coming up on the "today" show. that breaking news, something that could really impact the morning commute for a lot of you. a crash on the inner loop of the beltway involving what looks like two cars and a truck. take a look. here's the scene live from chopper 4. this is in greenbelt near the greenbelt metro station. good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. a crew is headed to the scene of the crash. let's start with melissa and how it could impact your morning. >> good morning. we still have some lanes closed and we had these rolling closures happening. taking a look from the chopper. you can see the ikea in the foreground. they're trying to slow folks down so they can get the stuff out of the way, including the tractor-trailer and off of the highway right now. we're seeing delays, especially as things are temporarily, temporarily blocked here right now. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no major issues when you're lo

it doesn't look terrible. we'll keep you updated on that. another live picture in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, melissa. we're following that breaking news in greenbelt maryland. near the scene of a very serious crash. justi justin. >> reporter: chris, we had to get out of the way so crews could tow that tractor-trailer away from the scene as melissa has been mentioned here. this wreck involves a truck and a tractor-trailer. let get you to video from the roadway here. we can tell that you this is the inner loop by the greenbelt station. maryland state police arrived about 3:00 or so this morning. that tractor-trailer was moved to the side of the road. that's why we now have the two lanes open on the left-hand side. however, as has been mentioned, you may see intermittent delays out there. because crews don't have to maneuver the truck the wrong way to get it off of the roadway. after that, they ha

the fuel spill cleanup which will likely involve the use of -- also on scene, we're hearing the truck involved in this wreck may have been going the wrong way. that the person inside that truck may have bailed out and left it on the scene. we also know, too, at least one person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries. back in to you. >> all right, justin finch. thank you. we're going to accepted it outside now with lauryn and sheena outside. what's it looking like, guys? >> it's warm. >> i was going to say it's nice right now. you can feel that humidity out there. >> you definitely can feel it. >> my hair. >> when we get back inside, i don't know what it's going to look like. it's comfortably warm this morning. it's a little humid, not too bad. tomorrow morning will be different. we have rain moving into the area.

67 ine gaithersburg. >> tropical storm cindy making landfall currently along the border of texas and louisiana. by tomorrow, we'll see rain from it. we have that in the forecast. commutewise today, dry roads. we like that for the commute. look at the temperatures, we're talking about the low 90s through the day today. it will feel like summer. technically, we are in summer. lauryn and i will be back in a little bit and see what you can expect tomorrow. that's coming up. thanks very much. also breaking right now. this little girl could be in extreme danger. >> police think she's been abducted and they're looking for both kimberly long and aid relative, joel long. kimberly is only 4 years old. she lives in virginia. police say the two of them may be traveling toward roanoke. >> virginia state police are asking anyone who sees them to call 911 immediately. the car theyld

maroon toyota tacoma. almost 20 years old there. with license plate vwa 4004. again, if you see kimberly or joel long, take a look at their pictures again. call police as soon as you can. it's 5:04. family and friends of a university of virginia student will remember him as a promising young man whose life was cut short. otto warmbier died monday. his funeral is ohio. the 22-year-old just returned to the u.s. after spending more than a year in a north korea pris prison. when he arrived homee he was in a coma. north korean officials say he contracted botulism. but they have not found traces of the illness in his system. a shining example of kindness and openness is how nabra hassanen's friends choose to remember her. not the brutal way she died. >> nabra was caring.

>> nabra was compassionate. >> this is video from a vigil last night at lake end plaza in reston. more than 5,000 people attended her funeral in sterling. at one point mourners left their cars on the road and started walking more than a mile toward the mosque. people from all different faiths came to support the family. she was beaten with a baseball bat sunday morning in what police are calling a road rage incident. last night her little sister delivered a message from the family. >> i just want to thank everybody for your love and support and i want to say to nabra, i love you and i will always miss you. >> fairfax county police are looking into the possibility that she was sexually assaulted by the suspect. as of now, they can't conclusively say that she was assaulted until the medical examiner's office completes its investigation. meanwhile, the memorial set up

been vandalized. park police charged a man from south carolina for the vandal m vandalism. it's not clear whether he knew the significance of the items or the gathering. they say he collected things found around dupont circle tuesday night and lit them on fire in the mounta fountain. you want to keep an eye on capitol hill today where we are expecting senate republicans to release their plan to repeal and replace.affordable care act. this was erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> good morning, chris and eun. this could have a big impact on families, especially their wallets according to the associated press. the plan would cut and revamp medicaid and penalties on people not buying health coverage. eliminate funding for planned parenthood. subsidies to help people buy insurance. health republicans passed their health care bill and called for tax credit based on age to

