right now it looks like a good time to go out on columbia pike. "news4's" derrick ward has a look from the other side in laurel, maryland. der rib, what's it look like out there? >> we're starting to see steady volume. 47 million folks are expected to go 50 miles or more from home for this holiday and they've got to come back. 90% of the people will be doing it by car. that's why we expect to see the volume and, of course, low gas prices, the lohsest they've been since 1998 is partially the reason for that. also airline tickets are down 10% over last year, so they're expecting to see maybe 65,000 more travelers taking to the air. and the big story also over the holiday season or at least over the thanksgiving holiday season is amtrak. this is the busiest travel day since wednesday. they even been having extra cars. we expect to see that return travel traffic start to pick up like some will see on i-95 and other places around the area. of course, the weather will cooperate to some extebt. we expect the storms to move out of our immediate area later

one issue in arlington coming in on the columbia pike. you want to watch out for the accident activity that is in the stretch from glee road and walter reed drive. 12th or seventh street are easy work-arounds. there are a lot of parallels to columbia pike. we are hearing that everytng is blocked off. outbound on 395, you can see past the pentagon. continuing south to see the delays. as you get a little closer toward the mixing bowl. continuing south on 95. the traffic is not terrible on 66. but you do have normal slowing again. traveling through montgomery county to 70, we are okay. no crashes this afternoon. back to you. leon: all right. you got it, jamie. milk has not been delivered in cans to people's doors in decades so it's not clear how a bear got himself stuck in a situation like that. this is frederick county. maryland wildlife tweeted this picture out. ld time milk jug.ead stuck in they were able to get there to help him get free. don't know whe he is now. probablylooking for cookies. he got the milk. alison: where does that come

take a live look near columbia pike. you can see bumper to bumper, the inner and the outer loop. no crash there. that is look at the delays. back to you. alison: thank you. ahead at 4:00, a story of survival. a woman driving drunk. runs over a virginia man. his remarkable story in his own words coming up. jonathan: don't forget you can call in the "7 on your side" team with your questions if you think you have been the victim of a scam. maybe a loved one you know. this has been a great resource. it's free. phone lines are open until 6:30. call the number on the screen. 703-236-9220. coming right back after i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. jonathan: increasable story here. doctors gave this guy no chance to live. but a northern virginia man is walking and smiling thanks to an amazing staff at washington university hospital. jeff goldberg has more on the remarkable recovery of a business owner from arlington. >> it was here on columbia pi

jeff: last january at his used car business on columbia pike in arlington a woman driving drunk literally ran over him, fleeing the car lot after running into several parked cars. he was rushed to g.w. hospital. it was awful. when he first arrived at g.w., doctors only gave him a 5% chance to live. he had severe damage to his back, his neck, his kidneys, his lungs, his heart. his entire upper body was broken. but the entire i.c.u. team led by dr. sarani tirelessly worked together to save him, allowing him to be here today for g.w. hospital's fourth annual trauma survivor's day. [applause] jeff: also honored cleat johnson of alexandria who suffed a broken necklace moh. and robin of arlington recovering from a brain injury after a bad fall in may. for him, moving forward is not easy. >> first, i have to recover. jeff: physically it is a struggle. medical bills are piling up. but he is guided by his deep muslim faith inspired by the doctors, well-wishers and motivated by his love for his wife donna and their three children. >> i have to stand up, to do something. not for me. for my family. i

this person said columbia pike outside of the capital one bank was surrounded by arlington county police friday evening after "the forever loyal bandit" struck again. >> it's scary to have something happen like that. jennifer: he earned his nickname from the fbi because of the logo on a t-shirt during a steady spring of -- steady string of bank robberies in falls church, getting three banks three months in a row, walking in with a note, demanding money, and escaping. 7 on your side featured him on the wall of justice in june and we talked with the fbi violent crime task force. >> he was very particular about how he struck. jennifer: until two weeks ago when he hit a capital one bank in falls church, then last night in arlington. will he try again, and where? >> more than likely. everybody needs to be on alert. jennifer when banks reopen this week, will the "forever loyal" bandit show up again? $5,000 is putting up reward if you have information. call if you can help. jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. kimberly: d.c. police have positively identified a man who was found dead inside a dupont ci

