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how about germantown today. south and west, and again a murky sky.he storm clouds passing, dumping heavy rains. but then some beautiful clearing. almost a post guard shot from germantown late into the day and i have to show you this. unbelievable. downpour after downpour and a little bit of clearing working in late into the afternoon. the sun coming out here in the nation's capital. check out some of our rain fall totals. downpours today. more than an inch from columbia to germantown. an inch. half an inch from chestertown. annapolis with just over an inch of rain as well. wet conditions and breezy, but the winds not nearly as strong as they'll be this time tomorrow. we expeblght these winds to pick up 20, 30, even gusts to 40 by tomorrow afternoon. current winds across the averaging 5 to 15. especially into the day tomorrow, it's going to be one of those days where you need the windbreaker. maryland's most powerful radar pushing out most of the rain right now. still some rain from cessel county. most of this now in delaware and new jersey and on up

over to 270 we have delays forming up in the germantown stretch getting past 118. that is after the slowdown in hyattstown. we will end with the map and we have an accident inbound route 7 after the intersection with the georgetown pike. >> 6:21 the time. 48 degrees. up next the secret to weight loss might be a good night's sleep. >> later today on oprah martha stewart returns from the domestic diva's steuint in pris to party planning advice.

southbound 270, lanes are open leaving germantown headed for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> before a warning this morning to be prepared for a slower commute around tysons corner. construction crews are adding traffic lights on route 123. the entrance ramp to the beltway is closed. traffic is being rerouted to the ramp for i-495 north. traffic will also be shifted today and route 123 will be closed from friday night to monday morning. >>> it has been a deadly week for people walking along streets in our area. the d.c. department of transportation showed just how speeding cars can kill. it put out video of a car going 25 miles per hour. the driver is able to stop in time and avoid hitting that pedestrian. but now watch what happens when the drive is going 35 miles per

it is 72 already in landover. 76 in germantown. stafford, 69 and waldorf at 68.the cloudlook cover. we had a beautiful sunrise today, just gorgeous sunshine with a few high, thin clouds. we do have some holes in the clouds of to the northwest. but they are generally increasing. a few showers just off to the south and west of the immediate metro area, especially north of charlottesville and up in western maryland and toward pittsburgh. i'm expecting most of the showers and thunderstorms to develop just down to our south later on today. basically, this area of the virginia eastern shore down into carolina. that is where we have the chance of severe thunderstorms later on today. it is not out of the question that a thunderstorm or to that is severe could migrate into our region. -- a thunderstorm or two that is severe could migrate into our region. this is within the next couple of hours. two hours from now, manassass could see a few sprinkles. as we go through the day today, mainly cloudy skies. south of town in the mid 70's. near 60 again tomorrow morning, but it

national school record in the 500, national champion before he we want to uva after graduating germantowncademy, he not only was a world class athlete, national champion, he got in the pool with ga and helped the little kids as a volunteer coach. they all loved him. we all loved him. we're going to miss him immensely. last few years, he had a cup of coffee after every morning practice and chatted about local sports teams. just a great guy. the open water community is small, close knit. the swimming community is larger and equally close knit and we're all in shock and dismay. saddened. >> can only imagine. 26 years old. really in the prime of his life. do we know what happened, coach? >> no. we do not know. whatever it says on the internet is guessing and nothing has been concluded and we're hoping his body will be brought home within the next 48 to 72 hours and there is a stream of swimmers from all over the world coming here to spend time with the family and at germantown academy. very, very sad. >> we've been hearing maybe it was exhaustion, maybe heart attack. but you've known for youn

over to 270 we have delays forming up in the germantown stretch getting past 118.hat is after the slowdown in hyattstown. we will end with the map and we have an accident inbound route 7 after the intersection with the georgetown pike. >> 6:21 the time. 48 degrees. up next the secret to weight loss might be a good night's sleep. >> later today on oprah martha stewart returns from the domestic diva's steuint in pris to party planning advice. >> two russian born scientists have won the 2010 nobel prize in physics. the royal swedish academy cite the twoor ground breaking experiments regarding graphine. they both work with britain now. >> former president jimmy carter will take part in a habitat for humanity home building project in annapolis today. yesterday he took part in a similar effort in the d.c. ivy city neighborhood where they are building in this case new homes and rehabbing six others. he will also build homes in baltimore, st. paul, minnesota, and birmingham, alabama. >> if you want to lose some weight you may want to get more sleep. >> researchers from the

germantown, some nice sunshine breaking through late in the day. think that's what we're gonna see tomorrow, sunshine breaking through the clouds and some rain totals for the day. pretty impressive. over an inch. annapolis to columbia, down to parkville, and more than an inch there in germantown, just about anna half inch or so in chester town. current winds right now not incredibly strong just yet but already a breezy night out there. these winds will continue to pick up overnight. you will hear this wind whistling by your bedroom window perhaps and they will be rather gusty tomorrow. we expect gusts to push 30, 35, maybe even a few to 40 into the afternoon. >> chilly in the upper 40s, we're headed further south temperature-wise down in the low 40s overnight. already feels like that with the wind chill out there tonight. wind chill will be a factor all day tomorrow. the low to mid-60s, it will feel bike the 60s tomorrow. neighborhood by neighborhood, rogers ford sunshine, mixing in with those clouds, 65, federal hill 66. feeling like the 50s, very

