back over to our maps and theme time to the inbound side of i- 66. couple of brakes out of manassas into centreville and inbound through fairfax heading toward the beltway but all lanes are open here. we'll take a live look at 9 a northbound. initial -- 95 northbound. initial slow task out of dale city toward woodbridge and exiting to the beltway springfield. 395 looks fine. in my next report we'll take another look at area roads at 6:45. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will be in exowrt today. he's expected to plead -- in court today. he's expected to plead guilty to a felony bank fraud charge. >> the charge led to brown's ves nation but now he's also facing a second charge involving how he spent funds during his 2008 campaign. delia goncalves joins us live from the u.s. district court with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. we spoke to kwame brown in the past and he's also denied wrongdoing. however, we now know that he will face misdemeanor charges in connection to the 200

be aware of that sz you head inbound. outer loop of the beltway trying to get on southbound route 7. construction blocks the ramp over in that area. also construction this time on the outer loop again this morning. left lane blocked because of road work in that area. let's talk about that because we are having to shut down in both directions between fourth street as well as florida avenue. going to have to work your way around. should be reopened around 5:00 a.m. angie and aaron, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> in richmond, a wicked wind and rainstorm has knocked out power to nearly 8,000 people. home video posted on youtube shows the storm's strength. it packed winds reaching 70 miles per hour and raining sideways at the airport. the wind threw around debris at the diamond minor league stadium. people there say the storm moved in fast and they ran for shelter under a covered concourse and into the bedrooms. >> it dropped out of the sky. and i told them, get to cover now. >> the storm ripped apart the stadium

now, behind me, this is the live shot of traffic coming inbound along north capital street -- or inboundork avenue at north cap. traffic light delays to accompany the commute headed out towards the exit for the third street tunnel. the lane remain open. the lanes remain open. >>> forget pansies, petunias and all those pretty things. >> a new exhibit proves that beauty can be vicious. holly is taking us inside what is called the savage garden. stay with us for that. >> kind of scared. >> i know. where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. wow, there it is. >>> good morning i am holly morris on this tuesday. we have something right out of a science any objection movie. talking about -- fiction movie. talking about plans. we are live and feasting on their summer exhibit called savage gardens yes, it is all about carnivorous plants and thlarger than life venus fly trap we will check it out this morning. we are also going to actually dissect one of the plants after its ea

inbound 50, down to 24 miles an hour, inbound, 202. headed to baltimore, 895 northbound closed at the steel bridge this is in that work zone at the steel bridge resurfacing project no one is able to get by because this is shut down with accident activity, plan on using the fort mchenry tunnel. >>> thanks julie. the deadline for louden county officials to decide on whether to commit to phase two of the dulles rail project is quickly approaching the board of supervisors will hold its final work session on financing the project end of the week they must make a decision how to finance their portion of the silver line by july 4th. >> montgomery county officials are facing a $71 million budget short fall for 2014 fiscal year that budget includes public safety transportation and government agencies officials say the gap is caused by increased debt payments and new health benefits for retirees, new cost of teacher pensions is contributing officials have yet to say how they plan to close that gap. >> priceless piece of history goes on sale toda

inbound new york avenue, no trouble spots to report right now. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> new fallout in the tray 70s martin case. police chief in sanford, florida, has been fired. former chief bill lee was terminated yesterday following months of criticism regarding his initial investigation into the fatal shooting of 17-year- old trayvon martin. lee received backlash for his office's refusal to arrest george zimmerman after the february incident. in march, lee took a leave of absence and in april offered his resignation but that was rejected by city council. >>> closing arguments in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. the defense rested its case without calling sandusky to the stand yesterday. lawyers for the former assistant football coach only called four new witnesses. one was aman named david hilton who met sandusky through his second mile charity. hilton testified he spent time at the sandusky house and nothing inappropriate happened. he says, when he met with police, he felt like investiga

here's sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 at route 50. you just got those brake lights has you head inbound toward 123 and then it picks up heading for the beltway and beyond to the roosevelt bridge right now. we're going to take a look at our maps. overall pet much green still all around on the beltway. a bit of slow traffic as you approach the district right now inside here on 295 and 395. we're going to take a look at 270 which also still looks pretty good as you head toward urbana and clarksburg. i'll step out and show you a live look. here's what it looks like at route 21. still looking pretty g. same story -- pretty good. same story on 55. the red line is single tracking between medical center and friendship heights so expect some delays. we'll go into virginia at 6:11. >>> in just a few hours, the d.c. city council will begin moving on after the kwame brown scandal. it will elect annual interim chairman. >> pick for a new leader may already be a done deal. delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with more on that aspect

