eastbound dale boulevard at clover dale road, eastbound lanes are blocked. because of a car fire. police are on the scene of that one as well. beltway at branch avenue, everything is rolling just fine. northbound 29 there at broken land parkway that's cleared and 95 at the icc crash has cleared out of the way. 270 northbound and southbound looking good. nice and green this morning. back here at 5:21 with a live look at 270. >> we do math on the phones. >> i know. >> i'll be dropping this class. >>> happening today, the dentist accused of killing a beloved lion in africa heads back to work. >>> it's been one year since they vanished so do the hoggles' kids ♪ this fall at dunkin donuts, get lost in pumpkin. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored beverages and baked treats, like the new pumpkin cheesecake square, while they're still here. america runs on dunkin'. a medium hot coffee, cream and two sugars, please? medium hot coffee, cream, two sugars -- sounds good. at dunkin', we make your coffee just the way you like it. if not, we'll make it again on the spot. see you tomorrow. tha

eastbound dale boulevard at cloverer dale, eastbound is getting by so better there. >>> 6:24 now, andest nile virus is not on the rise in the u.s. but continues to be the most common mosquito borne illness in the country. that's according to the cdc. there were 2,200 cases last year that's the same number reported each year. most people never develop symptoms of the virus and that less than 1% develop neurological illnesses. >>> if your kids are using smartphone before bedtime it may be affecting their sleep. researchers at brown university confirmed that the light from cell phones may lower the sleep hormone melatonin in children. the light affects kids entering puberty the most. sleep experts say the study doesn't prove that light causes adults to get less sleep. >> i feel like it sometimes. there are other things -- don't use these bright things before you go to bed. >> well, your brain is also worrying around if you're not oputting things away. >> you have to check it one more time before you go to sleep. >> i try to put it away. >>> well, your kids may be doing their homework on

we have one eastbound and one westbound lane blocked. getting a tad yellow. 95 at dale boulevard no problems here northbound or southbound. big look at the beltway, again looking quite good. nice and green, everything is moving, no more road work here on the beltway at this point this morning. branch avenue, just south there at the beltway right after the beltway, we have the left lanes getting by. that construction, northbound connecticut avenue at the beltway, two left lanes getting by there and then taking a look up top here, looking nice and clear this morning. b.w. parkway, 95 and 29 everything running perfectly into and out of town. live look at 270 coming up. >> thank you. >>> a frantic call to 911 for a baby in d.c. so why was the closest ambulance miles away? >>> an 11-year-old takes measures into his own hands after an intruder enters his home killing a 16-year-old. that st >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> i came out and found out. but he was -- like just laying there and not breathing. >> an investigation continues this morning into t death of a 5-month-old baby b