you definitely want to take it easy this morning as we drive the beltway here the inner loop the beltway headed towards tysons. julie wright, a lot of traffic on the roads right now. julie: why not continue that commute into montgomery county? we have a crash new georgia avenue. the fog may be improving the boy we have some accidents out here from king street headed north. with one overturned on eastbound 32, only the left lane is squeezing by in howard county. loop, to left lanes blocked after georgia avenue, closer to connecticut avenue. tying up your commute headed west. metro is checking in your medical center. the red line a single tracking because of the disabled train and you will find them single tracking where we had a deer struck on the red line. another traffic watch in the next 10 minutes. over to you, larry. larry: a mixed bag in tennessee. on the left side of your screen this is live radar. finally some rain coming in as people deal with these devastating wildfires. look at how strong those storms are. new here this morning, the potential for lightning strikes. at least 14

once you get to beltway better shape. quiet from bottom of beltway to 1 street bridge. as you can see 295 northbound beltway towards laboratory road. i'll keep you updated this morning and we'll take a tour of wet ram whats with next look at traffic. allison and steve. >> social media of course not staying silent on result of last night's election. >> use #"fox5" votes to tell you how you're feel about the race and share thoughts on election with us. >> wisdom is with us now with what some of you are saying. >> steve and allison president elects donald trump first office before now. he's making history. a lot of people reacting on social media coming in fast and furious. let's go through some of these. you can see them here. use #and honestly i'm going to be a proud american no patter of outcome. #fox5 vote and #u.s. shoulder and trump #fox5 vote and again a lot of peo excited about trump and dispointed hillary clinton deposit do well last night. both hillary, martinez, we're crewed, can't believe this is happening can't believe this country voted more for trump rather

moderate pockets of rain now moving inside beltway. raining now from hagerstown, thick fog report bid one of our weather watchers in mrt inzburg, west virginia. moderate rain now towards luray and warren ton. visibilities are under a mile across much of the dmv here early this morning. so here's how we time it all out. rain moving into the metro this morning. it is going to be a sloppy and slow morning commute. lots of road spray to deal w things should taper off after 9:00 or 10:00. there maybe a sliver or two of sunshine before the cold front brings another chance for rain, maybe even a rumble or two of thunder in between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. there is your five day forecast. saturday. and there is just a slightest chance for a few showers moving in late sunday evening. but most of the weekend will be dry. latest track and trouble onz the beltway and 270. >> take a look at this. this is outer loop of the beltway. only left shoulder getting by. we were shut down. now the left shoulder getting by. we have another crash in that same area s

inside the beltway big delays on 66 eastbound and outside the beltway those delays extend back to 34 prince william parkway with heaviest traffic prince will dwroum 8. let's forward cameras we have wet roads, and fog everywhere slow conditions all over the area. this is look at another crash now we're tracking and you need to use a lot of caution as you make your way out on 6 outside the beltway. this crash is closer to nutly street and we'll keep you updated on that outer loop of beltway there's a crash blocking shoulder by connecticut delays back to 95. jam pack add cross the 14 street bridge now. huge delays 35 northbound coming up have beltway to the freeway. jamming up by third street tunnel looks like a lot of fog we're dealing with elevated as rain moved in. use low beams if you encounter any visibility problems. light commute on key bridge but with wet conditions i and that slowing down. starting to see a lot of volume building 9 5 northbound as you cross through dale city. busy morning on the roads and rails. we'll keep you updated steve and allison. >> you should know that

back over to julie with an update on the accident on the beltway. julie: the crash on the inner loop in silver spring, only the left lane getting by. photographer john lewis is an mobile trak 7 at the scene. you can see this one car is heavily damaged. up. it is a nasty commute. the truck is missing its axle. we have pictures of the truck here. traffic is squeezing by single file to the left. you guys coming out of bethesda to silver spring, heads of early. stick with randolph road or icc as a workaround. this is going to take a while to clear. it will be difficult for a crane to come in and pull the sky out of the roadway because he cannot drive with no axle. non-life-threatening injuries. the outer loop the beltway, lanes are open. but to bwi, he the warnings early. stick with icc or randolph road as a workaround. in the next 10 minutes, we will have an update on your ride out of silver spring. autria: kidd o'shea is here with our thanksgiving edition of "in the now." kidd: there are lots of things to be thankful for. take a look. >> this thanksgi

b southbound 95 by 100.00 ug baltimore beltway to the capitat beltway. extra time needed. n >> back to you. >> still ahead this mornin bg a newspaper endorsements have beee few and far between for donaldon trump. now he's rejecting his mostis m recent support and you'll seeee why.y. plus, queen b make an appearancc at the country music awards andd her performance brings the house down.. 8:08. 8: back with that and more. mor 8: back with that and more. mor ??? fios is not cable. we're wired differently. 8: back with that and more. mor ??? tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. this is your last chance to get super fast 100meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. this is your final week to get this great deal. only from fios. ??? >>> 8:09 and we want to get youu caught up on breaking news fromo overseas. within the last couple of hoursu we've learned two u.s. service members have been killed whilele fighting the taliban in afghanistan. nato toes other american toes ot soldiers were injured

