on the beltway, gridlock. danella saying it's time to start thinking about finding another way to get where you're going. an update in a moment. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we'll take a live look outside at 6:00 a.m. beautiful weather. tom kierein here with the forecast. >> good morning. you don't have any travel problems weather-wise this morning. take a look. here is the view from space around our region. we've got another clear morning under way. and a few clouds are building in the midwest. that's ahead of a front that's going to be arriving here tomorrow night. between now and then, expect more gorgeous autumn weather here in mid september. right now, 63 at reagan national, but elsewhere in fairfax, arlington, montgomery and prince george's counties, it's just in the low 50s. much of maryland and virginia right down to just near 50 degrees as well as out on the mountains of west virginia and in western maryland this morning, and there's a little bit of valley fog, to

beltway is in good shape. back to you. >> thank you. one man in critical condition getting into ay with prince george's county police. d.c. police investigating because the shooting happened on border. side of the along southern avenue. two prince george's county officers were responding to reports a man was walking around firing shots. when they approached, that the officers. they fired back. times and several hospital.he no officers were injured. >> a catholic university student after ahospital barricade situation. police responded to a midnight.after the student had barricaded inside a room and at some point either jumped or fell off the fourth floor of the building. he was transported to the hospital. >> of video from a private fund- which mitt romney said f of all americans are want help from the government. it continues to defend his remarks. >> now president obama is responding to the comments. tahman bradley has more. >> appearing on david letterman, commented onma romney's remarks. >> one of the thing

major backups on the beltway. and from college park, it is stop and go. 95 getting into beltsville on the brakes towards the beltway. plan for extra travel time. you also have to get through the work zone passing four corners at the northwest branch. back to you. >> thank you. returning to north africa, protesters have stormed the u.s. embassy in yemen. >> you get a lot of information very quickly. jummy olabanji will sort through it and join us for the latest. >> hundreds of protesters stormed the u.s. compound in the capital city and they burned the american flag. we have new images coming from yemen. the yemeni embassy in washington says there have been no casualties reported in relation to this incident. before storming the grounds, the demonstrators removed the embassy sign on the outer wall and set tires ablaze and then dealt to the compound with rocks. security forces who rushed to the scene fired gunshots into the air and used tear gas to disperse the crowd. it is obviously still going on. it is said the d

there's nothing left on the beltway right here. beltway near route 1. let's take a look now from our sky 9. this is the delay. i think you're going to go very slowly on the northbound side of the beltway in prince george's county because of that residual effect of that police activity which again as you saw is now gone. let's go over to 270 if you're planning to head over to the southbound side. no issues to report except for that slow traffic. in fact, we'll take a live look if you're planning to head down from frederick toward route 109. off and on delays toward 121. the pace improves in germantown. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:00. >> thank you, monika. >>> this sunday the washington mystics are teaming up with the inova breast cancer institute for the fifth annual breast health awareness game and post- game auction. mystics chief operating officer graig bibb is here -- greg bibb is here this morning to tell us more about the event. thank you for getting up this morning and being here with us. for five years you've been doing this with area hos

close to about 7:00 around the beltway. high temperature of 79 degrees afternoon with light rain developing a late in the day. some showers and storms tonight. heavy rain expected tomorrow. i would not be surprised if we severe thunderstorms and even atuesday fairly early in the day. very gusty, high temperatures in the upper 70's. going to calm down and cool of the week.iddle cloudy and 72 on wednesday. >> i am happy we don't have .ain nice and quiet on the beltway. maryland and virginia, overnight hastruction and tysons wrapped up on schedule,. the same story passing new hampshire ave. no delays. interstate 95 in maryland, near route 100 there's an incident towards bwi marshall, little bit of an obstacle. add a couple extra minutes. 270 is quiet through germantown, towards the capital beltway and over the anacostia also niceo town is quiet at this hour. back to you. >> thank you. an effort underway to make sure children areoung safe when they go for a ride. the transportation secretary and will kick off child today with a

traffic tieups on the beltway. >> that's where the chase ended in a crash on the beltway and route 1. us how thats affects your commute. it will affect your commute especially between 450 and route 1. still looking at pretty bad delays. that's on the outer loop. been reopened, still moving quite slowly in region on the outer loop. southbound b-w parkway traveling greenbelt, tapping the brakes merging onto the capital beltway. dealing with a pretty big making the those virginia.hbound 95 in accident in dale city. a police chase resulted in the accident. traffic stopped as you travel northbound 95. let's get a check of the with jacqui jeras. >> a few clouds trying to move into the region. we will get more sunshine by noon. and the clouds will roll back in. you can see it on a satellite picture. pushing and from the have a cold front approaching. only bring clouts for us but a few sprinkles late tonight. barely enough to make the wet.ts temperatures right now, 59 degrees in alexandria. 62 in washington at this hour. we will reach 76 by noon, 81 by 5:00. a beautiful weekend ahead. . detai

