traffic still moving well -- clarksburg. traffic still moving well. lanes open across the american legion bridge. i'll be back with more on maryland roads at 5:16. >>> 5:08. here's a look at some other things making news now. controversial ads equating muslims to savages have gone up in metro stations across our region. a judge ruled the transit agency must display the american freedom defense initiative ads. metro had asked the group to hold off. the ads are being posted at the tacoma, glenmont and georgia avenue stations. several civil rights organizations are planning counter ads. >>> a former cincinnati bengals cheerleader who admitted having sex with a 17-year-old will know go to jail. she taught at the school where the teen attended. she agreed to never apply for another teaching job. she walked out of the courtroom hand in hand with the teenager and is now working as a legal secretary. >>> some fully abled passengers are using wheelchairs as a ploy to bypass long lines at airport security check points. according to the 1986 air carrier access a

mid-60s in clarksburg and elsewhere. near 70 midafternoon. by late afternoon back down to the 60s with a cloud cover rolling in and producing some rain. here's your evening planner. first raindrops around 8:00 and in likely. a look at the week into the weekend in ten minutes. now a look at traffic with danella. >>> checking on two accidents, traveling 395 northbound approaching seminary road. accident has been moved to the right shoulder lane in this area involving a dump truck. i can see that on camera. let's talk about some delays, slow as you make your way along the beltway past edsall. you are hitting the brakes. and on i-270, this time northbound at 109, the camera zoomed in just a moment ago, and i could tell the right lane was blocked by the accident there. police are on the scene. back over to you both. >>> time right now is 6:13. ahead how a state trooper played a role in one of the greatest comebacks in golf history. >>> a guy from nasa and a guy from apple say they've made the perfect coffee maker. wait until you hear what they're

just bumper to bumper sluggish as you make your ways to simila clarksburg. travel lanes are open in both directions. no major delays. to the rails, not seeing any reported delays, but if you're traveling in virginia, still seeing an accident i-95 northbound. backver o to you. >>> new this morning, a single car crash in northwest washington ends with one man causing an international incident at the russian embassy. news4 shot this exclusive video, it started with a man who flipped his suv at massachusetts avenue and calvert avenue northwest earlier this morning. as police approached him, the man took all. he eventually jumped the fence of the russian embassy on wisconsin avenue. the secret service then had to negotiate with the russian security forces for 90 minutes before they finally turned him over to american authorities. >>> this morning, we're hearing from d.c. area sniper lee boyd malvo. he told the "today" show's matt lauer that his accomplice john allen mohamed sexually abused him for years. malvo made another startling revelation. >> to this date, a

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from clarksburg to germantown. back to you. >> thank you. . from clarksburg to germantown. back to you. >> thank you. george's county t has lostartmen another officer. crux is a police cruiser clinton with an suv in and then ran into a light pole. lot of questions still lingering about the accident. more.onzalez has >> the police chief and prince forge's county is asking prayers. two officers killed in less than two months. this officer killed during a collision just miles from his home. they were at the scene several hours trying to figure out who was at fault and whether speed factor. the image of a young c officer posing cruiser wrapped difficultight pole is to look at. he was a six-year veteran, age 28, father of two. >> this is devastating. >> the terrific accident occurred after 3:00 in the branch avenue and surrats road. private first class was off duty when for somee cruiser collided with d suv. >> witnesses say the officer was but we are not at a that is what caused accident. >> a hard braking scene at the hospital. grieving officers d at attention and salute as .n

it's 35 in inwood clarksburg, 39. 4-d in manassas, 44 in chevy chase. you will want a jacket this morning. -- 40 in manasseh . partly cloudy, breezy today high temperature of 64. game 5 nationals against cardinals today, it's going to be a chilly night at the ballpark, game time temperatures around 50 degrees, then dropping into the mid 40's throughout the ball game. you will need long sleeves and a coat at the ballpark. cold tonight, the upper 20s to nearly 40 degrees. a freeze watch in effect for all the counties shaded in dark blue. saturday morning looks like the coldest morning we have seen yet this fall. 64 degrees and breezy today. saturday 62 and cool. 72 on sunday for the redskins game. >> friday morning light and nice for the most part. we have cleared construction on the beltway in maryland. a live look at how things are moving across the american legion bridge into montgomery county. traffic is moving well on the inner loop and the outer loop. continuing past connecticut avenue to 95 as well. in the district, not seeing any major trouble spo

