we've had a little bit of everything this week and it looks like that mix-up will continue the next couple of days as well. 6:00 on this thursday morning, may 15th. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. tony is here to tell us what we can expect at least today. got that rain yesterday and it was really muggy outside. >> a muggy day yesterday. we still have some humidity out there this morning. moisture in the air. i think, as the day progresses, we'll find ourselves having cooler temperatures and the humidity will drop down a bit. take a look at the current temperatures at the area airports right now. in washington, it is 53 degrees at reagan national. dulles international is at 53 degrees and bwi marshall is at 52 at this hour. so a cooler start to the day. satellite-radar composite for our region, the showers that we saw have pushed off to the south and east and again, that rainfall right now is across portions of the outer banks and northeastern portions of north carolina. there is a little trail of shower activity from southwestern virginia back through west virginia and ohio and then pretty good system once again hitting the midwest with some areas of heavy rain and winds. here is a look at the forecast for today for us. big difference from yesterday. cloudy and cool, scattered shower or light drizzle possible this morning. and then later on in the day, it will be dry. a lot of clouds around. high only about 63 degrees today. i'll have more details on the forecast and we'll take a look ahead at the weekend as well coming up in a little bit. >> hopefully better than that. >> let's check in with julie and get a look at traffic. >> we are told they are repairing a fire hydrant as you make your way into georgetown this morning. that explains why we have unusual delays along canal road as you approach the whitehurst freeway. all of the activity here along the right side of the road. so if you are coming inbound from foxhall road, you squeeze by to the right and the same for you guys coming outbound leaving georgetown this morning from wisconsin avenue. again, you will want to stay to the left. they are making repairs to the fire hide ranted. delays where you normally wouldn't find them at this hour along canal road. key bridge is open for business but allow some extra time in this area. southbound 270, typical delay. we are backed up now out of hyattstown. all lane are open. no incidents to report on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. a 14-year-old is under arrest accused of shooting at a school bus. this all unfolded just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon in fairfax county at the intersection of columbia pike and lincolnia road. the bullet hit just two feet away from where students were sitting and dangerously close to the fuel tank. >> within an hour, police tracked down the teenager at his home where they all found a rifle and a scope. >> i have been was safe. there were no injuries. again, with the quick thinking of the bus driver pulling over in a safe location, actually everybody remained calm and we got officers here to help facilitate the kids on another bus. >> they are looking into how the teenager got the gun and if his parents will be held accountable. prince george's county police looking into a crash that left a 2-year-old dead and her mother badly hurt. police say the woman veered off the rooted and slammed into a tree. the two-year-old was flown thrown from her car seat. police say speed and wet roads was a factor in the crash. it was an incredibly close call for a driver on 395 yesterday i'm rusted-out street light pole fell right onto his minivan as he was driving down 395 north near the south capital street exit. pole that fell was inspected back in 2008 and deemed to be in fair condition. alonte sutton's family held a vigil in his honor. they remember the ballou high school senior as a lymphing and bright child. according to d.c. police, amari cotton was upset because sutton refused to give him and his girlfriend a right. sutton apparently returned to the tire and police say cotton chased him into the woods and at some point shot him. the three men accused of covering up the murder of tease lawyer robert won. he was found stabbed to death in a home in 2006. prosecutors say the three men would lived in the house covered up the crime. they are not charged with killing him. a judge will hear the case. the board of directors of metro will head back to the drawing board to talk about yet another proposed fare increase. peak fares would increase to $1.90. a surcharge of anywhere from 0 to 50 cents would be added to fares during the peak periods and for trips going to what metro calls the congested zone. bus sphears would rise from $1.5 to $1.50 for smart trip user and $1. # 0 for riders that use cash. metro is still $54 million below budget and has just three months left to make up the difference. getting a new look at the source of that massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the underwater video shows a broken pipe continuously spewing oil into the water. now, some of it looks like oil color and then you will notice some of it has a lighter color. that is because it is mixing with natural gas. lawmaker are trying to pinpoint the cause of the explosion that set this