one south of 109 here before you get to clarksburg and one near 118 germantown. still sluggish coming out of urban that to this point. then again approaching germantown with lanes open. virginia 66 travelers, eastbound delays forming east of manassas and stretches toward centreville, then getting into fair oaks making your way into i ven that we're below speed past the metro and inside the beltway more volume because of the hov rules kick in in falls church to get in toward the roosevelt bridge. not a bad pace at 29 centreville. i-95 delays getting into woodbridge, getting into newington, 395 through landmark. but everything open as you make your way from fredricksburg into springfield. clearing up a crash on northbound telegraph road, franconia springfield parkway that had been tying up a portion of the roadway. your next check of traffic at 6:43. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> you probably have so much on your mind this morning, you don't have time to think about the safety of the roads you drive. but it might be time to think about it. >> our partners at

from clarksburg to gaithersburg. the 18 bidders bird, 90 degrees temperature with on with somed downpours. 109 will be the high temperature kansas city today. now to lisa baden. >> we start off a little rocky in maryland. on 95ng to settle down northbound after the beltway, but pressure is gone. southbound on the b-w parkway, a is now on the shoulder, so things are open. point of rocks side near 50, we had a crash. 270 but the volume. 95 and 395 in virginia, it's volume. but volume.n 270 outer loop and new hampshire boulevard, there is a crash constructione zone. traffic slowing down briefly the pentagon at glebe road on 395. news.ck to >> still ahead, facebook stock disappoint. >> air travelers suffering from some frightening slights. >> air travelers suffering from some frightening slights. new problems x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of ma

delays beginning south of clarksburg, southbound on 270.s your biggest obstacle and trouble spot. southbound 935 in maryland -- 95 in maryland to beltville -- beltsville, going to be slow. on 66 in virginia, just volume. eastbound seeing heavier volume. below speed to get past 234 and the virginia visitors center and only briefly in fair oaks. northbound 95, 395 travelers slowest getting past prince william parkway and 395 up through landmark headed for the 14th street bridge. looking pretty good. that's a look at timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> drought and fast moving wildfires are continuing to pose problems for residents in oklahoma. the freedom hill fire is the largest fire has burned 58,000 acres and destroyed 40 buildings. hundreds of residents have been forced to flee their homes. so far no deaths have been reported but officials fear because the fire is so big, that might change. in the meantime residents in luther, oklahoma were allowed to return to their homes over the weekend after firefighters managed to control the wildfire

let's head over right now to i-270 in maryland at clarksburg road. traveling southbound and northbound, nice and clear in this area. not new orleans road work to warn you about. no accidents. in fact, as you make your way between clarksburg and beltway, travel lanes are open. 14th street bridge, nice and clear as you make your way into d.c. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. jim and erika, over to you. >> thanks. >>> as if you weren't paying enough, we could see gas prices jump if tropical storm isaac strengthens and oil production in the gulf coast has to be interrupted. right now analyst expect prices at the pump to begin dropping in two weeks. one refineries switch to less expepsive blends. but for now we're seeing it rise. according to aaa, prices in the district jumped about one cent this weekend to $3.94 for a gallon of regular. maryland's average remains about the same, at $3.70. virginia, $3.60, which supposed one cent. in west virginia, your average is up about one cent as well. $3.79 is what you're paying. >>> this week a task f

volume increasing leaving eaded clarksburg. no problems reported, just volume delays as you work out towards germantown. >>> the republican national convention wraps up in tampa tonight. >> it will close with mitt romney formally accepting the job presidential nomination. last night, many of the party's biggest names hit the stage including former secretary of state condoleezza rice and senator john mccain. for the most part, secretary rice focused on international relations while mitt romney's running mate spent most of his entire speech on fiscal issues and bashing president obama. >> we cannot be reluctant to lead and you cannot lead from behind. mitt romney and paul ryan understand this reality. our well-being at home and our leadership abroad are inextricably linked. they know what to do. >> after four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get america creating wealth again with tax fairness and regulatory reform. we'll put government back on the side of men and women who create jobs and the men and wo

very slow as you make your way towards clarksburg. i'll give you a live look at 109. you can see here that you are heavy on the brakes. the good news is as you continue to head southbound past clarksburg road, so far you're clear from that area as you head to the beltway. no accidents. and you're not jammed at all in that area. i-95 though in virginia, heavy on the brakes in lorton. the l delays continue. you're slow as you make your way to springfield parkway. on i-95, no accidents. >>> we are following breaking news out of central america. a major earthquake has struck off the coast of el salvador. the magnitude 7.3 quake struck just after 10:30 last night. it triggered a tsunami warning for more than a dozen countries in the region. that warning was later canceled but there are reports of any injuries or damage yet. >>> breaking news in afghanistan this morning. we're now learning two u.s. soldiers were killed by an afghan soldier who turned his weapon on nato troops. that's new from reuters this hour. the attack happened northeast of kabul. a vehicle in a convoy h