southbound side delays overall from frederick as you head down toward clarksburg. the lanes are open. you're going under the speed limit but at least it's incident free. we'll take a live look right now if you're planning to head there. no issues to report, just the brake lights in front of you at route 109. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:18. howard? >> thank you very much, monika. >>> guys? >> sandy could be his mother-in- law knocking at your door along the coast. >> she's excited there's a storm named after her but we're not excited about the potential for her. it will transition from a tropical storm to what we call an extra-tropical storm. it will be cold air total west. the sea temperatures, ocean temperatures running about 5 degrees above average so that big difference between temperatures, that gradient is going to be more fuel for a big powerful storm with a windfield that will expand to hundreds of miles from the center of circulation. that will be happening over the weekend into early next week. today i want to start with sandy and show yo

no issues reported continuing out towards clarksburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> wanted to get you rolling in the morning. the nats won, the redskins lost. rg iii got knocked out. >> one out of three. >> let's start with the one. >> let's go happy. utah nats, it looked like for i while they were not going to get it done. then davey johnson seems to pull the right moves. tyler moore pinch hitting being rookie in theating, two on, two out, two strikes, no problem. two runs will score and nats teekah a 3-2 lead. drew storen comes in and he looked great. he shuts them down one, two, three. we are seeing in the other series where oakland is the high are seed but because of the new playoff format, so had one, if you can get one on the road, it is huge, like the yankees did. >> no orioles magic. >> you couldn't even sing it. >> the yankees win 7-2. if you are the higher seed, you got your is a on the mound, you got to get the first one. now, everything is set up for the nats and yankees unfortunately for orioles fans. winning game two would be gate bu

happened to some clarksburg high school students. thanks to quick thinking, one of the students, everybody is okay. after the driver lost control of the bus. fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. >> high school students take the bus to school early. it was about 6:40 a.m. friday when 17-year-old, dustin mitchem was on a bus and got a frightening jolt. he had been listening to music on his ipod. several other students had just good night on the bus. >> bus driver stopped abruptly and his head slumped down. >> they had been traveling when the bus driver had some kind of medical emergency. dustin rushed up front and tried to shake the driver awake. >> then, i picked up the bus radio and i radioed to them, you know, saying my bus driver blacked out, we need help. >> you can still see the bus tire tracks on the front lawn where the bus came to a halt. >> i got up and looked out my window. i saw a bus and flashing lights coming from everywhere. >> what were you thinking was happening? >> i thought the bus had a flat tire. >> saw the wh

this happens to be the commute coming southbound on 270 leaving 109 headed out towards clarksburg.anes are open but this trip will be complicated because of the fog and road spray in the area as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> tonight, the two presidential candidates will face off in the first of three debates. president obama and governor mitt romney will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> in the swing state of colorado, the candidates will focus on the economy. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. this has been months and months and months in the making. we have abeen hearing about the presidential doe peat for so long and tonight, it will finally be here. tacoma and governor romney have been practicing their points and counterpoint with their debate partners. both camps actually spent the weekend downplaying expectations by talking up their opponent's debate skills an analysts say what happens tonight could change the momentum of the presidenti

south of 121 in clarksburg. we had the crash involving the overturned vehicle. is overturned on its side it looks like we have everything back up on its wheels but again northbound on 355, no one is able to get by at the scene at this time but we see they have a rollback there on the scene. coming southbound we do know of delays that are gridlocked from clarksburg heading into the accident scene. the roadway is blocked off in each direction. your better bet would be to stick with 270. use that as your work arch. again 355 south of 121 shut down each way because of accident activity involving what was an overturned vehicle now back up on its wheels. more problems unfortunately. in crofton southbound 3 at 450 is where we have the accident activity again an overturned vehicle involved in this crash. some traffic is able to get by under police direction. clean-up continues on the crash northbound 295 here at malcolm x. avenue. left side of the roadway blocked. big delays leaving the beltway up to the scene. hunter mills tying up the left lane. a big backup leaving 2

a crash over in the clarksburg area, springtown road 355 dealing with a crash. here's 95 northbound coming past the prince william parkway. there's been separate delays in quantico getting past the prince william parkway in woodbridge and into newington. word of a vehicle broken down just before the 14th street bridge on 395. if traveling on 66 still delays through manassas and centreville. the hov rules kick in just now. still volume near falls church. lanes are open to the roosevelt bridge. an accident in chantilly on 50 near spring fellow road had police responding. if you travel the outer loop of the beltway, the volume into silver spring is building. the good news is between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard, the new traffic pattern around the long-term bridge work zone have all lanes together. no longer divided by the jersey wall. here's the beltway at colesville road moving pretty well right now. 270 delays most of the way out of frederick take you to high yachtstown. your next timesaver traffic at 7:43. >>> you can catch the first of three pr

