braddock, cones blocking your way as you make your way up braddock road and towards the interchange. the good news is your volume is still very light. >>> dogs can do some pretty incredible things for their owners -- get the paper, open doors sometimes. apparently, at least one dog can dial a phone. >> this dog is in utah, and he is literally in the dog house for his latest trick. this is maya. i guess it's a she. a 4-year-old lab. a few days ago her owner bruce gardner got a call at work from his home phone. he heard scratching and other noises and thought he was being robbed. police went to his house and didn't see any burglars. turns out the culprit was maya. >> was chewing on it, happened to hit redial, called the man's cell phone, and then the dog buried the phone in the backyard in the garden. >> i could hear the ring. i started going towards the sound, and i found it out here in the garden. >> gardner says he's relieved that he wasn't robbed, but he's learned his lesson and won't be leaving anything out in the open that maya could grab. might have just missed him and wanted to

details include braddocks and roberts road as well. >>> the people holding a rally in daytona beach on the same day as biketoberfest. they joked to a local paper that romney is going for a biker vote. >>> just 48 hours after their contentious debate, president obama and mitt romney traded jokes with each other over dinner. the two shared the stage at the alfred e. smith memorial dinner in new york, a white tie event that raises money for needy kids. both the mr. obama and romney took jabs at each other while making fun of themselves about the debates. >> find the biggest available straw man and just mercifully attack it. big bird didn't even see it coming. and in the spirit of sesame street, the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter "o" and the number 16 trillion. >> some of you may have noticed i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> they are now just 18 days before the general election. >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is getting more heated as we get closer to election da

traveling on the beltway, no delays as and braddock road through annandale. from springfield on the outer loop crossing the woodrow wilson bridge into prince george's county, no delays. northbound 395, south of edsall road, a pretty good on the southbound side as well as the northbound side. on the beltway in maryland after crossing american legion bridge, good to go passing 270 into montgomery county. looks good as well as 95 than the b-w parkway. back to you. >> thank you. tina fey and amy polar teaming up to host the golden globes. >> the 70th annual ceremony will be on january 13, three days after the oscar nominations are announced. a little crowded last night at the judges' table on dancing. paula abdul to a seat -- took a seat. >> now highlights. >> a bollywood-inspired a number, getting a perfect score. and earning the first 10's of the season. >> now i need to eat. i have two abs left. >> and a mesmerizing mambo for shawn johnson. >> the hill looks normal, but it's broken. -- the heel. >> she danced like that with a broken hell. greg kelly monaco dan

on the inner loop approaching braddock, a disabled vehicle, but the travel lanes are open. coming from braddock road on the outer loop, the cones are up blocking the two left lanes. volume is light in the area. it's not bad as you continue toward the interchange. i-270 clear in both directions. in fact, nossues between germantown and the beltway. the beltway is clear to i-95. 58 miles per hour on the inner loop. over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on news 4 midday, a new nose without surgery? we'll tell you about a new procedure. >>> plus, why the redskins are pretty in pink against the atlanta falcons. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending ti

at braddock, stay to the left. and at leesburg pike, two left lanes closed. in montgomery county on the beltway, 190, looking good. all through montgomery county looking good. clearing an overnight work zone at university boulevard. >> a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near the gate of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost in eastern afghanistan. and afgh troops were injured mostly by falling debris. the taliban claimed responsibility. nato says the outpost was secured shortly after the blast. political experts and the public weighing in on last night's second debate between obama and romney. >> 46% of debate watchers said the president was the winner. there's a seven point margin of error. the debate had its share of humor and heated moments. >> 45 seconds into his first answer, the president went after his opponent. >> governor romney said we should lead detroit go bankrupt. >> the president took detroit and chrysler bankrupt. >> so you actually did. >> that's the way it was much of the night. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension.

airy, thorpmont or braddocks height you're in the 8th dfnlgt my opponent is chris van hallen giving speeches. i bet you haven't seen him here in our district. that's because he's closer to barack obama and nancy pelosi than he is to you. i had the privilege to which the with thousands of you at our carnivals and here's why i'm running for congress. our nation is on the brink of bankruptcy. there'sing in that talking heads on television or the democrats can tell you to make that reality go away. we have 23 million people out of work after four years of reckless spending. can uplook me in the eye and tell me we're better off than four years ago. we have to get government spending under control before it's too late but this election is about more than the economy. it's about our freedom. you saw what they tried to do with the catholic church. they tried to cram the birth cell mandate down their throats. 159 new government programs. so many bureaucrats making decisions about your lives. yes, folks, it's a tax. in fact, it's 21 new taxes at last count. i believe we have to get government out of t