clarksburg -- additional 270 delays. clarksburg. working your way around the league bridge. also northbound on new hampshire avenue. that is inside the beltway. back to you. >> ok. thank you. have a great night. coming up that i've caught -- this man says he is getting towed in a city-issued spot. >> and how today's hero is making life safer for children. >> and >> the national crime prevention council reports 52% of students see bullying at least once a week at school. >> and there is an anti-bling summer camp in -- anti-bling summer camp. >> he actually punched me. >> a bully -- >> children are bullied and bullied. >> at the baleen prevention camp -- believe in prevention camp, they look at specific ways to defend themselves. >> you can go under their arm and run as fast as you can. >> wow. give him a hand. >> thomas has been instructing d.c. children in self-defense since 1970. >> i am teaching them techniques. how to walt. how to defend yourself. >> the children act out different scenarios. and they talk about outside school or even online with a cyber bullying preventio

in rockville and all the way someds clarksburg we have light showers. gaithersburg as well.un county around , sterling, ashburn, continuing to see light rain pushing east. and around front royal. becoming partly cloudy later on today. rain with afternoon sunshine, 88 degrees. >> on the roads, let's go to metro. the orange and blue lines, ingle-tracking this morning between eastern market and new carrollton. you will face some delays. the roads, you will see delays because of the accident on the b-w parkway southbound inside the beltway. tapping the brakes. the accident is reported on the u.s. 50 from southbound b-w parkway. terms of early delays, seeing slow spots on 270 making the drive southbound approaching maryland 109 hyattstown, a little slow and and continuing to be 121.past looks pretty good after that into a gaithersburg. back to you. >> thank you. 5:33. we want to get the latest on tropical storm isaac, which is shoreg closer to the gulf direct hit on a orleans for. >> put the city's new levies to the test. we want to find out how the is right now. latest models sh

traffic outpace of of clarksburg.ormal travel times in virginia 66, 95, 395. 841 is 20 minutes late. metro rail is on normal service systemwide. >> family and friends gathered to remember a man shot to death .n northwest d.c. last month julia's ellington was killed on on the fourth of july. police are searching for the julius ellington >> . he was a good guy. he had his ups and downs, but he life around and t by hiso do righ family. >> , members are urging anyone information to call police. there's a reward for information arrest andan conviction in his death. -- family members are urging anyone with information to call police. act"e'supporters of the "dream marching for support. e makingts ar efforts against. against >> now's your last chance to win tickets to the montgomery county fair. >> go to wjla.com/facebook to sign up. the winner receives four fair andets, ride wristbands, $25 to spend on fair food. withu share the contest your friends, we will give you extra entries. we will pick another winner right here on

southbound slow from 80 as you pass clarksburg road.manto germantown, father hurley, rain is coming down. give yourself extra time. >> thank you. >>> 5:43 now. live look at london this morning where it's been an up and down day for local olympians. dan hellie has the update next. >>> and having a little trouble losing some weight? losing si got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> now two weeks into the games of the xxx olympiad, the u.s. is looking to add

accident reported downstream near clarksburg. 95 looks good in virginia as well as 66. nothing complicated to and from the pentagon. back to you. >> thank you. the six american is being collected penicillin it -- a sick american is being airlifted from antarctica to new zealand. their identity has not been released. the worker needs immediate corrective surgery. they are in the midst of a five- hour flight. firefighters back in capitol heights after a fire killed a 5- year-old girl. the fire also injured her father and teenage brother. >> investigators are trying to determine how the fire started in the 6300 block of carrington court. john gonzalez joins us live this morning from the scene. you can see how burned the home is. >> the windows and doors boarded up. it was a tremendous fire. firefighters got a call around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. they arrived to find a 24-year- old man burned, lying in the front yard. he quickly told them his 5-year- old daughter and 15-year-old brother were trapped inside. >> i was on the side of the house, so i started screaming, help. >

heavy volume south of 121 clarksburg.a fender bender southbound i-95 in maryland at 212 and beltsville. all of that activity also cleared to the shoulder. veryling delay there as you head south. if you are traveling on the beltway, this is what wisdom and sarah have been talking about, we now have three lanes open as you travel across the wilson bridge plus an additional two local lanes -- or two through lanes as you travel on the beltway. a total of five leans lanes available as you travel between oxon hill and alexandria. a change in your commute hopefully for the better as you travel between virginia and maryland. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. juror thank you. >>> a security breach at newark liberty airport caused some serious delays for passengers after police shut down a terminal there. >> a woman tested positive for residue of possible bomb explosives on her hand but somehow slip away from tsa before she could fully screen her. >> reporter: the terminal c shutdown threw flight connection

germantown, over an inch. ,emperatures now, 59 in inwood clarksburg, 65 la plata. degrees in warrenton. in oxon hill, 55. a few sunny breaks expected today with spotty, light rain. pack the umbrella, but i don't think you will need much today? . partly cloudy tomorrow, low to 80's with a few isolated late-day showers. for the weather. >> not much to say. we like it around the beltway. as far as interstate travel. we will give you travel times in r favor on the dulles greenway, the dulles toll road restaurareston and asheville. looks good between centreville and the beltway. 270 from father to the beltway. quiet on 66, 95, and 395. >> it is 65 degrees. a missouri congressman catching heat for comments about the pregnancy occurring after a woman was raped. a motorcyclist killed in a has beenupper marlboro as 26-year-old juan pena. residents who live near brown heard a loud crash. couple who were both medics rushed to the scene to help. >> there were bunch of cars around. ,he was holding his spine we were not causing more injury. compressions. ambulance gotl an there.

