going on right now with the current conditions being reported at reagan national airport. a cold start to the day as expected. 35degrees at reagan national. it is breezy outside with the wind coming to us out of the north and west at 10 miles per hour. here is a look at the satellite- radar. it is a quiet picture. the rainfall that we had yesterday wrapped up last night around 9:00, 10:00 or so. it has moved out of here. most of the clouds have moved out as well. for today, it will be mostly sunny. take a look. things have really quieted down across the eastern u.s. the forecast for today, mostly sunny skies. much cooler after a high yesterday of 72 degrees. it hit 72 degrees i think for like eight minutes. 50 will be the high today. many of you will top out in the upper 40s. let's check in with julie wright. >> southbound third street tunnel remains closed at this time because of accident activity. a fatal crash occurred about 12:30 this morning. the southbound stretch of the tunnel is closed. there is no access coming from new york avenue into the tunnel at this point f you are traveling from massachusetts avenue into the southbound third street tunnel, that is closed off as well. so there is nobody traveling southbound coming from northeast headed to southeast into the third street tunnel. as you can clearly see, police are here. they are blocking that entrance into the southbound third street tunnel this morning from northeast and from massachusetts avenue headed over towards 395. how do you get around it. from the north to the south, you want to stick with bw parkway. right now, only about a 12- minute ride. no problems to report and that will save you some time as you try to work your way from northeast to southeast. can you travel the outer loop of the beltway. alternate routes expected this morning. allow extra time out there on the roads until this situation can be resolved. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. now to a fox 5 follow-up on the luxury suv scandal in the district. a new report from councilmember tommy wells shows dozens of those vehicles may be against the law. sarah simmons outside the wilson building with more. >> reporter: good morning. councilman wells, that report says it looks like 4 # suvs including the council chairman kwame brown's vehicle were all in violation of a law passed in 2003. -- the report says it looks like 42 suvs including the council chairman kwame brown's vehicle were all in violation of a law passed in 2003. carol schwartz proposed the law back in 2002. she said at the time they were just a waste of money and they used too much gas. the law actually passed in 2003 saying that it restricted suvs and cars that got less than 22 miles a gallon. apparently, it looks like maybe the law has not been followed and wells says it is time to fix this for good. >> i do believe it appears the laws have been broken and we'll have to make referrals to the attorney general. >> i don't know how you put the vehicle issues at our doorstep. these things were done back before 2011. >> reporter: councilman wells says he is not trying to point fingers at anyone specifically here. he says he is just trying to get to the bottom of it and says apparently it looks like there were violations that span way back into the fenty administration as well as the anthony williams administration. >> so the council is not pointing fingers but the question is who was driving those 42 vehicles. did he say? >> so far, councilman wells isn't saying specifically. we do know that michelle rhee has been driven around in a large suv. we have not received word for the current schools chancellor is being driven around in one of those as well. >> thank you very much. fox 5 is continuing to monitor metro today. the latest issue is an allege ad attack at the suitland station. robert joy says he saw a group of teens harassing a youngster. they turned on a woman who ran for help. mr.joy says he pulled out his cell phone and called 911 and he was attacked. >> i got sucker punched from the right. when the guy sucker punched me from the right, you got kicked down by two to the ground and that is when they started kicking me as i was down on the ground. >> joy says he lost two of his front teeth and has a busted lip and swollen eye. the teens also made off with his cell phone. we are counting on you to help us monday for metro too. send us a photo or video to help ten the story. montgomery county police is asking for help in finding a missing college student. he is dennis kelvin johnson. he left his home yesterday morning and was supposed to take a ride to the rockville campus of montgomery college. it is not clear whether he got there but he didn't come home. johnson is autistic and needs medication. you can call the number on your screen if you have any information that might help police. now to the latest on the showdown over the shutdown. the federal government could run out of funding by the end of the week but it looks like lawmakers will just postpone the inevitable and work on a compromise to fund the government for two weeks. the plan cuts spending by $4 billion but not all democrats like it. nancy pelosi argues the plan is part of a larger cut that hurts the recovery. >> economists mark sandy found that the republican spending cuts will destroy 700,000 jobs. >> we have a moral responsibility to address the problems that we face. and that means working together to cut spending and to rein in government, not shutting it down. >> later this morning, the house begins debate on the two- week spending plan. new details on a measles alert in our area. we'll tell you which local establishments may have been exposed to the risk. more new developments in the situation in libya and what the u.s. is doing to try to convince khadafy to step down. lysol believes no toilet is complete until it's completely clean. lysol kills 99.9% of germs and removes stains better than clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach. so if you want to do the whole job, lysol's got you covered. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. my "me time" is when i thougor maybe 8? 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restaurant and took either the s 2 or s 4 bus back to georgetown. coming up next, changes to the facebook like feature. plus, be prepared for possible traffic delays at bridges and tunnels. we'll explain that. february goes out with a rainy bang. nasty and dangerous weather in some parts of the area. we'll see what today has in store. also coming up, the details on the forecast for today. tucker barnes working on it really hard back there. and julie wright is here to tell us what is happening on the roadways. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. ♪ 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. take a look at the lincoln memorial. temperatures cold, just above the freezing mark. 4 4-- 34 degrees at reagan national. in southwest indiana, a sudden to remember spawned an f- 2 tornado destroying homes and garages. in ohio, the high waters have prompted a state of mcand the shag rip river overflowed into several cities. lots of problems across the midwest and down into the of the city. >> my sister in knoxville said they were having veer rains yesterday. >> more flooding expected today. we had rain and wind. we did not see severe weather develop. i really thought we would based on the line of thunderstorms that we were tracking yesterday morning. tucker and i were sitting in the weather center watching it all dissipate as it was making its way here, which is good although we were quite frustrated. we got good beneficial rain across the area. we are now down for the year about an inch and a half so we made up some of that. at reagan national, we had 2/3 of an inch of rain. at bwi marshall, 1/2 inch of rain. parts of the area still under some drought conditions so we'll take t here are the current temperatures. as expected, it is a colder start to the day. 4degrees right now in the nation's capital. gaithersburg is at 30 degrees. baltimore, 35. in virginia, we've got 34 degrees. in manassas, 38 in fredericksburg and back in maryland, 36 degrees in leonardtown. take a look at the radar image for our region. we'll also pull it out. the rain moved out last night and with that rain, the clouds have gone as well. this is not a satellite image but i can tell you that the clouds are gone and we've got much quieter conditions after that big frontal boundary came through sparking severe weather across much of the eastern u.s. it has moved out and now people are left to dry out and deal with the aftermath in places where they did get severe weather. for us for today, here is what we're looking at. mostly sunny skies. a much cooler day. yesterday, we did get to 72. 50degrees for your high today. that is normal. i think some of you will top out in the upper 40s. clear skies tonight, cold, 34 degrees. the winds shift out of the south and they will be lighter, five to 10 miles per hour. the five-day forecast, the up and down continues. tomorrow, 59 degrees so near 60, mild. sunshine, mostly sunny on thursday. we cool off again, low 40s. friday, back to where we should be, 51 degrees. we are up again on saturday near 60 with rain showers coming through. now, let's got more on the morning rush hour traffic. here is julie wright with that. >> all right. unfortunately, we are starting off our morning commute with a fatal crash that occurred around 12:30 this morning. that has closed the southbound third street tunnel so for you guys traveling from new york avenue and from massachusetts avenue inside of the tunnel, it remains closed off at this point. so again, no one is able to get through as you travel from new york avenue and massachusetts avenue to head southbound into that tube, it remains blocked at this time. all traffic right now, you can see the flares, being diverted over onto fourth street northwest. coming from new york avenue or massachusetts avenue, you are denied access headed into the third street tunnel until further notice. on the other side of town, better bet is to stick with kenilworth avenue or bw parkway. that is your alternate route down to pennsylvania avenue. that is a 12-minute ride right now and that will save you a lot of time. safety inspects on bridges and tunnels will mean lane closures. those inspections run from tomorrow until friday, march 11th from 10:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. can you find a list of the closures on myfoxdc.com. the turmoil in libya continues and the prices at the pump are getting worse. the national average now $3.37 a gallon. experts say the prices will stay high likely through the fall. the cost is making an impact. >> we would probably sell this car and get a prius. >> i think twice better randy rands -- about the errands i run. what are the surging gas prices doing