warmer than what we had yesterday. bring along a jacket and you can shed it and it will feel like early spring. we are looking at temperatures in the 30s. the exception, ocean city at 40 degrees. frederick, 32. fredericksburg, 35. hagerstown, 35 degrees as well. satellite-radar, not much happening. there you go, a little bit of cloudiness off the carolina coast and a few more clouds out towards chicago. that is the leading edge of cooler air that will get in here tonight. today, we'll be warmer and a big cooldown for tomorrow. for today, sunshine returns, mild afternoon, 59 degrees your daytime high and it is about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. it should feel pretty good out there. >> not bad. thank you. d.c.'s mayor and city council are demanding answers about spending being done by the university of the district of columbia's president. earlier this week, fox 5 exposed how much allen sessoms is spending to travel the globe. he is still refusing to answer our questions. mayor gray says he want a report from the board of trustees. the search is on for a pregnant george mason university student missing for merely a month. investigators say 21-year-old bethany decker was last seen at her apartment in ashburn on january 29th. decker is five months pregnant. the united nations general assembly voted unanimously to suspend libya from the council. charlie sheen's two children have been removed from his home after his estranged wife was granted a temporary restraining order. dr. lisa van susteren joined us last night at 10:00 to talk about charlie sheen's erratic behavior. >> i think it is probably more likely that he has a mental disorder. he may have grafted upon this mental disorder some drug abuse, alcohol abuse but he exhibits the classic signs of a person would does have bipolar disorder. he has extremely poor judgment, very impulsive, a living situation that is ridiculous with young children. he has racing thoughts. he is grandiose. he refers to himself as charlie sheen rehab center and that no one is as good as he is. he has all of these signs that we recognize easily to be classic bipolar disorder. most people are diagnosed at a younger age and i think he has shown signs of bipolar disorder all the way along. but he is a celebrity so he gets special treatment because he is a celebrity. he has a lot of money and can buy his way out of trouble. we have been allowing him to be a bad boy in situations where other people wouldn't be able to get by acting like this and they would have landed in treatment or jail or something worse long since. he is a train wreck. we should turn the cameras off, try to get this guy to get into treatment and if he is smart he will go into treatment and become a spokesperson for bipolar disorder and he will be welcomed back with open arms. in sports, a fantastic finish for the washington capitals last night at the verizon center. the hero, who else? take a listen. >> he scores! >> the caps beat the new york islanders. that was ovechkin's 5th goal of the season. fox 5 morning news begins now. it is a chilly start to this wednesday morning, march 2nd, 2011 as we give you a live look at the washington monument. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm gurvir dhindsa. tucker is in with our forecast for today. after a cool but sunny day yesterday, we might have some improving weather today, which who be nice. >> you got it. we'll be talking about highs in the 50s. >> that will feel good. >> it will feel great for march 2nd. 4 here in washington. still rather wintry start but when we get going later today, it will start to feel like spring. winds are out of the south and west at six miles per hour. that is good if you like the warmer air. there is nothing to look at on the radar. very quiet conditions across the mid-atlantic and you can see out into the midwest, there is nothing going on. we'll see a cold front come through tonight but that will bring us just a few clouds and not expecting any rain until perhaps saturday be maybe saturday night into early sunday. 50s later this afternoon. nice and mild by about 2:00 p.m. after a cold start. >> sounds good. hopefully the roads are doing okay early on this morning. julie is in with that. >> we're not looking so bad this morning. overnight roadwork still in place over at the hot lanes in virginia. that should be cleared by 5:00 a.m. easy ride for those continuing south on 270 through rockville headed out towards the split. 66 traffic at speed. no problems reported coming inbound from 50 fair oaks headed in towards vienna. northbound i-95 traffic at speed leaving dumfries headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. now to a fox 5 investigation. d.c.'s mayor and city council are wanting some answers about our investigation into the president of the university of the district of columbia. apparently the president spends quite a bit. he is now defending himself. >> did you see our story last night? >> no. >> reporter: allen sessoms still refusing to answer fox 5's questions and jumping into a $60,000 lincoln navigator purchased by sessoms but paid for by the university of the district of columbia. the udc president is going to have to answer to city council after our fox 5 investigation exposed how the school paid $7,900 for him to fly to egypt one way, $2,200 first class to san antonio along with dozens of other unexplained credit card charges for trips around the country. >> i did see the story last night and i was very concerned. >> reporter: city councilman tommy wells says he is ordering the city to take immediate action. >> part of my concern is not just the expenditure of dollars that may not have needed to be expended but the financial record keeping and that is why i'll be sending a letter to the d.c. auditor asking for an audit. >> reporter: city councilman michael brown says he is very concerned about the travel during these hard economic times. >> the president may be living in lavish lifestyle is certainly troubling but i'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say about it before we make any final>> reporter: m says he is asking for a report from the people who hired sessoms. >> i want to get a report from the board of trust board of trustees first and foremost. >> reporter: when does it go from a job requirement to something that concerns you. is it when families are going, when flights are being booked last minute, lack of documentation. where does it become concerning to you? >> i think it starts with the question what was the purpose of the trip in the first place. if there is a