>> hoping to do some hiking on the trails. >> right. >> take the glafs wi-- take the with you. >> six inches of heavy, wet snow yesterday. a lot of it's going to be melting. by this weekend, okay. here's the hometown weather around our region. chantilly in forecast, chilly in chantilly. it's just 37 there. winchester, though, milder. that's at the airport. just outside winchester city, down into the upper 30s. much of the northern shenandoah valley. in thurmont, northern frederick county, maryland, only 37 there. in fact, just west of thurmont, catoctin mountain, they got wet snow yesterday. not much accumulation. college park, prince george's county, now at 43. all these areas in dark blue, only in the 30s. in western maryland, it is near freezing now there in garrett county. closer to washington, upper 30s. much of maryland, our suburbs in montgomery and prince george's county. and fairfax, arlington county, now just near 40 degrees. much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, weathere watchers reporting 40 degrees. we have clouds but setting the stage for a beautiful sunrise. sun's up at 6:19. we'll look at details for your tuesday in ten minutes. matt? >> reporter: good morning, tom. at this point we're still looking at the delays because of the problem we had south of rockville. it was southbound 270 past montrose. medical emergency this. now you are seeing congestion coming south on 270. all local lanes, through lanes have reopened there. a little congestion over by connecticut avenue on the beltway. no major slowing. at this point, we've got a good go. 59 miles per hour from 95 all the way to the 270 exchange. and that's running with about ten minutes travel time there. eun? aaron? >> thank you. 6:02. metro is taking steps to protect passengers this morning after learning one of its drivers has viral meningitis. while you were sleeping, the agency spent the night cleaning dozens of its buses. tracee wilkins is live in northwest washington now with more on the driver and the route that he last worked. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, this driver had just gotten back from vacation. and on friday apparently was sick. so yes, metro's taken plenty of precautions. they want to make sure that folks who were on his bus are aware of the fact that this driver is sick. so let's look at his route so that folks can know for sure. metro officials say that on friday at 7:13 a.m., he started his route at 14th and buchanan here at the station, at the bus depot, and drove to l'enfant plaza to 14th and colorado, to l'enfant and northwest. the driver has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, the bus has been taken out of commission. metro does not believe that that employee had exposure to any other vehicle prior to his morning shift friday. but the employee, because he had been on vacation. metro has disinfected all 164 buses at the bus lot here at 14th and buchanan anyway, just in case. viral meningitis is not as severe as some forms of meningitis. but at its worst, meningitis is a medical emergency that can affect the brain and spinal cord and even cause death. but viral meningitis is considered, again, a less severe form. and -- but it still can be dangerous for infants and the elderly and people with immune deficiencies. so let's hack at the symptoms here. they include naush, vomiting, high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck ache. simpledoms last frseven to ten days. -- symptoms can last seven to ten days. if you have symptoms, contact your doctor as soon as possible. metro paying close attention to what's going on with passengers and warning of the possibility that if you were on that bus, check yours out. make sure you're not having symptoms and that you're not sick. live this morning in northwest. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. today a special session may finally be in the works in maryland. governor martin o'malley will meet with house and senate leaders at 8:00 this morning. they will try to see eye to eye on a budget that would help avoid more than $500 million in cuts. but this could come at the expense of expanded gambling. the governor has said a table games bill distracted lawmakers from passing a budget and would need to be separated from the budget during a special session. if the gambling bill stays on the agenda, maryland lawmakers will have a new casino location to consider. one prince george's county developer wants to put casino number 6 at the boulevard at the cap center in largo. the plan includes nearly 4,800 slot machines and more than 100 table games. 