then you pick up the baltimore- washington parkway. there is an accident investigation underway right now. a tow truck has arrived on the scene. now we go to greta and alison. >> thank you. >>> a deadly accident has shut down part of the southbound baltimore-washington parkway at this hour. the road is closed south of 198 and it will stay closed for much of the morning. a man was trying to push his broken-down car off the highway when he fell onto the road and it was struck by another vehicle. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. we will have a live report in our next half-hour. >>> more anger in college park after another student was attacked on campus. this happened at a parking garage. john gonzales has the latest on the search for the suspect. >> usually if any incidents happened, it is off-campus. >> students admit the used to hearing about crime off school grounds. but news about a student being attacked on campus has many alarms. >> the crime on campus is usually pretty low. >> a student parked inside a garage when she was

morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, breaking news, a deadly crash along the baltimore washington parkway bring in the morning rush to a crawl. we will have live team coverage. good morning, washington. >> glad your joining us on this friday morning, november 19. i am alison starling. >> i am greta kreuz. we start with adam caskey and the check on the forecast. >> not amended. a high-pressure moving in. it is a little chilly. -- not a bad day. at frederick it is 36. 34 degrees at dulles airport, 38 at reagan national. a lot of sunshine today, some scattered clouds, like temperatures in the low to mid 50's. low 50's in outlying areas. it's going to be a chilly morning tomorrow, near and a little above freezing. a mild afternoon tomorrow afternoon with sunny skies. partly cloudy skies by sunday. a very agreeable weekend for an outdoor plans or any plans. now to breaking traffic. >>> the breaking news is the baltimore washington parkway, fatal crash investigation. southbound traffic is forced to exit at 198. you are able to access the parkway from 197. route 1 or 95 are better option

a stretch of the baltimore washington parkway is closed because of a deadly accident.hat has reopened. a man was trying to push his broken-down car often botox between 198 and 197 when he felt. he was struck by another vehicle. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> a search is underway for the man to attack the students inside the university of maryland parking garage. if the students had just parked her vehicle and the suspect grabbed her. he has herself on and student i.d. all she got away from him. >>> 27 - are missing in new zealand after an explosion at the country's largest coal mine. -- 27 miners. a buildup of gas may have contributed to the explosion. >>> we are still waiting for the verdict in the chandra levy murder trial. the jury goes back to work this morning for a third day of deliberations. courtney robinson is live, superior court with the latest. >> good morning. three hours from now we will see a juror is headed back to d.c. superior court to continue deliberations. as to exactly where the deliberations are headed is anyone's guess. just which

you're looking at live pictures of the baltimore-washington paway. the accident occurred southbound b.w. parkway north of 197. as you can see, authorities remain on the scene. northbound traffic being held up temporarily on the left side of your screen highly police move around. if you're going to be traveling on the parkway, certainly you can take route 1 as an alternate. you can take i-95. heads-up for that. let's check things out to northeast. looks like we're doing pretty well along new rk avenue. travel lanes are open. one more stop to the rails. metro, vre and marc, no delays. >>> 5:12 is your time. 42 degrees. an update on what caused this devasting sce in baltimore. >>> plus, why sarah palin's daughters are issuing a public apology over a facebook tirade. >>> new information this morning on the scare in the sky on brd the qantas jet. why pilots are being ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway ozen turkey for just

the big story is a crash on the baltimore-washington parkway.u need to know as far as the traffic commute is that southbound traffic is being diverted off at 198. you pick up 197 and that will lead you back to the parkway. this ongoing investigation could very well be with us through outthe rest of the morning commute. as can you see, police, fire and rescue units still there. this is an ongoing investigation that has the roadway completely shut down. if you are coming southbound out of laurel, you will be diverted off at 198. you can reconnect from 197. yes, 95 as an option but they still have construction out to 198. traveling at the american legion bridge, all lanes out of montgomery county coming into fairfax. no trouble spots to report on # 95. light volume leaving duke street headed how the to the 14th street bridge -- no trouble spots to report on 395. >>> less than a week to go until people hit the roads for thanksgiving and aaa predicts 42 million americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home. 94% will travel by car. gas prices

the southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington parkway have just reopened after a deadly accident. overnight a person was struck and killed on the parkway north of route 197. that had the road shut down for several hours. >>> the driver had pulled over onto the side of the road and was outside the person's car when that person was hit. several other vehles were also involved in resulting accidents. everyone stayed on the scene. investigators are still ying to figure out what happened and why. >>> let's go right to jerry edwards to see how this is impacting traffic. how are we doing? >> authorities wrappedp the accident scene in the nick of time. lanes are open. for a while it was certainly going to create a problem. soutound b.w. parkway north of the interchange at 197 in laurel. that was the scene where the pedestrian was struck and killed. again, all lanes are open. as you travel the parkway southbound from 32 to 198, down to 197i you may mind a little congestion. all lanes open. still activity on the shoulder. no lanes closed. as the commute is beginning to pick up, loading up,

