"news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m.. your temperatures still above freezing this morning. take a look at the thermometer on our weather deck. but don't get too comfortable. we are on our way back down. tom tells us how cold it will get and whether we're going to see spring anytime soon. and we're watching a developing story right now. d.c. police investigating a shooting. meg apan mcgrath is on the scene there. first good morning, it is 5:00 a.m.. >> welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday february 23. we'll check your forecast in a moment. but first, we want to check in with melissa mollet. >> breaking news in virginia 95 north totally shut down right now at lorton road because of this car fire. you can see the big fire response here on the scene. your alter that the going to be route 1 over to fairfax county parkway if you're trying to get back to 95. not sure how long it will be

shut down, but we'll keep you updated. in takoma park also a cle sure philadelphia avenue near piney branch road. alternate is blair road. 270 at shady grove, everybody not having any issues there. 66 headed into town, you're fine. coming in near centreville area. and headed out of town as well, no major issues. and taking a look at prince george's county, pennsylvania avenue branch avenue indian head highway, everything rolling along quite nicely. more on this 95 closure coming up. we don't have patchy ice yet. temperatures remain above freeze. but later this morning, some iciness will be forming on whatever is wet. and the afternoon turning colder and the cold pattern continues for much of the week ahead. look at our temperatures right now, though we're in the mid-30s to upper are 30s around washington. mid-30s around the bay. it's above freezing every except

thur honesty down to 27. in the mountains, teens there. so that is a break this morning. at least for now. also getting a few scattered flurry patches of gray on storm team 4 radar. these are not going to be causing any problems. just a few flurries this morning. so the impact later this morning is going to be moderate with slick spots and turning rather cold and breezy as we get in to the rest of the day. a look at when we get below freezing and how long it sticks around that's coming up at 5:11. a lot of school delays. >> in the last half hour montgomery county schools told us that they will be opening two hours late today. there is also a two hour delay at fairfax, prince george's county prince william and loudoun county schools. >> an a country anne arundel, stafford and spotsylvania and frederickburg city. fauquier county, kell pepper page also on a two hour delay. >> frederick county virginia

and shenandoah county both opening one hour late. we posted all the delays online and also skoling at the bottom of your screen. in arrest liglingto county williamsburg middle school is closed because of burst pipes. all others are open on time. weather could affect your flight. more than 500 flights have been cancelled in dallas because of an ice storm. we just checked with flightaware.com. 11 flights have been canceled at reagan national at dulles 5, three canceled at bwi marshall. and amtrak serviced a you justed schedules for some acela express and northet reenlggional trains between d.c. boston and new york city. chuck bell is on the road in the storm team 4 x 4. here is a live look there 270 in germantown with him at 5:15. 5:04. a developing story this morning. police are investigating a

murder in northeast washington. this happened on brentwood avenue not the far from the rhode island metro station. megan mcgrath just arrived on the scene and has more on the investigation. >> reporter: you can see the police officer still on the scene. there is police tip coreape core donning offer the area. the call came in around 1:00 this morning. the 911 call being report e officers found a man suffering from hullmultiple gunshot wounds. we have learned that he died as a result of those gunshot wounds. we're in the 2500 block of 14th street. not a lot of information in terms of what happened here what led to this deadly shooting or any suspect information. all we know at this point is that police are looking for two people and that they were scene leaving the scene in a four door black car.

