>> this decision was announced within the hour pared senator webb's says he will return to the private-sector. i want to share a statement that he released within the hour. he said, but it has been a great and continuing privilege to serve in the united states senate. i am proud of my dedicated staff who has worked tirelesslyly to work on the issues that i have raised in my candidacy. i have returned to the private sector where i wilhave spent mot of my professional life and will not return in 2012. he won one of the closest races in 2006. prior to today's announcement, here is what our friends and colleagues had to say about this announcement. >> there was indication from his camp that he was not enjoying .eing a senator an it is a bit with what we saw coming. it does come as some surprise pierre >> perhaps the senator is frustrated with what was going on up on capitol hill. he has decided he will not run in 2012. george allen announced several weeks ago that he will also run in 2012. that is breaking news this afternoon. senator jim webb will not run for reelection. >> we will have the latest on that breaking news tonight at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and out of control -- and out of control truck leaves trash along the highway. the truck flipped over on 66 westbound near the ramp 4495. >> one lane of 66 westbound remains closed at this hour as crews cleaned up the trash. it is strewn on the side of the roadway. police say that it stemmed from a tractor-trailer driver going too fast on the interstate. all lanes were shut down for least two hours. drivers were left to fend for themselves. this overturned tractor trailer on 66 westbound, the crash shutdown the traffic for four hours. police say the tractor-trailer was carrying non-hazardous household trash. half the load spilled onto the interstate. billy bentsen is in charge of cleaning it up. >> it will be a lot to clean up. it is cold out. but it is not too bad. >> just before 5:00 a.m., the driver was exiting the beltway on 266 west. according to authorities, he was speeding when he lost control and swerved into the guardrail on the left shoulder. police closed off the ramp. the trailer was taken away just after 8:00 a.m. two lanes were then reopened. >> it was tremendous. i was on the toll road. i cannot get to the beltway. it messed up everything. but these things happen sometimes. >> today, he was on his way to centerville when he got caught up in the mess. >> i thought it would be an easy commute, but it turned out to be the opposite. >> the truck driver was charged with reckless driving. he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. there was a passenger in a truck and he did not suffer any injuries. 66 westbound remains closed and it will reopen was the crews clean up this mess. >> thank you so much. this was not the only problem out there today. this truck crashed also and cause a mass this morning on the beltway. a tractor trailer filled with cantaloupe overturned near a georgia avenue about 7:00 a.m. crews cleaned up that mess at 10:00 a.m. and the right lane is still shut down and other serious crash on interstate 70 this morning. at least two cars collided where i guess 70 and route 97 meet. a medical helicopter was called to the scene, but we do not know the extent of the injuries. that road is open. a trip into town took longer. lines out of frederick was canceled after a broken down for a train block the tracks. we woke up to the coldest day of the week. now we're watching for possible flurries overnight. let's take a look at the forecast. >> we could have a like frosting or combing of snow. there would be trace amounts for a few tenths of an inch late tonight and early tomorrow morning. it can happen in the metro area, closer to the actual storm system. it is a cold day. we have sunshine with-clouds, but we are at the freezing point. -- with high thin clouds, but we're at the freezing point. mid-30's locally. later this evening and before the morning rush hour tomorrow, we will talk about that coming up. >> meanwhile, we are following a developing story. and first grade teacher is out of jail. 35-year-old susan burke was released from custody last night after posting bond. she is charged with nine counts of assault. she is accused of abusing her first grade students. parents are reacting with outrage. >> it seems like any other morning at green castle elementary. some admit that they are now on edge as one of the school's teachers, 35-year-old susan burke is charged with physically assaulting nine for first grade students, children between ages of 6 and 7. >> my teacher was joking as. >> she tells how the teacher burke choked her 6-year-old brother. >> i think it is outrageous, really. why would you want to choke somebody? >> in january, another 7-year- old boy came forward accusing burke of assaulting him multiple times. eight others had similar stories, telling police that burke kicked, punched, scratched, and choking them. it happened last december and one in march. >> not pushed or shoved, even dragged down the hall. none of that. it is not ok. >> she had been with montgomery county for years. parents say she will have her day in court. their trust is broken. >> our children are sent to school and they do not expect to be harassed. >> green castle elementary school principal sent a letter to parents, letting them know about the situation and the teacher was immediately removed following these accusations. if convicted, she faces 10 years in prison. officials are investigating terrifying moments for a baggage handler at reagan and national -- reagan national airport on friday. they heard screaming from under the airplane. a baggage handler was trapped in the cargo hold appeared the pilot alerted the ground crew. they managed to free the man. he reportedly went right back to work and the airplane took off on time. metro is fighting a losing battle against its own aging infrastructure. report shows that metro is falling behind when it comes to fixing broken down escalators. that means even more headaches for raiders. -- for riders. >> there are dozens of escalators that are out. a number of them are -- riders say that they are fed up. it seems like they are happening more and more. according to reports, they may be right. in the middle of this morning's rush, the escalators at the wheaton metro station