lanes are open out towards clarksburg. clarksburg. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley expected to sign a bill expanding gambling in the state. >> the general assembly worked well into the morning to get the legislation passed. melanie alnwick is live at the statehouse in annapolis with the new developments. >> reporter: first, we have to get the ballot referendum in november. it was about 1:00 in the morning when prince george's county executive rushern baker sent out a tweet saying what a wonderful night he had in annapolis. approval of this bill in the house and the senate means that prince george's county could build a casino not sooner than july of 2016 for the residents there in prince george's county approve of it. the bill also allowed casinos in maryland to offer table games with real cards and dealers like poke are, black jack, baccarat, roulette, not just electronic slots and video machines. it will let casinos operate 24 hours a day. supporters say it is all about jobs and revenue pointing to table games addi

week.a united express flight was supposed to fly from morgantown to clarksburg tuesday night... but landed instead at fairmont municipal airport.luckily... that from it's original destination. however... the f-a-a is investigating ... and the flight crew has also been removed from service. here's another story that tough to believe... a bag with a bomb was stashed under a desk in detroit... and left for weeks. the bag with the bomb was found last year outside aagovernment building. now a federal review says the guard that found the bag ... kept it at the guard desk until it was identified as a threat three weeks later. during that time... at least tto employees x-rayed it in an unsuccessful attempt to determine its contents. one guard even shook it.the bomb was later safely detonated by poliie. 3 a baltimore landmark is getting a multi-million dollar makeover.... but not before joel d. smith can test the waters one more time. time. joel d. is live at the national aquarium this morning ready to take a dip with some of the stars of the aquatic world before they make a big move. go

passed 121, clarksburg -- down to the beltway.a lot of construction barrels are pulled out of the way, including in tysons, greenbelt and college park. travel times. there is a huge crash in baltimore, northbound 95 in baltimore is closed. if you are going south out of baltimore into washington, everything is free and clear. a picture in virginia -- everything looks good. 395, 695 -- no construction expected for metro rel.. >> just in, the nato coalition says an afghan police officer has killed two u.s. troops. it happened in western afghanistan. the shooter was a member of the aft and local police. it was a group being trained by international forces, including u.s. special forces. the shooter was shot and killed. we'll bring you any new details as we get an. >> in ahead, at arraignment is set for a former fairfax police officer said with -- charged with sexually assaulting a woman. he was arrested in may. he was called from his job. a woman told police he sexually assaulted her at her home in manassas. the two were involved in a

it does slow there approaching 121 clarksburg.some reports of animals near the road as you approach the beltway southbound on 270. i'm getting that would be deer. just be careful as you travel in that area. five got a smart phone, get the waze app. it is free and will help you get around town. in virginia, if you are traveling northbound, we've got volume heading up through woodbridge across the occoquan and here through lorton to continue into the mixing bowl and springfield. 395 looking really good so no real issues there. here, past 121, be careful. all, if you are traveling 95 southbound in spotsylvania, mile marker 127 still deal with the accident activity on both shoulders. over to you. >> thank you. >>> an unlikely guest checked into new mexico's angel fire resort. there he is. a bear. it was all caught on camera as you can see here. surveillance footage shows the bear wandering down an empty hallway before just taking off. he just walks out the door. it likes he entered the hotel through the back door that was apparently l

just getting word after crash on 270 southbound near 121 clarksburg. details coming up in your next timesaver traffic after 6:00. back you to, mike. >> thanks, bev. we'll talk to you in just a little bit. >>> making news at 5:50 this morning, some mass protesters used flame and smoke to draw attention to their campaign for lower education costs. demonstrators forced passengers off buses and set them on fire in santiago. fir responders had trouble reaching the fiergs because of road -- fires because of road black cades. chile's tuition costs are some of the world's highest. >>> the presidential candidates are campaigning in a couple of key states. president obama is in colorado for a second day of events. new polls show the president is in jeopardy of losing the rocky mountain state he took in 2008. mitt romney stopped in iowa where he promised to repeal the president's health care reform law if he's elected. >>> an experimental device shows promising results when it comes to saving children's lives when they have failing hearts. of 48 children who rece

from 85 slow all of the way to about clarksburg road. i'll give you a live look in the germantown area making your way past germantown road. you are seeing your volume increase. no major delays just yet from germantown to the beltway, you're clear. eun and aaron, back over to you. >>> it is 6:12 right now. a second chance for more than 200 puppies. where the came from and when people around here will be able to take them home. >>> a jellyfish to the face would be enough to get most people out of the water, but not pe[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. "and what do you

