i know julie wright has it on stand-by. get a little from her. >> julie has boxes. >> i may have forgotten by number two but i did not for bet my bed head. this is super glue. you spray this and you don't have to wash it for a week. >> got it. >> on the roads, if you are traveling beach drive, it is shut down. you cannot travel between blackton and joyce. this is a place you don't want to be w a tree down across the highway t will take a while for this to clear. you guys talked about the kid going back to school and the change in the traffic patterns. watch out for speed in the school dope as you guys travel that area as well. this is 270 southbound out of hyattstown. lanes are open out towards clarkburg. you are at speed through rockville headed out towards the split. 66 in good shape, no trouble spots to report leaving fair oaks right now. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> stories making headlines, the search for a missing boater in maryland picks up at dawn. a man and woman fell overboard when a

let's go to julie wright for a look at traffic. we'll check in with her in a bit on that. before we get to more on that, if you have driven through d.c., you may have note id all of the public art popping up. d.c. is now home to more than 40 murals. >> a new one was unveiled outside one. d.c.'s most well known gathering spot. >> reporter: everyone knows ben's chili bowl and most will recognize the new faces outside. from cosby to the president, the godfather of go-go, chuck brown and well known personality, donnie simpson who uncovered his own picture. >> i look hot. >> the whole thing is just such and honor to be up there with such incredibly successful people. >> reporter: murals are being painted across the district turning plain old ugly walls or those covered with graffiti into fascinating works of art. >> i'm just really happy that the made and it is a gift to the city. >> reporter: artist carla rodes was excited to she us her mural. two years she spent in the sweltering heat and freezing cold as she carefully painted d.c. monuments and 11 presidents. >> it helps you

. >> check in with julie wright. favorite time of the day. >> i still say there needs to be some kind of theme music going on instead of that. >> don't get us started. >> some kind of kanye, beyonce, early, wind and fire maybe. >> jimi hendrix. >> there you go. that will wake everybody up. on the roads, you will find your lanes are open. nothing too complicated out here. coming inbound off the dulles toll road, nice and easy. only one little person coming in here. lanes are open, no problems to report as you continue 395 across the 14th street bridge. a nice, easy commute headed for the southeast-southwest freeway. overnight construction in the process of clearing on the gallows road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> protests went on all night in cairo, egypt. police fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowds that you see there. they have been protesting against an anti-muslim movie. >> a video came out calling for muslims around the world to get revenge on americans everywhere. >> the p

. >> i think julie wright. ed that phrase. >> she did? >> we look forward to the friday because then we know we can sleep. >> for some of us who work on the weekend. >> that's true. we're glad you're here with us. >> turn is on vacation and let's take a look now at satellite-radar composite and show you what is going on there. some of you are see ago few light showers that are popping up out to the west. that will be the story in the course of the morning hours. a few isolated showers are possible. let's take a look at our weather maps, please. here is a look at current temperatures across the area. we are starting out fairly mild and warm. 79degrees at annapolis and 75 at bwi thurgood marshall. 79 at quantico. it will be hot today. headed to the low 90s. >> thank you. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright, see what is happening on the roads. >> and that little bit of summer is just for you, sarah simmons. >> thank you. i know you send it to me with love. >> i do. i'm loving it. i really am. >> the serve is escalate ors are out of ser

thank you. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright. >> wisdom?both or one or the other, sweatshirt and shorts like tucker said or one or the other? >> that is what is on the bottom half. the wet spants, the nikes, you got t hey, it is somebody's birth day, right, wisdom? >> right, my son's birthday is today. he is five years old. >> wow! like on my first fox 5, right? >> you're right. he should have been on top of that. >> exactly. >> way to throw me under the bus, julie. >> we'll sneak him in there. don't worry. on the roads, you'll find lanes are open 395 north of duke street. no problems to report in the express lanes or the main line. outer loop of the beltway look good. there is a portions of 410 blocked off over near cedar avenue between carroll and piney branch due to a large tree down across the roadway. there is a portion of 410 that remains closed at this time. 50 is open for business. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> we are remembering the 9-11 attacks this morning and latter on this morning, the president wil

