for those leaving germantown, gridlocked traffic. southbound before you reach montgomery village avenue, car fire tying up at least two right lanes. sky fox is enroute. we'll bring you live pictures from the scene shortly. southbound 270 on the brakes headed down towards gaithersburg. northbound i-95 here in woodbridge being leaving the occoquan. southbound bw parkway, fatal crash. the investigation cleared from the roadway so lanes are open traveling southbound out of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> today, metro and d-d.o.t. engineers are going to meet to try to figure out ho a road construct crew dug far enough down to cause a piece of the ceiling at the farragut north station to crash on to the platform. that station is only about 15 feet below street level. the engineers will look at whether the final construction drawings were inaccurate or if d-d.o.t. simply misread them. nobody was hurt in that ceiling crash wednesday afternoon. metro says workers have now unspecked the brake on all of metro's 586 esc

we still have delays from germantown headed south. the base improving out of centreville but slow leaving fair oaks toward the beltway. crash on 236 cleared. route 1 at 175, and eastbound at 108 for a couple of accidents and the rash westbound at 95 is cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> two more police officers arrested. four suspects appeared before a judge on a hearing. wire taps caught a liquor store owner and his wife describing laundering millions of dollars and bribing officials and even an immigrant problem. >> i think he knows quite a few of the business people. >> well at the heart of this jack johnson scandal is a program called the home fund. johnson is accused of taking money from developers. he and his wife are charged with destroying evidence and if convicted could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> with the corruption scandal hitting the county hard, all eyes are now on incoming county executive rushern baker. he joined us in studio last night to address this controversy. >> i think the only way

southbound 270 busy on the top stretch and delays in germantown. this is the live stretch of inbound 66 toward business 234. a five-car pileup here with delays out of gainesville. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our top story this morning, more trouble for metro after chunks of concrete crashed through the ceiling and forced the station to shut down. this morning the farragut station is back open. sarah simmons is live in the station with more now. scary situation yesterday? >> reporter: is certainly was, allison. thankfully nobody was injured. and they did open on time here at 5:30 at farragut north. i just talked with a metro spokesperson and tells me they do have the area kind of fenced off and plywood patching the area together. but there is a board meeting in which this issue will come up and what happened yesterday. now farragut north remained open for nearly five hours as metro, d-dot and fire officials tried to figure out how that large chunk of concrete fell through a ceiling tile on the north end of the platform. it was

delays began at father hurley boulevard out of germantown.e will have more from newschopper 7 in a little while. back to you. >> thank you. >>> lots of problems in maryland this morning. >>> 6:21, 40 degrees. >> a bid of the invasion at a local college campus. -- bed bug invasion. >> today on "oprah," her ultimate favorite things, in her farewell season, today at 4:00 on abc 7. or maybe 8? my "me time" is when there's a 10% chance of rain! [ cellphone rings ] my "me time" is when he doesn't get the hint. ♪ my "me time"... [ bang ] is when everybody's takin' shots at me. [ male announcer ] discover you time anytime. mccafé your day with a mcdonald's frappé. smooth and icy caramel or mocha blended just for you and topped with a decadent drizzle. "me time"! [ male announcer ] the simple joy of a frappé. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 6:25. george washington university is dealing with an infestation of bedbugs. >> the insects have been reported in six rooms across five residence halls on the northwest d.c.

frederick, urbana, germantown. headed to points south.o accidents reported. 395orthbound heavy. north of ke street, off and on to shirlington. joe and eun, back to you. >>> 6:22, 49 degrees. want to make $150,000 a year? why more and more people in washington are making that much money >> controversy surrounding a group of men in northern virginia. why they had their passports taken away from them. >>> and a ♪ new look. new style. new sears. come see our brand new side. at sears. >>> no water, no >>> new today, some republican leaders trying to get rid of michael steele as head of republican natnal committee. "new york times" reports the gop is pressuring steel not run for reelection when his term ends in january. they're unhappy with the fund-raising efforts of steel, among other things. the proposed new house leaders among high-ranking republicans who would like to see a new rnc chairman should a viable challenger emerge. steel was a former lieutenant governor of maryland. >>> still no clear winner in alaska's senate race. more than 30,

then we have more volume building and foggy conditions between 118 germantown road to 370. use caution. on the outer loop the van doren delay, to the wilson bridge, 13 minutes, usually takes seven. eastbound 66 is an extra seven minutes there. and northbound d.c. 295 no real problems toward the 11th street bridge. fox hall and canal is in your next traffic report at 6:24. back to you. >>> thank you, angie. coming up on 9news now, the redskins get ready to host philadelphia tonight for monday night football. >> what about the eagles has most mike shanahan worried? >> could the caps have a home winning streak of six? highlights next. >>> dealing with fog, especially south and east of town that will slow you down, some visibilities down to half mile. manassas is a quarter mile. we will see partly sunny conditions, midday, 54 at 9:00, 59 at noon. mostly cloudy by the time you head home with a temperatures around 60. mike and andrea? >>> thank you, howard. infere 12 hours, the redskins will kickoff monday night football against the eagles. the top priority for the burgundy and g