tracie potts takes a look at how the plan could divide republicans. that's coming up. back to you. >> erika, thank you. it's 5:07. sentencing is expect north dakota -- expected in the so-called pizza gate. edgar welch brought a gun in the pizza place and started shooting. >> we got a look at new photos from the night of that shooting. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: it unfolded here in december. we have never before seen photos just released by prosecutors taken inside the restaurant. take a look here. the photos show a bullet hole in a wall from one of the shots that was fired inside. you also see an assault rifle resting on a beer keg. that's where edgar welch set it down. there's a handgun sitting on top of a ping-pong table. edgar welch came here

he opened fire inside the restaurant but no one has hurt. he's apologized and entered a guilty plea. he's going to be sentenced later today. prosecutors are asking for a 4.5-year term. that's happening later on today. we'll be following that and bring you that sentence as soon as it's handed out. this morning, a committee will hold a public hearing in d.c. we expect it to be emotional. judiciary and public safety committee members will listen to residents talk about sexual assault and be considering three bills that deal with the rights of sex assault victims. one of the measures would bring the district into compliance with the federal requirement that says a child who has been a sex trafficking victim will be considered a victim of neglect and sexual abuse. >> covering northern virginia this morning, prince william county is beefing up nocr

>> the vote is 5 yes, 3 no. motion passed. >> and as you just heard, school board members officially banned discrimination in county schools with a 5-3 vote last night. the new policy bans discrimination on the basis of sex annuual orientation or gend identity. supporters argue fairfax county and other virginia districts pass paed similar protections and each school could adopt bathroom policies. a man missing in rockville. his family says he does not have his medication with him. montgomery county police want you to call them if you see gregory gernert. he has disappeared before. he was last seen yesterday morning in rockville. he went missing back in september. that time for about seven days. you may notice a c

d.c. this morning. met metro's largest labor union will hold a symbolic funeral. they plan to eulogize their status as a middle class workforce in metro. it will involve a casket, tombstone and speaker to deliver a eulogy. the union represents more than 9200 employees and 3,000 retirees. you may want to start to plan ahead now for sunday. metro is making major changes to its operating hours. monday through thursday trains will run between 5:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on friday and saturday, metro will close at 1:00 a.m. cuts on sunday or more significant. metro is adding bus options for riders after the rail system closes. covering the district, a live look from our city cam. as we learn mayor muriel bowser is about to announce a plan to get rid of the rats in d.c. it starts with finding a better way to eliminate trash. up to 60 businesses will be able believe to

compactors. they will use solar trash cans and smart litter bins and residents will be able to text 311 and ask for an exterminator. we continue to follow breaking news for you this morning, including an overnight accident on the beltway that shut down some lanes. here's a live look from chopper 4. melissa mollet has an update and will let us know what she's learned so far. an amber alert out of virginia. this little girl's name is kimberly long. police think she's with a family member, joel d. long. we'll check in with erika at the live desk in a few minutes. police want to you keep our eye out for a 1998 maroon toyota tacoma. plate number vwa 4004. it's a beautiful morning already. that sun coming up at 5:43 a.m. temperatures in the mid-70s right now. you'll notice that humidity out the door. remnants from tropical storm cindy on the w

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couple of days. while they haven't exactly said what they have found, they have said that they have four people that they have detained in one of their latest raids. if you'll remember, on tuesday, a man went into the brussels central station and blew up a device that didn't fully detonate. soldiers shot and killed him. nobody else, thankfully, was injured in this attack. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> thank you, erika. second floor inside the terminal. we got an officer down. >> this was a dispatcher calling for help after a man stabbed and airport police officer yesterday in flint, michigan. the fbi says 50-year-old -- a canadian, entered the u.s. on tuesday and made his way to flint yesterday where he targeted lieutenant neville. the stabbing is being investigated as an act of terrorism. lieutenant neville is in satisfactory co

defendant dominick keegan brown not guilty. >> a former police officer has been found not guilty in the death of a man he was chasing. the jury found the officer was justified for shooting him. he ran away from a traffic stop last year. smith is black and his death marked violent protests in milwaukee. he shot smith after he tossed his gun away making it reckless homicide. the jurors disagreed. this morning, at least four deaths are being blamed on the sweltering heat. people are feeling it out west. two of the deaths happened here at new mexico's carlsbad taverns national park. p p p p high temperatures have topped 100 degrees for nearly a week there. a father and son from texas died while trying to hike in the area. family members say they were experienced hikers. the deaths are under investigation.