if you're traveling the outer loop at braddock road, road work did have the left lane getting by. looks like it's just about wrapped up. keeping an eye on the outer loop of the beltway. if you're traveling westbound 66 trying to get to the exit ramp there, you may still find an exit ramp in place also blocking the left lane. on the beltway as you make your way past sudley, very light volume heading eastbound and westbound. inside, nice and clear as well. >>> still to come, taking aim at d.c. speed cameras. the relief drivers could soon see if they're caught. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. breaking news overseas. 5 people have been killed, 15 wounded in attacks across baghdad. a roadside bomb hit a patrol earlier today in the western part of baghdad, killing two policemen. and another bomb went off killing two civilians and wounding seven. >>> a colorado community is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old girl killed in denver. more than 2,000 people showed up for a vigil to remember jessica ridgeway. many wore her purple, the girl's favorite color. the girl disappeared earli

they'll have to turn down braddock or roberts road on the south side or main street on the north side. both the president and mitt romney put their bickering from tuesday's debate aside to share a few jokes with each other. the two shared the stage at the alfred e. smith memorial foundation dinner in new york city. it's a white tie event that raises money for needy children. both candidates took jabs at each other while making fun of themselves. >> a campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning perhaps, suit for a lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner. but it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> we're getting to the time when folks are making up their minds. just the other day honey boo boo endorsed me. so that's a big relief. >> they are now just about 18 days before the general election. >>> maryland voters could make history on election day. they could help maryland become the first state ever to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote. voters favor upholding the state's same-sex marriage law by 9% according t

heading over to virginia, braddock road, you're going to find closures also because of a downed tree. in laurel, maryland 198 sandy spring road, closed at old gun powder road due to debris in the roadway. we're also facing high standing water. if you're traveling along 29 in both directions, closed from lookwood boulevard all the way to university drive. i would not recommend heading out of the house if you're able to stay in. >>> new from overnight, firefighters are blaming sandy for the death of a man in anne arundel county. the pasadena man died when a tree fell on his house late last night. firefighters say he died on the scene. >>> breaking news out of connecticut. take a look at a fire, a late night fire that destroyed two homes in old sandy brook. this is actually still going on as we speak. firefighters could not get to the scene because the area around that home is flooded. firefighters said they tried to check to see if anyone is inside that home using a fire truck, but they had to stop because the flooding caused electrical problems. the area is under evacuation orders. >>>

we do have reports of an incident along braddock road so watch out for fire and rescue responding there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the big story this morning, a local congressman's son has resigned from his father's re- election campaign of ask caught on camera discussing a voter fraud scheme. >> reporter: virginia congressman jim madalyn murray o'hair is running for re- election to his 1th son in office. his son patrick is the campaign's paid field director. the reporter goes up to patrick moran at a cozy restaurant just a block from congressman jim moran's arlington campaign headquarters and tells him he needs help coming up with a scheme to cast ballots in the name of a hundred voter who rarely show up at the polls. moran seems to be humoring him but doesn't mississippi him. the video was released by activist james o'keefe. he told audrey barnes by phone that his conversation way total stranger speaks volumes. >> anything other than this outrageous, illegal, a felony, walk away is appalling. >> reporter: congressman jim madalyn murray o'hair is n

this time as you pass braddock road, you're going to see two of your left lanes blocked here.ou can stick to your right and see very light volume. it's not bad as you get past the cones in that area. and checking on the beltway in prince george's county, nice and clear as you make your way past indian head highway. no issues in both directions. light volume. not seeing any road work to warn you about. i'm back in ten. this time we'll check your rails. richard and eun, back over to you. >>> you've heard the marine's creed, leave no man behind. >> now a former marine is applying it to a dog he rescued while serving in afghanistan. sean has raised $4,000 to bring home the dog named bolt. he found the stray dog while working in afghanistan. he even let him stay in the tent in the winter. the two were separated when the commander of the base ordered the removal of all dogs. bolt was loaded up and taken away. >> he ran behind a convoy for roughly ten miles or so, pitch black, 3:00 in the morning. and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, bolt comes running full speed right behind me. it

