a new accident on eastbound braddock road approaching 495. car or driver ran in to the utility pole out there. we will have details coming up. meanwhile all is clear at fox hall and canal. back to you. the news now, president obama will hit the campaign trail once again today. this time in rhode island. he took the day off on sunday to relax after a four-day swing through the western half of the united states and midwest as well and with mid-term elections just over a week away the president is focusing much of his efforts where democratic senators and governors are in danger of losing their jobs the gop needs to gain 40 seats to get a majority in the house and ten seats to retake the senate. >>> the first war crimes trial under president obama is set to begin today at the guantanamo bay naval base. the defense lawyers for omar are hoping for a last-minute plea deal. he has been held at guantanamo since he was 18 and is accused of killing a u.s. soldier during a 2002 battle in afghanistan. the nevada supreme court refused to overturn o.j. sim

braddock road will begin at berk lake road. braddock apprchingi 495. 95 accident still on the shoulder. pretty sizable backup there. out on the rails we do have delays onetro yellow and blue lines because of an earlier train malfunction at crystal city. mark rail, two to tell you about. 503 in camden 843. vre is good. joe, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >> 6:23. 60 degrees. this is almost unheard of. an airline that went out of business two deces ago said it will be flying once again. >>> what you will have to do at least 72 hours before your flig or you will not be iued a boarding pass. >>> everyone likes saving money. ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ the new cadillac srx. the cadillac of crossovers. cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> if you have to fill up this morning on your way to work, get ready for a little sticker shock. gasoline prices are way up. the national averages $2.81 a gallon, up 11 cents from a month ago. in the district, drivers are paying $2.93.

last year robinson beat lake braddock and then lake braddock beat robinson in the play-offs. this year the teams are just as good. lake braddock is unbeaten so far thanks in part to quarterback micha michael. he is already committed to the university of coecticut. an his head coach says he is one of the best quarterbacks he has ever seen. he also had this to say about his big-time qv. thinking skid a certified weirdo. all athletes have their pregame rituals. i have mine and it takes your mind off the game. in a way it helps me at let. >> reporter: behold the power of peanut butter? michael's pregame rial includes eating six ritz peanut butter crackers. but that's not all. >> a certain mouthpiece every single week. so we have a dentist on the staff. so we made him eight mouthpieces because last week god forbid one fell out and he couldn't find it. so he was freakng out. the game that matters doesn't matter at all. it's just the mouthpiece, right? or the ritz cracker. i mean, he might be -- sometimes these greatplayers, they're a little weird, righ >> reporter: weird? maybe. bu

braddock, the quarterback trying remain undefeated. nebrich scored the bruins only touchdown on this sweet 40 beyond a reasonable doubt touch down run. but there was a field goal that barely squeak across the cross bar. 10-7. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. everybody have areat weekend. >>> this reminder for you, you can watch the ryder cup right here on nbc 4, the u.s. and eupean teams are back on the course in new sportsouth wales. coverage begins at 8:00 this morning. no today as a result of that. your time now is 6:26. 55 degrees. thieves targeting a popular fairfax be neighborhood or several of them. what you need to know to keep your home safe. plus new clues in a deadly apartment building in d. why firefighters think it was intentionally set. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley

lake braddock led by the top quarterback in the area. michael nebrich and robinson fans know it, putting a hex on them. 4-3. nebrich decides to keep it to himself. bounces it to the outside. what a pretty run this was. tight ropes the sidelines and then dodge into the end zone from 40 yards out. 7-0 bruins. this is the best part. nebrich gets up and quiets the crowd. third quarter, game time 7. nebrich back to pass. he's pickeoff by robinson's thomas petrosy. first interceion of the season. petrosy getting in on is shushing action. this would thread this. bounces off the cross bar and over. give it to us. that's good and that's the game winner. robinson beats lake braddock 10-7 is the final. what a scene that was. good weekend for those guys. that's your morning sports. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >>> a reminder you can watch the ryder cup rit near on news 4. they are back in new port south wales. coverage begins at 8:00 this morning right after "news4 today." just a cple of minutes now. >>> a new portrait has been ad

braddock road up to 123 with a crash in the left lane. we're also got delays on the toll road toward hunter mill. accident there cleared. 66 congested in manassas and from centerville into the beltway. southbound 270, wet on the pavement out past mva. remaining slow to the lane divide. delays between 216 and 198 headed to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> there was an increase in security after a double shooting there and the gunman is still on the loose. sarah simmons is live in northeast with the latest on our top story now. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know the departments -- or harry thomas the counselman here was pushing for this and said they needed to step up security. so calling for increased security at all of the department of public works facilities. when we got here this morning there was a d.c. protective services here. they are still out here patrolling around. we see several workers here as well but there is definitely an increased presence throughout the morning. still n

