and fairfax county and toward manassas. and we get into the nighttime hours, a much better chance for organized snow. but temperatures are still above freezing. nothing crazy. that was 10:00. by morning friday, oddly enough, or ironically enough, the best chance for snow will be south of town. you get more moisture into plamata -- laplata. you also have a little warmer air as well. we have a yellow weather alert for friday. the very least, we'll have wet roads, going to work friday. we'll come back and talk about when the snow moves out and look ahead to the weekend. >> topper, looking forward to it. we have breaking news. more on our breaking news, where shots have been fired at police officers on the 6200 block of larkspur drive. >> you can se right now. andrea? >> what a dramatic scene is unfolding right here. take a look at the end of larkspur drive. right at the corner of franconia road. zens of police officers have responded to this situation. there is a police helicopter in the sky. at this hour, this is what we know

use caution if fairfax. more traffic 66 eastbound in fairfax and inside beltway delays building after connector road and long line vd red down to 13 miles an hour and aside from that 395 north yellow zona cross the 14 street bridge and live look at that to show what you you're up against this morning and just a lot of congestion you're dealing with and same story sutland parkway northbound slow across douglass bridge and inbound to third street tunnel packed up as wel well. there's a look at camera across the 14 street exactly what i'm talking about. that's traffic, allison and steve. >> belgium prime minister saying thiscy dark moment for our nation. we're continuing tool we're continuing to follow deadly attacks that happened in morning in bell yum min international airport in brussels and several metro stations in city a short time ago. >> two explosions reported in departure 'of airport. one american airlines check n maureen joins us now from the newsroom with latest on what we know. mel, good morning. >

. >> fox 5 is in fairfax county tonight where a centerville high school student was found dead inside of her home. she died from a suspected heroin overdose. tisha lewis joins us with the latest. >> reporter: this is reportedly the second death caused by a heroin overdose in fairfax county this week. they confirm that the identity of the student in this case is 17-year-o 17-year-o 17-year-old alexia springer. grieve counselors are here. it's a kal that no parent ever wants to receive, the teen who police say died from complications from dug use. springer was centerville high school. a facebook page has been started in her memory. all of this comes one day after springer was found inside this centerville house tuesday morning. police went to the home after receiving a report that a woman was dead. springer lived here and was reportedly found by a friend who spent the night. we did speak with a student who says springer was beautiful inside and out and he was stunned by her death. >> that's actually really horrible. it just makes you think just drugs in general just aren't worth it. bec

but this is the election chief here for fairfax county. thank you so much for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> you and i were talking a little earlier about the ballot. and how it can be sort of confusing for some voters. can you clear that up, can you vote gets counted? >> people are expecting probably certain people to be on the ballot. they will see a number of names particularly on the republican ballot. quite a few more than you might think are actually-of should be on the ballot. in reality, only one person has withdrawn from the campaign. but the other candidates who have suspended their campaigns, you can still vote for them. so you will see their names on the ballot. if you do vote for them, your vote will count for that candidate. >> and you want to fill in your own candidate? >> if you want to write in, that will not count. the ballot will be rejected preliminarily. you'll be asked if you want to redo your ballot, that are not permitted for the primary. you can choose to do that. and we'll give you another ballot, take your old

time to update the breaking news out of fairfax county. police there are advising people to stay inside in the area of the 6200 block of larkspur drive. the department is telling us that officers were called to a house in that area, just before 5:00. so less than an hour ago. they say someone shot toward the officers from the home where they were called. no one was hit but police are asking people to stay inside for their safety. our brianne carter is o we will have an update for you shortly at 2 zephyr p.m. leon: jamie sullivan is here watching the roads for us. jamie? jamie: this is a slow one. i want to start in maryland on 95. take a look at how heavy the traffic is. north from capital beltway to the baltimore capital beltway ts the pace you will be at. moving to the maps i want to talk about how slow you are. it will take you an hour and ten minutes. give yourself extra time regardless of what you use. on the capital beltway, typical volume. we had issues working on a crash on the outer loop of the capital beltway near clara barton pa

"fox5" melanie alnwick is live in fairfax with details. mel. >> good morning. ye university police say there is no immediate threat to the community and that all the bom bomb-making materials were collected as evidence. still students told us they are concerned they deposit learn about this potential hazardous situation from the campus itself. they learned about it from the news. and "fox5" learned about it from a tip. it was 8:45 in the evening march 16 officers from the george mason university department got calls flames were shooting out of flames of a window jefferson hall dorm. when police confronted residents of room 105 they found leafy green substance and next day police returned with with search warrant and discovered a tool box with match books. shaved match heads, morter and possess till and hiteer fluid and hand sanitizer and candles and pvc pipe. the bomb squad was called in to offer advice as well. they later advised campus police materls opinion were being used to manufacturer fire bombs or make explosive materials. >> i have not seen much of cop