pavement, road spray to accompany you as you travel southbound leaving hyattsville heading into clarksburg. the crash that was westbound route 100 now cleared. you are able to do the double nickel up and across the 14th street bridge. no trouble spots to report at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a new parking plan for d.c. it would reserve about 10% of all meters for disabled drivers. it is also expected to cut down on fraud. >> the new effort comes after a lot of people complained about the red top meters. that program is suspended and now, as fox 5's matt ackland shows us, there is a new plan to consider. >> reporter: it was supposed to solve all of the problems. in red top meters would reserve spots for the disabled and spot the abuse of the city's old free disabled parking policy. soon after it started, the council shut it down. there was mass confusion. >> the program got off to what we can characterize as a fairly rocky start. >> reporter: many complained there were simply not enough red tops. but now, a plan introduced by councilmember

this time on 270 re in clarksburg. traffic is moving well through germantown as well.'ll be back with more at 5:39. back to you guys. >>> the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student after a terps-duke basketball game begins today, two years after the alleged assault took place. >> the alleged beating of john mckenna was captured by another student who recorded the incident if the dorm window. kristin fisher joins us live from college park with a preview. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. initially this student offmckenna was one of 33 people arrested that night. he was charged with disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer. but then a year later, a video surfaced that changed everything. here it is. it shows two prince george's county police officers reginald baker and james harrison shoving mckenna against a wall and then beating him several times with their bat tons. -- batons. but in the police report initially fired, the officers had stated he was the one who hit police and tha

. >>> four people are be treated for injuries they received in an accident that occurred in clarksburg, maryland. a crash happened this morning near the intersection of seneca parkway and route 355. two juveniles were airlifted to children's hospital. two adult patients, one of them with life-threatening injuries were rushed from the scene in ambulances. police are still investigating exactly what happened. >>> rescue crews were called to another accident, this one occurred in anne arundel county. a total of seven vehicles were involved in a crash on route 3 near the intersection of annapolis road. one vehicle overturned and caught fire. the location is near crofton, maryland. a spokesperson says that self people may have been injured but we'll give you more information on our website when it becomes available. >>> still to come on 9news now at noon, a progress report on the pakistani school girl who was shot by the taliban. that's coming up. >> plus, secretary of state hillary clinton moves to distance the white house from the attack that killed the libyan ambassador chris stevens. de

no issues on 70 as you come in from frederick and down on 270 towards clarksburg. a live look at the merge legion bridge on the west side of town. traffic moving well between 270 and tysons corner. more traffic at 4:39. back to you guys. >>> one on. there's a drive. >> as we've been saying, it was a huge night for the nats and their fans. the team pulled off a must win guaranteeing at least one more game for them and their fans. >> you just get the chills thinking about it. 44,000 fans were on hand last night to see their team stay alive. bottom of the 2nd, adam laroche hit one into the centerfield grass ending his playoff hitting slump. he was one for 11 friar to that. that -- prior to that. nats up 1-on. cards ended up tying it up 1-1. then we go to the 9th. the legend of jason wirth grows huge. out of the yard. a walkoff home run. unbelievable finish for the nationals. his walkoff home run forces a game five. >> we have a great manager to lead us. we have a great organization from top to bottom. this is a great place to be. >> he didn't hit that many this year b

this is in clarksburg, maryland, where a mentally ill man died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by the cops. >> i'm scott broom in montgomery county where police are investigating the death of a man who died after being pepper sprayed while being arrested. meanwhile, residents of the neighborhood where he died are asking questions about the group home he lived in. 39-year-old nathan jonesdied yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police and going unconscious. today, jones' mother said he is not eager to point if fingers of blame until an investigation is complete. >> i wish i could have been there at the time, because i think i could have been able to calm him down. >> meanwhile, residents of this subdivision say it's no place for a group home. >> not when something like this happens. >> home and one other in the same block are operated by family services incorporated of montgomery county. among the three residents here, this registered sex offender with a criminal record including charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to online state court reports. scott broom, 9new

t happened monday night on shop place in clarksburg. used pepper spray to subdue a 29-year-old nathan jones after he exhibited violence and erratic behavior. he lost consciousness and died at a hospital. >> in honor of fire prevention week, the consumer product safety commission is raising the danger oft home fires. estimates there are 400,000 unintentional residential fires each year that results in 2006. held at aions were testing center in rockville that showed how to deal with home fire situations. >> 50% in montgomery county of alarms that were checked or did operate correctly all.ork at this is alarming. >> fire officials say smoke alarms and escape plans are key to survival. the number one cause of home place in the kitchen. prevention week runs until october 13. league division at one gameed apiece. the nationals and the cardinals are headed to tomorrow. jummy olabanji has the story. >> the nationals and the st. in d.c.rdinals fansrow, thousands of be there.o because they announced the first be at 1:00 in the afternoon, national

