because obviously they don't know the beltway's shut down. so, st up with us we'll keep you updated on that. now 270 southbound has been difficult all morning long. here's the latest accident near falls ad. fire and rescue crews are on the scne the. we've had accidents, several stretches of accidents and right now it's a virtual parking lot from at let german town. more likely at lea clarksburg now all the way on down to the capital beltway. one more stop to go around, a series of accidents on 95. latest of which is in dumfrie authorities are dealing with that from well before triangle onto the beltway and 395. it is more stop than go. extra travel time. a lot of patienc and bring your brain with you this morning. joe, eun? >> pay attention this morning, jerry. thank you. >> speaking of paying attention. we're going to continue to pay attention to the weather out there. it is continuing to develop in our area, here's tom with more in the weather center. good morning, tom. >> just a few minut ago the radar picked up some circulation in a thund

this is the inner loop of the beltway northbound on the beltway tween i-66 and route 7. there were four cars involved right now. you can see the right side is blocked. delays are huge. we'll show you this is at least where the backup begins before this point actually. inner loop of the beltway and route 50. generally, if you normally travel from springfield to 66 and tysons, it's terrible on a good day. this is going to make it much more difficult because on the inner loop of the beltway, again, the right side is blocked. stay to the left to get by. and it's ugly out there. also, this will affect 66 eastbound trying to get to the beltway. soheast looks like authorities just moved the accident out of the roadway. good news there. pennsylvania avenue, branch avenue, evything reopened. out to the rails, we're lking g. joe, eun. >> jerry, thank you. >> thank you, jerry. >> 6:12. 57 degrees. big vote taking place today to are he peel the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >>> they are creepy, they are crawly. now bedbugs invaded one local county's library system. >>> it

that will take you back up to the beltway.p of the beltway, traffic being diverted off here at connecticut avenue. already starting to see some delays form as you continue westbound around 495 coming west of georgia avenue. do make note of that. on the inner loop of the beltway, the ramp to go northbound i-95 in college park, we have another accident there with this car over the rail. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> could the went onto fight teching and driving actually be a phone app? wisdom martin explains. >> reporter: this 16-year-old doesn't va a license yet but she does have a cell phone -- doesn't have a license yet but she does have a cell phone. >> in the last year, she has become very attached to her cell phone. >> reporter: like other parents, she worries about her daughter being distracted when she does start drying. >> what we notice is that whatever we are driving and we see people do really dangerous things on the road, we often notice that they're talking on the phone or texting. >> reporter:

the beltway is still closed. can see the flashing lights up toward the upper right corner of your screen. even is diverted off the outer loop of connecticut avenue. if you goout, take that over to wisconsin avenue go and back to the beltway from there. if you line up from the left, on to the outer loop if, you need to get to 270, you need to go through bethesda to old georgetown road. a loft question overnight did not happen because of the weather. the interloop, 236 construction is being cleared now >> it is 4:32 on this friday morning. our top story today, tragedy inside a hospital where a gunman opened fire. he shot and wounded his mother's doctor before killing his mother and then himself. we spoke with the gunman's brother. good morning. >> good morning. many say that the 50-year-old gunman, who lives here at this home in arlington, did everything for his ailing mother, jean davis. she has suffered from back pain for many years. a recent surgery proved unsuccessful. during a conversation with a surgeon, dr.

it's gm to the beltway. we've got itonetheless justo hop onto the beltway. george washington parkway was solid. the toll road was jammed up out of virginia. and river roa a lot of drivers were taking that as their alternative to get over toward silver spring and back to the beltway, but that no longer is a very good option because river road is jammed near the beltway in both directions to either leave the beltway and get out of town orto head thwart it to bypass the issue. we still have drivers on the outer loop coming around from georgia avenue in order to continue onto to 270 north. but the difference is you can continue only 270 north because you're on e spur at that point. but inner loop drivers are still forced to come around and not continue onto 270 but rather follow the pass and then silver spring. jim and door reap, back to you. >> this is expected to go on for hours and hours, isn't it? >> yes. so hopefully we'll get a solid work around. just for now, avoid it if you can. >> ashley, one thing i'm wondering about is people trying to get to dulles a

overnight roadwork on the beltway itself has cleared. south capital street, douglass bridge reopened early, earlier than expected so the overnight work from the weekend has cleared. the same if those traveling along the chain bridge. no problems to report south on 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are keeping a watch of hurricane igor. it appears that the category one storm will likely veer northeast away from the u.s. with 75-mile an hour winds. the eye of the storm barely missed bermuda overnight. no early reports of major damage to the island but many parts did lose power. forecasters say igor will continue to cause high surf and strong rip currents along the eastern seaboard. >>> a deadly train crash in india. at least 10 people are dead but there are reports as many as 15 died and over 15 others were injured. a freight train was on the wrong tax it appears when it crashed into a passenger train sitting at a train station t happened touring heavy rain. rescuers are using

approaching the beltway. delays we see every morning. >> so are you going to be breaking out the tux for the equinox party? >> yes. you are all invited. it's a black tie event. >> such a party animal. >> i know! equinox party. ironically, even though fall starts tomorrow, it's going to feel like summer. we'll be in the mid 80's the rest of the week with scattered thunderstorms then takeover weekend temperatures will drop back into the 70's. tune into 1090 wbal-tv, you can get weather and traffic. >> we're back with a live update at 7:25. >> thank you for joining us on 11 news today. old gibbs canning. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. old gibbs canning. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

other side of the beltway. now we're moving over to the trafficland camera and checking the other cameras we're looking at in terms of alternate commuter routes. 355, we've been telling people to take rockville pike around this because that is the main route toward maryland. and here not too bad. this is where they are heading up north toward maryland. so not a major back up yet. let's check out old georgetown road real quick here and see how things are looking there because that might be another route that folks are taking and that scene is backed up as can see on the right side of the screen. and not really moving. so old georgetown road one of the commuter alternates, also rockville pike, that's not looking bad. but if you are going to stay on 495 toward maryland, you will run into a lot of trouble. go back to the m-dot camera here and see how things are looking over the american legion. it will be a tough commute heading home. so if you know folks heading that way, tell them to avoid it or turn on the tv an

look at the shiny wet roads at the beltway. that means it will be slick, slick driving this morning. expect road spray, reduced visibility and not a fun ride. but no problems around 695 so far. we're looking pretty good at this time. back to you. >>> today's the big day. today we get to play the one-armed bandits in cecil county on 95 by the big water tower in perryville. it sits our first-ever casino. linda so says we can start playing today. are you a penny or dollar woman? >> reporter: just give me the tokens, jamie. in just about two and a half hours maryland's first slots casino will be open for business. the casino in perryville is actually opening a little earlier than expected. it was originally supposed to open its doors this thursday. but the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run on saturday. more than a thousand people were invited to that closed-door charity event. it paves the way for maryland's first casino to open since voters approved slots nearly two years ago. the four other loca

leaving for the capital beltway. fortunately no major accidents. 395 is still at a nice pace. here is an indication of fog. it is slowing drivers down on the inner loop of the beltway. as you see here, traveling 270 southbound, volume by sadie grove. still fog towards the beltway. be careful this early morning. back to you. >>> thank you, ashley. >>> theirst time in 100 years virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis died from lethal injection at 9:13. there were no complications. ms. lewis did make a last statement. she said i just want cathy to know i love her and i'm very sorry. >>> metro is getting high marks. metro is much safer than it was a year ago. >> reporter: good news for a change. it was just a few months ago that the national transportation satisfactory board blasted metro for the anemic safety culture th say existed at the time of that deadly crash. now, the ntsb is recognizing them for strides they have made over the last year to improve safety. the chairman of the ntsb said metro is safer now than

no big delays towards the beltway, inside the beltway from falls church into arlington. no problem.e, back to you. >> thanks very much, ashley. >> more drivers hitting the brakes to avoid tickets in one community. the speed cameras worked so well that ticket revenue is down $2.5 million. chevy chase village has nine speed cameras mostly on connecticut avenue. you can see drivers hit the breaks when they see the 30-mile-per-hour enforcement signs. and some have learned the hard way. >> big brother is taking a picture and sending you a bill in the mail. >> have you ever gotten one of those pictures in the mail? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> police issued 50,00fewer speeding tickets last year. they say more people are following the speed limit. >>> police have arrested a 17-year-old and charged him with the murder of a catholic university student. police say the teen killed him as he rode his bike home in sherman circle. the teen suspect wasnder the d.c. juvenile justice system. >> reporter: 17-year-old eric bermanharged as an adult with the murder of catholic university student neil gil

we have heavy rain right now around the beltway. severna park, annapolis, the orange and red shadings. there's more coming up the bay. rain over the central and southern portion of the chesapeake. here we go, 68 this morning. 75 this afternoon, it's about the building rain, big puddles on the roads, going to cause traffic problems out there. please be careful, we cannot extend this issue enough. do not drive if it looks like a puddle, it could be much deeper than it might be. be very cautious out there. we have accidents to prove it already. here's kim brown with the latest on the roads. >> the ironic thing, we're having more accidents on the major highways including the beltway and i-70 corridor. more so than on the side streets. i anticipate that's going to change as the morning goes along. let's look at this crash on the right shoulder and one of the center lanes. police haven't quite arrived on the scene. so it's kind of a dangerous situation as drivers are trying to get around this accident. keep your speeds down. definitely ta

