in february he and i stood together at the eastern edge of the fairfax parkway and long dreamed project that still was not done. we talked about the recovery bill pending in congress. thanks to the support of our representatives from congress, that bill has passed and was signed by the president. today of the dollar is going to virginia for transportation infrastructure from the recovery act, the single largest project is two sections of the fairfax parkway, that happened because of this president. and in may at mount vernon i stood together with lisa jenson, the president's cpa administrator as she announced the first-ever presidential executive order about the chesapeake bay, coordinating all the activities of numerous federal agencies to save the bay. it was a historic day. it happened because of this president right here in fairfax county. today we are here to talk about an important issue, health care. we've done wonderful things in virginia, but we are working at the margins. in virginia and in the nation one in seven americans don't have health insurance. those that do, often fin

in february, he and i stood together on the eastern edge of the fairfax parkway, a long design and long-term project that still was not done, and backs of the support of our representatives from congress, that bill was passed and the president signed, and today, of the dollar is going to virginia for transportation infrastructure from the recovery act, the single largest project is two sections of the fairfax parkway. that happened because of this president. [applause] and in may, at mount vernon, i stood together with lisa jackson, the president's epa administrator, as she announced the first -- the first ever presidential executive order about the chesapeake bay, coordinating all the activities of numerous federal agencies to truly saved the day. it was a historic day, and again, it happened because of this president, right here in fairfax county. we are here to talk about an important issue, the issue of healthcare. we have done wonderful things in virginia, but we are working at the margins, because in virginia and the nation, one in seven americans and virginians to not have health insu

stay with us. >>> an update on the 95 southbound at the fairfax county parkway accident. nes are getting by but drivers are backed up to back lick and going northbound a delay from occoquan past the fairfax county parkway. it is angie. i will keep you posted coming up. >>> in the news now, coming up at 5:41, the myanmar court deciding the case of the well- known opposition activist. the decision was scheduled to be announced this morning but has been postponed until august 11th. the 64-year-old nobel peace prizewinners charged with violating terms of her house arrest and is facing five years in prison. >>> this morning thousands of people near houston are allowed to return to their homes. a fire released toxic smoke in the air. the plant processes ammonium nitrate as a fertilizer. >>> and an update on a story we brought you earlier this week. a bee-keeping crew has tried the the last two days to remove a massive garden of a new orleans woman but they say they are too aggressive and could go after anyone if they remove the nest. they are working on another plan. >>> look at

and now finally 95 northbound to the fairfax county parkway, a 10 to 15-minute commute. andrea, over to you. >> thank you. >>> on the rundown at 6:01, a developing story. while you slept, southwest airlines inspected nearly 200 of its planes. those planes are all a version of the boeing 737, and that kind of plane was involved in a midair scare. a flight from nashville to bwi airport made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. a one foot-by-one foot hole was in the back of the plane. cabin pressure was lost. no one was hurt and the plane landed safely. a spokesperson said the crew took quick action. >> the captain has to take the airplane to a safe altitude and then we diverted, obviously. we made the option to divert and get the airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> vest does not expect these emergency inspections to affect flights this morning. >>> again, the type of plane involve sudden a boeing 737 300. it seats 137 people. this version makes up about 1/3 of southwest's fleet. last year, the airline started retrofitting these planes with new h

already from 123 to the fairfax county parkway we are heavy heavy heavy. and that's due to an earlier accident that was going southbound at the fairfax county parkway. we know all lanes are getting by. drivers on the south side are actually backed up to back lick. we will follow these delays and let you know how big they grow. keeping things going send a it over to jessica doyle who has more news. >> on the rundown at 6:01. you will soon be paying to solve the district's budget program. the city council meets today in public to talk about a series of tax hikes it is a story you first heard on bruce johnson's blog at wusa9.com. digital correspondent armando trull is live in northwest washington with the latest. >> jessica, after today's dc council meeting all of the folks you see behind me may have to pay a little more money to spend money in the district. the district has a population of nearly 600,000 people and with a projected budget deficit of $660 million, that works out to over $1 million perez dent. those residents and anyone else who purchases anyth