, suit land parkway, heavy, slow, steady, inbound, gain, suit land parkway to inbound 11th street bridge. delays before duke street headed up toward king. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right thank you checking our top stories metro's new rush plus program, the idea to minimize congestion in most used areas during the morning and evening rush. some trains from franconia will service downtown dc. metro will add trains to orange line to minimize over crowding. some of those trains will go to largo town center instead of new carrolton. pay attention to the destination signs on the platform and sides of the train. >>> warning if you park in a popular commuter lot you better be in a legal spot. today police begin a crackdown at the corner road lot, i-95 and prince william parkway some commuters are parking illegally creating blind spots and other safety hazards. officers will hand out warnings for the next couple weeks. >>> mixed reviews, when mgm announced it wants to build a casino national harbour. maryland national assembly would have to pave the way for a sixth ca

>> we had a little hitch in our get along inbound 50 along 410.e had police activity in the right leap but that was quickly cleared. lanes are open once again. it looks pretty good for those traveling southbound on 207 coming in from hyattstown making your way out towards clarksburg. we had problems eastbound along 270 approaching south mountain, that is where we had reports of the stalled car. this is eastbound 66 coming inbound this morning out of manassas. still an easy ride as you guys continue inbound towards fair oaks and headed towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we were just talking about it. hot weather our big story this morning really affecting all of us. summer doesn't fill officially begin for another few hours but it sure feels like it outside. >> it does. today, temperatures are expected to rise to the mid-90s prompting a heat advisory right here in our area. fox 5's lauren demarco live at the national mall with some tips on how to stay safe during had heat wave. >> reporter: good mornin

inbound been pen avenue leaving branch in the direction of the sousa bridge, lanes are open. hardly anybody out and about in southeast washington. easy drive on kenilworth avenue south of 50 continuing out towards pep pep avenue. your lanes are open on the beltway to and from the exits for the legion bridge headed back out towards 66. overnight construction is in the process of being cleared. light traffic volume to accompany you across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the big story this morning, another d.c. councilman steps down. this time, the chairman, kwame brown resigned hours after being slapped with a federal bank fraud charge. melanie alnwick is live with more on the fallout. >> reporter: good morning. yes, in the charging documents, prosecutors allege that kwame brown overstated his income by tens of thousands of dollars. he was applying for home equity loans to take money out to buy things such as a very expensive boat. this happened more than six years ago. it is considered bank fraud. that is a felony and he is expected to

no issues to report heading into the downtown area. 66 inbound slows right through falls church. we'll take a live look at the roosevelt bridge. looking good heading for constitution avenue and right into downtown. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to the east side of town at 6:42. back to you. >>> house committee has found attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for with holding documents. it's the latest in the showdown between house republicans and the obama administration. >> what happens next? cbs this morning is looking at that and charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, mike and andrea. as contempt charges move forward against attorney general eric holder, democrats see a witchhunt while some republicans claim a coverup. we'll look at the political impact at the fast and furious scandal after the white house claimed executive privilege. crosbys steels and nash will be in new york. we'll talk to them. >> what would a rock band be without harmony and disharmony. charlie, how did you enjoy your vis

let's head out west to 66 on the inbound side. again slow traffic between manassas and centreville and then again as you leave fairfax to the beltway. we'll take a live look outside once again taking a look with the sunshine in your eyes. inbound 66, that could be a factor this morning. in my next report we'll go to the north side of town at 6:11. back to you. >>> police just cleared the scene of a deadly crash in northern virginia. it took the life of an 8-year- old child and a woman and left several others hurt. >> the crash was just after 11:00 last night at lee highway in germantown road in the city of fairfax. delia goncalves is live there this morning with the latest on what we know. over to you. >> pretty devastating accident. as daylight breaks, we can see a little more of what police and investigators have determined so far at the scene. you can see some of the markings on the road here. we have spoken to a couple of eyewitnesses. according to eyewitnesses, the sedan was traveling in the far lane. that's the eastbound lan

this is a live shot inbound new york avenue, as you try to make your way past south dakota. we appreciate your picks especially when your pictures come from passengers in your vehicle. this red car here over in the distance, that is actually someone with a speed camera, watch speeds inbound new york avenue although i can as sure you the pace is so slow i don't think you are doing much above the speed limit, leaving northeast to northwest. safe picture from the passenger in the car. out on the roads we have our hands full problems inbound stretch canal roadblocked off between reservoir and fox hole due to police activity forcing everyone over to the gw parkway. right now, south of the belt way you are in pretty good shape however traffic will slow once you make your way past 123 headed out towards the key bridge inbound suit land parkway headed over to south capital and douglas bridge remains heavy, slow, steady, 395 between the belt way and king, 14th street bridge delays out bound, slow exit to the northbound side of the gw parkway accident activity reported on that ramp. t

more delays coming across the inbound 14th street bridge.own, lanes are open inbound new york avenue slows at bladensburg road and from florida to the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> a health alert out of prince william county this morning to pass along. some mosquitos in wood archbishop have tested positive for west nile virus. -- in woodbridge have tested positive for west nile virus. resident are once again asked to regularly dump or drain any standing water on their property. mosquitoes in fairfax county have also recently tested positive for west nile. >>> protecting your kids from sunburn is important but when it comes to sunscreen, the choice can be mind boggling. coming up at 8:00, we'll talk with a local dermatologist about the best ways to make sure your child is ready to be out there in the sun. >>> if your summer plans include a trip to the national zoo, you may notice in new faces. imgo to be very careful with the names. it is a burroing alc history x. they arrived if late may.

