angie goff, it is 6:31. >> thank you very much. just a reminder i'm broadcasting live from behind the scenes of the morning show all morning at my blog at wusa9.com. when incidents like this pop up i talk about them. southeast dc, a pedestrian has been struck. we have crews on the scene at the intersection of massachusetts and 14th. please use a lot of caution heading that way. in virginia we take it outside and show you 66 eastbound. it is a slow ride we are tracking from route 50 to 123 an things open up as you approach the beltway. keeping over to 395 an stay in virginia. heading northbound we are below speed. this main slow go stretches from duke to seminary and to wrap it up we give you route 4, rout 5 and the suitland parkway. zooming in. notice no incidents or accidents to report on any of

angie goff is here. she will have the traffic update for you. we say good morning to kim martucci and how's the weather? what's danny canning. >> danny boy is in the atlantic ocean churning up a storm and we are keeping one eye on him but i am watching with equal importance a front and i think that will be the thing that brings wet weather this weekend. that is actually good news. i think danny will be too far out to sea to take a direct hit here or get too close to the coast. here's a look at the day at a glance. temperatures in the middle 70s and upper 70s and that was our target at nine. it is happening. mostly sunny skies. approaching the mid-80s. instead of the 90s like yesterday afternoon we will put on the brakes around 88. more clouds will be approaching the area. a frontal system is on top of us but the rain attached to it is behind the front. we will hold off on the rain likely until tomorrow. this is what danny looks like. an enhanced satellite loop. brighter colors indicate high cloud tops. show emu what we are expecting as danny tak

kenny is in for angie goff. he has our back with the traffic. >> welcome. we will begin in maryland, 270, a clear ride frederick to the capital beltway. on the northbound side at middle brook road on the off ramp we have problems. virginia northbound 395 clear trip northbound from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. 95 northbound in virginia good from belt save leave the house now if you are heading to the city. no problems to report at bladensburg road. here's andrea. >>> the most common crime in montgomery county is theft from vehicles and most of the most attractive targets are parked in garages or malls. the theft rate is on the increase and police have launched an initiative to take a bite out of this particular crime. 9 news now armando trull is live at one of the spots that's being targeted by officers. good morning. >> the crime-busting initiative is called don't forget. it features a finger with a ribbon wrapped around it as a way to remind people who park in public garages not to leave anything visitable in the car that could tempt thieves. thi

good morning, angie goff. how's traffic? hey, howie b.not so bad on 95 northbound as far as incident and accidents are concerned. they are cleared. one delay from the prince william parkway past fairfax county parkway. moving over to 66 eastbound. drivers are still slow from 50 over to 123. but approaching 495, they are doing fine. speaking of 495. here's the outer loop. a slow ride from new hampshire to georgia. 10 to 15 minute drive time and wrap it up with 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198. down to the beltway, nothing but green cars and drivers are moving at a great pace. back to you. >>> we are keeping an eye on a delosoutheast washington. a 13year -old girl is recovering after she was shot inside of her own home. police say she was hit by a bullet after one opened fire on her home soaround midnight. the house is on frederick douglas place near alabams beha hospital and treated and back home. police have not found the shooter. >>> we have been told to brace for another round of the h1n1 flu virus, especially as children

kenny burns is in for angie goff.the traffic. >>> right now we have to give you word about an accident on suitland parkway due to a police investigation of a fatal accident overnight. expect the road to be closed much of the morning. suitland or pennsylvania avenue is a good alternate. portion and montgomery couldn't is wide open to silver spring and westbound 66 clear leaving manassas to inside the beltway. here's andrea. >>> school hasn't started but many high school sports teams are getting ready for the upcoming season. it is not uncommon for youngsters to practice for hours in the summer heat but this year could be different for teams. new guidelines have just come out on the best ways to stop heat-related injuries. >> reporter: for many student athletes preseason practice is already underway but playing too hard under this summer sun can lead to heat stroke. mike remembers collapsing during football practice. >> i was disoriented and started to freak out. >> he got over heated at a practice. >> i was nauseous, m

angie goff has the weather. we begin with howard. i thought the rain was over and there it was jenly falling. >> little waves of moisture. in some cases big amounts of moisture. anne arundel naval academy, 7/10 of an inch of rain. they really got hit with big time thunderstorms to the east and northeast. and bill has strengthened more on that in 15 minutes but this morning we ntwa to go to live doppler hd. a w ght sprinkles passing new land in to saint mary's city. go to the weather computer. the big stuff that went through ic. ver to e thntla erowshs in west virginia owcoul rehelater rml sewaw we get. it depends on how much sunshine but right now a sticky 77 and still 80 in fredericksburg. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. it is early, it's wednesday and we are tracking trips an the region and already a couple of issues out there. start with an overturned vehicle at germantown, maryland at the edge of ridge road and brink road and then to 270, turn on the cameras an show you the shot. live, nice and quiet making our way to the

