barely moving into germantown. i'm have more on this and other area roadways at 6:18. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> police in texas say they've stopped a would-be blackmailer. his target? redskins quarterback robert give finish iii. >> court documents show a series of exchanges between rg3 and a former student at his alma mater at baylor. >> reporter: robert griffin iii's name is now being linked to an unseemly case involving a former basketball player richard hurd was arrested friday for attempting to extort the redskins quarterback. according to a sworn aft hurd contacted griffin's agent and told him he had derogatory information about one of his clients. the aft does not mention griff -- affidavit does not mention griffin by name but authorities confirm it is the heisman trophy winner. hurd said he intended to release the information to the media unless griffin paid him a substantial amount of money. surprising? one radio host says not really. >> when a guy is in the public eye the way rg3 has been in and has been a public position as anybody in the history of

richard reeve is live in germantown. let's see if the rain is still coming down, if the wind has died down?

traveling i-270 southbound at germantown road. you can see as the sun rises, accident still blocking the right side of the road. you are able to pass with a single file to the left and still delays remain at father hurley boulevard. very sluggish. in fact, a slow crawl as your make your way southbound. not seeing any delays along the metro, marc, or vre. aaron and angie, back over to you. >>> 5:33. the supreme court ruled on arizona's controversial immigration law. the nation's highest court struck down most of that law but it did uphold one of its most hotly debated provisions. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on the decision. the impact it could have on this year's election. >> it's going to have an impact and we just don't know how long that impact may last between now and november, aaron. good morning, person now we're looking at the reaction to what the supreme court has said about arizona's law. it was controversial in part because of a split decision. the most controversial part requiring law enforcement

delays on 109 and germantown and jammed in germantown. the beltway, things look a lot better now. iner loop and outer loop, montgomery county. take a live look through prince george's county. early past exit 13, no issues there. outer loop looks good as well. inner loop heading into virginia. nice and fair. interchange looks good on both the inner loop and outer loop of the interchange. inner loop speeds in vrnlg virginia, 64 miles per hour. 14 minutes to get to the dulles toll road from the interchange. not bad at all. >> danella, thanks. >>> time right now is 6:13. ahead, a teenage girl's terrifying encounter. >> me and my brother are home alone, and two guys are in our backyard trying to break in. >> the dramatic call for help when three men broke into her home when her parents weren't there. >>> and why congressman jesse jackson jr. is taking a leave of absence. [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so

no major delays out of germantown, gaithersburg rockville. newschopper 7 in less than 10 minutes again, so sit around -- stick around. >> the controversy at the university of virginia continues. >> the school's board of visitors has chosen a replacement for president teresa sullivan. john gonzalez has more. >> the announcement came early this morning after the 12-hour meeting, a meeting that took place behind closed doors while at the same time an estimated to dallas and people -- 200 people held a vigil outside in full support of the recently ousted president. after two years, president teresa sullivan, the first female president at the school, was abruptly fired. the board of visitors at the university has named carl zeithami interim president even though major donors have said they would withdraw pledges if sullivan is not reinstated. the board pushed forward after asking her to resign last week due to a looming financial problems and her apparent unwillingness to accept program cuts. she did address the massive crowd of students, faculty,

delays are expected out of clarksburg and germantown. traffic getting by to the last. back to adam caskey. >> this is the kind of weather folks who like to work outside and exercise, this is what they yearn for this time of year. >> these days are few and far between this time of year. >> they don't last long. and this will not last. let's take a look at washington, conditions. nothing but sunshine to start .he day here's a look at temperatures. 54 in gaithersburg, 55 the airport, 52 in cumberland, 45 in oakland, maryland, 49 in petersburg, 63 in the district. the 60s along the waterways. 65 in lexington park and annapolis. the dew point, when that is in the 40's, you don't even notice the humidity. it feels great. this is the way it will be tomorrow as well, all because of the northwesterly wind. the wind coming in from the behind yesterday's. yesterday's. have refreshening air moving into account. that will stay in place for tomorrow, then big changes by theend of the week with upper 90s by friday and saturday. you see the distinct clouds line atlantic and into north

germantown -- around the region.orce base, fairfax, all in the low to mid 50s. and we're going to hold steady for another couple of hours. by noontime, around the hometown network and hagerstown, mid 60s. partly sunny at times during the afternoon, a slight chance of a shower or thundershower. highs reaching the low to mid 70s around the metro area and points south. there in haggerty, only the upper 60s for highs during the afternoon. a look at the week, seven-day outlook coming up in ten minutes at 6:51. coming up with traffic is danella. >>> good morning. thanks, chopper 4 is live in springfield, virginia. okay, there is a tractor-trailer that went over the guardrail. this is along i-95, but not i-95 -- local road beside it, lewis dale. and right now, you see the fire department is in the woods. and this is where the incident just occurred. so again, this is a local road, lewis dale right parallel to i-95 in this area. just be aware of that. let's check out delays on i-95 as chopper is showing you now. pretty slow

