beltway looks good through greenbelt. they changed the traffic pattern both sides of the beltway at university boulevard. \ two lanes to the left and two to right divide around long- term construction. back to you. >> thank you. 4:55. you still have a chance to win tickets to the montgomery county fare. >> easy to do. go to our facebook page /facebook + up. gets four passes, four wristbands, and $25. >> entertainment news, a who claims actor cuba does notr. pushed her to pursue criminal charges. >> orleans police issued an warrant on tuesday after told them he pushed her. upset.tly he was his indolence filming a movie about a white house butler who served eight american presidents. >> "vanity fair has its latest list of the best dressed celebrities in the world. the duchess of cambridge is on for a second year. for middleton is recognized wearing a mix of designer and lower end pieces. keyes and jessica travis payne made the list. best dressed man included z, and tomry, jay- brady. >> 72 degrees outside. ahead, more troub

inside the beltway on i-66, sluggish from the beltway just as you approach glebe road. it really is stop and go for you. let's head over to 395. heavy on the brakes. seminary road. but to get to the 14th street bridge, average travel speed is 35 miles per hour. that drive is taking 18 minutes. let's talk about the good news, huh? travel along i-270. shady grove. in fact, from shady grove to the beltway, eun, no issues. over to you. >> thank you. >>> the youngest gold medal winner at the london games, katie ledecky is getting well-deserved sleep in her own bed this morning. the 15-year-old bethesda native was mobbed by family and friends and fans when she arrived at dulles airport yesterday. >> i'm so excited to see katie. >> she's the best person i've ever met. >> fun. >> feel like a movie star? >> i don't know about that. >> maryland's golden girl will be in our studios today. you can watch katie ledecky live right here on "news 4 at 6:00." >> excited to see her. >> you moith come? >> i might come become and see that gold medal. >> we are sure glad that ledecky came ho

and capital beltway. heading over to i-270, again, travel lanes are open. live look as you make your commute in germantown. live look at father hurley boulevard. southbound lanes are open. northbound as well. no issues as you connect to the beltway. back in ten minutes with a live look at the beltway, as well as travel speeds. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:43 just about. still to come, the steps southwest airlines is taking today after a big promotion backfired. >>> live look from london where things are busy this morning at olympic stadium. we have a look at what to watch for today including a >>> take a look at this news 4 exclues i've. police are investigating a case of excessive force. a laurel police officer hit a man in hand quufs. the witness shot this video outside early yesterday morning. police were called out at a fight at the rest rant. as they were taking this man away in handcuffs the officer hit him. the laurel police chief is now opening an internal investigation to review the officer's action

here on the beltway. we're here live at telegraph road overlooking the beltway and we're joined by -- joined with john from the wilson bridge project to talk to us about this great news. so break it to us. extra five lanes of traffic. >> five lanes of traffic in each direction. three lanes in the local. two lanes in the thru. both shoulders if you have a problem, a breakdown, you have a haven of safety. this will be opening things up a lot. >> reporter: it seems like a lifetime for lots of folks. let's get a look at what folks can anticipate. talked about the breakdown lanes in regards to safety. we have some other safety measures in place in regards to the signs. you have words of caution i guess for drivers. >> as you're going through here the first time, it's a new conphysician ration. you want people to -- conphysician ration he -- configuration. you want people to be thinking about it. the last thing we want people to do is make last-minute decisions to go from the local lanes into the thru lanes. >>

this is of the beltway. this time the outer loop in montgomery county as you make your way towards the mormon temple. crash vl involving a dump truck and a car. trying up the right side of the roadway here. only the left lane is going to get you by. once you pass this accident, another accident on the outer loop. just about a mile ahead. crash there also has just the left side getting by. it is a mess. i'm going to keep tracking all of these accidents for you. i'm back in about ten minutes with an update. eun, over to you. >>> watching the weather in our region this morning after some strong storms gave some people quite a site in southern maryland. take a look at these pictures the viewer sent us. they're of a water spout that formed over the river in calvert county, maryland, tuesday afternoon. meteorologist tom kierein is out on our storm 4 weather deck. hopefully we're not going to have any storms here, tom. >> no, only a small chance later this afternoon. right now the air is thick with humidity. collar

your volume nice and light inside the beltway. so no issues as you make your way past that work zone. traveling alone, i-270, your commute in ten minutes. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> it's 4:42. 68 degrees. still to come, pulled from deplorable conditions. how you can help one of these little guys get a second chance at a life. >>> plus, the comments made by rihanna about her relationship with chris b >>> wng back. 4:45. right now, diana yag id is going from sue ba to the florida see keys. nyad was comfortable and steady around 50 strokes per minute yesterday after a night of painful jelly even counters. she was stung four times on the neck, hand, lip, and forehead. it's her fourth attempt to make the 103-mile journey. she tried to go twice last summer but had to stop because of jellyfish attack and asthma attack. >>> another insider attack killed a u.s. service member in the southern part of that country. a spokesman for international forces there says two afghan policemen turned their weapons on the u.s. troops in kandahar k

