here is the problem on the beltway. k about the inner loop of the beltway, this camera showing you the inner loop at braddock. a four mile backup as you approach gallows road. 50 westbound at collington road two lanes blocked there because of flooding there. top of the beltway here, no real problems looking typical. 95 and the parkway, a little slow. nothing too crazy there. 270 headed out of frederick. we are quite slow all the way through clarksville. and kind of abnormal there. minnesota avenue at eastern avenue, we have flooding under the bridge here. we had three vehicles stuck. we have had one that was just pulled out but again, this is shut down, minnesota avenue at eastern because of the standing water. we're go oing to have some trouble times in ten minutes. >>> today, tens of thousands of runners will cross the same finish line that was the target of an attack two years ago. the boston marathon begins hours from now and nbc's jay gray is telling us how runners and police are getting ready. good morning. >> repo

traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia we are still looking good at this hour. no reports of incidents or delays on the inner or the outer loops. 95 southbound at route 644, just under the beltway, we have a disabled vehicle. it has been moved to the shoulder so not causing any significant delays on the southbound side of 95. here's a look at the beltway in virginia. braddock road no reports of incidents or delays in this area. still looking slow at 270 out of frederick at old hundred road. we'll keep you updated. angie and eun, back to you? >> right now your commute is changing in a big way on the red line. metro is switching back to automatic train operation this morning. nearly six years after that deadly crash near the fort totten station. megan mcgrath has a look at what the passengers can expect this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. it was back in 2009 that that

the beltway no problems. 63 degrees by saturday. we do see a couple of showers possible late saturday night and into sunday. 62 by sunday. we get a little bit better by next week into the mid-60s. that's still well below our average by about 5 degrees. so grab your jackets and hang on to them. larry, good morning. >> good morning, allyson. of course good morning again to you at home. looks like we have a situation brewing on metro this morning. the redline seeing delays in both directions because of a signal issue outside of the dupont circle metro station. i want to let you know the buses are running on schedule. for those of you in southern maryland, that would include brandywine, accokeek, oxon hill, everything free and clear in your area. no issues to report. we had an earlier car fire on the outer loop of the beltway at branch avenue. it's not causing any delays. it shouldn't impede the commute this morning. it's actually on the shoulder. again not causing any problems for you. for those of you traveling along the beltway, every

beltway to the bridge. i'm back in a couple of minutes. >>> maybe you stash away extra cash for your summer driving gas prices are up again. you're paying 13 cents a gallon more today than you were two weeks ago. d.c. drivers paying the most as you might expect. a gallon costing $2.63 on average. in our area of maryland, drivers are paying $2.57 a gallon. in virginia a gallon will cost you $2.34. and in west virginia a gallon will run you $2.53. >>> whether you take 66 or 270 or the beltway, you're not alone on the roads. and the federal highway administration says more are hitting the roads than ever. in february alone, americans drove more than 221 billion miles. that is the second highest figure for february in the past 25 years. so far driving is up 4% from last year. >>> yeah a lot more cars on the road. people are willing to drive longer distances. >> even on the smaller roads that i get congested all the time. >>> coming up on 6:41 an absolutely gorgeous view of the sky here over the potomac, but it'

the outer loop of the beltway, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. as you can see from the drive time, not causing any delays as you travel southbound in virginia. elsewhere, 95 north bound, prince william beltway, 18 minute ride and westbound at 50 is six minutes. for more traffic tune in to wtop. back to you. >>> and waiting for the children to -- >> watch yourself. >> a camera capturing that moment that manhole right there, that cover, sent flying high in the sky. what's being blamed for the blast that sent it airborne? >>> all quiet at the tidal basin right now. here's a live look at the pretty cherry blossoms. the crowds packed the area for a glimpse at peak bloom. why today may be your last >>> we're working to find out when a woman arrested in montgomery county will be extradited to philadelphia. police tracked down nyia parler to silver spring after her quadriplegic son was abandoned in a park. after she left him in a park, she came to silver spring to visit her boyfriend. the man was found lying in the leaves covered with a blanket next to a

and then the beltway at new hampshire. that's the inner and the outer loop. >> there's two. >> there are two. >> are you doing traffic? >> no one goes clockwise, the other counter clockwise. >> thanks, adam. >> smarter than the average bear. >>> it's now 6:02. a maryland man who jumped the white house fence last october has to answer to the judge in a couple of hours. the incident put a focus on security at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and now we're getting a first look at some upgrades to make the white house safer. news4's megan mcgrath has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. dominic adesanya is due back in federal court at 9:30 this morning after undergoing psychiatric treatment. treatment that was ordered by a judge. look at the cell phone video. it shows adesanya punching secret service dogs last october. he made it about 20 yards past that fence before he was taken down by canines. it was one of several fence jumping incidents that focused attention on the white house's security and specifically the fen

