want to take you to 270 in clarksburg. i am seeing volume as you head down from urbana.ce you get to clarksburg, the lanes are open, and it's a smooth ride. 95 north of occoquan. those headlights coming towards us, that's 95 north traffic heavy at this time. back to you, joe and eun. >> danella, thank you. >>> think charlie sheen has been the butt of jokes up until now? wait until you hear the roasting he's going to get during his next gig. the must see tv special focusing on that troubled actor. [ mr. clopper ] i don't talk to them as much as cindy does... good morning chickens! [ jim ] you know, that's our business so we want to be the experts in chicken. we're not the status quo. perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda-process-verified programs for fresh all-natural chickens. [ jim ] this is an all-vegetarian diet, no animal by-products, no animal fat. [ joe ] we never have used steroids or hormones of any type. it's not gonna happen. [ joe ] and always raised cage free. we set our goals higher than anyone. we're trying to make a better chicken.

once you get to clarksburg, it is a smooth commute for you. eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. 6:32 now. >>> tomorrow casey anthony will find out whether she'll are to spend more time behind bars, this after much of the nation watched on tv as her not guilty verdict was announced in court. you can see casey anthony holding back tears as the court clerk read the verdict. the jury acquitted anthony on the most serious charges of murder and child abuse. prosecutors accused her of suffocating her 2-year-old daughter caylee with duct tape. so far only an alternate has spoken publicly about how the jury came to its decision. meanwhile, the prosecution is disappointed because it wasn'ted justice for caylee. >> the prosecution didn't meat their burden of proof. we had a lot of reasonable doubt there. >> we know the facts, and we put in absolutely every piece of evidence that existed. >> after the verdict, authorities escorted casey anthony back to jail. a judge could have released her at sentencing, could release her at sentencing, based on the

you're slow from urbana as you make your way towards clarksburg. 395 north of edsall. slow from the beltway as you make your way over the 14th street bridge. aaron and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> crews in arlington, virginia, working around the clock to remove downed trees and power lines. the damage from the storm over the weekend is blocking some roads this morning. tracee wilkins is live with a look at some ofhe effects of the storm from last night. tracee? >> reporter: good morning. the effect,people gs are people tickets, going through the dark intersections, not stopping at the four-way stops and going down the wrong way on these closed roads. the officer in charge has been handing out tickets this morning, specifically to the left. let me show you what's happening here. folks coming up williamsburg boulevard, they're trying to get around that power line they have there by coming up the wrong side of the road. we watched one woman get a ticket because she did that. they're wanting folks to just take alternative routes. don't go down the wr

major delays here as you're making your way out of clarksburg. the good news is, is once you pass 109 and make your way further south on 270, the road opens up, and it is a smooth ride. and i want to take you to 395 north of duke street. it is getting congested there, as well. eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. you may want to avoid branch avenue in southeast washington for the next couple of days. it will be closed at pennsylvania avenue so crews can rebuild the roadway. news four's megan mcgrath is there live this morning. megan, good morning to you. >> well, good morning, eun. this is going to be a problem for people who travel on branch avenue right here at the intersection of pennsylvania avenue. take a look at the construction equipment we've got here on pennsylvania avenue. this is all a part of an ongoing construction project, it's been going on for quite some time. you can see that the roadway is really torn up here. we have a lot of equipment. we have uneven pavement. we've got construction barrels and the like. now, what is going

and this is another look at 270 in clarksburg. it's a good ride for you there.back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood is supporting officials in northern virginia's decision to build the new dulles metro station above ground. according to the washington examiner, ray lahood says the decision to move the station above ground would save $40 billion of the total cost. the metro authority had been pushing for the station to be built underground. ray lahood said, with a higher price tag, it would be more difficult to secure federal financial help. >>> the state will foot the bill for james "whitey" bulger's legal bill even though police found $800,000 in cash inside bulger's pardon me. the fbi made the arrest last week. he was on the run for 16 years. he is charged in connection with 19 murders. his arraignment hearing is next wednesday. frlts it's day two of the royal couple's trip to canada. today the duke and duchess of cambridge will attend a citizenship ceremony at the museum of civilization, and then it's off to parlia

bruce allentuck is a contractor in clarksburg, maryland.hese logs in anyone's yard. he is 46 and an accomplished triatlete. >> i carried truck tires through creeks and packs of sand. 30 or 40 pounds of sand. >> they say pay attention to the river. >> joe created the death race. for one weekend every summer, he and andy turned the countryside into a test of will power. >> a lot of people thought they could have been a navy s.e.a.l. or in the tour de france. >> it is an extreme test and can last 30 hours or more. you have to think quick on your feet. and in past races, competitors learned greek phrases and split wood and crawled under barbed wire. from year to year, it is never the same. >> there is a serious risk of death in the event. >> i understand. >> with those words, and whatever bruce can fit in his pack, including the mandatory axe, the first leg of the race begins. >> every person has to lift each rock 150 times. >> the task is to lift 100,000 pounds. they are each individually lifting rocks and rotating to the left. >> a half hour?

