some locations in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia have dipped into the teens this morning. so a very cold start. all thanks to this large area of high pressure that in addition to the cold temperatures has cleared out our sky. so we ll have plenty of sunshine today. there is the predawn glow over the potomac. the sunrise just about 30 minutes away. and temperatures by 9:00 into the mid 30s with bright sunshine. maybe a few wispy, high clouds midday. we ll be in the mid 40s by noontime. then near 50 by mid-afternoon. we ll take a look at your evening planner and temperatures around the region as we get going there in another ten minutes at 6:11. we ll have our weather & traffic on the 1s as we do right now with danella. what s going on with traffic? if you re traveling to work today and heading into the cia building, still have a crash, this is off of route 123 in the intersection. the good news is it s in the process of clearing. and if you re traveling
george s counties. in the district of columbia, the mid 40s. right now, fairfax county in the 30s to near 40 degrees. and the view from space showing a mostly clear sky, a few clouds drifting over now. and the day planner, take a look. sunrise at 6:51. we ll have a sunny, chilly morning. mid 40s mid morning. during the afternoon, more croak us coaxing crocus-coaxing weather. i tried an irk literation and it didn t rork. near 60 this afternoon is what i m trying to say. danella has traffic. good morning. on the roadways, anne arundel county, route 4, southern maryland boulevard closed between west chesapeake road and west bayfront road. chopper is live over the scene right now. and what you re going to have to do in this area is follow police directions. very tricky, but follow police direction. if you can avoid this area, i would do so now. the delays are growing at this time. traveling along i-66, also seeing delays. still seeing the left lane blocked at route 123 as you
parkway making your way from baltimore to the capital beltway, travel speeds look really good. i m not seeing any issues for you. southbound, you re at 66 miles per hour as you pass 100. continuing southbound in laurel, 67 miles per hour. along i-95 no problems, 216 to the capital beltway, 64 miles per hour. only taking nine minutes to make that trip. and the rails are open so far with no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. back to you. thank you. today jury deliberations begin in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player george huguely, accused of murdering his girlfriend. aaron gilchrist has the possible outcomes. reporter: this morning the jury will consider a wide range of charges that could lead to vastly different punishments for george huguely. both the prosecution and defense are aiming for specific outcomes here. prosecutors want george huguely to be found guilty of first-degree murder. for that to be the outcome in this case, the ju
rick santorum, who has surged in the polls, may get a lot of attention. nbc s tracy potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. reporter: good morning. he is likely to get a lot of scrutiny because of that surge in the polls. this is the first debate that we have seen between these candidates in almost a month. let s take a look at mitt romney first who is fighting to win his home state but actually up by by four points in arizona where that debate is being held tonight. four points is within the margin of error so technically you can call that a tie and looks like he is taking a page from the santorum campaign. now focusing on social issues referring to president obama s secular agenda at a town hall last night. in the meantime, rick santorum who has surged nationally and surging in michigan as well, although by not as much, seems very confident saying last night that i always have and i will win the states that matter in this election. michigan is cer
loved the life. what she was the always smiling. i can believe it. i cannot believe it. they will look and the possibility of alcohol being involved. all they are saying tonight is that this car was moving way to test. brad bell, abc7 news. i the car was moving way too fast. amin el khalifi planned to detonate a suicide bomb vest while inside the capitol building. he was arrested friday. they say he had been plotting his attack for months but did not know he was part of an undercover fbi sting. a shooting spree started with a bracelet and ended with by people being shot. sam ford is a live from d.c. superior court with the story. by people are on trial at d.c. superior court for multiple murders five people are on trial and it started over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. 14 people had been shot, five fatally. the mayhem of march 2010 that left carnage across this neighborhood came to trial today and so did the families of many of the victims. [inaudible] in a