anyone with information, you're asked to call police. reporting live in northeast, megan mcgrath, news 4. new this morning, first 4 traffic told us route 108 in lay tonsville is blocked off and this is why. take a look. a fire totally engulfed this home. find out what caused the fire and whether anyone was inside when it started. firefighters are still working to knock down the flames. we'll keep you updated on this story throughout the morning. today a d.c. police officer will stand trial for a second time on charges he tried to kill his wife. prosecutors say sample so that lawrence attacked his wife in their prince george's county in november of 2013. they say he hit her with a metal lamp post. investigators say that fight started when lawrence became frustrated while trying to hang a flat screen tv. lawrence is facing attempted murder and assault charges. a jury failed to reach a verdict in the first trial back in july. in just a few hours, the chief of prince george's county police will speak to a

presidential task force. he was invited to share his observations on how to keep officers safe. the topic of officer safety and wellness. the task force is designed to enhance public trust in you law enforcement. the president established the group in december. multiple metro stations dealing with smoke-filled tunnels. we'll take a look at what is causing the problem and whether you should be concerned. plus the major milestone being celebrated today at the national zoo by the baby panda cubs. re redundant >> temperatures are -- you can work it out. temperatures on their way back down as we speak. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center.

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today you can find out how to protect your kids from a measles outbreak. a ram will be held to explore the factors that influence outbreaks. the program is at the national press club northwest, 9:00 to 4:00. today we're celebrating a major milestone. bao bao turns 18 months old. there she is frolicking in the snow. this is a big deal because the stew zoo says that is the age when

giant panda cubs start eating on their own. bao bao began the weaning process a few months ago and it should be finished by early next month. she's now eating more bamboo and other solid foods. babies start weaning, some a six months. so she's -- >> humans or pandas? in human humans right. so she's kind of right on track. >> if you say so. >> she just gets big really fast. >> a big difference there. 5:11 your time. here is a look at national harbor. the water too cold to do anything with that, but the picture is pretty. >> the temperature is killing me here because while we started off warm it's just going to drop. let's check in with tom kierein, weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. >> and we saw that live camera view a lot of ice still on the potomac. scattered flurries around this morning, western maryland a few scattered flurries shenandoah valley up near hagerstown.

south and east of the metro area. a few flurrys trying to reach the ground. but it's above freezing. most locations in the mid to upper 30s. but some colder air will begin to move in later today. temperatures will drop out of the 30s where we are now. 20s by noontime. and then low to mid 20s late aftern th all the way down to the teens by late this evening with a blustery wind moving in in. a look at how long the cold pattern lasts coming up at 5:21. virginia 95 north bound at lorton a car fire off to the right. two right lanes blocked. take a look at this volume. about a 2 1/2 mile backup approaching lorton road. if you want get off at route 1 and take fairfax county parkway back to 95 to avoid this. you can see some of the backups

on the map. beltway at connecticut, everything looking quite good there. 95 bw parkway, looking good. and we still have the water main problem west glebe between valley and florence. we're watching all of the buzz from the big night at the oscars. angie goff scouring through social media this morning to take a look at some of the most talked about moments. plus should you pay to

. we're out on the roadx 4. chuck bell is in germantown with a look at the road conditions there. >> reporter: good morning. it is a chilly start, but temperatures still hanging just above the freezing mark. we have 33 degrees here at the storm team 4 x 4 weather station. and the roads here in montgomery county this is not too far off of 270 and route 28 observatory

drive, lots of salt on this road. we've had a salt truck go by us two our threer three times. we're still above freezing for now, but you've been probably hearing from tom, arctic air making a comeback. so temperatures will fall below freezing here in the next couple of hours and stay there the rest of t day. so road crews have done a good job getting the chemical town ahead of the refreeze. we'll be back in about 30 minutes. if you have an icy street at your neighborhood let me know where it is. @chuckbell4. back to the esteemed aaron gilchrist. >> chuck, thank you for that. need that every monday morning. new problems at metro after smoke skiptincidents at several incidents. passenge trains after smoke filled the roslyn foggy bottom, l'enfant plaza and woodley park metro stations.

