everything north of the beltway, you're okay. the airport, from the beltway on up.bound out of laurel all the way to northeast. no hangups to report. just that stretch northbound. let's head south of town to the woodrow wilson bridge. no worries there. the travel lanes are open. over in virginia, northbound, picking up volume now. awfully dark. seems dark. 395, very dark. get v-dot to turn the lights on from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. you're okay. on the rails right now, you're doing well. one exception, vre, fredericksburg. >> thanks so much. >> 5:42 the time right now. dramatic video up this morning. a plane wobbling up back and forth dangerously appears. next. . >>> usa! usa! usa! >>> today, president obama will visit ground zero, a place where four days ago, people gathered to celebrate the death of osama bin laden. it's been nearly ten years since bin laden masterminded a terrorist attack in new york city that killed ab3,000 people. now the president will return to that area for a ceremony to remember the victims. michelle franzen is at ground zero

we have a beltway crash at maryland. the inner loop of the beltway. it's on the right side of the roadway. police are there. traffic behind it is beginning to get quite congested getting over to the scene. we'll keep you updated. 395, plenty of volume as we head north to the landmark to shirlington. nothing can impede the flow there. on the rails, no delays, metro. we have two delays on vre. relatively minor, ten minutes or so. the train movements keeping things slow. fredericksburg, 300 and 302, no delays on marc. >>> 6:02 now. a live lookout side right now. 49 degrees out there. look at the beautiful sky with the hint of the sun coming up over the horizon. but if you are going outside right now, you might feel a little chill out there. my goodness, tom, you're going to have to dig out the scarf and warmer jackets. >> yeah, meteorological summer begins in three weeks. and here it is feeling like early spring, late winter on this may 5, right now just 46 at reagan national and from washington's trinidad neighborhood to mitchellville, mclean, and wheat

we'll take a look at the beltway. if you're planning to head around town on the beltway and over on to 66, no problems on the inbound side. from route 234, here we go. we're zooming into 66. we'll take a live look. no problems as you head in from manassas right here as you head in through the fairfax area over to the beltway, 395 and 66 are incident free. we'll go back to the beltway and zoom into 395 and take a live look into the landmark area. no issues or delays right now. a nice ride up to the 14th street bridge with your lanes open. long-standing construction at the bridge span in the left center lane. now, a look at your travel times. heading on the beltway from 95 to 270, 10 minute drive. no problems right now. 95 in from 216, 10 minutes to the beltway. 495, only 9 minutes, we'll take a look at the gw parkway at 6:12. >> the top of the hour, let's get to some of the stories happening today. students at 21 schools in prince george's county will get breakfast for free. and they'll get it in class. as part of a $6

we'll take a look back at the beltway. this time, zoom into 95 coming in from the south taking a live look in dale city. from this area to woodbridge, springfield and 395, you will be ok. we'll take you to your travel times starting off with the beltway northside of town on the outer loop of the beltway as you're coming in from 95 over to 270, only a ten minute ride. 95 in from 216 is nine minutes. the beltway route 4 to the bridge is only nine minutes. we'll update you on the accident in gaithersburg at 5:25. mike, andrea? >> amtrak celebrating a milestone. >> absolutely. company officials joined politicians at union station monday for a 40th birthday party. the event honored passengers and employees. workers who have been with amtrak the entire four decades were also recognized. congress established amtrak in 1971 to provide intercity train service in the u.s. >> but after 40 years, the many urban and rural communities you serve would all want to join us today in saying happy birthday, amtrak. >> amtrak also provided a s

marsh to the beltway a 6-minute ride. and we don't have any accidents. no major reported problems. height restrictions inside the harbor tunnel and a water main break blocking the right lane northbound route 2 at rob ison road. this is in severna park but the brings look good toward the capital beltway. no issues on the 95 corridor, bw parkway looks good, too. >>> president obama is calling osama bin laden's death a milestone saying justice has been done for families nearly 3,000 victims from september 11th attacks. 63 here in maryland. emily smith has more from washington -- schmidt has more from washington. >> reporter: for months u.s. intelligence focused on a mansion in pakistan with some signs that bin laden could beininside. friday the president authorize admission to find out and yesterday special forces finally killed the number one target. in a 9-minute statement last night, president obama announced the end of a nearly 10-year manhunt. >> the united states conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. the

no incidents on 50 itself from bowie to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> president obama called presidents bill clinton and george w. bush shortly before he publicly announced that osama bin laden was dead. >> president bush offered president obama congratulations and said quote this momentous achievement marks a victory for america. for people who seek peace around the world and for all of those who lost loved ones on september 11th, 2001. >>> coming up next we'll talk with a mother and father who lost their son on september 11th at the pentagon. stay with us.  never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger than i was before, both mentally and physi

