>> it will be in the '80s in less than two days. in the 30's this morning, frost advisory. 32 degrees in vacaville, southern maryland is 37 degrees. -- 32 degrees in rockersvilvil. sunshine today with gusty wind. it will be much warmer at the end of the week. >> a big accident on the beltway for virginia drivers coming out of springfield into tysons. it's on the inner loop at braddock. two lanes to the right are close already and that before emergency equipment as arrived. on the way to 66 if you leave in the next few minutes, this crash is erratic. you may want to wait and take little river turnpike to miss everything. nothing between springfield and baltimore. in great shape out of fredericksburg getting to the beltway. now to the news desk. >> thank you. some major developments from the fight over the district posing a teachers' contract. if looks like the deal is in jeopardy. the city's chief financial officer will not certify the agreement because of strings attached to the private donations. courtney robinson is live in northwest with the educational politics at play. tell us about it. >> all this comes down to a clause in the contract that could blow this deal to pieces. they could lose a lot of money, the teachers. >> 54 million? >> all that and private donations meant to increase d.c. teacher pay and bonuses, but that money and the new contract could go up in smoke. >> that of the parts i have a problem with, but there's a bargaining chip. >> sources told reporters that reviews of private pledges, they will not certify the contract. the four donors reserve the right to pull the money if the chancellor quits or is fired with a change of administration and schools don't meet certain benchmarks. >> i question the integrity of the people putting up $54 million. do they really want to help the children? >> the head of the washington teachers union says that he had not heard the recent news. the chief financial officer plans to make an announcement at city council on friday. also, prince william county police are looking for a man who tried to about two children on monday along noltland drive in bristol. a five-year-old boy and his 9- year-old brother roy walking from a friend's house. the man tried to grab a 5-year- old. the older boy pushed his brother away and they were not hurt. >> police were looking for two men who tried to rob a jewelry store in kensington yesterday if at an antique store on howard ave. the 76-year-old shop owner fired shots of the armed robber. he was hurt but is expected to be ok. one or both of the suspects may have been struck by the gunfire. prince george's county police are investigating a deadly shooting in lowell. at the 89 blocks of fitchly lane. no word on any suspects. >> final tributes have begun for legendary civil rights activist dorothy height. >> i knew that she helped african american people. i got to meet her. >> now some details on the arrangements. private viewing held this morning at the national council of negro women dorothy height's the. today's service will be held at howard university, followed by a celebration of life at shiloh baptist church in northwest. if the funeral will be tomorrow morning at the national cathedral. >> president obama will spend the day in illinois and missouri pushing for financial reform. yesterday in ottawa he criticized republicans for blocking debate on a bill. he said arizona's new immigration law was "conceived and could lead to harassment against hispanics. long journey aimed at changing the country's immigration rules will come to an end of yours. if four undocumented students walked a trail of dreams from miami to washington. but what president obama to stop the detention and deportation of undocumented students. their message may be getting through. janet napolitano is being asked to halt the deportations. >> the lease may be prevented from joining a federal program that allows authorities to check the immigration status of people they arrest. d.c. council members, two of them, are sponsoring a bill to uphold the city's policy that local police stay out of immigration enforcement. hispanic leaders are asking the council to adopt a resolution boycotting arizona's immigration law. to d.c. gun laws are in danger of being overturned. john mccain of arizona and jon tester of montana are preparing to introduce the second amendment enforcement act. it would repeal the district's ban on semiautomatic weapons and allow d.c. residents to purchase guns in maryland and virginia. eleanor holmes norton also said she would fight the bill. >> still ahead, goldman sachs gets growth. >> you knew that it was [bleep] deal. >> a special probe for a special cause. you will hear how this station is joining oprah winfrey's no phone zne. -- zone. >> 42 degrees in roslyn, much colder in the >> meteorologist adam katadam caskey. there is a frost advisory in montgomery county and some other counties in the area. look around the region for some frost. there aris none in this area. that does not mean you might have some in your backyard, because every neighborhood is different. if it's 36 degrees. a chilly start today. if let's go to the storms scan. in the shenandoah valley up to montgomery county, howard county, loudoun county common of an fauquier, and rappahannock county, not including the district. 32 degrees in columbia, 34 in stafford. a lot of sunshine today, scattered clouds, and temperatures in the mid-60s, becoming windy. >> becoming saturated with your neighbors would be maryland traffic. 