inbound pennsylvania avenue, rolling down the hill from branch, no problems to report, inbound, slowouth dakota avenue, belatens burg road. -- belatens burg road. inner loop a slow ride from before university boulevard, heading into that construction zone. you will find slow traffic travelling inbound 66 still below speed leaving manassas. headed in brown towards centerville. down to 23 miles an hour lanes open on the inner loop of the belt way, slow moving traffic, braddock, average speed at braddock down to 24 miles an hour. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> attorney general eric holder charged with contempt by a congressional committee and a new poll finds president obama and mitt romney neck and neck in the race for the white house. joining me now with more insight, former democratic congressman from illinois, marty russo, ceo of russo capital strategies and robert walker former republican congressman pennsylvania gentlemen good to see you. >> good morning. >> having a good summer. >> we missed you the last coupleweeks. >> i was out for a little bit i am happy to

we're looking good to the beltway inbound side.his time to the north side of town, no problems on 270. i-70 coming out of frederick past clarksburg. by the way, when you end up at the inner loop of the beltway passing university boulevard, this long-term construction project where the road now splits although four lanes are maintained. we'll take a live look south of town at the wilson bridge. no problems between oxon hill and alexandria. we'll take a look at 95 in virginia at 4:39. >>> fairfax county police are asking for your help in solving a murder mystery in reston. police were called for reports of a fight and later to search for a missing person. >> as matt jablow reports, that's when police found the body of a 40-year-old business owner. >> reporter: it all began with a call to police about a fight at an apartment complex in reston. when officers arrived, they say they saw no evidence of a fight but about an hour later police received a missing persons report where a 40-year-old had recently opened a dunkin donuts. police i

inbound, 14th street bridge, we are slow moving, travelling inbound new york avenue, trying to work yourrth capital headed out towards the third street tunnel, heavy volume as you make your way from northeast to northwest with all lanes open. no problems kennel worth avenue, south of 50, headed out towards pennsylvania avenue. slow traffic, top stretch outer loop, delays, 395, work zone university boulevard, inner loop into that university 95 college park that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> now playing, a beloved children's tale with a twist. >> holly is behind the scenes live at imagination stage. >> good morning to you. this is what happens when two amazingly creative forces come together, to form an alliance. we are live this morning at imagination stage in bethesda they have teamed up with washington ballet to put on a performance of the lion the witch and the wardrobe that your family will not forget. in fact, this morning, we are taking a first hand look at the making of the magic, all live next on fox 5 morning news stay with us that fridge in your kitchen may have

no problems to report right now as you work your way inbound this morning. volume increasing out of manassas headed over to business 34 and out towards the car rest area. no problems reported leaving vienna towards the beltway. taking it back inside, we'll wrap opportunity southbound along 270. we're still at speed germantown headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news in the district. a man suspected in a deadly shooting this morning is now barricaded inside of a home. that is what d.c. police say is happening in the 1700 block of 17th street southeast. they remain on the scene and some officers have approached the home with weapons in hand. a man was killed in the shooting which happened just before 2:00 this morning. >>> in just a few hours, harry thomas, jr. will no longer be a free man. former d.c. council member will start serving his 38-month prison term in alabama today. thomas left d.c. with his family yesterday. he was sentenced to federal prison last month after

in centreville all lanes are open as you head inbound in centreville towards fairfax on 66.problems to report here on the beltway between bethesda and college park. we'll go over to georgia avenue up here in olney. everyone is still asleep. we'll take another look at maryland roads at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> phil mendelson is the new d.c. council chairman. he came within one vote of being the -- well, he was the iew man news choice to replace -- unanimous choice to replace kwame brown. brown is the second council member forced out of office because of corruption charges, and as bruce johnson reports, the stress and strain of yet another scandal is clearly evidence at the wilson building. >> please gore give me -- please forgive me but we have to stay together up here and stop fighting. >> reporter: it should have been one of those let's move on meeting but before that could happen, some of the d.c. council members just had to vent. >> tomorrow we could be in handcuffs. >> reporter: today was the d.c. council's first meeting since former chairman kwame brown was force

the left of the screen there is the inbound traffic. you can see all the headlights.acking up as you head east. same story further along leaving route 50 fair oaks off and on. it breaks up as a continue in toward the beltway. no problems to report on the beltway itself in virginia. 95, we're seeing heavy traffic through stafford and then again right here from newington towards springfield. 395, no issues for you. beltway looks great right now in maryland. there we are at new hampshire avenue. no problems on the inner or outer loops. let's take a look at waze. we wanted to look downtown to see if we are seeing any delays here. benning road, looks like a little slow traffic. other than that, we are in good shape. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> here is a sight for sore eyes. gas prices continue to fall. they've even dipped below $3 in south carolina. drivers have been lining up at this one particular station to get in on the big savings. the national average for a gallon of regular is currently $3.54. that is 40 cents cheaper from when prices peaked in