let's do traffic and julie wright has your latest. >> 70s?eady got to pull out my mittens and my scarf? are you serious have. >> you are abeing a little dramatic. >> i'm adjust saying. it was 90 and now it's 70. i got the chills. all right. we'll start off with good news. we've had problems on metro's blue-orange line. happy to say that track service has resumed to normal. so again, metro's blue-orange line back in service. no longer are the trains single tracking. on the roads, lanes are open continuing southbound along 270 making your way from 109 headed into clarkburg. no problems to report headed south. traffic slow in germantown heading out towards montgomery village avenue. 355 at game preveive road, accident activity reported there. this happens to be eastbound 66. lanes are open, no trouble spots to report leaving manassas headed in towards centreville. -- 35 aat game preserve road, accident activity reported there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> ate heads up for drivers in bethesda, a section of woodmont avenue is

here's julie wright with the latest on traffic. hey julie. >>> i told them earlier this morning i had the seat warmers on in the car on the drive into work today. [ laughter ] all right, on the roads right now, you will find that northbound i-95 the accident activity in the hov lanes has cheered in newington. unfortunately damage is bone. big delays out of woodbridge and 395 here right into the sunshine heavy slow and steady across the inbound 14th street bridge. no incidents along the stretch. a number of calls about some type of road work that's taking place northbound on the gw parkway near spout run. it's back again this morning and heads-up there that's northbound. southbound 270 lanes are open. no accidents just heavy volume to accompany the commute headed to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> as we mentioned at the top of the hour today americans across the nation of course will pause for a moment to once again reflect on the tragic events that killed thousands 11 years ago today. >> fox's crai

. >>> julie wright is working hard this morning out there. tell us what is going on on the roads. >> better news if you are traveling the inner loop of the beltway approaching braddock road, wisdom. that is where we had the overnight construction that was still in play as you travel the inner loop from springfield headed up towards braddock. it looks like they have cleared the lanes now so all the cones and barrels if you will have been pushed over to the shoulder. lanes are open inner loop of the beltway leaving spring field continuing up towards tysons. you we'll find north of town lanes are open, beltway running smoothly around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> former president bill clinton is among the headline speakers at day two of the democratic national convention tonight. last night, san antonio mayor julian castro gave the keynote address. he taunted mitt romney for his shifting on positions like abortion, gay marriage and his own push for universal health care as governor of massachusetts.

maybe i can ask corinne off the record. >> we have time for julie wright.ways make time for her. she is here with the latest on traffic. >> sometimes you just don't know what you're going to get, right? on the roads, the crew in sky fox with us checking out the drive northbound i-59 coming in from newington headed up towards the capital beltway. you will find your lands are open. no problems have been reported. travel slows across the occoquan leaving 286 to the fsp and headed out to duke street with all lanes open. westbound on the freeway as you approach main avenue, jasmine gave us the heads up of accident activity her at main avenue. head up coming across the anacostia bridges headed over to southbound # 95678 the situation in la plata has within vie -- southbound 95. the situation in la plata has been revolved and power is back o. >>> a familiar face is returning to daytime tv and it is happening right here on fox 5. that is her. ricki lake. her show premier ears this monday at 11:00 a.m. what will she be talking about? we'll find out when we ask her w

i think julie wright like all that sunshine. >> no complaints here no . no problems to report on the wilson bridge. 95 and bw parkway quiet. no problems to report on 50 between annapolis and bowie. northbound i-95 still in good shape leaving woodbridge headed across the occoquan. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> drivers need to watch out if another kind of camera in d.c. now. i know. i know. stop sign cameras. police chief cathy lanier says the city is adding about a dozen stop sign cameras to catch drivers who don't come to a complete stop. the cameras will be in mace by december. it will be a 30-day grace period in which they will issue warnings. after that, drivers will be fined. i'm just the messenger, folks. i'm just the messenger. >>> all right. well, police have released a new clue as they try to track down a gunman who robbed two people inside a church saturday. take a look at this surveillance video. we are told that is the suspect running across the street and following a man inside st. steven's church in northwest. police say h