a 17-year-old boy was crossing columbia pike when he was struck by a car. the driver did not stop and the teenager is hospitalized with serious injuries. police believe they are looking for a dark colored vehicle, possibly a honda. anyone with information should contact police. prince george's county say a child has died. -- road around 6:00 last night. the mother they'll to yield to another car and that car slammed into the front door. otherr the mother or the driver were hurt. the name of the child has not been released. i traffic alert to tell you about. the national park service has shut down 17th street between constitution avenue northwest and independence avenue southwest. reopen until 3:30 this afternoon. they need to check the levy, to make sure they have insulted correctly in the case of high water. let's get a check on the roads. jamie sullivan joins us now. we are starting off with conditions that are not terrible. you can see on the american legion bridge, we are at a nice pace. we did hear reports about debris, but everyone is moving at a nice

columbia pike and tech road in silver spring. around 10:30. we don't know a whole lot about how the person is doing who was hit. but we do know police this morning are looking for a dark colored car with front end damage. now, you know, recently a bicyclist was hit and killed here where we are live this morning along mass avenue. you talk about the problem spots, aaron, and 95-year-old woman trying to cross river road was hit and killed. and there have been other fatal accidents. so today montgomery county council member roger burrliner is holding a day of action to urge drivers to understand the dangers of speeding and distracted driving. 7:00 this morning, people with signs will be here where we are this morning near the little falls library on mass avenue. also at 8:00, on river road, and springfield. so with this day of action council member burrliner is also asking state lawmakers and the state highway administration to consider traffic safety improvements along mass avenue and river road to hopefully prevent any more tragedies like the o

. >>> a structure fire is out at arlington that's causing traffic problems along columbia pike. the fire is believed to have started in the basement. >>> a triple shooting in mount vernon happened in the apartments off audubon avenue off route 1. niki burdine has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: police say the shooting happened in this apartment building here behind me. when they got here, they found two victims. both were taken to the hospital. a third man actually drove himself to the hospital. one didn't make it. >> then we heard the gunshots last night, and i am not really used to stuff like that. >> reporter: pj and her husband woke up to gunshots at 10:00 last night coming from the apartment above her's on audubon avenue. >> two minutes after we heard the gunshots, police were all around looking for answers. >> reporter: they weren't alone. rosa garcia was outside. >> i couldn't get inside and my son was freaking out. i was walking here and my son called me freaking out. >> reporter: what'd he say some. >> he was like, mom, there's police everywhere. >> reporter: po

again you might want to consider columbia pike as an alternate.its own fair share of traffic but it will be a lot better than what you would typically see here. parts of the bw parkway once you get toward college park might work for you as well depending where you're going. back to the maps, marc train riders everything is on schedule. vre still running on schedule. we've been doing really well on the rails aside from metro. we had a few issues there. convince orchard road to the -- quince orchard road to the beltway an 11-minute commute. from fairfax county parkway to l street northwest now a 35- minute commute. we'll send it over to you. >> thanks, larry. >>> we haven't heard from one of the biggest selling groups on the planet in over ten years. now they're back with a stop in our area. >> tommy mcfly has more in the 94.7 fresh fm studios. good morning. >> full disclosure. i'm super excited about this. the dixie chicks are going back on tour. they announced it yesterday and the internet freaked out at the news. check it out. >> just when you th

you can see it at columbia pike. visibility less than a quarter of a mile. we have a dense advisory in effect. let's take a look and show you visibility first. give yourself a lot of extra time on those roads and make sure you use those low beams. about a quarter mile around manassas, .3, towards annapolis, baltimore, no problems in fredericksburg. we will see this fluctuate through the night. the biggest areas of concern is towards portions of maryland, parts of montgomery county, pris george's county and baltimore and heads-up for a chance of fog through early tomorrow morning. we will talk more about that and the record high temperatures and big temperature drop on saturday in my forecast. >> doug, thank you. we still don't know what caused the crash that killed two teenage brothers on their way to spotsylvania high school. we do know it was foggy at the time. we do know it was less than a mile. they died when their jeep hit a tree on lady smith road. shomari went back to the scene. >> reporter: good evening. i'm at the accident scene where these two brot

this is right around columbia pike near tech road that that is south of cherry hill road. again, this is all happening just in the last few minutes here. police are saying they are looking for a dark colored car that probably has some front end damage. again, a pedestrian crossing the street hit. the driver took off. right now there is no confirmed fatality in this case. but we are keeping an eye on it and we'll stay on top of this story as it develops. doreen? >> thank you. >>> two major developments in the wake of that chemistry class fire in fairfax county last week. we learn but all but one of the five students injured in the fire at woodson high school have now been released from the hospital. the students still in the hospital is undergoing surgery for serious burns. the fire started while a chemistry teacher was doing a demonstration last friday. today the school superintendent banned the use of open flames in the classroom until further notice. she also ordered a review of the school system's science curriculum and all science teachers will need to review safety pr