inbound on the suitland parkway, traffic is heavy and slow approaching the inbound 11th street bridge is 395. no accidents, just volume. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> ahead this morning, georgetown is gearing up for a fun-filled evening. you are invite out to play. >> there will be a scavenger hunt sure to have you work up a sweat. the best part, it is all to benefit a great organization that helps young girls. holly morris is coming your way next to explain what it is all about. about. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. what makes hershey's pure chocolate goodness that brings people together. hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. pure hershey's. >>> good morning i am holly morris on this thursday morning as you can see i am gain on the water front. not old town alexandria today, we are live in georgetown. today they are kicking off their summer play date. and the first one is going to be the georgetown dash.

let's go back over to our maps and this time to 66 on the inbound side. there are -- all lanes are open coming from centreville. there was construction on the inner loop of the beltway here in the an dan nail area -- annandale area but that should be cleared up by 5:00. we'll take a live look outside once again. this time on the inbound side of i-66 in centreville where you can see the lanes are open and volumes are still very light. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to the east side of town at 4:55. >> thank you, monika. >>> today is national h.i.v. testing day. pretty soon you might be able to get a free h.i.v. test at your local drugstore. the centers for disease control announced it is conducting a $1.2 million pilot program to find out how many people would be willing to get tested at pharmacies. the tests are already available in seven locations, including to walgreen's in d.c. and east pine pharmacy in riverdale. 17 more locations are still to be chosen. the test involves a swab of the inside of the mouth. the results are ready in about 20

you can get by inbound along the suitland parkway.sachusetts he have, the earlier accident we reported there just east of ward circle has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> the physicians committee for responsible medicine is out way list of worst healthy fast food kids meals so the worst of the best. tops on that list, chick-fil-a grilled introductionettes meal with fries and chocolate milk. entire meal has the seam cholesterol as a big mac. it is followed by the sodium packed mcdonald's cheeseburger happy meal with fries, apples and milk. fries and apples are really small now. the friday are like a third of the size. >> only in the kids meal? >> that is kind of great. then there is the sonic junior burger with apples an apple juice. researchs are say that meal has more sugar than two twinkies. burger king's hamburger meal makes the list for cholesterol concerns. and denny's build your own grand slam makes the bad list. >> turkey bacon which is a processed meat which is very closely linked to colorec

no problems as you head inbound on the inbound side of 66 from manassas into centreville and fairfax and over to the beltway. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at the south side of town at 5:01. >>> this is pretty cool. george washington's personal copy of the constitution is going on the auction block. it's expected to fetch as much as $3 million at a june 22 auction at krissy's in new york. a signed -- christy's in new york. the signed copy is from 1789. >>> if you're a mini golf fan, you may want to check out a new course in town. it's an indoor mini golf exhibit at the museum. urban planners designed this 12- hole course. it will remain open until labor day during museum hours. >>> well, a nobel prize isn't worth what it used to be. winners of this year's prestigious awards will receive $1.1 million. that's a lot of money but it's 20% less than past recipients. the nobel foundation says it's reducing the value of the prizes in an effort to cut costs in a difficult economy. >>> lady gaga reveals her injury. >> while carrie underwood weighs in on same-sex marriage. ter

this is going to be northeast corridor for you as you head inbound right now. no problems to report traveling on the bw parkway or route 50 as well trying to get into northeast. let's take you back outside to the maps. this time we'll take you to 270 as promised. no problems on 270 heading southbound right now out of frederick. this is the beltway north of town at university boulevard bunching up a bit on the outer loop approaching university. in my next report, another update at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> new this morning on 9news now, another delay could be coming to the d.c. streetcar program. the city was just getting ready to restart the project. it would put streetcars here along h street northeast all the way to union station. but councilman marion barry tells "the washington post" he's filed a resolution delaying the project by at least 45 days. he says streetcars aren't needed and says the $200 million price tag is too high. two years ago the city stopped work on a part of the streetcar project which would have run through anacostia. >>> now to th

a live look inside the beltway at the roosevelt bridge, inbound 66 all clear. coming up in my next report, a look at maryland roads. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> borrowing a last second reprieve, a handful of herndon high school seniors will not be allowed to attend their high school graduation later today. >> some were among the top students in the class but they took part in a senior pank last week. delia goncalves is live outside the school with the story. good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it's a tough lesson to learn for these young people. graduation day, we all remember it well. many seniors and their parents look forward to that day but three students here at herndon high school have lost their chance to walk across the stage. a total of six students, seniors i should say, pull add prank last week pouring baby oil on some hallway floors and some stairs as well envisioning a slip and slide effect but one student was caught in the act and administrators were not laughing. they were suspended for a week and banned from graduat