angie goff is here and she will have the traffic in just a moment. howard bernstein is back with us. good morning. >> good morning. a lot quieter now than a few hour ago. >> especially in saint mary's. >> had severe thunderstorm warnings there from five to 6:00 a.m. but that is all done. i was talking to a friend here at wusa9.com in the chat room and an old friend found me on facebook and she lives in england now. school starts september 7th but they go to july. they have six weeks off. some people are complaining about sc olhoolstarting up. >>> let's talk weather. an area of showers and storms pushed through from virginia in to southern ndma . la over to the beaches. a lot more activity is sitting off e.sh ak tt, newessifsh you have the e orms 74. and storms. 74 in inup to north up to nort 59. chicago 63. theyure 55 thlahour. ce. yni . really nice. fall fall-like temperatures to the north and west and decent weather this week until the weekend. 74 mostly cloudy now. we will be 80 at noon. 5:00 there's a chance of a thunderstorm 85 with the highest

good morning, angie goff. >> hello, everybody. welcome back from the weekend. happy monday to you. take a camera tour to get your traffic. 270 at 121. no delays to the split. we will glance at the capital beltway. happy to report the inner and outer loop are free flowing past new hampshire. in virginia, 95 northbound. nice, quiet commute so far. no incidents or accidents. moving on to 395. early morning volume around the duke street area but okay approaching the 14th street bridge. and 66 eastbound. your commute is clear from gainesville, centreville and beyond. audrey, over to you. >>> more than 18 years after his plane went down on the first night of the gulf war, the pentagon has confirmed the recovery of michael scott speicher's remains. since that night in january of 1919, his family and friends have pushed the military for answers. >> i'm glad for the family they finally found closure, painful though it may be. >> reporter: reaction from tom brooks, retired admiral. as the navy says remains found in iraq have been positively identified as scott speicher it. >> is essential fo

angie goff, a long list of things to talk about. >> don't forget the long list of things i'm about to deliver i also post on-line. follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name. route rout one and feather stone in wood bridge, virginia all lanes are blocked because of an investigation going on. northbound traffic is diverted over to opitz boulevard. so there is a way around it. 395 northbound from the beltway to seminary. it is a slow ride. tracking the taillights here. no accidents along the way headed to the district. on 66, headed eastbound past nutley. we have a crash activity taking away the right lane for drivers and they are backed up to route 50. 270 southbound. here's the deal. things are looking nice out here. we have a good amount of volume stretching from germantown road to i-370 but no incidents and finally let's wrap it up with the capital beltway. man, you are going to want to bring those shades. on the outer loop we are zipping by from new hampshire to georgia. i'm estimating the drive about ten minutes. andrea, over to you. >>> if you live in southeast dc and have child

angie goff, good morning to you. >> hello, everybody. it is a weekend. we are happy you could join us on this friday and we are happy about what we are seeing here on 395 northbound at duke street them accident scene taking up all lanes is cleared. hopefully the delays will break apart. right now the head lights are stacked up to itle. take it to brookeville. georgia avenue is closed between brookeville road and market street. this is because a driver we are told drove in to a pole we have downed wires there. crews will be out there for a long time. moving over to 270 from germantown to 370. a good amount of volume. no accidents. on 66 eastbound in virginia we are slow in one spot from 50 to 123 and this point nutley to the beltway you are okay. on the inner and outer loop you are all clear. andrea, over to you. >>> at one past the hour it has been a rough first week back to school for thousands of children in prince georges county. a big scheduling problem has kept them out of class. now we're learning officials knew about the problem well in advance. d

angie goff is standing by with the maryland traffic. >>> we are focusing on maryland an begin with a live shot of chopper and quince orchard. drivers are stopped at a light. no incidents or accidents at time in this area and we are flying southbound on 295 past 32 to powder mill. we are all clear. now, over to andrea. we're also talking about how to navigate the road less traveled this morning. it's how you handle life's challenges. do you rehack or respond? best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains the difference. >> reporter: today's live better step for success is how to get through the tough times in your life. in the book the road less traveled the first line sums up life is difficult period. it has ups and downs, twists and turns that we cannot predict and sometimes those twists and turns can be down right unbearable. yet, sometimes you can't change what happens to us so we must change how we respond to what happens to us. i encourage i encourage you to make a decision you will respond rather than react to the challenges of life. to respond is positive.

angie goff, good morning. >> good morning to you. hello, everybody. traffic alert, traffic alert on 66 heading eastbound. this is on the ramp to access the inner loop. it is currently closed because of a disabled tractor-trailer and then we have the tow truck that went to help it or came over to help it and it is broken down also. it will take some time to clear this out of the way we will keep you posted. fly the gw parkway and show you from the beltway to the key bridge nothing but green cars. traffic is moving at speed. back to the beltway and let you know in maryland the outer loop 95 to georgia doing fine. on the inner loop at central avenue is where we have crash activity. andrea, over to you. >>> afghanistan's second ever presidential election is officially underway. despite the looming threat of taliban violence, voters are still heading to the polls but the threats are keeping turnout down in some parts of the country, like the capital city of kabul and cities to the north. turnout seems higher in the north. susan roberts has the latest. >> r