no problems in virginia around the beltway. to and across the 14th street and the 66 and the greenway and toll roads in good shape. 95 in fredericksburg toward stafford, northbound between route 3 and route 17, a couple incidents have been cleared. no delays associated with it. across the occoquan out of dale city through lorton and newington, lanes are open. the maryland beltway has no reported problems. prince george's, anne arundel, quiet.ery, all back to you. >> thank you. we start with a distraction on the campaign trail. nominee mitt romney defending comments that he made during a fund-raiser in h he said 47% of all americans believe they are entitled to. government's outside theer is white house with more on reaction to this. >> good morning. the white house romney would like to the next four years. about this newly released video. this is the tape taking center stage for the romney campaign as the presidential explain thes to he made at a fund- raiser in may. much of the images are obscure the video he says a will votea

the ramps were built as part of the beltway express lanes project. you can expect some headaches on metro this weekend as well. seven stations on the red line alone will be effected. buses will replace trains on dupont, circle and on the red line. two stations, however will, be open to service from other lines. metro center for blue and orange line trains. there will also be single tracking on the orange and yellow lines. work starts at 10:00 tonight and should be done by monday morning. >>> well, almost a dozen lucky dogs left homeless by hurricane isaac are here in d.c. >> if four-leched storm victims are ready to find new homes and best friends. nine dogs from a flooded mississippi shelter arrived at the washington animal rescue league yesterday. a rescue group is transporting dozens of dogs to shelters with available space. four of the dogs are puppies that will be ready for new homes in a couple of weeks. see those guys right there. the adult dogs are being checked out to see when they will be ready to be adopted, too. >> they're all cute. my so

starting in maryland on 270, no between frederick kempe the beltway. the b-w parkway and about 50 looking pretty good in maryland. 395 at glebe road in virginia looking good. no act of war zones northbound southbound, through the mixing bowl of. spots on the beltway in , still active. a couple of lines tied up, but traffic. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, a death investigation forcing authorities to remove several a bethesda home. one of the dogs is dead. drive.s on corsica

no issues to report here 066 inside or outside the beltway. -- here on 66 inside or outside the beltway. let's take a live look. you can see traffic is moving well on both loops of the beltway and 066 as well. i'll -- on 66 as well. i'll be back with more at 6:11. >>> the union representing thousands of pepco workers is telling its members to reject the utility's latest contract offer and that could lead to the first strike in decades. >> that's because pepco says this is its last and best offer. the vote on the contract is happening today. kristin fisher is live outside pepco headquarters in northwest washington. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. what we're talking about is an ongoing contract dispute between pepco and its union employees, the linemen, the electricians. today those employees are going to vote on what pepco is calling their last best and final offer. if they vote no which is what their union leaders are urging them to do, then this would be as you said the first strike in 27 years in pepco's history. this could lead to a strike or a lockout. the two side

you can see a lot of police vehicles there on the beltway. let's go to julie wright for a look at traffic. we'll check in with her in a bit on that. before we get to more on that, if you have driven through d.c., you may have note id all of the public art popping up. d.c. is now home to more than 40 murals. >> a new one was unveiled outside one. d.c.'s most well known gathering spot. >> reporter: everyone knows ben's chili bowl and most will recognize the new faces outside. from cosby to the president, the godfather of go-go, chuck brown and well known personality, donnie simpson who uncovered his own picture. >> i look hot. >> the whole thing is just such and honor to be up there with such incredibly successful people. >> reporter: murals are being painted across the district turning plain old ugly walls or those covered with graffiti into fascinating works of art. >> i'm just really happy that the made and it is a gift to the city. >> reporter: artist carla rodes was excited to she us her mural. two years she spent in the sweltering heat an

taking the beltway, as you make the inner loop of the beltway, and driving right past university boulevard, the left lane is blocked by the roadway there. that should be ending pretty soon. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 4:43. still to come, getting payback. the amount of money a former irs employee is taking home after being punished for >>> welcome back. 4:45 this morning. the chicago teachers strike begins its third day with no imminent deal in sight. the group marched from the headquarters to the chicago board of trade. union leaders will meet this morning to discuss the school board's new comprehensive proposal. the union has agreed to just 6 of the 49 articles in the current contract. one of the main sticking points is teacher evaluations linked to standardized test results. >>> the obama administration approved the first group of applications to the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. the department of homeland security is allowing a small group of immigrants to get work permit s and avoid deportation for two years. to qualify, they have to b