so if you in the area, you will be able to get north of the beltway. on park heights but expect delays in the area. the beltway for most of the morning was grid locked and stopped for some period of time. people looking to get off and figure out a way around this. now we are told the backup extends back to security boulevard as you see two lanes are getting by but it's very slow. state highway officials continue their inspections and no injuries as a result of this damage to the bridge but it's unclear how long the bridge inspection and or repair will take. back to you on tv hill. >> thanks captain mike over park heights and the beltway. we will bring you updates on this story on air and online at wjz.com. >>> al-qaeda acknowledges the death of osama bin laden for the first time. the warning coincides with the president traveling to kentucky to thank the crews involved in the raid that killed their leader. here danielle nottingham with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: al-qaeda confirms osama bin laden is dead. in an internet statement tight led you liv

moving well from the maryland line all the way to the beltway. looking at a drive time of 8 minutes on the inner loop from 795 to the 83's. a quick live look outside. this is the parkton region. picking up in volume but so far so good. 295 moving well here at 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. . back to you. >> there is concern the death of osama bin laden may cause al qaeda to attack americans. >> we get the latest from tracie potts in washington. >> this morning, the cia is poring over tons of information seized from osama bin laden's compound -- hard drives, dvd's, flash drives, hoping to determine whether ayman al- zawahiri may take over. >> zawahiri is the brain trust, so i'm wondering where he is right now and i'm wondering when we're going to get him. >> at a bipartisan white house dinner last night, president obama got a standing ovation. >> there is a pride in what this nation stands for and what we can achieve that runs far deeper than far deeper than politics. >> the president made the right call and we thank him for it. >> bu

approaching inside the beltway. over to our travel times we go on the lop from 95 over to 270, you're looking bat 10 minutes. 95 no problems. d.c. 295 still in the clear. mike, andrea, a look at the bw parkway up in our next traffic report. stay with us. >> thank you, angie. the hunt for osama bin laden is over. the world's most wanted terrorist is dead. >> such forces dilled the al- qaeda leader yesterday in a fire fight in pakistan. joel brown has more on the announcement from president obama and the reaction. >> reporter: it felt like a victory party. hundreds cheering and chanting outside the white house after getting the news osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address, the president said the american military killed the al-qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al- qaeda. >> the cia started getting leads on bin laden in august and late last week, pinpointed his location. a secure compound in an affl

lanes open from blacklick road to the beltway. there are residual delays. again, everything has been removed from the roadway so that is a very good thing. one more stop. 66 eastbound in with no sunshine this morning. leading up very quickly as you begin the commute out of manassas headed towards fair oaks and vienna. no delays metro, vre. one delay on marc camden 841. joe, eun. >> jerry, thank you. >> 5:22, 64 degrees. why thousands of local students will be getting breakfast for free starting today. >> look at the sun coming up behind us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ and the troublemakers get all the attention. so how do you reach the kids in the middle? this is exactly the kind of challenge we help future teachers solve. ♪ my name is beatrice hair. i teach hundreds of kids one-on-one, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] university of phoenix is proud to sponsor education nation. because we believe an educated world is a better world. >>> welcome back at 6

no problems getting to the beltway. now get the latest on the buses and trains. >> a very smooth commute on the rails with no delays on the penn line, can the line, or marc rail. glen burnie looks fine and the metro subway's on time. the 30 bus will be happy delayed at edmonton and swan. >> take a light jacket with you. i thought we could get some frost in the northern suburbs, but it's not cold enough. 43 in tontitown, 44 at the airport, 45 in columbia. it feels even colder with degrees. a little cloud cover will be coming through. -- it feels even colder with breeze.i mostly sunny skies expected. we have storms to the northeast and high pressure over kentucky and tennessee. the wind will start to pick up after sunrise and will drag the cool air out from the southern part of canada. the average high temperature is 71 today. we will make it to the mid to upper 60's this afternoon. mostly sunny and breezy. sunrise this morning at 6:04. temperatures will drop into the 40's tonight. sunset this evening after 8:00. there's

bumper to bumper from the beltway over to seminary.travel times for 66 reveal drivers there in the yellow. it is taking them about 5 to 6 more minutes longer than it usually does to get from fairfax over to the capital beltway. inner loop checking out ok from 395 over to the doell road. no complaints. your biggest delays across the viewing area, andrea, i'll have that in my next traffic reports two minutes before 7:00. back to you. >>> it is 6:47. reaction to the death of osama bin laden is coming in from our lawmakers. joining us on the phone this morning is d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton. thank you so much for being with us this morning. how surprised were you when you got the call saying osama bin laden was dead, delegate norton? >> i was stunned and i got the call from the press so that's how i learned about it. i was stunned but grateful because this region and this city has been seeking justice for now almost ten years. we, afterall, as a city, especially, certainly as a region, targeted, were defined by 9-11. i think we're

