centreville, up into kent county and the delaware line.ou're getting downpour and dangerous lightning. it's coming your way, carroll county eventually, you'll see heavy rain out of this, too. we have clearing from frederick and westminster and back into montgomery county. the rain is beginning to let up a bit. take a little pan around town. wet in the wake of a few inches of rain in most spots. 73 now. we have a lot of rain cooling from the downpours. the winds shifted north and east. you can see the heavy showers and storms as they came in here. this is from the err and -- earth and space laboratory. in baltimore, near druid hill at robert w. coalman. we'll find the downpours here. the skies are breaking apart and that means good weather into the evening. low 70s from the storms. still cooking into the 80s and the humidity is off of the charts. the bottom line is this. heavy downpours to be had from annapolis eastward from elkton, south and eastward down into delmarva. that's pushing northwest to south east. where you've seen the rain tap

traffic slows after business 234 eastbound to centreville. one more stretch of brake lights to east 123. >>> the search continues this morning for a man that attacked a speed camera contractor's vehicle on 275 forcing a stretch near bw airport to shut down. a suspect armed with a hammer tapped on the rear window of the vehicle then walked to the front and started smashing the windshield. the worker inside said the suspect was yelling incoherently before he disappeared into the woods. >>> business beat is up next. why using your debit card could net you good deals. >>> as we take you to break, a contract dispute kept competitive hot dog eater kobayashi.  >>> using your debit card could net your good deals. first, let's take a look at the market. we have the business beat. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom. >> so, yesterday, up and down stocks. they ended in the green and ending in green is a good idea, right? >> reporter: yeah, i think you are the lucky charm on wall street. >> i like the way that sou

here we are 66 as you travel past centreville. we have some volume slowing you down. off and on the brakes again past 7100. 270 southbound out of frederick, brief tea lays. other than that, things look good down toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a win for the nationals and things looking pretty good for bryce harper. >> time now to talk about some of that. joining us now are the sports junkies from 106.7 the fan. good morning, fellows. >> good morning, steve. >> hey, wisdom, don't forget about me. >> oh, hello. >> bryce harper, will he face any competition in aa ball or will he cruise through and dominate like he did in hagerstown? >> he had two hits in his debut last night. i don't no for he will have as easy a time in aa as he did in a. i think he will have success there. they wouldn't have given him the green light to go to aa had he not done so well. >> he is a teen no, ma'am. he will dominate there and everybody is going to wonder why they don't just call him up to the big league club. they probably aren't until midseason next ye

no problems reportedly on business 234 to centreville. beltway is smooth, southbound 270, you guys are good to go south of 109 headed out the mba. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic, the board is weighing in on the controversy overthe dulles project. phase two of the project has been mired in a fight over whether to locate the -- where to locate the station and runway costs. >> the cost of metro's rail line to dulles airport keeps soaring. now $3.8 billion and now the rising costs and the controversy over whether to put it above or below ground could be a deal breaker. >> what's become clear in recent weeks is that the agreements between the airport authorities and the jurisdictions has begun to unravel. >> federal transit administrator briefed the board about transportation secretary ray lahood's compromise plan to bring the cost down to the $2.5 billion original estimate. >> i would hope the region can come together. >> under the plan the cost of parking garages is passed down the fairfax and loudoun town counties. metro could

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slow traffic from manassas to centreville. no problems as you head into vienna.oom into northbound i- 95. a live look here as well. where, again, it has been incident-free. it is just the volume, everyone headed to work as you leave route one toward newington. up on to 395. let's take a look at your travel times. outer loop, slowing down now for 14 minutes from 95 around to 270. 95 from 216 to the beltway is not affected by that. 66 in from route 7100 to the beltway is 13 minutes for that stretch. coming up, a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> the top album downloads on itunes, beyonce's new album is number one in the u.k. and ireland. over on the r & b charts, jill scott's new release, the light of sun. and on the country charts, jason with number one with my kind of party. >> in just a few hours, jury selection begins here in washington in the federal case against roger clemens. >> the baseball legend is accused of lying to congress. he testified three years ago saying he did not use steroids. >> but former teammates and a former trainer say