lower 90s inside the beltway and around. we'll see a couple of 80s from hagerstown down toward winchester and out toward harrisonburg but we'll also see a little bit of sunshine tomorrow as well. code yellow definitely for today as we hit the lower 90s. that's going to destabilize the atmosphere and give us the opportunity for showers and storms. behind the front a little bit on the cooler side. we'll get rid of the showers early in the morning on saturday but definitely cooler temperatures. 80s for saturday and sunday with a late day chance and then by monday and tuesday, you'll notice the change as the southerly winds kick in and the temperatures start to rise. monika? >> thank you so much, olga. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 headed toward baltimore, been telling you about an accident since early this morning that's been blocking northbound 95 at i-195. crews are on the scene there. let me step out and show you what it looks like live from our sky 9. that is the traffic being diverted on to the inner loop or the west

pretty good towards the capital beltway. drivingook at 395, 95 heading into the district, you should not run into any trouble. looks pretty good on the beltway in virginia. they have picked up the works owns. we still have traffic cones on 66, but you will that.e to get around 270 inrted problems on maryland, or 95 making away from the baltimore beltway. back to you. >> thank you. a man in washington state to head the federal , accused of sending an e- fbi threatening to kill president obama. olabanji is outside the latest.use with the >> federal agents arrested 31- afterld anton caluori sent threatening e- box.o an fbi in he was arrested inside a seattle area apartment. when federal agents got to his armed with a shotgun. taken intokly custody. police found two other weapons his apartment and suspicious items. they called in the bomb squad, but no explosive devices were found. s mother showed up at the her son is ad that good boy but has done a stupid thing. know all whole lot. sonwould you feel if your arrested, was in the

from 95 all of the way around to 66 up to 270, that whole part of the beltway b and inside the beltway is raining pretty hard. farther north, it is raining moderately in silver spring and right near 95 where that meets the beltway. the eastern side of the beltway, prince george's county, just light rain. enough to make the pavement wet. most areas to the east of 95 not getting much rain but areas north and west of 95, moderate rain. raining moderately from near germantown up towards damascus, crossing into western howard county. there's one moderate shower just north of leesburg as well in loudoun county. all the areas in yellow, this is the severe risk zone later today, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., northern virginia, the district, just about all of maryland, eastern shore points north and east, may be flight delays between washington and boston throughout the afternoon. right now we're in the 70s. most of the region. although it's in the 60s farther west at north shenandoah valley into the mountains. and for the day, day planner, by 8:00 a.m., linger scattered showers. it's going to be tapering

most of the beltway reported to be closed off at this time on the outer loop of the beltway as you approach connecticut avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back to you. >> thank you, julie. >>> fox ais mop are toking metro this morning and the transit agency's ongoing investigation into an escalator accident t happened yesterday morning at the l'enfant plaza metro station. it appears a woman's bag got caught in a metal strip that line the escalator and the loose strip caused some riders to fall. three people went to the hospital with mine or injuries. >>> the obama administration is teaming with a nonprofit to give help to at-risk home owners. today's event goes from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. homeowners with meet face to face with mortgage counselors. we should mention county executive rushern baker will join us live in studio to talk bay number of topics including a recent development in his personal wife. his wife's early onset alzheimer's. we'll talk about how she is doing and how the family is coping ahead at 8:00. >>> we just mentioned some help for home owners a few second a

volume as you approach the beltway. don't forget the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway, still have the right lane blocked by the earlier accident in that area. accident still clearing but you can see just a bit of the volume for all the people that are trying to exit in that area. but your travel speed from fairfax county parkway, you are under speed. it's not terrible, though. 41 miles per hour. 14 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. let's talk about some good news. if you're traveling on i-95, it's friday. so volume not heavy right now. here's a live look northbound at franconia-springfield parkway. northbound lane is nice and open. 14 minutes from prince william parkway to get to the beltway in this area. and 50 in maryland, here's a live look past east west highway. in both directions. no incidents to report. and as you make your way westbound into the city, your travel speed, not bad. six minutes to get from the beltway to vp parkway. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> the tra

sharon says something bad has happened on the beltway. it's tim williams in for marty bass at first warning weather. >> temperatures in the 70s now. as soon as the sun gets up it's going to catch up with that dew point and start getting warm and a little uncomfortable very quickly. 68 cumberland and oakland. we're starting offer with high -- off with highs that are creating fog. 80 very quickly as the sun comes up. a daytime high of 94, back down to the 70s with the chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon into the evening. your complete first warning weather forecast coming up shortly. >>> sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. >> good morning. the topside of the beltway on the outer loop we have an accident with police on the scene. fortunately no delays. we have an issue, a road hazard on maryland 45 in both directions at lincoln street. apparently it's at least blocking one lane. we have that water main break sink hole left from yesterday. kirk avenue remains blocked. you can take lock raven. as far as speeds go on the beltway, 5

even the beltway. here's the decision point leaving the beltway heading north on 270 and traffic on the left towards old georgetown road, a single vehicle on the right shoulder with a problem, but that's about all. traffic volume is light. in virginia, it looks great on 66, 95 395 and metro rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. 6:14, 76 degrees. >> nasa's curiosity landing on mars. we will talk to and asked not to get an update on the mission and what it means for the sf x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: soundof marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and owd cheering d i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring arica's troops. ich is actually quite fitting because geico has been serving e military for over 75 yeaears. aawh no, look, i know ts is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a let

