one lane to the left is open on interstate 95/virginia between dale city and woodbrige.may be until 8:00 a.m. before they are able to open that lane. we have made a call to the supervisor at vdot to see if they can lift hov on 95 and 395 for the morning, because this will be extremely problematic. there's a new problem. this is an accident in virginia, northbound 395 near duke street on your way to seminary road. traffic is getting by to the left. upstream across the 14th street bridge, very quiet. back to you. >> thank you. >>> they cannot get a break on 395. >>> our top story, a break in the murder ofa 12-year-old-- of a 12-year-old killed in a inside her montgomery county home. >> jessica nguyen's step father arrested. jummy olabanji has more. >> good morning. we have found out that yesterday detectives in montgomery county arrested 42-year-old david hang and charged him with her murder. she isshe was found stabbed to death in her gaithersburg home in the basement. people have wondered who could kill the little jessica. many people said that she was such a sweet girl.

northbound i-95, north of dale city, there has been emergency road repair going on just north of dalety. they let traffic go over it and it crum blood. that is the reason why only the left lane gets by, here's what it looks like at route 123. jammed trying to get through dale city. up ahead, let's take the next live picture north of duke street on 35 where there has been a multi-vehicle accident. authorities have been dealing with this i would say, a good 45 minutes or so. because of this it is jammed in springfield. we have two problems 95 and 35 again. hov restrictions have been lifted. the outer look at eisenhower avenue, an accident on the shoulder tracting some attention as well. if you choose to use route 1, remember there was an overnight problem on south kingshighway on route 1 where traffic was being diverted as well. be aware of that. i'll keep you posted on everything going on in virginia. 6:46. >>> thank you monika. 633:67:89 herman cain and the 9-9-9 tax plan was one of the big topics. his plan includes a 9% national tales tax. cain's opponent say people won't want to pay

in the main lanes, you're still very slow out of dale city.ays continue past the occoquan where the bus is and continue past route 1, also to 395. your delays start at edsall and continue to emnseminary road. outer loop of the beltway at colesville road, you're traveling at 27 miles per hour. >>> it is now 6:42. >>> it is now 6:42. 46 everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi.

dale city looking at heavy activity right now, fairfax county. to clarify, the polygons, the 4- sided shape the ec and the center of the screen is what we're looking at. haymarket is under a tornado warning, but the shading is in the entire county. you are not impacted at this point, and you will not be west of manassas. the heaviest of the cells are just about to move all around the beltway and into tysons corner towards reston, and eventually into montgomery county as we move into the early evening. 5:54 moving into lorton, newington at 6:01. burke at 6:00 for, north springfield shortly thereafter, and annandale at about 6:11. we're getting much closer towards arlington and the district. these are the areas that will be impacted during the 6:30 to 7:15 time as the stronger storms develop. off to the west, things are beginning to settle down. that is a good indication of what is on the way overnight. another track shows herndon reston and great falls all affected between 6:00 and 615 -- between 6:00 and 6:15. we will keep you updated through the

it is basically jammed from dale city all the way up into springfield. it is going to take you that whole stretch to get through because of the ramp on the inner loop of the beltway. on the northbound side of 295, this accident has been here for awhile. it is just in its clearing stages. causing all the slow traffic. not only on route 210 at berry road. it is causing major back-up as well. let's go over to the north side of town. southbound on 270 you have got a couple of slow stretches. frederick and urbana. into clarks burglary u g. it is running at a good clip, i think as you head down patch this point where the lanes divide, at least it is incident free. i'll update you on the situation on 95 and springfield. back to you guys. >>> it is 61:00. next in sports, i think i have howard's frog, a great pitching performance in game four of the world series and a check on the latest bcs standings in college football. >>> and outside for another check of the question of the morning. recent survey found this is the one person we are most likely to lie to. a te

traveling 95 south as well as north, as you travel north getting a little busy out of dale city. so far, you're not jammed. no major delays or accidents in either direction on 95. as you travel north on 395, this is the view at glebe road. 395 getting a little busy, but no major delays and no accidents. joe, back to you. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to praise 7-eleven stores in the district today. they're opening two new stores in northeast washington and pledged to handle many who live nearby. mayor gray will visit the department of employment services on minnesota avenue where they're doing interviews. >>> today a memorial will open at arlington national cemetery. they'll honor the jewish chaplains who served in the military. the project received joint