that officer is recovering this morning. >>> police are investigating an accident on germantown.motorcyclist lost control and flew off the bike. the bike then rocketed through the intersection. two cars hit it but no one in those cars was hurt. the motorcyclist was killed. >>> the redskins showed serious character yesterday against tennessee. tennessee scored first. 87yards for a touchdown. that would be it. the redskins who respond despite injury after injury throughout the game. donovan mcnabb through for 376 yards, had a td pass to santana moss. graham gano won the game in overtime. >> i know what type of guys we do have. it is a tough week. thank god it was a short week. but i knew they would come out and play extremely hard. you are always hoping with injuries you are still able to find a way to win. that is why i was proud of them. >> for the team to rally behind each other, knowing what happened on monday night and the way we played, for us to come out into a game like this where we knew it would be a battle and for us to pull it out together, it wasn't just one unit here

making the drive on i-270 out of frederick to germantown, gaithersbu gaithersburg. didn't see any road work nortound. suitland parkway, that accident should be out of the travel portion of the roadway. check the train and see how we're doing. metro and vre, doing fine. marc penn 401 and 403 delayed ten minutes each. eun. >> jerrythank you. as thousands of travelersget ready to head to the airport, don't look for an end to the invasive security patdowns. but they'll at least be closely monitored. megan mcgrath is live this morning with the debate. megan, good morning. >> good morning, eun. we're starting toee travelers heading out of town for the holiday. there are quite a few people leaving for the holiday. we're expecting this to be a very busy week at the airports. for a lot of folks this is the first time they have experienc the security procedures. the body scans and more intense physical patdowns. there are concerns about how this will affect the security line. it may slow things down during a very busy period. the head of the tsa is asking for cooperation. the

it is certainly backed up through hyattstown, germantown, monlt goal village. those are much better than you're looking at here. still at a virtual standstill getting to montgomery village. after ntgomery village, you're all right. a broken down truck right in the middle of the roadway as you head between fair oaks and vienna. lanes to the left, lanes to the right getting by. there is help on the scene. but things will take a little more than that vehicle to get that truck out of there. we'll keep an eye on it. metro, vre and marc, right now no delays. joe and eun. >> well, thank you, jerry. >>> more breaking news on the roads. southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington park a are back open after a deadly accident. >> the road was shut down for several hours. megan mcgrath joins us with the latest on the accident. >> reporr: it was a terrible accident that happened early this morning and shut down the southbound side of b.w. parkway. the good news is the ro has reopened. opened short a after 5:30 this morning. right around 1:00 this morning they had a bad sit

heavy congestion between germantown road and 370.l time reports, 56 eastbound, about 14 minutes from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. the dulles toll road is checking out with a green light and dc's 295, no problems approaching the 11th street bridge. nine minutes in the car is what you can expect. >>> up next, your major virginia roads we will focus on that. back to you weather following breaking news. a murder investigation is underway in hyattsville, many many. this is video just in to 9 news now. a man was found shot to death at the chesapeake landing apartments. that's on buchanan street. so far no arrests in the case and we will keep you updated as soon as we get more information. >>> a commuter alert for you right now. one for people driving tonight on 270. expect delays on the northbound side as you approach interstate 370. that's because crews will be installing those big green street signs as part of the ongoing icc project. after midnight the highway will shut down in 15 minister values. all of the work should be

this is right here in germantown.oks this way off and on between frederick and the capital beltway. be aware of it. no accints. not too bad visibilitywise. just form as you begin the commute out offredericksburg. had the beltway crash now gone. it was on the outer loop between van buren and eisenhower. outer loop delays in springfield most of the way over towards telegraph road. that will tack time on to your time. tro and vre. am den 841 and 843. penn 405 and 503. >> jerry, thank you. president obama is back in washington after a ten-day trip to asia. the president is gerg for the lame duck session of congress. he told reporters on air force one he will look for common grouped with a ne republican dominated house. he confessed to an obsessive focus on policy and promised to ghoert time to bipartisan ship. >>> bipartisanship the gape of the game. orientation begins this morning for the 00 mostly republican freshman. those new lawmakers, however, don't take office until january. so today congress will resume r a meduck

this is a germantown, southbound 270. the clouds get thicker as you move west of the blue ridge. there are some wind gusts. some of them are as a result of the thunderstorms from last night. some of them are just from the low pressure system today. at arlington, 60 mile or gust. that was from a thunderstorm yesterday. at nationals park, 50. takoma park, 43. it's 54 degrees in hagerstown. cold air coming from the northwest. 56 degrees at national -- 56 degrees at takoma park and 57 at nationals park. rainfall totals of 1.7 inches in leesburg. becoming less windy tonight and temperatures will bottom out near 40 degrees by early tomorrow morning. sustained winds at 20 miles an hour. 23 in frederick. very gusty today. the wind will die down after sunset. most of the clouds off to the west. rain showers off to the north. the storm system is moving to the north and east. our conditions will improve. we have at a disturbance in the atmosphere that will move through tomorrow. that will give us clouds and debris sprinkle in the mountains early tomorrow. 60 degrees at 4:00 p.m., 40 degrees

