an accident at compton road. >> top of the beltway. outer loop is moving along just fine. 66 inbound. remember to live to our friends on wtop 103.5. >>> taking on retailers. one mother's open letter that's creating quite a stir on open media. >>> the damage left behind by vandals at one california mission just >>> check out that scene right there. fortunately everyone is okay after part of a backdrop almost collapsed on republican presidential candidate carly fiorina. you see security and staff trying to shield her her. she was in the middle of a speech in texas when that happened. pretty scary. >>> donald trump will reveal his tax plan. the republican presidential hopeful says he plans to speak from trump tower. that's going to happen at 11:00 this morning. >>> candidate ben carson is barely behind trump in the latest nbc wall street journal poll last night. he spoke about immigration, education, and restarting the space program. he also reiterated his plan to create jobs. he said he'll do that by implementing a six-month corporate ta

i'm hearing about a crash here near centreville road and compton road.going to have details on that one coming up in a couple of minutes. >> all right. melissa. thanks. we're waiting to see if there are any major consequences from this fight. if you haven't seen it now, nationals closer jonathan papelbon pretty much attacked bryce harper. i'll show you the video again. take a look. it started after harper didn't run out a flyout in the eighth inning. then papelbon starts yelling at him. lunges for his neck. the player said they talked after the game. >>> i mean. i don't care. people talk. like brothers fight. hopefully we move forward and do what i can for the next six days, have fun and play the game. >> here's the play that led up to that fight. the gnats actually have seven games left to play this year including their final home game. that is today against the cincinnati reds. >> gas prices are tag down. the national average is about $2.35 a gallon. in d.c. it's a little higher at $2.50. maryland at $2.23 and you'll pay $2.04 in virginia. retailers ar

difficult to get around that one. 66 at compton road eastbound and westbound. don't have any major issues there. big look at the beltway. outer and inner loop looking good. >>> the clock is ticking when it comes to the government shutdown. what lawmakers must do before midnight tomorrow. >>> it could be the last day for some kids in prince george's county. county. why they will not be able welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like my second in command... and my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't like. and in my castle we only eat chex cereal. chex cereal. it's full of delicious crunchability. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. and that's something even my brother ... sister can understand. mom, brian threw a ball in the house! >>> lawmakers have to act fast to avoid a government shutdown. the deadline to pass the bill is tomorrow at midnight. tracie potts joins us live now from capitol hill with speaker john boehner now stepping down. are house republicans less or more divided now? >> they're trying t

when you hop in the car this morning. 66 east of compton road, looking good.astbound and westbound. no complaints there. then looking at prince george's county, nice and green. no real construction to talk about this morning. in northwest 23rd between "g" and "i," we have the road closed because of the fire investigation from overnight. see you back here at 5:01. >> all right, thank you. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news in prince george's county and the district. more on the slew of late night shootings straight ahead at 5:00. >>> more than a month after flames tore through the historic area, investigators don't know what caused the fire. what's taking so long to pinpoint the harpers ferry fire. >>> caught on camera, why police were forced to use a taser, were forced to use a taser, baton and pepper what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran co

when you hop in your car this morning. 66 east of compton road, no issues. northbound connecticut at the beltway, the left lane is getting by. 270 north and south is rolling along. see you back here at 5:01. >> thank you. >>> outrage in loudoun county when it comes to how some students get to the bus stop. >>> what they're being forced to do just to get to school and what's being done about it. y >>> congress is launching an investigation into major problem with local army moms problems they're having with day care. last month we revealed dozens of army parents filed formal complaints about the u.s. general services administration, it's the federal agency that helps to pay for child care for military families. so the i-team's scott macfarlane dug a little deeper. one said it was a nightmare. the army fee assistant program backlogs, unreturned calls and late payments as well. >> the army fee assistance program is for those who can't find child care on the military post. they are allowed to find a private day care at full price in the community. the general se

no major problems on the beltway. 66 east of compton road. eastbound, westbound, no major issues. back here in ten minutes. >>> evacuation under way right now in central california. this has more help arrives to fightinged a wildfire that has scorched 700 miles. this forced 40 homes to evacuate. this sapphire 70% contained right now. we know crews are going to be back out this morning. they're going to be using planes like that, as well as choppers to fight the fire. aaron. >>> help me welcome to the stage, kim davis. >> rock music blaring there in the background. and the two presidential hopefuls available with the county clerk that refused to issue gay marriage licenses was let out of jail. kim davis has not made it clear whether is she will return to work later today or later this week. yesterday, the same judge released davis. he said that her deputy clerk started issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, as soon as davis went behind bars, complying with his orders and federal law. davis has many supporters who admire her for following her faith as an apostolic christian. her

east of compton road is where we had major volume going on, folks.ainly going to be the trouble spot. no accidents to slow you down but volume certainly an issue. we'll send it over to you. >>> looking to get some -- looking at some things in the news now. attorneys for the kentucky county clerk who's jailed because she retruces to issue is -- refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses is trying to get her release. >> the republican press he dense candidate mike huckabee is on his way to kentucky to join a group of protesters. allison harmelin has more. >> we're going to pray till the doors open. >> reporter: today republican presidential candidate mike huckabee plans to visit kentucky clerk kim davis in jail with her supporters who protested over the holiday weekend. protesters also gathered for several hours monday outside the home of u.s. district judge david bunning. they're earning him to release davis. >> kim davis is unlawfully being held in jail right now and being prevented from doing her job. >> reporter: bunning sent the rowan county cler

inbound east of compton road, no issues as you approach fairfax making your way into rosslyn.king about itself key bridge as you approach georgetown, all lanes are open. traffic still fairly light for the most part. your drive times around the metro coming up aft seven-day forecast. we'll send it over you to. >>> the ceo of a top u.s. company resigns amid allegations of corruption. >> and mixed news from a major department store closing some stores while inopeng a nationwide bargain chain. we'll talk about that when we return. >>> allyson rae back with us now. there once was a time when we weren't -- we were actually talking about a a surplus of rainfall. >> there was once upon a time we were talking about a surplus. a long time ago. june and july, we were so wet out there. but august very dry and much of september. we haven't seen rain over two weeks. >> two full weeks. incredible. >> we'll start to see some showers today but more so tomorrow. so good news and even better news. today is the last day in the next seven that we're in the 90s. so there's something to look forward

road work. looks like most has cleared out of the way. a lot slower earlier so that's good of course. 66 east of compton, that camera is freezing on us. no issues there. back in ten minutes with travel times. >> thank you. >>> this morning we're working to find out what charges will be filed against the woman accused of trying to kidnap a toddler from a stroller. this happened aboard a metro train. witnesses say metro riders jumped in to stop the woman as she tried to grab the 2-year-old girl. we first told you about this story yesterday as breaking news on news4 midday. a passenger who was sitting nearby and doesn't want to be named says one passenger tried to stop the woman and then others joined in. here's how he described the moment he knew something was wrong. >> out of nowhere i kind of see a baby in the air and the woman screams my baby, my baby. it was crazy. it happened really fast. it was surreal. you never think that somebody is going to steal a baby. >> the passenger who acted first is the real hero. it's important to state here that police caution passengers not to intervene when a rider becomes involved in a criminal act