fire, tornado, in fact, they study them here at the university of maryland and on maryland day you can see one if you come. this is professor andre marshall. he's going to show us exactly what's involved. what are you putting in? >> heptane fuel inside this small container inside an enclosure. we're going to fill it up and ignite the liquid fuel and immediately we have a fire tornado and the way we make this tornado is by surrounding the pool fire in a special way. we have walls that only allow the air to come in in a preferential way. >> reporter: this is part of how university of maryland students study the different causes of fire and the more efficient ways to put them out which can save corporations millions in a crisis and here students are conducting a study for united technologies and the fire tornado may be an anomaly, but it is worth studying according to professor marshall. >> these actually occur in nature you were telling me. they're rare, but they do occur in forest fires. >> yes. you can see them in fire fires and they can be 40 or 50 feet tall. there was a large fire in

don't forget to join us at the university of maryland for maryland day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. topper, dave and i will be there. so is derek. we sure hope to see you. as always www.wusa9.com is always on. have a great weekend.

contests held in the district and in maryland today if. will have their say in e republican presidential g with city council races. john gonzales is live outside a polling station in gaithersburg. >> good morning. we're outside bidders revise school, which will be one of the polling places in montgomery county. at 7:00 thisn morning and they will close at 8:00 tonight. 37 delegates up for grabs in maryland. according to the baltimore sun, setting officials are they predict voter turnout will be at a record low. that does not bode well for o isaps mitt romney, wh0 currently on appeal. late for hisoo rivals. the former massachusetts expected to win not only in maryland but also in wisconsin and the scene voter turnout could be very low in the free state. elected officials say that just over 76,000 maryland voters cast an early ballot. than 1000 fewer than those the 2010 gubernatorial primary. this race comes to maryland and accordingtime when, poll, romney pose an -- orrable record is at able rating record high. convince voters that he to be

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we'll talk about the impact on maryland. we'll answer that at 6:00. >>> wyatt is putting us in the mood. we burn all this stuff off. look what kind of day we had. we're at hemingway's having their happy hour. enough. i've got to go on. beautiful. wyatt will be back with the full forecast. today was national walking day. hundreds gathered near lake montebello. the event is put on by the american heart association getting us to get up and movement people were also encouraged to walk 30 minutes during the day and add more physical activity to their daily lives. >>> imagine not being able to see your hands or medication that could save your life. senator barbara mikulski is fighting to put an end to that. prescription drug shortages has been an issue. she talked about it at the university of maryland medical center. pharmacies buy a big amount of pills and juggle them to other companies and it puts patients in jeopardy like josh. >> my dream depends on that. >> he said he feels guilty when he's able get the drugs he needs, wonde

everyone flocked to the university of maryland for the annual open house celebration known as maryland day. wusa was a proud sponsor of the event that showcased the importance of the university to our region's culture, life and economy. >> reporter: if you ever wanted to be a tv weather caster, this was the place to be today. >> with us is arthur glover. >> reporter: that's arthur and his granddaughter and this is the phillip merrill school of journalism at the university of moreland where 9 news now helps visitors get a taste of the tv business and the magic green screen where we do weather. >> that's maryland day. [ cheers ] >> i think he did a pretty good job for a beginner. >> reporter: it's the 14th maryland day and open house at the university that attracts tens of thousands and comes off something like a big state fair run by ph.d.'s. kids learned about the science of suppressing fire. a wind tunnel turned a research tool to a hair-raising thrill ride. they helped make ice cream with liquid nitrogen minus 350 degrees. >> it tastes really good. >> it's all about the future. >> re

maryland's most powerful radar is dry now and it will stay that way. let's send this over to angela for a check of that traffic. >> had a chance to confirm with maryland state police, there was an accident on 695 on the west side at liberty road. it was a single car accident and they 'quickly removed it off to the side of the roadway, so we're back up to speed on the west side as well as the north side as you can see here. also traffic flow on 795 and i-70 still very calm and light on your approach to the beltway. back over to . >>> we could learn more about whether huge cuts to public education could be restored after an unusual and unexpected end to the session at midnight. >> christian was there and has this report from annapolis. >> normally when they call the end of the maryland legislative session they drop balloons from the ceiling but this year all the balloons were simply packed away in the trash, nothing to celebrate this time. >> a last second attempt to extend the 2012 legislative session passed in the house but failed in the state senate l

but maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. all five sweeps are on and we are hoping for rain. we have a slight chance for showers in the forecast. but it doesn't look like we will see it. i will detail that coming up but right now let's check the traffic with angela. good morning. some construction out there right now, right? >> reporter: good morning. and that's correct. tbheas you deal with on the early -- that's what you deal with the on early drive. especially for those on the interstates in the city, a live look at 895, south of o'donnell street and we are in two-way traffic pattern there as well as 95. as you approach the fort mchelp rin -- mchenry tunnel. 695 on the west side, work zones at ed mund son in effect -- he hadmonson -- he hadmonson -- edmonson. there are more than 100 major road construction projects throughout maryland. state leaders want you to pay attention to the areas. nationwide 700 people are killed in work zone crashes and officials say allow extra time to reach your destination. get a list of all th

we look at maryland's most powerful radar. a few showers getting out of here as of now, but all in all maryland's most powerful radar is dry except if you're heading into york, pennsylvania this morning, you have one shower there and along adams county, that border. temperatures this morning 53 degrees in sikesville, we are above average there. northeast coming in right around 51 degrees. i'm going to have that easter forecast and also the opening day forecast, that's all coming up. but right now let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. any accidents this early? reporter: yes. we are starting the morning off with an accident on 50. just got an update from maryland state police on that. and for those of you traveling around the baltimore region, just let me tell you that things are pretty good around the city and around the beltway here in baltimore. but on 50 the accident was at 404 and according to police this accident has been cleared. itreported as a fatal. that is not the case. the accident was pretty se

western maryland is gorgeous, a little chilly on the beach. ocean city has the sea breeze and the water is cool this time of year. right on the coast, it is only in the 50's. everybody else in joining beautiful, mild temperatures. some low clouds and patchy fog may be forming again tomorrow morning, so we will keep an eye on that. once that burns off, tomorrow should be a repeat of today with beautiful spring weather. the winds of nearly calm, the sunset at 7:49. 72-77 degrees tomorrow after the morning fog burns off. sunrise at 6:22. on the bay, light winds, ways that one to 2 feet. there is yesterday's rainmaker 1-2 feet. at the southern end of it, which has not gotten going yet, there may be some scattered showers or storms along the front. a new storm is expected to develop once it gets down to the gulf coast and it may come up the eastern seaboard saturday night and sunday. the southern end of it is expected to develop and bring us a better chance for more substantial rain saturday night and sunday. this could not a clear-cut, easy foreca

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maryland, a frozen surprise for the middle of spring. it may have been rain down below in most of maryland, but not down here. on top of kizer's ridge, it's been blowing in off and on since midnight. >> been like this all morning, wet, cold, and wind blowing. >> reporter: the late april snow meant a lot of equipment that had been put up at the end of winter had to gear up and hit the road. >> since we've had such pretty weather, a lot of our plows were off. i brought the crews in last night around 10:00. >> reporter: they did make it out in time to keep the main roads open. for those who weren't in a hurry, waiting the weather out was a safer option. >> i've been stuck here since last night. >> reporter: some were equipped with the unexpected stay at the top of maryland, although the delay wasn't on the itinerary, not when it was warm a couple of days ago. >> i had shorts on the other day. >> you know, when you spend summer down in florida and you come back to this, this is not fun. >> reporter: several inches of snow this time of year i

and maryland. a heated campaign in maryland's sixth congressional district. roscoe bartlett faces seven challengers. five democrats are vying for their party's nomination. alan senator ben cardin faces seven challengers in his bid for the democratic nomination. nine republicans are vying to challenge him. d.c. voters looking at five city council seats. four democrats running for a shot at marion barry's council seat. if he is worried about the primary challenge, but he does not show it. >> they don't have the record of achievement. what would you expect them to say? i urge them all to run as hard as you can because the people know what is best for them. >> his challengers include darrell gaston, sandra seegers jacque patterson, and natalie williams. >> breaking news from prince george's county. police are on their way to what they believe is a murder-suicide and happened in the 1000 block of nayonga avenue in capitol heights. it appears a man killed his wife and then turned on himself. we have a crew on the way and will bring more details as they come into th

it's in olney, laytonsville, olney, maryland. fabulous entertainment on saturday evening with great food. howard, let's see your forecast again. >> we're worried about some showers possible south of town today. partly to mostly cloudy. temperatures in the mid-70s. then cooler tonight. tomorrow we'll be in the low 60s. easter sunday looks chilly in the morning. if you're going to an early service, probably in the mid- 40s. we stay relatively dry after today and we need some rain. that looks great. it smells great. i bet it tastes great. >> jeff, general manager, thank you. executive chef will, thank you for being here. absolutely delicious. the restaurant again is taste mezze in olney, maryland. come back and visit us at 5:00. bye-bye.

