as you head out in beltsville this morning northbound 201 dealing with a closure from a crash betweenlane an sunny side avenue. slow it down through those school zones. give yourself some extra time to get through t neighborhoods. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you, holly and wisdom. >> death and devastation across texas as the effects of hurricane harvey still wreaking havoc on the houston area. >> at least five people were killed and more than a dozen counties are under a federal disaster declaration. fox5's melanie alnwick is live at the federal emergency management agency in southwest with how washington is reacting. good morning, mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys. a very busy weekend here at fema headquarters and a very busy week ahead. now, president trump is back in washington this morning after monitoring the storm and the the response efforts from a weekend at camp david. he also was tweeting out over the weekend as well praising some of the efforts of the fifirst responders saying floods are unprecedented, more rain is coming bullet the spirit of the

we also have some breaking news out of beltsville that we have been tracking.ash on 201 that has reopened so northbound 201 was shut down for a crash investigation near sunny side road. that's cleared so we're hoping traffic gets back to normal. heavier traffic in beltsville than use. quiet in college park. looking good on gw parkway. fairfax county back to school. use caution through those school zones help those kids get to and from the bus stop safely this morning. problem free 50 to and from the bay bridge. all metro rail lines on time but i'll let you know if that changes. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> thanks erin. >>> coming up on fox5 news morning we're going to continue to follow the latest from texas as we track tropical storm harvey. >> you may want to ditch your yoga mat if you plan on having a child. >> as we head to break, a live e look across the d.c. region, monday morning right now, we are at 5:27 on the clock and, i don't know, mid 60's temperature-wise. fox5 news morning coming right back. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ you each drive a ford pick

in the next 10 minutes we will keep a close eye on the right in beltsville. coming up, a change of ownership meaning more change in your pocket. whole foods getting cheap or. thought you ever hear that? savings that people are already z2gzpz zi0z y2gzpy yi0y >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: back at 6:25,he amazon's edition of whole foods has become official. adrian banker takes a look at how it may affect your whole wallet. the price wars begin, whole foods slashing prices thanks to the ambitious purchase of the 470 stores by amazon for $13.7 billion. >> i wanted the avocados, but they were gone. -- finding prices a third less per pound for poultry and fresh -- three and fish. >> seven dollars 99 was a lot cheaper than usual. ask the store that was known as where you would spend your whole paycheck. >> amazon is preparing themselves for the future and we will have more on how you can spend money at your supermarket a.m. morning washington," on your side. >> like this? >> falling. >> what was the ride like to get hold on.re?

fox5's kst us live from beltsville with this story.risten. >> reporter: marina and shawn about an hour ago the mother came to calverton liquors and she came inside this store here wanting to talk to the store owner and apologize for what her son allegedly had done. she told us kevon has been in and out of mental facilities and out of court since 2011 and it wasn't until recently she said that her son had escaped a mental institution in rockville, maryland. and she said when this was brought to her attention, the news about kevon, she said that she is now going to be paying the ultimate price as a parent and as you're about to see here, she is just absolutely devastated by what her son again had allegedly done. >> it's unbelievable to me up to now, i mean, all night, you know, i was crying. not just now but every day because it's a nightmare that i'm going through not being able to help my son. >> reporter: now, as you just heard, that was the mother there talking to us today and we disguised her voice to protect her identity. now, she

also activity in beltsville, northbound 201. that's kenilworth avenue, evanston road, blocked between cherry wood lane and sunny side road. kind of a tough start to the morning rush hour. i have to admit, i enjoyed the ride in. chuck and sheena, that was very nice. >> super comfortable outside this morning. temperatures way down into the 50s in the suburbs. a milder 60s around town. it doesn't feel like -- >> unseasonably cool this morning, especially fosh the kids at the bus stop. 67 in washon 62 in clinton. you see all the 50s on the map this morning. as you wake up and walk outside, temperatures nice and cool. 69 by 8:00 a.m. by 9:00 a.m., only around 70 degrees. tomorrow, though, very different day. this area of low pressure off the southeast coast is going to move up. could get stronger offshore giving us rainfall. we'll talk about that and the timing and we'll talk about harvey as well. that's coming up. >>> we're also getting you ready for school this morning. in a few hours the big yellow buses will start hitting the str

