d.c. is on the line now, the verge of seeing the rain come in with a little mix. but not really expecting much in terms of accumulation for us at all. as we go to the weather maps, areas to the south and west are under advisories and winter storm warnings. advisory you can get 1 to 4 inches includes highlands, charlottesville as well as spot sill vein i can't. here is early numbers charlottesville 2 inches. wayne's borrow has gotten five inches. temperatures are now in the 30s and 40s. we had a dry slot in place. that has delayed the onset of the precipitation. it will help bring it not so far north as well. a chance of rain and snow tonight. it will taper off in the overnight hours. we will keep our eyes on slick roads in the overnight as well as the early morning. back to you. >> thank you, gwen. the other big story we are following, authorities are searching for a driver that took off on foot after a crash that left someone dead. it happened early yesterday morning on suitland road near hillmar drive. the victim's family says there were plenty of other accidents in the same place. >> on the side of the road, evidence of a terrible accident. family members tell us the vehicle ended up here where there are now balloons. the spot where 1-year-old tiesha williams died. >> the car flipped. >> reporter: tommy is her mom. she said there were four people inside the vehicle at the time of the accident. but her daughter was the only one seriously hurt. she has been told the car was on top of her. what makes it even more difficult to take for the family is that once the car flipped over and she was he ejected, the driver of the car then ran away immediately. >> i think it's horrible. heartless. no matter what the situation is, you got to be held accountable for your actions. my baby girl was in there and you had no regard for her and just left her. >> reporter: but there were neighbors nearby and other drivers that rushed in and helped lift the car off the tiesha but it was too late. tammy says that she met one of the neighbors that told her this intersection is dangerous and this is not the first accident here. >> she came out to tell us, you know, that multiple accidents happened at this spot and it's a shame they haven't done anything about it yet. >> reporter: the family says she want to know more about the intersection hoping to prevent another tragedy. police try to track down the driver that fled the car after the accident. >> just tell them to come forward. if he was speeding, drinking, whatever it is, just come forward. >> reporter: in prince george county, matt auckland, fox 5 news. >> police in baltimore say a parkville middle school student is dead after falling out of a moving vehicle. police say 13-year-old michael thomas opened the passenger door and leaned out of the car to throw up when he fell and was struck by another driver. the crash remains under investigation tonight. police in virginia make an arrest after four people were shot in prince george county early this morning. it happened at the holy springs meadow apartments in district heights. it appears all the victims will survive. the suspect is currently awaiting extradition back to the county. lawmakers are g considering two casinos in the area. that got several organizations working to stop it from happening. 67 different churches and community groups are running an online petition drive to make sure the casinos aren't open. one says gambling is a drain on already poor communities. >> we said long ago that when the five kay cases that were announced came to town, they wouldn't produce the revenue that was promised and that has proven to be true. now the legislature is coming back to the people saying we need to expand in this race to the bottom to see which one of the states around here can prey on their poor the most he efficiently. >> one and five compulsive gamblers attempt side at one point and everybody should be educated on the problems casinos can cause. a former delegate is spear heading it. supporters of slots are suggesting that for the harbor as a possible sight. you believe they could be economically hurt by the casinos. >> yes. well, i think it's an awful, awfully bad public policy to put a known debt creator, a casino in the middle of the worst foreclosure crises in the state. prince george's county has a quarter of all the homes in the entire state that are at risk of foreclosure. so, it's just bad public policy. >> on the flip side, senator peters submitted the bill calling for a referendum to allow a county casino, slot casino. he has been quoted saying if he oppose the slots you can't ignore the kind of money it can generate for the county, as much as 20 to $40 million annually. >> we are upside down on the money. a few years back our local grader, prince george business round table and the baltimore president's round table commissioned a study on the benefits and the costs of hosting a casino. and they found that it would cost between 132 to $376 million. so, we are upside down in terms of the cost benefit analysis. >> i got a two parter for you. how many online signatures do you have. two, how do you know your supporters won't sign the petition multiple times using different names. >> first of all, petition is up on change.org and if you search in the search box stop slots the petition will come up. any of your viewers that want to sign on, please sign on. >> we have that appearing under your name as well. >> you can't do it on -- according to the change.org site. >> but people can get on other computers and do it. these are unverified signatures? >> we will print them off and they go directly to the statehouse. so, it's not unlike anyone doing that for any other issue that is pending before the statehouse. so, these signatures go directly to the statehouse. we have a little over 100 right now. >> more than 100, not scientific but we can hear the passion in your voice and what you have to say. thank you for speaking about your efforts tonight. >> it's a pleasure. to the