once you get past that, another beltway crash, inner loop of the beltway before georg avenue, with thee now. let's head out to the rails. it's a very viable option for you this morning. metrorail, vre and m.a.r.c. looking good. and inside dry. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> as jerry has been showing us this morning the flooding is causing problems on the roads. many of the trouble spots in montgomery county are already covered by rising water. news 4's megan mcgrath is livee conditions. how's it oking, megan? >> well, we're starting to s water down around roadways throught the area. we have a flood warning in effec so that's a change. earlier it was a flood watch. we now have a flood wning which means low-lying areas are beginning to flood. we're here along beach drive right here at connecticut avenue. you can see that they have closed off this roadway. the creek has left its banks and flooded parts of this roadway. this of course a very low-lying area that is prone to flooding. we're starting to see standing water on even major roads. there's an arean bethesda, montgomery avenue th

the crew in sky fox is above the beltway before you reach route 7 in tysons corner. the accident activity has the two right lanes blocked. it looks like it is still there along the right side with more equipment on the scene traveling north of 66 headed up towards the american legion bridge, the accident activity tying up the two right lanes. delays for this are now beginning back at the robinson terminal. this is from springfield up to tyson's. a good six or seven mile backup for you this morning early and it will take a while to lean up this mess. it will take much longer for the delays to ease because this is typically a slowdown we found between annandale and merrifield. now, it is just mag identified because of the crash just before route 7 in the two right lanes. 66 not only slowing in manassas but again as you travel from fair oaks to 123 and after nutley street in towards the beltway. lanes are open out of hyattstown. more slow traffic here at mva. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> this morning's big story, ending don't ask, don't tell. the se

looking nice along the beltway. overnight construction on the beltway in virginia is gone. traffic on the beltway at colesville, more neighbors are hitting the votes, but it is a steady pace. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 60 degrees outside on this wednesday morning. >> reggie bush takes his lumps. the former usc running back makes a major decision regarding the tainted heisman trophy. >> on "the oprah show", in 1987 and west virginia town erupted after an aids patient jumped into a community swimming pool. 23 years later, oprah goes back to find out if attitudes have changed. today at 4:00 on abc 7. >> the seattle storm defeated the atlanta dream 87-84 last night. a commanding two games to 1 in the best of five series. >> tim brant has sports. >> good morning. the nationals got a terrific performance from livan hernandez. the mets had lost six in the vowel. eight of their last 11. atlanta -- dez in alask and had a home run in the fourth with two rbis. they beat atlanta 6-0. let's go to baltimore. the big offensive explosion. the bottom of the fifth inning. , hit it to dee

of the beltway. 61 on the west side of the beltway. a live look outside. this is the beltway at exit 24, the harrisburg expressway. the inner and outer loops are moving just fine. this is the west side of the beltway at frederick road. 83 is checking out ok as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we are looking pretty good out there on the light rail spirit no delays in glen bernie. metro subway is on time. the marc trains have on-time service in both directions. we have a diversion affecting the 10 and 30 buses at light street and pratt street because of construction. now back to sandra shaw. >> this is the last friday of the summer season as we begin fall next week. we saw the passage of a cold front last night. showers and storms are basically moving offshore. now we're going to clear out. high pressure will build in for the weekend and beyond. 68 downtown. 66 at the airport. 70 over around easton and st. michael. it will become sunny. you could see some

here's kim brown. >> reporter: clear around the beltway. traffic also clear around the beltway along with that weather. we don't have anything working so far in the area. we had the rain come through yesterday and during the overnight hours, so the roads could be a little slick. so take it easy along some of those curves especially a winding road like the jfx. here at 97 in anne arundel county, traffic is moving well at route 100. we're looking good along the 83s and along 795 as well. megan, back to you. >>> a doctor shot by a patient a barricaded situation, a hospital on lockdown sounds like something out of a movie. this was our community and this was hopkins. linda so is live with what happened yesterday. >> reporter: the doctor who was shot is expected to survive. last night, he came out of surgery and is in stable condition. it was a chaotic scene with the whole thing unfolding around 11:00 on thursday. the sprawling medical campus was put on lockdown after police say paul pardus shot the doctor. he became distraught after being brief

let's look at the beltway, college park, silver spring area. 66, 95, 395 down to the beltway looking pretty good. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top story this morning, gunfire inside johns hopkins hospital. a man shot a doctor before barricading himself in his mother's room, pointing the gun on him and her. mike conneen is live on the scene with the latest. what can you tell us? >> we are seeing a good number of security guards and police officers walking the perimeter of the facility this morning. they are reviewing the security plan at the hospital. please stand by. please stand by. penn station closed in new york 3ecause it was so packed with +&++&-pdown trees and power linn train tracks. Ñin i was driving down the street and it was like a giant human, wash. everything started spinning. >>fw one woman died when a tree landed on her vehicle. >> i did not know what hit me at first. i wondered if i was alive. >> may be an act of god. >> new york has had eight confront tornadoes since 1960. meteorologist will confront today whether this was no. 9. emily schmidt reporting. >> unbe