. >> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on the traffic. >> so far, so good this morning. no problems reported south along 270. lanes are open coming in out of hyattstown. no trouble spots to report right now leaving i-706789 you will find your lanes are open on the beltway to and from tysons corner and the springfield interchange. eastbound 66 in great shape leaving manassas headed in towards centreville. one place that was a little tricky is the top side of the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> bill clinton is throwing his support behind president obama. the former president took over the stage at the dnc last night. he threw his support behind the president's re-election who accepts his renomination tonight. clinton spoke for almost an hour delivering a dynamic and sometimes kind of humorous speech. >> i want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside but who burns for america on the inside. >> it's long tradition at the convention for thousands of red, white and blue balloons to come streaming down. there are no balloons in the rafters for t

. >> time now to say hello to julie wright, see what is happening with your morning commute. >> good morning. highway was the birthday party yesterday? >> it was excellent. there were cupcakes and gifts and everybody was all smiles and it still wasn't enough. i'm expected to do more. >> like bring in the left overcupcakes. >> i was wondering. i didn't get a cupcake. i didn't know what happened there. >> i got you. it will be old, a couple of days old. >> great. it will be a brick. thanks, wisdom. on the roads, northbound i-95, express lane, mine lain looking great -- main line looking great. 66, a nice, easy ride headed inbound this morning so far from vienna towards the capital beltway. overnight construction has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> developing in the middle east, libyan protestors kill an american consulate worker. they attacked the u.s. consulate and left another staffer injured. >> protesters in neighboring egypt also attacked the u.s. embassy in cairo. the protests follow word of an anti-muslim movie made in the unit

don't know about julie wright.et's see how she's doing with the roads. >> i'm good with today and tomorrow. 76 starts making me worry. that's a little chilly. no problems reported along 66 headed eastbound. lanes are open past haymarket in towards manassas and in towards centreville. they have the overnight construction that was still in place up in tyson's with one lane getting by near the georgetown pike as you travel north of 123 and the dulles toll road. on the outer loop, there was still construction on the ramp to exit at 123. outer loop here at new hampshire avenue moving better through the work zone at university boulevard. no trouble spots to report southbound on 95 and 295 traveling between bwi marshall and the beltway. 270 in good shape making your way past 109 continuing in towards clarksburg. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> here is your chance to weigh in on proposals to raise the fare for the dulles toll road. the first public hearing on the matter goes from 5:00 to 8:00 tonight at s

. >> time now to see what is happening with julie wright. we say hello to her for the first time this morning. >> tucker left out not only is it friday and it is going to be sunny. it is also payday that. brings it all around. >> the day has gotten brighter. >> what cloud? i didn't see a cloud. southbound 270 out of germantown, lanes are open. nice easy commute south of father hurley boulevard headed out towards the split. hov gates have been reopened as you are traveling northbound on i-95 leaving dale city continuing northbound headed out towards woodbridge. play looks good between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more anti-american protests are developing across the world. four people died at a protest outside the u.s. embassy in yemen when police fired tear gas yesterday. >> and libya is questioning four men in the attacks that killed american ambassador chris stevens. we are learning more about the identities of the other americans killed as well. let's get the latest from fox 5's sherry ly who

let's get the latest on traffic from julie wright who just loves this time of year. >> the best thing about september and october is pumpkin pie. that is all i'm going to say. on the roads, you will fine lanes are open traveling around the capital beltway. the overnight construction cleared between greenbelt, college park and silver spring. traffic flowing freely coming inbound leaving manassas headed for centreville. no issues to report as you continue eastbound headed in towards vienna and the capital beltway. westbound 66, overnight construction has two lanes getting by. lanes are open if you are traveling on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. top stretch of the beltway here at colesville road. traffic flowing freely on the outer loop out of college park. you will find lanes are open on both 95 and 295 traveling between bwi marshall and the beltway. no problems between annapolis, bowie and 29 #. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> and historic footbridge over the c&o canal is closed due to damage. a tree fell on the sycamore island bridge. park officials wa