you can reconnect with the baltimore-washington parkway at 197.cleared so lanes are open there. you can use that as an option as welcoming southbound out of laurel. take 198 east and that will take you over to 95 and you can head south. ongoing investigation work that continues at this point. southbound traffic being diverted off at 198. traveling south on 270, lanes are open out of germantown, no trouble spots to report headed out towards mva light traffic volume headed into rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> for the first time in eight years, there will be a new top prosecutor in prince george's county. glen ivey is on his way out replaced by angela alsobrooks. >> wisdom martin talked to alsobrooks about the future of the county dealing with crime and the ongoing corruption investigation. it is a forey you will see first on fox 5. >> reporter: you worked with jack johnson. watching that on the news, seeing the county exec getting arrested, seeing the incoming newly elected, his wife, newly elected councilm

>>> we continue to follow out of laurel, maryland where the southbound lanes baltimore-washington parkway remain closed for trffic. you can see from these lives pictures. the investigation is well under way. a pedestrian was struck and kld in the 1:00 hour forcing officials to close th southbound b.w. parkway. southbound b.w. parkway te tour, 198 to 197. you can al use i-95 or pop on down and use route 50. megan mcgrath remains on the scene. the commute under way at the wilson bridge but nothing to worry about either direction. all the travel lanes are open so far th morning. joe, eun. >> thank you very much, jerry. a major traffic alert. work-related to the wilson idge project, the far right lane will be closed between eisenhower and east of telegraph road beginning tonight. that will cut off access to the north kings highway, huntington avenue and telegraph road exits. >>> th morning a new pub to curb distracted driving particularly on the beltway. aaa wants 100 companies to sign a new orange cone safety pledge, according to a aaa survey half of drivers who use cell phones are making wo

. >> multicar crash on the baltimore washington parkway has left one person dead. u.s. park police say a man was working on his vehicle in the right lane of the southbound side of the parkway just north of route 197 when he was hit by another vehicle. the driver of the vehicle did stay on the scene though. however, an on coming tour bus narrowly missed that collision, and swerved. the bus is stuck. an accident reconstruction team is on the scene. early rush hour traffic is expected to be dramatically affected. >>> six people were rescued from a burning apartment building i on kennedy street in northwest around 10:00 last night. that started in a first floor and spread to the second floor. smoke detectors alerted residents giving most enough time to escape. three people who were rescued are listed in serious condition after suffering smoke inhalation. one firefighter twisted an ankle while rescuing a resident. the cause is unknown. >>> good morning if you're just waking up. we are learning more about the problems surrounding the north metro station. those of you who ride

on this veterans day morning, in great shape on the baltimore washington parkway.ooks good into bwi airport. southbound allison of frederick into montgomery county, normal. to low indicates the direction of the rush hour. hov rules will be relaxed for everyone except 50 in maryland, the john hanson highway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:54, 45 degrees. >> thanks for watching good morning, washington. >> thanks for watching good morning, washington. >>>cma entertainer of the year is brad paisley. >> he has been nominated for that award every year since 2005 and last night he finally won. we will have much more on the boards in the next hour. gwyneth paltrow sang. we will hear about that as well. brad paisley deserves that ford. -- that award. >> john legend wants to help d.c. public schools. cynne simpson sat down with him. >> he was singing his soulful classics from hollywood. dancing with the stars was fun. >> we had a great time. education can change your life and break the cycle of poverty. he and the secretary of education knows the town hall meeting. he cre

it is near the baltimore- washington parkway leaving fedex build heading toward the ikea. you will be able to get through relatively unscathed. cleanup of a crashed near potomac mills in virginia and only one lane is blocked and northbound looks decent. we go to the geico camera up to 70 traffic struggling out of frederick with a normal backup at 109. newschopper7 and a little bit but now to the news desk. >>> the man accused of plotting to bomb metro train stations is scheduled to appear in federal court today. >> farouk ahmed was targeted in a sting operation. >> farouk ahmed has been in jail pending trial and is the arraignment this morning, a federal judge will set a trial date and farouk ahmed is expected to enter a not guilty plea. he is accused of plotting to conduct bombing at four metro stations in northern virginia which includes court house, arlington national cemetery, pentagon city, and crystal city. he was spotted with who they thought were two al-qaida operas and it turns out they were two undercover law-enforcement officers. 34-year-old farouk ahmed grew up

