northbound traffic on the beltway is being diverted onto the beltway -- that is. of the accident that's where everything is a. moving nicely on 495. >> firefighters respond to an apartment fire to find an elderly woman dead. inside 1600 block of 17th street in southeast. washington the fire was. and the kitchen mildred harrison, in her 70's, leaves behind several children and grandchildren who lived there in area. >> she was like a mom to me. she gave good advice and we cried together. she loved. travel ports investigators are looking into what exactly caused. fire the aftermat-- >> investigators are looking into what caused the fire. >> pepco is reporting a 81,000 customers still in the dark after the storms on friday. 32,000 bge customers. dominion reported 45,000 outages. we are discovering several neighborhoods where a few homes are without power but other families down the street have electricity. >> that is frustrating. a lot of people trying to stay cool. jummy olabanji joins us this morning from bethesda with more. >> good morning. it is almost as if these

to the beltway?'s a slight chance we could see a stray shower or some light rain come through. here's a look at the day planner, temperatures in the upper 70s by 9:00. by 6:00 around 85 degrees and we'll generally stay mostly cloudy. highs for afternoon current temperatures rather, 76 downtown. 68 manassas and 68 degrees also in culpeper and orange. so highs for today 87 in downtown and 86 in gaithersburg. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. it's great to show light traffic here at the wilson bridge it's a good example of the beltway all around town. no problems here between oxon hill and alexandria is we're looking good on 95 through 95 and virginia as well. but you may want to make other plans if you're trying the use metro to get to national airport this weekend and that's because the reagan national airport and crystal city stations will close tonight at 10:00 p.m. shuttle buses will be provided between the braddock road and pentagon city stations while crew

overcast skies and temperatures in the 70s if and around the beltway -- in and around the beltway.ting more cloud cover. highs push the middle and upper 80s. highs right around 89 forry began standings airport. -- 89 for reagan national airport. we'll be in the green by the time we get to sunday and temperatures will moderate over the weekend. >> thanks, olga. >>> they have been finding a way to win no matter what it takes, especially against the mets, but the nationals had a rough go at the park yesterday. >> they've been doing so well lately. we'll give it to them. u.s.a. basketball player shows off against an exhibition against great britain. kristen berset has more in this morning's sports report. >>> good morning, everybody. what a way to end an exciting rivalry series. two of the leagues best pitchers, two all-stars. r.a. dickey pitched a jewel but gio gonzalez not nearly as successful. ike davis adds a run. gio had his worst outing since becoming a national. drew soren finally getting some action after a long stint on the dl. pitch add scoreless 9th inning keeping the mets f

and 66 east inside the beltway. metro mark is telling us they are on a regular service this morning. again i think you need to give yourself extra time, even if you use public transportation, considering all the factors involved. overall you can see the beltway, beltway is looking fine no issues to report all around town on your major thoroughfares, such at 495. inside the beltway, canal is closed between reservoir and arizona. and the georgetown pike out here at old dominion drive is shut down as well. canal road and also georgetown pike at old dominion drive. other than that, there is a whole list of secondary roads that are shut down. here's what 395 looks like inside the beltway. you have hov restrictions on 95 and 395. there was an accident a pretty major one on the south side of i-95 in woodbridge with crews there overnight. southbound i-95 in woodbridge. if you are planning to head around town, be careful with all the debris in the road. lots of intersections with lights down. 69 intersections by the way affe

the beltway at 97. no sign of delays. southbound route 10 at the beltway, you may start to see some delays. 95 at white marsh. southbound traffic continues to run smoothly. building volume as you get closer to the beltway and the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 69 degrees at the airport right now. 90% the humidity. 29.97, the barometer. we expect a generally dry day today in baltimore. most of the rain chances will be south of us. we will be in the 80's for highs. more on the forecast details in just a few minutes. >> all-star week festivities under way last night in kansas city for the all-star game. this is the home-run derby. it has grown into quite an evening and quite a spectacle. a show was put on at the stadium. adam jones not taking part in the competition. he was eating some ribs. robinson cano was booed. his father was pitching to him and had to have a visit. it didn't work robinson ca. robinson cano hit zero home runs. he did pick mark trumbo. 450 feet to center. semifie it to the nals.

inbound i 66 inside the beltway restrictions. outside the beltway 66 you have them in effect. regular service on metro mark and v r e. now if you are planning to head over on canal road that is a major closure and will be that way for awhile. if you are planning to head on i-27 0, again restrictions are lifted and traffic is moving well actually counsel from frederick to the.where the lanes divide. our sky 9 has been hovering over in the silver spring area and they tell us route 29 and georgia avenue near the beltway signal lights are dark. therefore police are directing traffic. you can see that here from our sky 9 and it is going to slow you done a bit before the beltway, north of the beltway on georgia avenue and route 929 in the silver -- 2 in the silver spring area we spoke to dave buck awhile ago and he said about 80 intersections are affected across the state. jessica doyle said in arlington 50 intersections are out and fairfax quantity about 80 intersections. 6 intersections affected in the district. so a tough early morning commute. give yourself the that time. -- the

