shore this morning. it's moving out of town and we will have a good amount of sunshine especially for the midday and afternoon. 53 right now in the district, 48 in winchester, 46 in martinsburg, 53 in fredericksburg. on our way to 70 this afternoon morning clouds giving way to sunshine this afternoon. warmer than yesterday. highs in the mid 70's tomorrow partly cloudy, fair amount of sunshine. we still have a chance of rain on the weekend thunderstorms late saturday. possible areas of rain on sunday. i will tell you where the coastal low pressure system tracks. some of the rain may slide east. we will keep an eye on it. >> there's construction in the process of being picked up on the inner loop of the beltway in prince george's county, kenilworth ave. everybody is down to one lane for a moment at the bottom of your screen. they are picking it up right now. it should be a few more minutes. just a brief delay so far. we will head over to springfield. traffic using the hov lanes now. they had been closed overnight. that's northbound 95 at springfield in the process of being cleared up. south of that, no problem around dumphries. back to you. >> thank you. 4:32. following a developing story from india. it has successfully test launched nuclear missile. it would give india the capability of hitting beijing and shanghai, but officials in the government say that it should not be considered a threat. this comes just days after north korea's failed launch. india has a solid nonproliferation and record. >> closing arguments will begin in the trial of five men charged in a deadly shooting spree in southeast d.c. orlando carter carter, jeffrey best, robert bost, and lamar williams face first-degree murder and other charges of in march 2010 shootings which killed five people. four victims died on south capitol street. the jury could get the case next week. >> the space shuttle discovery will completed last leg of its final journey today. a delegation of nasa officials including john glenn, of will escort it from dulles to the udvar-hazy center. laws and the people are expected to attend. the museum is holding a four-day festival. >> a deadly shooting last night at around 8:45. officers wore on patrol in la plata when they heard several gunshots. they searched the area and found the body lying in the roadway in the 200 block of kent avenue. and the death of a woman in temple hills is being investigated as a homicide. an importaapartment employee found a woman unresponsive. she was later pronounced dead. prince george's county police have not said how she died. >> dick clark live at times square. the new year's rocking eve. >> we are remembering dick clarke this morning. the entertainment icon . >> the 82-year-old died yesterday of a massive heart attack. we spoke with a local man who works closely with him. >> dick clark had the uncanny ability -- >> here's your first subjects. >> to turn ideas into sensations. before hosting game shows, introduced us to rock, pop, and soul legends. he launched countless careers on american bandstand, a program considered a national treasure. >> it is the longest running derided television show in television history. >> and he brought new year's eve to the world. >> happy new year 2001! >> the next new year is not going to be the same. >> he is among the icons of american culture. >> he would find a way to do it successfully. >> he worked closely with clark on a number of high-profile projects including a james brown documentary and the american music awards. >> he broke the barriers between country and r&b music and pop and brought them altogether if. >> clark was considered a pioneer, a deejay at who reinvented itself into a media mogul and broke down racial barriers in the process in the entertainment industry. >> you did not just as a black show and a wide sho andw. he mixed it all and 1 program and everybody tunes in to watch. >> he suffered in recent years with a number of health-related issues. he suffered a heart attack on wednesday morning. he was 82. jay korff reporting for abc 7 news. >> are editor arch campbell interviewed dick clark over the years. he said that he admires his ability to continue to reinvent himself. >> he did american bandstand in the 1950's and 1960's sandy could have disappeared. instead he went into a game shows. then he put his brand on the new year's eve. now we all think of new year's eve as dick clark's night. >> the revamp the golden globes and the american music awards. stay with abc 7 news as we remember the life of dick clark. we have a total gallery online at wjla.com. >> bp is looking to close a huge class-action settlement and to keep under control. >> say goodbye to the admiral's club at the american terminal at dulles. ellen braitman joins us from bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> the bankrupt carrier is continuing to cut costs. now it's getting rid of 1200 non-union jobs that ranged from skycaps to cargo handlers and has outsourced to jobs at seven u.s. airports. admirals clubs will be closed at dulles as well as kansas city. delta airlines is hiking fares. as of 8:00 p.m. last night, u.s. airways, american, and united matched that. that will boost domestic fares maybe. 20maybe it bp presented a federal judge woith a class-action settlement. it will pay nearly $8 billion to resolve the claims. settlement does not have a cap. the judge is scheduled to consider the request by the end of the month. and it's all about fashion. a fashion truck is going into an d.c. soon. more on that in my next report. ellen braitman reporting. >> you have my attention. looking at 50 degrees outside. >> still to come, an update to the scandal involving the secret service. how many agents are leaving their jobs if. >> and a judge is removing herself from the murder case against george zimmerman. >> and we will check traffic and weather. do you ever wish you could make some things just disappear? ♪ ♪ [ ping! 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[ ping! ] ♪ ♪ hi. totally new, awesomely-invisible tampax radiant. check out the whole radiant collection. >> welcome back. yesterday adam caskey was doing a rain dance. today we havewe had kendis gibson and natasha barrett doing their justin bieber interpretation. >> we will look at that video surely. the rain dance did work in the weather center. we will do it again this weekend even though the timing is not perfect. later in the day on saturday we could have showers and thunderstorms. sunday looks a little uncertain as to when and where we will see the rain, but there's a slight chance of what could be some peace and rainfall. the 48 right now at dulles airport, 53 in the district, 50 in gaithersburg, 48 in culpeper to start the day. a lot of cloud cover this morning through sunrise, then we will be sunny for the majority of the day. bright's sun shines through the afternoon. berdi close to average for the high temperature, around 70. 50 tonight. on friday, sunshine with apache scattered, fair weather clouds, highs in the mid 70's. there is a peek at the weekend. mainly in the afternoon and evening on saturday if for showers and thunderstorms, 73. on sunday we have a chance of widespread rain. we will keep you posted. >> 395 looks pretty good through springfield and to the 14th street bridge. nothing reported. we will head back to the beltway in prince george's county. there were doing road work overnight near kenilworth avenue on the inner loop. moving pretty well right now. traffic cones on the side of the road. everything there is open. 270 near route 109, open and moving smoothly from frederick county into montgomery county. some of our abc 7 colleagues showed off their singing skills last night at a fund-raiser. >> we are using the term loosely. take a look. >> ♪ [unintelligible] >> that is great. kendis gibson wrapping and then there's pamela. natasha brown participated as well as chris van cleve. oh my goodness. that was at the ronald reagan building in northwest. all proceeds going to charity. thank goodness. child help works to prevent child abuse and has a 24-hour crisis hot line. was all for a good cause. >> i just want to keep watching. >> that's a good way to start the day. >> it is for cox 56, 50 degrees this morning? . >> still ahead, ever since the hologram of the late robert tupac shakur, there are questions about who will be >> it's a big day for staysail discovery as it moves into its new home at the smithsonian museum in chantilly. >> remembering the man who made his mark on television. we have a look back at the life. >> to me the solution was easy. take off my