welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. faith groups continued to mobilize around the issue of gay marriage this week. on capitol hill, conservative religious leaders voiced their opposition to any efforts to repeal a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. they also condemned president obama s personal support for gay marriage. meanwhile, earlier in the week, the naacp came out in favor of gay marriage. the group s president called it one of, quote the key civil rights struggles of our time. in a coordinated effort, 43 catholic institutions filed federal lawsuits to stop the obama administration s plan to require free coverage of contraceptive services. among e plaintiffs were catholic dioceses, hospitals, social service agencies, and universities, including notre they say the requirement would infringe on their religious freedom. supporters of the coverage plan say a proposed compromise would avoid religious liberty concerns, but
with those temperatures. now, down in the 20s and 30s, manassas, not a mistake. they re coming in with calm winds. 36 in leesburg. 34 at andrews. 25 in fredericksburg. their wind chill, 27. our wind chill, 30 and the wind chill in annapolis, 29. it is 5:01. here s monika samtani with timesaver traffic. a green light report. good news for commuters heading out early this morning. let s take a look at the beltway overall. lanes are open. we ll zoom into 95. take a live look northbound 95 here at dale boulevard. it looks like this as you head past springfield and over to 395 and over the 14th street bridge in virginia. let s head back over to 66. on the inbound side of i-66, you ll find lanes open. we ll take a live look out in manassas. your lanes are open as you head toward centerville and over to the beltway on 66. on the outer loop of the beltway, north of town, your travel time is a 10 minute ride from 95 to 270. 95 coming in from route 216 to the beltway, nine minutes. 4