we're in the street along georgetown pike and you can see the cars coming up the road and finding the blockage and having to make a u turn and go back down and hook back up to route 7 leesburg pike. down that way, down that part of georgetown pike to springvale road. the crash that happened late in the evening rush brought down the utility poles and wires and work crews are trying to fix it. i have a v-dot truck right here. v-dot telling us the stretch could go through the morning rush. make alternate plans. that is the >>> let's tourn storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell and get a look at the weather headlines. >> good morning aaron, good morning, everybody, friday nearly there. friday one more day after today. temperatures have fallen back to the 30s and 40s. a typical november chill. we'll have sunshine today. temperatures will go back into the 60s once again. sunshine and a chance at 70 degrees tomorrow but lots of temperatures comes our way saturday into sunday, exactly how low we'll go on sunday? that is coming up at 5:21. back into the news. >>> morning, everybody, let me give

still have georgetown pike shut down between and springvale road. pole and wires down from a crash overnight. all lanes right now are blocked. this could be reopening here in a little bit. we'll keep an eye on that. chopper 4 over the scene, showing us the crews there on the scene on the section of georgetown pike. outer loop before kenilworth. the crash is out of the way. this one, still hanging around and take a look at all of the red. 301 inbound before the right 66 looking good, same thing. 95 northbound, a look at 270 coming up. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is 6:18 right now. there are nearly 700 homeless youth in washington today. half of them haven't finished high school. more than half will go without food at least one day this month. i'll be part of a group that will help could have intent house change the facts. -- 18 to 24-year-olds are able to take ged and job t classes. there is mental health care and a pantry for young people that might otherwise go hungry. >> when they come here, they don't have family. they're disconnected from fa

we're in the street along georgetown pike and you can see the cars coming up the road and finding the blockage and having to make a u turn and go back down and hook back up to route 7 leesburg pike.

we are at the intersection of georgetown pike and springdale road. the road has been closed down overnight as utility crews did some work here. traffic is back flowing smoothly, and we are driving on torch down pike, one of the first cars to do that this morning. authorities had to -- we are driving on georgetown pike, one of the first cars to do that this morning. they have reopened this roadway and that will help commuters traffic was already heavy on route seven, but now things are back open at georgetown pike. julie wright is keeping an eye on the traffic elsewhere. she is standing by with those details. julie: good morning, suzanne. now that all lanes are open, hopefully we will get things back to normal inbound on seven. all lanes are now open. a neutral spot. this is the inner loop of the capital beltway approaching side of the highway. heads up on the inner loop of the beltway as you try to work your way through annandale. we will bring you live pictures within the next 10 minutes. coming out of brandywine, 301 northbound at the split, an acci

at this hour, part of the outer georgetown pike is shut down because of this accident. traffic was so bad that some people are actually getting out of their cars and walking around. some people say they have been stuck for hours, and all of this comes after another crash that closed the outer loop this morning, right near the american legion bridge. that crash included a flip-over tractor-trailer, and a truck that was leaking fuel. we are not the only ones dealing 405 freeway in los angeles. total gridlock. travel experts say the best time to venture out was before 11:00 a.m., otherwise they say to wait until 7:00 tonight for all those conditions to improve. it is not a game this new. 7 is on your side for everything you need to know to get year thanks giving destination safely. here is sam sweeney. sam: news. two lanes on the beltway at georgetown pike have just reopened, but this is the second accident that has shut down the beltway for hours. if you are a parent with a child, this is not the place you want to be. some people told us they were trapped for more than th

falls, georgetown pike closed both directions spring veil. >>> food truck workers are recovering after their food truck caught fire on the campus at georgia washington university. falafel broke into flames around 2:00. cause of the fire still under investigation, a gofundme set up to help the victims. >>> what's trending on social media this thursday morn >> good morning, first up tuberculosis scare. somebody was diagnosed with the illness. the health department is working to see who might need to be tested. topic berk los is an airborne exposure. next it's one of his last actions as president. president obama will once again it is the highest in at the u.s. many include bruce springsteen, michael jordan, diana ross and tom hanks, they will be presented on november 22. >>> the material girl is the latest, in car pool care yo key. the ride around manhattan sources say early next month. >>> super model kate upton going on a twitter relevant to complain about her pitcher boyfriend not winning the american league cy young award. rick pour chel low of the boston red sox got more second plac