so, we were just having a havin conversation with the pio hereih from fairfax county. gave us a little bit more m information but still somewhatea of a mystery at this hour.hiou we can tell you it was right w g around 1 o'clock this morning when the 911 call came in from f a home down here on riverer drive. this is a little enclave ofclavo homes though right along the potomac river in sort of the mason neck area even though technically it is lorton. l there's a lot of woods here,ds h very large homes andes a apparently there was an adult a male found dead in the trauma to the upper body. b there are also coincidental oren perhaps not coincidental rightei around the same time theyam received a seconds call for for the sound of gun shots in the area and so they have asked a all of the residents in then area at least for the time forhe being to remain indoors. it's not that they believe b that there is anyone out here or posing a threat. otherwise, they certainlyta wouldn't have us all standing sa outer here as well but they want to canvas the area, theya, want to talk to

fairfax is hosting a blood drive until 6:30. the two other alwaysers are said to -- officers are said to be recovering today. police are releasing little else about the conditions. leon: the officers were shot while responding to a domestic abuse call that turned out to be a murder. in the past 24 hours, prince george's county police responded to two separe one woman died in the attack and two others were hurt. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in landover tonight. this is a big problem that prince george's county has been fighting for some time now. >> it is a big problem. >> this is a big problem. you said it. three women stabbed this morning. police came to these apartments and found a terrible scene. >> seven hours later another woman is repeatedly stabbed a this house in you recaller marlboro and critically injured, clinging to life. officially police can only say this. >> we believe this is a random act. >> one morning three women stabbed, one killed. continuing a terrible outburst of domestic violence. >> it's crazy

from seven to fairfax drive dri just a lot of very heavy v heavy traffic so in fairfax twoaiax areas you need to be aware ofbeo this morning.. then 95 northbound earlier eli crash by prince williamilam parkway cleared.le we have typical volume daleume e city to 123 down to 24 miles mil per hour. then the inner loop right nowig is dealing with typical slowdowns 27 miles per hour as2m you head from 210 towards theows wilson bridge.lson you back up again the inner t i loop to the springfieldpringf interchange through annandale and then 270 southbound we had an earlier crash by 80. 85 to the truck scales typicalyl congestion 33 miles per hour.mie metro right now is on time. o t that's your traffic.raff allison and steve. >> still ahead a new push toh t keep metro riders safe. saf what local leaders are teaming t up to do now. >> plus a bruce springsteence concert from this week has gone viral all because of aal b 91-year-old fan.ear-old fan. kevin is coming up with that video in today's fox beat. >> ♪ >> back now in loudoun county where ain homeowner's fight too keep his lands from bei

a fairfax county public school spokesperson said it was not sanctioned by the school system. as soon as the allegations surfaced parents of the students who went on the trip and the law enforcement members were notified. the state authorities did n the alleged conduct occurred outside the united states and their jurisdiction. the state revoked the license in 2015. the state document adds as part of the school system internal investigation, students on the trip confirmed most of the allegations leveled against rademacher. and that the teacher refused to cooperate with the internal investigation. the u.s. attorney's office for the district is aware of this and they are reviewing the matter. mr. rademacher has not been charged with anything in regard to the allegations. and attempts to reach him have been unsuck se -- unsuccessful. alison: switching gears to the weather now. another nice day out there today. especially when the sun broke through the clouds. leon: and the pollen. alison: and the pollen. leon: and the cloud of pollen. more clouds could be in. >> we made it in the

fairfax county officers were called to river drive in lorton. the man died there trauma we're working to find out more. >>> montgomery county officers receiving a medal for this amazing rescue. the county just put out this new video of the heroic act. >>> maryland law makers will vote on the bill that would require convicted drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock device after a first owe fence. the law is named after know a leotta who was killinged by a suspected drunk driver in december. >>> nancy reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband in california. relatives of every president dating back to jfk will attend her funeral. nancy reagan's two children will speak along with tombrokaw. >>> final check of the "7-day forecast," h#finally friday, everybody. we're in the mid-60s. one or two lonesome sprinkles, but we'll be dry and no cold air coming. >>> backup getting a bit better at van dorn street. some delays remainrow wilson br. marc camden line, signal issues so allow extra time. >> thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. than

in fairfax county, in 2016. petula deborga wrote about it in her column in the washington post. >> kids have always been awful to each other growing up. it's something kids do. but in this case, kids use very specific rhetoric that came directly from the presidential campaign. >> raise your right hand, everybody. do you swear that you're going to vote for donald tomorrow? raise that hand. i love you. >> critics show their fury. >> some, i assume are good people. >> and his response to african and latino protestors. >> out, get out, get out. >> i don't know if we want to name people out. but some certain candidates are completely insane. >> jonathan lopez is anine 18- year-old fairfax student who wonders what he will do if trump wins the race. >> i might have to go back to my own country. >> i don't think he meant that. i don't think he'll deport everyone. >> they say the teacher has spoken to the students, who allegedly engaged in these trump taunts. and he says, the schools are trying to create an environment h