down near dale city, you are seeing a line of heavy rain move through from dale city to points southward. we have a couple of areas where we have some heavy rain off to the west as well near reston, near gaithersburg and well off to the south and east. in some areas, we are for the getting any precipitation right now. annapolis, severna park, no precipitation there. in the district, we are seeing mainly light rainfall at this hour. let's take a look at the satellite-radar. this will be with us during the entire day today. this shows you what is happening during the last three hours with our sentinel radar. area of low pressure down to our south helping to send all this tropical moisture. we saw it yesterday down into georgia and florida. a lot of heavy rain with this off the coast or along the shore i should say of the carolinas. so that is interesting. meanwhile, out to the west, we still have that cold front that is slowly making its way eastward. that has precipitation associated with that. so even as this pulls out of the region, the front will be moving in and that will bring us mor

we'll wind a live look at 395 and 95 where you've got slow traffic basically beginning in dale city, springfield and here on 395, it will be the beltway up to seminary road. at least for now this morning, fingers crossed, i'm not hearing about any big traffic problems on 395. before i go, i have a commuter alert. it is a big day for the feature of metro. today, metro will vote on proposed changes to the orange and blue lines. the change would reroute some of the blue line trains from front cone ya springfield across the yellow line bridge to l'enfant plaza. that would ease the orange crush east at rosslyn by allowing more orange lines from vienna. it would improve the commute of more than 108,000 riders a day. they'll vote on new station names and changes to its iconic map. if you had gone online a little while ago, you were allowed to go in and vote and have your say on the changes. i did it! >> shorten some of the names. >> that's with a they're going to do. >> monika, thank you. >> now to our breaking news story we've been tracking all morning long. a woman is killed in her german

problems are out of stafford, dale city to get into woodbridge. northbound 95 before the prince william parkway. it is a construction project that went awry. only one lane open to the left. that is why hov is lifted. in maryland, slow traffic on 95 southbound before you get to colombia. look at the beltway. this is around toward college park. that is the headlights. >> tough morning. thank you. our top story this morning two major developments in of the recount the homicides. search crews have found the body of the missing a 11-year-old william mclean and have made an arrest in the death of the 12- year-old. takeover step father is in custody, charged with her murder. -- >> her stepfather is in custody, charged with the murder. >> her stepfather was arrested yesterday and charged with murder. as we know, a 12-year-old jessica was found murdered in the basement of her home back on may 31. with this happened many people were shocked. they wondered for months who could be behind the murder. this morning we know her stepfather has been charged. people

fred ricksburg to dale city. out toward culpepper as well and toward louisa and orange. as we look at the visibility this morning you'll see some of them are down. like orange a quarter mile. we have it also in parts of prince georges county. fred ricksburg was bouncing between 1.5 and four this morning. next couple of hours, we'll see how much fog does develop. mainly clear other than the areas of fog this morning. 40s and 50s and look how late that sunrise is coming up here almost at 7:30 this morning. the day planner? well we are talking about the sunshine most of the day, except for the patchy, early fog. by noon 26. wind direction, 10 miles per hour by noon. turning westerly this afternoon and southwest tonight, we'll drop into the upper 50s by 8:00 p.m. overnight the clouds will start to increase ahead of our next storm system. they are quickly out in the atlantic and gone behind it with the clearing skies and patchy fog. temperatures dropped to 43, colder temperatures it will be easier to squeeze out the moisture. so more than likely to get the fog to be developin

dale city and waldorf, spinning on through, up toward diehl and annapolis. generally light showers. we'll have showers coming through our area throughout the day today. generally light. there's 1:30. there's 7:00, kind of getting ready to break up. so still during the overnight not quite as widespread as the afternoon today. but still showers will be around the area. we're 53 to 57 degrees through the afternoon. certainly an umbrella to stay dry. in your evening forecast, cloudy, showers continue. 51 to 47 degrees. big area of high pressure moves in starting tomorrow. that will allow us to dry out. nice northwesterly wind. it is going to be breezy. tomorrow we could get gusts up to 25 miles per hour or so. today the high 57. 66 for tuesday after starting out in the 40s again. here's a look at the remainder of the week. look at that. nothing but sunshine wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. best weather that we've had in weeks. danella? >> i am definitely looking forward to that. >>> right now your commute is really good as you're making your way out of the house, very

if you're traveling out of dale city, this is 95 north at the occoquan. not seeing any major delays. no accidents either. heading out of dale city, the volume is increasing, but so far no major delays. as you continue onto 395, this is what duke street looks like, nice and clear. 395 in both directions and continuing onto the 14th street bridge, that is your commute. as you head into the city, not seeing any delays and no accidents to report. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >> time now 4:44. our favorite numbers. still 0 to come on "news 4 today," those who rely on social security benefits will get a raise for the first time since 2009. just how much and when it will >>> a flight diverted to amarillo, texas, last night. the pilot requested the emergency landing because a passenger became too rowdy. a male passenger began screaming obscenities at other flyers. when the plane landed in texas, police removed the man. an hour later, the flight continued on to kansas city. >>> the struggles of an air traffic controller who fell asleep at the reaga