no problems to report leaving 109 headed out to clarksburg. lanes open on the top stretch of the beltway and no problems to report here on the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you julie. our big story this morning the shooting at the headquarters of a lobbying group. a security guard shot in the arm now being hailed as a hero for helping take down the gunman. this happened yesterday morning at the family research council headquarters along g street in northwest. fox 5's melanie alnwick is there now with an update. >> reporter: the suspect was identified as floyd lee corkins ii. he is being held this morning on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. we had been volunteering recently at the d.c. center for the community. in northwest d.c.. police say corkins entered the lobby of the family research council on g street around 10:45 wednesday morning. got into an argument with the security guard and shot him in the arm. though wounded the guard leo johnson helped others tackle the shooter. he was ev

olney.n inch in clarksburg had just over two thees if you factor in rainfall from yesterday. degrees in sterling. 75 in camp springs. as we get more sunshine in the afternoon, we will make it to the mid to upper 80s. ben more widespread showers and storms developing especially afternoon and evening and into the nighttime. first, look at the collar air in midwest. 10-d2 in detroit, i 73 in indianapolis. lowe were record temperatures in northern minnesota early this morning. that the travel forecast. >> thanks so much. showdown over gambling is turning into a war of words. fiery debate under way in maryland's leaders' expanding casinos in a free state. >> day two of a special session to tackle the issue. john gonzalez explains where today.stand >> this will go on well into the night. there are a number of issues ranging from the fear that nonunion workers will build the casino, to the fear that there backroom deals going on, and mention hundreds of -- and already contentious session. tables a bill to allow existing parlors and a sixth casino in prince george's county. >> there

it is on the east side of 270 north of gaithersburg and northeast of clarksburg and it continues to move off to the east. the storm also just north of 50, north of chantilly. that is weakening. it will move off to the south and east. that is about it for now. but at least some folks did get some rain. temperature wise, it's not so bad. it's muggy. 86 downtown. 88 in frederick. 86 in leesburg and 84 in manassas. so, for tonight, we're looking at an early thunderstorm possible. some heavy, lows 68 to 76. winds light southwest 5 to 10. we'll come back. people talk about things heat up tomorrow and we'll talk about a very strong cold front that approaches the metro area on friday. we'll tell you what that means as well. >> thank you, top. still to come, president obama and mitt romney in a dead heat in the race for the white house. one strategist says he knows the key to victory in virginia. coming up, the group the candidates need to be targeting. but first, one maryland lawmaker wants to put a stop to utilities charging customers when the power goes out. how he plans to pull that off comin

we're going to kick it off with i-270 southbound at clarksburg road.rash there quickly cleared, but slow as you make your way from 80, but looking good right after you pass clarksburg road. let's head to the beltway in montgomery county. yesterday was a complete mess. today, not so bad, not bad at all. sluggish on the outer loop passing new hampshire avenue, where you're heavy on the brakes. but right now, making your way from i-95 heading towards i-270, your drive time is not too bad. you're at about 45 miles per hour, that drive taking 12 minutes. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. 6:32 now. >>> a d.c. man received the surprise of his life. he ordered a flat-screen tv online, but instead, an assault rifle arrived on his doorstep. seth horvitz took photos of the surprise delivery. here you can see them. he ordered the tv through an amazon.com third-party seller who shipped by u.p.s. apparently, his address label was put on the gun accidentally. the rifle was supposed to go to a gun store in pennsylvania. horvitz and his wife were hosting a dinne

system in extreme northern sections of montgomery county there and that is to the south and west of clarksburg. they not thunderstorms yet and if they continue to grow, they will be thunderstorms and into hartford county. we're not seeing anything in the district, though, brian. and that heavy storm to owings mill and in this district, we're dry and sunny and there is a chance we can have thunderstorms throughout the evening hours. the full forecast is coming up. >> and see you in a bit. >>> and in light of summer storms, v-dot crews started removing trees. they're dead, decaying or in danger of falling and this is after a woman was killed by a 40-ton decaying tree that fell on the car last month. the removal process is expected to take three weeks. >>> a story you saw first on fox 5. we're getting to the bump what went wrong for verizon during the june derecchio. the company is changing communication procedures, comes after widespread 911 outages in fairfax and arlington county. verizon will improve communication between 911 directors and operators and verizon auditing backup power systems. a

southbound 270 out of frederick looking good, no delays in clarksburg and german town. in the college park. things are looking great, i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. andrea and mike? >>> president obama will be back on the campaign trail today. >> while mitt romney is going to add a high-tech twist when it comes to picking his vice president. >> reporter: president obama will board air force one and head to the swing state of ohio in mansfield and akron. the president plans to focus on the economy, targeting the middle class. >> the president is not satisfied with where the economy is. >> reporter: the president visited the north epeesern ohio city during his bus tour in july. back from his foreign policy tour, mitt romney returns to the campaign trail tomorrow. the next big focus of his campaign his choice for running mate. romney helped fuel speculation a pick might be announced soon. >> before announcing his choice for running mate romney had some business to wrap-up for his foreign policy trip. >> reporter: in an op ed for the national review, romn