of the suspect and noticed he was still holding onto the uzi assault weapon while facing east on centreville avenue. officer peregoy and trail could hear officer obot from another direction yell, drop the gun. officer trail yelled, drop the gun or i will shoot. the suspect got the gun, was tackled by officers, and was taken into custody without injury to the officers or suspect. as the officers detained the suspect, additional suspects approached the officers but were ordered back. the officers quickly determine this incident started over a dispute with another group, and that an additional shooter was involved and was also quickly detained by members of the attack -- gang task force. as a result of all the shooting at the scene, property damage at the scene had occurred but not one individual was struck. officers trail, peregoy, and obot instantly responded to shots fired and were confronted by an extremely dangerous individual. the officers made a split-second decision to place their lives in jeopardy and without hesitation pursued the suspect. opposition under the risk of danger. -- the o

temperatures right now into centreville at 75. that humidity is at 91% right now. as we check out what's going on in hanover, 69 there. bel air right around 70 and glen oak at 70 as well and i am forecasting around 90 at 4:00. let's send it over to tonya with traffic. >> reporter: good morning. our earlier accident in the city st. margaret and washburn is clear and we shouldn't have to worry about that. most major interstates are okay. reisterstown starting off at 795 at cockeysville, very light traffic. no problems to report down to the beltway. 95 southbound after mountain road, we still have a disabled vehicle that we are dealing with. it's over on the shoulder. so be careful as you go by. back to you. >>> he came in with a young boy on it, and two women came running to him and grabbed him and hugging him. >> the boy is safe after -- from drowning after he was swept away from a sand bar. an eyewitness captured this emotional moment when the child was scooped up and embraced by a woman. that child was swept out to sea by a strong can't by lifeguards were able to

we are looking at centreville at 73. and the humidity once again very high at 94%. let's send it over to tonya with track. >> reporter: good morning. flooding causing road closures on york road at beaver run lane and ashland. be aware of that. use an all the terntive route -- and youtertive route. -- all the terntive route. -- alternate route. >> reporter: accident an -- 108 is closed at elliot oak road and trees down at robert crane highway southbound at johns hopkins road in anne arundel county. megan. >> thanks. >>> it's 4 minutes after 6 this morning. a man is traumatized after watching another man die in his arms after being stabbed to death on the 4th of july on the inner harbor. he didn't want to be identified so we are concealing his face and voice. he want you to hear the story. >> he was like this. and his head was right between my legs and he looks up at me and that's when he died. >> the man who we are going to call john the intended target in the attack. he he interviewed -- he intervened after his brother shouted a racial slur towards a suspect. victim

right now, the temperature in the centreville is coming in at around 72. 75 right now in baltimore.so we are very warm. very humid outside and and in annapolis, -- and in annapolis at around 70 degrees. this is what it looks like as of now. we will deal with more humidity and more high temperatures as we go throughout the day. so you're thinking about eating the lunch outdoors, i wouldn't do it. i would stay in the air conditioner. but going into 4 p.m., the temperature will be around 91. it's going to be a hot one. if we get more sunshine, the temperature will be hotter than that. all right. let's go over to tonya with your traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are still accident free in the city and baltimore county. no problems to report on the beltway. let's look at 50 at i-97 the westbound traffic is the oncoming traffic from annapolis into the area. no accidents in your way. dealing with construction, 95 southbound past russell, there's construction in the right lane. also 395 the ramp to mlk, the left lane is closed. back to you. >>> 4:42, health news this morn

wires block old dominion road between glee and now over to the 66, no delays between manassas, centrevillebeltway. over to 270 in maryland, we're still looking good from frederick down to urbana, gaithersburg and rockville. coming up, another look around the area at 4:31. andrea, jessica? >> here are stories we're following for you. the debate over raising the debt limit resumes on capitol hill. senators are cutting their july recess short to hammer out a deal. >> republicans and democrats remain at odds over taxes and there are no new talks scheduled this week between the white house and g.o.p. leaders. >> a new generation of veterans is returning home from overseas conflicts. some of them have visible wounds, others have wounds which are not as apparent. >> more efforts to being made to make sure the homecoming and the recovery is there. >> spanky gibson knows what it is like to shift from combat back to the homefront. >> you're checking out everyone and everything so when you get into that mindset of six or seven months then you come back, it is hard to downshift it very quickly. >> rep

