delays back toward dumfries. good time to maybe warm up the express lane pass. see if that will work you to get in the express lanes, hov lanes. your lineup through the visitors center takes you toward centreville. slowing fair lakes into fair oaks. the beltway in landover south of route 50 between 202 and 50, open for you. building volume on the inner loop oxon hill and on the outer loop into silver spring. thanks for watching this morning wusa9 starting your day and your workweek. we'll be right back after this. here you go. wow! thanks! get a free beverage in any size for enrolling in dd perks, and start earning points towards more rewards with every purchase. join today for a free beverage on us. america runs on dunkin'. people of the coffee-drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right, for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter -- put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> welcome back. over the weekend thousands of police officers from across the country pa

it is only 10 degrees here in dumfries. so extremely cold. as you can see, these folks have been spending the night, sleeping in tents and chairs, including tony here. talk about how cold it's been. >> well, it's about 10 degrees. we have a space heater. another space heater that failed. plenty of propane tanks which i learned are refillable to help the environment. chicken is part of a balanced diet. a big shoutout from my friends from college. she didn't show up. >> it's probably too cold for her. so talk about how people have been bonding together here in the cold and what you have been doing. have you been able to go inside and warm up a little? >> well, bathroom breaks. then they let you go in for dinner. and then they gave you -- if you posted a picture online they gave you a little coupon that allowed you to stay for 15 minutes. i posted three pictures so i went in for 45 minutes and donated one. an elderly man, they were giving tickets to him so he could stay in there longer. everybody has to come in. i think they can be as nice as th

a crash on the left side of the roadway near the rest area in dumfries. open on the outer loop out of silver spring but a slow go leaving college park after the incident was cleared near georgia avenue. back to you. >>> cbs this morning is next. finding the path to prosperity in 2015. business analyst joe schlesinger helps you keep your financial resolutions in the new year. >> snow on the way in some places. you're live throughout the mo webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. it is wednesday, january 21st 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." a defieblt president obama pushes a

out of town we're seeing a little bit of a slowdown mere dumfries dumfries. but it looks like it's cleared. 270 looking good. live picture coming up. >>> your time is 4:55. and still ahead, the city of fredericksburg virginia is considering changes to its taxicab rates. >>> plus you you find out the roams on what will happen to prince wil >>> you could learn more about human trafficking today. it's on the rise across northern virginia with teens being targeted in public places. tonight the risks of human trafficking will be discussed. officials from both the fairfax county human trafficking unit and the county public schools will be on happened to share updates and advice. the meeting starts at 7:00 tonight at the west springfield high school auditorium there in fairfax county. >>> you can weigh in on the future of the prince william county land fill. lawmakers want to use the frot produce green energy but they also want to build an education center there to teach students about the environment. you can learn are more at two meetings. one at 3:00 and 7:00 at

these brave men and women slept in tents outside the chick-fil-a in dumfries. the first 100 who made it through the night and the front door are getting a free chicken sandwich once a week for a year. we have much more on this winter blast. how the commuters are handling the elements later in the broadcast. >>> today marks one month since a plane crashed into multimedical homes in montgomery county. marie gemmell and her two youngest children died. they received all of these items. the restaurant owner says donations came as far as away as from hawaii and austria. and the dough tphaugzs number in the thousands. >> one of our last packages was from austria. >> ken gemmell has only taken one item so far. a broncos sweatshirt because th broncos flngimis surviving daughter to this weekend's playoff game. marie was a huge football fan and her favorite team was the broncos. >>> 6:35 your time right now. justice for john gear will protest outside fairfax county police headquarters. the police accountability group is protesting against his death. a transparency of the

slow from dumfries up and beyond, that the pace is good. no h.o.v. restrictions in virginia today or on 270 in maryland. reversible roads only go to one way, not today. not rock creek parkway and road. two way today. 66, volume to the west. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> bob thank you. coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 he is closing in the last half of his last term. take a look at what the president is expected to say in his sec >> police in france are demanding stronger weapons and better protective gear after recent terrorist attack officers were among those killed in attacks on the satirical newspaper and the kosher market. it's led to a continent wide crackdown on terror cells. raids led to the arrests of 40 people this weekend. >> the same in the days of 9/11 where we had an identifiable command and control structure. moving rather insidiously in our communities and across the internet in particular. >> today the european union announced an anti-terror alliance with several majority muslim nations. the goal of the project is to incr