purple line and the corridor city's transit way, a proposed rapid bus line between shady grove and clarksburg. >> many communities don't share the priorities. they don't have the transit needs we have. they have needs for major funding. >> the league says she is concerned the plan could set a dangerous precedent. >> don't we and montgomery county pay taxes that benefit the people in garrett county and prince georges county and so forth? for every dollar we sent to annapolis, we get 18 cents back. are we now going to say in addition to that? tax the citizens of montgomery county for transportation? no. i don't think so. >> the state already has a 23.5-cent per gallon gas tax included in the price we see at the pump. how much of an increase would we be talking about? >> most people talking about a statewide gas tax, we're talking about between 5 cents and 10 cents. >> the reaction among drivers was mixed. >> i would certainly support it. if it would help improve the transportation. >> i think that just keep raising rates right now and so many people are struggling to get by is not always the an

this is in clarksburg, maryland where a mentally ill man died yesterday after being pepper sprayed byolice. scott broom with more. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in montgomery county where police are investigating the death of a schizophrenic man who died after being pepper sprayed while being arrested. meanwhile residents of the neighborhood he died are asking questions about the group home he lived in. 39-year-old nathan jones died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police and going unconscious. today jones' mother says he is not eager to point fingers of blame until an investigation is complete. >> i wish i could have been there at the time, because i think i would have been able to calm him down. >> shocked. >> reporter: residents of this subdivision say it's no place for a group home. >> not when something like this happens. >> reporter: the home and one other in the same block are operated by family services incorporated of montgomery county. among the three residents here, this registered sex offender with a criminal record including charges of assault with a deadly weapon,

myersville 56 and clarksburg coming in at 54. then the upper 40s in bel air and easton goldsboro at 45 this morning. take the jacket with you. you don't need the heaviest one as you head out. at the surface high pressure in control and we will get southwesterly flow around that. and that's going to warm the temperatures up as we go into the afternoon. i will show outtemperature in a second. but let's -- you the temperature in a second. but let's talk about tropical storm sandy. we can see it right here beginning to move slowly to the north at about 3 miles an hour. it's headed towards jamaica and then cuba. and this one storm track that could happen for us going through the end of the weekend into the beginning of next week. with this, looks like it could go inland. and we will see hurricane-force winds coastal flooding and possibly some inland snow as a cold front will make its way from the west to the east. on the backside of that, some very chilly air. now, this is a second scenario where it stays off the coast hurricane sandy

the lanes are open continuing out towards clarksburg.eltway is running smoothly between college park and bethesda. here we are live along 66 headed east of manassas headed in towards 28 centreville. overnight construction in the process of being cleared from the beltway at 236. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. . >>> we are following breaking news right now from israel where police say an american tourist has opened fire at a hotel killing at least one person. this is happening in a resort city. they say the tourist fired a number of shots and the suspect is still inside the hotel near the red sea. we'll bring you updates as we get them. get them. . >>> a health alert this morning. thirty-five cases of meningitis have now been reported across the country. five people have died including one each in maryland and virginia. meningitis attacks the lining of the brain and spinal cord. doctors say all of those infected received steroid injects for back pain. those injections were made by a pharmaceutical company in m

no delays as you head down into clarksburg and germantown to the point where the lanes divide. live look at the beltway university boulevard. all overnight construction should be clearing up shortly on the inner loop before university boulevard. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55. back to you guys. excuse me. after about a year of work and $6 million, a new and wilder bridge is now open over route 50 in arlington. representatives of the virginia department of transportation joined arlington county officials for the glebe road bridge. the entire concrete deck of the span was replaced. the bridge was also widened by about 27 feet. now back to you, andrea and mike. >> monika, thank you. >>> turns out multivitamins may have an added benefit to go with their energy boosting qualities. >> a study finds that taking multivitamins daily may lower the risk of cancer in men. ed lawrence has more. >> reporter: 52-year-old mark takes a multivitamin every day. >> i always felt if i could help myself, why not give myself an advantage. >> reporter: a new large long- term study of middle ag