campaign trail. rick santorum is blasting the president over his values. he issued prompting a strongly worded response from an bomb advisory. >> gop front-runner rick santorum turning controversy. >> about a phony ideal, some phony theology. not a theology based on the bible, a different theology. >> those comments are not sitting lightly with the white house. we question character and faith. >> you are questioning his faith. >> i can't help but think that those remarks are well over the line. it's wrong. it's destructive. it makes it impossible to solve the problems that we all face together as americans. >> but rick santorum defending himself. >> i said i don't question the president's faith. i said that the president is christian. he says he is a christian. i am talking about his world view or the way he approaches problems in this country. i think they are different than how most people do in america. >> santorum is up by more than 6 points in an average of national polls. congressman ron paul is expecting the nominating process to last until the g.o.p. convention in august and is vows to stay in the -- vowing to stay in the race until then. newt gingrich is weighing the state of the field on voters on their home turf. >> many of the trios lose their home state, you have, i think, a very badly weakened candidacy. >> reporter: the republican field with tense weeks ahead. they are competing in nine primaries and four caucuses between february 28 and march 6th. with the funeral sealed off from the public, whitney houston fans found their own way to pay respects to the singer. >> just ahead at 6:00, the final farewell to fans in houston's hometown. yesterday millions said good-bye to singer whitney houston as she was laid to rest in a star-studded home going ceremony. >> many fans at the site of the funeral said being shut out of the service made the morning more difficult. fox's lisa evers has that story in newark. >> reporter: this entire area was sealed off to the public during the funeral. fans were not allowed to go past police barricades so with no public service and nowhere to go, they did the best they could to show their love for whitney. >> i understand the family wanted a private service but i think they are forgetting about the fans. >> reporter: wearing a whitney houston t-shirt, mary told me she had to be here. even though she couldn't get close to the church because the streets were on lockdown everywhere you looked. only media -- media people were allowed in. their trucks in stark contrast to the housing projects and a reminder there was little for newark residents. blanch turner drove up from delaware and was disappointed but made the best of it. >> we had whitney all of her life. >> reporter: with no accommodations for the public, some fans set up a tablet on the hood of the pickup truck to watch the funeral service. it was all they could do under the circumstances. >> it makes the moment even more sad that we have to watch it like this far, you know, even -- we supported her for years. >> i am in shock that i am out here. we wish we could get closer. >> reporter: other fans watched on a tv screen inside this restaurant. at the end of the day it was about the loss of a star that inspired many. >> a generation. i like her music and she is. >> reporter: gang members found their way to honor her memory. one leader wrote no shootings, no carjackings, no robberies, no crazy stuff, let's show respect. in newark, lisa evers, fox 5 news. just ahead, a big night for a special yellow family here on fox. >> after 23 seasons, the simpson's reach episode 500. is a big night for the simpson's. tonight's episode is making the experience that few make, episode 500. >> fox spoke to the show's creator about the feat and how the series is plan go ahead for hundreds more. >> this town voted unanimously to get rid of springfield's unending nightmare, the simpson's. >> reporter: fox's hit show the simpson's lasted 23 seasons. on sunday night it reaches a mile tone, the 500 episode. >> are you sure this is a good idea. >> amazing honor to start the characters off and written the first few jokes and now they are alive, they exist. they are the product of a huge number of people. >> the great thing about it is that the show became so much bigger than any one of us and had its own life that it became a part of us quickly. >> you will lose again. >> the show earns billions with merchandising, film and amusement park rides. for the creator, being around a quarter century means some staffers were in diapers when the show started. >> the simpson's has been on so long that we have writers that grew up watching the show. it's like having your own nerd right there with you. >> reporter: the show airs in more than 100 countries and attracts 34 million viewers each week with the guest list continuing to grow with impressive names over the years. >> i'm surprised when someone says they watch the show but we had kirk douglas, bob hope, johnny carson, elizabeth taylor, george harrison, ringo star, paul mccartney, mick jagger. >> hello, campers, how you doing. >> the fun continues. you can watch the simpson's 500 episode tonight at 8:00 on fox 5. you know you really arrived when you have been simpson niced. >> we are waiting for the big break. >> it's a high compliment if you get simpson niced. >> did we dodge a bullet? >> we haven't dodged it 100% because it's pushing through but we dodged it the majority -- depends where you are. maybe a dusting at best. >> exactly. areas to the south and west is exactly where it's hitting. we were on the money with that. as i said, the system is still pushing its way through. a lot of moisture with it. a live look outside as you can see. i peaked outside, we don't have anything here outside of our studios yet. some of you are seeing some of it. take a look. this was a wide swath of moisture that moved up the gulf. you can see it is toward parts of southern ohio as it moves off the mid-atlantic. a little closer, we have the three distinct lines we think about. this is the rain line, the mix line and the snow line. some of the snow is lighter in some areas. some of it more moderate. here is the snow totals so far. charlotteville, virginia, 2 inches. 