wrong is going on inside your body but there's a problem when the pain gets chronic like an austere freitas in migraines and then you have to see a pain doctor like dr. here at the francisco's hospital in berlin and he's the head of the pain clinic. what's patients with severe chronic pain really need is a companion a professional companion who is helping them to fight the pain and to have a goal for the future. well i think we all have some pain medication at home and this is a case because if you've got a serious to say headache it's ok to take a pill but beware. and the danger is in some pain medications have serious side effects which are really harming the body. was a mess 4 years ago she became a patient in her own clinic but chronic pain have become unbearable. expense and have been. hard to get. sick in the pants and hard. to stand that she must and suffer as a happy something is she once. she's been through a lot of various doctors different therapies and lots of painkillers. but painkillers often have side effects. and if you think you can just keep treating pain yourself without

brad freitas is up in chopper 4. tell me what you're seeing. >> reporter: we got here two hours ago and copper 4 brin you the first aerial of this and working you to help you getou ar this. three right lanes closed 37 the reason why the cleanup had not started until now, we were waiting f a u.s. postal service inspector because that mail is protect as it make its way towards its destination. still two miles of backup and growing as only the left lane gets by single file. >> very slow. that add to the pain of other issues this morning.r anotheone. outer loop at new hampshire avenue. we are st reopened but still slow here. southbound on 95 and outer loop talking about a seven-mile delay this morning. here is a brand-new accident in hyattstown. northbound 270. overturned tractor-trailer and fuel spill. s anotheruation i want you to look at here. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >> just listening to that, i need a metal health day!e they are frein oregon. if you can declare a mental health day andnot haveo

right now brad freitas is up in chopper 4. how have things developed here, brad?we are getting a good view o this fromopper 4. it looks like the front of that tractor-trailer that they have tried to hook up is just not in a position where they can lift it so they have started to unload that candynd hopefully before that truck turns into this righted.get it's on on the edge of an empanicment so can't tip it back over on its wheels. you can father hurley to -- we have always have something going on the beltway? >> big delays on the beltway have just reopened. outer loop here on the left side after 66. a crash near 50. then near 66 and both out of th wayd thing looking a lot better. rest of the beltway looking pretty good. volume not so bad here this morning on they. beltwa zooming in. southbound third street tunnel after new york avenue a crash in the middle of the road so that will slow you down a little bit. 60 miles per hour onceou get by the hershey truck on 270. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today 103.5 fm. >>> four things to know. litary

brad freitas is up in chopper 4. not a bad day to consider the icc. >> reporteryou're right.alternate route in general for the top side of the beltway will be good for us. ctor-trailer t pretty much opened up and split and opened its load onto the beltway here. three lanes blocked with the cleanup and we have at least a mile abackupnd building but this isn't the only thing going on up here. what is going on on the outer loop? >> a mess after new hampshire avenue all traffic is stopped.h hampshire avenue and they have moved this camera so you can see that situation. this is a crash investigation and wherege meagan fitzrald is live for us this morning. taking a look at gw parkway. northbound diverted 123. they are moving heavy equipment for the siphole rer. purple shows the complete closure. you have the break there with that closure at new hampshire avenue so i'm surprised we are getting a time there. >>> chuck bell, good morning. >> good morning, melissa. ies are cloud we are waiting on the rain at this point in time bull the rain is not too terribly far away. so have the umb