otherwise, 66 moving well up from manassas to the beltway and the beltway to the teddy roosevelt bridge>> 6:44, 72 degrees. >> "good morning >> news around the region now. a falls church man known for trying to save a man's life the night of the derecho has now been arrested, reportedly for soliciting sex from a 12-year- old girl he met online. the girl's family members said that he pointed a gun at them. police found a loaded gun handcuffs, and condoms in his car. he had performed cpr on a man who came in contact with a power line. firefighters are struggling to contain a huge wildfire a popular california park. hundreds of campers were forced to leave the national forest after a fire broke out sunday afternoon. the flames have borne more than -- burned more than 3,600 acres. no word on what sparked it. >> "good morning america" anchor robin roberts tweeted sunday, "heart aches too much to write about momma yet. being sunday her favorite day, my family and i thank you for your prayers and support." she has left her gma team for a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant. her sister w

also looking great on 66 as you're heading from manassas to the beltway. right near the rest area things are looking great, about an 11-minute ride from the dulles toll road to the beltway, about 60 miles an hour. no serious problems inside the beltway at falls church. >>> it is now 5:42. people are still cleaning up the mess in parts of the d.c. area after a weekend of strong storms. >>> plus scary moments for park visitors after getting a little too close to the wildlife. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer money by cutting casino subsidies. question seven. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us tha

the beltway is incident free right now. here's 270 southbound coming down from father hurley down to the point where the lanes divide. right now no delays. i'll be back at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> the final counties in northern virginia that didn't start classes last month are kicking off the 2012-2013 school year this morning. >> which includes fairfax county, the area's largest school system. kristin fisher is live in lorton with more on the traffic mess that people can expect this morning. hey, industries continue, good morning -- hey, chris continue, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. before students get to enjoy their brand new building here at south county middle school, first they have to get here which is no small feat on a day that's been nicknamed terrible traffic tuesday. after a nice summer break, today marks the return to some of the worst traffic in the entire country. sounds pretty terrible, right? hence the name. here's a look at what you can expect on the roads today. this is all according

if you're taking the beltway in virginia, nice and clear. montgomery county, outer loop at 29, approaching colesville road, stick to the right, and you'll be fine. >>> with just seven weeks left in decision 2012, president obama seems to have the upper hand in the swing state of virginia. a new poll shows the president with an eight-point lead over mitt romney, 52% over 44%, and now more than half the voters surveyed says they approve of the job the president is doing. when asked who better understands economic problems, the president has stretched his lead back to 54% over 46% for mitt romney. yesterday paul ryan was in newport news speaking to supporters at newport university. today he'll speak at a small town in virginia, which used to be a tobacco hub, which has fallen on hard times in recent years. paul ryan is expected to hit the president hard on the economy. >>> and mitt romneyad a column today in "usa today." in it, he says president obama has fostered an economy that forces a dependence on government rather than an opportunity to t

the beltway is looking great. there are no issues coming in from the west on the dulles toll road or 66 we're fine all the way to the beltway and no issues to report on the beltway itself. a live look in centreville on the inbound side of i-66 and again the lanes are open just a tiny bit of volume forming but no delays yet through the area. back to the maps the time heading to the other side. route 50 from annapolis to bw parkway out of laurel and greenbelt and 95 from laurel to the beltway. all incident-free and a live look at the beltway near kenilworth avenue. you can see the cones set aside for the morning and all of the lanes are open. back be more coming up -- with more coming up a at 5:25. >>> tens of thousands of nationals fans witnessed history. >> a d.c. baseball team is in the playoffs for the first time since the 1930s. we'll hear from the players coming up in sport. >> so exciting we're going to take another look now at the question of the day -- >> hmm. one of our facebook friends donna herd wrote --

temperatures are in the 40s outside the beltway. straight ahead howard will tell us how warm it will get today. >> there's recognition for d.c.'s ethiopian community. rent students like -- restaurants like duke restaurant are receiving recognition. >> also making the lips of the top neighborhood -- list of the top neighborhoods, thai town and little beirut in dearborn, michigan for a wide variety of food from the middle east. . >>> howard here with your weather first. grab a jacket before you head out. we have 40s in the many of the suburbs. going to be a spectacular day once we start to warm up. lunch time 71. light southeast winds with highs today in the mid- to upper 70s. >>> southbound 270 has been incident free this morning, but we do have quite a bit of slow traffic leaving route 109 toward 121. a bit in germantown and at the spur as well. all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:18. back to you, jess. >>> the time right now is 6:12 on this thursday morning. here's a check of some of the stories making