using the brakes in germantown road to montross. let's take you to the outer loop delay, which is growing from university over to georgia avenue. we are looking at an extra five minutes north of the district. at the inner loop at wisconsin avenue, 855 is where we have a report of a new accident and 95 southbound at dale city. watch for an accident there. losing the left lane. going northbound below speed between the prince william parkway an lorton. back you. >>> the time is 6:18. another robbery in college park. this time on campus. a student was tackled near anne arundel hall and forced to give up his cell phone and wallet them sun morning attack has students demanding more protection. >> we have been seen any reaction from the administration on the issue of crime. >> do you think there should be. >> we'd like to see some resources provided to us from the administration on cutting down on this, especially because it looks to be like it could be moving closer if not on campus. >> reporter: student government leaders met last night

germantown to falls road where the left lane is blocked. traveling the inner loop of the beltway, delays leaving annandale toward 66. the crash is in the left lane. 66 still below speed out of pass and then again 7100 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> on this day in 2001, american trooped pours into afghanistan. since then the u.s. strategy has shift a number of times. today with more american trooped in place, many believe we're at a critical cross roads in determining if the president's revised war strategy will work, public support for the war is slipping here in the u.s. and across europe. netherlands were the first to pull out. canadians say they are next. and now we hear representatives of the taliban are meeting with the government of afghanistan to negotiate. they have contended no peace talks would take place unless all sources left the country but they may begin talks in exchange for being granted an official presence if the afghanistan government. joining us now is jy gree

burke had just under an inch, germantown a little bit less. little break in the cloud cover right at sunrise that we are anticipating, but off to the west of us we have some areas of rain. some sprinkles coming from the midwest -- ohio, west virginia. that is the bulk of the upper level anders of the upper low and is -- that is the bulk of the upper level energy. sprinkles possible through the day today. isolated sprinkles -- it will actually be pretty pleasant. mid 60's for the afternoon high temperatures. tonight, a few degrees cooler than what we had last night and what we will have this morning. we will step out tomorrow morning, widespread in the 40's, but low to mid 40's. knew 40 out west, low to mid 40's downtown. breezy overnight. into the weekend did 60's. 70 degrees on sunday. the sec has the commute now. -- lisa has the commute now. my what a wonderful day ♪ we will take you live in the geico camera. traffic moving at a relatively good pace. arch campbell is next. we love him. we are going to the movies when we return. >>> what do s

marc rail is reporting they are dealing with some possible flooding between germantown and washington. marc rail trades also under speed restrictions from brunswick line commuters. add an additional 50-minute wait. >> improving conditions on the way. we're looking for a gradual clearing. los 70's today. 60's tomorrow foretaste of bethesda. cool for the start of next week. >> sounds good. nice weekend. >>> we will have more news at 7:22. hope you enjoy your weekend. we'll see you back here on monday. goodbye. monday. goodbye. ♪ look like an angel [ grunting ] ♪ walk like an angel ♪ walk like an angel [ laughs ] ♪ talk like an angel ♪ but i got wise [ grunting ] ♪ you're the devil in disguise [ male announcer ] we put it through over 5,000 quality tests... so it'll stand up to just about anything. the nissan altima. innovation that lasts. innovation for all. ♪

delays in germantown and again at the split. this is inbound on the dulles toll road after hunter mill but before route 7. accident reported along the left side. big delays from before hunting mill around the accident scene. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> new this morning, a mysterious shooting under investigation. a man found shot in the parking lot of a virginia metro stop at the huntington metro and sarah simmons joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, allison. metro police say a man was found shot in his stomach at the metro huntington stop. right now police will investigate this. this happened before 10:30 last night. fairfax county police got a call from a woman who said she was supposed to meet a family member here and when she arrived she didn't see him. when police arrived him they did find a man in the lot with what they say was suffering from an injury to the lower body. he was taken to the hospital with what they call a life- threatening condition. we don't have an update on his

good down to germantown. no accidents along 270. beltway north of town good.this is the outer loop. running at the speed limit. american legion bridge good in both directions and wilson bridge in good shape. 95, 395 and 66 all inbound to the beltway and beyond looking nice. back to you. >> an actress juliet lewis was taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run crash. she was in the back seat of the car when it was hit by a driver who ran a stoplight. the striking car was found later but the driver had fled. lewis was taken to the hospital and authorities say her injuries were not serious. she was nominated for best supporting actress for the role in the 1991 film "cape fear." >> you will love this. remember this photo from last weekend's ryder cup where tiger woods' golf ball coming straight at us. if you look closely you can't help but be drawn in the interesting character the cigar guy. thanks to photo shop he is popping up everywhere. you see him with lincoln at geddesburg or president clinton and monica lewinsky. he is not by space or time. he was part of th