all off. internal documents that bp turned over to congress shows there was a bad wiring and a leak in the quote, unquote, blowout preventer. president obama in new york today stopping in buffalo as part of the white house to main street tour. the president will talk about the state of the economy and take questions from workers and small business owners. later tonight, he will talk at a democratic fundraising dinner in new york city. coming up next, more on that sole survivor of the plane crash in libya. >> the 10-year-old boy is in the hospital but doctors say he is out of danger. what that little boy said when he was found in the 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washington. he will meet with secretary of state hillary clinton later today. president obama and karzai met at the white house yesterday. relations between the two have been tense. mr.obama has been publicly critical of karzai who the white house has accuse the of failing to take action against government corruption in his country. karzai wants assurance that the united states won't abandon his country whether american forces withdraw next year. at the meeting yesterday, the two leaders downplayed their differences. >> there will be time where our governments disagree on a particular tactic. but what i'm very confident about is that we share a broad strategy. >> the bottom line is that we are much more strongly related to each other today than we ever were before. >> today, karzai will visit arlington national cemetery to pay tribute at the gave of americans killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> the son of vice president swroa biden doing much better this morning. this is file video of bo biden in the center of the screen there. he is in a hospital in philadelphia this morning after suffers what doctors describe as a mild stroke. navigating crosswalks in the district can be difficult to say the least. >> you might notice something new on the street. details on a change that is meant to make it easier for you to get around the district on foot. we have another cooler day in store after that heat and humidity we saw yesterday. don't put the shorts away just yet. it looks like the temperatures will go back up again. it has been up and down all week long. julie will take a look at the roads. there is a live look at the american legion bridge at 495. that pretty much sums up the pick as to what we are looking at outside this morning. not the prettiest start to the day but not the worst either. 53degrees at reagan national. >> i had to turn the windshield wipers on because there was a little bit of mist out there. >> exactly what people will encounter this morning. as the day progresses, we'll dry out the atmosphere for the most part. let's take a look at what is going on. now, difference between this morning and yesterday morning, remember, our temperatures were going up through outthe course of the morning and never dropped off all that much. our temperatures have dropped. 53degrees right now in the district. we remain the same as last hour in d.c. 53. 48 in gaithersburg. dulles airport is at 52 degrees and culpeper, it is 55 degrees out to the east in cambridge, 5 #. stevensville is at 5 50รก degrees this morning. here is a look at the satellite- radar and we can see some clouds across the region. stevensville is at 50 degrees this morning. you can see the rain we had yesterday. that has moved well to the south. for today, i think we'll see a lot of clouds around today. we are not expecting anything in the way of precipitation aside from the morning mistiness and drizzle. and then tomorrow, another round will come through in the latter part of the day. here is why. here is your surface map. we had a cold front come through. chilly up to the north. they had frost and freeze advisories up to the north. tomorrow, warm front comes through, actually late tonight, early tomorrow. warm front comes through and gives us warmer temperatures for tomorrow. considerably warmer into the 80s. so the forecast for today looks like this. cloudy, cool, a light shower or drizzle possible this morning. 63degrees for your high. for tonight, we'll see more clouds, temperatures slowly on the rise. another one of those nights. 59degrees for your overnight low. not a big change in temperatures. tomorrow, how about this? 8 # degrees for your high. maybe some late day showers and thunderstorms. some of them could be strong. then saturday, 76 with sunshine. a few clouds. sunday, same thing, a few clouds. 