. >>> jerry edwards has the latest on the traffic out there. >> a lot of roadwork. very, very slow traffic, indeed. the capital beltway, and the inner loop, and the delays begin back in tyson's corner. at river road you lose the left lane. as a result, traffic headed in that direction is slow. the outer belt of the loop is doing well, but still repaving. and good shape at the wilson bridge. bay bridge doing okay. no accidents or incidents reported over on 66. joe? >> jerry, thank you very much. >>> here in d.c. and from virginia to vermont, thousands of security officials are patrolling amtrak. the security and local law enforcement officers are testing their ability to respond to a terrorist attack on the amtrak trails. >> you saw security walking the platforms and checking things out. it's unusual to see that heightened presence on the rails. they wanted to see how efficiently that operation could run if necessary. today amtrak put theory into practice with a drill that tested their ability to protect passengers in case of a terrorist attack. >> most attacks have

. >> now let's go back to jerry edwards and the news 4 traffic network. jerry, going to have your hands full today, i suspect. >> yes, going to be a busy morning. a reminder when the rain first comes down, the first 30 minutes or so, particularly during a light rain, that can be the most dangerous. that's when it brings up all the oil to the surface. makes it very, very slick. these please be careful. now we're okay as we get going at the wilson bridge with no early issues. the drive out of southern maryland on 301, routes 4 and 5 are okay. virginia quiet on 395 at the 14th street bridge, as a matter of fact. let's take a live look and see how we are doing on the wet pavement this morning. be very careful. a lot of road spray as well. the good news is no accidents tc joe and eun, back to you. >> jerry, thank you. >> thanks very much. > well, it has been eight years now since the 9/11 attacks, a day no american certainly will ever forget, especially those who live here in washington or who work at the pentagon. >> today will not only be marked by a day of r

let's go to jerry edwards now and the news 4 traffic network. jerry, any early problems? >> one accident on the beltway. get to that in a second. overnight road work, most of it is wrapped up now. 395 between shirlington and glebe road, looks like the lanes are open headed north through landmark, shirlington, into downtown. the southbound side of 395, light volume of traffic. the accident was on the outer loop of the beltway at central avenue with the two right lanes blocked. police, fire and rescue crews on the scene there. coming north from andrews headed toward greenbelt, continuing over to the beltway you may find traffic a bit slow. 270 southbound, no worries there. the overnight road work pretty much wrapped up. we're looking okay at the american legion bridge with uneven pavement. ,jo k u. >>nks tery much, jerry. lawmakers are reacting to what's being called the most important speech of barack obama's presidency so far. that was his address to congress on health care reform last night. there's also plenty of buzz this morning about one congressman's conduct during

. >> jerry edwards, drivers are starting their engines. jerry, you have the checkered flag ready to go. >> i do, indeed. been dropped for about an hour now. watch out for the road spray. this is i-66 outside the beltway around centreville. looks like wet pavement. that's something we have to deal with during the morning commute. no major incidents reported in to us on the interstates thus far. northeast washington, kenilworth avenue, new york avenue doing fine. southeast very quiet. should find the lanes open for any overnight road work at the american legion bridge. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. >>> we begin with new details concerning health care reform. after weeks of heated debate on the hill, lawmakers have put a new health care plan on the table. >> this new plan does not include the public option. it also is cheaper than some of the others, costing $856 billion. under the plan, people who don't buy insurance would be fined and insurance companies would be banned from overcharging people with s

. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and the news4 traffic network. jerry? >> good morning. fairly quiet commute so far as we get going here. checking out interstate 66 as you begin the commute in to fair oaks and vienna. looks like drive pavement for the moment. the drive through northeast, new york avenue, kenilworth avenue, nothing too much to worry about. all the major road work southeast of anacostia bridges, very light as well. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. a "new york times" reporter held captive there has been freed by britis stephen farrell's kidnapping had nobe enep rdteor to protect histe safety. swas abductedayse by taliban militants on saturday while reporting on a u.s. air strike in northern afghanistan. he was freed this morning in an early morning raid. a british commando and farrell's afghan translator were killed. farrell was not hurt. >>> tonight president obama is planning a prime time pitch, making his case for health care reform with a televised dress to a joint session of congress. the stakes couldn't

let's see how things are shaping up with jerry edwards. >> despite the fact we have dry pavement, we have issued to deal with. the stretch is basically from the robson terminal running slowly by the way of the enter loop. and elsewhere, heading for downtown. are looking good at this hour. along 395. to and across the 14th street bridge. no issues here headed into downtown. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> three metro stations are back open this morning. the pentagon and the crystal city and the reagan national airport stations have been closed since friday night. crews were doing track work over the weekend. metro says there are fewer riders over the labor day weekend and it was all worth it. the agency says the closures eliminated 150 days of single tracking trains. >>> now, here are news that metro riders will not want to hear. the agency is mulling over another fare hike. they are trying to close a nearly $100 million budget gap. it's also trying to pay for safety upgrades in the wake of the deadly crash in june. metro's last fare hike was in 2008. the agency's general manage