this happened in beltsville, maryland. and stephanie ramirez has that story tonight. >> what >> reporter: and we did. we had tracked the owner's name to this address, this man started yelling at us before he opened the door. at the beltville store. >> i can't imagine why someone would do that to these people. they are so nice. and everybody seems very friendly and like they know each other. >> reporter: she had heard about what happened, but didn't realize it was here. >> at first when i saw the mess, i thought, are they doing work? you know, did the ceiling fall in or that kind of thing. what happened? >> reporter: a molitof cocktail, a suspect came in and threw at the employee. charging documents say it exploded on a victim causing his clothes to immediately burst into flames, a second employee close by and other items in the store caught fire. the sign outside of the store says 24 hour video surveillance. i can tell you the fire department says everything was caught on camera, but they are not releasing that video becau

when we come back at 5:00, we will tell you why the spike is expected to be in beltsville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: we want to show you this. this is from rockport, texas. this is the same home. you are looking at a before and after. harvey hit the top floor, it's ripped off when the category four hurricane came ashore. the owners saying the dishwasher was thrown 50 feet from the home. and the family's boat was found floating 1200 feet away. nancy: dramatic to see that. we are in the weather center now with doug hill. watching what is left of harvey as we inch closer to the labor day weekend. doug: the circulation is getting weaker. by late tomorrow and saturday we'll get rain. but nothing severe. nancy: nothing to ruin here? doug: saturday part of the weekend is not much fun, it's wet. but sunday and monday look better. there is enough sunshine to push the temperatures in the 80's. 83 in martinsburg. hagerstown is 83. dale city is warm day despite increasing cloud cover. the cloud cover headed this way is not from the remnants of harvey. it's from a cold front to the north of

in beltsville, brad bell, ab larry: the spike comes just before the labor day holiday. a lot of people are making the long getaway tonight. "7 on your side" to make sure you find the best prices no matter which way you are head something we'll give you the best places to fill up. whether you are heading north, south, east or west. let's start out heading east. according to the gas buddy heat price map, the best place to fill up is on the other side of the bridge. station in stephensville charging $2.57 a gallon. find out the best prices at wjla.com. nancy: now we know how harvey could impact the holiday travel when it comes to getting there. what will it mean for the weather. we have the answer to that question. it looks nice outside now. doug: it is. it will stay nice. cold front is coming through tonight and change things a bit. they are waiting for remnant energy. moisture on the east marching our way and could arrive tomorrow night. in the meantime, watching a cold front with sprinkles. i don't think we see much. just clouds. the numbers drop tonight in the 70's wit

in beltsville, brad bell, abc7 news. horace: the price increase come just as many people get ready to hit the road on labor day weekend. find the latest gas prices on website wjla.com. michelle: tomorrow join abc7 as we team up with the salvation army to stand strong station all day to take your calls and collect your online donations. for more information head to wjla.com. >> we have new information as police search for this man in video caught on camera fairing a gun down a metro escalator. today they say they believe the man is cesar morales. but they are still looking for him tonight. they say he should be considered armed and dangerous. >> this is the type of thing that is very disturbing to a community to see somebody who goes in to a public area in the middle of the day and fires a weapon to one of the metro facilities. or what i would say to the public is really we need your help right now. >> so frightening. if you know anything about morales or the shooting last friday give police a call. you can choose to rema

police says kevin edward through a -- inside of a beltsville liquor store over the weekend. that ignited a fire and two employees were burned and one still hospitalized in serious condition. edwards is facing attempted first-degree murder and the motive is under investigation. >>> a woman is under arrest after a bazaar attack on a bus driver. brown is accused of throwing a cup ofri driver. that route has a history of assault on the drivers, we should. brown was arrested by metro transit police today at the plaza station. he attack happened last saturday evening. the bus was stopped at minnesota avenue and thinning road in northeast and surveillance cameras caught brown relievingse herlf into a cup at the rare of the bus. >> still ahead, a couple of stories from the district. first, another inflatable version of president trump that has a raved in -- arrived in dc. >>> the first wine giant has unbelievable pro tip produce prices. : so you'll never have to choose between your favorites. i thought i was your favorite. . >>> when you talk about winery, people think about wine co

in prince george's county, police tweeted out this video from beltsville. they're asking people to join them for free food, and lots of fun. and fairfax county police shared this picture, asking everyone to come out and join them. it sounds like if you do venture out tonight, it's going to be sticky. >> a little on the sticky side. we have one storm essentially right over to your way towards baltimore. not much movement in these. most of you will not see anything tonight. we'll come back, and talk about how long the 90s will stick around, and we've changed the weekend forecast. >>> coming up, an angry mom takes aim at her 5-year-old daughter's new school, accusing them of weight shaming. >> and the viral good deed from a police officer that is leading to an outpouring of good >>> president trump says he has no intention to stop tweeting. he wrote only the fake news media, and trump enemies want me to stop using social media. 110million people. only way for me to get the truth out. retired general john kelly takes over as the president's new chief of staff.

36 now and construction has cleared already on route 1 baltimore avenue approaching beltway from beltsville area. that picked up. you're free and clear on route 1. not seeing any delays. inner loop construction remains though this is as you approach braddock road in virginia and express reigns and right through are blocked right there. you see delays build as a result of that inner loop construction. now, beach drive is closed in northwest d.c. between park road and glakton avenue due to downed tree. maybe it had to do with the weather last night maybe not. regardless this area of beach drive is closed. you can follow the local detours around it that's a welcome at traffic. maureen, wisdom. >> coming up. hbo suffers massive sign area tack and hackers vow there's more to come. >> and summer olympic games coming back to the u.s. >> as we head to break a live look across 4:37. temperature 73. back in a moment. i love you, basement guest bathroom. your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away o

keep it to the left lanes coming from beltsville. things looking good 95 to and from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. same story bw parkway route one looks good aside from that utility work. 270 looks good as well wide opened nonproblems on the outer loop. we're also seeing really nice conditions on 95 and 66 from virginia. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> coming up on fox5 news morning the war of words between north korea and president trump leading to new concerns for the olympic games. >> would you pay more than $500 for a pair of socks? one high end fashion house is betting some people will. >> as we head to break right now with that silliness, here's a live look outside across the region. the time right now 4:37, 69 degrees. $500 for a pair of socks. please. if i won the lottery i wouldn't do that. >> what? live a little. >> for a pair of socks? ♪ >> time now is 4:39. we're back with what's hot on the web, the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on the social media. >> we're only six mon

two liquor store employees are recovering from serious burns after a bizarre attack in beltsville.ice tell us a man walked into the store over the weekend and tossed a molotov cocktail at workers. chris gordon has more on what may have prompted it. >> reporter: iti p prince george's county police officer stopped a man seen running out of this liquor store. the officer noted the man's clothes smelled like gasoline. he is being charged with attempted murder, assault and arson. >> apparently there had been some type of ongoing dispute between the people in the store and the suspect. >> reporter: sunday evening the suspect arrived carrying a lit molotov cocktail. he walked inside and threw it. it saet some on fire injuring to employees in the store and were transported to a hospital burn unit. one is still in serious condition and the other was treated and released. investigators say store surveillance video shows the attack. we asked to see the video but we were told it's evidence which cannot be made public at this time. many people who live near the >> i went to high point high scho

. >>> developing, five cars in a pileup in beltsville overnight. and even though someone tried to help the victims, we now know two people died. u.s. park police told us someone was ejected last night in the crash on route 201 in prince george's county. one person on the scene even drove a victim to the hospital. that person did not survive. we don't know anything else about the crash. we are working to find out and will post everything on line for you. >>> that pileup happened around midnight, but an hour before someone died in a crash on i-95. police say it was a hit and run. they're looking for a dark-colored car this morning. they say it probably has damage on the driver's side. the crash happened in prince william county, and police say the car was last seen on the exit to dumfries road. >>> right now another portion of the beach drive construction is underway. and it might impac news4's adam tuss tells us about what you need to know to get around. >> reporter: yes, you have wait a year for this, and now the first stretch of beach drive is bac

he was 20 years old last seen in beltsville around lexington avenue.f you have seen him, call prince george's county police. >>> on the northbound baltimore parkway, crews have been dealing with an accident near 410. they just got everything out of the roadway. it caused an early slowdown inside the beltway northbound. 50 westbound, the john hanson highway, moving between 424 and 197. crews are still doing the paving project. left side of the roadway getting by. 395 going northbound. sounds like activity up pentagon. crews arrived on scene and blocked the h.o.v. lanes. traffic redirected into the main lanes. back to you. >>> jack, thank you. a northern virginia man was arrested for sex crimes. why is he still allowed to run a daycare? the answer might surprise a lot of parents. >>> join us later today for the ellen degeneres s fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most pe

with this story and keep up with us coming up at 6 o'clock on fox5 local for now reporting live in beltsville this evening, kristen leone fox5 local news. >> new tonight we now know the name of one of two men wanted in an armed assault in the district. police are looking for 22-year-old cesar mo morales. video shows morales and another man chasing the victim last friday. fortunately the victim wasn't hurt but the suspects are still on the run. take another good look at this picture right here. this is morales. he's about 5-foot three with several visible face and neck tattoos. if you recognize him police want to hear from you. >> fox5 is in frederick county where fire investigators trying to figure out what sparked a two alarm fire this morning on south market street in frederick. skyfox over the scene this morning. everyone made it out safely. one person was treated on the scene for minor injuries. two firefighters were for smoke inhalation. the fire damaged at least eight units in that building. again, this is hang over in frederick earlier this morning on south market street. >> ♪ >> to te

we've had trouble in beltsville. another crash. he had monston road blocked between cherry wood and -- southbound lanes are open. also we've got paving project on 197 between 50 and 450. traffic will alternate through there. one direction. that should be in the wrap-up stages as we head into the morning rush hour. aaron, eun. back to you. >>> jack, thank you. we are also following the unprecedented flooding. harvey is not done yet. the wallop of a storm burying entire communities in a wall of water. ush push. >> you should see the water come up, come up, maki family is safe. the water kept getting higher and higher. >> two minutes after the hour. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right now, thousands of communities in texas are dealing with historic flooding from hurricane harvey. >> we're going to check in on the local weather with sheena in a moment. first, chuck is tracking the latest on where harvey is headed. chuck? >> all right. what's left of harvey now. still a tropical storm. really going to unl

is held without bond this morning after police say he threw a molotov cocktail into the store in beltsville on sunday night. police say that he had wards was harassing people at the calverton shopping center earlier that day. hours later he came back and said someone owed him money and launched fire bombs inside doors to the store. the shop burst into flames, burned two people inside. one of them is being treated in the intensive car >> details on that disturbing video of the woman throwing a can you be of urine and a metrobus driver. officers made an arrest. they arrested opal brown in connection with the attack. police say she turned herself in by admitting the crime on her facebook page. in a post she wrote the bus operator was rude and she hated metro. the incident happened yesterday along the x2 route in northeast. brown is expected to be in court this morning. >> ♪ > let's turn to politics now. and reaction is pouring in this morning to president donald trump's plan that he says will revitalize our economy. >> however, some lawmakers as expected criticizing the plan. melanie alnwick t