74. monday, 74, a few more clouds. once we get through the craziness this week ark pretty good weekend. that is what is happen with the weather. now, here is julie wright. she like a pretty good weekend. >> i know all about yo-yo dieting but yo-yo weather. >> that is what we've had this week. >> right now, we are checking out the ride along canal road as you travel to and from foxhall road and georgetown, specifically m street. near the dixie liquors, they have this roadwork taking place. they are working on a fire hydrant. this is coming from wisconsin avenue leaving m street in the direction of foxhall road. can you see this activity along the right side single file to the left leaving georgetown is how you get through. coming inbound from canal road, traffic is able to get by at least two lanes to the right as you travel inbound from foxhall road headed over towards the whitehurst freeway and the key bridge. something we are not quite used to in this area is roadwork in place. it is this morning causing a little bit of a slowdown. lanes are open southbound on 95 and 295 coming in out of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. something new on the streets of d.c. to try to make it easier to pedestrians and make more drivers pay attention. this is happening at the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city. seventh and h streets in northwest. traffic will have to stop in all directions so that pedestrians can cross and now they can cross diagonally from one corner to the other. drivers will no longer be able to turn at this intersection. d-d.o.t. says if it goes well, it could turn up at other intersections in the see. if you see or hear d.c. fighter jets tonight and tomorrow morning, norad is running training exercises. they will be up from 11:30 until 1:30 and again from 3:30 until 5: 5 :30 in the morning. as we go to break , take a look at this. one for four households have now ditched their land line come metally and are relying to cell phones. it can impact everything from polling to 911 service. keep that in the latest attempt at an ipad killer now coming from rear describes on and google. they are teaming up to to try to take a bite out of apple's profits -- now coming from verizon and google. big earnings news could impact the numbers later today. chris cotter is with the fox business network anddowns us live this morning from new york. the dow was up yesterday 149 points. how to we look this morning? >> you know, it will be one of those days where you just don't know where we're moving. we do get something before the bell today and that is this weekly initial jobless claims. we had a very good monthly report last friday so investors will be looking at that. that is 8:30 eastern time to see where we are going. we are pancake flat in terms of our futures. ments a mixed bag in europe so where we go could be in any direction. especially given the fact that we were up over 400 points on monday, gave a little bit back on tuesday but we had another big day yesterday up 149 points. so this week has been so good, you may have the investors wanting to take a little off the table. >> we'll see what happens later today. in the meantime, we've got some big retailers that will be reporting today. we've got nordstrom, kohl's, urban outfitters, whole foods doing really well. >> whole as for has done a good job of turning things around. they had their quart arely report after hours. they did something you almost have to do with expectations going up. they reportated great quarter and they increased their guideness for the rest 2010. you hear me talking about guidance all the time. their guidance went up and therefore people are buying the stock. it was up over 6% yesterday after hours. and cisco systems said their guidance would be what was expected. their stock sold off 2% after hours last night. >> so we'll be watching what happens today and all getting some initial joble claims reports too. so we'll see what happens there. thank you, chris. see you tomorrow. before you get behind the wheel this more than, large driving along one of d.c.'s busiest routes when a massive light pole falls and smashes your vehicle. this really did happen. it is raising questions about the safety of other poles in the district. we'll let you mow where this happened and the city's response coming up at 60. ate bullet strikes a school bus packed with students on their way home from school and police think a 14-year-old pulled the trigger. we are live with that story just ahead. do you know what's in your spread ? in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil, there are just three natural ingredients. delicious sweet cream, canola oil and salt. nothing hidden, nothing artificial. spread pure, natural goodness straight from the fridge. discover land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil. land o' lakes, where simple goodness begins. that is what it looks like outside. a little hazy and weird looking. >> i have to admit, when you show a live picture of what is happening out there and the weather man says hey, what's happening, that is not a good sign. >> have you stepped outside to see what is happen something. >> no. >> perhaps you should. >> i will. as i've been saying, we have some mist out there. that is what we're seeing there, some patchy mist and there is a lot of moisture in the air. still a little bit humid this morning. let's take a look at the satellite-radar. we'll show you what is happening as far as cloud cover goes. we have got it. a fairly good amount of cloud cover. up to the north, you have clearing skies there across north central maryland. i do think more clouds will push in there. not so bad there right now. nothing in the way of precipitation except for a little bit of drizzle and some misty conditions and i will step outside an confirm that in just a moment. here is a look at the current temperatures, 53 in the district. 51 in annapolis. 