wide opened in the inner loop and outer loop. 95 also in the clear right now from the icc to the beltway. bw parkway quiet. our secondaries looking good. 50 inbound also smooth sailing coming from bowie. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> 4:36 is our time right now and coming up on fox5 news morning. >> if you need emergency help are you going to call 911 or would you actually opt for a cheaper choice? there's a surprising new trend happening. we have those new details ahead this morning. >> let's look live across the d.c. region on this friday morning. right now it is cold out there, below the freezing mark. we're at 30 degrees and we might see some white stuff mike says later this afternoon. fox5 news morning coming right back. don't go anywhere. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> all right, time now is 4:39 and we are back with what's hot on the web. the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media. >> and first up, is house speaker paul ryan about to hang up his political hat? the house speaker is reportedly considering retiring after the 2018 midterm elections. acc

. >> giving me the chopper 4 over the southbound 95 in maryland before the icc off to the left roadwaylding southbound on 95 bw parkway. looks good if you're headed out. >>> melissa, thank you. 6:14. an ohio family returned home last night to find a small plane had crashed into their backyard. >> investigators say the pilot was killed in that crash. it was a single engine experimental plane. the homeowners found the plane flipped over with the landing gear on its deck. >> lucy has arrived and it's earlier and more widespread than at this time last year. across the country, 7,000 cases so far. that is double more than this time last year. you can still get the flu even after getting the flu vaccine. doct better way to gprevent from getting the flu. >> that's the only way to protect yourself. especially because with the holidays, the congregation of people and family get-togethers and things like that, that's how it easily gets spread. >>> if you are over 65, there are two vaccine options that can boost immune response. that's important because there is an increased risk for stroke or he

the headlights start at the icc. which may be a good option if you're headed toward the rockville area, montgomery county. the bw parkway as well if you're headed towards the beltway at this hour.

no problems upper loop passing 95 to baltimore washington parkway and 95 quiet icc to beltway as wellchanges right now we had earlier inner loop construction between pennsylvania and branch avenue blocking left lane and left shoulder and looks like everything is back to normal for rest of morning commute. outer loop all the way up to 50 looks good. 50 unbound buoy problem free eastbound 66 increased volume gainsville to prince william in fairfax nice and quite. meto on time except for ongoing red line construction project. maureen, holly. >> let's take a look at stories you'reen gaming with most own social media. >> wisdom is back with the realtime news tracker. >> eli mapping is off the bench and back in the game. giants quarter back was pulled from the starter lineup last week for first time in 210 games and sunday fell to 2-10 after losing to oak land raiders. the the next day head coach was fired. interim coach says eli manning will start in sunday's game against cowboys. and meanwhile, lavar ball pulls suspended son li angelo from ucla. he's going to make marina marraco a better

popped up there between me baulking into the studio and now no outer loop crashes to talk about. 95 icc down is clear and 70. typical volume building 70 to 121 by clarksburg road we have increased volume and i'll let you know if that change this morning and nosh caz on the stretch 270 or 70 this morning and forwarding things along once again traffic look going inner vir on 66 and if you take metro here's deal with red line they identified cable issue and this weekend 'total segment shut down by brookyln and for the rest of the week keep in mind only one train at a time on the tracks on the red line and between shady running every 7 minute instead of and a little slower out there for the trains on red line and again one train going at a time and in certain ar areas. if you have questions erinfoxdc twitter. rest of note row rail line commute so far so good. >> push for tax reform and who the president invited to white house today to get message across to the american people. >> and plus a major insurance giant helping to fight the opioid epidemic. coming up the fee it will soon behaving.

procession drives to the montgomery county cemetery where cohen was buried in a private cem up along the icc for a final good-bye. >>> it is clear that sander cohen's family includes the crews that he worked and lived with. at rockville volunteer fire station number 3, they say his shift has ended, but he will always be remembered. back to you. >> what an impact his life had. all right, chris, thank you. >>> lieutenant cohen was trying to help fbi agent carlos wolff, as chris mentioned. there was a private service this morning for wolff at the church of the redeemer in gaithersburg. the special agent leaves behind a wife and two children. he was a graduate of american university. in a statement his family called him, quote, an amazing, father, husband, uncle and brother who made us all very proud. the family says wolff loved serving his country as part of the fbi. >> this evening are searching for someplace else to live after a fire forced them out of their apartment. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins reports from lanham where neighbors helped other neighbors escape. >>