5 in parts of augusta county and waynesboro 5 inches. these places are within the advisory and the warning areas. let's take a look at radar. we will give you a closer look closer to home. you can see just to the west of manassas, we have a rain-snow line mix and light snow that pushed its way across areas of the west through parts of virginia and to the south. this will continue to move across. as far as d.c. metro is concerned, we have a little bit here and there. not a whole lot major happening. there is a dry air slot that kept it from coming in earlier today. it's going to stop it from going too far north as well. that will be a little help in terms of all this precipitation. let's go back to the weather maps. we have warnings and advisories to tell you about. winter storm warning and advisory is in effect until the early morning hours of monday. these are the areas here. charlottesville is under the win -- winter weather advisory. waynesville five inches where the warning is. none of that is in effect for the metro region. it will taper off into the overnight hours. can't rule out light precipitation. slick roads will be a real danger. our five-day forecast has a few unsettled days. temperatures will be on the rise. we got a big warm up coming your way into the week. overall the tides weren't too bad. temperatures in the 40s. not far off the mark of where they should be. a few degrees warmer. right now into 3 gaithersburg. 41 dulles. 41 martinsburg. 42 at national airport. winds will be picking up a little bit anywhere from maybe 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow president's day a ridge of high pressure builds in. great day for a holiday. no shortage of sunshine. dry and sunny. by midday tomorrow, expect to see plenty of sunshine. 45 degrees. tonight we have to deal with getting rid of the precipitation and getting it out of the way. we will see it taper off overnight. overnight low 30 degrees. for president's day no shortage of sunshine. temperatures between 47 to 48 degrees. not bad at all. five-day forecast shows you a couple of unsettled days. another system bringing rain midweek. that will stick around for a couple of days. look at that, we are heading to 60 degrees. >> big change. we will see you tonight at 10:00. >> thanks, gwen. >> you recognize that guy. you know him from two tickets to paradise. eddy money paid a visit to fox 5. he is promoting his new song that benefits fallen soldiers. >> this is about all the men and women serving the country in iraq and afghanistan and it's basically about a kid that doesn't make it back. >> eddie money performs at the hamilton in northwest at 7:30 and 10:00. all the proceeds go to the intrepid fallen hero fun. >> give him a lot of credit for coming in that early and singing live. a lot of artists would never do that. >> can you sing that song take me home tonight? >> no, before my time. >> oh. >> 'jeremy lin suffered in his first loss earlier this week. w good afternoon. jeremy lin had a big time test today. they hosted the dallas mavericks in a nationally televised game. lin continuing the pregame routine with fields, he went to staple stanford -- he went to stanford. in the third quarter, lamar odom struggled in the back court. lin with the steal. he throws it down. knicks down three after three. three minutes left, knicks up two, lin with the shot clock winding down hits the three- pointer. team high 28. now final minute, mace trail by three -- mace trail by -- may haves trail by three. lin with career high 14 assists. knicks defeat the mavericks ending dallas's six game winning streak. here is mr. lin. >> we are thankful for any win we can get. this is a big one. they are a great team, defending champions and we wanted to come out and be aggressive and see how -- like where we measured up with them and we are glad we won. >> measured up good. terps and duke. melissa thomas misses the layoff. maryland with a two point lead. how continues team high 19. duke with a chance to tie. peters for three. shot is blocked as time expires. maryland rallies to defeat duke. duke's first loss of the year. last night the nascar season got off to a wild season on fox with a bud shoot out, 75 nonpoints race highlighted by a spectacular crash at the end. jeff gordon hits kyle busch in the m and m car. busch able to avoid contact and won the race. gordon went up the track into jimmie johnson and kurt busch. gordon on his side then flipped over multiple times for the first time in his 1 year sprint cup career. he was able to walk away from the horrific accident uninjured. today he spoke about his wild ride. >> what an incredibly safe race car. we have the hendrick seat that we build, the lawns device, the safer barriers. to go through the experience, i think i had more injuries trying to get out of it when they said let's turn it over and i said no, i'll get out. >> today qualifying for the front row of the sunday 500. carl edwards won the pole with an average speed of 143 miles per hour. greg biffle won the other front spot. the first time that roush fenway racing swept the front positions. the rest of the field will be determined by thursday's gatorade race. yesterday nc state and florida state. security was asked to remove two fans. they are former bullet tom gugliada and chris corchiai who is second all time on the assist list. both numbers were retired and both kicked out of the game. one tweeted later that the ref didn't like the fact that we told him he was having a bad day. so they weren't just any normal fans. two of the greatest that ever played for that team kicked out. >> wow. >> i think we all just -- our mouths opened. >> that's it for us. we are back at 10:00 and 11:00. see you then. >> take care. mid grade dark roast ain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables