southbound new hampshire avenue, still talking about silver spring this morning. we still have one lane open, right lane getting by the water main break. this is at oakview drive just inside the beltway. hyattsville near crittendon, all lanes blocked by a water main break. northbound lanes open. beltway looking okay. water main break in we'll talk about that one coming up. >>> melissa, thank you. they could soon make things easier to get around town. a look at the impact of several road projects on your commute. >>> a warning for parents with small children. cases of kids putting things in their ears and noses hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! geico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> welcome back. this new year, there are a lot of transportation projects in the works. >> it could slow down your commute. but officials say it should make it worth

new hampshire avenue is back open this morning. part of the road near the beltway was shut down all day tuesday for a broken water main. the water in that area is back on too, from bethesda to southeast d.c. the frigid cold caused several water main breaks on tuesday. the break on the road in bethesda turned the street into a virtual ice rink. that bitter blast we're feeling could keep kids in fairfax waiting on their ride to school today. on tuesday some oe because of the cold weather and hundreds of students were forced to wait in the cold for nearly an hour. this morning you can track any delays from the nbc washington app. just search bus delays. >>> in southeast d.c., cramer middle school will open this morning on time. crews worked all day yesterday to fix a pipe that burst in the basement. that caused flooding and a huge mess. school officials are asking students and parents to use the front entrance of the school today. we want to remind you again, archbishop carole high school in northeast d.c. is closed today because of p

this is on new hampshire avenue in silver spr check out what it is doing to traffic. southbound new hampshire avenue near the bentway is an an -- near the beltway is an absolute mess. it will continue to be for indefinite period of time. this has been going on all day. they have been trying to fix it and they are spending much time trying to figure out where to dig. they don't want to dig in the wrong spot. this is a 70-year-old pipe they are dealing with. but this is not the only water main break in the d.c. area. far from it. there is this one in hyattsville that shut down a lane or two on route 1 southbound, a little south of downtown hyattsville there. that is causing issues as well. there are others that are not causing traffic issues and those are a lower priority. but if you want to know why this has happened, blame the fact the potomac river has very cold water right now and the water goes in their pipes. normal water starting to go through sometimes older and brittle pipes, you are going to see the water main break. tom: so that is an issue in maryland but it

east-west highway near new hampshire avenue.iggs road we have a crash at powder mill road. average speeds 18 miles per hour and then as we move things over we also have another water main break on annapolis road eastbound out by veterans parkway blocking two lanes in lanham. several water main breaks. metro is on time. use caution guys. back to you. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, where you live could determine how healthy you are. >> and who knew the smell of a loved one could help reduce your stress. >> all right. as we head to break right now we're going to look at the national harbor at 5:37. temperature of 19 degrees. now thomas says that at the end of the week we're going to get up to 55 or so. >> now, do we have to wait all the way until friday. >> we have to wait until all the way to the end of the week according to mike thomas. >> come on, friday! ♪ music ♪ i was diagnosed with hiv in 2016, but i didn't want my life to just...stop. i wondered if starting treatment would put my life on hold. my doctor and i chose triu

this is on new hampshire avenue. so as you can imagine it's wreaking havoc on traffic. i just got an update. good news. they have made progress. it won't last forever but it will last through the evening rush hour. thanks to the water main break the traffic was bad even before rush hour started. >> bad. really bad. >> how bad was the traffic you were in? >> bad. back like 20 minutes. >> that is right. 20 minutes from the beltway, which you could see less than a quarter mile away. everything had to merge to one lane. >> what i don't like about it is the left lane, they think they automatically can get in without any courtesy. >> new hampshire avenue isn't the only major road with the water main trouble. route one in hyattsville, part of the southbound lanes were blocked thanks to a break. it created thick ice leaving a nearby auto repair shop leaving crews to put down more shop. it took me a half hour to pull in here. >> we are working 16 water breaks since friday. >> that is montgomery alone. so ones like this in downtown hyattsville not causing the traffic trouble can

