if you right now in stafford. prince william, stafford, fauquier westward, foggy. now to jim. >> overnight construction being cleared up on the velupillai. 95 near route 188, that construction is gone. -- overnight construction being cleared up on the beltway. 95 is in good shape woodbridge to the beltway. alison and doug. >> thank you. a small parts of the massive oil slick in the gulf has reached a powerful current that could take it to florida and beyond. scientists say the oil could evaporate before actually reaching florida. bp says it will soon start shooting junk into the bone out oilwell. obama says he's going to split the agency's work among three new entities. >> police are investigating alleged assault inside a classroom, but there are conflicting reports from the school and from the police. courtney robinson is outside phoebe hearst elementary school. >> good morning. d.c. public schools and d.c. police are investigating this incident which involves a school volunteer, a teaching assistant, who clocked more than 100 hours at a school. and 8-year-old student at the elementary school whose hands and feet were bound by a volunteer with something similar to this, packing tape. it happened during a conversation about discipline in which the boy asked for the volunteer, a college student, about what it's like to be handcuffed. it was a bad decision on the adults parts. >> if it was called in, i hope it's being investigated. >> police are involved. but according to their report, the boy told officers the assistant asked if he wanted to play a game of cops and robbers and that is when he was taken against his will and topped out into the hallway screaming for someone to call 911. the report shows two teaching assistants told officers the boy refused to listen and was disruptive and that's why they take him -- taped him. the volunteer is on leave, has been removed from the school. we will continue to follow the story and bring you the latest. >> thank you. police are investigating the tdiscovery of a body at the recycling center. there's no word on the victim's identity. it's not clear how the person died. montgomery county police are searching for several gunmen in connection with a double shooting. an argument broke out last night in montgomery village. a 23 year old man and 17 year old or shot, taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. rickey van houter, a computer programmer from rockville, was the man who died on metro, likely of natural causes. metro has issued a new policy to ensure that no one is left on boarded the end of airline. operators are required to walk through the train before taking them to the railyard. richard sarles has come out with priorities. to replace the aging cars. moore's safety clinics for workers. filling key safety jobs. improving protection for headquarters. >> looking at what's happening today, the mexican president will address a joint meeting of congress this morning. yesterday he met with president obama at the white house and immigration was one of the issues discussed. you'll have more on that issue coming up in a few minutes. president philippic all the wr -- president called deron and his wife attended a state dinner at the white house. cooperation between nations is the key to fulfilling a dream of world peace was the same. >> together may we realize those dreams and go for it in partnership and respect. cheers. >> security was tight. no reports this time of any party crashers. assistant secretary of state was turned away because he forgot to bring his identification. >> it's a new game at a state dinners now after the salahis. still ahead, driving for charity, how to raise money for because by driving to work. and we will have the wicked whether out of the midwest. many have dodged a bullet. >> we are ready for sunshine and warmer temperatures. we will check on how long >> seven tornadoes touched down in oklahoma. this funnel cloud was spotted before descending back into the clouds. another tornado damaged several houses and businesses. two truck drivers were taken to the hospital when the tractor trailers were blown over. >> good morning. brian van de graaff. a little foggy on this thursday, but don't worry, the sunshine this afternoon will be moving in later. high temperatures expected near 80 degrees. temperatures are in the 40's and low 50's this morning. there are fog advisory is, otherwise there's lots of sunshine today. the weekend brings a few showers, but not until late saturday. sunday morning should be ok. > >> we are looking at 270 heading through montgomery county, hyattstown, germantown, towards father hurley boulevard, we are in good shape. 