. >> we know you love fridays as well, julie wright. >> absolutely. on the roads, you will find that the lanes are open if you are continuing your trip southbound along 270. no signs of any roadwork on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. here we are live at new hampshire avenue with traffic flowing freely on both the outer loop and inner loop. >>> that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. timetraffic. >>> president obama wraps up the convention. >> he told delegates that voters have a fundamental choice in this year's election. here is what he had to say. >> our friends down in tampa at the republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with america but they didn't have much to say about how they would make it right. they want your vote but they don't want you to know their plan. and that is because all they have to office the same prescriptions they've had for the last 30 years. have a surplus? try a tax cut. deficit too high, try another. feel a cold coming on? take two tax cu

first, we want to talk to julie wright. i was just so excited about that story. ie. >> i'm excite too because i have both. >> have to listen. >> i will. >> you will find that the lanes are open. earlier this morning, there was a shoulder delay at manassas. we'll take aback inside and update the ride here. great seneca highway at 307, we had the accident activity. it has already been pulled over to the shoulder so our lanes are open with verile delay. southbound 270 in separate stretches is slowing as you make your way from 109 headed out to clarksburg. outer loop below speed leaving new hampshire avenue headed towards georgia avenue. change in the traffic pattern here with the work zone over the northwest branch. it is now three leap to the right, one leap to the left that gets you by -- one lane to the left that gets you by. >>> now, our big story this morning could affect anyone who has an apple device such as an iphone or ipad. a hacker group said it stole personal information about owners from and fbi laptop. >> melanie alwin has the details. >> reporter: it i

let's check in with julie wright. how did you make it in today? >> on the roads, you will find that the lanes are open, no problems reported as you travel m street here at the key bridge. overnight construction cleared. no problems to report out of roslyn. traffic volume moving at speed coming inbound offer the clara barton parkway and canal road. also here, traffic flowing freely on both the inner and outer loop. there was a portion of 410 blocked off between wisconsin avenue and connecticut avenue at mabel avenue due to debris clean-up. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> we are remembering nerve. today is the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that plunged the united states into the longest war in our history. >> there are events today commemmorating the attacks in new york city and in southwest pennsylvania as well as at the pentagon. melanie alnwick has more on today's developments. >> reporter: after last euro's 10th anniversary, many people this year's commemmorations have reached a turning point, becoming less

. >> time to get our first check on traffic with julie wright. >> off to a great start. no problems reported around the capital beltway. overnight construction in the process of being cleared as you travel the beltway between annandale and merrifield. 95 open for business negotiate and southbound traveling between fredericksburg and thornburgh. lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> some stories making headline this morning. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last month at her home in kettering. investigatished say there is nothing in her background to indicate someone wanted her dead. police will address any concerns about the case at the kettering community center on chesterton drive at 7:00 p.m. >>> lawmakers are facing several deadlines and the possibility of a so-called fiscal cliff when huge tax hikes and massive budget cuts kick? in january. congress

. >> time now to say hello to julie wright. see what is happening with on- time traffic. >> we do have say the bit of an incident to report as you guys continue in montgomery county along woodfield and warfield. that is where we have the crash involve ago i motorcyclist. we find the crew in sky fox there. it is dark but you think you can see the thrashing lights as you travel along warfield in the direction of 124. very little delay here at the scene. one lane is able to get by. no delays to report on the side. lanes are open if you are traveling westbound. eastbound, no problems reported at this time. if you are traveling southbound along 270, you find that the pace is slowing as you approach 109 continuing out towards the truck scales. no incidents to report out of clarkburg continuing out past mva. outer loop of the beltway looks good between college park and bethesda. inbound new york avenue, the stalled car reported here. volume building from south dakota avenue. no problems to report on ken ill orgt south of 50 headed out