virginia beltway braddock to gallows slow going there. add ten minutes to get to work and ending on a good note. 95 northbound incident free to the mixing bowl. howard? >>> it is a chilly start but a gorgeous day ahead upper 70s. saturday 80. sunday 76. monday sunny and 80. great through columbus day and showers on tuesday and thursday. but what a stretch we have coming our way. >> as for wall street we are waiting on the jobs or out at 8:30 this morning and that could very well direct traffic today. we will see if we go over the 11,000 mark for the dow. >>> the "early show" is next. they have the layest on the rescue effort to get the miners our of chile. >> and why skinny women make more and skinmy men make less have to tune in for that one. >> get news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> see you monday morning 4:25. have a great weekend. we will close with a picture of the komen walk for the cure about to get underway. have a great weekend, even.

yellow line, expect 30-minute delays between huntington and braddock because of landsping work being done at the huntingtonstation. >>> the man expected to be the next mayor of d.c. is going around asking questions from city residents. he had a standing room only for his latest town hall meeting last night. he only won % of the primary vote. this is his second of eight town halls. he answered questions about public safety, ways to make up for the budget shortfall. >>> thank you for talking about a commur tax. we are essentially the onl jurisdiction in the world that cannot tax the income of nonresidents. >> will i do that? absolutely. but i don't want to go up there d turn around and see nobody behind me, okay? >> gray also announced former federal office of management and budget director alex relative lynn has agreed to work with his administration. his next town hall at sousa middle school on eli place in southeast at 6:30 p.m. >>> police leaders are defending dozens of cadets accus of cheating on their academy tests. a review showed one instructor incorrectly recorded perfect scor

. >>> the mayor of alexandria is calling for changes on metro after a painful mishap at the braddock road station. he slipped and fell ads -- as he was board august train. >> the right leg which is normally straight just bowed that way. >> reporter: at home with a leg brace and an ice pack, alexandria mayor bill yule remembers a painful commute on metro. he is also a metro board member and was on his way to metro headquarters when he slipped on the platform at the braddock road station just as of his getting on the train. >> i pulled my panted leg up just to see what was -- and then it was like the grossest picture. it was like someone had own taken a sledge hammer and hit me on my knee and there was this big gap, like a hole there. i said what happened. >> reporter: the mayor says he slipped on the tiles wet from the rain and made worse by a leaky roof which left a puddle. >> i can't believe i'm the mayor of alexandria, on the metro board and i'm on the way to a metro meeting and i get injured at a metro station. >> with the train ready to leave and his body half inside the train an

phil uhl who is also the mayor of alexandria slipped and fell at the braddock road metro station. fox 5's roby chavez has that story tonight. >> the right leg, which is normally straight, just bowed that way. >> reporter: at home with a leg brace and an ice pack alexandria mayor bill uhl remembers a painful morning commute on metro. uhl is also a metro board member and ironically was on his way to metro headquarters when he slipped on the platform at the braddock road station just as he was boarding the train. >> i pulled up my bat leg to see what was causing, you know, and it was like the grossest picture. it was like someone had taken a sledgehammer and hit my knee and there was this big gap indentation, just like a hole there and i said what happened? >> reporter: the mayor said he slimmed on the tiles wet from the rain and made worse by a leaky roof which left a puddle. >> i said well, i really can't believe this. i'm the mayor of alexander why. i'm on the metro board on my way -- alexandria. i'm on the metro board on my way to a metro meeting and i'm injured at the station. >

. >>> high school football, robinson at florida lake bra braddo braddock, a good old-fashioned backya brawl. look at this. they were trying to put the hex on knee brick with the number 12 assign, id did not work here. talk about getting bic, knee brick keeps it to himself. kite ropes the sideline and dived into the house. 7-0, bruins. look at them shushing the crowd. >> he's picked off by thomas petrocy. knee brick's first inl ter exception of the season. why don't you guys take a little shush right back. le broad ya, bounces over t crowbar and that was the game winner. robinson not off unbeated lake brad dock. 10-7 was the final. >> that i (voice 1) we've detected an anomaly... (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... oice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. >>> the search for two missing american balloon racers is stretching into its third day. they disappeared somewhere off the coast of italy on wednesday. they were piloting through some pretty rough weat