it is going to be a rough few days for people down south. tropical storm cindy is slamming multiple states, dumping rain, bringing flooding and thunderstorms. it's already being blamed for one death. >> nbc's jay gray joins us live from new orleans right now. jay, what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: hey there, chris, i'm thankfully getting a break from the rain right now. it's been moving through in waves. not only here but all along the central gulf coast. really, it's been since early yesterday a lot of communities dealing with the flooding rains, tornadoes have been a problem as well. this storm, as it's now made landfall, will continue to push to the north and east and bring with it the possibility of more flooding rain and those tornadoes. we know that some areas hardest hit will see a foot of rain or even more. the storm turning deay

along the beach in alabama was killed by debris that was thrown against the shoreline by one of the waves that was whipped up by this storm. it's going to be a system that continues to cause problems like we talked about through the early weekend. that's the latest right now. again, a break here in new orleans. chris and eun, back to you. >> thank you, jay. >> a look at the forecast in a minute. we received an update on the breaking news on the beltway. >> anything good to report? >> good news. inner loop near greenbelt has opened. chopper 4 showing we're nice and clear on the beltway, inner and outer loop. everything out of the way. that is great news, especially as we start kicking in to this morning's commute in high gear in morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems elsewhere. 50 under mlk junior highway, more information on

northbound 270 after 370, a disabled bus blocking a couple of lanes northbound. >> thanks, melissa. sheena is back inside and the humidity didn't do a thing to your hair. >> chris, i like you. >> you should see eun, she comes in with her hair up and we're watching. she just runs her fingers through her hair. you don't have to do anything. >> if it was that easy. >> all the work. >> don't tell our secrets. snie we won't tell any more secrets. but it is a little muggy outside. >> yeah, it is a little muggy. >> it's not bad. i would say it's comfortably warm. we have the clouds around this morning and we'll be seeing the clouds as we go through the day today. here's the weather outlook today. today, hot and humid. more humid than yesterday. tomorrow rain in the forecast starting in the morning. this time tomorrow, we'll be looking at some rain. periods of rain from what was left over from tropical storm cindy. i'll show you the timing in a second. saturday, rain in the morning. saturday afternoooe

and the low humidity is going to carry over into almost all of next week. 76 right now in the district. 66 fredericks. 69 in manassas. 71 in clinton. if you're dining out, it's going to be a hot day. mostly dry and cloudy too. 92 degrees as we go through the afternoon. isolated chance won't be in the forecast until later today. right now we're dry. >> tropical storm cindy on land along the border of texas and louisiana. lot of heavy rainfall and eventually that moisture will make its way towards us. here's future weather as we go through time. today, mostly cloudy. later tomorrow morning. that's a look at the showers getting through. a little bit of a break. then saturday morning that is when we have more rain in the forecast. that's when we could see the highest rainfall totals, too. saturday morning, we clear out saturday afternoon. sunday looks good. the humidity will be lower as well. we'll take a look at your

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we have breaking news at 5:30. a boy found wandering alone near a mall, now police need help figuring out who he is. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with new details about an amber alert. the car police want you to look for to help bring this little girl home. making history in tonight's nba draft. how a local standout is putting prince george's county in the record books. i always love to hear about local kids making good. >> make a lot of money too. >> good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. i'm chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. it's 5:30. we're already working for to you bring you the latest breaking news. first, we want to get a check on your forecast and your commute. sheena parveen and lauryn ricketts are outside with the humidity. >> it's humid