. >>> busy on the beltway and route 50 in maryland. we've got a live shot from sky 9, the crash ha happened on the outer loop of -- that happened on the outer loop of the beltway. it wasn't just an accident. one of the vehicles caught fire. equipment blocking all but the left lane on the outer loop northbound beltway now coming up out of landover and into greenbelt. be prepared for those delays now. ahead of those folks on the outer loop near the greenbelt metro past kenilworth avenue, there's another crash on the shoulder on the inner loop close to the bw parkway a minor crash moved out of the roadway so it's complicating that whole stretch. on the outer loop of the beltway south of route 50 coming out of landover heading toward the scene of this crash, may see building volume delays on the right side of your screen. if you're west on 50 out of annapolis on bowie, the crash at 301 moved quickly on to the shoulder. no one hurt so the fire department moved on. on 50 inside the beltway and 202 is about where you hit the brakes to get to

moving well on the north and west side of the beltway. this is 97 at the beltway. no problems north or southbound on 97. sorry about the camera. inner loop at the b-w parkway, things are starting to flow again. a little bit of a delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we have some heavy rain passing south of baltimore. cambridge and easton getting some heavy rain and some light rain around annapolis. don't be surprised if the seat sprinkle activity around the beltway. there will be some strong thunderstorms this afternoon that will be hit and miss. high temperature in the upper 80's. here is mindy basara. keith mills is off today. you can be the man. >> you provisions go into effect for the affordable care act. diabetes screening for pregnant women and wellness victims for health problems in women. >> starting to mark, thanks to the new health care law, all insurance policies will be required to cover new vital care that women need to stay healthy. >> the controversial provision kicks in today but the health care act exempted -- >

the closure is closed at the beltway. you'll be diverted at the beltway. you can go either direction. traffic continues to build. northbound 95 ramp 2 caton avenue is shut down. we will keep you posted. 62 on the north side. 55 on the west side at edmonton. 68 on southbound 95. the southbound lanes are still looking pretty good. another accident at havre de grace and 95. the accident is 95 northbound just past 395. all lanes are closed prior to this portion. this is 195. northbound traffic is still moving good at 195. we will let you know if any delays start to develop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> more on the overnight crash. the driver was killed and traffic was backed up for hours. >> this happened at 11:00 p.m. last night. police and fire crews arrive too late fiery seen. >> they ruptured the diesel saddle tanks and erupted into flames. >> northbound 95 was shot down throughout the night. investigators have yet to identify the driver. the man accused of killing a family friend and then eating his heart and part of his brain is ruled incom

upper 60s outside the beltway. i'm tracking a cold front that could affect you if you're heading out to the nats game later this evening. day planner, a lot of sunshine. grab the sunglasses. we're good through lunch break. by late afternoon, 2:00, 3:00 clouds start to fill in and by 4:00 we could see the showers and storms arrive. should could be strong. 134n could be steady. temperature -- some could be steady. temperatures will make it in the lower 90s ahead of that front. >>> we'll take a look from our sky 9. this has been an ongoing accident with investigation and cleanup continuing. northbound 95 at i-195 at the baltimore beltway. that traffic you see on the right side of your screen is being diverted to baltimore's inner loop west side of their beltway. so keep that in mind. it is slowing things down a bit more than usual early on a friday morning northbound on i- 95 with the cones set up. i think it's going to be there for a while. let's go over to our maps. if you're planning to head over to our beltway, no

on the beltway, through virginia, maryland. incident free. this is the beltway south of route 50 in maryland coming up through landover on the right side of the screen is the outer loop heading into college park and on into university boulevard. everything open for you. i-270 corridor no early troubles. virginia beltway we're in good shape. so is the ride 066, 95 corridor and 395. a washout for most of the overnight road work. right now just a little bit of building volume to deal with which is good news. your next timesaver traffic comes up at 5:12. back to you. >> thank you. >>> nasa's curiosity as we mentioned a moment ago has landed on mars. rockets guided it to the surface. nylon cords lowered it down to the ground with a sky crane type of maneuver. the connecting cords were severed when it sensed touchdown and there it was. we'll talk live to a space expert at the goddard space center to find out what this means for all of us. >>> the f.b.i. is now taking over the investigation into yesterday's deadly shooting at a sikh temple near milw