the roadwork near braddock has picked up. inbound 66, lanes are open coming from nutley to the beltway. don't forget about the change in the traffic pattern. we saw delays because of the change at 123 northbound out of vienna. continue through the intersection through a traffic light. that's what tied up the commute on the beltway way and vienna as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the crowds cheered in celebration as the last rescue worker and miner made their way to the surface of the earth. the 33rd miner was reunited with his family. the joy use reunions were watched by the entire world. they were trapped underground for nearly 70 days. sarah simmons is live downstairs with more on the celebration and the international rescue. >> good morning. people around the world were watching this impressed by how the men worked so well together and how they bonded over the past several weeks. even just as amazing were those that worked together to try to help bring the men to the surface after being stuck unde

braddock road, a utility pole knocked down near the building. cavorted radical eastbound before the beltway. let's go live on 395. sackur to the pace. looks beautiful lawn duke st. on the way to the pentagon. -- let's check out the pace. looks beautiful. >>> there is a piece of art from texas that stays put. the cathedral of junk has a building permit from the city after back-and-forth for months. the man has spent 20 years constructing it out of odds and ends. the cathedral has 40 tons of stuff and has 10,000 visitors a year. >> would you want that to be your neighbor? >> not at all. 20 years. >> that is how they do it in austin. that is unique, but fun. >> we are all about art, but is it in his front yard? >> why don't you investigate and let us know? >> and other stories, pop singer katy perry got married. that is unfortunate for a lot of men. she got married to a comedian russell brand. they got married under tight security at an exclusive resort in india at a tiger reserve. no photographers were allowed inside. she wore an indian garment fo

northbound heading to lorton, a bullet braddock road. the crash before the beltway eastbound. -- avoid radical. knobel travel times on 66 and dulles greenway. moving nicely on the beltway at university blvd.. back to you. >> thank you. >>> indonesian authorities r on the alerts and keeping a close eye on the most volatile volcano in the country. it started smoking last week and threat.e a coded de red thousands of being evacuated to refugee camps. >>> 6:13, 59 degrees. when we continue, more foreclosure troubles for bank of america, what does it mean for homeowners? >> the campaigner in chief hits the campaign trail, the final push until election day. >> and a check of what is making headlines around the region, including a high-stakes war crimes trial kicking boss: and now i'll turn it over to the gecko. gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: wha

the beltway open for business between tysons and braddock. no incidents on 270. southbound traffic, germantown to the split. that's a check of folks 5 on- time traffic. >>> we have a fox five follow- up. police arrested a man in the stabbing of four people in college park. 21-year-old is charged with attempted second degree murder and assault. fight over bar stool spilled out on to the street. maryland campus police sat biggest bar, thirty turtle is a problem for them. they want the place shut down. john henrehan has part of that story. >> reporter: the street stabbings were the culmination of a bar fight that police say began inside the thirsty turtle. campus police chief david mitchell told reporters the biggest bar off campus is a chronic source of under-age drinking. >> there was one case where a student was having trouble breathing, obviously intoxicated and the proprietors refused to call an ambulance. probably because the victim is underage. this has to stop. >> reporter: students in maryland confirm the animal house picture that chief mitchell paints abou

and yellow line 30 minute delays between huntington and braddock road station because of landscaping work. you might need to find another way to find a way around town. 27 routes in maryland and virginia that usually operate on weekdays will not be in service on columbus day. other routes will be operating on an enhanced saturday schedule. >>> still to come this hour another disappointing jobs report. the impact the latest numbers could have on next month's election. and major progress and efforts to rescue those trapped miners in chile. when the men may finally be out of harm's way. ♪ >>> and we'll celebrate the birthday of a music legend, john lennon. > and welcome back. it might be a rough weekd for democrats who are looking to the latest jobs report to give them some good news heading into the mid-term elections. yesterday's report shows while the private-sector added 55,000 jobs the feral and local governments cut almost 160,000. do the math. 95,0 jobs were lost last month. and the unemployment rate is holding steady at 9.6%. the 14th month at that level. republicans are seizi

on the yellow line, they will be single tracked between huntington and braddock road for a landscaping project. expect to add 30 minutes for travel time there. now, metro says they chose this weekend to do all of this work because rush hour ridersship is down 40% on columbus day. in 2009, metro reported 358,000 trips on columbus day. compare that to roughly 704,000 trips the following monday. so it really is a good thing they are doing all of this work this holiday weekend. the good news is that metro service at all of the stations will be back to normal by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and the other thing up to.out is that i'm seeing a ton of shuttle buses here at the foggy bottom station. hopefully the delays won be too long if you are on the orange and blue line traveling through downtown washington. the makers of transformers three will be in town to film scenes for a robot war. sounds like fun but it means a sleeve slew of street closings beginning today. the areas afced are around the you can gee a list -- you can get a list at wusa9.com. >>> an investigation in to the prince georg