southbound 270, delays from 109 to the scales and again in germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the big story that we are following this morning, prince george's county executive jack johnson expected to head back to worth today, just three days after being arrested by federal agents. he is charged with felony witness tampering, part of an ongoing federal corruption investigation. his wife was also arrested and charged. incoming county exec rushern baker's team says they are not concerned about the transition. johnson vows he will be exonerated. >> i'm innocent of these charges and i just can't wait for the facts to come out. >> here in prince george's county, we do still have a government. there are over 5,000 employees here that will continue to do the people's business here in prince george's county. so life will go on. >> rushern baker is expected to join other county officials to talk about the recent developments in the county government. >>> police are trying to locate the mother of a newborn girl found outsi

moving it outside we do have a little volume building, starting around the germantown road area toward i370. over to the graphics again, we want to show you travel times. eastbound 66 you're doing fine from fairfax county parkway, the dulles toll road six minutes from 674 towards the capital beltway. the inner loop itself not too shabby between 395 and the dulles toll road. still ahead in your next traffic report at 6:11 a focus on prince george's county roads. back to you. >>> taking a look at what's happening today, the jury resumes deliberations in the chandra levy murder case. jurors metaphor a second day thursday but did not reach a verdict. defendant ingmar guandique is facing murder charges in levee's disappearance and death in 2001. >>> and the investigation continues today into the gruesome death of an ohio mother, her young son and a family friend. their bodies were discovered thursday stuffed in garbage bags. the mother's 13-year-old daughter was found alive last weekend. >>> president obama has just landed in portugal for the nato summit. 28 leaders and their allies are exp

he's from germantown like a germantown here but in tennessee. >> a little further away. >> i should haver. i've lived in tennessee in memphis for four years, but i was young. he grew up there. he did a great job. >> but you knew the horses and graceland. you guys did pretty well. >> thank you, feldy. >> you weren't prepared i was going to grill you, but every week at this time i am. >> i enjoy it. it is fun. bring it on next week. >> you and brian are even now. we'll see you gets the lead next week. >> always, no doubt. >> i started something. >>> there is a message tonight, stop using facebook. that's the word from a new jersey pastor. find out yes thinks social networking is bad -- why he thinks social networking is bad for his congregation. >>> in minutes at 11:00 a new wrinkle from the airport security screening backlash. you'll hear from one senator who got the new patdown himself today next on the news edge. >>> today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. e lay of the land. but then autoblog.com calls your interior lexus quiet. and aut

quiet traffic, 270 southbound in germantown. no problems to report around the region where we can see through some of the fog. beltway and 270 and one more camera south of town at the wilson bridge. >> 4:41 now. 47 degrees outside. >> coming up, congress gets back to work. democrats in a fight to push through last-minute priorities from taxes to don't ask don't tell. a preview of what is ahead on the hill today. >> we will check what is making headlines around the world including a deadly explosion in mexico. you are >> welcome back. our top stories now. an accumulation of gas may be to blame for a deadly hotel motion in mexico. authorities say five canadians and two mexicans were killed. a dozen others were hurt. the explosion powerful enough to send the floor of the building through the ceiling. prince george's county executive jack johnson is expected to head back to work today this three days after he and his wife were charged with evidence tampering and destruction. johnson says he is innocent. ohio authorities hope the dis

right now from i-70 to clarksburg to germantown all the way down very light volume. there had b.j. the overnight roadwork, 270 northbound near falls road that should be wrapping up really no factor whatsoever. let's see how we're doing with 395 northbound. the lane at landmark as you head north to the 14th street bridge, looking good. and through southeast everything moving along very nicely. eun? >> all right, thank you. >>> it was a frightening experience for one metro rider when she was separated from her baby. the baby made it onto the train, but she did not. it happened at the west hyattsville station on the green line. ne four's megan mcgrath is live there now with details. megan. >> reporter: good morning, eun. just a very frightening situation for this mother. she was here at the metr station, it was the height of rushhour, 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. the woman was trying to get on board a train with her young child. she was able to wheel the stroller onto the car, but then the doors of the train actually closed before she could get on to the train. the train then pulled a

round two in germantown, screaming eagles up six. the red army were hopping tonight.lley was on the board first. seneca valley was up 12-0 but here comes drew murphy. it's cheaper to keeper. the football, it is. cooper within eight. more murphy a little bit later. scores 19 unanswered. they win

in and out toward mount airy, germantown, chevy chase, more than a half-inch cxsgglue m. in some cases more than a half-inch of rain where some of the heaviest showers hit. tonight, wet, dreary, but not that frigid, 55 now. winds out of the east, not that powerful at the moment. they will get gustier into the day tomorrow. wind around 8 to 12 but we have a gust in oakland now to 20. right now mid-50s. baltimore 55, frederick 55. easton 61. your neighborhood tomorrow, neighborhood forecast will if 63 for woodbine. 64 laurel. a mixture of clouds and sunshine but a good-looking day on the whole. more rain due in tonight not as heavy and steady but scattered shower activity rolling in out of the south. the whole storm system off to our west continuing to spiral its way up through the center of the american states. we'll -- midwestern states. we'll get rain wrapping around this and get into the warm sector of the storm. across the carolinas, very warm air right now. that mild air comes in briefly tomorrow with that part of the storm and you get the chilly air behind this thing

