on columbia road at ten mills road. fortunate if you are traveling on interstate 70 though it will be nice and clear from columbia pike all the way over to the beltway. and for those of you headed out to the harrisburg expressway here's what it looks like in hunt valley. no problems to report at shawan road a nice easy road down to 695. and as we check in and take a look at the beltway, here everything up to speed in parkville at harford road, 11 minutes ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> the report investigating the child sex scandal at penn state will be released online this morning. the penn state board of trustees hired a former fbi director to investigate if there was any type of cover-up by the football program or the university. meanwhile there's a newly released statement from joe paterno writing before he died. in it he states that the scandal was not a football scandal or an academic scandal. the family says it was written as a request at a guest editorial but never pub

lights out in columbia, route 108 at columbia road.e top and west side. the west side the slowest spot, 45 your average. a 15 minute drive time already. there's a live look at old court. stop and go traffic in the rain . there's a look at 95 stop and go. south of there, two accidents to head through, little gun powder bridge and o'donnel street. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. you have to look beyond the day that you buy it. toyotas are built to save your money. now is the time to make a jump to toyota. back over to you, don. >>> at the top of the news, days of triple digit heat finally ending giving way to a morning of rain are and storms. the after math continues as well. mike schuh is live in the news room with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this week of heat capped by this weekend's record breaking heat meant roadways down to the south, route 50 by 301 buckled. more so the effect on people. >> the baking summer sun is making every day tasks nearly impossible. ralph show walter, h

closures are in effect along columbia road because of a fatal accident -- . we will keep you posted. 63 on southbound 95. moving well through howard county. on the northwest corner of the beltway, 64 as you make your approach to 795. 62 through the parkville region on the north side of the beltway. here's a quick live look at traffic. the harrisburg expressway is very light traffic all the way down to the beltway. this is 95 in harford county south of mountain road and we're problem free. southbound traffic moving well all the way down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> anne arundel county police chief james teare decides to step down. >> the resignation was announced on wednesday. jennifer franciotti is live with the latest. >> the statement from john the chief office -- " has decided to retire to spend more time with his family." that is the official version. until a full-time replacement is found, major pamela davis will lead the department. she has been on the department since 1993. she will be the first female chief of police

it's in howard county at columbia road at ten mills road.if you are using the jfx to get into the city. no delays to tell you about and the tunnels are up to speed. and just to remind we are giving away a $600 gas gift card every week for the rest of summer. just like me on facebook. you're looking at my package right now. all the details at the top of the page so be sure to enter and best of luck. >>> all right, so go ahead and give lauren a click and in the meantime, talk about the weather. because yesterday was gorgeous. >> exactly. make sure you take the girls out today with a lot of humidity. we are going to get some sunshine out there mixed in with a little bit of cloud cover butwell take it won't we? maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. no drop of rain. there is the possibility for an isolated shower but for the most part we should be dry today. check out the temperatures right around 66 degrees in aberdeen and 70 glen burnie right now and annapolis at 69 degrees. pretty much nice and comfortable. back to you two. >>> fune

heading to columbia, maryland, a crash columbia road at ten mens road. use caution approaching that area. and 395, an earlier crash in the northbound lanes at duke street. it's gone and your travel lanes are open. here's a live look as you make your way past edsall, northbound as well as southbound, all the way to the 14th street bridge, no issues. angie and eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> time now 4:43. still to come, the big changes the district is promising as people around the city clean up after a night of flooding. >>> plus, the runaway pet [ female announcer ] when skin meets goddess... romance happens. confidence happens. ♪ when skin meets goddess, anything can happen. introducing venus & olay, a match made in skin heaven. olay moisture bars release skin conditioners to help lock in moisture and boost your shave. while five blades get venus close. revealing smooth. renewing beauty. and goddess skin begins. only from venus & olay. >>> welcome back at 4:45. british troops will provide extra security during the olympic games in london.

you may want some extra time this morning. 108 at columbia road. up and the northbound at 295 reports of debris in the way. let's check some of our cameras. 50 at a standing point. it shows plenty of rain coming to the bridge. we will show you a live view. so far, running smoothly north and southbound. we will keep you posted on these problems this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> new this morning, a baltimore city firefighter is injured. crews got a call about a fire. there were battling that plays from a roof when we were told that when the firefighters went through the roof, all the way down to the basement. one of the companies called to put that out was a company that is just hours away from shutting down, a victim of city budget cuts. >> kim is live in our newsroom to explain. it was supposed to take affect june 30. the one on montfort is scheduled to close today. and the third company is scheduled to close on the first. the issue of closing these companies was hotly debated. the plan ends of the daily rotating closures tha