you can't see t but it's 5:43 a.m. just in 12, 13 minutes. gorgeous right now. >> nice early sunrise. the bugs are up early, too. you'll see them when you head out. 76 degrees right now. we're looking at a northwest wind. that's going to switch from the southwest. a little more humid. look at the temperatures through the afternoon. by lunchtime, close to 90 degrees, 92 by 5:00 p.m. by 8:00 p.m., close to 90 degrees. clouds will hang around tonight. look at that. tropical storm cindy still spinning and making landfall currently in the gulf of mexico on the border of texas and louisiana as we speak and that moisture is going to make its way here tomorrow. so coming up a closer look at the rainfall. timing for tomorrow, what you can expect. we'll check the forecast coming up. let's check traffic with melissa. >> taking a look at chopper 4 over westbound 50 before mlk jr. highway. a crash here. just the two left lanes getting by. we're seeing delays as you h

trying to get more information on this one. initial report was that a pedestrian may have been hit. we're not sure at this point about that. you can see the major delays as you head inbound on 50 before mlk jr. highway this morning. taking a look at the beltway, inner and outer loops, nice and clear here right now. 66 and 95. no major problems. 95 in maryland looking good from 32 to the beltway. you're on time. we'll look at travel times coming up. >> melissa, thank you. breaking news now. police need your help. take a look at your screen now. this little boy was found near westfield montgomery mall just before 2:00 a.m. he is safe with officers, but they need help identifying him. montgomery county police say the boy is 10 or 11 years old is is nonverbal. he shows signs of possible autism. if you have any idea who he is, call police. >> got to hope somebody is watching. erika gonzalez, more

>> chris, a little girl could be in extreme danger right now. virginia state police are looking for her and the man that abducted her. joel d. long on the left. the little girl's name is kimberly jane long. police say she lives in smythe county, virginia, and went missing last night. they think joel long may have taken her and could be heading northeast towards roanoke. police say they may be in a maroon toyota tacoma. it's almost 20 years old. the license plate on that is vwa 4004. if you've seen either of the way or the car, you can call 911. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. 5:133 now. a look at some of the top stories we're working on this morning. senate republicans are expected to release their health care plan today. it's

medicaid. coming up, tracie potts will have a look at how the senate plans could impact your families. tropical storm cindy just officially hit louisiana in the last half hour. but it's already causing problems. flooding, high winds and thunderstorms. in alabama, a boy was killed by a huge wave that pushed a log into him on the beach. coming up at 6:00, jay gray will be live in new orleans with the latest on that storm. today, the man who pled guilty in the so-called pizzagate shooting at thomas ping-pong in d.c. last year will be sentenced. edgar welch says he was investigating something when he -- 4.5-year prison sentence. we'll have new photos from inside the restaurant on the night of the shooting. a terrible accidental shooting. that's what one man says happened inside his d.c. apartment when his brother shot his friend. robin fitzgerald was

clarence jacobs' apartment on 51st street northeast. the mom had left bible study at a nearby church. jacobs said he and his brother aaron had an argument. at some point during the fight, his brother pulled a gun and shot through a wall accidentally hitting fitzgerald who was in the next room. fitzgerald died at the hospital. aaron jacobs has been charged with her murder. we're learning more about the shooter in last week's congressional baseball practice in alexandria. the fbi now says james hodgk hodgkinson acted alone and had no ties to terrorism. he was under financial and mental duress. had a deep animus towards president trump and republicans. he shot several people, including steve scalise. he is in fair condition this morning. [ applause ] >> boy, listen to

cheers all around for capitol police special agent crystal griner as she threw out the first pitch at the congressional women's baseball game in southeast d.c. she was one of the people injured in the shooting last week. the softball game pitted congresswoman of both parties on the same team against the female members of the press corps. it raised money for breast cancer research. the bad news babes won the game. nba draft is tonight. a basketball star from right along route 4 is expected to go number 1 overall. news 4's sports reporter shane buries is here with a. >> the nba draft marquel fults, the projected first overall pick. kevin durant hales from prince george's county but remember, he was a number two pick. if fults goes first, he could be the top pick in the draft. lots of mention on the

now the alum likely heading up 95 to philadelphia. after the 76ers traded for the top pick earlier this week. markelel not worried about the trade or pat chatter. >> i just want to play basketball, which i love to do. it's something i've been dreaming of. i found out that they had a chance to get number one pick. i wanted to work out. hopefully i get drafted by them. >> coming in, a rookie year, i got a pretty high goal coming in. i want to be mvp. i set my goals high because i want to put a lot of work to achieve them. >> it kicks off in brooklyn at 7:00. our carol maloney will be there throughout the day on news 4. motion passed. >> they're calling it a win for anti-discrimination advocates. it could mean changes to your child's school. we'll tell youha