there you go. >> where does julie wright stay? want to know that too. >> what are your accommodations in a blizzard. >> i've got my blanket and my pillow. >> there she goes. >> on the floor. there it is. >> you are repaired for everything there. >> you do want drive -- i don't drive in that mess. you stay here. >> ped and you probably have your open personal stash of nutty buddies there too, right? >> gwen knows me. >> i don't drive. i don't walk in it. i don't want to see it. i don't want to know it. on the roads this morning, we are checking out your commute which is very busy and this is on dry pavement. 234 at godwin drive is where we had the crash involving the overturned vehicle. eastbound lanes are blocked. westbound, the left side of roadway blocked off there. a crash reported northbound on 286 down at old keen mill road tying up a lane. eastbound 66 slowing leaving manassas. 286 to 123, average speed coming in out of vienna. our big story occurred earlier this morning southbound on the baltimore-washington parkway. the cr

let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on traffic. >> all right. on the roads, the crew in sky fox hovering over 29 colesville road. we had an accident cleared over to the shoulder. we are focused in on this delay. this is our slow stretch of our morning drive out of college park headed through silver spring. now, the accident activity just west of 29 but before georgia avenue. although cleared to the shoulder, it was out there long enough to stack up traffic early this morning as you travel westbound 495 out of college park headed around towards georgia avenue. southbound 95, anticipate a slow exit to merge on to the outer loop of the beltway. taking it back inside, we'll update the ride here in virginia. 66 eastbound, no problems reported coming in from nutley treat to the beltway. light traffic volume right now. traffic now slowing again as you approach 28 in centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> breaking news in yemen where protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital this morning. reuters reports hun

we'll check some with julie wright in just a moment on that. first, we want to get the latest on our weather for today with tucker barnes. >> nice conditions in the 50s and low 60s. a good looking weekend too. something to look forward to as we get into saturday and sunday. lots of sunshine in the 70s. >> good-looking weekend. >> jackets for the kids this morning. >> maybe a light jacket but we'll be back up to the 80s this afternoon. we've got a couple of clouds out to the west. there will be a few more clouds than yesterday. well north and west out towards chicago, a cold front which will finally be able to make its move toward the washington area later today. as we get into the nighttime hours, we'll see more cloud cover and there could be a sprinkle or light shower later tonight and early tomorrow morning. temperatures right now at reagan national, 65 degrees. it is up a little bit from where it was 4 hours ago. 5 # at dulles. bwi marshall, 56 degrees. more of the same today. lots of sunshine. 83 your daytime high and again, that is a littl

julie wright has the latest traffic. >> reporter: on the roads right now you will find you're below speeds southbound 270. slow approaching the passing 109 in germantown. rockville delays well before falls road south. you remain below speed continuing toward the exit for montrose road. you will find on 395 your lanes are open. traffic heavy and slow leaving duke street to seminary road. delays northbound on i-95 through stafford to quantico. the beltway looks good leaving annandale. top stretch below speed 95 past university boulevard. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> summerr is over for hundreds of thousands of children in northern virginia. today is the first day of school. also the first ear that arlington schools are enforcing their new walking policy. in fox 5's melanie alnwick has details on how this could affect your child. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we have seen some of those arlington county buses here already this morning. but these new rules mean that fewer students will be able to ride those school buses. now, in the letter that was sent out to parents

here's julie wright. >> reporter: more troubles to report this time around in virginia. an accident southbound 286 the fairfax county parkway traveling south before you reach the burke center parkway accident under the hover pass. the left side of the road is blocked. heavy and slow near 123 towards this accident scene. northbound on 286 key mill road another cash to report so not an easy commute this morning on 286 the fairfax county parkway but construction has cleared in each direction on lee chapel. we'll update the ride elsewhere. the top stretch of the beltway below speed leaving 95 around towards university boulevard. all the lanes are open. the big story is the baltimore- washington parkway. delays stacking up from 197 out of laurel all the way to 410 where we have a crash this morning that's cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-o

