so maybe a couple flurries and sprinkles with this. more of the same over to towson and you can see this back in wood lawn and baltimore and forth off to the east around perry hall and kingsville and heavier snow. so a couple flurries a little bit of sprinkles out there as well. all right. let s check your traffic with angela. good morning. reporter: good morning. and heading out for your tuesday morning commute, we have got an accident to watch for. traveling on the top side of 695, now according to maryland state police this accident is at perring parkway but we are not blocking lanes. everything has been moved over to the shoulder and we have a tow truck in route for that. in the meantime, we are looking pretty good as you make the drive on i-95. this is just north of the beltway on the southwest side. moving well in both directions and for those of you take the drive on u.s. 50 it s moving without any distraction westbound motorists coming across the bay bring. here s
northern part of the eastern shore. and temperatures are in the mid 30s in prince george s county, arlington, parts of fairfax to montgomery. farther west into the shenandoah valley, around the blue ridge, parts of northern virginia, near freezing, as well as panhandle of west virginia. here s the day planner for tuesday, valentine s day. sunrise 7:01. and a cloudy day. we ve got more of an increased chance, maybe a few sprinkle reaching the ground late afternoon. before then, mid to upper 40s. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. good morning. chopper 4 is live in brookville, maryland. this is where an accident is on georgia avenue, near mt. carmel cemetery road. it s involving multiple vehicles, one overturned. right now georgia avenue is shut down in both directions. we ll keep watching all morning long. i m back in ten minutes with an update on the accident. now over it i-95 in virginia, if you re traveling northbound at fairfax county pa
thursday morning. back to you. the pentagon set to announce the creation of new rules for women in the armed forces and could put them closer to combat. reporter: right now women are not allowed to serve in combat units are on the front lines. the pentagon s announcement could make it change partially. the pentagon is opening 14,000 jobs, most in the army that have been closed off to women because of the ban on women in combat. the jobs will include intelligence, logistics and communications in combat units. it doesn t mean you will see women fighting in foxholes next to the men. the pentagon says the first step towards equal opportunity for women in the military, more than 300,000 women served in support roles in iraq and afghanistan with. this policy shift they will have more opportunities. the policy is expected to take effect later this summer. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. in washington, dc today the nation s largest gathering of conservative leaders and activists wi
checks. and it s completely legal the results of our hidden camera investigation today, thursday, the results of our hidden camera investigation today, thursday, february 9th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. this decision by the obama administration to grant ten states waivers from no child left behind will be the strongest move yet to undermine the controversial education initiative. that s right. it was signed by president bush in 2002, and mandated that 100% of grade school students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. but opponents say it forces teachers to focus too much on test scores. and not enough on actually educating the students. we ll get the latest on this developing story, straight ahead. also new investigation tied to the house fire that police say josh powell set, killing himself and his two young sons. officials now want to know why it took
homeowners who are under water, owing more than their homes are worth. and they ll pay $2,000 in cash to 3/4 million americans who lost their homes. does it hold the banks accountable for all the damage they ve done to the economy and american homeowners and communities? not even close. but it s a good start. reporter: it s a restart for bipartisanship. the obama administration worked with 49 state attorneys general, half are republicans. we are using this opportunity to fix a broken system and to lay the groundwork for a better future. reporter: new rules protect families facing foreclosures. no more lost paperwork. no more excuses. no more run-around. reporter: but the settlement can t fix what valley jones faced, seven families lost their homes on the chicago street where she d lived for 36 years. today s crackdown cannot bring back a neighborhood. and it does not apply to and will not help roughly half of u.s. homeowners whose mortgages are held by fannie mae