here we are live southbound 2 # 0 coming in out of hyattstown. -- southbound 270 coming in out of hyattstown. it is slow approaching university. southbound 95, 295 still quiet coming in from bwi marshall to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> controversial signs that refer to radical muslims as savages are going up in several metro stops today. >> i group filed a lawsuit after metro officials wanted to delay putting them up. melanie alnwick is live at the u street station with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. lawyers for d.c.'s transit system told the judge that the fbi was investigating a threat of violence if those ads went up in the d.c. subway system. but the judge ordered that they go up by 5:00 today citing the first amendment. the ads paid for by the american freedom defense initiative say, quote, in any war between civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. support israel. defeat jihad. many say they are poconosive because they equate muslims with savages. citing those concerns from the fbi being metro wantedded to delay d

south on 270, can't make the exit to go south on 118 but 270 volume out of frederick heading into hyattstown with all lanes open down into rockville. north on 95, heavy volume getting out of fredricksburg easing a bit but loading near 630 courthouse. more delays as you head past the prince william parkway across the okay quan. in springfield lanes open 395 northbound where we've seen volume delays past landmark. pace is good to the 14th street bridge. route 4, 210, corridors open. your next timesaver traffic at 6:12. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the first of three presidential debates is done. one of the hot topics between president obama and governor mitt romney health care and medicare. >> indeed. kristin fisher tracking the debate for us this morning. she's live in the satellite center trying to break it all down. these are complex issues. >> reporter: good morning. this debate was so focused on the economy that it took the candidates 45 minutes before they ever mentioned the words health care. but when they did, it was certainly one ever the more memorable exchanges of the nig

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northbound is on the far -- hyattstown. northbound is on the far left of your screen. the volume is southbound. delays leaving 85 through urbana carry you pass the crash looking at what's going on. you can see the flashing lights make it even harder for the 270 travelers. traveling in 066 eastbound delays getting in toward manassas, centreville with separate slowdowns. as you head in toward falls church, more volume there but all lanes are open 066 into the beltway -- open on 66 into the beltway. if you travel northbound on 95, the slowest ride has still been getting up to quantico through woodbridge and northbound 95 on to 395 lieu landmark seeing -- through landmark seeingmore volume. finally branch road in northwest near blair road, westbound or inbound lanes shut down with tree and wires across the roadway. next timesaver traffic at 6:11. back to you. >>> they've been gone for a few months but the occupy protesters are back. their goal today is to make life a mess along k street. >> today marks the one-year anniversary of the occupy movement coming here to d.c. kri

now, finally, southbound 270 no issues reported south of hyattstown. just volume delays to carry you out to the struck scales. >>> d.c.'s speed cameras are still raking in the dough. just one speed camera on new york avenue turned out nearly 117,000 tickets with fines coming to more than $11 million. that was over a 23-month period. d.c. lawmaker are currently debating legislation that would change current fines to bring themmer them -- bring them more in line with the other jurisdictions. that is a lot of money. >> i mean i'm just glad they are trying to lower them. sometime $150. >> it is ridiculous. >> more than that sometimes. >> we'll go live to fox business network in new york just in time for the holiday wish lists. apple is out with its latest must-haves. >> some of questioning the price of its newest gadget. we are talking about the ipad mini when fox 5 morning news continues. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] seen this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. [ anderson cooper ] if roe v. wade was

construction in urbana blocks a left lane on 270 between maryland 80 and 109 hyattstown. back to you. >> thank you. the wife of the energy analyst severely beaten in august near eastern market is reaching out to the community. tonight she will announce the formation of the maslin family trust. there will be safety information tables, food, and children's activities. thomas maslin has had a four brain surgeries and is still hospitalized. three suspects are being held without bond. >> we should find out today what killed a panda cub at the national zoo. they planned to release the results during a news conference today. it died six days after being born. the zoo said its liver did not look normal. officials will also talk about how the mother has been doing since the death. >> thursday morning, 48 degrees. >> an alert for women in fairfax county. what police are saying i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would sa.. two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i