you will find that lanes are open if you are traveling inbound south capital street towards the suitlandss bridge, all with ease as you work your way in through southeast. no problems reported here or if you are reporting inbound new york avenue leaving northeast to northwest. you will find yourself at speed out of bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the postal inspector service is investigating an unusual robbery at union station. take a look at this picture. this come from a surveillance camera there. it is believed these four young men robbed the post office there at about 2:30 monday afternoon. the up inspector says the they all went up to the counter when the clerk turned away, one of them reached across the counter and took some money. >>> imagine having to work until you are 75 or 80 years old. oh, gosh. details who have says we may need to raise the retirement age and why. stay with us. time now is 4:50. graduation, huh ? crazy, right ? well, with this droid razr by motorola on verizon 4g lte, you guys can stay in touch. ( grunts ) cool. you can video call

let's go over to a live picture on the inbound side of i-66 which has been looking great. nice and light coming out of manassas all the way into centreville and toward fairfax. let's go back over to our maps and this time we'll head over to the south side of town coming in from southern maryland, route 4, route 5, 301 and across the wilson bridge right now. traffic is moving well. we'll take a live look outside once again. no problems to report here in landover on the belt ware. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the north side at 5:09. >>> today marks the third anniversary of the deadly metro red line crash. nine people died when one train slammed into the back of another one that was stopped. >> in a few hours a black honoring -- plaque honoring those victims will be unveiled. 9news reporter delia goncalves is live at the memorial site with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. since that tragic day, the new hampshire avenue overpass served as a makeshift memorial for family members, but now the pictures and banners are gone, replaced by this single p

first, let's start with canal road heading inbound. the tree there blocks all of your inbound lanes. this is at macarthur boulevard. all lanes are blocked where they are trying to move that tree. i-270 where you're jammed traveling southbound. the issue here is that germantown road had an accident involving a fuel leak blocking two of your right lanes. it's on the right side of the roadway. police are on the scene there. but again, you're absolutely jammed at father hurley boulevard. i can tell you that the bulk of your delays are right here. it's not too far heading north on father hurley. but again, excuse me, on i-270, but again at father hurley it's very sluggish as you make your way past the accident at germantown road. i'm back in ten minutes with an upda update. for now, back over to you both. >>> breaking news in fairfax county. police and the s.w.a.t. team are still on the scene of the standoff in falls church. it's starting more than 13 hours ago. tracee wilkins is live on the scene with the very latest. good morning, tracee.

delays inbound, new york avenue, at the tunnel, southbound, 270, rockville. check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> trayvon martin case is making headline this is morning george zimmerman waking up behind bars after turning himself in yesterday. >> prosecutors said he and his wife lied during the first bond hearing telling the judge they had limited finances. on friday, the judge revoked bond because the couple had failed to tell the court about thousands raised on a website. now defense attorneys are worried their clients truthfulness has been brought see question. >> credibility question, with mr. zimmerman now that credibility has been attacked, or tarnished and now he is going to have to rehabilitate it. >> zimmerman claimed he shot trayvon martin in self-defense so much of his case could hinge on his credibility. his attorneys say they will ask for a new bond hearing later today. >>> new this morning from pakistan, an american drone strike killed at least 8 militants along the afghan border, but some reports put the number of dead up to 16. pakistani in

, springfield parkway. 395 traffic slow headed out toward king street downtown accident activity, inbound across the bridge, that right lane is blocked that continues on to pennsylvania avenue, you can make the exit up on to the freeway and continue back out into virginia. travelling 395, here are delays leaving duke street continuing northbound, seminary road and king street. the slow down continues across the 14th street bridge. no problems southbound, 270, german town delay approach 370, shady grove road out towards the split. >>> thank you. new this morning tragedy on the roads in fairfax virginia. a woman and her young daughter are killed. this happened last night around 11:00 p.m., police say the woman, driving a honda civic, sideswiped a vehicle and hit a honda odyssey. the woman and her 8-year-old daughter died at the scene her other child suffering life threatening injuries the driver of the other car is in serious condition. speed played a role in this crash. >> police on the hunt for a man seen running from the scene of a deadly shooting at southern avenue metro station in temp

a live look at 424, davidsonville road heading inbound, nice and clear. outbound towards annapolis, even lighter volume in this area. now, if you're taking the rails, they're open, and so far, not seeing any delays along the metro, the marc or the vre. angie and aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> today the most significant supreme court ruling in decades will be handed down. the nation's highest court will release their opinion on whether president obama's health care reform law is constitutional. news4's tracee wilkins joins us live from the supreme court with a preview of today's ruling. hi, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. more than 50 million uninsured americans are standing by in anticipation to see what's going to happen here and what the supreme court will decide. the question is, is the affordable care act constitutional? after all of the courtroom battles and back-and-forth, today the highest court in the nation will make that decision. 26 states and a national business group challenged the law's central requirement that all america