we stood at the edge of the fairfax parkway, a long project, and thanks to the support of our representatives from congress, that bill was passed, and the president signed it. and today of the dollars going to virginia from the transportation infrastructure, the two largest projects are the two sections of the parkway. that happened balls of this president. [applause] >> and in may, at mount vernon, i stood together with lisa jackson, the present e.p.a. administrator as she announced a first, the first-ever presidential executive order about chesapeake bay to truly save the bay. it was a historic day and again, it happened because of this president right here in fairfax county. today her here to talk about an important issue, the issue of health care. we have done some wonderful things in virginia, but we are working at the margins, because in virginia and in the nation, one in seven americans and one in seven vearns don't have health insurance, and those that do find serious difficulties in costs and quality. our president is joining us today to talk about that, and it is so great to welcome

biggest delay out there is 24 minutes to get from dale boulevard to the fairfax county parkway. that volume is building. moving to 395 northbound a little slow. tracking it from duke to seminary. that delay is growing, as well. put it over to 66. drivers here are experiencing plus five minutes in the car to make it from 50 to 123. and then in maryland, on 270 southbound, our main delay where the drive is filling south here around montgomery village avenue to interstate 370. to wrap it up, let's do it with the beltway. the outer loop in maryland where we have a little congestion. not so bad from new hampshire to georgia avenue. now over to andrea. >>> an offensive explosion lights our look around major league baseball. the sports headlines are next. >>> but first it is the time for the signs of now. a rare animal was tentatively declared to be extent after several years of poaching and sports hunting. was it the west earn black rhinoceros, the golden toad or the black soft-shell turtle. find out if you have the correct answer when we come back. thursday, finally! dinner with the

that will go to pave the roads and complete a new interchange to ease congestion between the fairfax county parkway. prince george's county leaders are set to vote today on whether to furlough county employees for two weeks. that move approved as part of the budget. the council must formally adopt the plan before it can happen. police officers and firefighters are among those facing mandatory leave. >>> bob mcdonnell unveiled his transportation plan this week. he plans to privatize the of calling beverage control and dedicate the proceeds to transportation. he also plans to take a percentage of sales tax collected in northern virginia and put it toward a regional transportation account. his democratic opponent revealed his plan for the state's economy today. he wants to create tax credit for businesses that provide loans for small businesses. he also says that fixing the state's transportation problems in creating green jobs are some keys to fixing the economy. still to come, the watergate hotel is on the auction block as of today. we will tell you what you will need in the way of cash in terms of

looks like new crash activity at the fairfax county parkway.the good news it is pushed to the right shoulder. all lanes are getting by but adding to that yellow and stream of red there. backed up around the prince william parkway. moving along and continuing to 395. not going very fast. slow from duke to seminary and crossing the 14th street bridge. to wrap it up, go to northeast dc. here's inbound new york avenue for you. we are delayed from the times building to bladensburg road. now over to andrea. >>> the time 6:18. >>> looking for a beautiful getaway monument valley, utah is a sight to fabehold and becoming rest triou friendly. the headline in "usa today" ri change owly comes to beautifu remote monument valley. i talked about that with lauren ashburn. so, lauren, what's new about monday numb valley? >> they are doing a lot of work including building a new hotel that will add 95 rooms right in the monument valley area d anwe have amazing pictures of this area. you said you have never been there. i have been either but you really want to go.

eastbound 66, between the fairfax county parkway and 123, we still have a report of crash activity.y slow approaching 50. northbound 395, one big jamup from duke to seminary and that's how we will wrap up this report i will send it over to andrea. >>> well, dc's summer jobs program ends soon or goes the full nine weeks. the program needs $24 million which might be hard to get. sources say the only way the program will get the money if the cfo signs off. the same sources say council members are prepared to cut next year's program to only six weeks because of projected revenue short falls. the program director joe walsh is hoping for the best. >> anytime you cut back on the bug that means you are cutting the number of youth that can participate, the number of weeks or both. >> reporter: if addition a funds are approved it would end on august 21st. >>> ocean city, maryland police want to know who put a pipe bomb on the beach and s why. the improvised explosive device or ied was found on 40thstreet at the yebeh acsterh y. someone spotted it and called st rethfie department. police g pof

northbound 95, an accident before you got to the fairfax county parkway. to the shoulder. delays are from the prince william parkway. we are both over to new york avenue and florida avenue. the signals are dark and police are out there trying to get a generator started so they can get the signals back on. with the storms that we had, with seeing power outages and signals affected at different areas. this is a major intersection. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back to you guys. >>> we want to update some breaking news that we have been following throughout the morning. a helicopter crash in maryland killed four people and investigators a still scrambling to find out what caused this crash. the commercial chopper went down on i-70 near hagerstown along the washington-frederick county line. >> sherrily joins us live now where the wreckage was taken. sherry, what new information do we have this morning? >> well, with know this was a commercial helicopter and we're being told that the four people on board that chopper took off from the hagerstown