just southbound on 270, the volume delays frederick county take you from urbanna to hyattstown.ore volume building in jermantown but everything is open there. word of a crash in prince george's county on 301 at governor bridge road. police are responding and route 1 in elkridge is going to be blocked at least partially north of montgomery road with a crash. next timesaver traffic 6:58. howard how about that forecast? >> oh, a beautiful beautiful morning. what a beautiful shot at the capitol here on our michael & son weather camera this morning. just a couple of clouds to the east. a little pink in the sky and we're loving it. 50s and 60 this has morning. a little cool and a great day. by noon 77 and by 5:00, we'll be at 80 and winds turn southwest at 5 to 10 and mid- afternoon high right about 83. but this morning, there's a crispness a fall crispness out there. with 53 in reston getting some color and by the way if you're wondering if there's jupiter by the noon overhead. 57 rockville and 55 bowie and down south fort belvoir 54 and college park not reporting right now. hopefull

volume now. 270 travelers, the building volume now out of frederick heading south into urbana and hyattstown as you get down past the truck scales with again the visibility issue but so far all lanes open on that trip to rockville toward the beltway. your next check of traffic at 5:39. back to you. >>> president obama and mitt romney square off in the first of three presidential debates tonight. >> tonight's format will consist of six segments. governor romney and the president spent most of their tuesdays in debate prep. vice president biden said something that got a quick agreement from his opponent. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> the obama campaign responded by saying congressman ryan took the vice president's comments out of context. 50 million people are expected to watch tonight's debate. >>> tonight the presidential debate between president obama and governor romney as we said will focus on domestic issues. we asked on facebook which topics d

on the roads, southbound 27 0rbg traffic is starting to slow south of 109 out of hyattstown headed out towards the scales. we are just picking up the usual suspects headed southbound. if you are continuing the trip into rockville, you will find lanes are open. an incident here eastbound on 66 as you make your way past business 234. it has been pulled over to the shoulder. lanes are open once again. 234 out of lamont drive still blocked off due to a structure fire which occurred overnight. 395 northbound at duke street, lanes are open, the pace good to go leaving the beltway out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> monitoring metro this morning, a new sexual harassment web site created by metro is seeing a lot of success. >> it allows riders to report offenders to police officers who are targeting passengers on metro. fox 5's john henrehan has the details this morning. >> reporter: at last week's wmata board immediating, michael taborn said the agency's web site inviting riders to complain about unwanted sexual conduct is getting resu

saw delays leaving frederick toward hyattstown. the volume is decent at this point even on wet pavement as you make your way down toward the beltway. your next check of timesaver traffic coming up at 6:11. back to you. >>> for just the second time in franchise history, the nationals are nl east champions. they clinched the division when the braves lost to the pirates in pittsburgh. >> the team kind of backed into the title but the fans sure didn't mind. nothing like the sound of nl east championship applause. the crowd went wild when the final score was up on the big screen. the players high fived each other. no one seemed to mind the nats lost to the phillies. kristin fisher is live at nationals park with more on the 2012nl east champions. kristin? >> reporter: 79 years. we're going to have playoff baseball right here in the nation's capital. for fans this is something they've been waiting for ever since the team first came here in 2005. and now finally we're number  one. check out the scene. inside the locker room right after a

southbound 270 coming in out of hyattstown. the beltway looks good traveling between college park and bethesda. we have received word there is a fellow missing a tire here so he is in need of some assistance. no incidents to report headed up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. get ready for sticker shock if you are shopping for colleges. >> for the looking forward to that. >> as we go to break, a few ideas if you are shopping for halloween candy and want to be the cool house on the block. skittles is the most popular candy. >> it has to be the chocolate. reese's cups. >> starburst comes in in second place and reese's peanut butter cups come in in third place. there is some of your chocolate. >> number three? number one on my list. >> okay. >> we'll be right back. anncr: their ads, hopelessly untrue. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just

we're looking here in hyattstown where the pace looks good.bility so much better than yesterday. northbound crash a jackknifed tractor-trailer near route 80 now on the shoulder. a little bit after distraction out of frederick but lanes open southbound. overnight roads should be cleared south of 85. the rest of the trip east on 66 overnight road work approaching the beltway should be pulling out of your path you but -- path but the ride in from front royal, falls church, accident free. 95, 395 corridors overnight road work coming out of fredricksburg into stafford should be clearing up and 395 open beltway up toward the 14th street bridge in good shape. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> president obama and mitt romney squared off in the first presidential debate. both had differences on a variety of issues, including taxes, the deficit, health care and medicare. >> mitt romney said the. has been misrepresenting his plans for what he would do. the president said romney hasn't given any specifics so no one would know what he would do. bigad

