how's traffic now, danella? >>> checking out things along i-95 in virginia, what i'm doing is looking for accidents, road work, delays. travel lanes are open. here's a live look as you make your way past triangle and continue towards the beltway in both directions, no incidents. connecting to 395, nice and clear as you head northbound on edsall, even southbound between the beltway and 14th street bridge, you're clear. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 5:12 now. 63 degrees. no ordinary political debate. the two well-known people preparing to face off in d.c. >>> also >>> breaking news. a 15 square mile wildfire northwest of seattle, washington, is threatening over 100 homes. the fire tearing through acre after acre as crews struggle to keep it contained. the fire started yesterday and quickly grew as firefighters are sending in bulldozers while firefighters drop fire on hot spots. the state has now issued a statewide burn ban until october 13th. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> a family of six is

danella with a look at your first 4 traffic.ood morning. >> good morning. >>> right now chopper 4 is over a crash. 32 westbound as you make your way near 175. it is blocking the left side of the roadway. two of your left lanes, you're able to get by, but just single file to the right. let's head over and talk about delays on i-95. these delays continue as you head northbound. southbound, nice and clear. northbound, you're sluggish. heavy on the brakes at lorton. and travel speed from the occoquan to the beltway. right now that drive will take you at least 18 minutes. you're at about 34 miles per hour. >> danella, thank you. >>> after the break, the emmy award-winning show causing an international controversy. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. president obama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans

danella has a look at traffic. now, good morning. >> good morning. >>> checking on early morning accidents. outer loop of the beltway as you approach georgia avenue, report of a crash in that area. heading over northbound, pennsylvania avenue at brooks drive in the northbound lanes, have report of an accident there. ed good news on i-95 northbound at 610 and stafford, accident out of the roadway blocking the right shoulder lane. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, back to you. >>> still ahead, live in laurel, where downed trees are making getting around town tough in some spots. >>> plus the start of a new season. why it's not getting off to the why it's not getting off to the best start. in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end

danella, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> president obama and mitt romney will face off in the second debate of their election. the president is hoping to perform better than he did in the first debate nearly two weeks ago. voters will ask questions in a town hall style debatet hofstra university on long island. supporters say the president should be more aggressive in this debate. romney can improve on this as well. >> he needs to show he's tougher and push back. but he doesn't want to come across as a bully. for tt romney, the number one piece of advice he's getting is to engage with these questioners. in town halls, he has a tendency, when he gets a tough question, to back away. >> the candidates will meet next monday at lynn university in boca raton, florida, for their third and final debate. the debate begins at 9:00. you can watch it here on nbc 4. angie goff will be monitoring the web and getting feedback from viewers. you can weigh in with your comments on facebook, twitter, or on nbcwashington.com. >>> three minutes after the hour. most polls show the candidates in

. >> danella, thank you. let's check in with melissa mollet at the live desk. >>> fighting in syria rages on at this hour even though a u.n.-backed cease fire was spoe supposed to go into effect at dawn. the eid holiday is not being regulated. more than 30,000 people have been killed in syria. >>> kevin bowden died last thursday after an suv collided with his cruiser in clinton. he was off duty at the time. the first viewing tonight at 6:00 in lees funeral home in clinton. he'll have another viewing tomorrow in temple hills before his fun l ra. >>> this morning a suspect involved in a chase that killed a police officer in prince george's county is charged with vehicular manslaughter. prosecutors indicted ke eed kev along with fleeing police. officer adrian morris died in august. he was chasing men he thought may have stolen a car. >>> the virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at the family research council will be in court. 23-year-old floyd lee corkins was charge the with terrorism for the august

weekend traffic with danella. good morning. >>> still keeping an eye on the accident, i-95 northbound at prince william parkway. accident still in the left shoulder lane. police blocking the left lane. you are seeing blaze. they're looking the left lane and left shoulder lane as you make your way towards prince william parkway. delays as you jam past rest area, heavy on the brakes. to get to quantico to the beltway, you're under speed. that drive will take at least 33 minutes. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> what one man uncovered that parents need to know about before halloween. >>> plus a daredevil gets a thrill he was not expecting. >>> welcome back at 6:14. take a look at this surveillance video showing an explosion that left one person dead and at least ten others injured. this morning searchers are looking for three people unaccounted for in eastern china. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the deadly gas explosion. authorities say liquidified gas exp

danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> still checking on the rails and seeing delays on the red line because of a track problem at woodley park metro station. you're seeing single tracking between van ness and dupont circle. over to the roadways, slow trip for you as you make your way 295 northbound slow from oxon hill. delays continue as you head northbound. stop and go as you head to the 11th street bridge. over to 395, let's take a live look as you make your way northbound at edsall. you can see volume here. it is sluggish to the 14th street bridge. about 31 miles per hour. that drive will take you 21 minutes. 66 eastbound at nutley. still seeing the accident activity in the left shoulder lane. you are sluggish as you head eastbound from fairfax county parkway as you head to the beltway. that drive is going to take you at least 30 minutes. eun, over to you. >>> the nationals are eastern division champions. the pirates just beat the braves 2-1. you can celebrate thousand. >> we are celebrating. the nationals season w

danella, how's traffic? >> checking on i-66 right now eastbound at fairfax county parkway, a disabled vehicle just off the road here. travel lanes are open. let's talk about delays on 66. as you make your way from the bypass, really just seeing volume in this area. then again, these delays continue to about centerville. once you get to 50, heavy on the brakes l as well. heading to the beltway, right now that drive is taking about 13 minutes. still checking the rails. not seeing any reported delays, that's good news on the metro, marc, or vre. happy friday to you. aaron, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> hearing about new problems this morning for american airlines. melissa mollet at the live desk with that. >>> a flight bound for miami was delayed last night due to missing springs in the pilot's seat this time. take a look at the video just in. you can see workers removing the seat. this comes after recent seat issues on four flights affected by loose seats. this plane was a 737. the others were 757s.

danella, how are we doing?trip inbound 50 from maryland to get to the beltway, a near 20 miles an hour. an earlier accident at connecticut north avenue, but delays remain. >>> that is news 4 today. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven.

danella has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. >>> i'm still tracking breaking news on the beltway. outer loop at new hampshire avenue, serious accident still slowing you down. chopper 4 is over the delays. as you get closer, you are able to pass single file to the left. the left shoulder lane gets you by. as we mention delays, jammed in college park. just hardly moving at route 1. delays on the outer loop are about four miles right now. as you try to make your way to new hampshire avenue there. again, just that left shoulder lane getting you by. i-66 eastbound just a bit sluggish from sudley road as you head to centerville. past centerville road to get to the beltway, nice and clear. not bad at all. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> time is 6:13. thousands of flight delays and cancellations because of hurricane sandy. how long it could take for the nation's skies to get back to normal. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one

first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> still checking on problems in our area. traveling in virginia in lorton, downed tree closes lorton road at hill road. what you're facing is a closure between church street and pennsylvania avenue due to flooding. heading over to montgomery county in silver spring, taking 29. high standing water shuts 29 from lock wood drive all the way to university boulevard in both directions. you have to use caution if you're heading out of the house. back over to you both. >> danella, thank you. >> news 4's angie goff at the live desk with new information we've learned overnight. angie? >> good morning, aaron. >>> in anne arundel county, a man is dead after a tree crashes into his house. the pasadena man reportedly in his 70s died after being trapped in his home by that falling tree. it happened near suet and wall drive. firefighters found the man inside, dead from injuries believed to be suffered when the tree hit the house. it is maryland's second storm re

>> thanks, danella. >>> 5:13 now. people on capitol hill remembering the life of a longtime senator from pennsylvania. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> welcome back. police in florida are trying to figure out how a woman crashed into a scrap metal business. the speeding car slammed sideways into the building early saturday morning. fr fortunately, no one was inside the building at the time of the crash. the woman behind the wheel was taken to the hospital. so far no charges have been filed. >>> new this morning, the 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot and seriously wounded by the taliban now in the united kingdom for treatment. taliban operatives shot malala yousufzai for criticizing the militant group and promoting what they call western thinking. she is considered an activist for women in the area, pushing for girls education. doctors say they'

a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> still keeping an eye on road work in the area. i-95 southbound in virginia at 123. road work still blocking the left lane. should be clearing soon. also, as you make your way towards stafford at garrisonville road, you're going to see the right lane blocked by road work in this area. over to 395, we'll check live now, nice and clear. this is a live look as you make your way towards seminary road. from the beltway all the way to the 14th street bridge, you're clear as you head into the district. back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> it is 4:42. still to come, fire lighting up the night sky. the dramatic video as an explosion tears through a crowded apartment building. >>> plus we lucked out last winter. is the district ready for heavy >>> good morning. i'm tony tull at the news 4 live desk with breaking news. cuba just announced starting january 13th, cuban residents will no longer need to apply for an exit visa