clean and green commute out of baltimore to the beltway. 495 in virginia, lanes are wide open between braddock road up to 66. andrea, over to you. >> thank you. >>> in the living well headlines, three former u.s. attorneys general are backing virginia's lawsuit challenging the federal health care reform law, including edwin meese and dick thornburgh. they filed court papers in court of the commonwealth agreeing that congress does not are the constitutional authority to require americans to buy health insurance. >>> thousands of local children are going to learn more about what is on their plate. the second annual dc farm to school week is underway. members of the agriculture department have teamed up with cafeterias at 200 dc schools to serve more locally grown foods and some students will get to go to the source of what they eat. >> we have organized about two dozen farm field trips. so students across the district will be heading out to farms to harvest local produce, which they will bring back to their classrooms and cook with their class mates and a professional chef. >> chefs from the whi

beltway slows between braddock road and 66. we'll take it over to the other side of town and show you was happening northbound i-95. got some die lays in woodbridge as you travel across the occoquan. route one northbound at 123 for the crash. right lane is blocked. slow traffic continues telegraph road to fort belvoir. lanes are open but it is gridlocked out of germantown. more slow traffic out of rockville to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headline this more than, a school bus fire in baltimore tied up traffic yesterday afternoon. smoke poured out of the vents from the tunnel. police told people to get out of their cars and walk back to the tunnel entrance. no order on what -- word on what caused the fire. >>> democrat krystal ball has become one of most searched for women on the internet. she calls the leaked pictures a sexist smear campaign. >> we are at a private home, goofing around. it was stupid. it was idiotic. it was moronic. i also really became angry that this is what politic ha

braddock road is tied up with a crash at the beltway along the right side. hourly traffic in maryland will be very slow from college park to silver spring. nothing is stopped. 270 is a slow trip beginning near the interchanging clarksburg added to the limit divide. all lanes are open there. >>> we have some areas of cloud cover and some areas of clearing. washington and the east and east of the potomac has most of the cloud cover. 39 degrees in stafford. those are some of the coldest numbers we have outside right now. it is called relative to this time of year. we're on our way to about 63 degrees for the high-temperature with variable cloud cover. tomorrow a sprinkle cannot be ruled out. warmer thursday through the weekend. >>> new details are emerging about last night deadly bus crash on interstate 270. the driver who was 66-year-old died from a heart attack. passengers say he was sweating profusely before slumping over the wheel. 12 people were injured in the crash. we will be back at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel

. >> we are still cleaning up that crash off the braddock road b efore the beltway. you will find delays on 95 back in woodbridge coming across the occoquan. definitely slow out of gaithersburg leaving 124 headed out towards 370. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> opening statements are set to begin today in the murder trial of chandra levy. ingmar guandique is charged with the attempted sexual assault and murder of levy back in 2001. on friday, a panel of 12 jurors and four alternates were chosen. gary condit has said he does expect to testify. >>> two georgetown university students accused of manufacturing drugs on campus are expected in court today. >> authorities say they along with a friend made a potentially lethal drug in a dorm room. sarah simmons joins us with more. >> reporter: dmt is the drug we are talking about t may not be widely known among the public but dea agents a -- say they are familiar with it. the students accused of manufacturing dmt in a dorm room are expected in court. they are both students here as well as a visiting man. thi

inner loop in virginia things are moving wed braddock to 66. speaking of 66 looks like we are slowing down between 50 an 123. the delay is clearly on the way. finally, maryland, we will wrap it up with you. 270 tracking the southbound trip. looks like plenty of volume around germantown road. drivers are making their way to i-370. that's a quick look at traffic. now, back to you. >> all right. we have a couple more commuter alerts for you. ten bus routes in the city of annapolis are back in service. some service was halted on october 1st because of maintenance problems that left just five buss in operation. while the buss are now fixed, officials say a new schedule will take effect november 8th. >>> there are a bunch of changes and closures near tysons corner this week because of the dulles corridor metro rail project. i-66 westbound will be closed at the dulles connector road. tysons boulevard will be closed between galleria drive and route 123. the eastbound dulles connector road will be closed at route 123. these load yours will happen mostly