we are maintaining speed heading into centreville. no problems on 395. outer loop rolling at speed college park to bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well, the millions who have been closely watching the casey anthony trial will be glued to their tvs and computers today. the 25-year-old will be sentenced on four counts of lying to police. jessica stone is live in orlando with what this means. good to see you, jessica. what can we expect today when she is sentenced? >> reporter: here is the math we are looking at. if she gets the maximum by the judge, she is looking at about six months to a year in jail with the calculations in play. if the judge gives her credit for the nearly three years she spent in prison, then she could get nothing, she walks. and the orange county sheriff's department has made arrangements to make sure when that happens, if it happens, she has a safe release because this is so high profile, they sent maps of different areas of security so we know where to be and where not to be so nothing happens if she is

the lanes are open from business 234 headed out to centreville and an easy drive fair oaks the 123. beltway looks good in each direction between springfield and the wilson bridge. authorities are checking for a car fire on the beltway at 350. outer loop still at speed passing by colesville road to 270. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. >>> our big story this morning, rain a threatening this morning's historic liftoff of the space shuttle atlantis in florida. this is nasa's final shuttle mission and lightning strike near the launch pad yesterday worried nasa engineers before they determined it didn't cause any damage. if nasa has to scrub the launch, engineers will try it again over the weekend. but if they can't launch before monday, they'll have to put it off until next weekend. >>> a look at the morning's other top stories now. maryland voters will get to decide the fate of a controversial law in may governor martin o'malley signed a measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition. it was supposed to take effect july 1st, but it was not because oppon

no incidents to report out on 66 as you work your way in from man as is towards centreville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> several new laws go into effect today in the area. man having to do with alcohol. they include virginia's zero tolerance policy. anybody 21 or younger convicted of driving while intoxicated will have their license suspended for a year and either a minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. >>> now to maryland where the alcohol tax is set to go up today. you will pay an extra three cents for every dollar you spend on beer, wine and liquor. and tucker is not happy about that. the tax hike is expected to raise about $85 million a year. this is maryland's first alcohol specific tax increase in 38 years. >>> our business beat is next. we have the latest developments out on the dominique strauss- kahn case. the prosecution now questioning the credibility of the hotel maid who is accusing the former imf chief of sexual assault. >>> as we go to break, they've only got them out west but in n out burger ranks number one

again as 9 centreville and again at fair oak. no incidents to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the verdict, not guilty on the three most serious charges for casey anthony. >> the florida mom accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee could be set free as early as this week. >> the jury aquitted anthony of murder and manslaughter and child abuse. verdict shocked many people. afterwards, the defense gave their take while prosecutors talked how the time it took to find tailee's body hurt their case. >> casey did not murder caylee. it is that simple. >> this is a lesson to those of you who have indulged in media assassination for three years. >> this is a dry bones case, very difficult to prove. >> casey anthony will be sentenced on those four founts of lying to police tomorrow. each carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail but she has already served nearly three years. on facebook being rob quinn writes it was the worst ve

no real problems to report on 66 out of centreville in past route 50 fair oaks continuing toward nutleyeet and the beltway. your lanes are open and incident-free. 270 looks good out of germantown. no incidents to report. the beltway incident-free right now as well. keep in mind downtown, we'll have a lot of closures today. a lot of pedestrians there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a huge crowd will gather on the national mall today to celebrate independence day. >> but you better pack some patience if you are heading to the big show. >> that's right. this is the big daddy of them all. tens of thousands of people that are expected to be down here for the big fourth of july celebration. the public access to the national mall itself is going to start at about 10:00 a.m. so that is what folks can start filtering down near and getting your favorite spot down here on the national mall. the u.s. park service, they are saying, please, do not drive down here. they are asking people to take metro to get down here. they think that will be your best bet. here is some information

no problems from manassas into centreville and fairfax. it is a clear ride this morning. and now over to your travel times. we'll start off with the outer loop of the beltway, 95 to 270. the beltway, route 4 to the wilson bridge, 9 minutes this morning. in my next report, let's take a look at the gw parkway at 5:09. >>> police have a driver in custody after an early morning crash that could have been much worse. >> the vehicle did some demolition work on a home in aspen hill, maryland. surae chinn is live at the scene with details. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. a pretty unbelievable story, thinking that no one was killed. check out the house right here. folks are working on it right now. to shore up the house. right back there, you'll also see what was once a washing machine. we have keith avery here to talk about what exactly happened. i know, keith, you said you were sleeping at the time when this all happened. >> yes, i was taking a nap and i heard this loud crash and i opened the door to see an suv in my dining room. i tried to get out but it was block