shawn robinson was driving around dumfries in a crown vic when he turned on his spotlight attached to the vehicle and pulled over another vehicle, but the driver in that one was an off-duty cop. the real officer told robinson he was a cop and robinson sped away. the 27-year-old turned himself into the police. he has a court date in march. >>> dealing up a change in maryland casinos, fewer slots and more tables. >> the cheapest and priciest seats still available to the super bowl right after the break on wusa9 and your only local news i have the flu with a runny nose. [coughs] better take something. theraflu severe cold won't treat your runny nose. really? alka-seltzer severe cold and flu relieves your worst flu symptoms plus runny nose. [breath of relief] oh, what a relief it is. mommy! hey! >>> sharp criticism today after maryland's gaming commission gave the green light for casinos to shift some of their business to games that allow them to keep a lot more money for themselves. casinos are being allowed to dump as many as 600 slot machines and replace them with table games. only 20%

and if you get on before dumfries it will cost you about $5.40 at this point.st bet. we have been talking all morning long about that terrible accident on the northbound side of 95 right in the area of the parkway. a 10 mile backup so just a miserable commute for people. this is really our first test for people who use it during rush hour circumstances. a lot of people were off last week. so we expect to see traditional srapls today. keep in mind if you're using the express lanes, you absolutely have to have an e-zpass. if you are hov compliant, three or more people in your card you will not be charged as long as you have the e-zpass flex. otherwise you have to play the toll. it could save you time this morning many back to you in the studio. >> megan, thank you. >>> starting today, metro will take its next step towards replacing 100 escalators throughout the metro system. you will see crews at the woodley park station which opened more than 30 years ago. metro plans to shut down two escalators at a time to replace six of them. the escalators are the third long

we're talking readings down to 2 in nokesville. 7 white plains, dumfries and rockville. damascus 7.up there told me he's got a 5 actually and 9 in college park. 6 at dulles. we'll be 19 to 24. windchills below zero now. only in the teens this afternoon. full seven-day in about six minutes. beverly? >> reporter: southbound 270 heading out of frederick county, maryland, you're going to be slow getting past 85 before you reach route 80, what was reported as a vehicle fire along the right side of the roadway. indeed if there was flames and they had to put it out with water, you know they're going to have to treat for ice along the right side of the roadway. more delays getting into hyattstown and south through rockville now. inbound lanes of route 4, the hangup was the crash at suitland parkway although moved on to the rather narrow left shoulder. the focal point of delays toward the beltway. virginia 95 heading into lorton, volume delays, main lanes, yes, the hov express lanes although open late, they did get open by 6:00 heading up out of stafford and prince william county. back to yo

problems south on 95 from newington to the occoquan into woodbridge and then as you head south from dumfries and triangle it's heavy to stafford towards the end of the express lanes. headed out towards centreville and 270 does bog down in montgomery village headed through germantown. inner loop through tysons bit of a minor crash near the american legion bridge. that's what 270 looks like at 117. starts to bog down after this point headed north. 95 northbound heavy and slow really from prince george's county up to a crash in howard county after route 100 and 395 traveling south slows in several stretches towards duke street but with all lanes open. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, we're not suggesting that you skimp on a gift for your valentine. >> never. never. up next, how you can save a bundle on that bou >> i'm consumer investigative kimberly suters in the "7 on your side" help center. we have an ask the tax expert phone bank. a little bit of a tongue twister. but it is a great group of folks here whether you have questions about identity theft, es

sounds like a truck lost big packages of salt. 95 through dumfries and toward dale city, leans are open with just aity before volume trying -- just a bit of volume trying to make your way to the mixing bowl. sky 9 is back. 66 near the beltway, close to 50 fair oaks. there he goes again. no worries. again just volume building on 66 trying to make your way towards the beltway this morning. no issues. 270 southbound a decent trip from frederick but you're going to see that volume from urbana down towards hyattstown. more volume at shady grove road but no reports of any accidents along the way. a decent ride on a friday. thanks so much for joining us. we'll be right back hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. what? i need help with my deposit. the bank has rules. it's really quick. i can't hear you. i promise, i'm gonna be really quick. i don't under...i can't hear you through the glass. i'll...be...quick! you'll be quick. that's what you just said? yes. i'm sorry, i can't hear you. we're closed. you know what? okay, that's... hey...sir? i just...okay. [ male announcer ] it's time to bank human a