middle to upper 60s inside the beltway but outside the beltway, some of those conditions are closer to 60, 61. when you add in that breeze, you're feeling a little bit after chill actually in some suburban locations. forecast for today is going to stay fairly calm and quiet, at least to start out through now through midday. we are in the clear. satellite and radar, although we're going to see some sunshine through midday will bring us more cloud cover this afternoon as the next system gets closer and closer. the bus stop forecast this morning is definitely going to stay on the cloudy side. it will be about 9:00, 10:00 and we'll see these clouds really start to break up and get in some good midday sunshine. but for right now, we'll sit in the 60s at least until about the 8:00 hour. then our day planner for today is going to feature as i mentioned that sunshine moving on through, although we're starting out on the cloudy side. we will need to see the opportunity for cloud cover building in late in the day and that will increase our shower and thunderstorm chances. the chances aren't too

this is the beltway in silver spring.ey were looking for another accident as well on the outer loop at university boulevard. i don't think they found anything. if they did, it might be on the shoulder but again very, very tough situation here on the beltway. let's also take a live look at 270 southbound. you have off and on delays route 85 toward 109 and 121. then a little bit more leaving falls road to the spur. and back to our graphics. interesting situation. marc camden 841, a tree fell across the track so it terminates in greenbelt. you'll transfer to 843. eight going to add at least 30 minutes to your ride on the marc camden line. i'll be back in a few minutes with more on the situation on the outer loop. but before i go, i have a commuter alert. a new law enforcing something you should already know. starting october 1 in maryland, it will be state law that you must come to a complete stop when the traffic light is out. we all dealt with this after the derecho in june where it was every driver for himself at a dark i

and the delays on the outer loop of the beltway, it's going to grow. as more commuters get on the road, even slower. not bad on new hampshire avenue, but as soon as you get to colesville, you're heavy on the brakes in this area. keeping an eye on i-95, checking travel speeds for you. you are a bit slowlorton. will take you 18 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the beltway. >>> the u.s. olympian taken to the hospital and then to jail. >>> a prison break at the mexican-u.s. border. nearly 200 prisoners broke free. this is close, about five miles from eagles pass, texas, and 2 1/2 miles away from san antonio. the prisoners escaped by burrowing through a seven-foot tunnel one by one. it started where the inmates socialized and led to an outdoor pat patio. right now prison guards are being investigated. mexican officials asked the u.s. for help with this massive man hunt. most of those locked up were in for federal crimes like drug trafficking. reporting from the news 4 live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> 14 before the hour. today a french court t

left lanes are closed northbound 123 at the beltway. still closed for overnight oaintenance for overnightt 767 from the inner loop. , in north bethesda, work zone in the and thebetween 270 near cedar lane. still looking good otherwise for the start of the wednesday morning drive. back to you. >> thank you. the magic number to the washington nationals win hundred games. a victory over the mets, thanks part to this home run in the inning, putting the nationals a head. they never looked back. the braves lost last night and now the magic number for the nationals is 19. we will see what david johnson that in 30about minutes. baltimore, no magic number but they're making a run for the playoffs. than home run in the third inning turned out to make a difference, against tampa. the orioles won 9-2. they are tied with the yankees for first place. >> mark zuckerberg breaking his about the plunge that his company's stock price took. facebook stock has dropped 50% .ince going public he expressed optimism during a speech at a technology conference in

on the beltway in maryland and boulevard, all lanes are open. through greenbelt on the inner process ofe in the clearing overnight construction. the article is still one lane. single file to the right getting by. southbound 95 to fredericksburg, the work zone is still active. a couple lanes are still closed. happy friday. >> thanks so much. new this morning, receiving reports of two earthquakes in area and another in china. seven people killed and more than 20 injured in a 5.2 quake china.hwest authorities are checking for damage. a magnitude 3.4 quake 9 miles west of los angeles. >> a developing story. a nationally known high-school tm embroiled in scandal? . school playersgh the team after an incident in north carolina. snuck prostitutes into weekend andlast some engaged in sexual activity. players withdrew from the school two others will be expelled. a fifth one will face a disciplinary hearing. prince george's county police by thegating a shooting district heights police officer. officer, sergeant john riley, arrested a man for stealing a mo

virginia to the beltway on i-66 a nice quiet ride from front royal all the way to the beltway continuing through fair oaks good and continuing to the roosevelt bridge. now back to the news desk. >> a car filled with explosives slammed into a vehicle from the u.s. consulate in pakistan. there are conflicting reports about whether any americans were killed in the suicide attack. a state department spokesman said two u.s. personnel and two pakistani employees were in the vehicle and were wounded but no consulate employees were killed. >> a community in maryland will gather to honor a navy seal killed in afghanistan. the body of patrick feeks will arrive in edgewater this morning. we have a live report near the fort myer memorial chapel where the funeral will be held later this week. >> patrick feeks had wanted to be a navy seal his entire life. he was scheduled to come home from deployment this fall but his family will be preparing for his homecoming in a different way today and it will start in edgewater his hometown. on this labor day along this town of eventually water the community will

