>> the accident which occurred overnight only the baltimore washington parkway at 197 reopened shortly before 4:00 a.m.ment we've got lanes open in each direction now traveling on the vw parkway in the direction of laurel. so again, all lanes reopened on the vw parkway. sherri ly was reporting live i believe from the lanes down near northeast washington. the vw parkway, route 50, new york avenue, where they all come together if you will. also cleared. so better news on the parkway. lanes open in each direction traveling between laurel and the d. c. lionel. take it inside and update the ride elsewhere. southbound along 270. lanes are open now through south. no incidents to report right now as you continue southbound good gaithersburg into rocksville. that's a check of the fox 5 morning news. >>> all right julie, thank you very much. new this morning, a gunman is dead after police say he shot and killed seven people including his daughter and ex- girlfriend.

shotses fired along the baltimore-washington parkway near the airport. the parkway is closed at this hour. air safety, a flu study on sleepy pilots after a crash in new york. could where pilots live play a factor? a bus driver appears in court charged in a virginia accident that killed four people. join us for those stories today at 4:00. >>> stay with us. the forecast is next. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> let's look at our five-day forecast. tomorrow and friday chance of some passing showers or thundershower

overnight there was a crash on the baltimore washington parkway. we have footage of that. that has since been reopened shortly before 4:00 this morning. so again this is the scene from sky fox overnight. we had the roadways shutdown along the vw parkway at 197. but again lanes are now open. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right, turning to economic news now, president obama says budget talks are very constructive. but he admits negotiators are still far apart on an agreement. house democrats say they oppose any cuts in social security as the white house signals it is willing to consider cutting major benefit programs. the president is bringing congressional leaders back to the white house on sunday for more talks. >>> an update now on the casey anthony sentencing 689 she will now. sentencing. she will now walk out of jail a free woman july 17th. not next wednesday. it's a result of the new calculation of the time she has already served. the judge gave her the maximum sentence of four years for lying to police about the death of her 2-year-old daughter.

police quickly shut down the baltimore washington parkway between the baltimore beltway and route 100 until 2:45 p.m. police with maryland state and the maryland state highway authority, as well as anne arundel county searched for the suspect. more than 50 officers combed the woods near the bw parkway with canines. they also searched nearby parking lots and hotels as a chopper flew overhead. >> i got a delivery just on the other side of that bridge, the state bridge, hotel there. and they're not letting anybody through. >> reporter: how much of an inconvenience is this for you? >> a lot. i'm not sure why the perimeter is as wide as it is. i understand he's an older gentleman. i don't understand where he's so tough to find. >> reporter: after three hours of searching, no suspect was captured and 295 was reopened. >> no indication he was along interstate 295, so officials felt it was safe at that point to reopen the parkway. they have done so, but their search is continuing this afternoon. >> reporter: now, again, when this happened, there were folks driving down the bw parkway who witn

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searching this hour for the man who attacked a speed camera mounted on this jeep on the baltimore washington parkway. the unknown man confronted the speed camera suv while a contractor was inside. >> the individual went to the rear window of the jeep and began topping on the rear window with a shotgun. the witness was obviously frightened at that point, began blowing his horn. the individual came around to the front of the truck and began striking the front windshield with his hammer. state police say the man was armed with the ham are in one hand -- hammer in one hand and a is the gun in the other. >> the highway worker was not injured. the windshield has been broken. other than that we don't see other damage. >> reporter: this shut down businesses. >> i thought what's going on. is this like the mohammed scene. >> i'm glad nobody got hurt. >> we saw police cars along the road that we come out. we noticed one officer with a rifle. >> reporter: the man is described as age 65 and weighing about 150-pounds. he was wearing blue jeans and a red flannel shirt. police exnt say if it was sent to a series of

state police say he attacked a speed cameras vehicle on the side of the baltimore-washington parkway, and then fled into the woods. jennifer franciotti has those details. >> a bizarre incident near the bwi exit at 195 had the interstate shut down for hours. a man walked out of the woods, and on to the parkway, holding a hammer in one hand, and a shotgun in another. in forced -- he approached this speed informed the judge speed- enforcement vehicle the operator says he started the attack by tapping on the back window. >> he was frightened at that point. the individual came around and began striking the when chilled carrot >> you can see the windshield damage on the left part of your screen. >> he could not determine what was being said, but then, within minutes the individual walked back into the wooded area, carrying a shotgun and the hammer. >> dozens of law enforcement officers searched the woods and vehicles in the area. the highway was shut down for hours, and area hotels were put on locked down. >> it is weird that somebody would do better randomly, unless maybe they got a ticket