. >> reporter: at this target store in germantown, no long lines, screaming shoppers or bleary eyes. >> the deals aren't as good if you shop earlier. >> we are starting to feel the energy. we start having a lot of people asking us questions. >> great. thank you. >> reporter: the low cost leader is starting sooner than any of us have chosen a turkey as stores big and small try to lure us into spend. >> the prices seem to be outrageous. i'm trying to find what deals i can. >> reporter: toys will be hot sellers this year. target and wal-mart will probably be locked in a price war to see who can go the lowest. >> reporter: marked down to $49.99 at target. paper jams getting lots of attention. toys r us plans to stock up big this year and shoppers can enroll in a loyalty program and get 10% back on purchases up to $500. sears adopted a new mantra in these weeks leading up to the big day. black friday is now. >> we have some door busters. we have items from almost every department. >> reporter: tools, appliances, outer wear. it is all on sale. and for the first time they are even open from

. >>> police are investigating an accident in germantown. a motorcyclist lost control and flew off the bike. bike then rocketed through the intersection. two cars hit it but no one in the cars was injured. the motorcyclist was killed. >>> the skins showed some true grit for what could be the best all-around game of the season. the burgundy and gold would respond despite ate rash of injuries through the game. the first way donovan mcnabb touchdown pass to santana moss and then gano had a 48-yard field goal. >> it was a tough week. thank god it was a short week. you knew they would play extremely hard. you are hoping with injuries you are able to find a way to win. >> for the team really to rally behind each other knowing what happened on monday night and the way we played. for us to come out into a game like this where we knew it was a battle and for us to pull it out together. it wasn't just one unit here or this guy here, i thought together we were able to pull it out. >> reporter: dave ross will be here to break down the skins' win in our

southbound 270 in great shape leaving germantown headed out to the lane divide. morning crash southbound i-95 down in carmel church still has the roadway blocked. bail out at ladysmith. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it is a disturbing statistic. nearly 80 pedestrians and bicyclists were killed in accidents in the metro area last year. five of them in arlington county. yesterday, a group of traffic officers fanned out across roslyn to remind drivers and pedestrians to follow the rules of the road. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: the intersection of wilson boulevard and north lynn street in roslyn is the busiest in arlington county. in 2009, there were 11 accidents reported to police here. >> you got to kind of of watch. you got people coming from the side and a lot of times, people aren't really stopping. >> reporter: a half dozen arlington police officers descended on this intersection in the morning and at lunchtime to ticket and warn motorists and pedestrians who disobeyed traffic regulations. >> crossing against the cross

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world nations germantown fly on. in america we've seen something to increase protectionism as being among one of the biggest challenges to face the global economy what do you make it fast and what would you someone just being among the biggest challenges it's always i mean crisis always leads to more protection means that the number one i would say so from this point view there's nothing unusual that the recent crisis to lead to the same situation either in the currency field or in the trade field yes i think be also used to liberalize the economy to liberalize the world trade to liberalize the world economy i think that that the correct way to proceed now what do you make of the us this recent announcement over the weekend six hundred billion dollar round of quantitative easing. and how will it continue to affect do you think developing the climate i agree that it's probably had to stop. the government supporting measures for the poor the me and it's too early and i think the russian government would you substantial

. >> traveling south on 270, lanes are open out of germantown working your way out to mva.orthbound 270, no signs of roadwork leaving falls road headed out to 28. lanes are open each way at the wilson bridge. the work zone northbound on i- 95 as you approach 32, that construction is lifted as we speak. >>> more than 1300 maryland thrivers could be on the road illegally. an audit found more than 10,000 licenses with eight or more violation points. >>> big expectations for long awaited luxury hotel at the d.c. convention center. officials broke ground on the new washington marriott marquee hotel. that is expected to open in 2014. the mayor says the project will create 1600 construction jobs and 1,000 hotel jobs once it opens. the mayor-elect hopes it will bring even more people to the district. >> we are taking the next step and that is the step that will allow us to able to attract the level of business, the level of shows, the level of conventions that will put us in the top tier nationally in being able to attract people to come where they should be. that is the nation's c