and beyond inside the beltway to the roosevelt bridge. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first on the west side of town. no problems to report north side of town here at university boulevard. outer loop looking good leaving 95 toward university and 270. back over to our maps, this time we'll head out to route 50 coming in from annapolis. no issues to report all the way into cheverly. same story on the bw parkway in from greenbelt and a live look at route 50 and no issues here as you head inbound toward the beltway. route 4 here at pennsylvania avenue and the beltway looks good as well. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:09. >>> most of his campaign talk has been about domestic economy but today president obama is changing topics. >> the president will address the u.n. general assembly and he's expected to focus on problems in libya, the middle east and iran. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live outside the white house with the story. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, mike and an

no problems on the beltway in silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. morning,tory this plansals fans making team the baseball the playoffs for the first time since 1933. >> unbelievable. so much excitement about this. playoff tickets going on sale today. brianne carter has reaction to the huge milestone. morning. the lights are still on at nationals park. excitementand continues after last night's big victory. fans, there's a lot cheering to do for the hometown team. >> nationals fans, the wait is over. playoffs.is in the >> for the first time in seven decades, playoff baseball in washington. >> it's great. >> excitement over this team who has already far exceeded expectations has reached a fever with this latest milestone. some longtime fans say it is overwhelming, even bringing one tears. >> i waited 34 years. i have a dog named hondo after howard. this is better than anything. >> some fans are snapping up here and season tickets are about to go on sale. >> unbelievable. i am excited. >> not only were their fireworks last night, but in the well. as t

and on the beltway in virginia in both directions near route 7. those ramps should open momentarily. now let's go back to news. >> one man is dead and another wounded in a shooting in southeast washington. it happened before midnight in the 5000 block of h street. we don't know what led to the shooting or if police have a suspect. investigators and community members will come together tonight to search for answers in two unsolved murders in prince george's county. police will hand out flyers seeking information about amber stanley's murder during a community walk in kettering. the 17-year-old high-school student was shot and killed in her bedroom on august 22. her killer is still almost. prince george's county police will hold a community meeting tonight to brief president on where things stand in the search for another teenager's killer. marckel ross was shot and killed on september 11 as he walked to central high school in capitol heights. investigators are searching for suspects. tonight's meeting is at 7:00 at central high school. d.c. public

capitol beltway. i'll give you a live look if you're taking 95 at 216, nice and clear north and southbound. connecting to the beltway is not an issue. if you're traveling on the beltway in prince george's county, lanes are open. from i-95 to route 50, you're at 64 miles an hour. etty fast. that will take drivers right now about nine minutes. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 5:13. 62 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," how business with a nightclub got a former redskin arrested. >>> 8:00 a.m. that's when the iphone 5 comes out in the u.s. for those in australia, they have already gotten their hands on those hot new phones. this is video from outside a store in sydney. apple booked more than 2 million preorders of the phone, double the first day sales of the iphone 4s. that means iphone fans are camped out, waiting where they've been all night. news 4's tony tull is live outside the apple store in georgetown. are people sleeping in an alley? or is that on the street? either way, it's

that, coming out of newington towards the beltway, 395, to report on the beltway. earlier accident on little river turnpike is gone. 270 delays are starting to grow in maryland. that between urbana and hyattstown. on the marc trains system, all penn trains operating at reduced speed. to an hour late. back to you. >> thank you. 5:41, 60 degrees. correct thousands of teachers in chicago are headed back to work this morning. chicago are headed back to work this morning. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new w citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. we know you. we know you have to rise early... and work late, with not enough sleep in between. how you sometimes need to get over to that exit, like,

we saw the moisture whisk across the top of the beltway. still a little bit of wet pavement and conditions north of town but most of that will skim our area for the morning hour. things will be different, though, on your drive time home. here's how we look with our futurecast, our forecast model. it predicts one scenario of how things could play out over the next 24 to 48 hours. i'll get it going from about the 5:00 a.m. hour. notice the cloud cover stays with us most of the day. early afternoon around about your lunch break time, we'll see a little bit of that partial clearing. that's what's going to add to that daytime heating and really get our temperatures up into the lower 80s. then into the afternoon we'll build in some more cloud cover. just a pop of moisture starting to move on through but again the afternoon rain chances are really not that healthy for us but it's still quite a bit of a possibility and we're going to continue with this sort of scenario over the next couple of daitz. here's your forecast -- days. here's your forecas