you're taking a live look right now at a wet columbia pike. they took advantage of the lower gas prices and hit the roads to get to grandma's house this year. "news4's" derrick ward is live for us. derrick, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: we're starting to see volume picking up. but we do know the heavier traffic is yet to come. 47 million americans are expected to take to the roads some way today this holiday season and 90% of those, 42 million, are expected to be driving. and what they will encounter, at least in our area, are indeed wet roads. as we heard, nuisance rain. of course, points west are seeing a lot worse traffic and a lot worse weather conditions than we are. airline travel is expected to be up as well and that's due to airfares that are about 10% down over last year and hotel fees that are flat over last year. but you know who else also sees some big, big revenue and volume this time of year? that is amtrak. they're expected to be in the midst of their business yft travel day in the year. we'll hear more about that co

it happened last night along columbia pike at tech road in silver spring. suzanne kennedy is live in our satellite center with new developments in the search for the driver today. suzanne: this has all been unfolding throughout the afternoon. talking with her insurance company the driver came forward to police this afternoon. authorities say the woman behind the wheel was san da carvolo, 53 years old from burtonsville, maryland. police have taken custody of the vehicle used in the accident that took place 10:30 last night. they say it is a gray 2006 honda pilot. the driver has not been charged as the investigation is ongoing. police aren't releasing where he was going or coming from or why she didn't stop. the 17-year-old is in critical condition this evening. live in the satellite center, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: thank you. d.c. police responding to a story we brought you at 4:00 today. 21-year-old mcmillen died in a shoot-out with police last week after she allegedly tried to rob a northwest liquor store with another person. the family says the

the best alternate is columbia pike. back to you. alison: look at this. this is tough to beat the view of shenandoah valley this time of year. the pictures were taken in front royal, virginia. this is perfect. once the rain stopped it was nice to get out and enjoy the fall weather. if you capture any pictures like this we want to see them. if you see it, send it to us at pics@wjla.com. maybe we will air them right here like we did that gorgeous picture. jonathan: the firs one with the color, it didn't look real. amazing color. doug: we have rain moving in tonight and tomrow and then it will get breezy here on wednesday. again on thursday and friday in the weekend. it's rany part of the area. give you a time lapse. this is from spotsylvania, virginia. notice the temperatures. 43 degrees. it's on the way to the metro area. closing in from the south and west. it will be period of rain and probably a steady rain through most of the night and at least through the morning commute. 52 in andrews. 55 in annapolis. there is a chill in the air. 53 at reagan nationa

17-year-old boy was hit and rushed to the hospital with serious injuries overnight and crossing columbia pike. alison: you might remember just last week across the area a safe driving campaign kicked off. it's called "street smart." soloing on to wjla.com. you can search for street smart there and see the story about how you can be safe on the road driving, walking, or biking. jonathan: well, mechanics now are trying to figure out what caused news chopper 7 to make an emergency landing this morning in potomac, maryland. the chopper which serves all d.c. tv stations was over a large house fire this morning when the firefighters below looked up and they noticed smoke was coming from the aircraft. the photojournalist and the news chopper 7 pilot were able to come down safely in a nearby field. >> i have been doing this for a while. we had some minor scares before. the best thing to do in this kind of situation is just to keep cool and you can get upset and think about it on the ground. jonathan: he is very calm. investigators now are looking into the possibility that perhaps smoke was caused by

expressway you are flying from furnacebrook parkway to columbia road. pike looks good from framingham to the weston tolls and wide open in brighton. 11 minutes from 106 to 128. 29 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. 10 minutes on expressway from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. >>> fox25 stormtracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and what we chatted being a concern for morning commute, just the chilly temperatures getting to the car. >> shiri: a lot colder than yesterday, julie, this will compare to yesterday. 10 degrees cooler in beverly. 14 degrees cooler in boston. 11 degrees cooler in nashua. and six degrees cooler in hyannis. the problem is it will get cooler in the next couple of hours and temperatures will get bigger. degrees. we have nice, clear conditions early on this morning. let's actually move past that. but we also have temperatures in the 20s and 30s early on today. so you can see futurecast here highlighting a whole lot of nothing which will be just the clear skies from the get-go wind that will be coming in fro

