reports of shots being fired on the bw parkway. rived on the scene and that's when they found a car pulled to the shoulder of the road on the parkway, inside were two adult males one suffering from gunshot wounds. now police believe that the actual shooting itself happened a few miles further down up the parkway and the car continued to drive for about two miles before pulling over to the shoulder. in terms of what the motive behind the shooting is, that's unclear. was this random, whether a road rage incident or the gunman and victim knew each other, there was some sort of a dispute between them. at this point they don't know. >>> thank very much. >> 6:56 is your time. check our top stories, starting today you better make sure you're buckling up. law enforcement agencies across the country will kick off click it or ticket. extra patrols will be hitting the road day and night look for seat belt offenders. >>> conspiracy trail surrounding the murder of robert wone is about to enter its second week. prosecutors will question detective

uner loop blast at speed leaving the bw parkway headed around around towards 50.n talking about that. they are not automobile to complete the line striping at the chain bridge so one lane open each way. if you are traveling inbound on the prince william parkway, hov lanes as well as the main line open for business. so far, we are still at speed continuing northbound up into lorton. >>> gambling casinos will be legal in west virginia as of july 1st. so this could be i win-win situation, not only for the tourists but also for people who are out of work. fox 5's john henrehan shows us the new casinos will bring us much needed jobs. >> reporter: this is the present in charlestown, west virginia. slot machines, 5,000 of them. and this is the future in charlestown. full-blown casino gambling is coming here on july 1st thanks to a referendum overwhelmingly approved by local voters who want jobs and tax revenue in 2009, as a slots parlor, this facility paid $257 million in attacks to west virginia coffers. >> winner, winner, winner. >> reporter: the take in the attacks ar

as we look at southbound on the bw parkway. this is at 410. are losing the right lane because of this accident inside the beltway. and overall we are looking at minor slow goes approaching the scene. keep you moving and take you outside in virginia. heading northbound we are dropping in speed between the prince william parkway and 123. no incidents. continuing on to i-395 northbound. you are all clear moving at speed here from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. same situation we will find for drivers in maryland on the outer loop between 95 and interstate 270. that exit there. andrea, over to you. >>> we have another commuter alert for many drivers this morning. if you are looking forward to a faster trip across the newly renovated chain bridge you will have to wait a little longer. thanks to the heavy rain, kristin fisher is live with more and she explains. good morning. >> that's right, good morning, andrea. this is supposed to be the first morning in almost a year that drivers were able to use all three lanes on the chain bridge as they

very slow from the toll road all the way to bw parkway.are taking -- going to the game tonight, 95, bw parkway as you can see slow past laurel and 95 approaching dc and the beltway it will be slow, as well. moving on to virginia. our friends in virginia are heading home tonight on 395 and 95. no may juror complaints reported on 395 leaving the 14th street bridge. past the mixing bowl, slow approaching woodbridge. a look at dc and see how things are looking on the key bridge right now. inbound traffic is heavy. very nice sunny day out there. bike to work day. a lot of bikers on the roadway. we already saw a fatal accident in fairfax county. be extra careful and watch for biker and pedestrians on the roadways. back to you. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, debt settlement companies have flourished since the start of the recession. according to the better business bureau, 3500 financially troubled families have filed complaints against set settlement and negotiations firms. the john patrick bedell wants you to be aware of the red flags, high u

northbound on the bw parkway at 410. another wreck we are keeping an eye on in the beltway. virginia construction, keep an eye out for roadwork set up. everyone is moving well through manassas, making their way to centreville to inside the beltway and 270 no problems frederick to the spur. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> police are searching for answers after finding the body of a six week old baby boy in a home in laurel county, maryland. once police were inside they found the body of a boy. police have not said who the woman is. they are waiting for the results of an autopsy before determining the cause of death and deciding if any charges will be filed in the case. the trial of a man accused in the kidnapping and death of an 11-year-old is scheduled to begin today. thomas leggs junior is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and sex offenses in the death of sara foxwell. her body was discovered christmas day. leggs used to date the victim's aunt. >>> what should have been a day of joy for the love family was one of remembrance. she was awarded a posth