the beldway. for those of -- beltway. prince george's county, bowie, mitchellville no problems heading into town heading westbound on 50. >>> this has my attention. fitness 2.0 gym classes without the gym ahead on cbs. a high-tech solution that could get you in shape. >> roger goodell addresses the league's concussion settlement and the upcoming draft. >> i'll be back in 25 minutes with the one and only larry miller with your traffic and weather updates. >> get your news, weather and traffic 24 hours a day from our wusa9 hoe bill app. >> stay there because -- mobile app. >> stay there because you'll get all the information on what what's happening in baltimore i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this. hampton

d.c. 295, you're running at speed after the beltway and as you approach the 11th street bridge you are slow in this area there. beltway near braddock road looking good. >>> more problems for the secret service this morning. a senior supervisor is on administrative leave accused of assaulting a female employee. megan mcgrath is live at secret service headquarters thousand with more now with more on the latest scandal. >> reporter: good morning. the incident allegedly happened at secret service headquarters on march 31. sources tell nbc news that a senior supervisor xavier morales, is now on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. they say that he made unwanted sexual advances toward a female co-worker. it allegedly happened after hours, after the two returned to headquarters following a party at a restaurant in d.c.. now, nbc news confirms that morales' security clearance has been suspend and will remainhe investigation. sources say morales is accused of trying to kiss the woman and grabs her hands when she resisted. this of course is just the latest in a string of incidents tha

take the outer loop of the beltway, get off at georgetown pike. at into town that will be your best bet to get around that mess this morning. another situation on the eastbound side of i-66 at the rest area where the shoulder is blocked. we have a camera close by to show you the situation out in that area. that is the car right there. you can see again the shoulder blocked as a result of that earlier accident. not causing much in the way of delays now. traffic is moving. certainly some good news there but you certainly want to use caution in this area as you are commuting this morning. we're going to have an update on the situation around town. plus, we'll have a look at how things are shaping up in southern maryland coming up in about ten minutes. nick, over you to. >>> later today, president obama will host a reception in the white house rose garden. the reception is meant to thank both democrats and republicans who worked on legislation permanently changing how medicare pays doctors. the gathering marks an end to years of last-minute fixes to me

taking a look at the bottom of the beltway, no problems. prince william a tad slow this is typical of course for this time of the morning. 95 b.w. parkway and 29 looking good. >> thank you, melissa. >>> there is a memorial in manassas this morning for two women from our area. emily and evonne selke were killed in the french alps last month. family and friends will be showing up in a few hours. darcy? >> reporter: good morning, eun. this was a huge loss to the community here in manassas. we are told that the selkes were long-time members here at sacred heart catholic church and this is where that memorial service is going to be held a little later this morning. now, the mother and daughter were on the doomed flight last month, a flight that the co-pilot took down intentionally. investigators still trying to figure out why that happened. the pastor here at the church has told news4 that the selkes have been members here of this church since 1993. he says that members of the church literally watched emily grow up into a beautiful young woman. s

as you take a look at the beltway. 295 is a little slow past 50 and the top of the beltway outer loopa little as well. as does inbound 295. 66 not so bad 95 here virginia northbound through dale city is going to be the slowest spot. as for travel times 66 inbound no problem here from fairfax county to the beltway. about ten minutes behind. listen to wtop when you head to your car this morning for the latest on the water main break fairfax. 270 southbound germantown to the beltway no problems. top of the beltway 95 and 270 no problems. >>> we're now learning which business will take over the old rhino bar space in georgetown. the washington business journal reporting club monaco plans to open a store in the space on m street pretty soon. the retailer said it's revamping the overall style aiming for younger shoppers. rhino bar closed in february after 18 years in business. >>> you can finally see some of the cherry blossoms! they are starting to boom. the peak bloom is a few days away probably between april 11th and 14th. we're getting close. we have some of the best cherry blossom drin

nothing inside the beltway and nothing for southern maryland. the areas in lighter blue a frost advisory for the overnight hours mainly south and west of us. 30 to 40 degrees for an overnight low. skies mainly clear. the coldest temperatures west of d.c. if you planted flowers or vegetables early you may want to cover them up before you head to bed. for the next 48 hours, dry for the day tomorrow. under the in flaw wednesday of high pressure. go -- influence of high pressure going to bring us snipe. sunshine. the upcoming weekend, the rain moves our way. stays dry saturday moring but by saturday afternan, saturday night, sunday morning that is when we look for rain across the area. 60 degrees for the high tomorrow. lots of sunshine. winds out of the northwest at 10 on 20. hear is the extended outlook that shows day time highs still on the cool side as they move through the next couple of days. early neck woke we start to -- next weak we start to warm up back to the middle 60's. cold start tomorrow mornison: bundle up. wear the gloves like you sai

another problem, indian head highway northbound at the beltway a new crash there with the right lane blocked. it is slick out there. just be careful please. wide look at things. overall, beltway is looking pretty good. top of the beltway is looking good. prince george's county overall no major issues except for situation of course indian head of course as you approach the beltway. otherwise, looking pretty good and typical. travel times, a little slow. >>> two lawyers could deliver the opening arguments in the trial of the colorado theater shooting suspect james holmes. they say they are almost done picking a jury in this case. holmes is charged with killing 12 people at a theater where people were watching "the dark knight" three years ago. holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of instandity. >>> a new report is out that says cyber crime is on the wage. according to symantec, there was a 23% increase last year. lots of the attacks happened via social media and 70% of attacks were spread to other people that way. there was also a 4,000% spike in cryptoransom attacks where hackers hide y