they say it's a mechanical issue, but not sure what created the smoke. yesterday there was a smoke report somewhere between foggy bottom and roslyn. trains were delayed, passengers left standing on the platform. over the weekend, there were four incidents at metro stations one at l'enfant that involved a at the mechanical issue, and woodley park had to be evacuated. >> it makes me want to get a car sooner. but as long as they have an evacuation plan which i think they need to work on it because if so many people were put in the hospital the last time obviously something is not working. >> crews found no issues. metro says it does experience more mechanical issues when it gets extremely cold. fire atop a d.c. street car has prompted a reinspection of the entire fleet. the d.c. transportation dw says depa says the car started sparking but the fire burned out

quickly. the vehicle operator was not hurt. street cars still run simulated service only for now. it's 5:18. later this morning, another hearing will be held in a capital murder case against 26-year-old anthony roberts. he is charged with the murder of william bennett in 2009 in lansdowne. cynthia bennett was also attacked. she survived. roberts was indict order 11 counts. the weather causing problems underground in manholes. mark police told us they shut down a few blocks by the national mall while man hole covers were launching dangerously into the air. they would not confirm whether any covers exploded, but said as many as 15 were smoking. we're told this is a direct result of the weather because salt and ice leak into the underground equipment as the snow melts. today at the white house it could be a tense meeting between president obama and one republican governor.

governors from every state are in d.c. for a winter conference. the president hosted a dinner for them last night. among those in attendance scott walker. over the weekend, the "washington post" reported that washington walker said he doesn't know if the president is a christian. during his toast, the president did not address that but said he's committed to reaching across the aisle. >> within this room, we won't agree on everything but i am committed to working with each and every one of you over the next two years to keep making progress. >> among the topics to be expected to be discussed today, funding for homeland security workforce development education and infrastructure. a developing story now. the death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central bangladesh is climbing. at least 70 bodies have been recovered. it's not clear how many people are still missing. up to 140 passengers were thought to be on the river ferry when it capsized after hitting a cargo vessel yesterday. later today lawyers for the nation's largest cigarette

makers head to the supreme court. they are fighting an order that demands they had mitt they lied about dangers of smoking. in in 2006 a judge order tobacco companies to create an ad campaign saying they misled the public for decades. today closing arguments expected in the trial of the man accused of killing former american sniper chris kyle and another man. eddie ray routh did not take the stand in his own defense. a psychiatrist for the defense testified routh did not see combat during his time in the military. and routh probably never had post-traumatic stress disorder. ame editing. many of you are still commenting on your thoughts. take a look at this flash survey. we want to know what grade you'd give the oscars. right now most of you are giving it a. angie goff has more.

>> yeah, i think a b is a fair grade here are the moments that will have you talking this morning. we'll start with the host. >> tonight we honor hollywood's best and whitest -- sorry, brightest. >> whoa. neil patrick harris there with some zingers. his opening number seemed to be a hit. but the reviews are mix willed. some thought it was just plain out boring. but you got to give to him for taking some risks. and at one point, almost taking it all off. now, this didn't break the internet but it did have people buzzing. >> to every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation we have now the for everybody else's equal rights. it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> patricia arquette using her

oscar speech to demand equal pay for women, even getting merrill veep to jump out of her seat yelling yes! throughout the night. and they brought john take stroll take back to co-present with idina menzel. what are you doing? get your hands off her face. but this is what set social media on fire. he wrapped his arms around scarlett johansson. it was all over the internet. look at herface. it says it all. also more upset joan rivers was left out. more stories right now on our nbc washington app. >> i thought emma stone was stunning. she was just different and interesting. always does something in-s ed unexpected. coming up on 5:23. let's go to tom and look at the

weather. >> and she w a this "birdman". what a great movie. this morning we're still above freezing. still have a lot of melting snow that put waters. a few scattered flurries coming in from . a few patches here in the panhandle of west virginia up toward hagerstown and right in washington prince george's county charles southern fairfax, northern stafford. all melting as it hits the surface. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, so we are above freezing. most locations except near the pennsylvania border getting a little below freezing. this is the pavement. i took this picture in our park lot. it's wet now but it could become icy by 8:00 this morning. and after that staying below freezing throughout the rest of the day for the morning commute. watch out, later in the morning patchy ice and also for the afternoon commute, too. what doesn't dry out today could