it is falling apart, but light rain headed toward damascus and moving away from clarksburg and away from 270. we'll go down to where the real action is south and west of town and some heavy activity west of new market. you're going to see that flood warning extended. another storm is going to roll in. where are these storms going to roll in the next hour? for the most part, these roll eastward, these storms go northeast ward toward romney. so again, most of the activity will be west of town, but we are going to keep the chance of thunderstorms in the immediate metro area until about, you know, 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. live look outside, it's our live weather cam and it is brought to you by michael and son. we hit 90 today. 85 right now. 71. the dew point popped up there. that's not good. it shows it's humid and the atmosphere is more moist and perhaps a little more unstable. temperature wise, 84 bethesda. 86 college park. 84 in bowie. the temperatures are nice. 87 in vienna. 83 out toward reston. so, we're looking at the pow ten potential storms. threats, hail, damaging wind. and may

hometown 4-cast, clarksburg, northern montgomery county, sunny, mid-60s, by noontime 80 and sunny. for the entire region, hour by hour today, we should make it into the upper 80s by mid-afternoon, not too humid, a wonderful summer day. i'm back in ten minutes with your seven-day outlook. danella's here now with your "first 4 traffic" on this thursday morning. good morning, danella. >>> good morning, tom. well, if you're traveling northbound, back lick road, trying to get on to i-95 northbound, that ramp has construction just blocking the right shoulder lane, be aware of that. slow down just a bit. traveling i-95 northbound, the usual suspect. at fairfax county parkway, you're hitting the brakes and you're sluggish making your way down. aaron and eun? >> thanks, danella. >>> 6:12 now. having trouble getting your kids to eat their veggies? cartoons may help you out. >>> also ahead, no calm before the storm as island nations race to prepare for isaac. >>> plus, the dangerous situation caused by this geyser that >>> breaking news now. just getting pictures of a major explosion near dal

no problems on 270 as you come in from fretd rick, down into -- frederick, down into clarksburg. all lanes are open. volume is light this morning. barely anyone there at route 121. i'll be back with more coming up at 4:55. back to you. >>> maryland lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a bill that would have overturned a ruling from the state's highest court. >> we're talking about that ruling on pit bulls declaring them inherently dangerous. in the case of a dog bite, it makes it easier to sue not only the pit bull's owner but others connected with that dog as well. we spoke with frank brancini with a group maryland votes for animals. he says because of the court ruling, it's now pit bulls who are at risk. >> in baltimore city, we're told that the shelter is taking in 20% more animals and adoptions have dropped 20% since the court ruling. in howard county i'm told it was difficult to adopt a pit bulling before the ruling. now it's impossible. >> he also says he's hearing many dog trainers are refusing to work with the animals because of liability issues that stem from the co

live look at clarksburg road. nice and clear as you make your way southbound. again, northbound as well. no issues. and as you connect to the beltway you're looking nice and clear from i-270 all of the way to i-95. no incidents to report that the time. back in ten minutes. aaron, over the you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, 20-year-old man is in the hospital after being shot in southeast d.c. he was hit in the arm. the shooting happened just before 2:00 this morning at benning road and g street. he will be okay. so far no arrests have been made. >>> d.c. police also investigating a double shooting a few blocks away from there. this is the third shooting along alabama avenue in southeast in two days. two men were shot before 11:00 last night. one of them was shot in the head. he is listed in grave condition. the night before, two teenagers were shot one block away from this shooting. another man was shot on alabama avenue. all three victims are expected to be okay. so far, no arrests in any of these shootings. police are not saying whether they have the sho

i'll give you a live look past clarksburg road traveling southbound and northbound. no issues to report. as you connect to the beltway, again, nice and clear on the outer loop in montgomery county and the inner loop. here's a live look at connecticut avenue. i-270 heading to i-95, driving at 61 miles per hour, just a ten-minute drive right now. i'm also back in ten. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> new this morning, a man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in the northeast. this happened just after 10:00 last night on the thousand block on rhode island avenue. police arrived to find the man unconscious and he was taken to the local hospital in grave condition. rhode island avenue was also shut down for several hours while police investigated. so far, no word of any suspects. >>> news4 exclusive now this morning. we're getting a look at exactly what happened on a ride-on bus as it slammed into a silver spring home. that crash happened monday morning. the driver was trying to make a right turn from state side drive on to avonel road. video c

i-270, take a look at clarksburg road. as you're traveling southbound, travel lanes are open. further south as you make your way past democracy. again, in both directions. no issues as you connect to the beltway. back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:42. still to come, the candidates for president trade verbal jabs and call each other names. >>> plus, another big day on the track in london. the big event you should be watching today. >>> and how joan rivers reacted to the news that costco would [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >>> a burial service will be held today for two u.s. fighter pilots missing in war. they died in a crash 46 years ago today. they will be buried to