about a 20-minute commute as you work your way northbound out of dale city.e have some delays as you work your way northbound and continuing to make your way across the occoquan river. again, no incidents to report now if you are traveling on 95. earlier incident was report near the occoquan in the hov lanes. whatever was there has been cleared over to the shoulder so our lanes are open once again. it's slow go as you work your way northbound leaving dale city. we'll update the ride along 66. coming inbound this morning, leaving fair oaks headed in towards 123-rbg definite slowdown here, no incidents to report. you will find delays if you are traveling on the outer loop leave is 95 headed around towards georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now no a check of this morning's top stories an arrest and an overnight double stabbing happened in the 5200 block of connecticut avenue just before 12:30. police arrived for find a man and woman both stabbed in the chest. we are told their injuries are not life-threatening. >>> jury deliberatin

your delays actually start in dale city, and they continue on to 395. taking the trip on 270, hitting the brakes at father hurley. delays actually start in urbanna. they continue towards clarksburg. you get a break. again at father hurley, delays all the way to the spur. back to you both. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> 6:22. 54 degrees. how you can soon end up paying at th"well, we could sleep we hin the same bed,ime: but it just doesn't work." she would like a firmer mattress than i would. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can adjust mine to my liking and she can do the same. go ahead and switch sides so you can feel what the other side feels like. you were on his side. how does that feel? it's hard. i like my side better, too. i like my side better. this is too soft. is is too hard. why don't we switch back to where you were.

northbound 95 slow dale city to landmark basically. two separate accidents at the prince william parkway and duke street. everything has been moved to the side. northbound 295 at the 11th street bridge there is an accident. for our last look outer loop slows 95 to georgia avenue. >>> very good news. wall street is looking higher this morning. we may see a begin of one and a half to 2% at the opening bell because of the european debt deal overnight. >>> the early show is coming up next. they'll have more on bernie madoff's wife, ruth madoff. of course president obama's plan to help college students. >>> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> you can get news updates, weather, all at wusa9.com. >>> we'll celebrate friday with you tomorrow morning at 4:25. have a great day.

it has come through dale city. the eastern portion of this is near 95.in, it's pushing to the north-northeast. we will likely get some of this in arlington, falls church, alexandria, into the district as well, if it hangs together, mount vernon, you're getting some of this as well. that's it now. there are some other sprinkles here and there. that is the bulk of the rain currently. reagan national reporting light fog -- i'm sorry, reporting drizzle, fog and mist. visibility down to a mile and a half. temperature, 65 degrees. relative humidity, 97%. today, lots of clouds around. rain, drizzle, fog, showers, all that kind of activity. moist, damp day. high only about 71 degrees. we'll have more on the forecast, including a look at the weekend, which does look good, that's coming up. >> got to get through today. >> yes, and tomorrow. >> i'll sacrifice the week for a good weekend. >> of course, most people would. let's check in with julie wright. >>> every time he says weekend, i cep hearing that -- keep hearing that debbie deb song, look out weekend, here i

only the left lane gets you by as you make your way from dale city passing prince william parkway andontinuing on towards 395. when you get to 395, this is where the other accident just happened. this is in between duke street and little river turnpike. you can see only the left lane will get you by. still have crews there. we're seeing ambulance as well as police, and i'm going to keep watching this for you. you are jammed at edsall, and delays are continuing. it's a tough commute, but i'll be back in ten with another look at your traffic. jim and eun, back to you. >> thanks, danella. 5:53 now. >>> president obama is focusing on jobs while on his bus tour. >> he sure is. that doesn't mean he won't answer other questions. one student wanted to know what he felt about her favorite singer. >> i do like justin bieber. he's very nice. >> oh, they're giggling. call it one of the perks of being in the white house. the president met justin bieber when he performed last year at the white house easter egg roll. the president did have disappointing news for the girls, though. he told them he th

northbound 95, delays beginning in dale city. gbagbo all the way to the beltway. -- they go all the way to the beltway. let's go to newschopper 7. a crash on northbound 95 at 495 was to just move to the shoulder. dale city is backed up. hov is the way to go. slugs are our friends. >>> 6:21, 49 degrees. >> america's top comics. honoring will ferrell in washington. >> on my next show we will save you thousands. >> your final total, $33. >> you need to rethink couponing as this is a source of income. 15 minutes then couponing and i save $200, i am making $800 an hour. >> tips to stretch your dollars and still the pantry. 4:00 on abc 7. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far ts year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportun

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also have an accident coming out of dale city. this is 95 northbound, still blocking your right lane at prince william parkway. you're basically jammed as you make your way towards the beltway. fairfax county parkway, those lanes are packing up. hov lanes look pretty good. traveling 66 east at route 50, still have police on the scene of an accident. it's in your left shoulder lane. delays on 66 east are packed as you make your way towards the beltway. maryland, montgomery county, i cannot forget about you. right now seeing a lot of backups. delays continue past the mormon temple. i'm seeing they cars come to a complete stop. >> 6:33 now. breaking news, a man is now dead after being shot in the face while on a metro bus. this happened around 1:30 last night. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us now live from the scene with the latest. megan, good morning. >> well, good morning. even several hours later, alabama avenue is still closed in both directions in the area near 21st street. now, this happened just a little bit after midnight thi

and then south and west of manassas, dale city, places like that. seneca valley he were apark, a little narrow band of heavy rain coming through there. portions of eastern maryland, chesapeake bay aren't getting rain at this point but you will a little bit later. right now, current conditions being reported at reagan national airport, 61 degrees. relative humidity, 93%. those wind are out of the north and east at nine miles per hour. forecast for today, more rain on the way, particularly this morning but even this afternoon. cloudy skies and periods of showers. we cannot rule out some thunderstorms popping up here and there. this morning and this afternoon and some of them could be strong. we'll have to wait to see how that develops. highs today only in the upper 60s. we'll have more detail on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> on top of the rain, i know all the leaves are coming down with the wind. >> a little slippy out there on the roads. >> good morning to you all. that mix of the wet pavement with the leaves especially on the long

still seeing some delays out of dale city as you head towards lorton.ack to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:54 now. we have all heard the warnings about using our cell phones while driving. a new survey out this morning shows that even though most americans realize the dangers, they do it anyway. 35% of drivers surveyed say they read or sent a text message while driving in the past month. 67% say they've made a phone call. at the same time, 95% of drivers say texting while driving is a serious threat, and 88% feel the same way about talking on the phone. >> just in time for the holiday season, prices for food and gasoline could soon drop. according to "usa today," it's all in part because of the european debt crisis. investors have turned to the energy and grain markets in the face of the fwloebl global rece. the price of wheat has dropped 25%. experts predict the gasoline prices will drop as well. right now the national average is $3.40 per gallon. >>> one georgia woman will probably not be complaining about a mistake a cashier made at a store r

. >> reporter: the hughes dale city home is one of 27 hit since june across prince williams county. it was being renovated and this is what thieves were after, copper piping. >> the suspects are entering through a rear door, rear window, forcing it open. >> reporter: copper crooks are preying on empty homes or ones being renovated where construction crews are coming and going. the valuable pipes are expertly removed often sawed right off. >> they're construction guys. they know what they're do much. >> reporter: james arnt is a recent victim who spoke out. >> i know these are rough times, but people shouldn't have to steal. >> reporter: thieves ripped off every ounce of copper they could find in his dale city home while it was under construction. >> less than $500 worth of copper it probably cost maybe $10,000 in damages. >> reporter: our camera rolling as officers canvas the crime scenes and homes on evansdale road and greenwood road both located in woodbridge neighborhoods. thieves struck here guslas weekend. >> it's horrible that the economy is that hard that people have to steal

down to 95 on the northbound side between dale city the construction has been cleared.ation into springfield on 35 you are going to be just fine this morning. this time head to the north side of town. here's what 66 looks like inside the beltway. now the maps on the north side of town. we are looking good we have the construction on the outer loop. we'll end with a live look on 270 on the southbound side looking great. coming up in my next report back into maryland at 4:55. >>> the main hall of union station reopens again. union station had to close the hall after pieces of the ceiling fell friday night. engineers say those loose files tiles were cause bid the earthquake back in august. >>> a 27-year-old lieutenant in the united states army is celebrating a big win. chad moore completed the race. >> reporter: if you are thinking about the new york marathon, this would be good training ground, because it's cold. >> there are 20895 more reasons why these feet are thumping like a drum beat from arlington to georgetown. let's no forget the run ners all the other regions hap

a slow go coming northbound out of dale city. we have delays starting to keep up on us. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to developments in the amanda knox case. she is on her way back to the u.s. at this hour. yesterday, an italian appeals court has aquitted the 4-year- old american student of the murder and sexual assault of her british roommate back in 2007. the jury agreed with the lawyers that the dna evidence was tainted. knox broke down in tears as the verdict was read. >>> the airport security body scanners. there are nearly 500 of them in place right now. measure put into place after a man threatened to blow up a flight using explosives hidden in his underwear. the trial gets under way today. >> stacy cohan has more. >> reporter: the 23-year-old self-proclaimed al-qaeda operative has fired his lawyers and will be representing himself in what is an incredibly high profile federal prosecution taking place in detroit. the suspect is accused of hiding came kaz under his clothing with the hopes of blowing up northwest airlines flight 253 on chris