southbound traffic, germantown to the split.t's a check of folks 5 on- time traffic. >>> we have a fox five follow- up. police arrested a man in the stabbing of four people in college park. 21-year-old is charged with attempted second degree murder and assault. fight over bar stool spilled out on to the street. maryland campus police sat biggest bar, thirty turtle is a problem for them. they want the place shut down. john henrehan has part of that story. >> reporter: the street stabbings were the culmination of a bar fight that police say began inside the thirsty turtle. campus police chief david mitchell told reporters the biggest bar off campus is a chronic source of under-age drinking. >> there was one case where a student was having trouble breathing, obviously intoxicated and the proprietors refused to call an ambulance. probably because the victim is underage. this has to stop. >> reporter: students in maryland confirm the animal house picture that chief mitchell paints about the thirsty turtle. here is joe. >> i have seen

trachta moving nicely in germantown. the lights are southbound in this camera. 95 in springfield, the red headed to lorton. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we love seeing green arrows. it is 60 degrees outside. >> still ahead, an infestation. one area apartment >>> welcome back on this monday morning. bedbugs has an arlington apartment complex taking action. >> a growing problem in the region. >> it is a part of the woman's day the routine. checking for any trace of these tests making a comeback in the d.c. area. >> i have to start over. >> bid books are in issue at the apartment complex in arlington. unhappy tenants. >> people have had to sell their furniture. >> there's a heavy infestation. the apartments will be fumigated starting tuesday. >> there's nothing i can do. >> marion murphy has boxed up many of repossessions even though she swears that she has never seen any of the bugs. >> i have packed all of my clothing. >> some units have not seen any of the bugs. >> it is negligence. they just keep switching management.

lane are open traveling along 270 coming out of germantown. we had a wreck at montgomery village avenue and that was an ongoing investigation from overnight. no incidents to report on the northbound side. 95 northbound out of lorton, no problems to report as you continue up towards the beltway. both the main line and expressway at speed. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we start this morning in college park where four people are rushed to the hospital before an apparent fight at a thirsty turtle bar on baltimore avenue. stacy cohan is in college park and we get more from her. >> reporter: good morning. you're right. fight did start out here at the thirsty turtle on route one which is not too far from the main campus and fraternity row. this all happened around 1:30 in the morning. and after a fight broke out here at the thirsty turtle, they actually ran down the street and around the corner to yale avenue. that is where police tell us that four men were stabbed. now, all of the men we're told are in their early 20s. however, i

but let's start in maryland traveling southbound along 270 leaving germantown. still on the brakes from 118 south of 370 and toward the lane divide. outer loop remains slow toward georgia avenue. 29 delays toward four corners. 95 on the brakes from 212 to the beltway. and slow againen side of the beltway. 395 traffic slow of duke street and across the inbound 14th street bridge. 95 still tied up out of dale city. 66 on the brakes out of gainesville toward 234. more slow traffic 7100 to 123, nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well elections are three weeks away now and mudslinging is the preferred form of exercising many campaigns and we're seeing the silly season is now upon us. joining us now democratic political strategist peter fenn. and republican strategist jim innocenzi. i want to start with west virginia. these ads, sometimes the candidates get overzealous. this first one, we'll look at it. this is an ad with governor mansion. and i'm going to ask you, is this questionable oro kay, what he's doing. you see him

frederick down to hyattstown and germantown to the lane divide. crash on the shoulder at 109. now to the forecast here is steve. >> a look at the extended outlook. we have showers in the forecast today. grab the umbrella. you will need it today. tomorrow showers will diminish. better chance of activity to the west of d.c. then sunshine. the return of the sunshine by wednesday afternoon. thursday lower 70's. mid 70's friday. mid to upper 70's to 80 for the upcoming weekend. >> lovely. that is it for us on "good morning, washington." we will have much more at ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you're free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. visit royalcaribbean.com today. ♪ look like an angel [ grunting ] ♪ walk like an angel ♪ walk like an angel [ laughs ] ♪ talk like an an

i-270 toward 118 in germantown. sporadic stretches of moderate traffic.oing at the key bridge. roslyn, georgetown, moving along nicely. also the g.w. parkway incident free. we have continuing track work that will contin until tomorrow morning. metrorange and blue lines. because of the columbus holiday, vre and mark, no service. pat? >> all right. thanks, jerry. >>> you may have noticed you're paying slightly more at the pump these days. lumberg shows gas has climbed 8 cents the last two weeks. analysts base this on a weak u.s. dollar and rising crude oil prices. it jumped 9 cents in the region the last week to $2.76 a gallon. >>> you rely on social security benefits, some disappointing news for you this morning. the government is expected to announce later this week that the $58 million -- 58 million, rather, social security recipients will not get an increase next year. it marks the second straight year without an increase since adjustments for inflation were adopted in 1975. the average benefit is about $1,070 a month. >>> a new tech toyed will be unvei

