continuing on down to germantown and beyond. no accidents.ou can see the weather now beginning to move into this region. bear that in mind. see how we're doing. 95 northbound, regular lanes on up doing fine. h.o.v. lanes that are jammed because of an accidentin the two-lane stretch. h.o.v., left lane is taken away with the accident. h.o.v. lanes are much slowe than the regular lanes at this hour. out to the rail we go. good time to catch a trail. all doing great. >>> heavy rain caused dangerous flooding in the upper midwest. right now officials are keeping a close on on a levee in portage, wisconsin. worrs will inspect a 14-mile sand levee today. more than 100 homes are threatened by the rising waters. >>> the grand olopry will reopen following this year's widespread flooding in nashville. ed iconic hall opens tonightor the first time since that disaster. nbc's jay gray is inside the opry house this morning with a closer look at e celebration and recovery. jay, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, joe. believe it or not ther

construction and remains on the lappin at 66. 270 is good in germantown. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:32 on this wednesday morning. an apparent according case in the northwest neighborhood. a woman's belongings sprawled down the block after she is a victim from her apartment. it has led to serious issues. details from the roman and insight on how this will be resolved. >> eliose diaz came from nothing, growing up in venezuela. she began saving everything she could when she moved to the u.s. >> corridor for years to collect things to send to my country. >> she recently lost her job as a husky per, delahunt, and got evicted today. >> no job, no money. >> neighbors were concerned and they saw how much stuff was thede the the bodman cial --- womans' house. >> we've been calling politicians. >> it was to no avail. >> we went through a similar situation with a blizzard and gunnoe helicopter -- and got no help then. >> congressman jim gramm arrived. >> if she can identify and what is important to her, we will store it. >> we are trying to build up the communi

a sexual assault in germantown has a community on edge.hn mccain's team have to step in when a protester got involved. we will see less 6:00 p.m.. we have been waiting for rain and we finally got some. >> let's check in with doug hill and get the latest. >> we might get some rain overnight. for the past couple of hours, most of the rain has been west of the metro area. another batch is towards martinsburg. we can see that in the storm's stand. -- storm scan. that low pressure area over southwestern virginia is pulling the moisture of than we will have a fair amount of it. we will update the rain totals. we have picked up 1.3 in. in some areas. the graphics show the watch in effect for flash flooding for that is a possibility for tomorrow morning. we will keep a close eye on that. by tomorrow morning, the storm will move to our north and it will be sunny by wednesday, we will enjoy a little bit of sunshine before the next system develops. the rain will be mild. as we head through thursday and friday, another system will come out of the gulf

this happed on route 355 in germantown after the wman spent a night out with friends. >> reporter: the 21-year-old victim told police she was walking alone early sunday morning on this very dark stretch of route 355 south of high point drive. >> we know she had been socializing with frien in germantown, and it was her plan to walk to 7-eleven to meet another friend. >> reporter: streetlights are few and far between. >> she was attacked from an unknown man who grabbed her, took her into the woods d sexually assaulted her. she did sustain minor injuries during that resistance. >> reporter: police say after e attack the woman was able to get to the 7-eleven a short distance away on professional drive and call for help. the neighboood enjoys a very low crime rate. women we were spoke to were suprised by news of the assault. >> i work in this area. >> i think around the bus stops you have to be careful a little bit. but anywhere you go you should be careful. >> reporter: because it was dark the woman was not able to get a good look at her attacker. jackie benson, 4:nbc news. >>> here comes

investigators in germantown are on the hunt for a sexual predator. a dark stretch on 355 near high point drive. the victim told police she had just been out with friends and decided to wlk to a 7-eleven store on pressional drive. on the way there she was attacked by a man who pulled her into the woods and sexually assauld her. police are still looking for the suspect. >>> the holidays are just around the corner, but you can cebrate a little bit early by making some improvements at home. virginia will be holding its fourth annual tax holiday on energy efficient products. the holidayegins one week from friday, october 8th to october 11th. dishwashers, shower heads, toilets and washing machines that improve energy use will all be tax except. >>> an alert for drivers in maryland. a cell phone ban starts on friday. under at law, you can still use a hand-held one at a stop ligh maryland's cell phone ban is a secondary offense which means police can only write you a ticket if you have been pulled over for some offense. it's a $40 fine and $100 for repeat of

now police are warning women in the germantown neighborhood to be extra careful. the 21-year-old victim told police she was walking alone early suspendnday morning o thi very dark stretch of route 55 just south of high point drive. >> we know she had been socializing with friends in germantown and it was her plan to walk to this 7-eleven to meet another friend. >> reporter: there is a sidewalk but streetlights are few and far between. >> she was attacked behind by an unknown male, grabbed her, took hernto the woods and sexually assaulted her. she did attempt to fight off her attacker. she did sustain minor injuries during that resistance. >> reporter: police say that after the attack, the woman, who does not live in germantow was able to get to the 7-eleven, a short distance away on professional drive, and call for help. the neighborhood enjoys a very low crime rate. women we spoke to were surprised by news of the assault. >> i work in this area, i live in this area, and it seems pretty safe to me. i think around some of the bus stops you have to be careful a litt