wants to get closer to the beltway delays will start to build soon. -- once you get closer to the beltway, delays will build soon. >> state health officials are investigating another case of west mile -- west nile virus. >> 30 marylanders have been diagnosed with the disease. >> the state agriculture department is stepping up their mosquito patrols in the spring of a the next several weeks. there have been 30 cases of west nile virus including three deaths so far this year. the latest in anne arundel county. in 2010 there were 23 cases. the mild winter could have something to do with the increase in cases. michael goldsmith contracted the disease one year ago and he still is in the hospital. revolt to be alive, but still facing a long road to recovery. >> -- grateful to be a live but still facing a long road to recovery. >> it has all been taking away from us. >> health officials say some of the best ways to protect yourself is to stay indoors, where epa approved repellent, get rid of standing water around your home. you need to take these precautions through october 31. that is one mesqu

prince george's county sield of the beltway is also -- side of the beltway is also looking great. we'll take a live look at the wilson bridge between alexandria and springfield across the river. all lanes are open and traffic is moving well. i'll be back in a few minutes once again at 6:25. >>> 6:19 now. coming up next in sports, nationals park turns into a launch pad while the n.f.l. gets ready to kick off the new season. >> right now we'll get a look at our question of the morning. it is according to a new survey, americans say this is the number one must have item at a picnic. is it a, music, b, beer, or c, a frisbee? >> our facebook friend bill says beer. after consume be the alcohol you'll start to sing and others will start to join in making your own music. the beef patties will then be used as frisbees. it's picnic 101, people. >> keep those guesses coming, very thoughtful answers. we'll reveal the act answer -- the correct answer though at 6:48. chase freedom gives you 5% cash back? at restaurants now... bon appÉtit guys, enjoy. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/free

taking the beltway from the beltway, from the dulles toll road all the way to the interchange, still seeing it's clear. >>> getting through security will soon be a whole lot smoother for travelers in dulles. the tsa will open a new checkpoint for passengers that are part of the precheck program that focuses on prescreening passengers so they can get through security faster once they're at the airport. precheck is available at two dozen airports nationwide including reagan national and bwi marshall. >>> keeping metro open during the nationals playoff games is a, quote, regional issue. mcdonald told wtop radio everyone should contribute to find solutions. mcdonald says he's asked virginia's metro board representative to get involved in the conversation on how to secure funding so fans can take metro to and from the games. the fans clinched a postseason berth. games begin in three weeks. d.c. council members in the middle of a fight between taxis and a private car service uber. it features an app on your smart phone for ordering a car to pick you up. taxi drivers complain that uber is t

no issues to report on the beltway in montgomery county. your travel speeds on the outer loop, ten minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. travel speeds are 60 miles an hour. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> after steadily increasing for the past 2 1/2 months, it appears gas prices are once again declining. the national average is $3.81. five cents cheaper than a week ago. d.c. is also five cents cheaper. down to 3.$3.95 on average. maryland's average, about $3.75 a gallon right now. that's down from $3.80 a week ago. in west virginia, drivers are paying about $3.89 a gallon. that's down 4 cents. all that in part for the changes in oil prices, crude oil prices. maybe we could see another drop of 15 cents in the next couple of weeks. >> it's now 4:54. 56 degrees. >>> next the scoop that's made a >>> "modern family" continued its reign at the awards. the though won four awards. "two and a half men" star jon crier scored the outstanding lead category. and julia louis-dreyfus won for "veep." she

i can -- beltway through montgomery county. i can say that now. building volume as you head west in silver spring to georgia avenue. 95 southbound accident after 198 has just been reported. your next timesaver traffic at 5:38. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> this morning d.c. police are investigating a deadly stabbing. >> officers got the call of an assault late last night on 50g9 place northeast. when they got there, they found a man unconscious and he died moments later. it appears he was stabbed in the abdomen. detectives have not released any information about possible suspects in the case. >>> in court documents investigators say two of the three suspects in last month's capitol hill beating admitted to attacks thomas maslin. the three made their first appearance in court yesterday. the judge ordered all three held without bail. maslin was beaten on his way home from a nationals game. he's slowly recovering after undergoing several brain surgeries and the loss of one eye. >>> by all accounts the real n.f.l. refs got the call right in

no problems as we head into maryland around the beltway. entire beltway is running without incident. new york avenue -- that all as you travel early on. back to you. looks smooth there. hope it is smooth on the rails. metro riders are hoping to nightmare kenny. tothey are still trying trains losthat to power during yesterday's morning rush. of passengers were they can to sudden island avenue and tenleytown station . moving after crews the power, but is still failed.r why they virginia railway express should have been easier trip. service ground to a halt yesterday after a suspicious was found near manassas on the tracks. buses were used to get to their's -- writers destinations. the packagey contained remains. not sure how they ended up on the tracks or if the remains are human or animal. security is being ramped up school ine high washington after a student was shot. it apparently stemmed from a dispute between two students. injuries are life-threatening -- not life-threatening. aey call the shooting isolated incident. a school in northwes

