this is the fredericksburg line, train number 302. your delay is ten minutes. metro, marc, no reported delays at this time. seeing delays on the roadway. chopper 4 is live at route 66 over route 50. we're starting to slow down as you head east and make your way towards the beltway. and even inside the beltway, starting to see some delays in this area. taking the beltway in maryland, not so bad. crowding a little bit along the beltway at colesville road. still making good speed. right now your speed is 55 miles an hour. to get from 495 to 270, it will take you 11 minutes. >>> coming up, the big >>> take a look at this video from mt. rainier in prince george's county. an ambulance catches fire, explodes, as you saw. the ambulance was parked at 38th street here at rhode island avenue while the crew was responding to a call wednesday afternoon. luckily, no one was inside it at the time. a volunteer fire crew from bladensburg put out the fire. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. >>> 6:15 now. three new traffic laws will go into effect tomorrow in ma

highs for today, mid-70s in downtown. 75 in fredericksburg. 70 in winchester and so we talked about today being nice. breezy but still warm. upper 70s now. on saturday, big changes. 60 degrees. chilly through the weekend. a chance for some light showers or maybe a sprinkle. definitely, you want to bring out the umbrella for the weekend. most little league games should be fine. they'll still be played. you'll definitely need a good blanket or a good sweater to keep you warm. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. it is friday. that means traffic still pretty light out there getting a late start this morning. should be ok. here's what it looks like on the beltway. we'll zoom in all the way to 66. you see the yellow cars because of a bit of construction. otherwise, things are looking fine on 66. here's what it looks like live out of centreville as you head toward route 50, 123 and nutley. you'll be ok. back to the maps and this time zooming in south of town on 95 coming out of richmond, fredericksburg, all the way up the line to springfield. you're ok on 9

fairly mild. 70 at fredericksburg and 70 at hagerstown. we have a stationary frontal system off the coast. that's produced a few showers for us today. and a lot of moisture streaming up from the south, from the gulf coast. we have this system to really watch. going to be our next weather maker, as it moves closer towards us and we get the stage set for a chance of seeing storms. back to our weather maps, through the next 24 hours, expect to see fog tomorrow. start overnight tonight, lingering in the early morning showers. some showers. by tomorrow afternoon, a chance of seeing thunderstorms. the southerly flow will make it very muggy through into the week. that's not going to change much. in the tropics, tropical storm philippe that in this last update said it may not intensify to hurricane status on monday as anticipated. but it will gain some strength. no watches or warnings now in the meantime. temperatures into the week, upper 70s. we cool down a little bit by thursday behind a cold front. a chance of storms each day, until we hit the

but look at fredericksburg, 79. we'll come back, talk about big changes, and maybe seeing some of the first snowflakes of the season in parts of the metro. >>> still ahead on 9news now, waiting for a verdict in the amanda knox appeal. when the american in italy should learn if her conviction will be overturned. >>> and also ahead, maryland's governor hailing prince george's county for cracking down on crime. >>> and the consumer alert about the debit card that could be in your wallet. find out how much bank of america wants to charge customers to use their debit card. >>> now to a consumer alert that is sure to have you talking and angry. bank of america reportedly plans to charge you $5 a month just to bay things with your debit card. it will not matter if you use it one time or 100 times. the wall street journal cites an internal memo saying you will not be charged if you only use the card at an atm. a spokesperson tells cnn the reason is those new regulations on the fees that are capped that banks can charge reta

temperatures today, mid-70s in downtown. 75 for fredericksburg. 69 in winchester. mid-60s for cumberland. gaithersburg around 75 degrees. we should be in the 74 degrees for this time of year. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. the cooldown this weekend, 64 tomorrow with a passing shower or some sprinkles. sunday, 60 as well. warming up through next week. here's monika with your traffic. >> thank you so much, anny. we'll start off with a live look of sky 9. here's what it looks like inbound on 66 at route 50. lots of delays right now heading toward vienna and the beltway. now, we'll take a look at a map and tell you what's going to happen later in the day. if you plan on traveling on the inner loop and you're used to exiting on to 66 from the northbound side of the beltway using the left exit to get on to 66, that later in the day will be closed. stick to the right side, use 49a and you'll be able to access 66 in both directions. i hope that explains that for you. let's take a look at 395 on the northbound side. no problems here at washington boulevard. heade