you're headed south out of 270, clarksburg, everything looking good on 270. nice light volume past 121 heading toward rockville. that's a look at timesaver traffic. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> it is 4:39. time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica is back with today's headlines. welcome back. >> thank you. great to be back. great to feitch in your -- sleep in your own bed after a couple days away. wall street headed higher after the jobs news we received last week that was pretty positive. we'll have to see if the enthusiasm lasts for us yet again dacht checking the numbers -- again today. check be the numbers, the dow added 21 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq, big winner on the day, it was up 22 points. and the s&p 500 was better by more than 3. >>> some good news if you're looking to buy a home. closing costs are going down. over the past year, the average mortgage closing costs have fallen nearly 7.5%. federal regulation put in place two years ago is part of the reason why. it requires lenders to provide a good faith estim

no problems reported leaving hyattstown headed out towards clarksburg. traffic volume moving at speed. a little bit of rain to deal with out of gaithersburg. by the time i hit the beltway, it was clear sailing. no problems there. beltway looks good between college park and bethesda. the express lanes and main line rolling at speed headed out to the 14th street bridge. you will find lanes are open here inbound new york avenue leaving northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> gas prices rising once again. the national average for regular unleaded is $3.69 a gallon. in our area, gas is averaging $3.97 a gallon in the district. >>> montgomery county's fire and ems department will soon get a financial boost. volunteer firefighters have agreed not to challenge a new law that charges insurance companies for ambulance service. however, montgomery county officials say patients living in other counties may have to pay out of pocket for their ride. the fee which would range between 300 and 800 dollars is expected to genera

southbound 270, the lanes are open out of frederick into clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide. no issues to report on 355 or great seneca highway. we'll end with a live look on 270 at old georgetown road. both directions look great here in bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:555. >>> more concerns over listeria mean another recall. this time birch farms is recalling honey due melons. they were sold -- dew melons. they were sold across the country. listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infexes. since there's no label on the money due melons to let you know -- dew melons to let you know whether it should be thrown out, you have to call the store to see if it's part of the recall. >>> there's a new test that could quickly detect whether or not a person is having a heart attack. swiss researchers say they have now developed an algorithm that computes the results of tests quickly to determine if the patient is having a heart attack. 77% of patients were able to be diagnosed quickly. others still needed further objection. more study -- further observation. further

all lanes are open out of frederick down to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide. we'll go over to a live picture right now and show what you it looks like here at falls road. you can see that everything is moving well, although quite a few cars out already here in rockville as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the other side of town. no problems on the bw parkway route 50 through cheverly into northeast. all of the eastern stretch of the beltway in prince george's county is incident free. now we'll take a live look in virginia northbound 395. it looks great at duke street to the 14th street bridge and into downtown. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic at 4:55. first, construction on new express toll lanes along interstate 95 in virginia could begin in the next 30 days and they could be done as soon as 2014. governor bob mcdonnell signed the bill yesterday. it will create 29 miles of express toll lanes from garrisonville road in stafford county north to the beltway and edsall road in alexa

let's go back over to the maps, this time all the way up 270 coming in from frederick down into clarksburg to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look at shady grove road and all lanes are open. no worries as you head down to the spur and across the american legion bridge. construction in tysons and annandale should be picked up shortly. i'll be back with more at 4:55. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> men, if you like chocolate, the next story will be music to your ears. there's a new study that finds the natural ingredients find in chocolate may help prevent stroke. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: steve bare rns just bought himself a ga dive v.a. on -- gadiva chocolate shake. it may help keep him from having a stroke. a swedish study looked at more than 30,000 men and those who regularly ate chocolate had a lower risk of stroke. >> what they were able to show, that there was approximately a 20% decrease in the number of strokes in those individuals who had the highest consumption of chocolate vary says those who did not eat chocolate at all. >> reporter: the be

clarksburg, as you can see things are moving at speed there. 66 miles an hour as you heading towards the beltway. aaron, eun? >> thank you, mike. >>> 4:54. the president and first lady ate den we're some special guests. they went out last night with three campaign contest winners in adams morgan. guests included a music professor, a wildlife smoke jumper, and assistant principal. the contest let's people who make small donations to the obama re-election campaign. >>> today somebody in the d.c. area will be a million dollars richer. they will award the powerball jackpot player to the player who won the august 8th drawing. the convenience store on pennsylvania avenue in the southeast sold the winning ticket. the check presentation will happen at 10:00 this morning. >>> workers at the national zoo hope the sixth time will be the charm for the panda sdpls all our fingers crossed. she is displaying higher hormone levels. that means about 40 days she will give birth to a cub or end a false pregnancy. since 2007, experienced five of the latter, sadly. the zoo officials are hopeful though an