this is 70 west of the beltway. traffic is sluggish as you approach the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. does get the latest on the forecast with john. >> -- let's get the latest on the forecast with john. >> nothing significant. in some cases, just sprinkles. temperatures are a bit cooler to start with but not too bad. 55 at the airport. the barometer is high but will be showing a fall in tennessee today. the breeze will be from the south and it will pick up. small craft advisories out in the bay today. 60 at the inner harbor. that is not too bad. we will detail the forecast in just a minute. >> thank you. 56 degrees on tv hill. >> flight attendants learned how to handle unruly passengers >> imagine bicycling through the streets of new york with no traffic. 30,000 cyclist made that dream come true during the five borough bicycle tour. this was 22 miles of car-free streets. may is national bicycle month. this is the largest cycling event in the country. >> an airline attendants in hong kong are learning to defend themselves. the need to handle unru

you will also fine the outer loop of the beltway below speed.ollege park headed in towards silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> coming up next hour, we all necessity it is home to fedex field. >> and today, landover is hosting an event of olympic proportions. the stars you will meet next hour are truly you inspiring. holiday yes live with more on the special olympics spring games when we return. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and if you're looking for a little inspiration on this thursday morning, i am going to have it in abundance this morning as we are live at the sports and learning c

inside the beltway but north of riverdale road. several lanes are shut down right now as police are investigating. stacy cohan is there with the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning. we are here along the bw parkway and i am joined by someone who has information on what is going on. i know this happened early this morning and everything is just developing but what can you tell us at this point? >> at around 2:15 this morning, u.s. park police responded northbound baltimore-washington parkway in the area of the beltway and found a vehicle that had two people in it. both had received gunshot wounds. these people have been transported to a local hospital. it appears to be nonlife- threatening gunshot wiewbdz. we have locationed a crime scene along the bw parkway and so we'll have the roadway shut down while we're processing the scene. >> reporter: is there any information that would lead you to believe that this gunfire was exchanged along the bw parkway while they were drive something. >> i'm not sure whether they were moving or

look live at the beltway, -- looking live at the beltway, no accidents reported. volume is picking up especially on the outer loop lanes coming from 795 heading towards 70 and the baltimore national pike. no major problems reported. still going to be all green and green means gee go. -- means go. 95 moving very well from white marsh towards 695. a 7-minute ride. 8 minutes on the west side from 795 toward i-706789 we are clear for the most part. we are getting word of a new crash in edgewood. and emmerton at pulaski police are on the scene there. but harrisburg eric pressway, 795 pushing your way towards the capital beltway, 9-- expressway, 795 pushing your way towards the capital beltway, all things looed gook. >>> obesity increase as -- looks good. >>> obesity increases your risk of heart disease but it's the waist size predicts a patient's chance of dying from heart disease at an early age. researchers found heart patients with a high ratio -- rateo of -- ratio were 70% more likely to die during the study period than those with smaller waists. >>> it seems the f

the baltimore beltway and baltimore city things look good. closures in place around area including in pasadena and the lake shore area westbound route 177 still closed at long point road because of a downed pole. also in owings mills a downed tree is blocking all lanes at park heights avenue and green spring valley road. charley, back to you. >> all right, thanks a lot. >>> a:-- 5:20. donald p brown junior turns 29. he is a professor at it tech with the university of baltimore and masters program. so donald happy birthday to you. if you have interesting photographs, birthdays, pets, anniversaries or a photo of theday, send them to morning show at wmar.com and include all necessary facts and figures and information so we can get it right when we get it on the air. entertainment news for you now. oprah winfrey is adding another accomplishment to a long list of achievements. she is thisior's inductee into the illinois broadcaster association hall of fame. she first came to the windy cityin 1984 as host of a.m. chicago and soared to unimagineed h

everything running smoothly on happen 0 west of the beltway. west side of the beltway at cw parkway. brought to you by your toyota dealer, buy right the first time. toyota, moving forward, back to you don. >>> at the top of the news this half hour a major victory victory in the war on terrorism. osama bin laden at a mansion in pakistan, here is samantha hays reporting from wjz. >> reporter: late sunday night president barack obama delivered the stunning announcement from the east wing of the white house. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al queda. >> reporter: a small team carried out the mission according to the president killing bin laden in a mansion in abbottabad, two hours north of the tap cal of pakistan. footage from the scene showed smoke and fire at the compound where he was found. cheers erupted outside did white house sunday night. the crowd gathered as the news spread. >> president obama: on nights like this one we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to amanda q

no problems reported on 95 but it's slow between white marsh be a beltway.lso slow again through howard county from route 100 making your way down towards route 32. looking at the drive times, it's going to be 6 minutes on harrisburg towards the beltway and outer loop of across the top side from bel air to providence nine minutes and we have a couple incidents to let you know about. southbound on the harrisburg expressway at timonium a crash reported to block the shoaltder -- shoulder a vehicle fire reported in baltimore south broadway at pam street. we have a new water main break reported in dundalk. >>> cinco de mayo since we can't make margaritas we will make margarita cupcakes. sound good? delicious. >> all right. >> we will see you at nine and have weather and traffic updates throughout the morning. >> you like that? [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy wa