the weatherbug world headquarters, germantown, md., 56 degrees, the wind out of the west, northwest at 7. 68 degrees the high at reagan national airport, just where it should be. the record low, 30 in 1876. 53 at this hour, the wind out of the south, southwest at six, $47, 45 gaithersburg, 53 degrees in d.c. frost advisories for the potomac high lands and allegany county, nothing for the immediate metro areas. the next couple weeks or so, we are looking for frost advisory's. quiet and drive across most of the area. at the high pressure continues to influence whether overnight. tomorrow, warmer air, temperatures about four, five degrees warmer. clouds on the way, monday the clouds approach from the north and west. that will eventually bring showers tuesday and wednesday. 30% chance. the forecast tonight, clear and cool, 39-47 degrees. sunny and warm sunday, 68-73. cooling down just a little bit with showers and clouds. at the end of the upcoming work week we cool down nicely, temperatures in the middle sixties. >> we will take it. next, meet our athlete of the week. [ female announcer ]

a little volume here at germantown road.ylvania avenue, branch avenue, 30 , crane highway, everything is all clear. 95 northbound, good morning, virginia, no delays to report from the prince william parkway to the mixing bowl and this is inbound new york avenue. something we don't usually see at this time, very light volume past bladesburg road to the third street tunnel. back to you. >>> a maryland man is behind bars accused of plotting to kill his estranged wife. the 42-year-old allegedly gave an acquaintance cash, five oxycontin pills and other items to kill elizabeth boyd. the couple is getting a divorce. the murder for hire plot unraveled when the acquaintances went to the police. the 0 two major candidates for governor in maryland debate tonight. the first debate for o'malley and ehrlich since four years ago and you can watch it tonight at 7:00 on our digital channel 9.2. that's channel 203 on comcast, 461 on fios and 805 on cox. >>> it is 6:50. 63 degrees here in northwest washington. >>> a montgomery county man faces

to germantown. it will rub off on sunday on the national mall. >> great weather for that. >> not much of a breeze during the day. they were supported with drinks stops. -- drink stops. >> a picture is worth a thousand words. look at this picture from this were stopped camera. let's look at some temperatures. -- rooftop camera. temperatures are at 74 in bethesda. indianapolis had a high of 76. -- annapolis had a high of 76. we are getting up in the '80s and close to 90 and that is not unheard of at all. will not happen this weekend. -- it will not happen this weekend. manassas is at 75. these are very mild conditions for the mid-atlantic. yesterday, temperatures were at 65, so it has won the plot. just to the west, and warmer temperatures. maurer temperatures than that in the center of the country into the mid 80's. the warm air will try to push eastward and we will go back and forth. the reason for that is because you will see a cool front try to work down from the west. this much of the country, al

southbound 270 on the brake out of germantown. is where we had the earlier accident at university boulevard. big delays from lockwood drive headed out towards four corners p delays extending from dumfries to get up to 123. that is where we had the accident sitting in the right lane for about 45 minutes. the damage is done dumfries through woodbridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more talk now of an tick ne bob woodward say it is a possibility. the president will replace joe biden with hillary clinton. during an interview, woodward says some of clinton's advisors see it as a real possibility but did not offer any concrete evidence. a senior administration official says the talk is totally off base. >>> less than a month ago, the race for maryland governor appear to be widening a little bit. the late poll found governor o'malley with a 49 to 41% lead over former governor bob ehrlich. there is a 4% margin of error. >>> youngsters in one southeast neighborhood soon are going to have a new place it play. >> holly i

to germantown and back is personal. her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in january. >> after the surgery, i felt like i had to do something. >> her mom, who is still undergoing surgery, clears on from the side. she says she couldn't believe her daughter would do this. >> the fact she is willing to do that there are no words to describe. pat, who is walking with an artificial hip, is at a loss of words when describing the journey the past they days. >> the support in this community, i don't have all the words yet to tell you how transforming this was. or is and will be. >> james and renee walked every step together. >> ladies that have to go through mastectomy, lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, they do a lot more than we have. >> they hope one day they will walk together in a world without cancer. >> seeing some of the people and hearing the stories and what they have been through or survivor stories or anything of that nature just makes you want to keep going. >> great three-day event. according to wtop radio

a man and his dog died after a fire broke out on orchard street just off of germantown rd. this morning. officials say the fire was small, but very intense. >> there was only fire in 1 four of the house. it looks like it came up through the basement. >> the fire chief says the different -- the flames were difficult to reach. the victim likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning. investigators are still awaiting an autopsy. >>> police are investigating in gaithersburg after a pedestrian was killed walking on interstate 270 at about midnight. she was struck by a car, and then a bus. the woman was killed, and both drivers stayed at the scene. it is not clear why she was on the highway. >>> it derives fired burned several cars overnight on the 4600 block of-st. a fire in one car sped to -- spread to the building. no one was injured, and investigators are looking for a cause. corner,ers in tyson's get ready. latest construction could mean more gridlock are ramped -- gridlock. a ramp leading to northbound interstate 495 is shutting down. pamela brown has more. >> she travels thro

germantown, 270, frederick to rockville, as far as so eun, aaron. >> thanks, jerry. >> here's news everyone expected. before we get to that, let's go live to copiapo, chile. >> we can't tell you who this is at this point. they hope each and every men comes out in fair condition. we don't care what their names are, just the fact that they're coming up and in good condition. >> so far when you see the miners come out, they look like they're in good spirit. >> ty're smiling. >> sling because i think they're so happy to be on the surface once again. two long months on the ground two 2000 feet underground. >> they have been wearing dark sunglasses. the glasses are to protect their eyes a bit from the light so they can slowly traition into being back above ground. they outfittedhem before they brought them up. this miner will be placed on a stretcher after greeting some family. >> you can't even imagine the relief and the sheer joy the families and these miners are experiencing. >> you hear the cheers ithe background. >> just a wonderful scene to see this minor who survived. we do these mining st

we are building a little volume around germantown. outside live you can see we have a lot of head lights we have been tracking this morning, but there are a couple of breaks along the way making your way to montross. >>> coming up we will have a look at the virginia roads. that's at 63 t. andrea, back to you. >>> it is 6:32. an update on the breaking news. dc police are looking for a killer this morning. a man was found dead outside of the dc 9 club at 9th and u streets northwest. this is a live look at the scene. the call went out to police just after 2:30. authorities have not identified the victim. we are i keeping an eye on the story for you and we will have updates throughout the day here on 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> at 6:32, police are investigating some suspicious letters. they were sent to two elementary schools in the district. the schools involved are adams elementary in adams morgan and bank confident elementary. they contained a white powder. police say no one got sick but the letters may be linked to ones received las

also from germantown road to montross. getting word route 32 at frederick road is where we have a restaurant of a new accident to tell you about. >>> inbound new york avenue we are okay from the times building to bladensburg road. no incidents or accidents to report as you approach the third street tunnel. >>> now with a reminder about the ban on hand held cell phones while driving that goes in to affect in maryland today. it means you will have to have a hands-free device if you want to make or take a call or you will face a $40 fine. if you are caught more than once, that becomes $100 fine. and we want to know if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or while texting. we'd love to share your story on the air. tell us that story by going to the great hang up page at wusa9.com. >>> so we are a few days away from mcnabb's first game against his former team, but for some reason the relationship between portis and the redskins has coaches the big question. we went looking for answers in the loc

we want to show you that on this roadway, we are below speed taking you outside live from germantownto montross road. an overall drive time of 20 minutes. an extra five for drivers here. coming up a focus on virginia roadways. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> the morning commute is going to be even slower for some people in maryland and west virginia today. that's because of lingering theys on the marc trains. with the latest on this commuter alert, we go live to kristin fisher at the rockville train station. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. yeah. it will be a messy morning for a lot of marc commuters unfortunately. three trains have been cancelled this morning, along the brunswick line. i want to show you exactly what we are talking about. this is a map of all of marc train service in the area. the line that's affected in the brunswick line. and it goes all the way through in to germantown, gaithersburg, rockville, garrett park and down to silver spring and rockville. so, this is the line that we are talking about. this is the line that's having all of the problem

just brought you on news 4 about the accident. 270 southbound coming dn from middlebrook out of germantown toward montgomery village. good nushgs the accident, which we just mentioned, cleared at route 24. all lanes reopened. once again, the investigation had been going on four hours. all lanes open. let's look how we're doing elsewhere. northern virginia, looking good. back to school. a lot of you had yesterday off. looking goodto and acrosshe 14th street bridge. >> thank you, jerry. filming of transformers 3 has been suspended on d.c. street after rl lifeunscripted drama played out right here in the district. a d.c. police vehicle collided with one of the vehicles on the set called bumblebee yesterday. it halted flming for the rest of the day. police released a statement on the crash which reads in part, an mpd marked cruiser collided with a vehicle involve involved in the filming of amovie. the officer sustained minor injuri and was transported to a local hospital. the metropolitan police department is investigating the facts of the crash and filming of this movie on closed d.c. city st

the good news is it has let up a little bit across montgomery county, gaithersburg and germantown. over to arlington and northwest d.c. and falls church and front royal and to the west we are looking at moderate showers. we will pick up about .75 inch by the time it moves out. it will be a steady, light rain the next several hours. we will see what is going on. tempwise, 66 is needing to be inundated. it is a little cooler. showers now lifting off toward the north. area of low pressure west of us and just off the coast it will continue to spin and influence the weather. here is a look at the express forecast. temperatures during the 8:00 hour around 50 to 55. high around 55 to 60, making this one of the coolest days since may 11. been a hot, hot summer. better weather ahead. we have to wait another couple of days. we will go for daytime highs on wednesday just around 65, back in the 70's by thursday, friday and saturday. we will pull it together the tphebnext section but now an up of traffic. >> we are in pretty good shape around the area. this is 270 getting through the gaithersbu