let's go to jerry edwards. >> good morning, everybody. we will head south. take a live look.e approach the wilson bridge, and doing well to see there is work off the span off the inner loop blocking the right lane to alexandria. no significant delays because of that. good news there. elsewhere, if you are headed downtown, smooth sailing, at least for the moment, he says optimi optimistly. and all the lanes are open, and no roadwork we can find. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> it's what football fans have been waiting for all year. this week the skins will have their home opener against the rams at fedex field. thousands of people will pack the stands, not to mention metro and the roads to get there. we are joined live with more on how transportation officials are trying to help fans get around. >> good morning, barbara. the blue line will get the green light. they will have more trains this weekend to speed the sunday commute, especially for those sporting the burgundy and gold. the paper lady's front page news met another tough day for metro, but the

. >>> jerry edwards standing by with traffic. >> this is a very good shot now that the sun is up. i can show you what it looks like. the narrow left hand exit off 66 eastbound to get on the inner loop, that's part of the problem we have had the last several days with the significant delays throughout the morning rush hour. these folks continuing past the beltway into falls church, that's fine. there is a delay threw vienna because of this. and work zone, about mid -- almost to the d.c. at the end of the 14th street bridge. >> appreciate it, jerry. >>> now to a developing story at yale university. police have released a man after questioning him in the murder of a grad student. annie le's body was found on sunday, what was supposed to be her wedding day. they have collected dna samples from a man that worked with her at the lab. jeff rossen reports. >> reporter: late last night police handcuffed raymond clark and pulled him away, and calling him a person of interest. clark was not under arrest. instead police had a court order to take physical evidence from his body. >> the physica

. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and look at the roadways out there. be been a rough morning so far. >> yeah, thank you for the friday buzz, and summer is over and everything is going to city. and now right things are looking much, much better. do be careful, a couple slick spots out there. >>> still ahead on "news4 midday," we will have more seighthhe eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. >>> and then the disappearance of a yale university student. f and the growing pro oem rabid bats ineaar.area. >>> first a look >>> the defending super bowl champs seem to be in super bowl form already. and it was the season opener. the steelers' kicker nailed the 33 yard field goal four minutes and 30 seconds into ot to top the titans. and then the win. >>> and the test results are in in the case of the south african runner to undergo gender testing, and medical experts need to examine the results before they decide if she will keep her medal. they will not confirm the reports that she was born with male and female organs. if this is the case, it would b

. >>> folks confuse me with jerry edwards. >> does that happen regularly? >> that's what happens when you work together -- >> the resemblance is not striking at all. >> like being married, right, jerry? >> usually only on the weekends with me. that's another story. >>> the wilson bridge was up earlier this morning. it is back down now. to residual delays. that is very good news. looks like the pavement for the moment is relatively dry. the trip in on i-95 -- northbound and southbound between baltimore and washington is okay. bw parkway and 50 okay. no hang-ups at the american legion bridge is okay. >>> we start with the case of annie le, the yale student found dead in a university lab. this is our first look at 24-year-old raymond clark. there he is. he's the man police are calling a person of interest. clark has been served a warrant and is now in custody for questioning. however, he has not been officially arrested this morning. investigators are hoping to figure out within days whether clark is involved in the killing of annie le. police searched his apar

. >> jerry edwards just walked in. >> i've been here for hours. >> i'm kidding. good morning, jerry. >> doing great. good morning to you. good morning everyone. let's see how we're doing as wednesday morning gets under way. interstate 66 so far so good, from manassas all the way in. no hang-ups, near the 123 interchange doing all right. the wilson bridge was up for a while in the overnight hours. back down now. traffic moving along nicely. barbara and craig, back to you. >>> take a look at some of the stop stories today. interstate drivers in virginia have one less place to pull over and stretch their legs. starting today the welcome center on i-66 in manassas will be closed, one of 19 centers slated to close over the next six years. v dot officials say the closures will save the commonwealth about $9 million. >>> children's national medical center set to announce a major pediatric initiative. the hospital is receiving a $150 million dation from the government of abu dhabi. one of the largest donations ever made to a u.s. pediatric hospital. full details at a news