the beltway, remaining problem free. same thing goes for 95.affic report brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota moving forward. back to you, don. >> top of the news, beefed-up security in the big apple ahead of the president's visit. specially trained counter terrorism units standing by and staying prepared for a worst case scenario. we have a live look at the ground zero site. the president will arrive later today and meet with the families of those who died and lay a wreath at the memorial still under construction. here's joel brown reporting for "wjz" on what investigators now have from osama bin laden's compound. >> reporter: the raid in osama bin laden's compound lead to more evidence than u.s. officials ever expected. five computers, a dozen hard drives and 100 computer disks were recovered. the seals grabbed handwritten notes, weapons and personal items that could reveal key clues about other high ranking al-qaida leaders and potential terror plots. >> along with the body of osama bin laden, another intelligence find. 500euros and

and 95 sow bounds from 216 to the beltway no complaints.affic stories of the morning, mike and andrea i'll have that for you two minutes before 7:00. >>> angie, 6:48. right now $2 to drive from route 28 to the beltway on the dulles toll road. >> it could be $20 by 2040. that's according to the airport authority. the extra toll money would pay off expanding metro to dulles. tolls on the toll road will pick up 75% of the cost for metro. it says it needs a special federal loan which would help keep the toll rates lower. by lower we mean $15 for that drive one way instead of 20 in 2040. >>> howard county maryland the latest jurisdiction jumping on the speed camera bandwagon. county counselors approved them for the school zone. if you go 12 miles per hour over the speed limit you will get a $40 ticket. the locations have not been picked yet. >>> today marks an anniversary for the united states. it was 50 years ago today the first american went into orbit. alan shepard went 115 miles up in the mercury capsule named freedom seven. it hit a maximum

this happened inside the beltway but north of riverdale road. two people were shot and several lanes remain shut down right now as police continue to investigation. fox 5's stacy cohan is out there live with an update for us. >> reporter: it did happen several hours ago but you have to remember it is dark out here and the police need the lights to come up the sun to rise so they can get a good grip on what is happen ago long this crime scene along the bw parkway. we did speak with u.s. park police this morning. they are still unclear on all the details. here is what they had to say about how it all unfolded. >> around 2:15 this morning, u.s. park police officers responded northbound baltimore- washington parkway in the area of the beltway and they found a vehicle that had two people in this. both had received gunshot wounds. >> reporter: investigators are still on the scene. the parkway remains shut down from riverdale road to 495 as julie wright mentioned and they do need to continued their investigation. it is unclear at this point exactly how

bowie slow to the beltway. saint mary's county checking for a crash. 210 toward fort cushy hill, usually slow. and slow from edsell and crossing over the 14th street bridge and an accident cleared over to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the killing of osama bin laden is more evident his death may be on the way. >> the white house is considering releasing photos of the dead al-qaeda leader and there is also serious questions about pakistan. audrey barnes is live outside of the white house with the latest. audrey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. the dna match was positive, but the white house may go a step further to prove that bin laden is really dead. as celebrations continued around the country, president obama was reveling in the news as well, hosting a bipartisan dinner at the white house that had already been on the schedule. he road a wave of applause. >> i think we experienced the same sense of unit that prevailed on 9/11. >> reporter: we now know more ab

maryland on the beltway near route 50, john hanson highway.between college park, landover, everything moving along pretty well considering the weather. see how you're doing including one up at the harbor. everything has been cleared. so no concerns as far as traffic delays there. out on the rails, metro, vre, okay. marc penn 511 slightly delayed. >>> jerry, thank you very much. >> 6:22, 52 degrees. new developments overnight in the case against lindsay lohan. why she could now avoid jail time >> also ahead, the unusual lawsuit against a strip club in the area. [ male announcer ] want a better way to track what you spend? pnc virtual wallet now comes with spending zone. it organizes all your spending, including your pnc debit card, credit card, and your bills. so you can view them by category... or by month. you can set a budget... and it'll even alert you when you're getting close to the amount you've set -- and when you've gone over. spending zone is built to help you keep better track of your spending. experience everything virtual wallet ha

let's take a look at the beltway tie-up at route 50. it is still taking away part of the right lane off to the right shoulder as well. lanes getting by. as a result, we're slowing approaching the scene just a bit. let's move it outside to a wide view. checking out incident free. definitely slow. it looks like 95 drivers here out of woodbridge making their way up toward the mixing bowl, they're definitely using the brakes as we move it outside, you can see we have quite an amount of congestion near the prince william parkway. back over to the maps, we'll zoom into 66. we're tracking your eastbound trip. it look like the main slow is from 234 to 28. you'll be using the brakes again approaching route 50. we also have your travel times for you. we'll show you those quick. the outer loop from 95 to 270. let you know it is only looking at about an 11 minute drive. volume building around new hampshire. 95 southbound doing just fine. let's get to some of the stories happening today. she is headed to rome to meet with world leaders to talk about