. >>> breaking news on the beltway, two-mile back-ups. how to get around this problem near river road. >>> we have breaking news tonight in baltimore where we're seeing a heavy police presence this morning. the darkness of light did little to stop the rioting and looting in the city there. police in full riot gear standing guard. >>> four buildings are burning right now on pratt street in baltimore, that's ten minutes from the inner harbor. right now the national guard is on the ground by order of governor larry hogan. today, baltimore city schools will be closed. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has set a 10:00 p.m. curfew tonight. >>> let's check the weather. >> it's a nice morning but there's a noticeable breeze out here this morning and temperatures are in the 40s. you'll need an extra layer of warmth on the daymorning. weather this morning and afternoon and evening, nothing to be worried about. all green lights. drive time forecast just a few clouds. nothing to worry about in the weather department. breaking news now from first 4 traffi

i wouldn't be surprised to see a frost advisory issued as we get closer to the beltway. overnight tonight temperatures will get into the 30s in a lot of spots once again. right now we're sitting at 50 degrees in leesburg. 52 in manassas. 49 still anythingerstown so still in the 40s -- still hagerstown so still in the 40s as you head north and west. with the wind it feels colder than that you can always argue there's a windchill factor. peak wind gusts in the 20 to 30 miles an hour range throughout the entire metro area. will the winds settle down any time soon? we'll talk about a little bit of an improvement in our temperatures but at a price coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. mike, back to you. >> thanks, erica. >>> straight ahead on news at noon, the death of a deal. comcast pulling the plug on its multibillion dollar merger with time warner. >>> american sniper, a student group at the university of maryland decided it will not be showing the movie >>> welcome back. comcast announced today it's dropping its multibillion dollar bid to buy time warner. the m

toward the beltway you're looking at an issue and problem free commute. to let my metro riders know we are keeping a close eye on two situations on metro again with the yellow and blue line and the orange line we have delays on both of those lines. you'll want to add additional time to your drive time on your commute time because you don't drive on metro. andrea and nick we'll send it back over to you. >> way to break it down larry. a new york city police detective with a history of civilian complaints is punished after he goes view a nearly a dozen educators punished for their role it's the biggest trade violation in history. today middle east governments are shredding open skies agreements they signed pumping over $40 billion in prohibited subsidies into their state-owned airlines. protectionism at its worst. and their actions threaten thousands of u.s. aviation jobs. it's time for middle east countries to play by the rules. restore competition. restore open skies. fight for american jobs. >>> at 6:26 here are some things you may have missed. a new york

. >>> taking a look at the beltway, most inner and outer loops are running smoothly. no incidents being reported. elsewhere, traveling out of leesburg, taking the dulles greenway looking good. and 55 after route 28 as you continue on the dulles toll road. elsewhere 66 at 50 looking good. seeing more vog i'mlume but no incidents. and in roukprince george's county volume building. 495 at colesville road no reports of incidents. more in ten minutes. >>> this is angieust got an update from pepco on those outages in prince george's county. they are pushing back the restoration time by one hour. so we're hearing by 7:00 a.m., those who are in the dark in the a delphi area, should you have your lights back on. we have watched the numbers go down from 1600 to just under 400. pepco tells us that a vehicle accident is the cause. this happened less than a day after the widespread outages we saw in d.c. and parts of matter maryland. and you can always watch our updates live on our nbc washington app when you lose power. >>> we'll talk more about the power outages she referenced ye

>>> slowing on 66 as you approach the beltway and then inside the beltway.ewhere in arnold college parkway and stacey lane, all lanes blocked due to police activity. here are travel times. and when you hit the road tune into 103.5 fm wtop for more traffic. >>> a developing story right now that is playing out this d.c. and maryland. a violent kidnapping and argument and shooting that left a security guard dead and a chase and shoot-out on a busy d.c. street. >>> we have team coverage this just minutes. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>> a developing story still playing out. a kidnapping followed by a shooting outside the census bureau and chase and shoot-out with place along