5,000 parking spaces would go on top of the structure. the developer says that project is shovel ready, but county executives say a vegas-style facility at national harbor is the best option. voters head back to the polls in decision 2012 this morning. five states hold primaries today including connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, and rhode island. it is the first time since rick santorum dropped from the race that voters will take part in a primary. that leads ron paul and newt gingrich as the only gop candidates left to challenge front-runner mitt romney. romney holds more than half of the delegates need for the nomination. he plans to hold a rally in new hampshire tonight and is expected to use the platform to shift his focus to the general election in november. gingrich's time on the campaign trail could be winding down. in a recent interview with nbc news, he hinted that he may withdraw from the race if he has a poor showing in delaware today. >> we're going to get delegates in rhode island because it's proportional. i think we're going to win some delegates in pennsylvania. and i think we're going to win delegates in upstate new york. but delaware really would be -- this has been a good opportunity for us. we've been here seeing a lot of people. we've got very positive responses. and i would hope that we would do well here. either carry it or come very, very close. >> even with a win, gingrich would only earn 17 delegates. president obama is expected to officially clinch the democratic nomination with today's primaries. he has won almost every delegate so far. the countdown schrock ticking again per space shuttle "enterprise" as it prepares for its move to new york. nasa hopes to fly the or bitter out of here tomorrow on the back of the same 747 that brought "discovery" to d.c. last week. "enterprise" was supposed to leave yesterday, but bad weather delayed the flight. nasa will do a final weather review today. if all is clear, space shuttle "enterprise" will leave between 9:30 and 11:30 this morning. the honor for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and what the witness in the john edwards' trial said that has people questioning his credibility. the d.c. diner which moved in the middle of the night. where it's heading and why you might not see it for a while. off to a chilly start. a crew with a flatbed truck moved the capital city diner overnight. the owner sent a message on twitter saying crews moved the diner to an undisclosed location. he also said details on the diner's future will be released today. the diner closed its doors in the trinidad neighborhood in february. >> a neat sight. pick up the whole thing. >> a trailer. >> put it on a trailer and move it. >> the thing is a trailer. >> lied like to see where it pops up next. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. tom kierein telling us about this chilly start to our day. hoping thing warm up again. >> yes. this should improve your mood. look at this dawn. over the potomac, i call that tangerine and blueberry. beautiful sunrise underway. sun will be coming up at 6:19. just in eight minutes. right now at 6:11, 4 at reagan national. a southwest breeze around ten miles per hour. and all around the region, a chilly start to this tuesday. we're in the upper 30s to just near 40 degrees. and later today, here's your day planner. by 9:00, in the upper 40s and partly cloudy. and partly cloudy noontime for your lunch hour. mid 50s, a blustery wind. hang on to your hat, gusting to 30 miles per hour during the afternoon. peaking near 60 mid-afternoon. back to upper first by sunset. we'll look -- upper 50s by sunset. we'll look at the weekend coming up in ten minutes. matt? >> reporter: inbound on 270, you've got slowing. a lot of yellow on that map there as you make your way all the way into the stretch. taking a shot at hyattstown around the 109 exit. doesn't look like anything too major at this point. normal delays at this point. once you make your way past that and head down into the beltway stretch from the spur into 495, 63 miles per hour. 95 northbound, fairfax county parkway. looking a little heavy. no major problems. back to you. >> all right. thank you. it's now 6:13. 42 degrees. the signing which is surprising a lot of d.c. sports fans this morning. and the unusual turn of events stemming from the trayvon martin shooting. new video into the newsroom. explosions which sent firefighters running not 6:15. city commissioners in sanford, florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handling of the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department have been widely criticized for failing to immediately arrest neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. he's accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. lee temporarily stepped down as police chief on march 22 saying he wanted to let tensions cool. zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bail. he is now hiding until his trial. that date has not yet been set. it could be a year or two away. the government's star witness in the john edwards corruption trial will take the stand again today. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up an affair with his pregnant mistress during thetuate presidential election. -- the 2008 presidential election. former aide andrew young managed the cover-up. the judge disclosed that young had recently contacted three other witnesses trying to find out how they would testify. expert say that could erode his credibility. the trial is expected to last more than a month. the former presidential candidate is facing 30 years in federal prison. also today, the defense attorneys for baseball great roger clemens will present their opening statement in federal court. federal prosecutors accused clemens of lying to congress when he said he never used steroids or human growth hormones. in their opening statement, they said clemens told lies to cover up other lies. clemens scored a legal victory when the judge said prosecutors cannot ask a former teammate where he got his steroids. prosecutors were hoping to tie clemens to the same supplier. the case ended last year in a mistrial. a new