff sergeant who is on his fourth combat tour. >>> the long-time girlfriend of reputed boston mobster james whitey bulger is making a plea deal. 60-year-old katherine greg will admit to helping him evade capture for 16 years but won't have to testify against him at his trial. bulger is charged in connection with 19 murders. >>> british experts say doctors should stop using metal on metal hip replacements because they fail much more often than parts made from plastic or ceramic. five years after getting hip replacements those with th

here is what it looks like from 95 coming from dale city to woodbridge where you'll see the slowest stretchyond the occoquan river it looks pretty good leaving newington into springfield. just a bit foggy in that stretch as well. 395, here's what it looks like in shirlington. traffic moving well to the 14th street bridge and across the potomac river there. we'll go back over to the maps this time into the downtown area. no problems to report again as i said across the 14th street bridge all of your major corridors downtown are looking fine including the sues is a bridge coming -- sues is a bridge come in -- so sousa bridge coming in. we'll go to the north so side of town in a few minutes. >>> today president obama kicks off a four-state tour to talk about american energy policy. the first stop on the president's two-day trip will be at a solar facility in nevada this afternoon. the state has tried to use green energy jobs to spur growth during the economic downturn. >>> the outgoing head of the baltimore archdiocese cardinal ed win o'brien has produced his successor, 62-year-old bishop will

winds out of the south at 12. 62 at woodbridge. they made it up to 65 in rockville.nd 60 at wtop radio. they had wind gusts around 20 miles per hour earlier today. look at the temperatures out to the west -- 66 in petersburg. they made it up to 72 degrees. 64 in manassas. dulles at 63. gaithersburg at 61. the warm air to the south and west. temperatures and the lower 70's in charleston. the temperature change compared to yesterday about 15 degrees warmer at reagan national airport. and will stay on the warm side of things for the next several days. radar, high pressure moves off the carolina coast. winds will be at 2-5 miles per hour out of the south, but a weak disturbance to the west will bring is increasing clouds for the day tomorrow and a better chance for some showers, even a few rumbles of thunder tomorrow night into tuesday. scattered high clouds tonight, a 38-48 degrees. daytime highs will be around 64-69 degrees. here is the extended outlook. it looks great. lots of sunshine. wednesday and thursday, highs upper 70's to around 80. we could tie or break the r

you can see it's slowing down just a bit here out of dale city into woodbridge. once you're at at occoquan river, you're still doing well. the northbound side of 95 it bunches up. further north on 395 near edsall road this is still doing well up to duke street and the 14 rght street bridge. in my next report, we'll look into maryland again at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> making news now at 5:50, today lawyers in the virginia tech wrongful death lawsuit trial expected to argue over instructions to the jury. the defense rested yesterday and the parents of two of the paper 2007 massacre victims said virginia tech officials should have warned students earlier. school officials insist they acted properly. >>> people in coastal areas of the upper northwest got a winter surprise a week before spring begins. a pocket of cold air meant laces in oregon which -- places in oregon which usually get rain got snow instead. >>> it's the end of an era for the encyclopedia britannia. the company will stop printing its flabship inencyclopedia. it will still be avail

on the northbound side of i-95 looking great out of dale city into woodbridge across the occoquan river into springfield. we'll go there live on the northbound side of i-95. again nice and light right through this area heading up to 395 which is where we'll go now up into the hirl shirlington area. it's nice and light to the 14th street bridge. no problems to report right now. we'll go back over to the maps and this time to the west side of town. 66 looks great ought of manassas. no problems on the toll road, leesburg, tysons area. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge, a good indication of the entire western stretch of the beltway between 270 and springfield. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the north side of town at 5:10. >> thank you. >>> as howard mentioned, we could be in for record high temperatures today. >> 85. it could feel like summer when we actually get -- we're still five days away even from spring. delia goncalves has our story as she basks in the warm pt of dupont -- warmth of dupont circle. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. 58 degrees

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pies pretty good in woodbridge heading to newington. more volume but no real delays heading to the beltway. the headlights on the left side. looks good on to 3895 to head to the 14th -- 395 to head to the 14th street bridge. beltway, andrews, oxon hill through silver spring, lanes open. just a little building volume around colesville, university making your west around to georgia avenue. the building volume out of frederick county takes you to hyattstown. downtown we're incident free. your next check of time saver traffic comes up at 5:38. >> thank you, beverly. >>> a former prince county jail guard is not guilty of violating an inmate's civil rights. >> he was in federal court in greenbelt yesterday accused of ignoring ronnie white's need for medical care in 2008. white who was in jail accused of killing a police officer died. macintosh' case goes to trial next month. [indiscernible] released balloons in the teen's favorite color. the 17-year-old died after collapsing while jogging at school earlier this week. friends remembered her sp