be icy overnight tonight as we'll be down in to the teens this evening. mid teens by dawn on tuesday. then tomorrow staying below freezing all day, only getting up to around 30 in the afternoon. and then finally above freezing for a time on wednesday. another surge of cold air comes in on thursday with some flurries. stays below freezing friday and saturday. and then sunday finally back above freezing again with a high right around 40 degrees. a look at hometown temperatures as they drop through the day that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s breaking you news on 95 after are lorton road, a crash in the middle of the roadway. so we have the center lane blocked. you can see that car stopped. right now about 2 1/2 to 3 mile backups as you're approaching that area. you can see that on the map right here. quite slow. you can take route 1 if you want to a voiz it. wide look at things, no major

issues. 270, no major robs. philadelphia avenue at piney branch shut down because of a crash. alternate is blair road. it's 5:25. in news 4 your health there is a new treatment that could help your child if he or she has a peanut aler if i. the pea put patch exposes patients to small doses of peanut proteins through the skin over a long period of time. half of participants in a clinicalo the giveequivalent ten times more than they could at the beginning of the study. if you're payingo look always your credit score, you're paying too much. several banks now offer that information for degree. more than 50 million people now have free and regular access to their credit scores. it might not be the most stable time for new lawyers, about that you's about bu that's helping the number

trying to get their law degree. it's at the lowest point since the 1970s. because of that schools are handing out more financial aid. in our area, george mason saw the steepest drop in enrollment across the state with 170 fewer students than treehree years ago. this morning the fight to funds the department of homeland security as security threats continue to grow around the globe. plus the new video from isaiah. how children are becoming part of the and a live look outside this morning. temperatures are on their .

right now roads across the region are wet and they could get icy later this morning. here is a look at 355 south. we'll check in with chuck bell who is on the road in the storm team 4 x 4. the weather causing plenty of school delays. montgomery county fair tags

prince george's county prince william, and loudoun county schools opening two hours late today. >> in the last half hour we learned frederick county maryland and howard and warren counties also on a two hour delay. so are anne arundel, stafford and spotsylvania. and fredericksburg city schools. >> for you kerr, culpeper page all starting two hours late. frederick county virginia and shenandoah opening one hour late today. one school this arlington will be closed williamsburg middle school closed because of pipe burst. all other arlington county schools are open on time. a full list at the bottom of your screen and always available on nbc washington app. let's get a look at your forecast now. good morning. starting off a lot of clouds around. radar showing scattered flurries in western maryland, far north and west of us, a few flurries washington county northern frederick, panhandle of west virginia. other scattered flurries closer to washington in the metro area.

right inside the beltway, northeast, southeast washington, prince william, just a few scattered flurries. temperatures silver spring by 9:00 a.m. down to the mid 20s. right now we're above freezing. so what is wet likely freezing up later today. only getting to the low 20s by later this afternoon. so it will continue to drop. lanham down to the mid-20s so watch out for patchy ice there. a little sun in the afternoon. low 20s by 4:00 p.m.. woodbridge, upper fwepts20s by 9:00 a.m., holding there through the afternoon. coming up at 5:41, a look at the temperatures continuing to drop over the next 24 hours. madeelissa has breaking you news. once again we're talking 55 in virginia northbound approaching lorton. definitely avoid this because it will be quite a mess here this

morning. we're talking a a 7 mile backup because of this skrash incrh in the ce l and an earlier fire. 10 miles per hour right now. brand new crash laytonsville 124 at brink road, an overturned vehicle on that curve. plit police directing traffic. route 108 between riggs and golf view drive, one northbound lane gets by. alternate is 124 because of an earlier fire. back in ten minutes. the showdown over funding the department of security will take center stage on clilg. that you s lawmakers have until friday to make a deal. tracie potts joining us live. >> reporter: and the hold up is immigration. some lawmakers do not want to give money to homeland security unless they roll back the immigration orders from