maryland commuters, slow on 29, columbia pike.rstate 95 southbound m a drive toward the capital beltway. melanie, back to you. >> anchor: thank you. we are following breaking news from bwi airport inb. security concern involving a spirit airlines flight is other. flight 969 has been cleared for take off. our suzanne kennedy was on board that flight. it was set to leave for chicago early this morning. she says a woman with a small child got up and went to the back of the plane while it was contaminationying. shortly after -- contaminationying. the pilot announced on the overhead speaker they were going to head back to the gate. 4 people were escorted off the plane. minutes later 3 more people were removed. still waiting to learn more detail from poce at bwi. you can get more news, heweatr and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. want to send it pack to good morning america. hope you have a great tuesday. >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, academy award-winning actress, cate blanchett. plus, film and telev

rare times where you can hit the speed limit on the expressway from furnacebrook parkway to columbia road. the pike is moving along nicely the pike is moving along a handful of cars eastbound through brighton. 11 minutes on 24 from 106 to 128. 20 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. nine minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. fox25 stormtracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us now, and we are moving into day two of very cold temperatures. >> shiri: yes, we are starting off in the teens, the 20s and 30s. yes, i know that is a range, but the gist of it is cold out there. we have got a lot changing in the next 24 hours. one to two inches of rain expected. the heaviest rain overnight morning commute and at the same time, we will see some gusts 25 to 35 miles per hour. so it is getting messy here. before the storm. currently at 34 degrees in boston. yes, we have clear skies. we have got calm winds. kind of easy going. the chilly start to our day. at 6 a.m., 34 degrees. at 8 a.m. 37 degrees. and noontime, 47. we are seeing mostly sunny skies spa

look closer to the pike, things moving along fine from framingham through the weston tolls to the allston brighton area. cruising along from furnace furnacebrook parkway to columbia road. 12 minutes on the pike from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel. williams tunnel. nine minutes on the prey from the braintree split to the pike pike. 21 minutes on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. >>> stormtracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and starting with 40s, clouds right now. and you are watching some sprinkles that are falling in different spots. >> shiri: possibly. yeah, there could be possibly drizzle. i am not getting any reports of massachusetts right now. but we have a celt-up where i wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of patches of sprinkles, a little bit of drizzle and even a little bit of fog first thing this morning. generally the morning runs dry. it turns wetter during the afternoon and evening and then dry and breezy for the day here tomorrow. right now though, 46 degrees in boston with just those cloudy skies. visibility is fine. i have winds at just 6 miles per hour. so the winds are much, much lighter than we we

columbia road. average speeds of 26 miles per hour. pike moving along nicely from framingham through the weston toll and nice and bright through brighton. live drive times. 24 minutes from 495 to mass avenue. 12 minutes from the weston tolls to the ted williams. 16 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. gene and sara, back to you. >>> logan airport, state police and the department of transportation are bracing for another round of heavy traffic. the heaviest traffic should be between 4 and 8 p.m. today. the state is stopping all highway construction projects at noon to ease traffic. one incentive try to get folks to leave a little earlier the alston brighton tolls will be free between 7 and 837 an insurance company picking up the tab for that. planning ahead it crucial and they are encouraging people to leave extra time and make sure the gas tank is full. >>> here is prove how crazy it is out there today. take a look at new video from logan airport. terminal a and the place is backed. check in and security lines wea

pike is moving along fine. you expressway starting to slow down from furnace brook parkway to columbia road. live drive times. 34 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 34 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit for the pike and from 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. fox25 storm tracker weather meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and i like your 20s. what kind of morning is it. you say middle you say mittens, hot coffee, stay in bed. i will go with mittens for me. >>reporter: hot coffee, tea or hot chocolate. you get a grip and you feel so much better. sunshine up above. one of my warmer locations 9 miles per hour winds. look what it is doing pushing that wind chill down to 22. feels cooler just because of that breeze. at 8 a.m., temp around 31 degrees. congrats, we will go up by 1 degree. 37 by 10 a.m. 40 by noontime today. we hang out in the lower 40s this afternoon. all sunshine looking nice and bright to the north and west. we will pick up a few more clouds and any little breeze that you will see will be strongest for the outer cape and nantuck

