he's a student in dumfries. police say he carried it on to the bus after showing it to other students at his bus stop this morning. they say when he got off the bus at the school, he pulled the gun from his pocket and point the it to his head. a teacher confiscated the gun and the boy was taken into custody by police. we'll have more on the heroic acts of that teacher in a live report in our next half-hour. >>> a school bus crash in d.c. sent five people to the hospital including two children. it happened around 9:30 this morning. the 15-passenger bus collided with three other cars. no one was seriously hurt. police are investigating the accident and to find the cause of it as well. a key witness took the stand today inside d.c. superior court in the case of a deadly shooting in the case of a northeast d.c. woman. police say a man shot her after she and her mother refused to cook him a hamburger. . >> reporter: jim, it's in the hands of the jury now, this case of murder. the victim, an 18-year-old young woman. t

now police in dumfries, virginia, would like to know how the child got the gun. our 9 news now reporter audrey barnes spoke to one of the boy's class might mates. >> i did one project with him, and we kind of became friends during that project. >> are you surprised he would bring a gun to school? >> yeah. because i wouldn't expect that from anybody. >> reporter: investigators say a teacher on bus duty noticed that the child was pointing the unloaded gun at his head outside of potomac middle school yesterday and quickly intervened. they say the boy did not have bullets. prosecutors have charged the boy with possessing a gun on school property. >>> still to come on 9 news now, we are told about the university of maryland student getting in trouble after a big basketball game last month and also learning a prince georges county police officer is in trouble. it was all caught on tape. but first, we have an update on the space walk, shuttle astronauts still have some work to do. we'll be right back. >>> israeli forces battled with gunman in gaza this morning. three ar

in dumfries, virginia, a 12- year-old armed with the semiautomatic handgun takes it on the school bus this morning. going all the way to the potomac middle school. >> and had he got off the bus and pointed the gun at his head. >> the teacher on the bus duty. they saw what was going on and quickly responded. and they were able to, you know, di fuse the situation. >> the boy was estranged and held for police to determine that the gun was not loaded and the boy didn't have ammunition. >> what if somebody were to get on the bus and intervene? then what? >> he was a good guy. i think that, you know, something happened. >> and the sixth grader is undergoing a medical evaluation. and they are facing charges of possessing a gun on the school property, an automatic 365-day expeelings. >> at the nuclear center in downtown dc, ton of security here. you can see the pedestrian fences. they are the barricades to keep cars and trucks out there. but what we're not seeing ends up there. and that is traffic. president obama could only dream that the world leaders are listening as closely as they could

a okay dumfries to 395. the beltway in virginia construction zones looking good. speed around the beltway between the wilson bridge to 66. finally we are worry-free out of frederick in maryland making your way 270 to the spur. andrea? >>> if you drink to the point of intoxication you better not get behind the wheel or the handlebars. a dc appeals court ruled even on a bike you have been arrested for driving under the influence. andrea mccarren has our report. >> reporter: on a warm spring evening, bicycles abound but the appeals court ruling that a bike is a vehicle under the eyes of the law surprised some locals. >> i think that's crazy. that's a little crazy. little too extreme for me. >> too get a dui on a bike that's kind of silly, yeah. it's a little much. >> this is dc. they redefine everything. they must need the money. >> reporter: the case under appeal involved a man standing next to his bike in 2007. he was shouting and barely able to stand. police warned him not to ride that bike but he did barely missing a child in a cross walk before falling over. pol

that has been cleared to the shoulder n virginia, 95 is looking good out of dumfries headed up towards the capital beltway. 66 headed eastbound. no problems to report as you continue in towards 13 making your way out towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story, wall street executives in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> top bankers from goldman sachs are going to have to answer some questions from senators today. the head of goldman will be under fire for making huge profits at the same time the housing market was tanking. >> today's hearings follow last night's defeat of the financial overhaul in the senate. republicans were joined by democrat ben nelson of nebraska in voting 57-41 to prevent debate on the bill. majority leader harry reid also voted no so he could schedule another vote on the financial reform today. >>> big business news in our area, defense contractor northrop grumman is moving its headquarters to virginia along with more than 300 new jobs. the company's ceo is considering two locations in virginia. the company is currently bas