president obama that will allow up to 5 million people to avoid deportation for now in this country. that has been the holdup. but now it looks like they may gee link those two issues given the fact that a federal court has ruled against president obama. some key republicans say they're willing to let it work its way through the courts. >> so what is the impact if they don't act to get things going? >> well, if they can't get a bill by friday homeland security department will have to furlough 30,000 people and the rest of their staff will end up working without pay. they are essential. so they have to come to work. but they won't have the money to get paid until congress acts. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. this issue on capitol hill is playing out as malls across the u.s. are stepping up security due to a terror threat. the al shabaab is calling for

len oig lone wolf attacks. jeh johnson says he's urging caution and vigilance. al shabaab claimed responsibility for attack on a mall in kenya. more than 60 people died. three british tes are missing, their families say they're worried their families plan to join isis. counterterrorism experts say isis has been targeting young people online. especially in places like europend at and the u.s.. the girls have been miss pog sixing for six days. isis says it is recruiting children. the organization released these images. you can see the children doing exercises and taking lessons in the still pictures. the terrorist group says several of the children are syrian. this is not the first time isis has released video that shows children apparently training.

the family of a woman killed by isis is opening up. you can see kayla mueller's family on the "today" show this mornin did an exclusive interview with savannah guthrie. her mother said her heart goes out to the victims of isis. >> especially the syrian people right now because they have been through so much. and that's where kayla's heart is right now helping the syrian people. >> mueller was the last known american hostage being held by isis. you can see her family's entire interview coming up on "today" which begins at 7:00 a.m.. joe more recentrissey says he wants high schools belongings back. he's charged with faking documents that he premtsed as evidence during a case. he is already serving six months if in jail for having sex with a 17-year-old employee of his law office. today a judge will hear a motion to have the items returned.

gas prices are going up again because crude oil costs are up. aaa says this is the start of the refinery maintenance season when prices it tend to go up. this d.c. the average price is $2.45 a gallon, in maryland $2.32. in virginia, $2.18. and in west virginia $2.13. this morning the first look at how speed cameras are affecting insurance rates. and major backups on 95 in virginia. melissa mollet will be back with what you need to know how to get .

11 stoountsudents are in the hospital following a possible drug overdose of mollie. at least three are in critical conditions. some were taken to the hospital from their dorms. others checked themselves into the hospital. we know where you live affects how much you pay for car insurance. the way police ticket can have an impact as well. a dui added more than 300% to insurance rates in north carolina however in maryland the same violation added just 15% to the cost. speeding and reckless driving were other violations that added a lot to bills ps.

and temperatures will drop. here is a live look at the thermometer. that temperature reading 38ish. i'll put my glasses back on. >> get a digital thermometer out there. >> my goodness. but we know the temperatures are dropping today. right is this. >> yeah, in fact it's dropped by a degree. it was 39 last hour how down to 38. storm team 4 radar showing a few scattered flurries north and west of the metro area. just a few flurries. don't worry. this is not a snowstorm. just a few flurries coming through. and we'll have patchy ice, what is wet now freezing up. after that staying below freezing in the 20s rest of the day. blustery wind. and we'll have sunshine coming and going. then overnight tonight, back

down in to the deep freeze we go. all the way back to the low to mid teens by this time tomorrow morning, may dip into single digits in some rural areas starting off early tuesday morning. a look at how long this cold pattern will persist that's coming up at 5:51. breaking news with melissa. 95 northbound in virginia, as you're approaching lorton road a 7 1/2 mile backup right now. we have a crash here in the center lane after lorton road and an earlier car fire causing a problem the problems for us. 95 north to the beltway, it's taking you about three times as long. one hour. 66 to the beltway, ten minutes. same thing in maryland no issues. 270 south to the beltway, looking good. and outer loop ten minutes. i'm back in ten minu. winchester city public schools on a two hour delay