southbound 270 still good to go out of hyattstown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic.>> beginning today, more than 1,000 potential home buyers are expected to apply for some big help, up to $20,000 in down payment assistance is available through a new program that hopes to revitalize d.c. neighborhoods. the money is provided through a $7 million grant. the event begins today at 10:00 a.m. and will run through tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. >>> more problems at the reflecting pool. this is how it is supposed to look but after aggressive algae problems, the pool is empty. the problems started less than two months after a multimillion- dollar renovation project ended. maureen umeh has the story. >> reporter: four million gallons of water drained. the algae that had taken over the reflexing pool in front of the lincoln memorial mostly gone too. >> i decided to come down and see it, and it has been drained. >> reporter: now, they are in the pool carefully scrub ago way the mess. >> i have seen it before and it is beautiful and it is not beautiful when it is dirty. it is wonderful th

maryland drivers 270 growing volume south of frederick with all lanes open as you make your way to hyattstownanne arundel county accident westbound 100 at 295. the bw parkway. that's a vehicle that rolled over. and route 10 northbound at furnace branch road, they're still clearing up a crash there. bw parkway northbound work crew was on the interchange with i- 195. if you're headed to the airport north 195 may be better. back to you. >>> people who take statens to protect their heart may also be protecting their vision at the same time. there's a study at the university of michigan and it finds patients on staten are 8% less likely to develop glaucoma. researchers believe it may improve the blood flow to the eyes. >>> kids who don't get enough sleep may be at a greater risk for heart disease later in life. canadian researchers followed 4,000 adolescents and found those who were sleep deprived were more likely to be overweight and have higher cholesterol and blood pressure than other kids. doctors say these conditions put them at serious risk for health problems down the road. >>> some parents

a slow stretch in hyattstown and urbana. onks good at new hampshire the beltway.ui jeras. >> good morning. i learned some great stuff at a conference last week. today we have a slight risk for southeastern maryland. there's a new category called enhanced. warm temperatures, 66 degrees, disguise at this hour. a dew point of 56. we have a fair amount of moisture in the atmosphere. the cold front approaches, it provides a lift for us and start squeezing out the rain showers. at reagan national is 66, 67 in dulles. mid to upper 60s across the board this morning. that's pretty comfortable. we're not complaining. we can thank the cloud cover for this. here are the cloud pushing in the west. showers staying well off to our west. should sneak in here now.al hours from morning we will see things picking up get stronger by the afternoon. low swirling across the great lakes. if you are traveling today up and down the eastern seaboard you will have problems. showing you the forecast and the afternoon for this passing through by this evening. news. the good the high pressure w

traffic volume very light and moving at speed southbound along 270 from hyattstown.anes are open as you travel around the capital beltway between college park and bethesda. inbound 66 still quiet. the beltway is running smoothly between annandale and merrifield. make no mistake, traveling around town, i'm sure you'll have the seat warms on early this morning. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. -- the seat warmers on early this morning. >>> the 495 express lanes are in the final stages of construction and are set to open later on this year. they will offer drivers the option of paying a toll when traveling from the springfield interchange to north of the dulles toll road. the idea is that the express lanes will be less congested. coming up on fox 5 morning news at 8:00, we will be live inside the express lanes operations center giving a i sneak peek at how they will work and getting your questions answered. >>> d.c.'s new ethics panel has voted to launch a preliminary investigation of councilman jim graham. the board of ethics and government

no problems reported early coming in out of hyattstown.hat's a check of your fox 5 >>> there is still a few more months until the express lanes on the virginia beltway open up. company build the new lanes are now saying how much we can expect to pay to use them. >>> at any hour on any given day, the beltway in virginia can get clogged with traffic. soon, however, there will be a quick reliable alternative where traffic will always roll at at least 45 miles per hour. although finishing work is still being done, this five- year construction project to add four lanes on the eight- lane beltway is nearly complete. >> we are very pleased to report that the project is on time. it is on budget and on track to open later this fall. >> reporter: the project cost $2 billion. 08% came from trans-urban and floor who will operate the road as a very different kind of toll road. cars who use the express lane must have an e-zpass transponder for toll collection. the tolls will vary. this is called dynamic tolerates. as the express lanes get more crowded,