you need to look at toward the beltway eastbound as you make your way past the beltway. you see an accident. it's just in your left shoulder lane. that's not bad. over to the rails. have a delay. look eight right now on the marc, minor delay, brunswick east 870, just six minutes. >>> 5:12. still to come. there are words we use every day and finally turning up in the dictionary. >>> forget the guilt, why it may we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> wng back. an 81-year-old man caught on video driving the wrong way. can drive no longer. you can see drivers swerving out of the way as man drove his car and camper down a busy highway in australia. the man drove a wrong way for nearly eight miles until he stopped. his lawyers say he unknowingly suffered a stroke and was confused. they took away his driver's license and fined him $1500. >>> this morning new york's port authority investigating an embarrassing security breach at one of t

some debris at the beltway with possible lane closures. main street remains closed in ellicott city. northbound 32 at 144, a crash reported there. two lanes of westbound 50 are closed. we have an alternate traffic pattern in effect. take box hill south parkway to avoid that. you can see almost at a dead standstill at old court road. at least one lane closure between 795 and liberty. the j.f.x. at ruxton road looks wide open into the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are looking at temperatures across the state mostly in the 60's. 64 in westminster. oakland, 63 degrees. ocean city, 65. 83 degrees in ocean city with partly sunny skies. increasing clouds into the afternoon with a high temperature near 80 degrees. the downtown is likely to pass the 90 degree mark. now let's head to sports. >> thank you. good morning. john harbaugh and joe flacco a challenge the ravens offense to finish drives and score touchdowns. 48-17, thtey scored six touchdowns and totaled 571 yards of defense. ray rice was strong right here and quick. he

we had the accident on the beltway. thises with on the ramp from the out are loop to southbound new hampshire avenue. watch for police activity there but you are able to access the ramp. other than that, we should be in pretty good shape. no problems to report on 270. watch for brief delays heading past 109. inbound new york avenue slows approaching blood pesburg and again before florida avenue and from first street to the third street tunnel. >> planning to hit the road for labor day perhaps. you will have a lot of company. aaa says 2 million people are expected to travel over the holiday. that is a nearly 3% jump from last year. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, you can have them mashed, in hash or french friday form. >> this morning, holly is really digging her job. she is live in beaumont, virginia helping out with the potato harvest. >> we'll be right back. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. happy friday to you. how does potatoes, pancakes, trucks and tractors sound, as you head into the weekend? well, if i

the closure is at the beltway. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 895 as an alternate, looking pretty good at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we do have a few bus diversions. the five, 35 buses diverting around the sinkhole at patterson park. light rail and metro subway both on schedule. no delays to report on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. mta is your ride to the grand prix of baltimore. >> good morning. a nice start on this friday morning. we have the wind shifting to the southwest. a cold front is moving across the ohio valley right now. this is a legitimate cold front. it is moving into the northern part of the country. temperatures in the 40's across the dakotas. it will cool off as we head into the weekend. you can get some showers and thunderstorms. you can see the big thunderstorms late last night that move through kentucky and tennessee. some activity in ohi

the beltway. four minutes on 95 south in howard county. 95 at 395 looks great in and out of the city. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. southbound traffic is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. baltimore city police are investigating several deadly shootings. >> it was an already violent weekend here in baltimore. nadia ramdass has the latest. >> four people are recovering after two incidents that happens over the weekend. three males were shot in central baltimore late sunday night. a juvenile was rushed to hopkins juvenile. police are investigating another shooting. this one in west baltimore. somebody shot a 35-year-old man. this happened around 11:30 on saturday night. the victim was rushed to the hospital for treatment after being shot multiple times in his upper body. anybody with information should call police this morning. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police are investigating a deadly shooting after a teenager was shot and killed. this

still taking place on the beltway. first, let's start with the outer loop of the brb at braddock, work zone set up there. arlington boulevard, on the inner loop, ramp there still has road work happening. it may still be shut down but should end around 5:00 a.m. i-270 here, travel lanes are open. i'll give you a live look past clarksburg road traveling southbound and northbound. no issues to report. as you connect to the beltway, again, nice and clear on the outer loop in montgomery county and the inner loop. here's a live look at connecticut avenue. i-270 heading to i-95, driving at 61 miles per hour, just a ten-minute drive right now. i'm also back in ten. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> new this morning, a man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in the northeast. this happened just after 10:00 last night on the thousand block on rhode island avenue. police arrived to find the man unconscious and he was taken to the local hospital in grave condition. rhode island avenue was also shut down f

to the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> well, the next time you are feeling stressed out, just smile. in a recent study, more than 100 just of kansas students performed anxiety inducing costs under three conditions, not smiling, being instructed to smile and being forced to smile by holding chop sticks in their mouth. researchers found those who smiled during the task had less stress. they say forcing a smile during an unpleasant task may make it a bit easier to take. now, i understand what my wife is doing when he get on her nerves and like -- >> if you are so mad and writing angry e-mail, that is not making it any better. >> it is supposed to. >> michael phelps makes history and he is getting some huge attention. up next, his twitter exchange with president obama. >> plus, the redskins drawing some big name fans. we'll hear from a singer, a rapper and a hip top star to hear what he thinks about the burgundy and gold. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never written