70, 95, nothing out of the norm. southbound 270 out of frederik into montgomery county, the traffic close to as is the southbound direction. on the beltway there's been a crash, inner loop near craddock road, two right lanes closed. back to you. >> thank you. police across the region are getting ready for friday's nationwide no phones on push -- no phone zone push. it's about getting drivers to stop using their self on behind the wheel, initiated by oprah winfrey. gayle king is going to be at an event along with the d.c. police chief. log on to wjla.com for a complete list of all the local activities so that you can participate. if i'd been the key words that you see on your screen, raleigh. >> still ahead, it's do-or-die time for the capitals. the momentum has shifted to montreal. tim brant will preview game 7 a little later. >> walz street's most powerful bank in the spotlight on capitol hill. >> >> you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is good morning washington, on your side. >> in our top stories at 5:15, a new contract for d.c. public school teachers could be in jeopardy. if the district's chief financial officer has decided not to certify the new contract because of stipulation's from private donors helping to pay for it. the donors have reserved the right to pull the money if michelle rhee quits or is fired. hundreds of people gathered in northwest d.c. to begin saying goodbye to legendary civil rights activist dorothy height. her body lay in oppose inside the national council of negro women's headquarters, and there will be a private viewing and funeral services today. the coast guard said that crews may set fire to burn off the oil leaking into the gulf of mexico from a sunken oil rig. that could begin as soon as today. efforts to close the well have failed. it is 20 miles from zero louisiana coast. >> 5:15 on this wednesday. no apologies on capitol hill this week as the massive financial firm goldman sachs survive a grueling questioning from lawmakers. all the drama plays out as other senators are stalled on reform. >> if you heard just one exchange from tuesday's hearing, you would think goldman sachs' c.e. o lloyd blankfein had come to capitol hill to apologize. >> do you except any responsibility for the collapse? >> yes. >> that was nine hours into the ring. the sec said they sold mortgage investment secretly designed to fail. most of the testimony went more like this. >> senator, i think people -- >> i won't trust you. >> regret seems like you did something wrong and i don't have that. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. >> you are not the only financial firm. i think in most of these markets week were not the largest or the largest participant compared with others. >> no republican support for reform. the gop block the bill in the senate for the second straight day. t.j. winnick, abc news, washington. >> it's 5:17 on this wednesday. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> 41 degrees. let's start with lisa baden. >> there's a crash on the inner loop about why close to pratique. two lanes blocked. plenty of traffic on 66 and 95 headed to the beltway. the inner loop is closed at braddock. moving nicely into maryland on the beltway at university blvd.. metrorail is reporting their on normal schedule. now to the weather center. >> outside this morning we have cold air. we had the air conditioner on not long ago, but this morning leader should be on. -- heater. 38 degrees in stephen. 39 degrees downtown. low frost advisory for areas north and west of the city. from montgomery to loudoun, no. fauquier westward. last frost around april 15. there could be patchy frost out there this morning. the system will turn off the coast of new england. it will keep a northwesterly slow. high pressure today will bring us ok whether mid-week. but the wind is going to add a chill to the air. hang in there. milder air is building in by tomorrow, near 70's. in the '80's on the weekend. chile tonight. tomorrow looks better. in the 80's at the end of the week. saturday a couple of afternoon storms as well as sunday. in the '80's with a little humidity. >> taking your dreams to twitter. windows seven tries to take over the world. jeremy hubbard has those stories and more in "tech bytes" from adc. >> microsoft breeze windows to other devices. the company says it has finished customizing windows 7 to run on television sets, set out top boxes, and other devices. nokia has unveiled its new smart phone design to challenge the iphone. n8 packed with features include a 12 megabit so camera, gps navigation, and 80 video with the ability to connect to big screen. it is expected to be available later this year for about $500 without a contract. videophone never caught on, but video chatting has become more and more popular as more computers come with a built-in web camera. choosing the right service can be intimidating. the wall street journal says skype is still the easiest options and takes just seconds to set up. >> i think for people using all sorts of different computers, like if you have a mac and calm and the pc at work or you want the best video quality, skype has lived in the best all-around video quality. >> find will those tips on wall street journal website. finally, a researcher in the u.k. is using twitter to analyze dreams. you can tweak your dreams to twitter.com/dream. to summarize your dream in 140 characters or less. for more information log on to though technology page of abcnews.com. >> 5:21 is the time on this wednesday morning, 41 degrees. >> three