in the next report, traveling baltimore, washington parkway at 5:39. >>> 5:31.wing breaking news. u.s. park police officer fired his weapon during traffic stop. >> it happened in the 2500 block of southern avenue. however, we understand the suspect driver was not hit, but has been taken into custody. we will bring any additional information as soon as we get it. >>> this morning, german government is raising that country's terror threat level. more police officers can now be seen patrolling train stations in larger cities like berlin, frank further, wearing bulletproof vefts and carrying machine guns. they announced there is strong evidence islamic militants plan a terror attack in the next two weeks. germany long viewed itself as a potential target because it has the third largest contingent of troops in afghanistan. >>> the fda sent warning letters to four companies that make calf nateed alcoholic beverages. fda says drinks can lead to a quote, state of wide awake drunk. that the government could seize the products if the companies continue to make them. one m

southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington parkway reopened. there is a lot of bailout traffic over onto 198. there were diverting the traffic there. the pace is improving there. they've focused back in on the parkway which is what we're seeing here. heavier than usual volume out of laurel headed down towards the powder mill exit. northbound be there was a lot of rubbernecking due to all of the equipment on the scene. lanes open in each direction bw parkway between 198 and the exit for the beltway. we'll take it back inside and update your ride elsewhere. if you are traveling southbound along 270 leaving 28 out of rockville, lanes are open, no incidents to report headed for the beltway. eastbound 66 slowing close in now leaving 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our top stories, fort detrick in frederick, maryland is now admitting it sprayed a toxic chemical called agent orange. in october, the health department release a report that didn't find any evidence of higher rates of cancer. and now, accord tying report, the

southbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway are closed between the beltway and riverdale road because of a accident. it happened on the bw parkway near good luck road. the driver was rejected from the suv when it flipped over several times. as soon as we get information on when lanes will reopen we'll pass it along to you. >>> an argument between a woman and her boyfriend turned deadly on the roads. the argument played out at an ihop on tech road in silver spring. boyfriend jumped into the woman's van with the baby in the car seat. he took off leaving the woman at the restaurant. shortly after he slammed into an suv. one person in the suv died and three others were hurt. and the driver was injured but we're told the baby in the van was expected to be okay. >> tell me how they got the baby out? >> the baby was still in the car seat. the baby is okay. >> wow, that's great. >> she's lucky. >> and the boyfriend was later identified as ed win samuel barber. >>> in gainesville virginia, a driver likely high on pcp, one was thrown from the front passenger seat and was killed. then a

police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident on the baltimore-washington parkway. this crash happened about 1:00 this morning in the southbound lanes. u.s. park police shut down the parkway just north of route 197. that exit there. one person died in the crash. police say the driver stayed on the scene, however a tour bus, which swerved to avoid the accident wound up stuck in the mud in the median. >>> this morning doctors are treating some victims of a late night fire in northwest washington. officials say their crews rescued six people from a burning building in kennedy street, pulling two out of windows and one off the roof. the building houses a church, businesses and apartments. d.c. fire and ems spokesperson says three people suffered serious smoke inhalation. smoke detectors were working and alerted residents to the fast moving fire. no word yet on its cause. >>> metro is blaming wednesday's incident at farragut north nation on above ground vdot construction. passengers standing on the red line station say they could hear the jack hammer hammering above on c

the southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington parkway are expected to remain closed until thetart of the morning rush. we have a crew on the scene and we will bring you a live report as soon as we can. >>> three ople are in the hospital after they were pulled from a burning building in northwest washington. the fire broke out 10:30 last night kennedy street northwest. two women and a man were rush to the hospital suffering from smoem inhalation. no word on their conditions. firefighter also twisted his ankle. >>> we now know it was, in fact, a tornado that caused a that damage in baltimore. the national weather service says the twister touched

the accident brought traffic to a standstill on baltimore washington parkway near route 1 97 early this morning. pamela brown has the latest. >> police say that this did the accident is a reminder to drivers to never get of your vehicle if something happens. call for help. a life could have been saved. the deadly accident unfold around 1:00 in the morning. the card was going southbound on the parkway between 197 and low 98 and did lowdown -- between 197 and 198. the man got out of the broken- down vehicle and was pushing it to the side of the road. the man was struck by another vehicle. >> unfortunately, he's dead. >> a tour bus got stuck on the median while trying to avoid the accident. >> are detectives are interviewing operators of vehicles on the scene. >> southbound lanes reopened after 5:30 in the morning. the driver was struck after the accident. no charges have been filed so far. other than one fatality, there are no other injuries. we don't have any information on that victim. back to you. >> thank you. >>> sad story. 270 in gaithersburg is back open. newschopper 7 flew over a

