this morning on DC news now chry blossoms reach Peak Bloom the popular trees hitting their earliest Peak bloom in decades cooler temperatures ahead we're helping you pick the best day to see the cherry trees in bloom plus paying their fair share Metro's new rules to crack down on fairy Vaders and sadly savings how to find summer clothes for your kids without breaking the bank the DMV going down ing the local schools tipping off in March Madness this week you're watching the station covering all
of the DMV this is DC news now good morning and thanks for starting your work week with us here on DC news now you're looking live at the cherry blossoms which are now in Peak Bloom they are so beautiful out there the title basement was packed with people going out there to see them not realizing it was going to be Peak Bloom I saw lots of people on social media commenting and all the photos it's so gorgeous to see so hopefully they last for a long time but again it is 6 o' on a Monday I'm Tanay
a right good morning to you Cory James chenica she is tracking the roads for you this morning we're going to check with her in just a second Britney's in for me R shul though this morning with that forecast and uh things starting off not too bad on a Monday yeah you know have the jacket when stepping out the door it is a little bit chilly out there but overall a mixture of sun and clouds with highs around seasonable for this time of year but yes the big buzz around DC right now is Peak Bloom now
the earliest Peak Bloom ever was actually March 15th of 1990 so Peak Bloom hit yesterday the latest Peak Bloom was April 18th of 1958 but the good news is if you want to check out the cherry blossoms this uh today not looking like a bad forecast we'll be holding on to Sunshine temperatures will begin to warm up into the lower 50s as we head through the afternoon but right now I'm going to send things outside right now to can Candice tell us what are you seeing at this hour good morning well we
are here at the Tidal Basin and I will just step out of the way so that you can catch a glimpse of these gorgeous blooms out here and really you know if you've been outside at all you mentioned yesterday where people were surprised by the the blooms that were uh fully out in all of their glory and they are also scattered uh throughout the city as well so you can catch them and multiple uh places throughout DC um but if you didn't know this is the earliest that uh the tray blossoms here have reac
hed Peak Bloom since 2004 it's about 20 years ago as many know the iconic yosino cherry trees were gifted to DC from Japan over a hundred years ago back in 1912 to symbolize friendship between the two Nations and ever since first lady Helen taed and the Japanese ambassador wife planted those first saplings here on the Title Basin those famous white and pink blooms have been the first sign of spring here in the nation's capital and keeping the trees healthy is serious business just last week we s
aw the National Park Service pruning the trees there are approximately 3,800 trees in total and that happens twice a year it's one of the most important things to do to maintain their overall health and appearance according to the National Park Service every year the cherry blossoms draw thousands of visitors from across the country and internationally to take in the beauty of the flowers and partake in the annual Cherry Blossom Festival we thought uh we'd beat the the crowd and that is not the
case they're beautiful this is actually our first time we just moved to the city we've been looking forward to it since we moved in in July and this year's Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off on Wednesday March 20th so definitely come out and take part in all of that fun and Fanfare and you can head on over to the trust for the National Mall website check out their Bloom cam they have a really cool time lapse video of the whole blooming process that just uh led up to this wonderful moment here you
can also find out how you can adopt a cherry tree as well reporting live from the Title Basin Candace Cole DC news now thank you Candace and they are definitely beautiful to see we're going to go now to shenica Grimshaw with a check on the roads good morning all right right good morning tonight and Corey definitely a sight to see very beautiful there now uh this is not so much that's not a sight to see at all this is the Capitol Beltway outer loop past 650 New Hampshire Avenue you're seeing tho
se brake lights not beautiful let's Swip over to the maps it's something you don't want to deal with at this early hour but if you are headed that way not too terrible just give yourself a little bit more time to get through that little congestion there 95 north and southbound it's looking good 270 heading north and southbound that is also not a problem now overall you're seeing a lot of green out there even though you're seeing a crash here and there it's really not impacting your early morning
commute thank you Shena we've got some breaking news this morning now out of Fairfax County emergency crews on the scene of a house fire at an Fitz Hugh Drive now this is a live look in anandale you can see Crews on the scene those flashing lights out there officials say people living nearby also reported hearing an explosion firefighters are working to get get this all under control as of right now no injuries have been reported it's not clear if anyone was inside at the time we will of course