the first fire here on columbia road in colombia apparently happened just before 3:00 a.m. it was a grease fire started in the kitchen. the occupant had to move out temporarily because of smoke and water damage. fire crews and of course their way in an apartment after about getting in 911 call. an elderly woman was asleep in her apartment and apparently some smoke in the kitchen set the alarm off. we also learned this afternoon that a baltimore city firefighter was rushed to the hospital battling a blaze in east baltimore. he suffered burns to his hand. at last check, the firefighter had been released and is off duty for the time being. the crew did get the flameout rather quickly. commissioner bielefeld has a few more days before he is officially retiring from the pores. with a proper baltimore first pitch today. he says the of honor. he's a the looking forward to retirement but he will miss his job. >> it's a bittersweet. 31 years in the city. everyone has treated me well. the people of baltimore have always taken great care of me and i tried to take great care of them. >

along columbia road near fairway hiils.the 17-year-old driver lost control of hhs caa aad slammed into a tree.rescue crews had to cut at least one person out from the wreckage.3 passengers were alllrushed to shock trauma. ::3 "it's our understanding ttat he was the driver of this vehicle that contained three other young men. h came around a curve. it looks like speed was a factor." one of the passeegers was said to bbein critical condition.... the other 2 are in fair condition. a baltimore citt police officer who stole groceries from a northeast baltimore grocery store... has been asked to resign from the police force. force.investiiators say back in march... ciaraaanderson intentiooally under-charged her mmtter... deteetive darlene early... by about 3- hundred dollars.both of them pled guilty... and received probaaion beforr judgment. early was also ordered to re-pay the store. baltimore city fire chieff james clack says he's considering donating his recent pay hike to charity.the 2-percent raise given to clacc fire for it's bad timing.the r - city is innthe process of closing fire co

hospital.it happened early this morning - - along columbia road,... near fairway hills.the 17-year-old driver lost control of his car and slaamed into a tree.rescue crews had to cut at least one person out from the wreckage. three passengers were all rushed to shock trauma... where they remain tonight. state police say a traffic stop uucovered more than 00 thousand dollars in suspected heroin.it happened about 2:30 perryville, whhn a trooper stopped a driver on i-95.the trooper called for a drug- sniffing dog, which found 5- containing suspected brown heroin... and more than 78 thousand dollars in cashh pooice arrested the driver ... 37-year-old alterick boyd from north carolina... he's being held tonight on numerous drug charges. two state senators want regulaaors to fineb.g.e. 100-million dollarsfor those lengthy poweroutaaes. outages.more than 700-thousand customers lost electricity after that storm...some...for up to a week.so senator brian froshwants the public service commission to fine b.g.e...and use to createwhatthe calls a additional workers

a 17-year-old from columbia was killed after its car ran off columbia road. it was near tarkington that place. he hit a tree around 3:00 a.m. this morning others in the car were heard. the speed at all likely played a role in that crash. -- speed and alcohol are likely to be factors in the crash. and alcohol was ana factor in another accident overnight. one person was killed. three others were hurt. turning to the campaign trail and vice president joe biden takes his turn willing the naacp for support. the vice president spoke at a convention just over an hour ago, filling in for president obama, and could not attend because of what his campaign called a scheduling conflict. meanwhile, the president does not have any scheduled events today. but tamari plans to -- but tomorrow, he plans to travel to virginia beach and roanoke. correct i will work to reform and save -- >> i will work to reform and save -- >> [boos] >> a chorus of boos yesterday after promising to repeal the president's health care reform. the number of people in the u.s. seeking unemployment be

car crash kills ne and injures three others in columbia.it happened just after 3 this morning on columbia road&pscene.hissthree passengers - were taken to the hospital in serious condition.police say for the crass. a promising yoonn swimmer is being remembered... by former c. classmates.alec cosgarea was killed in a carraccident monday night.he had just left a dinner with his swim team... &pwhen he lost control of his car on greenspring avenue near his owings mills home.coogarea was an incoming senior at thh mcdonough school... where his teachers called him a 'quiit leader.' erik posegay, swim coach: "you can't replace an alec cosgarra...because of all the positive qualities that e brought. he was more than just the times. we're gonna miss his enthusiasm day in and day o" out."cosgarea's funeral will be held this aturday morning at 10 o'clock... at the cathhdral of mary our queen on more speed cameras are coming to baltimore county. county.starting today... four locations in the county will have new speed cameras... with a ifth still penning approval. and it doesn't end there. county officials