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there is a new public safety training academy so police don't need just power anymore. you've probably seen it if you've driven on the highway in montgomery county. county police demolished that tower yesterday. a lot of recruits ran up and down it. more than 100 people have shared the video online. the new public training academy is on snaufr school road. improvements coming to the park. >> building a clubhouse, indoor batting tunnels and a covered outdoor batting cage at tucker field. the george washington university baseball team uses that field. the university is going to pay for the improvements. the board extended its partnership with the university for another ten years. and it's going to get a little warm today. yesterday we made it to around 90 degrees. lowmi

you're going to feel it. humidity with us much of the day. rain much of the day tomorrow. we'll be talking about the timing on that in a few minutes. plus, we'll look at your travel times and a problem on 50 inbound here coming up when i'm back in a few as well. edgar welch, the man at the center of pi

right now at 5:45, health care back in the spotlight. another attempt to overhaul obamacare today. we'll explain what it means for your coverage. motion passed. >> a local school board is moving ahead with an anti-discrimination bill. the changes it could bring to your child's school as soon as this fall. we've also got humidity back in place. a few things you need to know, because the rain is moving back in as well. sunday l

weekend including saturday when we have rain. that's coming up in a few minutes. developing this morning, we are heading into a showdown on capitol hill. senate republicans are expected to release their plan today to replace the affordable care act. >> before we hear from republicans later this morning, last night we heard from president trump. and he suggested that he's willing to change what the republicans are crafting if some democrats come on board. >> if we had even a little democrat support, just a little, like a couple of votes, you'd have everything and you could give us a lot of votes and we'd even be willing to change it and move it around and try and make it better. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. tracie, good morning. is there any chance that democrats would help republicans on this? >> they might. there will have to

changes from what we're expecting will be announced today. it's a numbers game at this point, eun. if they get democrats on board, they could alienate the conservatives who don't want to see planned parenthood funded. moderate republicans who want to see it funded. as they get more democrats, they could lose more republicans. with a razor-thin margin of only able to lose two out of their majority. it's very much a numbers game. >> tracie, let's talk about this bill. what do we know about what's in it or and importantly, how it's going to impact families? >> the big thing in terms much impacting families, working families, is medicaid. what are they going to do about rolling back medicaid. we know republicans want to roll back the expansion from obamacare. how quickly will they do it, how will they do it, what money will and won't go to states, that could impact the wallets of americans. the other thi

obamacare taxes. they want to -- part of what's balancing the system, the money that's coming in to pay for other things. finally, tax credits for people who can't afford insurance on their own. subsidies on obamacare, they want to change that primarily to tax credits. how will that be crafted? will it be more money in people's wallets? will it be based on income or age? it was age in the house bill. they're looking at basing it on income. older americans aren't hit so hard. lots of questions. we'll start to get the answers today. >> lot to piece together. thank you, tracie. good morning. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. just in to us, the duke of edinburgh has been released from the hospital. good news from buckingham palace this morning after prince philip was admitted to the hospital yesterday for treatment of an infection. you may remember some video

he was at a speaking engagement with the queen. but we're hearing, one day after he was admitted to the hospital, has been released. prince philip is 96 years old. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. back to you. >> sentencing is expected in the so-called pizzagate shooting. it brought news to everybody's attention. he brought a gun and started shooting. >> megan mcgrath is live outside the restaurant where she got a look at new photos from the night of the shooting. megan? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. those photos taken inside thomas ping-pong in northwest washington. just recently released by prosecutors. take a look here. you can see a bullet hole in a wall from one of the shots that was fired inside the northwest restaurant. you can also see weapons. a rifle resting on a beer keg where edgar welch set it down. a handgun on a

he came here to investigate false internet rumors of a child sex ring. he did fire in the restaurant but no one was hurt. he has apologized for his actions and he is due in court for sentencing today. prosecutors are asking for a 4.5-year prison term. that sentencing due to take place at 10:30 this morning. we'll, of course, follow it and let you know what the sentence is as soon as it's handed down. back to you. >> megan x thank you. a pennsylvania man arrested at trump international hotel in downtown washington with weapons and ammunition is due back in court today. he was ordered back behind bars last week after prosecutors say he ignored a judge's order to stay out of d.c. until his trial date. a judge also ordered that he undergo a mental evaluation. moles is facing federal gun possession charges. a lot of us won't soon forget the sights and