the beltway backs up on any day with sun. here's sherrie johnson bracing us all for bad traffic this morning. >> reporter: we're here in towson along york road. if you're heading out today, allow yourself plenty of time. you definitely don't want to be in a hurry with the rain coming down. give yourself plenty of following distance. traffic is starting to back up a little bit here. watch out for standing water on the roadways, could cause you to hydroplane. here in towson, we're not seeing flooding just yet. the state highway administration, we talked to folks on the phone, they're warning drivers to use extra caution this morning. watch out for downed trees and power lines. you don't want to have to swerve to miss something in the road. use extra caution. be careful approaching stop lights. there could be outages in the area. you just want to be aware of your surroundings, step out of your comfort zone this morning, because you're not going to have your normal driving routine this morning. slow it down, use extra caution. re

you can't see much at the topside of the beltway at harford road. we have a delay from harford to providence and there's a look at 295 there and there's 95. just a few accidents out there and rogers and blakely and buddy hill and bel air at rossville road. this is brought to you by mazda. take a test drive at your mazda dealer today. >> and thank you, and the settlement is reached in a lawsuit over the bay bridge. the truck driver's family settled for $100,000. and john short's tractor trailer plunged off of the bridge after he swerved hitting a camaro. and the driver of that car was only sited far traffic violation >>> the police arrested the preppy burglar. the detectives received a tip after wjz aired this surveillance video of a man walking away with electronic items. the 30-year-old from silver bring is charged with burglary, theft and destruction of property. >> $5 million in federal money is mading -- heading to baltimore county to help cleanup from the snowstorms. the record snowfall was brought in december and twice in february. >> stay wit

in maryland, montgomery county, over to the capital beltway. this is the outer loop and the inner loop. moments ago police are set to check on the report ofn accident, inner loop of the beltway between rockville pike and connecticut avenue, probably just around the bend. slid off the roadway possibly because of the water. authorities are headed over there. we will keep you updated. could be aware that will be a little difficult because of the weather. we'll keep you updated. barbara? >> thanks, jerry. >>> maryland police are continuing their search for the hit-and-run driver who struc and seriously injured a 24-year-old woman. itappened around 8:15 saturday evening around carol avenue in silver spring. witnesses stay car was speeding when it hit the woman who was thrown under a parked truck after she was hit. part of the car's mirror was ripped off during the the accident. they are looking for a dark sedan that might have damage on the right side of the front end as well as the windshield. >>> an autopsy could now help police learn how a woman

harford road is running smoothly at the beltway. both loops are checking out fine. 95 just south of the beltway is in great shape at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. [sirens] >> maryland will soon join several other states by banning talking on cell phones. >> the new law goes into effect on friday. kim dacey is live on federal hill with our 3d project report. >> this law makes it a secondary offense to you say hand-held cell phone while driving. the best buy in glen bernie was packed yesterday. the big seller -- hands-free headsets for your cell phone. most of the people we spoke to think the law is a good idea. >> i often get angry at other drivers because they are not paying attention. >> i have been on phones and texting. >> state officials have a press conference to make sure maryland drivers know about the lot. >> drivers will have to put down the phone and just drive. we want to make sure our cars and trucks are no phone zones. >> police officers were also on hand to support the new law. >> i have a family m

there's a live look outside at the west side of the beltway. it's looking good and there are brake lights. there's the westside at maryland 41. you can see that's also slow and a look at 95. this is the southbound lanes coming towards us on the left. you could have to tap your brakes on the beltway. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota, moving forward. marty and don, back to you guys. >>> it's an interesting story you're about to hear. the guest is bruce bridegroom. ladies and gentlemen, this is an incredible story. an attorney, a play write, if you will. a movie maker. a man with low ambitions in life, as you can tell. take a look at the internet. this is an interesting story involving anna ella carroll. more importantly, we're talking about hillary clinton being a member of the cabinet and other women who have served in cabinet level positions. in lincoln's time, you found out this lady wasn't in the cabinet, but had power in the administration. [no audio] >> she was born in 1815 and her father was the governor of maryland and

i-270 corridor and beltway north of town doing okay. again the combination of the rain and the win beginning to pick up is going to make it extremely difficult if you're going to be out, certainly tra travel time this morning. may want to avoid the far right and far le travel lanes because that's where the water has a tendency to pond and we'll keep you updated. could be a long day. >> all right, jerry, thanks for that update. >> the wet weather is not affectinonly the roads. the airports warned of delays and remind you to schek your flight status before you head out to the airport. right now also pepco reports more than 1,000 people without electricity in montgomery county, prince georgs county and the distct. ege reports 300 customers without power and virginia dominion reports 73 people without power in northern virginia. now pepco customers who report any outages by calling 1-877-pepco-62. that's 1-877-737-2662. >>> now to that horrific tour bus crash yesterday on i-270. traffic is moving once again this morning. the interstate was