this happens to be southbound 270 coming in out of hyattstown. now, again, lauren demarco is reporting live from ocean city. we do know that, because of flooding, there is a portion of 50 that remains closed off between golf course road and philadelphia road. right now, route 90 is still open. we do have wind restrictions at the bay bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> keeping an eye on hurricane sandy this morning and the east coast gets ready for dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. >> fox 5's lauren demarco is live in ocean city which is already seeing lots of rain, wind and flooding. what is the latest out there? s >> reporter: certainly seeing a lot of the roads flooded. we are standing right at 16th and the boardwalk right here and you can see the ocean wall behind me. that has not been breached since it was built in 1985. there has not been a major breach of the wall. we are hoping that is the case. residents and employees are concerned about that. we've seen it come pretty close and actually a pol

from frederick, patterns traffic 270,ing southbound on creating pockets of slow traffic between hyattstownrksburg. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32. here's our big story. the carpet is still drying out after all theark poured.e the nationals celebrating clinching the nl east division title. >> it was worth it. .hey earn the title they are getting ready to open up early to move the merchandise. here is john gonzalez. our crew is having sparkling cider. that will have to do for the .orning the nationals will play their game eitherf saturday or sunday. they not even sure who play, but it does not matter, because the nationals the pennant. it has been eight years since team moved from montreal to the district. the champagne celebration last of the likes the city is not seen in nearly 80 years. the team lost the game last , but in the mindset of the , when theye players found out bill and the braves allowing washington to national east division. the nationals have one of games september.through it's hard to believe this team could finish with a winning season. obviously they will finish with e b

volume delays from frederick into hyattstown. a disabled vehicle at falls road southbound.veling in virginia, like rain but no early troubles on 395. making the trek inside the beltway, clear and marked down as you head into the district. cynnÉ and steve, back to you. >> thank you. we have some good news. the nats pop the champagne to celebrate their nl east title. >> the win the title despite losing the game last night. john gonzalez has more in bethesda. modells is gone to opening up in an hour and a half. >> the stores will open up early. this is the official merchandise. the nationals will play their first game of the playoffs either saturday or sunday. you are still not sure who they will play. but i guess it does not really matter. because the nats win the first pennant -- it was eight years ago on the nationals moved from montreal to the district. and the champagne celebration last night was one we have not seen in the city in nearly 80 years. the team lost the game against the phillies. but in the ninth inning, the players are not the second place but lendl lost and

. >> we are seeing delays on 270 southbound from urbana and hyattstown.ty on southbound connecticut ave. southbound to 95, the bw parkway is jammed where there was a crash. >> 6:50 and 60 degrees. >> up next, i live a roundup of today's top stories. >> it is time for our friday express'. >> this is a live roundup of all of today's top stories. >> pepco is not taking any chances with sandy. they have contacted a number of utility companies across the mid-atlantic and massacred about 400 outside contractors. in old town alexandria which is planned to flooding, you consider a number of businesses has dozens of stand -- sandbags on standby. experts predict about $1 billion in damages over the next couple of days along the east coast. >> here in prince george's county the department of public works is preparing for what may come our way from santa but also what may come our way later this winter. they are having their annual dry run for snow and ice meaning that the plow trucks and salt trucks will be assessing streets to make sure there is no debris or proble

building volume on to 70270 near hyattstown. >> metro will ask for permission to charge fees for theparking. the mitt romney edition would say "and new future for america." it's thursday morning, 48 degrees. >> an alert for women in fairfax county. the latest on the search cracks in 14 minutes at 6:00, we are live in kentucky for a preview of today's vice- presidential debate. and our partners at "politico" tell us which ticket has more at stake. >> and why scientists say there's no chance of creating a real-life jurassic park. >> we'll talk about justin bieber's famous relative, at 6:00 this morning. at 4:00 this afternoon, katie couric tackles happiness. what determines happiest? we will hear from people who have embarked on their own happiness project, at 4:00 today on abc 7. then at 5:00 we will look at a program helping teenagers lose weight. one local teenager underwent a procedure that is contributing to a dramatic weight loss. we will explain what it is and how it is targeted towards him people. >> it's 5:47. we have some news from the live desk. >> developments from overseas