95 and the bw parkway between the beltway is in good shape. if in springfield, traffic looks good coming out of woodbridge. finally, overnight construction is being cleared off of the beltway near interstate 66 and gallows road. back to you. >> thank you. paying tolls can be obtained, but your ride to work can help a good cause today. if this is the fifth annual drive for charity. that's a long the dulles greenway. all the tolls collected thursday will be donated to local charities if including the march of dimes and the loudoun abuse women's shelter. logon to our website wjla.com, keyword: dulles. >> still to come, morse of purity changes -- more security changes on facebook, privacy settings. am brianne carter in silver spring. mexico oppose the president goes spring. mexico oppose the president goes to >> 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, a d.c. school volunteers under investigation after allegedly taping the ankles of the eight- year-old boy it at phoebe hearst elementary school in northwest. the principles as it was not militias but it was a bad decision. the police departments as the little boy was aped -- taped against his will. authorities say faisal shahzad considered targeting grand central station, the rockefeller center, and a financial center in lower manhattan before settling on times square. at the mcneil air force base in florida, a man was involved in an argument with another person and sped off to an entrance gate. the men then threatened an fbi agent with a knife, and they opened fire and killed the man. his name is not been released. mexico's president will address a joint session of congress. lately immigration seems to be a topic everyone is talking about. brianne carter explains. good morning. >> he goes to the hill later today. immigration is likely to be a topic. this comes one day after private meetings and celebrations with president obama. while visiting the white house, mexican president felipe calderon criticized aris on oppose the new immigration law. he called it discriminatory. president obama agreed. >> i think the arizona law has the potential of being applied in a discriminatory fashion. >> the immigration issue was front and center few miles away at a d.c. area elementary school where one young students spoke to the first lady about her mother. >> they are taking away everybody who does not have papers. >> that is what we have to work on, to make sure they have the right kind of papers. we have to fix that. >> organizers say the young girl's statement puts a huge face on the issue of separating families. >> well into the second year and president obama, instead of making good on his promise, as on expanded enforcement actions against immigrants in this country. >> according to abc news, the department of a homeland security and has leased a statement saying it would not go after that little girl's mother. brianne carter reporting. >> 5:17, 4 traffic and weather. >> jim is in for lisa baden. >> the roads are dry. it's a little foggy. that's the beltway near the american legion bridge. traffic in good shape around the city. all the interstates headed to the beltway are quiet. now brian van de graaff. starting with temperatures in the 40's and low 50's. a cool start. we have been advertising sunshine, finally arriving by this afternoon. if it's just a little fog you this morning. most of it is especially west of town near spotsylvania, parts of prince william into stafford county and points off to the west. we will keep an eye on that through the morning. that advisory runs until 9:00 this morning. we will talk about what's happening outside. cloudy last couple days. they will finally start to moseyed out and give us some sunshine. a bigger system off to the west could throw us klaus hodes tomorrow. today, 80 degrees with sunshine. low to mid 80's friday. saturday is when the clouds will nudge in. that is when we will see a chance of moisture and maybe a shower or two by saturday afternoon or evening, but nothing major. patchy fog this morning, then plenty of sunshine, highs near 80 degrees. wind out of the west northwest at 5-10. tonight we will see temperatures falling into the 50's. by tomorrow, lies in the mid 80's. 70's on a weekend with a few chances of showers slightly on saturday afternoon. off and on light showers possible sunday. >> more changes for your privacy settings on facebook. and there's a new place to shop for your favourite applications. jeremy hubbard has those stories and more. >> good morning. google wants to bring more applications to the web. it's creating a store for applications for its web browser and operating system. the programs offer richer graphics and more navigation options than traditional web pages and they have software on the available at one time on the desktop. facebook says the social networking website will be rolling out new privacy options in the next weeks. many users have complained the settings become complex. facebook has also come under fire recently for sharing too much information with other websites. hulu is the second most popular videos site, but you will not find it on ipad. it does not work on the device because apple does not support the technology called flash. >> some video is available through the abc player and some is starting to show up on youtube and things like that. the picture does not looked too bleak. plenty of alternatives to hulu. >> hulu says it will consider making changes to become compatible with the ipad. publishing a book is about to become a lot easier thanks to barnes & noble, starting a public service that allows independent publishers and writers to distribute their work digitally on the web and to devices like the nook and ipad. it's currently accepting finalists. i am jeremy hubbard and those are your "tech bytes." >> coming up, stephen strasbourg most through the aaa competition again. how about the big league clubs? do they put an end to their recent slide? coming up in sports. >> off today on "the oprah show" is simon cowell, the "american idol" judge, today at 4:00 on abc 7. >> welcome back. 5:24. something we have not seen all week, a little sunshine. sun getting ready to rise. keep it right here 4 traffic and weather every ten