first 4 traffic now with danella.ood morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> start off with a live look from chopper 4. over 301 at central avenue. as you make your way northbound. looks like a lay's truck has veered off of the road here, can bloi blocking the shoulder lane. left lane is blocked as well as police activity just trying to clear this incident. as you're traveling northbound 301, expect delays as you make your way towards central avenue. stick to the right, just to get by the situation here. let's head over to i-95 southbound at 234. had a disabled. still seeing delays northbound from 610 slow to 234. when you get to fairfax county parkway, starting to see volume in this area. no accidents on i-95 in virginia. >>> 5:54. controversy is building at a major construction project in alexandria over disappearing grass. crews laid down new grass in a median along route 1 between east glebe road and potomac avenue. it has since been torn up. turns out the median will become a transit lane for buses. alexandria's trans

danella has first 4 traffic. good morning. >>> this time in maryland, making your way from annapolis heading towards 301. nice clear as you head eastbound. connecting to the beltway, no issues there. here's a live look as you make your way past connecticut avenue. in montgomery county, your travel lanes are open. looking clear here as well. on the outer loop, to make your way from i-95 heading towards i-270, not bad. 58 miles an hour. that drive taking ten minutes. it's going to slow down soon, just not yet. angie, over to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> it is a big week ahead for the two presidential candidates. the first debate is wednesday in denver. nbc's tracie potts is live with more on how the candidates are spending the next few days preparing. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: angie, good morning. good morning, everyone. romney has actually been preparing for the last month, since the end of the gop convention. president obama now holed up for the next couple of days in nevada sparring with john kerry, his

danella, good morning. >> checking first 4 traffic. if you're traveling the beltway, outer loop between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue, have an accident at least blocking one of your lanes. i'm checking cameras, and i cannot see the accident on camera. just going to show you a live look, what it looks like approaching the accident as it approaches colesville road. not a lot of volume on the roadway, very slick commute. checking things out from reston all the way to the beltway in both directions. nice and clear as you connect from the beltway in virginia, no accidents there. along i-95 and 66 as well, accident free. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:13. 53 degrees. crews covering this storm in the metro region and up and down the coast. we'll be checking with them throughout the morning. anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that shi

aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> expect some delays for track work if you decide to ride metro this weekend. trains will be single tracking along two sections of the red line between grovesnor and twin brook. and trains will share single tracks between ft. totten and prince george's plaza on the green line. >>> it looks like some schools in our area are in pretty desperate need for repair. a new independent report shows many facilities in prince george's county are in fair or poor condition. only 30 of the 180 in the county are considered to be in good condition. it looks like it could take as much as $2.84 billion to get the schools taken care of. >> i think that comes into the part of the pta and also into the politicians to do something better. >> it would be great to have the building and great to have the teachers. we agreed to have the staff. it would be great to have a lot that we're not getting in this county. >> the school board will review the findings at their next meeting on october 23rd. >>> rapper n

danella with a little traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still seeing that situation in manassas. all the northbound lanes at sudley road at lamond drive are blocked due to the earlier storage fire. gw parkway, construction still blocking the northbound lanes. and taking the trip on 395, travel lanes are open. northbound at seminary road in the shoulder lane, you're going to see road work blocking the right shoulder lane. clear trip for you as you hit the 14th street bridge. no issues there. >> danella, thank you. >>> 4:43 is our time right now. still to come, how friends and family are trying to help two local men seriously injured in a crash. >>> plus what's next for the captain of a doomed italian crui >>> i'm angie goff with breaking news from the news 4 live desk. major deal just made. japan's softbank with a major stake in nextel for $70 million. it gives the third largest wireless operator more money power to compete in the market and also build out its 4g network. the deal is the biggest overseas a

look at the traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> people are heading to work hitting the roads. i-66, a live look at fairfax county parkway as you make your way eastbound. heavy delays in this area. first delays by the bypass, sluggish all the way to fairfax county parkway. to get to the beltway, speed stop and go. not seeing any accidents on i-66 heading eastbound or westbound. to the outer loop, westbound new hampshire, from i-95 heavy on the brakes. and slow as you make your way to 270. back over to you. >>> tony tull at the live desk with breaking news. >> good morning. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a bombing that left 16 dead, including three american nato service members and their interpreter. the attack happened earlier this morning in eastern afghanistan in the city of khosh near kabul. early reports say a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle packed with explosives crashed into the convoy of nato forces as they exited their vehicles. a patrol in nearby market. over 50 people