from the southeast expressway to columbia road. the mass pike, which will be the worst roadway to travel later today. already bumper to bumper allston to the brighton tolls. >>> the state department is issuing a worldwide travel alert to americans during the busiest time of the year. groups could be planning more attacks around the world. it warns americans to be careful while attending public events with large crowds. we'll see you back here in 30 >> this is professional slack line walker theo franceen from france. he walked this entire length, some 400 feet above the ground if you that you. yikes. the slack line is 1,600 feet long, set a few world record. >> boy. >> it will be a long time before i went on there. >> don't look down. >> go theo. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, amazon founder jeff by dos is standing by. there he is, mr. bezos, with big news to share. >> that rocket behind him made history. we will see what that launch had made it impressive for the future of space tourism. jeff bezos is just ahead

everything looks good from the expressway still jammed from the split to columbia road. the mass pike has slowed down from the supermarket overpass to the allston brighton tolls. kathryn? >>> we want to update you and let you know that all lanes are open on the sagamore bridge involving a bad crash involving a cranberry truck. one person is being treated for serious injuries at rhode island hospital. another person suffered minor collision. we'll have a crew on the scene. all lanes open on the sagamore bridge right now. right now. a mansfield man is in court accused of threatening her knife. assault. police say the mom was helping him pack for a move when he had the mother and little girl. brock's own mother says her son medication. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," priceless pieces of on the auction block and a closer look at items that help change the music world as we know it. we'll see you back here for ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're i

pike looking good from framingham through the weston tolls into the allston-brighton area. the speed limit ride from furnacebrook parkway to columbia road. to mass avenue. 10 minutes on the expressway pike. 22 minutes on 93 south from 495 gene and sara, back to you. >>> now back to that >>> now back to that breaking news paxton. dozens of cats and dogs die when their shelter goes up in flames. michael henrich is live in paxton and volunteers and workers just defense state, michael. >>reporter: a tragic scene here >>reporter: a tragic scene here, gene. a sweet pea animal shelter here in paxton, and you can see right here what is left of this building. fire fighters believe this whole fire started on the back side of the property here, and that is the most extensive damage. perhaps the most extensive damage can be heard and seen in the eyes and voice of the owners of sweet pea as they talk about the tremendous loss of life. check out some of this video from overnight. responders and volunteers give animals oxygen and comforted surviving animals, but the loss of life simply extensive. the owner's family telling me in the past half hou

pike. shifting over to the expressway typical slow from furnace brook parkway as you head past the parkway and columbia road. live drive times 39 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass ave and 39 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 51 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. this morning we have been watching the evolution of the rain make its way through and now we are getting to the point where we can almost welcome back the friday sun, shiri. i like that tweet because you're keeping very close track of where that rain is moving. >> >> shiri: if i was to leave i would grab sunglasses and umbrella. it is damp but breaks in the clouds. rain ends at 10:00 this morning and then we clear out and cool down into the afternoon. still expecting some sunday sprinkles here. not a very big system. most of the weather over the weekend stays dry. i'm giving you early heads up. satellite and radar ending next hour for the north shore, south shorey showers ending 8:30, nine and losing a lot of steam at this point, a lot of heaviest rain is already done and gone and 9:00 tempe

128 northbound as you make your way up to the pike and live look at the expressway volume remains steady and heavy as head northbound and approach columbia road. 37 minutes on the pike from the braintree split to the exit for the pike and expressway and 49 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector and 27 minutes 128 north from university avenue in westwood to the weston tolls. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: firefighters rushing from cage to cage inside a animal shoulder. free cats and dogs as fire enraged the building and some did not survive. >> sara: they tried to comfort the animals as best as they could and fire remains under michael? >> michael: fire chief couldn't tell us the cause of the scene overnight. the folks that work here own this place and volunteer here and devastated and see here the rubble left behind but that doesn't even begin to tell the story when you consider more than 50 cats and dogs lived here and five total survived. oxygen blankets, desperate efforts to save as many lives as possible. >> these animals were like family to us. >> michael: dick clark and other owners rushed to animal shelter in

pike also jammed from furnace brook parkway up to columbia road. zakim bridge moving along on the bridge all right leverett connector a little bit backed up right now. here are live drive times, 27 minutes on the pike from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel and 21 minutes on route 9 from 495 to speen street, 28 minutes on 128 northbound from university avenue in westwood to the weston tolls. gene and sara, back to you. >> all right, julie. trouble overseas leading to new alert here at home this morning the state department is warning everyone planning to travel in the next few minutes to be on alert. logan with more on this alert. jess? >> jessica: tens of thousands of people in and out of the international terminal over the next couple of days and we have seen a lot of people come in and out of here throughout the morning, bit of lull right now but that is all despite that warning that was put out department. now, alert that was issued yesterday warns that terrorist groups are planning a variety of attacks that could use number of differen

