this problem on clara barton could cause major issues. you want to make alternate plans. 66 and 95, moving along as well. 270 at shady grove, looking good. more information on that clara barton crash coming up. guys? >>> thank you. coming up on 5:32. we are covering every angle of decision 2014 tomorrow, including a new poll that says the races for congress could be extremely close. nbc's tracie potts on capitol hill taking a look at this for us. >> reporter: what that poll shows is when you look at everyone registered to vote, democrats have a four-point lead. when you look at likely voters, those likely to go to polls, it's a lot tighter. 46% sayre they want republicans in charge. 45% want democrats in charge. that is statistically a dead heat. not on the ballot but having a huge influence on this race. president obama campaigning last night. we saw him in connecticut. also in pennsylvania. he got heckled yesterday by immigration protesters. some democrats keeping their distance from the president. and a lot of republicans are trying to

>> breaking news clara barton between glen echo and chain bridge. all lanes shut down. your alternate is macarthur boulevard. take macarthur and avoid this headache. five-car collision. it's going to take time to get it out of the way. prince george's, a little bit of yellow on branch, indian head highway. wider look at thg we red here. slow. d.c. 295 just past 50. quite a big backup here. 40 miles per hour. outer loop. pretty typical this time of day. in virginia, stafford county, fairly slow. slow past dale city and quantico. >>> 6:32. we are learning new information about a deadly plane crash midair. it happened in frederick, maryland. the ntsb said the plane's pilot did not see the helicopter before they crashed. however, investigators are not saying how this happened or who might be at fault. three people died in the crash. the plane was cleared one minute before the helicopter was cleared to take off >> d.c. police are trying to figure out how a woman ended up dead in a vacant building. they were called to last yesterdamoin the woman's body was onir police can't s

war, clara barton took her story on the road, and a former prisoner accompanied her. relics of the prison become tourist attractions across the country. these are artifacts that clara barton used, accompanying her particular lecture tour. beginning in 1876, and extending for decades, prisons and prison treatment, north and south, became a political device by which southern democrats and republicans bludgeon each other , in the process codifying this narrative that we are still sort of stuck in. and the narrative fallacies that go along with it. to the end of their lives, former prisoners of war were stalwart defenders of their experience. what is most extraordinary about these men is how many of them went on to lead ordinary lives. memoryo them and their that we must chart new paths of to better include them in how we talk about the war. the first avenue is the discussion of policy. primarily, exchanges. the political system which governed exchanges occurring over the first two years of the war was exploded over one central idea. the black soldier. the code establishe

a woman named clara barton joined that effort. she became known as "the angel of the battlefield." >> during the americanlefield." civil war, it wasn't too common for women to be near the battlefield. clara barton changed all that by providing aid to soldiers, and so that's why they called her the angel of the battlefield. >> after the war, she visited europe and learned about an organization there called the international red cross. >> the international red cross movement started in europe to help relieve the suffering of people affected by war. it was founded by henry dunant, a swiss businessman, and still today, we honor him by using the reverse of the swiss flag for our symbol -- the red cross against a white background. >> returning to the united states, she founded the american red cross in 1881. and ever since then, the american red cross has been helping people in need. what are some of the big disasters the red cross responded to? >> the red cross has been responding to disasters since its beginnings in 1881, when there w

the crash happened before 2:00 this morning, just before clara barton parkway. you can see extensive damage to both cars in that video. maryland state police tell us six people and two cars were involved. one person was killed in the crash. we're working to find out what led to this. of course, we'll stay on top of it for you this morning. >> i passed that on the way in. it was horrific. >> bad one right there. >> i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. >> it is getting cold outside. maybe a little bit of rain today. >> a little bit of a breeze this morning. the real powerhouse wind machine turns on this afternoon. be ready #howling gale. ferocious winds coming our way. just enough rain to get you wet on your weekend. storm team 4 this weekend. the only drops in our immediate vicinity right now, frederick, maryland, westbound rain drops heading towards martinsburg, west virginia. off the coast, that will throw moisture our way. what are you going to need to wear on your way out your door? warm coat, hat and umbrella for later today. temperatures currently in the m