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despite maryland's gas prices at $4 a gallon, marylanders are driving to their destinations. but new jersey is ground bags at a rough stop on their way to virginia. >> it's about 55 now and used to cost us maybe 30 to fill up. so it's getting harder to keep up with it. >> reporter: another new jersey native took a smaller car on his trip to north carolina to save gas. >> just under four bucks in new jersey. pretty expensive, actually. but you got to go, you got to go. >> reporter: the national average is $3.93. $4 in maryland on thursday and a year ago, it was $3.69. >> this is the time we typically see them creep up, but they've been creeping up all year. so this is atypical. >> reporter: refineries switch to finer fuel blends, and for drivers, that's harder news to accept. >> it's ridiculous how much it costs now. >> it's ridiculous to have diesel. it's killing me. >> reporter: now, east coast prices are a bit higher than the rest of the country right now because of the threat of two northeast oil refineries possibly shutting down. reporting live in north baltimore, andrea

. >>> it was low turnout for maryland's primary. coming up all new reaction as we take a look at some of the local races. >>> taking a live look this morning down at the inner harbor, our camera downtown on this wednesday, april 4th. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. thanks so much for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's head right over to lynette charles. we know about the storms in texas, can we get a repeat of yesterday. >> i wish i could give you a repeat. more clouds out there today, charley and we're already starting to see that. we do have a few showers possible this morning, but we will have unseasonly mild temperatures, so with the clouds we're seeing, these temperatures are being held up this morning. we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now and basically we are dry. we had a few renegade showers that pushed through earlier this morning. those are gone, but i'm not going to rule out the chance even as we go into the afternoon for some more showers to pop up in the forecast. mai

past maryland 108. no crews on the parkway, if you are traveling northbound, lorel and 695, all lanes open until you reach 695, here is a live look at i-95 north of the city, making your way to the topside of the beltway with no distractions. >>> stay with us. we have two weeks to file your taxes. how to maximize the payout and minimize the stress. you are watching good morning maryland, what is new, now and next. >>> before you head out the door and use your debit card, consumer reports, shop smart magazine, while they may help you avoid debt, debit cards can get you in to a lot of trouble. don't use them for on line shopping. that's for security reasons. don't use a debit card for out of the country trip because of the high risk of fraudulent charges and large purchases with a credit card you can dispute a broken tv with a debit card, that's not so easy. >>> the tax deadline is fast approaching, thanks to the holiday in dc. taxpayers have until april 17th to get your taxes done on time. here are thing

i pay taxes in maryland, i work in maryland. i have every right to get a divorce in a timely manner like every other couple. >> lawyers for the woman say maryland should recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere even though it doesn't currently allow same-sex weddings. of course, that may well change come 2013 as maryland recently passed a bill legalizing gay marriage. >>> did you know in that d.c. you can get your license revoked for driving just 13 miles over the speed limit? a d.c. woman was caught in virginia going 83 in a 70 miles per hour zone, and she was charged with reckless driving. now she's just four days away from losing her d.c. driver's license. >> i'm kristen fisher in washington where a woman is just four days away from losing her driver's license after she was caught going 83 in a 70 on i-95 in virginia, just 13 miles over the speed limit. there was no at, there was no swerving, there was no alcohol. >> heather can hardly believe what's happening. >> i have a clean driving record. i have never been arrested.

maryland department of transportation and maryland highway, montgomery county police document in a fatal on the beltway. the 2:00 hour, between colesville road and georgia avenue, all be closed until notice. a fatal crash. .e're showing you video it's between 29 and georgia avenue. cannot go farther than colesville road. the inner loop is completely open. now adam caskey. >> we sure got rainfall. a good soaking rain through the weekend. saturday, some spots picked up over a half-inch. sunday into early monday over two inches in hagerstown and leonardtown. all of them have over two inches of rain so far. that's from the cold front on saturday and the nor'easter that us.till affecting winter storm warning in effect county, western county, including frostburg, maryland 3 2:00 a.m. weather advisory in western maryland and west virginia including eastern allegany county. where we have areas of snow in the higher elevations throughout the day. live super doppler 7 indicates westernh white in allegheny and garrett county. areas of rain otherwise in our region if. off and on.beltway the rain wil

