outer loop braddock road. there all lanes xlootly shut down and big delays starting to develop and all traffic forced off braddock road and because of that exit ramp backing up. exit little ruvr turnpike save time this morning. we'll switch it over for a look at maps now. a lot of issues we're dealing with the big line of red lea leading to where they're diverting traffic. one lane blocked at the dulles toll road. minor delays leading to that location and as we take an overview you can see all crash locations slowing us down. d.c. police traffic reminding people the snow emergency is in effect until 6:30 this evening and parking restrictions toe towing and fines still in effect. keep that in mind. keep it to "fox5 news morning" we're back in a few with the keep it to "fox5 news morning" we're back in a few with the latest. uplift your mood with hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., indulge in a medium hot or iced latte or macchiato for $1.99. america runs

you're down to one lane merge you're down to one lane merging off braddock road here.ake a look at backup. we're told it's about a mile an a half to two mile backup here and very very slow going. at the moment traffic diverted to braddock road. you will not be able to continue ton to belt way. you must exit off west or west. if are you express lanes same deal you have to exit off braddock road because police on scene tell me the accident spilled into express lanes hitting guardrails and three tractor-trailers involved in this crash and we were able to driver by earlier and two tractor-trailers were jackknifed an a third overturned. it will take time for cleanup here. virginia state police con firping they were traveling on the main lanes on outer loop when one of those tractor-trailers hit a snow bank off to shoulder there and created a domino affects. the crash dove into the express lanes knocking down several guardrails why those lanes are closed. no exact word on injuries yet. we know there's no serious injuries here. that is good news. traffic-wise this is just a m

this is 15104, which is braddock zip code. this is a much more somber arm, if you will, and these are dates when people have lost their lives in my community through violence. one of the things i'm most proud of during our time as mayor is we went 5 1/2 years without the loss of life there. we've been able to really turn that around in our community. >> you mentioned braddock, pennsylvania, where you're the mayor. since 2005, right? >> yeah. we took office ten years ago, in early january, and it's halfway through my third term. it's been a great run. >> from berks county, grew up in york county. tell me about your childhood. >> my childhood was very fortunate. my family when i was 5 moved from berks to york county. my father started a new job and he just celebrated his 40th anniversary. he runs the company now. it was a happy childhood growing up in york. and i didn't realize it at the time. i had both parents, never had to worry about basic necessities. education was really important in my house and it was a really great chil

a third problem, out of braddock.want to show you, though, a big look of things you can look up and see your way in. overall volume is light but again three nasty spots. a live look outerloop at braddock road. you can see we're jammed for about a mile. we have video to show you. amelia segal drove by there earlier this morning. you can see three different vehicles jackknifed this more. going to be a nasty commute. allow for extra time for insusu eun. >>> just days ahead of the iowa caucuses, republican front-runner donald trump said he will not attend tomorrow night's debate. the news comes after trump called fox's megyn kelly a lightweight. and ted cruz challenged trump to a one-on-one showdown. >> i want you to think how you would react if you were interviewing someone for a job, and they said, you know ma, i'm not willing to show up for the interview. >> both the republicans and democratic candidates for president are campaigning hard in iowa ahead of the caucuses next week. >>> but before heading to iowa, bernie s

traffic is being diverted using the ramps to braddock road.you want to avoid that big red line that's developed before 5:00 this morning my best advice to you exit little river turnpike that will save you a lot of time this morning. let's see if we can take a live look that location. i want to show you amount of flashing light and big scene you ebb counter as you drive towards that location. you can see traffic absolutely backed up trying to detour around that as well. now we'll switch it back over for a look at maps. keep in mind metro gearing up for service that is on or close to schedule across all rails. d.c. public schools in session today and use discretion when you send your kids if your kids are not plowed. closure northwest between massachusetts and rock creek parkway through saturday because of icy conditions. if you are taking a ride on bus they're operating in maryland on s schedule. the area is picking back for their schedule this morning and montgomery county right now a look at the top of the beltway outer loop is xwiet. i know