york hotel maid will soon know if her lawsuit claiming dominique strauss-kahn will move forward. a judge is expected to rule by friday whether or not to throw out the case. the housekeeper claimed strauss-kahn tried to rape her in his hotel suite last may. the former international monetary fund leader denied doing anything violent in their encounter. prosecutors dropped related criminal charges last summer. today former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be back in the district for the first time since she left congress. gifford will receive the we are emily award from emily's list. that's a group dedicated to electing pro-choice democratic women to political office. organizers will also announce the creation of a new award named in giffords' honor. it's meant to recognize women at the beginning of their political careers. giffords resigned from her house seat earlier this year so she could focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. d.c.'s largest free military and spouse career fair is today. about 100 employers including amazon, lockheed martin, and chick fil-a will be on hand. there will be seminars and on-site resume critiques. jane watrel will moderate one of the seminars. the fair will be held at the walter e. washington convention center in hall d. seminars begins at 8:00. the career fair will be from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 this afternoon. two of the nation's biggest benefit programs for the elderly and disabled could run dry earlier than expected. a new report shows the trust funds that support social security will run out of money three years earlier than previously thought. the funds will now be empty by 2033. the report blames high energy prices, the economy's slow rebound, and an increasing number of retirees for draining those accounts. medicare is also expected to run out of money about a decade earlier in 2024. if both programs run dry, they would only be able to collect enough in payroll taxes to pay partial benefits. new video sgluft after a series of explosions land a pair of firefighters in the hospital. you see that there. the blasts caught on dash camera in orange county. the firefighters were responding to reports of several explosions in an underground electrical vault when something triggered another round of blasts. the men were both launched about ten feet into the air. they were taken to a hospital with minor burns. despite only 18 wins so far this season, the wizards' leadership isn't going anywhere. team president ernie grunfeld tentatively agreed to a new deal that would keep him at the helm until at least the end of the 2013/2014 season. the deal comes on the heels of the longest winning streak the team has had in five years. the wizards beat up on the bobcats 101-73 for their fourth straight win. tractor-trailers first four-game -- it is the first four-game win streak since 2007. the wizards will play the cavaliers tomorrow night. go, wizards. and virginia tech is suddenly without a coach. seth greenberg was hosting recruits yesterday. by 4:00, the school had scheduled a press conference to announce greenberg's firing. athletic director jim weaver says a max exodus of coaches over the last two years was the reason for the firing. he said the school wanted to take the program in a different direction. got to wonder why so many coaches have left -- assistant coaches are leaving. shakeup there. we'll see who they bring in. coming up on 6:21 on your tuesday morning. you see the sun behind us there peeking over the horizon. now we needing to to see work. >> that's right. we want things to warm up. chilly out there. meteorologist tom kierein here now with the forecast. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, the view from the railing here in northwest washington, up on the tower, beautiful vump looking out over washington, i can see west virginia from our tower in upper northwest washington. a beautiful, beautiful sunrise is underway. the skywatcher camera showing just a few clouds passing over the region now. temperature are cold around the area. down to the upper 30s to just near 40 degree. that includes prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, and fairfax counties, much of virginia. only into the upper 30s to near 40 degrees as we look down to the southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. many weather watchers reporting low 40s there. and beautiful sunrise underway. here are the highs expected this afternoon. our average high this time of year is 69. we're not going come anywhere close to that. reaching maybe the low 60s throughout the region. in fact, only 50s near the bay and along the pennsylvania border. in fact in western maryland, a lot of snow will be melting as they will have temperatures there climbing above freezing into the 40s. for the day, near 60. winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. wednesday, sunny, mid 60s. tomorrow after a chilly start. maybe rain on thursday. milder, near 70 degrees. sun back friday and saturday. a little bit. cooler and maybe some more rain sunday. matt, good morning. how's traffic? >> reporter: at this point, tom, 270 has had a bit of trouble this morning. our latest issue is southbound. and it's right at 117. right now, we've only got two right lanes getting by. delays are growing quickly on that one. previously all lanes were shut down. checking