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it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> we have a winner. after 10 days of watching and waiting, the biggest lottery jackpot has been claimed. why the megamillions mystery may never be solved. >>> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. the winner comes forward. for more than a week, rumors circulated about who has the golden megamillions ticket sold in baltimore county. tonight, we have brand-new information that may put those rumors to rest. >> reporter: national headlines have been focused on the mysterious maryland winner ever since the megamillions reached $656 million. wjz confirms late monday night, someone has come forward to claim the winning ticket sold at this 7/11. split with two other national winners, it's worth $105 million after taxes. rumors have been flying about exactly who holds that winning ticket. a single mother of seven made national headlines when she claimed to have it, but later changed her story. >> i don't know what's going on. too much. >> reporter: she told the media the ticket was hidde

about 10% of registered voters in maryland came out to the polls. light turnout was expected with a democratic president of for reelection. those who did come out to vote thought it was important to exercise their right to cast a ballot. >> i have never not voted since i was eligible to vote. i think it is important and part of being a citizen of the country. it is is what enables me to have a say in government and to be able to influence it in some small white. ay. >> about 3% in baltimore city and surrounding counties showed up to vote. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for a complete list of the election results, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. we have a new interactive map that shows how your county voted. university of maryland college park police file additional charges against a student. police say alexander song was released from hospital on tuesday and then arrested. he was released on his own recognizance. he allegedly posted threats of going on the shooting rampage on line. a man is sentenced to life without parole. dante pa

and 70 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> the mother of slain cockeysville native yeardley love wants lawmakers to do more to protect young women from domestic violence. jessica kartalija explains, sharon love wants to make sure what happened to her daughter doesn't happen to anyone else. jess? >> that's exactly right, kai. she's speaking out for the first time since her daughter's death. and sharon love wants to make sure that laws against violent offenders are even tougher. >> our lives will never be the same. >> reporter: following the conviction of her daughter's one-time boyfriend, george huguely, sharon love throws her support behind the renewal of the violence against women act. >> my daughter was murdered almost two years ago, at the university of virginia, by an out-of-control lacrosse player with a violent past. >> reporter: speaking at a meeting, love was joined by vice president joe biden, who helped pass the original law in 1994. >> look what she went

while doe knight nate life maryland -- donate life maryland lets them donate, the foundation facilitates it. >> i had donated my three sons that died. one was murdered, and i gave the gift of life to someone else. >> reporter: the donate life maryland organization is dedicated to saving and enhancing lives by registering organ, eye and tissue donors. we all can help when we get our driver's license renewed. in baltimore reporting. >> the foundation was called a mother's cry when her sons died. the foundation will have a luncheon saturday may 12th. >>> governor martin o'malley signed a lot of bills into law today one meant to improve cancer patients' access to education. it will require insurance companies to squallize out of october payments for anticancer treatments. 15 states have already passed a similar law. >>> still breezy, still dry, still an enhanced fire risk but nice day, some sunshine. the camera is shaking in the wind. 65 degrees out at the airport. winds are west at 10 miles an hour. they have been higher than that at times. we'll show you the wind gusts in a second. this is

the bloomberg maryland index was down just a bit. easter is the number-one sales season for toys outside of christmas. tweens are getting everything from ipods to hand-held video games. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i thought kids would be satisfied with getting peeps. >> i do not like peeps. neither do i. 6:20. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are not tracking anything significant delay-wise. one avenue -- accident at wilkins avenue. a bit of it sluggish bought at edmondson but nothing major. 61 on the north side. 95 running smoothly, 65 miles per hour approaching 32. an update at harford road. bill but of a delay in the outer loop but moving well towards 95 on the northeast corner. this is 95 out of white marsh. we do have a delay southbound between white marsh and the beltway northeast. that is th