no incidents to report out of dale city headed up and across the occoquan. lanes are open if you are traveling south on 270 coming in out of germantown and looking through the raindrops, the pace on the beltway so far not a problem for those traveling between college park and 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> following breaking news from montgomery county where there is an amber alert in effect for an 11-year-old boy. police say his mother was found dead in their apartment. >> reporter: this is a somewhat unusual case. we do have an amber alert for an 11-year-old boy. but it would appear that he has not been seen for nearly two weeks. i'm he here with cap tape -- with captain paul starks to fill us in. tell me how this got started. >> an acquaintance of mrs. mcquain contacted bethesda and filled out a missing persons report. yesterday evening, officers arrived at the residence. receiving no response, climbed in through an open window being assisted by fire rescue. and that is when they found her deceased in her bedroom. >> reporter: i un

now traveling 95 in virginia, start to go see a little bit of action as you're heading out of dale city and making your way towards the occoquan. a lot of headlights. so far no major delays. in fact, traveling northbound and southbound, you're clear in both directions. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:12 now. 50 degrees. what president obama is doing tonight that >>> no to decision 2012. this morning republican presidential candidate rick perry is unveiling his economic growth plan. in an op ed piece in "the wall street journal," he writes about his flat tax plan. he says cut, balance, and grow is his theme. he would offer a 20% personal income tax rate and a 20% corporate tax rate. he would eliminate the long term capital gains taxes as well as taxes on social security benefits and phase out corporate loopholes. perry's plan is different from fellow republican herman cain's plan. his plan includes a 9% federal sales tax while capping personal and corporate taxes at 9% apiece. >>> president obama will raise money in san francisco and denver as he tps his three-day west

it will be built in dale city, virginia. the museum's.s much of the visitor's experiences will be outdoors, including walks through a war scene and possibly reenactments. it's expected to open veterans day of 2014. >>> sunday at 8:00 a.m., more than 40,000 runners from all 50 states and 52 countries will cross the starting line for the marine corps marathon. the race is the culmination of days of events for runners and spectators and organizers are hoping about 100,000 people will turn out to watch the race. the prerace events start today. the health and fitness expo runs today through saturday at the d.c. armory. 200 exhibitors will feature product itself geared toward runners -- products geared toward runners of course. admission and parking for the expo free. >>> 5:40. let's take another look at the question of the morning. >> in a recent survey 30% of men say they ignore this hoping someone else will just deal with it. is it a, dishes? b, laundry? or c, a burned out light bulb? >> this response was left if our wusa9 facebook fan page.

i am starting to see crowding as you make your way out of dale city and travel past the occoquan.6 heading east at waples mill, you can see those lanes are packed. in fact, those delays continue as you pass nutley and make your way inside of the beltway. and on the rails, a minor delay. this one on the brunswick east train number 870 marc train. your delay is six minutes. metro, vre, so far no reported delays. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> a traffic alert this morning for drivers in northern virginia. an important reminder. the left exit from the inner loop of the beltway to get to i-66 west is now closed forred good. you will have to use the right exit instead to go west on 66. the closure is part of the hot lanes project. >>> relief at the pump for the first time in seven months. the national average price of gasoline is below the $3.50 mark. these are brand new numbers as of this morning. the national average sits at $3.42 down 8 cents in the past week. the average in d.c. is $3.57, down 5 cents in a week. virginia continues to be the cheapest in our area wit

some of it is around dale city manassas, to our west and northwest. still mighty chile. like november. the good news is the pattern is ofally showing signs breaking down. not immediately. get up and head out, it on the november side. will tell you all about october coming up. ined these things next few days. as a matter of fact, it will be real feel of fall. show you what is in the mountains not from us. i will tell you all about it. >> we will see you then. >>> police in montgomery county a man theyng for womaned tried to rape a silver springs home inn saybrook avenue silver spring. on her was thrown kitchen floor after she heard noise from a side screen door. she did escape. anyone with information is asked call police. >>> significant developments in for president. more members of the michele staff arempaign leaving, including a senior adviser. that could put the long-term in jeopardy. month, other staffers campaign manager left. forcoming up, are you ready suspension? reason you did not hank williams jr. during the monday night football game. >> a state investigation

your delays start out of dale city. you're slow as you head towards the occoquan.ttle relief, but still going to see some congestion further up i-95. this is the view at fairfax county parkway, but the traffic here starts at lorton and continues as you make your way towards the springfield interchange. so far on i-95 in virginia, north and south. not seeing any accidents slowing you down. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you both. >>> hundreds of people laced up their shoes or rolled out their bikes to raise money for the special olympics in maryland. the race took off across the interconnector for the second annual bike ride and 5k. there was also a ten-mile bike ride. the maryland transportation authority and state highway administration sponsored this event. >>> maryland's black bear hunting season kicks off today. the hunt in garrett and allegheny counties lasts through saturday. however, the hunt could end early if the quota of 55 to 80 bears is reached before the weekend. this year 260 hunters have been awarded permits. each year

