a 14-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore.83, here's a live look at scwann road. not too many cars out there. very easy ride down towards the beltway and it will remain clear on the swr fx. as you travel out on the beltway, here's what it looks like in pikesville at green spring avenue, really will become more steady as you make the drive down towards liberty road, but no significant delays in the area. you are looking at just a 13- minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and the beltway will remain clear from harkville all the way up towards talson. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic, megan and charley, over to you. >>> on this day back in 1922, the lincoln memorial was dedicated in washington d.c. in honor of other 16th president, abraham lincoln. a commission to plan a monument was first proposed back in 1867 shortly after lincoln's death, but that project never started for lack of funds. construction started in 1914 and it was opened to the public in 1922. >>> 5:51. den mothers are an inte

sharon has some trouble on the beltway. marty has weather. >> what you looked at off to the east was the back ball of that junk that's finally out of here from yesterday and last night. let's take a look at temperatures around. it's in the mid 50s on tv hill. that's 10 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. by lunch is mixture of clouds and sun. 72 the high. >>> where's that trouble on the beltway is this here is sharon. >> it's on the west side. it doesn't seem to be causing any major delays. we have another accident on jfx in the southbound direction at saint paul street. watch for a crash on south stephanie road at union road. we also have a water main break in rose dale blocking king avenue. that's closed between franklin square drive and staple ford road. there's a look at your speeds on the beltways. no delays just yet. there's a look at 95 , still empty there. remember for traffic information any time log onto wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the pot taking a new -- the president taking

. -- boulevard and the beltway.e fire in the area of white marsh and still have the accident in the city north on hillen road at lakeside avenue. there's a look at the average speeds on the beltway. there is another live look at the jfx where you'll find typical southbound delays. back over to you don. >>> thank you. howard county church congregation will say good-bye to a leader today. they will bury mary marguerite kohn. she and brenda brewington were shot by a homeless man last thursday. the funeral will be 3:00 at the episcopal cathedral here in the city. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> take a look at the west side of the beltway. big problem there on the west side outer loop at 795. an accident is blocking the right lane. two minute backup at this point. also a crash that we are watching on the jfx in the southbound direction near northern parkway. another accident 35 northbound at 195, that is blocking the right lane. disabled vehicle on the east side of the beltway on the inner loop. it's at the toll plaza at the key bridge and it's blocking a right lane. 50 miles per hour is the average on the west side outer loop because of this accident on the west side in the area of old court road past 795. another look at 795 running smoothly despite the rain. remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information log on to wjz.com. >>> a night two months ago people will be talking about this morning when there was mayhem in downtown baltimore. newly released recordings reveal the extent of the chaos on st. patrick's day night. monique griego is live outside police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

northbound traffic there with the headlights head of you getting up to the beltway. volume building northbound 395 as you make your way into landmark. lanes open as you get past duke street, on to shirlington, the pentagon and 14th street bridge. downtown traffic has been quiet. incident free out of maryland, route 4 corridors. not a bad start to the week. your next check of time saver traffic at 6:11. now back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> 6:01 now. new military assignments open for women starting today. more than 14,000 of them are now available. they were only available to male service men in the past. this is part of a change that's been in the works since 1994. >>> the district is making back alleys a little brighter. they'll begin installing more than 13,000 new brighter led lights. the first set will go in an alley behind hobart street in northwest. >>> president obama will deliver the commencement address at barnard college in new york city today. he will also be given the school's medal of distinction. throughout the graduation season are the president will al

between the baltimore beltway and dap tall beltway, your speed at 100.ur way toward goddard, you're near here. in both directions as you make your way north of beltway, you're clear, not seeing any accidents and you're driving at about 63 miles an hour. nine minutes to get from 216 to the beltway. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rails. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> take a look at this. a horse somehow became spooked on the beach during a photo shoot in santa barbara and went for a swim. the horse ran out about two miles. it took several rescue boats tout get him. the horse is set to be exhausted but in good health. >>> it's been four years since the deadly battle. >> one american soldier who sacrificed himself to save his fellow man that day now has the highest military honor. president obama presented the medal of honor to the widow of sergeant leslie sabo jr. they were surrounded by north vietnamese soldiers. he protected them from grenade blasts and used his own. his widow says she knows the medal can't bring her husband back but she'

from annapolis traveling toward the beltway, no issues. even inside the beltway, nice and clear.give you a live look at 50 at the beltway. travel lanes nice and open. no delays connecting to new york avenue. in the clear. and traveling on the rails, i'm checking them. no reported delays now on the metro, marc, and vre. aaron, over it you. >> thank you. >>> we want to go back to the breaking news out of italy. a 5.8 earthquake rocked the northern part of the country this morning. angie gulf coaoff has the lates. >> reporter: this is the second strong earthquake to jolt northern italy in less than two weeks. the quake was centered about 25 miles northwest of bologna, the spot where a 6.0 tremor recently killed seven and crumbled buildings. city officials are reporting three fatalities this morning. we're hearing evacuees from the may 20 quake were seen looking out of their tents with faces of disbelief. the impact of this morning's quake was vast. felt from piedmont in northwestern italy to venice in northeast. schools and stores throughout the area were briefly evacuated as a prec