the bw parkway, is closure is still in place at 198. you can pick up 95 and head southbound towards the capital beltway. overnight roadwork still in place between 216 and 198. the it look good on the inner and outer loop at connecticut avenue. with the chain bridge, it will be a difficult commute coming out of virginia, especially off of 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are continuing to follow the developing situation down in the gulf of mexico. wildlife and a way of life hangs in the balance. birds and sea animals covered in oil becoming all too familiar. so instead of waiting on the government or bp to stop the oil leak, the louisiana governor has launched his own plan of attack. jonathan seri is working the latest developments. >> reporter: if you want something, you've got to do it yourself. that message from louisiana governor bobby jindal who says bp and washington are too slow to clean up the oil. >> even when we report sightings of oil, it is not being responded to quickly enough. >> reporter: some louis

a slow exit off the bw parkway between 198 and 197. traffic. >>> u.s. park police investigating a shoot ago long the baltimore-washington parkway. it was reported at around 11:30 last night around route 198. officered found a car on the highway and was shot. they are in the hospital. it appears the shot came from outside of the vehicle but no word on a suspect or motive. >>> in virginia grief courthouse lores are on hand at -- grief counselors on hand at a fairfax high school. a pedestrian killed. sarah simmons is live. >> reporter: it appears 18-year- old abdelouahid chadli was well- known here at fairfax high school. i spoke with parents and students before classes started this morning and they say he was well loved and well-known by a lot of people here at the high school. he was a member of the wrestling team and apparently had plans even, according to his family, to become a veterinarian after school and go to george mason university. that of course was all cut short on friday afternoon at about 4:00. he was riding on a bike path

good wednesday morning to you we will begin with 95 and the bw parkway.and clean and green drive from baltimore to 495. as we move it to 270, we open the doors and show you the drivers are moving at a good pace from father hurley to the split. no real problems. virginia 6 things are filling out between 50 and 123. that delay is going to continue to grow. next stop, 495 in virginia. the outer loop, the inner loop, both of these loops are checking out fine between the wilson bridge to the american legion. and finally 395. that's how we will call it a wrap. more drivers between duke and seminary. okay between the pentagon and the 14th street bridge. andrea, that's the traffic. now, back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> the battle over speed cameras is heating up in montgomery county. recent documents revealed some cameras in the county have gone several days without being checked. that's a violation of maryland state law which requires a daily check of every camera by a technician. the technicians are also required to keep daily logs of the cameras, which ar

finally on the bw parkway heading southbound all the way out of baltimore making your way down past 32 to powder mill, things are looking great. we are back in 90 seconds. >>> at 6:10, we are following a developing story. a body is found early this morning in rock creek park. police tell 9 news now the body of a man was found around 3:00 this morning near beach drive and tilden street near the pierce mill. we don't know anything about the victim or how that person died. a crew is on the way right now and we hope to have a live report at 6:30 from the scene. >>> now to this amazing video out of nashville, tennessee. look at the historic flooding impacting life there. these floods have already killed at least two dozen people in three states. that was the football stadium there with floodwaters inside. the cumberland river is going down and should be below flood stage by the end of the week. nashville's mayor says it will take a while before things get back to normal. >> we are looking at a long recovery period. at the same time, i want to reassure everyone that nashville will fully reco

bw parkway, 29 and 83 all checking without incident. 95 southbound, no problems from white marsh boulevard to the beltway. on the harbor tunnel throughway it is a split down 295. back to you. >>> parents may be walking their children to the bus stop or driving their children to school after two girls reported a man approached them on boxwood road and at fairfax road and forest drive in the area of bates middle school. linda so? >> reporter: police are stepping up patrols in that area looking for a man who they say approached two girls near base middle school. the school's located at 701 chase street in annapolis. police will be in the area patrolling bus stops and neighborhoods where students walk to and from school. one girl reported on may 5th a man pulled up next to her and asked if she wanted to go for a ride. then two weeks later on may 1th, another student said a man grabbed her arm as she was walking to her bus stop on fairfax road and forest drive. the man drove off in a car that's described as a small dark blue honda or sedan with tinted windows. police don't know for sure at this

we have a disabled vehicle on the soak bound lanes of the bw parkway. that's off to the shoulder. one road closure because of an accident in the pasadena area. mountain road at mansion house crossing closed due to a crash this morning. as we take a peek at the big roads, traffic's very light and moving at a really, really good pace. moving at speed around the area. same here on the west side of the outer loop at i-70. no problems as you hit the i-70 interchange. no problems here on the southwest side. it's checking in clean as you make your way down towards the tunnels. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> financial reform has cleared the senate and must now clear the house version approved in december. it would enact the most sweeping changes in the rules of governing big banks since the great depression. t.j. winick reports from washington. >> on this vote the yeas are 59 and the nays are 39. the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: they are the most far-reaching restraints on big banks since the great depression. two democrats voted no because it wasn't tough enough while four