. >>> a deadly accident on the baltimore-washington parkway overnight is proving how dangerous it cane to get out of your car on a major highway. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what led up to the person getting hit after their car broke down. news 4 megan mcgrath has more on the investigatioup to this point. >> reporter: a terrible accident early this morning that closed the southbound lanes of the b.w. parkway is fusing attenti on the dangers of getting out of your car ang the side of the road on a major highway. now, this accident happened very early this morning, right around 1:00 in the morning. police say that a car was traveling south on the b-w parkway when for whatever reason it became disabled and came to a stop. they say that dh driver of that vehicle got out to investigate, possibly even push the vehicle. at that point, another vehicle that was traveling southbound struck the driver. he was pronounced dead on the scene. now, police are urging people to think twice before getting out of their vehicles on a major highway because it can be so very dangerous. >

andrew dunn opened fire on a driver after a near collision along powder mill road near the baltimore- washingtonay on sunday. fortunately the victim was not injured, but he told police exactly what happened and he described the suspect and police arrested dunn on tuesday. >>> an off-duty prince georges county police officer exchanged gun fire with a would be robber early this morning. a department spokesperson says the plain clothes officer was getting out of his car in the 8500 block of greenbelt road. a man approached him in the apartment complex parking lot and demanded his wallet. at some point, the suspect fired and then fled when the officer returned fire. the officer has a bullet hole in his jacket, but he was not injured. >>> defense attorneys and in she chandra levy murder trial could complete their case as early as monday. prosecutors dropped think attempted sexual assault charge against ingmar guandique kidnapping and murder charges, however, still stand. levy was the washington intern found murdered in rock creek park back in 2002. yesterday, prosecutors revealed that dna belonging t

he later died at baltimore washington medical center. he came back to the place on saturday, which would have been his 21st birthday. >> he was not bad. everyone wanted to hang out with him. he was an all-around great person. >> police have charged 17-year- old vincent even blunter with first-degree murder. >> police say 28-year-old jami melonowski and three others were all killed by her father. their two-year-old son did survive. he is from rikers town and attended franklin high school. >> a controversial skating rink has been shut down while the battles -- while the owners' battle in bankruptcy court. barry simms is live in woodlawn with more on the financial fallout. >> this was a very popular place for skating, live performances, and more. the crowd could be up to 800 people on any given night. the doors are shut and the lights are out. >> welcome to [unintelligible] all skating activities have been postponed. >> it is shut down due to controversy and financial problems. they are now in bankruptcy court trying to pay creditors who ar

this happened around 1:00 this morning on the baltimore washington parkway just north of route 197 in laurel. the victim was pushing his car on the southbound side of the parkway. according to police a car struck him and the man died on the scene. police say this is a reminder of the dangers of doing repairs on a dark highway. >> when people are disabled on the highway, they should stay in their vehicles, notify the police or a tow truck to come to assist them. we can make sure that the scene is a lot safer for you if you need to make repairs to the vehicle. >> this incident closed the southbound side of the parkway until 6:00 this morning. >>> it was a slow morning commute on i-270 after a car burst into flames on the roadway. sky 9 captured the scene in gaithersburg on the southbound lanes of the interstate near route 124. montgomery county fire and rescue rushed to put out that smoky blaze. it closed down two lanes of the highway and the lanes were able to reopen a short time later. no one was injured in that incident. >>> displaced victims are trying to heal right now after a fire

charges after a road rage incident near powder mill road in the baltimore-washington parkway. andrew dunof silver spring is charged with assault and intent to commit murder. he's accused of firing a gun at another driver. the victim claims that duntried to run him off the road. the gun fire did not strike the victim or his car. dunremains behind bars tonight. >>> superjumbo planes grind across the world this evening. details on another airline joining quantas and performing safety checks after an engine explodes in mid-air. >>> good news for home buyers, mortgage rates are the lowest in decades. what is behind the sudden drop. >>> and a piece of bern madoff's fortune could be yours. details expected to hit the auction block. we're back. [ man ] are you aware that verizon fios brings fiber optics to your home and cable doesn't? yes. -i read that. -i do know that. yes, but there's a contract. at verizon, they want you to have a two year contract. i've got commitment issues. no one likes to be tied down. [ man ] so if they didn't lock you into a term contract, you'd consid

investigators don't know if he lives here or drove from one of the main nearby roads, 198 or baltimore washington parkway. a number of women who walk dogs in the dark are changing their patterns. >> probably walk with a friend or something like that or you know stay closer to you know where i live. >> reporter: an arundel county police ask you call the sex offense unit if you have any information and that number is 410-222-3750. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a minute after five a dog owner faces charges this morning after shooting a dog in west baltimore. the shooting happened in the 2300 block of arna -- arunnah avenue. he shot his bull mastiff as it attacked a siberian husky. dog was alive in a pile of trash under the porch suffering from the gunshot wound. they also found a mixed breed pit bull that looked like it had been starved to death. >> there was a third dog found in a plastic carrier on-site. the carrier had a lot of water and looks like feeies in the the bottom of the carrier and the dog was laying in there. >> coleman faces gun and animal cruelty charges. >>> it's ab