fredericksburg, 76 degrees. we should be around 74 for this time of year. enjoy today. will get breezy later and this evening. saturday, look at that. 60 degrees. chilly conditions, mostly cloudy. few sprinkles or showers possible. sunday, a little more sunshine. partly sunny. 60. here is your seven-day outlook. come say hi to us, fall for fairfax. i will be out there along with howard and topper. this weekend is cool but we start to warm things back up on tuesday, wednesday and thursday into the 70s. we've earned those days. we'll be right back. >>> don't forget to go to jchayward.com. this week, i went to see fehla at the shakespeare theatre and i'll be featuring it on the web site at jchayward.com. leave comments. let me know what you think. all right, i want to tell you that the maryland wineries are inviting you to uncork some fabulous wines this weekend. at the riverside wine fest. it is being held at the solderly plantation in st. mary's county in hollywood, maryland. i have regina mccarthy here. she is a spokesperson for the maryland wineries association and you

district. 66 and 95, to and from the beltway looks good between marshall and vienna and between fredericksburgield. looks good on 270 95, and b-w parkway between 30 parcel airport and the beltway running nicely on 50 between annapolis and new york ave. looks good on route 4 from prince frederick to andrews air force base and route 5 out of all sorts. we will look at mass transit in a few moments. back to news. >>> 4:52, 60 degrees. cracks coming u>>> is ser what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this s d is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. on a traditional mattress, there is no adjustment. you get what you're buying that day. with our bed, you change the setting to something you like. this way, if you change your mind once you get home you can adjust it. if you don't like it, change it. wow! that feels really good. it's hugging my body. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. if i'm in pain one day

and a brief delay on the fredericksburg line of five minutes, train number 302.ack to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> time now 5:43 on this final day of september. the first lady giving new meaning to the term mystery shopper. >> she's like regular people. >> the incognito trip to a local target that is generating big >>> welcome back at 5:46. a crime alert to tell you about. police warning anyone out this early morning in one arlington neighborhood. police say a man attacked a jogger along army navy drive. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live with what happened. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. this happened in the 2000 block of army navy drive around 6:30 in the morning yesterday morning. police say a female jogger was running through the area. she was actually up on the sidewalk when the man approached her. he actually knocked her to the ground, kicked her several times to immobilize her, and then he sexually assaulted -- he groped her. now, she was able to get away. she is going to be okay. but police are still looking for that suspect,

we're down to 55 in gaithersburg. 61 in fredericksburg. a much cooler night tonight. but nothing compared to where we'll be in a couple of days. no rain out there to talk about. we won't see any rain in the next 24 hours even though we have a strong cold front coming down. this cold front bringing a lot of rain and thunderstorms to ohio and columbus, in towards pittsburgh. it will dry out before it moves to our region overnight and into the day tomorrow. it will bring us cloud cover. i'm not anticipating too much in the way of shower activity. we won't see much of anything with that front. the first front is the one we saw today that did bring us a couple of showers, really, tw in the portions of maryland. here's the next storm. as it makes its way down, the cold front will bring us clouds most likely by 11:00, 12:00 this morning. here comes the cool air behind it in the afternoon. tomorrow afternoon and evening, you're going to notice a difference when you step out the door from what you did earlier in the afternoon. cool and windy for the week ernernnd. because of t

