If youre going to be traveling from virginia making your way toward the district, youll have no issues as you travel northbound on 95 this morning. Coming frup dale city making your way coming up from dale city making your way through, no issues or accidents. In Prince Georges County, everything free and clear there as well. No issues, no accidents along 50 as you make your way toward mitchellville. Mitchellville toward the beltway. Bw parkway also looking nice as well. So no problems either on the beltway or on the bw parkway. So this is definitely going to be a smooth commute. Right now a live look at old georgetown road, inner and outer bound loops of the beltway running freely this morning. Mike and andrea, back you to. The law legalizing marijuana use in the district will go into Effect Tomorrow. It allows adults to possess small amounts of marijuana in private, however. Delia goncalves is live outside the Wilson Building in northwest d. C. With a look at what this will mean now. Does this mean youre covering pot parties tomorrow, delia . Reporter well, we could be actually. Who knows. Unless congress does step in at the 11th hour, pot will be legal. The mayor says even though pot will be legal here, d. C. Will not become the next amsterdam. And she says to prevent that from happening, shes going so introduce some emergency legislation to make sure public or private clubs for that matter, coffee shops and bars, dont go up in smoke. It is still illegal to smoke in public. That means on the street or in your car. You cannot smoke in government buildings. So that means d. C. Adults living in governmentowned Housing Projects are banned from smoking in their apartments. You k however, smoke in a privately owned home. Also adults over the age of 21 can legally possess 2 ounces of marijuana. They can even grow up to six plants in their home but theres a catch. Because congress stepped in, you cannot legally buy marijuana here in the district of columbia. More on the threats from congress coming up in the next halfhour. Mike, andrea, back to you. Thank you, nikki delia, excuse me. Marylands governor larry hogan is calling for what he calls a holistic plan to fight heroin use. Governor hogan will not declare a state of emergency as he vowed to do during his campaign. Instead hes asking for a 500,000 federal grant but no new state money for treatment. Hes also asking a task force to report back to him by december 1. I lost the first cousin to a heroin overdose just a couple of years ago. And so i know the kind of devastation it can cause for families and communities. Governor hogan says heroin overdoses have shot up 95 since 2010. Some say the increase is directly attributed to its low street value combined with the increase its becoming more and more difficult to obtain prescription painkillers. A former marine convicted of killing american sniper chris kyle and chad littlefield is facing the possibility of life in prison now. It took a texas jury just two and a half hours to reach a guilty verdict against eddie ray routh. Routh killed kyle and littlefield at a texas gun range two years ago. Littlefields mother spoke shortly after the verdict. We waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son and as always, god has proved to be faithful. The jury did not buy the defense claim that routh was not guilty by reason of insanity. His lawyers say they do plan to file an appeal. New charges have been filed against a maryland bar and restaurant owner. Hes accused of spying on women customers while they used the bathroom. Prosecutors say Kyle Muehlhauser set up a video camera in the womans restroom at the rams head tavern in savage, maryland. Nikki burdine joins us with the latest charges. Reporter the owner of the rams head in savage is now at 12. Six counts of peeping tom violations and six more counts of visual surveillance. Howard county police say their investigation began way back in may of last year when a woman at the rams head reported seeing a camera fall out on the ground in front of her while she was in the bathroom. Detectives pulled that footage and found images of six other women who had no idea they were being taped. Police also say that foodage showed a man who they identified at muehlhauser putting the camera in place. We spoke with some women about the allegations and this is what they had to say. Secretly when women are assaulted, whether its visually in that sense or physically, its done in a place of trust. And its a scary thing. Reporter Rams Head Group released a statement saying this is an isolated incident. Ill explain how video helped match muehlhauser to the footage in the bathroom coming up. Three Virginia State troopers are recovering this morning after being struck by vehicles in three separate cases all in one day. One case happened on i66 in fairfax. Another in Prince William county. And the thirldz in suffolk. All third in suffolk. All thtrree oopers were dealing with traffic offenses when they were struck. All three are expected to be just fine. A Silver Spring man is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter after a deadly crash in Downtown Washington the. The crash on h street northwest killed 27yearold philip snodgrass. James chandler is charged in the case. Police believe speeding and drugs were factors. This morning Montgomery County police are offering a reward of up to 10,000 for help solving the murder of a 95 yard retired navy officer. Dan belvin was found dead inside his apartment monday at the Randolph Village senior complex in colesville. Police say belvin suffered trauma to the upper body. The fords Theater Museum will reopen today. Its been closed since last wednesday because of a water leak caused by a combination of mechanical failures and frozen paper pipe frozen pipes. The exhibits were not affected by any of that water. 