the caps won, the boys won. 270 out of germantown, light traffic volume headed into rockville. no incident to report northbound on 395 as you leave duke street headed past seminary road up and across the inbound 14th street bridge. light traffic volume there. southbound 295 at the suitland parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> an old levee on the mall that was supposed to stop flooding in the district is getting replaced. it was built with temporary jersey barriers and dirt back in the 1930s. construction on the new one across 17th street will begin today. later today, officials will announce the project at a news conference. >>> it was a white weekend in iowa. eight inches of snow blanketed parts of the state. it turned into a full-blown storm saturday afternoon. the heavy wet snow downed power lines and create dangerous road conditions there. >>> winter came early in minnesota also. nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend. jody ambrose has more on this dangerous weather. >> it surprised me. >> reporter: the wintry blast roared in full st

reporter: in business since 1891, the name is faded on the outside of the old piano factory on germantown avenue. but inside are some of the brightest names in music. cunningham, steinway and syncin. >> i grew up in the 70s. jackson five and the osmonds. >> and myrrhice doesn't play the piano. >> i tell my friends, i play cds, i don't play the piano. i leave it up to the experts. >> reporter: but he wanted to be around music. so he trained to become a piano tuner. it was also a job he could do after losing his sight to glaucoma as a teenager. >> the lack of one of my senses does help, but even when i could see, i enjoyed listening to music

round two in germantown, screaming eagles up six. the red army were hopping tonight. seneca valley was on the board first. seneca valley was up 12-0 but here comes drew murphy. it's cheaper to keeper. the football, it is. cooper within eight. more murphy a little bit later. scores 19 unanswered. they win 19-15. good ball game. walt whitman at gaithersburg. i just like saying simba. trojans win. great block out there by the offensive line man. he scores. gaithersburg win 28-0. connor fraiser scores. [. [ cheerleading cheerleaders cheering xren. >> u ing xrening ] >> thank you, law dies. that got the women up cheering moving on with 34-20 win. all right. it's time for our play of the night. some of our brains have come together to choose who was the finest player of players tonight. we take you back to mclane. the highlanders hosting the hayfield hawks. can you really believe it? somehow that ball pops up and lynch says look what i found. a touchdown. it's our play of the night. remember, you can always log on to dc.highschoolsports.net throughout the weekend. we will b

lanes are open germantown to the split on 270. no delay coming inbound from hunter mill in the direction of the beltway. we are told from authorities on the scene, they could be out there through lunchtime tying up at least one right lane inbound on the dulles toll road approaching the bueller road overpass. we'll keep an eye on it for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> helping the community go green. d.c. has its first free public charging station for electric car owners. d.c. is one of nine pilot regions around the country. that is station on 14th street northwest. the city expects to get 500 more stations through the charge point america program. the federal government has launched a new distracted driving campaign hoping to get drivers to pay less attention to their mobile devices and keep their eyes on the roads. there is a series of videos that demonstrate the dangers of talking, reading or texting while driving through real-life tragedy. ray la hood says hand held devices are the most dangerous. >> stay

germantown, gaithersburg, north of albany -- olney, a few light sprinkles still.ind sustained at 10 miles an hour or 14 miles an hour at reagan national. still ahead of the southwest locally. beginning to shift. a westerly wind will prevail today. it will be gustiest. from's a wind advisory 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. with gusts up to 30-50 miles an hour. mid 50's currently for the temperatures. mid 60's drives. mostly sunny through the weekend with highs in the 50s. >>> there's an accident that happened yesterday afternoon. we will go live to the toll road eastbound, coming out of reston. this is a short to back up just developing. two lanes to the left getting by. clean up to the repairs of the dual mode overpass -- beulah road overpass. let's go to arlington, virginia. two snapped power poles, no. george mason drive closed between 15th street and 16th street. you have been so busy. who was kicked off dancing with the stars? >> it was shocking. you will be surprised. it was a favorite. brandy an interpreter got perfect scores for their argentine tango. she denie

in germantown, armando trull, 9news now. >>> the nation's capitol, one of the most dangerous cities in the country, according to a just-released poll, dc ranks as america's 16th most unsafe city. baltimore is number 15. a city in new jersey is one of the most dangerous. >>> montgomery county hosting sunday liquor sales tonight starting today and for the next six months. 24 liquor and wine stores will be open from noon until 6:00 p.m. county officials will monitor the cost, revenue, and customer satisfaction. one estimate says that montgomery county, sure could use the money, is adding another $2 million each year with the new liquor sale hours. >>> tomorrow and tuesday, no class for students. employees in the school are being furloughed on those day. all county schools will be closed and all activity canceled. school employees are being given a choice of days they would prefer to stay home without pay. more than 30% of those employees chose this coming week. >>> you saw the game, overtime, winning field goals, and the skins come out on top. high drama for the redskins and all the fans

looks good in germantown on 270. >>> breaking news.dent obama has just landed in portugal for the european summit. he will attend meetings with nato allies on the war in afghanistan and global security threats and trade with the european union. we will continue following his trip through today. >>> the final countdown. dancing with the stars. a conservative blog your says bristol palin could take the trophy this season. other websites say there are conspiracy theories. she apologized for a homophobic comment that her sister posted on facebook, responding to somebody criticizing their families reality show. pristupa fill in go to that she and resistor should not reacted to negative comments about their family. she thanked people who supported her in the dance competition. cynne simpson will be there live for the qur'an finals in the competition from los will be there live before the finals. >> her scores are not close to brandy's. >> i don't have that figured alan yet. 5:53, 40 degrees. >> you are watching "good >>> part 1 of the harry