50 in stevensville. frederick, maryland, 52. i should mention another virginia temperature, culpeper, 55. >> love it. >> the projected highs for today, 63 degrees in the district. cool, a lot of clouds around today, morning drizzle an mist and then we'll start to dry out and get ready for a hot day tomorrow. >> okay. more details on all of that coming up in about 15 minutes. also coming up, today's edition of ask the weather guy. today's question is one that tucker and i can't possibly answer. >> wow! >> so we'll have that for you coming up. >> okay. we'll see. the challenge continues. >> two heads are better than one and they still can't answer it. >> you'll see. >> okay. it is a nail biter. i'm sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting. >> if you are traveling in along canal road, you are kind of of waiting too headed over towards the bp gas station. there was a crew set up and they are still there working on a fire hydrant. if you are coming inbound from canal road and foxhall road heading in the direct of the key bridge, you get by in the two right lanes. if you are coming outbound from georgetown leaving m street, you will fine traffic skiing by single file to the left. an unusual delay at this point outbound across canal road making your way past the dixie liquors. southbound 95 and 295 behaving nicely. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. our big story, a bullet flies into a school bus that is packed with children. >> there is a teenager now under arrest as police try to figure out how he got his hands on a rifle and a scope. sarah similar monday is live in fairfax county where this scene all unfolded. >> good morning. >> reporter: pretty scary moment as can you imagine for the middle schoolers who were on the bus as well as the bus driver too. now, there is a 14-year-old that is under arrest for allegedly firing that shot at the school bus. perhaps while he was shooting birds in his own neighborhood. now, this happened at about 3:00 yesterday afternoon when the bus left gas go middle school t had about 30 students on board. the bus driver hearded a loud noise and the student on board started yelling gunshots. the driver was able to drive to a safe place just down the road at about columbia pike and lincolnia radio where we are at this morning. he discovered a bullet hole and when police were called to the scene, they were able to measure that bullet hole, take a look at the bus and discovered it came dangerously close, about two feet away from some seats where some children were sitting and very osceola close to the fuel tank as well. officers became very concerned, wondering what they were dealing with, possibly concerned that they could have another sniper on their hands. >> we take incidents like this very seriously. we had a lot of officers on scene. we had a kind ion -- we had a canine officer and the hard work of the officers being determined to narrow down where this shot could have come from. >> police are able to pinpoint the intersection where the shots had been fired. fairfax police discovered some dead birds on the lawn there at one of the homes. when they did some more investigating, they discovered a 14-year-old who had been out shooting birds and also had a .22 rifle with a scope on it. at this point, they are trying to figure out whether or not the parents should be held accountable here and where the teenager got the gun. an incredibly close call on 395 yesterday and the driver never saw it coming ain't light pole fell onto his minivan missing him by just inches. now, he want to make sure other drivers are not in the same danger. we get the story from fox 5's roz plater. >> reporter: rush hour tuesday evening driving along 395 north near the south capital street exit, a light drizzle but no wind. pennsylvania businessman twain miller says he got the shock of his life. >> all of a sudden, it was just a loud crash and everything exploded in my face, all the glass and the roof caved in and the side windows popped out. >> reporter: once he crawled out, he skivered street light pole had fallen on his minivan missing him by just inches. >> if it could have come down more directly on the head t would have took me out. i don't know if it would have killed me or just broke my neck. >> reporter: other drivers came to miller's aid and he says once they took awe look at the pole, they couldn't believe their eyes. >> you could look at the base of it and it was like a rust bucket. it is obvious had pole was coming down yesterday, today or tomorrow. >> reporter: aaa says miller was lucky but the close call should raise a red flag. >> he barely escaped by the skin of his teeth and it is frightening and it is a wake-up call to all of us about the dangers of aging infrastructure. >> reporter: a spokesman for the district's department of transportation says it is investigating miller's crash but says that particular pole was last inspected in 2008 and deemed in fair condition. the agency says it has launched a program to inspect light poles citywide this year. but just how many more rusty ones are out there? we found this one in the 1400 block of good hope road southeast. a concerned amateur photographer posted this picture 10 days ago. says he found it in the city's hisser to anacostia district. >> rust is an early warping sign that these poles will problemy snap. the truth of the matter is there may be more lampposts like this that are ready to fall