out of laurel heavy volume, 95 and baltimore washington parkway open. 270 delays out of frederick. ashburn and leesburg on the dulles toll road good. 66 and 95 growing volume in the fog for us. we can see through this camera of 95 and springfield now. back to news. >> we have 46 degrees at 6:20. >> coming up, more electrical trouble for qantas airlines. another midair scare. >> later today on oprah, for the first time in 25 years t"the color purple" re aouunion. danny glover, quincy jones, the entire cast. that is 4:00 on abc 7. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ place to break into and it was all caught on tape. cameras caught three in black trying to break in the colorado springs medical marijuana dispensary. police say they are soldiers from nearby fort carson. they didn't realize they were being watched. when they tried to get away police were there waiting for them. >> q

. >> a deadly crash on the baltimore washington parkway.abled man was pushing -- a man was pushing a disabled car on the roadway. he was hit by another car. the driver did stop to help him, who died on the scene. >> searchers are looking for the person that stabbed a 15-year-old in the back. around 4:00 the teen was inside douglas high school during some type of altercation. the victim is expected to be ok. >> baltimore county police looking for the man that robbed a woman inside a supermarket. it happened on the 9700 block of brosnel road in owings mills. this man snatched a woman's purse and ran out of the store. if you know who he is, you are urged to call metro crimestoppers at 1-8677-lock-up. >> the deputy general for the maryland public commission, the governor cites his experience in working with law enforcement and grand juries across the state. he will replace the man who did not seek reappointment to the job. >> it's -- good morning. 38 the temperature now at the airport. humidity up a little bit. that will drop off a little later

. >> an spregs is underway this morning into a deadly crash on the baltimore washington parkway. investigators say a man was pushing a disable car off the road near route 197 when he was hit by another vehicle. we were told the victim did stop to -- the officer did stop to help a victim at the scene. >> city detectives a around 4:00 a 16-year-old was stabbed in the back. it happened during a fight involving several other students at douglas hospital. the student is expected to be ok. the search is on for his attacker. >> 11 news education tim tooten has more on what happened. >> the incident happened just outside the morgan state student center. they say that's where a female student was physically attacked by a member of the football team in front of a crowd of winds. >> it started out being a jovial kind of conversation. it turned serious. >> school spokesman said clint colburn avoided treatment after the incident. >> the victim failed to identify an asalient so it took about 24 hours before she was willing to come forward. once that happened, matters were handled by campus pol

then in greenbelt on the outer loop between the baltimore barking to parkway -- the baltimore washingtonaparkway and cattle with avenue. before braddock road, that one is in the second lane to the left. before the lorton road on the mainline of 95, there has been a crash. two lanes get by for now. back to the news desk. >>> we begin with a developing story. the white house is condemning a deadly clash between north and south korea. the south korean military says two marines were killed when north korea fired all too ready -- fired artillery onto a south korean island. south korea scrambled fighter jets and fired back. north korea says it will launch more attacks if the south violates their disputed border anymore. >>> it is 6:31. our other top story -- the new security measures facing travelers this holiday season. >> a new survey shows support for the high-tech scanners, but the more in basis pat-downs are still causing concern. pamela brown has reaction from passengers live from reagan national airport. >> good morning to you, scott and alison. this is the busiest travel week, but it i

nothing all baltimore washington parkway. on the shoulder 70.thbound 28 66, the only delay is in manassas and the rest. . traffic northbound and southbound 95 is open in both directions between springfield and richmond. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 53 degrees, 5:41. >> coming up a little later, cynne simpson one-on-one with the balmlrooms' best. >> take a look at >>> >> tonight at 5 o'clock, the perfect gift for the holidays, a new best friend for the family. a state-of-the-art facility to adopt a pet easily, tonight at 5:00. >>> welcome back. 5:45. a developing story. a south korean marine has been killed in a deadly clash between north and south korea. the north are in a garage of artillery -- a barage of artillery on an island and south korea fired back. the boy does has condemned the attack. the white house has condemned the attack. >>>> ingmar guandique and found guilty of killing chandra levy and faces life in prison. >>> the tsa says only 3% of passengers flying every day get pat-downs. >>> weather troubles this than