head up to you and i-270 southbound from germantown over to 370, volume there as well but no incidents or accidents blocking the travel lanes on the other side of the beltway, route 4, route 5 and the crane highway looking good. it is 6:00 on the dot. we are sending it right over to angie. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. you'll see extra security on cam track trains and at stations. it is a special day of enforcement nationwide. amtrak insists the security surge has nothing to do with the recent terror alert in europe. >>> the imf and world bank meetings begin in downtown washington. that means expect plenty of dark limos, protester and road closures. parking will be severely restricted all weekend. >>> this morning, president obama heads to bladensburg, maryland to talk about the economy. and he will rehack to the new unemployment numbers due out around 8:30. >>> we have an update on the breaking news we brought you on thursday morning. in the last hour, 9 news now has learned the friendship heights woman accused in the deadly hit and run acci

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germantown, kensington at 51.ht there at our studios in nbc washington. 52. 44 degrees down to the south now in dunn fry. look at that wild spot, st. mary's 53 degrees right now. 50 to 58 degrees. very light wind at the bus stop. so jacket might be able to lose that today. close to 70 degrees by noontime. just aew high clouds. 70 for your high about 3:00 today. sun sets at 6:40. so throughout the area, we'll be rising to 70 to 74 degrees. tomorrow, the high 75 and a great weekend, take in a little bit of fall color, back to crisp, cool nights and warm days. the color will be coming on pretty strong. >> all right, veronica. breaking news, chopper 4 has just arived on the scene of the accident we told you about a couple of moments ago. they're over the capital beltway. right at the decision point. is is the outer loop at the decision point to stay with 495 headed over toward old georgetown road or toward virginia, or to go north on to i-0 up toward old georgetown road. right at that decision point, looks like somebo

two stops on our weatherbug network, upper germantown, 63 degrees. 10th of an inch of rain and wind gusts, 39 miles an hour. look at the rainfall totals. ashburn, over 5 inches. nearly 5 inches of rain. here we go. 5 inches in fairfax. the d.c., national park, 4.25 inches and about 4.2 inches in damascus. record breakers for all three local airports. 6 inches at bwi marshall. we do have a flood warning that remains in effect currently for st. mary's county and anne arundel county until 6:00 this evening. otherwise, the rest of the area finally drying out very nicely. our skies had cleared out dramatically over the past couple of hours. you can see how quickly moving across the d.c. metro area, eventually prince george's county. we will look for sunshine for the afternoon. high pressure briefly builds behind the system. a lot cooler, drier air. temperatures at this hour, 71 and reagan national, pittsburgh at 60, 64 in cincinnati. holding around 70 in frederick. 66, gaithersburg. fredericksburg, 70 degrees. cold front moves through, drier air with high-pressure for the upcoming weekend. day

this is germantown looking prospect. silver spring the beltway in good shape.cott, alison, back to you. >> 47 degrees out on this cold tuesday morning. >> 47 degrees out on this cold tuesday morning. >> we will be right more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >> it was week three of "dancing with the stars." celebrities including brandy and the situation hit the dance floor. the producers hope to put the focus back on the dancing instead of some of the controversies of late. we will have a wrap in our morning chat coming up in the next hour. >> that should be interesting. >> i love it. >> jimmy carter has been out of the hospital only a few days but that is not stopping him from swinging hammers around the region. today the former president will join habitat for humanity in annapolis. yesterday he was here in the district. as sam ford shows us, he fought the health scare for a good cause. >> the ivy city neighborhood

after a high of 73, it is 68 at children's hospital and 67 at germantown. officially at reagan national airport, it is well above average. 73 degrees. the record was set in 2001. wind out of the south at 7 miles per hour. temperatures across the area, hard to believe. 71 degrees. compare that to the cooler air of 61. temperatures in the mid 70's to the west of us. our satellite shows relatively quiet conditions. our skies have cleared out nicely. to the north and the west, they are looking at nasty storms. here is the update. hurricane richard has maximum sustained winds of 99 miles per hour. it is going to continue to track across the yucatan and eventually across the gulf of mexico. it is going to weaken dramatically around 11:00. it is not going to cause any problems for the mainland united states. here is a look at what we expect to cross our area. we are having a rumble of thunder or two, and a cold front will arrive late on wednesday. we will bring cooler and dry air to the end of the work week. we are waking up tomorrow morning with temperatures in t