so s we could have some frostt settling in even inside the the beltway and just outside thede e beltway. 32 for manassas this morning. mi culpeper has dropped off to 34. 34. association it's -- so it's it' a couple of high clouds,h that's about it. not so windy today.dyoday wind will only be five maybefivm 7 miles per hour. we'll start off in the 30'soff ' and 40's. and 40 we'll top out in the upperhepp 50's to the low 60's i thinki t here in town we'll be back up bk to about 63 he degrees whichreei is pretty form for this time of year just so you know. there's your fork.e' how about a check of yourof you traffic. erin como is here. hey, erin.ery, eri >> 4:45 right now gary andy and taking a live look outsidede behind me you can see 95 is5 quiet coming up from stafford. r we'll forward our cameras. 95 right now just really lightlh volume as you head up towards tr dale boulevard.levard same story southbound side.undid light traffic northbound side.fu a little bit more volume but bi like i said quivoet.d quiet here's a look as you make yourey way across the 14th street 1 bridge. the entir

this is in maryland. 38 minutes, which is not too bad between the capital beltway and the baltimore beltway and then in virginia, 95 heading south from the occoquan to triangle, 36 minutes. a live look right now at the american legion bridge. i mention 95 south. mobiletrak7 and he has been heading northbound on 95. richard: it was stop and go. it's better now. we are getting on the beltway. 4 5th north. we are zooming along springfield. while we talk about the traffic, let's explain why we are seeing so many people on the other than it's thanksgiving. let's line this up. the numbers from a.a.a. 1.1 million are traveling on the roads for the next couple of days. that is 91% of the people traveling. doing it by car. increels of 6%. either we like to be in traffic or we love our cars. i don't know. take a look and see what is the beltway will likely be more crowded. jamie: you are lucky now but the slowing is coming if you continue north to get to tysons. will's focus in on maryland for a moment. heading northbound on 95. we talked about how it is not bad between the beltway. you get an idea h

beltway self is super jammed up.p. earlier crash by colesville.vie second crash at new hampshire moved over to the shoulder thirt crash close to the 270 spur. s take look at these delays. 29 southbound completely jammedd up. up 95 from north of the icc thosecc delays go back to 32. 32 down to the beltway and you d can see bw parkway northboundoro and heavy traffic. heading to and from baltimoreti from baltimore to the district t leave the house about 45 minutes dealing with crashes and those e delays trying to get to theryg g outer loop right now.loop right this is a closer look at thoseto delays. you can see heavy volumdee on 95 southbound, 32 to the capitol c beltway. bw parkway same story there unfortunately.unfo as you make your way out on theo freeway earlier crash has crash cleared but the delays lingers from the beltway across thes t 14th street bridge. 395 northbound about 25 minuteu2 delay. dela 295 jammed and 11th streettr bridge basically parked. p 66 eastbound just a parking lotg through centreville take yo

super slow and jammem up as you make your way out froy the beltway up towards thear t baltimore beltway and take looko the outer loop is slow from from route 1 all the way over to the 270 spur. s it's about an hour delay from f your safe bet get early startlyt and take it slow.and tat rain is causing really sluggish conditions.io southbound canal road we have a crash at fox hweol he. fox h you're jammed all the way back k passed says every reservoir road. . 66 eastbound very slow to the key bridge jams roosevelt bridge as well as memorial bridge heavy traffic. gw parkway from the beltway down passed 123 very slow and same s story on 395 northbound.orthboun now there's also a structurestre fire out in nokesville that istt closing aiden road after hickick curson lane. towards the beltway as well. wel i showed you the maps and somenm problems spots. spots. annie yu is out in the rainheai driving around town. town. looks like you're still in thell mick of those delays. >> reporter: all right. rig erin, thank you.in, thk yo yes, busy traffic day.ay. it's just so, so messy out herer we're cur

extra minute to get 24 prince william parkway to the beltway. keep that in mind and get an early start. looking at maps a crash as well in waldorf. northbound 301 beyond the five split there involving dump truck causing big delays leading to 401-5 split and if you take metro today this is second day of safe track surge 11 continuous single tracking patience if you head out along those lines. trains run every 20 minutes. and that the cause crowded conditions on blue line between rosalyn and stadium armory. i'll let you know if other metro delays pick up. with the rain headed in i'm seeing building con squeington. president owe lekt decides who will donald trump has plans to sit down with tennessee senator bob quarker chairman of senate foreign relations xlit tee. and he met with retired general david petraeus and he shekted georgia representative tom price for job and been leading critic of obama signature healthcare law. trump advisor tweeted his approval saying price is the right leader to help congress area what one of the women plan to do tod

no problems on the beltway. taking a look at 66 and fairfax county inbound and outbound, rolling along just fine right now. 95, same situation headed inbound there. 67 miles per hour. so you are on time there as well. taking a look here top of the beltway, 95 in maryland southbound here. you're at speed. and same thing on bw parkway inbound at speed >>> thank you, melissa. 5:31. one week after the election of donald trump, the president-elect is facing questions on whether his transition team is in turmoil. this comes as republicans on capitol hill are deciding whether to get behind trump. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with us. tracey, good morning to you. what is at the center of the new reports? >> reporter: so at the center of the reports is the fact that chris christie is no longer the head of the transition. and according to sources on the and weeding out anyone associated with christie. that includes congressman mike rogers who is now out. he's announced that. he made that public. and others