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starting to see volume build up as you get closer toward the beltway in springfield. ea and nick, over to you. >>> american women go crazy. >> we are now officially on royal baby watch. breaking it all down. let. >>> the drama at target. >> black friday came a little bit early. the lily pulitzer for target launched yesterday. i was in line with my sister-in- law at target. we were probably like number 75 in line of a line that included 250 people. >> you are kidding. >> target opened at 8:00. we got in at about 8:02. literally grabbing extra smalls and smalls. i don't know what we got. everything was gone by 8:08. >> did you bring one in? >> i didn't wear it today but it is very cute. people were shoving, the whole deal a lot of shoppers were made the website crashed at 3:00 a.m. target told usa today that everything is completely sold out. >> and the worst is they are not restocking. >>> ben affleck. big stink about this. why? slave ancestry, he asked it not be revealed in a bps show where he was on the show finding your roots with henry laws gates. he digs up people'

outer loop of the beltway between 95 and 270, 21 minutes. rthbound 95 is 21 more traffic in your car are tune into wtop 103.5 fm. >>> we've been enjoying those lower prices at the gas pump. and we're getting a better idea at just how much money you and your family will save this year because of it. >>> plus a developing story right now in south carolina where a police officer is in jail right now accused of shooting an unarmed 3457b. the man. the message the family of the vehicle tim wants you to hear. here at metro, our first priority is your safety, so let's discuss what you should do if there's an emergency involving fire or smoke. if you're in a station, move away from the platform and begin walking to the nearest exit. if you're on a train, notify the operator using the intercom located at either end of the railcar. follow the operator's instructions and remain calm. unless you are in immediate danger you are safest staying inside the train. if necessary, when the train is stopped, you can use the end doors to move to another car in the

want to let you know things free and clear on the beltway. a live look at mine road here on 66 shows you that traffic is moving. over to you. >>> the nation's largest retail pharmacy train is planning to shutter a number of its locations. >> make room on your calendar for national bald eagle day. we're brookside chocolate now has a crunch. brookside crunchy clusters - crispy multi-grains and sweet fruit-flavored pieces dipped in rich dark chocolate. discover brookside crunchy clusters. >>> a u.s. postal service worker is fighting for his life this morning after a crash in bowie. it happened yesterday along route 450 near church road. the mail truck crossed from a westbound lane into a eastbound lane and ended up on its sides. the driver was thrown from the truck. no other vehicles involved. police are still investigating. >>> the girlfriend of the woman police say killed david messerschmitt pleaded not guilty. dominique johnson was charged with conseer speak to -- conspiracy to commit robbery. johnson's girlfriend 21-year- old jamyra gallmon i

traveling on the eastern side of the beltway from st. abas road to kenilworth avenue in prince george's county, a 17-minute commute. so really no delays for the most part. again, if anything, we're starting to see slick roads. let's show you how slick those roads are. a live look at i -270 shows you this is at west montgomery avenue. it shows you just how slick the roads are. traffic is moving. looks like no issue there is on i-270 either southbound or northbound. i want you to be careful of the roads because we have seen a few accidents pop up here or there. a live look at 7th street at frontage. actually this is 95 the virginia side. traffic is moving there. we did have an earlier issue pop up. look like the issue has been resolved so it's not going to cause any problems for your commute if you're getting ready to head out the door. back over to you. >> thanks, larry. >>> a controversial abortion law is signed into law. >> the race for the white house just gained another candidate. we're a new form of innovation is taking shape, bringin

no problems around the beltway. 95 free and clear of any issues as well as you make your way to the 14th street bridge this morning. >>> cbs this morning is next with the story of a mystery military operation going on concerning people in three states. new details on the backlash surrounding the planned training exercise. >> talking shop. a new trend in on demand delivery service. how apps like post mates are helping consumers and businesses. >> i'll be back in 25 minutes with larry miller giving you traffic and weather updates. >> don't information news, weather and traffic 24 hours a day on the wusa9 app. the app is where it's at. join me i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committ

meantime if you're going to be traveling southbound on i-270 making your way from frederick to the beltway, no major issues to report this morning. a live look at father hurley boulevard shows you volume starting to build up on the southbound side primarily. northbound starting to see traffic buildup as well but no issues so you should be able to make it to your destination on type. northbound 95 heading from fredricksburg toward the beltway, you're looking at smooth commute. just volume building up as you get closer towards the beltway. let's send it back over to nick live at nats park. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: on paper this is the start of something special. game one of 162 for the nationals. they're coming in as favorites to win it all. they're -- there's certainly a lot between now and then to determine if that will end up unfolding. right now the fact is they are limping into opening day with three of their top bats on the dl to start the season. we take a look at the injure ji status of this team -- injury status of the team. >> reporter: the two biggest story lines leading in

near 50 degrees around the beltway. near 50 by the bay. outside the beltway in prince georges, northern montgomery much of fairfax county in the 40s. still in the upper 30s in fauquier and culpepper. we'll stay dry in morning, most of the region but showers pop up by noontime out of the mountains of west virginia and they drift slowly into the shenandoah valley by 4:00 p.m. it looks like they'll move closer into the metro area thursday evening and then drift closer to us, maybe get a little rumble of thunder during the evening hours as the showers move on through. it will be cooler tomorrow. in the 60s. much cooler on friday with a northeast breeze. only in the 50s much of the day, so quite a change from today. with maybe a little drizzle. maybe some sprinkles off and on on friday. that all ends friday night. down to near 50 saturday. saturday partly sunny. a beautiful day again. just a slight chance of a sprinkle on saturday with highs around 70. then on sunday we start a warm pattern again. into the mid 70s and partly cloudy. then monday