not bad at all heading from germantown to the beltway. traveling along i-95 in virginia, i have your commute up next. we're going to talk delays. a live look from backlick road. you see the volume increasing, but again, we'll get into details in ten minutes. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a frightening accident overnight leaves a woman and child dead in fairfax, virginia. you see the aftermath. this happened around 11:00 on lee highway at germantown road. tracee wilkins live with more. >> reporter: good morning. now that we have sunlights, you can see the markings left by investigators. you can see how far the car went out of the lane, striking another vehicle. we have an update from police. the 6-year-old girl is deceased. and police say that that 6-year-old girl was not properly restrained for her height and her age. an 8-year-old girl is in very critical condition after undergoing a number of surgeries. their mother, a 28-year-old woman, was pronounced dead on the scene. let me show what it looked like earlier in the ev

it happened last night on germantown wrote and lee highway -- lee highway and germantown rd. >> the scene was cleared about an hour ago. in had been shut down almost five hours as fairfax city police investigated this fatal accidents. >> in 2012 this will be the worst accident we have had to date. >> the images from the scene are heartbreaking. mangled metal and broken glass are all that remained from this terrific crash that fairfax county police say killed two people late tuesday night. just after 11:00, a honda civic traveling east on the highway if sideswiped a car, van broadsided a minivan before hitting the median. rescue crews immediately responded, but police say the driver of the honda civic was dead. two small children were found in the car. >> a six-year old and an 8-year- old transported to the hospital with serious injuries. the a-year-old has been pronounced dead. the 6-year-old is in surgery. >> the man driving the minivan was also taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police in fairfax city have not identified the two victims of this crash or how they could be

this happened on lee highway near germantown road. police say a woman driving a honda civic sideswiped a vehicle and then hit another car as it was pulling out of a driveway. the woman and one of her young children were killed during this. her other child suffered life- threatening injuries. the driver of the car is in serious condition. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a deadly shooting at the southern avenue metro station in temple hills. officers found a man shot in the head in a bus bay around 9:30 last night. the victim is said to be in his 40s. police are looking for a man who ran through the station and out to the parking lot at the time of the shooting. metro service will be back to normal for the morning commute. >>> the governor of wisconsin becomes the first governor in history to survive a recall election. voters in wisconsin voted to keep scott walker in office. he says voters want leaders who, quote, stand up and make tough decisions. he now wants to unite lawmakers as soon as next week to try to bridg

lanes are open, traffic flowing freely out of germantown.lems to report on the beltway traveling between college park and bethesda. eastbound 66 still looking good coming in out of vienna aheaded for the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a consume are alert for you now. massive toyota recall now includes 1.4 million suvs and cars. crews are investigating the potential of fires in power one owe switches. included in the recall, 600,000 camrys and rav4s from 2008 and 2009. the yaris subcompact between between twenty and 2009 also affected. all 2008 highlander hybrids are under the recall as well. >>> maybe you've seen the red bikes ornament the capital bike share bikes. it is booming apparently around the region. a new survey shows it is saving riders nearly $900 a year from transportation costs. many of the 5,000 customers surveyed said they are happy to void gas price by take a bike instead of a car. some are even grabbing a bike instead of the metro. the program is so popular, it is expanding to o

on the roads, southbound along 270, out of germantown, the three-car pile-up involving the fuel spillright side of the road. we do have the lane open with the tow struck on the scene but a lot of activity here to see and that is complicating our ride headed south. you may want to pick up 355, use that as the workaround. eastbound on 66 coming in out of manassas, your land are open. traffic flowing freely on 66. it is 234 south, south of 66 where we have accident activity in the roadway. southbound is closed. northbound, slow traffic is able to get by. inbound new york avenue, good to go at bladensburg road headed in towards the third street tunnel. >> thank you. >>> now to i astory gaining national attention. two washington state children went to the hospital after getting severe sunburns during a school field day. >> and their mother says this could have been prevented with sunscreen but school district policy requires students to have a doctor's note to apply sunscreen at school. we have a report. >> i got a text in from my husband about 10 minutes latter with a picture of our daugh

gary nurenberg is live in germantown with that. gary?er: we are near the intersection of matini and clopper in germantown. to give you an idea of how widespread the burglaries are, we're going to put up a list of where they have taken place since they first began on april 6th. there have been 18 of these since april 6, along with, as you can see. what is remarkable is there have been no confrontations so far between homeowners and the burglars. police want this solved before that changes. bernard hill practices guitar monday night, plays in the group slightly serious. knows what's happening in his neighborhood is more serious than that. >> i've lived here approximately 15 years now, and i've had, you know, during these years people go through the ashtray in the car for change and, you know, just several incidents like that. >> reporter: it's what thieves have been finding as they rifle through neighbor's cars that's making their lives easier, homeowners lives harder. >> in some cases they've left car doors unlocked. there's been a spare