we do have an issue here on beltway. we're talking about one problem there on the inner loop this morning and one problem on the outer loop. so on the inner loop, before bw minutes. polls open at 7:00 a.m. across maryland and d.c. and a viewer just tweeted me a picture in buoy maryland where lines are long already. >> we on would like to see your images as you are voting today. #decision2016. #nbc4 dc. in virginia. this includes former governor and vice presidential candidate tim kaine. don't forget to tweet us your election day photos throughout the day today. >> polls in virginia closed at 7:00 tonight and d.c. and maryland they open in minutes from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. you saw the lines growing already. polls are open in west virginia and stay open until 7:30 tonight. >> this morning, donald trump is waking up in new york city where he will cast his vote. the nominee ended his campaign late last night in michigan she is expected to vote at an elementary school soon. >> beautiful weather for election day today. su

the capital beltway causing problems on the highways. going up the first map for you on the inner loop of the beltway to go westbound, at that left-hand exit we have the crash at the end of the ramp, so moved to the left to get by. no accidents to report right now on the top side of the beltway between college park in bethesda. the ramp to inbound new york avenue is where we have a activity at his location, heads up coming inbound heading into northeast washington. further south on kenilworth, the lanes are open back towards the 11th street bridge. safetrack surge 11 is still in full effect. orange and silver lined single tracking through december 21, expect those trains to operate every 20 minutes. blue lines, expect crowding. that is the traffic watch. back in the next 10 minutes update your ride on 95 in virginia. larry? larry: a bill that could change lives heading for a vote in he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our

i'm not seeing any problems ifna you're headed between thewe t capital beltway and the walt thl beltway right now.ight now. 95 northbound looking good andsa south of town in virginiair coming up from stafford all the way through woodbridgep froe green all good at speed.tpeed. i'll let you know if thatw t changes.ch the inner loop from theinne sprir ngfield interchange up to 66 is flowing and then 66234hen4 to the beltway also in reallytwy good shape right now. a shape r inner loopight across the leachh bridge is moving along just fine. fine the top of the beltway pastof t new hampshire looking goohed.okg quiet drive in southern maryland. maryland. anything pops up we have you covered here on fox5.ops back to you holly anvedred heren >> coming up on fox5 newsfoxews morning, a major change in thein entertainment world dick clark productions. cla >> and as we head to brkreakd te let's take a live look acrossk s the d.c. region on this earlyly monday morning. we're at 5:08 right now, only 47 degrees.egre. definitely need wear layersly n today. bundle up when you head out this morning.eewhen

hit the beltway there as you're headed outbound. westbound 70 near alternate 40. a crash reported there. inner and outer loop, no major issues right now and that situation, 370 at 270 is still there. it sounds like a vehicle off to the side of the roadway. >>> he has said all crime and poverty and despair. he has no idea! >> under the failed leadership of hillary, look, leadership? what leadership? >> the only thing left to do is vote! >> we're in the final stretch of decision 2016. there are fewer than 100 hours left for candidates to make their marks. news4's tracie potts continues capitol hill. tracie, good morning, so both hillary clinton and donald trump will be in pennsylvania, an important state there. >> absolutely. and this is to say where donald trump is hoping to turn some of the democrats in a traditionally blue state. it is a state where the polls are telling us, hillary clinton is still leading. the thing about pennsylvania is, it is very blue in the big population centers like philadelphia and it is very red outside.

heavy occoquan through woodbridge and 395 stop and go traffic to the beltway. 395 also bit slow from beltway to 14 street bridge stop and go traffic heaviest on duke street opens up a bit and slow across the 14 street bridge. there freeway looking terrible and we're seeing slow downs in both directions east and westbound by tunnel. 295 slow to 11 street bridge ail son and steve. >> all right. thanks, erin, 7:27 now and election is certainly well underway across the country and what he we can expect from the polls. are they still poling today? have he closed free election polls what about very important swing states we'll take a closer look with pollster at swing states we'll take a closer look with pollster at 7:30 as we head to break a live look at poling places d.c. maryland and require vir, polls now on 7:27 back after this dunkin's sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. ? stand by me ?? vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our

the icc down to the beltway. btw safe track surge 10 impacting sr the red line.ge aside from that the rest ofe st your metro commute is on time. back to you guys.u g >> happening today, the famous mascot of mgm the signaturetu lion will arrive and be be installed at the new hotel andea casino at national harbor. hbo the lion weighs 2 tons, it's 18 feet tall.ee the lion will take twot days to be installed today and tomorrow. >> looks like when it wasks lik leaving las vegaswhen right thee >>> congratulaon hoyas shut out marquettearqu two-nil on sunday and thatanthat makes them champions. ncaa announces a playoff pairings today wishing themisngt the best as their questue continues. >> all right. with mccarthy is here today's fox beat. bt. >> hey steve and allison. allisn ooh, wow. that's a monday morning phlegmge right there. >> zero out of five for that.e a >> big weekend at the boxeekendx office this weekends includingni dr. strange. $84.9 million at the box t box office. one of the biggest openings ofso this yea