we do have some police activity, though, on the beltway. it's on the outer loop there at pulaski highway, but not affecting traffic. it's actually confined to the shoulder, speeds clocking in at 60 miles per hour. as we check in and take a live look in parkville, everything up to speed. that outer loop really starting to pick up, but steady up towards 83. as far as the west side is concerned, more traffic here at liberty road. do expect a 14-minute ride on that outer loop right now from 795 down towards 95. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no concerns. it will be delay free from the beltway all the way from downtown to east fl street. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. over to you. >>> we're monitoring the situation out of italy. the latest reports now say 16 people are dead after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit yesterday. we told you this as breaking news on "good morning maryland." it happened in the northeast part of that country. factories and churches collapsed in that region where thousands remained home

we're fine through the beltway. no problems from annapolis all the way in toward cheverly and the northeast corridor and we'll end with a live look as well new york avenue at florida avenue. very quiet here at the intersection. coming up in my next report, we'll go out west at 6:43. >>> we are going to hear from the head of the secret service today about the prostitution scandal. several agents are accused of partying it up with prostitutes in colombia just hours before the president's arrival there in april. nine agents have been implicated in this and in some prepared remarks director mark sullivan will say the incident does not represent the secret service's ethics or values. last month homeland security secretary said the president was never in any danger. >> the first question i posed to the director was, was there any breach to the president's security in this instance. the answer was no. >> four secret service employees dismissed over the scandal are reportedly fighting to get their jobs back. "the washington

out on the beltway, no problems to talk about. but, first, here's a live look at 95 just north of the beltway. it will be an easy ride if you're headed down towards 495 and up towards the tunnels. the beltway going to be clear, the west side, 11-minute ride from 7 is 95 down towards 95. that's your abc 2 time saver traffic. here's lynette with a look at the forecast. good morning, lynette. >> good morning, lauren. we are talking about patchy fog out there this morning. we have six miles of reduced visibility now in baltimore, seven in easton, so that's gone downhill, three in york, five in fredrick and two in hagerstown. winchester coming in at 5:00 and only one-mile visibility in culpepper. the moisture content is high, so we are a little bit balmy as you step out the door this morning and this afternoon and then dryer air will begin to filter in. we see these dewpoints in the 60s basically everywhere. upper 50s into winchester and also hagerstown. temperature wise 64 degrees in baltimore, we are mild. we should be at 52 degrees

avenue at the beltway. the bottom line, we are in pretty good shape right now. now to news. >> thanks. investigators are looking into a shooting and stabbing in chantilly. police believe they took place last night at sully's. a man was taken by car to fairfax after being shot, where 911 call was made outside the courthouse. a short time later a man who had been stabbed turned up at fair oaks hospital for treatment. no word on his condition. >> an elderly man fighting for his life after an apartment fire in mclean on old meadow road last night. the blaze started in the kitchen and caused minimal damage to the apartment if. and 91-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. the cause is under investigation. >> major developments in a 33- year-old murder case. a former convenience store worker is charged with killing six-year-old etan patz. pedro hernandez confessed touring the boy from the bus stop and then choking him to death in the basement -- confessed to luring the boy. what a litt

the beltway that is blocked off this morning. let's go back over to the maps this time to the north side of town. no problems to report on the beltway between college park and silver spring. you're running smoothly both loops. no problems on 270 or 95 coming down from baltimore. we'll take a live look at new hampshire avenue looking good. and in my next report, we'll update ow that situation on branch avenue but first drivers in virginia will not get to talk face to face with vdot about the proposed ez pass transponder fee. a spokeswoman says the agency will not hold public hearings on the proposal because state law doesn't require it. vdot is proposing a $1 per month fee for drivers to have an ez pass transpond near their car. if a-- transponder in their car. the transit agency says drivers can weigh in by going to vdot's website. >>> 4:49. the centers for disease control says morbid obesity is still growing among people here in the u.s. >> the cdc's weight of the nation report reviews a snapshot of america's obesity epidemic wh

here's a live look at 83 just north of the beltway. no delays to talk about, but this will change as the morning does progress. you want to stick with falls road or charles strey, here's w looks like on liberty road. that outer loop starting to crowd a little bit, no delays. still looking at a 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. it will remain clear on the beof 95, in great shape right now in white marsh, traveling along the southbound lanes, you're only looking at a 15-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> sentencing is is set today for the mona turnage case. two young boys admitted to accidentally shooting the 13- year-old girl back in march and hiding her body. they'll learn their fate in baltimore. >>> we're learning more details today about a raid at a clinic in timonium. some people believe they've been pushing pills from inside the building. it's a story josie sisterman has been working on since last no