southbound # 70 out of germantown, lap are open as you continue southbound headed out towards mva. no trouble spots on the beltway between college park and bethesda. -- southbound # 70 out of germantown, lanes are open as you continue southbound headed out towards mva -- southbound 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headline this morning, as we continue to check the day's headlines, a search for i rapist in maryland as police in montgomery count you are looking for a suspect who aparently attacked a woman in german up two. a # 1-year-old flagged them down on 3:00 on sunday. she said a man dragged her into the woods and sexually salted her. she said she did not get a good look at him. >> so before a limited suspect description at this time. unconfirmed race of this male attacker, believed to be in his 20s or 30s. she describes him as short and with a medium build. >> police to not think the victim knew her attacker. >>> a d.c. judge has delayed the trial of the man accused of killing chandra levy. the judge has postponed it until october 18 saying the pros

] >> reporter: the community farm in germantown is infested. >> tomatoes, egg plans, peppers, okra.> reporter: the founder says the stink bugs cause discoloration, caking to texture, making crops inedible. >> it is very difficult. >> reporter: he says crops are off by 15% this year, a loss for the farm an the people that work there. >> we grow and sell vegetables as a frame work for training adults with developmental disabilities. >> reporter: the bugs are all over the farm and attacks crops in the field. they are using a floating row cover and underneath are collard greens. this is the only thing keeping them safe from stink bugs. >> we are assert tied organic farm and that means we don't spray chemical based pesticides orherbicides. >> reporter: he says nothing else has worked there are no known natural predators if the stink bug. >> reporter: he says other farms are seeing the same thing and he is worried it will get worse. >> we are making it through this year but next year could be very problematic. >> reporter: while some of you responded with suggestions on how to deal with t

delays forming in germantown. in virginia, 66 close in from fair oaks to 1, heavy and steady. got a crash out before you reach middleburg. that is 24 # heading into middleburg and out towards 15. that is where we've got the accident activity tying up the left side of the road. callers tell us it is an additional 0-manhunt wait trying to threat through the three-mile backup headed to the accident scene. eastbound 66 before you reach 66, left side of the road is blocked. northbound i-95, the wreck we had should now be on the shoulder. >>> a developing story from the white house as chief of staff rahm emmanuel is expected to step down and sources say it could happen this week. emmanuel is reportedly considering running for mayor of chicago. a source close to emmanuel says for final decision has been made. he is apparently looking into how the move and the campaign would affect his family. if he leaves, senior advisor pete oumed rip in-- interim ch of staff. >>> investigators here being for the causes after fire that killed several cattle at a livestock facility in marshall virgin

germantown to the lane divide. now traveling in on 66, this is a live shot out of vienna, leaving 123 and toward the beltway. doesn't appear to be bad here. it is below speed but all of our gridlock traffic out on 66 is still stuck back in manassas. we have delays there and then through centreville, more slow traffic leaving 7100. southbound on the dulles toll road -- or 28 at the dulles toll road, accident reported there. 95 in the express lanes and main line slow toward duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> reminder that drivers in maryland have to go hands free as a new law kicks in at the end of the week. it's a secondary offense. the police must see you doing something else wrong like speeding. it's $40 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense and comes with no points unless you get into an accident. >>> five american soldiers are facing a court marshall for killing afghan civilians allegedly for fun. a hearing is underway in the state of washington into the most serious war

welcome back. 54 in fort belvoir. 53 and sterling. 60 in germantown. park.palmer it is a little cooler than yesterday morning. gainesville, 57. waldorf, 55. 55 in upper marlboro. low 80's this afternoon with a lot of sunshine, a few scattered clouds. similar to what we have seen the past couple weeks. a light northwesterly wind at 5- 10. gaithersburg, 64. culpeper, 62 degrees -- 52. as a developing low pressure system in the upper midwest that will track eastward. we could use some moisture, but it does not look like we will get it. we anticipate increasing clouds through out the day tomorrow. a few showers will come through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. we will talk about that and now traffic with lisa baden. >>> inbound on canal road after the chain bridge but before arizona avenue there's a stalled car. there's one on the new york avenue in mount near florida avenue, a stalled tractor trailer. -- new york avenue in moubound. there's a 395. southbound on 270 headed to 109, more of your neighbors hitting the notes, the pace looks normal. back t

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lanes are open as you continue from germantown headed out towards the split across the american legion bridge. traffic is still moving at speed. traveling eastbound on 66, this is a camera angle east of 234 trying to get past the virginia visitors center. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> vote are head to the polls this morning for the primary elections in d.c. an maryland. let's start with matt ackland in the race to the d.c. mayor. >> reporter: it has been a long couple of months of campaigning for both candidates and it will be a very long day for them today. we understand both of those gentlemen are up very early. mayor fenty held a rally around 5:30 at georgia avenue to kick off today's event. we understand that chairman gray will be voting somewhere between 7:00 and 7:30 near his home on alabama avenue in southeast. mayor fenty and his wife are expected to vote around the same time on 1th street near their home right around 7:30. -- around the same time on 13th street near their home. both will set until tonight for the election results. back to you. >>> now to th