you can see everything is moving smoothly with the lanes reopened. 270 southbound at 109, hyattstown,building. northbound before 109, reports of. an of the usual back up heading towards the truck scales and passed 109. in springfield, moving smoothly. northbound 95 a little volume across the occoquan. heavy but steady towards springfield and at duke street. back to you. >> thank you. our top story, there was an arrest in a terror plot in new york city. see wanted to blow up the federal reserve building in manhattan. brianne carter is following the latest from the satellite center. >> the 21-year-old quazi mohammad nafis faces charges after allegedly trying to blow up a fake car bomb outside the federal reserve building in new york. the young bangladeshi man here on a student visa. in a sophisticated sting operation, undercover agents determined that he wanted to attack and kill a high ranking government official. on wednesday morning he part of a van outside the building of what he believed -- with what he believed was a 1,000 pound bomb inside. from a hotel and using his cellphone, h

southbound 207 slow moving from hyattstown headed out to the scale south of 109. i've also got delays eastbound on 66, not only through manassas and centreville but leaving fair oak headed eastbound to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> on the morning line, the first baseball playoff game in 79 years. the nats and cardinals face off in game three of the divisional series. >> the first pitch is at 1:07 this afternoon. dave ross is there live at nats park. we've talked about it. this is clearly a big, big game in this series. >> yes, it is, wisdom. this is history. and if you are going to come down to this game, you want to look good when you are supporting your nats today as they take on the st. louis cardinals in that very important game three. helping to us look good is alan fay in charge of all the mrpdz here at nats park. >> good morning. >> a busy time ache fun time. >> the best. this is what it is all about. >> tell us what you are wearing. what are you wearing? >> i'm wearing what the players wear. everyone has the opportun

it out of your way as you make the trip 270 out of frederick on the wet pavement, slow go into hyattstown with lanes open. 66 drivers eastbound the volume delays in manassas and centreville. they're still clearing up the crash on northbound 28. the ramp to 66 you can squeeze by but it will cause extra time out of centreville. lanes are open on the trip into 395 and on to the pentagon and 14th street bridge. next timesaver traffic at 6:00. mike, back to you. >> all right, beverly. we're a little excited. he became a tv icon in the 1970's for his role in happy days and so many other things after that. henry winkler known as the fonz is still acting and directing today. you can see him on tv right now. he has movies coming out. we'll talk about all that but he's in town in washington, d.c. today to promote something that's much more personal. another mission called open arms campaign. it has to do with something called ulf, upper limbs -- [indiscernible] it's an honor to see you sir. >> thank you so much. >> tell us about uls and how it affected you. >> my mother had a stroke in 1986 and liv

southbound 270, heavy, show and steady, that's how she rolls coming in from hyattstown.e are at speed doing the double nickel germantown headed for the split. no problems head inbound towards centreville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> so here is the question. is organic better for your kids? a new study shows it really doesn't matter whether food is organic or not. kid will get the same nutritional value as they would in nonorganic foods. researchers analyzed the foods and they say there is no research showing harm to consumer pesticide used to grow the food. >>> the world series is set. it starts here on fox 5 tomorrow. who has the edge, the giant or the tigers? >> the return of chris cooley and what impact he may have on the redskins. dave ross has made it back from new jersey and has sports breakfast coming up next.  i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to

the volume you see in hyattstown actually off and on out of frederick on the brakes down toward clarksburg and germantown. more delays forming into gaithersburg and rogville. no accident -- rockville. no accidents to report on the interstate. prince william county dealing with an accident, a rollover. take you in on 66 where the delays have been through manassas and centreville, into fair oaks and the load up in falls church. the hov rules get ready to kick in inside the beltway. the left side of the screen, headlights toward you, heavy traffic toward sycamore street. 234 near i-95, northbound route 1 just north of lorton road getting up to fort belvoir they're dealing with a crash on the right side. northbound 95 the volume in lorton takes you in toward springfield and 395 building volume into landmark. your next timesaver traffic at 6:25. andrea and mike, back to you. >>> it's 6:19 and it's the last day of the regular baseball season. next in sports, what's at stake for the nats and the os. >> right now bragging rights that are at stake. time for the question of the morning. in the last