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looking it at the stories making headlines.ves investigating a murder in northeast washington. a fire totally engulfed a home in laytonsville. route 108 remains shut down in that area. and the weather affecting amtrak service in the northeast corridor. amtrak says it adjusted some schedules for some acela express and northeast regional trains between the district boston and new york city. our 4 x 4 is on the road in montgomery county. >> chuck bell, how are the

roads? >> reporter: so far so good. we are on 355 south here in montgomery village. and this guy working the snow plow. a lot of snow banks along the immediate side of the road and this guy has the blade down trying to scoop all these piles. some almost 3 feet high in places. and they do occupy about the right half of the right hand raffle lane here along 355 southbound. and this story is repeated across many roads here this right hand lane is shut down by about 20% or 30% coming in from the curb. so if you're out driving around this morning, haven't seen a lot of icy patches on the roads. these good news. but there is a whole lot of this will cleaning up still to be done along the edges of the major arteries here. and if you have an icy street in your neighborhood or on your drive around town yet, let me though. we'll put your slushy road on tv. and tom will be talking about

more time in the deep freeze coming up. following a developing story from northeast georgia town of clarksville. sheriff and deputy within shot, they say they were ambushed when responding to a domestic violence call. they found a woman dead inside the garage and went into the home and were caught off guard, two other men were also found dead as a result of the incident but the sheriff and deputy should be okay. it's 5:47. today is one of your last chances to speak up about the future of rockville pike. there is a meeting at 7:00 tonight at the rockville city hall. leaders of the rockville pike plan will talk about making room for new parks and retail space while preserves neighborhoods and viable road and rail service. another meeting wednesday followed by the final one a week from today. tonight you can also weigh this on a new machinery county police station in bethesda. a public meeting set for 7:00 p.m. on edge more lane.

the new second district police station will be built on rugby avenue. today formerly homeless families have a new place to call home. the katherine k. hanley family shelter offers homes called kate's place in fairfax. they're if families who have extremely low income and were hopeless. there is a welcome home event at that place at 1:00 this afternoon. ♪ cry glory, glory, oh, glory ♪ what a powerful performance. this was one of the moments that people have been talking about on twitter and facebook. john legend and common brought the audience to their feet and to tears with their performance of fwlorglory from the film selma. that song won oscar for best original song. just a beautiful performance.

>> that song combined with his voice, it's -- >> chills just listening to it. tinseltown is still celebrating the big night. >> jennifer bjorklund joining us live with more on the top moments. >> reporter: you know, people are talking about the music. and the fashion. almost more than the awards because most of the awards were the ones let's face it the ones that we expected for see. dark comedy making the headlines winning for "birdman". including best picture and best director. eddie redmayne won best actor in the they're of everything for his portrayal of stephen hawking. and it was a struggle with early onset all i'mers that fueled julianne moore's character and an oscar as best actress.

j.k. simpsons best supporting actor. and patricia arquette for best supporting actress in "boyhood". and it was a stirring performance of that anthem glory that brought audience members to tears. people on their feet. it won for best original song. and again, the music and fashion dominating. lupita's gown was so beautiful. people talking about that on twitter. and also lady gaga in the beginning, all anyone could talk about was those red gloves it looked like she was about to do a big load of dishes. and she got up there on that stage and proved they dd she is the real deal with the sound of music medley. so it was a really exciting night and they'r a lot of us were thinking. they looked like dish washing gloves. >> they did.