keep you updated you can see smoke coming out of the roof of that home of course we'll keep you updated as we continue to learn more Tom out with 604 DC police are investigating a deadly mass shooting in the shaw neighborhood this happened around 3:00 a.m. yesterday near 7th in PE streets officers say that is where two men were shot and killed they have been identified as 32-year-old Anthony Brown from Southeast and 32-year-old Jay Lux from Baltimore Police are also saying that five other peopl
e Three Men and two women were injured they were all taken to nearby hospitals police are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to a conviction a 16-year-old boy is facing charges for multiple carjackings police believe he started carjacking people nearly two weeks ago now authorities say they found him Saturday with the key fob of a car stolen and an armed carjacking in Northwest Thea is also accused of three unarmed carjackings in southeast police are investigating a deadl
y hit and run in Prince George's County this all happened between Laurel bu buoy Road and Cony Road last night police are still searching for the driver responsible they are asking anyone with any information to contact them starting today Metro Police are intensifying the Crackdown on Fair evaders in the district and this is because of a provision in the newly passed secured DC crime bill now the new law requires anyone stopped by Metro Police for fair evasion to give officers their name and ad
dress it also allows Metro Police to issue fines or arrest those refusing to provide that information Before the bill officers could only ask Fair violators to leave the station or go back and pay well now Fair Vaders could face up to a $100 fine for refusing to listen the law also increases penalties for assaulting bus and reil operators and Metro employees these new penalties only apply to DC Maryland and Virginia already issue fines of up to $100 for skipping a toll students filing a lawsuit
against the University of Maryland will meet in court today it alleges the school's investigation into Greek life was unlawful earlier this month UMD placed restrictions on 32 Greek life organizations after starting an investigation on misconduct last week the school lifted restrictions placed on fraternities and sororities however there are five fraternities that remain under investigation the school said in a statement that it found evidence suggesting involvement in hazing and other incidents
the school says it's planning new ways to report hazing and improve communication with Greek life and today Fairfax county is hosting the first of two virtual meetings on potential updates to an affordable home ownership program now the workforce dwelling unit home buyer program is meant to provide below market prices for homes near employment centers the County's considering lowering the maximum eligible income for the program adding more eligible areas and offering more diverse home options t
oday's meeting starts at noon you can visit the County Government website for more information on how you can join and also a second meeting is going to take place Wednesday at 6:00 at night the Montgomery County council's transportation and environment committee is expected to meet this morning now the committee will review a possible new incentive in the county to reduce noise from leaf blowers The Proposal would launch a program to reimburse people and businesses that purchase electric leaf b
lowers if past people would be ible for up to a $100 rebate if the blower is purchased during a specific time period your time right now is 608 new this morning Prince George's County officials are releasing the fiscal year 2025 proposed budget the $5.5 billion budget is an increase over the previous year with higher investments in education and Public Safety $47 million is going to the County's Community College $2.5 million will be used to fund the summer youth enrichment program as for Public
Safety Investments about 780 million dollar is going to be used to fund County Emergency Services this includes police fire and EMS the county is also making $131 million of investments in infrastructure this will support the New FBI headquarters that's coming to green belt in Washington County this week is hagertown Restaurant Week in organizers for the event say people who participate have a chance to win a $100 gift card now in order to enter you have to pick up a dining passport at City Hal
l then get a stamp from all 19 restaurants this month and submit your completed passport by March 31st participating restaurants include Taste of Ray and the dogghouse a local nonprofit in Prince William County is launching a program to help small businesses in Aquacon now visit Aquacon is selling gift cards they can be purchased electronically or physically the program is free and it's open to all businesses March Madness officially here in the Howard bison and other basketball teams now know w
ho they're going to to face in the first round of the tournament this year four men's teams from our area will fight for that national championship on the men's side two teams will meet in the first four games this year Howard will take on Wagner tomorrow with the winter facing top seated University of North Carolina the University of Virginia also plays tomorrow taking on Colorado State James Madison University is making its first NCAA championship appearance in more than a decade they are goin
g to take on Wisconsin and then from Farmville Virginia the Longwood Lancers will take on top seated Houston in the first round looking forward to all the March Madden
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