on the outer loop of the beltway, a little heavy on route 29 trying to head for the beltway. otherwise you're good to go. let's take a live look outside. first of all on 270 southbound you're going to find that initial slowdown leaving frederick toward urbana. then 121 moving at the speed limit. another live look on the other side of town. here's what it looks like coming in on route 50 as you head in from the bay bridge past route 301. you'll be fine heading for the beltway in cheverly. a last look at our geographerrics. i want to give you -- geographerrics. i want to give -- graphics. i want to give you a heads up. the marc brunswick train 870 running 15 to 20 minutes late. >>> an officer as been indicted for murder. >> the grand jury looking into the case of the death of patricia cook heard from several witnesses. we have more on the case of officer daniel harmon-wright. >> reporter: those witnesses all something very different from what the officer claimed. he says he was dragged by the victim's car, but obviously the grand jury did not buy that story. 32-year-old daniel

i'll give you the travel speed to the beltway.t 30 miles per hour, as you guess closer to the beltway, a little slower. heading over to i-270 in maryland, nice and breezy southbound at father hurley boulevard. no issues for you. in fact, as you travel all the way to the beltway, your travel lanes are open in this area. no delays just yet. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> today fans will begin saying good-bye to go-go music creator chuck brown. >> a public viewing begins in just a few hours for the music legend. ♪ >> brown performed many shows at the iconic howard theater. and news4's megan mcgrath is live now where brown's casket just arrived. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, the caskets just arrived at the howard theater a short time ago. the hearse coming down florida avenue, coming to the theater. they put it inside, below the stage, which is very appropriate. chuck brown played here many times in the late '70s until it closed in 1980. fitting that his public viewing is here. the viewing gets underway at 1

northbound as you continue to the beltway, you are clear. here's a live look at 395 from edsa edsall, no issue. travel speed, 50 -- 59 miles per hour. back to you. >>> in court, the new charges facing a man accused of attacking several people with a hammer. >>> a new look for the redskins. having one of those days? tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, getting stuff done. this is why people choose 5-hour energy over 9-million times a week. it gives them the alert, energetic feeling they need to get stuff done. 5-hour energy...when you gotta get stuff done. >>> 4:44 now. two tennessee girls are safe and sound after being kidnapped two weeks ago. authorities rescued alexandria and kylilah bain in mississippi yesterday. adam mayesville e villvill vils himself as police closed in. he's accused of kidnapping the two and mother and older sister's bodies buried at the home in mississippi. authority found mayes and the girls

river road at the beltway or the beltway at river road moving freely and no longer a detour to get intovy chase and head into the district via river road insides the beltway. the federal holiday will help you out. east on 66 no early troubles to report in fact in either direction between the beltway and manassas, points west. eastbound as you make your way in past fair oaks, 123 light volume. no problems to report into falls church and beyond. 95 corridor likewise. again we've got the break of the long holiday weekend with no overnight road work unless it's some sort of an emergency repair and none of that reported. everything open for you as you make your way up to the 14th street bridge. remember the extra volume we are going to see downtown. a lot of motorcycles still in town and driving around town so keep your eye on your mirrors for them today and still so much activity with the parade later on downtown and the wreath laying at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington mid- morning today as well. your next time saver traffic 4:55. back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> if you're on the belt

a live look inside the beltway. pennsylvania avenue at minnesota avenue, on our traffic land camera no issues to report downtown this morning over the potomac and anacostia river crossings as well. coming up in my next report, an update on virginia roads at 6:11. mike? >>> this morning police in howard county, maryland are trying to figure out what happened inside a church. >> in the end one woman was shot dead and another one was wounded then the suspect took his own life. >> all of this happened thursday along rogers avenue in ellicott city right near where routes 29 and 40 meet. delia goncalves is there live with the latest as we've been saying all morning delia, church is a place of sanctuary, not a place for murder. >> reporter: of course. and that really is what folks have talked about and expressed and that's why so many people are stunned you know a lot of people consider the church a very sacred place and to consider that any crime no less murderer happened inside the church is just shocking for a lot of fo

beltway. in fact, we'll take a live look at the rest area now. travel lanes are open northbound, as well as southbound. no issues to report. northbound to the beltway, you're driving at 62 miles per hour, about 24 minutes from quantico to the beltway. continuing on 395, no issues in this area, as well. northbound at edsall as well as southbound, absolutely clear. aaron and eun? >> sounds good. thank you. >>> 5:12. 65 degrees. ahead, the iconic drink that is changing its ingredients. >>> plus, the one item you can't baby-proof that could be a danger to your child. >>> and next, why legal experts say john edwards' defense team may only have one option to >>> 16 after the hour now. today lawyers for john edwards will try to counter damaging testimony as they begin presenting their case in the corruption trial. the former presidential candidate is accused of using more than $1 million of campaign money to hide his affair. edwards has not said if he'll take the stand in his own defense. analysts do