this is top side of the beltway. outer loop by new hampshiresi,ds still dealing with a 30 minutein delay from route 1 over tover to georgia because of all of that traffic and wet roads.ds back to you guys. explain how still ahead.he >> and families across the dissd trek may soon benefit from whata could be the most generous paidd family leave in the nation. nato stay with us.s. >> the ducks are enjoying the weather when it rains and everything you think about that's correct don't you? >> i think those are canadian geese. >> yes, they are. >>s just >> yeah. >> you are accurate, allison much those are geese.re gse >> i won't even say on the river because it might not be the be river. >> i live in the moment where i canin the actually correct stevn something.ing >> it happens a lot.. >> wise. you are never wrong, sir.r wrg,s >> that is very untrue. untru >> all right. there's are canadian geese. thes are duckucy did thing where they g, did you see them? >> now, they're ducks. duc >> i said they did the duck d thing. >>

beltway all the way down past 50 as you get to 11 street bridge. let's look at maps. why we have the area. 95 northbound through stafford 17 to aquia harbor you're jammed backed and slow moving task dale city to beltway you're jammed with heavy delays making your way dale city to sluggish put not tear bally delayed. red zona cross the 14 street bridge inner loop delays from branch avenue. each in mind through it suitland mark way namd up as you make your way towards south capitol and delays on 270 southbound just a solid line of congestion montgomery county to rockville point frederick 30 minute early same story 95 southbound icc to beltway and outer lone 495 to georgia and route one looking good and bw park we southbound jammed. now tucker i need your help. it's a live look at national harbor. today i'm going to see ice. christmas around the world. we gave you exclusive preview two days ago good day d.c. on carvers building production and today we'll take you inside and at national harbor. i'm excited about that. i wish you could do the ice slide

otherwise, the rest of the beltway is looking quite good. 66 in fairfax county parkway to the beltway is on time there. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. and in a couple of minutes we'll talk about 95. >>> the price you pay to heat utility bill is just ahead. >>> plus, crooks cashing in on your holiday shopping spree. packages stolen right off the you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. like hearing the sound of your own voice. (softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. >>> if you live in maryland, your next pepco bill will be higher. the mayor's public service commission has approved a rate hike. expect to pay about $7 more each mont immediately. new rates will create more than 52 million in revenue for pepco, less than half the utility asked for. >>> if you are shopping this holiday season, there's a warning for you. d.c. police released the video of a man snatching a package off a front porch. this happened last m

what is going beltway before colesville road. the top of the beltway is pretty red. as you're headed southbound on 95 and getting into the outer loop of the beltway, we are seeing real delays there as well. allow some extra time. the wet roads are not your friend this morning. it is pretty messy everywhere. and eastbound/southwest freeway after ninth street we have a single tracking near van doran. and red delays due to a malfunction at glenmont. >>> our coverage of decision 2016 continues this morning. a lot are wondering how donald trump clenched the nomination. we'll have many political experts and scientists to break it down for us. the latest for us on social media. >> after donald trump's victory, the reaction is strong online as hillary clinton conceding the election to him just before 3:00 a.m. we want to start things off with a check on the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is talking about a little rain already falling in our area. >>> that's right, eun. it's raining across most of the news4 nation this morning. if you're planning to step outs

this is headed toward the beltway southbound. as we push in, i want to show you what the problem spot is. it's a vehicle that has hit the concrete barrier on the side and this is happening specifically by here. you can see that right now as we push in. some emergency crews off to the side. originally this whole area was blocked off. that cleared about five minutes ago. really it has been a messy commute for a lot of folks in the area today, starting early this morning, and some people already thinking about the return home after thanksgiving this coming weekend. a packed car ride for this family who we met at this crowded 66 westbound rest stop their thanksgiving destination, new market, virginia. >> we have two dogs and two cats here. >> reporter: you've got a full farm with you. >> yeah. >> reporter: the barking aside, the mom had a lot of time to get comfy with her neck pillow. a drive from d.c. that usually takes about 45 minutes took them 2 hours because of multiple crashes on the beltway. not bad for the passenger. >> i've

no problems 95 in maryland looking quite good from 32 down to the beltway. it will take you ten minutes, exactly as it should. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> holiday presence swiped from front doors. the remarkable number of americans stolen from and how to stop it from happening to you. >> a popular treat recalled for >>> breaking news this morning that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. and that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do. get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. >>> talk about a halloween to remember. 4,000 people went trick or treating at the white house yesterday. president obama passed out hersheys kisses and michelle military families. >> looks like a great time. speaking of candy, we're now down to the final match up for our halloween candy madness challenge. >> only two contenders remaining now. the reeses peanut buttercup and plain old m&m's. they're in t