on the yellow line expect 30 minute delays between huntington and braddock road because of landscaping work at the huntington station. >>> take a look outside. a beautiful start to this day and the weekend. getting an early start. veronica will tell us what we can expect. >> this weekend it will be sunny here, nice and mild here, but a lot of folks, they go out of the town. new york city, all up and down the east coast, a really pretty weekend for us. we've got the blue sky here. this morning. it will stick around all day. look at the emperature. already 71 degrees. we got a little bitf a wind out of the north northwest now at 10 miles per hour. all right. a check on some of the other temperatures throughout the area. georgetown, you'ret 68 degrees. surrounding areas like laurel and greenbelt 66. franconia and falls church at 66. 67 now in kensington and wheaton. you're looking at our wind through the area. it's pretty light at five to ten miles per hour. so absolutely splendid today. we'll have more of these kinds of days coming your way. the high temperature around 79 degrees in town

delays on braddock eastbound from guinea road to the beltway. inbound new york avenue, crash, big delays off of 50 and the bw parkway and slow to kenilworth south of boroughs. outer loop is congested, 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> time to strap on your dancing shoes. >> i've got mine on. holly is with the d.c. dance festival as they prepare for three days of getting down. holly, good morning. >> reporter: three days of nonstop movement and groups like urban artistry are the ones responsible for all of the fun and all of the energy. this might be the one morning where they have more energy than i do. they are just one of nearly 20 groups that will take part of the festival this weekend. we'll tell you what it is and how to be a part of it. and why it's so important to our city. live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. rule the tweet. rule the upload. rule the status update. rule the moment. we built america's most reliable network to make a more powerful you. rule the air. verizon four years ago, b

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as we take you to the beltwaying we are watching the volume start to build from braddock road up to gallows road an that's an extra five there. southbound 295, this is this is something new. a live look at sky nine. this is east capital street. what we have here is an accident causing drivers to lose the left lane. they are squeezing by to the right. as a result the backups are starting to back up quickly. back to jessica. >>> >>> people in frederick, maryland are mourning the loss of an army ranger killed in afghanistan. lance vogler leaves a wife and two children behind. he was killed in a firefighter on friday after his 12th deployment. >> he was shot a few years ago in his legs, and they brought him together and rehabilitated him. and all he talked about is i want to go back with my troops. >> reporter: his commander called him the quintessential range area and hero to our nation. >>> an unwelcome distraction for the family of a navy seal burying their son at arlington national cemetery. three protesters from the radical west bureau baptist church protested outside of the service. a mot

i want you to know both loops look clear from the wilson bridge up to 95 and continuing past braddock to 66. peeking of 66 this interstate is okay from the fairfax county parkway traveling to the beltway. speaking of the outer loop, this time we move it to maryland. we want to show you the shot here. no accidents to report between new hampshire and georgia avenue making your way in to virginia. a shot of route 4, route 5, crane highway. all three roadways remain incident free. jessica, back to you. >>> the living well headlines coming up at 8 0, a.m. at charlie palmer steak in northwest dc a group of dignitaries will announce the formation of u.s. against alzheimer's. the goal is to develop a treatment for the disease within the next decade. the formation come as the first wave of 78 million baby boomers is set to turn 65 next year. 10million baby boomers will die from alzheimer's without the development of better cure and treatments. they believe $2 trillion will be spent caring for ail timer patients in the next decade. >>> if your work place is noisy it may be adversely affecting y

. >>> the mayor of alexandria is calling for changes on metro after a painful mishap at the braddock road station. bill yule slipped and fell as he was boarding a train. roby chavez with the story. >> the right leg, which is normally straight, just bowed that way. >> reporter: at home with a leg brace and an ice pack, alexandria mayor bill yule remembers a painful morning commute on metro. yule is also a metro board member and ironically, was on his way to metro headquarters when he slipped on the platform at the braddock road station just as he was getting on the train. >> i pulled my pant leg up just to see -- it was like the grossest picture. it was like someone had taken a sledgehammer and hit me on my knee. there was this big gap indentation. just like a hole there. i said what happened? >> the mayor says he slipped on the tiles, wet from the rain and made worse by a leaky roof which left a puddle. >> said well, i really can't believe this. i'm the mayor of alexandria. i'm on the metro board on my way to a metro meeting and i get injured at a metro station. >> with the train rea

over to the inner loop of braddock road up to gallos is where we are slow. we have an accident off to the right shoulder. you are going to want to be careful on the off and on ramps because of the standing water, especially near the construction zones, especially near route 7. i want to take you to 395 northbound. no incidents or accidents here, but stacking up early from the beltway to seminary. and that is a quick look at traffic. andrea, over to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> right now dc police are looking for someone who shot at a police officer. the officer was not hurt. the shooting happened around 12:30 this morning near the dc star nightclub. that's on queens chapel road near bladensburg road in northeast. authorities were investigating a report of shots fired when someone shot at them. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a funeral today for a navy seal from montgomery county. lieutenant brendan looney died last month in afghanistan at the wake yesterday, a naval spokesman read a statement from looney's family. >> although his life was tragically c