of course construction here on the beltway inner loop side braddock road to route 236. want to stay to the left to get around that 395 northbound at duke street, lanes are open, no issues to report to the 14th street bridge. now over to the other side of town. no issues on the bw parkway route 50 through cheverly. looking good in the northeast corridor on the beltway in prince george's county. we'll take a live look at the beltway in college park where lanes are opened headed to silver spring and bethesda. i'll be back with more at 4:39. >>> president obama and mitt romney will square off again in the second presidential debate tonight. president obama acknowledges he didn't farewell in the first debate and has promised he will not be so lax in tonight's meeting. >> both candidates have taken the last couple of days off the campaign trail in order to prepare for tonight. astaire a mergener tells us -- as tara mergener tells us, the town hall format will focus on undecided voters. >> reporter: the stage is set at hofstra university for the second presidential debate. >>

tony stevens and his colleagues at the national industries for the blind work right next to the braddockut it does not have the bumpy tiles that indicate the end of a platform. >> it's not just the person wh

a portion of braddock road at like lake road is still under water. 395 good to go headed north of landmark out to the 14th street bridge. the same thing for those traveling south on 270. my trip out of gaithersburg headed out towards the split was pretty much uneventful. getting there was kind of tricky. the secondary road saturated with leaves. allow extra time out there on the roads. be very careful again if you run into standing water. do not drown. turn around. do not attempt to travel through that. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. just look at these pictures. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system there. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get that subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. amazingly, no one died from that and the stock market finally set to open using back- up generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christi

fairfax county police reported a issues-trailer having road andn braddock pleasant valley.is tying things up. in the meantime, interstate 66, with rain coming down, still good for the most part. volume starting to build. really had any issues on 66. folks coming from frederick, patterns traffic 270,ing southbound on creating pockets of slow traffic between hyattstown d clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32. here's our big story. the carpet is still drying out after all theark poured.e the nationals celebrating clinching the nl east division title. >> it was worth it. .hey earn the title they are getting ready to open up early to move the merchandise. here is john gonzalez. our crew is having sparkling cider. that will have to do for the .orning the nationals will play their game eitherf saturday or sunday. they not even sure who play, but it does not matter, because the nationals the pennant. it has been eight years since team moved from montreal to the district. the champagne celebration last of the likes the city is not seen in nearly 80 years. the team lost the gam

an ex con, mitchell braddock, aka mico, is arrested.ys he doesn't feel like a pimp, he is more of a guardian angel for lost souls. >> yeah, i kind of see myself as a leader in the adult business. i try to guide those that are lost back into the light. i try to teach them martial arts. any girl i'm associated with, i try to build them up. i want them to feel strong, empowered, you know. i want them to eventually do something else, go to school. but i think they need someone like me to show them the way. >> it began on the east side in the 1980s. as a teenager into boxing and martial harts, he would hand around the gyms where pimps would hang out. >> i started bouncing for things like that at bachelor parties. i got to know the girls and one thing lead to another. >> mico made a living with his fists as a bouncer and collector. in 1991, he got a little too rough with a debtor and went to the state penitentiary. >> i went to prison because someone was disrespecting one of my relatives on a gambling debt, and he didn't want to pay, and he g

approaching braddock, not blocking the travel lanes, still slow. 25 miles per hour, 30 minutes to makeour way from the interchange to the dulles toll road. the left exit ramp is closed. delays eastbound, 12 miles an hour. it's still slow out there. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> it's very wet out there. it has been coming down a lot more than i was thinking i was going to run into this morning on my walk. >> a surprise for me as well. tom kierein is here with the first forecast. soggy, very soggy. >> we have had waves of rain. it's tapering off around the area. i'm happy to say, just past 11:00 in the morning, you can see the trend moving from the south to the north. we have had pockets of moderate to heavy rain in the yellow and orange moving north of washington, across central and northern montgomery county raining hard in central and western howard county moving north. south of washington, a few pockets of scattered light showers, southern maryland and 95 toward fredericksburg. here are some of the radar estimate rainfall totals. generally, in the green area, up to an inch and

. >> today i came from braddock road on 495. i came all the way up, was clear the whole way up to river road. and-- >> let's go ahead and show the american legion bridge. >> the american legion bridge was wide open. i came straight down to the station. it was a smooth ride in surprisingly. >> when cow in early in the morning, you -- when you come in early in the morning, you don't have to worry about traffic, do you. >> no. >> thank you for coming in and supporting such a great cause. say hello to your parents. >> hi, mom, hi dad. >> you did a great job, mom and dad. >> thank you very much. >>> howard, good thing the skins are not playing in d.c. this weekend but they're going to be in pittsburgh. will they still be dry fans? >> i think it will be cool but dry. the problems will be south and east. early next week monday, tuesday time frame look to be on the rough side around here if this track doesn't change from where we think it's going right now. we start with the satellite loop of sandy down in the caribbean. it is in the no