not bad once you get inside the beltway. traveling in maryland on 270 delays are southbound in to germantown as you make your way from the truck scales. that's where you'll see the heavy traffic. not bad on the stretch once you get past germantown. now to our chief meteorologist doug hill. good morning. >> good morning, angela. it's thursday, september 6. it's warm and humid again. let's look at cchesapeake beach, 76 degrees, a few breaks in the overcast. we're keeping an eye on a few showers to the south and west of washington. we could see a shower in the metro area. very warm temperatures, 78 degrees now in the city. well above average. we are seeing showers this morning. partly cloudy and hot. low 90's. isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. more in a couple minutes. >> thanks very much. it's not often that you remember a traffic ticket fondly. >> that's true. why a woman credits the [ male announcer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free system, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill technology,

this is the beltway traveling through prince george's county.pretty good past andrews air force base to the woodrow wilson bridge. a very nice ride on i-95 up through the springfield interchange and continuing on 395 to the 14th street bridge and southbound 395 making your way past seminary toward the beltway. back to you. >> hollywood is mourning the loss of hal david. you may not know him by name but you probably heard some of his songs. >> raindrops keep falling on my head just like the guy♪ >> that and what the world needs now is love are just some of the hit songs written by differed the he passed away saturday from complications of a stroke. he co-wrote dozens of hits with burt bachrach and a number of others others. he was 91. >> some recently released e-mails revealed promoters were concerned about michael jackson's stability ahead of his comeback tour. the "los angeles times" obtained some 250 pages of messages from a.e.g. the group financing the concert set for london. in one exchange an executive said jackson was "emotionally paralyze

the crew made be there as a travel between the beltway and lorton.heading to virginia, the exit ramps are so close, but will be open momentarily. we are down to one lane on the beltway on the outer loop new route 50. back to you. >> we do have breaking news -- from overseas in the middle east this morning. we are just finding out there is more trouble in another embassy this time in yemen. protesters are upset about the same film we heard so much about yesterday have stormed the u.s. embassy in yemen. >> we hear from reuters this is a security forces have opened fire. we will continue to follow what is happening there and keep you updated. we are looking at 60 degrees. coming up, another first for robert griffin iii. >> plus, jim calhoun wil >> this morning a texas mother is awaiting a miracle of modern medicine. >> she is on the waiting list for a double our transplant, complete with elbows. that has never been done in the united states. >> these doctors here are amazing. they are rock stars. >> there was nothing in hope -- but hope in katy hayes's

all is quiet on the beltway from springfield. traveling on the outer loop, wilson the woodrow bridge and crossing into the force area, all is moving well. moving along 50 as well as the b-w parkway. here's a live look at what you'll find on the beltway. disruptions through college intoon the outer loop silver spring. back to news. >> new this morning, a death investigation as for the authorities to remove several dogs, bethesda home. forced authorities to remove several dogs. there were called and just corsica ln,.ght to they found a woman dead in the several deadnd dogs. several living dogs were removed. no word on what caused the woman's death. in capitol heights, 18-year- shot tokel ross was walked to school yesterday morning. john gonzalez is at the school with the latest on the investigation. what have we learned? >> they will be another for students at central high school. the 18-year-old singer was he was to school when gunned down. trying to figure out this teenager. was teenager detectives are intensifying orir search fo

-washington heavy traffic southbound inside the beltway. accident is reported between 202 and the 50 split. in va, things are looking pretty folks driving on 95 northbound. in springfield, on the beltway it is an easy drive on the inner .oop no trouble spots to annandale and tysons. loop fromer springfield crossing the woodrow maryland,dge into e well, and posted speeds, passed out five and up to route 50. back to you. >> thank you. 5:13. now we know what led to the s that caused last week's red line meltdown. metro tells "the examiner that was caused by work done at a power station. a second out is near the tenleytown station stranded a thousand people for more than an hour. the train trip relay device. the settings were changed in to prevent future problems. it is 52 degrees. >> complaints about the iphone 5. >> complaints about the iphone 5. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. therere's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate

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. >>> if you're traveling the beltway, inner loop of the beltway at the dulles toll road, had a disabled vehicle there, it's now gone. also gone, as you're traveling on i h-95 at prince william parkway. that's clear. we're still seeing delays heavy out of dale city as you continue to head northbound. that right lane was blocked of prince william parkway. now travel lanes open. if you're traveling along i-66, let's talk about the delays. seeing volume as you head eastbound from sudley. really as you make your way towards centerville, no major delays as you make your way, but you are sluggish. not seeing any accidents or major delays as you continue on the beltway. back in ten with another look at traffic. >>> 6:02 now. breaking news. the death toll from two factory fires in pakistan is on the rise. more than 190 people are now confirmed dead. the largest fire is at a garment factory in karachi, where crews are still trying to put out the flames. firefighters say many of the 166 died were trapped in a basement. 25 others are dead in a shoe factory in lahore. >>> a man is in the hospital af

things still looking great on the beltway. we are dealing with an accident in montgomery county that's on warfield road at woodfield road. let's take a live look at that accident via chopper 4. traffic is getting by. we are seeing no serious delays there and hopefully that accident should be out of the way fairly soon. on eastbound 66, seeing a bit of a delay, 52, 123 but all of your travel lanes are open. after that looking good heading to the beltway. aaron? un? >> thank you, mike. >>> today marks the 11th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. the president will attend a private memorial for survivors and families of the victims at the pentagon. our megan mcgrath is live there with more on tributes planned for today. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, un. this is a day that changed this country forever. and while it happened 11 years ago for the families, the pain is still fresh. this will always be a very painful and difficult day for them. now, 59 people on board flight 77 were killed. 125 ot

up to speed on at 95 in the northeast corner down towards the beltway.ver near 795, 62 heading southbound. 95, 62 heading south towards the capital beltway. this is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. slowing just a little bit on the west side. this is 83 at padonia road. southbound traffic is moving fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava. you took off the hat and a costume. >> it is l. little hot to be wearing some wool -- it is a little hot to be wearing wool. we're talking about defenders day. we will talk about the events coming up. temperatures in the upper 80's and near 90 degrees. warm for saturday. a chance for rain today. lingering chances tomorrow. a powerful storm system could be coming in on saturday night and sunday. anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight t

no problems reported on the beltway. overnight construction has been cleared between annandale and merrifield. lanes are open on the top side of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> breaking news right no on another embassy attack this morning. this one is in the persian gulf country of yemen. protesters have stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital. they tore down a sign outside, set up burning tires and then got on to the grounds where they pulled down the u.s. flag and burned it. so far, the demonstrators have not entered into the office complex at the embassy. we'll continue to follow this. >>> protests continue in egypt. they've been going all night long. police fired tear gas at protests are who threw rocks and bottles. they also reportedly torched a police van. eexpwript yap security forces have been trying to keep the protesters away from a u.s. embassy in cairo. -- egyptian security forces have been trying to keep the protests are away from a

speaking of the beltway, checking out the beltway in virginia, very wet pavement here. want to make you aware, outer loop as you make your way past braddock toward the interchange, still seeing two left lanes blocked as the cones erupt. you're able to get by. good news on the i-95 southbound approaching 3, the crash has been moved to the shoulder lane. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> 4:54. some of world's top golfers are in the chicago area for the ryder cup. the tournament takes place every two years and pits the united states against europe. this year's event takes place at the medinah country club. you can catch it tomorrow on nbc 4 starting at 9:00 a.m. >>> talks between the nhl owners and players union will continue today. the league cancelled the rest of the preseason schedule yesterday because of the ongoing lockout. the owner locked out the players earlier this month after the two sides couldn't agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. the capitals are scheduled to open their season october 12th at home, but that is looking more and more

this is 70 west of the beltway.was down 70 on the ramp to the outer loop, you'll find possible lane closures with this accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live again with ava marie. she is telling us about some new libraries. >> 3 baltimore city public school will unveil their branch libraries. will live outside thomas johnson elementary and middle. this is so exciting. we took some video from inside the library. >> we are so excited about this new library. we have 4000 brand new books from the weinberg foundation. we have new technology. >> when you walk into it, it makes you excited to be in there. >> it is one of the most beautiful libraries i have ever seen. we have kept covering over the windows to the library so no students have been in there yet. we will have an open house from 2:30 until 6:30. >> new books, new tv monitors and some things that will benefit the kids. >> the technology is state of the art. we have apple computers, interactive computer stations, an lcd projector, the t

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let's start with the beltway near university boulevard. no delays right now. one lane was getting by. there's a new traffic configuration in the long term work zone. it changed overnight. both sides of the beltway, the long term work zone is now three lanes to the right and one lane to the left on the inner loop at university boulevard and new hampshire. it's just a different pattern starting today. ongoing bbuild work continues. 95 and 395, hov lanes are open all the way from dumphries and to the 14th street bridge. no accidents or incidents. most of the road where it is out of the way. we did have an earlier accident on the inner loop at braddock road that's now gone. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, one person was killed and another wounded during the shooting at a midnight victory rally for the new premier of quebec. >> she was removed from the stage. the shooter is a 50-year-old man. he shouted, "the english are waking up." he says a small fire behind the building before he was arrested. date to of the democratic national convention in charlot