we have a rollover by union square and columbia street near the center of the city. otherwise pike moving along fine from framingham through the weston tolls and through brighton. enjoy this shot while it lasts because it will be packed with morning commuters and people headed out for not guilty. your live drive times. 23 minutes on the pike from 495 mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway president braintree split to the pike, 19 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. gene and sara, back to you. >>> we are following breaking news right now. a russian warplane a russian warplane has been shut down near the syrian border by turkish fighter jets. tushish military officials say -- turkish military officials say it went in their airs space and they shot it down. the pilots ejected and may have been captured on the grown been captured on the ground. last month turkish jet shot down an unidentified drone that had also violated turkey's air is space. we will bring you more updates as soon as it comes in. >>> developing news this morning, a worldwide warning for now and a

see on 93 south and expressway still slow furnace brook parkway to columbia road and 34 minutes and 36 braintree split to exit on the pike and hour 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. speaking of 98 , shiri, not getting to 98 but we are in 70s which is really warm for november. >> julie: no '90s on the map here, 70s generous enough and mild and dry today and tomorrow a little bit of breeze around today melt away tomorrow and late week showers and timing of those has changed since yesterday. so right now we are at 50 in boston, got the nice bright sunshine and it is going to be mostly sunny day and 10:00 a.m. 56 and mid to even upper 60s through the afternoon. , you too looking nice and bright though, don't forget the sunglasses at 10:00 a.m. 54 and noon time we got 62, we hang out in the lower 60s in worcester, not quite as hot there and let's 44 , look at all the sunshine , middle 60s by lunchtime today and upper 60s this afternoon and then temperatures start to slide and we have sunny dry set-up for today and into the overnight hours it is going to stay quiet but i think the big story today is fact that it is

more reasonable 36 minutes. 20 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to columbia road, 50 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass ave. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: continue to follow breaking news outside of paris where gun fire from police and gun fire rocked northern suburb and a massive raid to find the suspects and it is over and they don't know who they captured or killed. >> sara: so far seven people arrested and at least two are dead. president obama is being briefed on these overnight developments. >> daniel: president obama in the philippines and they briefed him on the situation in france and massive military and police operation lasted seven hours overnight and has been a very reminiscent scene of the watertown standoff following the going through a pair of apartment buildings where a group of suspected terrorists were believed to be held up. other residents there in the area have been evacuated as well overnight the streets were like a war zone. you can hear the gun fire in the video. that's what residents woke up to this morning. several explosions and loud exchanges of gun

columbia road. half-hour braintree to boston. eastbound on the pike still heavy to the allston/brighton where we did have a disabled car blocking a lane. a half-hour from 495 out to 128. 93 southbound looking better out of methuen. an accident cleared by river road but it stays heavy down to spot pond and again approaching the leverett connector. some problems on the trains this morning. we're watching delays. d-branch green line and also red line have minor northbound delays. randy, emily. randy: the mother of a woman found dead on train tracks is speaking out. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in bridgewater with her new message this morning. sera: emily and randy, the mother of the the victim found bound and burned on the railroad tracks says she forgives her daughter's killer. ashley bortner was a new jersey native and a young mother herself. her body was discovered along the tracks last week in bridgewater. investigators believe she was targeted. no arrests have been made. bortner's mother, tamara pack, tells "the herald" this morning, "t

columbia. and 23 minutes on the pike from weston tolls to ted williams tunnel. not bad. 32 minutes on expressway from braintree split to pike. and 52 minutes on 93 south from 495 to leverett connector. back to you. >> anchor: all right. julie. police say local army ranger in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was gunned down in a drug deal. >> anchor: this happened just a year after he returned home from afghanistan. and today the trial starts for alleged gunman. fox 25 news jessica reyes is live outside of court in woburn where the ranger family plan to attend every day of the trial. jess? >> reporter: they do sara. a crowd of about 40 friends and family members. crew spoke to thefa father last night. he said that while he is glad this day is finally here. he is not looking forward to having to relive his son's death all over again. >> my boy, took him from me. >> reporter: for the family in stoneham every day is a struggle since july 3, 2013. the day 27 year old joe poppolo was murder. and this morning they live the night all over again. as one of the p