we'll take a live look at the beltway. if you're planning to head over here on the beltway at colesville road, there was an accident, fatal unfortunately on the outer loop or inner loop at colesville road. that was cleared as well. so you're good to go essentially all around the beltway in montgomery and prince george's county. let's go back over to the maps this time to the west side of town. there had been all this construction in tysons and annandale, 66, the dulles toll road. i believe that all should be cleared up now with maybe some residual delays but other than that, lanes are open. a live look at 66. looking good inbound at route 123. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 95 in virginia at 5:09. >> thanks, monika. >>> just about 5:02. calls for mayor vincent gray to resign are starting to crop up. three members of the d.c. council are among those asking for him to step down. >> the mayor tried to defend himself yesterday during a press briefing saying his administration is not corrupt. 9news now reporter delia

traffic diverted onto the beltway.und has some closes for a separate accident near powder mill road. 270 in germantown moving nicely. this is what it looks like all around the region. no commute. looking good all over the region. back to you. >> thank you. 6:45. >> coming back with much more. a new study is linking cat >> a new study is linking cat litter and women's mental health. researchers found whitman infected with parasites had a one and a half times greater risk of attempting suicide. the parasite is found inside cats and ends up in their litter box. if other factors come into play including a person's genes and social and economic conditions. the study is just a starting point. >> and other bizarre study. it the fourth of july. >> this person was president clinton's communications director and now he is acting as abc's chief political correspondent. flexed i had a chance to have a conversation with george stephanopoulos when we visited new york last week. >>are you coming back to d.c. sometime? >> i go back an

all lanes are open and no issues yet to the beltway. in my next report, another look at area roads 5:09. back to you. >> see you in a bit. >>> the first phase of metro's line to dulles isn't scheduled to open till late next year but a key piece is being put in place today. delia goncalves is live in tysons corner with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this indeed is a major milestone for the project. you can see the train's aerial guideway that's stretching along route 7 here. later this morning, crews will finally install the final segment of that aerial guideway. the 11 and a half-mile project will extend from reston west to dulles airport ending at route 7, 72 in eastern loudoun county. supporters say the silver line is vital to the economic development and longevity of this region, but it certainly has been a controversial project. the loudoun county board of supervisors argued whether the train should be built above or underground and held off its support until a 5-4 vote earlier this month that pa

inside the beltway, from the beltway to gw parkway, about 62 miles per hour. that drive taking 11 minutes. >>> police and federal agents in aurora, colorado are combing the movie theater and the suspect's apartment, trying to figure out why james holmes shot 12 people and injured dozens more on friday. the first funeral service will be held this friday. in the meantime, the u.s. house of representatives held a moment of silence yesterday. >>> the star of the movie forever linked to the massacre made a surprise visit to the survivors and first responders. christian bale was in "the dark knight rises." he was there on his own behalf and not representing the studio. warner brothers made an undisclosed donation to a fund that helps victims and their families. >>> the 21-year-old pregnant woman who escaped the shooting spree gave birth to a healthy baby boy. hugo jackson medley was born early yesterday morning. the baby's father caleb is in the same hospital. the 23-year-old is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the head during the massacre. caleb is o

pretty good on the beltway at the wilson bridge, coming through dale city to the beltway, 13 minutes. everything is open to the pentagon in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. we expect new details today in a deadly plane crash in laytonsville that happened around 7:30. >> it was landing when it crashed, killing one person and injuring a second. the investigation now begins into what exactly went wrong. now more. >> this was the scene of the wreckage. the single-engine plane crashed into a wooded area on the edge of the davis airport. witnesses could hear it from a mile away. >> i heard a rumble. i felt like the earth shook. >> this helicopter pilot was flying behind the plane just minutes before. >> i watched it take off. it appeared he did not get much higher than about 45 feet by the end of the runway and it was very slow. it looks like he was not going to clear the trees. he started right turn on the right side to try to clear the trees. it looked like he turned too far. >> it almost crashed into a home. >> i ahe approached the two gentlemen. one of them was not a coherent and

better chance on sunday. >> looks pretty good right now on the beltway. here we are on the beltway now and new hampshire avenue, slowing down briefly a few moments ago, but it has picked up again. better than usual on this friday after the and fourth of july holiday. much lighter volume than normal this time of day on a friday. looking good. springfield, moving smoothly on 95 northbound. moving at speed up through springfield and continuing on to 395 looks pretty good. heading downtown, crossing the 14th street bridge, on pennsylvania avenue, moving smoothly with very light volume driving through the downtown area. back to you. >> thank you. you are watching "good morning wa >> good morning. terror scare at the olympics. we will abel latest from london about the plot and what it may have to do with the upcoming games. new arrests this morning. plus, investigators are looking into a yacht that capsized off the long island coast. was it overcrowded? that's coming up next on gm a. >> checking our top stories learning more about the police involved shooting i