for your morning -- creeping along the beltway for your morning commute.ill look back to the west with more showers and thunderstorms. being see this maybe on the wide screenlet better but we will show -- screen a little better but we will shift our focus. rain showers aiming for a high of 72 and a small chance of thunder boomers in the afternoon. more coming up but right now here's kim brown with unique height restrict. >> reporter: we have southbound inside of the harb

everything is moving at speed as we look live at the beltway 695 at providence road. both the inner and outer loop flowing nicely. no reported incidents or accidents this morning which is always a good thing. as we check the drive times everything is on the green. the top side of the outer loop from bel air to providence, a 6- minute trip. from 795 to 70, seven minutes and white marsh to the belt heway a 6-minute ride. looking at the maps, we are dealing with the same couple of incidents with debris in the roadways affecting the far left lane on the southbound lanes of 95 traveling through bel air right there at the exit for route 24. that's a deer carcass so keep an eye out for that. and the overhead height sensors not working. crews are work on that. and they have signs posted so keep that in mind. charley, back to you. >> thanks a lot. word this morning that nasa willnot launch endeavour before may 10th. officials say they need more time to replace and test a fuse box. congresswoman gabrielle giffords has returned since to houston where she is treated for a gunshot

this is the beltway. topside, 62 miles per hour towards harford road. 49 past 795 in the outer loop. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. no problems to report on 395. 70 without delay in towards the beltway. 60 miles per hour as you go beyond 32 in the southbound direction on 95 through howard county. this is a pretty easy ride on the area roads on the entire beltway and this is old court. this is the northeast corner at the beltway, pretty light at harford. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> ca director leon panetta will be on capitol hill briefing lawmakers on the mission that took out osama bin laden. >> terror merger has the story from washington. -- tara mergener has the story. bin laden's staff sparked celebrations across the u.s. new details about its ultimate demise. 18-foot walls, security gates and a series of internal walls. this costume compaq cannot keep out the navy seals that killed the world's most notorious terrorist. >> i want to recognize those who carry out this mission. >>

a little mist around the beltway. but more rain back to the west and the cool air filters in and we can't rule out getting more steel steadier rain as the bansswings through. we have had mountain snow on the radar. a hint of this cold air and as we swing this front through again, we could get another enhancement of rain mid to late mornings through lunchtime. and that swings to the eastern shore and delmarva you have a wet afternoon. we should taper it off to showers and gradually break the clouds as cool air spills in. but our future radar highlights a dry sunny day we will build in afternoon clouds and it's hard to hold on to the sunshine when the air is that cold aloft and we will have intermittent cloud but warming up. today 57. we hit the high in the 60s. but we are dropping in the 40s now. we try to get back to 57 this afternoon. it's rain this morning. and it's showers this afternoon. that means more intermittent. tonight clearing down to 42 degrees. and then we go to about 6 5 tomorrow. 69 friday and then we a

crash reported now on the beltway in virginia. this time around, it will affect your drive if you are traveling the beltway near route 50 arlington boulevard. the first response said it was on the inner loop of. now we are hearing it is on the outer loop. we'll take you out to the roads southbound along 270 looking through the rain. here we come southbound out of gaithersburg headed out towards 370 with no iptsd to report. you will find lanes are open on the top side of the beltway between university boulevard and colesville road. 66 coming in from fair oaks, lanes are open on the wet pavement headed in towards nutley street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> great changes in the work now for both virginia dominion power and pepco customers. dominion has asked for permission to raise your rates f approved are your power bill could go from $9 to $13 a month. pepco customers will be paying less. maryland customers would see a decrease of 15% in d.c. you would see a decrease of 10%. pepco's new rates go into effect on

the beltway slows braddock to 66. by contrast, 270 looking good.e've cleared out doing the double nickel out of rockville to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> it's 8:17 now on this thursday morning. we are all urged to eat healthy, but some of us take that advice too far putting their lives in danger. a look at a disturbing trend when we come back. >>> and special olympians at a special event today. holly morris is there. stay with us. more fox 5 morning news after this. e >>> 20 minutes past the hour now as we take a look at stories making headlines this morning. we start with the death of a north carolina teenager. felicia barnes death has been ruled a homicide. she disappeared in december while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found in the susquehanna river. authorities have not released the cause of death. >>> a do it yourself job is to blamed for a explosion in rock dale. investigators say the man renting the house was trying to do a conversion from a gas to electric drier bu