angie goff, this rain is wreaking havoc on the roads. >> sure is. we have some slow goes out there. we begin with a live shot of 95 northbound in virginia. it is one slow ride from dale city to lorton. we are looking at 15-plus minutes and that's growing thanks to the weather. you can thank howie. from edsall to seminary. the usual delay has arrived. you can see we have that rain dripping off the camera. we are also tracking that police activity in the arlington area. just take note, not a bad idea to avoid the area when it comes to washington boulevard and columbia pike near the pentagon. let's move over to 495 and show you the jamup from new hampshire to connecticut. that's where we have crash activity to the right shoulder. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> a new controversy is swirling around ward 8 councilman marion barry. a review of spending has found that barry spend more money on outside contracts than any other member. six times more. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live outside of the wilson building in downtown dc with more. good morning. >> good m

hello heat wave and hello to angie goff. >> hello, howie b and hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. it is 13 minutes from the 7:00 hour and we have issues on the beltway. on the outer loop at 50 here in virginia. the accident is taking away the left lane for drivers. you are slow approaching the scene. the inner loop not doing so bad but a little rubbernecking going on in the area. moving over to 395. here we go. heading northbound we are slowing down a bit. it is like this from 495 to seminary and approaching the 14th street bridge. 66 eastbound, what's up here? well, at route 28 is where we are starting to see a backup to the fairfax county parkway where we have crash activity pushed to the left shoulder. and then from 123 to the beltway is where we are seeing another slow go. 270 southbound live from germantown road, everything is at speed. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> a public advocacy group says mayor fenty needs to do more in the district's fight against hiv and aids. the center for law and justice released the annual report card. it gave the di

. >>> good morning, angie goff. >>> good morning, maryland we begin with a life one of chopper and great ken kahoe where things are smooth. georgia and 16th. good amount of volume. no incidents or accidents to report and 50 westbound. little earlier we had a couple of accidents at the bay bridge but they are clear and so are the delays. andrea? >>> we want you to think of your dreams this morning. as best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains if you can conceive it and believe it the next step is watching it grow. >> hi. this is willie jolly. today's live better step for success is focusing on your dreams. as i travel around the country there is one point i cannot stress enough. the importance of taking time to dream and reviewing the lives of those who made invaluable contributions to our society. one element comes up. they have the power of dreams. from martin luther king junior, to walt disney, albert einstein, the list goes on and on. dreams are the seed for success. if you take a corn seed and plant it and water it, it will grow in to a corn stalk. the same i

angie goff is here. she has a smile on her face. hope that is good news about the traffic. >> deceiving. >> howard has a smile on his face. tomorrow afternoon is when a cg as dersthunnctotoha ce will gup for this morning we will get out the door. g-metithunderstorms across ohio, kentucky and west virginia. charlottesville to roanoke has a better chance of seeing that than we do. a boundary could pop up one or two isten.rnaf this ooten.rnaf oote urerstaresar e af to climb big big me. 71 . 71 winchester. 70 manassas. we're 75. 81meatstation inrir d anverimbao inrnisofe g therand you are 77. so the heat is around and the muggies have come back after yesterday's wonderfully dry day. code orange air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups. highs in the lower 90s and only a stray thunderstorm expected. angie goff, give us the news. >> i will get started by saying it is not terrible news out there. we have some tieups to tell you about. we will begin with southbound on the bw parkway where it meets 198. crash activity is pushed to the ri

kris sneed is in for angie goff. he has the traffic. >>> good morning. we will start in maryland.ive look at 270 southbound, 121. cars are moving no problems. head to our graphic. the inner loop in virginia. 95 to 66 as you can tell we are up to speed. flip over and look at 66 eastbound out of centreville past 123 all the way to the 495. no problems. andrea. >>> americans who don't qualify for federal mortgage help are stuck in a tough spot. they want to keep their homes but are close to losing it all. one homeowner learned getting through the phase is a tough act. >> reporter: i glen i do photo shoots in the morning. go to the regular 9:00 to 5:00 job and then after that work on our real estate business. this is the front and back deck plans for the foundation. >> he is doing everything he can to keep his house, working three jobs, getting little sleep and nowhere on his loan modification. in april he got this e-mail. >> he had been trying since december of 2008 to get help with no luck. >> i essentially have to screw up my great credit and not give the mortgage company 8 to $10,

good morning, angie goff. >>> hello. traffic alert to kick things off on this thursday morning early. for those that travel 295 take note. headed southbound at eastern it is closed. northbound it is closed due to a police investigation. we will have more coming up on he show. moving to alexandria a downed tree. and then finally 95 northbound we are all clear fredericksburg to the mixing bowl. >> the loss of senator kennedy is felt a little more at american university. the family has a rich legacy at au. president john f. kennedy made one of his most important speeches there in ' 63 and last year senator kennedy endorsed barack obama for president there. >> i feel change in the air. >> reporter: it was the moment many believe that catapulted barack obama in to the white house. an endorsement from senator edward kennedy on the campus of american university. >> with barack obama we will close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group. >> all the kennedys are