dale boulevard the fairfax county parkway looking at a 15 to 20 minute commute.outer loop 95 to georgia, taking drivers 15 but that is so pretty. >> secret confession time. i know. are you ready? >> yeah. >> i have a crush on nape. i like him in that way. we will heat up by saturday. 90 and thunderstorms on sunday. in a scattered variety. don't give me that look like i'm a weirdo. >> for wall street slightly higher depending on how earnings season goes. >>> and recrap of the michael jackson memorial. >>> and the frugal socialite has advice on cheap travel.

some of that money will be used to complete the fairfax county parkway at ft. belvoir and build an interchange at the fair lakes parkway and it will also go to paving work in prince william and loudoun counties. work could start very soon. it is unclear if any of the stimulus money might be used to reopen rest stops along virginia interstate. sky 9 was over 95 this morning. the rest stops in both directions at dale city are closed to drivers. it was the same on i-95 in ladysmith. our digital correspondent, armando trull is along i-66 in manassas. the rest stops were also closed there. >> and this is a site that is greeting thousands of virginia motorists. barrels and barricades telling them they are no longer welcome at 18 rest stops in the commonwealth. every day for the last four years bob dougen has opened the doors of manassas rest stop on i-66. today he closed them for good. >> the money is not there apparently from the state to keep the facilities open. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation closed 18 highway rest stops. >> he didn't give

. >> there has been a crash on route 1 northbound before the fairfax county parkway. in upper marlboro, there is a vehicle smoking or steaming on the shoulder. for now, the lanes are open. that could change. there is a huge tract in virginia on the inner loop before route 7. only two lanes are getting by. the wilson bridge seems to be moving nicely. now we go back inside. >> somebody out there is missing and emu. >> that is right. >> is it you? >> no. i know where mine is >> a couple found one wandering around. they called the humane society to come and get it. they said the emu is friendly. they have had no luck in finding the owner. they make dangerous pets. they can spread up to 30 miles an hour. >what is dangerous is the middle so. it is a huge, a sharp claw. -- >> what is dangerous is the middle toe. >> some soccer teams in finland had a chance to play 1000 matches in the swamp soccer world championships. it is the national sport. the use swaps to train. -- they used swaps to train. >> it looks lke they are rolling around in manila wenure. >> i guess it is a year

as you can see they are jamming at the fairfax county parkway. maryland make it over to 270. seeing some delays on southbound 270 from germantown to the 270 split. now down to the baltimore ride. we have no delays coming down from baltimore through laurel and to the capital beltway. the beltway itself is starting to see delays from college park to silver spring. back to you. >>> fuel industry expert thinks the drop in gas prices may be leveling off or slowing down. the numbers back it up. according to aaa's fuel gauge report the gas prices average $2.44 a gallon. that's a drop of a penny in the last week. nationwide the average is $2.50 a up 3 cents in the last week. a hate crime and burglary at a hair salon in anne arundel county leaves owner and others stunned. police say a witness called 911 after seeing someone break in the heavenly hands salon on sunday. they found symbols on the floors, walls and counters. a combustible liquid was poured throughout the shop in what authorities say may have been an arson attempt. >> they pretty much saturate

in the green on 66 eastbound in the fairfax county parkway to the beltway a ten minute commute. an 11 minute drive is getting bigger on the outer loop on 270 and 270 the spur to the beltway looking at a three-minute drive. sot so bad. over to and i can't remember the city of falls church is hours away from finalizing a proposal to the federal government for $30 million them city wants the stimulus package to create a more sustainable green community. city council members voted unanimously for the proposal. we know we want to install solar panels using a new type of construction. we want to install vertical access wind turbines that work in new urban territories like we have here and a comprehensive geo thermal heating an cooling and hot water system. >> reporter: if their request is approved the bulk of the money will come from the department of energy. preparations are underway for the first ever major concert at nationals park. billy joel and sir elton john's face-to-face tour stops in dc this weekend. yesterday the stadium was transformed from a ballpark to concert venue. tic