it begins at route 85 in frederick down to 121 and then again through germantown to 124. in my next report, a closer look at maryland roads at 6:18. >>> thousands of veterans home from iraq and afghanistan are living with post-traumatic stress disorder or ptsd. >> many of them suffer in silence, but more is being done to raise awareness and get them the help they need. >> a big rally is happening today on capitol hill. delia goncalves is there live with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, our own anita brikman will be emceeing the event which kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on upper center park on the corner of constitution and new jersey avenues here on the hill. ptsd is becoming much more common. according to the department of veterans affairs, nearly 8% of americans will suffer from the condition at one point in their lives but getting help is not as easy as you would think. steven webb was on a waiting list for more than eight months we're told when he returned home if active duty suffering from ptsd. he became depressed and we're told withdrew

this was last night along lee highway in germantown road. in critical condition. a man is also hospitalized. police are trying to determine the cause of the crash. >>> don't worry if you see a lot of police activity around the postal service facility on shady grove road in gaithersburg today. starting at 9:00 this morning, teens will conduct a hazmat drill. it should wrap up by noon. >>> a walkoff win courtesy of bryce harper hit the bases loaded single in the bottom of the 12th last night to bring in the winning run. nationals topped the mets 7-6. marlins lost so now the nats lead the division by one game. >>> it 16:55. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. it was women's daily did a poll recently and found 15% of women will do which of these things for the first time this summer. is it a, wear a two-piece bathing seat, b, go fishing or c, go camping. >> the answer is b, cast the line. they go fishing. >> one more check on traffic and weather next right here on 9news now. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperi

nice and quiet out of germantown working your way out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> way to hold it together. now, go back to closing your eyes. a transition to serious news. still no information on victims of an early morning crash involving an ambulance that was heading to a call. it happened on bowie road just off route one near fort meade load in laurel. both prince george's county police and firefighters are investigating this one. as you can see from the video, there were apparent videos but investigators are not releasing any information at this time. >>> this morning, the university of virginia has a brand new leader. >> carl zeithaml was named interim president just a few hours ago by uva's board of visitors. he has served four terms as dean of uva's macentire school of commerce. his selection came at the end of the day where we heard publicly for the first time from uva's ousted president. >> lauren demarco has more details. >> reporter: good morning. fox adjust heard from carl zeithaml and he was in london wh

i'll keep you posted on this situation coming into germantown. good news and bad news back to our maps. canal road over here between arizona and avenue and -- arizona avenue and reservoir road has been reopened. there was a tree down on wires. it's been reopened but in falls church find hillwood blocked between cherry and cleve. we'll take a live look at northbound i-95. looks great here in springfield. coming up in my next report, an update on 270 at 5:24. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> stephen strasburg gets rattled in last night's nationals game. >> tiger woods returns to congressional to play host at the at&t national. stay tuned for sports. >> coming up on 5:19. here's another look at our question of the morning. it is during a bad economy, sales of these increase. is it a, cookbooks, b, perfume, c, socks? >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. danielle writes cookbooks. no eating out. we used to eat out once a week. now we're down to once every two weeks. get on that stove cooking way cheaper than

go hearing chatter about a that happen in germantown. we're quantitate the southbound on 270 at 118. the activity. this is complex because there is fuel leaking on the roadway. they're bringing in some more equipment. they may take away a lane. let you know. look at all the headlights. anything i do not have major for you. overnight construction will be out of the blade. good in both directions. >> thank you. 60 degrees. >> still to come, a bad play off the field. targeting robert griffin the x and a basketball player is extortion card. >> they said that he would release if the bill unless he was paid. was set at $25,000. if he knows him from his days at baylor. hurd had contacted his agent appeared they exchange extortion money. far griffin has not commented. >> tony parker says he might after almostpics losing his eye in a nightclub. he is at the club when a fight broke out. thrown inttles were the fight. a shard of glass penetrated 99% of his left eye. was thought to be a scratched cornea. he will meet with an eye see ifist next month

. >> i will tell you about 270 improving southbound out of clarksburg into a germantown. there was an accident long standing, but nothing to watch anymore. look at the pace of traffic. that is southbound before 121. 270 to virginia sunny, not complicated. 95 395, a pretty decent across the potomac river. mass-transit is on normal service. back to the weather center. >> nothing complicated in the weather, just to refresh increased. that is what we like, out of the northwest, drier, less humid. we will enjoy that for few days. but the humid weather will be back on friday. back to the upper 90s by then. here's a look at the sunrise over rockville this morning. that's the camera at montgomery college. 57 degrees currently in rockville. crisp and clear sunrise with no humidity. and so we don't have hazy sunshine above us today or tomorrow. it is 62 in the district and quantico along the warm waters of the potomac. we're in the 50's inland. 48 degrees in cumberland. cooler in western maryland. 58 at bwi marshall. wind out of the northwest. steady at 13 miles an hour at reagan n

