the crash is at fairfax county parkway. so we're talking about several miles. it is just completely jammed. 95 northbound at fairfax county parkway quite a mess. otherwise, we're being look quite good. no major robs. the problems. there is the crash. ramp from rock creek parkway to 23rd shut down because of park police activity. i'll be back at 6:21. take a wider look. but again, no other major problems. >>> at least the weather not impacting those backups this morning. dry conditions across the area right now. 9:00 a.m., we're looking at a cloud/sun mix. nice sunrise this morning. tweet me your pictures. love to see it. mid-70s at 9:00 a.m.. as we work our way into the midday and afternoon hours, a shower possible as early as noon. 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., scattered showers. heavy rain can't be ruled out. mainly later today. about a 60% chance you're dai dealing with some rain today. that could slow the evening commute. like melissa said, we'll be back in ten minutes looking at the next seven days. >>> a 92-year-old woman targeted by thieves. >> you folks tell you

there's an accident on the northbound side of i-95 here in virginia in the hov lanes at the fairfax county parkway. although it's on the shoulder, it's just squeezing the right lane enough to cause delays from lorton in the hov lanes northbound on i-95. so sorry about that. in the meantime 395 looks good to the 14th street bridge. let's take a live look outside. here's beltway in college park. no irks here as you travel over to the outer loop on the 95 interchange and over into silver spring is what i'm trying to say. things look good on the westbound side of 495. back to the maps. looking good on 270 southbound. no big delays right now out of frederick. it's about a 15 minute ride. >>> a temporary cease-fire went into effect today in gaza. israel and hamas had agreed on thursday to stop fighting for 72 hours. now there's word it's already starting again. >> susan mcginnis has the very latest. >> reporter: at least for now the bloody violence between israel and hamas militants is on pause. in a deal brokered by the united nations and secretary of state john kerry, both sides agreed to put their we

this is northbound lanes right around the fairfax county parkway. 7100.so we're definitely seeing our two right lanes blocked right now and actually they've reduce that down to one. you can see three lanes are getting by there but the delays very very significant this morning. the disabled vehicle in the hov lanes just a little bit south of this incident. but almost in the same region. that is off to the left shoulder. but there is still some slowing getting by and a very very tough trip on i-95 through virginia this morning. now let's take a look at our traffic maps and we have that slowing you can see it in the red and the orange here on the map. because of those two incidents. but overall, it looks like it's going to be a pretty -- a decent trip even though we have some power lines down. the crews are wrapping up on route 236 little river turnpike near braddock road as you head in towards 395. i that want to clear in the next couple of minutes and we're almost done with the incident northbound on i-5 -- route 5 in maryland near chad's ford road in the

fairfax county. a man was struck on fairfax county parkway near west objection road. sky 9 was over the scene. no word at this point on how the victim was doing, but he was transported from the scene in critical condition. >>> a contractor is being called in to fix the problem with the striping on i-66. look how crooked it is. it started peeling off the pavement. the striping was put there over the weekend on a bridge rehab project and then it just came loose during rush hour. the contractor went out after rush hour this morning and tried to start fixing the problem. >>> after two years of captivity, an american journalist in syria is a free man once again. peter curtis of massachusetts was released sunday by an al qaeda-linked group. he was handed over to un peacekeepers in israel and later released to american authorities. curtis was freed days after isis beheaded another american journalist, james foley. president obama said the u.s. will continue to use all of its tools at its disposal to try to free american hostages. >>> the math ;aof michael brown is asking people not to protest today i

fairfax county. you can see the heavy smoke and flames there slowed down drivers on the southbou lanes of 95 past the fairfax county parkway in newington. no word on whether anyone was hurt or what led to that car fire. crews cleared the scene just before 9:00 this morning. >>> let's check back in with aaron gilchrist. he has news you you need to know before the holiday weekend. >>> expect a little have a company if you're planning to do traveling for the long holiday weekend. aaa out with their travel forecast. 842,000 people from metro d.c. expected to travel 50 miles or more away from home, up a little bit over last year. most of us will travel by car and almost 8% will hop on a plane for the labor day weekend. now, this increase in the number of people traveling is farley small. but it's actually the highest number of holid travelers from our region since 2008 which was the mid point of the big recession. eun, back to you. >> aaron, thank you. >>> we're turning now to the weather as we take a live look outside right now. we are starting to heat up and the humidity is creeping back. starting to feel like august once aga