adding to that slow go. 495 from braddock to little river, we are looking at an overall drive time of seven minutes. take note, we have a new traffic pattern in place for northbound 123 drivers. not going to be able to access the capital beltway. stay to the left and make a left at that light to get to the beltway. on the outer loop, we are slow from new hampshire to georgia avenue. that's how we are will wrap it up. an overall drive time or crawl of seven to ten minutes. over to you. >>> at 6:31, we want to update you on the breaking news story. this is now a live look at the ongoing rescue mission in chile. eight of the 33 trapped miners are back on the surface this morning. the rescue mission began just before 11:00 last night. its eight hours in to operation and you saw live on 9 news now at 11:00, the first of the trapped miners returning to safety. about one miner an hour is being brought up. it's been ten weeks since they last dawe daylight. as each man comes to the surface, he is met by loved ones. this is miner number eight. we're told his name is claudia nonez. they are exci

braddock road. no problems springfield to tysons corner an the american legion bridge. check out i-86 at route 50. we are seeing more cars on the roadways now. 5:17 in the morning but a fantastic ride in to dc. now for more news, let's head oh to angie. >> thank you. we have a slew of commuter alerts this week. you may see a lot of police activity on amtrak today. it is part of a high-security exercise along national transit routes. the department of homeland security says it has been plan for months and is not connected to any specific terror threat. >>> tonight tonight at 10:00 the farragut west and mcpherson stations will be closed for track 0 work and won't be blue or orange line service either. it runs through the columbus day weekend until tuesday morning. there will be road closures an the headquarters of the world bank and international monetary fund in northwest dc from 7 tonight until 5:00 on sunday and that includes 18th, 19th and 20th streets. they will be closed between g streets and pennsylvania avenue. and some closings on g and h streets. protests are al

brook because of platform repairs and on the yellow line expect 30 minute delays between huntington and braddock road station because of landscaping work at the huntington road station. you might need find another way around town if you plan on take metrobus. 27 routes in maryland and rginia that usually operate on weekdays will not be in service on columbus day. other routes will be operating on an enhanced saturday schedule. get used to those changes. they will be in effect on other holidays, including veteran's day, martin luther king day, president's day and the day after thanksgiving. >>> there's a party in virginia this weekend. a tea party that is. tea party groups from across the state are coming together for the first time at a convention in richmond. more than 2,000 people are signed up to aend what they are calling the largest gathering of t party members to date. they represent more than two dozen tea party groups from across the commonwealth. the state's former governor and senator george allen among those scheduled to address the crowd along with the group's home town area, state a

a 15-minute commute from braddock to gallows road. should only take 89. that's just -- 89. that's just volume. lanes are wide open for business right now. no incidents or accidents. and finally fly that dulles toll road from the airport all the way to the toll plaza. doing fine. here's a little slow go on to 495 northbound. that is partly due to construction. >>> coming up, a focus on the roads inside of the district. we'll be right back. stay with a sip of my real fruit smoothie from mccafé? it's like a fusion of luscious strawberries and bananas. blended with creamy, yummy yogurt in a refreshing explosion of wild berries that reverberates off my taste buds. then crescendos with a flavor that tastes as good as it sounds. [ male announcer ] new real fruit smoothies from mccafé. mmm... [ male announcer ] the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ encore? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a wish list, that helps you set aside money for the stuff that really matters... just put the things you want on your wish list... and contribute money when you feel like it... then,

on the inner loop, we are finding the traffic there is slow from braddock to 66. that drive time we are looking at 15 minutes, which is typical for this time of the morning. and then we want to wrap it up with the travel times. looking at the maryland roadways. 95 to 270, check it out. i like what i see. nice and green. taking ten minutes. the inner loop not so bad either. and nine mine minutes going southbound from 216 to the capital beltway. >>> coming up we will have a look at 270 where we are finding more drivers hitting the road. back to you. >>> next, when the news continues, see how new technology could keep drivers and deers from colliding. >>> here's jessica in the newsroom. >>> we are getting away on this travel friday. which travel rewards programs get you the most for your money? we are running through the top picks. you are watching 9 news now. we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> oh my goff. ja