northbound on 95 any delay into woodbridge has been a brief one. lanes open into newington making your way into springfield. the headlights toward you is northbound traffic running at speed to the beltway and on to 395. the next check of traffic at 5:49. >>> happy friday, everybody. i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you deep discounts. here are is of my favorites. free dental care for those in need. ashburn children's dentistry reached out to me to let me know it is hosting a free dental care event through the nonprofit dentistry from the heart. residents of loudoun county can get one free filling extraction or cleaning tomorrow. event registration opens at 8:00 a.m. at the offices of dietrich dental services n. is first come, first serve for patients age 1 to 8. >>> we're moving from free dental care to its polar opposite. free cupcakes. sprinkles is expanding its store hours around the country and to celebrate, it's giving away free cupcakes. from 8:00 to 9:00 tonight you can get one free cupca

one more shower in manassas back toward warrenton drifting south and east headed toward woodbridge. if you're headed down 95, going to be a wet go. if you're headed into southern maryland, nothing heavy but some showers around la plata headed toward leonardtown and also st. mary's city. that should be out of here the next hour, hour and a half. temperatures very nice, 72 bethesda, 69 arlington, 70 in great falls, 66 in reston, cooler out there with the shower, 70 in gaithersburg and 73 in college park. so we'll dry out very quickly. here's the deal. thunderstorms end by 8:00, breezy and cooler tomorrow, but still seasonable. we were going to lose 10 degrees. that's okay. we were 72 today, 62 tomorrow is okay. nice on friday and unsettled on saturday, kind of a nice way of saying showers and thunderstorms on saturday. here's our futurecast. later on tonight about quarter to 6:00 we're seeing mostly showers south of town. we'll put this into motion, boom. they go south very quickly. clouds may linger in the southern sections for a while, but we clear out by midnight and the winds pick

a doggy daycare center in woodbridge, virginia, hosted its second annual st. patrick's pup crawl.30 dogs made their way to various stations at the dog easy inn for doggy treats, doggy bandannas and even doggy beer while their owners ran errands. we're told that alcohol-free beer is actually made out of beef broth. >> it's absolutely worth the trip and a beautiful day to be here. >> coming up on 9news now tonight. cherry blossoms peeking early this year. we're going to give you a preview. what can we expect for sunday warmup? anny has the forecast when we >>> happy spring. i got a picture of the butter about to explode and get a picture of the first tree

downtown hit 65. 56 the current temperature. 57 degrees in woodbridge.2 there. 58 degrees in aspirin. 59 in bethesda. our official numbers far reagan national 67 and 40. 53 and 35 are the averages. highs across the country today -- a look of spring in the air. chicago, a little bit cooler. that is pretty much what we get in march. cooler air. it will not get really cold. you'll see that late friday and saturday. temperatures this evening definitely a different a high of 57 degrees. 70 degrees in richmond. it represents a big change in in the past 24 hours. our highs today warmer than the early -- average early march by. everything on track for march whether to continue here. in the mid 50's at this hour. our temperatures will not be chilly. only mid 40's in most areas tonight. high pressure -- may be able to see a bit of a circulation pattern. south and southwesterly winds. some decreasing gaudiness in the afternoon. 70 degrees for a high. this cold front developing out west will move in our direction. as it does, increased cloudiness tomorrow afternoon

feels more like the freezing mark with wind out of the west at 8 miles per hour. 37 degrees in woodbridge. barack bill made it of the 34 degrees. and a children's hospital had a high of 47 degrees. it now has a current reading of 35 degrees. temperatures are cool this evening. the core of the cold air is well to the north of us. the cold air will arrive for the day tomorrow. daytime highs will only be in the upper-30's tel lower-40's. a fast-moving -- to the lower- 40's parent a fast-moving clipper will be coming through. snow totals are very limited not expecting much. however, if your travel plans ticket to southwestern virginia or south of the d.c. metro -- take you to southwestern virginia or south of the d.c. metro area, you could see some flurries. it went to ribeyes reed will be effective. then there skies will begin to clear and the temperatures really begin to war. the snow showers will be very limited. no accumulations are expected. notice the area shaded and blue and some purple shading and some paint. there will be a case of a little bit of sleet and rain. it will not add up t