germantown, maryland. democratic caller. caller: here are some of the things that i have seen in the past few years. i have a landscaping company that i had to shut down last year. the problem is not the housing crisis that started this. the problem started with jobs. the bottom line is, i am a democrat, sort of independent as well. i have voted for both republicans and democrats, along with ross perot. the situation that i saw, bill clinton started the free-trade agreement with china, the economy lifted, and today what market are we most controlled by? the chinese market, almost every product is made in china. this is a lot of american jobs we are talking about. that kind of stopped everything from the bottom up, and then that went to the housing crisis. our home of the use started to devaluate. -- values started to devaluate. guest: these are all important factors, there is not one factor, but you bring up a good point. during this time, when we were deferred to wall street, their view of the economy, short-term, quarterly

coming southbound on 29, that's where we have a tech road stalled car. 290 slow through germantown toward mva and at the split. this is a live shot of 66 inbound approaching business 234 in manassas. callers reporting delays eastbound beginning in gainesville toward 28 and center vit where -- centreville. traffic slows again from 50 to 123 and again approaching the beltway. inner loop tied up now leaving 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our top story this tuesday morning, the winner of the race in virginia's 11th congressional district may be known today. republican challenger keith fimian is expected to concede to allow connelly to start serving a second term. sarah simmons is live outside of the board of elections now with a closer look. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. connelly leading by 1,000 votes and it is reported that keith fimian is expected to concede. fimian's camp has only released a statement saying he'll make his intentions known mid morning and as soon as we find out we'll bring that to you. but the state election laws do allow him, s

southbound 270 delays leaving germantown at father hurley. this continues down to the split.he crash that we showed you last time around inner loop of the beltway around 202 lanes are open again. and live shot of 66 approaching fair oaks. the delays extend from gainesville past 50 and 123 to the vienna metro. on the brakes on braddock toward 66. the gw parkway and allison was talking about the weather and the scenic views, this is the view past national airport. heavy volume north of the airport to the inbound 14th street bridge. delays on 95 and 395 from dale city to the bridge. and it is clowe -- it is slow from the pentagon. >>> and we're checking in with holly this morning. >> she's with the capital movement dance company. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. if you are interested in seeing where the future of dance is headed in the nation's capital, then i have the show for you. it's going on this saturday as the montgomery college center in takoma park is where we are live and where we are getting a preview of movement of the people. we'll tell you about it a

no fog in germantown. back to the news desk. >> 5:09 now and 47 degrees out.ng up to be a nice monday. >> still to come, move over is facebook about to enter the world of e-mail? we will have that in tech bites. i'm courtney robinson live in fairfax where a baby just hours old was found abandoned in a church's parking lot. we will have the latest on her condition and the search for her mother. >> we will get a check of what is making headlines around the world including a retired couple finally free a year after being taken captive by pirates. finally free a year after being taken captive by pirates. you are watching " ♪my country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing; ohhhhh, land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring! ♪ >> good monday morning to you, checking the top stories prince george's county executive jack johnson is expected to head back to work. friday he and his wife were charged with evidence tampering and destruction. johnson says he is innocent. rushern baker will discuss the m

southbound 270 in the clear germantown to the lane divide. no problems to report out on 66.ht volume continuing inbound from 50 fair oaks towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> big expectations for a long awaited luxury hotel at the d.c. convention center. officials broke ground on the new washington marriott marquee. that hotel is expected to open in 2014. march feinty says the project will create 1600 construction jobs. >>> if you are planning on at age 65, collecting social security and then just relaxing, don't get too comfortable yet. a new report suggests raising that retirement age and cutting social security. >> reporter: are -- retiring to the beach may be further off than you think. some suggest raising the retirement age to at least 68 and slashing social security benefits. >> we do cut spending and we cut spending wherever we find it. >> reporter: the proposal suggests raising retirement from 65 years old to 68 by the year 2050 and then bumping it up again to age 69 in the year 2075. heading the panel is erskine bowles. >> i think

no trouble spots to report headed into clarksburg and germantown.nd 355 looks good headed south of 70. no trouble spots across the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's take a look at sports now. steeleers and cincinnati. bengals who come -- would come back in the north quarter but the steelers won it. >>> many inside and outside the dallas organization felt the plays are just stop playing for wade phillips. jason garrett take over on an interim basis. >> i recognized that, after the game, that we just weren't playing winning football and our best chance was to make this change. now w that, i don't apologize for anybody about changing my mind. >>> gary williams' 22nd year with the terps is under way now. five freshmen faces as the term are picked to finish sixth in the conference. seat will turn it over. howard will slam to home. maryland would go up by 10 at the half and step it up more in the second half. the terps blow out the red hawks 105-76. >>> is that coaching change the answer in dallas. for all tha