so if you're trying to get to the beltway, the inner loop of the beltway, here's the view from chopper 4. crashes along the right side of the roadway. it is block that right lane. you are able to take the exit. you have to stick to the left. let's talk about delays. delays are significant. i'll give you a look at lorton. just hitting the brakes. i'm checking speed sensors in this area. you're at about 13 miles per hour. not very good. and the delays are growing. again, i-95 as you get closer to the beltway, that's where that crash is. back with a look at metro. we had delays. i'll let you know if they are still going on. eun? >> danella, thank you. >>> breaking news. at least three people were hurt in a bombing near a hotel in syria. that explosion rocked the hotel in damascus earlier today. u.n. observers were staying there but no u.n. staffers were hurt. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will sign a hotly debated gambling expansion bill into law. the general assembly passed it early this morning after months at a stand still. that means table games and a new casino in prince geor

here's what it looks like on the beltway. as i said that accident was cleared and really no delays to speak of right now. let's go back over to our maps and this time to the south side of town. everything is looking great. route 4, route 5, 301, 210 into oxon hill. the wilson bridge is incident free. a live look outside. you've got some delays now forming northbound 95 here in the newington area heading for springfield. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> police in herndon, virginia are trying to identify the body of a man. he may be linked to a deadly hit and run from yesterday. >> we brought you part of this story yesterday morning about 24 hours ago. it was breaking news then. it all centers around a body found in herndon along center street near pride avenue. delia goncalves is there with the new developments still trying to sort this case out which really seems to have a tragic ending. >> reporter: very puzzling case. at the end of the day really tragic because you may have three c

both loops of the beltway on the north side of town. this time we'll head over to the south side northbound i-95. no delays from dale city to woodbridge. he will be fine right now. northbound 95 leaving route 64. coming up to the beltway, i'll be back in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> we have breaking news at the top of the hour. a massive earthquake that struck off the coast of el salvador. authorities say the magnitude 7.4 quake has triggered tsunami warnings for el salvador, costa rica, guatemala, honduras and mexico. so far there are no reports of daniels or injuries. >>> back here at home it is back to school day for nearly 150,000 students in montgomery county. >> the 2012-2013 marks the largest school body in the school's history. >> good morning andrea and mike. 149,000 students in montgomery county. they will be reporting this morning to 202 different schools. now back to school time is generally very significant for retailers. and i was seeing this morning that the national retail federation was reporting that only 8% of

you're not really slow as you continue to the beltway and make your way on to the beltway inner loop and outer loob. let's head over to metro. blue line, arlington cemetery. right now single tracking between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery. you're just experiencing delays in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. iron and eun, over to you. >>> right now police are looking for the driver who crashed a stolen car near the national zoo. somebody crashed that car at the bottom of the ramp to adams mill road and then ran off. >>> fbi agents are trying to determine why a man opened fire killing six people at a sikh temple. police and federal agents searched two homes in oak creek. the gunman may have previously lived there. authorities evacuated several homes in the neighborhood. the lone gunman walked into the temple in between sunday services. he killed six people, including the temple's president and critically injured three others. the gunman was killed in a shootout with police outside the temple. police have not identified the gunman. however,

, after the beltway,for 212. with a data before 198. -- that is before 198. traffic is using the service road now in order to get by. a lot of people are stuck in between. we do have options. avoid 95 northbound heading up to laurel. u.s. 29, route 1, or 295. southbound side of 95 in maryland is open. other side of town looks great. south of town in alexandria, through oxon hill, across the wilson bridge as well. good is 95 in virginia between dale city and the beltway, 13 minutes, moving at a good pace. back to you. >> thank you. 5:10. virginia set to begin work on a project that could ease your commute. governor mcdonnell says that work will begin this month on a high occupancy tolling project on interstate 95 between edsall road in fairfax county and garrissonville road in stafford county. drivers with at least three people in the car will be allowed to use it for free. work is expected to begin and be done by 2014. 5:11 is the time, 70 degrees. >> the result of a new poll asking district residents about the r