in maryland. a face new to politics wins the gop center. wjz is live with tonight's campaign report. adam may speaks with the political newcomer. >> reporter: not a lot of people have heard of this guy before now. he admits that running as a republican is going to be extremely enough. it appears he'll sell himself as a dc outsider with charisma. >> who is dan? a former secret service agent. >> reporter: political newcomer helped protect our last three presidents. now he's the republican nominee for senate. >> when you saw the results coming in what was your reaction? >> i can't describe it. it was a humbling experience beyond belief. >> reporter: he is personable, loves to debate the issues and says he's night for the working class. >> i grew up very poor. eating bo low knee and cheerios. i've been through scraps in my life. we have the gray matter and the physical to get through a tough race. >> i'm looking forward to the elections. >> reporter: ben karl din expects alloverly campaign on the issu

live in potomac, maryland, she has a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea. you know workers campaign workers for john delie knee, he's a democrat running for congress, he will be there at 7:00 hoping to convince voters before they head into the polls to cast their ballots. delaney endorsed by the "washington post" and former president bill clinton is running for congress in the sixth congressional district against republican representative roscoe bartlett. bartlett is seeking an 11th term in congress but facing an uphill battle with a field of -- a large field i should say of republicans and democrats. the reason for this mainly is because of redistricting. redistricting recently changed his district in many ways. getting rid of a republican stronghold of maryland and now in its place, putting montgomery county which of course leans very democratic. in the district of columbia, biddle is running for an at large council seat. the "washington post" endorses tom brown against the incumbent yvette alexa

it's maryland's primary. we've seen a number of election voters, they will getting up and getting situated for if voters that will be turning out. we have seen a number of police officers. maryland republicans offer up 37 delegates to one of the candidates in the primary, voters could help mitt romney , the front runner or choose another candidate. i have dr. john bulloch with towson university, political science professor, joining me live. thank you for being here. >> good morning, no problem. >> reporter: mitt romney, how do you think he is going to do in the primary? >> i anticipate him doing well. it's not a very, very conservative state. he is a moderate republican. he will do well here and the support of former governor bob ehrlich, that will help as well. >> reporter: how does maryland fair as far as the primary is concerned? >> we are not in january, we are not in june, we are in the middle of the process, that gives us the ability to see how things go forward. >> reporter: let's talk about local, tel

maryland has 37 delegates. and the candidates are battling for 16 drats in the district. -- 16 delegates in the district. >>> the outcomes in maryland and virginia will help set the tone for the general election in november. news4's chris gordon joins us live from montgomery county where the district 6 race is one to watch. chris? >> reporter: the democrats are hoping to win it for the first time in 20 years. let's begin this hour with the u.s. senate seat of ben cardin. he's being challenged. he's seeking his second six-year term. his challenger is state senator c. anthony muse of prince george's county, who has a record of service in the general assembly, as a member of the clergy and community activist. he is the husband of nbc 4 news anchor pat lawson muse. now let's go to the republican primary in the sixth congressional district. ten-term republican congressman roscoe bartlett faces seven challengers in his party. most well-known, senator david brinkley and state delegate kathy avcelli. also robin vicor i

republicans say maryland will do just fine with the austerity measures and it will save maryland taxpayers $20,000 a day to not have legislators back to annapolis. >> people around here seem not to care about the expenditures of the citizens of maryland. >> that is not the budget that i have produced, so "happy" is not the word i would use to describe it. that is better than the huge cuts to public safety and affordable college. >> the governor says there's no sense of calling a special session unless there's an agreement. new details about the prostitution scandal involving members of the secret service. we're now learning how many women are believed to be in hotel rooms with those agents just before president obama a ride for a summit. tara mergener has more details on the story. good morning. >> good morning. the fallout from this incident continues. the big question in washington -- was national security compromised? president obama was mum on the scandal, but the white house is defending the secret service and its director. >> the president has confidence in the director of the secret

much of southern maryland in the mid 40s. up to a foot of snow. this is a winter storm warning zone. all that area in pink. and for the rest of the day today, umbrella day. fender-bender weather for the morning commute. rain off and on. temperatures holding steady in the 40s through 9:00. by noontime, for your lunch hour, too, still rainy and breezy. you'll need the umbrella. temperatures in the upper 40s by noontime. middle of the afternoon mate get up to around 50 or so. late afternoon, back to the mid 40s and some lighter rain. and finally, does look like the rain will be tapering off and ending by tonight and by dawn tomorrow. a chilly start, mid 30s to near 40 starting tuesday morning. partly to mostly cloudy, blustery, cool tomorrow, highs warmer, near 60. even milder with sunshine back on wednesday. the mid 60s, upper 60s, maybe a little more rain on thursday. then as we get into the weekend, highs in the 60s. could get a little more rain on sunday. now with our monday traffic, matt, how's it looking? >> reporter: not real good on the top s