police are still looking for a driver involved in what appears to be a road rage shooting on the bw parkwayman was shot twice in the arm just before 11:30 last night in laurel. police say it started when the man rear ended an suv at route 198. he got scared, we're told, and drove away. he was followed on to the parkway and somebody inside the suv pulled a gun and fired as many as nine shots. >> the important thing is, if you're involved in a traffic crash, frequently it's just an accident. and things happen. and it's not worth getting into a violent confrontation with people. >> police recovered several gun casings that victim is in expected to survive. >>> a local restaurant hopes to reassure customer that's their credit card information is safe after accusations of skimming. three former servers at the cheesecake factory are accused of stealing card numbers from patrons. federal authorities say they racked up $117,000 in fraudulent charges in 2008 and 2009. a company executive says the employees are trained to properly handle credit cards but some customers are wondering why things are no

270, maryland's main road out here, nice and quiet past father hurley to the split. 95 and the bw parkway. no complaints on these roadways. nice and green at speed toward powder mill. inbound new york avenue no complaints and hardly any drivers. i don't see any between the times building and the third street tunnel. over to you. >>> dc inside detectives are searching for answers after a woman was found dead in her southeast apartment. her body was discovered yesterday afternoon after her handicapped son fell, was pushed or jumped from their third story apartment. emergency crews responding to calls about the 20-year-old autistic man entered the apartment and discovered the body of his mother. police are treating this as a murder investigation. >>> a 19-year-old charged in the double shooting in montgomery village is due in court for a bond hearing. richard ortiz is charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of reckless endangerment. police say ortiz wounded two men in the 19200 block of spur hill drive on wednesday night. they believe the shooting stemmed from an argument.

driver of that suv shot and wounded the sedan driver after he tried to run away fleeing on to the bw parkway southbound exit. the victim was shot in the arm but is expected to recover. park police are also looking for witnesses in the shooting. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shot. temperatures today 79. pretty average. we'll take you out with the wakeup weather. not bad. i think we'll have a little more sunshine to start. a lot of clouds. sun in the morning. temps in the 60s. winds east northeast at ten. we'll look at the holiday weekend. we'll also talk about mobile tv. pretty cool. stay tuned. >>> criminals are listening using what police say to elude them. there is a new way to monitor the cops, even right from your cell phone. 9news now will show you how it works and how you can catch a criminal. >> can you give a description of the suspects. >> scanner secrets coming up next on 9 news now. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom rin

no problems on 95 and on the southside, the beltway at the bw parkway, nothing to report so far. >>> and here's what everyone will be talking about. an infant, six weeks old dies in an apartment in lorell. >> reporter: good morning, the circumstances are unclear. that's why an autopsy will be done to determine how he died. >> reporter: the first sign of trouble came saturday morning when a neighbor called 911. a woman was crying for help, knocking on the neighbor's door on edge rock way. the infant was unresponsive and no signs of trauma. >> reporter: the 6 week old is identified and even though that the homicide is investigated, they're not sure what happened. the house was in disarray and we're not sure if there was a struggle prior to the child's death. >> reporter: the neighbors declined to talk about the case saying they didn't know anything about the boy or the person who dialed 911 and the police are talking to the person who called for help. and the homicide unit did all of the investigations. >> reporter: and the police are relying on the autopsy results. and don, back to yo

. >>> breaking news, park police investigating an overnight shooting along the bw parkway that happened around 11:30 last night south of 198 in laurell. akram was found with two people inside, one of them with a gunshot wound. if the road was shut down while police investigated. >>> we turn to our other top story, the crisis on the gulf coast. there is a face-off brewing between bp and the federal government over the ongoing cleanup efforts. this comes as the louisiana state leaders are announcing their own efforts to stop the spread of oil along the shoreline. if courtney robinson is in a satellite center with more on how they're trying to take matters into their own hands. >> good morning. if state leaders are blasting bp and the federal government for not doing enough to stop the leak more than a month after the deepwater horizon explosion. bp says their latest move is not working as well as they hoped. they have another plan for mid- week. this comes as the white house anis sending three cabinet secretaries. the government will have to take over if certain improvements are not made.