the west side of the beltway.report. a live look at the major roadways. this is the east side of the beltway. the inner and outer loops are moving just fine. things are moving find on the topside of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a few storm-related busted versions this morning. the 55 bus is diverting and northern parkway. a diversion at liberty and rogers. the 58 bus diverting at park heights and northern parkway. light rail is on schedule. metro subway is on time. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we are starting out with some quiet weather this morning. we did have some thunderstorms last night. there was a pretty good storm in southern maryland. everyone is going to be dry for the morning commute. this morning should be fine. 79 at the airport. 76 in parkton. we will make

after you pass the beltway, nice and clear on i-66 inside the beltway. over to the rails.hings still look good. no delays along the metro, marc, or vre. angie, over to you. >>> drivers headed to baltimore this morning expect delays while crews fix a water main break. a 20-inch water main broke in downtown leaving this muddy mess. parts of light street and lombard street at the inner harbor buckled when it dpushed out of the main for hours. the water is shut off but the streets are closed while crews make energy repairs. >>> when you lead to fedex field this fall you will watching one of the most valuable sports team in the entire world. new report from forbes ranks the redskins as the fifth most valuable franchise in the world. a little more than $1.5 billion. they trail only the dallas cowboys and new york yankees. both of them tied with the value of $1.85 billion. topping the list is the uk soccer team manchester united, worth about $2.2 billion. followed by another soccer team, real madrid. >> good hitters. >> there is a shot for ramirez. standing at home plate admiring

good and centreville and the beltway.urley boulevard to the beltway. >> it is 5:52. >> temperatures are a little steamy this morning. this.ore coming up after ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. with another look how the victims of movie theater remembered. being >> we will shella moore from esterday's prayer vigil in aurora to pay tribute to the 12 killed and more than 50 injured -- we will show you more. my god is an awesome god igns from heaven above wisdom and power ander an loved ♪r god is an awesome god >> we gather here together holding close to one another. remember those who died on july 20. matt. zekara. veronica. alex. alexander. rebecca. >> we will remember. >> for the families of those we remainere today, you.for our community is here for you. colorado is here for you and always will again.ill all rise >> the call about a community of ther the victims mov

on the beltway, moving at speed add new hampshire ave. now to steve rudin in the weather center. >> in the belfort furniture weather center, it's quiet and dry. if a warm start to this monday morning, 77 degrees at reagan national. in the mountains in elkins, west virginia, and in oakland looking at temperatures in the '60s in maryland. showers and storms from yesterday are gone. daytime highs will eventually make it into the mid-90s today with heat index readings exceeding 100 degrees. tonight it will be warm and humid, partly cloudy, temperatures in the '70s. tomorrow, cranking up the heat, a 95-100 with a heat index of 100-105 degrees. coming up, a look the extended outlook. first, to look-up. >> 5:12, 72 degrees. degrees >> gas prices are falling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> metro will have extra employees on hand t

of the beltway. accident activity occurred aunt greenbelt road. if you are traveling northbound, you can go no further from the beltway and you are forced on to the outer loop of the beltway. i've got another accident unrelated to this one on the northbound side which owe tired southbound at powder mill road. traffic coming southbound is being diverted off at powder mull at this time. so if you are traveling between baltimore and d.c. this morning, the best alternate for you would be 59 or 29. you do not want to commit to 295. it is shut down in each direct northbound a beltway, southbound just after powder mill road. hov restrictions lifted because it is a federal holiday. enjoy the ride along 270. 66, 95 and 395 where the lanes are open. no problems to report here on 95 out of lakeshore don and newington headed up to the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the washington regional alcohol program is offering its sober ride program this 4th of july from 10

overall the beltway is looking good inside the beltway. you might find it a tiny bit heavy trying to get into the district jog the potomac and -- into the potomac and anacostia crossings. the west side of town coming in from the airport, dulles toll road, 66 no problems in the tysons area. looking good on the beltway. let's take you outside live right now. first of all on the inbound side of i-66 here at the roosevelt bridge as i said it's very light crossing the river trying to get over to constitution avenue right through the downtown area. you're going to be just final. let's go back over to the maps. this time head over to the downtown area. southeast no problems to report on the 11th street bridge. 295 is looking great. one more look outside if you're planning to head over to the beltway north of town. we'll take a look at our mdot camera. no problems at new hampshire avenue heading westbound all the way to silver spring and bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic in a few minutes. annually, back to -- anny, back to you. >>> you will

inside the beltway no restrictions today or yesterday. that helps things out for sure on the inbound side of 66 again inside the beltway. no restrictions to worry about tomorrow as well. back over to the other side of town, there is an accident on the outer loop of the beltway, just past the wilson bridge as you approach saint barn bus road. leaving the wilson bridge, it doesn't seem to be affecting the beltway in alexandria. let's take a live look outside. if you are planning to head over to hunter mill road, that is shut down between lawyers road and the dulles toll road with a problem there. northbound i-95 just your normal slow traffic here in springfield headed for i-95. i'll have more in my next report coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> traffic lights on major intersections in maryland are coming back on loin. one problem spot had been veer's mill road. >> that is until the lovely delia showed up. it seems wherever she goes, the lights are coming on. poof. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning. i'm carrying ex