. >> we have an accident in howard county on columbia road at ten mills road. west side of the belt waffliest and clear from 795 all the way down to route 40. if you are going to the harrisburg expressway, this is exactly what it looks like at york road. absolutely nothing to get in your way. as you're traveling down to 695. and i will let you know how you can win a $600 gas gift card coming up on "good morning maryland." [ male announcer ] it would mean one billion dollars for maryland and our schools and teachers. thousands of good paying jobs it's the new resort casino at national harbor. but it won't happen unless lawmakers act right now. all that money -- and all those new jobs -- will go to delaware, pennsylvania, west virginia. the only loser: maryland schools. tell your delegate and state senator to vote yes for schools, jobs, and small businesses by saying yes to national harbor. >>> thank you for joining us. the anne arundel county police chief is stepping down. that surprise announcement comes as the executive john leopold is under indictment for mis

first was on the 5000 block in columbia road. ase fire.gres meantime, investigators broke into an apartment after getting 911 calls. the smoke in the kitchen set the alamrm off. a baltimore city firefighter was rushed to the hospital. he was battling a blaze in east baltimore and suffered a burn to his hand. the firefighter has and released from the hospital. the police commissioner has a few more days before he officially retires. as a proper sendoff, he threw the first pitch at the orioles game today. he says he will miss his job at the department, but is looking forward it to what he will do next. >> something fun. something far less stressful. maybe let a little bit of my hair grow back. i am looking forward to it. i am anxious to get started. on the job is day wednesday. charges pending after police arrested a man who described himself as the joker and threatened to blow up the workplace in prince george's county. neil press got is still in the hospital tonight undergoing psychiatric evaluation. his apartment was full of gun

howard county we are dealing with traffic lights out right at the intersection of route 108 at columbia road and using 695, there's an accident on the top side right on the inner loop at 83s and checking in and looking at the west side of the beltway at liberty road, traffic shaping up nicely. no significant delays as you travel down towards route 40. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> we have been telling you about it for months. today it's going happen. >> two of the three baltimore fire companies that were cut from the mayor's budget are set to close and this morning linda so is telling us what exeded -- what is spec for the -- expect for the third. >> reporter: it will stay open until october. the president of the fire union hopes it will give leaders more time to save truck 10 like putting ads on fire trucks to save money. the same can't be said for two other fire companies. as of today, truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down permanently. their crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack s

thankfully, folks that are going to be traveling through georgia avenue at seminary and columbia road, well for now, things look good. we'll take another look at some of the other intersections in the area and hopefully bring you another update. >> hopefully, moving to another intersection will bring you good luck. thank you. >>> pepco's post storm performance continues to be the subject of discussion from several local leaders. on monday, dc's mayor vince gray weighed in. >> he called pepco's performance disappointment. >> frankly, i think most would agree, friday is just not good enough to be able to restore power to our people here in the city. >> unfortunately, this is going to happen again. >> gray says he is anxious to meet with the governors of maryland and virginia, as well as local county executives to come up with a plan of action to hold pepco response. >> they are saying maybe the weekend but the clean up continues there. they have 1000 extra power line workers from other states teaming up to help restore power. >>> jessica doyle, we see some light behind you there. >> rep

he was driving on columbia road early yesterday morning when he lost control of the car smashing into a tree. police say speed was definitely a factor. they are looking into whether or not curtis was drinking. he leaves behind a girlfriend and two young children. >> he turned his life around. he had been through so much and i got him to turn himself around he got a job and a baby. he went through so much and i just. [audio not understandable] >> three other men were in the car and they are listed in serious condition. >>> a huge solar flare that erupted from the sun is headed towards earth and it's expected to arrive this morning. the good news is that the space weather prediction center says the impact the commune -- to communication systems and power grids will be minimal. you may be able to see parts of the northern u.s. and northern canada from those parts of the country. >>> do you do of your shopping online? if so there's warning. >> the fake sites federal agents found and what they want you to know before you buy anything else online. >> a big birthday for krispy kreme and the

in howard county a traffic light is going to be out at the intersection of route 108 right at columbia road. and big problems on 95. we are dealing with an accident up in harford county alodge the southbound lanes at the -- along the southbound lanes. another accident southbound at o'donnell street you want to keep in mind. expect some delays on the harrisburg expressway and packed from york road down to 695. and once you get on to the beltway, here's what it looks like on the northwest corner at old court road. traffic really picking up in this vicinity. outer loop starting to jam up. but the accident on the outer loop at the 83s has been moved to the shoulder and no langer causing -- longer causing a mess. route 295 not too much congestion at all. it will be a nice easy ride traveling towards the key bridge. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic and now back over to you. >> all right. thanks lauren. >>> three boys found dead in a creek in maryland's eastern shore. >> authorities say they found the bodies sunday after the families searched throughout the night for them in federalsburg. sherri