germantown, i-270 on the southbound side from frederick, clarks purg, travel lanes southbound open. catching a quick nap over to the shoulder on the northbound side. if they're going to sleep, the shoulder is the place to be. quick check elsewhere. k k kennelworth. joe, eun. >>> the christmas countwn has begun. according to brand new figures out this morning, stores will have a happy holiday at the register. saleare expected to go up 2% to 3%. modest forecast considering figures from 2008 when sales were down a disastrous 4%. this year's hiday forecast could be good for people looking for work. experts believe retailers will add half a million seasonal jobs. hard to thinkbout holiday shopping already, joe. get me to the mall. >> a little scary. moving too quickly. >> 53degrees. coming up, presidentl podium mishap. what president owe bam that had to say. >>> a home goes up in flames and firefighters refuse to put it out. find out why after the break. >> now you see it, now you tonight. a virginia museum is missing Ñq [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will ma

the sun cascading through the clouds beautiful looking weather there and through the day in germantown gorgeous gorgeous weather. see some clouds passing at tiles and it was breezy no doubt about that. if you look closely at the trees nice changing of the leaves starting to look a lot more fall like as well. temperature wise top of the hours 60 falling into the 50s. 40s in the high terrain to the west. ocean city 62. this is a great time of the year to get to the beech. wind gust he out of the north and northwest. breezy tonight and tomorrow but not quite as windy tomorrow and less windy on sunday. our highs today only in the low mid-60s. on average these numbers never quite felt this mild felt like mid to upper 50s. i think we're back into the mid- 60s under mostly sunny skies still breezy downtown for the run looks fantastic into the 60s but start off in the morning upper 40s 50s. as we take you further south toward howard county highlands 67. a little warmer as you head south of town. satellite radar trend right now we've got just a few passing clouds a little bit of isolated shower

participants plan to walk 60 miles from washington to germantown, maryland and back. and the walk ends at 5:00 p.m. on sunday at the national mall. >>> still ahead, at noon, no slouching, students participating in an experimental program are thinking on their feet. we'll explain. >>> and christmas could come early for those trapped miners in chile. we will have those stories and more just ahead. i'm bob ehrlich. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago: dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running -- to make the state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. in the sludge has spilled in the danube river. a town that gets water from the river is monitoring the situation closely. environmental officials say the water appears fine for right now. >>> and the long night

cooler north in germantown. you can see our wind right now is very light. a calm wind in fact, out of the west to northwest there. that nortesterly wind as high pressu is just west of the area. clear and calm conditions. it's going to be unsoftbally warm not just here but in other cities up towards boston, new york, philelphia, even chicago will be very mild this upcoming weekend. 77 the temperature by 3:00 p.m. lots of sunshine throughout the area. 79. close to 80 today. 77 yesterday. then saturday a high of 78 degrees. and 78 degrees on sunday. columbus day right now, 81 degrees. guys, that's a big one. our next chance of rain is not until thursday of next week. traffic now with ashley lender. >> good morning. well, we are starting off very quietly. major overnight road construction. issue loop of the beltway was completely detoured at 66. a clean slate this early morning. no problems across the wilson bridge. headlights are leaving virginia headed for maryland. all is quiet there. along 95,overnight road construction picked up as wel so a clean slate the

take you out to germantown. a similar scenario here. across the state, a few high thin clouds at times, but man, it's the day to break out the sunglasses and enjoy. take a look at current wind conditions right now. winds around 20 at the top of the hour. so still chilly and cool, a northwest wind. but other than that, you just can't complain. all that sunshine; and again, just fantastic weather. temperaturewise, cooler north and west. hagerstown back through oakland, we're talking about upper 50s to 60s. most of us in the 70s. parts if the eastern shore pushing into the upper 70s, like down toward cambridge where you're at 73. earlier you did push into the 70s, georgetown, delaware, 74. a little cooler north and west. tomorrow, another mighty fine day. mount vernon back through fells point. lots of sunshine under a blue sky. temperatures in the upper 70s in the downtown areas tomorrow as we work in today afternoon. satellite and radar trend. and across the entire region, there's nothing shaking now off to the west. off to the east, well

more than an inch from fairfax down through morning side and back up across through germantown and frederick. there was heavy rain out there. still cloudy and murky. that's going to be our story this evening. still showers to the east as well. other than that, chilly and breezy as we fall from the 50s and eventually into the 40s overnight. the weekend, the winds rolling in. we'll talk about how that will affect your saturday, sunday coming up. rosy. >>> a neighborhood feud turns deadly. now police are investigating exactly what led up to an early morning shooting. it happened in thinksburg in carol county. don harrison has the very latest. >> reporter: this time of year, the most frightening thing is usually the halloween decorations. tragically, that all changed shortly after midnight thursday morning. several 911 calls came into the westminster state police for gun shots in the 1500 block of pilgrum lane. >> they found the victim lying in the driveway. sustain multiple gun shot wounds. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. >> the victim, 48-year-old steven arrived home from work and

bowie sitting at 56 as well and germantown 52. some winds a little gusty at times out of the north. a chilly wind and skies again staying on the cloudy side we are beginning to see a little bit of clearing off to the south. this evening 50s, mostly cloudy and getting chilly once again tonight, but there is a wholesale change in the weather pattern and it all starts tomorrow morning. we're going to talk about it. it's good news and it's coming up. rosie. >>> the family of a man killed on a jet ski in mexico near the u. s. border is demanding answers they believe mexican authorities have done very little to recover his body. the victim's wife says her husband was murdered right before her eyes but police in mexico say they have no evidence an attack even took place and are wondering if his wife was somehow involved. the family denies that claim. diana alvar has more. >> reporter: as hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of david hartley his family struggles to cope with his death and disappearance of his body. >> it shouldn't be that hard to get him home. >> it feels like another co