but take a look at the traffic impact that is still out here on new hampshire avenue, one southbound. yeah, guys, this is going to be here through the afternoon rush. in the brutal conditions, and 8 inch water main that burst, this one in a bad spot. right in the middle of busy new hampshire avenue oak view drive in silver springs. >> having vutrouble figuring ou where the break is. >> reporter: icy slush forming on the ground. road crews actually having to salt the ground to make sure it didn't totally freeze over. lanes closed. and by the height of the morning rush, a massive traffic impact. that wasn't the only issue. early this morning ha second 12-inch main nearby broke sending a rush roads and into homes. >> i don't know. maybe two:00 maybe two o'clock this morning it came in. >> so why so many water main breaks right now? you can blame mother nature for the cold water. >> once the platomic water drops to temperature, we'll see a spike in breaks later. >> reporter: it says it's had 60 breaks just since friday. back live as the crews continue to work on the break, again, guys, th

crews work to main break at the intersection of new hampshire avenue. we are told the work won't be finished until some time this afternoon. >>> fire officials are trying to figure out what sparked flames at a d.c. marina. two boats were destroyed when they were ignited in the marina and no one was hurt. >>> new video this morning. a firefighter is responding to a fire at trump tower in manhattan. the president is here in washington and was not there at the time. we are told it was an electrical fire that sparked on the roof. no one was hurt and no one had to be evacuated. >>> the president is back in the white house trying to focus policy. in a short time he will head to nashville for a major policy address. >> news of the tell-all book "fire and fury" continues to dominate much of the national conversation and as news 4's tracie potts says he will soon meet with the man investigating his campaign robert mueller. >> reporter: president trump and his administration going after this book's author. a key insider apologizing for what he said this morning a

two lanes closed on new hampshire avenue and impacting riverdale road and another water main break out there. route 450 is coming through. >> the usa nine an app -- wusa9 app is your best tool. you can hold ellen in the palm of your hand. it family safe and informed. >>> parts of our region that stayed below freezing for 12 days has a major punch for south east d.c. business. capitol hill crabcakes closed its doors after pipes froze and burst open last week. the owner and father of two young children said his insurance won't pay all of it and the landlord is making him foot the bill. michael rondeau reports that if something isn't done soon, the restaurant may have to shut down for good. >> reporter: customer after customer more -- customer had to be sent away. capitol hill crabcakes was flooded. this is what he walked into on the first of the year, a roof caved in with pipes gushing water and ice coming through the ceiling. >> all our storage, containers, all if it was done. >> reporter: here and opened up the business because he knows it is a food desert with only a few healthy optio

spring as there are still water main breaks within 100 feet one is near oakview drive and new hampshire avenue. here is what it looked like as workers are still there cleaning it up. between these two water main breaks there are six homes that have water in in basements. >> i said oh my goodness, if you go down is a bad way to start the new year i am telling you. >> it was really scary. everything here was the high --. >> a cleaning company has been provided for their homes, all they need to do is file a claim to get replacement for their damage. it was a tough and cold morning here in silver springs. >> a pipe and burst in south dc in the school basement and the school is still on break. >>> new video today of a water rescue last night in montgomery county. it happened around 11 crews rescued three people after their car got stuck in several feet of ice and water. fire rescue crews got everyone out okay in the city feel like temperature was around zero 0. >>> police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap an 8- year-old girl this morning. the suspect was writing in a gray minivan with damag

there's a crash involving an overturned vehicling use one of your other entrance points be new hampshire avenue, any questions erin fox 5 dc on twitter. 95 looks good from the icc on down, northbound side all the way up to bwi is quiet. as you make your way on bott side of beltway great shape and no problems on 295, metro on time. questions erin fox 5 dc on twitter. >>> 5:18 right now. it's sometime to take a look at the story users engaging with on social media >> wisdom back with a real time news tracker. >>> first up california senator diane feinstein releasing the transcript of a closed door senate interview on the trump russia. glen simpson, during the testimony last august, simpson said the author former british spy, christopher steel, took his findings to the fbi over concerns that a political candidate was being black the justice department to investigate steel claiming he may have made false statements. feinstein said she released the document that caused, quote, innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript, a part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investiga