. >>> traffic is moving again on northbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway hours after a serious accident closed the major roadway. four people were hurt when the car they were in flew off the road and into the woods near route 197 in laurel. all four were flown to the hospital in serious condition. investigators are still piecing together what led to that crash. >>> one man is dead after he was hit by a car while changing a tire on the beltway. the accident stopped traffic on the 495 for nearly four hours yesterday. he was struck on the flyover ramp on 495. all together, five people were taken to the hospital, two of them children, after a chain reaction crash. >>> police why michigan are investigating a shooting spree that left eight people dead, including the gunman. it happened in grand rapids, michigan, which is in the western part of the state. police say roderick dansler shot four people in one home, then three others on the other side of town. he then took three people hostage inside an apartment, holding them for hours. police were trying to negotiate with him, and dansl

state police are looking for anyone else who might have seen something yesterday on the baltimore washington parkway. >>> you know there have been several arsons and police need your help. charlie tells us how you can help in tonight's crime checker report. >> abc2 is working to help police solve crimes in your neighborhood. each thursday, we profile a dangerous crime hoping that you're going to have information needed to solve it. this week baltimore county police immediate your help solving a string of arsons in the north point area. eight fires were reported, starting around 3:00 in the morning outside an apartment complex on sparrows point road and continuing throughout the day. that went on to include three burned out cars and a dumpster all within a couple blocks of each other. the baltimore county unit -- and the total damages at $50,000. anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers at the number on your screen. 866-7-lockup. you could be eligible for a reward up to $2,000. don't forget, you can see more of our reports by heading to our website. abc2news.com/crimechecker. cha

. >>> a crash on the baltimore washington parkway sent four people to the hospital. you saw this first as breaking news on news 4 at 11:00. this accident near route 197 in laurel, maryland. part of the highway had to be shut down so medevac helicopters could land. the road is now open. at last check, the victims were all listed in serious condition. >>> prince george's county plans to place mobile speed cameras at more than 100 sites near county schools. that's according to the washington examiner. the county can fine drivers $40 when they're caught speeding 12 miles an hour or more over the limit in school zones. it will generate about $7.5 million in revenue. >>> a virginia store accused of selling a banned product, k2 product which produces a high similar to pot. authorities raided the arabica tobacco company in falls church seizing 200 packets of k2. no one was arrested, and the owners are said to be cooperating with police during the investigation. the food and drug administration says k2 is a potential health risk, increasing the use of seizures in people who u

. >>> in laurel, maryland, a bad accident has shut down part of the baltimore-washington parkway. two medevac helicopters were called to air, lift people out of there. we're told four people were injured. it appears at least one car went off the road and into the woods. it is not clear yet just how many cars were involved. again, this is along the parkway near route 170 in laurel. >>> stopped traffic for close to an hour to the flyover ramp to interstate 95. that's in beltsville this evening. a man was changing a tire when he was hit by a car. the accident caused a chain reaction including one car that caught fire. five people were taken to the hospital. two children included. the man who was changing the tire died from his injuries. >>> synthetic marijuana was outlawed in virginia back in march, but the police say that didn't stop from selling it for months afterwards. derrick ward is there more with this recent fwhauft happened apparently a few blocks from the school, derrick. >> reporter: indeed it did, jim. in false plaza in falls church, and they're cleosed now but the did op

your help in finding a man who advanceallized a speed camera vehicle parked along the baltimore washington parkway. an incident that shut down part of the parkway for hours. police say the man walked out of a wooded area just north of the route 195 exit in anne arundel county yesterday morning. he was armed with a shotgun and a hammer. police say the man hit and shattered the vehicle's windshield and started yelling incoherently at the driver before walking back into the woods. the driver was shaken but wasn't injured. investigators are now looking for a man they describe as white, between the ages of 60 and 65, about 5'8", weighing about 150 pounds with gray hair. >>> we're still waiting to hear from d.c. councilman harry thomas over some questionable charges on a debit card in the name of a nonprofit organization he runs. the washington city paper just published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include, $143 charges at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margar

around 11:30 police say the man emerged from the woods just south of the baltimore washington parkwaythey say he was screaming and banging on the event. the driver was not hurt. >>> a mother in virginia is out of jail on bond. karen murphy is charged in the murder of her two-year-old son ryan. she allegedly forgot him and left in the back of a hot car for seven hours. if convicted, she faces a maximum of 40 years in jail. >>> tonight could be the last night for casey anthony in jail. after spending some three years in jail awaiting her murder trial, she could walk free on time served. yesterday, a jury found anthony not guilty of killing her two- year-old daughter caylee. >>> a big problem at a.t.c. shopping center, a number of cars stolen from the parking lot in front of the home depot on rhode island avenue right in the middle of the day. suzanne kennedy is live on the scene with just how bad this problem has become. >> the people who have had their cars stolen are absolutely stunned this is happening in broad daylight in the parking lot you see behind me, which is very busy during