and i-66 outside the beltway slow from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 34 miles per hour.e beltway, a live look right now at glebe. not so bad in this area, but from the beltway, as you make your way to gw parkway on i-66, you're under speed at about 43 miles per hour right now, looking at a 14-minute drive. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. 6:42 now. >>> an international custody dispute could lead to major criminal charges. the man with ties to prince george's county is among the fbi's ten most wanted. the father is accused of kidnapping his two boys during a court-approved visit back in november. the children's mother says faical chebbi was supposed to return the boys two days later, but instead flew them to tunisia. edeanna chebbi says the kidnapping happened after their divorce. >> -- in our court case that is pending any moment now, and i expect everything to be in our favor. >> the tunisian government won't let edeanna fly the boys back to the u.s. he is going through a legal process and hoping to get help from the tunisian court. >>> today, safety will be the

. 66 inside the beltway a little slow here.g to get through the falls church area and across the roosevelt bridge. and one more last live look at the american legion bridge coming in from bethesda across the bridge span into tysons corner you'll finds the pace is good. coming up in my next report, another look at the big picture in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. mitt romney's overseas visit got off to a rough start. the man who saved the 2002 winter games questioned whether london is ready to host th summer games. >> a few more saucy responses than he thought was going to happen. "cbs this morning" is digging into it. charlie rose is joining us live from new york with a preview of this. >> good morning mike and jessica. mitt romney is on the defensive after he comments he -- comments he made during the trip to london. eric cantor from virginia will be here. we'll ask him if the republican party is concerned in any way about the presidential candidate. first lady michelle obama is in london. and will ferrell

no accidents reported around the beltway. leaving the beltway out of clinton towards waldorf southbound 5 accidents before you get to the decision point for 301. northbound out of waldorf, everything is getting by. travel times working us on the beltway to and from the american legion bridge./ a good run on 66, 95 395 and 270. metro will not anticipating any problems. authorities have issued a silver alert for a missing oxon hill man. the 73-year-old leander cooper dropped his wife off at washington hospital center, but never return. he suffers from dementia. he was seen driving a 2006 chevy trailblazer with maryland tags. if you see him, call police. >> if you live in montgomery county, ride on buses will run on a modified holiday schedule today and tomorrow. it is in response to a bust and caught fire last week. the same model bus has gone up in flames several times since 2009. the county has ordered similar buses taken off the roads. officials are bringing in replacement buses. do expect the latest today and tomorrow. it's

another accident on route 210 at livingston road insides the beltway.hat's been ongoing as well. 210 potentially blocked in both directions there inside the beltway. let me take you to a live picture, this time on the inside of the beltway of 395. no problems to report here luckily as you head for the 14th street bridge. you're going to be okay. it's the two situations in maryland i especially want you to be aware of. let's take you back over to the north side of town. actually the west side of town. if you're planning to head over on the beltway, dulles toll road, 66, you have different spots of construction in annandale and tysons corner. also an accident on the inner loop of the beltway after georgia avenue but before colesville road. you might still find some overnight activity from an accident. we'll take you live on the northbound side of 95 in springfield where volumes are still light to the beltway. i'll have more on all of those situations coming up at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> three members of the d.c. city council are calling on mayor v

on the beltway nice and clear all the way around.just to remind you guys, we are giving away $600 in dpas cards all summer long. we'll draw a winner every single friday. all you have to do is like my facebook page. i'll have the details right at the very top. make sure your computer's popup blocker is turned off. that's been a problem for some. but be sure to enter and good luck. bright shining face there. we're going to "caption this"? later? yes. you'll love it. >> give us your caption there. another way we're getting you involved with the show. >>> weather wise, perfect day yesterday. >> it wasn't too bad out there. we did have a little bit of humidity still lingering. it's going to linger into today. temperature right around 90. as we start you out with maryland's most powerful radar this morning, we are nice and dry, all five sweeps on scanning the skies. mostly concerned with the temperatures this morning, coming in at 66 degrees in darlington, denton at 70 degrees and close to 70 in easton. that humidity is up there, you can s

the beltway as well.e'll take a look right now, zooming in to northbound i-95. this is northbound 395. you have the brake lights through landmark and here at seminary road and king street you can see the traffic is moving well up to the 14th street bridge. we'll go back out live and head over to the west side of town. american legion bridge running smoothly. we'll show you what it looks like inbound 66 here near route 123 as you head inside the beltway and the wrote vellet bridge. >>> palestinian leaders called mitt romney's comments on israel absolutely unacceptable. >> they are upset with this comment. >> it is a deeply moving experience to be in jerusalem, the capital of israel. >> now palestinians lay claim to part of jerusalem and then to put their capital there. the united states keeps its embassy in tell asleeve right now -- in tell asleeve right now. >>> carl highway rose is in los angeles this morning with a preview good morning charlie. >> reporter: mitt romney promises full pour for israel's go