no problems to report leaving manassas continuing inbound towards the capital beltway. northbound i-95 this is been slow all morning long. that's been cleared to the shoulder but 95 still tied up with delays leaving dale city going to wood bridge. on route 1 heavy volume there as well. delays continue north of the prince william parkway in the direction of the occoquan. all lanes are open north of town. no problems reports on the beltway between college park and bethesda. here somes the sun and again outer loop starting to slow approaching university boulevard and delays continuing around to georgia. that's a check of the that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic -- that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> our top story this morning, the anniversary of the deadliest crash in metro's history. >> three years ago when nine people were killed when a red line train collided with another train. fox 5's lauren demarco is live in northeast with details on how people are mark, it this morning. good morning lauren. >> reporter: good morning sarah and tony. it will be

headed inbound, toward the key bridge. 66 leaving nutly street toward the capital belt way.check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> equal pay for men and women a hot topic before the senate. >> pay check fairness act is set for vote. it is not expected to gain support it needs to move forward. it would allow, employees to share pay information who coworkers without consequences and prove wage gaps are due to business reasons like experience. president obama supports the pay check fairness act but republicans are racing concerns. >>> how would you feel about postponing your retirement, to 70, 75, 85 years old ceo of an international insurance company things that is a mayor component to getting the worldwide financial crisis under control. he said raising the retirement age in all parts of the world would make pensions to medical service cheaper but they say that will only worsen youth unemployment which is a worldwide issue. >> up take in unemployment is leading to accusations from both sides of the political aisle about who is to blame for the sluggish rate for economic recov

let's take a look at trafficland, new york avenue, continuing inbound you'll find delays.hings not too bad at blade ensburg. 295 itself, and i-95 in maryland running well between beltway. beltway in montgomery county no real issues for you. brief delay getting past new est motocross ue. riders are racing on a local track this weekend. >> annie yu is live in southern maryland this morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and will. it is a beautiful morning here in southern maryland. we're live at budds creek raceway, where they're about to kick off the 22nd annual national. it is a major competition. we're going to find out why you don't want to miss it this weekend coming up on saturday. stick around on fox 5 morning news.  >>> 7:52. welcome back. the 22nd red bull budds creek national is in town this week. >> pro racers in all over the world, the world, will, will be hitting the dirt and competing to become the next champion. our annie yu is learning more about motocross and the competition. >> the pink is perfect, annie. >> reporter: all right, guy

inbound new york avenue, blattensburg road. >>> thank you very much.s fail to act by this weekend student loan interest rates could automatically double. education secretary arnie duncan accused them of dysfunction. joining us for a look at why the student loanish jew is still in limbo in -- issue is still in limbo in congress, bob cusack. >> very busy week. >> let's talk about this, i have to admit, this is one of those issues that makes me fairly furious because, it seems to me easy you hear politicians on both sides saying oh, yeah, this has to be done we don't want to impose this hardship on our young people, why isn't it getting done? >> going down to the wire again. both party leaders certainly there are some tea party republicans that don't want to do this for the most part they want to get it done. senate democrats came up with closing a tax loophole to pay for billions the school will require that was called a tax increase by republicans they tried to slash a health care fund, nonstarter for the white house. here we are, another deadline, goin

that is slowing down your roll as you travel inbound out on 66.other side of town, we have heavy volume on the beltway outer loop as you approach route 50 the john hansen highway. other will slow as you travel unbound leaving 410 continuing down towards new york avenue. new york avenue is on the brake as you continue to work your way inbound trying to make your way out to the third street tunnel. on the other side of town, northbound i-59 below speed here at the prince william parkway. no accidents to report, just volume delays. southbound 270 still a struggle past 118 with all lanes open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> five minutes before 7:00. we'll see you right after the break. ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris. this morning i will be all the mommy i can be because i signed up for mommy boot camp a new gym that just opened in may in akron virginia, it is about

no problems right now if you are making your way inbound on 66. overnight construction there at nutley street has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> some stories making headline this morning. police say speed played a role in a deadly accident in fairfax, virginia. this happened on lee highway near germantown road. police say a woman driving a honda civic sideswiped a vehicle and then hit another car as it was pulling out of a driveway. the woman and one of her young children were killed during this. her other child suffered life- threatening injuries. the driver of the car is in serious condition. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a deadly shooting at the southern avenue metro station in temple hills. officers found a man shot in the head in a bus bay around 9:30 last night. the victim is said to be in his 40s. police are looking for a man who ran through the station and out to the parking lot at the time of the shooting. metro service will be back to normal for the morning comm