. >> now the latest on the roads. 270 slow in hyattstown and through germantown.othing stopped in the roadway. then beyond that we got more slow traffic getting past the interchange of rockville. let's see hows the as you approach the beltway. no accidents on 270. just a lot of traffic. 95 jammed up making the trip from dale city to if wenged go to the springfield camera. the traffic at the beltway going to be jammed up toward landmark on 395. all lanes open on 395 getting to that point. 66 slow at manassas and centerville. back to you guys. we'll be right back with more on good morning, washington right after this. mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) when you add velveeta to spicy rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you've got a queso so good, it'll blow 'em away. mmmmm... ( crash ) - ha ha ha! - woo! - dang! velveeta & rotel. man, that's good! >> at 6:55. one quick last look at weather and traffic. >> a traffic situation we've been dealing with in district heights, what's the latest with that? >> a stretch of marlboro pike still shut down b

germantown, it is heavy. off and on the bridge from this point to the capitol beltway itself.g 395 northbound, jammed up early. after that point, clear shot two and from. >>> new today, some good news for northern virginia drivers. at 7:00 this evening, the virginia department of transportation will open northbound lanes of fairfax county extension. a ribbon cutting for the final link was helmonday. >> a check of our top stories this morning. >>> peruvian news agency reports the mother of missing teen natalee holloway met with joran van der sloot in prison. she got access through a dutch journalist. he is in prison accused of killing another woman, 21-year-old stephanie flores. he is the main suspect in natalee holloway's 2001 disappearance in aruba but was never charged. >>> a victim shot in hyattsville in the park at 2600 block of nicholsonstreet. police have not releaseded his name, nor have they said what led to that shooting. >>> and the chain bridge will ose at 8:00 tonight so crews ca work under the bridge deck. no access from either d.c. or arlington. that includes ped

in virginia, 54. 54 and sterling and germantown. paul moorpark, -- palmer park, 54. us.he 50's for most of 54 at the airport in frederick. 57 in bowie. low 80's today. chance of showers late tomorrow and tomorrow night. >>> not much to talk about on the roads. rohde work on the beltway in virginia is gone. -- roadwork. 66 it is quiet in rosslyn and vienna. looks good across the roosevelt bridge. looks good near the pentagon on 395. we will take you to maryland. in and out of baltimore is uneventful. clear to the airport. beltway traffic moving nicely at colesville rohde. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 61 degrees on this wednesday. >> coming up, double trouble in the topics -- topics. two powerful storms churning up the atlantic. >> the tea party stirs the political pot >>> welcome back. 4:45 on this wednesday. d.c. voters have decided to oust incumbent mayor adrian fenty. if with 90% of precincts reporting, if council chair vincent gray defeated the and 53-46%. graeme's victory in the democratic primary almost guarantees that he will be the next mayor of d.c. there w

busy on the top side approaching and passing 109 and delays in germantown. outer loop below speed from 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> an american woman held in iran prison for more than a year speaks out about her ordeal. sharia shourd's comments come as the president arrives in new york for the u.j. general assembly. she was charged with spying and two other americans, her fiance and friend. they say they mistakenly crossed the board when hiking in 2009. and while shourd said she is happy for her freedom, she does not feel completely free. >> i stand before you today only one-third free. that was the last thing that josh said to me before i walked through the prison doors. we committed no crime and we are not spies. >> she did not say anything too controversial on sunday. the other two do remain behind bars. their mothers have requested a meeting with ahmadinejad to ask for the release of their son. ahmadinejad is in new york right now nor the u.j. general assembly. he is speaking out about the nuclear program. stac

still at speed, the trip out of germantown continuing into gaithersburg and rockville. reported coming across the american legion bridge. in virginia, eastbound 66, the lane are open but we are starting to see some slow downs as you merge on from 50 fair oaks. northbound i-95, no problems to report leaving strip field north of the fsp. # 95 runs route problems as you continue from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> it will be a rerun race for maryland governor as martin o'malley and robert ehrlich cruise to victory in the democratic and republican primaries. ehrlich came out swinging on this first day of the general election race but as fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports, the two governors may be mapping out two very different paths to victory. >> reporter: at the state house in annapolis, republican rob are the ehrlich set his sights on getting his old job back. >> i can't wait to get back to work. >> reporter: ehrlich found himself out of a job when martineau male defeated him in 2006. now, with both men winning their

a good amount of volume building between germantown road making your way to montgomery village avenue. now over to andrea. >> thank you, angie. >>> at the top of the hour, here are the stories happening today. bermuda officials are heading out to assess the damage caused by hurricane igor. the storm passed 40 miles to the west of the island but weakened to a category 1 hurricane. parts of bermuda were flooded from the heavy rain. over 19,000 people in the british territory are without power this morning. >>> prosecutors in michigan are holding a press conference today to announce more charges against the suspected serial killer. police believe he stabbed and killed five people in michigan. he is a suspect in two stabbings and hammer attack in leesburg, virginia. his attorneys expect prosecutors to charge his client with at least one murder and three to four attempted murder charges. >>> a virginia woman is holding out hope the supreme court will halt her execution. right now 41-year-old theresa lewis is scheduled to be executed in virginia. she was convicted of conspiring with two men