this is a live look through mongomery county, just north of georgetown pike. stop and go pace on the capital beltway. as a result of this box truck accident. as mentioned because of the situation before we can try to even clear out of the roadways. in addition to that, major crash on interstate 95 northbound, at the prince william parkway blocking a couple lanes as well. back to you. >> anchor: we will stay on top of the latest situation with this accident and anything else as the holiday rush is on. you can get the later news, weather and traffic updatis right now on good morning champ, laurie and val. >> congratulations. >> congratulations again. [ cheers and applause ] val, you talk so much about your brother maks, how he was able to -- you said about 90% of your dance education came -- >> i lied. >> you may want to reconsider it because maks is right here with us this morning. [ cheers and applause ] >> so what do you want to say to him? tatum and i talked about this right before. we're very proud. we're very proud. no, i'm very proud. i think, you know, t

we're talking about the outer loop there just at the georgetown pike and as chopper 4 zooms, you can see a massive backup on the outer loop of the beltway. we're talking about a nine to ten-mile backup on the outer now, this is the second problem we've had in that area of the outer loop today. we're still working, actually. going to show you some video right now to learn what caused another backup earlier this morning. today, of course, one of the busiest travel days of the year. so, just after 7:45 this morning, a box truck crashed into several cars. chopper 4 over that scene minutes after that. that was outer loop there at the american legion bridge. shoulder, so that is not causing any problems any more. but south of that, perhaps the people that were in that backup now a new backup there outer loop at georgetown pike just a mess. barbara? >>> of course, today is the busiest travel day of the year and if you're flying, be sure to pack your patience. some 48 million americans are expected to travel this holiday season. around 3.6 million people will be traveling by air. the airport

just a portion of georgetown pike. so when you hit springville r oad, watch out. all of the lanes are closed for the utility work going on. they didn't say how long delays on route 7 -- taking place. no delays on route 7. but dulles airport, the eastbound lane, the access road, there's some traffic. >> thank you so much. >>> now to new developments and one of the year's highly publicized police shootings the. police officer who shot and k illed a black driver near minneapolis is now charged in the death. prosecutors say there was no his weapon. he is charged with second degree manslaughter. his girlfriend live streamed the aftermath of the shooting p rompting widespread protests. >>> a new revelation about the train engineer who crashed into a station in hoboken, new j ersey. it turned out that he he had undiagnosed sleep apnea and investigators are looking at that as a potential cause of the september crash. he says he has no memory of the crash on the floor. one woman waiting on the platform was killed when the train slammed into her and hundreds of others. >>>

georgetown pike. we're shut down for a section of the roadway between springvale road and utter back store road. best alternate, they'll push you on to route 7. save you the headache and the heartache. chuck bell, how are you? >> 40s. manassas one of the usual cold spots down to 32 but milder 48 in washington. mid-30s across fairfax and surrounding counties. nothing is going to slow down your travels this morning. back to sunshine later on today with temperatures back into the 60s once again. looks like sunshine with a real more about all of that coming up in a few more minutes. back to the news right now. >> chuck, thank you. >>> we're looking to find out how seriously a woman was hurt in a bear attack. this attack happened in middletown, maryland in fredrick county. medics took her to a medical center in hagerstown. she had puncture wounds but that that is all we know right now. >>> vice president elect pence will head to capitol hill for a busy day of meetings. he will speak with paul ryan and mitc