is beltway in virginia beginning to dry out.y if region especially across the beltway. just crossing 95 is a heavy line of rain. the bull'snty is heavy downpour with moving toand thunder 235 as we speak. 64 degrees in the district, 61 in frederick. we will break into sunshine once the morning rain comes to an end. that will destabilize the atmosphere. there's a thunderstorm this afternoon and evening, possibly strong to severe thunderstorms. muggy.d 84 again for the high. near 90 by friday if. cooling off sunday into monday, in the '70s. wednesday through saturday, a chance of storms. what about the road spray? >> have a minor crash for anyone headed through gaithersburg along north summit avenue at park road. and a crash in the middle of the in ashton,n 08,yland, and an avenue at directing folks around the fender bender in the middle of the intersection. serious crash on 301 north of randywine road, northbound at dyson wrote, they have called for a medevac helicopter. back to you. >> thank you. it is 64 degrees. >> thank you. i

that rain converging on to the beltway and into the district. northwest of washington, steadier rain. allow doesn't county, and west virginia and western maryland. more moderate rain later this afternoon and this evening for the drive home. 4 in washington. that martinsburg. winchester 61. 72 the high temperature. off and on areas of rains today. and tomorrow damp start to our week and we need it. >> thank you, adam. 6:01 right now. at least 16 people are dead after a plane crash in the pal overnight. at least six other survived but they're in critical condition. the jet went down while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in the northern himalayas. at this point, investigators are blaming a technical problem. >> maryland lawmakers head back to work today. >> governor martin o'malley called the session after the senate failed to make a deal. >> this is back to work for three days for maryland lawmakers after having been called back by martin o'malley. they are expected to take a new budget deal and leaders of both the house and the senate. unde

no incidents to report on the beltway. now, over to i-66, this is where chopper is en route to right now. eastbound at centreville, have an accident there, and it is slowing you down. in fact, you're really slow making your way from the bypass. very slow as you continue eastbound. once you pass centreville, lanes open up. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> 6:12 now. 60 degrees. they are out of the race, but still making demands. what newt gingrich and rick santorum want before supporting mitt romney. >>> and next, on the anniversary of his death, new information about osama bin laden. why he was considering changing the name of al qaeda. >>> conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> defining moment for president obama and the country. today is one year since the raid that led to the death of osama bin laden. and now we're learning more about the night of that raid as they waited for word at the white house. news4 joins us in the newsroom with more on that. melissa, good morn

connecting to the beltway, no issues on the beltway.ually at the interchange as you're traveling on the outer loop here. you see nice and clear, hardly any traffic. the travel speed from the dulles toll road to the interchange, you're driving at about 63 miles per hour, not bad at all. if you're traveling along route 50, i'll have the committee in ten minutes. >>> thank you. 6:32. the gaithersburg man linked to a high-profile missing person case in aruba is facing new charges closer to home. gary giordano was arrested on friday in annapolis. police found him and carol ann bach of springfield, tennessee, having sex in an suv. both are charged with indecent exposure. a parking attendant saw what was happening and called the police. >> we had a customer come by and complain that they saw something going on that shouldn't be going to in the car. i went up and checked it out. and you know, it did appear that this was something not supposed to be going on. so i made the call to the cops. >> both giordano and bach face jail time and a fine of

just 11 minutes to get to the beltway. continuing inside the beltway, also had roadwork in this area. it's gone. here's a live look at glebe. your travel speed from the beltway to get here at glebe, 5 miles per hour. just a seven-minute drive. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> a brand new study released this morning on teen driving points out what many parents already fear -- teens' chances of an accident dramatically increase when they're with young passengers. aaa researchers found a 16-year-old or 17-year-old driver's risk of death goes up 44% when they have just one passenger younger than 21 in the car. the risk doubles with two passengers. when an adult is in the car, the risk of an accident drops 62%. aaa says similar studies are more than a decade old, and its research used crash data from 2011 to 2010. >>> part one of "the voice" finale saw memp rabble performances. america has a tough choice ahead. ♪ i believe i can fly >> the remaining four contestants, jermaine, tony, chris, and juliet sang solos and duets wit