in, a heavy pace northbound on 95 just north at the prince william parkway. an average of 36 miles per hour. a lot of slowing on 66 around the 234 stretch. an average of 22. you'll see that congestion right there at sudley road, as well. back to 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members under investigation in this scandal, including a person who works in the white house communications agency under the military. the secret service has taken action against 12 of its employees, six of them have been let go. a polygraph test appears to have cleared at least one secret service employee. it's certain that one sailor will never forget katy perry's concert at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. [ cheers and applause ] >> this video was posted on youtube. the 27-year-old pop singer called a 20-year-old sailor named tanner beasley on stage to help recreate the iconic 1945 photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse in times square. she joked about his age calling her mrs. robinson, referring to the character in "the graduate" where an older woman seduces a college student. seven-year difference isn't that much, though. >> not at all. and apparently she said she had a cold there, too. >> oh. >> midship man says so what. >> right. >> i'll catch a little cold. >> all right. cute. i'm sure it made his day. >> absolutely. it is now 6:27. 43 degrees. more controversial comments from d.c. council member marion barry. what he said about nurses in the district. a hit-and-run you don't see every day. a driver crashed into a house and took off. people not too far from here are yelling snow more. if you can believe it. no, in video is not old stuff we're pulling out. this is very, very recent. too recent. expect the snow to to see start melting across the northeast today after a strong nor'easter left the region coated there. several inches of wet, heavy snow being blamed for power outages that left tens of thousands of customers in the dark in several states. higher elevations like here in somerset, pennsylvania, saw more than a foot of snowfall leading to plenty of slideouts there. the snow is tapering off with warmer temperatures moving in this morning there. around here, as well. as we see the sun come up, we can be thankful that a lot of us are not dealing with snow now. >> that's right. we're hoping that sun warms things up, too. this is ridiculous. who would have thought we'd be talking about snow at the end of april, especially since we had some 80-degree days recently. >> rick louse -- ridiculous is a good word. >> there you go. let's turn to meteorologist tom kierein for a look at our forecast and more details on this ridiculous snow. tom? >> at least when you're shoveling snow, you don't need to wear sunblock. other than that, that's about the only positive thing. >> yes. >> what an unusual thing. in fact, western maryland had up to six inches there out in garrett county. i'm going to show a cool photo from deep creek lake state pork coming up this half-hour. right now in reston, 41. in montgomery county, it's 34 now in germantown. prince william county, haymarket at a chilly 38. right now andrews air force base in prince george's countyog at 40 degrees. 40s, in the dark blue, mid to upper 30s. richmond, 36. out of the mountains in western maryland where they got the heavy, wet snow, around the freezing mark. it is still april, isn't it? i think it is. doesn't feel like. the temperatures are more typical of a february afternoon. later today, around 60. from space, clouds drifting over, giving us a gorgeous technicolor sunrise. i'll have details coming up in ten minutes at 6:41. matt, how's traffic? >> reporter: a little bit better on 270. we had a multi-vehicle accident. two right lanes were the only ones that got by. they briefly closed everything. as you see, it's reopened. the delay backs in toward the germantown stretch. a lot of extra time needed heading southbound on 270 from the earlier crash right at 117. delays on the top side beltway as you come in around 95. 26 miles per hour is the best you'll get approaching new hampshire. that continues, heavy all the way toward the colesville road stretch. there's a look. no accidents reported on that top side outer loop. however, you are seeing delays. again, speeds down toward the mid 20s. still looking good on all the rails. metro, marc, and vre, no complaints. eun, aaron? >> thank you. montgomery county police searching for the dwliefr crashed into a -- the driver who crashed into a house. leak at the scene at new hampshire avenue in the white oak area last night. you see the crash did pretty exte extensive damage to the front porch. investigators say the driver ran away before officers got there. nobody was hurt. this morning, police are looking into whether two men suspected in three murders were involved in any other crimes. the wife of one of the victims spoke exclusively to news4. prince george's county detectives say evidence links the murders of cab driver edmond aka fios o, 17-year-old high school student justin izax, and community activist lenny harris. police arrested 26-year-old tyrone anton lewis in the case. they also arrested 26-year-old kelvin walker. the cab driver's widow, ruth, tells news4 she waited for seven years for justice for her husband. >> he had no thought, no regret for what he did to these human beings' lives. he didn't care