this weekend next. >>> tomorrow the university of maryland will be hosting its 14th annual maryland day. it is a celebration of everybody terp related and it's family friendly and it's got 400 interactive exhibits, workshops, even live performances. fox 5 news is teaming up with the university for the big day. we gave young people at the school the opportunity to do their own news story and they researched their topic, did their own shooting, writing and editing. tonight one of the entries would received. the student reporter is 21-year- old tom george from columbia, maryland, and the topic is farm breweries. >> reporter: for adam frye and his family this isn't your typical farm. >> i weighed the pros and cons and i'm more of a beer person than whinyway. so decided to go with beer. >> reporter: with local wineries already popular in frederick county frye is set to open one of maryland's first ever farm breweries and he's doing it all from scratch taking the best hops and planting them in rows where they can grow over 20 feet high. >> i got to say some of the older guys are definitely ro

and maryland. all of maryland's congressional seats will receive primaries. >> reporter: mitt romney still has not locked up the republican nomination so he could use maryland's 37 delegates. rick santorum and newt gingrich are still in the race. they say romney should come out on top. mitt romney is going to do well on tuesday in maryland. he's going to win most of the delegates. maryland u.s. senator is facing his first re-election. five other candidates are also running for the democratic nomination put on the republican side there are nine candidates on the ballot. >> ben should be issuing the only way he's in danger is if the economy washes out the obama administration. >> reporter: the re-election bid of republican congressman roscoe is getting a lot of attention this year because mainly his sixth district was redrawn giving it northern montgomery county. political guide.com shows him facing off with six candidates while five are squaring off on the democratic side. >> that's going to make it

day at the university of maryland college park. wusa9 was a proud sponsor of the event. kids had the chance to tape  weather forecasts as you've seen in front of a green screen. we've posted lots of those on our website, wusa9.com. annie, i have to say i was particularly impressed with dr. wallace lowe, the university president for giving your job a shot. >> i think he did an excellent job. >> all those kids. >> they'll all be here eventually, taking over for me. i was hoping to be out there, but i'm getting a strep throat. stay away from me. i'm on medication, that's the good news. didn't want to get anyone sick over at maryland day today. >>> showers coming down right now. it came in from the northwest. we did see a lot of gray skies out there. in fact, to the south of us we also had some lightning. right now we've got some pretty good showers coming through. let's put this into motion, also pause it for you, show you what's happening right now. you can see the yellows and the oranges, that's a moderate rain that just came thro

find out more online. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> 5:42. there seems to be an app for everything. and now there's an app that has you asking yourself how ugly are you? it's called the ugly meter and here's how it works. you take a picture of yourself and let the ugly meter decide your fate. it gives your face a good once over and examines your eyes and nose and bone structure and scores you on a scale from 0 to 100. creator of the app scored a 32. >> how you do your hair and you have a beard or not. those things don't matter. this is facial structure. so, unfortunately, someone like a 32, me, there's nothing i can do about it. that's what you are. >> the app is currently the number one -- number 6 on the most popular paid apps the iphone and cost 99 cents. we want to know what you think about this. you think this is good fun or could it kill yourself esteem. it's the stupidest thing i've heard of. head to our facebook fan page and weigh in. >>> be positive in the trace oftragedy how a couple is dealing with a diagnosis for their baby and ho

the former massachusetts governor won the three area primaries, at least maryland and d.c. and wisconsin. look at the results. in maryland you can see romney with 49% of the vote, rick santorum 30%, newt gingrich coming in with 11% of the vote. in d.c. you're not going to find rick santorum because he wasn't on the ballot. mitt romney an easy winner there and in wisconsin which at early turns felt too close to call suddenly was not and it has been called for mitt romney as well. fox 5's tom fitzgerald following the results in the newsroom. >> busy night down here. romney's victory not only in maryland, but wisconsin and the district of columbia allows him importantly to keep this momentum he's had going continuing. romney posted big wins over rick santorum who says tonight he is still staying in this race. however, in his victory speech just about an hour ago romney made it clear he was going forward with these victories tonight into the second half of this race and he's going to focus on president obama. >> thank you to wisconsin, maryland and washington d.c. we won them a