no issues to report into clarksburg where the lanes divide. 270 at montrose road looking great through rockville. we'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. >>> we have some breaking news to report out of howard county, maryland. emergency crews are on the scene of a deadly train derailment in ellicott city. it happened right around midnight on the historic bridge in downtown. >> howard county executive ken ullman says the csx coal train was carrying 30 cars and 20 derailed. two people who were walking on the road were killed by these train cars. 50 officers from howard county and bat mord county -- baltimore county responded to the scene. the coal is all over the road and the bridge. >>> follow-up to a sad story from yesterday. we know the name of the 23-year- old prince george's county whrifer who was killed in -- whrifer who was -- police officer who was killed in a crash. adrian morris died yesterday afternoon when he was flown from his patrol car. they were pursuing a suspect at the time. the cruiser ran off the highway into a ditch. matt j

what it looks like. 270, on the southbound side, all of your lanes are open leaving 70 down to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide and a live look at shady grove road. you can see it's nice and light here. route 355, great seneca highway all look pretty much the same. i'll be back in a few minutes with traffic at 4:55. but first, d.c. cab drivers may soon be required to pay for the installation of new smart meters inside their cabs. the d.c. taxicab commission has sent a notice to drivers that they may have to pay the $500 cost for the meter. the district had a $1.3 million deal in place to pay those costs but last week councilman marrian barry filed a disapproval resolution on contract which puts it on hold for 45 days. the taxicab commission is now looking for alternate funding. smart meter installation is scheduled to start today. >> thank you, monika. >>> the maryland court of appeals has granted a motion to reconsider its controversial ruling which says pit bulls are inherently dangerous. the court's new ruling stands by the original decision for pure bred pit bulls but s

i-270 southbound from clarksburg, nice and clear. really in both directions.till right nowing looking at the gaithersburg area and rockville, even connecting to the lane divide and the beltway in this area, no accidents to report. if you're traveling along i-95 in virginia, we'll talk details in ten minutes. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 4:43. still to come, the world's fastest man hope for another golden performance today. >>> plus, a local olympic hero is welcomed home. what the teenager says about being treated like a movie star >>> security scare in the air. a show of force some residents caught on video. >>> we'll tell you what app will be missing from our next iphone. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gard

i'll give you a live look past clarksburg road.raveling north and southbound, this year, nice and clear in both directions. in fact, no issues for you as you connect to the beltway. traveling the inner loop, we'll check speeds right now as you head from i-270 to i-95, travel lanes open, ten minutes. >>> 4:54. a few decades ago they were known jokingly as the mamobile, aaron still calls it that. now minivans are making a comeback. it's growing 24% overall. ford and gm stopped making minivans but chrysler, toyota, niss nissan, and honda still do. minivans are cheaper to operate. they're not only more fuel efficient but offer a lower sticker price and are more practical. >> nowadays with the doors that open on the sides automatically, great for carpools, great for bags full of groceries, that kind of thing. you can put everybody in. they don't have to touch each other. >> a survey earlier this year found minivans has some of the lowest insurance rates. there you go. when you have three kids and you need three car seats you kind of hav

no problems into clarksburg. we'll take a live will in germantown at father hurley boulevard. this is the southbound side. lanes are open heading down to the spur. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> today two members of the d.c. city council are taking up the issue of speed cameras and those red light cameras. council members mary shea will look into whether the fines should be lower. the hearing today at 3:00 will be at the wilson building in room 302. >>> the phrase "please turn off your electronic devices" could become a thing of the past when it comes to flying. the faa is forming a group to review its consumer electronics policy. right now you have to put them away during takeoff and landing. that's because the faa is worried that electronic devices could interfere with airplane communications and the navigation systems. the rules established by the federal communications commission, not the faa. the review group will begin their work this fall and report back to the faa six months later. they won't however be l

last night heavy thunderstorms and i had an inch and two- thirds up at my place in clarksburg during the evening hours. and you see all of the rain coming up not as much lightning right now. seeing a little bit down just north of culpeper but switching over to live doppler 9000 hd, loudoun county, leesburg this is coming into you. headed up into frederick county lighter showers into montgomery although up to dickerson and poolesville you may get clipped by that. farther south south of aldi we have another patch of rain moving north and east. in fact to fauquier county back to culpeper and rappahannock and look at the yellows and reds here. this is moderate to heavy rain. little bit of lightning and thunder mixed in as well and all of it lifting north northeast at 30 miles an hour. so prince william county, boy, this is going to get to you here over the next 30 to 60 minutes and then eventually fairfax the district closer in to the metro area and pension may be a -- prince george's county may be a little while still. even further south we go south of culpeper now. you see mod rain rai

no problems heading down to clarksburg and down to the point where the lanes divide. we're going to take a live look at shady grove road on the southbound side of 270 and adds you can see volumes are very light and as you head for the outer loop of the beltway as well. over to the maps again this time no problems to report on the end bound side of the dulles toll road or 66 from sterling and centerville to fairfax and tysons corner and aloof the overnight construction should be cleared up on the best side of the beltway. a live look foul northbound 395 here at the 14th street bridge lanes are open, all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are free. i'll be back with more traffic. back to you. >>> all right. see you. helping small business owners and individuals afford health insurance. that's the goal of a health benefit exchange and the state of maryland just got $123 million in federal money to help pay for a program like that. people who qualify can choose among benefit plans offered by previous insurers and the exchange is expected to be up and running by oct