beltway in prince georges county, nice and clear. a live look as you are traveling the beltway and route 1 college part area. between the wilson bridge and college park. inner loop and outer loop, completely clear. back in ten with another lock at traffic. >>> 4:42. still to come, the latest airline fee that could help you get off your flight faster. >>> >>> welcome back. at 4:45, a tragic and unfortunate accident. detroit's police chief describes the circumstances surrounding a freak accident. an officer started to hug or dance with an officer from behind during a fish fry. the officer's weapon went off, shooting and killing the weapon. an investigation into the shooting will be conducted. >>> investigators searching for clues in a deadly yacht accident. it will raise the boat from oyster bay. officials say they are trying to figure out if weather, a wake from another vessel, or overcrowding is to blame. three children died. up if ral services for the two girls will be held today. >>> the families of three haitian boys who drowned i

there's a look at your speeds on the beltway.rting to see minor delays on the beltway. 53 is your average. biggest problem, 95 southbound and the beltway. there was another live look outside. this one is going to be there at poll lasski highway. if you're headed out there, everything is running smoothly. >>> the maryland science centers giving you a chance to come in for a visit. 's part of the summer of irresponsible science. go to wjz.com. >>> hey, ralph, welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. >> welcome back, actually. we've talked before. >> as a matter of fact, that's exactly correct. >> american gypsyies, doing really well, be you've got something really interesting going on here. >> yes. >> american gyp sis. what brought you to this project? >> well, this is a project that came to me -- i saw some footage, two film students were working on a documentary project on the romanny family. gypsies is something we understand and know and it makes for a better title, but they are -- i found this family absolutely fascinat

parkway to the beltway.'re at about 36 miles per hour. inside the beltway on i-66, not bad passing spout run parkway, making your way eastbound and westbound. eastbound travel speed slow but not too slow at all, 49 miles per hour. that looks really good, just taking 12 minutes to get from the beltway to gw parkway. i'm back in ten. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> and new overnight, a woman was hurt trying to save some children from a burning building in southwest d.c. the fire broke out late last night on first street just blocks from nationals park. firefighters say six children were inside at the time. they all got out safely. doctors do expect the woman to be okay. investigators still don't know what caused that fire. >>> police are calling a double shooting in fairfax county a murder-suicide. the shots rang out around 7:30 last night at an apartment on trevor house drive in oakton. police say alexander rios shot his roommate, ihab qutob, last night before turning the gun on himself. invest

both loops of the beltway, entire eastern side of the beltway. back over to our maps on the west side of town. the beltway construction should be cleared up by now. we'll take a live look at 66 out of manassas. i'll be back with more traffic coming up once again in a few minutes. >> thanks monika. >>> trying to improve his foreign policy credentials mitt romney will finish his six day overseas trip in poland today. >> romney raised millions of dollars a fundraiser in jerusalem. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: mitt romney is on his way to poland. he'll try to invoke the symbolism of the cold war there. romney is fresh off a trip to israel where he prayed at the western wall and met with israeli leaders. >> the regime in iran is five years closer to developing nuclear weapons capability. preventing that outcome must be our highest national security priority. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, a personal friend of romney, said the push for sanctions against iran isn't working. >> all the sanctions and diplomacy so far has

temperatures in the 70s in and around the beltway. we'll keep the clouds around, even a late day shower or storm possible. highs in the middle up toker 80s. >>> in bethesda on the beltway at bradley boulevard, traffic seems to be moving well. there had been some issues on the outer loop at river road with high water and the inner loop of the beltway a serious accident overnight near 270 as well. that has been cleared. more details on area roads at 4:47. >>> the time right now is 4:40. i am watching your money. it wasn't the biggest of rallies but we'll take t. better chan expected earnings from i.b.m. and e-bay offset disappointing news about the job market. investors are hoping to tack on more gains this morning after the closing bell. google, microsoft both reporting stronger than expected quarterly profits. the dow stands at 12,943. nasdaq was up by 23 points and the s&p 500 added about 4. >>> 34,000 more people applied for unemployment benefits last week. that's a big reversal from the prior week. but experts say that number may b

as you connect to the beltway, no issues. in fact, on the inner loop, making your way from i-270 and i-95, 57 miles per hour. not bad. >>> breaking news in pakistan. gunmen are holding hostages in a police building and have reportedly killed at least one officer. the attack is happening in the city outside peshawar in the northwest tribal region on the country -- in the country. the gunman attacked the intelligence wing at building using hand grenades and exchanged fire with police. it is unclear who is behind the attacks but the pakistani taliban attacked a prison in the same city in april. freed more than 400 prisoners. >>> today president obama will return to the battleground state of ohio. he looefrs this morning for a campaign event in cincinnati. he'll also hold a fund-raiser before returning to washington there. this will be his second trip to ohio this month and his eighth this year. 4:34. >>> the obama campaign isn't letting up on its attacks on mitt romney's past as head of bain capital. the president is accusing th

