police are on the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident in landover.t's in prince george's county. police tell us a man was killed walking across landover road around 5:30. the car that hit the man did stay on the scene. >> let's find out how this investigation is affecting traffic. danella sealock? >> if you're traveling northbound on landover road, be aware that all your lanes are going to be blocked as you approach fire house road. this is the 7600 block. avoid this area. police are launching their investigation. you have to give them time and expect delays. and i want to show you this right now. 66, if you're heading out of 66 east, you're slow from the bypass and this could be kind of stop and go for you as you make your way towards the beltway. here we're in the red as you reach the beltway. so delays there, as well. now, i want to show you new hampshire avenue, live look right out on to the beltway at maryland. you're jammed from new hampshire towards georgia avenue. in d.c. on new york avenue, you are slow from the times plant as you approach b

but expect more delays than usual traveling on 202 landover.moving out to a wider view of the map, other parts of the region checking out incident- free. a closer look at d.c. roads, no problems to report on inbound new york avenue. volume actually looking pretty good out here from the times building over to bladensburg road. next up, fox hall and canal, very nice and quiet. all clear making your way in toward georgetown. a check on your trains reveal metro, vre and marc, all lines are running on time. we'll have a check on roads around the region including the latest out of hyattsville at 6:46. back to you. >>> thank you, angie. the debt ceiling debate is in the spotlight today here in washington. a live look now at the white house. today, the president will be sitting down with congressional leaders of both parties. they're trying to find a way to raise the debt ceiling so uncle sam can pay the bills. check out this web site. u.s. debt clock.org. the national debt is up to $14,500 billion which works out to about $47,000 per person. that's a

she has been identified as lilia whitfield of landover. >> we do not know at this time if she was in the crosswalk or not. >> people who live and work in this area tell me that they're not surprised the somebody was struck and killed. people drive down this suburban roadway as if it were the beltway. >> it is not the beltway. >> police feel that they do not feel that speed or alcohol were a factor in this case. the have not filed any charges against the driver. they are asking everyone to be more careful. >> it is a busy time. it is still dark. people are rushing to work whether it is vehicle or pedestrian. we do want people to be careful whether they are walking or driving. >>> typical summertime here in washington. it is hot and humid and we are monitoring a chance for storms. >> good afternoon to you watching at home. we mainly have garden variety stuff, just a few downpours and very slow moving systems. there is a much better chance of widespread rain tomorrow. otherwise, it is hot and humid day. it is 90 degrees in the district and at the dulles and culpeper. you will feel that

. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident in landover. this happened around 5:30 this morning. he was attempting to cross. the driver did stay at the scene. police say they do not know if she was in the crosswalk. >>> the countdown is on to announce a's a final shuttle launch. -- nasa's shuttle launch. we have live team coverage of this historic launch. good evening to both of you. >> hide their. -- hi there. the shuttle mission is still under way, they are still preparing to go tomorrow morning. i got a behind-the-scenes tour today. they are amazed at the amount of attention being paid on this final mission. they have never seen this many media trailers. >> the media out here is amazing. everyone is keeping their eyes on the skies right now. there is a 70% chance that the weather will interfere or prevent the launch tomorrow. we will show you the video from earlier today. the weather has been the big story today. you will see some lightning strikes right near the launch pad. there was a meeting that just began at 4:30 this afternoon. the

no problems to report on the beltway leaving landover out to andrews. northbound 5 looks good out of waldorf. outer loop of the beltway slow at university boulevard. no incidents reported around to 270. you will find the crash eastbound on 66 as you work your way in to marshal has been cleared to the shoulder. all the lanes are open. traffic slows after business 234 eastbound to centreville. one more stretch of brake lights to east 123. >>> the search continues this morning for a man that attacked a speed camera contractor's vehicle on 275 forcing a stretch near bw airport to shut down. a suspect armed with a hammer tapped on the rear window of the vehicle then walked to the front and started smashing the windshield. the worker inside said the suspect was yelling incoherently before he disappeared into the woods. >>> business beat is up next. why using your debit card could net you good deals. >>> as we take you to break, a contract dispute kept competitive hot dog eater kobayashi.  >>> using your debit card could net your good deal

a deadly pedestrian accident is traffic tieups in landover. baden for thesa latest.nt occurred at about 5:00 this morning. in dodge park. it is 200 to inbound which is close. -- which is closed it. you can go south to columbia park road. a failed pedestrian on tont that happened morning in dodge park. virginia is beautiful. this is a video of that accident in dodge park. 66 to eastbound as moving a d centreville. -- in centerville. this is route 4 and route 5 which is beautiful. no problems to report in the district. like this kind of later -- whether. it is hot and muggy. a lot of sunshine today and a start today with the reautiful sunshine ove -- sunrise over frederick. degrees in the district. fogeper as a little bit of on.ing way to 93 with humidity and a better chance of widespread rain tomorrow. >> will have another update at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune in to news channel 8. ♪ man: whoa! mom just caught air. not that she'll describe it that way to her book club. she'll probably say something like, "everyone had a wonderful time. the food was great.