top of the beltway is getting slow. 66 into town is okay and so is 95 north quantico to the beltway. >>> we have an update for you on the situation happening in canonsburg pennsylvania. two officers shot and police there actively searching for a shooter in that neighborhood. we stand from reporters on the scene that nearby residents may have even received an auto call to stay inside while police are canvassing that neighborhood. we had new videot showing a police in the area with long guns, s.w.a.t. team members also on the scene. this happening in ca in fonsburg pennsylvania. two officers shot. one of them having to be med evaced from the scene and another rushed to the hospital within the last hour or so. we're going to continue to follow the updates, again, from canonsburg pennsylvania. information as we do so. i'm erika gonzalez. >>> happening today, jury deliberations in the murder trial of former cincinnati police officer ray tensing accused of shooting an unarmed black motorist. he claims he shot the motorist while being dragged by his car. prosecutors say video from the offic

beltway inner and outer loop moving along around without any problems 295. 295 itself cruising as you make your way to the 11th street bridge. i like seeing quiet. calm cameras around this morning. secondarys by the washington monumentment and chefly look going and as far as back as annapolis and 50 in downed as well. i'll let you know if any crashes pop up that could slow us down, wisdom, maureen. >> a look at top story why five students were killed in chattanooga ten step. the driver was arrested and khoorjed with multiple counts of homicide. the coast of took sheem ajapan from way back in 2011. yesterday earth quake measured magnitude of 7.4 and prompted tsunami warnings. 2011 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami which killed about 20,000 people. >> president obama will participate in president dep shall medal of freedom ceremony. 21 people will receive the honor including jabbar, robert deniro, tom hanks, diane ross, bill and melinda gates. >> a new school chance lor, antoine wilson, head of oakland schools in california is tapped to lead the d.c. system. he confirmed that in a

the beltway at van dorn street, a crash at telegraph road. a huge backup, unusual at the sour heading to the springfield interchange. also route 1 before the occoquan, this crash in the far left lane. back in the next 10 minutes, i will take that ride. kidd, what is going on "in the now"? kidd: have you ever received a text from the wrong person? a woman texted a person she thought was her grandson and invited him to thanksgiving. when jamaal asked who she was texting, she said it was your grandmother. he asked for a picture. >> i think it is crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other, with people they do not even know. kidd: what a great story. "usa today" reports that she is he -- he did not want him to be alone on thanks giving. she had to text that she had to change your phone number, though, because he provided it with a screenshot. [laughter] time now for your express. mrs. clinton: there are times this past week that i wanted to curl up with my dogs and a good look and never leave the house again. john: school

. >>> an epidemic of drivers on the beltway today. it's the 15th time this happened in 2016. >> now a survivor who has been hit not once by twice while working on the beltway is appealing to people to pay attention. scott broom is in rockville tonight with his story. scott. >> reporter: remashable when -- remarkable when i met this man today. tie ron flower-jackson thought the most dangerous part of the job would be suspects with guns. it turned out he was wrong. >> it's a shock. like you just can't believe it. see it comes our brace for it, it happens so fast. >> the first time tyrone's vehicle hit he was on the beltway shoulder in 2014 with his emergency lights flashing. it was a tractor trailer who said he fell asleep. >> here's video from a colleague in 2012. this trooper >> for most once is enough. for flowers-jackson it's happene . he was struck by a hit and run driver in 2015, only 6 months after he was back to work from the first incident. he has not quite despite the injuries and despite the line up of wrecked cruisers stored

has shut down the beltway for hours. if you are a parent with a child, this is not the place you want to be. some people told us they were trapped for more than three hours. >> it is a traffic nightmare. sam: on one of the busiest travel days of the year, a >> this is the most brutal thing i have ever seen. i am trying to get to work. sam: this morning a ryder truck flipped over, creating a hazmat situation. the crash shut the outer loop of the beltway down at the american legion bridge for hours. the traffic in both directions stretch seven miles. five vehicles were involved. >> i got held up for the i was sitting there for two hours, and i get close to my job and the road is shut down again. it has been three hours so far. sam: and another accident happened just passed georgetown pike, again shutting down the beltway. at about 11:00 this morning, this was the scene. >> then i get so close to my job and the road is shut down again, so it has been about three hours you can see the backups persist, and this backup continu

inside the beltway throughtwayhr cheverly 50 inbound slow.slw. seven eastbound even thoughen all lanes are opened at opene belmont ridge an earlier crashla and police activity cleared.ce you're stillcl jammed withmed w residual delays back to battlefield parkway coming out u of leesburg. fourteenth street bridgete there's a crash delays all the way back to the pentagon andalo you're slow moving thone theinn inbound side of the freeway. back to you. >> you may have noticed all over your facebook and yourr ou twitter and your instagram feeds those joe biden president obama memes so what sh is this whole thing about? abo some of them are so funny.o funy have you seen them?m? >>> plus a speak justice makes her opera debut here in thee t district. we'll take a look. dunkin's sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. today we're gonna be comparing the roll formed steel bed of the chevy silverado to the aluminum bed of this competitor's truck.awe. y