straight losses for the capitals. should we expect a change for game 7 tonight? timbaland tessa answers coming up. >> today on "the oprah show", heartbreaking revolutions -- revelations from todd bridges, a former child star at 4:00 on abc 7. >> welcome back. 5:24. you're looking at the streets of rosslyn. bring a jacket this morning because it is chilly. if keep it right here for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. now sports with tim brant. >> capitals in montreal in a winner-take-all situation tonight. this is why the no. 1 seed is so important, means so much,. the game is being played in a phone booth tonight. brucbruce boudreau is not hanging all this on farley. >> the other two shots were tipped. if he's not sharp, i would not have a problem pulling him either in the course of a game. >> that means varley will go tonight. koosman takes this pitch to deep center field. it's going all the way. guzman comes in the third with a triple. how about hernandez? doing as well as anybody in the majors right now. allowed just one run. they win and are still above 500. that is a look at your morning sports. see you at the capitals game tonight. >> 5:25, 42 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> in the next half-hour, a former first lady opens up. laura bush coming clean about the mysterious part of her past. >> hundreds gathered to remember a local civil rights legend. i'm brianne carter. a live report coming up. >> the wind beginning to pick up. it's going to be a gusty day. we will have an update on a warming trend headed our w >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> they're putting up the money to save her job or do they want to help the children? >> a contract deal years in the making is now in jeopardy. we will tell you why, coming up in a live report. good morning, washington. welcome back on this wednesday, april 28. i am alison starling. >> i am doug mcelway. if we have some chilly temperatures out there as you head out the door. brian van de graaff as telling us about winter is returned. almost. >> this morning and tomorrow morning will be chilly. in the afternoon we will see the warming trend coming our way. we will be in the 80's by friday. there's a freeze warning for the garden's mainly. we have some 30's out there. 38 degrees includes bi cluisvil. patty frost is possible tonight. it's gusty today. it will feel cold in the mid- 60s. '70s tomorrow, 80's on the weekend. now to lisa baden. >> the inner loop at the beltway after braddock road, traffic merges audra i-495 note is where you'll find crash with two right lanes closed. if you can get on a 236, that will save you time. no problems on 270. looked at a slowdown already out of frederik into montgomery county. lanes are open. metrorail reporting normal service. >> it took two years of back and forth, but the district finally reached a contract you with the teachers' union earlier this month. now there's a report it could all fall apart over some strings attached to the money. courtney robinson is live in northwest with details. >> good morning. this all seems to be politics at play within the educational system. this friday it could be the district sees the entire deal gone to pieces because of one clause within the labor agreement. four private donors pledged $64.5 million to boost teacher pay and increased bonuses. the money came with stipulations. some say it is standard practice. because says chancellor michelle rhee, if she quits or is fired and the district does not need certain benchmarks, the donors can pull out and take the money with them. this could be the reason sources in the mayor's office say that the d.c. financial officer will not certify the contract. >> you should not contingent the salaries of teachers being on anything like that, whether superintendent states or not. >> the head of the d.c. teachers union said he had not heard the recent news. >> are there more than school politics at play? >> that is something we have to consider. we are in the midst of the mayor's race between adrian fenty and vincent gray. if vincent gray were to win, we could potentially see a change in the school administration. that would apply to the stipulations with in this contract. there's no word on exactly what we will see there. >> interesting. thank you very much. a search is underway for man who tried to about two children in prince william county on monday on noltland drive drive in bristol. a 5-year-old and 9-year-old brother were walking from a friend's house when a man approached them and tried to grab the little boy. the older brother pushed him away and both got away. double men who tried to rob a do restored in kensington, md. are on the run -- two men. it happened on howard avenue at an antiques store. -- tried to rob a jewelry store. the owner shot at them and one of the suspects or the other may have been struck. >> many people have paid tribute to dr. dorothy height and many more will have a chance today at a series of memorial events. brianne carter is live in northwest with more on the life of the legendary civil rights leader if and how you can get involved. >> that's right. this local civil rights legend's body lies in a pose for a private viewing that will be held later this morning. -- lies in opprepose. in 98 years she lived a full life, a life hundreds came to celebrate at the building she attackinspired. >> she was amazing. >> her legacy will live on. >> she was a quiet woman, but when she spoke, she had a lot to say. >> this woman got her children to honor the woman. let's i want my children to feel a sense of history. >> her unyielding fight for justice and equality. >> i knew that she helped african-american people. i got to meet her. >> many more will get a chance to say goodbye. a private viewing will be held at the national council of negro women dorothy height building. this afternoon there is a service at howard university, followed by a celebration of life at shiloh baptist church in northwest. the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow morning. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy. abc 7 news. >> we will have complete coverage of all those events tonight on abc 7 news at 5, 6, and 11. >> turning to the maryland governor's race. martin o'malley's campaign kickoff for kids to western maryland today. -- kicks off. >> they launched their reelection campaign in baltimore for making stops in charlton and montgomery. they want to move maryland forward. he will face george owings in the primary. it's likely he will take on bob ehrlich this fall. >> if president obama is criticizing senate republicans for blocking debate on a bill to impose greater control all the financial industry. at a town hall meeting in iowa the presidents of the american people deserve an honest debate on this bill. for the second straight day republicans refused to allow debate to begin. another vote is expected today. attorney general eric holder says the obama administration may challenge arizona immigration law. it allows police to question anyone about their immigration status if there is reasonable suspicion. homeland security secretary janet napolitano criticized the law. >> along turning came to changing immigration rules will end a couple hours. four undocumented students what a 1,500 mile trail of dreams from miami to washington. they're calling on president obama to stop the detention and deportation of undocumented students. if their message may be getting through. two centers have asked janet napolitano to halt deportations. >> laurell this is opening up about a mysterious car crash that she was involved in when she was 17 years old. -- laurel bush. the new york times has obtained a copy of her book. she says the crash that killed a high-school friend left her act with guilt and caused her to lose her faith for many years. this book hits store shelves next month. she says she dealt with a lot of guilt not reaching out to the family as well. she's talking to people about doing so if they are involved in something similar. >> she will be on a bookstore in the d.c. area. i'm sure she will draw big crowds talking about that. still ahead if, the fifth and final suspect in the district's deadly drive-by has his day in court. you'll tell you what is next in investigation. >> also, major changes for hov drivers in virginia. >> the check on the traffic and >> i'm heather. >> i mbeki at the national zoo. these used a different transit system, these the orangutans. good morning, washington. >> good morning. welcome back. meteorologist adam caskey lives in potomac. if it's 5:40 a.m., 436 degrees. there's a frost advisory in montgomery county and other counties off to the west as well. if loudoun county, northern fauquier, roddick, and the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. we've not spotted any frost yet. every neighborhood is different. are depressions, low-lying areas. sensitive plants could be threatened early this morning, if you have not covered them or brought them inside. similar conditions will persist into tonight. temperatures will drop into the 30's again. newington is 35 degrees. huntingtown, 38. noticeably cooler than yesterday at this time. not a bad day. a lot of sunshine on the way, mid-60's this afternoon, windy. gusty wind in excess of 25 miles an hour from time to time. we'll talk more about the extended forecast in a few minutes. now lisa baden. >> we started this morning with a crash on the inner loop at roddick. that it has moved on to the shoulder. -- braddock. according to metrorail, there is an issue affecting blue and yellow line customers. they are now single tracking the trains between pentagon city and reagan national. back to you. >> thank you. a major traffic alerts for hov drivers in virginia. they're changing the schedule starting this may. tweak that the northbound hov lane is on 95 and 395 will close at 10:00 in the morning -- each weekday. they will reopen at known for drivers headed southbound. it will ease delays on 95 south in the morning. schedules will stay the same for the morning rush. >> 5:42 on this wednesday morning. it's 42 degrees outside. >> the bachelor gets the boot. >> jake. >> a little later, another emotional sendoff on "dancing with the stars." >> if the countdown is on at the national zoo. wiig goodnow in just days if the panda is pregnant. >> you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is good morning washington, on your side. >> 5:46 on this wednesday. time for a top stories. the new contract for d.c. teachers may be in jeopardy. the chief financial officer will not certify the contract because of stipulation's from private donors helping to pay for it. the donors have the right to pull the money if chancellor michelle rhee quits or is fired. hundreds of people gathered in always easy to begin saying goodbye to legendary civil rights activist dorothy height. her body was in the national council of negro women's headquarters. there will be a private viewing and two services today. her funeral is tomorrow at the national cathedral. a jury is deliberating the fate of tennessee college student charged with hacking into sarah palin's email. if 22-year-old david kernell faces identity theft and other charges. he did not testify. his lawyer says it was all pryke. prosecutors say that he had a plan to derail' her vice presidential bid. -- lawyers as it was a prank. >> 21-year-old jeffrey best was arrested. charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony murder. and he had something to do with a deadly incident that led to the march shooting. there's a hearing this friday. >> noam grumman posted planned move from california to northern virginia. bob mcdonnell used an incentive package worth $14 million. 