first 4 traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning. thanks, tom. >>> if you're traveling along 395, let's take a look. the volume is very light. give you a caution as you make your way southbound this morning. traveling southbound, police are on the scene of a disabled vehicle. luckily, it's just in the right shoulder lane, and your travel lanes are open. very, very light volume this morning. northbound, you are nice and clear. heading down i-95, earlier there was road work, dale city, as you make your way northbound, it is gone. travel lanes open all the way to the beltway. aaron, over to you. >>> this morning president obama and governor romney will hit the campaign trail again tonight. the president will hit ohio before he heads back home again. and mitt romney will stay closer to our area, heading to leesburg, virginia. the debe at hofstra university on long island was far more heated than the first debate two weeks ago. the president and his republican rival often talked over each other as they tried to answer voters' questions. >

danella here with first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. thanks, tom. >>> checking the roadways, still seeing the early morning crash on the beltway. it's involving a tractor-trailer on the inner loop as you approach annapolis road. crews are still working to get the fuels off of the roadway. again, if you're traveling the inner loop, very light volume this time of morning. still dealing with flooding and downed wires. let's head over to upper marlboro. largo road closed at marlboro pike because of flooding in that area. in virginia, if you're making the trip on glebe road. your northbound lanes are blocked at chain bridge road due to downed wires. 95, interstate nice and clear, no issues between the beltway and 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> this morning waters continue to rise in some areas even with the passing of the storm, and the worst may not be over. news 4's melissa mollet live in old town alexandria, where the water levels seem to be creeping up a bit. melissa? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we are

danella, how's traffic? >> not very good. >>> first let's start on the beltway, outer loop at hampshire avenue, all of your lanes are blocked, possibly three vehicles. i am told it looks like one of the drivers is trapped inside the car. all your lanes are blocked. if you're traveling the beltway at new hampshire avenue, you cannot get by. in virginia, i-95 at fairfax county parkway, looks like just for a moment temporarily all the northbound lanes were blocked at fairfax county parkway. you can see they are slowly trying to get by. i'm checking on this accident now. i just saw it moments ago in the first 4 traffic office. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 4:54 now. 5:44. sorry about that. 5:44, 43 degrees. we'll check out gas prices in our area now that hurricane sandy has moved out. anncr: washington's revolving door. george allen'. politicians go in. corporate lobbyists come out. in the senate, allen took money from big corporate interests... voting their way... for tax breaks for comp

a look at your first 4 traffic this morning with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> here's what i'm watching right now. i-95 northbound, an accident just past lorton road. it was in the right shoulder lane. it's now gone. travel speeds starting to hit the brakes about 44 miles per hour. to make the trip from quantico to the beltway, it will take you 31 minutes as of right now. let's head over to american legion bridge. no major delays just yet in either direction, and your travel lanes are open. a live look at the key bridge, nice and clear as you make your way inbound and outbound, no issues to report at this time. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> later this morning, two prince george's county police officers will be in court. they're facing assault charges against a university of maryland student. officers james harrison and reginald baker charged with attacking john mckenna. video shows officers in riot gear beating mckenna. this is after the terps' big basketball win over duke in march of 2010. he suffered a concus

danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling connecticut avenue in maryland southbound approaching the inner loop of the beltway. be careful, there's a struck deer in that intersection. approach with caution. let's head over to bw parkway and i-95 in maryland. nice and clear really between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway. not seeing any accidents or construction to warn you about. making your way past 100, nice and clear. as i said, connecting to the beltway, no issues. heading fm kenilworth avenue as you continue towards i-95 really in both directions, your travel lanes are open. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> still to come, the animal invasion that has people in one virginia community asking for virginia community asking for help this morning.e. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 do

time for a check of traffic with danella. >>> a few incidents to warn you about right now. traveling in ellicott city here, rogers avenue closed between route 40 and town and country boulevard. that's because of a downed tree. heading over to bethesda, in anticipation for flooding, you're going to see river road blocked at little falls parkway. no flooding just yet, but just to be careful, that road is blocked just in case. i-95 southbound approaching 234, still seeing accident activity blocking two of your left lanes. further southbound on i-95 in virginia approaching russell avenue, another accident there, also blocking two of your left lanes. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> as sandy makes its turn for land, coastal communities are already getting hit hard with heavy wind and rain. our own erica gonzalez is in rehoboth beach, delaware, which could be right in the path of sandy's rainfall. erica, good morning to you. how are things now? >> reporter: storm surge is the biggest thing now. new information from meteorologist kim martucci, storm surge seven to nine feet. it has