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beltway in maryland earlier crash inner loop of the beltway near route 5 branch avenue is out of the way. i-270 southbound volume delays just getting into hyattstown from urbana. heavier volume getting down through rockville but with all lanes open frederick down toward the beltway. that's a look at timesaver traffic. the next update at 6:43. >> thank you, beverly. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is heading to turkey to talk about the future of syria. the civil war there has its neighbors concerned. >> charlie rose sat down to talk to the king of jordan about syria. he's back in new york now with a preview of his interview. good morning. >> good morning. only on cbs this morning, jordan's king abdullah on the scenarios that could play out in syria. i asked the king about the options for syria's president and this concern about chemical weapons and the search for a solution to the crisis. we'll have that and more when we see you at 7:00. >> charlie, did he mention in your interview would he thought it would take to get more western nations involved in this conflict? a lot of pe

to the beltway on 66, blocking the right lane. a minor distraction. still looking at a pretty good flow of traffic with light volume for the most part. once you reach the beltway and travel on the inner loop through maryland, no problems. this is the american legion bridge. the inner loop and outer loop travel moving quite well at this hour. on 270, no distractions so far this morning. all lanes are open northbound and southbound. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, prince george's county police made a disturbing discovery inside a home. a 17-year-old girl shot to death. this happened on chartsey street in kettering. john gonzalez has the latest on what might have happened. >> still a number of prince george's county police officers and detectives in the neighborhood. the home where this happened is still taped off with crime tape. moments ago the body was removed from the home. police got a call around 10:00 p.m., a school night, in this neighborhood in kettering maryland if. police arrived to find a 17- year-old girl suffering from a gunsho

looks good toward the beltway which is great news for you. in virginia if you're making that drive on 66 as you make your way east into manassas, fair oaks, vienna, all the overnight road work pulled out of your path and heading into falls church. also if you're making the 95 drive, let's take a look at that drive. northbound any volume building heading in toward quantico is light. the pace heading towards springfield and on to 395, left side of the screen is northbound traffic, looks good to get to the beltway and to 295 and the 14th -- 395 and the 14 street bridge. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> upset pepco customers are calling on government regulators to force the power company to make improvements. >> maryland's public service commission has kicked off a series of public hearings about the response to this summer's derecho storm. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is in our satellite center with more. >> reporter: good morning. you can say they asked for it. they wanted customers' input and they came out to that meeting swinging. >

beltway, remaining clear on the jfx. 11 minutes, normal drive time from the beltway, downtown to east fayette street, 695, going to be a different story. traffic is picking up on the outer loop from 95, towards 83. you are looking at a 12 minute ride. it's going to worsen on the west side. outer loop from 795, towards 95, a 12 minute ride. that's a look at your time saver traffic. back over to you. >>> soldier, skin head killer, that's how police are characterizing a man who is behind a sikh temple shooting that killed six and injured four. sherrie johnson has details on the man who pulled the trigger and we are learning more and more about the man police say is responsible. more information is coming out, we have learned that the suspected temple shooter has ties to maryland, wade page was a member of a band assigned to the record label, label 56, one civil rights organization says promoted hate music. the record label says it stopped selling music from page's band. page served 6 years in the army and trained in psychological warfare before demoted and discharged in 98. police are tr

we are quiet as far as the beltway. even with a change in the traffic pattern at university boulevard on the inner loop and outer loop, lane divide into the left hand to the right. looks good across the wilson bridge to the american legion. uncomplicated through springfield and tysons. looks good on 66 and 95 and moving at speed is 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. we will have newschopper 7 coming up in a little while, so stick around. back to you. >> thank you. twitter now measuring feelings about president obama and his rival. >> sunny hostin has more. >> protecting children online. the federal trade commission wants tighter rules on how web sites collect and use personal information they collect from kids. it says the current law is outdated. it took affect four years before. facebook even before google now works with more credit cards. until now the patent application only worked with citibank mastercard staff and a certain type of telephone from sprint. now any card will work, but the types of te

contemning up to the beltway, under 15 minutes. to the capital beltway from baltimore, 22 minutes. all lanes open and moving without delay. back to you. >> thank you. 5:42, 69 degrees. coming up, things get out of hand. we will look at the video and what led to , naupa 6:00 hour we go to latest on tropical isaac and the impact on republican national as theion, as well threat to the gulf coast. -- coming up in the 6:00 hour. and is threatening to steal the headlines this week. >> we will talk live with county school superintendents about the asoming school year of children head back summer vacation. >> and we will check news about the world. in me and mark, you and staff members have been -- in myanmar. there were charged with hatred between buddhists and muslims and participation in arson attacks june. they face prison terms from two to six . , the prime minister samefaces the challenge from his predecessor. it's regarding corruption. evidence is mounting that been a new massacre in in the civil war. 90 people have been found dead on the weekend. toll ranges from 300 600 people. pr

right around the beltway from arlington and inside the beltway, generally in the mid 60s. upper 60s near 70 near the bay. southern maryland, most locations, just in the low to mid 60s. and by later today, we'll be climbing as low in the mid 80s. here's your four-day forecast. we'll have just a slight chance of isolated thunder shower this afternoon. then another cool morning. in fact, even cooler over the next couple 068 mornings. wednesday and thursday mornings in the 50s throughout much of the region. we'll have afternoon high, mid 80s. 30% chance of an afternoon storm tomorrow and then beautiful pattern continuing thursday and friday. highs mid 80s. morning low, near 60. looks like this is going to continue into the weekend. a little warmer in the afternoon. saturday, sunday, monday, partly cloudy each day with highs upper 80s an morning lows near 60 or so. now let's check on traffic. mike is here with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> tom, right now, beltway is worry free. no reports of any serious accidents on 50 right now in maryland. things are looking good as