winchester '63, '64 and round hill 67 in germantown and bethesda. 68 degrees in stafford.80s today 87, warm and muggy. slight chance of thundershowers especially west of washington mainly along and west of the blue ridge. well into the '90s tomorrow through friday. make sure that the air conditioner in your car is up to snuff. lisa? let's go back to steve and scynne. >> the 7-year-old actor who plays darth vader is out of the hospital after successful open- heart surgery. >> matt had the surgery last week in los angeles. he had a heart valve replaced. he was born with a congenital heart defect. he will be fully recovered after 10 months. getting ready to party like it's 1989, because arsenio hall is returning to late-night tv. >> is developing a new late- night venture with cbs television. the show has been sold. you will be able to watch it in the scene as well. more cities are expected to be on the way. slated for a fall 2013 premiere. he still has about a year of development. >> i hear adam caskey barking from the weather center right now. >> singer rihanna about to rev

we would be be the green light over both sides of the american legion bridge. 270 between germantown and 495. good on virginia between 29 and the beltway. good across the wilson bridge and through dale city. northbound are the headlines in this picture. back to news. >> thank you. a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to rename a metro red line station. it has been called the new york avenue, florida avenue station. officials thought it was too cumbersome. they had renamed it noma- gallaudet u. >> you can learn more about proposed changes to the second phase of the dallasulles rail project. it is between ruston and ashford. it begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight. >> very looking at 66 degrees. >> a bold that caught on tape. the store and owners who went after the peace use the champagne bottles and their jacket. >> we have a recap of day [ male announcer ] one taste of the new mccafé cherry berry chiller at mcdonald's, and you won't be able to pull yourself away. made with 100% fruit juice with natural flavors blended with ice. the simple joy of keepin' it cool. >> to the trayvon martin sho

today will move out of town by wednesday. 62 in leesburg and round hill, 71 in alexandria, 70 in germantown, 69 in college park. clear skies over the metro area. clouds gathering off to the west in parts of the shenandoah valley and west virginia, kentucky, and ohio. that action will slowly push our way. that's a disturbance bringing clouds and rain. right now the rain is in kentucky. we will see a few showers west of the metro area later this afternoon and evening. otherwise, partly cloudy today. a few thundershowers west of the metro later. high temperature of 88. rain off and on tonight through tuesday. the showers tomorrow will be heavy at times. looking at over an inch of rain in terms of accumulation in some locations. 80 degrees tomorrow -- 84. >> looks good on 95 and the b-w parkway up to a good marshall airport. in good shape on the virginia side and 66, 95, 395. looks good on the beltway at the american legion bridge, and the wilson bridge. no complications to the devastation or across 301 and the potomac river. all clear on 95 with normal travel times between richmond and baltimo

police identified both people on lee highway near germantown road. investigators say that dejan williams lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a minivan. she died in that crash along with her 8-year-old daughter faith. a contractor in the area said he heard the crash and says he will never forget what he saw. >> it was a terrific scene to even drive past, let alone actually see happen. that is in memory that will never fade. >> williams other daughter a six-year old, and the driver of the minivan are in the hospital in critical condition. they say that excessive speed was a factor in that accident. >> ray bradbury died in southern california last night. his literary work spans decades. he published more than 500 works, including novels, short stories, plays even television scripts. he was 91 years old. >> there has been an arrest in a deadly shooting at the seventh avenue metro station. police were called their about 90 p.m. last night. they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. >> the collaboration that we received from metro tens of

a woman and an a-year-old child died in the late night press and on the highway at germantown road. the 6-year-old was critically injured. witnesses say their car was the time of the crash. investigators are looking for killed was shot and at the man in a bus bay stationavenue metro -- southern ave. there will be normal service this morning. maryland's newest and largest opens its doors today. is maryland live! casino. it opens to the public at 10:00 tonight. features hundreds of slot electronic table more, including restaurants. efforts to stop a woman from evicted from her home ended violently yesterday. if u.s. marshals dragged protesters away from dawn northeast home. the woman had a deal to buy the home, but the bank would not allow it. >> when you see that kind of love.e, i really those love at least one protester and one u.s. marshal were injured. she will keep fighting eviction. chase bank, which foreclosed on not discuss it does cases.sure >> a hearing today will outline for theganization plan proposed slavery museum in fredericksburg. creditors will vote on the plan before

temperatures in the '60s and 59 in winchester frostburg. 63. 63 in germantown. 65 in northwest d.c. we have some clouds to start the day. we will break into afternoon sunshine. mostly cloudy this morning, partly cloudy and later on today. low humidity all the way through the weekend. below average temperatures, highs near 80 degrees. pleasant all the way to the weekend. >> not very pleasant to on 97 northbound towards the airport. that will not be an option. there was an overnight fatal crash in the 1:00 hour. investigation reconstruction team is on the scene doing measurements and pictures. it is closed at benfield boulevard. there is a detour and place. that will cost you some extra time. south of out of baltimore to get to annapolis taking 97 everything is open. as far as virginia, just wrapping up construction. moving just fine through springfield in this picture. we will have more on traffic, but now back to news. >> don't be surprised if your co-workers are talking about a strange sight on the beltway last night. >> reports of what some thought was a ufo near college park. mar