germantown, 73. 73 currently at children's hospital. there was a high of 83.high at reagan was above average. 85 degrees for a high temperature. 96 was set back in 1895, a longstanding record. 64 at state college. northern wisconsin, minnesota, quiet conditions across the mid- atlantic. this is igor. maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour. this is passing to the west of bermuda. this is not going to affect the mainland of the united states. this is off of the coast of the delmarva peninsula. fortunately, this is not going to impact it. a nice shot of colder, drier air, lots of sunshine to enjoy. temperatures about 5:00 a.m. eight degrees cooler than what we had today, upper 70's to near 80. -- temperatures about 5 to 80 degrees cooler. -- 8 degrees cooler. in the morning, clouds will remain. by afternoon, near 80 with lots of sunshine, low humidity levels. the winds will start to pick up just a little bit, out of the north at 8 to 12 miles per hour. summer will officially arrived -- come to an end. it will feel a lot like august, near 90 degrees on thurs

starting to approach that 109 area making your way to germantown road. and finally wrap it up with dc 295, no problems from the beltway to the 11th street bridge. this is a live shot at eastern avenue. back to you. >>> right now we are following breaking news along the border of southeast washington in prince georges county. police are searching for carjacking suspects who fired their guns at police. there was a carjacking this morning in suitland, maryland. police chased the suspects in to the district and that's where they shot at the officers. no one was hurt. two are in custody right now but the manhunt is not over. we are keeping an eye on this for you and of course we will bring you any updates as we get them. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. the chesapeake gets right side for its pollution diet. the virallal protection agency will release its plan to clean the bay. it will require major action from maryland and virginia. >>> troubled hollywood star lindsay lohan is due in court. she admitted last week she f

sali on 270 through germantown to give to dave norrisvdavidsbes good. route 50 across the bay bridge looks fine. looks good on the beltway near andrews air force base. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is primary day. d.c. voters cast their ballots today in the race for mayor. >> the race has been marked by scandal. the polls open in two and a half hours. pamela brown is live in southeast. >> good morning. both top candidates for d.c. mayor will be crisscrossing the city. locals open at 7:00 this morning. vincent gray will get on the center on alabama avenue. he's expected to make a stop and go to several other polling centers before the close at 8:30 tonight. adrian fenty will be on 13th street in northwest. he will make several stops as well. both candidates have been giving one last bid to get out the vote. vincent gray has been leading. some of his supporters say that he is an electable guy. adrian fenty has been pushing his track record of accomplishment to voters over the past four years. the pope's that -- he is hoping that will help them prevail

originally charged with violating gun laws. 17-year-old son was on a rampage in a southwest -- southeast germantown. he killed 15 people before killing himself. he used the gun that was stored in his father's bedroom unlocked. >> this was the first time that the victim's parents get to see the attacker's father. it was a painful, but significant experience. >> there are many questions. we lost someone special. it is important to see the father. that has not happened before. i am sorry about that. >> he kept his gun uncovered near his bedside. instead, walking away. a mistake that prosecutors say it cost the lives of 15 people. >> they accuse the father of 15 cases of manslaughter, 13 cases of grievous bodily harm. >> his lawyer argues that he should walk free. he read out a statement from the father describing him as a broken and suicidal man under psychological treatment. >> my client has already been punished enough. he lost his own son. he had to give up everything that meant something to him, even his own identity. >> the family of the teenage gunman is now living under another name. the court

hey, maryland, 270, we are tracking it and it is already starting to fill out around germantown roadn seeing a good amount of congestion starting to build from this point to 370. that delay is on the way. and finally let's take a glance at route 4, route 5 and 301. just the usual volume. andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, angie. >>> a new poll reveals voters are ready to shift the balance of power in washington. according to the politico gw battleground survey, more americans believe a republican led congress would do better job creating jobs than president obama although they blame republicans for the current mess they are calling on michelle obama and bill clinton to try to improve chances on election day which is five weeks from today. the democrats are trying to repeat the surge in young voters which helped president obama win two years ago. a group of officials will attend moving america forward rallies across the country. in our area, health and human services secretary will headline a rally at the university of maryland samuel rigs alumni center. it starts at 6:00 p.m. the wh

germantown, three-quarters of an inch.hink we will see three or 3.5 inches by the time this is over in some locations. showers are scattered across the region right now. especially vowel west. interstate 81 corridor, west virginia, moving south to north. locally we have areas of rain especially in parts of montgomery county and in anne arundel county. today, there's more rain to the south that will continue moving north. high temperatures in the mid to upper 70's. chance of severe storms later this afternoon. >>> it has been busy. there's an accident on the outer loop after connecticut avenue after the exit but before the on-ramp, only one lane getting through. there's a lot of activity around 202 on the baltimore washington parkway south bound there's an accident. northbound bw parkway, the first exit is 193 and that exit is closed. >>> 62 degrees and decided on this monday morning. 4:54. >>> 62 degrees and decided on this monday morning. 4:54. it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue p