i know, julie wright is looking at this forecast closely. >> i . and i love that.rday. we want to clarify skyfox was over the new ramp that will open tomorrow from the dulles toll road to exit. the ramp will provide easier access for folks coming off the airport lanes to exit the outer and inner loop. traveling to and fro dulles a lot, you know inbound towards the capitol beltway, you have to make that mad dash to the left. no longer will that be the case. part of the hot line project will give you easier access to the inner and outer loop of the beltway inbound off the dulles toll road in the main line. accident still in play, left lane getting by. delays off 295 and inbound 11th street bridge. route one to georgia avenue, 19 minute commute with all lanes opening. 395 continuing from the beltway to duke street, doesn't look too bad into the pentagon parking, but slowing after the pentagon headed to the 14th street bridge. all lanes there are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back reg

julie wright, are you enjoying these temperatures right now? >> she's cold. >> yeah. i didn't have the seat warmers on in the car on the drive in this morning. >> not yet. >> not yet. it's coming, honey. on the roads, southbound 270 not looking too bad as you travel south of 109. the lanes are open continuing out toward the truck scales. in virginia, we still haveling aring construction in place until about 6:00 this morning. that will tie up your commute 286 at ox road. no problems to report at the will sop bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. no problems to report at the wilson bridge. >>> concerned residents in a maryland neighborhood will get their chance to grill police about the murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last month at her home in kettering. investigators say there is nothing in her background to indicate someone wanted her dead. police will take questions at the kettering community center on chesterton drive tonight. >>> summer is over for members of congress after they get back t

>> let's go to julie wright to find out what's happening on the road. >> you have to count your blessingsjulie. power all weekend long. >> that's right. the little things, right? all right. on the roads this morning you'll find southbound 270 not too busy now. check out the cameras at 109. double nickels out of frederick town. loosens up at falls road to the split. no incidents to report. lanes open southbound on 95 out of laurel to the beltway. northbound a crash north of route 100. it's over to the shoulder. 395, heavy volume across the potomac to the southeast/southwest freeway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> there's our toaster. time for this morning's sports breakfast. it's a big test for the redskins this sunday. can they pull off another win on the road? the team heads to st. louis to take on the rams. for more on this, we turn to our favorite guys, the sports junkies from 106.7 fm the fan. nice start on the logo, so we make sure we see it. >> we're now officially your favorite. last week we were some of your favorites. now we're back up to favorite status. >> i

. >> let's check in with lauren demarco in no julie wright this morning who is taking some vacation. >> much-needed, i'm sure. everybody this morning, the one thing that you have working for you is very light volume for you out there on the roadways. the morning rush shouldn't be an issue. we do have some slick pavement. be aware of that. you are traveling at speed. nond through 11:00 a.m. on -- you are traveling at speed northbound through 11:00 a.m. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> our big story right now this morning, a section of northwest d.c. hit with severe flooding once again. the rain turned parts of the bloomingdale neighborhood into a river, stranded drivers and caused multiple power outages and it closed down the show hard university metro station yesterday. one resident talked about the frustration of having his house constantly flooded. >> it's happened at least twice now and it is getting frustrating because you can tell when the storm drains are backing up that the drains are going to go and you are going to take on water and there is no

julie wright has a look your traffic too. we'll do it after the break. . >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news, live look outside right now at the u.s. capitol dome. it is not too bad right now. but yesterday, a little bit steamy. >> it is still kind of humid out though. >> it was a little unpleasant. >> i would say really unpleasant for these folks. d.c. water says it will help to pay to install some backflow preventers in homes affected by repeated floods in the district. the device shuts the home off from the street sewage system so sewage does not back up into the house. this comes after heavy rains flooded the bloomingdale neighborhood for the fourth time in two months. d.c. water says it will pay 90% of the cost and installation. >> it just seems like there is more to it than that. >> there is water in the streets that just keeps coming up. don't get me wrong. that needs to be done and some help for months home owners but why is it backing up so badly in the streets. >> every time we get a heavy rain, this happens. it