approaching the beltway. also watch for delays if you're traveling on 50 eastbound this traffic report is brought to you by bill's. bill's has got it all for you. call 1-877-75-bills. back to you. >>> thank you. >>> hollywood is mourning the loss of one of its greatest. actor and singer eddie fisher has died in california. manuel gallegus reports for wjz on fisher's controversial life. >>> eddie fisher had a sweet voice that made teens swoon. in the pre-elvis era, he became rich and famous with 32 top 40 hits. he was so popular in the 50s, coca cola signed him to a million-dollar contract. but fisher's successful singing and acting career would be ruined by the biggest celebrity scandal of the decade. his affair with elizabeth taylor, that ended his marriage with america's sweetheart, debbie reynolds. he had two children with reynolds, the most famous, carrie fisher. >> i know people loved him and god has forgiven him. >> reporter: edwin jack fisher was born in philadelphia to russian jewish immigrants. he dr

light volume on the beltway, harford road. it's looking good on the west side as well. >> a minute after 6:00 right now, we know it's a close race. we know who's leading right now but this morning we're still waiting to find out who will be protecting baltimore streets, starting today, votes will be counted to determine who will be the next city state's attorney. linda sow is live with details on what's taking so long. linda? >> reporter: a spokesmen for jessamy says they're concerned about the integrity of the results and a lawyer is looking into the situation of reports tla there were problems at polling centers, some polling centers opening late, voting equipment that malfunctioned and other problems. right now gregg bernstein holds a narrow lead over jessamy with about 1300 votes. both are waiting for absentee ballots to be counted. city election official says there are 2100 absentee ballots and provisional ballots that still have to be counted. jessamy's campaign and her supporters are frustrated with the delay. >> this

we have several accidents up and down the 95 core corridor and around the beltway. 95 at the o'donnell street exit. an accident at keith avenue . right now as we look at the maps, a complete check -- 95 southbound past caton avenue exit. the left lane and shoulder continue to be blocked there. on the very top side of the beltway, inner loop at the jfx, an earlier crash has been moved off to the left shoulder. anne arundel county, northbound 295 earlier crash at arundel mills circle now blocking the left lane and shoulder. traffic only gets by to the right lane. another accident reported southbound 97 at benfield boulevard. on the west side of the outer loop it will take you 13 minutes from 795 to 70. traffic is pretty much at a crawl there. 95 southbound, six minutes from whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway. 895 looking a little better, only eight minutes from the split as you approach 295. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:33. this is the big day today. the day that people get to play the one-armed bandits in cecil county, on 95 by the big water tower in perryville. our first casino. l

the beltway off to a good start.t university boulevard, you'll see the traffic here cruising along close to the speed limit. 27 0rks heavy traffic getting past 109 in hyattstown. back to you. >> we appreciate it. thank you so much, jim. the white house denies the claim in the new book written about france first lady carla bruni. the book claims michelle obama called life in the white house hell. the remarks cavepl came during the white house dinner. they are denying that the first lady ever made that comment. sarkozy distances herself completely from the book. >> casey affleck is now admitting what a lot of people had suspected. his documentary about joaquin phoenix was a folks. -- was a hoax. >> [laughter] >> the film "i'm still here" followed the oscar nominee as he planned to launch his career as a rap star. it followed a bizarre appearance he made on the letterman show. he said he never wanted to trick anyone. he was experiencing with gonzo film making. >> now we know it was all just a hoax. >> it was barely give

they are checking for that outer loop of the beltway.t's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> new this morning, eye number of cattle are dead following a fire ate livestock facility in northern virginia. this fire broke out last night at the fauquier county livestock exchange in marshall. right now, it is believed about 20 cattle perished in the blaze which began just before 8:00 yesterday evening. many more did survive. the facility had about # 50 cattle there at the time. firefighters from six counties helped fight the fire. the cause is still under investigation. >>> other stories making headline this morning. police in maryland need your help fining a rapist. police are looking for a suspect who attacked a 21-year- old woman early sunday morning. the woman says she was walking up frederick road near high point drive in germantown about 3:00 this the morning on sunday when she says a man grabbed her from behind, dragged her into the woods and sexually assaulted her. anybody with information is being asked to call montgomery count

traffic is moving well along the major beltways. it's building up some. but for the most part traffic is moving along pretty well. 95 corridor and 195 no problems. >>> jamie? >> >> a freshman was hit and killed by a car. the incident happened at 9:45 on route 24 and red pump road in bel air. a 19 year old driver hit joey d'entremont. he died a short time later. the light prohibited him from walking through the crosswalk with, -- cross walk. >> i would go through hard times with my family, and he would always say, never forget your family, don't fight with them, you never know when you could lose them. and right now, i have lost him. >> dr. cohen was shot in the abdomen. the gunman paul pardus got upset after learning his mother's condition, and he shot and killed his mother and then shot and killed himself. >> abc news, emily has details. sarah shroud returns back to america. she was arrested and accused of spying in 2009 when she, herty anfiance -- her fiance and her friend. we are not spies. >> american's should release 8 8 iran yangs -- iranians. >> i