northbound 95, the accident before the fairfax parkway, on the shoulder creating delays across the occuquan. and it's saturated on 395 and the outer loop to the new construction zone. southbound 270 as you ride past the truck scales and it will just be volume there. opened up both directions of 70 in the area between 66 and maiersville. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> now to a developing stry out of maryland this morning. a helicopter crashed late last night on to i-70 and burst into flames killing all four people on board. >> the chopper went down on the interstate near hagerstown along the washigton-frederick county line. and sherry ly joins us where the wreckage has been taken. sherry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. we do know the helicopter took off from the hagerstown reg nall airport but -- regional airport but investigators are not saying where that helicopter was headed. state police say they did receive calls after the crash that there was an overdue helicopter so they have an indication of who was on boardment but because the helicopter was en

some of it will be used to complete the fairfax county parkway at ft. belvoir, and for paving work in prince william and loudoun counties. the work could start soon. >>> it is unclear if any stimulus money might be used to reopen rest stops in virginia. the rest stops at dale city in both directions are closed to drivers. the same thing on 95 and ladysmith. armando trull is live along 86 in manassas. the rest stops are close there too, right? >> that's right. take a look. this is the site that is greeting thousands of motorists, barrel an barricades telling them they are no longer welcome at 18 rest stops in in the commonwealth. every day for the last four year bob dougen has opened doors to this rest stop in ' 66. today he closed them for good. >> the money is just not there apparently for the state to ' keep the facilities open. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation has closed 18 highway rest stops. >> he didn't give mae time limit but he said i'm going to have to leave shortly. >> reporter: many motorists are angry. >> all in all it

shot, hey, virginia, how's it going, 66 eastbound we are dealing with a great drive from the fairfax county parkway to 50 to the capital beltway. moving along and take you to the maps and move it to annandale, virginia. we are dealing with a water main break that caused a big sinkhole out there that has crews working hard. little river and conwell drive we have two lanes getting by. one westbound lane getting by. to avoid this all together use columbia pike or braddock as analyte thattive. back to 395. heading northbound from duke on to the 14th street bridge, that drive is delay free. get my traffic updates on-line. follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name. >>> good morning, everybody. well, twitter has been hacked again. this is the third time since january. only time the hackers then leaked some confidential corporate documents to the popular technology blog tech crunch and they posted it on- line. what makes the story even more scandalous is those documents contained twitter's financial projections which have been wildly speculated about for months. here's how the story all went down. starti

at u.s. 1 heading northbound before the fairfax county parkway is a restaurant of new crash activity. in maryland the outer loop fine from 95 to georgia. we are filling out a bit. here's a shot. heavy from shady grove to montross. that's a look at traffic. now over to you. >>> president obama will take his case for health care reform straight to us on the. he will hold a primetime news conference at 8:00. speaking with katie couric, the president laid out his three key points for a reform bill. number one, let's make sure this package provides more choices to the american people, give them more security if they have a preexisting condition or they lose their job or they are changing jobs. it has to be deficit neutral. it can't add to our deficits and it has to bring long-term costs down. >> reporter: again, the press conference is tonight at 8:00. you can watch it here on wusa9.com or on wusa 9. the president is facing a challenge from moderate democrats on captiol hill including virginia freshman congressman gerald connelly. he is opposed to taxes on the rich to pay for the reform sa

yachtsville, and finely 95 northbound look at that delay. 30 minutes dale boulevard to the fairfax county parkway we will keep an eye on that. kim? >> was that the hov lane there that was jammed? it is the opposite of what you think. thank you. >>> we have gorgeous weather today, tomorrow, wednesday. wednesday we will be heating up to 90. some thunderstorms creeping in by thursday. in the 90s and lassock couple of days as we head to saturday. >> as for wall street, earnings season kicks off in ernest this week. we have anxiety and futures trading is indicating that wall street could open lower. >>> the "early show" is next. more on the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearis.

we are live from the fairfax county parkway. i can tell you from u.s. 15 to the roosevelt bridge looking at a 38 men commute. volume is building around 50. 270 southbound. 35 minutes from 70 to the capital beltway. that drive time is growing. finally wrap it up with 95 and the bw parkway. no complaints out of baltimore past powder mill to 495. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> it is 6:18. we have been telling you airlines, hotels and other areas of the tourism business are doing everything they can to get your money these days ney ththese days. inrege lyttgetting creative. the headline in "usa today" hotelsnd airlines offer treats to lure customers. managing editor lauren ashburn is here to tell us what they are doing. >> did you ever play rock paper scissors. >> yes. >> rock, paper, scissors or rock paper scissors shoot. it was a tie. it was a tie. so that's what you do. hotel monaco, morrisson house will having a contest. if you can come in and beat them at rock paper and scissors you get an upgrade and if you do a high sc