much of southern maryland, upper fourths. into the shenandoah valley and -- 40s. into the shenandoah valley, and west virginia, mid to upper 50s. the highs today, quite a change in temperatures. along the pennsylvania border, probably highs only in the 60s. around the metro area, we should make it into the low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. maybe near 8 degrees across parts of northern virginia, including culpeper, warrenton, fredericksburg, manassas. all these areas may get up to near 80 degrees by mid-afternoon. so here's the noontime forecast for annandale in fairfax county. by noontime, should be in the upper 60s. and near 70 to low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. just a small chance of an isolated thundershower or shower throughout the entire region during the afternoon hours. by this evening, much of the area including annandale and forecast to the 50s by midnight -- and fairfax county into the 50s by midnight. low to mid 40s starting off thursday morning, chilly. a cool day tomorrow. afternoon highs, low 60s. and lots of sunshine. chilly on friday morning, in th

we are moving nicely on 95 in maryland and virginia. also in good shape is the toll road, 66 centreville and the in bothif, moving well directions. 270.y good, along over to the wilson bridge, quiet allen of southern maryland. nothing between annapolis and the new york avenue. at the beltway at .niversity boulevard ago wean 10 minutes still movingy were construction. that is complete. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. valdovinos. -- back to a news. >> it's 40 degrees. learn what metro is doing to sexual harassment on trains and buses. >> what happens in vegas stays vegas? what some members of the we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good te o see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health

good morning maryland continues in a moment. and as we go to break, a live look at the sunrise over the white house in dc. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> an emotional jennifer hudson took the witness stand in the trial of the man accused of killing three members of her family. he is accused of killing her mother, brother and nephew in 2008. the testimony got underway monday in chicago. hudson said no one in the family wanted her sister to marry balfour and he says he is not guilty and his attorneys says there's no forensic evidence linking him to the murders. >>> the process to extradite joran van der sloot to the united states has begun. his lawyers say that they think van der sloot should be extradited within the next three months. they want to try him on charges of extortion and wire fraud in the natalee holloway case. he is the prime suspect in the disappearance and. he is now serving time for murdering a girl in 2010. >>> something just exploded. >> a all right. an explosion led to the discovery of a smoking manhole.

and maryland. let's talk about the big story that you have on politico today when you talk about myth myth. and the impact his wife could make in this race. >> that's right. we've seen her on the trail and we've seen how much calmer governor romney is when she's out. they call her the dad stabilizer. he's that much better for her. but now the campaign faces a delema and that is polls this morning showing that former republicans with women. she's so effective on the trail. she exudes things romney doesn't. sympathy family values. do you send her on her own schedule? should she be working the swing states sners so far, they've been doing a little of both but figuring that balance is one of the big decisions they have to make as they plan the decision because she has m.s. they've always had a three event a day limit for her. and they're careful to once a month shecks gets off the trail to go horseback riding in california. that's been a big part of her therapy. so this michelle obama vs. ann romney is

campaigning.romney ttanked maryland.. wisconsin and d-c in an acceptance speech.but &phe's also already looking ahead to the nnxt race. "tonight, i'm asking the good people of connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvaniaa and rhodd island to join me..join me in the next step ttward that destination of november 6th, when across ammrica we cann that the prooise of america kn has been kept. the dreamers can dream a little bigger, the phlp wanted signs can be dusttd off and put in tte front yard and we can start aaa" aggin."the next round of republican primariee takes place on april 24th. unforrunately... it's been reported that voter turnout here in maryland was the worst it's been in decades. decades..tis was the scene in cockeysville... pretty much a deserted pollinn location.some say this is the worst turnnut percent of voters turnee ouu statewide. 1630 "this is very sad to me. pure there would be lines. it makes me very disappointed." this waa the first time in a while... that maryland's primary could make a difference