the humidity thquick hop in the pool before un e thderstorms arrive by 3:00 is not a bad idea, angie goff>> good morning. >> good morning, kim. welcome back. so glad to have you. your traffic is looking mighty fine. go outside and show you 95 northbound in virginia. we are delay free from e dumfries. moving along. hello, maryland, u e aryou are route 4, route 5, 301 nice and quiet on the roads. >>> the left-hand sideberg survey says a gallon of regular gas is up 16 cents to $2.64. if you are looking for a cheaper way to get around, perhaps a scooter is the way to go. as lesli foster says you will save on gas but there are other ways to consider -- other things to consider. >> reporter: she says her scooter is a great way to get around town. >> i don't like to take it out on big highways because people could overlook it but i like to take it out for joyrides and in to town to pick up a couple of things. >> consumer reports found they deliver 55 to 75-miles a gallon around town. >> they only go 50 miles an hour. so that means they cannot be on highways and it could be difficult to stay up w

angie goff, good morning. >> we are here and ready to jump start your workweek and will begin with great started as we look at 270 southbound. you are okay to the split. hey, virginia, 66 out of manassas, no problems tracking those taillights. on the inner loop from 95 to 66, drivers are moving at speed. jessica, over to you. >>> the fresh to excel in sports can make kids push themselves too hard trying to please coaches, parent and themselves. the results often overuse injuries. as anita brickman reports it is important to get them treated in theearly age stages. >> when i wasn't playing i was practicing or at the batting cage glen a his favorite part of baseball, step thong pitching mound. >> how much were you pitching? >> nearing 40 games a season. >> reporter: last year this budding athlete from gaithersburg began to feel a sharp pain in his right shoulder when he pitched. eventually, the pain lasted long after the game was over and he ended up in the office of orthopedic dr. miller. >> his growth plate was being pulled apart which is characteristic of little league shoulder. >> it i

time for good morning to angie goff. >>> welcome back from the weekend to you as well as you.ould join us early. the immediate area is looking dry and nice. 95 northbound dumfries on up, no problems. to the maps, 495 to the key bridge all clear. 270 southbound past 121 a nice quiet drive to the split. it is socially correct to be connect to facebook and other social networking sites. >> some say there is something as too much information. >> i don't want to know what someone is doing every second of the day. >> people connected through facebook or twitter seem to have a megaphone at their fingertips updating their wants at anytime and any place. they recommend good social networking staff cuss. >> update others as you would have them update you. don't post boring update after boring update. >> reporter: the self promoting updates is annoying. >> and posting statuses. >> and the cutesy but dreaded poke. >> when they poke you and you poke them back and one of you has to stop. >> if you are over 15 years of age, don't poke. >> reporter: or those that tag you with pictures from th

good morning we say to angie goff. >> going to be sticky.y start to the workweek but outside things are looking nice and smooth. 95 northbound no problems through dumfries on the inner loop 95 to 66. drivers are moving at speed and on the outer loop we are okay north of the district. this is a live shot from university. >>> when you think of dangerous tools an the house a lawn mower probably doesn't come to mind. tens of thousands of people a year are injured in mower accidents. one family learned how dangerous this common device can be. >> it scared me so much. my whole life was frozen in fear. >> reporter: we were playing in the backyard and he was cutting the grass and we were running around. >> reporter: and then 6-year- old kenly slipped and her legs got caught underneath it. hardand d because it was so like scary to see all of that blood. >> it can't be happening. did my 6-year-old daughter have her legs pulled up under a lawn mower today? >> reporter: but accidents involving lawn mowers and tractors happen too often. she is one of77,0

and then as we head to the weekend we will rebound to seasonable levels in the lower 80s, angie goff. good morning. >>> hello to you. >>> just about 17 minutes after the 5:00 hour and we are dealing with that disabled vehicle. sorry about the shakiness here. this is on the outer loop in virginia. it is blocking the right center lane. volume is light so no big delays at this time. push that over to 66 eastbound. through centreville we are tracking those head lights making their way though the district. 270 southbound. no problems here, as well. this is a shot at father hurley like this to the split. to the beltway and take you over around colesville road. north of the district we are all clear. 50 westbound from this ebay bridge to bowie to the capital beltway, nothing but green cars and drivers are moving at speed. jessica, over to you. >>> in living well headlines a warning about a new, more powerful form of the h1n1 flu. the world health organization says the new form goes straight to the lungs and can cause severe illness and require extensive hospital treatment. some countries rep

angie goff is here. she has a traffic update for us. we say good morning to kim martucci. she's back and ready to go. >> i am rubber stamping yesterday's weather forecast today. i hope you don't mind. i'm not trying to put it in cruise control but we will be in one of those stagnating weather patterns where we have thunderstorms, high humidity and with that the heat. let's get testd,ar erod evon this -- it , is is wednesday. good morning. here's hour time lapse tower cam. we are okloing at the washington monument. you losee e thclouds leftov yay by. and now partly cloudy skies, it is 79 and the winds are calm and humidity is 74% at reagan national airport. as for the numbers, they run ye gamut from 75 in gaithersburg, already 81 in leesburg. it is 79 at quantico and looking south and west, culpeper has a pair of sevens on the map. this is what it feels like. when we factor in the humidity it feels warmer, middle 80s in the district and 82 in winchester. so, we will keep it humid. and rather warm this afternoon. by the lunch hour, we will already be tracking 87 with showers