this is a live look toward braddock. no issues to report. accident free. barbara and keith, back to you. >> all right. it's one of the highlights of halloween season here in washington. boo at the zoo kicks off tonight. this is the 14th year for the halloween festivities at the zoo. it allows a safe atmosphere to trick or trit and see animals at the same time. ticket prices are available online or at the zoo. we posted a link on the news 4 today facebook page. >>> the marine corps marathon is considered to be one of the best for beginners. tonight, the rookie runners will be honored. yes, in a big way. the marathon is holding a first timers pep rally at the hyatt ree jencie in northwest. they will talk to running experts, listen to live entertainment. more than 11,000 of the runners will be first timers. >>> hair loss is considered normal in men. some people consider it sexy, a bald head. hair loss in women can be devastating. dr. stephen joins us to talk about what is causing the hair to be lost and the latest treatments. there are some. that's good news

flooding on braddock road closed in both directions between rolling road and burke lake road. georgetown pike, downed tree closing you on the beltway, again in both directions along georgetown pike. let's head over as you make your way on the dulles toll road. this is where it's nice and clear between herndon and the beltway, no issues there. very light volume. no incidents to report. aaron, back over to you. >> angie goff at the live desk with new school closing info. >>> this into the news desk from d.c. public schools. pepco has restored power to farrabee hope elementary. however, we still have jefferson academy in the dark. therefore, it will remain closed for the day. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> no cruising for this carnival cruise liner this morning. instead, it's parked in the chesapeake bay just east of the calvert cliffs nuclear plant. because of sandy, the carnival pride has cancelled a trip out of baltimore. we're told people are still on board. the company did not return our calls for comment. those passengers, we're told, were given refunds and disco

so heads up coming from braddock road and the robinson terminal over to the accident scene waste bigroblem with fog. in some places, the visibility is down to a car length if that much. keep your eyes peeled for the little ones walking out to the bus stop. southbound 270, here we go from 109 headed out towards the truck scales. we had a little road spray kicking up in the way as well. there has been a change in the traffic patterns. all four lanes are maintained on the outer and inner loop of the beltway. no longer are they divided by the jersey wall. >>> a head up to people in percival, virginia. the department of health is advising all people to boil their water for drinking and other uses until test results are available sometime tomorrow. >>> the washington nats are headed to the playoffs as the division champs. but do they have what it takes to go all the way. >> dave ross will join us next for a little bit of sports breakfast. we'll be right back. [ ge healthcare engineer ] babies are the number one reason why we come to work every day. er of our incubators to a hospital in eas

there's also a crash form of challenge on the outer loop as you head south braddock road into spring field exiting on to the ramp to 395 where someone slid off the ramp. you see all the flashing lights on the ramp. single file squeezees by alonged rights side. -- right side. the volume building 95 as you head north to quantico getting into woodbridge and into newington. 395 as you head north to the beltway up through landmark towards shirlington and 14th street bridge, all lanes reported open there. on 66 thru lanes are open. you're starting to bog down in manassas. 270 delays off and on leaving frederick you're below speed most of the way into hyattstown and south into germantown before the pace improves getting down into rockville. your next timesaver traffic comes up at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> making news at 5:50, a video has surfaced that may show american journalist austin tice. he disappeared in syria in august. the state department has previously said it believes tice is alive and being held by the syrian government. however, department officials have not

protect it from condominiums and development, because we know we're very near both the king street and braddock road metro station. >> reporter: the owner of the property is playing nice. he's tabled his application to turn the little house into a house or condos for the time be. >> we struck a deal with the developer to take a two-year period before it would be considered for redevelopment. and try to find a buyer who would buy it and preserve it. >> unless we find a buyer or unless the city purchases the building, and starts some community process to find a use for the building, the building will be torn down in february. >>> turning to the weather now. doug's busy taking pictures. >> i'm tweeting this picture out right here. just took it. i'm going to tweet this. go to our facebook page. check out that picture. >> sunshine, good weather does this to you. >> that's what we've seen the last couple of days. i think we're going to get a little bit of a stormy period tonight. and then the next week really looks fantastic. you know what else looks fantastic? 5-year-old kids. take a look at this. >