washington dulles is number 136789 baltimore-washington bwi, 15. daily beas website came up with the best and worst list. at the top of the best is phoenix sky harbor international. worst airport for the second year running was newark liberty international airport. >>> the latest report of the oil disaster in the gulf says bp and its ntractors missed and ignored a series of warning signs prior to the blowout. the chair of e 15-member committee that conducted the study said the well continued to operate despite several indications of potential hazards. the report said it might never be able to determine what happened because much of the evidence was lost when 11 workers died and the rig sank pack in april. >>> first meeting between president obama and the congressional leaders since midterm elections has been moved to the end of this month. that meeting was supposed to take place at the whe house tomorrow. several asked that it be moved because of scheduling conflicts. it will focus on cooperation between the parties and the white house. energy poli

this is beltway at the the baltimore-washington parkway and both major roadways look good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> weather-wise, we will see more clouds today. we will remain in the 60's, well above normal. we have a slight chance of seeing some showers once a front clears the area. increasing clouds and maybe some patchy fog throughout the morning, 62 to 65 with the wind out of the southwest. tomorrow will be sunny and cooler. what about thanksgiving? that is coming up in a bit. >> with six games left, and four of them at home, the ravens have positions themselves well for a playoff push. now they have to take advantage of that opportunity. ray lewis is aware of that. he is motivated since the ravens won the super bowl 10 years ago. ray lewis is playing it a high level. time will run out on his career. john harbaugh will draw heavily on his experience over the next couple of months. he knows the time will come that he will no longer roam the middle on a full-time basis. that is a conversation for which i would love to be a fly on the wall. >> maybe when

. >> we're checking things out in realtime on the baltimore washington parkway. past 198 to the beltway. all clear. still ahead, we'll check on the drive on 395 and in the district. that's at 5:29. stay with us. [ female announcer ] introducing pillsbury sweet moments bite-sized brownies layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate ready to eat sweet moments new from pillsbury. in the refrigerated section [ female announcer ] pure, wholesome ingredients make new simply breads and biscuits a delicious addition to the family. simply... new from pillsbury. >>> welcome back. it's almost 5:30. >> angie will have your traffic in just a moment. >> good morning. >> deep breath. >> give me a couple extra minutes to get situated. >> looking great, it's all good. >> all about the weather. >> it's weather first. a good wednesday morning, we have a good day ahead. winds won't be that bad. temperatures will be right where they should be. here's your day planner today. we're in the 40s, some upper 30s. noon temps, upper 50s, we'll be near 60 by 5:00 p.m. looking for highs

. >> an investigation is under way into a deadly accident on the baltimore-washington parkway when a man was pushing a disabled vehicle off of the road when he was hit by another vehicle. the victim died at the scene. also under investigation is a standing outside of the baltimore city high school. a 16-year-old was stabbed in the back during a fight at douglass high school. the victim is expected to be ok. >> a morgan state university football player is under arrest, accused of physically assaulting a female student. we have more on what happened. >> the incident happened just outside of the student center and cafeteria. student -- school officials say that is where a female student was attacked in front of a crowd of witnesses. >> it started out as a jovial conversation. it turned serious. >> a spokesperson says the female victim refused medical attention, and it took some time before the assault was reported. >> the victim failed to identify the assailant, so it took about 24 hours before she was willing to come forward. once that happened, matters were handled by campus police. >

let's take it over to the maps again, this time move you up to 95 and the baltimore washington parkway. on both of these roadways we're finding lanes open from baltimore, 192, 98, down to powder mill. 66 in virginia looks like we're now isolated to the yellow, 16 minutes, six more minutes than usual to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. inner loop is fine in virginia, same for the out leer point from van doren to the wilson bridge. wap for fog. still ahead at 6:25 a check on the drive up 395. back to you. >>> thank you, angie. it's 6:19. coming up why it's a week off for students in louden county schools. >>> the college football rankings, the newly released top 25. >>> dense fog advisory for most of us until 11:00 this morning, watch out for visibilities quarter mile or even less than that. here's your day planner, fog throughout. 9:00, 54. by noon sunshine, already in the low 60s, mid if not upper 60s toward the afternoon. a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 64. >>> good morning, everybody. if you're a college football plan, look at the usa today top 25 coaches pole. it came out

john hanson highway and the baltimore-washington parkway are not the place to date.and then head out to work if that was your intention. 270 south bound in the sunshine looks like we have more space between the vehicles at 109. northbound 95 in springfield delays begin in woodbridge and go to the 14th street bridge. >>> and nice afternoon on the way. look for daytime high temperatures around 61-66 degrees. winter out of the north at 5-10 miles per hour. tonight will be mainly clear and in the 40's. sunshine once again tomorrow and the only difference it will be a couple of degrees cooler. the next best chance for showers will be next week. >>> the national mall is now one step closer to getting a makeover. interior secretary ken salazar has signed off on a plan to restore america's front yard for it includes dedicated areas for the events and new restrooms and entertainment facilities and restaurants. sounds nice. we'll be back with another update at 8:27. and cable doesn't? yes. -i read that. -i do know that. yes, but there's a contract. at verizon, they want you to