to your budget? we asked for your thoughts on our facebook fan page and nicole said i drive a car that must use premium i just put almost $60 in my car. not an suv, my car. i wanted to cry. clarence collins said with gas prices like this, metro just got a new customer. i wish gas would return to 99 cents a gallon again. those were the days. >> no kidding. now to the stunning new developments in d.c.'s breathalyzer case. three officers are speout testifying in front. city ouncil's judiciary committee. they are responsible for about 40% of the district's dwi arrests. they say without the program, the public is at risk. the deputy attorney general defended the way his office is prosecuting the cased and says they get convictions without the breathalyzer tests. in today's consumer alert, it will soon be easier to by the amazon kindle 3 g. at&t will 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unfortunately, a fatal crash occurred around 12:30 last night. it has closed the southbound stretch of the third street tunnel. we do have live pictures from the scene. the southbound stretch of the third street tunnel, you are denied access from new york avenue as well as massachusetts avenue. there is no access into the tunnel. if you are traveling from northeast headed over towards the freeway, what you are seeing there in the center of your korean is the flares that is directing traffic to fourth street in northwest washington. coming from bladensburg road, coming from north capital street inbound on new york avenue, you will be forced to continue outbound towards fourth street northwest and from massachusetts avenue, you are also denied access into the tunnel that would take you guys over towards 395 and back into virginia. how do you get around that? you use kenilworth avenue. that will be your best alternate at this time. right now, it looks pretty good continuing down towards pennsylvania avenue. only about a 12-minute trip at this point. bw parkway, ken ill worth avenue, that is your alternate route. can you stick with the beltway through prince george's county but this is going to save you some headaches. we are told there is an ongoing investigation and this road could be shut down for the next hour or so. you are denied access from the southbound third street tunnel off of new york avenue as well as massachusetts avenue. no accidents to report right now if you are traveling off to the west off the 66. your lanes there are open. no trouble spots to report at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. a fox 5 investigation now into alleged pricey trips taken by the president of a local university on taxpayers money. we spent morn six months going back and forth with the university of the district of columbia trying to piece together a messy paper trail and discovered not only does the president of udc get an expensive car, a million dollar home and a nice salary. he also spends a lot of money traveling to places like egypt and the united kingdom. >> we've been asking for six months. your statement to us was our questions are questions. we need answers for the taxpayers. >> and the questions in my mind as well. wish i could give you the answers to the questions. i don't have the answers to those questions. >> that is the spokesperson for the university of the district of columbia, allen etter. coming up in the 7:00 hour, see what happens when tisha shows up to that board meeting looking for the answers. and now, a fox 5 follow-up on the luxury suv scandal in the district. a new report from councilmember tommy wells shows dozens of those vehicles may be against the law. sarah simmons outside the wilson building with the latest on this. >> reporter: steve, councilman wells says 42 suvs may be in violation of that law to be exact and on top of that, today, councilman jack evans is expected to introduce legislation that would require council approval of all leased vehicles for the district except for the mayor's. now, the former councilmember, carol schwartz, is the one who introduced and proposed that law back in 2002 to stop the district from leasing suvs or even owning them. she said at the time that they were a waste of money and they use too much gas. the law actually passed in 2003 saying that it restricted suvs and cars that got less than 22 miles a gallon and the mayor's vehicle was exempt from that. but wells says it looks like apparently this may have been in violation for many years and it is time to fix it and do it for good. >> the first thing we have to be sure is it is in compliance with d.c. law and second thing is to see that we are being good stewards with our funds. >> reporter: and councilman wells says he is not specifically pointing the finger at the current mayor. he says to appears as though this is something that may have been happening as well back during the williams administering and the fenty administration. steve? -- during the williams administration and the fenty administration. steve. >> what is the mayor doing about it. >> he says he has asked the city administrator to look into it to see if any laws have been violated. other than that, the mayor is trying to distance himself as much as possible from the controversy. to the economy now and there could be i compromise to prevent a government shutdown this friday. lawmakers are discussing a deal that would put off that shut downfor two weeks. the white house says it would agree with a plan that would prevent the shutdown for two weeks. >> i think the response is encouraging. i don't think it will shut down at the end of this week as many of us originally feared. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi has criticized that bill which cuts $4 billion in spending. in the fight over health care, president obama is extending an olive branch to states unhappy with the health care reform law. he says he wants to let them desane their own health care plans as long as they don't weaken the federal reform law. a federal house panel set to vote on a gay marriage law today. supporters still working to pass the law and governor o'malley says he would sign the bill if it reaches his desk. plenty straight ahead on fox amorning news. coming up next, a battle between completing pizza shops turns ugly and disgusting. details of what one shop owner is accused of leaving in another shop. >> the last time i took drugs, prey believey took more than anybody could survive. >> what are we talking about? how much? >> i don't know. i was banging seven gram rocks and finishing them. because that is how i roll. i have one speed, one gear, go. >> charlie sheen opening up about his battle with drug addiction. we'll hear more coming up. experts from a leading consumer publication 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. making headlines this morning, it is being called a case of food terrorism. police say the owner of a pennsylvania pizzeria walked into another shop. he asked to use the rest room and he left behind a bag. inside that bag were mice. >> the reality is these mice multiply and in a store, who knows what kind of damage they could do or certainly what type of health issue could arise. >> he was trying to sabotage us but why would he stoop to that level. >> do you know him? >> i've never met him in my life. >> several police officers were eating in the restaurant at the time. they went after him and caught him walking into another pizza shop with another bag with mice. charlie sheen is continuing to talk publicly about his war with cbs. the actor has given multiple interviews on the matter. last week, the network and warner brothers canceled his hit show, two and a half men for the rest of the season because of sheen's off-camera antics. sheen says he is willing to make up with cbs after blasting the met work but he wants $3 million an episode to come back to work. he says he has kicked his drug habit. >> are you clean right now. >> look at me. duh. drug tests don't lie. >> when was the last time you did drugs? 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>> exactly. let's talk about the caps and the trades they made. help or hurt the team. >> i think they help. when you get a guy like jason arnott who not only that experience but scored the winning goal to lift them to the stanley cup win and you only give up a face-off specialist, i think it is a good deal. >> they needed a defense man because mike green is out with a head injury. we've seen sydney crosby. >> they are thin so i don't know much about the li democrat man guy but it looks like a good deal. >> this is another example of how great george mcphee is. since he has taken over as general manager, this is his 82nd trade. when the caps were up near a deadline and the fan are demanding a move, he pulls the trigger. >> we know the caps need help so i think it's big boost for them. >> looks like a deal for this season though. i asked dave ross yesterday with the redskins and the release of clinton portis if ryan torain and company can get it done or do they need to go shopping? >> you think they have to go shopping. you can't be surprised at release is portis. guy is 30 which is old if a running back. in the last two years, he has played 13 games. >> a great run for him. kind of sad to see him go. he was a warrior for the washington redskins. but i think with torain, they'll be okay. i think if they find somebody off the scrap heap that shanahan plugs in in his system, i think he will go with a committee back like you see in the nfl. it is not one guy carrying the ball. >> long-term, they need more pieces. torain might be able to fill the gap this year but they will have to get someone else. >> see you guys. it is the junkies at 106.7 the fan. we'll have more coming up including the danger of tanning beds. f a health alert for tamers. this is the time of school when a lot of high school students head to the tanning beds. >> a big group of doctors is pushing to ban minors from tanning salons. we have a report. >> reporter: tanning salons across the country get about a million customers a day. a large majority of them are girls and women according to the american academy of pediatrics. now, that group of doctors is trying to keep teens 18 and under out. >> you get ultraviolet radiation which you get are northern carcinogens. it is sort of the same thing as giving kids cigarettes and saying knock yourself out. >> reporter: the doctor stands behind the effort. he says studies show the risk of melanoma is 74% higher in people who tan indoors. >> people think you're young, you are not going to get skin cancer. that is not true. anybody can get skin cancer. >> reporter: right now in the state of arizona, people younger than 18 can tan as long as the parent signs off. some people say it should be up to the parent, not the government. >> thank you. we'll take a break and come back. we have lots more ahead on fox 5 morning news. e