fairfax county community isnity mourning the loss of a high losa school student found dead in her home. he. >> police believe the teen'se bi death may be drug related.. fox5's annie yu is live in le clifton virginia with thea witht latest on such a tragic story. annie. >> reporter: absolutelyolely heartbreaking holly and wisdom. this is 17-year-old alexia springer, and so many family, fl friends and the fac at centreville high schoolchoo have mourning the loss of arnin young life.yo again, she was just 17 yearst y old a-junior here att centreville high school.high sl. on tuesday morning fairfaxai county police say they got theyg report of a woman found dead inside a home.om police say alexia springer'spge' body was discovered by avereby friend who had actually spentlle the night and we're told thatd t she died from complications from drug use and right nowrighw investigators believe she overdosed on heroin.ner those who knew her say she was w beautiful inside and out, kind hearted with an outgoingutin personality and many are just as stunned by her death and her ded death is reportedly

if you're in fairfax county, heads up. maybe even some lightning and thunder with these but some very heavy downpours associated with this cold front. and this is a cold front that's moving through. it's not going to really cool our air too much, but tomorrow's temperatures will be a little bit below where we are today. big storm to the north and west and what it's doing is bringing in some cooler air. another piece of energy will come through tomorrow. that may give us a slight chance of a shower. but just like today, will be dry. 67 in leesburg. 70 in fredericksburg. 63 in martinsburg and over towards annapolis coming in at 62. then we get to the weekend. and, yeah, back to winter. really? yeah, really. it looks like an area of low pressure is going to move up the coast. it will be a coastal low. possibly even a nor'easter and bring in a northeasterly flow, that's the colder air and it does look like some snow will be likely with this. tracking the storm, coastal storm. snow looking more and more likely. hard to accumula

looked like everybody cleared and good to go in fairfax county. another update coming up in probably less than ten minutes. for now, holly, good morning to you. >> good morning to you good to see you caityln. here's a question. what better way to spend a rainy day you say? how about a good book. maybe coffee at a cafe? it's read across america day also a famous author's birthday dr. suess silly goose we won't let you off the literary hook and share with us on face back. >> clever. >> i read this kudos to the writer. >> apple and fbi take privacy to court. >> plus incentive for good be favor. initiative from committing dmrimz d.c. gets the green light. thousand works after the break >> happening today. advocates from the lg fwvrment community will join forces with abortion rights advocates and the two groups will rally to protect abortion rights access. today the extort hearing argument about productiv health. >> the battle between apple and fbi shift todd capital hill. james comb yeah period. before the house rishry committee. apple top lawyer tes

pick up reports of a flurry in fairfax county. winter weather advisory across th 10:00 in the morning. closer to the storm center and more significant snowfall. most of the area i don't think will see anything more than a trace to two inches on the grassy areas. it will get up to 31 and 32 degrees so a lot of it won't make it on the roadways, it will melt. a lot of roads are pretreated. farther south the heavier volume may be there. so it could take longer to melt. but well advised to put out the advisory. we are seeing the patches of snow. but a lot will evaporate before it hits the ground. it will moisten the air. late tonight we have patches of snow and pretty widespread. look how quickly out of the picture. by 7:00 it's off to the east. it will clear out and get gusty and then we are in good shape. it will be snowy in the overnight but many could awaken at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning to see no snow in the area. trace to most of the region. two to four inches south where there could be a heavier band. we'll be fine but give you

a house fire in the fairfax station area. firefighters were called to this scene after midnight on the 10,000 block of pain church drive. four people were home but they made it out okay. no injuries were reported. as for the that is under ve deported when comeent. velypost ed schools. >> my parents are first generation. hearing things like that sicken me. i think of their situation and what it was like. >> i don't think he meant that. >> a fairfax school spokesman said the teacher in the third grade classroom spoke to the student that allegedly made the trump taunt. >>> a group of lucky passengers traveling from anchorag passenger alerted the airline if they delayed the flight prim territory. >> good for the passenger and the airline to do that. fantastic. >> we have seen so many eclipse pictures over the years. >> not like that. >> this is new. that is great. >> gorgeous. >> alaska air. hats off to them. >>> weather-wise, great day. >> nobody will be upset because they are 25 minutes late. >> hopefully not. 25 minutes in the

