as we open the door but we are crawling from father hurley to the split. it is already an extra 15 minutes. that, my friends, is growing. 495 in virginia filling out braddock road to 66. plus five to ten for that. and finally real quick. 395 northbound, it is a slow ride bumper-to-bumper making your way from edsall to seminary. back to you. >>> in a study out today, it finds there are health benefits for women in their 50s and 60s to get mammograms but they are more modest than previously thought. the study finds women in their 50s and 60s that had a mammogram every two years reduced their risk of dying by 10% from breast cancer. they say it cut the death rate up to 28%. the study is in the new england journal of medicine. to learn more about the study and get other breast cancer prevention news, go to wusa9.com and click on the buddy check tab on the top of the home page. >>> a tasty way people in new orleans are helping the fight against breast cancer the world's biggest king cake. it weighs 8,000-pounds. slices went for $7. proceeds will go to susan g.

to the right shoulder, head lights packing up an father hurley.e are at an extra 15 minutes for these drivers. 495 in virginia. as howard mentioned a lot of flooding is reported out this way. it is near 123 where we see a lot of high water and a reminder, do not try to drive through that standing water. we are getting word out of annandale already that two people had to be rescued at an intersection. they closed off the area because of the standing water and how dangerous it is. something to keep in mind if you have to hit the road this morning. 66 eastbound, a whole lot of taillights here from 234 to 28. an extra 20 minutes is what you can expect approaching route 50 getting to the capital beltway. that's somewhat a quick look at traffic. back to you. >>> well, the storm will pose a danger to the small creeks and rivers in our region. kristin fisher is live along goose creek in leesburg, virginia. how's it looking now? >> it is actually looking a little bit better. strictly the sense the rain season coming down as hard as it was when we first got

on 270, normal travel times near father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. >>> not your normal eviction. authorities serving notice to: found a possible hoarding situation. courtney robinson is live along 11th street to tell us about it. >> israa to looked at. we want you to see exactly what we are talking about. these odd belongings of -- these are the belongings of eloisa diaz. she was evicted. they came and took out olivehurst stuff. she's concerned people will take things. she has dealt with that at least once overnight. she says that she cannot pick out from all of this what is most important because if she says every item is important. her intention for keeping all of this was to help her family in venezuela. she says she worked hard to collect all these things to have them dump on the street. >> i've worked hard years to collect things to send them to my country. >> we went through a situation with the blizzard and. help thenre's no either. >> councilman jim graeme brought over two pickup trucks. she was able to put some ite

we're filling up here from father hurley to montrose.'m going to ask that you give yourself an extra five minutes for that and the slow go is from 50 to 123. >>> right now we're following breaking news. there's a shooting on capitol hill. it's on dc tenth and southwest. we know one person was taken to the hospital. we don't know who was shot or y we'll bring you a live report in the next ten minutes. >>> this morning the doctor shot inside john hopkins is recovering. dr. david cosheen a spinal surgeon who has been at hopkins for more than a decade. the police say that he was shot by 50-year-old paul partis it came after he told the man some upsetting news about his merge condition. a s.w.a.t. team broke into the room and the man shot his mother and him self. >> he was always with her. if she had to go in the ambulance or anything, he rode with her. and i told her when i saw him walking her out that she had a great son. >> his brother said that their mother had arthritis and probably would have never been able to walk again. >>> metro tra

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

it will be slow from father hurley to falls road anginaltown to the split.t's another 20 minutes. just volume, though. no accident on the stretch. in virginia, big problems on 95, a crash at 123 northbound. that's taking away two lanes. theys associated with this. backed up starting at dale boulevard to the scene. give yourself extra minutes to get through the stretch, as well. an wrap it up in dc, moving in town through new york avenue. no accidents reported but slow in stretches. right now 6:49. back to andrea. >>> thank you. >>> prince georges county police are trying to solve a murder this morning. they found a man inside of a parked car along the 3400 block of dodge park road. medics rushed him to the hospital with a gunshot wound. at this point they have not released the victim's name. >>> police are looking for who slashed some tires. police say 31 vehicles were targeted. several work trucks were vandalized. frederick police officers left notes on the windshield of victims they weren't able to contact. >>> 65 rainy degrees here in northwest washington