a look at first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> checking the roadways, seeing an accident in maryland. this one as you make your way westbound 100me. the ramp to 295, an exit blocking that ramp. the travel lane for now looks to be blocked. let's head over to i-95 in maryland if you're taking this commute. nice and clear from laurel to the beltway, not seeing any accidents in the roadway. earlier this morning, around 216, had construction set up. it's clear as you travel in both directions now southbound as well as northbound. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. danell over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> fines for traffic tickets in the area could soon drop. mary chase says a task force she chairs will look at lowering the $150 fine for first time offenders. traffic camera ticket charges have gone up by as much as 100% in the first four years. that leaves many complaining the program is to collect revenue and not to encourage safe driving. >>> geico is now sponsoring

danella, good morning. how's traffic trouble now. >>> still tracking the situation along i-95 heading northbound. this is at centreport parkway. left lane is still blocked. all of your lanes are blocked. you're seeing a significant delay, and you're able to get by. you've got to stick to the right. at least a three-mile backup i-95 in stafford. let's head over to i-66. earlier delays eastbound. this is why. multivehicle crash now lined up, moved to the left shoulder lane. it was blocking two of your lanes. this is as you approach 28. as you're traveling on i-66 eastbound, you can expect at least a two-mile backup here. let me show you what it looks like as you slowly make your way past the bypass and continue eastbound. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> d.c. councilwoman mary cheh is planning to tweak a bill to bring driverless cars to the district. they held a hearing on legislation that would grant licenses to self-driving cars. the obama administration also supports the measure.

danella here now with a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> let's start things with the rails if you're planning to leave the house soon. not seeing any reported delays. metro looks good. marc, vre, running on or close to schedule. over to the roadways, positive news. traveling westbound. the ramp to 295 had a crash there blocking the ramp. the ramp has reopened. also checking 295, nice and clear. as you make your way bw parkway close to the beltway, working in either direction. as you make your way near kenilworth avenue, nice and clear. a nice travel speed, 58 miles per hour, nine minutes to get to i-95. back over to you. >>> the peanut butter recall that started at trader joe's is expanding this morning. new mexico based sunland incorporated makes peanut butter for several retailers. they include cashew butter, t i tahini, and blanched and roasted peanut products. this includes products in 19 states, including maryland and virginia. the products can be found at trader joe's, giant, whole foods, and target.

. >> danella, thanks. time is 6:12. 63 degrees. >>> ahead a man with an arsenal arrested at a major airport. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> i'm angie goff at the news 4 live desk, where we're watching history happen in space, running ten minutes ahead of schedule, spacex's dragon capsule on its first ever cargo mission gets ready to dock at the international space station. we want to take a live look now. since we last showed you pictures an hour ago, the spacecraft has confirmed its position and is within 100 meters of the space station. the cargo ship carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies for the astronauts, who in an hour will use a robotic arm to snatch the spacecraft out of the sky. the ship will stay for about three weeks. >>> ands it the first of a dozen unmanned supply runs planned. at the news 4 live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> new this morning, tw

now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> first 4 traffic looking really good. roads starting to slow down. looking good as far as no accidents, but seeing just a bit of volume 270 southbound near 109. getting close to clarksburg getting slow. let's head over to i-66 heading eastbound at the bypass picking up volumes. no major delays. clear to centerville. and fairfax county parkway trying to make your way to the beltway, nice and clear. 57 miles an hour. >>> we may be bracing for a hurricane, but one area is getting ready for snow. [ male announcer ] if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and

now a look at your first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still assessing the damaged roads in our area. even on the drive in, the streets are littered, local roads littered with just leave ds and falling branches. you've got to use caution. if you're thinking of driving out today. and also looking out for flooding. high standing water along gal owes road, closed at route 50 along arlington boulevard. and seeing high standing water along prosperity avenue. and if you're traveling in maryland, route 50 defense highway, you're closed at oak court because of high standing water. the interesting part is i'm checking roads like route 50 here in maryland at 202, nice and clear. again, the beltway, i-66, i-95. they look pretty good, accident free. again, the local roads getting out of your house, that's where you're going to have the problem. i need you to just be careful and definitely wait until the sun's up so you can see a little bit better. as you're driving, it may look like a puddle, and then it's high stan

now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> checking the roadways in our area, not seeing any reports of accidents. so far, that's good. a lot of people staying off of the roadway. i want to show you a look at i-270 in the clarksburg area. rain is coming down. if you have to leave the house, please use caution. connecting from i-270 to the beltway, travel lanes are open. nice look at the beltway in montgomery county and prince george's county as well as you move over to virginia, nice and clear. again, 395 very light volume. the rain is starting to come down. so please use caution. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the dangers of flash flooding. >> a state trooper learns just how fast waters can rise in conditions like these. president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home.