also cleared is the overnight construction on the dulles toll road working inbound and outbound on 495. northbound 59 in virginia, not i abad line in the main line and express lanes as well. still easy going right now for those continuing their trip on the beltway north of town, college park towards bethesda. southbound 270, nice and easy as you work your way south from before 109 headed out through the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> the big story this thursday morning, another black eye to d.c. politics. kwame brown resigns hours after being charged with felony bank fraud. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the wilson building with the story this morning. >> reporter: good morning n the charging documents, particulars say kwame brown lied about his income by tens of thousands of dollars and falsified documents in order to object tape home equity loans and a loan to buy a boat. this happened about six years ago. that is considered bank fraud for which brown is considered and that is a felony and he is expected to plead guilty to that. now,

no problems to report leaving fair oaks continuing inbound towards the capital beltway.thbound i-95, authorities checking for the crash in newington. keep your eyes peeled for that. southbound 270 still on the slow viedside working your way from 109 headed out to the scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> the latest development in the trayvon martin case. big story this morning. the man charged in the shooting death of the unarmed black teen in florida is back behind bars. >> george disciple are man turned himself in yesterday after a judge revoked bond. melanie alnwick live in the newsroom with the details -- george zimmerman turned himself in yesterday. >>> george disciple are man met police officials in a business parking lot to be taken into custody. his attorney says it is all a misunderstanding and he is asking for i anew bond hearing. prosecutors say george zimmerman and his wife lied during his first bond hearing. -- george zimmerman met police officials in a business parking lot to be taken into custody. bail was set at $150,000. but

this time to the gw parkway leading the beltway all the way inbound you are going to be fine. no problems on the toll road and we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge. the beltway in my next report we'll go to the north side of town. back to you guys. >> reporter: this morning people around the country are waiting for the supreme court's ruling on healthcare. >> the passage of healthcare reform was a big victory for president obama. now some or possibly all of it could be ruled unconstitutional. 9news reporter delia gonzalez is outside the court with a report. >> reporter: very big day. already a huge line of folks waiting to get inside. history being made inside, later this morning it certainly would be a huge blow to president obama. if the justices do decide any portion of this legislation is unconstitutional. however the president says he is confident it will indeed happen. the president has not said what step he would take if the measure is struck down but all indications are the white house would try to push whatever pieces of legislation would exist. the ma

here's 395 moving smotly across the inbound 14th street -- smoothly across the inbound 14th street bridge. your next traffic update is up at 5:17. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> making news now coming up on 5:10, at least one death so far has been blamed on tropical storm debby which is churning off the florida gulf coast. the storm's movement has been slow and erratic. hurricane forecasters say some places could end up seeing more than 2 feet of rain from debby. >>> a new wildfire in colorado has already forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes. the waldo canyon fire started around noon on fire. authorities have ordered people out. >>> thousands of egyptians spent the night celebrating their new president elect a week after voters cast their ballot. the government announced mohammed morsi as the winner. now citizens will wait to see just how much authority the military will give to the new president. >>> many of us already making july 4th plans but loudoun county lawmakers have plans for july 3. it involves a critical vote on metro's silver line. that story is

you're looking fine as you head inbound toward d.c. as well. this time we'll head all the way to the north side of town. 270 southbound out of frederick, still no big delays to report into clarksburg and a live look on the other side here at the american legion bridge. west side still looking good. coming up in my next report, we'll keep you posted on a couple of situations at 5:39. back to you. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is defending a proposed appointee who came under fire for what happened at his last job. >> the mayor has nominated michael kelly to head the city's housing department. but kelly is leaving a similar post in philadelphia in the midst of controversy. he resigned after employees complained he was having an improper sexual relationship with a staffer. kelly put the woman in the senior staff position and approved her pay raises. >> i worked closely with a nationally respected professional. >> gray said hudd investigated the allegations against kelly in philadelphia and cleared him of any wrongdoing. his nomination should still be

inbound again, a little bit more volume inbound than outbound.o accidents and no major delays on either roadways. over to the rails we did have a delay on the rail line. that's now clear. all rails are reporting delays at this time. >>> right now it's 6:23. ahead, the power of suggestion. why experts say just glancing at a picture could derail your diet. >>> and it's far from sea worthy but it's still sad to see it gone. the sendoff today for a local staple. [ female announcer ] irritated, itchy, summer skin? count on cortizone-10. with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine for fast relief. and seven moisturizers. cortizone-10. feel the heal. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] go from being on the road to being on vacation. hilton honors. the guest loyalty program with over thirty-eight hundred hotels worldwide. >>> good news for everybody who drinks coffee. a new study says drinking moderate amounts of coffee every day could lower your risk for heart failure. researchers in boston looked at five large study on coffee consumption and effect on heart

inbound on route 50 coming from annapolis all the way into cheverly, things are fine. no problems in from greenbelt and laurel on the bw parkway. we'll take a live look inbound on new york avenue where you've got overall delays beginning basically down at south dakota avenue to bladensburg road and florida into the third street tunnel. so a couple of slow stretches into the northeast area. let's go back over to our maps this time to the south side of town. route 4, 5, 301 out of brandywine. everything is looking good into oxon hill on the beltway. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. it's just slow in this direction and 395 most of the way into landmark. in my next report we'll go to the west side of town. weather is out on -- howard is out on the weather terrace. >>> you might want to have breakfast on your deck or patty and take advantage of the -- patio and take advantage of the great air mass that has moved in and will be moving out in the next 24 to 36 hours. today still a very nice day. we have low humidity levels. we're going to