speaking of comfortable a casual looking angie goff. >> casual, they call this business professional. or business chick. >> 270 southbound from 121 no delays as drivers make their way to the split. take it to the maps and show you route 4, route 5, 301 an incident and accident-free zone. checking on 395, heading in this direction it looks like we are finding lanes wide open. nice and quiet still. drivers making their way to the district. on the beltway from 95 to 66 moving at a nice a pace and wrap it up with 95 from dumfries up to lorton. looking good. no delays or accidents at this time. now, over to andrea. >>> would you believe you can make $3 million in three months off of one invention. it happened for creators of some iphone applications. a team of locals with no experience may be on the way. >> smart phone sales are up. >> it is one of the few bright spots in the economy and two locals are hoping to catch the glare. a banker and personal trainer. >> we think we have a unique product. >> this is the application girls farther too. >> yeah you heard him girls farther, too. >> yea

angie goff is here. she's had a very busy morning. howard is here to tell us if we will get heavier rain the rest of the day. >> i think we have seen the heaviest. south and east could get some but a light showery pattern and angie will blame me for the traffic issues. >> doing it all morning. >> but the afternoon will get better. teeserurat are urstruggling to bye onti ti you by especially, it, ay it is to lyto ike gufeau ke august. pae , eastthe pa east, 81 cle out harrisonburg, w neetma owtownlit to moderate gh ers t outhere. but meea t br, bras well. it is t noint nsracolyg intant the showers will couent into mi ni g adis weo thoughout rt ainly after the lunch ho thanat. r hogh. than that. howa o tcoks clar over to ney ol olney and rockville, a anfew showers to bwi. soheylrnarhe mr and ieavrain ie n reerowagn evto en rt north beach to plum point to hughsville and la plata. is is moving east northeast. on the weather computer. we will show you the on. e bapicture here. one bah tc showers from this morning raced up to new jersey and

. >> all right, angie goff, thank you. >>> tonight, firefighters say a man who fell from a building is alive, thanks to a twist of fate. the accident happened this morning at a construction site at k and first street northeast. the worker was eight floors up when he fell down a utility shaft. just before he fell, some plywood went down the shoot. that plywood locked the shaft and broke the worker's fall only about 15 feet. he's being treated at an area hospital tonight. >>> a dozen workers are dead and 64 others missing after an explosion at a power plant in siberia. that is the biggest in russia and located inside a dam only half a mile long. they are searching for survivors. they hope that they are just trapped inside that flooded facility. >> they had a startling beginning to their day. they found a body in their pizza joint. and that body was found inside this pizza mart in the 2300 block of forth street ne. right now, police would tell us that it is an adult male. medical examiners are working out to figure who it is and how the man died. >>> a 14-year-old girl is recovering tonig

he is in for angie goff. kim is in for vacationing howard bernstein. >> good morning.nd guess what starts today the montgomery county fair at 3:00. yes. so head to my blog if you want the scoop on that. i have a link and i'm here with the forecast. we have been watching visibility start to ease off a little bit south and st of town. let apgrc hi graphic to rdwardculpeper. i watched the visibility get lower and lower to a mile and three-quarters you may fog fog there. d ang and r 72 fofor dc and 67 martinsburg. 73 patuxent river. as for the forecast a partly sunny one. isolated thunderstorm. best chance to the east. we will reach for a similar high yesterday with 87. as we said, here's kenny burns. >> good news on suitland parkway to the city. reopened within the past 15 minutes between stanton and nailer road due to a fatal accident. cars were moving at speed through that area. clear woodbridge to the beltway in springfield. over to montgomery county, now, southbound 270 smooth sailing from frederick through rockville to the capital beltway and checking routes leaving

angie goff will have the traffic in a moment. kim starts us with a forecast as we have been complaining. we are admitting to whining. it is hot outside. >> thank you for stepping up to the plate and admitting that. >> yeah. >> come december you will be wishing for humid mornings where the heat index is 84. >> right. >> i actually thought about that would i rather be hot in the car or cold. that transition of getting the ac on or the heat. >> at 5:30. great to see you. humid conditions d warmwarm itnd consouioe.id le lo conditions outside. at ate weweather he ermp . utth computer. the temperatures 79e ar. we factor in the humidity and it feels like 84 as you step off e the metro. ugh. 87 is the feels like temperature in leesburg and feels like 84 at annapolis. ty is here. mi we have the moisture. we need the trigger. you can see it across west virginia. e huwi in rehein here in the afternoon. you folks in winchester to cumberland have been with us this morning. 8 t is the target at -- 9 is the target at noon. air quality is good.