here's danella. >> thanks, tom. >>> still tracking breaking news along 95 northbound. two accidents. first in stafford at centreport parkway. the left lane is blocked. a look from chopper 4 and delays on i-95 in stafford. you're looking at a three-mile backup. if you're thinking of jumping on route 1 instead, there you're facing a two-mile backup. 95 northbound, the crash here now blocking the right lane and right center lane. two of the left lanes will get you by as you make your way northbound at back lick road. delays average 15 miles per hour from prince william parkway to get to the beltway, it will take you over 50 minutes to make that drive. over to i-66, still seeing accident activity as you approach 28. it's in the left shoulder lane. this was blocking the left lane. as you travel 66 eastbound, jammed from the bypass, very slow trip as you make your way to centerville. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> ahead, a highway that pushes the limit is open for business. how fast you'd have to go to speed. >>> plus a beloved character in the middle of a controversy.

now traffic with danella. good morning? >> good morning. >>> still checking on road work in the area. if you're traveling the outer loop at braddock road, road work did have the left lane getting by. looks like it's just about wrapped up. keeping an eye on the outer loop of the beltway. if you're traveling westbound 66 trying to get to the exit ramp there, you may still find an exit ramp in place also blocking the left lane. on the beltway as you make your way past sudley, very light volume heading eastbound and westbound. inside, nice and clear as well. >>> still to come, taking aim at d.c. speed cameras. the relief drivers could soon see if they're caught. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. breaking news overseas. 5 people have been killed, 15 wounded in attacks across baghdad. a roadside bomb hit a patrol earlier today in the western part of baghdad, killing two policemen. and another bomb went off killing two civilians and wounding seven. >>> a colorado community is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old girl killed i

now we've got to look at traffic trouble with danella. >> i'm checking the roadways. as you're driving around in the area, i am seeing leaves starting to clutter the streets. not too bad. let's head to eastbound i-70. had an accident there that was blocking all of your eastbound lanes. travelers were getting by in the shoulder lane. now just debris remains as they're clearing up the earlier accident. very light volume. that's good. disabled vehicle outer loop of the beltway as you make your way towards new hampshire avenue, two of them, and they're both in the right shoulder lane. that's good also. if you're taking the beltway, outer loop exiting onto connecticut avenue, the exit there, you're going to find a disabled vehicle. it's in the right shoulder lane as well. >> thank you, danella. >>> forecasters expect millions of people from virginia to new england to lose power. right now there are no major power outages to report in our area, but we'll bring you the latest outages number as sandy makes its way through our area. pepco says it's prepared as it can be for sa

aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> it is 4:42. still to come, the push happening today to get a new casino built in maryland. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. breaking news. right now police in leesburg are investigating a suspicious death. a woman in her 20s was found inside an apartment in the 800 block of edwards ferry road. relatives had not been able to contact her for a couple of days. police say there is no threat to the community. we'll have more information for you at we get it. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> 15 before the hour now. it is a disturbing trend in one d.c. neighborhood. somebody is swiping packages, letters, even gift cards from front steps and even mailboxes. now one homeowner has caught that thief red handed. take a look at this hidden camera video you saw first on news 4 at 11:00. you can see a person drop off the package at a home in cleveland park. then a short time later, a man arrives, opens the box, steals what is inside, and then leaves the empty package behind. some say the ar

aaron and danella, back over to you. >>> 4:25 right now. it could be a while before all roads in the area are reopened. news 4's shimari stone taking a look. >> reporter: we're approximately a half mile to a mile from old georgetown road. this is closed right now. there's a creek along this roadway that has jumped the banks. there have been crews out here all night long to make sure people keep away from this roadway. that's why they're out there with their flashing lights. when you come across standing water, experts recommend you stay away because, if it gets above your bumper, it could destroy the electric components of your car's engine, floods it out, and then it's thousands of dollars to fix it. that's why you need to be careful. also, they recommend that you stay away from streets that have logs and other things like that. it may be a no brainer for a lot of folks, but i can't count how many times we've come across people who have flooded cars and damaged cars because they try to go through the hazardous roadway. >> not worth the ris

aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> it is now 4:43. 64 degrees. still to come, we're keeping an eye on tropical storm sandy as it moves towards the east coast. >> plus the proposal for one >>> a 39-year-old man is dead following a shark attack off the coast of southern california. police say the victim was surfing in southern california when a shark bit him. a friend was able to drag him out of the water, but he died before paramedics got there. there were no shark warning signs posted in that area, but police say shark sightings are not rare in that area. >>> the powerful storm sandy is expected to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane today. computer models show the system will cut right over kingston, jamaica, and resort areas. the tropical storm is already drudging parts of jamaica with steady rain. people are already boarding up homes and stocking up on supplies. the storm is not expected to pose a threat to the gulf of mexico. hurricane season ends november 30th. >>> a fast moving wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes in colorado. deput

danella, good seeing you. first 4 forecast. >> great to be back. >>> here's what you're facing if you're about to head out of the house, road work. not seeing any accidents in the area, but still seeing construction slowing you down. i-270, north and southbound at 80 in the right lane. let's head over to the beltway, outer loop at 66, trying to get on the ramp to 66 westbound. that ramp has construction on it, and it's blocked. if you are traveling the outer loop of the beltway, you're going to see, as you pass 66, at least one of your lanes blocked. good news on the beltway, the inner loop, as you make your way past university boulevard, that's nice and clear. had construction on the inner loop, and it's gone. i'm back in ten. richard, over to you. >>> now to decision 2012. both candidates will crisscross the country just two weeks before election day. president obama will speak to supporters in delray beach, florida, and then fly to ohio and campaign with vice president biden. mitt romney will campaign with

danella, how is traffic? >> checking the roadways, and if you're traveling d.c. 295, very light volume as you make your way northbound and southbound, your travel lanes are open. let's head over to 395. if you make the trip here, travel lanes are open, accident-free. no issues as you pass the pentagon. heading towards the 14th street bridge, giving you a live look right now, nice and clear. back in ten minutes, we'll check the rails, as well as the accident in haymarket. we'll see if that's all cleaned up. >>> take a look inside the new operation center for the 495 express toll lanes in northern virginia. transportation officials say they will be able to monitor the roads and change tolls from there. the express lanes will be required to keep a speed of 55 miles per hour. if there's too much congestion, the tolls will increase. you'll need an e-z pass to use those lanes as well. cars with three or more people ride free by using one of these newer tra newer tran respond -- transponders. three council members r

danella, how is traffic? >> checking two accidents. backlick road shut down in two directions between johnmarr drive and little river turnpike. let's head over to westbound 66. a crash there is blocking the right lane. also on 66, had road work, this is eastbound at the beltway. it's nice and clear and your travel lanes are open in this area. i'm back in ten. over to you. >>> still to come, the milestone happening today more than a year after that east coast earthquake. >>> and the major test for microsoft as it launches its [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and deva

danella sealock, are people driving in circles as we speak? >> oh, man.till seeing accidents to report. the inner loop of the beltway, central avenue, have a crash in the right shoulder. possibly emergency response is blocking the right lane. let's head to the 14th street bridge. you might be trying to drive in circles to avoid this. not seeing any accidents, just a little bit of delays. your travel speeds, 395 northbound to the 14th street bridge, just under speed at 48 miles per hour. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. ♪ >> that's a scene from "fly" now on stage at the ford theater. it's based on the stories of the tuskegee airmen during world war ii. two of the star's productions are joining us. thank you for coming. we have been hearing great things about the play. tell us a little bit about the play and what your character is all about. >> the play "fly" is about the tuskegee airmen in world war ii. it goes through world war ii. my character is from chicago, a slick, fast talking young guy. >> and your character? >> i'm a subnarrator. this piece has

danella with a look at traffic. good morning. >> tom, good morning. >>> checking the roadway, still seeing some road work. along arlington boulevard in virginia, right around blake you're going to see the right and right center lane blocked. should be clearing shortly. let's head over to 395. things look nice as you make your way past edsall northbound and southbound travel lanes are open. in fact, along edsall all the way to the 14th street bridge, not seeing any delays for you. nice and clear as you make your way into the district. i'm back in ten minutes, and we'll check rails at that time. angie and aaron, back over to you. >>> the american golf world is still in shock this morning over an amazing comeback by europe in the ryder cup. it came down to one match between u.s. veteran steve stricker and europe's martin kaymer. stricker missed a key putt while kaymer put his in to seal the win. the u.s. was looking for its third cup win since 1999 but blew a four-point lead on the final day. this was hard to watch. >>