the beltway looks good in maryland and near the capital beltway. there's a problem on 95 in baltimore, a tractor-trailer driver was struck. that is that key highway. >> looking at the day ahead, the man charged with shooting a security guard at the family research council in chinatown is expected in court today. floyd corkins if will have our preliminary hearing and detention hearing. he walked into the conservative lobbying group's building last week and shot the guard in arm. before he fired, he said he did not like the group's politics. >> family and friends will gather in ellicott city today to honor two teenagers killed in tuesday's train derailment. the funeral mass for elizabeth nass is 11:00 this morning at the church of the resurrection. a viewing for rose mayr will be held today and her funeral is tomorrow. the two 19-year-old were crushed to death. >> maryland delegate don dwyer admits he was drinking before a boat crash that injured him and five other people. he says he regrets his actions. he spoke with reporters as he left shock traum

inside the beltway and falls church, no serious backup there. taking mass transit, heavy delays on the red line, each direction heading there. earlier track problem is resolved. the elevators now working. station is still open. aaron, eun? >> mike, thank you. >>> ahead, why a local college student getting a starring role at the democratic national convention. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> these

in good shape all the way from to theis, make your way beltway, and on the beltway at , no earlyire avenue despite being down to one get past new past university boulevard. but it's moving well into virginia. back to you. >> thank you. a woman is safe after a incident. >> i cannot get it to move. >> are you able to hit your brakes? i have tried everything. >> the woman posing accelerator jammed while she was trying to drive, and it reached speeds of 115 miles an hour. called 911. troopers drove alongside and cleared traffic from her past. before engines stopped. > i have a little angel that don't drive faster than i can fly. s what helped me. >> no accidents and nobody injured. >> terrifying situation. a doctor in massachusetts says she can no longer treat obese patients. of her staff have been repeatedly injured working with overweight people. obese patients would be off seeing a specialist. was shocked to be away. >> she was telling me that she care for me because i undercounts. have never heard anything like that. >> there's an obesity center at umass that is much better staffed and has

six minutes on 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway. this is the beltway at wilkens avenue. looking good. this is 83 at padonia road. north and southbound is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we continue to follow breaking news in howard county. two people are dead following a train derailment in ellicott city. >> this is right on main street were passes the railroad museum. nadia ramdass is joining us live. >> we are live in howard county sheriff's department because we could i get a picture from the actual scene. downtown ellicott city has an emergency crudes from baltimore and howard county. take a look at some video was shot a few moments ago. just before midnight, a csx train derailed off the historic bridge. 21 out of a free trains derailed and turned over. the cars contained coal. rescue workers discovered two people dead at the scene. a family is searching for their daughter and her friend who they believe were at the site of the incident at the time of the incident. we will continue to try to figure out if that is their child. we have been

is not impacting the drive on the beltway. he article cramped to southbound new hampshire avenue blocked with this accident. car ran into a tree. you get past that, no trouble make your way around to bridge.ican legion back to you. >> thank you. , 67 degrees in rockville. >> a preview of the movie is g screen thisi weekend. bad?hey good or >> following breaking news out georgetown in washington. >> jummy olabanji is live on the scene with details of a bank y.bber >> d.c. police confirmed to us investigating an at the m&turglary bank on wisconsin street in georgetown. you can see detectives still on e scene. police tell us this happened after midnight early this morning. not released on many details. they are waiting for another scene to get on the will bether that e lead investigating team of the burglary. we have heard is the fbi. we have seen officers also this abandoned bank.ng next door to the there appears to be an opening that bank as well. we're not sure if he tried to maybe go into the abandoned building that is direct

out ofhts are stuck woodbrige to the beltway. northbound just before the beltway exit. now you can see traffic moving. folks decided to try to chance in the hov lanes of depressed and had 20erstate blocked for minutes. lead.ble in maryland we had a minor crash on southbound 95 near route 1 hundred. i think report on 15 maryland. 270. good on nothing complicated on 66. now adam caskey with the weather. clouds overhead this morning. rainfall. patchy fog reducing visibility in a few isolated locations, especially in central virginia. 69 degrees in the district, 73 annapolis, 64 in gaithersburg, 62 in martinsburg. much in the '60s start the day. around 80 degrees for the high temperature. around 80 in the metro area couple. little cooler in the up 70's and mid 70's in spots out west. good amount of clouds. from time toreaks time. showersw light especially later on today. rest of the week, cloudy the next few days isolated late-day and the showers tuesday and wednesday. harper seven is up to the near 80s today. s with sunny skies friday through the weekend. back to you. >> t