from the beltway to the bridge 13 minutes from quantico to the beltway, you're behind at 39 minutes. see you at 6:21. >> thank you. >>> it promises virginia high school students college credit without the tuition, but we'll show you this program could be shut down. >>> also ahead, don't miss this. doing his part to try and help the middle class. one boss' surprise ann >>> all aboard! i finally got to say it. there goes the virginia railway expression out in bristow, virginia. inbound to union station. i have been talking to a couple of of the commuters around here. they say this is far and away better than driving interstate 66 into town. it's little chilly out here this morning, skies have cleared out just enough to allow for a substantial drop in temperatures. we're at 47 degrees here this morning and there are areas of fog to contend with. sun's up at 6:32 this morning. a few more minutes away. it will be a nice enough day today. get some sunshine into early this afternoon. highs up near 70 degrees. tom's talking about the weekend with your seven day forecast coming up at 6:21. bac

most areas are fine especially inside the beltway. oon, cloudy skies and the rain is going to be approaching by dinner time and it hangs around here or there through sunday morning. so sunday afternoon better conditions but we're not getting much warmer again. temperatures will stay into the upper 50s for sunday afternoon. 60 today. 61 for tomorrow. the showers arrive and we finally see a modest warm-up next week but that's all ahead of another chance of rain on thursday. it is the weekend and it is sunny. here is larry miller. >>> larry miller? did you say miller? just making sure. i want to let my metro riders know we have a delay on the blue line toward the largo metro station. apparently there was an earlier issue outside of franconia- springfield metro station causing those delays. buses running on schedule. if you're getting ready to head out the door or will be in the next 5 to 10 minutes a smooth commute traveling westbound on the outer loop on baltimore avenue to the dulles toll road. you're looking at a 22-minute commute. tra

overall, no major problems as you look at the beltway. 95 into and out of town, looking good. back in ten minutes. see you at 4:41. >>> pictures just in of an incredible rescue in nepal. a teenager was trapped under the rubble at a hilton hotel in kathmandu and here you see a number of rescue workers trying desperately to get to this teenager. and we're learning this morning that these are american rescue workers. you might have seen there a t-shirt -- fairfax county urban search and rescue team. two members were involved in some way in this desperate attempt to get to the teenager. you see there. again, trapped in the rubble. possibly for five days since the earthquake at a hilton hotel. we are told this boy survived on just butter and water. so we hope to learn more about the local involvement possibly of our fairfax county rescue team. the death toll there in nepal growing more -- 5,500 now. >> kristin wright thank you. >>> 4:33. the parent company of three local hospitals is donating up to $1 million for the rescues in nepal. the money will be split between the three organi

>>> overall the beltway is running very smoothly. haveent in prince george's county outer loop after allentown road two left lanes are blocked and one left lane on the in-are loop isner a blocked. starting to see some slowdowns. 95 near franconia springfield, volume building. traveling elsewhere, 95 heading there baltimore down to d.c. all lanes open with no reports of incidents or delays. 270 at clarksburg road looking good as well. centreville heading through on 66 all the way up to the beltway, no reports of delays. back to you. >>> it's 5:24 now. in "news 4 your health," a new study reveals serious life events during childhood 00 could triple the risk of type one diabetes. kids that had to deal with any sort of major conflict like a family death or a divorce had increased risk of developing the disease. doctors say it's likely that higher levels of stress hormones like cortisol affects resistance. >>> a new study says latino children are twice as likely to have tooth decay than white or black children. data shows as many as 55% of

going from frederick to the beltway. n see volumes starting to build up as you get closer to rockville but again no issues. a smooth commute there as well. meantime sky 9 is in the air to show us things on 95 where 95 meets the beltway. you can see traffic flowing in all directions. no problems and no incidents to report. folks we're certainly looking at a smooth commute this morning if you're going to be heading out soon. back to you. >>> all right thank you larry. 6:23. two women are arrested in new york accused of attempting to aid a foreign terror group. >> a new trend when it comes to the latest tech gadgets, try them before you buy them. we'll have those stories and more when we return. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the s60 sedan. from volvo. lease

it's a chilly start. 50 inside the beltway, 40s in the suburbs. high tomorrow of 68.for the upcoming week. how are the roads looking right now? >> right now i have a brand new crash. 95 northbound at dale city. been seeing some slowdowns heading to dale city. now we have a crash. we tweeted about that one. travel times, 95 north quantico to the beltway taking extra 10 minutes from now. 66 in town 11 minutes, you are on time there. >>> you have to go through tight security and now so will airline and airport workers. >> the major changes they can expect all in >>> just in out of bali an american just sentenced to 18 years in jail for murdering his girlfriend's mom. an indonesian court just came down with that sentence. he was found guilty of beating her death on the island. the daughter was also charged with that murder. her body was found in a suitcase at the resort. this was last august. >>> thank you. 13 before the hour and the police chief in virginia beach says one of his officers broke policy when he used a taser during a traffic stop. we should warrant you the v