arctic air close to us; however, this is what has me concerned when you see 32 in owings and 33 in dumfriese's temperatures close to that freezing mark by laurel at 33 that's why i'm thinking we could have an isolated slick spot. again looking at the skies off toward the east and washington here, our camera located just north of regan national, 42 feeling like 38 with cloudy skies and not much happening today with a breeze kicking in so we'll have a good deal of sunshine. clipper system on wednesday will bring us a few rain and snow showers but it doesn't look like it's much or enough to at least warrant a yellow alert. 49 in town, mid 40s in the sulow 30s, for tussin crease in clouds still relatively mild mid to upper 40s on wednesday passing rain and snow showers with a high of 42. little chilly thursday and friday highs near 40 okay on saturday and then some flurries mostly cloudy upper 30s to finish the weekend. it's 6:49. beverly farmer let's get people to work on time. >> yes, some folks have to go to work and they will find hov restrictions lifted on 66 and the toll road in virginia

an off duty police officer says this man, shawn robinson, was following him in a crown vic in dumfriesturned on the spotlight attached to his car. the real cop pulled over. the fake cop never got out of his car but sped away. he was arrested a short time later. >>> it is day four for the search for a 17-year-old from stafford county in the air, in the water and on foot. investigators are looking all over the county for daniel marston. he has never wandered off before, but daniel is considered endangered because sources say he is dealing with mental health issues. right now they just can't say whether he got into a car with someone or if he could still be wandering out there somewhere. >>> the teen from southern virginia who disappeared monday has been found thanks in part to a facebook post. 16-year-old aysia monique lewis was found this morning in arkansas along with the 33-year- old man she was traveling with. virginia state police were concerned after learning that donald he woulden -- donald qwesenberry jr. had traveled from illinois to meet the teen. >> with the help of the fbi an

parkway and you can see the delays stacking up trying to go across the occoquan and down towards say dumfries going to be a bit slow traveling southbound this morning. northbound lanes are open on 95 but 395 seeing some issues we can look at those delays here. this is duke street. certainly stacked up here altheas tail lights are trying to go past the accident on seminary road. police are still on the scene with that. elsewhere, sky 9 is over a water main break in prince george's county. mentioned this earlier in the morning but here take a look at this rather. this is maryland 450 and annapolis road at church road closed down for the repair here. mike andrea? >>> thank you tranice. today d.c. lawmakers will probably get an earful from members of the public advocacy group public citizens. they're calling on the d.c. council to quote pull the plug on a exelon pepco merger. >> today's hearing coming a day after the report from the ohio based think tank which says the merger would have a negative impact on the city and its residents. >> reporter: delia goncalves is live outside the buildson buil

she saw a young girl forced into a four- door gray sedan in front of a home on kenton circle in dumfries. the vehicle took off. so far there have been no reports of missing people. police are conducting an extensive search of the area. >>> 10 people are dead after a prison bust tumbled off -- bus touched off an embankment and onto a train passing by below between abilene and el paso. eight are dead, five others injured. icy roads appear to be to blame. >>> a washington post reporter declined in iran has been indicted. jason razizian will now face trial for charges that have not been disclosed, but the court where the trial will be held usually deals with security offenses. the reporter who holds both dual american and iranian citizenship has been held since july last year. >>> we're just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. a montgomery county murder mystery is solved 12 years later. debra alfarone brings us the story of drugs, a music mogul and a double identity. >> last night he was in jail. today he's back to work for the start of virginia's legislative session. the bizarre story of

investigators say robinson followed and pulled over a man in dumfries when robinson discovered he pulleder an off-duty officer, he took off. the officer was able to get robinson's tag number. >> time for a check of the traffic situation with bob in the wtop traffic center with the details. how does the evening commute look now, bob? >> plenty of volume out there here on beltway in green belt in both directions flowing pretty slowly but with all the lanes open. there's a new problem on the baltimore washington parkway. northbound after green belt road, there's a crash and the fire department is heading in that direction so delays out of riverdale. things are generally in pretty good shape elsewhere. things are running pretty well on 66 as you travel west out to centreville. going to be a lot of volume and 95 south slows down south towards stafford. inner loop out of tysons quite heavy. no incidents along the way. 270 north bog down from montgomery village to germantown much once you get to frederick county, the pace is good and the traffic on 95 as we see there is heaviest. have a great w