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it's fender-bender weather around the beltway. virginia and maryland, many of the roads are still wet as we've got just a few lingering showers moving in southwest to northeast. these little pockets of yellow you see in the northern neck and down toward central virginia, those areas, they're getting just maybe some moderate showers right now. closer to the metro area, just some scattered, light sprinkles. a little light rain right in washington and point east here across prince george's county and anne arundel, calvert, charles. farther to the west, just a few scattered, light sprinkles in montgomery, howard, into fairfax, loudoun, prince william, fauquier to culpeper, and around the central blue ridge. so this is going to be with us here for another perhaps few hours. look at the rain totals we had last night. nearly two inches fell in central montgomery county. over 2.5 inches parts of the panhandle of west virginia, into washington county, hagerstown had a 1.6 inches and nearly an inch fell along the blue ridge. parts of the ce

eastbound just before the beltway. everything that is left of the crash was moved on to the left shoulder, but delays are extensive from 7100. let's go to a live picture. first, look at the inner loop, a collision reported after the left exit for 270 north, but before old georgetown road. someone rolled over on the beltway. now we will change cameras to take you elsewhere. other side of town looks great and washington boulevard. back inside. >> you can see the golf course on the edge of 395, a beautiful day if you can sneak out for a little while. a perfect thursday, bright sunshine lower humidity if, highs in the lower 80's. but it will be comfortable. price sunshine over the district early this morning from the rooftop camera overlooking the potomac and roosevelt. roosevelt increasing clouds tomorrow. friday i expect widespread showers and thunderstorms late in the day tomorrow to finish the work week. even. among the evening even another reason i am pointing this out today and a hais some of those storms have a good

around the beltway, a few areas of light rain. the district, northwest, northeast d.c., and arlington. especially in montgomery county, near 95 in princeton discounting, light rain. st. mary's county, moderate showers, southern st. mary's county approaching leonardtown, that's moving east. a few peaks of sun today. it will be fairly gray skies with little blue skies. near 80 degrees, humid. thundershowers and brainstorms likely this afternoon and evening. same story tomorrow. -- thundershowers and rainshowers. we have issues on the roads as a result. >> the first isunder the status column right here, some of the issues now say cleared. if you are traveling in an area that you know is prone to flooding and pass issues, today will not be an exception. notable is piper lane at the entrance to the vre near the railroad tracks. that is still under water. we still have a big crash on 95 virginia has been there over an hour, southbound at the way station near dumphries. abound at marion bass, optimistic. two lanes are getting by. let's g

southbound traffic starting to back up continuing down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state lawmakers are wasting no time pushing through a second version of the budget. >> kim dacey is live in the studio to tell us more. >> last night the senate gave approval to a spending plan that contains an income tax increase. it affects individuals making more than $100,000 and couples earning more than $150,000. the proposal shifts the cost of teacher pensions and raises sales tax on little cigars. republicans voiced opposition on the special session. it reportedly cost taxpayers $25,000 a day. the budget includes more taxes. demonstrators descended on annapolis yesterday. supporters protested the plan to raise taxes. others say the doomsday budget would be devastating to stay services and education. >> it is belt-tightening. it will mean larger classrooms for which teachers cannot afford that. if you're a teacher, it means an increase in class sizes. >> the budget was passed. don't have a special session. do not raise the taxes. it is

here's a look at 95 north of the beltway. no concerns heading southbound down towards 495 or northbound up towards the fort mchenry tunnel. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. over to you. >>> with memorial day weekend we usually sell out -- shell out more money at the pump. with just a few weeks experts say they are predicting about five or more, even $6 for gas. luckily it looks like that's not going to happen. gas is already down about a quarter since april. analysts are now saying that they're probably seeing a peak of gas prices now that prices are expected to hold steady over the summer. so before you hit the road this weekend, here's something to keep in mind. head to abc2news.com. it's right on our home page. when you get there, click on it and you can find the cheapest gas prices with apps that will help you save money on gas. >>> just because your kids will be on summer break, that doesn't mean that they get a break from books. the camp baltimore town leaders would like to see your child enrolled in thi

building volume west of 70 over towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. today the head of the u.s. secret service will answer about the recent scandals that have disgraced the detail. the director is expected to defend the secret service. the sex scandal resulted in the resignation of seven agents. five people are dead in oregon. a mother and her three children were found inside their home dead. the father's body was later found inside an suv 80 miles away. officials are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> where you'll be staying more of the weekend is likely not a hotel. 2500 online travelers or server it and found a 39% plan to sleep at a hotel, motel, or better breakfast -- or a bed and breakfast inn. if you plan to fly this summer, be prepared to break up the family. airlines are reserving a number of seats for passengers who are willing to pay extra. this is a bummer for families wanting to sit together. some passengers find the only way to sit next to a spouse, child, our fri

normal travel times on the beltway, tysons, bethesda. good on 2790 between father hurley and the beltway. nice on 66 between vienna and centreville. a pretty good ride on 95 between dale city and springfield, where we take you live. headlights are northbound moving just fine to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. the group overseeing metro's silver line project meets today. it is facing new criticism. >> members of the airports authority board have been spending a thousands of dollars on lavish trips and pricey dinners. brianne carter is live at tyson's corner with more on this developing story. >> good morning. there is already concern from commuters as to how this will be paid for. raising rates on the dulles toll road. and now finding out just how the money is currently being spent is raising concerns. the board is expected to meet later today. we will have to see whether they address all of this. a federal audit of the metropolitan washington airports authority is raising questions about. contracts and about. >> it confirms my wo