>> but she did perform beautifully. thank you, jennifer. we want to hear what you you thought about the oscars including who was best dressed. there is reese witherspoon, and jennifer lopez looking lovely. plenty of stories online and on our app including oscar fashion faux-pas from the past. tell us what you think on twitter and facebook. you can head to our nbc washington app and search oscar. julianne moore, beautiful. >> any coal kid man i thought was -- you don't care what i think. >> i do. >> nobody cares what i think about the fashions. >> i do care because you seldom weigh in on the fashion department. so you liked nicole kidman's dress? >> i think so. >> aaron that tie is fantastic. i give that a ten at least. >> bac you tom. >> now that that's settled -- >> well, moving on, we've had the temperatures holding above freezing overnight. as we got to 50 yesterday.

some clouds are producing a few flurries north and west of the metro area. and just to the east of washington, as well. maybe a few flurries trying to reach the ground. down the95 just a few flurries. should not have any problem with it because temperatures are all above freezing. mid to upper 30s. reagan national 38. off to our west still above freezing shenandoah valley most of the mountain regions. but its getting colder. western maryland, oakland down to just 12 degrees. this is wet pavement and that may become icy if your pavement is wet where you live could become icy by 8:00 9:00 morning as temperatures will be getting below freezing. at the bus stop, should be above freezing, but after #:00 become down to around 30 so watch out for patchy ice especially for

the later morning commute. early commutes, we'll stay above freezing for that. afternoon commute, down to the mid 20s. whatever is wet now, likely freezing up. so keep up with all the changes with the weather app. down to the teens tomorrow morning and then afternoon highs just around 30 on tuesday. so staying below freezing from later this morning all the way into wednesday morning. wednesday afternoon, should get up to back near 40. partly sunny take, tomorrow, wednesdaof a blustery wind later today. might get more flurries as another search of arctic air pushes in on thursday. we'll drop back down into the teens again by friday morning. and then the rest of the time into the week he said staying below freezing until sunday afternoon, but should be dry. breaking news on the road. breaking you nunews 95 north in virginia after lorton road a 7 mile backup. is this after a crash and car fire. it's really slowed things down right now.

so if you can avoid taking 95 north, you'll probably want to do in a today. take a look at this and see how slow it is. 7 miles per hour as you're headed northbound. sending chopper to this 124 at brink and laytonsville overturned vehicle. and just to the east of that 108 between riggs and golf view house fire. one northbound lane the only thing getting by. your alternate is 124 instead. overall no major problems on the beltway. beltway at river, rolling along quite nicely for us. but again, biggest problem right now, 95 north bound after lorton road very, very slow approaching that scene. chopper going to be over the scene in laytonsville coming up in a couple minutes. if you lobbied to save the omni ride bus route between woodbridge and tysons corner your voice was heard.

service on that route will contin. plans had public resistance at a recent hearing. if you can't wait for a new look for the alexandria waterfront you could be waiting a while. "washington post" says it could be many years before a lot of plan changes are put in place. alexandria city council plans to focus on infrastructure before changing the area's appearance. the council will talk about how to fix flooding in the meet nexting next week. planlandon dowdy joining us. >> it will cost a bit more to visit the happiest place on earth. disney is raising ticket prices fo themed parks. one day pass is now $105 up from $99. the first florida family attraction to break the $100 mark. other disney parks in orlando and california are also raising prices. seaworld and universal orlando typically increase prices soon

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this dramatic scene playing out while you were sleeping. the massive fire that had firefighters scrambling and the impact it's having on the commute. we've already seen a number of problems on the roads. we're helping you make to work on time with conditions we're seeing in the storm team 4 x 4.

breaking news 95 in virginia northbound just after lorton road we have a crash and earlier car fire that has slowed things down so badly. almost a 7 1/2 mile backup as you're headed north past lorton road this morning. we have been tweeting about it and pushing it out on the nbc washington app. right now chopper 4 just got over this scene in laytonsville. 124 at brink road. an overturned vehicle. it looks like we have a tow and fire truck on the scene. but again, overturned vehicle there. that will be there for quite some time. wir look, inner loop and outer loop move along pretty nicely. our biggest issue this morning 95 for sure.