taking it outside, watching some of that volume build around germantown, towards interstate 370.ng travel times. beginning in virginia on the inner loop, 395 to 267, 13 minutes and growing. toll road not doing bad. outer loop from van dorn to wilson bridge, about 7 minutes drive time. coming up, more on the virginia roads, including how the beltway is doing at 6:00. now back to and dre' a and mike. >>> thank you. making news at 5:48. investigation under way into what caused a massive house fire in oklahoma city. firefighters had difficulty getting water to the scene because the home is in a remote area. eventually, the roof collapsed. a disabled man was trapped in the home. >>> the suspected arms dealer nick named mer chant of death pled not guilty yesterday. he says he is just a businessman. they say the former soviet military officer deals weapons to terrorists that they say are trying to skill americans. >>> today, house ethics committee scheduled to decide punishment for congressman charlie rangal. tuesday, the panel found the long time new york democrat guilty of breaking ho

foggy approaching and passing 109 and delays in germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> prince george's county executive jack johnson set to go to work today following his stunning arrest on friday by the fbi. both johnson and his wife leslie are charged in a federal corruption investigation. more arrests could be on the way. we are live in mitchellville, maryland with sarah simmons. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. federal investigators believe this is just the tip of the iceberg. more information will go out and there is the possibility there could be more arrests in the case. in the meantime jack johnson is pretty much a prisoner in his own home. he is under house arrest wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet so we presume he is still inside his house this morning but he is expected to go to work this morning. he said he would be still going back to work for the people of prince george's county. now the arrest of course happening on friday. both the county executive and his wife leslie johnson, she was just

germantown toward mva. the crew in sky fox showing the nasty mess before you reach montgomery village avenue where we had the remains of the car fire on the right side. the car fire has been extinguished and now you find all lanes open but gridlock out of germantown leaving father hurley past mva. great seneca a good option south of 118 and don't forget about 355 as well. and crossing over the potomac byway of the 14th street bridge, all lanes here are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the southbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway are open this morning. police stopped all southbound traffic after a deadly accident overnight. investigators say a man's car broke down and he got out to have a look at it and was hit by mother vehicle. traffic was diverted all mother. >>> police have identified a man whose body was left in a box last tuesday. they say 36 jack ono vasquez was shot by marvin valencia on constitution avenue. valencia was -- valencia was angry vasquez was having an

you can see what is left of the crash but those delays began back on germantown -- in germantown.an action of the dulles toll road. a vehicle hit the overpass. repairs are complete and the lanes are open. allow yourself extra time out of a reston. the careful coming out of the neighborhood with treat debris and power outages. >>> it will be a gusty day to day when the advisory kicks in at 9:00 and lasts until 4:00 p.m. with a lot of sunshine and temperatures are mild right now in the mid 50's. we are near the average afternoon high temperature. it will be near 60 this afternoon and wind gusts will be the 30-50 miles per hour. tomorrow will be cooler with added clouds and typical november temperatures in -- on the weekend >>> the severe storms that move through our area left behind plenty of damage. there was damage to this aj wright store in northeast d.c. homes are damaged and power was knocked out. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, ♪ >>> final field is set for "dancing with the stars." brandy

delays beginning in germantown headed south.ident at the inner loop southbound and the ramp partially blocked and very little delay. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, metro riders may soon face major cuts on two fronts. come the new year the commuter transit benefit is slated to be slashed in half and barring the sharing of parking and benefit accounts goes into effect. metro is lobbying congress to extend the benefits because they worry the change may discourage riders to hop back into their cars. metro is projecting a $89 million budget gap for fiscal 2012. >>> some people are feeling better about their financial situation and that's what retailers want to hear heading into the important season. but as the money reporter fell annie alnwick shows us, many are feeling cautious with their cash. >> reporter: the holidays are an exciting time for retailers, and for shoppers to say they want to avoid the crush of the mall, shopping centers have a great comeback and exclusive details. t

southbound along 270, delays out of germantown all the way toward the split.heavy, slow and steady. northbound 95 in virginia working up toward 7100 out of newington, accident now confined to the left side of the highway here in the main line. but delays with you out at dale city. delays in lorton. and that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the latest on the chandra levy murder trial this morning. lawyers will present closing arguments. yesterday the defense rested without calling ingmar guandique to testify. however the defense did question one of his former cell mates. jose alanis told the court that he never heard guandique say he would kill levy. he had six charges against him and two were dropped last week and another two dropped yesterday. he still faces murder charges. >>> making headlines this morning, veteran new york democrat charlie rangel walked out of his ethics trial. he's facing 13 charges, from filing late taxes to using house stationery for fundraising. the congressman told the house ethics committee he was not staying for his trial