legitimate purpose associated with the trip, that is defensible and then would d id -- who did the trip pay for. >> reporter: kwame brown says he is not going to wait and is demanding that president sessoms testify at a hearing. chairman brown sent this letter to president sessoms less than 14 hours after he saw the story saying he was troubled to see the report on fox 5 concerning your travel expenditures and requested the very same documentation we used in our investigation. but brown writes the information has not been provided to me, which he finds disrespectful. >> we put forth some of the same questions that came out in the story, asked for answers and we will be questioning him. >> reporter: chairman brown says he knows a thing or two about upsetting taxpayers with driving luxury vehicles. there are going to be taxpayers who are going to be saying why is kwame brown going to be the one in charge of finding out about this. >> the truck are back. they've been returned. no taxpayer dollars currently being spent further. and we're moving on. so i think that is how you take responsibility. you own up, you make sure it goes back, you don't throw anyone under the bus. you take full responsibility. >> reporter: you expect that same forth rightness from sessoms? >> well, yes. we expect the board of trustees to demand that. >> reporter: udc posted this letter on its web site just hours after city leaders told us that they wanted a full investigation into why president allen sessoms spent so much money traveling. in the letter, he says he wants to address the concerns that have arisen in response for the fox 5 report regarding his travel expenses. but he sure didn't want to talk to us face to face. >> that was tisha thompson reporting. coming up in the 7:00 hour, kwame brown will join us live to talk more about the situation at udc as well as the suv controversy. >> we have so many programs being cut and tuition being spiked and he is taking trips to egypt, one way, $8,000. >> i think it is very unfortunate. i can't afford to go nowhere else but right here. something got to be done about it. >> the story began with a tip. if you have something you would like us to investigate, go to myfoxdc.com and click on news tips on the top right corner of our home page or you can call our tip line. that number is up on your screen right now. a pregnant woman missing for nearly a month. coming up next, we'll get the latest on her family's desperate search. increased pressure on libya's moammar khadafy. we'll get an update on that as well. ♪ ♪ hello sunshine ♪ sweet as you can be ♪ i love waking up [ chuckles ] ♪ to your morning melody ♪ i can tell it's gonna be ♪ a sweet day [ female announcer ] wake up to sweetness with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey for a yummy sweet taste that's just right. and the 100% natural whole grain oats treat your heart sweet. because they can help lower your cholesterol. you are so sweet to me. ♪ you're sweet to me bee happy. bee healthy. shorts. tank tops. 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[ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ [ female announcer ] the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. of getting vitamins and minerals. others will try total raisin bran with 100% of the daily value of 11 essential vitamins and minerals, and the luscious taste of plump juicy raisins and crunchy whole grain flakes. ♪ guess it's all about what kind of crunch you like. ♪ how are you getting 100%? ♪ there is a live look at the wilson bridge this morning. off to a chilly start. we'll talk to tucker about that in just a second. spring is around the corner and that means this. the beautiful cherry blossoms in our area but for the first time in 15 years, visitors will have to pay admission to the cherry blossom street fair. views of the famous trees, of course, still free. it will cost you $5 to attend the street fair. the goal is to help cover costs and possibly reduce the massive crowds. children 1 and younger may go in for free. >> -- children 12 and younger may go in for free t will -- in for free. it will be nice. >> with the sun getting higher in the sky this time of year, it starts to feel pretty good. >> yesterday, the sun was out but it was still kind of cold. >> it was. it was cool. >> all right, cool. >> it was cool. here is how cool it was. let's take a look at these temperatures from yesterday. it was 47 at reagan. later today, 10, 12 degrees warmer than this. noticeably warmer than what we had around here during the day yesterday. 3 # at this hour in frederick. 33 at this -- 33 at this hour in frederick. sunshine up at about 6:45. with a lot of sunshine and light winds out of the south and west today, that will help pump in the warmer air. there is your satellite-radar. there is nothing going on. i can get out towards denver before i can find much in the way of cloud cover. there is a weak cold front across the northern plains and that will dive down here later tonight and bring us a colder overnight tonight and a chilly one tomorrow. but other than that, there is not a lot of weather features to talk about. very quiet weather setting up for today. sunshine, mild temperatures, 59 degrees your daytime high. cloudy early tonight with the cold front and cold overnight. 0degrees your overnight low so much colder tomorrow morning, less than 20 tomorrow morning when we get up. we warm up again on friday. we increase the cloud cover. right now, saturday look like the better of the two weekend days if you need try weather as it looks like we'll have some rain showers return for the day on sunday. now, let's do some on-time traffic traffic and we're going to julie wright with the latest. that was a big caps win last night. >> and a little nervous going into the third period. i got to be honest with you. it was a nail biter. you will find the lanes are open as you travel around the capital beltway. no problems reported at the wilson bridge. no problems reported southbound along 270. easy ride out towards high attastown. lanes are open if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway making your way past college park and continuing around towards colesville road. next camera is northbound i-95 here at the prince william parkway. traffic volume is still light. overnight construction at the hot lane work at tyson's. that should now be cleared. no problems to report out of manassas headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. more tax money coming into d.c. government means a smaller budget gap. rosier estimates for the upcoming fiscal year