. >> brown: braddock, pennsylvania, about nine miles outside of pittsburgh. thriving steel town of some 20,000. now down to one-tenth of that, and captured through the very personal lens of latoya ruby frazier. the 32-year-old winner of one of this year's macarthur fellowships. >> i see myself as an artist and a citizen that's documenting and telling the story and building the archive of working-class families facing all this change that's happening. because it has to be documented. >> brown: these days frazier teaches and lives in chicago, where we talked to her, but her true "home," her childhood home, is the one found in her work. it's a project, titled "the notion of family," that she began more than a decade ago, documenting three generations of african american women in a particular time and place. >> my grandmother, who grew up there in the '30s when braddock was prosperous, and a city itself that everyone came to; to my mother growing up there in the '60s during segregation and white flight and the beginning of the collapse of the steel industry; to m

outer loop to braddock, they've opened two lanes.ouple of vehicles, overturned trucks, semis as well. this could be a mess getting that cleared out of the way before the morning rush. 50 at 66, the ramps from 50 to 66 right now are blocked. that is because of snow removal. only marc, we do have some trains running brunswick and camden. penn line is running on an "s" weekday schedule. see you back here in ten minutes with more metro. >>> it has been a massive effort to get metro back up and running. the challenges the system will face as it prepares for its busiest commute in days. >>> donald trump is creating a new controversy. what he's now threatening to do as we are days away from the iowa >>> we are talking about that developing story out of flint, michigan now. children there are receiving blood tests to check for lead exposure. health care workers began testing all children 6 and under yesterday. the town is in a state of emergency after officials discovered leed in the water supply. thousands of people are drinkinging out of w

outerloop at braddock road. you can see it looking good.hat earlier problem out of the way. a couple trouble spots but overall, not terrible, chuck. >>> outside this morning, rain drops continuing to fall with an occasion aa aal snowflake or tw. there are rain drops on northern neck and 95 south of fredericksburg here. we'll be back into sunshine later on today. but the northwest wind is blowing colder and colder air into the region with time. temperatures will level off and eventually fall during the conversation of the afternoon. most important thing of all, we have been above freezing now for more than 24 consecutive hours. so the roads are not icy at all. slush in places. but not frozen. that will not be the case tomorrow morning. here's future weather with time today. sunshine coming in. skies clear out. winds fade off tonight. that will make for a very cold start early tomorrow morning. staying chilly the next couple of days. here's your hourly temperatures by 6:15 tonight. not too long after you get out of work and school, if you hav

again because of the issues on the beltway, again that jackknifed tractor-trailer on braddock road as well as other issues in silver spring, we've downgraded the beltway. again snow and ice on 95, 66, 50 as well as the bw parkway. we do have some service adjustments again for metro. again all trains are now running but metro bus continues to operate on a moderate weather service plan today which means you'll have to plan accordingly. a lot more local buses are going to be running today than what they were yesterday. for our vre commuters, vre is running on a normal schedule as well. marc, penn line will be running on an s weekday schedule. for camden and brunswick, these are the only trains that will be running today. still keeping a close eye on that accident along the beltway. here's a live look right now from i-270 at montrose road. still major delays as you approach this section of i-270 southbound heading toward bethesda. again that jack fifed tractor- trailer -- jackknifed tractor- trailer still causing problems for commuters trying to make their way toward the capital beltway.