now, let's go to julie wright and find out what's happening on the area roads. >> what's not happeninght be an easier answer. if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway we have delays there coming in from the west this is our new problem to report, still waiting for a tow truck here along southbound hunter mill road approaching the dulles toll road. accident has the southbound lanes block, northbound gets through. i have delays up to 30 minutes at this point coming southbound on the george washington parkway towards 395 so heavy and slow past the cia towards the 14th street bridge. here's the outer loop delay colesville role it's gone but 30 minutes from route 1 to 355. delays southbound on i-95 as you continue to work your way out of laurel. the inner loop of the beltway slowing down to 16 miles an hour between 95 and the greenbelt metro. now for that trip southbound on i95 again, the delay from 216 down to the beltway in that backup they are checking for an accident near 198, southbound bw parkway below speed at 31 miles an hour coming in south of 198. that's a check of your

. >> julie wright is going to be busy. that's why i'm he not doing traffic tomorrow. >> that doesn't even factor in if there is weather or anything or rain. >> we saw that seven-day forecast. so leave early tomorrow. get around early. thank you. >> no problem. if you are not driving, you can take a cab. but a d.c. board has halted the installation of smart meter systems in taxi cabs. the contract appeals board says the district did not prove the installations were necessary before a legal issue was resolved. now, veriphone won the contract. two other companies appealed that contract arguing they won it unfairly. taxi drivers have to pay for the installation, a cost that could be affected by who ultimately gets that contract. >>> coming up, maryland known for its crab cakes but wait until you feast your eyes on what they cooked up at the state stair. >> one, two, three. >> that is a big crab cake. cr >> so my question is how many cans of old bay went into that? >> good question. >> that is a crab cake? >> yes, it is. >> a m

. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright and see what is happening on the roads. >> okay, on the roads right now, you will find lanes are open, no problems reported out to the west on 66. still an easy drive coming inbound from fair oaks. it looks like we are picking up the usual suspected headed out towards 123. no problems reported on the beltway. overnight construction has been cleared between annandale and merrifield. lanes are open on the top side of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> breaking news right no on another embassy attack this morning. this one is in the persian gulf country of yemen. protesters have stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital. they tore down a sign outside, set up burning tires and then got on to the grounds where they pulled down the u.s. flag and burned it. so far, the demonstrators have not entered into the office complex at the embassy. we'll continue to follow this. >>> protests continue in egypt. they've been going all night long. police fired tear gas at protests are who threw

julie wright will later today be heading up the gaithersburg parade so that is interesting. 395 southbound approaching the beltway. want to take a quick look at something. the top labor day destinations within 200 miles based on recently searched travel sites by washington, d.c. area locals from tripadvisor.com. virginia beach, williamsburg, rehobbing on the and baltimore on the list there. that is where folks will be heading back from this afternoon. if you are traveling, tucker has been talking about the wet weather so head out early. over to you. thank you. >>> a bach getting a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden hits stores tomorrow. no easy day was written by a former navy seal who took part in that raid. it was originally going to be released on september 11th but re-orders and extensive buzz prompted the earlier release. meantime, the author, matt bissonnette who wrote under the name of marcoen, could be facing legal trouble over what is revealed in the book though on friday, his attorney said he did not violate any agreements. >>> disabled veterans and soldier