. >> look at the beltway. i'm going to take you in a couple spots. things are running nicely for us right now. first of all montgomery county between the american legion branch, traffic is moving nicely. overnight construction is being put to bed in greenbelt and in college park, the long-term construction is still on the road right. a virginia, the geico picture 95 66, and the beltway, all construction out of the way in the next half-hour. >> we start with a developing story from northeast india. official says more than 100 bodies have been pulled from a river after rates vary boat capsized. at least 100 people are missing after the boat broke into two pieces. it was carrying 350 passengers. security has been stepped up at airports as we approach one year of the death of osama bin laden. >> officials warned members of al qaeda want payback for the attack on their leader. the newest threat could involve body bombs. >> with tonight marking the one year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, security is tight amid fears of a new threat. authorities ar

on the outer loop of the beltway, near 202, heading northbound on the beltway. you can't see the accident but you can see the slow traffic in this area. let's go back over to our maps and this time over to the accident northbound 295 before the 11th street bridge, this one is in the left lane. should be in its clearing stages over on the gw parkway. that was longstanding as well and a live look at the west side of town american legion bridge slow on the inner loop of the beltway. coming up in my next report another look at area roads. andrea and mike? >>> the suicide of a rutgers university student put antigay bullying. today the student convicted in that case will be sentenced. >> will he get anytime in prison. charlie rose joins us with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, former rutgers student raff have i faces up to ten years in prison. this morning public figures are asking the judge not to send him to prison. >>> alex trebek will be with us to talk about the future of america's favorite quiz show. we'll see you at 7:00. >>> now let's get th

route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly is fine. no problems on the prince george's county side of the beltway and coming in from southern maryland, no issues. we'll take a look at route 50 coming in from sandy point, the bay bridge no problems all the way inbound to the beltway. in my next report, we'll go to the north side of town at 5:09. >>> he made generations of d.c.'s music fans and he made them smile. in just a few hours, people are going to have a chance to pay their respects to chuck brown. >> the godfather of go-go died earlier this month after being hospitalized for several weeks. he was 75. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the site of today's viewing, the howard theatre. good morning, delia. are we seeing anything happening getting ready for what's going to happen in just a few hours? >> reporter: we're certainly still a few hours away but lots of work is being done. take a look we can see that some barriers, some guards have already been put up for the 30,000 people who are expected to come. we're told tho

we have some police activity on the west side of the beltway. an accident to the east side of the city, on cane street. if you're headed out on the beltway, speeds still looking nice. on the otter loop there's a look at your speed sensors all around. still seeing lots of 60s out there. there's a look at 795, still pretty empty. another look outside shows everything running smoothly on 83 at warren road. wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log on the wjz.com. back over to you. >>> it's late in the school year but we have a school advisory. rose mont will be closed due to an electrical failure. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. a towson university student gone in an instant. ocean city police say the driver never stopped. a lot of people are outraged. >> good morning. his mother and father understandably too harder broken to talk -- heartbroken to talk on camera. they tell me their son refused to get into a car with anyone who had been drinking and call it a devastating irony that he would die in this way. >> 22-year-

as you make your way toward the beltway.look traveling in the germantown area past father hurley boulevard. nice and clear. look at the southbound lanes, open. no accidents to report northbound, as well. clear as you connect southbound to the beltway. bridges in the area, here's the key bridge heading inbound. light volume. outbound, as well, hardly anybody on the road. to the 14th street bridge, picking up a little volume as you make your way into the city. nothing you can't handle. and travel speeds, 395 northbound, 49 miles per hour, just 13 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 6:42. new overnight, fairfax county police investigating a bizarre incident at the county courthouse. a man showed up at the building before midnight with a gunshot wound. the victim told police he was shot in chantilly. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. police are investigating to see if this shooting is connected to another incident. a man showed u

to the capital beltway, clear in both directions. we'll look at i-95 and 198. in both directions, no issues to report. making your way southbound from 216 to the beltway, driving at 67 miles per hour. a nine-minute drive. connecting to the beltway, checking speeds on the outer loop from i-95 to i-270, your drive is at 62 miles per hour, as well. ten minutes to make that trip. angie, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> new this morning, police are looking for the gunman involved in a shooting along 34th street in southeast washington. that's about a block away from south capital street. police tell us the victim was shot in the neck after midnight. he was taken to the hospital, and we're working to learn his condition. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> right now, howard county police searching for clues in a deadly shooting at a church. two women were shot inside st.  peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. investigators say a janitor found the women in the church office just before 5:30. he called 911. a s.w.a.t. team an