pretty much no problems from centreville to inside the beltway. the travel times, on over to maryland and show you -- still ahead we're in virginia. taking a look at 395, surae and andrea, that's coming up in my next report. now over to you. >>> if you're driving in maryland today, you may spot really low flying planes. >> we've been telling you about this. nasa pilots are taking samples in the skies over the baltimore and washington traffic corridor. it's part of the discover a. q. mission to test air quality at different altitudes. so some of the planes will be flying just 1,000 feet off the ground. today's flights are scheduled from 10:30 until 6:30 and they'll be happening throughout this month. >>> this morning, a second major sport is in a lockout. >> if this nba lockout goes like the last one, the season coming up will be shortened or canceled. >>> it's time to take a look at the question of the morning. >> it is -- >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. velvet hughes anderson wrote -- isn't that the truth

in centreville, 72. manassas also 72 degrees. here is a look at live doppler 9000 hd. around the beltway, it is cloudy. you can see around south of 66 around warrenton or fredericksburg, light mist. lower 90s in downtown. look at andrews air force base, you'll be hot at 94. winchester in the lower 90s. so, i'm concerned about tomorrow's storms being more widespread. showers and storms likely. temperatures in the mid-80s. here's angie with your traffic. >> anny, thank you very much. hello, everybody. we're starting off the 6:00 hour, keeping that yellow light on. still got problems out in the hyattsville area but hey, things are improving. 202 landover road at firehouse road. all northbound lanes remain blocked. we've learned that southbound lanes are open. good news there. better news, i should say. taking a wide view of the area, other parts of the region, they're checking out ok. 66 doing just fine. no major slow goes to report. as we track the road through our cameras. we're dealing with a little bit of the fog this morning. not a bad idea to factor in some extra mi

a car went over the guardrail here on 66 as you come out of centreville.expect heavy traffic because of it. it is not affecting westbound 66. there, the lanes are open. now, i'll take you to the beltway on the west and northside of town. this is the volume we've been talking about and still some poor visibility. i'm going to say it is a good hour and 10 minutes leading tysons corner and heading toward the american legion bridge before the pace improves. guys, back to you. >>> thanks, monika. >> coming up next, police arrest the so-called shower bandit in manassas. plus, arlington residents are nothing if not generous. we'll tell you where the county ranks in the highest performing goodwill donation centers in the country! >> don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> an update on the alleged cheating scandal. the u.s. department of education has reportedly joined the investigation into the big gain on some d.c. standardized test scores. school chancellor caya henderson said today she welcomes the probe into a "usa to

sprinkle rain in there but really a nice day and warmer than yesterday. 78 in east op and 76 from centrevillers as if there will be an isolated shower threat easing in overnight and we will bring in chance of afternoon showers and storms and this is just with more humidity and typical july stuff and pulling back a littlebit on the high temperatures but i think it's going to be hot. 94 on sunday and 92 on the 4th of july and even when you see the lightning bolt and rain drops not a workout -- washout but scattered thundershowers and mugginess checking out the fireworks displays. low 90s through the mide of next week and -- middle of next week. but overall typical stuff. if anything -- anything, better than at typical amount couple days with higher heat and humidity over the weekend. beach weather and much more on "good morning maryland" at nine 90 seconds away.

this is a video of that accident in dodge park. 66 to eastbound as moving a d centreville. -- in centervilleute 4 and route 5 which is beautiful. no problems to report in the district. like this kind of later -- whether. it is hot and muggy. a lot of sunshine today and a start today with the reautiful sunshine ove -- sunrise over frederick. degrees in the district. fogeper as a little bit of on.ing way to 93 with humidity and a better chance of widespread rain tomorrow. >> will have another update at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune in to news channel 8. ♪ man: whoa! mom just caught air. not that she'll describe it that way to her book club. she'll probably say something like, "everyone had a wonderful time. the food was great. it was good to get away." but let's be honest... mom just caught air! now, there's a first. tell us what you've always wanted to do, on facebook. [ ship horn blows ] ♪ new york >>> from china spring, texas. how about that? >> that's a nice crowd outside times square. >> from guam. >> howdy. >> we heard alicia keys here. >> in this song we all p pro it. >> i kn