traffic lights are going to be out at the intersection of route 108 at columbia road.eling on 695, the traffic troubles do persist. we are dealing with an accident on the top side of the beltway on the inner loop at the 83. so expect a lot of congestion in that area. traveling on 95, we are dealing with an accident in harford county that's on the southbound lanes at the little gun powder falls bridge but a live look at 95 in the city at 395, no delays getting in towards the tunnels and into the city. it's going to be nice and clear. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> high drama nearly 700 feet in the air. a man more daring than nick wallenda. >> new video of an attempt of a tightrope walk blindfolded and no safety prenews and backwards. >> -- precautions. >> and backwards. >> no. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all

we have a problem on columbia road. reopened. that was the one that we had earlier appeared there were some closures. 97 at old frederick road, word of an accident in howard county. another problem along pulaski highway. no problems to report on the j.f.x. that is running smoothly into town. 11 minutes on the outer loop side. -- the outer loop west side. a live look outside in our cameras. 295 picking up in volume. we're seeing some intermittent brake lights. this is 50 at sandy point. looking at a nice start at the bay bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a major announcement of anne arundel county concerning the police chief. >> after receiving a no- confidence vote from the police union, the police chief said he is stepping down. jennifer franciotti is live in the studio with more details. good morning. >> the no-confidence vote came after teare was accused of not doing anything about county executive john leopold's alleged misuse of police details for personal and political use. until a full-time replacement is

road. one more in columbia, columbia road at tim mills road. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. 61 and 60 are your speeds. we can take a live look outside at the east side of the beltway, that's the key bridge. we were looking at a beautiful shot of a cruise ship coming in just a while ago. there's a look outside at 295 at 175, everything running smoothly there as well. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log onto wjz.com. >>> here's what people will be talking about this morning. ann arundel county's police chief announces he will retire, ending a criminal investigation against him. chief james tier has been linked to serious allegations against county executive joan leopold. this stunning turn comes weeks before leopold goes to trial. >> ann arundel police chief james tier made the sudden announcement that he's retiring amid a cloud of scandal. >> i decline to answer questions. >> he angered some on the county council when he refused to test about allegations that his boss misused his police security detail maki

this section of columbia road was shut down for more than three hours as police conducted their investigation. police in cecil county catch a north carolina of my -- man trying to struggle thousands of packets of heroin. it began as a routine traffic stop. the heroine you are looking at has a street value of more than $100,000. police pulled over boyd of around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. they found the drugs, hundreds of pieces of drug paraphernalia, and more than $70,000 of suspected drug money stepped in shoeboxes. he was headed back to north carolina from new jersey. >> satellite imagery shows the cloud cover that has been moving through our area through the afternoon. that high level cloudiness not producing precipitation but walking out enough of the sun to keep our temperatures in check a little bit. cloudier to the south of baltimore with some rain moving up into parts of the southern appalachians. under the clouds, the temperatures are kind of cool, down around roanoke virginia. 85 at bwi marshall. 89 degrees at downtown baltimore. 70's along the coast and in the mountains. hotter, mor

also in columbia, maryland, we have an accident at oakland mills road. crash there involves a vehicle. >> thank you. new this morning, one person is in custody with a triple stabbing in the district. it happened in the 1300 block of northwest near spring road. one man was stabbed in the arm. police did not release details about the other two injuries but they say that all three victims should survive. investigators are investigating circumstances that led up to the stabbing. >> one man is dead after a shoot-out with fairfax county police. it happened near the intersection of frye road and match lane. that's in mt. vernon. this hatched late last night. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live. megan. >> you can see behind us the police still have a section of this area cordoned off. there's an officer keeping people away. things unfolded quickly late last night when police aroached two men along frye road. it turns out that one of those men had a gun. he opened fire on police. it was a move that turned out to be fatal for him. using flashlights, police search

on columbia road.... near fairway hills... investtgators try tooretrace the last moments of a young life... lost.13::40 "when it hit, the impact was onnthe side.. between the driver's seat and the backseat. and of course, vehicle and they had to cut the vehicle out from around him to extracateehim."dwayne seegarr saw the wreckaae after a the car - traveling southbound - suddenly lost control and slammed into a three were rushed to shock n. trauma. one was killed instantly.. :33 "it's our understanding that he was the drivee of this vehicle that contained three other young men. he came around a curve. it looks like speed was aa factor."((sttndup)))) "investigators confirm the driver, 17-year-old shaquan curtis - who was killee in the &pcrash - was speeding. but they're also investigating the possibility that alcohol was also a factor in the crash." (cover) 12:26 "but it's not the first major accident we've had on this road."12:34 we had a head-on collission a fee months back."neighbors say here.one woman told police ce - that v

he lost control of his vehicle around 3:00 this morning and struck a tree on columbia road. police say the driver, 17-year- old 17-year-old shakwan curtis died on the scene. three other passengers were seriously hurt. investigators believe speed was a factor in the accident. >>> fresh anger for hundreds of thousands of people who spent days without power. after a strong storm tears through the state. now those customers could see an extra charge. derek valcourt has more on the fee and why customers are upset. >> reporter: kai, it sounds strange. but it is all legal. you might not have had power. but bge can still collect a special charge on your bill. >> a lot of tall trees surrounds her home. part of why she loses power a lot. including the last storm. >> i was out of power for six days. now she's one of many bge customers, angry to learn state state law allows them to recover from the storm by adding a bill stabilization fee under the distribution portion of the bill. >> i think 6 is way beyond pain and suffering. and now, i have i have to pay them for my suffering. >> i t