as long as he was getting -- now he'll have plenty of time to think about it. >> police say all the murders were random robberies. the man convicted in the beating death of a woman more than 30 years ago could be cleared in the case. an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller murder case. she was attack and killed in 1984 in an alley. eight people were convicted including cliff yarborough. he was 16 at the time. he said that detectives beat a confession out of him. defense lawyers say there's other evidence that someone else was responsible. in just a few hours, we expect to learn more about a vicious dog attack in northeast washington that sent two teenagers climbing on top of a car. that whole thing was caught by surveillance cameras. you can see in this video who teens joump it the car, trying to get away from the dogs friday. this is the 1200 block of queen street. the man was seriously hurt while trying to help the teens fend off the dogs. police say that they are in the process of tracking down the owner and both dogs. it's happened again. d.c. council member marion barry made another controversial comment at a public meeting. according to the "washington examiner," barry made the comments at a university of d.c. budget hearing when talking about the need to train nurses. he said, "in fact, it's so bad that if you go to the hospital now, you find a number of immigrants who are nurses, particularly from the philippines. and now offense, but it's grow our own teachers, grow our own nursesy is we don't have to scrounge around." at his victory party, barry told people that asian business owners ought to go. he later apologized for the remarks. another d.c. council member wants to allow liquor sales on sundays in the district. ward 1 council member jim graham tells the "washington post" he is likely to recommend a localing liquor stores to open is on sundays. he expects sales to generate $710,000 in tax revenue for the district. graham is proposing the idea to block a proposal by mayor gray to extend bar hours by an hour. vincent gray will reveal a plan to make the capital the greenest city in the country. the 20 year plan called the vision for sustainable d.c. outlines a less card-dependent city, where people get around by bike, street car, bus, and measure. it fear sos better recycling standards and wisconsinable and fishable waterways. good plan. takes a lot of work. >> yeah. it will be nice to see. >> reducing our carbon footprint. talking to yourself doesn't mean you're crazy. we know that. why it can actually be a good thing. and, the special meeting today to decide whether to call a special meeting. also ahead, a metro bus driver diagnosed with viral men interstates. the important information riders need to know. the county appropriationing longer school day for students. 6:40. 44 degrees. it is colds. grab the coats. hopefully it will warm up soon. tom kierein will be us in a moment. >> first, the "today" show is coming up at 7:00. let's check in to see what they're working on this morning. matt? hey, nice to see you. coming up, a strange twist in the trayvon martin case. the embattled police chief criticized for his handling of the investigation wants to resign. but city leaders won't let him. we'll tell you why. also ahead, a new unauthorized tell-all revealing intimate details about the private life of television and music mogul simon cowell. we'll hear from the author of that book. the always-opinionated rosie o'donnell will be here. she'll take parted in a lively discussion of hot top wicks today's professionals. and how does a cat get to be 39 pounds? we'll meet the big guy live in the studio. that and much more ahead as we get started on a tuesday on "today." aaron, it was great to have you here along with eun. >> it was good seeing you, too. the haircut looks great. >> thank you -- yeah, i was getting a haircut after you left. after you left, some people said some of our coffee mugs turned up missing. >> eun brought the big bag yesterday. these things happen. be aware. >> all right l. nice seeing you guys. >> you, too. >> thanks a lot. >> i'll never tell. >> you're there, you want to make sure you get a piece of the "today" show. no, we didn't take it. >> that was fun, matt, ann, al, and natalie were welcoming. thanks them. >> and we posted pictures on facebook. >> we need them to visit us next time. >> come on down. eun's cooking. >> no. save me, tom. >> tom kierein is keeping an eye on the forecast. >> hope you're cooking warm wafels this morning. we need to warmum. there's a live view -- warm up. there's a live view of the city camera looking down upon washington. we can see the -- the monument there off to just to the right of the national cathedral. you see it off in the distance. a gorgeous morning, partly cloudy sky. yes, a chill in the air. only in the mid to upper 30s. he here's your day planner. by 9:00, upper 40s. partly cloudy midday. for your lunch hour, winds will be gusting to around 30 miles per hour. temperatures upper 50s, may hit 60 or so mid-afternoon with the wind. a mostly cloudy mid to late afternoon. looks like a warmup on the way. we'll talk about that. i'll show you the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. matt? good morning. looking at heavy traffic southbound on 270. the good news is all lanes are v reopened from the crash at 117. the vehicles remain on the right shoulder. that's getting a few looks, and that's keeping that backup in toward that area. it looks like the police activity the result of an accident 95 by 123. previously two right lanes were blocked. they've cleared them. the damage done. you'll find some heavy traffic on that stretch. so give yourself a little extra time as you head there. 