clara barton looking good as you widen out. all the earlier work zones are now out of the way. as far as travel times go, 2730 southbound from jermantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. outer loop, 95 to 270, 10 minutes as well. fairfax county parkway to the beltway. and 95 north all on me. i'm back in 10 minutes. . >>> melissa, thank you. ebola back in the spotlighthis morning. what we are learning about the latest patient preparing for treatment in the u.s. >>> plus, trying to ease the financial burden. the >>> your time now is 5:45. storm team 4 is working for you by watching the weather and the roads. it is just 35 degrees outside our studios. that's the warm spot. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia siegel is out in the storm team 4 x 4. she shows us jefferson pike. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we're here in the storm team 4 x 4. we have been through leesburg, frederick, jefferson street. we're going to start to head towards d.c. jefferson street kind of a secondary road. even the road conditions here are in great shape. what we are noticing is the cold temperatures. storm te

gw parkway, clara barton, everything looking good.tarting in virginia, 66 east, 10 minutes. 95 north from quantico tractor trailer beltway, 25. jermantown to the beltway, on time at 16. and skaggsville to the beltway, 8 minutes. earlier construction out of the way. i'm back in 10 min. >>> how you will be able to buy a car in 30 minutes or less. >> midair scare for bono. a door on his plane just fell off in the middle of a flight. we're gathering details about what happened next and how the plane landed safely. >>> and your weather and traffic are always on news 4 today. .> you can get your hour-by-ho >>> 15 before the hour. dealing with winter-like weather outside. the light breeze you see isn't going to help matters. the flag almost fully extended. temperatures awfully close to the freezing mark. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking the forecast for you. >>> 5:45. police still searching for a suspect in a woodbridge teen's murder. people told stories and shared memories of the teen at a vigil last night. they met at the tr

just past clara barton parkway. six people in two cars were involved. one person was killed in the crash. we're working to find out what led to the crash there. >>> the washington wizards will pl their home opener at verizon center, a day after a triple shooting in the chinatown neighborhood. m molee green joins us. >> reporter: we are at the spot where it all happened last night for about an hour and we've seen police coming and going. in fact, there is a police vehicle parked right behind me, behind that white van that you see parked on the corner there. there's a police vehicle there. motorcycles have been coming and going throughout the time we've been here. i just spoke with d.c. police and they tell me that the stepped-up police presence remains all over the city. police tell me they are not aware of anything in particular special in terms of their enforcement because of tonight's game. last night the police chief said it all. there was a triple shooting in the area even though she had a ton of offices out here, as many as 30. she tripled the pres

jersey, that could all change and with good reason. 3:30 in the afternoon the kids at cherry hill's clara bartonmentary school are heading for home. their day begin at 9am but if some lawmakers have their way young students like these might some day start as early as 7:30 in the morning. it's an idea that has parents and grandparents talking. >> if not always agreeing. >> i kids are early birds. they're in bed at 8:00 o'clock every night and up at 6:30 every morning. >> they would be able to ain't the earlier start time. >>> they could. >> the younger kids need to start later. they like to sleep till at least 8:00 o'clock. >> legislation specifically calls for a study of the health, academic and safety benefits associated with pushing back the daily start time for middle and high schools. but the sponsor understands that would mean starting elementary school earlier. pediatric studies show teenagers have a hard time getting to sleep before 11:00 at night and that makes starting school at 7:30 the next morning very tough. our dr. mike says, listen to the science. >> they need nine hours of sleep

. >> reporter: 3:30 in the afternoon the kids at cherry hill's clara barton elementary school are heading. but if some lawmakers have their way young students like these might some day start as early as 7:30 in the morning. it's an idea that has parents and grandparents talking. if not always agreeing. >> my my kids are early birds. they're in bed 8:00 o'clock every night and be up at 6:00 their. >> i think the younger kids need to start later. >> i do. i just know from them. eye they like to sleep until at least 8:00 o'clock. >> reporter: legislation specifically calls for a study of the health, academic and safety benefits associated with pushing back the daily start team for middle and high schoo schools. but the sponsor understands that would mean starting elementary school earlier. pediatric studies show teenagers have hard time getting to sleep before 11:00 at night and that ma make starting school at 7:30 the next morning very tough. dr. mike says listen to the science. >> they need nine hours of sleep on average a night to perform well on tests and to avoid medical problems like o