but we are still 68 downtown. 63 in gaithersburg. 64 in frederick and 66 in fredericksburg. so the football forecast for high school football, not bad. temperatures in the 60s throughout the game. maybe 62 or 61 by 9:00. but it will be dry, a couple showers south and east of town, that's it. d.c..highschoolsports.net. check it out for the latest scores. for us, partly to mostly cloudy. breezy, colder. lows 45 to 52. we'll come back. we know it's going be chilly this weekend. we'll tell you how wet it's going to be. >> thank you topper. a judge in pennsylvania says retail giant, wal-mart, has to pay a woman $100 for over charging her by two cents at the register. the judge awarded mary bach $100. on two occasions, she went to the store and bought sausages priced at 98-cent, but they charged her a whole dollar instead. wal-mart tried to refund her change, but bachman refused. so, what do you think about this one? did she go overboard just to save a few pennys on this? send your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag. or just post your comments on our facebook page. >>> a man's will to

right now, things are looking pretty good. 95 in virginia, no problems out of fredericksburg up to thetway. 395 heading across the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. everything is running smoothly, no problems heading into the district and on to the freeway. 270 and 66 also running incident-free. want to talk about the beltway approaching 66. the inner loop ramp to westbound 66, typically, you've got the left and right ramp that you can use. this weekend, the left ramp is going to close. you will need to lose the right lane. that is closing permanently. the right lane has been widened so there are two lanes for you but you need to lose that right merge, inner loop of the beltway beginning this weekend. heads up for you. >> thank you. >>> new laws go into effect in maryland tomorrow. one law closes a loophole making it illegal to text or read an e-mail while driving. it has been illegal to send a text while driving. but maryland is also making it a misdemeanor to causes a death while driving in a negligent manner. previous rules allowed convicted drivers to get little or no punishmen

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waldorf and charles county across the river now to the east of fredericksburg, they continue to make their way off to the east as the frontal boundary does the same. it's the cold front moving through. you are going to notice a difference. here is the front right in here. here is the clearing to the west. we are going to see some sunshine throughout the evening hours and probably we'll stay on the partly cloudy to clear side once we get rid of these clouds. the clouds to the west moving our way, they are not going to get over the mountains. we are going to see a nice evening. once again, it's on the chilly side. if you are thinking of heading out, it's not cool now but you'll need a jacket. 55 in morgantown. 56 in pittsburgh. once again, that colder air will continue to filter in here throughout the evening hours. there goes the cold front. the cool and windy conditions tomorrow and sunday. we have to throw in a chance of showers both days. it's not going to be a rainy weekend but i expect to see some showers. they will be on the light side. no moderate or heavy rain this weekend. it

in gathersburg and 73 in fredericksburg, virginia. here's a look at the radar. we have a few very, very light showers. these are not reaching the ground in hagerstown. as far as the overnight goes, as we go through 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 p.m., mostly cloudy sky, in northwest lowden county. 64 degrees by 9:00 and upper 50s by 11:00 p.m. and then another 10 degree temperature drop and by saturday midnight, 59 degrees. by the time we get to tomorrow morning, around 50 degrees in the beltway, maybe 53 or so. just a little higher if we hang on to that wind. pittsburgh and detroit and 54 degrees. high temperature around 57 degrees. folks, that is the average temperature for mid-november. so very chilly air. watch that blue. that's the cold as it sinks all the way down to the south and hitting our friends down through the carolinas. 42 in charlotte for the start on sunday morning and 44 in atlanta, georgia. we'll be starting out in the 40s. unfortunately, it looks like there may be cloud cover holding through sunday. maybe even more light showers coming through the area on

currently, 623 degrees at reagan national. 61 in winchester, 61 for in you fredericksburg. here is the forecast for the day and, again, plenty of sunshine. partly sunny, little breezy at times as that front continues to push east. 75 the daytime high in washington, 72 72 later >>> we continue follow a developing story from overseas this morning. then american-born al-qaeda cleric was killed today in the mountains of yemen. andwar al-awlaki is believed to help koord knit tomorrow of the recent attacks on the u.s. including the christmas day 2009 bombing attempt. >> ten years ago, he ran a mosque in falls church. his radical online postings are also believed to have influenced major hasan nadal, the man accused in the fort hood rampage. joining us this morning is j.j. green. thanks for joining us on short notice. we appreciate that. >> what is the latest? what are your sources telling you? >> it was a drone, a u.s. drone in yemen. it was earlier in the day. it is too early to have scientific confirmation that it was him supposedly because dna would have to be used but most li