and over to 270 southbound, we're doing okay from father hurley to the split and the beltway in virginia, no outer or inner loop problems. and new york avenue, a nice and quiet commute. >>> riders on metros' red, green and yellow lines should prepare for delays this weekend because of track maintenance. riders from the shady grove and metro trail station should add at least 20 minutes to their commute trains will be single tracking tonight till 8:00. >>> and riders through the seventh street convention center and the civil war memorial should also add 30 minutes to their travel times. work on these lines will begin around 10:00 tonight. service will be back to normal monday morning. >>> metro's decision run fewer trained to improve arrival times you is paying offer according to their latest vital signs report. they were on time 88.6% of the time. that is up more than% from the year before. -- than 2% from the year before. >>> improving the education of women can save the lives by millions of children. that is the new study paid for by the bill and me linda gates foundation. they tracked

slow in two spots from 295 to montrose and father hurley to the weigh station. same situation on 66. if you are waiting for folks to get home, they might be running late before 95 to 123 breaks up after that. and in d.c., the gas main breaks still out there in columbia heights. roads are shut down. use 16th street as an alternate. >>> and topper told me, my car wash might be all for not. >> you jinxed it. it's not raining in the northwest. but i would keep this if you are going out for the next three hours. everything is light and most of it is west of town, up 270, rockville north and out 66 in western fairfax county and west. so that's where it is. it's going to slowly move through here tonight. and here is your forecast. tonight, showers and most storms develop east of town. comfortable and low temperatures in the 60s. winds west northwest at 10. and because it has rained or showers everywhere, it is cooler. after a high of 92, it's 72 downtown, 64 in gaithersburg. we'll come back and talk about the all-important redskin forecast and look ahead to our weekend

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normal between father hurley and the beltway. good on 66 between centreville and the beltway. quiet on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. let's take you where they connect. 28 is good. nothing on sterling. metrorail is on normal service system wide. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is a new day in the district of columbia. multiple sources are calling the district race for mayor of vincent gray. 90% of the precincts reporting, the council cheerleads by more than 8000 votes. the incumbent mayor adrian fenty ended his reelection fight around 3:00 this morning. >> if we will hear from the district's mayoral nominee in a few minutes. we have pamela brown and the latest. >> this out, virtually assures that vincent gray will be the next mayor of d.c. vincent gray says that this sends a message loud and clear that city residents want more respect and what character and integrity restored in the mayor's office. he says his focus will be community engagement and collaboration between city government and residents of and he wants to unite residents into one city. he emphasiz

and green out of baltimore making your way down towards 495. 270 you're also clear here from father hurley down towards the split. in virginia we're tracking your eastbound trip. 66 headed eastbound. pretty much smooth sailing and in d. c. if you're crossing that key bridge coming out of the of roslind making your way into georgetown looks like that commute is doing just fine. very nice and quiet. >>> in this morning's living well headline today has been declared world alzheimer's day. a new report find a protein may hold the key to knowing just how aggressive the disease will be. patients with mild alzheimer's and high levels are harboring a genetic alteration which can predict hour quickly they will deteriorate. >>> a new study shows taking aspirin inravine usually helps migraine suffers. innovar we have nows aspirin isn't as readily in the u.s. researchers say more studies need to be done to confirm these findings. >>> a new study says more and more overweight teenagers are choosing laproscopic gastro band surgery. the number of those opting for gastric bands has increased seven fold be

seminary rd., to a good 70, leading father bullies -- father hurley boulevard, a double when ammy.talled car before new hampshire avenue just moved onto the shoulder. pamela brown is next with the latest in the >>> it appears that vincent gray will be dc's next mayor. >> big news today. grey won a 53% of the vote, defeating incumbent mayor adrian fenty. pamela brown is live at and in gray headquarters in northwest d.c. >> good morning, alison. vincent gray says he is ready to take the city in a different direction. >> thank you, district of columbia. >> even before mayor fenty officially conceded, vincent gray declared victory before 2:00 this morning in front of an ecstatic crowd ready for the city to take a new direction. >> the people of the district send a message loud and clear that they want to bring character, integrity, and leadership back to the mayor's office. >> community engagement and collaboration are two things that gray says he will be focused on in the future. he says his hope is to create one city, bringing in other leaders who want to engage, schoolsly sideswipin