in the 4800 block of beltsville.ut this young man is asked to call police. >>> and a heads up this morning. the fairfax county fire and rescue department will host a training exercise on how to respond to an active shooter. the training will be at terra set elementary school in reston. then from 1:00 to five. ::in the afternoon. steve over to you. >> al thanks very much. time for the morning line. let's just get it out there. it's preseason. it has no impact on the regular season. but th that said it wasn't a god start especially if you were trying to watch the game and turned it off after about seven minutes. skins have a a lot of work to do after a loss to the ravens in baltimore last night. kirk cousins did start the game. said he didn't want to play too long and didn't want to risk getting hurt. he played three series. completed one of two passes was sacked once colt mccoy with the pick. couldn't get the offense going. the skins managed 47 yards on 27 plays in the first half. the highlight of the first half the r

thing back to beltsville after a earlier crash on 201 cleared. we got you covered this monday.teve and allison. >> today kicks of off the official start tour. the nearly $2 billion project expected to be finished in 2022. today's ceremony starts at 10:00 this morning. >> ♪ >> also happening today, religious leaders will be in the district for the 1,000 ministers march for justice. the march is taking place 54 years to the day that martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech. participants will march to the department of justice and now reverend sharpton will join us here on fox5 news morning to talk about the march's mission that's ahead in the 7 o'clock >> we'll talk to him at 7:30. it's 6:09. still to come this hour things turn political at the video music awards. >> charlottesville taking center stage when that a direct descendant of robert e. lee takes the stage. find out what he had to say to the crowd about the controversial confederate statue that prompted this month's deadly protest in virginia. >> ♪ >> two weeks after the white supremacist rally in char

things looking good in beltsville.nough an early flight to catch traffic on the way to bwi reagan national and dulles nice and quiet. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. maureen and wisdom. >> thank you erin. >>> coming up on fox5 news fox5s morning the trump administration preparing to take a tougher stance on venezuela. >> growing war of words with north korea. look across the d.c. region. it is 5:07, 71 degrees. we know how to party here on fox news morning. hope you do, too. come on back. we'll show you how we get down. >> ♪ you each drive a ford pickup right? yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- oh my... the current chevy silverado. it's the chevy summer drive. get a total value of $9,600 or, get 0% financing for 60 months on this silverado all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >> ♪ >> time righ

two people killed in a five-car crash near beltsville, maryland. what cough this crash or who those victims may be. >>> on national scale the remains of all ten missing sailors from the uss john s mccain have recovered. navy divers found two bodies last week before the search was called off. they were killed after accretion between the war ship and tanker near singapore. the navy is investigate wagon led to the incident. that's the latest update as to what's happening here at home and around the world. al, over to you. >>> steve, thank you very much. let's bring it back home now to something that maybe a loft us deal with. we're talking about that pain in your neck, maybe headaches and you're not sure exactly why. it could be all the teching that we do. dr. shilpi agalwar is with us now with a phenomenon known as text neck. >> yeah. isn't it crazy, allison. >> it is crazy. >> with technology we have new medical diagnoses coming out still. >> it makes sense. >> text neck what that really is it's a term that we use to describe the neck pain and the d

in the 4800 block of lexington avenue in beltsville.rmation is asked to call police. >>> state of emergency in new orleans the city's water pumping system not working properly. maureen is in the forecast city is vulnerable to flooding after heavy rain on saturday led to many parts in many parts of the cress accept city. al, back to you. >> thanks, steve. >> 7:30. >>> let's get into this trial news out in california now or with taylor swift i should say. here's the latest in the developments with the tailor swift civil trial. describing a horrific and shocking her words incident back in 2013 when a former radio dee jay allegedly groped her. twist also dismissed claims by the dee jay's attorney she's responsible fort man losing his job saying he alone is responsible for the consequences of his actions. joining us now with reaction prime trial attorney and former prosecutor debbie heinz. also the founder of legal speaks.com. sorry to get into your shot just there. trying to give you all the camera. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for joini