expect delays because of scheduled track work on the blue and yellow line here is between braddock road and national airport as well as the red line. green line is clear right now. that is a look at afternoon traffic. jummy: thank you. in georgia county, police are investigating a deadly pedestrian involved crash . new this noon, we know the identity of the victim. 19-year-old helena naga sa. the road is closed this morning but back up in this noon. police say no charges have been filed against the driver in the case. the d.c. council is proposing a new measure that could raise the price of traffic violations to $1000. vision zero is an all hands on deck approach from the district and is saving lives. beagle goal is to have zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2024. discouragefeinstein finds to discourage behavior but not so big that nobody pays it. jummy: nearly two dozen district agencies say they will make this happen through education, enforcement, engineering, and infrastructure. there will be quite a few changes. if you are driving 25 miles per hour above the posted speed limit

he has been identified as stephen braddock of ashburn. drivingies say he was on monroe street when he crashed with another vehicle. so far no charges have been filed and the accident remains .nder investigation a sad day in the entertainment world, beloved british actor alan has died. rickman has died. he appeared in "robin hood, prince of thieves," and "love people familiar with his career said he had been battling cancer. he was 69 years old, and his death came the same week that david bowie died of cancer also at the age of 69. arlington fire crews are at fort meyer assisting with a carbon monoxide incident. four to five people are being evaluated after reports of high levels of the gas. we are working to get more information. the roller coaster temperatures continue. we are seeing a 15 to 20 degree difference from yesterday's arctic hare. doug hill has a look at your forecast. doug: temperatures noticeably warmer than this time yesterday as the cold air is moving out. check out the numbers right now. as of noon time, 50 degrees in cum

(cheers and applause) and he's the mayor of braddock, pennsylvania, and a candidate for u.s.ohn fetterman. (cheers and applause) and for everyone at home, join our conversation right now on twitter @nightlyshow using the hashtag "tonightly." earlier in the show, we were talking about the race between bernie and hillary and how bernie is gaining. let me give you some numbers. bernie is catching up to hillary in iowa. she's at 42% and bernie's now at 40%, and he's ahead in new hampshire at 53%, while hillary's at 39%. >> wow. >> larry: everyone thought hillary was going to beat obama in 2008. will she be obamaed by bernie? >> my campaign officially endorsed bernie sanders for president today. >> larry: what?! so you might be asking the wrong guy but if you're asking if she's been obamaed, she already has been. but the fact you're asking and the fact it's disclosed. a lot of deja vu, i would imagine. >> larry: how uncomfortable is that camp going to be? >> seriously. polls are always weird o me. i don't know how things will shake out, but i feel like, if bernie does beat her, sh

inner loop at braddock, that crash is now out of the way. northbound 3rd street tunnel diverted to mass avenue oig because of a snow removal situation there. and clarksburg road, take left to get past the plow. we'll see you being at 5:01. >>> it was anxious elaborate tree house that divided a neighborhood. who had the final say as some fought to it down. >> and we're staying on top of road conditions for you this friday mor >>> maichael phelps took time ot to help out the arizona basketball team. now you see what they call the curtain of distraction. you see all the gold medals? maybe it will blind their eyes or something. he's also wearing a gold swimsuit, i think. and a bow tie. and don't forget the swim cap. the player missed both foul shots, so maybe this whole thing worked. there is michael phelps and look at his partners. >> two fat guys, come on. tell it like it is. and there is he in a speedo with 18 gold medals hanging around his neck. >> he's ripped for a reason. his training is no joke. >> cover it up. >> are we a little bit, aar

from our trafficland cam, this is the beltway north of braddock road.mooth sailing but volume starting to pick up. weather and traffic continues on the 9s. for now over to you. >>> 6:42. still to come, the g.o.p. dumps nbc. they'll be moving their next debate to more friendly territory they say. >> interesting. we continue to follow breaking news out of prince george's county where four people have been killed in a devastating fire, including wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. >>> wl come back -- welcome back. calls for a boycott of the oscars continues to grow and it's all because of a lack of diversity in the nominees. >> as it was e3last year. spike lee and jada pinkett- smith will not