one of the impacted areas check this out new hampshire avenue just south of the beltway. so that was fun. delays are expected to continue through tonight's commute. what's even worse, the water main break caused water to run downhill. it flooded at least three basements. >> you can go down to the step there. i have a swimming pool which i didn't know i had. this is a bad way to start the new year i'm telling you. >> yeah. >> it was really scary. had there not been people in the house i mean, i don't know. everything here was like knee-high. the water. everything was just floating around. >> just around the corner from that chaotic scene water main break. that caused minor damage to three more homes. we're told the ages of these milo yiannopouloses is a big factor. one is 69 years old, the other is 81 years old. another pipe burst off of kramer avenue. the school is still on holiday break. no word yet on when it will re-open. >>> republican senator orren hatch of utah says this is enough for me. making him the longest serving republican in that chamber. that opens the door

this is a live look now there near new hampshire avenue/ as you can see crews are still working.. but we're told all lanes are getting by. julie wright wil have another update in about five minutes. howard university undergraduates are getting an extended winter break, because of problems caused by freezing temperatures. classes were supposed to begin today. but the start date has now been pushed however, classes for students in howard's professional schools and colleges will begin today. the cold weather caused several steam pipes to crack. giant tubes are now sucking moisture out of the buildings. a traffic watch update - the recent cold weather is delaying the opening of beach drive until next week. the national park sersvice says the stretch between tilden street and broad branch road will now re-open by next monday. it was orginialy set to re-open today. the closure is part of a three-year improvement project. developing now.. president trump and his staff members remain on the offensive.. following the release of the book, "fire and fury." adrianna hopkins is here with the l

a water main break forcing the southbound traffic to one lane on new hampshire avenue. the crews say they found a leak. they have to replace it. it's four feet of pipe that has to be replaced. that is the big job. the wssc says there have been more than 60 water main breaks across the region since friday. up in baltimore a water main break. look at this. this is where streets are covered with ice and trapping cars because the water shot out. michelle: a tough an exclusive look inside a home in montgomery county where fireplace ashes are to blame for a weekend fire. only on 7, the homeowner spoke exclusively about the hard lesson learned. >> we had a fire every day because of the cold. >> exclusive look inside the home where ashes from a fireplace caused one of several fires in the past week. >> i took the ashes out to make space for the wood there. i put ashes in the plastic bag. >> a tough lesson for he and his wife and two children. look at the flames shooting from the home on saturday. what was supposed to be a cozy fireplace is inconvenience. >> it's really sad. >>

this is a live look outside new hampshire avenue at east randolph road.er letting us know about that crash. several traffic lights out in the district. please give yourself extra time. downed wires in gaithersburg. utility problem with downed wires blown transform. metro rail lines on time. back to you. >> all right, erin thank you. time right now is 6:24. facebook changing our news feeds again. but first wal-mart making big changes to paychecks and even closing some stores and laying off people. joining us now from the fox business network studios tracee carrasco. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday indeed. yes, oh, my goodness, t.g.i.f. let's get started. wal-mart closing sams clubs. you know, i don't think a lot of people are shopping -- well, lot of people are shopping there but i guess they're closing more of them. >> reporter: well, we had two big announcements from wal-mart. in one breath we had the announcement that they were going to be increasing the hourly wage because of the tax reform bill and also gi