not bad at father hurley boulevard. we'll take you to the gike owe camera -- geico camera. >> lisa, thank you very much. >>> it is 6:21. we have 71 degrees. >>> coming up on "good morning washington," the redskins get ready to hit the road. hear what the coach is saying about leading their next opponent. >>> oprah gets reaction. a $100 million education donation. we'll be back after this break. >>> welcome back. 7 is on your side with alarming news about obesity. an international aorganization says 20 out of -- 4 out of 20 americans will be overweight. disease rate and health care spending will rise unless governments, individuals, and industry find a strategy to combat the epidemic. 24. -- 2 out of 4. that's amazing. >>> redskins are heading to st. louis to take on the winless rams. steven jackson in the backfield and sam bradford running the show. never mind he's a rookie, the coach says he's a real deal. >> he's impressive. he's the guy that comes around once every 10 years. in my opinion. >> williams was still limpi

use 97 and 144 as alternates. 270 southbound, look at the delay before father hurley boulevard. >>> ithis wednesday morning. our top story today -- the u.s. supreme court will not stop the execution of a virginia woman. the woman is scheduled to die thursday night. she was convicted in may 2002 murder for hire scheme that left her husband and stepson dead. the court said two justices voted to stop the execution but they would not comment further. she will be the first woman to be executed in virginia in nearly a century. >>> police are trying to unravel a murder mystery in greenbelt. they found the body of a woman outside her appointment -- apartment on greenbelt road. a woman was assaulted and left to die and a stairwell. investigators say that robbery does not appear to be a motive. they are still searching for a killer. >>> some serious issues after in eviction reveals an apparent according case in northwest washington one woman's belongings are stretching for blocks around the columbia heights neighborhood after authorities kicked her out of her home. courtney robinson is live on 1

over in maryland we have the pace now slowing near father hurley boulevard. the crash is after falls road, but before montrose road. crash with a vehicle that has spun out. that was on the left side of the road. >> thank you, very much for the latest out there. it's a big mess. >> busy morning. 67 degrees. outside. 5:42 is your time. >> coming up in our "morning chat" a show of support for a call for sanity. >> i think it's good. >> if you're a duck. >> and heavy rain from miami to maine. in case of everyday emergencies, it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they're individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don't. [ male announcer ] perdue perfect portions. ready when you are. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. ♪ ...and no candy, gladys. [ clucks ] [ male announcer ] perdue. extra inspections... extraordinary chicken. >> checking our top stories at 5:45 on h

southdown is slowing from 189 and then father hurley boulevard to 118. >>> our top story this half-hour is primary day in the district. the battle for d.c. mayor is one of the hottest local races. the polls will open in about half an hour. pamela brown begins our coverage live at a polling station in southeast. any signs of activity? >> yes, people are starting to arrive. polling centers are gearing up to welcome voters in just about half an hour. this is dealt wellness center on alabama avenue in southeast d.c. candidate vincent gray will arrived at a polling center opens around 7:00 this morning. from here, he will make several stops throughout the day until polls close at 8:00 tonight. officials estimate that more than 22,000 d.c. voters have already cast their ballots. turnout for the primary is estimated to be 55% which is up from 34%. mayor adrian fenty has been put up a tough fight against vincent gray. vincent gray has been steadily at had in the polls. mayor fenty says his track record will help put him over the edge. both of the candidates will be pushing their message and try

toregas 70, southbound, stop and go traffic leading father hurley boulevard.ow out of 66 manassas, and centreville, and 395 delays are leading springfield to get to the 14th street bridge. >>> total sunshine today, another beautiful day with high pressure over head. very refreshing and comfortable this morning. have the windows open, turn the air conditioning off. it is starting to warm up quickly as we normally do at this time of day. clarksburg, 64. the play, 65. arlington at 60 degrees. winchester at 71. upper 70's in the outlying areas, a lot of sunshine with increasing clouds throughout the day tomorrow with a little bit of moisture that could turn into rain showers late tomorrow and tomorrow night. only about a 30% chance. it is 80's tomorrow. >>> tell the chair vincent gray is the winner in dc's naral primary. 53 -- may erode primary. and thes victory democratic primary are ways -- greg's victory in the democratic primary almost guarantees he will be mayor. ♪ boy, you want to be ashamed of yourself ♪ >>> we know that voice. jennifer hudson. you know, sh