395 north of duke, a little congestion. speed still rolling at 38 miles per hour and a 17-minute trip from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron? >> thank you, matt. expanded rush hour service is coming to metro. it's called rush-plus. >> this morning, metro is out with a new video that explains its new rush hour service coming this summer. it's called rush-plus, and it will add more trains to the orange, blue, green, and embassy oh lines. it will also allow for the first-ever transfer free trip from greenbelt franconia, springfield. you see the details on the web site. according to the "washington examiner," cameras are big business, the county made nearly $10 million from tickets last year. police expect to announce locations in the coming weeks. and enjoy your summer break, middle school students. next year the day will be longer. starting in august, middle school students in prince george's county will spend up to 40 minutes longer in class. the time will be used to help students with science, math, or reading. if students don't need the extra time in those subjects, it will be used for enrichment programs like mufblg or foreign language. transportation will be affected as bus route will merge. metro taking extra precautions to protect its passengers after learning that one of its drivers has viral meningitis. for now, that driver has been pulled off the road, and dozens of buses cleaned. tracee wilkins live in northwest washington with more on the routes that passengers were -- where passengers may have been affected. >> reporter: good morning. this is where the driver's day started at this bus lot at 14th and buchanan. they have removed his bus. it's out of service for no. and as i said, they've didn't infected the buses at this lot to make sure customers are okay. they're still concerned about folks were on the morning route this friday. let's leek tax cut rof-- let's k at the route. he drove 14th to buchanan and l'enfant plaza. then a trip from l'enfant on plaza on to 14th and colorado streets. route 52, 9:00 a.m. a trip from 14th and sclonorthw to land fan plante plaza a. the bus the driver has been using was taken out of commission. metro does not believe that the driver had any contact with the other vehicle prior to his morning shift since he had just returned from vacation. mother has disinfected all 164 buses on the loss at 14th and buchanan anyway. some passengers say there's still concern. >> that's very scary because you would think that the bus drivers would know that they have something like that and still come on duty, that's really scary. >> reporter: symptoms include nausea, vomiting, high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck. viral meningitis is not as severe as some of the other forms. it can affect the brain and spinal cord and cause death. viral meningitis is not exhibited to be as severe. it can be dangerous for infants, elderly folks and people with immune deficiency. if you have symptoms, contact your physician. >> and we have inner facebook. thank you for that report. 6:47. back to you. >> thaumpg. today could be the end of a road for a candidate in still 201. niche had promised to stay -- michigan had promised to stay in the running from august but he said he may withdraw if he has a poor showing in delaware. >> delaware would be -- this has been a good opportunity for us. we've been here seeing a lot of people. we've got very positive responses. i would hope we would do well. either carry it or come very close. >> each with a win, gingrich would only earn 17 delegates. delaware is one of five states holding primaries. voters in con, nuclear, pennsylvania, and rhode island will head to the else polls. the first time since rick santorum dropped from a race. that he was john paul and gingrich as the only gop candidates left to challenger mitt romney. it may seem like a given but president obama will be the democratic nominee in november. the president is expected to officially clinch the nomination with today's primaries. he has won nearly every delegate so far. obama and romney are both eyeing young voters and actually agree on one thing -- the need to reduce student loans. cnbc's jackie deangelis now with more on that story live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. president obama is going back to school today. he travel the to the university of north carolina and the university of colorado to urge congress not to let interest rates on student loans double in july to nearly 7%. student loan debt has officially topped $1 trillion. the new york fed estimateding about 15% of americans or 37 million people have outstanding student loans. about 2/3 of the debt is held by people under the age of 30. and google will reportedly launch a new service letting consumers store music, photos, and other content on line. the service is called geico drive. and it's going to let people get information back to you any device. they'll charge a larger fee for bigger versions. back to you. >> thank you. and speaking of google check out the home