no significant delays at all from manassas to the beltway. on the outer loop, beltway heading from college park to silver spring, lighter than usual. you will see a tap on the brakes once in awhile. over to springfield, that is also the case as you head up from quantico fromto springfield. in moving smoothly without incident. back to you. >> all right. that is what we like to see. 71 degrees in ashburn. coming up, apparently mitt romney has changed his stance when it comes to one part of health care reform. we will talk to >> did you know that sam champion has ties to our area? steve chenevey recently went on a one-on-one with them. >> we see you every day on "good morning america." >> dc is my home town. my family is still there in the area. they watch me on you every day. >> we love to hear that. it is great to be able to get folks awake. you guys come on at 7:00 a.m. and that is where the fun begins. >> i used to complain that had the worst hours and television but now, you guys are on. you have the worst hours. >> we have the worst hours

nice and clear. 66 out side the beltway. clear as well as you make your commute in both directions. 66 inside the beltway. at spout run parkway in broet directions, northbound and southbound, travel speed not so bad. 40 miles per hour. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:42. 74 degrees. not something you want to end up on your flight, the item used to try to smuggle a weapon through airport security. >>> talk about white-knuckle driving. why the weather had some drivers >>> yes, great, the power is on. >> now, here's a welcome sight. the moment when the power switches back on. nora celebrated when the lights came on at her arlington home yesterday. like so many others, she has been without power since late friday and thanked the canadian crew for restoring her power. they camped out in the lower level of her house the pass few days. >> very bad. it's very difficult to go to a hotel when you have a pet. and we don't want to leave him alo alone. that's our baby. >> there is still a lot of work to be done in arlington. one neighbor expect

at the beltway. the accident occurred up at the exit for greenbelt. northbound traffic being diverted off of the beltway. southbound coming in from columbia and jessup, your lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first at 5:00 a.m. right now, breaking news from the district. an overnight fire claims a life in southeast. the fire broke out in an apartment building in the 1600 block of 17th street. that was around 1:30 this morning. fire officials have not yet told us anything about the age or the gender of the victim. the causes of the fire is still under investigation. >>> we've been talking about it all morning. there are still tens of thousands of people still in the dark this morning in the wake of friday's storms. >> pepco is expected to update its time line on getting power restored sometime later today. melanie alnwick is live with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. progress again in the neighborhoods is slow coming

no problems approaching the beltway. dulles toll road, the greenway, no issues for you heading inbound at this point. beltway also looking good in virginia and in maryland. we did have the wreck, 29 colesville road at 198 so watch for that. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story, americans kidnapped in egypt. the american embassy in cairo is working with egyptian authorities to get a pastor and another tourist released. the pastor's church near boston turned to prayer yesterday as the congregation held a service for him. 61-year-old michelle louis was taken with another woman from his church and their tour guide on friday. the pastor's family says they are optimistic he and the others will be released soon. >>> the u.s. secretary of state met with the head of egypt's government in cairo yesterday. hillary clinton tried to get him to september fundamentalist group that won recent elections but the army chief is taking a tough line on the muslim brotherhood. also, her car was hit by tomatoes and wa

you're taking the beltway in virginia. the outer loop. first at the dulles toll road and again at i-66, you're going to have the left side blocked because of road work there. your volume is very light. hopefully that's in its final stages. let's head over to the beltway in montgomery county. inner loop this time past colesville road. construction still taking place. it was blocking the right side of the roadway. looks to be confined to the right shoulder lane. you are hitting the brakes just a bit but clear as you continue on. good news on the outer loop of the beltway, not seeing any issues in montgomery county. back in ten with another look at your traffic. >> thank you. >>> today lawyers for george huguely will be back in court. they want to judge whether prosecutors acted inappropriately by withholding evidence during his murder trial. in february, they found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of his exgirlfriend yardly love. both played lacrosse there before she was beaten to death in 2010. hugueely is expected to be sen

let's connect to the beltway. if you're traveling the beltway, we'll check drive times right now. taking the beltway from i-270 driving towards i-95, you're about 58 miles per hour, that drive taking ten minutes. if you're traveling along i-66 in virginia, guess what? i have your commute coming up in ten minutes during our next first 4 traffic report. aaron and eun, back to you. >> see you then. thanks. >> 4:42 now, 75 degrees. >>> still to come, how americans are remembering the life of one of our country's space pioneers. >>> plus, more ways to keep up with the london olympic >>> the mystery of amelia earhart's disappearance will remain a mystery, at least for now. an expedition to find the wreckage of the famed pilot's plane came up with nothing. researchers spent weeks looking around a remote island in the pacific ocean where they believed she and her navigator crashed 75 years ago. the group isn't giving up hope, though. it plans on analyzing video and data collected to look for evidence that might have been hard to see at first. the group is also planning another voyage next