300 jobs are associated with the move. the exact site has not been chosen. -- no core grumm>> friday of to take advantage of a first time homebuyers tax credit. you can get up to $6,500. the looming deadline has definitely helped boost sales for realtors. >> we will soon learn whether the national zoo's female giant panda is pregnant. she was artificially inseminated in january. scientists say that she may be at the end of her pregnancy . we should see a new panda cub in the next few days or we will hear an announcement that instead she experienced a false pregnancy, which has happened the past three years. we are hoping for good news. >> we would be disappointed. we will keep watching. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes, 5:49. >> if adam caskey never disappoints. he is outside with gloves on. >> i was hoping you would not mention that. >> i was not going to. >> i feel like a wimp. it's 36 degrees. in potomac, these are the lot conditions. 36 degrees. we are at a shopping center intersection. there's almost no wind. that will pick up drastically by midday or afternoon. we showed you the flowers, and we cannot spot any frost in this area. that does not mean there is not that defrost in your backyard. there's a trust advisory for montgomery, loudoun, no. fauquier, rappahannock, and points westward to the blue ridge. we have something cool to show you. not just the cold temperatures but also the moonset. that is really cool. thanks for that. as far as temperatures, we are in the 30's. 30 degrees in oakland, below freezing. in rockville, 35. 36 in lexington park. it will warm up today. we will warm-up to the mid-60s and it's going to be gusty. that will be one of the headlines today. gusty wind. we know it's going to warm up even more. its april approaching may. tell us about that. >> the low off the coast is bringing the gusty northerly wind. high pressure is building in a the same time. ithe high will bring our wind out of the south and west. temperatures will be in the '70s tomorrow. in the 80's on friday and for the weekend. a couple of thunderstorms possible on saturday and sunday. mild overall. in the '80s on the weekend. >> if there's a slowdown expected on metrorail blue and yellow lines. customers are being advised they are single-tracking trains between reagan national airport and pentagon city. that is a long stretch. if there's a problem somewhere in between. blue and yellow line customers can anticipate some delays. 50 west where transitions to kenilworth avenue, the crash. 270 out of frederick southbound, there is a wreck near 80 urbana. that's on the shoulder causing a distraction. downstream at father hurley boulevard, that's moving at speeds. further south in germantown, looks good. >> it was another emotional sendoff on "dancing with the stars." it was a bachelor this time, jake. he learned that his run was over and got teary eyed. >> you can hold your head up high because you could not have done any better than what you did. you worked hard every single week. >> thank you. >> you should feel good about what you did and what you accomplished. >> its a big letdown. >> he may try to stay in shape now that is reality tv run is over. >> [unintelligible] >> look at to those moves. they use sprayed tan. we should all do that together. lisa baden does not look interested. >> i might do project runway. >> i would not do it. >> 5:53, 41 degrees. >> i would not do it. >> 5:53, 41 degrees. >> we will be right >> georgetown residence ever new tool to rein in their unruly neighbors. >> there's a website where they can post pictures of drunken georgetown university students. the blog is called draad in georgetown students.com. it highlights the problems so severe it threatens their quality of life. even the value of their houses. it urges residents to call the university can't police and to gather evidence of out of control partying. >> the university has some responsibility. i paid a lot of money for my house. [unintelligible] ] >> the university issued a statement saying it does not respond to blogs. but students say they have received e-mails from the school urging them to be more considerate of their neighbors. >> that's been going on for decades. maybe this will work, finally. >> we shall see. if there's a lot more to come in the next hour. >> coming up, taking aim at the the districts gun laws. we will tell you which of two high-profile lawmakers want to repeal the ban. >> it's all coming down to the money, it seems. i'm courtney robinson in northwest with the latest on the labor agreement between d.c. public schools and teac >> coming up, toledos of winter in the metro area. some areas in the 30's. but there are big changes on the way. >> a deal that the two years for d.c. teachers could be falling apart. >> a special push to hang up and drive. you'll tell you