no issues to report as you head down to clarksburg and germantown down to the point where the lanes divide. your lanes are open right now. we'll take a live look outside of montrose road. this is an example of all your major thoroughfares coming in from the north including 95 and baltimore. back over to our maps and this time heading into the downtown area. there is a fire on south dakota avenue at bladensburg road. they're just dealing with the residual problems due to that. so watch out for some lane closures there. we'll end with a live look new york avenue at bladensburg road. in my next report a look into virginia at 4:55. >> thanks, monika. >>> we told you how the drought is hurting farmers on the eastern shore. >> there may absilver lining to the -- be a silver lining to the dry weather. it's helping out the chesapeake bay. the department of natural resources says just 12% of the bay is classified as a dead zone. that's half the average size for summer. dead zones are where oxygen levels are too low for most marine life. but this year's dry weather has reduced the algae blooms that

we'll go over to the other side 270 southbound which is nice and light coming in from frederick to clarksburg and down to the point where the lanes divide. you should be absolutely fine. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like on the beltway west side at river road. you can see it's light heading for the american legion bridge and down into the tysons corner. we'll go back over to our maps and this time to the inside of the beltway. no issues to report as you travel 395 northbound up to the 14th street bridge. no problems on 66 to the roosevelt bridge. we'll take a live look at some construction outbound on the key bridge right here at m street. it is causing a tight squeeze, especially as you come in from canal road. it should be cleared up within the next ten minutes or so i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. back to you guys. >>> today is the anniversary of the 2011 east coast earthquake. boy, did is shake our area. remember that? representatives from all over the region are going to be on the ground of the washington monument. we're showing the came thr

germantown, clarksburg, damascus looking at moderate showers at the time. moving into old town alexandria. you will definitely want to grab your umbrella as you head out the door. a better chance of some stronger storms later this afternoon. a look at the extended outlook few minutes.a first, traffic. will be a little bit slower than you like this morning. that should not not to off your feet this morning. we had delays southbound to get out of frederick. we take you live to the guy could traffic center pictures. this is 270 southbound. how to frederick to get past 109. all but when pittman is looking not too complicated. we will give you travel times in your favor. 66 and 95. no accidents through the rain. back to you. it is 6:41 and 71 degrees. they're accused of being a son criminal team. world, anthe hit of the waters of the russian pacific islands. russian officials tell us there of a danger at this point tsunami. they say aftershocks are also unlikely. now that the london olympics are attention is are returning to the 2016 games. flag has already arri

right now, no delays as you head past 101 towards 121 clarksburg. nothing on your way there and it is nice down towards the split in bethesda. >>> we are follow a developing story this morning. a deadly shooting at a home in prince george's county. the victim, a 17-year-old girl. police say they were called to a home in kettering just before 10:30 last night. they found the girl shot outside the home. investigators do call this a homicide and right now, we don't know about any suspect information but we'll get a report from the scene coming up in just a bit. >>> we are learning detail of a wild shootout involving police out on the southeastern shore. quip's county deputies tracked down a 25-year-old inmate. he walked away from a state correctional facility yesterday and had broken into a home in centreville where he stole a gun, ammunition and some other items. when they caught up with him, the inmate opened fire on the deputies. they shot back but he ended up getting way. they eventually caught up with him again at a nearby farm where the farmer ha

if you are planning to head south on i-27 0, things look great, you have the slow stretch into clarksburg, and that is about it. let's take a live look outside. if you are planning to head over on the southbound side of i-27 0, things look fine. this is fine as well as you head inbound toward new york avenue. this time 66 on the dulles toll road, no problems to report out of sterling. you have the slow stretch in centerville and here as you travel through the fairfax area. we'll now take a live look at the northbound side of i-95. a pedestrian struck on the interstate. lacking like this, basically off and on from woodbridge into springfield and 395 southbound there is an accident on the ramp to southbound 395 causing an early merge as well. back with traffic at 6:58. >>> olga breese is here and we have rain, we had rain yesterday. does that mean we are reducing our drought factor. we had some pockets of heavy rain. overall i think a lot of us did miss out. overnight showers came through, there is a lull right now, but around about your lunch break we'll see more moisture move on through s

here we are live on 270, traffic at 109.bound there was a collision reported 270 near 121 clarksburg.othing complicated on the dulles greenway, the dulles toll road. in good shape on 66. back to you. >> thank you. 72 degrees. >> country singer randy travis singing the blues again. a strange sequen you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. correct the census bureau wants changes to its with race.keep pace it will drop the use of the term "negro." it would count hispanics as a write-inoup and have categories. havehanges were found to rates andesponse improved accuracy. >> season of sesame street on hispanic characters. hispanicing to cast a character or. willan open casting call york on august 20. they're looking for an actor or actress between ages of 18 and bilingual, can sing, improvise. more legal trouble for star randy travis price. arrested after texas police found him naked and the stretch of road after a car crash. thethere's a 911 call from man. who found man i was on my way from 377 to valley view and