minutes. now tim brant with sports. >> the nationals climbed a game above 500 again, but it was a weird game. solid pitching from the two starters. the game had a couple of rare plays. now angel pagan. this gets interesting. nigel morgan had a misplay. and here comes the throw. the first inside the park home run at nationals park, a very rare scene. in the bottom of the fifth, pagan again. he could have made the triple play by himself. finally gets to second. two over the first triple play. that is a first ad nationals park. guzman reps a shot to center. he goes all the way around. the nationals go on to win. the final was 5-3. that is a look at sports. have a great day. >> thank you. it's 55 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead, shocking details about the safety of water in washington. a new report says health experts lied about the effects of lead. i am pamela brown. scientists are concerned the oil spill in the gulf could be rapidly spreading. we are watching some patchy fog out there that may be a problem this morning unless it burns off. lots of sunshine. i wi >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> i find it unbelievable, but if it was called in, i hope it's being investigated. >> straight ahead on this thursday, a new scandal in a d.c. school. a teacher's aide under investigation for alleged assault on a student. good morning, washington. welcome back on this thursday, may 20. i am alison starling. >> i am doug mcelway. more on that store in a moment. first a check on the traffic and weather. if something we have not seen in a few days, sunshine. >> there's a little patchy fog mostly to the west. fog advisory until 9:00. we are going to have a nice day with temperatures reaching nearly 80 degrees. it will be refreshing. you can see the sun on the horizon. 52 and winchester, 54 degrees in college park. plenty of sunshine expected after morning fog, highs near 80 degrees with a light breeze. should be spectacular. how about the traffic, is it moving along nicely? >> minor accident in montgomery county westbound university blvd. at the parkway, blocking the left turn lane, not causing many delays. interstate travel around in it is good. let's look at travel speeds. traffic is at the speed limit on 270, 66, and the dulles toll road, no major delays to reports. '95 looks good out of fredericksburg toward to the beltway and springfield. back to you. >> thank you. new signs will spill in the gulf is spreading. pamela brown is live in a satellite center tracking the latest and the government's response to it. >> good morning. bp is gearing up to start the next phase that involves shooting junk into the oilwell and then sealing it off with cement. as of right now, thousands of gallons are still spewing from the oil off. scientists believe the oil could be spreading to to a powerful current. alabama and now possibly florida, that is the direction scientists feel the oce bill is spreading. a fast-moving current that circulates around the gulf. balls of tar our appraisal of what is ahead. >> the day we had been fearing is upon us. >> a significant coating of heavy oil has already washed into the floorrida wetlands. and a crucial part of the seafood industry. >> i've been in this industry all my life. >> 2,000 barrels a scaping every day. the bp american chairman pointed fingers at the government. >> they call it the obama oil spill timeline. >> its inflammatory to call it the obama lil spill. and it's wrong. agency that regulates drilling is under scrutiny for being too cozy with the oil industry. the interior secretary says that agency will be turned into three branches in an effort to remove conflict. >> the cdc is accused of misleading the public about the health risks of lead in d.c. water. a house panel will look at a report today. the cdc made indefensible claims in 2004. the agency said high lead levels were not noticeably harming d.c. health. there's a statement being prepared in response to the panel findings. a disturbing story out of a district school where police are investigating a teacher's aide for assaulting a student allegedly. courtney robinson is outside hearst elementary with what he is accused of doing. >> at least one teaching assistant at volunteers is under investigation, possibly a second. that volunteer, according to school officials, is a college student that has lost more than 100 hours volunteering at phoebe hearst elementary. if what the schools as happened and what police say are different stories. if the school said a volunteer was working with an eight-year old student if when they started talking about discipline. if that is when the boy asked what it was like to be handcuffed. then the volunteered taped the first graders ankles and wrists with packing tape. less than two minutes later he cut it off. according to police, the boy said the teacher asked if he wanted to play a game of cops and robbers and then he knocked out into the hallway screaming 4911. two teachers officials said the little boy was being disruptive and would not listen. one of them said that is why he taped the boys ankles and wrists. the princprinciple was the one who called 911. investigators have made another arrest in connection with the murder of d.c. middle school principal brian betts. 