>> still seeing a problem on the outer loop of the beltway. if you're traveling in the through lanes of the wilson bridge, crash there blocks the left lane. and seeing a lot of volume in this area. to get by the accident you should stick to the local lanes. let's talk about the delays. van dorn, bumper to bumper. slow. heading over to i-95 right now in virginia, seeing some delays in that area. it's not terrible but you underspeed. it's stop and go. at lor on tton, not too bad. but on the occoquan, 17 minutes to get from the bridge over to the beltway. on 395 the bulk of your delays is on the beltway. you can see crowding in this area. it's not too bad once you pass seminary road and head to the 14th street bridge. aaron, over to you. >>> vincent gray slated to make a number of public appearances today. he addressed an on going investigation into his 2010 election campaign while accepting an award last night. >> you understand what we're going through, we are going to get through this also. >> gray accepted a leadership award from the national

much of our forecast area, outside of the beltway, still into the 60s. but that will not last too much longer. at reagan national airport right now. southwest winds are pulling in moisture and will also give us cloud cover later on this afternoon. i'm forecasting highs today moving into the middle range 90s. for most of us we could see the upper 90s toward the south and he is with. over the next three days it is a code yellow weather alert day. we will have the opportunity for late day showers and thunderstorms. we'll keep temperatures around the middle 90s but the 7-day forecast gives us an opportunity for steady and heavy rain coming through on the fourth of july. we'll monitor that for you. monika? >> reporter: scattered power outages and signal lights out all around the metropolitan area. i'm going to tell you how many signal lights are out until they are all fixed. let's go back over to the graphic. if you are planning to head over to the beltway, and around town, you are going to be okay. but first, let's just go here. inbound on i 66, hov restrict

travel lanes are open outside beltway and inside the beltway on i-66. aaron, over to you. >>> metro service back to normal this morning after a crippling computer problem stopped service twice this weekend. tracee wilkins is live in the new carrollton station with more on what happened this weekend and how metro plans to fix all this. >> reporter: good morning. metro is still trying to figure out what caused this and that's what's unsettling about all of this because since they don't know why it happened that means that it could happen again. now, on saturday, for about 45 minutes, passengers were stranded due to an unexplained glitch in the computer system. the computer problem left controllers in the metro rail command center unable to see where trains were onlines and they could not control switchers remotely in is a big problem. 44 trains were told to go to the nearest station and wait. about 45 minutes later, trains were operating normally. then shortly after midnight, sunday, there was another glitch. that left the system a mess for about another

of the beltway, that ramp was shut down.is now open. the outer loop of the beltway not bad at university. inner loop is clear as well. heading over to metro, still seeing delays because of the earlier track problem that's resolved at vienna, you're slow to new carolton. erika, over to you. >>> we have breaking news now out of bulgaria. israel is vowing to retaliate for a bombing that killed five israeli tourists and two other people. the victims were on a bus at the airport when an apparent suicide bomber blew himself up. it's not clear who the bomber was. but bulgaria's prime minister said he had a fake michigan driver's license. israel claims hezbollah was behind the attack. iran's state tv says the country had nothing to do with it. >>> we are eight days now away from the start of the olympic games. there is a new potential problem in london to tell you about. border agentsed a a busy heathrow airport are preparing to walk off the zwrob because of the ongoing labor dispute. the strike could begin the day before the openin

if you are heading up the front way, do will have to exit onto the beltway.t thing to do is to go to 95 and continue that northbound trip. southbound on the baltimore washington parkway lanes are open. no word on when lanes will be open northbound. you have an option with i-95 northbound to avoid that accident. over to springfield, things are good, with nothing reported. hov lanes are open to all northbound except for route 50. back to you. >> sad news from the entertainment world. beloved tv actor andy griffith passed away in his home on the north carolina coach. >> 86-years old. >> to this day, that whistle causes -- cost tv viewers back to mayberry, where andy griffith starred as sheriff andy taylor. >> day now you have been caught the -- taught the golden rule? >> yes. >> do you think you have been following that role? >> gs. >> after learning of his passing, ron howard, who starred as opie, said this. griffith with his wise words and i kind drawl figured in iconic comedies about small-town america. >> we are going to take the long wait. >> the real town

the west side of the beltway also going to be clear. at 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and for those of you who are using the jfx to get into the city, it's going to take you 11 minutes as well traveling from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. 95 up to speed in white marsh traveling from route 43 down to the beltway. you're only looking at a four minute trip. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan here's lynette charles with look at the forecast. >>> good morning lauren. all right let's start you out with a look in bel air this morning with a little bit of clouds and also a little bit of clearing and that's what we're going to see through the remainder of the morning and also the afternoon. it's going to be a pretty good looking day if you like the sunshine mixed in with the cloud cover. right now temperatures are cool. 64 degrees feeling pretty kind of good out there and the fact is that the humidity is lower than what it was yesterday. arbutus 66 degrees right now. hanover

towards the southwest corner of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the triple digit weather is our big story this morning. >> it will reach 100 an even higher. nadia ramdass joins us more with what health officials are saying. >> we're here at the pepsi plant. the temperature is sitting at 76 degrees. as we know, it will get hotter and hotter throughout the day. the heat wave so far this week has claimed the lives of five people in baltimore city. emergency room visits are soaring. there have been eight heat- related deaths in maryland this week. ice and bottled water has been passed out to people without power. one man has suffered back-to- back heat strokes since the storm knocked out his power. he and his wife continue to sleep at home with the windows closed for safety reasons. >> it has been miserable. that is the truth. >> we are just try to cope with it. we bought portable fans, but it wasn't nothing but the little tiny ones. my grandson, he got sick and we had to rush him to the emergency room last n