this is a live picture of the outer loop near georgetown pike and mclean, virginia. a crash there has closed all lanes before old dominion. for thanksgiving and you haven't left yet, get on the road now. travel experts say more people than usual are driving to see their loved ones this year and if you are taking the outer loop to the american legion bridge, you'll be happy to know that this truck crash that hurt two people near cabin john parkway is finally cleared. but mikea turner caught up with a few people today who got out early in hopes of beating the rush. >> reporter: aaa says more than a million people p destination. here's a look at the inner and outer loop of the beltway in annandale, virginia. you can't on one side traffic is -- see on one side traffic is already picking up. brian and his family are going to the eastern shore to spend thanksgiving with loved ones in beltny beach -- bethany beach, delaware. what was your game plan? >> get there effortly and stay -- early and stay late. >> reporter: according to aaa more than 1.2 million people are leaving

georgetown pike and shut down the beltway. delay stretched over seven miles. had some people sitting in traffic for hours. stay ahead of the traffic with the text auniversities at abc7. sign up for those on the website wjla.com. michelle: the morning was a mess on the red line. a train broke down between the fort totten and the road "road to -- a road >> the rhode island station. amy aubert spoke to passengers who describe an uncomfortable wednesday commute. amy: some passengers are calling at it normal day. those on the disabled redline train on wednesday morning are calling it a headache. >> at first there was rolling your eyes like this is typical. amy: mike horowitz says his train stopped for unusually avenue. >> it's hot from everyone packed in there. >> he described a packed train and took a photo. >> other guys started to open up the doors to the train cars to get air. amy: after 40 minutes the train was towed here. to the rhode island avenue metro station where the passengers were able to exit. wmata says a brake problem caused the disabled train. repo

georgetown pike closed both directions, spring veil road because of utility work from a crash that happened last night. v dot tells us they plan to re falls. take seven. but seven starting to see increased volume. let's see if we can go ahead and rook at ours maps. the right like that is blocked on 301. traffic increasing on 301 be prepared for that one and also starting to see things increase on 210 through fort washington. 66 eastbound traffic is slowing with the heaviest delay and thing re thing things open up as you head to vienna. 95 be northbound heavy traffic through wood bridge. beltway give yours about 15 extra minutes. 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge starting to see congestion through alexandria. blue line delays and 295 on the map is backing up. back to you guys. >>> we seen this video yesterday, three workers caught campus recovering from steer burns, this was a falafel bus that burst into flames at georgia washington yesterday. the official still officially under investigation a gofundme page has been set up: they're doing pretty well. they set up a $10,000 goal,

here near georgetown pike. congested ride continuing north toward 270 as you wrap around into bethesda. we get a break near connecticut avenue. not too bad. then once you get to silver spring we hit the brakes again. you can see near new hampshire avenue, a lot of congestion. we just cleared away activity over on the shoulder. that has added to the slowing. wet roads from earlier and slowing but no crashes right back to you. alison: okay. thank you. all right. we have the lunchbox weather which we love. this is so much fun. where did you go today? doug: stormwatch7 meteorologist josh knight headed to john w. tolbert elementary school. when he was there what he we do on the program is talk obviously about the weather, answer the kids' questions. we show a brand new video we put together behind the scenes of how we forecast the weather, how we get it on a couple weather experiments then he takes them to a field trip. take them to kings dominion? no. air and space museum? no. even better. he took them outside to s

. >>> the mash-up on georgetown pike was the second accident on cars was able to walk away from the crash. he's describing the moment he realized a box truck was about to crush his car. only on 4, our chris gordon sits down to hear his story. >> reporter: quinn calls it a miracle. he was driving on the outer loop of the beltway from his home in rockville to his work at bmw of fairfax when it happened. he saw the car in front of him hit a jersey wall. he couldn't stop in time to truck about to topple onto his car. >> i could just see the truck falling and then, yeah, that was -- that was scary. >> reporter: what was the thought that went through your mind right then? >> reporter: am i going to survive? >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, mr. burroughs shares with us the pictures and video he took of the accident right from the crash s >> chris gordon, thank you. >>> from the roads to the skies, our airports are crowded this afternoon. lot of folks are flying this year, thanks to cheaper flights. right now, we are not seeing significant flight delays at either reagan national or dulles airports but