. >> we have beltway incidents. this is the interloop of the beltway. you can see just above the chain-link fence, that as a truck that is flipped over. there might be a part underneath. the left side of the beltway is tied up. this is where we had a jackknifed tractor-trailer. there are minimal delays at the moment. we have another beltway crash near the interchange at 450. at that point, we have two right lanes blocked. the delays begin on the beltway near the interchange, route 201. and that delay continues to get worse. we have massachusetts avenue closed each way. also, rhode island avenue near the metro station is closed because that underpass is flooded out. connecticut avenue is closed each way. there is a police investigation at the cleveland park metro. that will cause delays on the red line. >> one thing after another. >>> today, we are following the aftermath of the dramatic tour bus crash. one person died today, -- yesterday, but today, we know that those others are doing well. >> a tour bus crashes through a guard rail and tumbles 50 feet

there's light rain along the beltway.ntermittent showers in bowie , a stretching into parts of anne arundel county. there are areas of rain locally, but especially to the south. all the rain is moving south to north. showers are lined up. there will not be consistent rain all day. it will be off and on. we cannot allow a severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening especially a long and east of 95. early rain showers tomorrow morning. late-day storms unexpected, less humid. upper 70's today. mid to upper 70's tomorrow. we need some rain. >>> you will need to watch out because it has been awhile since you've driven in the rain. it will take you a little longer to get there. this is a live picture of traffic on the beltway at connecticut avenue. weisel lights on the way to a crest before rockville pike. if no troubles in virginia. there's activity on the baltimore washington parkway, two separate tracks, for one of the northbound and the other one southbound near 202. >>>4:42. an emergency landing caught on tape. w

west side of the beltway. no delays. 11 minutes on the outer loop topside from 95 to 83. eight minutes between the harbor tunnel toll plaza and 95, 9 minutes. looking at no delays at all. this is that old court road. very light volume for this time of the morning. 95 north of the beltway, you can see stop on traffic is a little heavier northbound. no delays just yet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things will try to return to normal at johns hopkins hospital following yesterday's deadly triple shooting. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on the story. >> there was a police tape yesterday. it will try to be business as usual today. paul pardus is the suspect. he was upset after receiving medical information about his mother. he pulled out a gun and shot the doctor. that doctor has been identified as dr. david cohen, a spinal surgeon at the hospital. we will have more on his condition in a moment. security called city police who responded with a variety of other agencies, including swat teams.

on the outer loop of the beltway only six minutes from i-70 to 95.sh in middle river, kingston road continues to be closed between eastern boulevard and hawthorne road. we have a vehicle fire in baltimore at mount royal terrace and druid park lake drive. this is 97 at route 100, traffic moves nicely both northbound and southbound. and route 100, no problems east-to-west. >>> stay with us, more "good morning maryland" coming up. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. [ announcer ] complete oppositming ] in completrmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ danceock ] ♪ intro

as you are continuing south to the beltway, traffic is moving well through there. there is an 11 minute ride from the beltway to the fort mchenry toll plaza. >>> as you are looking at your cameras, you are going to see the traffic building slightly here. we have one crash to let you know about in glen burnie. >> jamie, back to you. >> 6:00. >> i cannot imagine how tough it will be this morning and the rest of the weekend. a freshman was hit and killed by a car while trying to cross a road in bel air. >> joey was hit when trying to cross the street with two friends. the 14 year old high school football player, joey did ent tremont. the lights prohibited him from walking in the crosswalk, and the 19 year old driver had no time to stop when he hit and killed joey. >> he was a sweet and funny kid. he played piano and was in -- band, and was an amazing singer. >> it's 6:02 right now, we have two more murders to tell you about. police are looking for suspects in both cases. at quarter till 5:00 yesterday morning, a a man was shot in the head and taken to the hospital whe

nothing complicated on the beltway. kenilworth ave., construction and around the fort. there's a tractor-trailer facing the wrong direction, so they are stopping traffic on the george washington parkway north of the memorial bridge. we are looking at 495 at colesville road. beautiful. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:55 on this wednesday, 65 degrees. coming up, hollywood royalty raises awareness of a special cause on the national mall. the viewers have, spoken. >>> leaving right now is david and kim. >> david hasselhoff is off the show after one night of composition -- competition. jersey shore star the situation and comedienne mcchrystal aso scoring low. >>> actress meryl streep is leading the fight for obama's museum on the national mall. she had a fund-raising dinner last night to purchase land for the women's natural history museum to be built at 12th street and independence avenue southwest. the house passed legislation last year authorizing the museum. a vote is pending in the senate. >> museums are very important in washington, d.c., to our national heritage, mem

it's around washington, the beltway, outside of the beltway and then points west as well. some light to moderate rainfall. on top of that we have mist and fog out there so as you saw in the live shot, visibility is reduced this morning. to the graphics and starting with a broader radar image. you can see the precip coming through. yes, it's coming from the south and we'll continue to see that trend today. periods of rain all day long. some could be heavy. can't rule out a thunderstorm. and also can't rule out a severe thunderstorm later on. right now current conditions at reagan national, 66 degrees. relative humidity 98 -- i'm sorry 90%. there is fog, there is mist out there as well. winds are light out of the north at 7 miles per hour. your forecast for today, cloudy, cool. it's actually what our temperature should be. but with the clouds and rain it will feel particularly cool. rain will be heavy at times. like i said, some thunderstorms and 74 for the high. that's a look at weather. i'll have more coming up in a little bit. right now let's go to julie wright for an upd