road all the way to the interchange, earlier had road work on the outer loop of the beltway near braddock, also another work zone at georgetown pike. that's now clear. travel lanes nice and open and no reports of accidents right now. over to the rails, still checking them. right now all are running on our close to schedule. i'm back in ten minutes. eun, over to you. >> danella, thanks so much. 5:23 now. >>> a new study says most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer. according to college of obstetricians and gynecologists says women between 21 to 29 whose pap smears show no signs of trouble should get tested every three years. and women ages 30 to 65 should check every five years. >>> children who eat organic fruits and vegetables lower their exposure to pesticides. a study by the american academy of pediatrics says there are indications that pesticide exposure can affect development. >> you see small changes in the equivalent of iq by five points. five points for most of us isn't very important, but for a whole population, it is. when you start adding it t

alternate route for you trying to make your way to the beltway, it may be best to jump on braddock.travel lanes of open in this area, good news. on the inner and outer loop, nice and clear, no issues to report, no accidents at all. travel speed on the inner loop, nice at about 60 miles per hour to get to the dulles toll road. that drive just taking about 14 minutes. >>> have you noticed it? the stink bugs are back. farmers and scientists say those pesky insects have arrived in full force in maryland. the agriculture department says the population of stink bugs in frederick county is up 60% from a year ago. that number is not as high as in 2010 when stink bugs were everywhere. researchers are looking at options to combat the problem here. including introducing insects that are predators of the stink bugs into the area. >>> the rockville town square is getting a new high rise with a hotel, apartments and shops. montgomery county officials announced a $4 million grant from the economic development fund for the project. the new construction will happen on a parking lot at east middle la

braddock road at burke lake road. that remains under water. we've got accident activity.is tying up the drive northbound i-59 before you reach quantico. two-car fender bender there. left lane remains blocked. big delays headed northbound out of stafford. your average speed now down to 16 miles per hour northbound on i-95. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, the storm doesn't have to put a hitch in your halloween plans. it is not too late to put together the perfect costume. >> we are going to check in with holly morris. she is hanging out with experts this morning to find out what is popular this year and how can you still put together an ensemble that will wow everyone. we're back in a moment. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, wewe were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now

braddock road close the at franconia road due to a downed tree. 198 at old gun powder road, all your lanes are blocked due to a downed power line. be careful. interstates look good. i-95 between 295 in maryland between the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, not seeing any accidents. very light volume. you can see the travel lanes lanes open and clear. taking the rails not an option. keep in mind metro, marc, vre, metro bus, they've cancelled service for the day. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:25. 43 degrees. new york city being punished by sandy. more information on flooding, power outages, and more. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. w

along eastbound 236 at prosperity tying up a lane, flooding still a big deal for us this morning, braddock road, and we've got the accident activity here southbound 28 at the toll road. you'll find two light rains are closed. -- right lanes are closed. >>> still ahead, more people than ever are expected to celebrate halloween this year. really? that includes holly. >> okay, i've always celebrated halloween, what are you all talking about? but you're right, seven out of ten people are celebrating halloween this year. that is the highest number reported by the national retail foundation. we are live at jean's costumes in kensington, and yes, it is on, it's going to be a rush. coming up, we'll talk about great last-minute ideas just if time for trick or treat. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum cle

ridge road and braddock road. we will update you on the west side, and security.to the shoulder. even worse as you travel on the outer loop just past edmondson. police activity. medical emergency. we are seeing reports of a maternity emergency. that is what is happening there. baby on the way. cannot always control the timing. right, tony pann? >> i will agree t. fog is starting to burn off and you'll see sunshine sneaking through to 76 in annapolis. wide range of temperatures this morning and you will have the same thing this afternoon. seven days down south of baltimore. 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. tomorrow, 81. better chance for rain over the weekend. >> back with another update at 8:56. and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it'

a live look as you make your way towards braddock. you see very light volume. again, travel lanes are open. >>> a carnival ship is not cruising this morning, instead is in the chesapeake bay at least near the calvert cliffs nuclear plant. the baltimore pride tried to travel when sandy kept it from leaving. guests are still on board and were given credit toward future booking. >>> disney now owns star wars. the deal reportedly cost a little over $4 billion. disney is making a seventh movie in that franchise called episode 7. it's scheduled to be released in 2015. there are plans to follow it with episode 8 and 9. >> my kids will be very excited about that. >>> today san francisco giants fans will get to celebrate their team's world series title. they'll celebrate with a parade for the champions. the team won the clinching game sunday night. this is the team's second world series title in just three years. >>> it is halloween, which means tonight the young and the old alike will be out in force in some places. that does mean some traffic restrictions. a lot of pe