traveling southbound along 270, no issue to report coming in out of hyattstown. the lanes are open. definitely some road spray in your face this morning. be careful and watch the speeds there. coming across the american legion bridge, no trouble spots to report traveling between 270 and tysons corner. 395 northbound leaving duke street, lanes are open. 66 east had accident activity at glebe road that has been pulled to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> today, former penn state coach jerry sandusky will be sentenced on 45 counts of sexual abuse. >> he spoke out from behind bars to a student-run radio station at the college. he declares his innocence. melanie alnwick is live with the latest. >> reporter: jerry sandusky was convicted in june of molesting 10 boys over 15 years. there will be a hearing first to determine if he qualifies as a sexually violent predator. that would have some effect on his sentencing. and then the judge will hear from victims and sandusky himself before deciding the former football coach's prison sente

no issue reported at this time but definitely thick fog to sift through as you continue south of hyattstowneaving clarksburg and leaving germantown out to the split. on the top stretch of the beltway at university boulevard are where we've had the long- term work zone, all four lanes are maintained. they shift to the right a little bit but are no longer near the jersey wall. it is a foggy commute coming inbound out of manassas headed east towards centreville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. fur. >>> today's international walk to cool day. it is andest to raise awareness for pedestrian safety and promote physical activity among children i'm number of police, fire and rescue workers as well as elected fill will be joining students for events at local schools today. kids across the country and in more than 40 other countries are also taking part in this event. so it's good deal for them. >> it certainly is. >>> in a bold move by the d.c. soup sill, they take a assistance in hopes of grabbing the attention of lawmaker on capitol hill. d.c. leaders want full budget con

southbound 270 an easy go coming there from hyattstown. you will find yourself at speed continuing new clarksburg and germantown. wrapping it up northbound along 395. still an easy ride coming northbound leaving landmark headed out towards seminary road. lanes are open downtown crossing over the anacostia bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> making headlines this morning, a happy ending for two virginia hikers missing in montana six friday. both have been found safe. neal peckens and jason hiser are both veterinarians. they are stranded in glacier national park after falling down a ravine. rescuers battled as much as five feet of snow to find them. the men were airlifted to a nearby hospital but are said to be doing well at this point. >>> a maryland teenager is dead after he was taxed in his home on 25th avenue in hillcrest heights monday afternoon. relatives say the victim answered a knock on his front door. an argument broke out and he was shot. he later died. no word on a possible motive in this sho

you will find north of town on wet pavement southbound 270 coming in out of hyattstown starting to tap the brakes as volume increases headed south of 109 out towards clarksburg. by the time you hit the beltway, not a drop in sight. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the big story this morning, the nats and their fans celebrating the team's first nl east title. the nationals sealed the deal when the braves lost to the pirates last night. the playoffs are just days away so the city has some time to celebrate the first step to a world title. melanie alnwick has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm not feeling left out. i got my commemorative t-shirt as well here. the nationals wanting people to know that these are rolling off the presses. it will be available for sale at the nationals team store today as well as other partner locations. fans just packed nationals park here last night. i think i even saw mayor tony williams, former mayor tony williams back behind home plate last night when jayson werth was up to bat. they were all hoping that there would be a w

here we are live coming south from hyattstown. no issues reported southbound on 95 or 295. this is northbound i-95 in virginia approaching triangle. heavy volume leaving stafford at this point headed north. delays continued as you make your exit for newington headed up toward the franconia springfield parkway. john mar drive closed at backlick road. accident activity south of 236. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraff. . >>> the big story, scandal rocking the re-elect campaign of virginia congressman jim moran. >> his son, patrick moran, stepped down as the campaign's field director after being caught on tape discussing a voter fraud scheme. melanie alwin is down in the newsroom with reaction. >> reporter: good morning. a core group released that undercover video yesterday and within hours, patrick moran resigned. this comes one day after congressman moran himself cosigned a letter asking the department. justice to investigate allegations of voter fraud in harrisonburg, virginia. listen. >> so utility bill or something like that. you need something with a name

southbound 270, no issues reported leaving hyattstown. it is heavy and slow headed out toward the truck scales. three tractor-trailered collided along southbound i-83 between freeland road and old york road. you will find it remains closed off at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. n-timetraffic. . >>> federal agents have foiled a bomb plot to blow up the federal reserve building in manhattan. the investigation all part of a terrorism operation sting. >> now, a 21-year-old man is in custody facing some pretty serious charges. fox 8's melanie alnwicks live with an update now. >> reporter: the bomb plot may have been a fake but the intent surely was not. the 21-year-old suspect saying he wanted to quote, destroy america, citing quotes from osama bin laden to justify when he expected would be the killing of women and children in the tax. prosecutors say quazi nafis came to the u.s. from bangladesh in january on a student visa. he attended southeast missouri state stying cybersecurity nall, he contacted a confidential info