6 07. 30 million americans suffer from eating disorders at some point in their lives. Coming up, we bring you the story of one local woman. Its the most coveted ticket of spring in d. C. Find out how you can enter this years easter egg roll. Weve got a clear, quiet morning. Its going to be a fine day today but late tonight into thursday, wintry weather will affect the region. Right now advisories as far north as st. Marys county and fredricksburg and charlottesville. It might inch closer to us. Ill explain why and have your wednesday forecast coming up in just i love the taste. Always smooth, never bitter. My cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin. Man i see the steam rising off the cup cause you know its a fresh pot. Man one cup a day for sure. Two if need be. And its usually need be. Dunkin your place for coffee. [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. 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In issues or accidents or any slowdowns as of yet. We expect the volume to pick up towards the 6 30 hour but right now if youre going to be leaving the house within the next 10, 15 minutes, it is smooth sailing from there. For my friends out in frederick making your way down toward the beltway, youll have no issues as you make the drive from 270. This is a live look right now at west montgomery. So no problems in that part of town. And for those of you in the district, if youre traveling on the 14th street bridge, no issues there at all. Just some volume starting to pick up but traffic is moving. Mike, annual dray ya, back to mike, andrea, back you to. This is National Eating disorders awareness week. Experiments want experts want everyone to know the serious conditions that affect more than 40 Million People in the u. S. People like laura who is a senior at George Washington university. She struggled with bulimia and anorexia since high school. It got to the point where she was unable to function and attend classes. She stresses how important it is to get help. Weeks like eating disorder week are important because it encourages people to speak up about something that we dont talk about normally, eating disorders and say tates okay to ask for help. Laura says one of the misconceptions is that eating disorders are about weight n. Her case it was caused by anxiety and depression but she went through rehab and now is doing well. Well. Theyll host an event featuring best selling author brian cubin. Hell discuss his own battle with eating disorders and drug addiction. Its free to the public starting at 7 30. The lottery for this years White House Easter Egg Roll is open. You have until noon thursday to sort of get in the digital line for tickets. They are free and they cannot be sold. The easter egg roll is monday april 6. Itself event is for children 13 years old and younger and their families. You can find out more about the lottery by downloading our wusa9 news app. Two people from maryland are in jail after a weekend raid gone wrong at wes leanne University Wesleyan university in connecticut. Wusa9 is back right after this. Good morning. Im Nick Giovanni live in the newsroom. Coming up 06 15, heres whats making up the headlines. At least 30 people are dead as a result of a avalanche in afghanistan. 60 homes were left buried under snow. Were told rescuers are still frantically searching for survivors should it be worded as an apology . A package is scheduled to meet for the first time to discuss what the Prime Minister should say in his world war speech. [indiscernible] meanwhile crews in california are still picking up the pieces left by a commuter train that wound up partially on its side yesterday. Derailed after slamming into a truck that was left on the tracks. As Danielle Nottingham reports, the driver who abandoned that truck has been arrested. Reporter authorities began removing the wreckage of a metrolink train that struck a commercial truck in oxnard. The train derailed throwing three cars on their side. Ted maloney climbed into one ever the toppled rail cars to help passengers. It was very quiet. The one gentleman was standing up and he pointed out, he said this ladys bleeding in the back of her head. Reporter he showed us pictures from inside. Ladys laying between the seats here. Reporter 28 people were transported to the hospital. Four critically, including the train engineer. Officials say the evening near spotted the vehicle on the tracks and was able to slow down. The truck caught on fire on impact but firefighters quickly put out the flames. Police say the 54yearold driver from yuma, arizona took a wrong turn and drove on to the tracks before abandoning his truck. Officers found the truck driver about a mile and a half from the scene. Police say he was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run. When youre involved in a Motor Vehicle accident, California Law requires you or the person involved to remain at the scene and in this case that did not happen. Reporter metrolink says the train was newly redesigned to better protect commuters. The front end of the cab car is designed to crumple by nature to help been much worse without it. Reporter passengers say theyre grateful they survived. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, oxnard, california. Investigators are still trying to figure out if alcohol or drugs may have been a contributing factor to the accident. Good news is no one died in tuesdays crash, though four people are in Critical Condition at last check. Later today, a man accused of setting off a small explosion near an naacp office in California Spring in Colorado Springs is due in court. Thaddeus murphy has a bond hearing scheduled charged with arson and possession of a firearm. Four students at Wesleyan University are facing drug charges in connection with a number of weekend overdoses at the connecticut campus. Two of the suspects are from maryland, 21yearold zachary crimer from bethesda and a 20 yeald from lutherville in baltimore county. Students were hospitalized after taking the drug molly. Parts of the south are dealing with bitter cold temps yet again a day after snow, freezing rain made its way through the region. 3 to 6 inches of snow were told is expected from texas to georgia and the carolinas. If the district shuts down over 6 inches, you can only imagine the chaos ensuing south of us. At ran it it happens atlanta it happens with one inch. We are going to have to think about it because howard is talking about snow falling maybe 1 to 2 inches. Right. Between midnight 3 00 tomorrow morning and some Montgomery County teachers stopped me on the sidewalk asking, are we going to get a delay on thursday . I have to ask howard. It may be more than a delay. The timing couldnt be worse. Rush hour. Exactly. Thats the big problem for tomorrow. Today looks good. By comparison its a little chilly but, you know, not bad at all. Sunshine, 40s give or take a couple of degrees for your high which is still not quite where we should be. Averages are up to 50. Back to freezing by midnight. Mid to upper 20s. With snow moving n its going to stick on anything thats not treated. Down to 7 in culpeper and harrisonburg. 26 in martinsburg. Where the winds went light, temperatures really dropped off kind of like yesterday but not as cold. Were sitting at 23 in d. C. Pax river is 20 this morning. And a beautiful looking sky on our michael son weather camera. 23 thankfully light winds most spots. Not too much of a windchill to concern ourselves with. Tonight here we are at 11 00 p. M. The snow will be moving in from the south. 12 30 no problems but if youre going to be out early, 3 00, 3 30 there will be snow falling in much of the area, emily virginia moving in toward maryland now. 6 00 all this light blue is snow. Darker blue to the south and east. Heavier snow from richmond down to norfolk. Theyre expecting 6 to 8 inches down there. Were looking at an inch or two here. By 9 00 approaching i95 and starting to pull away later in the morning to the amp. How much snow to the afternoon. How much snow . Generally 1 to 2 for d. C. , out west on 66 and east to annapolis. You head to southern maryland, calvert, 2 to 4. North of baltimore, trace to an inch. Theyll be farther from the storm so they wont see nearly as much. For us today, 40 degrees. A bit milder. 26 tonight with the snow after midnight into the midmorning hours tomorrow. So a yellow alert for thursday. A little sun in the afternoon, 33. Friday a few more flurries and snow showers, 29. Might even see a coating from that. Saturday still cold. Then we warm up to the mid40s with rain possibly both monday and tuesday. 6 21. Larry miller, hump day. Today is hump day, by the way. Thanks, howard. Right now were talking about an accident on the outer loop of the beltway, this one between New Hampshire avenue and university boulevard. You want to be mindful if youre heading out in that area. We have a camera close by to show you the volume starting to build up. It is expected to be relatively interesting in terms of just how much volume that were going to see, but the delays expected to be extensive. So make sure you plan accordingly. For my friend coming up from virginia, youll have no issues as youre traving northbound toward traveling northbound toward the beltway. Woodbridge to lorton. Northbound as well as the southbound side of the beltway free and clear of any issues. Marc train, we do have some issues we need to tell you about. Cam 841 is running 10 to 15 minutes late. Metro riders as well, theres delays we have this morning on both the green line and the silver line. Be mindful if youll be heading out within the next 10 minutes. Back to you. 6 22. Hes been credited with several Veterans Affairs reforms. Now the v. A. Secretary is taking a step back to apologize for a false claim caught on camera. They say theres not enough evidence to bring federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. More on the justice departments decision coming up such a shame its labeled a getaway. Life should always feel like this. Hampton. We go together. Here are is some news you may have missed. He took his apology directly to the people he tried to serve. Veteranses Affairs SecretaryRobert Mcdonald apologized. At the american legion. Its his Second Public apology for making false claims that he served in the military special forces. The statement was caught on camera by a cbs crew last month. Special forces . What years . I was in special forces. That was wrong. And i have no excuse. The mistake comes after only seven months on the job and at a time when the agency is trying to repair its own image from a scandal over v. A. Hospital wait times. So far theres been no public call for secretary mcdonalds resignation. New figures out this morning about the extent of torture being used on afghan detainees. The u. N. Survey says mo