. >>> montgomery county police are investigating the death of a man in clarksburg. around 4:45 yesterday afternoon, police responded to a home in the 23000 block of taylor shop place for a report of a violent person. officers attempted to arrest the suspect 39-year-old nathan jones after they say he assaulted two of his roommates. during the arrest, they pepper sprayed jones to get him under control. a short time later he lost consciousness and taken to the hospital. >>> the body of 17-year-old bryan glenn was found yesterday in thaiss park. he had been missing since last week. there's no word yet from police whether this was suicide or a case of foul play. >>> an 83-year-old maryland man has died while trying to help an accident victim. richard herin was traveling the main with his two sons for a hunting trip. they came across a crash. a woman had lost control and flipped the suv. he was trying to direct traffic around the vehicle when he saw a st. driving straight at him. -- a st. driving straight at him. he jumped out of the way but fell 35 feet. he was rushed to

heading down the winding rural roads which lead to clarksburg school something suddenly happened to the bus driver. >> his head yeah sunk over. straight over. like you know -- he got knocked out. >> reporter: the bus then careened out of control. students on board recount how the driver though incapacitated managed to bring the bus to a stop just before slamming into a utility pole. the 17-year-old dustin was on board. >> i was shaking when i -- went up to him. and i picked up the bus radio and i told another student to call 911. >> actually one kid helping the bus driver off the bus. >> reporter: don watched from the front yard. he said it would have taken out the utility pole which he thinks could have led to tragedy. >> these are all electric. and right on the bus. >> reporter: as for dustin, he says he didn't do anything special. he just tried to help someone in need. >> i don't look at myself like a hero; just did what i thought was right. >> reporter: as for the bus driver no word on his condition. they are investigating the accident. >> that was steve reporting. >>> also this mor

i live in clarksburg. 2.7. >> wait a minute. got slammed in bethesda on the way home close to the district. >> most areas just west of town really got hit very, very hard yesterday. >> the whole highway was going 15 miles an hour. >> this morning the problem is the fog. our bus stop forecast where we start, we've got temperatures which are running pretty mild. actually in the 60s and some 70s this morning. yes. once we bust through the fog toward midday and the afternoon, we have a little sun, that will help boost us into the mid-#s on that will be about 10 above average, maybe 12. a stay shower. now we've got something northeast of baltimore pulling in toward pennsylvania so not really a concern. we're going to start with the clouds and the fog. 72 at 8:00. by lunch time i think we get a little sun but 80. winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 should push us into the mid- 80s. 84 at 4:00 p.m. this evening 77. the nats have an afternoon game today, the 1:00 game. we'll see how much we can dry it out by then. the weather should not

an easy trip south of 109 headed out towards clarksburg. lanes are open and a nice easy pace continues on the the outer loop of the beltway headed across the american legion bridge. no trouble spots to report here continuing out towards tyson's. inner loop is rolling at speed from the toll road back to bethesda. >>> something you don't expect to see when you are standing in your backyard and that is to be attacked by a fox. >> not usually but that is what happened to some people in our area. we'll hear from them and a warning from animal control when we return. [ mitt romney ] look at the evididence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this mess

commuters are doing okay clarksburg through germantown and towards the lane divide, looking good.forming on the beltway through college park, no there are delays through college park or silver spring. in lorton and newington, you delaysart to see increasing. on the fairfaxk 6:00. parkway until back to you. >> thank you. looking at 65 degrees on this monday want. = = monday morning. >> coming up -- a woman catches on fire after an explosion. a woman catches on fire after an explosion. water okay, what'ya havin? i'll have the build your own burger with a... sunny-side up egg, jack cheese, jill. and, uh... make it a double. inspiration can come from anywhere. build your own burgers are now at denny's. been shopping so smart, cash back with your freedom card getting cash back on what? close shave and haircut fan for the ceiling. you're gonna cool off that hoooounddd! tonight you gotta get your cash bk, on new slacks. use freedom on lunch with jack. everybody get! everybody get! get your ch back. chase freedom. it's a rainy morning becoming a caramel drizzle. with folgers gourmet selec

i want to show you a look at i-270 in the clarksburg area. rain is coming down. if you have to leave the house, please use caution. connecting from i-270 to the beltway, travel lanes are open. nice look at the beltway in montgomery county and prince george's county as well as you move over to virginia, nice and clear. again, 395 very light volume. the rain is starting to come down. so please use caution. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the dangers of flash flooding. >> a state trooper learns just how fast waters can rise in conditions like these. president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made ene

he says when he graduates from clarksburg high here, he is going to go to trade school and become anrician. in montgomery county, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> good for dustin. his family has expressed concern about the condition of the bus driver but citing privacy concerns, they have not released any information about his condition. >>> spending some time with your special someone or checking your facebook act. >> please tell me you are spending some time with your special someone. details about social networking. stay with us. we'll be right back. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "care

a three-mile back up. >> more breaking news in clarksburg.dition. the children will be okay. >>> good morning. here is the storm team 4 four day forecast. a chilly morning here. during the afternoon, reaching the mid-60s. the winds will settle down. a lot of sun, tomorrow, a bit warmer in the afternoon. thursday, late afternoon and evening could get showers. after that, a pleasant pattern friday through the weekend and into the first part of the week. >> >>> and we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of october. it's also 2012. it's chilly in new york. beautiful and say hello to the people who stuck around all morning long. we thank them for that. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. no matter how much you press your doctors sometimes there are questions that can feel embarrassing to ask, so this morning we'll ask you to get up the courage and maybe even get some answers to those questions so that you don't have to be put in a delicate position. >> yeah. that's right. o