this is the harrisburg expressway north of the beltway. southbound traffic looks great at this hour. pretty quiet at now. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- pretty quiet for now. >> we begin with breaking news. one of the most notorious terrorist is dead. >> president obama announced osama bin laden has been killed. president said he was killed by u.s. forces in this pact -- in pakistan. >> we have team coverage beginning with brian moore. >> this is where osama bin laden met his end, a suburban mansion in pakistan. the world's most wanted terrorist taken down by u.s. forces at the order of president obama. >> the united states killed osama bin laden. a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. justice has been done. >> impromptu celebrations erupted outside the white house. >> it was important to bring this person to justice. >> and a ground zero in new york. in towns large and small, what can best be described as patriotic victory rallies. but for families who lost loved ones,

now, we'll take you over to the map. 95, bw parkway from baltimore all the way down to the beltway. you're looking good. all of your lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take a look at route 50 in maryland at 4:40. >>> thank you, monika. we begin with the latest in the death of osama bin laden. >> president obama will be at ground zero on thursday to mark the death of bin laden. he will be meeting with some families who had loved ones killed in the 9-11 attacks. pakistani officials say they're glad bin laden was killed. the u.s. military buried bin laden's body at sea because they think his family wanted nothing to do with him. the united states embassies are on alert and americans abroad are being warned about possible reprisals from supporters of bin laden. we've learned that plans for an attack took shape as they took shape, there was a lot of disagreement in the room. before the president insisted the assault by the navy seals move forward. susan mcginnis has more on the attacks. >> reporter: under the cover of darkness, about two dozen navy seals slid down ropes from two he

and 95 is slow and go from white marsh to the beltway.affic report is brought to you by your toyota. toyota is moving forward. back over to you. >>> this morning's "coffee with" is with oc's mayor. welcome to 20 questions with ocean city's mayor. >> great to see you again. >> it must be spring. >> it's that time of year. >> sun is out today. >> there's ocean city right there. that's not a bad thing. we all know summer is coming. the city keeps moving forward. so i thought we would have a little fun. we're doing a web extra. we have a lot of cool things going on in ocean city. what is your favorite ocean city junk food. >> probably the thrashers fries. >> ketchup and vinegar? >> just vinegar. >> ocean city ice cream. >> soft twist. >> cup or cone? >> cone. >> nice, nice. >> 18 more to go. you came through the winter okay. >> we had some snowstorms. but it's beautiful to see the snow at the beach. if you're new to the area, every once in a while the nor'easter can roar up the coast. >> we were very fortunate this winter. and we had a beach

everything still very nice and quiet from the greenway to the beltway. more virginia roads, i'll have that coming up. andrea and mike, back to you. >>> thank you very much, anny. vigilance is how people are supposed to be advised to react now in the hearing of the death of osama bin laden. as jessica mentioned in her earlier report, police departments in new york city and los angeles say bin laden's death will make them more vigilant. >> the state department has told americans abroad especially in areas prone to anti-u.s. violence, avoid crowds. and travel. embassies have been put on alert around the world. right now, we want to give you a quick look at what some of the top newspapers around the nation and the world are saying about the story. up first, "the washington post." you can see the headline reads osama bin laden killed, justice has been done. that's the headline you'll see a lot this morning. >> next one is the "los angeles times." again, the statement of fact. osama bin laden is dead. >> as far as "the new york times" is concerned this morning

more delays leaving 50 to 123 and at the beltway. and the beltway a 10 minute ride toward colesville. here is the live shot at university boulevard and lanes are open. and frank tibot road is shult down with wires across the highway in southern maryland. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> 7:03 now. a house explosion in montgomery county. >> crews are trying to figure out just how the explosion happened and stacy cohan is live in garrett park this morning with the latest. what do we know, stacy? >> reporter: there is a lot going on. the situation is evolving and they've moved us back because the investigators are trying to see what is going on. they are sifting through everything, trying to determine the cause. when this house exploded there was debris scattered up the street. there are parts of the home that are in the trees. it's amazing that the two people that lived in this house survived. now they have been transported to a hospital. they have serious burns. but they are considered to be nonlife-threatening injuri

traffic slows again leaving 123 at briefly at the beltway. the volume has increased and slowing you down as you travel eastbound on 66. northbound i-95 below speed leaving the prince william parkway headed for the occoquan. southbound 270, before delays leaving hyattstown out towards the truck scales. lanes are open leaving northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new details continue to emerge in the raid that killed osama bin laden as u.s. officials have now identified the man that led them to the 9- 11 mastermind. his make sheik abu ahmed from kuwait. >> they say he was bin laden's most trusted courier but it took years for investigators to identify him. he unknowingly led them to bin laden's hideout. >> president obama plans to travel to new york on thursday. an increased police presence can be seen here in our nation's capital. >> audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. officials said they first learned of osama bin laden's trusted courier after the september 11th attack from cia detainees