also want to show you this, 270 in clarksburg.seeing some volume as you make your way 270 south out of urbana. you can see here, as you head down towards clarksburg, your lanes are open, and you are traveling at a good speed. i want to show you d.c. this is new york avenue and north cap. d.c., i'm checking your local roadways. so far i have no accidents to report for you or major delays at this time. back to you, aaron and joe. >> thanks, danella. >>> it is now 5:40, just about 5:42 on this tuesday morning. we'll show you where drivers can now get a hefty fine because of new speed cameras. >>> good morning and welcome back. storms are still causing problems for people in northern virginia. a few roads remain closed because of downed trees and power lines, and that could be a problem for drivers this morning. tracee wilkins is live in arlington with a look at the damage this morning. tracee, you were there yesterday. have you seen much improvement overnight? >> reporter: we're seeing some improvement. we're definitely seeing some.

bruce allen tuck is a land escape contractor in clarksburg, maryland.logs in anyone's yard. bruce is 46, an accomplished try athlete and now he's training for something called the death race. >> when i started out i was carrying a log through the woods for as long as i could, sometimes six hours, six miles, whatever, carried truck tires through creeks, packs of sand 30, 40, 50 pounds of sand. >> just pay attention to the way you're using the river. >> reporter: one weekend every summer, this man and andy weinberg transform the countryside into a true test of will power. >> a lot of people dream, they think they could have been navy s.e.a.l.s, they could have been in the tour de france or this or that. here's your chance. >> reporter: you have to think quick on your feet. in past races competitors learned greek phases, split wood and climbed under barbed wire. year to year it's never the same. >> there it is, my man. >> do you understand there's serious risk of possible death associated with this possible sports event. >> i do. >> understanding these ris

i am seeing some congestion as you make your way out of urbina and head south towards clarksburg.ut so far no accidents, and nothing too significant at this time. as we check out d.c., this is new york avenue, right at florida. they have a light here but i've been watching this traffic. it's moving right along. don't worry they'll start moving any minute now. i want to show you this, this is 66 at fairfax county parkway. can't you see that it's getting foggy out there in this area? just be careful, because as you're driving it may be a little difficult to see in some parts. eun and joe back to you. >> thanks very much. time special rules in place for the royal couple. >>> many complain that airport screening has become too invasive but it turns out it may not be invasive enough. there's a new threat that terrorists might be able to fool high-tech body scanners by surgically implanting explosives into their bodies. the tsa says this type of bomb would be very difficult to detect. there is no indication that anyone has actually attempted to do this. melissa mollet is live at dulles

as we head up to 270 in clarksburg, you can see some people are heading down 270 south, but, again, nosignificant volume at this time. eun and joe, back to you. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in alexandria, virginia, telegraph road will be closed in both directions from duke street to huntington avenue. crews will place new girders for the bridge over telegraph road. it will shut down tonight and friday night at 11:00 and stay closed until 5:00 a.m. >>> you may have a tougher time hailing a taxicab in alexandria. the city suspended 68 taxis from service for failing to have annual vehicle inspections done. that's about 10% of the fleet serving the city. taxicab operators were notified back in january they had until june 30th to get the inspections. they were allowed to continue providing service during the holiday weekend but are now p prohibited from doing so. they are allowed back on the road as soon as the inspections are complete. >>> he's calling it something awesome, but facebook founder mark zuckerberg is keeping it quiet about the announ

this is 270 in clarksburg. 270, it's a great ride for you north and south as you're traveling this morning. heading over, this is the beltway in virginia at robinson terminal. i can tell you that beltway, inner loop and outer loop in virginia have no incidents to report for you as you make your way right now. this is 66 at sully road. sully road east and west, it's a great ride so far. >>> time is 4:54. coming up, lightning strikes. we'll show you the widespread damage from last night's storms. q >>> welcome back. this fourth of july you don't have to go far to get the best seafood in america. >> not at all. maryland's chesapeake bay takes the top spot. maryland's eastern shore is the top place you can get the freshest crabs in the country. coming in second, baton rouge, louisiana, for its craw fish. boston made the list for its oysters. georgetown, maine, highlighted for lobsters. and charleston, south carolina, picked for its atlantic shrimp. >>> it has become a fourth of july tradition along with barbecuing and fireworks. it's the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest. that competition

early 270 in clarksburg. 270, you're clear as well. joe, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> well, you may want to skip the bacon with your breakfast this morning when you hear the results of a new study on adult obesity. in 38 states, more than 1 in 4 people is obese. that's according to researchers from the trust for america's health and the robert wood johnson foundation. just one state, colorado, has an obesity rate of lower than 20%. the district's obesity rate is 21.7%. maryland is 27.1%, the highest in the region. and virginia's is 25.9%. >> that's a problem. >> put the bacon down. >> i'm going to have to change my diet. all right. it's now 4:54. 74 degrees. >>> a political conspiracy or bad timing? water works interrupt a local >>> welcome back. we now know what the new metro rail cars will look like. metro released its final design for its next generation of rail cars that will be known as the 7000 series. the units will feature a blue and gray interior with 64 vinyl padded seats. there will be more grab handles as