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it's going to be slow, a the beltway.n see the outtr loop is starting to crowd. do expect a slow ride as you make the push toward providence ú%ad. as for the west side of the %-good bit of congestion here. we're looking at a 17-minute ride from 795 to 95. county you want to watch out for ray crash at route or get this samsung alias for just $29.99. plus add a line for just 9.99. but hurry - offer ends march 31st ! families can connect for less at verizon. [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >>> new this morning, one of men channel building in silver springs talks about the incident publicly.3 chris wood told oprah

this is 95 just north of the beltway northeast. still moving well as to make your approach to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> no weather problems expected for the tuesday morning commute. a beautiful sunrise. 57 at the airport. same thing in frederick. 56 downtown. a mixture of sunshine and clouds and high temperature near 80. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. but first, here's the man with the good news today, keith mills. >> thank you. no doubt about that. the jets did all the talking before last night. ray lewis did the talking when it counted, on the field and in the clutch. 10-9, the ravens win their first game of the year. some emotions were high. the jets were ready. joe flacco sacked. fumble. jets can only kick a field goal. late first half. ravens take the lead. willis mcgahee pounds in. you see his reaction. the ravens lead 7-6. the ravens' defense dominated. it came from all angles. here is the play of the game. the signature hit from ray lewis. oh, man! you wan

everything is open to the beltway. gist outside the beltway we go live to news chopper 7. the storms that rolled through knocked out these signals. this is a huge intersection in beltsville powder mill and beltsville drive. be careful near the mcdonald's or movie theatre. right now it is going through on its own. good luck leaving beltsville drive to get to 212. i don't think they will let do you it. we will check on this and more but now to pamela and alison. >> there are some new additions to the national zoo's lion pride. three cubs were born yesterday. you can sort of see here the tiny cubs nursing. zookeepers are watching the mother and the newborn for any potential health problems. the new cubs joined four other baby lions born in the past three weeks. >> adorable. >> growing family. >> precious. it is 6:12. 70 degrees. still to come, the recession has nothing on these people. we are going to run down forbes magazine's latest list of the richest americans. >> one landover man is upset after he says officers shot and killed their family dog for no reason. we will have

this is to the west of the beltway on 70. it's approaching wood vine and that's blocking one lane again. and watch for debris on 50 westbound, that's blocking the right lane and in the westbound span and we have the police activity on the westside inner loop of the beltway between frederick and edmondson. that's the closest camera we have to the wreck. you can see, it's not effecting traffic at this hour. the westside of the beltway still running without delays. remember, wjz-13 is always on, for traffic information any time, go to wjz.com. back to you, don. >> here's what people are talking about newswise. a grand jury charging a man with prostituting a 12-year- old. >> reporter: good morning, once again don and everyone. a 42-year-old is accused of selling the 12-year-old little girl. already in jail, he had a federal prosecutor throw the book at him. the charge, sex trafficking of a minor. >> when you have the case, she was enticed by a 42-year-old man. >> reporter: according to the statement, he took the girl from marylan

you can see congestion, the beltway at old court road. and at 95 north of the beltway.ny new breakfast sandwich. only at subway. eat fresh, back over to you. >> the winner of the baltimore city state's attorney race should be determined today. it will determine if gregg bernstein can maintain his lead over patricia jessamy. right now bernstein is ahead with 1300 votes. patricia jessamy said she may not concede without a legal challenge. >>> an accident in prince george's county claims the life of three people. all were in an suv which swerved over a double line. two paramedics suffered minor injuries and have been released from the hospital. nearly a year after a gas station fire killed a man, a man said he started it. investigators say 26-year-old aimsly gordon doused a car and set it ablaze. it's in the sure if help meant to harm himself. >> thousands of workers at the steel mill phase being laid -- face being laid off. the owner plans to idle the plant. between 1,000 to 1200 people could lose their jobs. stey with -- stay with wjz 13. coming this november, it could b

beltway here at old georgetown road, no problems to report on the inner or outer loop of the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more on how this nasty weather ill impact your ride to work. >> there are flooding concerns in many of the usual places and that includes parts of rock creek park. sarah simmons is live near beach drive. >> reporter: as can you probably imagine, this area has already been shut down. beach drive right as you are around rock creek park. i was talking to the park police officer would is here at the scene where they've got this area closed that they did this starting at 1:00 a.m. just in anticipation of the flooding they were going to be experiences. can you see the rain is coming down pretty hard. it is not as flooded back there further down where we have seen it in the past although they do anticipate that the water could very easily rise here over the next several hours as the rain continues to come down. i also talked with u.s. park police. they are telling me that rock creek drive and beachin the district are also closed. another low-