. >> reporter: they actually rebuilt 18th treat to improve the intersection of columbia road.he sidewalks are so much wider, 20 feet in some spots and i can't begin to tell you about the parking improvements here, but, of course, you not for business owners who have endured months of construction and actually lost customers who were frustrated by it, the success of all this depends on their bottom line. >> yeah. pretty impressive resume. >> reporter: ti sapatra who owns the vietnam restaurant on 8 tonight street is going over job applications with -- 18th street is going over job applications. he says business declined during the streetscape project, but now that it's over things are looking up and he wants to start hiring people. >> hopefully now that construction is done and people will start to come back. >> reporter: william cook, a serve at the pizzeria can't wait to be busy, too especially on the weekends which had really dropped off. >> it was hard to walk down the sidewalks and business declined then. >> reporter: now that it's done what do you think? >> well, the peop

it incompassed a half mile stretch between columbia road and florida avenue. new trees, wider sidewalks, parallel instead of adjacent parking, brighter street lights and a more pedestrian and biker friendly design. >> we want to bring people up hereed adams morgan and 18th street and say look what can be done to bring a community together and be able to support our businesses in this city. >> there are also changes you can't see. there are new underground infrastructure upgrades, including all new electrical, high-pressure gas and water services, as well as storm sewers. >> really, the street is a new street. and it's a new street for the first time in like, what is it? 100 years. >> reporter: both residents and business owners who had to live through the loud and intrusive construction tells tus was worth it. >> it takes a long time to build a road. they did a good job. >> it's been very challenging to have customers come in and even parking has been very difficult and really basic things but i think it's beautiful. you can see how open it is and it is worth

this is route 108 clarksburg pike at columbia road. when you come to any traffic lights that are out, please treat them as a four-way stop. checking the roads, a live look at the beltway. no issues in montgomery county traveling the inner loop or outer loop at 29 colesville road. completely clear. also looking around to virginia, no incidents to report. traveling along the inner loop here as you make your way towards braddock and outer loop towards the interchange, nice and clear. angie and aaron, over to you. >> okay. thank you, danella. >>> right now it is 5:43. can't make it to london for the summer's olympics? the best time to travel to the city if you want to save some serious cash. >>> and he fell almost 130 feet from a tight rope and lived to tell about it. t[ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work

south courthouse road closed between columbia pike and sixth street for work on a water main. >> thank you. >>> the country is banding together with the community in aurora, colorado to mourn the loss of 12 victims killed in friday's movie theater massacre. >> this all comes as the suspect accused of the mass shooting gets ready to make his first public appearance in court today. fox 5's sherry ly is live in the newsroom with the latest on this tragedy. >> good morning. >> reporter: the suspect, james holmes, is expected to be charged with first degree murder and could face the death penalty. the first step will be his arraignment today. he does remain in solitary confinement at a detention center. police say that holm has lawyered up with a public defender and is no longer cooperating. tears, hugs, signs of sorrow. hundreds have gayer haded in our era, colorado -- have gathered in aurora, colorado to honor and pray. >> veronica mosser sullivan. john t. larimer, alexander j. boik -- jessie e. childress. jonathan t. blunk. , alex m sullivan. mikayla medek. , matthew, r., mcquinn. gordon

and sends 3 of hiss hospital.it happened early columbia road near fairwayy hills.the 17-year-old driverout from the wreckage.3 passsngers were all rushed to shock trruma. :33 "it's our understanding thaa he was the driver of this vehicll that contained three othhr young men. he came around a curve. it looks like factor."as of last night... one of the passengers was said to be in critical condition.... the other 2 are in fair condition. wells fargo reaches a big settlemeet... in a pricing dissriiination lawsuit. lawsuit.baltimore city sued phe mortgage giant for subprime lending prrctices... tarreting minority neighborhoods.the suit claims they steered black and hispaniccborrowers into baa loans... resulting in mass foreclosures. "iq:people with similar qualifications should be treaaed similarly.... oq: not the color of their skin." skin." under thh laadmark deal... wells fargo will pay the city 77point-5 millions dollars. another 100-million will go toward compensation for borrowers and direct doww discrimination victims in neighborhoods that were hit hard by the housing crisis. get rea