i believe they are hovering above the baltimore-washington parkway near powder mill road. for you guys coming in and northbound, i should say together and northbound on the bw parkway, you will find traffic volume moving at speed. no intsd to report in either direction as you travel between 695 and 495. -- no incidents to report. all of your lanes are open there toward the third street tunnel. no incidents to report on the outbound side as you continue out towards the exit for the bw parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the case against dominique takeru kobayashi -- strauss- kahn appears to be falling apart. >> there are major holes in the story of the housekeeper who accused him of sexual assault. they point to inconsistencies in her story about the attack as well as details contained in her asylum application. strauss-kahn's attorneys will be back in court today trying to get their client's strict bail conditions eased. >>> top stories here in the area, one person is dead. at least two others hurt after a stabbing at the university town center in hy

we're taking a look at the baltimore washington parkway. drivers making their way out of laurel down toward powder mill, construction has cleared out of the way. it is free flowing. still ahead, a look across the region in my next traffic report coming up around -- in a few minutes. over to you. >>> thank you, angie. making news now at 5:10, military prosecutors will seek the death penalty for armny major nidal hasan. he's accused of killing 13 people in the november 2009 shootings in fort hood, texas. 32 other people were wounded. hasan worked here as a psychiatrist at walter reed before being transferred over to texas. >>> the driver in may's deadly tour bus accident in virginia pled not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter. police say 37-year-old cheung admitted he was asleep when the sky bus overturned. a trial is set for september 12th. >>> as people in rebel held cities call for moammar gadhafi to leave, a senior official is accusing nato of intensifying its bombing attacks. rebel forces are pushing west out of misrata in

are looking for that man who went after a speed camera vehicle parked on the side of the baltimore-washington parkway. the incident shut down the parkway for hours. police say the man walked out of a wooded asia just north of route 195, in anne arundel county. they say he hit and shattered the vehicle's windshield and started yelling incoherently at its driver. he then walked back into the woods. no shots were fired. the driver was shaken but okay. >>> park police in yellowstone national park are investigating why a grizzly bear attacked a man and a woman, killing one and injuring the other. it happened yesterday morning as a husband and wife were weeking on wapiti lake trail which is in the eastern part of the park. park officials believe the couple may have accidentally scared the female bear and her cubs, which prompted her to charge, killing the husband and injuring the wife. a spokesperson says according to the report the bear acted normally to defend her cubs, and will not be euthanized. >>> this morning lawyersor dominique strauss-kahn say that their client will not plead guilty to any sexual

. >>> maryland state police hope a new description of the armed man on the baltimore washington parkwayesterday will help them find him. police believe the man armed with a shotgun and a hammer attacked a speed camera vehicle about 11:00 yesterday morning in ligament acouple. the contractor wasn't harmed. the suspect is described as a white man in his 50s or 60s. he appeared to be 6 feet tall and 220 pounds with a pot belly. the suspect was wearing clear glasses, a red and blue plaid shirt. he was carrying a black backpack. >>> weather weise, not much going on out there now, but looks like we might get wet tomorrow, huh, doug? >> a lot of people could get wet during the day tomorrow. a flash flood watch issued by the national weather service. right now, the heat we're dealing with. temperatures of 94 degrees outside, a warm and humid atmosphere. the heat index now, 96 degrees. the wind out of the south at 10 miles per hour. we do have temperatures around the rest of the region, 84 right now in frederick, 93, though, in sterling, 91 in manassas. temperatures to the north, 82 in hagerstow

. >>> and traffic is moving again on northbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway after a deadly crash closed the major roadway. one person was killed and three others seriously hurt when the car they were in flew off the road and into the woods near route 197 in laurel. investigators are still piecing together what led up to that crash. >>> a man is dead after he was hit by a car while changing a tire on the beltway. this accident stopped traffic on 495 in the beltsville area for nearly an hour yesterday. police say the man was struck just below the flyover ramp for i-95. that caused a chain reaction crash. all together, five people were taken to the hospital, two of them were children. police aren't releasing any of their conditions. >>> right now nine northeast d.c. residents are looking for some place to stay after a fire tore through their row homes early this morning. the fire torched two row houses at around 7:30 in the 100 block of 16th street northeast. news 4's melissa mollet is on the scene now with the latest. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: the fire starting insi

captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> are breaking news right now is on the northbound washington baltimore parkway. it is shut down because of the serious accident. newschopper 7 is over the 198 x. it. people are trapped inside of the single car accident. we will of the view on this situation as soon as we get more information. this is from beltsville where a man is than an two tilden car her in a major crash on the beltway. we have a scene there. we are going to begin tonight on storm watch. some serious storms are moving through our region. there is concern that there might be flooding tomorrow. >> there has a chance of flooding around the baltimore area. >> we are under a flash flood watch. let's go to live doppler. how can show you that area that is still under a flash flood warning. that is the area around baltimore. you can get an idea of the heavy rains of there. primarily around the baltimore area, there are more storms are around the winchester area. these are all drifting more to the north. as we get into tomorrow, some of these heavier storms may be in our own backyard. this was a key m

police have closed portions of the baltimore-washington parkway and the intersection of i-195.there were reports that there were shots being fired at vehicles, maryland state police shut down this parkway, and they don't have information on whether or not any of these vehicles were hit by bullets, but there were reports that there were shots being fired at cars along this interstate, interstate 195, the access road to get to bwi airport. i know this area well. the highway administration is saying motorists should avoid the area and head to the airport and use access 195 if you can reach the airport or 197, i-97, because clearly they have blo blockaded this area because there are shots being fired along this critical part of the highway. >>> a new jobs report came out today. alison kosik joins us. the dow is up 54, and the nasdaq higher by ten. there was a report of expected layoffs. there was a report that came out that said planned job cuts rose in june because mostly of job government cuts, and then the service sector makes up 87% of the jobs in our economy, like retail and h

there are emergency vehicles on scene and we're learning so far they have shut down the baltimore washington parkway were fired at cars on the highway south of highway is shut down in both directions officials are not saying if any of the vehicles were hit by bullets as soon as we get new on information on this we will get it to you. >> the families of the seven bay area fishermen are waiting here war are of their loved ones. i'm assuming on the area where they would were on a fishing trips. it was in the middle of the nine no one had their life vest on and they jumped into the water they haven't found anything yet they are hopeful because the conditions are good as far as the water being, and warm. you can see how the survivors are sunburnt it really shook the mounup. >> they're very emotional there are holding out hopes you can be dehydrated but as long as the water is safe and grabbed a life vest they have a fighting chance. we read of house of donald lee. the honor of the yellow jeep is fine and will leave before all his friends are recovered the honor of their red truck he is still lost at sea

you can also use central avenue to 52 baltimore washington parkway.e two to 270 normal back upe shady grove road to get to the link to buy through the haze. ofwill show you the picture traffic and redbridge. . hazy, hot, and humid garden variety storm's expected. and 73 in the creek at this . me 74 in the district. 71 in lexington park. thic committedk be out there today. out theremmidity today. of more widespread storms from late morning into saturday morning. >>> a woman was struck and killed while crossing landover around 5:30 this morning. her stayed atit e scene the investigation is tieups in thec area right now. anotherbe back with update at 7:56. for >>> casey anthony as she heard the verdict hugging her attorneys, jose baez right there. he an exclusive interview with barbara walters and, of course, in a couple of hour, we may find out if casey anthony goes free today. >> as you said, a stunning turn of events from a young woman facing the death penalty and now may be walking free and when a lot of people thought she would be behind bars for th

baltimore city. they say this is a reminder for parents to be very careful with small children at the beach. >>> it is still not clear what sparked a raging fire on the george washington parkway this morning. an rv was attempting to pull into gravell point when it caught fire. the driver got out before flames completely engulfed the vehicle. the impact on traffic was minimal because of the holiday. >>> coming up next, a busy and emotional day in court as the fate of casey anthony is handed over to five men and seven women. >>> the crew of the final shuttle flight arrived at kebd kennedy space center today for the final countdown. >>> and doug will come back to >>> and doug will come back to tell u the gas prices are going down, they go back up again. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. i'm saving money at the store, i'm saving money at the pump, and that works for me. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. >>> a french novelist says she is going to

washington, d.c., getting really pounded right now. look at that number. 1,304 lightning strikes from northern virginia into d.c. and now heading up the bw parkway to baltimored so the airplanes are very slow at this point in time. very few planes getting in and out of baltimore into d.c. or even into iad. let me show you what it looks like here in atlanta. you saw that beautiful picture. let me show you what it looks like in washington, d.c. right now. that is haze and rain coming in. you could hardly even see the capital. that's only a couple of miles away. the haze and humidity is so thick right now. at least the rainfall, when you get a shower in the summer or springtime, it will cool you down. stay away from the lightning. 1,300 lightning strikes in one thunderstorm heading over the district of columbia ya. >> quite a lightning show, right, chad myers? thank you so much. now this. >>> when detectives asked where the boy was, aaron nodded toward the kitchen, where detectives observed blood on the freezer handle of the refrigerator. >> kidnapped, killed, then mutilated. why? why would someone commit such an unthinkable crime against an 8-year-old boy? and