. >>> it has been quite up mourning for the baltimore- washington parkway, southbound is open to gethe beltway but there was an overnight accident that is gone. 270 had an incident on montgomery village avenue with a car fire. traffic is only getting by two lanes to the left. there is a huge back up out of clarksburg to get into gaithersburg but we will take you live to 270 and go from the the livewe can't get shot her in the car fire is gone and it is better. this is 395 allied northbound leading duke street up to seminary rd. in a dull life. >>> bright sunshine and you can see that in the cameras. mostly sunny skies and 44 degrees in the district. temperatures will go up. the sun is up and we will get into the low to mid 50's this afternoon. we are little below average and tomorrow will be warmer and it is a great weekend, comfortably cool whip sunshine and maybe showers next week. >>> the metro board is taking a look at the escalators. one member suggested replacing the aging escalators. the interim general manager says the transit agency does that have the money so it will focus

. >>> a man is killed as he tries to push his broken-down car to safety on the baltimore washington parkway. police say the man was headed south when he was hit by another car around 1:00 this morning on route 97. the crash shut down southbound lanes of the parkway for four hours. >>> he is accused of breaking into more than 100 cars. and today, he is in handcuffs. police arrested 41-year-old rory leftwitch from edgewood. they say his crime started in edgewood, and targeted cars in baltimore and howard counties. officers say they found $45,000 worth of stolen items in his home, including over 100gps units. the harford county sheriff's office is trying to return everything to its owner. >>> today, baltimore is laying a mentor to rest. family and friends gathered at morgan state university for the funeral of boxing trainer mack louis. for more than half a century, he taught thousands of baltimore men, to box and counseled them on life. we'll have much more on today's services coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> get ready for holiday traffic headaches. maryland officials say this thanksgiving, the

it started west of the baltimore-washington parkway. it ended east of the parkway. >> reporter: a case of road rage. it didn't happen friday night after the bars were closed. or rush hour when people were in a hurry to get from here to there. this happen last sunday afternoon when many people are still in church. we're seeing a rural second quarter of powder mill road. this is w police and sources tell this story. the suspects drive in this car. he tries to pass the victim but he can't get by. the victim's car come to a stop. the suspect pulls up alongside. he start yelling at the victim and hits his rear view mirror. it doesn't stop there. he keep driving down the road. calls police to report the incident. he sees it on the side of the road. he sees the suspect's car. the shots are fired and it is all recorded on the 911 cal police track down the inspect and found him inside his car, outside his apartment. here in silver spring. they charged him with knowingly drivinan uninsured vehicle. driving a vehicle on a highwa without a proper r

northbound baltimore washington parkway slow between powder mill road. that is a slow go there for a while. and on the beltway top side inner loop jammed up from old georgetown road to and beyond 450. that's at least a half hour delay if not more than that. and outer loop slow on the other side from new hampshire avenue on up toward i-270 and we're still looking at slow conditions as well as you're making the driver on the outer loop from the section of the 270 spur across the american legion bridge headed toward the dulles toll road. southbound 95 is slow in places from newington, crossing the occuquan and down to quantico but all lanes are open. >>> talk about a prime time embarrassment for the redskins against the philadelphia eagles last night. where is the season headed for the burgundy and gold? we'll hear from the players and let you sound off in 9 sports. >>> have the umbrella out. right now we have a bit of a respite. let me show you the radar. and there are showers down to the south that have to move through. we'll come back and talk about when

washington journal." tomorrow we'll talk about debt reduction, and clifford winston will be here to talk about his book. that is baltimore on washington journal." enjoy the rest of your sunday. . . >> senator coleman, thank you very much for being here. >> we just heard that you have said that if michael steel decides to run, you will not be a candidate. >> republicans don't have to beat up on republicans. secondly, he campaigned and supported me. i have been very, very candid with the chairman. there's been challenges with major donors. on the other hand, i don't think so these gotten enough credit to bring the tea party into the republican coalition. i don't think it's productive from my perspective. >> let me introduce you to steve from the white house correspondent. gentlemen, thanks. steve, you want to start? >> steve, good to see you. >> by the way, i work with both these guys. i'm glad to see you're still working. i'm glad to see you're still out there. >> we appreciate that. >> senator, the republican national committee ends this cycle in debt. the only one in the major party committees that spent more than it ra