breaking news, park police are investigating an overnight shooting along the bw parkway that happens 11 o:30 last night. one person in a car had a gunshot wound. it was shut down for few hours while people investigated. no arrests have been made. >>>> there is a face-off between bp and the federal government over the ongoing cleanup efforts in the gulf. louisiana governor is criticizing both of them for the slow response. courtney robinson is standing by in a satellite center with a look at how they are taking matters into their own hands. good morning. >> louisiana state leaders are asking to dredge sand from the sea floor and build 80 miles of levees to reinforce the barrier islands. this adds fris as frustration mounts against bp and the federal government. dozens of miles of louisiana coast are coated. beaches are closed and wildlife threatened. >> i don't feel they are doing everything i can. >> many are frustrated with bp and its efforts to stop the oil spill. their latest move is a straw beds removing half of what it was days ago. >> we are united and want the same result. we

around 11:19, police responded to a 911 call of shots fired and found a red sedan pulled over on the bw parkway. the passenger was unharmed but the driver was bleeding from two gunshot wounds to his arm. >> it's crazy. it's a nice neighborhood. nothing usually ever happens in this area. >> moments earlier, police say that driver was responsible for rear ending a black suv at this stoplight on route 198 and r russet green way. police say he got scared and took off. >> the vehicle he struck in the rear followed him on the parkway. as he pulled alongside the vehicle, somebody in that vehicle open fired with a gun. >> police found the gun saysings nearly two miles from where the red sedan finally pulled over and believe as many as eight or nine shots were fired during the drive-by. >> i think it's wrong. it's like, left the person for dead. didn't know if the person was dead or alive. >> police believe road rage is to blame. >> it's something i worry about. in fact, it modifies my driving behavior. i try to calm myself down. i don't want top react like that. >> we all got it, though. we all got it.

. >>> police believe road rage led to a shoot on the bw parkway last night south of route 198 in laurel. passengers driving in a dark suv shot and wounded a driver in another vehicle after the two were involved in a fender bender. >> top obama administration officials and a team of senators toured the gulf region today to see the oil damage first half. they expressed outrage and frustration over british petroleum's failure to stoop the flow to that broken well. b.p. says it will be at least wednesday before engineers can try again. >> and the vietnam veteran statue is going to be closed partially starting tomorrow. it's going to take two months to get it back to normal. that's a look at our headlines at this hour. >>> a credit card skimming operation has targeted patrons at a popular northwest d.c. restaurant. it's costing unsuspecting customers more than $100,000. chris gordon with the latest. >> the corporate offices put out a statement apologizing to customers for any inconvenience or concern, saying the parties responsible no longer work at the restaurant. >> federal authorities say

on 270 we show you no complaints from frederick past 121 all the way down. 95 and the bw parkway, clean and green commute. that's what we are tracking as we show you the maps from 32 to the beltway. don't mind this northbound delay. it is actually not right. inbound new york avenue we are incident free through the district from florida avenue toward the third street tunnel. and finally 95 in virginia heading northbound drivers are at speed between the prince william parkway and lorton. back to you. >>> some lawmakers say bp has lost its credibility as more oil streams in to the gulf of mexico. the company how now admits the leak is much bigger than it previously estimated. under pressure from captiol hill they have posted the footage from the oil rig on- line. the environmental protection agency has also ordered bp to use a less toxic chemical to break up the crude and the oil is starting to coach beaches on louisiana's barrier island. >> we are concerned this is the beginning. >> any day we could be shut down so every oyster counts right now. >> reporter: fishermen are heading to the w

>>> right now, police are searching for the person who fired shots on the bw parkway overnight. one person was hit. >>> no end in sight. oil is still gushing into the gulf of mexico and bp says wednesday will be the earliest it can try to stop the leak. >>> and costly meals, restaurant workers in our area accused of stealing from customers. news 4 midday begins right now. >>> you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now live in hd, this is news 4 midday. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday, i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, may 24th, 2010. we begin with breaking news from stafford county, virginia. that's where the search for a suspicious man near north stafford high school has ended with that man in custody. north stafford high and nearby park ridge elementary school were both on lockdown as officers searched for the man. they say he had gotten into some kind of altercation early in the morning in the parking lot of the high school. he then managed to take off. there's no word yet right now on who the man is but they say he was not armed. both schools

game day track south of baltimore, on 95, bw parkway, both stretches are incident free but significant volume approaching dc. that's a check on the commute. back to you. >>> a reminder we know a lot of people are getting up extra early. so are we. enjoy your weekend and then tune in to 9 news now monday morning. it begins at 4:25 a.m. >>> some clouds coming in. showers to the west of us. we will take you out with a pollen reading. you can access it at wusa9.com. trees are in the moderate range. grasses, weeds and mold spores are low. we will talk about the weekend when we come back. ñwçwçyyob hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> in tonight's health alert reassuring news for people who have had heart attacks. it is okay to have sex again without worrying about too much stress on your ticker. a study released today showed many patients are afraid to resume sex after the heart attacks but doctors say they need to ask about it. less than half of men and a third of