parkway. this one pop up in northern fairfax, crossing over toward gaithersburg. another shower west of culpeper through rappahannock county, shenandoah county. the showers although they are packing a punch, there has been no lightning. we will keep an eye on it. the big picture, coming down the pike, the front of to the west. the line of showers over west virginia, a lot of this is skirting to the north, the southern parts of west virginia. all of the watches for our area have been dropped. official high, 85, low of 74, a little bit off the average. cooler weather showers have fallen, 74 leesburg, 80 degrees la plata, 78 degrees culpeper. the big picture, the heat to the southwest, dallas 94, 92 albuquerque, 109 degrees of phoenix. the showers are pushing through, the energy lagging to the west. the wind out of the northwest, cool, dry wind. low 80's saturday, partly sunny, pleasant. 86. 84 sunday, low humidity. next week, showers come back into the mix, but a shell or would be nice because we are still a little dry. -- but a shower would be nice because we're st

president announced, the recovery act also provide funds for the completion of the long-awaited fairfax county parkway, waiting decades to be completed. thanks to the recovery act, we'll be able to complete that parkway and make vital connections with fort belvoir. while the recovery is by no means out of the woods, we're seeing positive signses of recovery. though the total number of unemployed remains high, new filings for unemployment claimings have, in fact, come down. retail sales rose 0.5% in may and 0 .6% in june. the fourth month this year with gains. consumer confidence is at a nine-month high. the meltdown in the housing market was a leading cause of the recession and it's encouraging to see that housing starts in may were up 7.2% over april. and new housing sales are up 11.2%. during the traditional business cycle, resessions have tended to last nine months. madam speaker this recession began in december of 2007. 14 months before president obama took office. while no one -- while no one solution will cure it overnight, the recovery act is one piece of the actions that will help. through the

. >> they have had to close the northbound george washington parkway because a tree came down. that is near fairfaxnear the country club heading towards alexandria. they started curb work on monday. only one lane is getting through. not much happening on 95 and 395. 66 looks like it's in pretty good shape. we anticipate some volume on 80. this is what is not happening, not much here on 109. now to greta and alison. thank you. >>> 5:43 is your time, 66 degrees. >> a dramatic deficit in one man's bank account. >> we will be back with your latest traffic t fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> you are watching abc 7's "gd morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison st

fairfax county today. the 12-inch main broke overnight in annandale. as you can see, gushing water flooded parts of little river turnpike between cornwall drive and pinecrest parkway. that caused backups. do dozen customers lost water service as well. a spokesperson with the fairfax water authority says the broken pipe has been fixed and water service has been restored. >>> another big lane shifts near the wilson bridge. >> if you are interested, you can put in your bid to buy the water gate hotel. >> here are four other stories making headlines in the washington area today. >>> prince george's county police are investigating the death of a man found in capitol heights. police found the victim's body early this morning. a resident told police she heard gunshots and then a man lying on the ground. >>> a mother is fighting for her life following a shooting that triggered a 24-hour stand-off with police. it started tuesday when a man shot the mother of his 8-year-old son in an apparent argument. police say he then took the by and another woman hostage. inside a home on fisher drive in falls church. police got them out safely but the 36-year-old woman he is accused of

parkway. now i'm joined -- jeannie bailey with fairfax county water. tell me about the break. 12-inch main.how long do you think this will be a tie-up? >> we do have a 12-inch main here. the good news is the repairs have begun. we are digging now. they've located the gas main. starting to go here. how long will it take? we have to uncover our main to find out exactly what happened, whethethat's a gas get repair or whether we have to put new pipe in there. it's going to be a little while longer before we can give you an estimate on time. >> reporter: okay. thanks so much for joining us this morning. now, in terms of lane closures, because you look behind me, we got all kinds of cones in the area. we do have lane closures. only one lane getting by on the little river turnpike in the westbound direction. and we do have two lanes getting by in the eastbound direction. that is expected to be the case throughout the morning rush hour so keep that in mind if you travel through this area. back to you all in the studio. >> megan, thanks very much. >> it was a chaotic scene just blocks away from the