19-year-old joel johnson was arrested in southeast tuesday night. three other teenagers have also been arrested. the discovery of a body at a recycling plant in manassas is under investigation. it was found last night at the recycling center. there's no word on the victim's identity or the circumstances surrounding the person's death. the trial stemming from the murder of lawyer robert wone continues today. his widow described a strange scene in which the defendant joseph price offered condolences while his two housemates said nothing. the three are accused of covering up the crime. >> mexican president felipe calderon will address a joint meeting of congress later today and president obama, officially a welcome to come to the white house yesterday. they discussed immigration and a variety of issues. the mexican president is expected to discuss immigration and the economy during a speech today. north korea says it will wage war if its punished for the sinking of the south korean warship. south korean investigators say they have evidence that north korean submarine torpedoed the ship. north korea calls it a fabrication and says it will respond to any punishment or sanctions with warfare. the white house says it is another example of north korea's unacceptable behavior. if you live in montgomery county, life is getting more expensive, new taxes and fees already in effect qantara much they could cost you. >> if it was not for him, i don't know if i would be here right now. >> one man helped save the family during a robbery attempt, handyman. >> we will bring you another handyman. >> we will bring you another check >> i am from the national zoo with our oldest mammal, one of the oldest elephants in north america. >> welcome back. thursday morning, 5:39. we will finally get sunshine. but we're looking forward to that. the hardest working man in the television station, brian van de graaff. >> it is a little foggy this morning, but it's looking good in rosslyn. the fog is mainly confined to areas to the west. all along the chesapeake bay there is high cloud cover. things are looking nice along the water. 55 degrees there. we will reach the low 80's today with lots of sunshine, a few passing clouds, light wind, a great day once the fog dissipates. tomorrow is going to be good with temperatures in low to mid ab posted. a storm system approaches by the weekend. saturday there will be increasing clouds and a couple light showers, nothing to impede outdoor activities for the debt. jim is in for lisa baden. >> montgomery county on university blvd. westbound near the parkway there's an accident. a left turn lane is blocked. there's very little delay. traffic is moving pretty nicely. at the american legion bridge tunnel traffic moving well. it's a little foggy, though most of it is above the treetops. not a big deal. 270 and hyattstown is getting slow heading toward the truck scales. no accident on 270 toward the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. local drivers have a chance to help out a great causes today but they don't have to do anything but a drive to work. if today's the fifth annual drive for charity along the dulles greenway. all tolls collected thursday will be donated to local charities including fresh air, the dulles greenway scholarship, and loudoun wildlife conservancy. for more information, look on our website, wjla.com, keyword: dulles. >> that will take some of the sting out of paying the toll. it's 53 degrees. >> lindsay lohan's latest mistake could land her in jail. and we will run down some new >> before your next trip to the grocery store, there are trips you can fall into. we have some ways for you to save when you checkout on abc 7 news at 5. >> 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. >> 5:45 on this thursday. a d.c. school volunteer is under investigation after allegedly taping the ankles and wrists of a child at phoebe hearst elementary school in northwest. the principles as it was not militias, however, a police report says the boy was taped against his will. the volunteer has been removed. scientists say a small part of the massive oil slick in the gulf has moved to a powerful current. that could take it to florida and beyond. the oil could evaporate before it reaches the sunshine state. bp says it will soon start shooting junk into the bone mount oilwell to stop the flow. senate democrats today will try to overhaul regulation. they fell three votes short yesterday. republicans say the bill has gotten worse during its time on the senate floor. 5:46. a sutterville family targeted by gellman batres is speaking out. an immigrant worker saved their lives before he was shot and killed. >> the roads needs more people like jose rosales. >> the handyman was shot to death defending the family that he works for. if it was not for him, i don't know if i would be here right now. the 39-year-old is considered a hero by the family and his younger brother. juan said his brother lived a humble but happy life devoted to his church and family. he sent money home to guatemala to support his sick mother and their children. >> he was supposed to go to guatemala in months, but not now. if >> the four people that survived say they want justice for a man they considered part of their family. >> he made other people's lives better. abc 7 news reporting. involving a man tried to abduct a nine-year old boy who riding on his scooter on crest would drive and a man in the truck approached him. if the driver asked him to get in the truck. the boy called his mom and the man drove off. karle rice is charged with attempted felony child deduction. yesterday the