on the roads, we started off with the bw parkway at 450 capital plaza actual that is where we had the stalled car that was tying up the right side of the road. that should be out of the way. accident activity there with the medevac helicopter enroute. at the american legion bridge, we showed new camera at this time yesterday. we could hardly see the bridge itself much less into virginia because of all the fog. what a difference a day makes. nice easy ride now. no incidents to report on the you wanted out iror inner loop. southbound 270, nice and clear for those out of hyattstown. -- no incidents to report on the outer or inner loop. we'll continue now if you are traveling northbound i-95 out of woodbridge, volume increasing here as you traveling north of the bwp. no incidents to leave conning out towards fort bell voi. that's a check of your -- towards fort belvoir. >>> if you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, you are probably already getting some pretty good nutrition. >> we have been showing how to make the most of super foods in the kitchen. here is melanie alnwick with a super

park police are investigating a shooting on the bw parkway. a man driving a red sedan was rear ended by an suv last night on route 198. the driver of the suv shot and wounded the sedan driver after he tried to flee onto the parkway exit. police are looking for witnesses to the shooting. >> we're looking for that vehicle. and we're looking for anyone who may have witnessed the crash that participated in this for the shooting itself on the parkway. >> the person injured was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. they are expected to recover. anyone with information to call u.s. park police. >>> if you're looking for a chance to ride across the bridge, you'll have to wait longer. thanks to the heavy rain this weekend, the construction is not quite finished. >> reporter: well, this is suppose to be the first day in almost a year that drivers were able to use all three lanes on the chain bridge. you see the sign right behind me? well, it was suppose to be taken down by 6:30 monday morning. but thanks to this weekend's bad weather, i

bw parkway, south looks good here. over to a live view of traffic on the topside york road. we do have an accident off to the side they're on the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things are pretty quiet, obviously, in the weather department. temperatures and the fifties right now. humidity is going down significantly over the last couple of days. 64 degrees in randallstown. 54 degrees in cecil county. mostly sunny skies. upper seventies and low 80s. sunset's this evening three minutes after 8:00. seven-day forecast looks like this. thursday and friday, the to% mark on that. -- 30% mark on that. high near 75. at this point, mother's day is going to try to rid high temperature of only 64 degrees. we should stay in the 60's next week. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. back in 55 with another live update. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, may 5th, 2010. cin cinco de mayo and a big day in the apple. >>> meanwhile, i'm meredith vieira, alongside matt laue

inbound on the bw parkway had a broken down vehicle. authorities trying get out of there. route 50 from bowie on in doing fine. >>> our time 5:22. coming up a new report about airline security that you should know about buff get on another airplane. >> plus the data point of homeland security responds to a little girl's immigration slip up. >> and next another run in between the >>> they called it quote an unbelievable coincidence and you might well agree. the salahis, the party crashers were down at the white house this week on night of the most recent state dinner and yes they were stopped by the secret service. on wednesday night sthoerpd after going through a red light in their limo. the salahis say they were not head to the white house, instead they say they were meeting friends for dinner at a k street restaurant and they called traffic stop a quote, unbelievable coincidence. >>> the department of homeland security will not go after the family of a little girl who asked first lady michelle obama a tough question about immigration. the second grader asked the question

we will go to the map along the bw parkway. earlier issues as you make the trip towards 395.the meals that won't p morning, 24th of may, 2010. back to work morning. back to school morning for a lot of people. but not these people right here. they're out on the plaza, stretching out the weekend a little bit. we're happy they're joining us. we'll go out there and say hi in a little while. i'm matt lauer, alongside meredith vieira. >>> brett mi michaels, last mone suffered a brain hemorrhage, last week a stroke, but still managed to win the "celebrity apprentice." we'll talk to him about his win, his health and whether he should slow down a little bit. i just shook his hand and he seems to be doing really well. >> he's not slowing down. i'll tell you that. >>> the most dangerous city, where al qaeda calls the shots with the help of some americans. >>> we'll talk to caroline kennedy about the winners of her father's profile awards. >>> let's get a check of the top stories of the morning from ann, standing over at the news desk. >> thanks so much. good morning once again, everybod