a lot of red meaning very heavy rain around the area of the fairfax county parkway over towards the fairall area. it will continue down towards the south and east. it was allowed to expire and has expired. the severe thunderstorm warning, we will see if it does get re-issued as it makes its way to the south and east. also seeing rain around the d.c. metro area. if you live around burke this storm making its way through your way right now. >> you can stay ahead of the forecast anytime. just download the storm team 4 weather app. search nbc washington weather in the app store or google play. >>> more bombshell testimony in richmond as virginia's former governor takes the stand for a second day in his corruption trial. >> bob mcdonnell revealing more intimate details about his

taking a look at some of our travel times, 66 fairfax county parkway to the beltway, about 12 minutes. pretty good there. and then the 395, beltway to 14th street bridge, 51 miles an hour. wider look, no major issues anywhere. and remember to follow us at first 4 traffic always for the latest on traffic accidents and incidents. and to win a $125 gas gift card. who doesn't look like that. >>> new this morning, malaysia airline is set for a buyout. the state investment firm unveiled plans to take the carrier private. according to the "wall street journal," malaysia airlines has not been profitable in the last three years, even before those two major disasters this year. the restructuring plan could include dramatic steps such as replacing its sttop executives changing its name. >>> the rules on loans will ease up. the department of education changing you will radioses. for instance the five look loba will be shortened to two years. 370,000 are more borrowers would clear under the new changes. >>> looking for jobs in virginia just got a little easier. state launched a free app for your p

with time, by 3:00 there's one little thunderstorm going down through manassas and fairfax county parkway0 more showers in loudoun and frederick county. here we are stopped at 6:30 this afternoon. that's the tail ending of the rush hour but along route 50 westbound in loudoun county, pretty good chance for showers in the metro between 5:00 and 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. the nationals first pitch is 7:0 five. a rain delay can't be ruled out but i don't think they'll have to cancel the game and schedule it another day. i think we'll get enough dry time to otherwise get the game in. highs today mostly in the mid to upper 80s. a cloudy and humid day, passing showers and again a risk of a thunderstorm or two, but no big severe weather today, so that's welcome news. highs today generally in the mid to upper 80s. first check of the ole seven-day forecast looks good. doesn't look any too oppressive by august standards. our average high starting to drift back a little bit to 87. we'll be at or below average for most of the next few days. our best chance of seeing rain as of now comes up on sunday,

the westbound lanes at the exit for fairfax county parkway, 90% of toll drivers pay by e-z pass already. only one lane will be converted at a time, taking two to four weeks each. the project starts september 2nd. that is the day after labor day and what some call terrible traffic tuesday. at the live desk, now back to you. >> thanks, melissa. >>> new this morning, finding out if your car is on a recall list can be a difficult process until now. right now you can go online and use the free search tool to find out. all you need to do is enter your vehicle identification number and the site will show you whether your car is directly impacted by a recall. this is made possible by the department of transportation. you can find the link to the website on nbcwashington.com. >>> apparently almost half of us aren't taking all of our paid vacation time. a new survey says that 40% of american workers won't use all of their unpaid vacation days. here are some of the reasons why we're leaving paid time on the table. you dread returning to a massive backlog after vacation. you believe no one will ste