page. a little at today. a zipper runs down the page and opens when you search for something. it's google's ode to gillian sunback's 1 2nd birthday. mr. sunback is the father of the modern day zipper. we thank him. >> yes. and the google doodle this morning. there's a study that says saying the word of an item you're looking for out loud may help you find an item faster. lottery jackpot. researchers say that when participants were given simple tasks like fighting grocery store items or misplaced keys, you can find. >> keys? talking to yourself. >> i'm going to start saying money. i talk to myself anyway. money, money. jackpot. lottery. money. money. >> want to turn to tom kierein now. tom, you okay over there? you were talking to yourself -- >> people were muttering to themselves when they stepped outside yesterday living out in western maryland. under their breath, thankfully. this is what it looked like at the deep creek lake state park. they got six inches of that heavy wet snow out there. come on, let's go to deep creek lake state park. don't forget to bring your cross-country skis. they had a lot of snow, that was west of frostburg in garrett county. the temperature is near freezing. where you see the light blue areas, around 40. and that includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties around the beltway. a few locations in southern maryland, dipped to the thirths, much of northern maryland, as well as central virginia into the shenandoah valley. only in the mid to upper 30s on this tuesday morning. it is april still, i think. it certainly doesn't feel like it. here's the big storm that gave us the chilly rain yesterday and snow to the north. they had over a foot of snow in central pennsylvania. and now we have a high clouds that will be exiting as the day progresses. by 9:00, partly to mostly sunny. temperatures will be in the upper 40s by then. and the winds will begin to pick up, too. gusting around 30 miles per hour american dream morning as well as noontime for your lunch hour. swibds gusting to around -- winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. by late afternoon, we'll be back down to the mid 50s after we peak near 60. the winds diamondback tonight and a chilly start tomorrow, upper 30s starting morn. every temperature is 69. maybe a morning or midday shower thursday. on friday, a little sun coming back. chillier, near 60 during the afternoon. here's a look at the weekend. saturday looks partly to mostly cloudy, in the mid 60s. could get passing showers on sunday. drying out on monday. matt? >> reporter: at this point, 270's seen its share of challenges. latest accident is off to the right shoulder. delays prior to father hurley and in toward germantown. a lot of extra time as you make your way on that southbound 270 stretch. yeller prosecutor problem, 95 at 123. all lanes have reopened. again on the right shoulder, are you going to find slowing because of it. dealing with a problem on marc, 11 minutes delay on the camden south 840 line. no complaints on metro and the vre. back to you. >> matt, thank you. at the toe a final meeting wye -- finally, a final meeting at the white house. martin o'malley will discuss a budget that could help avoid more than $500 million in cuts. the governor said a table games bill distracted lawmakers from passing a budget and would need to be separated from the budget talks during a special session. if gambling does stay on the agenda, maryland lawmaker will have a new scene location to consider. one developer wants to put casino 6 at the boulevard at cap center in largo. the plan includes nearly 4,800 slot machines and more than 100 table games. 5,000 parking spaces would go on top of the casino structure. the developer says the project is shuffle ready. but other say a vegas-style facility at national harbor is the best option. after spending time here, space shuttle "enterprise" is ready to fly to new york. nasa hopes to fly it out tomorrow on the back of the same 747 that flew discovery around the district last week. bad weather kept "enterprise" as scheduled. nasa will do a final review. if they give the all clear, look for "enterprise" tomorrow between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and here's something you don't see every day. a crew with a flatbed truck moved the capital city diner in northeast washington. yes, that's a restaurant on a flatbed. the big question is where did they take it. the owner said crews moved the downs to an undisclosed location. that closed in the trinidad number in neighborhood. hard to hide it. >> someone in d.c. is $250,000 richer. lottery officials say win will mega mills ticket was -- winning the mega mills ticket was at the same place on friday. three $25,000 tickets were sold for sunday's midday drawing. got to buy a ticket. all of this luck rolling around. but you out, check me out on twitter and facebook. the seven-day outlook as you head out. dress for a chilly days. highs around 60 with a blustery wind. sun in and out. might get showers on thursday, friday, sun coming back. for the weekend saturday looks to be partly sunny to mostly cloudy. into the mid 60s. we may get passing showers on sunday. but chilly, high only around 5 of instead -- of 50 instead of 60. >> thanks. we'll have more news coming up and hope to see tomorrow at 4:30. hope to see you then. until then, have a great day. >>starting your day with us.