>>> an accident on the beltway prince george's county county. outer loop after allentown road two left lanes blocked. and on the inner loop one left lane is blocked. taking a look at 270 south at shady grove, all lanes open. no reports of delays or incidents there. 95 in maryland at 216, again seeing more volume but nothing to report. 50 traveling in from annapolis, looking good. you're traveling at speed. 95 into prince william county parkway, looking good. 66 all the way in to the beltway, no reports of incidents or delays. >>> you may not be able to afford the peanuts and cracker jacks if you go to a nats game. >> why the team is considered one of the most expensive in the league. it's 4:54. listen to this sweet symphony of flavor. beautiful! gorgeous! here comes the fruitful crescendo! incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. dude totino's blasted rolls. sweet. totino's blasted crust rolls... yeah. flavor at full blast >>> we're work to go find out how a prince george's county mail carrier is doing after a car. you

most of maryland and virginia right around the beltway and inside the beltway near 50. in the 40s around the bay. shenandoah valley, low to mid 50s there. petersburg, up to a mild 60 degrees. look at the cherry blossoms. photo by jeff norman. post your signs of spring photos put them on facebook and twitter. i share as well on instagram. so follow me. gorgeous pink blossoms. this one taken under a blue sky. this was taken yesterday too by sue cromer. wonderful there. here's the rain timing for tuesday. some showers coming in around 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. passing north of the metro area. by 10:00 it will be north and west of us. by noontime some moderate showers coming on through. those are moving off to the south and east, and maybe a few lingering sprinkles there. track all that with the storm team 4 app. get it on google play and the itunes store. with the showers it will be cooler in the 60s. wednesday, sun back near 70. beautiful on thursday. we'll keep it going into the weekend. friday, saturday, sunday, looking delightful with highs maybe mid 70s on saturday. cooler su

traveling on the beltway, no issues to report on the inner and outer loop. free and clear. 395, 295 as well as the bw parkway smooth for the most part. but if you are going to be traveling southbound on 295, we're starting to see volume again just starting to build up. you want to be mindful of that and if you can, add some additional time to your drive time. for those of you traveling on the beltway, the inner and outer loop, starting to see volume build up mainly around colesville road. andrea and nick, over to you. >>> still not clear how long the family lived without electricity but a father's attempt to keep the lights on and his kids warm may have cost all of them their lives. >> dad and his seven children ages 6 to 16 all died from carbon monoxide poisoning. delia goncalves joins us now with the story that delia has us all thinking what if, what if somebody had done this or someone had gotten in sooner but nothing can bring them back now. >> reporter: that's right. i'm sure that is a question that is playing over and over again in the minds of family

sky 9 is giving us a look at the beltway. e outer loop of the beltway at silver spring where we have volume starting to build up f. anything we're seeing slick roads. no major incidents to report. also want to give you a quick update on the pedestrian struck at georgia avenue at forest glen road. looks like they've been removed from the scene. that area should open back up soon. for those of you out in virginia traveling eastbound on 66 coming from gainesville going through manassas, centreville, fairfax, you're looking at a smooth commute this morning. just volume delays as you get closer to the beltway. add additional time to your commute time if at all possible. back over to you. >>> let's go ahead and pump the brakes on the whole nats to the world series talk. at least until they win their first series. a 2-5 so far. yesterday's outing in boston as bad as it gets according to skipper matt williams. all that said in today's inside pitch, holden kushner took to the streets to see if nats nation is hitting the panic button ju

lower 70s for areas outside the beltway. 'll talk about rain coming up for tomorrow in a little bit but first let's send it over to larry miller. >> thank you. happy wednesday, by the way. i want to say to my metro riders everything running on schedule this morning. a lot of earlier issues on some of the rails have been resolved. buses running on schedule as well. we had some ramp restrictions on the outer loop of the beltway at 355. that's actually rockville pike as a result of an dent there. not causing -- accident there. not causing much in the way of delays. sky 9 showing us a live look at how things are shaping up n. is at the beltway at 95. you can see volume building up this morning. so definitely make sure you leave the house in just enough time to give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. your next update coming up in about ten minutes. >>> ten people were arrested overnight in baltimore for violating the emergency curfew. despite those arrests, the curfew appears to have worked. >> this comes just a d

the nats game. larry? >>> beltway. ust volume starting to build up mainly on the inner loop. 295 also seeing some volume building up as well and the bw parkway. want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up. this is i-270 as you head southbound toward the beltway. again i think the ride home this evening is going to be a fairly normal one, just volume delays at all of the major arteries but weather certainly won't be a factor this evening. >>> senator franken on cbs this morning explaining why he opposes the time warner cable merger. >> "time" magazine celebrates one ever the world's most influential people. who made the cut. >> and we'll be back in 25 minutes with your traffic and weather updates. >> how are you doing on your water consumption today? >> the face looks great. flawless. >> get your news and traffic 24 hours a day on the wusa9 app. >> who's with me at noon? >> howard bernstein will be with you. >> sign in, please. have a great morning. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, april 22nd 20