we'll take a live look here in clarksburg at route 121. all lanes are open into rockville and the split. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:11. back to you guys. >>> we are coming up on 6:02. we are breaking news out of silver spring, maryland this morning. a police involved shooting on woodland drive. police were responding to the home of a plan who was making threats. >> kristen fisher will join us with an update from the scene so keep it here on 9news now. >>> later today a neurologist will re-examine rg iii after he suffered a mild concussion in yesterday's game. he got drilled by sean witherspoon. griffin was able to walk off the field on his own accord, clearly shaken up. griffin did not return to the game. a neurologist examined him and diagnosed the concussion. >> wasn't sure what quarter it was, at that time when he wasn't sure what the score was, we knew he had a mild concussion, at least according to the doctors. feels good right now. a lot better right now, but that was the situation why he didn't go back into the game. >> def

and in clarksburg there is a little delay. you approached germantown and continue to rockville. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32 is the time. later this morning, we expect to center thehe scandal atsex abuse penn state. will take thesky stand this morning, something he did not do when he was on trial. has a preview from the satellite center. >> in a matter of hours, jerry sandusky will find out how long bars.l spend behind his sentencing hearing at 9:00 morning. the 58-year-old was convicted sex abuse in june. been behind bars three months says he regrets not taking the stand during his trial. expect to hear him speak during the hearing today. he is already talking from jail in an audio statement. says, "in my heart i know i did not do these alleged acts." >> a young man who is dramatic, accuser, and always , startedtention everything. sought attention. i have wondered what they really won. >> today we expect to hear from sandusky, attorneys, possible support from sandusky's friends and family, and impact statements from two vi

frederick, patterns traffic 270,ing southbound on creating pockets of slow traffic between hyattstown d clarksburg to you. >> thank you. 5:32. here's our big story. the carpet is still drying out after all theark poured.e the nationals celebrating clinching the nl east division title. >> it was worth it. .hey earn the title they are getting ready to open up early to move the merchandise. here is john gonzalez. our crew is having sparkling cider. that will have to do for the .orning the nationals will play their game eitherf saturday or sunday. they not even sure who play, but it does not matter, because the nationals the pennant. it has been eight years since team moved from montreal to the district. the champagne celebration last of the likes the city is not seen in nearly 80 years. the team lost the game last , but in the mindset of the , when theye players found out bill and the braves allowing washington to national east division. the nationals have one of games september.through it's hard to believe this team could finish with a winning season. obviously they will finish with e besting season

some delays out of clarksburg and down towards the lane divide, but it looks good. the capital beltway. the american legion bridge, bridge, looking normal. southbound 95 near 198, an cleared ins been laurel and no delays. back to you. >> thank you. 47 degrees. >> more trauma behind-the-scenes at "dancing with the stars." a medical emergency. for melissa emergency how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these grn fields of coffee, actuly, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. ♪ use freedom and get cash back. ♪ack. ♪ five percent on hotels and airlines. ♪ ♪ oh everybody conga line, ok! activate your 5% cash back a chase.com/freedom. ♪ everyrybody get, everybody t! ♪ >> plans underway to amend the on martinial quote luther king's memorial. talking with the sculptor who crafted the memorial pan and other hoping by change will be made king's birthday january. with thee talking sculptor who crafted the are hoping the be made by dr. birthday. >> cemetery officials in arlington will unveil an application to allow family member

, the main trouble will be involved in building on the southbound side of 270 from frederick to clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you. 6:13 . 46, there's word that the justice department coastal's settlement over the gulf oil spill regarding dp. >> justin bieber has famous relatives that he m hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for the morning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. amica runs on dunkin' coffee. hey, what are you drinking? i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm just in love with the flavor. i get mine black. i don't want to take away from that pure taste. so smooth, no bitterness. it's awesome. there's no other taste like it. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> developments in the search for missing colorado girl. police say they have found a bo

things are delayed from clarksburg all the way to do this biro davisburg. >> 5 people dead, and more than a dozen other injured after a car bomb exploded in baghdad. a car bomb just missed of passing convoy. >> turkey has fired on syria for a second straight day. they have no intention of declaring war on syria just a warning according to the president. it is retaliation for an attack that killed five women on the border town. the presidential candidates back on the campaign trail after the first three debates. >> they sparred over the economy, jobs, health care and much more the opinions vary about who came out on top of this one. prieta carter has the highlights. -- brianne carter has the highlights. >> mitt romney hoping they could get a boost in the polls today and some said that may be exactly what he got. back to campaigning this morning for president barack obama and mitt romney after a night of back-and-forth debate. domestic issues dominated. many think that there romney had the right pole. 67 percent of americans asked the lead the republican hopeful was the winner. to go u