. >>> we have breaking news from germantown.as rear ended a school bus, but that school bus was unoccupied. there were no students on that bus. this accident happened at the great seneca highway and middle brook road. we are told that five people have been injured. one person critically injured. we are following the story closely. we will have the latest information on our website wusa9.com. and of course on 9 news now at 5:00 p.m. please be sure to tune in. >>> all right. when you want a great steak in the washington area, you know go to mortons. today i'm honored to have the morton's executive chef from tysons corner. and this is chef andy custards. and guess what, we are not fixing steak today. we are doing fish. mortons has more than great steaks. >> yes. we have a couple of different seafood items. we are doing the chilean sea bass. >> can you see that? it is so thick. a big piece. >> nine to 11-ounces is big. this is the fish. we will sere that in a pan. we have that going already an we will make a pineapple pepper salsa t

we found 1.21 inches there in germantown, and centerville about 3/4 of an inch. easten, you had an inch. right now live shot of our exclusive cam, you can see skies still murky, it is breezy and chilly, but the rain has come to an end downtown. we have 55 cool degrees right now. winds northwest at 3. we expect those to pick up later tonight. may hear that wind howling a little bit in the overnight hours and it's going to be steady and gusty through the day tomorrow. current wind field now, 15 miles per hour. these numbers will increase through the afternoon tomorrow. we have one steady wind reported at the top of the hour. so again, getting windier. that's our theme tonight and into the day tomorrow. current temperatures across the state, mid 50s, but these will head south down into the mid 40s overnight tonight. our highs today struggling only to 60 at the inner harbor. 60 in annapolis and 59 from cambridge. we show you a broader perspective here. satellite radar trend beginning to clear from west to east. in fact, clear skies now across parts of virginia and in

walkers made their way west ending up many germantown tonight walking a total of 60 miles with a common goal. >> for me personally and my sister rose who is an 18 year survivor. >> each walker has raised a minimum of $2,300 are camping out in pink tents tonight. everything wraps up sunday evening at national mall. >>> more than a dozen illegal immigrants convict of sexual offenses are -- convicted of sexual offenses are under arrest in virginia tonight. >> state and federal officials arrested the illegal immigrant suspects today and identified another 365 behind bars who will be deported once they serve their sentences, all part of operation s.o.a.r., sexual offender alien removal coming two years after a similar initiative that removed 171 convicted illegal sex offenders from virginia. >>> a new charge filed against the serial stabbing suspect. a grand jury in ohio indicted elias abuelazam today. he faces one murder charge and five attempted murder charges in michigan and is also suspected in three attacks in leesburg, virginia. >>> shots fired today at a california elementary school.

everyone is returning to work after the holiday near the germantown road exit. show you route 4, route 5 and 301 crane highway. nice and quiet. early on these roadways. virginia 395 northbound, right now no real problems to report. everyone is zipping by past duke street to the 14th street bridge. 495 in virginia. watch for inner loop construction set up past the dulles toll road, 267 exit. we are hearing you want to stay to the left to get by. should be clearing in the next 10 to 15 minutes and 66 eastbound, smooth sailing from centreville to inside the beltway. andrea, over to you. >>> we have another commuter alert for drivers in the tysons corner area. there are lane shifts and ramp closures for work on the dulles metro rail. all four lanes of i-495 northbound or the inner loop will move to the left over route 123. now, once drivers cross over chain bridge road, the lanes will shift back to the right and tie in with the existing beltway. an the ramp from 123 north to 495 north will close starting tonight, as well. drivers will now have to turn left at a turn

this is gaithersburg to germantown. all lanes are wide open and everyone is moving a the speed limit. wrap it up in dc as we look at the key bridge. traffic from arlington to georgetown no problems and a rush hour restriction is not in affect because of the holiday and no reverse lanes going out of the city. back to you. >>> pepco has an important warning for its energy wise rewards customers. if you have a programmable thermostat, remove and dispose of the battery right away. the utility provider says leakage from the batteries can damage the circuit board and cause it to overheat creating a potential fire hazard. for information go to wusa9.com and click on the consumer page, ""living $mart." >>> the cooner of washington business landmark -- a washington landmark has died. cohen found think politics and prose bookstore. it has grown in side and stature over the years and is a key stop for literary and political figures. she died at her home today in dc. she was 74. >>> lights, camera, action. a live report on the tran