road. it's closed between columbia pike and 6th street. have to work your way around that because the road is buckled there as well. that means it's going to take a while to clean up and fix up. if you're planning to head in from the west, no problems on 66 or the dulles toll road coming in from sterling or manassas. you can see a bit of yellow forming on the inboundside of i- 66. that's just slow traffic but it remains incident free. let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like across the american legion bridge on the west side. you can see the traffic is still moving well across the river. let's go back over to our maps, this time to southern maryland. route 4, 305, 301, everything is fine to the beltway. from the northeast side of things, here's what it looks like at eastern avenue at kenilworth. ail have more on traffic coming up at 6:01. >>> both president obama and mitt romney were quick to offer their condolences to the victims of the colorado attack and to their family. >> also new york mayor michael bloomberg got into

this is going to be the situation for a while where south courthouse road is closed down between columbiae and 6th street because the road buckled as well. it's going to take time for those repairs. here at the roosevelt bridge, no problems to report. you have a bit of slow traffic in falls church and outside the beltway as well, manassas into centreville. no problems coming in from southern maryland from brandywine, upper marlboro, andrews air force base, accokeek on route 210 heading over to oxon hill and the wilson bridge which is where we'll go live right now. you have a bit of slow traffic on the beltway as you leave the eisenhower connector but across the bridge span here, no problems to report. all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic in virginia at 6:58. >> thanks a lot, monika. >>> coming up on 6:45. big weather time now and howard bernstein is back from vacation. welcome. good to see you. >> did i gain that much on the cruise? can't help it sometimes. it's there, it's free. weather wise let's see what's happening. we are going to see some sunshine mixing in. i know tha

same story in arlington, south courthouse road between columbia pike and sixth street closed in both directions that caused the road to buck ming. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. -- that caused the road to buckling. >>> we'll have the latest on the movie shootings in just a moment. first, a wave of attacks in a rack. >> a wave of bombings has killed 82 people. this were car bombings and shootings in several cities. a few days ago, al-qaeda in iraq warned it was reorganizing in areas where u.s. troops had forced them out. >>> and we are just learning that three american contractors were shot and killed in afghanistan on sunday. they were training afghan police when a gunman wearing an afghan police uniform opened fire in western afghanistan. >>> the country is banding together with the community in aurora, colorado to mourn the death of 12 victims killed in freeway's movie theater massacre. >> yesterday, president obama met with the victims' families trying to come those suffering from the overwhelming loss. >> even if the darkest of days, life continues, and

head through tysons, the beltway and also a water main break still blocks south courthouse road between columbiaark and 6th street that will be that way for a while because the road did buckle as well. you can see 95 is running smoothly up from dale city. we'll take a live look in springfield northbound 95. just a finey bit of volume forming here -- tiny bit of volume forming here but still fine heading up to 395. this time out west, no problems in from the dulles toll road in sterling or 66 coming in from manassas. another live look outside and this time we're heading up to 270. a good example of what it looks like coming in from frederick down for falls road. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:57. back to you. >> thanks, monika. see you then. >>> an american he rojas died. sally ride lost her battle with pancreatic cancer good she was the first american woman to fly into space, a pioneer who helped women everywhere realize reaching for the stars was possible. edward lawrence looks back at her legacy. >> reporter: sally ride broke gender barriers and gave generations of women inspiration in th

in arlington south, courthouse road between columbia pike and sixth street, closed in both directionsor a water main break that caused the road to buckle. so watch out for that. back to you. >>> thousands of people were on the national mall sunday to kick off an international aids conference. they rallied and marched from the washington monument. >> john henrehan shows us why some people felt it was so important to be a part of it. >> reporter: rain held off so oargz spread out -- organizers spread out panels of the aids quilt. doris wall's son died of aids in 1989. she has been an activist since. >> you have people in the south that are still on wait lists waiting for their medication and to me, it is not a good thing to do. >> reporter: some people are here at the conference because, in this crowd, it is okay to disclose the fact that you're hiv positive. >> here is like you don't have to worry about whether you got it or not. people will drink from your cup, eat off your plate, all t be treated like a normal person. >> reporter: the reverend alsharpton called on all faith communiti

roads. in columbia, more than 2 inches of rain fell in one hour. to colorado now, finally that massive wildfire is fully contained. the waldo canyon fire was the most destructive in state history. 29 square miles were burned, two people were killed and nearly 350 homes were destroyed. as many as 32,000 people were forced to evacuate. a government report shows that all the extreme weather we've been reporting on is climate change. severe droughts, massive floods. wyatt andrews has more. >> the report says last year's record drought in texas was made roughly 20 times more likely because of man made climate change. specifically meaning warming that comes from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. the study requested by noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration looked at 50 years of weather data in texas and concluded that man made warming had to be a factor in the drought. the head of the climate office is tom carl. >> what we're seeing in texas and other phenomena and other parts of the world where we can't explain these events by nat