well as montgomery county. 270 at 109, we are seeing brake lights as you head from frederick the clarksburg. a disabled vehicle at huntington avenue on route 1. a crash on the ramp from northbound 95 - to northbound 95 from 234 dumphries. >> breaking news from syria. let's go to jummy olabanji. >> several news outlets this morning are reporting that the death toll has risen to 40 and could continue growing. and we have new video just into the newsroom out of syria. there are reports this morning that a deadly explosions were caused by three different suicide bombers who detonated explosive-packed cars near an officer's club in the northern city of aleppo. dozens of people trapped under some of the rubble. we are hearing there's possibly a fourth explosion detonated a few hundred meters away from the initial explosions. witnesses on the ground said that it felt like a series of earthquakes. once again, we are hearing up to 40 people have been killed in the explosions and dozens more injured. back to you. >> thank you. president obama and mitt romney meeting for their first debate before the

starting to see heavylays on interstate 27 southbound03 urbana and before clarksburg southbound lanes are lining up as the pace is well below posted speeds. back to you. >> thank you. this is an unusual situation. the nationals won even though they lost. >> probably the best las vegas ever had. champagne and beer started flowing after the nationals were crowned nl east champions but they lost the game. how did they do that? the pirates defeated the braves. john gonzalez is outside a sporting goods store. >> it's raining this morning but that will not drain on our parade rain on our parade. it appears the nationals can lose a game and still win the penn that will go on sale in a few hours. moddell's is opening early as if it's a holiday. eight years after the team arrived from montreal, a champagne celebration of a likes the city has not seen in 80 years. washington nationals fans awaited a lifetime for this moment. >> i was only expecting a winning season, so it's been a pleasant surprise. >> the team lost the game, but in the ninth inning the fans and players found out that second pl

no precipitation around here until monday. 45 now in aldie, virginia. 45 in clarksburg. berkeley springs, 43. 48 in arlington and chevy chase. 62 this afternoon with bright sunshine and a light note westerly breeze. now to angela. >> looking at a trouble-free drive as you head out this morning. in virginia, 95 moving well northbound and southbound despite an active work zone. moving quite well into dumphries and crossing the occoquan. you are good all the way to the springfield interchange. same on 66. eastbound moving well manassas. heading into fair oaks, trouble- free. on the maryland side, utility work in prince george's county powder mill road shut down between cherry hill road and beltsville drive. otherwise moving well on the beltway, even crossing the northwest branch, the work zone has been lifted. getting by to the right without delay. -- three lanes are getting by to the right without delay. back to you. >> thank you. we are getting some new pictures right now of what the house fire looked like early this morning in baltimore. five people killed including four

it's 37 in winchester, 38 in berkeley springs, 36 in leesburg. 39 degrees in clarksburg, 43 and chevygton. huntingtown, 39 degrees to start your day. partly cloudy, 64 degrees for the high temperature. breezy and cold. a wind out of the northwest at 10-20. at nationals park tonight, you need a jacket. first pitch at 8:30. it will be about 50 degrees. and temperatures dropping into the mid 40's towards the end of the game. the wind will subside towards the end of the game. freeze watch for tonight in the dark blue shaded areas. 72 degrees by sunday. now to angela for the commute. >> not bad. we just received news on 95, northbound at, and overturned vehicle after the quantico exit there andt. smooth sailing after that into the beltway. smooth sailing in springfield. 20 minutes and all lanes moving without delay. back to you. >> thank you. d.c. councilman jim graham responding to allegations he violated metro's code of conduct when he served on the transit agency board. an investigation found in 2008 he paid a developer critical the developer that he would think about helping them land

then through 121 clarksburg. good news for folks travelling the bay bridge. an earlier tanker was leaking propane. it was finally cleared. all of your travel lanes are open. that is the latest. back to you. >> thank you. coming up, what if election they were held on halloween cuesta park we have results based on presidential masks. >> one neighborhood in northern virginia is looking for a lot of help. >> at 6:00, driverless cars -- have been [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could cr ush the fure generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a repubblican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that