cohen's casket is placed on an antique fire engine, chopper4 showing lines of police vehicles along the icc. a salute as fire marshal cohen passes, leaving behind a legacy of service and sacrifice. >>> governor hogan says lieutenant cohen's goodness will live on. the governor ended his speech at the funeral today with these words. "the state is grateful. we say thank you, god bless you, and farewell." doreen, jim? >> quite an impressive tribute. thank you, chris gordon. >>> there was also a private service today for fbi special agent carlos wolff in gaithersburg. wolff left behind a wife and two children. he was a graduate of american university. in a statement his family called him an amazing father, husband, uncle and brother who made us his family says wolff loved serving his country as part of the fbi. >> another lawmaker is making a career change due to the politics of misconduct. texas republican blake farenthold will retire from the house at the end of his term and will not run for reelection. he denies wrongdoing despite settling the sexual harassment case. he is also accuse of maki

you can always some volume from the icc to the beltway, about a five minute delay.ake a closer look at this drive time, look howl parked we are by new hampshire avenue. outer loop 31 minute trip from 95 to the spur. earlier crash by colesville road set us back. but you can see 95 is definitely better right now than 295 southbound. if you're trying to get from the baltimore to the capital beltway. 270 southbound 41 minute trip 109 to the local lane split. typical volume through gaithersburg and rockville right now. don't forget if you're taking 66, big adjustments. we've had team coverage all morning. tolling started at 5:30 lasting until 9:30 you have to have a e-z pass or e-z pass flex. if you travel inside the beltway on 66 in both directions. i think the last time we checked it was up to about $14 for single drivers for tolls. flip it to the hov if you're traveling in a group car, guys. back to you. >> 150 bucks a week to your morning commute right. >> that's a lot of money. >> and then some. thank you erin. >> thank you. >> more answers about the violent unite t

under 3 miles per hour from the icc on down. keep it to fox5.overturned tractor-trailer slowing us down on 395 next. [lance] it is absolute chaos out here! ...don't know if you can hear me, can we get a shot of this cold front, right here. ace yourself for the season of audi sales event. ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. >> welcome back. tucker erin will be along shortly. it will be a little bit warmer today and that's some good news for you. welcome back to fox5 news morning. right now at 6:-- excuse me, mike. could you -- thank you. it's not working for some reason. right now at 6:30 let's talk about news. developing overnight take a look at this scene from anne arrundel county. police say a driver has plowed their pickup truck into the side of a building. this happened on eagle wood road in annapolis just before midnight. two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. it's unclear if the driver was among

>> reporter: well, right now we're here on 270 north and we are approaching the icc. let's take a look in front of us right now. you can see that, doug, the roads are going rather smoothly. the traffic is not backed up or anything. we did see some of those pellets you were talking about as we came from wisconsin to river road to 270. let's take a look from behind. you can see that traffic is moving well. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available here. i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. secondary roads as shomari is heading up to frederick county. with that quick coating, that's it. look at the flow here. still out of canada and what that shows you is we're still going to be on the chilly side the next couple of days. high tomorrow 46 degrees, cool, but with sunshine a better day. everything melts tomorrow. a late day sprinkle sunday with a high of 49. 54 on monday, 60 on tuesday. how about that? 60 degrees, but you know that's not going to last long. back into the 40s wednesday and into thursday. take a look at this, guys. christmas eve a

beltway outer loop moving along just fine in college park. 95 and north and southbound to and from the iccloop branch avenue to the wilson bridge no typical delays yet. oxon hill looking good. 210 in fort washington looking good. red line delay for you. capitol improvement project however red line train single tracking fort totten to silver spring. late clearing track work. watch for delays in both directions. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. wisdom and maureen. >> coming up on fox5 news morning losing weight could lower a woman's risk of cancer. >> and skipping breakfast is trendy but it could be bad for your heart. >> going to break way live look across the region right now. 5:37. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ (bell rings) - so, what are you in for? - well, according to this discipline slip, i was allegedly talking during quiet time again. but, there were no witnesses except the teacher's pet. - oh, really? - her testimony shouldn't be admissible. so, i'm here to appeal the decision. (door opens) - [tuition monster] oh. (whistling) - [narrator] tame the tuition monster. - well,

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