and no problems on the beltway. constitution avenue on the westbound side scheduled work between 20th and 23rd street tying up two light rains. that's your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> in breaking news, a major victory for the u.s. in the war on terror. the man wanted for the deadlyist attack on american soil is dead. he was killed yesterday in pakistan during a u.s. military mission. audrey barnes is live outside the white house with more on people who were out there all night long. what is it like out there? >> reporter: sarah the crowds are much smaller, but no less enthusiastic than they have been all night. since getting word that osama bin laden was head, the crowds poured into the streets. they started chanting, and singing and hugging and waving american flags before president obama made the official announcement. they chanted usa, usa over and over again. it continues at this hour. now president obama gave the order to go after osama bin laden after getting some key details about a luxury compound in pakistan

important to know, southbound laurel to the beltway continuing in southbound. all of the lanes activity. how's it treating us 270, nothing to worry about frederick to rockville. stop over in virginia, i-66, not much traffic so far. >> keep you up, we hoped. >> thanks, jerry. >> 47 degrees. >>> still to come after the break, a brand new call already recalled. >>> also, a terrifying takeoff, a jet shakes and wobbles in midair while people in the ground watch it.Ñq >>> new from overnight, workers in japan have entered the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time in nearly a month. the plant's operated tokyo electric company told reporters crews are going to install ventilation machines to absorb radiation inside the building. the radiation levels are too high. but new readings showed some levels dropped in some areas. the work is expected to take four to five days. >>> and improperly installed natural gas dryer that is to blame for the explosion that injured two people yesterday. it exploded early they recall morning. the man is in serious conditio

so as we look live at the beltway, that leaves us light on incidents. it's going to be a little slow ride in through towson because southbound york road closed at fairmont avenue this morning. because of a water main issue. two-way traffic in the northbound side. now back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> the images of smoke billowing from a nuclear power plant from a earthquake in march sent workers and residents scrambling to get away. but coming up next, we have new video from inside the damaged nuclear plant. >>> and also ahead this morning, if you drive a chevy cruise we have a consumer alert you need to hear about this morning. we will be right back. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa. it's quick, easy and something everyone can agr

as whoa look live at the beltway -- as we look at the beltway, traffic is moving at a decent pace. no reports of major incidents along the 83s or 95 or 795. but there's a couple closures for road hazards. won't westbound route 199 -- westbound route 177 is closed as crews clear the down pole. and in owings mills a. downed tree continues to block the intersection at park heights avenue and green spring valley road. charley, back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> cia director leon pinetta says a death photo of osama bin laden will be released. we are learning new details about the raid that killed the al-qaeda leader. sandra endo has more on the very latest. >> reporter: the exclusive video obtained by c. this n shows the en-- cnn shows the inside of the million dollar compound. soon after the bloody 40 minute fire fight which took his life, u.s. officials bhoaived the al- qaeda leader may have -- believe the al-qaeda lead are may have lived there -- leader may have lived there for more than five years. >> there's no place to hide. no place you can hide. >> reporter: cia director leon pin

also flowing pretty freely around the beltway. however, heading through towson, expect problems because of a water main break that has the southbound lanes of york road closed at fairmont avenue. two-way traffic is diverted in the northbound lanes. now back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> president obama has -- heads to new york city offering closure for 9/11 victims families. after the slaying of osama bin laden. he has announced he is not going to release the photos of bin laden's body saying that's not what we do. emily schmidt has more. >> reporter: president obama visit to ground zero will mark the death of osama bin laden and his pakistani compound. in a way the president decided no picture of bin laden's body ever will. he told 60 minutes he will not release those photos. >> it's important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an insightment to additional violence and propaganda tool. >> reporter: the white house says the decision matched the opinions of

outer loop of the beltway starting to see the delays form.nbound new york avenue, traffic light delays only northeast to northwest. suitland parkway looking pretty good headed for south capital street and the douglass bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we have breaking news this morning in montgomery county where a home exploded just about three hours ago. >> crews are on the scene trying to figure out exactly what happened there. and fox 5's stacy cohan is also live in garrett park with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all morning, you've been trying to explain to you what this scene looks like and we've gotten to a location where i think i can show you exactly how devastated this house was by this explosion. it is absolutely nothing but a pile of rubble. it happened around 3:00 this morning and neighbors heard a very loud boom. people came rushing outside. a man wand and woman who had apparently just moved into this house were home when the explosion owe courted. now, one of the next door n