. >> we'll start off talking about 270 and coming southbound out of germantown being all of the lanes are open. no problems to report working your way south of 118 and continuing down to mva and beyond. the crew in sky fox is checking out your ride over in college park. overnight roadwork on northbound i-95 at # 1 #. that has cleared. ably itself open and looking pretty good as travel between 295, route one and i-95 in maryland. we'll take that back inside and update your ride. no trouble spots to report along this stretch. the nice, easy commute as you guys continue northbound up towards duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> questions continue to swirl this morning about the death of a man in frederick, mearlgd. police there called to a hem on south market street three times to break up a fight between a man and woman. -- in frederick, maryland. police say oliver cohen fired a shot as officers were talking to him so one officer fired. it is not clear whether cohen actually killed himself. >> the gunshot was heard by the officers responding and at this point,

germantown along i-270 southbound around the bend to 118. so far so good as we get under way. >> well, thank you, jerry. >> today voters will decide prince george's cnty executive. it is expected to be a highly competitive race. >> i have a proven record. i brought resource toss prince george's county. i have provided leadership of an agent that was almost extinct when walked in as sheriff. >> this is a great opportunity for prince george's county. if you look at where we're standing right here in largo, the opportunity to bring usinesses to prince george's county, and the han-on experience i have, working with our education system, it's an important election. >> levi, dean, and turnerre the other candidates in this primary. they're all trying to replace jack johnson, returning to private sector after eht years in office. >>> a possible rematch between o'malley and uhrlich. today th will face members of their own par. o'malley is expected to easily win the race today. and uhrlich will face murphy. u u uhrlich is favored to win the republican

in the main congestion is stretching from germantown road to montross.ing next to the the district. inbound new york avenue, no incidents out here but drivers are using the brakes between the times building to bladensburg road. in the district, a reminder to watch for flooding spots and approach intersections slow. let's take it to virginia's 395, crawling early from the beltway over to seminary. plus ten minutes for that and good news. we wrap it up with 95 southbound at 123. the accident is clear, but you are stop and go heading northbound making your way from the prince william parkway to newington. andrea, over to you. >>> today is the last day for some tax laws in our area to come clean without penalty. that story is coming up. >>> plus, an investigation in to despicable charges leveled against employees at a local nursing home. the time is 5:52. 69 very wet degrees. we'll be right back. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to aff

. >>> fire offiiialsssay 26 years old ainsly gordon of germantown doused his car with 12 gallons of gasolinen ignited. it happened at an exxon station off of interstate 270. investigators aree have ruled ol accidental causes. >>> have you seen the billboard ú%der funding police and fire. >> police and fire are standing by city residents despite city haal turning their back on them. >> they're upset that the city has changed their pension plan, increasing the age of eligibility and age of service some retirees. >>> more than 1 yo 1,000 peopled sconsoon be out of the job. ú% the plan oves forward, up to 1200 hourly employees could be looking for work. the company says they haven'tt3 made any final decisions about layoffs just yet. ú%> coming uu on the early edition, sun flowers bllom here in maryland. -p>> i kind of beckon you with e softness. >> find out more about the crop that is cultivating a lot more than cash. >> reporter: and mild and averagg start this morning with 54 degrees heading out. partly cloudy skies, the clouds increaae 79 by noon. warming uu to 76 degrees and you could get a

between college park and bethesda, southbound along 270, a slow go out of germantown toward mva. out of rockville down toward the exit for the inner loop, the pace below speed the entire trip. the inner loop slow between 355 and connecticut avenue and connecticut is very slow leaving the beltway toward 410 where the lanes are open. southbound on 29, delays leaving tech road toward four conners. 395 across the 14th street bridge, all lanes are open, no incidents to report crossing over the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> an investigation underway after a crash in prince george's county overnight. the collision happened along marlboro pike in district heights, involving an suv and ambulance on its way to an emergency. three people in that suv were killed. two medics from the ambulance with being treated. stacy cohan has been following the story all morning. she's joins us live. stacy. >> reporter: we have good news for commuters. they have reopened the section of the roadway since last we spoke about an hour ago and of thattic is moving through here. now

grove adventist in rockville, and one other victim was taken to shady grove emergency center in germantown a late reaction from one relieved family. braque's very relieved scared that is true. this is montgomery county's trauma center. in the worst of the injuries were brought here. so were a lot of kids. video of the kids sent family members are rushing into suburban hospital to check on their loved ones. eight of the 12 injured came here. >> we are glad they are all sacred >> late tonight, signs of relief. the youngest of the survivors hugging family and nurses before going home. we watched as four children left the hospital. these three kids are siblings, a nine year-old girl and two boys. >> thank go.d d. it could have been all whole lot worse. >> definitely relieved. they are sacred >> and the kids were of school today and had gone to the nationals here with at least one adult. the mother of the six year-old girl was taken to suburban hospital. >> haven't had the chance to talk to them? >> the kids did not remember a lot. >> the hospital also treated to a trauma patients, an elderly m