a live look in virginia near georgetown pike, which shows you how many brake lights we have heading north. as you continue to wrap around closer to connecticut avenue we are still slowing on the brakes and a live look getting into d.c. crossing the 14th slowing. keep that in mind. that is a look at traffic. we'll have more after the break. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. jonathan: as vote 2016 comes to a close the nation looks ahead to donald trump's presidency. michelle: but he isn't coming in we take a look at the next first lady's potential role. reporter: melania trump decked in white taking a late night victory lap with her husband donald. now the first foreign-born first lady since john adams' wife. melania's road to the white house is anything but conventional. she met

no crashes.es this view georgetown pike delayy from the dulles toll road to tho legion bridge heavy volume asuma you come up from 66 trying toin get towards the 270 spur. s outer loop however is nice andea quiet. we'll switch it over for a looko westbound crash involving acrin tractor trailer after u.s. 15.5. heavy delays all the way back to 270. and the eastbound side the lefth lane remains blocked so from 40 patsed that crash delays as well. 270 south on and off delays froo 70 to the spur.the pu really the heaviest blaze delays picking out in montgomery county towards rockville.towa give yourself 30 extra minutesis there. metro back to being on timeim accept for safetrack. allison and steve.teve >> just call him the deal makerk elect. ec trump expected to announce morer key members of his folks will be advising him asads early as today.early asoday. he is set to meet with formerr texas governor rick perry todayd and chatted with mitt romney rom considered for secretary of o state. meantime he took some time offio to fire off angry tweets abouteo the cast of hamilton you sawou s that over

we're a bit south of where we last saw you at old georgetown road in rockville pike. what you're seeing here are still those slick streets we've been warning you about all morning. the fog here is not quite as heavy as it appeared earlier. we're still seeing fog out here. let's show you some of the video that we did take earlier that kind of shows you how heavy the fog can be throughout our region here. we did also notice in your secondary roads that you may see a a. long the patch that's the fog appears to be heavier. the roads are darker. that is where you want to be especially careful and you make your way up this morning. the dark streets combined with those slick roads can be a dangerous combination out here. we did note that in particular along river road making our way to 495 to get to montgomery county this morning, sos you make your way out, feen you're this morning, you want to be findful of the fog. drivers cannot see you as clearly as they could on a normal day. >> you can follow the latest weather and traffic updates on our washington app. >>> developing

pike is a 15-minute ride. north of there, construction gone on route 3. trains and buses starting on schedule. emily: a georgetown police officer is recovering after a crash in rowley. that officer was working a detail on 95 north. that officer with nonlife-threatening injuries. the driver did stay on the scene and no charges have been announced. right now six young people are facing charges after a violent confrontation with police in cambridge. police forced to use pepper spray to get a crowd under control at the cambridgeside galleria. an estimated 1,000 people were there for a meet and greet with rapper desiigner and celtics rookie jaylen brown. fans waiting for hours for that 5:30 event. say things got out of control. bricks and glass thrown at officers. pepper spray dispersed. some witnesses say there should have been a better plan for police to gain control. >> there's a better way to control a crowd. as a result, everyone had to suffer. emily: those six teens charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. randy: your economy for this tuesday morning. asian shares were mixed investo

georgetown, and not causing any delays right now. and 93 south looks ok out of in andover, slow ride down to the lever connector. and pike eastbound, right now about 25, 495 to 128, and delays building on 95 from sharon, 24 out of brockton, and route 3 heavy from weymouth to braintree. once you get there it's a 30-minute ride, so far trains and buses are doing ok. >> all right, thank you. we want to look at the situation in lynn. police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting. >> sera congi is live with the sera? >> it does not appear, emily and randy, that the lynnway will be opening up soon. you can take a look behind me, a large police presence here mostly on the southbound side of the lynnway but both sides are closed. this happened at 4:00 this morning. the police chief telling us that this was an officer-involved shooting. the officer is not hurt. the suspect, at mgh in surgery. and the shooting was the result that started as an armed robbery callas gas station, crime scene on -- near commercial street. the lynnway shut down between commercial and shepherd. and police were at the gas station as well. not m