this is the dale city volume increasing just a bit as you make your commute.ou can see here the roadways are wet. again, please give yourself extra time. while you're making your commute, you can slow down and just get safely to where you're trying to go. i'm back in ten with another update. back to you both. >> 5:12. 64 degrees. >>> ahead, looking for baby lisa. a missouri couple's dramatic move to help find their missing daughter. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? a

this is what is keeping you guys on the brakes, out at dale city, belt way travelling between an non-daleow traffic, german town to the lane divide that is a check of your fox 5 >> jason good to see you this morning. >> nice to see you. >>> the president now taking three days to head down to the south, north carolina, areas he won in 2008 traditionally republican areas, the jobs vote defeated in the senate now the house i guess he is trying to campaign the house to pick this apart a little bit what is the update there. >> well, the white house yesterday came out and said they were going to push one aspect of the jobs bill they think will be popular, to get aid to local and state governments about a $35 billion piece of the jobs bill and expect to hear the president talk a lot about saving jobs for firefighters, police officers, teachers, people who -- voters have an easier time identifying with, that everybody wants to be able to call the fire department everybody wants to call the police officers when they are in trouble their kids go to school every day they thing they have a winner in

if you're taking i-95 making your way out of dale city and heading on towards 395, 395 is clear as well. here's a look at edsall. traffic is very light, in fact, all the way to the 14th street bridge i'm not seeing any problems for you. as you take the 14th street bridge and head into the city, you can see that it's nice and clear for you. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. back to you both. >> 4:43. 65 degrees. staying free of fees. what you can do to avoid some of those new fees most banks are about to charge. >>> welcome back. 4:45. a reporter at politico has stepped down after being accuseded of plagiarism. kendra marr resigned after they determined she borrowed work from others. they pointed out similarities to one of their articles and one written by marr. politico says they looked at other works by marr and found signs of plagiarism. >>> president obama is heading to michigan today with south korea's president lee myung-bak. the two leaders will tour a general motors assembly plant. president obama and mr. lee will address relationships between south korea. president ob

good start today, with the exception of construction not causing any delays, right here between dale city. the two right lanes blocked there. we are looking good here between the beltway landmark and the 14th street bridge. down to our minneapolis, there are no issues. crossings are looking good all in the corridors. we'll take a last live look. they cleared up construction early on the outer loop on connecticut avenue, all construction's been cleared. you are good to go westbound on 4 between 95 and 270. we'll look into the district coming up at 4:35. >>> the trial in the lululemon case is not over and already prosecutors want photographs. >> norwood is accused of killing jayna murray in bethesda back in march. the blows were too numerous to count. and murray's spinal cord was severed. day two of the jury selection in the case starts later this morning. lawyers questioned about half of the 300 people in the jury pool yesterday. >>> a violent morning at a nursing home in rock hill ends with an elderly couple dead. 80-year-old albert ballard shot and killed himself. witnesses at village nu

if you're making the drive out of dale city, what we'll do is switch from 2d to 3d, and i'll show you your commute. as you're driving up i-95, not seeing any problems in woodbridge or lorton. as the mach the commute on 395, you're clear in both directions. not seeing any problems as you make your way from edsall all the way to the 14th street bridge. it's a clear trip for you at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> hundreds of people laced up their shoes or rolled out their bikes for the second annual icc bike ride and 5k. we watched this on sunday morning across the intercounty connector in silver spring. there we go. this is also a ten-mile bike ride. the state highway administration sponsored an event to raise money for the special olympics of maryland. >> good for them. what a great weekend to do that. >>> 4:43, 51 degrees. still to come, a warning before checking your e-mail this morning. the seemingly innocent e-mail that may be in your inbox that could put your identity at risk. ♪ it was the best day woohoo! yes! ♪ it was the best day ♪ it was the best da

you can see in both directions, heading up from dale city up towards the beltway, clear commute so fargive you a live look as you make your commute past the occoquan in both directions. no accidents slowing you down this morning. if you're taking i-66 outside of the beltway, same story. shooting over to silver spring, maryland, georgia avenue and bohn fant, again, checking local roadways and cameras look great. back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> it is 4:54. we have all heard the warnings about using your cell phone while driving. a new survey out this morning says even though americans realize the danger, they do it anyway. 35% of americans surveyed said they've read a text message while driving in the past month. and 67% said they made a phone call while driving. at the same time, 95% of drivers say texting while driving is a serious threat, and 88% say the same about talking on the phone. >>> first lady michelle obama will harvest vegetables as part of the white house garden kitchen harvest. they'll help mrs. obama pick the vegetables this afternoon. this is video from last ye