no early issues out of frederick to head into hyattstown save for building volume. the trip on the maryland beltway is accident-free. the drive in on 66. eastbound traffic markham, hey market and the beltway in falls church light volume and no incidents. still looking good there with the friday need. and northbound 395 and 95. look good leaving the beltway past landmark to get to the 14th street bridge. a stretch of south glebe road tied up with emergency work after a crash took out a utility pole west of route 1. close to south hayes street on south glebe road. utility crews will be there likely most of the morning. your next check of timesaver traffic is at 5:24. mike, jess back to you. >>> thanks bev. see you in a little bit. the nationals are going to watch the wild card game tonight to see where they're headed on the road with their opponent is going to be. >> the redskins prepare to host one of the nfl's last undefeated teams. that's coming up in sports. >> before we head to break let's take another look at the question of the day -- >> and here's a look at a

again, this is the slowdown we just mapped out for you coming in out of hyattstown. definitely below speed here and the fog affecting our drive this morning. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> talking politics now. first of three presidential debates is tonight where president obama and governor mitt romney will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> now, in the swing state of colorado, the candidates will focus on the economy. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: more than 50 million people are expected to tune in tonight to witness the verbal sparring. governor rome necessity's message will be that the country cannot afford four more years of the obama administration and its policies. president obama's message will be that the country is far better off than it would have been without his policies and he needs four more years in order to be able to finish the job. now, in denver, colorado, final preparations are under way for that first presidential election debate in colorado. t

responding to an accident reported to be on northbound 270 close to the interchange with 109 in hyattstown. northbound on 270 checking for the crash. could see activity along the right side of the camera underneath the sign. southbound slows to look and looks like the flashing lights southbound on the left side was some of the response from the southbound side. so early delays out of urbana past this incident although the accident is actually on the northbound side of 270. northbound 95 still slow volume delays from stafford regional airport to get past quantico. then the slowdowns 95 virginia as you make your way past the prince william parkway. pace good into springfield on to 395 where all your lanes are open. 66 slowest ride in manassas, centreville. just forming volume there. inside the beltway looks good to get through falls church. issue on piney branch road in northwest impacts finally branch near blair road. tree and wires down there. your next timesaver traffic at 6:00. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> making news now at 5:50, the cleanup is under way in tokyo. a tycoon hit l

along 270, traffic volume nice and easy coming in from hyattstown towards rockville.of a car fire university boulevard. on the beltway outer loop at route 4, accident activity on the left side. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> d.c. sports fans might need the extra day off to rest their remote control thumbs and emotions. >> you're right. from the overlapping redskins, nationals game, to the orioles' loss to the bronx bombers, it was a long day on the couch, including me and this guy. >> not on the couch. >> i have to say, it was fun. i was at the redskins game, and after the 3:00 hour, wondering what's happening with the nationals, what's happening with rg3? and on the radio, listening to the nats' game, it was fun. >> we are a full service sports town. finally. >> love it. >> the good news, we're going to start off with that, were our nationals in st. louis. it looked bad. in the bottom of the 7th. cardinals up 2-1. one out. and ryan matthews on the second pitch he threw, 5-4-3 double play, and he's pumped up. rightfully so. that turned the momentum

meanwhile closer to home, southbound 270, no incidents at hyattstown. checking for a stalled car at 28 in the local lanes. if you are east on 66th heavy volume from fair oaks to 123 and approaching the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we begin with two developing stories. the first in prince william county where the personal belongings of dozens of people are destroyed. about 80 storage unites burned overnight in manassas. the fire burned for at least three hours. investigators don't know the cause of the blaze. no one was hurt. >>> meanwhile, the search continues for two local hikers missing in montana. jason heiser and neal peckens disappeared friday during a visit to glacier national park of the they were record missing after failing to catch a flight home. at least 50 people joined the search team but heavy snow and thick clouds made aerial and ground searches difficult. >>> the trial begins for two police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student in 2010. it was all caught on tape from a dorm wi