it happened this morning along route 202 near firehouse road in landover, maryland. the unidentified woman died at the scene. police say the driver involved in the collision remained at the scene. >>> maryland state police are searching for clues in a bizarre attack on the bw parkway. they say a man in his 60s went after a speed camera vehicle be and the contractor inside. it all happened yesterday morning along the parkway near interstate 95 and bwi marshall airport. the contractor was sitting in the jeep which is used as a mobile speed camera vehicle. he says the suspect came up to the rear window and began tapping on it with a shotgun. >> the witness was obviously frightened at that point and began blowing his hoch -- his horn. he said the individual came around and began striking the front windshield with his hammer. >> police shut down the parkway while they searched for the man. they never did find him. the contractor inside the jeep was not hurt. >>> the national park service is looking for a bilingual volunteers to spread a life saving message about the dange

the crash happened along landover road near firehouse road at 5:30 this morning.rince george's county police say lelia witfield was killed crossing the busy street. the driver stayed on the scene. police don't believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> maryland state police hope a new description of the armed man on the baltimore washington parkway yesterday will help them find him. police believe the man armed with a shotgun and a hammer attacked a speed camera vehicle about 11:00 yesterday morning in ligament acouple. the contractor wasn't harmed. the suspect is described as a white man in his 50s or 60s. he appeared to be 6 feet tall and 220 pounds with a pot belly. the suspect was wearing clear glasses, a red and blue plaid shirt. he was carrying a black backpack. >>> weather weise, not much going on out there now, but looks like we might get wet tomorrow, huh, doug? >> a lot of people could get wet during the day tomorrow. a flash flood watch issued by the national weather service. right now, the heat we're dea

the victim was hit just before midnight in the 8500 block of central off, landover area. they say the victim is an adult male and the driver who hit him did remain on the scene. the driver has not been charged with anything at this point. >>> this morning firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a tragic fire on shore drive in edgewater area. firefighters say heavy smoke and flames were coming from the home when they got there. neighbors told them an elderly woman was trapped inside with her daughter. and both were disableded. firefighters were able to save the mother but could not get to the other woman before she died. a next door neighbor said her first instinct was to run inside but it was just too hot. >> you get so close to the door and it's so hot. you just can't do anything. just fear. fear just engulfs you because you know there are people in there and you can't do anything. it's helplessness, absolutely helplessness. >> the woman who was rescued was taken to a burn unit. there is no word on her condition this morning. >>> a big day in orlando. today la

basically northbound 95 be 495, flowing freely, no incidents to report between landover and college park in the opposite direction back down to andrews. there's the remains of the car fire. no impact on the traffic this morning. we'll update the ride out of germantown. southbound 270 looking good from 118 headed past mba. now crash 197 at powder mill road out of virginia. nice easy ride so far prince william parkway. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right, now to a big story we are following this morning. after 168 years in publication, britain's biggest sunday newspaper, the "news of the world" is being shut down. now this follows accusations that it hacked the cell phone of a 13-year-old murder victim deleting voice mails leading the parents to believe the girl may have still been alive and now they're investigating other hackings. 200 employees will lose their jobs when the newspaper shuts down on sunday. it's owned by the same parent company as fox 5. >>> the scandal continues to grow this morning. we have just learned a former aide to british prime minister david

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police say the victim was hit just before midnight in the 800 5 00 block of central avenue in landover. police aren't saying much about the accident. they say the victim was an adult male and the driver, who hit him, did remain on the scene. the driver has not been charged with anything at this point. >>> maryland firefighters are trying to determine what started a fire that killed a disabled woman in arundel county. it hopped on shore drive in edgewater area. neighbors say the woman was trapped inside the house with her mother, who is also disabled. firefighters managed to save the mother but could not get to the woman before she died. a next door neighbor said her first instinct was to help but the flames kept her back. >> when you get to the door it's so hot and you just can't do anything. and you just fear. fear just engulfs you because you know there are people in there and you can't do anything. it's helplessness, absolute helplessness. >> the mother was taken to a burn union at johns hopkins. no word on her condition. >>> no holiday off for jurors in orlando. closing arguments s