right up and down the i-95 corridor, through dc, through south of town, in areas like quantico and dale citypennsylvania. up toward areas just outside of dc, in arlington and mcclain, seeing some of the heavier showers and some of this yellow area across areas in southwestern prince georges county. the temperatures in the 60s with wet roads. here's monika, with more. >> give yourself a few extra minutes to deal with the conditions. and also, we have had an overnight incident down in huntington, right here a pole down. it happened just before midnight, south kingshighway at route one. i was on the phone with julie. she is a supervisor, she told me the pole went down across the road. they are waiting on virginia power to come in. you can get through but i suggest route one or telegraph road as your alternate. expect it heavier than normal here south of the beltway. here's what it looks like 95 at back lake road coming up to the 14th street bridge, you are going to be okay. the wilson bridge no problems here or the other way. coming up, i'll update you on the situation in huntington in my next

dale city to dumfries and off and on to quantico.mergency water main break has emergency line shut down. traffic right now on 270 as to montrose. trip heavy delays northbound as you ke your way from [inaudible] . slow again old georgetown to northwest branch. slow on the outer loop from new hampshire to 270. back to you in the studio. thank you. howing up, find out businesses will strike every vote intil they get a congress. we will tell you how they're getting kids to go to school on saturday. tobold plan to make money up local highways. that is late you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurancece ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. >>> just about every kid prefers on saturday tell you but i have to local program that gets them to wake up early and go to school. it is all to help them lay out a for successful future themselves. the youth leadership foundation, this week's harrison foundation. after i wake up, i do not want to come. >>

washington, maybe a few light sprinkles at the moment but just to the south and west down towards dale cityesburg, all of this is lifting off to the north and east. if you are north and east of the beltway, beltsville, up towards laurel, columbia, you too will be getting rain shortly. it will be a wet commute around here with relatively cool temperatures. our afternoon highs today will only be in the middle 60s. let's push on, i'll show you the satellite raid are. the heaviest rain today will be off to the west. you can see that big blob of moisture now pushing into west virginia and ohio. we have warm tropical air overrunning some cool air at the surface. although we don't have a lot of shower activity to the south, it will become enhanced during the course of the day as we watch an area of low pressure. it is moving up coast and off to the north and east and with the winds out of the north and east, that will lock in the cool for the ocean breeze. temperatures right now at reagan national, we are in the 60s. 64 at reagan national. 66 in quantico. 66, annapolis. you check back in later tod

lanes are open and there is no incidents to report and in dunphrys and to northbound and leaving dale cityome lanes are open, 63, 64 miles per hour and as you continue north into woodbridge. 66, the same scenario, a nice easy ride out of monasses and into centerville and as you travel eastbound to the capitol parkway and speaking of the beltway, travelling eastbound on 66 and in that direction, overnight road work in place here at nuttily street in the process of being cleared and the lanes are open again and also opened, the inner loop of the beltway as they work to georgia avenue. i noticed the crews picking up the cones and working backwards from georgia avenue and&to bethesda and -- and to bethesda and they're pushing know to the left. the inner loop between connecticut avenue and georgia and they were pushing everyone around as well and that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> and we're monitoring metro this morning for a commuter alert. work on the redline will close two stations starting at 10:00 tonight until sunday. passengers will have to take buses between the fort tau

south and west of the city, down towards manassas and dale city, this little pocket right here, we havelashes indicating some thunderstorm activity. all of this lifting off to the north and to the east. this is just the measurable precip we have out there. we have a lot of drizzle across the region. as we just showed you, some fog as well. not quite done with the morning rain although i think much of the day will feature some scattered clouds around. the worst of our storminess from yesterday now off to the north and east. morning clouds, morning drizzle. might be a peek or two of sunshine although i think most of the area will remain cloudy. this cold front will come in and that can kick off another round of showers and thunderstorms. we are not quite done with it yet. once this front clears the coast as we get into hate afternoon tomorrow and tomorrow night, we should be in for a nice looking weekend. we are almost done with it but we have another round of rain out to the west that will be moving in later today and tonight. temperatures haven't budged in 24 hours. 65 at reagan nationa

northbound 95 will be slowing at 610 from dale city to the prince william parkway. now there's a crash in springfield, virginia. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:12 56 degrees. >> more news ahead. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the airport. why air fares are soaring already. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray will visit the national cathedral this morning. jummy olabanji in northwest. >>> the prosecution is expected to rest its case today in the involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. before that happens his lawyers will get to question a doctor who says conrad murray made many mistakes while treating the singer. he's accused of giving mr. jackson a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic. >>> lindsay lohan is a free woman. yesterday a judge revoked her probation after deciding that she violated the terms of her community service. the actress was sent to jail in handcuffs, but released after paying a $100,000 bond. she has another probation hearing on november 2. >>> it has been nearly two months since the earthquake rocked the metro region.