as a result, they are stacked starting around braddock road. this is taking 30 minutes to get from point a to b and should only take 15. moving to 66 eastbound, the stretch of slow go between 24 and 28 and between the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. in maryland, 270 is jammed from father hurley to the split. a 25-minute commute. and it's now taking an extra 20. so 45 minutes in total. >>> rains are moving in now. some of the rains will be heavy at times today. shutting down to the 5:00 area, especially western area, maybe a little earlier. nicer weather on sunday through wednesday. >> fall is here. >>> as for wall street, we are looking higher this morning. maybe we will build on the rally we had yesterday. >> the "early show" is next. they will have more on the rescue of the chilean miner and a hollywood blogger known for being nasty decides to play nice. >> and at noon we will have the mayoral debate live and you can watch it live

work zones, a couple on the outer loop, heading south and 495, one on gallows road and another near braddock road and they're working southboun 95 at dale city and westbound 66 at 123. let's take a look at the work zone on georgia avenue southbound. just before you go et to the beltway, only one lane squeezing through right now causing a bit of a backup as you head down from wheaton on your w down to the beltway or into downtown silver spring. back to you. >> okay, steve. thank you. washington residents will soon be able to be tested for hiv in an unexpected place. where when we come back. first here is a look athat's hot on nbcwashington.com. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed yr lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's le a root building machine. it builds your lawn from the roots up. next year you get this! the stronger the roots, the stroer the lawn. all year l

. -- during the french-indian war, during the famous defeat of general braddock. it caused diarrhea. it was very painful for him to sit on his horse. there is an extraordinary example of washington's bravery, riding in this battle as a conspicuous target on a horse and he took four bullets in his clothing. i think one in his hat and three in his coact. he had two horses shot out from under him. a presbyterian minister said that it looked like george washington was being preserved by providennce for some -- by providence for some important future service for his country, which was one of the great calls in history. >> you said that nobody touched washington. >> washington did not like to be touched. there is a story that makes the point. it is perhaps apocryphal. at the constitutional convention, hamilton and morris were talking about whether it was true that washington did not like to be touched. hamilton made morris a bet that he would not go over and touch washington. morris went over and gave washington a slap on the shoulder and asked how he was. washington tu

he had disentry in the french-indian war during the famous defeat of general edward brad doc and -- braddock. and it caused diarrhea and it was very painful for him to sit on his horse. and so it was an extraordinary example of washington's bravery riding in this battle. he was tall, he was a very conspicuous target on the horse and he actually took four bullets in his clothing, i think one in his hat and three in his coat. he had two horses shot out from under him. and a minister, samuel davies said it looked like the heroic used george washington was being preserved by providence for his country. which was one of the great calls for any servant in his history. >> you said nobody touched washington. >> washington didn't like to be touched. there's a story perhaps apock fall that it makes the point that at the constitutional convention that hamilton and the governor were talking about whether this was true. and hamilton dared morris to touch him, made him a bet that he would not go over and actually touch washington. morris went over and gave washington a slap on the shoulder and said how ar

you also have a braddock road and a fairfax county and a fort belvoir and all these names. >> right. >> and la fayette's portrait is in the house of representatives. the french, i mean, rochambeau is also throughout your book. >> yes. he was. he was the french general. he was rather crusty and difficult character. to a certain extent he humored washington and gave him a good time while kind of pursuing his own strategy. the french, for political reasons, made it seem as if washington was really the commander of both the american and the french army. but in fact, that was something of applied fiction, and you can see at the time you know of yorktown that rochambeau was the head of the french army, de grasse was the head of the french navy. but they're pretty much carrying out their own strategy that washington then kind of belated comes along with and marches his men to virginia. but the french were absolutely indispensable not only in terms of having that navy that traps and surrounds cornwallis but battle of yorktown was the old- fashioned european siege where you're building trench

the inner loop is congested from braddock road toward 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> if you've recently experienced body aches and sneezing, your probably wishing that you found the time to go get a flu shot. it is the season for severe cold and the flu but you don't have to wind up getting sick and to help us break down the symptoms of cold and flu, dr. fillet with fox hall internists. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> and i know a lot of people are starting to feel something this time of year. >> absolutely. and this is the time when flu season starts. and there have been sporadic cases of flu reported in the washington, d.c. area. the most important difference is that flu can be a very severe illness. so it's an acute onset, fever, severe body aches, the chills, severe chest pain, cough, and so on. and the most important thing is a sudden onseventy. once you have onseventy -- sudden onset. and the cold is a much milder illness. it is occasion -- occasionally people do experience low-grade fevers