problematic and will avoid that section of the pike eastbound at all costs until really it has kind of evened out. things slow on the expressway columbia road. the live drive times. 21 minutes on 24 from 123 to 128. we dropped down to just over an hour on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 48 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now, and you are warning everyone, plan ahead, because tomorrow morning will be messy with rain, gusty winds. tell us more shiri hirz that is when the rain threats will peak tomorrow morning. it is quiet. plenty of breaks in the clouds and heavy rain and wind will be my main two concerns tonight and into the morning tomorrow. coastal flooding is a far surge to all of that. splashover possibility during the 10 to 11 a.m. high tides tomorrow, but the spots to watch are specifically going to be sandwich and nantucket. not expecting widespread. 45 degrees in boston as we have mostly cloudy skies. but the clouds will thin out the further north you go. 10 a.m. 53 degrees. we hang out in the mid- to upper 50s for the rest of the day but not until after 2 p.m. that

expressway slow from furnace brook parkway up to columbia road and here are live drive times 36 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass ave, so we have just about recovered from that accident. 32 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike, 45 minutes on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: developing news this morning police searching for a stabbing suspect that escaped from a standoff situation in >> sara: we have been following the story since it broke at ten clack last night. the man jumped from a third floor window to get away. fox25 robert goulston is live outside the apartment where he was last seen. >> reporter: sara and gene boston police trying to get the word out this suspect is still on the loose. he stabbed someone they say on friday night during a robbery but what's even more impressive they say he jumped out of a third floor window about 30 feet down. a wanted man is on the run. he was last seen at the arch dale housing village complex in roslindale right off of washington street. police try arresting him last nig

columbia road. here are live drive times and we are still at almost two hours on the pike from 495 to mass ave, 36 minutes on the expressway from the brant split to the exit for the pike, 47 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: we continue to follow developments this morning on new video from isis featuring scenes from new york city, person sebeliusing a bomb -- assembling a bomb. >> sara: thousands of tourists plan to visit the city in coming weeks. daniel miller joins us with the video and the police response. >> daniel: good morning. thousands of people visit new york city during the holiday season. the thanksgiving day parade is just 1 week away and this morning city leaders say they won't be intimidated by a new isis video showing images of times square. that video was released late yesterday as the city prepares for holiday events that attract some 60 million visitors in the coming weeks. the nypd says the video is hodgepodge of old isis propaganda videos and there's no blatant new threat. now, the chilling video shows a person holding a bomb w

columbia road. here are live drive time, 24 minutes on the pike to the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel and 33 minutes on 93 south from the braintree split to the exit for the pike and 53 minutes on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. fox25 storm tracker weather meteorologist shiri spear joining us and, shiri, i liked one of the viewer tweets that said now both the traffic and weather feel like summer because of the delays they are seeing on the cape. >> shiri: warm and muggy day and cape and islands in early fog that will take placed on latest information around cape and southern new hampshire and then we will see gusts up to 30 miles per hour, trading one for the other, last day of the 70s, even though it feels like surprise today, it will feel like fall over the weekend. have rain right now over the vineyard moving toward nantucket as well and this is just going to skim across the cape so we will see a little blast of rain damp in the roadways there and wait until later this afternoon, evening hours, warm humid air it is going to be a little uncomfortable today, even hear

columbia road. you could see still slow going past the gas tank on the expressway. here live drive times 24 minutes on the pike from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel 34 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike and 38 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> daniel: breaking news in bridgewater where body found burned on the train tracks and remains discovered early this morning and police calling this a homicide investigation. fox25 catherine parrotta is at the scene -- the police station where news conference is set to begin soon. >> catherine: awaiting more information from exactly what unfolded in bridgewater and this morning we have been revved to the d.a.'s office and able to confirm earlier this morning through a source and officials are investigating an apparent homicide that resulted in a burned body and just a short time ago within the past half hour the d.a.'s office also sent out an e-mail confirming there's an ongoing investigation into the discovery of a burned body and i want to show you video from overnight because you can see that it was still

columbia road. another one to note be in, exit ramp partially blocked at willard street. here are the live drive times, up to 84 minutes on the pike eastbound. this is from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel because of that accident. average speed 8 miles per hour, so take route 9, avoid the pike at all costs starting at 128 right near the weston tolls and then all the way into the city. 37 minutes on the expressway and hour and six minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. so major issues right now with the commutes and hopefully week distract everybody with the nice temperatures. >> shiri: we sure can because two more days of incredible warmth before things cool down in time for the weekend, so it is going to be warm, it is going to be a little bit humid for november standards as we travel through the day and add in the moisture and boils down to more clouds today and slight risk of shower and risk for rain only goes up here for friday. 56 right now in boston, seeing sunshine, scattered showers, southwest breeze really warming us up and now 17 miles per hour and that means you're going to notice the little