a lot of red meaning very heavy rain around the area of the fairfax county parkway over towards the fair oaks mall area. it will continue down towards the south and east. it was allowed to expire and has expired. the severe thunderstorm warning, we will see if it does get re-issued as it makes its way to the south and east. also seeing rain around the d.c. metro area. if you live around burke this storm making its way through your way right now. >> you can stay ahead of the forecast anytime. just download the storm team 4 weather app. search nbc washington weather in the app store or google play. >>> more bombshell testimony in richmond as virginia's former governor takes the stand for a second day in his corruption trial. >> bob mcdonnell revealing more intimate details about his troubled marriage both past and present. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey outside the courthouse where mcdonnell is still testifying. >> reporter: today bob mcdonnell told jurors things he has never told his closest friends before. the story of how his marriage disinteated becoming worse with each

starting with one on the edges of fairfax county parkway. the airport authority in charge of the road. they say nine out of ten of you who use the lanes use ez pass. there will still be one lane to use cash instead. the project could take more than a year to complete. >>> if you are looking for something to do with your family today here is an option, go to the labor day concert on the national mall, on the west lawn of the capitol building. you will hear patriotic songs performed by the national symphony orchestra. that concert will start at 8:00 tonight but there's a froe dress rehearsal at 3:30 this afternoon. his is video from another labor day concert. it was moved inside because of rain. we'll have to wait and see if that happens again today. there are showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. >> rain or shine, always a great show. >> exactly. >> time right now 9:35. >>> a young man dreams of becoming an actor but he's looking for a forever home. >> then sewage cleanup. raw sewage spills into rock creek park. >>> in this week's wednes

starting with one on the edges of fairfax county parkway. the airport authority in charge of the road says nine out of ten of you who use the lanes use ez pass anyway. there will still be one lane to use cash instead. the project could take more than a year to complete. >>> if you are looking for something to do with your family today you can go to a labor day concert at the national mall on the west lawn of the capitol building. you will hear patriotic songs performed by the national symphony orchestra. there is a free dress rehearsal at 3:30. this is video from one of the other labor day concerts which was actually moved inside because of rain. we'll have to wait and see if that happens again today. >> definitely don't bring the umbrella. because you have to get from there to here and here to there. >> and then block everyone's view. >> that's right. >> no one likes that. >>> we do have a new i 4 team investigation. >> how d.c. council members spent your tax dollars on pricey hotel rooms. >>> then insight into president obama's strategy to

fairfax county police are investigating a crash involving an suv into a pediatric doctors office. newschopper 7 flew over the accident scene this afternoon in the 400 block of herndon parkway. the driver of a lincoln suv lost control of the vehicle. building officials are inspecting the damage. there were no reports of injuries. >> a veteran d.c. police detective is out of surgery and in stable condition after being shot four times. this happened early this morning along southern avenue in southeast. the suspects first encountered an off duty female officer and tried to later carjack the detective. police are still searching for two other suspects. >> the commonwealth of virginia is one step closer to allowing same-sex marriages. a federal court refused to delay an earlier ruling on the ban of same-sex marriage. it found virginia's measure unconstitutional, and that means same-sex couples could start getting married in virginia as early as next week. >> the fallout from yesterday's storms. some prince george's county residents are looking for a way out of their neighborhoods after flooding and hains washed out some of their bridges. also some residents are being told to bo

southbound on the fairfax county parkway, accident activity logging southbound lanes. day forecast back to school? >> it is looking good. maybe long sleeves in spots. 58 in hagerstown. sleeves and skirts today. over partsing an eye of the west. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon hours. temperatures between 79 and 84. tomorrow looks comfortable and seasonable as well. investigating are a string of sexual assaults it northwest d.c. suspect has a possible stocky build with long, dark hair. thank you for watching this morning. have a great work week. >>> hi ya'll, wake up this morning. i said, how did you wake up this morning? who's loudest? ngsi. ♪ you wake up ♪ post up ♪ round it >>> song was "flaw less" and so was the performance. we are awake here at "gma." queen bey. and twitter crazy last night while she was performing, all kinds of raves coming in from all over the world. >> i love it, someone said it was bmas, her, her husband jay z, her daughter, blue ivy. making a special appearance on stage. so much more ahead, and d.j. calcutta, and the hip-hop dancers live.