the inner loop of the beltway backed up braddock road to 66 where we had the left lane blocked off with a crash. we have delays on 66 in manassas. 7100 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> checking the redskins right now. and clinton portis out with a groin injury and could be for sometime. the injury happened sunday during the victory over the eagles. coach mike shanahan said portis is expected to miss the next four to six weeks with the separation of the groin muscle. a third-degree separation, that moons -- means the muscle is separated from the bone. he's not expected to need surgery. ryan torain will take over clinton portis' spot. >> it's a temporary setback. clinton is tough and he'll get rehab here. hopefully it will be four weeks. but a third-degree separation is off the bone. so it's quite sore right now. >> every start means a lot. you don't get a lot of chances to play in this league. it's very competitive. so any opportunity you get, you have to take it and cherish it. >> so far this season portis ras run for 195 yards

braddock rose a better way to get into the beltway area. 95 northbound has a brief delay getting to the newington area but not bad in springfield. outer loop delays began at new hampshire avenue and extend the to silver spring. traffic along to 70 is heavy near the interchange at route 124. it continues through rock will toward the beltway. >>> it is pretty straightforward, total sunshine and mild conditions. it is seasonable for the morning, 54 degrees in arlington. mostly sunny skies. total sunshine out there to start our friday. it will be this way through the weekend. near 80 today enter the weekend and a little bit cooler on sunday and in the a pause on columbus day, monday. >>> track work will close some of metro's busiest stations this weekend. farragut west and mcpherson square on the blue and orange line will shut down from 10:00 tonight until monday morning. the part of metro center will be closed that handles the blue and orange line. shuttle buses will be available and normal service will resume at 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. we will the back at 8:25. for continuous news coverage,

line between shady grove and twin brook own on the yellow line, 30 minute delaysetween huntington and braddock road stations because of landscaping work. one other public transit note four. metrobus will not have service on columbus day for 27 routes in maryland and virginia. other routes will be operating on an enhanced saturday schedule. chuck is in with your forecast [ female announcer ] this is wendy. wendy is a big fan of aetna mobile. because life takes wendy places. and life takes her family places. , mom. [ female announcer ] so knowing she can find network doctors and pharmacies whenever or wherever she needs them directly from her mobile phone is important to wend ♪ where to next, wendy? ♪ know more. get better. get a smarter health plan, aetna.com. >>> welcome back. i know it will be a nice day but still a little chilly. >> nice autumn crispness in the air. that's all right. it's october. littleoolness in the morning doesn't bother people too much especially when it's going to be as mild as it is later this afternoon. out there right now our forecasted temperatures up to 23450er

. >>> things are saddling down big time. 270, the beltway in maryland, after braddock road, you will slow down. that is normal. 95 in virginia looks great. look at georgia avenue leaving viers mill road, there is a stalled vehicle blocking the left-hand lane. >>> a better day ahead compared to yesterday. all the rain is moving toward the north and east toward new york city and boston garden. across the immediate area, the skies are beginning to brighten. 68-73 degrees for daytime highs with gradual clearing and it will be a breezy day. tonight, quiet and dry, 48-55 and tomorrow the temperature will be 65-70 degrees with wins at of the north and a chance of showers late in the day on sunday. >> give for watching. we will be back at noon.

the inner loop is congested leaving braddock road toward 66. 95 delays beginning back in lorton, extend to glebe road and then boundary channel drive crossing the 14th street bridge. top side of the outer loop, late rush hour leaving 95 to silver spring. 29 on the brakes leaving white oak and 270 struggling out of clarksburg to the lane divide. trouble spot inbound dulles toll road. accident on the right side of the road. georgetown pike at river bend another accident, follow police direction to get through. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> managing your money can be a scary proposition but it has to be done if you want a financially secure future. a new book says fear of the unknown may be the biggest barriers to success in getting your finances in order. ken kayman is the author of reclaim your nest egg and the president of -- help me -- >> mark aidan financial management. >> and ken, this book should be like this big because we are all so concerned right now with how do we really do that? what do you see as the big mistakes to the folks you talk to about trying to g

it's jammed on the braddock inner loop. capital beltway a jamming up leaving college park for silver spring, but lanes areopen. back to you. >> today on nbc 4 ellen wraps up magic week with a >>> back now with more of "today" on a fridaymorning, the eighth day of october, 2010. we ha fabulous weather in the u.s., and we have got a fantastic crowd out here. the rockefeller center ice rink, the one and the only, opens up for the season. inside studio 1a, i'm al roker along with natalee morales and willie geist. we're going to answer your questions about breast cancer. >> october is breast cancer awareness month and it'she second leading cause of cancer related death in women. this morning our very own dr. nancy snyderman is here with timely advice on mammograms and the latest treatments. >> and then later on in "today's" real estate, we're going to take a look at some beautiful homes around the country, from a 100-year-old alabama country house, to a form home in new england. barbara corcoran will show you what you can get fo