here is danella. >> delays on i-95 sbds in virginia.lliam parkway, the left lane is taken away. you are jammed at occoquan bridge. the drive is going to take you 25 minutes. heading across to the american legion bridge on the outer loop, delays because of the road work. two of your left lanes are taken away. as you approach the bridge and make your way across, you are slow. stick to the right. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. >>> an estimated one-third of americans take multivitamins. a new study suggests a daily dose may reduce your risk of cancer. over a decade, researchers looked at 15,000 men over the age of 50. the men who took centrum silver had an 8% reduced risk of several varieties of cancer. they didn't find harmful side effects from the multivitamins. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month according to the american cancer society. a woman in the united states is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes with early detection and treatment. more women are living with cancer. many survivors use exercise to overco

first traffic now with danella. >> good morning. checking out the roadways for you. your commute not so bad in our area. let's take a look as you're making your way past 295. heading northbound, and as you continue to 295, and even vw parkway, no issues to report, no accidents. heading to 395, earlier this morning, northbound at duke. road work set up, it's gone. north and southbound nice and clear, as you continue your commute past the pentagon and heading to the 14th street bridge, no issues. here's a live look, nice and clear. accident-free, construction-free. over to you. >>> today the presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail a day after their first debate. president obama holding a rally in denver before heading to wisconsin. he'll visit the university of wisconsin campus in madison. mitt romney will campaign alongside his running mate paul ryan in virginia today. they will appear together in fisherville in central virginia. both candidates are looking for a boost from last night's debate. they went after each other on several issues, including

kenneth burns in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom.d morning, everyone. >>> we're going to begin on 95 in virginia. starting to see volume pick up on the northbound side. traffic still moving at speed towards the beltway and d.c. southbound 95 still in virginia on route 1, we have a disabled vehicle. you can see it towards the end of the screen. maybe so, maybe not. your travel time northbound from the prince william parkway to the beltway is 13 minutes. we still have report of an accident on southbound 95 in maryland on 198 and laurel. chopper 4 is on the way to see if it's there or not. we'll update you on the next report. richard, angie, back to you. >> good morning. time right now 5:43. the important recall this morning. why thousands of new cars are being pulled off the road. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed bene

danella with your first four traffic this thursday morning. good morning. >> this report we're still following, breaking news. if you're making the commute there, northbound ox road. a live look at chopper 4 there in germantown. here's what's happening as you make your way westbound at germantown road. at southbound for the i-270 exit, that's where this is. one is already loaded and ready to be towed out of the way, but the other is about to be towed out of the way. for now, all of your westbound lanes are blocked, and as chopper zooms out, you're going to see you're facing major delays. an alternate route for you is to make middlebrook road instead and you then can get to i-270 if you want to, but just avoid germantown road southbound at this time. >>> it is back to the campaign trail for president oba and mitt romney today. >> both candidates will stump for votes in battleground states a day after their first debate. the president heads to wisconsin where he'll visit the university of wisconsin campus in madison. mitt romney travels to virgi

a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >>> i'm following breaking news in an -- annen dale. a single vehicle crash. you will have to get off on to johnmarr drive. good news on i-95 northbound. e crash at joplin has been moved to the shoulder lane. travel lanes are open, but you are slow to joplin road. >>> it's not just good for your heart. how aspirin could help you avoid another potential health problem. >> also ahead, talk about the right place at the right time. the actions of some quick thinking heroes that helped save a woman's life. >>> plus, we are tracking the latest path of hurricane sandy as people along the east coast prepare for the worst. >>> a police officer and an e.r. doctor being called heroes for being in the right place at the right time to save a georgia woman's life. it was all caught on the officer's dash cam. a 74-year-old woman collapsed in a parking lot in georgia. fortunately the officer and an e.r. doctor both saw it happening and rushed into action. it's something the officer says

danella with a look at traffic now. >> the fog has grounded chopper 4. they were en route to the crash along backlick road, blocking all your lanes between johnmarr drive and little river turnpike. over to 395 heading northbound, nice and clear. no issues there. as you make your way over to the 14th straight bridge and head into the districting your travel lanes are open. if you're traveling in the district, not seeing any reports of accidents. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> 63 degrees. still ahead, the window of opportunity you have starting today to get your hands on tickets to see the national christmas tree lighting. >>> and what's causing a sales rush on one particular apple devi teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question sev

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