let's go to jerry edwards now and the news 4 traffic thet work. this is terrible traffic tuesday, isn't it, jerry? >> indeed. good morning. good morning, everyone. yeah, look out. could be a tough morning out there. we'll have to watch i very, very carefully. stt on the beltway north of town. the inner loop of the capital beltway, well, okay, then i'll do the radar. had an earlier accident. that has been cleared out of the roadway. there we go. lanes are open, but look for the slick roadways. you can see a lot of road spray there. at the bay bridge, no worries. south of town, wilson bridge off to a quiet start. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> jerry, thanks a lot. here's a look at some of the top stories that are happening today. >>> president obama will deliver a highly anticipated speech to school children in northern virginia this morning. he will urge them to stay in school and work hard. the speech begins at noon at wakefield high school. it will be broadcast live on the white house website and on cspan. >> back to school for thousands of

let's check in with jerry edwards, see how we're looking at the roadways. >> hi. >> good morning and happy friday. all right. we made it. as we get under way, clear, dry road surfaces all over the place. 66, 95, 395, very, very quiet. beltway in montgomery county is moving along well. new york avenue, kenilworth avenue, okay. no early worries at any of the southeast corridors thus far. barbara, keith, back to you. >> okay. thanks, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. here's a look at some of the top stories happening today. >>> police across our area are looking for an armed carjacking suspect this morning. it started last night when police say a man carjacked a woman in the gainesville area of prince william county. he then held her at gunpoint and started driving towards the beltway. virginia police eventually caught up with him and chased him into maryland. the chase ended when the car crashed fwand the suspect baile out at st. barnabas road. >> metro riders can expect more delays this weekend. traffic maintenance will take place on the red and orange lines. starts tonight. on the red lines,

now let's go to jerry edwards and the news 4 traffic network. roadways wet? >> they are, indeed. something we're going to have to deal with so be prepared. as we take a look at the wilson bridge, pretty quiet. over on 95, 395 and 66, no early worries. any overnight road work over on 270 should be wrapped up. didn't do anything in the overnight hours at the american legion bridge so we are still dealing with uneven pavement but the lanes at least are open. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. here's what's happening today. >>> president obama will be commemorating 9/11 at the pentagon. he'll attend the september 11th remembrance and is expected to speak at the service. the president will also meet with the families of those killed eight years ago today in the attack on the pentagon. >> this is also the first year september 11th has been declared a national day of service. volunteers nationwide are planning to clean up beaches, put together care packages for soldiers and even fix up residents' homes as part of president obama's united we serve program. the red cross says it's seen a j

let's go to jerry edwards now and say good morning and take an early first look at the roadways. >> good morning. already a bit busy out there. first, the good news. the overnight road work on the beltway as you make the trip over the american legion bridge wrapped up so lanes are open there. accident outer loop of the beltway at central avenue, a couple of travel lanes are closed so making the drive north from andrews, trying to get to greenbelt, heads-up for that. wilson bridge looking good. back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. >> thank you, jerry. >> the time for bickering is over. that's what president obama said to congress last night about health care reform. he addressed a rare joint session of congress. he avoided getting too specific about what he wants exactly, but he did tell lawmakers that he wants changes that will cost about 900 billi$900 billion. >> metro's board will be meeting today to discuss the agency's budget. among the items on the agenda are safety improvements. a possible fare hike is also expected to be discussed. >> metro riders may notice an increased polic

. >>> let's go to jerry edwards for a first look at the roadways. >> good morning. i'm wearing my nine-inch platform shoes. let's see how we're doing. so far, so good. american legion bridge, the road work has been wrapped up. wilson bridge is quiet. bay bridge is fine. 66, no worries so far. joe and eun, back to you. >> here is a look at some of the top stories happening today. an investigation is under way after a woman is found dead outside an apartment complex in silver spring. police discovered the woman overnight in the 14,000 block of castle boulevard. residents say they heard gunshots. police have not confirmed that. no suspects or motive at this time. >>> president obama will address health care reformhen he speaks to a joint session of congress tonight. his plan for overhauling the nation's health care system has stalled largely due to disagreement over a government-run insurance option that would compete with private insurers. you can watch the president's speech tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc4. >>> today an fda advisory committee will discuss to recom