this is 270 in clarksburg. 270, you are looking good north and south. as we head over to d.c., new york avenue and bladensburg road. i've been watching new york avenue, and i see a lot of people. i think they're heading back home, getting ready for work. you guys are cutting it close. here's a look at 395 north of the duke street. i can tell you, 395 your lanes are clear as well. back to you, joe and aaron. >> danella, thanks. >> thanks very much. >>> exxon mobil took another -- we'll take another look at a spill it caused and has a new report on the size and scope of it. >>> plus looking back at the massive oil spill in the gulf. >>> 4:47. right now the mexican navy is searching for the seven american tourists still missing after the boat they were in capsized in the pacific ocean. the 115-foot boat sampg about 15 miles south from the port of san felipe on sunday. the group was on a july 4th fishing trip when they were caught in a thunderstorm. at least one u.s. man was confirmed dead. aside from the missing, the other 35 passengers and crew members on

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as you can see, as you head down towards clarksburg, it's a short ride for you. checking out 95, still heavy as you make your way out of dale city. as you head towards lorton, roads are open. no major delays as of yet. as you continue onto 395, no delays for you there either. joe and eun, back to you. >>> we're on top of breaking news right now at 6:02. a fire is on "u" street in the 1300 block there. melissa mollet is live with the latest. melissa, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun. "u" street between 13th and 14th completely shut down because of the fire. firefighters still out here on the scene. they will be wrapping things up here shortly. luckily, no one injured. here's what happened. 5:00 a.m. this morning, somebody walking by a business here noticed flames coming from inside "u" beer and wine. firefighters arrived, saw heavy fire coming from the front of that building. investigators tell me, because of the layout of the store, some spaces were a bit difficult to get to. the beer and wine is completely destroyed. glass in the front

prince george's county as well as montgomery county looking good. 270 and clain clarksburg, if yo traveling 270 north or south, so far no delays. this is penn avenue at the southeast freeway. d.c., your local roadways with looking good as well, heading to virginia at joplin road. traveling north or southbound at 95 in virginia, it's smooth sailing on this fourth of july. back to you, aaron and joe. >> good time to get out and move around. thanks, danella. >> no more warnings. the town saiding out speed ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> 6:26. welcome back. lawmakers will be trying to hit the debt ceiling instead of taking a holiday recess. they're expected to reach the debt

i am seeing congestion build out of urbana as you head towards clarksburg the south.o far, no major delays. again, metro, marc, and vre are running on or close to schedule. eun and joe, back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:41 is the time. ahead, the new feature riders will >>> good morning. welcome back. at 5:45 the final countdown is under way for the space shuttle "atlantis" in nasa's 30-year-old space program. this is live at the kennedy center with workers conferring with each other. weather could delay the historic launch. nbc's jay gray is down at kennedy space center with more on this. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, joe. everybody getting ready here and going through the final preparations. the only one, it seems, is not cooperating at this point is mother nature. talking with nasa weather forecasters, the forecast is still a no go for the 11:25 laurchl here at kennedy space center. as they work through the final preparations, the crew of "atlantis" was woken early this morning, 4:30 this morning, and now they are going through the pr

dispensed -- next is clarksburg, west virginia. spence. caller: i would like to say united we stand and divided we fall and we need to apply it to the government. we need to start with congress eliminating their little perks. some of the benefits we give to congress -- and the military men, paying them what they do, benefits for life, but when these clowns of their retired they carry a lifetime package with them. if we want to talk about deficit cuts, maybe we can close some of their niceties' -- some of their pools and showers. if they were serious about bet they would turn out the lights in some of the places in washington did but they are so out of touch they cannot think of things like that. and the more these parties decide to argue with each other, i think it is time for a flat tax and tax everybody fairly in the united states of america. every time there is something that has to be debated -- we have to go back to taxes. if we are taxing evenly and fairly we would not have the arguments and the politicians would not carry this over

clarksburg, west virginia, cindy in the republican line. >> caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. listen to all your callers and it seems to me most of them are saying, you know, they are accepting the populous message that the rich are are getting away with not paying taxes and such. this is not true. i think both mr. boehner and president obama are very serious about trying to come to an accord, but i believe that we have to have the spending cuts first. they're not good stewards of the money they are getting now when they show that they can be, then let's talk about spending taxes. i think taxes do need to be reformed. let's see something on the spending side to show that they're serious about living within the means. >> the speaker yesterday during his press conference referenced the fact that discussions fell apart because of the issue of tax increases to the order of an additional $400 billion. here is what he had to say. >> the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement on some additional revenues. until yesterday when the presiden