. >> it looks like it's in the germantown area. >> yes, it is. >>> now let's go to denver, colorado, bedroom home priced at $264,900. >> in denver, housing prices are on the rise. this is a little bit of a wacky bungalow, it fits right in. it's just what people buy there, they love those warm colors. that's like an old-fashioned gate walk of some kind. but somehow it's nice anyway. you have to look at it and say it's original. you might not live with it yourself and rip it out, but it gives the house a lot of character. it's been totally updated. there's a very workable, usable kitchen, not very big at all. but it has a window that's nice and bright. they haven't touched the staircase since the day it was built and it's in perfect condition. outside there's a wood deck, a lawn and a hammock. even that wacky little star that's on the top. >> greenville, south carolina, two bedroom home, $299,900. >> it's right at the foothill of the appalachian mountains. this house, the picture was taken at night. >> this is the second time in a row we have seen that. >> maybe it's a new trend. >> yo

we are watching more volume build starting at the germantown road area.ncidents or accidents to report heading to the split. as we return to the realtime graphics ethic the focus will be on the outer loop. more drivers are starting to pick up between university and georgia avenue. overall no incidents. 66 eastbound, only a ten-minute commute from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. inner loop is okay, as well. now, back to you. >>> making news now at 5:48. police in oakland, california shut down the station when people gathered at the rail station to protest a police shooting on monday. an officer killed a domestic violence suspect. >>> iraq's parliament elected a sunni lawmaker as its speaker. this is after a they reached a power-sharing deal which divides the top three government posts. lawmakers have been unable to form a new government in the eight months since elections there. >>> early detection pays off. jane fonda says she is cancer free after having a tumor in her breast removed a few days ago. the 72-year-old oscar winning actress said it

frederick to germantown headed on down. elsewhere, northern virginia, check things out. looks pretty good. those of you continuing up around dale boulevard, no concerns on the route 1 corridor. out to the rails we go. looks like we're doing well. metro, no delays. vre, no delays. mark, three traipse me hind schedule. camden843. penn, 401. and 503 running behind schedule at this point. eun? >> jerry, thank you. the 13th annual mark twain prize for american comedy. shis the youngest ever award recipient. she was joined by amy poehler, seth meyers, and fred armisen just to name a few. in her speech fey thanked sarah palin who she impersonated more than once for her succes and a lot on the queen of comedy received quite a different honor. 88-yr-old white said she wanted to be a forest ranger when she was younger but they weren't hiring at the tim she was named honorary forest ranger by the forest center at the kennedy center yesterday. she said she and her parents spent three weeks camping in the high sierra or yelwstone national park. >> we would spend three weeks and not s

the fog rolling in as you head south from uana headed to germantown.e bit. heads-up for that. good news, no hangups. beltway, south of town, pardon the blurry camera. outer loop, van dorn street, accident. a tractor trailer and a couple cars. trng to get some more information. rye now it appears everything will be along the far right side of the roadway. we'll head out and update you, let you know how things are doing. metro, vre, no issues. camden 841, 18 minutes behind schedule. >> jerry, thank you. >> thanks a lot. 5:42 is the time. still ahead, who is sticking up for the controversial body scanners. plus -- >> i hear the glass start breaking. so i ran to my room and grabbed my shotgun. >> also a local man opened fire on someone he thought was breaking into his holy. why police say it may have bn a misunderstanding. >>> why metro is not alone in deal >>after the break, monday night visional showdown with more than just >>> 5:4 prince george's county executive jack johnson is expected to head back to work today. he and his wife were arrested and char

we are still quiet coming south on 270 leaving hyattstown coming into germantown. 395 ares a-- across the 14th street bridge, easy ride this morning. no trouble spots to report on 95 leaving fredericksburg up to the beltway. 301 at pointer ridge, we do have a tree down here and some traffic is able to get through. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> if you are traveling this holiday, you will be spending a little bit more money to do that. gas prices are at the highest that they've been in more than six months. the average price $2.89. price are expected to go down by the end of the year. >>> hundreds of thousands of metro commuters could soon lose a benefit that saves them hundreds of dollars a year. the "washington post" is reporting a federal subsidy that boosted a monthly rider benefit from $120 to $230 is set to expire. metro officials are lobbying congress to extend the subsidy and some day make it permanent. >>> with the economy still struggling, many jurisdictions like montgomery county are coping with massive budget deficits. county has already sla

. >>> investigators believe speed was a factor in a deadly crash along mattney road in germantown. police say 33-year-old larry tally lost control of his motorcycle and died at the scene. residents have complained about speeders for a while there. they want the county to install more traffic lights to hopefully slow down traffic. >>> the transportation security administration is easing up on its security screening just a bit. the head of the tsa says he wants to make the process as least invasive as possible. many airports now have scanners which can see through clothing looking for weapons. if you don't want to go through that, you will be subject today a pat down. a security agent will touch you just about everywhere. sunday on face the nation bob schieffer asked secretary of state hillary clinton about those pat downs. >> and i understand how difficult it is and how offensive it must be for the people going through it. >> final question, my time sup, but would you submit to one of these pat downs? >> not if i -- not if i could avoid it, no. i mean who would? >> a cbs news pole f