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he doesn't look like your typical candidate or act like one but that's not stopping the mayor of braddockties to our area, and now voters are paying attention. will it be enough to get him the nomination? >> good morning. i'm keith jones for nbc10 "@ issue." today we hear from the first of the democratic primary candidates, john fetterman, in the spring primaries taking on katie mcginnty, former chief of

incas this is the inner loop atopt braddock. you can see traffic movingtrc mo along okay. but volume again increasingncren the outer loop by newouteloop b hampshire and things across the springfield interchange to annandale little bit of volumetb increasing on the inner loopng but the good news is no o major delays just yet except for 27070 southbound.ound typical spot 70 to the truckck scales as we scroll through s our cameras.camera. that's the outer loop rightutig there by new hampshire.e new hs that's your look at traffic.t back to you allison.u >> thank you. >>> coming up next the irs irs making some changes this tax tha season. >> first though a reminder foxrn business will be hosting thebe t next republican debate. it will be held one week fromrom today next thursday in charleston, south carolina. maria and neil cavuto will be moderators again. reston virginia to surprise people with some interesting facts about their area. let's go. what is the official state drink of virginia? i have no idea. (cow moos) mmmmilk! did that surprise you? yeah! you might also be surpr

king street is shut down at west braddock in the westbound direction.the federal government with the d.c., maryland and state governments. also closed all the smithsonian museums, that means the national zoo national parks. local schools there also close local schools there also closed.we are running those on the bottom of your screen so you can check them out. >>> and metro is now open with limited service to underground stations only. on the orange line, trains are running from boston to eastern market. on the red line from medical center to union station and the green line runs from fort taunton to anacostia only. >>> and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on "good morning washington" on newschannel 8. hope you have a great day. >> today mr. robot himself award-winner christian slater. and star of "blind spot" sullivan stapleton. plus, we continue our new year, new you series with a lesson in proper posture. all next on "live!." [captioning made possible by disany-abc domestic television] >> and now here are your emmy award-winning co

on i-270 on the southbound side and one along the beltway on the outer loop at broad dock road -- braddockstbound between sterling avenue and nailer road. you're going to see snow removal projects throughout much of the metro at this point as folks work to clear a lot of those roads. looft the primary -- a lot of the primary roads are clear but we're still not getting full use of the lane so they'll be working on that today. along the beltway still keeping a close eye on the issue in mclean. two lanes blocked on the outer loop after the dulles toll road because of a disabled tractor- trailer. we should get things back up and going but from the red, we have delays all the way up to the i-270 spur. significant stuff. we'll have another update shortly. for now over to -- where are we sending it to? meaghan mooney is doing some exercise. let's check in with her to see how things

the deal is traffic still relatively light but slowing from braddock road.land side, delays on the oil from i95 headed over to i270 passing coalsville road. maryland side on 50, john happensen highway, inner loop delays from the ramp accept. back over to you. >> thanks. the truck driver that police say caught the deadly car crash in largo is under arrest, 34-year old sanchez was speeding, lost control along route 202. the truck went airborne and hit another truck causing a massive crash involving multiple vehicles. 53-year old angela jefferson was killed. sanchez did not have an driver's license and had an outstanding warrant affidavit traffic alert starting at 10:30, closing the southbound lane of canal road between fox hall and reservoir so crews can concrocket emergency repairs, it will reopen at 2:30 just >>> i realize we had two options, we could have lost faith and just let this battle get the best of us or i could give my daughter's battle with cancer a purpose. >> welcome back to "gma" and give it a purpose, he did. that's nfl player devon still acce

this is greg, braddock pennsylvania, independent line. morning. good host: good morning. caller: i think the president has done a great job. the push-back he received from the other side has been enormous. some of the things that he's proposed has not even been read. they refuse to bring bills to the floor because of their control of the house. he has had a tremendous job to hole get us out of the that the previous administration g.w. bush, and i think considering the obstacles a his way, that he's done terrific job, and he's really done a lot for the people of this country, whether other that or nt to realize not. host: so as far as tonight is concerned, do you think the president will highlight those? caller: i hope that he does. i hope that he highlights all of past ccesses over the seven years. host: coryn lives in st. joseph's, michigan. democrat's line, hi. caller: hi. hear the ld like to president talk about is i'd like o hear him talk about how divisive things have gotten here in the country. just like mes, walking in a grocery store doing things, you know, my eve