down. >> reporter: duane miller says he is asking the agency to make inspecks a top priority. >> my life was in danger and what is the use in waiting until someone else actually gets injured. >> reporter: i'm roz plater, fox 5 news. >> aaa says the aging rusty light poles are a problem not just here but across the country. they are urging anyone who spots any to call your local authorities an let them know. instead of going to court to seat man accused of killing their loved one, alonte sutton's family held a vigil in the area where the murder happened in southeast. he was a d.c. council intern and a senior at ballou high school. according to police, the suspect, amari cotton, was upset because sutton refused to give cotton and his girl friend a ride last friday. police say cotton slashed sutton's tire. saturday, he returned to change the tires and at that point being cotton chased him into the woods and police say shot him. we'll learn more today about metro's plans for more fare hikes. the plans include a peak real fair increase from $1.65 to $1.90. and a bus fare increase to $1.50 for mart strip earer -- for smart trip riders. the republican national commitee gearing up for the mid- term elects in november. the rnc held the state chairman meetings yesterday in virginia. bob mcdonnell was the keynote speaker. >> i expect our candidates to talk about the kitchen table issues. we need to stick to this message of fiscal conservatism. everybody knows that the level of spending in washington is out of control. >> governor mcdonnell says along with jobs and government spending, families are worried about gas price and rising college due i go rates. more 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degree for your high. that follows yesterday appear high of 79 degrees. then for tomorrow, 86 degrees for your high. -- 63 degrees for your high. we will see our temperatures over the weekend in the 70s. good amount of sunshine so not bad at all. all right, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen. sorry, looking for the prommer thing. it is time for ask the -- we showed allison already. >> it kind of blew it. tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather- related or wise. here is today's question p i know that awful your weather guy questions don't pertain to weather so i thought i might ask allison and gurvir where they shop because they always look so nice. yes, they do. i've start a new job and i need some shopping advice. it is signed in need of some help. we are happy to help you out. tucker and i can't answer this one because we don't know. allison has joined us early and gurvir is here. it is time for the ladies. >> hi,. >> hi, gurvir. >> you look really nice today. >> you look cute. >> okay. >> we do do this by the way. >> i love the shoes today. you love that. >> where do you get your stuff. >> i have several favorite stores that i like. banana republic, love banana republic. the good prices, you can always fine pet eats. my sister kind of turned me onto that store because she is tiny. >> you can find petites but what do you buy? >> and then one is tully rector arkling store over in middleburg. >> sounds like they sell tractors. >> they sell those too. >> ignore tony and tucker. >> i didn't know we were going to do this question today and the outfit i have on today i actually got from tully rector and then ralph lauren. if i had a gazillion dollars, i would spend all my money at ralph lauren. >> they know my name over there. >> thank you, marguerite. top stock exchanging me because i can't come in there just now. but that was -- i joggingly said that was before babies. now, the money goes to them. >> you're shopping at baby gap now. >> i don't even know where the ralph lauren store is. >> i pass it as i go by. so here are my favorites. tj maxx is my favorite. forever 21, cute blouses, cute tops. spend$19 on a cute top, even less at those stores and mick and match with your accept rats. my department store, if i have to get a certain thing like hay blue suit or whatever, i love lord and taylor. it is close. it is easy to find things. i'm 5'2". there is a great petite section in there too and they've always got the 20% coupons which i always rock. >> you are a bargain shopper. you do well. you come in here looking fabulous and you haven't spent a lot of money to do it. >> we try to look nice. i think we do a pretty good job of it. we can't get the bargains that ladies do. >> well. yes, you can. >> steve does a good job. >> i am a big time bargain shopper. >> do you want to give your store? >> no. i go for a lot of them. i go to filene's a lot and i think that you can find something that at least looks like the more expensive names and if you accessorize, you match it up. a lot of people, tucker will drop # hundred on a tie. he doesn't. but some people do -- will drop $300 on a tie. >> i think the fellows have it easier and you all can wear a blue suit or gray constitute and switch up the ties an a thirty. >> i think the ladies get criticized. >> we ran the gamut today. >> we've got to go. but see how cited -- how excited they get about shopping. talking all about it. >> if you have a question that you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. we will try to answer it for you. >> alley, you look really