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awful, dozens of mobile homes destroyed by flooding in woodbridge last september. since then, the family down there have been fighting to rebuild, but now the judge has ruled against them. we'll tell you what's next for holly acres mobile home park at 7:00. >>> still to come, a brush with royalty creates a blushing bride on her wedding day. topper. >> the winds are still blowing around a little bit, which is good news. we'll tell you why. we had an average day. 60 and 53. average is 60 and 41. we'll come back and talk about what is in danger and when it's going to get warmer again. >>> up next, maryland's general assembly weighs in on prince georges county's plan to start charging a bag tax. we'll be back after the break. labored breathing ] [ coughing continues ] [ gasping ] [ elevator bell dings, coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] washington can't ignore the facts. more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks. [ coughing continues ] log on to fightingforair.org and tell washington: don't weaken clean air protections. >>> a commuter alert tonight

are you jammed all the way, in fact, from woodbridge making your way toward the beltway.ght lane is still blocked when you make your way to the beltway. take a live look at chopper now. lanes are packed. if you have the ability to grab two extra friends, commute. hov is wide open. no issues. there your travel speed, at about 18 miles per hour from prince william parkway to the beltway. taking about 40 minutes to make the trip. 66 eastbound, good news. had an accident at 28. out of the road. however, you're jammed from the bypass. are you bumper to bumper. over to you. >> thank you. >>> dozens of protests and rallies will be held for trayvon martin today, exactly one month after he was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. george simmer man claims he schett -- zimmerman claims he shot the 17-year-old after a confrontation. martin was not armed. zimmerman was not charged. martin was wearing a heed, carrying an iced tea and candy when he was killed. supporters of trayvon martin are wearing hoodies at rallies. they say they want hate crime charges to be filed aga

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with child endangerment. 50-year-old yolanda larin of manassas and 42-year-old mirna mendez of woodbridge. they are being held on $20,000 bond, but because they are apparently illegal immigrants, commonwealth attorney said they both have ice detainers and immigration services have been notified. >> according to commonwealth attorney, the owner of this home who we're told is in peru may also face charges. in bristow, peggy fox, 9news now. >>> we learned today that it was the parents of a 32-year- old mother who discovered the remains of a newborn in the trunk of their daughter's car. calvert county sheriff described the remains of those as a fetus or newborn and there are indications they have been in that car for quite some time. they have been parked outside for weeks, according to neighbors. the mother has not been charged and an autopsy to figure out the cause of death could take more than a month. >> for some reason, they were cleaning out this girl's car. we don't know the exact circumstances why, but they were cleaning the car out for whatever reason. >> the mom in this case has thr

with child endangerment. 50-year-old yolanda larin of manassas and 42-year-old mirna mendez of woodbridge. they are being held on $20,000 bond, but because they are apparently illegal immigrants, commonwealth attorney paul ebert says they have ice detainers and immigration services have been notified. >> according to commonwealth attorneys, the owner of this home who we're told is in peru may also face charges. in briscoe, peggy fox. >> case against those two daycare providers has been continued until may 16. police are awaiting autopsy results following the discovery of a newborn or fetus in southern maryland. a man called police in calvert county yesterday saying he found the remains of a baby inside the trunk of a vehicle parked outside a trailer home. a neighbor tells our scott broom the car had been parked in the same spot for a while and did not appear to be driven for many weeks. >> it was discovered that a still or newborn baby was located in the trunk of the vehicle that was being cleaned. the body is currently at the medical examiner's office and detectives are waiting for a pre

the path for your drive northbound 95 up out of fredericksburg and points north to quantico and woodbridge. getting to the beltway. 395 lanes are open making the ride out of landmark, shirlington into the 14th street bridge. downtown no incidents to report from police, the volume is nice and light. virginia beltway all the overnight roadwork is out of your way and tyson's, the roadwork on 66 and the beltway has been cleared out of the roadway. maryland drivers out of southern maryland lanes are open for you north on 4 heading into andrews. getting on to the beltway route 4 and the beltway near oxon hill everything is a-ok for you. here's 270 southbound still running at speed. back to andrea. >>> all this week the supreme court has been hearing arguments over whether the health care law mandating everyone of the health coverage is constitutional. some say the law helps small businesses, others sait hurts small businesses. arvene kiln says her business has suffered since parts of the law went intoefect. she joins us by skype. good morning miss skillby. how is it impacting your business? >> i

maren of manassas and merenzez of woodbridge have been charged in the death with child endangerment. >>> a d.c. man remains in critical condition at washington hospital center after a shootout with police this morning. it happened an the 8100 block of eastern avenue on the silver spring d.c. line. delia goncalves says the man was apparently shot just steps from his front door. >> reporter: large portions of the 8100 block of eastern avenue remain shut down as police comb through the scene gathering evidence and bullet casings trying to figure out what happened in this morning's police involved shooting. >> all you hear is a bunch of gunshots. >> reporter: she quickly dialed 911 only to discover many of her neighbors also called police. as they all watched the scene unfold outside their windows. >> one of my neighbors said that he had a gun. and they saw him shoot at one of the cops and then they saw the cops shoot into him. >> reporter: here's what the police are telling us happened. when the three megacounty police officers happened -- montgomery police officers arrived at the scene