is lifting the hov requirements on i-66 inside the beltway this morning.ny lane no matter how many people are in the car with you. the hov restrictions will stay in place on i-95, 395 and i-66 just outside the beltway. if you take metro, plan on a longer commute because clearly things are busy. buses are running on detour routes and rail lines may have to vary their speeds to maintain power to the entire system. >>> now, the other big issue on the roads right now, widespread power outages t means dark traffic signals all over the place that could make for a dangerous situation especially at busy intersections so you want to stay alert this morning when you are on your morning commute. we spoke with susan hubbard, a spokesperson for the prince george's county department of public works and transportation about how they have been responding. >> at the major intersections, depending upon the rate of traffic police officers are going,ant county maintained intersections, we are trying to get the word out to please treat it as a four-way stop. it is not worth ju

in fact, as you continual the way towards the beltway and inside the beltway on 50 connecting to new york avenue, not seeing any accidents or incidents to warn you back. i am back in ten minutes with a look at your rails and delays on the marc trail. >> thanks, danella. >>> coming up on 5:42. right now, setting her sights on gold. >> coming up, we're live in london with a local olympian hoping to leave her mark on the >>> a a live look for you this morning at the olympic oval where it is just before 11:00 a.m. in london. the u.s. men's basketball team had their first take of olympic competition this weekend. a local star helped lead the team to victory but he's not the only local olympian in london. >> let's go to dan hellie live in olympic park with more on our hometown hero. so many folks to root for. hi, dan. >> there are a ton, more than 20 athletes. kevin durant, one of the best. man, they ripped off 17-point win to team usa basketball. on a team of stars, kevin durant no doubt the biggest star on this squad. at least last night. you could argue that lebron may be a little bigge

and as you travel toward the beltway from 216 to the beltway, about 64 miles per hour. just a nine-minute drive at this time. eun, also checking the rails no, reported delays at this time. >>> 5:23. you may hit less traskt getting out of town for the fourth of july holiday this year because the holiday falls in the middle of the week. aaa expects more than half of those traveling already left over the weekend. that's good news considering more than a million in our area will travel 50 miles or more to celebrate. that's up 5% from last year. >>> so are you going to see at least one new name hit the ice next season for the caps. the team signed forward joery crabb to a one-year contract. crabb spent last year with the maple leafs. he scored 11 goals and had 15 assists. the caps still have several holes to spend and $20 million to spend on new players during free agency. >>> joe paterno's family wants investigators to release all records related to the penn state child sex abuse scandal. one of the e-mails allegedly outlines the decision to not notify outside police after

a lot of congestion starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway. here's what it looks like at liberty road. the outer loop slowing down as you make the drive down towards edmondson avenue. here's what it looks like in overly at bel aire road, that outer loop really starting to slow down. that will continue up to providence road. fortunately the inner loop down towards 95 nice and clear. don't forget, we are giving away a $600 gas card. for all of the information, just go to my facebook page to enter. good luck. >> with groceries going up and gas going up, that will be a great thing to take advantage of, right, lauren cook? not clark, at facebook. >>> four california kids are being hailed heros after they rescue add toddler who fell into a canal. the girl's dprfer was trying to jump in to help her, but he simply could not reach her. >> i looked left, i looked right, something told me to jumpthe water. so i jumped in the water and i started swimming and swilling out of frustration. >> luckily a group of kids saw the toddler. they jumped in the canal

also seeing road work on the inner loop of the beltway near 50. let's head to maryland quickly traveling the inner loop of the beltway. making your way to university boulevard, see the right side blocked by the road work. stick to the left, the volume is light at this time. now back over to you both. >>> thank you, danella. buses are grounded because of fire prompting the ride-on bus schedule to change. now they will run on a holiday schedule with exceptions to busier routes. the county took more than 30 buses permanently out of service after this fire. flames engulfed a champion-style model in silver spring. luckily, no passengers on the bulls. the driver was not hurt. there have been a dozen similar fires since 2009. no one knows the exact cause but the bus driver's union says putting a bus body on a truck frame created the fire hazard. >> any time you have public transport, any vehicle that just suddenly bursts into flames and becomes engulfed in flames, i consider that dangerous. absolutely. >> montgomery county is working to replace the buses

you're looking at a back up past the beltway. if you're headed out on the beltway, we have an accident on the inner loop. another one on the jfx approaching ruxton road. art escape closures already going into effect, west preston and that whole area is closed. you're looking at a closure because of that water main break downtown light street between east baltimore and lombard. there's a look at your speeds, no delays out there on the beltway. there's a look at 95 at fweltway in the southwest side looking -- beltway in the south west side looking good. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. now is the time to make the jump. back over to you. >>> all right. gigi barnett is with us at the russell street coliseum where thousands of people line up to walk over before walking over into that ballpark and touch either foot. it's become a real -- it's become a real baltimore football thing. it's beautiful. how you doing? you look fine this morning. >> reporter: i'm well. that means i get good luck today. >> that ain'