nice. >> you too. >> i think tony, i would be happy shopping maybe once or twice a year. >> that is what i do. >> it is not a sport to me. let's check in with julie wright and fine find out what is happening out on the roads. >> we are busy if you are traveling in virginia. that is where we had the crash northbound i-95 right here in newington. the accident activity was tying up the right side of the road. they've moved it over to the shoulder as you can see to the far right. delays are beginning back at potomac mills as you travel northbound i-95 headed up to the springfield interchange. southbound 270, we have delays leaving germantown at this point south of 11 # headed out towards mva more slow traffic out of rockville headed for the split. southbound kenilworth avenue at benning receiving word of a trash there blocking the right lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> bathrooms were the topic of a hearing on the hill yesterday. >> more specifically, the lack of women's bathrooms in federal buildings. beth parker has more on something being called potty parity. >> reporter: house bill 4869 is in the toilet. it is called the potty parity act. while the name may sound funny, it is no joke, just ask maryland's elijah cummings. >> i think we need to approach this as our chairman has with the urgenessy of now. >> some members of the house committee on oversight and government reform are calling for rest room reform wry get so upset. why is there always lines for fee males an not for males. >> i applaud the committee for addressing an issue near and dear to my heart and near and dear to the hearts and bladders of women and children all across the united states. >> reporter: dr. katherineantthon y is an architect. >> forcing half the population to wait in line is a subtle form of gender discrimination. >> it is glaring. it is inconvenient. it is enormously inefficient and it is downright unfair. >> reporter: the government's general service administration oversees 500 buildings build before 1950 when there weren't that many women in the work force. it wasn't until 1964 that blacks got equal access to bathrooms. supporters say this is the next obvious step. if this becomes law t would apply to all federal buildings, that courthouse back there, the smithsonian buildings, over here, the federal trade commission and not just in d.c. but all over the country. >> these women felt so strongly about it, they came down from new york to attend the hearing. >> with we need to go to the bathroom, we can't find a bathroom. i have gone in the men's bathroom many a time. when you get in there, you got to rush out. >> holding any type of waste in your body eventually is not good for you. >> reporter: by the way, the average person spends two years of his or her life in the bathroom. in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> well, women's bathrooms are always a little cleaner than the men's anyway. the house could vote on the potty parity act this summer. >> loudoun county has approved a plan for a new hospital. the new stone string regional medical center set to open in 2015. it will be built in the southern part of the country starting sometime next year. stone spring regional is expected to end the dominance of the inova health system in loudoun county. wailing reap's is holding off selling the genetic testing kits. manufacturer has said they would be on the store shells later this month butt fda issued a warning to the company saying that they haven't been federally approved. a spokesman for walgreen's says the company has decided to wait until the fda and manufacturer reach some sort of agreement. some legends in flight are taking to the skies over our area this weekend. wthe blue angels, the golden knights and the list just goes on and on. holly is live with a preview coming up next. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and i know it's only thursday but never too early to make weekend plans. this weekend the joint service airshow at andrews air force base will be here. the air national guard who is an acrobat aircraft pilot. but this morning, he's going to get in a little practice run in his extra 300 l at stafford regional airport where we are live and he's not flying alone because he's going to take me up with him. and you can live vicariously through me. we're going to head up in the sky and go upside down and all around and experience what he does on a weekend basis as he does a lot of different airshows and we'll give you the information to see the airshow at the andrews air force base this weekend. >> thank you, holly. allison is in now joining steve. coming up, a local school bus packed with kids ends up with a bullet hole in the side. the person behind the triger was a 14-year-old boy. and the first round of rate hikes didn't do enough for metro. another rate increase is expected to vote on today. so we'll break down how much more you pay be paying soon. plus we're helping you save money where you can. we're exposing the secrets to save hundreds of dollars. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. a live picture outside of the beltway near the american legion bridge. it is thursday morning, may 13th, 2010. thanks for being with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. we'll get to weather and