it happened last night on lee highway in germantown road and richard jordan sfopoke to a neighbor shocked by the news. >> reporter: a light trail of smoke comes out of the car where a mother and two daughters were pulled from the highway near germantown road. the driver of his minivan had to be cut out of his vehicle, but he made it out alive. only one of the girls in the other car survived. >> couldn't even tell it was a minivan or a sedan. i mean it was just -- crushed, both of them were crushed. >> reporter: the crash killed 27-year-old dejohn williams and her 5-year-old daughter faith. the girl was not in a booster seat but did have on seat belt. 7-year-old victoria was rushed to the hospital for surgery. >> i can't believe it. >> scott conway lives next to the family in frederick county and says he always saw the girls playing outside. their mother never far away. >> very nice people. the kids were great. she was wonderful. >> reporter: police say the mother was driving recklessly. the car seen weaving through traffic and going far beyond the 35 miles per hour speed limit. >> some pe

then the pace improves till you hit germantown. just got word of an accident near route 118 and that's in the roadway as well so that's going to slow you down there on the southbound side of i-270. overall your delays out of frederick toward urbana and again in germantown as you head for the point where the lanes divide. those lanes are open. no problems to report on route 355 as you head through rockville, great seneca highway is doing well as well. both directions of 95 looking just final. we'll take a live look outside right now and show what you it looks like on 270 here at route 118 as i was telling you, there was an accident just sought of this camera shot in the roadway. we're just beginning to get information on that. the american legion bridge looks fine. we'll wind a live look from chart as you travel on the south side of town. here's what it looks like on the beltway in oxon hill. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to virginia at 6:45. back to you. >>> a majorover haul of a popular u street corridor begins later

he is up to about 40 miles per hour in germantown. the joker checked in and said he is above 40 miles per hour headed out towards 270. thank you, wazers, for checking in. the fox 5 waze app is free on your android, blackberry and iphone. northbound i-95 below speed as you work your way up towards newington. volume increasing on 395 as you continue north from duke street out towards seminary road. are the delays, slowing from fair oaks towards 123. >>> president obama is spreading his message of equality and justice for all americans at an lgbt event in los angeles. he is on a fundraising swing on the west coast and got lots of applause when he said he is personal already very proud of the work his administering has done. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. it is part of -- >> after speaking at a private home in l.a. this morning, the president heads to vegas to speak at the university of nevada. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney

this happened around 11:00 on lee highway at germantown road in fairfax city.olice say a woman was speeding down lee highway, weather she lost control slamming into a minivan. the car on fire when firefighters got there. the woman and one child were killed in the crash. another child is in critical condition and was in surgery. the driver of the other car was hospitalized but is expected to be okay. [ cheers ] >>> wisconsin governor scott walker will stay in office after a recall vote left him fighting for his job. he beat out his democratic challenger in a race that gained national attention. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with how wisconsin may shed light on who voters choose in november. good morning. >> reporter: angie, good morning. there's a reason why we're focusing so much on wisconsin. besides the fact that it's the first time that a governor has beaten a recall election, it also really sort of set up what we may see in november -- conservatives and liberals, democrats and republicans, and a very divided electorate. last night, scott

he has been placed on administrative leave in germantown.igh school student who blood clotruary of a be honored at the graduation ceremony. give ricoool will webb a diploma posthumously. he had recently accepted a scholarship to play football at alabama state. unexpectedly and at the age of 17. thousands of people yesterday filled walter washington center to remember " chuckdfather of go-go, brown. it was anything but a solemn affair. it felt like a party to celebrate the life of a local music legend. sam ford has more. >> they came to party for chuck. they wound down the street and around the convention center waiting to get in and they were ready. . the same story -- the same story inside. somewhere between 10,012 packed theople center.on they sang and danced. like one big party, a celebration. musicians performed and comedians kept the one-liners coming. mike epps joked about .arijuana >> i said, where can i get some? >> chuck brown came on stage. >> he walked. us through walked one thing he did not want you crying.s >> as the celebration

first a look at 270 on the southbound side where things look fine coming in from germantown and a liveinto rockville, the heart of rockville, route 355 here at route 28. volumes are still light although that will change within the next few minutes. let's look live at the beltway north of town. outer loop slowing down till you get to georgia avenuened you're fine heading toward silver spring and another look at 95 as you head south of route 32. you'll be fine between baltimore and washington. in my next report we'll go into virginia in a few minutes at 6:00. but first, i have an extra mile report. how many times have you driven into the district only to waste tons of time frustrated, looking for a parking meter, digging into your wallet for quarters and wasting all of that time? now there's an app for that. nick miller is the c.e.o. of parking panda which rents out parking spots in the district. thanks for being with us. that happens to me all the time. i sit in traffic and then can't find parking. how does this work? >> it's really simple. what we do is let people driving into the dist