eastern seaboard. 63 at reagan national. 57 in gaithersburg t feels fantastic out there. 59 in fredericksburg martinsburg. again, mid-70s today. there will be a bit of a breeze from time to time as we watch the next frontal system move on through. there it is, here is the rain showers associated with this and they are falling apart. we don't need any more rain. you get the idea. that will get squeezed out as it pushes through. but behind it, cooler air, drier air will start to filter in later this afternoon. i think you'll notice that. then we'll cloud up tonight. this big pool of cool air swirling here. that will drift down toward the mid-atlantic as we get into the overnight hours. we'll have cool conditions around here for the weekend. 75 for today. today is that day of transition. we cloud up tonight, maybe a shower overnight. 50 in the city. lots of 40s tomorrow morning. i don't think there will be heat but it will be a close call. 5 # tomorrow with a few showers. 60 on sunday and then we warm up nicely. this is a nice time of year. 72 on tuesday. let's do traffic now with lauren demarco

baltimore, 63 winchester, feels a lot better for you as the humidy is on the decrease. 51 in fredericksburgrm temperatures. partly sunny conditions and dry this afternoon. more details on the weather. we have a chilly weekend in store for you coming up. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, we go to lauren demarco for traffic. >> route 1 closed in both directions in fred ricks. closed at 35 a because of a wreck. >> traveling the outer loop of the beltway, heavy and throw from klemm park into silver spring, that typical stretch and reports of a typical delays on 92. 26 approaching the beltway, you're going to find some delays right there near gallows, past nutley street. outer loop heavy through springfield past telegraph road. eastbound on the freeway at south capitol street, watch for the crash. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> 8:02 now. we begin this morning with a look at the top stories. an american-born al-qaeda cleric was killed. andwar al-awlaki was believed to have helped coordinate some of the attacks on the united states, including the attempted bombing of a plane headed to

vivian joins us from fredericksburg, virginia. the democrats' line. caller: i remember that day, because i had just turned the radio on, and i said, is that true? he said yes. then i got a phone call from the school to comes pick up my grandson. i heard that the plane that hit the pentagon. i thought, oh, my god, my sister works there. i picked him up and took him home and i turned off the tv because i did not want him to see that. i started calling my other sister to see if she had heard from the sister that it worked at the navy and next. we try for three hours to get a hold of her and i could not. i always wondered why there were so few people on those flights. like 93 only had 40 people, passengers and crew. and only 70 people total for the two planes that hit the world trade center? it just of their pay. -- it bothered me. i said i would never get on a plane. there was something not right. that big of a plane? i came from hawaii in 2000, and i had an overnight play of -- lay over because we did not have enough people to take us from san francisco

host: the last call comes from frederick starr, virginia, william on the republican line -- fredericksburg. caller: is there something out there -- is there someone out there who was doing a list comparing hospital to hospital and insurance company to insurance company on the cost of the individual procedures? i do not understand what the government is so involved when it comes to cost. free market is the way to get the cost down. who is stopping seniors from going to canada and buying their medication there? who is this say no/ ? the government. you will see costs come down to competition. guest: your first question is prowling the answer to the second question. right now it is difficult to know what prices the hospitals are charging, the doctors are charging. it is hard to know when you buy a policy what exactly is covered and what they will pay if you go to dr. x. part of the reason the market forces do not work better is that historically is difficult to get the kind of information that consumers would need to make choices. that is one of the big difficulties. the real question is whet