a man was struck and kill on the baltimore-washington parkway.olice tell us the victim's car broke down and he was struck while trying to push his vehicle down the roadway. megan mcgrath has more on the crash investigation. reporter: a terrible accident early this morning that closed the southbound lanes of the bw parkway is focusing attention on the dangers of getting out of your car alo the side of the road on a major highway. this accident happened very early th morning right around 1:00 in the morning. police say that a car was aveling south on the bw parkway when for whatever reason, it became disabled and came to a stop. they stay driver o that vehicle got out to investigate, possibly even pushed the vehicle. at that point another vehicle that was treling southbound found the driver, he was pronounced dead on the scene. police are urging people to think twice before getting out of their vehicles on a major highway because it can be so very dangerous. >> people's vehicles become disabled, it is critical to get off the road if they can as far

i-95 between baltimore and washington, smooth sailing so far. joe, eun. >> jerry, thank you. >>> ur time is 4:42. we may want to banish from our memories but snowgeddon may live on forever. >>> next, what four people are accused of doing to art a >>> 4:45, here are some of the top stories in news 4 today. redskins in big trouble at this stage. they suffered an earrassing night to the eagles in monday night football. donovan mcnabb threw three interceptions. >>> rruption crackdown in prince george's county led to several arrests. who officers and five others were indicted on conspireing to commit extortion charges while a third and another man face drug and conspiracy charges. the latest roundup comes four days after county executive jack johnson was arrested >> procutors decided to drop two more charges against ingmar guandique, including attempted kidnapping and attempted robbery. he still faces two murder charges. >>> authorities in china blame unlicensed welders for starting a fire that killedore than 50 people. it happened yesterday at a 28-

current temperatures around the region, 48-degree in washington and in baltimore -- 48 degrees in washingtonis at 43. frederick, maryland, 41 degrees. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite for the region. now, we have fog. that has been the main story this morning. there is a dense fog advisory in effect out to our east. we have some dense fog in anne arundel county, prince george's county. our next weather maker down in the south, it is a rainfall that will be working it's way along a frontal boundary coming in late tonight. you could see some light showers towards the end of the game. the forecast for today looks like this. mix of sun and clouds. the clouds increase as the day progresses. a bit cooler today, 61 degrees for your high. tomorrow, we do expect rain showers across the region tomorrow. could see a half inch or so of rain during the day and more tomorrow night. wednesday, we have a brief warm- up. 62degrees for wednesday. the temperatures drop off a bit for the weekend as our temperatures will be in the 50s so it will definitely be a cool end of the week. all right. it

one person at baltimore washington airport wrote: "all that talk about t.s.a. boycotts and delays were exaggerated. quick trip through security." another traveler at dallas forth worth tweeted this: "no problems. no scan or patdown, nor did i see anyone else doing it." while it seemed air travel was going smoothly today, the uproar over the new security techniques has some thinking about reforms at t.s.a. florida republican john mica who is in line to chair the house transportation committee in the new congress, contends the agency's screening methods are inefficient. >> right now, we're spending all our time on every american. we're spending time on airport employees, pilots, millions of people who have top secret clearances. there are folks like myself that can go into the white house or nuclear facilities and not go through what we do to get on an airplane. screening and re-screening those people that don't pose a threat and using all your resources in that unfocused manner that has to be changed. we can direct our resources, our technology and our invasion

baltimore is a city where many persons trouble from the south. when the exodus began and people started their journey north. many of them dropped off in washington and baltimore. baltimore had a conducive the spirit for churches and it had powerful creatures. it has always had a history of powerful creatures an activist preachers. the kind of came together. i do not know if anybody has done a study. it always has had its powerful preachers. the two kind of give birth to eight revivals spirit in baltimore. that is the thing that happened. you will find a church as a worker at one is popping up every time you turn around. >> how are people receiving churches in this day and age? are they finding it a place to suit their souls -- to suit the -- soothe their souls/ >> it was almost automatic. people grew up and came to church. we started seeing a change. degeneration of persons started staying away from the church. at the same time, we started talking about babies having babies. the maturity that lead children to church was no longer there. esol sweatsuits instead of a dress suits. -- you saw sweatsuit instead of a dress suits. persons began to beco

some of them fell, like this one in northeast washington. baltimore one of the areas hardest hit by those fierce storms. more than 350 homes and apartments were damaged. the national weather service is investigating whether the damage was actually caused by a tornado. city's mayor called it a miracle that nobody was killed. >> and in the day ahead now, one of the suspects in the brian bets murder case is expected to plead guilty today to charges of robbery and using a hand gun to commit crime. sharif lancaster faces 25 years in prison. bets was a principal murdered in his home in silver spring back in april fool's day. the jury in the chandra levy murder trial spent all day yesterday deliberate. they will get back to work this morning. >> both sides are still arguing although these jurors in deliberation. they will meet here this morning to get back underway. they spent about six hours yesterday trying to come to a consensus trying to determine the guilt or innocence of ingmar guandique. ingmar guandique faces two countsor first-degree murder in the d