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wd g fancy. >> you think two if you're a're race car driver you get temptedt on the beltway -- beltway >> that's what i said. i s >> at any time up.t any u >> let me get around this onehin person. .eep on going. >> yeah.h >> it must be hard. bear >> i would think so. >> discipline. 47 now in washington.ashingto cool start to your day.ay cooler afternoon than yesterday. daytime highs low 60s. 60s yesterday we made it to 70 justt 50:00 1:00 p.m. p sunny, bright, beautiful high hg pressure overhead.essu ove next chance for shower will be b wednesday. we need the rain.eed thain. very dry fall.al we're ranked in the top 20 for dry falls this point, andnt, a there's really not much rain on that seven day. 62 today.od great tomorrow for election dayy 68, sunshine when you're hangini out side waiting in line thehe weather will not be a problem. . >> which is nice.>> >> good thing. w>> gooin >> let's check in with erin comm get a looks what's happening onh the roads and ra morning. traffic on monday. >> rails have been quiet. we do have marctrafls hav brunse delays because of mechanicalca probl

and top side of the beltway youu can see 95 from north of the icc down to the beltway jams and then from before route 1 all the way over to georgia linking up 270 southbound there's a crash h by 370 and we're also gettingtig reports of a crash in a cran gaithersburg. 355 southbound and because it'si blocking two lanes of traffic, f really heavy traffic and unfortunately 270 not a greatat alternative to get around that.t leave very early fromfm gaithersburg down to the beltwaw this morning as we take closerer look at that you can see how red things are from urbana down to t the. it's about 50 minute delay and again 355 dealing with thatha crash. this morning any questions onn your commute erin fox5 d.c. allison? >> ?? ? >> 8:19 on this wednesday. only on fox5 a lesson in forgiveness from teenager who'ss classmate beat him so severely r he was left unconscious.ious. the attack happened last springn at boyds rest -- boys restroomeo at wake lake high school inool i waldorf.waldor the judge sentenced the attackee and what happened in thed in t courtroom shocked everyone.eryo. sarah simmons ta

that's just outside the beltway. police treat that intersection of suitland at pennsylvania as you would a stop sign. slow it down. take caution. use a lot of caution this morning once you get to beltway and prince george upper and outer loop moving without any slow downs and wide view of dmv showing green. problem free chevy chase. arlington. clifton. things looking good down in vienna. nice conditions as ayou make your way to frederick, klivr ton around those downed wears. back to you maureen and holly. >> coming up on "fox news morning" the catholic church taking a small step forward concerning women. >> and kanye west described as troubled geepious. he's hospitalized for a psychological evaluation. >> a live look across the d.c. region. 5:08 and 35 degrees. >> the man suspected of shooting and killing a san antonio police de tickettive told reporters he "lashed out at somebody that didn't deserve it" he was angry about a child custody battle and offered apology to the family of detective benjamin marconi. >> happ

beltway looking good. had an earlier crash that cleared and earlier roadwork out of the way as well. no big worries there on the beltway right now. 66 in to town here from fairfax county to the beltway. 61 miles an hour. going to take you nine minutes. no big worries there on 66. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in or work. 95 north here through the woodbridge area. you're on time at 64 miles an hour and overall, bottom of the beltway in prince george's county. looking quite good. 95 in maryland, coming up. >>> at the live desk, i'm david culver, want to take you to california where police are trying to find a man who tried to kill two officers. this happened last night in san jose. the department says two officers group of men. the group started running. the one of the men in the group turned around and shot at the cops. no one got hit. the officers did not return fire. police did set-up a perimeter. you have the scene all closed off. they're hoping to track down the shooter. any updates,

that's the latest from the beltway. back to you. pair of masked men who held up a convenience store in southeast. the whole thing caught on the store's surveillance camera where you can see the armed men grabbing two employees from the back of the store bringing them to the cash register and forcing one to open it. then one of appears to hit the employee with a weapon before grabbing the cash and running off. this happened around 1:00 in the morning on sunday, november 6th. that 7-eleven is on benning road in southeast. police need help identifying these a deadly police-involved shooting at a gas station in frederick, maryland. the "frederick news post" obtained the state police investigative file this week. the shooting happened in 2015 at a sheetz gas station. trooper william jansen shot baltimore resident kevin brunsen. police say brunson stole an suv, rammed a police cruiser and got out and approached the trooper. "news post "can reports the state police officer feared for brunson was killed and no gun was found. >>> desperate m

i think in the suburbs of d.c.fd just outside the beltway and just on the outer fringes of o the beltway it's much colder than that. clear actually right now.ow we did have a couple of cloudsec from time to time dan build ato few fair weather clouds later on this afternoon. thi but otherwise we're in for an f lot of sunshine. sunshin rain from yesterday a all out ot of here. temperatures right now again aga 45 in town but just head northwest, gaithersburg haser dropped off to 36 degrees.6 gree lots of 40's out there.f out if the wind drops off just arops little bit more, martinsburgarts just changed to 42, if the42, if wind drops off a little bitff more in some spots not thatot ta it's windy or even breezy butzyb if it goes from 7 miles per hour down 4 miles per to drop even more.or so, we'll just wait and see s how cold some of these get out e there but it is definitelyit chilly out there this morning. and then this afternoon we look good. i mean, temperatures will be a rewill be little on the cool side todayeod but for all intents and purposes upper 50's to low 60's pretty much area wi