fairfax, loudoun, and arlington counties will share about $260 million in federal funds. it will go to completing a new interchange between the fair lakes and fair oaks county parkway. >>> a group of students re quarantined in china because of swine flu fears. seven students have tested positive for the swine flu virus. the studen are all part of a culture and language program organized through the university of maryland. >> we are really scared. i think they will take good care of us. >> it was extremely scary. you could not talk to the nurses at the hospital for the doctors. >> the students are now recovering. the chinese government has offered to extend their stay to make up the days they missed while they were quarantined. >>> it is costing a lot of money to keep lights on at several vacant buildings. $14 million has been spent on rent, utilities tied to 21 different buildings. the most expensive of the buildings is a warehouse that this city leases for $540,000 a month. >>> a bethesda it doctor is a free man this morning. a judge waived jail time as long as dr. eric greenberg stays out of trouble for 18 months. police raided his home office and found cocaine and a me

parkway that is blocked right now with flashing lights. a lot of slow traffic out of montgomery county hided down into fairfax. inner loop of the beltway, you guys are open. no accidents to report here. smoothed sailing so far and very little rub are nexting delay as you can see leaving fairfax headeback around towards the exit for 270. unbound new york avenue, good to go -- inbound new york avenue, good to go. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, a popular event and party hall devastated by flames in bridge county. firefighters still putting out hot spots at the knights of columbus hall along southern avenue in oxon hill. here is the scene from overnight as fire tore through the building. you can see the flames raging above the roof inside the facility there. the cent are was known to residents in the area as byrne man our. firefighters are working to try to figure out what sparked this late night blaze. >>> we are trying to learn mother about the man found dead inside a burning minivan in downtown bethesda. police say the 45-year-old man had left his job at a gas station in gle

fairfax, louden and prince william will get smuslu money. the governor sayshes money will go towards paving roads and also y wa brkdanldui aomnfax gentbuild anwaernt ian at fair lakes parkwaythe commonwealth could use the cash. >>> the metro bus riders will have to find a new place to buy cards. the offices at the royal street bus garage in alexandria wil close on july 31st, and so will one in arlington and one in highetsville. >>> the time is 11:42. 77 degrees. up next, the secrets the cell phone industry is keeping from the government. >>> and chris brown speaks out for the first time about what happened between he and rihanna. >>> and who police believe is boldd a series bold if you're like a lot of people, you have high blood pressure... and you have high cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to yr goals? there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower... high blood pressure and high cholesterol. in a clinical study of patients... with slightly elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, caduet helped 48% reach both goals in just 4 weeks. caduet is one of

fairfax. so far looks pretty good in this stretch. 95 a little heavy through woodbridge. no accidents on tho roads or any interstates outside the beltway. 29 hungp u getting through the interchange at suitland parkway because of an cidentp nearnt th .yitland par sile tileetho th right. one caller said there was not h much of a delay. back to you. >> there are new developments in the michael jackson case this morning. search warrants have been signed in the investigation into his death. we are now hearing from the mourners who have been selected to attend the memorial service in l.a. tomorrow. kathy park has the latest on that. >> the cause of jackson's death is still unknown and there are questions lingering on whether he misused prescription drugs. on sunday a judge signed warrants in connection to the investigation but released no details. at the same time some lucky fans are celebrating after winning tickets to his memorial service. the odds of scoring michael jackson memorial service tickets, one in 183. so the thousands of fans once devastated over the loss of the king of pop are celebrating the fact that they are guaranteed a seat at the staples center. >> we never thought we would be picked

parkway. we'll find out more about that. good morning. i'm joe krebs on this thursday, the 16th of july. in the news today, a water main break is affecting the commute in fairfaxnty, a 12-inch main broke in annandale. right now there is only one westbound lane of literary turnpike open. crews are expected to be on the scene for several more hours. >>> an alert for metro riders, the red line closed from fort totten to silver spring station from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. the ntsb wants to perform more tests on that section of track. there will be shuttle buses to help you get around today. >>> we'll take a break and come back and look at weather and traffic. noooo ! is he alright ? poor guy's in a dead zone... can't update facebook... twitter's timing out... youtube's super-slow. it's so frustrating! i had that... until i switched to verizon. you've got 3g all over. get america's largest 3g network and run the apps you want, where you want. now get $50 off any blackberry like the blackberry storm. >>> it is a soft summer morning. in the 70s, the upper 80s this afternoon with clouds in and out and a chance of an afternoon thundershower. a greater chance friday night. ra