a quick look at 95 northbound on our maps which is looking fine coming up from dale city to woodbridgeccoquan river as well. a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. nice and light heading up to the beltway to 395 a live look there at the 14th street bridge. no problems crossing the potomac river. in my next report i'll update you on the potential accident on the inner loop at 4:49. >>> mit mom any is -- mitt romney is campaigning in illinois. he overwhelmingly won puerto rico's primary yesterday. >> rival rick santorum is vowing to stay in the g.o.p. race for the long haul. susan mcginnis with the latest from the campaign trail. >> that's good news. thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum into this week's primary contests. he celebrated another win last night easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. >> the hispanic voters are going to vote for the republicans if we stand something, conservative principles that bring growth and good jobs and rising home values. >> reporter: he spoke to supporters in illinois where polls show he's locked

prosecutors say the men stole hundreds -- woodbridge. prosecutors say the men stole hundreds of thousands of dollars of coins and used the money to buy lottery tickets. >>> a maryland man imprisoned in cuba, alan gross spent the last two years behind cuban bars and now he's directly asking president raul castro to let him travel to the u.s. for an important reason. fox 5's karen gray houston here with more. >> alan gross was arrested in step of 2009 in cuba charged with -- in december of 2009 in cuba charged with trying to subvert the cuban government and sentenced to 15 years in prison. relatives and the u.s. government say he office a humanitarian mission. now his mother is gravely ill and he's trying to see her before she dies. alan gross was arrested on suspicion of spying. the family says he was working for the u.s. agency for international development distributing communications equipment to the island's jewish community. now gross is making a personal appeal through his u.s. lawyer to cuban president raul castro. in his letter to

a doggy daycare center in woodbridge, virginia, hosted its second annual st. patrick's pup crawl.30 dogs made their way to various stations at the dog easy inn for doggy treats, doggy bandannas and even doggy beer while their owners ran errands. we're told that alcohol-free beer is actually made out of beef broth. >> it's absolutely worth the trip and a beautiful day to be here. >> coming up on 9news now tonight. cherry blossoms peeking early this year. we're going to give you a preview. what can we expect for sunday warmup? anny has the forecast when we come back. don't forget, move those clocks ahead. >>> happy spring. i got a picture of the butter about to explode and get a picture of the first tree of the year. so after that, i give up. >> the cherry blossoms may not be in full bloom, but visitors to the title basin are enjoying the early blooms this weekend. a peek bloom for the blossoms to run the week of march 24. you can go to wusa9.com for information. >>> what's going on down there? >> not a big surprise that the peek bloom will be earlier this year. usually it's around

no major problems coming from the southwest north through dale city, woodbridge. past west springfield, into the southwest parkway, live look. at this point all of 11 minutes at an average of 63 miles per hour heading from the occoquan all the way up to 495. 395 itself is doing okay heading up from edsall road. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians could be back on u.s. soil as earle as today. nbc reports that charges could be filed again the staff sergeant upon his return. the soldier was flown to kuwait yesterday to move him away from the backlash over the rampage in which nine children were killed. a seattle-based defense attorney who has been selected to represent the staff sergeant says he spoke with the soldier briefly yesterday and described him as stunned and distant. >> he is highly decorated, professional soldier. never been in trouble of any kind before. very happily married despite rumors to the contrary. everybody's really concerned about security for his -- his family and him. so i really can't give yo

union members were urging support from passing drivers outside the county government building in woodbridgeteachers say they have overcrowded schools because the school's budget has not kept up with the county's growth. >>> a store referred to as the walmart of we'd will be opening in the district tomorrow just as the d.c. department of health announces the locations of marijuana cultivation centers. the weed grow store in neeftd spent the day preparing for its big opening. the store will provide supplies like grow lights and fertilizer for anyone who wants to grow indoor plants. it will also offer consulting services for medical marijuana growers. >> the goal is really also to educate these cultivators to make sure they're producing a high-quality medicine for the district of columbia patients. because what we're seeing in areas where there's not a lot of education and resources available the medical cannabis being grown is not very safe. >> the weed grow store, it will not be selling marijuana plants or seeds. it is the third store of its kind to be opening in the united states. >>> comin

it for them and to the south and west just to show where the back edge of the rain is, almost to woodbridge. it's just about to goldvein. stafford, another 20 minutes or so and this will clear southern maryland in about the next 90 minutes so two hours tops. -- to two hours tops. north and west, it's gotten cold. oakland down to 30 and 59 still at the tappahannock airport and 51 here in washington. gaithersburg now down into the 40s. so yeah, jackets are back after the lovely # 0s yesterday. -- 70s yesterday. right now looking outside our michael & son weather camera, we've got good visibility. white house there with the washington monument just in the background on the upper right of the picture. light showers on the hour at reagan national. next hour they will be dry. north northwesterly wind at 12 and the dew points are down to 41. the numbers are going to drop and nationally we're seeing a big ridge on the west coast and their weather is going to be quiet today. a lot of rain in parts of east texas. they had a lot yesterday. another piece of energy's coming across, watch back here, see