volume is building on the beltway and southbound 95 as well.e'll have the full report. >>> 40 years of soul train and one of the most iconic shows in television history. now, there's a three dvd box set available. and quest love himself joins us on coffee with with a look back at soul train. don't bury the lead. god father of soul taking us to the break. we'll be back. as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and doing what's best for our families. maybe that's why i'm ranked one of the most independent members of congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our egg white breakfast sandwiches. hurry in and try one in delicious veggie or turkey sausage. >> hello ag

and low 50s outside the beltway and up north towards york, pennsylvania. most of us dealing with a quiet scene. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar and five sweeps through the chesapeake showing up a quiet uneventful start to the day. 50s, go to the 2-degree guaranteed high of 80 and sunny this afternoon. >>> kim brown has traffic >> two words to describe traffic. all good. we don't have problems on the roads so far and no delays as well. as we look at the drive times. on 795, you won't encounter problems between route 140 and franklin boulevard. it's 10 minutes, a little less as you make your way towards the beltway. as we look at the overall picture of the area, traffic is looking good, no problems to report so far. >>> linda so is in the field and has been following the latest on one of the top stories. >> it all comes down to this. who will be the city's next top prosecutor? i'm linda so. both candidates are fighting to the end as voters head to the polls later this morning. >> they go head-to-head in one of the hottest races, the democratic prim

right through lane on the beltway still blocked. we say good morning to the crew in sky fox. as you travel westbound 495 aprovenning georgia avenue, you will find that all of the lane are open. the pace not sod about as you continue west of 97 and continue over towards connecticut avenue. early morning crash there cleared and all of the lane are open. we'll take it bakken side and ride elsewhere -- woman take it back inside and update your ride elsewhere. you are going to find in virginia, 66 heavy and steady right now leaving manassas. we do have delays 50 to 123 and at the beltway, there is also the crash outbound 234 as you work your way out there. westbound, i-95 heavy and steady. a portion of c street is blocked off between washington avenue and third street in southwest solve the out the case after woman badly burned in an acid tax has taken a surprising turn. it turns out it was all a hoax. >> police say the woman doused her own face with acid. she had originally told police she was attacked by an african- american woman on august 30th but police say the acid appears t

on the beltway, route 4, not too bad now on the wilson bridge. if you're headed to andrews air force base, they had some lingering road work. stay to the left. montgomery county on the beltway, things uneventful. no shine of rain. things looking a little bit damp for us this morning msm in frederick, things are quiet on 270. back to alison. >> your time is 4:41. still to come this morning, a mid-air merger. what will the takeover mean? >> he should with trying to work to get it. >> plus parents react to the president's diss on d.c. schools. >> we're coming up on 4:45 now on this tuesday. looking at our top stories now. a 2-year-old hagerstown boy is in critical condition after he accidentally shot himself with a gun he found under a bed. police say the gun has been reported stolen. the boy's brother and another teen have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident. also, there could soon be another major shakeup at the white house. sources say white house chief of staff rahm emanuel is poised to leave his job and head back to chica

that speed sensor just south of the beltway. delays starting to pick up in that area, but still moving very well on the north side. everything in great shape on the j.f.x. southbound into town. eastbound i-70, 59 miles per hour. no delays to report at the beltway. and we'll give you a look at drive times. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 over toward the j.f.x. only 11 minutes to travel southbound 95 from the beltway southwest down to 32. here's what it looks like on the west side. we'll switch over to a live view at harford. still moving pretty well, but getting close to slullish spots there. and that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we want to check in live with sandra shaw at clementine in northeast baltimore. &promoting a great cause dining out. >> yeah, dining out for life is this thursday. you can go to 50 participating restaurants all around the city and the county and take part. 20% of the proceeds from the checks that night actually go to movable feast. and they serve those who are home bound, and they deliv

no problems reported headed for the beltway.a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we do have a reminder for you that three schools in maryland are closed today because of a water main break. this is anne arundel county. closed are chesapeake high school, chesapeake bay middle school and folger mckinsey elementary school. >>> the republican candidate for senate from delaware is under fire for comments she made about witchcraft when she was a teenager. christine o'donnell, who was the tea party candidate during the primary, is even getting criticized by republican strategist karl rove but o'donnell is lymphing it off saying she made the comment when she was in high school. >> that witchcraft comment on bill maher? i was in high school. how many of you didn't hang out with questionable folks in high school? but no, there has been no witchcraft since f there was, karl rove would be a supporter now. >> president obama by wait also took his family to church at st. john's episcopal on sunday. the church is located on