. >> time to say hello to julie wright and see what is happening with the morning commute. >> good morning. a lot of folks tweeting about you, wisdom martin, this morning. just so you know. >> i hope it is good. >> of course, it's good. >> i'll accept the tweets then. >> i put in my kanye voice that you were crazy. as you travel northbound, we showed you last time around where we had the brushfire near the prince william parkway. all of that activity has cheered. lanes are open but traffic on northbound i-95 very much below speed at this point continuing out of dale city through woodbridge in the main line continuing up towards the occoquan with no incidents to report at this time. heavy volume to accompany this drive north on i-95. not real had out of the ordinary but very much a slow go northbound i-59 dale city through woodbridge. traffic starting to stack up as you approach 295. traffic remains heavy leaving duke street out towards seminary road. top side of the beltway, the outer loop looks good. a lane open continuing over towards 270. northbound 301 at cedarville road, authorities h

julie wright likes the heat but maybe not the rain.e the commuters handle it. >> reporter: right now so far, so good. it's a nasty mix with rush hour and the rain but on dry pavement i have a lot going on. we have accident westbound 70 approaching 97 tying up the left lane. for commuters coming from mt. airy to 695 in frederick accident activity tying up two left lanes so that's causing' slowdown. top stretch of the beltway below speed out of college park to university boulevard speed down to 16 miles per hour. 16 miles an hour southbound 270 out of gaithersburg to the split. more delays now from 270 across the american legion bridge all the lanes open. inner loop not too bad heavy and slow from annandale with lanes open but the trip from the beltway to the 14th street bridge 19 minutes southbound 28 below speed to the dulles toll road. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." >>> the political star power at last night's democratic convention on the democratic side was as bright as it gets. former president bill clinton highligh

julie wright will be at the parade later. >>> heading up toward the bay bridge. nothing in your way. and recommend you leave before 10:00 a.m. head out early. we may be seeing coming wet weather. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. let's talk sports. dave ross in the house. >> thanks. the nats had game 3 from the world champs. learns his shut down date. >> no shutting me down. >> you don't ever get shut down. >> you want to get either wisdom or tucker a birthday gift, get them the netflix 9 to 5 movie. >> i'll get it on vhs. >> there you go. >> steve even strassburg was working 9 to 5 yesterday. he's been great. he is great. we all get that . but will be shut down. two more starts this friday against the marlyns and september 12th in new york city. start number 27 for strassburg yesterday. struck out 9. walked just 1. he's been lights out . didn't get the win but pitched quite well. his innings count is 153 and a third. so again, they said all along they were going to shut him down between 160 and 180. the controversy stems from the fan base. the fans s

let's go to julie wright with the latest on this morning's rush hour traffic. >> reporter: out of southernaryland northbound 5 beantown road at 301 accident clean-up continues. the big eyesore northbound 5 after allentown road three- course involved in the crash one of which has suffered a broken axle. waiting for help to arrive to remove the dent vehicles. inner loop of the beltway south of marlboro, crash on the shoulder leaving 50 the hanson highway. southbound 95 gridlock out of laurel towards the beltway. 23 minutes. bw parkway down to 20 miles an hour out of laurel. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> our top story close to home now prince george's county police are on the hunt for a suspect accused of murdering a capital heights teenager. >> 18-year-old marckel ross was walking to school along old central avenue yesterday morning when he was shot and killed. marckel was a junior at central high school and took the same path every day. this morning, police still have no suspects or motives. they are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>>

. >> let's go to julie wright for traffic. >> eastbound on the dulles toll road and 66, heavy volumetrip but now there's a portion of eastbound 7 that's shut down between tolson road and louisville road. no one getting by eastbound toward the capital beltway. the dulles toll road is slow coming in from wolf trap to the beltway. over on 66, 30 minutes from centreville to the beltway with the average speed down to 16 miles an hour past fair oaks. no problems on the beltway. slow out of gaithersburg headed for the split. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> day 2 of the democratic convention begins in just a few hours. today, a former president will take the spotlight setting aside a bitter rivalry to explain why he thinks president obama is the right man for the white house. >> but former president bill clinton and the rest of his party have their work cut out topping yesterday's kickoff. sarah simmons has a look at the two big speeches from last night. >> reporter: san antonio mayor julian castro was the keynote speaker but the most rousing reception was reserved for f