continuing on the beltway, taking the outer loop of the beltway from the dulles toll road heading to the interchange, not bad at all. 62 miles per hour in this area. and so far looking like a 13-minute trip. if you're taking the rails, they're open and they're open with no reported delays so far on the metro, marc, and vre. over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:02. new this morning a home invasion and shooting in southeast washington. [ siren ] >> police tell us someone broke into the home overnight in the 800 block of southern avenue and shot a man inside. the victim was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds in the leg and stomach. police are still trying to determine a motive in this case. >>> police are looking for the gunman in another shooting in southeast d.c. they say a man was shot in the leg on martin luther king jr. avenue around 1:30 this morning. the victim was taken to the hospital. we are working to find out his condition at this hour. >>> the fbi now joining the federal investigation into jpmorgan chase's trading scheme its new york office will look into whethe

the beltway traffic in maryland reports of a driver in medical distress on the beltway on the outer loope. that would be the headlights in this camera. near river road. emergency equipment is on the way to help the person. he pulled onto the shoulder and dialed 911. back to news. following a developing story in fauquier county. two people killed yesterday and a third person fighting for his life after two planes collided in mid-air. >> this was videotaped by a man after one of the planes went down in his backyard at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. the pilot and passenger in that plane lost their lives. but the remarkable story of survival about a mile away. >> coming from over there and coming really fast. >> nowhere in the tree line could he have hit those trees and survived. >> you can see the small gap in the trees where they are walking. the pilot of the second plane guided his aircraft through that tight area. lost a wing in the landing but walked away with his life. the identities have not been released. >> 5:32 on this tuesday. deliberations resume today in the edwards trial after a wee

indicates a downpour hitting the beltway at this time.d if you are in wheaton and silver spring momentarily. southbound on 95, heavy rain on woodbrige, pushing burke and fairfax station, that will approach the western edge of the beltway shortly. temperatures in the 60's. sunny breaks later this morning. rain this afternoon, highs in the mid to upper 70's. >> it's not having a sizable impact except that it's forcing people to slow down on the highway. that's not a bad thing. it has scared away a lot of construction crews. us. is helping let's go to virginia. focused on maryland's last time. more of the same, rain, road spray, a little ponding because down. rain that's coming but no accidents and no construction really. we will keep an eye on it. back to you. >> thank you. 4:42, 63 degrees outside. >> day two of the special session maryland, what lawmakers expect to tackle. >> a health scare on "dancing with a heyou're going down!cing with it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them. former univer

. >> reporter: we start off with a serious crash on the beltway. if you are traveling in the area, here's exactly what it looks like looking live. notice it's causing quite abackup. so expect a slow ride from 795 down to security boulevard. if you are traveling the beltway in parkville, no concerns on that outer loop from 95 up towards 83. your best stretch will take you 12 minutes. now if you are heading into the city, be aware of the construction that is ongoing on the jfx. it will shut down one lane in both directions at 28th street. no backups in the area as of yet. and traveling on 95, through the white marsh area, everything will be up to speed. looking at a nice easy ride only 16 minutes traveling from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and everything up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. that's a look at your abc2 time safer traffic now back over to you. >>> the u.s. intelligence broke up a bomb plot to bring down a airline supposed to be headed for the u.s. linda so is here with details on the foiled pl

battle of the beltway. >> let's hope we do better with the orioles.hat's right -- >>> coming up on 4:41, tom has cleared his throat and it ready for the forecast. >> i was screaming at the television. ho, ho, man. i'm going to be seeing the orioles and nationals on sunday. hopefully they'll do better. strausberg should be pumping. this morning, you need to warm up, furnaces kicking on, in the 40s throughout much of the regions in blue. it includes a lot of northern virginia, much of maryland into west virginia, even parts of the eastern shore. reagan national, though, at 58. a mostly clear sky. hometown forecast, la plata, charles county, by mid morning in the low 60s with some sunshine. a mostly sunny afternoon by noontime, near 70. then peaking in the mid-to-upper 70s by afternoon. and by friday evening, cool again, down to upper 50s by late evening. a look at the rest of the weekend and latest pollen count in ten minutes. danella? >>> right now i'm following breaking news on the roadway. if you're traveling on -- on 197, collington road, a serious

an easy ride of towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a pair of kidnapped sisters are save this morning after the accused kidnapper takes his own life. adam mayes shot himself in mississippi on thursday night. he was charged with the murders of jo ann bain and her daughter age year. the younger sisters, alexandria and kyliyah bain, were taken to a hospital to be checked out. time for the defense to portray their case in the john f. edwards trial. a say that he knowingly used campaign funds to cover up an affair. no word as to whether edwards will testify. the cover image of "time" magazine shows a mother breast feeding her son. some say the cover goes too far. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a photo depicting a mother breast-feeding a 3-year- old child is an appropriate image for the cover of "time" magazine? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> when it comes to saving for retireme