fairfax county board of elections does expect pretty large turnout for this super tuesday. and now, virginia is on primary which means that voters here can come into their poling place and ask for i'mer a republican or a democrat ballo ballot. and they do not have to sign that gop loyalty pledge that first had been talked about near virginia in order to vote republican. and there are 49 rendell gats up for grabs and 95 delegate grabs up in virginia and virginia is seen as a big prize here because it's a pretty good indicator of how things may go in the rest of the nation. and and wins here strategically important and all candidates made recent stops in virginia. hillary clinton rallied at george mason university yesterday and hamton roads and virginia govern nor terri mc callive has been campaigning for her in the state and did campaign ago cross the country as well. donald trump rally in roanoke making head lines again for incident involving protesters and a photographer and secret service. and now when you come to the polls here, voters need to know they do need to bring

i we're starting this morningthism with some breaking news out ofsu fairfax county.nty. a death investigation underestii way in lorton, virginia.gi police say they found a man lying in the 6,000 block of bloo river drive. dr they say he was suffering from trauma to his upper body. fox5's melanie alnwick is en route to the scene.ute tohe s she's going to update you us u as information becomesec available.e. >> firefighters worked throughit the night to put out hot spots s at this house fire in germn g town we've learned five peoplevl and several pets safely madel it out of the home on aspene o p dale court. dale cou there is however signifirtcanter damage including a partialar collapse. there's still no word on an o exact cause but fireig believe it began in the garage g and spread to the rest of the home.home. >>> now that fox5 exclusive.xcse another delayed ambulance response to an emergency in t the district. the victo im, a plan shot plan s several times on the chesapeake street southeast.ea it happened aroundke 5:30 last0t night.nit. now, cell phone video showseo the

. >> we begin the 11 in fairfax country virginia where two people died of heroin overdoses since yesterday y and one of thm a 17-year-old high school student with her entire life ahead of her. >> fox5 tish atisha lewis joins us live. >> 17-year-old alexia springe springer's death comes as heartbreaking reminder of impact this drug is having across our communities. police confirmed that springer died from complications caused by heroin use. now it's all tragedy that is becoming more prevalent day by day. we sat down and spoke with dr. dr. joseph mc cue ski who says teens are using more heroin nowadays because it's cheaper and more accessible than it was a decade ago. . >> before we were not that worried about. it let me it will you why. because it was not happening here it was happening there. to them. now, our kids, in our schools, and we cannot say it's them. so i think what's happening is sense of "i don't belong." >> so springer was a senior september areville high school and by most account looking forward to graduating next year and known for her again rossty and outgoing personality

fox 5 starts right now. >> we begin with breaking news in fairfax county. we are told investigators are on the scene in the 6200 block of larkspur drive. >> police say shots were fired at officers as they went to make contact with someone in a home there. the spots came from inside the house. police say no one was hit by the gunfire. they are asking everyone in the area though to remain indoors while they investigate this incident and w shooter into custody. if possible, residents are being asked to head to their basements or the lowest spot of their homes or someplace inside their homes, not near windows, for safety. stay with fox 5 for the latest as we get more information. we have a reporter headed to the scene. >>> first up at 6:00, the parents of hannah graham and morgan harrington heard jesse matthew admit to killing their daughters in court today. graham disappeared in 2014, handwriting tony disappeared in 2009. in return for his plea matthew has avoided the dealt pinlt and will spend the rest of his life in jail without parole. paul wagner starts us

fox5 is in fairfax county on the scene of a m police say a man in his 80s wass shot and killed at his million dollars home on the potomacotom river. right now the crime has police stumped. fox5's paul wagner joins us lifs from the scene in lord done. paul. >>reporter: high, tony, this neighborhood certainly is on edge tonight because no one knows exactly why or who actually pulled the trigger behind this house here which sits on the potomac river in a string of million dollars homeso here in the mason neck area of fairfax county. you could see behind me thatme this is a crime scene that is still active. fairfax county police are still on the scene and they have been since just after 1:00 thishis morning. let's show you some video thatio we shot from earlier today. two neighbors living within a few hundred yards of the waterfront home said they heard a burst of gunfire just after 1:00 a.m. and then another burst both rapid fire shots. both neighbors declined to speao on camera, but added that polic told them ohio anda leet did i a was shot inside his home as thes gunfire came from the

. >>> a bear sighting in fairfax county? the bear was spotted yesterday near difficult run stream park and wolftrap stream valley park in vienna. experts say spring is the time that black bears and their cubs emerge from their winter dens. the bears said the person -- the person said the bear remained on the property for about one hour. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5. she was looking for love but came away brokenhearted and $3000 later. allegation of a dating service scam coming up at 5:30. >>> a typical march day. these are wind chills that make it feel like 37 in hagerstown and 40 in gaithersburg. it looks like 50 downtown and this is worse tthanhe cherry blossoms blossoms -- worse for the cherry blossoms. we will take a look at easter weekend. >>> an update on when you can see the cherry blossoms peek after this weekend's raw weather. >>> detectives a fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few mo