came to a standstill. >> to have them go down during rush hour, i do not quite understand it appeared >> it is hard. >> according to a new report, the escalators across the system are breaking down more often, on average every seven days or eight days. it is taking longer to be repaired. >> there is an announcement when people get off the train so that they do not go there and realize that it is not working. >> according to the state, 68% of the outages are due to breakdowns and unscheduled repairs, not minutes. metrolink complies with the maintenance schedule 40% of the -- metro only complies with the maintenance schedule 40% of the time. >> the service is just not that good. >> metro riders agree that something must change to keep the system on track. >> at some point, there will have to be a large infusion of money into our system to overhaul it so it can sustain over the next few years. >> metro officials say they are really working to fix this problem as quickly as possible. in a statement, "tomorrow, we are providing our or maybe killed report of the causes why escalators and elevators are in -- providing our board a report of the cause was glitters and elevators are not -- and the cause why escalators and elevators are not working." that datanathan says from the police department's breathalyzer machine to be flawed. 400 people were convicted of dwi from information on the breath test. so far, close to 70 cases have now been dropped. nathan says that to the city will not use data from those devices. the problem is resolved. they will rely on blood and urine tests and officer observations. the crisis in egypt is moving toward a showdown. they are pushing their demonstrations beyond cairo's tahrir square. pro-democracy advocates, thousands of the egyptian workers have gone on strike, adding to that country's turmoil. move live.out, let's the first lady and her fight on childhood obesity is more important than ever. local groups are helping women heading for the battlefield. >> we have maybe a few hundred seats. and arctic invasion, a winter glastonbury's the south. flurries are on the way. -- first lady michelle obama is striking the importance of balance. mrs. obama congratulated parents and children along with sports teams, businesses, and religious groups who have supported her mission to change america's eating habits. >> i came to this issue as a mom. we are busy. it is easy to go through the drive through. is harder to cope. it is harder to sell around the table with the family and eating a meal. >> mrs. obama did admit that the white house menu consisted of bratwurst, burgers, wings, and pizza. but the next day, it was back to vegetables and exercise. a suit filed tuesday on behalf of fans accuses the nfl of breach of contract and fraud. hundreds of fans who bought super bowl tickets ended up with no seat at that game. some cowboys season ticket holders were told -- holders said they had folding chairs. we are on storm watch today as we are looking at a chance of light snow. but our neighbors to the west and the south are dealing with a winter block. a large schloss -- a large swath of a nation, 23 states, are dealing with snow and bitter cold. snow is expected in places that normally does not seem much. >> we were watching out the windows since about 6:00 a.m. cars have been driving up and down and getting stuck and spinning. >> little rock, arkansas could see half a foot of snow. one sporting goods store in the city has already sold out of supplies in high demand. one manager said that they ran out of sleds in one day. >> that is good for business. >> yes. some people cannot get to work in snowstorms. four other people, business is booming. -- for other people, business is booming. we have a few flurries, but not a major snow event. this is a great shot. this is the time lapse we have of the sun rise over the bay. on the lower left-hand side, this is before sunrise you can see the red and orange colors reflecting off of the water. is that not just a beautiful picture? i will put it into motion. there you go. that is the sunrise. those high thin clouds are becoming high thicker clouds. it is 20 degrees at reagan national. over the metro area, we have those clouds overhead already. the clouds are continually moving in and will continue for the rest of the evening. hagerstown is 26 degrees. in the district, southeast d.c., we have a reading of 30 degrees. it is chilly out there today. it looks like that is the best we will do throughout the afternoon hours today. here is our satellite and radar composite. there are areas of white and gray. that will increase to the south and west. here's the snowstorm that parts of oklahoma and north texas saw earlier today. some of that smell could clip our region. here is the radar to show you where it is right now. it could clip us in washington and just south of the metro area later tonight. it will give us a little frosting or a light coating of snow. it could give us about a half- inch, really, especially on grassy services. tomorrow, we will have plenty of sunshine there are spotty char's possible tonight. tomorrow, there is another cold day in the 30's. it could be in the mid-50's by sunday and monday. some female troops will soon deploy overseas. they will have a few comforts from home. the uso posted a care package stuffing party. it has skin, nails, hair, and hygiene products. the packages will be delivered to more than 2000 women toward preparing to deploy to afghanistan and iraq. coming up, caught on tape, driving the wrong way down the highway. we have details about the 83- year-old driver. on oakbrook, the legends of daytime tv. -- on the >> we are learning new details about a wrong way crashed caught on tape in california. an 83-year-old man driving on suspended license causes pileup. he was given a traffic ticket and ordered to be examined by the dmv. seven states are now requiring drivers or the age of 72 best vision and medical tests. taco bell wants to show support from facebook fans. the company is offering free talk goes to anyone who clicks "like" on the top of their facebook page. taco bell is fighting a lawsuit that claims that their beef is not real beef. they are fighting back with their facebook page. they are giving up no pie today, ted? no, no, i just paid my car insurance bill -- ouch. 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