you can see how light it is heading toward germantown and the point where the lanes divide. next report we'll take a look at the beltway north of town at 5:48. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. we're starting with dad. offers.com has reached out to me with a number of father's day deals like this one. 76% off-seasony's noise canceling head phones. these normally sell for $79.99 but you can get them now for only $18.99. this deal ends tomorrow. and daily deals.com e-mailed me with this one for dad. 50% off a premium cigar sampler set. it's now selling for just 40 bucks. this deal ends today. all day long georgetown cupcake will give away free cupcakes. this is to celebrate the first new episode of the tlc reality show "d.c. cupcakes take new york." you'll be able to get one free cupcake at the georgetown or bethesda location. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from ow facebook. -- from you on facebook. >>> making news now

it happened around 11:00 on lee highway and germantown road. police say the woman was speeding down lee highway when she lost control, sideswiping a car and slamming into a minivan. the car was on fire when firefighters arrived on the scene. the woman and an 8-year-old child were killed in the crash. police say a 6-year-old child is in critical condition. the driver of the other car was also hospitalized but is expected to be okay. >>> police in prince george's county are looking for the gunman who killed a man outside a metro station. the victim was shot in the head at the southern avenue metro station in temple hills. police say the victim was standing near a bus stop around 9:30 last night. witnesses say the shooter opened fire and then took off through the metro station. he hasn't been seen since. metro does not expect the shooting to impact this morning's commute. >> service is expected to be normal for the morning commute. we expect that -- the scene will be cleared overnight. >> police say the victim appeared to be in his 40s, but they h

you have seeing delays as you head southbound from germantown road.d over to prince george's county and dower house road, an accident so approach with caution. i-95 in virginia making your way toward 610, lanes are pretty slow. very sluggish and in fact out of stafford i'll give you traffic speed out of quantico, 33 miles an hour and 42 minutes to get to the beltway. on the rails, minor delay nine minutes on train 892 brunswick. aaron, back over to you. >>> we could hear from jerry sandusky's accusers as early as today as opening statements are expected this morning in the sex abuse trial of the former penn state defensive coordinator. many of sandusky's accusers of set to take the stand during this trial. we go live to bellefonte, pennsylvania, for more on what to expect. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. jerry sandusky more than seven months after he was arrested and charged finally has his day in court. he'll arrive later on today. he's faced with 52 charges of child sex abuse. prosecutors say he molested ten children over the period

reporting from germantown, jackie bensen, news4. >>> it will be a long night for firefighters out west after a fire at a wholesale warehouse in gilbert, arizona. no one is hurt but the thick black smoke can be seen miles away. >>> and new tonight, a wildfire burning near fort collins, colorado is 50% contained. the size of that blaze is closing in on 60,000 acres. firefighters say it consumed 189 homes, the most destroyed by a wildfire in state history. >>> now to a decision just in from adidas. the company announced it will not be going to production with a sneaker that reminds some people of slavery. the outrage came quickly and so was the reaction from adidas. >> outrage across the nation forced adidas to cancel plans to release these shoes in august. they came with a pair of plastic shackles. earlier today the shoe company asked got a sneaker so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles. >> i would not buy them. >> reporter: critics said the shoes were offensive. >> the image of sneakers having shackles just draws too many negative images and con notations for me. >> reporter: rodney

>> and montgomery county five people were injured after a crash between a van and motorcycle in germantown after # in the afternoon. police say one person suffered life-threatening injuries and four others were injured, too. police are investigating what started the crash. >>> today a military judge will hear a motion hearing in the trial of bradley man hog will appear before a judge. we will have more on abc2 news and abc2news.com. >>> he confessed to murdering a boy. the country has been look for the boy for more than 30 years. pedro hernandez will be be in court. said he strangled etan patz who disappeared on his way to school in 1979 setting off a nationwide search. hernandez is held without bail during a psych at reck evaluation. -- psychiatric eval yags. >>> -- evacuation. >>> a nursing student is expected -- expected in court. he is charged in 7 counts of murder in oakland california. he will be in court for a pretrial hearing. >>> former penn state football coach jerry san dust yike now behind bars convictim can --sandusky now behind bars convicted of 45 of 48 charges. >> she was c

harold from germantown with similar sentiments. president obama has once again proven his unworthiness to be president. his willingness to allow illegal immigrants regardless of their age to be granted nondeportation status smacks in the faces of those trying to enter this country legally. i realize he is trying to win over the latino vote, but this is not the way to do it. illegal immigrants are just that, illegal. just because these individuals have gone to school and graduated does not change their status. you know what, the president says this is not about changing their status. he is trying to give them two years to work things out. this does feel like more politics than good policy. we'll see how the president makes a case for it over the next few weeks. make your own case inside mcginty's mail bag. mailbag@wusa9.com. the facebook has already begun on facebook.com. >> the heat is on. >> we have code yellows coming up. tomorrow, we'll make it green. but 87, nothing crazy warm. and looking at hot, mid 90s wednesday and thursday

the collision happened on east lee highway near germantown road just before 11:00 last night. delia goncalves has more information. >> i just heard boom. >> reporter: a deadly collision drew dozens of onlookers lining up along the highway to see the carnage themselves. >> it's devastating to know that took place. it's heartbreaking. it really is. >> reporter: police say 27-year- old dejon williams was traveling with her two daughters in the honda civic that burst into flames when it collided into this minivan. police now say the young mother was traveling twice the legal speed limit sideswiping a car before t-boning this minivan. the 38-year-old male driver rescued by firefighters and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. 6-year-old faith died at the hospital. >> i've never seen an accident that bad, never. >> it's something you'll never forget. it's always -- it's always going to be in the back of your mind every time, emily when you drive -- especially when you drive past this area. >> reporter: the orange markings on the road tell the rest of the story after the min