. >> on the roads our waze crews checking in with delays inbound on route 50 leaving columbia park roadyou for checking in. below speed slowing at 410 in riverdale. new york avenue on the brakes working inbound this morning continuing through the traffic light at bladensburg road. stand still on 295 checking in northbound 295, delays to 210 and traveling northbound headed up towards the inbound 11th street bridge. the other side of town, delays working across the top stretch of the beltway leaving 95 college park and continuing to coalsville road. no accident, just volume delays. n uthbound 270 lanes are open headed to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> julie, thanks very much. we are monitoring metro this morning, and two big issues the board will take up today. >> one of those issues they'll talk about is the cause of last friday's green line derailment, and another one is a proposal to set new standards for train weight times and how many people can load onto cars. sarah simmons has more. >> new details expected to be released today about last week's

the county board approved a plan to run those cars along columbia pike between pentagon city and bailey's cross roadsthe project is expected to cost about $250 million. but it still needs approval from the federal transit administrate. >>> what do the american runners have to do with the national zoo's newest addition? the answer when we come back. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> all right kids, go play outside. if it's raining, don't do that. when it stops, do that. today the national zoo gave us a sneak peek of two cheetah cubs. they were born in april. they make their public debut this saturday. the cheetahs have not been named yet. the zoo plans to name them after two olympic athletes

columbia and the bw parkway as well. everything is smooth and one last live look outside. this times this 270 here at montrose road and traffic is moving well heading for the beltway. we'll be wac with more traffic coming up at 6:12. >>> thank you monika. just behind me the words sequestration do you know how to spell it and do you know what it means? you really should know about it. the looming federal budget cuts could have a severe impact on the region. >> it could cost more than 150,000 jobs just around the beltway. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning with a closer look at the debate. >> reporter: good morning mike. another potential total job

. >>> courthouse road in arlington still blocked between columbia pike and 6th street. that was because of a water main break from yesterday that caused the road to buckle. it's going to be that way for a while. but out of frederick on 270, you're fine. no problems as you head all the way down into clarksburg and to the point where the lanes divide. you can see you've got all the green down the line on 270, 355 the same story. no problems on the great seneca highway as well. let's go over to a live picture on the beltway north of town of the here's what it looks like at university boulevard. here's the outer loop heading westbound. you're going to find more volume as you travel through silver spring. once you're here no problems over to bethesda and across the american legion bridge on the west side. we'll go back over to our maps and this time heading over into virginia inside the beltway. 66 looks great in arlington. 395 in landmark, 295 as well heading up to the 11th street bridge. all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. i'll give you one example on ou

roads safer. the next meeting is happening at the columbia park clubhouse. >>> neighbors say the intersection is dangerous. in berkeley, council members are set to decide tonight whether to put the controversial live band on the bill. tonight people were protesting between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. the band criminalizes the homeless and distracts police officers from more significant crimes. >>> it would improve the merchants and customers. with luck to you tonight on 10:00 news. >>> is becoming all too common site. but city leaders say might help ease the search in the crimes. >> one san francisco restaurant is offering sliders on their menu and we found out that they are not the only ones getting around a ban on the food. >> the heat will peek in on the weekend. we will talk about that coming up. tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand

columbia. jeff has the details. >> reporter: people who live along the road say people normally speed along the tree line road and it's had more than it's share of accident. police say speed was a factor about 3:00 a.m. this morning when an audi driven by a 17-year-old jumped the curb and wrapped around a tree killing him instantly. he lived with his girlfriend, her son and his baby daughter. >> turned his life completely around. he had been through so much and i got him to turn his life all the way around. he had a job, he got a baby. he been through so much and i just helped him pull it together and now he is gone. >> reporter: police are still trying to determine if alcohol played a role in the crash. the three others in the car all in their early 20s are listed in serious condition. abc 2news. >> thank you. now we have a real important consumer alert for yahoo users, they have apologizing a breach of log in information for 450,000 users. a group dumped stolen passwords onto a web page and said they did it as a warning for yahoo to look at their current security. it impacts users of yahoo voices and online pub