we have no evidence that she never visited them at mount vernon, although she lived in fredericksburg which is not very far away. historic rumor has even type tier as a possible story during the war. george's father died when he was 11. mary felt that george should be taking care of her rather than pursuing his career. even when he's in his 20's out on the western frontier he receives a letter from his mother saying that she urgently needs a new dutch servant and some butter, as if he's supposed to drop all of his regiment of these and go fetch his poor mother some butter. wade in the revolutionary war much more bizarrely washington receives a letter from the speaker of the virginia assembly says commander general, something has been going on here in the virginia state capitol that no one has had the courage to tell you about to begin mother has been here for a couple of months. she has applied for special petition for emergency relief claiming poverty and hinting at abandonment by you know who, the commander in chief. washington was a very dutiful son who brought his mother a beautif

host: next, came in fredericksburg, virginia. caller: thank you for taking my call.nce again, it was obama doing what he always does. it is a campaign speech, not a serious proposal. i think he is the most divisive president that we have had in recent history. i am very offended by most of the african-american callers that have been calling in and the democrats that say that the republicans are racist. how are we racist when we disagree with him on policy? it is not about race. if he was purple, it would be the same way. it is ignorant for democrats or blacks to even say that about republicans. how is that going to bridge any divide to where we can work together when the president comes out like that in a very combative tone? he is not trying to set the stage to work out any compromise with republicans. let's face it. let's be real. it is what it is. it is not going to work. i would not want to work with somebody like that. would you? host: on to the independent line, david in corpus christi, texas. caller: thank you. i just wanted to comment -- i voted for the presi

louise in fredericksburg, virginia. go ahead. caller: hello. can you hear me? host: we sure can. good morning. caller: good morning. i personally don't think roads and bridges is what we need. that to me is a waste of money. you should see d.c. i live outside of it, and there is construction going on all over the place. to me, it is no surprise that the people in washington think the people in washington think that is a good thing, but it isn't a good thing. we need sewage treatment plants, we need water treatment plants. there are millions and millions of gallons of sewage being dumped into the chesapeake bay, dumped into the chesapeake bay, and no one is doing anything about sewage treatment plants and water treatment plants and things that would put concrete steel, pipe layers, nonunion people, other than state workers working on state roads over and over and over and over again. host: "america is in crisis. we blame you rnc and dnc." mike, welcome to the conversation. caller: i have what i think is a good idea to help offset the cost of two illegal wars. host: what is that? c

host: the last call comes from frederick starr, virginia, william on the republican line -- fredericksburgller: is there something out there -- is there someone out there who was doing a list comparing hospital to hospital and insurance company to insurance company on the cost of the individual procedures? i do not understand what the government is so involved when it comes to cost. free market is the way to get the cost down. who is stopping seniors from going to canada and buying their medication there? who is this say no/ ? the government. you will see costs come down to competition. guest: your first question is prowling the answer to the second question. right now it is difficult to know what prices the hospitals are charging, the doctors are charging. it is hard to know when you buy a policy what exactly is covered and what they will pay if you go to dr. x. part of the reason the market forces do not work better is that historically is difficult to get the kind of information that consumers would need to make choices. that is one of the big difficulties. the real question is whether

we have no evidence that she never visited them at mount vernon, although she lived in fredericksburg which is not very far away. historic rumor has even type tier as a possible story during the war. george's father died when he was 11. mary felt that george should be taking care of her rather than pursuing his career. even when he's in his 20's out on the western frontier he receives a letter from his mother saying that she urgently needs a new dutch servant and some butter, as if he's supposed to drop all of his regiment of these and go fetch his poor mother some butter. wade in the revolutionary war much more bizarrely washington receives a letter from the speaker of the virginia assembly says commander general, something has been going on here in the virginia state capitol that no one has had the courage to tell you about to begin mother has been here for a couple of months. she has applied for special petition for emergency relief claiming poverty and hinting at abandonment by you know who, the commander in chief. washington was a very dutiful son who brought his mother a beautif