expressway slow getting starting continuing into the parkway and columbia road and 32 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike and hour 15 minutes on 93 south from sara, back to you. >> sara: we continue to follow breaking news out of bridgewater overnight we received several tips body had been found along the train tracks and police are investigating and live in bridgewater with the video that we gathered overnight. good morning, catherine. >> catherine: good morning, sara, i have been revved to plymouth county d.a.'s office for exact telling what exactly happened and unfolded near the train tracks. how far in the past few minutes i was able to confirm that officials are investigating an apparent homicide that involved burned body reportedly. so i want to show you video from the scene, take look at this right now. you can see this is in a wooded area along the railroad tracks and area near oak street in scene at the time, bridgewater and transit police on the scene and also told state police were on the scene as well. again, officials have been tightlipped about why they were there but fox25 learned about th

well and 13 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to columbia road, eight minutes on 24 from 123 to 128 and 24 minutes on the pike from 495 to movie. i think everyone is waiting and this afternoon and tonight two be busy. >> gene: security lines at logan airport are long this morning, no surprise there, travelers rushing to get home for the thanksgiving holiday. >> sara: this hour it is still very busy and inside terminal a and talked with the tsa this morning. >> jessica: we did. look at security line here at terminal a you can see it is a good bit longer last time we saw you guys an hour ago but it is still shorter than it was in 4:30 this morning and right now we understand line to get checked in is between 20 and 25 minutes just about everyone talking here this morning heading outgoing to see family on their way for thanksgiving this morning. now, take a look at video. this is time i was talking about this is scene here inside terminal a at 4:30 this morning and you can see that lines going almost all the way to the back of the terminal here. according to airline advocacy group 25.3 million people will be fly

columbia road. here is that volume that is increasing on those very wet roadways. over to the live drive times. 37 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 32 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 43 minutes from 495 south to the leverett connector. back to you. >>> there is breaking news overseas this morning. a hostage situation unfolding inside a luxury hotel in west africa. >> this hotel is popular with foreign tourists and so far we know at least three people have been killed. daniel miller is following the late-breaking details and gunmen stormed this hotel around 4 a.m. our time. >> that's right, sara. within the hour we have learned about 20 hostages have been freed. at least three people have been killed. let me show you where this is happening this morning in the west african nation of mali. reports say gunmen arrived at the hotel in a diplomatic vehicle and stormed in firing shots shouting god is great in arabic. initially 170 hostages being held. most are hotel guests and a few dozen are hotel staff members. security officials say the hotel is home to many foreigners includin

columbia road. we another accident right at furnace brook. you can see as you head past the gas tank not a lot of room between the cars. live drive times. 26 minutes pike to weston tolls ted williams tunnel. and nearly 30 minutes on expressway from braintree split to spike. 37 minutes 93 from 495 to leverett connector. >> anchor: right now, updating breaking news out of syria. an american drone launched an air strike on isis executioner jihadi john overnight. man seen in videos killing hostages including new hampshire journalist james foely. fox 25 news jessica reyes is live in foley's hometown of rochester new hampshire. where we are waiting on confirmation of a successful air strike. good morning jessica? >> reporter: good morning to you dan yes. well several u.s. officials believe the strike was successful. but pentagon has not confirmed that this morning. the one seen in several sadistic isis video including the one that show bee heading of james foley from new hampshire. they are working to confirm the death after a air strike last night in syria. real name is mohammad emwazi and has been the masked face of isis in a number of the videos. last mon

columbia road. bumper-to-bumper as you head sunny. great shot. blue sky shiri mentioned. live drive times. 31 minutes on pike from weston tolls to ted williams tunnel. average for this time of the morning. 32 minutes on expressway from braintree split to pike. and 43 minutes on 93 south from 495 to leverett connector. back to you. >> anchor: all morning we have been following breaking news out of syria. u.s. forces launched a strike on the isis member known as jihadi john. overnight. he is the man accused of bee heading several hostages in a series of videos including new hampshire journalist james foley. jessica reyes is live if foley's hometown of manchester new hampshire. where we are waiting to learn if the strike was a success. good morning jess. >> reporter: good morning sara. well james foley family said that since the beginning the u.s. government did not do enough to save his life. so now knowing the amount of effort that went in to finding the killer, they say, this is not really bring i them comfort at all. pentagon announced last night u.s. officials targeted jihadi john during an air strike in s