our live video stream from germantown. this is montgomery county. nice spot. you can see a lot of traffic there, on i-270 to the south. conditions at bwi marshall 76 mild degrees. humidity 37%. northwest winds at 6 right now. let's show you some of our weathernet cameras in motion across the state. mount airy, a little cloudy start but then the blue skies break out nicely into the afternoon. then we got clouds in here midday as that front pushed through. now skies clearing from the west as that front slowly tries to push south of the baltimore area. laurel today, similar story there, blue sky early, then clouds, then clearing as we truck toward what is an ever earlier sunset across the state. some of those gusts of wind today, a little high, gusting to 20 in fallston. 28 downtown. we gusted to 21 in arnold. but right now as we look at the highs you can see it was still a mild day even with the stout breezes out of the west. as we check out the highs across the state today, from 81 cambridge to 80 hagerstown. pretty even in those low 80s but the temperatures dr

. >>> and fire officials think this germantown man killed in a fire might have set it himself. he pumped 12 gallons of gas around his car and then ignited it. but they have no idea why. it killed guardon and destroyed his car in frederick last november. and for more stories where you live, go to wusa9.com and find our community and keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. if you have a story or news tip, we want to hear from you. contact us and be a part of the wusa 9 team. >>> metro has a suicide problem. last year 11 people killed themselves by leaping under the wheels of an approaching subway train. and that is twice as many as the year before. and if it looks like that is something that nobody can do anything about, well metro said we need to look closer. >> usually people plan. they will visit the site more than once. they will come and go for a number of weeks. and you see them. and our employees see them. >> reporter: metro's medical services manager said the evidence is on the videotape. suicide by subway is rarely a spur of the moment decision. >> statistic

montgomery county, we are dealing with power outages and traffic lights are out in many spots including germantownnd bethesda. you know what to do, take it extra slow. we are going to wrap it up on the capital beltway. much better looking today than yesterday due to the bus crash at the spur. right now, traffic is moving well as folks try to get home before the next round of storms. lesley, back to you. >> all right, now to our consumer alert. it involves a giant recall of children's toys and products. fisher price is pulling more than 10 million items because of injuries and because of choking risks. among them, 7 million tricycles, 2.9 million toys and nearly 1 million highchairs and 120,000 cars and rampways. ten children were hurt on those fisher price trikes. 14 children were injured from certain highchairs. for more on the models and how to get replacement parks and repairs, go to our website, wusa9.com and click on living smart. >>> coming up next on 9news now, montgomery county's plan to charge ambulance fees is now in the hands of voters. how the people ended up with the power. we'll be b

looking west there from our weather bug site in germantown. temperature-wise, 79 now at bwi marshall. humidity 49%. winds southwest at 9. let's look at what the weather looked like through the day today actually. this is laurel, our weathernet camera in motion there. you can see clouds holding pretty tough. at times we got decent sunshine breaking through but rain-free for the most part after that rain this morning and just a nice-looking day overall later into the afternoon. rainfall totals, around a third-inch, in some spots more than that. also, look at some of the temperatures. we're talking mid-70s right now. so we are cooling off pretty nicely as winds turn west/northwest behind a front pushing through. highs were warmer than that. we were up close to 80 and beyond in many places today. 81 from easton actually. and a little cooler in hagerstown at 77. much cooler out towards deep creek lake and temperatures falling a couple of degrees. humidity has begun to come down. joce nailed it earlier. it was muggy out early this morning but now yo

checking out i-270 now, frederick to germantown, gaiptersburg and rockville pretty light volume of traffic. looks like lanes reopen southbound. there may still be constrtion going on northbound. elsewhere, e capital beltway as you travel the inner loop from i-95/66. a lot of overnightroadwork, including some complete closures of the beltway, forcing a detour. most of that should be wrapped up, there's also construction, 66 eastbound headed towrd the capital beltway. the ramp to the outer loop has been blocked. that should be wrapped up just about any time. we'll stay on top of it. >> all right, rry, thank you. >> time now is 4:42. still to come the proposed plan to he's congestion on a major stretch of highway in virgia. >> plus a major recall of a popular baby formula. >> and next an update on the survivors of that tragic fire that killed three people, including two children. [ malannouncer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv

a woman said she was attacked while walking on frederick road near high point road in germantown early yesterday morning. the man grabbed her from behind, forced her into nearby woods and assaulted her. it is a crime that has people in the area very concerned. >> kind of scary to hear because i'm here in this area almost every day because my son is at the academy of martial arts. so we come here for his class. so when i heard this, i was really like shocked. >> police are asking people to be extra careful, be alert in your surroundings, especially at night. >>> a d.c. judge has delayed the trial of a man accused of killing federal intern shawn ra levee. the trial was supposed to start -- chandra levy. the trial was supposed to start next week but it's now been postponed until the 18th. levee disappeared in 2001. her remains were found a year later in rock creek park. >>> the fox 5's storm force tracking heavy rain headed our way, a live look outside right now. some of you saw a lot of rain earlier today, others not so much. fox 5's sue pal can is keeping an eye on things -- palka is ke