that delay is coming out of dale city. route 4, route 5, a volume of traffic increasing out of tysons corner and waldorf. no problems into southeast d.c. 198 at 29 in burtonsville there's an accident. 29 is able to get through. out a lewd, broken-down truck between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard. -- outer loop. >>> a shooting outside prince george's county liquor store prompts a manhunt for a gunman. if this happened around 11:00 last night on brandywine road in the 12,000 block. o board of assessment. -- there's no words of a suspect. the victim is in stable condition. >>> occupy wall street protesters in new york are supporting those in oakland and other cities. several people were arrested. one person in oakland was seriously hurt and dozens of others injured during clashes with police. >>> police and hundreds of volunteers will spend a third day searching for a virginia autistic boy who went missing in a park. robert wood has not been seen since sunday. >> he wandered away from his family in north anna b

you are so again at dale city. very heavy from the pentagon.as the right lane shut down. on the belt way, a very slow along the outer loop as you're making the trip from connecticut to 66. northbound 270, accident blocking the center lane. heavy delays there. >>> coming up, find out who is hiring 20,000 new employees for the holiday season. >> that is your opportunity. >> kevin spacey and a great cast up the ante for on demand movies. >> parking problems in a local city are about to get worse. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. >>> a new movie with a star- studded cast. >> arts campbell joins us with this review of "margin call." >> it means that w

we are good on the south east- southwest freeway. 95 out of dale city to get into springfield is uneventful. hov restrictions are lifted today for the holiday. >>> our top story this morning -- no end in sight for the economic protests. dozens of demonstrators are still camped out across the country. there permit to protest against it. >> some say the job is not done and they're not going anywhere. jummy olabanji is live at freedom plaza. >>> they are starting to wake up. we are next to the food tent where they're getting coffee and other things. they have been here at freedom plaza for the past couple of days before the most part, the protests have been peaceful but yesterday things got out of hand and some of the protesters tried to get inside the air and space museum. this youtube video shows exactly what officials say they did not want to happen. a woman was not to the ground and a smithsonian guard pepper sprayed several people. >> i witnessed this firsthand. >> a permit problem could arise at freedom plaza. several dozen protesters have set up shop in a makeshift tent cities report po

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slow again at dale city into quantico after that. looking at the beltway had the inner loop delays between college park and kenilworth ave. also slow between georgetown pike and the i-270 server. van dorn street to telegraph, also backed up between the i-270 spur in leesburg pike. >>> still to come, help is finally on the way to stafford homeowners forced out of their homes because the ground is giving way. >> a basketball team possible likely rise to the top. plus, the weakened movie guide. >> then, the increase coming for millions of social security recipients may be gone before it starts. >>> a new sports movie based on a true story is coming out this weekend. >> "the mighty macs." >> it is nice to have something nice g-rated. it lifts up the true story of an unlikely basketball teams rise to national championship, based on the life of an aspiring coach. -- of an inspiring coach. b>> the school was founded and run by the nuns. >> in 1971, she agrees to coached the women's basketball team at mit lot of college, a struggling catholi

. >>> georgetown pike now closed between springdale road and aaron walker road. 95 out of dale city crashn the mainline. 66 your eastbound commute very slow. an earlier crash between 123 that moved three lanes to the shoulder. a live picture. looks good. no problems to report right now on the secondary roads. >>> thank you. 55 degrees. >>> coming up, how you can pick the next president from a field of people that are not even running. >> drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. french vanilla. iced coffee for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. hey, what are you drinkin'? dunkin' iced. the biggest iced coffee i can get. iced coffee helps me keep up. i love iced coffee. drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. dunkin'... iced coffee. i run on dunkin' iced coffee. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> west virginia governors have picked their next governor. earl ray tomlin was declared the winner. he distance himsel

. >>> copper thieves are causing major trouble in dale city in woodbridge, virginia. they've stolen copper piping from homes causing water damage and gas leaks. this crime is more common when copper or gold prices are more high and it ends up affecting the entire community. >> if you steal copper, it may take out an entire system, a phone system that works for a hospital and today the beach had seen some problems and the entire lighting system had gone out. >> you can report the copper and metal thefts on straptheftalert.com. if metal is taken from -- scraptheftalert.com if metal is taken from your home or business. >>> the cdc says as many as 17 people have now died from possible listeria traced to colorado canteloupes. 84 people in 19 states have become ill. the death toll is expected to rise because the symptoms can take several weeks to show up. the bacteria has now been spotted in lech fuss. true leaf farms in cal -- lettuce. true left farms in california have issued a recall of chopped >>> a maryland family is suing the farm and distributor behind the tainted ca