county council voted to raise the energy tax by 80%. if the council also voted to increase self on taxes by 75%. lawmakers approved an lindsey'az fees as well. in fairfax the school board is expected to vote on the 2011 budget today. it includes $200 million in cuts and calls for more than 200 jobs to be eliminated. the budget contains a $100 fee for high school sports players which is opposed by some parents and booster groups. soon we will have a better idea of what to expect. aaa is planning to release its national memorial day holiday weekend the "travel forecast". if it will hold a news conference at 10:00 this morning at reagan national airport with all that information. time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> 55 degrees outside. the warm-up is beginning. sunshine is on the way. >> there's a little fog in a few spots. there could be issues and delays. once that is gone, the sunshine will be awesome. i want to show you a shot at the country club. there's a little ground fog along the freeway. here's another shot east of the city and it looks gorgeous. the sun is coming up shortly. we will talk about the temperatures. upper 40's and low of 50's. typical is 50's or upper 50's. temperatures will skyrocket in a hurry through this afternoon and evening. it will be a warm day. there is a dense fog advisory in spotsylvania and points westward until 9:00. the clouds will get thinner, but another system is moving through the nation's midsection, which has brought severe weather. that system is slowly moving east towards the middle region. however, pressure will keep it blocked. it's going to be comfortable the next couple days. average cloud cover friday and saturday. by the weekend the rain will move in its saturday. it will not be a washout. low to mid 50's tonight. plenty of sunshine tomorrow with high clouds. highs in the low 80's. mild in low 70's on thursday. -- friday. saturday there could be light shower chances in the afternoon. sunday will be pretty dry. >> northbound to 95 there's an incident. the the road way could be closed. 295 northbound near the naval research lab. north of the beltway and south of the 11th street bridge. 270 traffic is slow near route 109 south toward hyattstown. germantown in pretty good shape. if no accidents on the beltway anywhere around the city. 95 is starting to slow in woodbridge. back to you. >> thank you. this is one date lindsay lohan and probably should not miss. >> that is the truth. an attorney for the actress says she will skip a mandatory court appearance because she is stuck in france. a lawyer said someone stolen passport while she was attending the cannes film festival. she is trying to get it replaced. she was due in court for a progress report stemming from two or arrests in 2007. the judge could issue an arrest warrant if she does not show up. judges don't like that. >> they don't like preferential treatment sometimes. >> sometimes they like to make an example out of people. floyd landis is admitting that he used performance enhancing drugs when he won the tour de france after years of denials. [ using a french accent] he was stripped of his title but continued to claim innocence. >> he decided to come clean because he is suffering psychologically from years of defeat -- deceit. he is also saying lance armstrong used performance enhancing drugs. >> i was trying to pull for the guy. >> unbelievable. apparently they got through the drug tests so i wonder what that substance was. >> sandra bullock's soon-to-be ex-husband is about to speak of it. jesse james was interviewed by nightline on abc. he spoke about why he threw away his marriage, what he was in rehab for and what role he will play a life of the baby sandra bullock adopted. if the interview is set to air next tuesday. >> interesting. >> i would be interested to watch that. 5:53 is the time on this thursday morning, 55 degrees. 5:53 is the time on this thursday morning, 55 degrees. >> there could be good news for virginia state workers. >> they could be in line for extra money. the state is on track to bring in $140 million more than expected. gov. mcdonnell wants to use the extra money for bonuses. workers would receive a one-time payout of 3% of their salary. if the idea is getting mixed reviews. >> state employees are going without a raise. even though it is called a bonus, it is finally giving them the raises they deserve. >> it's also fair to give it back to the teachers. isn't it also fair to give it back to local policemen and firefighters? >> the extra money will only be doled out if virginia brings in enough money by june 30. we will keep you posted. for a lot more of us still to come in our next hour. lights from the second white palace state dinner, highlights. no reports of any security breaches. > shocking allegations against a school volunteer in >> moments away, a disturbing story from a d.c. school. a teacher's aide under investigation for reportedly tying up a student is hundre. >> it puts a human face on the issue. >> the immigration debate hits close to home >> . it's foggy to the west. good morning washington continues right now. >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> good morning. 6:00 on this thursday, may 20. i am doug mcelway. >> i am alison starling. thanks for joining us. let's get to your traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> first we start with brian van de graaff. >> first we start with brian van de graaff.