. >> reporter: the community farm in germantown is infested. >> tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, okra. >reporter: they cause discolorations, changes to textures, making crops unedible, off by 15% this year. a loss to the farm and for the people that work there. >> we grow and sell vegetables as training adults for the environmental disabilities. >> reporter: the bugs are all over the barn. and attacking crops in the field. and they are using this floating row cover. underneath are collar greens. this is the only thing that is keeping them safe from stink bugs. >> we're a certified organic farm here. what that means is that we don't spray chemical-based pesticides or herbicides. >> reporter: nothing else has worked. >> there are no known predators, natural predators for the stink bug. >> reporter: other farms are seeing the same thing. we're making it through this year, but next year could be problematic. >> reporter: and derek, i brought back some of the crops. this is the tomato. i cut it open and the inside of it, it looks like it is moldy. this is from the stink bug. what it does, it

no problems to report south on 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are keeping a watch of hurricane igor. it appears that the category one storm will likely veer northeast away from the u.s. with 75-mile an hour winds. the eye of the storm barely missed bermuda overnight. no early reports of major damage to the island but many parts did lose power. forecasters say igor will continue to cause high surf and strong rip currents along the eastern seaboard. >>> a deadly train crash in india. at least 10 people are dead but there are reports as many as 15 died and over 15 others were injured. a freight train was on the wrong tax it appears when it crashed into a passenger train sitting at a train station t happened touring heavy rain. rescuers are using heavy equipment to get to survivors. >>> questions continue to swirl this morning about the death of a man in frederick, maryland. police were called to a home on south market street three times to break up a fight between a man and a woman. on the third

. >>> a germantown man says he and a co-conspirator charged more than 50 people $5,000 each for fake citizenship papers. 29 year old robert fred mahia plead guilty to in person ating an immigration and cuts ops officer. he says he would meet with folks needing immigration help all while dressed as an agent. prosecutors say the victims lost at least $400,000. >>> police forces are on the list for potential budget cuts in montgomery county as executives say all options are on the table to handle yet another financial crisis. >> he's looking at across-the- board cuts of up to 10-15% to deal with a shortfall of between 100 and $200 million. gary is here with what that means for the folks on the ground. gary? >> reporter: derek and anita, legett says he's not considering more taxes now but he also says everything is on the table so fewer services for sure, more taxes maybe. >> it's not just a lousy national economy hammering local governments. last winter's snow was a costly surprise to county budgets. >> we spent almost $17 million in just the winter storms. >> a drop in the bucket follo

the lane are open if you are traveling south on 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide, no trouble spots to report coming off of 124 merging onto 270. this part of 270, nice and clear. no problems to report. it is when i hilt the beltway, that is where i encountered some fog. it was pretty thick especially along georgia avenue headed into downtown silver spring. be prepared for that. westbound on the freeway, no problems to report headed for the outbound 14th street bridge. we have reports of that fog over in prince george's county traveling between andrews air force base and landover. >>> our big story, homes in a virginia subdivision reduced to rubble. take a look here. families kicked out on the streets too. now, firefighters want to know what started this massive fire in manassas. as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of the fire . it broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. it took firefighters from manassas, prince william county and manassas park an hour and a half to bring the fire under control. they believe it started in the middle house and the

. >> the community farm in germantown is infected. that's where we got this stuff. the stink bugs caused discoloration. they can change the texture and basically make the crops in edible. a congressman is asking his colleagues for 3 million bucks to try to find a way to combat the problem. if you want to find out where these stink bugs came from, just go to wusa9.com and collect wheaton on the where you live tab. or you can find your community it in the where you live section and find out what is happening in your neighborhood. >> and just think, you threw a stink bug across the desk. >> i freed him. >> born free. >> are you seeing this. >> these vegetables were all good until you let the bug go. >> exactly. >>. [ laughing ] >> all my fault. >> i just hope they don't try to combat it by importing another predator. it never works out that way. >>> we are looking at another hot day tomorrow. probably record highs tomorrow. and then we're going to see, well, a bit of a change. i have tweaked the forecast. 94 tomorrow. record heat possible. 85 on saturday. still above a

southbound 270 leaving germantown from father hurly boulevard trying to get past mva.ll of your lanes are open. no incidents to report on southbound 95. also in virginia, 66 looking good no problems reported 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a faster trip just one of the many promises that amtrak is making to passengers. amtrak unveiled a plan that is so far reaching that it is even expected to make air travel less congested. the 0-year vision calls if a new set of track from boston to d.c. there would be hubs in new york, philly, baltimore and the district. the trip would be much shorter with trains rocketing at 220 miles per hour. new york to washington, 95 minutes instead of two hours and 42 minutes. through the projected increase in ridership would mean fewer people flying between the cities amtrak sevens. the catch is that the project is expected to cost $117 billion not a peppy is funded yet. >>> texting or talking while driving has been blamed for countless accidents i'm new study shows that cell phone bans might not help. researchs ar