no real surprise there. 270 southbound looks heavy from father hurley to he split. 10 to 15 minutes in the car to make it through that. in virginia tracking the eastbound 6 trip and delayed from 50 to nutley and once again approaching the capital beltway. we will wrap it up with a shot in virginia. 395 northbound, you are bumper- to-bumper below speed from the beltway to seminary and crossing the 14th street bridge. back to you. >>> our time is 49. today president obama heads to philadelphia. he will deliver a back to school speech to students nationwide. meanwhile, here in washington, a battle is brewing over taxes. republican leadership wants to extend the bush era tax cuts for everyone. while the president wants to let them expire for people making more than $250,000 a year. mr. obama made his case yesterday on a visit to fairfax. >> we are still in this wrestling match with john boehner and mitch mcconnell about the last two to three percent where on average we'd be giving them $100,000 for people making a million dollars or more and we just can't afford it. >>

no fun out here making your way from father hurley down to the split.5 minutes in the car for drivers right now. finishing with 95, good morning, virginia. heading northbound looks like we are moving well from the prince william parkway to 644. an extra ten minutes or so should be factored in. over to andrea. >>> a utah artist has a new piece of work that is stirring things up politically. the painting includes every u.s. president with conservatives on one side and liberals on the oh and it shows president obama in front stepping on the constitution. the piece is titled the forgotten man. the artist says it is symbolic of the country's conditions. >> the flag being half mast happens when there is a tragedy in the country and i feel our country is experiencing a tragedy of monumental proportions. >> he says the painting is more of a personal thing. he says he knew it would cause a stir and he hopes it gets people to think. >>> up next, find out why that busted well in the gulf of mexico could soon be closed for good. we'll be right back. america needs c

affecting the commute on 270, it is wet and people are taking it slower but all lanes are open father hurley to the split. virginia commuters, good morning to you as you head 66 from route 50 the the beltway. a-okay. no incidents or accidents to report. and same on 95 and 395. all lanes are open, as well. be extra careful out there and heading to work this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, this morning big changes await commuters who travel to the pentagon metro station. the defense department is making security improvements after a gunman opened fire at the pentagon check point last march. kristin fisher has more on how the changes will affect commuters. good morning, kristin. >> good morning. the changes are going to take some getting used to, but the good news is that it shouldn't add too much time to your typical morning or evening chew. now, these changes are in response to what happened here last march when john patrick bedell opened fire on two guards at a security check.to the pentagon. ever since, the department of defense officials wanted to move the check point farther

and we will wrap it up in maryland, 270 southbound no complaints out of frederick past father hurley. we are incident an accident free. andrea, back to you. >> in the living well headlines, today the obama administration goes to court over health care reform. 20 states are suing the government calling the reform plan unconstitutional. federal attorneys will argue that the states don't have the right to file the lawsuits. the states will argue they can sue because the law will require them to spend more on medicaid. >>> students at the gw school of nursing are getting hands-on training thanks to a gift. the reston hospital center have donated a new 3,000 square foot simulation lab. the center will allow students to come in and face real life medical situations while their professors gauge their reactions and provide feedback. >>> the redskins reflect on winning without much offense. >>> and one of the monday night football games features two powers in the afc. highlights coming up in sports. here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday today -- ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with f

no incidents or accidents, just a whole lot of volume and congestion building now between farther hurleye split. plus five minutes or so. that's what we're tracking to get to braddic road to galos. we're finding drivers here tacking on another extra ten minutes making their way from the beltway to seminariy and using the or approaching the pentagon towards the 14th bridge. andrea, over to you. >>> the search continues this morning for the second suspect involved in a violent robbery in manassas, virginia. a a15-year-old boy is in custody. that suspect and another teen stabbed and robbed a 59-year- old man behind the canterbury village shopping center. the man was hired to take pictures for a property access. of the drivers who saw the attack honked the horns and scared off the boys. the victims name has not been released but should recover. >>> overnight tonight from midnight until 4:00 a.m. expect delays southbound 270. it will be closed at exit 10 so crews can install sign for the new intercounty connector. >>> our time is 6:51. 68degrees here in northwest washington. a senate candidat