. >>> there was a deadly pedestrian accident this morning near landover road about 5:30. by the time police got to the scene, the victim was unconscious. he died from her injuries. the driver did stay on the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> you may want to steer clear of one major thoroughfare in southeast washington for the next couple of days. branch avenue is closed at pennsylvania avenue so crews can rebuild that road. megan is live on the scene in southeast with more on what consumers can expect. >> reporter: you can bet it isn't going to be good. take a look behind me. all the construction active we have here. this is on pennsylvania avenue. this is on ongoing project, but it's now going to move a little further up the street here to the intersection of branch avenue and pennsylvania avenue. now, the lanes on pennsylvania avenue will not be affected, but what will happen, in fact, it's already happened. they've shut down branch avenue on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. that's going to create a big traffic tie-up for folks and it's going to be this way for t

. >>> the pedestrian who was hit and killed in landover, maryland this morning, has now been identified. the victim is 50-year-old lelia witfield. it happened around 5:30 this morning. the driver did stay on the scene. police do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. so far, they haven't filed any charges. >>> and you may want to steer clear of one the major thoroughfares for the next couple days. branch avenue is closed at pennsylvania avenue so crews can rebuild that road. megan mcgrath is in southeast with more on what to expect. >> reporter: the sound of construction equipment has become all too familiar on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. and as the improvement project enters a new phase, there is a new headache. branch avenue will close on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. if you're trying to cross pennsylvania from branch, you can't do it. want to turn at the intersection? well, you can't do that either. >> it's going to cause a big problem. and i most definitely will be running late for work and dropping my kids off. so it's going to be a major problem. >> i w

well i have a report of an accident coming out of prince george's county at landover road at fire houseoad. all your lanes are blocked. fire is on the scene, police and ambulance are there. i'm going to keep tracking this for you and let you know when those lanes reopen. also want to show you some live shots here. this is 270 and father hurley bloofd. you can see these head lights coming down. that is 270 south. i want to show you the fog and tell you i am seeing some congestion as you make your way out of urbana and head south towards clarksburg. no accidents just congestion. head down right now 66 at cedar lane. you can see 66 east is getting packed at this time but you're still traveling at a good speed so far. can't promise that's going to last. and i want to show you 95 north of pohick. this is where i'm seeing things heat up, 95 north, as you make your way. i can tell you if you're traveling on 95 north, once you get towards 395, the lanes are going to open and so far it's pretty clear as you make your way over the 14th street bridge. i'll be back in ten minutes with another updat

joe johns, cnn, landover, maryland. >>> police and federal agents tried everything they knew and stillecialist sara costone. i'd like to say happy fourth of july to my family and friends in hammonton, new jersey. i love you, i miss you and i can't wait tore be home. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. >>> federal agents tried for months to catch a suspected serial killer. finally a prosecutor looking at a cold case found a prisoner might prove helpful. >> conviktsed drug dealer jimmy keen was ten months into his sentence when federal prosecutor jimmy beaumont brought him in to talk. >> it scared me. i thought this was some kick. >> i opened it up and the first thing i sooed seen was a picture of a mutilated dead girl. and i flipped to the next page and there was a diffe

g very nicely through greenbelt at landover silver spring. the vein, no delays on 95. this is in case you want to head out of town. to 66, the greenway, w yorkll road and a ne avenue, if you're commuting into town, and inbound accident is street andth capitol e exit for i-395 . traffic is getting by but it is delayed. sunshine out there this with temperatures not so bad and similar to the last couple of mornings. winchester is 64 degrees. we are climbing into the 60's and outlying areas. martinsburg is still 59 degrees. of sunshine today and will warm, near 90, and within the beltway, lord 90's but at least be too humid. will change tomorrow as we gradually increase timidity on hazy, hot, humid sunday be upper 90's on of storms late sunday into early monday. new red light cameras are today in northern virginia. three new cameras are in place arelexandria and two others fairfax city. you combine to were those cameras are by going on to wjla.com. we will be back with another update at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune in to news channel

joe johns, cnn, landover, maryland. >>> top stories now. u.s.vice bus with nine firefighters crashed last night in palm dale, california. this is new video to cnn. cnn affiliate ktla reports that the nine firefighters sustained injuries. three of them trapped in the vehicle. medical evacuation helicopters were called to the scene occurring just outside the angeles national forest. the cause is not known. >>> jury deliberations set to resume this morning in the casey anthony murder trial. jurors failing to reach a verdict after nearly six hours yesterday but first the prosecution had the last words calling casey a quote pathological liar and asking whose life was better without caylee. even though the case against dominique strauss-kahn may be collapsing here in the united states he faces trouble back in native france. the lawyer for tristane benonplans to file a lawsuit today claiming strauss-kahn tried to rape her in 2003. strauss-kahn filed his own complaint accusing her of false declaratio declarations. >> a new poll conducted online by harri

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