protests on inauguration day. the aclu filed a lawsuit against d.c. police now. the organization says officers improperly used pepper spray and flash-bang grenades without warning. demonstrators were held without food and water. hundreds of people were arrested that day. d.c. police released a statement saying, all instances of use of force by officers and allegations of misconduct will be fully investigated. this morning, a committee will hold a public hearing in d.c. and we expect it to be emotional. judiciary and public safety committee members consider three bills that deal with the rights of sexual assault victims. one of the measures would bring the district into compliance with a federal requirement that says a child who has been a sex trafficking victim will also be considered a victim of neglect and sexual abuse. >> prince william county is beefing up nondiscrimination protections for lgbtq students and staff. >> the vote

motion passed. [ applause ] >> you heard the cheering. school board members officially banned discrimination in county schools with a 5-3 vote last night. it bans discrimination on the base of sexual orientation or gender identity. now, critics have worried that the policy would let students use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. but supporters argue fairfax county and other virginia districts have passed similar protections and each school would be able to adopt their own bathroom policy. it is 5:52. you could own the home where jackie kennedy onassis grew up. it's in mclien, virginia. it's on sale for $49.5 million. you heard me correct limit. $49.5 million. 23,000-square foot home has nine bedrooms, 11

indoor and outdoor pools. it's been owned by aol founder steve case for several years. i'd get lost in that house. >> we could get a pool together and throw our money together. there's enough bedrooms for all of us to go around. >> it would have to be the whole building. >> hardly have to see each other. >> our own wings, you know. >> great idea. beautiful day today. look at that sun. >> looks nice. >> the clouds around today. i think you'll notice it more through the afternoon. now, we're watching tropical storm cindy. it's making landfall currently in parts of southwestern louisiana near the texas border. but tomorrow, part of that rain will be here. have your umbrella tomorrow morning. don't forget that at home. hot and more humid than yesterday. after tomorrow's rain, some in the morning, some later in the evening, we'll be seeing it saturday morning. the good news, saturday afternoon, we'll clear a

currently, 767 in the district. 69 manassas. 66 deaderick. winchester 68 degrees. clinton at 71. locally, we have clouds around. there is some rain off to the west that we'll be watching chosely. but as we go through tomorrow, that's going to be the better chance for rain. here it tropical storm cindy. there's the center of it making landfall as a tropical storm. 40 mile an hour max winds. right along the texas/louisiana border, that moisture, that tropical moisture will be pulling up into our area into tomorrow. here's what future weather looks like. 6:00 a.m. in the morning, a little bit of a break as we can see through the afternoon saturday morning. rain moves back in and then we are less humid as we go through saturday afternoon and sunday. rainfall totals through friday, maybe half an inch north and west. higher into saturday morning north and west. maybe an inch and a half with the saturday morning rain. sunday looks good. look at next week.

low, too. let's check the roadways right now with melissa mollet. see how it's looking. good morning. good morning. the right side blocked by a crash. a 1.5-mile backup this morning this morning as you head inbound. report that a pedestrian was hit. also involving two cars. they're trying to figure out what was going on there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear here this morning. 56, 95, no major issues there. lawyers road east of soapstone drive, the morning rush here. look at the travel times. 270 looks okay. top of the beltway, same thing. virginia, no worries. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you, melissa. if you love eating burgers, who doesn't? i love that when you can win hundreds of dollars doing what you love. z burger is having the eighth annual burger eating contest in a couple of week

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breaking news. beltway bailout. the criminals responsible for it. republicans are ready to present their plan to change your coverage. we break down what it could mean for you. >> this just in. tropical storm cindy makes landfall. a live report from new orleans and when we could see the impact of this severe storm.

boy was found by himself only this morning. take a look at his picture here. police want your help identifying him. montgomery county police say the boy was found near the westfield montgomery mall just before 2:00 a.m. he is safe with officers right now. however, police say the boy is nonverbal. they say he shows signs of possible autism. they think he's about 10 or 11 years old. if you have any idea who he is, police call police. also breaking this morning, this child could be in extreme danger. kimberly jane long went missing in smith county, virginia. >> she's only 4 years old. they've issued a amber alert for her and her suspected ab buck tore, joel d. long. they could be moving toward roanoke in a maroon toyota tacoma. >> if you see joel long