solid delays as you make your way towards the beltway. again, looks like only the left lanes are getting by. this does not bode well for your commute. if you're planning to leave the house in about an hour or so, you can expect big delays on i-95 in virginia. back in ten minutes with another update. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> so far, airlines are not following delta's lead by raising rates on last-minute fares. delta charging $10 more on round trip tickets, higher priced fares are those booked within seven day of a trip, first class, instant upgrades, and corporate travelers. tickets bought 14 days before travel was not effected. >>> does it feel like you're paying more at the pump? you're right. some analysts expect the average to reach $3.90 before dropping after labor day. economists say if pump prices continue to near the $4 mark expect a drop in consumer spending for the second half of the year. >>> our tough economic times have not been kind to the restaurant industry. cnbc's shartia brantley is live with that story and mo

both loops of 9 beltway between bah these -- of the beltway between bethesda and tysons cornering. >>> you're saying there's a chance. maryland ltionors are ready to -- legislators are ready to vote on a gambling bill. >> the bill won't become law unless it's approved by voters this november. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live at the proposed sixth came seen know site at national harbor. wasn't it an early morning for lawmakers? >> reporter: it was so early. it was a very late night, early morning for lawmakers in annapolis. the house of delegates didn't vote until just before midnight. the senate voted annual hour later around -- an hour later around 1:00 a.m. now governor martin o'malley is expected to sign the bill around 10:00 this morning. here's a look at what this bill would do if it is approved by voters this november. thbill would essentially green light a sixth casino to be built likely right here at national harbor. it would allow table games at all state casinos and cut tax rates on slots at all current casinos except for the one in rocky gap. the last provision is

we'll update the ride here on the beltway. lanes are open but the pace is starting to slow working your way past university boulevard. southbound 259 and 95 good to go out of laurel. this is northbound 395. heavy volume leaving duke up towards seminary road. >>> a developing story this morning. we are learning about the near collision this week close to reagan national airport. the "washington post" reports three planes narrowly avoid mid air crash. they were u.s. airways commuter jets with a total of 192 people on board. it happened tuesday afternoon when controls are allowed two of the plan to take off straight in the direction of a third plane coming in to land. >>> a mysterious twist in the case of an apparent hit and run near a learn don apartment complex. a womans with found dead in the parking lot early yesterday morning. police said they were looking for 32-year-old fitsum gebretatios, the husband of the victim, calling him a person of interest. police say gebretatios is the owner of the car used in the hit and run can

dale city to the beltway, 13 minutes. 95 in and out of baltimore a, 20 directions.oth beltway traffic at university boulevard, there is a lane , two to the left and two right with long-term construction. back to you. >> thank you. drivers on the beltway near the wilson bridge now should have an easier time. permanent five dazzling configuration opens today. configuration. this is really opening things up. >> enter for a chance to win to the montgomery county fare. wjla.com/facebook to sign up. winner receives four fair ride wristband, and $25 food.nd on you share the contest with your friends, we will give you an extra entries. >> 77 degrees this morning. >> it is a tough week for the philadelphia eagles, just days before preseason game. the team is you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. ♪ what's today's dare?e erase the damage of 100 blow-drys [ female announcer ] with daily moisture renewal from pantene. the pro-v system nourishes to lock in moisture erasing the damage of 100 blow drys for a silky, sof

good to go from the beltway across the span of the bridge this morning. back to you. >> thank you. 4:43 66 degrees on this wednesday morning. >> we have a story you will only see on 7. zero local business caught in the crossfire of a battle between sexes. learn >> a man is in custody in connection with monday's crash that killed a prince george's county police officer. a 44-year-old named michel. bel-- mitchell. there are still looking for the driver. the crash killed officer adrian morris and injured another officer. flags in maryland are flying at half staff in his honor. he was a two and 1/2 year veteran of the prince george's county police department for. flags will continue to be flown at half staff until sunset on the day of his funeral. >> the department of defense has confirmed the death of another local soldier in afghanistan. sergeant david williams of frederick, maryland, died in canada are. the 24-year-old was from joint base lewis-mcchord. his cause of death is under investigation. we're learning more about the local navy seal killed in last

northbound i-95 being diverted on to the outer loop of the beltway. there is the police officer there blocking the ramp to the inner loop with this multivehicle crash. other side of town, you will find lanes are open. no problems reported on the beltway between college park and bethesda. southbound 270 now starting to seat heavy volume leaving 109 in the direction of the truck scales with all lanes open. >>> our big story, a reminder to drivers to be on the lookout for students. it is the first day of school in prince george's county. >> school zone is speed cameras have been reactivated too. melanie alnwick is live at the new greenbelt middle school with some of of the changes in store for this year. >>> i suppose the biggest change welcome back change in superintendents. dr.william hite is leaving. he will become a superintendent in philadelphia. he will be out of office on september 30th and that means the school board has to find an interim replacement. they have announced that they have chosen alvin crawly to be the interim superintendent effecti