little river, also watching a good amount of congestion start to build. 270 you are slow from father hurley to falls road. that delay is an extra ten minutes in the car for drivers and that's getting larger. wrap it up with the maps, route 4, route 5 and 301, understand den free out here. more volume than usual on each of these roads due to the wet weather. >>> did you know today is take a loved one to the doctor day? this even began at the top of the hour at providence hospital in northeast washington. to learn more we are joined live by coreliss hill. thank you for being with us. it started at 6:00 this morning. do you have people lined up? >> i wouldn't say we have people lined up but bewe have people who are here and excited and they are really excited about taking advantage of the screenings that we have. it should be a great day. >> tell us about the purpose of this and the screenings that you are offering today. >> sure. so united health care is a sponsor of take a loved one to the doctor day. we are excited about participating. the even is taking place in six other cities today. so

a little roll building past father hurley to the split. and finally, we will wrap it up in virginia. 66 eastbound as you cross the fairfax county parkway exit, make your way past 128 to inside the beltway, a nice, smooth commute. back to you. in the living well stories, this afternoon a ribbon cutting will be hill for a new free health clinic. the clinic will operate in woodbridge, virginia. the clinic will be open every monday from 8 a.m. to four p.m. it will be the third free health clinic in prince william county and the first to accept appointments. these clinics are opened to qualified low income and uninsured residents. you may not think of the fizz in your soda as spicy but your body does. the carbon dioxide sets off the same sensors in the nasal cavity as mustard and horseradish. while the body's response isn't as strong as it is to spicy foods scientists say explains why you may experience a tingling sensation when you drink soda too fast. coca-cola is teaming up with the washington caps the mystics, nationals, skins and wizards t

had medical complications and that is one of the driving factors in the iranian judiciary offering hurleyssaid they could not afford it but it may be that in the last 24 hours something was done to get that money to the judiciary on their television network and their reporting that there has been released. we're waiting for confirmation and the u.s. state department. quick break, we'll be speaking, we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! (train child) the train is now arriving. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. amtrack. enjoy the journey. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admir

big delays leaving germantown from father hurley into rockville. an accident at 450 moved to the shoulder. 50 is jammed up badly at 704 with an incident in the left lane. more traffic out of riverdale into northeast. slow traffic out of waldorf out of route 5. south of 50 standing water reported there as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> you can track the rain using our radar and check out the traffic cameras and send us your weather photos at myfoxdc.com and look for the links on the home page. >>> our other big story this morning, a bus driver is dead and several people are recovering after their tour bus plunged off of i-270 in montgomery county. this morning investigators want to know what happened. stacy cohen joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. i want anybody to know that anybody heading out the doorway, the accident scene is cleared. it disappeared around 1:00 this morning. the roadway was reopened. it's clogged now mostly due to rain. let me show you what this area looked like last night. that is around 4:00 in

slow out of germantown from father hurley boulevard past 118 and past mva and toward 370. chugging along slowly, all the way toward the lane divide. the good news is no accidents reported. southbound 29 in good shape leaving randolph. you will slow south of white oak toward four corners. delays on the bw parkway exit the greenbelt and closed because of a crash. it is slow 198 to powder mill. the trip from the west along 66, east to 234, heavy and slow from centreville. more delays 7100 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> and making headlines this morning, the obama administration trying to keep mideast peace talks alive now that the halt to the settlement construction has expired. the palestinians said they would quit peace talks if they resumed the building in the west bank. so far no signs of construction today. hillary clinton and special enjoy george mitchell are continuing to talk to officials from both side. >>> in venezuela, after yesterday's election for parliament, hugo chavez has won enough votes. with most

out of the masses in centreville and fair oaks heading into the vienna metro. 270 south at father hurleyet at irving street which had a fatal apartment fire and some traffic is getting through slowly. avoid the area. >>> just an hour and a half ago, bright sunshine over washington and now the clouds are quickly moving in. 60 degrees right now in arlington and manassas. we are on our way to the mid- 70's. 75 will be the high temperature this afternoon with mainly gray skies. showers will move in midday and will moved northward and heavy rain showers between tonight and tomorrow. flash flooding is possible, 2-4 inches anticipated. >>> in the maryland governor's race, martin o'malley is pulling ahead. he has an 11 point lead. over a bob ehrlich. we will be back with another ♪ hey, good-looking what you got cooking ♪ ♪ how about cooking >>> todd wilbur is going to cook up all of your favorites that you get when you go out. he has favorites from outback steak house, the bread styx frommfrom olive garden. we'll learn about it in the next half hour. good morning. i'm george stephanopoulos. alon

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