are translating into a smaller budget deficit for the district. mayor gray's office says the budget gap is now 322 million. new this morning, more violence involving metro, this time on a bus. a young man was stabbed late last night on the w 6 bus. metro tells us that bus pulled to a stop in the # 200 block -- in the 2200 block of pomeroy road southeast. one person came to the front of the bus and told the driver he had been stabbed. the guardian angels are stepping up their patrols on the metro and the buses. roz plater has more. >> reporter: 27 years as a guardian angel and john ayala says what is happening on des' transit system is something he has seen before, new york city in the early '80s. >> they had bankruptcy in new york and the city was running out of money and they pulled the police out of the transit system and the kid went in there and went wild. >> reporter: the past seven months has seen an uptick in violent assaults at metro stations. just last week, robert joy was pummeled by a group of teens after he tried to call 911 to get help breaking up a fight at the suitland metro. last month, someone posted this video of a teen brawl on the orange line with other teens egging on the fight. in january, a 47-year-old man was badly beaten by a group of teens at the l'enfant plaza metro, all of it captured on video courtesy of bystanders who did nothing to help. back in august of last year, a 70-person brawl that sent four people to the hospital. the guardian angels are planning to be riding the rails and patrolling the stations friday and saturday night folk youing on these routes, the green line from fort totten to congress heights, the yellow line from fort totten to l'enfant plaza, the orange line from l'enfant plaza. the small group of volunteers will count on the public to help. >> we're trying to get not just the young people but all the people, everyone to come out and start taking back their community community. >> that was fox 5's roz plater reporting. the group is also hoping to begin some week day patrols from 2:30 to 4:30 along those routes but that will be on an as available basis. these are volunteers, most of whom have full-time jobs. metro says it welcomes the guardian angels as long as they pay their fare. five of these escalators are out of order. one is scheduled to come back online tomorrow. the other four will reopen on the 11th, the 14th and 18th. we invite to you help us monitor metro. if you see something that is not quite right or you have a problem with your card, send us an e-mail, picture or video. the address is fox 5 metro at gmail.com. we have a consumer alert. good news if you need to back an airline flight. the airlines are backing off of the higher flights. your verdict rise on wireless bill may soon cost you more. right now, iphone 3 g users have an unlimited data plan but the company would likely switch to the tiered plan. that new plan could be in place as soon as this summer. look like you might need a little extra cash. the ire says there is more than $4.5 million waiting for people who didn't file their 2007 taxes. if you want to cash in, you must file a 2007 return by april 18th. in our health alert, scientists are working on new ways to cure aids. they are using genetic engineering to develop cells resistant to hoff. the studies are based on a man who seems to be cured of aids after receiving donor blood cells with natural immunity to that virus. the scientists are modifying a patient's own blood cells to be hiv resistant. you may want to think twice about putting your baby in a shopping card. researchers tested the handels handels -- handles of carts in four states. the handles had remnants. e. coli and other bacteria. clean the handles but of put your baby in the cart. it is a cup controversy on capitol hill. i'll tell you why ecofriendly forks, knives, cups had to go. plus, some new members of the caps take the ice but a familiar name stole the show. we'll let you know how this one ended. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. and this is the warm fresh baked taste... of a strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh recently tested automatic dishwashing detergents. they rated finish quantum number one, beating the competition ! try finish quantum for amazing clean and shine. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. in sports, it was a fantastic finish for the washington capitals last night at verizon center. the hero, who else? take a listen. >> he scores! a dazzling overtime winner for the great 8. >> that's right. the capitals beat the new york islanders 2-1 in overtime. the nats hosting the mets, fourth inning. nats up 2-1. the nats hay 4-1 lead. how about bryce harper who entered the game in the fifth as a pinch hitter. he lines an opposite hit single to the left. he grounds into fielder's choice in the seventh. the nats win 5-3. we invite you to stay with fox 5. herschel walker will be here this morning. he joins us live here in the studio. cups and forks are causing a stir after the house decided to stop using compostable products. many say the products don't work as well. money reporter melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: rarely has something inside a cafeteria caused such a stir. >> sort of greening the capitol and we thought we were head nation direction. >> reporter: plastic utensils, salad con towners and styrofoam cups have returned to capitol hill. >> i think the new fork are the best thing the leadership has done this congress. >> reporter: in 2007, democratic house leadership started the greening of the capitol program making changes like compact fluorescent lighting, water conservation and more recycling and these compostable utensils and cups made from a plant-based material hit the house cafeterias. it sounded like a good idea but staffers said the product just didn't work well. >> the largest number of complaint i had from democrats and republicans, from members and workers was the utensils that we had. they talked about the fact that the utensils bent, they weren't strong, that they actually began to melt in a hot beverage when you were trying to stir your beverage. >> reporter: congressman dan lundgren says an audit found it costs nearly $500,000 a year and didn't save much year. >> we believe in effective efficient programs and when you have a composting program that actually adds to the energy production that actually has a production of green house gases and costs money, it is a no brainer to say maybe we ought to get rid of that program and see what else works. >> reporter: he says the mm