the temperatures will start melting that snow in western maryland. we have that minimal change of an isolated shower especially on the western -- upper eastern shore. wednesday, partly cloudy. the wind is the main factor, along the coastal areas especially. winds are gusting over 30 miles per hour. the seven-day forecast, a minimal chance of a shower. dry and mild wednesday. a chance for rain thursday. it does look like the weekend, we may have to do with another storm moving through. >> as if they did not have enough trouble. the general manager faces an accusation that has piqued the interest of the fbi. find out why, next in sports. >> good evening. jackpot has an estimated annuity of $550,000. you're winning numbers for this monday, april 23 are = = 10, 26, 16, 20, 2, and 14. if no one matches, the jackpot climbs to $575,000. next drawing is sunday night here. for the latest in news and at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operatio

and maryland but in wisconsin. we'll be right back. >>> in milwaukee, wisconsin right now in romney headquarters, paul ryan is speaking to romney supporters and introducing the governor. let's listen. >> to deliver all those electoral votes for rom tonight. [ applause ] >> here in wisconsin, i want to thank senator ron johnson. i want to thank my good friend congressman jim senbrenner and senator alberta darling. thank you for all your hard work. i also want to thank my good buddy mark green for what he's done for this campaign tonight. you know, we all know that president obama cannot run on his record. we know he can't run on his broken promises. after the 2010 election when the voters told him to go a different direction, to change course, did he moderate? did he do that? no. he doubled down on his partisan agenda. so, if he can't run on his record and if he won't change course, then what does he have left? you know, we found out today he is going to try to divide us in order to distract us. you know, i seem to

a narrow band of snow out in western maryland, into pennsylvania. it's not coming here, but we have more rain on the way. i'll have details with the forecast in detail coming up in ten minutes for this monday. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> breaking news on the beltway that could make a mess of your commute. a deadly accident has closed the outer loop at silver spring. >> it happened between colesville road and georgia avenue. news4's tracee wilkins is live on the scene with more on the situation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're here on 29 because this was as close as we could actually get to the accident. let me show you a couple of things. first of all, from this vantage point to our right, you can see just how backed up traffic is on the beltway through the trees there. those lights standing still, that's the problem. we have -- what has to be more than two miles of backups. we've been driving back and forth all morning and taking a look at it. and folks are just not moving or at least they weren't moving until just a little w

they have made stops in maryland. the other candidates refuse to give in to romney. >> a week or two week before the democratic convention, hillary clinton finally conceded she wasn't going to win. did that hurt them? no, it didn't hurt them at all. >> these have not been great times these last three years of president barack obama's presidency. he like to say that he didn't cause the reserks he in-- the recession, he inherited it. that is true but he is responsible for the fact that the turnaround has taken so long. >> reporter: between maryland and the district, there are 53 delegates up to grabs. add in the primary in wisconsin as well and there are 95 delegates at stake with wins today in all three states, romney would continue to be on pace to secure the nomination by june. that is the latest here in rockville. back to you. >>> the supreme court will not mechanic a final decision on president obama's health care law for months but the president says he is confident the justices will not take the up precedented st

back to you. >> thank you. >>> redistricting in maryland changed maryland's sixth district so it added parts of montgomery county giving democrats a chance to take it way from republicans for the first time in two decades. there are six candidates vying for the democratic nomination in the sixth district and campaign volunteers and staffers have been working the phones there. current state senate majority leader rob garagiola is trying to fight off a challenge from businessman john del i'my. on the republican side, roscoe bartlett faces seven republican challengers. >>> some controversy in the hours before voters weigh in on a d.c. council primary. councilmember marion barry confronted mayor vincent gray for holding a town hall meeting the night before the election. barry called it disrespectful in part because his campaign workers wouldn't be able to attend. the mayor fired back. here is part of that exchange. >> >> they said why don't you break up the meeting. you know i don't operate like that. i used to. i did break up a meeting in a minute. >> i'm glad you didn't come in here. i d

we'll take a look at the beltway in maryland. upper and outer loops at university boulevard running at speed but picking up a bit more traffic. the same thing as you make your way to 495. no major delays. the beltway, your overnight roadwork has been picked up. into the district at south capital street at the suitland parkway, looking good here and no major problems to report in d.c. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. metraffic. >> thank you. >>> bus tours for visitors are back on the national mall. open top tours, bright red double-deckers, are taking a new route to include the capital, smithsonian museums and the memorials. last year, tour mobile went out of business and that was the only company with permission to offer tours with stops on the mall. open top tickets are $32 for adults and allow to you hop on and off throughout the day. last month, amc tours began an express route for $5 per boarding. >>> we've heard the stories about wasteful spending by the general services administration. $820,000 on a lavish las v