stepping in with traffic is angie goff. >> that i am. it is wednesday, good morning. wake up, wake up. we will have a great day. we have made it through the middle of the week. begin with 95 northbound live from dale city. no major delays to report at this time. we have an accident investigation going on in woodbridge. we will take it to the maps and show it is closed between u.s. 1 and smoke court. over to 395, heading northbound. no problems to report past edsall road past the pentagon and 14th street bridge. on inbound new york avenue drivers are at speed past bladensburg to florida and the third street tunnel. here's the beltway. looking great north of the district. a little volume here at colesville but no incidents or accidents at this time. over to you. >> this this living well headlines the world health organization standing by the claim that 2 billion people could catch the h1n1 flu virus. the who says no one knows how many have already caught the strain because many cases are so mild they go undetected and in more h1n1 news, homeland security secretary, janu

angie goff has traffic. she says there is smooth sailing but may find wet streets along the way. >> frederick, carroll, howard, baltimore got hit hard from the district east you hi. t hard hit hard. everybody else, what aryou talking wh at youn doppler what i'm talking about. o trt in ghw t ri ghribut now but meso heavy showers and thunderstorms approaching the bay. south utsoof e north side of shady side and davidsonville and ll th wibevi e bextin he thene next 20 30 minutes. north of 70 seeing somesh erow anerd st orms frnoomh of the h roinsburg area ugth tywntownback in to uncaco coty and frederick. some contain locally heavy rainfall. as we look at the satellite and radar, you can see the action on top of us, now straddling the maryland pennsylvania border. update on danny a moment. now an update on the traffic. >>> hope you have great plans for the weekend. let's get the morning started. beginning in virginia. 95 northbound from dumfries on up. delay free. roll over to 395 heading northbound. lanes are

angie goff, good morning to you. >> good morning. hello, everyone. happy thursday to you. we have issue on 295 early on. southbound the road is closed at eastern and northbound it is closed at polk because of a crew of police officers out there conducting an investigation and still no word how long they plan to be out there, but we will keep you posted and let you know when the lanes open up. show you the outer loop. volume light past university. it's like this over to georgia. no issues to report at this time around the beltway. switching it over to 66 eastbound. here's the situation. if we could head back outside, i could show you a live camera. we are tracking your trip and finding it all clear, nice and open through centreville. going back to the graphics to the downed tree at stanger. that is where we will watch for -- actually avoid the area and watch for crews. and 395 finally no delays to report from duke street to the 14th street bridge. over to you. >>> today the body of senator kennedy will travel from his family home in hyannis to boston. he will lie in repose

angie goff at 5:29. got your traffic. >> thank you very much, howard.we are half way through the 5:00 hour already and check it out. 95 northbound from dale boulevard to the capital beltway. no incidents or accidents to report. speaking of the beltway, let's turn it over to the realtime graphics and show you from braddock to 66 the realtime sensors showing us drivers are clocking in at a speed pace. 270 southbound little slow before 109 to 121 and give you the outer loop live from university. drivers are zipping by without incident. that's the traffic. >> thank you, angie. >>> former president clinton is in north korea today on diplomatic duty. his surprise visit comes amid spiraling tensions over the north's nuclear program and calls for washington to release two u.s. journalists. the story is developing this morning and tara mergener has the latest. >> bill clinton arrived on a mission in north korea to bring two american journalists home. >> it maybe a face-saving measure by the north koreans saying we need a high-level american prominent person to c

kenny is in for angie goff. he has the traffic report. what's up. >> good top of the hour to you. northbound ramp to 70. the ramp to middlebrook is closed due to downed wire. police is are on the scene. no delays in the area, however, southbound is still clear from frederick to the belty. over to the graphic, i want to e ttargeg geword cident on branch avenue ntat brandy wine road. getting more fon rmatioabout that accident for you right now. in virginia, 395 we are starting to get volume between duke and seminary. but overall a good trip to the 14th street bridge. 95 northbound is slow between the prince william parkway to lorton. once you get there they are back up to speed continuing to t th beltway. you veha a metro delay at nterm work. they are single tracng between friendship heights and grove grovesnor. expect minor delays. >>> make sure to protect yourself in parking garages. montgomery county police say car break ins are on the rise. digital correspondent, armando trull is live in silver spring with an initiative to help you out. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. in

with that is angie goff. >>> thank you. hello, everybody inch the focus is on you, maryland. a live shot of drivers stopped at a light at 355 and shady grove. looking nice and quiet out there way. to georgia avenue and viersmill. one driver out here. hardly any traffic. moving to the bw parkway, traveling southbound nothing but green cars to the beltway. now over to andrea. >>> there may be more than traffic slowing you down this morning but how you handle those obstacles could determine the outcome, best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains. >> reporter: this is willie jolly and today's live better for success step is how to improve your success by improving your attitude. as you move through life you will have some days when murphy will come to visit you know murphy's law anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible time. we all have murphy moments. chapter two of my book says it better. some day you are the windchill and sometimes you are a bug. the negative bug fine minds its own business and hits the windshield. and it curses it

angie goff is here. she will have the traffic in a moment. we start with howard bernstein and a forecast. >>> another quiet morning out there. very comfortable, especially north and west of town. temperatures in the 60s and you know some time next week in the a 0s away from town. it is going to feel like september. well, it will be september. maybe that's why it will feel like it. this morning we start you off with a look at the satellite and radar. it is fairly quiet overhead here in the mid-atlantic. shower and storms rolling through the great lakes in to chicago and that means your deysllwitiwill notice tc hiwangp for on ic on 5:45. we s ait t 5:45. we s ath ghw with 63 in culpeper and oakland and garrett county. winchester 69 and 72 easton. a look at the highs today. temperatures getting up around 90, 92 with mostly sunny skies. angie, it is 5:30. how are the roads? >>> as we look at the roads around the region, we have a couple of instances that could slow you down. looks like things are looking better on 50 at the bay bridge. the accide