. >>> montgomery county police linked five more crimes to a string of burglaries in the germantown area. that brings the total to 23 and they may be connected. this video shows one of the burglars. all of them happened off klopper road. residents are asked to make sure their homes and cars are locked. >>> gas prices are falling in time for the summer travel season. the national average is $3.49. that's five cents less than a week ago. 20 cents less than a month ago. in d.c. it's $3.60. in maryland it's down to $3.39 and in virginia, $3.26. gas prices at the lowest levels since january. >>> traffic alert involving the bay bridge tomorrow. all traffic will be stopped tomorrow afternoon for about 40 minutes around 1:15 because a ship carrying four giant cranes to the port of baltimore will be passing underneath. the maryland highway officials are worried the cranes will be a distraction for drivers and could cause accidents. >>> it will be a hot wait in the car for a bunch of people in the middle of the day. >> isn't that our pathway from summer right to the beaches? isn't tomorrow the fir

building volumes for folks that leave frederick south on 270, make their way into urbana, hyattstown, germantown. here's the beltway at colesville road. moving freely. no troubles to report right now. beltway prince george's county 95, bw parkway, 50, downtown traffic so far checks in all right with mdot and metropolitan police. no reported troubles for you from ddot. virginia troubles no early troubles. 95, 395 heading to the 14th street bridge. overnight road work on the beltway on 66 and 66 each way near the beltway and through vienna has been cleared out. outer loop of the beltway leaving alexandria, you have the new traffic pattern. as you head over from springfield getting past van dorn street, first of all your local lane split happens earlier. and if you've committed to the local lane, only if you need those local exits through alexandria and oxon hill, you're down to single file as part of the last portion of the long-term project. so just to give folks a heads up we're going to see delays building there earlier than we're used to. back to you. >> beverly, thank you. >>> delays and long

police say the group is possibly connected to 18 burglaries in a germantown neighborhood.in some cases, cars were even stolen. >>> a hearing today will likely determine a d.c. man is not except to stand trial in the murder of his wife in their georgetown home. police say 48-year-old albrecht muth strangled and beat viola drath to death last summer. she was a journalist and d.c. socialite. arguments are delayed due to questions about his mental health. doctors describe him as delusional. physicians say he could eventually stand trial over time with treatment. >>> the time is 6:05. you'll be paying less to catch a cab in the district this morning. the commission dropped the $1 full surcharge that expired at midnight. the commission says the falling gas prices convinced them to drop the fee but that they are willing to bring it back if prices rise again. >>> the house of representatives could decide next week whether eric holder becomes the first attorney general in u.s. history to be held in contempt of congress. a house committee voted yesterday to cite holder for contempt

traveling south along 270, lanes are open as you work your way south of germantown headed out to thelane divide. we do have reports of accident activity tying up one of the ramps on 118 so we'll keep you posted on what we find there in our next report. no problems to report between college park and bethesda. southbound 59, 295 coming out of laurel and no problems reported on the beltway as you travel across the american legion bridge headed towards tyson's. inbound new york avenue, we had a portion of that shut down between florida avenue and fourth street. you should find traffic flowing freely once again. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> the director of a local zoo under arrest. charged with animal cruelty. melanie alnwick has the details. >> reporter: kids and families are still visiting the reston zoo and interacting with the animals even though the zoo's director was arrested friday. 26-year-old megan mogensen is charged with animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance because of an incident with a wallaby back in january. a usda inspe

we are looking at 70sins in -- 70sin germantown. let's check the traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: heading out on 95 in the white marsh area, no delays. just a 14-minute drive from the beltway to downtown baltimore. we have that construction still going on on 895. it's south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. no delays speeds at 54 miles per hour. but later on, stick with thefort mchenry or key bridge. the south side of 95 at interstate 195, no problems heading to dc or up towards the tunnels. and the beltway remains clear traveling from parkville up to towson. everything up to speed at route 295 as well. no delays up to 795. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you>>> a public hearing is coming up this in ha discuss possible improvements to three intersections along maryland 22. also known as the aberdeen freeway in harford county. it would affect beer till road paradise road and old post road it. starts at 6 p.m. at aberdeen high school. >>> 6500 dollars is what the ad says. >> for that price you could get