a portion of courthouse road in arlington remains blocked off at columbia pike. 66 eastbound coming in from manassas, no problems reported continuing in towards fair oaks and 123 in vienna. overnight roadwork has been cleared near the dulles toll road. 395 in good shape in both the main lines and express lanes headed to the 14th street bridge. southbound 270 good for go leaving germantown headed through rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the suspected gunman in the colorado movie massacre is expected to get a psychiatric evaluation. james holmes and dazed and disheveled during his first court appearance. >> many of the families of the victims satin tently during the 12-minute hearing. fox 5's lauren demarco is in the newsroom with the details. >> reporter: good morning to you. it was the public's first glimpse of james holmes since he walked into the century 16 movie theater and opened fire. the 24-year-old and in court for the first time to hear a judge explain why he is being held without bond. holmes with his hair still died an orange-red did not

courthouse road still shut down between columbia pike and sixth street in arlington. that is due to a water main break. you will find your lands are open. traffic flowing freely each way at the wilson bridge. no problems to report as you continue past university head over towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> the suspected gunman in the colorado movie massacre is expected to be formally charged next monday. >> now, james holmes made his first court appearance yesterday and now prosecutors are going to talk to the family member of the victims about whether to pursue the death penalty. fox 5's lauren demarco is in the newsroom now with the details. >> reporter: the shooting left 12 people dead, dozens injured and a community heart broken. yesterday was the first time the public got a look at james holmes since he allegedly walked into the century 16 movie theater and opened fire. the 24-year-old and in court to hear a judge explain why he is being held without bond. holmes with his hair still died that orange-red was offer a chance to

road. and best way snacks in landover. in arlington on columbiae, inspectors reported suspending this wendy's for a sewage backup. >> the manager disputes the report saying she recognized the sewage was out of control and closed the restaurant voluntarily. in georgetown, inspectors suspended cafe romeos siting a gross unsanitary violation that could endanger public health. operating without electricity closed house of chang. east on indian head highway. panda cafe. the grocery on annapolis road in new carollton. super chicken market and all in wheaten. in the district, inspectors sited the west wing cafe on the new jersey avenue northwest were 16 violations, including selling food out of a freezer where it had completely thrawed, and raw chicken stored at 74 degrees. >> all the restaurants resolved the threats, passed reinspections and are back for business. follow me on twitter or facebook. 9news now. >> if you know of public health risks, government waste, or corruption, russ wants to know about t. e-mail us at tips@wusa9.com. >>> feel queasy af

road. so again, now coming out of columbia and jessup, you will be diverted off at powder mill because of accident activity on the southbound side of the highway. better bet this morning is to stick with 59 or 29 as you travel to and from the district and baltimore. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> five days in and there are still many people without power across the region. >> pep kosovo set to update its time line to get all customers back online. melanie alnwick is live in bethesda with the latest. mel, just a quick question for you. is this the same neighborhood where you were yesterday where they're still waiting? >> no, it is not the same neighborhood but it is not far from there. although we did -- my photographer lives close to the neighborhood we were in yesterday. he said as of this morning, he drove by and still no work had been done there. we'll try to get an update and check on that for you. it is the same situation. these are really difficult situations here. the power pole behind me, see that drum? that is a transformer. that transformer is what is going to

columbia pike. it will cost more than two and $50 million. -- more than $250 million. >> traffic sharing the road with modern-style streakers. >> i always thought it was a good idea because are lean -- because arlington its unique. >> the arlington county board agree to move forward with an ambitious $250 million plan to bring streakers to the area. >> i think it is a really great. it would really add to the culture. county board agree to move forward with an ambitious>> for a person who doesn't drive, could be good. >> it still has an number of hoops to jump through. planners are hoping federal and state lawmakers camp but nearly -- can foot nearly half the bill. >> it is extremely expensive. >> another obstacle convincing some residents that these cars will not bring added congestions and pedestrian hazards. >> you have to be careful how you cross the street. but>> in just over an hour, leaders will vote over a gas station. the legislation being considered would ban mega gas stations being built near schools and hospitals. let's get a full report on the weather. the storms are rolling in. >> yes. we

columbia, south carolina, coming up next. [message beep] the average text takes your eyes off the road for nearly five seconds.ng] >> it's the world's largest living land animal. famous for its memory, it's said to be as intelligent as the dolphin. and as carly reports, they have a rather unusual way of communicating. >> when you think of an elephant, you probably think "trunk." some grow up to be seven-feet long. it is for smelling, touching, and grasping. tell me about their trunk. >> well, their trunks are fascinating. it's something that attracts us, it's one of the first things that we notice about elephants, and it's a very fascinating feature of elephants. they couldn't survive without their trunks. they're essential to their feeding, to their drinking, to their daily care. they communicate with them with each other. they wrap them -- wrap trunks around each other and communicate, like shaking hands or hugs. they drink and they eat with them. they'll pick up food. they drink intheir trunks, but nthrough their trunks. that would be like us drinking through our noses. they draw water up into it -- about f