. >> let's get an early check on the roadways with jerry edwards. happy thursday to you. most friday. >> pretty close. i can see friday. >> right there on the horizon. >> it is, indeed. good morning. doing okay so far, but as tom mentiond with the rain moving, in could be one of those days. 395 northbound toward edsel road, everything is looking fine. toward the wilson bridge, no early concerns. travel lanes are open. okay at the bay bridge. quiet on 270. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> thanks, jerry. here is a look at some of the top stories happening today. >>> president obama's taking his plan for health insurance reform to college park today. he will be hoeding a rally at the university of maryland at 11:00 a.m. the event is at the university's comcast center and it is free and open to the public. seating will be first come, first serve. >> the candidates for the next virginia governor face off today. the debate featuring democrat creigh deeds and republican bob mcdonnell will take place this afternoon in mclean. recent polls show mcdonnell with a slight lead

jerry edwards is in the news traffic network. what do we look like now? >> had a fender-bender on the capital beltway. hard to tell if it was on the inner loop between 355 and connticut. everything moved to the shoulder. it is for relatively minor stretch going to be below the speed limit. particularly off 270 to get on the inner loop. outer loop looks pretty good. if you are headed downtown, they're back. 395 northbound construction again today in the right lane, about mid span. and closer to the 14th street bridge. pretty good backup. exa minutes of travel time might be a good idea. back to you. >> okay, jerry. thank you. >>> four people were hurt, this after a fire ripped through an apartment in northwest washington. the fire broke out around 7:00 this morning in the 5600 block of 13th street northwest. firefighters say people were hanging out of the windows of the five-story building ready to jump when they arrived. they rescued a number of people by ladder including two kids taken to the hospital. one firefighter was taken to the hospital with what i

jerry edwards is in the news 4 traffic network. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday and for the most part we're okay, at let on the interstates. i-66 eastbound headed out of centreville toward fair oaks and vienna looking good. a little slow at the beltway with the new lane configuration but the lanes are open. we do have a serious crash, though, coming out of waldorf this morning on route 228, berry road. just above route 301. authorities are on the scene dealing with that at western parkway. there's a medevac helicopter headed over there. the westbound lanes of berry road, route 228 are blocked at western parkway. so if you normally travel berry road, heads-up for that. cut up 301 and watch for authorities on the scene. keep you updated. back to you. >> okay. thanks, jerry. >> thanks. another quick traffic note. drives in virginia will want to avoid the beltway near tysons corner tonight. overnight construction will intermittently close that section of the beltway. all lanes near the chain bridge road interchange will be shut down for 30 minutes. the c

for the latest on this situation and any other issues out on the roads, let's go to jerry edwards and the traffic network. >> the good news you can see, everything has been cleaned up. 95 southbound has reopened. everything is moving pretty well. northbound we have road work to watch for, 95 northbound, you lose the right lane, as you head up to the lorton area, and a little slow there, southbound the lanes are open to the occoquan. out the woodrow wilson bridge no worries, the inner loop and outer loop between alexandria and oxen hill the travel lanes are open. southeast relatively quiet. northeast, no late residual issues from the morning commute. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> we have more breaking news to report this morning. we are getting reports that someone has been struck by a metro train. it happened near slaters lane and route 1 in alexandria. explain delays on the blue and yellow lines both directions. we will bring you more as we get it. again, a person truck by a metro train near the blue line in alexandria. >>> let's look at the weather. another cloudy and pretty

let's go straight to jerry edwards in the news 4 traffic center. what's going on, jerry?>> an accident over on the capital beltway. this is the outer loop of the beltway, very close to university boulevard. several vehicles involved in an accident on the outer loop at university boulevard. right now, only the far right shoulder gets by from time to time. we are jammed from at least college park inner loop, significant rubbernecking delays. authorities are headed for an accident near old georgetown road. be careful if your headed over there. >>. >> crime is on the rise in the metro stations in montgomery county, mostly due to thefts, we understand, with i were up 40% from 2006 to 2008. officials say the most common crime is thefts from vehicles parked at stations. police are encouraging people not to leave items like gps devices, stereos and laptops visible in their cars. budget cuts may soon leave some d.c. public school teachers out of a job. school chancellor says that up to $40 million may be cut from the school system that would likely lead to layoffs and bigger class

let's go straight to jerry edwards in the "news 4 traffic network" with the latest. >>> terrible morningfor commuters. 95 southbound, as you make the ! fris, had been completely closed because of a tractor-trailer fire as you can see from these live pictures, two left lanes will get by. however, southbound 95 is jammed. route 1, unfortunately, not a very good alternate. a live picture. chopper 4 over the scene. tow truck is on the scene. you want to avoid 95 southbound in that area. eun? >>> a man has been arrested after a deadly crash on route 7 in leesburg. it happened early this morning in the westbound lanes. police say a car side swiped the back of a dump truck killing a female passenger. the driver ran away from hisç n car. officers say he was arrestedn the eastbound lanes about a block away trying to hitchhi.ke he >>> a few scattered showers on the eastern shore and northwest washington. throughout the rest of the day, remaining cloudy. a likelihood of afternoon and evening showers. maybe an inch of rain by dawn on friday. eun? >>> thank çyou, tom. tonight on "news 4 at 5:00," c