since his parents brought him to germantown, maryland, at the age of eight, he's been scared of being deported. he is breathing a sighing of relief after yesterday's executive order. >> i slept so peacefully knowing my friends were going to wake up and all of them were going to be with me the next day. >> they spent six days in a maximum security detention, capturing widespread support, even from lawmakers. he has been granted a year extension. but some believe the policy means amnesty and jobs being taken away. >> if we have safety because you have young children, what would prevent them from coming here? there's not enough jobs. jobs are being outsourced to other countries. the ones that we have, we have to save them for working people that are here already. >> these are kids coming from our school system that grew up in this country, in these neighborhoods. >> in a presidential election year, many don't know what the policy will stick. >> do i ever worry that's going to be taken away? i mean, yes and no. you can give us a month of peace, it's better. >> at montgomery county communi

live at 118 in germantown. lanes are open and traffic flowing freely as you head into rockville. no problems headed to the 14th street bridge. the pace in virginia looks good to and from the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> our big story, the supreme court is expected to rule on two major cases this week. one of them is health care. the other is arizona's immigration law. fox 5's sherry ly is live with the details on when those decisions may come down. >> reporter: good morning. the supreme court hasn't given any hints of how it would rule in these two cases. the health care overhaul gets most of the headlines but the ruling on the legality of arizona's immigration law could have far-reaching effects too. it allows police officers to ask about a person's immigration status if they suspect someone they pull over is not in the u.s. legally, even for an unrelated offense. the law does have anti- profiling provisions. >> i believe arizona has a right to pass that bill. i understand why they did t but i don't think it's national model and

. >> reporter: doctors told the 242-pound germantown woman she needed to make some major lifestyle changes>> to lessen my chances of having a recurrence, i needed to lose weight, exercise, change the way i was eating. >> there's always been a thought that weight, physical activity would have an impact but now there's evidence to support it. >> reporter: according to the american cancer society's latest guidelines, to reduce the risk of recurrence and increase survival rates, cancer patients should maintain a healthy weight, get adequate physical activity and eat a healthy diet. cindy clark is the oncology nutrition coordinator at shady grove adventist hospital. >> previously i think a lot of people when they go through treatments, they've been sort of told to take it easy, to rest. and this is different. this is saying no, we don't want you to be inactive. we want you to move and we want you to be cautious of what you're eating. >> reporter: new research is backing up the new guidelines. one canadian study found that breast cancer patients who got at least four hours of moderate exercise e

once you get closer to germantown road, right side of the road is blocked by a crash there involving a fuel leak on to the roadway here. so you can see big delays on i-270 as you travel southbound. let's head over to dc. new york avenue is shut down near closures are between fourth street and florida avenue. just be aware of that. that should end around 5:00 a.m. now back over to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> a olympic rivalry is already heating up this week in omaha. michael phelps was beaten last night in their fist head to head race. look heed pulled away from phelps, beating him by almost a second in the 400 meter individual medley. one of the most grueling events in swimming. the 1-2 finish earned both swimmers a spot on the team. locthe and phelps will face-off again wednesday night. you can watch it again on the nbc sports network and here on nbc4. >>> baseball, a rocky start for the nationals road trip out west. >> he serves it right field line. michael morris gets it on a hop. eric young is home. and the rockies lead, 4-2. >> and that was the final score in last night

since the end of april there have been 18 break-ins at homes in germantown in the neighborhood. police suspect the same two people may will responsible for the crimes. one of the would be burglars was caught on a security calm are at a home on wheat ridge drive on may 23rd. the man broke into a car in the driveway before he noticed the security camera at the front door and left. >> a spree of crimes of opportunity. many of these, if not all, could have been presented had the homeowner or vehicle operator locked the car door, put the garage door down, or locked the door to their homes. >> police hope someone will recognize the man in this surveillance video. they also say that with the crime spree like this, the burglars often live in or near the targeted neighborhood. >>> today jerry sandusky may testify in his own defense as his sex abuse trial races to a finish. the prosecution called its last witness yesterday. the mother of a young man known as victim number 9 told the court her son no longer felt like going to sandusky's home while a child but she tearfully said she made hi

. >>> police have linked five more burglaries to a pair of thieves targeting a germantown neighborhoody police say the duo has now hit a total of 23 homes near clop er road. this is surveillance video from may 23rd. it shows one of the luburglars. if you recognize this man, call police. police say the thieves are going after homes with the doors unlocked or the garage door open. they say the burglars are also breaking into cars. >>> this morning three teens are accused of a home invasion in stafford county. the sheriff's office say the teens rang the doorbell at 2:00 in the morning on tuesday at a house in white water village in stafford. the teens helped down the victim's wife while forced the man to show them the valuables. deputies stay homeowner fought back, injuring two when he wrestled the knife from the intruders. the teens ran off and deputies arrested two of them who are both 16. the third, 18-year-old terry welch, turned himself in. one neighbor newell ch when he was in high school. >> when i saw him it was kind of a big shock. he was a good kid. talented, good wrestler. wres