it's chilly if you're headed to areas outside the beltway. we're into the near 40 range.anner. near 50 at 8:00 in the morning. clouds increase. so do the winds. it's going to be a breezy afternoon but up' tracking some showers through the afternoon and evening commute. i'm have it for you in your first alert >>> welcome back. happy monday. hope you had a good weekend. lots of sunshine yesterday. we're going to start off with a bit of sunshine for some people. jan in reedville, as clear as can be. clouds moving on in through hour tower cam. we are going to see a cool start to the day and a cool afternoon even, especially with the winds firing up. 49 degrees out there. temperatures out into the suburbs near 40. a couple of showers today. you can see here on your futurecast, not too big of a deal but they'll kind of seep on through -- sweep on through during the afternoon and your evening commute. temperatures right about 60 degrees. we'll track some warmer weather on the seven-day coming up in just a bit. first, here's larry miller. >>> thank you. want to let you know we ha

we have this problem outer loop of the beltway at forrestville road. a two-car crash on the shoulder right now. still though may see a bit of a slow down because of the police presence. as far as travel times, 270 south, outer loop no problems. 66 inbound and 95 north quantico to the beltway only a few minutes behind. not too bad. see you at 5:51. >> thank you, melissa. >>> in a matter of hours congress will be holding a hearing on the gyrocopter landing at the capitol. this morning, we are getting our hands on some of the information congress will learn today when police first heard about that security scare. >>> and just when you think you heard about everything that could explain a flight delay here comes another >>> coming up on 5:47 and people are back outside now in baltimore. here though you're looking at some video from last night. the curfew ended an hour ago. it goes into effect at 10:00. national guardsmen and police still have a major presence on the streets there. the police arrested 14 people overnight. we do expect an update from the prot

the beltway looks pretty good. i'm pointing to the top of the beltway. usually we have a little bit of slow down here at the 6:00 a.m. hour. inner loop and outer loop everything rolling along quite nicely there. maryland 95 at powder mill also rolling along northbound and southbound don't have any issues there. >>> 6:0 1rks a man suspected of killing a northern virginia college student will be in court. police say steven vander briel killed grace mann last week. family and friends will be laying mann to rest at the same time he's in court this morning. >> reporter: good morning, the suspect will be in court but the focus here in falls church is all about this 20-year-old woman, the life the accomplishments of this young woman, what she was able to do in just the 20 years that she lived. services are being held for grace mann here at temple rodef shalom in falls church. university of maryland washington students are going to travel here by bus to say their final gbs to their classmate this morning. she was allegedly kill by her roommate friday afternoon. s

we'll see a shower possibly by 3:00 in the beltway. most of the activity remains to the west, though. 6:00 there is a better potential that a shower, maybe even a thunderstorm actually rolls through the immediate metro area. so it could dampen that compute and that is why we have a yellow alert in effect. yellow alert, that means inconvenient weather. it will be a problem for your driving and for the outdoor sports. right now mostly dry. 64 in leesburg and manassas. 69 in martinsburg. 68 in winchester. starting to see some showers develop in culpeper and orange counties. you can see them on satellite and radar starting to bubble up here. most of the rain is still in the mountains. that will start to press toward us as we head through the afternoon and early evening, but on 9 futurecast, you can see the bulk of the activity remains to the west of the beltway. those yellows, though, indicating pockets of heavier rainfall right over winchester, right over hagerstown so we could see some of that activity in some of the major population cent

taking a wide look at things overall no major problems as you look at the beltway so of course that's good. and 66 95 into and out of town, nice and green and moving well. >>> a man caught by secret service jumping the white house fence will be back in court today as one of several cases that's raised the question just how safe is the white house? >> and now we're getting a first look at the changes coming to security there. news4's megan mcgrath joins us live now with details. good morning, megan. >> well, good morning. dominic adesanya will be in federal court after undergoing psychiatric treatment. treatment that was ordered by a judge. now, this cell phone video shows adesanya punching secret service dogs after jumping the white house fence last october. he made it 20 yards past the fence before he was taken down by canines. it was one of several fence jumping igs dents that -- incidents that focused on white house security and the fence itself. and now we are learning of changes that are on the way. in the coming weeks, pointy steel spikes will be bolted on top of the existing fe

and the beltway at indian head highway also moving along quite nicely this morning. the biggest problem -- greenbelt station shut down. those buses though will be running hopefully keeping things moving throughout the morning. i'm back with a live picture of 95 in virginia coming up. >> thanks melissa. >>> from chaos to calm at the u.s. capitol. the craziness on the screen after a man flew a copter on to the lawn. security forces are trying to figure out how all of this happened. here's a look at the scary video as doug hughes flew that device right there over the national mall. this morning, hupg -- hughes heads to court to face charges. hughes is a postal worker from florida. he had been planning this flight for a long time. he says he wanted to deliver a strong message to lawmakers about campaign finance reform. hughes says he had no malicious motive and no plans to kill himself or others. he wanted to deliver letters personally to every member of congress. >> i'm not suicidal. i'm not going to commit suicide. and i'm not going to fly into any monuments. no sane pe