a look at that at 5:51. >> beltway in virginia. outer loop near 50.rlington boulevard, right side of the roadway tied up. police remain on the scene. traffic behind it beginning to back up headed south from i-66. headed for downtown, good news there. despite the weather, no issues on the southeast-southwest freeway between an costeo and potomac. metro, vre and marc, no delays >> why prince charles came all the way to the u.s. to talk about food. >>> why your pepco bill is about to get lower. >>> and next, the latest on the >>> a[ male announcer ]t on the washington, d.c. a landmark of liberty and opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees and hundreds of branches and atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion... from supporting the arts and howard university to helping revitalize anacostia and downtown d.c. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. ♪ >>> 5:45. we are following breaking news in montgomery county. an

no problems on other roadways traveling the beltway look live on wilkins avenue.hat looks good in both directions. and if you are making your way towards 97 southbound towards annapolis, no probe leams -- probable -- problems. route 29 and route 1 all clear making your way towards prince georges and montgomery county. through towson, there is a water main break that has the southbound lanes of york road closed at fairmont avenue. two-way alternating traffic gets by on northbound side. >>> we are seven minutes away from five. donald trump has been picked to drive the indy 500 pace car at least for now. coming up, find out why some race fans are against the donald taking part in the race. and what they are going to do to try to get him out of the driver's seat. >>> and an annual doodle for google is down to 40 timists. we will tell you about the inspiration behind the doodles this year. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> a major fire destroyed a six-story condo projects it took fire crews wed

no problems reported around the baltimore beltway or the capital beltway. this morning. looking at drive times south on the harrisburg he can pest -- expressway, 6 minutes. and making are way around the west side of the outer loop, 8 minutes between 795 heading towards i-70. as we look at the maps, we aredealing with the same incidents with debris blocking some areas around the baltimore metro. northbound 702 at old eastern avenue in essex we have debris taking away the left lane. westbound lanes at route 177 mountain road at long point road remains closed from an earlier downed pole and police are on the scene directing traffic. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> health news for you this morning. a study that goes against every thing you have been told imagine that, this study shows that low salt intake increases your risk of dying of a heart attack and strokes. studth study fouled healthy european men or and women 60 years or older and found the above average sodium intake didn't develop to up the dying of a stroke. participants had blood pressure in the normal rang

it happened along 7 east at a bus stop near the beltway. one woman crying as her 3-year-old son had to be transported to the hospital. we arrived shortly after the call came out and you can see bus passengers lifted onto stretchers and transported to the hospital. a spokesman with the baltimore fire department says that the bus was stopped at route 7 picking up passengers when a car ran into the back of it. there were 14 people involved between the bus and the car. one person in the car. 12 were transported with minor injuries including chelsea's 3-year-old son who was complained of neck and head

inch its way toward the beltway. this is really light stuff. we're not expecting this to be heavy at all. it should be ending by this morning. in the next couple of hours here. you can see around 66 in leesburg and warrenton. fredericksburg down along i-95, getting really light stuff, more like drizzly and sprinkle. the fog, the visibility down to 4 miles for frederick and martinsburg, 5. cumberland down to 1 3/4 of a mile. d.c., gaithersburg, no problems for fog and the visibility is just fine. currently in the mid-50s for d.c. 54 in gaithersburg. lower 50s for martinsburg. it is a cool start out there. maybe bring in a little light jacket or sweater. here is a look at the future cast. so, for the rest of today, we're really going to expect some drying conditions this afternoon. we'll see dry all day today. maybe some clouds breaking up by the afternoon today. by 9:00, you can see the showers still out to west virginia and pennsylvania.

problems on the capital beltway. let's get straight to it.oop at route 50, this is where we have the crash. this is in virginia off to the right shoulder. traffic is able to get by. definitely good reason to use caution this morning. now taking a wide view of the area, notice that other places, they're checking out ok. we're going to zoom into the district, show you that district drive as we promised out in georgetown, nothing but slick pavement out here. this is m street at wisconsin, obviously still very nice and quiet. our next stop, m street and south capital street, you can barely see through our soggy wet camera here. let me tell you no real issues to report out here in southeast. as your trains, better news out here, also. metro, vre, marc, everyone is running smoothly. still ahead, a look at the outer loop accident and if things are improving. that's at 5:39. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> thank you, angie. a scary morning in montgomery county. firefighters are right now at the scene of a major house explosion in rockville. >> it is a

>> reporter: volume is picking up and that's pushing speeds down around beltway. no major incidents around 695, however we have a road closure out in harford county. i will have more details about that and how that's going to impact your commute this morning when "good morning maryland" comes back after this. [ female announcer ] you do so much... to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? every tasty tablet has prebiotic fiber from fruits and veggies... that lets your good bacteria thrive and helps support your immune system. fiber choice. an easy way to defend your health everyday. learn more about prebiotics and get a free sample at fiberchoice.com. hershey's bliss. one square inch of indulgence... joy... pleasure. one square inch of extra smooth, rich chocolate. hershey's bliss. >>> may 2nd, 6:43 this is your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's kick it off with the forecast with justin berk. >> i want to show outschool i visited friday afternoon. we had a good time. wind for change ra