top of the beltway also looking good. we'll take a look at safetrack coming up in a couple of minutes. >> we'll see you then. >>> it is 5:13 now. friends and family of terrence largest protest yet. it has been two months since a d.c. police officer shot and killed the maryland man after a crash between sterlings motorcycle and a police cruiser. the protest is planned for 7:00 p.m. at the spot where sterling was killed. >>> we're learning the details of another deadly shooting. a deputy was killed had in georgia and another shot as well. investigators say a group of people called police after the neighbor threatened them. two deputies went to interview the neighborhood. they were shot in the neighbor's neighbor. >>> alarming new video from just before that deadly bus crash in baltimore. take a look at the surveillance video from a gas station. you can see the school bus zooming past the camera. that bus slammed into an mta bus. the school bus driver and five others were killed. our news partners at twop report authorities

overall beltway looking pretty good. actually that earlier crash has clear at georgia. >> all right, mis 6:02. it's been nearly a month since an alleged rape at this mansion on peach street in georgetown and still no charges have been filed. >> "news4's" mow let green has more on what the father had to say about the incident. molette? >> good morning, the parents say no one is above the law. we're not going to be showing the faces in order to protect who said she was attacked. it happened on 30k9 1st at this mansion in georgetown. d.c. police received a 911 call for report of a rape at the home of bill dean. that home is knowned a dodge mansion. we should point out the homeowner is not the person named as the attacker and doesn't face any charges in this s young woman's parents and here's what the father had to say. >> i asked her if she knew anything about the party and what might have happened there and that's when she told me that it was her. >> reporter: now, you should note two women have come forward saying they tr

eastbound 66 before the beltway, a crash gone. a crash on the outer in maryland is where we are headed at georgia. that is gone. coming out of baltimore, 95 crash with a fuel spill. only the right lane is getting by from 695. eastbound before the toll plaza, the left lane is squeezing by this crash. back in the next 10 minutes, we will update your ride on 210. autria: right now kidd o'shea is live in music city with a wrapup of last night's big award show. kidd? kidd: that's right, country night. 20,000 people packed in there for a big show. >> i'm a pickin'. kidd: last night was all about the country legends. how to 80 field? >> it feels great. it does not feel much better than 79. glen campbell and i cohosted one of these. but it was not quite this big. kidd: it was a big show. country royalty showed up for a tribute. olympic royalty showed up to prevent the -- to present the cma. and the most royal of them all -- >> the one and only dolly parton. kidd: i actually got chills when i be part of the dolly tribute. >> it is an overw

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on the loop of the beltway there, likewise slow. the crash clear, but the delays, they remain at this hour. and if you're one of those who's making the trip by car, perhaps you're watching us live on the nbc washington app or hoping to miss the traffic by leaving tonight or tomorrow, fairfax county fire and rescue have four things for you to pack for the road. >> dave, if you're getting ready to hit the road this holiday season, you're going to oil in it, a full tank of gas and mechanically you're sound. >> reporter: inside, make sure you've got four must-have items with you. first -- >> get a few blankets stacked up. why the blankets? >> in the cold weather if your car breaks down and the engine stops running, that's going to be your only source of heat. >> reporter: second, bring lots of hydration. >> we recommend half gallon to a gallon of water per person on board just in case. >> reporter: third, secure items tightly from bags to cell phones even. projectile in a collision. >> reporter: fourth, leave the distractions like gps t

big look at the beltway, overall looking normal right now. slow at the top of the beltway. green, yellow line service is back on green and yellow line. it is slow and blue line delays to know about the day ahead. >> here is what we're following at this hour. new this morning, president obama arrives in athens. trump continues to build his team. the amber alert for a 4-year-old girl is over. but first it has been a deadly night in the district. a man ka killed outside an apartment complex in third street in d.c. east. megan mcgrath will have an update in a few >>> an amber alert just cancelled in the last 20 mipz. we received an alert saying annabelle richardson and her father have been found. virginia state police said he abducted her from charlotte county. >> and you're looking at live pictures outside of the greek presidential mansion. we don't have those pictures but we can tell you that president obama was scheduled to arrive there at the mansion earlier in greece, in athens, we'll have more on that. this, of course, the final part conference with the prime minister lat

and 66 it's a slow roll about 45 minute delay 34 to beltway. back to you guys. >> thank very much, erin, 6:51 that time of year again on november 1. >> epic okay. >> what? >> >> how does he do anything. >> i don't know. >> start of mowvember where some men do not shave support cancer prostate and testicular. there's tucker. >> national non profit to end department was top fundraiser raising over $5200. >> we need to do that here. those are excellent causes and. >> our manager has done it. >> and suicide and mental health issues. >> i think that's awesome. >> if you have the dad poded to go with facial hair maybe you feel less than adequate because you see people with six packs and you have the dad pod. it's a good thing. dad pod gives you an edge. >> study found fathers live longer, have better relationships with kids and are more attractive to women. the research. >> what? >> yes. it's research. and it also found evidence that older slightly chubby guys are less likely to suffer from heart attacks and prostate cancer and gaip ing weight around