early sunday morning, near some woods near high point drive in germantown, a woman says she was walking up frederick road when a man grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. >>> a d.c. jump has delayed the trial of a man accused of killing chandra levy. the trial was spaced to begin next week but the judge has now postponed that until october 18 saying the prosecution needs extra time to resolve an inwith a defense witness. levy disappeared in 2001. her remains were found one year later in rock creek park. >>> president obama may have ruffled a few feathers yesterday when he fielded a question about the quality of education here in the district and he did that on national television. the president sends his dotters to private schools but he still had something to say about public education. beth park he has more. >> reporter: a florida woman appearing on nbc's today show hit the president with the toughest and simplest question of the day. >> i wanted to know whether or not you think that malia and sasha would get the same high- quality rigorous education at a public school a

coming out of germantown, uneventful. now to the top stories with pereta and allison. >>> primary day in maryland, d.c., and six other states. local is getting the most attention of the district race for mayor. by the end of the day we could know if incumbent adrian fenty gets four more years or vincent gray will be taking over. pamela brown is live in southeast with the fight to the finish. good morning. >> good morning. if today is official primary voting day. election officials say that 22,000 people have already voted. they are expecting a turnout of 55% today. both top candidates will be allowed in full force crisscrossing the city, trying to get every vote they can. the top two candidates for d.c. mayor has been pounding the pavement oliver d.c. charles's in their efforts to get people voting. >> the most important decision to be made is who is the best person to lead the city the next four years. dealing with education, jobs, housing. i am the best person to do that. >> vincent gray has been ahead in recent polls o

looking at the camera, still at speed leaving 109 continuing down into germantown.volume running smoothly in each direction out on 66 as you travel between manassas and the beltway. live shot of 395 leaving duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> president obama's top economic advisor plans to leave the administration at the end of the year. the white house says lauren summers will step down from his post as director of the national economic council to return to harvard university. in a statement, the presaid he is grateful for summers' service during a time of great peril for our country development other high profile members of the president's economic team left earlier this year. >>> a secret donor has given a $1 million check to a major tea party group to get out the vote this november. while a legal loophole may allow the donor to remain anonymous, there is nothing secret about that. >> reporter: from the start, the tea party has been awe patchwork of different groups all carrying a diffe

it hit the building in germantown this morning. the building did sustain some damage.o one was injured. >>> the city of manassas is cracking down after controversy over an adult-themed store in old town. the city council voted unanimously last night to regulate all sexually-oriented services in the city. they look to keep adults shops away from schools, libraries, and churches. >>> there is a plan to change east coast travel through high- speed rail. the plan will create high-speed tracks from highd.c. to boston by 200015. it would take 84 minutes from new york to boston. >> that is fast. >>> more matra repairs means more stations closing and delays. -- more metro repairs means more stations closing and delays. >>> an investigation in a maryland family's home. ♪ storyteller: little miss muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey. along came a burglar who broke into her home, and ransacked the place making off with several valuable tuffets. fortunately, geico had recently helped her with homeowners insurance. she got full replacement on her tuffets. the burglar w

police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in germantown 3:30 sunday morning on route 355. a woman was walking on the sidewalk when a man approached her and dragged her into the woods. police believe she did not know the attacker. >>> president obama will hit the campaign trail again today. he will visit four states trying to drum up support for democrats. emily schmidt has more on the president's trip and strategy to win over voters. >> to the president who inspired young voters returns to his college rally routes. mr. obama's name is not on the ballot this time, but his party is on the line. they are simply less motivated. 55% of young people are certain to vote this fall. >> i just want more. >> five weeks into the election, this is the challenge. president obama is talking about the economy. vice president joe biden wanted people to consider the alternative. >> people are interested in the political process. >> in 2008 record number of voters turned out for the democrats. key races are much closer this year. >> a developing story from the white house, president oba

. >> a germantown man pleads guilty to impersonating a3 immigration officer.been cost victims $11million. ú% charged more than 50 people, at least, $5000 to completeú immigration papee work. he would dress as an ice employee while meeting. imagineei can't never worked for the government. heewill be sentenced somm time next year. >> %->> the candidates for governnr are steppinggup their attacks on each other. and the latest campaign ads center on the massive bge rate -ike that went into effect three-years ago. >>ell, industry experts say the bge raae hike was largely the %-and deregulation bill passed ú%th bipartisan support, in the general assembly, more than 10 yearssago. >> robert ehrlich said that governor o'mallly is deceiving voters about our economy. it enters around july's unemployment numbers. a posting on the state department of labor wwbsste taken down while governor eimmediately was toutinng3 economic growth. the most damaging came from bernie comb from the departmmnt of labor licensing and regulation. it said are we sure that removinggthe ppst remo