into a horrifying right to school last friday heading down the winding rural roads that lead to clarksburgh-school. something suddenly happened to the bus driver. >> he just went straight over. like he got knocked out. >> the russia -- the boston careened out of control. the driver, though incapacitated, managed to bring the bus to a stop just before slamming into a utility pole. the 17-year-old was on board. >> i was shaking when i went up to him and i picked up the bus radio and told another student to call 911. >> he was helping the bus driver off the bus. >> he said had the best on another 10 feet, it would have taken out by utility pole which he thinks could lead to tragedy. >> these are all electric, it would have went right on the bus. >> dustin says he didn't do anything special. just try to help someone in need. >> i just did what i thought was right. >> montgomery county school officials are investigating the accident. no word on the bus drivers condition. >> prince george's counties police are searching for a 4- year-old boy that may have been abducted by his father. always fath

southbound 270 on the good side coming from 109 headed out to clarksburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> we are following some breaking news right now from israel where police say an american tourist has opened fire ate hotel killing at least one person. this is happening in the resort city of elat. the suspect is still inside the hotel near the red sea. we'll bring you updates on this story as soon as we get them. a >>> virginia is front and center if the presidential race. president obama will be in northern virginia this morning. he is speaking to students at george mason university. his campaign says the president will talk about the choice facing voter between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy. mitt romney is back in the commonwealth this morning. he and his running mate paul ryan were at an event in the shenandoah valley. he is looking to build momentum after the debate. >>> a health alert now about a rare form of meningitis. officials say it has now spread to six states killing five peopl

checking live cameras again, here's a live look at i-270 along falls road, i can tell you at clarksburg and the beltway, you're incident free. you are dealing with wet road conditions. if you have the ability, stay indoors. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> following breaking news in connecticut. again, images just coming into the news room. a late night fire destroyed two homes in old saybrook, connecticut. firefighters couldn't get to the fire because the area the homes are in is flooded right now. firefighters tries to check to see if anybody was inside the home using an old retired fire truck, but they had to stop because the water caused electrical problems. this area was under an evacuation order. another major fire burning at least 50 homes in queens, new york. the fire so extensive firefighters had to call a sixth alarm, an indication of how many crews, trucks, people are on the scene there. started at 11:00 last night. firefighters say the homes are in a flood zone area. a part of the area of new york that was actually evacuated by order of the mayor. crews had tro

here weir at clarksburg. no serious back up. to the beltway, a two minute ride to the spur. the beltway in virginia here we are. construction each way, none of it causing back up. >> that's what we like to hear. >>> a new study shows children who eat fat have a lower iq. parents with a higher socioeconomic status made meals with fresh ingredients. they looked at the source of broader meal types rather than specific foods. >>> small pieces of exercise equipment will help intensify your work out. we are joined by our fitness expert to talk about adding a kettle ball to your routine. good morning. you brought along a guest. >> jenny introduce yourself. >> i'm a trainer. >> danszing? >> yeah. >> you don't use the kettle ball for dancing. >> you can. >> let's talk about using the kettle ball. you can use it for anything. >> tell us about the exercises you brought to show us. >> we want to show how to work the upper body, lower body and shoulders. we can start on one now. where are they? they are very cute now. >> it's not the hard steel. >> that's really nice. the girl colors the

all of you trying to get through clarksburg before the pace improves. beyond that you'll be okay. let's show what you it looks like once you're on the beltway at river road. you've got traffic moving well all the way the american legion bridge and into tysons corner. back over to the maps this time out west. no problems 066. it's just -- on 66. it's just the long slow lineup. if you're planning to head to the roosevelt bridge, lanes are open into downtown. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:11. back to you. >>> at 6:00 a.m. we start with some good news this morning. the two hikers from virginia who went missing in montana have been found alive and well. >> this is exactly what we want to be reporting. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond were found late yesterday afternoon alive. kristin fisher joins us live from the tellite center with more on their rescue. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. what a relief. you know, these two men had been missing in the back country of glacier national park for four days. and anybody who has been hiking knows that s

warrenton, gainesville and leesburg and now moving into portions of montgomery county, around the clarksburg area, and frederick county. you'll continue to see the light showers. not only will you need the jacket tonight, but most likely you'll need the umbrella, maybe even the rain boats the rest of the evening. this is all part of a storm system driving through the region. that is going to help to create more showers for us. the strongest storms have been down to the south. we've seen a lot of thunder and lightning through the norfolk area and eastern north carolina. the storm continues to move off to the eastern portions of the atlantic. or rather, western portions of the atlantic ocean. 47 in hagerstown. you can see the cold air just sitting on top of us. it is going to stay here overnight tonight. the area of low pressure moves up the coast and gives us cool air tomorrow with a northeasterly flow. that will allow not only for cool conditions, but maybe fog and drizzle tomorrow morning. showers through portions of southern maryland, but most of us should start to dry out and start to cle