angie goff has the traffic update. >> that's right. i'm simulcasting from my blog throughout the morning. join us at wusa9.com. love to chat with you. talk about the bw parkway southbound at annapolis road we know crash activity is slow approaching the scene. out of baltimore you are fine down there and on 95. moving to 270. turning on those cameras. tracking a slow go from 118 germantown road to 370. 66 eastbound. we are delayed 50 to 123. plus, five minutes for that. no incidents or accidents away the way. take it to 395. dealing with a jamup. that is building from duke street to seminary. no surprise here. and finally 95 in virginia. here's the shot from the prince william parkway to lorton a ten minute commute. that's the traffic. >>> our time is 6:17. >>> the recession has people more willing to press their luck knowing the price is y sa headline in "u satoday" reads economy pushes game show contestants to play for keeps. managing editor lauren ashburn has the story. come on down. >> the price is right. especially if you are unemp

good morning, angie goff. >> good morning to you. just about 12 minutes from the 7:00 hour.we are simulcasting live behind the scenes at my blog craig and walker are hanging out with us this morning. on the outer loop, from new hampshire to georgia a ten- minute drive. on route 4, route 5 and 301, going to our maps, no accidents on any of these roads at this time. new york avenue slow go has set in from the times building to here at bladens road ten minutes from edsall to seminary. that's just volume and biggest delay by far, 24 minute commute on 95 northbound in community stretching from tremendous prince william parkway to lorton. now, over to andrea. >>> most of us pop open a can of soda counting on a jolt of caffeine. now a similar beverage is supposed to help you relax and even fall asleep but some are comparing it to marijuana impeach digital correspondent lindsey mastis the story. >> it is call drank and it is rolling its way in to controversy. some bloggers call it cannabis in a can. >> this drink contains no cannabis, but the question is, does it make you feel the s

cooler than yesterday, 82 but a rainy drive home, angie goff. at least the last traffic camera show youd me didn't look so bad. >> not so bad. i'm here to deliver your traffic. hello, washington. thanks for joining us. tgif. that feels good and looks good on 66 eastbound. a 10 to 15 minute commute to get from 123 to the capital beltway. we will move it along and take you to the beltway and show you from 95 to 66 is where we see a little volume but pretty much breaking up. on the outer loop okay on van doren street. in maryland, move over there. 270 at i-370. here's the situation. we have an accident. this literally gist popped up in the last five minutes or so. it is pushed to the left shoulder. drivers are getting by to the right but looks like we will be delayed approaching the scene. moving along and look at the maps. 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198 to powder mill an beyond. nothing but green cars telling us the drivers are moving at speed and we're not done yet. wrap it up with a live shot of 50, heading eastbound and westbou

. >>> angie goff, good morning. >> thanks for joining us. we have a couple of traffic tieups here.bound 295 at pennsylvania is where we have crash activity off to the right shoulder. you are slow approaching the scene. to the outer loop where we have a report of an accident at university. seeing a good amount of congestion, stop and go from university to georgia avenue. 270 southbound, this is looking pretty nice. drivers are moving at speed all the way to the split. 66 westbound at the beltway, an accident is off to the right shoulder involving the tractor- trailer. but going eastbound that's where we are seeing the drivers and looks like the delays are started to break apart a bit. maybe a friday light on their hands. finishing with 395 northbound. it is a different situation. we are below speed from the beltway to seminary. and then we know drivers are going at a slower pace approaching the 14th street bridge. right now i would love to share with you a 9 news now click. say hello to jeremiah. he returned from germany and wrote in and said i'm so glad to be home and watching the

my bets more on sunday for getting outside than saturday but certainly saturday isn't a washout, angie goff morning. >>> hello, everybody. happy tuesday to you. if you follow me on twitter oh my goff is my name. just posted this on-line a car fire northbound 95 in maryland. past powder mill area. we hear response crews are on the way. to 270 and take it outside and show you we are building volume right now. drivers making their way from 121 to the split without incident. virginia 56 so far. nice and quiet. nice drive here past the car rest area and past route 50. on the inner loop, back to the maps we go. from 95 to 66. there you go. 66 miles an hour on the average. drivers are clocking in at a great pace and 95 in virginia delay free from fredericksburg to 495. that's the traffic. >> thank you. >>> in living well headlines one of the latest lawmakers to get shouted down at a health care form rum is from our area. >> so let me try to get through this. senator ben cardin tried to address an audience at towson university near baltimore. people yelled at the maryland democrat as he tried to ou