only 14 minutes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> we have breaking news right now. police arrested a suspect in the high in mississippi. authorities say that a 28-year- old james willie will be charged with two counts of capital murder. he is held at the county jail south of memphis. investigators say that he was not posing as a police officer in the shootings as previously suspected. and they say they were able to match ballistics from the shooting to a gun found in his position. >>> we are -- possession. >> we are following this story on air and online so you can get breaking news e-mail alerts sent to your computer or mobile device. go to abc2news.com. >>> new details emerging in the trayvon martin case. we have learned that the florida teen's mother will be in baltimore this weekend speaking at a church. linda so is live this morning in northwest baltimore with the latest details. linda. >> reporter: we have learned martin amother will be here this sunday at the empowerment temple to speak a

as far as the maryland beltway is concerned the inner loop beltway should be pulling out of your pathhe beltway to the american legion bridge. no problems. no problems on the bw parkway or 50 in maryland. >>> once go-go music hit the streets of washington there was no really no turning back. the music scene in the nation's capital would never be the same. >> what is it about the sound that people adore so much in this area even as the rest of america barely noticed? ken molestina picks up that end of the tribute to chuck brown. ♪ >> reporter: no doubt about it. there's nothing out there that sounds like go go. >> go-go is a powerful sounding music. >> with a gumbo sound. >> it's symbolic of the african sound with the congos. with the drums. all the percussionary measures, cull bell sounds you know. -- cow bell sounds you know. it gives a real eclectic to the airs. >> reporter: magic 102.3 helped put the genre into perspective. around the late '60s and early '70s, d.c. was thirsting for its own sound. d.c. fell in love with chuck brown and go-go. >> i think it was the african sound. it

look at the beltway. it's green all around. let's zoom in first to 95 on the northbound side coming out of dale city. if you're one of those early risers that heads to work early out of woodbridge into springfield, you're going to be fine. let's take a live look and i'll prove it to you. things look great on 95. as you can see everyone is moving at the speed limit in both the main and hov lanes heading to 395. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. route 5, 3 on 1 and route 10 out of accokeek, oxon hill, the wilson bridge everything is clear sailing. we'll take a live look coming up from this point to the beltway. you're going to be fine. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to the beltway in silver spring at 5:09. >> thanks, monika. see you in a bit. >>> the culpeper police officer who shot and killed a woman back in february has now been indicted on murder charges. >> the special grand jury in the case also returned charges against the officer's mother. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is in ou

let's head to 50 and the beltway. 50 and the beltway westbound, roadwork was set up there. hey, it's gone. travel lanes are open. and if you're traveling the beltway in montgomery county, checking in the area, clear, as well. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> expect plenty of company on the roads if you're heading out of town for the long weekend. aaa expect more than 875,000 people from our area to travel more than 50 miles from home this weekend, nearly 17,000 more than last year. most, again, will be on the road. almost 90% are driving this year. that's up 1.9% from last year. 8.4% of travelers will be fly, down 5% from last year. >>> the man arrested in connection with one of the country's most publicized missing child cases will be in court. 33 years ago today, eton patz o his bus stop. police arrested 51-year-old pedro hernandez yesterday. police say hernandez admitted to luring the 6-year-old boy into a building, choking him, and dumping his body in the trash. >> hernandez described to the detectives how he lured young eton from the bus stop at west broadway

>>> howard not so great on the beltway over in greenbelt.ing up a crash on the inner loop of the beltway south of kenilworth avenue. right side has been blocked and there are delays on each side of the beltway as a result of that. virginia side slowest north of springfield on the inner loop past gallows road. back to you. >>> jess? >> for wall street looking higher that morning actually but we're starting from four months lower and we could use it. >> we've been following the music of chuck brown all morning long. of course he died. he was the go go music was a point of proud for washingtonians. >> he did influence some other artists, one of the songs that got national attention was this one from an act called the eu and the song is called "dabutt." take a listen. have a great day. we'll see you back here at 4:25. ♪ [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

63 as he traveled south on 83 towards the beltway. problem free on 70 as you travel towards the beltway. an update on some of our cameras. inner loop traffic at greenspring building towards the j.f.x. on the j.f.x., a smooth ride into the construction zone. further south, volume starts to pick up. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us at the stakes barn. this is such a fun time. good morning. >> i have kegasus with me. how'd you prepare? >> i have a training regimen. my new trainer is getting me ready for the day, prepping the bands and what not. i have been following your forecasts for years now. i go with your indoors and before i set a hoof on the golf course. >> how does that work? >> i use two clubs at once. >> you are quite the golfer. >> i can predict with 100% and see that maroon 5 will rock infield fast like it is never been rocked before. i'm also able to predict a little bit of what the weather will be like that day. that is your bailiwick. >> today it will be in the a.d.'s