northbound i-95, that is where we have reports of a stalled car before on the left hov entrance in dumfries. you will find that activity off the rooted to the shuler with just a brief rubbernecking delay. no problems to report south along 270 leaving germantown headed out to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story this morning axe very big story. rabid redskins fans already talking about the super bowl now. there you go. the skins picked up quarterback donovan mcnabb in a block bust are deal that caught many of us by price. the redskins landed the talented quarterback in a deal with division rival in philadelphia. >> philly will get a second round draft pick this year and a fourth round pick next year. what does that mean for jason campbell? most nfl insiders believe he will be traded. how does mcnabb feel about leaving the eagles after 11 years. >> he released this statement: the eagles research roachndy reid said the skins are getting one heck of a player. >> that was a tough decision to make. in trading donovan, he has been such a great play are here fo

heading towards dumfries and quantico. back to you guys. >> thanks, ash. >>> and you can expect traffic to be heavier than normal this weekend on the outer loop beltway. there will be rampant lane closures between eisenhower connector and the telegraph road interchange. it all begins tonight after rush hour. vdot tells us drivers can expect traffic to be backed up as much as four miles which is back to the springfield interchange. if at all possible try to avoid the outer loop in virginia. work expected to wrap up sunday night. >>> so metro passengers had to be evacuated from metro center today because of a small fire. officials tell us that a track insulator caught fire and sent smoke through the tunnel. the fire was put out quickly. and there were no reports of injuries. metro says the system resumed normal operations. >>> family, friends and officers from around our region gathered today to remember a montgomery county police officer who died in the line of duty. derrick ward is in our newsroom with more on this. >> you

. >>> a teacher helped stop a suicide attempt at potomac middle school in dumfries. a 12-year-old middle school got off the school bus with a gun, and pointed it at his head. the gun was not loaded, but police say the boy did not know that. that student now faces weapons charges. >>> two people are recovering after they were stabbed outside a metro station. it happened at the bus stop outside the georgia avenue pet wort station in northwest washington just after 10:00 last night. police say one victim has life-threatening injuries and one victim was stabbed in the chest, the 0er was stabbed in the back. no word on motive or suspects. >>> another man is dead and another injured after a double-shooting in prince george's county. 6800 block in central avenue of capital heights, maryland around :00 last night. two adult men were taken to the hospital, and one died. the names of those victims have not been released. >>> the grief continues over last week's explosion. the department of labor lowered the u.s. flags in front of its francis perkins building in northwest washi

had one car on 95 that spun out between dumfries and dale city. no effect. very light traffic fredericksburg all the way up 295 to 395. prince george's county had an accident outer loop at st. barnabas road over to the shoirl once you get up to pennsylvania avenue both directions moving along without delay. that's how we're doing now. back to you. >>> as details emerge about the days leading up to that mass shooting in southeast on tuesday we know multiple city agencies tried to get two brothers off the streets before the two deadly crimes in which they are charged. tracee wilkins joins us with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. one of the most frustrating aspects of this violent and deadly shooting. it appears the two brothers were both in custody and could have been taken off the streets before they had a chance to kill but weren't. orlando carter is charged in the murder and drive by shooting that left four people dead and several more injured tuesday night. carter would not have been on e street if the u.s. torn's off signed off on ooh ran fo

live pictures of i-95 northbound as you head north out of dumfries. all lanes are open. no worries what so ever. let's see how we're going along interstate 270. this is southbound traffic. begin the commute from germantown and rockville. lanes are open. any overnight road work has been picked up joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. 5:42 is the time. >>> ahead, a major traffic alert for the district this weekend. >>> and a new concern after the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. >>> nobody's talking. why this air force launch is shrouded in secrecy. >>> and high-ranking employees at the securities and exchange commission surfing for pornography at work, some of them up to eight hours a day. the shocking details, coming up >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> when the nation's financial system came crashing to the ground, some senior staff members at the securities and exchange commission were not exactly doing what spoir supposed to be doing. instead, a new report says they were looking at internet pornography, in some cases up to eight hours a day. news 4

we'll check out i-95 northbound as you head north from dumfries up towards the rest area t weigh stationand continuing up to the capital beltway. the good news is no early hang-ups all the way up, travel lanes open and presently available. let's pop over and see how things are progressing south of town to the woodrow wilson bridge. way too early for any sunshine delays should we see any. right now very, very calm. let's hope it stays that way. >>> caps fans are hoping the team can clinch round one of the play-offs tonight. the team will play game six against the montreal canadiens tonight. a win tonight could push them to the second round of the play-offs where they would face the philadelphia flyers. the caps have had two days off to rest before tonight's game. but if the canadiens women, game seven will be played wednesday night here in washington. a lot of caps fans are hoping it never gets to that point. >> what's better, close out the series or wait to win at home? >> no, no, no, get it over with. >>> the massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico continues to spread. an update on the e