now judging by the crowded conditions on the outer loop by new hampshire avenue looks like that 14 minute95 to 270 is going to increase quickly so we'll keep you updated on that and then as you make your way out on 395 you can see we are flowing freely right now. all metro rail lines are on time. 66 volume increasing as you pass sudley road. that's your traffic. back to you. >> eight past the hour. virginia commuters there are some relief coming to the 95 corridor as governor expand express lanes from garrisonville to 17 fredericksburg. 10 miles of reversible lanes. the cost estimated to be more than $270 million. the project will start in the spring of next year. and is slated to end in the fall of 2022. so, yes, you'll have three more years of construction. state officials hope this will help relieve some of the traffic issues all the way down between d.c. and fredericksburg. >> steve, here's a question. if there was a train that could travel from d.c. to baltimore in just 15 minutes, would you hop on? a private company called the northeast mag lev wants to build a train. the high speed

east-west highway after new hampshire avenue getting by. westbound washington boulevard, the ramp to 110, we had that work zone. they're here this morning taking a look outside the beltway at st. barnabas. just a little bit foggy across the area

we also have problems near new hampshire avenue in silver spring. route 650 is closed at oakview drive for water main repairs. breaking overnight- passengers in some of the nation's busiest airport stuck in long lines after an outage with u-s customs computers. it came of course.. just as travelers returned from holiday vacations. you can see the images were getting in this morning of long lines in miami.. chicago.. and new york's j-f-k airport. some of the lines were more than four hours long! travelers complained t and were given wrong information by staff. the problem lasted for about two horus and has now been fixed. officials say there is no indication the outage was maliciation now to some breaking news overseas. clashes overnight in iran leaving at least 9 people dead according to reports by iranian state t-v the protesters were killed during an attack on a police station... as they allegedly tried to steal guns. state t-v reports an 11-year-old boy and a member of the iranian security forces are among the dead. at least 20 people have now be

cameras are including one on the top side of the beltway with an accident on the inner loop by new hampshire avenue. they have moved that. by 4:00, even getting in and out of d.c., it was jammed. not looking bad but you can see wet roadways in frederick with the worst northbound they will run into wet conditions. i don't see this really delayed, just outside the beltway, that was an hour ago and everyone is trying to get an early start getting home. the only accident right now out of cherrywood lane, only delays westbound going east bound on green belt. >>> just about every school district in the viewing area canceled classes or closed up shop early today. not always a popular decision with parents questioning the process. >> fairfax county, for example, explained on the facebook page why they canceled school, writing even with early closures, elementary school buses would still be on the road during the forecast period of hazardous road conditions and the number one comment comes from matt who writes, the county used so much salt on the roads last week that not enough left for the romans to put in

east-west highway after new hampshire avenue getting by. westbound washington boulevard, the ramp to 110, we had that work zone. they're here this morning taking a look outside the beltway at st. barnabas. just a little bit foggy across the area the temperatures may be a bit warmer than we've been in weeks. don't be fooled by that. as we've been saying, there are still icy conditions in places. >> look at all that slipping and sliding. be extra careful when you leave your home. justin finch continues our team coverage now. he's driving through northwest washington to show us conditions firsthand. justin, how is it looking out there? >> hey there, eun. perhaps you can see here driving slow on d.c. streets in northwest, we experience problems on the roads already. you will see salt out here and also icy patches out here. you may sometimes feel that -- sliding out here. so you do want to be careful at mentioning the main streets out here are more or less going to be okay. treating your side streets and your neighborho at sidewalks. there are i

take it as you make your way outer loop by new hampshire avenue clear there.ou may hit denser patches of fog through gaithersburg and 20 and secondarys and bottom side of the beltway by 295. metro service picking up to be on time 5 a.m. back to you guys. >> coming up on "fox news morning" police are asking for your help finding a young boy. >> and man headed to job interview was dropped off at the wrong location and leads to his arrest. >> looking live outside. today is national law enforcement appreciation day. so send us your pictures of a special law enforcement officer in your life. use the #fox5 officer when posting to social media. we'll show them on air throughout the morning. time right ow is is 4:57 as you can see our crews are on the move surveying theer terrain letting you know if roads are slick from the frozen rain that came down. we'll keep you updated. news, weather, traffic, when we come back the arctic national wildlife refuge -- one of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world. but barbara