. >>> no you really will need a warmer coat this morning especially if you live outside the beltway as we geteady for yet another taste of winter weather. tom kierein has your april cool's day forecast. >> that is the hash tag for today. this is growing tiresome with these cold mornings. we have another one under way under a clear sky, live view from tower camera. chilly morning your headlines for this first day of april, cool afternoon. a little cooler than average. but then warmer than average weather moves in will tomorrow and friday. right now storm team 4 radar scanning our sky, we have no more rain that rain from yesterday afternoon and evening, that is now long gone and since then we have dried out. and it has cooled down. prince george's county now near freeze. bowie down to just 31. gaithersburg down to just 30. fairfax county it's near freezing. 32 at ft. belvoir, reston at 35. loudoun county stafford spotsylvania down to the low 30s. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up a at 6:11 a look at your bus stop forecast what to wear for the day ahead. melissa has an update.

outside the beltway, right near the bay in the mid 50s. loudoun, generally in the mid 40s. frederick county, maryland in the 40s to mid 50s. out in the mountains, near 50s and 40s as well. a milder start this morning. but you'll notice it's rather humid this morning. temperatures will be climbing to near 60 by mid-morning. maybe a little bit of sunshine. cloudiness by noontime in the mid 60s. hovering near 70 by the time we get to late afternoon. that's when we'll get some showers developing to the west then toward the metro area later in the day and into the evening hours as the showers come on through. temperatures drop back 60s and 50s overnight. cooler, cloudy, a little bit of drizzle off and on. temperatures in the mid 60s and then on saturday we dry out. a little chance of a sprinkle. otherwise, partly sunny, up around 70 in the afternoon. then a bit milder on sunday. into the mid 70s. then feeling summer like as we get into next week. up near 80 on monday. may hit mid 80s on tuesday. certainly feeling like summer as we get into next

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for you heading outbound on 66 getting through falls church once you get outside of the beltway, let's take a live look and show you 66 near nutley street. past this point continuing to the vienna metro, we are on the brakes. again, typical slowing for us this afternoon and moving to the american legion bridge. getting on the inner loop basically from virginia into maryland, this is the inner loop so this is really the heaviest spot that we are seeing. the beltway for you though top side once you get into maryland we're ok. heading outbound on 270 not a lot going on just yet. if you live in gaithersburg and are working your way out, no delays. virginia, 95 pretty typical heading south from newington stop and go to triangle. that's a look at traffic. hope of -- hopefully no accidents to have to worry about. leon: fingers are crossed. alison: weatherwise, gloomy day today. doug: don't be gloomy. think of how nice it will be this weekend. leon: yeah! doug: we had rain this morning. most of the day it's been drab and dreary and cool. maybe a couple of downpours this evening. let's get star

meantime if traveling on the beltway no issues. you can see volume building up on the inner and outer loop from my friends in the district no problems on the road and traffic throughout much of town is like this morning. andrea and anything back to you >>> today is wednesday, but it's also april fools day and perhaps you forgot to get your prank all ready. >> just in case you did eel turn to an expert on the subject. tommy mcfly joining us in the fresh fm studios. what do you have up your sleeves my friend? >> so much stuff it's good if you only have a little bit of time. maybe your prankee hasn't woken up yet. i've got three fun, safe things for you to do so go in the bathroom and grab that de odorant, pop it out and serve up a heaping scoop of cream cheese and put it in there, round off the top and make sure you wipe off the container. they will never know the difference and you've got to let it hit room temperature. this is me doing it in my bathroom last night, takes three orur fo minutes for it to completely happen. if your pra

how things have hipping occupy on the beltway. nnecticut avenue in issues to report on either the inner or outer loop. certainly good news there on a friday morning. mike over to you. >>> thank you larry. here's the stories we have for you right now at 6:20 this morning. if you're just waking up eyewitness news accounts about the use of chemical weapons in syria have now moved some u. n. security council members to tears. yesterday, a syrian briefed the council on the suspected chlorine attacks. he plans to meet with russia's u. n. delegation today. the doctor is going to try to persuade russia to stop using the veto power any proposed actions. >>> american air strikes against isis are now focused on protecting a key oil refinery in iraq. that's the latest from general martin dempsey. his remarks come as islamic state militants close in on the western city of ramadi. >>> well, she is the number one gymnast in the country for floor routine. she has posted seven perfect 10s through her college career and michelle miller has more. ♪ ♪