keeping a close eye in the top stretch of the beltway for you. larry: what had people buzzing last night? one hot -- buzzing >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: here's a highlight -- marijuana was a big winner election night. three states voted to approve recreational use. voters in nevada approved legalizing it for recreational purposes. voters in florida, north dakota, and arkansas, approving of medical marijuana, but it's still illegal under federal law. autria: there were some displays the results. putting them up live on the side of our building, that was cool to watch throughout the night. just like that, on that long. at the national harbor the capital wheel was illuminated with state-by-state wins for either hillary clinton or donald trump. when he new york as well, the empire state boat keeping tabs on the election. earlier this morning turning red, trump's image was displayed with the word -- president. autria: beautiful site. larry: so cool. the gathering of the trump hotel , the message to america with

beltway looking good right now, taking a look here, quantico to the beltway from 95, 67 miles an no delays either. see you right back here at 5:01. >>> shoppers sent running from danger. what led to a shooting at a busy mall that had families rushing to the exits. >>> rusted vehicles and a serious safety concern. the problem and new action for all you friendsgiving hosts, invite who you want, not who you must. serve a turkey, don't serve a turkey. bring classic flaky crescent rolls, or not so classic pizza sticks. and don't forget something sweet, and golden brown fresh from the oven. set the table, set the coffee table, set no table at all. is make it your own. >>> police in new york are looking for whom ever caused this chaotic scene inside this mall. surveillance video shows shoppers grabbing their kids and running for the exits. no one was hurt here. police believe the shooting stemmed from an argument between two people near an apple store. the suspect got away. >>> dramatic new video from the ongoing demonstration against the a truck driver pulled a gun on protesters as they tried to

traffic on 95 coming alive earlier as to get to ewing to to get to the beltway. southbound side quiet as well as plans and getting out of town. as we forward cameras once again you can see 295 wide on eastern avenue in the district and no tape call morning congestion there on the northbound side bottom of the beltway past the 11 street bridge cruising at speet speed. same gw parkway and 95 northbound to the 14 street bridge. rd street tunnel looking good metro gearing up on time. i'll let you know if that changes, wisdom and maureen. crash in tennessee renewed an old debate about children and seat belts. >> and former congressman once arising star in the democratic party was named as possible member of donald trump possible cabinet. >> a live look outside across the region, 4:37 is the time. 35 is the temperature. hey we want you to send us what you're thankful for. what are you thankful four. tell us use that #fox5 do it on twitter or any social media platform. we're doing it all morning. >> i'm thankful for your presence. >> 4:9 let's look at stories you're eng

want to show it to you.w ate northbound from the beltway to malcolm x avenue. avenu erin will be coming along inlo i about five minutes or so at 6:36 to tell you about what you needn to work around this or wait itit out. we'll let young we are.l let yow this is comine g from oxon hillo the district due to a crash. cr. welcome back to fox5 news morning.ing. weather and traffic coming up ou the 5's. e 5' >> at 6:30 we're followingwing this morning. to police officers shot and killedice of in separate ambushs attacks. in fact we've just learned thata both were shot as they sat in their squad cars and police saye they don't believe the officersr have any enter action with the t gunman leading up to theseo thee shootings. this happened just after 2:00ft0 a.m. our time at two differentrt scenes 2 miles and 20 minutes apart.apar the first officer killed wasr kw with the department just outside dismiss.smiss. the second gunned down with the dismiss pd.sm p it's still unclear whether more -- one or more gunmen was meantime back here locally a loa major legal announcemen

, beltway here at van dorn street. crash on the left lane. that should be getting out of the way. we hope, quite soon. 66 inbound looking normal. same thing, 95 north, quantico to the beltway. 270 looks okay and so does the top of the beltway. 95 to 270. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. chuck bell, have you had more of >> i'm freaking out over here. >> she is a one armed operation over here. quieter weather for everyone stuck in the traffic this morning. the sun will be up shortly. it will turn into a brighter morning. 41 in prince william. 35 in manassas. 46 in leesburg. that is a warmer spot. look at the clear sky. medium jacket. sunglasses coming our way later today. temperatures should rise from 30s mid-60s today. you guys have a plus weather today but a big cool down comes this weekend. that comes with the forecast at 6:51. >>> a slam dunk of a donation, new information just in about the generous gift lebron james is giving to a d.c. land mark. >> a tuberculosis scare at a local high s

no major slow downs along the south beltway. back to you! ((brian loftus)) ((brian loftus)) and run crash. it happened last night near flamingo and torrey pines.. median, and slammed into a pickup truck. the female passenger in the mustang died on scene... but the driver got out of the car and walked away. police say there were no signs the driver was impaired and it's unclear why he left./// ((brian loftus)) >>> pahrump police are investigating yet another instance of a person housing exotic animals. ((kirsten joyce)) >> the nye county sheriff's office seized a total of 15 animals from jacki freeman and abby hedengran.... everything from a tiger, panther.. to lions. they do have specialo custody of the animals. police received reports of exotic animals not being properly cared for... and later found them locked up, living in bedrooms in dirty conditions. the animals were living with freeman at the time.. she was not arrested, but was cited for animal cruelty. the animal permit is now being reviewed on whether the owners can keep it./// ((ki