your way inbound, volume is increasing.speed looks good. 55 miles per hour, six minutes from the beltway to 295. and taking a look at i-66 at fairfax county parkway, making your way eastbound here, not bad. when you get to route 50, are you slowing a bit. your travel speed from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 43 miles per hour now. looking like a 14-minute trip. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. aaron and angie, back to you. >> thank you. >>> ahead, what a d.c. council member said during an impromptu news conference as pressure builds on him to resign. >>> an important health alert. the simple blood test which can [ obama ] i'm barack obamah can and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country. when mitt romney was governor, massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. a rate twice the national average. and fell to forty-seventh i

now let's go out west on the inbound side of i-66.n i'm happy to say at least the lanes are open but your slow stuff begins out of manassas. it will be most of the way to centreville and fairfax as well. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. at least here your pace is good as you head down towards tysons corner. we'll go to the east side of town at 6:43. >>> of course you recognize him. stevie wonder, one of several big name physicians last night performing in london. the list of performer include sir elton john and sir paul mccartney. >>> there's a lot morsel greating going on in london today. somewhere in that crowd was erica hill from cbs this morning. she'll been dealing with a very rough assignment all week long in london. good morning, erica. how is it going? >> reporter: andrea, it's going great. i appreciate you feel for me. good morning to both of you. you played one of my favorite moments there with stevie wonder of the concert last night when he sang "isn't she lovely." to the 86-yea

inbound on i-66, a little dark here but that's just the camera. things are looking great 066, nutley street to the beltway and inside all the way to the roosevelt bridge. in my next report another look at the big picture at 5:29. we'll be back in a couple minutes. you're watching 9news now. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. happy thursday. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. monika will be right back with traffic. how you doing? >> mr. bernstein, a nice, pleasant morning but we have the heat switch coming soon. >> especially by the weekend. if you're not liking it too coo

. >> wondered did inbound see me -- anybody see me. >> reporter: his new normal means some adjustments. friends built a wheelchair ramp at his house. >> don't know how many friends you got until you got hurt. the next thing you know, they come out of every where. >> reporter: as they rally around keith, he's pulling together the strength to move forward. >> when you're down, there's nothing you cran do about it. you have to keep getting up. >> reporter: joce sterman, website woab news. >> keith, you got a lot of friends. he was dealt a second blow when he developed a blood clot and infection. he has no insurance. there is a fund-raiser at the waffle house in bel air on conowingo road. a percentage of the check also go toward keith's medical bills. >>> all right. let's take a live look at the harbor here. it looks pretty cool and calm, but that's not going to last as we led into the second half of this week. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. you're going to turn up the heat on us. i can feel it. >> you got it covered there. we did hit 91 downtown today. clear skies other

inbound. guarding the free safety. trying to get it to durant. back to back to westbrook drives hard and banks it in. russell westbrook does it again. >> jeff: great use of the time. got the shot off in three or four seconds. now, they need a stop, and then they can play for the game tying three. >> mike: wade. nearly held by westbrook. chalmers has it. back to wade. wade looking for an opening. on the baseline. fights for the rebound. haslem and harden. and against miami because there were 0.8 second on the shot clock. now, the shot clock goes back to five seconds. so miami, if they get the tip -- >> mike: has five to shoot. >> jeff: and they've got to squeeze dwyane wade right now. >> mike: well, it hurts oklahoma city by getting extra time if miami can grab it with 17.3 remaining in a three-point game. will miami or oklahoma city get the ball? >> jeff: and sefolosha has got to be on the other side to prevent that tip from going to wade. >> mike: haslem with the advantage. harden tips it. and they're fouling chalmers. >> jeff: why are they foul

inbound. clear both directions. inbound travel speed, 50 miles per hour.ng along lookwood, as you make your way and head to the beltway, nice and clear in both directions. eun, over to you. >>> 6:53. 79 degrees. remember all that talk about gas possibly hitting $5 this summer? well, forget it. the experts now say gas prices could dip down to $3 a gallon this year. they say we could hit that mark by halloween. drivers should see we gas prices fall significantly after the summer. we haven't paid that since december of 2010. >>> if you're looking to save gas by taking metro this weekend you could expect delays. there will be track work on three lines. the only ones where buses will replace lines. also single tracking on the red and blue lines. all work starts at 10:00 tonight. navy yard will close saturday but not for track work. float transit police and fbi will be doing a security drill there starting at 10:00 p.m. also stree color showers in the area. drill is midnight but the station won't reopen until 7:00 sunday morning. >>> piece of history will be on