kenny burns is in for vacationing angie goff. he will have the traffic in a moment. kim martucci is here and i love this time of the year because i'm ready for football and fall. >> fall foliage and all the fun things that come with fall, minus the rogue crazy snowstorms. we will put those on hold. it will be 86 today. good morning, everybody. by the way, stay tuned later in the show we have adorable penguin video. yes. let's get started. look around outside. we have partly cloudy skies over us. more clouds to the east toward the delmarva this morning out there is a stalled front. i was talking to my friend at my live chat room at my blog, scott. he is interacting with us from norfolk they got six or seven inches all at once down there. we are not dealing with that. isolated thunderstorm chance to the east today and south. middle 80s over the district with a northeast wind five to ten. headachierstown has joined the crowd with the 70s. 71 washington county, maryland. 72 andrews. 75 dc and over to cambridge and the eastern shore 72. to the west, 72 culpeper. hanging o

kenny burns is in for angie goff. he has the traffic. good morning. >> good morning. we will begin in virginia, eastbound 66. starting to see delays begin from 50 fair oak over to 123. switching to northbound 95 volume is heavy and slow from the prince william parkway continuing to lorton. over to maryland, southbound 270 fog in the area but everybody is moving at speed. the outer loop of the capital beltway is looking good between college park and bethesda. checking the routes believing baltimore to the capital beltway no problems or incidents to report on 95 or the baltimore-washington parkway. back to andrea. >>> this morning police are investigating an early-morning hit and run crash. it has left one person dead. it a developing story. armando trull is live in southeast with the latest. >> reporter: here's the situation at stanton road. traffic is moving smoothly in and outbound of the district. there is no accidents here right now. that was not the case a few hours ago. around 2:30 a.m., police say a man was walking on stanton road and basically crossing suitland

i'm howard bernstein and angie goff is coming to you from the information center.and by wednesday a better chance of thunderstorms and we'll see a high of around 90. not to say we won't see an isolated storm this afternoon in the mountains but start with a few clouds but otherwise a pretty morning and getting warm. warming up quickly. still looking at york and jamestown there. culpeper 56. everybody else in the 80s from mid-70s here in washington and patuxent river. hague herstown and winchester at 73. high pressure dominates our weather. storms near chicago and st. louis. this is what is left of claudette. now a tropical depression. center of circulation moving in to a.m. al with a lot of rain coming in from the gulf of mexico and only a chance we will see one or two of those showers by midweek. as i said, high pressure in control. we are looking at hot weather with sunshine today and tomorrow. let's get a traffic update. >> four minutes from the 9:00 hour. which mean our 9 news now show is on the way. hope you join us for that. before that let's talk about the tr

angie for an update on the rush hour. >> while you are at that website, check out my blog oh my goff. i give you a lot of fun things to do over the weekend and can hook you up with a opinionallized traffic report. we are tracking clear commute on 395 northbound from the capital beltway to the 14th street bridge and flip over to i-66. here's the shot. slow approaching the beltway. that's a minor slow down. overall pretty picture under sunny skies. up on 270, a nice and quiet ride. all morning. that's what we are dealing with. hello, maryland. okay to the split. then we will take it to the outer loop where i'm not finding any problems from new hampshire to georgia. are you ready to get your beach on? maybe you are going to head to the bay bridge. we are flying it. making your way from the beltway through bowie to the bridge. you are going to find nothing but green cars telling us drivers are moving at a great pace. the time now 9:32. back to andrea. >>> our next guest has been scouring around the malls looking for hot back to school bargains. stylist lauren rockman is here from tysons w

angie has the traffic. what's up? >> that's right. while you are on-line, check out the twitter feed, oh my goff is any name. i track the tieups that could slow you down. southbound bw parkway past 175 is where we have crash activity causing that redness, that jamup over to 100 so far. so we will keep our eye on this and keep you posted. moving over to 270 southbound. no problems so far from germantown to the split. to the inner loop we go in virginia. looking at our realtime sensors on average. drivers are moving nicely and at speed as they make their way from 95 past braddock to 66. 395 northbound. we are looking at a ten-minute commute to make it from edsall to seminary. that is just volume. to wrap it up we give you 95 in virginia. we are looking at ten-plus minutes to make it from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. >>> breaking news this morning. at least one boston television station is reporting that eunice kennedy shriver has died. president kennedy's sister has been in critical condition since at least a week when family members gathered by her bedside

angie. hook us up with a nice drive. >> i will hook you up with a tie up to avoid on air and on- line. follow me on twitter at oh my goff is my name. the outer loop at van doren street is where we have crash activity taking away the right lane for -- right center lane for drivers. expect more lei delays than usual at this time. 95 northbound no problems past the prince william parkway. we have a live shot for you. notice the head lights are moving okay. and then head to 395 and show you the slow go that set in 15, 20 minutes ago. it stretches from duke to seminary. the next stop the outer loop from maryland, from new hampshire to university we are still moving at speed. finally, it is smooth sailing on 95 an the bw parkway. notice the green cars. we are moving at great paces making our way to the capital beltway. now, we'll make our way over to andrea. >>> work is in full swing on the intercounty connector in maryland. and now it is affecting early- morning commuters. armando trull is along i-95 in laurel with this story. armando? >> reporter: no kidding, andrea. you want to see work in full swing? look at this. all of